“Goodbye
October, hello November.”
New month, new blessings, new beginnings, new starts, new intentions, and new results.
BY DIANNE SPATH
Hello everyone! The month of October sure went by fast. It’s definitely getting a little frostier in the mornings, and we’ve had some windy days.
Monday morning started with exercises, followed by a one-on-one Scrabble game. In the afternoon, there was bingo.
Tuesday morning began with exercises, and then the Handi-Bus took residents downtown for their shopping needs. Catholic Church service was led by Father Rodell at 10:30 a.m. In the afternoon, there was a pub hour where refreshments and snacks were served.
Wednesday morning, Church was led by Brad, followed by crossword games. It’s nice to have the work experience students back at the Lodge again—they sure were missed. In the afternoon, residents enjoyed shuffleboard games and piano music by Taylor Neilson.
Thursday morning included exercises, and residents enjoyed making popcorn balls for the Halloween party. In the afternoon, they bagged the Halloween candy for Halloween night.
Friday started with horse races. #1 horse Poncho and #3 horse Lazy tied for first place in the races that day. In the afternoon, residents enjoyed music by Rob Shields at the Halloween party. Some of the residents dressed up for the occasion—first place went to Bev Niwa, second to Ralph Jorgenson, and third to Madeline Nichols. Pumpkin cupcakes and popcorn balls, along with
coffee and tea, were served.
Residents began handing out Halloween candy at 4:30 p.m. and finished at 8:30 p.m. About 135 trick-or-treaters came to the Lodge. The costumes were awesome this year—there was quite a variety, and many were very unique. They all looked great! Thanks to the residents who gave out candy—it was greatly appreciated. Hope everyone had a wonderful evening!
Happy birthday to Ken Mick on November 2!
“Clothes 2 You by Jodi” will be at the Lodge on Wednesday, November 5.
Luke and Carrie, known as the singers Barflyz from Calgary, will also be at the Lodge that day at 6:00 p.m. to play music—everyone is welcome to come and enjoy some great tunes.
On November 7, “If the Shoe Fits” Company will be at the Lodge from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. if you need a new pair of shoes. Maximum Hearing from Hanna will also be at the Lodge that day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the family room.
Have a great week, everyone!
More photos on page 2.
OYEN LODGE
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Second World War veteran Cliff Chadderton empowered a generation of amputees
As The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program marks its 50th anniversary this year, this remembrance season brings to mind the inspiring story of Second World War veteran Cliff Chadderton (1919-2013), the late War Amps CEO who was integral to the program’s founding.
At 20 years old, Chadderton enlisted with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles one month after the war began. He rose through the ranks from a Non-Commissioned Officer to Company Commander serving in Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In October 1944, while leading his unit near the Leopold Canal in northern Belgium, a German grenade exploded nearby, causing him to lose part of his right leg. The injury would change the course of his life and inspire his lifelong commitment to helping other amputees.
lasting symbol of Chadderton’s belief in “amputees helping amputees.”
“Cliff was an inspirational leader of the veterans’ community in Canada, and once he took on a crusade, his tenacity and determination were legendary,” said the late Brian Forbes, who worked closely with Chadderton over the years, eventually becoming Chairman of The War Amps Executive Committee when Chadderton retired in 2009.
Known to many as “Mr. Veteran,” Chadderton led The War Amps for 44 years and championed programs that continue to change lives today.
After returning to Canada, Chadderton joined The War Amps, an organization established by First World War amputee veterans, and in 1965, he was appointed Executive Secretary of the Association. Under his leadership, The War Amps made the transition from a solely veteran-oriented institution to a charitable organization that represents all amputees in Canada.
One of Chadderton’s greatest achievements was establishing the CHAMP Program in September 1975. In the 50 years since its inception, CHAMP has provided child amputees and their families with financial assistance for artificial limbs, peer connections, advocacy support and information about living with an amputation. The program is the only one of its kind and a
For his remarkable efforts, Chadderton was recognized with several awards, including Companion in the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, induction into the Canada Veterans Hall of Valour and the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Chadderton died in 2013 at 94 years old. His legacy carries forward in the ongoing work of The War Amps, through the many charitable programs he established to support Canada’s amputee community.
In a statement released following Chadderton’s passing, former prime minister Stephen Harper said, “Canada has lost a great man, but his legacy will live on in the many people whose lives he has touched.”
The War Amps receives no government grants; its programs are made possible by donations from the public. For more information, visit waramps.ca or call 1 800 250-3030.
Cliff Chadderton
Oyen Lodge residents enjoyed a happy Halloween!
Did
you know
it’s illegal for natural health providers to share life-changing stories?
Here’s a bit of medical humour for you.
Doctor: How is the little girl doing who swallowed ten quarters last night?
Nurse: No change yet. Here’s another one.
Patient: I get heartburn every time I eat birthday cake.
Doctor: Next time, take off the candles.
Opinion By Joan Janzen
Many times there’s a common-sense solution to health problems. In this regard, Marc Nixon conducted an online interview with Shawn Buckley, a lawyer who has provided legal advocacy for natural health products for 30 years. He’s also the founder and president of the Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA).
Marc asked, “Wouldn’t it make sense to try the natural way (remedy) first, and if that doesn’t work, then go the medical route?”
“Many people have tried to use chemical drugs, and we’re not here to slam chemical drugs, but some of us have found our relief through natural health products,” Shawn said. The NHPPA invites people to share those personal stories.
A young mom told her story of suffering from restless leg syndrome. She couldn’t sleep; her muscles were twitching continuously, forcing her to get up and walk at night. Her doctor diag-
nosed her and prescribed a Parkinson’s drug. When she read the side effects, she chose not to take the drug and visited a naturopathic doctor, who told her she was magnesium deficient. Only days later, she was no longer in pain.
Another woman had suffered from Crohn’s disease. For thirty years, she took chemical drugs but kept having flare-ups when she would spend weeks at a time in the hospital. Finally, she visited a holistic practitioner, and now she’s well.
A Canadian woman said she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and told it was a terminal disease with no cure. She was prescribed Methotrexate, a chemotherapy drug used to slow down the disease. A year later, she was still suffering from chronic pain and went to see a naturopathic doctor. He cured her illness with nutrition and natural remedies. Now she isn’t taking any drugs and is not in any pain.
Unfortunately, it’s illegal in Canada for natural health practitioners and manufacturers to share these life-changing stories. “If you resisted Health Canada before as a natural health provider or practitioner, your maximum fine was $5,000. Now it’s up to $5 million a day. This sent shivers through the entire community,” he reported.
The natural health community is be-
ing smothered by regulations imposed by Health Canada. As a result, natural health product companies have spent billions trying to comply with the regulations.
“We are told we need this ever-stricter regulatory burden to keep us safe. In reality, the regulations are the danger,” he said. He gave the example of Canada’s recommended daily allowances.
“You pick up a bottle of vitamins with a recommended daily allowance (RDA), but it’s illegal for a supplement manufacturer to provide dosage amounts above the RDA. But if you follow the RDA, you’re guaranteed it’s not enough; however, it’s illegal for a supplement manufacturer to provide dosage amounts that you actually need to be healthy. I’ve defended more companies charged by Health Canada than all other Canadian lawyers combined,” Shawn added.
The lawyer asked three doctors how much training in nutrition they received, and they said maybe half a day of instruction. “The leading cause of chronic disease in Canada is malnutrition, and doctors aren’t trained in nutrition,” he added. He explained that malnutrition is caused by a steady decline in nutrients found in our fruits, vegetables and grains, which is why supplements are essential.
Shawn noted the third leading cause of death in Canada is chemical drugs taken as directed. He cited a federal court case where a psychiatrist reported
under oath. He ran a company that got psychiatric drugs approved in Canada and said he was required to give Health Canada two blank clinical trials showing the drug works.
“He runs eight clinical trials to get the two that Health Canada needs to approve the drug,” Shawn said. “If it gets approved, it’s illegal for the chemical drug company to share with you the failed clinical research.” In other words, it’s illegal to share the reporting of those side effects in the failed trials. Censorship is a concern for both prescription drugs and natural products.
Someone listening to the interview commented: “I asked my rheumatologist about the effects of green peppers on arthritis. She said she can’t comment on that, at risk of losing her medical licence. I thought she was kidding, but she was serious.”
On October 25, the NHPPA presented a petition for the Charter of Health Freedom in Ottawa. It’s the third-largest paper petition in Canadian history. “The Charter of Health Freedom came about because ordinary Canadians were concerned about continuing to make health choices,” he explained. NHPPA started a Health Charter Tour on Vancouver Island on October 4 and drove the Charter of Health Freedom across Canada.
“Marching the charter across the land creates awareness so Parliament understands this is a real opportunity to enable Canadians to make the best health decisions possible,” Shawn concluded.
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The subtle enormous difference
Pop89 By Madonna Hamel
Thirty years ago, in October 1995, I began creating lists of words, arranged in two columns, with the heading: Spotting the Subtle, Enormous Difference Between. I was living in Quebec City at the time and was trying to grasp the difference between meanings of words that sound the same but have radically different meanings. For example: “voix” means “voice” and sounds a lot like “voie” meaning “path”.
I came to realize that, a great deal of misunderstandings and arguments with friends and relations came from not defining our terms. My boyfriend and I used to put a lot of our arguments down to the fact that his first language was French and mine was English, but the truth is, even when two people speak the same language, it’s easy to assume we both mean the same thing.
Words can mean a variety of different things, depending on how the speaker was raised and taught, not to mention where they were raisedright down to the weather and the median income of the neighbourhood. And need I mention, gender, race, religion, and health?
Add to the above factors the fact that we can get lazy about the words we choose, not making the effort to be precise but depending, instead on the same old catch-all phrases, expressions and cliches for the very nuanced and personal experiences we’ve encountered in our lives. We make assumptions we are being understood, that we’re on the same page as our listeners, but the opposite is true – every person’s story is unique to them. What we do have in common is our humanity –our fallibility, our mortality and our shared desire to belong.
when governments deliberately play with words to get away with nefarious actions. When the Canadian government used the word “cede” in their treaties it was never explained to indigenous people that it was not synonymous with the word “share”. And our southern neighbours recently decided to rename their “defence department” their “war department”, a decision that makes me wonder what impression they intend to make on the rest of the world. To go from “defence” to “offence” is go from “locking one’s doors” to “locked and loaded”. To put up walls instead of build bridges.
Within the same week the president complained about being robbed of a Nobel peace prize and released a video of himself dropping excrement on his own people. I cannot imagine any leader on the planet behaving in such a way and still allowed to be in charge of running a country, unless that country is a dictatorship. That more people are not shaken to the core is beyond me. But maybe they are, and they just ain’t talking. Or maybe they choose to believe what the speaker of the house tells them - that the president is employing “satire”.
Ah yes, that’s the word I was looking for his little performance - satire. The man stands alongside the greats of the craft: Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker. I so often confuse him with those guys. Not to mention George Orwell, and, the man most often identified with satire, Jonathan Swift. Swift suggested that the Irish solve the poverty “problem” by eating the poor.
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To be awarded at the Remembrance Day Service.
But back to my list. Here are some of the first words I wanted to examine the subtle and enormous differences between: tough and strong, witnessing and seeing, correctness and awareness, reasons and excuses, control and protection, safety and confinement, labels and names, private property and personal space, courage and bravado, discussing and arguing, convincing and coercing, tolerating and patronizing…and so on and so on.
I’ve kept up the practice for over thirty years. Every time I start a new journal I keep a space on the back pages for the list. It’s like a sourdough starter for etymologists. Over the years I have tried to inject some humour into the list, including a consideration of the differences between: yams & sweet potatoes, second helpings & another meal, elites & snobs, and - inspired by my friend Ervin, who is very careful with his words - rednecks and hill people. He has an ongoing joke with a friend from Mankota that there is a distinct difference between the two, one city folk are incapable of discerning.
Joking aside, it becomes a dangerous game
Of course, I am trying to be satirical, but I can’t go on. My heart’s not in it. Because in times of lost souls and weak moral fibre we do not have the luxury of satire, let alone irony. It’s too clever and smarty-pants to play with words in these days of confusion and fakery, both of which are a luxury, frankly, the entire world cannot afford. Swift was, to be clear, on the side of the poor, not against them. He was trying to show the powers that be the insanity and inhumanity of treating “the poor” and not “poverty” as the problem to be solved. There is a perversity behind seeing citizens as either potential sources of profit or disposable drags on society – an attitude the Romans held before the dawn of Christianity.
This afternoon I had the honour of meeting archbishop Bolen for coffee. I was eager to tell him about my word lists, but my friend reminded me: try and listen, he is a spiritual teacher and you are a student, remember. But I nattered on and he listened kindly, reminding me of another subtle and enormous difference – the one between grace and luck. Grace is available to us all, and part of its beauty, is that it can arrive, unearned, yet always infused with an urge to be grateful. And urge that fills the receiver in a way luck cannot. Luck is random, grace is divine. And so I pray the rulers of the secular world met grace and see the hubris of their ways. Meanwhile, I will hold fast to what the archbishop reminded me of, over our coffee, “perhaps the least quoted words of Christ’s are: I have come to serve, not to be served.”
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Just a gal from Glidden
Mastercard, moving and mayhem
BY KATE WINQUIST
Where has October gone? Friday was Halloween, and I have to admit—I looked pretty scary in the mirror that morning. Overslept, scrambled to get a few things done, and sent my husband and two sons off to Rosetown to move a counter and a couple of desks. I would have gone too, but I had a doctor’s appointment and needed to prep ad and content lists for the papers. My brain was already thinking in Mastercard transactions by then.
Kalen—who you may remember from a previous column—had just finished a graveyard shift on the rig Thursday morning and drove straight to Kindersley to help out his Ma and Pa. Exhausted, he crashed on the couch and stayed there until being “rudely awakened” by his Dad making coffee and putting away dishes. Meanwhile, I was mentally checking off my to-do list… and wondering if Mastercard could pay for patience.
Earlier in the week, our son Devin had helped move shelving and the Rosetown archives, spanning 1910 to the present. First come, first served in this household— he arrived earlier and claimed the spare bedroom before his brother.
The boys needed to get back to their own commitments later Friday, so they set off in their vehicles toward Rosetown. Not long after, my phone rang. It was Robert: “Ummm… I’m on the side of the road, stopped by the police. My truck plates have expired.”
Calm as a cucumber, he waited while I rushed to pay the renewal online. Thankfully, the officer let him go with a warning. While I was at it, I discovered my own car plates had expired yesterday. Thank goodness for Mastercard!
Meanwhile, Devin and Kalen—already in Rosetown—were wondering where Dad was. I told them to grab a coffee and start loading desks… except David hadn’t cleared his own desk yet. Eventually, Robert arrived, David emptied his files, and everything got moved. Success! Or so we thought.
Poor Simone—the lovely little French lady with a razor-sharp sense of humour—was on her last day at The Rosetown Eagle, tasked with selling off remaining stationery and shelving. Just our luck, the internet vanished during the move. Kaput. Finis. Gone. Ian and David couldn’t email their articles and photos. Plan B: everything went on a thumb drive, and Ian sent it from home. Simone’s last day wasn’t exactly memorable for the right reasons, but I hope she comes back to visit—maybe I can con -
vince her to work for quarters? Right, Simone? Au revoir, dear lady.
Back home, I printed off the new vehicle registrations… and that’s when Robert said, “I think I lost the credit card.” The Mastercard—the one I’d used to pay the plates. He had the physical card; I had it memorized. After a frantic search and a quick lock on the app, the card was safe—no mysterious purchases beyond SGI and the gas station. Crisis averted. Postal strike over… for now.
By Friday evening, I was wiped out. But the
little ghosts and goblins at the door brightened things up. We didn’t have as many visitors as last year, so there’s candy aplenty. We watched Game 6 of the World Series, cheering on the Blue Jays, hoping for their first championship in 32 years. Not meant to be Friday night—maybe Saturday. Wouldn’t that be something: the World Series back in Canada! Priceless. And for everything else… there’s Mastercard (if you can find it).
Canada’s best ever, Brad Gushue, to retire
Curling in Canada through the years has been dominated by players from Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan, but No. 1 on the all-time list of Canadian greats is from St. John’s, NL.
Brad Gushue announced recently that the 2025-26 season would be his last, but he doesn’t have to worry about his legacy in the roaring game. He’s No. 1 all-time. Six Brier titles, a world championship, four silvers at the worlds, 15 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal will secure his spot as Canada’s best all time.
Sports
By Bruce Penton
Putting Gushue at the mountaintop of Canadian curling skips is easy, but how do the rest of Canada’s ice kings rate?
Rankings are from 1980 through today, because the game has changed so much over the years. Today, the world’s best play the game on a full-time basis. Ice conditions are perfect, sweeping techniques have been perfected and the best curlers from around the world compete regularly against each other. (A shoutout to the legendary Ernie Richardson of Regina, who should be included on any list ranking the country’s best curlers, but he was from a bygone era. Other greats from that era were Hec Gervais and Matt Baldwin of Alberta, and Don Duguid and Ken Watson of Manitoba.)
The top 10:
1. Brad Gushue, St. John’s — Six Brier titles highlight an incomparable career.
2. Kevin Martin, Edmonton — Won four Brier titles and 18 Grand Slam events and was a key figure in the turn toward professionalism in the sport.
3. Kevin Koe, Calgary — Four-time Brier winner and twice a world champion.
4. Jeff Stoughton, Winnipeg — Won the Brier three times and is a twotime world champ.
5. Randy Ferbey, Edmonton — A skip who thew third stones, the ‘Ferbey Four’ dominated the game while there was unrest in the Canadian curling world as some of the game’s best boycotted major events due to prize money and sponsorship concerns. Ferbey’s record is impressive: Six Brier titles; four world championships.
6. Russ Howard, Moncton — Howard won two Briers, a world championship and was a key figure on Gushue’s rink that won Olympic gold in Italy in 2006.
7. Brad Jacobs, Sault Ste. Marie —A two-time Brier champion, including the most recent one with a team based out of Alberta, He won his first Brier in 2013 and also won Olympic gold at Sochi in 2014.
8. Kerry Burtnyk, Winnipeg — Won two Briers (14 years apart) — 1981 and 1995.
9. Ed Werenich — Representing Ontario, the Wrench won Briers in 1983 and 1990 and went on to win the world championship both years.
10. Glenn Howard of Ontario — Won two Briers and 16 Grand Slam events. Gushue announcing his retirement a full year before it actually takes place will give curling fans across the country an opportunity to properly salute Gushue for his decades of brilliance. The adulation he receives will also be good for his ego, which is fairly large to begin with, but the chance for fans to say goodbye to Canada’s greatest ever curler will be appropriate.
• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “For 12 years, I have wondered if the Fox Sports honchos really expect us to listen to three hours of nonstop, pitch-by-pitch microanalysis from John Smoltz on their MLB telecasts. Apparently they do.”
• Cathal Kelly of the Globe and Mail: “The one thing the Maple Leafs are top drawer at is generating players who never say a single interesting word in public. John Tavares must teach a class.”
• Kelly again, on Seattle’s poor post-season baseball record: “The Mariners are the Leafs on grass.”
• Muhammad Lila, on X: “This is the craziest stat of the World Series: Trey Yesavage, the Blue Jays start-
ing pitcher who makes $57K a year, started Game 1 by striking out Shohei Ohtani, who makes $47M. That’s 824x his salary.”
• Eize Basa, on Bluesky: “Hockey would be better if the players had to write a short essay about what they did wrong before they could leave the penalty box.”
• Comedy writer Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “Blue Jays semi-legend Edwin Encarnacion threw out the first pitch before Game 1 of the ALCS. Looked pretty good, too. The Colorado Rockies immediately offered him a pitching contract.”
• Janice Hough of lefrcoastsportsbabe. com: “Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among several people reportedly arrested by FBI as part of two separate illegal gambling-related cases. Waiting for ESPN’s ‘This report brought to you by Draft Kings.’”
• Another one from Hough: “And not that the horse isn’t already out of the barn and half way across the pasture, but will any two words turn out to be so damaging to the integrity of sports as ‘prop bets?’”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Welcome to the NBA (National Betting Association), where the load management and tanking culture helped fuel this monumental gambling scandal.”
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Alberta celebrates 50 years of Green Certificate Program in agriculture
EDMONTON — For half a century, Alberta’s Green Certificate Program has been helping high school students gain hands-on skills and launch careers in agriculture.
Established in 1975 as the first program of its kind in Canada, the Green Certificate Program allows students to earn high school credits while training in a variety of agricultural fields. The program partners with the agriculture industry and four regional colleges –Northwest Polytechnic, Lakeland College, Olds College and Lethbridge Polytechnic – to deliver practical, on-the-job learning opportunities.
“Since the start of the Green Certificate Program, thousands of students have graduated with the skills and training they need to start a career in agriculture,” said RJ Sigurdson, Alberta’s Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. “The program empowers trainees to learn at their own pace, giving them hands-on experience on a local farm or agri-business. It continues to support employment in our rural communities, spark new ideas and engage the next generation in the ever-changing world of agriculture.”
Students can choose from 11 primary agricultural career paths, ranging from field crop production to dairy, poultry, swine, sheep and equine production. Trainees develop skills under the supervision of experienced industry profes-
sionals and, upon completion, earn 16 high school credits alongside practical experience.
“Lakeland College values the half-century of our involvement with the Green Certificate Program,” said Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, president and CEO of Lakeland College. “We’ve benefited as much as the farmers, ranchers and trainees, and seen generations of families connected through the program as students, instructors and coordinators.”
Jennifer Stoby, regional coordinator at Lakeland College, added that the program “creates strong connections between students, trainers and testers.
Many graduates go on to post-secondary agriculture education and careers. It has withstood the test of time and continues to give youth a chance to learn in a vital industry.”
Past participants say the program provides valuable real-world experience. Kaylie Lawrence, an instructor at Lakeland College, said, “The Green Certificate course was a unique opportunity to earn high school credits while caring for my sheep. The testing model felt like a conversation, which helped me improve my speaking and future interview skills.”
Jessi Selte, another regional coordinator, said the program “uses student
Alberta updates Water Act to meet growing demand
Alberta is proposing changes to its Water Act to make more water available for farmers, ranchers, businesses and communities.
Bill 7, the Water Amendment Act, would streamline licensing, reduce red tape, and improve transparency, while keeping the province’s 120-year-old water system intact. Existing water licences and the “firstin-time, first-in-right” priority system would not be affected.
“Water is one of Alberta’s most precious resources. By updating the Water Act, we’re helping communities, businesses and our economy grow,” said Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz. Agriculture Min-
ister RJ Sigurdson said the changes will help expand irrigation districts and ensure farmers and ranchers have the water they need.
The act would make it easier to combine licences, access alternative water sources like rainwater and reused wastewater, and allow lower-risk inter-basin transfers to be approved by ministerial order rather than the legislature.
The proposed changes follow public input from farmers, municipalities, Indigenous communities and other water users. Officials say they will make the system more efficient and ensure water is available where it’s needed most.
initiative to create employable and well-informed individuals, many of whom go on to run their own agri-businesses or take over family farms and ranches.”
Alberta’s government congratulates all past and present participants, instructors and industry partners who have contributed to 50 years of agricultural education.
Quick facts about the Green Certificate Program
• Offered free to students in more than 253 high schools across 333 communities.
• Approximately 450 students graduate each year with a Green Certificate credential.
• In the past decade, about 5,000 students have completed the program.
• Training is supervised by experienced farm personnel and Green Certificate coordinators.
• Courses include beekeeper production, cow-calf beef, dairy, equine, feedlot beef, field crops, greenhouse, irrigated crops, poultry (broiler chicken, broiler hatching egg, table egg, turkey), sheep and swine production.
Jessi Selte, Minister Sigurdson, Dr. Wainright, MLA Roswell and Jennifer Stoby celebrate 50 years of Alberta’s Green Certificate Program
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Halloween-themed Gymkhana draws lots of entries
BY LESLEE WILSON
Sunday, October 26, was the first day of the Winter Series Gymkhana held at the Crossroads Centre in Oyen. Fifty-five people of all ages come out for a day of Halloween dress-up with their horses, and fun in the dirt - participating in pole bending, barrel racing and thread the needle.
So many great costumes, it made it difficult to just choose a few winners!
In the tiny mites, there were 20 kids, 5 and under, to choose from! First place went to Codee and Hazen Galloway dressed up as Olaf and Elsa, and one of their horses was Sven from the Disney movie Frozen. Second place was a camo-dressed hunter, Hayden Hovind. And one of the youngest contestants, Allen Fletcher, won third as a bank robber.
In the large group, 1st place: Paislee Harper- minion. 2nd, Linden Ganser dressed as a bumblebee.
Remington Armstrong captured 3rd dressed as Merida from the movie Brave.
4th place was a dual team, Faye Liken and Bailey Pitre dressed like Smokey and the Bandit. April Paisley won the most creative award for dressing herself and her horse like a scarecrow, sunflowers and all!
A big thank you to those who helped judge and those who donated to our prizes.
The day went great with lots of people jumping in to volunteer and help the day run smoothly and fast.
Our next date is set for Sunday, November 23rd. Please reach out to Leslee Wilson 1-403664-0071, if you’d like to help our event by sponsoring yearend prizes.
TINY MITES
Poles
1. Kaylee Fletcher
2. Sawyer Houston
3. Allen Fletcher
4. Brant Beaulieu Thread the Needle
1. Kaylee Fletcher 2. Sawyer Houston 3. Hayden Hovind
4. Allen Fletcher. Barrels
1. Kaylee Fletcher 2. Sawyer Houston
3. Hayden Hovind
4. Allen Fletcher
PEEWEES
Poles
1. Paislea Harper
2. Kacey Lee 3. Grant Fletcher 4. Fallyn Duque
TTN 1. Kenlee Wilson 2. Fallyn Duque 3. Kacey Lee
4. Harper Cosgrave Barrels 1. Kenlee Wilson 2. Grant Fletcher 3. Kacey Lee
4. Paislee Harper
JUNIORS
Poles
1. Rowyn Olsen
2. Lakoda Miller
3. Alyssa Andersen
TTN
1. Tylee Wilson
2. Lakoda Miller
3. Alyssa Andersen
Barrels
1. Brylee Harper
2. Sadie Ross
3. Lakoda Miller
SENIORS
1. Abbie Cowie, all events
OPEN
Poles
1. Leah Kosolofski
2. Deb Jones
TTN
1. Leah Kosolofski
2. Bailey Pitre
Barrels
1. Leah Kosolofski
2. Deb Jones
NOVICE
Poles
1. Alyssa Andersen
2. Tylee Wilson
TTN
1. Alyssa Andersen
2. Tylee Wilson
Barrels
1. Alyssa Andersen
2. Tylee Wilson
Acadia Municipal Library
BY ELSIE PATTERSON, LIBRARY MANAGER
Time is changing, and so are our hours. As of November 1, we will be updating our opening hours. The only change is that on Wednesday, we are now open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday will remain the same. Our new hours are:
• Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
New arrivals to Acadia Library’s bookshelves: Adult fiction includes Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver and All He’ll Ever Be by Willow Winters. The new picture books are Here Come the Bears! by Mike Berenstain, Daddy Dinosaur Rescue by Matt Huntley, Mikey and the Dragons by Jocko Willink, with drawings by Jon Bozak, and Adventures with Fiona by Richard Cowdrey. We also received nonfiction books: Inside the Cartel by Martin Suarez, What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cookingby Caroline Chambers,
and The Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight for adults. Also, Way of the Warrior Kid 4 by Jocko Willink for juvenile readers.
Two new DVDs arrived: Lilo & Stitch, the live-action motion picture from Disney, and Marvel’s Thunderbolts.
Everyone who came to October’s Movie Night enjoyed watching Coco. Now we are getting ready for November’s Movie Night. The previously mentioned Lilo & Stitch will be playing in the library. Join us on November 18 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free popcorn and juice will be provided.
Congratulations to Jenifer Heeg for winning the October draw in recognition of Canadian Library Month—a time to raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives.
Metamorphosis
BY BERNIE KREWSKI
October 20, 2025, was a momentous day in the life of Patricia Siferd, former resident of Acadia Valley and Oyen. After years of study and research in the Department of Human Ecology, the 279-page document she prepared for her group of examiners (a thesis) was enthusiastically accepted and notably worthy of publication. The result: she will formally receive a PhD degree at the University of Alberta’s Convocation Celebration in March 2026.
Her achievement is a courageous story of determination, hard work, employment of her intellectual gifts, and a willingness to learn and accept many sources of support. As a former colleague in the School of Business has expressed: “What a significant accomplishment that few will deeply understand!”
After graduating from high school in Oyen, Pat’s initial plan was to continue her formal education at the University of Alberta in 1977. That was short-lived. Her life subsequently followed a much different path.
A “second chance” occurred in 2006. Not only did Pat grasp an opportunity to attend university once again but extended it to the highest degree awarded by this university. Receiving a PhD fifty years after graduating from high school is an exceptional and remarkable feat!
After taking majors in English and creative writing as an undergraduate, Pat gravitated toward Human Ecology (formerly called “Home Economics).” Its courses are designed to explore interactions between individuals and their environments – addressing issues arising in people’s everyday lives. Majors are offered in Family Science, Clothing & Textiles, and Material Culture (i.e., physical objects, artifacts, and technologies).
Pat’s choice of study complemented her background, taking Home Ec. in grades 7-12 in Oyen’s public and high schools. She subsequently owned and
operated a fabric store called “The Yardstick” on Main Street in the late 1970s.
As a graduate student, these experiences were of great benefit when she became a Teaching Assistant, co-teaching sewing classes with a faculty member. Popular among students and regarded as a “highly respected teacher,” she received a special Teaching Award in 2019.
Then as a Research Assistant in 2018 she travelled to Paris, London (England), and Stuttgart (Germany), studying various 18th century garments to eventually create patterns for the reconstruction of items of clothing.
Her vision of what a potential research project (thesis) entailed changed markedly, however, when she discovered the incredible historic collections in these museums. Examining the clothing of Louis, the ten-year-old son of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France who died during the French Revolution
in 1795, is an example.
Her imagination and foresight in choosing a research project “landed” on Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812 –1895), a prominent English aristocrat, accomplished linguist and educator, and a collector of ceramics, fans, games, and playing cards. Pat discovered little had been written about her collection of fans. That became the subject of her study.
It consisted of thousands of hours in the university library and Internet searches. More importantly, in 2022 she spent three weeks at the British Museum in London and the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth taking notes and photos, consulting archivists, and conducting what is known as “primary research.”
Some readers of this newspaper may think fans are a rather mundane subject to study at a university level. However,
Parent payments start for Alberta families
Alberta families who applied for support through the Parent Payment Program by Oct. 27 started receiving payments Friday.
The program was introduced to help families cover extra costs during the Oct. 6–28 teacher strike. Eligible families with children aged 12 and under in public, Catholic, or francophone schools receive $30 per child per missed school day. Families with children aged 17 and under with active Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD)
agreements receive $60 per day.
Payments are sent by e-transfer to the email linked to the applicant’s Alberta. ca account. Families without auto-deposit have 10 days to manually accept the payment. Any payments not accepted will be reissued on Nov. 30.
Applications submitted after Oct. 28 will be processed in the next batch starting Nov. 30. The portal remains open until Nov. 14.
Eligible families must be Alberta residents, and only one parent or guardian
per child can apply. Questions about the program can be directed to 310-1000.
Quick facts:
• $30 per child per missed school day; $60 for children with FSCD agreements.
• Non-taxable payments, no repayment required.
• As of Oct. 29, 222,444 parents applied, covering 280,605 children; 183,719 families are expected to receive payments today.
fans have a rich history spanning more than 3,000 years, evolving from ancient handheld devices to modern technology. Everyone here will be familiar with the fans of the Lanfine Wind Project!
Pat worked with a team of three professors who advised, coached, encouraged, edited and constantly recommended more readings. Each had their own area of expertise: author and museum experience; researching healthy living spaces for the elderly, disabled, and those affected by dementia; historian, author of fourteen books, and a recent recipient of the Order of Canada.
They were joined by two “external” examiners for Pat’s “thesis defence.” One is a professor in the Department of Fine Arts whose writings have included studies of museums in Alberta. The other external is a well-published professor of history in the UK who joined the group remotely.
Sadly, Pat’s parents, Don and Ruth Siferd, died in 2021 and 2022. I could imagine the expression on their faces if they were still alive and read or heard the following assessment of Pat’s work.
“This thesis shows evidence of skilled and extremely extensive research, producing a body of work which will form a significant resource for subsequent researchers into this topic. I enjoyed reading it and learned a great deal from it.”
“This thesis is of a very high quality as regards scholarship and scholarly apparatus. The bibliography is exhaustive; I could not suggest anything further as reading than is already covered. The appendices form extremely useful reference lists which will be of use to scholars. The prose and presentation standards are high throughout.”
The people of Oyen and the surrounding community, the teachers and friends who know Pat can be proud that “one of their own” has achieved this level of accomplishment, especially at this stage of her life.
Transformation! And Pat’s story does not end here!
Eligible families must be Alberta residents, and only one parent or guardian per child can apply. Questions about the program can be directed to 310-1000.
TURKEY BINGO
Pat at the British Museum
Rooted in Adventure, Alberta Agri-Tours Grow
Alberta is helping farmers, ranchers and rural entrepreneurs turn their way of life into tourism opportunities that showcase the province’s western heritage.
Over the past year, Travel Alberta’s investment program has provided $1.7 million to support new and expanded agri-tourism experiences. Projects range from farm-to-table dinners and ranch stays to corn mazes, giving visitors more ways to explore Alberta’s rural roots while supporting local communities.
“By supporting agricultural-based businesses and operators, we are helping showcase Alberta’s small businesses and farms to the world, while boosting the local economy and creating jobs across the province,” said Andrew Boitchenko, Minister of Tourism and Sport.
The investments are driving growth in rural communities and contributing to Alberta’s goal of growing the visitor economy to $25 billion annually by 2035. Support continues for Alberta Open Farm Days through the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies, which connects Albertans and visitors with the farmers and producers who supply their food. The event has also become a catalyst for expanding food and culinary tourism across the province.
“Alberta’s farmers and ranchers are some of the best ambassadors for our province,” said RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. “By open-
Investments are driving growth in rural communities and contributing to Alberta’s goal of growing the visitor economy.
ing their gates and sharing their stories, they’re helping more people experience the passion, hard work, and pride that define Alberta agriculture. Agri-tourism not only strengthens rural economies, it deepens the connection between consumers and the people who produce their food.”
“Agriculture is a vibrant thread in Alberta’s identity — shaping our economy, landscapes, and lifestyle,” said Jon Mamela, chief commercial officer at Travel Alberta. “Agri-tourism invites travellers to saddle up, taste local beer, and enjoy farm-fresh food, offering immersive experiences unique to our geography and culture.”
Alberta’s tourism industry is attracting international interest. According to Destination Canada’s 2024 Global Traveller Research Program survey, an estimated 2.9 million overseas travellers and 2.5 million U.S. travellers are interested in experiencing rural Alberta over the next two years.
Viva Vitality: Loneliness
By Taniel Zanidean
Loneliness is a universal human experience like hunger or thirst. It is a natural signal that something is missing from our lives—in this case, human connection. While everyone experiences loneliness, some people are more susceptible to acute or chronic loneliness.
Loneliness has reached pandemic levels that affect both rural and urban areas and it impacts people across all walks of life. In the first quarter of 2024, according to Statistics Canada, more than 1 in 10 people aged 15 years and older said that they always or often felt lonely. The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) reports that 43 per cent of Canadians over 50 years old are at risk of isolation and 59 per cent are experiencing loneliness, driven by factors like living alone, health issues and low income.
As the cold, dark months begin to approach, feelings of loneliness and isolation can increase, and prolonged isolation can negatively affect your health. Therefore, it is particularly important to consider ways to connect during this time.
As hard as it is to brave the late afternoon darkness, meeting up with friends or attending community events is a great way to combat the feelings of winter loneliness.
• Find a local group – this could include a walking or running group, social club, volunteer organiza-
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• Include a friend in an activity you’re already doing – this could include an afternoon dog walk, trip to the grocery store, or a morning yoga class.
• Make a regular date with a friend, even if it’s a phone call to connect and check in.
Since 2016, the Foundation for Arts & Healing have curated a series of award-winning short films that give voice to the loneliness epidemic and represent the many lived experiences with isolation through an initiative called Project UnLonely. Project UnLonely began to address the growing public health concern of social isolation and chronic loneliness and has three goals: to raise awareness of loneliness and its negative physical and mental health effects, to destigmatize loneliness, and to make programming available to address loneliness. You can watch films from Project UnLonely year-round with more than 150 films available for free viewing. According to Dr. Jeremy Nobel, Founder and President of the Foundation for Art and Healing, Project UnLonely was created “to help reduce the stigma and burden of loneliness by encouraging people to tap into outlets for creative expression. Today, it is more timely than ever
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Stage Hanna is presenting It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, bringing the beloved holiday classic to life on stage with live voices, sound effects, and festive cheer, recreating the feel of a 1940s radio studio. Dinner theatre tickets are available online or locally, with performances running November 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29, 2025.
“It’s A Wonderful Life”:
A live radio play hits stage in Hanna
BY GWEN SNELL
Stage Hanna is preparing to present a new angle to their audience this season with a new angle. Director James Gregson invites you to “Step back in time to the golden age of radio and experience the beloved holiday classic in a whole new way.”
“Join us as our talented cast brings Bedford Falls to life with voices, sound effects, and holiday cheer – all performed live on stage as if you were in a 1940-s radio studio. You’ll laugh, you’ll tear up, and you’ll rediscover the timeless story of George Bailey, a man who learns just how many lives one person can touch.”
Dedicated cast members Sean Christensen, Jessa Heatherington, Joe Lenfesty, Adrina Mohl, William Mohl, Bonnie Nikota, Mark Nikota and Gwen
are excited to bring this unique play to the stage and have been working diligently. “This play allows us to stretch as an actor and try to engage the audience in a different way. It’s challenging - but also fun at the same time.”
Warm, nostalgic and full of heart, “it’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with family and friends. Don’t miss this charming retelling of the movie you know and love – complete with festive spirit, community magic and a reminder that no one is ever truly alone. Dinner Theatre tickets are available for purchase online at www.stagehanna.ca/wonderful-life/ or at Main Street Barber in Hanna. Catering provided by Trina Hernden catering. Show dates are November 21, 22 and November 27, 28 and November 29, 2025.
Serious motor vehicle collision
TILLEY — On Oct. 31, 2025, at 10 a.m., emergency services personnel, which included Brooks RCMP, County of Newell Peace Officers, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire Departments from Tilley and Rolling Hills, responded to 911 calls of a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 875 and Highway 535 in the County of Newell.
Initial investigation revealed that a southbound white Ford pickup truck pulling a trailer and a westbound white Chevrolet car collided and came to rest in a ditch. It was also found that each vehicle contained two occupants, of which one occupant of the car was ejected at the scene. Both occupants from the car were air lifted to a Calgary hospital by STARS and HALO air ambulances with serious injuries, while the passenger of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not transported.
An RCMP Collision Reconstructionist attended the scene to assist in the investigation and the intersection remained closed during the investigation. At 3 p.m., investigators cleared the scene and opened the intersection to traffic. RCMP continue to investigate.
as people around the world struggle with the impact of social isolation. We hope the UnLonely Film Festival offers viewers an opportunity to learn, laugh, cry, smile, and, most importantly, connect.”
Want to attend a Project UnLonely Film Fest in your area? What Matters to Hatters Coalition is hosting a Project UnLonely Film Fest and Community Mingle at the Monarch Theatre on Nov.
8. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with the film fest starting at 2 p.m. There will be a $5 concession coupon provided for the first 100 people. For more details, visit www.whatmatterstohatters.com.
“The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.”
– Tom Ford
Taniel Zanidean is a Health Promotion Facilitator with Recovery Alberta.
ALSASK
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
• Alsask Lioness Christmas Craft and Trade Show 1:00-4:00 PM at the Alsask Community Hall. Admission: $5.00. Door prizes, coffee, tea, dessert and shopping!
BIG STONE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
• Annual Big Stone Roast Beef Supper & Silent Dessert Auction 5:00-7:00 PM Big Stone Community Hall. Ages 13 and up $20; ages 7-12 $10; Ages 6 & under Free. Come out to enjoy a good meal and community visit.
CEREAL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
• Cereal Turkey Supper & Christmas Market. Market 4:00-8:00 PM. Supper 5:30-7:30 PM. Visit from Santa 6:00-7:30 PM. All at the CJ Peacock Centre.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
•Save the Date! 2025 Ham & Turkey Bingo.
- Monday Night Bingo (except holidays) at the CJ Peacock Centre. Doors & Concession open at 6:30 PM. Bingo starts at 7:30 PM - Cereal Cottages Coffee on Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30 AM
- Quilting Club weekly Wednesdays 10:00 AM - 4 PM at the CJ Peacock Centre.
- Cereal Playground most Tuesdays 10:00 AM at the CJ Peacock Centre.
EMPRESS
- Empress & District Fine Arts, Culture and Leisure Society Craft Mondays 1:00 PM at Empress Community Hall Craft Room. Everyone is welcome and coffee is always on!
- Empress & District Fine Arts, Culture and Leisure Society Crib Wednesdays 7:00 PM at Empress Community Hall. $5 entry fee. $1 for each hand scoring 19 goes into the loonie pot. All monies will be paid out at end of evening. Great opportunity to see old friends and make some new ones.
- Empress & District Fine Arts, Culture and Leisure Society presents Snarples Thursdays 7:00 PM. No entry fee. Great opportunity to see old friends, make some new ones and learn a new card game. Empress Community Hall (314 Centre St.)
- Game Night Saturdays at 7:00 PM at the Community Hall. Come join us for a night of fun and excitement. Play games and hang out with friends and family.
OYEN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 18, 25
• 50+ Crafting and Socializing 10:00 AM4:00 PM at the Oyen Seniors Rec Centre. Stay or drop-in. Bring your own project and lunch if needed. For info or to RSVP contact Cheryl Getz at 403-664-8688.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
• Regular Pot Luck and Meeting for Oyen and District Seniors (50+) at Oyen and District Seniors Recreation Centre. Pot Luck at 6:00PM and Meeting at 7:00 PM. New Members welcome. Call Lynda 403-664-0908 or Beth 403-664-2462 for more information.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
• Royal Canadian Acadia Branch #208 will be holding the Remembrance Day Service at the Oyen Legion Hall 10:30 AM Sharp. Potluck lunch to follow. Lest we forget.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
• Oyen United Church will be hosting a Bake Table at the Christmas Farmers Market. Donations of baking would be very much appreciated. Convener: Jessie Battrum 403664-2515.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
• Oyen and District Seniors Association in collaboration with a Minor Hockey Team are Hosting their annual Christmas Banquet at
Oyen and District Seniors Recreation Centre at 6:00PM. Tickets $25. Tickets must be purchased in ADVANCE from Jessie Battrum 403-664-2515 as no cash received at door.
- Oyen Town Council meet 2nd Tuesday of every month 6:00 PM in Council Chambers. - Community Choir every Wednesday at 7:00 PM in the Evangelical Missionary Church. - Oyen United Church Coffee Time every Tuesday at 10:00 AM. All are welcome! - Oyen FCSS Community Centre Playgroup every Monday 9:30 - 11 AM at the Centre. Activities include: Storytime, Arts and Crafts, Free Play. Contact us! 403-664-2255
YOUNGSTOWN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
• Presenting the Annual Friends of the Youngstown Library “Youngstown Christmas Mini-Fair” 3:00-7:00 PM Youngstown Community Hall. Variety of crafts and homebased business products, Christmas hamper raffle, Santa photos available, Beef-ona-Bun Supper by Dryland Multi 4H Club. For more information or to book a table, contact Renee at 403-857-8322. Come experience fun, stress-free Christmas shopping with a small town atmosphere.
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