Here’s what’s in the March 5/13 Tofield Mercury on news stands now!

– Opinion: Backpack returned by unknown person to grateful young climber; March is fraud prevention month – protect yourself!

– Loose Ends Column by Carol Livingstone: this week she discusses the “Dratted Machine;”

– BRSD is moving forward with contentious “assessment practices” in high schools;

– Junior Forest Wardens took an excursion to do some ice climbing recently in the Nordegg area.

– Successful search for man lost in Ministik Bird Sanctuary after losing his way while trying to find his stuck snowmobile;

– Clocks move forward one hour on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m.;

– Late Legion President honoured with candle lighting ceremony at Awareness Dinner in Tofield;

– Tofield Initiation Titans host tournament at Arena – teams raise 300 lb. for food bank.

Beaver County Chronicle:
– Beaver County committed to preserving road infrastructure through Road Use Policy;

– Study of beavers at Miquelin Lake Provincial Park shows Beaver County mascot serves to break up ice earlier helping Canada Geese find spring nesting; University of Alberta scientists looking to build better barley less vulnerable to climate changes and that uses less water.