Here’s what else is in the Oct. 8/13 issue of the Tofield Mercury on news stands now!

– Police ask for the public’s assistance in slashed tires incidents in Tofield;

– Editorial: Fire Prevention Week time to thank our volunteers; Letter: Raising the bar on government ethics;

– Carol Livingstone discusses “Good News, Bad News” in her Loose Ends column;

– Tofield IGA named regional “Top Independent Grocer of the Year;”

– Tofield’s downtown upgrade “still on track;”

– Fire Prevention Week supplement salutes the men and women in our local fire departments, theme this year is “Preventing Kitchen Fires;”

– Thanksgiving dinner to be held at Tofield Community Hall Oct. 11 following Farmers’ Market;

– Tofield Historical Society participates in Tofield Culture Days;

– Sandhill Cranes a welcome sight on prairie landscape; Irene Crosland write two poems about birds migrating in the fall;

– Mock search and rescue operation held at Blackfoot Recreation area;

– Election for Village of Holden Council to be held Oct. 21 with six candidates vying for five positions;

– Village of Holden earns five blooms out of five at Communities in Bloom awards.