Here’s what else is making news in the Feb. 2, 2016 edition of The Tofield Mercury, on news stands now!
– Tofield RCMP report indicates property thefts up for this time of year;
– Babies of 2015 – Entries for babies born in 2015 contest on display in this week’s edition;
– Sweetheart Draw – Enter your sweetheart’s name at any participating locations before Valentine’s Day and make them eligible for some great gifts; Entries received until noon on Feb. 22 – consult the Mercury for a list of participating businesses!
– Opinion: Battle River-Crowfoot MP Kevin Sorenson Parliamentary Report: Standing Up for Election 2019; Letter: Food bank grateful for community support – seeks new board members;
– Loose Ends columnist Carol Livingstone catches up on happenings in “Dear Diary;”
– This Week on the Web: Canada Party launches platform for U.S. candidacy; Undefeated wrestler takes loss against student with Down Syndrome; Physicist post video of gunshot in swimming pool; T-Rex on ice goes viral;
– Rural Albertans to get benefit of stroke ambulance;
– The News and Views of Greens and Blues by Rebecca Hellekson column on “Measuring Up,” semester wraps up with exams, Tofield and Ryley schools participate in the Quad School Tournament;
– Tofield and Area Health Services Foundation presents Valentine’s Gala Feb. 13;
– Family Literacy Week involves celebrating throughout the county;
– Cooking Lake the site of military exercise testing winter warfare skills;
– Curlers enjoy Mixed Bonspiel at Tofield Curling Rink;
– Satellites lose sweep, head back to Morinville for game 4;
– 16/60 Hockey League: Tofield’s Van Engelen brothers score late goals for their teams;
– Beaver County Chronicle: Canada Post to implement new addressing system by Feb. 15th in Tofield area – residents to get a year’s grace period on postal delivery; 2016 DUC/CPS forage program offers farmers a financial break for grassland conversions;
– Also inside this week’s edition – Full Page Blowout advertising specials! Business and Professional Directory; Classified (three papers) and Blanket advertising (across the province); Church Directory; Real Estate and farmland sales. Plus much more!
