Here’s what else is making news in the May 3, 2016 edition of The Tofield Mercury, on news stands now!
– Front Page and Pictorial Page – Gravity Dance Force Studio holds its year-end finale shows;
– Opinion: Loss of school bus rentals could have been communicated more effectively; AHS Health Advisory Council recruiting new members;
– Loose Ends columnist Carol Livingstone on “The Skin’s the Limit;”
– This Week on the Web: Man throws birthday party for pothole; Boy passes driving test after hitting deer; Girl kept safe overnight in woods by her dogs; Game of Thrones actress pranks hobby shop customers;
– The News and Views of Greens and Blues: student reporter Rebecca Hellekson discusses the need to “Celebrate Success;”
– Mobile mammography service to visit Tofield May 18-20;
– Preparing for disaster: Exercise helps prepare operators to turn the lights back on after performing a simulated blackout situation;
– Profiles of Ryley Council by-election candidates – election May 9th;
– Ryley by-election forum set for May 5 – Ryley residents to question candidates prior to election day Monday, May 9;
– Tofield RCMP report B&Es, impaireds and more phone scams in area;
– Tofield Lodge receives three-year accreditation for 100 per cent mark on Accommodation Standards;
– Alberta Health Services extolls the merits of wearing sunglasses;
– Beaver County Chronicle: County Council deals with road closures, tender contracts, equipment purchases and dust control; Contract awarded to 13 Ways Inc. for consulting services to prepare a Beaver County Municipal Sustainability Plan. The company belongs to former Battle River-Wainwright MLA Doug Griffiths, who resigned in January 2015 several months prior to the 2015 provincial election. Tofield 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day winners featured.
