Here’s what’s in the Feb. 20/13 issue of the Tofield Mercury on news stands now:

– Editorial Page: Doctors coming into a community need a support base of their peers; Letter: Alberta Health Services fails to target waste, says Wildrose Alliance Critic Heather Forsyth, while cutting transition beds for seniors an imprudent move;

– Loose Ends Column by Carol Livingstone: “A Good Old Prairie Blow;”

– Tofield/Ryley seniors head off to the Winter Games in Calgary as Zone 7 representatives;

– Tofield/Ryley Women’s Day gives women a chance to step out of their routines and take a look at the world in a refreshing new way;

– Four local skaters win gold in their team event at the Sylvan Lake Centennial Winter Skate;

– Beaver County Chronicle: Full house at Dale Collison’s retirement party as manager of the Beaver County Seed Cleaning Plant for over four decades; The future of recreation and culture in Beaver County to be presented as a draft document March 12 at the Ryley Community Hall.

– Plus see all the coming events and for sale ads that are read by some 16,000 people in Lamont and Beaver Counties

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