Leery residents attend open house on proposed sulphur fertilizer plant at Ryley
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Leery residents attend open house on proposed sulphur fertilizer plant at Ryley

FertilizerPlant-proposal Leery residents attended a public open house June 16 in Ryley to hear about a proposal to build a sulphur-based fertilizer plant in Equity Industrial Park.

Village and county residents had fought off a proposal to have a biomedical waste facility in Equity Industrial Park last year. However, they appear to be adopting a wait and see attitude with this new proposal.

Representatives of Secure Resource Inc. held the open house to gauge public opinion before

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Netherworld fun in “There’s A Monster in My Closet”

Play-Catching2The Tofield School’s production of “There’s a Monster in My Closet” sets out to dispel the belief that creatures in the night are not just figments of a child’s imagination.

In this play, they really do exist and take over a young girl’s bedroom – but only after she has fallen asleep and to protect her as she sleeps.

The play is based on a book by Angela D. Stewart with music and lyrics by Bill Francoueur. Drama teacher Melissa Korpan

Victim Services golf tournament a chance to connect and build relationships with the community and RCMP
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Victim Services golf tournament a chance to connect and build relationships with the community and RCMP

Golf-Photohole Those attending the Victim Services Ron Robinson Memorial Golf Tournament June 7 were rewarded with beautiful weather – which hasn’t always been the case.

The sun shone down on 72 golfers making up 18 teams on a nine-hole Tofield Golf Course.

“We’re really pleased,” said organizer Ken Stumph, noting that in previous years, “we’ve been here through sleet, snow, you name it.”

That’s because

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Tofield’s three day Sodbuster extravaganza

Sodbuster-BR ShepelThe 34th annual Tofield Sodbuster Rodeo weekend was a three-day extravaganza with something for everybody to enjoy.

The rodeo Promenade Friday evening was a tremendous success. The street festival started at 5 p.m. – an hour earlier than previous years – and ended at 9 p.m. In-between those hours main street was filled with people looking for food, fun and entertainment.

The rodeo took place over three days and the

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Staged insurance accident gets the buzz around Tofield for Thor

ThorSign-June 7-16People driving past the Pattison billboard in Tofield last week noticed more than the fact the sign had changed to one representing Thor Insurance and Registry.

That was lost on many motorists because the eye was immediately drawn to the black truck beneath it with the crunched front end. The truck looked like it had careened off the road located across from the Tofield UFA and hit the sign pole at a high rate of speed.

Many drivers slowed down to get a closer look, marvelling at