The Tofield Mercury

Coal Creek Golf Resort, southwest of Ryley, has nearly completed the first stage of their new RV park.

The park was originally in the plan for the resort, and they are excited to be now moving forward with it.

The RV park will be open for seasonal rental so that people can use it continuously throughout the summer. Coal Creek has already received over 200 requests for spots in the park.

The park will hopefully be open within

Two Tofield girls have qualified and played soccer in the Alberta Summer Games this past weekend at Leduc.

Bryanna (12) and Payton (10) Kauffman, who live just east of Tofield, played for Zone 7 in the U13 division of the games.

The zone had two tryouts and the two local girls were selected from around 40 top players in the area.

TO HELP LYDIA: go to the Facebook page ‘Lydia’s Ride for Cancer’ or to her Go Fund Me page ‘Lydia Wedgwood Medical Fund’.

Lydia Wedgwood is the bubbly 18 month old daughter of Ashleigh and Theo Wedgwood who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The diagnosis came as a huge blow to her family, but she has a strong and caring community that has rallied around Lydia and her family to help.

There will be a poker rally, ride, and pig roast to help raise money for the Wedgwood’s medical bills in August, and its organizers hope to get as many people rooting for and standing behind this little girl as possible.

Lydia became ill, and it was assumed that she was constipated until, after being admitted into the Stollery Children’s Hospital, she was diagnosed with having a brain tumour. After an intensive surgery, the tumour was able to be 99% removed. Lydia was soon diagnosed with Anaplastic Ependymona, Grade Three, which is a rare disease where cancerous cells form in the brain and spinal chord. This type of cancer only accounts for about 10% of childhood cancers.

There is a possibility that Lydia will need surgery to remove the remainder of the tumour. This is a very aggressive form of cancer and success rates for treatments are between 50-80%

Lydia’s family has been working hard to cope with the news of her cancer, and all of them are trying their best to help. Her grandparents Jaqueline and Victor McGregor have both taken Lydia’s two older brothers while her parents were in Edmonton, and driven up to Edmonton to support the family at the hospital. Lydia and her parents have been traveling to and from the Stollery for treatments, surgeries, and tests. Lydia’s parents were planning on getting married this last week, but it had to be postponed until their family is ready.

She has been undergoing chemotherapy, and has one round left. Between treatments Lydia