Rod Jack and his daughter Emma were in Nova Scotia for the wedding of Rod’s niece. Emma was flower girl at the wedding.
Krissy Jack and daughters Jesse and Sydney were busy that weekend with their mobile specialty coffee business at Global Fest, the international fireworks competition in Calgary. The Jacks had a busy summer with their mobile business, taking in many major events across Alberta.
School doors opened on Wednesday at Byemoor School, beginning another new term. Staff remains the same as last year with teachers Mandi Rietmann, Gwen Keith and Corey van Zandbergen (principal) and support staff Linda Kobi and Erin Wilkie.
Bus drivers are Sandra Keith and Rosemary Stulberg. One bus route was eliminated from last year. Anita Mappin drives the high school students to Stettler.
The Byemoor Colony School sees teacher Jenelle Hassett and teacher aide Theresa Christie return once again.
Friends of Adam and Lindsay (nee Tucker) Bowness and their sons Liam and Nathan will be pleased to know they have moved back to Alberta from Ontario. The boys spent a few weeks with their grandparents Glen and Theresa Tucker in Castor while Lindsay finished up work in Ontario. The family is now settled in Fort Saskatchewan and much closer to family.
We extend sympathy to the Szapko and Pearson families on the passing of Ken Szapko in Manitoba on Sept. 4 following a lengthy illness. Ken and his wife Barbara (nee Pearson) farmed for a time west of Byemoor on the Ed and Olwin Pearson farm at Wolf Hill. During this time the Szapko’s became well known and involved in the community. Our thoughts are with Ken’s family in their time of loss.
Caitlyn Keith was honoured with a bridal shower on Friday evening at the Byemoor hall. She was showered with many beautiful gifts and was assisted by her five bridesmaids.
Caitlyn and her groom-to-be Tyler Dickson will be married in Hanna on Oct. 3.
We send get well wishes to Ruby Hausher who is a patient in the Hanna hospital and to Eileen Smyth who is home recuperating from the surgery she had in a Calgary hospital.
Rob and Rhonda Maginn and Hunter spent the long weekend at their cabin in Saskatchewan and got the cabin ready for winter.
Thought for the day — “These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter… I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I’m ‘here after’.”