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Intermunicipal meeting held in Halkirk

Bob and Maxine Baird, owners and operators of Outlaw Buckers have been awarded the cowboys' choice stock contractors of the year.

Bob and Maxine Baird, owners and operators, in a partnership, of Outlaw Buckers have been awarded the cowboys' choice stock contractors of the year. This is the first time they have won this award and will receive a trophy saddle. At the same time, Maxine has been chosen by the cowboys and barrel racers as timer at the NFR for the 27th consecutive year. The National Finals Rodeo commences Nov. 11 and runs through till the 15th in Edmonton. Congratulations to Bob and Maxine for their contributions to the rodeo world.

The Village of Halkirk played host to an inter-municipal meeting between the municipalities of Castor, Coronation, Halkirk and the County of Paintearth. The supper meeting was held at the community hall.

The seniors' supper meeting was held on Oct. 20 at the Centre followed by floor curling. Pot luck supper meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 for supper and 7 for the meeting.. Floor curling takes place each Tuesday evening at 7 pm. Drop in curlers are always welcome.

The Mother Teresa students collected $ 995.00 in pledges which has been donated to the Terry Fox fund for cancer research.

Several in our community attended the Heisler sausage supper, the Castor fall supper and the Byemoor fall supper.

Get well wishes go to Jacquie Dietrich, who is currently a patient in the Red Deer hospital.

Coming up - Oct. 29 – regular hall board bingo at 7:30; Oct. 31 – watch for trick or treaters knocking on your door; Nov. 1 – Halkirk community turkey supper at the hall commencing at 4 p.m., but first remember that your clocks fall back to standard time and it's time to check the or change the batteries in your smoke alarm; Nov 7 - Elks Fall district meeting at Hall at 4 pm; Dec 6 – Santa due in Halkirk for pancake breakfast at 9 a.m.