Halkirk Herald
The Elks held their annual Oyster Fry and White Elephant sale on Saturday in the hall. Though the crowd was down slightly, due to a conflict with other events, all enjoyed the delicious meal, thanks to the volunteers who have had years of experience and this year fried up over fifty quarts of oysters.
The auction was a huge success, under Dick and Ann Creasey’s direction. 1200 plus dollars was raised in support of the Elks national charity, the Fund for Children, plus lots more to be spent in the community. JD Johnson held the lucky ticket in the 50 – 50 draw. Several families had out of town guests, who always come down to support this fundraiser.
School students will be participating in the Samaritans purse, the shoe box full of gifts for children in countries less fortunate than ours. Community residents are also invited to participate. Boxes must be at the school by Nov. 18.
Two local floor curling teams participated in the Castor floor curling spiel. Anne Neilson, Olga Cox, Elizabeth Raher, Francien Hansen were the one team and the other team was Paul Dietrich, Wendy Ashbacher, Doug McKay and Anne Mulford.
Family and friends of Roy Haeberle gathered in Halkirk on Saturday for a memorial luncheon. His ashes were laid to rest at the Halkirk cemetery.
Deepest sympathy is extended to Alice Duke and family on the passing of her sister, Helen Taarnes of Edmonton on October 18. The family had celebrated her 100th birthday in July.
Belated congratulations to Dwayne and Donna ( Thomson ) Matier, on the safe arrival of a new granddaughter, Piper Audrey Ann, named after her great-grandmother, Audrey, and born on her great uncle Murray’s birthday. Proud parents are Mandy Matier and Garret Pollock of Grand Prairie.
Congratulations to Shayla and Lorrisa Schilling, who each received a scholarship at the WE Hay Fall Awards night in Stettler on Oct. 10.
Simon Muncy, Leif and Seth Neufeld are members of the Castor Raiders High school Volleyball team. They were entered in an eight-team tournament in Eckville this weekend, and placed fourth. Way to go!
Wally and Linda Lehmann spent time in Ottawa and Quebec attending Wally’s granddaughters wedding. Linda’s son Troy Cipperly was visiting with them for a little time.
John and Judy deMos had John’s siblings, Riny, Keith and Suzanne all of Calgary here to take in the weekend activities.
Coming up: Nov. 1 – Don`t forget to set your clocks to fall back before you go to bed so you won`t be late for the next item; Nov. 2 - Community fall turkey supper at the hall from 4 to 7 p.m. – call Melody if you have been missed and want to be part of this event; Nov. 14 – tentative date for kids (family) dance, sponsored by the Elks.