Halkirk Herald
With harvest in full swing, and as they rush to reap what has been sowed, the only traveling being done is by the wife who goes for the new parts and the food to feed the busy bunch. It is fall weather and the trees are beautiful, dressed in their fall colors.
Parent council held their first meeting on Monday evening with a meet and greet for the new staff members. The board for the new school year are chairperson – Melody Neufeld, vice – Tara Schilling, secretary – Erika Grice with Cynthia Perry as treasurer. The council and the students will be selling BC apples and cookie dough this fall. The apples come highly recommended and orders have to be in by mid-October. We will be reporting on the new council and their planned activities.
The seniors’ potluck supper and fall meeting was held on Tuesday evening at the centre. Bingo has started on every other Tuesday afternoon and floor curling will begin after harvest. Potluck suppers are held on the third Tuesday of the month and everyone is welcome. A cleanup at the centre is planned for Oct. 22.
We welcome another young family to our community. Van and Kayla Reuangrith are new to the Circle Square ranch and have three young children. Van is the new cook.
Three Halkirk students are part of the Castor high school volleyball team, the Raiders. They are Katelyn Dalmer, Tiana Gamroth and Haley Grice. They brought home a bronze on the consolation side this weekend at a tournament in Calgary.
Jack Fowler from Brooks accompanied his daughter, Donna Godbersen to Red Deer last weekend where they met up with all Jacks siblings over lunch. Attending were his brother, Ray and sisters Dot, Alice and Bernice. This gave the cousins, who were the drivers, a chance to visit too.
Ed Ruff from Wetaskiwin called in town on Tuesday. Ed had lived in Halkirk, two and a half miles north and attended school here, but left at age 16 in 1942. His story is on page 414 of the history book.
Coming up: Sept. 24-Awards night at the school at 7 p.m.; Sept. 26 – Mother Teresa students will join with Teresetta at Gus Wetter for the Terry Fox run; Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 – Hall board Ham and Turkey Thanksgiving bingo at 7:30; Oct. 18 – Oyster Fry and White elephant sale sponsored by the Elks.