In the Community

– Parents and children camping at Oak Island Resort campground, at Oak Lake Beach, enjoyed an afternoon of laser tag and an inflatable obstacle course on the campground greenspace on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Tyler Vodon, from a farm just west off of Highway #83, has been Team Roping since he was in Gr. 4; he participated in his first rodeo at age 11. Attending Virden Collegiate Highschool in Gr.

Shelby Ross, daughter of Sherri and Matt Ross, of Elkhorn has been participating in rodeos for nine years.

Princess Lodge By Bernice Graham On Aug. 6 Glen and Cindy Greenlay and family of Melita visited with Ethel Bowles. Vic and Dolores Van Leeuwen of Airdrie, AB spent the weekend with Marge Tapp.

During Virden Indoor Rodeo & Daze from Aug. 17 to Aug. 20, a demolition derby will be held at the Demo Derby track (PR#257, west of the cement plant) on Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Soil health is key

On a blistering hot afternoon, the basement of Virden’s Border regional Library is pleasantly cool. Here, Trista Hayward, Emma Goertz, Megan Bottebelle, and Karen Maurice are creating suncatchers with Heather Hawryluk.

Miniota News By Susan Poppel Is anyone out there interested in purchasing our new History Book? We want everyone to pre-order so that we know how many books to get printed.

Miniota News By Susan Poppel Is anyone out there interested in purchasing our new History Book? We want everyone to pre-order so that we know how many books to get printed. We don’t want to have a lot left over, so please get your order in.

On Thursday, Jul. 8 Piston Ring located on King St. in Virden held their ninth annual customer appreciation barbecue during lunch hour. Piston Ring is an auto and agriculture parts store.