In the Community

Long-time motorcyclist, Doug Cruickshank, completed the Cannonball Express 5000 on May 22. He travelled 8440 km in six days and six hours. His trip took him from Wawa and Kingston, ON, then North Bay Ottawa and Ignace.

The pioneer home museum recently acquired many new artifacts; among these artifacts are two birch-bark bitings; also called birch bark transparencies.

329 years of experience retiring from Fort La Bosse

Blue Heron spotted numerous times in the RM of Sifton, west of Oak Lake.

Floyd and Jean Houston have been living east of Virden, on Jean’s parents’ farm (known as “Granny’s funny farm” to their seven grandchildren) for 14 years.

Kelvon Smith and Jane Harkness with Doyle Piwniuk MLA for Arthur Virden and Cliff Cullen Minister of Growth Enterprise and Trade.

4-H Busy Buddies hold a successful barbeque during Oak Lake’s town wide yard sale. On June 10, the Town of Oak Lake held their Town Wide Yard Sale from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In spite of morning rains, there was a turn-out of over a dozen yard sales.

“How To Start a Business” seminar in Oak Lake, with limited seats available, sold out. Fifteen available seats were quickly filled by people from all over the surrounding area. The seminar was held at the Oak Lake Curling Rink on Jun.

Widespread damage in rural areas can be seen to poplar trees due to tent caterpillar infestations. The caterpillar got its name because it builds tent-like structures in trees.

A few rounds are down on June 7, the first cut of a thick looking alfalfa crop just a couple of miles southwest of Virden.