Successful fundraiser for typhoon victims

Successful fundraiser for typhoon victims


Flo Bascuric says she just cannot believe the kindness of the community following a very successful fundraising event on Nov. 24  which she and her friends hosted to send aid to families affected by a typhoon which hit the central Philippines early last month.

Viking woman wins third place at American Quarter Horse Open World Show

Viking woman wins third place at American Quarter Horse Open World Show

Leisurely Drive, owned by Viking’s Debbie Hill, captured third place at the 2013 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Open World Championship Show earlier this month. Brian Holmes of Purcell, Oklahoma, right, showed the horse. Holding the awards is AQHA Executive Committee Second Vice President George Phillips.

Leisurely Drive captured third place in senior pleasure driving at the 2013 American Quarter Horse Association Open World Championship Show on Thursday, November 21 in Oklahoma City.

The third place horse is owned by Debbie Hill of Viking, Alberta, and was shown by

Word on the Street: Viking RCMP report

    On November 18th, police received a complaint of an erratic driver westbound on Highway 14.
 
    The caller advised he was following a welding truck that was all over the road and driving at speeds that were unsafe for the icy road conditions. 

Wild Rose Co-op is now part of the Viking business scene.

   “We are really excited to expand our agricultural offering into the Viking area and look forward to serving the community,” Carol Rollheiser, General Manager of Wild Rose Co-op said in a telephone interview last week.

Informally CAO Rod Krips told contract will not be renewed by council: vote still to come

Although Viking Town Council has not taken an official vote, Viking’s Chief Administrator Officer (CAO) has been informed that his contract which ends Dec. 31, 2013 will not be renewed.