Viking farmer travels to Toronto to promote canola
Viking’s Jeanette Andrashewski has been on three trips to Toronto, participated in cooking workshops with world class chefs, been...
Month: August 2016
Holden resident wins trip to Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
The trip of a lifetime for Linda Haugan of Holden started with a trip to the gas station and ended...
Irma Tigers take AA-Major championship in Illinois
The Irma Tigers Men’s Fastball Team earned the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series win for the second...
Water use restriction issued for Viking
Strathcona County, who supplies water to the town of Viking, has issued a water restriction for their service area....
Collectors far and wide attend antique tractor auction near Viking
After 20 years in the auction business, Dwayne Dunkle from Dunkle Auctions said he had never seen anything like it....
ROARS hosts Food Fair
Viking's Rural Outreach and Agricultural Renaissance Society (ROARS) held a Food Fair on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Legion. The...
Irma area farms to host Alberta Open Farm Days
Alberta Open Farm Days runs across the province this weekend, on Aug. 20 and 21. The event gives tourists the...
Viking Historical Society to restore well-known milk wagon
In 2017 the Viking Historical Society will be celebrating their 50th year of operation. To commemorate this occasion, society members...
Row by Row project bringing quilting tourism to area
When Betty Ganie, avid quilter and owner of Creative Klutter in Irma heard about a quilting project called Row by...
Viking Golf Course celebrates 25 years
The Viking Golf Club celebrated the 25th anniversary of the golf course on Aug 6. The day was well-attended, with...
Move aside, trolls, Pokemon Go has arrived in Viking
A new interactive game with nearly 80 million players around the world has arrived in Viking, and many locals are...
Irma Summerspiel celebrates 30 years
The Irma Summerspiel held its opening ceremonies on Wednesday, July 27 in the curling rink. The evening’s events...