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Irma School hosted its annual Awards Night on Friday, Oct. 28. Many students were presented with awards honouring their academic successes and community contributions.
Special attention was given to a new award, given out for the first time this year. The Alex Heimdal Kind Heart Award was made in memory of the three year old by his family.
The award is designated to a Grade 5 student who
Friday Oct. 21 was Viking School’s annual Awards night, in which Grade 12 students from the 2014/15 school year were presented with awards honouring their academic achievement.
The winner of the night’s top award, the Governor General’s medal, presented to the student with the highest average for combined Grade 11 and 12 was Megan Russnak.
Russnak was the winner of the most awards that night, taking home a total
The Grand Opening of Viking’s new heliport took place Oct. 20.
The event was held not only to officially open the pad, but also to give tribute to George Roddick, who was instrumental in getting the project started. So instrumental, in fact, that the heliport was officially named the Viking Health Centre George H. Roddick Heliport.
Plenty of people gathered out in front of the heliport, including members of Viking Fire and Rescue, and the RCMP.
There were also dignitaries present from
On Oct. 17, police received a call for assistance regarding a child custody issue. Police mediated the situation and the matter was resolved without charges.
That night, police received a complaint of an injured deer in the westbound lane of Highway 14 near Township Road 480. Police attended and found
It has been officially decided that the Bull Bash will not be happening in Viking in 2017.
The Viking Agricultural Society decided at its Oct. 13 meeting that it will not be possible to hold the event this upcoming year, said Ag Society secretary Robyn Mitchell.
However, they are
Viking School’s Grade 7 Science class is looking for dead batteries.
The class, under the guidance of Science teacher Richard Samson, has entered a contest sponsored by Earth Day Canada and Call2Recycle.
They have the chance to win $1,500 for the Jr. High Science program if
The Viking Gas Kings senior men’s hockey team played their home opener on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Though the team was defeated by Two Hills by a score of 9 to 3, the team saw a large number of fans come out to cheer them on.
The crowd, made up of people of all ages, filled up