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With the advent of colder weather last week, the Viking Community Registration Night was a timely chance for everyone to sign up for some fall and winter activities.
The registration night was held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Viking Carena.
Pastor Darren Anderson was manning two
Viking Royal Purple Lodge #22 came together to give out donations to worthy groups, topping the evening off with a social that included a Canada 150 birthday cake.
The not-for-profit society was chartered in 1950 and supports many groups and organizations in the community and beyond.
Viking School has a new vice-principal, teacher and administrative assistant joining the ranks this year.
Kelly Arial will take over from Philip Brick as the vice-principal. Brick will stay on at the school in a half-time capacity with the Grade 6 class.
Young horse lovers can now learn all about horsemanship through a new 4-H Light Horse Club started by Carole Poche on her property just outside the Viking town limits.
Poche recently purchased the former Roddick property and is busy converting two shops into an outdoor riding arena and other amenities for the club members to use.
Faye and Arnold Lien’s Canada 150 garden party was a special social event for family and long time friends in the community, some of whom had attended the couple’s first garden party 50 years ago celebrating Canada’s Centennial.
