Acadia Valley News, Aug 17
Reported by Yolanda Kuhn
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So, the last time I sat down to write the news, it was June 29th, and I was talking about the heat. Here I am on August 17th, and I'm still talking about the heat! It's 35 degrees here today, and man am I ever thankful we have air conditioning! I'm cooking a harvest meal for the field, and the oven is on. I don't think I could do that without air conditioning! They're calling for rain next week, although it's clearly too late for the crops. I sure hope we get some moisture.
I also apologize for the mishap with my last news submission; apparently, I sent the news from June 2022, and neither of us caught it. I did post the proper article on Facebook. My family enjoyed our holidays at the lake in July, and we dove right into harvest once we got back.
Congratulations to Dan and Whitney Grudecki on the birth of their son Bryant Vincent Robert Grudecki, who was born on July 10th.
Congratulations to Kim and Braden Peers, who were married on a hot day outside of the elevator on July 22nd. They had a reception in the hall afterwards.
Condolences to the Meers family on the passing of Mervin Meers. A funeral was held in Acadia Valley on July 28th.
Congratulations to Abby Hayhurst and Ben Knapik who were the first recipients of The Rec. Club's "Youth in Sport Scholarship." They each received $500 to put towards the cost of their extra-curricular sports.
The Prairie Elevator has been busy serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner all summer. This year they've added Didy Smoke it pulled pork and brisket wraps to their menu. They're open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Make sure to stop by before they close on September 4th.
Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 24th, The Prairie Elevator will be hosting a fundraiser BBQ and an outdoor movie, and they'll be showing Back to the Future!
Sacred Heart and St. Mary's Parish are raising funds for renovations to St. Peter & Paul Church. If you would like to donate towards this project, cheques can be mailed to Box 629, Oyen, AB, T0J 2J0. Please make a note in the cheque memo "St. Peter & Paul fundraiser."
Thanks for reading this week. I will leave you with this quote from an unknown author "August, it's the Sunday of Summer."