LUSELAND — At our council meeting Oct. 11, a date was set for a town hall meeting to take place Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Luseland/Salvador Community Hall. We have not been able to have a public meeting since COVID, so we look forward to seeing everyone and getting a chance to discuss things the town has been working on and planning for the future.
After an unfortunate incident and damage done to the Luseland cemetery sign, it was decided to have West of the 3rd Graphics of Luseland design a new one. We are excited to have that improvement coming and hope to have it installed before the ground freezes.
We are sad to announce that Ryley Magnus, who was a board member-at-large on the KLD Foundation, will be leaving his appointment at the end of December 2022. We are asking for persons interested in this posting, who have a keen interest in rural health issues and the future of the hospital in Kerrobert, to consider this opportunity. For more information, please contact the town office at 306-372-4218.
The Luseland Hall Board met Oct. 8. Plans were discussed for fundraisers for making hall upgrades and improvements. Stay tuned as the board is planning another paint night for sometime in November. We also had two members of the community, Alberta Reiber and Joanne Cairns, offer to do the community calendar again and have the proceeds go to the hall. The board hopes to continue our efforts in order to replace the boiler and make some kitchen upgrades.
The Luseland Bell Acres Golf Club will once again be hosting Bosses’ Night Out Dec. 3 at the Luseland/Salvador Community Hall. It is so nice to see this event back after COVID and for our hall to once again be used.
The Luseland Arts Council will also be having their annual marketplace Nov.19, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please reach out to Jean Halliday if you are a home-based business or have crafts and would like a table at this event. You can reach out to her work email at jean.halliday@luselandcu.com.
The town welcomes back arena caretaker, Terry Reiber, who is getting the rink prepared for the season. Candice Kraft, deputy mayor and member of the arena committee, has told me numbers are extremely encouraging with minor hockey. We have two U7 teams, one U9 team, U11 is joined with Macklin, U13 and U15 are joining with Kerrobert and U18 has also joined with Kerrobert. We have 54 kids from Luseland in minor hockey in total; 38 of those kids in hockey are all under the age of nine. The Learn to Skate program will also be running again. The future looks bright with the strong interest from the younger age groups. Candice says the arena will hopefully be open by the end of October.
The also welcomes some new staff at the library. We have a new head librarian, Kate Hughes, who has extensive background as a librarian in the Alberta school system. We also have another new part-time library assistant Breena Hebron. Please follow the Luseland library Facebook page where they update on activities and displays, such as the new book club that had its initial meeting Oct. 4.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable fall and happy Halloween.
