Local volunteer groups thank donors and supporters
Community groups in Taber express gratitude for donations and volunteers. The Legion Hall bake sale raised funds for scholarships, the food drive gathered 4190 pounds, and the Atom/Peewee jamboree benefited from corporate donations. A Terry Fox Run netted over 2000 for cancer research, with thanks to Project 89 and coach Billie Jo Ferguson. Victim Services seeks volunteers.
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Taber Food Bank
Taber Football Association
Signature Service
Safeway and
Bar al Beef
Taber
Terry Fox Committee
Project 89
Terry Fox
D.A. Ferguson
Billie Jo Ferguson
Clearview Lodge Seeks Donations For Store Items
The facility asks for stuffed animals knick knacks jewelry movies and knitting wool to stock its store. Drop donations at Jude's office in the front entrance. The Taber Viper Swim Club helped raise money for the charity.
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Clearview Lodge
Jude
Veteran recalls service with No 16 Canadian Light Field Ambulance
Harry Kimber born 1920 in Tompkins Saskatchewan reflects on enlisting at 21, training at Camp Borden, and postings in Europe including England France and Italy. He describes battlefield medical duties and rescue missions, life in pup tents, close calls, and a postwar return to Canada then Saskatchewan life in Vauxhall. He joined Remembrance Day ceremonies and preserved memories of comrades and a Calgary friend.
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Harry Kimber
No. 16
Canadian Light Field Ambulance
Tompkins
Sask
Kimber
Camp Borden
Ontario
England
Europe
Strait of Gibraltar
Red Cross
Axis
France
Italy
Calgary
Canada
Clem
Horace
Holland
Toronto
Jack
Saskatchewan
Vauxhall
Wall of Fame story corrects headline and paragraph
The Times issues corrections to the Wall of Fame piece. The headline should read Joe in legal profession to stay and the 14th paragraph should state he works in the law firm MacPherson Leslie and Tyermann LLP. The paper apologizes for the errors.
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Wall of Fame
Joe
MacPherson Leslie and Tyermann LLP
the Times
First Recorded Actor Thespis Paves Stage History
On this day notable events span ancient and modern times. Thespis of Icaria becomes the first actor to portray a character onstage in 534 BC, with later milestones including Seville’s conquest in 1248, Ottoman campaigns in 1510, Milton’s Areopagitica in 1644, and key political moments in 1808 1867 1914 1940 1971 1990 2005.
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Thespis of
Icaria
Seville
Ferdinand III of Castile
Kingdom of
Imereti
Georgia
Kutaisi
Gelati
John Milton
Tudela
U.S
Veracruz
Romania
People’s Republic of China
United Nations
South Pole
Antarctica
Ellen Johnson
Liberia
Taber Times Contacts and office hours
Primary newsroom details list contacts for tips and stories. Editor Garrett Simmons media inquiries Stevie Turcato subscription and delivery questions directed to Melanie Haynes with local subscription line.
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Stevie Turcato
Taber
Melanie Haynes
The
Taber Times
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Taber Viper Swim Club
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