A familiar face officially joined the Taber Police Service Monday morning — at least a face familiar to chief Alf Rudd.
Christopher Nguyen was sworn in Monday as Taber’s newest officer at a ceremony inside the Taber Police Station, and afterwards, Rudd said he could not have been happier about the newest recruit.
“Our paths have met again here. It’s been my privilege to hire him twice,” said Rudd, who was Nguyen’s commanding officer when the two worked together at the Blood Tribe police force.

It is the end of an era for a slo-pitch tournament that has been a regular fixture in Taber in August for a quarter century.
This weekend’s Lon Ferguson Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament will mark the 25th anniversary of the tournament, and the last year for it under the Lon Ferguson Memorial Society.
“It has sort of run its course. It’s been great. It has been good for everyone involved whether it be the teams, the volunteers or our scholarship recipients,” said Rob Kanomata, a member of the memorial society and co-organizer for the slo-pitch tournament.

Town council will be one man short for the crest of the current election term.
At Monday night’s meeting, council accepted the resignation of Coun. Abe Andres, who submitted a letter of resignation dated Aug. 2.

There will be some local manscaping of historic proportions happening at the centre stage at Cornfest this year.
Being it is the 30th year  since Terry Fox’s epic attempt to cross Canada on foot, local Terry Fox Foundation committee members were looking for something unique. Everyone has heard of the head shaves for cancer research done across the nation, but Taber will be the first with 12 brave males sacrificing hair on other parts of their body with waxings by trained professionals for the cause.