Those who like to focus their attentions on the sometimes frustrating world of word puzzles may lament the news that a weekly puzzle contribution to The Taber Times will have reached its final issue.
Long-time word puzzle contributor Connie Grigor has decided that this month will see her last Hide and Seek, something she obviously has mixed feelings about.
“I thought I’d do it forever, but I guess I can’t. It’s a bit hard for me. It takes me longer to do it now — it’s one of those things.”

The whistle stop cabinet tour stopped in Taber last Tuesday Tuesday as Minister of Finance Ron Liepert, and Minister of Culture and Community Services Heather Klimchuk listened to many concerns of the 30 people on hand among municipal, education, irrigation district representatives and members at large.
While questions were diverse from the gallery that featured representatives as far away as Milk River, Cardston, and Raymond, the cabinet tour theme of Health Care, Human Services, Education and Finance seemed to have education as one of the main topics that dominated discussion.

Concerns over price volatility and an overall rise in the cost of electricity has become a growing issue for many Albertans, and sparking opposition from provincial NDP leader Brian Mason.
Alberta power consumers will pay on average 15.2 cents per kilowatt hour in January — an all-time record for the monthly rate. This rate is double what Albertans paid in January, 2011.
Mason has attacked the current system and lays much of the blame on excessive deregulation of utilities in Alberta.

Pleas of guilty to two sex-related charges have been tendered by the former chair of the Taber Municipal Police Commission.
Curtis David Paradee, 43, appeared in Taber provincial court on Tuesday morning and offered pleas to accessing child pornography and luring a child under the age of 18. The balance of seven other charges against Paradee, including making, possessing and distributing child pornography, have been withdrawn by the Crown.