LUSELAND — It’s been a busy winter season with lots of snow removal being done by our town crew. We’ve been fortunate to have found some additional help to fill in the gaps here and there and appreciate all of those who have come in on short notice to keep our town streets cleared and other services running smoothly.
We’ve also had a great deal of wildlife deciding Luseland was a nice place to live. Three moose decided to make our town a winter destination and had to finally be put down by conservation officers after numerous efforts to drive them from town. Some advice we were given to pass on to residents was to ensure fruit trees and yards are cleaned up in the fall. Luseland is filled with beautiful trees, many of which bear fruits, and have been a welcome feast to the moose this season. While moose can be beautiful and majestic creatures, we were cautioned about the dangers of the mother who would protect her calf. As they were seen on the school grounds on one occasion, concerns increased on what possible incidents could occur and jeopardize the safety of town citizens.
The Luseland Library has a new display by the Luseland Quilting Guild. Please stop by to enjoy the art gallery at the library. They also have an upcoming book club meeting at the library March 9 to discuss “They Left Us Everything.” If interested you can pick up a copy of the book at the library and join them for their next book talk.
The Luseland Credit Union Swimming Pool has recently had an improvement made with the addition of an air exchanger. Quite soon after construction it was determined that this was a much-needed fixture to help with humidity in the pool building. The town of Luseland also has an advertisement out looking for pool staff for the 2023 season. Please go to the town Facebook page to see the list of qualifications required and the application deadlines. This is a great summer employment opportunity and a great work environment in a great pool facility.
The Luseland Swimming Pool Building Committee is currently running their annual Trip of the Month fundraiser. Deputy mayor, Candice Kraft has indicated to me that close to two-thirds of the tickets have been sold as of this date and they are positive they will have sold them all by the end of February. Proceeds go towards the remainder of the pool construction costs and we are so grateful for the continuous support of this fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets and good luck on being the next lucky trip winner.
The Luseland and District Fire Board met in January to set their annual operating and capital budgets. The board is hopeful based on surpluses that they have been able to move to reserves that we can begin to have conversations regarding construction of a new fire hall. Initial talks have begun and more will be discussed in the near future as we approve the site for the new fire hall location.
The Luseland Arena has had a busy season and currently we still have U13, U15 and U18 hockey teams in provincials. Feb. 10, the U13 will host their first game. The arena will also be hosting a carded tournament Feb. 18-19 weekend. This is a U11 carded team made up of different kids in the area.
We also want to welcome Kelvin Ollenberger as the landfill attendant to our team, as he accepted a position out at our Luseland landfill/transfer station. Our regular attendant, Kelly Weber has been off due to an injury for quite sometime and it became impossible to continue filling the shifts with casual help.
