‘Big top’ coming to Strathmore
In a show of fun, wonder, amusement and amazement, the Wheatland Crisis Society (WCS) is bringing the “big top” to Strathmore on June 15 for their Under the Big TopRead More »
Author: Staff Writer
Summer traffic safety
In the summertime, there are more trucks, tractor-trailers and buses on Alberta roads. According to the RCMP, this greater mix of vehicles increases the risk of commercial and passenger vehicleRead More »
Looking towards the future
Hello Strathmore! I would like to draw your attention to a great article by Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in the June 3 Calgary Herald: (https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-quebec-feels-albertas-pain-so-why-keep-blocking-pipelines).Read More »
A tea-riffic initiative
Students at Carseland School are setting a standard for what green really means. The leadership students are running their own tea company, and for the last three years it’s onlyRead More »
Drug trafficking charges laid
Charges have been laid against two people in connection with a drug bust on Siksika Nation. Gleichen RCMP were called to respond to a weapons complaint on the First NationRead More »
Western Irrigation District Memories – Marvin & Elaine Gill
Marvin’s paternal grandparents, Sophia and Emmanuel Gill, homesteaded near Leader, Sask., while his maternal grandparents, Carl and Elizabeth Brady, homesteaded near Lemsford, Sask. Gill’s parents Herbert and Viola Gill operatedRead More »
4-H scholarship available for rural youth
The 4-H Foundation of Alberta is awarding 10 Elmer and Ona Hansen Memorial Fund Scholarships in 2019, worth a total of $80,000. The scholarship is designed to help rural farmRead More »
Lady Spartans lose at rugby zones
The Strathmore High School (SHS) Spartans girls’ rugby team fought back point for point during the zone finals against Foothills Composite High School Falcons on May 30 at the CalgaryRead More »
ENVOLDSEN, Shirley
ENVOLDSEN, Shirley It is with great sadness to announce that Shirley Envoldsen passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 3, 2019 at Sagewood Care Centre. She had recentlyRead More »
Fraser, Mildred Irene (Blanes)
Fraser, Mildred Irene (Blanes) March 5, 1913 – June 1, 2019 Our much-loved matriarch, “Gram” to all, passed away, with family at her side, on Saturday, June 1, 2019 atRead More »
Corbiell, Joseph Gabriel (Gabe)
Corbiell, Joseph Gabriel (Gabe) On May 30th, 2019 Joseph Gabriel (Gabe) Corbiell passed away peacefully in the Strathmore Hospital from complications brought on by dementia (age 92). He is survivedRead More »