Library seeking funding assistance
Strathmore Municipal Library is experiencing a budget shortfall and, as a result, will be hosting a silent auction in early March. On Jan. 28, the Strathmore library released a letterRead More »
Author: Staff Writer
Wheatland Industrial Park runoff plagues landowners
Wheatland County has had storm water runoff issues in the Highway 1 Wheatland Industrial Park for many years. Harold and Elvira Boldt appeared before county council on Feb. 5 toRead More »
Who let the dogs out?
Wheatland County is working with Siksika Nation to try to solve the stray dog problem in the Gleichen area. Stuart Larson, Wheatland County’s emergency, protective and fire services manager, saidRead More »
Local wins gold at Special Olympics competition
Twenty-one-year-old McKenna Husband is a gold medalist after placing first in a figure skating competition during the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games Calgary 2019. Husband, from Strathmore, received gold inRead More »
Team Garnett in limbo after provincials
The Strathmore and District Curling Club was represented by Team Garnett at the 2019 Boston Pizza Cup Provincials with aspirations of qualifying for the Brier, but things didn’t go theirRead More »
Kings swept out of playoffs
The Strathmore Wheatland Kings season came to an end at the hands of a bitter rival in the Medicine Hat Cubs, who beat the Kings in two straight games inRead More »
Spartans girls lose nail-biter in finals
It all came down to the last two minutes of play, but the Strathmore High School (SHS) senior girls Spartans lost 42-39 to the Cochrane High School Cobras in theRead More »
Braves on both sides of big games
It was a tale of two stories for the Wheatland Braves as they lost 7-1 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes Red on Feb. 15 in Hussar, but rebounded for a 7-3Read More »
Armstrong, Mary-Annabelle (Ornburn)
Armstrong, Mary-Annabelle (Ornburn) March 8, 1924 ~ February 11, 2019 After a fall a year ago, Annabelle had struggled with her health residing in the Drumheller Health Centre/Continuing Care whereRead More »
GROENEVELD, Peter
GROENEVELD, Peter (Andrew) Peter Groeneveld passed away suddenly and peacefully after a short illness at Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary Alberta on February 14, 2019. He was 82 years old.Read More »
Rasmussen, Arnold Leon
Rasmussen, Arnold Leon September 11, 1926 – February 6, 2019 Arnold passed away quietly at the age of 92, on Feb. 6, 2019 at Breton, Alberta. Arnold was born inRead More »