Standard Co-op dissolves
A large majority of Standard Co-op members voted in favour of the store’s dissolution last week, after ongoing losses and dwindling cashflow left the ledger dripping with red ink forRead More »
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Warriors hang tight with division leaders
The Wheatland Warriors are feeling encouraged after going toe-to-toe against the team they could potentially be paired up with in a Southern Division final. “Foothills is the team to beatRead More »
Classical duo Latitude 49 takes stage at Arts on 817
In December 2016, Strathmore born-and-raised violinist Timothy Steeves and award-winning Canadian pianist Jani Parsons were ready to bring down the roof of the Strathmore United Church with their talents. ThereRead More »
Municipal intel gathered by AAMDC
Strength in numbers is something the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) employs in dealing with governance issues in Alberta. AAMDC president Al Kemmere, who is also aRead More »
Family experiments with different art
When 28-year-old Ty Dahl returned home from the hospital after spending the month of December fighting influenza B and viral pneumonia, his stepdad Kevin Ellis scrambled to find something toRead More »
Rod Beattie returns to Rosebud in Wingfield’s Inferno
Wingfield’s Inferno, sixth in a series of one-man comedy plays performed by Rod Beattie, comes to Rosebud Theatre, March 9-10. Walt Wingfield, a Toronto stockbroker, left the big city inRead More »
Rosebud presents Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ
Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ will be performed in Rosebud’s Akokiniskway Gallery, March 10, with narration written and performed by Morris Ertman. Ertman, Rosebud Theatre’s artistic director,Read More »
Spartans wrap up tournament season
The Strathmore High School Spartan basketball teams used one final weekend of tournament play to gear up for the 3A South Central Zone championships. Both the senior girls’ and guys’Read More »
Sunset Haven addresses bedbugs
Shortly after a single bedbug was found at Sunset Haven, Wheatland Housing’s independent living facility, management, residents and JAPCO Pest Control Services met the situation head on to stop theRead More »
Rockyford Curling Club needs repairs
The Rockyford Curling Club is in danger of closing its doors. The Curling Club, which has been around for nearly a century, is in desperate need of repairs and theRead More »
Silver Sharks compete at southern provincials
Another half inch on Martina Sidorenko’s fingernails and she would have qualified for the Swim Alberta Provincial Championships. “She managed to overcome a goggle malfunction and still nearly qualified forRead More »