Strathmore kicks off inaugural Arts on 817 concert series
In a week’s time, Calgary-based award-winning comic a cappella group the Heebee-jeebees will launch the first of a three-act concert series – Arts on 817 – with a little spinRead More »
Town moves forward with storm water management solution
Town council approved the Cooperative Storm Water Management Initiative (CSMI) agreement on Nov. 15, paving the way for future discussions, detailed agreements, and solutions for the disposal of storm waterRead More »
Langdon sews to keep girls in school
For more than a year, volunteers in Langdon have threaded their needles once a month to sew necessary hygiene items for girls and women worldwide, providing them with means toRead More »
Rosebud Theatre’s Christmas show: hilarious but tender
Cariboo Magi, a Christmas comedy, opened in Rosebud Theatre’s Opera House Nov. 10, and is running until Dec. 23. It’s 1870, and the story begins in San Diego. Fanny DubeauRead More »
RSA student brings thriller to stage
Still Stands the House, a thriller play written by Canadian playwright Gwen Pharis Ringwood in 1938, will be performed Nov. 17 to 19 in the Rosebud’s Akokiniskway Gallery. “The storyRead More »
Growth expected for metal fabrication industries
With the oil and gas downturn, it has been said that Alberta needs to diversify to create income and employment. Community Futures Wild Rose has an idea to promote industrialRead More »
Is solar energy worth the cost?
The Wheatland County solar project, presented by local engineer and sustainable energy development specialist Oksana Treacy at the Nov. 7 Wheatland County council meeting, offered some answers to questions aboutRead More »
Christmas hampers are back
The Strathmore and Wheatland County Christmas Hamper Society is gearing up to collect food and toys for hampers. “We live in a tremendous county. The support we receive from theRead More »
Gleichen utility costs hurt senior budgets
Russel Smith, a former mayor of Gleichen, attended Wheatland County council’s meeting Nov. 7 to query the council on the water lines and rates for Gleichen. Smith said his waterRead More »
The town remembers “Mr. Strathmore”
On the 40th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, John Scheer stood beside hundreds of WW2 veterans in Dover, England waiting to cross the channel to Calais, France. A man inRead More »
Local man gives to facilities that saved his life
At 14 years of age, Justin Cook became a slave to alcohol, a 21-year habit he wasn’t able to break until he hit rock bottom and received proper treatment inRead More »