Two Christmas Truths
Pat FuleFule for Thought Life doesn’t always give people a “Hallmark Christmas.”Sometimes, tragedies happen. At the same time we celebrate Christ’s birth, we sometimes also have to lose people.WeRead More »
New truck for fire department
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor Due to the significance for the Strathmore Fire Department to meet the fire and rescue needs within the community, town council agreed to spend nearlyRead More »
A look back: Fildebrandt on 2015
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor Last year’s out-of-the-blue manoeuvre – when nine Wildrose party members crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives and irrefutably cost the party its hold inRead More »
Remembering our roots ~ Ed and Donna Thiessen
John GodsmanTimes Contributor Ed Thiessen’s ancestors were Mennonites, originating in Northern Holland and Germany, before settling in Russia in the 1700’s, when Catherine the Great invited the Mennonites toRead More »
Wheatland County Year in Review
Justin SewardTimes Reporter It has been a busy year for Wheatland County, and one that Reeve Glenn Koester considered to be a progressive 12 months because of the directionRead More »
Debates continue over Strathmore hospital
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor The perennial problems surrounding the Strathmore Hospital catapulted back into the forefront at the last town council meeting, when Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt affirmed thatRead More »
Senior facility fights for choice
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor With rising numbers of rural Albertan seniors waiting for placement in a senior care facility, Meadowlark Senior Care Home’s biggest concern should be running outRead More »
Disagreement over Canadian Badlands membership tables issue
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor The renewal of the town membership with the Canadian Badlands grew divisive, when former empty promises and a lack of effort for increased town involvementRead More »
Boundary Road area targeted for break ins
Justin SewardTimes Reporter Half a dozen break-ins have been identified in the Carseland and Dalmead area within the last month and the public is urged to call the RCMPRead More »
Remembering our roots ~ Odo and Sharon Melcher
John GodsmanTimes Contributor Odo is a German name, and is really spelt ‘Udo’ but when he was baptized it changed to ‘Odo’! His father Joseph Melcher was a farmerRead More »
Rosebud Education Director grateful that God blesses and provides
Laureen F. GuentherTimes Contributor My year-end conversation with Paul Muir, Rosebud School of the Arts education director, started with a tour of the 102-year-old Rosebud Hotel, which houses theRead More »