Announcing 2019 Strathmore Stampede entertainment
Prepare yourself for four action-packed days during the Strathmore Stampede, running from Aug. 2-5. New this year we have The Hockey Circus Show. For the kids, Christopher Cools will beRead More »
Leavin’ on a jet plane
I am not a good traveller. In fact, I think I should have to carry a sign that says, “Does not travel well… please help him get to where he’sRead More »
Trio of Badgers make Team Alberta
Three members of the Strathmore Badgers bantam football team will represent Team Alberta at the U16 Western Challenge later next month. Locals Brady Johansen, Jack Warrack and Bennett Salmon wereRead More »
Jumping on the tourism train
Over 40 businesses from Strathmore and Wheatland County met on May 28 to discuss tourism opportunities in the town and county and how to become a stronger tourism hub. TheRead More »
‘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 »
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 »