Kings pick up a pair of wins
The Strathmore Wheatland Kings improved to 5-4-1 on the season with a pair of wins over the weekend. The local Junior B team picked up a solid 5-2 road winRead More »
Badgers claw their way back
The Strathmore Badgers peewee football team found themselves down 13-0 at halftime to an undefeated Red Deer Steelers team on Oct. 20. Despite the large deficit, the Badgers stormed backRead More »
Badgers make a comeback
On Oct. 20 the Strathmore Badgers had a home game against the Red Deer Steelers. The stands were full and the crowd was ready for some high quality Badger football!Read More »
Spartans entering do-or-die game
The Strathmore High School Spartans football team will be laying their hearts on the field this coming weekend at a provincial play-in game to try to win their spot atRead More »
Rural gay-straight alliance summit held in Strathmore
Strathmore set the stage for Canada’s first rural gay-straight alliance (GSA) summit last week, where hundreds of students, dignitaries and teachers attended the historical event to discuss GSA roles inRead More »
Strathmore welcomes Two Bit Bandits
Just over a decade ago, Jae Fortier took to the stage at an open mic night in Calgary. As he started rocking out to Wheat Kings by the Tragically Hip,Read More »
Future beekeeping discussed
A buzz around discussions concerning beekeeping at the Town of Strathmore’s committee of the whole meeting had town council largely in favour of the idea of hobby and urban beekeepingRead More »
Wheatland Quilters give back
Wheatland Quilters have opened their hearts by creating homemade quilts for the Bags of Love program. Bags of Love is a project that supplies the immediate necessities to displaced children,Read More »
Farm waste collection in Strathmore
UFA Strathmore is teaming up with Cleanfarms on Oct. 24 to collect unwanted agricultural pesticides and livestock medications from local farms. According to a press release issued on Oct. 15Read More »
Opportunity presented to grow tourism
With a continuous downswing of provincial government funds allocated to the municipalities’ tourism and uneasy fluctuations in the resource sector, Canadian Badlands Tourism presented Strathmore with a proposal to partnerRead More »
ReMix to kick off Arts on 817
The band ReMix will be powering up season two of the Arts on 817 concert series, to be kicked off this October. Last year, the inaugural Arts on 817 concertRead More »