Skating Club dazzles in year-end show
The very best of the Strathmore Skating Club was put on display at their annual Fire On Ice show April 13 at the Strathmore Family Centre. Figure skaters as youngRead More »
Stevens joins brother at Western Texas College
A brotherly connection helped deliver Destiny Stevens to the rodeo hotbed of college athletics. Following in her brother’s footsteps, Destiny will join Hayze at Western Texas College next fall andRead More »
Sheen eliminated, Cox plays for chance at WHL title
The Moose Jaw Warriors were a runaway freight train in the Western Hockey League regular season. A mainstay in the Canadian Hockey League Top 10, the Warriors wrapped up theRead More »
WAA hands out annual awards
The Wheatland Athletic Association celebrated another successful season and the 26th year of the program’s existence by handing out team awards for the peewee, bantam and midget programs April 13Read More »
Locals take silver at Allan Cup
For the second year in a row, the Lacombe Generals had to see the Allan Cup get handed to another team. After trailing 3-1 after the opening period of theRead More »
Strathmore Overnight Shelter opens its doors
Following three years of ongoing construction, multiple fundraisers and battling onerous red tape, the Strathmore Overnight Shelter (SOS) is open for business. The project brings a vision to fruition toRead More »
Art society to host its first fundraiser
A local arts society is hosting their first fundraiser in over 30 years of operations to show community support, raise dollars for art programs, and expand further into Strathmore andRead More »
Artist shares his life through watercolour
When Bruce Heming’s mother, an avid oil painter, suddenly passed away in 1982, the then 42-year-old got into a car with his two brothers, George and Glen, and drove toRead More »
Carseland fire hall contract awarded
The architectural contract for the Carseland Fire Hall was awarded to Sahuri and Partners Architecture Inc. and will cost Wheatland County $127,500. For that price, the county will receive designs,Read More »
No rural service in community care paramedic program
In February 2018, Alberta Health Services (AHS) dedicated $11 million to the mobile Community Paramedic Program that treats seniors and patients with chronic conditions in their homes, supported by consultsRead More »
Fundraising for programs
A loss in grant money, and increases in demand and population, gave rise to Growing Families Society for East Rural Counties first fundraising event two years ago. Now in itsRead More »