Bantam girls skate at provincials
One of the youngest bantam teams in the Rocky Mountain Female Hockey League picked up a whole heap of experience last weekend. The Strathmore Storm bantam B girls might notRead More »
Strathmore Ice improve provincial ranking
A pair of Strathmore ringette teams enhanced their provincial ranking last weekend, competing in their respected year-end tourneys in Sherwood Park. The U12A Ice entered their provincial tournament with theRead More »
Tigers edge Warriors in SCAHL thriller
The Strathmore Family Centre has housed some great and memorable playoff hockey games over the years. On March 17, the Wheatland Warriors added their name to the list of theRead More »
Former Bisons wrap up successful WHL campaigns
Life in the Western Hockey League can be tough at times, even for a high bantam draft pick that excelled at the midget AAA level. For the Millarville product andRead More »
Standard “Toys” on ice entertain
This year, 31 children enrolled in Standard’s CanSkate program participated in the year-end “Toys”-themed carnival on March 18 with the help of five junior high and high school program assistantsRead More »
Strathmore pastor receives prestigious honour
On Saturday, Lord of All Lutheran Church Pastor Dawn Nelson became the province’s first chaplain to receive the Alberta Emergency Service Medal during the Wheatland County Volunteer Firefighters Appreciation andRead More »
Animal Control Bylaw back in council chambers
It was a case of déjà vu for some council members as the Animal Control Bylaw once again landed on the town’s agenda with a request to prompt a new,Read More »
A better way to deal with terminal illness
We watch poignant endings in movies, where the character is dying. We listen to talks and read material about the importance of discussing our wishes with family members, should aRead More »
New committee formed to promote tourism
Strathmore Town Council approved the creation of a new Tourism Development Committee with a mandate to expand Strathmore’s tourism industry, during the March 7 regular council meeting. Membership on theRead More »
Monitoring air quality
Wheatland County has recently seen the need for monitoring air quality in dealing with compost facilities and particulates coming from other sites. The county asked for help from the CalgaryRead More »
Warm weather brings out gophers
Like the famous Warner Brothers cartoon character Elmer Fudd, farmers will be preparing to deal with 2018 gopher infestations. The gophers – Richardson’s ground squirrels – create havoc to farmRead More »