SHS welcomes year ahead
Sabrina KooistraTimes Junior Reporter For the 2016-2017 year, Strathmore High School (SHS) is a school of new.The school will now boast more opportunities, an updated music facility, and aRead More »
An Inspector Calls a great show
Laureen F. GuentherTimes Contributor An Inspector Calls, a mystery play, opened on Rosebud Theatre’s Opera House stage Sept. 9.It’s England, 1912. The Titanic has not yet sailed – andRead More »
County reconsiders past vote
Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor In a rare vote on Sept. 6, Wheatland County council reconsidered their vote denying Douglas Homes six development permits.Such a vote is rarely made and neededRead More »
Tax penalties questioned
Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor There were several requests for rebate of tax penalties at the Sept. 6 Wheatland County council meeting. The deadline was June 30, and payments must beRead More »
Local ladies offer helping hand
Laureen F. GuentherTimes Contributor Carrie Sproule and Amy Wegner of Strathmore will travel to Rwanda in October, to support mothers affected by extreme poverty.Sproule first went to Rwanda withRead More »
County to supplement library funding
Tyler LoweyTimes Reporter With libraries viewed as an integral part of municipal community life, Wheatland County councillors felt concerned that provincial funds awarded to the libraries were not coveringRead More »
New crosswalk on Parklane to aid pedestrians
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter A new proposed crosswalk at the busy intersection of Parklane Drive and Parklane Way will help pedestrians cross the road more safely, with the help ofRead More »
“Fast Eddy” run stops in Strathmore
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter A young B.C. man is helping raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and breast cancer by running across Canada – twice.Eddy Dostaler, 27, left B.C. on MarchRead More »
Raising awareness about depression
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Boyd Lalonde from Sechelt, B.C. is walking across Canada for the second time to help raise awareness of depression. He expects the journey to take approximatelyRead More »
Early detection of disease avoids invasive surgery
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Four-month-old Jonathan Schultz from the Standard area recently had a surgery at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton to correct a condition he was born withRead More »
“Gentle, energetic, passionate” Rosebud CEO will be missed
Laureen F. GuentherTimes Contributor Rosebud Centre of the Arts said farewell in early September to executive director Adam Furfaro. Furfaro guided the organization through significant growth, and his colleaguesRead More »