Christmas of Hope helps with the loss of loved ones
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Francis Van Bussel, owner of Wheatland Funeral Home, will be holding a Christmas of Hope gathering on Dec. 4 at the Hope Covenant Church.The event’s aimRead More »
Original Joe’s donates meals to those in need
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Original Joe’s Restaurant and Bar celebrated 150,000 meals shared with charitable organization Mealshare that sees partial proceeds from featured items on the Original Joe’s menu goRead More »
Support for STARS
Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor Rural families depend on STARS air ambulance for an integral part of their human health lifeline.STARS appeared in front of Wheatland County council, asking for anRead More »
Communities in Bloom set to expand with help
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Chinook Financial announced it will be continuing its yearly $1,000 financial contribution towards the Communities in Bloom birth forest in Strathmore until the year 2020.In addition,Read More »
Environment policy leads to new hire
Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor A new environmental policy accepted by Wheatland County council resulted in the hiring of a new full time environmental coordinator.“The previous coordinator has come back fromRead More »
Life’s little pleasures
Pat FuleFule for Thought Recently, I got to MC the Crisis Society’s “Dueling Pianos” Fund Raiser. The night also consisted of a live auction. I haven’t been to manyRead More »
Strathmore-Brooks stands tall at Wildrose AGM
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter The Wildrose Party held its annual general meeting in Red Deer on Oct. 28-29 and party members voted overwhelmingly to adopt several of the policies putRead More »
Revised MGA response posted
Sharon McLeayTimes Contributor Voters often say their government isn’t listening. It may not be about listening, but rather a matter of what the government heard.In June and July, theRead More »
Changing Strathmore’s street lights
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter Strathmore town council is considering converting the town’s street lights to LED lights.Ruhin Sachedina with FortisAlberta attended the Strathmore town council meeting on Nov. 2 toRead More »
A unique drumming experience
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter A unique music event performed for the crowd at Holy Cross Collegiate (HCC) Hawks football game on Oct. 28.The HCC drumline, part of the school’s musicRead More »
Sacred Heart Academy’s spell-a-thon raises funds
Melissa StrleTimes Reporter A spell-a-thon hosted by Sacred Heart Academy raised over $14,000 much-needed funding for school programs.School vice principal Lauren Zulyniak said the support received from the spell-a-thonRead More »