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Coming of spring brings program excitement

Coming of spring brings program excitement

More than 100 families packed the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre on March 8 for the annual Spring Registration Night.
Helping the kids from the bowling alley

Helping the kids from the bowling alley

The 29th annual Bowl For Kids is set for March 19 – the most important fundraiser of the year for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Innisfail as the youth mentoring agency continues aggressively to raise financial support during a troubled economy.
Carstairs man charged with first-degree murder

Carstairs man charged with first-degree murder

A Carstairs man charged with the murder of a Calgary woman has been denied bail.
Curtain set to rise on Almost, Maine

Curtain set to rise on Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine is ready for Innisfail. The theatrical production put on by students at Innisfail High School will present performances on April 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. with an additional matinee performance on April 2 at 1 p.m.
NDP dodges questions on municipal funding

NDP dodges questions on municipal funding

Premier Rachel Notley delivered the message of her government's March 8 throne speech the next day to more than 200 mayors and reeves and it left them “nervous and frustrated”, said Innisfail mayor Brian Spiller.
Big Apple takes Jade's 'breath away'

Big Apple takes Jade's 'breath away'

It was a trip to remember. Innisfail dancer Jade Grimes recently returned from New York City with memories and moments to last a lifetime. The soon to be 18-year-old Grimes was in New York City as part of an intensive workshop that ran from Dec.
Eagles and town spat over arena upgrades

Eagles and town spat over arena upgrades

With the Innisfail Eagles season now over team officials are now asking serious questions about planned upgrades and renovations to the arena that were identified by the town last fall. “They've got to do something.
Innisfail now part of Alberta Shares

Innisfail now part of Alberta Shares

The Innisfail and District Food Bank has jumped on board with the Alberta Shares program, the first agency of its kind in the province to do so since the initiative was rebranded and expanded last November. Alberta Shares, which originated in B.C.
Aiming for the big leagues

Aiming for the big leagues

For some, country music isn't just a passion, it's a calling. That's how it is for one of Innisfail's newest country singers, Tyler Friedel. “I've been singing my whole life but I've been pursuing it seriously since my early 20s,” said Friedel.
Suspect nabbed in Ingham's Jewellers theft

Suspect nabbed in Ingham's Jewellers theft

An RCMP artist sketch made last fall of a downtown thief who brazenly boosted $5,000 worth of gold chains from Ingham's Jewellers has enabled determined Mounties to finally catch their man.
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