Innisfail News

With less than 10 days to go before the Tour of Alberta swings into town, its executive director is praising Innisfail's committed efforts to showcase itself to the world.

The Innisfail Kiwanis Club will soon be calling Innisfail and district home. The inaugural meeting will be held at the Youth Programming Facility at 4136 - 49 Ave. on Sept. 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The Innisfail Alliance Church is celebrating 20 years of God's faithfulness. Located on the edge of Innisfail in the Eastgate Mall, the congregation of nearly 300 has planned a celebration weekend for Sept. 14 with special guests.

Innisfail RCMP is investigating a recent Penhold ‘car hopping' incident by thieves to steal items from parked motor vehicles. Cpl. Don Morrish of the Innisfail RCMP said sometime in the early morning hours of Aug.

The 28th Annual Pine Lake Country Fair & Sports Days, sponsored by the Crossroads Agricultural Society, was held on August 8 to 10 at Pine Lake's Crossroads Ag Park.

Innisfail's SunGold Specialty Meats Ltd. has firmly positioned itself to take a bigger chunk of the global lamb processing market.

The family of deceased Penhold longboarder Trystan Sorensen is frustrated with the Canadian justice system's inability to stop Jessica Lynn Masyk's dangerous behaviour.

The artistic journey of Carol Ritten Smith is almost over. After 40 years of operating Studio Arts in Innisfail, she is calling it quits. "It's just time to do something different," said Smith who has published two books to date.

Youth volunteers from the town's new Community Graffiti Removal Program were back in action last week but cleaning up and repairing damage to the community's four cherished outdoor downtown murals will have to wait.

Residents of Penhold who drive along Waskasoo Avenue in the late evening will soon have their path lit by the sun.