Innisfail News

Drummer Mitch Dorge of the Crash Test Dummies had the attention of his teenage audience as soon as he picked up the microphone and started speaking.

Local seniors looking for help in their homes now have one more option with the opening of Innisfail Helping Hands this month. Jacquie Major, owner/operator of the new company, is busy readying her locally owned business for a grand opening on May 2.

The Innisfail Public Library is being honoured with a 2014 Minister's Award for Innovation for its Beginner Robotics Program in Jasper this last weekend.

Innisfail celebrated National Volunteer Week with style, flair and laughter as caring clown Cheryl Ann Oberg taught people to laugh creatively.

Innisfail Town Theater (ITT) celebrated opening night of its spring production, Blood Brothers by Willy Russell this past Thursday in front of an enthusiastic crowd of more than 120 patrons.

If there's a mountain to climb Mark McCracken will do it.

Citizens of Penhold keep on giving and giving to the displaced tenants of the Wild Rose Manor fire on April 10. The Town of Penhold stepped in to manage donations of money, clothing and other items after the Red Cross left the community.

It was almost 45 years ago when teenager Earl Dreeshen was presented the opportunity to make his mark in agriculture. The 16-year-old was sent to Lethbridge by the Rotary Club of Innisfail as winner of its “So Much For The Young Mind” program.

A lightning strike is being fingered as the culprit for causing a two-hour early morning power outage last week in Penhold and the surrounding area. Jim Pendergast, the town's fire chief, said a call came in at 4:06 a.m.

A pair of the fastest land animals on earth is ready to be the star attractions at Innisfail's Discovery Wildlife Park – the first time prized cheetahs have been featured in an Alberta zoo in almost 20 years.