Innisfail News

Living as a foreigner in China for a year is easier said than done. That is what Innisfailian Devonne Nafziger said referring to her year-long study in Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China, (PRC).

Summertime crime has taken a huge unexplained jump in Innisfail and the surrounding area. Last July, crime increased dramatically by 77 per cent over the same month in 2012, according to statistics released last week by Innisfail RCMP.

Summer may be winding down, but the music festival season is just beginning to heat up in the Innisfail area, with two great events planned for the last two weekends in August.

Following the success of the 2012 Gala Awards Evening, the Town of Innisfail and the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce have announced that the third annual Gala Awards Evening will be held this year on Oct. 18 at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Madison Nimmo, a 14-year-old Innisfail teen, has been hunting since she was a toddler. And now she has hit the big time.

The second annual 2013 Quilt Show is returning to Innisfail this August and will feature dozens of quilts made by local members of the community.

The path has been cleared for the town to market a one-acre site in the Upland Aspen area for high-end condos, a development that will raise the bar for upper end living in Innisfail.

The 37th Annual Ivan Daines, Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-nic was yet another success, seeing dozens of recording artists and thousands of people, who came out to enjoy the unique blend of country music and horse demonstrations.

Spring was a horrible time for Kristen Grimstad, a newcomer to Innisfail who recently moved to town from Red Deer with his wife and four children to escape the frenzied energy of city living.

The showdown that arose over a miniature saloon in Penhold has reached new heights. Penhold resident Ken McCarthy built a miniature saloon for his yard three months ago and has been battling for the structure's survival ever since.