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PENHOLD - Area firefighters are returning home this week following seven to 11 days of assisting hundreds of others battling the raging wildfire south of High Level.

The first-ever Heritage Heat Western Smokin’ BBQ competition was a hit with competitors and guests alike, according to organizers.

The Paint the Barn Red – The Barns of Mountain View County art and story project is coming along nicely, county council heard at its recent regularly scheduled meeting.

Instructor Cherie Plamping, left, Natalia Williams, middle, and Sayaka Ikenaga meet at the Didsbury library for the English conversational cafe, a program put on by the library to help people improve their language skills.

Firefighters and apparatuses from Mountain View County-area municipalities have been assisting with the Chuckegg Creek wildfire near High Level.

Mountain View County council has approved a development permit for an $11-million motorsports racetrack east of Carstairs. The move came by way of motion at the regularly scheduled council meeting on May 22.

The Snyders-Blok family of rural Carstairs has won $100,000 in Co-op’s multi-province Fuel Up To Win promotion contest. Peter Snyders-Blok and his parents Jeroen and Terry will share the prize, which was presented during a ceremony in Olds on May 22.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper has been elected by his fellow MLAs to be the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The election took place in Edmonton on May 21.

The 11th annual Mountain View BearSmart Society Family Fun Day saw guests of all ages learn about good ways to remain safe when visiting or residing in areas where grizzly and black bears and cougars live.

The plight of Albertans in the northern part of the province might seem far away from home for us, but the volatile, unfolding situation strikes a chord close to the heart of Sundre’s fire chief.