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I enjoy a good book or two, consuming several every week. One of my latest selections included a dialogue about the attributes of what it takes to produce a beautiful garden.

CREMONA - A local resident has been named valedictorian for the Olds College (OC) class of 2017. Mackenzie Argent is thankful for having had the chance to grow up in a rural area and go to school in a small town.

There's a misconception out there that autism affects more boys than girls - almost five times as many, according to some reports.

Area Wildrose MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper both say they anxiously await the judgment of party members on the proposed merger of their party and the Progressive Conservatives.

Mountain View County council has instructed the CAO to meet with administrators in Sundre, Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs and Cremona to address concerns with litter and other debris at recycling centre stations in the communities.

DIDSBURY - With the warmer spring weather it's time for spring cleaning. In Didsbury, the town in conjunction with Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission will be hosting a community wide garage sale on May 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

DIDSBURY - For many of us, climbing up a few flights of stairs is quite a challenge.

Good conditions throughout the region have led to a great start to the 2017 growing season, says Grant Lastiwka, with Alberta Agriculture in Olds.

The clear losers on election night in British Columbia were the 100,000 people in Alberta's oilpatch who have been laid off. Premier Rachel Notley's social licence for oilsands development was not worth the paper it was written on when B.C.

CARSTAIRS-CREMONA-DIDSBURY - A group of bikers from Calgary will be riding through Mountain View County on May 20 and stopping in several communities to raise awareness about child abuse.