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DIDSBURY – The town library is well past due for expansion. That was obvious when it was deemed necessary to put wheels on some of the bookshelves in order to be able to move them around to accommodate groups and meetings.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY – A regional council has given first reading to a bylaw that if passed would allow for the expansion of the federally-licensed and regulated medical marijuana facility north of Cremona.

Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall was honoured Oct. 27 at the Fraser Institute's Award Tribute dinner held in Calgary, receiving the 2016 Founders' Award presented annually to philanthropic, free market leaders.

Mountain View County council has approved funding for several groups under the municipality's health funding program. The move also came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Olds Rural Crime Watch Association – which covers all of Mountain View County – is looking for new individual, business and corporate members, says president Gerald Ingeveld.

DIDSBURY – It's tough to imagine what soldiers went through in the trenches during World War I and World War II. Some soldiers actually passed the time making beautiful art, using items that are more associated with death and destruction than beauty.

Changes to Canadian mortgage rules that come into effect this month will impact some potential real estate buyers going forward, said Shelley Kohut-Harder, an associate broker with Re/Max ACA Realty.

DIDSBURY – Plans to remove the boulevard from the 20th Avenue project will save the Town of Didsbury $100,000. The motion was made by Coun.

Members of the Mountain View County agricultural service board received an update on the planned 2017 Alberta agricultural services board summer tour planned for the region.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs 4-H Beef Club began in 1942, and hosted its first-ever “field day” on May 29, 1943 at a local farmyard, with five other clubs participating. Throughout the years, the club grew and the show became larger as well.