Local News

DIDSBURY - A couple of local dance groups participated in the Sparkle Dance Festival in Olds this past weekend. Spotlight Dance Studio sent several dancers as did Dawn's School of Dance in Carstairs.

CARSTAIRS - A pair of students from Hugh Sutherland School took the top prize at the Central Alberta Regional Science Fair held recently in Red Deer.

DIDSBURY - Despite a strong showing on Saturday at the arena for the rally, the town of Didsbury has fallen short of its bid for Kraft Hockeyville 2017. The honour for top team in the west went to Ituna, Sask., while O'Leary, P.E.I.

Mountain View County council has passed a motion providing one-year notice to withdraw from the Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP). The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Games night was a family event. Although my parents both worked hard, long hours, I have many recollections of family time. Because Dad kept a few dairy cows we had to be home at set times.

Poor weather road conditions were a factor in a rollover crash at Highway 22 and the Westcott Road on April 13, say police.

Forget all the recent bluster and accompanying blather emanating from the Alberta legislature about the pros and cons of Saskatchewan's "tax more, spend less" budget.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved $3,560,000 in funding for the construction of a single-lane bridge over the Little Red Deer River on Rge. Rd. 52 north of Water Valley.

Guests at the April 10 Mountain View County Division 4 open house were given an update on some of the county's aggregate processing processes and plans. Reeve Bruce Beattie, the councillor for the division, said the Bergen gravel pit, located at Rge.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) has reviewed the county's clubroot management procedure. The move came during the board's recent regularly scheduled meeting on April 10 in council chambers.