Olds News

A benefit concert, held at the Olds Legion Hall, raised $3,957 for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank in Fort McMurray. Penny Marks, one of the organizers and performers, says the money was raised from ticket sales and a silent auction.

Currently, a Bowden bylaw makes it impractical to bring new mobile homes into a mobile home park in the town or to do major renovations to them, chief administrative officer James Mason says.

The Olds Horseshoe Club is looking for new members. They're urging Olds and district residents of all ages to come out to the horseshoe pits in Centennial Park Tuesday nights, starting at 6 p.m. (weather permitting).

When evacuees from Fort McMurray reached safety in Edmonton and Camrose last month, they were greeted by Ringo, the Chinook Arch Victims Services companion dog.

Horizon School principal Heather Linski says the Ryan Boutwell Memorial Playground, which was officially opened after being revamped recently, is perfect for students there.

Effective Monday, June 6, Canadians and their physicians must make, case-by-case, end of life decisions in the absence of law to direct them. This applies in Didsbury as much as anywhere else in Canada.

Olds RCMP are warning residents to “plan and prepare appropriately for excursions” after three people from Olds travelling down the Little Red Deer River had to be rescued late Sunday night. A about 10:25 p.m.

A former Olds resident now studying dentistry at the University of Alberta had the trip of a lifetime last month. She spent a week in Ecuador, providing dental services to people there.

Bowden chief administrative officer James Mason and staff are researching a new provincial program designed to help seniors improve the safety and sustainability of their homes.

The Olds Rural Crime Watch Association is holding its annual poster contest. That contest is open to students from grades 1-9 in rural communities. All qualifying posters must be received by June 30.