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Kenya trip a profound experience for Olds High School teacher

Kenya trip a profound experience for Olds High School teacher

What started out as a way to help fellow educators halfway around the world turned into a profound experience for one Olds High School teacher this past summer.
Music and dancing key to long life together

Music and dancing key to long life together

Sharing a passion for dancing and square dance music has been the key to Art and Hazel Johnston celebrating a long life together. The Mount View Lodge residents will mark 70 years together as a married couple on Oct. 6.
BREAKING NEWS: Calgary company to buy Olds Banner plant

BREAKING NEWS: Calgary company to buy Olds Banner plant

The Olds Banner Pharmacaps plant will be sold to a Calgary-based supplements company.
Uptowne passes budget

Uptowne passes budget

The Uptowne Olds committee passed a surplus budget on Sept. 18 at its monthly meeting. The group is projecting revenues of $99,403 and expenses of $96,750.
Bowden to install new community events sign

Bowden to install new community events sign

After searching for a better way to share information with the town, Bowden council has approved a new community events sign board for the downtown area. Council passed a motion at its Sept.
Bloody scene after store window broken

Bloody scene after store window broken

The sidewalk outside the Itzaclip! Doggy Day Spa on 50 Street resembled a murder scene on the night of Sept.
Dallas talks about accessing international markets

Dallas talks about accessing international markets

Improving international market access and providing information on how the Government of Alberta can help businesses access those markets was the focus of a presentation by Cal Dallas, minister of international and intergovernmental relations, on Sep
Search and Rescue squad to hold mock search in west Olds

Search and Rescue squad to hold mock search in west Olds

If you happen to see a few dozen people scouring the area around Winter Lake and the Deer Ridge Environmental Reserve in the west part of town with flashlights, GPS devices and walkie-talkies on the evening of Oct. 5, don't be alarmed.
Preliminary hearing set for cash seizure suspect

Preliminary hearing set for cash seizure suspect

A man accused of having between $300,000 and $500,000 in cash in his vehicle when he was pulled over by police on Highway 2 outside Olds on April 2 had his preliminary hearing set for May 1, 2014.
Tree at former OHS site will remain standing

Tree at former OHS site will remain standing

The Cam Clark Auto Group has confirmed it will save a lone spruce tree standing at the former Olds High School site when it builds a dealership at that location, said Blake Clark, general manager of the group’s Olds dealership.
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