Olds News

Olds isn't immune to the wave of cases of influenza sweeping across Alberta.

Fire departments in Olds and Bowden helped police rescue motorists stranded on Highway 2 between Olds and Innisfail during blizzard conditions on the evening of Dec. 28.

Four generations of one family recently took to the ice for a curling match at the Olds Curling Club. Hunter Reese, aged 10, curled as the lead while his great-grandfather Gordon Forbes, 82, threw second stones.

A thief who served one day in jail for a string of thefts and break-ins in Olds and the surrounding area, and then was again arrested for breaking and entering and theft 36 hours after his release, will now serve two years in prison for theft-related

The area's MP, MLA and the mayors of Olds and Bowden are wishing constituents the best of the season and recounting some of the highlights of 2013.

Rod MacLean will take over as principal at Ecole Olds Elementary School on Jan. 6.

Service Canada will be opening a new office on a three-month trial basis in the Ralph Klein Centre in mid-January. Service Canada will be sharing an office with Alberta Works and offering services one day per month.

The Town of Olds’ municipal planning commission approved a development permit on Dec. 19 for a group home for adults with developmental disabilities on 42 Street.

Word of mouth is the likely reason a number of Olds residents are heading to a clinic in Mexico that offers alternative medical treatments, the clinic’s owner said. Dr.

Seventy-five and 100-watt incandescent light bulbs will disappear from store shelves after Jan. 1under federal government regulation. Forty and 60-watt bulbs are due to be phased out beginning Dec. 31, 2014.