Olds News

Olds town council agreed to give the Olds Historical Society (OHS) $30,000 in instalments over the next two years, at its regular meeting last week.

One of the two men accused in the robbery of the Rexall Drug Store in February 2011 was recently handed a 10-year jail sentence in Calgary Court of Queens Bench for his part in the crime.

Police called the bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay “a rare event in Canada.

Olds High School students Tim Carlielle and Collin Fair came back from P.E.I. last week with a silver medal and a bronze medal, respectively. They won the medals at the 2012 National Science Fair, which was held in Charlottetown.

A Pincher Creek-area man died in a two-vehicle collision that occurred last Wednesday at approximately 8:49 p.m. west of Bowden.

Town of Olds council discussed a business plan put together by the Olds Historical Society (OHS) at it policies and priorities meeting on May 22.

Vicky Shachtay's father said it was “great news” to hear that a murder charge has been laid in the bombing death of his daughter.

The Olds Royal Canadian Legion will hold a dedication ceremony for its tank this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. This spring, the legion entrusted École Olds Elementary School students with the task of giving the legion's new tank a name.

The Olds Agricultural Society will start hosting the Olds Farmers' Market this Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Cow Palace, for the ninth year in a row.

A cattle liner fire caused traffic on Highway 2 to be interrupted for several hours last Thursday, as RCMP officers and Alberta sheriffs rounded up 55 head of cattle that had been freed from the burning trailer.