Olds News

Raising awareness about the negative effects of bullying and counteracting them was the focus of a presentation to members of the Olds Kiwanis Club during the club's regular meeting last week.

École Olds Elementary School students watched and helped duct-tape four teachers to the wall during their lunch break last Thursday.

Numerous family members of Nicholas Baier, an 18-year-old Olds College student killed after being run down outside an Olds bar in October 2010, plan to attend the trial of the man accused in the death when it gets underway next Monday.

The annual Christmas Light Up event and Santa Claus Parade is set for Saturday with a host of events in Centennial Park beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Olds residents wanting to go to Edmonton and Calgary via Greyhound service now have to wake up very early. Since Nov. 14, the bus leaves for Calgary at 4:20 a.m. and returns at 12:30 a.m., while the Edmonton bus leaves Olds at 2:05 a.m.

Both the Olds College men's and women's volleyball teams were crowned Alberta Colleges Athletic League champions in Three Hills over the weekend.

The tank that had stood outside the Olds legion since 1993 was replaced on Thursday with one that has ties to Olds.

Community support for the fourth annual Festival of Trees was outstanding again this year, organizers said. “We're very pleased.

Olds residents paid their respect to war veterans at the Ralph Klein Centre on Remembrance Day.

The Town of Bowden is looking to add a few more volunteers to round out its firefighting roster. Currently, there are 17 volunteers in the department, but chief Larry Werner said he would like to see about 25 people available for emergencies.