Olds News

When the Grade 12s walked across the stage last month at the high school graduation ceremonies, three students had an extra hook to hang their mortarboards on.

BOWDEN - Coun. Wayne Milaney estimates $150,000 could be spent to renovate and improve the Bowden Rest Stop and he says the town should ask the province for money to do so. Milaney made that suggestion during a town council meeting.

It was already an accomplishment when the four local women were successfully nominated for the 2017 Red Deer and District Community Foundation's Women of Excellence awards back in April. But the women of Olds did us one better ñ they all won.

It's not really a big secret: Nikki Cook loves soil. She doesn't deny it. ìI do love soil,î she said. ìEverybody thinks that soil is just black dirt. And that's it.î Spend 10 minutes with Cook, and you'll learn otherwise. Dirt is dead. Soil is alive.

If you miss Olds' annual Christmas village this time of year, a new public art project coming to Centennial Park might bring some comfort during those long, hot summer months.

A study to address long-standing problems with water loss says discrepancies between water bought by the town and the amount being billed to residents and businesses for what is used costs the town some $400,000 each year.

Olds RCMP were scrambling during the last week of May. They received about 100 calls for service, well up from their regular volume of 60 to 70 calls a week. Cpl. Michael Black is unsure why they received so many calls that week, but he has a theory.

Members of the Olds Health Care Fundraising Committee (OHCFC) recognize their goal of raising $300,000 may seem like a daunting one, but they say it's necessary to ensure Olds and area get the health care they need and deserve.

A year ago Danielle Lappage was preparing for the Olympics. This year she's preparing for law school.

Incoming Olds College president Stuart Cullum says it's too early to say if his current role ñ chief innovation officer ñ will continue after he takes his new office July 1.