Olds News

Women of Excellence nominee Dot Negropontes, who passed away last week, had a huge effect -- not only on Olds High School (OHS) but on OHS principal Tom Christensen, who greatly admires how she lived her life.

Outgoing Olds College president Tom Thompson defended and praised rural Alberta ñ especially the agriculture industry ñ during an evening in his honour May 18 at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites.

A suspect alleged to have committed an armed robbery at an Olds liquor store on May 8 as well as four others in Carstairs, Airdrie and Cochrane has been arrested and is now going through the courts.

BOWDEN ñ Organizers hope to begin construction of a new community hall in Bowden June 1, according to project manager (and town councillor) Wayne Milaney. Milaney made that statement during council's May 8 meeting.

The percentage of seniors living in Olds nearly doubles that of the province, according to the second round of census data released by Statistics Canada on May 3. The total population in Olds increased by 11.

Two Calgary men face a total of 14 charges in relation to fraud and theft at Olds businesses. They're due in Didsbury provincial court on June 5 to face those charges.

The owner of an Olds liquor store hit three times by armed robbery says he's instituting new procedures to try to prevent any more such occurrences.

BOWDEN ñ In theory, there's no increase in Bowden taxes this year, but that doesn't mean some property owners won't see increases while others might actually see a decrease. That's the word from Bowden chief administrative officer James Mason.

Robert ìBobî Clark, who has served on the Olds College Board of Governors for eight years with three as chair, is stepping down. Clark, 80, says he's enjoyed his time on the board because he's had a connection with the college many times in his life.

The Olds Fire Department (OFD) raised the second-highest amount of money during the Firefighter Stair Climb challenge.