Olds News

There's a good chance that a gathering of indigenous youth from the Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) will be held again next year. The first-ever CESD indigenous youth conference was held in Olds Oct.

This coming weekend, a conference will be held to guide Christians on how best to explain their beliefs to others who don't follow their faith.

Olds Grizzlys head coach Dana Lattery is happy with the way his team played in the annual Alberta Junior Hockey League Showcase Tournament last weekend. The Grizzlys emerged with a 1-1 record in the three-day tournament, which wrapped up Oct. 1.

Olds resident Nicole Schultz finished seventh in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) golf provincials, according to the ACAC website.

A planting spree at the Olds Hospital and Care Centre, which saw 1,000 tulip bulbs planted to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday went well, according to Shannon Powell, one of the event's organizers.

Kaitlyn Schnell's strategy for guiding her students towards top results on their diploma exams is a simple one – get to know them well.

The current economic downturn is the Creator's way of punishing all Albertans for being greedy and extracting oil from the land to live a lavish lifestyle, an indigenous elder says.

The Olds Calico Capers Square and Round Dance Club is holding a celebration on Sunday, Oct. 16 to mark 65 years of the club's existence. Club coordinator Marlene Potter says the event, which will take place at the Evergreen Centre from 2 to 5 p.m.

A spokesperson for TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is impressed by the amount of support the organization got for a rally it held in Olds. The rally, held Sept. 24 in the Evergreen Centre, attracted about 150 people representing 30 chapters.

Juno award-winning musician George Leach not only performed during the Indigenous Youth Conference at the Alumni Centre in Olds today, he will be performing tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 5) at the Trans Canada Theatre. Half of all proceeds from ticket sales will go to support the next indigenous youth gathering. Doors open at 7 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.