Olds News

The annual Terry Fox Marathon of Hope (MOH) in Olds takes place this Sunday, Sept. 18, rain or shine, starting and finishing at Centennial Park. Registration is at 10 a.m.

Only 14 men climbed into the MAN VAN to get tested for prostate cancer or other concerns when the mobile clinic came to Olds. That's less than half the figure when the van came to Olds in 2015.

Olds College (OC) has just signed on to run a course on wetlands for Ducks Unlimited (DU) Alberta. Tracy Scott of DU made that announcement during Dinner Party in the Wetlands, a fundraiser held at Olds College's wetlands on Aug. 24.

If you've ever admired the storm clouds of Central Alberta, this is your chance to own a dramatic image of the sky and support a good cause. Bidding is open at Olds Municipal Library on a spectacular storm cell photograph.

A speaker at the Olds College Dinner Party in the Wetlands is working on ways to use wetlands to filter out water and make it clean. Steven Tannas runs a company called Tannas Conservation Services Ltd.

Sherin Lalani of Olds recently came back from Toronto, where she competed in Miss Canada Globe Productions' national pageant. She was awarded the Canadian Scholarship Ambassador position for a one-year term.

Bowden has launched a million-dollar fundraising drive to “Raise the Roof” for its long-awaited new community hall, a project that has been in the minds of town and rural residents for over a decade.

Olds RCMP say charges are anticipated in regard to a two-vehicle accident that blocked Highway 27 between Olds and the Highway 2 overpass the night of Sept. 1.

Two new teachers in schools in Bowden and Olds say they're thrilled to be able to realize their dreams – teaching what they wanted, where they wanted.

Singer-songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald will be paying Tracks Pub a visit the night of Sept. 9. The Calgary artist is familiar with the town and has a long history with the establishment. "Our first show through was shortly after they were open.