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Two awards for Olds College turfgrass program grad, researcher

Two awards for Olds College turfgrass program grad, researcher

Two people connected to the Olds College turfgrass management program have received awards from the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA).
Corrections

Corrections

Several errors occurred in a story in the Sept. 30 edition of the Albertan entitled MPC grills staff re: land prep for Ag Soc. property. The commission involved is the Municipal Planning Commission. The permit requested is for stripping and grading.
Vehicle inspections, checkstops looming

Vehicle inspections, checkstops looming

Expect RCMP to be checking vehicles in Olds soon to make sure they're ready for the coming winter. Expect checkstops too – especially as the Christmas holiday season approaches. Cpl.
Chamber unveils award nominees

Chamber unveils award nominees

The Olds and District Chamber of Commerce unveiled nominees for its annual business awards Wednesday, Sept. 24. They were unveiled during the chamber's annual Business, Beer & Blue Jeans event at Just Jack's in the Pomeroy Inn & Suites.
Olds RCMP short officers

Olds RCMP short officers

Olds RCMP are short a few officers, a local RCMP officer says. During the Sept. 23 meeting of the Olds and District Community Policing Advisory Society, vice-chair Bonny Bellamy asked Olds RCMP Cpl.
Citizens of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year announced

Citizens of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year announced

The Rotary Club of Olds has named its 2014 Citizen of the Year, Youth Citizen of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year.
No tax break

No tax break

Bowden town council has rejected a request by a home builder for a tax break on a house that may be built in the town.
Olds pitched to medical students

Olds pitched to medical students

A second-year University of Calgary medical student liked doing a practicum in Olds so much last year that she returned this year to pitch Olds to other doctors who might move here in the future.
Stroke victim walking from Olds to Red Deer

Stroke victim walking from Olds to Red Deer

A 48-year-old man who suffered a stroke last year is walking from Olds to Red Deer Oct. 2-4 to raise money and awareness for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The event is called the Heart and Stroke and Stroll to Success.
Alleged frauds in Olds

Alleged frauds in Olds

Police are asking for your help to find a man wanted for fraud-related charges in Olds and a wide swath of Alberta, stretching from Chestermere to St. Paul. The suspect is 31-year-old Bradly Barry Kowalczyk.
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