Olds News

Members of the Chinook's Edge School Division went to Olds council on January 17 to ask for council's support for a $225,000 contribution toward a field house at Normie Kwong Park.

Two Olds residents are facing charges of possessing stolen property following a hit-and-run collision late last week.

Town council will be reviewing information gathered from an open house last week to get the public's feedback on selected speed zones throughout town.

Students at Holy Trinity School dropped off a donation of 318 pounds of food on Dec. 21 to the Mountain View Food Bank.

An aspiring local musician is hoping her first music video will help catapult her to the next level of country music fame.

The public recently got their first peek at a plan that will develop old Gaetz Ave. in downtown Red Deer.

Local singer/songwriter Donna Durand is gearing up for the official release of her latest disc The Road Back. Packed with original prairie roots tunes penned by Durand, the CD release party is set for June 6 at Sunnybrook Farm Museum from 2 to 5 p.m.

Spend the May long weekend relishing the sounds of country, bluegrass and gospel at Bashaw's annual 'Festival of Stars'. The tunes come alive when more than 80 musicians hit the stage over the weekend. Guests can also enjoy free camping.

Jean Pederson is a distinguished Canadian painter. Based in Calgary, she's taught at Red Deer College and shown her work here too, but has travelled internationally to paint and promote art.

More than 7,500 people are expected to attend this year's 4th Annual Central Alberta Children's Festival June 3 – 5.