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Great weekend for Wolverines
The Whitecourt Wolverines had a great weekend! Friday night saw a big crowd enjoy the skills competition. Fans were able to score autographs from their favourite players before the festivities and then…
New resource officer to make appearance in local schools
By Laura Bohnert Onoway Junior/Senior High School (OHS) and St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School (in Spruce Grove) are welcoming their first ever School Resource Officer. Just before students…
Drug busts
Whitecourt RCMP continues to target the distribution of illicit street drugs in the community and surrounding areas. With assistance from the Whitecourt RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), Drayton Valley GIS,…
Keep on Truckin’… (Put it on the right truck)
I have returned to Valerie’s pages once again and this time I have an agenda. I rarely ever touted my business in my columns and the topics, as my readers…
Community Lunch Box announces new location
By Susan Hofforth The Community Lunch Box is excited to announce the purchase of its new home at The Community Lunch Box Support Centre at 4904 – 52 Avenue in…
Cat Scratch 2016
By Rechell McDonald Did you get a chance to check out Cat Scratch at the Allan & Jean Millar Centre this past week? On Sunday, January 17, the Sabres Cheerleading…
New local book launch
By Susan Hofforth Local author Bonnie Ryan-Fisher is being published in an anthology of women’s writings. Ryan-Fisher has been a published author since the 1980s but this is the first…
AstroDome in Whitecourt
By Rechell McDonald The AstroDome personnel made a trip to Whitecourt recently to share the wonders of space with Whitecourt students. The AstroDome is a mobile, inflatable dome with an…
Sabres Cheer showcase
The Sabres Cheer Showcase was a huge success! The well-attended show saw cheerleaders of all ages, from two up to adult, jumping, tumbling, and having a fantastic time! The Showcase…
Trooper hits the stage
Juno award-winning Trooper electrified a packed house on Saturday night. Trooper’s 10 studio albums have captured multiple gold and platinum status. Trooper members love their fans.…
New workplace training program available
By Susan Hofforth As the economy goes through its slump, many people are being forced to make new plans. Unexpected unemployment means that people are forced to explore new career…
Tree pickup has begun
By Rechell McDonald The annual Christmas tree pickup service began on January 11 and is scheduled to run through until the end of the month. There is no set pickup…
Teen Centre re-opens
By Rechell McDonald The Whitecourt Teen Centre, run by the Boys and Girls Club, saw a brief shut down period late in 2015 as they lost their management team to…
Pain linked to memory retention
Rechell McDonald You may have heard of classical conditioning before, or scent memory, but have you heard of pain memory? In some ways this is an off-shoot of classical conditioning…
Are Canadians bigger winners when it comes to the lottery?
By Laura Bohnert The last two weeks were Powerball fever in the US when the Powerball jackpot reached over $1 billion, but did the many Canadians who also purchased Powerball…