Innisfail News

The people have spoken and the town has listened. A packed crowd at the Innisfail Library/Learning Centre was told last night (Sept.

Innisfail's Pat Bidart is changing the world.

The fourth annual joint community and schools Terry Fox Run began with its now customary grand assembly – almost 2,000 students from four schools gathering at the edge of the Innisfail Schools Campus.

Innisfail-area artist Dustine Kinsella lives with inspiration all around her. Just outside her living room, the solitude and beauty of her acreage setting west of Innisfail provide subject matter and vibrant colours, which show up in her artwork.

Innisfail's Royal Canadian Legion #104 celebrated the accomplishments of cadets from Penhold Air Cadet Squadron #7 while expressing concern over the branch's diminishing membership interest.

Rockabilly music fans will be “fishing in the dark” in Penhold on Oct. 23 at the Penhold Regional Mulitplex as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hits town. “The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be playing the multiplex,” said Dennis Cooper, mayor of Penhold.

Innisfail's Madison Miller is a future superstar chef after being one of three finalists for the coveted Chef of the Year during the 52nd Calgary White Hat awards.

Residents along Lucina Street and Robinson Avenue were without Internet and telephone service on Sept. 22 after a lowboy pulled a fibre optic cable down in the early evening.

Judy Sutter did not expect she would ever be fighting for her father's driving licence. That is, until the day he faced provincial SIMARD MD and the DriveABLE assessments, when his driving future began to look uncertain.

The Innisfail chapter of Citizens on Patrol (COP) has disbanded after 20 years, with members claiming a frustrating lack of support from the RCMP, town officials, and most members of the business community.