Innisfail News

Users of Penhold's Memorial Hall will see an increase in rental fees in 2014. Penhold town council, in their final council meeting of 2013 held on Dec. 16, put back to administration a rate increase of 5 per cent for users of the multi-use facility.

The new Innisfail Youth Programming Centre will be home to a whirlwind of activity January 30 and 31 with the eager arrival of Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Innisfail and the Boys and Girls clubs.

At just two years old Tristan Laidlaw is already seen as a ìvery special boy.î Like any other child his age, he can be hyperactive and curious. He loves animals, trucks, trains and especially his six-year-old sister Taylor.

The board for Innisfail's Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) has awarded $75,000 of provincial grant money to seven social agencies and community groups.

The spirit and memory of Robert Burns are alive and well at Bowden Grandview School. On Jan. 17 Bowden Grandview School library was transformed into a performance theatre to help Grade 4 students and their families celebrate Robbie Burns Day.

The Spruce View & District Lions Club is proud to announce Fred and Bernice Andersen as its 2014 Citizens of the Year. Fred and Bernice exemplify the spirit of community service by their involvement and interest in people and community activities.

Penhold's building permit totals are increasing at an enviable rate that is now exceeding 20 per cent annually.

A thief who served one day in jail for a string of thefts and break-ins in Olds and the surrounding area, and then was again arrested for breaking and entering and theft 36 hours after his release, will serve two years in prison.

Highway 587 was the scene of a high-speed serious collision last week between two vehicles that resulted in two people being sent to hospital. Prior to the collision at approximately 4 p.m. on Jan.

Diabetes patients looking for guidance will soon be able to find it. Brenda Logan, Alberta Healthy Living Program-Central Zone Client Health educator, will be teaching Innisfail diabetes patients the ins and outs of dealing with their diabetes Jan.