Innisfail News

It is the season of big changes at the Innisfail and District Historical Village. Two longtime members are leaving.

The town's tennis courts have just been resurfaced. A work crew from Calgary's Tomko Sports Systems has just completed a $30,000 makeover – the first one at the tennis courts since 1999. “Basically that cycle is nine to 11 years per cycle.

It could have been fatal. That is what Innisfail Fire Chief John Syroid said about a fire that roared through a Iocal residence with two young children inside.

Hopping on a jet to travel halfway across the world to a foreign country would be exciting for any 17-year-old teenager, but for Brianna Layden, the airplane ride was just the beginning.

The strip mall that will soon service the Town of Penhold is now under construction. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Pearl Rose Construction made first strides on building a strip mall plaza, which will include both a grocery store and a pharmacy.

Living as a foreigner in China for a year is easier said than done. That is what Innisfailian Devonne Nafziger said referring to her year-long study in Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China, (PRC).

Summertime crime has taken a huge unexplained jump in Innisfail and the surrounding area. Last July, crime increased dramatically by 77 per cent over the same month in 2012, according to statistics released last week by Innisfail RCMP.

Summer may be winding down, but the music festival season is just beginning to heat up in the Innisfail area, with two great events planned for the last two weekends in August.

Following the success of the 2012 Gala Awards Evening, the Town of Innisfail and the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce have announced that the third annual Gala Awards Evening will be held this year on Oct. 18 at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Madison Nimmo, a 14-year-old Innisfail teen, has been hunting since she was a toddler. And now she has hit the big time.