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The Olds and District Rural Crime Watch Association (RCW) will be focusing on a number of things in 2019, including increasing youth participation in its activities, says president Gerald Ingeveld.

Mountain View County council has instructed administration to undertake a public information and consultation process, including an open house next week, regarding proposed tree clearing and testing at the Winchell gravel pit southwest of Cremona.

CARSTAIRS - The recent grand opening of Tim Hortons in Carstairs saw some unique guests come through the drive-thru. Jules Rainforth from Rein Forth Equine and four friends rode their horses through the drive-thru on Dec.

The second open house for the proposed update of the Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP) has been scheduled for the end of the month.

Myron Thompson, former MP, is being remembered as a consummate politician, mentor and dedicated public servant. A longtime Sundre resident, Thompson passed away over the weekend after a battle with cancer. He was 82.

A couple of dozen yellow vest protesters again rallied in Sundre on Saturday for the fifth week in a row, with passing motorists intermittently honking in support and MLA Jason Nixon stopping by briefly to hear concerns.

The occasional morning gathering for coffee and conversation at the local A&W will never be quite the same.

Myron Thompson, former Sundre mayor and Member of Parliament for 15 years, has died. Thompson had been fighting cancer for the past several months.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association (RMA) will be asking the province for enhanced consultations regarding the proposed $40-million Bighorn Country proposal, says association president Al Kemmere.

Once in a while science teacher Jeff Johnson is confronted by students about the prehistoric creatures from Hollywood's Jurassic Park film series, whether those will be studied and even uncovered as part of the course curriculum.