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DIDSBURY – Council met on Nov. 28 to further discuss the 2017 budget in council chambers. The meeting was a chance for council to review all the documentation and provide instruction to council.

The Olds and District Music Teachers Association (ODMTA) recently held its annual scholarship recital at First Baptist Church in Olds.

DIDSBURY – During a special council meeting held on Nov. 28, council nominated Coun. Joyce McCoy as its representative on the library expansion committee.

With property crimes continuing across the region this fall, members of the Olds Rural Crime Watch Association have been given some helpful tips on how to make residences, garages, shops and other buildings less attractive to criminals.

Although we didn't receive any instructions at home regarding Santa Claus, we still went into Sundre to watch for his arrival.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs community has come together once again to help out those in need through the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child project.

Mountain View County council has approved funding for the Carstairs Heritage Centre and related visitor information services. The OK came during council's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

Mountain View County council has authorized the spending of $20,000 for the preparation of the McDougal Flats Flood Evacuation and Emergency Preparedness Plan. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County council has reviewed proposed 2017 capital projects for the municipality. The review came during a recent special council meeting.

The Mountain View County subdivision and development appeal board has rejected an appeal of a proposed industrial storage and warehousing development outside Carstairs.