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At open houses last week, ratepayers in Mountain View County Reeve Bruce Beattie's Div. 4 and councillor Kevin Good's Div. 1 expressed a desire to see more done toward the upkeep and maintenance of county roads.

Twelve people participated in an open house last Tuesday night to provide input into the Red Deer County Municipal Development Plan.

The Mountain View Seniors' Housing board will be sending a letter to the province expressing interest in a grant initiative that, if successful, could see a 100-bed seniors' housing facility built in Sundre.

Developers for the Netook Crossing project east of Olds attempted last week to dispel misinformation they say is skewing Mountain View County council's view of their proposed commercial-residential development.

Red Deer County dairy farmer Dustin Wintjes made the switch to organic milk production three years ago because he was looking for a more sustainable way of producing milk.ìI thought it was the right thing to do,î said Wintjes.

Last Thursday, Jo Klitzke was setting up her 40-foot mobile food-vending unit in a parking lot in Didsbury.

On Sept. 16 Mountain View County handed out a new self-guided history tour pamphlet to citizens who attended the municipality's 50th anniversary celebration.

The Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta's Camp Kindle at Water Valley got a major boost last month with an $875,000 gift from three cancer agencies.

The Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Progressive Conservatives will choose their candidate for the next provincial election on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Didsbury Multiplex.

Three municipal reserve parcels in Mountain View County have been cleared for eventual sale after council voted to remove their designation following public hearings last Wednesday.The most contentious parcel was a 2.