Olds News

Some spruce trees at the southern end of the Bowden Cemetery don't appear to have made it through the winter. Coun. Wayne Milaney, a member of the Bowden and District Cemetery Association (BDCA), made that announcement during a council meeting.

École Olds High School Grade 10 students say a presentation about the dangers of drugs really hit home for them. Yvonne Clark's presentation, “Nope to Dope” was part of the annual P.A.R.T.Y.

BOWDEN -- Something has to be done about all the dog feces in town, Coun. Sandy Gamble says. Gamble made that point as councillors were going over a report on bylaw enforcement in the community.

Town officials have some advice for you if graffiti is sprayed on your home or business. Concerns about graffiti came to the fore after a graffiti spree occurred in Olds -- primarily in Uptowne -- April 17 and 18.

A five-member Olds College (OC) team finished second out of 14 in a business case competition. That's the best finish an OC team has done in the approximately 10 years they've entered, according to OC business instructor Kim Kennedy.

On May 3, École Deer Meadow School's gardening and landscaping class will be building a pergola on the school grounds, with help from the Rotary Club of Olds and others. A pergola is a decorative outdoor structure.

Fifteen members of the Olds Fire Department (OFD) are planning to participate in the fifth annual Firefighter Stairclimb Challenge May 5 in Calgary.

Bailey Sisson’s first year of teaching at École Olds High School has a familiar feel to it, as she is working alongside her own former teacher. Bailey grew up in Innisfail, which is where she first met Kent Lorenz when he taught high school math.

More than 300 people are expected to descend upon Olds this weekend for the Rotary Club's district conference.

On May 6 and 7, École Olds High School will be hosting a conference for UNESCO-associated school delegates.