Olds News

Lucinda Watkins, who runs the Olds Lending Shelf (OLS), is looking forward to being able to park in her garage for the first time in about eight years, now that the organization is in a new location: the basement of the Olds United Church.

Citizens on Patrol (COP) is being revived. Community services director Doug Wagstaff made the announcement during the Oct. 23 town council meeting. Mayor Mike Muzychka confirmed the revival during an interview later in the week with the Albertan.

Olds council has renamed a portion of a street Memorial Way to pay tribute to military and emergency services in the community. A public ceremony is planned for Nov. 1 at the fire hall.

Olds High School students are doing their part to help residents honour the memory of loved ones.

Local baton twirlers are preparing to host the provincial baton twirling championships May 4-6 next year at the Ralph Klein Centre (RKC). They took a big step in those preparations by attending a baton twirling workshop Oct. 14 and 15 at the RKC.

The new Olds town council was officially sworn Oct. 23 in during council's organizational meeting in council chambers. From left are new councilors Wanda Blatz and Heather Ryan, incumbent Mary Anne Overwater, Mayor Michael Muzychka, along with incumbents Debbie Bennett, Mary Jane Harper and Wade Bearchell.

Plans are falling into place for this year's edition of the annual Uptowne Halloween Howl shopping promotion. The event takes place Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to at least 4 p.m.

While October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I personally became "aware" on June 16, 2016. My name is Ella Johnson, 53 years old and an Innisfailian.

Olds College (OC) has a new vice-president of development: Patrick Machacek. As the college's senior representative responsible for fundraising and government relations, he will oversee the college's $40 million Beyond fundraising campaign.

The Town of Olds has released official results of the Oct. 16 civic election and the results remain unchanged from those recorded on election night.