Olds News

Efforts to create a destination management strategy for the town took another small step forward as council approved policy to establish the Destination Olds Collective Fund last Monday (March 27).

A fundraising banquet and social evening organized by members of the Olds High School Interact Club raised more than $4,000 for three causes: Hope 4 MVC Kids, Gowns for Grads and Tuxes and a food program for students.

Olds Rural Crime Watch will be hosting a provincial Zone 2 (Central Alberta) meeting this Saturday, April 8, at the Cow Palace. ORCW secretary-treasurer Judy Schlichenmayer says it will begin at 10 a.m. and is scheduled to go until about 4 p.m.

Olds RCMP received at least 20 more calls from residents during late March than they normally receive - especially regarding suspicious activity, according to Cpl. Michael Black.

The Olds Art Club's annual Spring Show and Sale is coming up fast - April 8 and 9 at the Evergreen Centre. Al Gagne, who lives west of Bowden, is this year's featured artist for the show, which will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Seasons Retirement Communities, which owns Sunrise Village and Sunrise Encore retirement facilities in Olds, will be donating a total of 200 hams to the Mountain View Food Bank April 10. Sunrise Village and Sunrise Encore will donate 100 hams each.

The cause of a fire that destroyed a valuable antique car and tractor collection last month remains unknown.

Town council has announced its selection for a new chief administrative officer (CAO), who will take over the position as of May 8.

Oldstoberfest -- the very unique combination of cowboys, traditional German garb, rodeo and biergarten - is coming back to Olds. It's scheduled to take place Sept. 15 and 16 at the Olds Regional Exhibition.

There's been a shuffle in the location of clothing donation bins around town, and some councillors are upset about how those changes were managed.