Olds News

Seven people showed up at the Olds RCMP detachment late last week to hear a presentation by RCMP proactive recruiter Const. Wilson Yee.

They were just two guys from Calgary but each took separate, radically different paths after graduating from high school. But one became a suicide bomber while the other is trying to promote peace.

The United Church is celebrating 120 years in Olds with an exhibit at the Mountain View Museum and Archives. The collection is on display until Nov.

For the second time in less than a decade, Big Brothers & Big Sisters is looking at setting up shop in Olds to serve the Olds and Sundre areas, hopefully next year.

Olds resident Misty Olsen has been chosen to attend a November 21-23 event to develop athletic leadership and youth activation. Olsen participates in five-pin bowling, baseball and swimming with Olds & District Special Olympics.

Olds RCMP are asking for your help to identify two males who were involved in a theft from the Home Hardware in Olds on Oct. 30.

By Canada Day next year, a splash park could be up and running in Olds, if organizers have their way. That's the fervent hope of Olds Splash Park Association (OSPA) President Brien McDonald.

Winter is coming. But fans of reggae music will have the chance to warm their spirits with a show by Tasman Jude, a quartet from Grande Prairie stopping in Olds during its cross-country tour.

A woman who grew up in Olds is now in the running for international honours after having won a Calgary and area award. Ashlee Hamblin, 26, is a fundraising professional for the David Thompson Health Trust, which includes Olds.

Olds resident and Gulf War veteran Leslie Manchur says in the wake of the murder of two soldiers, those who guard Parliament Hill and provincial legislatures, etc., should be armed with live ammunition.