Sundre News

Good project management led the roughly $1.5-million project to reconstruct 10th Street West to come in about $192,000 under budget, said Sundre's administrator. "It's clear that it was managed quite well," said Dave Dubauskas.

The Sundre Art Society's upcoming annual art show and sale provides local talent with a creative outlet as well as an opportunity to present their work to the community, said the group's president.

Greg McMullen got dressed in a tutu along with 16 other Sundre Minor Hockey Association coaches during a friendly exhibition game against the midget Huskies at the Sundre Arena for the last day of ice on Thursday, March 24. Based on admission profits, organizers said more than 250 people attended and about $12,000 was raised for minor hockey. The midgets got to play against the coaches for being the team to win a challenge to raise the most money.

Members of Move Yourself Dance performed during the Diamonds and Dance festival at the TransCanada Theatre in Olds on Friday, April 1. Pictured here, from left, are Paige Read, Shanay Wilson and Racheal Weiss performing Little Red Wagon during the tap small group section.

Robin Boyd, left, and Laurie Coopersmith sweep a rock during the local curling club's annual open bonspiel in Sundre on Thursday, March 31. The event marked the end of another curling season. Winning the A event was the Mitch Bauer rink from Torrington, while the Derrick Wilson rink from Cremona took top spot in the B event. The C and D events were won by Don Brian's rink from Cremona and Doug Manning's rink from Olds respectively.

River Valley School grades 7 and 8 students performed some original poetry for an Irish poetry contest during the school's annual academic awards ceremony held Thursday, March 31.

Members of the Peak Theatre Players, including Jim Lank and Nicole Porter, rehearse on Thursday, March 31 at the Sundre Arts Centre for several upcoming performances of Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith.

"I'd like to know why we've never had this committee in the past," said Coun. Paul Isaac after officials were recently informed the Town of Sundre is required to have an emergency management committee.

The Sundre 4-H Multi Club has been having a great year. We have 21 members and six cleaver members. We have beef, sheep, horse, small engines and cooking as well as sewing clubs.

The Town of Sundre lacks current, accurate and predictive technical information on the condition of buildings it owns or is responsible for, the manager of community services recently told council.