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 Alberta Downs race results
Standardbred Canada Results for May 19, 2012 First -- $3,200, mile, pace Notable Intension (Schneider) 9.00 2.60 3.50 Meadowlarks Dakota (Remillard) 7.50 3.10 Crafty Cracker (Grundy) 2.60 Time 1:58.2 Tequila Boom Boom, Hf Nancys Babygirl, Brandons Cassie, Shi Wan also started.[...]
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 The not so golden years
Dear Editor, It is a sad reality that as our seniors age and they need extended care, we have to send them off to a care facility in another town (within a 100 mile radius) while they wait to get a bed in their own home town.[...]
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 Crossroads looking for new foster families
Crossroads Family Services is looking for new families to take on the role of traditional foster parents after several families left the program when they adopted their foster children.[...]
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 Thieves annoying, says reader
Dear Editor, For quite some time now there have been many thefts of lawn articles from our yards in English Estates. I'm sure its happening in all neighbourhoods but it makes us very mad.[...]
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 Value of LTA, asks reader
Dear Editor, The Lacombe Taxpayers' Association has a following that does constitute less than half a per cent of the population of the City of Lacombe.[...]
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 Lacombe composite track team heads to zone competition
With spring comes the familiar sights and sounds of outdoor sports. The rush of the offensive line, the smack of a bat as it makes contact with a ball, the whistle of the referee on the soccer pitch, and the cheers from fellow teammates at high school track and field meets.[...]
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 Safe grad is safe, says reader
Dear Editor, I have been involved with Lacombe safe grad ever since a group of us concerned parents formed the committee in 2007.[...]
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 Police hold up train
A police officer boards a CP Train between Lacombe and Morningside May 21 around 3:30 p.m. after it was stopped because it was causing fires as it drove down the tracks.[...]
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 No easy answer
Hundreds of Grade 12 students in the Lacombe area will be marking the milestone of graduation and with it comes the inevitable parties.[...]
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 Dry grad organizers seek help
The high school's dry grad committee is struggling to meet its goal of raising about $12,000 for this year's event and is looking to the community for help. "To keep this going we need the support of the community," said Lorna Gibson, chair of the committee.[...]
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 LTA: Kudos to the city
Dear Editor, The LTA would like to take this opportunity to thank city council for some moves in a positive direction. 1. Allowing video taping of council meetings. 2. Planning major spending, instead of writing a blank cheque every time an interest group comes begging.[...]
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 Not your average B&B
It could have been a day like any other. Edie and Bill Biel took a leisurely walk along Prentiss Road, which is east of the hog farm they have lived and toiled on for more than two decades. The quarter section boasted the home and barns that Bill built with his own hands.[...]
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 Show time
The 4-H Beef Show and Sale drew youth from across Lacombe County on May 13 and 14 at the Central Alberta Agricultural Society Grounds in Lacombe[...]
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 Blackfalds' field house gets another sponsor
Blackfalds' field house project is one step further along thanks to a donation from local developer Cottonwood Meadows that gave the town the certificate of title for lot 100 in order to sell the site and donate the proceeds to the field house society.[...]
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 LFD gets a new rescue truck
The Lacombe Fire Department (LFD) has a new addition to their fleet of rescue vehicles and pumps. The department bought a rescue truck to replace the older, smaller model.[...]
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 Blackfalds continues to experience growth
Phase three of the Valley Ridge subdivision development in Blackfalds got the go ahead from town council May 8, adding yet another branch to the growing town's tree. "Blackfalds is just having a fantastic construction year," said Melodie Stol, mayor of Blackfalds.[...]
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 Juniors take to the tees
Cheering, laughter, screams, and whistles are all sounds you can hear at any arena, ball diamond or soccer pitch. Team sports are loud, aggressive, and, for the most part, fast-paced and instinctive. Playing on a team gives kids and youth a chance to get active, and to socialize.[...]
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 Bringing Hickstead back to life
Working in a creativity-based field isn't always easy, especially when you're trying to make a living. Inspiration takes time to flow from within, and you can rarely force it. Be it writing, media arts, or painting, each discipline demands the artist give themselves completely to their work.[...]
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 Satinwood stays open another year
Students at Satinwood School will be back next September as the Wolf Creek Public School (WCPS) division holds off making any decisions concerning the future of the school until after next fall's enrolment.[...]
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 Standardbred Canada: ALBERTA DOWNS
Results for Saturday 12-may-2012 First -- $4,000, mile, pace Outlawtowerinferno (Kolthammer) 4.50 3.80 2.30 No Fear (Campbell) 4.30 2.10 Coolestdudeintown (Hennessy) 2.10 Time 1:56.3 Belly Laugher, Hesacamcracker, Fulla Promise also started.[...]
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 Colbray Homes receives regional award
Colbray Homes, of Lacombe, received a regional housing award from the Central Alberta Awards of Excellence, recognizing the top builders in Central Alberta. Chris Wallace, president of Colbray Homes, received the award in the Best Multi-Family category on May 5 in Red Deer.[...]
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 Wolf Creek Crossing progresses
Wolf Creek Crossing-whose anchor store is Canadian Tire-is on schedule and should be completed by the end of August, says developer Biri Nikhanj of Richview Developments out of Edmonton. "Every thing is a go," said Nikhanj in a phone interview May 8.[...]
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