Athabasca News

After almost a month of waiting, Barbara Bell finally has her answer from the Assessment Appeal Board. A house owned by Bell in the Hees Estates subdivision has been at the centre of controversy since the hill behind it began to slip.

Athabasca RCMP detachment commander Sergeant Brian Scott remembers the first major crash he responded to after becoming a police officer; two sixteen-year-old girls had been killed by a drunk driver.

Students from Edwin Parr Composite put on a show with three performances of "The Love For Three Oranges " at the Nancy Appleby Theatre last weekend. Truffaldino (Jake Kretzel) entertains the Prince of Clubs (Sam Farrell).

Joanne Peckham has declared herself as an unofficial candidate in the race for Christine Nelson's spot on Athabasca Town Council. "I have worked alongside of many great leaders, presidents and councillors, " she said.

Moonlight Madness made its triumphant return to Athabasca last Friday, once again encouraging area residents to stay local for their holiday gift-buying.

After lots of hard work from the students, staff and parents at the Boyle School, their brand new extracurricular school bus has arrived.

Grassland School Grade 9 student Dominique Franzen bounds through an archway of pool noodles during her class's performance of "Soft Kitty on No Talent Island," last Friday. With the direction from members of the drama group Trickster Theatre, each class put on a small play, with the entire performance coming together as "Grassland Goes Global." For the full story, see next week's Town & Country.

Last week came the snow and the cold to remind us that Christmas is fast approaching, and this Friday comes another, much more pleasant reminder of the upcoming holiday season: Athabasca’s Moonlight Madness.

By 32 years old, Christy’s life was in shambles. She had lost everything after more than ten years of alcohol abuse; her children, spouse, home, friends, family, and freedom. “My life was a complete mess,” she says.

For the next couple of years, the east hill in Athabasca will be a construction zone. Alberta Transportation is relocating and reconstructing the Highway 55 and Highway 813 intersection. This involves realigning the Tawatinaw River.