Athabasca News

Nearly 100 seniors were on hand for the Athabasca Lions Club's Seniors Harvest Festival last Sunday. The event, held at the seniors drop-in centre, featured some toe-tapping music, dancing, door prizes and a delicious meal put on by the volunteer group. Mary Pidzarko may have looked like a witch, but she was all smiles throughout the event.

The people of Athabasca will soon have another venue at which to purchase locally produced food and goods, with a new community market set to start at the end of November.

“What makes us the same is that we’re all different.” That’s the theme of Down Syndrome Awareness Week (Oct. 31 – Nov. 7) for local support group Blue Genes.

A 39-year-old Athabasca-area woman was sentenced to two years behind bars after engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl and must submit a DNA sample and be registered as a sex offender for the next 20 years.

Athabasca County’s potential was on display during the first annual Mayor’s brunch, hosted by the government and industry joint effort of the Alberta Energy Corridor (AEC). The event, held on the morning of Oct.

Karlee Mason (left) and Shalyn Lindballe bust a move with country singer Paul Brandt during his Small Town Heroes tour stop at the Athabasca UFA Petroleum station last Wednesday morning. Brandt was there to honour Quilting For Humanity, a local organization that won $1,000 in the UFA contest.

The Athabasca UFA Petroleum station was a flurry of activity last Wednesday when famed country singer Paul Brandt stopped by to recognize Athabasca’s Quilting for Humanity ladies for a job well done.

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries has received a multi-million dollar boost from the federal government for a green initiative looking to turn a waste product into potential profits. On Oct.

Athabasca-Redwater MLA Jeff Johnson was busy preparing his office and meeting with staff and colleagues last week as he readied himself for his new post as Alberta’s minister of infrastructure, a title he was both excited and humbled by.

Students at Whispering Hills Primary School hit the streets last Thursday in their best turkey costumes to celebrate Thanksgiving. Nicholas Aub é was all smiles on the journey.