Barrhead News

Hundreds gathered at the Alberta Legislature on Nov. 30 to rally for the future of distance learning in the province, including about 40 from Pembina Hills.

It was numbingly cold, it had started to rain and the roads were treacherous. There was never any doubt, however, that the 14 people who assembled outside Alberta Distance Learning Centre at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday were going by bus to Edmonton.

Arjan Koekkoek steps into a green pair of rubber boots sitting outside the door of his broiler barn. As he opens the door to the barn, a wave of heat flows out into the frigid November air.

Last month 17-year-old Hayley Watt excelled in two classes at the 2013 American Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio. Here she relives her experience and outlines future goals. *** And so it all comes down to three minutes.

Teachers are taking their concerns about distance education funding to the Alberta Legislature this weekend.

Next May a group of Barrhead band students will be learning the rhythms of the Caribbean island of Cuba. They will sample not just Afro-Cuban singing and dancing, but also the beat and pace of a very different lifestyle to Canada’s.

The grey-blue house at 4824-50 Street is in a quiet residential neighbourhood near the Paddle River Golf Course. It fronts 50 Street, while a side alley separates it from the back of the old Southside Greenhouse.

Fundraising for Barrhead’s annual Tree of Hope campaign officially kicked off for the holiday season Nov. 13. The goal for the Healthcare Center this year is a total of $22,500, but this amount is not going towards just one new item for the hospital.

Three people are to appear at Barrhead Provincial Court on Nov. 26 after the alleged murder of Valentine (Val) Leo Degenhardt. It is believed to be the first Barrhead murder case in 37 years. Degenhardt was last seen at about 5:30 p.m.

Barrhead’s youth last Thursday honoured the sacrifices of servicemen and women in Canada and around the world. In separate ceremonies, the schools paid tribute to fallen heroes through songs, poetry, speeches … and silence.