Barrhead News

There is sunshine in Main Street. And the outlook for 2013 is promising as well. No, we are not talking about the weather, good as it as been lately. We are talking about a current of optimism after booming Christmas sales.

Introducing Terence Bruce Rowland – Barrhead’s first baby of 2013. Born at 1:54 a.m. on New Year’s Day, he weighs eight pounds and five ounces, and is 20 inches long.

Barrhead and Fawcett vet Iliya Belosevic was suspended from practising for six months over the treatment of a dog needing ligament surgery, according to documents released last week. The Dec.

Pembina Hills regional division chairman Doug Fleming died yesterday. Fleming had been absent from PHRD meetings for several weeks for medical reasons, but recently returned. Yesterday the board’s Acting Supt.

For Barrhead Mayor Brian Schulz the spirit of volunteerism throughout the town is an enormous source of pride. It fills him with hope as the town prepares for one of the biggest events in its history – the 2013 55-plus Summer Games.

When Al Martin was 19, he heard there was a need for blood. It was all the motivation he needed for walking into Barrhead’s Royal Canadian Legion in 1958 and becoming a blood donor for the first time.

For Barrhead County reeve Bill Lee 2012 was a year of personal pain – he broke his ankle in June after falling down steps while moving furniture at home.

A business proposal on Hillcrest Lodge’s long-awaited $11 million expansion was presented last week to Alberta government.

Hillcrest Lodge has proved one again that it really does pay to recycle. After raising $1,600 last year, residents have surpassed this number with a grand total of $2,554 worth of recycled bottled.

It was called “Music for a Winter’s Night.” From the opening notes of the Grade Eight/Nine/Senior Band it was clear this was going to be a heart-warming occasion at the Barrhead Composite High School east gym, banishing the chill outside.