Barrhead News

Egbert Stang is no longer superintendent of the Pembina Hills school division. A four-sentence media release issued late Monday, Dec. 5, said Stang’s last day with the division was Dec. 4. It did not say if Stang resigned or was terminated.

After 33 years representing constituents in and around the Westlock and Barrhead areas, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will not seek another term.

Although the Christmas season is a time to gather with friends and family and reconnect after a time apart, for some people it’s a lonely time because they have no one to come together with.

The year-old investigation into a fraud allegation at the Pembina Hills school division headquarters is still underway and is not complete as was previously reported, Barrhead RCMP Sgt. Bob Dodds said last week.

There was a quiet hum of activity inside Barrhead Elementary School gym over the weekend.

Egbert Stang is no longer superintendent of the Pembina Hills school division. A four-sentence media release issued late Monday, Dec. 5, said Stang's last day as division superintendent was Sunday, Dec. 4.

It is late evening and bright lights are beckoning. Cameras flash, there is music and someone is talking into a microphone. Spread out before the 15-year-old girl is an arena so vast that first-time visitors can become overwhelmed.

Being tall has its upside. You have a higher reach, the air is fresher, and nobody blocks your view at movies, concerts and sporting events. But it can present a sizable problem beyond banging your head.

You are miles from a town centre, your home and your job. You are surrounded by sweeping, majestic snow-covered hills and fields.

When Jo Ann Nanninga sits before a blank canvas she is embarking on a journey without maps. She has little idea where her hand will guide her, even when the subject is in plain view.