Barrhead News

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.

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.

It was a day for women to spend entirely on themselves. Women from Barrhead, Westlock, Onoway, and other surrounding areas indulged in Time for You: Women Matter.

The world will be getting a lot smaller at Barrhead Art Gallery. Visit the gallery Nov.

Barrhead, get ready. “Crazy Legs” is dancing to town.

Saturday, July 27, marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War (1950-53). With Remembrance Day less than a week away, Herman Barkemeyer reflects on a war that claimed more than 1.

Sometimes good comes out of bad. A lawyer in a workplace accident case proposed a “creative sentence” for her client – providing funds for an online job safety course.

Several members of the Meadowview 4-H Club had an enjoyable learning opportunity at the end of Aug. when they traveled down to Olds for the annual Calgary Stampede 4-H Rodeo.

In 1952, eight-year-old Elaine Toma placed a post on the “Pen-pals Wanted” page in the Family Herald. Halfway across the country, Alice Wessenger in Burlington, Ontario was one of the first to answer.

Joy, excitement, and utter relief. Gerry St. Pierre experienced a mix of emotions last week on learning he was to become Barrhead’s new Mayor.