Barrhead News

People don’t stop having fun because they grow old, they grow old because they stop having fun. If the theory requires proof, then Fort Assiniboine’s forever youthful John and Bessie Stevens can provide it.

The year 1984 in Camrose was an important one for the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games. It was the first time slo-pitch was part of the event, and Barrhead resident Joe Smith remembers it well. For 25 years Smith was involved in slo-pitch in Barrhead.

From the time she started swimming lessons at five years old, Rita McCaw has always been a recreational swimmer.

Boredom was not an option.

There has been an explosion of creativity at the Barrhead Public Library the past two weeks, with the return of the ever-popular SPARK camp.

The pool project will cost about $10 million more than initial estimates, according to figures released last week. The projected costs of the proposed aquatic centre range from $21m to $24m.

Swimming is so much more than recreation to 77-year-old Bob Lee. It is a way of life, it is a form of therapy. Last year it helped him rediscover a sense of wellbeing after a serious back injury.

It’s a game that requires mental preparation, skill, and a little bit of luck– all of which two Barrhead couples will be bringing to the table.

Barrhead’s shiny new tennis courts will soon be seeing some first-class action as players get ready to hit the court, local resident Lawrence Boucher being one of them.

You could say life has been a ball for 70-year-old LeRoy Barker. Hardball, softball and slo-pitch – the games have thrilled him as a player and spectator.