Barrhead News

There was a whole lot of science going on at Barrhead Elementary School on March 9 as students in Grade 3-6 took part in the school’s annual science fair.

Elvis has officially left the building, as organizers of the Blue Suede Festival have announced the annual charity event will move to the Busby Sports Grounds.

It is like entering someone’s apartment. You gain an immediate sense of mood and personality from pastel colours and wall decorations. The rooms may have been refurbished recently, but they exude a lived-in, homely quality that invites you to stay.

When Randy Lavallee, his wife Irene and their son Chad went to India between Feb. 7 and 23 it was a journey to the unknown.

Woody Holler and his Orchestra straddled their saddles in Barrhead on Wednesday night and went riding across a wide-open musical landscape.

The investigation into fraud allegations at the Pembina Hills school division headquarters is still incomplete more than a year after it started. Barrhead RCMP Sgt.

Barrhead residents, as well as other residents of the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock riding, had the chance to meet and mingle with Wildrose Alliance leader Danielle Smith at the Seniors Drop In Centre Feb. 21.

While many people view rural life on a farm as quaint and carefree, there are many dangers that can threaten lives and well-being of all members of a farm family. That was the message given to students at Dunstable School on Feb.

Barrhead businessman Lambert Veenstra went to Mexico City between Feb. 4 and 18 to help with the building of a short-term ministry centre to serve the community.

Alberta’s government is talking about raising taxes after the next election, Wildrose candidate Link Byfield told Barrhead and District Chamber of Commerce. “It has refused to rule this out, even when pressed,” he said at the chamber’s meeting Feb.