Barrhead News

It sounds like a childhood fantasy – soaring through the skies in a fighter jet. Well, here’s a chance to turn that dream into reality.

When two bungling bank robbers desperate for a hideout interrupt the weekly bridge game of four suburban matrons, the stage is set for a cornucopia of comic capers and entertaining exchanges.

Hopes are high of Hillcrest Lodge’s long-awaited $11 million expansion starting in one or two years. Enough funds are said to be in place for phase one of the project, although borrowing will also be needed.

There is a missing piece in the Neerlandia community, which was filled at one time by the Co-op Home and Farm Centre and warehouse that burned to the ground last summer.

The pool project is set to kick into high gear after the 61 per cent “yes” vote in the Barrhead County plebiscite. Barrhead Reeve Bill Lee and Mayor Gerry St. Pierre expressed delight with public backing for a new aquatic centre.

Barrhead Art Club’s artist of the month for April is Hilde Keller. German-born Keller began her artistic life 14 years ago after being entranced by Canada’s rich and varied landscapes.

Owner of Lambert’s Concrete, Lambert Veenstra, has a long track record in construction. Here he argues why he believes the Town has gone about the pool project the wrong way, leading to escalating costs.

In the wacky, wonderful world of comedy theatre, the improbable is probable. So it is with Sharon Plunkett’s latest production. It is a tale of two crooks, both a little cerebrally challenged. After busting out of jail they end up in a convent.

The fallout of Alison Redford’s resignation as Alberta premier will be felt in Barrhead, Reeve Bill Lee said last week. He voiced concern about the impact on the community’s marathon struggle to win far greater casino revenues.

Yee haw! As Samuel Nikkel’s fingers drummed the keyboard at St. John’s Lutheran Church, it was easy to imagine rows of Stetson-wearing cowboys, their buckaroo boots striking a wooden dance floor.