Barrhead News

Teachers are taking their concerns about distance education funding to the Alberta Legislature this weekend.

Next May a group of Barrhead band students will be learning the rhythms of the Caribbean island of Cuba. They will sample not just Afro-Cuban singing and dancing, but also the beat and pace of a very different lifestyle to Canada’s.

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.

Fundraising for Barrhead’s annual Tree of Hope campaign officially kicked off for the holiday season Nov. 13. The goal for the Healthcare Center this year is a total of $22,500, but this amount is not going towards just one new item for the hospital.

Three people are to appear at Barrhead Provincial Court on Nov. 26 after the alleged murder of Valentine (Val) Leo Degenhardt. It is believed to be the first Barrhead murder case in 37 years. Degenhardt was last seen at about 5:30 p.m.

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.