Barrhead News

When students at Neerlandia Public Christian School were asked to put together gift baskets for an auction fundraiser, their response was astonishing. The expectation was 10 baskets, one from each grade, including kindergarten.

Barrhead said “konnichiwa” last Friday to Ayami Ujihara, Rikuya Satoh, Fuko Asabatake, Tomonori Umeda, Takahito Narita and Miwa Nakadai.

Architect’s drawings have created a vision for Barrhead’s proposed new aquatic centre. The pre-design plans include a six-lane competition pool, waterslide, lazy river, spray park, leisure pool and hot tub.

A four-day cultural extravaganza, Night of Artists is a gilt-edged chance for creative people to showcase their talent to a wide audience.

The Barrhead Elementary School gym was bustling with women out for a night of fun over the weekend when Barrhead and District Preschool hosted their annual Ladies Night.

She was a Brown, who was nearly a Violet, and eventually became a Black. Colour has played a big part in Grace Black’s life. Not only with names, but also with the momentous events, some global, some deeply personal, that shaped it.

The evening of Feb. 13 began like any other for one Linaria household. However life for the family of seven would soon be changed forever when a small chimney fire took a turn for the worst.

County residents face a 31 per cent hike in water rates. The increase affects Neerlandia, Manola and the MacGillivray subdivision and comes a week after a 20 per cent rise in utility bills for Town residents.

Cat owners will need to get their pets aged six months or more licensed if proposed bylaw changes go ahead. People would also be prevented from keeping more than two cats or two dogs aged six months or more in any house, shelter or room.

Barry Holland has always had an interest in flying.