Barrhead News

Barry Holland has always had an interest in flying.

Attention, please … there are just three weeks to go before the draw for the Agrena Society’s 50/50 cash lottery.

An expected $6 billion provincial revenue shortfall this year was discussed when Education Minister Jeff Johnson met Pembina Hills school board in Barrhead last Wednesday.

Listen up, lovers of musicals and animals … be sure to make a date with the most adorable puppies in the history of theatre and movies. The family favourite 101 Dalmatians is coming to Barrhead on February 22 and 23, courtesy of Drama for Children.

There was a penny carnival, bouncy castle and battles activities, craft time and the construction of a Lego city. There was snow golf and tobogganing, not to mention a horse drawn sleigh.

It’s a messy, messy business … but the figurine you create makes it well worthwhile. The 11 students who attended a Paverpol art workshop at Barrhead’s Anglican Church on Saturday, Jan. 26 certainly weren’t complaining.

For some it is easy to delve into the wonderful world of books where anything can happen and the imagination is free to run wild.

The site of Barrhead’s new aquatic centre has been chosen. A five-acre parcel of land at the corner of 49 Street and 58 Avenue, across from the Petro-Canada gas station and old motel, has been earmarked for the swimming pool.

Controversy erupted last week after several Barrhead Continuing Care Centre employees were sent home for refusing to take flu shots.

This year one local business is in the running for an award at the 2013 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in Edmonton.