Barrhead News

Fort Assiniboine School was locked down last Tuesday after reports of gunshots while students were outside. Staff brought the children into the school and alerted the RCMP, which sent members of the Barr-head detachment to the scene.

The need for Barrhead to look its best during the 2013 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games is weighing on the minds of town councillors. One councillor called for more trees, while another expressed hope the parks would be in much better shape than in 2011.

The delicate piece was Mayflowers by Christos Tsitsaros. The rolled chords under Danielle Gurnett’s fingers and the subtle rhythms took the listener into a musical garden full of flowers, spring sunshine and gently swaying May breezes.

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.