Barrhead News

Tune into Christmas with singer-songwriters Gary Fjellgaard, Saskia and Darrel.

Quiet please, there is a hip-hop dancer in the house … and he must not be disturbed. Any false move, any lapse in concentration, and hours of painstaking work could be destroyed. What’s that in his hand? It looks like a paintbrush.

When you are ready to party, nothing should stop you.

Many people will tell you that love never dies, and for one couple at the Hillcrest Lodge, that is certainly true. Jack Wallach, 81, and Jean Young, 86, only met seriously a short four months ago, but on Nov.

A new vision of education making full use of 21st-century technology has been labelled bold and exciting. Distributed Learning would enable students in the region to connect with teachers by video conferencing or the Internet.

Woodlands County landowners are being asked to respond to a survey that will help the county better provide services to its residents.

It has been 93 years since the end of the First World War and the first Remembrance Day, but the day has never lost its meaning for the men and women who served our country in many capacities over the years.

Cpl. Darren Burt, who has served with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, will be a special guest at the Barrhead Composite High School’s Remembrance Day assembly on Nov. 10.

Picture the scene: a man drops to the floor at work, convulsing, with a severe heart attack. Co-workers check for vital signs. There is no breathing or pulse. The man is close to death, even closer to permanent disability.

Lizzy Hoyt can play her fiddle at breathtaking speed, but nothing is rushed about her music. She is too much of a perfectionist for that, too respectful of her art, its history and tradition.