Barrhead News

After 12 months marked by the termination of Supt. Egbert Stang on Dec. 4, 2011, and the death of chairman Doug Fleming on Jan. 16, 2012, Pembina Hills school division has a different look about it. Supt.

Busby’s sports grounds were rocking to the beat over the weekend as the Blue Suede Elvis tribute music festival took over the area.

A man was airlifted to Edmonton after a serious collision that resulted in a pickup truck bursting into flames last Wednesday. At around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 22, two pickup trucks collided at the intersection of Township Road 610 and Range Road 23.

The August Boat Regalia at Lac La Nonne on Saturday featured about 20 vessel with themes as varied as witchcraft, piracy and firefighting.

Greatwest Article Template v8 Double Click to Edit Details Write the text of the Article Below this Box After a week of paintbrushes, t-shirt dye, messy hands and creative minds, 14 girls have emerged from a weeklong adventure through the arts.

The winds of change are coming to area schools – literally. By 2014, when you flick a light switch at Barrhead Composite High School or fire up a computer you may well be using wind-driven electricity.

Barrhead country singer Erin Haley has made it to one of 30 contestants in CMT’s Big in a Small Town contest, which airs Thursday, Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. Haley was visiting her parents in Nova Scotia when her manager told her about the opportunity.

Barrhead County Council is set to use Alberta SuperNet for Internet service. It will cost $675 monthly, plus a $995 hook-up fee – as opposed to the $140 a month deal it had enjoyed until recently through Pembina Hills school division.

What a wonderful way to spend three days in August! Sun-blessed Barrhead became the fun place to be last weekend as hundreds of families enjoyed the Blue Heron Fair Days. So many highlights, so many memories.

The Demolition Derby was a smashing good start to the Blue Heron Fair in Barrhead Friday, Aug. 10. The event was a great success, drawing an enthusiastic crowd and some rough and tough competition.