Barrhead News

It seems Chewy was born for stardom. Wherever he goes, he loves nothing better than being in the limelight, hamming it up for friends and strangers alike. A bit of a primadonna? Well, perhaps. Some may prefer to call him just grrrrreat.

His arms raised in triumph, 13-year-old Kagen Schmidt celebrated his coronation on Sunday as a Wildrose rodeo king.

Fancy a round of Japanese park golf? The day when such a question becomes commonplace in Barrhead seemed a little closer last Monday after five Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program delegates arrived from Kitami City.

Just three days before the biggest event in its calendar, Barrhead has been urged – Come out and support your rodeo.

If you happened to glance upwards to the roof of the Co-op Gas Bar this weekend, something off may have caught your eye. There were tents, and four figures waving at passers-by.

Police have reported progress in a fraud investigation into the expense accounts of a former employee with the Pembina Hills school division. Barrhead RCMP say they received a case file from Edmonton Commercial Crime Unit on Aug. 21.

The Wildrose Rodeo Dance has been around for about 25 years. It is as much a tradition as the rodeo itself, a Saturday night social when cowboys kick up their heels, dance and drink. It is also a $6,000 money-earner.

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.