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Blind golfers make it look easy

Blind golfers make it look easy

To be able to golf requires a good set of eyes, but it turns out those eyes don’t have to belong to the person wielding the club.
Keeping kids active through summer

Keeping kids active through summer

Kids from the community are getting all the activity they can handle throughout the summer. The Barrhead Recreation Department is providing recreational programs designed to get the kids out of the house and into the beautiful parks of Barrhead.
Barrhead athletes have strong showing at games

Barrhead athletes have strong showing at games

The 2011 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games concluded after three successful days of competition. Athletes from Zone 5, which includes Barrhead and Swan Hills, made off with a medal haul that would rival countries participating in the mainstream Olympics.
Women running for women

Women running for women

Elissa Ponich is hoping that running ten kilometres in Athabasca will make a difference in the faraway Democratic Republic of Congo. Ponich and friends will run through Athabasca on Saturday, August 6 (beginning at 8 a.m.
VIDEO: Sangudo Speedway

VIDEO: Sangudo Speedway

Fans of auto racing crammed the bleachers of the Sangudo raceway on July 24th to take in the excitement of hobbyists racing their powerful four-wheeled contraptions.
Getting Wild about provincials

Getting Wild about provincials

After completing their regular season, the Westlock Wild Pee Wee minor ball team is gearing up for its Tier 2 provincial tournament July 29 to Aug. 1 in Strathmore.
Smash, bash and gas at Sangudo Speedway

Smash, bash and gas at Sangudo Speedway

What do you get when you combine high-speed sprint cars, rumbling stock cars and racing trucks? You get great racing action at the Sangudo Speedway.
Blind golfers take to the links

Blind golfers take to the links

Anyone who has spent any amount of time on a golf course will tell you what a frustrating sport it can be — even if you’re working with all five senses.
Young and old team up for golf glory

Young and old team up for golf glory

The man responsible for the young and old golf tournament at the Paddle River Golf and Country Club never got to see the fruits of his labour, but since 1999, his dream of young and old playing golf together is alive and well.
Peewee Trappers set for provincials

Peewee Trappers set for provincials

The Athabasca Trappers peewee baseball team is waiting to find out where they stand.
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