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  • Faith Forum: Head vs Heart Knowledge

    Faith Forum: Head vs Heart Knowledge

    By Gloria Wessner ‘Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.’ (Psalm 34:8 The Message) One might acknowledge with their mind that there is a God out there somewhere. One might suddenly find themselves in a lot of difficulty and hardship and…

  • RCMP Livestock Investigations – Charges Laid in Horse Theft Investigation

    RCMP Livestock Investigations – Charges Laid in Horse Theft Investigation

    Stirling, Alberta –  Charges have been laid by Raymond RCMP in the investigation into two horses that were sold for processing. On April 28, Raymond RCMP received a report of two horses that had been sold without the owner’s consent. The victim reported that she had been boarding two horses at a Stirling area farm for…

  • Turner Valley RCMP – Theft of Truck

    Turner Valley RCMP – Theft of Truck

    Turner Valley, AB –  Turner Valley RCMP are investigating the theft of a black 2005 Ford F350 crew cab, licence FLA 243.  The theft occurred on Sunset Blvd sometime between 11:30pm April 30, 2018 and 6:30am May 1, 2018.  The truck has had extensive work and upgrades, which make it quite unique.  The vehicle has a black Iron…

  • Space Tourism – not as appealing as it seems?

    Space Tourism – not as appealing as it seems?

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly has two people signed up for a trip around the Moon (although these plans have been delayed slightly), and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has advanced plans to launch space tourists from 2018 for a mere US$250,000 each – hundreds of people have already registered. Is there anyone reading this who didn’t want to be an…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: April 30 – May 7, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: April 30 – May 7, 2018

    By Amy Elliott Aries Chiron in your sign certainly offers profound and extensive healing opportunities. Yet I appreciate that sometimes it can feel like an exacting schoolteacher, the sort who would always notice one’s errors and seemed to exist for the very purpose of doing so. Chiron has been called the ‘inconvenient benefic’, which I think…

  • Turner Valley RCMP Investigate Child’s Death

    Turner Valley RCMP Investigate Child’s Death

    This heartbreaking story is an important reminder to ensure septic and holding tanks are secured with locked lids. – Alberta Onsite Wastewater Management Association Original RCMP Report: Turner Valley RCMP Investigate Child’s Death Priddis, Alberta –  Turner Valley RCMP are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy that occurred earlier today. At approximately 12:50 pm…

  • Turner Valley Oilfield Society Speaker Series Welcomes Laureen Harper

    Turner Valley Oilfield Society Speaker Series Welcomes Laureen Harper

    About the Turner Valley Oilfield Society The TVOS is organized around the core value of honouring the people, their struggles, and innovations that comprise the technical and cultural history the Turner Valley Oilfield region of southern Alberta. We share a strong sense of community and a desire to collaborate with partners to tell the story…

  • A Decade in the Making

    A Decade in the Making

    By GEORGE JOHNSON, YOUR STAMPS AUTHORITY After a 10-year absence, the Grey Cup will be back where it belongs. “We all know this city,’’ said Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, the transplanted Texan who’s made this his home, with a wink and knowing nod. “When it commits to something, it does it up right. “Definitely, this is…

  • Canada’s Conservatives Issue Statement on the Prime Minister’s Defence of Anti-Trans Mountain Expansion Campaign Funding

    Canada’s Conservatives Issue Statement on the Prime Minister’s Defence of Anti-Trans Mountain Expansion Campaign Funding

    Ottawa, Ontario – Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, issued the following statement today regarding the Prime Minister’s defence of Canada Summer Jobs Program funding being used to support an anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline campaign:  “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago, and again last week, he wants to “phase out” Canada’s energy sector. His…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: More Things You Can do to Cut Your Cancer Risk

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: More Things You Can do to Cut Your Cancer Risk

    Aside from your weight, smoking, and drinking, the Harvard study found other lifestyle factors that can increase your risk of developing cancer. Here are some other ones that are likely to affect your health here in North America: low intake of fruits and vegetables “unsafe” sex air pollution Just as with the three main factors, there…

  • Black Diamond Pharmasave Announces Winner of Aloha Gift Basket

    Black Diamond Pharmasave Announces Winner of Aloha Gift Basket

    UPDATE:  The winner of the Special Gift Basket Raffle that we held on our Aloha Customer Appreciation Day was Deborah Allen. Congratulations from all the Pharmasave staff – Thank you for entering. We hope you enjoy your Sun & Fun basket!   Customer  Appreciation Day is Wednesday, April 18th.  This month they have decided to…

  • Environmental Charges in Water-sampling Case

    Environmental Charges in Water-sampling Case

    The province has laid four charges against a former Town of Oyen public works employee in relation to his duties as a water and wastewater operator. Incident details Darcy Dobrosky was charged with four counts under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The charges relate to events that occurred between April 1, 2009 and March 8,…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Get By With a Little Help From Your Friends

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Get By With a Little Help From Your Friends

    Your social circle can add health and happiness to your life Good friends influence our lives, shaping how we feel, think and act. They know our dreams and fears. They cheered when we won that school race and rallied when we lost a high school sweetheart. They toasted our first promotion and flew back for…

  • From My Bookshelf: Amulya Malladi

    From My Bookshelf: Amulya Malladi

    By Lynn Willoughby The House for Happy Mothers ~ Amulya Malladi The ethics and emotions of surrogacy are the theme of this novel.  And the surrogacy market in India is the locale.  Is it exploitive?  Is there a win-win? Priya is a second generation woman living in the trendy Silicon Valley.  She has a loving…

  • Departing Auditor General offers commentary to MLAs and Albertans on the importance of thinking long term on decisions being made today

    Departing Auditor General offers commentary to MLAs and Albertans on the importance of thinking long term on decisions being made today

    In his final communication to the Members of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly, and to Albertans, Auditor General Merwan N. Saher FCPA, FCA stresses the importance of long-term fiscal reporting as the path to a sustainable financial future for Alberta. In his commentary — Putting Alberta’s Financial Future in Focus — Saher says the role of the Auditor General…