Wheat Kings Vault to First Place tie
The Killam Wheat Kings hosted the Saddle Lake Warriors at the Killam Agriplex on Friday, Oct. 26.
Month: October 2012
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Battle River Hockey League action starts
Game one of the Flagstaff’s BRHL 2012/13 season officially kicked off in Irma when the Aces hosted the Hardisty Stampeders on Saturday, Oct. 27. A nice-sized crowd was in attendance for game one of what appears to be a great hockey season for the league and fans alike.
Local couples create Halloween haunted house
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, Mark and Becky Erickson, along with Roxanne and Greg Thengs, and Sherry Tkaczyk created a haunted house out at the old Merna School, and invited everyone to come, asking people to bring an item for the Flagstaff Food Bank if they decided to come out and get…
Czar Quilters host huge show
The Czar Quilt Guild’s 12th annual Show, held on Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27, was once again an unqualified success, with well over 300 visitors, although the club says numbers are down a bit from previous years.
UPDATE: Hearing date set for Sawyer Robison; accused of shooting 2 RCMP officers and murdering his uncle
RCMP arrested and charged Sawyer Robison with Second Degree Murder Tuesday, Oct. 23, with the death of his uncle, Bradford Clarke. Robison was remanded to appear in Court of Queen’s Bench in Wetaskiwin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. where the case was put over until Dec. 3, also when his preliminary hearing is…
Coming Up in the October 30 edition: Meth lab raided in Galahad
Calgary RCMP Drug Section, with the assistance of Edmonton RCMP Drug Section and Killam RCMP Detachment, executed a warrant at a house in Galahad on Friday. As a result of the search, Jaren Feser, 28, has been charged for possession of chemicals for the purpose of producing methamphetamine. Read more on Tuesday in the October…
Coming Up in the October 30 edition: Sawyer Robison charged with second-degree murder of his uncle
New charges were laid on Sawyer Robison this past week, as the suspect in a February incident that left two Killam RCMP officers critically injured south-east of Sedgewick, was arrested and charged for the alleged murder of his uncle. Read more on Tuesday in the October 30 edition of The Community Press.
Alliance Fire Department goes door-to-door for safety
The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department, along with A.W.O.F. members, were going door to door passing on the message of Fire Safety in Alliance on Thursday, Oct. 11. They offered a free smoke alarm inspection as well as checking fire extinguishers.
Hardisty Firemen serve Breakfast for Fire Prevention Week
To acknowledge and celebrate Fire Prevention Week, the hardworking members of the Hardisty Volunteer Fire Department served a pancake breakfast to the town’s people on Saturday, Oct. 13. It was a chilly morning, but the guys kept the grill fired up all morning. They said the crowd was down a little from previous years, but…
Special display at Killam’s Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast *Web Exclusive*
During the Killam Fire Department’s Pancake Breakfast on Oct. 14, Don Rosland, Fire Rescue Officer from the Office of the Fire Commissioner, brought the new Public Education Van, with its displays, to the fire hall. Recently outfitted and put on the road at the beginning of the summer, the van has a number of cool…
Rams host Blue Devils in last home game of regular season
The Rams played their last home game of the regular season in Sedgewick on Thursday, Oct. 4, meeting the East Glen Blue Devils team from Edmonton.