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Originally Published June 7, 1988 – The Killam Chamber of Commerce First Annual Hall of Fame Awards Banquet went off perfectly to a full house at the Legion on Saturday night. The inductees – Ed Fee, Gordon Fee, Gordon Hilker, Dick Kinzer, and Norb Moser – were each presented with plaques, laminated tickets, and professional…
Originally Published December 31, 1915 – With half his body badly burned, as a result of pouring coal oil in the stove to start a fire, Mike Drosdi, a CPR section man from Bawlf, was brought to the Strathcona Hospital yesterday morning. The fire was about out, but when he poured the oil on the…
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The Battle River Community Foundation (BRCF) announced this week that it has committed $100,000 of its discretionary income to establish a flow-through fund available to eligible recipients to assist in sustaining their operations, meeting different or expanded client needs, and to ensure essential organizations can continue to provide the services needed in communities throughout the…
Daysland People Show Good Spirit Originally published May 23, 1925 – Another instance of friendly spirit in the Daysland district was shown this week when the men of the neighbourhood assembled at the farm of the late Charles Richards on Tuesday. Those willing helpers brought 143 horses, 19 plows, four harrows and four drills. They…
Two Years for Cattle Rustling Originally Published January 4, 1924 – Served overseas; secured military medal and one bar; tried to earn a thousand dollars reward for “bull-dogging” a buffalo at the recent buffalo stampede staged in the Wainwright park for the Ince Moving Picture Corporation; and perpetrated the largest cattle theft in northern Alberta,…