Leslie Cholowsky
Editor
As the show opened on Saturday night at the Palace Theatre in Daysland, one felt as though you’d taken a step through time and space to hop into the set of the movie, “The Commitments,” as lead singer of Hippodrome, Juran Greene, crooned out “Try a little Tenderness,” with lead vocalist Erica Hunt and backing vocalist Shawna Romolliwa bringing up the background vocals.
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor
Daysland Northstars hosted the Provost Blades on Saturday evening to a packed house.
The Northstars started strong with four goals in the first period, to the Blades’ two, with Gregory Doll, Derek Wolbeck, Brad Trautman and Tyler Hurum all scoring.
The Provincial Court of Alberta has handed Smith’s Service (Lougheed) Ltd. a $20,000 penalty after the company pleaded guilty to willfully conducting an activity without approval.
January 2011
2011 started with a day of sledding for many families, at the home of Dennis and Sherrie Busse, near Killam. The weather warmed from -26˚C on Dec. 31 to a balmy -6˚C on Jan. 1.
The Hardisty Stampeders hosted the Big Valley Oil Kings in a Battle River Hockey League game on Dec 21.
On Friday, Dec. 23 the Killam Wheat Kings Jr. B hockey team hosted the second-place Vegreville Rangers in a battle on the ice.
