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Quinton MacMillan, 20, a Hardisty/Hughenden native, is bringing home a gold medal for Men’s Javelin from the Western Canada Summer Games, held in Swift Current Aug. 13 through 18. On Aug. 17, MacMillan scored a season’s-best 57.96-metre throw to win gold for Team Alberta, over a metre further than the silver medallist. He definitely seems…
Talayna Ekelund has been doing pageants for about four years, and in that short time has won eight national-level pageant titles. Miss Teen Canada Commonwealth International 2018-2019 is her most current and recognized title; she will be taking it with her to London, England, at the end of November to compete for the Miss Teen…
Dr. Rami Abu-Zeidan recently opened his new practice, the Killam Family Care Clinic, sharing space with Dr. Tim Hanton. Dr. Rami chose Killam to open his first new practice, he completed his residency in June, and began his practice July 16. He says, “When I met with Geri Clark, Dr. Tim Hanton, and Dr. Stan,…
Neighbours to Central High Sedgewick Public School noticed two- to three-foot flames coming from the roof of the building on Wednesday afternoon/evening, August 14. Soon, huge clouds of black smoke were pouring from the school high into the sky, and onlookers feared the worst. Sedgewick Fire Chief Tyson Armitage was heading out his door already…
The Town of Sedgewick will return to rock this Oct. 19 when they host a trio of legendary bands best known for their work in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Honeymoon Suite, Canada’s most iconic rock band, will share Campbell-McLennan Chrysler Stage with metal queen, Lee Aaron and classic rock pioneers Prism to form what will…
A new telephone scam popped up in Alberta at the end of July, and RCMP are warning people not to fall prey to it. The suspect or suspects pose as RCMP officers to try to gain remote access to victim’s computers. The scam surfaced recently in Edson and McLennan, where victims were contacted by phone…
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Forestburg held its Centennial Celebrations the weekend of August 2 to 4, with incredible village-wide festivities. Check out the coverage in the August 7 edition of The Community Press. Speaking of The Community Press, we decided to contribute to the 100th celebrations with a special souvenir newspaper, which contained primarily interesting stories and clippings from…
(as published in the August 7 edition of The Community Press) The Flagstaff Region Featured Business is a monthly newspaper and web feature presented in partnership by Flagstaff County and The Community Press. Iron Creek Veterinary Hospital 8 Spruce Dr., Sedgewick, Alberta 780-384-0003 From farm animals such as horses and cows to the family…
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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing at the Flagstaff Regional Airport, located between Killam and Sedgewick on Highway 13, on Wednesday, July 24. Captain Taylor Evans, Snowbird number nine and lead solo, says that there are nine permanent Snowbird pilots on the team. There’s the team lead, Snowbird number one, the Boss. Snowbirds numbers…