The Community Press

The Spartan Volleyball Club Alumni are pleased to announce that the third annual Mister G Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Lexi Antos, formerly of Killam, now residing in Vermilion. Antos received the award in November 2014. She has had a busy winter season with the Irma Chargers Jr. A Ladies Hockey club in the…

The Killam Community Hall will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2015, with a whole new board in place, looking to try and engage the community in the future of the building.

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! Make sure to enter our 30th Annual Sweethearts Draw at one of the participating locations:

Last May’s open house regarding Galahad’s viability review produced a What We Have Heard and Viability Determination Report. The document contains input from stakeholders, responses to stakeholder’s questions, a viability determination, and the next steps in the process. Attendees at the open house were asked to fill out a questionnaire, and answers could be handed…

On Friday January 30, 2015 at approximately 12:37 a.m. Strathcona County RCMP began to track a stolen vehicle entering into their jurisdiction.

Former Forestburg resident William (Bill) Baird received notification in the fall that the Government of Canada, on the advice of the Honours Policy Sub-Committee, approved a request from the Government of the Republic of France to appoint him Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour. In a separate letter from the Republic…

Flagstaff Victim Services (FVS) is under new operation and is expanding in order to provide the county with as much help as possible. The service used to be run by FFCS, but in the summer of 2014 a new board was formed and a new coordinator, Josie Storbakken, was appointed. FVS is now operated out…

Thanks to a partnership between Alberta Health Services, Flagstaff Community Adult Learning, and the Injury Prevention Centre, a new Activator Pole Lending Program has been introduced in Flagstaff County. A total of 10 sets of poles have been purchased and will be available for loan to all community members wanting to try them out.

The Daysland North Stars of the Battle River Hockey League were handed a huge blow when notified by the league that because of a carding error they had made, in not having a player carded, classified that player ineligible. The team was then informed they would have to forfeit every game played this year.