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Stirling man pleads not guilty to fraud
Posted on March 20, 2015By Delon Schurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers One of three southern Albertans charged in connection with a fraudulent-ticket scheme is headed for trial. Lyle Henry Friesen… Read More »
Zeniths off to Edmonton after a third place Zones finish
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com After a weekend of ups and downs, the Magrath Zeniths finished the ASAA 4A boys South Zone tournament… Read More »
Twice the fun and double the trouble Stirling Lakers senior girls AND boys ranked number one
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting and Dale Woodward Southern Alberta Newspapers reporter.karlene@gmail.com For the first time in the history of Stirling School, both senior basketball teams brought… Read More »
Diplomas to be worth 30 per cent
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com Starting next school year, Grade 12 students in Alberta will get more credit for their course work and… Read More »
Magrath Pandas head into provincials ranked second
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com “They killed us, it was really sad,” said Magrath Pandas head coach Kristyn Barfuss about the girls 85-54… Read More »
Pain mitigation in beef cattle
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com Consumer pressure to avoid and reduce painful practices on cattle, whether castrating, dehorning, or branding, is building. The… Read More »
Comets struggling with height
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com The Raymond Comets came up short in the South Zone 4A high school girls basketball championship game against… Read More »
SouthGrow’s future of rural economic development
Posted on March 19, 2015By Stan Ashbee Southern Alberta Newspapers SouthGrow, an economic development alliance of 20 south central Alberta communities, recently held its First Annual Economic Summit Mar.… Read More »
Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world
Posted on March 19, 2015Spittin,’ cussin,’ stayin’ out late and operatin’ a family-fun haunted house has been almost outlawed in sweeping new bylaws and with some old fashioned uncompromisin’… Read More »
Increasing Canada’s international competitiveness
Posted on March 19, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com The changes to Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) legislation contained within Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act, is expected… Read More »