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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 »
Dr. Tollestrup honoured for his rural medical service
Posted on March 12, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com On Monday afternoon Dr. Wally Tollestrup was awarded the Dr. Ian Bennett Meritorious Service Award for Teaching in… Read More »
Magrath Council Briefs
Posted on March 12, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com During Magrath’s March 10 council meeting, the following topics were brought up and discussed by council. Counc. Richard… Read More »
‘Anything Goes’ hits the stage
Posted on March 12, 2015By Karlene Skretting Westwind Weekly News reporter.karlene@gmail.com “Come aboard the S.S. American and take a fun filled musical cruise with us,” invites Lori Garner, “Anything… Read More »
MSI funding welcomed locally
Posted on March 12, 2015By Karlene Skretting and Nick Kuhl Southern Alberta Newspapers reporter.karlene@gmail.com In advance of the forthcoming 2015/16 provincial budget local municipalities will receive a combined total… Read More »