Glenary Bison, a ranch located west
of Airdrie, participated in the second
annual Open Farm Days on Aug. 24.
andand
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Crossfield,Gary
Irricana,
rural Calgary
educated visitors about the benefits,
uniqueness and affordability of bison
meat at the free event, which aimed
to connect
producers
with urban
“We encourage
themrural
to do
something
Christina Waldner
and
public
for others,consumers
to fundraise,
toeducate
set up athe
fundRocky View Publishing
about
raising page,
andrural
reachlife.
out to their fami- Jessi Gowan
morning, as well as people who
The CAO
at the
Towngives
of Irricana,
Cochrane’s Lindsay Kimmett died in a
lies and friends,”
he said.
“(That)
us Rocky View Publishing
are interested in helping organize a
Payette,
resigned
hismight
position on
car accident in 2008, prompting her famaccess to aBob
whole
new crowd
who
specific event. She also encourages
28, but
to stay
on until
ily to establish the Lindsay Leigh Kimmett otherwise Aug.
not come
to agreed
game day
and we
ONE of
HECK
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Dragonetti,
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perfect seat in o
The Town
Irricana
current- - Alyssa
volunteers
from the
organizaSept.
19
until
a
replacement
could
Memorial Foundation. The foundation
might not have a chance to share our
11th
Pumpkin
Festival held
Grass
ly looking
forannual
volunteers
to help
tionsat
inBlue
Irricana
to Nursery.
come out.
be
found.
Mayor
Valerie
Squires
said
raises money for a variety of charities
story with them.”
with the annual Winter Festival,
“This event really brings our
Payette
resigned
for personal
through annual events like the Kimmett
Games last
half an
hour, starting
at 6 reasons,
which will be held at the Irricana
community together and it’s a great
after
four months
CAO.
Cup Pond Hockey Tournament, schedp.m. on Jan.
16,just
continuing
until 9asp.m.,
Lions Community
Hall
on Jan.
24
opportunityefficient
for thoselights
groups
get fixtures
andtowater
spending in
other
areas.
uled to take place at Mitford Park on Jan.
and resuming from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
from 10 a.m.
to 12View
p.m.County
This free
a bit of extra A
visibility,”
she boy
said.was shot on
six-year-old
Rocky
(RVC) council
September
16 and 17.
Jan. 17, according
to Reid.
event will
feature
carnival
games,
“We
also
have
a
lot
of
new
people
family farm near Beiseker on Sep
voted not to proceed with a proposed
After 130 cases
E. coli
were
“My sister passed away as a passenger
“It’s a three-on-three
co-edofpond
hockey
prizes for
kidsImprovement
and door prizes,
in our community,
so this isaanon-life-threate
way
16 and suffered
Local
Plan for Cochrane
reported
July 15 to
in a car accident in 2008 (at the age of 26) tournament.
We try in
toAlberta
make itfrom
as incluwith a free
hot
dog
lunch
following
for
them
to
get injury
out and
ing
tosee
his what
upper torso. EM
Lake on Sept. 9, after Alberta
Sept.
2,
Alberta
Health
Services
(AHS)
and shortly thereafter some friends from
sive as possible, so we’ve had sledge
the festival.
Irricana hasSpokesman
to offer.” Adam Loria said they
Environment announced $2.3 million
said it
was unable
pinpoint
the medical school she was in came to my hockey played
before.
I thinktoour
young-the “It’s a long-running event that
Accordingreceived
to Dornstauder,
a 911 callthe
from the fami
in grant funding on Aug. 11 to install
source
offour
the outbreak.
parents with the idea of having this pond
est participant
was
(years of age)
has beena going
in the
comTown has hosted
other
winter
just after
noon
and arranged to m
wateron
level
management
infrastruc“We
identified
a single
hockey tournament as a way of memorial- right up to 70,
sohaven’t
really all
shapes and
munity for
upwards
of
ten
years,”
activities
in
the
past,
including
them on Highway 2.
ingredient
or group
of ingredients
that ture at the lake.
izing Lindsay and carrying on her life, her
sizes. Anyone
who wants
to come,
we
said Megan
Dornstauder,
events at the The
skating
boyrink
wasand
then transported
RVC
applied forcommufinancial assistance
to causative,”
spirit,” said Kimmett’s brother, Reid.
want themseem
be a part
of the daysaid
andAHS
feel Medical
nity services
coordinator
with
the
Christmas
tree
burns.
However,
Alberta
Children’s
Hospital by EM
to install infrastructure to control the
Officer
of
Health
for
the
Calgary
Zone
The tournament, now in its seventh
that community spirit,” he said.
Town ofwater
Irricana.
despite
the
continued
support
of will be hom
Rocky View County
levels at the lake, which have
Sr. tournament
Richard Musto.
“Until
year, has raised more than $500,000 for
This year’s
is sold
out we can iden“It’s one
of our
favourite
events,
theon
Community
Servicesonly
Board,
to
Canada’s
Phil
Mickelsonbeen
rising
and
causing
flooding
tify aregistered,
common factor,
there’s
a variety of charities. Proceeds from
with 48 teams
according
to really
and we try
get all of and
the commushe said it’sdesigned
difficult to
keep
the after an
golf
course
theto
properties
homes of residents
nothing
can
to control
the outthis year’s tournament will go to the
Reid, which
“workswe
out
to do
about
400
nity organizations
involved.”
events
running.
announcement was made on Sep
nearby for the last four years.
break.”
Children’s Wish Foundation as well as
participants
and about 100 volunteers.”
According to Dornstauder,
nearly
“It is getting
and harder
to PGA su
of aharder
partnership
between
Fire Station
103 officially
Chestermere-Rocky
MLA 200 peopleBearspaw
to the Helping Families Handle Cancer
There is a waitlist
for anyone stillView
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the
event
each
find
volunteers
for
all theseand
activistar
Mickelson
the
Windmill
opened
on
Sept.
6.
and
former
Education
Critic
Bruce
Foundation.
ing to play available on the website,
year.
Group to build the Mickelson Na
The firehall, which cost $8.3 ties,”
mil- she said.
McAllister started a petition to end The Community
“(The money) is going to children and
kimmettcup.com
Services
Board
“Our
board
is
such
a
dedicated
Golf Club of Canada in Harmony
to build, brings the number of
mandatory
school
families that are dealing with difficult
The Cochrane’s
Lions
Club fees
hostsona Sept.
bar- 2,has beenlion
instrumental in ensurbelieve
in their
located
in Springbank.
fire
stations within Rocky Viewgroup
Fire who really
calling Park
themstarting
“a hidden
tax and
things,” Reid said. “(We hope) it can help
beque at Mitford
at noon
on undue
ing there are enough volunteers
community and
to make
this
Thewant
1,700-acre
development
wi
Services
to
seven.
The
new
facility
is
financial
burden
onand
parents.”
then
improve their lives and put a smile on
Jan. 17, and
there will
music
enter- The to
make the festival a success, but
a great place to be, but we do need
incorporate 3,500 homes, a recre
11,620 square feet and consists of two
Wildrose MLA
said if the WildroseDornstauder
their faces.”
tainment throughout
the day.
said they are always
to see more volunteers at the festibays; a multi-function hose- al lake and a 138-acre employme
in power
the from
Wildrose
The 2014 event raised $110,000 for the
“We havewas
a group
coming
the Party looking apparatus
for more.
val this year.”
campus.
drying tower equipped for training
wouldtocut
fees
completely
Children’s Wish Foundation and $37,000
medical school
do mandatory
CPR demos,
to help
“The more volunteers we get,
With a minimal time commitSpringbank Airport hosted an o
and
rescue
simulations;
and
incorpoand
would
find
funding
for
schools
went to help finish making improvements
teach people (CPR) in a sports setting,”
the more games and activities we
ment, the volunteer opportunities
house on Sept. 20 that drew abou
rates a sustainable design with energy
cuttingcertainly
unnecessary
at Mitford Park, where the tournament is
Reid said. by
“There’s
goinggovernment
to be
can offer,” she said. “And if people
at the winter festival provide a
held each year.
lots to do and take in.”
have ideas for new or different
great
to get out
andreach
meet new
Yourway
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more than
“(The funds went to finishing) the pavilAdmission is free but if people want to events for the day, we will certainpeople within the community, said
ion and some of the improvements to the
make a donation, Reid said that opportu- ly work with them to make those a
and will appear
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Dornstauder.
She said
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nity will be available.
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the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports
ing for people who just want to
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est. 1999
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