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Chip seal project on Highway 9
August 11 to 14, Highway 9 from junction of Highway 56 to 10.7 kilometres east of the Highway 56 junction will be chip sealed. Road construction this season continues as Alberta Transportation...
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Rumsey Ride gallops into 24th year
Cowboys and girls from the Rumsey area are getting saddled up this weekend to ride for a good cause. On Sunday, August 11, the 24th annual Rumsey Ride will be hitting the trails in support of...
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Alberta Mid Handicap Championship underway at Dinosaur Trail
The Alberta Men’s Mid Handicap Championship is on today and tomorrow at Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club and so far, Drumheller golfers are doing well. At the end of Wednesday’s competition David...
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Pasta night planned for Dinosaur Half
Dinosaur Half Organizer Colin Kloot shows off this year’s Dinosaur Hall t-shirt design. To receive the shirt on race day, registration has to be completed by August 23. Registration forms are...
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Nolan Marshall heading to Manhattanville
Nolan Marshall is heading to the Division 3 NCAA ManhattanvIlle College to play for the Valiants. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere! The bright lights of the big city are...
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Carbon woman’s Stampede volunteerism a family legacy
Tara Suddeby-Johnson, right poses with fellow volunteer Fran Ebey in the Calgary Stampede Parade carriage. A Carbon resident has followed her family’s example and is an integral part of the...
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World War II film set to begin filming September
Rambunxious Entertainment will be in the valley this September to film The Iron Loop, a World War II film set in North Africa. It appears this year there is a resurgence of movie making in the...
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Have you quit tobacco?
AHS seeks quitting stories for Tarbox legacy book. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is asking for Albertans to share their stories of quitting tobacco to help inspire others to do the same through...
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Record breaking long weekend
The Atlas Coal Mine had their best weekend ever and with 1,950 individual visits, up 37 per cent. Records were falling all over the valley during the long weekend indicating that the lull in...
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Local riders take top spots in Drumheller motocross races
Barett Christensen, front, races to a first place finish, with Spencer James, right, close behind during the 85 cc 7-11 year old event on Sunday, August 4. The Drumheller Off Road Vehicle...
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Drumheller woman dead following vehicle rollover
A Drumheller woman is dead and a Hanna woman was airlifted to Calgary with life threatening injuries following a single motor vehicle rollover on Highway 544 east of Patricia At roughly 3:38...
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Encana aids Carbon Fire Department to defuse potential gas threat
The quick action of the Carbon Fire Department and support from Encana helped stave off a potentially deadly situation in Carbon on Thursday afternoon. About seven homes had to be evacuated after...
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Flood Recovery Chair to assess Drumheller
Mayor Terry Yemen, right, and Dr. Richard Starke, Minister of Tourism, Parks, and Recreation meet during the flood in June. After lobbying the provincial government, Yemen has received word from...
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Blue-green algae alert issued for Severn Dam Lake.
Severn Dam Lake, normally a picturesque prairie lake, has a Health Advisory in effect. Alberta Health Services has identified blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, in the lake. Though...
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Ouellette wins provincial championship at Dinosaur Trail
After coming back from ninth place after day one, Drumheller resident Scott Ouellette took home the Alberta Amateur Mid Handicap Championship Thursday, August 8. Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country...
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Accused trafficker acquitted
A man found with more than five ounces of crystal meth and almost $6,000 in cash was acquitted of drug charges after the judge found his rights had been violated when he was searched. Shaotao...
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Starland County dubbed Alberta Solar Power Epicenter
The Starland application was for funding to provide some incentive for its farm based solar project and to develop a toolkit that outlines the application procedures in order to duplicate the program...
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“The Place to be Since ‘63” turns 50
This year DVSS will turn 50 and a few students who were attending when it opened are planning to gather on August 28 to see how the school has changed. DVSS has been “The Place to be Since ’63,”...
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Grace House hosting car wash and silent auction
Grace House is hosting a car wash, barbecue and silent auction on August 31 to support its programs. The Grace House in Drumheller provides a great service to its residents and the community at...
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Rockyford sewer lagoon construction nears completion
The Village of Rockyford will be soon complete one of the largest projects to upgrade its sewer infrastructure. Earlier this year, the Village began construction on a new sewage lagoon cell and will...
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