Janelle Head of the Sexsmith Steelers was up to the challenge during the Sexsmith Slo-Pitch Softball League championship tournament from Aug. 7 to 9. The league has been playing since May with seven teams, which faced off against each other during the playoffs over the weekend. The game ended with the Recess Rejects team out […]
There’s no shame in getting a touchup, and one local celebrity is set to go under the knife this summer. Beaverlodge’s own Justin Beaver is booked for a $50,000 facelift this month. The giant beaver has towered over 1 Ave. since 2004, and according to the town’s public works manager Nick Kebalo, was starting to […]
The communities of Saddle Hills County were built by pioneers and veterans, by generations of farmers and families. It’s a land rich with stories, if you know where to look. A new calendar project launched by the county this summer seeks to make sure those stories aren’t forgotten. On July 21, the county opened the […]
Fifty-six art pieces hang in the galleries of the Beaverlodge Art & Culture Centre. The artists responsible? Unknown… for now. The first ever Anonymous Art Exhibit opened at the gallery on July 27, featuring 34 artists. The show only displays a list of the participating artists: Centre executive director Harmony Freeman said who painted what […]
I geared up with 11 other guests this weekend, drove about a dozen kilometres south of Wembley, and walked among giants. I knew a little about the Pipestone Creek Bonebed before this. In 2024 we had reported on Big Sam, a 72-million-year-old, 1.6 metre-long, 272-kilogram skull of a pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, a dinosaur unique to the […]