Smiles
Dogged by sunshine
Amby Esslemont, left, and Cara Ouellette walk a number of their canine charges in the Riverside Light Industrial Park Wednesday.
On any given day, the pair from 4 Paws Dog Daycare might have as many as 40 dogs to care for. READ
Pond hockey
Red Deer Rebel Brooks Maxwell gets into the game with young hockey players Monday night on the rink at Grandview Elementary School during an Enmax Energy Pond Hockey game. READ
Weight loss pays off
The drive to lose weight gained a Lacombe man new wheels and a healthier lifestyle. READ
Ready for a winter walk
Donning warm gloves, City of Red Deer Councillor Lynn Mulder and Barb Marsh of the Kevin Sirois Fitness Centre at Red Deer College get ready for a stroll through City Hall Park on Monday. READ
Ready to roll
The annual Rimbey Sleigh, Wagon and Saddle Club cutter parade drew 37 entries on the weekend. READ
Scouts celebrate local centennial
Scouts Jocelyn Mossett, left, Kiara Larocque, Cub Daniel Laqua and Beaver Tristan Johnson, all of the First Sylvan lake Group, join Jim Hicks, commissioner for the Waskasoo area, at centre ice at the Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen game Saturday. READ
High climber
Presley Phypers climbs the monkey bars in the playground outside St. Teresa Aviia Elementary School Wednesday afternoon. READ
Best feet forward
Putting their big feet forward, Gonzalo Saavedra, left, and Dan Nguyen get ready for some snowshoeing in the schoolyard at Grandview Elementary in Red Deer on Tuesday. A mild forecast for the rest of the week should mean plenty of outdoor activities for local students. READ
Ice giants
Grade 5 Grandview Elementary School teacher Kevin Shilling, standing in the background, maneuvers his remote-controlled toy Zamboni around the snowbank rink as his students, Chanel Demas, Paige Stevens and Krysteena Foon appear giant like as they follow along behind the miniature. READ
A winter snack
A squirrel feeds on needles in a Waskasoo Crescent spruce tree on Thursday. During winter storms, or severe cold, a squirrel may not leave the nest for days. But the tree squirrel does not hibernate. READ
Left, or right?
Red Deer County peace officer Bob Marsh misses the irony in an advertising sign’s message while directing traffic at the Hwy 11 and Burnt Lake Trail intersection Wednesday. READ
Rail rider
Theron Gustafson concentrates to stay on the homemade snowboard rail he made in the alley behind his Clearview Meadows home Tuesday. The 15-year-old fashioned the ramp from an old storage box and picnic table and the rail from surplus lumber. Many city high school students are enjoying some extra time off from school when they aren’t hunkered down at desks writing final exams. READ
Tips from a Rockette
Alison Jantzie, 24, a Radio City Rockette in New York with her sisters, who all grew up in Lacombe, leads dancers aged 10 to 13, in a musical theatre number during the ID Inspire Dance Workshop at Dance’s Edge Studio in Lacombe on Sunday. READ
Tangled art
Chris Sisson, left, Karen Jackson and Roxanne Fairweather work on Zentangle art pieces to adorn reusable coffee cups at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Monday. READ
Ready to celebrate
Acting as a translator, Drew McKinlay repeats in English what Travis Watts said in Mandarin as they rehearse their parts for a Chinese New Year’s Celebration at Hunting Hills High School. READ
Chinese New Year
Jullisa Wilkinson, 1, sits among the lion heads after the Chinese New Year celebrations at Bower Place Shopping Centre on Sunday. READ
Medieval noodle battle
As Eastview Middle School teach Geoff McRory stands by as court jester, Grade 8 students Sabrina Vines, left, and Taylor Mochoruk do battle with noodles in the library. READ
Healthy Living Expo
Marcus Harris, 2, of Red Deer, makes a new friend named Hip at the Rebel Dog Sports booth at the Subway Healthy Living Expo, held at the Harvest Centre at Westerner Park Saturday. READ
Grease is the word
Members of the Hunting Hills High School Musical Theatre class including Alyssa Boorse as Sandy right, and Caleb Binder as Danny, centre, perform the song “Summer Nights” while doing a short performance at Mattie McCullough Elementary School on Wednesday. READ
