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Red Deer motorists are advised to avoid a short section of 32nd Street on Saturday morning.

Wild Rose School board chairman Keith Warren says the board is sticking to its decision regarding the dismissal of a former superintendent.

Sharon Gladman sorts through magazines as other Friends of the Red Deer Public Library set out books for their annual Spring Book Sale Thursday. Thousands of discarded books in numerous categories are available for purchase in the event that raises funds to support library programs and purchases. The sale goes today from 5-7 p.m. for Friends members and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the public in the downtown branch Snell Auditorium.

City of Red Deer Recreation Parks and Culture employee Bob Thresher manoeuvres a tractor along the trail system east of Gaetz Avenue along the south side of the Red Deer River on Thursday.

Public libraries in Alberta have received a boost in funding from the provincial government at a time when the recession is causing many of them to see an increased demand for their services.

It’s a full of action, drama, passion — and the fairy tale ending is now within sight.For the past six months, a documentary film crew has been following the Bentley Generals on their journey to the Allan Cup, the coveted grail of Canadian senior hockey.

Red Deer Hospice executive director Brenda Watts gives Red Deer County volunteer firefighter Darcy Johannson and Bombardiers Myron Bridge and Matthew Pylychaty of the 78th Field Battery a tour of the hospice this week. The trio were on hand to give the Red Deer Hospice Society $2,078.94, the proceeds from a charity hockey game between the field battery’s Warriors team and one of firefighters from the county and the city.

The Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School musical Kiss Me Kate opens with the rousing number Another Opening Another Show at the Memorial Centre Wednesday.

A former superintendent with Wild Rose School Division is suing the division for $5.29 million.

Glendale Middle School parents are concerned there won’t be the same number of class choices for students, that there won’t be enough gym space or the same opportunities to join sports teams if three northside schools become kindergarten to Grade 8 facilities.