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Thousands attend opening day of Red Deer public market

A brisk morning on the start of May long weekend didn’t stop thousands from converging downtown for the first day of the Red Deer Public Market on Saturday.

The 42nd annual seasonal marketplace of produce, artwork and other miscellaneous items, will operate on extended hours this year — from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. — in front of the Red Deer Arena at the corner of 43rd Street and 48th Avenue. READ

Finding the right club fit

Welcome back everyone! What a wonderful start to the golf season. After enduring a long but rather mild winter, golf courses are opening their doors and the sun is shining with a reasonable weather forecast for the upcoming days. Therefore I am sure you are as excited as I am to dust off your equipment in preparation for your first round of the year. The winter months are a great time to rest up and re-energize from the previous golf season. READ

Fitness Fun Run in Red Deer

The first ever Mother's Day Run, also know as the Only Women's Fitness Fun Run, took place in Red Deer on Sunday. READ

Big rig crashes through vehicles at Innisfail dealership

A driver of a big rig escaped with minor injuries after the semi-trailer truck he was driving left Hwy 2 and slammed into nine new vehicles at a car dealership in Innisfail early Wednesday afternoon. READ

Mock accident a lesson in safety

With his classmates looking, on Simon Deditch lays on the ground during a mock accident demonstration at Mattie McCullough Elementary School in Red Deer on Monday morning. As part of NAOSH Week (National American Occupational Safety and Health) activities, the elementary school children saw up close what happens when a child is hit by a motor vehicle. READ

The real story is what golfers focus on prior to first swing

Who is this kid? A virtual unknown! A 23-year-old who had never won on the PGA Tour until May 6. Ricky Fowler is his name and he is arguably the most colourful golfer on the PGA Tour. And now he has his first win. Ricky shot a 3-under-par on the final day of the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. READ