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LOOKBACK: New job opportunity: vacuum cleaner sales

LOOKBACK: New job opportunity: vacuum cleaner sales

Violent gangs fighting over drug turf might have been responsible for the wounding of an infant in Hobbema. Cpl. Darrel Bruno of Hobbema RCMP said the 23-month-old girl remained in critical but stable condition after she was struck by a bullet in a drive-by shooting.
Doors opening for new leaders

Doors opening for new leaders

When Dew Manyok arrived in Red Deer four years ago, she found it hard at first to get involved in the community.

Lacombe art show looks for wide audience

Paintings, pottery, weavings, and decorative glass created by 50 Alberta artists will displayed at the Lacombe Art Exhibit and Sale this month.
Pitch yourself in a TV ad

Pitch yourself in a TV ad

Jayna Dinsmore dressed in a sharp pink blouse and black slacks and made the pitch she hoped would end her five months of unemployment: Experienced marketing manager and analyst. Diverse background. Trade show experience.
Demand for donated clothing greater than ever

Demand for donated clothing greater than ever

Back in the early ’90s, Ina Andre and Joan Clayton drove around town in their hatchback cars, picking up donations of new unsold clothing from retailers and manufacturers to give to people in need.
Alternative crafts at fair

Alternative crafts at fair

Bags made of colourful duct tape, critters created out of felt and bonsai trees formed from wire and precious stones were a few of the items up for grabs at the Cross My Art Craft Market at the Red Deer Public Library Saturday.
Largest Hawaiian island expands into ocean

Largest Hawaiian island expands into ocean

The largest and southernmost of the Hawaiian islands is shaking, spitting, and stretching as it slowly expands into the ocean.
Displays given update at Head-Smashed-In

Displays given update at Head-Smashed-In

A Blackfoot man stands at the edge of a sandstone cliff more than 5,000 years ago in what is now southwestern Alberta. In the distance he spies the snorting black mass rumbling toward the cliff. The ground begins to shake.
In the Big Easy, it’s so hard to choose

In the Big Easy, it’s so hard to choose

Jambalaya, crawfish pie, filé gumbo. . . No one can say New Orleans cuisine is boring.It was the last day of a four-day trip to New Orleans and I couldn’t help feeling torn. In four days I had eaten a lot of food — Creole-style gumbo, crawfish etouffee, turtle soup, blackened catfish, beignets, pralines, soufflé potatoes, and cajun shrimp to name just a few local delicacies.
Hospitals’ Homes Lottery grand prize up for grabs

Hospitals’ Homes Lottery grand prize up for grabs

Tickets for the David Thompson Health Region Foundation’s Hospitals’ Homes Lottery 2009 are now available.