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H1N1 vaccination clinics will reopen on Thursday in Alberta — but vaccine will only be given to children aged six months to under five years.

With about 350 exhibitors at this year’s Our Best To You Christmas Art and Craft Sale at Red Deer’s Westerner Park, early Christmas shoppers had no shortage of choices this year.

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School will host a Speak Out forum from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School.

Kidnapping suspect Gerard John Baumgarte pleads guilty to six charges in Court of Queens Bench.

The director of special education with the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division has been honoured for her professional contributions.

Puppet Mania for children ages six and up is offered at Red Deer Public Library Children’s Department at the downtown branch on Wednesday from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The event will feature fun, interactive stories, with puppets and storytellers. Phone 403-346-4688 for further information.

A proposed Ronald McDonald House for Red Deer drew praise from municipal planning commission members on Monday as site development was approved for the $12-million project.

The president of a union representing Red Deer Remand Centre staff wants workers put on the high priority list for those receiving H1N1 vaccinations when the immunization clinics resume sometime this week.

Alberta Health Services has chosen Stuart Olson Constructors to expand the Central Alberta Cancer Centre for $41 million.

EDMONTON — After a week of confusion that saw swine flu clinics suspended throughout the province, Alberta has rolled out a new vaccine program that focuses on young children and pregnant women.