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This effect which is accomplished by zooming a wide angle lens in during a timed exposure, makes it looks like little beads of light or stars have come to settle on the evergreen trees that are in front of the Sims Furniture store in Red Deer.

City of Red Deer parks labourer Rick Cochrane hangs several strings of lights on a tree in City Hall Park earlier this week. Parks department employees are enjoying the warm November weather as the do a task that can be a miserable undertaking in seasonal temperatures. Last year, parks employees hung 30,000 LED bulbs outside City Hall and anticipate hanging many more than that this year, according to head gardener Joe Pelz.

A director with the Board of Alberta Health Services will address a meeting of the Central Alberta Council on Aging. Prominent Red Deer businessman and community volunteer Gord Bontje will give a presentation on his membership with the board, says Sam Denhaan, president of the council.

Red Deer’s food bank is struggling to keep up with the increasing demand for food.According to Canada Food Banks’ recent report HungerCount 2009, Alberta saw a 61 per cent jump in food bank use from 2008 to 2009 during the month of March.But that was eight months ago.

On the tarmac at Red Deer Regional Airport on Wednesday, police and other emergency responders tested their ability to handle an emergency that could be pulled out of international headlines.

Starting on Friday, families with children under 18 can get vaccinated for H1N1 and the general public could be eligible a few days later.

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) is “absolutely committed” to the building a pipeline through the Northwest Territories, despite concerns over the project’s viability, the head of North America’s largest natural gas shipper says.

These Golden Days, a watercolour by Heidi Taylor, is one of many pieces on display at the Harris-Warke Gallery in Sunworks located at 4924 Ross St. until Friday.

Charles the gorilla eyed a bank of cameras for a minute Wednesday morning before languidly reaching for a piece of fruit, unwittingly selecting his 2 1/2-month-old son’s name.

Ponoka Legion Country and Old Tyme Dance is held on the third Friday of each month. Next dance is Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with music by Peace Hills Country Ramblers.