High River News

Wheat is whisky's demure grain. Soft and delicate in flavour, it whispers compared with the three more domineering grains in the whisky playbook: barley, corn and rye.

For over a century, the MacDougall House has had a varied history within the town.

In January, Bob Telfer officially passed 25,000 miles on his trusty mail cart. This total was accumulated over the course of 41 years delivering the mail in High River.

Slick roads can be seen at the intersection of Deerfoot Trail North and Stoney Trail East just north of Calgary.

When we finish work, many of us take for granted that we can sleep in a warm bed in a warm house every night.

Cobequid Educational Centre recently had 18 students participate in the 30-Hour Famine, an event that aims to spread awareness and raise money for education, safety, food and water.

On Dec. 17, 1942, the High River Times reported that there were now 30 boys enrolled in the local air cadet corps, receiving a stiff course of training the same which was taught at the Initial Training School.

Often forgotten or misunderstood, the air cadets teach the youth of today and yesteryear, a variety of important skill sets, from leadership and citizenship to responsibility and general fitness.