JANAYA LAUNSTEIN, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Joyce Sasse has been serving in ministry around the world for decades and has now been recognized with an honourary doctor of divinity degree from St. Andrew’s College in Saskatchewan. “I’d never thought of myself as much of an academic person . . . so to realize from those letters (nominations)…Continue Reading

Roman Gabrial Walter is Fort Macleod’s 2021 New Year’s Baby. The son of Samuel and Leah Walter of the Ewelme Colony was born Jan. 8 at Pincher Creek Hospital. Roman weighed eight pounds four ounces and was 20 inches in length. Mother and child are both healthy and happy. Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce executive…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Handibus Society last week received its second $25,000 donation from the Cuppen family. That brings to $50,000 the amount the family donated in memory of their mother, Jean (Cuppen) Sinclair. The challenge now, Jack Cuppen said, is for other Fort Macleod past and present residents to match or better the $50,000 donation. “I…Continue Reading

With a nod to the rugged determination of the early Mounties, the Mounted Patrol at The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police has overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mounted Patrol last week debuted a Musical Ride adjusted to meet social distancing protocols, keeping alive a tradition that is nearly five decades old.…Continue Reading

Granum school wrapped the 2019-’20 year Thursday with a drive-by graduation and awards ceremony. The ceremony traditionally held in the school was moved outside and scaled down due to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevents large gatherings. Staff members stood on the lawn outside the school while students passed in automobiles. Signs announcing the annual award…Continue Reading

A 44-year-old Calgary man is charged in connection with an armed robbery at ATB Financial in Granum along with six other bank robberies. The RCMP Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit arrested the man June 23 in connection with seven separate robberies between August 2019 and April 2020. The robberies occurred in Granum, Caroline, Vauxhall on…Continue Reading

As the 2019-’20 school year draws to a close, uncertainty surrounds expectations for the fall. Livingstone Range School Division is waiting for word from the province about a re-entry plan from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Once we get that announcement from the minister about which scenario that schools will be opened under it will be all…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe school on Friday honoured two Grade 12s as the 2020 outstanding students. Shelby Scout-Bastien and Zelwyn Hugo received the annual Danny Van Wyck Memorial Award. “Someone once said to me there are two types of people in this world,” assistant principal Randy Bohnet said. “There’s givers and there’s takers.” Bohnet characterized both Shelby…Continue Reading

Pioneer Lodge residents are enjoying the use of new iPads funded by the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. Willow Creek Foundation received  $3,000 to buy iPads for seniors to connect virtually with their families and friends. The community foundation last month awarded $202,800 to 15 charities working on the front lines of the…Continue Reading