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Vol. LXV, No. 23 City – 40 pages Country – 52 pages May 2, 2017
Always better – always better read
Ole’s Spring Run-off
Inside City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 and 13 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 17 Restaurant Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 and 21 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 to 25 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 to 30 Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 38
This Week's Flyers *partial coverage
To Camrose Homes To Rural Homes Tues. Thurs. With Booster
Battle River Implements Brick Warehouse
Camrose Groves’ Value Drug Mart
✔ Canadian Tire Hauser Home Hardware ✔x 2 Ken’s Furniture ✔ ✔ Liquor Barn M & M Food Market Peavey Mart Pet Valu ✔ Canada Safeway
Real Canadian Superstore RONA Shoppers Drug Mart The Source Walmart Wild Rose Co-op
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Ole’s Annual Spring Run-off will commence at 10 a.m. sharp on Saturday, May 13. Adults will run their choice of 3 km or 8 km. Kids will do a full 1 km race along the beautiful Camrose valley trail system. Yes, Ole Uffda will be on hand to meet, greet, encourage, challenge and provide smiles! Members of Camrose Running Club hope for record attendance this year. You are encouraged to participate as part of Canada 150 celebrations. This race for fun will support Camrose Public Library. Funds donated will be used to purchase wonderful new renditions of books devoted to health, fitness and running. For more information, call 780.608.3586 or visit camroserunning.ca.
News Features Real Estate Central Agencies Inc. Pages 39 and 40
Volunteer Firefighter Week honoured in Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 City advises citizens to be prepared in the event of flooding. . . . 14 St. Mary’s Hospital honours volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Residents recount of Camrose’s past recorded for future. . . . . . 22 Reflections Column by Bonnie Hutchinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Homespun Column by Laurel Nadon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Photo by Ron Pilger
Revved up and ready to run in Ole’s Spring Run-off are Jeffrey Nagy, Brendan and Marielle Lunty, Carley Anglestad (Camrose Public Library), Ole Uffda (Robert Renman) and Deb Cryderman (Library Director, Camrose Public Library).