Archive for July 2009
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Sharks take bite out of competition in home meet
M.Partington-Richer
Twenty-one swimmers earn aggregate medals, ribbons
As they do one last flip and head for the final wall, members of the Sharks swim club are proving they’ve honed their skills and are ready for whatever regional and provincial competitions have to offer. In fact, 21 swimmers earned another seven aggregate medals at their home competition in [...]
Claire Leblond-Richer 1914-2009
Just before noon on Fri., July 24, God quietly wrapped his arms around Claire Leblond-Richer and took her home. She was 95.
Claire was born on Feb. 14, 1914, in Ste. Agathe-des-Mont in northern Quebec. She was the seventh of 10 children, and in the late 1920s the family moved to LaSalle, a suburb on the [...]
Thank You
Thank you to the nurses, doctors and staff at Slave Lake healthcare centre and in particular the staff in the long-term and home care wings for their incredibly warm and dedicated care of our dear mother, grandmother and Nanny, Claire Richer.
And to her dear friend and confidante, Gloria Jevne, thank you for weekly manicures ‘cokes [...]
Fire department news!
With new recruits, the Smith Fire Department is back to providing emergency services to Smith and area.
Front row in red are the Junior Firefighters l. to r: Lawrence Nielson, James Attfield, Krista Ulm, Eric Johnstone, Gailyn Alexander. Back row Lawrence Riley, Maxine Laughy, Dustin Doole, Randy Hallett, Greg Nickel, Fred Laughy, Marina Nielson, Karen Plourde.
Missing: [...]
RCMP investigate the deaths of four family members
Slave Lake RCMP are investigating the deaths of four members of a family found deceased on a rural property 15 km southeast of Smith, Alberta.
Police found the bodies when they entered the residence around 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
RCMP said they received a call just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2009 that provided information [...]
