The Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) hosted their conference entitled “Adventures in the Badlands” on June 11 and 12 in Drumheller.
    The two-day event started with a golf tournament on Thursday morning followed by a Hoodoo’s adventure, lunch in East Coulee and a visit to the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
    Those attending the conference spent the evening in Rosebud for dinner and the theatre presentation of The Wizard of Oz.
    On Friday, the conference, in its 40th year, was held at the Badlands Community Facility and had various activities for those in attendance including an AMBA 40 year awards gala, a Jurassic Adventure trade show, and keynote speaker Jon Montgomery.
    Montgomery is the host of the Amazing Race Canada, in its third season, and is a Canadian Olympic gold medalist. He won his medal in the 2010 Vancouver games in skeleton racing.

Greentree Elementary School participated in a fundraiser on May 27. Grade six teacher Mr. Rob Hegberg and student Charissa DeLeeuw were taped to the wall of the gym by students and staff who purchased duct tape. Half of the money raised from the event was to be donated to a local children’s charity. The charity chosen was the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation. The organization received $406.85 to help send local kids to camp. (l-r): Rob Hegberg, Charissa DeLeeuw presenting a cheque to Bob Carey owner of the Drumheller Tim Hortons and Greentree School principal Erin Campbell-Bentley. The other half of the money will be used to purchase new gym equipment for the school.