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Food Drive depends on volunteer efforts

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Drumheller's Salvation Army Lieutenant Dusty Sauder invites residents to help those in need with this year's food drive on November 27.

Organizers of the annual Salvation Army Food Drive are receiving a great response leading up to the event, but could always use more hands to make it a successful night. The Food Drive will be held Thursday, November 27. The one night blitz is designed to fill the shelves of the Salvation Army Food Bank for the Christmas season and the coming year. Organizers are encouraging a strong showing of volunteers.

“The more volunteers we get the better we’ll be able to cover the town and help those who are less fortunate,’” said one of the organizers Heather Colberg. “This is a great way to get your family involved and encourage them to volunteer.” Organizers are hoping to cover the valley from Nacmine to Rosedale and all points in between. They are also aiming to have volunteer crews in Morrin, Munson and Carbon canvassing those communities. There are opportunities to volunteer by coming to the Drumheller Co-op Mall to help sort. To facilitate a quick and easy collection, the November 14 inSide Drumheller contained
a Red Bag. This is for residents to fill with non-perishable food items and leave on your doorstep to be picked up by volunteers.

salvation-army-2014-food-drive-muster-points Those still wanting a bag can stop in at The Drumheller Mail to pick one up.The food drive begins at about 6 p.m., Thursday, November 27. Those interested in volunteering can muster in a number of lo-cations about 5:45 before heading out.
For more information, contact Heather Colberg at 403-823- 0811, Summer Manca at 403-821-3163, or Kim Suntjens at 403- 820-2100.

Three HIlls RCMP respond to armed standoff

Three Hills, Alberta - During the morning, on Sunday November 23, 2014 the Three Hills RCMP were called to a rural residence near the village of Lousana, Alberta. A male who had been wanted on warrants was reported to be inside a residence at the property. Members attended and made contact with the male who indicated that he had a firearm and was going to harm himself if police entered. Members of the Calgary and Red Deer Emergency Response Team assisted with the matter, after a short time, the male suspect was taken into custody.

Twenty one year old Connor MUELLER of no fixed address faces numerous charges from Drayton Valley, Red Deer, Blackfalds and Stettler. Charges include Identity fraud, resist arrest, obstruct justice, theft, possession of stolen property, personation, and fail to attend court. MUELLER is currently in custody awaiting his first court appearance.

Kneehill County breaks ground on new medical clinic

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Kneehill County broke ground on its new regional medical facility and administration offices Monday, November 3. The new clinic will be located next to the Three Hills hospital. Completion date for the building is expected to be spring 2016.

   Kneehill County is turning another page in its history, breaking ground on a new medical facility and offices.
   A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday, November 3 to make way for a new Regional Medical Clinic and Kneehill County Administration Building. The Medical Clinic is close to the hospital in Three Hills.
   Kneehill Reeve Bob Long explains this is to consolidate its regional offices.
   “There is a clinic in Trochu and a clinic in Three Hills, and both are jammed up, there is no additional room for staff. The way medical services are delivered today, a medical clinic is used for other professionals so we have no room for that,” Long explains. “So what we are doing is building a new clinic. It is next to the hospital.”
   Connected to the building will be a new administration office for Kneehill County. This comes in its 70th year. The current county office on Main Street in Three Hills has been home since 1961.
   “It is 60 years old and it is small, we are running out of room there as well,” said Long. “We created a building fund a few years ago and we had a needs assessment completed on our own requirements, and four years ago we were 25 per cent short of our capacity needed, manpower and space wise.”
   “It was economies of scale for us to do the two buildings at once, and doing the two buildings on the same location.”
Of five bids received by the County, Shunda Consulting out of Red Deer came in with the lowest bid of $7,345,000.
   Kneehill has been building a reputation for being a leader when it comes to rural health delivery. In 2011, the Kneehill County Recruitment and Retention Taskforce received the RPAP Alberta Rural Community Attraction and Retention Award. Long says the new facility could help attract new graduates looking for a place to begin practice.
   “They are shopping around, so you have to remain current, relevant and a viable choice. We thought this could help,” said Long. “The other thing that is happening is medical practices are becoming a team effort, so having all the doctors in one building will have a spin-off effect.”
   Groundwork began this fall and the County has set a completion date for spring 2016.

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