Local News

Aspen House’s Tomato King

The Tomato King at Aspen House is Joseph Zukowski.

Zukowski has four tomato plants he grew from seed, and each plant has more than 25 large tomatoes on it. With more than 100 tomatoes and some just beginning to turn red, Zukowski said they must be a later tomato. […]

Morinville News

The Week In Photos

Doubling the donations Ken Skjersven of the Morinville Food Bank Society received a cheque for $10,000 from Scotiabank Morinville Branch […]

Arts & Culture

Christmas ornaments put smiles on seniors faces

by Lucie Roy

Judith Clarke has been busy working and collecting all year to put smiles on seniors’ faces this Christmas season.
The labour of love started with the Christmas decorations she received when she was 12 years old. Since then she acquired quite a few more festive decorative houses. This year she put the word out for Christmas decorations and the donations poured in… […]

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Arts & Culture

Aspen residents get theatrical

Lucie Roy photos

The Aspen Drama Club put on a production of The Goat Who Hated Easter by Mary Engquist May 15. The comedic skit was produced and directed by Aspen Recreation Aide Patti McLelland. Cast members included Vera Uchacz as Mama Duck… […]

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Local News

Morinville sights and bites

The 2nd Morinville Sparks troop wanted to share the love this Valentine’s Day with Aspen House seniors. The troop visited the facility Feb. 11 and the seniors loved the handmade Valentine cards… […]

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Morinville News

Six groups seek funding under Community Grant Program

Morinville – Community Services brought forward approximately $8,700 in grant requests from six community groups during the Jan. 22 Council meeting, an amount that surpassed the $5,500 allotted each quarter but fell below the amount left in 2012 program funding… […]

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Morinville News

Around the town – midweek edition

MCHS teacher Greg Boutestein offers a little technical support to a Skills Canada TV and Video Production competitor Tuesday morning. The national competition brings together the best and brightest high school and post secondary trade students to compete against one another. Boutestein began with the Skills program in 1999.. […]