Hanna’s Roberta Rehill is shining bright, honoured as one of Alberta’s 2015 Stars of Alberta.
    She is one of six to be honoured with the volunteer award by Minister of Culture and Tourism.
    “I am proud to join all Albertans in saluting our Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award recipients and the tens of thousands of volunteers who make up the heart and soul of our communities. As we enter the holiday season, I encourage all Albertans to get out and honour our award recipients by doing volunteer work in their own neighbourhoods,” said Eggen.
    Rehill was nominated by Gwendolyn Snell of the Town of Hanna’s FCSS. Her volunteerism has spanned three decades.
 She has given thousands of hours to her community. This includes numerous events, activities, programs, committees and boards.
    According to a release, her true passion has always been to provide positive, meaningful activities for youth through Hanna and District Youth Club, where she has been taking an active leadership role since 1989. Mrs. Rehill believes youth are our future and are worth investing time and energy into. She creates opportunities for them to discover themselves and their strengths so they can move closer to achieving their goals.   
   Some groups she has supported through volunteerism includes Hanna Front Row Centre Arts Council, Hanna Dance Association, Hanna Performing Arts Association, Hanna Indoor Pro Rodeo Association, Hanna and District Agricultural Society and Garden Plain Community Club.
    Her signature event is the Hanna Teen Fair.
   The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards are presented annually to mark International Volunteer Day. Since inception in 2000, 103 Albertans have received this award.

    Westergard Ford and Western Financial Group teamed up to celebrate a Family Christmas. Two truck loads of gifts were collected for Toys for Tots.
    On December 5, staff from Westergard and Western Financial Group were busy entertaining families, taking donations of gifts and toys. Santa was busy getting special gift requests from children and having their pictures taken.  Norma DeBernardo gave  free rides on her horse drawn carriage. Natalie Flaman did face painting free.  There was also   free donuts and popcorn.
    Westergard’s General Manager Steven O’Dwyer said “We were just looking for something to do within the community, to give back and provide some extra joy to unfortunate kids. We’ve had fantastic support from the community and businesses.  It’s heartwarming to see. This is our first year and given the success we’ve had, this will be something to carry on in the future.”
    Rod Fox of Western Financial Group said they are proud to be part of this community and  enjoy giving back through events such as this.  They  have teamed up with Westergard  to bring some Christmas cheer to the  people of Drumheller.