Summer in the valley means music in the core. Summer at the Plaza has been going strong in the downtown core on Friday and Saturday nights and attracting music fans, both local and visitors came out to hear some tunes, play some games and visit. Remember to grab a snack and bring your lawn chair.
An inmate who was serving at the Drumheller Institution had six months added to his sentence after entering a guilt plea.
Aaron Moore appeared in the Provincial Court of Justice in Drumheller on Friday, July 28 via conference call from the Edmonton Maximum Security Institution.
The court heard on February 13, 2023, another inmate entered Moore’s cell. A few moments later the inmate exited with lacerations on his neck. Moore exited a few moments later with a handmade weapon.
The plea came as a joint submission as the victim was uncooperative with the investigation.
Moore was serving a sentence of five years for aggravated assault.
He had three months tacked on to his sentence in January of 2022 for assault with a weapon from an incident in August of the previous year, where there was a large altercation at the Institution.
He was sentenced to six months consecutive to any current sentence he is serving.
Drumheller Titans Noah Lowther and Cole Suntjens participated in the U16 Summer Games 2023 in football. They attended a spring selection camp along with three other Drumheller players.
Noah was selected to be on the Calgary Metro Colts team and Cole on the Calgary Metro Dinos. Selection camp was inside the Encana Dome at Shouldice Field in Calgary.
There were eight Alberta football teams (three Calgary, three Edmonton, one Central Alberta, one South). Each team played three games, two prior to the games, and one at the games.
There were 14 different sports at the Summer Games (athletics - track and field/cross country/road running, baseball, basketball, canoe/kayak, BMX, mnt bike, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, triathlon, beach volleyball).
Nearly 3000 athletes (aged 11-17) participated in their sporting events and attended the opening ceremonies, stayed in gyms with their teammates in schools throughout Okotoks, and were bussed to the Okotoks Rec Centre for meals. There were activities planned for them to do when not playing. The sporting events took place throughout Okotoks and Diamond Valley. It was run similarly to the Olympic games.
Expected attendance was over 6500 people with parents and participants.
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