Drumheller is about to get an official visit from royalty. The Watermelon Queen, Miss Emily Mae Brown will be the honoured guest at Watermelon Fest.
    Freson Bros. grocery stores throughout province are celebrating Watermelon Fest, a family event that celebrates all things watermelon and includes a barbecue  and watermelon eating contest. They will also have ingenious ways to use watermelons with recipes and entertaining tips.
    In addition, the Queen will be making an appearance Saturday afternoon.
    “I have been around agriculture since the age of six and have always tried to find ways to inspire others to be enthusiastic about the agriculture industry. I cannot wait to be at the Freson Bros. stores and interact with your customers,” said Emily Mae Brown.
    The National Watermelon Queen is on a tour through Canada and the United States promoting the nutritional benefits and economic value of watermelon.
    Freson Bros. is hosting Watermelon Fest this weekend. The queen will be appearing at their stores throughout the weekend. She will be in Brooks on Friday from 2-6 p.m.
    She will then be in Drumheller Saturday, June 20 at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and then heads to Hanna on Sunday from 12-4 p.m.

The Drumheller public library needs your help.
The library is in the midst of planning their 2016 to 2018 Plan of Service and is asking residents to complete the Drumheller Public Library Community Survey.
    The survey can be found on the library website, or can be picked up at the circulation desk.
    “The library is putting together our next plan of service that will decide what we focus on in terms of services and programming for 2016 to 2018. The first step in putting that together is to get as much information as possible from the community about what they are using now and what they would like to see from their library,” Emily Hollingshead, Director of library services said.
    Hollingshead hopes to have the survey’s completed and returned to the library by Friday June 19.  
    To find the survey on the library’s website click the welcome tab and the survey is the last option called the plan of service survey.