It’s been a busy summer, but now it’s time to tidy up and get ready for winter.
The annual Drumheller Community Clean-Up begins next week. This is an opportunity to get rid of all the things that have been cluttering your yard, garage, or basement.
The annual Clean Up begins the week of September 13, with the first pick up in East Coulee, Lehigh, Cambria, and Highway 10 residents, and concluding on September 24 in Riverside.
Acceptable items include household items and furniture. Outdoor items such as barbecues, outdoor playsets, and mowers. Tires, wheels, propane tanks, vehicle batteries, and paint are also accepted. Freon appliances are accepted, however, residents will need to provide a $15 disposal fee. This can be purchased at the town hall.
Renovation material or household hazardous waste will not be accepted. See ad on page 9 for complete details.
Sometimes one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The weekend prior to the community clean-up, residents can “Kick It To The Curb” and others can pick it up.
From Friday, September 10 to Sunday, September 12 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. simply put your unwanted items on your front boulevard, with a free sign attached, and others can pick them up.
Additionally, The Town of Drumheller and Reality Bytes have partnered for a tech drive. Unwanted computers and devices can be dropped at Drumheller Town Hall, The Municipal Library, or Reality Bytes until September 30. These items can also be dropped at the annual Sports, Recreation, and Arts Expo on Wednesday, September 8.
The items will be cleaned, restored, and redistributed to families in need in the valley.

Cowboys of all ages came out to the Prairie Mountain Livestock Arena near Rumsey to compete in a mounted shooting event on Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5 to support STARS air ambulance.
This is the third Prairie Mountain STARS fundraiser, with the previous two fundraisers raising more than $4,200 for STARS.
“We are doing three stages of mounted shooting, and three STARS fun classes through the weekend,” says event organizer Myrna Anderson.
This year the goal was to raise $5,000 and prior to the weekend’s festivities the group had raised nearly half the amount through donations from local businesses, and $1,000 raised from a virtual auction. All entry fees from the weekend’s competitors were also donated towards the fundraiser.
Anderson says the fundraiser began after her husband Blair, who is also a mounted shooting competitor, had a horse riding accident in 2009, in a remote location which left him with a broken back.
He was transported to hospital by STARS air ambulance, and Anderson says were it not for STARS’ quick response time her husband would have been left paralyzed from the accident.
Blair Anderson was one of the riders who competed in the weekend competition.

Although the turnout for the fundraiser was lower than in previous years, Myrna said she was still happy with the number of competitors and spectators who turned out, despite COVID-19 restrictions.
The competition featured riders of all ages, the youngest being only three years old, and the oldest 77-the riders under 18 were not permitted to shoot the blank rounds at the balloon targets due to mounted shooting competition rules and regulations.
Rather than cash prizes, riders competed for the Mens and Womens Overall Champion buckles.

Update: The Prairie Mountain STARS fundraiser raised a total of $5,339.50 for STARS air ambulance according to event organizer Myrna Anderson.