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Man charged with Prairie Bible Institute sexual assaults in court

   A Three Hills man facing police charges of sexual assault at the Prairie Bible Institute made his first court appearance August 22.
   Thirty-three year old Renie Gall of Three Hills, presently in custody, appeared via closed-circuit television in Drumheller Provincial Court Friday.
   Drumheller’s Hugh Sommerville, acting for defense counsel Patrick Penny of Red Deer, waived reading of the charges, and asked for the matter to be scheduled in September, at which time Mr. Gall would appear in person.
   Crown prosecutor Ron Pedersen’s request for a publication ban was granted by Judge L.R. Grieve.
   The publication ban applies to the identity of the complainants and witnesses in the case.
   The case returns to Drumheller provincial court September 3 at 9:00 a.m.
   Gall faces charges from allegations of break and enter and sexual assault after the student dormitories of Three Hills’ Prairie Bible Institute were broken into and several students were sexually assaulted in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 17.

RCMP investigated a report of a local marijuana grow op

RCMP photos show the rural area where they seized and cut down 100 plants Wednesday, August 20.

RCMP investigated a report of a marijuana grow op in a rural area in the Drumheller valley, and found 111 plants Wednesday.

The area searched on August 20 by RCMP included Crown land as well as private property, and police made inquiries of residents living in the area, but made no arrests or charges.

Registration building for local marathon races

Registration is building for the valley’s Community Futures Dinosaur Valley Half Marathon.
   The fifth annual marathon, which runs September 14, has around 400 entrants signed up.
   The half-marathon of 21 kilometres now has 175 registered runners and walkers, and the full 42k marathon has 24 people signed up who want to conquer the course.
   The numbers to date are fairly close for the 5k and the 10k walk and/or run, with the 5k at 103 people registered and the 10k at 100.
   The total number of registrations are up 13.5 per cent over last year, which means 68 more people have signed up for the 2014 event compared to 2013.
   Community Futures has been the main sponsor of this event since it began four years ago.
   In those four years, the sponsorship and the participants have helped the Half Marathon organization contribute $53,000 to Drumheller’s Badlands Community Facility.
   People interested in participating without running the course could assist as a volunteer for the event by contacting Becky Kowalchuk at 403-820-620, or email becky.kowalchuk@gov.ab.ca.

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