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2024
Vol. LXXIV, No. 12
City Edition – 32 Pages
Country Edition – 40 Pages February 10, 2026
Local musical educators and jazz trio Steven Hartman, Erik Olson and Marshall Tindall, all multi-instrumentalists and each a member of the Battle River Big Band, will be entertaining guests with beloved tunes at the 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour on Friday, February 13, to officially open 2026 Nordlys Film & Arts Festival.
Inside
Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 to 14 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 and 19 Your Financial Future . . . . . . . . . 20 and 21 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 to 25 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 and 30 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . 31 and 32
This Week's Flyers
*partial coverage To Camrose Homes Tuesday Canada Safeway
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To Rural Homes With Booster
✔ Hauser Home Hardware
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M & M Food Market
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Shoppers Drug Mart
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Walmart
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Wild Rose Co-op
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News Features
A legally funny performance . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . 4 Just Sayin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Augustana to host annual soup supper 9 Kodiaks' Den Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Camrose Helps and United Way host a Poverty Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Photo by Ron Pilger
Planning of this year’s Nordlys Film & Arts Festival started the day after last year’s Family Day weekend presentation concluded at the Bailey Theatre. Now, 51 weeks later, Nordlys is back for another year! The volunteer board and committee members have worked hard to secure awardwinning films from around the world, bring in guest filmmakers, artists and musicians and, for the first time, will be presenting a two-person stage play on Opening Night. The festival is anticipating a sell-out crowd February 13 to 15, but rush seating will be sold on a first-come first-served basis. This year, even the lights on the Main Street Camrose trees are prominently featuring green and purple lights for almost three weeks in February recognizing the community impact of Nordlys, and as a tribute effort to replicate the allure and dazzling colour of northern lights. Nordlys is a Norwegian term that directly translates to "Northern Lights" in English.