Weekend Report

Local:

-Innisfail is holding a community fundraiser for the residents of Slave Lake. The town wide garage sale and fundraiser goes at the Innisfail Legion until 6:00pm.

-Rocky Mountain House Rodeo Finals run through Sunday with another year of pro rodeo, pony chuck wagon and chariot racing. This year the rodeo has chosen Red Deer’s Walk for ALS as it’s charity. (Is it weird the Rodeo Clowns are sponsored by Rocky Funeral Service?)

-Penhold Days is Saturday with the pancake breakfast at 8:00am. The parade starts at 10:30 with the day including monster trucks, a bounce house and 18 foot slide and the fair. Dinner and dancing starts at 5:30.

-The Eighth Annual Carstar Soaps It Up for Cystic Fibrosis National Car Wash Fundraiser is Saturday at Carstar Red Deer, 4517 54^th Ave. Volunteers are hoping to wash their way to a new Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Car Wash Car wash tickets are $5 and can be purchased at CARSTAR Red Deer or by visiting www.carstar.ca/soapsitup.

-BIG 105 presents Randi Boulton, Saturday at the Memorial Centre. Guests include: Jasmine Whenham, Lin Elder, Don Swift, Steve Arsenault, Laura Lee Lewis, Claude Godin, Marcel Meijers, Joe Mathews, Curtis Labelle and Carl Stretton. Tickets are $23.50 and available at the door or through Central Alberta Theatre.

-BIG 105 presents the Rona MS Bike Tour Saturday and Sunday starting at Red Deer College. The two day bike tour combines cycling with fundraising for the fight against MS. Enjoy the event or make a donation at www.mssociety.ca.

Sports:

-Parkland Baseball League action has the Red Deer Razorbacks home to Eckville at Great Chief Park. First pitch is 7:00pm. Innisfail is in Beiseker.

-The Red Deer Catalinas are hosting their annual Freeze or Fry Friday and Saturday at the Recreation Centre pool.

Film:

-Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer, a family comedy with Heather Graham & Jaleel White, based on the books by Megan McDonald.

-Super 8, a sci-fi flick from J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg, about a group of friends in a small Ohio town who witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie.

And, of course, the Market at Red Deer runs Saturday at the Arena starting at 8:00am. Make sure you stop by and see the guy from Humble Hummus.