It will be memories that last a lifetime for local bobsleder Clay Sparks.
The Taberite competed in the Junior Winter Olympics in Austria late last month representing Canada and finished in eighth with his combined time with his driver in boy’s bobsled at 1:50.54.
“The competition was pretty tight. Between where we were and first place, it wasn’t much of a difference,” said Sparks.
Italy would end up in first with a time of 1:49.14 in its gold-medal runs, host Austria would take silver at 1:49.23 and Monaco would take the bronze at 1:49.31.

The whistle stop cabinet tour stopped in Taber last Tuesday Tuesday as Minister of Finance Ron Liepert, and Minister of Culture and Community Services Heather Klimchuk listened to many concerns of the 30 people on hand among municipal, education, irrigation district representatives and members at large.
While questions were diverse from the gallery that featured representatives as far away as Milk River, Cardston, and Raymond, the cabinet tour theme of Health Care, Human Services, Education and Finance seemed to have education as one of the main topics that dominated discussion.

Concerns over price volatility and an overall rise in the cost of electricity has become a growing issue for many Albertans, and sparking opposition from provincial NDP leader Brian Mason.
Alberta power consumers will pay on average 15.2 cents per kilowatt hour in January — an all-time record for the monthly rate. This rate is double what Albertans paid in January, 2011.
Mason has attacked the current system and lays much of the blame on excessive deregulation of utilities in Alberta.

Pleas of guilty to two sex-related charges have been tendered by the former chair of the Taber Municipal Police Commission.
Curtis David Paradee, 43, appeared in Taber provincial court on Tuesday morning and offered pleas to accessing child pornography and luring a child under the age of 18. The balance of seven other charges against Paradee, including making, possessing and distributing child pornography, have been withdrawn by the Crown.