The little town that could won’t be left behind! If big sister Calgary can have an annual Historic Week, then so can we! Thanks to the Town of Chestermere for allowing the Chestermere Historic Foundation some space in the lobby to celebrate the first ever ‘Historic Chestermere Week’. There was a display of artifacts and information about the history of Chestermere in the Town Hall from July 30th through to August 3rd, 2012. Copies of ‘ Chestermere A Home for All Seasons’ are still available at the front desk to look at, and purchase for $48. Though there are many [...]
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Car Collectors Roll Into Town
Posted on 27 July 2011
CHESTERMERE– Gearheads and car nuts galore gathered at the recreation centre on Saturday for this year’s annual Show ‘n’ Shine. Although early morning storm clouds may’ve kept some car owners parked, over 300 revved-up revellers came to show off their rides. “I think there would’ve been twice as many people if we had blue skies to start the morning, but we were just so lucky the rain held off,” said event organizer Elaine Smart. It was the first show presented by the Chestermere Car Nutz, a newly formed group of car enthusiasts who meet every Wednesday night in Chestermere Station. [...]
Car Nut Recalls The Story Of His ’53 GMC
Posted on 13 July 2011
CHESTERMERE– Over two decades ago, Bill Steeves was on his way to work when he spotted a 1953 GMC 9300 truck sitting on an acreage on the outskirts of town. The vehicle immediately caught his eye. It was nearly the same truck he’d purchased second hand in 1955, around the time his son was born. “It took me back to a time when I didn’t have a dime in my pocket,” Steeves said. “When ya could put $2-worth of gas in on Sunday night and it’d get ya to work all week.” Despite his obvious allure, Steeves continued driving to [...]
New car club formed in Chestermere
Posted on 06 March 2011
CHESTERMERE – Mike and Elaine Smart have organized the Chestermere Car Show for nine years. Although they enjoy meeting up with other auto-crazy people in town once per year, they decided spur-of-the-moment to start up a club instead – the Car Nutz. “Without much thought I said ‘There are lots of car nuts out in Chestermere’, and with that we had our name,” said Elaine Smart. “So, we put an ad on Kijiji looking for members, and within days we had enough interest from people to form a club.” They held a busy first meeting on February 22, electing Don [...]
