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Bust out your dancing shoes and your finest attire — it’s almost time for the annual fireman’s ball to light up Cochrane. The 2013 Cochrane Firefighter Charity Ball is slated to run Nov. 23 at The Links of GlenEagles.

Following recommendations from Rocky View County’s (RVC) Oct. 12 Regional Recreation Board Meeting, RVC council unanimously approved funding for three projects at its regular meeting Oct. 29.

The Cochrane Legion will be hosting its annual Remembrance Day services this Nov. 11.

The Bragg Creek Community Centre will be bustling Nov. 11 for the hamlet’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. “It’s so important for us to honour our veterans,” said Laura Matthews, special events coordinator for the Bragg Creek Community Association.

For anyone who fancies the choral tradition, Calgary’s first professional chamber choir, Luminous Voices, will be performing at the Cochrane RancheHouse Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in honour of Remembrance Day.

The voice of a Cochranite can be heard on a charity single penned in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI).

The driver of a semi truck is in stable condition following a single vehicle rollover that closed the westbound lanes of Highway 1 for hours.

West Coast quintet, The Bills, is the next act to perform for the Cochrane Valley Folk Club (CVFC) at the Alliance Church Nov. 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m. These five world-class instrumentalists and first-call cats are coming: strings attached.

Country and western music man, Allen Christie, will be returning to the Legacy stage this Nov. 9 for an 8 p.m. show. The Caroline, AB guitarist has been touring with his band, singing songs about rodeos, ranching and the road.

“My job is to go into rooms and use music and songs as a device to connect people together…” said Arnprior, Ont. folk artist, Craig Cardiff. Cardiff will be arriving, party of one, to Legacy Guitar and Coffee House for a Nov.