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George Watson was a music teacher living in Water Valley when I met him in the 1970’s. He taught many people to play banjo, guitar and accordion, and my son was one of his students learning to play the guitar.

Did you get a free tattoo in Calgary lately? More specifically, if you received a tattoo at Discount Tattoo (224 7A St. N.E.

Cochrane’s own Marathon Man is joining forces with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), crusading to get youths active and fit.

A Name-the-Dome contest is underway and Lafarge needs the public’s help. Ask Plant Manager Jim Bachmann about the dome and he’ll tell you he’s heard it all from the Bow Valley, Calgary and beyond.

WinterFest was almost cancelled in Cochrane this year.

The live-work units were brought up again at the Cochrane town council meeting to give second and third reading to amend the land-use bylaw for the units.

Strong relationships make for happy families and, not surprisingly, best child development.

The MD of Bighorn gave residents living on Jamieson and Richards roads some peace of mind, and peace and quiet, when it rejected a night log-hauling request from a Cochrane-based sawmill.

Cochrane town councilor Morgan Nagel will be leaving his position at the Manning Centre at the beginning of March. This decision comes as he’s decided to refocus his political aspirations.

A gathering of “like-minded” conservatives was held on Feb. 8 at the Cochrane RancheHouse to discuss the current state of the province under the NDP’s leadership.