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They say home is where the heart is, but for Dave McCann and the Firehearts it is also where the rock’n’roll is. Their latest album, Circle of Light, was recorded in their home base of Lethbridge, Alta.

The Canadian Cowboy Challenge returns once again to Cochrane Sept. 20 at the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Grounds. Scott Phillips is the vice president of the Canadian Cowboy Challenge Association.

Long dubbed ‘The Canadian King of Comedy’, Mike MacDonald will bring his wise cracking act to The Hideout Pub Sept. 19 and 20 for an evening performance stand-up lovers won’t want to miss. Advance tickets are $20. Seating begins at 7 p.m.

The leaves are changing and the air is getting cooler – it is starting to look like fall in Cochrane, meaning it’s time for the second annual Cochrane Fall Fair to take place at the Cochrane & District Agricultural Society grounds.

Comedian Matt Billon has become known for his calm and unassuming style in the Canadian comedy scene – delivering his quick wit somewhat effortlessly.

A number of Cochrane businesses and town departments — 17 to be exact — will crack their doors Sept. 26-27 for the first Doors Open Cochrane event. The event will kick off the Thursday prior (Sept.

A statue created by the team at Studio West Bronze Foundry and Art Gallery will be part of a memorial monument at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon, Man.

Slugged as ‘If we all love food, why are we throwing nearly 50 per cent of it away?’, “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story” is coming to the Cochrane Movie House Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.

Bragg Creekers will be beautifying the hamlet this Sept. 13 in an effort to improve the aesthetic of the downtown core — which was hard hit by the June 20, 2013 flood — with their ‘Re-Create The Creek’ initiative.

Cochrane’s Sydney Mae, 13, performed during Country Music Week at this year’s Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards in Edmonton, Sept. 4-7.