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The Cochrane & Area United Way Partnership Committee is changing its funding approach in hopes of increasing the funds it will raise and maximizing benefits to local non-profit organizations in the community.

The Cochrane & Area United Way Partnership Committee is changing its funding approach in hopes of increasing the funds it will raise and maximizing benefits to local non-profit organizations in the community.

The Cochrane Historical and Archival Preservation Society (CHAPS) is looking for fresh, new members to help with the organization. “We have really small membership and we’re getting much older,” said Gordon Davies, president of CHAPS.

The Tour de Bowness, the annual cycling event put on by Bow Cycle and Sports out of Calgary, will be utilizing the scenic panorama of Horse Creek Road for part of its race this weekend (Aug. 2).

Cochrane RCMP have charged a 49-year-old woman with operating a motor vehicle over .08 and impaired driving, following an arrest made July 28. The local detachment received multiple complaints shortly after 7:30 p.m.

Town of Cochrane water systems staff is beckoning Cochranites to follow the watering bylaw — before they wind up with a $250 ticket. While hand watering outdoor plants is acceptable, running a sprinkler between 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and 1-5 a.m. is not.

If you’re planning on faking something, make sure you fake it well. Though it may appear at first glance to be perfectly placed bricks inserted at the intersection of Centre Ave. and Railway St.

Cochrane resident Col. Gerry Morrison and Calgarian Cpl. Gary Watson are hoping to preserve some of the Canadian history from the Cold War by rebuilding a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) jet fighter, the CF-104 Starfighter at the Springbank Airport.

At the 20th anniversary of the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) three students from Springbank Community High School took home top prizes for their projects. The 2014 event was held in Toronto at The International Centre from June 4 – 7.

It isn’t often that you can say you’ve met a vegetarian who was raised on an Alberta cattle farm, or commerce graduate who decides to become a singer and yoga instructor, training with monks in India. But Amy Thiessen is anything but average.