Local News

Westbrook School is on the hunt for donations for the upcoming School Fair. The School Fair Committee hosts the two-day event, which features the hard work of the school’s students. This year’s fair — the 54th annual — is set to run from April 11-12.

With January now in the rearview, it’s time for a reminder to keep those finance-related resolutions in check. No pun intended. Now, thanks to the technology gods, you don’t have to rely on pen and paper to keep track of your spending.

Getting ready for yet another tour, Kim Wempe will be bringing her big, bold blues-soaked vocals into the newly renovated and restored Water Valley Church for an intimate Feb. 6 performance, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Maggie isn’t the only dog in the Cochrane area using its senses to help its human counterparts — the canines and their handlers at Cochrane Search and Rescue (CSAR) have been busy preparing for the year ahead. And a busy year it will be.

What began as a family band has expanded into something dynamic and evolving. Local band Elbow River will be showcasing its debut album Redtail Flyer Feb.

In an effort to manage the feral horse population, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) is distributing permits for a short capture season. Announced Jan.

Bearspaw Christian School (BCS) is sugarcoating one of their biggest fundraisers of the year. The school’s 5th Annual Dessert Auction is set for Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., and guests are being warned to bring their appetite.

For more than seven months the Iyahrhe-Nakoda Food Bank in nearby Morley has been operating out of the Chiniki grocery store, moved for precautionary measures in response to the flood heavy rainfall in June 2013.

Cochrane RCMP is investigating the theft of a truck from a driveway in the community of Bow Ridge. The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche was discovered missing by its owner the morning of Jan. 23.

Lynn Dove’s name is becoming a regular sight in the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.