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At a time when screens and mobile devices seem to have taken over and the chant of “I’m taking away your iPad” outweighs the old school punishment of, “you’re grounded,” kids at Holy Spirit school in Cochrane are taking back the outdoors and promotin

The talent is all lined up for this year’s running of Cochrane Vision Theatre’s annual Variety Show, with a comic, a poet and musicians ready to hit the stage May 24 at the theatre at the Cochrane RancheHouse.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has found the right candidate for its 21st Century Learning initiative. Leslie Collings, the current principal of Springbank Community High School, has been named director of the program.

Wild Rose MP Blake Richards has started planning for his fifth annual Rocky Mountain Hockey Challenge, which will be held June 30 in Springbank.

Social studies students at Springbank Middle School will have the opportunity to develop a greater appreciation for being a Canadian citizen when they play host to a live citizenship ceremony June 6.

The warmer weather means the opening of the Cochrane Farmer’s Market is right around the corner. Opening June 1, the market will offer wares from local vendors each Saturday at the Cochrane Ranche Historic Site. The weekly event will run from 9 a.m.

There’s something about the feeling of waiting to see your perennials bloom every year. It’s like Christmas with warm weather and yet there are those who also like the look of a brown, blank canvas of soil.

Three musicians, who all began their musical journey by performing in Bragg Creek, recently took their careers to the next level by competing in an Alberta songwriting competition.

Construction is on schedule for an end-of-July opening for the gas bar and retail centre located in the townsite of Morley, according to Rob Shotclose, CEO of Bearspaw First Nation. The 6,000-sq. ft.

Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) held an open house May 8 to allow area residents a glimpse into what the Cochrane forestry company has planned for the coming few years.