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It’s that time of year again; time for Cochranites to cast their ballots for the 2013 Cochrane Community Awards.

Children from Cochrane and the surrounding area better hope their egg-seeking skills are in tip-top condition for the Easter Eggs-Travaganza at Canadian Tire March 30.

With the deadline to file your income tax looming at the end of April, there is no time like the present to start getting all of your ducks in a row.

Strong. Courageous. A warrior. These are but a few of the words used to describe the late 28-year-old Jarrid Rich, a born and raised Cochranite who finally succumbed to his three-year battle with cancer on March 7.

Make sure your opinion is heard in the Cochrane Eagle’s Best of Cochrane 2013 reader survey.

It may have started out as a horse stud fee auction 24 years ago, but the Water Valley Charity and Stud Auction has morphed into a fun and engaging initiative for the small community northwest of Cochrane.

Notwithstanding the province’s recent budget cuts, which resulted in Rocky View Schools (RVS) losing millions in the coming school year, the board remains optimistic it will be able to continue to offer students as high a quality of education.

A pair of Cochrane schools will see new faces in the principal position starting in August 2013. Susan Parker will fill the principal role at Ecole Elizabeth Barrett School, while Nancy Dutchik will take the helm at Mitford Middle School.

Three Springbank Middle School mathletes placed in the top three for the province in their grade level with the Caribous Mathematics Competition last month. Richard Sheng placed first for the Grade 5/6 math exam while Jenna Crowell placed third.

The newly appointed Pope Francis may be better suited to look at the issues currently facing the church, said Franciscan Friar Kevin Lynch, director of Mount St. Francis Retreat.