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The theatre at the Cochrane RancheHouse will be transformed into Africa’s Pride Lands for a three-day run of The Lion King, a musical put on by a performing arts troupe at Bow Valley High School (BVHS).

The M.D. of Bighorn has come to an agreement to annex a parcel of land from Rocky View County (RVC), allowing for the completion of Township Road 252. Rob Ellis, director of planning services for Bighorn, said the M.D.

For its latest selection, the Chinook Film Group will be hosting a screening of The Sessions, to be featured March 20 at the Cochrane Movie House.

The first Canadian Cowboy Challenge event of the season is slated to run March 9-10 at the Cochrane and District Agricultural Society indoor arena.

Cremona council gave third reading and approved a bylaw increasing its number of council members from three to five, a polarizing issue in the village of just under 500.

In an effort to recognize Cochrane’s most loyal sport contributors, Sport 4 Life Cochrane, is accepting nominations for community volunteers for the organization’s first Volunteer Appreciation Night.

Looks like campers at Bragg Creek’s Easter Seals Camp Horizon will be getting a couple new sets of wheels. At the end of January, Canadian musician Avril Lavigne announced support for 10 Easter Seals programs, including Camp Horizon.

Now a quarter of the way there, Cochrane council members were provided an update on the 2013 Strategic Plan on Feb. 25.

An open house hosted by Spring Hill RV Park unveiled a number of proposed changes to the park, including plans for a car, semi-truck and RV wash.

The 2013 Cochrane and District Chamber of Commerce Trade Show has announced an all-star talent competition, and any amateur performers are invited to battle it out for bragging rights.