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The Westlock Legion’s new president says he is proud to help continue with what the organization has done in the community, but worries about its future with fewer and fewer new members joining.

After two years as principal at Dunstable School, Steven Kaplan is moving on to bigger things as he prepares to take over as the new principal of Westlock Elementary School next year.

“Education’s about people; my best friends are three feet tall.

Husband and wife duo Dwayne and Loretta Keller said they were surprised when their names were announced as Clyde Ag Society’s volunteers of the year at the Ag 500 banquet last Saturday.

The family of a Westlock man who is suffering from what is commonly referred as the Lou Gehrig’s disease will host a dinner and dance fundraiser to raise awareness about the disease on May 12 at the Westlock Community Hall.

Roads was the main topic on the minds of ratepayers attending the Westlock County annual general meeting at the Westlock & District Community Hall April 26.

Westlock News editor Doug Neuman and former staffer Tim Bryant have won the top prize in a national newspaper competition for a feature series that ran April 2011 as part of Cancer Awareness Month.

When Dr. Sydney Gomes, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Westlock on April 12, he left behind lots of fond memories with many people in the community.

The wait will soon be over — the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre will officially open its doors at a grand opening ceremony scheduled for Saturday, June 16.

A facility using a new method to produce synthetic crude could be on display in Westlock County within three years, county council heard last week. “This is the other syncrude story,” an energy executive told county council at the April 10 meeting.