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Joe Borris, 20, with his girlfriend Olivia Litchfield at the Jan. 5 fundraiser held in Flatbush in his honour. The community raised more than $45,000 for Borris who is now partially paralyzed following an Oct. 20 accident.

The maternity ward at the Westlock Healthcare Centre sprung to life in the early morning hours of Jan. 4 as the first delivery of the new year brought Phoemella Erin Sinamban into the world.

New York City is coming to Barrhead. Or more specifically, one particular neighbourhood called Washington Heights, which is the setting of the Barrhead Composite High School(BCHS) drama department’s newest musical production of In the Heights.

A relaxing family vacation in Maui included time on the mat for Westlock Taekwondo Club owner Sabine Goller who was one of two referees at the 14th annual 2018 Maui Open Taekwondo Championship held Dec. 8.

After years in the background, Denis Dufresne and Aaron Young are finally making their way into the spotlight with GhostBoy. The Calgary-based, country roots duo will return to Westlock as part of the CATS Theatre Series Jan. 11.

Westlock athletes were golden in all forms of sport last year, bringing home medals in hockey, lacrosse, baseball, basketball and swimming. No.

From fires to floods to the revival of the Tawatinaw Ski Hill, 2018 showed us the power of nature and the power of what a few dedicated individuals committed to a cause can do. No.

For those escaping domestic violence, the first Christmas alone can be daunting and stressful.

Getting kidney dialysis is a long and exhausting process, with patients stuck in a chair for up to four hours three times a week. Mel Yagos knows. He has been a regular patient at the Westlock Healthcare Centre’s dialysis unit since January.

Westlock Elementary School students are beaming with Christmas spirit after collecting toonies from Nov. 1 to 16 and fundraising $512 for toys to go to Santa’s Anonymous.