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It was almost like something out of a movie. A coffee kettle was warming over a wood fire, while people in cowboy hats were milling around talking.

It’s hard not to get excited about cars when you see what’s possible at an event like the Westlock Wheels of Class Show & Shine.

”Now you understand why we do it,” Jim Smith said after we got back from a ride in his 1951 Fargo, which he kindly let me drive last week. That would be an understatement.

Last Friday a group of 37 riders left Westlock for Barrhead during the final leg of the 2014 cycleforward tour, and to say spirits were high would be an understatement.

Lindahl Park beside the Westlock Pioneer Museum will once again be chock full of vehicles of all sorts when the 27th annual Westlock Wheels of Class Show and Shine hits the grass this weekend.

In the world of health care praise is often heaped on the front-line workers like doctors and nurses who make such a significant difference in patients’ lives.

The Pembina Hills school division will hold two public meetings on Wednesday, July 16, for community groups to voice their interest in acquiring the Jarvie and W.R. Frose School properties. The procession of disposition for both Jarvie and W.R.

Westlock’s young entrepreneurs have wrapped up their eight-week tutorial on what is involved in running their own businesses. On June 16, the BizKids Youth Entrepreneurship Program — run by Community Futures — held its last session at R.F. Staples.

There will be lots to see and do in the Westlock area in celebration of Canada’s 147th birthday on July 1. In the Town of Westlock, the activities get underway on July 1 at 10 a.m. when the pool opens for a free public swim until 5 p.m.

Establishing “a brand new start” for the Sparrow’s Hope shelter for women fleeing abusive relationships will be discussed at a meeting in Barrhead on Monday, June 23.