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Women in the Westlock area are being encouraged to take in a one-day symposium in early April to gather information and learn more about service providers in the community.

A regular meeting of the minds is taking place every Thursday morning at the Westlock Continuing Care Centre.

Westlock’s Victim Services Unit is gearing up for its biggest fundraiser of the year this weekend — the 12th annual Celtic Pub Night.

Doug Fleming, who served as the Pembina Hills school board chair until passing away suddenly in January 2012 has been recognized with a treehouse reading room at Westlock Elementary School.

Three bands/musicians with ties to the Westlock area will be helping to say farewell to a storied musical venue in downtown Edmonton on Saturday, March 28.

Last Thursday’s visit to Fawcett by the CFCW Critters will go a long way to providing the Fawcett rink with a new score clock and announcing system.

The Westlock Regional Science Fair saw inquisitive young minds from across the county gather at the Westlock Community Hall March 6 to share their results.

Westlock gained a new centenarian last week. Annie Hackman (née Semenchuk), who currently resides in the Pembina Lodge, turned 100 on Feb. 27. “I’m not very happy about that,” she said. “It’s too old.

Parents looking to see how their children are developing can come out to St. Mary School this Friday and Saturday for the annual Ages & Stages Children’s Fair. The fair runs both March 7-8 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

The Westlock Legion will be hopping with the sounds of country music this Sunday.