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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.

It was certainly an evening to remember at the Cultural Arts Theatre on Saturday night. Those in attendance could easily be forgiven for thinking they had travelled all through time as they enjoyed the Feb.

The audience last year didn’t know what to expect from Jerry Buchko’s Rock of Ages fundraiser for the Cultural Arts Theatre. This year, well, word has got around. “People told me last year they would have paid $50 for it,” he said.

As young people are wont to do rather foolish things at times, the PARTY Program is there to show them their actions have consequences. On Feb.

A bunch of crafty women gathered at the Westlock Memorial Hall on Saturday to spend a little time away from it all. Nearly 50 women from communities all over the area descended on Westlock for the Lil Stitchers’ 17th annual retreat on Feb. 8.

Westlock Bowl has once again collected an incredible five-figure sum for cancer research after a month-long fundraising drive. Individual bowlers, local businesses, and Westlock-area students all contributed to the $23,579.

Staffing reductions within the Westlock Foundation are not as drastic as initially reported.

Feb. 6 is opening night for The Villain Took a Chip Shot, the newest installment of the Hazel Bluff Community’s theatre series.