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A piece of Alberta’s colonial settlement history remains preserved by one local group which looked back to a time in the distant past last weekend, but keeps its eyes on the future still. On Aug.

As the Westlock and District Agricultural Fair got underway Aug.

Blue Heron Fair Days were an unqualified success. That is how fair coordinator Brenda Visser characterized the 2019 version of the fair.

More than 50 adults with disabilities were provided the camp experience free-of-charge last week as the Bethel Bible Camp held its CAYA camp Aug. 6-9.

The history, the pageantry and the spectacle of the RCMP Musical Ride were all on display last week as Westlock played host to the world-renowned riders in red serge. The event was organized by the Westlock and District Agricultural Society and Aug.

The Westlock Flying Club is hosting its annual fly-in breakfast Aug. 11. After being shelved in 2018, the Westlock Flying Club will once again host its fly-in breakfast Aug.

Gordon Thomas has been a volunteer with the FCSS Community Volunteer Income Tax Program for 20 years, and his now retiring. After 20 years of filing 8,200 income tax documents as a volunteer, Gordon Thomas is putting his calculator down.

The Barrhead and Agricultural Society has done everything it could to ensure Blue Heron Fair Days has something for all age groups.

The Blue Heron Fair is going to the dogs. At least it will be for the six shows when President Choice Superdogs perform their Bow Wow Factor show on Aug. 10 and 11 at 1, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. at the Barrhead Sportsgrounds main baseball diamond.

The Barrhead and District Agricultural Society has gone to great effort to make sure this year’s annual Blue Heron Fair Days has something for everyone, but president Randy Schmidt said at the heart of the event is the rodeo.