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Alberta 55-Plus Summer Games directors got a look at the venues for the events taking place in Westlock and Clyde. Prior to the July 9 board meeting, 15 board members hopped on a school bus to drive around Westlock and out to Clyde.

The 2013 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games, which run July 25-28, will kick off with a pair of torch relays through Westlock and Barrhead. The Barrhead four-kilometre relay starts at the Agrena at around 10:30 a.m.

Although the real purpose was to mark Canada’s 146th birthday, the Village of Clyde’s July 1st parade ended up also recognizing a historic hockey moment.

Cars, trucks and many other vehicles will be on display at Lindahl Park this Sunday for the 26th annual Westlock Wheels of Class Show and Shine.

People always want to know more about their family history, according to Westlock Libraries director Doug Whistance-Smith. Family history will be preserved through a recent deal between the Westlock News and the Westlock Public Library.

Visitors to the Canadian Tractor Museum may have noticed a collection of model tractors on the right-hand side after coming in the front doors, but the story of where they came from is a tale more than two decades in the making.

With Canada’s 146th birthday right around the corner, area communities are preparing to celebrate with a number of activities going on around the county.

Two Westlock County firefighters have been awarded with federal Fire Services Exemplary Service Medals for 20 years of continuous service.

A Dapp native has been rewarded for her commitment to legal philosophy with a $180,000 scholarship to pursue a doctorate at Oxford University in the United Kingdom this fall.

Very few people in this world get to perform in front of a crowd of more than 30,000 people, but Westlock’s Ben Kellert can now add his name to that list.