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Technology is a big part of education here in Westlock, but in some parts of the world educators are still working out how to best utilize the newest gadgets and programs.

R.F. Staples student Rachelle Zadunayski, along with many of her classmates, took the opportunity last week to “Pay it Forward.

Dallas Arcand shared an entertaining taste of Cree culture with the kids at Landing Trail Intermediate School last Wednesday. Arcand, or “Kray Z Kree” as he is known, is an acclaimed Aboriginal singer/songwriter who, along with his son (Dallas Jr.

Country music star George Canyon will bring his ‘Classics II’ tour to the Caslan Community Hall next Friday.

The air was electric following the last of six performances of the The Wizard of Oz at the Cultural Arts Theatre in Westlock last Saturday night.

By the end of the year, St. Mary Catholic Church priest Father Sabinus Iwu will be in Nigeria in his new post as the finance and agriculture administrator of two seminaries.

Edwin Parr Composite’s Athabasca Pacers football club united the community for the first annual Festival of Trees at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex on Saturday to raise money for the Santa’s Anonymous program.

Locals can dine together while celebrating the holidays at the 20th Annual Community Christmas Dinner next Thursday. The long-running event will make its return on Dec. 6 at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.

Editor’s Note: This story is a review of the performance from the Nov. 14 dress rehearsal. Somewhere, over the rainbow, that’s where they’ll be. Well, not exactly. Where they will be is on stage at the Cultural Arts Theatre at R.F.

There will be some modifications to the fee schedule for using the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre, with the walking track free to use for the foreseeable future. Council approved changes to the user fees for the new facility at its Nov.