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This story is Part 2 of a three-part series looking at home schooling in Westlock, and focuses on the increasing use of technology for home-school and distance-education students. Part 1, which ran Oct.

Students at R.F. Staples School will have the rare privilege this Wednesday to see and hear an up-and-coming Canadian country music star.

Red Roof Gallery in Athabasca will play host to an eclectic display of paintings and a book signing by a local artist Oct. 26-28.

English rock band Strawbs will rock the Nancy Appleby Theatre in Athabasca on Thursday, Oct. 25. The previously advertised date of Oct. 26 was incorrect.

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on home-based education. This week’s story focuses on motivations and challenges faced by families who make the decision to educate their children at home.

This Friday, Westlock will play host to the renowned country-rock group, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Formed in Long Beach, Calif. in 1966, the band has produced more than 30 albums, and continues to tour in order share their music with the world.

Westlock-area residents looking to have the pants scared off them at Halloween this year unfortunately won’t be able to count on a long-time spooky staple, the Clyde haunted house. Organizers decided, for a variety of reasons, to take the year off.

Anyone spending time in downtown Westlock last Monday may have noticed the scene was a little more artistic than usual.

There will be a lot more original artwork in Westlock and area homes following the Alberta Culture Days events over the weekend — pieces both purchased from professional artists and created as residents discovered “the artist within.

The Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre, so named to reflect the spirit of giving in Westlock and to honour one of the largest private donors to the project, has indeed been a community effort.