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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.

Westlock’s celebration of Alberta Culture Days, formerly Alberta Art Days, is getting bigger and better this year with more options for residents to get involved.

The Cultural Arts Theatre Series will start a little earlier than normal for the 2012/13 season, with renowned blues guitarist Matt Andersen taking to the stage this Friday.

It seems so simple when you watch a Zamboni make its rounds across the ice surface, but few people realize how much time and effort goes into creating the perfect ice surface for winter sports.

The most remarkable thing about Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope more than 30 years ago isn’t necessarily the fact that an amputee would take on such an incredible challenge.

Albertans like to take their summers to enjoy the limited sunny weather before getting back into the swing of things each fall.

Westlock has lost one of its most beloved people. Hendrikje “Henny” Dobyanski (née Ekkel) passed away on Aug. 30 in Barrhead after a challenging journey through dementia. Born Sept.

With the 2012-2013 school year starting Sept. 4, students and teachers are meeting each other for the first time and wondering what they’re all going to bring to the table.