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Volunteers play an important role in any community, and school communities are no different. At this time of year, many local schools recognize and honour the volunteers who help their school community.

Although the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre is less than a week away from opening, one piece of its planned aura will not be in place by Saturday’s grand opening — its new mural.

Main Street was packed last Saturday afternoon as hundreds of people took in the annual Wacky Saturday festival — a turnout organizers say was everything they hoped for.

St. Mary School’s music department is basking in unprecedented glory after the senior high wind ensemble qualified for the National Festival of Gold after a gold-rated performance at a festival in New York City.

Get ready to be Wacky in Westlock. The family fun day known as “Wacky Saturday,” which was resurrected last year after a hiatus of nearly two decades, will again be held this Saturday, June 2 along Main Street.

Westlock’s Gordon Thomas has been nominated for a 2012 Minister’s Seniors Service Award. Thomas, who used to run the H&R Block in town for nearly 20 years, was recognized for his work with the Westlock FCSS’s Volunteer Income Tax Program.

Members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) have their sights set on Westlock for the 2013 Western Canada/Alaska Motorcycle Rally next Aug 2-4.

The Westlock Legion’s new president says he is proud to help continue with what the organization has done in the community, but worries about its future with fewer and fewer new members joining.

After two years as principal at Dunstable School, Steven Kaplan is moving on to bigger things as he prepares to take over as the new principal of Westlock Elementary School next year.

“Education’s about people; my best friends are three feet tall.