Westlock News

Hank Williams (portrayed by Gil Risling) gets the crowd into it at the Louisiana Hayride show on April 6 at the Westlock and District Community Hall. The show was a tribute concert for some of the great musicians of the past, including Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley.

Westlock County councillors are unhappy with the Westlock Foundation’s requisition request for 2013 despite knowing it would be considerably higher than last year.

As the snow melts away, Westlock residents will likely start to see public works crews out on the streets working to smooth out the potholes.

Westlock mayor Bruce Lennon is not ready to announce whether he intends to run for mayor again in this fall’s municipal elections. Speaking last week, Lennon said with the election not until Oct.

Wayne Wilcox has resigned as the mayor of Clyde, indicating he is suffering from ongoing health problems.

A Saturday-morning fire southeast of Clyde that destroyed a loft that housed seven antique cars is under investigation. No one was hurt in the March 30 blaze that also destroyed a number of ATVs and claimed the life of a pet dog.

Town ratepayers should expect an increase on their property tax bills after the Westlock Foundation issued its requisition for 2013.

A procession of roughly 60 Christians marched down 100 Avenue on Good Friday to mark the start of this year’s Easter Triduum. The crowd gathered outside of St. Mary’s Catholic Church around 9 a.m.

Grade 5 students at Westlock Elementary School may soon be taking a biblical studies course again.

Even thought spring officially started on March 20, last Thursday, March 21, saw the Westlock area get hit with the heaviest snowfall it’s seen this winter.