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All Cochrane kids want for Christmas is to give back. Bow Valley High School (BVHS) students got in the holiday spirit last Friday when the Grade 9 students spent the day writing Christmas cards for Cochrane seniors.

A Cochrane woman has stepped up to make sure seniors are not forgotten this holiday season.

Bow Valley High School (BVHS) students were excited to host a Horizons Leadership Conference earlier this week.

Lulu Krell’s great-great-granddaughter got dressed up for the occasion, relatives flew in from as far away as New Zealand, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth both sent congratulatory letters.

A $15,000 donation from the Treasures For Your Home Society to the Bethany Family Council will enable the build of a gazebo for the long-term care residents between wings six and seven.

Following a short campaign and an outpouring of community support, members of Cochrane Fire Services were pleased to donate four truckloads of food to the Calgary Veteran’s Food Bank last Friday.

When the going gets tough, it’s time to get creative. In response to the economic downturn, contractor Gregg Taylor turned his sights of home ownership to a vision of off-grid living in a house he could outright own: all 160-square feet of it.

ATCO energy customers will be receiving a post-Christmas bonus, with free electricity and natural gas services for the month of January.

The Cochrane Babysitting Co-op is looking for residents to join their unique babysitting club. With 20 families currently participating, the club maxes out at 25 families.

Two people were stranded in a ditch suffering from serious, non-life threatening injuries following a single vehicle collision earlier this week. On Nov.