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Celebrate with some Hair of the Dog next weekend. The second annual Hair of the Dog fundraiser for the Cochrane & Area Humane Society (CAHS), founded by Cochranite Kendra Watt, promises to not only help animals but also be a great time.

Thanks to a lost bet between friends, an amateur Cochrane rapper is hoping his videos go viral on the Internet.

Cochrane campaign gets provincial recognition with award The Proudly Cochrane campaign launched by the Town of Cochrane last winter won the 2015 award of excellence from the Economic Developers of Alberta Convention.

Cochrane’s first microbrewery is preparing to pour its first jug. On National Beer Day – April 8 – the Eagle checked in with Cochrane’s brewing family and the progress of the future brewery.

After six years, the principal at Manachaban Middle School will be taking on a new position. Thomas Elbel isn’t leaving Cochrane though. Rocky View School District has announced he will be taking the reins at the school in Fireside when it opens.

The Cochrane & Area Events Society has planning well under way for the upcoming Cochrane Labour Day Parade on Sept. 5. The parade form-up will take place at 10:30 a.m. that day at the Burnco Site on River Avenue.

Cochrane will be hosting its Terry Fox Run on Sept. 18 at Mitford Park. Registration will open at 10 a.m. with the run starting at 11 a.m. Walkers, runners, cyclists, and pets are welcome to attend the event.

Cochrane’s food bank is trying to create a better understanding of the services it offers and to whom in advance of its next major push for donations on April 16.

From Queen bees to newbies, the upcoming Extreme Cowboy Alberta show will host a range of talents.

A group of Bow Valley High School students braved the cold, worked together and conquered a glacier last week.