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Airdrie’s Over 50 Club has come a long way since it started operation in 1968, when 33 members first began gathering as the Over 60 Club in the library at George McDougall High School.

Local makeup artist Victoria McNair is celebrating a big win at the International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) Vancouver’s Battle of the Brushes, which took place Oct. 20.

North Rocky View Community Links’ sixth annual Wine Down fundraiser, starting at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Woodside Golf Course, is an excellent opportunity to have a night out while supporting the organization’s ongoing work within Airdrie.

As Remembrance Day approaches, memories of her dad’s 26-year military career and his subsequent 10 years with the Calgary Police Service are never far from Meadowbrook School teacher Heather Ponath's mind.

For most of October, Division 1 Coun. Mark Kamachi has been sporting a new hair colour – his hair was dyed a bright blue to raise awareness for prostate cancer, a cause with which he holds a personal connection.

Rocky View County residents who are looking to spread a little holiday spirit this year have a few more weeks to put together a shoebox full of goodies to be sent to children in developing countries around the world with Operation Christmas Child.

Nothing slows Crossfield’s Owen Gabriel down. The fact he’s missing a few fingers on his left hand is an inconvenience he’s learned to work around, thanks to some specialized prosthetics and a lot of determination.

Airdrie resident and neurosurgical nurse Pauline Taylor hopes the upcoming fifth annual Bowling for Brains in Calgary will raise both funds and awareness for brain aneurysms. “There’s not a lot of awareness there for aneurysm,” she said.

While many of Alberta’s wildlife migrate south for the winter, other animals stay in the province and adapt to survive the cold winter months.

Usually, receiving a ticket from RCMP can ruin someone’s day. But thanks to Operation Freeze, police are handing tickets out to youth to reward positive behaviour.