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A display of beautiful trees was more than one Okotoks resident could resist. Gaylene Schell bid on three entries in the Sheep River Health Trust’s annual Avenue of Trees auction this year, one silent auction item and two live auction trees.

Okotoks’ next public school will open as a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school in September. Foothills School Division trustees voted unanimously on Dec.

It’s a family affair for those giving and receiving at Christmas. The volunteer army behind The Magic of Christmas often share more than a sincere desire to brighten up the lives of families in the Foothills in common.

A local sea cadet is navigating toward a career on the water thanks to a seamanship deployment this fall.

The time was right to give back to the community. And in close to a year with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area’s community mentorship program Nick Navntoft and his youth mentee Jayden Fleck’s lives have changed for the better.

There’s a lot on the wish list for the MD of Foothills this year. This year’s assessment for budget discussions is based on a growth rate of one per cent and an estimated increase in provincial school requisition amounts of 2.

A former Okotoks mayor left his mark in town, though his stay was short. George Welch moved from Ontario in 1912 to serve as manager of the Hogg and Lytle grain elevators that then stood in town.

The stockings and spectacular lights have been hung with care at the Foothills Country Hospice to provide a cozy holiday for its patients and their families. However, the hospice has a wish-list of its own this Christmas.

Turner Valley Town council has administration going back to the drawing board to balance next year’s budget. During its fifth engagement session with council since mid-November, administration presented a budget of $5.78 million in revenue and $5.

A recorded conversation in the summer of 2017 at an Okotoks donut/coffee shop has led to allegations of a United Conservative Party candidate planning a “kamikaze run” to help Jason Kenney in his successful leadership bid.