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If all two preschoolers wanted for Christmas was their two front teeth, hopefully they got them. They more than deserved it.

Long before an original founder of the Okotoks Junior A hockey team helped bring the squad to the Foothills, he had Oilers’ green-and-gold flowing through his veins.

An Okotoks convenience store was robbed in the early hours of Jan. 3. The suspect demanded money from the till and merchandise from a clerk at the 7-Eleven at 235 Milligan Drive at approximately 3 a.m.

It’s been a year of hard work and new challenges for Foothills County. Reeve Larry Spilak said the municipality takes everything in stride and works through issues as they arise.

Better to get your feet wet early when being introduced to a new job. Pamela McLean began learning the ropes as the Okotoks Food Bank’s executive director on Dec. 13 – a time which is busier than Santa’s workshop before the Christmas rush.

Water continues to be at the forefront for the Town of Okotoks as it moves into the new year, with affordable housing and planning for the future not far behind.

The Foothills MP knows all too well that rural crime can happen in one’s own backyard.

No matter how many hours of planning an Okotoks woman did, once again she found herself preparing a last-minute turkey. And Sheila Hughes, the retired executive director of the Okotoks Food Bank, was delighted to do so.

It’s been the subject of debate for nearly four years and took the Province months to give final approval, but the MD of Foothills will now be officially known as Foothills County. Effective Jan. 1, the municipality will become Foothills County.

A new playground has Okotoks families smiling after two years of hard work. The Riverside play structure, at North Railway Street and 32 Avenue, was due for an upgrade within the next few years and was chosen as the site for an accessible playground.