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Albertans are going to the polls in less than a week after four weeks of a campaign that, particularly at the leadership level, has had a bit more mud-slinging than in the past.

It’s time to recognize those people in the Okotoks and Foothills area that are like dear old mom. Volunteers.

The anticipation is over, Albertans are finally going to the polls.

The boundaries have been set and both families and the division are going to have to live with them.

After one year and four days the Edouard Maurice incident is finally over.

It takes plenty of teamwork to get a team to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. And it also takes plenty of great teamwork to host the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

This weekend it is official — Okotoks is Hometown Hockey. Sportsnet is bringing its travelling Hometown Hockey show to Big Rock Country this weekend, and it’s fitting. Virtually every weekend from September to June, is Hometown Hockey in Okotoks.

It may be a sign of the times. Foothills County council gave first reading to an amendment for harsher penalties on billboards, particularly those trailer-type ones that pepper the highways along Highway 2 and busy corridors.

Canada’s top court has made a decision, which will have some Foothills area landowners breathing a bit easier about their properties’ future.

There are moments in a newsroom when things come to a stop, like when word was received a teen was airlifted by STARS Air Ambulance after a school bus rolled over Monday afternoon.