Gerald Morrison

Gerald Morrison, a Cochrane veteran of the Canadian Forces, received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation during a ceremony in Calgary on Jan. 18.

The acclamation, which was awarded to 13 people from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is bestowed upon those who have provided admirable service to the veteran community, something Morrison has been extremely active in after serving his country for 36 years.

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Fraid Knot

The feisty fivesome known as Fraid Knot, will be bringing their eclectic Scottish-Celtic-rock sound from Calgary to Cochrane on Jan. 28 to entertain the haggis-bearing, kilt-wearing scotch-drinkers who will be dancing until the wee hours of the following morning.

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Martha Birkett

When Martha Birkett, local horsewoman, healing practitioner and owner/operator of Cochrane’s premier yoga studio, the Amaryllis Centre, climbed atop her horse to ride from Ottawa to Cochrane for the Children’s Wish Foundation in 2008, she never imagined that she would be holding up a book four years later that contained a chapter in honour of her ride — ‘Giddy Up For Wishes’.

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Conservative Blake Richards

When it comes to regulation, Wild Rose MP Blake Richards feels there has to be a fine balance of enough, yet not too much.

“Government red tape is a bugbear of mine,” Richards said in his weekly release. “I think there’s good evidence that over-regulation became the default position of the federal bureaucracy during the Liberal years and I am proud to be a member of a Conservative Government that is taking action, through initiatives such as our Red Tape Reduction Commission.”

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Connecting DOTS (Dementia & Other Therapies/ Services), a division of Cochrane FCSS (Family and Community Support Services) will be presenting their first film presentation, Forgetful not Forgotten on Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m.

Directed by Chris Wynn, the honest, candid film is about the journey of Wynn’s family with alzheimer’s disease.

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Megan Ogilvie

Grab the ring and win a prize.

For ringette fans, the third-annual Cochrane Classic ringette tournament provides more than a chance to enjoy high-level play between ringette teams from across Alberta.

It also gives fans a chance to win big, while contributing thousands of dollars to Cochrane’s ringette program and promoting local businesses.

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Ian McRae

The best offence is a good offence.

Just ask the Cochrane Generals, who have four top-10 players on the Heritage Junior Hockey League scoring-leaders list – Jason Labelle, Jonny Pictin, Kris Keller and Tyson Soloski. It’s no mystery the Generals have been at, or near, the top of league standings all season.

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Wee Jackie weighs in

Perhaps there’s hope.

Unless you’ve been dead or in Edmonton you’ll realize there’s been quite a taffy pull between town administration and the Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS).

Which all could’ve been avoided I’m sure but the fat hit the fire and people are upset.

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Happy Trails

Horses do not need watches to tell them what time it is, particularly feeding time.

My three handsome geldings like to inform me when I’m tardy with their breakfast. As soon as the horses see movement in the kitchen then they line up along the corral fence with expectant looks on their long faces.

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