http://www.westernwheel.com Your Community Newspaper – First in the Foothills Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Foothills Falcons proved they can play with the one of the best 4A senior boy’s basketball teams in the province. However, now Foothills has to beat the Bert Church Chargers on Friday night or else they won’t be playing against anybody for the rest of the season. Foothills traded punches ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/sports/chargers-scorch-falcons-in-provincial-qualifier-3238 The Okotoks Oilers turned in a donut game in their loss to the Canmore Eagles on Wednesday — they had absolutely nothing in the middle period. The Oilers will now have to turn in a full-meal performance tonight in Canmore if they are to tie their Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/sports/oilers-falter-in-canmore-3233 It took a tragedy, but a splintered family has found its way home. Recently, my father-in-law was killed in a car accident south of High River and it was devastating  loss for the Ross clan. Don Ross owned Ross’s Bakery in High River and he was well known for his Scottish treats ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/opinion/tragedy-brings-family-together-3227 I’m not sure which event appeals to me more, but both are worthy of mention for next week. We will start off with the return of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. This is when we set our clocks back one hour and enjoy a little more ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/opinion/more-daylight-and-green-beer-coming-3223 Proposed changes to the provincial electoral boundaries will severe traditional ties within the foothills region and should be revisited. A report released by the he Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission showed substantial changes to the Highwood and Foothills-Rocky View ridings. The latter of the two has only existed since 2004 and will ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/opinion/boundary-changes-will-severe-connections-3220 Dear Editor, Reading Gwynne Dyer’s article in the Western Wheel has once again induced a state of disbelief that a freelance writer with his qualifications can get away with such shabby journalism. Dyer’s use of half-truths and his misunderstanding of facts suggest that he is either the dumbest man on the planet ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-11-3217 There are some bombs going off, but apart from that the election in Iraq on March 7 is a model of its kind. There are more than 6,000 candidates for the 352 seats in parliament, and the country is flooded with foreign observers who will monitor the process. Unlike last ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/opinion/iraqi-election-3213 Parents are demanding answers from the Foothills School Division over a proposed new report card they say is too vague. A group of almost 20 parents came to the division’s board meeting to deliver a presentation on the division’s Learner Profile, which would replace existing report cards at the elementary and ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/parents-ask-division-to-go-back-to-drawing-board-3195 An Okotoks woman has admitted to stealing from the coffers of the Okotoks Figure Skating Club. Wendy Robinson, the former treasurer of the not-for-profit society, pleaded guilty last week to theft over $5,000. According to Okotoks RCMP approximately $13,000 went missing from the club’s accounts over three years. Discrepancies were noticed in ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/woman-admits-to-stealing-cash-from-local-skating-club-3191 The Foothills School Division (FSD) signed on the dotted line in an agreement with the Province for a P3 school in Okotoks’ Westmount subdivision and construction on the school could start as soon as April. The public school division signed a 15-page document in February outlining its responsibilities for the school, ... http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/agreement-signed-for-okotoks-first-p3-school-3186