COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Friday, Feb 18 2022, 11:05 AM The Cochrane Lions has made a $1,500 donation to Kids Cancer Care to help youth enjoy Camp Kindred. Keith Garner, the club’s ways and means director, says during February, many of the 48,000 clubs of Lions International provide support for children’s cancer programs. He says…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Friday, Dec 10 2021, 5:00 AM Cochrane Lions Club president Chris Connon says donating to the Cochrane Search and Rescue was an easy decision for the service club to reach. Yesterday, they presented Search and Rescue with $2,500 as a way to thank them for the important role they…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Friday, Oct 22 2021, 10:00 AM The Cochrane Lions Club has made a $2,000 donation to the spiritual care program of Bethany Cochrane to assist with the emotional and mental well-being of its residents. “The Cochrane Lions Club is proud to be a supporter of the spiritual care program at…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Shilpa Downton Friday, Sep 10 2021, 8:48 AM The Cochrane Lions Club is the most recent organization to benefit from Two Pharmacy’s Community Roots Program. They recently received a hefty donation on behalf of the local pharmacy in memory of longtime Lions Club volunteer Bob Smid. Two Pharmacy’s Operations Manager, Reid…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Wednesday, Sep 08 2021, 11:00 AM Jim and the late Connie Ullery are the recipients of this year’s Don Edge Memorial Award for cowboy/girl of the year. Jim was paraded into the arena in a customized mid-60s Pontiac Bonneville white convertible by family members. There he was greeted by…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Wednesday, Sep 08 2021, 5:00 AM Between rodeo events, the Cochrane Lions Labour Day Weekend Rodeo features some incredible special performances. Among them was trick rider Bella Da Costa, of Spruce Grove, AB. Now 17, she’s been trick riding for 12 years and has acquired quite a bit of…
COCHRANE NOW – Written by Noel Edey Tuesday, Sep 07 2021, 7:00 PM Perfect weather and an appetite for rodeo made for a record-breaking Cochrane Lions Club Labour Day Weekend Rodeo, Sept. 3 to 6. It kicked off with the biggest crowds ever at the Slimdor Ranch Rodeo on Sept. 3, then packed houses for all three days…