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The Airdrie and District Hospice Society (ADHS) is hosting its second annual virtual Humour for Hospice fundraising event on Feb. 12, featuring two stand-up comedy performances. Headliner Jean Paul and opening act Laurie Elliott will hit the virtual stage at 7 p.m. for an hour of jokes and laughter.

The Airdrie Oilmens Association divvied out $16,000 in charitable donations to Community Links, the Airdrie Food Bank and Airdrie and District Victims Assistance Society over the holidays.

The Tim Hortons Western Canada Pond Hockey Championship started in 2018 and is played annually on the Chestermere Lake. The fundraising tournament benefits charitable organizations locally and in the surrounding area. Money raised in 2021 will go to Camp Chestermere and to Synergy, both local and well deserving charities in the City of Chestermere, according to a pond hockey media release on Dec. 27.

Whether or not you stick to them, making and setting goals for yourself is an important part of personal growth. I once heard the saying, ‘if you aim at nothing, you hit nothing.’ The same can be said for New Year's resolutions.

Expect all the regular Zoom programs for preschoolers, such as Rhymes and Songs, Toddlertime, Creative Hands and Minds, Babytime, Wiggle Wednesday, and Travelling Tales and Tunes.

Every year, December 30 is observed as Rizal Day in the Philippines, which is a national holiday in the country. This year marks the 125th year of the death of Dr. José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines. A wreath-laying ceremony at the Dr. José Rizal Monument in Nose Creek Regional Park marked the event in Airdrie.

Our recap of the Airdrie City View's 10 biggest community stories of 2021.

Your library can provide excellent support for your New Year’s goals through free access to helpful materials, and as such would like to offer a few literacy-based resolution helps for 2022.