From Alberta

Okotoks, Alberta is a town situated on the Sheep River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within Greater Calgary. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the city of Calgary. According to the 2006 Census, the town's population has grown by 46% since 2001.

The name was originally pronounced /ˈɒkətɒks/ but is now largely pronounced /ˈoʊkətoʊks/. The town celebrated its centennial in 2004.

It is also from whence where we get our next story. Out of the Okotoks Western Wheel.

An award-winning pitcher is spending his off-season helping youngsters in the organization that catapulted his baseball career — the Dawgs.

Jim Henderson, 27, a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ organization, was selected the 2009 Canadian Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Canadian Baseball Network.

He is residing in Okotoks for the winter, volunteering his time to help young ballplayers train at Okotoks Dawgs’ camps.

“I was with the Dawgs the first year they started in Calgary when I was 13,” Henderson said. “I got exposed (to scouts) so much by playing with the Dawgs. They helped me out tremendously.”

Really good story. Go read itr all. And I learned that he was Canadian Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Congratulations to the Rattlers closer from the first half of 2009.