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Fall Food & Fashion By Chelsey Becker In the past week, summer feels like it is coming to an end; temperatures are dropping, harvest has begun, and less importantly, Starbucks

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HONOURING JACK DAINES FROM JUNE 17–19, rodeo fans and competitors paid tribute to the late Jack Daines at the 61st Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo grounds outside Innisfail, Alta., on the

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CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL RODEO THE PROVINCES OF Canada completed their high school rodeo finals by the end of June, and the competitions decided the top four from each of the

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Women Who Shaped the West Growing up in a rural town, you are exposed at an early age to being put to work, no matter what your age or gender

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CHORE HORSE COMPETITION FOR TEAMSTERS, ONE of the more coveted prizes to win is the Chore Horse Competition, because it signals that you and your team are handy. Each summer

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Where in the World is Canadian Cowboy? Billings, Montana Billings Livestock commission in Billings, Montana has a rich history. Founded in 1934 as a horse and mule auction, it is

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Looking in from my Front Porch Each morning, I enjoy my coffee and look out at the view from the front porch of my home, overlooking the vast Alberta prairies

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KADE ALEC PARSONAGE Congratulations to Jared and Tulsa Dawn Parsonage on the birth of their son, Kade Alec Parsonage on May 11. He weighed 6 lbs and 11 oz. Jared

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PIONEER ACRES It was 53 years ago that Pioneer Acres Plowmen & Threshermen’s Club was formed, and the annual show, held this year Aug 5–7, is featuring International Harvester. Visitors

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Beating the Heat in Style Call me a girly-girl, but I could never live without glitter, the colour pink, and all of the beauty hacks I have picked up along

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Summer Road Trip Anyone who knows a farmer or rancher knows that it is next to impossible to find time to take a summer holiday.  It always seems that one

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