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CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL RODEO FINALS IN JULY, HUNDREDS of rodeo athletes converged in Swift Current, Sask., to compete in the Canadian Junior High & High School Rodeo Finals. The three-day event was the end goal of a year-long schedule of rodeo competitions for school-aged rodeo athletes from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Some 320 …

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Haying in the 30’s MALLAIG, ALTA., LOCATED west of Bonnyville, is home to one of the more unique fundraisers in Alberta. It’s called Haying in the 30’s, and each year, visitors converge to experience what life was like in the 1930s. That sounds like a fun ‘cosplay’ weekend, but this one has an unheard-of twist …

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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 C & E Trail. “We had good crowds, with close to a sell out on Saturday night,” said Kyle Daines, chairman of the Daines Ranch …

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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 is the 2021 Canadian All Around Champion, 2021 Canadian Bull Riding Champion, and the 2021 Maple Leaf Circuit Finals Bull Riding Champion, plus, he’s a …