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So many great memories of the best father ever

So many great memories of the best father ever

My column space is usually reserved to discuss fly fishing tips or to share some goofy story about fishing for cutthroat trout, but instead, I have been asked by the mighty Eagle to write something about my dad, who recently passed away.
Vulnerable people need your help in High River

Vulnerable people need your help in High River

On July 2, Patrick Webb of the Rotary Club of High River, District 5360, sent out this request: The High River Rotary Club again are very pleased to have volunteers from several other Rotary clubs join us in providing help to flooded out citizens of
Chuckwagon races worth 55 years of fond memories

Chuckwagon races worth 55 years of fond memories

And they’re off! It was 1953, a bright and sunny July morning, and a young city-slicker stepped unaware into what would be the beginning of an amazing and thrilling career in the world famous Calgary Stampede.
All should take tinkle test

All should take tinkle test

Occasionally someone says, does or writes something that most of wish we had been the first to talk about, write about or do something about.
I have many questions about what 'IT' will be like

I have many questions about what 'IT' will be like

OK. I admit it. I’m scared. I’ve never died before. I don’t know what to expect.
True success is like a lotus blossom reaching towards sun

True success is like a lotus blossom reaching towards sun

“We have been socialized to believe that money and material things are the measure of success,” a prominent Canadian economist wrote to me in response to our current series of columns on success.
Recovery from flooding lengthy, costly process

Recovery from flooding lengthy, costly process

Recovery after the devastation of recent flooding is a lengthy, costly process but there are groups out there to help equestrians deal with their problems.
A career that never was

A career that never was

Not long ago a friend of mine walked into a place I was at, and most won’t be surprised that it was a bar, carrying what was obviously an old magazine.
Play On! program helps keep kids playing sports

Play On! program helps keep kids playing sports

At 11 a.m. on Sunday June 16, I was standing in one of the parking lots at CrossIron Mills, just north of Calgary. Normally, there would be hundreds of parked cars. Today, there were none.
Floods, icebergs and character: success in hip waders

Floods, icebergs and character: success in hip waders

Area waterways have been littered with trees, trash and treasures – and tragically, even beloved homes – floating downstream due to the floods in southern Alberta the past few days.
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