• Home Sweet barn

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  • Morning Prelude

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  • Olson’s Of High River

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  • Vacation Guide 2013 – Western Attractions Guide

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  • Inside the April/May 2013 Issue

  • Recipes From The Range Cookbook

    Recipes From The Range - Slideshow (Feb 2013)
Photo courtesy Designpics Inc./Michael Interisano.

Morning Prelude

through sunrise haze I watch twenty-two blue herons land at the edge of the stubble, stand motionless as if not knowing what to do when away from water and sky aspen leaves dance to a background breeze while frogs strum their chords in a nearby slough in soft diminuendos...

Wagons from the three Western provinces; from left to right: Rupert Fisher driving the Fisher Brothers outfit from Duck Lake, Sask., Tommy Glass driving Barney’s Diamond NE outfit from Calgary, Alta., Allen Brown driving Kenn Borek outfit from Dawson Creek, B.C., and Dave Lewis driving Darryl Trottier outfit from Valleyview, Alta.

WPCA Welcomes Saskatoon to the 2013 Pro Tour

Wagon fans! The World Professional Chuckwagon Association recently announced that the WPCA is bringing their chuckwagon racing action to Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park from June 6-9, 2013. The Saskatchewan prairies will once again echo with the sounds of thundering hooves as the WPCA’s 36 talented drivers, a slew of outriders...

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Sterling silver and gold 2011 World Champion buckle presented to Kelly Sutherland.

Olson’s Of High River

Silver Lining Family For more than 40 years, Olson Silver Company in High River, Alta., has been a mainstay of silversmithing through western Canada, and a new family plan will see the business through the next generation — and perhaps beyond. It’s a plan that will bring Olson’s golden moments for...

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Home Sweet Barn

The horse-loving Butler family created a family home for themselves and their horses by building a custom home—complete with a built-in barn on the ground level and living quarters above. “I have always wanted to convert an old barn into a home,” Cathy Butler explains. Since there wasn’t a...

US Business To Turn Glass Clippings Into Cattle Feed

Grass clippings are a major annoyance for homeowners and trash services during the summer, but they may have a new home in cattle rations. Republic Services, a waste disposal company located in Boise, Idaho, and surrounding areas, is looking at utilizing grass trimmings in a program that would turn...

Photo courtesy Manitoba Stampede.

Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition History Book

Congratulations to the Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition Board who are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2013. To commemorate the occasion, the committee is publishing an exclusive book chronicling the history of the rodeo and exhibition. Only 250 copies of the 50th History Book of the Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition...

Homes of the West

Home Sweet Barn

The horse-loving Butler family created a family home for themselves and their horses by building a custom home—complete with...