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  1. Mystery ingredientRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | The Winnipeg Free Press

    ... alternative to the usual Valentine's Day treats. The mini cucumbers were created by Doef's Greenhouses in Lacombe, Alta., who revealed their secret in a press release: "We place a plastic, heart-shaped mould over the cucumber as it begins to grow. ...

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  2. Lacombe gears up for annual music festivalRead the original story

    Tuesday Feb 7 | The Lacombe Globe

    It's that time of year again when music students and their teachers are working hard to prepare their musical selections for the upcoming Lacombe and District Music Festival .

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  3. A visit from the WildroseRead the original story

    Tuesday Feb 7 | The Lacombe Globe

    Close to 80 people crowded into one of Lacombe Memorial Centre's meeting rooms Tuesday, to speak with Wildrose party leader, Danielle Smith, in hopes of having their questions answered and their voices heard.

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  4. WFG acquires historic Lacombe businessRead the original story

    Tuesday Feb 7 | The Lacombe Globe

    Lacombe's Brown and Ward Insurance, which has been in business since 1938, was bought out by Western Financial Group Feb.

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  5. Juno nominee performs in LacombeRead the original story

    Tuesday Feb 7 | The Lacombe Globe

    The 2012 start to Home Routes in Lacombe featured Eileen McGann along with David K, both from Vancouver Island.

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  6. Hard work does pay offRead the original story

    Tuesday Feb 7 | The Lacombe Globe

    ... they smash, and they attack. These girls are strong. They're motivated and they're committed. Volleyball is life for Lacombe's Taylin-Rae Matheson and Darby Dykslag and all their hard work has finally paid off, as they head to the Alberta Winter ...

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  7. Part 3 of the Alberta Winter Games athlete spotlightRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Feb 8 | Ponoka News

    ... and the other in hockey - a badminton player, and a young judo competitor. Winslow has been a ringette goalie with Lacombe for the last eight years. When her team decided to step up their game this year and become an A team, she knew they would make ...

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  8. Canada Census 2011: See which cities and towns have grown the mostRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Feb 8 | National Post

    ... more than 10,000 people and became census agglomerations: Steinbach, Man; High River, Strathmore and Sylvan Lake and Lacombe - all in Alberta. Six cities showed no statistically significant change in population between 2006 and 2011: Campbellton, ...

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  9. Food NotesRead the original story

    Thursday Jan 26 | Canada.com

    ... of your loved ones. Called Mini Heart cucumbers, the vegetables are exclusively grown at the Doef's Greenhouses in Lacombe and are part of a line of produce called the Picky Gardener by Sunfresh Farms (which supplies major grocery stores in Western ...

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  10. A building to better serve those who serve - the commissionairesRead the original story

    Jul 13, 2010 | Canada.com

    ... the 17 across Canada, also provides a complete range of related professional services across southern Alberta from Lacombe to the U.S. border by more than 1,500 personnel under Hansen's responsibility. Any day of the week, between 150 and 200 are ...

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  11. A building to better serve those who serveRead the original story

    Jul 13, 2010 | Canada.com

    ... the 17 across Canada, also provides a complete range of related professional services across southern Alberta from Lacombe to the U.S. border by more than 1,500 personnel under Hansen's responsibility. Any day of the week, between 150 and 200 are ...

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  12. Last weekRead the original story

    Saturday Jan 28 | Ponoka News

    ... Classic hockey tournament, which featured teams from Ponoka, Rocky Mountain House, Cochrane, Wetaskiwin, Bentley and Lacombe. more For children, growing up on a farm can provide them with a number of valuable life skills; it can also be highly ...

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  13. A cue or a cuke?Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Feb 3 | Red Deer Advocate

    Eric Doef holds an example of a new mini heart cucumbers in the family firm's Doef's Greenhouses west of Lacombe Friday.

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  14. Last weekRead the original story

    Thursday Jan 26 | Ponoka News

    ... Classic hockey tournament, which featured teams from Ponoka, Rocky Mountain House, Cochrane, Wetaskiwin, Bentley and Lacombe. more For children, growing up on a farm can provide them with a number of valuable life skills; it can also be highly ...

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  15. Western Financial acquires family-owned insurance business Brown & WardRead the original story

    Wednesday Feb 1 | Brandon Sun

    The insurance broker will keep the same staff and location in Lacombe, Alta., but under the Western Financial Group banner.

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  16. Pre-election cabinet tour stops in LacombeRead the original story

    Wednesday Feb 1 | Ponoka News

    ... a chance to consider what voters feel is important and use it in their campaign. One of the meetings was at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club restaurant on Jan. 25 to give mayors, councillors and businesspeople an opportunity to speak their mind. ...

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  17. Area residents working to keep Satinwood School openRead the original story

    Tuesday Jan 31 | Red Deer Advocate

    ... a lot of the young children would face if Satinwood wasn't there. The next closest elementary school would be in Lacombe and children would be on a bus for over two hours each day. "It would mean putting a six-year-old on a bus for an hour and 15 ...

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  18. San Pail, Jamieson, Gillis and Clark among O'Brien Award winnersRead the original story

    Saturday Jan 28 | Hoof Beats

    ... for the seventh straight season. Clark was the leading trainer at three racetracks last year, at Alberta Downs in Lacombe, Alta., Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alta. and Fraser Downs in Surrey, B.C. His driving talents are equally as impressive as he ...

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  19. Down The Backstretch:Two Islanders front and centre at O'Brien AwardsRead the original story

    Friday Jan 27 | The Guardian

    ... Park in Edmonton and has also served as announcer for Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie, Alta., and Alberta Downs in Lacombe. Doyle will be the third Islander to co-host the event, as Greg Blanchard and Lee Drake both previously hosted. Marc Campbell ...

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  20. Registration Centre announced for Central Alberta Disaster Recovery ProgramRead the original story

    Friday Jan 27 | The Lacombe Globe

    ... some measure of relief for affected residents for the second flooding event," said Michael Minchin, director of the Lacombe Emergency Management Agency (LEMA). The City of Lacombe and Lacombe County will be hosting a joint registration centre for ...

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