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The Falher Pirates had good luck in recent games, winning against the Valleyview Jets on Nov. 10 and the Spirit River Rangers on Nov. 12. Look for a story in the Nov. 23 edition of the Express, and video clips…
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The Remembrance Day service was filled to capacity on Nov. 11. People from all over the area converged at the Elks and Royal Purple Community Hall in McLennan. At the end, they went to the Royal Canadian Legion down the…
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For Immediate Release:               November 14, 2016   Slave Lake, AB –   RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the culprit(s) responsible for an armed robbery which occurred during the evening hours of November 10, 2016.  At approximately 9:55 pm on…
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Enthusiastic response to crochet classes at McLennan Library

Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Kathy Bertrand gave crochet lessons at the McLennan Library on Thursday November 3 at 1.30 pm. Ten people attended the session that focused on crocheting a girl’s poncho. “I wasn’t expecting 10 people today, so…
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Smoky River Family and Community Support Services – In Focus Georgia Dubois FCSS Director This will be our second year of providing our Smoky River FCSS Christmas Voucher Program 2015 saw such a huge success with the inaugural kick off…
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Dan Dibbelt Smoky River Regional Economic Development The Smoky River region has had an economic development committee for many years in various forms. When I first moved to the Smoky region it was just the Town of Falher and the…
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Ol’ Tyme Family Nite 10th Anniversary Party January 27

Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs For the past ten years, Ol’ Tyme Family Nite has taken place on the second and last Friday of every month from September to the end of May. This community event’s tenth anniversary party, happening…
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Smoky River Dance Society’s new season is under way

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Smoky River Dance Society’s 2016/17 season is in full swing. Seventy children are enrolled with the dance society, and lessons are being held in the small gym at Ecole Routhier in Falher, as well…
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Spotlight Staff Alberta’s post secondary students can breathe a sigh of relief. The provincial government is protecting students from tuition increases in the next academic year by extending the tuition freeze. The continuation of the freeze through the 2017-18 academic…
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Wilderness camp raises $16,000 with pies and comedy

Richard Froese Spotlight High Prairie Wilderness Camp raised several thousand dollars as an evening with Ben Crane created lots of laughs Oct. 29. “We cannot say enough about how humbled and grateful we are for the people of High Prairie…
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