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Say ‘Good Buy to Hunger’ with the New Horizon Co-op

Mac Olsen Express Staff The New Horizon Co-op in Falher and the company’s stores throughout the region are hosting their annual ‘Good Buy to Hunger’ food drive. Given that the Christmas season is upon us, this store is encouraging customers…
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McLennan Library celebrates with Christmas Open House

Tom Henihan Express Staff Celebrating the season and the end of a busy year that saw a lot of new and innovative programming aimed at both children and adults, McLennan Municipal Library held its Christmas Open House on Wednesday December…
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Falher Pirates hand the High Prairie Regals a 6-5 defeat

Mac Olsen The Falher Pirates are two-for-two against the High Prairie Regals. The Pirates travelled to High Prairie on December 13 and defeated the Regals by a score of 7-4. In the first period, Taylor Cote scored a shorthanded goal,…
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McLennan Santa Day Celebration

Tom Henihan Express Staff The weather was fairly mild for McLennan Santa Day on December 9, resulting in an excellent turnout for the Royal Purple Elks sponsored event. While the hayrides didn’t go ahead, there were still no shortage of…
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Christmas cheer at the merry Villa Beausejour

Mac Olsen Express Staff The Christmas spirit is in the air and nowhere was this more evident than at the Villa Beausejour in Falher during the evening of December 8. Approxmiately 300 people, residents and their families, attended the Christmas…
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Falher Pirates defeat the High Prairie Regals 6-5

Mac OlsenExpress Staff The High Prairie Regals came to Falher on December 6 and the Pirates gave them a run for their money. But it didn’t start out that way, as Lloyd Ahkimnachie and Drake Cunningham opened the scoring for…
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CAFE Nord-Ouest holds annual Christmas brunch

Mac OlsenExpress Staff A hot brunch consisting of ham, eggs and pancakes awaited the public at the Centre Chevaliers on December 5, as the CAFE Nord-Ouest hosted their annual Christmas brunch. “It’s a festive gathering for the francophone community at…
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Christmas light up, singing in McLenann

Mac OlsenExpress Staff Singing filled the cold, crisp air and a fire crackled, the perfect time for Christmas carols. The Christmas spirit filled the air at the Northern Alberta Historical and Railway Museum in McLennan during the evening of December…
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