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Hanna resident Garrett Gregory hitting country charts
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Hanna resident Garrett Gregory hitting country charts

He's been rocking country stations and stages all across Canada, but Garrett Gregory won't forget his home in Hanna, Alta.

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Reducing the development of bullying behaviours
Commentary, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Commentary, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Reducing the development of bullying behaviours

Bullies are just bad kids that become bad adults. That is a bold statement however every one of us has thought this at one time or another.

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Blue-green algae identified at Blood Indian and Little Fish Lake
Agriculture, News The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Agriculture, News The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Blue-green algae identified at Blood Indian and Little Fish Lake

A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom has been identified at Blood Indian and Little Fish Lake. Exposure to this bacteria may be fatal to pets and animals, and can cause illness in people.

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Growing Through Grief: Power of Letting Go
Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Growing Through Grief: Power of Letting Go

Grief comes anytime we have to let go of something which will bring on a form of grief. If you think about it, life is always changing and therefore we are always letting some form of our lives go.

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Check It Out: Affordable housing gives people hope
Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Check It Out: Affordable housing gives people hope

I read someone’s account of offering help to a stranger. While at a gas station, a man overheard a young woman tell two men to leave her alone.

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Penton: World Cup win would cement Sinclair’s legacy
Sports The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Sports The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Penton: World Cup win would cement Sinclair’s legacy

If an unseeded player like Marketa Vondrousova can shock the tennis world and win the women’s singles at Wimbledon, if eighth-seeded Florida Panthers can make it all the way to the Stanley Cup final…

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Pop 89: That Came Out of Me?
Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Commentary The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Pop 89: That Came Out of Me?

Every year around this time, I teach writing to teens. Initially, we met in person, in a room at the Swift Current library, but now we meet online.

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Oyen students awarded scholarships
News, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 News, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Oyen students awarded scholarships

Ryley Dziatkewich and Nicole Bodnaruk were each awarded a Big Country Agricultural Society Scholarship and a Jardine Bursary.

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Oyen Lodge Report, Aug 1
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 8/1/23

Oyen Lodge Report, Aug 1

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and making the most of the warm weather! We sure have been busy this summer at the lodge filling our days with lots of activities!

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Ben Anderson wins 2023 Hardgrass Bronc Match
Sports, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/31/23 Sports, Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/31/23

Ben Anderson wins 2023 Hardgrass Bronc Match

The 6th Annual edition of the Hardgrass Bronc Match took place in Pollockville on Saturday, July 29. The event gets bigger and better each year as it brings in 30 world class bronc riders…

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Enjoying a read!
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/31/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/31/23

Enjoying a read!

Mary Glover is a 10-year resident of Hanna. She moved to the community to get out of the fast pace of Calgary.

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Wildcats host U13 Provincials
Sports, Photos The Oyen Echo 7/31/23 Sports, Photos The Oyen Echo 7/31/23

Wildcats host U13 Provincials

The U13 Hanna Wildcats played hosts to the 2023 A Tier 1 Provincial Championships over the July 21-23 weekend.

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Cyclists arrive in Oyen
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/27/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/27/23

Cyclists arrive in Oyen

Four cyclists began their journey from Calgary and arrived at Oyen on the evening of Wednesday, July 26th. John, Rick and Dan hail from Ontario, and Jeff is from Quebec.

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National Watermelon Queen stops in Hanna
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/27/23 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 7/27/23

National Watermelon Queen stops in Hanna

It was a summer celebration like no other at Fresno Bros. On Saturday, July 22. An afternoon was filled with fun and excitement for everyone.

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Letter: The power of the wind with the help of O&G!
Commentary The Oyen Echo 7/27/23 Commentary The Oyen Echo 7/27/23

Letter: The power of the wind with the help of O&G!

It takes more than just wind to make giant land pixies work. Granted, it will create jobs that have a revolving door as climbing 2-3 of these a day on a shift is hard on the body…

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Hanna Wildcats host 2023 Provincials
Sports, Photos The Oyen Echo 7/25/23 Sports, Photos The Oyen Echo 7/25/23

Hanna Wildcats host 2023 Provincials

The Hanna Wildcats hosted the 2023 13U A Tier 1 Provincials from July 21-23 at the Hanna Triplex.

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Team USA dominates CanAm Bowl XXV
Sports The Oyen Echo 7/25/23 Sports The Oyen Echo 7/25/23

Team USA dominates CanAm Bowl XXV

Team USA took the opening kickoff to the house and didn’t slow down all game, defeating Team Canada 84-16 in CanAm Bowl XXV held in Hanna, Alberta on July 8.

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MP Kurek Hosts Town Halls in the Special Areas
News The Oyen Echo 7/25/23 News The Oyen Echo 7/25/23

MP Kurek Hosts Town Halls in the Special Areas

Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien C. Kurek visited Oyen, Empress and Youngstown earlier this month, continuing his 2023 town halls.

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Penton: Fresh faces in world of sports
Sports The Oyen Echo 7/25/23 Sports The Oyen Echo 7/25/23

Penton: Fresh faces in world of sports

The world of sports continues to supply fans with fresh new faces, extraordinarily talented athletes who sometimes hit the headlines and then fade away…

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Check It Out: Why a true story receives media criticism
Commentary The Oyen Echo 7/25/23 Commentary The Oyen Echo 7/25/23

Check It Out: Why a true story receives media criticism

Someone speculated the tenth movie in the Fast and Furious franchise might be called “Fas-ten (Fast 10) your seatbelts”.

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