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Farm kids feel at home in county

As many of you likely know, the offices of Rocky View Weekly are located in Airdrie. We appreciate the city with its central location and quick access to services.

As many of you likely know, the offices of Rocky View Weekly are located in Airdrie. We appreciate the city with its central location and quick access to services. However, several of us are farm kids, and there is much reminiscing about our childhood experiences at the office.

Sure, we grumbled about being bored and having to do more chores than our city friends, but we didn’t mind. In fact, we would love to be able to provide that lifestyle for our kids, and as many of our weekends as possible are spent back at our childhood farm, with kids in tow, giving them a sneak peek into our roots.

That tie to our past is why we love spending summer days enjoying parades, country fairs and sports in the small towns, hamlets and villages of Rocky View County. No, they don’t replace our childhood homes, but they are a great substitute to the farm kid who can’t get home as often as desired.

We find there’s nothing quite like the friendly atmosphere and practical attitudes we find in small towns. It warms our farm-kid hearts. And it’s not just the slower pace of the communities, it is the people.

When you park in Irricana, Langdon, Bragg Creek, Crossfield (or any other small centre in the county) to attend an event, you are made to feel welcome.

On Aug. 6-8, Pioneer Acres, which is located near Irricana, held its annual show. Numerous volunteers, ranging from the Irricana Lion’s Club to horse handlers, crafts people, blacksmiths and mechanics, worked all weekend driving tractors, flipping pancakes and greeting guests, to make the show a success.

For us former farm kids, it is a bit of a homecoming as that pull-together attitude reminds us of the communities we grew up in.




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