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	<title>The XM ChallengeHank and Lena&#8217;s Ranch &#8211; The XM Challenge</title>
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		<title>Hank and Lena&#8217;s Ranch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hank and Lena helped me immensely when I was 17 and 18 and 19, between when I left home and when I left for the Yukon. I remember eating a dozen or more fried eggs for breakfast every morning and then working very hard all day. They always had a huge table of people passing [&#8230;]]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Hank and Lena helped me immensely when I was 17 and 18 and 19, between when I left home and when I left for the Yukon. I remember eating a dozen or more fried eggs for breakfast every morning and then working very hard all day. They always had a huge table of people passing through or staying for awhile. Hank and Lena were the mentors I needed when I really needed some direction. They now live on this ranch, a couple hours North of Calgary. Thank you so much for your help when I needed it, and for all your good council over these past 33 years of friendship.</div>
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