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With an exceptional location bordering the scenic Sheep River and overlooking the majestic foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the community of Cimarron in Okotoks offers a refreshing escape from the city.

Cimarron has a wide variety of homes available from respected builder Trico Homes. The company is currently building move-up or semi-estate homes in two phases of the community.

Trico Homes Area Sales Manager Neil Donnelly says the move-up phase includes 14 different models, ranging in size from about 1,900 to 2,400 square feet. Prices for a lot, home and GST in this phase start at around $424,900. In the semi-estate phase, there are eight models available, with square footage from 2,300 to 2,800 and the price for a lot, home and GST starting at about $450,000.

In both phases of the development a high level of features is the standard, with all homes including the very desirable front-attached garage, as well as hardwood flooring, ceramic tile and nine-foot ceilings on the main floor. The semi-estate models also include granite countertops in the kitchen and the nine-foot ceilings extend to the upper floor.

A good selection of lots are still available, including many walk-out lots in both phases, and cul-de-sac lots backing onto green space in the semi-estates.

In addition to an impressive selection of Trico homes, buyers in Cimarron benefit from the many attractions of the community, which is already well established as it enters into its final phases of development. That means all the amenities such as parks and pathways, are already in place, so residents don’t have to wait for things to be built. Cimarron also has fantastic access to shopping in the community including nearby Costco, and many more within Okotoks.

The health-focused grocer offers natural and organic products, including USDA-certified organic produce, antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, along with a variety of organic and natural groceries free of artificial flavors, sweeteners and hydrogenated oils.

One of the company's main goals is to offer affordable prices, said a company spokesperson.

The store also offers an extensive dietary supplement and personal care department, as well as lines of natural and organic pet food and environmentally friendly cleaning products said the spokesperson.

Every aspect of Natural Grocers aims to increase customers’ health and convenience in an eco-friendly, responsible manner, according to Lubbock store Manager Adam Nolan.

Nolan, who moved to Lubbock from Dallas about three months ago to open the new store, has West Texas roots. He was born in Hale Center, reared in Plainview and attended Texas Tech.

Now, after spending 15 years working in retail in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Nolan is excited to return home.

Natural Grocers’ opening in Lubbock could improve more than just the health of residents; it could also improve the city’s economy.

Natural Grocers, which buys only 100 percent organic produce and meat, believes the best producers are found locally most of the time.

“We make a real effort to reach out to local producers,” said Nolan. “It is always better to buy as many of the perishables we carry locally, if organic and natural options are available. We hope to establish some contacts with local ranchers who raise natural and organic livestock as well.

“Organic food tastes about 20 percent better than conventionally grown produce and conventionally raised meat,”  Nolan said.

Natural Grocers’ Lubbock location offers a Grab and Go section with salads, sandwiches and other fresh products made locally, along with a large assortment of drinks for customers wanting to pick up a healthy lunch.

The new store features a community room where customers can drink a cup of coffee and read the newspaper and a top-of-the-line demo kitchen, where a licensed nutritionist the store plans to hire can provide demonstrations and education for customers.

“Each location checks the pulse of the local community to ensure we meet the needs to the area,” said Nolan.

The new store was built using green features, such as energy-efficient motion light sensors, 100 percent post-consumer content tiles, high-efficiency heat-exchange systems, polished concrete flooring and commercial-grade LED lights.

Natural Grocers' checkout is 100 percent free of disposable paper or plastic shopping bags. The store offers free recycled boxes and sells recycled totes for grocery carry-out.