Ten years! Count ‘em, 10 years!
The Town of High Prairie’s Halloween Decorating Contest is on and everyone has a chance to enter and vote.
Simply email photos of your decorated lawns and/or houses to reception@highprairie.ca with your name, phone number and address. Winners will be judged by a group of volunteers.
Citizens are free to volunteer. Just email reception. Deadline is today, however.
Deadline to submit entries is Oct. 27.
Good luck to all!
The Page loves Halloween. He loves to scoop up the deals on candy and always makes sure to get enough candy for at least 100 children.
It is mind-boggling less than 20 children show up each year and The Page is left with all that candy!
You think The Page would learn! Ha, ha!
Here it is, Oct. 22 and the Calgary Flames are already eliminated from the NHL playoff race!
We wish all the new councils and school boards the best of luck in their next term.
The Page hates to give credit to anything that town at the other end of the lake does, but has to bite his tongue on this one!
The Lesser Slave Regional Arts Council in Slave Lake (cough, cough!) held a garbage can mural competition Sept. 14. It took about 17 hours to complete the murals. The Page admits they do look terrific!
Perhaps the High Prairie Community Beautification Association could have a look at this. Keeping in mind, however, the bins are Town-owned and would need permission.
There are many talented artists in the region who could “spruce up” the appearances of the bins.
Stay tuned! There might be more on this as the months proceed into spring. It is never a bad thing to steal a good idea.
A big congratulations to the Grouard Seniors Club and their cemetery committee for the monument now standing at the cemetery.
It was massive project that took years and hundreds of hours of research, if not thousands.
Recognizing the names of the deceased at the historic cemetery is an important project. Hats off to the group for taking the challenge head-on, for honouring those at the cemetery, their families, and for preserving the history.
Also, to Alberta Health Services at McLennan for the installation of the Indigenous Cultural Site.
The Page is certainly no expert on medicine, but does know the mind is a powerful tool. If the site helps Indigenous people during their healing journey, it is a very wise investment.
Recognition also to AHS’s Sacred Heart Health Centre Indigenous wellness coordinator Terry Calliou for all his work in forwarding the project.
Children and youth 12-19 years old have until Friday, Oct. 24 to register for the High Prairie Municipal Library’s pumpkin carving contest.
Last year the contest was a blast. The Page was there taking a few photos and certainly enjoyed a few treats. One of the fringe benefits of the job!
The contest occurs Oct. 27 rom 6-8 p.m. Take note it is a Monday night but with no school at this time of writing it should not matter. Sign up and have some fun!
Costumes are optional but encouraged!
“My wife is so smart,” says a man to a friend.
“How is that?” he asks.
“When I called from another man’s phone last week, she answered, ‘Hi, love!’ She already knew it was me!”
To all you college students, Mom does not stand for Made of Money!
Two elderly women were at the bus stop waiting for a very long time. Finally, one woman turns to the other.
“You know, I’ve been sitting here so long my butt fell asleep!”
The other woman replies.
“I know! I heard it snoring!”
The middle of October and still no snow!
It is not odd but we hope we get some much-needed snow this winter to replenish ground water and for businesses that sell sledding machines.
Have a great week, everyone!