Big Light-up or Christmas celebrations are occurring in High Prairie, Falher, McLennan and Peace River this coming weekend.
Please see our coverage in various pages inside this newspaper.
The Page gives a big tip of the hat to all the organizers involved in holding these awesome community celebrations.
And, of course, reminds everyone to shop for a nice present for The Page, who has been extra-good all year! Or at least tried to be!
The Page got a good laugh when he perused a recent letter to the editor in the Calgary Sun.
Steve Klein says people are causing climate change. Here is what he said:
“Carbon dioxide is exhaled every breath we take 24 hours a day. Consider how to get rid of all that carbon. The earth’s population in the 1960s was a little over three billion and now it’s pushing 8.5 billion. The amount of carbon dioxide is massive. Just food for thought!”
So, there you have it! All those extra people creating all that carbon dioxide. The Page admits to never hearing that theory!
Maybe if we all didn’t breathe so hard!
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The Page wonders, when porcupines kiss do they say, “Ouch!”
A father was explaining the story of the birds and bees to his son.
“Now, when you meet that special girl, remember to tell her those three words most often used in the world!”
The son looked puzzled.
“Made in China,” he said.
The Page sees in the Slave Lake Lakeside Leader in its Nov. 19 edition that Community Futures is proposing a regional approach to economic development.
Community Futures encompasses the M.D. of Lesser Slave River, Town of Slave Lake, M.D. of Opportunity, Big Lakes County and Town of High Prairie.
One problem identified is local governments recruiting and keeping economic development officers and finding money to pay for them. Given that economic development projects sometimes take years to come to fruition, continuity is the key. Just look at the hemp plant at Donnelly as a perfect example. It did not happen overnight. Good point!
The proposal has each local governments paying an equal portion of the cost to run the program.
Bad idea! The burden to High Prairie taxpayers opposed to Slave Lake does not match because Slave Lake has at least twice the population. Financial contributions should be prorated on population or total revenues. Why should High Prairie taxpayers subsidize Slave Lake economic development?
Governments on the west end of the lake also need to be very diligent in getting involved in any agreement with East End governments. History has not been kind to the West End.
Besides, how does an economic development project in Slave Lake benefit High Prairie and Big Lakes County?
West End governments might do better to roll up their sleeves and get to work locally rather than going to bed with the East End.
A lady is having a bad day at the roulette table and is down to her last $50.
“What rotten luck!” she says. “What in the world do I do now?”
A man next to her tries to calm her down.
“Why don’t you try playing your age?” he suggested and walks away.
Minutes later, a huge commotion erupts at the roulette table. He rushes back and pushes his way through the crowd. The lady is passed out on the floor and the table operator kneeling over her.
“Is she OK,’” says the man.
“I don’t know,” the operator replied. “She put all her money on 29 and 43 came up! Then she just fainted!”
A man and a beautiful woman are having dinner at a restaurant. Their waitress is at another table taking an order when she notices the man slowly sliding down his chair and under the table.
She continues to watch as the man continues to slide down his chair and under the table until he is out of sight.
Meanwhile, the woman appears calm and unruffled, apparently unaware her companion has disappeared. The waitress approaches the woman.
“Parden me, ma’am, but I think your husband just slid under the table. He might be sick!”
“He isn’t,” replies the woman. “He just walked through the door!”
The dear wife is very distraught as she ages and hates the thought of turning 30. She is in the bathroom with her husband one day brushing her hair and finds a gray hair in her bangs.
“Oh, no!” she says pointing to her forehead. “Have you seen this gray hair!”
“Hard to tell,” says the husband.
“Is it in one of those wrinkles?”