The Page joins many others in recognizing the just-passed National Day of Mourning March 11.
Yes, the $4.99 Teen Burger Sale at A&W ended!
One employee asked The Page one day if he wanted one Teen Burger or two. A famous line was stolen from Snoopy who once said, “Would you give a starving dog a rubber bone?”
Warmer weather will be on the way soon (we hope) but another one of the spring traditions in northern Alberta has reared its ugly head.
Potholes!
There are some real doozies on Highway 2 through High Prairie. The Page is not sure the condition of streets in other nearby towns.
Of note, that one huge crevasse in front of the Town office is a real axle breaker! A small car might disappear in it! OK, we exaggerate a bit!
The Page is not blaming anyone for the potholes. They just appear each spring. Nothing anyone can do from stopping their appearance. Crews will fix them sooner than later.
Besides, on a positive note, it sure cuts down on speeding!
Interesting to see that Big Lakes County has “trashed” its highway cleanup program. Groan! A terrible pun, we know!
County council used to pay community groups to pick trash along highways. No more! Council saw this as a duplication of services since the Alberta government has its own programs. Can’t argue that!
However, council also knew this many years ago and still decided to toss a few bucks to organizations who needed to raise a bit of money. Nothing has changed except this council has decided cleaner roads and ditches are not as high a priority as previous councils.
And, of course, obviously, other matters are more deserving of council’s financial attention.
RCMP policing costs have certainly got the attention of town and villages across the region. Many are expressing concern over the rising costs and how it affects their budgets.
The matter was again discussed at High Prairie town council’s meeting March 10. Council will have to take another $34,000 from its citizens this year to pay for RCMP policing. Increases are expected in the next few years.
What is not known is if council is paying for a full complement of police officers. Town CAO David Joy asked Sgt. Jason Barber that question a few weeks ago. It is not Barber’s job to know how council is being billed so he had no answer.
What should concern taxpayers is council did not know the answer to this question before it was asked. Therefore, in previous years, was the Town paying a bill and not knowing exactly what they were paying for?
For example, was council paying for 25 officers but only receiving the services of 22 officers due to staff shortages? Maybe even the other way around. Maybe we even paid less! Not likely!
A very good question and one that deserves an answer.
This is not unlike paying a contractor for 25 hours of work and only receiving 22!
A man decided to try a new shampoo, he told his buddy one day. He was so happy he wrote the company telling them what a great shampoo it was.
Several weeks later, he came home from work to find a huge cartoon delivered to his door. He rushed inside to open it and found more shampoos and other products such as soaps, detergents, tooth paste, deodorant and more.
“You’re a pretty lucky guy,” said his friend. “What are you going to do?”
“Next time,” said his friend, “I’m writing General Motors!
The Page hears an elderly man was at one of the High Prairie gyms working out when a beautiful young woman came to work out.
“I want to impress that young lady,” he told a man next to him. “Which machine should I use?”
“Sir,” says the other man. “Your only hope is to go next door and use the ATM at the bank!”
A lawyer was giving a witness very detailed cross-examination at a trial.
“Isn’t it true,” he bellowed, “that you were given $500 to throw this case?”
The witness did not answer and just stared into the corner of the courtroom. The lawyer repeated his question and again – no response.
“Please answer the question,” said the judge to the witness.
“I’m sorry, your honour,” said the witness. “I thought he was talking to you!”
A game ended at a local hockey rink and the coach spotted a cell phone on the floor. He picked it up and handed it to the referee, saying, “Here’s your phone.”
“What makes you think it’s mine?” asked the referee.
“Easy,” said the coach. “It says you missed 13 calls!”
A gummy bear is a bear with no teeth!
How come we leave vehicles worth thousands of dollars in the driveway but store boxes and boxes of useless junk in the garage?
Did you know that poli in Latin means many and tics is a blood sucking creature?
Put the two words together: poli and tics and you get politics!
Hmm!
Why do so many stores leave their doors open but chain the pens to the counter?
Next week, South Peace News will be publishing a 24-page Second Section featuring the Top 100 NPHL Players of All-Time.
The special section will be ready for publication after a few delays.
Players from almost all the teams have been selected.
Features on each player including stats and awards (All-Star Team selections are included.
The special section will also be made into a commemorative booklet for sale, details to be announced in about a month. Orders are already coming in!
Have a great week, everyone!
Fear not! Spring is coming!