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Chris Clegg When the High Prairie Regals were accepted into the North Peace Hockey League just weeks before the season started last fall, there was plenty of optimism regarding how well the team would do. The season began with a…
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Richard Froese People living in rural regions value services provided by local municipalities and provincial and federal governments. Rural crime has been a concern for many years and municipalities such as Big Lakes County have been lobbying the Alberta RCMP…
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Chastin Martel One of the world’s most popular video sharing app is TikTok. Being able to access it from any mobile device is likely why it’s so popular. YouTube still continues to be the top video sharing platform. In fact,…
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Chris Clegg “Who like me!” Yes, that was exactly the way our grandfather Walter Luka Sr. used to greet us when he came to visit. And, then, the rush from the younger grandchildren was on to greet him! Grandpa always…
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Jeff Burgar Remember Ukrainian jokes? Italian? Catholic? Name a nation, province, religion, race, hair colour, height or more. It has a joke named for it. Of course, due to “political correctness” most jokes have gone generic. Or faded away. There…
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Joe McWilliams I don’t want to die in an air disaster, Albert Hammond sang, back in 1974 or thereabouts. He also didn’t want to die in a freeway pileup, along with more stuff to that effect.It was morbid material for…
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Chris Clegg Town of High Prairie Councillor Judy Stenhouse vehemently opposes using taxpayer’s money to support community events. Each time a request comes before council asking for money, she opposes. Her basic premise is council should not be taking money…
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Richard Froese Already halfway into the first month in the new year and many people are wondering what the big news will be in 2025. Not even one week into 2025, and already the biggest news came out of Ottawa…
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Richard Froese Most people and families in local communities celebrated Christmas and New Year’s with delicious dinner and plenty of food. Yet, many went without or had little because they could not afford the rising costs of food and other…
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Jeff Burgar You may have heard these lines: “How did I go bankrupt? Well, it started slowly. Then it happened all at once.” A related item goes: “It took her 30 years of hard work to become an overnight sensation.”…
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Chris Clegg I have so many special memories of Christmas. Like many people, it is difficult to pick one memory over another. Each Christmas is special. There was the time I received my very own pool cue for Christmas. I…
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Chastin Martel Owning a vehicle sounds nice but there are a lot of responsibilities that come with owning one. In fact, owning almost anything takes responsibility but in this case, we’ll dive more into owning a vehicle. I remember buying…
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Chris Clegg Hope comes in many forms. We hope for better times! For many people in this world, these are trying times. Locally, we have our problems, but they pale in comparison to many other people in the world We…
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