Sheesh! Have parents in Alberta no imagination these days!
Noah was the most common name chosen for newborn boys in 2025. And in 2024. And in 2023. As a matter of fact, in each year since 2018. Noah topped the list in 2017, then Liam from 2013-16.
Doing the math, parents chose either Noah or Liam as the top name for boys each year since at least 2013.
But that’s nothing! Olivia remains the top name for girls every year since 2012. That is 13 years and counting!
The Page can see the class list from teachers. Each class might have four Noahs and six Olivias. Oh, dear! What to call each one! Noah 2 and Olivia 5?
The Page noticed his name did not crack the top 10 since 2013. The Page humbly admits he did not realize he was setting the bar so high!
The Page has a sister named Donna. One day, she was complaining to mom how she did not like her name.
“Fine,” she told her. “We’ll change it to Ethel Myrtle!”
All of a sudden, Donna didn’t sound so bad!
The Page apologizes to all the girls named Ethel and Myrtle who are offended!
Remember the last few years when Alberta declared itself to be in a drought condition?
One of the worries was the decreasing snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Considering all the snow the Peace County has been blessed with this winter, The Page was wondering if the mountains were taking their fair share.
Worry no more! The Alberta government released a report Feb. 18 and called the outlook “bright” in the Rockies and throughout the province. The government reports mountain snowpacks are reporting levels above to well above normal. This, after three years of low early season forecasts.
This is good news for everyone. Farmers. The forest industry. All towns and cities that can build up reservoirs.
The Page figure it was time Mother Nature gave us a break!
Contrary to Mother Nature giving us a break as noted above, will this winter ever end? It’s as cold as a sled dog’s snoot and a polar bear’s paw rolled into one!
Never mind! It will be spring before we know it.
We hope!
The region’s Falher Pirates and High Prairie Regals are both eliminated from the NPHL playoffs.
The Page thanks all coaches, players and executive from both clubs for providing us with entertaining hockey, which sure makes the winters a lot shorter.
The Page is told ice fishing shacks are popping up on Lesser Slave Lake which is good news for fisherman. Heavy snows earlier this winter prevented freezing of the lake to make if safe.
Even better news is the Joussard Ice Fishing Tournament returns to Joussard March 7. See our report on page 19.
Just wondering if that groundhog has poked his nose out of comfy den after Feb. 2!
Easter is early this year on Sunday April 5.
According to the Gregorian calendar, the earliest Easter can occur is March 22. It will happen next in 2285. The latest Easter can be is April 25. It will happen again in 2038.
The Page also likes to refer to Easter as Bunny Day!
Two bees fly into each other on the street.
“How’s it going?” asks the first.
“Terrible. It’s been rainy all year, there aren’t any flowers and I can’t make any honey,” says the second bee.
The first bee advises him to fly down the street, go left two blocks and fly into a building.
“There’s a funeral going on and there are lots flowers,” he says.
So off goes the bee. He arrives at the building and thinks he’s in heaven. He gets busy going from flower to flower until all heck breaks loose. He wearily gets out of the building and flies back and sees the other bee.
“What happened to you?” the bee asks.
“It was going great,” he says. “Until I saw this woman with a flowered blouse on.”
This man of obvious Asian descent walks into a bar and immediately starts drinking the beer placed in front of him.
“Excuse me,” said the man sitting beside him. “Do you know any martial arts like judo or Kung-Fu?”
“That’s pretty racist!” replied the other man. “Just because I look like I might be Oriental you assume I know martial arts?”
“No,” replied the second man. “You’re drinking my beer!”