Communities demand to be heard! Chase Anderson experiences the pain that come with sticking the wrapper of Big Red gum to his forehead during the AADAC presentation about peer pressure, during the rally for the Walk against Drugs in the Gift Lake Metis Settlement. This lesson taught all the kids that peer pressure is everywhere and showed them how to spot it if it ever happens to them.

Town should help pay for Seal Lake road
Not all councilors on the M.D. of Big Lakes council are convinced spending $2 million of taxpayer’s money to construct the east-west connector road into the oil rich Seal Lake district is a good idea.

4 men face charges after drug bust at Sucker Creek
About $3,200 in crack cocaine was seized by police during an early morning raid at a Sucker Creek residence Feb. 14.

Drugs have no home in Gift Lake
No drugs just hugs in Gift Lake, was the theme chanted on Feb. 13 during the Gift Lake School’s walk against Drugs.

Animal Rescue Society deplores euthanasia
Last year, 150 dogs were euthanized in the M.D. of Big Lakes. Only eight, however, was the number in the Town of High Prairie which is 30 less than in 2004. The Prairie Animal Rescue Society, the Town of High Prairie and the M.D. of Big Lakes will be working together to find a beneficial way to ensure the safety of all unclaimed animals.

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We’re all going to live forever!
Give the guy a break

Religious
The importance of prayer in life

Sports
Eagles have Regals on the ropes
The High Prairie Regals face a hard, uphill battle if they want to advance to the next round of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs.

Timberwolves earn berth in Provincials
Off to Olds! That’s the chant for the High Prairie Tolko Timberwolves as they qualified for the Midget Girls Provincials in Olds March 16-19 after a series sweep over the Grande Prairie Bantams last week.

...and so do the Midget Legionnaires
A one-goal deficit proved to be little trouble for the High Prairie Legionnaire Midgets as they blasted the visiting Slave Lake Storm 10-4 to advance to the Alberta Midget A Provincials in Ponoka March 10-12.

Education council donates to Sports Complex Society
The Prairie River Community Education Council donated $2,000 to the High Prairie and District Sports Complex Society Feb. 14 to be used to finance the second ice surface, gymnasium facility.

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