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Front Page - The end of an era The High Prairie and District Agricultural Society is heading in a new direction.
Experience the HPCC’s Holy Land The High Prairie Christian Centre is featuring ‘A Night in Bethlehem’ at the church Dec. 12.
Renaud resigns, seach begins for new CAO Jeff Renaud’s tenure as M.D. of Big Lakes CAO is over exactly one day short of a year.

Page 3 - Perfect angels Machaela Rose helps Makayla Cox straighten her halo before St. Mark’s Anglican Church’s Nativity Celebration Dec. 4.

Page 4 - Hot off the press! Tommy Blacha has something to be very proud of. With the help of Lori Denty, his Grade 2 teacher, Blacha has created his very first two-page school newsletter.

Page 5 - Badger returns as Sucker Creek chief The unofficial Sucker Creek election results have been released, but a recount has been ordered for Dec. 7.
St. Andrew’s Christmas concerts next week St. Andrew’s School has announced the dates for its Christmas concerts. The Kindergarten-Grade 1 concert will be held Dec. 9 at 10:15 a.m. with a repeat performance at 7 p.m.

Page 7 - News Briefs
Christmas Craft sale Dec. 11-12 The High Prairie Girl Guides is holding their annual Christmas Craft Sale Dec. 11-12.
FASD Christmas Raffle continues The High Prairie Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Christmas Raffle is well underway with several great prizes available.
Christian Centre’s Christmas dinner Those who have no place to go on Christmas Day are invited to the High Prairie Christian Centre’s fourth annual Christmas dinner.
St. Andrew’s food drive continues The Grade 3 classes at St. Andrew’s School are helping make Christmas better for others.
Library Christmas store opens Dec. 9 The High Prairie Municipal Library will once again open its Christmas store around Dec. 9.

Page 10 - Public Works committee notebook
52 Ave. upgrades to cost $995,000 The cost to upgrade 52 Ave. will be approximately $995,000. Ted Duffy, project manager for DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. in Edmonton, sent a letter to public works Supt. Vern Walker with the cost estimate.
Evergreen upgrades nearly $60,000 The electrical upgrades for the Evergreen reservoir will cost nearly $60,000, according to the Canadian Consulting Group in St. Albert.
Sludge completion recommended It will cost $75,000 to complete a lagoon sludge spreading program for two ponds, says Walker.
Possible paving program With many paved surfaces in High Prairie deteriorating, Walker is proposing a resurfacing program.

Page 12 - Help support Grade 9 trip The Grade 9 students at Prairie River Junior High are fundraising for their trip in 2010. Their latest fundraiser is a raffle for a dreamcatcher and a chair made from willow branches.
Winners galore! Hillview School in East Prairie Métis Settlement held a poster contest as part of its involvement with the March Against Violence Nov. 26.

Page 14 - Shooting club memberships available The 2010 memberships for the High Prairie Fish and Game Association are now available.

Page 15 - Beetle destruction The view at the High Prairie Northern Lakes College campus changed forever Dec. 5-6 after all the pine trees were removed because of their destruction due to the mountain pine beetle.
It’s small in stature, but big on culture The High Prairie and District Museum continues to bring displays into town for everyone to enjoy.

Page 17 - United in song! Members of High Prairie’s churches gathered at the High Prairie United Church Dec. 6 for the annual Ecumenical Christmas Concert.
Christmas concert December schedule

Page 18 - Sports
Lady Chargers too much for Cougars to handle A solid defensive effort combined with a strong second half performance enabled the E. W. Pratt Lady Chargers to blitz the visiting Valleyview Hillside Cougars 60-28 Dec. 3.
Regals back in action The High Prairie Regals will be back in action after a 12-day layoff when they host the Lakeland Eagles Dec. 10 at the Spors Palace at 8:30 p.m.

Page 19 - Sports
Game Raiders fall short The visiting Valleyview Hillside Cougars outgunned the Prairie River Raiders 53-42 in Smoky River Junior High School Basketball League action Dec. 2.
Hubar’s 15 leads Raiders to victory The end result was predictable.

Page 19 - 22 - Sports
Curling dates, All Peace Minor Hockey League, Bowling, NPHL Line, NPHL Leading Scores, NPHL Penalty Leaders, NPHL Summaries, NPHL Standings, NPHL Standings

Page 23 - Fun Page
Crossword Puzzle, High Prairie Trivia, Weekly Recipe Cherry Cha cha, Hot fudge pudding, Find-a-Word Christmas Concerts.

Page 24 - This date in history Railroad reaches West Prairie River in 1914
From the pages of the Grouard News During the past week nearly 80 teams have left here on their way to Athabasca for freight. The largest number leaving in one day was 32 Wednesday. Adding these to the number who left last week there are over 100 teams on the way south. - Dec. 14, 1912 Grouard News
Fun Page answers

Page 25 - Careers and Notices

Page 26 - School News ~ HPE
Students reclaim Spongy Polo Cup It’s December already! HPE is starting to look a lot like Christmas! Trees in the hall are getting decorated and Christmas music is played in the morning. Kindergarten to Grade 3 students are starting to practice for their concerts and Candy Cane Grams are being sold.
Tot Talk "Who has the most important job in the world?" Find out who replied “Mom and Dad! My Mom always sweeps and Dad always washes the dishes!”, in this weeks paper.

Page 27 - School News ~ Peavine Bishop Routhier
Students recognition for improvement A lot smiling faces were seen at the monthly assembly! Their happiness was due to being recognized for hard work and dedication for the month of November.
Terrific day at the pool! Students from Bishop Routhier School splashed with excitement at the High Prairie Aquatic Centre.
Great turnout for parent-teacher night Parent-teacher interviews were held at the school Nov. 25. Parents met with teachers concerning their child’s progress and picked up report cards at the same time. The high turnout of approximately 81 per cent made the closing of the first term a great success.
RCMP educate Grade 6 students Students will be seeing Const. Chris Landry every Tuesday for the seven weeks!