The new minister in town arrives and finds local folks are waiting for him to do a funeral immediately. He never knew the deceased man and knows nothing about him.He asks the sorrowing family for some details about the fellow.…

“Some circumstantial evidence is very strong. As when you find a trout in your milk.” – Author Henry David Thoreau * * * * * * * “Unquestionably there is progress. The average American now pays twice as much in…

“I made a game effort to argue, but two things were against me. The umpires and the rules.” – Form pro baseball manager Leo Durocher * * * * * * * Well gosh darn it, we’re going to turn…

Will there be a corn maze this year in High Prairie?The giant corn maze on 18 acres of land, is usually an annual treat. It’s built by Lyndon and Denise Drefs just east and south of High Prairie at EC…

Did you know it is now 15 years and six months since the Mayerthorpe killing of four members of the RCMP?Those of us around at the time probably still remember the scene of the big tin quonset and reports of…

“Benjamin Franklin told of a man who was so learned he could name a horse in nine languages. And so ignorant he went and bought a cow to ride on. They are still around, Ben. These days, we call them…

“I have one last request. I don’t want to be embalmed. I want to be stuffed with crabmeat.” – Woody Allen * * * * * * * So all these monuments are being torn down because somebody doesn’t like…

Here are some “Back to School” inspiring quotes. They were gathered by Elissa Sanci for Women’s Day magazine – womensday.com.Teachers, students, parents – actually, just about anybody – can pick up a few tips or more from the thoughts. Our…

“Boys and girls should always date those who work at Costco. That way, if they don’t like them, they can always take them back” – Grandpa Jonesy“I’m not past it at all. In fact, quite often when I was at…

A taxpayer in Big Lakes County says, “You know, we spend all this money and effort trying to get people to come and enjoy our region, then we won’t go the last mile to look after them.” Well, that’s more…

Sturgeon Lake just west of Valleyview is one of the latest lakes to get a warning about blue- green algae blooms. Not only is there the toxic algae (cyanobacteria), there is also a warning about swimming at Williamson Provincial Park…

Change your vehicle license plates. Ride A bicycle. Take public transit. Those are suggestions from British Columbia premier John Horgan to any Albertans thinking of holidays in that fine province.Apparently, some Albertans vacationing in BC have been harassed by the…

Online comments regarding the Edmonton Eskimo name change are far and away in favour of keeping the Eskimo name.Usually, the often named “angry mob” is blamed for causing all kinds of uproar on the social media.Everything we’ve seen so far…

As a sort of “sign of the times” once again the Edmonton Eskimos football team is thinking about changing their name.A few years ago, the team did some research and surveys, and found that most people, including many Inuit, didn’t…

Whatever disease or infection that has taken hold in our neighbouring country to the south, we sure hope it doesn’t catch on here in Canada.Across our great big country, we have our tussles between Conservatives and Liberals and sometimes NDP.…

There’s lots of good things about sports. Exercise. Excitement. Achievement. And you get to know a lot about people.For instance, lots of people would never know what a millionaire looks like if it weren’t for pro sports. * * *…