This is supposed to be La Nina weather!La Nina, which means Little Girl in Spanish, is the opposite of the El Nino [Little Boy] weather event.El Nino means warm weather, drought and drier than average conditions for our part of…

As John Travolta [or is it Nicolas Cage in disguise?] says in the movie Faceoff, “Well, what we have here is a real predicament.”So, too, does Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. One opinion poll currently in progress, asks questions revolving around…

Are people still having babies?Historically, it certainly is true there are “baby spikes.” These are bumps in the birth numbers, that happen after blackouts, and big storms.So, if we are all ordered to stay at home and keep our distance…

“He that insists on making himself a sheep, will indeed be eaten by a wolf.” – Old Italian saying * * * * * * * “We are all in the gutter. But some of us are still looking at…

“I once paid a woman what I thought was a very flattering compliment – ‘Being with you is almost as good as being alone.’ – but for some strange reason she didn’t seem to appreciate it.” – Richard Needham *…

Your humble columnist is confused. Certainly, not the first time. And absolutely for sure, it won’t be the last.Let’s get on with the story. On Nov. 10, High Prairie town council decided to wade into the Driftpile Cree Nation –…

Somebody finally said it: “Don’t go to the big store saying you are picking up a head of lettuce, and get a colour TV at the same time.”That’s coming from the premier of Manitoba.Says another spokesperson there, “We are seeing…

This week is Metis Week!The Metis Nation of Alberta has declared the week from Nov. 15-21 as Metis Week. If there are local events happening we haven’t been told of them.But there are some things the MNA is doing online…

“Holy Senior Citizens Homes Batman. We’re too old for this kind of stuff.”That could be a normal expression from Batman’s younger sidekick, Robin. We mention this because somebody last week asked, “What the heck is that all about?”This is reference…

“You can’t really stop a virus. All you can do is slow it down.”That’s pretty well a summary of a fellow on BNN Bloomberg TV last week, talking about a Wall Street Journal newspaper interview with a doctor. So, vaccine…

H.P. court docketOct. 26, 2020Judge M.B. Golden A man from Peavine was fined just over $3,300 after pleading guilty to multiple charges after appearing in High Prairie provincial court Oct. 26.Robert Eric Girbav, 33, was first fined $200 for possession…

We were astounded when we read last week a news report about home schooling.The general take on the news was several “experts,” or at least, concerned parents and such, didn’t like schools being closed over COVID.They said students needed the…

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…