1912: The Western Hotel in Grouard is the site of a successful banquet held by J.L. Cote.

1962: High Prairie’s oldest citizen, Joe Mearon, 95, celebrates his birthday.

1977: Wagner Lumber wins best commercial float as the annual Elks Stampede kicks off with a parade.

1983: South Peace News reports that a thumb injury to boxer Stan Cunningham will keep him from competing at the Western Canada Summer Games.

1983: The Park Hotel float wins best commercial float as the annual Elks Stampede kicks off with a parade.

1985: Premier Don Getty visits High Prairie and promises agriculture is a priority.

1986: Dave Temple wins his fourth straight High Prairie Open Golf Tournament title. Slave Lake’s Deanne Quintal wins the women’s title and Nampa’s Joey Mayowski the junior crown.

1988: South Peace News reports that Slave Lake organizes to block the proposed AVC-CVC merger.

1988: Spendiff Transport wins best commercial float as the annual Elks Stampede kicks off with a parade.

1988: Officials at Winagami Lake Provincial Park ban swimming for the first of five days because of excessive algae blooms on the lake.

1993: Faye Stewart opens the Great Canadian Dollar Store in the High Prairie Laundromat Building.

1993: AVC employee John Terryll Delorme, 42, dies after his vehicle leaves the road and hits a tree three km north of Grouard.

1994: Monahan Ford wins best commercial float as the annual Elks Stampede kicks off with a parade. Over 6,000 attend the Stampede.

2000: Peter Keay’s home run gives the hometown High Prairie Playboys a 7-6 win in the third game of Valleyview and District Men’s Fastball League final over the eight-time defending champion Valleyview Fountain Tire Eagles.

2001: Over $24,700 is raised at the Cops for Cancer fundraiser held in High Prairie.

2001: Rob Kessler and his brother Glenn purchase High Prairie Fas Gas.

2005: Kristina Beaudette wins the title of Elks Pro Rodeo Queen during the second day of the Elks Stampede.

2005: South Peace News reports that Peavine Metis Settlement is considering testing its employees for drugs.

2005: South Peace News reports that Fish and Wildlife is considering tougher regulations for fishing tournaments next year on Lesser Slave Lake. Public concerns over fishing tournaments prompt the action.

2005: A Peace River couple begin a search for a Good Samaritan after they are rescued by a stranger after they hit a moose near Triangle.

2010: Callista Gomes, 5, wins the grand prize of Little Tikes Jump ‘n Slide Bouncer in the High Prairie and District Children’s Resource Council Summer Fun Raffle.

2010: St. Mark’s Anglican Church members and staff from the local Agriculture Financial Services Corporation hold the annual pancake breakfast to begin the High Prairie Elks Stampede.

2010: The names of Alex Komisar, Violet Komisar, Bernadine Krueger and Fritz Krueger are added to the High Prairie Monument.

2011: Michelle Henkel is crowned High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo Queen.

2011: One person dies, another is injured after their vehicle collides with a moose on Highway 2A four km north of Highway 2. No names are released by police.