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What’s Happening Today – December 6, 2024

PRJH School (High Prairie) Rim Rocker Basketball Tournament (Day 1 of 2).

10 a.m. – Prayer Shawl knitting at HP St. Mark’s Anglican Church Parish Hall. Everyone welcome!

10 a.m. – Kinuso Seniors Coffee Time at Kinuso Seniors Centre. New members welcome.

1:30 p.m. – Enjoy trump & whist games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Ave.

4 – 9 p.m. – Marigold Farmers’ Market at HP Legion Hall.

7 p.m. – High Prairie St. Mark’s Anglican Church Live Nativity at the church grounds.

7:30 p.m. – Darts Night at HP Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun!

7:30 p.m. – High Prairie AA chapter meets at HP Church of the Nazarene.

Today’s Celebrity Birthdays – December 6, 2024

1805 – J.R. Robert-Houdin, “Father of Modern Magic”

1822 – John Eberhard, Built Largest Pencil Plant

1864 – William S. Hart, Wild Bill Hickok Actor

1886 – Joyce Kilmer, Trees Author

1887 – Lynn Fontanne, Peter Pan Actress

1900 – Agnes Morehead, Bewitched Actress

1918 – Harold H. Hopkins, Inventor of Endoscope

1929 – Robert Moody, Get Smart Actor

1943 – Mike Smith, Glad All Over Singer

1948 – JoBeth Williams, Poltergeist Actress

1953 – Gina Hecht, Mork & Mindy Actress

1956 – Randy Rhoads, Quiet Riot Guitarist

1959 – Satoru Iwata, President/CEO of Nintendo

This Day in Local History – December 6, 2024

Dec. 6, 1912: Three people drown going to Grouard after breaking through the ice at Shaw’s Creek.

Dec. 6, 1913: The Grouard News reports the Dominion Lands Office files a mining permit for coal near Driftpile.

Dec. 6, 1913: The Grouard News reports Peace River Crossing, Grande Prairie and Grouard discuss forming a hockey league with Dunvegan as a possible fourth entry. Jack Anderson is heading the proposal.

Dec. 6, 1969: The Kinuso School boy’s volleyball team wins a tournament at Smith. Mr. Thurstun is coach.

Dec. 6, 1971: The High Prairie Regals tie the visiting Grande Prairie Athletics 2-2 despite being outshot 37-23.

Dec. 6, 1972: The Town of High Prairie announces there will be no snow removal in the town until the new year when the new budget kicks in.

Dec. 6, 1973: Railway lights are installed at the railway crossing leading south of High Prairie.

Dec. 6, 1975: The High Prairie Regals open the season on home ice and skate to a 10-10 tie against Peace River.

Dec. 6, 1978: Renovations at the Sports Palace arena are deemed necessary after it is discovered the building is not up to standard in regard to refrigeration ventilation.

Dec. 6, 1980: The line of Rod Berg, Jim McLean and Steve Willier combine for 10 points as the High Prairie Regals defeat the Manning Comets 6-4.

Dec. 6, 1986: Harold Bellerose scores the winner in overtime as the High Prairie Regals defeat the Fairview Monarchs 4-3 in overtime. Shots on goal were 59-28 Regals.

Dec. 6, 1989: South Peace News reports Jennifer Howard, 20, is awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

Dec. 6, 1989: The first students move into the recently-completed Student Family Housing Project on Grouard Campus.

Dec. 6, 1990: Ken Breland scores twice as the visiting Valleyview Jets defeat the High Prairie Regals 6-3.

Dec. 6, 1994: Kevin Hamelin scores twice as the visiting Valleyview Jets defeat the High Prairie Regals 5-2.

Dec. 6, 1995: South Peace News reports the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Police Force is ready to operate after eight students graduate from police school training in Edmonton.

Dec. 6, 1997: The High Prairie History Book Society launches the new edition of Trails We Blazed Together.

Dec. 6, 2000: South Peace News reports on the proposed expansion plans of the High Prairie Inn.

Dec. 6, 2000: A boy who was on the scene when Christmas lights were destroyed in the town square issues an apology to High Prairie town council.

Dec. 6, 2000: High Prairie town council hears from M.D. Special Const. Mark Stabler, who tells them he used their curfew bylaw 10 times to keep youth off the streets. However, no one was charged.

Dec. 6, 2000: The M.D. of Big Lakes dismisses Councillor Gilbert Nygaard from his duties on the Big Lakes Library Board. Nygaard did not attend a meeting since the board’s inception over two years ago. He is replaced by Grouard Councillor Ralph Courtorielle.

Dec. 6, 2000: The M.D. of Big Lakes agrees to a proposal from Northern Lakes College that would see improved access to recreation facilities in each community in return for money to upgrade college facilities in Faust and Grouard.

Dec. 6, 2007: The M.D. of Big Lakes decides it wants no part of a proposed bus transportation service along the south end of Lesser Slave Lake. The M.D. received $666,667 earlier to provide the service provided they kick in $333,333. Reeve Alvin Billings says council wanted no part in administering the service.

Dec. 6, 2007: The M.D. of Big Lakes decides to contribute $40,000 in its budget for the Cat Scan machine. They say they will allocate more money if other municipalities in the region contribute.

Dec. 6, 2010: The High Prairie Royal Canadian Legion recognizes eight High Prairie winners in its annual Remembrance Day Contest.

Dec. 6, 2012: Cenovus Energy donates about $36,000 worth of toys to Big Lakes FCSS in Faust.

Dec. 6, 2016: Richard John “Rick” McCotter passes away at the age of 69 years. He was a former Kinuso businessman and former I.D. councillor.

This Day in World History – December 6, 2024

1240 – Mongols under Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kiev.

1534 – Quito, Ecuador, founded by Spanish.

1631 – First predicted transit of Venus [Kepler] is observed.

1735 – First recorded appendectomy performed in London.

1768 – First edition of Encyclopedia Britannica published in Scotland.

1866 – Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227M into Lake Michigan completed.

1877 – Thomas Edison records himself: “Mary had a little lamb!”

1882 – Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit.

1897 – London becomes the world’s first city to host licenced taxicabs.

1912 – China votes for universal human rights.

1917 – French ship “Mont Blanc” explodes in Halifax killing 1,700.

1917 – Finland declares itself a republic.

1921 – Ireland receives dominion status; Northern Ireland also created.

1921 – Mackenzie King is voted PM of Canada.

1941 – Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore.

1956 – Nelson Mandela arrested for political activities in South Africa.

1957 – First US attempt to launch a satellite fails – rocket blows up.

1958 – US lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back.

1962 – US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program.

1963 – Beatles begin tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans.

1964 – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” first airs on TV.

1973 – Gerald Ford sworn-in as first US unelected vice president.

1984 – Helena Sukova snaps Martina Navratilova’s 74-match winning streak.

1989 – Worst Canadian mass murder: Marc Lepine kills 14 women at Montreal.

1990 – Shoeless Joe Jackson’s signature is sold for $23,100.

1992 – 300,000 Hindus destroy mosque of Babri, India, 4 die.

1994 – Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590.

2001 – Newfoundland is renamed Newfoundland and Labrador.

2012 – A 243,000,000-year-old Nyasasaurus fossil discovered in Tanzania.

2017 – Starbucks opens its largest cafe in the world in Shanghai.

2017 – “Supermassive” most distant black hole discovery announced.

2018 – Luxembourg is the first country to make all public transport free.

Today’s Horoscopes – December 6, 2024

Aries [March 21 – April 20] – Today you will be confrontational! This comes after several weeks of holding yourself back from openly criticizing other people! You have especially strong feelings concerning anything that touches activities outside of the family! An explosion is imminent and likely unavoidable! Go ahead and express yourself! You will all be best friends again tomorrow!

Taurus [April 21 – May 21] – You must be wondering what in the world is going on? On the one hand, you have humanistic and harmonious thoughts about your family and work environment! On the other hand, you also have a deep desire to destroy everything in order to start fresh! You will have to choose! In any case, given the current climate and the fire inside you, any sort of compromise will prove difficult! Do not go overboard!

Gemini [May 22 – June 21] – You may be planning for the future, yet find yourself needing to make choices that will resonate far beyond the next few months! It is possible you will have to consider sending your children to a new school, for example, or decide to move across the country! These are big decisions, to be sure, but trust you will not be making them alone! Your loved ones have a say in these matters!

Cancer [June 22 – July 22] – You can expect to be volatile today! No one will dare contradict you or insinuate you have taken your ideas from others! You have the potential to get really angry! Rather than say things you might later regret, write down your thoughts! And if you do feel the need to make a speech, do it publicly!

Leo [July 23 – Aug. 23] – Do not hesitate to speak up for what is right, even if it means confronting someone with power! So be it! The slightest injustice can not be tolerated! When you voice your opinion, as you feel compelled to do, it makes others respect you! This has been a long time coming, and it does you a tremendous amount of good!

Virgo [Aug. 24 – Sept. 22] – No one has ever accused you of being overly diplomatic! In fact, since you have no compunction about saying what you think, your mouth regularly gets you into trouble! It is true your verbal outbursts often relieve tension in tight situations, but there are times when kind words are a more effective way to get a point across! Why not try it?

Libra [Sept. 23 – Oct. 23] – There is some likelihood you will become irritated with someone close to you today! Just who do they think they are, anyway? How insulting to put on such an act, especially considering how long you have known each other! Whatever you fight about, at the heart of it is your frustration and concern your friendship may end! Try not to overreact! Express yourself mildly!

Scorpio [Oct. 24 – Nov. 22] – Something’s gotten into you today! An iconoclastic imp inside you is determined to tear down every convention, especially in the art world! Why are you so furious with orthodoxy? Did you dream an imitator stole one of your ideas and made a fortune with it? If you were an art critic, we would expect you to sing the praises of the vanguard!

Sagittarius [Nov. 23 – Dec. 21] – If you are involved in an occupation similar to that of your mother or father, today you may question if the choice was yours or preordained! Did you take this career path of your own volition? If not, what is it that you should really be doing with your professional life? You feel rebellious and yearn for more independence! You might want to find more freedom within the confines of your existing career!

Capricorn [Dec. 22 – Jan. 20] – Most people form their opinions on the basis of what they are told by a few people who supposedly know what they are talking about! Certain ideas become fashionable! Today, you have no patience for these tendencies! In fact, you are tempted to use vulgar language just to shock the pseudo-intellectuals out of their complacency! Alas, you can not do it! They will simply raise an eyebrow and turn away!

Aquarius [Jan. 21 – Feb. 18] – If you are involved with the arts, the day ahead will be a bright one for you! You feel a strong desire to bring people together in pursuit of some artistic endeavour! Listen to your longings! You are likely to be a sharp talent scout, or at the very least, a person who is able to enhance other people’s talents!

Pisces [Feb. 19 – March 20] – Today you can expect to have some disagreements with your partner or friend! You may overreact. If you do, it is only because the climate of the last few days has made you feel more vulnerable than usual! It is your tendency when faced with tension to be the first to back down! Try not to do it this time! Sometimes self-sacrifice comes at too high a cost!