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What’s Happening Today – September 11, 2024

9 a.m. – M.D. of Smoky River meets in Falher in council chambers.

10 a.m. – Big Lakes County meets in High Prairie in council chambers.

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Story Time at HP Municipal Library.

Noon – Grouard Seniors Lunch at Northland School.

12:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Marigold Farmers’ Market in HP at Marigold Building.

5:30 p.m. – Bingo at Kinuso Ag Hall. Pre-Call at 6:30 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., regular games 7 p.m.

7 p.m. – Village of Girouxville meets in council chambers.

7 p.m. – Town of Falher meets in council chambers.

7 p.m. – AA meeting at Grouard in Brown Building behind Kapawe’no Hall.

7:30 p.m. – Play cards at Joussard Homesteaders Hall. $3 per person.

Today’s Celebrity Birthdays – September 11, 2024

1862 – O Henry, American Writer

1892 – Pinto Colvig, Voice of Pluto

1899 – Jimmie Davis, You Are My Sunshine Writer

1917 – Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines President

1921 – Edwin Richfield, The Avengers Actor

1924 – Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys Coach

1943 – Mickey Hart, Grateful Dead

1943 – Raymond Villeneuve, Canadian Terrorist

1953 – Tommy Shaw, Styx Singer

1954 – Reed Birney, Greatest Man in the World

1957 – Jon Moss, Culture Club Drummer

1964 – Roxanne Biggs-Dawson, Star Trek Voyager Actress

1965 – Bashar al-Assad, Syrian President

1965 – Paul Heyman, WWE Manager

1977 – Ludacris, American Rapper

1980 – Mike Comrie, Edmonton Oilers

This Day in Local History – September 11, 2024

Sept. 11, 1972: Alberta Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation Horst Schmidt visits High Prairie. Residents make their pitch for a swimming pool.

Sept. 11, 1972: Auctioneer Stan Kozie presents a $1,492.30 cheque to Mary Goede, president of the High Prairie Mentally Retarded Association, from proceeds raised at the Charity Auction.

Sept. 11, 1974: High Prairie town council’s plans to build a new airport six miles west of town is opposed by three area farmers.

Sept. 11, 1975: The new bridge spanning Highway 2 at Enilda is completed and a ribbon cutting ceremony held.

Sept. 11, 1976: Howard Lett is elected president of the High Prairie Regals.

Sept. 11-12, 1978: Premier Peter Lougheed and nine cabinet ministers visit High Prairie.

Sept. 11, 1985: South Peace News reports poor attendance and lack of leaders may cause Air Cadets to fold.

Sept. 10, 1988: Rick Czyz wins the men’s title and Dorothy Armstrong the women’s title as a record 35 players take part in the High Prairie Open Tennis Tournament.

Sept. 10, 1988: The CKYL Tournament of Champions is held in High Prairie for the first time. Former High Prairie resident Annette Reeder wins the women’s title while Al Stewart wins the men’s title.

Sept. 11, 1995: Golden Walleye Classic chairperson Joel Lizee says the event can not survive at Shaw’s Point. Owner Carson Porisky says the tournament committee is the cause of all the problems.

Sept. 11, 1996: South Peace News reports on the grand opening of the Family Inn Motel.

Sept. 11, 2001: The terrorist attacks in the USA put a halt to Buchanan Lumber orders as the economic effect is felt worldwide.

Sept. 11, 2001: High Prairie Councillor John Brodrick announces his intention to seek the mayor’s chair in the Oct. 15 municipal election.

Sept. 11, 2005: Don McDermid wins a car after acing a hole in the Charrois Motor Products Golf Tournament at the High Prairie Golf Club. He’s the first person in the five-year history of the tournament to win the prize.

Sept. 11, 2007: The NPHL meets in Fairview and decides to disqualify any NPHL club from entering AAA playoffs in their league playoffs. The Dawson Creek Canucks are also punted from the league and their performance bond taken.

Sept. 11, 2010: Lesser Slave Lake MLA Pearl Calahasen holds her annual PC constituency golf tournament.

Sept. 11, 2013: A petition blocking Shadow Creek Resort’s plan to close a portion of Peace River Avenue is presented to the M.D. of Big Lakes. Shadow Creek owners proposed to close the road but build a new one around their resort citing safety. The plan is opposed in part for historical significance.

Sept. 11, 2013: High Prairie town council approves a tax incentive policy hoping to jump start development. The incentive waives the municipal portion of taxes for two years as long as the house is empty or not sold.

Sept. 11, 2013: High Prairie town council hears it could cost as much as $220,000 to fix the leaky roof at the indoor pool.

Sept. 11, 2013: High Prairie Councillor Barry Sharkawi says he is disgusted over the delay in restoring the Civic Park to its former state after the completion of fire hall renovations.

Sept. 11, 2015: The High Prairie Renegades play their first home game and are whipped 70-38 by the Whitecourt Cats. Jake Billard scores the team’s first touchdown on a pass.

Sept. 11, 2018: High Prairie town council decides to name one of its crescents in Cornerstone Tolko Crescent after noting the company built four houses in the area.

Sept. 11, 2019: South Peace News begins regional coverage into the Peace River and Smoky River areas. A front page story features the Aug. 31 walk in Peace River to bring awareness of missing man Jordan Nahachick.

Sept. 11, 2019: Whitefish Lake First Nation holds a rally and walk to the theme of “Whitefish Strong” to teach youth to stay away from drugs and alcohol.

Sept. 11, 2019: The Falher Friendship Corner is awarded the 2019 Zone 1 Alberta School Boards Association Friends of Education Award by the Conseil scolaire du Nord-Quest.

Sept. 11, 2019: New Horizon Co-op in Falher is recognized as the High Prairie School Division recipient of the Alberta School Boards Association Friends of Education Award.

This Day in World History – September 11, 2024

1213 – Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang in Peking.

1229 – Ogodei, son of Genghis Khan, is elected the Mongolian Khan, succeeding Genghis.

1503 – Michelangelo begins sculpting the 12 Apostles for the Cathedral of Florence.

1541 – Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by Indigenous warriors.

1708 – Great Northern war: Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow.

1773 – Benjamin Franklin writes, “There never was a good war or bad peace.”

1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen during the Reign of Terror.

1839 – First Canadian track & field meet held at Caer Howell Grounds.

1847 – First singing of Stephen Foster’s “Oh! Susanna!” in Pittsburgh.

1853 – First electric telegraph used: San Francisco to Pt. Lobos, California.

1857 – Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah.

1881 – Triple landslides bury Elm, Switzerland.

1903 – First race at The Milwaukee Mile: the oldest major speedway in the world.

1910 – First commercially successful electric bus line opens in Hollywood.

1916 – The Quebec Bridge’s central span collapses killing 11 men.

1926 – Spain leaves the League of Nations due to Germany joining.

1930 – Stromboli volcano in Sicily throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles.

1940 – Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs.

1940 – George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.

1941 – Construction of the Pentagon begins in Arlington County, Virginia.

1945 – Hideki Tojo, Japanese PM during most of World War II, attempts suicide. Later hanged.

1945 – Physician Willem J. Kolff performs the first successful kidney dialysis.

1946 – First mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation.

1951 – Florence Chadwick is first woman to swim English Channel from England to France.

1954 – First Miss America TV broadcast.

1958 – Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.

1961 – Founding of the World Wildlife Fund in Morges, Switzerland.

1965 – The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam.

1967 – US Surveyor 5 makes 1st chemical analysis of lunar material.

1967 – The Carol Burnett Show starring Carol Burnett premieres on CBS-TV.

1973 – Chilean President Salvadore Allende is deposed in a military coup.

1977 – Atari Video Computer System is released in NA, revolutionizing video game industry.

1978 – Last known person dies of smallpox.

1985 – Pete Rose become baseball’s all-time hit leader with 4,192.

2001 – New York World Trade Towers attacks: 2,606 people die.

2007 – Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all Bombs.

2017 – One million march in Barcelona in support of independence for Catalonia.

2018 – Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan lies in state in Accra, Ghana.

2018 – Russia launches its largest military exercise since 1981 involving 300,000.

2019 – Water detected for first time on planet outside our solar system.

Today’s Horoscopes – September 11, 2024

Aries [March 21 – April 20] – You are likely to be in a solitary mood today and probably want to spend the evening reading or working on a project of your own! However, it is not likely to work out that way! Family could drop by or some equipment could go on the blink and require repairs! Some unexpected calls could come your way! Take a deep breath and summon your good manners! You can be alone tomorrow!

Taurus [April 21 – May 21] – Today you might have a strange feeling that something is wrong, perhaps in the neighbourhood or with a friend or relative! This is probably going to bother you all day, so it might be a good idea to call this person or otherwise look into the matter! There is probably nothing really wrong, but someone close to you may have just experienced a shock of some kind!

Gemini [May 22 – June 21] – An organization with which you are affiliated may be having financial problems, and this fact could come out today! It might be a shock to you and everyone else involved, but it is good that it is coming out now! This revelation might have a profound effect on your goals, and may necessitate some re-evaluation! Some intense discussion with those around you is definitely indicated!

Cancer [June 22 – July 22] – Some unexpected changes that have been kept under wraps at the workplace could come out soon! They may involve reorganization or a change of ownership! This is going to profoundly affect your attitude toward your job! It could cause you to consider making a change of your own! This is not the time to make a decision. Take a few days to consider your options before making up your mind!

Leo [July 23 – Aug. 23] – Some disconcerting revelations about your past or the past of someone close to you could come out today! This might be a bit of a shock, but it is a positive development, nonetheless! It will shed some light on how to deal with current issues in your life or a relationship! Write down your thoughts, meditate, talk to a friend, or otherwise try to make sense of it!

Virgo [Aug. 24 – Sept. 22] – Something you might have wanted to keep between you and a few trusted friends could inadvertently be revealed, perhaps to the wrong people! Frustration and a sense of betrayal could plague you, but do not turn against those who knew! Even though this can be disconcerting, you can learn from it! Benjamin Franklin said, “Two people can keep a secret only when one of them is dead.”

Libra [Sept. 23 – Oct. 23] – Demands placed on you by work colleagues could have you stressed! You might feel your co-workers are taking unfair advantage of you! This could start you thinking of perhaps going into business for yourself or with a partner! This could well be a great idea, but today is not the day to make a decision this monumental! Wait a few days and give it some serious thought!

Scorpio [Oct. 24 – Nov. 22] – Stress and job frustration might have you thinking about breaking free, walking out the door, and going somewhere else! Another thought is likely to concern going back to school and training for a career in another field! You might need a vacation, and returning to school could be a great idea in the future, but do not decide today! Wait a few days at least!

Sagittarius [Nov. 23 – Dec. 21] – A close friend or loved one might drop out of sight today! You may panic when he or she does not return your phone calls! Do not jump to conclusions! They are preoccupied with matters that for the moment appear important and will contact you in time! When you do finally connect, you could hear some interesting news! Relax, go about your business, and look forward to the call!

Capricorn [Dec. 22 – Jan. 20] – A household member might toy with the idea of moving out or going away for a while! This could stress you out, but do not make yourself crazy! Do not try to talk him or her out of it! Listen sympathetically and let your relative get it out of their system! This person is probably feeling temporarily restricted by forces outside the home and is not really likely to go anywhere!

Aquarius [Jan. 21 – Feb. 18] – Stress could have you feeling uncommunicative today! You probably are not going to want to talk to anyone, even your dearest friend! This might prove difficult, as people around you are going to ask for advice and help! Keep your cool! This feeling will pass, and you will not want anyone to think you are upset! Go to lunch alone, and tonight crash into bed with a good book!

Pisces [Feb. 19 – March 20] – Finances should be going well, but your financial affairs are not something you want to talk about to anyone now! Perhaps you want to make a decision that is yours and not influenced by others! Nonetheless, a close friend or lover is going to find out! Maybe they will guess or maybe you will let it slip! Do not panic! This person understands you and will not try to exert undue influence!