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What’s Happening Today – September 23, 2024

10 – 11 a.m. – Movement Mondays at JCA Hall in Joussard. Light exercise, stretching. Free!

1 – 4:30 p.m. – Play Mah Jong at Joussard Homesteaders Hall.

5 p.m. – Town of Peace River meets in council chambers.

7 p.m. – Ladies Time Out at Kinuso Seniors Centre.

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

Today’s Celebrity Birthdays – September 23, 2024

480BC – Euripides, Greek Playwright

63BC – Augustus Caesar, First Roman Emperor

1215 – Kublai Khan, Mongol Emperor

1712 – Ferdinand The Wise, King of Spain

1791 – Johann F. Encke, Encke Comet Discoverer

1869 – Mary Mallon. “Typhoid Mary”

1920 – Mickey Rooney, Emmy Award Winning Actor

1930 – Ray Charles, American Singer/Pianist

1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish Singer

1949 – Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA Singer

1965 – Ian Leggatt, Canadian Tour Golfer

2002 – Finn Wolfhard, Canadian Actor/Singer

This Day in Local History – September 23, 2024

Sept. 23-24, 1914: The fifth Lesser Slave Lake Agricultural Society Fair is held in High Prairie.

Sept. 23, 1932: The funeral for Mgr. Joussard is held at Falher.

Sept. 23, 1962: High Prairie defeats visiting McLennan 61-18 in exhibition midget flag football action. On the first play of the game quarterback Myler Savill scores on a 60-yard touchdown run.

Sept. 23, 1970: High Prairie town council nominations include Reg Burgar, Archie Calliou, Phil Heather, Rowland Johnson and Merv Kurtz. George Barnes withdraws his name.

Sept. 23, 1970: South Peace News reports on the formation of the High Prairie Ballet Association, with Trevor Walker as president. Jean Lewis is secretary-treasurer.

Sept. 23, 1972: Federal Agriculture Minister H.A. “Bud” Olson tells High Prairie residents he doesn’t know anything about a grant for a proposed rapeseed crushing plant.

Sept. 23, 1972: Rod Berg of the High Prairie Playboys wins MVP honours of the High Prairie Men’s Fastball League at their banquet. Teammate Len Brulotte is recognized as the top batter and Terry Gauchier of the Peavine Rangers as the top home run hitter.

Sept. 23, 1981: Ben Kohn opens Ben’s TV Service in High Prairie.

Sept. 23, 1983: High Prairie is awarded the 1984 Peace Winter Games.

Sept. 23, 1987: South Peace News reports the Moostoos Building sinks eight inches during construction.

Sept. 23, 1989: Ernest Michael Tallman, 11, of Atikameg, is accidentally shot while loading meat into a canoe.

Sept. 23, 1991: A Kinuso youth is given one year of probation and ordered to do 25 hours of community service work after assaulting a six-month-old baby causing welts.

Sept. 23, 1991: Slave Lake is awarded the 1994 Arctic Winter Games.

Sept. 23, 1993: LSLIRC is furious that packages from Elections Canada sent to natives contain bingo daubers.

Sept. 23, 1994: A man who led the fight for Metis people dies in Edmonton. Louis M. L’Hirondelle was 84.

Sept. 23, 1994: Anne Olson purchases the Kozie Kitchen Restaurant and renames it Country Lane Café.

Sept. 23, 1997: Three Peavine residents die in an accident just southeast of Peace River. Dead are Harriet Laboucan, 24, Alana Betsy Marie Laboucan, 19 months, and Holly Cunningham, 18.

Sept. 23, 1998: South Peace News reports Sam Wiley, of Enilda, wins the use of a Case IH 2388 combine for the fall harvest season.

Sept. 23, 1998: High Prairie town council refuses to put the question of whether or not to allow VLTs in the community on the Oct. 19 election ballot.

Sept. 23, 1998: High Prairie town council takes the stand that all RHA members should be elected.

Sept. 23, 2000: High Prairie’s Al Noble is part of a team which wins the Class 7 Alberta Team Cattle Penning Association of Alberta title in Thorsby.

Sept. 23, 2005: The M.D. of Big Lakes decides to feature a horse-drawn grader on its monument after hearing that Trevor Sekulich is donating the antique.

Sept. 23, 2006: The Prairie River Junior High School boy’s golf team wins gold medals at the Peace Zone Golf Championships at Chinook Valley near Woking. Kody Calhoon, Quintin Guttinger, Justin Olansky and Michael Peterson shoot 276 to win.

Sept. 23, 2006: Kerry Cunningham of the Peavine Rangerettes and Layne Gauchier of the Peavine Rangers win MVP honours as the High Prairie Fastball League hands out its hardware at a banquet in Enilda.

Sept. 23, 2008: Esteemed Cree artist and leader Dale Auger, who was born in High Prairie, dies of cancer at the age of 50 years.

Sept. 23, 2013: Nomination day for the Town of High Prairie is held. Linda Cox and Crystal Sekulich file papers to run for mayor while a record 16 people file to run for councillor seats.

Sept. 23, 2013: Nomination day for the M.D. of Big Lakes is held. For the first time in its history, every ward in the M.D. will have an election.

Sept. 23, 2013: Former High Prairie resident Wayne Eaker passes away at the age of 68 years. He worked as a employment counsellor and life skills coach in town.

Sept. 23, 2014: The Government of Alberta donates $50,000 to the centennial train mural. Money comes from the Alberta Lottery Fund.

Sept. 23, 2014: Farm Credit Corporation donates $10,000 to the new PTA Hall at Triangle under its AgriSpirit Fund.

Sept. 23, 2017: Long-time High Prairie resident Jean Halaburda passes away at the age of 94 years. She operated a trucking business with her husband, was a long-time Royal Purple member, and did charity work through church groups.

Sept. 23, 2019: High Prairie RCMP charge two youths with setting the fire at the old High Prairie Health Complex on Sept. 18.

This Day in World History – September 23, 2024

1459 – First major battle of the English Wars of the Roses occurs.

1561 – King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida.

1806 – Explorers Lewis & Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest.

1845 – First baseball team, NY Knickerbockers organize.

1846 – Johann Gottfried Galle & Heinrich d’Arrest find Neptune.

1876 – Ottawa Rough Riders play their first game.

1879 – Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone.

1884 – Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine.

1889 – Nintendo Koppai [Later Nintendo Company, Limited] founded.

1907 – Fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada is set.

1908 – University of Alberta opens.

1911 – Earl Ovington becomes first air mail pilot.

1913 – Roland Garros is first to fly over Mediterranean Sea.

1932 – Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz merged into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1938 – Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried New York.

1942 – Soviet counter offensive at Stalingrad.

1949 – Cleveland Indians’ owner Bill Veeck holds funeral to bury 1948 pennant.

1952 – First closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event.

1952 – “Kaw-Liga” single recorded by Hank Williams.

1957 – “That’ll Be Day” by Buddy Holly & Crickets reaches #1.

1961 – First movie to become a TV series “How to Marry a Millionaire” debuts.

1962 – ABC’s first colour TV series “The Jetsons” is first broadcast.

1969 – First broadcast of “Marcus Welby MD” on ABC-TV.

1969 – “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” starring Paul Newman premieres.

1972 – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos announces state of emergency.

1976 – South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them.

1976 – Soyuz 22 returns to Earth.

1977 – Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on TV show “Charlie’s Angels”.

1979 – Jane Fonda & 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in New York.

1984 – Sparky Anderson is first manager to win 100 games in both leagues.

1986 – Congress selects the rose as US national flower.

1990 – Saddam says he will destroy Israel.

1992 – Bill Comrie purchases B.C. Lions from CFL.

1992 – First female to play in a NHL exhibition game: Manon Rheaume.

1994 – “The Shawshank Redemption” starring Tim Robbins is released.

2002 – First public version of web browser Mozilla Firefox is released.

2003 – Crime drama “NCIS” premieres on CBS-TV.

2009 – “Modern Family” premieres on ABC-TV.

2012 – Iran blocks the use of Google as a search engine.

2012 – Scientists discover 4 genetically distinct types of breast cancer.

2017 – Women allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for first time.

2018 – Japan is first to place two robotic explorers on an asteroid.

2018 – Indian PM launches “Modicare”, free healthcare for 500 million.

Today’s Horoscopes – September 23, 2024

Aries [March 21 – April 20] – Everything may look wrong to you today! The house does not look right, the furniture needs adjusting, and you probably are not happy with the way you look either! Your perfectionism could kick in and you might plunge into action, determined to make it all right! Do not bother! There is probably nothing you can do to make it look right today! Relax! You will see things differently tomorrow!

Taurus [April 21 – May 21] – A small gathering in your neighbourhood could attract interesting people, but you may feel a little under the weather and consider staying home! Your energy may be lagging, as all energy does once in a while after a stressful time! It might do you good to make the effort and go if at all possible! It is up to you, of course, but enjoy the evening whatever you do!

Gemini [May 22 – June 21] – A quick cheque of your bank balance might reveal it is a bit lower than you expected! You probably will not panic, but you are apt to feel a little disappointed! Do not waste time kicking yourself! Money can always be earned! Relax, resolve to tighten your belt a little, take care of the necessities, and stick with a financial plan! Soon you will be glad you took action!

Cancer [June 22 – July 22] – Working late? What could be so important that it keeps you from paying attention to your family or partner? Probably nothing! Take a good, objective look at what you think must be done tonight! You will probably find your company will not go broke if you leave some tasks! Get as much done as you can and then go home to your loved ones! They are important, too!

Leo [July 23 – Aug. 23] – An online prayer or meditation group could meet tonight and you may get carried away with the spiritual dimensions these meditations take on! You feel comfortable with the people in this group, and you are grateful for the friendship and support they provide! Be with this feeling tonight, and try to hang onto it for as long as you can! It can help you through some rough times!

Virgo [Aug. 24 – Sept. 22] – Love matters have been going well for you recently, but today you could be alone and unable to reach a current or potential romantic interest! This could bring about a twinge of the blues, which up until now have passed you by! Do not waste time feeling down! Find something to distract you until your friend can come around to see you and you can have a little fun!

Libra [Sept. 23 – Oct. 23] – You could go over your accounts today and find there is considerably less there than you thought! It is not serious, but it can still be disappointing! There could be a new contract in the final stages of negotiation that will prove favourable, and you can find a way to make up for the shortfall! In the meantime, cut expenses so finances stay healthy until the new contract materializes!

Scorpio [Oct. 24 – Nov. 22] – Have you been going crazy with all the demands placed on you? Do not despair! Reflect on all that has been going on! Think about where you want to make changes! Once you have come to a decision, do not hesitate to implement it! This is easier than waiting for one big opportunity and doing it all at once! That chance may never come! The step-by-step approach can bring satisfying results!

Sagittarius [Nov. 23 – Dec. 21] – If you are currently romantically involved, your lover could well go from what appears to be utter lassitude to total passion! This could throw you for a loop, and you might not know exactly how to deal with it! If you are single, you could meet someone you find attractive but forget to get his or her contact information! Keep paper and pen handy! You do not want to miss anything!

Capricorn [Dec. 22 – Jan. 20] – Have you made plans to have a romantic interest come to your home? If so, do not rush to get ready! Your friend is probably going to be late! Events beyond anyone’s control have interfered, and you might have to wait! Do not make yourself crazy over it! Do not imagine all kinds of horrible scenarios! Your friend will show up even if later than planned! Have fun!

Aquarius [Jan. 21 – Feb. 18] – A friend may have some juicy gossip for you! Perhaps someone is getting married! You are not the type to put too much stock in gossip, but your friend could be so convincing that you believe everything! Be skeptical! What you are hearing may not be outright lies, but it could be exaggerated! Wait until you see the people in question before accepting it as truth!

Pisces [Feb. 19 – March 20] – A last-minute gift you have wanted to buy for someone special might elude you today! You could go to several stores and find the item sold out! This could be disappointing, but do not despair! There are other options! You could order it online or find something else and save this particular item for a birthday! Relax and enjoy your shopping!