Shiver Fest returned to St. Paul, and the City of Cold Lake offered an Outdoor Winter Carnival to mark the provincial Family Day holiday on Monday. Shiver Fest, an initiative of St. Paul and District FCSS took place all weekend long. Planned activities included swimming, curling, bowling, outdoor skating, trout fishing, a drive-through pancake breakfast, […]
Mannawannis Native Friendship Centre in St. Paul honoured elders with a little personal pampering on Valentines Day, as part of the centre’s Lateral Kindness Initiative. “For Valentine’s Day we did a kind of a pampering thing for the elders,” said Mannawannis outreach worker Val Williams. “I was painting nails. We had someone come in and […]
St Paul Curling Club had a fun day at their Funspiel February 12. They introduced some new curlers to the game, and they raised some serious money for Haying In The 30s. “It turned out really good,” said club manager TJ Wagner. “We ended up with 18 teams, so that was good. With our silent […]
The winter of 2020-2021 was a breakthrough year for the sport of cross-country skiing. In our first Covid winter, people were looking to get some exercise while keeping a safe distance from each other. The weather last winter was relatively merciful, and so many people of all ages discovered—or rediscovered—the joys of gliding along the […]
Making a fine quilt involves many hours and a lot of work, and as soon as a quilter finishes one project there’s another one ready to start. It’s like an addiction. Maybe a magnificent obsession would be a better description. There are two quilting clubs in St. Paul whose members work nonstop to provide quilts […]
There are many reasons to consider moving as you get older. Your current home may be too big or too expensive to maintain; you might be having a harder time with stairs. Maybe you would like to have the cash proceeds from selling to make day-to-day life easier. But it can be a difficult decision […]
Lures attract fish. Lures too, can attract birds for us to appreciate and digitally capture and release. In our quest to draw a greater variety of winter birds in Brady Heights, contemplation was needed: was it best to stick with one choice, or should one try something else every now and then? My […]
If the idea of yoga appeals to you, but you’re worried that it’s too physically difficult, there is another way to practice. Stacey Sandmeyer, who owns Sunshine Yoga in Glendon, is a certified instructor of chair yoga. She says chair yoga offers the same physical, mental, and spiritual benefits as the traditional yoga that is […]
The Alberta 55-Plus Winter Games, slated for Edmonton April 7 to 10, are still going ahead. Lakeland Senior Games Association (LSGA) president Kay Hauer said any decision to cancel due to Covid-19 restrictions will be announced March 4. Until then the LSGA, which governs Zone 7 of the Alberta 55-Plus organization is proceeding under the […]
If advance ticket sales are an indication, spectators are as excited about the 2022 Cold Lake Air Show as the organizers are. It’s far from certain that pandemic restrictions won’t affect the event, but the planning committee is working on the assumption that the show will go on. Early sales show ticket buyers share that […]