Thanksgiving took on a special meaning for members of Lakeland Lutheran Church. The congregation gathered in their church building for Thanksgiving Sunday service, the first time they have worshipped together in their building since it was damaged in a fire last fall. “People were thrilled about being able to just walk in their church,” said […]
History can be seen as a relay: children learn stories from their parents and grandparents, and then grow up to share those stories with their own children and grandchildren. The Elk Point Library and the Elk point Historical Society are keeping that relay baton moving forward. The Historical Society’s latest publication combines living history with […]
Schools, businesses, and community organizations marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events and activities all through last week. The designated day is September 30. The Lakeland Society for Truth and Reconciliation held a Week of Commemoration with blanket and ribbon skirt workshops, a tour of the former Blue Quills residential school near […]
A Bonnyville-based care provider says she has not been able to find out if Alberta Health Services (AHS) intends to offer one of its programs, currently available in Edmonton and Calgary, to seniors and other clients in the Lakeland. Kathryn Vasseur, who operates Apidae Compassion Care, would like to see AHS offer its Client Directed […]
Cold Lake artist Patricia Coulter is going to France in January. While she’s thousands of kilometres from home, she’ll be studying the idea of… “home?” Coulter has been accepted for a two-week residency at Chateau Orquevaux near Paris. While there, she’ll be working alongside other artists and writers—each pursuing their own projects, but at the […]
Personnel from RCAF 4 Wing Cold Lake took inspiration from a historic victory and paid tribute to the fallen at the annual Battle of Britain parade on Sunday. The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over the English Channel and over England itself in the summer and early fall of 1940. The Royal […]
The Bonnyville Ag Society’s Fall Fair offered the bounty of the harvest alongside some good old-fashioned racing excitement September 9 and 10. The Farmers’ Market Extravaganza on Saturday showed off the best of the “grow it – make it – bake it” movement just as fresh garden produce is hitting its seasonal peak. Saturday and […]
It was 20 minutes to 7 when I arrived at Caleb Village in North Battleford for the “Jimmy’s Old Time Radio Show” 7:00 concert. I found “Jimmy,” also known as James Skarnikat, in the common room playing the piano for the residents who had already begun to gather. He played very well. Between pieces he […]
Nothing pulls the community together like rodeo week, says St. Paul mayor Maureen Miller, and it goes well beyond the spectacle of the rodeo itself. “The pulling together of all of the volunteers to make the rodeo a success in the community is ultimately a win for everybody,” Miller said. “I’m always so humbled by […]
