I should have known something was wrong. The phone call from my sister came in the middle of the afternoon. I sat in my office in Alberta as I listened to her voice calmly telling me that my father had had a stroke at our home in Ontario and was currently recuperating in hospital. She…
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Winner of the most loving Albertan and the trip to Hawaii, Madena Reimer of Athabasca, Ab. wipes away tears as Tim Berry Dealer Principal at Aspen Ford makes a surprise announcement. Aspen Ford gave away three additional trips to Hawaii at the draw held in Stettler on Jan.23. Beth Causley From 15,000 people,…
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The gate lies open to Gottlob Schmidt’s property which officially became Antelope Hill Provincial Park, Alberta’s 76th provincial park, in March. Beth Causley The 380 hectare homestead that Gottlob Schmidt had lived on since 1933 was donated by him to the province of Alberta last year and in December of 2014 was announced as Alberta’s 76th provincial…
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The universal sign for information, the question mark, sits on the corner of highway 12 and one of the entrances into Coronation but as there is no arrow underneath, it does not indicate to visitors which way to turn to gain information about the town. Beth Causley Many people who live in small towns…
Continue ReadingEight Quilts were presented at the Hanna Legion on July 12 to soldiers who served in the forces from the area by Hanna quilters involved in Quilts of Valour (QoV). QoV is a national organization that makes quilts for soldiers who have returned from war and are recovering from the effects of it or…
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Flock after flock of Snow Geese flew over a field south of Coronation on April 11. The geese are part of the migration which sees millions of waterfowl and other birds returning to the area on their path to spring breeding grounds. Beth Causley For the first time ever in Alberta, the Snow Goose…
Continue ReadingSuicide amongst our young people has been in the news a lot as of late. Being a young person is hard and for many are filled with dark days. Robb Nash is someone who is trying to help young people deal with those issues. He is becoming nationally known for sharing his incredible story with…
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The city has closed off our street for cleaning. Cars have been removed and big trucks have come in. One goes up and down each side of the street, sweeping debris and sanding material left behind from the city’s Snow and Ice Control team. After the sweeping, another truck drove down the middle of the…
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There are some destinations that seem like a myth, places I’ve heard of but not many people know about. Those are usually places I keep in the back of my mind, gather what information I can and eventually, set out to find them. Hidden 56 kilometers southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta on Highway 887, sits…
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Traveling across southern Alberta on a dusty back road, I suddenly became conscious of a ditch at the side of the road, filled with water. There are many ditches that had pools of water in them but this water was different. Out in the open prairie, away from any water source, this ditch was full…
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