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January 6, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 1

This weeks Highlights
* False 911 calls a growing problem for police
* Cautious optimism from West Fraser on forest products
* 2009 Year in Review
* Roland Michener wrestlers qualify for Alberta Winter Games
* Bird programs take flight at the Boreal Centre
January 13, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 2

This weeks Highlights
* Town proposes no tax increase for 2010
* Jan. 4 fire destroys family's home near Smith
* Town council considers $10 million investment in new water treatment and storage facility
* Winterhawks win twice
* Ornamental ironwork is a hobby for college instructor
January 20, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 3

This weeks Highlights
* Don't try blaming the ravens
* Dangerous goods trailer now a reality
* St. Mary's 'flex' program enters phase two
* Three-game weekend for Midget 'AA'
* Membership up, but curling club still struggling 'to get into the 21st century'
January 27, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 4

This weeks Highlights
* Ambulance service in Slave Lake has declined drastically, town councillor alleges
* Slave Lakers rally to help Haiti earthquake victims
* Longtime teacher and principal Brian Zack calls it a career
* A visit to the community archive in Athabasca
* Wolves pound Beaverlodge, lose two other games
February 3, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 5

This weeks Highlights
* Two walleye per day: for some, hard to obey
* Forestry (some of it), Fish & Wildlife move downtown
* Sister Maureen in the thick of things
* No fun for Wolves in Fort St. John
* Slave Lake has good chance at Hockeyville short list!
February 10, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 6

This weeks Highlights
* Planners forecast 60,000 - 10,000 more people in oilsands country; Slave Lake seen as growth area
* Frost Fest is on, with loads of activities
* Foothills Brass in town next week
* Don't call us about strays, says Animal Rescue Committee
* Over and out for the Winterhawks
February 17, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 7

This weeks Highlights
* Something 'exciting' coming for Lakeland Centre
* Town plans $100,000 worth of new sidewalks this summer
* Does Slave Lake need a change in school and playground speed zone signs?
* Michener wrestlers on a roll
* Town vs. Southshore Hidden Treasures: the saga continues
February 24, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 8

This weeks Highlights
* Need for women's shelter has been proven, but core provincial funding still lacking
* Highlights in M.D. ny-law enforcement
* Haiti earthquake update from former local resident, Sister Maureen Fuelkell
* Wolves down 2-0 to Whitecourt in playoffs
* New Cree language course a chance to re-connect
March 3, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 9

This weeks Highlights
* No retirement in the plans for MLA Calahasen
* Deer breaks into college, refuses to leave
* Roland Michener's Big Band Bash a big hit!
* Midget 'A' off to a good start in league semis
* 46th Annual Oilmen's Bonspiel
March 10, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 10

This weeks Highlights
* Mush! Athabasca trail group pitches 400-mile sled race, seeks Slave Lake involvement
* Perfect math score for Michener student
* Smith man talks about 38-year-old UFO incident
* Michigan snowmobilers sled through en route to Alaska
* Rotary celebrates International Rotary Day plus a great year
March 17, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 11

This weeks Highlights
* Quad sale scam hits
* Town, M.D. councils get political on health care
* Arctic Winter Games 2010 arrives/Hockey town goes to Grande Prairie
* Big upet for Grande Prairie in NWJHL playoffs
* Fundraising for arena/field house goes to a whole new level
March 24, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 12

This weeks Highlights
* Christian school to take over old town office
* Beware of Grandma Emily's Lounge Mix
* Slave Lake man working the 'patch in Syria
* Midgets look to make a good impression at provincials
* Improvement as schools wrap up basketball season
March 31, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 13

This weeks Highlights
* Town's field house of dreams takes a nasty hit
* Owner SLD hopes to turn Lakeland Centre into a medical building
* 'Are we a school or a social agency?' educators ask
* Midgets go 1 - 2 in provincial championships
* C.J. Schurter School welcomes fiddle musicians
April 7, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 14

This weeks Highlights
* Minister aware of health care deficiencies, Calahasen says
* 'Conditions worse than 1998'
* Shelter is the answer, says Slave Lake homeless man
* Indoor soccer season winds up on a high note
* Local woman works to get MS group started in Slave Lake
April 14, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 15

This weeks Highlights
* Slave Lake fire truck shows up in Mazatlan, Mexico
* Reno revelations
* Scoopsy Daisies ice cream aims for year-round operation
* Taekwondo club prepares for 12th annual tourney
* 'Keep your promises,' health minister hears in High Prairie
April 21, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 16

This weeks Highlights
* M.D. demoes Canyon Creek road lease
* Local cadets off to Europe for celebration
* New Catholic school aiming to be an environmental leader
* Badminton players prepare for regional zone competition
* Slave Laker takes on federal Green Party candidacy
April 28, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 17

This weeks Highlights
* Council wrestles with arena reno/field house question, puts off decision for a couple more weeks
* Kinuso Schoolers tour Europe
* Slave Lake volunteers combine for 1,600 years of work
* Early opening for Gilwood
* Ladies only Southeast Asia visit was a hit
May 5, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 18

This weeks Highlights
* Burning plane and two dead guys?
* New $9 million water treatment and reservoir job going right ahead
* Roland Michener student earns rare scholarship to United World College
* Badminton teams earning some decent results
* Former Slave Laker marooned five days by Iceland volcano
May 12, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 19

This weeks Highlights
* Slave Lake will get its field house
* Ralph Davis runs for Swan River council
* Sawridge aims to kick tourism into high gear
* Big step forward for Wolves
* Local clinic staff offer dental relief in Guatemala
May 19, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 20

This weeks Highlights
* Respect the homeless, say soup kitchen workers
* Cadets in city drill competition
* Opinions divided on proposed Alberta distracted driving legislation
* Minor soccer, minor baseball seasons well underway
* Kim Mitchell, Doc Walker to headline 2010 Sawfest
May 26, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 21

This weeks Highlights
* Black knot fungus is taking over the town
* May 15 wildfire threatened Chisholm
* Government ministers tour Slave Lake, hear local issues
* Anglers Cup shaping up
* Giant garage sale nets over $7,000 for women's shelter
June 2, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 22

This weeks Highlights
* Welcome to the 16th annual Songbird Festival!
* Turner's Syndrome group holding fundraiser
* Human remains found near Jarvie identified
* Bantam Heat start season with a loss and a win
* Cadets tour Europe, sightsee, and remember fallen soldiers
June 9, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 23

This weeks Highlights
* Relay for Lifers try to put the boots to cancer
* Showers slow down wildfires, but lightning fires will come
* Friendship Centre needs a new kitchen
* 2010 Slave Lake Community Corporate Challenge
* Taekwondo students earn black belts
June 16, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 24

This weeks Highlights
* No escaping access issues in the M.D.
* Creek clean-up bags a tonne of junk
* Downtown improvement plan starts to take shape
* The Heat couldn't be beat!
* 'New and exciting vendors' at the farmers market
June 23, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 25

This weeks Highlights
* River, boat launch in dire need of attention
* Northern Haven seeks support for funding
* 2010 Graduates
* Bantam Heat baseball team goes 2-1 in Stony Plain
* M.D. of Big Lakes council stands firm on sewer plans
June 30, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 26

This weeks Highlights
* Gift Lake wins 'Worst Handyman' title
* Community garden a good learning experience for Boys and Girls Club
* Minnows hit the water swimming
* Probeach volleyballers here July 8 and 9
* School awards for the 2009/10 school year
July 7, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 27

This weeks Highlights
* 'We're going to be the hot spot for the next three decades'
* Two men charged in Cardinal murder plead guilty
* New healing centre aims to help children cope
* Bantam Heat split series in Drayton Valley
* Town of Slave Lake honours community pioneers
July 14, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 28

This weeks Highlights
* Gift store stays, garden centre coming
* Single father struggles with 'stonewalling' process
* Dumb Car helps drivers look at distractions
* A round of dinner and curling too with Kevin Martin
* Committee needs to focus on industry, says chamber prez
July 21, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 29

This weeks Highlights
* No agreement, no more volunteers
* Developers express their many concerns to council
* Infestation of midway's plush toys undetermined
* Pee Wee Heat win provincial championship
* Albertans urged to recycle used oil, containers, filters
July 28, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 30

This weeks Highlights
* Bugs in stuffed toys weren't lice or mites, says health inspector
* Tiger Calcium environmental charges 'have nothing to do with Slave Lake'
* Rejuvenation of historic trail could be a boon to Smith area
* Province pledges $90 million for new High Prairie hospital
* Triathlon, pro beach volleyball coming again in 2011
August 4, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 31

This weeks Highlights
* 'Undecided' the word for incumbent councillors
* New government centre and library - a 'building that works'
* When the POWs came to Fawcett Lake
* Substance abusers find ways to get their prescription pills
* Minnows try water polo at Summer Games
August 11, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 32

This weeks Highlights
* Town councillor urges action on City Centre Airport closure
* Wildfires slowed by rain; new fire breaks out near Red Earth
* Annual quilt show will have a historical theme
* Slave Lake hosts Alberta moto-cross series event
* Province seeks input on changes to the Health Act
August 18, 2010
Volume 39 Issue 33

This weeks Highlights
* Council bites bullet, orders paving of Caribou Trail
* Red Earth Creek getting ready for the boom
* 2010 Grad Ceremonies
* Vik, Schultz, Becker, Schultz, Bellerose winners in Gilwood Club Championship
* Moving, renovating in full swing at new Koinonia
   
 
   
 
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