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The two bands that played at the Rotary Club’s 777 shindig the other night both had hell’s own time organizing rehearsals, thanks largely to members who live out of town. The results may have been evident in the performance (this is being written before it happened), but the whole thing was for fun and in the case of the B.C. Frogs, at least, kind of comical when it came to trying to organize seven or eight people living in Slave Lake, Edmonton, Edson and Athabasca. Oh, and let’s not forget Assineau!
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There’s a bit of a buzz developing around town about the Relay for Life, the big cancer fundraiser happening on June 13/14. Who knew so many people could get excited about walking all night long? But they are, and it sounds like it’s going to be a bit of a party, as well as an athletic and philanthropic endeavour. Good luck to everyone!
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We hear that Harry Bartlett and Dave LaFrance got the royal treatment from the Atlanta Braves when they attended a few games down there last month. The trip was a 60th birthday present from Harry’s family. He’s a lifelong fan of the Braves, starting back when they were in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The story goes that the red-carpet treatment came about after Slave Lake’s mayor, Karina Pillay-Kinnee wrote to the Braves’ PR department, informing them of the impending visit from their #1 fan in all of Canada.
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We heard from Terry Grunsell at the apprenticeship office that local millwright apprentice Shane Yachimec is a star in the apprenticeship world, after winning not only a provincial but a national competition among apprentices.
“He had the highest score of all trades and all competitors for his project,” Terry says.
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Look out! Higher natural gas prices are on the way. Much higher, in fact, if approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission, which is not renowned for denying such things.
According to a CBC report, Direct Energy announced last week it plans to bump the price from $7.60 per gigajoule to $13. That means the average user will pay $90 in June, rather than $56.
Yikes!