Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope.
St. Patrick’s Day! Wear green or be pinched!
Attend the church of your choice.
1:30 p.m. – Enjoy cribbage games at the HP Golden Age Centre, 4824-53 Ave.
2:30-3:30 p.m. – Free Chess Club at HP Municipal Library for ages 6-12 years. Board provided.
Celebrity Birthdays – March 17, 2024
1587 – Francesco Albana, Mary’s Ascension painter
1834 – Gottlieb Daimler, Designed first motorcycle
1874 – Kincsem, Horse never lost a race
1919 – Nat King Cole, Unforgettable singer
1922 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Founding father, Bangladesh
1931 – Eunice Gayson, First James Bond Girl
1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer
1941 – Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane singer
1943 – Don Mitchell, Ironside actor
1944 – Cito Gaston, Toronto Blue Jays manager
1944 – John Sebastian, Loving Spoonful singer
1949 – Patrick Duffy, Dallas actor
1951 – Kurt Russell, Overboard actor
1951 – Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy guitarist
1967 – Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins musician
1979 – Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler
1988 – Grimes, Canadian musician
This Day in Local History – March 17, 2024
March 17, 1962: The High Prairie Progress reports that pest control officer Rudolph Geottel tells farmers to implement a coyote control program due to rising populations.
March 17, 1971: South Peace News reports that Faust’s Lawrence Bittman purchases 63.68 acres of land to construct an $80,000 fish plant.
March 17, 1976: The Vic’s Super A Thunderbirds win the Smoky River Hockey League title with an 8-3 win over the Grouard Northernlites.
March 17, 1982: South Peace News reports Peace River Fertilizer Inc. decides to locate their $50 million plant at Kathleen.
March 17, 1984: A meeting is held in Joussard to decide whether or not to hold the North Country Fair in Joussard or move it to Kinuso. The latter is chosen.
March 17, 1987: The Family Inn Lounge re-opens under the name of the Cozy Corner Pub.
March 17, 1988: The Whitefish Lake Reserve votes 72-19 to go “dry” during a plebiscite.
March 17, 1999: South Peace News reports stats show the Keeweetinok Lakes RHA region has one of the highest rates of suicide in Alberta.
March 17, 2001: Peavine sports legend Terry Francis Gauchier dies of cancer at the age of 51 years.
March 17, 2005: Pat Ptashnyk wins $10,000 in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton Dream Home Lottery.
March 17, 2007: Peavine Metis Settlement celebrates the official sod turning of their new $9.6 million school.
March 17, 2008: Grant Mercer dies at the age of 82 years. He worked in High Prairie for several years at Ike’s Modern M
