It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the brand-new Roland Michener Rams’ football program is having a hard time scoring and preventing their opponents from putting the ball in the end zone. But win or lose (or lose big!), it’s great to see the kids out there, competing and having fun. The Rams’ next home game is against Westlock. It’s probably on the Saturday, Oct. 15, but the league website (alberta6asidefootball.com) doesn’t specify!
Work on Slave Lake’s two downtown murals continues – mostly on weekends, which is when the artists have the time to work on them. Alyza Konopka got a good start on hers on the Sept. 24 weekend. She’s from Slave Lake, but lives now in Hinton, so it’s weekends or nothing for her. Meanwhile, Kristin Thackeray continues to develop the bigger scene on the south-facing wall of Slave Lake’s Royal Canadian Legion, also mainly on weekends. Fingers are being crossed that it can all get done while the friendly weather holds.
Both are projects initiated and managed by the Regional Arts Council. The one on the Legion ran into a bit of snag when the Arts Council decided they didn’t like the panels being mounted directly on the concrete block wall. So they took them all off, put up wooden slats and re-affixed the panels. All good now!
There probably aren’t more bears snooping around where people live than there used to be. What makes it seem that way is more security cams and more stuff being posted on social media. But the bears certainly are out and about in the wee hours, even in parts of Slave Lake that are not close to the creek corridor. We haven’t heard about any unpleasant or shocking encounters, but the possibility is certainly there.
Our friends down east certainly got walloped by Hurricane Fiona late last month. Wishing them all the best in their recovery efforts.
People at the coffee shop have been pestering us about what’s happening with a certain former Esso station on 14th Ave. SW in Slave Lake. Okay, here’s the answer: not much. The owner is apparently just closing it in, so as to prevent people from using it for unapproved purposes.
Here’s another tidbit for you: the town has issued a development permit for the renovations to the old fire hall on Caribou Trail. Alberta Health Services plans to turn it into a new ambulance base. So it should be starting soon!
If you know anyone from northern Ireland, invite them to Owl Nights at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation on Oct. 14 and 15. If for no other reason than to hear them say the word ‘owl.’ Trust us the northern Irish say the word very differently. Also, Irish and British owls have a different call than Canadian ones, they say ‘to-wit to-whoo’, also spelled ‘twit twoo.’
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October 15 is the annual Flatbush Harvest Supper, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Flatbush Complex. It cost $15 (12 years and older), $5 (ages five to 11), and free (preschoolers). To donate a silent auction item, contact Sue at 780-681-2401. For details, see the calendar on www.lakesideleader.com.
The Rotary Club of Slave Lake has money to transport 12 donors to Edmonton to give blood on October 29. Also, January 10, 2023 in Westlock. To sign up, go to the Canadian Blood Services website (www.blood.ca) and create an account. You then click on the Partner tab and type in Rotary Club of Slave Lake, which will show the available times to sign up.
September 26, Lily Lake Trail in Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Court was closed for maintenance. Check the park’s website to see if it has reopened.
