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Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to [email protected] and/or [email protected]. What’s Happening Today – September 8, 2026 Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day! Star Trek Day! International Literacy Day! 9:30 a.m. – Northern Sunrise County meets in council chambers. 10 a.m. – Noon – Drop-In Coffee at HP Golden Age Club. 10 – 11 a.m. – Seniors’ Coffee Catch-Up at Nampa Sunrise Café. 1 p.m. – Kinuso Seniors Coffee Time at Kinuso Seniors Centre. New members welcome. 1 – 2 p.m. – Join Walk & Talk at Falher Smoky River Community Hall. Bring clean shoes! $2 fee. 1 – 4 p.m. – Senior Drop-In at HP Native Friendship Centre 4919-51 Ave. 6 p.m. – Town of High Prairie meets in council chambers. 6:30 p.m. – Village of Donnelly meets in in council chambers. 7 p.m. – Whist games at Big Meadow Hall north of Enilda. Contact Stella Sware at (780) 523-2009. 7 p.m. – Drop-In Pickleball at Joussard JCA Hall. $2 fee. Beanbag toss if enough interest. Today’s Celebrity Birthdays – September 8, 2026 1157 – Richard the Lionheart, English King 1767 – Karl von Lichtenstein, Composer 1841 – Charles Guiteau, James Garfield Assassin 1857 – Ida Hyde, Micro-Electrode Inventor 1897 – Jimmie Rodgers, Country Singer 1925 – Peter Sellers, Pink Panther Actor 1932 – Patsy Cline, Country Singer 1945 – Rogie Vachon, Montreal Canadiens Goalie 1948 – The Great Kabuki, NWA Wrestler 1960 – David Steele, Five Yong Cannibals Singer 1971 – Martin Freeman, The Hobbit Actor 1972 – Cari Shayne, General Hospital Actress 1979 – Pink, Get the Party Started Singer 1981 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Home Improvement Actor 1987 – Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian Freestyle Skier This Day in Local History – September 8, 2026 Sept 8, 1913: O.D. Hill, of High Prairie, threshes oats on his farm and nets 110 bushels per acre. Sept. 8, 1969: The Kinuso Auction Market opens with B.M. McLean as auctioneer. Sept. 8, 1969: Lee McAllister, an escapee serving 10 years from a jail in Leavenworth, Kansas, is arrested and appears in High Prairie provincial court. He is convicted of forgery from a High Prairie business and sent to jail for six months by Judge Bernard Barker. Extradition proceedings begin soon afterwards. Sept. 8, 1971: South Peace News reports on a sod turning celebration to establish more residential housing in town by Prairie Dale Homes. Sept. 8, 1971: South Peace News reports Bob Paquette opens a new automotive parts business called Prairie Automotive. Sept. 8, 1975: The Gift Lake Expos defeat the Peavine Rangers 6-4 to tie the Men’s Fastball League final 1-1. Sept. 8, 1984: Arson is suspected in a fire that destroys the Driftpile Band office. Sept. 8, 1985: High Prairie’s Dave Temple shoots a 157 and wins the CKYL Tournament of Champions at the Mighty Peace Golf and Country Club in Peace River. Sept. 8, 1993: South Peace News reports that High Prairie Dr. Chris Lewis and Dr. Phil Rutter are elected to Senior Membership in the Canadian Medical Association. Sept. 8, 1994: The NPHL officially acepts a bid from Gift Lake as the NPHL’s ninth team, which becomes the Lakeland Eagles. Another bid from Slave Lake is refused. Sept. 8, 1996: A grizzly bear kills six pigs at Conrad Torstensen’s farm in Sunset House. Sept. 8, 1997: A public meeting is held in Kinuso to discuss dissolution and joining the M.D. of Big Lakes. Sept. 8, 1999: The M.D. of Big Lakes approves a plan to go to Lesser Slave Lake to supply water to Grouard. Sept. 8, 2000: A student is robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash at Prairie River Junior High School. Police investigate but leave the matter for the school to deal with. Sept. 8, 2001: The Town of High Prairie is awarded three blooms by Communities in Bloom judges. Athabasca wins the provincial title after receiving four blooms. Sept. 8, 2001: Pitcher Trish Courtoreille of the Faust Silver Bullets is named the High Prairie Ladies Fastball League MVP for the 2001 season. Whitefish Lake shortstop Kelly Cunningham wins the men’s MVP honour. Sept. 8, 2008: Northern Albertans, including those in High Prairie, are required to dial the area code “780” in addition to local phone number for the first time. Sept. 8, 2008: The NPHL meets to plan for the coming season and grants the Grimshaw Huskies a year’s leave of absence. Sept. 8, 2008: Alberta Minister of Aboriginal Relations Gene Zwozdesky and Metis Settlements General Council president Gerald Cunningham help cut the ribbon to open East Prairie Hillview School. Sept. 8, 2009: Town of High Prairie CAO Lonnie Miller announces his resignation effective Oct. 9. Sept. 8, 2010: The M.D. of Big Lakes agrees to offer free land if the federal government builds a prison in its region. Sept. 8, 2010: Enilda Fire Department president Claude Smith announces they will no longer sponsor the Enilda Firemen’s Market effective the first market Dec. 4. Lack of volunteers is cited as the reason. Sept. 8, 2014: Police investigate two deaths at Atikameg. Police discover that husband and wife Mary Ann Thunder, 83, and Elzear Thunder, 83, are both dead. Sept. 8, 2015: Motorists are warned to slow down in O’Brien Drive. Complaints will prompt more patrols in the future. A decision to lower the speed limit is refused by council. Sept. 8, 2016: Stroke survivors Brian Holmberg and Janet Poole share their experiences during a stroke information evening at the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre. Sept. 8, 2016: Former MLA Pearl Calahasen is hired by Northland School Division as its First Nations, Metis and Inuit Pedagogical Supervisor. Sept. 8, 2017: The High Prairie Renegades pay tribute to fallen teammate John Linteris before their game with the Whitecourt Cats by retiring his No. 49. The Renegades lose 42-14. Sept. 8, 2019: Bishop of Athabasca Fraser Lawton retires. This Day in World History – September 8, 2026 1449 – Battle of Tumu Fortress – Mongolians capture the Chinese emperor. 1504 – Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled in Florence. 1760 – French army surrenders Montreal to General Jeffrey Amherst. 1855 – Crimean War ends when British and French troops capture Sevastopol. 1888 – In England, first six Football League matches ever are played. 1914 – HMS Oceanic, sister ship of RMS Titanic, sinks off Scotland. 1921 – First Miss America crowned: Margaret Gorman, 16, of Washington, D.C. 1926 – League of Nations Assembly votes unanimously to admit Germany. 1930 – First appearance of comic strip “Blondie”. 1930 – Richard Drew creates Scotch tape. 1943 – Italy surrenders to Allies in WWII. 1945 – US invades Japanese-held Korea. 1948 – British De Havilland DH108-fighter flies faster than sound. 1952 – Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Old Man & the Sea” published. 1954 – With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks. 1954 – SE Asia Treaty Organization forms to stop communist spread in SE Asia. 1956 – Harry Belafonte’s album “Calypso” goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks. 1960 – US release of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”. 1962 – Chinese troops exceed Mac-Mahon-line [Tibet-India boundary]. 1963 – Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys. 1965 – Kansas City A’s Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game. 1966 – “Star Trek” premieres on NBC-TV. 1967 – Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept. 10. 1967 – Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic. 1974 – US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon. 1974 – Evil Knievel attempts to jump Snake River Canyon in Idaho but fails. 1978 – Iranian army fires on Khomeini followers in Tehran, 100s killed. 1986 – “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is first broadcast nationally. 1991 – Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia. 1994 – Last US, British & French troops leave West Berlin. 2014 – Haider al-Abadi becomes the 75th Prime Minister of Iraq. 2015 – Comedian Stephen Colbert debuts as host of CBS’s “The Late Show”. 2016 – Giraffe DNA study reveals there are 4 species, not just 1. Today’s Horoscopes – September 8, 2026 Aries [March 21 – April 20] – Do not be surprised if lots of people contact you today! Perhaps you are in the mood to gossip or neighbours have news of changes nearby! You should be brimming with energy, so you can handle it, but you might find it a bit unnerving if communication gets too hectic! It is best just to go with the flow and enjoy situations like this! You can think about what it all means later! Taurus [April 21 – May 21] – You could be feeling a bit antsy today and may want to spend time exercising or trying a new sport or game you have never played before! This is great! Ask some friends to join you, if possible! Do not push yourself past your limits! This can only bring exhaustion or injury, and it will not help your fitness level! Exercise within your limitations and do it more often! Gemini [May 22 – June 21] – An exciting communication could inform you of an advancement opportunity you should explore! While you would be quick to act under normal circumstances, today you might be more cautious! You have sought recognition for a while, so do not be too reticent! Do not let your insecurity get the better of you! Learn all you can about the situation and then make an informed decision! Cancer [June 22 – July 22] – A friend could ask for a loan and you might hesitate to give him or her the money! Follow your instincts! The person probably is not too savvy about money! You might want to participate in some group activities, but do not let people take unfair advantage of you! You are willing to serve those who need you but discriminate between those who do and do not really need your help! Leo [July 23 – Aug. 23] – Today you are likely to experience a powerful burst of energy that may temporarily turn you into a workaholic! Chores may have piled up around the house that desperately need to be done! You may want to go through them like wildfire! You do not have to do them all at once! Take care of the most pressing tasks and then relax! The rest can wait! Ask family members to help! Virgo [Aug. 24 – Sept. 22] – Frustration may be the word for today! You could be experiencing a bit of wanderlust! Distant states and foreign lands may beckon to you, but circumstances could make it hard for you to get away! There might also be friction with your partner! Do not get sucked into a quarrel! Use your placid nature to get grounded, then use your practicality to solve the issues at hand! Libra [Sept. 23 – Oct. 23] – You have probably had a busy week and may feel out of sorts today! Perhaps you had too much good food last night, stayed up too late, or both! It goes against your grain to stay in and rest, but this is the perfect day to curl up with a good book! You are going to want some exercise, but do not overdo it! As you well know, you can get too much of a good thing! Scorpio [Oct. 24 – Nov. 22] – There might be a lot of work to do at home today! Since certain family members are conveniently absent, you may feel the burden falls on you! Do not be a martyr, however! Just do what you can and leave the rest! Uncertainties about money could also be on your mind but put these aside for now! You will be better able to deal with them tomorrow! Sagittarius [Nov. 23 – Dec. 21] – Too much indulging may leave you with a headache or stomach ache to the point where you may want to spend most of today sleeping! The stress of this condition could cause you to snap at family members but remember they were not the ones who chose to overindulge! Chill out, get some rest, and regain your strength! You will be back in the real world soon enough! Capricorn [Dec. 22 – Jan. 20] – You like to be honest with those you care about, but today you are likely to be a bit too honest! Do not be too quick to take offense and watch the tendency to be too blunt! If you temper your honesty with some diplomacy, you should get your message across with a minimum of hurt feelings! You create win/win situations that way! It is best for all involved! Aquarius [Jan. 21 – Feb. 18] – It might feel like your home has turned into Grand Central Station! Lots of family members present, deliveries made and phones ringing, and you may just want to watch TV or read a book! This could lead to some understandable irritation! However, be your usual polite self! If possible, get a family member to screen your callers! You might be frustrated, but you do not want to offend anybody! Pisces [Feb. 19 – March 20] – You might have to do a lot of running around when you probably want to stay home! Obligations to friends and family are likely to come up, and even though you are a bit tired you will want to help out! The best plan for today is to get everything done as quickly as possible and then spend the rest of the day relaxing alone! You can have it both ways!