June 19, 1987: The ninth annual North Country Fair opens at Spruce Point Park. Shawn Beamish wins the top male athlete award. June 19, 1980: Joan Shaben and Patti Johnson are named co-winners of the top female athlete award at the first-ever Prairie River School athletic awards banquet.
June 19, 1977: Mike Mungall wins the High Prairie Open Golf Tournament shooting an ever par 136. Andrew’s School teachers win the canoe race at the Lions second annual Water Carnival at the swimming pool. June 19, 1974: Work continues on the new and wider Enilda Bridge spanning the East Prairie River. The sale occurs at Paul Jones’ sale at Enilda May 10. June 19, 1971: High Prairie auctioneer Stan Kozie is honoured in Grande Prairie for having the largest sale in Alberta in 1971 for first-year auctioneers. June 19, 1970: High Prairie Cougarette Margaret Doucette slugs three home runs to lead the team to a 38-2 win over Donnelly. June 19, 1969: The High Prairie Regals baseball team defeats Nampa 5-4. Yearly memberships are $30 per family, $20 for adults and $10 for students. Dick Reynolds is elected president and B.O. June 19, 1969: The first meeting of the High Prairie Golf Club is held. June 19, 1969: The visiting Faust Panthers defeat the High Prairie Cougarettes 11-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Lesser Slave Lake Ladies Fastball League final. Citizenship Awards are presented to Cheryl Boisson and Michael Ferens. Andrew’s School holds its Grade 9 Graduation. June 19, 1968: South Peace News publishes a photo of Ted Diakow working on the barley sheaf monument in front of the library. June 19, 1968: South Peace News publishes a photo of Ravine Esso manager Ron Harris receiving a service award for having one of the best kept and leanest service stations in Alberta.
Directors are Randy Craig and Dick White. June 19, 1968: South Peace News reports the High Prairie Jaycees elect Horst Robde as president and Roger Olson as vice president. June 19, 1968: South Peace News reports on High Prairie Mayor Terry Anderson’s bid to represent the NDP in the federal election. “The rivers and creeks are to be seen contaminated by oil,” says propsector D.O. June 19, 1913: The Edmonton Journal reports a prospector will drill for oil south of Grouard. This Day in Local History – June 19, 2022 Today’s Celebrity Birthdays – June 19, 2022ġ815 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Canadian painterġ900 – Laura Hobson, I’ve Got a Secret panelistġ902 – Guy Lombardo, “Auld Lang Syne” playerġ903 – Lou Gehrig, Baseball’s “Iron Horse”ġ907 – George de Mestral, Invented Velcroġ914 – Lester Flatt, Ballad of Jed Clampett singerġ916 – Pat Buttram, Green Acres actor ġ918 – Evelle Younger, Charles Manson prosecutorġ918 – Nancy Marchand, Lou Grant actress ġ935 – Tommy Devito, Four Seasons vocalistġ941 – Marlene Warfield, Maude actress ġ947 – Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses authorġ948 – Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show actressġ953 – Larry Dunn, Earth Wind & Fire rockerġ954 – Tasmanian Devil, Looney Tunes characterġ980 – Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress $15 per plate, Door prizes, silent auction. – Fathers’ Day Roast Beef Dinner at Faust Fire Hall. – Cribbage games at HP Golden Age Centre.Ĥ – 7 p.m. – noon – Father’s Day Breakfast at Joussard Community Hall.
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