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Jaycoxes brought education to Loon Lake in the 1950s
Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader In the 1950s, reaching Loon Lake was no easy task. It took Clarence Jaycox two tries to get there, but many people in Loon Lake are grateful that he did. “My dad really found Loon Lake by…
Try to stay until Christmas:’ Brian Pitcairn’s story
Brian Pitcairn is one of those fellows who likes to consider the ‘what if’ scenarios in life. That may not exactly square with his conviction that “the Good Lord” is in control of his fate. Then again, maybe it does.…
Coming to town and making a difference – The Lorne Larson story
Lorne Larson was working in High Prairie as a district rep of the Alberta Youth Department when he got a call from the minister, Bob Clark. “Lorne,” said Clark (as Larson recalled in a recent interview). “I want you to…
Colleen (Kozie) Greer
Colleen Greer inspired by dedication of family. Colleen Greer of High Prairie has been inspired by the dedication of her family to help make her community a better place. As the eldest of five children of Stan and Verda Kozie,…
Allan John Crawford
In reflecting on Allan Crawford’s life and family’s, we see a remarkable story. “I just find it amazing,” he says “that here we have, basically, Northern Alberta children, who grew up in the bush in a log cabin, who went…