The Three Hills School, students and staff, were joined Friday morning by parents and community friends in what is an annual Remembrance Day Service that is consistently memorable.

The Service begins with the “Parade of Flags” which is a stirring sight with the solemn playing of the drums by Dallas Keller and students from Kindergarten through Senior High bearing the Maple Leaf Flag and the marching in of Community dignitaries representing the RCMP, Veterans, Cadets, Elks, Three Hil

The Three Hills Thrashers Friday night game against the Stettler Lightning was “Dave Evans Tribute Night.”

Dave Evans was the first President of the Three Hills Thrashers, and an avid hockey lover, who held many roles within the organization for 13 years. He was a dedicated volunteer with the Minor Hockey association and could often be found in the stands. Dave passed away on June 16, 2018.

Reid Fenton, who was the first coach of the team, and the referee for the evening’s gam

As this is the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War and the Armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, the views of two local soldiers may be of interest to readers.

Xavier deBeaudrap left the family ranch east of Trochu at the outbreak of the war in 1914 and served a few months at the front with the French Foreign Legion before enlisting with the British Army, Remount Division at Southampton, UK. He spent most of the war shipping horses across the English Channel to the front in France.

Andre deBeau

Students in Prairie College’s Music and Worship Arts Program showcased songs from their upcoming EP projects. An EP is a short CD with 4-5 songs on it, and each student is getting ready to begin recording their songs. Thursday’s concert was a fundraiser for the students, and a way for fellow students and community members to hear what the music students have been working on. The students showed great diversity in style, including rock and roll sets, acoustic piano ballads, church an