Dr. Jason Acker was recognized by Spruce Grove City Council on Monday night November 8th 2010 for receiving the Horizon Award from the University of Alberta. Councillors Acker and Baxter presented Dr. Acker with the City of Spruce Grove's Outstanding Achievement Award. The Horizon Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of University of Alberta alumni early in their careers and is presented to graduates who make significant contributions to their local communities and beyond. Dr. Acke... [More]

At first I just passed over my little discovery thinking, that’s cool and went on my merry way. But after watching it thrive over the past few weeks I began to see that my discovery is truly amazing on many different levels. My discovery is not amazing in and of it self, but where I found it. Gardeners often find volunteer petunias in their gardens. But my little petunia found a way to thrive in the hot dry pavement of our parking lot! I thought wow, such a pretty little thing. It has ... [More]

This article was emailed to me by a friend. Who in turn most likely received it from another friend and so on and so forth leaving the true author in cyber obscurity for ever, but it is such a good story and in a way some has relevance to Local-Yokels.com existence that I just had to print it. "Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, m... [More]