St. Paul News

ST. PAUL – Food is a staple at most any festivity, and that includes the 2023 St. Paul Rodeo Week celebration.

It’s no huge surprise to Colin and Mary Balan, who raise cattle and performance horses for barrel racing and team roping in the Hoselaw area southwest of Bonnyville, that their sons Walker, 22, and Carter, 21, will compete in the LRA finals this weekend.

It has been over 30 years since the St. Paul Agricultural Society and the Lakeland Rodeo Association (LRA) shook hands to bring the LRA Finals to St. Paul, making the annual rodeo week not only a tradition in St. Paul, but across the Lakeland. 

Ranch Rodeo once again took place in St. Paul, kicking off rodeo week in St. Paul.

On Aug. 19 and 20, the St. Paul Tennis Club, alongside the Lloydminster Tennis Association, held a junior tennis tournament for youth between the ages of 11 and 16. The tournament was held in Lloydminster on Aug. 19, and then a second portion was held in St. Paul on Aug. 20.

Two break-ins that happened years apart have been linked thanks to DNA collected from both scenes, and an arrest was recently made by RCMP in connection to the break-ins.

It was a busy weekend in the Village of Vilna as the community celebrated Boomtown Days from Aug. 18 to 20, with people visiting the quaint Village from far and wide.

Several athletes from across the region took part in this year’s Alberta Indigenous Games in Edmonton. The provincial gathering is held every August and brings Indigenous athletes together for several days of competition.

A steel framed shop that came with a property purchased by the Town of St. Paul at 6005-50th Ave., will be moved to the golf course maintenance yard, after no bids were received from the public to purchase the building.

Rodeo week is coming to St. Paul, with performances scheduled to begin on Aug. 31, and wrap up on Sept. 3.