Local history buff Fred Orosz brought in a curiosity that may date back more than 100 years.
 Visible from the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 56 near Rosedale, atop a cone shaped hill is a small Canadian flag.
    Dave Pinter tells inside Drumheller that he put up the flag a few years back.
    According to Orosz was a further story that dates back to the 1800’s.
    As relayed to him from former resident Morris Stefanik, a miner who lived in Newcastle, on Dominion Day in 1889, Thomas Chesmer Weston, working for the Geological Survey of Canada, scaled the hill, with a farmer by the name of McKenzie and his son from Red Deer.
    Atop the hill, they raised a red handkerchief on a pole, saluted and sang “God Save the Queen”. They then toasted the Queen with a bottle of brandy, which they had along  as a remedy for snake bites.
    The ceremony was commemorated on Canada Day in 1986.

    Unless you’re a real Scot, you might be hoping it is kilt weather for the East Coulee School Museum’s Highland Gala.

    The museum is planning a fundraiser for January 23, in time for Robert Burn’s Birthday. The Highland Gala includes music, food, spirits and fun.
    “It was close to Robbie Burns Day and we wanted to embrace that a little bit,” said East Coulee School Museum Executive Director Barb Steeves.
    Steeves said they have invited St. James’ Gate from Red Deer for the main musical entertainment.
    “They are a Celtic band out of Red Deer. At one minute, they sound like the Irish Rovers, the next minute they are rocking. I call them a really rocking Celtic band,” said Steeves.
    Before St. James’ Gate entertain, The Wayfaring Fiddlers will be playing. There is also a roast pig dinner and the traditional piping and addressing of the Haggis.
    Also included in the festivities, Alana Kakuk will be performing a traditional sword dance.
    An evening of celebrating all things Scot would not be complete without some special attention to scotch. Steeves said they have invited local enthusiast Marcel Augey to lead a tasting.
    The East Coulee School Museum is midway through its Historical Assessment. The funds from the event are geared towards repair work to the roof of the school.
    “Because the building envelope is so important, we need to have that fixed before anything else gets fixed, so the roof is really the biggest step to take.”
    For more information, call 403-822-3970.