Northeastern Alberta Fish and Game Association zone 5 spring meeting.

Submitted   The Northeastern Alberta Fish & Game Association (Zone 5) spring meeting was held at the Willingdon Recreation Centre on April 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM hosted by the Willingdon & District Fish & Game Association. President of the Willingdon Fish & Game Brian Tatarin welcomed everyone to the meeting. About 40 members attended [...]

Andrew School students excel at badminton

Former Mundare graduate awarded honorary membership

Submitted   On April 19, 2012 Mr. John Chomiak was presented with an Honorary Membership in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), at their Summit Awards held at the Shaw Conference Centre. The APEGA Council may confer Honorary Membership in the Association upon any person who, through his/her own initiative and [...]

Manning REA members vote to sell to ATCO Electric

Marketwire   At a special general meeting held on April 26, 2012 at the Ag Hall, members of the Manning Rural Electrification Association (REA) voted 93 per cent in favour of a motion to sell their electric system assets to ATCO Electric, pending approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission. As a result of the sale, [...]

Helping hands make a terrific community

Rosanne Fortier   The Vegreville Social Centre was home to the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on April 18. Three hundred people attended. This event was made possible by the efforts of this group of planners who met since January to organize this luncheon – Holly Cependa, Vegmin Learning Society, Peter Skoreyko, VALID, Darlene Ziegler, Royal Purple [...]

Spring Rendezvous

  Rosanne Fortier Spring is a time for renewal. Everything within us calls for this. The sun seems brighter, the flowers bloom, and the rain creates rainbows. It is also a time where we desire to get together with family and friends. Vegreville United Church made this rendezvous possible. They held their Spring Tea, Jewelry, [...]

“What Agriculture Means to You” Poster Winners

  Andrew School   On December 15, Abby Byblow, of the Lamont County Agricultural Service Board, arrived at Andrew School to present the winners of its annual Poster Contest.  The contest was open to all Lamont County students aged 12 & under.  The theme for 2011 was “What agriculture means to you.”  All three winners [...]

A.L. Horton students visit Homestead Lodge

  Submitted Students in Mrs. Bombak’s grade 3/4 Ukrainian Bilingual class and in Mrs. Dyer’s grade 4 class visited with the residents of the Vegreville Homestead Lodge. A large crowd of eager seniors gathered together to listen to the songs, music and skits. Students sang in Ukrainian and in English, played recorders and hand chimes, [...]

County Presents Scholarships, Farm Family Award

  Beaver County’s Agricultural Service Board awarded Brandon Komarnisky and Shane Hoveland each with $500 scholarships on January 4, 2012. The ASB Scholarship recognizes local youth pursuing a career in agriculture or a related field. Komarnisky is currently attending Red Deer College, while Hoveland is enrolled at the University of Alberta. The ASB also presented [...]

Wendy Brook bursary concert

  C.Knowles Submitted   The final event of the 2012 Wendy Brook Music Festival Season was the mini-concert at Vegreville Manor on April 23. The residents of the manor were treated to a small sample of performances from the many talented performers of the Wendy Brook Festival: piano (Barbara Rybchuk), fiddle (Leeland Bachelet, Jean Galandy, Heather [...]