April 14th Habitat for Humanity held its key presentation ceremony and volunteer appreciation dinner. Present were Chair members; Bryce Ashlin-Mayo, project chair and honorary chair members George and Phyllis Webb. Treasurer Eleanor Sanderson and Coordinators; Linda Jacejko (volunteer), Brenda Ritz (public relations), Barry Gordey (construction), Clint McCullough (construction), Ron Roth (property) and Linda Van Den Dolder (fundraising). Family Partners Kathy [...]
The 5th Annual Home and Garden Show, sponsored by the Vermilion Chamber of Commerce opened its doors to the public April 21st after a tremendous transformation to the stadium, which saw exhibitors constructing trade booths and even a small home. There were 42 exhibitors for the 2012 show displaying everything from Watkins and Tupperware products to Husqvarna Lawn mowers and [...]
A testament to the Annual Steak Supper the Mannville Recreation Centre was filled to near capacity with the 300 diners who had come to enjoy steak supper with all the trimmings. Diners had arrived from Vermilion, Mannville, Minburn, Clandonald, Innisfree, Myrnam and beyond to partake. Held April 22nd, the Agricultural Society partnered for the first time with M-M-IF.C.S.S. who sponsored [...]
J. R. Robson students returned from their Easter Holiday visit to Europe, which culminated in a stop to participate in the Memorial Ceremony at Vimy Ridge. Dubbed the “National Student Tour”, the J. R. Robson student trip was organized through the Vimy Foundation and EF Tours, who assisted the 15 students, 8 parents and J. R. Robson instructor Lorne Maier [...]
The Fifth Annual Rotary of Vermilion Garage Sale, hoisted the doors at precisely 4 p.m. on April 19th. Greeted by the over 60 shoppers who had begun to form a line up starting at 3:30 the door opening was met by a small stamped. The shoppers fanned out quickly through the large Agricultural Society garage, some knowing precisely which item [...]
The 2012 Skills20 Competition got under way at the Lakeland College Vermilion Campus on April 19th. With an early morning registration of 7:30 students were presented with competition information, waivers and Anniversary Lakeland College book bags before they headed to their assigned competition areas for a brief safety meeting. In this regional competition junior and under 21 category, challengers participated [...]
With their first practice April 16th, the Vermilion Soccer Association began their 2012 season. The club currently has 230 children registered for this season across the numerous age groups ranging from under 6 to under 18. The Association will be on the field practicing Mondays and Wednesdays evenings with a start time of 6:30 p.m. April 21st will see the [...]
It was an evening of achievements and goodbyes on April 14th for the Vermilion Junior B Tigers. Achievements came in the form of 15 player awards over 12 categories, including three awards which finished in a tie. Awards were presented for; Top Scorer: #17 Kelvin Hamilton, Best Defenseman: #7 Jon Klutz, Most Improved Player: #23 Pat Omness, Rookie of the [...]
Held April 13th through 15th the 10th annual STEPS Dance Festival was held in Vermilion at the Lakeland College Alumni Theatre. Hosted by the studio of Dance Impressions by Ryan this event was attended by a number of area academies including; Vegreville’s School of Ballet and Georgina’s Academy of Dance, T. R. Dance Studio, Peacock Dance Academy, Viking Dance Club, [...]
It was an event filled with high flying kicks, beautifully embroidered costumes, floating ribbons and flared skirts as the Ukrainian Dance Festival performed on the Lakeland College stage. April 20th to 22nd saw participation from nearly 24 schools, associations and clubs. These groups had travelled from across Alberta including; Lethbridge, Athabasca, Edmonton, Camrose, Two Hills, Vegreville, Innisfree, Elk Point and [...]
