Gun show return draws big crowd

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

There wasn’t a parking spot to be found at the Servus Sports Centre over the weekend as the Lloydminster and District Fish and Game Association hosted its Gun and Outdoor Sportsman Show 2023. The show had to be put on hold for three years due to COVID, but show committee chairperson, Janelle Mysko, said despite the threeyear lull, there was definitely a desire for its return.

“The vendors are glad to be back, and all of these customers coming through the door right now, they’re happy we’re back. We had a line of people waiting to get in this morning, it was so great,” she said.

“I’d say there were at

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Dean Segburg, referee in-chief and executive chairman of Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association, was over the moon to accept a cheque for $800 from the Lions.

“We’re really happy to be associated with the Lions club. They are sponsors of ours for over four years,” said Segburg.

The show ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and admission was $10 at the door.

“We had roughly 2,000 people come through the doors last time and we’re hoping for similar numbers this year,” said Mysko.

“We have so many vendors and there’s something for everyone. We’ve got spices, reloading supplies, ammunition, knives, and we actually have the Alberta CFO (chief firearms office) here, and that’s a big win for us. With all of the regulations, they’re here to help get guns out the door and verify everyone’s PALs a lot faster, so that’s exciting.”

“We are really happy anytime we can get a donation of that size and it goes right back into the kids’ hockey.” Specifically, he says the donation goes to operational costs.

“This donation by the Lions Club is going to go a long way to helping us to achieve our goal of making hockey affordable at all levels in Lloydminster,” he said.