VOL. 67 NO. 33
The Paper That ’s Going Places!
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014
Old Vegreville celebrated with 120-year anniversary heritage through parents, grandparents and greatgrandparents who came to the area in the spring of 1894 and settled the great plains of what was then regarded as western Canada’s Northwest Territories. The community that grew from the Hamlet of Vegreville, NWT, so named to honor Father Valentin Vegreville, a Roman Catholic priest who encouraged settlement of Western Canada. The first settlers were FrenchCanadian families from Kansas who arrived in April of 1894. The current proud and thriving farm community, rich in cultural spirit, celebrated the founding ancestors of Metis, French, English, Scottish, German and European descent who called Old Vegreville home. The celebration opened with a meet and greet at the
Rosanne Fortier Time fades but sites, memories and love are eternal; that is why reunions are so significant to hold. A tribute of nostalgia, historical knowledge of Vegreville, fortitude, and fellowship were the sentiments that echoed throughout the Old Vegreville 120 Year Home Coming
Celebrations and reunion where 130 people attended on August 16 and 17 at the Old Vegreville School Site, Elks Hall and many other Vegreville locations. The celebration focused on the Old Vegreville town site and community which was created 120 years ago in 1894. The homecoming was been organized to celebrate
Old Vegreville school site. A news item from the Vegreville Observer on September 21, 1938 read, “One of the most modern and attractive rural school buildings in the province now sits on the site of the Old Vegreville School, seven miles south west of town. Petagogue Fred Reesor who is in charge, declares that he will be giving a type of education as streamlined and modern as the building.” This reunion went on with a blessing of the grave site and
a potluck lunch at the old school. The afternoon held a welcome message from President See Story.......................... Page 14
Canadian Tire’s newest bushel See page 3 for story
Top 6 results from the Chucks and Chariots See page 7 for story
Alberta Open Farm Days: Experience, Learn, Grow See page 23 for story