Family Day Fun in Vegreville

Family Day Fun in Vegreville

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser

More than 300 people came to the Vegreville Social Centre to enjoy pancakes, sausages, eggs and hashbrowns served up by members of Vegreville town council and members of County of Minburn county council.

The diving board was a popular feature for swimmers of all ages during the family fun swim.

(Michelle Pinon/Photo)

Councillor Dave Berry came up with the idea of a pancake breakfast back in 2014. On average, 250 people attend the pancake breakfast each year. All of the food items are purchased locally. This year they went through seven large boxes of sausages, 20 bags of hashbrowns, and 50 dozen eggs. There was a silver collection for the Vegreville Food Bank. In total, $1,100 and several large plastic totes of non-perishable items were donated to the food bank.

Perogies and Jam hosted the entertainment portion of the festivities, and featured many local singers and musicians throughout the morning. Many families could be seen milling about the social centre to take part in face painting, add their own artwork to the photo booth backdrop and take a twirl on the dance floor. “Family Day brings the entire community together to share the love and joy,” said Joseph Bellamkonda, whose three daughters sang songs during the jam session. Coun. Kevin Bentley said he’d be spending the day with his wife and two children. Mary Harrison and Ed Mihalcheon, decided to go bowling to celebrate Family Day. The Aquatics Centre was filled to capacity during the family swim.

There were also arts and crafts to enjoy upstairs in the dance club room. Public skating was also offered inside at the Wally Fedun Arena and outside skating at the Kinsman Outdoor Rink. Members of the Vegreville Rangers Jr. B hockey team braved the chilly temperatures to play road hockey with some of the youngsters. The wagon rides were also enjoyed by many throughout the afternoon. The Vegreville Fire Department looked after the bonfire where folks could roast marshmallows. Floor curling and shuffleboard were enjoyed at the Senior Citizens Sunshine Club. Family games and glow bowling were a hit at the Vegreville Bowling Lanes.