JANUARY 1, 2020
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Vegreville Wranglers Atom Teams Host Home Tournament Michelle Pinon News Advertiser
Members of the Vegreville Atom 1 and 2 teams played host to six teams during their annual home tournament on December 14 and 15. The round robin format was a great opportunity for the players to test their skills and showcase their talents on home ice. Vegreville Wranglers Team 2 player Scott Langkow, Head Coach Dawson Lizotte poke checks the puck of Team 2, said everything away from an opponent on the Sherwood Park Fuzion squad during the team’s ran pretty smooth and the first Sunday morning game on Dec. 15. parents did a good job staying (Michelle Pinon/photo) on top of things during the two day event. On the ice, Langbow said the “kids played really well” and won all four of their games. As to which teams would play in the final, “Actually it came down to penalty minutes,” noted Langbow. From there, the Wranglers pushed through to win the championship. Team 1 didn’t fare quite as well, tying one game Vegreville Wranglers Team 2 player Calder Langkow skates away from the goal area of the Sherwood Park and losing two games. Fuzion during the team’s first Sunday morning game on Dec. 15. (Michelle Pinon/photo)
Ukrainian Christmas is the Best Time of the Year Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Ukrainian Christmas is on January 7 according to the (Eastern Orthodox) Julian calendar. This occasion is one of the most special of all festivities for Ukrainians as the celebration has many religious aspects to it. The site, ‘Religious Information Services of Ukraine’ states its main focus is on the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also about family and agricultural means of life. Fiona Sorochan with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Vladmir said the religious significance of Ukrainian Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ and is the same as what the English Christians celebrate but the celebration is held on a different day. “There are still a lot of Ukrainian Canadians who celebrate Ukrainian Christmas but a lot of them are working and it is hard to get time off for this occasion. I believe some Ukrainian Canadians celebrate both the regular Christmas and the Ukrainian Christmas. We celebrate both Christmases. Myself, I still follow the Ukrainian Christmas fully where I do the Lenten dishes on January 6 for Ukrainian Christmas and I also cook them on January 18 for Epiphany (Little Christmas Eve),” Fiona explained. “On the 17th of January, the Ukrainian Bilingual students from A.L. Horton School will be visiting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to celebrate Epiphany (Little Christmas). Epiphany is celebrated because Jesus Christ was baptized in the River of Jordan. The congregation from this church will be celebrating this occasion with a Lenten meal on January 18. Officially Epiphany Eve is observed on January 18th and the day of Epiphany is celebrated on January 19th. The preparation for Epiphany is the same as for Ukrainian Christmas Eve, it is all Lenten dishes.” The meal can consist of any meatless dish but is commonly perogies, kutya, pickled herrings, mashed beans, meatless holubtsi, borsch, fish, stewed dried fruit, Christmas pastries or nuts.
Head Coach Pete Chipps said they played a regular game Friday night which contributed to fatigue going into Saturday’s games. “It was a long weekend. They didn’t play their best, but they tried hard and fun.”
