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Sharing Vintage Vehicle Passion
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
Iron Runners Auto Club of Vegreville (IRACV) members spent Collector Car Appreciation Day showcasing their six classic and antique vehicles to community members around Vegreville on July 12.
Members met early in the afternoon at Homestead Senior Citizens’ Lodge where they spent an hour visiting with the residents. After this, they drove their vehicles to Century Park and the Vegreville Care Centre where they also spent an hour visiting the residents.
“From there, we went to Orest and Fran Lazarowich’s home where they came outside to see us. Next, our journey took us to our clubhouse where we did the vehicle inspections. Then we got together for supper and had a brief meeting there,” stated IRACV President William Smolak.
The proclamation presented by Vegreville Town Councillor Len Bullock on behalf of Mayor Tim MacPhee stated: WHEREAS, The Specialty Vehicle Association of Alberta (SVAA) and the SEMA Action Network (SAN) in the US have declared July 12, 2024 as International Collector Car Appreciation Day; and
WHEREAS, Municipalities and provinces across Canada and The United States are observing the tribute to the collection and preservation of historic, classic and specialty vehicles as well as preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of automobiles.
NOW, THEREFORE, I Mayor Tim MacPhee, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of the Town of Vegreville hereby declare July 12, 2024, to be Collector Car Appreciation Day.
Also, they received congratulations certificates where Sharon Lencewich represented Honourable MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Councillor Len Bullock stood in for Honourable MP Shannon Stubbs and Mayor of Vegreville Tim MacPhee.
Vegreville Blue Jays Take Second
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
The Blue Jays baseball team finished with a record of 8 and 4 for the 2024 Powerline Baseball League season which wound up on July 18. This earned the team a playoff berth on their strong pitching and veteran hitters. Vegreville Blue Jays Team Manager and Player Stephen Hrabec said they had a good core of skilled and experienced players.
Playoffs were quick running from July 16th to July 18th. The playoffs saw the Jays losing in two games. Game one didn’t go their way and in game two, Randall Ziegler pitched well into the 6th inning protecting a 1-0 lead. However, after a couple of tough breaks, The Rivals scored three runs in the 6th. Vegreville scored one run in the 7th to make it 3-2 and had runners and 1st and 2nd but couldn't get another hit falling short in the end, garnering a second place finish.
Hrabec explained, “We learned that we can't make critical mistakes on defense like we did in Game 1. We would have given ourselves a chance had we not made as many errors.
Our performance in the playoffs was quite disappointing as we did not play up to our ability, especially in the first game. However, we give The Rivals credit as they have some talented ball players and we will be surprised if they do not win the Championship.”
