june 3, 2020
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Vegreville Town Council Embraces Mural Project Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Even though there won’t be any of the regular festivals and special events this summer in Vegreville, there is one tourism initiative that will be undertaken in the coming months. The initiative is the painting of a full wall mural on the cement wall on the east side of the downtown building which features a couple of businesses and the EIPS Outreach School. Mayor Tim MacPhee said it’s good to see the project move forward in the town’s downtown area, and he hopes it will provide some inspiration. Back on May 11, members of town council voted to proceed with the project. It was pointed out that funds for the mural would come from money that had been set aside but not used last year. Coun. Tina Warawa wanted to clarify they would not be using any new funds for the project. The total cost of the mural is expected to be around the $10,000 mark. Phil Rowe, Community Services Director, stated the Vegreville Tourism Advisory
Board had been in conversation with artist Brie Adkins regarding an ongoing project that would see the competition of a full wall mural on the east side of 4910-50 Avenue. Rowe said Adkins visited Vegreville in 2019 and had volunteered her talents to paint the ‘Learning to Share’ mural and had subsequently been working with the board tourism and advisory board on concept and design plans. “Originally drafted as a sponsorship concept to fund competition, the board acknowledges that plan may not prove prudent at present and supports the idea This is just one of several beautiful murals in the downtown core of Vegreville. that the Town of Vegreville move (Michelle Pinon/Photo) forward with the project, funding all related costs out of the existing 2020 tourism budget and considered the mural an investment in our community’s tourism assets,” stated Rowe in his request for decision to council. “The tourism budget will have several items that will not be expended as projected in 2020 and has sufficient funds to cover all mural related costs,” added Rowe
Two Hills’ Oldest Living Pioneer - CONTINUED from PAGE 17 you laugh in five minutes. Also, she was a master of baking and she has a wonderful way of making everyone feel special. When we walked into her house, she would sing, In the Mood, and dance to this song with the person,” Pat expressed. Anne, this firecracker as her daughter Pat calls her, celebrated her 99th birthday on May 22 outside the Two Hills Eagle View Lodge where they were only allowed to have two people visit Anne at a time due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The family who attended were her daughter, Pat Dehid,
niece, Sharon Hart, and her husband, Brian, nephew, David Bachinsky, and his partner, Shirley. Today Anne has four grandchildren, Jeff Dehid, Jamie (Al Morosin), Chelsea Danchuk, and three great grandchildren-Avery Morosin, Kate Danchuk, and Harvey Danchuk. Pat credits Anne’s long life to Anne being always on the move and always working. Pat said her mother’s house and garden were always immaculately kept. And of course, Pat’s optimistic attitude pulled her through everything.
