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First Vegreville Farmers’ Market for 2023 Opens

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Vegreville Farmers’ Market (VFM) is up and running again for the 2023 season where the first market which had nine vendors was offered on March 24.

Diane Lewis, vendor for Diane’s Critters Corner had hand crafted crochet dish clothes, cat toys, stuff toys, and some Easter stuff toys for sale. Diane said, “I started crocheting when I was 13, then I gave it up for a while and just crocheted baby clothes and blankets. I got into cro-cheting stuff toys about six years ago. The best part about doing this is, it is relaxing and I get to work by myself to do it, so it gives me something to do that I enjoy doing and I like seeing the end result. But the real best part actually is seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces when they take a look at the stuffed toys.”

Stenia Jazabek

(Rosanne Fortier/Photos)

Stenia Jazabek was the vendor for Stenia’s Kitchen where she had Ukrainian and Polish food for sale which included paska, babka, lamb and rabbit decorated bread which could to use to put in the centre of the table, poppy seed, and apple and prune pompushky, little loafs of bread which could be used in the basket that are blessed at Easter, and other baked goods. “I am from Poland. I have been in Canada for 30 years and have been selling my baked goods for 12 years at Farmers’ Markets. The best part about baking this bread is when you have experience, it is quite easy to make it. I love to do this, it is a hobby of mine.

Diane Lewis.

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All the proceeds from the sale of Kolach will go to Ukraine.”

Manager of VFM Marlene Giebelhaus said the Farmers’ Market is an excellent way to show what you are making and doing. I encouragement young vendors to try to sell the food and items they make. We also have a fundraising project going where we are selling Vegreville Farmers’ Market cloth bags where people can give a donation for one and all the proceeds will go to Vegreville and Area Stands With Ukraine.”

Amazing Aurora Illuminates Night Sky

Tofield area photographer Tonya Davison captured the magical and mesmerizing spectacular aurora that lit up the night sky on March 24 and 25.

(Tonya Davison/Submitted Photos)

Tofield area photographer Tonya Davison captured the magical and mesmerizing spectacular aurora that lit up the night sky on March 24 and 25.

(Tonya Davison/Submitted Photos)

Youth Voice Chat Program

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

The first engagement session of the Youth Voice Chat program was presented to 16 youths at Vegreville and District Family and Community Support Services, (FCSS) Committee room on March 21.

Litania Sankey, Vegreville and District FCSS Community Programmer for Child, Youth and Family, said FCSS partnered with Kalyna Family Resource Network-Vegreville (KFRN) and had the assistance of many community agencies. “This program is funded through Alberta Health Services SOARIG grant which stands for Strengthening, Opportunities for Adolescent, Resilience, Inclusion, and Growth.

This program is for youths from 12 to 24 years of age. There are multiple parts to it. The first part will just be about hosting an engagement session with the youths where we hear from them and get to hear their thoughts, opinions, and believes. This is about giving them the choice, power and control and then from there, we will take the things that are collected from the March 21 session and look at potentially addressing those within a project. The SOARIG grant is designed for a project based grant which means the youth get to come up with a project that addresses the things we talked about in our engagement session on March 21.

Community’s professionals Litania Sankey and Tammy Iftody listen to the youth’s ideas.

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The program is designed to help youth succeed within their community. They have the possibility with this grant to see the changes they want to see. It is a youth led initiative. We are just there to help guide and provide resources but it is really up to them to decide what is possible.”

Did we mention pizza?

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)