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Vesna-Spring Concert at A.L. Horton School

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Students from A.L. Horton School performed a VesnaSpring Concert in the gymnasium on May 3.

Principal Mrs. Busenius welcomed everyone and acknowledged the audience for taking the time in this early summer like evening to take in the accomplishments of the Kindergarten to Grade Six Ukrainian Language and Culture’s students. “Vesna means spring in Ukrainian. It is a time of work, and growth, and hope and you will see and hear all of those things reflected in the poetry, and the songs, and the movements of this evening.”

Grades One to Six students sing Oi u Luzee Chervona Kalyna.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

Like always, the concert began with the Kindergarten to Grade Six students singing O Canada in Ukrainian. The event continued with solo, duets, and group performances.

One highlight was when the Kindergarten’s students took on a surprise performance where they made a wreath by joining in action around the gym with their parent.

Audience member Georgina Stark said she thought the concert was great. “They all sang well and I understood some of the Ukrainian songs.”

Vegreville Parochial District Perogy Supper

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

To the delight of over 200 people, the Vegreville Parochial District Perogy Supper was offered on May 6 at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Vegreville.

This meal included: perogies, nachinka, coleslaw, souvlaki, pickles, Mediterranean rice, baklava, strawberry trifle and other foods.

People enjoying the meal

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Natalia Toroshenko a volunteer who belongs to one of the five parishes which include Ukrainian and Greek Orthodox Churches in the District of Vegreville, Camrose, Lloydminster, Sich Kolomea, Suchava said this was a fundraising event for these parishes in the Vegreville Parochial District. “The profits raised will go to the district which is the entities that has members from each of the five parishes and then the district will pay for the priest or whatever they need the funds for.

Volunteers in the kitchen

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Some of the best compliments we got were that we had the idea of having the Ukrainian and Greek combination of food. Many of the members of the Orthodox Church in Lloydminster are Greek.”

Attendee Donna Deal said the food was simply delicious and she loved that it was so plentiful.