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Fun-Filled Floor Hockey Challenge

St. Martin’s Catholic School’s Grade 6 Floor Hockey Club challenged staff to a game on April 14. Members of the Vegreville RCMP and Vipers hockey team also joined in the fun. The game ended in a tie.

(St. Martin’s Catholic School/Submitted Photo)

St. Martin’s Catholic School’s Grade 6 Floor Hockey Club challenged staff to a game on April 14. Members of the Vegreville RCMP and Vipers hockey team also joined in the fun. The game ended in a tie.

(St. Martin’s Catholic School/Submitted Photo)

Vegreville Rotary Skatepark Under Construction

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

People might soon be able to enjoy the Vegreville Rotary Skatepark at the schoolyard of Vegreville Composite High School.

Construction Worker Alistair Clark explained, “I started the groundwork in the fall of 2022 and we’re back at it in May of 2023 every day except on the weekends. I have been building skateboard parks for 25 years and I do residential construction, foundations, and basements for Transition Construction near Vancouver. The designer company and over setters for this park are Newline Skateparks out of Calgary.

Construction crew hard at work.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

So far, I believe it is coming along perfect.”

Rotarian and Skate Park Committee Chair Patti Johnston stated, “The company onsite for the construction of the Skate Park is Transition Construction.

They remobilized to the site on May 2. The project is progressing nicely with concrete work planned for mid to late June. Work on the park area to the east of the skatepark should start in June with installation of benches, picnic tables and sensory walls as well as some landscaping. We will be having a soft opening as well as a grand opening but both dates are to be announced. Our estimated time for completion of the skate park is three months for July but we are not sure when it will be finished.

We are grateful to our community for their continued support towards the Rotary Club of Vegreville and our skatepark project. We are very excited to see this project coming to fruition.”

While there is no estimated date of completion, it is hoped that construction will be finished sometime in the next three months.

SCSCV Regular Invitational Floor Curling Bonspiel

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Senior Citizens Sunshine Club of Vegreville (SCSCV) hosted its Regular Invitational Floor Curling Bonspiel on May 11.

The event attracted 80 participants. Organizer Marilyn Kurash said players came from Vegreville, Myrnam, Viking, Fort Saskatchewan, Tofield, Edmonton, Redwater and other places in Alberta.

“We host this bonspiel as a way to get together with other seniors who are 55 plus from other clubs. Everybody makes bonspiels so we go to their club and they come here to play.”

Floor curlers in action.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

First place went to Nadon’s team from Tofield, second place went to the Conrad’s team from Edmonton, third place was handed to the Borgel’s team from Strome, and fourth place was won by the Sawatsky’s team from Calder.

Vegreville Elks No. 143 Donate to Vegreville Heat Basketball Team

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

On May 4, Vegreville Elks No. 143 members presented a cheque of $500 to Vegreville Heat U-13 Girls Basketball Team at Vegreville Elks Hall. These funds will be used for the team to enter the spring league season in the Edmonton Youth Basketball Association, (EYBA) where the games take place once a week throughout the months of April and May. The ladies also practice once a week in Vegreville.

Vegreville Elks No. 143 Representatives in back row in no particular order: Paul Cleveland, George Childs, Robert Bennett, Paul Bosse, Marshall Stewart, Allen Kornicki, Cory Batog, Orest Olineck, Tim Andreas, Bernie Florkow, Stacy Mynzak and in front row in no particular order is Coach of Vegreville Heat Girls U-13 Mark Kobelsky with basketball players Marlee Ogrodnick, Jelayna Ogrodnick, Calla Zacharkiw, Emerson Nichol and Kylee Paquette.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

Coach Mark Kobelsky stated that the Vegreville Heat is our community’s girls’ club basketball team which has been in existence since 2014. “The Vegreville Heat Basketball program is about player and team development. The short two month season is meant to make each individual player stronger which in turn makes their school teams stronger. Sports is a great vehicle for young people not only to develop as athletes but to grow as people and future leaders.”