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Serving the Communities of Asquith, Delisle, Grandora, Harris, Pike Lake, Vanscoy
Volume 14 Number 9
September 2013
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
Vanscoy Summer Fair
Story on Page 6 Culture Days in Delisle Submitted by Sylvia Chave
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ulture Days is once again coming our way on the weekend of September 27, 28th, 29th. Last year was such a success and so well received I could hardly wait for it to come again, Sylvia Chave, one of last years Animateurs explains. This year we have started up a Delisle & Area Arts Council and there are more of us to make things happen, and happen they will. Although not all the activities have been nailed down we want people to be on the look out for posters describing the activities that will be happening. One of the great things about Culture Day Activities is that they are usually FREE!! Except for the supper on Friday evening, they all are. Friday is a big day and the library and Arts Council has arranged Author Talks
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that will run from 9:30 to 3:30 with 7 local authors sharing their books and experiences. There is no school on this day so we are really hoping that families take the opportunity to come out and share these experiences with their children, grandma’s and grandpas too!! There is a writer for every age group. Through out the day students from Delisle Composite School will be once again decorating the sidewalks with their wonderful art. It is hoped that we will also have local artists mentoring them as well and doing a few drawings too. Last years art was fabulous! There will be buskers out on the street as well later in the day over the supper hour when everyone can buy supper at the Seniors Centre. The proceeds from the meal will go to the Arts Council and help them keep the arts alive in our area. Workshops and displays of all kinds are in Red Williams............. p. 3 Council Reports......... p. 4
the works for Friday and Saturday and they won’t just be for kids, either! Friday Night at the Delisle United Church we are sponsoring an Open Mic Night. Everyone has a story to tell, a poem or a song lyric to share and we want to hear it! The floor will be open for people to share. Everything needs to be family friendly, and it can be anything you want to read out loud. A story you wrote in grade 2, a poem you wrote in highschool, a favourite passage by an author….the sky is the limit. If you want to read you must sign up when you get there, but we need listeners too, so let’s fill up the seats with an appreciative audience. The start time is still to be determined but should be around 7 or 7:30, right after supper! Saturday will wrap up in the evening with an interesting community event. (continued on p.10)
The 16th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest August 16, 2013
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erfect weather set the stage for the 16th Annual festival, August 8-11, 2013. A great time was had by all as patrons enjoyed music, partook in workshops, danced and jammed! Apparently the word about the John Arcand Fiddle Festival is on the move, because we experienced a number of exciting developments in audience attendance and participation. There was a noticeable increase in day attendance this year, which is owed to local and regional media covering the event and our efforts to raise awareness amongst local folks that this cultural event happens in their own “backyard.” With a onetime gate fee (12 and under admitted free), affordable day passes, free shuttle service from three locations in the city, and a weekend of unique family fun, locals are sure to in-
RCMP Report............. p. 5 MP Report.................. p. 8
creasingly favour the Fiddle Fest as an inexpensive and accessible summer destination! On site, our patrons were pleased to see additional hours added to the “People Mover” (the shuttle that brings people to and from the campground to the festival site). This was an appreciated service, as the un- serviced camping in the hayfield became an expansive temporary village with an estimated 140 RVs. Last year we introduced square dance workshops to the festival and this year they were back by popular demand. Participation in the square dance workshops exceeded our expectations – the dance floor was packed and an impromptu square dance team broke out in the camping field and followed along with the main stage crowd! The Thursday and Friday night old-time dances were a refreshing scene of young and old taking
MLA Report................. p. 9 Community Calendar.. p. 11
to the dance floor to sashay and celebrate live music. And what a celebration it continued to be! Participant numbers in the fiddle contest were up this year to a total of 51 competitors, and the Jigging contest saw 32 registrants. Over the weekend we gave out over $10,000 prize money! The results from the fiddle and contest are attached, and are also available on our Facebook (John Arcand Fiddle Fest) and Twitter (JohnArcandFF) pages. Not everyone was out to compete though. Some people just came for the range of musical and cultural workshops we provide. The new initiative for 2013 was the Cultural Camp – and the response was tremendous. Featuring a wide variety of interactive hands-on workshops in Me ́tis traditional art forms – flat and peyote-style beading, embroidery, (continued on p.7)
Business Directory.......... p. 12 FALL SUPPERS.............. p. 12
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