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A. L. Horton School Christmas Concert Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
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Creativity and expression transformed the atmosphere of A.L. Horton School’s gymnasium when the students presented their Christmas Concert on December 12. The elves were the emcees who introduced each act where they took the audience on a journey through songs, dancing, and narrations about snow, everlasting fruitcake, hot chocolate, and winter wiggles. During these performances, the audience chuckled freely during the comical and witty acts. The four reindeers added their own sense of humor with jokes and acts. A cultural accent enhanced the concert when the children sang, an Inuit song by Susan Aglukark. A warm glow enveloped the gym when the Ukrainian Bilingual students sang a few
A few of the reindeer speak. (Rosanne Fortier/photos)
songs in Ukrainian. After this, the students welcomed the Christ child with a nativity scene where they sang songs about Jesus’ birth. The finale was a sing-a-
long where all the audience was invited to sing various festive songs. This concert closed with a standing ovation from the audience.
Zone 7 Archery Alberta Winter Games Trials
Valerie Jamie Vegreville Wildlife Federation The Zone 7 Alberta Winter Games Archery Trials were held in Lloydminster December 1. There were 22 archers aged from 12-17 from Northeast Alberta. Five members of the Vegreville Wildlife Federation (VWF) Youth
Archery program went to the trials and did very well. Layne Lowes - Cub Compound Female 1st place Barret SchergerCub Compound Male 1st place Alexander Farkas - Cub Compound Male 2nd place Alec EwanchukCadet Male Compound 2nd place Carter Legan - Cadet Male Compound 4th place The first place
winners will go to the Alberta Winter Games and the second place winners will become alternates. Alberta Winter Games will be held during the February long weekend in Airdrie. The Zone 7 coaches are VWF youth archery coach, Jamie Lowes and former VWF archer Mikyla Miller (currently of Sherwood Park)
VegMin 10th Annual Christmas Potluck
Alda Jarvis, Robert Jarvis, Darren Ham, Justin Ham, and Julie Kim gather for food and fellowship. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) they invited their learners, and refreshments while Rosanne Fortier instructors, volunteers and everyone who came brought News Correspondent VegMin Learning Society their families to the 10th some food or a dish they gives the gift of learning to Annual Christmas Potluck made to the supper. Donations were also coladults almost every month at the Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville. lected for Vegreville of the year. On November VegMin supplied the Christmas Bureau and 28, VegMin gave the gift of food and fellowship when turkey, ham, potatoes, buns Vegreville Food Bank.
