Acadia Valley News Jun 7
By Pat Didychuk
Our friends and relatives in Manitoba are being flooded out, and here we can’t seem to get a drop of rain!! Hopefully soon!
The Sunset Club held their potluck and meeting on Monday with 14 in attendance. We are always open to new members, only restriction must be 50 years of age or older!! We will be holding a steak supper on June 27th. Wednesday afternoon Drop In is open to anyone (does not have to be 50) for cards, games and pool.
Congratulations to BJ and Shelby Skappak on the birth of their new son, Brixton Richard Skappak, born May 25 in Medicine Hat, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz., a brother for Sterling. Happy Grandparents are Warren and Brenda Walter and Richard Skappak.
The Grade 9 Farewell will be held on June 9th. The students are cooking a lunch for the Junior High and Staff. There will be a town parade at 6:30, followed by a short ceremony in the school gym, which is open to the public. Watch for the pictures of the students on the Community Hall bulletin board! This year’s Grade 9 students are: Deegan Benson, AJ Bowyer, Carissa Kearsley-Breauchesne, Kylie Kostiuk, McKenzie McKain, Jasmine Palmer and Reese Skappak. Congratulation to all these students and wish you the best as you enter High School!
The DidySmokeIt BBQ team of Roger, Jaime, Reed and Rachel Didychuk did well at the Porkpalooza in Edmonton on the weekend. A special competition was held on Saturday, which was a dish that must include raw honey. Jaime and Rachel put their decorative talents to work and produced a poached pear dessert which won first place and received a very rare perfect score.
A Childrens’ s Camp is being planned for this summer which will be a free event for all children. Please phone Holly Dillabough 780-405-6979 or email AcadiaVSC@gmail.com for more information.
A reminder that St. Mary’s Catholic Church Mass is now being held on Saturday evenings at 7:30.
Thanks for letting me part of your lives for a couple of weeks and welcome Yolanda back next week. Hope you all have a fantastic week!
