The Delia Gazette, Sep 10
By Lonni Ped
Friday the 8th saw the Delia & District Seniors host a Wine and Charcuterie Social at the Drop In Centre, and there were four prizes available for winning. A huge Wine Basket was raffled off, and Margie Bremmer of Morrin was the lucky winner. Two door prizes were up for grabs; the six-pack of wine donated by Kensington Wine Market (Calgary) was won by Angie Moe of Delia, and the oil change donated by Drumheller Jiffy Lube was won by Bill Wulff of Drumheller. Lucky Carol Sisley of Delia won the 50/50 draw. Everyone raved about having a delightful time at the social. One guest visiting from Halkirk actually gave her shirt away, leaving her with only a bra and blanket to wear; just can’t see that becoming a new fashion trend, though. Drumheller’s Freson Bros. Market and Extra Foods deserve special expressions of gratitude for donating the food!
Saturday the 9th was the occasion of the family-friendly Delia Community Celebration! Main Street was the site of the event, with street hockey, sidewalk chalk art, face painting, temporary tattoos and a bouncy castle all happening during the day. Presley Battle sang for everyone on stage while people enjoyed free hamburgers, hot dogs, beans and coleslaw sponsored by Hanna’s Freson Bros Market and the perfect day ended with a spectacular professional fireworks display at the ball diamonds. Thankfully, the weather was warm and sunny for the event, as one Delian reminds us with an ugly picture posted online of her yard covered in snow around this date in 2014!
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Special thanks go out to the organizers and volunteers who make these events happen and for the sponsorship and donations relied upon to make the events more enjoyable, and especially to everyone who attended because, without you, there would be no reason or motivation to organize these special events and life would be boring, so Kudos To Everyone!
Upcoming event reminders are Cards and Coffee every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. and Cards and Pool every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Delia Drop In Centre. Wednesday the 20th will be a Pot Luck lunch at noon, and on Thursday the 21st, Karen from Drumheller Family and Community Support Services will be bringing a guest speaker to the Drop In Centre to speak about the Dementia Day Program at 10 a.m. These events are open to everyone – just drop in!
Pickleball is just starting out for the season every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Delia School Gym. It’s free, open to everyone and runs until June 2024.
The Delia Library has the Travelling Art Exhibit (TREX) Patch Portraits on display for public viewing in the library. The exhibit is free to everyone during library hours but only until Sept 30th.
Don’t forget Craigmyle’s Annual Pumpkin Fest is happening this Saturday, the 16th, from 10 – 2 p.m.! You don’t want to miss the hay ride!
If you have any news or shareable tidbits about people, places or events in our community, please send me an email at alonni1199@gmail.com. Until next time, stay well and enjoy life!