The Dying Quails win House Vacation Draw!
Another fun weekend of ball is in the books! 2023 Cereal Sports Days was held on July 21-23, featuring ten teams and 115+ ball players ranging from fossils to kids. Alsask Team Shotgun won last year’s grand prize, Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations draw; this year was won by local Team Dying Quails! “A” Final Champion was Team Cleats & Cleavage from Hanna. “B” Final Champions was the local team Balls Deep. HR Derby had 17 hitters enter, with Scott Olsen coming out on top for a total $170.00 winner-takes-all pot. The community thanks Scott for generously donating $100 back to Prairieland Athletic Association!
Saturday morning featured a delicious breakfast by Connie Heath and The Clay Cup Co! Prairieland and ATCO supplied the solid BBQ lunch and Burrito Bus Hanna for a superb signature Mexicanstyle supper! The kids kept entertained by taking a ride on Tyler Chiliak’s Barrel Train Ride, getting a tattoo from Shubydoo’s Sparkle Tattoos by Amber Shubert or shagging balls for quarters and candy bags! We need to give a big round of applause to all the volunteers and great sponsors who contributed to this event to help make it happen! Thank you to umpires Harvey Brown and Wayne Scarff. Charmain Snell, Kash Snell, Martin Snell, John Peacock, Elsie Peacock, Linden Fraser, and Parker Fraser for working the Prairieland concession, 50/50s, and bucket draw table. Kevin Barr for sports grounds maintenance. George Peacock for supplying maintenance equipment and John Peacock/Billy Rude for cutting overflow camping grass. Last but not least, photos courtesy of Dirt Road Photography and The Oyen Echo.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
DOUBLE PLATINUM Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations
PLATINUM ATCO, Schindel Agencies, Oyen Chamber of Commerce, G2T Grain Cleaning, Halfway Pizza & Convenience, Oyen Concrete, Oyen Backhoe Service Ltd. (Darcy Volk), Oyen Welding, KD’s Fine Wine & Spirits, T&D Market Fresh Foods, Dirt Road Photography, Tyler Chiliak’s Barrel Train Ride
GOLD The Co-Operators Oyen/Hanna, Oyen Home Hardware, Oyen Napa/Fountain Tire, Evens Collision, Farmgirl Fancy, Compass Signs & Safety
BRONZE Lijdsman Insurance Inc., The Clay Cup Co., The Brick Hanna, Live Love Laugh Shoes Hanna, Main Street Barber Hanna, Oyen Pharmacy, Convenient Cannabis Oyen, Oyen Liquor Mart, Oyen Vet