Vegreville Observer
5106 50 St T9C 1R9 Vegreville, AB, Canada

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago January 28, 1931... John McCarty, eldest son of F.W. McCarty, while riding his horse after cattle on Monday, has the misfortune of his horse falling and breaking... 75 Years Ago January 30, 1946 Canadian butter declined sharply in December to 10,566,000 pounds, compared with 12,361,000 in December, 1944, the Dominion bureau of statistics said. The decline, slightly more pronounced that that for November, apparently was anticipated as prices board officials announced in December the weekly butter ration of... 50 Years Ago January 28, 1971 A special meeting of the County of Minburn council was held for By-Law No. 650 to provide control of dogs in the County, was given three readings and... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser. Subscribe online for early access. www.newsadvertiser.com

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago January 14, 1931... One farmer from Andrew recently shipped a car of oats containing some two Thousand bushels. He received his cheque this week which netted him s little better than... 75 Years Ago January 16, 1946 Jacob Olinyk has sold his business in Two Hills to Mr. R. Dowhaniuk. Mr. Olinyk has been in business here for 30 years. Also the meat and grocery store formerly operated by A. Anamowski and P. Kondratiuk has been sold to... 50 Years Ago January 14, 1971 Temperatures continue to hover around 20 30 below following a heavy snow storm that plugged Vegreville Streets last Thursday. Snow banks.... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser. Subscribe online for early access.

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago January 21, 1931... In an effort to build up the membership of the Chamber, the motion of which notice was given by Chas. Gordon at last week’s session, was passed. As a result farmers who wish to join the organization may do so at a special rate of... 75 Years Ago January 23, 1946 The Village of Ranfurly, which has existed as such from about 1906 or 1907, gave notice of the dissolution. No particular reason is given for this dissolving the village, so presumably it is because... 25 Years Ago January 23, 1996 Who ultimately pays for recreational facilities in the area is back on the discussion table between the town of Vegreville and the County of Minburn. A delegate of town councillors attended the county meeting on Monday. They asked their counterparts... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser. Subscribe online for early access.

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago January 7, 1931... The best team of horses and wagon and a set of harness were stolen on the evening of December 25th from the farm of Wasyl Nikiforuk, six miles south of Andrew. Four days after the horses were... 75 Years Ago - January 9, 1945 Vital in affairs provincially and federally since its birth, the United Farmers of Alberta in annual convention voted themselves out of existence as a... Tpr. J.M. Dowhaniuk, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Dowhaniuk, is home on a thirty day leave after three years of service in... 50 Years Ago January 7, 1971 Some measure of control in the operation of snowmobiles was urged at town council following the receipt of complaints in recent weeks. Several operators of snowmobiles have... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser. Subscribe online for early access.

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago December 31, 1930... J.M. Danyluk has opened an electric shop on Main Street in Andrew this week and will carry a full line of electrical appliances and... The Minburn rink is now ready for skating. An electric motor has been purchased for... 75 Years Ago - January 2, 1946 Cpl. Donald Rattray, RCA, has returned to Lavoy after five years’ service in England, Sicily, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Germany and France. He wears... 25 Years Ago January 2, 1996 In early December, the Hairy Hill Fire Department donated $100 to the Hillside Lodge in Two Hills. The money will be spent on... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser. Subscribe online for early access.

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago December 24, 1930... There was no fuss or ceremony over the opening of the new Duvernay-Brosseau bridge, which took place on Saturday. Vegreville people have been watching the construction on the bridge with a great deal of interest and will be gratified to learn that is has at last been completed. The bridge comprises... 75 Years Ago December 19, 1945 The movement of refugees from Great Britain, the haven of those who fled before the German terror, is in full swing. Many thousands of Persons from... 25 Years Ago December 19, 1995 St. Mary’s basketball teams are busy. On the weekend the boys and girls basketball teams played in Rimbey. The boys... --- Read it all in tomorrow's early edition of the News Advertiser or subscribe for free and read it even earlier.

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago December 10, 1930... Two masked men, both armed with guns, held up J.H. Hardin, general merchant at Kaleland on Tuesday night and got away with... 75 Years Ago - December 12, 1945 Russia now has approximately 50,000 tons of wheat in storage at Vancouver awaiting... When the SS. Pipiriki sailed recently from Vancouver she carried as part of her cargo 231,163 boxes of... 25 Years Ago December 12, 1995 A number of complaints have been received regarding the operation of snow machines. Operators are reminded that the machine must be licensed and insured if they are being operated... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago December 3, 1930... A special meeting of the Board of health was held in the Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to deal with the very serious situation in regard to the epidemic of... 75 Years Ago December 5, 1945 On Thursday of last week, the Vegreville Kinsmen held a soldiers night. Every member brought a returned veteran to dinner, held at the Alberta Hotel dining hall. The following returned Vets were present as guests:... 25 Years Ago December 5, 1995 Twelve men were inducted into the Vegreville Sportsman Hall of Fame. The 12 included... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser

Glimpses of the Past Compiled by Dan Beaudette 90 Years Ago November 26, 1930... ...Vast quantities of real estate were agitated and each individual particle of the land hit the unprotected face with all the violence of a machine gun bullet. A part of the roof on the annex at the rear of the Bank of Commerce which house the vault, was... 75 Years Ago November 28, 1945 While chasing coyotes on Birch Lake Sunday morning, L.F. Tuck of Lavoy had the misfortune to break through the ice. The crew of the Northern Development Co. took its caterpillar and... 25 Years Ago November 28, 1995 Local producers have donated almost 47,000 tons of grain to hungry people in overseas countries. Steven Achtymichuk, the Vegreville co-ordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains Banks, reported that... --- Read it all in tomorrow's News Advertiser