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Remember to Yellowhead Fiddlers draw large crowd at Pioneer Cabin
drop off your by Dawn Olsvik

donations for the
Over a hundred people showed up at the Edson
EDSON FOOD BANK Pioneer Cabin on September 27 to enjoy an
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys evening of music and dancing. The entertainment
was provided by the Yellowhead Fiddlers – a
or the Edson Food Bank diverse group of musicians from the Yellowhead
area, and even abroad.
The Food Bank will be open 2 Diana Stanford, the director for Yellowhead
Thursday evenings, West Region of the Alberta Society of Fiddlers,
the second and last Thursday of the Month said,” We have members from as far west as
6:45-8:00 pm. Dunster, BC, Jasper, Hinton, Edson and
Open regular hours every Tuesday from Whitecourt. This year we even have a girl from
Belgium.”
9-11 am. Stanford became the director a few years ago The Yellowhead Fiddlers performed at the Edson Pioneer Cabin on Sept.27. photo Dawn Olsvik
780-723-1350 when the position was vacant. She was looking for
others to play with and there was no organized
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. group in this area. “Last year in September we FALL SALE PROMOTION
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. held a workshop and ended up with 11
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson participants signed up but had no one to teach us.
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perform, so I got busy and lined up some venues
and the Cabin was one of those venues.”
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Throughout the evening Gates acted as the MC,
Cell: (780) 725-2101 Office: 780-723-3100 Email: jcd@century21.ca
MP Yellowhead appreciative crowd. “Diana comes from a musical
family – even her sewing machine is a singer!” he
joked.
Anne Goldie, a member of the Pioneer Cabin,
said, “It was fantastic. I was surprised by the age
of the fiddlers -from young to old. It was good,
old toe tapping music and all the old time dances.
I loved the evening!” The Fiddlers played old time
dances like the Schottische, Heel toe polka and the
Butterfly. When some of the younger members of
the crowd stepped up to try the dances – others
Remember to drop off your donations for the were quick to help them learn the steps.
EDSON FOOD BANK The Yellowhead Region is large but how did the
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank Yellowhead Fiddlers end up with an international
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, member? Sophie Pfisterer, a grade 11 student from
Jasper, and member of the Yellowhead Fiddlers,
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. said, “A while ago I decided I wanted to do an
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. exchange to France or Belgium to experience a
780-723-1350 new culture and improve my French. I saved up 3.5 Acres
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. the money for it and found a perfect organization. Lot 48
My organization (BelCanFran) pairs a Canadian
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. student with a French or Belgian student and each
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson student stays at the others' house for 11 weeks. My Discover the natural beauty of the McLeod River and life as it should be in
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(violin), etc.” Pfisterer has been playing for 5 including power, gas, telephone line, and internet. Property owners are
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Grade 12 student Lisa Franceschetti, said, “I responsible for installing the septic system and well. Lot 48 is located in “The
think the concert was really interesting because I Ridge” area of the subdivision and covers a total area of 3.5+/- acres. The Ridge Royal LePage
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Watch for some Christmas performance by the
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