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07/16/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – July 17, 1935
Sir Percy Bates, chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company says: “There is a war today – a universal war – and the weapons are not navies, armies or airplanes, but tariffs, quotas, and shifted currencies. There is no authorized standard of...
The extreme heat in the Two Hills area this past week is said to have...

75 Years Ago – July 19, 1950
The Mayor and council sat in a special session to consider applications for the position of secretary-treasurer of the town. Some half dozen applications were especially well qualified for the job. Out of the list, the choice was...

50 Years Ago – July 17, 1975
Now nearing the final construction stage the egg is an imposing sight. Colorful and huge, the structure has been visited by hundreds of travelers, some of whom made a special point of...

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07/09/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – July 10, 1935
Councillor Bender makes an earnest plan that householders in Vegreville should cut the grass along the streets in front of their premises. The town has no funds available for this purpose, so...

75 Years Ago – July 12, 1950
The Standard Oil Co. of California is presently engaged in drilling six miles northeast of Vegreville. The rig came in last week and by this time the well is probably spudded in. So far...

50 Years Ago July 10, 1975
Golfer Mike Sorochan shot a blistering 32 on the local links Monday afternoon with a highlight hole-in-one on the Number 9 hole. Mike was playing a match with Don...

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07/02/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – July 3, 1935
Word has been received today that P. Burn’s Creamery, Vegreville, secured second prize at the Brandon fair for their creamery butter. Congratulations are due to...
Town of Two Hills authorities give notice that they are going to tramp hard on by-law infractions in the town. Just as a word of warning to those who might ...

75 Years Ago – July 5, 1950
Commencing on Tuesday, one of the local improvements undertaken by the town council is underway. Three blocks from Main Street from the C.N.R. crossing...

50 Years Ago – July 3, 1975
The return of a gold-handled cane to the community of Vegreville took place recently in June when Hugh W. Morrison, son of the first overseer of Vegreville presented the cane to Mayor...

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06/25/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – June 26, 1935
As a matter of information for tourists both resident and non-resident, the Public Works Department of the Province is arranging at the suggestion of Hon. J.J. McLellan, Minister, to place signs on...

75 Years Ago – June 28, 1950
For the past two months, movie fans of the town and district have had to seek their favorite flickers at Mundare, or even as far afield as Edmonton, while the Vimy Theatre, now rechristened as the Capitol Theater, was...

50 Years Ago – June 26, 1975
This year’s patronage of the local swimming pool for the month of June is down by almost 4,000 swimmers from the 1974 total. At this time last year around...

A by-election will not be held to replace Councillor Bill Triska, who recently resigned, it was decided at the regular Town Council meeting Monday. Instead, a motion was passed giving Councillor...

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06/18/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – June 19, 1935
Canadian ice cream by law must contain not less than 10% of milk fat and no other kind of fat must be employed in its manufacture.
“Go West, young man, Go West” ran the saying in the days gone by. And so thought Leo Samoil, age 4, and Laurence Diduck, age 5, both of Willingdon, last Tuesday. But instead of following the...

75 Years Ago – June 21, 1950
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the teacherage of the Aplomb School approximately 10 miles southeast of the village of Lavoy. Very shortly after the fire broke out, about 50...

50 Years Ago – June 19, 1975
It was a happy day indeed on Monday, June 2, 1975, at Mundare School when 23 young students said farewell to the kindergarten and a year of warm and pleasant experiences. Mr. F. Swabb, principal presented graduation diplomas to each pupil followed by...

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06/11/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – June 12, 1935
The Myrnam Hospital committee intends to open a temporary three-bed hospital on June 10th. Dr. Kaye intends to go to the city for equipment. The petitions for the new hospital district are well on the way, according to Mr. Wm. M. Teresio, the secretary.
Constable Bob Henley has been instructed by the council to wage war on...

75 Years Ago – June 14, 1950
Tuesday, June 13, was an extremely hot day, hitting round 85 above and it was doubly hot over at Archie Jeffrey’s farm that afternoon when the Tillage Competition...

50 Years Ago – June 12, 1975
Colleen Ziegler picked off two championships last Wednesday when she topped a field of 31 members of the Vegreville...

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06/04/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – June 5, 1935
Most of the farmers in the Wasel district have finished sowing wheat. In another week most of the spring work will be finished.
Rex Boyles, Lloyd Forbes, and C. Young of Ryley installed phones in their homes last week.
At the regular Shandro Community Club regular meeting further plans were discussed regarding...

75 Years Ago – June 7, 1950
As a coyote chaser, Wm. Yost claims certain distinctions. In one week he caught four of the pests, two old ones and...

50 Years Ago – June 5, 1975
Vegreville dentist, Dr. Sam Hardin was complimented by his contemporaries at the month-end on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the commencement of his practice of dentistry.

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05/28/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 29, 1935
A sharp reduction of 8% in Canada in potato acreage for 1935 is indicated, according to official estimates. This reduction would bring the 1935 area in potatoes back to the 1933 area level. The main reductions are in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and, Ontario.
Mr. Wm. Steblyk of New Kiew struck a lucky ticket with which he won a set of dishes valued at $...

75 Years Ago – May 31, 1950
The Eastern U.S. is keeping an eye on Alberta’s natural gas, waiting for the time it will be available, E.J. Funk, Jr., Baltimore, Maryland, said here. Mr. Funk is vice president and chief engineer of...

50 Years Ago – May 29, 1975
Miss Lisa Edwards has recently acquired double honors in the Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival held this month. She placed first in Flute Solo, Class D, and received many encouraging remarks from the flute adjudicator. She was notified that she was the recipient of...

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05/21/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 22, 1935
The executive of the Vegreville Golf Club announced that the new course, west of town, is now ready for play. On and after the 1st of June, play will not be permitted without dues of fees being paid. The dues for 1935 are: Single membership, $...

75 Years Ago – May 24, 1950
Playing here last Sunday over the local golf course, Henry Martell burnt up the fairways to the tune of four birdies, two pars, and three bogies for a total of 33, thus crushing the previous course record of...

50 Years Ago – May 22, 1975
The tentative date for the opening of the outdoor swimming pool has been set for Sunday, May 25 stated the Recreation Director, Ron Houser.
A model of the Vegreville Egg Project was on display at the Toronto Dominion Bank Friday afternoon. The facsimile offers the public a preview of what the...

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05/14/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 15, 1935
At the regular meeting of the Town Council, Councillor Bender was authorized to arrange with R. Leask for the moving of the building from Lot 1, Blk. 21, Plan 80 to the Exhibition grounds at a cost of $...

75 Years Ago – May 17, 1950
The Village of Lamont, 40 miles west of Vegreville, underwent a fiery baptism on Saturday last, when a full half block of buildings was burned down together with contents. Losers were Pazuk’s general store and locker plant, the...

50 Years Ago – May 15, 1975
Two representatives from the Edmonton Texaco office came before the Council to explain why Texaco did not apply for a building permit and application before opening the new self-serve gas station in town. Mr. Sykes and Mr. Alex told Council that when Texaco had opened up similar stations in...

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05/07/2025

Glimpses of the Past
Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 8, 1935
The recent snow in Hairy Hill has delayed the farmers from working on the land again.

An unexpected and added feature of the Jubilee day was the fire that broke out in a small shack at the rear of the residence of Mr...

75 Years Ago – May 10, 1950
D-K Construction was given the contract by the Alberta Government for the transportation of gravel which will be shipped to Mundare and Vegreville for the purpose of ...
Businessmen of the town have been urged not to park their cars on Main Street on Saturdays. The purpose is to give the...

50 Years Ago – May 8, 1975
A bomb threat at St. Martin’s School Friday morning proved to be nothing more than a hoax. The episode began at ...
Fifty-seven tons of Alberta eggs, processed by Highland Produce in Two Hills, Alberta, are now en route to ...

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04/30/2025

Glimpses of the Past

From the Pages of the Vegreville Observer
Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – May 1, 1935
A meeting of golf enthusiasts was held in the basement room of the courthouse on Monday evening, with some 35 prospective golfers making an appearance. It was evident that enough interest existed to make it possible to...

75 Years Ago – May 1, 1950
A coyote hunt was held just southeast of Vegreville on Sunday afternoon without too much success. Engaged in the hunt was Bill Winnick who took Sam Smolyk along with...

50 Years Ago – May 1, 1975
Driver Joe Mykietyshyn and navigator Linda Luhoway won the VCHS Car Rally. The Second Place winners were driver Dwight Anderson and navigator

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