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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Many enjoy Ukrainian dinner at Tofield Legion Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
Nearly 100 tickets were sold for the Ukrainian Night held at the Tofield Legion on Saturday, April 12, where a hearty homemade meal was had, Alberta’s newest Ukrainian band, Neech, was featured, and Tofield’s own Ukrainian baba shared some wild stories. Emcee Kevin Smook said that the event came to fruition when someone suggested a Ukrainian-themed evening, and Gloria Mitchell said she had the necessary perogy-making skills required. “This was an idea that kind of came together last fall. We were sitting around on a Friday, and it was suggested maybe we should try a Ukrainian night. And so here we are. Thank you everybody for coming out to this. It's a great turnout,” Smook said. Dishes included perogies, cabbage rolls (holuptsi), crepes, (nalysnyky), buns with dill sauce (perishky), among other favourites. There were also numerous Ukrainian desserts to be had. Following the dinner, Mama Marissa entertained those in attendance with stories that were prefaced as
mostly true. “She was raised in a family of many, has raised four children, and she's raised one husband too,” Smook said for her introduction. “This has given her the opportunity to gather many stories over the years and time to embellish them as well. She also offers the wisdom and advice of the aged, sometimes on topics that even you have forgotten about. Mama Marissa offers unwarranted advice and a few almost-true stories,” he said. The character, played by Carol Lynn Babiuk, seeks to make people laugh. Babiuk says she always knows something about somebody. “I started out doing some stage performances for Women's Day, and since that time I’ve been involved with the Babas and Borshch festival in Lamont County. I also entertain at seniors homes and facilities,” she said. Lastly the band Neech, which is Ukrainian for Night, started with a few waltzes and encouraged people to find a partner to dance with. The band is described as a new, up and coming Ukrainian Polka Band dedicated to taking the Ukrainian community by storm.
Nearly 100 tickets were sold for the Ukrainian Night held at the Tofield Legion on Saturday, April 12, where a hearty homemade meal was had, Alberta’s newest Ukrainian band, Neech, was featured, and Tofield’s own Ukrainian baba, Mama Marissa, shared some wild stories. KARI JANZEN PHOTOS
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