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Bruderheim hosts Fall Festival Hot fall weather helps Bruderheim Family Fall Festival grow
BY JOHN MATHER It was hot and sunny and that brought a crowd out to take part in the Bruderheim Family Fall Festival over the past weekend. From a parade through the streets of town, to an antique snowmobiles display at Walker School, to a slow pitch tournament, scooter and skateboard competition, and various displays at the town’s agricultural grounds, the day offered something for everyone. The Town in conjunction with the Bruderheim Agricultural Society hosted a much smaller event a year ago as public pandemic restrictions eased, but this year had more events and much
better weather for what is sure to become an annual event. Councillor Dayna Jacobs got involved by organizing the inaugural slow pitch tournament. “We had five teams come out,” she said. “The tournament was won by the Fiddy Fiddy team, a tournament team put together with players from Fort Saskatchewan. “For an inaugural event I think it went very well,” she said. “I had a lot of good comments from the players and others had suggestions on how we could improve it moving forward.” Jacobs said she would like to keep the tournament an annual event and
An excited young boy anxiously waits to catch some candy thrown by a young lady during the Bruderheim Fall Festival parade Sept. 3. While smaller than the town’s Canada Day event, the parade still attracted a large crowd along the main street to see the variety of floats and walkers who turned out to take part in the day’s activities. Photo by Jana Semeniuk
keep it on the same date as the Fall Festival. “I think both events will continue to grow,” Jacobs said. “People really liked that the tournament was held with the festival which featured bouncy castles and the petting zoo, so there was something for the players’ kids to do.” Bruderheim Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny was very pleased with the event. “We put on a day last year in conjunction with the Model T races, but those were scheduled for somewhere else this year,” she said. “So we decided to go and do something on our own, working with the Town and the Ag
Society.” She said it was also done to promote the newly proclaimed Alberta Day on Sept. 3. “We had quite a line up of events for families,” she said. Podoborozny said the Butterfly Wings and Wishes, and the Duck Herding events proved to be very popular. “Next year we may move it off the long weekend,” she said. “We hope to get some feedback from the public on what they would like to see and how we can improve the festival.” At the end of the day there were fireworks and a live band to conclude.
This scooter rider gets some big air during his routine during the Bruderheim Fall Festival skateboard competition Sept. 3. A large number of youngsters turned out with their scooters and skateboards to take part in the fun at the town’s Cosmic Skateboard Park. Photo by Jana Semeniuk.