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The sights, sounds, tastes, and traditions of the Ukrainian culture felt like being in Ukraine at the Vegreville 51st Annual Pysanka Festival on July 5, 6, and 7 on Vegreville Agricultural Grounds and surrounding venues. The Hospodar and Hospodynia were Ken Kachmar and Carol Hrenyk One special moment was when James Yacey, born in Myrnam, Alberta on December 10, 1942, was inducted into the Canadian Ukrainian Music Hall of Fame during the Opening Ceremony on July 5. Yacey’s biography reads when James was 15, he began playing a 12 brass
accordion. He also learned to play dulcimer and banjo. When he was 16, he began playing with the Alex Rudkowski and The Northern Serenadors, and a bit later, he joined Marshall Pankiw and The Sparkling Tones. James Yacey was one of the founding members of The Cirmarrons Band formed in 1965. He is now the last original member still playing music. He went on to achieve numerous other music achievements. James expressed, “I am happy! It is a memorable occasion; I have been playing music all these years and now I am being recognized.” Louis Ludvik Marianych who passed away on January 28, 2020, was inducted into the Posthumous Canadian
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