No rain on Heritage Days parade, but later events delayed

Vicki Brooker Aug 10, 2021 5:30 PM
Dark clouds were gathering in the west as the Northern Lights Library System’s Every Child Matters float, classic vehicles and other entries made their way past the Elk Point Curling Club as the Heritage Days parade headed back to its starting point.▲
Show cars, muscle cars and antiques dating back as far as 1930 lined Main Street as Elk Point Auto Club held their Show and Shine, postponed from its usual June date.▲
A sun-warmed morning saw Elk Point Review sportswriter Doug Bassett turn tractor pilot in the Heritage Days parade on a vintage Farmall that he said reminded him of his rural roots as a youngster.▲
Two exquisite Star Quilts and a variety of other treasured handicrafts, including intricate beadwork pictures, formed a colorful background for traditionally designed Ukrainian and First Nations dance costumes displayed in the former Elk Point United Church hall beside that is part of Sew Heavenly Quilting.▲
A hand beaded fringed leather jacket and the Fort George and Buckingham House Bicentennial quilt created by the late Barbara Milholland shared one side of the Heritage Days Quilt Show with a schoolhouse quilt honoring Fern Chapel School and two community quilts created by Ferguson Flats area quilters, among other quilts from the past. ▲
The Tire Burnout drew a huge crowd to Railway Avenue once the rain had moved off and the schedule of events resumed after the rainstorm.▲
Country songstress and songwriter Olivia Rose came home to Elk Point to entertain a very appreciative crowd of listeners with her original songs and other favourites.▲
Métis dancers Corbin Poitras and Karen Dion demonstrate the Sash Dance on the Heritage Days stage, with Rollie Poitras leading the musical accompaniment.▲
MLA David Hanson had some help from his granddaughters as he welcomed visitors to Elk Point Heritage Days stage show, just minutes before the skies opened up to shut most activities down for well over an hour as everyone scrambled for cover.▲

ELK POINT - Elk Point and District Chamber of Commerce held its first ever Heritage Days celebration on Saturday, with a much-needed dump of rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds making an untimely appearance and delaying the afternoon events. 

The deluge saw craft vendors frantically packing up their displays and tents and some Show and Shine entrants leaving for cover, but crowds of spectators reappeared after the clouds moved off,  to enjoy the many activities and entertainment planned for this special day.

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