Organizers can't wait to start winter carnival
Posted Feb 12, 2010 By John Nelson
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Tweet ThisEMC Events Vernon's winter carnival will get off to an early start this year, with a couple of ice-breaking events planned for the day before a full slate of activities set for Feb. 21.
The fun is scheduled to kick off at the Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum on Saturday, Feb. 20 when the annual croquinole tournament begins at 10 a.m. It's scheduled to run until 4 p.m. and includes a lunch for competitors.
The entry fee this year is $10, said museum educational programmer Robin Cushnie. She added that the tournament received a great response last year and expected a similar reaction in 2010.
Meanwhile, a games evening is tentatively set for the evening of Feb. 20 at the recreation centre.
Kim Sheldrick, president of the Vernon Community Association, said she has a number of games tables shuffleboard, air hockey and foosball, for example and is planning to set them up for the evening. She added that the games evening would be for fun and not a competition.
"It's kind of a casual thing," Ms. Sheldrick explained.
Along with the games, a potluck supper is planned. While the games are generally aimed at youngsters, Ms. Sheldrick said some adult diversions, such as no-gambling poker, are in the works.
Carnival events begin bright and early on Feb. 21 with the Lions breakfast scheduled to start the day.
Ms. Sheldrick said an ecumenical church service with four area churches participating was being planned as well.
The always-popular euchre tournament, hosted by the Vernon Friendship Club, is set to go again and local Scouts will take care of the children's games.
The Vernon Women's Institute will host a closing spaghetti dinner and the museum will take care of an afternoon movie, which will be screened at the recreation centre
Ms. Sheldrick said that carnival organizers were not feeling the impact of the winter blahs and, unlike some similar efforts, had plenty of help for the event.
"I don't worry about that at all," she said.
"We have no problem with volunteers."
Ms. Sheldrick explained that carnival organizers traditionally hand off specific events to local clubs or groups, who are in charge of securing their own volunteers.
"We get other groups to help," she said. "Each group does their own thing."
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