Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Festival Chair thankful
The Morinville Festival Society is very grateful to all volunteers, sponsors and friends who pitched in to help out with this weekends festivities! … […]
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Arts & Culture
Duelling Oktoberfests offer two takes on entertainment
Morinville got two tastes of Ocktoberfests over the weekend.
The Town of Morinville held their 2nd Annual Oktoberfest celebration at the cultural centre Friday night with an evening of German displays, food and cultural entertainment that included Vinok Worldance and the Brabec Brothers Bavarian Band. About 500 attended the event… […]
Business
Gifting a priority for local business owner
The Morinville News has gifted more than $40,000 in cash and in-kind services so far in 2014. Donations include recent contributions to the library and non-profit coffee shop Higher Grounds, as well as the Morinville Festival Society, Morinville Curling Club, last weekend’s Paint the Town Red Gala, the Chamber of Commerce Gala, the Morinville Public Elementary School Carnival, the Morinville Farmers Market and the Morinville Community Gardens…. […]
Arts & Culture
Fall festival to put the pink in Pink Floyd
Three local and regional rock bands are rehearsing to prepare for Rocktober, the second annual heavy-hitting music finale to Oktoberfest: Food and Jam Festival. The show, featuring the Paul Smith Band, Edgore, and Seventh Gear takes place Oct. 5 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre and is a joint venture between the Morinville… […]
Arts & Culture
Festival fundraising event a real mouthful
by Stephen Dafoe
Weighing in at roughly five pounds of meat, bun and trimming, the Morinville Monster is a mouthful by anyone’s reckoning. This hamburger of gigantic portions will be the object of one of the more interesting offerings at this October’s Oktoberfest: Food and Jam Festival… […]
Local News
Weekend events more than a little bit country
Community groups combined forces Saturday for a day-long country-themed event. The Morinville Farmers’ Market Country Fair was preceded by the Morinville Lions Club pancake breakfast and followed by the Morinville Centennial Community Gardens’ sold-out Farm-2-Table Dinner… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Festival Chair offers his thanks
With another fun filled St. Jean Baptiste Festival finished the Morinville Festival Society committee would like to thank everyone who makes this community effort possible. The dedicated volunteers who pitch in, sponsors who generously give cash and in kind, town staff who work tirelessly side by side with us make this event a success each year… […]
Arts & Culture
St. Jean Baptiste Festival ready for record crowds
by Morinville News Staff
Morinville – It’s another weekend of something for everyone this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The fifth annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival kicks off Friday afternoon in and around the Ray McDonald Sports Center (arena). Organizers of this year’s volunteer-run community festival are confident this will be the best one yet… […]
Business
Farmers’ Market goes out for business
The Morinville Farmers’ Market held their Grand Opening of the outdoor market Friday. The market ran throughout the fall and winter from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays inside the arena lobby, but will now run from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the Ray McDonald Sports Center parking lot until mid-September… […]
Arts & Culture
Festival going to the dogs, cats … and hamsters
by Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Sponsors Champion Petfoods and Noah’s Ark Pets and Supplies are teaming up this year to bring a wide range of animal activities to this year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival. Organizer Tammy Frieze said in addition to the Hamster Races … […]
Arts & Culture
Champion donates $32,000 to local groups
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Two community groups were the recipients of $32,000 in sponsorship monies from Champion Petfoods Monday. The local manufacturer donated $20,000 to the Morinville Festival Society and $12,000 to the Orijen Sabretooths, a basketball club formerly known as the Morinville Road Runners. The donations are part of Champions’ ongoing commitment to support local initiatives… […]
Arts & Culture
Morinville Festival Society requests funding
by Tristan Turner
Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith gave a grant request presentation to Town Council at their regular meeting Feb. 11. The non-for-profit society hosts the annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival as well as the Farmers Market, among other events. The Society is requesting a $50,000 grant to cover costs of the 2014 St. Jean Baptiste Festival and a $18,386 budget shortfall from last year’s event… […]
Arts & Culture
The week in photos
Tiggy Taggy – Tiggy Taggy – Hoy Hoy Hoy
One of the Brabec Brothers performs a beer drinking song at Oktoberfest Friday night. This past weekend’s Morinville Food and Jam Festival carried a German theme. The weekend kicked off… […]
Arts & Culture
Fall festival will close with big rock show
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Four local and regional rock bands are rehearsing to prepare for Rocktober, the heavy-hitting musical finale to this October’s Morinville Food and Jam Festival. The show, featuring the Paul Smith Band, Canyon Rose Outfit, Whiskey Boyz and Edgore, takes place Oct. 5 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]
Arts & Culture
Festival friends fund fall fling
Morinville News Staff Photo
Champion Petfoods CEO Frank Burdzy and Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith pose with Champion’s donation towards this season’s festival… […]
Arts & Culture
Festival Society getting ready to make October rock
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – October will start with a bratwurst and a bang as the Morinville Festival Society, Champion Petfoods and the Town of Morinville team up to present the Harvest Food and Jam Festival, a two-day event that combines local food and German heritage with a love of pets and rock and roll. The unusual combination of themes is the latest in the festival society’s goal to provide the community with a festival for all seasons.
“We are celebrating the local talent and local food growers of Morinville,” said Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith. “We want to give our residents and visitors another opportunity to enjoy what we have here in Morinville.”… […]