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Gun Show 2010: Smorgasbord of recreation presented
Mac Olsen
for South Peace News
The ninth annual High Prairie Gun and Sportsman Show was the place to be April 17-18, as dealers and recreational organizations had their wares and services for sale.
Garand Jones was the emcee for the event, which was held in both arenas. There were firearms and bows, hunting clothing and accessories, all-terrain vehicles, pleasure craft and other items.
The High Prairie and District Golf Club took memberships and E.C. Bar Ranch promoted its trail rides.
The High Prairie Fish and Game Association took registrations for skeet and trap shooting and sold tickets for a raffle for three firearms. Bob Rohloff took registrations for the Alberta
Hunter Education course and Dennis Hazen took registrations for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course. Rohloff and Hazen also displayed some of their firearms.
Staff of Alberta Fish and Wildlife had information about sport fishing and the boating regulations. Children had the opportunity to reel in a prize from the “fishing pond,” too.
Staff of Sustainable Resource Development had information about the mountain pine beetle and promoted their Respect the Land campaign.
Const. Lee Watt of the High Prairie RCMP Detachment provided information about recruitment and showed several firearms used by the RCMP, including a former sniper rifle, an M-16 assault rifle and an MP-5 submachine gun.
A dinner and dance was held in the curling rink April 17, which included a silent auction. Members of Connie Sabo’s belly dancing program held a performance before dinner, which they used as a fundraiser for a workshop. Don Cunningham and the Rocky Top Band performed for the dance.
Tammy Kaleta, one of the show organizers, presented a plaque to Mike Denty for his service to the association. Denty is the former president of the association.
Attendance the first day alone was over 1,700 with over 2,000 attending both days.
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A jamboree was held in the curling rink April 17, although it was not part of the High Prairie Gun and Sportsman Show. Above, left-right,
are Jerry Stout, Lorrel Johnson and Michael Fehr.
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The golf season has opened and Shelly Gauchier, left, and Arnold Gauchier purchased club memberships for the High Prairie and
District Golf Club. They also had merchandise for sale.
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Sustainable Resources Development was at the show. Above, left, forester Maria Sharpe and forest officer Scott Simms had information
about forest fire prevention and the Respect the Land campaign.
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Eager for a nibble, Ava Lussier, 5, stands at the Alberta Fish and Wildlife’s “fishing pond” to reel it in. She was one of many
children to receive a prize from the “pond.”
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Bob Rohloff, left, and Daniel du Toit were in the High Prairie Fish and Game Association’s booth in the Sports Palace. Rohloff took
registrations for the Alberta Hunter Education course.
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With the warm weather arriving, the Drefs family, which owns E.C. Bar Ranch Adventures, is eager to hold horseback rides.
Left-right are Denise Drefs, Lyndon Drefs and Erin Drefs.
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Gabriel Tulila, owner of The Honda Shop in High Prairie, had several all-terrain vehicles for sale. The one he is standing beside is the
Honda Big Red side-by-side multi-utility vehicle.
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Kirsten Burger performs a candle dance before the dinner in the curling rink. Not shown is her partner, Amanda LaPointe. Connie Sabo’s
belly dancing group is raising money for a workshop.
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Although it’s a heavy rifle, Brett Tuffs, 12, likes holding the M-1 Garand which a dealer in the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre displayed.
Tuffs also likes hunting and says it’s fun.
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Const. Lee Watt of the High Prairie RCMP Detachment discussed recruitment and displayed firearms. At the top of the case is an M-16
assault rifle and the other is an MP-5 submachine gun.
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Fish and Wildlife officer Curtis English, 10-year-old Cole Cross and Fish and Wildlife officer Travis Gloecker make lures. English and Gloecker
also had information about sport fishing.
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Interested in buying a riding mower? Maybe! Alex Kushner is in the rider’s seat of a John Deere riding mower and is shaking hands
with Denis Peyre, the manager of Deerline Sales Ltd.
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Please, don’t shoot me, honey! Oskar Dietterle, left, and Adele Dietterle had their wooden crafts, including slingshots, as well as honey for
sale in the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre.
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