The Briercrest Heritage Day
June 11 2016
The community of Briercrest came together this year to plan and organize the Briercrest Heritage Day and made it a huge success!Many hands from several organizations in the community made the load lighter for all and enabled us to have the best Heritage Day ever!
Activities included:
- A slo-pitch tournament (8 teams)
- Show ‘n’ Shine vintage vehicle display
- Beer gardens
- Children's activities including face painting and bouncy castle
- Book signing by an author in the Brier Rose Heritage site
- Old Tyme music, museum tours, dry camping
- Cowboy poetry, olden day crafts and demonstrations
- A steak supper and dance.
There were pies - a lot of pies. And there were a lot of people enjoying the pies ( and ice cream.)
There were antique cars ......................and there were antique trucks. Use mouse to see engine.
A 1968 Ford Galaxie .................. and a 1959 Meteor Montcalm. Use mouse to see engine.
A 1974 Mercury Cougar ............... and a 1954 Nash Metropoliton. Use mouse to see interior.
There was a black smithing demo by Larry Paysen. ..and music with the Dusty Old Farmers and Margaret Roth.
There were bouncy castles for the kids ..............and a slo-pitch baseball tournament.
A book reading by Lorine Holizki ........... and tours of the Brier Rose Heritage site. Use mouse to see interior.
| Fred Cockburn sang and did some cowboy poetry to a captivated audience. | And Jim Scheller from Spring Valley showed his unique rock collection which included a mammoth tooth. |