We met Dave and Carrie Pino for lunch at a neat nursery (Evergreen) that also housed a restaurant. I had a breakfast pizza (recommended by Dave) that would end up also being my dinner that night. The grounds were immaculate and there were many plants, flowers, shrubs and trees to choose from, along with a huge selection of garden decor, supplies, and tools.
After lunch, we drove to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village just east of town. This village contains 52 restored buildings that have been relocated from various locations within Alberta. There were electric “scooters” for rent (at a vey low rate) and we did see one elderly couple enjoying themselves with the scooters probably more that the buildings. They were still going strong when we left!
That’s us! Carie, Dave, Cathy and me in front of the Bellis Home Grain Company Elevator. We had a “tour” including the railcar beside the building. The elevator is more than 50 feet high and holds about 30 railcars of grain. It is operated by a single person and is entirely mechanical.
You don’t see these signal wigwams any more. This was attached to the Bellis Canadian National Railway Station. We saw this period depression glass in the United Merchants of Alberta general store. These irons were also merchandise from the 1930s. This store was fully stocked with period merchandise.I would have loved to see the price of fuel when these pumps were operational!Cathy is in front of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. There are three active churches in the village.Behind the church was this “very important” outbuilding. Its discovery was timely!From the back of the church, we spotted this building with the Union Jack flying, so we walked over to it. It is the Russia School. We were given two presentations inside, the right side was grades 1-4 and the left side was for grades 5-10. Both presentations were given by persons in character who answered only period questions. We also visited the basements of the school, one for girls and one for boys, when the students went for recreation during the winter months. We received details on the history of the Union Jack Flag from the instructor.This view is looking at the the St. Vladimir’s Church with the Alberta Lumber Company buildings in the right foreground. The barn belonged to the postmaster.We walked up the hill to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. I walked around the church, looking in the windows and it is indeed active. It would have been nice to have to time to attend one of the services here.Here is a view of downtown from the St. Nicholas Church. The large barn in the foreground is the Radway Livery Barn and the larger barn behind it is the Pawlenchuk Barn.This small police post is attached to a home where the officer resided with his family. This is the Andrew Alberta Provincial Police Post, manned by a single officer. The cell was pretty stour, with steel walls and a steel floor and ceiling. It was used to temporarily house prisoners. Being attached to the home could potentially make for some LOUD noises for the officer’s family!In the morning we attended the Ukrainian Festival in Edmonton. Edmonton is home to a large contingent of Ukrainian folks. These two quilts, in Ukrainian patterns, were for sale.There were a myriad of booths, offering everything you could think of with a Ukrainian color, symbol, or flag. There was a large food and drink area behind the booths with two stages for performers. In retrospect we should have brought chairs and planned on spending more time in the music and dance venue. We enjoyed a traditional Ukrainian lunch.We did get to enjoy some native Ukrainian performers on a very small stage in the crafts venue.
I t was great to see you guys! Thank you again for lunch, we hope you liked it. Carrie and I had a fun day visiting. Safe travels, and please stay in touch.
Travelling with the Schinglers 
I t was great to see you guys! Thank you again for lunch, we hope you liked it. Carrie and I had a fun day visiting. Safe travels, and please stay in touch.
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