Take the family and celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday June 15, at R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum.
Treat Dad to Marjorie’s $6 Pioneer Pancake Breakfast and stay for a day of fun activities.
Entertainment starts at 9 a.m. with the toe-tapping music of musician Bruce Strachan.
Strachan has played from California to Illinois to Western Canada. Currently he stays busy singing with the Prince George Cantata Singers, playing music in Mexico during the winter and volunteering at R.J. Haney Heritage Village.
Enjoy the smooth country gospel sounds of award-winning vocalist Abe Zacharias at 11 a.m. A local favourite, he has recorded 13 albums, most of which contain his original songs. In 1997 he became a member of the Country Gospel Music Association and was nominated for the Silver Heart Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. He also won the titles for the Northwest Region of both the United States and Canada.
Salmon Arm children’s entertainer Roxy RX will perform two shows – at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Experience interactive music shows, exploring and celebrating music through rhythm, songs, games, percussion instruments, improvisation, and movement. Roxy makes it fun for all ages.
Enjoy wagon rides, an old-fashioned carnival with games of chance and skill, face painting, children’s crafts, panning for gold and a barbecue lunch.
The village will feature displays and stories shared from the Shuswap Pioneer Collectors Club, Shuswap Spinners and Weavers, the Shuswap Quilters’ Guild and Neil Sutcliff with his Vintage Radio Collection.
Challenge Dad to a good game of croquet or discover the pioneer secrets of the Shuswap’s largest heritage park with a special Father’s Day scavenger hunt.
Remember to enter Dad’s name for a special door prize .
Enjoy a tour of the R.J. Haney House. Explore how Shuswap pioneers lived and played while discovering the stories of our rich history.
The gate opens at 8:30 a.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children five to 13 years and free for children under four.
