Eatonia celebrates community spirit with full day of activities

By Joan Janzen

Eatonia was a busy place on Saturday, June 20, as residents and visitors gathered for a full day of community activities.

The annual Show and Shine drew a collection of classic vehicles that lined the streets, while the vendor market inside the community hall featured about 20 vendors offering handmade crafts, unique gifts and home baking. Visitors spent the day browsing the displays before heading outside to admire the vintage automobiles.

Community shopping: Visitors browsed the many vendor tables inside the Eatonia Community Hall during the community's vendor market. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Classic attraction: Vintage vehicles lined the streets during Eatonia's annual Show and Shine, drawing car enthusiasts from across the region. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Safe at first: A young runner races toward first base during Minor Ball Day in Eatonia as teams from across west-central Saskatchewan competed throughout the day. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Across the street, members of the volunteer fire department kept hungry visitors well fed with a barbecue burger lunch. Those with a sweet tooth made their way to the historic train station, where volunteers served generous slices of homemade pie in a wide variety of flavours.

The community's ball diamonds were also bustling with activity during Minor Ball Day. The campground was filled with families and spectators cheering on young athletes as teams from Kindersley, Eatonia, Fox Valley and Eston took to the fields for a full day of baseball.

The combination of classic cars, local vendors, great food and youth sports made for another successful community celebration, bringing together people of all ages to enjoy everything Eatonia had to offer.