Vavenby Trails and Recreation Society held a Mothers' Day tea on Sunday afternoon, May 8, at Vavenby Community Hall. Baked goods - a great variety of them - and tea and coffee were provided. Some women brought their own tea cups.
As people arrived at the door they were greeted by Barb Pennell, who pinned on them a decorative corsage of red or white roses with baby breath flowers. Pennell had made the corsages herself.
Community garage sale in Vavenby
The society sponsored a community garage sale on Saturday, May 7. It was a truly hot day for the sale but it went well.
Two women from South Africa, driving to Penticton, saw the sign on the highway about the garage sale. Not knowing what one was, they turned into Vavenby to go have a look. They bought items at a few houses.
Miniature table set commemorates Vavenby man
Many years ago, when he was six years old, Matthew Vollans helped his dad, Gord Vollans, plant some birch trees.
Matt passed away last year at the age of 36.
When a dinner and auction in memory of Matt and the late Cheryl Morhart was announced, Gord decided to use wood from some of those trees to make a miniature table and set of four chairs to put in the auction in commemoration of Matt.
The auction was held April 26 in Clearwater Community Baptist Church to send youngsters to SunnyBrae Bible Camp on Lake Shuswap.
John Gerber was the highest bidder and he donated the table and chairs to the Vavenby Christian Church (VCC).
It seems fitting that the set ended up in VCC, as that was where Matt attended church until adulthood.