The Pines Restaurant & Casino is hosting a Men’s Night ever Monday until May 7. Free entry into slot tournament, food and drink specials (chicken & ribs, beer & highballs) and a chance to win a golf prize and horse racing prize that includes ownership of a horse and a VIP night at the races.

Ladies, here’s your chance to win a diamond! Tuesdays until May 8 it’s Ladies Night at the Pines Restaurant & Casino. Food, drink and wine specials and a ladies-only slot tournament . . . and of course that chance to win a ½ carat diamond every Tuesday.

Want to win a million! You can pre-qualify Thursdays until May 24 at the TournEvent of Champions event at the Pines Restaurant & Casino. Local winner gets to advance to Las Vegas for a shot at the $1,000,000. Call 780-539-5968 for more info.

A sportsman show is the ideal place for hunters, fishermen, and outdoor enthusiasts to find the latest gear and equipment for their outdoor excursions. It is also the place for vendors to present their new gear and product line to the general public.

This spring’s show goes April 27-29 in the ENTREC Centre at Evergreen Park.

In the Grande Prairie area not only is there a variety of wild game, there is also great seasonal weather for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy their favourite activities.

For this reason, attending a sportsman show is the ideal way to find the industry’s latest equipment, gear, and people with similar interests to you.

What to Expect from our Grande Prairie Show in the ENTREC Centre at Evergreen Park?

From the latest fishing reels and rods, to new guns and hunting rifles, you will find it all at Hunt Mania’s sportsman shows. Our shows feature the latest innovative gear in every industry, as well as talks and panels from experts and leaders in the field.

With an endless number of exhibitors attending our Grande Prairie shows, you are bound to find the equipment you are looking for, plus much more.

Show hours are 4-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Cost is $10 for those 13 and older. There is a family rate of $30 (two adults and two 13-18) and a weekend pass of $20.

For more information on the show visit their website at www.huntmaniashows.com or phone 780-747-2923.

Looking to book a room while you are here for the event? Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre (http://www.pomeroylodging.com/) is Evergreen Park’s preferred hotel. Mention to them you are here for an event at Evergreen Park.

If you need transportation to and from the event, Executive Driving Services (book@executivegp.ca) is Evergreen Park’s preferred driving service.

The annual North Peace Critters & Crafts Show & Sale goes on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Drysdale Centre at Evergreen Park. It is a no-admission event.

There will be a variety of exhibitors selling poultry, water foul, piglets, goats, rabbits, necklaces, woodworking, soap, small animal equipment and much more.

For more information phone 780-837-0929; email crittercraftsale@outlook.com; or visit their website at www.northpeace.org

Looking to book a room while you are here for the event? Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre (http://www.pomeroylodging.com/) is Evergreen Park’s preferred hotel. Mention to them you are here for an event at Evergreen Park.

If you need transportation to and from the event, Executive Driving Services (book@executivegp.ca) is Evergreen Park’s preferred driving service.

If you love to get a sweat on in the fresh air the Evergreen Park Trail Trek is the race for you!

It goes Wednesday, May 2 starting at JDA Raceway at Evergreen Park and is the first of the two-part Northern Alberta Trail Series that continues May 27 in Grande Cache.

 You will experience all sorts of wicked terrain; pavement, gravel, sand, mud, grass and a few HILLS. Along the way you will see some WICKED awesome VIEWS. The Northern Alberta Trail Series will not leave you disappointed! 

Only 200 spots available for each race, so register TODAY! 

Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female for all events. There will be door prizes, great music and great food! 

 For more information and to register visit: https://raceroster.com/series/2019/16074/northern-alberta-trail-series

The annual Stompede goes May 30 to June 3 at Evergreen Park.

Chuckwagon racing and rodeo takes place at Gordon Badger Stadium with the chucks going nightly at 5 p.m. and the rodeo at 1 p.m. Thursday to Sunday.

The event includes a midway and on Friday and Saturday evenings a beer garden with entertainment.

For more information phone 780-532-4646. To order tickets online go to www.evergreenpark.ca

Boots & Moccasins Chuckwagon & Powwow Weekend will be held at Evergreen Park June 15-17.

It will feature wagons from the Western Chuckwagon Association competing in their second sanctioned event of the season as well as a powwow including drummers and dancers from across the region.

The chuckwagon portion of the event goes Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday’s racing will start at 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, all at Gordon Badger Stadium, at 5 p.m. The powwow goes Saturday and Sunday with 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. grand entries. It is being held indoors in the ENTREC Centre.

The Boots & Moccasins moniker was the result of a Facebook event-naming contest put on by the organizers of the event – the WCA and Grande Prairie Powwow Committee. Over 125 suggestions were entered with the winning entry being submitted by Heather Robinson.

Boots & Moccasins is the second stop on the WCA tour, which begins with the Grande Prairie Stompede at Evergreen Park May 30-June 3. The WCA is made up of amateur drivers competing on a circuit around the Peace Country until mid-August.

The racing will also include chariots.

Admission for the chucks/chariots portion of the event is $10 for adults/seniors/teens and free to those 12 and under.

Besides dancers and drummers, the powwow portion of the event, the second annual Grande Prairie Powwow, will include booths featuring Indigenous crafts and food.

Admission cost for the powwow is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and youth and free to those three and under. There are no pre-sale admissions for either event. Tickets will be available at the door at Badger Stadium for the chucks and the ENTREC Centre for the powwow.

The only live pari-mutuel racing season in northwestern Alberta kicks off on July 7.

The Horses At Evergreen Park hit the track at Gordon Badger Stadium on that date and continue every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until August 26.

Post times are 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (until Aug. 17 when they switch to 6 p.m.) and 1 p.m. Sunday all season.

The Evergreen Park Triple Crown races go July 15 with the Grande Prairie Derby; August 5 with the Alberta Derby; and August 26 with Mr. Mike’s Paint The Park Purple – Race For The Cure.

There is no admission fee and children are welcome.