The Estevan Police Association鈥檚 (EPA) Magic Variety Show that took place on Jan. 30 was once again a blast. The attendance was on par with last year and it seemed that the community really enjoyed the event.
鈥淜ids appeared to enjoy the event very well,鈥� said Sgt. Kevin Reed, who is the president with the EPA. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always nice to see the little ones interacting with the performers and giggling, and laughing, and yelling from the crowd. You can鈥檛 but enjoy seeing the kids interacting and having fun.鈥�
From year to year, the event is put together by a third party and then presented to the EPA with the acts already arranged. The organizer usually attends the show to notice what the public likes the most. The program changes every time, but the organizers try to bring the best parts back as it happened this year with Richy Roy.
The other performers this time were Marty Putz, and Murray and Teresa Hatfield.
And while professional performers set up the show and entertain the public, the Estevan Police members get to interact with guests and enjoy the event as well.
鈥淲e are just present, and there is a number of members that were there with their families and their kids were actually on stage along with other kids from the community, interacting and helping the presenters, the magician and the comedian on the stage,鈥� said Reed.
The event has been going for several years now, and it keeps attracting a lot of attention.
鈥淚t seemed like everybody was having fun. Anybody I talked to was happy to be there and indicated that they like those types of events where they can take their family to,鈥� said Reed.
While being a fun community event, variety nights also help to raise funds for community organizations. The EPA will have the amount of total money raised through the event later this month, and then they will decide on this year's beneficiary.
鈥淢oney just trickles in and then we pay our bills after that. Once we have all that at a general meeting we normally make motions as to where money should go at this point,鈥� said Reed.
He also noted that as long as the EPA will able to arrange entertainment and get somebody to perform, they will keep going with the event.
鈥淎s long as kids can have fun, that鈥檚 the important thing.鈥�
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