Congratulations to Teresa Anger

Teresa was born and raised in the Darwell area. At an early age, she followed her parent’s example and began volunteering in the community. Darwell Fair was always a big event and Teresa was always there helping set up the hall and prepare the grounds. Fair day found her entering cooking and sewing items in the hall as well as participating in the livestock (horse, sheep & cattle) events.

After graduation, Teresa moved to Edmonton to work where she met and married Allan Anger. Together they moved back to the Darwell area, started a small farming operation and raised their 3 sons. These were busy days with the boys on local hockey teams in winter and playing ball all summer.

Teresa looked after the farm, coached ball, volunteered at bingo and still found time to join the Fair Board. Many hours were spent preparing the grounds and running the horse show on fair day. She remembers well, pitching a tent trailer with her 3 small boys at 5:00 in the morning to take horse entries then risking her life being a post marker for the potato race! Following fair day there was no time to rest. The rush was on to organize the banquet and put all the prize money in envelopes for the following Saturday night.. As Treasurer, Teresa was kept on the run! In 1998, Teresa moved to an acreage in the Spruce Grove area where she still resides. Fair weekend still finds Teresa participating in the fair and watching her boys and the Lewis family participating in the Slo Pitch Tournament. She does not remember ever missing a fair day. The fair has grown from a small one day affair to a 3 day weekend event which now includes tractor pull competitions and a Barn Burner evening. The success of the Darwell fair is attributed to the hard working and dedicated volunteers in the area. Teresa has been a major contributor to the community for many years!