Eatonia’s Murder Mystery event sold out in 10 days!
By Joan Janzen
The Eatonia Library Board put on a party Saturday night! Attendees came decked out in Hawaiian shirts, flip flops, floral dresses, sun hats and grass skirts, ready to participate in the Murder Mystery Event on October 21st.
The response was overwhelming, as the event sold out in the first week of October. “In just 16 hours, over sixty percent of the tickets were snapped up! 185 tickets were sold in ten days!” exclaimed Robin Busby, who is a member of the Library Board. Everyone was excited about attending the first large-scale murder mystery event to be held in Eatonia!
The Saskatoon Soaps staged ‘The Murder at the Oasis’ at Eatonia Saturday night. Everyone had a lot of fun solving the mystery. SUBMITTED
Robin, along with the other ten board members and a couple of volunteers, planned the evening. Saskatoon Soaps performed the murder mystery centred around a fictional movie entitled ‘Surfing DOA,’ and the Eatonia Hall was transformed into a beach movie set for the occasion.
The Eatonia Lions Club provided a tiki bar with specialty drinks, and Jackie’s Delicious Delights prepared a roast beef dinner. “Jackie is graciously donating fifty percent of the cost of each roast beef dinner back to the Eatonia Library!” Robin said. “We are blown away by her amazing support of our community.”
After everyone was fed, “Murder at the Oasis” got underway. The Saskatoon Soaps characters provided fun and intrigue as they answered their guests’ questions, eventually disclosing the guilty party.
Once the murder mystery was solved, there was a total of 45 raffle prizes awarded, all of which had been donated by businesses in the area. DJ Philly P turned up the tunes, and the dancing got underway, only pausing momentarily to enjoy the midnight lunch donated by Somerville Farms Ltd.
“At the beginning of the event planning, we reached out to community organizations and businesses to receive support,” Robin said. In response, they received many sponsors and generous donations. “This event could not have happened without them. Eatonia has always been well known for its support for the community, and this event has been no exception.”
In addition to everyone having a ton of fun, food, mystery intrigue, dancing and prizes, the Eatonia Library is now able to complete some much-needed projects. With the proceeds from the murder mystery event, they will be able to replace the library’s entry door, purchase a portable air conditioner, new books and a Cricut machine which can cut all sorts of designs for crafts. They also plan to work with Eatonia Oasis Living to complete a library area for their residents, which will include large print and audiobooks.
“Wasn’t that a Party” isn’t just the name of an old song. The community of Eatonia got together and put on a party, resulting in a whole lot of fun while making numerous projects possible for their local library.