CALEB NICKERSON
BRYSON Aug. 5, 2018
On Sunday, the Bryson Lions treated the community to their annual sea pie dinner fundraiser, bringing out hundreds in support of the local community organization.
Lion Ed Gutoskie explained that the annual event is one of the major events in the group’s calendar each year. The money the afternoon generates goes towards paying for the general upkeep of the hall and park.
Sea pie is a tradtional dish, packed with alternating layers of pastry and seasoned meat, cooked slowly in a cast iron pot. Gutoskie explained that the preparations began on Friday night with the cutting of the meat. All day Saturday is spent in the kitchen, carfully layering the pies and preparing the sides.

Gutoskie said that in addition to all the work at the hall, people donate pies and other items as well.
Outside during the day, there were tonnes of activies for young and old alike, from live music by Nelson Towns to a magic show from Darell McCorriston as well as bingo and a bouncy castle.
Judging by the faces of folks cycling through the hall, none of the hundreds of guests throughout the day left hungry.