NORTH BATTLEFORD - There was plenty of fun and merriment on Friday for people attending the Northwest Territorial Days fair in North Battleford.
At Rotary International's Spudnuts booth, Rotarians and volunteers were busy making sweet Spudnuts for people to enjoy.
Rotarian Harvey Walker, with the Rotary Club of the Battlefords, said he has been helping at the Spudnuts booth for 15 years now.
"It's camaraderie," he said. "We have a great time meeting people at the counter, and [I enjoy] the camaraderie within the booth."
Six people in the room next door to the booth are kept busy shaping the dough into large donut-sized treats.
"It's a good feeling," said Walker.
He appreciates knowing the net proceeds from sales benefit the Rotary Club, which sponsors many community projects and programs.
Kids taking in the fair had a chance to enjoy the rides, snack on their favourite foods, and even go for a pony ride.
Brooke Barker, who works with Meadowcroft Pony Rides and Barnyard Animals, has been doing this for four years so far.
Nine ponies were ready for rides at the fair on Friday.
"I love seeing how happy it makes the kids," Barker said. "They get so excited because lots of kids have not ridden a horse before. So it's nice to give them that experience."
Meadowcroft Pony Rides is a family business owned by Barker's mother-in-law and her mother-in-law's boyfriend.
Barker noted the ponies are all very tame, and are ideal for giving rides.
"They've been doing this a long time," she said. "They are working horses, so they know their job."
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