RADISSON — Radisson held their annual agricultural fair Aug. 9 and 10 with a parade, kids' activities, mini tractor pull on Saturday.
Tractor pull results were: age three/four - Jett Pidwerbesky, age five/six - Emerick Antoneko, age seven/eight - Taylor Pidwerbesky and ages nine/10 - Marieka Beaudoin.
There was a musical jamboree on Saturday and playing were Ed Neufeld & Friends, Cash Country, Janeva Murphy and AJ Gagnes. A beef supper was followed by a dance. On Sunday, there was a pancake breakfast, horse gymkhana (delayed from Saturday due to rain), vintage tractor pull, music jamboree with Gerald Wiebe, Norm & Golden Aces (Ed Neufeld and Russ Fountain), Russ McNutt and the Over the Hill Gang – Wilf and Joan Rice with the help of Ed and Russ.
The parade was led by Dale and Diane Keiper on horseback carrying the Canadian and Saskatchewan flags, followed by RCMP, TNT Centre wagon pulled by team of heavy horses, vintage cars, a truck advertising solar energy, Nutting family float dressed in beach wear throwing out Mardi Gras necklaces, Chev monster truck, International truck, vintage tractors – Farmall H, John Deere, Massey Harris, International, Massey Harris pulling an old grader, Minneapolis Moline, Town of Radisson decorated truck, Radisson Car Wash, John Deere 60, Lakeland Library decorated car, Radisson Co-op vintage truck, Elevation Ag Service float, JH Machine Repairs, Radisson Skating Club float, Affinity Credit Union decorated car, horseback riders and decorated bike riders, Radisson Fire Department fire trucks, water and rescue trucks.
Condolences go out to the family of Kim Anderson, who lost her life in a tragic house fire on Aug. 8. Kim was the librarian at the Borden Lakeland Library and she will be greatly missed. Her service was Thursday, Aug. 14.
Borden Museum will again be burying a time capsule for the next 25 years and this is on Aug. 27 at 6 pm with free hot dogs and ice cream being featured. If you have articles to put in the time capsule, contact Karen Kerr at 306-997-5600 before Aug. 27.
Little Sprouts Early Childhood Learning Centre had an open house. 10:30 a.m. to noon on Aug. 15, handing out ice cream treats on the street, and you could also tour the facility. At present, they have 27 children enrolled and could take up to 33 when new staff are hired.
