Lampman Farmers Market hosts a special performer

LAMPMAN — The Lampman Farmers Market is always looking for talent to perform when they hold their markets at the Lampman Legion parking lot. The markets are held every other Wednesday during the summer.

Lampman is located on Highway 361 east of Highway 47. It is a small town that has a lot to offer. In the summer they have baseball and a well-attended pool, and in the winter, a highly active curling rink and hockey arena.

Twyla Quantrill and Carrie Jo Niebergall took over the market three years ago. Quantrill, who is retired, loves to sew and bake and figured this was a good fit for her, so she asked her friend Niebergall to help with the organizing.

This market is like many that offer homemade goods or fresh produce for sale, but in Lampman, they offer a meal, which is provided by a local organization that wishes to raise money for their cause. On July 30 it was the Lampman Legion preparing the meal and this money will be used to help fund a new roof on the Legion.

On the same night, they were to have a young performer named Maesa Fleck. Her mom, Bailey Fleck, said that her daughter has been performing since the age of two and she loves it. Now the young lady is seven and a half years old.

Maesa sings songs by Garth Brooks, Shania Twain. Lainey Wilson and of course the popular Taylor Swift. Maesa also performed at a 2023 Lampman market, singing country songs that she loves.

She has done a couple of musical recitals that her piano and voice teacher Margaret Duncan put on over the past couple of years. Another accomplishment that Maesa has made is a few musical theatre classes with her Estevan Recreational Dance Club.

Quantrill and Niebergall have had the Lampman School Band and other young singers and fiddlers to entertain. People come to make their purchases and then stay to enjoy the music while having a bit to eat. It is often a grand social for those who come out.

There was another exciting event happening on this night. The Farmers Market committee are donating $500 to the Lampman Legion. This donation is to help the legion in their quest to raise money for fixing their roof.

Although the market is not huge, it provides a chance for locals to get out and enjoy an evening with friends and neighbours, while the vendors provide an array of mixed goodies.