A bread-baking contest will be held at the Soo Line Historical Museum on Friday, August 12 during the Weyburn Wheat Festival. Categories for the contest include handmade white, handmade whole wheat, handmade multigrain, handmade white buns, and handmade brown buns and machine-made. A coffee and tea social will follow from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Deadline for entries is Wednesday, August 9. The bread baking judging will take place at 1:30 p.m.
“Admission to the Soo Line Museum will be free during the Weyburn Wheat Festival weekend, for anyone who wants to stop by and take a look around,” said Jordyn Pelechaty, summer student at the Soo Line museum.
There will be a number of family activities held at the museum on Saturday, August 12.
Richy Roy will be performing two magic shows, one at 1 p.m., and the second at 3 p.m. Throughout the whole day, families will be able to interact with a petting zoo, bouncy houses, face painting and a barbecue and concession. A balloon sculptor will be at the museum from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The Soo Line Historical Museum hosts their caboose program every Wednesday afternoon during the summer months. This program has kept the summer students at the museum very busy.
In addition, the summer students have been posting an “Artifact of the Week” onto the Soo Line Historical Museum’s Facebook page.
