The Threshermen's Show and Senior's Festival held annually in Yorkton, has entered its 59th year, keeping tradition alive with a wide range of activities that show what it was like to live a century ago.
Susan Mandziuk with the WDM says that the event was another success, with a wide variety of demonstrations and entertainment. While rain did make the grounds muddier than usual, Mandziuk says they anticipated the rain and were able to still run the event without a problem.
One thing the show needs to keep going is volunteers, and Mandziuk says that the Threshermen's club is looking for new members. She says that the event is made by the volunteers, and they are the ones that put the demonstrations together and put up the event itself, and says they put in a lot of hard work every year to make the event happen.
"With our club and with our volunteers, everybody helps everybody."
She also notes that people who volunteer can learn how to keep the traditions alive, with courses on things like blacksmithing. Keeping these things going is more important than ever, Mandziuk says, because kids are less likely to know what that rural life is like, which makes it more vital to show them how the province was built.
"Now what we're seeing, especially with our school groups coming through, we don't have as many of the smaller farms, it's more city students coming through. It's something we really need to show the children before it's forgotten."
Mandziuk encourages anyone with an interest in the museum or the Threshermen's club to call (306) 783-8361 to learn more about being a volunteer.
