Saturday, August 6 was a gorgeous day for the kick-off of the Radisson Ag Society's 90th annual fair, with slo-pitch starting in the morning and then the parade at 11 a.m.
Leading the parade were the RCMP and flag bearers Tell and Earl Kieper, followed by Mayor Walter Kyliuk, 小蓝视频 Randy Weekes and the CIBC Run for a Cure car. There were a number of floats, including ones from the Radisson Library, the Nutting family and the Radisson Wheat Kings hockey team. Vintage cars and tractors participated, as well as a number of bike riders, quads, horseback riders and a team of black Percherons driven by Brad and Gay Funk of Langham. The Borden fire truck, water truck and rescue unit along with the Radisson fire truck and rescue vehicle were also part of the parade. Candy, necklaces and flags were thrown out for the kids to enjoy.
Beeper the Clown entertained for three hours in the afternoon, making animal balloons, face painting and giving out suckers, pictures to color and tattoos. The mini-tractor pull was held with winners in different age groups: ages 3-4, Darby Werezak; ages 5-6, Kendal Venn; ages 7-8, Wyatt Friesen; ages 9-10, Jordan Hessell.
The musical jamboree was held both afternoons in a large tent and was well attended. The Saturday groups providing music were the Penner family of Saskatoon; Fountain, Karpan and Schultz of Radisson; the Julseth family, Borden; Mel Deagnon, Maymont; Wally, a singing sign painter from Saskatoon; Petriew & Co, Radisson; Howard Bulmer, Maymont; and Redberry Grass, Borden.
Gymkhana events were held on Saturday and I will get the results for next week. A beef and pork supper was served in the arena adjacent to the beer gardens to about 150 people Saturday and to over 100 on Sunday.
At the Saturday night dance sponsored by the Radisson Fire Department, Branded Honey played at the arena for a crowd of 350.
During the night the winds came up and two inches of rain was dumped on Radisson, forcing the cancellation of Sunday's Light Horse Show and the vintage tractor pull, but many attended the pancake breakfast and in the afternoon the Musical Jamboree featured the Penner Family; Hamp Band of Radisson and Hafford; Dave, Hiebert, Adelaide, Bill and Steve Puto of Hafford; the Ukrainian Connection Band of Radisson/Saskatoon; John Cherneski and the Wiebe brothers of Saskatoon; Norm and the Golden Aces of Blaine Lake/Saskatoon; and a hometown quartet of Lorie Amson, Pam Pidwerbeseky and Zanus and Wilmer Hamp.
Play in the slo-pitch tournament was delayed Sunday while water was pumped off the diamonds. Out of the 20 teams playing in the tournament, the Stotts won the A event, defeating the Gummers 'n Givers in the final. On the B side, the Whitkow Beet Festival beat out the Nutting Family. In the C event the R Johnson team from Maymont won out over the Sexy Setters; in E Gertz Gringoes of Langham were beaten by Arnie's Angels of Radisson; in F it was the Hosegoods of Radisson winning over Scared Hitless of Borden, in G Jurassic beat out the BG team; and in H WW won over Little Amsons.
In the fair itself, entries were mostly down in number except for the horticulture and junior activity categories. The grains and forage high point special was won by Carter Amson of Radisson. He also won in grains for seed.
In the horticulture section, roots and vegetables high point winner was Keeley Bzdel of Radisson, with Kelsey Fouhy of Sonningdale and Tyler Yaseniuk of Hafford tied for second place. Keeley Bzdel was first in garden fruits, with Darlene Kindt second and Miriam Loessin third. Plants and flowers high point winners were Darlene Kindt, first, Cathy Miller(Yuskiw) of Saskatoon, second and Linda Yuskiw, third. In houseplants the winner was Martha Lessing.
Canned goods high point winner was Loretta Flath of Grandora. Kay Brunsch of Radisson placed second and Kelsie Fouhy was third. The domestic products winner was Linda Yuskiw of Radisson, with Loretta Flath second and Darlene Kindt of Radisson third.
In the needle work section, there were only six entries in crochet and knitting. The winner was Heather Wallace of Saskatoon and Sandra Flath and Martha Lessing of Radisson tied for second. In handicrafts, Charmaine Knutson of Saskatoon was first while Loretta Flath and Laura Reiter tied for second.
In the open art class, the winner was Lillian Hamilton of Radisson with Hailey Maxwell second. Tied for third was Rick Hawes, Louise Cochran of Radisson and Jade Nutting of Calgary. The photography open winner was Kelly Schmidt of Biggar with Victoria Nutting and her sister Brittany of Louisiana, USA second and third, respectively. Carole Shipowich and Audrey Friesen of Radisson tied for first in crafts, open class, and quite a number tied for third.
In junior photography (17 and under), first place went to Courtney Nutting of the USA, second to Emma Prescesky of Radisson and third to Kelsie Fouhy. For Junior Art first place was won by Jan Friesen and second by her sister Audrey of Radisson, with third to Kelsie Fouhy.
In the pre-school category Max Herman of Martensville was the high point winner with ten firsts and one second. Jessica Flath of Grandora was second high point and Cash Bzdel of Radisson third. Point counting in juniors, 6 - 12 years, saw Jocelyn Bzdel of Radisson in first place with Jamie Nutting of Calgary second and Keara Amson of Radisson third. Among the teenagers, ages 13 - 17, Carter Amson was first with his cousin Shantel Amson of North Battleford second and Jan Friesen third.
Ribbons for school work were awarded as follows: Kindergarten, Max Herman first, Sydney Schmidt of Borden second and Karter third; Grade 1, Shane Boklaschuk of Radisson first; Grade 2, Courtney Yaseniuk of Hafford first, Wand second and Spencer Pain third; Grade 3, Jamie Nutting of Calgary first, Jaycee Spencer (Terry King) second and Jordan Tak (R. Froom) third; Grade 4, Reeve Johnson first, Brooklyn Boklaschuk of Radisson second and Rayna Yaseniuk of Hafford, third; Grade 5, Kyle Nutting of Calgary first and Keara Amson, second; and in Grade 6, Jocelyn Bzdel first, Mikyla Tak (Froom) second and Audrey Friesen third.
In 4-H activity the high point winner was Baylie Yaseniuk. Courtney, Codie and Riley Yaseniuk along with Brooke and Breigh Nutting tied for second.
