Although the Cherry Sunday in Bruno was downsized this year, that didn't stop cherry enthusiasts from attending the event.
"We got about 300 to 350 people," said Kevin Pulvermacher, one of the event organizers. "We were hoping for 100 to 150... We're very happy with the turn out."
When the event started nine years ago, it was a simple one, offering tours of the cherry orchards and cherry pie.
The event then turned into the Cherry Festival, which was a huge event, with speakers, musical entertainment, vendors, children's activities and much more.
This year, the event was scaled back quite a bit.
"We returned to the roots of the Cherry Festival," said Pulvermacher.
The event was smaller because the work load was too much for the limited number of volunteers in the community.
"The time commitment was too much with our day jobs, too," said Pulvermacher.
He also said without the help of their sponsors this year, the event would not have happened.
"Without Mosaic Potash, we wouldn't have done it," said Pulvermacher. "They took a lot of stress out of the equation."
Even though it was smaller than previous years, that didn't stop people from coming to enjoy the cherry-themed event.
"The people who came out wanted to learn about cherries," said Pulvermacher. "They were there to soak up the information."
They were able to learn about cherries and other fruit from speakers like Bob Bors and Peter Reimer from the University of Saskatchewan, Ed Brockmeyer of Humboldt and Marie Saretsky, one of the "Two Ladies from Burr" who specialize in organic food.
Between the speakers, there was live entertainment and a few vendors with cherry-themed items.
Organizers didn't run into many problems. The only snag during the day was they ran out of ice cream at one point. Luckily, Pulvermacher contacted the manager of the grocery store and bought more ice cream.
"By the end of the day, we had two scoops left in the last pail," said Pulvermacher.
The day was a success and they hope to continue it in the future.
"We like the way things turned out this year," said Pulvermacher.
"We're likely going to continue and I think sticking with the cherry theme is important."
