Β Β Β Β Β Β The 38th edition of Manor Fun Daze was - as always - centred around the Professional Bull Riders (PBR)-sanctioned competition, but the Saturday, July 22 celebration offered a day of fun for all ages, with proceeds benefiting the community.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ The winner of the 2017 Manor PBR event buckle is bull rider Lachlan Richardson of Gresford, New ΒιΆΉΚΣΖ΅ Wales, Australia, while Edgar Durazo of Moctezuma Sonora, Mexico won the $1,000 bonus round.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Both Richardson and Durazo were two of over 30 professional bull riders who competed at Manor PBR. This year's competition packed the stands, with hundreds watching cowboys from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Australia and New Zealand compete in a two-round format.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Richardson cinched the championship with a score of 84.5 on the bull Centrifugal from Carlyle's R-Saga Ranch. The Australian cowboy earned a score of 85.5 points in the second round atop Marshall's Law, a bull from Wild Hogs of Marawayne, Alberta.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Durazo won the $1,000 prize with a score of 87.5 on the bull Finning Lil Shorty, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan's Flying Four.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ The competition began with a moment's silence in honour of Manor PBR committee members who have passed away β Marg Rose, Edie Scott, Bob Akins and Glen Rowley.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ βIt's a real important community event,β says organizer Andy Robertson.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Organizer Wendy Zandee says Manor Fun Daze has been an event designed to benefit the Village of Manor since it began nearly 40 years ago.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ βThe main thing is we try to put the profits back into the community again,β says Zandee. βIn the past, we've donated to the Over-50 Club, the Legion, Manor School, the rink and the museum. It's an event for people from Manor and elsewhere to enjoy and by doing that, they're also contributing to the community.β
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Both Dr. Robert Kitchen, MP for Souris Cannington and Dan D'Autremont, MLA for Cannington were in attendance this year, with D'Autremont rising early to cook pancakes at the breakfast and later, to ride in the parade with Manor mayor, Donald Dion.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ In addition to the heart-stopping bull-riding action - with the added attraction of entertainer Austin Stewart - Manor Fun Daze/PBR offered a full slate of events, which included a pancake breakfast and a parade which featured bagpipers, horses, firetrucks, floats vintage farm equipment and candy galore for kids young and old, all on Main Street.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ At the rodeo grounds, the βSkidβ Clarke Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament hosted eight teamsΒ from Manor, Arcola, Redvers and White Bear First Nations (who won the tournament) while Ladies Junior Barrel Racers also competed nearby.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Event announcer Ward Cutler praised the beef and pork barbeque by Manor's Weirs Catering, saying the visiting bull riders enjoyed the meal as much as the locals who lined up for the pre-PBR supper, while Saskatchewan country singer Chris Henderson performed at the final event - the Cowboy Cabaret.
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ βOur attendance was up this year,β says Zandee. βAnd we'd like to thank everyone who came out - our sponsors, the fans who came out, all of the volunteers who helped and all of the folks who made Manor Fun Daze and PBR the great event it is.β
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ
