聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Wawota 鈥�150鈥� Heritage Days is set for Aug. 4-6 in the Pipestone Valley just north of town. Celebrating Canada鈥檚 150th, the annual Heritage Days has grown over the years and will be bringing back the Manitoba Ranch Rodeo Association sanctioned rodeo again after a very successful event held last year, which garnered the 2016 MRRA Rodeo of the Year award.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A town-wide parade will kick off the event at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, which will be followed by the opening ceremonies of the rodeo and a Calcutta held to pick your favourites to win. The rodeo will get under way at 4 p.m. and is expected to last until 8 p.m. During this time kids鈥� activities, an Old West photo booth for a 鈥渇reewill donation鈥� to the Museum, and food vendors will all be present, while at 5 p.m. a Roast Beef Supper will be served with proceeds going towards a new Community Camp Kitchen in Wawota鈥檚 Centennial Park. The Roast Beef Supper is set for $10 or $12 with a drink.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The action and excitement will continue into the evening with a Wawota Has Talent Show, Traditional Drumming, as well as fireworks and a cabaret held at the beer gardens.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next day will see the Legion host a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m.; followed by the Saturday Calcutta at 9:30 a.m. Day two of rodeo action will start up at 10 a.m. During the rodeo action Laser Tag will start at 11 a.m., while musical entertainment, kids鈥� activities, photo booth, pie baking and pie eating contests, food vendors, and the beer gardens will open at 1 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 want to miss the Second Annual Pie Eating Contest at the Ranch Rodeo!鈥� The committee writes in News-in-Five. 鈥淲ill Brad Rutten keep the record set last year or will he be overthrown by a new champion?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ickets will be for sale all day Friday and Saturday on the rodeo grounds - $1 per ticket. Enter your name or someone else鈥檚! Three lucky contestants will be drawn from the pool of ticket holders and will have the chance to win the $50 prize!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For those wanting to enter the pie baking contest, pies need to be at the Pipestone Valley for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5. There will be a cash prize of $25 each for Best Cream Pie, Best Fruit Pie, and a Blue Ribbon for the Best Overall Pie. All pies will be auctioned off once the winners are determined.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Artist Jason Sylvestre, a cartoonist and graphic artist, will be present. He is the illustrator for, Carson Demmans鈥� bestsellers 鈥淵ou Might Be From Saskatchewan If鈥� and 鈥淪trange Saskatchewan.鈥� Sylvestre will have copies of these books for sale and you can stop by his tent for a free caricature portrait compliments of Treehouse Speech Therapy on both Friday and Saturday.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They will have a 鈥淧eople Mover鈥� on site to assist with any mobility issues and the Handi-Van will be available 鈥� for more information contact Sherry Wight at (306)577-5274.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cost to attend the rodeo ground activities is $5 for adults, $3 for kids six to 12-years-old, and kids five and under are free. Or a weekend pass for two adults and three kids is $30.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On Sunday, Aug. 6, there will be Church in the Park with a potluck meal to follow and all denominations welcome 鈥� bring food and a lawn chair. Freewill offering and/or non-perishable food items for the Food Bank will be collected. If it turns out to be a rainy day it will be moved to the Free Methodist Church.
