What a beautiful weekend for Kerrobert’s Harvest Festival!
By Joan Janzen
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny weekend for Kerrobert’s Harvest Festival. The weekend kicked off Friday night, October 6th, with the Jr. Rebels taking on the Plenty team, followed by the Sr. Rebels competing with Macklin under the lights at Bishop Bowl. Friday also marked the beginning of the town-wide scavenger hunt. Everyone was invited to participate in the scavenger hunt throughout the weekend and take their picture in front of eight listed locations by 10 a.m. Sunday morning to be eligible for the prize.
Spectators lined the streets bright and early Saturday morning for the Kerrobert Chamber of Commerce Parade, and afterwards, Pioneers Haven supplied a soup and sandwich lunch. Shortly after the lunch hour, the Kerrobert Courthouse was buzzing with activity.
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Young and old gravitated towards the courthouse, where tours were available for the curious crowd, and a turkey shoot was underway over at the library. Meanwhile, the art gallery was hosting their photography show ‘Exposure’, displaying the work of eight local photographers. This talented group included Cyndie Cairns, Tracy Cholin, Miguel Fenrich, Jenny Hagan, Laura Hegel, Gloria Knorr, Anna Pulsfut and Kate Winquist. Outside of the courthouse, a canteen and bouncy castles were offered for the children to have some fun. Prairie Sky Treasures & Print Studio were conducting mini photo sessions outside the courthouse while a flag football jamboree took place at Bishops Bowl.
A short drive down Highway 51 led to the scene of an antique farm equipment demonstration, which got underway at 1:00 p.m. Westward, MacDon, Massey Harris, and Massey Ferguson equipment were put to worth swathing and combining while a crowd of interested spectators watched.
By mid-afternoon the pool side park was a hive of activity, as a half dozen vendors set up their displays. The vendors included Little Kitchen Delights, Pink Zebra, Sage & Citrus, Samantha Gill’s candles and bath bombs, Ritual Skincare Studio and Kohlman Eggventure. There was also glitter tattoos, a KCU money pit, and pumpkin painting.
Beginning at 4:00 p.m., DJ McGrath got a street hockey game going at the curling rink parking lot while the Kerrobert Minor Hockey Club served a pulled pork meal. All the kids loved having their faces painted and watching the Balloon Man twist up some spectacular creations while engaging the kids in a fun conversation.
Later that evening, there was a good old-fashioned Harvest Festival Hoedown, where families and friends danced to the country and rock tunes of Gypsy Renegades, a band from Cold Lake, Alberta. Early the next morning, the Kinettes were flipping pancakes at the Kinsmen Hall, with more fun following in the afternoon. That’s when Ol’McDale’s Friendly Farm set up their petting zoo at the Poolside Park for families to enjoy.