KAMSACK — The whoops and hollers, sights and sounds of carnival echoed through Kamsack June 20 to 22 as area residents were invited to “spring into summer.”
Canuck Amusements of Selkirk, Man., was the big draw at the Kamsack fair with about a dozen rides, both scream inducing for the more adventurous and lightly exhilarating for the young and tender-hearted. There were food kiosks featuring hot pizzas and bags of popcorn, side-show amusements focusing on “the wild west” and an ice palace, and skill-testing games of chance with big teddy bears available to win.
Although bothered during the weekend by intermittent showers and occasional gusts of wind, enthusiasm for the opportunity for an early summer reverie continued.
Alongside the midway, persons involved in the sale of crafts and products handled by home-based businesses showed their wares.
Exhibiting products on tables under tents were: Meagan Strauss of Togo who, under the name of Alchemist’s Circle gifts, displayed an assortment of tumbled stones, rough stones, jewelry and accessories; Charlene Hermary of Kamsack, who spoke of all-natural health and wellness products associated with Young Living Essential Oils, and Karen Tourangeau of Kamsack with a display of Epicure products designed to enhance goodies on the dinner table.
Crystal Jerome of Kamsack sold decorative cup wraps and Mikayla Didychuk sold attractive pens and pencils under the name of Scooby’s Craft Room; Kerri Didychuk sold beading work, while John Didychuk displayed the many items he made with his 3D printing equipment.
Shelley Filipchuk of Kamsack, the co-ordinator of the local displays, sold Tupperware products, while Jocelyn Gibler of Bredenbury had Scentsy products for sale and Linda Button of Canora, who stars in Button’s Corner, an Access TV show on Wednesday afternoons, showed off her display of crafts and trinkets.
Jo-Anne Herbster of Kamsack tended a booth containing the many “plushies” that she hand-crafted over the winter, which included various soft, squeezable toys and other handmade items.
The midway opened Friday afternoon and by Saturday morning everyone was ready for a hearty breakfast, of pancakes, sausage rounds, scrambled eggs, coffee and juice served by the Kamsack firefighters, who were selling tickets in their gas and groceries raffle that offered prizes of gasoline and groceries valued at $3,000, $1,500 and $500.
The afternoon featured a beer garden for adult socializing and the ever-popular mud-bogging demonstrations and competitions, where adventurous owners of various sporting vehicles showed what can happen when vehicle meets mud.
The beer garden was packed Saturday evening after the mud-bogging ended and the rain had forced everyone to seek shelter under the beer garden’s roof.
By noon on Sunday, the midway was underway, concessions were serving food, the market of crafts and home-based businesses were displaying their products and ball teams were fighting it out on the diamond.
Among the teams scheduled to play were the U13 Norquay North Stars against the Kamsack Cyclones, who were involved in a game in the Saskatchewan Parkland Minor Ball League. When it ended, the Cyclones had defeated the North Stars 10-2.
