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Harding Agricultural Society hosts 122nd Fair

By Gerry Nolan

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The 122nd Harding Agricultural fair was held on Friday, July 17. Although the fair was down in exhibitors this year due to the flooding, closed roads and the storms we have had in this area, Harding fair would be deemed a success once again. The breakfast crew served 300 people.

The Community Club served a daily total of 180 cold plate meals. The Woodworth Firemen and a few local volunteers looked after the gates with a total attendance around 400. Loree Wedderburn’s Saskatoon pie entry won the Grace Kent Memorial class and Best pie award. She donated it to the Ag Society to auction off as a fundraiser. The syndicate of Cam and Shelley Ramsey, Ag-Land Farms and Double H Farms purchased the prize-winning pie for $650. Heavy Horse hitches were from Boulder Bluff Clydesdales, Strathclair; West Spring Percherons,

Minnedosa and West Oak Acres, Westbourne. They exhibited three 4 horse hitches and two 6 horse hitches. Sponsorship for heavy horses came from BASF, Syngenta, Cargill and Prairie Gateway Tourism.Light horse winners were as follows: Champion Pony shown by Morgan Rampton of Cromer. Champion Light Horse shown by Lisa Moore of Brandon and Costume Class winner was Lane McLeod of Virden. Thank you to the Harding Community group for the delicious meals and all the volunteers like the Woodworth firemen who tended the admission gate and all those who do their thing to make the day so wonderful. Thanks to Mark Hunter for the caretaking of the grounds which were in great shape. See ya all next year! The writing of this article was assisted by Wenda Best from the Harding Ag Society. Thank-you Wenda.