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Vol. 10, No. 11, Tuesday, January 13, 2015
MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Lamont Ag. Society members stand beside Entrec employees who donated their time, equipment and resources to move the barns on Tuesday, Jan. 6 to their new location three kilometres south-west of Lamont. Michelle Pinon Editor
The Lamont Agricultural Society began a new chapter in its history T uesday, Jan. 6th. That was the day their barns were moved and relocated to their new home three kilometers southeast of Lamont. Entrec donated equipment free of char ge and 10 of its employees donated their time to make the move that went without a hitch during a bitterly cold day. A handful of ag. society volunteers wer e on hand to assist with the move. For the volunteers it was an emotional time, with several of them expressing both their sadness and happiness
with the tearing down and rebuilding process. It’s sad, but it’s happy,” said ag. volunteer Jen Kor obko. “It’s good to have a new start,” she added. “I’d just like to know what the town feels like?” wondered Ed Ewaskow, who has been volunteering with the ag. society more than 20 years. The question was asked of Lamont Mayor Bill Skinner who replied: “The Town of Lamont wishes the Ag. Society every success in their new location. W e will continue to work with them towards the success of any events they wish to rent our facilities for, such as Bull-a-rama. The Town of Lamont is planning on hosting a Community Fair on the
same weekend of the Summer Sizzler Rodeo that is expected to take place between July 2426th at the ag. society’s new location. Mayor Skinner said ther e has only been one initial fair planning meeting for the 2015 event, and there are very few details as of yet. As to the extent the town will utilize the recreation grounds “will depend on the number and type of activities that become part of the overall event.,” added Skinner. Lamont Ag. Society President Aaron Wick confirmed the Bull-ARama Supreme will be held in the Lamont arena on April 25th and the Summer Sizzler will be held on July 24-26. “It’s business as usual,” added Wick, and we hope to have an arena
underway in a couple of months. Ag. Society volunteer Corey Snyder said he didn’t know wher e the town is coming fr om in regards to the fair , who will fund the ventur e, and how they will be able to come up with enough volunteers. Having volunteered for many years with the demolition derby, combine crunch, and r odeo; Snyder said he knows what it takes to get the job done, and wished the town luck. Another long-time volunteer, Frank Cholak said the move could not have been possible without the overwhelming support of volunteers and members of the business community. Cholak said without the assistance of Entr ec, which
was estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars, that the move would have not taken place before the Jan. 11th deadline. Kevin Zelensky, who co-ordinated the move on behalf of Entr ec, estimated the move to be in the neighbourhood of $50,000 and wanted to thank Jay Humphries for approaching upper management with the company and agr eed to do this as a community project. “I don’t r eally know what to say, except that ENTREC was awesome! As the Marketplace manager for the Lamont Ag. Society it is going to be so exciting to hold this years market at the rodeo. If the amount of vendor registrations that are coming in alr eady is
an indication, the vendors are very excited also.” The Schinkinger family released the following statement: “We are pleased to see the Condrad Schinkinger Memorial Grounds relocated and we excitedly look forward to the plans the Lamont Agricultural Society has for this new location. We hope the Lamont community joins us in supporting the steadfast determination the Lamont Ag. Society has shown in bringing successful events to life at this new location. W e know that Conrad would be very pr oud. Thank You.”