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Rivers Ag Society - 111 years of community commitment
Serving the Rivers, Rapid City and Oak River areas for 109 years
March 30, 2018
Volume 110, Issue 37
89¢ + tax
FILE PHOTO LEFT
SUBMITTTED IMAGE RIGHT
Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.
The Rivers Ag Society has held an active role on the Rivers community for over 100 years, the decision to disband came from a number of f ac tor s inc luding insurance premiums, a lack of volunteers and a lack of interest. Lef t: The Ag Societ y b uil din g s h ow n ha s since been torn down. Right: the image shown Drawn by Andrew Hamm was intended to be used as the cover page of the 2020 fairbook.
Can collections for canoes
By Sheila Runions Banner Staff
was reached. In 1961, the Ag fairs included sports events, a then taken over by the Lothair Society gave 6.42 acres to the pow wow, band music, refresh- Daly Ladies, and in the mid cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. School in exchange for the ments, (both and 1980s, theshelving popularunits. beef They supperwere Pupils co-ordinated the entireBoard the church basement after- exhibits tributions fromfarm the community. the March 9 edition, the a best contest, 15.21 acresnoon of land adjacent domestic), was fantastic! a partnership of March 21, where the When allbaby was said and done, We arebetween very, very which Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, food was of weighed and sorted. scales at Riverdale pleased.” Band Parents plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious midwaytherides, pony rides,Harvest to the west edge the Ag the Collegiate noted abicycle total of contest, 434 pounds,and “a the Elementary school staff mem20 to Although the project was a a senat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March decorated Grounds. Ag Society. This project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne kite flying competition, Fair Day varied over the continued theaHospital Crouchuntil initiated similar camtire high school was encouraged “We are so pleasedtug theyofdecided Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. war, horseshoe competition, years. Sometimes it was in thecollegiate stepped in to help to help those we serve. A Auxiliary lot paign in her school. That threeBecause the snow had melted to participate. The students secured a canoe from and many more spring, in the in 2018. of times kidsinnovative don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged notsometimes hosted a poor boyfall, floor hockey Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could use the groundsacross theand positions. Another was tolowed credit but this group of students students to leave product in be portaged streetsome to tournament in were which toand play, entertaining withissue an intent f ill it to with events. years, there Ag Society members the canoe; 87 pounds of food Zion Church (home of Riverathletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. non-perishables. 5) Thattheinterested groups insurance: liability insurance Although two fairs – spring and fall. Chuckwagon races became were hardworking. From dale Harvest). the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger campaign was fully organized would be allowed to holdRather, a When premiums were skyrockwhen the racesort and times were tough, there 1954-1962, were part of 22. group onthey Thursday, March canvassed Rivers, Oak part Riverof the helpfair check expiry dates, by that class, the original idea carried bags, boxes and garbage eting. After the 2020 fair was fair in the future. was no fair. The minutes of course was built in 1979. The a sprayer program with Daly came from a suggestion made no one cancelled and when first fair in Rivers the Society tell the story of the more recent fairs included a Municipality. Daly purchased by harvest volunteerThe Liliane stepped forwardDupuis. to fill the was held in 1910. According 1919 fair: a fair was planned pancake breakfast, a parade, the sprayer and Ag Society “I the heard the idea a meetexecutive positions, time toatThe Story of Rivers, this for July, but an early harvest horse shows and competitions, members did the work. In ing in Brandon. St. Augustine had come. event “attracted from 200 meant that the fair had to the 4-H Beef Club show and 1956, the Society paid $500 School had tried Fill a Canoe In the fall of in 2020, Rivers miles an attendance of almost be postponed until August. sale, school work displays, for an old house and then tore conjunction with the 10-day Ag Society turned the 2,500.” Imagine! In 1912, the In August the fair was again domestic competitions, a pet it down for lumber which was Festival du Ag Voyaguer in WinGrounds over to Riverdale Society nipeg in February.Ag It was very moved to land postponed to October 9th, contest, midway or activities used the next year to build successful and whenever Municipality with the followownedI hear by the Grand Trunk and on that date, it snowed! In for children, a tractor pull, a horse barn and a display always perk ing conditions: food bank, my earsPacific (GTP) Railway at the 1957, it was decided that the beef supper, and fireworks building with a kitchen. The up!” no com1) That there will be west end of town. This parcel fair would be held annually (provided by the municipal- later was used up until the She then brought the sugmercial or residential developof land was byatthe The canoe Riversin the waning days of June or gestion to Riverdale Harvest, purchased ity). The beef supper was very end. (The building to the Elementary School was ment on the property Society in 1916 for $216.45. which supported the idea and always well attended and west was the former Little Sasadequately filled. very early July. This was done Photo by Heather Gray askedAssociaher to presentIn the1960, promo2) That Rivers Ball the Society entered with the promise that the calf much appreciated. It actually katchewan School which was tion will continue to use the into discussions with the club would hold its rally on began in 1961, sponsored by bought for $200 and moved.) property School Board, which wanted Fair Day. the Daly Crop Improvement From reading the minutes, it 3) That horse shows and horse to construct a high school at The Ag Society did its Club and organized by Ed seems that the members were clinics will be allowed the use the end of Third Avenue at the very best to make Fair Day Seater. After the DCIC folded, always building cattle barns! of the riding ring very spot of the entrance to the as enjoyable and fun-filled as Ed continued to organize this 4) That 4-H clubs will be al- Ag Grounds. An agreement possible. In the early years, the event for a few years. It was Continnued on page 4
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Dianne Kowalchuk
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On August 26, 2021, the directors of the Rivers Agricultural Society unanimously voted to disband after an active presence in this community since 1910. It had been hoped to hold a final fair in 2020, but the pandemic made that impossible. The end of the Ag Society was inevitable for many reasons. Even though the horse competitions and 4-H shows were always successful, there was dwindling interest in the domestic section (baking, flowers, handicrafts, sewing, etc.) New directors for the Board were hard to find, and there were absolutely no volunteers for the executive
Photo by Sheila Runions