Parade kicks off fifth annual Harvest Festival in Kerrobert

By Joan Janzen

KERROBERT – The fifth annual Harvest Festival kicked off in Kerrobert on Saturday morning, October 10, with a festive parade. Businesses, organizations, families and kids waved and smiled at all the people who came out to take in the parade. Decorated floats, machinery and antiques all helped make the parade a crowd pleaser.

A flag football jamboree got underway at 1:00 p.m. at Kerrobert Composite School. Due to the chilly weather, face painting, a market, a mechanical bull, live music and other fun activities were held at the Prairieland Community Centre, with the bale castle and pull wagon rides available outdoors. The Courthouse Restoration Committee served hot chocolate and apple cider, along with a delicious supper of smokies and hot dogs with homemade German potato salad and beans. The proceeds from the fundraiser meal went towards the historic and beautiful Kerrobert Courthouse. After the meal, children enjoyed watching a movie, and the Chamber Business Awards were presented later in the evening.

Bale buddies. Riders on the Kerrobert Growth Investment Cooperative float bundle up among the straw bales during the Kerrobert Harvest Festival parade on Saturday, October 10. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Itsy bitsy it was not. A giant inflatable spider rode the roof of this orange golf cart, with a skeleton and a grinning jack-o’-lantern along for the trip, as a family waved its way down the parade route. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Bubbles and bees. Two riders in a balloon-covered red golf cart flying the Communities in Bloom flag blew bubbles at the crowd. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

This little piggy went to the parade. A giant pink inflatable pig in a gingham scarf rode alongside a tractor banner and straw bales on a green-fringed trailer. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Sweet haul. Young parade-goers scooped up candy tossed from the Ravenwood Developers Ltd. float, where a hard-hatted skeleton kept watch over the power tools. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Farmall and family. A red McCormick Farmall pulled a wagon full of smiling kids, scarecrows and balloons past the spooky yard displays. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Front-row seats. Two spectators set up chairs along the route to watch the parade roll by. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Candy run. Kindersley-Biggar MLA Kim Gartner,  hustled along with his candy bag in hand, past a yard display that turned “Pet Sematary” into a petting zoo. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Old iron. The driver of an orange Case tractor towing a red Massey-Harris disc plow gave the crowd a gloved wave. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Heavy hauler. A Massey Ferguson loader tractor pulled the Kerrobert Growth Investment Cooperative float, loaded with round bales and a vintage John Deere. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Bundled up. Two riders wrapped in a blanket waved from the Conformance Solutions Inc. truck with a box of treats ready to toss. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

A tow with a view. Kerrobert Towing & Storage carried a gleaming vintage black sedan on its flatbed, with a beaming driver behind the wheel. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Tigers on the loose. Kerrobert Tigers players tossed candy to the youngest fans from their orange and black trailer. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Fall feast for the eyes. Pumpkins, turkeys and straw bales decorated this float as riders waved to the crowd. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Breakaway. A ball carrier heads for the sideline as Rebels players give chase at the flag football jamboree at Kerrobert Composite School. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Harvest tunes. Live music filled the Prairieland Community Centre during the afternoon festivities. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Decisions, decisions. A young shopper studies the Halloween slime selection at The Slime Girls table at the market. PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN