Leslieville Antique Days

Take a trip back in time to see farming done the pioneer way at Leslieville Antique Days, Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, August 1. The grounds are two miles east and one-quarter mile south of Leslieville.

Watch an antique tractor run a threshing machine and a sawmill. Find out how pioneer women survived and thrived. There will be crochet, rug weaving/hooking, spinning and knitting displays. Keep an eye out for historic household displays of tools and items used daily by pioneer families.

Feast on cinnamon buns right out of the oven smothered in butter, hand-churned right before your eyes.

Enjoy the daily antique parade with antique gas tractors, antique cars and trucks and horse-drawn carriages or relax in the Tea House.

Antique tractor pulls both afternoons, train rides on the old train, mule/horse wagon rides and so much more are featured Saturday and Sunday. There’s something for the whole family to enjoy including concession food all day.

Saturday evening offers the chance to enjoy a supper organized by the Leslieville Hall Board, followed by the 31st annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree at the Leslieville Community Centre.

Sunday also features a pancake breakfast, interdenominational church service and a dinner.

Market @ Red Deer

The Market @ Red Deer is now in full swing of its 2010 season! Every Saturday morning from 8am to 12:30 pm starting May long weekend through to Thanksgiving the Red Deer Arena parking lot comes to life with the buzz or shoppers, vendors and entertainers. This weekly market has been a long standing favorite by those in the Red Deer area for many years as the Market is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Start the morning by taking in the sights, sounds and shopping of the Market @ Red Deer, while still able to enjoy being outside in the nice summer weather. Take advantage of the seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, furniture, herbal medicines, raffle tickets, candy, toys, clothing, "garage sale" specials, and much more. While at the market why not bring the family down and enjoy a pancake breakfast or stop by one of the many vendors for lunch or tasty treats like cotton candy, mini-donuts or popcorn.

Red Deer is proud to be host of one of the largest and most popular public markets in Alberta. Every week several thousand people make their way down to the Market @ Red Deer to shop the vast variety of vendors. During the busiest times more than 250 vendors, artists, musicians, and many others looking to attract public attention, set up their tables and booths. To learn more information visit the market's website at http://marketatreddeer.com/

The summer goes by quickly so gather up your friends and family because you don't want to miss out on the Red Deer tradition of the Market @ Red Deer!

Wetaskiwin Pioneer Days June 18-20, 2010

Wetaskiwin Pioneer Days are coming again this year from June 18-20, 2010.

Activities around town include; Wetaskiwin's Amazing Race, Pioneer Days Parade, Pankcake Breakfast, Thistle Hill Petting Zoo, Medieval Knights, and a Father's Day Fishing Derby.

Enjoy a fun-filled weekend of music, food, and entertainment for the whole family!

For more information visit www.wetaskiwin.ca

For event listings click here

Rocky Loggers Competition

Loggers’ demo and amateur competition
Logger sports will return to this area with the 2010 Loggers’ Demo and Amateur Competition Saturday, July 10, at the arena complex.The event will feature professional demonstrations, followed by amateur competition.
Events will include “Best in the Bush” team event (double buck, axe throw, choker race), Jack and Jill, timed events, axe throw, choker races and hopefully, if a sponsor can be found, a stock saw competition. There will also be kids’ events including the rubber axe and Swede saw competition, and some team events with parents, too.
The competition will begin early afternoon and run until 5 p.m. It’s possible a pre-event meeting and practice night will be held, noted organizers. More details to come; check www.rockyloggers.ca for updates. Also, application forms are available on the website.
Rocky Mountain House Lumberjack Assn.: 403-845-8954.
www.rockyloggers.ca

Rocky Mountain House Western Wheels 100 ft. Shootout

Speed freaks, your prayers have been answered: the Western Wheels Classic Auto Club will be hosting their fourth annual 100 ft. shootout side-by-side car racing event.
The event will once again be a two-day dragster’s dream, noted organizer Dick Edwards.
The real action will begin on Saturday with technical inspections about 9 a.m. Vehicles matching up in side-by-side racing starts at about 11 a.m. with the fastest car over 100 feet taking home the glory.
There will be multiple classes including diesel, muscle car and much more. There will even be a ladies’ event.
There is a $40 entry fee for the shootout, which includes a T-shirt, and both days will feature single knock-out events called “heads-up” racing. Both days feature timed events and points races.
Vehicles will be required to pass a technical inspection before they take to the course. Gate admission for spectators will be $10. For more information on the 100 ft. Shootout and Show and Shine, call Dick Edwards at 403-845-5227.

Rocky Pro Rodeo

The stars of Cowboy Country
come to Rocky Mountain House Wednesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 13, 2010, with the Rocky Pro Rodeo and Pony Chuckwagon Races featuring announcer Dave Paulson. Spectators will enjoy exciting, non-stop action with the rodeo, special acts and entertainment as this five-day event offers fun for the entire family. Many of the best professional cowboys and cowgirls in North America, including a number of local competitors, take on the bulls, broncs and barrels in this Canadian Pro Rodeo event.
The fun starts Friday evening with all the main rodeo events like bull riding, bareback, saddle bronc, tie down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, novice events and team roping.
Rodeo fans will be entertained by a veteran professional rodeo clown, who will not only entertain the crowd, but duel ornery livestock in the corral.
A good old-fashioned Western parade winds its way through Rocky as the annual Saturday morning rodeo parade tips its Stetson in honour of the 2010 theme “Salute to Canadian Athletes.” The parade begins its circuit Saturday morning at 11 a.m. from the arena complex parking lot down Main Street, east on 47th Street to Hwy. 11, north to 52nd Avenue and back to the arena.
Professional rodeo competition continues Saturday and Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m.
No rodeo would be complete without midway entertainment for the young and the young-at-heart. West Coast Amusements will once again fill the grounds with rides, games, snacks and fun for children of all ages.
Mutton busting is also available for kids aged six and under. Don’t miss live Country and Western performer Amber Williams in “Cheap Charlie’s” at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Chuckwagon and Chariot Races
The Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association returns to Rocky with 40 wagons and again offers five days of high-speed, high-thrills action. They’ve also set the event as their annual championship.
The new track and infield at North Saskatchewan River Park is big enough to allow four pony chuckwagons to run in each heat. Each night, the racers will start at different barrels so by the end of four nights each racer will have a time from each position. On the fifth and final night of racing, the competitors will be set in heats with others with the closest times, so each race is likely to have a close finish.