Shelby Proznick

Canada Day here in Portage la Prairie was a huge success. Everything that Stride Place had to offer was excellent. You could tell that the biggest highlight for the kids had to be getting their faces painted and going through the bouncy castles, as the lineups were extremely long. The day started with a pancake breakfast being put on by the Portage Rotary Club. Portage also had the honor of unveiling the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Garden. For the main stage entertainment, they had Rainy Day Apparel, Terry Human, Doubletalk, and Azaria Neuschwander.

Tonight was Hollands Canada day celebration...a day early!! It was a lot of fun for everyone who attended. The day started for the kids with a scavenger hunt and a bunch of games at the Tiger Hills Arts Association building. There was also a classic car parade that toured around town. The Credit Union was selling some ice cream for people to enjoy in the warm weather. The show stopper for this day had to be the free Quinton Blair concert, where everyone was welcome to attend.

Night markets are officially back here in Portage la Prairie!! The United Way Central Plains put on a night market at the Fort la Reine Museum. There were many local vendors, a lemonade truck, and a beer garden. For the kids, they had a coloring station to color monarch butterflies. With your admission to the night market, you could also take a look around the museum and everything it had to offer. I hope you enjoy the photos that I captured while there.  

Oh, the Treherne Fair, what a blast it was! The fair was put on by the fantastic volunteers from the Treherne Agricultural Society. This year, the community celebrated 120 years of fairs! You could tell that the community was so happy to get back to in-person events, especially to celebrate this exciting occasion. The fair had many vendors, a penny arcade, and bouncy castles for the kids. The show stopper had to be the cattle shows. You could tell how proud the families were to show off their cows. They had The 3 Burts band playing their lovely music for everyone to enjoy.

The MacGregor Fair was today. At the fair, they had terrific activities for the whole family! The children's highlight of today was the bouncy castles, mini train rides, axe-throwing, and soccer darts! The horse show and the slow pitch tournament were a favourite for the adults. Along with all these great activities, there was also an animal exhibit where you could see live animals and even hold snakes. At the fair, there was some excellent food for everyone to enjoy. The Ribbon fries from Nacho Mommas Ribbon Fries n Tacos seemed to be a big hit!

Hello! I'm Shelby Proznick, your Celebrate Summer host! I am a small-town Saskatchewan Girl who now calls Manitoba home. I love getting out into the community to meet new people while participating in a few adventures along the way. 

The 3rd Annual 50s Car Hop was this weekend at the Herman Prior Activity Centre, and the parking lot was full of old and new cars, waiting to get some burgers and listen to some fantastic music. Inside the Center was a Sunset Palliative Care team, selling tickets for their rainbow auction to raise money for their organization. It was so amazing to see all of our community come together to support a great cause. I can also attest that the burgers were absolutely fantastic. Please enjoy some of the moments that I captured while I was there!! 

Four Children in Manitoba will get their Make-A-Wish thanks to local Portagers putting together a raffle that sold over 2500 tickets. Chairperson for Make-A-Wish, Bev Dewis, talks about some of the fantastic raffle prizes.  

"The raffle prizes are two baskets donated by us in the committee, there are about 14 girls on the committee, and we donate for the basket, and then Enns Brothers donates this great little John Deere Gator that some child is going to be pretty happy to win."  

Lundar and surrounding communities celebrated the 68th annual Lundar fair this past weekend. The Friday/Saturday event was packed with activities for the entire family. It kicked off with 4-H Activities and ended with the Open Beef Pee Wee Showmanship. In between those two events, there was a Home Living exhibit showing, tractor pulls, archery tag, gladiator jousting, a parade, petting zoo, a beef dinner, horse shows, and many rides and food vendors for the whole family.

The Hairstyling Academy at Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) has hit a big milestone this week. Their fortieth anniversary of having the program at the school. They celebrated on Monday welcoming the community to purchase on-sale salon items, a paraffin wax treatment for your hands, snacks and a tour of the new renovation. This program offers a great opportunity for students who are wanting to pursue hairstyling in the future. After this program, students will have obtained their level 1 qualification, making them eligible to go and work in a salon to obtain their level 2.