10 Tractors on parade in Midale Weyburn Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan -- August 12, 2020
Bringing the summer tradition to Midale residents
Tractors parade through Midale
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Some of the antique tractors from the Souris Valley Antique Association were paraded around Midale on Saturday afternoon, including down main street, along with members of the Estevan Car Club. The parade was held as the Pioneer Echoes annual event had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.
Picking up some parade candy
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Members of Midale’s Souris Valley Antique Association decided to try and keep at least part of their annual summer tradition alive, in spite of the impact of COVID-19 on nearly every summer celebration. The association normally hosts the Pioneer Echoes event each year, including opening the Heritage Village for tours, and holding an antique tractor parade and old-time threshing demonstration, but this celebration was cancelled, along with the fairs and other events held in nearly every town and city in Saskatchewan. As the antique tractors in the association’s vast collection need to be started up and kept in running condition, the members thought it would be nice for the residents of Midale if they could take those tractors around the town on a parade, since the town couldn’t come to them as they normally would. Thus they arranged for a town-wide parade of antique tractors on Saturday afternoon, and the group was joined by classic and vintage
Looking at the tractors of yesterday
cars and trucks from the Estevan Car Club. The car club drove up from Estevan and timed it so that they were the lead vehicles of the parade, and they then made their way to Mainprize Regional Park for a show-and-shine event. The tractors made their way from the fair grounds, led by the town’s fire truck, across to Mainprize Manor so the residents there could view the parade, and then the parade wound its way down main street before ending back at the fair grounds. A small threshing demonstration was held later on, but it was not advertised as it was meant for the association members to be able to run the equipment and make sure it’s all kept in running order. As one member, Glen McGregor said, normally they want to attract large crowds to come out and see their tractors and thresher demo, but this year they didn’t want the crowds — so they brought the tractors to the town so they could enjoy them in a physically distant and safe way.
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Young children rushed out onto the street to get some of the candy thrown out during the parade of antique tractors and classic cars on Saturday afternoon in Midale. As the Pioneer Echoes summer event was cancelled due to COVID-19, members of the Souris Valley Antique Association decided to drive the antique tractors around the town, plus they were joined by members of the Estevan Car Club, who then drove down to Mainprize Regional Park for a show-and-shine there.
A man had a look at the lineup of antique tractors which were being assembled for a town-wide parade around Midale on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneer Echoes annual event had to be cancelled this year due to COVID-19, so the Souris Valley Antique Association started the tractors up and took them on a parade around town, including past the Mainprize Manor and down Main Street, with the Estevan Car Club joining them for the parade.
A low rider
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This customized hot rod from the Estevan Car Club amazed a family group of spectators, watching the parade of cars and tractors in Midale on Saturday afternoon on Main Street.
Estevan Car Club leads off parade in Midale
Review Photo 3296 — Greg Nikkel
Classic and antique cars and trucks from the Estevan Car Club led off the parade in Midale on Saturday afternoon, as they took part in the antique tractor parade which travelled down Main Street. The Souris Valley Antique Association had to cancel this year’s Pioneer Echoes event due to COVID-19, so members decided to do a parade of the tractors around the whole town, with the car club adding to the parade’s attractions. The route included a drive-by for Mainprize Manor residents.