The Village of Sheho is is preparing to welcome visitors from all over the province for their annual sports, mud fling, and ranch rodeo this Saturday and Sunday. Each day starts with a pancake breakfast at 8am followed by two full days of activities including gymkhana, a bunnock tournament, a truck mud fling, rodeo, fastball, and the chuckwagon and chariot races.
(Picture by Sheho Rec Board. Participants in the bunnock tournament)
“For a small town in Saskatchewan, in my opinion, we put on one of the best sports day’s and rodeo’s out there and a good fast ball tournament,” explained volunteer and organizer Kelvin Hawreluik.
The Eastern Professional Chariot and Chuckwagon racers will be flying around the track on Saturday, July 6th starting at 1pm. Hawreluik, who’s a chuckwagon racer himself, says chuckwagon racing is not for the faint of heart.
“We’ve been radared at a little over 45 miles per hour,” Hawreluik chuckled.
Not just Saskatchewan cowboys and cowgirls will be in Sheho, Hawreluik says there will be participants from Manitoba and as far away as Mexico. The rodeo begins at 2:00 on Sunday, July 7th followed by saddle bronc and mutton busting.
Hawreluik thanks all the sponsors for their support this year and gives a pat on the back to all the volunteers who make the sports days happen each summer. Admission to the event is $10/day or $20 for a weekend pass.
