Saskatchewan family celebrates their 51st straight Agribition in Regina | 24CA News
Saturday marks the ultimate day of the 51st annual Canadian Western Agribition.
And for one household, it additionally marks the 51st consecutive time they’ve attended the Agribition festivities within the Queen City.
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The custom spans 4 generations, and this yr was no completely different as Duncan Lees and his household made the journey from Arcola, Saskatchewan.
The Blair Athol Farm was based 140 years in the past. They first registered their purebred Herefords in 1909.
Ever since then, elevating cattle has been a part of their DNA.
In 1968, Duncan’s father, Tom Lees, was very shut with Agribition founder Chris Stutter.
“Chris Sutter, who was a very good friend of my dad, got the idea that they should have a cattle show in western Canada,” Duncan Lees stated.
Two years later in 1970, the first-ever Agribition passed off in Regina. Now 51 years later, the Lees household has participated in each single one.
“It is the highlight of the year for sure,” Duncan stated.
When you method the Blair Athol stall, you’ll be able to’t assist however discover it’s a household affair — you’ll be able to at all times discover round 10 completely different family members, from adults to grandchildren, serving to out.
“It’s the biggest week of the year for us, for promoting our herd and product,” stated Duncan’s son, Jeff, who can also be a co-owner of the farm. “Our family has been to 51 of these and my grandpa was the first vice president of the show, so there’s a lot of history with our family and Agribition.”
On the ultimate day of Agribition, the household was getting their star performer prepared for the present, as Jeff’s nine-year-old daughter, Hannah, had a displaying of her Hereford purebred, named Sassy.
“You gotta comb her and you gotta blow and you just gotta make her look nice,” stated Hannah.
With all the household watching Saturday, Hannah and Sassy gained the Reserve Grand Champion Female.
For Jeff, introducing his daughter to the world of Agribition is one thing he’s definitely happy with. And to see her have success is even higher.
“Hannah has had a really good year this year,” Jeff stated. “She’s done a lot of winning at other shows and it’s exciting to see.”
Now with the 51st annual Agribition wrapping up, there is just one factor left for the Lees household to do —- prepare for yr 52…
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