Aug. 26: Celebration of Leo Tolstoy’s birthday at the Doukhobor dugout house cave site in Blaine Lake, Sask. Period costumes, historical speakers. www.doukhobordugouthouse.com; 306-497-3140
Aug. 25-27: Eastern Irrigation District Classic sheepdog competition, Rolling Hills Reservoir, Brooks, Alta. (Jo Ann Zoerb, 403-362-7240)
Aug. 27: Twin Valley Rodeo, Lee’s Rodeo Grounds, Esterhazy, Sask., 306-745-6778, 306-745-9133, team penning, 306-745-2443.
Aug. 30-Sept. 3: Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede, Armstrong, B.C., 250-546-9406
Aug. 31: Weed Control with Livestock, DeLaTerre Farms, Athabasca, Alta. (Mike Hittenger or Vicky Spenst, 780-939-8374)
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Sept. 2-3: Okotoks and district Horse Show 50th anniversary, Agriplex, Ag Grounds, Okotoks, Alta.(Joan Weder, 403-933-7422 or Ag Society, 403-938-3256)
Sept. 6-14: Dylan Biggs Stockmanship Clinics, low-stress handling taught in four two-day workshops.
Sept. 6-7: Pipestone, Man.
(spectator room only)
Sept. 8-9: Gladstone, Man.
Sept. 11-12: Hamiota, Man.
Sept. 13-14: Inglis, Man.
Call a Manitoba Agriculture office to register and for workshop locations. Roblin: 937-6460;
Hamiota: 764-3010; Gladstone: 385-6633; Souris: 483-2153.
Sept. 9-10: High school rodeo, OK Corral, Warman, Sask. (Noreen and Ray Kneeland, 306-933-1018)
Sept. 11-12: Pan North American Circum-polar Agricultural Conference, Hay River, N.W.T., 867-874-4706; www.farmnwt.com
Sept. 15-16: Rural Women’s Action Workshop, Franciscan Forest Sanctuary, Christopher Lake, Sask. 306-585-5727 or 306-535-9570
Sept. 16: Terry Fox Gymkhana, OK Corral, Warman, Sask. (Ron Farrow, 306-254-2717 or Ray Kneeland, 306-933-1018)
Sept. 16: Country Critters Fall Fair, Rose Farm, Zehner, Sask. (Margaret and Duane Rose, 306-789-3763)
Sept. 17: Terry Fox Trail Ride, near Langham, Sask. (Ron Farrow, 306-254-2717 or Noreen and Ray Kneeland, 306-933-1018)
Sept. 19-22: CropLife Canada conference and meeting, The Westin, Calgary (CropLife, 416-622-9771, to register, Promoculture, 877-283-8856)
Sept. 20-21: CanWest Hort Show, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver (Karen De Jong-Ellery or Barb Nelson, 604-574-7772)
Sept. 29-30: Trade show, Unity, Sask. (Audrey, 306-228-3040)
