The top six winners in the Junior King and Queen Trapper Competition. (Kristianna Merasty/Facebook)

By Derek Cornet

northern lifestyle

Winter festival underway, Junior King and Queen Trappers named

Mar 2, 2020 | 2:00 PM

There’s plenty to do in the coming week as the 2020 Lac La Ronge Winter Festival is in full swing.

Events began Feb. 28 and will end March 8 with the crowning of the King and Queen Trappers. Festivities began last Friday with a talent show and Saturday proved to be busy with festivities such as a minor hockey breakfast fundraiser, an atom hockey tournament, gospel jamboree, cribbage tournament and the Junior King and Queen Trapper Competition, which was won by Morgan Mercredi and Danielle Ratt who each received $300.

“We increased the number of our participants and the weather held out,” Festival Organizer Kevin Roberts said. “We had some great adult volunteers coming out and giving a hand to a great event. We’re in our second year of hosting it now and we’re looking forward to continuing it. It’s a good event for kids, not just to compete, but showcase the northern lifestyle.”

A new addition is the Festival Queen Pageant, which Roberts mentioned was brought back after many years. The winner was determined by who could sell the most tickets and Dalynn McKenzie won after selling 4,800. In her role, she will make public appearances at events during the week.

While the festival is on pause Monday due to band election nominations taking place, Tuesday will feature a Family Fun Night with an Elder’s Lunch and Bingo and Jigging and Square Dancing Competition Wednesday. Thursday will include a Family Movie Night and a hockey fundraiser with Friday featuring a Texas Hold’em Tournament.

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“Everything is pretty much the same as last year,” Roberts said. “We just moved some stuff around.”

Dalynn McKenzie is the Festival Queen Pageant winner. (submitted photo/Kevin Roberts)

The King and Queen Trapper Competition will occur Saturday and Sunday with a top prize of $1,500 for each.The majority of the events will be held the first day at the urban reserve in La Ronge with the remaining on the following day at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. There are 10 individual events in total and those also each have cash prizes for winners.

“These ones in particular showcase the northern lifestyle through the trapper events,” Roberts said. “Those are always the highlights of the local winter festival.”

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno