STOUGHTON - Stoughton had plenty of activities for people to enjoy over three days during the annual Stoughton Daze.
It started off with a Texas scramble nine-hole tournament on July 5, with four teams of four players braving the unpredictable rain showers. Later that night, the Crossroads Bar and Grill had the band Moody Hollow take to the stage, giving everyone a wonderful time.
On July 6, the Stoughton-Tecumseh Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast. The crowd enjoyed the treat while waiting for the parade to begin lining up.
Government Road slowly began to fill up with floats, the old fire truck, race cars and horses. This year the parade had the new fire truck serving as the caboose for the lineup.
Some of the Trucco Trick Riders began the parade by displaying the Canadian flag and later were scheduled to perform at the fairgrounds.
The parade had a great showing, and Main Street was lined with people and children looking for candy. As usual the parade circled around the Golden Years Suites and went past the Pioneer New Hope Lodge so all the residents could enjoy the floats and the candy.
When the parade came to an end, the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce held a market on Main Street at the new greenspace, while the Stoughton Agricultural Society had their fair at the drop-in centre.
There was plenty to look at inside and people could see who was taking home the prizes.
At the United Church, the Stoughton Quilters Guild Show occurred, with an array of quilts with colouring designs that made for a magnificent display of the challenging work that these women have put into the quilts.
At the fairgrounds, while volunteers were busy getting the food booth set up, the carnival games began their set up as well.
They had the Zorb balls, bungee run, axe throw and the petting zoo. The Zorb balls had a lineup of kids eager to try the large balls and beat their friends to the other end.
The petting zoo had fainting goats, rabbits, a Guinea pig, chickens and a black Angus calf that was born weighing only 14 pounds. Normally a healthy calf can weigh anywhere from 60-90 pounds. Although this calf was extremely tiny, it is now four months old, weighs around 60 pounds and it enjoyed all the attention from the public.
The Stoughton Lions Club once again sponsored free swimming on July 6, and the pool filled up quickly with the heat of the day. The beer gardens opened up with Moody Hallow on stage, and this area became quite busy later in the day.
The slow-pitch tournament had five teams sign up and each team managed to get in one game, and then things came to an end.
At the rodeo grounds, the Truco Trick Riders dazzled the crowd with their daring moves, hanging upside down on their loping horses. The crowd showed their amazement with loud cheers and applause.
Everything came to a halt in the afternoon when the sky opened up and the rain began. The ball players tried to get in a second game, but the field became saturated with water, and they had to call it quits.
The Truco Trick Riders also could not do their later performance for the safety of the horses and riders, and finally the grounds closed down, leaving the beer gardens busy.
July 7 was a new day, and the sun came out giving the slime and colour runners a magnificent event. Twenty people signed up for the run, raising $370.
Another event was the cornhole tournament, bringing in 10 teams, and the defending champions Stefan Clark and Rory Clark had to hand over their titles to the new 2024 champions, Chris Griffin and Gavin Dayman.
Beach volleyball only had one team register and when the cornhole tournament was over they held a pick-up game.
