A look at harvest from the past
By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com
Wednesday, September 29th was a perfect day for harvesting, which is exactly what Greg Becker was doing for the Kindersley Antique Threshing Club. Using a 1968 Massey Combine, Greg harvested a field of spring wheat adjacent to the museum 1/2 km east of Kindersley. He estimated the twenty-five acres would produce four hundred and twenty-six bushels of grain.
“Ian Coutts owns the land. This year he seeded it and we look after the harvesting,” Greg said. The Threshing Club donates the proceeds from the crop to the Kindersley and District Health and Wellness Foundation.
“We’ve been donating the proceeds to the foundation for the past six years,” Greg explained. “We bought a lot of stuff with the proceeds from the harvest.”
Vivian Kalmar from the Kindersley Health and Wellness Foundation explained exactly what the Threshing Club’s hard work has contributed to Heritage Manor.
“The threshing group has purchased furniture for the sunroom at Heritage Manor and two LUCAS machines for EMS,” Vivian said. The LUCAS device is an easy-to-use mechanical chest compression device that helps life saving teams deliver consistent chest compressions to sudden cardiac arrest patients.
This past year the foundation was able to purchase patio furniture and an umbrella for the manor, thanks to the donation from the threshing club. They have also been able to purchase privacy screens for Heritage Manor, which allow safety and privacy for residents and families while visiting indoors.
Not only does the Kindersley Antique Threshing Club offer an opportunity for people in the community to experience harvesting using antique equipment, but all their hard work and proceeds are a huge blessing to Heritage Manor.
