An estimated 19,000 patrons attended the sixth annual Saskatoon Rotary RibFest, held August 3-6 at Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon. The total was down slightly from the record of 21,000 set in 2015.
RibFest is organized by the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana. RibFest Chair Boris Kishchuk thanked the ribbers, other vendors, entertainers, volunteers, sponsors and all the people who attended the event for making RibFest a great success again this year.
“The crowds were fantastic, especially considering that we had some rain on Saturday," said Kishchuk. "It shows how much people love coming to RibFest."
Prairie Smoke and Spice of Regina won the Peoples' Choice award while Smoke and Bones BBQ of Vancouver won the Judges' Choice award. The judges on the panel were Grant Devine, Chantal Devine, Darwin Hodges, Jeri Hodges, Tom Kishchuk and Lynne MacGillivray.
The 50/50 prize totalled $7,555. The winning ticket number of RF2-017748 was held by Kevin Hobbs.
RibFest offered four days of delicious ribs barbecued by some of Canada’s top ribbers, live entertainment, plus a kids’ fun area, food and craft vendors, beer garden, 50/50 draw and more. Admission and entertainment were free. Funds raised through Ribfest support the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana's community projects in the areas of youth, First Nations, literacy and education. Visit http://www.saskatoonribfest.com for more information.
The seventh annual Saskatoon Ribfest will be held August 2-5, 2019.
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Shelley Elder of Cheshire Homes receives a cheque for $1,500.jpg)
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Ali Abukar receives a cheque for $1,500 on behalf of Saskatoon Open Door Society.jpg)
Doug Borrowman receives a cheque for $1,500 on behalf of Prairie Hospice Society
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Bill Christensen, left, and President Bob Devrome presented an Honorary Paul Harris Fellowship to Helen Smith-McIntyre for her many years of work advocating for refugees. Helen Smith-McIntyre is a teacher, United Church Minister, mediator, human rights advocate and chair of the Saskatoon Refugee Coalition since its founding in 1987. 
On October 5, 2014, Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana member Bryan Harvey presented Julie Borlaug with a certificate indicating that a brick honoring her grandfather, Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, will be installed in the Peace Plaza at Rotary Park in 2015. The brick is jointly sponsored by Ag-West Bio and the Agriculture Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) held in Saskatoon October 5-8. Julie was a keynote speaker at the conference on the topic "Continuing the Borlaug Legacy into the Next Century." Each year on the Tuesday closest to September 21, the International Day of Peace, the Club organizes a ceremony at the Peace Plaza in Rotary Park to dedicate bricks in honor of past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
