Select Shows' crews are hard at work setting up all the entertainment and rides for this weekend's 144th Portage Ex in Portage la Prairie.

Select Shows' Office Manager Ashley Mills says they got in around 4 a.m. Monday, and are ready to get things going.

Mills

"We're going to be moving onto the pavement by the arena instead of on the grass. We lay out the lot (Tuesday), and we'll be setting up (Wednesday). So we'll have (Wednesday) and Thursday to be setting up, and washing, and getting ready for Friday."

Mills says they're around the halfway point in their season, and the set-up is pretty easy at this point.

Moving onto the pavement closer to the PCU Centre

"You know what, we're so used to it, it kind of comes pretty naturally to us. We've gotten this pretty aced down, so we don't really have to prepare much. We're kind of just naturals at it by now.

She adds to come down on Friday at noon, they'll be ready.