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Ashcroft plays host to Japanese visitors The Village of Ashcroft welcomed a delegation from its sister city of Bifuka in Japan last weekend. The nine visitors, led by Bifuka Mayor Nobuo Yamaguchi, were treated to a full array of events during their visit. Their arrival on Sunday, Aug. 4 was marked by a sold-out dinner at the Community Hall, with more than 100 people – including the Mayor and Council, and MLA Jackie Tegart – on hand to welcome the guests. On Monday the group toured the copper mine at Highland Valley and visited Desert Hills Ranch, with a spot of geocaching around Ashcroft in the evening. Tuesday’s busy schedule included a walking tour of historic Ashcroft, a visit to the museum, a garden tour, and a flight over the area with Mayor Anderson. Late afternoon saw the group at Historic Hat Creek Ranch for a tour and dinner. They left on Wednesday morning, having enjoyed the fine weather and an even finer display of local hospitality. The group had a wonderful three days in the area, said Village Administrator Michelle Allen. “They really enjoyed their time here, and found the people to be so friendly.” They were particularly impressed by the scope and scale of the mine
at Highland Valley, and the fresh local cantaloupes at Desert Hills. During their stay one of the party, Mr. Kazuhiko Nakagi, worked on the mural in the Japanese garden in the Heritage Park on Railway. Despite having a protective coating, the mural was showing signs of wear. Mr. Nakagi – one of the artists responsible for its creation nearly 15 ears ago – was here to perform some restoration work. Connoisseurs of the mural will notice a few
changes and additions to its foliage and colouring. Brian Brouett of Ashcroft Irly was on hand to assist Mr. Nakagi. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the twinning of Ashcroft with Bifuka. For next year’s 20th anniversary the Village is hoping to send a large delegation to Bifuka. Members of the community are encouraged to take part. In addition to Mayor Yamaguchi and Mr. Nakagi, the Bifuka delegates were Kazunobu Saito from Bifuka Town Council; Kaoru Kohata, Vice-Principal of Bifuka High School; Kazuhiro Tamaoki from the Bifuka Town Office; and students Kakeru Uno, Tetsuya Minami, and Ayaka Anezaki. Mr. Yuzo Shimizu was kept busy providing translation. ASHCROFT’S VISITORS FROM BIFUKA, JAPAN were kept busy during their three days in the area. (left) Bifuka Mayor Nobuo Yamaguchi (back row, fourth from r) and the rest of the delegation with Ashcroft Mayor and Council, as well as MLA Jackie Tegart. (above) Artist Kazuhiko Nakagi works on the mural in the Japanese garden in the Heritage Park. Mr. Nakagi (inset) was one of the creators of the mural, which has become a little weathered over time. Photos by Barbara Roden
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Ken Leinweber & Jo-Anne Portman take great delight in announcing the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Kate to Ronen Segall, son of Sorin and Mona Segall of Toronto. Wedding ceremony will be held at the home of the Bride’s parents on August 31, 2013 with a reception to follow in Toronto in October. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.” ~ Helen Keller
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but were unable to locate a dog matching the description, although it is suspected that it came from the Collins Rd. area. The man suffered minor injuries from the bite.
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It was, from a police standpoint, a mostly quiet B.C. Day long weekend throughout the region. An increased police presence might be one of the reasons for this, as people are less likely to misbehave when they see the police about and know there’s a greater likelihood of them being caught. Or perhaps the weather kept people indoors and out of trouble.
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On July 30 a purse was turned in at the Royal Bank branch in Cache Creek. It had been reported missing a week earlier by a lady from Dewdney, who said that she thought she had forgotten it somewhere in this area. All the ID cards and personal papers were intact, but $240 in cash was missing. The cards and papers were returned to the owner.
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from broken glass, and his vehicle suffered some minor damage.
Any amount is too much
On Aug. 1 at 7:00 pm, police received a report about a possibly impaired driver leaving the parking lot at the Ashcroft pool. The vehicle – a 2002 brown Pontiac Sunfire – was located on Cornwall Rd. shortly thereafter. The driver, a 50-year-old Ashcroft female, was found, and tested for alcohol consumption. While alcohol was present, the driver’s blood alcohol level was found to be under the legal limit. The driver was issued a verbal warning about driving after consuming alcohol. No charges were laid.
The curious incident of the dog in the morning
On Aug. 3 at 9:10 am, a 27-yearold male from Altona, Manitoba complained to police that a vicious dog had bitten him while the man was walking near the Sage and Sands Trailer Park in Cache Creek. The only description the man was able to give of the dog was that it was large and black, and as he did not know the area he could not say where it had come from. Police Police Telephone Numbers conducted a patrol of the area
On July 31 at 9:30 pm, there was a report of a collision on Hwy. 1 near Loon Lake, where a deer had run into the driver’s door of a 2008 Suzuki SX4. The deer was able to walk away from the collision, but the driver – a 40-yearold male from Vancouver – was not as fortunate. He was treated for minor cuts
Rock slide fails to block highway
On Aug. 3 at 6:00 pm, police received a report of a rock slide on Hwy. 1 approximately 20 km north of Spences Bridge. They had been told that the slide was blocking the highway completely, but when police attended it was found that the slide was a minor one, and that all vehicles were able to drive easily through the affected area. An Interior Roads maintenance crew was called to come clean up the small rocks which were all across the road. There were no injuries or vehicle damage reported as a result of the slide.
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On Aug. 5 at 6:30 pm, there was a report of a disturbance at the Nugget Motel in Cache Creek. A 27-yearold male from Cache Creek had failed to pay his bill after staying in the motel for two days, and was being evicted. The customer, upset at being evicted, had challenged the motel’s manager to a fight, whereupon the police were called. When they attended, the customer decided he did not want to fight after all. After speaking with police he agreed to pack his bags and leave peacefully, which he did. Whether or not he paid the bill is unknown.
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Spences Bridge to decide this week if park will go ahead Is a park in the future for Spences Bridge? Petitions will determine the answer. In case you haven’t heard, Spences Bridge property owners were mailed petitions six weeks ago. There were 175 petitions sent out, and fifty percent plus one – a total of 88 – must be turned in to obtain “park status”. As the process unfolded, it became apparent that many properties were vacant lots, while others belonged to “out of town” owners. Getting the petitions to the rightful owners was challenging at times. Despite this steep mountain to climb, however, we have had an incredible response. As of last week more than 70 petitions have been turned in. Though this is short of the 88 needed, support has been outstanding. When the TNRD office closes at 4:00 pm on Aug. 9 the final tally will be in, and the decision will be final. Whatever the result, I would like to thank all those who took the time to attend the town meeting, and all those who shared my passion, as well as those who took the time to tell me why they did not support the park. Democracy works best when the people become engaged; when ques-
tions are asked, concerns are voiced, and processes are challenged. This is best done face to face, and I had a number of passionate folks on the other side of the fence share their voices. Though we agreed to disagree on many things, they also raised some good points that I hadn’t considered. I applaud those who took the time to bend my ear. I didn’t change anybody’s mind, but we certainly parted knowing exactly where The proposed park would be located on the former school property to the east of Photo by Wendy Coomber we stood regarding the park. Highway 1. Misinformation flies through small towns like there – somebody still undecided – talk to a park would do nothing to bring travelsnow in a blizzard. The phrase “conflict them. It will be close. lers to the Bridge, and would in the long of interest” even reared its ugly head, alIt has been an interesting process, run be a burden and difficult to maintain. though the question is nothing more than with one side seeing an attractive amenity If you are still undecided, or have a obtaining the designation “park status” showcased alongside the Trans-Canada few questions, please give me a call or for the school property. Any “interest” Highway, enticing travellers to stop and come visit me at the coffee shop, weekwould begin once the status was obtained. enjoy the park and check out our town. days from 8:00 – 9:00 am. Friday Aug. 9 At the end of the day, it appears we Some have suggested it may even help a is the deadline. won’t have a park in Spences Bridge; but stagnant real estate market in the Bridge, Thanks, all; especially those who took democracy has spoken and we move on. and possibly attract someone to invest in the time to share their thoughts. However, we are turning over rocks right a service station. I am among that group. Steven Rice to the end, so if you know of a petition out Others, however, have suggested that TNRD Director, Area “I”
Ashcroft Ranch “no value” to taxpayers
The riders and support crew of the Bike for Bibles group which stopped in Ashcroft at the weekend. The six-day trip is raising money to help provide Trauma Healing in Rwanda. Photo by Barbara Roden
Fundraising cyclists make Ashcroft part of trip More than 30 bike riders, along with their support crew, rolled into Ashcroft from Merritt on Aug. 4. They left early next morning for Kamloops, the second leg of an Interior trip which will see them back in Merritt on the 9th. The group is part of Bike for Bibles, a fundraiser sponsored by the Canadian Bible Society. The charity has been operating in Canada for 12 years, and worldwide for 20, raising money for a variety of causes. These include providing Bibles for those in the military or in prison, but the riders who stopped
over in Ashcroft were working for a different cause. As Dave Manning, the team’s Road Captain, explained, the group is raising money for Trauma Healing in Rwanda. The genocide in that country in 1994 left more than one million people dead. Nearly a decade later the country is still suffering, something Bike for Bibles hopes to help change. Partnering with the charity She’s My Sister, the groups will help women and children in Rwanda to recover from the effects of abuse, psychologcal trauma, and shat-
tered families. Bike for Bibles is open to anyone who enjoys riding. There are rides of all different lengths and durations, designed to suit every riding taste, from road to trail. Riders come from all over to take part in rides that interest them. The Ashcroft group included riders from B.C., Alberta, and Ontario, with Ashcroft resident Frank Mireau representing the local area. Fr more information, visit the website at www.bikeforbibles.ca
The Ashcroft Ranch is once again in the spotlight, as some in the Lower Mainland are questioning Metro Vancouver’s ownership of the property. The questions have been prompted by the prospect of steadily rising utility fees for residents of Metro Vancouver. Sharply rising costs to upgrade Metro Vancouver’s sewer and water system are being blamed for the expected increases. One way of easing the burden on the region’s taxpayers would be to get more value from the Ashcroft Ranch, says Delta Mayor Lois Jackson. Jackson has questioned why Metro Vancouver still owns the Ashcroft ranch, which it once intended to turn into a new landfill. The plan was blocked by the province and opposing First Nations. “We should be get-
ting taxpayers value out of that land,” Jackson said. “We’re not in the business of running ranches. Taxpayers’ dollars are sitting out there.” It’s not the first time that Jackson has suggested something be done with the property. In 2011 she said, “My personal opinion is we should divest ourselves and sell it to a group or a rancher — someone who would husband the herd.” The 4,200 hectare property was purchased by Metro Vancouver in 2000. About 200 hectares would have been used as a landfill, but the project was shelved. Metro officials said the ranch continues to run and is covering its operating costs. They said the region had been holding off on trying to sell the land due to low real estate prices, but will review the decision this fall.
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Don’t smile for the camera, please I had occasion, recently, to check my passport. It expires soon, which means I have to get it renewed. Excuse me while I try to control my excitement. It wasn’t always this way. There was a time when I considered passports to be faintly exotic, hinting of foreign travel and adventure and mystery. They have long been a staple of detective and thriller novels and movies, their appearance often a major plot point. In Murder on the Orient Express a smudged passport is an important piece of misdirection, while The Day of the Jackal features a main character who evades detection by the use of forged or stolen passports. The movie The Killing Fields contains a tense sequence where a group of foreign journalists attempts to doctor a British passport in order to get a Cambodian colleague out of Phnom Penh before the Khmer Rouge can seize him, and in the recent film Argo we saw how fake Canadian passports played a crucial role in getting the six escaped Americans out of Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis. Alas! Nowadays passports seem to be little more than one more piece of bureaucratic paperwork, possessing all the mystery and allure of a brussel sprout. I suspect that most Canadians who have a passport only do so because otherwise they can’t get into the States; which at least puts us ahead of most Americans, who don’t have a passport, full stop. And at least the Canadian government has made it easier to renew passports, which used to consist of the same long, involved process as getting one in the first place. Thank goodness the powers-that-be finally realized that if someone already has a passport, making them do it all over again every five years is frustrating at best, for all concerned. Not that the process now is anything like a barrel of laughs. Indeed, laughter – or, more specifically, smiling – has no place in the business of getting a passport, particularly where your picture is concerned. There’s a saying to the effect that if you look like your passport photo, you’re too ill to be travelling. The Canadian government has obviously decided that this is true, and furthermore that it can help, by stating that you cannot be smiling in your passport picture. It’s just one of the frustrating rules involved in getting a passport. “Sign inside the lines” is another, and “guarantor must sign and date both sides” of each copy of any proof of identity documents is a third. If you want to know what it’s like to be back in Kindergarten – lots of confusing and seemingly arbitrary rules and conditions, all of it taking far longer than it should, and very few of the people involved wanting to be there in the first place – then fill out a passport application form. At least in Kindergarten there’s the possibility of a snack and a gold star if you do it right. With passports you get a document which will expire in a few years, so that you get to go through the entire process all over again (and pay for the privilege to boot). If that doesn’t wipe the smile from your face – well, don’t go get your passport photo taken. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. . . .
THE GHOSTS OF SUMMERS PAST may not haunt the houses of the Beam Station near Ashcroft, but their Photo by Barbara Roden traces still remain, clinging stubbornly to the present.
Sands Hotel gone, not forgotten
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Dear Editor, Re: “Mystery of the forgotten Ashcroft hotel” (Aug. 1) Yikes! How could I have forgotten those wonderful times in the Sands? I did, indeed, frequent all the resources that dear watering hole provided. Humble apologies to the family.
Esther Darlington MacDonald, Ashcroft
Official flower for Cache Creek? Dear Editor, The Cache Creek Communities in Bloom sub-committee encourages the Village of Cache Creek Council to declare the sunflower its official flower. Several other local municipalities have adopted official flowers. Kamloops Council has adopted the marigold, and Ashcroft Council has adopted the daylily. The idea has been supported unanimously by the Cache Creek Communities in Bloom sub-committee.
We feel that the sunflower is a great choice for our community. It represents sunshine, highlighting a great selling point about Cache Creek’s sunny climate. It grows well here, and will often reseed. Gardeners find them voluntarily popping up in gardens in the spring. They are friendly to the environment, and the seeds from the flower heads feed many species of birds. They are easily grown and shared, they are not expensive to grow, and they are not invasive or difficult to get rid of if unwanted. Our committee could easily share the seeds with local residents, visitors, and provincially at CIB events at an affordable cost. The sunflower has many varieties and colours: large and tall, short and branchy, yellow, orange, burgundy, brown, striped, and multi-coloured. Their use in landscaping designs is increasing, and they can be grown in planters as well as in garden beds. Local citizens have been very positive about the idea of the sunflower being chosen by Cache Creek Council as the official community flower when we have mentioned it at events. Communities in Bloom judges were also very positive this year about the sun-
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flower being an appropriate choice as Cache Creek’s community flower. It is a colourful and popular choice for community outdoor and indoor art. The sunflower is easily recognized and known, and easy to draw and paint. Children enjoy growing sunflowers, which have a long blooming season through the summer and fall. Adoption of the sunflower does not restrict the municipal plantings in any way. We are not advocating that every planter be planted with sunflowers. We are suggesting that they be incorporated into a variety of plantings on a changing basis as they already are this year, for example in the beautiful planters outside and across from the Tourist Information Centre. There is no cost to adopting an official community flower, but it is a great way to increase community pride and identity. The Cache Creek Communities in Bloom volunteers are interested in hearing from residents of Cache Creek, or others, on this topic. Please leave your feedback on our Facebook page, or by calling 250-457-9119.
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There’s a lot more to bike safety than wearing a helmet Last month, as I was driving from Ashcroft to Cache Creek, I was stuck behind a big piece of farm machinery. I caught up to it at the top of the hill on the highway coming out of town, just after the last passing lane. It was a wide machine, and there was no opportunity for it to pull over until we were almost to Hwy. 1, so I poked along behind it with a number of other vehicles at 20 kph. The thought crossed my mind to try to pass. However, without any dotted centre lines or double lanes (and
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with some law-abiding common sense kicking in), I decided that getting to my destination a couple of minutes faster wasn’t worth breaking the law, or risking my life (or someone else’s), for, so I tried to be patient. You’ve been in this situation too, I’m sure, and hopefully you chose to be patient and wait to pass in a safe and law-abiding manner. I wonder, though: do we do the same when it comes to a bicyclist riding on the road in front of us? A few years ago I was reunited with an “old friend”: my bike. I had forgotten how much fun it was to ride, but I also didn’t remember how much balance and control was involved in riding. It took me a few months before I felt comfortable with my “friend” again, and remembered how to ride safely. Did you know that a cyclist has to follow the same rules of the road as any other driver? Cyclists are to drive in the right-hand lane, signal, stop, shoulder check, and follow speed limits just like they do when they drive their car. I was talking to a friend from Switzerland, who told me that over there you drive your car alongside a sea of cyclists, including many children who ride their bikes to and from school each day. School children in Switzerland are required to take and pass a road bike test to ensure that they know how to signal, move in and out of lanes, and follow the road rules appropriately. I’ve had my driver’s license for more than 25 years,
so have a good understanding of how to be safe on the road, and I do my best to remember all this driving knowledge when I ride my bike. I wonder, though, if we could do a better job of educating and training our children and teens regarding how Alf Trill in last year’s Pavilion Triathlon, which takes place annually in September. to ride their Wth more and more people taking up cycling, and more bikes sharing the road bikes safely. A large with cars, perhaps it’s time for bike tests for new riders. Photo by Gary Winslow part of being safe on the All of these driving habits are not only illegal, but road falls to the cyclist, but a lot of it is up to the drivers also extremely dangerous. of the other vehicles. Did you know that a driver must Biking is a healthy, environmentally friendly way to treat a bike the same as he would treat a car? When you travel, and I highly recommend it. As we pedal down the come up to a cyclist on the road and he is going slower road, or see someone else pedalling, let’s use our good than you, do you squeeze past in the same lane or cross law-abiding common sense and patience so we can all over a solid centre line to pass? travel safely to our destinations. I have been involved in a number of conversations lately regarding bicyclists on the road, and am surprised at how many vehicle drivers think that having to share the road with a cyclist is a nuisance. They also have no idea that vehicle laws apply to cyclists. As I train for triathlons, I ride my bike on various roads and highways, and find that most drivers are using caution and good sense. Almost every time I ride, however, I also encounter at least one vehicle that isn’t. Cars squeeze next to me in the same lane I am riding in, or right next to the white line when I’ve pulled over to the shoulder. Worse yet are those people who drive close and then honk their horn or shout as they pass!
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Working with First Nations a real eye-opener Esther Darlington MacDonald
tive population; things that have created consequences. The Residential Schools are just the tip of the iceberg. There were all sort of undercurrents dealing with education, the politics of governing native communities across Canada, and the kind of general discrimination that we read about that happened in the USA; iniquities in almost every area. All I know is that in 1976, when I was offered the job of working with the Bonaparte Band as a sort of administrative assistant to the Chief, I quit my new job with the Pioneer weekly newspaper and promptly went to work with the Band. Looking back, I think it was that inherent journalist’s curiosity that prompted what some friends thought was a hasty decision. But I have sensed that it was more than simple curiosity. There was a whole backlog of images and transient experiences that must have evoked an emotional response in my young heart. One of the first came when I was about seven or eight years old. I was hiking alone along the “rocks” on Lake Winnipeg one morning, further away from the camp of cottages closer to the beach and boardwalk than usual. In the distance I saw a thin spiral of woodsmoke wafting above a copse of aspens. I didn’t see them until I was upon them. It was so quiet. The father sat on a wooden box repairing a fishing net, the long lacing of which fell over his knees and onto the sand. I must have stood there, frozen, for more than a few moments, staring at the man, whom I now know was a Cree. He wore one of those caps with a visor, pulled down partly over his forehead. He lifted his head, and our eyes locked as he saw this little white girl with her blonde hair cropped just below her ears who had suddenly appeared. Behind the man, around the small fire, sat his wife and children. I had invaded a place and a moment. I had entered another world. Some instinct prompted me to leave without a word. As I made my way back along the sandy lakeshore, studded with enormous boulders, that family and that man and that little fire were locked in conscious memory. Not long after, I painted a little picture of that man with the fish net and the face that had looked up and stared back at me. I think it was my first oil painting. In the neighbourhood I grew up in, in Winnipeg’s Fort Rouge district, there were a few families of Métis (people of mixed French and native Indian heritage). We went to school with Métis Responsive, Reliable, Professional. kids. Across the Red River from Fort Rouge was the city of St. Boniface. This city, with its magThe Industry Leader through Customer Choice nificent cathedral, stood out from the junction where the Assinaboine River meets the Red. The site was made famous in history books, which described the narrow strips of farms where Métis people had settled two hundred years before. Louis Riel is buried in the cemetery at St. Boniface Cathedral. Inside the city, connected by a wide limestone bridge with the downtown core of Winnipeg, the street signs are in French. Store signs are in French. French is the common language, but English is a second language. As part of a gang, we kids would venture into St. Boniface and meet the French kids on the other side. French Canadian was a common factor in everyday life. My mother would sometimes tell me “Switch the radio to CKSB,” which was the Service, Emergencies French radio station, because she liked the clas24 Hour sical music they played. We didn’t own a record & Repairs Emergency Service player then, in the 1940s, and didn’t get a stereo system until the 1950s. So it came as a shock, • Residential when I moved to B.C. and discovered the antip• Business Kamloops Branch Office: athy about French. “They are trying to stuff it down our throats,” I heard. • Commercial Sometimes I have encountered persons in B.C. who have similar prejudices and feel• Industrial Visit our new website at: ings about native Indians. Working for severwww.houle.ca al months for the Bonaparte Band, and later with the Cooks Ferry Band at Spences Bridge, I learned something about what you might call the
Scarcely a day goes by that some item doesn’t appear in our daily and weekly newspapers about Aboriginal affairs. These issues surface like whales, the wake of their surfacing washing over our affairs, both civic and federal. The latest is the news that government workers experimented with halfstarved children to determine the effects of undernourishment in remote rural communities, rather than feeding those communities suffering from food shortages. I recall, many years ago, reading about such conditions in northern Manitoba, when I resided in Winnipeg. But what we didn’t know about were the experiments. The dearth of information about native conditions at that time, and for too many years after, created an enormous information vacuum. It left most Canadians ignorant of the scope and consequences of government actions, and inaction, in Indian affairs. It is the consequences of those actions and decisions that the government is dealing with today. Once in a while I am questioned about my personal interest in Indians. What prompted it? Why? One young woman put a forthright question to me that has remained with me for years. The question came as both of us sat at the front window of her home on Government Street, watching the children at Ashcroft Elementary School playing soccer in the field across the street. “Why do you identify with the victims?” The question sort of threw me. That Rebecca George saw my native stepson George in this light, as he moved with other members of the team on that field. More of the surprise was that she saw native Indians as victims. I have wondered since, how many Canadians actually did see native Indians as victims? And, if they did, in what areas were they being victimized? Indeed, what constitutes a definition of “victim”? But even then, 25 years ago, native Indian issues were part of the daily or weekly intake of news. I am wondering today if there is a growing, general recognition by Canadians that awful things happened to the Na-
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Marble Canyon provides artist with inspiration and materials Vernon Morning Star Hazmat-suited humans climb up and down a gray and white chalky moonscape, their hands cupping angular chunks of rock. It’s a strange image that warrants a second or third look, making the viewer wonder, “What are these people doing, and where is this place?” That’s exactly the reaction artist Kristoff Steinruck says he wants when he shows his multi-media installation, which consists of photographs, hand-carved stone elements, and a single channel projection video. The installation opened last week at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Entitled The Marble Range, the landscape and limestone within the exhibition looks like it was taken from outer space, while the rock tells a history that extends back to 300 million years ago. “I have a big interest in science fiction and the way time is portrayed in it,” said Steinruck, who is based in Kelowna. “Geological history is about deep time and is difficult to grasp: Think of stone formed by these little shells and then moving half way around the world, and then crumpled up into a massive jumble of rock. It’s that relationship with time and its relationship with the earth that I find fascinating.” This all makes a bit more sense once you see, and experience, the actual Marble Range portrayed in Steinruck’s exhibition. Known for its unusual karst (limestone) topography, the Marble Range is actually a protected B.C. park located between Cache Creek and Pavilion. “When I first saw the Marble Range, it became clear
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The Clinton Communities in Bloom Committee has successfully applied for funds through the BC Hydro/ Trees Canada Program. On Aug. 2 Andy and Yvette May transported a truck- and trailer-load of trees and shrubs from Horse Lake Garden Centre, Lone Butte to the Village of Clinton. Public Works staff have now planted them in Reg Conn Centennial Park; in front of the public washrooms on the main street; beside the Community Garden; and in front of the Village office. This is just the start of a landscape plan for the Village office area
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second year, the garden flourishes. The gardeners who maintain plots at this facility invite the public to come and see how things have progressed. Come and learn how a community garden works and how you can reserve a plot for next year, and see how well things are growing. Mark Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1:00 pm on your calendars, and come join the gardeners at the Community Garden in Clinton.
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Saturday, Aug. 10 will be a busy day in Clinton. The second chainsaw carving event will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm beside the Health Centre in Clinton. Ken Sheen will be on hand to demonstrate the art of chainsaw carving.
The Clinton Community Garden, located behind the public washrooms on Hwy. 97, was the brainchild of the Clinton Communities in Bloom Committee. With the support of the Village of Clinton, the garden was erected on Village-owned property with the help of many sponsors and supporters. The garden was constructed with the support and sponsorship of the Village of Clinton, Integris Credit Union, D & L Raman Ltd., the Clinton CiB Committee, and many dedicated volunteers. A Trees Canada grant made possible the planting of two maple trees outside the fence of the community garden to enhance the area. Now in its
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Open burning prohibited throughout region As of Thursday, Aug. 1, all campfires will be prohibited across the Kamloops Fire Centre. This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The fire danger rating is currently “high” throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, with scattered pockets of “extreme”. With the current trend of warm and dry weather, wildfires in the region have displayed very aggressive behaviour and required additional fire suppression resources. Human-caused wildfires can divert critical resources and crews from responding to naturally occurring wildfires. The The Wildfire Management Branch says a third of the fires it has responded to this year were caused by humans.
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Open burning is prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition applies to open fires of any size; fires with a burn registration number; industrial burning; fireworks; tiki torches; sky lanterns; and One turn...and burning barrels. “Anyquick kind of fire pit that is at a itʼs campsite, if you are burning apparatus overwood, forthose this dog!are prohibited,” says Fire Information Officer Melissa Welsh. The prohibition does not apply to cooking stoves that Dogsorare easily jolted of open use gas, propane, briquettes, or to aout portable campfire apparatuspick-ups with a CSA ULC suffer rating that uses briandoroften crippling quettes, liquid, or gaseous fuel, as long as the height of injuries or death. the flame is less than 15 centimetres. The openUse burning prohibitionkennel covers all B.C. Parks, a protective secured to Crown, and private lands, but does not apply within the
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Last week I took my children out for lunch to The Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria in Peachland. It was a hot, sunny day, so we decided to sit in a shady spot on the patio and enjoy the fresh air and sweet view. As I was ordering, I noticed the server’s attention wasn’t focusing entirely on me,
as she kept looking at the table behind us as we spoke. I wondered what was distracting her, but I didn’t turn around until I heard voices being raised. By that time, she was at the table she had been looking at, and was politely trying to explain to an older couple that their dog was not permitted on the premises.
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“I’m really sorry,” I heard her saying. “It’s not up to me, we’re just not allowed to have animals where people are eating.” The couple couldn’t understand why their small dog wasn’t welcome to rest under the table as they ate lunch, and they were annoyed when the server wouldn’t bend the rules for them. When she suggested they set up their pup on the sidewalk, directly beside the table, they were infuriated since the spot wasn’t in the shade. “We’re not eating here then,” the man exclaimed, and they left in anger. I watched them walk down the street, stopping other people with dogs, seemingly explaining their frustrations as they pointed aggressively towards the restaurant. I felt bad for the server. She was just doing her job and may have gotten herself, or her employer, into trouble had she ignored the rules and
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com allowed the dog to stay. She also seemed like the type of person who would have tried to figure out an alternative solution that might have made her customers happy. Maybe seating them at the other end of the patio where there was a shadier spot on the sidewalk could have worked. But the couple left in such haste there wasn’t much of a chance to figure out a solution to their dilemma. “Who in the world brings their dog to a restaurant?” my friend asked as he passed by, walking his own pooch. “They should have ordered a pizza to go and eaten under that tree across the
street.” I had to agree with him. As much as I love dogs, and animals in general, I don’t think allowing them in the dining area of restaurants is a good idea. Personally, I wouldn’t have minded if that pup had sat at his owner’s feet since he seemed well mannered, clean and quiet. If the res-
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taurant allowed for him, though, they’d have to allow all dogs wouldn’t they? Even the dangerous, filthy and noisy ones. This isn’t a decision the individual restaurants can make in B.C. anyway. Health bylaws state that, with the exception of guide animals, dogs are simply not allowed in a foodprimary place, and those who don’t comply with those regulations could be heavily fined or even shut down. People walking their dogs and wanting to enjoy a meal while they do have to be creative and plan ahead. As much as some of us love our
pets and might want them around at all times like they’re our children, we don’t live in a society where we can do that. Maybe the couple in question could take an umbrella with them the next time they’re out so they can easily create shade on the other side of whatever patio they wish to dine at. Or perhaps they can somehow convince the restaurant that their little Shih Tzu is a seeing-eye dog. You never know, stranger things have happened. Lori Welbourne in a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne. com
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From the Journal archives: news from the past August 1913 Telephone Lytton To Lillooet Construction of a much-needed telephone line from Lytton to Lillooet will be started next week by the Dominion Government. Mr. S.A. McFarlane, formerly telegraph operator at Lillooet, is in charge of construction. The line will be forty-seven miles long. New Hospital The hospital is completed and it now only remains for some of us to take ill so that the building can be initiated in proper style. This would be a very pleasant home in which to spend a few months, yet we would regret the necessity which would compel us to remain there for such a period of time. Body Found on Railway Track One day last week a man was found on the C.P.R. track near the cemetery frightfully mangled. He was a stranger and it was surmised that he had fallen asleep on the track while under the influence of liquor. Whopper of a Rattlesnake While out hunting the other day Dr. Sanson and M. Bailey came across a rattle snake that had Mathusala [sic] beat for age. The rattles that had been broken off previously could not be counted, hence its great age. In this connection, it is said, the Doc has secured the high jump record. New B.C. Express Co. Stable Nearing Completion A.J. Davis has just about finished the B.C. Express Company’s stable, replacing the one which was burned down early in the spring. Mr. Davis is to be congratulated upon its workmanship and the dispatch with which he has carried on the work. This barn is 62x90 feet, will accommodate 48 horses and has a loft capacity of more than a hundred tons of bailed [sic] hay. It is equipped with a harness repair shop, office and bedroom for the man in charge. It was built upon the concrete foundation of the old one which was found to be intact after the fire.
came modern as far as telephones are concerned. They were put in several homes and businesses in large boxes with a handle. There were numbers; but who can remember numbers? Every time we wanted someone, we never got them until a general conversation was had with the charming operator at the exchange; sometimes they told us “I don’t think they are home, I just saw them walking up town.” Telephones were installed here and maintained by the Dominion Government Telegraph and Telephone Co. and many a local girl began their careers by saying “Number please?”, here in our Ashcroft exchange. With the bringing of dial system to Ashcroft, it has ended 50 years of telephoning by “Number Please?” However we have to go along with modernization.
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Street Grading A grader and crew have been busy this week preparing the streets to be paved, a further improvement to the appearance of Ashcroft. Too bad all the streets can’t be paved, but it will come when finances allow. Fixing Up Streets Inland Paving Company men have been busy in Ashcroft resurfacing streets dug up for the new sewer system. When questioned how things were progressing one workman said “the rocks in Ashcroft are getting us down.” However, rocks or no rocks, they are making a good job of it. Playing in Cache Creek, this week in 1963:
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Pictures of B.C. wildlife wanted for SPCA’s annual contest B.C.’s best wildlife photographs wanted: don’t forget your camera this summer! Whether you’re spending your summer vacation relaxing in your backyard or adventuring into the B.C. wilderness, the BC SPCA wants to show off your best B.C. wildlife pictures. Amateur photographers can enter the fifth annual Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest by submitting digital photos until Sept. 30. The contest is a fundraiser supporting the society’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) on southern Vancouver Island, where more than 2,500 orphaned and injured wild animals are cared for every year. “With the nation’s greatest diversity of wildlife in our own province, we are excited to help backyard and amateur photographers showcase these amazing animals,” says Sara Dubois, manager of wildlife services for the BC SPCA. Some of the photos entered in previous contests have been featured in the BC SPCA’s AnimalSense and Bark! magazines, local news-
papers, and even a book: City Critters: Wildlife in the Urban Jungle, by journalist Nicholas Read. Dubois notes, “It’s a testament to the calibre of photos that are entered.” Prizes will be awarded for the top three photos in each of two categories: Wild Settings and Backyard Habitats. The contest is open to all adult (age 14 years and up) backyard and amateur photographers residing in B.C. Learn more about this year’s contest, and see winners from past contests, at spca. bc.ca/wildlife-in-focus. The annual contest encourages participants to explore green spaces, roadsides, beaches, and even backyards to find striking images that represent the resiliency of local wildlife living at the interface with humans. Wildlife includes free-living birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and insects, but not exotic, feral, or domestic animals, or wildlife in zoos or rehabilitation facilities. For more information about the contest e-mail contest@wildarc. com
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Community Volunteer Groups The Royal Canadian Legion #113
301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625
South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society
601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 250-453-9656
Ashcroft and District Fall Fair Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128
St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome
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For MorE inForMATion: www.princetontraditional.org Email: princetonfestival@telus.net Phone: 250-295-6010
Contact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547
Desert Spokes Cycle Society Phone 250-457-9348
Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association Phone: 250-457-9390
Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department
Ashcroft and Masonic Lodge Zarthan Lodge No#105
Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Phone 250-453-2415
Contact Person: Maria Russell Martin Phone 250-453-9391
Princeton
Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary Club
Ashcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer Chapter Phone 250-374-8307
Ashcroft & District Tennis Association
6th Annual
District Commissioner: Marcie Down sageandsandspc@hotmail.com
Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341
Soups On
Contact Person: Fred Dewick
Last year’s SPCA contest winners included Courtenay resident Stephen Williamson, who won first place in the Wild Settings category (top r), and Peachland resident Tania Simpson, who won first place in the Backyard Habitats category (above).
Sage & Sand Pony Club
Phone 250-453-2233
Phone 250-457-9967
South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366 Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0
Ashcroft & District Lions Club
Soccer Association
Contact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077
Contact: Sandi Harry
Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.
Minor Hockey Association
601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762
Contact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or 299-3229 lewis.kinvig@rona.ca or lewiskinvig@hotmail.com
The Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store
Historic Hat Creek Ranch
347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp
Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo
601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944 Contact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461 Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661 email: darrin.curran@cadets.gc.ca
Ashcroft Communities in Bloom
Contact: Jack Jeyes
Phone 250-457-9366
Phone 250-453-2259
Contact Person: Dave 250-453-9062
Cache Creek Recreation Society Contact Person: Jackie
Phone 250-457-9122
Contact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050
Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122
Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard Phone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net
Bridging to Literacy Contact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417
Ashcroft Hospice Program
Shirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050
Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society Contact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100
The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564
SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415
Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.)
Ashcroft Yoga Group
Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244
Call Marijke - Phone: 250-453-0050
Desert Bells Handbell Choir
Second Time Around
Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119
201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781
Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676
Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119
Cache Creek Beautification Society
BC Lung Association Carolyn Chorneychuk, Director 250-453-9683 Email:carelee67@gmail.com
(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693
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CANYON from p. 7
He had worked with limestone, which resembles concrete offset with white chalky veins, in southern Ontario, and was purchasing the stone from a landscape supplier outside of Guelph. His quest to find limestone in B.C. resulted in little success at first. “I wanted to continue working with limestone and called around. No one had any. After more research, and looking at geographical survey maps, I uncovered three places in B.C. with significant limestone deposits,” he said. The stone from a quarry on Texada Island, near Powell River, was too solid and gray, while another deposit in the Rockies was hard to access. And then Steinruck hit the mother lode, paying his first visit to the Marble Range. “I saw the mountains, and how beautiful and strange they looked compared to the rest of the geology in B.C.,” he said, adding he “stole” a piece of the rock to take back to his studio in Kelowna. He conducted research on the stone and its Local stones have been put to good use along Ashcroft’s Inukshuk geological history, enlisting UBC geology pro- Trail, above the town on the Mesa. Photo by Barbara Roden fessor Kyle Larson to help him. Larson was familiar with the stone, as he had done field studies at a nearby deposit in Cache Creek. At his Vancouver lab, Larson cut the rock thinly and shone a light through it to see the crystals, and get a better idea of the history within. It EYE-OPENER from p. 6 turns out the fossils consisted of tiny shells datpolitics, or governance, of band affairs. It was an eye opener. I was made ing back 200 – 300 million years ago. “The shells came from a tropical island aware of the concerns, issues, and management in the many areas of the somewhere in the Pacific and moved through communities, that are much like our municipal affairs. And I am still, totectonic plates to its present location in North day, hearing misinformed persons voicing opinions I know to be either false, or only partly true. America,” said Steinruck. We Canadians owe it to our fellow Aboriginal people to become not After carving the stone, Steinruck decided to bring the resulting sculptures, six in all, back only informed of how native communities govern themselves, but how to the range where they came from. He enlisted government and church have colluded in the past to create conditions people, mostly performers, to carry each stone and problems today. The consequences of past mistakes – the misguidthrough the landscape, using his photographic ed goals and assumptions – have to be addressed. And they are being adand video skills to capture their rather arduous dressed, to a greater degree than ever before. It is heartening. There is definitely more understanding, and greater journey. “Taking people up and down the steep side appreciation of the Aboriginal peoples and their contribution to the culof a mountain with a heavy stone sculpture tural life of our country. And the pride of the Aboriginal people grows weighing 50 pounds was a bit risky, but I dis- with every generation, adding greatly to the development and renewal of covered they had the same sort of reaction I had this precious segment of our collective history. when I first went there. Seeing the landscape, and touching it was an DESERT HILLS RANCH amazing, moving ex8:00 am - 8:00 pm perience.” at Ashcroft Community Hall is in full swing Steinruck hopes Advance Polls Dates: Come down to Desert Hills Ranch viewers seeing the exAugust 7th & 8th for the first ever hibition for the first 8:00 am - 12noon, 1:00 - 4:00 pm time will have the Cantaloupe Festival same sort of reaction. Saturday & Sunday Aug. 10 & 11 “I am trying to put Everything Cantaloupe life into the sculptures The amazing special will be and provide a narrative,” he said. “It was Big Juicy Desert Hills Cantaloupe important for me to for only 99¢ each translate this place and This special is two days only so don’t miss it the material found in (Free Samples will be available) the world around us We also will have a large variety of and translate it into other produce an artistic form and Open 9:30 to 5:00 • 7 days a week imbue it with a sense of experience and life.” RT HILLS RAN E The Marble Range CH ES can be viewed at the for Council D Vernon Public Art Gal• Community minded lery through to Octo• Positive attitude ber. Call (250) 545ASHCROFT, B.C. • Team player 3173 for more inforFor more information please visit our • Open to compromise website at www.deserthillsranch.com mation.
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LANDFILL TECHNICIAN Cache Creek Overview of position: This is a 6 month temporary position based in Cache Creek. Under the guidance of the Landfill Engineer, the Landfill Technician is responsible for operating, maintaining and upgrading the landfill gas (LFG) extraction and leachate collection systems as well as assisting with the operation / maintenance of the irrigation systems. The Landfill Technician will also provide technical support for Landfill Operations with an emphasis on ensuring the operating permit is being complied with and operating plans are being adhered to. Duties and Responsibilities: • Performing monitoring rounds on the LFG collection system with a handheld gas analyzer and making adjustments as necessary to maintain optimum performance • Trouble-shooting issues with LFG and leachate collection system • Identifying and making repairs to collection system • Installing LFG collection piping, wellheads etc • Tracking LFG and Leachate quantities collected • Preparing documentation and procedures relating to LFG and Leachate collection systems • Overseeing contractors and Wastech staff working on pertinent projects • Assisting with day to day operation and maintenance of the re-vegetation program’s irrigation system • Participating in training courses such as Landfill Gas Operations and Maintenance and HDPE Fusion Welding Qualifications: • Environmental technology diploma or diploma in related field would be considered an asset • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook • Ability to work outdoors in rugged terrain under a variety of weather conditions • Current valid driver’s license for the province of British Columbia • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Demonstrated aptitude in mechanical work • Ability to understand and interpret regulations, operating manuals, and engineering plans • Desire to learn new skills and take additional training as required • Previous work experience in a construction environment would be an asset If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward resume and cover letter to the attention of David Barbour – Landfill Engineer &NBJM IS!XBTUFDI DB t 'BY PS .BJM 1 0 #PY $BDIF $SFFL #$ 7 , ) CZ "VHVTU Please do not call Wastech inquiring about this opportunity. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Thank you for your interest.
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NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Dennis William Peters, Deceased, who died on the 1st day of August, 2012, are hereby required to send them to the Executor, Susan Jean Peters at 1609 Woodburn Drive, Box 729, Cache Creek, BC, V0K 1H0, before August 21, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which she has notice. By: JENIFER BIRGITTA CRAWFORD Barrister and Solicitor Crawford /aw OfÀce 615 St. Paul Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2G 2K1 Telephone: 250-372-5234
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Archery’s high profile benefits local club Merritt Herald Thanks to hit movies like The Hunger Games and Brave, and perhaps due to some unprecedented coverage at the 2012 Olympics, the sport of archery is experiencing a real spike in both interest and activity worldwide. The rise in participation levels is evident locally as well. The Nicola Valley Archery Club has emerged from a period of relative dormancy to become a thriving group, with a current membership of close to 20 adults and youngsters. The NVAC, which operates under the umbrella of the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, is meeting throughout the summer, from 6:30 –
Gabrielle Smith takes aim.
Photo by Ian Webster
7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the gun range, located 10 km up Aberdeen Rd. in Lower Nicola. Instruction and supervision is provided by BJ Moore, who has been bow hunting for six years. He said the club is keen to attract new members. “We have an assortment of bows that individuals can just come and use if they’re new to the sport,” Moore said. “We shoot mostly at what are known as 3-D targets which the club provides.” Archery is a really family-friendly activity. Barclay Smith regularly attends with his three young daughters — Gabrielle, 12, Ivy, 10, and Julia, 8. Moore’s daughter, Olivia, 10, also shoots, as does Sunshine O’Donnell, 13, and her 17-year-old brother, Dakota. “It’s one of my favorite sports,” Gabrielle Smith said. “I like trying to hit the target. When I first started, it was tough pulling the string back on my compound bow, but I’ve gotten used to it.” Most people who get involved in archery are satisfied with target shooting, Moore said. “Many clubs hold 3-D shoots with categories and prizes for all ages. Logan Lake holds a very successful shoot every Father’s Day weekend. This year, there were over 170 people in attendance. It’s our goal to try to host a shoot next spring.” For more information on the Nicola Valley Archery Club, contact Moore at 280-0304.
Come on down to the Fair!
Photo by Wendy Coomber
Plan your Fall Fair entries now The Ashcroft and District Fall Fair – which this year showcases Blue Jeans and Country Scenes – is just around the corner. Now is the perfect time to start planning your entries. Fair Booklets are available at businesses around town, as well as on our website (www.ashcroftfallfair.ca). There are some changes to categories that we’d like to tell you about. For those bakers who enter the Country Fair’s baking contest, you’ll notice that there is no Tenderflake Pie or Mazola/BeeHive Muffins category this year. Instead, you will find Fleischmann’s Cornstarch Shortbread Cookies and Fleischmann’s Baking Powder/Crown Corn Syrup Loaf. A reminder that proof of purchase for
the products used MUST be attached to your entry form. Happy Baking! For all you photographers out there, our 2013 Themed Photo is Farming Equipment (and to get ready for 2014, keep a look out for Cows when you are on your travels). There are two photography sections again this year: one for novice photographers (those of you who take photos as a hobby), and one for advanced photographers (those of you who get paid for your photos, or who’ve taken that perfect shot and feel you can compete). Mark your calendars for Sept. 8, and get ready for a great Fair!
Jessica Clement
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