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June 5, 2015 | Volume 11 Number 23
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CHAMBER PLANS A NEW YEAR BAT COUNTS GEAR UP FOR YEAR BOOK EXCHANGE FEEDS BRAINS Peachland Chamber of Commerce plans to turn over a new leaf 3
Watch for the Okanagan’s diverse, though declining, species of bats this summer 8-9
Peachland residents are encouraged to donate books to the shelf outside Johnston Meier 10
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READY FOR A ROLLER REMATCH
The Penticton Pistolleras lost to the Campbell River Rink Minx by one heartbreaking point 15
Couple seeking information after hit and run ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR
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The sun was just beginning to set on May 26 as Robin Walley left his Beach Avenue home to go for his nightly bicycle ride along the waterfront. Robin says he made it roughly one block from his home when he felt a jolt from behind and was launched into the air, landing a few feet from his mountain bike. That’s all he remembers.
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When I looked down the street I saw my husband in the middle of the road covered in blood, I was in shock.”
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PEACHLAND RESIDENT ROBIN WALLEY sustained a concussion and 40 stitches after reportedly being knocked off his bicycle during an evening ride down Beach Avenue on May 26.
Monique Walley
“They say I was unconscious, but I don’t know for how long,” Robin said in an interview with The View on June 1. Robin added that when he came to, four witnesses had come to his aid and told him they had called an ambulance as well as the RCMP. According to Robin’s wife, Monique, witnesses saw a vehicle speed by just before Robin was discovered on the ground. “Someone was nice enough to bring my husband’s bike back to the house and tell me something had happened,” Monique explained. “When I looked down the street I saw my husband in the middle of the road covered in blood. I was in shock.” Robin was taken to Kelowna General Hospital See RESIDENT WORRIED on page 7
Rob Taylor is our lucky May draw winner! He chose a $50 gift certificate for On Beach Boutique and a $50 gift certificate for the Blind Angler Grill. Don’t forget to drop in and enter our June draw!
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