LEGION APPRECIATION Legion says thanks with week long free lunch See page 4
GRIST MILL STUDY
TRADITIONAL GAMES
Province looking for a new business model for heritage site See page 5
Successful day of fun See page 9
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Vol.15 Number 27
The Review, Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
Rec Centre manager performs swimmingly
Photo by Steve Arstad
Roy Lucich turns a patriotic cheek at Canada Day festivities held on July 1 in Memorial Park. Katie Kotelow was one of many volunteers who assisted to make the morning a great success, in spite of some erratic weather.
health and other issues,” By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Donghue said, “and I noticed that at the end. Similkameen Rec All in all I feel that I had Centre Manager Karl a good event.” An injury Donaghue recently re- sustained during the naturned from the World tionals event also had a Masters Swim Champi- debilitating effect. onships held in Riccioni, Donaghue said the Italy. events were highly comThe world competi- petitive, especially the tion featured 12,500 of three kilometre open the world’s best swim- swim, which took place mers in the masters cat- in the Adriatic Sea. egory with water polo, “There was only 45 synchronized swim- seconds separating myming, diving, swim- self in sixth place from ming and open water the first place finisher,” swimming events taking he said. place over the course of “No one else does two weeks. six events,” Donaghue Donaghue took home explained of the swimone second place finish, ming events, where he three fourth place and participated in the 50, one sixth place in the 100 and 200 metre backevents. stroke, the 200 and 400 “I missed three to metre freestyle and the four weeks of sprint three kilometre open training this year due to water swim.
Rainy start to Keremeos Canada Day festivities fails to dampen spirits By Steve Arstad The Review It felt a little bit more like monsoon season than the beginning of summer for citizens attending Canada Day activities at Memorial Park in Keremeos on July 1. The morning’s schedule of acitvities was continuously interupted by cloudbursts, which were fortunately short lived. The off and on wet weather wasn’t enough to dampen the civil spirits of several hundred who lined up for the
Elks pancake breakfast and stayed to watch or participate in one activity or another through the morning. Git Gill returned for anther year to lead the kite flying activity, again, sending his kite soaring to great heights in spite of the fact there was little wind at times. Several kiosks were set up around the perimeter of the park, selling jewellery, artwork and tutus. Members of the Portage Centre assisted in the Canada Day celebrations by providing their face painting and balloon tying skills to the youthful members of the crowd.
In the village office parking lot, the Keremeos Volunteer Fire Department provided several demonstrations in the use of their auto extrication tools. Back for another season were the popular local duo, the Corner Turtles, who provided breakfast background music. This year’s Canada Day official ceremonies were kept brief by local politicians, Keremeos Mayor Mancontinued on page 7