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The crave for fitness is taking to the water BOBBI-SUE MENARD
Feast of Fields Coming to Lake Country orchard later this month. Get your tickets before they’re sold out. ...............................
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Boundary lines between Lake Country and the City of Kelowna are going to be re-assessed for possible realignment which will simplify mutual servicing and help build neighbourly relations. ...............................
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Everyone enjoyed the Carr’s Landing Community Family Fun Picnic. ...............................
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Sarah Fraser, of Crave Fitness, has brought the latest summer shape up routine to Lake Country—stand up paddle board fitness. The wide boards used for paddling around lakes make the perfect platform for a core workout. The classes have proven wildly popular in cities with ready access to water, and Lake Country has the perfect location to try out the fitness craze. Stand up paddle boarding has seen a marked increase in popularity in recent years, in part because celebrities on vacation can be routinely seen participating in the sport. It is easy to learn, but takes some practise to master standing on the board as it moves through the water. Fraser’s classes take advantage of the board’s wide surface with yoga, push-ups and a light ab workout to increase personal core stability. “It is incredibly tough to do the exercises on the unstable board in the water, but the worst thing that happens is you fall in the lake,� she said. “We have people of
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THE FITNESS CRAZE of exercising while balancing in the water on a stand up paddle board is taking off in Lake Country. The new fitness classes, lead by Sarah Fraser of Crave Fitness, appeal to both men and women alike. all different fitness levels come out and try it and every one tends to pick it
up quite fast.� Fraser is hosting the classes Monday and
Thursday evenings at the north end of Wood Lake across from the
Oyama General Store, with boards from Seca Marine.
Call ahead to check drop-in availability with Fraser at 250-575-8292.
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District of Lake Country to run Visitor’s Centre as of 2013 BOBBI-SUE MENARD The Lake Country Chamber of Commerce has decided to not enter into a fee-for-service agreement with the District of Lake Country for the Visitor’s Centre.
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This means that, as of Dec. 31, 2012, the district will be responsible for the Visitor’s Centre and will work with Tourism BC and other funding sources to keep the centre open. The Chamber of Commerce has been either operating or contributing to the operation of the Visitor’s
Centre since 2002, as the facility is considered a solid link for local businesses to tourists and visitors to the area. The past few years have seen the district increase
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