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Vol. 60, Issue 188
The climes, they are a-changin’
By 2050, Columbia Basin could see higher summer temperatures, warmer winters, snowpack decline, receding glaciers, earlier and larger spring freshet, and more extreme weather events S a l ly M ac D o n a l d Townsman Staff
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GIMME A B (FOR BAKER’S BEST): The Mount Baker Secondary School Cheerleaders held a bake sale fundraiser on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The girls sold a variety of handmade sweets and treats to the students at the high school to support their activities. Pictured left to right: Sheila, Reed, Shania, Nicole and Emma.
Horses wow the crowds in Idaho Fort Steele’s iconic Clydesdales have returned with hardware from Draft Horse Show Annalee Grant Townsman Staff
Fort Steele’s iconic Clydesdales were well received at this past weekend’s Idaho Draft Horse Show, snatching up ribbons left and right. Tyler Setzer, livestock manager for Fort Steele Heritage Town, said the farm’s best plac-
ing was the 4-up driving team landing second over all. They also thrilled the crowd with their Michigan Big Wheel earning first place for farming equipment. “The horses did absolutely stunning,” he said. The horses travelled to Sandpoint, Idaho for the third
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time after a busy summer of preparations and other engagements such as the Calgary Stampede Parade and Draft Horse Town. “It’s a pretty good sized show,” he said. Making the journey along with the Clydesdales were a number of volunteers and Fort
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Steele staffers who did jobs such as grooming. Setzer said the show couldn’t have happened without their dedication. “We sure appreciate them helping out,” he said, extending a thank you to all who helped make the Idaho show happen.
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The average annual temperature in the Columbia Basin is expected to rise about 2.3 degrees Celsius by 2050, a study on climate change has found. That temperature change could result in more frequent landslides, floods, droughts and wildfires, and an increase in diseases, pathogens, invasive species and pests. Columbia Basin Trust released the study, From Dialogue
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Correction
In our special supplement welcoming the return of the Kootenay Ice to Western Financial Place for the Home Opener Weekend, the dates in the banner at the top of the pages stated the games were to be played Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28th and 29th. The correct days are actually Friday and Saturday (though the 28 and 29 remain true and correct). The Townsman/Bulletin apologizes for the calendrical curiosity. So head on down to Western Financial Place Friday and Saturday, hockey fans, and go Ice go.
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To Action: Climate Change, Impacts and Adaptation in the Canadian Columbia Basin, on Monday, September 24. It uses research from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium in 2006 and 2011. The study finds that by 2050, the Columbia Basin could expect: higher summer temperatures, warmer winters, a decline in lowelevation snowpack, and receding glaciers.
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