GRIST MILL VISIT Kelowna elementary students visit the mill See page 11
FOGERTY AT PROSPERA PLACE
WILD WEST FEST Weekend celebration in Okanagan Falls See pages 3, 11
Legendary rocker in the Okanagan See page 10
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Safe is part of Keremeos history By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.
Photo by Steve Arstad
Art Pashak and Jim Irwin of Zak’s Town Trader discuss a heavy lift during movement of a massive safe on September 28.
Jim Irwin of Zaks Town Trader in Olalla’s recent acquisition of an old safe comes with a story to tell. Keremeos’ first pharmacist, John Campbell, was the first owner of the safe. His first business in the 1920s was housed in the building currently occupied by My Town Realty. In 1936 he moved to his brand new building at 615 Seventh Avenue, currently housing Berg’s Oxe Yoke store.
The safe was installed there in the 1930s, where Campbell operated the “Red and White” pharmacy until 1947 when he sold it to the Andrews family who operated it as a “United Purity” store until the late 1980s. The safe was purchased by Charlie Olsen, a well known locksmith and saw sharpener. It still has Campbell’s name on it. On September 28, the safe was moved to its new home in Olalla, and can be viewed at Zack’s Town Trader in Olalla.
Village close to par on budget, council told at meeting Building permits down By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview. com It was a very light agenda at council chambers at the regular meeting of council on September 17. Keremeos village council received cor-
respondence from Healthy Families BC Communities and a thank you note from the Social Planning and Research Council of BC for proclaiming June 2 to be Access Awareness Day. Council also approved a regional district request to approve solid waste collection and drop off services
to be extended to Indian Rock and Cottonwood Lane areas of Electoral Area “E”. The request was being asked of every stakeholder in the RDOS garbage collection service area. CFO Rob Hager told council the village budget was at or near budget so far, with legal costs up this
year. The roads budget came in under budget by roughly $20,000 after this year’s road works projects were completed. Highlights of the June 30 budget variance report: - building permit revenue reflects slow market, at 40 per cent of budget. - sale of equipment
has raised $6,700 that had not been budgeted. - borrowing revenue for 2012 was for the purchase of the dump truck and will meet budget. - grant income will meet budget. - investment income will be at or near budget. - legislative expens-
es should be down $3,000 due to reduced travel and conference expenditures. - financial implications of the June 30 variance report suggests that there are no obvious financial concerns or implications that will require addressing. Council voted to receive the budget vari-
ance report. Question period elicited questions and comments regarding the village’s downtown economic problems, the recent granting of $300,000 towards the reservoir project, and the costs surrounding business licenses in Keremeos. Council then met in closed session.