Keremeos Review, October 25, 2012

POPPY CAMPAIGN

ENERGY EFFICIENT

GOLD DISCOVERY

Legion begins poppy sales See page 7

Village awarded by Fortis for energy conservation efforts See page 3

Ancient placer found near Oroville See page 5

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

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Valu Plus celebrates 40 years in the community By Steve Arstad The Review

Saturday, October 20 was a busy day for staff at Valu Plus Foods in Keremeos as the merchant hosted a 40th anniversary celebration. Four hundred pancake breakfasts were served up in the parking lot as the celebration got under way at 8 a.m. The weather, although spotty at times through the day, was pleasant enough to attract a good turnout throughout the day. Grimms Meats hosted a hot dog lunch that attracted roughly an equal number of participants. Inside the grocery store, a number of specials brought throngs of people throughout the day. At 3 p.m., a huge anniversary cake was also presented for customers. to enjoy a slice. “Just when I thought I had seen everyone in town, someone else would show up,” said store manager Shannon Forner. “Our staff are exhausted,” she laughed as the closing hour approached on Saturday. Empty shelves stood in testament to the labours of the day. “We’ve had a fantastic day - it seems as though everyone has been here today.” Customers also had a chance to “spin to win” a number of prizes, including a Vancouver Canucks hockey package, an Ipad 2, free groceries for a year, and a Robert Bateman print.

Photo by Steve Arstad

Rhonda Wiebe spins to win at Valu Plus’ 40th anniversary event on Saturday, October 20. Residents came out en masse to help celebrate the grocery store’s four decades of business in Keremeos.

Expressions of interests sought for Keremeos Grist Mill Ministry of Lands, Forests and Natural Resource Operations press release The B.C. government is looking for Expressions of Interest from agencies, societies and business people with in-

novative ideas, business knowledge and experience, and a love of B.C. history, that would like to get involved with the future operation and management of one of the province’s heritage sites, the Grist Mill in Keremeos.

Current and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in operating and managing the Grist Mill site are asked to submit their business ideas to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Heritage

Branch before Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Copies of the Requests for Expressions of Interest package are available on the BC Bid website: at: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca (click “ B row s e ” , t h e n choose “by organi-

zation”, click “#72”, then “Operation and Management of the Grist Mill at Keremeos”). The Grist Mill is currently managed as a publicly accessible historic site museum by a thirdparty manager. Ar-

rangements with the current operator expire March 31, 2013. Proposals may include, but are not limited to, the site’s current function as an outdoor museum. The Heritage Branch will consider new uses for the site as

long as they consider the site’s heritage values. This process will allow ministry staff to review innovative concepts that would increase financial viability and self-sufficiency of the Grist Mill site.

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