selkirk awards
FriDAY
bull river search
academic stars
No sign of missing man
Selkirk Secondary awards night.
High, swift water is hampering search effort.s
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June 28, 2013
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Photo courtesy Katryna Sigurdson
Kimberley and Cranbrook will be represented at the Special Olympic Summer Games in Langley from July 11 – 14 with athletes and coaches participating in bowling, swimming, & softball. Back row from left: Craig Larson (Softball Head Coach,) Penny Coyle (Swim Coach), Grant Stewart (Softball Coach), Brian Edwards, Felicia Mckenzie, Marvin Sanderson, James MacFarlane, Kendall Salanski, Jonathan Robins, Robbie Paolini, Renno Plourde, Steven Stirling (from Creston), Alex Jensen (Softball Coach). Front row from left: Christine Larson (Team Manager), Emily Mittermayr (Bowling Coach), Charity Doerkson, Erin Thom, Erin Dodd, Jesse Jensen, Roxana Podrasky, Corinna MacKay, Stephanie Goertsen, Daniel Barker, Joanne Thom (Team Manager). Missing: Mark Skelton, Jannis McIsaacs. The Kimberley Daily Bulletin wishes you all the best of luck as you represent us in Langley.
Ducks in the water? Food Bank Duck Race July 1 C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Volunteers with the Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank will be making one last push this weekend to sell out this year’s East Kootenay Realty Food Bank Duck Race. Marilyn Jolie says that as of Thursday, about $13,500 had been raised through ticket
sales, meaning there are still 300 to go. Tickets are $5 and you will see Food Bank volunteers in visible locations around town this weekend. Jolie is also looking for a few more volunteers to assist in taking ducks out of the water near the Civic Centre on Saturday. The big question is will ducks actually be put in the water? “We are still monitoring the water situa-
tion,” Jolie said. “We want to put the ducks in, but it is a safety issue. If it’s safe, we’ll do it.” Whether the ducks hit the water or not, there will still be a festive atmosphere at the annual barbecue at the Civic Centre, where the winning ducks will be announced. The barbecue is also a Food Bank fundraiser, so come on down and have some fun.
Wasa Lake situation ‘hopeful’ going into weekend
RDEK staff stretched to the limits in flooding crisis C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Wasa Lake rose only one inch overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, good news for residents and RDEK staff dealing with the flood. That means it’s rising but rising more slowly, giving hope that
things just might be getting better, says the RDEK’s Loree Duczek. “We believe the lake may be nearing peak,” she said Thursday. “We are very, very hopeful that things may get better over the weekend.” If that is the case it will be very good news, not just for Wasa residents, but for RDEK staff dealing with a flood crisis that has stretched from one end of the regional district to the other. Duczek said that they have received some additional staff from
municipalities. “We are very grateful to have secured additional help,” she said. “The City of Cranbrook has sent people for the weekend and the District of Invermere gave us some staff as well. “This has been an unprecedented response in terms of staff.” Duczek says RDEK management is very aware of the potential for staff burnout and is trying to make sure they shift out and get some rest. See RDEK, page 3
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