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All roads lead to the Armstrong fair Devos, a member of the Deep Creek 4-H Club. The gates are ready to burst. Colton Reid, 11, of Armstrong An enthusiastic crowd is expect- 4-H, had to give up on brushed as the 114th Interior Provincial ing as BLT, his six-month-old pig, Exhibition in Armstrong begins refused to sit still and knocked at 10 a.m. today and runs until over his feed bowl. Sunday. “I had thought about naming “I love getting the event going. him Lemon because sometimes he It’s show is a little sour,” time,” said said Reid. Bryan Burns, For many general manlocal families, ager. the IPE is a tra“It’s time dition that has to get everyspanned the one from the generations. Okanagan “My dad and across used to run B.C. to the this section great town of and I kept Armstrong.” going with Perhaps it,” said Ian the busiest McKechnie, a day associSpallumcheen ated with farmer who the IPE is volunteers in the Tuesday the seed, grain before the and hay divifun officially sion. starts as resiSurrounded dents drop off by his children, their entries, McKechnie animals are says he looks moved into forward to the stalls and RICHARD ROLKE/MORNING STAR fair. midway rides Ciarra and James Huston, of Lumby, get “It’s the only are set up. a sneak peek of the horticulture dis- time I get to “ W e ’ r e play at the Interior Provincial Exhibition see some peomaking sure Tuesday. ple,” he said. everything About 2,000 looks right,” entries have said Burns as he cruised the fair- been received for everything from grounds in a golf cart. fruits and vegetables to crafts and But things don’t always go as baking. planned, particularly when liveAmong the entries are flower stock is involved. arrangements from James, eight, “I’m excited I’m not getting and Ciarra, 10, Huston, of Lumby, bit,” said Linda Underwood, of “Next year, we’re going to enter Spallumcheen, as she struggled tomatoes,” said Ciarra. to hang on to Waldo the goose “It will be an experience to get between her truck and the poultry ribbons.” barn. An army of volunteers is needed Nadia Devos, 11, was left trying to make the IPE a success and jointo coax Echo into the shower room ing the ranks this year is Mekaila in the cattle barn. McManaman, 12, of Vernon. “He doesn’t like baths,” said But when she’s not helping out, RICHARD ROLKE
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Linda Underwood, of Spallumcheen, wrestles to get Waldo the goose into the poultry barn at the Interior Provincial Exhibition Tuesday, while one-year-old Isaiah McKechnie (below) takes a break during set up of the grain exhibit.
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McManaman will be checking out the action. “I like the Zipper ride because it’s really fun,” she said. “I like looking at the horses too.” For Underwood, the IPE is a vital link between people and agriculture. “It’s important for people to see the different animals,” she said while getting Waldo the goose settled into his cage. Last year’s attendance was 150,170 and a similar crowd is anticipated this year. For more information about the Interior Provincial Exhibition and the event schedule, go to www. armstrongipe.com.
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