BUSINESS Lee Mowry new owner of local real estate office Page 3
COMMUNITY The ‘Little Folks’ have a special visit Page 6
SPORTS
Dry land mushers look forward to next year’s event Page 9
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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 46
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
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Highway Rescue truck arrives
After 10 years of fundraising and saving, Princeton Highway Extrication Society has a brand new rescue truck. Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
Ten years ago, Ken Crompton passed along some information to Brian Birmingham who in turn, began a ‘pass the hat’ fundraiser during parties at his home, beginning the fundraising efforts for a new truck for the Princeton Highway Extrication Society. Since then, the society has held hot dog sales, sold hats and sandbags and built the little red rescue truck coin banks that you see at the local gas stations - to gather donations. At the end of 2011, Princeton Husky employee John English initiated a major fundraiser with the local papers. “The real driving force with the fundraising was when people realized that we weren’t funded by the government or the municipality,” said society president, Doug Pateman. Husky has been a terrific sponsor of the society for years, providing fuel for the truck and allowing the sale of their sandbags. (Town donates bags and sand is donated by Princeton Redi Mix) Over the past year major contributors have come forward and assisted the society. Seeing another rescue truck on her travels caused past president of the Princeton Hospital Auxiliary, to shake her head and bring her tale to the rest of the board.
See TRUCK - Page 2
Weather Watch Wednesday
High 6/Low 1
Thursday
High 5/Low -3
Friday
High 2/Low -3
Saturday
High 1/Low -5
Sunday
High -2/Low -9
To remember and to honour
Lisa Carleton/Spotlight
Above: With assistance from Bob MacMurchy and Barb Gagnon, Legion past president and lifetime member, Ray jarvis and WW II Veteran, Peggy Sutton lay a wreath from Ridgewood Lodge in memory of the fallen and to honour those who have served. Below: John Schneider along with his grandchildren; Adah, Emilena and Oliver lay a wreath in gratitude for and to honour the safe return home of Lietenant Commander, Christopher Schneider. Lt. Com. Schneider has just safely returned from nine months of service in Kabul Afghanistan.