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Winterfest cancelled PAT KELLY
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
Winterfest organizer Andy Shelton is taking a break in 2014. He came before Greenwood 250-449-2655 city council on Monday night; from the agenda it looked like he would be asking for the usual nod Bored Room Bistro 607 8th Ave., Midway, BC from City Hall to go ahead with 250-449-2465 the event. The agenda package even included a sample resolution Sunday to support the event with funding Brunch for trophy engraving, use of the 11 am - 2 pm Barbara Diane Colin Park, and Breakfast, waffle bar, two city employees and equipsoups, salads... ment for a day to help set up. Quality Homemade Delicious Instead Shelton announced Takeout, Sit In or WE DELIVER that, due to health reasons, he is Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek not able to put the event on this Hours and Menu Online at year. boredroombistro.com “Sad to say we just can’t do it,” he told council. Fellow organizer Ron Sather accompanied Shelton to the meeting to deliver the bad Lucas Peters (centre, number 20) from Midway plays defence for the Grand Forks Border Bruins. He is seen here news. Westbridge, BC clearing the puck from the front of the net at last Friday night’s games against the Princeton Posse in Midway. He said that any prizes would The Bruins won the game 7-5 and dropped a game against Beaver Valley Nighthawks back in Grand Forks on Satbe given to the Recreation Comurday. The Bruins were scheduled for a third ‘home game’ this season in Midway—on Wednesday, Jan. 22—but mission for them to use on Famhave opted to play the game in the Grand Forks arena. PHOTO: PAT KELLY ily Day. The weekend of Feb. 14-16 also conflicted this year with a city and we thank them for their Winterfest organizer Andy Shelton delivered scheduled mammogram clinic at support.” some unhappy news to council on Monday Located in Westbridge and Later during the meeting council McArthur Centre. night – no Winterfest in 2014. proud to service the area This would have been the 10th discussed ways of getting the week1-888-299-0592 1-250-446-6808 Winterfest for Greenwood orga- end-long event back on the tracks nized by Shelton. The event also for 2014, but were unable to come ����������������������� ��������������������������������������� took a year off in 2010 during the up with an alternate willing to stand in for Shelton. Vancouver Olympics. “We are probably going to have to “We want to thank the people of Greenwood,” said Shelton. bite the bullet,” said Mayor Nipper “This is their Winterfest, not Kettle. “We are just going to have to mine, not Ron’s. It’s a volunteer let it slide this year.” 0 24543 16681 8
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