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No lights at Victoria Ave. and 2nd St. for three days FOR THE TOWNSMAN
Updates being made to the traffic signals at Victoria Avenue and 2nd Street South in Cranbrook will mean the signals will be not operating on Wednesday May 14, Thursday May 15, and Friday, May 16, 2014. Motorists using the intersection of Victoria Avenue and 2nd Street South during this period are advised that this intersection will be designated a four-way stop 24 hours per day for the duration of the work. Temporary stops signs will be in place. The updates to the intersection being made by Public Works include the installation of new traffic flow cameras and a new computer operating system. The City of Cranbrook apologizes for any inconvenience the work may cause.
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Sunjoon Lee gets a hit in Saturday‘s baseball action between the Mount Baker Wild and the Selkirk Storm at Confederation Park in Cranbrook. The Wild went on to win the two-game series, wrapping up the high school baseball season. American Legion League now takes over, and the Cranbrook Bandits will be going into action soon. See more on the games on Page 8.
Local mom shortlisted in hunting contest SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
A Cranbrook woman is vying to be named Extreme Huntress 2015. Nikita Dalke is one of 20 semi-finalists in the competition that looks for a female hunter who will be a role model for other women who participate in hunting. “The Extreme Huntress is of course a woman that hunts, but hunts hard and puts lots of passion and effort into it and truly loves the sport,” said Nikita. “(She) also understands the importance of hunting for the management and conservation of our wildlife. She
would be someone that supports all hunters and helps promote women being outdoors and getting kids involved as well.” Online voting for the semi-finalists will continue until the end of May, and then the six finalists with the highest number of votes will win a ticket to the 777 Ranch in Dallas, Texas, where they will compete for the title of Extreme Huntress 2015. The contest, which is held in July, will pit the six women against one another in a hunting skills competition. The Extreme Huntress is the fete of a banquet at the
Dallas Safari Club, and receives a sculpture and prize package. “It could possibly open a lot of doors for me in the hunting industry as well,” said Nikita. The Cranbrook woman, with two kids aged six and three, grew up competing in dressage and showjumping competitions. Her grandmother hunted and would take Nikita out when she was young, but it wasn’t until Nikita met her husband Kyle in 2005 that she started hunting herself.
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Nikita Dalke is one of 20 semi-finalists in a competition that looks for a female hunter who will be a role model for other women who participate in hunting.