NEWS Help local grandmother Shannon White give thanks Page 3
BUSINESS Doug’s Homestead extends appreciation Page 9
EVENTS
Photos from the Stan Thompson Memorial Rodeo Page 12
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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 20
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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95 students amazed by literacy An event organized by literacy coordinator, Dierra Maynard teaches kids life skills, while they think they are just having fun. Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
The second annual Amazing Literacy Race was held in Princeton on Thursday, May 8. 95 students from Vermilion Forks Elementary School along with the help and support of local businesses and a team of volunteers participated in literary challenges during the day long event. A scavenger hunt at the Princeton Museum took students through a Princeton History Mystery. At the Princeton and District Skills Center a career game challenge ensued taking the students from Geeks to Technology Gods. At the Princeton Water Park, the students were educated in Pool Safety and participated in a physical challenge. The Art Smart Challenge saw the students put specific words into a poem or short story. Fortis returned to the Amazing Race this year to teach students about saving energy, and about gas meter safety. Something to remember was, “If it’s not in use, you are to cut the juice.” Valley First presented a crash course in income, sensible spending and how to create a budget to the participants. Each of the eight teams were given $20 to spend at Cooper’s Foods to shop for a budget-friendly yet healthy meal. The purchases made went back to Valley First for donation to Feed the Valley and
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Lisa Carleton/Spotlight
Mount Currie’s Ayla Pascall, rounds the barrel during Sunday’s Ladies Barrel Racing event during the Stan hompson Memorial Rodeo on Sunday, May 11. Sponsors for the event were Jebway Logging of Princeton.
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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