COMMUNITY Renee Hartwell dedicates ride to her uncle Jim Page 6
ENTERTAINMENT Crimson Tine Players present ‘Our Town’ Page 1 & 11
SPORTS
Kokanees do well in at Penticton swim meet Page 9
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Volume 65 Issue 23
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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Princeton donates $5k for children
The fundraiser initiated by Shannon White of Princeton brought in over $5,000 for BC Children’s Hospital Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
As a way of giving back to those who helped her family, Shannon White of Princeton initiated a fundraiser to raise funds for BC Children’s Hospital. Due to the generosity of local individuals and businesses the fundraiser included the chance for those who donated to win prizes. On Saturday, May 31 just before she was to leave for the Miracle Weekend on Global television, Shannon stopped in at Valley First Credit Union to choose the winners. As of Saturday, funds raised for B.C. Children’s Hospital amounted to $5076.89. The online donations and donations made during Shannon’s participation during Miracle Weekend have yet to be totalled. A very excited Cayden, (Shannon’s five year old grandson) said, “we’re giving prizes to help the kids to feel better!” With that statement, Shannon, assisted by Leslie Edwards and Cayden, went on to draw the prize winners. Amanda Jean Whitlaw - Cool Beans Coffee; Theresa Antonick - Cindy’s Day Spa; Destiny Earle - Flowers In Motion; Sylvia Potter - Sweet Sensations; John Sandness - Cooper’s Foods; Jason Earle - Flowers In Motion; Vesper - Subway;
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Princeton’s Crimson Tine Players entertained the town with Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Riverside Centre Theatre on May 29 through 31. The play is set in turn-of-the-century Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, depicting the daily lives of a small town.
‘Our Town’ comes to our town Carla Clark
Similkameen Spotlight
The Crimson Tine Players’ performance of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town was presented at the Riverside Centre May 29 to 31st. This production showcased Princeton’s impressive diversity of talent. Set in turn-of-the-century New England, the performance sets up the audience to create for themselves, their own image of Grover’s Corners. The original script was written with few props and a nearly bare stage. The ladder scene was especially poignant in its simplicity. The ladders, being the hallmark of the play, leave the audi-
ence to engage their imaginations in order to visualize each scene. The uncluttered stage was off-set by the complexity of those who reside in Grover’s Corners - their ups, their downs, their laughter and their tears. All three acts are narrated by the ever-present, dapper, watch-fob-vested frontman, Derek Hodgson, the stage manager (and wedding minister). Hodgson’s character walks you through each scene, detailing the very essence of the play, bringing the production together as a whole. As the play progresses, the audience continues to get the gist of what this unassuming little town is experiencing, delving into it’s daily lives and eventual future.
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