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Review Vol.16 Number 23
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
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LOCAL TRACK MEET
Cawston Primary meets with Similkameen Secondary See page 8
JOB ACTION UPDATE
Students and parents speak up See page 9
DAY OF THE HONEYBEE
Photo by Steve Arstad
“Coach” Rob Pelletier is preparing to open his sidewalk hot dog and sausage emporium in front of the Main Event Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing Studio. The Keremeos entrepreneur wants to make his hot dog stand a tourist attraction of sorts.
Barbeque wars on Seventh Avenue By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
Province pays homage to useful insect See page 3
The year 2014 is sure to go down in Keremeos history as the year of the Barbeque War on Seventh Avenue. Then again, maybe not. Residents of the village could be forgiven for thinking that a culinary war had broken out amongst at least a couple of downtown businesses this spring
when it seemed like barbeques were popping up in the downtown core like dandelions on the lawn after a warm spring rain. The first appearance of a barbeque on the sidewalk took place in late April when Mark Mudahy of MJ’s Pizza and Caribbean Foods set one up under a temporary awning in front of his establishment. He’s been offering smokies since then on an off an on basis, according to
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the directives stipulated on the temporary permit issued him by Interior Health. Shortly after Mark set up and began selling his smokies, enticing pedestrian traffic with the mouth watering emanations of sauteed grilled onions, a barbeque appeared across the street in front of the Main Event Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing Studio. Other merchants in the down-
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town core began wondering what was going on - as did residents. “There’s going to be so many lunch time barbeques in town, that everyone is going to starve,” observed Ox Yoke Collectables owner Geoff Berg whimsically one afternoon. “I wonder who’s going to be next to set up a barbeque. “Maybe I should.” continued on page 3
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