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Vol.16 Number 38
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Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
Hotdoggers in the park By Steve Arstad
Scout adventure bridge at Sizzlefest See page 9
NEW LSIB FACILITIES
Members of the Keremeos Community Living Day Program were proudly operating their new hot dog cart at Memorial Park on Friday, September 12. The cart will be operated jointly by the day program and Orchard Haven. Members of the day program will use the cart to hone their employment skills while Orchard Haven will use the unit for fund raising. The cart and its operators are all certified by Interior Health, said day program manager Kelly McKay. An operating schedule is not yet in place, but tentative plans are for the day program to operate out of the park two days per week.
Photo by Steve Arstad
Members of the Keremeos Community Living Day Program learned some employment skills on Friday, September 12. The group began selling hot dogs from their new mobile cart in Memorial Park. From left to right: Carol Blackmore, Chris Page, Christy Quaedvlieg,(viilage staff customer) Iras Folden, Suzie Ritlop and Kelly McKay. In front is Ashleigh Cummings and Leona Foster.
Scouts adventure returning to Keremeos Multi-purpose facility nearing completion See page 4
BACK TO SCHOOL
Word is strike coming to an end See page 3
Contributed by Warren Edis R i c k Ru t h erford and Sara Dallas wanted their children to experience fun and adventure filled program so they recently contacted Scouts Canada and asked, “Why is there no scouting in Keremeos?” They liked t h e r e s p o n s e, “Would you like to start a scout group?” So with help from Will Schulz, South Okanagan Area
Commissioner (lead volunteer), and many others, they began the process for re-establishing scouting programs in Keremeos. Rick is anxious to take Scouts Canada training and be a volunteer. He d r aw s o n h i s experience supporting five day care centers for a number of years. He is an avid camper and as a teenager enjoyed army cadets and went on to serve in the army re-
serve. He is currently in school taking his Early Childhood Educator course. His two sons, Daxton and Tiber, ages nine and seven are of Cub Scout age. Former Keremeos scouting volunteer, Lillian Kyle had this to say about previous adventures Keremeos scouting children and youth have experienced in years past. “In the years my family was involved we did
winter camps and all season camping. When we had strong parent and community support we went to Alberta to the Tyrell museum and slept under the dinosaurs. The children slept at science world and the planetarium. We travelled to Grand Coulee dam and then dug for fossils. We hiked, swam, built camp fires and survival shelters; made many crafts, parades, went to the senior
center and sang Christmas carols for them, made new friends, and had lots of fun.” Fun and Adventure are big parts of the scouting experience and the Keremeos community will see this first hand at the Similkameen S i z z l e Pe p p e r Festival. Rick and Sara will be on hand throughout the day helping staff the Scouts Adventure Log Bridge this Saturday at the fes-
tival, so children and youth can experience scouting fun and adventure for free. Some young people from the Scouts Canada 1st Summerland Venturer company (youth ages 14 to 17 ) have volunteered to help build the bridge and assist children at this activity center. A Parent information meeting hosted by Rick and Sara will take place Tuesday, 23 Sept at Victory Hall
starting at 6:30 p.m. There will be a craft activity so children are welcome and a Scouts Canada representative will answer questions and describe the fun, adventure, and leadership opportunities for children and youth participating in scouting programs. Rick can be reached by cell at 250 499 1415 or by email: richardrutherford71@gmail. com