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Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
Cupcakes steal the culinary show
Andrea DeMeer
Keremeos Ambassadors Jamie Nugteren, Jamie Forner and Tea Hartfield were the icing on the cake of a very successful Taste of Our Valley event held Saturday night. While the evening was a fundraiser for the Similkameen Country Development Association, the young women raised more than $200 for the Ambassador program through cupcake sales. Tara Bowie Review Saff
Like a good wine, the annual Similkameen Country Taste of our Valley event is robust and elicits warm feelings in all those attend. The 18th edition of the annual event drew in one of its largest crowds to date with about 200 people attending the tasting event last Saturday at Victory Hall. “It was incredible. It was an incredible evening,” Colleen Christensen, manager of Similkameen Country Development Association said Tuesday during an interview
with The Review. “We had so many vendors and all the wineries all supported us.” Although one of the area’s longer running events, Taste of our Valley never falls flat because the secret to its success is in the people who attend. “Taste of our Valley is very much a local celebration of fall. I would say, I knew 70 to 80 per cent of people that walked through the door,” she said. “It’s a time for everyone to catch up and enjoy each other.” Christensen said the two-hour event takes about a month in prep work and at least 14
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volunteers the night of to pull it off. Volunteers taste the wines ahead of time, find items for the silent auction and perform a variety of other tasks. The food, which includes desserts, cheeses, and even sushi, is prepared and presented by a mix of not-for-profit groups in the community and local businesses. “Everything is local. That’s important to us. It gives people a chance to sample what groups, wineries and businesses have to offer,” she said. This year eight wineries took part in the
event. Staff from each winery poured and for $7 every patron of the event received tickets to taste four wines. There were also hot apple drinks available. The annual event is the major fundraiser for Similkameen Country Development Association. The association is now operating under winter hours and the office is closed Tuesdays and Sundays. Volunteers will soon be gearing up for its next event Light Up.
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