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VOL. 33 Number 6
EDITORIAL
VILLAGE COUNCIL
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Midway council has given Ted and Noreen Neuman the green light to make applicaiton to the ALC.
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Fall Fair elects its new board PAT KELLY
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
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The Rock Creek and Boundary District Fair Association held their annual general meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the fairgrounds pavilion. Rock Creek resident Les Jackman chaired the AGM. Elected (all by acclamation) to the executive and board for the coming year are: President: Bill Bosovich Vice-President: Ilana Fraser Secretary: Rachel Lautard Treasurer: Lisa Sims Directors: Lincoln Blaine, Dean Corbett, Katherine Delisle, Rebecca Lindquist, Danny Nakatsu, Scott Petrie, Pierre Sinclaire, Ian Smith, Carol Thom. The outgoing board reported that the grounds had quite a bit of maintenance work done last year. A new floor was put on the dais, 86 new energy-efficient light fixtures were installed, five new yard lights, wiring was installed to enable service to proposed gatehouse, 44 gallons of paint were applied to the barn/bleachers, 40 new benches were built, five energy efficient fridges put in, an on-demand hot water system, new sanitizer and floor in kitchen. As well, volunteers painted the pavilion lobby, the sidewalk around the Bridesville food booth was repaired, the electrical sockets at animal wash rack were changed and a new lawnmower was purchased. The AGM heard budget and planning committee chair Ted Rexin report that $229,937 • See FALL FAIR page A5
It was dress-up day at the local elementary schools on the last Wednesday of January when literacy was the focus of a daylong get-together at Greenwood Elementary for students from the four West Boundary Elementary Schools. PHOTO: PAT KELLY
Storytime for Literacy Day Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually in January to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. To celebrate Family Literacy Day in the West Boundary the Midway Library and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) hosted a special story time last Friday at the library. Upcoming CBAL events in the West Boundary include: Free Computer Skills Mini-Lessons from noon to 3 p.m. over three days, Tuesday through Thursday Feb. 10-12 at the Boundary Learning Centre above the public health office in Midway at 540 Seventh St. Laptops will be available with Internet connectivity. Please bring a flash drive to save your work—there is no printer access. These one-to-one mini-lessons can cover a variety of areas: general computer skills, Word,
Excel, Internet, Facebook, email, etc. For more information call 250-446-2513. A CBAL writer’s group is forming in Midway too. “We are forming a writer’s group here in Midway,” reads their poster. “You may be a published writer, or have never put pen to paper. All are welcome. If you have ever thought you may be the next Hemmingway, or Stephen King now is the time.” For information contact John H. Fair at 250-449-2639. All CBAL literacy programs are free. CBAL also provides free tutoring for adult learners, English as a second language and free training and ongoing support for volunteer adult tutors. All programs are confidential. Programs can be arranged in various Boundary locations For more information contact West Boundary Community Literacy Outreach worker Evelyn Booth at westboundaryliteracy@gmail.com or by phone at 250-446-2512.