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SPOTLIGHT
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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 26
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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Princeton has big plans for long weekend Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff
The driver of this logging truck received minor injuries on the Princeton Summerland Road Friday.
Highway frightens residents Spotlight Staff
The Ministry of Transportation is conducting speed and curve testing on the Princeton-Summerland Road near Osprey Lake beginning this week, following another accident last Friday on the treacherous stretch of highway. A truck driver received minor injuries Friday morning, when his trailer carrying logs tipped and spilled. The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. David Swales, MTO regional manager, said the entire 80 km highway between Princeton and Summerland is being evaluated, but it will be a couple of months before tests are completed.
Weather Watch Wednesday
High32/Low12
Thursday
High35/Low12
Friday
High32/Low17
Saturday
High34/Low17
Sunday
High33/Low17
Swales said residents of the Osprey Lake area have been vocal with his office about the dangers on their local highway. “I feel for the community absolutely and as far as our aspect goes we want to get it as safe as we can.” Earlier this year the highway was improved with chevrons and new signage to warn drivers of pedestrians. Swales said the area is experiencing normal than usual use by logging trucks – as many as 75 per day – and he said not all drivers are respectful. “How do you sign for respect? Roads are static items, they don’t move. What’s the moving part of the equation? It’s human.
While Sunflower Downs will be silent this long weekend with the demise of Racing Days, there is still plenty to do in the Town of Princeton to celebrate Canada Day and the start of summer. The annual Show and Shine is expected to draw hundreds of visitors and up to 150 classic car owners to downtown Princeton Saturday July 4. The event has grown to be one of the most successful car shows in the area, according to co-organizer Mac MacDonald. “We started 15 years ago with 27 cars,” she said. “It’s grown to this. The whole street is usually full and if you look down the street nobody can move.” MacDonald said one of the joys of staging the show is that it gives local seniors a chance to enjoy some automotive history. “The elderly people that have driven these cars, they can’t get out and go to other car shows but they come to this and they sit and reminisce and have a good time.” Show and Shine is a fundraiser that over the years has contributed dollars to Princeton General Hospital, Ground Search and Rescue and the local fire department. The show is free for spectators and car owners make a donation to register. “All the money stays in Princeton.” Show and Shine is held on Bridge Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. where there will be a live band and A & W providing lunch. The Princeton Legion has also stepped up to provide entertainment over the long weekend. A number of events normally held to celebrate Legion Week – June 23-30 – have been moved to the weekend and Legion members are also reinventing a couple of fundraisers previously staged by the now-defunct Lions Club. Cliff Glover, Legion president, said residents are happy to see the return of the once annual Duck Races in the Tulameen River, which will take place Sunday July 5 at 9:30 am beginning at the continued page nine
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