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Times THE BOUNDARY CREEK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015
VOL. 33 Number 33
FEDERAL CAMPAIGN BEGINS
LIONS’ ROAR
PICNIC PARADISE
Meet the candidates running for the Member of Parliament in the upcoming federal P election.
A couple of members of the Kettle River Lions Club talk about the history and the highlights of the club. P
Midway was the place to be for family fun and games at James McMynn Park on P Saturday.
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Bash brings rugby to the Boundary ANDREW TRIPP
Boundary Creek Times Reporter
Wing Night
Jewel Lake’s resident brew mas- choosing it over soccer ter Oliver Glaser showed another as their primary sport. Thursday, Registration 6:30 pm side of himself in Greenwood last It is currently the fastKaraoke Saturday, as he brought together est growing team sport Saturday, August 29 8:30 pm rugby players from across the prov- globally, and Rugby 7’s Family Friendly • Rooms Available ince for the third annual Boundary is now part of the sum250-449-2655 Bash Social 10’s Rugby Tourna- mer Olympic games. International rugby, in ment. Started in 2013 as a way to get a particular, is extremely rugby fix, as well as enjoy some so- popular, with the ‘Six cializing alongside the rugby mates Nations’ tournament, he’d left behind in Vancouver, the held early each year, tournament featured teams from featuring teams from Trail, Kelowna, Penticton and Ver- England, France, Irenon. Also in attendance were select land, Italy, Scotland Bob players from Chilliwack, Glaser’s and Wales. Both Rugby Bugeaud former team the East Van Scribes, Union and its offshoot 250-449-1982 Chuckanut Bay in Washington and Rugby League are bordercountrybob.ca Grand Forks. Several female play- now fully professional ers also took part in the full-con- in numerous rugby hotspots around the tact contests. The tournament was a round globe; perhaps not as robin format, finally won by the lucrative as soccer, but something Trail Colonials, with the Kelowna certainly Crows the runners up and clearly to aspire to for those demonstrated that rugby is a game young men and women KELOWNA (Wstbrg) like no other; physical, and some- up to the challenge of times even ruthless, played with- one of the world’s most out padding and often non-stop. violent sports. For Glaser, and most Not only are players required to be fit, but they also have to be able to amateur rugby players, withstand bone-crunching tackles however, the appeal of and be brave enough to stand in the game lies not only Rugby action was fast and fierce on Saturday at the Greenwood field during the BoundLocated in Westbridge and the path of a charging 200lb op- on the field of play, but ary Bash tournament. Andrew Tripp photo proud to service the area ponent. Tournament MVP’s were also in a team’s club1-250-446-6808 Ryan Nixon of the Kelowna Crows house, where the social and brings players from hundreds an event in a public park, Glaser on the��������������������������������������� men’s side, and the women’s aspect of the sport comes to life. Be of kilometers away to local tourna- also provided some of the refresh�������������������������� award was given to Natalie King, it in victory or defeat, teams come ments like Glaser’s. ments for the tournament. Players together to share a beverage and also from the Kelowna club He hopes to continue the event were able to sample some of his Developed in Rugby, England often join in a few verses of classic on a yearly basis, though does ad- latest craft beer recipes, something in the early 1800’s, the game is an rugby songs. It is this part of the mit that he could use some help he soon hopes to produce profesintegral part of British sporting game that makes the bloodied nos- with its organization. In addition to sionally as he pursues his dream of society, with many public schools es and battered bodies worthwhile, managing the logistics of holding establishing his own brewery. 0 24543 16681 8 Wednesday 5 - 8 pm
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