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Vol. 64, Issue 170
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Grizzly attacks hunter
Kootenay Country Fair coming up ARNE PETRYSHEN
Get your prized pumpkins and cucumbers together because it’s almost time for the Kootenay Country Fair. Of course there are many things to do and see at the annual event that celebrates the area and the season. Trudy Larson, president of the Kootenay Country Fair Society, said the event is shaping up to be a great one. Larson said they are expecting upwards of 3,000 people at the event. She noted Fort Steele is unique in that no matter how many people are in attendance,
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it never feels crowded. The fair takes place on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and has 20 different events. The events are put together by a dedicated group of ladies from the society. That includes the garden produce category, where potatoes, beans, carrots and other prized produce will be judged on quality, form, condition and appeal. Entry forms have to be in by Sept. 8 for the various categories that will be judged. Then they are brought in on Saturday after 1:30 p.m. then Mo
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The Kootenay Country Fair is looking for photographs that really catch the eye and jump out at you, for a fantastic photo contest as part of the fair. There are several categories and age groups to be judged, deadline for entry is Sept. 8, and judging takes place Sept. 12. See details on Page 17. Now, who will rescue this damsel in distress!
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“We also were able to ascertain in our opinion that the grizzly sow was not fatally wounded,” he said. Conservation officers had initially thought the hunter had wounded the bear, it appears that is not the case. “We believe that the bow hunter missed the bear,” he said. “We found all the arrows and nothing indicates that the bear was injured.” Caravetta said a helicopter has surveyed the area and not located any of the bears. “We believe they have left the area,” he said. “We are not proceeding with any further action to locate the bears and we do not feel that they are a public safety threat.” Caravetta said the hunter did nothing wrong in the situation, and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. “We’re still doing some ground verification on some other things,” Caravetta said.
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A grizzly bear attack that occurred Tuesday night has left a man with non-life-threatening injuries. Chad Dueck, of Cranbrook who is recuperating in Foothills Hospital in Calgary, described the encounter and subsequent injuries, on social media on Wednesday afternoon. Dueck, who had been bow hunting elk, was airlifted out of Cranbrook late Tuesday night. Conservation Officer Joe Caravetta said the individual confronted by a sow grizzly bear with two cubs. He said the attack occurred across from the Pritchard Road area, near the city’s spray irrigation fields. “He was injured by the bear,” he said. The bear then retreated. “Then the hunter was able to get out and get to a hospital.” Late Wednesday, Caravetta confirmed that they had located the site where the attack occurred and found several personal items of the hunter.
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are judged. On Sunday the entries are displayed with their awards. “Then we have an auction in the afternoon, it’s usually preserves and baking and all the vegetables that are left — most people just leave their vegetables and their flowers and we auction them off at the end of the day,” she said. Then there are sections dedicated to the dog show, cut flowers and potted plants, home baking and much more. Entertainment is all lined up including musical talents of the the Good Ol’ Goats, a bar-
ber shop quartet and many more. “Most of them — except for two acts — will be wandering the fort singing,” she said. In the morning, from 9 a.m. to around 11 a.m. there will be a pancake breakfast which will raise funds for the fight against juvenile cancer. Then there are kids’ games at 1 p.m. Those include old fashioned games like sack races and egg toss, a pie eating contest, as well as other age-appropriate games.
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