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Chamber alters format for federal candidates forum Questions from the floor will be welcomed at Oct. 6 event BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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The Colombo Lodge cucina served as a hub for nonnas and zias putting skill to scalille stick this week. As Piazza Day nears, the Sisters of Colombo gathered to roll out dough for a traditional Calabrese cookie called a scalille, which translates to “little ladders.” It's a simple recipe but requires great skill to wind the dough around a wooden stick, often passed down generation to generation, to form the characteristic shape. Cathy Esposito (front) and Vivian Johnson shape scalilli.
Italian treats a highlight of Piazza Day Annual Colombo event set for Saturday BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
All it takes is eggs and flour to make one of the tastiest Italian cookies. Of course, frying the dough in oil and smothering the cookie in honey also helps scalille shine. Those few ingredients plus plenty of amore and nonna's rolling stick is what keeps scalille a favourite – and a sellout at Colombo Piazza Day. Starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Colombo Lodge members invite the community to bring an appetite for food and music to the society's 6th annual Piazza Day. “The day is a fun-packed three hours and we welcome
the community to come out and enjoy,” says Pat Zanier, president of the men's lodge. “Piazza Day is growing every year and we need to keep it going. That's what the lodge is about, promoting and sharing our culture with friends and the community.” Mouth watering scents have been wafting from the lodge's kitchen all week as the Sisters of Colombo gathered to roll, fry and bake traditional Italian sweets to sell during the event. Sounds like hard work, but the Colombo women look forward to it, and say it's all in good fun. “Everyone does their part,” explained sorelle member Irene Hanley. “It's enjoyable for us to be a part of Piazza Day so it isn't like work. It's important to carry on the See TRAIL, Page 2
Reconsidering format for the Oct. 6 political forum was one of the first tasks Audry Lochrie checked off her to-do list. “I had to keep asking myself, ‘Who is this forum really for?’” says the new executive director of the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce. “And the answer is, ‘it’s for you, the public.’” The original plan was to give candidates a heads up with questions prior to the Federal All Candidates Forum. Community feedback opposed to that format created synergy, Lochrie said, so this week she revised the rules and procedures. “This is to ensure voters are given the most time possible for directing their on-the-spot questions to the candidates (that) Tuesday night,” she added. “The candidates are looking forward to responding to the revised voter-focussed format the district chamber has settled on. An open mike session begins after moderator Catherine Adair kicks off the evening at 7 p.m. in the Cominco gym. “Question period starts with Round 1, which is open to the public on a first come, first serve basis to the microphone,” Lochrie clarified. “And allowing one question for one candidate.” Round 2 follows with the media panel presenting rapid-fire random questions. The evening will close with one prepared question directed to all the candidates, during Round 3. “In order for the public to have the most time to ask questions, we are only having one submitted question to all the candidates,” Lochrie noted. Conservative Marshall Neufeld and Liberal Connie Denesiuk have confirmed they will be at the podium. NDP candidate Richard Cannings’ status remains tentative, explained Lochrie. The audience could end up hearing from even more candidates. Independent Brian Gray has confirmed his attendance and Independent Doug Pederson said he’s planning to take part, although neither have officially registered with Elections Canada. The deadline to register as a candidate for the federal election is Sept. 28. That still leaves the door open for a Green Party representative in the South OkanaganWest Kootenay (SOWK) riding to join the race. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the evening is slated to wrap up at 9 p.m. For more information contact the chamber at 250.368.3144.
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