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Smokey and the bandit Rib robbery leaves Kimberley reeling TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Thanks to a little investigative legwork, the Kimberley RCMP were able to smoke out a suspect who had stolen some ribs from the Pedal and Tap earlier last week. The ribs, which were being prepared in a smoker outside the back of the restaurant, were missing after a prep cook went to check on them. According to a Facebook post from Pedal and Tap, the theft was captured on surveillance video, as an unidentified man helped himself to the ribs and
some nearby bottles and cans. “We were gonna let it go because we thought he was probably hungry, but our concerns around staff safety were enough to get the RCMP involved,” read the Facebook post from the restaurant. “They were very responsive and told us they would spend the next little while combing back alleys searching for the suspect.” Cpl. Chris Newel with the Kimberley RCMP, said an officer was dispatched to the restaurant to look into the theft. “The officer went up there and they weren’t too, too concerned…I don’t know how much we’re talking with the ribs—with the price of beef these days, I’d be livid,” he said.
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Medieval Fest not suffering festival fatigue C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
In response to a story out of Nelson on festival fatigue that appeared in the Daily Bulletin last week, the organizer of the Kimberley Medieval Festival, Michelle Forbes, says that while there may be some fatigue with longtime festival volunteers, for the new festival, it’s full steam ahead. “Maybe it’s not festival fatigue, but that things are changing,” she said. “Some festivals have been around for a long time but it’s also important to introduce
new festivals, so we can offer more to locals and tourists.” Forbes says that JulyFest, while as successful as ever, is geared more to an adult crowd, which is why there was plenty of room on the festival calendar for a more family oriented festival like the Medieval Fest. “It’s nice to have the diversity,” she said. The Medieval Festival is scheduled for July 8 and 9 this summer and will again feature the Viking group, Sons of FenMARTIN TICHY PHOTO rir and a few other MeNicole Mah of the Tyee Ski Club prepares to launch herself off the start gate in the FIS Slalom Race Monday at KAR. dieval groups.
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