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Students from the Kootenay Dance Academy celebrated the school’s 25th anniversary at Disneyland this year, performing at the Disney Performing Arts Center. See more in tomorrow’s Bulletin
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Kimberley comes out for the Canadian Cancer Society this Saturday as the Slopes for Hope fundraising event returns to the Kimberley Alpine Resort and the Kimberley Nordic Club. All you have to do — individually or as a team — is 14 descents of the Main or four loops of the six K cross country track at the Nordic Club. But first you have to register, which about 45 people have done so far,
though event organizer Sonya Parker says she knows of many more people who plan to take part. You can register at slopesforhope. ca or you can register this Saturday morning at KAR. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. if you want to do it in person. The really exciting news, Parker says, is that the event is already at 70 per cent of the fundraising goal. “We have $14,000 in online pledges and that is changing daily. We are so thrilled with that. See SLOPES, page 5
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The Cranbrook Curling Club brought out the big guns to help generate excitement for the Sportsnet Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge during a Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday. Kevin Martin, a legendary Canadian figure in the game of curling, was in town to tour through the area and help the sports broad-
casting network build up some local sponsorship buzz. Martin, along with Rob Depodesta, Manager, Integrated Sponsorship Sales, gave a brief presentation to media and interested dignitaries following a monthly chamber luncheon at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort. “The Tour Challenge is coming here—that’s the biggest event,” said Martin. T. CRAWLEY PHOTO See SLAM, page 4 Kevin Martin speaks to the Cranbrook Chamber.
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