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‘I made my husband a promise and I’m not going to let it go’ Widow of award-winning local author and historian vows to finish her husband’s latest book By Tim Petruk
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Peter Grauer died before he could finish his latest local-history book, but that doesn’t mean it won’t get done. “He wrote it all, but PETER GRAUER we haven’t assembled it yet,” said Karen Grauer, Peter’s partner of more than four decades. “We’ve got pictures to do and that sort of stuff, and we have a few committed people.” Peter was born in Revelstoke in 1941 and studied at the University of British Columbia, but settled in Kamloops in his adult life. He died in Kamloops on April 27. Always keenly interested in history, Peter became fascinated with the story of Bill Miner. In 2006, after years of research, he released his first book, the self-published Interred With Their Bones, detailing the Miner story. That work garnered praise from historians and a high honour in the form of the B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for history writing. During his research for the Miner book, Peter
came across interesting tidbits that inspired his yetunfinished book, Taken at the Flood. Karen said her husband spent six years working on the book, which will be published posthumously by Peter’s family and friends. “I made my husband a promise and I’m not going to let it go,” Karen said. “This new book is going to be fantastic and it has to be out there.” An excerpt from Taken at the Flood was published last summer on Page A3 of KTW’s special edition celebrating Kamloops’ bicentennial. The excerpt detailed what Fort Kamloops was like in the mid-19th century. The book itself describes, in very great detail, the early years of the Cariboo gold rush.. Peter leaves behind his wife as well as a daughter, Kirsten Marie Grauer, five-year-old granddaughter Noah Marie Grauer Bell and son-in-law Timothy John Bell, all of Kamloops. He was predeceased by his son, Karl, in 1999. Karen said the family will not hold a service at this time, instead planning to celebrate Peter’s life at the launch of Taken at the Flood later this year.
Short shorts film festival coming shortly The Kamloops Film Society is holding its sixth annual Kamloops Independent Short Shorts Festival (KISS) later this month. As the name would suggest, films must be five minutes or
less in length, and deadline for submission is May 21. The festival itself will run on May 31, with a top prize of $500. Filmmakers are asked to drop off their entries to Movie
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City of Kamloops
Notice of Disposition Pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter, the City of Kamloops is disposing road dedication which is not available for acquisition by the public described as: Road dedication in District Lot 257, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 14561 as shown on Plan EPP29773.
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1552 representatives present $1,000 to Karen Bainas, Development Coordinator, Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. This donation will be used to help the Foundation purchase much needed acute care beds for RIH.
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The Road is being transferred to Katharine Spowart and Jeffrey Spowart and William Shurvell for the purchase price of $15,848, subject to consolidation with the adjacent Lot A, District Lot 257, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 10598, Except Plan M11920. The Road is located within the 1100 Block of 8th Street, adjacent to the Hasty Market, in Kamloops, BC. For more information, please contact David Freeman, Assistant Development and Engineering Services Director/Real Estate Manager at 250-828-3548.
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