Shuswap Overland Adventures

Shuswap Overland Adventures “It was Here”

By Jason Lutterman me on finding it. The wel-

Over the years I have become aware coming note usually conthat restlessness is in my nature. It’s also tains a story and history the first step for me in the process of seek- of the cabin. Many share ing out a new spot to explore. a common tale of forest

I have been fortunate finding pieces of fires in the 1930’s and local history, often by chance after being their survival or rebuildforced into woods by the uneasy feeling of ing. One such cabin, maybe more well time going to waste. Sometimes an out of known than others, lay hidden in the tall place object leads down a trail to some- trees along the 670 Rd in Scotch Creek. thing long forgotten. Living in such a vast The Old Placer claim, a cabin I have writarea like the Shuswap we have no shortage ten about before, was one of my first to of overgrown trails, and abandoned roads. find. I have explored the old claim and Finding old cars from the 30’s and 40’s followed its damp trails along the creek hidden by the overgrowth is commonplace many times. I have brought photographers while wandering these routes. and adventure seekers to see the moss cov-

But I seem to have a knack for finding ered log cabin, opened the front door to see old homesteads, gold claims and trapper the old red lantern that hung from the log cabins. These picture-perfect log cabins loft above the old stove, that is until last have all had one thing in common. The time I visited. note pinned to the front door congratulating Late one afternoon after visiting the Crowfoot lookout, we decided to head down the back of the mountain, a way I had never gone before. It wasn’t long before the trail began to narrow, and it was clear that we were the first in a very long time to venture down this path. As the trees widened and the trail narrowed, the sound of the branches giving the rigs a good old dose of BC pin striping was all that we could hear. For those unfamiliar with the term, it means scratching your paint to a level that won’t buff out. As I ploughed through the overgrowth, a chainsaw and machete were going to work behind me making more room for the other rigs to follow. We finally popped out and as I looked to regain my bearings, a familiar landmark was visible. We were only moments away from the entrance to the cabin trail. I showed the group the nearby waterfall first and told everyone about what they were about to see. In single file our rigs made their way down the soggy trail to the landing before the cabin.

From there we continued on foot. As I rounded the corner to point out the cabin, an unwelcome surprise lay instead. The burnt, black perimeter of where a cabin used to be. Charred metals and the old stove were all that stood and there in the middle where it used to hang, the burnt red lantern lay. From a dozen years in the fire service and standing beside three other firefighters, two of which are career Kamloops firefighters, we could all agree that the cabin likely burnt when snow was present. The trees were blackened but did not burn, the fire hot enough to burn the big timbers of the cabin to nothing more than ash but stay contained to the structure without any spread. And just like that, I became one of the lucky ones to have seen the cabin that others will now only read about in stories.

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• Arts Council for the South Shuswap -

Karen Brown 250.515.3276 •Blind Bay Community Society

Phone: 250-675-3919 Email: blindbayhall@gmail.com • Blind Bay painters - Betty Schriver 250-675-2249 - bschrive@telus.net • Blind Bay Garden Club - Susan 250-835 -2351 or Donald 778-490-5008 •Carlin Country Market - carlinpac@hotmail.com, Angela Inskip 250-833-2094 • Carlin Elementary Middle School PAC - Carlinpac@hotmail.com, Angela Inskip 250-833-2094 • Chase Fish & Game Club -

Helen 250-679-8019 • Copper Island Seniors Resource Services (CISRS) - (beside Spinnaker Cafe) 250675-3661, email: cisrcbb@gmail.com. • CRIMESTOPPERS 1-800-222-8477 • CSRD Area C Director - Paul Demenok, : 250-517-0810, pdemenok@csrd.bc.ca FIRE DEPARTMENTS • Eagle Bay - 4445 Eagle Bay Rd., Chief

Alan Rendell, 250-517-0429,

EagleBayVFD@csrd.bc.ca • Sorrento Hall #1 - 1164 Passchendale Road,

Chief Gary Hoult, 250-675-3555, tolionsclub@yahoo.ca / Web: Sorrento

ShuswapVFD@csrd.bc.ca Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse • Sorrento Hall #2 - 2505 Greer Rd., • North/ South Shuswap Comm. Resource

Chief Gary Hoult, 250-675-4441, - nsscr@live.ca, Leigh 250-515-4682

ShuswapVFD@csrd.bc.ca • Tappen/Sunnybrae - 3732 Sunnybrae-

Canoe Point Rd., Chief Ryan Gray, ROAD MAINTENANCE - Acciona Infrastruc250-835-8696 ture Maintenance Inc - 1-866 222-4204.

TappenSunnybraeVFD@ csrd.bc.ca Vernon Moti office: 250-503-3664. email: • White Lake - 3607 Parri Rd. aimroads@acciona.ca

Chief Bryan Griffin, 250-835-4500, • Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) South

WhiteLakeVFD@csrd.bc.ca Shuswap - Leigh Schaffer 250-675• Fire Services Coordinator - Sean 4818, lschaffer@orl.bc.ca

Coubrough, 250-833-5955 • Shuswap Better at Home - Central Intake scoubrough@csrd.bc.ca 250-253-2749, FIRST RESPONDERS - Debbie Edwards; sbahintake@outlook.com thebackacher@telus.net. • Shuswap Community Foundation - • GT Dragon Boat Society - 250-832-5428

Susan Eisenberger, 250-803-6864 www.shuswapfoundation.ca www.gtdragonboatsociety.ca •Shuswap Hospice Society - HEALTH SERVICES 250-832-7099, 250-675-2568 • South Shuswap Health Services Society (Sorrento)

Sue McCrae - 250-675-3661 • Shuswap Lake Aero Modelers -1-866http://sshss.ca/ 293-3851, info@slams.ca, • Sorrento Health Centre – www.slams.ca 250 675-2167 • Shuswap Theatre Society - shuswapthe• Sorrento Health Centre Society – atre.com & facebookbook.com Shus-

Marilyn Clark, 250-675-2449 waptheatre/ • Lions Club - Email: sorren- • South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce -

Karen Brown 250-515-0002, manager@southshuswapchamber.com • Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue -

Luke Gubbles 250-803-1095, shuswapvsar.org • Shuswap Tennis - sletennisclub@gmail.com • Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA) info@SWOA.ca, www.SWOA.ca • Sorrento & Area Community Association (SACA) - saca@sorrento-shuswap.ca.

Brenda Puetz 250-675-2599 • Sorrento Food Bank Tina Hysop 250253-3663 sorrentofoodbank.ca • Sorrento Minor Ball -

Geoff 250-804-6923, sorrentominorball@gmail.com • South Shuswap Canada Day Committee -

Tammy Packer 250.463.2495 • Victim Services - Guy Ramsay 250-679-8638

White Lake Community Hall Society - 3617 Parri Road, 778-231-8810 whitelakehall@cablelan.net • White Lake Residents Assoc. - (WLRA) email: info@wlra.ca / www.wlra.ca • White Lake New Horizons Seniors Club

Tim Hoy 250-835-2141

SORRENTO/BLIND BAY

•ELECTION DAY - October 24, 8 am to 8 pm. Sorrento Drop in Society, Notch Hill Town Hall, Shuswap Lake Estates, White Lake Hall, Eagle Bay Hall, Sunnybrae Seniors Centre FMI elections.bc.ca •Lions Club bi-monthly meetings resumes - 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7pm at Sorrento Memorial Hall. •South Shuswap Library - open for “Browse and Borrow” and computers are available. COVID measures in place. Mother Goose program starting in Oct. Stay tuned. FMI https://www.orl.bc.ca/ hours-location-south-shuswap. Virtual Story Times, weekly Sept. 21 to Nov. 28. All ages. Online registration required. To register please include your email at http://orl.evanced.info/signup/ Calendar. Check online at www.orl.bc.ca for Story Times dates or get Fall Youth Program Guide in branch. •Sorrento Preschool Registration - Mondays and Wednesdays mornings and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. All NSSCR programs can be found at http://www.nsscr.ca/ •Sorrento Lions Club Meat Draw - Fridays 5-7 pm at Copper Island Grill. Welcoming new members,19 years and older, contact Leona at sorrentolionsclub@yahoo.ca •Animals in Acrylics Workshop - Sat. Oct. 17, 10am to 3pm, Blind Bay Memorial Hall. FMI Agnes at blindbayhall@gmail.com or 250.253.5200 •Sorrento Drop In Society AGM - Mon. Oct. 19, 1pm, Sorrento Memorial Hall Members and potential members encouraged to attend. FMI contact Corinne Kreiger 250.675.3037 •Sorrento Memorial Hall Association AGM - Oct. 19, 7 pm at the Hall. Social distancing precautions. FMI Sandra Heschuk (250) 675-2222 •Sorrento Centre Activities: for info about all events go to https://www.sorrentocentre.ca/ •SS Housing Society On-line Forum - Oct 20, 6:30 pm. on housing and homelessness. Urbanics report, share stories, hear about next steps. Call the Sorrento Centre at 250-675-2421 with your email address to pre-register. •Sorrento-Blind Bay Incorporation Meeting - Oct 29, 5:30pm at Sorrento Memorial Hall & via Zoom. Seating for 30 people, first-come firstserved basis, also available online. To register: www.csrd.bc.ca •Spooky Hallowe’en Event - October 31st (afternoon) at Sorrento Centre. Covid compliant. Families can walk through the haunted trail outdoors. Register your family and find more details mid Oct. by going to www.sorrentocentre.ca or call 250-675-2421 •Blind Bay Memorial Hall Regular events: •Blind Bay Painters: Tues 9am - 3pm Contact: Trudy (250)835-0039 •Full Throttle Fitness: every Mon., Wed., Fri., Contact: Lindsey (250)253-0320 •Impulse Movement: Mon., Tues., Wed., Start Date Pending. Contact: Melissa (780)996-0623 •Fit to Go: every Tues and Thurs. Contact: Louise (204) 773-6796 •Cedar Heights Activities: Some activities have resumed this month including Snooker, Canasta, and carpet bowling. •Snooker: Mon / Thurs / Sat •Canasta •Full Throttle Fitness: every Mon., Wed., Fri., Contact: Lindsey (250)253-0320 •Impulse Movement: Mon., Tues., Wed., Start •Flu Shots - To find a clinic/pharmacy providing flu shots, go to https://immunizebc.ca/finder

EAGLE BAY HALL

•Water Colour Art Class by Debbie McKinnon - Tuesdays 1 - 3pm (started Sept. 8) 6 weeks. Covid compliant. Sallyanne to register 250-675-3884 or email jekamanzi@hotmail.com •Spanish Classes at Eagle Bay Hall - Sept. 10 to Nov 26. 1 - 3pm. Currently full. To be on waiting list please call Sallyanne 250-675-3884 •Quilters group - Mondays 10-3. Call Inez 250 675-4531 for more info. •Crafters - Wednesdays 10-2. Pre-register with Dot 250 675-4282. •Fitness - Tues & Thu, 9am. FMI Wanda 250-6755098 •Garden Club Meeting - 2nd Thurs /month. FMI Carol 250-675-2125 or Tracy 604-910-3288 •Darts - Friday 7:15pm. FMI Alan 250-675-5403

SALMON ARM & AREA

•PRIDE! The Exhibition - Tues Oct.13, 6pm to 9pm, Opening Celebration. Fri Oct.16, 10am Live Stream Curator’s Tour with LGBTQ2S+ exhibiting artists. Sat Oct.17, Family at Home; Online PRIDE art projects for families. Sun Oct. 18, Wrap up. Gallery open 11am to 4pm daily. Salmon Arm Arts Centre, 70 Hudson NE, Salmon Arm. FMI visit shuswapculture.ca •Precious Metals Recycling Roadshow - Oct 28 & 29. Cash in your old & broken gold, silver and coins. BC Health & Safety Guidelines will be followed. Elks Hall in Salmon Arm. For other roadshow dates and FMI See ad on page 9

NORTH SHUSWAP

•ELECTION DAY - October 24, 8 am to 8 pm. Scotch Creek Hall, NS Community Hall, Lakeview Centre. FMI elections.bc.ca •Doctors in the Clinic - Call NS Health Centre at 250-955-0660 or check nshealthcentre.ca for doctors dates, clinic services and availability of doctors to accept phone visits. See ad on page 6 •‘Live Music at the Hub, Fridays & Saturdays, FMI Social Media Platforms or call 250-955-2002. •Tsútswecw Environmental interpretive walkabouts - Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm. Children’s activities Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Interpretive Cabin open Wednesdays and weekends.

ONLINE / WEBINARS etc.

•CSRD BOARD MEETING- Thurs. Oct 15, 9:30am. How to pre-register, go to www.csrd.bc.ca. Agenda will be available approximately one week in advance of the meeting. •Shuswap Trail Alliance AGM - Tues.Oct.20, 7pm. Must be a member in good standing to vote. AGM via Zoom. FMI admin@shuswaptrails.com •Business Recovery and Expansion program - Registration is being accepted for November 2020 For more info visit www.tsutsweye.ca •Entrepreneur in Residence program - offers personalized business support and strategy development for all female entrepreneurs. This free program is open to ALL Shuswap women at any stage of business, from idea development, start-up, scaling up, to succession planning. To participate download the Client Intake Form at https://tsutsweye.ca/forms/. •Meditation Ctr - Livestreamed classes available Tues & Wed 7-8:15pm. Register: kmcfv.ca under Livestream.

For more events in the Shuswap check out shuswapculture.ca

COMMUNITY HALL INFORMATION

Please check with your local community hall for more information about future events Blind Bay Memorial Hall Eagle Bay Community Hall Sorrento Lions Club

2510 Blind Bay Rd. 250-675-3139 4326 Eagle Bay Rd. www.eaglebayhall.ca Sorrento Memorial Hall, 1150 Passchendaele Rd. blindbayhall@gmail.com Facebook: Blind Bay Hall rentals: 250-675-3136 sorrentolionsclub@yahoo.ca Memorial Hall & Reedman Gallery. Library (ORL) South Shuswap Branch Sunnybrae Community Hall Website: blindbaymemorialhall.ca Blind Bay Market. 250-675-4818 3595 Sunnybrae Canoe Point Rd. Carlin Hall www.orl.bc.ca/branches/south-shuswap Hall Rentals - Vicki Green - 250- 835-2199, 4051 Myers Rd. Tappen. www.carlinhall.net To book call Marcha Adams 250-835-8577. Cedar Heights Community Association 2316 Lakeview Drive, Blind Bay 250-675-2012 www.cedarheightscommunity.ca Copper Island Health & Wellness Centre 2417 Golf Course Dr. Blind Bay Market 250-675-3661 Notch Hill Town Hall 1639 Notch Hill Rd. Pres. Anna-Marie Eckhart 250 835-8455. Check us out on Facebook Shuswap Lake Estates Community Centre email: sle@shuswaplakeestates.com Web: www.shuswaplakeestates.com 250-675-2523, Many more events on webpage Sorrento Drop in Society 1148 Passchendaele Rd. 250-675-5358 Facebook.com/SunnybraeCommunityAssociation sunnybraecommunityassociation.com Sunnybrae Seniors Hall 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd., Maddie Welch 250-803-8890 White Lake Community Hall 3617 Parri Road 250-803-4616 whitelakehall@cablelan.net