Peachland Post_SEPTEMBER 12_2025 by peachlandpost

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Peachland POST

The week of September 12, 2025

FALL FAIR pictures from the 106th annual celebration of autumn harvest. P7

ABOUT TOWN Find out what’s going on and where it’s happening P.11

WELCOME BACK

IBy Keith Fielding

t has been a roller coaster ride getting here but Turner Park is all ours and ready to welcome us back.

And how welcoming it is. In addition to a ball park and soccer field, attractions now include beautiful murals, playground equipment, a park space with trails, picnic tables, benches, landscaping, and shaded ar-

eas, as well as renovated washrooms and improved parking.

The playground equipment was the choice of students at Peachland Elementary School, and the mural was created by artists Wayne Power, Alex Morrison, Shelley Sweeny, Nichole Tutt and children and youth from the community.

The right to access Turner Park has often been fraught with uncertainty. Back in 1976 School District 23 purchased the site from the Turner family for possible future use as a school. Later, the district acquired the right to use the land as a park, provided the school did not want to build on it or sell it.

In 2006 the School District did

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want to sell and put the property up for sale. The District made an offer to purchase but it was declined by the Board of Trustees, who preferred an offer from a private developer who planned to use it for a housing development.

In 2020 after a period of re-

Soccer players

Fox Jenkins, Walker Lin, and Milo Tassone ham it up at a Turner Park mural. Martha McKenzie photo

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In a league of their own

Last week’s celebration of the re-opening of Turner Park, involving as it did many youth and mini soccer team matches, may have had an entirely different format if it was not for the tireless work of Randey and Allie Brophy.

It was back in June 2022 that the Brophys made a presentation to council arguing in favour of developing Turner Park to accommodate both a ball park and a soccer field.

Prior to that presentation many were skeptical that the park was large enough to accommodate both uses.

However, after measuring every softball and soccer field in neighbouring West Kelowna and Summerland the Brophys used to

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a tape and line chalk to demonstrate how both uses could fit on the Turner Park site. Having done so, they organized a series of visits to prove the pointfourteen in all.

Every member of Council, Peachland recreation staff, the Turner park consultants, other district staff and interested parties were invited.

To hammer things home, at their presentation to council they included an overhead view of the marked out fields taken with a camera-equipped drone borrowed for the occasion from Councillor Collins.

their work in getting Peachland a combined soccer and softball field at Turner Park and to Randey for his leadership in helping to harness youth and parent enthusiasm for the game.

Council gave unanimous approval to the joint use recommendation.

A big thanks to the Brophys for

As one measure of the game’s popularity twenty 4-5 year old Peachland children took part in the “mini kickers” Spring soccer program at the community centre and sixty five Peachland boys and girls age 6-10 now play together against teams in neighbouring communities.

Having a regulation sized soccer field at Turner Park, paves the way for even more Peachland children to play the game and host matches on Peachland turf.

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NO HISTORY? KNOW HISTORY

by RICHARD SMITH

Robinson paves the way for development of orchard industry

J.M. Robinson was the founder of Peachland. The orchard peaches at Lambly ranch suggested the name. That ranch name was also an early name for Peachland…’Lambly’s Landing’.

He bought as much land as possible and sold lots in the downtown area and 10 acre lots for farms on the hillside.

He developed the necessary irrigation system for the new residents.

His real estate office was called The Peachland Townsite Company.

He repeated his methods of development when later founding Summerland and Naramata.

His 4th townsite of Appledale never materialized but is called Faulder today, west of Summerland.

Richard Smith photo

J.M. Robinson, founder of Peachland.

Rotary Club of Peachland closes its doors

By Moyra Baxter

After 28 years of service, the members of the Peachland Rotary Club have reluctantly decided to cease operations. This decision was made after facing the reality that we could no longer continue to provide the level of service that we have become known for.

Finding younger able-bodied members has been impossible for us. The majority of those of us left as active members have long moved past the three score years and ten goalposts, and many of us are dealing with health and age challenges. So, the time has come to wind up our operations.

Although this is a sad time for us, the current and past members should feel proud of our accomplishments.

As we look back over the past 28 years there are so many events that we planned and completed and projects we supported. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised and donated both near and far.

Here in Peachland, examples of Rotary’s contribution to the community can be seen by residents and visitors. For instance, the mural and wall at the south end of Beach Avenue was completed in 1999-2000.

In 2003, the Pavillion in Heritage Park was built and was handed over to the Municipality. In partnership with the Lions’ Club and the Sportsmen’s Association, Rotary fundraised for and built the beautiful pier.

There is also the Rotary Clock and funds were provided towards children’s playgrounds in the district.

Over the years, Rotary has supported students at both Peachland Elementary and Mount Boucherie Secondary in many different ways,

and also supported our seniors with events such as the Mystery Bus Tour, and the Seniors’ Tea. As well, we provided funds for appliances for the first phase of the Seniors’ Residences. Many local organizations have also benefitted with donations including COPS for KIDS.

On the global scene, we have been strong supporters of the Rotary End Polio Now project, which has undertaken tremendous work

to help eradicate polio. ShelterBox Canada, which provides emergency shelter following disasters around the world has named our small club as a Gold Hero.

Rotary has been a presence in Peachland for many years, and our members have enjoyed participating in events such as our Concerts in the Park, Murder Mysteries, Gala Dinners, serving hot chocolate for the Polar Bear Swim and Light Up, Book Sales, and the Pumkin Patch-

es. It has been an honour to serve the community, and we have had a lot of fun along the way.

Thank you to all the community members who have supported us over the years. We absolutely couldn’t have done it without you.

Moyra Baxter has been President of the Rotary Club of Peachland since 2023 and is the former Chair of the Board of Education for School District 23.

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Moyra Baxter photo Cops for Kids benefit from Rotary donation before doors close.

AUTHENTICITY MATTERS

How Peachland’s heritage could be the key to a thriving downtown

By Janice Liebe

LEARNING FROM OTHER TOWNS

When the members of the Peachland Downtown Revitalization Implementation Strategy Task Force (isn’t that a mouthful!) were asked to provide examples of other small communities with qualities to be considered for Peachland’s downtown, there were some common responses. Towns like Revelstoke, Steveston or Old Fort Langley.

We can all paint a picture in our minds of these places with their picturesque settings, quaint main streets full of lively activity. These are places that are thriving communities and draw significant numbers of people from afar. What specifically is their recipe for success? Stunning physical settings. Walkable, pedestrian scale main streets with a diverse commercial offering. And an authentic, dare I say pretty, architectural heritage character.

These example communities have shown that honoring heritage can spark vitality.

Revelstoke revitalized its Edwardian main street and built a thriving four-season economy.

Steveston preserved its cannery buildings making them a focal point in a renewed and expanded commercial core and turned a fading fishing port into a celebrated destination - now honoured as being one of metro Vancouver’s most favourite communities.

Old Fort Langley restored storefronts while adding new uses between and behind them, creating a village that now draws visitors year-round.

The lesson is simple: authenticity matters. People love places

that feel genuine, not generic. Streets that showcase their history make us want to slow down, explore, and stay awhile.

PEACHLAND’S HIDDEN CHARACTER

One might think that that Peachland has lost its original commercial buildings and the character that goes with it. But there are several surviving but hidden in plain sight. Take for example the Sunnyside Market building. Built in 1902 it is Peachland’s oldest commercial building. It has served continuously as the town’s general store for more than a century—through names like Morrin, Thompson & Co. and Fulks’ General Store. That continuity alone makes it extraordinary. Its design was classic early 19th century main street with high storefront glazing; a wooden clapboard façade topped with a Victorian cornice. What many don’t realize is that much of its original facade is still there. Behind the existing canopy, the tall glazing, storefront proportions, and bones of the original façade remain intact. In other words, history hasn’t been lost—it’s simply waiting to be revealed. With sensitive restoration, Sunnyside could once again stand proudly on Beach Avenue, an architectural centre piece and visible link to Peachland’s earliest days.

Sunnyside is just one of several founding buildings still standing on Beach Avenue. The Art Deco–style gas station built in 1946, now Jac’s On the Beach, is the last remaining gas bar of its style in the Okanagan. Even storefronts that have been altered—like those housing Cibo & Vines or Peachland Sushi (originally Clements General Store) both built

in the 1930’s—are still in their original form and could shine again with thoughtful updates. Supporting these original commercial properties are the Peachland Baptist Church, now Peachland’s Museum and Visitor Centre, our only formally designated historic building built in 1910, the Little Schoolhouse (1898) notably Peachland’s oldest remaining building, and the Beach Avenue Yellow Schoolhouse, now “Our Space” (1921) anchor our civic and cultural history.

Individually, these buildings may seem modest. Together, they give Peachland a depth and authenticity that can’t be manufactured.

LOOKING AHEAD

This isn’t about making everything look “old-fashioned.” It’s about celebrating what we already

have and letting those layers of history shine. By restoring façades, highlighting heritage buildings, and weaving them into a lively, walkable downtown, Peachland has the chance to stand alongside BC’s most beloved small towns.

The best part? The ingredients are already here. We just need to bring them forward.••

Janice Liebe photo Honoring heritage can spark vitality in small communities.

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MUSINGS

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I tried the Japanese method of decluttering where you hold every object that you own and if it does not bring you joy, you throw it away.

So far I have thrown out all of the vegetables, my bra, the electric bill, the scale, a mirror and my treadmill.

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

Postal workers overtime ban prevents delivery of Peachland Post

If you are wondering why Peachland Post was not in your mail box on its expected delivery day last week the answer is that a decision was made at our local post office to delay its distribution in keeping with the overtime ban edict issued by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

The overtime ban and delayed delivery had the effect of rendering the Fall Fair feature story redundant (the Fair being over by the time of delivery) and having similar impacts on time sensitive content such as in the Events page.

Our practice (developed in discussion with Post Office staff) has always been to deliver 3,150 copies of the papers at 9 a.m. on Thursday mornings, so that

mail box delivery is assured for the next day. Postal staff have

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Keith Fielding

been very efficient at meeting this goal, even delivering to some mail boxes on Thursdays. However, it turns out that due to the current ban on overtime, delivery might have been possible

if we had delivered the papers a day sooner- an impossibility given our current production schedule. Our procedures for meeting the Thursday 9 a.m. drop off at the Post Office are already exacting. We have a Tuesday 11 p.m. deadline to get the print-ready paper to our printer in Coquitlam. The paper is printed on Wednesday and delivered overnight by Overland Express to their depot near the airport in Kelowna. There it is picked up by our volunteer at 6.30 a.m. on Thursday, loaded and delivered to the Post Office for 9 a.m.

As usual we met the 9 a.m. target, despite the Overland delivery being delayed and re-routed due to closure of the Coquihalla.

Our postal workers did noth-

ing illegal - they have the right to do what they did even though their action (or in this case inaction) had a negative community-wide impact. Had we been told that delivery would not occur we could have made alternative delivery arrangements -- regrettably that was not the case.”

We suggest that the delay decision (possibly affecting this edition too) does nothing to engender community support for the postal workers’ cause.

Keith Fielding is President of the Peachland Community Newspaper Society and editor of Peachland Post. He is also a former Peachland mayor and councillor.

THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS

Renewal through recycling helps the planet

Population growth is troublesome enough, but people make garbage. The planet’s landfills are filling more rapidly than ever before. I look for places to donate the stuff I don’t want or need anymore. I think thrice before buying new stuff.

NATURAL WONDERS

JUDY WYPER

When I was much younger, I lived in a city with a landfill that you actually went to and

walked around in. We’d check out what was there. Pick up the occasional find. I remember seeing a wonderful typing manual, with all those finger exercises for learning to type. What a treasure. I picked it up, only to be told by a guy in charge that I wasn’t allowed to take it. ARGH! What a waste. I dropped it.

Nowadays the process of maintaining landfills is complex. There are liners to help prevent leaching of toxic waste, cells to be filled with garbage, barriers to bolster the whole landfill so it doesn’t lean, quality and fire control to consider. Methane off-gassing.

We really have it easy in Peachland. Oh yes, we griped when the landfill was closed down, and again when the yard waste site was barricaded. They were so con-

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venient. Just a bit up Princeton, but whoops, uphill from Hardy Creek.

Hmmm. Has there been downhill leeching from those over the years? Nowadays we just fill our wheely bins, tote them to the curb, and a big green truck hauls it away. Easy peasy.

Every day about 300 tonnes of garbage arrive at the Glen-

a cheerful five-year volunteer. The well- lit room was brimming with bedding, clothing, glassware, and other great finds. The motto over the door is “Neighbours Helping Neighbours.” Fifteen people were foraging for deals. Oscar the cat was perched on a chair, waiting for his mistress.

Brenda Timms is the coor-

ROAD NAME of the week

Bulyea Avenue is named after George Hedley Bulyea, born in 1859 and originally from New Brunswick. He came west to Manitoba in 1882 and on to Qu’Appelle the next year where he went into the furniture, as well as ﬂour and feed business. He was in these businesses until 1897 and during this time was also very active in the political scene.

From 1892 he served on the Executive Council of the North-West Territories Legislature. In 1898 he was appointed Administrator of Territorial Aﬀairs for the Yukon, and in 1904 Minister of Public Works for the North-West Territories. With the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905, Bulyea was appointed Alberta’s ﬁrst Lieutenant Governor, serving two terms until 1915, after which he served another ten years as the Chairman of the Board of Public Utilities for Alberta.

Retiring in 1925, George and his wife Annie came to Peachland, where they lived the rest of their lives. However their connection with Peachland, went back a lot further. George Bulyea had been a shareholder in J.M. Robinson’s Peachland Townsite Company Limited and the couple had been property owners in Peachland from the very early days. The Bulyeas owned two properties one a 10-acre orchard up Princeton Avenue, near where Turner Park is now located, and the other a ﬁne house built in 1902, still standing at the bottom of Princeton Avenue.

Extracted from The Road Names of Peachland: The Origins of Their Names 2nd Edition With permission kindly granted by Peachland author, Don Wigﬁeld

more Landfill. Think a bit about all our stuff. We are consumers and exploiters of our environment. Keeping things out of the landfill, recycling reducing and reusing helps the planet.

I know a fairly wealthy woman who, on principle, for years has only worn second hand clothes. Why buy new when there’s gently used?

I’d like to send kudos to the Bargain Bin Thrift Shop of Peachland United Church, all those who donate to it, and those who go and buy. The church benefits financially but so does the landfill. A bit kept out. It’s also a friendly space to go.

One day when I visited, Kataline Zsufa was cashier. She’s

dinator. She has 45 volunteers, organized into various shifts of sorting, outside crew, and selling. They are open from Wednesday to Saturday from 12 to 3. The sorting crew works Tuesday to Saturday. They give to individuals in need and redirect items to other organizations like the Penticton Overdose Connection, SPCA Penticton and Kelowna, Red Cross West Kelowna, ReStore, and Diabetes Society. Thank-you, volunteers and recyclers.

Judy Wyper is involved with the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance, First Things First, Seniors for Climate, and the South Okanagan Chapter of the Council of Canadians.

Judy Wyper photo Milo, the Beiwer Yorkshire Terrier, with his pal Cynthia and volunteer Bev Andrews at the Bargain Bin.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

No access restrictions at Turner Park

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stricted access to the park and no development plans having been brought forward, the new owners put the property up for sale.

With strong community backing Council negotiated to purchase the site and in March, 2021, it became district owned property. However, its use was restricted

pending sale of the back portion of the site to a developer and completion of a public consultation regarding the park’s use.

In 2023 when public consultations were completed and design plans were finalized, the park was closed to allow construction work to begin. It remained closed until its official opening on September 5.••

Martha McKenzie photo

New playground equipment gets tested by early bird arrivals at the Turner Park opening.

Martha McKenzie photo

Mayor Patrick Van Minsel welcomes visitors to the Turner Park opening with (left to right) Councillors Keith Thom, Rick Ingram, and Dave Collins.

Martha McKenzie photo

To the trained eye, not all pickles look alike.

Martha McKenzie photo Zucchini race cars ready for time trials at the Peachland Fall Fair.

Martha McKenzie photo

Some fruits and flowers find favour at the Fall Fair

106TH ANNUAL

YOUNGSTER’S DEDICATION

10-year old destined to score in life’s journey

The youth soccer season has been over since late June, but we’ve been getting the Peachland kids out to practice over the last few weeks in preparation for exhibition soccer games at the official opening of Turner Park.

Practice has been Thursdays at 6pm at Cousins Park and last week, the first child showing up, 40 minutes before practice, with her grandfather, is Lucy Quinn.

Lucy is an extremely hard working 10-year old girl. Three years ago in her first game playing soccer, she scored 4 goals.

Last season she was enrolled in judo 3 days a week but still made practice sessions so she could keep up with her

skills and continue to play with her Peachland teammates.

But today as she and her grandfather walk up, I can see

LOCAL COMMUNITY SPORTS RANDEY BROPHY

she is limping. She has her soccer shoes draped over her shoulder and she’s wearing crocs. And as she gets closer I can see she

has a bandage on her palm, stretching over her wrist.

“I slipped and fell coming out of the water at Swim Bay today”, she explains, and shows me the scrape under her bandaged wrist.

“And she hurt a tooth in the fall,” adds her grandfather, “and we’re just coming back now from the dentist.”

“I just wanted to come here and let you know why I won’t be able to make soccer practice today,” Lucy tells me. “But I’ll be ready to play at the Turner Park opening.”

I thank her for coming and ask her to rest up so she is feeling better and okay to play.

And as she walks away, I think to myself, a child with that much

dedication to her sport and her team, at such a young age, is going to go a very long, long way in life.

Footnote: Despite lots of kids being away and unable to make practice, we could still field players from four groups at the Turner Park opening ceremony--youth girls, youth boys, mini girls, and mini boys. Congratulations to all of you--very well played!

Randey Brophy has coached youth soccer and baseball for 32 years. He spearheaded the drive for Turner Park to be redeveloped as a multi-use field in 2022 and formed the Peachland Youth Soccer club in 2023. He also manages and plays on a Peachland seniors slo-pitch team.

Much to do about plenty on the arts scene

Chris Byrd’s latest Peachland Community Arts Council newsletter illustrates there’s a lot going on in the arts world.

Every Wednesday from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm at Our SPACE in the Historic School on Beach Avenue, Terry Moore leads Wednesday drop-in drawing workshops. Want to learn sketching? Join Moore on Wednesdays with a sketch pad and your favourite photo for guidance. Drop-in fee: $5. Questions? Email bullfroginn@icloud.com.

The current exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery is Artists in Studio, in which five different artists display and work in the gallery each week until September 14. You’re invited to drop in, view their paintings, and see them at work.

Don’t miss the upcoming Dan Tait & Aidan Mayes Concert on Saturday, September 13 at 7.00

pm in Our SPACE at the Peachland Art Gallery. Dan Tait and Aidan Mayes are a highly popular local folk pop duo. Tickets are $35 for PCAC members and $40 for non-members.

If you’d like to try your hand at stained glass, now is the time. Under one of the programmes at the Okanagan Folk School, Shauna McKenney will be holding Stained Glass for Beginners, a small class at her home studio from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm on Sunday, September 28. This is a one-day, five-hour course designed to teach students the basic skills and techniques of Tiffany-style (copper foil method) stained glass. Students will learn about safety, glass selection, pattern preparation, glass cutting and fitting, copper foiling, soldering, and finishing. A variety of textured coloured glass will enable students to complete a beautiful, unique sun catcher to take home.

An intermediate course with more complex patterns will follow for those who wish to continue. The course has a maximum of only 3 students, so don’t wait to register at the link above. The cost is from $158 to $173.

Remnants and Ruins, an exhibition of paintings and 3-D works including collage, found materials, image transfers, drawing, stitching, and distressed surfaces by local artist Kathleen Ainscough, is currently on display at the Summerland Art Gallery. The exhibition runs Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 am to 4 pm until Saturday, September 19.

The Many Hats Theatre Company never fails us! Here’s another comedy bound to tickle your funny bone. Sinners by Norm Foster is (should we say) close to being a sacrilegious comedy! Monica, the attractive wife of the town’s Reverend, is the target of a number of its men, particularly

Peter, who owns the local furniture store. While the Reverend is out of town, she arranges for a somewhat reluctant Peter to rendezvous at her home. Well, we’ll leave it at that, shall we? The play runs Fridays and Saturdays until September 28 at 7:30 pm with a matinee on Sundays. Tickets are $35 Adults: $33 Seniors and students.

The first film of the fall season at the Kelowna Film Society will be Meet The Barbarians (Les Barbares) on Wednesday, September 17, at the Orchard Plaza Cinema at 4 pm and 7 pm. A small French Brittany village proudly reveals how open they are to foreigners by welcoming a family of Ukrainians into their ideal life. Book your seats after 8.00 am the Thursday before.

Christopher Byrd is the editor of the Peachland Community Arts Council newsletter.

Racing movies and boyhood dreams

The dancing popcorn commercials and previews of coming attractions are done, and the theater has gone dark. A faint martial tune quietly breaks the silence. Credits roll; then without warning, the image of an exhaust pipe trumpeting an ear-shattering roar shocks the audience to attention.

ON THE ROAD KANE ROGERS REVISITING

Split-screen images follow: cars rolling to the starting grid, drivers donning helmets and goggles, calloused hands turning wrenches. Ripping engine notes compete with an announcer’s voice, filling the room in a rising crescendo until the wailing pack of racers explodes away into the distance. The movie is under way and, for the next three hours, viewers are taken on a high-speed ride through the rarified world of Formula One motor racing.

No, dear reader; this is not “F1 - The Movie”, which I recently enjoyed at a theater near me; instead, it is the film that introduced North American moviegoers to the pinnacle of international motorsport way back in 1966: John Frankenheimer’s triple Oscar-winning “Grand Prix.”

I was ten then, already a certified car nut, joining my Dad and his pals on race weekends at Mosport, drawing pictures inspired by the photos in his car magazines and saving my chore money for that next “3-in-1!” plastic car model. The thrill of that live-and-in-colour, Super Panavision spectacleactors mixing it up with real racing drivers, in real racing cars, on real high-speed circuits - deepened my passion for cars and automotive history in a way that I now see shaped a great deal of my life.

F1 - The Movie’s contemporary setting is the background for the story of a 50-something driver’s improbable comeback thirty years after a career-ending accident to

mentor an upstart team and its young star driver. In contrast, Grand Prix weaves together a series of personal stories against a backdrop of ever-present risk.

Where F1 is slick and hero-focussed, Grand Prix is more serious and sweeping. To be fair, both share an emphasis on action rather than any artful plotline.

Compared to the hyper-com-

mercial, highly polished realm portrayed in F1, Grand Prix‘s depiction of 1960s Formula 1 was necessarily raw. The drivers’ facial expressions and body language were still fully exposed in the open-cockpit cars and the circuits remained exceptionally dangerous.

Frankenheimer’s camerawork literally looked into the actors’ faces and over their shoulders as they powered along unforgiving tree- and building-lined tracks at fierce speeds.

One of Grand Prix’s greatest strengths was its international all-star cast: James Garner, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint, Antonio Sabato, Jessica Walter - even Toshiro Mifune of Seven Samurai fame, augmented by nearly 30 top drivers, including 1961 World Champion Phil Hill as Garner’s teammate and a cameo appearance by the great Juan Manuel Fangio.

Because CGI didn’t yet exist, Grand Prix’s racing scenes were captured by running cameras, the actors risking life and limb while director Frankenheimer

An all-star cast contributed to the enormous success of 1966’s iconic Grand Prix movie.

focussed on capturing the authenticity of the moment.

The film’s few crashes were created by shooting real cars from a makeshift cannon. When Garner’s car caught fire during filming in Zandvoort, Holland, Frankenheimer kept the cameras rolling and later edited the footage into one of the film’s most riveting real-life moments.

Grand Prix showcased a truly formative time in Formula 1 and,

while lacking anything like a sophisticated story line, for my money, the film’s gritty, almost operatic imagery remains the touchstone, the standard by which all other racing movies must be judged.

An accomplished automotive writer, historian and artist, Peachland resident Kane Rogers has been Mecum Auctions’ head writer and historian for almost 20 years.

VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES SHOWCASED IN PEACHLAND

Martha McKenzie photo Blake Morley (left) and Gary Doll with Blake’s 1952 Triumph. Gary’s classic Harley sits behind them. Two of dozens of exhibits in the vintage motorcycle display in Peachland last Sunday.

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Passion 4 Art 1-4 PM

Line Dancing 4:30-5:30 PM

Cloggers 6-6:45 PM

Treasure Hunters 6:45 PM

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Flow Yoga 9 AM-10 AM

Remedy Yoga (Level 2)

10:30-11:45 AM

Senior Strength, Balance & Core

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Pickleball (3.75–4) 1–3 PM

Yoga for your Back 3:45PM–5:15 PM

Vinyasa Flow Yoga 5:30 PM–6:45 PM

Cycle Fusion 5:45–6:45 PM

PEACHLAND LEGION

Darts 7 PM

PEACHLAND LIBRARY

Storytime Yoga 1:30 PM

Registration required

PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE

Ladies Cards 10:30 PM

Men’s Coffee & Crib 1 PM

Love, Loss, Grieving Group

1:30-3 PM

WEDNESDAY

50 PLUS CENTRE

50+ fitness 9-10 AM

Chair Yoga 11-noon

Bridge 1:00-3:30 PM

Tae Kwan Do 5:30–8:30 PM

PEACHLAND ART GALLERY

10 AM-4 PM

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Indoor Walking 8-9 AM

Pickleball (1.5–2.0) 9:15-11:15 AM

Functional Fitness 9:30 – 10:45 PM

Pickleball ((3.0+) 1130 AM-1:30 PM

Drop In $5.25

Pickleball (2.5–3.0) 1:45–3:45 PM

Spin, Core & Stretch

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Pickleball 4.0+ Competitive Play

6:30–8:30 PM

OUR SPACE

Drop in art with Terry Moore

$5.00 1-3 PM

PEACHLAND MODEL TRAIN

GROUP 6:30 PM Museum

PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE

Tai Chi 10:30 AM

Sunshine Singers 1PM

THURSDAY

50 PLUS CENTRE

Yoga 8:30-9:30 AM

Art in Peachland 10 AM-2 PM

Iron & Silk 11-noon

Ukulele 1-2:30 PM

Bingo: Doors 5:30 Games 6:30 PM

PEACHLAND ART GALLERY

10 AM-4 PM

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Pickleball (2.0-2.5) 8:15–10:15 AM

Yoga for your Back 9:30-10:45 PM

Pickleball (3.0-3.75)

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Yoga for Women’s Health

11 AM–12:15 PM

Youth Yoga & Mindfulness

4:30-5:30 PM

Learn to Play Guitar

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Volleyball 5-6:15 PM

Strong Nation 5:30-6:30 PM

Pickleball All Play 6:30-8:15 PM

Drop In $5.25

PEACHLAND LEGION

Meat Draw 3-5 PM

Liver & Onions or Pot Roast

Everyone Welcome

PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE

Adult day program 9 AM

FRIDAY

50 PLUS CENTRE

50+ Fitness 9-10 AM

Chair yoga 11-noon

Bridge 1–3:30 PM

Canasta 1-4 PM

Knitting 1-3 PM

PEACHLAND ART GALLERY

10 AM-4 PM

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Indoor Walking 8-9 AM

Flow Yoga 9-10 AM

Pilates Yoga 9-10 AM

Creative Playtime (FREE kids 0-6) 10 AM-noon

Pickleball (2.5–3.0) 12:30–2:30 PM

Pickleball All Play 2:45-4:30 PM

PEACHLAND LEGION

Fish & Chips

Quiz Night 6:30 PM

For info. on more programs at Peachland Community Centre search on-line at peachland.ca/recguide. For additional information re: Pickleball lessons and games, contact Zoe at 250-767-2133.