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Vol.15 Number 44
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Serving the communities of Keremeos, Cawston, Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
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NEW BUSINESS HOPES TO BE A KNOCKOUT
Coach Rob and wife Donna will be opening the doors soon See page 3
VOLLEYBALL SEASON WELL UNDERWAY
Photo by Steve Arstad
Junior girls play in league action See page 7
YOUTH WATER INITIATIVE
Orchard Haven resident Linda Wallace gets into the spirit of Halloween with her youthful assistants from Similkameen Elementary Secondary School. Sher Sidhu (right) and Nobal Bhathal were part of Celia Brouwer’s grade 6 class, who visit the seniors several times each month.
Halloween event transcends generations
Seniors and students engage during pumpkin carving session By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com
Similkameen students take part in national water forum See page 10
Grade six classes at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School make their way across town two to three Mondays each month to interact with seniors residing in Orchard Haven
at the South Similkameen Health Centre. The students engage in cards, colouring and other activities with the seniors. This week a Halloween theme was the order of the day as pumpkin carving was on the agenda. The gourds were generously donated, coming from Bears, Parsons and Harkers Fruit Stands. “The students are really starting to
connect with their buddies after our
first few visits,” SESS grade six teacher Celia Brouwer said of the studentretiree relationship, “the activities and
quality time spent together is a really nice way to bridge the generations.” It appeared that Orchard Haven residents and the students had no problems getting along with each other. The pumpkin carving was good practise for the students, who all seemed to enjoy carving, digging and spooning out the icky insides of the pumpkins.