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VOLUME 69 • ISSUE NO. 5 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 • $1.15 INCLUDING GST
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Athletic dream
A Summerland biathlete will compete in the upcoming B.C. Winter Games later this month.
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Award finalist
A Summerland business has been named a finalist for a provincial award.
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Street banners
Artists are encouraged to submit their designs for this year’s street banners.
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Providing support
The South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society helps those who have suffered a brain injury or a stroke.
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Hockey playoffs
The Summerland Steam will compete in the Junior B hockey playoffs later this month.
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Mary Poppins
Savannah Vogel, left, Andrew Park and Aliya Van Bergeyk rehearse a scene in Summerland Secondary School’s performance of Mary Poppins. The musical will be staged later this month.
Board members sought Fall Fair president hopes to bring back community event after one-year hiatus John Arendt Tim Broesch, president of the Summerland Fall Fair, wants to bring the festival back to the community this year, but there will be challenges before it can happen. Before the festival can proceed, Broesch needs a board of directors.
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“I’m actively looking for a few people to fill openings on the board of directors,” he said. “If we had the right team, we could
After the 2014 Fall Fair, most of the board stepped down. The next spring, the board faced an audit which prevented them from receiving the gaming grant until later “If we had the right team, we could the year. put something together in three or four in The 2015 fair months.” was cancelled. Tim Broesch The closure was significant since the fair put something together in three had been an annual Summerland or four months.” tradition since 1909, although the
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name and dates had changed over the years. The only time it had been cancelled was from 1941 to 1945, during World War II. Earlier this year, Broesch attempted to schedule a board meeting to start planning a fair for this fall. “The only response I have received so far has been two more members stepping down,” he said in a letter requesting new board members. The board is now down to three