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This Saturday marks the culmination of eight months of preparation and work by HunCity Productions, when Run Outta Road premieres at the South Cariboo Theatre October 29. Run Outta Road is a music video featuring an original song by local musicians Laura Kelsey and Peter Thorne.
The project started last February when HunCity Productions producer Charles Jones was filming a Hootenanny Cafe in Forest Grove, B.C. During the event, Laura and Peter performed 'Run Outta Road'.
(Photo: Laura Kelsey. Photo by Monika Paterson.)
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By Sage Birchwater
A yellow and black plastic helicopter, the size of a cocker spaniel, lifts off skyward two hundred feet straight up in the air. Then suddenly it darts sideways fifty feet, then straight ahead, then backwards. Its high-pitched engine screams, all the while emitting a cloud of blue smoke. Its movements are quick and eratic, resembling that of a giant dragonfly, only more versatile; upright one moment, then upside down the next.
(Photo: Brian Motta points to the servo motors that power the moving parts of the radio-controlled model planes.)
Donna Barnett makes announcement in support of the province's wood product sector
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On Thursday, March 17, Cathy McLeod, MP for Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Economic Development, Donna Barnett, will make a joint announcement in support of the province's wood product sector.
The announcement will be made at 9:00am at Canada's Log People Inc. at 5467 Tatton Station Road in100 Mile House.
BOOK REVIEW Double or Nothing: The Flying Fur Buyer of Anahim Lake
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By Sage Birchwater
During the thirty years I worked as a journalist covering the news and happenings in the Chilcotin and Bella Coola Valley, there wasn’t a more colourful character in the region than former Anahim Lake store owner, Darcy Christensen. The front of his general store was emblazoned with a multicoloured mural of galloping horses, and above it were the words: “If we don’t have it; then you don’t need it.” Darcy was known far and wide as the “Flying Fur Buyer”, and if you were feeling lucky you could step inside the store and flip double or nothing with Darcy for anything in the store.
Cariboo Book Fest
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Cariboo Book Fest
Several local authors are attending the second annual Cariboo Book Fest in 100 Mile House, at the Creekside Seniors Activity Centre this Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Lorne Dufour, Christian Petersen and Sage Birchwater of Williams Lake, Chris Harris of 105 Mile Ranch, and Van Andruss of Lillooet will have their latest works available at the book fest which will feature several workshops, Kids Storytime for children, and an Ask-A-Writer panel.
South Cariboo Garlic Festival 2010
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(Photos by Brad McRae)
The 10th annual South Cariboo Garlic Festival may very well have been the best one yet. Lac La hache made the perfect backdrop for a garlicky good time including live entertainment, face painting for the kids and a garlic peeling & eating contest.
Competitors cooked up a garlic storm that saw Gina Myhill-Jones of 100 Mile House, and her Garlic Shrimp Wonton Soup, awarded the title of 2010 Master Garlic Chef. Marc Stucki's Beef Wellington came in second, followed by Kathleen Daniels' Creamy Garlic Broccoli Salad.
Organizers are already planning and anticipating next year's event.
A toe-tapping good time at the annual Clinton Country Jamboree this weekend
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Two local music groups played at the Clinton Country Jamboree this weekend. This was ‘Clancy Wright and the Silverados’ second performance at the annual event, and the first for ‘A Perfect Match’.
(Photos by Sandy Lees and John Visentin: Clancy Wright and the Silverados, made up of Randy Pokeda, Clancy Wright, Donny Stratton, Jim Hathaway and Mark Lees, were one of two Williams Lake groups on stage this weekend at the Clinton Country Jamboree.)
