The best way to protect yourself from falling objects in an earthquake is ducking under a desk or sturdy table until one minute after the shaking stops.
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New mural done by Williams Lake artist Dwayne Davis takes one back to the roots of 100 Mile House and its modern day founder Lord Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter.
READSeeking something to do was not the challenge in Clearwater and surroundings on the weekend of Sept. 9 - 11; making a choice was! While all activities were thoroughly enjoyable, I (like everyone else) regretted so many had been stacked up.
READOne hundred years ago, when motor vehicles were in the process of replacing the horse-drawn wagon as the principal means of transporting goods, a road network that had not changed much since the days of the gold rush and the mule train challenged truckers in British Columbia.
READFor me a fresh tomato off the vine is one of the best parts of summer. This time of year tomatoes are in abundance, and one of my favourite ways to use them is in salsa.
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In August, Cearwater’s Sheldon Musselman attended Camp Sunrise Music & Performing Arts Camp in Gibsons, BC. The Salvation Army operates the one-week camp, one of several across Canada.
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Visitors and participants voted on a 1949 Mercury 2-door Coupe owned by Gary Hall of Clearwater as their favourite vehicle at the A&W Show & Shine Sept. 10. This is the second year Hall has won the award.
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A 1953 Belaire owned by Casey Neathway won a prize for farthest distance travelled. Neathway travelled from Vernon for the A&W’s second annual Show & Shine held at Jim’s Food Market Sept. 10. Gale
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Continuing Bob and Jill Hayward’s four week vacation to the Yukon and Alaska from Louis Creek, BC
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This week’s Perspectives column continues the series on cognitive distortions- unhealthy mental habits that can have a detrimental impact on our overall well-being. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “if life gives you lemons; make lemonade” or “is your glass half-full, or half-empty” then you already know the basics of focusing on the negative and discounting the positive.
READMaking Pictures with John Enman
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Vernon's First World War internment camp
READFamily
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Trail resident Alfred Ogley planted some new tomato seeds this year and is wishing he made note of the kind of seed now that large connected ones are turning up in his garden.
READOne of the areas I spend much of my time solving is the reasons behind why a child is having a hard time focusing/concentrating, is overly rebellious/quarrelsome or any other behavior not appropriate for their age.
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“Bernie began providing hospice care on his own, before there ever was any organized hospice in the area,” says current volunteer Joan Homer. “He sat with hundreds of dying people and became a mentor to most of us. He was one in a million… He was hospice.”
READThe following events took place 50 years in Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs
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My Jingles: Merkie's Muse
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