Young grass dancer Gerald Loring is the picture of absolute focus and concentration as he dances in an Inter-Tribal dance at the Esketemc Secwepemc Powwow at the Esketemc Arbour Sunday afternoon. Loring, who resides in the Barrierre, B.C. area (Simpcw First Nation) has a Cariboo connection; his father, Mike Loring was a resident of Riske Creek, B.C. for many years. See page A4 for the story on the gathering.