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Stampede Queen contestant Bobi Bracewell

Stampede Queen contestant Bobi Bracewell

Howdy Williams Lake, neighbouring communities and rodeo fans!
Talent shown at Aboriginal Day festivities

Talent shown at Aboriginal Day festivities

Joan Harry (left) shows some of her leather and bead crafts to Trena Haller, Ashley Haller, Maria Alexis, and Shaylene Hutchinson at the Aboriginal Day celebrations in Boitanio Park Tuesday.
Hello Big Joe

Hello Big Joe

Children get an opportunity to greet Northern Secwepemc/Sugar Cane’s Kristy Palmantier and her horse Big Joe during the Aboriginal Day parade on Tuesday.
Kwaleen students have fun with literacy

Kwaleen students have fun with literacy

For the past few weeks, the grades 5, 6 and 7 students at Kwaleen Traditional Elementary School have taken their learning to the outside.
Stampede entertainment goes non-stop for four days

Stampede entertainment goes non-stop for four days

From Canada Day celebrations in Boitanio Park to the Stampede Parade, a karaoke contest, street party, entertainment in the Let R’ Buck Saloon and the Stampede Barn Dance there will be lots of activities to keep people entertained between the 85th annual Williams Lake Stampede rodeo performances next week.

Educo adventure

In such a technologically savvy and digital-entertainment-oriented world, kids often end up spending more time indoors than out, and parents have begun looking for positive solutions to what has recently been recognized as “nature deficiency.”

Roundtable updated on Goldfield explorations

John Hertel from Goldfield Canada Exploration was the guest speaker at the Horsefly River Roundtable meeting June 16.

Credit Union awards bursaries

Williams Lake and District Credit Union recently presented three $1,000 bursaries to graduating students of Williams Lake secondary schools.
Credit Union supports Food Policy Council

Credit Union supports Food Policy Council

Williams Lake & District Credit Union’s Heather Callender (left) and Lyndsey Carter (right) present Michelle Daymond of the Williams Lake Food Policy Council with a cheque for $3,000. The funding will go toward the council’s goal of creating a community garden farm initiative.
Proud fathers

Proud fathers

Proud fathers Jamie Baldwin and son Jaemyn, 18 months (left), and Michael Price with son Tisel, 18 months, at the Father’s Day Powwow Sunday at the Chief Will-Yum camp ground.