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The 2011 Kamloops Cowboy Festival assembled a great collection of western-themed artistic and musical talent over the course of three days, March 11 to 13, concentrated in the Kamloops Convention Centre.

For the last five years, the Water Wise program in Williams Lake and the surrounding area has been teaching students in our area the value of our local water supply and ways to conserve it

The Cariboo Draft Horse Club’s Valentine’s Day sleigh ride held Sunday, Feb. 13 drew in about 350 people who enjoyed a a pleasant sleigh ride during warm and sunny conditions.

Williams Lake Film Club event organizer Krista Liebe (left) talks with Lorne Dufour, author of Jacob’s Prayer, during his presentation at the Williams Lake library last Friday evening.

The Cariboo Draft Horse club would like to thank everyone who came out in support of its annual Valentine sleigh rid that took place Feb. 13, and it is estimated that nearly 350 people attended and enjoyed horse-drawn sleigh rides on a beautiful sunny day.

The Water Wise program in Williams Lake will have displays set up at the RBC Royal Bank in Williams Lake to mark the day and provide information on ways to conserve water, a mini display to show how aquifers work, and tips for creating a Xeriscape garden that uses little water.

Children from the Child Development Centre’s preschool donate food they collected to the Salvation Army Food Bank.

Lorraine Levitt, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters (right), gratefully accepts a generous cheque from Mark and Sally Nairn of Beamac Installations.

The March 31 deadline for the Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge is fast approaching.

The book released last year by former lakecity resident Morris Bates on his life as an internationally acclaimed Elvis tribute artist has been short listed for one of the 27th annual BC Book Prizes.