News Leader News for August 12, 2008
TEA PARTY CELEBRATES MILESTONES
Over 40 people attended the celebration tea party outside Princeton Museum Saturday, August 9th.
The Museum, celebrating 50 years of "preserving our past' hosted the event which included anniversaries for a handful of Princeton area businesses and community organizations.
The party marked 97 years of service by Princeton Hospital Auxiliary; 95 years of service by Princeton & District Chamber of Commerce; 75 years of service by Overwaitea Foods; 60 years of service by Similkameen Spotlight; 30 years of service by Billy's Family Restaurant and 10 years of service from Similkameen News Leader.
The Province of British Columbia was also honoured for 150 years.
A special presentation was made to Museum volunteer Evelyn McCallum recognizing her 47 years of service to Princeton & District Museum & Archives.
Tea and cookies were served (provided by Overwaitea and Billy's Restaurant) as well as cake, provided by Century 21 Princeton Realty.
The Tea Party may become an annual celebration.
FALL FAIR 2008 - WILL YOU ENTER?
Does your family like your baking?
The ladies who bake goodies for their families have a special category of entries at the Fall Fair. Saying "ladies" is not really justified, because some men have won prizes in the Home Baking categories. If your family raves about your pies or cookies, or if you bake great cakes from scratch, you could be a winner at the Fall Fair. Winning is not just about the ribbon and the prize money, it is about the prestige.
There is a secret to winning in baking: do it on the Friday before the fair, and enter it the same day. Baking, like all of the other categories, is judged on Friday evening. The fresher the product, the better it will tickle the judge's taste buds.
Get an exhibitor's booklet at the Tourist Information Centre or Pharmasave, and look at the rules and the prize money. Then make your plans to be a winner.
Entering an exhibit for judging
Exhibits may be entered on Thursday and Friday afternoons prior to the fair.
Do you like doing crafts?
Many people enjoy making things at home, such as beadwork, macramé, carving, or other crafts. There is a special place for you at the Fall Fair. It is called Leisurecraft, and has numerous categories for a variety of crafts.
If you enjoy producing pottery and ceramics, or you weave baskets, or make your own Christmas decorations, you will find a category for you at the Fall Fair. If you plan to enter some crafts you have done, remember this rule: it must never have been entered in our Fall Fair in any previous year.
Pick up and exhibitor's booklet at the Tourist Information Centre or Pharmasave, and check out all the categories you could enter.
Entering an exhibit for judging
Exhibits may be entered on Thursday and Friday afternoons prior to the fair.
Artists can win money
Every year, the Fall Fair hosts a People's Choice art show, where local artists can display their work and let the public judge. Three prizes are awarded at the end of the fair. The prizes depend on the number of votes from the people who view the paintings and drawings and select their favourites.
All art work must be framed and ready for hanging. Photography
A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say, and a good photograph is a treasure. If you enjoy photography, then probably you have a potential winner in your collection.
Read the exhibitor's booklet and decide which categories you could enter your photographs, and read the rules for submitting entries. Perhaps you could enter a portrait, a landscape or an action series that tells a story. Exhibitor's booklets may be obtained at Pharmasave or the Tourist Information Centre in Princeton. Entering an exhibit for judging
Exhibits may be entered on Thursday and Friday afternoons prior to the fair.
LOCAL HISTORIC GUIDE NOW ONLINE
Princeton BC News, the historic information guide produced by Similkameen News Leader, is now available on the internet.
"We're thrilled with the response to the first issue," says News Leader Owner/Publisher George Elliott.
"The feedback has been all positive and we will soon begin working on the second issue."
Plans are to publish a different historic guide quarterly.
Issue #01 is online and can be found at the bottom of the News Leader's homepage at
www.thenewsleader.ca.
We plan to post every issue of the guide online so once the printed copies are gone, you can still access the information."
