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CLASS MARKS 50th YEAR SINCE PSS GRAD
The grads of 1956 marked 50 years with a reunion last weekend. Along with classmates who attended Princeton High for the majority of their secondary school education, they met at the home of Graham and Penny Gould for a barbecue dinner and a lot of visiting on Friday. They took time to remember Peggy Premorokoff Koch, who passed away last month, as well as Pat Arnott, Mary Lou Archibald, Jim Soukoreff, Georgina Spearman and others who have passed on since school days.
Anne Cloke Whitten, Gary Tappay came from Ontario, Ken Crosby from Saskatchewan and Joe Nelson from Alberta. Others came from many locations in B.C. Many had spent their youth in Copper Mountain or Allenby, and others in Hedley and Keremeos, so it was not just a "Princeton" group. Some great memories were shared with plenty of laughter, and friendships renewed. Most found it hard to believe 50 years had passed since graduation.
Saturday evening saw everyone gather at a dinner, where more memories were shared. Dessert was a 50th anniversary cake.
Many thanks went out to Graham and Penny Gould and their daughter, Kelci, who were gracious hosts at their home, and to Elaine Davies Casey, who spent months organizing the reunion.
RIVERS AT LOWEST LEVELS IN YEARS
The equation is simple: combine a below normal snowpack with an early melt and hot, dry weather and you end up with low rivers.
The Similkameen River is at a ten year low with the Tulameen River at a twenty year low.
Markus Schnorbus, a hydrologic modeling scientist with the River Forecast Centre says the entire region recorded a low snowpack last Winter.
A hot spell in May melted off most of that far earlier than normal and although Spring rainfall usually helps following a mild Winter, the Similkameen did not receive near the normal amount of rainfall as is typical for the area.
"It's safe to say people should be considering water conservation," Schnorbus says.
The Okanagan region is in better shape, partly due to the higher snowpack collected over the Winter and the amount of rainfall that was recorded during the past few months.
The Town of Princeton normally implements water sprinkling restrictions each Spring and this year was no exception.
The system is based on the odd/even numbering of homes in the Princeton area watering on odd/even dates of the calendar with watering not permitted during peak sunlight hours each day.
For more information regarding the guidelines, contact Town Hall at (250) 295-3135.
FALL FAIR PLANS WORK PARTY
A meeting was advertised for August 15 asking all people planning to volunteer to help at the Fall Fair. Nobody but Fair Board members showed.
It was very disappointing. The Fair Board hopes an adequate number will show up for the fair.
Volunteers are still needed to help with registration of exhibits, the admission gate, and the art show. Volunteers are NOT obliged to work all weekend, but a few hours would be appreciated. Anyone wishing to volunteer should call Dawn Johnson at 295-6063.
Fair Board members plan a work party for Sunday, August 27, at 9:00 AM at the fairgrounds. Buildings will be cleaned and prepared for the days of the fair. During the week before the fair, members will spend time working on the many tasks that must be done in advance of the fair.
Booklets for exhibitors are located at a number of businesses around town: the feed stores, Overwaitea, the News Leader, among others.
BUILDING PERMITS INCREASE
For the first six months of 2006, the Town of Princeton saw a substantial increase in the value of construction on building permits issued.
For the same period in 2005, the total was $1,201,040, but this year is $1,451,080.
Most of the permits issued were for additions, renovations or outbuildings, but did include seven new single family dwellings.
