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Phraser Connector: Fraser Lake - A Mining Town Without A Mine?
Phraser Connector: Fraser Lake - A Mining Town Without A Mine?
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THIS ISSUE :
FLESS GRADS
Business Directory
Grad scholarships
C.A.L.P.
Audrey Read
Calendar of events
10 Trent & Karen, Jolene & Dave, Donya & Sean, Elizabeth & Brian, Jennifer & Aaron, Kathy & Craig, Doug & Michelle,
Julain, Sylvia, Rene, Lori, Alisa, Trish, Justine, Michelle, Shelley, Kia, Alynna, Alan, Chelise...
11 27 mud-happy runners make the finish line at the Mudd, Sweat & Tears event in Prince George June 13.
Heart Champion
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Welcome to the Board of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #274
President -George Woolsey
V.P. -Scott Coohish
Tres/Sec - Beth Woolsey
Directors: Connie Rye, Bob Green, Sharon Munz, Tom Forrest.
Come to the Legion and enjoy the Coffee House on June 30 &
Pancake Breakfast on July 1st.
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FLESS Scholarships were awarded to all students who applied, totalling $36,000
2015 SCHOLARSHIPS
AMOUNT
RECIPIENT
500.00
Emily Retza
250.00
Mikayla Overton
2000.00
Andrew Schulz
250.00
Cassidy Carter
500.00
Jarret Jenkinson
Cougars Corner
300.00
Jacob Raymond
500.00
Brandon Babin
100.00
Cassandra Malloy
500.00
Keenan Shutes
500.00
Shelbi Beckley
250.00
250.00
Liam Arnason
Megan Leslie
250.00
Andrew Schulz
250.00
Ashley McMaster
500.00
Nicole Beckley
500.00
500.00
Andrew Schulz
Liam Arnason
500.00
Andrew Schulz
500.00
500.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
500.00
Liam Arnason
Jarod Sanford
Cassandra Malloy
Jarret Jenkinson
Jacob Raymond
Lydia Adams
500.00
Shelbi Beckley
2000.00
Keenan Shutes
250.00
Emily Retza
1,000.00
Megan Leslie
500.00
Chantal Webster
500.00
500.00
250.00
Liam Arnason
Andrew Schulz
Emily Lindstrom
250.00
Lydia Adams
1,000.00
Emily Lindstrom
250.00
Andrew Schulz
RCMP Scholarship
600.00
Rylan Tsuji
1,000.00
Lydia Adams
NTU Open
Continued..
Rio Tinto Alcan Top Academic Scholarship
1,000.00
Andrew Schulz
Rio Tinto Alcan (Creative Arts) Scholarship
750.00
Cassandra Malloy
Rio Tinto Alcan (Science & Tech) Scholarship
750.00
Cassidy Carter
Rio Tinto Alcan (Trades) Scholarship
750.00
Jarod Sanford
Steelworkers, Local I-424 Scholarship
1000.00
Andrew Schulz
Student Leadership Bursary
250.00
Nicole Beckley
250.00
Emily Lindstrom
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. - Endako Mines
Division (Closed) Scholarship
4,000.00
Nicole Beckley
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. - Endako Mines
Division (Earth Science) Scholarship
4,000.00
Shelbi Beckley
Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. - Endako Mines
Division (Technical) Scholarship
1,000.00
Brandon Babin
Vanderhoof Co-op Association Bursary
800.00
Mikayla Overton
Village of Fraser Lake Bursary
1000.00
Ashley McMaster
Western Communities Foundation
500.00
Keith Martin
Yellowhead Road & Bridge
Roads Scholarship (Vanderhoof)
1,000.00
Lydia Adams
Yellowhead Road and Bridge Vocational
350.00
Ashley McMaster
Grad Stephanie
Lindstrom at
Grand March
Grad Ashley
McMaster above
with escort
Steven Babin
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The goal wasnt to win but to get each team member through the
mud & sludge and over the walls ...together
Twenty-seven local athletes ranging in age from the early 30s to the sixties, participated in an
endurance grind in Prince George on Saturday June 13 at the Otway Nordic Ski Trails. The
entry fee got you a t-shirt, a chance to shinny on your belly in the mud and a can of beer at the
finish line.
The Mudd, Sweat & Tears inaugural event was enjoyed by 1300 fun loving people from all
around the central interior. The eight kilometre course was built with obstacles to challenge the
strength and endurance of all its participants.
The over two hour course (much of the time it was raining) included monkey bar lad- Team Ass, Sweat & Beers help
Alisa over one of the many walls
ders, wooden climbing walls, rope climbs, tire drags, a log carry, muddy crawls under on the obstacle course
barbed wire, a swim through a swamp, slithers over gravel grown greasy with enduring rain and a small jolt of electricity just to keep you fired up and moving.
Many of the participants from Fraser Lake are members of Donya Nicols Boot Camp. They meet
twice a week and toss tires and slog up hills running and riding bikes all year round in all weather.
They meet on Mon. & Wed. and practice in Donyas back yard because Donya makes strenuous
exercise. well, FUN! says one participant who still has bruises on her knees some two weeks
after the
Good luck to this years
event.
Under the wire and through the mud
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the ENTIRE Family
COLOURS, CUTS,
Eyelash Extensions,
Gel Nails, Perms,
Redken, Updos,
Waxing
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Flower Shop
Now delivering to
Fraser Lake, Endako
& Ft Fraser
CALL
250.567-3300
Riders
raised a
whopping
$5114.00 for
Heart &
Stroke and
retailers
raised $2710
TOTAL
$7824
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by Audrey Read
May 27 we had green onions & some radishes out of the garden and
boy do they ever taste good! Everything seems to be doing great so far.
Ah yes....this is the time of year when you notice that everyone is wearing the same
perfume...."Bug Dope!" Boy oh boy are the Black Flies ever hungry! Darn things, if there is one within
twenty miles, it will find me!
Rita Hiatt & Jenny Stringer have left for Quesnel for a driving competition/clinic. We know they will both do well!
The hay fields are heading out really early this year, probably have to start making silage soon.
You know I got these little chicks, and ....the other day I went out to close the chicken house door at night and found eleven missing!....I
about had a bird! Well, Walter came out to help me search and we found them behind a piece of plywood all huddled together...WOW
was I ever relieved! But in our search several had escaped back outside so Walter says: "You go and bring the chicks in & I'll gather the
eggs." There are two eggs. I herd the chicks in & Walter says: "Here you hold the eggs while I get the door shut."...Then he shoved his
thumb through one egg and handing me the other I dropped it!...No eggs for breakfast tomorrow I guess! LOL! Yup, "life in the fast lane
sure can take its toll!"
Our grandson Clinton came up from McBride to help fence and clear some trees & shrubs in order to make more pasture. They also got
the Gator fixed so I'll be able to do all sorts of things now...like haul dirt & other goodies!
Ray Steiner & his crew got the hayshed finished, it will hold five hundred plus bales so that will sure be nice not to have to tarp them anymore! A great building, looks good, thanks fellas you did a fine job!
Had occasion to go to Prince George last week and couldn't believe the amount of weeds along the right of way! WOW! It is disgusting, I
thought that the government took care of the noxious weeds?...Should have known better I guess! The Orange & Yellow Hawkweed are
spreading like wild fire, soon we will be over taken with them.
The birds are all getting feed for their little ones now, lots of them bring their young to the feeders...nice to watch! We have, for the first
time an American Gold Finch pair nesting here, haven't seen their young yet. The Canada Geese and Sandhill Cranes are bringing their
young out, they are all sure cute! Three pairs of Evening Grosbeaks are starting to bring their young to the feeders too, the male looks
after the baby male & the female looks after the female young...interesting.
Joe & John Steiner were approached in the late fifties by Bill Richmond, the famous Game Warden at the time to see if they'd be interested
in getting a Guide Territory. Bill & Joe were spending the night waiting for beaver to show up and Bill noticed that Joe really enjoyed that
kind of thing. Well, one thing led to another and soon the Steiner brothers had their own territory along with John Larson, it was huge,
from the Southern Valley south to Francois Lake. At that time it was stocked with hundreds of moose, grizzly bears, black bears all living
and prospering together....until the wolves moved in and nearly cleaned out the moose.
One summer the wolves were so bad they devoured nearly every calf moose born! One of the first hunters they had was from Washington
where he worked for the Boeing Aircraft plant. This fellow suggested they put an ad in the newspaper there because he thought it would
bring them a few hunters. That winter Joe answered nearly ninety letters! They were on their way to many enjoyable years of guiding
mostly American hunters nearly all took the meat home too.
They have lots of hair raising stories to tell about grizzlies...one story in particular was about a huge bear that
wanted a moose they had hanging up in camp. He came one night and woke up Joe by flipping the tarp they
had over the moose, the fellows managed to scare him away that night and the following night they decided
they would get rid of him if he came back. Gordie McNolty was helping them that fall and John, Joe & Gordie
positioned their bunks so they could all see outside the tent looking right where the moose carcass was hanging. John had taped a flashlight to his gun barrel so they could get a clean shot at the bear. Just minutes after
they turned the lights out they could hear the big fellow coming in, thump, thump on the frozen
ground. Then, rip, down comes the tarp, the flashlight is turned on and three high powered rifles let
fly! When John shot the first time the flashlight blew off the rifle and he had to dive under his cot trying to get the darn thing to shed
some light on the subject! Meanwhile, Mr. Grizz is out there tearing up anything he can find and making an awful racket. When all the
dust settled the bear is dead, three guides can take an easy breath again as they let out a sigh of relief. The amazing thing about the whole
episode is that not one horse tied within feet of the action moved a muscle....and neither did the hunters safe in their bunks!...
Joe said he really enjoyed those years guiding and still misses it. Joe's sons, Craig, Clayton & Ray took over the guiding territory and ran it
for several years until it was sold this spring to a fellow in Hudson's Hope. The territory had been in the Steiner family for nearly sixty
years! They will all miss the excitement and entertainment of those wonderful years.
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group 10:00
Walking &
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group 10:00
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White Swan
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TRY Athlon @
White Swan
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Towel Creations
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Canadas BD
Bench shoot
10:00 am
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White Swan
Music cont.
Show & Shine
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Walking Group
Stitch Group
Cheryl
20
Community Picnic
& Fishing Derby
26
Walking Group
Stitch Group
Cheryl
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Cancer Support
lunch-noon
Personalized Tea
Walking Group
Stitch Group
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Walking Group
Stitch Group
Cheryl
1pm-3pm
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Community Page
ACTIVITIES
CELEBRATIONS
Slo-Pitch Tournament June 26-28 at ball fields behind the arena ...Lots of out of town teams! Great action! FREE!
Enjoy the White Swan Music Festival the weekend of July 11 & 12. Everyone welcome to attend this free event
lakeside at White Swan Park. Look for the Show & Shine cars on display on Sunday, July 12
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Contest closes
July 31st , 2015.
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5 and up
Call 250.699-8322
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Lego Robotics
2 Lego Robotics
Workshops
DATES: Tuesday
July 7, 9 am 12
& 1 pm 4
Max. 10 participants per
session
Ages 9 14
Must pre-register. A
$10 registration fee
will be charged but
refunded if participant
attends the workshop.
Limited number of
spaces. Must register
by June 27
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