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How I will be supporting the Games
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Edna Luxton is a long-time volunteer in the community so of course, it made sense she would be one of the first ones to show up to the scarve cutting workbee yesterday. This busy lady is one of Armstrong's Citizen of the Year, is involved with the Interior Provincial Exhibition, the Museum & Art Gallery, 4H, and many other organizationa. On January 26th, when the 2010 Torch Run is in Armstrong, Edna will be sharing her usual Tuesday Tea with a group of seniors - and we know they will all be cheering our torch bearers on - with Edna's voice loud and clear!! Thanks Edna for all you do for the community - it does not go unnoticed!
How I will be supporting the Games
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Edna Luxton is a long-time volunteer in the community so of course, it made sense she would be one of the first ones to show up to the scarve cutting workbee yesterday. This busy lady is one of Armstrong's... more
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Even the Snow Plow Opperator...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Is of a friendly sort...there is nothing worst then coming home after work only to find that you cannot get into your driveway due to the mound of wind-roll gathered from all the other driveways down the street from you...but not in Armstrong...the snow plow operator has a heart and does his best to adjust the blade so as NOT to fill the driveways with unwanted snow....
Even the Snow Plow Opperator...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Is of a friendly sort...there is nothing worst then coming home after work only to find that you cannot get into your driveway due to the mound of wind-roll gathered from all the other driveways down the... more
Fencing in Armstrong
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: We have a group of people in Armstrong that belong to the SCA you never know what is happening in our park
Fencing in Armstrong
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: We have a group of people in Armstrong that belong to the SCA you never know what is happening in our park
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Toy Lending Library
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: The Child Care Resource and Referral Toy Lending Library catalogue looks like every child’s wish list with Lego, puzzles, rocking horses, work benches, books and videos, almost more than anyone can imagine.
The Toy Lending Library is a wish that can come true. Parents can join to sign out toys and equipment for children ages birth to five years. The toys come in themed kits with suggestions on how to use them for fun and learning. There are also larger items like toy cars, strollers, tricycles, wagons, play pens and baby gates. Parents love this and it’s great for anyone who has children visiting, for care providers and for play dates and birthday parties. These are good quality toys that are well-maintained and people respect them and take good care of them. The Child Care Resource and Referral office provides a variety of services for families and child care providers, including workshops and assistance with completing child care subsidy forms. Membership in the library is $20 per year. Registration is at Child Care Resource and Referral at the Boys and Girls Club.
Toy Lending Library
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: The Child Care Resource and Referral Toy Lending Library catalogue looks like every child’s wish list with Lego, puzzles, rocking horses, work benches, books and videos, almost more than anyone can... more
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East Meets West
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong is a melting pot for all types of people and cultures...one major favorite event that is upcoming this spring is the annual Lobster and Ribs Dinner...we will fly live Lobsters from Halifax to be joined with Back Ribs from the West...all cooking and dining is done outside at Armstrong's Memorial Park...what could be better than a high class dinner under the trees in Downtown Armstrong...
East Meets West
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong is a melting pot for all types of people and cultures...one major favorite event that is upcoming this spring is the annual Lobster and Ribs Dinner...we will fly live Lobsters from Halifax to... more
Armstrong running
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: January is Torch Relay month lol. Seems we are always running in this town. Why just this morning I passed 12 or more people running down the street on my way to work.
Armstrong running
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: January is Torch Relay month lol. Seems we are always running in this town. Why just this morning I passed 12 or more people running down the street on my way to work.
lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: We are supported by the community.
The lunches come from everyone, so give yourselves a clap.
lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: We are supported by the community.
The lunches come from everyone, so give yourselves a clap.
waffles and more
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Some towns are known for their trees, others for their murals...but in the past 8 years Armstrong has gone on the radar for it's Waffles...any occasion is a great occasion for a waffle, pumpkin waffles, blueberry waffles, Black Forest Waffles, Egg Nog Waffles, mint waffles, don't forget they come with real whip cream and Summerland Sweets....if you are in Armstrong and you don't get a waffle while here you have really missed it... they the best waffles on the whole West Coast of Canada!
waffles and more
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Some towns are known for their trees, others for their murals...but in the past 8 years Armstrong has gone on the radar for it's Waffles...any occasion is a great occasion for a waffle, pumpkin waffles,... more
Knights get by Golden
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: The North Okanagan Knights went through the Kootenays with a skeleton lineup, but showed plenty of guts and heart, stunning the Golden Rockets 4-3 Sunday afternoon. The Knights, who bowed 5-2 to the Kimberley Dynamiters despite outshooting the Nitros 44-15 Saturday night, hit the holiday break at 6-28-0-2. “We should have won two games, but we’ll take the one win,” said Knights’ head coach Dave Dupas. “We outshot and outplayed Golden and we did the same against Kimberley for the most part, but we just couldn’t find the back of the net and it wasn’t for a lack of trying. “We’re outshooting teams by a wide margin and the goals have to start coming for us.” The Knights moved to within two points of their expansion cousin Penticton Lakers for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference. The Knights entertain the Sicamous Eagles Friday, Jan. 10.
Knights get by Golden
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: The North Okanagan Knights went through the Kootenays with a skeleton lineup, but showed plenty of guts and heart, stunning the Golden Rockets 4-3 Sunday afternoon. The Knights, who bowed 5-2 to the Kimberley... more
lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: A parent receives a Christmas gift from her own child and had no idea that it was coming. What a sweet surprise, all because someone else care to help out. That is thanks you enough for the work done to prepare the Brown Bag Lunches.
lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: A parent receives a Christmas gift from her own child and had no idea that it was coming. What a sweet surprise, all because someone else care to help out. That is thanks you enough for the work done to... more
party party party
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Christmas, New Years, July 1, Halloween, Seniors Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Labour Day...any day is a good day, any time is a good time to host a party in Armstrong... we never lack for ideas, nor the volunteers to get it together...and don't worry as soon as people find out who is cooking...they come from everywhere
party party party
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Christmas, New Years, July 1, Halloween, Seniors Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Labour Day...any day is a good day, any time is a good time to host a party in Armstrong... we never lack for ideas, nor... more
Outdoor Ice Skating
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: With the cold weather, frozen lakes found families out enjoying a typical Canadian winter pasttime - skating outdoors. It was great to see so many people - young and old - outside enjoying the season. Who knows - maybe a future Olympian was out there practicing!
Outdoor Ice Skating
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: With the cold weather, frozen lakes found families out enjoying a typical Canadian winter pasttime - skating outdoors. It was great to see so many people - young and old - outside enjoying the season.... more
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schools and lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: we supply free extra lunches to the schools in Armstrong.
The stories are awesome that come from them too what better pay , than a smile and a hug from a child.
schools and lunches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: we supply free extra lunches to the schools in Armstrong.
The stories are awesome that come from them too what better pay , than a smile and a hug from a child.
Minutes to the best beaches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong is just minutes to the best beaches in BC...make this a destination for a family vacation that will be fondly remembered for years to come
Minutes to the best beaches
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong is just minutes to the best beaches in BC...make this a destination for a family vacation that will be fondly remembered for years to come
kids
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Just in free community child/Parent Programs in Armstrong.
Go figure in this time when everything costs something we have free programs still.
kids
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Just in free community child/Parent Programs in Armstrong.
Go figure in this time when everything costs something we have free programs still.
Ice Racing
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: With a cold snap just before Christmas, the smaller local lakes froze and found themselves hosts not only to skaters, hockey players and ice fishermen, but ice racers as well. Several local motorcyclists could be found riding around a make-shift track on Swan Lake, drifting around the corners and relying on the heavily ice-lugged tires to keep their bikes pointed in the right direction.
Ice Racing
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: With a cold snap just before Christmas, the smaller local lakes froze and found themselves hosts not only to skaters, hockey players and ice fishermen, but ice racers as well. Several local motorcyclists... more
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We have it all
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong has everything that a person could want for a healthy well rounded life...Good food, good weather, good shopping, good water, amazing people, and fantastic Churches to worship at.
We have it all
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Armstrong has everything that a person could want for a healthy well rounded life...Good food, good weather, good shopping, good water, amazing people, and fantastic Churches to worship at.
Armstrong
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: This is our 9th Christmas here and it just keeps getting better. Open houses Caravan theater,
Christmas events and stories all over. A small town with a big heart Armstrong the Heart of the Country
Armstrong
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: This is our 9th Christmas here and it just keeps getting better. Open houses Caravan theater,
Christmas events and stories all over. A small town with a big heart Armstrong the Heart of the Country more
The weather outside is...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Nothing like what is happening in other parts of Canada right now...Armstrong is experiencing rain at the moment...sure beats snow at least one doesn't have to shovel it.
The weather outside is...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Nothing like what is happening in other parts of Canada right now...Armstrong is experiencing rain at the moment...sure beats snow at least one doesn't have to shovel it.
New chief named for department
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Having served with his predecessor for 12 years, new Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department chief Ian Cummings isn’t planning many changes. Cummings, a computer business owner who has been with the department for 16 years, including the last 12 as a captain, takes over from Rob Brown, who decided to retire. For Brown, who started with the department as a volunteer in 1980 and worked his way up to chief in 1988, the time was right to step down. Congratulations Chief Cummings!
New chief named for department
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Having served with his predecessor for 12 years, new Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department chief Ian Cummings isn’t planning many changes. Cummings, a computer business owner who has been with the department... more
None other than Armstrong
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: My 6 pound dog decided to head home from the sitters one day while we were on holidays, but of course got lost enroute and found herself being picked up by stranger whom she nipped, who took her to the local Vet...only in Armstrong can you find staff at the Vet Clinic who knew our dog by name and where to call in an emergency...
None other than Armstrong
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: My 6 pound dog decided to head home from the sitters one day while we were on holidays, but of course got lost enroute and found herself being picked up by stranger whom she nipped, who took her to the... more
recycle
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Did you see all the recycle bags after Christmas. New stuff in Old stuff out lol. Already folks are getting ready for the New year clearing up the mess from a Christmas now past and on with the New Year
recycle
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Did you see all the recycle bags after Christmas. New stuff in Old stuff out lol. Already folks are getting ready for the New year clearing up the mess from a Christmas now past and on with the New Year more
food foood food
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: So many restaurants in this town have great food. Stay local eat well.
food foood food
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: So many restaurants in this town have great food. Stay local eat well.
It's a Grey Sky...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: It might a gray sky outside at the moment due to the low laying fog...but let me tell you there is nothing graying or depressing about the people of Armstrong...everywhere you go someone is smiling and well wishing and continuing to offer help wherever needed in this Amazing community
It's a Grey Sky...
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: It might a gray sky outside at the moment due to the low laying fog...but let me tell you there is nothing graying or depressing about the people of Armstrong...everywhere you go someone is smiling and... more
Business rallies around youth
Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Boys and Girls Club members in Armstrong will be on the road again thanks to the gift of new wheels. A van was stolen from the club in early August and used in an attempted robbery before being torched by the thieves. After reading about the crime in The Morning Star, Vernon Fix Auto Collision (Star Autobody) manager Cam Srigley rang up one of his colleagues and they chose to help out. “Cam gave me a phone call and said, ‘Do you want to do something?’” said Mike Mason, of Manfred’s Autobody. They decided they did. They found the van, a 1994 Dodge Ram, in an online classified ad and bought it. It was formerly a vehicle for King’s Christian School in Salmon Arm. “It worked out good for everybody, especially the Boys and Girls Club,” said Srigley. Mason believes what the club offers is a benefit to kids everywhere and, as an auto body expert, he certainly sympathized with the theft of the original van. “We see so many cars stolen that we need to fix and (the Boys and Girls clubs) do such a great job. That’s why we wanted to get involved.” Having a second van will enable the club to introduce kids to more experiences because they’ll be able to take field trips without relying on vehicles from other clubs. “We’d been borrowing from other Boys and Girls clubs in the Central Okanagan,” said director Jack Whelpley. “This allows us to take recreational and after-school kids on field trips so they’re not indoors all the time.” He says he was happily surprised when he heard Srigley and Mason had stepped forward and delivered a new van. “I was absolutely astounded. I thought, ‘How fantastic it is that someone in the community would come forward and do this.’” The children who will benefit from the vehicle weren’t yet aware it had been given to the club when Whelpley accepted the van from Srigley and Mason. Whelpley’s colleague Andrea Schnell predicted they would be pumped up to find out the news. “They’ll be extremely excited. A safe vehicle is incredible for these kids,” she said. Submitted by Armstrong Boys and Girls Club
Business rallies around youth
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Date: Jan 4, 2010
Entry: Boys and Girls Club members in Armstrong will be on the road again thanks to the gift of new wheels. A van was stolen from the club in early August and used in an attempted robbery before being torched... more
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