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Midsummer's Eve of the Arts
Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: The 2009 Midsummer's Eve of the Arts was a great evening out for residents of Vernon. An annual fundraiser for the Vernon Public Art Gallery, this charity auction takes place in the beautiful outdoors nestled among the trees. It is Vernon at its best, beautiful scenery, great food and a wide array of quality art from local artists! Go Vernon!
Midsummer's Eve of the Arts
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Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: The 2009 Midsummer's Eve of the Arts was a great evening out for residents of Vernon. An annual fundraiser for the Vernon Public Art Gallery, this charity auction takes place in the beautiful outdoors... more
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Okanagan Regatta & Parks
Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: Each year the Okanagan Landing Assoc. hosts a Regatta at Paddlewheel Park on Okanagan Lake. Kids enjoy diving for gold nuggets, building paddlewheel boats and taking part in the sand castle building contest, amongst other summer events. Vernons parks are breathtaking with Polson Park hosting a huge array of plants which are in bloom from Spring to Fall. Kalamalka lake(the lake of many colors) is a beautiful place to hike year round!
Okanagan Regatta & Parks
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Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: Each year the Okanagan Landing Assoc. hosts a Regatta at Paddlewheel Park on Okanagan Lake. Kids enjoy diving for gold nuggets, building paddlewheel boats and taking part in the sand castle building... more
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Vernon-Year round FUN!
Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: Vernon is the place to be all year round for fun and adventure! From hiking the pristine parks, to enjoying all kinds of water sports on beautiful Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes in our glorious summer weather to enjoying skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports at Silver Star mountain only a few minutes away. Vernon is the place to be year round!
Vernon-Year round FUN!
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Date: Oct 22, 2009
Entry: Vernon is the place to be all year round for fun and adventure! From hiking the pristine parks, to enjoying all kinds of water sports on beautiful Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes in our glorious summer... more
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Goals and Fun !
Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: Kalamalka Lake Lagoon is the perfect place for a fast pace, hockey game and fun for all ages! The women's hockey team has some up and coming players! Go Canada Go!
Goals and Fun !
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Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: Kalamalka Lake Lagoon is the perfect place for a fast pace, hockey game and fun for all ages! The women's hockey team has some up and coming players! Go Canada Go!
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Nordic Sports Traditions Invade Kalamalka Lake (After Skiing Sauna!)
Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: Our time spent in Finland gave our children a love for winter sports, sauna and jumping into frozen lakes! Kalamalka Lake is the perfect spot for future athletes and people who are young at heart to enjoy a healthy life style, fitness and sports! We are looking forward to enjoying the Games! Go Canada, Switzerland and Finland!
Nordic Sports Traditions Invade Kalamalka Lake (After Skiing Sauna!)
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Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: Our time spent in Finland gave our children a love for winter sports, sauna and jumping into frozen lakes! Kalamalka Lake is the perfect spot for future athletes and people who are young at heart to enjoy... more
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Olympian makes an impression on Vernon
Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: 2006 Olympic ski jumper Mike Nell visited Vernon on October 17 as part of Gamestown 2010. What an impression he made on Vernon ...and hopefully Vernon made an impression on him as well!
Here he is at Davison's Orchards where he helped promote active living. Mike even got into a little friendly pumpkin hockey shoot out with local dignitaries. During his visit, over 140 people made the pledge to live healthier this winter. Good luck to everyone who made the pledge!
Olympian makes an impression on Vernon
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Date: Oct 20, 2009
Entry: 2006 Olympic ski jumper Mike Nell visited Vernon on October 17 as part of Gamestown 2010. What an impression he made on Vernon ...and hopefully Vernon made an impression on him as well!
Here he is at... more
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training for downhill ski racing
Date: Oct 17, 2009
Entry: Learning to balance and have quick feet are all part of training to be the next world cup downhill racer. In a few years maybe we'll see one of these kids representing Canada!
training for downhill ski racing
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Date: Oct 17, 2009
Entry: Learning to balance and have quick feet are all part of training to be the next world cup downhill racer. In a few years maybe we'll see one of these kids representing Canada!
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Vernon's Greeter
Date: Oct 6, 2009
Entry: Did you know Vernon has it's very own "greeter"? He makes people happy all over town, even at the Senior's residences, with his music and story telling.
Vernon's Greeter
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Date: Oct 6, 2009
Entry: Did you know Vernon has it's very own "greeter"? He makes people happy all over town, even at the Senior's residences, with his music and story telling.
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Vernon Winter Carnival Parade--Then & Now
Date: Oct 3, 2009
Entry: Check out the floats....Then & Now! Every year the community pitches in to either participate or watch the Winter Carnival Parade. Yes I said "Winter".
Vernon Winter Carnival Parade--Then & Now
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Date: Oct 3, 2009
Entry: Check out the floats....Then & Now! Every year the community pitches in to either participate or watch the Winter Carnival Parade. Yes I said "Winter".
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50 Years Of Carnival Fun
Date: Oct 3, 2009
Entry: Thanks to the 1000's of volunteers, the 100's of Business Sponsors & the many committed organizations, the Vernon Winter Carnival is closing in on 50 Fabulous, fun years. Help us celebrate the then & now & the future of Western Canada's largest Winter Festival.
50 Years Of Carnival Fun
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Date: Oct 3, 2009
Entry: Thanks to the 1000's of volunteers, the 100's of Business Sponsors & the many committed organizations, the Vernon Winter Carnival is closing in on 50 Fabulous, fun years. Help us celebrate the then &... more
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Thank-You to The Band
Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The Vernon Girls Trumpet Band have been great youth ambassadors all over the world. After 62 years of entertaining the world, they have disbanded.A special thanks must go out to the directors who kept the tradition going for so long. What a great show of committment.We'll miss you.
Thank-You to The Band
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Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The Vernon Girls Trumpet Band have been great youth ambassadors all over the world. After 62 years of entertaining the world, they have disbanded.A special thanks must go out to the directors who kept... more
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"Fun"Raising at Shoparama
Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The Shoparama Holiday Gift Sale & The Shoparama Spring Market was a Fundraiser for The Vernon Girls Trumpet Band for the past 7 years. Sadly The VGTB disbanded in July...We will miss them dearly. But no worries! The Shoparama is now a fundraiser for the Vernon Winter Carnival Society....YAH!!! You must watch this famous and entertaining video!
"Fun"Raising at Shoparama
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Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The Shoparama Holiday Gift Sale & The Shoparama Spring Market was a Fundraiser for The Vernon Girls Trumpet Band for the past 7 years. Sadly The VGTB disbanded in July...We will miss them dearly. But no... more
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Creative Chaos
Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: Creative Chaos is hailed as one of the major tourist events in Vernon B.C. and the largest craft sale of it’s kind in western Canada. It showcases approximately 200 artisans and crafters. As well there are Specialty Food products, an outdoor Creative Activities section, and under the “big tent”, next to the Food Court, which offers a scrumptious variety of concessions, Creative Chaos hosts some of the best in local performing arts talent. It’s 3 days of … well … “CREATIVE CHAOS”.
Creative Chaos
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Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: Creative Chaos is hailed as one of the major tourist events in Vernon B.C. and the largest craft sale of it’s kind in western Canada. It showcases approximately 200 artisans and crafters. As well there... more
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Okanagan Spring 45+ takes Title
Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The setting is Mission 71 in Kelowna; the sun was shining and weather perfect; the teams squaring off are a repeat of lasts years final in Masters 45+ Soccer. After a spirited match with opportunities for both teams it was tied at one all in regulation.
The Okanagan Spring team and North Country Appraisals of Kelowna now set up for two 10 minute overtime halves. The team that lead after this would take the title. If after the 20 minutes it was still even, the teams would set up for the shoot out.
Good news for the team from Vernon as they went on to score three times in the overtime, beating North Country for the second year in a row and taking the title as masters of the Masters 45+.
Soccer is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed throughout your years and well into your senior years.
Okanagan Spring 45+ takes Title
Date: Sep 29, 2009
Entry: The setting is Mission 71 in Kelowna; the sun was shining and weather perfect; the teams squaring off are a repeat of lasts years final in Masters 45+ Soccer. After a spirited match with opportunities...
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Uplifting Spirit!
Date: Sep 24, 2009
Entry: Using the prototype Olympic Torch, our MP organized an event at one of our local schools. Additionally he requested that Spirit of BC Vernon Committee participate by educating our children about the upcoming Torch Relay Celebration Event on Jan 26, 2010, along with information about GamesTown 2010.
With close to 160 Grade 5 & 6's, spirit and energy were running high at this school. GamesTown lunchbags were stuffed with Spirit of BC towels, balloons, wristbands, Mascot tattoos, and healthy living pledges. Students completed stories about their community and signed off on the healthy living pledge.... plus all students were invited to hold the protype Torch. It was busy morning but eventually members of the our Spirit committee got their chance to hold the torch. Good Work Team!
Uplifting Spirit!
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Date: Sep 24, 2009
Entry: Using the prototype Olympic Torch, our MP organized an event at one of our local schools. Additionally he requested that Spirit of BC Vernon Committee participate by educating our children about the upcoming... more
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Vernon's got Game!
Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: Being a bit of an "Olympic Junkie", I am excited about the possibilities that can come to a community through the various spin-off initiatives of the 2010 Games. Our Spirit of BC Committee is grabbing hold of those opportunities and we are going for GOLD!
Surrounded by 50 GamesTown Lunchbags for an event at one of our local schools, I am loving my opportunity to volunteer with the Spirit of BC Vernon Committee!
Vernon is G-O-L-D!!!
Vernon's got Game!
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Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: Being a bit of an "Olympic Junkie", I am excited about the possibilities that can come to a community through the various spin-off initiatives of the 2010 Games. Our Spirit of BC Committee is grabbing... more
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Vernons super natural Market Part 2
Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: Here are a few more shots of our fabulous home grown weekly market!
Vernons super natural Market Part 2
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Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: Here are a few more shots of our fabulous home grown weekly market!
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Vernons super natural meeting place
Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: No matter what it is your looking for if its made or grown locally you will find it at Vernons Farmers Market. Three times per week, spring, summer and fall, area residents travel into Vernon to listen to the music , shop, sell and eat! This is not only a great opportunity to socialize but a great way to support local effort!
Vernons super natural meeting place
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Date: Sep 23, 2009
Entry: No matter what it is your looking for if its made or grown locally you will find it at Vernons Farmers Market. Three times per week, spring, summer and fall, area residents travel into Vernon to listen... more
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A heathly lifestyle
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: We are so blessed to live in BC where there is an abundance of clean air, fresh water and an amazing climate to grow a wide variety of healthy foods. We grow fruit and vegetables in the Okanagan valley and sell them direct to consumers. This mean less food miles, fresher produce and a chance to show people how our food is grown. We have the abitlity to connect with thousands of people every year and help create an appreciation for food, farmers and a healthy lifestyle, we count it a priveledge and a blessing. We are a family farm with three generations working together. Along with healthy food we also create healthy fun for families! These pumpkin people displays are one of the things we do to give back to our community. I would like to give special tribute to my Dad who comes in the fall and helps me create these displays and all the smiles that go with them He is an inspiration to me , a healthy fit grandpa who can hike and jog and work and he eats lots of apples!
A heathly lifestyle
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: We are so blessed to live in BC where there is an abundance of clean air, fresh water and an amazing climate to grow a wide variety of healthy foods. We grow fruit and vegetables in the Okanagan valley... more
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Pumpkin Inukshuk welcomes the world!
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: The Inuit people have used the "Inukshuk" as a guide post to provide direction accross the vast horizon fo the artic. Over time , the inukshuk has become a Canadian symbol of hope, friendship & hospitiality. This is our harvest version of the symbol to show some olympic spirit and welcome guests to our farm and to the beautiful
province of British Coulumbia.
Pumpkin Inukshuk welcomes the world!
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: The Inuit people have used the "Inukshuk" as a guide post to provide direction accross the vast horizon fo the artic. Over time , the inukshuk has become a Canadian symbol of hope, friendship & hospitiality.... more
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Training on the farm takes on new meaning!
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Tom Velisek and Drew Neilson both grew up in Vernon and learned to ski and board at the beautiful Silver Star Mountain. They have competed around the world and are hoping to represent Canada at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. We wish them both the best and want them to know we are cheering for them! Go for the Gold!
Training on the farm takes on new meaning!
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Tom Velisek and Drew Neilson both grew up in Vernon and learned to ski and board at the beautiful Silver Star Mountain. They have competed around the world and are hoping to represent Canada at the 2010... more
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Sonja Gaudet - Our Wheelchair curling champion!
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Welcome to the "Unofficial Training Center for Vernon's 2010 Athletes" Take an orchard tour at Davison Orchards and the first display you will come across is Sonja Gaudet. She's beautiful, she's strong, & she's a champion curler!
Sonja's life changed one afternoon in a horse back riding accident, she was paralyzed from the bra-line down. She knew she had a choice to give up or to "focus on her abilties instead of her disabilites." She had two children at the time and she needed to learn to care for them from a wheelchair. She was always active & involved in sports and was determined to continue her active lifesyle through many different adaptive sports, inluding curling.
Soon Sonja was competing and she excelled very quickly. She has won two gold medals for Canada, one in Torino at the 2006 Paralympic Games and the other at the 2009 World Championships. She will do her best to win us another in Vancouver, along with teammates Ian Forrest, Darryl Neighbour and skip Jim Armstrong.
Good Luck Sonja, We are proud fo you!
Sonja Gaudet - Our Wheelchair curling champion!
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Welcome to the "Unofficial Training Center for Vernon's 2010 Athletes" Take an orchard tour at Davison Orchards and the first display you will come across is Sonja Gaudet. She's beautiful, she's strong,... more
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Cheering on the Canadian team!
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: With a few months until the kick off to the 2010 Olympics & Paraylmpics in Vancouver, the creative team at Davison Orchards put together a series of pumpkin people diaplays to showcase & cheer on our local athletes. Here is a team of fans on the orchard tour to help cheer! Good luck to Josh Dueck, Sonja Gaudet, Tom Velisek and Drew Neislon, all athletes with roots in Vernon, Go Vernon, Go BC, GO CANADA!!
Cheering on the Canadian team!
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: With a few months until the kick off to the 2010 Olympics & Paraylmpics in Vancouver, the creative team at Davison Orchards put together a series of pumpkin people diaplays to showcase & cheer on our... more
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Josh Dueck and his fan club
Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Weclome to Davison Orchards "The unofficial Training Center for Vernon's 2010 athlets". Tour the orchard and see Vernon's athletes training for thier big event. Josh Dueck is representing Cananda in the 2010 paralympics in para-apline sking . WE are proud to showcase our local athletes and using pumpkin characters is a fun way to celebrate the season and help cheer on our athletes.
Josh Dueck and his fan club
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Date: Sep 22, 2009
Entry: Weclome to Davison Orchards "The unofficial Training Center for Vernon's 2010 athlets". Tour the orchard and see Vernon's athletes training for thier big event. Josh Dueck is representing Cananda in... more
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My Favorite Vernon green spaces.
Date: Sep 18, 2009
Entry: Being born and raised in the country made moving to the city particularily challenging for me. One of the the things that made me feel right at home was the well preserved green spaces inside Vernon. Within a few minutes I am able to escape to nature without even leaving the city.
My Favorite Vernon green spaces.
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Date: Sep 18, 2009
Entry: Being born and raised in the country made moving to the city particularily challenging for me. One of the the things that made me feel right at home was the well preserved green spaces inside Vernon. Within... more
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