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Wow, who turned up the thermostat? I thought I was going to melt on Tuesday, Aug. 4. There was certainly no need for jackets or sweaters - even later when dining on the patio. We had a good turnout of ladies with 36 in total so I don’t think the heat scared anyone away.

Well, there weren’t any pots and putts on Tuesday, but there were loads of people, pins and prizes. The Chinook Cove Ladies Golf celebrated with our first-of-the-season fun night. We decided to give Christmas in July a rest and most of us were tired of hearing about Covid Fever. Instead, we celebrated Saturday Night Fever.

After a bit of thought the District of Clearwater has decided not to run the Clearwater Hockey School this year.

By Leslie Stirling

In the words of Glenn Yarborough… “But, baby the rain must fall, baby, the wind must blow, wherever my heart leads me baby, I must go, baby I must go”. And fell it did last Tuesday…a rain so hard that the Star / Journal posted a video of it on Facebook. However, my heart led me to the golf course despite the rain, and twenty-nine other ladies (as crazy about golf as me) also showed up – and we had a terrific time.

Congratulations to Barriere AG Foods shopper Valentine Mattey, the lucky 2020 Wheel into Summer Grand Prize Winner for British Columbia of a new Yamaha Wolverine X4 side-by-side and trailer, a package valued at $25,000. Mattey is pictured here, with husband Jess and son Alex, receiving her prize from Barriere AG Foods owner Ivan Lee.

Every year when the annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo takes place one of the most popular events for fairgoers is the Heavy Horse competitions. Over the three days of the event these gentle giants compete in conformation classes, single hitch to multiple hitch driving, log skidding, timed events, the heavy horse pull competition, and the annual Fall Fair Parade.

To say the weather on Tuesday June 30 was unsettled would be quite the understatement. While golfing the second and third holes which takes less than 10 minutes Deb Rainer wore shorts; put her long pants on over her shorts; put her jacket on; put on her rain pants; put on her rain coat and then took them all off (except the shorts) in reverse order. Lois McInnis took to using her beads to count Deb’s changes instead of counting her strokes. When the sun was out it was hot.

A very rainy July 1st did not deter the enthusiasm of Barriere area equestrians, (l-r) Catherine Dalfort, Kyra Blackburn, Olivia Greenland, and Cherie Jardine, as they paraded in red attire waving Canadian flags to mark Canada Day in the community.

OMG…it is Saturday! My column was due Friday and I had Wednesday and Thursday to write it. I have an excuse or I should say many excuses. I am old. My memory is bad. I have no idea where the week has gone.