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Garage not sold but pies sold like hotcakes

Auxiliary members work hard to help fund volunteer fire department

The Watch Lake/North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department (WLNGLVFD) Auxiliary

Bake and Garage Sale was a huge success.

A couple of weeks prior to the event, several ladies got together at Helen Eagle’s residence to make 125 of their famous apple pies for the bake sale. On May 19, the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fire Hall (Hall #2) was busy with energetic auxiliary members setting up tables, arranging and pricing the garage sale items for the next day.

Saturday morning was beautiful and the bargain hunters were at the door early. They were very pleased at the selection of items available to them, including a variety of home-baked goods. The barbecue was also a success, serving breakfast sandwiches and later hamburgers and hotdogs.

Thanks go to Candace Tyler, who organized and supervised the barbecue, and her crew Vito Burtini, Lawrence Eagle, Alan Watrich, Joni Guenther and Donna Grimshaw for a job well done. At the end of the day, we made just over $3,000

The president of the auxiliary would like to thank all our wonderful volunteers for their hard work to make this a great success, as well as, the individuals who donated items. We hope you will join us again next year.

 

Moose turd count

The moose turd count at the bake and garage sale was 791.

Thank you to all who tried to guess the amount.

 

Raffle tickets

The members are now busy selling raffle tickets.

The next raffle ticket sale days will be on June 23 at the Lone Butte Rocks Day and June 29 at the Cariboo Mall in 100 Mile House. Come out and see what we have for prizes.

All it takes is one ticket to win. Individuals interested in purchasing tickets from a member, please call the writer.

 

Dinner auction

Due to poor ticket sales, the auxiliary decided to cancel the Fourth Annual Dinner and Auction scheduled for June 16.

Organizers would like to thank all the members who sold tickets, as well as everyone who purchased them. If you have not received your money back, please contact the writer.

 

Belated birthday wish

A belated birthday wish goes out to George Wilson who turned 85 on June 1.

 

Calendar

• The WLNGLVFD practice is on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. New members are always welcome. If you would like more information, contact Andy Palaniak at 250-456-7460.

• Watch Lake-Green Lake Community Association’s next meeting will be on June 18 at the Watch Lake Community Hall. Social is at 7 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30.

• The Watch Lake & District Women’s Institute meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at the Watch Lake Community Hall. Social and crafts at 11 a.m.; meeting commences at 12:30 p.m. Bring a lunch.