Pemberton knows how to throw a party. Last Saturday (Feb. 6) was a perfect example of that as the Olympic torch rolled through town at 8 a.m., staying for less than 30 minutes before heading for Mount Currie. With events taking place all day, the community celebration — organized to celebrate the torch’s appearance in our town — continued until 8 p.m., when fireworks marked the end of a successful community day. Even the sun, whose appearance has been only fleeting over the past few weeks, joined in.
On this, the eve of the 2010 Olympics, what are your plans for tomorrow, day one of the event that has been years in the making? In Pemberton, you can be a part of it all.
That said, read on too for goings-on around Pemberton that fall outside the realm of the 2010 Olympics.
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On the opening day of the Olympics tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 12), the fun gets underway at 4 p.m. at the Pemberton Community Centre with children’s activities. Live site viewing of the open ceremonies begins at 6 p.m. That means you’ll be able to view the Vancouver ceremonies on the big screen in the Great Room. This is a free event. Funding for live sites and audio visual equipment was provided by the Province of B.C.’s Live Sites Program.
More live site viewings take place on Sunday (Feb. 14), with Nordic combined events at 10 a.m. and freestyle skiing at 2:30 p.m.
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The Much Music Dance for youths 13 to 18 years old is back on Monday (Feb. 15) from 7 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $5 per person, available at the Pemberton Community Centre.
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For details on events taking place at the community centre during the Olympics, visit www.pemberton.ca to view the centre’s leisure guide, or call the community centre at (604) 894-2340.
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Pemberton Winterfest is presenting a variety of events during the Olympics as part of Pemberton House. Coming up on Feb. 16 and 23, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., The Old Music Hall Dinner and Theatre takes place at the Cottonwood Community Centre. The evening features dinner and Vancouver’s own Bella Luna, a theatre group that has been creating and performing physical, comic theatre since 1998, drawing inspiration from current affairs.
Tickets are $25 each and are available at the Cottonwood Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
For more information on Pemberton House events during the Olympics, visit www.pembertonwinterfest.com.
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Pemberton Meadows Child Care and the Pemberton Secondary School grad class of 2010 are selling oranges, fresh from California, for $30 per 30-pound box. Oranges can be picked up at the Heart of the Valley Bulk Food Store at the AG Plaza. The store is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. Oranges may also be purchased from Grade 12 students.
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For recently shot footage about Pemberton and snowmobiling in the backcountry, visit Snow Trax Television at www.snowtraxtv.com and click on Woody’s Video Portal. Click on blogs too to find the recent post about Pemberton. You’ll be reminded all over again of what a great place we live in.
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