The Similkameen Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [unknown]
issued: 2023-10-27
issued: 1940-04-04
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note: 3?§ss The Simllftameen Star Fortieth Year, No. 17 PRINCETON, B. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 4th, 1040 $2.00 Year, 5c per Copy PROMISED ROAD WORK IS ASSURED Complet'on of Hard Surface Promised for This Summer According to Mr. Alec Mc- Kenzie, district road superin- tendant, the promised hard surfacing of Bridge Street, which could not be completed last Fall because of bad weather, will become an accomplished fact later this spring. The district superintendant at Kamloops, Mr. Ramsay, was through this section of the country about a week ago in his line of work with Mr. McKenzie. Graders have been busy on Vermilion Avenue and the eastern end of Bridge Street, and have put the roads in reasonably good shape for the present. The dust question is stilly the main concern of many of the merchants; They received a taste of it this past week and are not anxious to see another summer come and go without a definite settlement of the problem. -•»- Fish and Game Club Trap Shooters are To Start Again §£| Trap shooting, a sport long dormant in Princeton, has found new life. The members of the Princeton and District Fish, Game and Forest Protective Association decided at their regular meeting on Monday night to revive the sport, which has not been followed in Princeton since late in 1929. The trap used by the former club is still available, and the game association has decided to purchase the clay pigeons and skeet shells immediately. Next Sunday is set .for...the. first .day of the new sport. About one dozen members have indicated an active interest in the sport, and others are expected to become members of the trap shooting group. There is indication that there are several interested persons in Allenby. It was pointed out that the cost of participating in trap shooting events is not prohibitive and once this is proven, many more persons will take up the sport. It is a form of recreation ideally suited to women. The last trap shooting club in Princeton was organized in 1925 with 17 members …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), The Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1935-08-29), The Similkameen Star (1935-09-05 to 1939-12-28).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0437459
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Princeton] : [Star Printing and Publishing Co.]
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text