Community

Lee Proctor and Dave Morris of Distinctive Gardens and Ponds have been busy sprucing up the trees located near the Family Statue in Trail. Using their Inca touch or attempting to follow the local Italians who’ve created strong rock walls in Trail, the two spent much time looking for the perfect fit.

Finding venues, competition times, events, medical clinics, community centres and other things will be a whole lot easier for athletes and spectators of the upcoming BC Seniors Games.

This black bear enjoyed a good breakfast from this cherry tree in a backyard in Fruitvale. While the Bear Aware encourages homeowners to pick their fruit, it’s hard to dissuade a hungry bear from enjoying this not yet fully ripened bounty.

Project to gather information on young males’ participation level

The second Champion Lake provides perfect habitat for this Common The loon and its partner return to the same area every May to feed and hatch one or two little loonies.

Communities in Bloom judges Alex Pearl (right) from Lebanon, Ohio, and Berta Briggs from Wetaskiwin, Alta., toured through Trail on Monday as part of the evaluation process for the Communities in Bloom 2011 International Challenge. Trail is competing in the Small Population category against Gibbons, Alta., Echo, Ore., Boissevain, Man., Hampton, N.B., Fogo, Nfld., Garstang, U.K., Tallanstown, Ire., and North Berwick, U.K. The winner will be announced on Oct. 29.

On a hot day even a little puddle on Cedar Ave., can be a welcome sight to a thirsty bird as this pigeon makes a quick landing for a little refreshment on Monday.

Barry Schmidt welds together two metal railings behind the Union Hotel on Cedar Avenue last Friday. He and his brother, Kevin, were installing new railings after the original ones were damaged in a hit and run collision on July 8. RCMP are still searching for the person responsible.

Fruitvale is going green - as part of the Communities in Bloom project, Fruitvale’s Aaron Boss helps the village spruce up its barriers and picnic tables with a fresh coat of green paint.

You could say that Larry Womacks is a guy who doesn’t mind going the extra mile. The retired plumber and Atco Sawmill planer man now volunteers much of his free time to drive people to and from their medical appointments. But when one of his regular clients needed a new set of faucets installed and was unable to do it himself, Larry happily gathered his tools and did the job for him.