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Invermere Remembrance Services ny following at the Cenotaph (4 pm). Afterwards folks can gather at the Legion Monday, November 11 is Remembrance for a dinner reception. Thanks to the volun- Day. The Invermere Legion hosts a cere- teers of the Legions for hosting these cere- mony at the downtown Cenotaph. Parade monies. participants are to gather at the Legion at 10:30 am. The parade will march to the Coffee with Council Cenotaph and the service will begin Next Thursday, November 14, we have the (usually around 10:45). opportunity to sit down in a casual setting They always have a beautiful ceremony with District of Invermere Council members with many people from the valley attend- at a few popular local coffee spots. It is a ing. Afterwards they march back to the perfect time to ask questions or voice Legion. There will be a soup and sandwich some of our concerns. luncheon at the Legion and a kids’ lunch of Sessions are an hour each beginning at hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Curling A&W at 8:30 am, followed by The Bakery Centre. at 9:45 and The Bistro at 10:45 am. It is a good day to contemplate our World Friday Tasting and how lucky we are while enjoying some This week’s Friday Tasting (November 8) fine fellowship. at the Copper City Liquor Store is from a Long Day small, craft brewery in . The Can- Do you know any good Daylight Saving nery Brewery, established in 2001 produc- jokes? es full flavoured, hand-crafted beers which I’ve been trying to find some 25/7. are preservative-free and pasteurized. Edgewater Remembrance Day Stop in to the Best Western Invermere Inn LEST WE between 4 and 7 pm to taste their sample The Edgewater Legion holds their Remem- pack. Enjoy Friday but please stay safe. brance Day ceremony in the afternoon of FORGET Monday, November 11. The parade forms at the Legion at 3:45 pm with the ceremo- Remembrance Day Monday, November 11 Downtown Invermere 250-342-9661 We have Poppies here SERVING OPEN Daily Lunch LUNCH AT Specials Royal Canadian Legion DAILY PIZZA NOON Ceremonies take place in SALADS-SANDWICHES SPECIALTY MEAT CUTTERS Invermere & Edgewater WILD GAME & MORE! 250-688-3344 We are your Butcher Open 7 am-10 pm daily EAT IN•TAKE OUT•LICENSED Monday-Saturday 9 am-6 pm. pizzeriamercato.com KONIG MEAT & SAUSAGE COMPANY www.agvalleyfoods.com

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Winter Wonderland Market It is always a fun event for the girls as they dress up and do some fun stuff st the din- This market has grown to be an excellent ner. Thanks to all the teams for coming FAIRMONT event. The vendors bring their best work so out. we can find some priceless gifts for Christ- mas. There are so many of them and they Tender and Tasty are so talented. Thanks to the Millers and Home Hardware It is on Saturday, November 16 at the Co- for lunch last Saturday. The free beef on a lumbia Valley Centre in Invermere from 10 bun was incredibly tasty and tender. Very am to 4 pm. Make sure you get out to this nicely done. But yes, they fed a lot of peo- RV & PARK MODEL LOTS FOR SALE ‘Festival of Crafts and Artisans’. ple and everyone was quite happy with the Deep Serviced for year round use The Usual Good Times food. Donations to STARS were also ac- cepted. TITLED OWNERSHIP Check out ‘The Usual Suspects’ live at the I should say that Watson really loved the Horsethief Creek Pub this Monday, No- 5 km south of Fairmont event as well. He also thanks you. vember 11. It is another installment of www.dutchcreekresort.com Monday Night Live from 7 to 9 pm. Snowball Drop 250-345-6558 They are a terrific band with lots of talent This year the Invermere Light Up will be and very entertaining. happening on Saturday, November 30. The food is pretty tasty at ‘The Horse’. The Downtown will be full of activities and kitchen comes up with delicious, and often Christmas spirit. unique, daily specials. Stop in and try it out Enjoy photos with Santa, fire pits and hot for a fun Monday evening. chocolate, the Snowball Drop, a Santa Where Watson Was parade and much, much more. Watch for The photo on page 6 shows Watson at one details in upcoming issue of The Valley Peak. of his favourite spots. We live in a beautiful area. He is down in the ‘dog area’ at Kins- LEST WE FORGET! men Beach and loving it. Learn On This is the time of year that we start to find ourselves ‘stuck’ indoors a bit more. Espe- cially on the colder days. We look for a few more indoor activities. So how about learn- ing? The College of the Rockies offers a wide variety of programs for everybody. You can Names We’ve Heard 250- upgrade yourself for work or you can learn 7 Marie Curie, Joni Mitchell a great new hobby. The five courses show- 8 Milton Bradley, Tara Reid cased in their page 4 ad this week are a 9 Carl Sagan, Lou Ferrigno perfect example. 10 Richard Burton, Roy Scheider I mean it. Take a look for yourself and see 11 Leonardo DiCaprio, Demi Moore some fantastic programs. Check CLOSED FOR THE SEASON 12 Neil Young, David Schwimmer Thanks for your patronage in 2019. www.cotr.bc.ca/Invermere for more. 13 Whoopi Goldberg See you next spring! Fitness Rentals, Pull Carts & Power Carts Available-Group Functions “How often do you exercise?” asked my Local Celebrities doctor. 7 Meghan Godlien, Peter Holmes “Three times”. 8 Barb Thorne “A week? A month?” 9 Len O’Rourke, Teryl Hemmelgarn, “I have given my answer.” Vaughn Hemmelgarn, Wendi Ede, Ladies’ Curling Bonspiel Thorsten Gaul The Invermere Curling Centre hosted ‘That 10 Hawk Martin, Royce Young 70s Spiel’ last weekend. Sixteen ladies 12 Amanda Brash, Donovan, teams vied for the weekend title. 13 Frank Kirkby Champions were the Conroy team from Calgary in the A Event. The Scott four- Submit your free birthday or anniver- some won the B Event and the local sary greetings to [email protected] or Schroeder team took the C Event. call 250-341-7243 LET’S

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Columbia Valley Food Bank Hours 1st Friday Every Month STEAM, Gr. 4-7, Invermere Library, 3:30 pm. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-2 pm. Open Mic, all ages, Pynelogs, 7-10 pm. Junior Curling, 4:30-5:30 pm. 3rd Wed., 5:30-7 pm. By appt. 342-0850. 3rd Friday Every Month Youth Network night, Riverside Golf Resort, 6-8 pm. 201, 7 Ave, Invermere. Inv. Caregivers Support, 1-3 pm, Columbia Gardens. Darts, Drop-in, Invermere Legion, 7 pm. Last Friday Each Month Trivia, Station Pub, 7 pn. Museum Hours Soup & Bun, Edgewater Community Hall, noon. Cribbage, Invermere Seniors Hall, 7 pm.. Mon.-Friday, 10 am-4 pm. Every Saturday Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 pm. 250-342-2424. Family Play Time, Invermere Library, 10:30 am. 1st and 3rd Wednesday Each Month Thrift Store Hours Stitch & Chat Knitting Club, Radium Library, 1 pm. Radium Rotary, Radium Springs Golf Course, 8 am. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10 am-4 pm. Climbing Wall, Laird School, 5-8 pm, 250-688-5228. November 6, Wednesday Youth movie, free, Summit Youth Centre, 7-9 pm. Flu Clinic, CV Centre, 10 am-3:30 pm. Invermere Library hours Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 pm. 250-342-2424. Trivia Night, Station Pub, 7 pm. Mon/Tue/Fri/Sat, 10 am-5 pm. Karaoke at the Horsethief Creek Pub. November 7, Thursday Wed/Thur, 10 am-8 pm. Every Sunday Flu Clinic, Canal Flats Civic Centre, 11 am-12:30 pm. Latter Day Saints’ Service, Fairmont, 10 am. 270-0299. November 8, Friday Radium Library Hours Worship & Fellowship, Alliance Church, 10:30 am. Tasting, Cannery Brewery, Copper City Liquor, 4-7 pm. Tuesday, 1-8 pm. Crib & other fun at Edgewater Legion, noon. Roast beef dinner, Invermere Legion, 6:30 pm. Wed-Sat, 10 am-4 pm. Carpet Bowling, Radium Seniors, 1:30 pm. Rockies host Fernie Ghostriders, 7:30 pm. Lutheran Service, Christ Church Trinity, 1:30 pm. November 9, Saturday Every Thursday Climbing Wall, Laird School, 5-8 pm, 250-688-5228. Big Garage Sale, Burns Ave, Canal Flats, 10 am-2 pm. Fitness, 10:30 am, Invermere Seniors Hall. Jiu Jitsu, 7-9 pm, next to Vet, 250-341-7113. Rockies host Summerland Steam, 7 pm. Preschool Storytime at Invermere Library 10:30 am. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 pm. 250-342-2424. November 11, Monday Radium Art Guild, 12:30-4 pm, Radium Centre. Every Monday Remembrance Ceremony, Invermere, 10:45 am. Floor Curling, Inv. Seniors Centre, 1:30 pm. Senior Singalong, Columbia Gardens, 10 am. Remembrance Ceremony, Edgewater, 4 pm. Carpet Bowling, Radium Seniors, 1:30 pm. Invermere Seniors’ Centre Fitness, 10:30 am. The Usual Suspects, Horsethief Creek Pub, 7-9 pm. Youth cooking, Summit Youth Centre, 5-7 pm. Indoor walking, free, clean shoes, CV Centre, 10 am. November 13, Wednesday Jiu Jitsu, 7-9 pm, next to Vet, 250-341-7113. Invermere Seniors’ Carpet Bowling at 1:30 pm. World Kindness Day. Youth Network, Canal Flats Civic Centre, 6-8 pm. Cribbage, Edgewater Legion, 7 pm. Trivia Night, Station Pub, 7 pm. Free English Learning Conversation, CBAl, 6-8 pm, Crib, Drop-in, Invermere Legion, 7 pm. November 14, Thursday Texas Hold ’Em Invermere Legion, $30, 6:30 pm. Army Cadets, Invermere Legion, 6:15 pm, 688-5266. Coffee with Council, A&W 8:30-9:30 am. Karaoke at the Horsethief Creek Pub, 8 pm. Live Music, Horsethief Creek Pub, 7-9 pm. Coffee with Council, The Bistro, 9:45-10:45 am. AA Meeting, Canal Flats Fire Hall, 8 pm. Al-Anon, Inver. Catholic Church, 7:15 pm. 342-8255. Coffee with Council, The Bakery, 10:45-11:45 am. 2nd Thursday of Every Month Every Tuesday Taynton Bay Distilleries on Dragon’s Den. Invermere Senior’s Lunches, 342-9281 ext 1232. Figure Drawing, Purcell Painters Studio, 7-9 pm. Late Night Shopping, Downtown Invermere, 5-9 pm. 2nd & 4th Thursday Every Month Jiu Jitsu, 7-9 pm, next to Vet, 250-341-7113. November 16, Saturday Seniors Tea, Invermere Library, 342-6416. Games Night, Horsethief Creek Pub. Winter Wonderland Market, CV Centre, 10 am-4 pm. 3rd Thursday of Every Month Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 pm. 250-342-2424. STEAM, (5-8 yrs), Radium Library, 10:30 am. Parkinson's Disease Support Group Meeting at Heritage 1st Tuesday of Every Month Murder Mystery Dinner, Flats Venue & Stage, 6 pm. Inn in Cranbrook at 7 pm. MS Support Group, 7 pm, Christ Church Trinity. November 19, Tuesday Every Friday 1st and 3rd Tuesday Each Month Family Games Night, Radium Library, 6-7:30 pm. Senior Walking, The Bakery, Invermere, 9:30 am. OPTions for Sexual Health. Confidential low-cost birth November 23 Senior Walking, Radium Community Garden, 11 am. control, STI tests. 6:30-8:30 pm. 688-6787. Christmas Art Show, Radium Centre, 11 am-4 pm. Duplicate Bridge at Invermere Seniors’ Hall 1 pm. Last Tuesday of Each Month To the Manor Born, Radium Library, 2-3 pm. STEAM, K-Gr 3, Invermere Library, 2-3 pm. Free Coffee Break, Women Centre, 10 am-noon. November 24 Drop In Dinner, Edgewater Legion, 6 pm. Every Wednesday Brisco Christmas Bazaar, Brisco Hall, 11 am-4 pm. Dinner at Invermere Legion at 6:30 pm. Indoor walking, free, clean shoes, CV Centre, 10 am. For a more detailed schedule of upcoming events Alcoholics Anonymous at Radium Catholic Church. 8 Chair Yoga, Invermere Seniors Hall, 10:30 am. please go to pm. 342-2424. Story Time, Radium Library, 10:30 –11:15 am. Karaoke, Whitehouse. www.valleypeak.ca Knitting, crocheting, Columbia Gardens, 1:30 pm. Click on ’Upcoming Events’

Remembrance Day ceremonies LEST WE take place in Invermere and Edgewater at the Cenotaphs FORGET North Star Hardware & Building Supplies Ltd. Remembrance Day Call 250-342-6226 or 1-877-342-6226 7:30 am-6 pm Mon-Fri & 8 am-5 pm Sat Monday, November 11 Conveniently located in Athalmer