Saturday was a busy day downtown, what with the Farmer’s Market, the Super Sidewalk Sale and lots of activities for Fair Trade Day. Here is a a collection of photos from those events that we hope you’ll enjoy:
If you were heading downtown to the Farmer's Market and, possibly, the subsequent Super Sidewalk Sale and other events then stopping at Alpine mall for some of Buddy Rozander's pancakes and sausages was a great way to start the day. The Lions Club was in charge of the eats at this fund-raiser for the Community Connections Food Bank. David F. Rooney photoBuddy serves up some flapjacks to a hungry customer. His breakfast was pretty tasty. David F. Rooney photoThe blossoming cherry trees downtown provided a lovely and very spring-like burst of colour to the Farmer's Market. David F. Rooney photoSusan Teuton folds one of Inge Anhorn's lovely hand-made towels at Saturday's market. Inge, a well-known local potter and artist, has been concentrating on weaving for the past few years. David F. Rooney photoKarilyn Kempton buys a plant from Connie Bailey at the Mayfair Farm tent at the Farmer's Market on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoLooking up through the ornamental cherry blossoms at the blue sky beyond was almost hallucinatory. David F. Rooney photoLawrence Rebalkin was feeling lucky on Saturday so he bought raffle tickets from Ron LaRoy for the AVT Club's raffle. The prize? Well, an ATV, of ocurse! David F. Rooney photoThat excellent salesman Chester Beerling convinced all kinds of passersby to invest in tickets for the Rotary Club's Harley Davidson raffle. David F. Rooney photoElmer Rorstad poses as though he's about to take a dive into the wading pools of savings he ereated in front of his store, Free Spirit Sports. David F. Rooney photoKrista Carnegie — Joy for Tommorrow and Mad Huggers. Susan Knight photoUnicycho Girls and Mad Huggers in front of the Revelstoke Fair Trade table. Susan Knight photoHolly and Saelin enter the free Fair Trade soccer ball draw. Nicholas Suchy was the lucky winner of the ball! Susan Knight photoEmily and Tayla — Unicycho Girls. Susan Knight photoTayla and Josi—talented sisters. Susan Knight photoChildren dance in the street to the enchanting tunes of Kiki The Eco Elf. David F. Rooney photoBear Aware's Janette Vickers and the CSRD's Carmen Fennell talked about composting downtown on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoThe Child Care Society and CBAL organized fun activities for children. Ken Jones (amazing on his stilts) entertained lots of kids—and adults too! Susan Knight photoLauren Chell poses demurely at the Leggo tables in front of Legends and Heroes. Lots of kids brought their favourite Leggo creations downtown Saturday. David F. Rooney photoAuxiliary Constable Carla Schumacher talks with young Ursula MacIntosh as her Dad Tim looks on at the Bike Rodeo on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoCarla and Tim keep pace with Ursula during the Bike Rodeo. David F. Rooney photoCarla gives young Ursula some tips on how to navigate the maze during the Bike Rodeo. David F. Rooney photoStilt-walker Tayla Koerber was having a good time with her superb vantage point. David F. Rooney photoPeople were certainly looking for bargains at the Sidewalk Sale on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoThe First Street West end of the Super Sidewalk Sale was very busy. David F. Rooney photoThe Fourth Street Jazz Project played some cool music downtown as people had fun in the sun. David F. Rooney photoStilt-walker Ken Jones was no slouch at creating balloon animals like this one. David F. Rooney photoStiltwalkers Ken Jones (left) and Tayla Koerber teamed up to entertain young children Saturday. David F. Rooney photoOkanagan College's Megan Shandro (left) talks with a potential student. David F. Rooney photoWith hundreds of people streaming into the downtown core for the Super Sidewalk Sale and the Fair Trade Day festivities cafe like the Modern were jammed. David F. Rooney photoDulcet-toned Steve Smith, EZ Rock's local radio personality, staged a live broadcast from downtown on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoBear Aware Coordinator Janette Vickers talks about the program on Saturday. David F. Rooney photoIt was a great day to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Susan Knight photo