Unseasonable spring-like weather has not benefitted Lac des Roches. Since the strong warm wind has evaporated most of the snow, the lake level remains very low. Water pools on the lake from melting ice are also evaporating fast. Winter play is on hold. While deeper snow in the surrounding mountains can offer an adequate playground to snowmobilers, the bare access trails at lower levels are a barrier.
Readers review
Lorraine Jollymore hosted the January book club for a dozen reading enthusiasts who reviewed The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. As usual, the book discussion was lively and thought provoking, and led to many related discussions both on and off the topic of the book. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6 to discuss The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. Contact Wendy Dubbin at 250-593-4538 for details.
Defiant doggy
Residents may encounter one of our newest community members, Sheba, a friendly but skittish yellow lab-cross that now lives at the Coyle residence on McCarthy Road. Sheba is a rescued dog and may have suffered some abuse in her past. She is still learning her boundaries and wanders occasionally from her new home, perhaps in search of playmates and biscuits or just to meet her nieghbours. She is not aggressive to people, dogs or cats and is especially friendly to women. I hope we can all find the patience to be kind to this adjusting and well-deserving young dog.
Torch run fun
The Olympic Torch Relay passes by Lac des Roches on Jan. 28 inside a vehicle convoy and without fanfare. Residents may wish to join the celebrations planned in Lone Butte around noon and at 100 Mile House around 12:45.
Celebrations
- Best wishes to Marie Wallewein, celebrating her birthday next week. Marie is an executive member of the Friends of Lac des Roches and Birch Lake as co-chair and liaison to area societies and the Cariboo Regional District.
- Good wishes are sent to Elsie Clarkson, celebrating her birthday today. She and her five siblings, all 70 years or more, will be travelling to Ontario in February to visit their mother, Lillian Reid, who will turn 100. What luck to have such longevity in their genes? Elsie says her mother frets when she can’t remember all of the names of her 32 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Well, no wonder!
- Also celebrating his birthday today and another year of good health is Bill Jollymore, the media director for the Friends group. Undoubtedly, Bill will once again entertain his good friends with his humor and remarkable recollection of witty anecdotes at the dinner that will be held in his honour tonight.
- A faithful reader of this column and yet another Jan. 20 baby is my mom Shirley Mann of Langley. Although health issues have prevented both of my folks from travelling to the lake for a few years, they keep current on all the activities in the area from their annual subscription to the 100 Mile House Free Press.