Graeme Corbett

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AT RANDOM: Something to crow about

Graeme Corbett hatches a tale about roosters and chickens

Vernon’s Terence Giesbrecht, owner of Skyride, tunes up a bike in his shop on Silver Star Road. Giesbrecht, a 28-year-old Métis, recently won the B.C. Young Entrepreneur of the Year from the All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO).

Skyride cycles into an award winner

Skyride earns B.C. Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Aboriginal Business from All Nations Trust Company.

Vernon’s Terence Giesbrecht, owner of Skyride, tunes up a bike in his shop on Silver Star Road. Giesbrecht, a 28-year-old Métis, recently won the B.C. Young Entrepreneur of the Year from the All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO).
Nolan Thiessen (left) and Carter Rycroft sweep a stone thrown by Pat Simmons in the Prestige Hotels Curling Classic men’s final Monday at the Vernon Curling Club.

Koe outlasts Brady for third Vernon cashspiel title

Kevin Koe's Calgary-based rink claims third Prestige Hotels Curling Classic title Monday afternoon at Vernon Curling Club.

Nolan Thiessen (left) and Carter Rycroft sweep a stone thrown by Pat Simmons in the Prestige Hotels Curling Classic men’s final Monday at the Vernon Curling Club.
Sweepers Ty Griffith (left) and Rick Sawatsky look for instruction on a rock thrown by skip John Morris in the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Friday morning at the Vernon Curling Club.

Morris slides onto calendar scene

Curler John Morris supports charity with Men of Curling calendar shoot.

Sweepers Ty Griffith (left) and Rick Sawatsky look for instruction on a rock thrown by skip John Morris in the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Friday morning at the Vernon Curling Club.
Skip Eve Muirhead of Scotland releases her rock as her teammates Claire Hamilton and Vicki Adams get ready to sweep in the Prestige Hotels Curling Classic at the Vernon Curling Club.

Women chasing $40K purse

Bingyu Wang of China and Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon first rinks through to final-eight of Prestige Hotels Curling Classic in Vernon.

Skip Eve Muirhead of Scotland releases her rock as her teammates Claire Hamilton and Vicki Adams get ready to sweep in the Prestige Hotels Curling Classic at the Vernon Curling Club.
Vernon’s Nicole Nichols rubs shoulders with the show jumping world as she hosts an exhibit for Cottonwood Bridal & Formals at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary.

Cottonwood Bridal on the mend

Cottonwood Bridal & Formals recovering after High River floods.

Vernon’s Nicole Nichols rubs shoulders with the show jumping world as she hosts an exhibit for Cottonwood Bridal & Formals at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary.
Laura, a staff member at Vernon Women’s Transition House, takes a spin on a recumbent bike, part of an array of equipment donated to the non-profit society by the Frank Flaman Foundation.

Flaman shapes up Transition House

Vernon Women's Transition House receives $30,000 in gym equipment from Frank Flaman Foundation.

Laura, a staff member at Vernon Women’s Transition House, takes a spin on a recumbent bike, part of an array of equipment donated to the non-profit society by the Frank Flaman Foundation.

AT RANDOM: Puppy parent

My pup had his first birthday the other day. He was born on Sept. 11, a date not many people are likely to forget.

Tara Rendall (left) and Imre Kovacs, along with three other company partners, are offering medicinal marijuana treatment through the The Herbal-Health Centre THC Dispensary on Kalamalka Lake Road.

Medicinal marijuana buds in Vernon

Vernon's Herbal-Health Centre THC Dispensary offers array of medical marijuana options.

Tara Rendall (left) and Imre Kovacs, along with three other company partners, are offering medicinal marijuana treatment through the The Herbal-Health Centre THC Dispensary on Kalamalka Lake Road.
Armstrong's Rebecca McOnie (right) fences Donna Vakalis, a 2012 Olympian, during the 2013 Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Calgary.

McOnie pushed in pentathlon

Armstrong's Rebecca McOnie earns sixth in women's division at National Modern Pentathlon Championships in Alberta.

Armstrong's Rebecca McOnie (right) fences Donna Vakalis, a 2012 Olympian, during the 2013 Canadian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Calgary.
Vernon's Nathan Champness races towards the finish line of the Pushor Mitchell Apple Triathlon Sunday in Kelowna.

Champness up for Penticton Challenge

Vernon's Nathan Champness caps amateur career with Kelowna Apple Triathlon win.

Vernon's Nathan Champness races towards the finish line of the Pushor Mitchell Apple Triathlon Sunday in Kelowna.
Brandon Richter draws the attention of surrounding boaters as he gets some serious airtime while piloting a Hydroboard on Kalamalka Lake.

Hydroboard soars onto market

Hydroboard launch set to revitalize and revolutionize water sports industry.

Brandon Richter draws the attention of surrounding boaters as he gets some serious airtime while piloting a Hydroboard on Kalamalka Lake.

AT RANDOM: Paper boy blues

Graeme Corbett reflects on delivering the newspaper as a youth

Former Vernon Vipers' head coach Mark Ferner has signed as an associate coach with the WHL Kamloops Blazers

Mark Ferner eager to rejoin coaching fraternity

Mark Ferner returns to Kamloops Blazers as associate coach.

Former Vernon Vipers' head coach Mark Ferner has signed as an associate coach with the WHL Kamloops Blazers
Evan Drury (left) and Al Jensen are hoping to revolutionize the bookkeeping industry with the launch of the software program Payroll Connected.

Software eases payroll process

Vernon duo launches payroll software program geared towards B.C. business.

Evan Drury (left) and Al Jensen are hoping to revolutionize the bookkeeping industry with the launch of the software program Payroll Connected.
Cliff and Claire Shore, owners of Updo Furniture and Antiques, offer a wide range of furniture and other collectables at their Armstrong store.

Pragmatic approach to antiques

Claire Shore takes a very pragmatic approach when it comes to the inventory in her new antique store in Armstrong.

Cliff and Claire Shore, owners of Updo Furniture and Antiques, offer a wide range of furniture and other collectables at their Armstrong store.
Brad Duggan (left), Rogers Foods national sales manager, and Vic Bell, president, show off the new stand-up packaging the Armstrong-based company is using for its hot cereal and baking cereal products.

Rogers Foods expands eastward

Rogers Foods introduces new packaging to aid in its expansion to eastern province markets.

Brad Duggan (left), Rogers Foods national sales manager, and Vic Bell, president, show off the new stand-up packaging the Armstrong-based company is using for its hot cereal and baking cereal products.
Kristy Fugel (left) and Jordyn Cullum (right) of the Vernon Panthers, along with Megan Rouault of the Fulton Maroons, will be competing with Team B.C. basketball programs this summer. Fugel and Cullum are with the Under 15 team, while Rouault is with the U14 squad.

Team B.C. courts Vernon hoopsters

Vernon basketball trio earns spots on Team B.C. summer touring squads.

Kristy Fugel (left) and Jordyn Cullum (right) of the Vernon Panthers, along with Megan Rouault of the Fulton Maroons, will be competing with Team B.C. basketball programs this summer. Fugel and Cullum are with the Under 15 team, while Rouault is with the U14 squad.

AT RANDOM: Critter crazy

First it was woodpeckers trying to claim squatter’s rights, but now I’ve got a whole new tunnel of problems at my home.

Vernon’s Brodie MacDonald, a netminder with the Langley Thunder, makes a save in Western Lacrosse Association action.

Langley Thunder dee booms with Brodie

Vernon's Brodie MacDonald anchors Langley Thunder for league-best defence.

Vernon’s Brodie MacDonald, a netminder with the Langley Thunder, makes a save in Western Lacrosse Association action.