Concert, harvest event and hockey game highlight weekend activities in Penticton

PENTICTON – The third annual Penticton Harvest Event takes place at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre this weekend.

The two day event, Nov. 13 and Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., features Armstrong-based business Rancho Vignola, a family owned and operated operation specializing in nuts and freshly harvested dried fruit.

The Penticton Harvest Event is free to attend. Among the direct-to-consumer items available are unique Christmas gifts and stock for your kitchen and freezers. Admission and parking is also free.

On Saturday, the Penticton Vees take on the Cowichan Valley Capitals. The doors open at the South Okanagan Events Centre at 5 p.m. for a 6 p.m. start. Children 12 and under are free, as are students 13 to 18. Adult tickets are $13 and $11 for seniors.

Tickets are available at Valley First Box Office at the events centre and at the Wine Country Visitor Centre. Tickets can also be purchase online at ValleyFirstTix.com or over the phone at 1-877-763-2849

The Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra holds its fall concert on Sunday at the Cleland Theatre.

Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and concert starts at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $15 for adults to $5 for children and are available at: www.okanagansymphony.com. For more information, contact Lindsey at 250-763-7544.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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