Lumberjacks coming to Peachfest

PENTICTON – A group of unlikely television celebrities are set to return to Penticton this summer.

The West Coast Lumberjacks will bring their show to Okanagan Lake Park during the Penticton Peach Festival Aug. 5 to 8. The group have recently become television celebrities, appearing on Bachelor Canada, the Amazing Race and Canada’s Got Talent.

The West Coast Lumberjacks last appeared at Peachfest in 2012, attracting large crowds in what Peach Festival Entertainment Director Bill Kolter called, "A fantastic family show."

The lumberjacks perform chainsaw carving, axe throwing, tree climbing, standing block chop, log rolling and springboard chop. The loggers have made appearances at the Pacific National Exhibition and the Canadian National Exhibition, as well as at other high profile events throughout North America.

The 2015 Peachfest is scheduled Aug. 5 to 9. There is no admission charge for the West Coast Lumberjacks shows.

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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