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Cache Creek, Fisher Farm Aug. 1st report
Arriving Sunday July 31 just past 10 am, there was a very festive scene at Fischer’s camping area. Many motor homes and even more tents were scattered everywhere amid beautiful shade trees, fenced-in sheep and horses with nearby slow-moving river great for swimming. Many obviously had arrived Saturday for an extra day of camping at this lovely spot. Festive decorations were up and the very large Swiss flag was a hit for kids to run through. Tables were set up and ready for the crowd, so much effort had already been done by the early arrivals. The PA system was set-up quickly and Swiss tunes floated through the site.

The Schutzenhaus was also set up and the sighting in of rifles was underway just before noon. Kari Wyssen, visiting from Adelboden with his family, was a great help and his keen eyesight got the rifles shooting “right on”! Soon the shooting started and with four competitors at a time, we had over forty keen shooters with ages from 4 to over 70...what a keen bunch. By 4 pm the shooting wrapped up. The event was made possible with tremendous help from many. Roger Halti, Elisabeth Nyfeler, and Barb Klopfenstein were key people. Too many to mention helped with range safety, target service and of course skilled coaching!

Soon Erwin Nyfeler and his chef’s team got the dinner ready and by 5:30 pm grilled wurstels and a smorgasbord of delicious salads and many other dishes made up a great dinner. Helena Hasler welcomed everyone and introduced the Deputy Consul of Switzerland, Silvia Gerber, and Christophe. Silvia addressed the Fest crowd with greetings from the Consulate. The official speech of the Bundespresidentin was played on CD. Al Klopfenstein welcomed everyone with a tune on the alphorn and continued with the shooting presentations. Happy winners and all participants got rewarded with a draw prize.

Erwin Nyfeler announced the soccer challenge and soon young and old were chasing the ball all over the field with lots of grunts and cheers. Fred Hefti also had his alphorn along and played tunes and a duet with Al. It was a very lively gathering with many families and lots of kids. Once darkness set in, the lampions appeared. The youngsters paraded lampions of many different colours and shapes around the guests as Al accompanied them with the alphorn. It was a delight to watch and such a great memory for the children. Dancing started with glow sticks in the air; it was a magical scene. Later on, the raclette grill was fired up and people lined up already forgetting the dinner they had eaten. Eventually people drifted off to bed but a few keen party types kept things going long into the night with lots of laughter.

By sun-up, the traditional pot luck breakfast got under way and much chatting and story swapping went on. Soon some people departed and with a joint effort, the short cleanup got everything ship shape. The Fischer’s were presented with a gift from the Interior Swiss Club for their generous hosting of this annual event. Many thanks to Fischer’s and all participants, helpers and organizers, who made this year’s celebration a great success.

Al Klopfenstein, Past president

Shooting Results:

Girls (under 18)
1 Nadine Wyssen 39
2 Christine Kempter 36
3 Marina Wyssen 35

Boys (under 18)
1 Bryan Kraemer 40
2 Kyle Zurbrugg 32
3 Julian Zurbrugg 26

Ladys
1 Shelley DesBrisay 48
2 Irene Kempter 48
3 Vreni Kempter 45

Men
1 Al Klopfenstein 47
2 John Zurbrugg 46
3 Roger Haldi 46
(equal score ranking based on closest to center shot)

Easter Egg Hunt @ Nyfelers, Kamloops

Bowling Tournament April 3, 2011
Sunday April 3, 2011 J Lanes, Salmon Arm

April 3rd, 2011 will go down as a great day in Salmon Arm, bowling with the Swiss. The Kamloops group were minimally represented but, since we were asked to give a commentary, we are privileged to do so. The bowling games were great fun with talents, we did not know about, coming to the surface. One in particular was Peter Quas who bowled a once in a lifetime three games of over two hundred pins.

The Salmon Arms group were so hospitable that one wishes we could always have our yearly bowling function in their facilities. The luncheon was held at the Intermission Restaurant - Sunwave Centre, with everyone leaving very well nourished and in good humor. The luncheon was fabulous with food varieties to please everyone. Presentations were made by Peter Wyss of the Salmon Arm Swiss group. The following sponsors made certain that no one went home empty handed. So thank you to:

Sun Valley Source for Sports
Voetts Coffee
Peter's Pasta
Helena Hairdesign
Erwin's Fine Baking
Kingsway Laundry

Thanks as well for the numerous prizes donated by our members

Daniel Wyss took the show by placing third amongst the men. He was awesome to watch again and it was wonderful to see such a young man with such bowling talents. We must all learn from him and practise, practise, practise until we meet again next year. We wish everyone a great summer.

	Junior Boys
			Games
Pos	Name	1	2	3	Pins over	Entry Avg
1	Daniel Wyss	123	199	230	78	158

	Men
			Games
Pos	Name	1	2	3	Pins over	Entry Avg
1	Peter Quas	271	208	229	204	168
2	Hans Scheidegger	185	165	135	83	134
3	Daniel Wyss Junior	123	199	230	78	158
4	Thomas Buess	136	175	206	73	148
5	Ralph Steiger	200	153	157	21	163
6	Joe Zemp	149	160	155	2	154
7	Kurt Zwingli	139	153	148	-22	154
8	Ueli Boss	126	123	156	-45	150
9	Hansruedi Senn	124	93	136	-52	135
10	Peter Wyss	131	165	133	-135	188

	Ladies
			Games
Pos	Name	1	2	3	Pins over	Entry Avg
1	Gisela Wyss	161	187	133	76	135
2	Marian Zwingli	153	172	144	52	139
3	Helena Hasler	131	177	114	20	134
4	Lisa Arnold	120	124	101	15	110
5	Bea Scheidegger	114	103	105	-5	109
6	Elisabeth Nyfeler	131	126	127	-9	131
7	Ruth Boss	132	93	156	-9	130
8	Marianne Marolf	129	156	156	-12	151
9	Silvia Buess	126	164	161	-53	168
10	Lilly Senn	80	79	104	-85	116