Community

Big Brothers & Big Sisters executive director Lorraine Levitt accepts a generous donation from the Williams Lake and District Credit Union Community Investment Fund Committee members Lyndsey Carter (left) and Heather Callender. The funds will assist BBBS to employ a summer student to process volunteer applications received in the summer for the In School Mentoring program.

Columneetza secondary graduates Julie Palmantier, Nicole Mack, Jayden Nohr, and Ryan Monita show their love and support for the Vancouver Canucks during the Grad Parade on Saturday.

This year a total of 136 School District 27 graduates shared in bursaries and scholarships with a total value of $157,050.

The top academic students at Williams Lake secondary this year are Seamus McGrath, Joe Borsato, Emily Guterson, Elsa Navratil, Louis Butterfield, Ellis Smith, Jenny MacDonald, and Josh Bush.

On behalf of Dry Grad, Jessica Ball accepts $235 from the Tribune, which donated half of the proceeds from the Hats Off to Grad advertisements to Dry Grad.

Top Columneetza secondary academic students are Kiani Evans, Erik Groenenberg, Stephanie Horsley, Caitlin Langford, Megan Lucks, and Tara Sprickerhoff.

On a sunny, early June afternoon, an Alexis Creek mule deer doe lays down amid dandelions that she will later eat.