FREE May 8, 2015 | Volume 6, No.01 FREE May 8, 2015 | Volume 6, No.01 RiverRiverTALKTALK It is a jackpot of fun in Enderby May 1517 when the 24th annual B.C. Open Gold Panning Championships come to town. The Vernon Placer Mining Club invites everyone to...
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FREE May 8, 2015 | Volume 6, No.01 FREE May 8, 2015 | Volume 6, No.01 RiverRiverTALKTALK It is a jackpot of fun in Enderby May 1517 when the 24th annual B.C. Open Gold Panning Championships come to town. The Vernon Placer Mining Club invites everyone to come to Riverside Park for a weekend of family activities, gold panning events, draws, games and a silent auction. The fun starts with a music jam Friday night at 7 p.m. followed by a night metal detecting contest at 9:30 p.m. with no lights or digging tools permitted. There is a pancake breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings starting at 7 a.m. at the Lions gazebo for just $5 and a metal detecting contest each morning at 9 a.m. You can also win gold nuggets at the games for $1-$5 and try your luck at the raffle prizes each day. You can take part in the competitions by first learning the finer points of panning from expert panners for $3, keeping any gold you pan. Competition starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the top 10 in each categor
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