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Selkirk College marks 50 years in style

Selkirk College turned 50 in style over the weekend.

Saturday’s events included a pancake breakfast, raising the college flag, and a five decades of food gala.

BC Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon was among the dignitaries on hand.

Guichon can relate to a desire to study locally — her husband, being a ranch cowboy kid, preferred a smaller college.

College president Angus Graeme says it wouldn’t have been complete without a celebrity dunk tank.

They hoped to raise $20,000 over the weekend and more in the future.

Money raised will go to scholarships and bursaries.

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Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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