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Sunday, July 7, 1996 — North Shore News ~ 23

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way from the curb on Sunday, July 14.

The 120 km ride for charity: — from

wood Shopping Centre to Harrison Hot

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“Ace” Atkinson riding -

Fora savings of $1 60!

annual Rotary Bike-a-thon pulls”

From page 20

69.000 bottles, and aided by
sophisticated imported
machinery the two of them
on their own can bottle at
the astonishing rate of 1,000
an hour.

Their wines, including
pinot noir, merlot, Marechal
Foch and gewurztraminer,
have won awards in Chicago
and New York.

“When we first came
here we enjoyed the food
but not the wine.” says
Gunther. “I thought we
could make better wine than
was being produced locally.
and 1 guess we were right.”

_ The food remains good.
particularly at the Clarion
Lakeside Resort, whose
restaurant could hold its
own in any Vancouver hotel.

But along with the meal
came some couniry spirit,
such as the smail print at the
bottom of the menu: “Prices
subject to anti-hospitality
tax.”

While not a mecca for
nightlife, although there is a
strip bar called Slack
Alice's, Penticton makes a

‘ good base for the valley's 40

’ golf courses, lake cruising

-and of course, wine touring.
The beaches are wide and
clean, and the Clarion
Lakeside Resort has special
children's programs, even
‘providing every kid's
favorite implements, the
venerable buckets and
spades. '

Easiest way to get there

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snacks and refreshments during the six rest,

stops, dinner for two adults in addition to
two children at the hotel wind-up. banquet.

“Money raised during this year’s bike-a- . |
thon will. be contributed ‘to the ‘Rotary §
Hearing Foundation and the Vancouver..

Rotary Club Foundation.
For more. information and/or to sign up
for the 120 km challenge please call 732-

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