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Ever wished t to visit a areal,
old-time ranch? Surely, yes!
Thanks to TV, “Movies, and.
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British Columbia has many’
ranches and there ‘is one that.
is a must for. everyone who -

has dreamed of visiting one:

the historic .O’Keefe’ Ranch |
on Highway 97, about 16 km
north of Vernon. & a ; :

The ranch had. its begin.

ning in 1867 when Cornelius.
O’Keefe’ and .° Thomas
-Greenhow drove a cattle herd:
from Oregon to’ “Okanagan .
Lake’s north: end:.‘A “year.
later, O’Keefe homesteaded
64.8 hectares nearby, and:

hectares. _ a

It became ‘one of ‘the -

earliest cattle empires in the -

Okanagan, and one of the
best preserved heritage : sites
in western Canada. -

The house. ‘itself. is ‘the.

ultimate in gracious living of ,

the > Victorian Era.

The dining re room, drawing
room, and library feature the
Original . furniture, chande-.
liers, silver, and. rare

Dresden china. The Staircase

is magnificent.

the ranch
tained -- it had a:store, post

office, blacksmith shop, . and

church.

was. self-con- |

Okanagan | ‘Post. Office was -
-established in’ 1872. Visitors.
can. see. authentic articles, .
and decor of that time.

Most — of ‘the. “original -
equipment | and tools of the
-biacksmith -shop are © on

‘display. Through. the years, |

however, some of the origi-_
nal ‘materials. were lost, but
“the ranch’s owners managed.

to obtain’ similar tools and _.

_ equipemtn - to... supplement

their own | +,eollection’ by»
“throughout.

‘travelling
western. North. ‘America. a

Many’ persons. regard the:
O'Keefe’ Ranch: as having
within 40: years’. his. cattle’ ‘one of the “best private
were grazing over. 6, 006 displays .

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Ann? s. “Church,

It was built in. 1889 and is.
in ‘excellent. repair. It.is the. Ba
oldest Catholic ‘Church in

B.C.’s interior, and the first
_church to be constructed in.
the north Okanagan. Despite
its age, St. Ann’s interior

contains its original simpli. &f

city, and grandeur. .

Most.

exception.

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Retraining and: upgrading is the purpose of this
intensive 10-month Federal Government: spon- |

sored college program.

The School of Business Management at t Capilano

College Is the place.

And the time is from July 1978 to April 1979.

Call now for. more

advancement oppor tunity:

Information. on ‘is

"986-1911 Local 390

- The: General ° Store| and :

“travelled to western Canada | “The: O’Keefe_ Ranch ‘is
on: a hunting trip. He ‘was’ open to the public from May |

and slept for two nights’at tours —
the ranch _ house. Even in. “throughout the main. part of 7
those- days: the. ranclt was, othe: ranch.

of: -antiques - in
_ Canada. Iti is certainly one‘of |
“the. best-looked-after colléc- .

for _:
exarple, is on ‘its’ original ‘§
.. Site near the ranch house.

| ‘protninent places |
throughout North. America™ §
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slept on the premises. The: -
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In 1882 the” Marquis: of noted for: its’ hospitality and :
Lorne, ‘who was © then. ‘gracious way of living! . .
Canada’s Governor. General,

- Cornelius: -O’Keefe’s ‘guest 1 to September 30. Personal.
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