El Niño in full swingWith overnight temps above freez-

ing — even on the Coq summit — our El Niño winter is in full swing.

Overall, a milder winter is expected across the province with fewer episodes of Arctic air compared to what we typi-cally see, and fewer threats of significant snow in coastal areas & interior valleys.

Already this month, temperature highs resemble 2011 & 2013 with well-above freezing records (7° to 10°C), com-pared to 2016-2017 lows (-15° to -25°C), La Niña years.

Below normal precipitation is antic-ipated across southern BC with fewer storms and more extended periods of dry weather. Meanwhile, the north coast is expected to be wetter than normal.

However, the dry pattern will break down at times, allowing for an abun-dance of rain and mountain snow in rel-atively short periods of time. This will allow south coast rainfall totals to ap-proach normal levels despite the overall drier pattern.

Environment Canada meteorologists say that, in the shorter term, approach-ing winter solstice on Friday, it looks like temperatures finally start to cool, return-ing to “kind of near seasonal values.”

In the longer term, preliminary in-dications point to an earlier arrival of spring weather.

On the wealth of BC’s top-10 billionaires

According to Statistics Canada’s Sur-vey of Financial Security & Canadian Busi-ness magazine, the typical top-10 BC bil-lionaire is 5,845 times wealthier than the typical BC household.

The combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest families in BC is $25 billion. Together, they have the same wealth as the bottom 1.32 million British Columbians combined, more than a quarter of the province’s population. In fact, the typical top-10 BC bil-lionaire is 5,845 times wealthier than the typical (median) BC household.

The 10 wealthiest families in BC together held $24.9 billion in net worth. The typi-cal British Columbia family (the “median,” right in the middle of the wealth distribu-tion) has a net worth of $429,400. In contrast, the median of the 10 billionaire families has a net worth of $2.51 billion.

Much of BC’s wealthiest families’ wealth is inherited. Seven of the 10 fortunes are now in their second generation or more, which means those billions aren’t solely the result of hard work or earned success. All of the 10 wealthiest BC families have sub-stantial investments in real estate or property development. Several of the families made their primary fortunes in real estate and development, while others only have side investments in this sector.

Top 10 wealthiest families & their net worth (in billions) in 2016: James Pattison $5.7, Aquilini family $3.3, Gaglardi Family $3.6, Lalji Family $3.1, Chip Wilson $2.9, Brandt Louie $2.1, Hassan Khosrowshahi $1.2, Caleb & Tom Chan $1.1, U. Gary Charlwood $1.0, Belkin Family $0.9.

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The Merritt Drama Club will pres-ent the play by Norman C. Ahern Jr. & Yvonne Ahern, Dec 19, 7pm at Cross-roads Community Church; Dec 23 2pm at MSS; and in Kamloops Dec 22 7pm at Lord of Life Lutheran Church - 2481 Sun-set Dr. Admission by donation. FMI call 250-315-0022. Produced by special ar-rangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado.Old Time Fiddlers

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employment opportunityTRINITY UNITED CHURCH: Office Support Person, Basic computer, filing skills req’d. Friday afternoon, 3-4 hours weekly, $14/hr. Contact Linda Baird, 378-4528 or Richie Gage, 378-6266.HELP WANTED The Local Butcher is looking for a friendly, energetic, smart, and responsible person to join our small,fun, and happy team on FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS. Drop off your resume at the shop at 2051 Voght St, behind Kekuli café, or send us an electronic copy. thelo-calbutchermerritt@gmail.comP-T POSITION: Class 3 Driver. This is a great position for a semi retired person, 1-3 days/wk. Send resume to office@adpm2005.ca or call 378-7122

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DUMP RUNS, clean-ups, reas. rates 936-8185EAGER, RELIABLE man w/ 4x4 truck & trailer avail. for dump runs, delivery, plywood, dirt & gravel, appl. housewares and more. Greg 315-7525, 320-2054 Fast, courteous service.SPECIAL. Will paint any 3 rooms up to 150 sq. Ft each, 2 coats on all walls only. $350 incl prep work 604-767-4866 HOUSEKEEPING 378-4022CHAPMAN TREE SOLUTIONS. Climbing arborist, tree removal, prun-ing/hedge trimming, hazard branch re-moval, stump grinding. Now proudly serving the Merritt area! Free estimates! 604-845-7066NEED HOME RENOS. Skilled handy-man w/ 20+yrs exper. in light framing, plmbng, drywall, finishing, taping,tex-tured ceilings,f loorng, cust. wdwrk ie shelving etc. Free estimate 250-315-8679. Refs available upon requestDRYWALL, textured ceiling, painting. Call Jeff (250)378-3709, (250)315-2066CERTIFIED tree faller w/ small wood chipper, truck & trlr w/ all the gear. or just hauling debris to the dump. 378-6431GRANNY’S House Quilting & Retreat has fabric and sewing notions. 378-3734

childcareLICENSED CHILDCARE Family Place for children 0 – 12 years. We will help complete subsidy paperwork. Open Mon-Sat-. Drop ins welcome. Hours are 6am – 9pm. Located at Railyard Mall. 2172 Coutlee Ave. FMI 378-4878

for sale - appliancesPANASONIC microwave oven, 1.3 cu.ft., 1100 w, still in the box.$100 378-6272HEAVY DUTY washer, magic chef, large, needs minor repairs $25 378-8326FRIGIDAIRE Gallery gas stove, white, convection, 5 burners,3 racks, grid-dle, great condition. $250. 378-2458FREE: Regency gas f/p insert 378-4904W/D, elect. stove 525-0240, 315-2345WASHER & dryer, wrkng cond. $250 378-5549CARPET & upholstery cleaner $50 378-6886SML wht fridge, 5’ high, top mount frzr, works well. $125obo. 604-825-1942PORT. outdr fire pit w/ folding legs, car-ry bag, grill & mesh cover $45 280-5332ROPER refrig., freezr on top, wht, 30”wx65”h EUC $150 U pck up, fantas-tic beer fridge! 378-1553GE 21” cu in fridge s/s freezer $400 obo 778-6610922

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02 FORD TAURUS low mileage, gd cond, very clean, $4500 378-270192 NISSAN PATHFINDER, V 6 4x4, automatic, 31” rubber good, body good, runs good recent battery, 260,000 k, fold-ing sunroof, $1300 takes it. Seniority sale. Harvey 250-319-210105 EPICA v6, 136k, wntr & summr tires, grt shape $3800obo 280-125000 BLACK Ford F150, minor problems $1600obo. 280-7474 3/4 TON, 1990 Ford for Parts, 4X4 - 5 Speed, 273-Fyall Rd. Lower Nicola. 378-876413 DODGE Ram 1500 quad cab 4x4, v8, nw tires/brks, 86k. $23,900. Murray 378-2352 ext #8 aft 5pm93 MAZDA MX3, stndrd, vry crazy ste-reo & big boombox 315-487397 HONDA Civic, vry gd running cond, clean 525-1250, 378-9948CANOPY for Chev truck, nw locks, black $250obo 378-349670-73 VW parts, chrome steering wheel,-seats door panel, more. Moto master hydraulic jack $70. Nw 07 Dodge 5.9 diesel cab filters in box for $60. Truck chains 16” and cable chains 15” new. 280-0569, Ziona@telus.net89 OLDS, gd shape $1100. 250-458-24014 225-55R17 m&s, 90% tread 378-819802 DODGE Dakota ext cab 4x4, 249k $3000obo 378-009304 HONDA Elantra $400 obo 280-747411 DODGE RAM 1500 PARTS. chrome compl/ frnt bumper $100, Chrome grill $100, pwr mirrors $75, Front black cloth bucket seats w/console $300, Back leath-er black seat for crew cab $150, head-lights pr $75, bush bar $75. Gerry 778-653-9295 Merritt

4 BRIDGESTONE winters 215/70R16 $350 378-431598 HONDA Civic $1500 378-0441BEAUT. Van, sell OTF gd quality truck, eq. Condition 378-832607 DODGE Caravan, gd run cond $2900 obo 372-5119DEMCO manual adjust. towbar w/ wiring, safety cbls & man. $275 250-319-268003 SUBARU Forester, rns well, nw tires + wntrs on rims, nds work on exhaust, $1700, questions or offers 378-283106 GMC Sierra 2wd pick-up longbox wht, 100k, auto, brand new tires, w/ 200km on them, winters. Tow hitch wired for trailer, $5000 378-94594 WINTER tires 195/60/R15 on rims & hub caps, exc cond $300 378-9849TRUCK CANOPY, fibreglass, for do-mestic shrt bx, med. green, sliding side wndws/ screens, double lock bck dr, roof rack $300. Man. boat loader, suit. For 5th whl application, adapted for over-the-box, grt deal $300. 378-4341FORD 232, clean, gd running, very gd cond, sunroof $2500obo 378-270107 FORD Five Hundred 4-dr sedan. (sim. to Focus/Honda Accord). v6 3.0l eng., auto trans, ac, wifi , 6 cd factory radio, pwr everything, michelin “ice” radials, nw brks, exc shape, will pass BCAA or any test, drk grey w/ light grey cln inter., n/s $4500obo OTF WHY 525 2024 or check Craigslist for pics.4 BRIDGESTONE 215/75/R15 m&S tires lots of tread $100. 3 Hankook 175/70/R13 winter tires w/ snowflake $75 378-56684 CHROME PU rims c/w 3 mounted Deep Digger radial tires 33x12.5R18 LT. 8 ft white truck box for 008 GMC 3500 HD w/ tailgate, lights, liner & edge moulding, nw cond. + bumper & hitch frame $2900obo info@ranchland.ca90 TAHOE 4x4, glass gd/body fair, ends transmission $400, good tires 280-05432 P.T. CRUISERS: 06 4-dr sedan w/ spoiler, green, great shape $2000 & 05 red convertible w/ leathr heated seats, tan top, 3 brnd nw wntr tires, turbo engine. Great little car for $6500 315-7611, wyn-dburr@outlook.com4 225/55R17 Goodyear, m&s, 90% tread $500 378-819809 CHEV impala LTZ fully loaded win-ter and summer tires heated seats, leather, sunroof, satellite ready, $7850 378-6650195/70 R14. 91Q M+S with snowflake $150 315-224192 JEEP Cherokee Laredo, 293 granny km, 2-dr, auto, p/everything, gd run cond, cosmetic issues/no rust, 2nd owner, hate to let it go $2500obo 378-552804 TOYOTA Matrix, 151k, no rust, sum-mers & winters mounted, manual trans. clutch gd. $4000 378-819997 CHEV Malibu, 96k, 936-82974 P185/60R15 winter tires, 80% tread $200obo 280-0857

for sale - pets / livestock

LK NW - Six twelve foot portable green steel high hog horse panels available. Asking $500.378-4212HAMSTER cage, guinea pig cage, 2 30-gal aquariums, 280-9433HAPPY PUPPY DOG GROOMING. Dogs up to 10 lbs. Flexible hrs 378-6289OUTDR 6-compartment rabbit complex on stnd 315-4873MUSCOVY ducks, all kinds, sizes 250-458-2314FREE TO GD HOMES: 3 dark red kit-tens 378-5390LRG rabbit cage $45, fairly nw 280-4702BIRDS: finches $10, Society finches $15, budgies $20, exotic canaries $75. Beaut. blue lovebird $75, conure neg. Beautiful budgies $10ea. Cages, var. sizes & prices. Wendy 250-320-2054

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HEARING AIDS w/ remote, barely used, vry stable cond., price neg. Gilber 280-7514HORSE COLLAR mirror, nw, w/ used harness, etc. $225obo 378-4904FIREWOOD FOR SALE reas. rates 936-8185TENS MACHINE, as seen on TV, by Dr. Ho. Dan 378-21365 1/2 FT. ARTIF. Christmas tree, vry gd cond, sparkly needles $25 378-9170CHRISTMAS tree stand 378-5360CHRISTMAS novelty items. A-list movies $3-5ea. Christmas ornaments. Microwave pressure cooker, still in box. Native hangings/art. Odds & ends. 280-9701CHILTON Hayes Peterson auto repair manuals $10ea 378-6027BRITANNICA encyclopedia collection. No longer needed, wife knows every-thing 315-7812CHRISTMAS village and extras 315-8256 for appt CARAVELLE chime clock $75obo. Trunk, cedar-lined $75obo 378 60272 WHEELCHAIRS, treadmill 525-0240, 315-23455 BOXES of Christmas ornaments, gift wrap, nativity scene etc $100obo. 280-0569, Ziona@telus.netGLASS carboys for wine-making $15ea. 1-gal. Jugs glass $2ea. Rose 378-4476 HOUSEPLANTS: aloe, spider, joya, etc. 378-9545WALKER - Diagnostic Rollator Walker (with wheels), wire basket, never used, $75. 378-91704 WHL scooter, FreeRider, w/ 2 nr nw batteries and its own charger. Has a bas-ket on the front. $1000obo 378-0253PAIR MEN’S Sorel winter boots, lk nw, sz 7 $100obo 378-9545OLDR model elect. wheelchair gd cond., use inside or outside, nw batt. all charged up & ready to go. $350obo. 604-825-1942ELECT. wheelchair, lk nw $900 378-3488SIDING $350, pd $700. 2502 Clap-perton Ave., 378-4471READY TO INSTALL 3-pc tub/shower surround, wht 59.5”x31” $175 378-3721DRYWALL lift $150. Ant. Fire-force floor safe $350. Tidy tank $125. Scroll saw $120. Wine press $100 378-34969-DRAWER dresser $15. Solid wood, 3 plants $20/all. Dishes. Stereo, loaded $100 378-8326COWBOY boots: Nocona Brand, men’s sz 10, pd $180 nw, vry little wear. 315-2882

GRANNY’S House Quilting & Retreat has fabric and sewing notions. Nw fabric from Katja’s Quilt Shoppe 378-3734 UNPASTEURIZED raw honey: $40 for 8 cups, $20 for 4 cups, $10 for 2 cups, $5 for 1 cup. Locally grown organic garlic, $10/lb. 378-4947

for sale - furniture

OFF WHITE recliner loveseat, paid $1300, sell $400obo. Table & 2 chairs $100. 250-682-5913BRASS SHELVING w/ glass $5. Oth-er bookshelves $20/all. Stereo, fully equipped $80 378-8326CHINA CABINET 280-9433WOOD desk w/ hutch $40 378-6456PORTABLE BED - Escort Queen In-flatable Bed with frame, used 2x, $75. 378-9170LIFT BED w/ rem. control, gd cond. Sofa & loveseat. 525-0240, 315-2345SUTTON L-Shaped Work Station Desk with 2 tiered hutch with frosted glass doors, keyboard tray on ball bearing slide, fully reversible. $210. 280-53328 TAN-COL. Kitchen chair, exc cond $80 378-34882 BAR stools $10/both 525-13332 IKEA DESKS, best offer info@ranch-land.ca3 ADJUST bed frame $25/all. Shelves. 378-8326TRUNDLE bed double/single, older, gd cnd $75 378-7531for sale - electronics/software

CASIO KEYBOARD CTK 3000- $200 37-6272HP DESKJET 3650 inkjet colour print-er; needs new cartridge; make an offer. 250-378-98991954 ELECTROHOME TV, complete. Offers 604-296-3230KAITO Voyager KA600 port. work ra-dio, bst offr. 280-0569, Ziona@telus.netFREE: Electric calculator with printer 7x9in 378-2801 LINKSYS WIFI Router model N600 wireless N, used for only 6 mo, dual band, usb port& 4 ethernet ports. In orig-inal box w/ all acess. Nw $60, sell $15. 250-319 -2680BRND nw 40” HD Sharp tv $550 778-639-0052BRND NW cable box pd $149.95, sell $75, ordered by mistake, grt for 2nd tv. 378-4873LUMA Whole Home WiFi (3-pack, white). Ultra-fast WiFi delivered to ev-ery square inch of your house. No dead zones. $ 220 315-5046MOVING, MUST SELL: Phillips 46” TV $150, Singer sewing machine w/case $50 315-2882

for sale - recreational

RIFLES: P-14 Enfield rifle 303 Brit-ish, peep signs, vry accurate, gd cond $250obo. T/C Encore rifle w/ 2 barrels, 300 Win mag w/ muzzle brake & burriss, 3x9 scope 30-06 w/ nw Tasco 3x9 World Class scope $1500/all. Ruko 22 rifle semi-auto 10-shot clip w/ scope, exc cond $250obo 378-490430T/C Thompson Centre necked down .308 Win., no longer in production c/w Weaver long range scope, 200+ brass, RCBS dies, walnut checkered stock $1550. email dickits2@outlook.com97 YAMAHA Venture 485CC 2 up seat rev., nr-nw track, rails & skids, acc., covr, rifle rack, loading ramp, etc. $1100obo 378-4904ADULT-SIZE Super GT snowracer. Of-fers 604-296-3230WE THE People bmx $500obo 280-7474RELOADING pistol components, pow-der, bullets,moulds 378-4904NEW Eagle pro fish finder, worth $500. sell $200. 06 650 Grizzly ATV ex-haust.$50. 280-0569, Ziona@telus.netPORT. ice fishing fire pits, no mess on ice 378-4904CARDIO STYLE ET100 elliptical trainer with adjustable tension and com-puter monitor. 378-4853NR NW men’s bike $165 firm 315-17862 - 160CM Firefly lk nw snowboards, w/ snowboard boots: Ladies size 9, Men’s size 8, all for only $225. 778-241-125015HP Mariner outboard motor (nds im-peller) $200. Elect. outboard motor $40. 3 boat seats $10. Hhome made ice fish-ing sleigh, free. 2 lrg pairs snowshoes $35/both 378-4177 berniemathieu@hotmail.comHUSKY Weight Distribution & Sway Control Package - incl. sway brake, 800-1200 lb. bars, 2 5/16” ball, used 1x, bought wrong size, $275 378-91702 BIKES, nr nw $120. Older bike $25. 378-25103-WHL electric trike, nw battery, nds TLC $500obo 378-5023BOAT LOADER set up for 12’ boat $225obo 378-4904SZ 10 men’s x-country skis $100 378-5549 11 SPORTSMAN trailer, 2727 gvw, ac, 8’ & 12’ soft-side pools both come with pumps $50/both 378-6915MOTORHOME, 24’ fully-equipped, hardwd floors, livable, low mil. $6000 378-8326RV FORCED AIR Furnace near new condition $350 378-2862 BACK Rack for pick-up $250 315-288207 KX250 4-stroke Kawasaki dirt bike $2500 250-458-2425MENS GOLF clubs, bag and cart $60. Woman’s golf clubs, bag and cart $50. Youth bike, like new $50. 378-1880

for sale - tools/equipment

UTIL. trlr, 6’ x 9’, loading ramp tailgate $1000obo 378-4904LRG Craftsman II snowblower, 2-stage blower, elect. start, #c950-52819-0, ser. 001277-8202, Tachumsee mtr, incl load-ing ramp, looks lk nw/hrdly used $1300 Joe 378-26763HP BRIGS & Straton motor w/ impel-ler $50. 3hp Brigs & Straton motor w/ volume pump $75. Rototiller w/ 8hp Brigs & Straton motor (nds wrk) $60. Dayton Power Plant nds voltage regula-tor, best offr. John deer power saw $250. 2 Husqvarna power saws for parts (65cc and 375cc) free. Small Stihl power saw $50. Small Ccraftsman power saw $35. Craftsman weed eater $35. Rota rake for lawn mower $5 378-4177 bernie-mathieu@hotmail.com

STILL 028 AV power saw, still in box 20” bar $350 378-7505BENCH TYPE drill press & Small chainsaw $100. 378-2510BALL bearings, prt #6203 $10/pr 378-1336LOG SPLITTER, homebuilt, su-per-hvy duty, on whls can be towed anywhere, lic./insurable $1500 firm 378-3496ELECTRIC hedge cutters $25 280-5332

wanted/wanted to buy

TRUCK DRY BOX preferably less than 52” wide, price dependent on condition. 378-4853 LARGE heavy duty washer, gd cond 378-8326 VINYL SIDING, white, 5 pcs 378-4586SMALL pig 378-8326DOUBLE-WALL insulated stove pipe for wood stove 378-7505300 & 500 PCE jigsaw puzzles. 250-936-8448AREA RUG for diningrm, clean/nice shape. Ddiningroom table & chairs, solid chairs with good backs 378-8326SINGLE RETIRED teacher re-quires 1 - 2 bedroom unit at low or reasonable rent, msg 378-0870GENTLY USED pair muck boots, sz 6, 378-7435

for sale house/property

FOUR 50’ city lots Quilchena Ave. $239,000. House on large corner city lot $249,000 378-2337HOUSE, 3-bdrm, large beaut. treed lot, trade for house near Kamloops 1-level, garage, 3-bdrm 378-8326MOBILE HOME: w/ dwnpayment, OAC, (fin. avail.). Manuf. home 3-bdrm 2-bth, or 2-bdrm 1-bth, on lrg lots in mbl home park, fully set up. Call to view 315-1000, 1-800-361-8111, wwwbuyandsellmobile-homes.com4-BDRM home, approx. 2400 sq. ft $409,000 2830 Scott Plc Merritt (250)571-9643 DOUBLE building lot, Collettville $115,000. 280-1017

for rent

1-BDRM ste, immed. 378-2352

BACH SUITE, microwave, coffee maker, util incl. immed, 378-6899JAN 1 furnished room $550, kitch./Laundry priviledges, wifi, tv, linen, supplied, no pets 936-88382-BDRM bsmt ste, Jan 1, nr Save On Foods 525-0240, 315-23451-BDRM ste, fully furnished, tv/in-ternet/heat 378-6899, Dec 13-BDRM hse upstairs, 2 bths, lvngrm, diningrm, Dec 1 525-0240,315-2345FURNISHED room, bathroom, 11km w of Merritt, country setting $600 378-44761BED suite furn’d, f/s/microwave, flat screen tv 1-bed suite, living, bedroom (posturepedic/chiropractic beds), kitchen, washroom. free com-plimentary service of wifi, cable, phone (US/CAN long distance), pest control, and cleaning weekly. incl. util.. $800/mo. small unit, $900 large unit. occasion BBQ use. 525-03232-BDRM Sandpiper $900 + hydro + dam. dep, refs req’d 378-8104 Dec 13-BDRM mobile in Lower Nicola across from school. $1000 per month plus utilities. Non smoking . Cat ok. Available now. 378-3748STOREFRONT AVAILABLE on Quilchena Ave., Merritt Business ideas? call Don @ 250 315 5742LOGAN LK 4-bdrm house, high-speed, fully furn’d, cleaning, set up for company workers 778-879-2044 $2000+ depending on add’l services2-BDRM CONDO Logan Lk for workers only $1600+, fully fur-nished, all util., high-speed, clean 1x/wk 778-879-2044CLAPPERTON MANOR 2-bdrm units $925 incl ht/hot water/laundry. call/text Randy 525-0144FREE WIFI, parking, cable, tele-phone, equipped kitchen, working people, 525-0323ROOM FOR RENT for adult stu-dent going to NVIT. Adult student, n/s, n/drnkng, n/p Colleen 936-8763NWLY Reno’d, studio, 1 bath, in 4 plex, wood floors $625 mo. John 604-800-3400, txt 425-772-34002-BDRM apt. furnished in Merritt to share, wrkng prsn only. 378-15812-BDRM dplx, Collettville, spa-cious lvngrm, fncd yrd & dck, f/s, w/d, n/p, n/s omdaniel11@gmail.com

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CUSTOM MUGSYour photos or art on a mug — great gift!

Office Supplies (250)378-6882Printing & Engraving (250)378-6808

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MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUBPlaying M/W/F: 8:30-11:30am, CMS Gymnasium (2975 Clapperton Ave) T/TH: 6:30-9:00pm, Merritt Civic Centre (1950 Mamette Ave). Come for fun and exercise, drop-ins

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Nicola ValleyCommunity Arts Council

Featuring many local artists with art cards, wood turnings, pottery, altered clothing, leather purses, honey, painted gourds and much, much more

WinterArtisan Sale

No v 30 - Dec 22, 2018

RECEPTION No v 30, 4-7pm MUSICAL GUEST

Shirley LindgrenGALLERY OPEN

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