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CKNL trade show sees record numbers
More than 14,000 visitors make for a banner year
4/11/2011
A new attendance record was established at the 39th annual CKNL trade show over the weekend. Taking place at the Pomeroy Sports Centre in Fort St. John for the second consecutive year, the event saw 14,645 people come through the gates. It smashed the old record of 12,500 people that was set six years ago. Last year's total of 12,150 was easily eclipsed this year.
Gene Daniel, Trade Show Manager, attributes the record setting mark to perfect weather conditions, a good selection of new attractions including Krystal Elder with her assortment of reptiles, lots of new exhibitors with many products not seen at previous trade shows such as Twin Anchors Houseboats who brought up a houseboat from Sicamus and the fact that there were more than 250 exhibits, displays and attractions, making it the largest trade show in the Peace River country.
Numerous major door prizes were drawn at the close of the show yesterday (Sunday).
Winners included:
a) Mark Reynolds of Charlie Lake who won the 7 night houseboat vacation to the Shuswap Lakes
b) Lenard Peterat of Dawson Creek who won the $1000 Homeowners package from Trail Blazin Power.
c) Rob Fenske of Fort St John who won the Under the Counter Reverse Osmosis System worth $300.00
d) Georgina Hollman, Aron Brown and Vanessa Siemens who each won a Quality Inn Northern Grand Sweetheart package)
e) Rod Webster, Emma Sutton, Gary Farquhason, Aron McBryan, Ben Romine, Carmen Girard, and Jodi Shelkie who each won a gift certificate from JD Fitzgeralds.
The youth prize....a Nortewch Business Solutions Viewsonic View Pad 10 Tablet computer was won by Kendra Rose from Chetwynd.
--Submitted story
www.1015thebear.com
Western Canada Reptile Expo 2010
4/11/2011
A new attendance record was established at the 39th annual CKNL trade show over the weekend. Taking place at the Pomeroy Sports Centre in Fort St. John for the second consecutive year, the event saw 14,645 people come through the gates. It smashed the old record of 12,500 people that was set six years ago. Last year's total of 12,150 was easily eclipsed this year.
Gene Daniel, Trade Show Manager, attributes the record setting mark to perfect weather conditions, a good selection of new attractions including Krystal Elder with her assortment of reptiles, lots of new exhibitors with many products not seen at previous trade shows such as Twin Anchors Houseboats who brought up a houseboat from Sicamus and the fact that there were more than 250 exhibits, displays and attractions, making it the largest trade show in the Peace River country.
Numerous major door prizes were drawn at the close of the show yesterday (Sunday).
Winners included:
a) Mark Reynolds of Charlie Lake who won the 7 night houseboat vacation to the Shuswap Lakes
b) Lenard Peterat of Dawson Creek who won the $1000 Homeowners package from Trail Blazin Power.
c) Rob Fenske of Fort St John who won the Under the Counter Reverse Osmosis System worth $300.00
d) Georgina Hollman, Aron Brown and Vanessa Siemens who each won a Quality Inn Northern Grand Sweetheart package)
e) Rod Webster, Emma Sutton, Gary Farquhason, Aron McBryan, Ben Romine, Carmen Girard, and Jodi Shelkie who each won a gift certificate from JD Fitzgeralds.
The youth prize....a Nortewch Business Solutions Viewsonic View Pad 10 Tablet computer was won by Kendra Rose from Chetwynd.
--Submitted story
www.1015thebear.com
Western Canada Reptile Expo 2010
 Tiffany Sigurdson/Red Deer Express |
 Tiffany Sigurdson/Red Deer Express |
 Tiffany Sigurdson/Red Deer Express |
Red Deer Westerner Days
An educational booth was setup in the Kids Corral at Westerner Days, with my Cohort Jason Clevett of Reptile Parties. Everyone learned that weekend, whether it was how to exhaust ourselves, have fun in difficult circumstances (such as nearly breaking an ankle) or how to touch a snake. Not to mention some of the adorable kids that were convinced to eat Jason's dried crickets....
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ERAS Spring Show 2010
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Hail to the herpers
by Jamie Hall
Edmonton Journal
Tue, April 20, 2010
They call themselves “herpers.”This weekend they’ll be at the Sands Hotel in Edmonton to celebrate their passion and share stories about their special pets.
Herpetology is the scientific study of reptiles and amphibians; herpers are hobbyists who prefer the creepy and the crawly to the furry and the fluffy.
Take Krystal Elder, for instance.
The vice-president of the Edmonton Reptile and Amphibian Society used to be terrified of scorpions and tarantulas; now she keeps them as pets, along with an assortment of other critters.
Some of them are even furry and fluffy — like her two cats and her toy American Eskimo dog and her Boxer-Rottweiler cross — but most of them are not.
Her sulcatta tortoise, Speedy, for instance, is her own personal landscaper in the summer and mows her and her husband Dave’s lawn in Wetaskiwin — for free.
Then there’s her Mexican black king snake, her bearded dragons, her leopard geckos, her green iguanas, her veiled chameleons, her corn snakes ... well, you get the idea.
Her hobby has actually grown to include a home-based business, Snap Dragonz, which provides feeders, supplies and anything else that’s related to the hobby.
“Many people would call us ‘weird,’ but we take that as a compliment,” says Elder of her and her fellow herpers.
The society also supports a reptile rescue for unwanted, abandoned and abused pets.
The animals are rehabilitated by Neil and Michele Weldon, the society’s rescue co-ordinators, and then re-homed with society members.
“This is a huge undertaking on their part, and their efforts are greatly appreciated,” says Elder.
This weekend’s show is held bi-annually and highlights a number of vendors, including the rescue team, breeders, suppliers, artists and organizations such as Alberta Conservation and Wildlife rehabilitation whose staff help educate the public about their work.
People will be able to speak to breeders and business people directly and gather information, or purchase pets and supplies, or toys and gifts.
“The event is open to anyone who wants to experience perhaps one of the most misunderstood hobbies available,” says Elder.
It goes Saturday from 10 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 to 4 p.m.
Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for youth and $4 for children four to 11; children under four get in free.
The Sands Hotel is located at 12340 Fort Road N.W.
For more information check out the society’s website.
