Thank you, foremost to the Board of Directors of Bowen Heritage: Judi Gedye, Ellen White, Pernille Nielsen, Helen Wallwork, Maria Steernberg & Hans Behm.
And the groups which support this great event: Metro Regional Parks, Bowen Island Volunteer Firefighters, Community School Association, Bowen Agricultural Alliance, The Office at Artisan Square, The Undercurrent, Shaw Cable, Artisan Eats, Bowen Island Arts Council, the pie-bakers extraordinaire: Carol MacKinnon, Kate Thomas-Peters, Tamsin Miley, Nancy Cox & Lydia Patriaz.
Outstanding apple display: John & Josephine Riley; Agg wrangler and kitchen aide: Sarah Haxby; Cupcake creators: Coral Louie, Beatrice Anderson; Banner installation: Tim Hausch; Kitchen equipment: Julie Cree & Christophe Langlois; Gorgeous wooden cider press: Doug Davis & Florrie Levine; Pie sales: Anne Franc de Ferrière - Chollat; Petition support: André Chollat, Laura & Albert Rahn; Honourable Judges: Norma Dallas, John Riley & Ian Thompson (Cst. Arreaga was willing but sidetracked!); and Fantastic Minstrels: Bob Doucette, Marc Gawthrop, Maggie Davidson, Irene Wanless, Paul Hoosen, Suzanna Braun, Wendy Alexander, Tyler Madsen & Makenna Coker
And to all our happy visitors and guests, the glorious sunshine and the well-behaved canines… THANK-YOU. For those who complain that they never feel welcome and have never visited the Orchard we missed you!
--Judi Gedye
