MYSTERY: What geographic area does this structure serve?

Obviously, this is a retention dam of some sort, no doubt generating power for a particular area. But where is this dam, and what area does it serve. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net. and be sure to include your hometown.

The old reliable, George Graf of Palmyra, Va., was the only reader who recognized the Mystery Photo from the last edition, and he called it a guess.  It is Keremeos Grist Mill, Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada, sent to us by Beverly Lougher of Lawrenceville. Graf told of the history of this mill:

“In 1872, Barrington Price (1841-1913), an English gentleman from an upper-class family, moved to the Similkameen Valley to take-over the Hudson Bay Company’s ranch-land and trading post.  Success soon followed. By 1877, Price opened a water-powered mill to turn locally grown wheat into flour, plus an associated store. Together, the mill and store served the needs of the local settlers and miners travelling on the historic Dewdney Trail. Unfortunately within a decade, Mr. Price’s business started to decline because of changes in transportation in British Columbia. In 1885, the completion of the Canadian railroad through valleys far to the north caused the horse trails through the Similkameen to become unimportant trade routes. The mill ceased to work and the property was purchased by J. H. Coulthard as a home for his family. Price returned to England, in 1904.”

Four GACS bandsmen head to college to be in the band

Four Greater Atlanta Christian School seniors have earned a coveted spot in the following college-level bands. From left are Vivienne J. Emde, from Duluth, who will be attending Belmont University, playing bass clarinet, and marching with the Vanderbilt University band; Travis Ross from Norcross, who will be playing bassoon in the University of North Georgia concert band; Robert Jackson from Johns Creek, who will be marching at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville , playing tenor saxophone; and Joseph Taylor from Decatur, who will be marching at Purdue University, playing alto saxophone.