Mike Jackson

Hucul Printing at the Fair!

September 11, 2018

The Salmon Arm Fair took place over the weekend (September 7th, 8th & 9th, 2018) and Hucul Printing was once again printing posters for the public the way it used to be done! Using woodblock letters that were over 100 years old, Gary, Bernie and Shelley Hucul demonstrated how printing was done in the pre-digital age, and talking to visitors about the history of Printing in Salmon Arm. This year’s fair had a record attendance, visitors had a good time…

Salmon Arm Observer Archival Footage

September 4, 2018

Mike Jackson

Printing Business

This is a video of the old Salmon Arm Observer press room. This 8 mm film (?) was shot by Gene LeDuc back in the early 1970’s and shows what a day was like at the Salmon Arm Observer office back in the day. The film features a very young Bernie Hucul working, sorting type,making coffee and clowning around with some red ink. It also features an even younger Gary Hucul bending steel, sorting type and striking a manly pose.…