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Penticton SPCA inundated with abandoned and abused pets Mark Brett

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Inundated with sick, injured and orphaned pets, local SPCA of¿cials have issued a plea for the public’s help.

Compounding an already busy year so far at the South Okanagan Similkameen branch was the recent seizure of nearly 30 animals from three abandoned residences.

At one location, ¿ve small poodle-cross puppies were discovered badly matted and encrusted in a mix of their own feces and urine.

In another instance, 21 cats were found by a landlord whose tenant had left unexpectedly. While not starving, many of the felines had severe infections resulting in various stages of vision loss and total blindness.

The third case was a rabbit, its fur so badly matted the animal was stuck to the cage and barely able to move.

“How can people do this (abandon pets)? I don’t know, that’s really the million-dollar question,” said branch manager Tracy Westmoreland. “If you ¿nd the answer, let me know because this is heartbreaking to see.

“It’s also expensive with the medical bills that we’re having to pay. We’re just really dealing with a lot right now.”

Most years the facility cares for almost 1,200 animals in need, but if the current trend continues 2012 will easily exceed that number.

“We really need the community’s help in supporting these animals,” said the manager. “Cats, dogs, rabbits, you name it we’re swamped, and with these new animals we’ve taken a number of arrivals we hadn’t planned on.”

The regulars include strays and surrenders from people moving, and situations of compassionate care where pets are taken in when owners are sick or in the hospital.

However, particularly unsettling to the manger is the increase of cases where the pets are left behind.

“I don’t know if there are more tenants moving out and leaving their landlords without paying bills, but certainly there seems to be more people skipping out on their animals,” said Westmoreland. “We want people to remember we are here.”

In the matter of the found puppies, which after having their fur shaved off are little more than very frightened handfuls of skin and bone, rehabilitation will be a slow process.

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the urine burns and they’re all incredibly fearful. They haven’t been socialized or looked after and are quite fragile,” she said.

As in the case with the cats, attempts are being made to track down the person(s) responsible with the potential for criminal charges possible.

While it’s still too early to tell, it is hoped all the animals will survive, although the manager admits determining the quality of life — especially in the case of some of the cats — may require some tough decisions in the future.

They remain in the feline isolation unit to prevent the spread of infection to the many other cats in residence at the shelter.

As well as the additional strain on the SPCA’s ¿nancial resources, they receive no government support, the increased workload on the limited staff and support workers is substantial.

“We really do need as much help as possible to care for these stray and unwanted animals,” said Westmoreland. “We're des-

perately looking for more volunteers, especially in the morning with the cats.”

She agreed working with the animals can take an emotional toll but added: “It’s also very rewarding. It’s a balance, the good and the bad, but you have to remind yourself you’re not responsible for them being homeless but you can do your best to give them a good quality of life until they get re-homed.

“We have so many wonderful animals who desperately want to be part of a family.”

To view animals for adoption, visit spca.bc.ca/adopt or go to the Penticton shelter from noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

To make a donation to help the animals, please visit spca. bc.ca/support, call 250-493-0136 or mail to the B.C. SPCA South Okanagan/Similkameen Branch, 2200 Dartmouth Drive, Penticton, B.C. V2A, 7W7.

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STAFF MEMBER Nikki Mihalick of the local SPCA branch checks the condition of one of the 21 cats found abandoned at a rental property recently. This feline lost an eye, as did some of the others, due to a high infection level among them.

Five puppies and a rabbit were also rescued under similar circumstances and are now being cared for.

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Teachers take message to the streets Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Teachers are getting lots of fresh air this week, as they stage protest events throughout Penticton in support of their three-day strike.

When the Labour Relations Board ruled that the teachers could stage a short-term strike, it also prohibited them from setting up picket lines at the schools. So teachers have been hitting the streets in busy areas to raise awareness about the issues as they see them.

“Spirits are pretty high around here,” said Kevin Epp, president of the Okanagan Skaha Teachers’ Union. He said the ¿rst day of the strike went well, including a very well-attended special general meeting for the union members. “I think of the teachers actively working, we had nearly every member, well over 350 folks, in the Cleland Theatre.”

Afterwards, the teachers hit the streets.

“We had a great show of support, where we had all those members get out there on Main Street,” he said. “They are smiling from ear to ear, trying to get the message out that teachers aren’t a greedy bunch of slackers but are really just trying to support education.”

The strike continued Tuesday and today, with groups of teachers out protesting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“We are calling it a ‘stick-it’ line,” said Epp. “We are standing together in larger groups demonstrating … moving around with the signs, getting some attention.”

A group from the South Okanagan went to Victoria Tuesday to join a protest at the B.C. Legislature buildings, and today, another group is heading to Kelowna to join in a mass protest there.

Wendy Hyer, superintendent for the Okanagan Skaha School District, said the schools have been very quiet.

“Credit to the teachers, they are abiding by the Labour Relations Board ruling. They are demonstrating, but they are not picketing schools,” said Hyer. But when teachers return to the classroom Thursday, she cautions it won’t be quite back to normal yet.

“They will still be in phase one of strike action, so it won’t return to normal,” said Hyer. Teachers will continue refusing to do administrative work or supervising outside the classroom until Bill 22 passes, and imposes a cooling off period.

Unless teachers violate the LRB ruling and extend their strike beyond today, B.C. Liberal house leader Rich Coleman said the debate on legislation putting an end to their withdrawal of service could stretch into next week before becoming law. Bill 22 carries the threat of heavy ¿nes for further strike action by teachers once it is passed.

“Teachers feel we are in a crisis state here, we are at a critical juncture in education,” said Epp. “If nothing changes, then our education system is … going down a very bad path to a place where it is no longer a world-class education system.”

The schools remain open during the strike days, though Hyer said the majority of parents have made other arrange-

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SOME OF THE hundreds of teachers off the job on the first day of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation walkout march down Main Street Monday in a rally for their cause. The last day of the authorized job action is today and the government has tabled legislation which would make full-scale strikes illegal.

ments for their children on the strike days.

“If anything, (Monday), we might have had one student show up at a handful of schools. We do have private day cares that operate in schools and our StrongStart Centres are open, so those programs are still going,” said Hyer. “But for kids showing up to attend class, or receive instruction or be supervised by district staff, there really haven’t been many.”

Hyer said parents have been co-operative in not bringing their children to the schools.

“We’ve asked our principals to accommodate parents, but we make it really clear to parents that we are not providing instruction and there is inadequate supervision. We try to make it clear to them that it is not necessarily going to be as safe an environment as it usually is,” she said. “They’ve been fairly co-operative; I think most parents want to make sure their kids are safe.”

Administrators and other staff still at the schools are not wasting the time, according to Hyer.

“There has been an opportunity to do some professional development with some of our certi¿ed educational assistants,” she said. “Everybody who is at work is trying to use the time wisely. They are catching up on all those things they don’t have time to do when they are on supervision.”

Epp said the teachers recognize the strike is inconveniencing people, but they needed to make the point about problems with their negotiations, especially in light of Bill 22, which not only ends their job action, but imposes conditions for settling

a new contract. He also said the teachers want to convince the public there is more than just a salary dispute at stake.

“In reality, this strike is taking $33 million out of the pockets of teachers,” said Epp. “If teachers had continued with phase one, it might have garnered some attention, but a fullscale walkout is a very strong statement from teachers.”

Education Minister George Abbott said the three-day strike allows teachers to “vent” their hostility toward the government before returning to classrooms. The legislation also changes the rules for hiring teachers as well as dealing with class size and special needs support.

If the government had staged an emergency debate to push the bill through this past weekend, it could have inÀamed tensions further and triggered an illegal strike, Abbott said.

And while Epp maintains there is more to the dispute than salaries, one of the big factors in the dispute is the province’s insistence on maintaining the net zero mandate in the negotiations.

“I’m not going to deny that there isn’t a piece of this dispute that includes the government’s unwillingness to bargain,” said Epp, who points out that the CEAs, who are part of CUPE, have a new contract that pays them for an additional 45 minutes a day.

“They for years have been doing that work,” said Epp. “Now they are going to be paid for that. The government calls that net zero, I am OK with that if that’s what helps them sleep at night.”

City organizing flash mob to court WestJet Simone Blais Western News Staff

Wooing WestJet will now become work for a mob — a happy, dancing mob.

The City of Penticton is looking to harness the power of viral media to lure the Calgarybased airline to establish a regional carrier route locally by ¿lming a Àash mob video this Saturday.

According to Mayor Dan Ashton, the community is strongly encouraged to take part.

“We need everybody and anybody who can come out to this,” he said during Monday’s council meeting. “Please come forward, bring your dancing shoes, check in at the north part of the airport and wear blue or green.”

Coun. Andrew Jakubeit said the idea came from chief administrative of¿cer Annette Antoniak, who thought that the city would bene¿t from additional displays of support as part of Penticton’s business case to be delivered to WestJet.

“The concept was to create some sort of Àash mob, grab that on video, throw it on YouTube and send it to WestJet executives to show there is community support for WestJet,” Jakubeit said.

Antoniak said when they ¿rst developed the idea, she contacted Barb Haynes from the Downtown Penticton Association as a ¿rst step of spreading the word. Since then, she said, the pieces have been falling into place.

They have chosen Rusted Root’s Send Me on My Way to perform, and Jakubeit said that the Okanagan School of Dance has put together 40 or 50 dancers who have choreographed and practised moves for the song.

For those who don’t regularly visit YouTube or aren’t Howie Mandell fans, a Àash mob is considered a group of people in a public place who suddenly begin dancing, singing or performing some type of random act. Although to a surprised passerby it may initially seem spontaneous, the performance is typically co-ordinated through text, social

media or email.

“There’s a component near the end where we want everyone from the community to come out and we’ll teach you a very simple dance move,” Jakubeit said. “When we combine 700 people or 1,000 people at the airport from there, telling WestJet we want them to come through, I think that will really help put it a little bit over the top or help Penticton gain a competitive edge with respect to wooing WestJet and showing them that there certainly is community support for their regional service.

“It’s really exciting and it’s coming together real quick.”

Penticton is in the midst of developing a comprehensive business case to entice WestJet to establish an eastern route among its proposed regional carrier offerings, set to include a Àeet of 40 smaller, turbo-prop aircrafts for short-haul Àights.

One element of that prospectus will be community support, which can be evidenced

through various means including social media. A Facebook page has been created to entice WestJet to the community, while those on Twitter have been using the hashtag #WestJetPenticton to promote discussion. There are also online petitions and surveys relating to the issue.

“This town has been very supportive of Air Canada Jazz. This is not to try to get another airline to replace Jazz, it’s that we feel there’s enough opportunities for good competition in Penticton and good competition on the routes,” Ashton said.

The community must check-in by noon at the north gate of the Penticton Regional Airport, by the luggage carousel. Ashton stressed that those looking to take part must arrive on time, as organizers only have a narrow window for ¿lming in between Àights. He added that there will be ample parking on Airport Road, and suspected that special arrangements would be made for the paid parking lot as well.

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Survey sets sights on travellers Simone Blais Western News Staff

Air travellers who punch their ticket at other cities’ airports are invited to take part in a survey to gauge transportation demands of frequent and infrequent Àiers.

The Penticton Economic Development Of¿ce has embarked on preliminary research with an online survey of questions for anyone in the South Okanagan or beyond who would like to Ày into the local airport.

Of¿cer David Arsenault said it will build on existing research about the airport and area, but is also intended to gauge the air transportation demands.

“We did a survey last year, but now with WestJet, there’s a buzz,” he said. “At the end of the day, these are business decisions. Regardless of what people want, it’s a business case.”

Penticton is in the midst of developing a comprehensive prospectus to build a business case that will entice WestJet to establish an eastern route among its proposed regional

carrier offerings. The Calgary-based airline is looking to establish a Àeet of 40 smaller, turbo-prop aircrafts for short-haul Àights in a regional airline.

Arsenault said a host of statistical information must be included in a prospectus: population, tourism, events, development projects and Bellstar and Watermark projects, to name just a few.

“Business travel is really key to this decision,” he said, noting that ¿rms that do business in Alberta and beyond should de¿nitely ¿ll out the survey.

There are also industries that have historically been dif¿cult to measure. “We don’t know how to track the oil patch, but we know that’s signi¿cant,” Arsenault said.

The survey is not restricted to Penticton or South Okanagan residents either, he said.

“If you have an aunt in Calgary who would visit you more if she didn’t have to Ày into Kelowna, send her the survey,” Arsenault said.

Penticton CAO Annette Antoniak said the airport select committee requested the city put aside money in

its budget to conduct a proper analysis of air transportation demand. Parameters will be drawn up as early as next week for a consultant to conduct research, which communities like Red Deer and Nanaimo have sought out.

“That will be quite a deep analysis of exactly how much and what is the spinoff that is being lost as a result of not having more service here,” she said.

Antoniak said consultants in this ¿eld have tools otherwise unavailable to governments, such as the ability to track where people live compared to which airports they Ày out of.

Airport projects also involve several complex layers, like federal regulations, that require speci¿c expertise.

In the interim, Antoniak said the more information the city can gather in trying to lure WestJet, the better.

“You want to get it out and make sure to put your best foot forward,” she said.

The link to the economic development online survey is at https://www. surveymonkey.com/s/9LBRMNZ.

City finds funds for seniors society Simone Blais Western News Staff

The City of Penticton has agreed to match South Okanagan Seniors Wellness Society’s fundraising up to $10,000 to help address the group’s 2012 budget shortfall.

Society executive director Kelly Smith said they hoped council would reconsider their grant request because they are ineligible for B.C. gaming grants until 2013. Having already cancelled their Seniors Symposium this year, the society would be forced to close their doors by October without $20,000 in more funding.

The society’s services are directed at the seniors of Penticton, and include personal visits, Tele-Friend, information and referral, support, elder abuse prevention workshops, monthly interest sessions and Caring Connections.

They had requested $40,000 from council, but received $20,000 — the same amount given to them in 2011 as council held the line on grant requests.

While construed as services that bene¿t seniors health, Smith said Interior Health only provides the society with $6,798 in funding and “That’s as much as they

can give us.”

Coun. Garry Litke said that he agreed with how valuable the society’s work was, but mused about the city’s role in funding health services.

“My question is, ‘Who’s job is it?’” he said, suggesting later the society should “¿re a shot over the bow” at the provincial government and Interior Health. “It’s their jurisdiction, and they’re not even funding it to the same level as the City of Penticton.”

Coun. Andrew Jakubeit said there was at least six months for the group to come up with the funds, and perhaps a matching grant by the city would entice donors to step forward. “I’m not against throwing some dollars at that,” he said.

Mayor Dan Ashton said that changing their minds “could open a can of worms for us,” since many nonpro¿ts are facing funding instability as a result of gaming grants. “We have made a substantial contribution to this organization over the years,” he said, adding that there was more time for the group to fundraise. “I don’t think the fuse has been lit.”

Council approved affording the society funds up to $10,000 according to how much they raise and have as cash in hand within six months.

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EDITORIAL

Campaigns could bring region a lift

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enticton is in the midst of a campaign that could have a lasting impact on the city’s economic fortunes.

The Penticton Economic Development Of¿ce has initiated a survey designed to gauge the air transportation demands of the South Okanagan.

The survey is the offshoot of a recent grassroots campaign designed to entice WestJet to operate its service out of the Penticton airport. The Calgary-based airline recently announced plans to establish a Àeet of 40 smaller, turbo-prop aircrafts for short-haul Àights as part of a regional carrier.

The potential to bring a second airline to Penticton’s airport has been met with a groundswell of support in the city and throughout the South Okanagan, with an online petition campaign surpassing 2,500 names of people supporting a local WestJet route.

While one of the driving factors in the effort to land WestJet service is opening a direct route from Penticton to Calgary, the bene¿ts will go far beyond more convenience for Alberta travellers.

The additional Àights would bring a major boost to the South Okanagan tourism industry, making it that much easier for visitors to soak in the fabulous orchards, beaches and wineries that have made the region famous. The service would also improve access to the real estate sector, serving to strengthen the local housing market.

In fact, there are few who wouldn’t see some bene¿t from the addition of a second carrier — from increased economic opportunities to more options for visiting friends and relatives.

For these reasons, we would encourage any South Okanagan residents who haven’t yet had the opportunity to take part in the petition and survey to do so. The link to the economic development online survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9LBRMNZ. The petition can be found at www.change.org/petitions/bring-westjet-to-penticton.

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BCTF indoctrinating our kids Perhaps the single most ridiculous stunt in the lead-up to this week’s teachers’ strike was pulled at an elementary school here in the provincial capital.

A teacher gave her Grade 1 class an assignment for anti-bullying day: take crayons in hand and write to Education Minister George Abbott, demanding he stop bullying their teacher and address class size and composition. This North Korea-style political indoctrination of six-yearolds was a mistake, according to the local teachers’ union boss, who vaguely indicated that the unnamed teacher would apologize to parents.

Is this self-serving abuse of teacher authority an isolated incident? My experience as a parent and journalist suggests it is not, and recent events support that.

By Friday, students across B.C. were skipping class in solidarity with their teachers, led by budding campus radicals suddenly conversant with B.C. Teachers’ Federation talking points about “Bill 22.”

This left-wing groupthink pervades the education system from public schools through taxpayer-supported colleges and universities.

After a couple of generations

Tom Fletcher

B.C. Views of this indoctrination, almost everyone “knows” that government under-funding is at the heart of every school problem, standardized testing is an assault on the fragile self-esteem of students, and reducing class size is the top priority for improving educational outcomes. All of this is glaringly false union propaganda, reinforced in classroom “current affairs” discussions.

Don’t believe me? Google “Study: Class size doesn’t matter” for the latest on a growing stack of scienti¿c evidence that shows you and your children are being force-fed lies.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert announced the strike on live TV

with a remarkable string of rhetoric about the “Orwellian” legislation that will soon put an end to this teacher tantrum. The government needs to negotiate “clearly, rationally and respectfully,” said the boss of union representatives who have spent the last year insulting the taxpayers’ negotiators by telling them to “go back to your masters” and get a couple of billion more.

Clearly? It was the BCTF that announced its work-to-rule plan for the fall and then took the summer off. It was the BCTF that didn’t even present its outrageous 16 per cent wage demand until January, a full 10 months after formal negotiations began, and accompanied it with a false costing.

Orwellian? At a sparsely attended rally on the legislature lawn, local teachers’ unions marched out their most strident tame trustee to demand the government “come to the table” with billions. One teacher in the crowd held up a large sign adorned with three mug shots: Premier Christy Clark, ex-premier Gordon Campbell and Benito Mussolini, to illustrate a multiple-choice question about “fascism.”

This teacher should be assigned to write an essay about

the Italian dictator’s formative years, and his schooling in particular.

In Vancouver, a protesting teacher got big media play, holding up a sign proclaiming that “it’s not about a wage increase, it’s about classroom conditions.”

This too is a lie. The BCTF trotted out its standard “children ¿rst” rhetoric, then tabled its breathtakingly out-of-touch bene¿t demands. It doesn’t take a math teacher to see what its $2 billion wage and bene¿t fantasy would actually do to classroom conditions.

For his part, Abbott started out pretty keen about students and parents heading down to occupy their local school and replace striking teachers with volunteers for a couple of days.

But he changed his tune after the support staff union started grumbling about parents colouring too close to their craft lines.

One ¿ght at a time, I guess.

The next one will be over teacher performance assessment and the choke-hold of union seniority on school jobs.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Park supporters should have been more vocal I am a proponent of the proposed national park reserve. Unfortunately, I have been mostly reticent in my support, except for some letters to Parks Canada and a few governmental agencies in the early stages of the feasibility study.

I wish that everyone, including myself, who quietly supported the park, had erected huge signs on their property, saying Yes National Park, and otherwise made their opinion known. For that reason, I have recently written to both the premier and the minister of environment, setting forth my arguments in favour of the national park.

I hope that all hitherto silent proponents of the park will also take action.

In order for the national park to become a reality, we have to send the provincial government such a barrage of letters,

emails, telephone calls, etc. that they cannot ignore our point of view.

Parks Canada has worked long and hard on the national park proposal, and many of the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that initially faced the project have been overcome by compromise, concession and the rede¿ning of boundaries.

The park would be a refuge of scenic beauty and solitude, rich in diverse plants, animals and birds, and a place to renew and uplift the spirit. The national park would also prove to be an invaluable asset to the economy of the South Okanagan and Similkameen, because of its capability to generate business and job opportunities. All this has been reiterated time and again, but the opponents to the park continue their clamour against it.

I appreciate to a de-

Baby boomers not to blame

I am a baby boomer.

I am one of those faceless, nameless mobs of evil, money-sucking old people.

Those who have the audacity to have believed that all the money they paid into the Canada Pension Plan during their decades of contributing to it would one day be there to help them make ends meet in their retirement.

How inconsiderate of us!

We are the reason that most of the Generation X are now in their highpaying jobs. We scrimped and saved to send them to university, wanting a brighter future for them. We wanted everything for our children.

Now we are dinosaurs, expensive, non-contributing dinosaurs that use the burdened medical system, and sit in the sun, collecting CPP, OAS and some of us, GIS. We never once thought the world would so out-price us, and revile us for growing old.

Perhaps I’m a little sensitive, fragile, because somehow it seems we have seen the enemy, and it is us; to quote Pogo, another ancient being.

We are easy prey because we are the silent majority. Almost as though we are the scapegoat for improper “borrowing” of funds from CPP to bolster another failing ministry’s funds?

Could this be a possibility?

I think it could. But what do I know; I’m just a greedy baby boomer.

Lois Linds Penticton

Name questioned

R. Robertson’s letter of Feb.15 and others I have read and grumblings I have heard merit attention.

While it was very nice of Mr. Pat-

gree the concern of some of the opposition, as they genuinely fear that their livelihood will be impacted by the national park. However, I have no empathy whatsoever for most of the naysayers, who consist of fourwheel drive and ATV operators and hunters, whose mindset is that they have always enjoyed unrestricted use of the region, free of charge, and this should and must be their right in perpetuity.

My family moved to Oliver in 1966; and at that time, the rare pocket desert still covered a substantial portion of the valley Àoor. Today the aforesaid ecosystem has been reduced to scattered fragments by interminable development.

The same fate awaits the representative area of the unique and endangered grasslands that Parks Canada proposes to preserve.

tison to donate, and write off, his gift to Okanagan College, the question that begs to be asked is why was his name chosen for the new building.

My thoughts go along the lines of why didn’t the college short list names of employees past, present and deceased? I know that there are names out there of employees who gave their all over the years since inception, especially in the area of trades training.

My gut tells me there are names that would be more appropriate for merit and service than that of one who simply gave a tax write off. Sorry Jim, just cannot agree with your name on this wonderful building.

Roy West Penticton

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Once this territory is taken over by private en-

terprise, it will be forever lost to the public, and that

includes the naysayers to the national park.

Sharron J. Zuehlke Oliver

THE SOUTH OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN MEDICAL FOUNDATION Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver.

Stan Maber of the Okanagan Falls Lions Club, presented a cheque for $1,500 for a new Blanket Warmer for the CT Scan department at PRH. The funds were raised by the club members from a dinner/ dance event.

Jerry Pokorny, General Manager of Lake City Casinos presented a cheque for $2,550.37 for the SUN FM Radiothon for the pediatric/ nursery and maternity department. Funds were raised from the staff collecting left-over change from the machines at Lake City Casino.

Lorraine Unruh, the Acute Area Director for the South Okanagan at Penticton Regional Hospital retired on March 2, 2012 after 26 years. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation would like to sincerely thank Lorraine for her outstanding service to the patients and her leadership to the staff. Over her career, Lorraine has helped us to raise millions of dollars towards medical equipment, staff education and patient comforts.

Thank you for everything Lorraine, we will miss you!

We would like to thank all the individuals, service organizations and business groups for their dedication and thoughtfulness by making donations to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.

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Penticton council addresses land sale This is an open letter to the residents of Penticton: Over the past several weeks there has been signi¿cant discussion in the public and media about the circumstances surrounding the proposed sale of the city-owned properties at 903 and 969 Eckhardt Ave. West. We would like to set the record straight and clarify a number of facts surrounding this issue.

The City of Penticton has long recognized the opportunity that housing would provide for the participants in the Penticton Hockey School programs. These programs are recognized worldwide for excellence, and are a signi¿cant economic generator and source of pride for our community. Hockey is more than a proud legacy of our community history, it is also a local industry that creates employment, supports our local tax base and injects millions into our regional economy. However, we are in an economic environment where we can no longer afford to take any industry for granted. The opportunity to see this dormitory project succeed would secure the future of the hockey industry in our city.

The Eckhardt Avenue properties were initially purchased by the city for road widening to facilitate construction of a turning lane at the Alberni Street intersection as part of improvements required to support the SOEC project. At the time of the purchase, these lots contained improvements, and real estate values were considerably higher than at the present time. The road widening extended well into the subject properties such that the existing houses needed to be demolished, leaving the remnants of the

Conflict escalates in Mid East

In the early spring of 1979 while I was on my second UN mission, running the Àight line of the UN airport at Ismailia, Egypt, the halfway point on the Suez Canal, the intelligence service of a Canadian ally determined that if Israel had been attacked with weapons of mass destruction, e.g. an ICBM nuclear attack, the poisoning of the Sea of Galilee, etc., Israel would have launched a counter attack with its nuclear weapons. At that time Israel still controlled most of the Sinai Desert it had captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Much of the Israeli Defence Force’s military infrastructure was located on the land they had occupied. Israel had a buffer zone, today that line of defence is gone.

In 1973 and ‘79 I drove past some of the Israeli Air Force air¿elds on the occupied Sinai Desert I was unaware of; one did not realize they were there unless aircraft were seen going or coming. Suddenly they disappeared, which meant the air¿elds and underground hangars were quite close by. Today, Israel’s borders are much different than they were in 1979.

The Israeli strategy in ‘79, had it been attacked with nuclear weapons, Israel would be ¿nished. Unfortunately for the Arab and Muslim culture, their world too would have ended.

All Arab and Muslim capital cities would have been attacked with thermal nuclear weapons.

The peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan would not be worth the paper they were written on. Amman, Beirut, Cairo and Damascus would have been the ¿rst four cities to be attacked; they would have disappeared in piles of nuclear dust at about the same time.

The Iran-Israeli situation today is much more serious. I will describe in my second letter what I believe will happen should Iran attack ¿rst with ICBM nukes, if Israel does not attack Iran ¿rst.

Israel usually deals with serious threats to its national security by using all its resources. President Obama has thrown Israel under the bus. The State Department told an NBC reporter the Mossad-Israeli intelligence was likely behind the attacks against Iran’s nuclear scientists. Allies do not act or behave in such a manner. I believe Obama is in a lot more trouble than he ever thought he would be. I would not be surprised if he met a terrible end. I have made a strong statement.

However, I believe I may be right. I believe Obama is a Muslim.

I spent two UN tours in Israel and Egypt.

Being a student of history, I was naturally cu-

original properties as a single cleared property available for other uses. Given the strategic proximity to the SOEC, Council felt that these lots would be well suited for a dormitory project.

To facilitate the opportunity, the city initially granted the Okanagan Hockey School with an option on the lands for almost a year but that option expired. So when, in October of 2011, we were approached by a reputable local real estate agent representing a local citizen interested in building such a facility, staff and council were supportive of the concept.

Following this initial meeting with the realtor, staff and myself had met on several occasions with the proponent. The city, in contemplating the sale of the city property sought and obtained two internal and one external evaluation of the property. Due to the decline in the local real estate market and the fact that this was now bare land without improvements (houses) and a reduced land area, the values were less than what was previously paid.

In the sale process, searches were conducted on both the purchasers and lender with no negative results. An offer was made through standard real estate procedures and sent to council for consideration. Council voted in favour of the sale, in large part recognizing the bene¿ts of this project to the long-term future of an important industry and passion in our community. It should also be noted that the value of the offer was within the range of values the city had obtained. As is a standard practice in real estate transactions the city obtained a deposit in trust. To further safeguard the public interest, it was requested that this deposit

rious about Middle East affairs, long before I had the occasion to spend some time in that part of the world. On my ¿rst visit to Jerusalem in 1973, soon after I had visited the ‘old city’, my mind Àashed back to a Grade 7 history book that described how Roman soldiers did their sentry duty on top of those ancient walls, where the stones were ground down by the billions of footstep made by soldiers of the many nations that had occupied the city over the past 2,000 years.

The sad fact for humanity should Iran attack Israel with WMD, the entire Middle East will bear the brunt of such an attack. If Israel is wiped off the face of the earth by an Iranian ICBM attack, nearly all of the Middle East Arab and Muslim nations will ¿nd themselves in a similar situation.

One of the sad ironies about this inevitable looming disaster is the fact that the Arab and Muslim nations seem oblivious to the threat all of them are facing.

Ernie Slump Penticton

City held hostage

I am appalled that the city of Penticton seems to be being held hostage by a very small group of accommodators. After attending the AGM of the Penticton Hospitality Association a few months back, I chose not to join.

Aside from myself, this AGM was attended by three executive members, the chamber president, the chamber manager and one nonmember motel. Now this group seems to be making huge demands on the city.

I want to make it perfectly clear that I, Barb Hoolaeff of Above The Beach Bed and Breakfast, am not a member of this group. If one asks around, they will ¿nd that most of the accommodators in this town also do not belong.

It will be interesting to see what happens with this whole situation. It is a crying shame that a small group seem to be putting their egos in front of what is best for all of Penticton.

Barb Hoolaeff, past member Penticton Tourism Advisory Council

Baffled by budget

After forcing myself to view the Liberal budget being delivered by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon on TV, I must admit I have little idea on how to sort out such mumble jumble.

I believe a person would ¿nd more of

become a non-refundable cash deposit in excess of ¿ve per cent of the total sale price.

In an effort to ensure that the development could be completed in time for the fall hockey season and in advance of winter and associated frost setting in, the city agreed to a request from the proponent to begin land works in advance of the closing of the sale, but only after the purchaser had applied for and obtained a proper earthworks permit from development services.

Throughout the process, the city followed standard real estate transaction procedures, including the taking of a signi¿cant deposit on the signing of the contract, as well as meeting the obligations under the Community Charter for the disposition of municipal land. The intent of this transaction was to support an important local industry to our community and at no time did any issue arise to suggest this would not occur. It is both unfortunate and disappointing when an individual or corporation fails on an undertaking such as this. It is even more regretful when a project failure adversely impacts others, in this case individuals or businesses who had contracts with the proponent and are not paid.

That said, the responsibility of due diligence on the various contractor’s behalf does not reside with City of Penticton taxpayers.

On a more positive note, we are fortunate to have received strong interest from other parties who share a vision for continuing with this project and supporting our local hockey industry.

Mayor and Council City of Penticton

what’s new in the old antique store.

I believe the proposed Site “C” Dam could be glued together with all that budget paper mixed with tons of Rika-Bunksha, which is found in bull pens around the world.

The only problem is there aren’t enough ¿ngers in B.C. to plug all the holes in the Falcon dam to hold back the water tainted with Rika-Bunksha and Liberal hyperbole.

Ted Azyan Osoyoos

Follow the leader

It is sad that our new council members are still unquestionably following the mayor’s lead in matters which have caused the city problems in the past.

It is also very questionable why the staff has let this happen. They are paid employees.

Who has overruled them, this time?

Henry Stern Penticton

City should be accountable

Perhaps Penticton’s City Hall should practice what they preach. Their letter on the Eckhardt property contained 70 per cent of what we already know and still does nothing to acknowledge their own abuse of authority.

City Hall says the contractors should have used more due diligence in assuring everything was in order before they commenced ground work. Hypocrites. Anywhere in Canada that a grounds work permit is issued on a sale of city property being sold, the grounds permit is con¿rmation the property has been purchased. What other city in Canada (except Penticton) issues permits for unpaid city property? Due diligence? Where is the due diligence on selling a property for one-third of cost, then giving a ¿ve-year tax break basically giving the property for free?

Are there any more $20,000 lots or $60,000 houses for sale by the city? Call me, I am interested. I am sure the city with all their due diligence also got the property “appraised” for fair market value to get the best return for the taxpayers of Penticton.

I also missed in their newspaper article the part where the city cost the contractors $1.6 million by issuing a grounds work permit on city property but not paying contractors for services rendered. Was the property not still in the city’s name when the grounds work permit was issued by the city? Would the contractors be out $1.6 million if the city had used their due diligence?

Wake up City Hall, you owe the contractors for services rendered. Shame on you for trying to weasel your way out of honest pay for honest work. Anyone who works hard for a living would know this is not a fair way to do business. Pay up.

Clifford Martin Penticton

City headed in right direction

This is an open letter to Penticton city council: Penticton has the No. 1 junior hockey team in the nation. Penticton enjoys the greatest junior hockey facility in the country. Penticton bene¿ts from having the world’s best junior hockey training academy here in our backyard.

It makes perfect sense, then, to build (literally and ¿guratively) on that tradition and strengthen Penticton’s competitive advantage in the hotly contested arena of sports-related tourism and economic development by supporting the building of a world-class hockeyrelated dormitory and retail complex on Eckhardt Avenue.

Mayor and council, don’t pay any attention to the boo birds and the village idiots spewing their invective. You are in the right race. Although your ¿rst horse died going around the far turn, just go ¿nd another mount. And keep investing in Penticton’s greatest competitive advantage.

Mark T. Ziebarth Summerland

Council criticized

Take notice Penticton council, your arrogant and pushy attitude is really angering the people that put you where you are. You ¿gure you can push Penticton residents to paying for boulevards and your major screw ups regarding our city, like putting in a $300,000 roundabout that made national news.

You think you are above us little peons.

Well I have news for you, your time for screwing up is going to come to an end. You took a city that had a budget surplus under mayor Mike Pearce, to us being in the red now. You have really screwed up and I cannot wait to see your demise.

Come on City of Penticton, it is time to take our city back. Show the mayor and council you have had enough. Come election time boot them out and get people in who can do the job properly.

Brent Topp Penticton

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Paul Brandt convoy charms Penticton Kristi Patton

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He broke the ice with an embarrassing story about his neon pink shorts on Okanagan beach. Then he courted the audience with his big smile, signature black cowboy hat and deep voice. He even poured some romance on, singing I Do and inviting a soon-to-be married couple up on stage to dance.

Basically, Paul Brandt rocked Penticton’s socks off. Brandt

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brought his show to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Thursday night and wasn’t short on charisma.

Having local singing sensation Nikita Afonso open wasn’t a bad choice either. Afonso played original songs while praising remarks scrolled on the screen behind her from Twitter accounts of the concertgoers.

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A band that has been at centre stage in the Canadian music industry for three decades will headline the 2012 Penticton Peach Festival.

Peter’s Bros. Construction will present 54-40 in Okanagan Lake Park on Friday, Aug. 10.

Since their formation in Vancouver in 1981, 5440 has recorded a dozen top 10 singles and 13 studio albums. Three of those albums attained platinum sales status.

“This will be one of the biggest nights in the history of the Peach Festival,” said entertainment director Bill Kolter. “Music fans are used to paying $40 or $50 to see 54-40. Thanks to Peter’s Bros., we can bring in this type of talent and keep the festival free for everyone.”

With the singing and songwriting talents of Neil Osborne, 54-40 scored a signi¿cant breakthrough with its third album, Show Me, which spawned the hits One Gun and One Day in Your Life. Their long list of hits includes: Baby Ran, Ocean Pearl, Lies To Me, Love You All, She La, Casual Viewin’ and Since When.

One of their most recognizable songs, I Go Blind, was covered by Hootie & the Blow¿sh in the mid1990s. The song was also used on the ¿rst soundtrack for the television series, Friends.

“They have recorded some great songs, but what

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separates 54-40 from other bands are their live performances. They put on a fantastic show,” said Kolter.

The 65th annual Penticton Peach Festival is scheduled Aug. 8 to 12. It was recently announced that legendary Canadian rockers Lighthouse will perform on opening night.

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In the early summer of 1956, 25 yearold Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) worked as

a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl.

The ¿lm famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe, who was also on honeymoon with her new husband and playwright Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott).

Nearly 40 years ago, his diary account The Prince, the Showgirl and Me was published, but one week was missing and this was published some years later as My Week with Marilyn — this is the story of that week. When Arthur Miller leaves England, the coast is clear for Colin Clark to introduce Marilyn to some of the pleasures of British life.

The ¿rst memoir, The Prince, The Showgirl and Me, recounts the production’s myriad of problems. This was at a time when Monroe was taking her ¿rst shot at being a producer, under Marilyn Monroe Production. She was also coming to England to work with the great Olivier in an effort to disprove doubts about her acting ability. Olivier, was trying to reignite his career as a movie star in the volatile cultural landscape of 1956.

It was from her insecurities that Monroe was looking for a friend and how she became close to Colin Clark, whose job on set was to be everywhere and both visible

Kitchen Stove Film Series and invisible. My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis said the ¿lm’s story is in the same tradition as Lost In Translation — starring Bill Murray.

“Two people accidentally come into each other’s orbit and have this very charged connection, which then evaporates, and that appealed to me,” said Curtis. “Also, the story chimes very much with our present fascination with celebrity. Now, with Twitter, you get very much into the details of how stars live, but back then things were much more controlled, so I liked how Colin gives us this inside track.”

While the director and producer decided to option rights for both memoirs, they thought the ¿rst book might appeal more to people in the ¿lm industry.

“The second book, however, is the real peek behind the curtain into who Marilyn really was.

Importantly, this is not a Marilyn biopic; it’s

about a window into her life, working on a particular ¿lm and the relationship she forged with Colin Clark at a crucial moment in her life,” said producer David Par¿tt.

Screenwriter Adrian Hodges, who adapted the books for the movie, said the memoirs show the very real side of Monroe.

“The Marilyn who was everything that everybody thought she was — scared, insecure, frantic, sometimes impossible — but, at the same time, vulnerable, sweet, endearing, just a young girl, really. So I thought this screenplay could make her human again,” said Hodges.

Oscar nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) plays Monroe — a role that was personally signi¿cant.

“I grew up with a poster of her in my bedroom,” said Williams. “I had always been more interested in the private Marilyn though, and the unguarded Marilyn — the Marilyn before Marilyn. Even as a young girl, my primary connection wasn’t with this larger-than-life personality, but with what was going on underneath.”

My Week With Marilyn is playing at the Pen Mar on March 9 at 4 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 at the Penticton Art Gallery and the Book Shop.

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Penticton continues to make its mark on the web Penticton continues to gather accolades for its beaches, wines and now outdoor recreation spots.

The city has recently been listed as No. 1 in the Top 19 wine destinations around the world, in the top 25 climbing locations in the world and in the top 10 places to try something new (sip wine).

The MSN travel website lists the Okanagan in the number eight slot of top 10 places to try something new.

“Teach your palate to detect the subtleties of fermented grapes — and leave your passport at home,” it says on the website.

MSN travel also notes Penticton’s B.C. VQA Wine Information Centre stocks more than 500 VQA wines from the region.

Travelblog.vaitor. com states that from the Canada/U.S. border, Highway 97 winds its way north from the summer vacation hotspot of Osoyoos through the re-

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gion’s viticulture centre in Penticton and past the mountain-framed shores of Okanagan Lake to Vernon.

“Okanagan wines are truly exceptional and Penticton is an excellent place to start a tasting tour of the more than 100 wineries in the region,” it said on the blog.

Amongst those listed in the top 10 are Bordeaux, France, Mendoza, Argentina, Tuscany, Italy and the Napa and Sonoma valleys in California.

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provide “the world’s most comprehensive resource for travellers to plan the things you want to do when you get there.”

On the Adventure Travel Mentor website, the Skaha Bluffs in Penticton are listed amongst a couple dozen of excellent rock climbing locations around the world.

The website is geared to assist newbie adventure seekers and veteran adventurers on new and exciting opportunities.

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About 30 students from Penticton Secondary School participated in the B.C. Students Walkout protest to support teachers.

The rally cry of “students care, teachers matter” was heard as the students marched from the high school down to the corner of Main Street and Duncan Avenue on Friday. Linda Worden, a Grade 10 student, stressed that the protest was not organized or promoted by the teachers, rather the students are doing it because they value their education.

“I believe the government is completely leaving out the fact that students are the ones afWe want the fected and the students are the future for this strike to be over province and this counso we can get try,” said Worden.

The Grade 10 stu- back to learning, dent said her fellow students’ concerns also but at the same run outside of the classtime we want room. Extra-curricular our teachers to activities, from sports to music to debate groups, have the things all will be impacted.

Teachers began a that they need to three-day strike Monday after 87 per cent voted teach us properly. last week to move for— Linda Worden ward with strike action.

Teachers have been without a contract since June 2011, with limited job action occurring since the start of the school year.

“We want the strike to be over so we can get back to learning, but at the same time we want our teachers to have the things that they need to teach us properly. I feel like it is the wrong answer to just send them back to work and tell them that if they strike again to improve situations they are going to be ¿ned or potentially lose their jobs,” said Worden.

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“I had always wanted to do something to save my wife but was under the impression, because of my own health concerns, that I couldn’t,” said Craig. “Once I found out there was a possibility I could donate, there was no question. It’s been the best experience in my life.”

Craig is encouraging everyone to become a donor, whether that is through the living donor program or going to the B.C. transplant website and opting to be an organ donor after death. In 2005, Craig found out he could donate a kidney to his wife. The event was life-altering for their family and for him.

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Unfortunately for the family, Craig’s wife Laura caught a virus about ¿ve years after her husband’s kidney was transplanted into her. Her immune system tried to ¿ght the strong virus she caught, and while looking for the foreign bodies, it found the transplanted kidney and declared war on it.

She now is down to about ¿ve per cent function and is on nightly dialysis while on the waiting list for a kidney — one that could take up to 10 years before her name gets called. Laura said she was fortunate that she had ¿ve “good years” with her husband’s kidney where she got to do normal things with her family and travel. While the average transplant can last 18 years, Laura said some people’s bodies can reject them immediately or, like one gentleman she knows, have a transplant continue to function for going on 24 years.

The years Laura did have a functioning kidney is something she is very grateful for.

“I could start doing things with the kids. I remember I got on a bike and was riding around and my daughter, who was six at the time, had no idea I could ride a bike. When you go through kidney failure you become really tired and it is tough to do all those kinds of things. I couldn’t teach her how to ride a bike, running up and down behind her was too much for me,” said Laura.

According to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, over 300 patients are currently waiting for a living or cadaver kidney transplant and thousands of patients with chronic kidney disease are on dialysis treatment.

Traditionally, live kidney donor transplants have been from a living related donor; this practice has evolved to include donors who have a pre-existing relationship with the recipient, and now to a pilot program researching living anonymous donors. A kidney transplant provides a patient with the best chance to return to a normal life, free from the restrictions of dialysis.

The surgical incision causes a scar approximately 10 inches in length on either the right or left side of the body, along the lower rib cage. The recovery time is approximately six to eight weeks.

“Emotionally you can feel a lot of guilt because somebody has to go through that on your behalf. Terry looks at it as one of the most positive events in his life.

He is an amazing guy,” said Laura. “He gave me an amazing gift. It is something that changes a person’s life. Not only that, it caused a ripple effect. It changed the quality of life for our children, I was able to go back to work, and I work with autistic kids so I was able to change some lives there. He really is a miracle.”

World Kidney Day is on Thursday and a display is being set up in the centre court at Cherry Lane shopping centre with the goal to register as many people as possible to be organ donors. Organizers said the booth will be set up from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and for people to remember to bring their B.C. Care Card.

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SOWINS Women Front and Centre hope one day to connect ing to share her time and Awards recognize the achievements of with people and touch energy to facilitate the people’s lives in the way betterment of our comcommunity’s female role models Kristi Patton Western News Staff

Female role models were recognized at the South Okanagan Women In Need Society Women Front and Centre Awards on the weekend.

“A lot of women go along doing their work, unsung heroes if you want to call them that.

These are women who inspire and work as role models,” said Maimie De Silva, SOWINS board director.

Close to 250 people attend the gala, which is also SOWINS’ only fundraiser during the year.

“It’s a two-fold event.

It’s our fundraiser, but at the same time we get the chance to celebrate the women in our communities. We try and tie this into International Women’s Day which is March 8 this year. The whole idea behind that is celebrating the diverse women in our communities,” said De Silva.

Joy Pinney received the lifetime achievement

award for the work she has done with Quota International. She brought the organization to life in Penticton 28 years ago as area director of Canada, when she moved to the city from Lethbridge.

Pinney has assisted in the raising of $500,000

by Quota International of Penticton for projects in the South Okanagan and underdeveloped countries.

“It is just amazing and such an honour to be nominated, especially when you look at the women in the other categories.

They are so inspiring,” said Pinney of winning the award. “We have so many amazing women in Quota and have met so many great people from other clubs.”

Pinney said the Penticton chapter is rare in that it encapsulates three generations, with her daughter and granddaughter also Quota members.

“She is the woman who I aspire to be,” said Pinney’s granddaughter Chelsea Blackwell. “I

that I have seen her do time and time again.

When it comes to love and understanding, she leads by example and she believes that there is no one who is undeserving of her love.”

The Quota members are seen in the community working the pancake breakfast every Canada Day, working for disadvantaged women and children, raising funds and awareness for those hard of hearing and speech impaired, offering free dental clinics and other community services.

They also have an ongoing project called Cups for the Cure, designed to promote breast cancer awareness and a breast cancer recovery assistance fund. Pinney was noted as being instrumental in fundraising $35,000 for the infant hearing screening program at the Penticton Regional Hospital and in helping the OSNS child development centre.

“Joy truly has an essence of community spirit; she is always so will-

munity. She truly makes a difference to OSNS Child Development Centre and the Infant Hearing Screening program,” said Judy Sentes, executive director of the OSNS child development centre.

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65-PLUS SINGLES COFFEE CLUB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018.

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AL-ANON FOR FRIENDS and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info.

IODE THRIFT STORE on 464 Main St. has weekly specials and is open Monday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.

SUMMERLAND ART CLUB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street.

Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-494-3002.

THE BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Penticton and District Community Resource Society at 330 Ellis St. Moms, babies and toddlers are all welcome to join. Contact Kaili at 250-404-4299 for info.

FOSTER CARE INFO sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster.

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PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music has string orchestra under the direction of John Suderman from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the Leir House. Open to intermediate and advanced string players ages 16 and up. New members welcome.

KIWANIS CLUB HAS a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. A L C O H O L I C S A NONYMOUS NIGHT group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday noon at 361 Ade Ave. 890 WING OF the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada will be having a roast beef dinner at 126 Dakota Ave. For tickets phone Verna at 250492-5369.

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHUCH has ready, set, learn for three-year-olds and their parents from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Come for crafts, stories, information on early learning and more.

TELLING IT LIKE It Isn’t — How media and professionals hide violence and blame victims will be at the Okanagan College Centre for Excellence from 7 to 9 p.m. Speaking on the topic will be Dr. Allan Wade and Dr. Linda Coates. There will be time for questions and discussion. Admission is by donation with proceeds going to the Okanagan Women’s Resource Centre.

THURSDAY March 8

FRANCO 50-PLUS CLUB meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in program for French speakers wanting to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects. Call Lina at 250-492-2549 for info.

DESERT SAGE SPINNERS and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Members create beautiful handworks. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250498-4959.

PEACH CITY TOASTMASTERS meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church, Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250486-0601 for info.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. Call Merle at 250-7708093.

SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., improver line dance at 12:30 p.m., bingo and crafters meet at 1 p.m., and table tennis at 7 p.m. Call 250493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

TOPS B.C. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Betty-Lou at 250-4927623 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more information.

HEALTHY ORIENTAL COOKING with seasoned chef Juliana Semenoff will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Penticton Whole Foods Market.

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R OYAL C ANADIAN LEGION branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. Ladies Fitness and Friends at 10 a.m. at the Legion Hall. Legion Ladies Lunch bunch will meet at China Palace at 1933 Main St. O KANAGAN S OUTH I MMIGRANT and Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250492-6299.

AL-ANON FOR FRIENDS and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF Eagles has Joseph’s Famous Pizza from 4 to 7 p.m. Music trivia

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Prizes. Members and guests welcome to hall on 1197 Main St. ANAVETS HAS POOL and the 269 Dart Club at 7 p.m. and drop-in pool.

ELKS CLUB ON Ellis Street has darts at 7:30 p.m.

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS NIGHT group meets at 8 p.m. on 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre.

F ALLS O KANAGAN S ENIORS ’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m.

Everyone welcome.

WORLD KIDNEY DAY will be held at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in front of Michael Hill Jeweller. Bring your B.C. Care Card.

Dagwood and Dez at 7 p.m. All members and guests welcome to their hall at 1197 Main St. SENIORS’ COMPUTER CLUB meets at the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Members drop-in from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the main hall. Call 250-770-7848 for more information.

S INGLES S ENIORS LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622.

PDSCL has bingo at 1 p.m. in the Leisure Centre on Winnipeg Street. Call Tarra at 250-490-0200, ext. 1 for more information.

SOUTH MAIN DROPIN Centre has Tai Chi Chuan at 10 a.m., cardio dance at 11:10 a.m., new beginner line dance at 1 p.m.

ANAVETS HAS KARAOKE with Jack and Owen at 6 p.m.

890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. AL-ANON MEETS AT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS HAS a big book meeting and 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. in Penticton. Naramata group is at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Ade Ave. FUNTIMERS BALLROOM DANCE Club meets most Fridays upstairs

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C ANADIAN R OYAL LEGION branch 40 has St. Patrick’s Day dinner and dance.

Music by Dustin McGifford and Annie Scott. Tickets are $13 advance at the bar and $15 at the door. Door prize is two tickets to Louisiana hayride on March 30.

OK FALLS LEGION is having a meat draw at 5 p.m.

RDOS BOARDROOM WILL be made available for viewing a water webinar from 10 to 11 a.m. To register contact Nelson Jatel at nelson.jatel@ obwb.ca. The webinar is free.

COMING EVENTS TEXAS HOLD-EM charity event in support of Penticton Lions will be held March 17.

There is a guaranteed total grand prize of $2,000, with $1,000 going to the winner.

Tickets are $50 each and players must be 19 years of age. Doors open at 6 p.m., tournament starts at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Johnston Meier Insurance at 267 Martin St. For info, call 250-492-0017.

SENIORS WELLNESS SOCIETY is partnering with Omland Heal Chartered Accountants to come in and do tax returns for low income

seniors. This is by appointment only on March 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Call for appointment at 250-4877455.

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ELECTRICAL STUDENT Brian Manders explains the workings of one of the Okanagan College labs to Dave Kent of Great West Life in the Centre of Excellence. The company recently donated $100,000 for use at the facility.

Congratulations!

200 athletes from the Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2) competed at the 2012 BC Winter Games bringing home 80 medals.

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

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Great-West Life is building on its 20-year connections with Okanagan College with a gift that will help with both the capital costs for the Centre of Excellence and developing a new instructional program at the centre.

Last week, Great-West Life, one of Canada’s leading insurers, contributed $100,000 to Okanagan College to encourage sustainability training. Half the donation will go to the fund to cover the college’s share of the $28 million building at the Penticton campus and the other half to help develop a new, three-year Sustainable Construction Management Technology program.

Great-West Life has a long-standing relationship with the college dating back to 1990 when Canada Life established a scholarship. Since then, Okanagan College students have received 20 awards totalling $11,800.

“We saw the college’s new initiative as an opportunity to deepen that relationship,” said Dave Kent, regional director for Great-West Life. “Okanagan College has built one of the most innovative and sustainable postsecondary facilities in the world and will soon be training the next generation of tradespeople in sustainable building practices.”

Brian Manders, third year electrical student at Okanagan College, said bringing this kind of cutting-edge programming home to Penticton is a great opportunity for the college.

“Being able to go to school without leaving home is awesome,” he said, adding that he actually was part of the workforce that built the Centre of Excellence. “It is the largest and most technological building I have ever had an opportunity to work on; this all leads up to amazing strengths. Now I go to a school in a college that I actually helped build.”

Great-West Life’s contribution is the ¿rst corporate donation to the centre since December when Jim Pattison announced his commitment of $2.5 million in matching funds and the building was renamed in his honour as The Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation.

“This is the latest chapter in a story that just keeps getting better because here we are gathered today in one of the world’s most sustainable buildings that bears the name of one of Canada’s foremost business people,” said Okanagan College president Jim Hamilton, adding that with this latest donation, the college is now working with and bene¿ting from the generosity of “one of Canada’s best companies.”

The Sustainable Construction Management Technology program has already received support from the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of B.C. and major construction ¿rms such as the North America Construction Group.

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Like any brothers do, Connor, Ryan and Mike Reilly fight once in while. They say it’s only because they are competitive.

They are close friends. Mike, being the youngest, has taken his share of abuse from older twins Connor and Ryan.

“When we were really young, we taped him up to a chair and started (to pretend) typewriting on him and just doing other funny stuff to him,” said Ryan, who is five minutes younger than Connor.

There have been many fun times together, too.

From the backyard ponds, to breaking records with the Penticton Vees.

Growing up a half hour from Chicago in a suburb called Glenview, the public rink was their home away from home. Their father, Mike, selected 140th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1977, introduced them to hockey and they fell in love. If it wasn’t on the frozen ponds, “We have always loved playing pond hockey and even road hockey,” said Connor. “When it’s spring, summer or fall, you can always see us on our blades.”

It wasn’t often that it involved hard hitting.

Mike Jr. insists it was just a lot of stickhandling.

“Try to work your hands and get your vision better,” said Mike, who was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round, 98th overall in 2011.

So who is the better of the three?

“I still might say Mikey,” said Ryan, who will play with his brothers at the University of Minnesota next fall. “He’s got some of the best skill I’ve seen. And he’s really smart. He’s got good hands and is a good player.”

Mike went with Connor.

“He was always the big dog,” said Mike. “He was the taller out of us three. He had pretty good hands and grinded. Ryan is maybe a little faster, but Connor had a little bit more size than Ryan. Ryan is good too, he’s really fast.”

Of the three, Mike has displayed an impressive ability to hammer slapshots past goalies.

Connor doesn’t have a clue where that come from.

“I was talking to one of my good friends, (who is) my age playing college hockey,” explained Connor.

“He saw Mike scoring a bunch of goals and is like

‘When did Mike get a hard shot?’”

Joking about Mike’s size and strength, he told his friend he had no idea.

“I guess it’s just coming off my stick well,” said Mike.

Ryan’s solution to the mystery has to do with Mike getting taller (six-feet).

“He’s got this long stick and he just whips it back,” said Ryan.

Mike reveals that he shot a lot of pucks during the summer.

“I definitely wanted to try to improve every aspect of my game,” he said. “Here, I’m working after practice shooting pucks.”

While the three have only played on the same teams on a couple of occasions, they are enjoying this season.

On Feb. 2 however, the Reillys and the Vees received bad news. Connor ended up playing his last game of the season Feb. 26, when it was discovered that swelling in his knee was a degenerative problem requiring surgery. It was devastating news, said Ryan, who initially thought it was something small.

“His knee was a little swollen,” said Ryan. “I thought maybe it was going to be a week or two. Then we found out it was a couple months. It’s tough for him but he has a positive attitude. He is going to rehab it really hard. Hopefully next year he will be ready to play.”

It has been an unbelievable season for the trio.

“The higher you get up each level the harder it’s going to be play with each other,” said Connor, prior to learning about his knee. “To play junior A together has been pretty unreal. Last year Ryan and I played junior A together, but to have all three of us together has been pretty surreal.”

Mike could have stayed and played at Shattuck St. Mary’s, but wanted to join his brothers. Mike enjoys being around his brothers. As for the streak the Vees have been on, they say it’s been exciting and incredible.

“The game against Chilliwack to tie it was unbelievable too. It’s fun to be part of.”

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Penticton’s Noah Spence won three gold medals and one bronze during the B.C. Winter Games held in Vernon. The 14-year-old is inspired

by Canadian Olympian Alex Bilodeau because he has won gold at the Olympic stage and he would like to do the same. Spence enjoyed the experience of having people cheer him on while he was on the podium.

NICE SUNDAY MORNING JOG — Hundreds of runners leave the Lakeshore Drive starting line in the annual Penticton Lakeside Resort 5K fun run. The run was won by Kelowna’s Nathan Reiter, followed by Merritt’s Hans Aabye and Kelowna’s Chad Reid.

Penticton’s top runner was David Matheson, who placed fourth finishing in 17:39.

Clock ticks on soccer registration Cremers has a simple-to-follow training manual that is web based. As along as parents are keen, they will have the Today is D-day for the South Okanagan Youth Soccer necessary tools.

While Cremers said new programs haven’t been added, Association’s spring season registration.

SOYSA extended registration to keep the costs down for existing ones have been upgraded, adding as much value as possible. Cremers has a vision to have every coach knowing parents. The association also made the decision the Pinnacles philosophy, which is a possessionto freeze its fees. As of Friday morning, SOYSA attacking style. had over 1,600 kids registered. Last over 2,200 “I believe and the committee believes if they kids were playing. give kids more skills, they will have more of a “We feel we have a great start on it,” said bond,” said Cremers. “It will give them a better SOYSA administrator Steve Coates, who noted experience because they are feeling successfinal registrations will be accepted until March ful.”

25 with a penalty ($10). “At this point now, we The intention is for the Pinnacles to have need all the registrations in.” more ball possession instead of just booting it Parents can bring registration forms in to I believe and first. Cremers intends to work with the kids in the Adidas Sportsplex at 550 West Eckhardt Ave. and mailed to Box 24072, V2A 8L9. In the committee the mini program, which is designed to build the Oliver, they can be taken to Sundance Video believes if they foundation for down the road.

“Training to develop players, not to win and Sonora Centre in Osoyoos. Parents can also visit www.soysa.net under registration — spring give kids more games,” said Cremers, who will work with under-four to under-11 kids. “Winning is importleagues for detailed information. skills, they will ant, but it’s how you win. It’s going to be a very Coates said they need time to set schedules as they check field availability and that is why have more of a busy spring for myself.”

Cremers will also be taking over the coachthey have chosen dates for registration. bond. ing duties of the under-21 men’s Pinnacles team Ezra Cremers, head coach/executive direcfrom Tony Munoz. tor for SOYSA, is excited to be part of the — Ezra Cremers Meanwhile, the association’s first tourPinnacles for his first season. nament, the Pinnacles Spring Cup, kicks He has been working with coaches and giving them the tools to have success. Coates said that “Ezra has off March 23 to 25. Coates said there will be teams the ability in one hour to take a parent who has never played from Alberta, Northern B.C., the coast, Okanagan and Washington State. and turn them into a reasonable soccer coach.”

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KISU’s 30th birthday put members, alumni and parents to the test.

It started with the Tim Horton’s polar bear swim at Okanagan Lake, celebrity swim meet and wrapped up with a banquet on Feb. 25.

Among those participating in the celebrity swim were Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton, fire chief Wayne Williams and local triathlete Jeffrey Symonds.

KISU swim coach Tina Hoeben said the day was great.

“We’ve never done anything like it before and I’ve always wanted to connect and acknowledge the rich history of swimming in our community,” said Hoeben, who has been involved with the club for 14 years. “This was one way to do that and hopefully only the beginning. Now that we’ve done it once, we have a much better connection to the network of people who have been a part of KISU in the past.”

Prior to the celebrity swim, the club unveiled banners for Andrew Kennedy, Keagan Abbie, Bobby Harling and a 30th anniversary banner for the club.

Kennedy, who competed on the University of Toronto swim team, was able to participate in the birthday celebration. The timing was just right as he chose to come home for reading break while he studies law at Queen’s University.

“I’m super happy that they included me in everything,” said Kennedy, who was happy to see his name on one of the unveiled banners. “I feel it’s a great honour because it’s really long in history. I’m just glad to be along for the ride. I feel lucky to have been part of such a great club.”

Hoeben enjoyed the celebrity swim, which included different team efforts.

“I have to confess that I was too busy swimming and trying to win the relay event to watch much of anything else,” she said. “It was great to have the celebrities from different parts of our

community involved.”

Prior to the swim, mayor Ashton said he was going to be the big splash going in the water. When asked if he had a strategy for the event he said, “I’m going to hook onto the strongest swimmer and let them tow me along.”

“I swim like a rock actually,” said Ashton.

KISU president Andrew MacPhail felt the day was well received.

“It was a good thing to do,” said MacPhail, adding they will try to make the birthday an annual celebration, but stated city support will be needed.

He felt the best part of the day was the celebrity swim.

“It was a lot of fun,” he said.

Hoeben and MacPhaail both said they enjoyed meeting people associated with the club in the past and hearing their stories. She also enjoyed reflecting on the impact that the club has had in the community and on individual swimmers and their families.

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Osoyoos, West Kelowna among top 15 in Hockeyville

Osoyoos and West Kelowna are among the final 15 communities vying for CBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kraft Hockeyville. The other B.C. community is Campbell River. In the west, Teulon, Man., Duck Lake, Sask., and Rosthern, Sask., are competing against each other.

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Despite some amazing skiing, he was unable to put an entire run together and finished the day 11th at 33.8.

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In Pentictonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indoor Soccer League action, goals by Rick Morgan, Harry Higson and Darren Schimpf led OK Awards past Rona 3-2. AM Surveying (12-1-4) were handed a 4-2 loss by second-place TC Auto. Peter Toth led TC Auto with two goals.

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For the future of women International Women’s Day is celebrated in many different countries around the world. It is a day during which women are recognized for their achievements, whether they are of a national, cultural, economic, or political nature. It is an occasion to look back on earlier battles for rights fought by pioneers in equality, and above all it is a time to prepare the future for generations of women yet to be born.

In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations initiated International Women’s Day, to be celebrated every March 8. Two years later, the General Assembly recognized the role of women in the ¿ght for peace and development.

Since its beginnings, this event has taken on a whole new dimension, as much in developed countries as in the developing world. The feminist movement has had an enormous inÀuence in turning this day of celebration into a rallying point for the ¿ght for every woman’s right to participate in the political and economic processes. This day is also the ideal moment for local and international women’s advocacy groups to lobby for positive change and to celebrate the courage and determination of ordinary women to thrive as individuals and support their families in a multitude of ways.

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became the first international body to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right.

Since that time, the UN has helped to create strategies for equality and establish norms and programs around the globe in order to improve women’s lives. Its fundamental principle is that women and girls everywhere have the right to live without discrimination, violence, or poverty and that gender equality is essential in order for them to flourish.

International Women’s Day on March 8 is the perfect occasion to review the status of women around the world. Women have been sidelined for far too long, in politics, in protection from war violence and domestic violence, and in access to public services. They must now be allowed to take their place

as leaders and agents for change.

Sadly, even in the Western world, women are still under-represented in many areas, such as in politics, in public and private sector research and development, and in executive boardrooms. Women tend to leave these fields during their professional lives because of their sense of isolation in male-dominated surroundings and because of the difficulty of reconciling work with their roles as mothers.

Adequate policies and programs must be put in place in order to increase recruitment, promotions, and the recognition of women’s leadership in these areas. Other measures, such as mentorship programs, affordable daycare, and decent maternity leave are also necessary for women in order to succeed professionally today.

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Great things happen when family comes together.

3 Mile Estate Winery has been a spectacular addition to the Naramata Bench’s street of dreams.

Tucked in between the water and the mountains, this new family-run boutique winery has been a true labour of love.

The winery and vineyard, boasting 20-plusyear-old vines, is owned and managed by sister act Gayle Rahn and Colleen Gunther. Completing the feminine theme at 3 Mile, and making it a trio, is celebrated winemaker Kelly Symonds, who brings her many years of winemaking experience to the group.

Kelly has been creating premium quality wines with 3 Mile Estate grapes, and the team feels that its success, which, according to Gayle, “has come as a result of the unique terroir of this small lot vineyard property, our estate vineyard

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THE TASTING ROOM and art gallery at 3 Mile Estate Winery is a must-stop on any tour of area wineries.

management and our intense nurturance of the fruit to the bottle.”

This is a hands-on operation and obviously a winning combination of women and wine.

Gayle is in charge of sales and marketing and Colleen acts as assistant winemaker; both run the wine shop, which allows visitors the unique experience to chat with the owners. Although the sisters run the show

here, the entire family is involved with the winery on some level. Husbands Jake and Darryl participate in vineyard and cellar management, and their dad, Dennis Cenerini, was heavily involved in the early days of setting up and managing the vineyard.

The family has been busy completing construction of their new guest rooms that will be ready to book this spring.

Guests will be able to stay at the winery and immerse themselves in the real life of a vineyard.

There is also an art gallery on site featuring the works of yet another dynamic lady, local artist Janis Blyth.

3 Mile focuses on single varietal wines with a portfolio that includes: Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris and Viognier. This spring, they are excited to release a new red Bor-

deaux-style blend. Trio is a rich blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.

They will also be releasing a Pinot Gris/Viognier blend just in time for the warmer weather, and stay tuned for release of their new Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend this year as well.

Jennifer Schell is the editor of B.C. Food and Wine Trails Magazine.

Misconduct a tribute to the Roaring ‘20s Jennifer Schell Special to the Western News

Misconduct Wine Co. descended upon our local wine scene in 2006 with a machine gun blast of fun, glamour, sizzle, passion — and, incidentally, really swell wine.

Located between Penticton and Naramata on Upper Bench Road, Misconduct Wine Co. is a tribute to the Roaring ‘20s and the days of gangsters and prohibition times. The building itself is rustic and evokes times past — including an antique tractor out front, which also pays homage to co-owner/winemaker Richard da Silva’s family farming history.

Da Silva’s family emigrated from Portugal in 1956 and became one of the ¿rst Portuguese farm owners in the area. Richard says of growing up ,“every Portuguese family had vines on their property and they made their

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The wine labels on the bottles at Misconduct are creative and exciting. They are offering two series of wines: The Bootleg Series, the cornerstone of the winery, and the Suspect Series, their higher end wines, made only with their crème de la crème grapes. The fun Bootleg Series labels each has a story — but I didn’t get the details — owner Richard da Silva just laughs and gives a wink. The Suspect Series labels are very elegant and embossed on gorgeous powdery blue. The border design on the Suspect Series labels was based on the boarding passes from the Titanic.

New this spring will be the addition of a European style bistro/lounge attached to the also newly renovated tasting bar. Chef Abul Adame, former owner of Amante Restaurant, will be opening the eatery and the menu will offer tapas, charcuterie platters, Paella and will offer a casual self-serve experience. Guests will be invited to take their food and wine to a table indoors or outside to the connecting patio with beautiful views out to Okanagan Lake. Soon the winery will also offer guest rooms as well.

Richard and his wife/co-owner Twylla want Misconduct “to be a brand associated with fun” and to be known for “making and selling an experience” along with good wine. Well Misconduct, we think your new joint is the cat’s pajamas and we can’t wait to hang out.

2009 The Big Take — This powerhouse red blend is already a big favorite. Super rich and full-bodied, it luxuriates on the palate with smooth notes of chocolate and layers of black fruits with a sassy hit of spice and bold tannins.

Jennifer Schell is the editor of B.C. Food and Wine Trails Magazine.

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DIAL-A-LAW: access free information on BC law. 604-6874680; 1-800-565-5297; www.dialalaw.org audio available

LAWYER REFERRAL Service: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1-800-663-1919.

NAPLES FLORIDA Area!

Bank acquired condos only $169,900. Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restaurants/100 shops! Must see.

Ask about travel incentives.

Call 1-866-959-2825, ext 15. www.coconutpointcondos.com

Accounting/Tax/ Bookkeeping TAXATION - ACCOUNTING Richard Calkins 202A-3115 Skaha Lake Rd. Personal-Trusts-Corporate (778)476-5845

40 YEARS Carpentry & Home

Improvement Experience

Decks - Siding Fences - Sheds All Interior & Exterior Renos Property Maintenance Licensed & Insured

250 486-3109 250 770-8063

HOME RENOVATIONS - Large or Small. Bathrooms, Basements, Kitchens, etc. Call 250488-5338. Serving Kelowna to Osoyoos and surrounding areas.

Honest Skilled Carpenter Available for all aspects of carpentry. Specializing in DECKS, tile, framing,drywall, finishing. Reas. rates. 20 yrs exp. Photos & refs avail Contact Paul 250-486-4739.

MB Home Improvements & Construction Voted 1 of the top renovation companies by Okanagan Life Magazine Serving Penticton Since 2003 No job too big or small!

-kitchens -bathrooms -doors & windows -all types of flooring -moldings -dry walling & painting -foundations to finishing Any project from start to finish Licensed & Insured (250)486-0767 www.mbhomeimprovements.com Rob Hurren Carpentry, renovations big and small, kitchen and bath remodeling, doors trim work, finishing and more, professional design available, call Rob 250-809-7131

Moving & Storage FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating Painting Interior/Exterior.

Excellent work, fast, neat, low prices. 30 years experience.

Small jobs welcome. Phone Dave at (250)497-7912

Garden & Lawn

Health Products

Home Improvements

HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.

Licensed-Insured-WCB, Painting, Tiles, Flooring, Finishing Carpentry, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s. Call Len 250-486-8800

BELCAN Painting & Renos

GREAT Canadian Builders Ltd. “Turning Houses into Homes.” Your complete renovation specialists. 25 years experience. All interior & exterior work, concrete, sheds, garages, fences, roofing, decks, drywall, framing. Restorations, additions. Licensed and insured, for your free estimate call Steve 250-490-9762, 250488-0407

Livestock

PRIVATE Collector buying coins from Royal Canadian Mint. I can buy big coin collections too! Todd 250-864-3521

Shavings Friendly service from Summerland since 1972 Les Porter 250-490-1132 steel panels, gates, round pens, etc. for horses/cattle, terms, OAC, (250)497-5747

Pets Purebred registered Havanese pups, great disposition, litter trained, 1st shots, many different colors to choose from, great pets for any family.

For information call 1-250-8324923 or 1-250-517-7579.

WOLF HYBRID Cubs reserve. now. Sun Valley Wolf Kennels www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com 250-765-4996 Kelowna, BC

Auctions HUGE RESTAURANT AUCTION

New & Used Food Services Equipment. March 17 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259

Farm Equipment 245 Massey tractor with front loader & sprayer, lots more equipment, (250)490-3356,call after 5pm

Firewood/Fuel WANTED Applewood, will buy as rounds/logs, or can remove trees for wood. 604-970-4041

Furniture ALWAYS Buying quality furniture, tools & household goods.

Western Star Auctions, 161 Ellis St. Penticton. 250-492-3203 Check out weekly auctions. www.westernstarauctions.com Oak dining room suite w/4 chairs & matching 2 pce china cabinet $1200 obo. 2 pc sofa & love seat off white print $500. (250)492-7223

Garage Sales

Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

800 lb round bales: this years grass hay $50./bale, last years grass hay $25./bale.

Shavings & Sawdust available 250-804-6720 HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx.

800lbs. Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton.

Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail.

(250)804-6081,(250)833-6763.

McLeery Ranch, Armstrong.

Alfalfa/Alfalfa Grass small squares, exc hay $6. Haylage $40., Dry Rounds $50.; 1250-546-0420, 250-503-8184

Help Wanted Apply Within

Appliances Slight scratch and dent. SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! Washer/Dryer set starting at $399. Ranges starting at $299 LG TV 50’’ $499.CANADIAN LIQUIDATORS 250-490-0554.

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

Wanted, camper or camperette to fit a Ford Ranger pickup. 250-487-7476

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

Spring Break and Summer Camps Also Adult Horse Retreats. Inquire for details at 250-494-8198 RedBarnRanchBB@shaw.ca www.RedBarnRanchBB.com

For Sale By Owner

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Mint & Proof Sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc. Any amount.

Please call 250-499-0251

Rubbish Removal

Horse Camps For Kids

Real Estate

Feed & Hay

PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827

Equestrian

Merchandise for Sale

ROUND bale silage. 4x4 bales. Alfalfa grass mix first crop. 400 bales $35 each. Discount on larger orders. Enderby, BC. 250-838-6684 roell@nowcom.ca

Okanagan Falls Senior Centre Spring Flea Market start this Saturday, March 10th 9am1pm., 1128 Willow St.

Cleaning Services

Services

Education/Tutoring

RENOVATIONS

Seniors, Do you need help with your cleaning, shopping, errands or home organizing? call MaidsPlus 250-809-7977

HERBARIA Garden and Lawn. Quality landscape maintenance. Nine years experience. Call Paul at 250-4933362.

BAR WINE and service training not employed? not an ei client? seats still available in our bar, wine & service training at okanagan college penticton - no cost. email lforde@okanagan.bc.ca or call 250-492-4305 ext 3401 for information

HIGHLANDER

Pets & Livestock

Medical Supplies CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991 SHOPRIDER Mobility Scooter & Powerchair Dealer. Free in home demos. Stairlifts & Platform Lifts, Kelowna: 250764-7757 Vernon: 250-5423745 T-free 888-542-3745 www.okmobility.ca

Misc. for Sale SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info and DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

STEEL BUILDINGS For all uses! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands now!

Call for free Brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170.

Beautiful street appeal, great location, wonderful floor plan, awesome landscaping... this property has it all! Close to schools & downtown, this home shows like new with open main floor plan featuring hard wood floors, tiled kitchen and bathroom, spacious kitchen, tasteful window treatments, new light fixtures & a warm colour scheme throughout.

Second level has 3 large bedrooms including private master suite with huge walk-in closet, 4 pc ensuite and french door to cozy deck. Full basement has self-contained in-law suite with separate entrance.

Back yard has privacy plus a detached over-sized single garage with alley access. Gorgeous low maintenance landscaping, U/G irrigation and a covered front veranda add character & charm to this unique home. www.518nelson.ca $499,000 Open House Saturday March 10, 11am-1pm.

Houses For Sale Your path to a better job starts here.

Musical Instruments

3 bdrms in Princeton on quiet street, Fully fenced yard, newer fridge, washer & dryer. 3 year old furnace, new H/W tank. Asking $144,850. 1 (250)295-6141

Guitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Ari Neufeld. Phone 778-476-5917.

Sporting Goods Weber & Markin Gunsmiths Quality Firearms Buy & Sell at The Best Little Gun Shop Around, 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat 10-6

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale Osoyoos Lakeshore Condo, 1342 sqft., 2bdrm+ den, 2ba, gated community, fp, carpeted floors, 5appl, patio, balcony, pool/hot tub, view, like new cond., glass elevator for easy access, $329,900 (negotiable), 250-495-6528 until Apr. 30, cell (780)242-4175

Business for Sale GREAT Window of Opportunity to purchase a guest house in the sleepy little village of Greenwood, BC. This is a 3600 sq. ft commercial business with 7 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, 2 kitchens and 2 living rooms. Located on Hwy #3, in a town with a mining boom about to happen. Age and health are forcing the sale of this wonderful opportunity that will allow you to make an excellent income all for $299,000. Call Art at 250-4976130 for more details.

Duplex/4 Plex Great starter or vacation home, new 2bdrm, 1.5ba, 6appl, central air/heat, 2 blocks from beach, close to schools, downtown, SOEC, $219,000, 250-488-2471

******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576

For Sale By Owner 6 bdrm house/in-law suite, 3200 + sq.ft., just under 1/2 acre, hi-bay shop. Asking $485,000. 250-308-8279.

Garage Sales

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Garage Sales

Garage Sale Items Wanted for S.O.R.C.O.’s Annual Open House April 29th

If you’re Spring Cleaning and would like to make a donation, please call 250-498-4251 or email: sorco@telus.net Please donate items by April 25th

Penticton Western News Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Real Estate Mobile Homes & Parks FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE modular homes, manufactured homes, and park models. New homes starting as low as $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, and double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877976-3737 The Home Boys.

â&#x153;° Mr. Mobile Home, CertiďŹ ed Factory Outlet. Single, Double, Triple Wide Homes and More.

From Shipping/Handling Thru Complete Installation.

We Service What We Sell.

Come in, Call or Click for Your Price is Right Quote!

1-800-782-3122 www.accenthomes.ca

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Commercial/ Industrial

2BD, 2bth, Turtle Lodge Resort. Steps to beach, boat launch & strge. 1256 sq.ft, partly furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

Near UBC/Airport, NS/NP, Student/Mature prefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $950.

March 15. 1-780-458-2086.

950sqft, 2bdrm, grnd ďŹ&#x201A; in 4plex, quiet, ns, np, $770, (250)492-2006, 250-809-8952 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton, Avail. now, need excellent refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & DD. No pets., rent starts at $525/mo., Call 250-295-1006 leave a message.

2 MONTHS FREE RENT on 1024 sqft., 2148 sqft., 2280 commercial/whse/ ofďŹ ce spaces avail. on Government St in Penticton FREE local use of moving truck for move-in, FREE advertising on LED road sign call 250-493-9227

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Duplex / 4 Plex

Duplex / 4 Plex

new 2bdrm, 1.5ba, 6appl, central air/heat, 2 blocks from beach, close to schools, downtown, SOEC, ns, pets neg., avail. Mar. 15, $900+util., 250488-2471, 250-497-6399

Penticton downtown, lower 2 bdrm+den, all appl. patio, fenced yard, new paint & updates. $1050/mo + utils. 250770-8020, (604)533-0302, avail. March 1

PENT central, ground level, 2bdrm, 6appl., ns, no pets, 2 parking spots, storage, patio, garden, avail.

April 1 $925+util. (incl. water) 250493-3141

Homes for Rent

APPLE Plaza 770sq.ft, suited for food related retail business, also 2300 sq.ft. available. Call Barbara 250-492-6319

1 bdrm home,Vernon, pleasant location, large workshop & garden no pets. $850. Avail now.250-542-9154.

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(250) 770-1948 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Bassett. 2 Bdrm, f/s, w/d, f/p, lrg yard with Pent. Ave. 1 & 2 bdrm, F/S, W/D, A/C, storage, carport pkg. $72500 & $77500 incl. garage. Some pets ok. $90000 water Downtown: 1 bdrm/bach, F/S, A/C, decks, Van Horne. 2 bdrm hse, F/S, W/D, garage. incl. pkg. $60000-$64500 incl. util & cable Pkg. No pets. Avail. April 1 $90000 +util Property Management

MONDAY - FRIDAY

3 bd Pent, nr Walmart, wkshp, c/port, f/s, d/w, n/s,n/p. $1350 +dep. (250)498-0124

Front Street Realty

Property Management #2 Front St., Penticton, B.C.

250-492-2233 ASK FOR DEBBIE

APARTMENTS

132 POWER STREET ............................................................ $900 2 bed renovated, fr/st, includes utilities. Avail. NOW

310 YORKTON AVENUE .................................................... $1000 2 bed, six appliances, ground floor unit. Avail. NOW

Open Houses

HOUSES

80 GREEN AVENUE EAST .................................................. $1000

SAT. MARCH 10, 12-4 PM 6003 Pine Ave. Summerland V0H 1Z4 3 Bd 2 bth, 1/3 Acre #778-516-1974

3 bed, 1½ bath, 4 appl., fenced yard. Avail. NOW

296 KINNEY AVENUE (NEW) ............................................ $1375 3 bed, 3 bath, 5 appl., c/a, fenced yard, dble garage. Avail. NOW

Rentals Rent To Own 3 bdrm townhouse rent to own, across from Canadian Tire. (250)492-2543

Apt/Condo for Rent 1 & 2 bdrm at 1353 Penticton Ave, updated, $700 & $825.

Call Dennis @ Realty Exec (250)493-4372 1 & 2 bdrm, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1 & 2 bdrms avail. immed & Apr. 1, newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, $650$800, central Penticton, water incl., (250)493-4903 to view 1 bdrm, 803 Fairview, close to DT, in suite laundry. $675/mo.

Call Jenny at 250-493-4372 1BDRM apt, totally renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, 3 new appl, a/c, in-suite storage, NP, NS, clean, quiet, secure, on bus route, near Walmart 250-493-8500 1bdrm, downtown on Orchard at Martin, large, util. incl., f/s, air, avail. now, Dennis at Realty Executives, 250-493-4372 2-1 bdrm lofts $750/mo, 1 unit renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Tiffany Gardens, 3140 Wilson. Jim 250-492-0413 3rd ďŹ&#x201A;, corner w/balc, 2bd, 2 full bath, 6-appl, inste laundry, a/c, blinds, secure ug prkg, ns, np. refs & DD avail now, 250-4965465

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REALTY EXECUTIVES PENTICTON APARTMENTS: $600 $625 /$750 $675 $900 $950 $975 $1600

Skaha Place, 1 bdrm grd ďŹ&#x201A;r, new ďŹ&#x201A;ooring and paint, fridge, stove, a/c unit, coin-op laundry. Avail. NOW (A444) Near library, 1 & 2 bdrm apartments, children welcome, f, s, a/c, balcony, elevator, covered parking. Cat ok. Avail. NOW (EFR) Top ďŹ&#x201A;oor 2 bdrm condo, 1 bath, laminate ďŹ&#x201A;rs, balcony, elevator, coin-op laundry. Avail. NOW (A360) Alysen Pl. 3rd ďŹ&#x201A;oor, 1 bdrm + den, 6 appl, secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking, Rent $900 until May 31 then $1075 after that. Avail. NOW (OT449) Across from Skaha Beach, top ďŹ&#x201A;r, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5appl, extra storage, covâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking, incl. cable. Avail. NOW (A443) The Ellis, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appl, in-suite storage, balcony, secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking. Avail. NOW (A369) Lakeshore 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12th ďŹ&#x201A;oor, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, exec. condo, park and lakeview, seasonal pool, secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d parking. Avail. July 1 (A412)

TOWNHOUSE: $1200

BRAND NEW 2.5 Bdrm Naramata townhouses 2.5 bath, unďŹ n bsmt, garage, near school. Avail. NOW (Th496-1)

HOUSES: $1000 $1500

Across from Columbia School, 1 bdrm lower portion of duplex, f,s, shared washer/dryer, 1 year lease reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Avail. April 1(OT447) Large 3 bdrm house, with in-law suite, single garage, 2.5 bathroom, f,s, d/w, w.d. Avail. NOW (H656) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualiďŹ ed applicants will be contacted.

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4bdrm house, family rm, living rm, 3.5ba, np, ns, $1500/mo., avail. March 1, 250-488-4882 667 Birch Ave, 3-bdrm, workshop, $1300/mo. #119-3004 South Main, 4-bdrm, $1200/mo. #116-1458 Penticton Ave, 3-bdrm , 1800sqft, $1250/mo.Vijay 250-490-1530 CLEAN, BRIGHT RANCHER steps to beach. Avail March or April 1st. 2 bdrm, full bath, sunroom for den, dining or office. propane gas F/P in living rm. full laundry rm, all appls, all newer laminate flrs throughout, lrg yard, detached garage, sprinkler system. Fintry is off Westside Rd, approx. 35/40 min to Kelowna. A beautiful lakeside community surrounded by Lake Okanagan, park, falls, trails. N/S, pet neg, $1200. (Kristi) 1-604-862-8039 or email: kristip@telus.net

2BDRM, near Wiltse school in Penticton, n/s, n/p no-laundry $800, includes util, 250-4866357, 250-460-2476

YOU’RE APPROVED

Allow Skyler to give you what she knows you need, 24/7, out/in, 250-809-3733, Penticton

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95, waxing, intimate grooming & skin care for the face & back. Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

BEACH BUNNIES Be Spoiled At Kelowna’s Only 5 Star Men’s Spa #32-2789 Hwy 97 Blue Heights www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854

XXX’s and O’s by Donna, Independant (out calls) 250-488-0930

Cars - Domestic

Cars - Domestic

Save 40-50% of your rent Own your own home!

With as low as $0 down.

Call today 250-809-5004 Charlie Brooks Royal LePage Locations West

Motels,Hotels $480 up Motel suites and RV pads . located at Penticton and Pleasantview Motel & RV park Summerland. 250-4870268 LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, avail for rental until May 2012. Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205 or Maple Leaf Motel Inn Town 250-498-3497

$775, 1bdrm basement suite, seperate entrance, laundry, new paint & flooring, util. incl.

(250)493-0766 Large ground level suite, newly reno’d, 1km N of Ok Falls, great lake view, ns, $750incl util. Avail Apr 1. 250-497-5658

Townhouses 2 Bedroom + Den townhome for Rent in Penticton close to golf course and events centre.

Recently Renovated, comes with 5 appliances with 1 1/2 baths. No Smoking, and 1 small pet allowed. 1200.00 Available April 1 2012 - Call 250-219-9740 3 bdr, 2 bath, newly reno’d, fenced b/yard, close to schools, f/s, n/s,n/p, refs req’d. $925/mo + utils. (250)4934784 betw 10am-6pm, lv msg if no answer. Avail now.

3bdrm, Baskin Gardens, reno’d, paint, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, $1050/mo (250)490-9082 4BDRM 4bath townhouse, n/s, n/p, close to schools on South Main, $1150/mo, avail Mar. 1st, 250-490-9384 PENTICTON 3 Bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls. NP, NS. $1150, avail Mar. 1. Chateau Village.

250-493-5497

Transportation

Office/Retail

Auto Accessories/Parts

1000-1500sq’ of Industrial/ Commercial Space for lease compounded yard w/security cameras, overhead doors.

Warren Ave. 250-765-3295

Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Shared Accommodation Room for rent in my home, $450-500 incls everything.

(250)492-2543

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Auto

Recreational/Sale 1997 Okanagan camper, 10.5ft long box, large solar panel, Fantastic fan, DSI hot water, roof ladder, 6ft 6” head room, awning, sleeps 4, two monitors, $4995, 250-4943226 also truck available

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

Warehouse Lien Act of B.C. BigSteelBox.com, 100 Green Mountain Road, Penticton, BC claims a Warehouse Lien against Desert Fruit of Oliver, BC for arrears of container rent amounting to $3989.78 plus any additional costs of storage that accrue. If not paid in full the contents, household goods, collectibles, tools, cycles and miscellaneous will be sold or disposed of April 1, 2012.

Cars - Domestic

Cars - Domestic

BANK SAYS...SELL! PRICE REDUCED

NO MILES!

EVERY OPTION

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460 SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

Trucks & Vans 2003 Dodge 4x4 dually, flat bed, 1 ton, 6spd, turbo diesel, crew cab, side tool boxes, upgraded suspension, local truck, fully maintained, all records, $13,995, (250)4943226, also camper available 2007 Pontiac Montana 3.9 V6, 7 pass, 191,000 kms,new tires.$6200 obo 250-307-3170

VISIT OUR WEBSITE! www.olivercarandtruck.com

Escorts Down on my knees, ready to please! Hot body massages.

Stacy 1-250-870-8710.

2011 Ford Focus SE 4 Dr. Sedan

2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4

2003 Cadillac DTS 4 Dr. Sedan

2.0L 4 cyl., with automatic transmission, alloy wheels, microsoft SYNC, Satellite radio, CD, fog lights, rear spoiler. 1,490 kms!! Like New! SILVER. P178A

3rd row seats, 4.0L V6 engine, traction control, leather heated seats with memory, satellite radio, 6 disc CD, microsoft SYNC, alloy wheels, WHITE/TAN. P186A. Was 31,998 Now...

4.6L Northstar V8. load levelling suspension, leather heated seats, heads up display, Bose audio system, power sunroof, navigation, night vision, Onstar. This one has it all! Only 24,800 kms! CASHMERE. P1108A

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Many vehicles to choose from!

250-498-0570 Toll Free

1-877-365-4711 33882 HWY. 97 SOUTH OLIVER, BC

2002 Toyota Highlander Frontwheel Drive SUV

2008 Chev Cobalt LT 4 Dr. Sedan

2008 Ford F150 Supercrew Shortbox 4x4 XTR Plus

2.4L 4 cyl., engine, automatic transmission, 180,300 kms, air conditioned, power windows, power locks & more. BEIGE. P1105B

2.2L 4 cyl., Ecotec engine, automatic transmission, power windows, power locks, CD player, satellite radio, only 38,724 kms. SILVER. P1109A

5.4L Vortec V8 automatic, alloy wheels, power pedals, park assist, 6 disc CD player, power seat, sliding rear window and lots more Only 34,200 kms. WHITE. P180A

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Legal Notices Take notice of the following items that will be sold by March 7, 2012 or here after to satisfy the Warehouseman Lien act of Protected Mini Storage, 275 Okanagan Ave., E, Penticton, BC, V2A 3J8, Paul Pearcey, 3355 Skaha Lake Rd., Penticton, BC, V2A 6G6, Michael Vezina, Unit 134-524 Pickering St., Penticton, BC, V2A 4H2, Louis Lindley, 1048 Westminster Ave, W, RM 237, Penticton, BC

Adult

couple, NS/NP, $850 incl utilities.

Reference req’d 250-497-6889 2bdrm, $800/mo, very spacious basement, no laundry, Avail. now. 250-490-8398 2bdrm bsmnt suite, close to Skaha School, 76 Green Ave. W, $800, (250)490-6234

1997 Saturn, runs great, new muffler, auto, red. Real nice car.$1900 obo.(250)490-9008 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT, Sedan, auto, 29,000km, grey V6, $9500 (250)545-8604

Waverunner FX SHO, 1800cc, new cond., c/w tube, 3 jackets, trailer, 2 year warranty, $12,500 obo, 250-486-1582

Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.

1bdrm, bright, ground level suite, np, ns, hydro/cable/util. incl., 6appl., laundry. Avail Mar. 1, $750, (250)490-9384 1BDRM on Wiltse, utilities incl, avail. now, n/s, n/p, ref req’d. $700/mo, avail now 250-4922908 or 250-490-1025 1 BR grnd flr, country, bright, priv entry, 15 min to Penticton, suitable for quiet single or

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2006 Dodge Magnum R/T All Wheel Drive

2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4x4 XLT

4.0L V6 engine, automatic transmission.

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5.7L Hemi V8 engine, heated leather seats, DVD player / 6 disc CD, alloy wheels power sunroof & lots more on this INFERNO RED BEAUTY. P1120A

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2010 Chevy Camaro LT 3.6L V6 engine 303 HP, automatic transmission, traction control.

Cold air intake, dual exhaust, alloy wheels, satellite radio, Onstar. What a car! BLACK. Only 8,900 kms! P160A

$25,998 DL 8590

2005 Dodge Dakota Quadcab 4x4

2004 Hyundai Santa FE All Wheel Drive

2004 Pontiac Grand AM 4 Dr. Sedan

This is one you don’t want to miss! 4.7L V8 engine, automatic, alloy wheels, canopy, CD player, fog lights, tow package, power seat, 83,000 kms. Mint shape! RED. P126A

Only 89,600 kms. This loaded up SUV has a 3.3L V6, automatic, alloy wheels, fog lights, power windows, power locks, CD & more. SILVER. P1113A

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NOW GET THE FORD YOU WANT WITH THE ACCESSORIES YOU WANT.

2012 F-150 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 5.0L OWN N FOR ONLYY

29,499 $195 4.99% $

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PURCHASEE FINANCE FOR ONLY

10.5L/100km 27MPG HWY*** 15.0L/100km 19MPG CITY***

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@

APR

FINANCED BI-WEEKLY FOR 72 MONTHS WITH $3,200 DOWN PAYMENT. OFFERS INCLUDE $8,000 IN MANUFACTURER REBATES†, $750 CUSTOM EVENT INCENTIVE†† AND $1,600 AIR TAX & FREIGHT. VEHICLES MAY BE SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

TOWARDS THE ACCESSORIES YOU WANT††

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ON MOST NEW 2011 & 2012 MODELS

OR

UP TO

TOWARDS YOUR PURCHASE††

IN MANUFACTURER REBATES

ON MOST NEW 2011 & 2012 MODELS

ON MOST NEW 2012 TRUCKS. 2012 F-150 5.0L AMOUNT SHOWN.

2011 RANGER SUPER CAB SPORT 4X2 OWN FOR ONLY

14,999 $99 5.99% $

2012 F-250 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 WESTERN EDITION OWN FOR ONLY

*

OR

PURCHASE FINANCE FOR ONLY

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@

APR

FINANCED BI-WEEKLY FOR 72 MONTHS WITH $2,000 DOWN PAYMENT. OFFERS INCLUDE $5,500 IN MANUFACTURERE REBATES†, $750 CUSTOM EVENT INCENTIVE†† AND $1,500 FREIGHT.

40,999 $279 5.99% $

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9.8L/100km 29MPG HWY*** 13.5L/100km 21MPG CITY***

PURCHASE FINANCE FOR ONLY

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FINANCED BI-WEEKLY FOR 72 MONTHS WITH $4,550 DOWN PAYMENT. OFFERS INCLUDE $5,500 IN MANUFACTURER REBATES†, $750 CUSTOM EVENT INCENTIVE†† AND $1,600 AIR TAX & FREIGHT.

MAKE IT YOUR FORD TODAY AT THE CUSTOM TRUCK EVENT. ONLY AT YOUR BC FORD STORE.

APR

WESTERN EDITION PACKAGE INCLUDES: REVERSE CAMERA • TAILGATE STEP • SYNC®‡‡ • FOGLAMPS • BLACK PLATFORM RUNNING BOARDS • 18" BRIGHT MACHINED ALUMINUM WHEELS

bcford.ca

WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. *Purchase a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 5.0L/2011 Ranger Super Cab Sport 4X2/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats for $24,999/$14,999/$40,999 after Total Manufacturer Rebate of $8,000/$5,500/$5,500 and customer cash of $750 deducted. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted but before customer cash has been deducted. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $8,000/$5,500/$5,500, customer cash of $750, freight and air tax of $1,600/$1,500/$1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Choose 4.99%/5.99%/5.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 5.0L/2011 Ranger Super Cab Sport 4X2/2012 F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $423/$215/$604 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $195/$99/$279 with a down payment of $3,200/$2,000/$4,550 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $4,187.36/$2,507.61/$7,031.31 or APR of 4.99%/5.99%/5.99% and total to be repaid is $30,486.36/$15,506.61/$43,480.31. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $8,000/$5,500/$5,500, customer cash of $750 and freight and air tax of $1,600/$1,500/$1,600, but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted but before customer cash has been deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. † From Feb. 1, 2012 to Apr. 2, 2012, receive $250/$500/$750/ $1,000/$1,500/ $1,750/ $2,000/$3,000/$3,250/ $3,500/ $4,000/ $4,500/$5,000/ $5,500/$6,000/ $6,500/$7,000/ $7,500/$8,000 in Manufacturer Rebates with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Focus (excluding S)/2012 Flex SE, E-Series/2012 Explorer (excluding Base)/2012 Taurus SE, Escape I4 Manual, Transit Connect (excluding Electric)/2011 Fiesta S, Ranger Super Cab XL and Regular Cab/2012 Mustang Value Leader/ 2012 [Fusion S, F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs], 2011 [Taurus SE, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 Value Leader] /2012 [Flex (excluding SE)], 2011 [Fusion S]/ 2011 Fiesta (excluding S)/2012 Mustang V6 (excluding Value Leader)/ 2012 [Taurus (excluding SE), Edge (excluding SE), Expedition], 2011 [F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs]/ 2012 Mustang GT/ 2012 [Fusion (excluding S), Escape and Hybrid (excluding I4 Manual)], 2011 [Taurus (excluding SE)]/2012 [Escape V6, F-250 to F-450 gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [Fusion (Excluding S), Ranger Super Cab (excluding XL)]/2011 Expedition/2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) non-5.0L/ 2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) 5.0L /2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L, F-250 to F-450 diesel engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L and 3.7L engines]/2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew 5.0L], 2011 [F-250 to F-450 Gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs) - all Raptor, GT500, BOSS302, and Medium Truck models excluded. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ††Offer valid from February 1, 2012 to April 15, 2012 (the “Program Period”). Receive CAD$1,000 towards select Ford Custom truck accessories, excluding factory-installed accessories/options (“Accessories”), with the purchase or lease of a new 2011/2012 Ford F-150 (excluding Raptor), Ranger or Super Duty delivered or factory ordered during the Program Period (the “Offer”). Offer is subject to vehicle and Accessory availability. Offer is not redeemable for cash and can only be applied towards eligible Accessories. Any unused portions of the Offer are forfeited. Total Accessories may exceed CAD$1,000. Only one (1) Offer may be applied toward the purchase or lease of an eligible vehicle. Customer’s choosing to forego the Offer will qualify for $750 in customer cash to be applied to the purchase, finance or lease price of an Eligible Vehicle (taxes payable before customer cash is deducted). This Offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. This Offer is not combinable with CPA, GPC, Daily Rental Allowances, the Commercial Upfit Program, or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Limited time offer. Offer may be cancelled at any time without notice. Some conditions apply. Offer available to residents of Canada only. See Dealer for details. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for models shown: 2012 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.5L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]/2011 Ranger 4X2 4.0L V6 5-speed Manual transmission: [13.5L/100km (21MPG) City, 9.8L/100km (29MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. ‡‡Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. †††© 2012 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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