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Val Edgell, principal at Diamond Vale Elementary, is hoping to raise enough funds for a new playgound. (Background, left to right) Grade 5 students Makyla Cooke, Tyler Simon and Ryanne Jones play on the current equipment. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
Outdated playground equipment needs replacement PAC needs $14,000 more to reach goal By Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD
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The parent-advisory council at Diamond Vale Elementary has hit the $25,000 mark for a new playground.
The team has worked on the project for approximately the last four years to help address ramshackle equipment, and needs another $14,000 to reach their goal of $39,000. “There are a number of structures in the current playground that have been removed,” said Val Edgell, principal at Diamond Vale Elementary. “Some of the pieces have been there for so many years.” She said much of the funds have come from local businesses.
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With the $39,000, the advisory council hopes to buy a track ride and a climbing apparatus. “Unfortunately, playground equipment that meets safety standards is really expensive,” Edgell said. “But the equipment we will get will last about 25 years and will be enough for the students.” Over the years, volunteers have held meat orders, catalogue sales, bottles drives, raffles, donations through Christmas concerts, and hot dog and pizza sales, for example.
The PAC is aiming to raise the remaining $14,000 by the end of May. Officials with NicolaSimilkameen School District 58 have said the board will pay for equipment installation costs. The district has also applied to the B.C. government for playground grants but their applications haven’t been approved. “They are going to places in the community and have had strong support so far,” said SD 58 Vice-Chair Richie Gage.
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“We’ve had a few businesses donate large amounts.” Each year, pieces of the equipment have to be removed because they are deemed unsafe. The current playground equipment is an estimated 30 years old. This year, Edgell said she expects the swing sets and climbing cube will have to be removed as well. The teeter-totter and one of the slides have already been taken out.
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Water levels pose no immediate flood concerns Nicola, Coldwater rivers within channel bank levels
Two vehicles rest partially in the Coldwater River Thursday, as water levels rose throughout the region. Despite the rising rivers, the City of Merritt issued a press release indicating there was no danger of flooding as of Friday. In other parts of the region, the B.C. River Forecast Centre issued High Streamflow Advisories; however, these were ended just before the weekend. For up-to-date information visit bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/ Phillip Woolgar/Herald
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Although water levels have been rising in the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers, there is not likely to be any immediate flooding within the City in the immediate future, according to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources. In a City of Merritt press release issued Friday morning, Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the rivers are still within their channel banks and the ministry does not anticipate over-bank flooding. “Everything is normal as of right now,” said Tomkinson. “We’ve been in contact with the ministry and we are well within the channelled banks.” The City is warning residents living adjacent to the Nicola and Coldwater Rivers that they may experience water infiltration into pipes and basement as a result of groundwater seepage or basement drain backups; however, Tomkinson said that is normal for this time of year. “We truly have no worries,” he said. “We are monitoring the river levels multiple times a day. We are out there on the ground and there is definitely no cause for alarm.” Several days of seasonally hot weather earlier in the week led to high snowmelt rates, which caused rivers to rise in response across British Columbia. In other areas of the provinc, including the Okanagan and the Similkameen River tributaries, the ministry issued High Streamflow Advisories; however,
How’s your hearing? Ask an Audiologist. temperatures dropped following rainy weather and the snow melt rates declined as well, so the advisories ended just before the weekend. “Significant snow pack still remains at
mid to high elevation throughout the region and seasonal flood risk still remains,” read an update from the B.C. River Forecast Centre. There are no official warnings in
Merritt at this time. Even so, the City press release cautions residents to keep a respectful distance from river banks and to keep children and animals safe.
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REMEMBER WHEN? WALKING FOR FREEDOM (Left to right) Travis Juska, Rob Skelly, Mark Macdonnell “Woody”, Dan Rossi and Andrew Rossi stage a pass through Merritt on Thursday during their Freedom Walk with the Five With D.R.I.V.E. Foundation, which aims to increase the visibility of crime victims issues. Merritt is a stop on the men’s walk from Vancouver to Toronto. They left Vancouver on April 22. Macdonnell is a member of the Merritt RCMP. The group spoke at Coquihalla Middle School, advocating for anti-bullying and anti-violence. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
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City grants $10,000 bike rally sponsorship
Downtown revitalization is dead
Merritt’s total contribution will combine cash with in-kind donations
Mayor Jim Rabbitt plans to ask City Council at its next regular meeting, May 11, to reconsider and then repeal the Downtown Revitalization Bylaw 1007, which was so recently passed. In the meantime, Council met yesterday to put the bylaw in a ‘state of limbo’ pending their May 11 meeting. The move came as a result of Council’s concern over legal advice they have recently recieved.
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The City of Merritt will once again finance a $10,000 gold sponsorship of the Great Canadian Bike Rally — but this time, council says the total should include in-kind donations. Councillors made the decision during a Committee of the Whole meeting last Tuesday as they discussed the allocation of city initiative funds. Last year, the city sponsored the Great Canadian Bike Rally, with $10,000 to support the event that brought bikers from around
the country to Merritt for rides, shopping and concerts. This year, however, several councillors felt the sponsorship should include the city’s in-kind contributions as well. “I would recommend that we combine what we are giving in-kind, with cash up to $10,000,” said Coun. Dave Baker, adding that otherwise the city contributions would exceed $10,000. In-kind donations would include city labour, such as putting up barricades in the downtown area, as well as the use of the Civic Centre if bike rally organizers include that in the request,
said city chief administrative officer Matt Noble. Coun. Clara Norgaard opposed the sponsorship because she disagreed with the event financial plan that budgets money toward the Great Canadian Bike Rally organization up front. “We’re not a bank; our tax money shouldn’t be used for that,” she said. However, Noble said council could choose to put a condition on any money the city offered. “They have a company providing the work such as advertising — it’s the same as if they paid another company to do the work for
them,” he said. “Without the amount that they are asking for, there would be an impediment to [the event’s] success.” Mayor Susan Roline said council needed to consider how important the event was to the community in deciding whether or not to grant the group’s request. Coun. Mike Goetz also suggested the city support the event. “We can’t expect one group to be financially stable in one year,” he said. “I would rather see a graduated-down level of support over the next few years.” Council eventually
voted to grant the request with the condition that the $10,000 include inkind contributions. Both Councillors Harry Kroeker and Norgaard opposed the decision. City administration will negotiate with the Great Canadian Bike Rally Association to determine a breakdown of the costs. Last year, the association paid for the use of the Civic Centre. The association was also billed $25,000 for safety services, which they are expected to pay for before the event in July. This includes extra RCMP and fire protection.
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IT’S A GIRL THING (Left to Right) Amber Bolitho, Kaitlin Sherwood and Alana Aspinall read sections of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” in Merritt on Saturday night. The show, which was produced and performed by local women, brought attention to the ongoing violence against women worldwide, and raised money for ASK Wellness, a local non-profit organization that benefits the community. The show consists of a variety of monologues performed by women. Jade Swartzberg/Herald
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Kelowna Artist Alexandra Edmonds shows one of her pieces at the opening reception of the Artist Trading Card Show at the Courthouse Art Gallery on April 21. She hosted three workshops before the artists arrived to trade their work on Saturday. Artist trading cards have become an international hit. Phillip Woolgar/Herald
Artist trading cards draw local interest An international art movement has spread its wings in the Nicola Valley By Phillip Woolgar THE HERALD
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Artist trading cards are becoming more well-known in the international art community and one of Merritt’s own has helped draw them here. Artist Alexandra Edmonds attended high school in Merritt before moving to Kelowna, but she’s returned several times over the last couple of weeks to host trading card events at the Courthouse Art Gallery. “People from the community came in and they participated in
‘Most of the cards are traded, but some have generated massive value.’ —COURTHOUSE ART GALLERY DIRECTOR/CURATOR KATHI DAHLQUIST-GRAY the workshop and took some [trading cards] home,” she explained, noting approximately eight people attended the workshops. At the end of three lessons, Edmonds displayed the cards on the gallery walls. Over the past weekend, she and other participants in her workshop attended the gallery to trade the cards.
“When we take the cards down, the artists trade with each other there,” Edmonds said. Kathi DahlquistGray, gallery director/ curator, said some of the cards traded throughout the world have become valuable. “I had heard about them before, but I didn’t know how big they had become,” she said about the trend.
“Most of the cards are traded, but some have generated massive value.” The art medium could be a way to engage new artists because anyone can create them, Edmonds added. “It’s hard for everyone to find art accessible and I think right now art is only usually really followed by the people who are either educated in art or they are artists themselves,” she said. Artist trading cards started in Switzerland in 1996 during the mail art movement, which
also included artist postcards. “It just started with artists sending this stuff around the world and trading things like that,” Edmonds said. “It started as a trend over there and then got big throughout the world and spread to communities like here in Canada.” Edmonds said people can get involved with the cards by going online and entering “trading cards” into Google. Many communities also have trading card groups that meet occasionally to create and trade the cards.
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HERALD OPINION Officials elected to make decisions Although I still have much to learn about life in public office, there are a few unwritten rules that I have become aware of. One of those rules is that it is generally considered ill-advised to comment publicly on the actions of other levels of government, and by extension other elected officials. That being said, some recent actions within local and regional government are, from my perspective, a cause for concern. As elected officials, one of our primary responsibilities is to collectively vote and make decisions on behalf of those whom we are elected to represent. At times this can be a difficult process as some decisions can be controversial and as is always the case in every healthy democratic environment, there are always those who are in agreement and those who oppose. Currently I am in support of further changes to the MP pension plan that are more respectful to taxpayers. My position is not popular with some colleagues in Ottawa. Conversely, I am also supportive of Budget 2012 and my position is opposed by some citizens within Okanagan-Coquihalla who do not believe that government should consolidate or eliminate programs and Budget 2012 does call for a reduction in the spending of your tax dollars. My vote in support of eliminating the long gun registry was supported by most citizens I heard from; however, it was strongly opposed by others. From my perspective, part of being accountable to taxpayers is not only to take a position on issues of importance and vote accordingly, but also to explain that position in a timely manner that citizens can be aware of. Where my concern arises is that recently I have noted several circumstances where some elected officials have basically abstained from having to take a vote on controversial deci-
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Forest employment won’t wait for 2013 TOM FLETCHER B.C. VIEWS Sawmill tragedies in Prince George and Burns Lake have brought overdue attention to the larger crisis, as the end of B.C.’s latest pine beetle infestation continues to transform the Interior forest industry.
The urgency of the timber supply situation was set out in a couple of high-level documents that were leaked from the forests ministry in recent days. These leaks show several things, one of which is that this is a government in trouble. Someone on the inside forced the unpopular options into the public arena. Cabinet ministers have tried to dismiss the documents as early drafts, but no one has disputed their numbers. A report on mid-term timber supply looks at the
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four most beetle-affected areas: Prince George, Lakes (west of Prince George around Burns Lake), Quesnel and Williams Lake. In recent years B.C.’s chief forester has increased the annual allowable cut of all these timber supply areas substantially to harvest dead trees. In Lakes, the prebeetle annual allowable cut was 1.5 million cubic metres. Currently it is up to two million, but once the beetle wood is unusable, it drops to 500,000. Even if visual quality rules are relaxed
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to release more timber, forest employment in the area would go from 1,572 jobs before the beetle epidemic to 521. Prince George’s much larger harvest total is expected to drop by almost half. And around Quesnel, producers say an economic supply of dead pine will be there for only another year and a half. This document and a subsequent proposal to cabinet set out the options. They include relaxing visual quality areas, old-growth management zones and
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wildlife connectivity corridors. This is not as drastic as it sounds, given that the first areas to be opened up would be those where many of the trees are already dead. Most beetle-affected areas have a substantial proportion of live trees. If decade-old dead trees were subsidized for biofuel use, this would support harvest and hauling of healthy sawlogs along with them. The government is also considering swap-
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From Page 6 ping some existing cutting licences to increase wood supply for the Lakes district, to provide enough long-term supply for reconstruction of the destroyed Burns Lake sawmill. There is also the prospect of awarding unassigned timber to “a single representative of the six First Nations in the Lakes TSA.” Speaking to forest scientists who work in B.C., a couple of things become clear. This pine beetle epidemic may be the largest on record, but it is far from the first. And despite many assertions by former premier Gordon Campbell, it is not certain if this one is the result of a broader climate trend or just a string of warmer winters after decades of fire suppression kept older stands around. Lodgepole pine forests are fire-propagated. The term “old growth” has little meaning in a cycle of natural fires that doesn’t occur in wetter zones. But none of this will matter much in the urban political debate that is about to ensue. “Old growth” is now a quasi-religious notion. International environmental groups have convinced most people that logging is the primary cause of forest loss. In fact, the UN’s “State of the World’s Forests” reports have shown that 95 per cent of global forest loss is due to agriculture. Forest cover is increasing in industrialized countries, which use farmland more efficiently. The B.C. Liberal government needs to make some tough decisions quickly, before next year’s election. The premier’s vow to “create and defend” jobs is about to be tested like never before. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.
Dear Editor: Unbelievably, my 20-year-old niece, Madison Scott, remains missing after mysteriously disappearing on Saturday, May 28, 2011, from the Hogsback Lake forestry campsite 25 kilometres south of Vanderhoof, one hour west of Prince George. She was camping with a group of young people from Vanderhoof who were celebrating a friend’s birthday. Everyone left the party by about 4 a.m., and Maddy was left alone at the campsite. Something happened that led to Maddy’s disappearance. Foul play is suspected. Maddy remains missing despite a vigorous and in-depth RCMP investigation and ongoing efforts by family and friends. We believe someone knows where she is, but they have not come forward with the truth. The purpose of this letter is to appeal to all British Columbians and visitors to be watchful for and mindful of anything suspicious as they head into the outdoors as spring and summer approaches. Our family needs everyone’s help. If anyone has any information that will help bring Madison home to her family, come forward now. If you have information, or were at Hogsback Lake the weekend she went missing and have not yet come forward, please call the Vanderhoof RCMP at 250-567-2222 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Our hearts are shattered by Maddy’s disappearance. Further information, including photos of Maddy, can be found on madisonscott.ca or the Help Find Madison Scott Facebook page. Thank you for helping us to find Maddy and bringing her home where she belongs.
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Sincerely and gratefully, Sandra Kelly Klassen Williams Lake, B.C.
Public officials must be accountable to the public From Page 6 sions. There are legitimate situations arising around a conflict of interest when an elected official can state the reasons for absenting from a vote; however, in several recent vote abstentions no public reason for not voting was provided to taxpayers and from my perspective that is wrong. Over the past weekend, I consulted with many former elected officials on this subject and learned that my concerns are not alone. As this has not been an issue raised though the local media I have instead decided somewhat reluctantly to raise this
issue in my weekly MP report to you. I believe that as members of the public you deserve to know where your elected representatives stand on issues of importance. If we allow the practice of abstaining from a difficult vote in public to become more common, I believe that it will result in more decisions being made behind closed doors and in private. When elected officials of any level remove themselves from discussions for any reason other than a perceived or real conflict of interest, this lack of representation lessens the eventual decision as not all constituencies have their views presented. This is not a
partisan issue and not one that I take any enjoyment in raising but I firmly believe that a fundamental obligation of public office is that we make our views known through discussion and debate. Decisions can at times be unpopular and challenging; however, as public officials we must make these decisions publicly and be held to account for them at election time. That is the very essence of our democratic system. I welcome your views on this or any subject. Dan Albas is the Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla and can be reached at dan.albas@parl.gc.ca.
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B.C. pushes school calendar change Changes designed to increase flexibility By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
School districts will be able to determine their own calendar and offer online classes to students in any grade under amendments to the School Act presented Thursday. Education Minister George Abbott said the changes are designed to increase flexibility for schools and students. The ministry will continue to require a minimum number of instructional hours, but school boards will be able to design their own calendars. Abbott said the standard school calendar is a relic of an agrarian society where children did farm work in summer. A twomonth summer break can result in setbacks for student learning, especially those who are struggling to keep up, he said.
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Abbott cited Kanaka Creek elementary school in Maple Ridge, which uses a modified calendar with shorter breaks through the year instead of the standard Septemberto-June model. That has been popular with students, parents and teachers, and academic results have been encouraging, Abbott said. “What we now have is a pretty strong case that children learn better when they don’t have a long summer break, that a shorter period when they’re away from school is better,” Abbott said. Online courses are currently only allowed
for grades nine and up. The amendments allow the option for any course in elementary or middle school. Abbott said that change is not designed to encourage home schooling, but rather to offer options to students that aren’t available in smaller schools. Online learning has taken off in B.C., from 5,000 students using it five years ago to about 30,000 today, he said. School districts will have to holds consultations with the public and staff before changing the school calendar, and the ministry has to approve changes before they can take effect.
Denise Lodge describes the death of her son Corey in 2005, and her efforts to restrict motorcycle horsepower for inexperienced riders at a news conference in Victoria Monday. Tom Fletcher/Black Press
B.C. eyes motorcycle power limits By Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
The B.C. government has followed through on its promise to regulate motorcycle helmets, with restrictions on the horsepower available to new riders coming in the next year. Justice Minister Shirley Bond announced Monday that the new helmet regulation takes effect June 1, requiring riders to wear helmets that meet Canadian and international safety standards. Many of the minimal-coverage “beanie” helmets favoured by macho bikers will soon be eligible for a $138 ticket.
Regulations will also require passengers to have their feet on foot pegs or floorboards while riding. Children who can’t reach the foot pegs will no longer be allowed as passengers, and drivers will be subject to tickets for that as well. Bond said restrictions will be developed by next spring that will set a limit on the horsepower of motorcycles used by new riders. The new rule will be an extension of the graduated licence restrictions for all new drivers. The power restrictions were sought by Denise Lodge, who began lobbying for changes
after her son Corey died in a crash in 2005. His accident on Highway 1 on Vancouver Island came the day after getting a learner’s permit and buying a modified, high-speed motorcycle. “I kept saying, if only he didn’t have such a powerful bike,” said Lodge, struggling to maintain her composure as she spoke at a news conference in Victoria. “If he only had the training. If only he had experience.” Lodge soon learned of motorcycle power restrictions in place in European countries, and began seeking similar regulations for B.C.
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(Clockwise from top left) Nicole Bonneteau from Merritt and Brandon Hunter from Logan Lake compete for the ball in youth soccer action on Saturday at Coquihalla Middle School. Mo Ollek serves during mixed doubles play at the Merritt Tennis Club’s Icebreaker tournament Saturday and Sunday. Nicola Valley Thunder netminder Anand Bains (right) makes a save against the visiting Shuswap Outlaws in a midget lacrosse game played Sunday in Shulus. Madison Stoltzfus of Merritt attempts to catch her steer in the breakaway roping event at the high school rodeo in Kamloops on the weekend. Morgan Fosbery (foreground) executes a forearm pass for her Victorious Secret team during Volleyfest play at MSS on Saturday. Ian Webster/Herald, George Wycherley/Kamloops This Week, and Jane Pugh/Salmon Arm
Penticton Vees headed to the Royal Bank Cup The Penticton Vees are on their way to the 2012 Royal Bank Cup, the national championship tournament for Junior A hockey in Canada. This year’s RBC is scheduled to be held in Humboldt, Saskatchewan from May 5 - 12. The Vees earned the right to represent the British Columbia Hockey League and the Pacific region at the RBC by defeating the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League four games to one in their best of seven Doyle Cup series. The BCHL-AJHL showdown wrapped up on Friday of last week at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton with the Vees win-
Joey Benik scored three times and added two assists to lead the Penticton Vees to a 6-2 victory over the Brooks Bandits on Friday. Ian Webster/Herald
ning game five 6-2 over the Bandits. Joey Benik led the way for Penticton in the final game of the Doyle Cup, scoring three goals and adding two assists. Goaltender Michael
Garteig continued his stellar play in the Vees’ net since returning from injury, stopping 31 of 33 shots. Penticton will be the last team to have its name engraved on the Doyle Cup as the four western Junior A leagues will play in the inaugural Western Canada Cup starting next year. The Vees, who
defeated the Merritt Centennials in round two of the BCHL playoffs, will be joined at the Royal Bank Cup by four other Junior A teams from across Canada. In addition to the host Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the other RBC participants include the Portage Terriers from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (representing the West), the Soo Thunderbirds from Sioux Ste. Marie, Ontario (Central) and the Woodstock Slammers from southern Ontario (East). The Vees open the RBC championships with a game against the Thunderbirds on Saturday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The BCHL has won more national championships (11 of 28) than any other Canadian Junior Hockey League.
BCHL ROUND-UP Nanaimo to host first Western Canada Cup The city of Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Clippers’ hockey club have been chosen to host the inaugural Western Canada Cup, scheduled to run from April 26 May 5, 2013. The Western Canada Cup will replace the Doyle and Anavet Cups which previously determined the two western representatives to the RBC tournament. In addition to the
host Clippers, the 2013 WCC will involve teams from the four western provinces. They will play a 10-game round-robin format followed by three playoff games. The 2013 RBC is slated for Summerland, Prince Edward Island.
Chilliwack site of 2012-13 BCHL Showcase The British Columbia Hockey League has announced that the Chilliwack Chiefs will be the host franchise
of the first-ever BCHL Showcase, happening Sept. 7-9 at Prospera Place in Chilliwack. The Showcase will bring all 16 BCHL teams together for two games apiece. The results will count in the regular season standings. “Showcase events such as this are staged by other leagues in North America and have proven to be hugely successful,” stated BCHL commissioner John Grisdale in a press release April 12.” Grisdale went on to add, “The support we saw in Chilliwack this past season was phenomenal. Fan interest is a major reason we’re excited about the Chiefs hosting the Showcase, and we know they’ll do a first-rate job in promoting and executing a successful event.” The Chiefs rejoined the BCHL for the 201112 season.
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DID YOU KNOW ➣ The term the "Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people, who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today and attack ships that pass. Thus the term spread "if you don't watch out the Boogey man will get you."
AQUARIUS: Think through your actions carefully this week, Aquarius. One misstep could bring everything crashing down. A friend is blessed with good news.
TAURUS: You may not be the best of friends with a colleague, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have something worthwhile to contribute. Listen to what they mhave to say, Taurus . GEMINI: Doubt begins to creep in. Push it aside, Gemini, and continue on. Finances improve with some creative budgeting. A favor is returned.
PISCES: Be careful whom you team up with at work, Pisces. Not everyone is on board with your idea. Plans take shape for a little road trip over the weekend. Enjoy!
CANCER: Caution, Cancer. Someone you least expect may be trying to pull a fast one on you. The rumors are unfounded. Turn a deaf ear and focus on the matter at hand.
ARIES: You do not have to go it alone, Aries. Lean on those who lean on you, and you will make quick work of a problem. A special occasion calls for much ado.
LEO: The ambition in you comes out, and you find yourself speaking out more and more. Don’t worry about the egos you bruise, Leo. It was meant to be.
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REGIONAL EVENTS VIRGO: Good grief, Virgo. Turns out you’re the one to blame for the problem, not all of those you’ve been pointing the finger at. Make amends now and correct the issue quickly.
LIVE THEATRE Merritt Live Theatre Society (MLTS) is having a meeting and potluck supper on Sunday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the Culture Club. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you would like any more information please email: merrittlivetheatresociety@gmail.com
LIBRA: Your star begins to rise at work. Enjoy the ride, Libra. Sacrifices at home make headway with someone important and get the wheels of progress turning.
YOUTH CHOIR TO PREFORM AT TRINITY UNITED CHURCH “ Genesis Too, a youth choir from Highlands United Church, North Vancouver will be at Trinity United Church Sunday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m.. Trinity extends a welcome to all to join in the musical worship service conducted by this choir of youth from grade 4 to 11. For more information call 250-378-5735.
SCORPIO: The situation is out of your control, so cast aside your concerns and focus on something you can change, Scorpio. A personal relationship deepens. SAGITTARIUS: An organization could use a helping hand. Step up, Sagittarius, and lend them your support. The storm at home comes to a conclusion, and you’re off the hook.
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NV FISH & GAME CLUB Junior .22 Rifle Program. Wanted, new shooters aged 10 to 16. Come out and learn firearms safety and marksmanship. Space is limited so call early. Most Saturdays in May and June from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. NVF&G Club range on Aberdeen Road in Lower Nicola. To register call Bruce at 250-574-1106 or email b_merkley@shaw.ca
➣ We will have four consecutive full moons making two blue moons in 1999 (January 2 and 31, March 2 and 31.) The only other time it happened this century was in 1915 (January 1 and 31, March 1 and 31.) ➣ There are more bald eagles in the province of British Columbia then there are in the whole United States.
FREE COMPUTER CLASSES Literacy Merritt presents “Cyber Seniors”, a free and basic introduction to computers for local seniors. Seating is limited so sign up today. Cyber seniors runs April 11 - May 16, 2012 (Wednesdays) at Central School, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. To register drop by MYFRS at 2187 Coutlee Ave., call 250-378-4878 or email: robyn@rbrandproductions.ca.
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MERRITT VISITOR INFORMATION (BAILLIE HOUSE) Free introduction to modern day treasure hunting! Gold Country Geocaching Workshop on the Baillie property on Friday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. If you have a GPS, please bring it. MERRITT NAVY LEAGUE CADET CORPS Garage sale on Saturday, May 5th at 1550 Williams Cres. Cadets meet every Wednesday 6 - 9 pm at The Cadet Hall 1755 Coldwater Ave. Ages 9-13 welcome. Call 250-378-2620 for more information. CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH
Samoan Male Quartet "Keepers of the Faith", Monday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. Free admission. For more information call Karel 250-523-9086. Music sample at www.keepersofthefaith.com WOMEN IN BUSINESS Every second Wednesday Merritt’s Women in Business, an informal network for entrepreneurialminded women, meet at the Merritt Desert Inn from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. May 9, 2012 “Networking Success” roundtable. RSVP by emailing Robyn at robyn@ rbrandproductions.ca
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