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Searchers did not return to the Johnsons Landing landslide Thursday after the BC Coroners service concluded the first phase of the recovery operation Wednesday night. Following six full days of searching the debris field, the remains of two victims have been found but two others are still missing. “When we took over the recovery effort on Sunday and I travelled to the site, I said our first job would be assessing the site and determine the possibility for successful recovery of victims,” said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe on Wednesday. “The conclusion of today’s search and the end Kyle McInnis paddles an inﬂatable dinghy through the intersection at Hall and Baker streets Tuesday afternoon. of the first phase [means] it’s time to reassess that Sam Van Schie photo Heavy rain ﬂooded intersections throughout the city and caused two sewers to collapse. situation. The search began in the areas where causing a sink hole to form in ing it unsafe to walk through,” we believed we had the best chance to recover SAM VAN SCHIE said Fillion, explaining the City victims and that was near the foundations of the road. Nelson Star Reporter “There were definitely a lot has blocked off the area and the homes destroyed in the slide. “By doing this, our highly skilled search teams A sudden rainstorm Tuesday of flooded basements,” said crews won’t be able to repair were able to recover two of the victims. Further afternoon wrought havoc on Nelson director of engineer- the damage until the area has work in those areas has not resulted in positive dried up. ing Allen Fillion. Nelson’s storm pipes. results. ” In downtown Nelson, water Elsewhere, a sewer also colIn the 100 block of Chatham Th e BC Coroners Service had been working Street a storm drain collapsed lapsed at the south west end pooled at several Baker Street with the heavy urban search and rescue team because a downstream line was of Mill Street, sending water intersections and spilled onto from Vancouver, local search and rescue and pouring into a gully at the end the sidewalks as debris from blocked. the RCMP to search the areas around Valentine Storm water built up to the of the road and onto Highway unpaved alleyways blocked point that it was flowing out of 3A. “The water eroded the bank Story continues to the manhole, flooding the road Story continues to ‘Water’ on Page 8 even after the rain let up, and of the gully quite severely, mak‘Foundations’ on Page 4

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Sarah Mehain is off to the Summer Paralympics games next month in London. She grew up swimming as a Nelson Neptune before moving to Vernon. “My dad remembers my first race with the Nelson Neptune Swim Club, when I was about five years old,” said Mehain, now 17. “It looked like I was going to drown after swimming only 25 metres. Today I swim up to 5,000 metres in two hours, sometimes swimming two practices a day and I don’t think too much about it.” She lives with a disability called hemiplegia, which means the right side of her body is weaker than her left. This has often made it difficult for Mehain, but she has pushed on. submitted photo “I love competing,” she Former Nelson Neptune Sarah Mehain is off to the London Paralympic Games. “In para swimming each myself that in four years I breast stroke. said. “I am very fortunate to “The feeling that you get swimmer is classified and would make finals and I when you achieve your per- the classification determines would swim the qualifying have this opportunity,” she said. sonal goals makes up for all the points you receive for the times.” “I know I will be inspired Four years later at the 2012 those times that you spend time that you swim.” Mehain has competed at Canadian Olympic and Par- by other paralympic athletes training instead of hanging many different events across alympic trials in that same at the Games who have overout with friends.” One thing many people Canada, including the Bei- pool, she qualified in six come so much, not only in might not be aware of is the jing Olympic and Paralympic events and made a national their sport but also in everydifferences between para trials in Montreal when she record for S7 women in the day life. 100 metre breast stroke. “By competing as a disswimming and able-bodied was only 13. “I was one of the youngest There are high expecta- abled athlete, I have met swimming. tions for Mehain, and her so many incredible people. “Para swimming is a little competitors,” she said. “I remember standing and goal is to make it into the fi- When you train so hard with different than able bodied swimming, where whoever looking at the race results nals for most of her events. other athletes you make great She is also hoping to place friendships that will last a touches the wall first wins,” and I was so close to making finals in every race. I told in the top five for 100 metre lifetime.” said Mehain.

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Petra Frehse fell in love with the remote hamlet of Johnsons Landing after coming to Canada with her husband in the late 1980s. Although she couldn’t be a permanent resident, she’ll be remembered and loved as part of the community MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter

Hans-Hubertus Vogt’s birthday always had special significance. He shared it with his 64-year-old sister Petra Frehse — one of four people trapped in last week’s massive landslide. She remains missing. Vogt and Frehse grew up in the forest outside of Stuttgard, Germany. “Our family raised dogs,” Vogt said in a phone interview from overseas. “Sometimes we had almost 20. I remember my sister pushed one dog around in a baby carriage. She was 12 then, I think. The dog would be dressed in baby clothes. She was always very funny. Frehse loved animals from a young age, Vogt said, something she carried into her art work, making stuffed bears. “The teddy bears and drawing and hand work made her happy,” Vogt said. “She was always making something and made so much by hand.” Behind the counter at Figments in Kaslo sits Neewa, the only bear left from Frehse’s Teddy Bear Cottage. “She loved it [in Johnsons Landing],” said owner Ruth Thomson. “I saw here this spring. She came in for her annual hug. She was a very nice lady.” Thomson has set Neewa — whose birthday according to a certificate made by Frehse was July 12, 2007 — aside for her family. Vogt remembers travelling

to Johnsons Landing with his sister when Frehse and her husband Jurgen were looking for their home. “I went in 1989 with Petra to look for a house in BC,” he said. “We saw this house in Johnsons Landing and I said to Petra that it was perfect for her.” Petra and Jurgen travelled all over North America from Alaska to Mexico, but Vogt said his sister was truly at home in the Kootenays. In 2007, Jurgen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and doctors in Kaslo told him he likely had only a few months to live. “Her husband died five years ago in Johnsons Landing,” said Vogt. “He died in the place that he loved with the person he loved.” Afterward, Vogt said Petra talked about selling the property. “She came back and said ‘No, it’s my land and I want to stay here,”’ he said. Petra wanted to be apply for permanent residency but because she didn’t have a fulltime job, lived six months each year in Johnsons Landing and six months in Germany. For many years after Jurgen’s death, Petra grieved his loss, but Vogt said he remembers during a visit in 2011 she seemed to be herself again. “She was very funny, and happy to go back to Canada,” he said. “She looked good and was very optimistic. “She was very well liked in Johnsons Landing. Every-

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one liked her, and she had a lot of friends there. It’s a huge tragedy, because she came back to Canada and said okay, this is her life now. She was at home in Johnsons Landing.” Vogt said keeping Petra’s land is important to their family and he hopes it can be kept as a memorial to her. “Maybe if my sister is not found, and they say we can’t look anymore and leave her there, we want to keep her land. It’s ours and we want to keep it to remember her. In two years, there will be grass, shrubs and trees and I think it’s a nice place for her. She wanted to live in Canada and

die in Canada.” Vogt heard from his sister for the last time on July 12, the day the landslide hit. “My mother talked to her from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.,” said Vogt. “We knew that she was in the cabin. My mother said ‘Okay, we’ll talk to you tomorrow,’ and two minutes later the landslide came down. She said, ‘I want to drink a coffee and smoke a cigarette,’ and that’s the last we heard from her.” Next week: A tribute to Valentine Webber, a Johnsons Landing fixture.

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Shoes ﬁlled with mud from the landslide that destroyed Johnsons Landing sit outside a cabin on the property of Mandy Bath and Chris Klassen. Their home is under the debris that came down Kootenay Joe Ridge last week. It’s believed the landslide measures 83 acres and is anywhere between ﬁve and 10 metres deep.

Continued from Page 1 Webber’s home and the home of Petra Frehse, who is still missing. The remains of a man believed to be Webber were found Sunday near the foundation of his home and on Monday afternoon the body of a young woman believed to be Rachel or Diana Webber was also recovered near the home. “The areas near the foundations are only a miniscule part of the whole debris field, which covers a total of 83 acres,” said Lapointe. “This is a huge area, and that is why we need to step back now and consider our options in terms of recovery of the other two victims and whether there is a realistic possibility that others will be found in this area.” Lapointe said she couldn’t give a specific time frame on when the next phase of the

operation would begin but emphasized they need to balance the effort to find the other victims with the safety of those working on the landslide. “We’re also very cognizant of the safety of the searchers,” she said. “The area remains unstable. It is very dangerous. “We do have a number of significant safety precautions in place to ensure the safety of those who have been searching on the hill and we have been very, very fortunate that we have not had an incident, which I think speaks highly of the professionalism of those involved in this recovery effort, but the slide area remains unstable and is dangerous.” While officials reassess the operation, Lapointe said because of the size of the debris field, it’s possible they might not find the other victims. “I think we have to consider

that there is potential that we may never locate the two other victims,” she said. “We will try to make a determination as to the most likely areas where we may find more victims and make some assessment as to how we may recover them safely. But of course, there are no guarantees. “We might excavate several tons more earth and never find them. Will we excavate the whole site? I don’t think that’s going to happen. We have 83 acres of slide area.” Lapointe and other officials ask that the public not come to Johnsons Landing to see the landslide that devastated the community last week. “I want to stress to those who live in the community or those who may be interested in viewing the slide, the area is highly unstable and very, very dangerous,” she said.

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o know Mavis Stainer is to know Ainsworth’s past. Her father, John Bradley (Pop) Fletcher, died 40 years ago, but thanks to Stainer and her siblings, his name is perpetuated in large letters on his old general store. Fletcher came with his family from Ontario to Fort Steele, where his mother ran a boarding house, then joined Fink’s mercantile in Cranbrook. In 1912 he swapped positions with J.P. Fink, who worked at Henry Giegerich’s store in Ainsworth. Eventually Fletcher bought Giegerich out and put his own name on the building. In Ainsworth, he met and married Gladys Currie, who came from Regina to visit her uncle Jim, a local miner. The couple had five children including Stainer, who today lives next to the hot springs in the family home her father acquired as payment for a debt owed to the store by a California mining engineer. In 1926, a primitive road was blasted around the Coffee Creek bluffs, at last linking Ainsworth to Nelson and Kaslo by means other than sternwheeler. The ribbon cutting was one of the biggest events in the community’s history. “I can remember the celebration,” says Stainer, who recently turned 90. “My sister Eileen and I were all dressed up. They had a big archway. Oh my goodness, it was just packed with

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people. We weren’t used to so many. The store was full.” She also recalls an “old fellow with a white beard” orating from the store’s porch. That was Premier John Oliver. Stainer went to school until Grade 8 in Ainsworth, then took correspondence courses. For a few summers, she was a chef ’s helper and chambermaid in the Silver Ledge Hotel, the first of several now-vanished hotels she worked in. The second was the Outlet Hotel at Procter, where she toiled long hours — sometimes from 5 a.m. to

10 p.m. — for $30 a month and quit once she saved enough to attend hairdressing school. Another was the Hotel Castlegar, which she and husband Paul owned for a decade. Back then, the SS Minto still plied the Arrow Lakes, and they got a lot of boat trade. They also helped run hotels at Kamloops and Williams Lake before taking over Nelson’s Villa Motel. Stainer returned to Ainsworth when her mother’s health failed. Her father, meanwhile, worked in the store practi-

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cally until the day he died at 88. “He never retired,” she says. “That store was his whole life.” He usually opened at 9 a.m., but they never knew when he would get home. He worked six or seven days a week, and hated closing on holidays — he couldn’t resist opening for at least a few hours in case someone needed a loaf of bread. He had no staff, but often enlisted his family’s help. During the Depression, his wife and son Jack looked after the Ainsworth store while he worked at Fink’s in Nelson and roomed at the Strathcona Hotel with daughters Doris and Corinne, who attended high school. The store closed not long after Pop died in 1973 and sat idle while Stainer, who inherited her mother’s interest in local history, formed the J.B. Fletcher Restoration Society. In 1988, the refurbished store re-opened as a museum. With all its original fixtures, it looks much as it did when Pop Fletcher arrived in Ainsworth a century ago, and indeed, when it was built in 1896. The store has an ancient cash register, medicine bottles, canned goods, and old cereal ads, among other things, all in worthy tribute to a pioneer merchant. The museum is open this summer Thursdays through Mondays, 1 to 5:30 p.m. See more photos of the store and Fletcher family at nelsonstar.com.

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Editorial Considering local dollars

f you’re a little confused by the idea of having a new local currency circulating through Nelson, you’re not alone. We too wondered why anyone would want to trade their Canadian money for the new Columbia Community Dollars. Like many Nelsonites, we’re big supporters of anything that encourages people to shop local — but why not just spend the money we already have at local business? One reason to use the new currency, at least initially, is that every community dollar begins its life in the hands of a local non-profit group. In the coming months, people can support groups like the Kootenay Co-op Radio or West Kootenay EcoSociety by buying community dollars from them. Usually when you donate to a non-profit all you get is that warm fuzzy feeling of doing something good, but by buying the community dollars you actually get all of your money back, albeit in a different currency. The community dollars you buy can be spent on food, books, clothing or anything else available from a participating local business. Already dozens of local shops have agreed to accept the local currency. But after the new money has been bought and spent once, it’s up to individual businesses to keep it in circulation. This will be the real test to see if the currency is viable. What will a business do with money it can’t use to pay the lease on its building nor to buy products from its suppliers? The answer remains to be seen. Part of the reason we spend our dollars at local businesses is because we want to see them thrive. Sometimes it’s inconvenient or more expensive to shop local, but we do it for the good of the community. We hope that once we’ve gone through the effort of buying community dollars and spending them at our favourite shops that we’re helping the businesses and not leaving them with money they can’t spend. We want to hear from you. E-MAIL LETTERS TO: editor@nelsonstar.com The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to bcpresscouncil.org

Food For Thought – Megan Cole

Thoughts for Johnsons Landing

ne week ago, I was in my car driving to Kaslo. The radio was on as all of BC and eventually Canada learned of the massive landslide that ripped Johnsons Landing in half. Four people were missing and houses destroyed. When the news came through the office at the Star, I admit I didn’t understand the magnitude of what had happened. I don’t think it really set in until I was parked on the side of Highway 31 across from Johnsons Landing. There it was: this huge brown strip that ran 2,000 metres from up in the Kootenay Joe Range to the mouth of Gar Creek at Kootenay Lake. I wasn’t the only one standing there. Argenta residents stood next to me, running through names of people they knew in Johnsons Landing. They were asking each other if they’d heard from their friends. News of damaged houses, destroyed houses and of course the victims buried beneath the rubble was circulating Kaslo. Even though they were so close to the landslide, they didn’t know enough. What was going on at the debris field? Who was searching? And then news emerged of a second slide, which I later found out barely missed Global National reporter Francis Silvaggio and Johnsons Landing resident Mandy Bath. The massive debris field, which is now believed to measure 83 acres and vary in depth between five and 10 metres, was still shifting and moving as search and rescue crews worked to find Valentine, Rachel and Diana Webber, and Petra Frehse. The community came to the TV satellite trucks along Kootenay Lake and to me with my laptop in coffee shops and restaurants for updates. I did my best to relay what I knew, but there was a lot of waiting, even for the media. On Sunday, I came as close as I could have to the landslide. Thanks to a Kaslo resident, I went

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Chris Klassen stands in what’s left of his garden with edge of the landslide lined with trees in the background. Megan Cole photo

up to the slide with CBC reporter Emily Elias. As we approached, the water was lined with bare cedar trees stripped of their bark and branches. The smell of cedar was thick in the air as well pulled the boat on shore. We were maybe 100 metres from the mouth of Gar Creek and the landslide that had settled there three days before. A garden still stood just up from the shore of the lake, full of dill, strawberries and other produce ready for harvest, but was abandoned. We found out later the garden belonged to Mandy Bath and Chris Klassen who lost their home and their cat in the landslides. We walked up to houses on the south side looking for those who had chosen to stay behind. We knocked on doors and looked in windows. It was eerie and quiet. Houses abandoned with coffee cups and breakfast left on the table because everyone left in a hurry. Eventually we reached a point where we could look down the Gar Creek valley, the path of the landslide. We stood in silence. It is hard to describe, even for a Karen Bennett Operations Manager

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writer, what it is like to see what has caused so much destruction and so much pain. I knew too that just five miles up the hill search and rescue workers were digging and looking for the four missing. On our way back to the boat we found Chris in the garden with a basket. He was collecting the strawberries, moving slowly from row to row. I’ve tried many times to talk to my friends and family about what it was like. For the four days I was there, I don’t think I had time to process what had gone on and what I was experiencing. Even now, a week later, I sit at my desk and my mind and my heart are with the community of Johnsons Landing and the Webber and Frehse families. I think of the search and rescue workers who risked their lives to try and help the community get closure, and who worked with hope to try and find Valentine, Rachel, Diana and Petra. As July 12 becomes more and more of a memory, I know I won’t forget quickly what I saw. And part of my heart will remain with Johnsons Landing. Sam Van Schie Reporter

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Letters to the Editor

Serving Nelson & Area Since 1987.

The history of prohibition About 5,000 years ago there was a small garden state. The population was two, plus one superhuman almighty all-knowing ruler. There was only one law: the prohibition of consuming the fruit of a tree containing mind-altering substances. As well known history records show, a snake managed to convince the entire population to ignore the prohibition ruling and break the law.

The almighty and allknowing ruler promptly applied minimum mandatory sentencing in the form of a life sentence to hard labour in the Gulag Earth and banishment from the garden state with no chance for parole. Considering that one almighty all-knowing ruler could neither avoid a single snake from pushing an “illicit” substance nor prevent just two people from breaking the law, I consider it arrogant

of any mortal human being to think he or she can do better than the almighty one. Let us explore the possibility of a solution that might be more successful than prohibition. Let us, as the majority of city council agreed, support Stop the Violence BC, whose platform appears to be based on solid and fact-based research. Tobias Jenny Nelson

Nelson’s summer festival Re: “Summer needs one more event,” Editorial, July 13 Bob Hall is looking for Nelson’s summer festival. Perhaps the answer is right under his nose. Three times each summer, EcoSociety closes two blocks of Baker Street, brings in 100 vendors, provides a kids’ stage, and hires performers from near and far for a family-friendly event. We strive to provide something for everyone, and admission is

by donation. We do this three times over the summer to allow people to enjoy the event while minimizing disruption of business on Baker Street. In other words, MarketFest is everything Bob seems to be missing. I hope the Star will join the many local businesses that support MarketFest to help us improve this well-established and popular event. With a little more help (and a little more coverage from our hometown paper),

MarketFest can continue to grow and improve. Finally, many volunteer and staff hours are dedicated to MarketFest along with generous support from local sponsors. Like everyone else in Nelson, I greatly appreciate all their time and support, and we look forward to the next edition of Nelson’s “Summer Festival” on July 27. Bob, I hope to see you there. David Reid West Kootenay Eco-Society

CORRECTION: A story Wednesday (“Nelson Eagle soars to hall of fame”) misspelled the name of a longtime

Eagle being honoured by his peers. He is Norman Nance, not Vance. The Star apologizes for the error.

HUGS. To Hume School children, staff and parents for a wonderful send off. YOU ARE THE BEST! – From a newly retired teacher.

wonderfully reassuring to know what great people you are and that if I ever need you personally, you’ll be there for me too.

SLUGS. To city council for their lack of creativity in addressing the perceived pigeon problem. Trying to control pigeon population by starving them is outright inhumane. Here are the facts: Around the world pigeons mostly depend on people for their survival. They are still praised in Europe for keeping the rats in check, by cleaning up the streets. Many people enjoy feeding pigeons (family with children, older folks, tourists). By allowing the by-law to permit feeding at Lakeside Park, city council would achieve their goal, (keeping them away from Baker Street), and at the same time prevent them from starving and suffering, especially during the cold winter months. Pigeons, intelligent as they are, would pretty soon know where to go for their meal.

HUGS. To the community of Johnsons Landing, the Webber and Frehse families. May you have peace and comfort in this time of sadness.

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SLUGS. To the person that came to look at our “Free Pile” and decided to take the table that my wife had placed the free stuff on. It had a sign on the table that you took off and threw on the ground that the table was not for the taking. Maybe you made a mistake and didn’t read the sign, and maybe you could return our folding gray camping table to the big blue-purple house on Mill street, the one with the camper set up in the driveway. That would be great. That would turn this slug into a hug for sure.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints. We will print the anonymous submissions for all to see. Be honest, but all we ask is you keep it tasteful. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.

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NMHA now accepting coaching applications for 2012-13 season nelsonmha.ca to download application, Closing date July 27 If you are interested in coaching, please download, print, ﬁll out and mail in a coaching application form to Nelson Minor Hockey Association PO Box 766 Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 Attention: Greg Andrusak

Great Kids: The Traits They Share

Mike Mcindoe Book signing at Otter books: When: Saturday July 21 from 1:00-3:00 Where: Otter books on Baker St. in Nelson Who: Local author and well known Kootenay What:

educator Mike McIndoe (Principal at Salmo, Trafalgar and LVR.) Mike will be on hand to sign and discuss his recently released book, Great Kids: The Traits They Share

News Federal Electoral Boundaries

Local MP could be in for a fight: prof JOE FRIES Penticton Western News

A university professor says a proposal to redraw federal electoral boundaries in the southern interior could make Alex Atamanenko’s re-election bid in 2015 much more difficult. Under the proposal, Nelson would become the western flank of the KootenayColumbia riding, separated from Castlegar and Trail, which would belong to the new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The latter would extend as far west as Keremeos and also adopt Penticton, currently in

the Okanagan-Coquihalla riding held by Conservative Dan Albas. Therein lies the rub, according to Wolf Depner, a political science instructor at UBC-Okanagan. Nelson is a left-leaning stronghold for the NDP, while Penticton, population 42,000, favours the Conservatives, Depner said. So the new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding would likely swing to the Tories. Atamanenko “will be in for a tough race,” assuming he runs there, said Depner. For Albas, the election itself would probably be a cake walk, Depner continued, but

getting the party’s nomination in Central OkanaganCoquihalla could be a different story if he has to contend with strong Conservative candidates from Kelowna. It’s possible Albas and Atamanenko could square off for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay seat. “That would be a very fascinating race,” Depner said. “That would be the strongest challenge that Dan Albas would face.” Albas lives in Penticton and may want to stick with the riding in which he lives, but he said it’s “really too early to speculate,” and noted that his wife is expecting

their fourth child this fall and the family may be looking for a bigger home. Atamanenko, meanwhile, said the proposed shuffle “doesn’t make any sense,” because it separates Nelson from Trail and Castlegar. “It’s crazy,” said Atamanenko, who was first elected in 2006 and prefers the current configuration, which is “a workable riding.” Atamanenko has handily won the last three elections in BC Southern Interior. The boundaries commission will hold a public hearing in Nelson on October 2. — With files from Nelson Star staff

Book Info: Local Rotarian Mike McIndoe is well known in this community as the former Principal of Salmo Secondary School, Trafalgar Middle School and more recently LVR. Those who worked with him or knew him as a student or parent will not be surprised to see that Mike has used retirement to take the Rotary motto “Service above Self ” to heart. Mike celebrates the release of his first book, Great Kids, The Traits They Share as an opportunity to give back to the local communities that have been so good to both him and his family. The experiences Mike garnered during his 34 years as a teacher and school administrator dealing with thousands of students and parents provides him the opportunity to speak with passion and experience on the key question: why are some kids so successful? His understanding of great kids, successful parenting styles and effective organizational leadership allows Mike to leading Parenting Today workshops, providing leadership coaching and write on the topics of parenting and leadership. Mike will be in Otter Books this Saturday from 1:00-3:00 with copies of his book available for signing.

Water quality advisory may be lifted today Continued from page 1 storm drains. At Wait’s News, on the corner of Baker and Ward streets, Alex Hawes locked the front door and lined the bottom of it with towels to keep the water from getting in. “We were lucky, there was no water damage,” she said. Further down the hill, Neal Walmsley of Interior Vacuums, which operates out of a basement unit on the corner of Front and Hall Streets said water came down the stairway and seeped under the front door of his business until city crews came around with sandbags to keep the water out. “The flood was up to the windows,”

he said. “I was glad the City came to help out.” Fillion said Nelson’s storm drains weren’t built to handle the volume of water they saw Tuesday. “It’s frustrating for the City and residents because these unusual weather events are happening more and more frequently, as an effect of global warming,” he said. It didn’t help that lake levels are so high that pipes that usually drain into the lake are currently underwater. Graciously, the weather improved Wednesday and Thursday giving public works a chance to get on top of the damage caused by the rain. However, rain was predicted to return by Friday.

z Recent rain events also prompted the City of Nelson to issue a water quality advisory this week. Tap water is cloudier than usual, and Interior Health recommends it be boiled for one minute before being consumed by children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems. Fillion was hoping the advisory would be short lived, but said Tuesday’s storm added to the problem. “Usually these advisories come up in May, when the snow is melting. I’ve never seen one this late in the year,” he said. Fillion is hopeful the advisory will be lifted today. A notice will be posted at nelson.ca when the alert is rescinded.

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In our city full of 100-year-old houses on large lots, Patrick Davis and Alvin Benjamin saw a need for something different. Since 2010, the local development partners have been building condominium townhomes to appeal to people who want to move into something smaller. “For first-time home buyers or people looking to downsize, they’re perfect,” said Davis. So far, they’ve sold out two eight-unit buildings in their West Creek Village on Perrier Road. Now they’re offering pre-sales for homes in two more buildings of the same design in a development near Rosemont Park called The View on West Richards, which will be complete in October. “When we started working on West

Patrick Davis and Alvin Benjamin stand in front of one of the buildings at West Creek Village, which is identical to two more eight-unit condominiums going up at The View on West Richards, which will be ﬁnished in October. Sam Van Schie photo

Creek Village, it was right at the time of the economic downturn, so we were really focused on creating affordable homes,” explained Davis. “They sold so well that we decided to keep doing it.” Homes at The View sell for less than $300,000. Buyers can choose between a 1,500 square foot four-room design in the upper units or a 1,400 square foot, three-room lower unit.

INVITATION TO TENDER Ootischenia Land¿ll Entrance Area Upgrades Sealed Tenders clearly marked “OOTISCHENIA LANDFILL ENTRANCE AREA UPGRADES” will be received by the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), prior to 2:00 pm, local time, Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the RDCK of¿ce, Attention: Mike Morrison, Resource Recovery Manager. Tenders will be publicly opened immediately after the Tender Closing Time, at the RDCK of¿ce, and the public is invited to attend. The work generally consists of site grading and paving work at the entrance to the Ootischenia Land¿ll. Tender documents are available Monday-Friday (8:30am-4:30pm) from the Contract Administrator on payment of a non-refundable amount of $50.00 (including HST). A MANDATORY pre-tender site meeting will be held on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Ootischenia Land¿ll Entrance located at 670 Columbia Road, Castlegar, BC. Contract Administrator Ward Engineering 1014 Seventh Street Nelson, BC V1L 7C2 PH: 250-354-1660 Attn: Peter Ward, P.Eng.

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“The lower units have everything on a single level, which is really hard to find. They’re ideal for people with mobility issues,” said Davis. Benjamin said people who see the units are consistently impressed by the

quality of everything from the cabinetry to the stainless steel appliances. “Most condos start with a basic unit then offer upgrade packages, but we’ve already upgraded everything,” he said. Other cities in the

Kootenays have tried to attract Davis and Benjamin to take on projects, but the two agree they’d rather build where they live. “We’re a local company and we try to keep everything local — our tradespeople are local, our materials are all sourced locally,” Davis said. “We live in Nelson, we love Nelson and we want to build houses in Nelson.” For more information on their current development see theviewonwestrichards.ca. Open houses are still being offered in two show suites at West Creek Village for people who want a sneak peek of what The View units will look like.

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Calendar COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Start your summer by doing yoga at the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre. Yoga lessons are offered every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Take a moment just for you while relaxing in nature sounds. For more detail see ecosociety.ca or search â&#x20AC;&#x153;EcoSocietyâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook. The summer nights are filled with planets and stars. Come to the Taghum Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starry night astronomy program Friday, July 20 to see them all through astronomy telescopes, weather permitting. For more information, contact Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586 or email sumfun@telus.net. Every Saturday this summer at Touchstones Nelson a museum docent will be available for guided tours. Running to August 25, tours will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free with admission. St. Saviourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church hosts summer public tours. The church, at the corner of Silica and Ward streets, will be open during July and August with volunteer tour guides in attendance to answer questions. Visitors can also pick up an informational pamphlet for a self guided tour or just enjoy a quiet contemplative time. Architectural plans for the imminent expansion of the church will also be on display. The church is open for tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday inclusive. Tours are free, though donations are accepted. Learn to meditate and practice meditation on Monday nights at the Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre at 444 Baker Street. No previous experience is required. Admission is by donation. The Nelson Technology Club is a growing, independent initiative to nurture technology advancement within the local community. Hackerspaces are creative outlets which cater to the curiosities of the enthusiasts and the skilled alike. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about. Bring in your projects on Wednesdays, you too can participate! Do you Arduino? We do. Come engage with like-minded technology enthusiasts. The Technology Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at 207-601 Front Street. Head to the Learning Centre located in the basement of City Hall on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 11 a.m. for a summer drop-in program for parents and

0 to 6 year olds. Come and enjoy songs, rhymes and stories. See old friends and make some new ones. Tools and Treasures, a deluxe rummage sale, takes place on Saturday, July 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Winlaw Hall. Hosted by the Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas, proceeds from this event go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation in support of African grandmothers who are turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in their communities. Refreshments available for purchase. FUNDRAISER

The Nelson Killjoys roller derby team will be doing a shared fundraiser on Saturday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kal Tire. Participate in the car wash and sample the barbecue. Let your local derby girls wash your ride and fill your belly! Nelson theatre artists Richard Rowberry and Jane Sinclair are organizing a fundraiser for the survivors of the Johnsons Landing landslide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A while ago I was asked by the City to organize performances in the courtyard at City Hall this summer and it occurs to me that it would have greater value as an opportunity for the Nelson arts community to support our neighbours,â&#x20AC;? Rowberry explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking at Sunday, July 29 from noon to 8 p.m. (or beyond) with musicians, storytellers, speakers, poets providing a focus for the people of Nelson to come down and donate. We are hoping to have crafts people and other vendors involved too and to possibly arrange a silent auction with donations.â&#x20AC;? There will be two performance areas with sound support provided by Hairy Productions and The Royal. Proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. Rowberry and Sinclair are asking local artists to step forward and contribute to the cause. They ask anyone interested to contact Richard at 250505-6900 or historian@hotmail.com CAMPS

Curious, inquisitive, adventurous kids will have a chance to become nature detectives this summer, as they explore the forests, thickets and grasslands of Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Through two, week-long day camps, one in July and one in August, kids ages nine to 12 will learn the lore of local plants, discover the micro-world of bugs, and learn to identify birds, animal tracks and trees. Full of games, field science, nature stories and crafts, each day promises to be an exciting opportunity for ecology learning by doing. Day camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and kids can be registered for one day or all week. Dates

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are July 23 to 27 and August 27 to 31. To register, contact Monica Nissen at 250-352-6346 or moni@ netidea.com. Registration deadlines are July 19 and August 17. Cost is $40/day or $150 for the week. Argentine Tango once again holds centre stage at the Slocan Lake Dance Camp in New Denver with eight workshops offered in this exciting and exotic dance. During the camp scheduled for July 26 to 30 Chilean born Ricardo Pacheco and his dance partner Ganna Teturenko will also perform at the Friday night Polka-dot party and following dinner on Saturday night. Visit slocanlakedancecamp.ca for all the details. Army of Love is a non-profit summer day camp for kids ages six to 12. The camp is an opportunity to connect with exciting people, have ridiculous amounts of fun, eat interesting foods and play jungle games. Come and discover the adventures of knowing Jesus and making him known. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss out! The cost is $20/kid for the week (including two snacks and one lunch per day. Mark these dates down in your calendar: August 6 to 10. Invite your friends. Registration and information can be found at armyoflove.ca. MARKETS

Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown Local Market offers up a superb selection of regional organic produce, ready to eat food, local arts and crafts, clothing, body care, and much more. Every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Head down to the Cottonwood Falls Community Market on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a wide selection of vendors that include live plants, crafts, baked goods and more. GETTING ACTIVE

On Saturday, July 21 the Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club invites the general public to join them in a paddle on Lower Arrow Lake. It will be an easy (if the wind does not blow) four to five hour paddle. Contact Dennis Holden for detailed meeting arrangements at 250-365-2715. The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association invites you to come down to Lakeside fields on July 21 and 22 to watch the biggest and family friendliest ultimate frisbee tournament. Twelve teams from across BC will battle it out on the field to see who will be the top team at Disc Break 2012. Contact nelsonutlimatefrisbee@gmail.com for more information.

Report to Residents See how we supported your efforts to create a legacy of social, economic and environmental well-being in our annual Report to Residents: Foundation for Growth, highlighting activities and projects from around the Columbia Basin. If you have not yet received your Report to Residents, please call us to have one mailed to you.

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Nelson, Area E and F Bear Aware is teaming up with Kootenay Co-op Radio to challenge people to sing a silly song about bears and garbage. Two bear-resistant garbage cans are being offered as top prizes. The Nelson and District Credit Union has provided funding for one bear-resistant garbage can from Rollins Machinery and Rollins Machinery has provided a second. One can will be on display at Nelson Farmer’s Supply and the other at various locations in the area. Oso Negro has provided coffee and children’s t-shirts to round out the terrific prizes available. “We want people to have fun with this contest,” said Bear Aware community co-ordinator Joanne Siderius. “But we also want to remind people to manage their garbage.” Garbage is the most common bear attractant in Nelson and in the communities of Areas E and F, followed closely by fruit. Fifteen black bears were destroyed in Nelson and Areas E and F in 2011. Two of these bears were in the City of Nelson. Two grizzlies were also destroyed

in Nelson in 2011 because they charged a resident as they were feeding on garbage. You can keep garbage away from bears by: Storing garbage indoors or in a secure building; freezing left over food etc. until the morning of collection or until you take the garbage to the landfill; and by using a bear-resistant garbage can. The bear-resistant can must still be kept clean to avoid attracting the bear, but the bear is unable to get into the can to eat the garbage. Chaining the can to a post is advisable because bears have been known to drag bear-resistant cans away to spend more time trying to open the can in a safer place. How can you participate? All you musicians can compose and record your own songs and other musical enthusiasts can record and adapt an old favourite ditty with new “bear and garbage” lyrics. Send your recordings to bear@kootenaycoopradio.com before September 28. Our judges, including police chief Wayne Holland, councillor Candace Batycki, Area E director Ramona Faust, and conservation officer Jason Hawkes will chose the lucky winners. You can enter more than once.

Public Service Announcement Water Quality Advisory July 16, 2012 Effective Immediately The City of Nelson, in consultation with the Interior Health Authority, is issuing a WATER QUALITY ADVISORY for the City of Nelson until further notice. Recent testing shows that current water qualities in the Nelson water supply are FAIR due to recent rain events, which have resulted in increased turbidity or cloudiness. Interior Health recommends that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems, and anyone seeking additional protection, drink boiled water, or a safe alternative. For these at-risk populations, water intended for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or brushing teeth should be boiled for one minute. Boiled water should then be refrigerated in a clean, covered container. Customers could also choose to use bottled or distilled water, or water that has been ﬁltered through a wellmaintained treatment device. The City of Nelson is taking additional measures to reduce risk. Interior Health has been fully involved, and the public will be notiﬁed when conditions change or water quality has improved. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause, and appreciate your cooperation and patience during this time. More information can be obtained from the following website: http://www.interiorhealth.ca If you have any questions or concerns, call the City of Nelson’s Public Works Department at 250-352-8238.

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The first Columbia Community Dollars went into circulation Wednesday. Business that agree to accept community dollars as payment were given $1,000 of the new currency per full-time employee, which they then handed over to a non-profit society of their choice. John Ward Fine Coffee owner Amy Stewart, for example, passed the money she received onto Transition Nelson and the Latitude Project. “We didn’t have to buy the money, we just pick who to give it to,” said Stewart. Some of the other nonprofits that businesses chose to give community dollars to include the West Kootenay EcoSociety, Kootenay Car Share Co-op, and Kootenay Co-op Radio. Those non-profits are now responsible for selling the currency at face value. Anyone who buys the currency can spend it at partici-

Amy Stewart, owner of John Ward Fine Coffee, accepts $5 in Columbia Community Dollars from Letty Bartels, a Transition Nelson board member and owner of Otter Books. Sam Van Schie photo

pating local businesses that have the community dollars logo displayed in the window. Some participating businesses include John Ward Fine Coffee, Kootenay Coop Bakery, Bia Boro Apparel and Otter Books.

Letty Bartels, a Transition Nelson board member and owner of Otter Books, said it’s up to participating businesses how they spend the community dollars that come through the till. “I can use it for my business to buy goods and servic-

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Nelson Athlete Competes Despite Reiter’s Syndrome

No pain, no gain for triathlete SAM VAN SCHIE Nelson Star Reporter

When Steve Archdekin enters a triathlon, he expects nothing more than a last place finish. The Nelson man developed a rare form of arthritis called Reiter’s Syndrome when he was 19, and as a result has been living with constant, full-body pain for the past decade. “My body will shut down completely for a year or two and I can’t do anything, then I get a window of opportunity when I can be active and I don’t want to waste it,” said Archdekin, who is just coming off a long period of being bedridden. His first triathlon this year was at Christina Lake, June 24, and last weekend he raced in Calgary. He has a total of eight events scheduled this summer, including the Cyswog’n’fun triathlon in Nelson on August 5. “This year is just about rebuilding my body and seeing what I’m capable of,” he said. “If I can, next year I want to be doing a triathlon every weekend.” Archdekin always gets a

lot of attention on the race course. No element of a triathlon is easy for him. His spine is fused together, so he can’t lift his head to look up to see where he’s going in the water. So he often swims well off course and needs to be pointed back in the right direction. On his bike, he can’t lean forward to get into a streamline position. He rides with his handle bars raised as high as possible, and he needs to wear running shoes on the bike, rather than clipless cycling shoes, because his feet would fall asleep if he couldn’t move them around on the pedal. Running is the hardest part of the triathlon for Archdekin. At best, his gait is more of a hobble. It usually takes him two hours to complete a sprint distance event — 500 metre swim, 20 kilometre bike ride and five kilometre run — which an average male athlete could do in 1:20. Archdekin’s longest time was 3:24, in the 2005 Nelson triathlon. “For me, time doesn’t matter, which is freeing because

Grizzlies take second in region MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter

Steve Archdekin stands with his bike in front of Gerick Cycle, one of his Sam Van Schie photo many local supporters.

for most athletes that’s all they care about,” he said. “My times are just a reflection of how much pain I was in when I did the race and how much I had to overcome to finish.” Archdekin has never been unable to finish a race, though he’s had the race paramedics advise him to stop. “I love it too much to quit,” he said. “Sometimes I collapse

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or my body will seize up, but I keep going. Nobody’s going to pull me out of a race.” He knows that racing puts a lot of stress on his body and his doctors have told him it’s a bad idea. But that doesn’t matter to him. “I’m going to keep racing until the day I die,” he said. “If I couldn’t be athletic, I wouldn’t want to be alive.”

Floods and landslides weren’t the only effects of the recent bad weather in the Nelson area. The Grizzlies rugby team also felt the impact as they played in the regional tournament last Saturday. “Three or four of our guys are firefighters and they are all starters,” said coach Scott Cormie. “Because of the recent lightning, we had about seven guys who were going to start that game pull out either that morning or on Friday,” To fill the missing positions, Cormie said some players were in roles they didn’t typically play. Cranbrook also came out strong, taking advantage of a weaker Grizzlies team. “They played really well,” said Cormie. “Even if we had a full line-up it would have been close. I can’t say for sure that we would have won, but leading up to that game I thought we would have won that game easy. But they had some of their veteran guys come out and had a good line-up.” Cormie said if the Grizzlies had been able to play the regional game at home, they would have had the numbers they needed to put up a good fight. The final score was 55-5 for Cranbrook who are now headed off to the provincial tournament in September. “We are building a stronger team every year,” said Cormie. “We have a lot of younger players who have joined the team. We have to keep getting those numbers coming out. We put a lot of effort into the game but I think the psychological blow of having so many guys out took its toll.”

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Frisbee competition debuts ANDREW WOODWARD Nelson Star Intern

This weekend the Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association will be hosting their first tournament in eight years. Disc Break 2012 will have ten teams competing from as far away as Victoria, and will bring more than 150 people to Nelson. Ultimate frisbee was invented by a group of high school students back in 1968. Once they went off to universities and started spreading it there, ultimate really took off, and now it’s mostly played at universities. Ultimate frisbee is played in more than 40 countries, and is currently one of the fastest growing sports in the world. “What sets ultimate apart from other sports is the spirit of the game, which is the commitment that players play to the best of their ability with respect to their opponents,” said Amy Rees, a player and organizer in the Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association. “It’s also self-refereed, so there are no officials on the field looking for fouls. It’s up to the players themselves.” Ultimate in Nelson has been around for about 15 years, and has been constantly changing. “It kind of ebbs and flows depending on who’s in town,” she said. “There has been a league in the past with about four teams, but in the past few years it’s just been pick up players. The same core people — about 20 — coming out to play.” Rees said a lot of new recruits have been new members of the

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community who are passionate about the game, have good organization skills and time to commit to the sport. “That’s how we got the tournament going, and we are starting a league, and touring to other places,” she said. The tournament highlights the recent rise in popularity of ultimate, especially in the local area. Nelson’s local teams consist of two age groups: The Killbillies are the older players, and Homegrown are the new generation of ultimate players. “Nelson is a pretty good team,” said Rees. “We have been practicing together, but with all the weather events that happened we weren’t able to practice at Lakeside fields for a couple of weeks.” Because of cancellations it’s been tough to get players together, which could give the competition an advantage. “Some of the Vancouver and Calgary teams are pretty darn

good, so I think we would be lucky if we got into the finals,” she said. Rees hopes they will be able to expand the tournament in coming years, potentially hosting 15 teams instead of 10. She would also like to have more availability for youth to get involved, maybe even starting a regional team for Grades 10 to 12. “We love for new people to come out,” said Rees. “We are always looking for new people, and we have lots of people who would be happy to teach the rules of the game.” Anyone can come out and play at Sunday pick-up games from 4 to 6 p.m. or from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Rees said for players who already know a bit about the sport but would like to learn more, practices on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. are great to do “some skills and drills.” The tournament starts tomorrow morning at 9. Everyone is welcome to watch.

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They’ve got the beat ANDREW WOODWARD Nelson Star Intern

The annual Keep the Beat music event will be held next Wednesday at Lakeside Fields. It is a fundraiser put on by youth to raise money for War Child Canada. “This is our seventh year,” said Aisha Smith, who is one of the head organizers. “We have raised over $60,000 since it started.” Keep the Beat started when four local high school students heard about War Child Canada and decided they wanted to organize an event to raise money. “There are 15 of us [organizers] this year,” said Smith. “About four of whom are mainly involved. Everyone is working really, really well together.” Keep the Beat is a free 10-hour music event that plays host to numerous artists from different genres. This year there will be some regulars from years past, but also a lot of new faces. “[Musicians] are usually really generous with their time,” said Rebecca Landsberg, who is also a head organizer. “Sometimes when we have a bigger name from far away, we try to make sure they have a place to stay.” The group has been planning since last fall, as Keep the Beat requires a lot of time and effort to put together. “It’s a little bit slower in the fall, because we don’t have as many meetings. Once spring hits though, it gets really busy,” said Landsberg. “The whole experience has been great. It has definitely opened my mind about new things for the future, and I think it’s been great to grow as a group.” They are hoping to have another suc-

cessful year, and a good turnout. “Come out, it’s going to be lots of fun,” said Smith “The musicians will be really good this year, and we are going to have kid activities set up like arts and crafts and face painting. There are also going to be a lot of success stories being told, so people can learn more about War Child and what they have accomplished.” “We are also going to be having a really good silent auction with a bunch of merchandise donated from local stores in Nelson,” added Landsberg. Andrew Woodward photo The event starts Wednesday, July 25 Aisha Smith and Rebecca Landsberg get ready for another exciting Keep the Beat event. at noon.

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Check This Out – Anne DeGrace

Back to the Garden Festival season brings out our inner flower child

h, Festival Season: the season in which we all go our toetappin’ ways to this fest or that, with some crossover for those borderless lovers of music. You might see a librarian or two in the crowd; contrary to popular myth, we don’t always have our noses in a book — just as, contrary to those same persistent myths, the library isn’t just about books. Read on. This weekend Starbelly Jam hosts the Kootenay favourite Pied Pumkin with concerts for adults and kids. It’s no surprise that the playful trio — Shari Ulrich, Rick Scott, and Joe Mock — who brought us such classics as Kootenay Bark and Orville Goes to the Country would be a winner with the small set, too. If you’re taking the family to this family-oriented festival, you can prime ears by checking out the Pumkids: Tuneful Tales for Kids and Kin CD from the library. Beloved as the band is here, Pied Pumkin doesn’t appear in the excellent Canadian music survey: Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music (781.640971). But the band does show up in Making Music: Profiles from a Century of Canadian Music (780.92271). There, Ulrich explains the Pumkin’s home-grown marketing scheme: fans paid for as-yet-unrecorded albums, and when there was enough money the band would go and make the record. And although she doesn’t mention it, the Pumkin helped the Vallican Hole earn its W (Pied Pumkin played the Whole this past Thursday, too). Honourary Kootenay folk, I think. On the August long weekend comes

Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival, celebrating its 21st year. Kaslo Jazz enjoys that ideal critical mass that fits so perfectly into Kaslo Bay’s natural amphitheatre facing the floating stage. Prime yourself for this year’s fest by checking out CDs by Taj Mahal, Jimmy Bowskill, and Laura Landsberg. Shambhala’s idea of critical mass is quite a bit bigger — 10,000 people! — with themed forest stages hosting a swath of electronic and live music from around the world. I saw Delhi 2 Dublin at Kaslo Jazz last year; this year, they’ll be wowing the Shambhalese. Shambhala — which runs annually on the Salmo River Ranch the second weekend in August — sold out some time ago, but you can still borrow a

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Delhi 2 Dublin CD from the library, as well as a documentary about the festival (782.42166 in DVD) so you can see what all the fuss is about. For all its size, Shambhala is a creature of the Kootenays, and the organizers have been great community citizens by supporting all sorts of local organizations — including the library. The most iconic of music festivals must surely be Woodstock, and although those days are gone, we can still relive them through books, films, and music. At 781.66079 find two great books, The Road to Woodstock by Michael Lang, and Back to the Garden: the Story of Woodstock by Pete Fontanale — and of course our own Tom Wayman’s latest novel is aptly titled Woodstock Rising. We have the DVD Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Love, and CDs by Janis Joplin, Santana, The Band, CSNY and others from that famous lineup. One of my favourite music DVDs — among many in the collection, from Bob Dylan to American Hardcore: a History of American Punk — is the romp that is Festival Express, a film that documents a 1970 cross-Canada rail tour with concert stops and en route jams by Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, and The Band, and others. Relive those heady days at 781.66 in DVD. All this to say if you’re out there in the blazing sun, the pouring rain, or the comfort of your living room, there’s no reason not to be toe-tapping this summer. You might even find your inner flower child. Anne DeGrace’s library column is featured in the Star every second Friday

The harvest season is here. Harvest Rescue, a program of the Nelson Food Cupboard Society, is welcoming community members to help spread the abundance of fresh produce in our community. Last year, we supplied over 10,000 pounds of local, and mostly organic, produce to local social service agencies in a barrier-free manner. Harvest Rescue is about more than food though; it is about empowering people, nourishing community, and preserving our environment. Volunteers develop new skills and friendships, in addition to keeping a portion of the harvest, and the program also helps to reduce interactions with bears. Volunteer as a donor, or as a picker. Those with a surplus of fruit, nuts and veggies are asked to donate to the program. Our co-ordinator will arrange a time for trained pickers to come and harvest your surplus. Typically, the harvest is divided into thirds, with a third going to the property owner, a third to the Food Cupboard, and a third to the volunteers. We welcome produce of all kinds, including fruit, greens, and root vegetables. Please register your fruit trees and veggie patch in advance to ensure available pickers and that the produce is not overripe. To register produce for picking, to volunteer, or to have a donation picked up, please contact Jen, Harvest Rescue co-ordinator, at 250-551-VEGE (8343), send an email to harvestrescue@gmail.com, register through our website atharvestrescue.org. Fresh produce, including Grow-A-Row donations, can also be dropped off at the Food Cupboard on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Happy harvesting!

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The 17th annual Fat Tire Festival is right around the corner and you won’t want to miss it. This year we have got some exciting new events planned to make it better than ever. It kicks off with the bike parade down Baker Street at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, August 24. That’s followed up by the Show‘n’Shine with all sorts of fancy rigs from downhill bikes to plush cruisers — bring your best (or worst!) down for a chance to win prizes, and at the very least show it off! Maybe you want to try your hand at the Last Wheelie Standing competition, or the Kootenay Krawl where the slowest one wins! Or you can just watch the trials demonstration where they make the impossible possible. It will be the most relaxed fun you can have on two wheels — and best of all it’s all free. And after, you can wander down the block and take in the vendors and entertainment of the last MarketFest of the summer. Saturday will be packed full of activities, starting with the cross-country mountain bike race. A new twist this year — you have to team up to compete. Pick a partner and ride the short (sane) or long (insane)

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course. This event is for all abilities — so don’t be shy, bring a friend and enjoy the ride. The race will end up at Rosemont Bike Park and leads into the kids’ cross-country races. These are open to kids aged two to 12 and are geared at getting kids excited to ride. There will be plenty of things to do as we have 103.5 The Bridge playing tunes all day, food vendors and kids’ activities. Stick around for the Dirt Jump Jam that starts later on and watch as these guys fly through the air! Sunday is reserved for the Double Down event at Morning Mountain. Two runs down Placenta Descenta and the best matched time wins (of course there will be plenty of other prizes to win as well.)

The Nelson Cycling Club will be hosting a barbecue after, with draw prizes. The Fat Tire Fest is purely volunteer run. If you are interested in volunteering for an event or even the weekend, please contact Jessica at jdemars@telus.net. If you sign up to volunteer five or more hours, you’ll get a free limited edition Fat Tire Fest T-shirt! If your business is interested in supporting the Fat Tire Festival, please contact Jessica. We will work with you to provide the best opportunity for business recognition for your support. Mark your calendar: the Fat Tire Festival is August 24 to 26. For more information, check out our website at nelsoncyclingclub.org. Don’t miss out.

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Children

By Tracey and Joseph Russell - YWAM Nelson Directors

St. Saviour’s

hat are the ﬁrst feelings that run through your mind when you think of children?

of people with children attempt to approach Him. They

For some, this question may bring to the surface a vast

important enough to be seen by Jesus but He would not allow

array of unfavourable feelings, yet for others, many favourable

this attitude. He stops His discussion, rebukes the disciples

feelings. Jesus desires our hearts to be in agreement with

and then has the children come to Him as He blesses them.

want Jesus to touch their children but the disciples react in sharp disapproval. The disciples did not see the children as

Who can you identify with in this situation? As a couple we

His and this includes our thoughts, feelings and behaviours

confess we see ourselves in all three positions. As children

towards children. Jesus was indignant that the disciples would hinder the little

there were times when we wanted so desperately to receive

children from being brought to Him (Mark 10:13). Indignant

His touch and His love. Rather we found ourselves pushing

is not a soft word. He was angry at such an injustice. Picture

through the people gathered around Him, only to be looked

Jesus with the disciples, probably deep in discussion as a group

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or make a crying child laugh. But in sadness, too often we identify with

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are

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more like the disciples for His heart for the children, He is more than willing to give it children.

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Several years ago, local historian Greg Scott and his wife, Denyse, became “Holy Hoovers,” once-a-month volunteer cleaners at Nelson’s St. Saviour’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral. It was during this time, being immersed in the beauty of the church’s stained glass windows, that a germ of an idea was born. St. Saviour’s, built in 1899 and rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1928, is a designated heritage building containing 16 memorial stained glass windows and “One can say numerous memorial that at that plaques. time, St. The stained glass windows are unique Saviour’s and may be considered ‘whispered’ to collectively the best exhim and the ample of church stained glass in the Kootenays guidebook was born.” and on par with those in cathedrals in Vancouver and Victoria. Scott had visited a number of churches and cathedrals in England and Scotland during which time he purchased full colour guidebooks. He reasoned: why not create one for St. Saviour’s? Also, in that all of the windows are memorials, why not depart from the normal church guidebooks and feature the stories of the individuals memorialized? Given his interest in early Nelson pioneers and having written extensively about them, this was a natural fit for Scott. One can say that at that time, St. Saviour’s “whispered” to him and the guidebook was born. In order to round out the story, the guidebook also includes a selection of the commemorative plaques, which adorn the church, as well as heritage photographs. During the formulation of this guide, a preview of the contents of A Cathedral Whispers was given by Scott in a presentation at the church as part of the Touchstones Nelson 2011 Heritage House Tour. Sponsored by the St. Saviour’s Men’s Group, and through the support of grants from the Columbia Basin Trust and Nelson and District Credit Union plus generous donations from parishioners, the 32-page guidebook is now a reality. With research and text by Greg Scott, full colour photographs by Jonn Lavinnder, and graphic design by L.V. Rogers and Emily Carr graduate Coleman Johnston, the full colour guide should be a delight to all. The guidebook is available at the church and the church office for a minimum donation of $10 with all proceeds going to the restoration of the church. During July and August, the Men’s Group offers self-guided daily tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Saturday, inclusive. So come have a free tour and pick-up your guidebook to enjoy the beauty of the church to its fullest.

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NATURALIST PROGRAM at the KOKANEE CREEK PARK! Do you want to know more about animals that build houses? Amphibians? Crows, ravens and magpies? Safe hiking? Join Olivia, our naturalist, and see her great, friendly family shows! Join us every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night at 7:30! For more information, ecosociety.ca or join us on Facebook: Visitor’s Centre Kokanee Creek! Nelson Market Season is Here Again! EcoSociety presents: Cottonwood Community Market Saturdays 9:30 am - 3:00 pm May 19th - Oct 27th Cottonwood Falls Park Nelson Downtown Local Market Wednesdays 9:30 am - 3:00 pm June 13th Sept 26th 400 block of Baker Street MarketFest 6:00 - 10:30 pm June 29th, July 27th & Aug 24th Baker Street SLOCAN LAKE DANCE CAMP July 26-29 New Denver. 4 days of Ballroom Dance Workshops slocanlakedancecamp.ca or 250-358-2448

Information Have you written your article for the Kootenay Times Moonly Magazine Aug issue? GIRL POWER! only girls can save the WORLD! deadline July 23rd 100-150 words ANY TOPIC! kootenaytimesmagazine@gmail.com You write it we print it.

Lost & Found FOUND: Pendant @ Lakeside Park on July 17th. Call 354-9110 to Claim / Describe Found Video Camera @ Pharmasave call 352-2316 Lost Hearing Aid 352-6960 Lost: July 3rd. Prescription reading glasses could have been lost at the mall or east end of Baker St. 229-4321 STOLEN BIKE: BLACK SPECIALIZED DAILY3 BIG CITY BIKE

TAYLOR PRO TRAINING *Heavy Equipment Operator Training *Commercial Driver Training Call today 1-877-860-7627 www.taylorprotraining.com

Help Wanted

Help Wanted AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS RESORT

AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS RESORT

Help Wanted ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS? Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator at 877-797-4359 today, to set up your FREE consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP 31 years experience. BDO Canada Limited. Limited. Trustee in Bankruptcy. 202-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilﬁeld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. Found Spa is expanding, and looking to hire a Senior stylist of 3 yrs to join our team, great opportunities. If this calls to you contact Danni or Nancy at 352-7775

CDCSS Family Support Worker: Supervised visitation & child and youth services to families in the Castlegar area. Bachelor’s degree in related human/ social service ﬁeld and one year recent related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Position open to male and female applications. Wages & beneﬁts as per BCGEU collective agreement. 17.5 hrs/wk. Submit resume and cover letter by July 30, 2012 via email: andrew.earnshaw@cdcss.ca

Forestry - Skidder Operator needed for Vernon, BC area. Experience required. Fax Resume with experience and references: 250-503-1148. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

CONSIDER a rewarding career in your area with Welcome Wagon. Enjoy ﬂexible hours, blend work with family & other interests, and offer a valuable community service. Individual must be motivated, organized, and goal-oriented. Applicants can submit a resume to: cwickenheiser@ welcomewagon.ca Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Operator 5)Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 Housekeepers needed @ The Kokanee Glacier Resort email kgresort@shaw.ca or call 825-9421 WANTED JOURNEYMAN HVAC + R Tech Phone 250-354-8940

Obituaries

Motivated & Enthusiastic Certiﬁed Dental Assistant Required for busy practice. Experience an asset. Resumes accepted: 201-402 Baker St, Nelson fax: 250-352-2275 drkuiperdental@telus.net

Notice of Passing David Philip Collier Born August 1, 1943 Passed July 14, 2012

has an opening for a SOUS CHEF. Food Safe is mandatory. 5 years experience in a similar position and 2 years minimum culinary college certiÀcation are required. Competitive wage and beneÀt package is offered to the successful applicant. Apply in person or submit resume to: jobs@hotnaturally.com or fax to 250-229-5600 Attention: Karen LeMoel

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Temporary (8-month term) Reporting to the Manager, Human Resources & Corporate Services, the Receptionist/Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing a wide range of reception and administrative duties to support the operation of the office. This will be a temporary position for an eight-month term. The successful candidate will provide general reception duties such as greeting visitors and answering phones, as well as administrative support to the department and other areas in the organization. The ideal candidate will have post secondary education, preferably in Business Administration and/or several years related experience in an administrative position. The candidate will be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite and be able to multi-task effectively, be adaptable to changing priorities, and work cooperatively in a team environment. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is July 27, 2012. Please refer to Job #1207 when submitting your application.

HELP WANTED Part time Retail Sales Position

Employment Business Opportunities $30,000-$400,000yr.

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Toll Free 1-855-406-1253 Tired of sales? Teach from home. Your ﬁnancial future in the Health & Wellness industry, online train/support. www.createincome4life.com

Wealthy Benefactor Reveals Success and Money Making Secrets. For a FREE CD call 250 505-1001

You may be the right person if: It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear Dave Collier at the age of 68. David Philip Collier was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire England August 1, 1943. Pre-deceased by his Mother Elizabeth, Father Fred and Daughter Sharon. Survived by his loving Wife Fay, Brother John (Pauline), Daughters Karen (Stuart), Frances, Lesley, and Marianne (Denis). Grandchildren Amanda (Matt), Alex (Isabel), Emma, Maxine, Joseph, Jeremy, Justine, Gabriel, Ashley, and Adrian. Great Granddaughter Mya. Also survived by numerous dear Nieces, Nephews, his cousin Iris (Brian), Brother and Sister-in laws, his Mother In-law Irene Martin and many good friends. Dave apprenticed as a heavy duty mechanic in England where he worked as a mechanic until the family moved to Canada in 1976. He worked for the City of Nelson for 25 years fixing and driving the buses and other equipment, he loved his work and “the guys” at work. Dave took early retirement to be with and care for the love of his life Fay. Dave enjoyed golfing, bowling, gardening, baking (yes baking) and fixing things. He loved soccer, he played it most of his life and was involved in coaching Nelson minor soccer for many years. He was also a big fan and watched soccer and golf on TV. A dedicated family man, Dave was truly loved and will be greatly missed by many. A cremation and ceremony at the Nelson Cemetery will be announced at a later date. Family and friends may make a donation to Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation in memory. Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

wage and beneÀt package is offered to the successful applicant. Apply in person or submit resumes to : jobs@hotnaturally.com or fax to 250-229-5600 Attention: Karen LeMoel

AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS RESORT has an opening for a full time Line Cook. Food Safe is mandatory. 5 years work experience in a similar position and 2 years minimum culinary college certiÀcation are required. Competitive wage and beneÀt package is offered to the successful applicant. Apply in person or submit resume to: jobs@hotnaturally.com or fax to 250-229-5600

We’re looking for a Security Alarm Installer. As a Qualiﬁed Candidate you will have: • 2+ years recent experience • knowledge of DSC equipment • a background in electronics & computers • good communication skills • a valid Class 5 driver’s license Employees of DHC can expect: • compensation in-line with experience • medical, dental, and vision beneﬁts • tuition reimbursement • on-site training If you’re interested in learning more about who we are or this position, go to www.dhc.bc.ca or email your resume to: work@dhc.bc.ca

Mountain Baby is looking for a part-time salesperson (20 hours a week or more).

BROWN SADDLE/HANDGRIPS

STOLEN FROM KOOTENAY TIME CAFE WEDNESDAY JULY 4 $100.00 REWARD PEACE STOLEN: Black KONA bike with Blue Pedals on July 3rd from porch on Victoria Street. If seen please call Nelson City Police ﬁle #2012-2930 or Julie at 352-5341 or 352-3164

has an opening for a pool attendant. Competitive

• You are full of life, love babies and little kids, and genuinely appreciate all kinds of people • You truly enjoy meeting customers’ needs • You have successful retail sales experience • You can definitely work Saturdays, late shifts (until 6:00) and are able to work more hours as needed Mountain Baby offers a competitive retail wage, a benefit package after three months and employee discounts. If you are the right person for this position • email your resume, with a cover letter to judy@mountainbaby.com, • And come to the store to fill out an application. 636 Baker Street, Nelson. 250-352-1789

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON

CASUAL LABOURERS The City of Nelson is recruiting for labourers to work on an intermittent basis, on-call and as required, primarily in the Operations Department. This position requires a valid class 3 driver’s license with air brake endorsement, WHMIS and successful completion of grade 12. For more information, please visit the “Employment Opportunities” page at www.nelson.ca. This CUPE position offers $26.10/hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits. Resumes should be sent to: Human Resources #101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 fax to 250-352-2131 or e-mail hr@nelson.ca by July 23, 2012. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualiﬁed persons to apply.

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Employment

Help Wanted

The City of Nelson is seeking a highly motivated individual for the position of: Court Liaison/Bylaw Adjudication Clerk This 1 year term position to commence August 1, 2012 will be responsible for liaising with Crown Counsel, Court Registry, other Police Departments and outside Agencies and is required to maintain the Nelson Police File Registry as well as providing front counter service. Applicants must have a grade 12 education, Bylaw Level I Certification, an Office Administration Certificate and 3 years recent related experience. Benefits and salary are in accordance with the CUPE Collective Agreement Local 339. Interested applicants are invited to send their resume by July 23, 2012 to: Human Resources City of Nelson 101-310 Ward Street Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Fax: 250-352-2131 email: hr@nelson.ca More detailed information regarding this position can be found at www.nelson.ca. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted. The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity. We invite applications from all qualified persons.

Dynamic Sales Representative Opportunity MEDIchair Kootenay & Boundary is currently looking for a Territory Representative to join our Castlegar location. MEDIchair Kootenay & Boundary is a growing company specializing in home medical equipment. MEDIchair Kootenay & Boundary is looking for a successful candidate who will provide caring, knowledgeable information and exceptional service to our clients to ensure they receive quality home health care solutions and ongoing post-delivery support. Job Duties: • Provide sales and service in the West Kootenay region • Determine client needs and identify appropriate medical equipment • Work with private clients and medical professionals to trial products, provide quotes, deliver equipment, and provide post-delivery support • Attend seminars and conferences as necessary to further product knowledge as such opportunities become available Knowledge and Experience Requirements: • Applicant must possess excellent customer service skills and bring enthusiasm and energy to their work • Applicant must possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills • Exceptional time management skills and ability to prioritize workload • Problem solving skills and a willingness to learn • Attention to detail • Ability to operate a variety of business-oriented computer applications • Previous experience or a working knowledge of home medical equipment considered an asset • Previous experience working with Therapists and medical insurance/beneﬁt authorizers considered an asset • Require a valid BC Drivers License Competitive salary package including extended health beneﬁts will be commensurate with experience and ability.

Employment

Merchandise for Sale

Help Wanted

Computer Equipment

RESIDENTIAL manager for 41 unit apartment building in Nelson BC. Resume to 100 3525 Laburnum Dr. Trail BC V1R 2S9

Medical/Dental Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses for night shifts in the Castlegar/ Nelson area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children and their families , we would appreciate hearing from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client speciﬁc training.

Please send your resume and cover letter to: pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or fax to 1-866-686-7435

Used Good Basic Ofﬁce freestanding printer, copier, fax. great for a small ofﬁce. FREE call 352-1890

Food Products BUTCHER SHOP BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.50/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Fruit & Vegetables GRAND FORKS FARMS: Wednesdays and Saturdays: 402 Baker St., beside the Full Circle Cafe. Thursdays: Kinnaird

Church of God parking lot,

Services

2404 Columbia Ave, Castlegar.

Cherries $2.00/lb in 20lb box, Peaches, Apricots, Pickling Cukes, Peppers, Tomatoes.

Psychotherapy

Family friendly prices. Terry, Val, & Erran Rilkoff 250-442-3514

Questions about sex? Ask me anything Dr. Pega Ren 3523139 www.smartsextalk. com

Furniture

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Conﬁdential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

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Moving must Sell misc. furniture incl dining room set buffet & hutch entertainment unit antique wardrobe & matching dressing reasonably priced OBO 250 352-2413 Single wide IKEA bed with new bedding & Matching nightstand. $200 354-0323

Garage Sales Multi Family Sale Sat July 21st & Sun 22nd 8am-5pm 825 Nelson Ave. NELSON- 724 2nd St, Sat, July 21, 9am-1pm. No Early Birds please! Newish JD lawn tractor, DVD’s kid’s bike, etc. Sun July 22 nd 8:30am - 12:30 pm 1723 Stanley St Everything must go & some free items

Heavy Duty Machinery

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? TV Specials Panasonic 32” $280 Samsung 51” $690, Samsung 55” 3D includes BluRay player $1050 warranty included West Liquidation Castlegar call for Appointment 250-365-3367 www .WestLiquidation.com

Lots

Ofﬁce/Retail

1/2 ACRE fully serviced lot in quiet, newer sub division in Salmo, BC. - NOT located on the ﬂood plain, meaning you can build a basement. - Custom made home plans designed speciﬁcally for the lot available as well if interested. Call Lynnette @ Century21 Mountainview Realty For more info 1-877-304-7952

Nelson: Downtown ofﬁce suite for rent. Mountain Waters building, 205 Victoria St. Good parking & lighting, quiet $375/mo. Call 250-352-6081

Mobile Homes & Parks 1974 12x56 Moduline sm porch & shed , no mould or leaks good cond. @ 6 mile M.H.P. $24,000. 250 777-0636

Misc. Wanted

Rentals

HAVE YOU SEEN MORRIS IN A TIME OF NEED A FRIEND WAS SOLD IN A GARAGE SALE APPROX 2002 IN NELSON. HAVE YOU SEEN OR DID YOU BUY AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR? “MORRIS” BRAND. I WOULD PAY WELL FOR THE RETURN OF MORRIS CALL 352-6120 EVENINGS THANK YOU

Apt/Condo for Rent

I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local I would like to Buy Huckleberries Please phone 250-357-2402 leave message

Sporting Goods Almost new EHBC folding electric bike 350 motor lithium battery $500. 352-7616

Community Newspapers We’re at the heart of things™

Real Estate For Sale By Owner Unﬁnished cabin on 2.8 acres on Riondel Rd near the Ashram. Will be appraised in May. Making a list of interested individuals. Price likely well under $200,000. Terms Negotiable. Excellent for handy person or couple 780-566-0707

2 bdrm, 2 bth + den avail Aug 1st N/P N/S W/D $1100/m + utilities 354-9658

Cottages / Cabins 1 bdrm cottage with loft & enclosed porch @ 7 mile North Shore $1000/m including utili 825-4416 or 354-2854

Duplex / 4 Plex Rosemont 1/2 Duplex 3 bdrm W/D F/S Corner lot off st parking large deck N/S N/P ph 352-2205

Homes for Rent Amazing furnished 3 bdrm house in downtown Nelson. Located on Victoria St. just steps from Kootenay Time Coffeeshop. This classic 1930’s beauty is equipped with a massive kitchen, roomy living room & adjoining dining room with 2 car parking. Short term $1000/week or long term $2000/month avail Aug 1st N/P Jaylene 250 777-3004 CHARMING 3 bedroom 1 bath home in Convienent downtown Trail location, Bring your ideas and make this house your home! MLS #K213619, Call Lynnette @ Century 21 Mountainview Realty Today 1-877304-7952

KOOTENAY HOME Maintenance & Handyman Services. Please contact Jeff @ 250-505-9693

GENEROUS SRI INCENTIVES & now government grants for ﬁrst time buyers! SRI Homes and Lake Country are offering unbelievable discounts. Lake Country Modular Homes, located next to SRI’s Winﬁeld factory, offers custom designs, factory tours, expert advice & service and the best price! Call Don Purdie toll free at 1-866-766-2214. www.LCMhomes.com

Help Wanted

Cleaning Services

Apt/Condo for Rent

Misc Services

Rooms for Rent Room for Rent in my lovely home in “Sunny” Blewett. Avail Aug 1st, next to Eagle Creek, W/D N/S N/P, 2 bathrooms, big windows, lots of light, high speed internet, 2 large decks, BBQ, ﬁre pit, has morning sun 10 min from Nelson. I am looking for a mature indiv exp in shared living and healthy lifestyle. $575/m + uliti 250 352-0886

Suites, Lower

BRIGHT and spacious! ﬁreplace, 2 bedrooms, carport, claw foot tub, sauna, laundry, private entry, coat room and patio. Property backs onto trails. 250-551-3553.

Want to Rent Nelson: 50 + male requires reasonably priced rental within city limits. Prefer level access or very few stairs. Responsible, quiet, long term Nelson resident with good ref. Brain @ 250 352-9876 Nelson: Clean, single male 30’s. Handy, helpful, willing to share or take self-contained unit. Must be affordable and within city limits. Good ref avail Cam @ 250 352-9876

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

HOUSE for Rent: 3-bedroom, uphill Nelson. Avail. Aug1-7 NS/NP W/D. $1300 plus util Hardwood ﬂoors, fenced yard. Call Nancy 250-3523446

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

Houses For Sale

Rentals

The Nelson Public Library has an opening for a Circulation Services Assistant (on call) Reporting to the Chief Librarian, the Circulation Services Assistant is responsible for providing services to the public at the Circulation Desk. Application deadline July 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ONLY PLEASE Applications are to be submitted to June Stockdale, Chief Librarian 602 Stanley Street, Nelson, BC jstockdale@nelson.ca or fax: 250-354-1799 For full details please go to www.nelsonlibrary.ca

AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS RESORT

has an opening for a Housekeeper/Laundry Person. Competitive wage and beneÀt package is offered to the successful applicant. Apply in person or submit resumes to: jobs@hotnaturally.com or fax to 250-229-5600 Attention: Karen LeMoel

Nelson Rental Bright, quiet 2 bedroom lake view, walking distance to town W/D N/S N/P $750/mo. Available June 1st.

250-352-5634 or 208-304-5297

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Misc. for Sale Adventure Playset Wooden Structure Swing Set $150 OBO 354-1506 or 354-9214

Real Estate

NELSON 12 Mile: Spacious 3bdrm Family Home on beautiful Kootenay Lake. Lovely sandy beach, sloped ceilings, skylights, ﬁreplace, lrg kitchen, ensuite, family room, formal dining + 40ft screened covered deck to relax & enjoy the view. Gentle sloping 1/2 acre lot on lake + fenced pool area for children. Away from hwy noise, paved driveway & carport. Asking $1850/mo or $2000 furnished. contact Rose 250-825-4499

Household Services

Please submit a resume and cover letter to: jobs@medichaircastlegar.ca by Monday July 23th, 2012. We thank all applicants for their interest in MEDIchair Kootenay & Boundary however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Transportation

Boats

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic

BOATING SEASON IS HERE FINALLY! WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS THIS SUMMER!!

2004 Dodge SX, low km $4000. OBO 505-7742

Cars - Domestic

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of PAUL GERGELY, deceased, formerly of 306, 620 Second Street, Nelson, BC V1L 2L8, who died on May 18, 2012.

Your Cabin on the Lake The Kootenay Queen

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of PAUL GERGELY are hereby notiﬁed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor c/o Alan P. Czepil, Barrister and Solicitor, Box 1800, 6313 Main Street, Oliver BC V0H 1T0 on or before August 21, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

Off Road Vehicles 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4L V6 Auto Clean SUV in very good condition. 147,000 km. All servicing is up to date by Nelson Toyota. Motivated to sell. $13,500 OBO. 250-352-1354 DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated. • Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested, will take offers starting at $9000 Call 250-362-7681 or email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

Boats 19’ Fibre Form Volvo motor on trailer, project boat offers 825-0090

YOU’RE APPROVED Poor, Good, OR No Credit at AUTO CREDIT NOW DL11143 Details and APPLY online autocreditwithbarrie.com OR TOLL FREE 1-877-356-0743

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

Garage Sales

Legal Notices

2000 Acura EL 1.6 Sport Great Car! Extremely well kept, very good condition silver Acura. Very clean with A/C, power windows and sunroof. New all season tires + 4 rims supplied. New front breaks, timing belt and water pump. 196 KMS. $5100 obo Leave message at 551.1101 or email kamala@nﬁve.ca

We’re on the net at www.bcclassiﬁed.com Garage Sales

Garage Sales

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Access - Park on Kootenay 1 AlleyBlock Yard Sale

2867 Highway 3A 2 6 Mile on North Shore

EVERYTHNG MUST GO!!!

House is on Tees Road

308 Hoover Street Collectables, Bikes Furniture & Large Appliances

Saturday July 21st 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sat. July 21th & Sun. July 22nd

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

505 Davies Street

1805 Silver King Road

Ascension Lutheran Church

HUGE Garage Sale OfÀce & Household Furniture

Fri. July 20th & Sat. July 21st

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

513 Hampton Gray Place

4 3 Family Garage Sale

EVERYTHING MUST GO! Bedroom Suite, Sewing Supplies & Fabric, Books, Household items, Hockey Equipment, Dining Room table/chairs, TV’s

Saturday July 21st 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Saturday July 21st 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

717 Delbruck Street

6 CASH or BARTER

Musical Equipment or Instruments preferred

Fri. July 20th - Sun. 22nd Starts 8:00 am

1848 Ridgewood Road

3120 Slocan Park Road

Medical Clinic Parking Lot

Multi Family Sale

COME CHECK IT OUT Saturday July 21st 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Household Goods, Tools, Yard Tools, Stove Kit, Potery, Medical Table & Much More Sat. July 21st & Sun. July 22nd

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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<< Danny Babin - Pau Pyrenees, France >> Visiting friends in the south of France..what better way to experience the local Áavours. After shopping in the market for fresh baguettes and cheese we found ourselves in a shop dedicated exclusively to olive oil and vinegar. Pierre soon charmed us into tasting unusual combinations and several tastings later, we emerged with our precious purchases..”Huile d’Olive a la Menthe” combined with “caramelized apple vinegar”. The charms of eleventh century Pau and it’s narrow winding streets were enhanced by this wonderful local experience. And with the Pyrenees a short hop away we hit the road to Ànd the perfect picnic. And we did.

Proud Canadians

Meticulous Travel Full Service Agency 3062 Hwy 3A Nelson, BC V1L 6Z9

Sandra Babin Owner/Agent

Yones Couch and her sister Fermina Bath proudly donated the 25 foot flagpole that now stands atop Elephant Mountain. As young girls, the sisters would walk from Rosemont and find their way up Elephant Mountain without a trail. They would like to thank the volunteers who erected the flagpole on a soggy day in May and Bruce Morrison (above), financial planner with Investors Group, for getting the ball rolling. Yones is happy to say: “I check my flag every morning.”

CPBC licence No. 54033

250-825-9668 •1-855-825-9668 • sbabin@tpi.ca • www.meticuloustravel.ca

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Community

We Love Your Pets & They love Us!

Nelson

Animal A niimall Hospital

Rotary Club

Healthy Pets, Happy Pets

Rotary offers Brazil exchange

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Rotary Clubs in District 5080, which includes south-eastern British Columbia, Canada, northern Idaho and eastern Washington state are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Rotary District 4510, Brazil from April 20 to May 20, 2013, as part of the group study exchange program of the Rotary Foundation. During the exchange, team members will share personal knowledge of their own country and vocations and experience the customs, vocations and lifestyles of Brazil. D4510, described as an ecological paradise, is located in the midwestern region of Sao Paulo State. Metal industries, textile manufacturing and agriculture including coffee, sugar cane and oranges make this state the economic and industrial powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. The purpose of the group study exchange is to promote interna-

tional understanding and goodwill through person to person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They will also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country and respective vocations. The Rotary Foundation provides a round trip air ticket, and local Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging and group travel in their district. Team members pay for personal and incidental expenses including immunizations and visas. People interested in applying should be employed full-time for at least two years in their vocation and be in the early stages of their careers. Young professionals within the age range of 25 to 40 at the time of the exchange are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 5080. The following are

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application deadlines contact a local Rotary club or download the group study exchange team member application form from the Rotary International website. All applications must be made through a local Rotary club and forwarded to the district group study

exchange committee chair, Sheila Hart, 2751 Lower Six Mile Road, Nelson, V1L 6L5. Email: sheilahart@ shaw.ca by September 8. Interviews will be held in Spokane, on Saturday October 6. For further information contact Hart at 250-825-9241 or by email.

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Call Norm or Lev RUN TO THE HILLS This forested mountain side lot offers great sun exposure, privacy and numerous building sites. Located in an exclusive area at an affordable price this will not last long. Call Lev or Norm GREAT VALUE ON HALF ACRE NEAR SALMO This flat half acre lot is well treed with a nice garden. The 1993 Mobile is in good condition with 2 large bdrms & 2 bathrooms. Wood-burning stove in the living room, nice sundeck overlooking the backyard. Bonus 24’x30’ workshop with two secure storage rooms. This property also has its own well. Truly, a nice and affordable package.

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Just when we thought the wet weather was behind us, a massive thunder and lightning storm hits Nelson bringing with it ďŹ&#x201A;ooding to an already soggy community. Sam Van Schie photos

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July 27th - Inspectah Deck w/ Erica Dee July 28th - Back to the 1990’s w/ DJ Terrantino

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Like everyone else, I have my favourites of Canadian rock ‘n’ roll. We’re lucky in this town. Many bands riding high on the CBC Radio 3 playlist come through town every once in a while. These bands are championed by hosts and critics, nominated for Juno Awards, and long-listed for the Polaris Music Awards, and most deservedly so. One artist has ﬂown below the collective radar, low enough to skim the tree tops, and has in fact, played shows in Nelson at least ﬁve times, sometimes to a small crowd consisting of myself and a few friends. It’s a shame, because he’s an amazing songwriter and performer. His name is Wax Mannequin. Born Chris Adney in the cold industrial city of Hamilton, his music is wildly original, and highly theatrical. He has traversed Canada an insane number of times, playing coffee shops, clubs, and folk festivals in every province. Audiences are often challenged by both his lyrical content, and his delivery. Dubbed “psyche folk,” his often dark songs combine elements of rock, pop, metal and more.

A chameleon of sorts, he plays with a band or solo, with a soft classical guitar, or an electric distorted. What remains constant is his unflinching, in character, sweaty performing savvy, with plastic roses flying, veins leaping from his throat, spittle showering the mic, and always a mixed reaction from the crowd. Commended for his “all rockets flaring, un-Canadian-like extravagant performances” by The Globe and Mail, his wild flavour has covered six albums to date. Now married with a young child, Wax remains unbowed by his lack of a wider audience, even perhaps more focused on his latest, No Safe Home. Available August 5, he’s once again travelling far and wide to promote the album, and also offering a unique piece of merchandise for sale at his shows. According to his website, his merch booth will offer a wax candle carved into his likeness; inside the candle will be a USB stick with his entire back catalogue on it! I’m not exactly flush with money right now, but being a huge fan, I think I might have to pony up for this incredible piece. I strongly recommend you stroll down to The Royal on Tuesday, August 31 to catch the most intense yet underappreciated indie act touring the country these days.

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Inspectah Deck to play Spiritbar Spiritbar is pleased to have our fourth member of the infamous Wu Tang Clan touch down in Nelson on July 27. After amazing performances by Raekwon, Gza, Ghostface Killah and honourary member Redman, Inspectah Deck will be putting on an impressive performance. Nelson’s very own Erica Dee will be opening things up earlier in the evening. As a member of one of the most signiﬁcant musical collectives in recent history, Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan has never fallen victim to the ill powers that be. Inspectah Deck was Editor: Megan cole vurb@nelsonstar.com

one of the featured rappers on many of the Wu Tang Clan’s major hits like Triumph, C.R.E.A.M., Pinky Ring and more. And just like any gracious minded veteran, the Staten Island-raised MC is primed to supply the street’s demand for real live hip-hop on his second solo album, The Movement, due out on I.N.S. Productions/KOCH Entertainment/In The Paint. With 18 new tracks produced by former UMC member, Hassan a.k.a. Phantom of the Beats and longtime QB producer Ayatollah, The Movement is chock full of rugged inspiration.

“This is where y’all gonna see me take a stand,” explains Deck. “I’m gonna be on the front line taking shots like a Huey Newton Black panther type dude.” As a child of the ‘70s, Inspectah Deck is known to merge both the deep soul and righteous posturing of the decade’s urban legends seamlessly with today’s current events. With the soulful Blaxpotation sounding Stereotype, the funkiﬁed Inspectah morphs into his latest alias, Manny Festo and commands respect through the weight of his character, not his bankroll.

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Nelson bands take on Starbelly Megan Cole {vurb} editor

Starbelly Jam Music Festival kicks off tonight and in addition to hosting great international acts, the Crawford Bay festival will also be showcasing great local talent including Vortex and Brian Rosen and the WhatNow. Before the bands made their way to the East Shore, I caught up with them to ﬁnd out what makes Nelson and the Kootenays special and what music lovers can expect this weekend.

Vortex For local band Vortex, there is no doubt that Nelson offers something unique to artists and musicians. “I believe there is something magnetic about this place. It is just a creative hub for Canada almost,” said guitarist Andy Parks. “There is just a good over all energy here with the people. Everyone seems connect to living a good life and having a good time. There is not a lot of stress here and a lot of inspiration to be found.” Vortex formed out of another West Kootenay-based band called P.A.N.D.A. Parks met the band’s bass player Scott Milne one night at a Wednesday night open stage. “We hit it off musically quite well and we started jamming with some people like Marty Carter out in Salmo, who is a good friend of mine,” he said. The pair started incorporating different musicians into the mix and eventually it grew to being (at times) a ten-piece band. “We kept playing and we went through a bunch of different phases still doing the improve thing and in the course of about a year or so we had a core group of people and it formed into this band called P.A.N.D.A.,” said Parks. “We started getting pretty cool gigs right away like at Shambhala. It had a bunch of different

Brian Rosen and the WhatNow people from Wassabi Collective and all really good friends. I have a lot of musician friends but the whole thing got going out of friendship.” While P.A.N.D.A. is more of a jam band with pre-written songs and material, Parks said that Vortex is just improvisation. “We’ve written a few songs but it’s pretty much all improv. It’s just a four piece and it was the core people from the rhythm section of P.A.N.D.A.,” he said. In their music, Vortex draws from old school funk, disco, house and modern electronic beats. As Vortex and other local bands play host to the out-of-town musicians, Parks thinks that the foreign acts are in for a special experience. “I think probably this is one of the best audiences,” he said. “I’ve seen it both as a listener and as a player. The audience

Dan Mangan to play Nelson

The Juno Award winner will take the stage with Royal favourites The Rural Alberta Advantage and The Abrams Brothers in November

here is amazing. They want to dance, like K’naan Tuesday night was a testament to what kind of a crowd we have here. I think everyone that plays here has a good experience especially the larger acts the come through. It’s such a good vibe.” Vortex is planning a special set for Starbelly and will be including featured guests Marty Carter and Gemma Luna.

Brian Rosen and the WhatNow If you’ve spent any time at The Royal, you’ve likely seen Brian Rosen and the WhatNow. The Nelson-based band is in some ways The Royal’s house band. “The Royal on Baker has been a cornerstone venue for our band,” said Rosen.

Once a mere fresh faced folk singer from Vancouver, Dan Mangan now stands at the world’s doorstep. The evolution of Mangan’s music is instinctively in line with its breadth and sincerity. As his art has developed, so has the story behind its constant and exponential proliferation. The proof is in the countless European jaunts. US tours with The Walkmen, Decemberists and Okkervil River. The two performances at Glastonbury. Multiple trips to Australia. NPR features, endless critical acclaim. Sold out theatres across Canada. The 2010 Polaris Music Prize short list

nomination for his sophomore album Nice, Nice Very Nice capped a stellar year in which Dan won iTunes Album of the Year in the singer songwriter category, a trio of CBC awards and was named XM The Verge Artist of the Year. Mangan and his band experienced lifechanging door openings, new challenges and wonderful opportunities across the globe. Indeed, Dan’s musical passport now bears stamps from places — ﬁgurative and literal — many artists will never visit. And so he arrived at the challenge of a new record. Oh Fortune, which itself arrives September 27 on Arts &

“Nelson has provided an artistic environment that made it possible to find venues to play at and people to support you. It’s also great having lots of other musicians in town doing similar things. It’s pretty much busting at the seams with music here and it’s great to be a part of it.” Rosen grew up listening to his parents’ diverse musical tastes. “I was listening to everything from Bach to Bob Marley,” he said. “The first album I remember buying for myself was Smash by The Offspring. I remember my parents letting me buy it even though it had the explicit lyric warning label.” From a young age Rosen and his siblings were encouraged to play any instrument they could. His parents were accomplished musicians and instructors, and eventually he gravitated to the drums and the flute. “Later in high school I picked up my fathers acoustic guitar and started making my own music,” he said. “I was sampling punk rock in my teens and now I’d say things have lightened up musically since high school. I think Smash taught me a bit about freedom of expression musically and I still hear a bit of an edge in my current sound. I try and stay away from the negative lyrics in my songs though. Can’t say that about The Offspring.” This weekend’s show at Starbelly is particularly exciting for Rosen because they are releasing their new album Choose Your Choice at the festival. “I hope people see how lucky we are in this part of the world and take part in celebrating the abundance with us while they are here,” he said. “I also hope that the foreign bands see the calibre of local talent here and possibly help open doors for some of us artists who are ready to travel else where with their music.” Starbelly Jam starts tonight in Crawford Bay and wraps up on Sunday. For more information visit starbellyjam. org.

Crafts, is a far more ambitious offering than its predecessor. A rich, textured, indie-folk(ish) statement that explores the genre’s boundaries with great inﬂuence from his band, which pushed Dan beyond his comfort zone sonically, even as he dug deeper within himself. Presale tickets are $35 and are available now at GalleryAC.com. Today tickets are available at The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com The show is Wednesday, November 7. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Showtime at approximately 8 p.m.

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Nick Hornby once wrote: “Which came fi rst, the music or the misery?”* referring to the millions of songs about heartbreak and loss. That’s how (some) music is made. Somebody gets burned by someone or something and they write a song about it. Some of the world’s best songs are derived from heartbreak. It’s a great formula. Heartbreak + musical ability = fantastic songs. Now this formula has been beaten to death over the years, and may elicit eye rolls from people who dub it “emo.” Gaslight Anthem has this formula down pat — they breathe new life into it. Actually, they punch it in the face. These New Jersey boys have a Springsteen-like quality, and blast emotion out through the speakers via their instruments and singer Brian Fallon’s vocals. On their new album Handwritten, Gaslight Anthem are adults. This isn’t teenage heartbreak, this is the meat and potatoes of heartbreak that happens past your 20s: divorce, life and death and single-night encounters brimming with lust that you end up regretting. But in their honesty, you know

that life goes on, sometimes you have to look at the past to get through present, and the future. Lead single 45 is fast paced with a singa-long chorus that will get in your brain immediately and make you reach for the nearest beer but Howl is the stand-out track on this album. If you blink, you’re going to miss it. It clocks in at just over two minutes, and is furious in every sense of the word. Of course, there’s some bitterness here, grownup bitterness: does anyone still move you since you’re educated now? This is an aggressive album that sounds like a hybrid between Bruce Springsteen and The Ramones — the only formula that your ears need to know. And like Hornby says: “People worry about kids playing with guns, and teenagers watching violent videos; we are scared that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. “Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands — literally thousands — of songs about broken hearts and rejection and pain and misery and loss.”**

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This is a great summer read. I have Iraq in My Shoe is a memoir about Gretchen Berg, a woman in her mid-30s who decides to move to Kurdistan for two years to teach English and pay down her debt. I was given this book to read by a book rep (with a note that she thought I’d enjoy the punny title), and so I didn’t really know what I was in for. This is not a serious foray into the politics of the Middle East, a soul changing journey, or even a probing insight into another culture. It is, however, an engaging, witty, well-written travelogue about Gretchen’s journey to a country which she had a pretty one-sided view about (to quote Miss Teen South Carolina 2007 — “uh, The Iraq”) and what she discovers while living there. Some of the things Gretchen learns are: how much overweight luggage can really cost you; that “being prepared” can sometimes make a difference (and sometimes not); and that interacting with new places and new people can be both challenging and rewarding. I read it in a day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Her website has some great pictures from her time in Kurdistan: gretchenbergbooks.com/ihave.

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Behind the scenes of the Capitol Theater Summer Youth program show The Pajama Game — a hilarious musical about labour trouble, a seven and a half cent wage increase and love. It is week three in the production schedule of The Pajama Game. If you don’t know what this means, let us enlighten you: it means director Oscar Derkx, musical director Malaika Horswill and choreographer Lynette Lightfoot are pushing, pulling, coaxing and commanding 30 young community performers between the ages of 11 and 18 through a busy day of acting, dancing and singing. July 2 was the start date and the show opens July 26. That’s three weeks of non-stop preparation. Many of the youths have never been on stage but some are already veterans by the age of 14. The energy is electric and every day progress is made. The pianist Steven Lee is there every day to accompany the singers, and assistant stage manager Tess Wiens takes notes all day long. The other musicians — Kevin Watt, Kieran Jarvis and Elias Nelson — will join the team in a few days. While Harvey Dutoff, the theatre’s technical director, The Nelson and District Credit Union has been a supporter of the Capitol Summer Youth Program is building the set, volunteers start to float in to for many years and again came through with a cheque for $5,000. Sam Van Schie photo paint and construct and schlep things around. The costumes are being fitted by Laurie Jarvis and Leslie Dickinson and there is a general buzz through- the Rotary Club, Lions Club, City of Nelson, Regional Come out and celebrate with these hard-working young out the theatre. The whole production is supported by District of Central Kootenay directors Ramona Faust people. Terry Brennan, the theatre’s technical assistant. (Area E) and Garry Jackman (Area A), Osprey ComLet’s pack the theatre for them and reward their hard The premier sponsor of the Capitol Theatre Summer munity Foundation, Selkirk College, Chahko Mika Mall, work with applause. Youth Program, the Nelson and District Credit Union, the Nelson Star and the Columbia Basin Trust Youth Buy your ticket now online at captitoltheatre.bc.ca or just came for a visit to experience the bustle. Initiative program. at the box office Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4:30 To the Capitol Theatre all sponsors and partners are When the curtain lifts on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. for The p.m. The show runs July 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 p.m. with invaluable to continue the educational component of the Pajama Game, 30 young performers will be ready to sing an afternoon show at 2 p.m. on July 28. theatre’s mission. Our other sponsors this year include and dance their way into your hearts.

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“I emerged in the Singapore art scene in 2001 with assemblage, installation and performance art and a signiﬁcant series of nude selfportrait gestural ink drawings. “I made my maiden voyage to Canada with the intention to live my life fully, co-habit with my partner of 19 years, get legally married and experience life in an eco-village. “I fell in love with the land, changing seasons, animals and the people. This trip has allowed me to fulﬁll my intentions and more. Like spring, I’m re-emerging. “I am able to rekindle my dream of being an artist and also a farmer in this land that I would like to call home some day.” Ho Soon Yeen’s work can be seen at BC Wine Guys during ArtWalk, on now until August 31.

“My family is a maker of things, so creating art as a young child felt very natural. “From the time I saw a babysitter’s sketchbook and was inspired to draw, to my degree in graphic design and visual arts from Kwantlen College, artwork has marked the peaks and valleys of my life. “After graduation, I worked for a publication company before establishing, then selling after 15 years, my own design company. “It was with joy, and some angst, that I began the journey of being a full-time fine artist and instructor. “In 2007 my husband and I moved from the Lower Mainland to the West Kootenay to establish Windborne B & B, which houses Inspiring Minds Fine Art Studio. “The visuals of the wild and rugged Kootenays are a definite influence on how my artwork is evolving — as is the open friendliness of the local residents.” Mirja’s work can be seen at The Craft Connection during ArtWalk, on now until August 31.

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we’re perched on those lofty decks! Other wines with lower alcohol are the Vinho Verdes from Northern Portugal. The Verde (green) part of the nomenclature refers to the youth of the wine. It has a fresh aroma and crisp acidity that along with the slight spritz make it a great summertime wine. Also there is a Riesling from Australia with similar characteristics called Frisk. It is also lower in alcohol. Does this mean we can have another glass? That leads us to true sparkling wines, an often overlooked category. Champagne is lovely, but there is no need to be that extravagant when indulging in casual quafﬁng. Try a Spanish Cava! These are a real bargain as they are made in the same traditional method, and at very affordable prices. If you’re looking for a sweeter treat, try the Fresita from Chile. It is infused with wild strawberries; perfect for the summer! Rosés are making a huge comeback to the summer scene, and you don’t have to visit the Riviera to enjoy them. Traditionally Rosés are dry, so they are still refreshing, yet have a nice fruitiness which speaks of the season; and such a pretty colour too! Their recent popularity means there are more choices than ever on store shelves.

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Sangria reminds me of Vancouver. Yes, you read that right. Not Spain, Vancouver. My friend Blair and I used to sit on my ﬁre escape in the summer with a pitcher of sangria. We’d sit out there for hours, and talk and laugh until it cooled down enough to go to sleep. Then there is my friend James. He makes the best sangria. You may think you make the best sangria, but really James does. I’ve tried to ﬁgure out why his always tastes better. I know he adds rum to it, and well, doesn’t that make everything a little bit better? I think the secret to his is he adds really good all-natural mango or papaya juice to it. Feeling a bit homesick last week, I decided to make some sangria, and I think James would be proud: it was almost as good as his.

What you need: • 6 cups of assorted fruit (apricots, cherries, peaches, cantaloupe, limes, lemons or oranges.) • ½ cup of white rum • 1 cup of good mango or papaya nectar or juice • 1 bottle crisp white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio • Ice Directions: 1. Cut the fruit you’re going to use and toss it in a pitcher. Pour over your rum, juice and wine. Mix it all together with a wooden spoon. 2. Refrigerate for at least an hour but the longer you leave it the more the ﬂavours will start to develop. 3. Put ice in a glass and pour the sangria over the ice. Enjoy!

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To be in love, or not to be in love? That is the question to be explored by Shakespeare Shorts VII: Greatest Love Scenes as Lisel and Jeff Forst reenact legendary affairs of the heart, July 18, 19, 20, and 21, Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m., live under the maple leaves of downtown Nelson’s Gyro Park. Audiences are encouraged to bring their own comfy thrones and yummy treats to the festival. Non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. There are several picnic blankets for seating available as needed. Visit forstmedia.ca for more information about the production, the Forsts, and the fourth annual Bard in the Bush Shakespeare Festival. This is Shakespeare under natural light, like it used to be done, with the beauty of nature as a backdrop. All the scene needs is you. The players await your entrance!

When the curtain lifts on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. for The Pajama Game 30 young performers will be ready to sing and dance their way into your hearts. Come out and celebrate with these hard working young people. Let’s pack the theatre for them and reward their hard work with applause. Buy your ticket now online at captitoltheatre.bc.ca or at the box office Tuesday through Friday noon to 4:30 p.m. The show runs July 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. with an afternoon show at 2 p.m. on the 28th. For more information contact the Capitol Theatre box office.

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will on Saturday, July 21. Cozy up for some fine original listenin’ music at the Balfour Beach Inn on Tuesday, July 24 when Gemma Luna’s jazzy, funky folk trio hits the stage. DJ El Jimador will play before and after. The music gets going at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door. This is a family event and everyone is welcome. Tuesday, July 24 at The Royal Youssoupha Sidibeand Friends will take the stage. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. They are available at Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 6 p.m. Showtime is approximately 8 p.m. A local fiddle trio will take the stage on Tuesday, July 24 at Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw. The music starts at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, July 28 Jake Ian will play Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw. The show starts at 7 p.m.

AT THE PUB Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get going around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9. Enjoy music and wings every Friday night at Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw with Olin and Rob.

FESTIVALS Starbelly Jam Music Festival begins on Friday, July 20 for three days of music, art and more. This year's line up features The Cave Singers, Jeff Crosby and the Refugees, Rippel, Vortex, Gaudi and more. For information more information visit starbellyjam.org

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The Cave Singers are headed to The Royal with Miss Quincy and the Showdown tonight. The Royal, Starbelly Jam and Nelson Brewing Company are very excited to present another Seattle gem, The Cave Singers! Tickets are $20 and are available at Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 8:30 p.m.

On Saturday, July 21 join the Disc Break 2012 after party at The Royal with Rafferty Funksmith and Joel West. Free for tournament members, $5 at the door for non members. Doors open 9 p.m.

Petunia will be at the Cedar Creek Cafe

Come to The Royal on Wednesdays for Electric Wednesdays with Estevan. Take your turn in the spotlight, or enjoy the music of those who do, at one of the Kootenay’s best open stages. Talk to Estevan to sign up for a timeslot during the night. Instruments provided. Starts 8:30 p.m. Speed Control plays The Royal on Thursday, July 26. Tickets are $7 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. Showtime at approximately 9 p.m. Kootenay Legends BC/DC are back at The Royal on Friday, July 27. The Cheddar Bunnies will open. Tickets are $15 at the door. Doors open 9 p.m.

feature Erica Dee and Paul Landsberg, Rhoneil, and Mountain Station. For more information and schedules, visit ecosociety.ca.

Nelson's summer festival is back for July! West Kootenay EcoSociety invites you to MarketFest on Friday, July 27. You can look forward to 100 vendors on two blocks of Baker Street, a food court featuring an eclectic mix of dinner and snack options, a kids tent with giant bubbles, and seven acts on two stages. As always, the Moving Mosaic Samba band will kick off the event at 6pm, and we'll continue the family-friendly party until 10:30 p.m. Admission is by suggested donation of $5. For July, entertainment includes Erin Thompson Dance company, the Gemma Luna Trio, Tofu Stravinksy, and Jimmy Lewis and Friends on the Royal Stage. The Nelson and District Credit Union Stage will

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The Royal has announced a second night with Bruce Cockburn. For ticket information contact the Capitol Theatre box office or visit liveattheroyal.com The Royal presents Joel Plaskett with Mo Kenney as part of the Capitol Series on Thursday, September 20. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Capitol Theatre Box office located at 421 Victoria Street or online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Showtime approximately 8 p.m. The Royal is proud to present one very big night of music with Juno Award winner Dan Mangan and very special guests, The Rural Alberta Advantage and The Abrams Brothers on November 7! Tickets are $35 and are available now at galleryac.com, The Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open 6 p.m. Showtime approximately 8 p.m. Add your events to our new online calendar at nelsonstar.com or email vurb@nelsonstar.com. For concert announcements and more like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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