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Earthquake rattles VSS grad ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff

Even during an interview Monday morning with a reporter from his hometown, Gordon Horner couldn’t escape that rumbling feeling. “Earthquake!” said Horner, 49, a physician in the Village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii, which has been dealing with a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and numerous aftershocks since the quake hit Saturday at 8:04 p.m. “Oh, just a little one.” Since Saturday, Horner estimates at least 60 aftershocks have hit Haida Gwaii and that he has felt “at least a half-dozen of them.” “One was a pretty good size, about noon on Sunday,” he said. “I was working doing some paperwork at the (medical) clinic. I was the only one in the building and it rattled pretty good for about 15-to-20 seconds.

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Vernon’s Gordon Horner is a physician in Haida Gwaii. He was on-call at the Queen Charlotte Hospital Saturday when an earthquake hit. “It was enough to get me out of my chair going, ‘OK, time to move.’”

Horner, a Vernon Secondary School graduate whose father, Bill, still lives in Vernon, was on-call at Queen Charlotte Island General Hospital Saturday, doing more paperwork and chatting with the nurses who had started night shift when a large rumbling sound began. Realizing it was more than just a passing large truck, Horner headed outside away from the structure and held on to a railing beside a sidewalk. In the middle of the road in front of the hospital was a deer with the “deer-in-theheadlight” look. “The doe was looking like I was, ‘What the hell do I do now?’” chuckled Horner. “We gave each other a deer stare.” Patient capacity at the hospital is 16, and Horner said there were no acute sick people admitted, and only a couple of long-term care patients. Nobody was evacuated.

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Earthquakes shaking B.C.’s coast and hurricanes bearing down on the eastern seaboard provide a learning experience for local officials. North Okanagan Emergency Management is observing how the 7.7 magnitude quake in Haida Gwaii and Hurricane Sandy in New York and Ontario are being handled in the hopes they can learn new techniques and improve disaster response here. “There is knowledge in everything whether it’s mistakes made or everything is done perfectly,” said Brent Watson, emerBrent Watson gency preparedness coordinator. Saturday’s earthquake rocked the islands of Haida Gwaii and was felt throughout the province. A tsunami warning was enacted along the west coast and as far away as Hawaii. Along the Atlantic coast, Hurricane Sandy has contributed to high tides and pounding wind. In New York City, thousands of people were evacuated from certain areas while transit and airports ground to a halt. Wind and rain warnings have also been in force in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec. Watson anticipates response information from the quake and hurricane will be provided to groups like his through the Emergency Management Association. “A lot of the stuff that comes out of the States comes to B.C. first,” he said. In B.C., there are 57 hazards that have been identified, everything from a meteorite striking the earth to a chemical spill. “Our plan is developed to respond to everything,” said Watson, adding that while the scope of the disaster may vary, the people and techniques involved are constant. “We respond the same way to all of them.” NOEM had a busy year, including wildfires, mass flooding along the Shuswap River and residential fires. “Floods are tough because there are a lot of expectations but there’s not much you can do to hold back the water,” said Watson.

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Firefighters tackle blaze in Lumby home Jennifer Smith Morning Star Staff

Fire forced a Lumby couple and their pets out from their home late Sunday afternoon. A fire broke out in the addition of a trailer in the Trinity Valley Trailer Park, in the 440 block of Mabel Lake Road. Lumby fire chief Tony Clayton suspects the blaze was started from a wood stove being used to heat the trailer. Damage was quickly contained by Lumby firefighters, but Clayton estimates the damage could amount up to $10,000. “That’s probably high but it’s hard to say because he was renovating any way,” said Clayton. Emergency Social Services was called in to put the couple up in a hotel for the evening while the smoke cleared. It was later determined that the couple could remain in the home. “At least it’s still standing,” said homeowner Leo Lavallee, who does not have insurance on the addition of the trailer but suspects he can fix the damage for less than the chief suggested. Visit www.vernonmorningstar.com for video footage.

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Lumby firefighters dismantle the chimney of a home in the Trinity Valley Trailer Park early Sunday afternoon following a fire. Go to www.vernonmorningstar.com for video footage of the blaze.

Horner staying put in Haida Gwaii despite aftershocks Hospital administration showed up soon after, as did the other doctors in the village to check in. The power went out shortly after the earthquake and, with a tsunami advisory issued to get to higher ground, Horner said there was enough light to see the water levels and watch for rising water. “There was not a ripple,” he said. “Nothing.” Despite the magnitude of the quake, it was surprising how little damage was done. The 57-year-old hospital, scheduled soon for demolition to make room for a new facility, was unscathed. At Horner’s house, one of his pictures

hanging on a wall was crooked. “Some houses fared worse than others, depending on the luck of the draw,” he said. “Other people had lots of anything that was hanging or on shelves shaken down, and there was lots of crashed pottery and dishes.” Rumours were circulating, said Horner, that the paint cans in the town’s hardware store came down from the shelves, leaving a multicoloured lake of paint on the floor. Since moving to Haida Gwaii in 2001, Horner has previously experienced an earthquake. One hit in 2004 or 2005, he recalled, during a local music festival. That one, he said, was more unsettling. “You get a queasy feeling in the stomach when the world is moving around you,” said

Horner. “It makes you nauseated. That one seemed more topsy-turvy, more rolling. This one (Saturday) was more of an aggressive, shaking feeling.” That, combined with the aftershocks, he said, has left the residents “pretty anxious, with everyone jumpy and not sleeping or resting well.” But he expects those sensations, like the aftershocks, will fade. And they will not keep him from leaving Haida Gwaii. “It’s not a game changer,” said Horner of the earthquake. “In a lot of ways, it reinforces the things I love about the community here. It’s a beautiful place, legendary for its beauty, the Haida people and the culture.

“People really have their differences but when the chips are down really have each others’ backs. That’s a feeling that would be tough to relinquish.”

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Armstrong teen remembered RogeR Knox Morning Star Staff

For many, Halloween is a day of fun. A day to dress up in costume and go out and get some free snacks from the neighbours. For Armstrong’s Marie Van Diest, today is a day of dread. It was a year ago today that one of Van Diest’s twin girls, 18-year-old Taylor, was found severely injured near the railway tracks on Rosedale Avenue, the victim of an attack. Taylor died Halloween night in Kelowna General Hospital. “It’s going to be a difficult day,” said Van Diest Monday morning. “I can say I can deal with it one way, but the ol’ heart and mind seem to run on their own. I hope I can get through it.” A candlelight walk will be held in Taylor’s memory tonight starting at 6 p.m. at the Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce. Anybody that wants to take part can do so, and are asked to bring a candle or any sort of illumination. On Halloween night 2011, Taylor Van Diest left her home around 6 p.m., dressed as a zombie, and was supposed to meet up with friends for a night of Halloween festivities. When nobody could find her or get a hold of her on her cell phone, a search party went out looking, and found the badly injured teen by the railway tracks. The incident changed the Van Diest

“It changes our outlook on the way we all live.” — Chris Pieper

family and the City of Armstrong. People would no longer go out for walks alone. Any sort of innocence left in the community was shattered. Slowly, following the arrest of a suspect months after Taylor’s murder, the familiar small-town feeling started to return. “For the first while I was rather homebound,” said Van Diest. “After the arrest there was just such a huge sigh of relief. People started feeling a little more able to go out for their usual walks with their dog, or walk outside after dark though not alone but feeling a little more comfortable outdoors. “People will never forget. I hear that on a regular basis. They can’t wrap their heads around what happened.” Van Diest said comfort shown by family, friends and even complete strangers has helped her tremendously. “Their compassion, I just can’t say enough about that,” she said. “People have just been amazing. They really couldn’t understand what it’s like to go through such a horrendous ordeal. But it’s

nice to know there are people out there willing to get our backs.” Taylor’s twin, Kirstie, came up with the idea for the Taylor Van Diest Memorial Trail on the west side of the railway between Rosedale Avenue and Pleasant Valley Road. Tonight’s candlelight walk will go up Pleasant Valley, down Rosedale and then down the permanent memorial trail. “Kirstie is really quite a shy girl, I’ve been her voice,” said Van Diest. “We can sit and talk about Taylor in the privacy of our own home. But should anyone ask her about her sister outside her home, she simply can’t talk about it.” Armstrong Mayor Chris Pieper has called for all residents to light up the night for the town’s young people tonight, leaving every front door light on from dusk to dawn. “Last year’s incident impacted everyone,” said Pieper. “It’s one of those things that happens. There’s never a reason for it, and we learn to live with it but it changes our outlook on the way we all live. We have to be a little more cautious.” Ve r n o n - N o r t h Okanagan RCMP will

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Three teenagers are facing trafficking charges following a bust in Coldstream Friday. VernonRCMP responsed to a call about a suspicious vehicle in the 8700 block of Braeburn Drive, in the Middleton Mountain area, shortly before 4 p.m. “Our officer located the vehicle, a black GMC pickup with three teens in it,” said RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “ As the officer was dealing with the occupants, he noticed a strong odour

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Fireworks brighten up the Halloween sky JennifeR Smith Morning Star Staff

The North Okanagan’s collection of ghosts and goblins are in for some special treats tonight. Across the region, a variety of Halloween events are taking place, including some entertaining night lights. Local firefighters

will light up the skies with fireworks in virtually every corner of the greater community. Most go rain or shine. Volunteers at Okanagan Landing launch fireworks at 7:30 p.m. over Marshall Field. Fireworks take place at the BX-Swan Lake Fire Department at 8 p.m., but the public is

encouraged to come early for the concession starting at 6 and bonfire at 6:30. “We usually get a couple of thousand people,” said fire chief Bill Wacey. The Coldstream fireworks take place at Kal Beach at 8 p.m. Those who make their way to the beach can warm up

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and under should wear their costumes and visit participating merchants identified by orange and black balloons to receive a treat. A map is available at the DVA office, located in the old train station at 3101-31st St. There’s another trick or treat trail, indoors at the Village Green Centre between 4 and 5 p.m. Armstrong also hosts a downtown treat trail from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for children 12 and under in costume. There are also a number of spooky home displays throughout the region, one haunting set up is located in East Hill at 3208 15th St. Those sticking around home handing out goodies may also want to have some non-perishables on hand as the Students In Free Enterprise from Okanagan College will be conducting their third annual Trick-orEat for the food bank. Visit www.vernonmorningstar.com for a haunting video. Also click the contests tab and enter to win with photos of your costumes.

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of the street facing traffic; n Do not cut across lawns or take short-cuts; n Take masks off when walking from one house to the next; n Do not go inside houses and do not get into vehicles; n Only visit houses that are lit; n Stay away from animals you’re not familiar with; n Vandalism is not just a ‘trick.’ It’s against the law and has consequences. After collecting the candy, remind children that they must have the treats inspected by their parents or guardian prior to eating them. Fireworks will be a big part of tonight’s festivities throughout the North Okanagan, which means animals could be more excited than usual. “Keeping pets indoors on Halloween protects them from hazards and it protects trick-or-treaters as well,” said Molendyk.

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Silver Star welcomes snowfall richard rolke Morning Star Staff

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Valley bottom rain has been turning into snow at Silver Star Mountain Resort.

Big smiles abound at Silver Star Mountain Resort. About 26 centimetres of snow cover the village and there’s more at higher elevations, which means that skiing is just around the corner. “It’s extremely white up here,” said Robin Baycroft, resort services manager. “All of the rain that fell over the weekend and Monday has translated into snow up here.” The early precipitation is bolstering enthusiasm. “Having snow visible in the village and on the webcam gets people considering ski holidays excited,” said Baycroft. “Locally, it gets people pumped up for the

Officers confiscate replica gun Morning Star Staff

Despite extensive media coverage about not carrying replica firearms in public, an early Halloween reveller caused a concern for the Lake Country police. On Sunday afternoon, an individual dressed as a mafia gangster was sleeping at the McDonald’s on Highway 97. “He had a gun visible and tucked into in his waistband,” said Cst. Kris Clark, RCMP spokesperson. “When police arrived, the pistol was seized and found to be an air soft gun.” The man was released without charges, but police would have been within their authority to recommend charges. “When police receive complaints about firearms, they have a duty to intervene accordingly, based on the information received,” said Clark. “This presents a great challenge to the police as they must respond appropriately, to ensure public safety and that of the responding officers, all the while mindful that the gun seen may not be real.

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No fire protection service meant there was no chance of saving a stolen van from being burned out of commission. Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP officers were called Saturday just before 9 p.m. to a vehicle fire in the 300 block of Commonage Road, less than a mile from the Predator Ridge Resort.

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“There is always the real possibility that a police officer may perceive a deadly threat and respond with irreversible consequences,” said Clark. Appropriate safety measures should always be taken when using firearms, air soft guns, pellet guns, paintball guns or anything that may be perceived to be a firearm. “When transported in a vehicle, they should be secured in cases in the trunk and not handled by vehicle occupants,” said Clark. “Most importantly, they should only be used in designated areas only (gun club ranges, paintball ranges, etc).”

“The vehicle was engulfed in flames when our officers arrived,” said RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “It was outside the fire protection are and consequently burned out.” The vehicle was a 2007 Dodge Caravan that had been reported stolen out of Kelowna Oct. 8. A towing company was called to retrieve the vehicle the next morning after it had cooled down. No suspects were located in the area.

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t’s easy to take shots at politicians because they can provide easy fodder. But there are those times when elected officials make tough decisions and represent the broad interest of their constituents. Case in point is Coldstream council revisiting the Christmas schedule for staff. Municipal operations are supposed to be shut down from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, and that means if the public works crew has to come in to plow snow, they will be paid double time. “That’s 13 days, in the middle of winter, and if there’s a snow storm, we’d have to pay overtime,” said Coun. Maria Besso. If the public works department remained open for those four Richard Rolke days, excluding weekends and statutory holidays, they would only be paid double time for any work performed outside of their regular hours. Now one may wonder why the outside workers are specifically being targeted by council when those inside the municipal office could still get extra days off? And that’s a fair question as there is still planning to do, bylaws to enforce and the clock is ticking to prepare a budget for 2013. The likely explanation is no one will be too upset if utility bills are a few days late, but snow-covered roads undermine public safety. Obviously there’s no guarantee of a blizzard rolling in Dec. 27 or 28, but keeping the public works department open wouldn’t

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be a waste of time as there are other projects they can pursue or maintenance to catch up on. A quick check with the City of Vernon indicates that its operations department never closes between Christmas and New Year’s. Vernon city hall has generally shut down in the past but that won’t be happening this year. The people’s business will be done. The bottom line is Coldstream council members have a direct responsibility to residents to oversee their hard-earned dollars wisely. When double time has to be paid out, that negatively impacts the municipal budget and that places further financial pressure on residents to fund those operations. There will be those who accuse Besso and the rest of council of being the Grinch who stole Christmas. After all, who doesn’t want to spend a few extra days with family and friends? The time off also acknowledges staff’s dedication throughout the year, and my personal experience with Coldstream’s works crew has been professional and positive through rising flood water and snow storms. But there’s a reality everyone within the public service — no matter the level of government — should be keenly aware of. Most taxpayers don’t have the ability to take the entire holiday season off. In between the mistletoe and the sugar cookies, there’s still a job to do. Broaching a difficult issue may find Coldstream council being scratched off some staff Christmas card lists, but they may get an extra cup of cheer from residents.

As advanced as the human race thinks it is, we are nothing compared to the awesome power of Mother Nature. The first example came Saturday as one of the largest earthquakes in Canadian history rocked Haida Gwaii. Residents of the chain of islands were sent scrambling out of buildings and to higher ground, fearing a tsunami would wash in. Strong aftershocks have continued to strike. Many of us were glued to our televisions Monday night as Hurricane Sandy came ashore and battered the east coast of the U.S. Strong winds and rising water caused extensive damage in several states and forced the usually vibrant New York City to grind to a virtual halt. In Ontario and Quebec, residents were also left coping through the emergency. There is nothing we can do to prevent storms, earthquakes or other natural disasters, but it emphasizes the need to prepare. Locally, officials with North Okanagan Emergency Management and other jurisdictions have comprehensive plans to tackle whatever comes along. Such foresight was obvious earlier this year as a swollen Shuswap River caused extensive flooding and the perennial wildfire threat dominated much of the summer. All of us as individuals also have a responsibility to be prepared. Make sure your home is secure, stock up on emergency supplies and consider how to efficiently evacuate if required. But while natural forces may be superior, there is one thing that can’t be extinguished and that’s the human spirit. As we have seen in Haida Gwaii and New York, and even here locally, people come together when challenged. It is that sense of community that triumphs over all.

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s kitchen supervisor of the Upper Room Mission, on behalf of myself, staff and many volunteers, I would like to thank the community for their generous donations for Thanksgiving dinner 2012. We served 180 hungry and grateful people. Thank you all for dropping off the many turkeys, cranberry sauce, potatoes, carrots and all kinds of squash, veggies, fruit, you name it. Without the kindness of all of you, we would not be able to do what we do, and that is feed and nourish mind, body and soul to the homeless and less fortunate. The Lord knows who to send, and we thank you for responding. I would like to share with all of you a letter that was dropped off to me a couple of days after the Thanksgiving dinner. It is as follows (I will sign it anonymous, out of respect for the person that wrote it): what gives? A recent Morning Star contained an advertisement from the Regional District of the North Okanagan. Its focus was "2013 Greater Vernon Arts, Culture and Youth Project Grants." The focus of the ad is "....a grant application process for community organizations planning to provide a festival, event or project, featuring arts, culture and/or youth based elements for the benefit of Greater Vernon residents." Now, I'm all for arts and culture, particularly when the focus is on youth. Also, I'm all for the residents of Greater Vernon being dragged away from their iPhones, iPads, Blackberries, TVs, cellphones, etc., and focussing more on arts and culture. Finally, I'm all for taxpayer dollars being spent on the possible refinement of that segment of society that would otherwise be bereft of the gentler side of entertainment. What I am not for, however, is a minor level of government, that gleans its operating budget from the entire population of the North Okanagan, but then spends a portion of that on a venture that is focused only on a portion of those taxpaying contributors, namely the residents of Greater Vernon. What gives, RDNO? Mark Levey speed LiMits The article of Roger Knox

Hi kitchen people! Tues. Oct. 9, 2012 Linda and staff - To all of you in the kitchen - Everyone else; Bev, Dan - Just a simple thank you for making my Thanksgiving such a beautiful day. Not only was the meal simply lovely, but the love and friendship in that room made everything worthwhile. I went down there feeling sorry for myself, no family left to cook for. By the time I left, I felt I had family all around me. From the time Dan greeted me at the door with a big welcoming smile, to the handsome young man who eagerly served me my dinner. You've got the young involved - wonderful. You are all so precious for caring so much. (anonymous) Linda price

regarding speeders on Danallanko Drive is a issue to be looked at, but as they said, the corner of Rosedale Avenue and Okanagan Street and the traffic problem (speeders) in this area was looked at by Coun. John Trainor many months ago. To date, nothing has been done and the signs won't do anything. There are no signs on Rosedale Avenue as this is 50 kilometres per hour, but this doesn't slow anyone down. I am sure if there was, it wouldn't help. I had suggested speed bumps but the reply was it would affect emergency vehicles. Gradual slope seems to work in other areas. I was almost hit by someone driving through the stop signs , so now I try to get eye contact to see if they are going to stop or just drive through. Since I live close to the corner, I am aware of many vehicles just slowing down or they just drive straight through. There is many ways to correct this but I am not the one who has the authority to administer these solutions or enforce them. Bill thorick courtesy needed Thank you to all of the motorists who over the past few years, when I am walking my golden retriever around the Mcleod subdivision, that pull over to the other lane (if not occupied), slow down and return my wave of thanks as

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they go by. This courtesy is really appreciated and makes the two of us feel safe during our walks. I in turn, do the same when I come upon dog walkers while driving. Secondly, and the most baffling to me is, the other night, I got home after dark but still had to walk my dog. As it was dark and raining, I put on my usual high-visibility vest, which is very bright and has many reflective stripes, and away we went. Well I felt like I had put on a target. Not only were people not moving over (although there was no one in the other lane), they did not slow down and in fact, they would put on their high beams. Now not only can I not tell if I am far enough to the side to not worry about being accidently hit when the vehicle goes by, I can't see a thing in any direction. So if there was something sticking out of the side of a vehicle, a wide mirror or the driver made a sudden move in my direction due to an unforeseen item they catch out of the corner of their eye, neither myself nor my dog are any match for a brush up against a vehicle. The courtesy I was shown in the light of the summer is just as important, or more so, in the dark-

ness of the winter. I am doing my best by being to the side of the road, being visible, having my dog sit and not make any sudden moves to scare drivers, so please and thank you for thinking about River and I and all of the walkers in the darker weather. If possible, slow down, move over dim your lights and I will continue to wave thanks for the two of us as we make our way through the subdivision. Bud stirman Free trade? On Nov 1, a major trade agreement will automatically go into effect without democratic debate in the federal Parliament. This is the China-Canadian Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA), which is essentially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), only now concluded with China. Just like Chapter 11 in the NAFTA, there is a clause allowing China to sue the Canadian government if they believe their ability to profit is unduly limited by our domestic policies. Canada has had to send millions of dollars to the U.S. under the NAFTA chapter 11 suits, and Belgium right now is facing a $3 billion suit filed against its government under a similar agreement to FIPA. FIPA is a 31-year contract and a very major step for Canada.

The trade agreement needs a full debate in Ottawa and that is not happening. Please write your MP and also the prime minister to demand that a full discussion take place. david Kennedy

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Ashton Creek residents fed up with illegal dumping took action Sunday. About 20 people volunteered to clean up trash and other items abandoned along Watershed Road. “My wife (Ruth) was up there recently, saw a bunch of garbage and decided to do something about it,” said Jeff Williams, owner of the Ashton Creek General Store. Three truckloads of metal was collected for recycling while there were four to five truckloads of miscellaneous garbage. Some of the items weren’t easy to tackle as they ranged from an old car and automotive parts to a washer, dryer, a hot water tank and a propane heater. But they were eventually removed with some help from Doug Marshall and his backhoe. Also cleaned up was a truckload of drywall from a site 6.6 kilometres up the road. “I don’t know why people can’t just go to the dump?” said Williams. And that seems to be the primary

reason for the illegal dumping. People are trying to avoid the trip to the landfill in Armstrong or the garbage transfer station at Kingfisher. Tipping fees may also be a deterrent but Jackie Pearase, regional director, doesn’t accept that excuse. “It’s not that much money to go to the dump,” she said, adding that Sunday’s clean-up shows the community won’t tolerate illegal dumping. “The whole act of littering is beyond stupidity to me.” Pearase wants the Regional District of North Okanagan to install nodumping signs along Watershed Road and to step up enforcement. While Sunday’s effort was a success, there is still a lot of waste still laying around. “The goal is to get a larger clean-up organized for the spring with dumpsters at the bottom of the road for the event,” said Pearase. Because RDNO does not have the ability to waive landfill tipping fees, Pearase will use some of her director’s discretionary funds to cover the waste collected Sunday.

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Music fans can expect an exceptional evening of classic jazz when Sax Trio plus Three comes to the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday. Renowned jazz masters Larry Crawford, Doug Sonju, and Sandy Cameron are the “Sax Trio,” plus Okanagan favourites Neil Fraser on guitar, Bernie Addington on bass, and Scott Gamble on drums. The band’s repertoire is a mixture of standards and standards-flavoured original tunes. Each sax player brings his own unique sound and style to the band, yet all are stylistically similar enough to blend into a smooth groove. “We believe this should be a very entertaining evening for the audience,” said Crawford. All three reed men play multiple instruments, providing a variety of timbres and combinations – from two flutes and a clarinet to three tenors to clarinet, tenor, and baritone. As well, Crawford, Sonju, and Cameron each have a solo feature number with the rhythm section. Versatile and talented, Crawford has been playing for more than 40 years. His busy performing schedule includes playing numerous wine festivals throughout the valley, concerts at Penticton’s Dream Café, and regular appearances at the Pentastic Jazz Festival. With regular gigs as a sideman, recording a CD with the jazz trio Pyramid, and writing for Penticton’s Thursday Night Jazz Band, it’s a wonder Crawford still has time

live,” said Sonju. A retired teacher from the North Okanagan-Shuswap school district, Cameron has almost 60 years of performing under his belt. Currently, he’s playing in two groups: Babalu, a quintet specializing in Cuban rhythms, and The Cliff Jumpers, a seven-piece Dixieland jazz band. “Jazz is alive and well in the Okanagan and Canada,” said Cameron. “Here in Salmon Arm we have a vibrant musical scene which includes jazz bands in several genres: Gypsy swing, Dixieland, Afro-Cuban, funk.” When not performing, organizing concerts, and teaching, Cameron says he enjoys “riding my recumbent tricycle down by the Shuswap lakeshore.” Recently seen at the VJC with Jazz Handles, Fraser is busy performing with Lent Fraser Wall, and writing and practising for an upcoming solo CD. He is also looking forward to contributing to bassist Bill Lockie’s next CD. Freelance jazz musician and recording artist Addington has played with everyone from Michael Bublé to Harry Connick, Jr. to Photo submitted Rita Chiarelli. He continues to be involved sax trio Doug sonju, left, sandy Cameron and Larry Crawford come together with Plus three, gui- with the Jazz Café Band in Kelowna. tarist neil Fraser, bassist Bernie addington, and drummer scott Gamble, saturday at the vernon A popular VJC regular, Gamble is a first Jazz Club. call drummer and percussionist, amazing for teaching, composing, and arranging at Armenians, and adding his talents as a in any style. Gamble was named the B.C. his Summerland studio. popular sideman. Interior Music Award’s 2006 Musician of “I’ve been happily keeping quite busy Sonju finds jazz’s spontaneity exhilarat- the Year. with the thing I love most – music!” said ing. Saturday’s concert at the Vernon Jazz Club, Crawford. “The excitement and danger of playing 3000-31st St, upstairs of Nolan’s Pharmasave, Principal clarinetist of the Okanagan something not pre-planned, but just unfold- starts at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:15. Tickets are Symphony since 1970, Sonju has appeared ing as I play, is the exciting fact about playing $20 at the Bean Scene and Bean to Cup cofmany times at the VJC, leading various jazz. That dangerous unpredictability is what fee houses. For tickets and more information, combos, performing with the Salmon makes jazz worth listening to, especially visit www.vernonjazzclub.ca.

Community helps artist get back to the drawing board as a reporter/photographer for the Lumby Valley Times newspaper for two-and-a-half Friends and artists in years and also helped Cherryville and Lumby organize the area’s popare pulling together to ular Wondercafé events help one of their own. as well as community On Friday and ventures such as WOW Saturday, the start of a (Women On Wellness) in silent auction, as well as Lumby. an art walk will be held However, her illness in aid of Lou Hammond, Lou Hammond has prevented her from an artist who lives with doing many of the things chronic illness. she loves, said Nina A resident of Cherryville the past seven years, Hammond is Westaway, a friend and former also an art teacher who worked student of Hammond’s Artistic Kristin Froneman

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Connections seniors painting group. “She’s had a chronic illness for a long time, ever since an infection in her digestive system caused it to shut down and she ended up almost starving to death,” said Westaway. “She’s on a disability income, and does not have a lot of money to help herself and her living conditions are not that great. Her friends want to help her. She is also well liked and known by many in the community.” Hammond used to have an

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Her paintings have also won several awards. With the loss of her health, Hammond says she has been living a “half measure life,” resulting in frequent surgeries and emergency trips to hospital. Her ailments include a compromised immune system, a sluggish lymphatic system and adrenal fatigue, which have left her struggling with pain, exhaustion, fatigue and a life largely determined by the state of her body on any given day.

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Pottery contains a few surprises Morning Star Staff

The porcelain vessels made by Amanda BuderEccleston are whimsical and delicate, and if you look closely, they are also perfect for this time of year –– when spooks are hitting the streets. The Kamloops artist, who is joining the Okanagan Potters Association for their annual fall show at the Best Western Vernon Lodge this weekend, is known for her work described as a “rococo mermaid organic undersea fantasy tea party,” but if you look closely, you may get a bit of a surprise. H u m a n skulls and other contrasting icons are often stamped onto her pieces. W h e n asked “why the skull?” by her patrons, BuderEccleston usually responds, “I had to complete Photo submitted the circle of life. Kamloops ceramics artist Amanda Death is at the Buder-Eccleston puts the finishing end of the cycle.” A graduate touches on one of her pieces. of Thompson River University’s fine arts program, Buder-Eccleston has been making ceramic art and pottery for the past five years. Since graduating, she has been a part of an invitational group exhibition and has had two solo exhibitions, as well as being short-listed for an artist residency at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. “I have taken some time to travel to foreign destinations like France, Germany and South America. While back at home I volunteered as a board member for (Kamloops) Arnica Artist Run Centre for two years and have been working as a film artist as well as a ceramic one,” she said. The inspiration for Buder-Eccleston’s work comes from photographs of plant growth, seed textures,

and coral structure. “Random patterning in nature is a large influence and something I look at very closely and attempt to imitate,” she said. “I am fascinated with hybrids of plants and animals and fantasize about creating mutant life-forms from combining plant and invertebrate DNA. These thoughts manifest into my ceramic sculptures, where I apply all of my handbuilding techniques in clay to create them. My pottery and art work are a celebration of growth and fertility combined with the unexpected. I push the clay to form delicate shapes and parts as far as it will go.” Visitors can see Buder-Eccleston’s work along with that of many other ceramic artists and potters in the Best Western Vernon Lodge’s main ballroom. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m to 5 p.m Saturday. Admission and parking is free. More information is at www.okanaganpotters.ca.

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Help for Hammond Continued from page A12 “My ongoing condition has entailed many trips to the hospital and heavily affected my involvement in life as I tire easily and spend a lot of time in bed. I would really like to feel better, and I would really love to have the energy to do art again,” said Hammond. So far, nothing has eased Hammond’s symptoms, so she is planning to undertake a full treatment program with Vernon naturopath Dr. Shelby Entner, said Westaway, adding the program will take up to four-to-six months and will require funds. Hammond herself has donated a number of her artworks for the silent auction and her friends and support-

ers have donated many items including pottery, fabric, massage, jewelry, books, honey and more. A reception, art walk, talk and tour of Hammond’s art happens Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Monashee Arts Council office (formerly the Family Cafe in Lumby). Another art walk will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. The silent auction starts Friday and continues Saturday and all next week at the Monashee Arts Council office. There are also items on display at Sister’s Restaurant and the Lumby Health Food store. Bids close at 5 p.m. in Nov. 10. A trust account for Hammond has also been set up with the Lumby Scotiabank.

Okanagan Landing Volunteer Fire Department

have been working hard to present this magical & colourful show of fireworks, the last for 2012. It’s their way of saying thank you to their community!

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Clark to play Vernon Morning Star Staff

Canadian country sensation Terri Clark is bringing her Classics tour to the Vernon Performing Arts Centre on March 13. With more than four million albums sold and a dozen Top 10 hits to her credit, Clark has emerged as a singular voice on the country music Photo submitted landscape. Tickets to see Alberta The Alberta native is an raised country singer e i g h t - t i m e , Terri Clark in Vernon go f a n - v o t e d on sale Friday. Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and multiple Juno winner. Since she exploded onto the country music scene in the mid-1990s, she has had massive hits like Better Things To Do and When Boy Meets Girl.

In 2009, Clark released Long Way Home, which produced a number of hit singles at country radio including the foot stomping Gypsy Boots and If You Want Fire. You Tell Me, a heart wrenching duet with Johnny Reid, and A Million Ways to Run were also big hits climbing well inside the top 20. In 2011, Clark released Roots and Wings which won a Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year and scored three Top 10 hits including Northern Girl, The One and the cover of Trooper’s classic rock smash We’re Here For A Good Time. Now, with Classic, Clark has put together an album of her favourite country classic songs and invited a bunch of her musical friend such as Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley, Jann Arden and Dean Brody along for the ride. Opening for Clark in Vernon is special guest Kira Isabella. Tickets are $48 and go on sale on Friday at the Ticket Seller box office, www.ticketseller.ca, 250-549-7469.

Local poet spreads the word Morning Star Staff

Vernon’s Carson Holtz has some things he’s wanted to get off his chest, so the musician and budding poet has been writing it all down. The outgoing 32 year old, who lives with FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder), has just published his second book of poetry. Entitled My Book of Life, the 42-page, self-published book features both past and recent writings and also has a colour cover and black and

white illustrations inside. “There are five themes that I cover in the book: life, love, Christian, friendship and random. I have written five poems from each theme,” said Holtz. “I was inspired by the words alone, and how words are powerful and can be used for good.” Holtz, who also free-style raps, is selling and signing copies of his poetry book Saturday at the Coles book store in the Village Green Centre on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

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