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CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: A solumn crowd gathered at the Cranbrook Women’s Resource Centre Thursday, Dec. 6, to mark the 13th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. On that date, Marc Lépine, shot 28 people before killing himself. Fourteen women were killed in the attack. The anniversary of the massacre has since been commemorated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The names of the 14 victims were read out, and various attendees talked of their own feelings and connections with the issue of violence against women.
RDEK to buy carbon offsets ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff
The Regional District of East Kootenay board grudgingly passed a motion to purchase carbon offsets after debate at Friday’s regular meeting on December 7. The motion stated that the RDEK would purchase carbon offsets from the Nature Conser-
vancy of Canada’s Darkwoods project for 2012. The board pledged in 2007 to be carbon neutral by 2013, but at the board’s last meeting in November, they admitted they had not yet reached that goal. At that time, the board decided to put off the vote to allow more discussion. The motion came before the board at the December 7 meeting
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For the second time in less than a week, police are at least partially blaming speeding on less than perfect roads for an accident. Last Wednesday, a woman from Creston was killed when the mini-van she was riding in struck a dump truck on icy roads near Moyie. And last Friday, a
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Cranbrook transit offers extended Friday service Barry Coulter
Shoppers, are you under a tight timeline? Cranbrook Transit wants to help. The City of Cranbrook and BC Transit are getting into the spirit of the season with extended hours on Holiday Shopper’s Special , whih started December 7, Extended hour also apply to the next two Fridays, Dec. 14, and Dec. 21, 2012. The Friday night Holiday Shopper’s Special will run into 9:30 pm. “BC Transit and the City of Cranbrook encourage everyone to have a safe and green holiday season,” said BC
Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton in a press release. “Consider giving bus tickets or monthly bus passes to loved ones; and help encourage sustainable transportation.” BC Transit customers should also be aware of holiday schedule changes: December 24, 2012: regular service December 25, 2012: no service December 26, 2012: no service December 31, 2012: regular service January 1, 2013:- no service For more information on transit in Cranbrook call 250.417.4636 or go to. www.bctransit.com/regions/cra
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Sophie Pierre of Cranbrook (second from left), former Chief of the St. Mary’s Band, Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission, and a founding member of the First Nations Finance Authority, was one of four people who received Diamond Jubilee medals marking the 60th year of the Queen’s reign at Langley Township hall last Monday. Left to right are former Senator Gerry St. Germain, who presented the awards, Sophie Pierre, Murdie Pollon, Township Mayor Jack Froese and Stephen Tidball, who accepted on behalf of his father George Tidball.
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Story of ‘Prince of the mountain guides’ a bestseller For the TOWNSMAN
With over 1,000 copies sold, the historical novel Raising Kain — the adventurous life of Conrad Kain, Canada’s greatest mountaineer, written by Cranbrook author Keith G. Powell, is now a “Kootenay and BC bestseller.” “It is known in the book industry that if a book sells 5,000 copies in Canada or 1,000 in British Columbia it is considered a bestseller,” Powell said. “So I guess at over 1,000 copies sold, it makes my second book a Kootenay bestseller and B.C. bestseller, too. “Thanks to a great response at the recent Cranbrook Farmer’s market it put my sales of Raising Kain over 1,000 copies. The historical novel “Raising Kain” was officially released early in 2012. In 1909, 25-yearold Conrad Kain, from the tiny Austrian village of Nasswald, located in the heart of the Rax Mountains, boarded the
CPR ship the Empress of Britain, en route to the Canadian Rockies. Never did he imagine the adventurous life that lay before him, as the first official mountain guide of the newly formed Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). This historical novel tells the story of Conrad Kain’s 25 years in Canada in a manner, which reflects the overall spirit and experience of the early days of alpine adventure in the Canadian Rockies — from his arrival as a young man to his later years in and around Wilmer in the Columbia Valley. With almost 70 first ascents or new routes on peaks throughout the Canadian Rockies and 59 ascents (29 first ascents) in New Zealand, Conrad Kain, was recognized as “the prince of Canadian mountain guides” — in what can only be called the Golden Age of mountaineering in Canada. Conrad Kain (who is buried in the Cran-
brook cemetery) has an enduring legacy in the Canadian Rockies and he is still fondly remembered for his mountaineering skills and colourful sense of humour. “It is my hope that this book, Raising Kain, the adventurous life of Conrad Kain – Canada’s greatest mountaineer, captures some of the rich heritage and legacy that Conrad Kain left behind in his relatively short but extraordinary life in the Canadian Rockies,” said Keith Powell. Here’s what book reviewer and Alpine Club of Canada member, Ron Dart, wrote about Raising Kain..... “Raising Kain is a must purchase and must read for those keen to know more about Canadian mountaineering history and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada and, equally important, a creative approach and interpretation of Kain’s life through photographs, letters, lenient fiction
Santa takes time in town prior to big flight; Plans Christmas Eve tour with Fire Deparment Barry Coulter
The community has always been intrigued with the special connection the Cranbrook Fire Department has with the big red fellow. Well now there is exciting news from the local firefighters, concerning the Jolly Old Elf and his late-night activities due to get underway in only 15 days. “We just got word from the North Pole that Santa will be stopping at the Cranbrook Fire Hall on Christmas Eve,” the Fire Department said in a press release. “While his reindeer rest, Santa will again have time to tour the city with an escort from the Cranbrook Firefighters. “This has been Santa’s favourite stop for over 35 years,” the Fire
Department stated. They won’t get any argument out of Cranbrook residents. The tour will begin shortly after 4 p.m. in the Steeples School and Park Royal area. It continues from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. In the Highlands school area, and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the old Muriel Baxter and Kootenay Orchards school areas. Santa swings west from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. from 11th Avenue South to 14th Ave South, and Gordon Terrace and Parkland School areas. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Santa will bring good cheer to the Gyro Park and Rotary Park areas, and from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Slater Road and Echo Field Road will echo with the sound of sirens, bells, and loud
laughter of the ‘Ho Ho Ho” sort. Listen to the Drive and B104 for updates on Santa’s location. “Due to Santa’s busy schedule we cannot travel every street in town,” the Fire Department said. “But we encourage you to follow the sound if your street was missed.” And make sure to get out there and wave. Santa will have a busy night ahead. Santa makes sure to be accessible while hanging out in Cranbrook. He will be at the Tamarack Centre Mall, Monday through Saturday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. On Sundays he will be there from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. until December 23.
and hard fact history. This tome has certainly raised Kain again to the pedestal he belongs on in the Canadian mountaineering hall of fame… Raising Kain is an A++ keeper and charmer of a book that invites many a reread. The publication of Raising Kain should be greeted with much applause. Raising Kain is divided into 25 compact chapters that recount, retell and in a compelling way invite the reader to join Kain as he emerges as an impoverished youth to a gifted mountain guide. Keith Powell, in his ‘Epilogue’, brings the ‘historical novel’ to a close by retelling a trip that he and his wife made to the birthplace of Kain in Nasswald. Austria--this is worth the read, also. The photographs, as I mentioned above, illustrate much in a poignant manner.”
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The College of the Rockies UVic Teacher Education students in 3rd and 4th year have compiled a total of 69 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child thanks to generous donations from students and faculty. Stephanie McDowell and Stacey Johnson show off the haul before they are sent off to the charity.
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Santa arrived at the Tamarack Centre on Saturday, Dec. 1, to a crowd of more than 200 children and adults. The Gordon Terrace and Highlands Children’s Choir greeted Santa with classic Christmas Carols. The crowd then paraded through the mall to wave hello to customers and store staff before proceeding to Santaland for visits and pictures. Santa makes sure to be accessible while hanging out in Cranbrook. He will be at the Tamarack Centre Mall, Monday through Saturday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. On Sundays he will be there from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. until December 23. The helpful elves from Cranbrook Photo will be on site for photo taking and have various packages available. Photos are printed on-site and can be picked up the same day and make great gifts for family and friends. The Twelve Days of Christmas Scratch and Win contest ends on
Wednesday, December 12, so if you received a postcard in the mail remember to bring it down to Santaland to see if you are an instant winner of a $5-$100 gift card. The postcard also contains an additional ballot for the Grand prize draw for a chance to win a $1,000 shopping spree. Twelve lucky contestants will vie for a chance to win. One semi-finalist is being drawn daily between December 1 and the 12th. The grand prize draw will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2:30 p.m. down by Winners. The Cranbrook Farmer’s Market will also be at the mall featuring their Mini Market with twelve vendors. from baked goods to clothing everything will be made, grown or baked locally. The mini-market will take place across from the gift wrap tables on Saturdays, Dec. 8, 15 and 22, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on Sundays, Dec. 9, 16 and 23, from noon to 5 p.m. There will be different vendors featured
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each weekend so be sure to check out the mini markets for that special Christmas gift. The Canadian Cancer society will be wrapping presents by donation and will be set-up in front of the indoor entrance to Target. The volunteers are happy to assist customers in wrapping gifts and will be on-site until December 24. Additional Entertainment throughout Christmas: • Friday Dec. 14 from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: the Leila School of Highland Dancing will be performing down by Winners; • Saturday, Dec. 15: The Don Davies Quartet will entertain guests between 1 p.m.-4 p.m down by Winners; • Saturday, Dec. 22: PT the Clown will be roaming the mall entertaining customers of all ages. Also the Cranbrook Girls Choir will be singing classic Christmas Carols from 3 p.m.4 p.m. down by Winners; • The Kids Zone will be open on Saturday, Dec. 8, 15 and 22 between 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. down by Peoples for Christmas crafts and fun; • And don’t forget to check out Catch the Spirit for on-line festive fun and games at TamarackCentre.ca for a chance to Win a $500 toy shopping spree.
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Rob Gay re-elected as RDEK board chair For the TOWNSMAN
The RDEK Board of Directors has re-elected Rob Gay as Chair for the coming year. “I have learned a lot over the past year about the roles and responsibilities of being Chair and I am grateful for the continued support of my fellow Board members,” Gay said. “We have started to work on our strategic priorities, which will set our work plan for 2013 and I am looking forward to another dynamic year.” This will be the Electoral Area C Director’s second term as Chair of
Continued from page 1 Littlejohn gave the RDEK board of directors an overview of how the regional districts have worked towards carbon neutrality since 2007. The Kootenay governments spend about $11 million a year on energy —to heat buildings, power lights, and move their vehicles between 388 buildings and 995 vehicles. Energy assessments in municipal buildings, wastewater treatment plants and recreation facilities have saved the governments about $750,000 in energy savings. Planning manager Andrew McLeod explained to the board on November 2 that after all of the energy savings, the RDEK still has to account for 730 tonnes of GHG emissions.
Speeding a factor Continued from page 1 “The roads were very slippery at the time, but speed is a factor,” Newel said. “The driver attempted to pass a loaded logging truck and lost control. The vehicle went off road left and down a steep embankment. Sanding was in progress at the time.” Cpl. Newel says police, ambulance and Fire Rescue from Canal Flats
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the RDEK. He has been on the Board since 2005. Electoral Area F Director Wendy Booth was elected as Vice Chair for 2013. “I am honoured to be elected Vice Chair. I am eager to continue to work together with the Board to achieve our priorities and keep the best interests of the organization and this region at the forefront,” Booth said. This will be her first term as Vice Chair. The Board Chair and Vice Chair are elected annually at the December RDEK Board Meeting.
RDEK moves to purchase carbon offsets “I’m voting in favour of this because we have a commitment,” he said. District of Elkford mayor Dean McKerracher said he had concerns that the charter was signed when former Premier Gordon Campbell was at the helm of the province, and that current premier Christy Clark is no longer committed to the program. “When we signed this agreement we had a different premier,” he said. McKerracher ultimately opposed the motion, but it was carried. The carbon offsets will cost the RDEK $18,000, or $25 per ton. That money will go towards the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Darkwoods project near Creston. At a governance committee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 1, CNK project manager Dale
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attended. Two subjects were pinned in the vehicle and the Jaws of Life were used to free them.” Charges are being considered. “Police would like to remind motorists to drive for the conditions. Please do not take unnecessary risks,” said Newel. “Your family will appreciate you getting home safely.”
Wednesday, Dec. 5 was the day of the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual turkey drive. The goal this year was to get at least $20,000 pledged during the one-day drive, enough to provide a Christmas dinner for 750 local families. As of press time, results weren’t available, but all accounts indicate it was a great success. Volunteers helped man the telephones to get pledges, or made colorful appearances at the roadsides and on the streets to remind passers-by to make their donations.
Sending out your holiday cards and gifts this week? So is everyone else Michael Oliveira Canadian Press
TORONTO — If you were thinking this is the week to finally mail out your Christmas cards or make a gift purchase online then you’re not alone. Canada Post expects Thursday will be its busiest day of the year. And FedEx is targeting Monday globally as its highest-volume day of 2012. Canada Post estimates the holiday rush will see it deliver about one billion cards, letters and packages. About nine million kilograms of mail will be delivered via Canada Post from outside the
country. Northwest of downtown Toronto is Canada Post’s largest parcel processing plant, where workers are lining conveyor belts around the clock to handle the nonstop flood of holiday packages. “In a daily basis at this time of year we’re handling about 550,000 pieces a day, as we approach closer to Christmas we expect to be 700,000 pieces or more,’’ said Randy Carroll, director of the plant’s operations. “In this facility itself we process at the rate of well over 40,000 pieces an hour.’’ While the bulk of
Christmas mail will be flooding the system this week, there will be plenty more pouring in next week, he adds. “We will see customers switch to (Xpresspost and priority courier service) and mail heavily all the way up to the 22nd of December,’’ he says. “Our motto and our goal is to have every parcel to our customer and under their tree for Dec.
25.’’ The Christmas season is just one of several exceptionally busy periods Canada Post faces, Carroll says, noting Black Friday and Cyber Monday really took off in Canada this year. “We had record numbers for that week and we expect to see that continuing all the way through the Christmas period. Another big sea-
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Serious thinks: Mysteries of other minds “Sometimes I just sits and thinks; sometimes I just sits.” Somebody or other
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here was that mournful-looking horse standing in the familiar field as I passed by today and I wondered what he was thinking about. Now, I often pass by horses standing mournfully in fields but it was this time that I wondered what he was thinking about. I mean, what else could he have been doing as a few flakes of wet snow settled on his broad back? He must have been standing there and thinking something like: what on earth am I doing standing here all alone in this snowstorm? I could be standing way over on the other side of the field. I definitely should have my head examined. Animals must have brains so surely they use them. Some people argue that animals would need language in order for them to be able to think. Surely not, but what serious thoughts do they have without language, hour after lonely hour? When I visit friends’ houses, their dogs come bounding out to greet me affectionately. However, I am not fooled by their enthusiasm. As I appear, they think: here’s old Pete again and he’s got biscuits. He always has biscuits. Let’s go and fawn all over him, slobber a bit, and maybe get lucky. There’s a calico cat that invades our
yard every day. Although calico isn’t exactly good camouflage, that cat spends countless hours stalking birds and, as he crouches there ready for the fruitless pounce, I wonder if he’s thinking: why do I bother with this nonsense? There’s wholesome food at home and a warm place to catch up on my sleep. This is nonsense. Why do I try to be so feline? In my extreme youth, way back in the early part of the last century, my Uncle Charlie took me and my little sister Pam (read: pestiPeter lence) to the London zoo. I recall all the details Warland can’t right now but I’m sure we rode on elephants and possibly camels. We probably got hung up in the aquarium because Pam adored fish. Eventually, I had my way and we sauntered over to the primates’ section and, although I’ve never been able to sort the apes from the monkeys, had a great deal of fun. Eventually, we stopped in front of a cage wherein sat a very large primate. He was almost red in colour and was sitting there motionless looking like a slumped, extremely hairy version of Rodin’s famous sculpture The Thinker. If that creature was thinking, I’m positive he was very, very deep in thought because, despite Pam’s ridiculous little-sister-dancing-about nonsense outside his cage, he never moved. Uncle Charlie said the creature was from Borneo and that he was probably an orangutang, a ‘man of the forest’.
“What’s he doing?” asked Pam, still jiggling. “He’s thinking. He’s having serious thinks,” replied Charlie. I was getting bored. “What about?” I demanded. “Probably that you’re one heck of an ugly orangutang,” explained Charlie, impatiently, but with a big, friendly smile. And that comment by my favourite uncle set me back socially for years afterwards. Maybe, I never fully recovered but, whilst travelling extensively in Mexico and Central America, I often wondered what those local women were contemplating as they sat, hour after hour, on the side of the dusty road with their cumbersome bundles heaped beside them. They’re human, those lonely women. They have languages. They’re not solitary horses penned in a field. They’re not trapped orangutangs in cages. They’re not calico cats stalking elusive birds. They are human beings biologically the same as you and me, but they sit there hour after hour waiting for something or other. I’ve no idea why they are there but, surely, they must have thoughts. Maybe it’s: There go another bunch of pale-faced gringos. Aren’t they ugly? They ride around the world staring at folk, sticking their skinny noses into everyone else’s affairs. I wonder if they’re capable of actual thought. And the scrawny dog beside them, without language, thinks: wonder if they’re edible.
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A Miracle happened on Highway 3/95. A man’s life was saved It was about 6:30 p.m. on November 23, 2012. We were driving northbound on Highway 3/95, it was dark, snowing heavily and we could barely see 20 feet in front of us, as we drove slowly from Yakh to Moyie. About halfway, we saw several people on the road — a truck had jackknifed and rolled over in a deep ditch. These people waved us on. About a mile further, we saw a Ford Taurus stopped on the roadway and the driver was frantically waving his arms at us to stop. I got out of our truck and ran up to the driver’s side of the car and the driver
told me that he just saw a car slide off the road and out of sight. I ran back to the edge of the road where the tire tracks stopped at the edge of a steep cliff. I looked down into a ravine and heard a man yelling at me to call an ambulance as he was trapped in his car; his arm and hand were broken. The car had gone off the highway, fallen about 50 metres straight down, was propelled across the bottom of a ravine, and finally came to rest near two trees. The driver and only occupant of the car was trapped. The man that had stopped us, called the police and then he told me to stay at the scene, as he went back up the road, to try to slow traffic down. I didn’t get his name, but his presence of mind and his alertness saved the accident victim’s life
that night. It took two ambulances, the police and a whole team of fire rescue members to attend to the two accident scenes that night. It was a miracle that the man who slid off the road was saved. It was also very encouraging to see all the people that were travelling this treacherous highway, stop and assist us. I think that the Cranbrook RCMP should nominate the man that telephoned the emergency response centre for a police board or community award. I am certain that the accident victim would like to meet this man as well. This motorist’s actions saved this man’s life. Daniel Wight Abbottsford
Will truth die on Deficit Hill? tom fletcher Black Press
Whatever happens in the provincial election five months from now, taxpayers should insist that it be the last spring vote. Now I know this isn’t sexy like the horse race of popularity polls so loved by the TV news. But integrity of public financial information is the next vital step in democratic reform, even more important than scheduled election dates. And the B.C. tradition of tabling untested election budgets, shutting down the legislature and firing up the campaign buses, has to end. The B.C. Liberals are on track to surpass the NDP on fudge-it budgets, having put millions into TV ads that insist the 2013 budget will struggle into the black. This is the hill Christy Clark has chosen to die on. Glen Clark set the modern bar with his 1996 election budget. After a run of red ink, it conjured a tidy little surplus that helped the NDP squeak out a win over the plaid-shirted Gordon Campbell. Campbell’s noisy exit had its roots in his 2009 fudge-it budget, which clung to an outdated $500-million deficit forecast that had already melted down along with banks, auto makers and U.S. real estate. After the election, British Columbians found out we were really $2.8 billion in the red.
Not one to waste a good crisis, Campbell ordered the harmonized sales tax. Now Premier Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong are proposing to balance the budget and shut down the HST money machine. Clark gave a speech in Coquitlam the day before last week’s budget update, warning it “won’t be pretty.” And it’s not. In September the current-year deficit forecast jumped above $1 billion, largely due to a glut of natural gas. The latest update pushed it near $1.5 billion. Natural gas royalties are bumping along the bottom, no big change there. But now coal prices and shipments are down, and a slow real estate market has pinched the flow of cash from Bill Vander Zalm’s legacy, the property purchase tax. I erred in a previous column, saying this year’s deficit is partly due to a staged repayment of federal HST transition money. Not so. That entire $1.6 billion was booked in last year’s budget, pushing that deficit to a record $3 billion. This means the current $1.5 billion bleeder is based strictly on current revenues, debt servicing and spending. So how is this sucking chest wound going to suddenly heal next spring? De Jong provided an early version of his answer in
his September financial statement. Amazingly, it projects a recovery of more than $100 million in natural gas royalties next year. Hmmm. Liquefied natural gas exports to Asia are still years away, and the U.S., our only current energy export customer, is developing its own huge shale gas and shale oil reserves. In another forecasted miracle, sales tax revenue is expected to dip by a mere $120 million as the old provincial sales tax returns next year. In 2014 it is projected to bounce right back to where it is today, around $6.1 billion. That’s odd. When former finance minister Kevin Falcon announced the transition back to PST last May, he described annual revenue loss of about $500 million the first year, and more than $600 million the next. Granted, business investment credits and HST rebates to the poor also end, saving the government a pile of cash as this significant tax reform dies. But it still looks like another fudge-it budget, designed to help another premier avoid the political graveyard at the foot of Deficit Hill. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press
Cross-border shoppers: Any pangs of guilt?
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Darryl Esau
seems harmless and even fiscally prudent, to visit our local shops to find just the perfect widget, pick it up, feel it, maybe even try it on. Politely place it back on the shelf, thank the clerk for their assistance, and then head home to fire up a web browser and glee in the fact that you can find it 10 per cent, 20 per cent even 50 per cent less by purchasing on-line. A job well done. I have many acquaintances that revel in the joys of hopping in the car, some almost weekly, and crossing the border into the U.S. Again, to save so much money for everything they purchase. From clothing to groceries, these folks are more than eager to present to those that will listen on the great savings that they reaped from their frequent visits. Again, how exciting that they could avoid paying the local rates, sales taxes for their purchases, and save so much money. We are all lucky here in Canada, to enjoy many public safety nets. And I am confident that even these prudent on-line and cross border shopping fanatics are more than willing to enjoy the security of these social safety nets. In the unfortunate case of medical needs, our discount hunters, demand and expect the same attention
as the rest of us crazy people who shop at our local retailers, and pay that crazy sales tax. Their children are expected to enjoy public schooling, protection of police, safety of transportation etc, even as their parents are shopping for back to school clothes, shoes, milk and turkeys in the savings Mecca of the United States. But of course it is hard to support small, privately-owned retailers, because they continue to go out of business. How frustrating is it, when shopping for a pair of skates, the store that you always go into to find the exact size and make, so you were sure when you order it on-line you will get the right fit, how frustrating is it when they have gone out of business? It is terrible when, after getting a great deal on a musical instrument in the U.S. and you need adjustments made on it — and the local store is no longer there. God forbid, as you pack all of your LL Bean camping equipment, in the SUV that you bought at a U.S. Auction, that you discover that you need to replace a broken paddle for your kayak that you bought on e-bay from a dealer in California. But you don’t have time to drive to the U.S. to get a new one. When you visit your local sports store, they no longer sell paddles because they cannot
compete in that market any further. BMO very recently released a report on Cross Border Shopping. $21 billion was spent last year in cross border shopping. That is $21 billion that is gone from our economy completely, no trickle-down economics within our country, no taxes, no paying a retailer that pays their employees, that buy products, that support retailers, that support manufactures. And at each step, taxes are paid to support our safety nets, our hospitals, our schools, our infrastructure. So I wonder, for those that stand proudly in front of friends displaying all of their purchases, chanting the mantra that we have all heard far too many times: “I got this in the States and I only paid …”. I wonder if they ever have even the slightest of pangs of guilt as they pass family-owned businesses that have closed their doors, or as they wait in an emergency waiting room needing medical assistance. What they can celebrate, that indeed in our fine country of Canada, you can have your cake and eat it too.. Even with a cake purchased in the U.S. Darryl Esau runs Bulletproof Solutions in Fredericton, New Brunswick
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UPCOMING OES, Jubilee Chapter #64 will meet on Monday, December 10 at 7:30 pm sharp. Come early for the Christmas Pot Luck at 6:00 pm sharp, at the Masonic Hall, 401-3rd Avenue South, Cranbrook. Kootenay Christian Academy middle school band concert; Thursday, Dec. 13, 7:00pm. KCA Preschool campus, 629 6th St NW Cost: donation for Christmas hampers. FMI 250-426-0166 Book Under Every Tree – until Dec 14th drop off new or gift quality kids/teens/adult books at the Cranbrook Library and other drop off locations in Cranbrook for CBAL’s project. Volunteers needed and fabric donations gratefully received. Katherine 250-417-2896 or khough@cbal.org Take your family back in time to the first Christmas? Then reserve Saturday Dec 15, 2-5pm for One Starry Night! Free activities for ALL AGES! Knox Church, 2100 - 3rd St. S., Cranbrook. FMI: 250-426-7165 Mount Baker Interact Club will be hosting an Amnesty International Write for Rights event on Thurs, Dec 13, 730 pm, - to raise awareness of four international cases of human rights violations. The night will end with a candlelight vigil recognizing the importance of international human rights. Donations will go towards the cost of sending the letters. December 16-Advent 3 and Special Gift Sunday You are invited to worship with Cranbrook United Church. Many of our congregants bring a small gift for the food bank, or the women’s shelter, or the men’s shelter on this Sunday. Service begins at 10:00 a.m. Live Outdoor Nativity with live donkey, sheep, youth actors and music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Monday, Dec 17 and Tuesday, Dec 18th, Cranbrook LDS Chapel, 2210-2nd St. N., Cranbrook. Times: 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. 2012 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, Dec. 19th, 6:00-7:00 PM is sponsored by Knights of Columbus. The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers will host their annual Christmas Charity Recital on Thursday, December 20 at 7:00 pm at the Heritage Inn Ballroom. Admission is by donation with all funds going to the Salvation Army Cranbrook. FMI contact Jane at 2580427-8757 or email info@rshd.ca. (www.rshd.ca) SOCIAL DANCE will be held at the Seniors Hall on New Year’s Eve to the music of Lyle, Ken and Duncan – The Pacemaker’s. Welcome in the New Year with family and friends from 8 pm to midnight. Admission includes a Lunch, Draws and Prizes. RSVP 250-4892720 or 250-489-4442. ONGOING ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250-417-2868. Tai Chi Moving Meditation every Wednesday 3-4 pm at Centre 64. Starts November 7th. Call Adele 250-427-1939. Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon - 1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. 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Kootenay Ice repel Raiders, fall to Hurricanes TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
It was one step forward and one step back over the weekend for the Kootenay Ice. The hometown club defeated the Eastern Conference leading Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 on Friday, but fell 6-1 in Lethbridge to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Sam Reinhart scored the insurance goal against the Raiders in the final period on Friday, but Josh Morrissey answered with 10 minutes left in the game, however, Kootenay held on for the win. The Hurricanes scored three goals in both the first and second period on their Teddy Bear Toss night to coast to a 6-1 win on Saturday at the Enmax Centre.
“The consistency factor is lacking in our game and we need to find it out here.” Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay has had bizarre anomalies in their record, where they lose to lower-ranked teams, yet find success against the best in the conference. The Ice have defeated the conference-leading Raiders once in two meetings, along with splitting the season series against the Edmonton Oil Kings, who sit in second place. Out of four games against the Hitmen, who
occupy third in the conference, the Ice have taken away one contest. Ice goaltender Mackenzie Skapksi said the team knows it can play with the best but still struggles with consistency, the problem that has dogged them all season. “I think it’s just bringing it every night,” said Skapski. “The consistency factor is lacking in our game and we need find it out here.” The injury bug has hit a few Ice veterans, as Tanner Muth and Joey Leach—both with upper body injuries—didn’t play over the weekend, while Brock Montgomery didn’t suit up in Lethbridge after being on the receiving end of a check to the head in the game against the Raiders. Evan Morden, the player who delivered the hit to Montgomery, will be punished by the WHL in a manner to be determined, according to the WHL’s discipline web page. Skapski stood in net for both games, stopping 37 shots against the Raiders, while turning away 28 pucks against the Hurricanes. The fur flew on Friday night as Jaedon Descheneau scored the opening goal for the A&W Bear, Toque and Mitten Toss roughly eight minutes into the second period. “It was great,” said Descheneau on scoring the goal that caused a hail of furry debris. “It’s something that I’ve thought about the last
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Kootenay Ice forward Jaedon Descheneau navigates through furry debris on the ice after scoring the goal that sent teddy bears, toques and mitts flying during the team’s 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday evening at Western Financial Place. couple of days. It was a great pass from Philper, it wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for that.” The speedy forward received the puck from Luke Philp on an oddman rush and cut across the crease to stuff the biscuit past Raiders netminder Andy Desautels. Even though the two teams were scoreless in the first frame, both had chances. Skapski stood tall on a few odd-man rushes and robbed Anthony
Bardaro, who only needed to lift the puck over the sprawled goaltender for a goal. Facing down 39 shots kept Skapski busy in the crease. “I enjoy it, I get a ton of action,” said the Ice goaltender. “As the shots increase, I get more confidence and I thrive off that.” The Ice, in turn, were moving the puck extremely well, and created some opportunities while entering the offensive zone, but De-
sautels was equally sharp. Kootenay doubled the score under two minutes after Descheneau’s goal, when Levi Cable got a stick on a point shot from Tanner Faith, tipping the puck past the Raiders’ goaltender. But the Raiders clawed their way into the game on a late goal, when Davis Vandane rifled a shot from the blue line into the net with a screen in front of Skapski.
The game turned into a bit of a ugly affair in the latter half of the final period. Reinhart sniped the top corner glove side from the slot less than a minute into the period to regain a two-goal lead, but the Raiders were given a couple two-man advantages and capitalized. Josh Morrissey made it a one goal game during a power play, blasting a slap shot from the point with nine minutes to go in the game.
Things went downhill after that. Dakota Conroy took out Cable on the sideboards in a dirty hit, and ended up having to answer to Zach McPhee, who threw down the mitts for retribution. But the real scare happened with two minutes remaining in the game, when Morden cruised down towards his net and took out a forechecking Montgomery with an open-ice hit to the head.
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Kimberley curler Tom Buchy and his team punched their ticket to the provincial tournament this past weekend, winning one of two qualifiers at zone playdowns in Trail. The Kimberley skip, along with fellow Kimberlite Dave Toffolo, and Fernie’s Darren Will and Dave Stephenson, out of Kelowna, won their berth in the final draw of the eight-team tournament on Sunday evening. Team Buchy had a bit
of a scare, losing one of the qualifying spots to Deane Hornig, who curls with the Trail Curling Club, after the foursome went through regulation without a loss, which automatically gave them a bye into a draw with a provincial berth on the line. Despite Team Hornig stealing the moment, the Buchy team’s loss automatically gave them a berth into the second qualifying draw, where they faced Myron Nichol and his team representing the Castlegar Curling
Club. Buchy and his team doubled in the third and sixth ends on the road to a 7-2 victory over Team Nichol to clinch the second provincial qualifier. Buchy cruised through the round-robin portion of the event, winning three draws to earn his place in the first qualifying match. Another team of locals, skipped by Tom Shypitka, fell one draw shy of making it into the second qualifier draw, which would have pitted them against Buchy and
his team. Team Shypitka, represented by Tom Shypitka, Kimberlite Steve Tersmette and Josh Firman and Greg Terrill out of Creston, fell 9-7 to Team Nichol in the second-last draw that determined Buchy’s opponent in the second qualifier game. Team Shypitka took the long road to the playoffs, with a 4-3 record over the weekend, however, they clawed their way back into contention before falling just shy against Team Nichol in the semi-final.
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Messi sets record for most goals in a year Joseph Wilson Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday. The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to equal Mueller’s mark, and he eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed finish nine minutes later. “As I have said many times, the record is nice but the important thing is the victory that keeps us on the patch we want to continue on,” Messi said. “As I always say, my objectives are on a team
level: to win the league, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey again.” Messi has scored 74 goals for Barcelona and 12 times for Argentina this year, and he has three more games in which he can add to his tally before the end of the year. Mueller scored 85 for Bayern Munich and West Germany. The 25-year-old Messi passed Brazil great Pele’s single-season milestone of 75 goals for Brazil and Santos in 1958 with his 75th and 76th goals of the year on Nov. 11 to move into second place behind Mueller. After his record 50 goals in the Spanish league last campaign, Messi has led Barcelona to the best start in the history of the championship this season with
14 wins and a draw in the opening 15 rounds. The scoring ace has found the net 30 times already this season in all competitions for Barcelona.
“He is a global star that helps us in so many ways. Tito Vilanova “We won’t see another player like (Messi),” Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova said. “Not just because of his ability to score. But also for his ability to pass, play defence, and his understandings of the game. He is a global star that helps us in so many ways.” Messi, who became a father for the first time on Nov. 2 to a baby boy
named Thiago, was announced as one of the three finalists for the FIFA world player of the year award along with teammate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the past three years in helping Barcelona win three Spanish league titles and two Champions League crowns, along with various other competitions. He is seeking to become the only player to win the award for a fourth time when the winner is announced in Switzerland on Jan. 7. Iniesta participated in both of Barcelona’s goals in Seville on Sunday, and Messi said he would be happy to see his teammate win the award. “If the Ballon d’Or is for Andres, he deserves
it for everything he shows us game after game,” Messi said. Nicknamed “The Flea” for his small stature and uncanny ability to slice through defences, Messi has shattered several records during the past year. He scored 73 times in all competitions for Barcelona last season, breaking the previous European club record of 67 goals set by Mueller in 1972-73 and the prior world club mark of 70 established by Archie Stark of Bethlehem Steel in the American Soccer League in 1924-25. Fittingly, Messi scored his 73rd and final goal of the 2011-12 season as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final in May to give then-coach Pep Guardiola his 14th title in his final game.
NHL, NHLPA hope to resume negotiations Ir a Podell Associated Press
NEW YORK - The NHL and the locked-out players’ association are talking again, and a return to the bargaining table could happen soon. After a few days to cool off following an epic collapse in negotiations, the league and the union have been in touch with each other in an attempt to restart conversations that could save the hockey season. “Trying to set up something for this week, but nothing finalized yet,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly
wrote Sunday in an email to The Associated Press. Negotiations broke down Thursday night after three straight days of talks at a New York hotel. Moments after players’ association executive director Donald Fehr said he believed the sides were closing in on a deal to end the lockout, he was back at the podium to announce the NHL had rejected the union’s latest offer. Commissioner Gary Bettman followed him and angrily stated that the sides weren’t close, and added he didn’t know why Fehr thought
they were. The tone has changed a bit since then. Whether it has shifted far enough for the sides to come to an agreement soon remains to be seen. On Friday, Daly said he was at a loss how to get the bargaining process back on track. “I have no reason, nor any intention, of reaching out to the union right now,” Daly said in an email to the AP. “I have no new ideas. Maybe they do. We are happy to listen.” All games have been cancelled through Friday, and more games will surely be wiped off
the schedule soon. Bettman said Thursday that he won’t allow a season to be played that contains fewer than 48 games per team - the length of the season that was played after a lockout ended in January 1995. Fehr repeated on Saturday his feeling that the sides aren’t all that far apart. “My comments from a couple of days ago stand on their own. I think we were very close,” Fehr told reporters after addressing a Canadian Auto Workers council meeting. The lockout has resulted in the cancella-
tion of 422 regular-season games along with the New Year’s Day Winter Classic and the AllStar game. The NHL is in danger of losing its second full season in seven years. The lockout that forced the cancellation of the 2004-05 season marked the first time a North American professional sports league had a full campaign wiped out by a labour dispute. The agreement that was finally reached back then expired this September, leading to a lockout being imposed again on Sept. 16.
Nitros split weekend against Leafs, Border Bruins Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor
The Kimberley Dynamiters split their weekend schedule, dumping the league-leading Nelson Leafs 4-2 on Friday, but falling 6-4 to the Grand Forks Border Bruins at home on Sunday. The Nitros currently occupy second place in the Eddie Mountain Division and trail the Fernie Ghostriders by a point, however, their Elk Valley rivals have five games in hand. Kimberley got things started six minutes into the game on Friday, off an effort from Taylor McDowell, but Nelson re-
sponded on the power play with just under three minutes left in the period. However, 22 seconds after the Leafs drew even, Dallin Wolf put the Nitros back in the lead. Connor Kutzner increased the lead to two in the second period on the powerplay in the frame’s only goal. The two teams traded goals in the final period, as Kimberley’s Matt Gann notched another power play marker, while the Leafs scored within the final minute from Matthew Naka. Kimberley goaltender Matthew Mitchell made
35 saves, whle Brett Soles stopped 16 shots for Nelson. The Nitros were good for two goals in six chances on the man-advantage, while the Leafs capitalized once with the same amount of opportunities. It was a different game on Sunday against Grand Forks as the Nitros
gave up three goals in the opening period that led to the eventual 6-4 loss. Kimberley scored three times in the final period, but fell short of a comeback. Grand Forks got it going with early goals from Jackson Purvis and Connor Gross, while Dakota Kittle notched a power play marker—all within the first ten minutes. Andrew Miller responded for Kimberley with five minutes remaining in the period to get the hometown team on the board. The Border Bruins were able to hold the Dy-
namiters scoreless in the middle period, while adding to their lead on an effort from Connor Bowen. Kimberley staged a comeback in the third period, scoring twice; a shorthanded goal from Jason Richter, while Corson Johnstone lit the goal lamp. With ten minutes to go in the game, the Border Bruins made it 5-3, when Brendan Enns restored a two-goal lead. Sam Nigg put the Nitros back within a goal, but Connor Gross found the empty net in the final minute to make it a 6-4 final.
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Ice hold off Raiders, stormed by Hurricanes Continued from page 8 The referee didn’t initially raise his hand for a penalty as the play went on, but Jon Martin went after Morden and dispensed pugilistic justice while Kootenay trainer Cory Cameron headed out onto the ice. Montgomery looked unbalanced as he tried to get up on his own power, but Cameron and a teammate helped him up off the ice and took him to the dressing room. With the crowd chanting it’s displeasure, the officials gathered at centre ice for a conference and dealt with the fallout from all the chaos. Kootenay went into Lethbridge the following night without Leach, Montgomery and Muth—all of whom are older veterans with leadership roles. Lethbridge scored three goals in 10 shots in the first period, and followed up with another three-goal performance in the middle frame to earn the win.
Brady Ramsay lit the goal lamp five minutes into the game, while Graham Hood and Jay Merkley followed up with power play markers. Philp answered for the Ice seven minutes into the second period on the man-advantage, but Jamien Yakubowski responded three minutes later, while Ramsay added his second of the night, along with another Lethbridge powerplay marker from Russell Maxwell. ICE NOTES: The Ice will hand out teddies, toques and mitts to patients at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital on Monday. The three schools that won the $500 prize for showing the most spirit during School Spirit Night will get a visit from the boys in blue, black and gold on Monday as well. In the afternoon, a couple players will also be hanging out with Santa Claus at the Tamarack Centre.
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You initially might be rigid with a difficult situation or a loved one. Allow yourself to relax. You have the gift of creativity on ARIES (March 21-April 19) Someone is far more serious your side. You will find a soluabout a money issue than you tion that works for both sides. realize. You must handle your Tonight: Let your imagination side of this situation. Listen invigorate your personal life. to news from a distance. Fol- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) low-through counts and, fortu- If you can spend more time at nately, that is your strong suit. home, do so. Refocusing at this Tonight: Go as late as you want hectic time of year might be critical. Adjust your schedule to or need to. take better care of yourself. You TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might want to rethink a have tons of energy. Allow more personal matter more careful- creativity into your life. Tonight: ly. Your sense of humor comes Let your choices be clear. through because of a partner’s VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) perspective. As a result, you Stay open in conversations. Try also will be able to detach and to loosen someone up who has see the whole picture. Tonight: become very isolated. Remember, you can only do so much, as Accept an offer or invitation. this person is in control of his or GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Pace yourself; you know how her own moods. You are coming to proceed. You could feel as if from an anchored point of view. someone doesn’t really get your Tonight: Your treat. message. Don’t worry, he or she LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your more possessive side does. Adjust your schedule after checking in with key friends, as- emerges when dealing with sociates or loved ones. Tonight: a friend or loved one. This person might be unusually Network the night away. touchy when it comes to funds. CANCER (June 21-July 22) by Jacqueline Bigar
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Communicate more of what you want. You just might be surprised by his or her reaction. Tonight: Your treat. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You mean what you say, and the person you want to receive that message gets it loud and clear. You feel uncomfortable when involved in a money discussion. Try not to become frustrated if obstacles keep popping up. You have a lot of energy. Tonight: As you like it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your perspective could change the more you hear about a certain situation. Play it smart and say little in order not to influence a conversation. You want someone to reveal more of his or her true thoughts and feelings. Tonight: Make it early. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Aim for what you want. focus and endurance make a powerful combination. A supportive friend could be overserious right now. You might be unusually feisty, and as a result, others might see you as being difficult. Tonight: Find your
friends. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Allow others to express their support for or disagreement of your perspective. You know what you are doing, and you will explain your logic. Part of your openness might be stemming from a recent disagreement. Tonight: Could be late. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Keep reaching out for more information and different opinions. The more you learn and incorporate a variation of ideas, the stronger the outcome will be. A friend might be hot-tempered. Let this person be. Go off and enjoy yourself. Tonight: Catch up on emails. BORN TODAY Actress Susan Dey (1952), actress Dorothy Lamour (1914), singer Brenda Lee (1944) *** Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar. com. (c) 2012 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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Annie’s Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My family recently went on vacation, and my 17-year-old son was an absolute pain. He refused to go swimming with us at the pool, saying it would be too boring. He wouldn’t wear a jacket and tie to dinner at the hotel’s five-star restaurant, and when I told him he wouldn’t be able to go in without them, he said, “Fine, I’ll get a sandwich somewhere else,” and that’s what he did. Whenever we went to the beach or shopping, he wouldn’t come along and instead toured the city on his own. When I said I didn’t care for his tone of voice, he gave me the silent treatment. For the plane ride home, we got him a seat near the aisle so he could stretch out his legs. I told him, “You could at least say thank you.” Instead, he gave me a dirty look. When I saw that the woman next to him had a toddler who didn’t have his own seat, I made my son give up his, and the flight attendant gave him an empty seat near the bulkhead. I got another dirty look for that. I kept trying to ask whether he was OK, but he had the flight attendant tell me to leave him alone. We’re planning to visit relatives this winter, and my son says he doesn’t want to go. I dread the idea of putting up with this nasty teenager who can’t appreciate any of the things we do for him. I want him to stay with his grandparents, but they’d rather not have him because he’s moody and they don’t like the way he dresses. I’d ask my brother, but I don’t want to have to reciprocate. Is it OK to let a 17-year-old stay home alone for 10 days? I have people who can check on him. -- N.Y. Dear N.Y.: Teenagers enjoy family vacations more than they let on, but not if the trips are geared entirely toward the parents’ preferences. Unless you are 100 percent certain that your son will be responsible for himself and the house, we don’t recommend leaving him without ongoing supervision for 10 days. See if you can get a trusted adult to move in for the duration. But we also suggest that you back off a bit. Your son reacts poorly to being fussed over in public by Mommy and Daddy. It embarrasses him. Dear Annie: It seems like only yesterday that several people came by and offered to cut our grass, but no one ever actually cut it. Now the snow is here, and we are unable to shovel our walkway and make a path to the mailbox. We are getting up in age and cannot do these things on our own. Hiring a professional costs more than we can manage on our Social Security. What a great thing it would be for neighbors to teach their children to come across the road with their big riding mower or snowplow and make a couple of sweeps across our yard. We would so appreciate the assistance. -- No Name, No Location Dear No Name: Even kids expect to be paid, although a good-hearted neighbor may shovel your snow and mow your lawn as a kindness, especially if they own a riding mower or snow blower. But also please check with your local church, which may provide such a service. Dear Annie: “Lonely in Nova Scotia” says he has no luck with the ladies. I suggest he figure out what traits he really likes in a woman, find someone who has them and let her know how special she is to him. Then he should make sure he’s clean and his clothing is up to date. And he should show genuine interest in what she has to say and not just talk and expect her to laugh at his jokes. -- Alone and Content Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM
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NEWS Wreckage of plane believed to be carrying Rivera found; no survivors Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico — The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday and there are no apparent survivors, authorities said. Transportation and Communications Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said “everything points toward’’ it being the U.S.-registered Learjet 25 carrying Rivera and six other people to Toluca, outside Mexico City, from Monterrey. “There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human’’ in the wreckage found in the state of Nuevo Leon, Ruiz Esparza told the Televisa network. The impact was so powerful that the remains of the plane “are scattered over an area of 250 to 300 metres. It is almost unrecognizable.’’
No cause was given for the plane’s crash, but its wreckage was found near the town of Iturbide in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental, where the terrain is very rough. It took off from Monterrey before dawn at 3:30 a.m. local time and was reported missing about 10 minutes later. Media and celebrities in Mexico sent condolences to the family of Rivera, who has sold more than 15 million records, but authorities still had not confirmed that she was aboard the plane and said there will be an investigation to identify the remains found. Also aboard the plane were her publicist, Arturo Rivera, her lawyer, makeup artist and the flight crew. The 43-year-old Rivera who was born and raised in Long Beach, California, is one of the biggest stars of the Mexican regional style
Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera known as grupero music, which is influenced by the norteno, cumbia and ranchero styles. Though drug trafficking was the theme of some of her songs, she was not considered a singer of “narco corridos,’’ or ballads glorifying drug lords like other groups, such as Los Tigres del Norte. She was better known for singing about her disdain for
men. On Saturday night, Rivera had given a concert before thousands of fans in Monterrey. After the concert she gave a press conference during which she spoke of her emotional state following her recent divorce from former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who played for teams including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles
Dodgers. “I can’t get caught up in the negative because that destroys you. Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do. I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other woman,’’ she said Saturday night. “The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up.’’ The mother of five children and grandmother of two had announced in October that she was divorcing Loaiza after two years of marriage. It was her third marriage. She was proud to present herself as a Latina woman struggling to give a good life to her children. “I am the same as the public, as my fans,’’ she told The Associated Press in an interview last March.
Australian radio chairman says station reviewing practices after royal hoax scandal Gregory K atz Associated Press
LONDON — The reverberations from the death of a nurse who accepted a hoax phone call about the ill Duchess of Cambridge spread through two countries Sunday, as Australian authorities said London police had contacted them about a possible investigation. The Australian radio station behind the call also announced an immediate review of its broadcast practices after the debacle, which began with a prank call made Tuesday to the hospital where the former Kate Middleton was being treated for acute morning sickness. Two radio DJs managed to impersonate Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and received confidential information about the Duchess’s medical condition, which was broadcast on-air. The controversial prank took a dark twist three days later with the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, who was duped by the DJs despite their Australian accents. The death has sparked an angry backlash against the DJs, who have been taken off the air indefinitely. After an emergency meeting Sunday, Max Moore-Wilton, the chairman of parent compa-
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2DayFM radio hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian are ‘’deeply shattered’’ about the tragedy. ny Southern Cross Austereo, which owns the 2DayFM radio station, said in a letter to the hospital’s chairman that the company will co-operate with any investigation. “It is too early to know the full details leading to this tragic event and we are anxious to review the results of any investigation that may be made available to us or made public,’’ he wrote. “I can assure you we are taking immediate action and reviewing the broadcast and processes involved.’’ “As we have said in our own
statements on the matter, the outcome was unforeseeable and very regrettable,’’ he wrote. Australian police Sunday confirmed they had been contacted by London police and said they would co-operate. Police have not yet determined Saldanha’s cause of death, but people from London to Sydney have been making the assumption she died because of stress from the call. Both DJs involved apologized for the prank before Saldanha’s death. Their Twitter accounts have been taken
down after they were bombarded by thousands of abusive comments. A spokeswoman said Sunday the two DJs want to speak out about Saldanha’s death. The station has a history of controversy, including airing a segment in which a 14-year-old girl revealed that she had been raped. It also ran a series of “Heartless Hotline’’ shows in which disadvantaged people were offered a prize that could be taken away from them by listeners. The Australian Communications and Media Authority, which regulates radio broadcasting, says it received complaints from around the world and is considering whether it should launch an investigation Separately, Prince William on Sunday pulled out of attending the British Military Tournament, billed as “the largest display of military theatre in the world’’, citing Kate’s illness. The Duchess has been resting and has not been seen in public since leaving the hospital. Officials from St. James’s Palace have said the duchess is not yet 12 weeks pregnant. The child would be the first for her and William and would be third in line to the British throne.
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Buenos Aires a city unlike any other C arl a Nelson Martime Travel
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina Why go there?: Learn to TANGO dance! It SHOULD be on your bucket list! If you love to dance and want to immerse yourself in the culture of Tango, you must do it in Buenos Aires. It is just not the same anywhere else on the planet. What to do: Find tango dance instruction and a tango ‘taxi’, go to the milongas every evening, practice, practice! During the day, sightsee! It is easy to find people to help you learn to dance. Most Argentines know the tango well, dance frequently and will teach you. A couple of lessons to learn the basic steps, whether in a group (about $6 per session), or private (about $50 per session) is all you need to get started. Then hire a tango ‘taxi’ ($50-$75 for 3 hours). This is an experienced dancer who is your partner at the milonga halls. This is not instruction, this is dancing. The tango taxi dances so magnificently that you are
magically transformed into a tango dancer. Just let go and enjoy! As long as you have the correct dance shoes, and know a bit of the milonga hall etiquette,you will fit right in! Buenos Aires itself is a large, earthy city. Beautiful central square, Plaza de Mayo, artsy La Boca district, pedestrian shopping on Florida St, upscale Recoleta and Palermo areas. It’s very cosmopolitan, busy, and noisy but quite easy to get around. The traditional ‘asado’ (BBQ) is delicious, but there is every kind of food available. Outdoor bars and cafes abound where you can enjoy café con leche, agua con gas, or a glass of fine vino tinto from Mendoza. You can take in a polo match, go to a professional tango show, or just watch the street performers and enjoy viewing some great architecture. When to go (i.e. a season, festival): The seasons are reversed, but anytime is nice for dancing! Great weather in the early fall. November temperatures are low 30’s Celsius. You could plan your trip around Tango festivals, but they are frequent.
When in Buenos Aires, do as the “Porteños” do — tango! Where to stay: All the top hotel chains are present in Buenos Aires, however, if you are there to dance, find an apartment hotel and live like a local. Some of these apartments have tango dance studios on premise
and can arrange instruction for you right there. Shop the markets for food and great Malbec wine, take the local transit buses or metro(very inexpensive) to find your way around. Take a Spanish lesson or two, English is fair-
ly limited there. How to get there:Air Canada/United has daily flights from Calgary to Buenos Aires via Houston or Newark. Total flight time is approximately 14 hours. Only a 4 hour time change from
Mountain time, so jet lag is reduced. Your contact info:Carla Nelson, Branch Manager (experienced traveller, novice tango dancer’), Maritime Travel, 1001 Baker St. Cranbrook BC.
Holiday cards from MPs follow rich political tradition Bruce Cheadle Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Those thousands of holiday greeting cards from MPs pouring out of the national capital this month are part of a rich tradition. Christmas, you say? No, politics. The very first Christmas card was conceived by British civil servant Sir Henry Cole in 1843 to exploit and support England’s new universal penny post, introduced by a friend in 1840. The card — a drawing by illustrator John Callcott Horsley that depicted a festive family scene, including a young girl being helped to drink a glass of wine — caused a bit of a stir in Victorian England. But the concept proved immediately popular. By the 1860s, commercial cards were being sent in Canada and it was in 1862 that U.S. president Abraham Lincoln introduced a Christmas card standard that’s still around today. Lincoln commissioned cartoonist Thomas Nast to
create a propaganda cover for Harper’s Weekly to bolster flagging Civil War spirits in the North. Nast created the modern image of Santa Claus that endures to this day — though it is less often mentioned that he also cemented seasonal images as a political tool. Christmas cards from William Lyon MacKenzie King, Canada’s longest serving prime minister, still exist from as early as the 1930s, and Canadian newspapers have been analysing the seasonal political mailings since the ‘50s. There are no wine-imbibing youngsters — and not even a rotund Santa — adorning the greeting cards of members of Parliament in 2012. Prime Minister Stephen Harper this year maintained his traditional family photo. He and wife Laureen bookend kids Rachel and Ben on a gold couch at 24 Sussex Drive, the words “Happy Holidays/Joyeuses Fetes’’ superimposed above them and a seasonal bouquet, including pine cones, on the
The very first Christmas card was conceived by British civil servant Sir Henry Cole in 1843 to exploit and support England’s new universal penny post. coffee table in front. Inside the card, the Harpers wish recipients “Merry Christmas,’’ “Happy Chanukah’’ and “Season’s Greetings,’’ all in both official languages. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s card features a sunlit
photo of the Peace Tower behind a foreground of snow-laden evergreens, with a wintry photo of Mulcair and his wife Catherine inside above an anodyne “Season’s Greetings.’’ Green party Leader Elizabeth May also uses a Peace
Tower photo on her card, although she livens things up inside with a photo of her three dogs and an unapologetic “Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy New Year!’’ greeting. Bob Rae, the interim Liberal leader, is sending cards
that feature a portrait-style photo of him and wife Arlene posed on the front. Inside, they wish “your family and loved ones a happy, healthy and joyous holiday season.’’ Gov. Gen. David Johnston is a little more adventurous. The card from Rideau Hall shows a laughing Johnston and his grinning wife Sharon riding a dog sled in full flight, with smaller photos inside illustrating the words “connect,’’ “honour’’ and “inspire.’’ Defence Minister Peter MacKay has reprised his annual military group photo, this time from the deck of HMCS Vancouver in Italy. And cabinet ministers Lisa Raitt and Peter Van Loan are sending out cards with fall-themed family photos. Van Loan includes a colourful totem of his role as Conservative party House leader — a candid photo of him sharing a collegial laugh with the prime minister at their adjacent House of Commons seats.
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