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Sunday paper offers up proposal LISA VANDERVELDE Morning Star Staff
She said “Yes!” Samantha Robinson accepted her boyfriend Rob Symons’ proposal of marriage with an enthusiastic yes after reading it on the front page of The Morning Star last Sunday morning, all before her first cup of coffee. “He had told me he was going to do something I would never forget and I’ll never forget this,” said Robinson. “He knows that every Sunday morning I sit down with my coffee and read the paper.” So Symons took out an ad that stretched along the bottom of the front page that read, “Samantha Robinson… Will you marry me? Forever yours, forever mine, together always, ‘till the end of time.” On the Sunday before Christmas, Symons let Robinson sleep in and with their children around them he prompted her to look at The Morning Star. “He told me he was in the paper so I looked towards the back first… and he said, ‘No look at the front!’ It took me a minute before I saw my name,” laughs Robinson, thinking back on the moment she saw the proposal on the page before looking up to see Symons on one knee with a ring in his hand. When asked if he was nervous about what her reaction would be he said, with a grin, “I was pretty sure what the answer would be.” The couple are excited about their future together and have already planned the wedding they hope to have at the Prestige Hotel in September. Robinson beams up at her fiancé saying, “He always does things a little differently and goes that extra mile.”
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Directors taking final look at sports complex plan RICHARD ROLKE
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Politicians are poised for final hurdles before determining the scope of a running track. The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee is expected to decide Thursday whether there will be any cuts to the proposed $8.5 million sports complex at Okanagan College. “We have to balance out the best facility and what can be sustained by the community,” said director Rob Sawatzky. “What will be supported at referendum (in April)?”
Staff was asked to review the design could be replaced by natural grass at plans because of a concern that the public $525,000. may not vote for the current price tag. Developing a sand-based grass soccer The potential budget reducfield would cost $195,000 while it tions considered by directors are would be $50,000 for a soil-based off-site works, the turf field, socnatural grass field. cer field construction, the track The options for a rubberized surface and seating. track are a mondon surface at Off-site works could be $1.7 million or a polyurethane trimmed from $1 million to surface for $1.5 million. The life $392,700 if curb, gutter and sideexpectancy for the mondon is 25 walk are substituted by a multiyears while it is 12 years for the use path. polyurethane. Gyula Kiss The preferred synthetic turf Directors must also decide surface is $1.1 million but that whether there is covered space
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for 400 people at $400,000 or open air seating for the same crowd for $200,000. The land would be leased from Okanagan College and a facility based on minimum lease requirements is $5.4 million. Director Gyula Kiss is reluctant to reduce the scope of the proposal because that could undermine support from the user groups needed to promote the concept to voters leading up to the referendum. “I want to bring it in front of people and they can decide,” he said of the $8.5 million project.
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The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident at Wood Lake on Dec.19. She was Elly Collins, 59, of Salmon Arm. Collins was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle that was involved in a single-vehicle incident on Highway 97 at Wood Lake in the early afternoon of Dec. 19. She was heading northbound on Highway 97 when her vehicle went out of control and into the lake. Passersby and first responders made heroic efforts to get Collins out of the lake, but it was several minutes before she could be extricated from the vehicle. She was rushed to hospital in Kelowna, but resuscitation efforts were not successful. The Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.
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Star experiences upswing in activity richard rolke Morning Star Staff
Huge crowds are taking advantage of the fresh powder at Silver Star. About 4,000 to 5,000 people a day have been visiting the resort over the Christmas holiday. “We are having a busier year over this time last year,” said Robin Baycroft, resort services manager. Hotel bookings are up 15 per cent, and many of the rooms are being occupied by Lower Mainland residents, Australians, Europeans and even Brazilians. But one traditional source of guests remains soft. “The American market is slowly rebounding,” said Baycroft. There are a number of reasons for the increased activity but the main factor appears to be snow. “The snow conditions are excellent,” said Baycroft of the 176-centimetre alpine base. “It’s an incredible amount of snow.” Baycroft also believes a draw for people has been the intro-
duction of Canada’s first allinclusive pass. Besides downhill skiing, the pass provides access to nordic trails, the Tube Town Adventure Park, skating at Brewer’s Pond and self-guided snowshoe tours. “It’s given us an edge in the marketplace,” said Baycroft. The culmination of holiday festivities at Silver Star will be New Year’s Eve Monday. Activities get underway at 8 p.m. with a kids’ glow stick parade. That will be followed by an adult torchlight parade and fireworks wrapping up at about 9 p.m. “We encourage families to come up from Vernon to enjoy the fireworks,” said Baycroft. But precautions are being taken to ensure the celebrations are safe. “It’s a family-oriented event and we don’t tolerate open alcohol,” said Baycroft, adding that RCMP will be in the village and there will be road checks on Silver Star Road. silver star mountain resort photo Silver Star accommodations are 100 per cent booked for New Willie Mitchell (left), a Los Angeles Kings defenceman, hangs out with Kyle Sherwood and Michael Sherwood, Silver Star Mountain Resort general manager. Mitchell played some hockey at Silver Star’s Brewer’s Pond with local youth Thursday. Year’s Eve.
Foster defends extension of meter installation wave radiation exposure from the meters can create a range of health issues, while the Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee MLA, utility will know what appliances a customer isn’t surprised public opposition has delayed is using by monitoring the meter. Hydro has denied those claims smart meters. and Foster believes the devices are B.C. Hydro’s deadline to install necessary. smart meters has been extended “They aren’t a bad thing,” he from Dec. 31, 2012 to Dec. 31, said. 2013 and one of the reasons is “The second someone hits customer concerns preventing the a power pole and takes out the corporation from installing all of power, they know instantly where the devices. it is and they can respond.” “There are people who don’t The other reasons provided for want them installed and it’s a matEric Foster B.C. Hydro not meeting the Dec. ter of education,” said Foster, who 31, 2012 installation deadline are a supports the deadline extension. “Hydro did a mass education program shortage of qualified labour and equipment. Hydro says it has installed 93 per cent or and addressed concerns but when there are individuals with concerns, you have to go 1.73 million of the 1.87 million smart meters scheduled for B.C. back and work your way through it.” Leading up until Dec. 31, 2013, the utilSome people have claimed that microrichard rolke
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ity says it will complete the final seven per cent of installations and address customer concerns. The NDP wants the B.C. Utilities Commission to get involved after the original deadline was missed. “This was a failure of public policy from the beginning,” said John Horgan, energy critic. “The Liberals are clearly not up to the challenges facing British Columbians, so it’s time to get some help. I’d like to see the B.C. Utilities Commission invited back to the table to help explore what options are out there to satisfy concerned consumers that want another choice.” According to Horgan, the Liberal government initiated the Clean Energy Act in 2010 with almost no debate among MLAs in the Legislature. “The act exempted the $1 billion smart
meter program from the independent oversight of the BCUC,” he said.
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Grade 7 student Blake Balmer and his classmates from Kim Ondrik’s Ellison Elementary School Grade 6/7 class spray paint some positive words at the Polson Park skateboard park. The students spent the week working on their Impact Vernon with Joy project, which included flashmob caroling and positive word decorating. They also had lunch each day at the Upper Room Mission.
RCMP ready for New Year’s Eve ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
A strong police presence will greet New Year’s Eve revelers Monday. But that’s only because the local RCMP want everyone to have a good time in a safe manner. “Bring in the new year the way you want to do it, celebrating with friends and family, but do it in a safe manner,” said Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “We want people to have a good time, but be safe. Plan ahead.” Molendyk said a full contingent of officers will be working New Year’s Eve throughout the North Okanagan
with assistance from North Okanagan Traffic Services and auxiliary officers. One of the areas partiers can expect to see a strong police presence is at Silver Star Mountain Resort. “It hasn’t been a problem there the last few years because we have had a good strong presence on the mountain,” said Molendyk. “We will be present throughout the village.” CounterAttack road blocks will be set up throughout the region. “Plan wisely,” said Molendyk. “Plan for a safe trip home. Have a designated driver and be careful. Put all of your safety precautions in place.” Family Owned & Operated
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rowing funds for a sports complex next to Okanagan College. There are also ongoing discussions about new museum and art gallery facilities in Greater Vernon. One issue that will remain at the forefront for the board is provincial meat regulations and the negative impact it has had on local farmers. “I am hopeful the agriculture minister will listen to the people of the region because that’s who we serve,” said Nicol. RDNO wants the government to issue class D and E meat inspection licences so on-farm slaughtering can occur. The number of local producers has gone from 1,200 to 300 since the regulations became official in 2007. Another priority for Nicol is working with the community, senior government and the private sector to bring high-speed Internet to Cherryville. “For businesses and students there, they have to drive to the crest of a hill and find a hot spot (to access Internet),” he said. “For that part of the region, this is the single-most important issue and we have to solve that. That is what they need to succeed.”
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level, whether it’s the Shuswap River sustainability plan or the Greater Vernon master water plan,” he said. “We’ve seen a positive with the University of B.C. bus. Everyone is working together.” Among the other indications of previous disputes being abandoned is the recent memorandum of agreement to restructure Greater Vernon parks. “There’s simply a willingness to listen to other people’s views,” said Nicol. Among the ongoing focus will be the regional growth strategy and identifying sites for affordable housing and industry. “Staff and the committee are implementing the plan instead of it just being a docile document sitting on a shelf,” said Nicol. “We want a strong agricultural base and a strong economy and a place for people to live.” Like other jurisdictions, though, RDNO continues to experience financial pressure. “The water systems
are the most challenging aspect of that,” said Nicol, pointing to both aging infrastructure and health authority requirements for upgrades. Virtually all utilities, including Mabel Lake, Whitevale, Grindrod and Greater Vernon, have had to hike rates in recent years to proceed with improvements. Increased funding is also going towards expansion of the transit system. “People want to rely on the bus and not be left on the side of the road,” said Nicol. RDNO partners recently agreed to fund a second bus to the University of B.C. in Kelowna, and adjustments to other routes have been made. The transit system provided about 440,000 trips in 2012 to North Okanagan residents. In terms of recreation, a new spray park and outdoor fitness equipment will be constructed in Lumby in 2013, while Greater Vernon residents will vote in April on bor-
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Shuswap MLA George Abbott concedes that he’s pretty much over his 34-year addiction to politics. While he’ll continue to represent his constituents until the provincial election in the spring, Abbott is excited about embarking on a new career. On Jan. 9, the former political science professor of then- Okanagan University College will again stand before a group of university students to teach Political Science 365, a course that focuses on B.C.’s political economy, politics, government, economic development and policy development “All of those have been central to my life for the past 17 years, starting in local government and most intensely in big ministries like health and education,” Abbott says. “I’ll be relaying my experience to (University of Victoria) students who may some day be in politics, or more likely find their way into the public service.” When asked about a return to teaching, Abbott refers to Confucius, considered to be China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, who advised “choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” “Teaching is not just enjoyable, it is often magical to teach generally younger people some of the things going on in the world,” Abbott says. “I am hoping I still feel the same way.” In terms of the province’s $1.47 billion debt, which is reported to be much higher, Abbott says that while questions are better directed to the finance minister he can say that rules put in place in 1996 make it impossible to “fudge the books.” “This is a challenging time; people have every right to be skeptical,” he says. “We can all look into our personal crystal ball and try to guess what’s gonna happen, not just in B.C. but in Greece, Spain, there’s just a jot of factors that month to month and year to year change our outlook in B.C.” Abbott points to other issues that have contributed to deficit issues in the province – a collapse in the American housing industry which affects B.C.’s forestry industry, lower demand for natural resources due to the recession in Europe and a glut of natural gas in North America. “As a small trading economy, what happens in the rest of the world affects us. If the rest of the world goes into a tailspin, B.C. will reap the whirlwind,” he says. “Sometimes we like to amplify our problems, but we’re safe compared to many other places.” In terms of highs and lows for Abbott and his government over the past year, the local MLA says one of the very good things that occurred was collective agreements between most of the public sector unions and government – most of
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overheard a couple 18-year-olds talking over the holidays about how the past year just whipped by and I couldn’t help but smile. “Just wait until you’re my age,” I laughed. They just kind of looked at me funny, partly due to the fact that I was actually listening to their conversation, and partly because most certainly they can wait until they’re my age, which at their stage must seem like light years away. Although, hey, they are already starting to notice that time is ticking away whether they like it or not. And it’s typical at the end of the year that you actually notice that it’s going faster than you would like. Glenn Mitchell So I usually make some well-intentioned resolutions about getting in shape, seizing the day and living life to the fullest....and promptly fall on my face around, oh, January 13 or so. But this coming year will be different. I’m not making any resolutions. However, I will try to work on my so-called deficiencies and hone my better attributes in a never-ending quest to justify my existence. And while I’m at it I’m not above making some predictions for the coming year called 2013. Hey, prognostication isn’t just an art for the psychics of this world, and I figure I’m pretty good at procrastination so why not try my hand at prognostication? Ahem. So, here goes, nothing as they say: n There will be a National Hockey League game played in 2013. That should make you feel better, however I’m not saying if it will be this season or next, which takes a lot of the joy out of it and most of the impact of the prediction but nevertheless I’m sticking with it. n The Vancouver Canucks will win the
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Stanley Cup if there is a season played in the early part of 2013. Of course this is a big if and completely irrelevant if there’s no season, but notice that I didn’t say the Toronto Maple Leafs will win if there is a season, which shows I believe there still may be a season, if you can follow that logic. n The B.C. Lions will make up for this year’s semi-final flop and win the Grey Cup and if the Canucks also win the Stanley Cup, as predicted earlier, city council will pass a motion to declare Vancouver the city of champions in a bid to get rid of that city of riots reputation. The City of Edmonton complains bitterly, as they have won many more championships than Vancouver, but it’s been so long they’re now more known as the city that can’t get a rink built. n In one of the most amazing political comebacks in B.C. history, Christy Clark and the Liberals retain power in the spring election. I don’t know if this will happen but if it does I want to be able to say I predicted it here first. n The pipeline debate continues on and on with one side saying “oil is evil” and the other side saying “jobs are king,” with no middle ground, which is where most of the rest of Canadians actually reside. n Toronto’s new-look, highly paid baseball team lives up to all the hype and the Blue Jays win the World Series again, to go along with the Argonauts this year and council tries to dub Hogtown the city of champions but the West Coast beat them to it, and, hey, they still have the Leafs so let’s be serious. n The fiscal cliff happens but it only lasts a week and then new steps taken by the Obama administration work quite well so that the president can take credit, all the while blaming the Republicans for it happening in the first place. n The world doesn’t end in 2013 either but some guy on the Internet says the Mayans actually meant 2014 and people again begin to worry, until it doesn’t happen, again, and then we get on with our life, again.
The pressure facing Greater Vernon politicians is significant. They are tasked Thursday with trying to ensure a proposed sports complex is what the community requires long-term while recognizing the present financial pressures facing taxpayers. “We have to balance out the best facility and what can be sustained by the community,” said director Rob Sawatzky. There’s no question the current $8.5 million price tag is steep, and must be balanced against potential expenditures like an art gallery, a museum and water treatment upgrades, as well as the ongoing infrastructure demands of roads, sidewalks and sewer. There is only one taxpayer and if it’s not apparent that elected officials have taken that into account, an April referendum on the sports complex could be a fiasco. However, cutting the budget for the sake of cutting isn’t the right approach. If a sports complex is to proceed, the goal will be having a facility that may not make money, but will be viable and not constantly in the red. If events are to be booked and tournaments, such as the B.C. Summer Games, are to be drawn to Vernon, then the facility must address a number of interests and activities. Spending a bit more initially may also be the best use of taxpayers’ dollars in the long-term. Natural grass is cheaper to install and maintain but it wears out even after a few games and must be left idle at times. A synthetic surface costs more but the wearand-tear is minimal. Hopefully our elected officials have been considering the options carefully over the holidays. Because whatever decision they ultimately make, there could be far-reaching implications for residents now and in the future.
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ocal government decision-makers needs to get on board in order to stimulate investment in Vernon’s city centre. To encourage interest for people to live downtown, we need to start with a centerpiece. Richard Rolke interviewed me for an article in the Oct. 14 Morning Star about my vision for redevelopment of the city centre. Richard wrote that I am an irrigation contractor. That I am as a sideline, but my main business for the last 21 years has been fire sprinkler system installations. I have worked closely with general contractors and developers in Vancouver when they were redeveloping Yaletown and Powell Street — areas that you wouldn’t think anyone would want to live in and now look at it. I started working on my revitalizing ideas over two years ago, got involved with Vision North Okanagan and Vernon’s city centre neighbourhood planning. We all talked about the need of cultural attracgreat care I was diagnosed with breast cancer in the early fall. It was devastating news. After months of tests and anxiety, I was admitted to the Polson tower for surgery. It only took a short time to remove the cancer and it had not spread. It was the best Christmas present ever. I was home the same day. The cancer was found in a very early stage from a mammogram. I was treated with dignity, respect and care from all medical staff involved in my case. Please help light the tree on top of the hospital. There are memories for so many on the tree. Thank you to all medical staff and volunteers from a very grateful patient. Have a happy new year. Fran Johnson taxes “Frustrated Taxpayer” Arthur Klukas, in his letter in The Morning Star of Dec. 5, understated the
tions, residential in the downtown core and greenspace. I have talked to many contractors, realtors and developers and they all asked the same thing, "Is there a demand for this?" If we move forward with the right plan, there will be the interest.
problem of select groups, elected officials and bureaucrats in a dictatorial manner spending more on facilities than Vernon taxpayers are willing to pay. He neglected to mention that in a referendum four years ago, Vernon taxpayers wisely rejected the idea of building a new library. The library board ignored the voters and got the money through the back door through a regional district-wide alternative approval process, which was a slam-dunk as 10 per cent of eligible voters had to schlep themselves to the regional district office to indicate disapproval. That was not likely to happen. Obviously since then, the powers-that-be have not changed their attitude regarding grandiose building schemes to serve the few, using the tax money of all. Let’s be honest, how many Vernon taxpayers are served by the art gallery or the museum? It appears likely that financing for the new facilities will be rejected, but unless the voters then
My focus has been on development of some city-owned land, the Coldstream lot for a new art gallery/museum and commercial/residential complex that would attract people to a vibrant area of downtown. This end of downtown has the new library, Nixon Wenger, Tolko, restau-
follow up and keep up the pressure, the money will be borrowed through that very undemocratic alternative approval process. And Vernon will continue to get what it deserves: government by oligarchy. Peter Vander sar disaBility Pensions This is addressing the article by Mr. Rolke and the letter by Patti Mondor. My daughter has the same nightmare stories regarding the application for disabilities, she got hurt at work (hospital). The stress and pressure she went through resulted in Bell's palsy, much pain and having to jump through the hoops because of people who are holding up any payments or help. The specialist was really good and went to bat for my daughter and there was letter after letter stating she could not work, especially in this trade. Still it slowed things down. I wish that I had the funds to
rants, bistros, coffee shops, greenspaces and parks. The other lot is the Bennett lot, a perfect location for a facelift to a combined commercial/residential building surrounded by new streetscaping and existing building facade upgrades. The businesses in that neighbourhood should thrive because of this redevelopment. Another of my concepts is the restoration of R.H. MacDonald packinghouse to house a visitor centre/public market with a historic fruit industry theme and top-floor offices. Last, but not least, is a neighbourhood park and greenway surrounding lower BX Creek. This is a must for riparian restoration and public access to nature in the city centre. With this kind of development, the residents of our region will enjoy and utilize the downtown more and the business community will prosper. Brad Foster
really push this going right back to the supervisor at the hospital, then go up the ladder to date. I have a nephew and a niece that are going through the same problems. The nephew is working with constant pain and can only be on his feet for a limited time. The niece works at a hospital and got reinjured so they (supervisor) claim it was old injury. They forced her to go back to work. Also, she had no other income to carry her through. I personally feel the people who are responsible for the holdups on claims should go and live in the shoes of the people they are bucking. And these type of people shouldn't be in this position of power. I hope mine and all the other people's letters and ideas get through to the government so someone will do something to help these workers. After all, that is what they are paid for. isn't it? And why they
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It’s great to do business with a ROTARIAN! Silver Star Rotary: Tuesday, 6:45 am • Village Green Hotel Armstrong Rotary: Tuesday, 6:00 pm • Anchor Inn Vernon Rotary: Wednesday, 12:10 • Village Green Hotel Kalamalka Rotary: Thursday, 12:10 • Best Western Vernon Lodge For more information, visit: www.rotary5060.org or www.rotary.org
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Pleased to be a Rotarian since 2000 Club: Kalamalka Rotary Occupation: Financial Advisor Family: wife Assunta Violin group, Vernon Community Music School Carriage House Orchestar. Photo by John Willis A long standing and popular pre-Christmas tradition in Vernon since the 1950s, the Annual Rotary Christmas Carol Festival returned to the Vernon Performing Arts Centre on December 1 & 2, 2012. The Carol Festival enables the Rotary Club of Vernon to provide a venue for the many talented singers in the North Okanagan and to provide financial support for the annual Free-to-Seniors Spring Breakout held every March. More than 20 groups including a cross-section of local children’s, church and community choirs, as well musicians & vocal ensembles performed. Rotarians, performers & other volunteers numbered 1,400 plus. The venerable Molly Boyd returned for this 60th Festival and this season’s special guest entertainer was internationally trained soprano, Melina Moore.
Rotary members serving at one of the school barbeques. Silver Star Rotary has been active in the community since 1986. Our current activities include Meet the Teacher barbeques at Vernon elementary schools, the mass CPR training day each winter, and the Wings ‘n Wheels show at the Vernon Airport on Father’s Day. These events are a lot of fun to host and attend, and they help make our community a better place. We meet for breakfast most Tuesday mornings 6:30 am at the Village Green Hotel. Come visit! To find out more, check out our website at www.silverstarvernon.org
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Armstrong Rotary Club is very busy at this time of year. International funds for the Malawi ‘Girls on the Move’ School are about to be forwarded. Currently, much time is accorded sponsoring and planning Home Coming 2013 on July 4-7 as part of Armstrong’s Centennial year. A committee is busy on a collaboration to have a Town Clock installed at a downtown intersection to commemorate this anniversary.
Several club members, including Dawn & Jack Jamieson, took time to help decorate Abbeyfield House. Members will join community youth in attending Candle Lighting Cenotaph Ceremony on Sunday, Dec 23 from 4:00 to 4:30pm to honour fallen Canadians, a tradition similarly held in Holten, Netherlands. The club hosted its annual Children’s Christmas Party for family members, with children receiving gifts from Santa himself. In the New Year, we will hold a club Wine Auction, with proceeds going to the local food bank.
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Rotarian Dominik Dlouhy Proud Rotarian since 2002 Using Dream Auction proceeds, Kalamalka Rotary has donated more than $150,000 over 3 years to the Maternity & Pediatrics ward in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Polson Tower. Every year the demand far outstrips the capacity when the Donations Committee of Kalamalka Rotary meets to discuss the grant applications. “This year is no different,” says Committee Chair Cheryl Schmidt. “We have almost 30 applications and more will be arriving before we make our decisions in January. Applications often total two to three times the funds available.” Kalamalka Rotary has over $160,000 in the donations account this year, a combination of a very successful Dream Auction which raised over $150,000 in November and a small amount granted but not taken up the previous year. “We see Dream Auction once again increasing the amount raised,” says Kalamalka Rotary President Sarah Pruckl, “and special thanks go out to our auction donors and supporters alike who enable the club to assist with so many of the unfunded needs of the community each year.” “The deadline is approaching so applications are encouraged right now,” says Schmidt. “It’s simple: interested groups should go to the club’s website, read the granting policy, be sure to complete the application in full, then submit to the club for consideration.” Kalamalka Rotary’s website is www.clubrunner.ca/Kalamalka
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Agreement opens marketing options could bring big benefits in extended The Okanagan tourism industry tourist visits. “The stronger they are, the better has a new partner. Talks between the Thompson- we are,” said Mandziuk. The MOU itself states: “The purOkanagan Tourism Association pose of this MOU is to define the and the North Central areas where the parties Washington Economic will seek opportunities to Development District hasve work together with a view culminated in the signing of to providing key learning a memorandum of underopportunities to strengthstanding. en the overall capacity and Glenn Mandziuk, TOTA competitiveness of the chief executive officer, says tourism industry and its there are natural benefits to both sides and without a Glenn Mandziuk relevant stakeholders.” The MOU’s scope covwritten statement, it is too ers collaborative tourism easy for good ideas to slide initiatives in areas of mutual interest. amidst the bustle of business. “We see our relationship as devel- Strong contenders for this collaboration include travellers along Highway oping the gateway.” NCWEDD covers the Okanogan, 97, the development of joint itinerarDouglas and Chelan communities ies, opportunities to establish electric car charging stations, co-operation on and the Colville Confederated Tribe. Jennifer Korfiatis, NCWEDD relevant research projects and initiaadministrator, says Leavenworth is a tives to share information between huge tourist draw within her region, visitor information centres in the two attracting upwards of two million vis- regions. The MOU does not commit either itors annually, but even Leavenworth side to spend money or resources is unknown to many Canadians. Mandziuk wonders how many at this point, nor share proprietary Americans visiting Leavenworth or confidential information, but from the Seattle area know anything both Mandziuk and Korfiatis clearly believe that there will be good reaof the area north of the border. Both are convinced that some sons to commit some resources in co-operation between the two areas the future.
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Dan loewen (left), scott Nicholas and Kyle Johnson, with Vernon Dodge Jeep, present donations for Christmas hampers to samantha robinson, of the North Okanagan Youth and Family services society. all of the gifts were given by the staff and management team of Vernon Dodge Jeep.
Okanagan prepares for benefits from L.A. flights regular service to and from San Francisco. Airport director Sam Samaddar said the introduction of A direct daily flight between the Okanagan and Los the daily flights between L.A. and Kelowna represent a huge Angeles is no longer a case of California dreamin’. economic impact to this region. United Airlines, through its United Express off“On average, each daily flight to L.A. provides shoot, has started its long-awaited, new year-round 16 person years of employment and $1 million in daily service between Kelowna and Southern wages annually,” he said. California. “As the airport continues to provide air service The schedule calls for flights will arrive from to more destinations, the ripple effect of the ecoL.A. at 10 p.m., having left around 6:30 p.m., from nomic benefit will be felt from Osoyoos to Sun LAX and depart for Los Angeles from Kelowna at Peaks to Revelstoke.” 8 a.m. the next morning. Anthony Lewis, of Vibrant Vines Vineyard in LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world Sam Samaddar Kelowna, believes the new United daily flights will and the third busiest in the U.S. present benefits to the business community in the LAX becomes the second U.S. hub airport with Okanagan. daily service to and from Kelonwa, joining Seattle’s SeaTac “The Vibrant Vine is a strong believer in that the whole is airport. There is also seasonal service with to and from Las greater than the sum,” said Lewis. Vegas and Phoenix. “Together we should focus on building and strengthening The local airport is believed to be now be eying direct relationships within the wine, ski and golf industries. The alistair waters
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he RRSP contributions deadline is coming A regular PAC becomes part of your budget as up fast. And while you may have every good a monthly cash outflow that you probably won’t intention of matching or increasing your miss and removes the temptation to spend those contribution from last year, it can be difficult and available dollars for personal consumption. stressful to come up with a significant amount of When markets decline, automatic contributions cash in short order. allow you to purchase more mutual Here’s a better plan for next year: a fund shares or units, resulting in a pre-authorized contribution (PAC) prolower average cost over the long term. gram is a great strategy for getting the Here’s an example of the power of maximum amount of money into your PAC-ing: RRSP eligible investments. You set up a regular investment When you PAC, you are simply setting plan to invest an amount you can up a regular payment plan — usually an afford – say, $250 into your RRSP eliautomatic withdrawal from your bank gible investments on the first of every account — in an amount you can afford. Andy Erickson month. Your investment starts growing right At a compound annual return of away, meaning it will likely enjoy more 6.5 per cent, you’ll have $278,000 of growth than if you wait until the end of the year. pre-tax assets after 30 years.* Plus, you may benefit from the magic of comIf you wait until the end of each year and invest pounding returns which can produce a larger nest a lump sum of $3,000 into your RRSP eligible egg than contributing a lump-sum at the RRSP investments (presuming you can up with that large deadline. chunk of cash on short notice) you’ll have only
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$259,100 of pre-tax assets after 30 years. By PAC-ing each month, you could potentially add $18,900 to your retirement fund – and it doesn’t cost you an extra penny! In addition to the extra long-term tax-deferred appreciation, your contributions also deliver a nice tax benefit for the current tax year. PAC-ing removes the stress of finding scarce dollars as the RRSP deadline looms and enhances your retirement income opportunities. It’s a good investment strategy and there are many others. Your professional advisor can help you PAC up all your life goals in one sound financial plan. *The rate of return is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values or returns on investment. Andy Erickson is division director with Investors Group in Vernon. This column presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances.
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nother new year approaches, bringing with it all sorts of possibilities and hope for the chance to do a better job with this earth than we have been doing. We can’t control what is happening in Syria or the death of innocent children killed by pat black a gun happy lunatic in Connecticut but maybe we can do one or two things here in our world to make it better. One of the things that occurs to me is making sure those two floors we need at Vernon Jubilee Hospital are completed. We have heard for months that it is coming, and planning is in the works, and this department or that ministry is looking at operational costs etc. etc. In the meantime, a pregnant 17-year-old gave birth in a hotel room because of lack of room in our beautiful million-dollar tower that nobody needed and wanted. All we ever needed and wanted and shouted out about was more room for desperately ill people in our hospital. Still coming I hear. Every one of us needs to e-mail, phone, mail or whatever Eric Foster, our local MLA, and Premier Kristy Clark to spur them on to action to get those two
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roughed-in floors completed. And if they don’t act soon, look for other people to vote for in the next election that will guarantee that it happens. Talk is cheap and plentiful, especially for politicians, but action is what counts. Another area we need to lobby government about is affordable housing for seniors; actually affordable housing for all low-income people is desperately needed. Our kids have to move away because they cannot afford to live here with low-paying jobs and high rental costs. Even if both parents work, it is tough to live in Vernon. It will get tougher as the senior population increases. There are now more people over 45 years old than under as stats from the North Okanagan Regional District show, with 54 per cent of our population over 45 years and 46 per cent under 45 years and this trend is continuing. According to stats for 2006 from the Auditor General, about 37 per cent of all seniors in Canada are receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement which means they are living below the poverty line, having an income around $14,000 or $15,000 per year or less. What this means in actual fact is that more than a third of all seniors living in Vernon and paying the going prices for rentals cannot afford to eat, or at least to eat well. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist
to see we need more affordable housing, and while the government acknowledges this over and over again, still nothing gets done. It was rumored that six of the new proposed seniors’ housing units being built at Schubert Centre would be subsidized by BC Housing as affordable rental units but now it seems this has been reduced to three units and this is still no done deal. Remember, folks, that this is our money, paid in taxes, not the government’s money and we should have some say in how it is spent. But then I guess we do have a say. It is called election time. I guess to look at the coming year and what we can do to make it better we need to look at all the gifts and blessings we received in the last year and acknowledge our good fortune. Making it to another year when we get old is a gift not to be ignored as we see our friends pass on. Living in this beautiful valley surrounded by natural beauty is another daily gift. All we have to do is look up. Passing on a smile is a powerful gift we can easily do. Small things for sure but meaningful both to others and ourselves. Maybe that is the greatest gift to carry over to the new year, the ability to perform small deeds to make this world a better place, one small act at a time. Happy new year. If you have any comments or questions, contact me at 250-542-7928 or e-mail blackmail1@telus.net
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Mallette knuckles down for Knights Graeme Corbett Morning Star Staff
Kris Mallette used to rack up penalty minutes like people rack up Air Miles. And much like the popular rewards program, Mallette used those PIMs to see a good chunk of the U.S. in a fight-filled minor pro hockey career. Now in his second season as head coach/GM of the North Okanagan Junior B Knights, Mallette spent 2,856 minutes (nearly two full days) in the sin bin in 733 career games. “I wouldn’t just fight to fight,” said Mallette, 33. “I learned over almost 250 fights when a good time to fight was. I always stuck up for my teammates and I knew if we were a little flat what we needed.” Like most scrappers, there is more to Mallette than his hockey stats. Astute, articulate and family-oriented are terms that more accurately describe the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder away from the rink. Mallette took something he was good at – fighting – and used it to provide a comfortable living for his family. He and wife Susie have been together since his first year with the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets 17 years ago. They have been married for 10 years and have daughters Grace, nine, and Kaitlyn, five. “You don’t see that too often in the hockey world. People come and go, but I was fortunate enough to get a good one,” said Mallette, who grew up in an Air Force family, spending the bulk of his childhood in Comox. Drafted 63rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1997, Mallette began minor pro in the East Coast league in 2000 after splitting four seasons between Kelowna and the Moose Jaw Warriors. A stay-at-home defenceman, Mallette started in Louisiana with the IceGators, was released after five games, then caught on with the Baton Rouge Kingfish, who folded after his first season. He then posted a career-high 369 penalty minutes in the United League with the Asheville Smoke of North Carolina. “I had a lot of fun, but if you look at my stats, it was a bit of a gong show,” he chuckled. That was followed by two seasons with the UHL Elmira Jackals of New York, an
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North okanagan Knights’ head coach Kris mallette works the bench in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play at Nor-Val Centre. organization Mallette is still fond of. “I probably could have played there until I retired,” he said. “I was really well liked there, my daughter (Grace) was born there and I met a lot of really great people. “But that’s when Colorado (Eagles) called.” With the Eagles, then of the Central Hockey League (now ECHL), Mallette not only won a championship, it is where he learned to become more than just a fighter. “Chris Stewart was the one coach that — Kris changed my whole outlook on hockey,” said Mallette. “My game up to that point was get the puck, dump it up off the glass and fight. That was my game-plan. “When I went to Colorado, I wouldn’t play if I did that. He (Stewart) was like ‘Have confidence with the puck, try and make plays.’ “We lost eight, nine games all season.” Like Elmira, Mallette probably could have been happy playing in Colorado, however, he volunteered for the 2005 CHL expansion draft, and was plucked first overall by the now-defunct Youngstown Steelhounds of Ohio.
The problem with Youngstown was its closest competition was 700 miles away in Memphis. To lure Mallette and his young family to the club, ownership basically let him write his own contract. “I’m asking for what I thought was some pretty ridiculous stuff just so I could have an excuse to turn it down. They looked at it for a minute and went ‘Ya, OK, that’s good’ and signed me. “The beauty about my career is I never ever had to look for a team. I went to where guys wanted me. That’s Mallette why I played on so many teams. “I had a family to support and I’m not making millions like these guys in the NHL, but I wanted to be comfortable and play hockey and see a lot of the U.S.” Mallette has always had a high hockey IQ, not only because he is passionate about the sport, but also out of necessity. “I was always a student of the game because I wasn’t as skilled as most players,” he said. “I really tried to pay attention to detail because I wasn’t the fleetest of foot and I didn’t have the greatest hands.” North Okanagan captain Steve Pantazopoulos said Mallette’s work ethic is
“The beauty about my career is I never ever had to look for a team.”
apparent in his coaching style and in what he asks of the Knights. “He relates to us well and we respect him a lot,” said Pantazopoulos, a Kelowna product who played for Mallette in Midget. “He demands a lot out of us, but at the same time, he keeps us honest. He has us playing hard and physical and he tries to relate the way he played – you don’t have to have the most skill to be the best team.” In his Junior days, Mallette battled future NHL heavyweights like Colton Orr, Derrick Boogard, Eric Godard and Todd Fedoryk. He talks about them more as old acquaintances than adversaries. “There’s a ton of guys in the NHL that I used to fight in Junior. You look back and you can remember getting burned by this guy, or getting punched in the face by this guy. It’s all in good fun. Regarding the fighting fraternity, he added: “That’s the funniest thing – 99 per cent of the tough guys on teams are the biggest, softest teddy bears and don’t emulate what they do on the ice off the ice.” On his own fighting style, Mallette said: “I’ve got pretty long arms. I never had the knockout power; I liked to consider myself a technical guy that waits it out. “I was fortunate enough to really not have any serious injuries.”
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Jesse Crowe is taking his fun and productive Power Golf winter program to Fitness Maxx for 2013. “Powergolf is going to wake up your golf muscles after some time off and teach you how to hit it farther than you ever have,” said Crowe, a fun-loving Kalamalka Laker grad and the head pro at Canoe Creek Golf Course in Salmon Arm. The six-lesson series is in its sixth season and will begin on Monday, Jan. 21 with options of classes every Monday 7-8:20, Wednesday, 7-8:20 or Friday 6-7:20 nights or two separate classes Saturday 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. or 12:30-1:50. p.m. Crowe has more than 17 years of instructional
experience. He was the head pro at Mabel Lake Golf Course and an assistant pro at the Vernon Golf & Country Club before joining Canoe Creek. The opening lesson will focus on grip and power posture, followed by work on power stance and your power leg, the keys to hitting the ball long. Each series includes six sessions, including five in the gym and one final class at Canoe Creek Golf Course in the early spring. Every participant will also receive a two-for-one green fee voucher for Canoe Creek. “The five lessons in the gym will focus on techniques that allow the golfer to swing with
power and control and cover key elements of the power grip and power stance, proper finish position and your power leg and power turn,” said Crowe, a father of two. Golfers will get a lesson on drills for the driving range they can use in season, including some on the mental side of the game. “I love teaching this class because everyone gets better by the end and starts the season ahead of the game. Golf courses keep getting longer and the best way to tackle that is to hit the ball farther. I know everyone who takes this course will have fun and be golf ready at the start of the season so they avoid injury and they improve.” Call Fitness Maxx at 250-558-0319 to register.
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Seb Lloyd scored the winner late in the second period as the West Kelowna Warriors grounded the host Penticton Vees in B.C. Hockey League action Friday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Lloyd, named the game’s first star, earned an assist on Josh Monk’s insurance marker early in the third period, helping the Warriors improve to 19-11-1-1. They are seven points back of the first-place Vees (22-9-0-3) in the Interior Division. Brennan Clark, with 54 seconds remaining in the first period, Shawn Hochhausen, netting a shorthanded marker 1:09 into the second frame, and Matt Anholt, with an emptynetter, completed the West Kelowna attack. Penticton’s Wade Murphy opened the scoring with less than four minutes to play in the first period. Sam Mellor netted the 2-2 goal five minutes into the second period. Warriors’ netminder Tyler Biggs recorded 22 saves for his 11th win. Chad Katunar had 35 stops in the loss. In other Friday action, the Surrey Eagles upended the Chilliwack Chiefs 5-3 at South Surrey Arena. The Eagles, third in the Mainland
Division at 18-10-1-2, were led by Michael Stenerson’s two-goal, oneassist performance. Other Surrey offence came from Nicholas Pierog, with a goal and two helpers, and Demico Hannoun and Colton Mackie, each with a goal and assist. The Chiefs, first in the Mainland at 21-9-1-1, got singles from Alexandre Perron-Fontaine, Trevor Hills and netminder Mitch Gillam, who was credited for a Surrey own-goal on a delayed Chiefs’ penalty. Michael Santaguida made 23 saves for the win, and Gillam had 24 in the loss. The Langley Rivermen used a goal and two assists from league scoring leader Mario Puskarich (2324-47 in 32 games) to outgun the host Coquitlam Express 6-1 at Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre. Mitch McLain, James Robinson, Evan Campbell and Derek Sutcliffe, each with a goal and assist, and Ben Butcher, with a single, rounded out the offence for Langley (12-14-1-5). Rivermen netminder James Barr earned first star for his 46-save performance. Cole Huggins (24 saves) took the loss. Philip Zielonka collected the lone goal for Coquitlam (16-16-1).
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The Thompson Rivers WolfPack grounded the Arizona Christian Firestorm 95-67 in university women’s exhibition basketball action Friday night in Phoenix. Vernon’s Diane Schuetze (5th year, post) led TRU with a double-double – 25 points and 10 rebounds. Tracy Kocs (5th year, forward, Coquitlam) chipped in with 25 points and seven steals, and Jen Ju (5th year, guard, Vancouver) had 16 points. The Firestorm were led by Jessic Largowith 14 points. The WolfPack opened their threegame exhibition series Thursday by brushing back the Glendale Community College Vaqueros 73-58.
“Everyone got a chance to play,” said WolfPack head coach Scott Reeves. “It was nice to get in a game after four weeks off.” The ‘Pack were led by Taiysa Worsfold (2nd year, forward, Kamloops) with 20 points, while Schuetze had 17 points and Kocs supplied 13. Thompson Rivers led 35-32 at the half. “We hope to improve upon our execution more tomorrow,” said Reeves. Thompson Rivers returns to Canada West play on Saturday, Jan. 5 when they host the UBC Okanagan Heat (5 p.m. at the Tournament Capital Centre).
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The Vernon Ice Rockets stopped the first-place North Okanagan White Knights 6-2 in North Okanagan Atom Super Hockey League action at the Nor-Val Sports Centre in Armstrong. Outshot by a wide margin, Vernon relied on lights-out goaltending by Eric Foufoulas at one end and laser-like sniping at the other to hand the White Knights their first loss of the season. Ice Rockets’ d-man Zac Funk threaded a crossseam pass to Ben Reinhardt, who fired on net and Liam Reid poked in the rebound. Peppering the Vernon net, the Knights finally were rewarded on a rebound a few minutes into the second period. Later in the frame, Sapien Joe advanced the puck to Liam Remple, who set up Shaun Huizinga for a shot from the high slot, beating the keeper low to the stick side. Five minutes into the third period, Reid and Ben Reinhardt combined again for some insurance. On a 2-on-1, Reid fed Reinhardt but his shot deflected behind the net. Reid swept around the goal, and banked one in off the startled netminder. Later, Remple led a rush up the left wing, leaving the puck for Quinn Soon at the North Okanagan line. Weaving in, Soon beat two defenders before firing a shot in over the goalie’s short-side pad. North Okanagan got one back, but then Huizinga and Chris Reinhardt, who were feeding their teammates all game, combined to set up Joe in the high slot. Joe’s turnaround shot found the five-hole. With seconds remaining, Chris Reinhardt carried the puck out of his zone and dished to Derek Pereboom on the right wing. Pereboom, who earned Vernon’s Mr. Big Award, ripped a 50-foot wrister between the goalie’s pads. Rocket Robyn Alexis was also key to the win, digging determinedly, clearing her zone, and stealing the puck with a strong stick. The story of the game, however, was Ice Rocket goalie Foufoulas, who unblinkingly stared down a bunch of breakaways and a barrage of rubber. Using every body part and bit of gear, game MVP Foufoulas stymied North Okanagan shooters 30 times. In exhibition action at the Civic, the Ice Rockets grounded the Mighty Ducks, 9-2. Reid and Maddex Minard powered the Rockets with hat tricks, while Funk (2+1) and Huizinga also found the net. Soon provided two helpers.
Maisun Ang-Hamilton and Cody Beckner replied for the Ducks. In other Atom action, the M&K Ready-Mix Demons upended the Ice Rockets 7-3 behind four goals by Kevin Morgan. The rest of the Demon goals came from Ryan Vandesande, Gage Stoll and Chris Bond, with assists going to Ronan Bedard (2), Jordyn Morris, Ty Louis and Taylor Halloran. Stoll’s insurance goal, which put the Demons up 5-3, was M&K’s team’s first powerplay goal of the season. “We got off to a bit of a slow start,” said Demons’ coach Mike Stoll. “But overall, we played a very sound positional game and the defence stood up well in front of solid goaltending by Kassidy SchaperKotter. The Rockets are a very strong team so it was sure nice to have this win going into the holiday break.” n The Watkin Motors Mustangs jumpstarted their Pee Wee Tier 1 weekend with a 3-0 victory over the Penticton Jr. Vees Friday night at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. Nick Cherkowski opened the scoring early in the first with a deflection of Juli Gilowski’s point shot. In the third, Joe Eggert, assisted by Colton Schaper-Kotter and Cherkowski, beat the Penticton goalie glove side. Minutes later, offensive MVP Cherkowski picked up a Dylan Sedlacek pass inside the blueline, beat the oncoming winger, sidestepped a d-man, head-faked the goalie and slid the puck in the far side. Logan Higgs recorded the shutout for defensive MVP. n The Okanagan Rockets lost 4-3 to the Saskatoon Contacts Friday morning in the 35th Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Hockey Tournament at Max Bell Centre in Calgary. The Rockets, who have Vernon forwards Dennon Leibel and Spencer Hewson in their Major Midget lineup, trailed 2-1 and 3-2 by periods. Josh Blanchard (2) and Justin Marreck scored for the Rockets, who got two assists from Liam Finlay. Jesse Shynkaruk (2), Wyatt Sloboshan and Terrell Draude supplied goals for the Contacts, who improved to 2-1 in Pool 5. Brock Hamm made 21 saves for the win, while Reid Kilburn blocked 11 shots in the loss. The Rockets dipped to 1-2 and finish preliminary play today at noon against the UFA Bisons of Calgary at Father David Bauer Arena.
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Assessment figures show that Committee members tour the property assessments in all North A century ago, two chemists isolated curcumin, the Curcumin’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory comVernon Recreation Complex to Okanagan communities have primary active compound in turmeric root (Curcuma pounds can help reduce risk for neurodegenerative determine whether $1.7 million in decreased in the zero to minus 10 longa). Turmeric has long been used in India in cur- diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Rerepairs should proceed for the facilper cent range between July 2010 ries and as a medicinal herbal for inflammation. Cur- searchers observed that elderly residents (aged 70–79) ity, and in particular, the pool, or cumin gives turmeric its vibrant yellow colour and its in rural India who eat large amounts of turmeric have and July 2011. if the next step should be replacemedicinal qualities. 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The Gateway shelter experiences • fights inflammation, as well as pharmaceutical award after continuing a growing Key References a demand for beds as temperatures anti-inflammatories Biswas J., “Curcumin protects DNA damage in a chronically arsenic-exposed population tradition that’s been in the famdrop to 20 below freezing in the of West Bengal”, Hum Exp Toxicol, 2010 Jun; 29(6): 513-24. Deodhar S., “Preliminary • reduces oxidation of LDL cholesterol, study on antirheumatic activity of curcumin (diferuloyl methane)”, Indian J Med Res, ily since 1904. Morning Star senior North Okanagan. The cold weather 1980;71: 632-634. Dhillon N., “Phase II trial of curcumin in patients with advanced pana risk factor for atherosclerosis reporter Richard Rolke is also precreatic cancer”, Clin Cancer Res, 2008; 14: 4491-4499. Frautschy S., “Why pleiotropic • relieves symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis also increases traffic at the Upper interventions are needed for Alzheimer’s disease”, Mol Neurobiol, 2010 Jun; 41(2-3): sented with the association’s press 392-409, Epub 2010 May 2. Shehzad A., “Curcumin in cancer chemoprevention: moand postoperative infl ammation Room Mission. lecular targets, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and clinical trials”, Arch Pharm, 2010 award to recognize his diligent Sep; 343(9): 489-99. Sikora E., “The promise of slow down aging may come from cur• reduces risk of neurodegenerative diseases The North Okanagan-Shuswap cumin”, Curr Pharm Des, 2010; 16(7): 884-92 reporting on the fruit industry. including Alzheimer’s School District is seeking public • inhibits tumor growth and promotes the Vernon’s Jim Cotter advances to input on possibly closing Ashton death of cancer cells Manufactured in Canada the quarterfinals at the Pomeroy Creek Elementary School due to low Inn and Suites National in Dawson enrolment. Creek, the third leg of the Capital #191 - 4900 27th St, Vernon BC Laura Hitchen, Vernon Recreation One Grand Slam of Curling. Complex lifeguard, is reunited with 250-545-0255 See JANUARY page A22 13-month-old Blaine McKay less
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Owen Langford, 13, a freestyle skier from Kelowna, has his hands full as he makes his way to a bus after registering as a B.C. Winter Games athlete at Wesbild Centre.
February 2012 Vernon Recreation Complex staff members rescue a 36-year-old Manitoba woman after her heart stops suddenly, in a case of sudden death syndrome, while using the complex’s treadmill. The woman, who is married with three children, is saved after staff administer CPR and use an automated external defibrillator. The Vernon Kokanee Swim Club calls for the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee to consider building a 53-metre pool with eight-to-10 lanes that could be used by both its members and the public. This comes as GVAC has recently decided to spend $1.7 million on repairs to the Vernon Recreation Complex,
with most of the work on the existing pool, which was last renovated and expanded in 1993. Alexis Park Elementary School students are the first to see the Grey Cup when the winning B.C. Lions arrive with the cup for a one-hour stop at Vernon’s Wesbild Centre. Christianne Edblad joins Ashley Lazzarotto to become the next Queen and Princess Silver Star, respectively, at proclamation, which opens the 52nd annual Vernon Winter Carnival. Longtime Vernon residents Jan and Ken Waldon are named Good Citizens of the Year for their tireless volunteer work in the community. Lumby loses its bid for a correctional facility as the province decides to build the jail on Osoyoos Indian Band land near Oliver.
The goal is now to reunite Lumby after a divisive year that often saw heated debates between residents on the issue. Local politicians continue to demand that overcrowding be addressed at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Elected officials tour the new hospital tower with VJH physicians and Interior Health Authority administration to see if the two shelled-in floors in the new hospital tower can be used for more acute care beds. Vernon Paralympian Josh Dueck soars into the spotlight as his successful attempt at being the person to perform a back flip on a sit-ski is recognized by the international media, with appearances on ESPN, Good Morning America, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. A new home is being sought for O’Keefe Ranch’s resident Jersey
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March 2012 Teachers are walking off the job and that has parents questioning what to do with their kids. The North OkanaganShuswap and Vernon school districts have been served with strike notice by educators for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Increased funding is looming at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, but the devil will be in the details say health care workers. Health Minister Michael de Jong is expected to make an announcement regarding more acute care beds to ease congestion.
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Carter Levi Isaiah Bentley
Dayton Christian
Connor Joseph
Sadie Lee
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Rhys Kenneth Harry
Cooper John Mayson Linda
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Aislynn Olivia Saige
Tianna Amy Merrie
Liam Leslie James
Jonah Glenn
Kay Anne
Claire Kristin
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August 22, 2012 Son of Paul & Brittany McMillan
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March 13, 2012 Daughter of Brittany & Terence Giesbrecht
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Colby Marshall Lee February 5, 2012 Son of Megan Smith and Micky Boltz
April 18, 2012 Daughter of William Sanders & Vanessa Willoughby
Declan Kenneth Romeo July 30, 2012 Son of Robert & Shantel Frank
November 20, 2012 Son of Devin & Laura Bongers
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Amelia Kathleen
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Aaron Daniel Zubrod
Preston Michael
Jayden David
Sophie Rose
Ty Richard Earle
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Dayton Christian
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Claire Kristin
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YOU AND THE LAW COMMON LAW SPOUSE HAS RIGHTS UNDER WILL By Janice Mucalov, LL.B. A recent B.C. appeal court decision confirms, yet again, that a common-law spouse is generally entitled to adequate support under their partner’s Will. B.C.’s wills variation statute allows a spouse or child to go to court if they feel the Will made by their deceased spouse or parent is unfair and doesn’t treat them properly. If the court agrees, it may change the Will to leave what it considers “adequate, just and equitable” in the particular situation. People living together in a marriage-like relationship for two years or more are counted as spouses. In the 2011 case, the fight was between the common law spouse (let’s call her Kate) and the deceased’s son (Tony). Kate was 20 years younger than her deceased husband. She had lived with him for four years and looked after him to the very end, while Tony, who was five years younger than her, had been estranged from his father for many years. However, the father and son had reconciled (after the son’s leg was amputated) shortly before the father died at 84.
The deceased had a legal obligation to support his common-law spouse, who wasn’t well off. He also had moral obligations to her – she had been a loving and faithful companion to him.
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In the deceased’s Will, which he made the year he died, he left an estate of some $438,000, which included a home valued at $210,000. He left Tony a gift of $10,000 and a 1999 Oldsmobile, citing their long estrangement. He also left some $43,000 to others. He left the balance of his estate to his common law spouse. He had earlier said she’d get the house on his death and promised that she would be taken care of. Unhappy with his share, Tony asked the court to change the Will. The lower court changed the Will, but in a way that was uncertain for both Kate and Tony; they both appealed.
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The appeal court pointed out that the deceased’s freedom to dispose of his assets as he wished had to be balanced against his legal and moral obligations to his common-law spouse and any such obligations to an adult independent child. Legal obligations typically win out over purely moral ones (which are usually what a sensible person would do in the particular family circumstances).
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But he also had some obligations to help out his son here. Tony had other health problems in addition to his lost leg and was living in subsidized housing for the disabled. Also, the deceased had earlier planned (with Kate’s consent) to leave his son $60,000 under the Will, but had later chosen to leave him only $10,000 due to a falling stock market. Kate also agreed with Tony that the amount left to him was too small.
Taking into account all the factors, the appeal court decided that an adequate, just and equitable outcome for both Kate and Tony was to give the son $60,000 (instead of the $10,000 he got under the Will), but to reinstate the Will in all other respects. This largely restored Kate’s position to what the deceased had intended to give her. There are ways to arrange your affairs to help prevent a successful Wills challenge and minimize the court’s ability to interfere with the distribution of your estate. Consult your lawyer for advice. Your lawyer can also advise you if you feel you haven’t been treated fairly under the Will of a parent or spouse. This column has been written with the assistance of Allan • Francis • Pringle LLP. The column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact Nick Vlahos of Allan • Francis • Pringle LLP for legal advice concerning your particular case.
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Greater Vernon Museum representatives Monday to discuss the inadequate facilities that currently house a growing collection of artifacts and archival material. Colleen Venables, a 15-year-old violinist from Armstrong, has been invited to participate in the 10-day Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition and Festival at the Central Conservatory of music in Beijing this April. Vernon Kokanee swimmer Meredith Levorson had some new entries for the club’s record book at the B.C. AAA Championships in Surrey. Levorson, one of 15 competing Kokanee, clocked four new club records, and helped the team set five new western time standards and 11 Canadian agegroup standards. They finished the meet with two gold, five silver and four bronze medals. It’s back to the classroom for teachers and students next week. But it’s not business as usual, as teachers across the province continue with phase one of the job action that began in September. A commitment to quality has paid off for a Vernon farm family. Avtar and Ronnie Mann are the recipients of the 2012 golden apple award from the B.C. Fruit Growers Association. Four Armstrong councillors didn’t spend a penny or receive any contributions during the municipal election campaign, and the quartet of Shirley Fowler, Paul Britton, Ryan Nitchie and John Trainor were all re-elected.
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April 2012 It was built in 1911, originally home to the Enderby Opera House which staged its first production at Christmas of that same year. The 100-yearold two-storey Enderby heritage building in the 700 block of Cliff Avenue was reduced to charred rubble Sunday after a fire broke out in the vacated building at around 2 a.m. The City of Vernon has been recognized for its wheelchair accessibility from a man who knows something about the topic. The Rick Hansen 25-year Man in Motion World Tour anniversary wheeled into Vernon with a special ceremony at Polson Park. Teachers in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District have voted to remove voluntary services including coaching sports, assisting with music or drama productions and organizing graduation. Brian Johnston, owner of Vernon Dodge Jeep, is named the Good Guy of the Year by Garry Molitwenik, North Okanagan Community Life Society executive director. Johnston is one of the major supporters of the NOCLS Charity Golf Classic. Josh Dueck, Silver Star’s Paralympic silver and X-Games gold medalist, landed the first ever backflip on snow by a skier in a sit-ski in the backcountry of Whistler, B.C. Vernon politicians have joined the chorus calling for marijuana laws to be scrapped. Council voted to ask the federal government to regulate cannabis as a way of reducing crime, rationalizing police resources and creating a new source of revenue for communities. “Prohibition hasn’t worked. This is a possibility of a new approach,” said Coun. Bob Spiers. Ashton Creek residents are experiencing an emotional roller-coaster after learning the heart of their community will cease to exist. North OkanaganShuswap trustees voted to permanently shut Ashton Creek elementary because of low enrolment. Vernon has lost a legend. Tom Foord, founder of Kal Tire and a passionate philanthropist, died one month short of his 90th birthday. “He has strong family values and came from a small town,” said Archie Stroh, a former Kal Tire senior vice-president, of Foord’s giving nature. In 1953, he founded Kal Tire, now Canada’s largest independent tire dealership, with 4,600 employees in 20 countries. Scenes of the North Okanagan could be captivating movie buffs on the posh French Riviera. No Tell Motel, which was shot in Falkland, will be screened at the Cannes Film Market, part of the international film festival. The provincial government has given the gift of cash to help the Township of Spallumcheen celebrate its 120th birthday this year. The Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development is providing $75,000 to help Spallumcheen throw an elaborate birthday party.
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Nov. 6: Born to Raffaele Scotto Lachianca and Shawna Klassen-Roth of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 10 oz., named Francesco Solomon Scotto Lachianca. A grandson for Wanda Klassen-Roth and Bob Barten of Vernon, B.C., Filomena Carabellese and Francesco Scotto Lachianca of Procida, Italy, Doug Roth of Vernon. A great-grandson for Elsie Klassen, Bill Roth, both of Vernon, Frank and Shirley Luciani of Kamloops, B.C., Carmine Carabellese, Carmella Ambrosino of Procida, Italy. Nov. 9: Born to Natasha and Ron Ashby of Vernon, a boy, 6 lbs. 9 oz., named Tayo Allan. A brother for Kara, New Additions 19; Hunter, 16; Brooklyn, 9. A grandson for Allan and Carol Budan of Coldstream, B.C., Richard and Ethel Ashby of Kelowna, B.C. A great-grandson for Lillian and the late Bud Hallam of Vernon, B.C., Jean and Alex Budan of Leask, Sask. Nov. 29: Born to Jason and Sarah Podollan of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 3 oz., named Thompson Jay. A brother for Hudson, 3; Gunner, 2. A grandson for David and Leah Podollan of Vernon, B.C., Harry and Carol Bryant of Hutto, Texas, Greg Smith of Coldwater, Fla., Bill and Arlene Hampton of Clarkston, Mich. A great-grandson for Ruby Fraser of Victoria, B.C. Nov. 30: Born to Mark and Heather Maillet of Vernon, a boy, 10 lbs., named Matthew Anthony. A brother for Caleb, 4; Connor, 3. A grandson for Paul and Linda Danielson of Vernon, B.C., Mary and Peter Thompson of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Dec. 6: Born to Christal Murphy and Jeff Armstrong of Vernon, B.C., a girl, 7 lbs. 7 oz., named Evelyn Ann Armstrong. A sister for Owen, 2. A granddaughter for Laine and Margaret Murphy of Vernon, Shannon Armstrong and Ron Kesslar of Medicine Hat, Alta. A great-granddaughter for Jerry and BettyLou Smith of Swift Current, Sask. Dec. 7: Born to Jason and Kristie Wadsworth of Lumby, a boy, 6 lbs. 10 oz., named Jayden David. A brother for Jessiah, 6; Jaxon, 5. A grandson for Dave Wadsworth of Coldstream, B.C., Rosie and Bill Turcotte of Medicine Hat, Alta., Greg and Penny Robinson of Ashton Creek, B.C., Walt and Julie Hamacher of Nelson, B.C. A greatgrandson for Ken Wadsworth, Jack Drew, both of Vernon, B.C., Marie Olich of Ashton Creek. Dec. 8: Born to Nick and Jessica Turner of Calgary, a girl, 7 lbs. 8 oz., named Isabella Marie. A sister for Liam, 3; Leo, 2 A granddaughter for Roy and Brigitte Turner of Lumby, Martin and Elaine Collins of Kelowna. A great-granddaughter for Leo and Marg Jeske of Westbank. Dec. 8: Born to Angela Pagan and Darryl Bowes of Vernon, B.C., a boy, 7 lbs. 14 oz., named Seth Ian Rogan Bowes.
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Volunteers Yvonne Feedham (left) and Marilyn Marcaux sort books at the new Special Olympics Book Warehouse, where a book sale is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the group’s new location at the Alpine Centre, unit 32A, 100 Kalamalka Rd., upper west wide near the railroad tracks. The warehouse is home to thousands of high quality books on sale from 15 cents to a toonie. All proceeds go towards the operating of local Special Olympics sport programs. Book donations are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the warehouse on Saturdays during sale hours or call 250-545-1287 for pick-up.
Take steps to help prevent type 2 diabetes Editor’s note: The following column was written by Linda Boyd, community nutrionist with Interior Health, and dietetic intern Heather Morrow. Chances are you know someone with type 2 diabetes. That someone may even be you. Currently more than 2.7 million Canadians have type 2 diabetes. Genetics and lifestyle play a large role in the development of this serious health condition. Diabetes increases your risk of heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, and even erectile dysfunction. Making a few lifestyle changes can dramatically lower the chances of developing type 2 diabetes. Take these three important steps to reduce your risk. Get moving. Aim for 30 minutes of activity a day. Getting active doesn’t have to mean starting an exercise class or joining a gym. Choose activities that you enjoy or ones that you can do as a family — rake leaves, walk your kids to school, go for a bike ride after supper, or dance
the night away! Maintain a healthy weight. Extra weight around the belly area is a risk factor for diabetes. Even a modest amount of weight loss can reduce your risk. Speak with your health care professional about a healthy weight loss goal and ways to achieve it. Eat well. Have foods from at least three of the four food groups at each meal. Fill half your plate at supper with vegetables, a quarter with a protein (from the meat and alternatives group) and the other quarter with a starch (from the grain products group). Drink low-fat milk and choose low-fat yogurt or cheese. Keep your portions reasonable and go easy on high-fat spreads, dips, and sauces. Aim for two servings of fish each week and choose low-fat meats like extra lean beef, turkey, and skinless chicken. Try cooking with beans, lentils, and tofu. These meat alternatives are inexpensive and have many health benefits. Lastly,
cut out sugary drinks like soda. Sugary drinks provide extra calories and do not fill you up. For more great tips check out Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide at www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php. It is a great resource and it’s available online or at your local health unit. Eating healthy does require some basic cooking skills. If you would like to learn how to cook healthy, budget-friendly meals consider participating in a Food Skills for Families program. Food Skills for Families is a free hands-on program that makes healthy eating, shopping, and cooking easy, quick, and fun. To find out if there is a program near you, check with your local friendship centre, community centre, or other organizations that offer programs for parents or seniors. For more information visit: www.foodskillsforfamilies.ca or call the Canadian Diabetes Association at 1-800-665-6526 ext. 248.
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ourselves alone and isolated as a result of death, divorce, re-location, as a new parent, a reluctant retiree, or as a neglected child. Circumstances of disconnection make us vulnerable. If someone is not there to fill the void within, we may fall victim to depression, addictions, suicide, gangs, or we may turn to Cyberspace. But Facebook can be faceless and texts are text without context. Nothing replaces the warmth of human kindness. Governments and institutions fund programs that grapple with the complexities of teen bullying, depression, addictions and suicide. Meanwhile at the other end of the age continuum, they fund projects to promote awareness of elder abuse, self-neglect, depression, addictions and senior suicide. In aged and youth, isolation is now a leading health
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with three grown sons. I recently gave one an earful because for three weeks we had texted and sent random photos. I had not heard the sound of his voice nor sensed the timbre of his tone to know if he was content, harried or healthy. Yes, we were connected, but no, we were not. Having nobody and needing someone are serious issues that confront two generations — young people and older adults. Governments lack sufficient flexibility, funds, and personnel to cure the ill of social disconnection. The answer may be to prevent the debilitating circumstances of social isolation by “becoming community.” There is untapped inter-generational power that can build resiliency to heal what ails us. “I have nobody. I need someone” is not just the call for help of Amanda Todd, it is a call from Canadian society. We as individuals need to stop viewing our neighbourhoods as locations, and start interacting faceto-face within them. At some time in our lives, each of us will find
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concern. It costs us lives. It costs us money. It causes us despair. Two generations, opposite ends of the ageing spectrum, both facing astoundingly similar issues, both looking to be empowered and connected. Could working intergenerationally be a winning double-dip? Canada’s history is proof that generations working shoulder-toshoulder create resilient community, but now we disconnect generations. We develop paths to efficiently target age groups: seniors in seniors’ facilities, high school students in high schools, middleage in workplaces, First Nations in residential schools, pre-schoolers in pre-schools. In disabling inter-generational strength, the middle generation is left to care for both the young and the old. But why not let the young and old together form a coalition of care with each other? Co-participating as agefriendly partners, they can positively address some of the very criteria in which depression, lack of purpose, and isolation are rooted. Ministries of Education are proposing project-based learning, a community-context approach. We know historically that elder knowledge was revered as part of teaching, tempering, and applauding youthful creativity.
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Schools and community can once again offer opportunities for building respectful bridges between youth and older adults, an intergenerational stand against ageist attitudes, isolation and bullying. Prevention is the key. It’s easy, cost-effective, and it will work. Regardless of how much money government hands out, how many dedicated volunteers work, how trained staff is, or how strong the family unit, there will never be “enough” to correct all that plagues us within the social milieu. Party politics come and go, families split and move apart, and education and health care run the race between burn out and responding to the myriad problems in an ever-changing field. Everything costs more and takes longer, with no promise that funded programs are sustainable. What we do have is children and youth with time on their hands, and a bulging demographic of older adults. We have the people power. It is unfortunate that it took the death of another young person to re-focus our attention on how important respectful face-to-face relationships are to our societal wellbeing. How many more calls for help do we need to hear? As individuals within democracy, we must all take personal responsibility for the solution and act now. Research shows that purposeful and simple inter-generational activities make positive differences. They bring long-lasting strength to participants who reflect, “I have someone. I do not feel alone.” So, what are we waiting for? One place to start is with excellent resources newly developed by government and not-forprofit in Canada. Check them out at www.intergenerational.ca and then do something. Sharon MacKenzie is a former Vernon resident now living in Victoria. She is a parent, grandmother, teacher and inter-generational community advocate.
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Community Calendar december 30 VERNON COLLECTORS CLUB MEETS Last Sunday of the month
at 7:30 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 1204-30th Ave. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Sunday Night NA meeting at 7 p.m., 2800-33rd St. (basement of Gateway Shelter). Open to the public, this is a Traditions meeting. Our 24-hour helpline is at 250-5033260 or 1-866-918-3574. AA MEETS SUNdAYS (X) open meeting 10 a.m., at VTC 2810-48 Ave. (H) (H) closed meeting 7 p.m., Anglican Church, 3205-27 St. Vernon (back door). (H) closed meeting 8 p.m., United Church, 2315 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Armstrong. Open meeting, 3204 Alexis Park Dr. Vernon (H), 5 p.m. daily. (H) open meeting 8 p.m., Seaton Centre, 1340 Polson Drive, Vernon (H). Handicap access (X) no handicap access.
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OKANAGAN SINGLES 40+ Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve dinner & dance at The Army and Navy. Music by Cheaper than a Porsche. Roast Beef dinner at 7 p.m. Music begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 (available at Army & Navy Club, 2500-46th Ave.) Call Dot at 250-542-4042 if attending, as soon as possible. KELOWNA SINGLES CLUB NEW YEAR’S EVE Dec. 31, dinner/ dance at Rutland Centennial Hall, 180A Rutland Rd. N. Kelowna. Live music by Rutland City Limits. All welcome. Tickets $35 at Dr. Specs Optical, Orchard Plaza or The Executive. Info., 250-8628640 or 250-762-6907. SECONd WINd COMMUNITY BANd Our band always welcomes new players so bring your instrument (or rent one) and have fun with us! Practices 7 – 9 p.m. every Monday at Vernon secondary school. We play everything from jazz, Broadway musicals, marches, light rock, classical and even paso doble dance music. Contact our band leader, Toni, at 250-549-2414 . LUMBY HARMONASHEES A CAPELLA CHORUS Singing for fun under the direction of Sylvain Vallee, Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. All ages welcome. Call 547-8819. FREE FENCING LESSONS Okanagan Freestyle Fencing would love to invite anyone aged eight years old and older for a free lesson at the club. Lessons will be taught Monday evenings at Beairsto Elementary 6 to 8 p.m., and Wednesdays 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. at Harwood elementary. No equipment or experience required, but please bring active wear and clean indoor runners. For further questions please contact Matt at 250-306-9253, or please see www.okanaganfreestylefencing.com THE VERNON OLd TIME FIddLERS CLUB New members welcome to join us at one of our practices twice a month at the Halina Centre, the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. We play at Halina Centre dances, Schubert Centre, Armstrong Seniors Centre, rest homes, farmers’ markets and dinner dances. We welcome new fiddle players. For more information, call Gwen at 778-475-4042, Bill at 250-545-9383 or Mary at 250-545-5831. THE ENdERBY QUILTERS MEET The first, third, and fifth Monday of each month at the Enderby Evangelical Chapel from 1 to 4 p.m. Come and work on your quilt or other craft project. For more information contact June at 838-5655 or Bonnie at 838-7024. AN EVENING OF YOGA Knox Presbyterian Church, 3701-32 Ave., Mondays 6-8 p.m. The evening includes a breathing exercise, beginners yoga (45 mins), meditation with music and vegetarian dinner. Everyone welcome. By donation. GRANdPARENTS RAISING GRANdCHILdREN Support group meets every other Monday at the Schubert Centre. Great information source. Extended family members welcome. For more information, phone 250-549-3328. YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITEd (YOU) Peer support group for youth and young adults with a variety of disabilities at Independent Living Vernon, #107, 3204- 27th Ave. (People Place), Mondays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Open to all youth ages 16 to 29 who would like to meet other individuals with disabilities who have similar interests and want to share or build your skills about community networking, independent choices, career paths, leadership skills, etc., and you would like to have fun and be supported in a safe comfortable environment. For further information contact Crystal Compton at 250-545-9292 or e-mail to crystal@ilvernon.ca COdA MEETS Mondays at noon at The Arbour, Vernon Alliance Church.
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ROYAL CANAdIAN LEGION BR. 189 OYAMA Happy new year! Jan. 1 at noon, polar bear dip in Oyama at the beach opposite the Legion/OCC Hall. Everyone invited to join this festive occasion. Jan. 13, general meeting and installation of officers, starts 2 p.m. HEAP THE HONdA AT THE VERNON LIBRARY We invite all community members to help “Heap the Honda” with new and gently used children’s books that will be distributed to benefit families in need. A hamper for the books will be at the library through to the end of Family Literacy Week on Jan. 27.
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rop in or drop off at the Okanagan Science Centre this week for Winter Break-ology! Our staff scientists are running live science demos and hands-on activities for visitors all winter break long. Dry ice snow globes, gyrochair rides, crazy chemistry and stellar Planetarium shows — you’re guaranteed new exciting experiences every day you visit. Parents, have to work? Last minute holiday tasks stacking up? No worries — kids can still join the fun! Pre-register for our hourly, half- or full-day Supervised Science drop off programs (ages six to 10). Call 545-3644 or visit www.okscience.ca for details. Event dates: Jan. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Live science demos and hands-on activities all day! Planetarium Shows: Jan. 2 and 4. Gyrochair rides daily: check schedule at front desk. Cost: free for members, regular admission for non-members. Additional costs for Supervised Science option. For more info., or to pre-register, e-mail Ryan Jameson at programs@okscience.ca NORTH OKANAGAN CARVERS SOCIETY meets Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Vernon Community Arts Centre, Highway 6, Polson Park. Anyone with an interest in woodcarving is encouraged to drop in and see what the Carvers Society members are doing, and even try carving for a couple of days before joining! Info., call 250-542-1907. THE VERNON PLACER (GOLd) MINERS’ CLUB Meets the first Tuesday of every month from October-June in the Basement of Peace Lutheran Church, 1204-30th Ave. from 7-9 p.m. Yearly memberships due: $20 per family. For more info. phone president Merv Mathers, 250-547-9690 or membership, Donna Smith at mrspumpkin36@hotmail.com NEW AM dROP-IN AQUAFIT CLASSES Tuesdays get into the groove with Aqua Zumba and Thursdays get a hard core workout with Aqua Boot Camp. Two great new courses designed to challenge you and kick up your feet. Classes are drop in (space is limited), one-time, 10-time or 30-time passes available. For more information call Deb Treherne at 250-550-3672 or go to www.greatervernonrecreation.ca MONASHEE TOASTMASTERS CLUB Afraid to speak in public? You’re not alone. Join the rest of us as we learn to improve our speaking and leadership skills. We would love to have you as a guest! Meet and greet starts at 11:30 with the meeting from noon till 1 p.m. in the Blue Ox Pub meeting room. Fees: $35 per six-month period. Please call Neville at 547-9428 or Louise at 547-6480 for more information. VERNON SCOTTISH COUNTRY dANCERS new fall sessions at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall on Alexis Park Drive. Come and join this interesting group who know how to have a good time while toning both their bodies and their minds! We are a learning and teaching group and have lots of “walk-throughs” for the dances each evening. You need only flat, soft-soled shoes, a good heart and spirit as we laugh and chuckle our way through the evening. You don’t have to come as a couple; singles are welcome. You will enjoy it, your body will like it and we will enjoy meeting you, every Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information, call 250-545-2626. ARMSTRONG dISTRICT FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION We hold the following events every week: archery shooting Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.; trap shooting Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.; pistol shooting Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see our web site at www.adfga.ca or e-mail to adfga2011@hotmail.com COME SING WITH PAUL MOORE A fun choir where you can learn vocal technique as well as music reading and language skills. We plan public performances of classical, Broadway and opera chorus music. We are accepting new singers of all ages and voice types. We meet Tuesdays 7 – 8:30 p.m. in Vernon at the Essentialist Church, 2001 – 45th Ave. E-mail pstudiom@telus.net or phone 250-549-0780. Come crack on a high note with us. PREGNANCY SUPPORT Every Tuesday we offer a drop-in from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., including lunch. We offer a free and confidential service to help you have a healthy baby. We are located at 2902 29th Ave. We are gratefully accepting double strollers, maternity and infant clothing donations. TEACH ANd PLAY FOR KIdS Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Centre. For more information, call 250-542-7578. THE VERNON TIMBRETONE CHORUS Meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 2400-46th Ave. (NOCLS building). New members welcome. LUMBY ARTISTIC CONNECTIONS Weekly (drop-in) Tuesdays noon to - 4 p.m., at the Lumby Community Centre (2250 Shields Ave.) where you can learn to paint or draw using the medium of your choice; watercolour, oils, acrylics or pencil. First two hours you get instruction for $10, after that it’s free. We have supplies on hand to get you started. For more info call: Olena at 250-547-8866. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., A Step Ahead, 2800-33rd St., basement of Gateway Shelter (open to the
public, 12 step-meeting). Our 24-hour helpline is at 250-503-3260 or 1-866-918-3574. ARMSTRONG ANd dISTRICT GARdEN CLUB Our regular monthly meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the small room of the Odd Fellows hall in Armstrong and we would welcome anyone interested in becoming a member. ARMSTRONG TOASTMASTERS Are you shy in social situations? Do you get that lump in your throat when you have to talk to strangers? Toastmasters will help you learn communication and leadership skills. Armstrong Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at Armstrong Spall Chamber of Commerce 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. with weekly themes. Visitors welcomed, and you are encouraged to come for three meetings before deciding if Armstrong Toastmasters is the right fit. You don’t have to speak if you don’t feel comfortable. Just come as yourself, bring a friend and/or spouse or both and let us entertain you. For more information visit our website at www.freewebs.com/armstrongtoastmasters/ or email: ArmstrongToastmasters2645@gmail.com MOTHERS FOR RECOVERY PEER SUPPORT GROUP For any mother in recovery wishing to help herself and other mothers within her community struggling with addictions. The purpose of this group will be to help addicted mothers obtain recovery and parent successfully. Takes place every Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to noon at Kekuli Centre, 2905-28th Ave. Child care available at Early Childhood Development, 2902- 29th Ave. For more information please call Caroline at 250-542-5448 or Maureen at 250-542-5311. UNdER THE SPITFIRE ANAF UNIT 5 Cribbage night and dart league Tuesdays at 7 p.m. New members welcome. We are at 2500-46th Ave. Call 250-542-3277 for more information. ROYAL CANAdIAN LEGION BRANCH 25 VERNON Open cribbage Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Come early for lunch! Call 250-542-2696 for more information. Please note we are always open on Tuesdays, even when the general meeting is taking place. SUPPORT GROUP FOR SENIOR PARENTS For seniors parents of children with developmental disabilities, meets the first Tuesday of each month and the third Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Schubert Centre meeting room, 3505-30th Ave. Join us for a cup of coffee and an opportunity to connect with other senior parents facing similar joys and challenges. For info., call Julie at 250-307-4216. POWEREd PARAGLIdING CLUB Join the Okanagan Free Flyer’s Powered Paragliding Club and take to the skies under a paraglider with an easy foot-launched backpack model engine. Good chance to meet up with fellow pilots and cruise around the beautiful Okanagan. Meets Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Call James at 546-2812 or e-mail james@gojoli.com for regular meeting times, locations and more information. TUESdAY EVENING MEdITATION GROUP A short reading, followed by a 45-minute silent meditation at the Okanagan Centre for Positive Living, at our new location, 2913-29th Ave., 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RESTORATION ANd HEALING FOR WOUNdEd SOULS A Christcentred approach to recovery from Life’s Controlling Problems. Everyone welcome, every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Vernon Christian Fellowship (behind Canadian Tire). Call Wayne at 542-5878 or Betty (after 6 p.m.) at 550-8448. COCAINE ANONYMOUS MEETS Every Tuesday 7 to 8 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church on Alexis Park Drive. If you think you have a problem with cocaine, please join us. FREEdOM GROUP MEETS Every Tuesday at 1 p.m., Upper Room Mission. This group is intended to give support to people who want to quit the use of hard drugs. While it does accept total abstinence, it does not require it to join. KIWANIS CLUB OF VERNON FOUR SEASONS Meets Tuesdays at noon at Schubert Centre. New members welcome. For more information, call 545-8650.
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Halina seniors centre Bingo every Tuesday from 1 to 3:30 p.m., 331037th Ave., behind the Rec Centre. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. All 19 and over welcome. For more information, call 250-542-2877. armstrong lions club, bingo Every Tuesday at the Oddfellows Hall, 3005 Wood Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m., early bird starts 6:50 p.m. Please note: new location, new games. seniors luncHes at armstrong legion Wednesdays at noon at Branch 35 for $7. To reserve, call by noon on Tuesday,
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546-8455. aa meetings tuesdays Monday to Saturday 7 a.m., moved to 3204 Alexis Park Dr.; this is an open meeting and is handicap accessible.. Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H) . Open meeting (X) 7 p.m., Albert Place, 361025th Ave., Vernon. Meeting (H) open, 7:30 p.m., Seaton Centre, 1340 Polson Dr., Vernon. (H) . Open meeting, 3204 Alexis Park Dr., 5 p.m. daily. Handicap access (X) no handicap access. Vernon community arts centre Painting and Drawing Drop In, Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Bring your own supplies and create in a friendly, group environment where you can meet other artists and new friends; $3 members/$4 non members, punch pass available. Call 542-6243 or visit vernonarts.ca for more information. tHe ladies newcomers supper club Meets the first Wednesday of the month. If you are new to Vernon and area, join us for our monthly suppers. We want to meet you. Call Rosie for details at 545-1489 or Kathy at 545-4185. Hi noon toastmasters Meet every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Bean to Brew Coffee House.
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Toastmasters help to build leadership and communication skills in a safe, fun environment. Make us your educational, inspirational and entertaining lunch hour Guests are always welcome. For more information, contact James at hinoontoast@gmail.com Happy new year From tHe mission loonie bin tHriFt store where you can fill a bag for a loonie all this week. Open 9 to 5ish, Jan. 2 to 5 at 3008-34th St. All proceeds benefit those in need in our area through the Upper Room Mission. Vernon and district kennel club meets The first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the People Place, 3402-27th Ave. This is an opportunity to connect with others involved in many different dog sports in the area. A fun club with friendly people and new members always welcome. Call Jayne at 250-545-0187 for more information. bosom buddies On Jan. 2 we will be meeting at the Village Green Hotel - 27th St. Grille for lunch. We hope you will be able to join us. On Jan. 16 we will be meeting at the Vernon Lodge in the BX Bar and Grill for Ladies Night Out. Please come and share. It starts at 5 p.m. We would like to share the evening with many of you. nortH okanagan
Is a rawhide good or bad for my dog?
Rawhide treats can be an enjoyable activity for your dog. They help his instinct to chew and lessen plaque and tartar build-up on his teeth. But there are also drawbacks to giving your dog rawhide treats. Rawhide treats are made from the inner layer of cow or horse hide. They are pressed after being cleaned into chewable treats for our dogs. To enhance their flavour some rawhide treats contain beef, chicken or liver flavourings. The most common risk factors associated with rawhide are: Contamination: There could be the risk of Salmonella or E. coli bacteria on the rawhide itself. Digestive upset: Some dogs have sensitive digestive tracts and cannot process the treat without causing diarrhea. Also Beef and Chicken are common food allergens for dogs and can cause an allergic reaction when ingested. Choking or blockages: If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide could get lodged in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. A veterinarian may be able to manually extract a piece from the throat dependent on size and location, but abdominal surgery would be required for intestinal blockage. Consult your veterinarian if you have any questions about feeding rawhide to your dog. — Dr. Miles Latwat, DVM
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naturalists’ club Meets Jan 2 at the Vernon Lodge 7:30 p.m. Norbert Maertens will be speaking on “The Origin Of Species.” Beyond The Evolution Of Creation and Beyond The Creation Of Evolution. Please do come out and enjoy. coldstream winter Farmers’ market Every Wednesday until April 10 from 2:30-6 p.m. Local and Certified Organic products; cheese, meat, vegetables, fruit, baking and preserves. Come and experience our second season. new winter market We have a new winter market to crow about! The Very Best of the Best Indoor Market Wednesdays from 2- 6 p.m., Wesbild Centre; approx. 35 vendors! Contact 250-470-7759 for more information. drop-in crib at tHe eagles Fraternal Order of Eagles welcomes you for crib every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come by and see what the Eagles are about and where our monies are spent in the community We are open every day 1 - 7 p.m. k a l a m a l k a toastmasters meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 4716 - 34 St. Come and gain confidence in your public speaking skills. Call Jim at 5458814 for more details.You will painlessly sharpen your public speaking comfort and skills. royal canadian legion brancH 25 Vernon Wednesdays: A fun-filled mid-week night at the Legion! Come for the meat draw and play a round of pool; it all starts at 7 p.m. tHe Vernon cHapter oF tHe ms society Hosts a yoga class for people with MS, every Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. at the People Place. a course in miracles Join us at the Centre, 2913 - 29 Ave., for A Course In Miracles study group, Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m., all welcome. For more info. call 250-549-4399. enderby wHeels to meals Invites all seniors 65-plus for a full course home-cooked meal every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Enderby Seniors Complex. Starts at 11 a.m. Cost is $7. Info., contact Melody at 838-6439. aboriginal inFant & early cHildHood deVelopment Free swimming Wednesdays from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Meet at the aquatic
centre. Info., 542-7578. tHe Halina craFters Meet every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. If you are 50+ and like to craft, come on out and join the fun. We’re at 3310-37th Ave. Call 250-542-2877 for more information. alzHeimer support groups The Alzheimer Society of B.C. holds support groups for caregivers and people in early stage of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia first Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Support group for caregivers also meets the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. For more information please contact Michelle Hallgren at 1-800-6343399 or e-mail mhallgren@alzheimerbc.org Vernon women in business Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at Schubert Centre for networking 11:30 a.m. to noon, buffet lunch noon to 1 p.m. Members, $17; non-members, $23. VWIB offers networking opportunities and inspires, educates and motivates women to be the best they can in their business and personal lives. For more info., see www. vwib.com or e-mail membership@vwib.com. b.c. goV’t retired employees’ assoc. Meet monthly on the first Friday of the month. Start out the new year right, plan to attend the monthly gatherings. Next gathering Jan. 4 at 12:30 p.m., Schubert Centre. liFe in betHleHem The public is warmly invited to attend a presentation by Claire Anastas who will talk about Bethlehem Under Occupation Today. She is a Palestinian Christian. You can hear her speak at the United Church (3300 Alexis Park) Jan. 6, 2013 at the 10 a.m. church service. Claire will also talk Jan. 6 from 12:15 to 2 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church in the basement (enter from 26th St.). Light lunch provided. Call Sue at 558-5830 for info. tHe lumby & district wildliFe assoc. Annual General Meeting Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. All executive positions are open for nomination, and 2013 memberships will be available at meeting and need to be paid in full to vote. For memberships or info., call Leroy & Odel Ogi at 250542-1445, Pete Aussem at 250-547-6708 or Dwayne Hackett at 250-547-2585.
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Renowned artist returns to share techniques Morning Star Staff
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Student Carol Ross, left, gets instruction from internationally acclaimed artist Kristy Gordon, who returns to Lake Country in January to give two workshops, one in painting figurative work alla prima, and the other an intensive oil painting workshop.
Brillo Pad-headed artist Bob Ross often used the technique when he painted landscapes live on his PBS TV show, The Joy of Painting. Dutch painter Rembrandt used the technique when painting his oil portraits. The practise of painting alla prima, or weton-wet, may seem tricky at first, but with some instruction, the results can be bold, expressive and atmospheric. New York-based artist Kristy Gordon should know. She has perfected the alla prima technique in her figurative, portrait and still life work, which she has exhibited internationally, and which has earned her numerous awards. Born and raised in Nelson, Gordon is returning to B.C., Lake Country to be precise, to teach two oil portrait painting workshops. Gordon has given a number of art workshops previously in Lake Country, where her mother Bev Gordon resides. This time she is hosting a three-day alla prima painting workshop (location to be determined), Jan. 7 to 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will point participants’ brushes towards figure painting. “The workshop is designed for artists who want to learn the alla prima painting technique through observation of the live model,” said Gordon, further explaining that alla prima means “at once” in Italian and is an approach to painting that is done in a quickly executed wet-into-wet fashion. “Artists of all skill levels will have an opportunity to develop a painting each day, utilizing a different palette. They will explore a monochrome palette to develop their ability to perceive tonal values, a warm/cool palette to investigate temperate variations and finally utilize a limited palette that provides a full range
of colours while maintaining colour harmony throughout.” The other workshop is a four-day oil portrait painting intensive that will be held at the Winfield United Church Jan. 14 to 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Both courses will include demonstrations, discussions and individual instruction at the easel,” said Gordon. “Discussions will include proportion and structure of the head, stages to developing a painting, as well as form, value, edges, balance, unity, light and modeling with colour temperature.” A full-time professional artist since 2004, Gordon will bring new inspiration from fellow artists she has studied with, including Jeremy Lipking, Yuqi Wang, Odd Nerdrum, Vincent Desiderio and Jenny Saville. Represented by Galerie L’oeil du Prince in Paris and Cube Gallery in Ottawa, Gordon has been widely featured in numerous magazines, art publications, radio and television shows, including The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition, Southwest Art’s Emerging Artist: 21 Under 31 and Bravo!’s Star Portraits. Her paintings hang in more than 500 collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection. Her works have earned her numerous awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, an Award of Excellence from the Portrait Society of America, a Merit Award from Daniel Greene in the Salon International 2009, as well as being named Top Finalist in the Art Renewal Center’s International 2008/2009 ARC Salon. More information on Gordon is available at www. kristygordon.com. To register for the workshop, or for further information, contact Bev Gordon at 250-7661126 or by e-mail beverleybobshe@yahoo.ca.
Write on: The Okanagan Short Story Contest closes Friday Morning Star Staff
It is last call for the 15th annual Okanagan Short Story Contest. What better way to celebrate the Yuletide season than to write something stirring and moving that could also win a cash prize? All writers in the Southern Interior of B.C. — east of Hope, west of the Alberta border, north of the U.S. border, and south of William’s Lake — are invited to enter their original, unpublished works of fiction. The popular writing contest is sponsored by the faculty of creative and critical studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, The Kelowna Capital News, and the Central Okanagan Foundation.
Nationally renowned author Erin Mouré will select the best short stories from the entries. Winners will be awarded $500 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third. The three winning stories will be published in a limited edition chapbook and celebrated at a reading in the spring of 2013. “The Okanagan Short Story Contest has a history of attracting internationally-known judges, and this year is no exception,” said Sonnet L’Abbé, a lecturer in creative writing and poetry with the department of creative studies. “If you have literary aspirations, or have a story or two sitting in a drawer, send something in — this could be your big break!”
This year’s submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 4. Entries must be submitted on 8 ½ x 11-inch plain white paper, double-spaced and typed. Stories should be previously unpublished works and range from 1,000 to 4,000 words. There are no age limits or limits on the number of entries. Each entry must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee, either a money order or cheque payable to the University of British Columbia. Mail entries and fee to: Okanagan Short Fiction Contest c/o Melissa McHugh, FIN 153, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, University of British Columbia FINE ARTS, 153-3333 University Way, Kelowna, B.C., V1V 1V7. Complete contest rules can be found at www.okstorycontest. org.
komasket new years eve dance! • • • • •
all ages welcome! four bands! champagne! vendors! komasket decor!
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Vancouver DJ Timothy Wisdom joins the lineup at the Komasket New Year’s Eve dance at the Vernon Recreation Centre on Monday.
Party into 2013 with Wisdom Morning Star Staff
Every weekend droves of culturally conscious hipsters, postravers, neo-hippies and social activists pack into some inconspicuous underground venue. They want to experience the intensity of bass-heavy anthems and dance together in a newly thriving cultural collective. At the forefront
of this movement is Timothy Wisdom, one of the most sought-after DJs behind Vancouver’s exploding intentional dance community. Locals will be able to experience some of Wisdom’s aptitude at the turntable when he plays the Komasket Music Festival New Year’s Eve dance Monday at the Vernon Recreation Centre.
Dry ice snow globes, gyro-chair rides, crazy chemistry, and stellar Planetarium Shows… You’re guaranteed a new exciting experience every day you visit! Parents – have to work? Nobody has to miss out on the fun! Pre-register kids age 6-10 for hourly, half, or full-day Supervised Science Drop-Offs!
Drying up January 2013! Ph: 545-3644 www.okscience.ca Polson Park, Vernon
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“Timothy Wisdom will take to the decks after midnight to ring in 2013, and will keep playing as long as dancers want to dance,” said Komasket artistic director Devaki Thomas, who is also performing with her band Samsara at the event. Other artists slated to take the stage include Wassabi Duo, and Expression World Music Collective. Combining the tricks of turntablism and MCing, with productions that cross multiple music styles, Timothy Wisdom’s sets are said to literally lift audiences off their feet, arousing ecstatic screams from the crowd in a relentless stream of perpetual sonic mayhem. Wisdom bought his first set of turntables in 1991 at the age of 13 and went on to produce live hiphop tapes, unleashing the skills that would later propel him across the nation, through countless musical strands.
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Jamie Foxx stars as a freed slave turned bounty hunter in Django Unchained.
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or Django Freeman (Jamie Foxx), a slave turned bounty hunter, every day alive brings another opportunity to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from the cruel clutches of plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo Taylor & Howe DiCaprio). Led by his newfound mentor Dr. Schultz (Christoph Waltz), Django cuts his teeth across America during the winter of 1858, killing bad white folk and getting paid to do it, all the while searching out his estranged beloved. We say, “It’s Tarantino to a T.” TAYLOR: I liked this film better than Inglourious Basterds. Perhaps it’s because Tarantino insists that his audiences don’t take his work seriously. By this I mean, most filmmakers are attempting to have an audience get lost in a film, Tarantino constantly reminds us we are watching one. If that isn’t enough, he’s also going to elbow us in the ribs every two minutes:
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“You get that reference, alright? Aren’t HOWE: There are so many good I cool?” Yeah, you’re cool Quentin, and performances in Django. Waltz seems we get it. Fortunately, I’m a little more like he was born to act in Tarantino movable to enjoy his pop-collage style when ies. It’s like his lines are written for him it’s wrapped around a spaghetti western, and him alone. DiCaprio is an amazing rather than the Second World War. actor (some will disagree.) He submerges HOWE: Jackie Brown has always been himself so well in the roles he plays, yet my favourite Tarantino movie, but it’s makes it look effortless. But what really now time for her to step aside and let surprised me was Tarantino’s choice for Django take the reigns for a while. It is his character Big Daddy. He brought back thoroughly enjoyable (well, that’s if you my ‘80s icon Don Johnson. What a star. don’t mind a titch of blood and some TAYLOR: Django Unchained is a lot of target practice on someone’s testicles) and fun. You’ll laugh. You’ll cringe. It’s hyperpacked with the intelligent dialogue that violent. Still, it breaks no new ground. we have come to expect from the master It’s completely unoriginal and only serves filmmaker. to prove that Tarantino is Hollywood’s TAYLOR: Spaghetti westerns are a regurgitator. Luckily for all of us, he hapsub-genre from the ‘60s marked by cheap, pens to have chosen cool references. (He violent and often bleak tales of revenge usually does, damn it!) Maybe someday or justice, in Spain and Italy. There are he’ll make another grown up movie, but probably a hundred references to other Django isn’t it. spaghetti westerns in Django Unchained, — Howe gives Django Unchained 4.5 most notably to the original Django blood soaked flowers out of 5. (1966). — Taylor gives it 3.5 colts out of 5. Tarantino’s new film is a melting pot The film is currently showing at the of general and specific homages, amped Galaxy Cinemas in Vernon. up and drugged out in glorious, ★ ★ blood splattered extremes. These ★ Movie Information Line 250-545-0352 • www.vernoncinema.com ★ extremes include language, so you 2910 30th Avenue • Home of the Vernon Film Society get eloquent soliloquy punctuated ★ sunday, december 30, 2012 ➠➠➠ thursday, January 3, 2013 ★ by the most profanity in a film ★ FAMILY MATINEES DAILY ALL CHRISTMAS LONG ★ this year. ★ ★
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CHRIS SHIDELER This is the time of year to make resolutions to change our lives for the better. It’s also good to resolve to make someone else’s life better, too. If you know someone who is lonely or depressed, why not reach out and bring that person to your home for dinner. It will make you both feel better. One of the most common resolutions people make for the New Year is to lose weight and to exercise regularly. Ironically, the latter certainly does help the weight-loss goal. Regular exercise is like taking a pill that’s good for many ailments. It helps control and prevent problems like heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes and insomnia. It’s never too late to start an exercise program. Speaking of depression, it does seem more prevalent at this time of year. There are many reasons for it but sometimes it is just the lack of light during the short days of winter. Ask our pharmacists about light therapy. Often, simply sitting under a special light for about 30 minutes daily can help banish the blues. Try to keep your hands away from your nose and mouth at this time of year. These two areas are where bacteria and viruses can easily enter the body. You don’t want your fingers to inoculate yourself with colds and flu. Another year has gone by and I want to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2013. Thank you for all your kind comments about this column. We look forward to serving you throughout the coming year with great service by our great staff. Happy New Year! Have Your Prescriptions Filled With Us
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force-feedback turntable, D’Groove. He continues to hone the science of sound as an engineer on the decks and on the mic, fusing crazy scratching, instant remixes and his hilarious antics into a performance that can be summed up with a single word: fun. And just when you thought the party couldn’t get any better, Timothy Wisdom will get the place roaring. See and hear for yourself when he takes over the Vernon Recreation Centre stage on the early hours of the first day of 2013. Tickets for the Komasket New Year’s Eve all-ages dance are still available and must be purchased in advance. Cost is $40 (children 12 and under are free) at the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca, or at the Bean Scene Coffee House in downtown Vernon.
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Stephen John
Powell Sept 2, 1962 to Dec 21, 2012
Stephen was born in North Vancouver on September 2, 1962 to start his life’s great adventure. He grew up in the Lower Mainland and graduated from Mission High School in 1980. Afterwards, Stephen held a variety of jobs in the Lower Mainland through the years. He worked at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel for 15 years then became an owner/operator of a local business in Vernon BC for 13 years. Through all of this, his love of people and customer service shone through. His easy going nature and genuine love of people, along with a good conversation, some good food and music endeared him to many. He often said that “one should always explore their own backyard” and he did just that. When he wasn’t camping, fishing or gardening, he was often working on his cars or lending a wrench to those who needed one. His other passion was food and when he cooked, everyone got a taste. Along the way, he made many friends that became his “extended family” and when you needed him, he was there. He gave each and everyone an honest piece of himself and each of the lives he touched enriched his own. His adventure will continue on as each of us has a get together, a good meal with family, a chat, looking through photographs or by just simply remembering. He will be missed dearly by his wife, Deborah and daughter Morgan, sister Kay (Michael Evans), nephew Blake (Evans), (father/mother in law) Allen & Kasandra Bardell, (brother/sister in law) Robin & Lynne Tolksdorff, niece Celischa Tolksdorff, sister in law Sue Graham and countless friends he met and called family along the way. The Powell family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the many caregivers who enriched Stephen’s life. Dr. B.Botha, Dr. Le Roux, Dr. H. Hwang, Dr. E. Hardy, Dr. C. Blyth, Dr. E.Solano, Dr. R. Perini. Special thanks to all of the staff at the Vernon Cancer Clinic who genuinely care about each individual and their family that comes through their door. Special thanks to all of the staff on the 3rd floor west at Vernon Jubilee Hospital for the support, care and patience you gave to Stephen and his family. A thanks also goes to Brenda at Brenda Hala’s Photography and Dave at The Natural Choice Dog Salon who together, made us look our best. Thank you to all of our business customers who called to ask “How’s our boy?” The care and compassion you showed us was much appreciated. Thanks to all of the family and friends who were only just a call away when needed. There will be an Open House at 616 Decosmos Rd. Vernon BC on January 19th and 20th , 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm. Stephen lost his hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Anyone wishing to memorialize him may make a donation in his name to: Tom McMurtry & Peter Baerg Cancer Centre www.vjhfoundation.org A Guest Book is available online for condolences or stories at www.pleasantvalleyfh.com
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Marie Louise Roze (des Ordons)
will be held on January 5, 2013 at 2pm at 3300 Centennial Drive, Vernon, B.C. Lou passed away Nov 10, 2012 surrounded by her family. “I could spend each day in sorrow crying and wishing you were here, but instead I choose to celebrate your life.
Bessie Shamanski (Scherba)
Our family is sad to announce that Bessie Shamanski (Scherba) passed away at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital in the afternoon of December 15, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband Pete in 1978 and daughter inlaw Lorraine in 2009. She will be missed by her children Richard (Bronwyn) of Mackenzie, John (Judy) of Prince George and Anne of Vernon. She also leaves her sister Anne (Syd) of Port Townsend, Washington, seven grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews and extended “family”. Bessie was born in Barkfield, Manitoba on February 10, 1920 and was the second youngest of nine children. The family moved to Grindrod in 1922 and then to Coldstream in 1929 and started an apple orchard. Bessie married her childhood friend and sweetheart, Pete, in 1939 and they stayed in Coldsteam to work the family farm. They owned and operated “Pete’s Fruit Stand Tent and Trailer Park” where the Regional District office now stands until about 1976. After Pete passed away, Bessie and her daughter Anne were inseparable. They enjoyed many days together shopping, baking, cooking and chatting over coffee. Bessie was a hardworking Ukrainian woman. She lived on the farm all her life and loved to garden and especially mow the lawn which she did well into her 80s. Bessie was well known for her love of animals, chickens, chicken ornaments and the flock of wild quails and pheasants at the farm. She was a long time Coldstream resident, known for entertaining at the farm house, her quick wit and sharp memory of local events which she never lost. A grave side funeral service was held on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the St. Nicolas Cemetery in Coldstream. She was then laid to rest beside her beloved husband, Pete.
Alice Ida Boyne
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Alice Ida Boyne, beloved wife of Ian Boyne, on December 24, 2012 in Armstrong, BC at 89 years of age. Alice will be remembered by her stepdaughter Sunday (Rob) Tingle and 2 granddaughters Jamie and Randi. No service as per her request. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca. Arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
BUCHANAN, JOSEPH WILLIAM JAN. 21, 1923 DEC. 21, 2012
It is with sad hearts the family announces the unexpected passing of our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather on December 21 2012 at age 89 years. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 22 years Ruth. Joseph is survived by his children: Lynn [Randy]; Dale: Ross [Val]; Glen [Jennifer]; and Dean [Jacqueline], stepchildren: Arlene [Sonny] Both and Richard [Helen] Christensen, twelve grandchildren and step grandchildren: Jacqui, Kelsey [Dustin], Erin, Allie, Jessy, Andrew, Matthew, Brent [Jacquie], Nicholas, Denica, Eric, and Marcus, eight great grandchildren and step great grandchildren : Cameron, Kyle, Conner, Kayden, Carson, Owen, Aubrey, and Heather. Joe was born in Cumberland B.C. and grew up living around B.C., finally residing in Vernon. He will be remembered for a long career with B.C. Hydro, inducted into B.C. Sports Hall of Fame for basketball play with Alberni Athletics in 1955, and of course his long standing golf at the Vernon Golf and Country Club. Joe loved to go south as a snow bird each winter when he was able. He leaves many friends and family far and near that will miss him. Joe was predeceased by his first wife Eleanor, son in law Ron Harris, parents and his siblings; Carrie, John, Etta, Lou, Marie, Harry and Madge In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Children’s Hospital or the Alzheimer society. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring. ~Rest in peace DAD , we love and will miss you. ~ Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.
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MARTIN, Albert, Henry Ray
June 7, 1932 – December 19, 2012 With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Albert Henry Ray Martin on December 19, 2012 in Vernon, BC at the age of 80 years. Ray was born June 7th, 1932 in Vancouver, BC. In 1958 he married Joyce Baker. In 2011 Ray was predeceased by his wife, Joyce. He will be forever loved and his memory held dear in the hearts of his children: Tracie (Darin), Mark and Glenn (Katie); grandchildren: Amanda, Jennifer, Colin, Sarah, Alexandria, Chris and Nicole and greatgrandchildren: Brooklyn and Caius. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in the Chapel of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation services (4417-29th Street, Vernon, BC). Those wishing to do so may make a memorial donation in Ray’s memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association (1589 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 5Y7 www.diabetes.ca) Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca Arrangements entrusted to: ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Vernon 250-558-0866 & Armstrong 250-546-7237
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Marian Agnes HENNESSY With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Marian Agnes Hennessy on December 22, 2012 in Vernon, BC at 58 years of age. Marian was born in Woodstock, NB on October 8, 1954 to George and Mary Dionne. She graduated high school in Woodstock, NB. Marian will be lovingly remembered by her husband Barry Hennessy, whom she married August 31, 1990 in Armstrong, BC. She will also be truly missed by her son Andrew (Tara) of Ottawa, ON and her granddaughter Ella, recently born on 12/12/12. Furthermore, Marian will be missed by her three brothers Bill, Henry, and Nick and her sister Marie. She was predeceased by her parents, three brothers Morris, Paul, and Joe, and her two sisters Ann and Susan. Marian had been employed at the Kohler Canada Co, but unfortunately forced to retire due to illness in 2005. She enjoyed watching baseball, camping, and reading. Cremation. A Celebration of Marian’s Life will take place at 1:00 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Chapel of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services (2980 Smith Drive, Armstrong, BC). Reverend Bari Castle officiating. Reception to follow. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca.
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was born on September 26th, 1920 in Vancouver, B.C. and died on December 20th, 2012 in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital at the age of 92 years. Pauline will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Mary (Erwin) Klassen of Vernon, B.C. and Jean Greenwood of Summerland, B.C.; one son, Robert (Corinna Edmundson) Donaldson of Telkwa, B.C.; six grandchildren, Ken and Jeff Klassen, Amanda (Aaron) Leckie, Yvette (Nathan) Lauer, Bruce (Tracey) Greenwood and Leayra (Kevin) Germaine; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie James (Les) Donaldson on March 24th, 1999. Pauline was born and raised in Vancouver and later moved to the Bulkley Valley in the early 1940s where she met her future husband Les and after their marriage she taught school, farmed and raised her family. Pauline came to Vernon in 1979 where she remained until her death. Pauline loved animals and was a member of the Vernon Kennel Club. She was also an avid weaver and a member of the Kalamalka Weavers and Spinners. In respecting Pauline’s wishes she was cremated and there will be no Funeral Service held. As an expression of sympathy, those who wish to do so may send donations in memory of Pauline to the charity of their choice. Cremation arrangements were made with BETHEL FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD., 5605-27th Street, Vernon, B.C. V1T 8Z5 250-542-1187
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MANSELL Norman Roland
Bob Field
June 12, 1937 to December 11, 2012 It with deepest deepest It is is with sorrow that the the sorrow that family of Bob Bob Field Field family of announces his announces his passing at the the Vernon Vernon passing at Jubilee Hospital after after Jubilee Hospital aa courageous battle courageous battle with cancer. He with cancer. He will be sadly sadly missed missed will be by his wife wife Leilani, Leilani, by his daughter Dee Dee Dee daughter Dee (Rob), sons Mi�e Mike (Belinda) (Belinda) and and Bob Bob Jr. Jr. (Lee�a) (Lee’a) �i�e five (Rob), sons grandchildren, one great great grandchild, grandchild, sisters, sisters, Ruth, Ruth, grandchildren, one Sue, Sister-in-law Claire Claire (John) (John) as as well well as as many many Sue, Sister-in-law other family members members and and friends. friends. There There will will be be aa other family celebration of his his life life at at the the home home of of Dee Dee Dee Dee and and celebration of Rob Boan on on January January 5 5thth,, 2013 between 1:00 1:00 and and Rob Boan 2013 between 4:00 P.M. at at 8401 8401 Buchanan Buchanan Road Road Coldsteam, Coldstream,B.C. B.C. 4:00 P.M.
In of �lowers flowers those those friends friends wishing wishing to to ma�e make In lieu lieu of memorial contributions in in memory memory of of Bob Bob may may memorial contributions do so to to the the Dr. Dr. McMurtry-Baerg McMurtry-Baerg Foundation Foundation c/o c/o do so Vernon Jubilee Hospital Hospital 2101 2101 32st, 32st, Vernon, Vernon, BC BC V1T V1T Vernon Jubilee 5L2. Funeral arrangements arrangements ha�e have been been entrusted entrusted to to 5L2. Funeral the Pleasant Valley Valley Funeral Funeral Home Home (250) (250) 542-4333. 542-4333. the pleasant
Norm passed away peacefully in Polson North of Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 at the age of 91 years.
CLARA FRETZ
JULY, 1918 ~ DECEMBER, 2012
We regret to announce the passing of Clara Fretz in Vernon, BC on December 17, 2012 at the age of 94 a long time resident of Falkland, BC. Clara was born on July 1st, 1918, she moved to Falkland at the age of 13 it was there that she married her husband Allan in 1938 and worked hard on the farm residing there until this past September. She was a Charter Member of Eastern Star Lansdowne Chapter, The Glenemma Ladies Club, The Falkland Seniors Organization, and The Garden Girls. In her retirement she enjoyed family, friends, and traveling. The wood fire was always burning and the kettle was always onto share a cup of tea. Clara was predeceased by her husband Allan in 1985. She is survived by daughters Fay Benedict of Falkland and Elaine (Ken) Kvist of Williams lake, Grandchildren Devin (Lacey) Kvist and Alicia Kvist of Williams Lake, one sister Ina (Al) Holmes of Penticton, One Niece Sharon Clendening of Victoria, and one Nephew Dale( Marie) Marino of Vernon. A service will be held at the Falkland Community Hall Saturday January 5, 2013 at 1:00pm, Reverend Kelly Grittner officiating. The family wishes to thank family, friends, neighbours, Dr. Rankin the renal clinic in Kelowna, the staff at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in Emergency and 3 North, and the caring staff at Noric House. Donations in Clara’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, #104-3402- 27th Avenue Vernon, BC V1T 1S1. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca. Arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
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Dorothy Madeleine “Pauline” Donaldson
Peacefully, with family by his side, Thursday, December 20th in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of Catherine (nee Eastland). Loving father of Larry (Patricia), Brian (Dawn predeceased), Marie (Peter Aylward), and Lynn (Brian Ingram). Much loved Grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Loving brother of Nora (Newby) and Andrew. Predeceased by brothers Bobby and William and sister Molly. John lived a full and active life after a long career with the RCAF. Moving was a part of his life with time spent in Manitoba, France, Yukon, Ontario and finally British Columbia. He loved to fish and was an ardent golfer. Upon retirement winters were spent in Florida and he RV’d throughout Canada and the US. John loved life and was always ready with a joke. He will be dearly missed. Inurnment in Vernon, BC
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The families of KLAAS MYKES would like to send our heart-felt “Thank yous” to all who attended Klaas’ Celebration of Life, to all who made donations to the Kidney Foundation and the Emmanuel Baptist Church; for all the kind thoughts, cards, flowers and food. Your show of love has been so helpful at this difficult time. A special thanks to Pastor Robert Murdock, the staff and ladies at Emmanuel Baptist Church for their care and love. Sincerely, Rose Mykes
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Wilhelm Gammel December 30, 2005
When evening shades are falling and we sit in quiet alone, To our hearts there comes a longing If He could only come home. Friends may think we have forgotten When at times they see us smile But they little know the heart ache Our smiles hide all the while.
From Lydia and all our Children, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren
Tom Iley Jan 1, 19 1970 Aug 23, 2002
Happy Birthday Tom!
I missed you at Christmas as I have missed you every day for the last 11 years. I now accept the silent tears that fall as I write for the “In Memory“ in the paper, but many beautiful words are in the memory section, so I believe you travel in good company. God knows we love and miss you, Thelma Iley (Tom’s Mom) P.S. Hi to the 2 old cowboys.
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Must be able to work independently. Supervisor skills a must. Able to do large banquet preparation. Skillful food preparation. Resumés care of Chef John Schubert Center 3505 30 Avenue, Vernon V1T 2E6 Email: jskitchen@shaw.ca
CLEAN dry wheat straw, Square and round. bales, delivery avail Ph 250-558-9509 COW Hay, Top & Bottom bales. 250-549-0628 GRASS Hay, Alfalfa Grass, 1st & 2nd cut, Square bales. 250-546-8010 Grass hay, no rain, $4.50 per bale. 250-546-3452. HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Round bales $70. each, approx. 800lbs. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250-8386630 cell 250-804-6720 Hay for sale Timothy & Alfalfa (250) 547-6334 Shavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)8386630
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Watkin Motors service department is seeking a licensed technician. We offer competitive wages with an excellent benefits package. Ford training an asset but not required. Email your resume alexw@watkinmotors.com
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Watkin Motors service department is seeking a full time lube technician. We offer competitive wages with an excellent benefits package. Ford training an asset but not required. Email your resume
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RN - Client Care Manager to join the Vernon We Care team. Responsible for the supervision of the delivery of quality care to clients, providing nursing assessments, care plan outcome evaluations. Facilitate teaching LPNs, Care Aides and delegation of tasks. Communicate with Home Care Nursing, 3rd Party Funders and families. Must have current RN registration. Home Care experience preferred. Full time, Monday to Friday. Competitive wage and benefits. Please apply in person to 3907 - 27th St, Vernon or fax resume to 250-545-9729 or email resume to Cynthia.wecare.telus.net
RESIDENTIAL CARE AIDE/GROUP HOME COUNSELLOR IN VERNON AND ARMSTRONG Casual/On Call (must be willing to work evenings and weekends) Qualifications - Special Needs Worker Certificate or Extended Worker Certificate or Human Service Worker Certificate or Care Aid Certificate or Community Support Worker Certificate and First Aid. Skills - Ability to use positive reinforcement techniques, bridge non-verbal communications, assessments and programming, computer literate and work in a team environment.
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Little Ark Childcare Centre requires IT & ECE Educators, to cover 2 mat leave positions, could work into permanent. Benefits. Send resumes to little.ark@hotmail.com North Okanagan Beef Ranch is looking for person to calve 200 cows, night shift starting about January 10th to approx end of March. Previous experience an asset. (250)838-7392, 250-838-7529
DATA ENTRY CLERK We require a data entry clerk for a Local Trucking Company. The successful applicant will be responsible for data entry and clerical duties. Preferred experience with Truckmate program, but willing to train the right applicant. Must have own Transportation and be reliable. Required Immediately Full Time position - Monday to Friday. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Please Fax Resume to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phone calls Please.
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Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430
Give the Gift of Music to someone you love! Singing or Piano Lessons for all ages, all levels, all styles. Very Experienced, Fun, Patient teacher; Great Rates. (778)475-4409
VERNON BUTCHER SHOP Now Hiring Experienced Meat Cutters and Customer Service personnel. Apply with resume: #400-3101 48th Ave.
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Moving & Storage FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
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WorkBC Employment Services Centre … provides a wide range of services and supports to help BC job seekers find work. • Self-serve resource centres • One-to-one employment support • Workshops • Self-employment services • Placement and training services • Apprenticeship supports 3105 - 33rd Street, Vernon Tel: 250-545-2215 Email: info@futuresbc.com www.futuresbc.com
Call the Animal Care Society @ (250) 542-7203 for info about our lifesaving programs: • spay/neuter • Feral cat trap/neuter/ return • Spayed/neutered barn cat adoptions WE ARE NOT A SHELTER - WE HELP REDUCE THE NEED FOR A SHELTER To Give away to a loving home, 5yr old Rotti/Sheppard. Extremely loving dog. Good with kids. (250)545-6594
Merchandise for Sale Firewood/Fuel Applewood & Fir. $240 cord. Free local delivery. 250-5463505. FIREWOOD FOR SALE We have apple, birch, fir or pine. Delivery available. 250-260-7932
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Have your Saddle Cleaned & Refurbished. It will add years to the saddles life. Call the O’Keefe Ranch Saddle shop. (250)546-0037
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Medical Supplies Furniture Emporium WANTED: Good used Medical equipment, walkers, power lift chairs, scooters and other items. Phone 250-545-0240
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BUY-SELL-CONSIGN Quality furniture, household appliances, antiques, collectables and vehicles for CONSIGNMENT. www.doddsauction.com.
CALL DODDS AUCTION 250-545-3259 MOUNTAIN BIKE Giant Pistol 2. Full Suspension. Small frame. Great mountain bike for a teen. Recently tuned. $1000 new, only $350. Call 250-307-4478 PEROGIES homemade, finger pinched 3-kinds, homemade Cabbage Rolls, 250-545-3667 Snowboard Package- 155 cm Ride Vista board with bindings. Thirty two boots size 7.5. Bolle helmet with Spy goggles. Awesome deal at only $300! 250.307.4478 Telescope Package- Vista 109SE with tripod and constellation book. Great quality, view Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn! Only $150! 250.307.4478 TOP DOLLAR PAID Removal, Scrap Cars & Metals, large or small, Farm & Industrial Equipment, & Complete Property Reclamation. Used Tire Sale (250)540-4815 WANTED: Good used furniture, beds & appliances. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240 WANTED: Vintage paintings, postcards, fishing rods, reels, tackle, old knives, Native baskets, old guns, saddles & gun rigs, military medals, pocket watches, etc. Silver & gold coins. Honest & Confidential! Cash Paid! 250-308-7342, 250-260-8069
Misc. Wanted I like to buy $100 coins, coin collections & specialty foreign coins. Todd 250-864-3521 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town Wanted: Kash for copper/ brass- radiators, wire, plumbing. Also clean up yards/metal haul away. 250-546-3556
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS Housekeepers and Cooks wanted for the winter season. Free staff bus from Vernon to Silver Star available. Please check the website for full job descriptions. Send cover letter and resume to Human Resources email: hr@skisilverstar.com. www.skisilverstar.com
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Forward resume with cover letter, qualifications and references to: Kindale Developmental Association PO Box 94 Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 E-mail: kindale@kindale.net Fax: 250-546-3053 PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP INS Wages per BCGEU Agreement
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Boxing Week Specials in Effect: Norinco M14 308 cal incl. 520rds of ammo $833 tax in. Norinco AR-15 223 cal incl 1600rds of ammo $1299 tax in, other tax in specials at Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6
Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale Estate Sale- 1owner, 2bdrm 2 bath, secure entry/prkg, air, gas f/p, level entry. Well built & maintained. Adult building. $149,000. 250-308-2285
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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bedroom, newly redone $600. Adult, quiet person only please. For Dec. 1st, hydro not incld. No smoking, drugs, pets or parties. Call for interview 250 558-5020.
VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon LAKEVIEW PLACE 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/S, DW, A/C, new carpets, new paint, nice view, on-site laundry. Available immediately. $750/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. 55+ ADULT BUILDING West Vernon, 2 bdrm, very neat & clean, great location, easy walk to downtown, FS, DW, W/D. Available immediately. $800/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. VERNON GOLF 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/S, DW, laundry hookup. Quiet location. Available January 1. Smoker welcome. $750/mo. Sorry NP. WEST VERNON 2 bdrm older house. Fenced yard, handy location. Available January 1. $790/mo. Sorry NS. Small Pet OK.
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Willow Manor, reno’d suites. Seniors welcome! Walk to shops $625&up 250-549-9177
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Renovated condos with private courtyard — enjoy air conditioning and large deck, located in a convenient location right in the heart of Vernon. Affordable family living. In-house manager. Ask about rental incentives. 2 bdrm … $825 per month 3 bdrm … $925 per month To view, please call:
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Seniors 55+ 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments Walk to downtown From $733 per month Call Troy at 250.546-3933 or cell 250.833-9158 2bdrm, $875, available now. Centennial Dr near Rec Centre. 250-542-1722
713 sqft.$950 + hst .341 sq.ft., & 332 sq.ft., $350 + hst. 291030 Ave. (250)212-6807
1 bedroom apt. Close to downtown. Seniors building. No Pets. Non-smoking.
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250-545-1519 2bdrm East Hill, Lakeview Manor, hardwood floors, n/p, n/s, on-site laundry. Immediate, 250-260-5870.
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1800 sq. ft. $1275 gross lease. Located across from Central Hardware, great exposure. Available immediately.
1bdrm, ground level, large open plan, .cat ok no/dogs . W/D & util incl. $725. 4101 27th Ave. 250-542-4310 2&3 bdrm duplex,avail Jan.1. Enderby. $700.pm(250)8386439. 2bdrm large, near schools, cat ok n/dog, 5401 Okanagan Ave $925./incl util 250-542-4310 2bdrm near shopping, schools cat ok n/dog, $825.w/d + util 4011 34A St. 250-542-4310 3bdrm 1/2 duplex, full bsmnt, parking, Lumby. $1000/mo.+ water utility 250-550-4396 4- 2bd West Kel., units. 2 avail 15th Dec. others avail 1st of Jan. Each reno’d. 5 appls.incl new w/d., prkg, NS. NP. $750$975 +utils. 250-767-6330 WIN A MILLION 2 Bdrm suite w a/c & 5 appl.,newer construction. Bright & clean, walk to d/t, connector, bus & hospital. Bus stop at door. N/S, N/P. 13th month free with 12 month lease. $775 + util. Plus a chance to win a million every week. Also avail furnished at $1500 + util. Don’t wait , won’t last. Call Roy now 250-5405519.
2bdrm Condo close to hospital ac/f/s/dw, n/p, n/s, Avail now $850. 250-503-5465
… in quiet Senior-oriented building. Large deck, air conditioning, laundry facilities on each floor. Heat included. Close to bus stop, Schubert Centre and downtown. N/P, N/S.
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Belmonte Apartments 1 bdrm suites from $630 p/m, laminate floors & designer finishes avail. Great living close to downtown.prefer mature renter. Some pets OK Scooter parking. 250-549-5254 BRIGHT, clean 2bdrm, 1bath apt in quiet building. Fridge & stove incl. N/P, N/parties. $695-$725/mo. 250-542-7727 City View Garden Apart., large garden area, rent from $600., laminate floors & designer finishes avail., Some pets ok. 250-307-0937 DELUXE 2 bdrm, 2 bath, Secure mature adult building, Pictures @ kijiji.ca #440879727. $940 incl. heat. NS, Cat OK. Long Term discount. 250-309-2000 HILLSIDE TERRACE. 39th Ave-ADULT-clean & well maintained; 1bdrm, 1 bdrm+den Rent incentive available N/S, N/P 250-545-5773 Hilltop Manor, City & Mountain views, sparkling renovated suites $525.&up 250-307-0937 NEW! Large 2BR, 2 Bath Condo Vernon, Jan.1st. Sec. heated U/G parking, storage locker, elevator, d/w, A/C, stainless appl., private W&D. $1150/month. 250-307-6373. NS suite, pets negotiable.
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EAST HILL 3 bdrm war timer close to Silver Star Elementary, fenced yard, FS, WD, full basement. Available immediately. $995/mo. Sorry, NS, small pet OK. DOWNTOWN Very handy 2 bdrm house, full basement, totally remodeled, new paint, new floors, F/S, WD. Garage, fenced yard, verandah and porch. Available January 1. $995/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. MISSION HILL 3 + 1 bdrm. Great family home. Awesome view, FS, DW, WD. Wet bar in rec room, double carport, fireplace. Available Jan. 1 $1500/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. PARKER COVE 2+1 bdrm, across from beach, great location, huge deck, wood stove, year round, F/S, DW. Available immediately. $900/mo. Sorry, NS, NP.
250-542-5580 5810941 Newer 3 level townhouse.
Close to downtown. 2 bedroom, 3 bath (each bdrm with own bath). 1 car garage. $1200/month + utilities. Call John 250-550-0234
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ARMSTRONG: Recently renovated 2-bdrm. Mobile, 5 app., part basement for storage. Double carport. $860/mo + utilities. D.D. 250-546-6668.
Homes for Rent 5810926 TOTALLY REMODELED 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX Fantastic lake view. N/S, N/Pets, storage & good parking. 19+ $895.00 + utilities. Phone 250-550-0234
1bdrm house rural Falkland, n/s, private yard, renovated. $750. (250)379-2076 2 bedroom loft on farm in MARA, $650./mo includes utilities. 1-(250)838-6630
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250-549-7258 2 BDRM, Coldstream walkout with in suite laundry, W/D and lots of parking. Walk to Kal beach, bus route to college & shopping. Cable, Internet & utilities inc. $1000 Call Andrea 250-545-2344 3storey Queen Ann estate house on acreage & fruit orchard. 4bdrm + den in heritage home. 1bath with tub/ shower. Appl, f/s, dw, mw, shared w/d, gas/heat & wood fp in living room, wood stove. Formal dining room & separate sunroom. Carport, 1 vehicle. Pets neg, ns. $1300 + shared util. (250)558-3664 BX Lg 5 BR 6 appl view Swan Lk N/S pets maybe avail Feb 1. $1200 + util (250-309-1029)
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250-309-1742 • 3 bdrm townhouse, Harwood. Renovations, newer laminate, 1½ bath, F&W&DW, W&D, deck, large livingroom. Pet friendly. $950. • 2 bdrm reno’d cozy home, centrally located. F&S, W&D, 20x22 shop, nice yard, many updates. $1,100. vernonhomes.ca/forrent
• 2 bdrm basement suite in East Hill. Newer reno, looks great. NS, NP, 1 parking spot, no laundry. $750 incl. utilities; $700 for single person. • 1 bdrm huge bsmt suite in Stepping Stones. Mtn views, tons of storage, F&S, W&D, partially finished areas. $795 incl. utilities. vernonhomes.ca/forrent Full house 2bdrm upstairs with 2bdrm basement suite. Avail now. 250-503-6034, 250-542-9565 FULL House East Hill, Close to schools, Recently Renovated All Hardwood 3 Bedrooms Upstairs, Downstairs Washer & Dryer, Double Garage, Deck, Fenced Yard, $1150/Month Plus All Utilities, $550 D.D. Jan 1. 250-5455613 HOUSE for rent in Armstrong, 3 bedrooms with 1 and a half bath. Prefer mature couple who are non smokers. No pets. Children are fine. Asking $1000.00/month + utilities. References will be needed. Rental is available as of Feb 1st. Please contact Ted at 604-575-1151 after 3 pm or you may email him at silentntruder@yahoo.com
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Winfield, 3 bdrm, 2 bath house, quiet area, $1295 + util., n/s, n/p, 250-548-3378.
Rooms for Rent Bdrm for rent & run of home. $500/mo. No smoking/parties pets or drugs. (250)545-6251
Shared Accommodation 1bdrm, D.T. $450 incl.util. furniture, cable. N/P, N/S. 250549-0644 1bdrm in shared house, parking, np, $500 per mo all util incl. 250-546-6035 1 furnished bdrm, quiet, central bus, suits Student/working female $300. 250-308-8428 1 ROOM $450.- Fridge, cable & utilities included, shared kitchen & bath, bus route, inhouse laundry. Available now & Jan 1. Call 250-558-3579. 2 rooms for rent...everything included except your food. Must like dogs. fully furn.One avail immed. the other January 1 (maybe a few days sooner) on bus route. 250-309-0483 250-558-1880
Storage Cheapest Outside Storage, Cars, Trucks, Boats, RVs, Semis Anything at all. Fenced area. 778 -932-1055.
Suites, Lower 1bdrm ground lvl East Hill ste. Suits quiet prof, N/S, N/P. Prkg. Ref req. $800/mo utils incl. Avail Jan1. 250-542-5483 1bdrm, sep/entr, NS, NP, North end Swan Lake, FS WD util/incl $700. 545-6090 1bdrm suite, n/s, small pet ok, $650 incl util. Close to school. Call evenings (250)308-2929 Brand New spacious 2bdrm, new appliances, w/d $1000+ util. n/s, n/p. Private Patio over looking Kin Beach OK Lake. Avail Now. 778-475-1559 COLDSTREAM Walk Out Bsmt., Sep entry, 2bdrm, insuite laundry, storage, covered parking full use of pool in summer, pets welcome, huge yard, FP,DW $1200 utils, cable & internet incl’d. Available February1st Call 250-938-8886 Large 1-bdrm, f/s/dw, shared laundry, $700. Incl, cable, util, internet, n/p, n/s, no parties, suits 1 quiet female, Avail now 250-558-0142 leave message
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Notice of Application for a Water Licence Water Act I, Susan Joan McEwan of 1112 Trevor Dr., West Kelowna BC V1Z 2J8, have applied for a water licence to use water out of Kalamalka Lake which flows North and discharges into Okanagan Lake and give notice of my application to all persons affected. The point of diversion will be located about 200 metres downstream of adjacent water user’s point of diversion. The quantity of water to be stored is 250 litres and the purpose for which the water will be used is domestic. The land on which the water will be used is Lot 28, Plan 8686, District Lot 1272, Osoyoos Div of Yale Land District.
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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice 629821 BC LTD (D.B.A. Keefer Lake Wilderness Resort), intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region-Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, to amend their non-exclusive adventure tourism tenure covering unsurveyed and surveyed Crown land in the vicinity of Keefer Lake, Osoyoos Division Yale District and Kootenay District to include heli-skiing and snow-cat skiing. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412653. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Ernie Maynard, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until January 31, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp → Search → Search → by File Number: 3412653 for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to be public upon request.
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DP leader Adrian Dix has completed yearend interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him. TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree? AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan. They could have done a joint process, where (the final decision) would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government. So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and British Columbia would make decisions about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made. Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in Site C (dam proposed for Peace River), as they did with Kemess North (rejected mine expansion proposal) and other cases. TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision? AD: That’s right. TF: On your rela-
tionship with the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification. AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. Tom Fletcher Labour law, every year. WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year. With respect to (accepting signed union cards for certification), it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour movement and we’re looking at it. For most of B.C.’s modern history, since the Second World War, we’ve had that cardcheck system in place. The question would be whether (returning to that system) is a priority for this term in government. TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform? AD: Absolutely. TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: (Laughs.) It might be a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000. I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally to build understanding, particularly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been. TF: I suppose that kind of success in fundraising might make it more difficult to follow through with your pledge to ban corporate
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