Similkameen Spotlight, February 13, 2013 by Black Press Media Group

news Badour back in court again on February 12. Page 4

EVENTS Family Day celebration held at China Ridge Page 1 & 14

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Family Day triumphs on the ‘Ridge’ Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

Screams of happiness and squeals of delight could be heard clear across China Ridge Trails on Monday, Feb. 11. (And not just from the kids) Beginning at 10 a.m., bus loads of children and family members were delivered to the Ridge via Lynch Bus Lines driven by Anne Heuser. Vehicles parked all along the roadway right up to the longhouse, making for a bit of a hike for those who arrived later. Tip Anderson made sure that visitors could stay warm by getting the bonfire going early and kept it burning nicely for the day. A hot chili lunch made by PSS Cafeteria class was kept hot and served by Colleen and Kevin Kunderman. Princeton Ground Search and Rescue and Keremeos Rescue team members volunteered to be of service for Family Day. Children and adults enjoyed the cross county ski trails, toboggan hill, the luge, snowshoeing and the chance to sit by the bonfire. Many people tried one or more of the events for the first time in their lives. China Ridge president Bob Coyne and vice-president Kelley Cook, were quite happy to help outfit them for the experience. Families were out all together, enjoying fresh air, being active and enjoying each other. “This is incredible, look around—this is what it’s all about,” said president Coyne. Princeton’s first Family Day was made possible with thanks to the generous support from Communities for Kids, Sogo Active, Cooper’s Foods, Princeton Bakery, Thomasina’s, Peach City Runners & Adventure Sports, the Town of Princeton and with special thanks to the dedicated members of China Ridge Trails.

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Kids, kids and more kids along with parents, grandparents, uncles, aunties and friends occupied China Ridge Trails on Monday, February 11. BC’s first Family Day in Princeton was a huge success. The mild weather and fun-filled events at the ‘Ridge’ made for a most enjoyable day.

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COMMUNITY CaleNdar Arts GARDEN CLUB: Meets second Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

available. PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

ARTS COUNCIL: Meets the third Wednesday of the month. 4:30 p.m. @ the Riverside Centre. Enquiries contact Dell @ 250-295-3266 New Members Welcome!

JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels”attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250295-6727

BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opportunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250295-0527 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featuring traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please contact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010 Community: FREE MAN & FREE wOMAN: Declare Sovereigns Princeton Public Library. February 28 @ 7:00 p.m. Preregister @ Nearly New on Vermilion Ave. ADULT & YOUTH BADMINTON: Grades 4 -12 Monday nights 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. @ P.S.S... Gym. INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? For people who want to learn to pray with great simplicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themselves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250295-3541. Let us get a group going to the advantage of all. PRINCETON LIBRARY: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: New members are encouraged to join us for an exciting new year. wELCOME wAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and businesses. NO Current Representative HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hospital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

HIGHER GROUND - 12 STEP MINISTRIES: An outreach of Living Water Foursquare Church 7-9 p.m. . Please contact Living Water Foursquare Church or further details at 250-295-7733 CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional support, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confidential services. BACKDOOR COFFEE HOUSE: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Friday every month 7:00 p.m. Entertainment for every age. 4th Friday Karaoke & Jam (bring your disc) Plus Jam & Practice night, every Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome. Come & join in the music, or just come to enjoy the music. 38 Kenley @ The Backdoor. Great Music - Great Company. MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE: @ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necessary. Call Gail @ 250295-0171 Health PRINCETON COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CHAC): Meets third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Town Hall. PRINCETON HEALTH ACTION COMMITTEE: Regular public meetings first Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the BPO Elks Lodge. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR wOMEN: If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266 TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is confidential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: (250)493-6622. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meet Friday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005

PRINCETON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY: Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. Arbor House. Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m. Baptist Church. Old Hedley road. Contacts: Fred 250295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

NEw LADIES AL-ANON MEETING: Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Mondays; noon - 1 p.m. @ Riverside Wellness Centre. Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

HEDLEY OAPO: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome to come. SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest. MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am wHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome. VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BRANCH #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m. SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information. LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083 ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE COUNTRY STORE: Friday’s 11 - 6 and Saturday’s 10 - 3. Table rentals available. For info. Contact Doris Driver at 250-295-3518. Lunch

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meet’s every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:30 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809 Club Notes: FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95 A.F.. & A.M. C/O Box 174 Princeton, BC V0X 1w0 PRINCETON LIONS CLUB: Regular dinner meetings the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month @ The Chamber of Commerce at 6:30 p.m. ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton. ELKS: Meetings every second and fourth Sunday, 2 PM. ELKS AND ROYAL PURPLE: Joint meeting and pot luck supper every third Saturday at 5:30 PM. PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m. SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY ATV CLUB: meet 3rd Saturday of each month at 3:00 p.m. (March - August) in the Chamber Boardroom. Contact: 250-292-8348 svr.atvclub@live.ca HEDLEY MUSEUM: General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150. VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS: Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome. OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME: Meeting’s 3rd Thursday of each month at noon in the Club House. VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: Meets at the Chamber Basement every 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact ken_faye@telus. net New Members welcome! PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m. at the fair grounds. New Members welcome! PRINCETON FISH & GAME: General meetings 2nd Monday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Wellness Centre. For memberships contact Joy Klassen @ 250-295-3134 PRINCETON RACING DAYS ASSOCIATION: Meets at the fair grounds. Third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. New Members welcome! PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Princeton Library Conference Room. 6:30 p.m. New Members welcome! PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB: Meets every Tuesday @ 12 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome! COPPERHILL LANES: YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Men’s, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information. SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

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Brenda Crawford (left), Sandra Simpson (center) and April Earle (right) hosted a open house on Saturday, Feb. 9 to show off their new look. Renovations began with the desire for a different theme and flowed from the impact of a wooden wall and the vision April Earle had within her mind.

New year, new look for Realty Executives Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

Poster sized photos adorn the walls of the Realty Executives Princeton office, just freshly renovated by the three ladies who work there. The photo’s were taken by April, her daughter Destiny Earle and by Sharon Anderson. The interior design, colours, fixtures and furniture were all chosen by April Earle. “This was all April,” said Sandra Simpson, “Brenda and I were just the flunkies,” she added with a giggle. The ladies wanted a change, something that would showcase the area they serve. Earle who has an obvious talent for interior decoration and

design said, “I just see things in my head and it goes from there.” Decorating and design is something Earle does outside of her work as a realtor. “I have fun with it,” she said, “I enjoy helping my friends.” Brenda Crawford, April Earle and Sandra Simpson are excited to share the new look of their office. They are especially pleased that it now better showcases the area they are proud to serve. Eastgate, Princeton, Coalmont, Tulameen, Osprey, Chain, Link, Allison and Missezula Lake are the immediate area of service. Visit www.bcland.net to learn more about the ladies at Realty Executives Princeton and about how they can help you with your real estate needs.

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FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: For more information, please contact Jennifer @ 250-295-7438 LAPADARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome! PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome! YOUTH & ADULT CHOIR: If you would like to join, come to the Baptist Church at practice times. Youth Christmas Musical, Monday’s 3:45 - 4:15. Adults Christmas Musical, Once upon a Holy Night. Sunday’s 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Youth INTERESTED IN 4-H: Contact: Alana Baird 250-295-0550 for more info. GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085 PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374 PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544 PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113 KOKANEE SUMMER SwIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759

One card. Many services. The new BC Services Card is part of government’s plan to modernize BC’s health care system. It replaces your CareCard, can be combined with your driver’s licence, and also acts as your photo ID. It’s more convenient and more secure, with enhanced features to protect your personal information. And getting yours is easy. Starting February 15, 2013, and for the next five years, you can simply enrol when renewing your driver’s licence. And even if you don’t drive, you can enrol at the nearest location where driver’s licences are issued. To learn more visit: BCServicesCard.ca

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00- 2:00. (pre-natal) 11:00 -12:00 Mom’s help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

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Princeton Museum plans for 2013 Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

Emergency Medical Responders in Princeton Robin Lowe-Irwin presents Council with an overview of the Museums past year and plans for 2013. President of the Museum board, Bob Wicks commends Lowe-Irwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments.

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After the presentation given by Robin Lowe-Irwin, Mayor Armitage extended his appreciation on behalf of Council and the community for the excellent progress the museum board has made during the past year. Mayor and Council reported that they were pleased with the turnout of residents to the Zoning Bylaw Review open house. Mayor and Council also attended the retirement party held at the Princeton Museum in honour of Sgt. Dave Clare. Councillor Harkness attended the Community Consultation conducted by Dr. Barbara Pesut from UBC Okanagan. She reported that the evening went quite well, it was well structured. Challenges and innovations were shared. Councillor Harkness was also present at the News Briefing that followed on the next day. Councillor Earle extended his thanks to Mayor and Council for filling in for him while he was away for work. He noted that Princeton Secondary Senior Girl Rebels hosted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fantastic weekend of basketballâ&#x20AC;? during the first week of February. Councillor Earle and his wife

April happened upon a situation that he felt should be shared publicly. Kids were playing on the ice on the river. After some serious coaxing and the statement that she â&#x20AC;&#x153;knew their mother,â&#x20AC;? April was able to convince the kids to get off the ice. Councillor Earle wished to issue the reminder that spring thaw has begun and the ice on the river is not safe. He mentioned statistics from another area that began with the first child washing up on shore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stay off the ice kids, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want that statistic showing up here,â&#x20AC;? he said. Councillor Pateman too extended his thanks to Mayor and Council for pitching in due to his â&#x20AC;&#x153;family considerations.â&#x20AC;? He appreciates the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Outpouring of good wishes from the community.â&#x20AC;? Councillor Pateman was happy to report that his wife Jenny has made great improvements and is now walking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is going stir crazy and I pity the nurses,â&#x20AC;? he said with a chuckle. Mayor Armitage expressed his enjoyment in participating in the Literacy week â&#x20AC;&#x153;celebrity readersâ&#x20AC;? at John Allison Elementary School. He also encourages residents to get out and enjoy the high school sport programs as well as the Posse games.

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An overview of the past years accomplishments at the Princeton Museum was presented to Mayor and Council during the regular meeting of Council, Feb. 4. Some of the highlights presented were; the organization of archives ready for digitizing this coming summer, educational camps for children; CSI camp with RCMP and geology camps, the acquisition of Granite Creek Mining records dated 1883 - 1886, community engagement; visits from seniors homes, Brownie and Girl Guide sleep overs, and New Beginnings clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to just name a few. The museum goals for the upcoming year include; increasing their volunteer base, expand summer camps, expand off-season hours, improve the outbuildings, more display rotation, initiate traveling exhibits, acquire a bookkeeper to assist with financials, and to continue fundraising. The board would also like to construct a Donor Tree to honour those who give to the museum. Within a 15 day span the board will have completed applications for grant funding to the Community Foundation, Creative Spaces, Summer Student programs and Town Grant in Aid. The board has plans to generate revenue through the museum itself by renting the facility for meetings and parties, hosting more summer camps for children, providing gold panning tours, consignment book sales, investing in inventory to provide more opportunity for gift shop purchases, open for off season school trips and once the photo collection is digitized, charge for research and photo sales. President of the museum board, Mr. Bob Wicks commended Robin Lowe-Irwin on her accomplishments. To Mayor and Council he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robin is enthusiastic, we are excited about what she has accomplished working half-time. She is trigger for much of these accomplishments.â&#x20AC;? Just imagine what she could do if she were working full time,â&#x20AC;? he added.

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Still looking for Shopper’s Drug Mart robbery suspects Lisa Carleton

and put it into their pack.” The two males exited through the rear door, the same way they Shortly after noon on January entered, taking with them approxi30, two males entered the Shopper’s mately $825 worth of prescription Drug Mart Pharmacy armed with drugs. pocketknives. Traballo immediately Pointing the knives at had staff follow robbery two staff members in the protocol; locking down drop off/pickup station, the the store keeping customI am so glad two males demanded morthat no one ers inside and calling the phine be handed over. RCMP. was hurt. Hearing the commotion, The in-store video pharmacist and expectant Julie Traballo that captured the robmother, Julie Traballo’s Pharmacist/Owner bery showed the time line. first instinct was to protect From start to finish the her staff members by getting the robbery took three minutes. two males away from them. “It seemed like a life time, I am “It was shocking,” she said, not so glad that no one was hurt,” said something I expected to happen in Traballo. Princeton.” Investigators have seized the Traballo was somehow able to video, identified potential suspects keep herself calm even though she and are actively looking for them. had a knife pointed at her belly. Anyone with information regard“They wanted morphine. I just ing the incident is asked to call went back to the pharmacy and Princeton RCMP at 250-295-6911 grabbed what I could out of the safe or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

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God’s WarninG abouT FacinG our oWn JudGmenT day In these End Days I have been made more aware of the lies and deceit that is running rampant everywhere. We are admonished in God’s Holy Word to speak the Truth. Acts chapter 5 is the best example of what happens to liars. They didn’t just lie to man but to the Holy Spirit. Satan is the father of all lies. No liars will enter Heaven nor those who teach false religious doctrine. As an Intercessor the Lord has shown me that he is displeased with the deceit of Politicians and Religious people Of all the Visions God has given me over many years was the most horrendous one of the Judgment Scene. I have been prompted to warn the people one last time. The battle of good versus evil is increasing as Satan and his cohorts are running out of time. The Lord flashed before me the first picture of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They were beautiful and unashamed of their nakedness. They stood under a magnificent Banyan Tree. Then a Serpent appeared and roped itself around the trunk of the tree between them. God spoke these words, “I made everything GOOD and they knew only GOOD until Satan came in the form of a Serpent and deceived them. They were disobedient to me and they knew both GOOD and EVIL. I cast them out of My Garden of Eden. The future generations chose to do Evil rather than Good. A second picture was of immense scope showing the world totally flooded. Noah’s Ark was resting on the peak of a mountain. God spoke again, “Only eight were saved because only eight were GOOD and OBEDIENT TO ME. The future generations did not heed My warning that My wrath would be poured upon the children of disobedience and chose to do EVIL rather than GOOD. The third picture was more awesome of the final Judgment Scene. The Omnipotent Jesus as the Judge was enormous in size. On His extended Right Hand stood a handful of Saints clothed in their Robes of Righteousness being elevated up to Heaven. The joy and radiance expressed was glorious to behold. They were the sheep Jesus spoke about in Matthew Chapter 25. With Jesus strong Left Hand He was shoving down masses of naked people (the goats) into the Eternal Lake of Fire below. They were ashamed of their nakedness while grabbing hold of those above them to prevent from going down. There were preachers, priests and religious tormented people in the crowd, screaming up at Jesus, “I did this in your name, I did that in your name.” Jesus calmly said, “Depart from me ye workers of iniquity for I never knew you; you got your reward on earth.” Those words of Jesus are recorded in Matthew Chapter 7: 21-23. I was astounded by the clear, concise revelation Jesus had given to me. Then I asked Him, “Lord is there no use in protesting the drunkenness, gambling and filthy behavior when people choose to do evil rather than good? God spoke for the third time saying emphatically, “YOU MUST WARN THEM AND THEY WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR ACTIONS.” I said, okay Lord, I can handle that and I’ll leave the results with You. That Vision never leaves me and compels me to pray for a revival to break out so as to reverse those figures on Judgment Day. Then the good Lord showed me the Scriptures in Matthew 25: 31-46 as to how we are going to be judged. Being a do-gooder alone will not save you from burning in Hell. All must repent of SIN and turn from their wicked ways. Accept Jesus, the only begotten Son of the Living God, as Saviour and Lord to be born again. To come against the temptations of Satan we must be immersed in God’s Holy Spirit, receive His gifts to be empowered to be witnesses for the Triune God, filled with compassion for lost souls and keep His commandments. Read 2nd Peter chapter three. Jesus is a fearsome and just God who is coming soon, sooner than most people think. Heaven is ready for you. Are you ready? Message by Kay Hardy, called to be a watchman. Phone 250-295-0507 * The content contained herein is a paid advertisement and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Similkameen Spotlight, Black Press or any of the employees.

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Accused in Princeton murder says he knows who did it Dale Bass Black Press

A man who admitted in December to killing Gisele Duckham of Princeton now says he knows who the real killer is, has video related to it and is not getting proper medical care while in custody at the Kamloops Regional Correction Centre. Roger Badour, 64, admitted in B.C. Supreme Court in December that he shot and killed Duckham and fled the scene. He was arrested on the evening of Nov. 8, 2011 when Penticton RCMP pulled over the vehicle he was driving on Main Street for a traffic violation. Police found firearms and a small amount of marijuana in the car and Badour has been in custody ever since. Badour continued to tell Justice Robert Powers he was pleading guilty so he would be sent to federal prison, where he believes he would get better medical care. Powers was concerned the guilty plea was not voluntary and adjourned the matter, telling Badour to contact legal aid to have a lawyer assist him. On Monday, Badour was back in court before Justice

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Hope Hyslop. Crown counsel Lorne Fisher noted Badour was in court without legal representation headphones Wearing because he has hearing loss, Badour said he had made several phone calls to legal aid “because the judge said he’d give me a lawyer, but a lawyer didn’t come.” Badour told Hyslop he is only allowed an hour a day to use the phone and sometimes that hour fell outside regular working hours, making it difficult to contact legal aid. He said during one conversation with legal aid, he was given another phone number to call in Penticton, but that person’s message system indicated it was full.

At one point during his address to the court, Badour said he knows the identity of the real murderer — “but I’m not going to say.” He said he had video related to it and that he had been working as security for the person who he claims committed the murder. “I don’t mean to be blackmailing,” Badour told Hyslop, “but I need to see a doctor.” Badour said he has been refused treatment for cancer, medication he requires for a bipolar condition is missing and his requests to KRCC staff have been met with assurances he is receiving the medicine he requires. Badour offered to show Hyslop lumps on his body, describing one as having grown from the size of a pencil eraser to four times that size. He told Hyslop he is “sick and tired of halfway houses and I’m doing this guilty plea to get off parole and back into prison.” Hyslop adjourned the case to Feb. 12, to give Fisher time to make the necessary contacts and be prepared to report back to her.

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Doctors in Penticton to hold Town Hall Meeting to alert public to looming health care crisis Penticton, BC: A group of 120 doctors, surgeons and specialists working out of the Penticton Regional Hospital have banded together out of desperation to urge government to fulfil plans for a hospital expansion that has been planned for over ten years but still has not received the funding needed to go ahead. “We’re on the cusp of a crisis here and we need the government to fulfil promises made a decade ago to deal with massive overcrowding and out-dated facilities,” says Doctor David Paisley, spokesperson for the group, which has formed as the Penticton Medical Society. “We were identified as the number one priority for the region years ago, but as of yet none of the funding has come through and three other hospital projects (expansions and upgrades in Vernon, Kamloops and Kelowna) have been given the go-ahead and have been built or are being built – including a $200 million project at the Kelowna hospital that includes a huge administration block. We need space for patient care and we need it now.” Currently, the Penticton Hospital, which was constructed in 1951 to service a population of 10,000 is bursting at the seams, with specialist services placed in areas that were never designed for. Current statistics show that the hospital is operating at 107% capacity, and now serves a regional population of more than 90,000 residents. Despite the growth and demand, doctors at the hospital are still treating patients in small rooms that were designed to accommodate the current technology,

South Okanagan/Similkameen Chapter of the MS Society of Canada This chapter provides support to people with MS, and their families, from Summerland south to Osoyoos and west to Princeton. We provide information on MS and community services, and offer support groups that meet in the community for coffee, conversation and education. The MS Society has a program which provides free advocacy support and legal advice for those affected by MS, as well as assistance in navigating the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits forms. The chapter provides workshops and in-services, and publishes a newsletter quarterly. We have an Equipment Provision Plan, in order to provide equipment such as mobility aids, to enhance the lives of people living with MS. We provide funding for exercise equipment and exercise programs. For more information, please call Sherry Wezner at 250-493-6564 or e-mail sherry.wezner@mssociety.ca Check out our website at http://tinyurl.com/3tz4lte

which is considered standard of care now. The building’s layout forces patients to walk long distances– carrying oxygen tanks and IV stands – along long hallways for tests and scans. The hospital administration have been doing more ‘nip and tuck’ than a busy Hollywood plastic surgeon to ensure quality of care, however, there is only so much that one can do with the physical constraints of the building. “We are doctors, not politicians, not lobbyists, but we’ve been forced into speaking out because there is a major catastrophe on the horizon. We simply don’t know what else to do at this point,” says Dr. Paisley. The doctors have taken the unusual step of calling a town hall meeting to alert residents of the South Okanagan, Similkameen region on the critical natural of the situation and how important the proposed Penticton Regional Hospital Patient Care Tower project is to local health care. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 pm at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre (273 Power Street, Penticton). The South Okanagan, Similkameen has the oldest population in Interior Health region; patients requiring services are becoming older, have greater co-morbidities, and will require close coordination. This can only be achieved through the consolidation of services proposed in the Patient Care Tower. With a construction timeline of 5 years, work must begin now to protect patient care in the long term. For information, visit www.prhtower.ca.

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Getting a better bang for your health care buck On Monday, Feb. 25, the public is invited to attend a presentation on community seniors care to be held at Riverside Community Centre beginning at 7 p.m. The presentation will be given by Gloria Levi, coordinator of Integrated Care Advocacy (ICA), a group of volunteers dedicated to comprehensive medical and non-medical home health care and support services for seniors in British Columbia. The title of her talk is A Vision of Community Based Health Care: Getting a Better Bang for Your Health Care Buck. The aim of ICA is to build grass roots support for the expansion of broadly based, easily accessed home support services, providing cheaper, more effective ways to maintain and sustain elders in their own homes. According to Levi, “Integrated Care means offering transportation, assistance with housework and meals, and medical services that give people the joy, the autonomy of being able to stay in their own homes longer.” She believes that “the time is ripe to examine ways to provide more effective delivery of publicly funded health care services, empowering seniors to

experience a more desirable quality of life.” Integrated Care Advocacy is broadly endorsed by the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO), the Jewish Seniors Alliance (JSA), BC Retired Teachers Association, and has the support of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the B.C. Health Coalition (BCHC). Gloria Levi resides in Vancouver and is much in demand as an advocate for senior care in our province. On Oct. 3, 2012, she coordinated the Integrated Models for Delivering Care to Frail Seniors workshop held in Vancouver and was a guest speaker at the BC Health Coalition’s Public Forum on Seniors Care, held in Vancouver on Dec. 10. More recently, Levi spoke at a Seniors’ Town Hall Meeting in Comox on Feb. 1st. On Feb. 13, she will be featured at the monthly meeting of the Greater Victoria Seniors, Branch #191 of the BC Old Age Pensioners Organization. We are very fortunate to have Gloria coming to Princeton to share her knowledge in support of seniors’ care in our community. Please join us for the presentation on Monday, Feb. 25.

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Coun. Wes Hopkin posed an interesting question to Lori Motluk, acute area director for Interior Health. Why, he asked, if everyone is in support of a new patient care tower at Penticton Regional Hospital, does the project seems to be stalled? “It seems everyone is in favour of it, everyone is a friend of this project, yet it is still not happening,” Hopkin said during Monday’s regular council meeting, which Motluk attended. The project, which would greatly expand the ability of the hospital — built in 1951 to serve a population of 10,500, now grown to 90,000 — to provide patient care, has been “a top priority” for some time. However, it has been bypassed in favour of projects in Kamloops and Vernon. And now, an administrative tower in Kelowna may be the latest to overtake Penticton’s new care tower. There is no doubt the City of Penticton and the regional district have been working hard to make this project come about. The hospital has available land, the district has a sizable bank account set aside to help pay the local share of the costs, and for the past year, local officials have been banging the drum to create the vocal community support the area has been told is needed to convince Victoria. But even as doctors at PRH speak out on the need for expanding facilities at the 61-year-old hospital, Penticton city council raises concerns that those doctors are being pressured not to and that the administrative tower for Kelowna is being moved to the top of the list. It is simply time that PRH, and the communities of the vast area it serves, truly took chief spot in IH’s planning. When it comes to choosing between building a new office tower or patient care, the decision should be a simple one: patient care should top the list every time.

Independent MLAs have a dream VICTORIA – Imagine a province where party serve as his constituency assistant. leaders are chosen in an independently supervised Leaving that aside, there are some good ideas in the vote, with 12-year-olds, dead people and pets preindependents’ reform package. One is to give backvented from voting. bench MLAs a meaningful role in policy-making. Imagine a province where roving gangs of influSimpson gave the example of Prince George MLA ence-seekers aren’t allowed to join multiple parties, Shirley Bond’s term as education minister, where she and the rule is actually enforced. One where corporahad to reverse ministry policies that didn’t make sense tions and unions have to advertise in their own name in rural school districts. The all-party standing committee on education could have prevented this error, instead of financing political parties and then discloshe said, but it didn’t because it never meets. ing millions in donations months after the election is Tom Fletcher The party voting irregularities described above over. Imagine a province where elections are held based could be addressed by giving Elections BC authority on audited financial statements, not a collection of to supervise party leadership votes, the way it does election promises that will be dismissed as a work of elections and referenda. There are unknown costs fiction by the new regime if the incumbent party is for this, and other problems. For instance, should the defeated. Marijuana Party be subject to this, or the Work Less Party, should A cat joined the B.C. Liberal Party to support Christy Clark. either one muster enough organization to stage a leadership contest? Adrian Dix won the NDP leadership with the help of bags of $10 The independents had high hopes for one fundamental reform, bills stapled to new memberships. As parties go to online voting, moving B.C.’s set election date from the spring to the fall. This multiple PIN numbers may be activated from the same phone num- would take a simple amendment. The idea is for the government to ber or the same address. table the annual budget, present the audited public accounts for the These and other glaring problems with our party-based political previous year, then have an election that rests on tested financial system were highlighted last week in a set of reforms proposed by statements and initial results for the current forecast. three independent MLAs. Vicki Huntington broke the party chokeBoth the B.C. Liberal Party and the NDP have expressed suphold on B.C. politics by getting elected as an independent in Delta port for this idea. The independents suggest that this brief threeSouth in 2009. Bob Simpson was kicked out of the NDP caucus week legislative session is a good time to do it, so the next governshortly after winning re-election for the party in Cariboo North, ment can implement it. I asked Mike de Jong, the B.C. Liberal finance minister and because he dared to criticize then-leader Carole James for a lack of house leader, if he would consider it. policy specifics. He allowed that it is interesting, but it’s not contemplated for They were belatedly joined by Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen, who quit the B.C. Liberals in an orchestrated move the pre-election session. That will be dominated by returning the to the B.C. Conservatives, and then quit that party soon after. Van provincial sales tax, and the usual jousting over untested spending Dongen does not have the credibility of the others to speak on and revenue proposals. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press integrity, given his self-serving party antics and his questionable decision to hire his fiancée and pay her one and a half salaries to and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Thoughts on community consultation Dear Editor: I was a participant at the workshop on the Community Healthcare Consultation held on Tuesday, Jan. 29. It turned out to be an academic exercise. The goal of the workshop was “to get a descriptive account of what is happening in Princeton, not necessarily to solve problems”. Participants were divided into 4 groups; each group were to give input on 3 topics, the strengths, the weaknesses, and innovations of Princeton’s Healthcare. Remarkably, many existing strengths were cited, such as dedicated medical staff, new services (extra counselling services), good lab facilities, good palliative care, etc. The list of weaknesses was extensive and gave an opportunity to vent frustrations. Interesting comments were made regarding innovations, including fixed salaries for doctors, better technological equipment for respondents to 911 calls, & others items. The groups then reconvened as a whole and each group reported its findings. A list was compiled, and participants were asked to vote on items on the list that they felt were most important. At a quick glance, 24/7 ER and need for doctors received the most votes, no surprise here. What did this workshop produce? Dr. Pesut and her team will be writing a report on their findings. The community will have a written record of what transpired, but most importantly the community has reiterated what it needs and wants, 24/7 ER and doctors! Is anyone listening? Mary Masiel Princeton

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So that’s what happened! Dear Editor, The Super Bowl power failure is no mystery. Obviously caused by the thousands of fans overloading the automatic toilet flushers following the half time light show. A very human, much needed, natural happening.

Dear Mz. Macdiarmid: Well now, it looks as though some progress is being attempted now doesn’t it? To bring in the brilliant minds of UBC Okanagan to help solve our doctor crisis would appear to be a positive step. Yet we know appearances can be deceiving though, don’t we? Some thought your personal visit to this community would produce more than the blithering gibberish from those of Interior Health Authority. It didn’t, in fact it seemed to embolden them further the minute you went on your merry way. We were left (and still are) at the mercy of that bureaucratic monstrosity. Nine months Mz. Macdiarmid, that’s a long time to plan for daytime accidents only, wouldn’t you agree? A mishap or illness itinerary is a tough thing to map out on anyone’s best day, let alone during a bleeding panic or a heart attack. Children at risk, four nights a week, thanks to you. Seniors too, by the way, along with 24/7 workers at a mill & mine and the rest of the town’s population & outlying areas. We don’t need outsiders coming here to tell us what we need. It was clear before they arrived and reiterated in the end, our needs are 24/7 E.R. and doctors. What a monumental surprise! Why is it that everyone can agree except those with the ability to actually fix the situation? Why is it that the health minister can have

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“Inquiring minds would like Start thinking now to hear the real answers...” Dear Editor: I’m afraid it’s that time for all of us in British Columbia to start thinking about who we are going to vote for in the provincial election this Spring. It’s not a decision that I’m taking lightly, especially when I think about what the future holds for the younger members of my family. One thing I would like to say, however, is how appalled I am about the unfair treatment Premier Christy Clark seems to get. Why this is so, I don’t really know. But she does not seem to be getting a fair shake at all. But then, putting on my sexist hat, perhaps it’s not very surprising. As a woman myself, and having worked and competed in a man’s world, it once again demonstrates to me that a woman must juggle home, work and perception on a daily basis in a way that her male counterparts never have to. And of all the woman who have ever been put in a leadership position in our country, from Prime Minister to Premier, none has ever been able to demonstrate fully what they could do. They’ve only been treated a stop gap for the next male leader. For once, I would really like to see what a woman could do with her vision of our future. That’s why I’ve decided to support Christy Clark, and one of my main reasons is that she has started on a path that leads her government and our Province in a direction I would like to see reach completion. As a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, I’ve seen how we’ve gotten to where we are now and I’m anxious for a change. So, let’s see what Christy Clark can do. Not only do I feel I can trust her, it’s also clear to me that she is genuinely, and truly focused on creating jobs for the younger members of our society, and that is something they can literally take to the bank. Diane Walters Williams Lake

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absolutely no say in this matter? How is it that your minions are more powerful than you? Inquiring minds would like to hear the real answers to these and other questions. Perhaps when you are not quite so busy you could take just a little bit of time to answer those questions. Better still, why not come back and see for yourself what has transpired since your last visit. Consider it the same as telling your teenager to clean up their room by the end of the week, and seeing a potential landfill site where that bedroom used to be. Some of our rooms that used to hold beds & patients now resemble those neglected, cluttered nests. Back when we were fighting against the idea of coal bed methane, the risk of water being far too great, we told people without water we’re done in seven days. Without a hospital our town may take seven years but it will most likely wither and die just the same. So again Mz. Macdiarmid, thank you for that grim sentence, without your decisions we may have lived a healthy happy existence. Imagine that, right now imagination is a far better realm than the sad reality we have. Sincerely, Darrel Dobie Citizen@risk Princeton

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I would like to tell you about two of our local watercolor painting and I’m hoping that we may artists, Kathy Schneider and Johanna Nott. be able to convince her to do it again soon! These two women have varied stories that I Johanna is also inspired by nature and the environment. Her story is somewhat different. She has hope you will find inspiring. been making art since she was very Kathy is a relative newcomer to young. She attended art school in art-making. Several years ago now, BC. She has been a weaver, a potter Kathy was working as a teacher’s aid and a basket maker. From her home and was mentoring one particularly studio, she works with watercolors artistically gifted young student. and acrylics, painting landscapes. As The student was confidently an outdoors-woman who has hiked painting beautifully bright scenes many, many kilometers in BC, New that captured Kathy’s interest. Before Zealand and Scotland, she has devellong, the student became the temporary teacher and Kathy was on oped an exquisite sensitivity regardMERRILYN HUYCKE her way. She got serious, purchasing ing nature. Wherever she travels, paper and watercolors, working her she takes photos and draws in her sketchbooks so that she has images way through textbooks about painting, color and composition. When I to turn into larger works when she first noticed her work, she was doing arrives back in Princeton. wonderful portraits of local folks who were familLike many creative folks, Johanna loves music iar to Princetonites. Kathy then ventured into and is also involved in the Traditional Music painting local landscapes and landmarks. About Festival. She has a magnificent garden that is a that time, Riverside opened and studio space beautiful expression of her sculptural sensibilities. became available. Her gifts are eclectic and are just an integral part Since starting her studio practice, Kathy has of who she is. continued painting, experimenting with acrylJohanna has recently retired and is planning at ics, colored inks, printmaking, digital transfer least one more epic adventure. printing and working on varied surfaces, the Although she hasn’t divulged where exactly latest being wood panel. She is an inspiration for she will be going, I’m sure it will be another anyone who would like to make art but feels they opportunity for her to gather more images for just don’t have the time. Kathy has also taught her work.

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In a column entitled Trout Talk, who needs cows and bulls for raisit doesn’t seem very appropriate to ing beef cattle, the worm farmer write about worms. But I would has “stock” that are both male and wager that if you asked 100 trout female in one! Yes, worms are herfisherman what lure or bait they maphrodites, both sexes in one! So started fishing with, it would be an reproduction is fast in fact your earthworm. Also, they would have box of worms will be crawling with caught their trout in a small creek young-uns in a few weeks. So make sure your screened box or river. Worms are a great bait. They wiggle, they give off a smell bottom has a fine mesh that prevents which the fish detect, and fish hang them from escaping. Why have a screen in the first place? on to the baited hook You must have your making it easy to set soil moist, not soaked a hook, flies or lures, but moist. Adding cutsuch as the flatfish, are up apples, lettuce, and rejected quickly when moist bread crumbs the trout senses a lure will restore the rich or fly is a phony. soil the worms feed Worms are readily upon. A little goes a available, costing nothing but a little labor long way. Otherwise with a shovel or spade. you might raise a lot of john Sandness I use a spade when hold and other fungi. possible as you often Check your box often cut the worms in two to be sure all is well with a shovel, a real with your worms! pain pardon the pun, When winter comes both for you, when it’s a good worm, and no worms can be dug to go ice and to the worm itself. fishing, you will have then in your Certain times of the year worms box. Keep them in a cool place in are scarce and in the winter unavail- your basement. able, then you must buy them. My You have probably thought that frugal nature rebels against paying I am a fly fishing elitist. I do fish $3.50 for a dozen worms at the store. flies about 80% of the time. But if Often these are the 6-8” dew worms the trout are picky and won’t bite, (night crawlers) which I have found a lightly hooked wiggler will tempt not nearly as good as the 2-3” long most trout, and I will share with my red wigglers we dig in our gardens! wife or friends some of the best eatSo why not house your own? ing fish found anywhere. The Kamloops trout of BC are fit All you need is a wooden box with screen on the bottom, some rich soil for a gourmet or king. Until next time, I hope you catch and a couple dozen red wigglers as “starter stock”. Unlike the rancher a big one!

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Cooper’s Foods Heart Fund Day

Ladies...

Enjoy a Semi Formal Catered Evening

11th Annual DIAMOND DINNER Saturday, April 6th

Hosted by: Princeton Legion Branch #56

TICKETS $45.00 (Inc. 2 Beverages)

SEMI FORMAL DRESS Only 120 Tickets Available

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Area H Director Brad Hope receives a huge hug from Sandi Lawlor, president of the Erris Volunteer Fire Association. Hayes Creek Fire and Rescue chief Rob Miller and member Herman Zorne joined Brad Hope in the special delivery made on Saturday night.

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Mary Bird (left) and Sharron Rose are two of the volunteers who manned the table during Cooper’s Foods Heart Fund Day. From 9 a.m., to 6 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 9 each filled grocery bag equaled a 25¢ donation towards the Heart and Stroke Foundation from Cooper’s Foods. Here the ladies explain the gift basket draw to a Cooper’s customer. Local, Natasha Smith was the lucky shopper who won the basket of goodies.

Special delivery for Erris Volunteer Fire Association

BUY EARLY! . Tickets at Legion Lounge or Office

Tickets on Sale Friday, MARCH 1st @ 9:00 am

$2000 Worth of Diamonds, $1000 travel voucher Plus numerous

Door Prizes to be Won! NO RESERVES

*Due to demand, limit four tickets per person.*

*Must be in attendance to win!* A Rose for every Lady..

Lisa Carleton

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With the sound of a siren blaring and the sight of lights flashing, a crowd of people began billowing out of the home of Rick and Debbie Blue on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Blue’s were hosting the annual Erris Volunteer Fire Association Winter Social evening, when much to the majority of the crowds surprise, a fire truck pulled right up to the house. A special gift for the Erris association with thanks to the efforts of Area H Director Brad Hope and the Hayes Creek Fire and Rescue Association. Hayes Creek Chief Rob Miller and his group have been of great service and help to the Erris association—providing information, guidance, shared training, support and now, a Ford 750 gallon per minute fully equipped engine/pumper fire truck. Director Hope has spent months working on this project. He recently acquired an International 1050 gallon per minute engine/pumper truck for Hayes Creek. The two trucks are at end of service life for certified fire departments, however are in great condition and are suitable for rural departments like Erris and Hayes Creek. Now, both departments will have fully operational trucks to work with. The special delivery was kept secret from the majority of the Erris association, but was received with cheers and applause. Both Chief Miller and Director Hope were pleased to make the presentation. As for the director getting to drive the fire truck— “I loved it ,” he said.

meet your ladies afterward in the Lounge and dance the night away! Lisa Carleton/Spotlight

if you’ve got lights we’ve got a business opportunity for you. BC Hydro is offering substantial financial rebates to small businesses that invest in energy efficient upgrades. Upgrades that will lower your power bill and improve your bottom line. Our network of contractors can help you identify energy saving opportunities that will benefit you the most and guide you through the process. To find out more call our business help desk at 1 866 522 4713 or visit bchydro.com/upgrade

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Especially for your Valentine!

Training ground for Olympians

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One week only! Feb. 7 - 14, 2013

This past weekend approximately 50 cross country racers converged in our local area for a weekend of fun and racing. Skiers ranged from the age of 12 years up to the ‘masters.’ The majority were from Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club out of Vancouver, others arrived from Seattle, Minnesota and Bellingham, as well as some independent Canadian skiers. The Saturday races consisted of tag team racing (photo right) with teams of two racers skiing 1.2 kilometers (km) for three heats. The Classic 7 km and 15 km races (single racers out in 30 second intervals) took place on Sunday. John Bauer, US Team, four time Olympian (lower photo left) joined Nat Brown (lower photo right) and Dave Wood, both former Olympic coaches for the weekend as well. Volunteers came in from Seattle; Jim Slyfield, David Steindl, Ann and Karl Watkins (KC) joined by local friends of Brown; John Akerley, John Hughes and Ernie Lawrence. Jessica Heyes did most of the invitations and made the awards presented to the racers. “Nat is very, very good at what he has done for years,” said Ernie Lawrence, “If there is snow anywhere in the world for competition, he’s been there.” Outside of teaching his local friends to ski and hosting Christmas or New Year ski parties for them, Brown has brought many visitors to our area. Athletes from eight countries have dined, shopped and stayed locally while training with Nat Brown. Since 1971 Brown has hosted summer and winter training camps for skiers on his local ranch. He began running international training camps in 1984. Medalists from Sweden and the USA have been trained by Brown and in the local area. Imagine that—you’ve just discovered another one of Princeton’s “best kept secrets.”

‘The most unique gift store in town!’

The Winking Pedlar

195 Bridge Street

Sweetheart Valentine Specials Thursday, February 14 to Sunday, February 17

BreakfaSt SpecialS Eggs Benedict Shrimp Eggs Benedict

Dinner Special

$8.95 each

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$15.95 8oz. New York Steak & Tiger Prawns each

Served with Mushroom, Veggies and your choice of Potato.

Billy’s Family RestauRant 301 Vermilion avenue, Princeton

Twenty-third annual Heart and Stroke luncheon Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com

Guest speaker Carol Tyson, local Clinical Care Coordinator at Princeton General Hospital, captured the audience as she spoke of the reasons she felt it was important to share her knowledge of heart and stroke information. During the 23 annual Heart and Stroke luncheon held at the Legion hall on Sunday, Feb. 10, Tyson engaged the audience in conversation after explaining that her mother had suffered a massive stroke in 2007 and how it had changed not only her mother’s life but the rest of the family’s as well. She discussed symptoms of heart attack and symptoms and types of strokes, along with the more common causes of each. She answered questions from the audience regarding each and to the questions asked regarding the current emergency room closures her message was very clear. “The sooner you feel you are having symptoms, the sooner you have to ask for help. Do not be afraid to call 911.” A short film from the Heart and Stroke Foundation was also shown during the luncheon. Turkey dinner with all the trimmings was provided for attendees by Barb Ryan, her sister Noreen Ford and their mother Eleanor Sinclair. Heart and Stroke captain for Princeton, Barb Ryan extended her thanks to her mother and sister for their help making the meal, to her canvasser’s for their work to raise funds and to Carol Tyson for sharing her knowledge. Ryan also extended her thanks to the following; Wayne Terepocki and Chuck Whitlock for setting up the hall, Lori Thomas from the Chamber for the loan and set up of equipment, Branch #56 for

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your second Carhartt item. Lisa Carleton/Spotlight Heart and Stroke captain for Princeton, Barb Ryan (left) and guest speaker for the 23 annual Heart and Stroke luncheon, Carol Tyson.

the donation of the hall and to the ladies in the lounge for their assistance selling tickets. Thanks were given as well to Blaine and Arlene Marsel, and to sponsors; Heart to Heart Flowers & Gifts, Billy’s Restaurant, Country Kitchen, Gold & Jade Restaurant, Princeton Bakery, Cooper’s Foods, Princeton Home Hardware, Mervin and Rita Baker, Bente Hansen and to the Similkameen Spotlight. For more information on the Heart and Stroke Foundation and/or to further educate yourself on causes and symptoms please visit

www.heartandstroke.com

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SpotlightEVENTS

Family Day funtastic

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Great day with a great group,under blue skies in the scenic Tulameen canyon. Saturday Feb. 9, Family Day Event: 17 skiers enjoyed their day skiing from Coalmont to Princeton. China Ridge Trails Society members groomed the trail and hosted visitors from Chilliwack and Osoyoos. Many thanks to groomers; Kevin Kunderman and Vic Sagorski and to the shuttle drivers; Tip Anderson and Glen Sellers.

2013 VISITOR GUIDE

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Numerous residents and out of town visitors enjoyed themselves at China Ridge during the first BC Family Day, Monday, Feb. 11. Members of the South Okanagan Similkameen Search and Rescue (SOSSAR) were on standby in the case of any emergency. Princeton Ground Search and Rescue and Keremeos Rescue team members volunteered to be of service for Family Day.

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PLAN TO BE A PART OF THIS FULL COLOR MAGAZINE PUBLICATION PROMOTING THE BEAUTIFUL SIMILKAMEEN! • Over 18,000 copies - distributed throughout the Similkameen and British Columbia as well as Tourist Information Centers and other high traffic areas. • Opportunity to showcase your business to a whole new market • Companion Mobile App

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BUT WE DON’T WANT TO MISS YOU . . . The following businesses were too late to list their new or changed number in the 12-13 phone book:

PRINCETON TAXI................. 250-295-2727 Essential Massage............... 250-295-7980 Happy Home Inspection...... 250-295-5391 Princeton Health Centre..... 250-295-4442 Maiya’s European Spa........ 250-295-3640 Joan's Jewellery & Baskets.. 250-295-6509 Care A Lot Home Support... 250-295-1884 Sun Oka Appraisals........... 250-499-9565 Princeton Grocery................ 250-295-0290 The Winking Pedlar.............. 250-295-0820 Nugget Valley Gold.............. 250-295-1775 Sewn For You....................... 250-295-7663 Red Cross............................. 250-293-6467 Vermilion Forks Fitness...... 250-295-6099 Princeton Fire & Safety....... 250-295-0766 250-295-2552 Madysen Salway (Licenced Hair Stylist)......... Please Call

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Princeton Pentecostal Church (The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

165 Vermilion Avenue Beside the Museum, invites you to join with us in Sunday Worship 10:15 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday Safari 10:30 am Morning Worship Pastor Dave Janke 250-295-7951

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church Also serving the Anglican Community

Office: 250-295-7714

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Thumbs up to the folks of China Ridge Trails, Nat Brown and to all of their helpers. Double Thumbs up for providing great winter activities for locals and visitors to our community! Name: Brian Liberatore & Gloria Gagnon Likes: to be able to help Gloria when she was in distress. Dislikes that more people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do in an emergency!

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Thumbs Up to Brian Liberatore for his quick thinking and calling out to his peers to get help for Gloria when she fell ill. Brian said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can not physically help, but I can use my voice.â&#x20AC;? Gloria greatly appreciated Brianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help!

Communion: 3rd Sunday of the month

office hours

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Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am Prayer Meetings on Wednesday at 7:00 pm

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Living Water

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Pastor George Donovan Tel: 250-295-7733 CELL:250-293-6447

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Princeton Curling Club Men’s bonspiel weekend Sharon & Bob Paterson Princeton Curling Club

The Princeton Curling Club hosted their annual Men’s Bonspiel weekend on Feb. 8 to 10. The generosity of our sponsors assists the club in providing a weekend of great fun. Many thanks for your generosity and your support; Hayes Creek Electric, Pro Automotive, Bob Paterson/FBI, Princeton Golf Course, A&W, Valley First Credit Union, Jim Emmons, Pigs on Tour #1, CTR trucking (Rick McIvor), Billy’s Restaurant, Mac’s Auto Parts, Cooper’s Foods, Beausoliel Rink, Trevor Dueck(Finning Jebway, Rob Banks, R&W Herrick Trucking,

Mike Caldow (Finning), Kamloops Tire, Larry McKenzie, J Two Contracting, G. Johnson Logging, Fortis, K&M Trucking, Princeton Husky, John Tanaka, Princeton Redi-Mix, Westland Insurance, St. Marten’s Vineyard, James Western Star (Kelowna), Ovid Lepine, Barry Beecroft Fuel, R, R, K, P, Princeton Glass, R & J Beausoliel, Pigs on Tour #2, R, R, K, B., Doug Haayer, Alana Meston, Candace Stadler – Royal LePage. The out of town teams appreciate the effort that our small club puts out to ensure that they are welcome here in Princeton. So, an extra thank you to our volunteers from the Ladies Club and Executive of the Curling Club.

Winners of the A event from Kelowna/Lower Mainland BAMBI RINK skip Brendan Willis, 3rd Howard Mansey, 2nd Gord White, Lead Mike Munsie.

Standing... Spencer Brooks ( Head coach ), Cole McIvor, Dustin Flemming, Rhett Ortwein, Morton Johnston, Clayton Obey, Craig Thompson, Eric Hardin, Jackie Chau, Kirk McConnell ( coach ), Brett Herrick, Garry Fraser ( coach ) Kneeling... Ryan Grgich, Hayden Zieske, Corey Thompson Missing... Andrew Silbernagel, Allan Anderson ( coach )

Midget Reps close out the season at home Dean Johnston Contributor

Winners of the B event from the Lower Mainland BOSS HOG RINK Skip Clem Degobbi, 3rd Glen Ganges, 2nd Doug Turner, Lead Ross Hatfield.

Winners of the C event from Midway BAIA RINK Skip Peter Baia, 3rd Randy Uyeyama, 2nd Aaron Pownall, Lead Gary Schierbeck.

The last weekend of Jan. saw the Princeton Midget rep hockey team finish their schedule on a positive note. On Saturday the boys went up 2-0 in the first period before giving up four unanswered goals to Clearwater to set up a great finish. Clayton Obey scored two goals—(actually, he scored all four goals in the game)in the final five minutes of the game to earn the team its first point of the season in an exciting finish to a well contested game. Assists for the game went to Mort Johnston (three), Jackie Chau and Brett Herrick (two each) and Craig Thompson. Of note was Ryan Grgich’s superb play in goal to keep the final result in play. Sunday’s game followed a similar path as the rest of the season – tied after first period, a one goal game midway through the second before falling 6-2 to a deeper Clearwater squad. The team only had nine skaters for each of the two final games and again the lack of bodies took its toll on the result, if not the effort. Clayton Obey

again provided the goals with assists going to Cole McIvor (two) and Jackie Chau (one). In so many ways the season, despite the many ups and downs, can only be described as a positive step to rebuilding midget hockey in town. Over the course of the season 15 different skaters suited up at least once for the locals. The bulk of the workload however fell to a main core of 10 players and two goalies who committed completely to playing, despite the usually inevitable outcome that comes with a shorter bench. Numbers look positive for next season with the hope that this season’s building block will provide a footing for continued success on ice as well as scoreboard. Keep an eye out for one last exhibition game later this month. Plans are in works to stage a game against a local men’s invitational squad. A final huge thanks to all sponsors, Duner and his players, as well as the fans. Special mention must also go to the coaching staff – Spencer Brooks (ex posse player), Kirk McConnell, Garry Fraser and Al Anderson.

Looking for photos of events? Check out our albums! www.facebook.com/pages/Similkameen-Spotlight DATE Wed, Jan. 30 Fri, Feb. 1 Sat, Feb. 2 Tue, Feb. 5 Sun, Feb. 10 Tue, Feb. 12 Fri, Feb. 15 Sat, Feb. 16

2012/2013 GAME SCHEDULE

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CORSI, Gary Christopher â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chasâ&#x20AC;? September 7, 1946 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 2, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle Chas while vacationing in Nevada. He leaves to mourn, his loving wife Diana, sons Chad (Laura) and Ryan, siblings Carol, Del, Paul, Louise and Anne Marie, granddaughters Kamryn, Bree-Ann and Jaida, nieces Leanne, Elissia, Brooke, Lauren and Kyra, great nephew and nieces as well as many other family and friends. He is pre-deceased by his mother Anne and father Christopher. Although he faced some health issues recently, Gary was very active in his younger years, enjoying hunting and fishing with his boys. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unusual to find them on the road in the wee hours driving to a remote spot and trekking into the woods to find the perfect hunting or ice-fishing area. He was so proud of his sons. Gary also enjoyed curling, poker and fastball. He was a passionate pitcher and relished the games and camaraderie with team-mates Ken, and catchers George, Don and Sammy whose catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mitts are still smoking! Chas had a great sense of humour and often joked that he had to hit a three-bagger to get to first base. He was a great prankster who told many wild stories whenever he could. He had good times with his poker buddies and was known to enjoy the casino occasionally. Gary was a big man with a big heart and old-fashioned values, who took great care of his family and friends. His hospitality was endless. We will miss him dearly. The family would like to thank the medical and hospitality staff in Wendover, Nevada and especially Dr. Ross, his family doctor in Merritt who treated him with true dignity and compassion. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the BC Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 16 at the Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre in Princeton, 162 Angela Avenue, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

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WANT to live in PARADISE? A year round, resident caretaker couple is required for beautiful Paradise Lake Resort in the Thompson/Okanagan. We are seeking a dependable couple who will work independently throughout the year and have skills in the maintenance and repair of electrical and plumbing systems; carpentry and/or construction experience; and a mechanical aptitude. Experience in a similar role would be an asset. Compensation will be commensurate with skills and experience and includes living accommodation. Please direct any questions to Tracy at tklassen1@hotmail.com. Resumes, along with a cover letter, can be emailed to the above or mailed to: Paradise Lake Resort c/o 24560 - 58A Avenue, Langley, BC V2Z 1G9. The deadline for receipt of applications is Feb. 28, 2013.

Cranbrook based contractor requires experienced fellerbuncher operators for full time positions. Competitive wages. Benefit pkg. Email resume to tor_kel95@hotmail.com or fax to 1(250)833-4590 DRIVERS WANTEDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Local School Bus Company is looking for casual morning and afternoon school bus drivers. Benefits available. Please call 250-295-3812 or fax your resume and abstract to 250-295-7472 EXPERIENCED PARTS person for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net. Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfield construction company. Duties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

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OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. XantĂŠ Accel-a-writer printer. $150. Ricon Energy Star photo copier, with 4 toners $250. Brother Fax, Scan, Copy with 2 ink cartridges. $50. Contact Lisa @ The Spotlight 250-295-3535 SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.Norwood Sawmills.com/400OT or call 1800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca USED RECONDITIONED Kozi pellet stove. Forest green with brass. Includes 6 month warranty. Paquettes Heating. $900. Call 250-295-6178

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 250-499-0251 VERMILION TRAIL SOCIETY is looking for a volunteer to keep the trail clear of snow in town limits. We provide the gas. Email Ken Davidson @ ken_faye@telus.net

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LARGE 2 bedroom, 2 bath suite located downtown in newer 4 plex. Very clean & quiet. Includes W/d and all yard maintenance. N/P, must have excellent references. $850/month + util and DD. 250-295-6408

ONE BEDROOM basement suite. Avail. March 1, airport area. $600/month suitable for single person or couple includes util. cable, internet, W/D, and teen phone with long distance. Call 250-295-6329 or 250-295-0048 or 1-250-4701339

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Chocolate-Dipped Sesame Tuiles Makes about 48 cookies 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, preferably unhulled 1/3 cup granulated cane sugar 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/8 tablespoon kosher salt 2 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature 3 tablespoons unsalted butter with 82 percent butterfat, very soft 8 ounces tempered 70 percent chocolate for coating cookies Flavorless vegetable oil for the pans To bake the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line the bottoms of four 12-by-18-inch sheet pans with parchment paper. Lightly coat the paper with flavorless vegetable oil. Put a rolling pin on a work surface. If you have two rolling pins, ready both. Combine the sesame seeds, flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk by hand until combined. Mix -- don’t beat -- the egg whites into the sesame seed mixture with a rubber spatula. Stir in the butter with the spatula until no streaks of butter remain.

Measure 2 level teaspoons batter onto a prepared sheet pan. Using a small offset spatula, spread it into a round about 31/2 inches in diameter. Repeat with the remaining batter, putting 8 rounds on each pan and leaving 11/2 inches between the rounds. Bake the trays, one at a time, until the cookies are a uniform golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and, while the cookies are still warm, run the offset spatula under each cookie and place it upside down on the rolling pin so that it curls around the pin. (You should be able to do 5 cookies on a rolling pin, so by the time the sixth cookie is about to be

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draped over the pin, a few should be ready to be moved. Ideally, though, you will have two rolling pins.) If some of the cookies are not a uniform color, or if some cool too much and are no longer pliable, return them to the oven for another minute until evenly golden brown and again pliable. Leave the cookies on the rolling pin until they cool completely and have become brittle, a matter of seconds. Carefully lift them off and store them in an airtight container at room temperature until you are ready to dip them. They will keep well for up to 3 days. Dip the cookies in chocolate:

You can store the cookies and dip them on a day when you have tempered chocolate for another use. Or you can temper chocolate specifically to finish the cookies. Use a tempering machine to temper the chocolate. Dip the convex (smooth) side of each cookie into the chocolate and then smooth the chocolate with a small offset spatula. Place on a work surface, chocolate side up, and let sit until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container in a cool place, not in the refrigerator. They will keep for up to one week. PC132890

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Princeton realty

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MLS 140807 Move-in ready 3 bedroom rancher in quiet 2nd Bench neighbourhood. Many updates including kitchen and bathroom. $179,900.00

MLS 140626 One of a kind riverfront hobby farm that is set up for horses. 8 year old rancher with wrap around deck. $699,900.00

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MLS 139650 Rare offering: 10 acre horse property only 5 minutes from town. Property features 2 drilled wells, wired shop and barn. $539,900.00

MLS 139082 Great price and opportunity! The Source is a well established TV and electronics store. High profile location. $199,900.00

MLS 140415 Lots of updates make this clean, well maintained 3 bed, 2 bath home ideal for the family. Located in quiet cul-de-sac. $259,900.00

MLS 138308 28 x 100’ lot right across the street from Valley First Credit Union. Currently zoned c-@ business. Excellent exposure. $69,500.00

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MLS 137453 Easy living in mind, lovely open layout is simply immaculate and a pleasure to view. Awesome corner location on no thru road. $268,000.00

MLS 140404 Looking for some privacy? This unique home is minutes from town and offers all you could ask for. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. $899,000.00

MLS 140537 Investor alert! 4 bedroom 2 bath family home perfect for growing family, investor or first time buyer. Room for RV, garden and toys. $199,900.00

MLS 137179 The ultimate dream home with absolutely nothing missed, keeping easy living in mind! 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. $895,000.00

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MLS 137181 20 acres only minutes from town. This property boasts amazing views that take your breath away. $379,000.00

MLS 136792 Four season home located at Missezula Lake. Perfect place for recreation, getaway or come stay permanently. $279,900.00

MLS 139670 Affordable Living can be yours! Plenty of room for the family starting out. Fabulous location with 10’ x20’ deck off living room. $169,900.00

MLS 139333 Remodelled 2 bedroom home in a quiet corner of Deblyn MHP. Two decks, hut tub and infrared sauna. $69,900.00

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MLS 140556 Large 5 bedroom, 4 bath home offers excellent value on Princeton’s desirable 3rd bench. Large private lot with valley views. $249,900.00

MLS 111093 Stylish 2600 sq. ft. loft home sits on large view lot. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Features in ground sprinklers and hardwood flooring. $299,900.00

MLS 106771 Best commercial visibility in town! Corner location on route to Hwy 5A of Princeton’s main street. 4 lots has much potential. $199,000.00

MLS 138790 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom turn key home situated on 1.27 acres. Low maintenance property with excellent views. $238,900.00

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