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Woodsmoke from burning slash piles near Walhachin near the beginning of the month combined with smoke from a file at Tolko’s railway tie plant northeast of Ashcroft on Feb. 13. The fire was in a waste pile of sawdust and untreated ties.
Seniors Fit for Life program extended to year end Cache Creek Council voted to extend the Seniors Fit For Life program until December, keeping Vicky Trill on as facilitator. Trill was at the Feb. 12 meeting to report on the program so far, as well as a conference held Feb. 2 in Cache Creek. The Village’s contract with her ended on Jan. 31. Treasurer Lori Pilon said the program, which started with a $20,000 grant from the province, was being paid for by the participants at no cost to the Village. Mayor John Ranta pointed out that the program was being funded by money left over from last year, and if there wasn’t an increase in membership, the program might not be sustainable by the end of the December. Ranta added that he supported the program. So did Coun. Darrell Raw-
cliffe, who noted that even though the majority of participants were from outside Cache Creek, “it’s a fantastic program.” Earlier in the meeting, Trill recounted how the program had begun last June with a $20,000 grant from the Age-Friendly Community Planning and Projects grant program. The program incorporates several different activities, such as Aqua Fit, Functional Fitness level 2 and 3, Bocce Ball, outdoor walking, line dancing and a planned family dance night. She also recommended to Council that a Chair Fit component be added for seniors who are at a low level of fitness. “People are excited about the program,” she said. “It’s making a difference in lives.” She told Council that she is trying to figure out “who is still out there and
what’s holding them back.” Although her classes fill the Community Hall, the low fee paid by participants means that the program isn’t really breaking even yet. Although there are some Cache Creek participants, the majority are from out of town, coming from as far away as Loon Lake. She says that she is starting to reach the people who didn’t think they could exercise anymore, and they are finding out that it is never too late to start. Trill said the highlight of the program so far was when Lt. Governor Judith Guichon came to see them as she toured Cache Creek on Jan. 29. Her Honour even joined in the hula hooping, much to the excitement of the regular participants.
Cache Creek Council gave the first two of three readings needed to adopt the revised Official Community Plan (OCP) at its Feb. 12 meeting, but only after an unexpected discussion initiated by Coun. Herb Hofer of whether the Village should dump its graffiti theme. All BC municipalities are required to have an OCP and to revise it about every five years. The new OCP updates the 1998 plan with minor changes that mostly reflect changes in provincial policy as well as local policy. It includes land use policies, Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy, Development Permit Areas and also the municipality’s “vision”. The vision in the OCP refers to “A Nifty Fifties ‘Graffiti’ theme” that has been adopted by the Village to reflect the importance of the service sector. In the Development Permit Areas section, it says “Every effort should be made to incorporate a ‘graffiti days’ theme in the construction of new or the renovation of existing buildings...” There are also specific references to the use of neon - which has been changed to LED lights - on businesses downtown, which were also in the old OCP. Hofer felt the requirements to follow the graffiti theme was restricting the downtown business people when, in fact, “everything should be done to eliminate restrictions and make it easier.” “I can’t do what I want to do with my own business?” he asked. “We can’t afford to be that way in these times. We’re in dire straits. I don’t think it’s a good idea to have it in there.” It doesn’t matter where you live, said Coun. Darrell Rawcliffe, there are always requirements for any building permit. “If we’re going to abandon the graffiti theme,” says Mayor John Ranta, “it should be a resolution of council rather than an amendment to the OCP.” The Village officially adopted graffiti days as its community theme in 1990, he said. “A fundamental resolution to eliminate the graffiti theme is worth considering if that’s what you want to do.” “I’m not going to lie down in front of the bulldozers if you guys want to carry on,” said Hofer. “The only way to find out if Council wants to abandon the graffiti theme is to make a resoSee OCP on p. 8
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Feb. 12 at 10:31 pm police attended a collision between two semi trailers on Hwy 1 near Spatsum Bluffs. A southbound truck hauling a flatbed of lumber met up with a northbound truck carrying a load of groceries and the two trucks sideswiped each other, causing a considerable amount of damage to both trucks and spilling their contents on the highway, along with some diesel. There were only minor injuries to the drivers, a 51 year old Alberta man in the lumber carrier and a 46 year old BC driver in the grocery truck. The highway was closed for several hours while the debris and fuel were cleared away. No charges were laid as it could not be established which driver crossed the centre line. Feb. 13 at 9:49 am staff at the Village Office in Ashcroft called to report a suspicious vehicle parked at the back of the building where the Thrift Shop was located. The complainant stated that the occupants were rumaging through the donation bin and provided a license plate number. Police contacted the Registered Owner of the vehicle, a 74 year old Ashcroft man, who said he and his neighbour often went. He said he didn’t realize it was theft. Police also spoke to the neighbour, a 62 year old woman, who said they were just looking at the items in the Free box outside the door. She was advised that all items are the property of the Health Care Auxiliary and they can’t just help themselves to it. Feb. 13 at 7:06 pm North Okanagan RCMP asked for assistance with a 44 year old Cache Creek man who had breached the conditions of his probation by contacting a female in their area by phone and by text, trying to persuade her to drop charges of assault and mischief against him. He was arrested at his home in Cache Creek and his cell phone seized as evidence. He was held in custody and escorted to court in Kamloops on charges of ob-
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Feb. 14 at 9:37 am an 81 year old Cache Creek man reported that some time over the past two weeks, an unknown person had entered his room and stole two passports from his jacket pocket. One was an expires US passport, the other an expired European passport. There was no forced entry of door or window and no suspects. Feb. 14 at 11:50 pm RCMP were called to a residence on the Ashcroft Reserve after an intoxicated 53 year old male called to report that a female guest had threatened him and another male in the residence with a knife, waving it at him. He could not provide any other details. Police attended, but the female and the other male had left. They were located in their vehicle just outside their residence on the Bonaparte Reserve. The 47 year old woman was cooperative and sober, but her 47 year old boyfriend was intoxicated and began yelling and swearing at police. The male was found to be on probation with conditions not to consume alcohol. He was arrested and handcuffed and lodged in cells overnight, held for a court appearance in Kamloops the next morning. Feb. 15 at 12:39 am police received a report of a missing 15 year old Ashcroft boy, who hadn’t been seen since 4 pm the previous afternoon. The mother said the boy had no history of going missing and it was out of character for him. Police followed up with his friends who said he might be at a party where alcohol was available. Police made patrols but could not located the boy. At 10:50 am the mother called to report that her son had returned home from a friend’s house.
Feb. 16 at 12:25 am an officer on patrol in Cache Creek observed three vehicles southbound in Hwy 1 in front of the Husky. One of the vehicles, a 2012 Kia Sorrento, was rapidly pulling away from the other two at a high rate of speed and was clocked by the radar at 108 kph in the 50 kph zone. The driver, a 50 year old Quesnel man, explained that it didn’t seem like a 50 kph zone. He also advised that he hadn’t had a ticket in a long time - meaning since last July, which was the last of four tickets issued to him in the past five years. He was issued a ticket for excessive speed and his vehicle was impounded for seven days. Feb. 16 at 2:06 pm police received a complaint about a male riding a quad without a helmet or a licence on the Ashcroft Reserve. The complainant said he was making excessive noise as well by revving his engine. Police located the 21 year old man and advised him that he could fined under the Motor Vehicle Act. The man said he didn’t think the Act could be enforced on a Reserve. The officer told him that it could and that his quad could be impounded and he could face fines up to $1,000 if he was caught riding his quad again in the same manner. Feb. 17 at 11:12 pm police received a complaint from a 54 year old woman who wanted two noisy males removed from her house on the Ashcoft Reserve because she wanted to sleep. Police attended the residence for the first of many times over the next eight hours. One of the men, 22, had already departed. The other 62 year old male was found sleeping in a kitchen chair. He was woken up and agreed to stay at a neighbour’s house for the rest of the night. At 3:32 am police were called to assist the Ashcroft Fire Dept, after a fire was
reported at the same residence. A 43 year old neighbour spotted flames coming from a barbecue next to the house and called the fire department. He also ran next door and removed the flaming barbecue, burning his hand as he did so. He pounded on the front door but there was no answer, so he went to the neighbour’s house where the two males - father and son were staying and woke them up. The son rushed into the smoke-filled home and woke up his mother, who was still asleep. All escaped without injury and the fire was put out by the Fire Dept. All three went to sleep at a neighbour’s house. Police were called again at 5:29 am and at 6:30 am by the female, who was grossly intoxicated and still drinking, claiming to have been assaulted by her son two weeks previous, but she would not provide further information. She wanted him removed from the house again, even though he was the only one in it at the time. She was advised that the police could not remove someone from their own home just because someone else wished it. Feb. 18 at 12:26 pm an employee of Kiewit Flatiron Ltd. notifed RCMP that one of the company’s vehicles, a Ford F350, was located by its GPS on Hwy 1 near the entrance to the Semlin Valley Golf Course. She said the truck was reported as stolen from their yard. The GPS indicated that the truck had been parked there since 4 pm the afternoon before. The truck was located with the key still in the ignition. There was no one in it. The truck was undamaged and the welding equipment in the back, including a generatory and acetylene tanks, were untouched. There were no signs of forced entry on the truck. It was towed for repairs before being returned to its owners in Coquitlam.
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From the Cache Creek Council meeting of Feb. 12. Roll Call: Mayor John Ranta and councillors Lisa Dafoe, Herb Hofer, Wyatt McMurray and Darrell Rawcliffe.
Roads and parks grant turned down
Coun. Wyatt McMurray advised Council that its $4.5 million grant application for road reconstruction had been turned down again, as well as its $928,500 application for the design and construction of walking and bicyling trails around town. The trails plan was part of the Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan adopted by Council last summer. At that time, Council said it wouldn’t move forward with the work unless it had “100 pe cent grants” in place to pay for it. The road reconstruction was for Sun Valley Crescent, Parke Road, Maclean Crescent and Old Cariboo Road and the work included replacement of water services and storm sewers where required, and the installation of pavement, curb, gutter and sidewalks. Councillors expressed their disappointment. Fifty-three projects out of 200 submitted were approved for other BC municipalities under the Gas Tax Agreement Strategic Priorities Fund, totalling over $53 million. Council was advised that no further funding available under the 2012 General Strategic Priorities Fund/Innovations Fund.
Street Banners
Cache Creek streets will be adorned by student artwork this summer when it replaces its street banners. Their theme will be “activities that youths like to do in Cache Creek, with a focus on Graffiti Days.” “I believe it’s a great collaboration with the kids and something they can be proud of,” said Coun. Lisa Dafoe. Last year the Village applied for and received an $825 grant from the United Way to involve Cache Creek students from Gr 3-12 in the painting of community street banners this year. Artist Jo Petty agreed to assist the students who will collaborate and paint 14 banners. Four of those banners will be selected and reproduced on the banners.
High School Bursary
Council agreed to provide a $500 bursary for Cache Creek students graduating from Ashcroft Secondary this year. They provided a similar bursary in 2011 and 2012.
Scout Jamboree
Council turned down a request from 1st Ashcroft Scouts for funding to help them send two members to attend the 12th Canadian Jamboree in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Coun. McMurray suggested that individual councillors could use their discretionary funds to make a donation if they wished to. Coun. Rawcliffe said he would donate $25.
Minor Hockey
Council turned down a request from the Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association to sponsor the 2013/14 season. See BRIEFS on p. 8
(L-R): President Darrell Rawcliffe with Lions Orval Trueman, Ernie Kristoff and Nick Lebedoff, 4th prize winner Roger Porter, 1st prize winner, Gail Leibrecht and Lion Dave Wilson.
Lions raffle enjoys support from local businesses This year’s Ashcroft and District Lions Club raffle was a great success. We had excellent prizes - an oil painting from artist Jo Petty, a Roberto Luongosigned jersey from the Canucks, a 37inch HD TV from Irly Building Supplies, four game tickets from the Kamloops Blazers and an Iginla bobble head, an oil painting from artist Joyce
MacPherson, and the Bateman print and food credits were supplied by the Club. Safety Mart Foods helped with the price of the tickets. Our raffle is a real community effort with co-operation from Interior Savings Credit Union and Safety Mart Foods as well as everyone who purchased tickets and put up with our yellow vests when-
ever they came to town. We appreciate the support from everyone. Some of the money is going to Canuck Place for Children, and some to support our local sports groups. I would like to mention that Gail Leibrecht gave $100 of her prize to the Food Bank. Way to go, Gail! Vivian Edwards
Clinton museum gets grant for electrical upgrade On Feb. 14, Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for KamloopsThompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support for the Clinton Museum and Visitor Information Centre under the Harper Government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). “Our Government is pleased to help improve facilities, such as the Clinton Museum and Visitor Centre, that play such an important role in supporting our communities,” said McLeod. “By remaining focused on improving local infrastructure, we are delivering projects that will have a long-lasting, positive impact for our residents.” The Harper Government’s investment of $5,900 in federal funding will enhance the services provided by the Clinton Museum and Visitor Information Centre. The funds will go towards updating the electrical system for the safety of local residents and visitors. This project will allow the Village to further showcase its rich heritage as the Gateway to the Cariboo. “WD’s CIIF Program is assisting the village with a much needed upgrade to the electrical system at our local museum. The Museum/Info Centre contributes to our economy by drawing in tourists, and it is a building which houses our village heritage,” said His
Worship Jim Rivett, Mayor of the Village of Clinton. “This project will safeguard the artifacts and the building for future generations to enjoy.” In Economic Action Plan 2012, the Harper Government announced further support to help communities across the country modernize their infrastructure. Our Government committed $150 million over two years for the Fund. The Fund supports projects that look to improve existing community infrastructure accessible for use by the public, such as community centres, recreation-
al buildings, local arenas, cultural and other community facilities. Since 2006, the Harper Government, through WD, has invested in job-creating small- and medium-sized businesses, aerospace, marine and defence industries, and supported innovative entrepreneurs in pursuing emerging markets. By continuing to promote new economic opportunities, WD is helping to create jobs, economic growth, and long-term prosperity. Submitted
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Textbooks free but a thing of the past The BC Ministry of Advanced Education has announced the formation of a subcommittee to advise on Canada’s first publicly funded open textbook project. It has been formed with representatives from post-secondary institutions all over the province. “The project will ultimately prepare and offer free, online, open textbooks for 40 high-enrolment and high-impact first and second year post-secondary courses,” it said. Sounds great on paper, but I think the project will have plenty of hurdles ahead of it, such as copyright issues and whether the texts will be used for classes once they’re ade available. However, the idea is long overdue. So long overdue, that it’s time may have come and gone already. For those of you reading this who don’t use a computer, you are rapidly becoming a minority. Just as television has invaded 96.7 per cent of North American homes (and 20 per cent of the world’s), so computers will become a standard piece of the furniture. Considering that most students already carry a smartphone or portable computer with them to class, it seems like a nobrainer that they should be able to store and access their textbooks on them. Add audio so students can choose to listen or read. The black and white TV was the height of technology when I was in school hooked up to a reel-to-reel tape player. And the Gestetner machine. Photocopiers? Who knew? We were all too impaired by the alcohol fumes on the paper. A while back I was chatting with a trustee during a break at a school board meeting and we were talking about online learning. I mentioned that I had pretty much taught myself how to quilt through information I found on the web and tutorials on YouTube. The trustee was flabbergasted. As a tool for learning, the internet is unparalleled - but so were libraries not so long ago. I wonder what the next generation of library will look like. Free text books are a great idea, but why are we still bound to learn from textboks when the knowledge is already out there?
A ROCKY PATHWAY along the Thompson River that leads nowhere in particular. VICTORIA – Like a bad reality show about a dysfunctional family, B.C. School Wars has lurched to life again for the 2013 election. Coming soon to billboards and buses across the province: staged pictures of sad-faced kids crammed into dirty classrooms by a heartless government. It doesn’t even matter which government. This ritual combat went on through Social Credit and NDP governments too. Premier Christy Clark opened the new season with her promised pitch to restructure bargaining. It suggested splitting up bargaining into traditional wage and benefit talks, and a separate table and fund for classroom size and support. Cast in her familiar role of the sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged a news conference to distort and mock the government’s offer. A 10-year deal if we give up bargaining wages and classroom conditions? “Ludicrous.” What’s ludicrous is her characterization of a formula to link teacher pay to nurses, post-secondary faculty and other government workers. Nurses are renowned for getting raises when no one else does, so this should be an opportunity for these powerful unions to co-ordinate. But the BCTF can’t get along with other unions any more than it can negotiate with any discernible competence. Lambert falsely claimed there was no consultation on the proposal. This reminded me how she low-balled the
not by blatant propaganda in classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets. Tom Fletcher There’s your Social Justice tfletcher@blackpress.ca class, kids. Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time. costs of her union’s demands by hunTo state the obvious, Clark and Mcdreds of millions during what passed Rae staged this as a pre-election event for negotiations in last year’s strike sea- to frame the issue. They knew their efson. fort would be greeted as a declaration Behind the scenes, the BCTF exec- of war. utive and the school district bargaining The main reason the BCTF agreed agent had just settled on a mutual cost- to a contract extension with a wage ing model. What this means is the freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingschool districts, which have to make ly obvious fact that every other pubpayroll and balance budgets, have con- lic sector union had already taken two vinced the BCTF to stop misrepre- zeroes. It was strictly tactics. senting costs. I’ll believe that when I The delay sets up the latest rematch see it. of these old warriors in the spring elecBefore Education Minister Don tion. The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. McRae had even spoken, BCTF vice- Liberals out and then start working president Glen Hansman was growling over the weaker, more union-dependhis reply on Twitter: See you in court. ent NDP. That message presumably also goes That’s who caved in earlier and for premier-in-waiting Adrian Dix, un- gave the BCTF broad control over less he replaces the hated B.C. Liberals staffing levels, the proverbial key to the in May, then quickly kneels before the treasury. BCTF and extends the key to the provAlong with basic math and economincial treasury. ics, a point the BCTF seems unable to Two generations of British Col- grasp is that its strategy is self-defeatumbians have been bullied by this bad ing. Those sad kids are making more drama, since Bill Vander Zalm decided and more parents seek a better deal. an industrial union bargaining structure was just the ticket for public schools. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporStudents are taught by example, if ter and columnist for Black Press
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The chilly truth about Hat Creek House by Esther Darlington MacDonald In the mid 1970s, the late Dorothy Jackson introduced me to Hat Creek House, now a historic site situated just 11 km from Cache Creek. I had discovered the place shortly after moving to the South Cariboo, eyeing it from the highway and wondering about the place. I was told that the ranch and the buildings were owned by Basil and Dorothy Jackson, pioneers of the region and operators of the Hat Creek Ranch. I contacted Dorothy and asked if it would be possible to visit the site. She seemed pleased at my interest and we made an appointment for her to accompany me to view the exterior as well as the interior of Hat Creek House. The prospect was exciting, not only because I would see the House and get some first hand history about it, but I would also meet one of the district’s earliest members of the pioneer family. Dorothy’s maiden name was Parke. Philip Parke had founded the Bonaparte Ranch in 1863 and the sons of his nephew, one of whom was Dorothy’s father, had later developed the ranches at Bonaparte in Cache Creek and at Upper Hat Creek. As Dorothy and I walked from her comfortable bungalow home on the Old Cariboo Road, south of Hat Creek House, I was struck by the dignity of the simple architecture of Hat Creek House immediately ahead. As we approached however, the abject neglect of the building came as something of a shock. The roof of the front veranda had fallen. It was only a matter of time before a storm or a gust of wind blew the rest down. The veranda too had sunk and some of the boards looked decidedly foot-tripping. As Dorothy unlocked the front north entrance of the building, she told me that she and her late husband had lived in Hat Creek House for some years. She expressed concern about the future of the stopping house which had played so vital a part in the development of the horse drawn transportation era. She had wondered aloud if some group or individual would come forward to help with the restoration and
preservation of the place. An event that, happily, was to occur a few years later in the early 1980s when a group was formed, some of whom were descendents of Steve Tingley, the famous BX Express owner. Tingley had acquired Hat Creek Ranch and the House, and he had built the west wing, sparing no expense to make it as handsome as possible. For the time, the French-designed wallpaper on the second floor alone was a touch of luxury the frontier teamsters and passengers found impressive. Indeed, an overnight stay at Hat Creek House was thought to be something of a luxury. Dorothy explained that she and her late husband Basil had lived in the House for years. But those years were not the most comfortable for Dorothy. “It was a cold and drafty place,” she said. Accustomed to the comfort of wood heat in the family homestead at Upper Hat Creek, Dorothy’s introduction to life in Hat Creek House after her marriage to Basil came as something of a
shock. Dorothy shivered with the recollection. Told me that she had suffered chilblains. Winters became a kind of torture for Dorothy, only relieved by her frequent outings on horseback over the vast holdings of the Ranch. But Basil, having grown up in Hat Creek House, had no problem with the cold. Looking about the House some time later, the high ceilings, large rooms, I could well imagine how uncomfortable most people would find living inside this historic building, a building like so many built before the turn of the century, that had never been insulated, and which had been entirely dependent upon wood stove heat. When Dorothy told Basil that she intended to have a bungalow built just south of Hat Creek House, Basil stubbornly asserted that he would not be moved from the House he had grown up in as a boy and he was quite accustomed to the place. Change was, at least for a year or two, unthinkable. However, after the bungalow was built, Basil visited it. Was suitably impressed after a visit or two more. And he decided, not reluctantly, to move in. As
letters to the editor Keep up the local history Dear Editor Thank you to Barbara Roden for her wonderful column “Golden Country presents – Past, Present and Beyond.” When we came to live at Loon Lake in early 1989, I enjoyed learning the history and hearing the many stories from its founding pioneers and ‘old timers’ who were still living on Loon Lake Road at that time. But there are
many tales from the surrounding villages and settlements which make up the mosaic of this whole area, and a lot which I have not heard yet. I find “Golden Country presents” is written in a style which is warm and friendly and transports me right into the story. I really enjoyed the Cariboo Christmas Tree and the Gold at Scotty Creek series. I am looking forward to reading more in the future. Faye Morrison Loon Lake
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With Thanks and Gratitude On Monday, January 14, 2013 I had a chance to see, up close and personal, the unusual but spectacular sunset over Ashcroft and area. It was the day I was airlifted by helicopter to the Kamloops hospital with a heart problem - pulse 18 dropping to 13. I was very fortunate the Ashcroft ER was open - a female locum doctor from Vancouver, nurses and others acted quickly. I am so grateful and wish to thank everyone involved. Thanks to all who helped in my recovery - prayers, visits, cards, phone calls, flowers, meals, housekeeping, gifts and transportation. Everyone was so precious. And I believe, that day, my guardian angel worked overtime. Love and thank you Sincerely, Dolly Lowe
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Dorothy explained all this, she gestured toward a long, well worn leather bench against the wall of the dining area at Hat Creek House. “He slept on that.” Dorothy’s frankness was characteristic. Her older sister Sybil, who lived on the Bonaparte Ranch in a tidy bungalow for many years, was also a straightforward person who did not mind expressing her views without concern about how they would be viewed by others. Sybil had been a nurse at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. She gave me some valuable information about life at All Hallowes School near Yale, a private school run by the Anglican Hat Creek from p. 6
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“The wash house” served as the laundry area. Here, native women were hired to wash the linen and probably the clothing of some of the occupants. I was told that payment to the women was sometimes not cash, but bedding and clothing. There were no motorized or electric laundry machines. Just the washboards set in the wooden tubs. The bedding was strung up on lines outside, adjacent to the large vegetable garden. The barns at Hat Creek Ranch were comparatively well preserved. Stalls, heavy plankboard floors. Hay racks. The odour of those sturdy horses that pulled the stagecoaches and freight wagons still in the air, in the log walls. All in all, it was an unforgettable visit. Dorothy became somewhat of a mentor in the early 1990s and provided me with many insights into the activities at Hat Creek House and Ranch. I served as Chief Interpreter of the Ranch’s history from 1990 until 1992, but acted as a tour guide in 1993. During my employ there I interviewed several Hat Creek pioneers, including Ike and Edna Lehman and Walter Ferguson. In 1991, the Community Channel recorded an interview about wild horse herds in the Cariboo. Author and journalist, as well as federal MP, Paul St. Pierre also visited the Ranch during that time. Gave a very nice talk and brought some of his books to sell and autograph. In fact, Paul came twice to the Ranch, and I was able to give him information about the Maggie Mine, just north of the Ranch. The restoration of the Ranch will probably be ongoing. And the addition of the native Indian dwelling and subsequent interpretation of the history of the native people of the area at the Ranch as well as the annual events that have become a vital part of the Ranch’s operation will undoubtedly bring in many more thousands of visitors for years to come. It is a far cry from that first rather woeful, and decidedly uncertain prospect of the future of the Ranch with Dorothy Jackson back in the early 1970s.
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We’ve certainly had some warm sunny February days; are we in for an early spring? February has a habit of tricking one into thinking that spring is here, but then can turn around and slap you in the face with a late winter blast, so I won’t start gardening just yet! The Community Club is very pleased to announce that in addition to having CBC radio back, we also have TV! Knowledge network is on channel 23, and CBC is channel 15. So for those of you without satellite get out your rabbit ears and tune in! We’re still working on getting CBC radio “north” changed to “west”. Work is yet to be completed on the building and fencing, but spring is coming… I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the TV committee Jim Ryan, Arnie Oram and Carolynne Terry for their ongoing dedication to this project. Family Literacy week seemed to go well throughout our region and the badminton event at the Chief Wistemnista gym was attended by a few enthusiastic players. It was a lot of fun, and thanks to Ann Belcham for coming down to support us! The renovations on Cleme’s
musician, vendor), please let me know. The Community Club and the Volunteer Sociin Spences Bridge ety continue to sponsor the drop in lunch, crafts, and games on Wednesdays at the Mavourneen old school. Please drop in Varcoe-Ryan and enjoy a bowl of soup, a game of cards, visiting while you work on your favourite craft, or just visit! Thanks hall have begun with earnest! The furnace is in and everything else to all those who have supplied the is lined up ready to go. In next soup, and thanks Carol Madden for month’s article I will hopefully be organizing it all! A reminder that the computers able to say that they are completed! It’s very exciting to see this piece at the old school are there for anyof Spences Bridge history getting one to use, as well the ipad, caman upgrade like this. Thanks so eras etc. are available to sign out much to the committee, especial- for your use. Please take note that ly Carolynne Terry for getting this there is a new policy and lendorganized and underway. Thanks ing agreement that the club has in also to the TNRD and our repre- place. Contact Carolynne to sign sentative Steve Rice for making it out any equipment. Cook’s Ferry Band will be happen. More great news; Desert Daze hosting badminton every ThursFestival 2013 has been approved day at 6 pm, and bingo every Tuesto go ahead this Aug. 9-10! The day (not sure of time) and I believe committee has met and planning there is a movie night once a week is underway to host this festival – please contact Wilfred 458-2424 in a somewhat pared down fash- for more information. The next Community Club ion. The festival will run Friday and Saturday only, and will fea- meeting is scheduled for March 13 ture more local talent. If you are at 7 pm at the hall – hope to see you interested in getting involved in there! any way, (sponsorship, volunteer,
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The porch that ran along the back of the house was enclosed to provide a bathroom and an extra bedroom. Then in the 1940s a new kitchen was added and the wall between the old kitchen and living room was removed to provide the family with a larger living room area. Muriel Parke lived the house until 1993, and in 1998 the little house was sold. For 70 years this little house and yard was the scene of many happy gatherings for Parke family relations. Please attend our Heritage Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Community Hall from 2-4 pm and hear about the development of Ashcroft’s neighbourhoods and historic houses. Kathy Paulos
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* Walk on your hands and feet from the kitchen to your bedroom and back. Vicky Trill If all of these were accomtrills@telus.net plished each day, then on the weekend, there Since the last time you read my Livwas a reward ing Well column, have you made any that didn’t cost money changes in living an active life? Have and didn’t include food. you put some intentional thought into So reward night may be, how much “screen time” you and your a night on the trampofamily get each day? I challenged you line under the stars as a to switch a half hour of screen time for family or a hike and picsome “move” time. Did you accom- nic to a “secret” waterplish this? Over the past months, I’ve fall. The Doctor Mom asked families what they do to be ac- tells me, that her grown tive and how they encourage their chil- children still talk about dren to be active. I’ve heard some real- those great times they ly great ideas and want to share some had on the reward nights! with you. Maybe you can join these acAnother way to guide tive families in helping your children to your children to move move and be healthy. and be healthy is to do There are two main ways I heard it as a family. This is not that parents guide their children to only great for the health move and be healthy but both include of you and your chilfun. The first way is individual. It is not dren, but this is a real reinside, but instead of huddling on the always possible for the whole family to lationship builder as well. Go swim- couch, let’s bundle up, go outside and move together, so in order to get mov- ming, skating or a hike together, kick try out the sled on the hill, or make ing everyday, some of the movement around the soccer ball at the park or re- some tracks through the snow and play will be individual. For instance, there cruit some friends and play a game in tag, or just go for a walk and maybe are clubs and sport programs that chil- the park. These activities are fun for all find some scavenger hunt treasures dren can join in order to get some of and build family. along the way. Have fun and move! their movement time in. Locally, we You can step it up a notch have some great options, such as soc- too and train together for a run cer, karate, hockey and a wide array of or other competition. There are school sports. If your child isn’t inter- special events in our area such ested in the club or team idea, provid- as the Lions’ Skip’s Run in the Feb. 22 - Ashcroft Rotary Club’s Annual Art and Wine Social at Alban’s Church Hall. Tickets available at Sears and Interior ing him/her with an appropriate mini Spring and the Terry Fox run St. Savings Credit Union. “workout” could be healthy and fun in the Fall where individuals Feb. 25 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 4:30 pm in the Village too. I talked to a doctor who told me (and families) can practice and Office. Everyone welcome. she would leave a list of exercise chal- train for short or longer runs or Feb. 26 - Trivia Night at Zion’s Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street; lenges for her kids that they could ac- walks. 7 PM. Teams of 6 are encouraged but feel free to come alone and complish each day before she returned Doing fun things together we’ll place you on a team. Minimal entry fee. Refreshments by home from work. The exercise challen- and accomplishing a challenge donation. Door prizes to be won! A Zion fund-raiser. ges were age appropriate, fun and ac- as a team (family) is not only Mar. 1 - World Day of Prayer; 7 PM at Zion United, 401 Bancroft complishing them each day reaped a physically healthy, but it also Street. Hosted jointly by St. Alban’s Anglican and Zion. Service prepared by the women of France with guest speaker Alice reward. The list may include: brings you together and creates Watson. Refreshments and social time following. * Run two times around the house a stronger relationship bond. Mar. 5 - Zion UCW meets; 2 PM in Church Hall; 401 Bancroft without stopping; When it’s Winter, the cold Street. Open invitation to all women to visit us or join. * Do 20 bum drops in a row on the dark days often lure us to stay Mar. 11 - 67th Bean Supper at Zion United; 401 Bancroft Street. trampoline; and/or Two servings; 5 & 6 PM. Longest on-going activity in Ashcroft.
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From BoobTube to YouTube whammy on the meter of unfairness in our lives, our mom and dad were much younger than the parents of our pals, yet they were stricter than all of them. In grade five I started babysitting my sevenyear-old brother in the afternoons when our folks were still
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February 2013 • Week 3 ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, planning is going well and you have been following through with your responsibilities. Expect to tweak a few things in the days to come. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, open up to a trusted friend to regarding a significant decision you have to make this week. This friend can provide some valuable perspective. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 A barrage of new ideas makes you a hot item this week, Gemini. Your brain is working overtime and you may be shocked at what you come up with. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, expect to see eye-to-eye with your significant other this week. You will be on the same page and this will help to strengthen your relationship. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, embrace the opinions of those closest to you. Those opinions might differ from your own, but they may also provide you with some important perspective. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Try something different this week, Virgo. It may mean taking a new route to work or trying a new food. Try something that is out of your element and you may find you like it. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 You will be full of energy this week and ready to handle anything that comes your way, Libra. When you get on a roll, you may find you have some admirers. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, the coming week may try your patience. Relax when the week starts to prove too stressful, and you will make it through the week with your peace of mind intact. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Keep listening when others around you are talking, Sagittarius. You can learn valuable lessons just by keeping a trained ear on the conversation and use this information later on. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you may have big plans this week but that doesn’t mean you can leave all other responsibilities by the wayside. If you can’t get to things yourself, then delegate. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you crave change this week, even if it is something small and mundane. Figure out something you can do on a small level to incorporate change into your day. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You may be inclined to help your community this week, Pisces. There are bound to be plenty of places to share your time.
at work. Our mom instructed us to do homework after school, and once we finished we could read a book or play a board game. Under no circumstances were we to turn on the “boob tube” that would rot our brains. But reruns of groovy shows like The Brady Bunch and Bewitched were on at that time, so there was no possible way we could adhere to such an unreasonable rule when left alone like that. With 12 glorious channels to choose from, there was always something exciting to see on our old black and white, and every day we’d watch it for as long as
we could. An hour or so later, when we heard a car pull into the driveway, we’d quickly run up to the telly, turn the
he would sometimes touch the top of the TV as he walked by it. Jeremie and I would hold our breath and look at
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com knob to the dreaded “off ” position, run back to the couch and crack open our books before our mom or dad even opened the front door. If our father was the first to arrive home
each other nervously, praying he wouldn’t notice its warmth. He never did. Years later we found out that he knew exactly what we were up to, he just didn’t mind. I now have that same attitude about the television with my own kids, and I allow them to watch it. Within reason. Sam and Daisy are like my brother and I were. If they had their choice, they’d start their day with the TV on, and that thing wouldn’t be turned off until they fell asleep in front of it, well past midnight. “We cancelled cable the day we became parents,” an acquaintance told me last week. “Children who grow up ‘watchers’ do not become ‘doers’.”
I wonder if there’s statistics to prove that. Probably. There are studies and statistics that can prove just about anything. All I know is that I don’t believe the TV will render us useless. I was obsessed with it as a kid, but I’ve seen very little of it as an adult since I’m always too busy doing something else. Yet, despite my lack of tube time, my fascination with pop culture persists. I can thank the Internet for that. Surfing the web makes it easy to keep up with what’s going on in TV land without having to actually watch it. If I want to find out who Honey Boo Boo is, I don’t need to look for her show
the old fashioned way and watch the darn thing. All I have to do is Google her name and up pop videos with subtitles - that show me in a matter of minutes. “I would never have cablevision,” a young friend told me last week. Oh boy, I thought, bracing myself for more judgment. “Why would I?” he then asked. “I can get anything I want from Netflix and YouTube.” Good idea. I should look up The Brady Bunch and Bewitched to show my luckyduck kids. Now that really would be groovy. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne. com
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Watching television was an extremely restricted activity in my house growing up, and for that reason, I couldn’t get enough of it. My little brother and I weren’t allowed to watch it all the time like our luckyduck friends were. And, as a double
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(Left) Clinton residents enjoy a pancake brunch at St. Peter’s, and (below) an eager gardener browses through seed packages at a Seedy Saturday event in Lillooet.
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Pancake Brunch
The members of St. Peter’s Catholic Church welcomed approximately 60 people to their annual Pancake Brunch on Feb. 12. Attendees enjoyed pancakes, eggs and sausages on the traditional Shrove Tuesday.
Seedy Saturday
A group of eager gardeners travelled from Clinton to Lillooet on Saturday, Feb. 16 to attend a Seedy Saturday event. They enjoyed the variety of heirloom and heritage seeds and seed potatoes available for sale or by donation as well as the information gleaned from other avid gardeners. It was a great way to spend a rainy Saturday in February.
Happy Birthday, Emily
Family members, friends and former students of Emily Dillabough gathered in the Legion
basement on Sunday, Feb. 17 to wish a happy 85th birthday to Emily Dillabough. She was a teacher for years in Clinton and many of her former students were delighted to offer their best wishes.
Citizen of the Year
The Village of Clinton Citizen of the Year 2012 will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Village Office. Originally this was scheduled for Feb. 13 but had to be postponed. A reception will be held in the meeting room of the Municipal Office beginning at 6:30 and the announcement will be made at the beginning of the council meeting at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend to learn who the recipient will be.
Anti-Bullying Day
Students and staff of David Stoddart School are encouraged to wear pink to school on Wednesday, Feb. 27 as a show of support for Anti-bullying Day. Everyone else is also welcome to wear pink and show their support for this cause.
In loving memory of
Wolfgang Brezina July 24, 1942 to Feb. 23, 2010 We think of you in silence, we often speak your name But all we have are memories, and your picture in a frame Our hearts still ache in sadness, our silent tears still flow For what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know Today,tomorrow, our whole lives through We will always love and miss you. Forever missed Jean
It is with profound sadness the family announces the passing of Ken Bellmann on February 9, 2013, after a short sharp battle with liver cancer. He leaves behind his partner Faye, his two children Rod (Danielle) and Lori, three step-children Colleen (Tony), Kate (Randy) and Tim (Alleen), eight step-grandchildren, little RJ due in one month and his sister Judy in Winnipeg. Ken was born in Winnipeg on August 10, 1946 and moved to BC in 1965. Ken did his pipefitting apprenticeship with CN Rail, and after becoming a journeyman he became the area pipefitter for the territory between Vancouver and Prince George, also including Kamloops. After 25 years he retired from CN Rail and moved to Loon Lake where he established his plumbing business Water FX, to serve the surrounding area. He was always available to help and will be remembered as a kind person who would drop everything if a leak developed or a pump quit working. Ken was active in the Loon Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Clinton TV Society, as well as being involved with community events. He loved living at Loon Lake, being surrounded by nature and the feeding of the variety of wild birds and squirrels was a particular joy for him. He was getting ready to enjoy the fishing and backwoods area that retirement would enable him to get to again. A celebration of life will be held for Ken at the Loon Lake Community Hall on May 18, 2013. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Kamloops SPCA, 1211 - 8th St., Kamloops, BC V2B 2Y3. Arrangements under the direction of Thompson Valley Funeral Home.
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Seniors get fitness and nutrition advice Did you know that just 25 per cent of genetics determine longevity while 75 per cent depends on nutrition, activity and emotional well being? Seniors in Cache Creek and area are taking this to heart and doing something about it. Over the past eight months, the Village of Cache Creek and Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) have sponsored the Senior’s Fit for Life program. Seniors Fit for Life is an age friendly health and fitness program which has been engaging Seniors and non-seniors in fitness programs such as aquafit, functional fitness, Bocce Ball and Line Dancing. These programs are aimed at improving mobility, stability, fall prevention and providing more opportunities for Seniors to connect. These programs have been growing and growing and the results have been incredible! Fitness is part of the equation while another part is nutrition. On Feb. 2, Seniors Fit for Life hosted a one day Healthy Living Day Conference at the Cache Creek Hall. The Conference was a wonderful day full of practical education on healthy eating and active living. Two dietitians shared practical advice on healthy eating and participants enjoyed cooking and eating some healthy, quick and inexpensive meals. A fitness professional talked to the group about the importance of active living and said movement is the fountain of youth. A Foot specialist told the group about foot health and how to choose the right shoe and then we all enjoyed trying out a variety of mini workout sessions with local fitness instructors. More than 80 people participated in workshops throughout the day and told us that they are excited to take the knowledge they gained
and apply it to their lives. We are thankful to our local support team who made the Conference possible. Thank you to Graymont, Wastech, the Village of Cache Creek, councillors Dafoe, Hofer and Rawcliffe, Cariboo Clear, Hungry Herbies, Safety Mart and others who generously supported the Healthy Living Day Conference. With everyone’s continued support, we will continue to provide quality health and fitness programs for Seniors and others alike. Vicky Trill
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