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ARES earns provincial award for work with Cresteramics BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

“I recognize that First Nations people have a significance to Canada, B.C. and Creston that is greater than just their numbers,” said Aaron Francis, Creston and District Public Library’s chief librarian. “The Lower Kootenay Band has a deep history and culture in the Creston Valley, and we’re right in the middle of it. We want to celebrate that we are Lower Kootenay Band’s library. We have an obligation and I want to ensure band members see they are represented here.” To further his aim, Francis contacted LKB Chief Jason Louie and asked what the library could do to build a deeper relationship and show band members they have a connection to the regional facility. “Then Misty (Louie) came forward and took the initiative,” he said. “She applied for an LKB economic development grant and convinced the LKB council to support her.” Misty Louie, who last year completed a five-year stint in the U.S. Air Force, and who remains in the air force reserve, will be working part-time, 16 hours a week, on the program until she leaves to further her education in Seattle. She plans to become a nurse. See LIBRARY, page 5

A unique community partnership has earned an award for the way it develops relationships and understanding between elementary school students and adults with developmental disabilities. Cresteramics, which provides day programs for the latter, and Adam Robertson Elementary School have a partnership that goes back nearly a decade, Grade 2/3 teacher Maria McLean said last week. “The program with ARES has been a wonderful part of Cresteramics community inclusion program for the last several years,” according to Donna McCready, who directs Cresteramics. “Three developmentally delayed adults have been attending classes with grade 2 and 3 students. While at first there was some hesitancy from both the students and visiting adults, this was quickly overcome. The clients from Cresteramics now await their visits to ARES eagerly each week.” McCready was in Vancouver last week to accept an award from the BC Principals’ and Vice Principals’ Association, a recognition that the adult-student relationships have provided clear benefits for all involved. See ARES, page 3

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NEW HOME — Judah Baruta, with the help of his dad, Luke, places a juvenile stur-

geon in the Kootenay River. About 2,400 10-month-old white sturgeon were released — 1,000 by the public, 1,400 by 400 schoolchildren — on May 8. Part of a plan to help revitalize the endangered species, the event is co-ordinated by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. Out of every 1,000 sturgeon released, about 180 will still be alive after 12 years. More information and photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.

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Ramada makes it possible for Creston to host 2014 AKBLG conference BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

In 2014, for the first time, Creston will host the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments annual conference. “This is good indication of what kind of conference business Creston is now getting after the opening of the Ramada inn and conference centre,” Mayor Ron Toyota said on Monday. Scheduled for April 9-11, 2014, the AKBLG event will force the Creston Valley Home and Garden Show to be moved next year, something Toyota was grateful for. “When I contacted Jim Jacobsen (chamber of commerce executive director) about this last week he worked quickly to move the home and garden show up by a week for 2014,” he said. The AKBLG conference brings together several hundred local government elected officials and staff for three days of working sessions, presentations and meals and coordinating the logistics will be a joint effort of the Town of Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay Area A, B and C directors. Toyota said he hopes to offer a distinct local

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flavour for the entire event, involving the Lower Kootenay Band and local entertainers. Tours could be offered to local industries and attractions. Town staff and elected officials attended the recent AKBLG conference in Invermere, keeping a close eye on how the event functioned and meeting to discuss how Creston could handle, and improve on, the conference. “I’m pleased that the Creston Valley is now in a position to host larger conferences,” Toyota said, adding that another large regional event is scheduled for in the coming months. “It gives us an opportunity to showcase what we have to offer and benefits all of our local businesses.”

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Ongoing dispute may lead to mischief charges BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

After months of seeing his detachment members dealing with an ongoing neighbours’ dispute on Erickson Street, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan has had enough. “I have assigned one of our officers to looking into recommending charges of public mischief against these two men,” he said on Monday. Creston RCMP dealt with more complaints from the battling pair last week, two of them made

Police Beat Creston RCMP responded to 72 calls for service from May 6-12, Gollan said. May 6 •Police attended a Rykerts area residence to serve a subpoena from another community. •A male required hospital treatment after being struck by a thrown rock on Blackmore Road. The police investigation continues. •Police arranged for a gate to be unlocked when a driver reported he had been locked into the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area late in the evening. •Extensive damage was sustained by a car when it collided with a semi on Duck Lake Road. No injuries were reported. May 7 •A request from Riverview Road to locate an individual met with success. •An iPhone 4 was reported stolen from Millennium Park.

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•No injuries were reported after two vehicles collided on Kootenay River Road. •An elderly 16th Avenue North resident was bilked out of $1,000 in a phone scam in which someone posing as her granddaughter called “from Montreal”, saying she was in jail and needed $2,000. When the woman balked, the phone was passed to a “lawyer” who said she only needed $1,000 right away. The woman wired the funds and later received another demand for more money, at which point she checked with her family and learned the granddaughter was not in Montreal and was just fine. •A dispute between an adult female and her parents arose while camping on Leadville Road. •Police were called to a Highway 21 residence, where parents were in a dispute with their son over his use of marijuana. The next day, they were called about the same matter when a 911 call was made. •Unwanted guests at a Sixth Avenue North residence left before police arrived. May 8 •A vehicle abandoned on Kootenay River Road had its windows smashed out and was towed. •A 12-year-old caught attempting to sell marijuana on Ninth Avenue North said he got it from his uncle to help his problem with anxiety. The case was referred to the appropriate provincial ministry. •A complaint about historic sexual offenses was made from Jackson Road. •Police assisted the Victoria

Police Department by serving a warrant to an Elm Street residence. •A vehicle passed a school bus displaying flashing lights on Highway 3A near Boswell. •A Clement Road resident reported hearing four shots. •An intoxicated male was arrested and held in police cells until sober after police responded to a report of a male and female arguing and shoving each other on Highway 3. The female was not intoxicated. May 9 •A party at a motel in which the participants were reported to be smoking marijuana had broken up when police arrived. •A woman who reported her pink purse and black wallet had been lost on Canyon Street later reported they had been returned intact. •Youths reported to be on top of buildings on Canyon Street were not located. •A small group of males reported to be screaming behind the grain elevators on Northwest Boulevard ran off when police arrived. May 10 •A pony reported to be loose on Canyon-Lister Road was not located by police. •A hit and run was reported in the alley north of Canyon Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. The parked van had traces of black, white and yellow paint left on it. •A young pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Pine Street at 19th Avenue. After some yelling, he got in the vehicle. Gollan said no injuries have been reported to police. See RCMP, page 5

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NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE Highway 3 for The Blossom Festival Parade between 20th Avenue and Devon Road. Saturday May 18 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm 11th Ave (Spirit Square) for The Street Fair. Saturday May 18 from 6 am to 5 pm From 10th Ave to 16th Ave for The Classic Car Show. Sunday May 19 from 7 am to 4 pm From 10th Ave to 14th Ave for The Childrens’ Parade. Monday May 20 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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Misty Louie is the Lower Kootenay Band liaison at the Creston and District Public Library.

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From page 1 “Part of my job is to find elders and knowledge-keepers, and to act as a liaison between them and Aaron,” Louie said. “They will advise on materials the library can acquire that are meaningful to our people.” The library will pay for supplies and media to enhance its connection with the LKB, while the band is paying Louie’s wage. A sign that will welcome library patrons in the Ktunaxa language will be installed, First Nations artwork will be displayed and histori-

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cal items — like a sturgeon-nosed canoe — and photos will find a home in the library. In addition to her duties in overseeing those projects, Louie will work three hours each week at the front desk, welcoming patrons and checking out their materials. She will also present an information session about the library to the Lower Kootenay Band. Francis said he is committed to finding ways to keep Lower Kootenay culture and history alive. The band has a presence in

the Creston Valley for at least 10,000 years and the Ktunaxa language is unique, a rare standalone language that had no outside influences as it was formed. Much of the Lower Kootenay Band’s history, culture and folklore have been carried on through its storytelling tradition. “I hope we can explore the bigger question about how to share this knowledge and information that isn’t in a conventional form,” he said. “Lower Kootenay people are keepers of the deepest knowledge of this place we live in.”

Making Connections: Learning and Reading Partners •A well-being check on a child in a Sunset Boulevard residence indicated the child was fine. •A radar check at the Rykerts border crossing’s 30 km/h zone resulted in 20 drivers being given warnings and another ticketed for driving 80 km/h. •A stop check on Kootenay River Road, where people were congregating for a party, turned out to be expensive for a new driver, who got a $196 ticket for driving 40 km/h over the speed limit and another for $106 because he had too many passengers in his vehicle. •Gunshots were reported on

Yahk Settlement Road. May 12 •Nobody was home on Riley Road when police responded to a 911 call. •A driver who cut a corner too short on Highway 3 and lost control of his vehicle, which rolled over, refused medical attention. His vehicle was a write-off. •There were no injuries but extensive damage was reported when a driver on Lower Wynndel Road lost control on a corner. •A bear had to be put down after it collided with a vehicle on Arrow Creek Road. The vehicle sustained extensive damage.

From page 4 •A wallet found on Fifth Avenue North has been returned to its owner. •A woman reported missing from 32nd Avenue was later found in diabetic shock on the property and taken to hospital, where she was treated successfully. •An 11th Avenue South resident complained about a noisy remote control helicopter in the area. •A Murdoch Street resident complained that three youths knocked on the door and ran off. •An argument broke out in a parking The Community of Creston Arts Council lot on Canyon Street at is hosting a Skills Development Workshop for 16th Avenue North after one male called Website Management and Marketing another “a weirdo”. •A male riding a Saturday, May 25, 2pm yellow bike with a red seat and wearing a at the Snoring Sasquatch white helmet with FREE to Members • $20 for non-members stickers whistled and (includes a membership) hooted at a young girl Call Audrey to pre-register on 19th Avenue North. 250-866-5145 He was not located.

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Vet’s protest of confidentiality unintentionally amuses

A news item on CBC Radio last Monday kept me smiling for days. To be fair, it wasn’t intended to be a funny story. A man complained that he had taken his ailing dog to the vet, who said the animal could be suffering from bone cancer, a diagnosis that could only be confirmed with a bone biopsy. The owner consented. Later, he got a call that the biopsy confirmed the presence of cancer. The vet had gone ahead and amputated the leg, said the dog still had cancer and would live only several months longer, then presented him with a bill for about $1,000. The owner was furious because he hadn’t consented to the surgery and his dog will spend its last few months healing from the amputation. Not much value for his thousand bucks. Given the option, he said, he would have requested that the animal be euthanized. The story saddened me even though I am not an animal lover. I do not now, and never have, understood the need or desire to keep a member of another species for my own amusement. Not that I dislike animals. My son’s family has a wonderful dog that is amazing with our grandchildren and I am happy to greet it and pet it when we visit. But if we arrived at the home one day and the dog wasn’t there I’d have the same emotional reaction as if a table lamp was missing. Or maybe

Somehow, the reporter passed on this tidbit of information without so much as a quaver in his voice. I nearly drove my truck off the road. I have been trying to picture the professor at vet school who teaches the ethics class. Can’t you just hear the howls (pun intended) from students when they first hear the term “doctor-patient confidentiality”? “But what if the patient Lorne Eckersley is a crow and it squawks about being mistreated? version of the story, anyway, and What if the patient is a parrot and I’m sticking with it, Ann!). They it talks about a crime it has comare good people and the dog is mitted? What if the patient is a beautiful, so more power to them. rodent and it rats out a fellow I sometimes feel that I might be criminal? What if the patient is a the only non-pet owner in the horse that’s been put out to stud Creston Valley and I don’t underand it requests medication to cool stand what seems to be a growing its ardour? Are you, as a veterinarobsession — owning just one dog ian, going to keep mum and keep doesn’t seem to be sufficient anyall those conversations confidenmore. It’s pretty common now to tial?” see people out walking three or Of course, it is entirely possible more pets, often each of a different that the vet in question was really variety, struggling to keep the referring to “doctor-patient’s leashes from spinning them into a owner” confidentiality, but even cocoon. But I wouldn’t hurt an that one sounds a little fishy. animal or stand by if I saw one Personally, I think the dog doc being abused. should have just faced the quesThat said, the story that first tion head on, and not attempted to caught my attention has provided muzzle the discussion. me with considerable amusement. So did you hear the one about CBC Radio contacted the veterithe horse that walked into a bar narian in question and she initially and was asked by the bartender, refused to discuss the matter, cit“Why the long face?” ing — did you see this coming? — Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of “doctor-patient confidentiality”. the Creston Valley Advance. even less, if it happened to be my reading lamp. I didn’t even take offense when local friends named their new dog after our granddaughter (that’s my

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and helpful with dog and people, as we had a shock, too. After the X-ray was done, you could see that the dog had a spinal fracture, and an open bone fracture between the knee and ankle. We could only guess what could have happened to him. We thought he could have been caught in a trap for coyotes or stuck between two tree trunks and twisted his leg or he got hit on the highway. But there were no other injuries like road rash to see. But a week ago, my husband told a friend what happened and that our dog is in the clinic with a broken leg. He said, “I know what happened to your dog,” and gave my husband the phone number of a witness, so we could call him to hear the story ourselves. The witness was driving home from Creston toward Yahk, as he saw a big white dog, standing in the middle of the Highway 3 near our property. The truck that was driving in front of him should have seen the dog as well. He drove fast, no braking light was flashing, and he made no shift to avoid the dog or stop after he hit him. How disrespectful can a human be? Well, I would not call that person human! It scares me a lot, knowing that those people live in my neighborhood. They scare me more than hungry bears in spring on our property. I just hope I never have to face them. It makes me sick, as I realized there is no way to make them stand up for acting like that. I know it is my responsibility to have my dogs under control. Regardless, it is a shame that people can do such things and nobody can

stop them — not even the police can help you, because there are no laws for such issues! I’m a driver myself and I know how dangerous it is with animals or wildlife crossing the highway. I cannot avoid the fact that animals get killed on the road, but just showing a little respect for God’s critters would not hurt! Ursula Thierwaechter Kitchener

a large number of seniors here at the Community Complex but also because … uh … I forgot what I was thinking… Oh well, you get the idea. The speaker, Terry Small, held the entire audience captive for about two hours as everyone realized in the first few minutes the subject matter applied to all ages. Backed up by various studies and the like, he indicated how with our longer lifespans, the lifespan of our brains hasn’t quite caught up with our bodies and thus the absolute need to have Neil Ostafichuk a wellness plan for the grey matter. We learned how our or leads the charge in field of recreation memory starts declining after we are 20, and leisure services, not only at a provin- but does time cause memory loss? The cial level but along with all our provincial answer is no; it’s just that memory loss sister organizations across Canada at the occurs over time, but with proper protecnational level with Canadian Parks and tion, just as paint protects steel from rust Recreation Association (CPRA). One dis- over time, there is no reason to lose it. cussion the delegates were involved in One item I keyed in on was laughter was providing feedback towards the — apparently a defined sense of humor National Recreation Agenda discussion (not sure what an undefined sense of paper, which hits the CPRA in New humour is) accelerates learning, and ultiBrunswick at the end of May. This docu- mately, you will live seven years longer ment will guide recreation in Canada for than the grumps. Unless, of course, somethe next decade or so, just as the 1987 body without a sense of humour throttles National Recreation Statement did oh so you first because of your incessant joking long time ago. and happy outlook on life. Apparently, OK, I know that’s pretty dry stuff seniors are the happiest or most content from where you are standing and if you people on the planet, partially because are still reading, give yourself 10 points. after about 70, you have crystalized intelOne of the other sessions I attended was ligence, a fancy term for wisdom. While I entitled “Brain Boosting Secrets for am waiting breathlessly for that day, I did Seniors”, not only because we work with learn that 90 per cent of what we know

abut the brain has been learned in that past two years. Your brain is always working; even when you sleep, the little custodians are cleaning up the debris and detritus that accumulated over the course of the day and flushing them out, which is why a good solid sleep between seven and nine hours is one of the top four items in protecting the egg. The other top items to avoid are unpredictable stress — of course, we all have stresses which in some cases benefit your health, but the ones where your brain is always on “high alert” or “waiting” are the bad ones. We also know the sedentary lifestyle is nothing but bad and we push that here incessantly — do something; as long as you are active, you are benefitting yourself. Did you know that even sleeping burns more calories than staring slack-jawed at the TV? Finally, and you knew this was on the list, is diet and there is more information out there about what you should and shouldn’t be eating that I can’t sum it up in a few sentences. I certainly can’t condense two hours of learning into my allotted space but a final study Terry Small referred to was how music is very beneficial for our brain health and through research, they even identified baroque music as the best overall. I believe I still have my sweatshirt that says “I’m baroque because I have no Monet.” Have a good weekend! Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

To the Editor: First, I know it is my fault that our dog got hit on the Highway and I’m deeply sorry for my boy. We learned our part; therefore, we are in the process of fencing in our yard better. Second, I would do anything for my dogs because they are family. I’m absolutely not an aggressive person, but at this point I have no understanding nor a good thought left for people like the one who hit my Pax! On March 27, about 6:45 p.m., my husband called our dogs home because he could not see them. He realized they went down to the highway. Usually they obey and stay around the house. Everything happened in seconds: My husband called and in the same heartbeat he heard Pax, a five-year-old snow white Maremma sheepdog, howling and crying. I was in the kitchen as he yelled, “Quick, quick! something happened to Pax!” I ran as fast as I could to see what happened as I saw my boy limping toward me and then lying down, his eyes open wide in shock and pain. Half an hour later, we were in the vet clinic to get Pax the care he needed. Dr. Emma and Melissa were so patient

Liberal, NDP signs stolen around valley To the Editor: My husband and I were pretty disturbed early Saturday morning to discover that overnight not only was the political sign we had in our yard gone, but all through Lister, up Erickson Road and through Canyon all the NDP and Liberal signs had been stolen. The only signs remaining were the Green Party signs. (A possible clue?) There is a huge fine for anyone disturbing political advertising and if anyone sees these signs or knows of who did this, please report their names to the police. What’s happened to our democracy? Lynn Johnson Canyon

All ages need some brain boosting

The BC Recreation and Parks and Recreation Association (BCRPA) recently had its annual symposium and, frankly, it was pretty interesting. BCRPA is our province’s organization that advocates for

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Community input helps Creston library to meet needs of users

Festival, helping out the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and our other community partners with kids’ activities, and, on the same weekend, we’ll be the Yaqan Nukiy Powwow with books and library cards to distribute. I’ve recently begun attending the Trinity United Church Wednesday lunches, as well. I want to make sure that folks who don’t use or know about library have a chance to find out what we’re all about and, hopefully, be tempted to come and visit once in a while. And I want to learn more about what you would like to Aaron Francis see in the library. Last month, one of our staff memSure, we get the first peek at all of the new bers attended the Lower Kootenay Band’s books coming in — it feels like Christmas career fair and talked to almost 40 young opening up those boxes of shiny new books people about careers in public libraries. It’s a every week! But in this weather, who fact that First Nations are underrepresented wouldn’t rather be at the beach? in Canada’s public libraries, so there are a lot Luckily for me, being a librarian is not of opportunities for First Nations youths only about writing reports. It’s also about who decide to enter the field. building community, and I plan to take Speaking of the Lower Kootenay Band, I advantage of the warm weather to get out of had a wonderful time at their recent open my office and into the community this sum- house. The singing and drumming was awemer. some, and I finally had a chance to corner the Once a month beginning in May, I’ll be at Regional District of Central Kootenay directhe Creston Valley Farmers’ Market, making tors to talk about our landscaping plans for library cards, giving away free books and the front of the library. talking to you about the library. I might even Later this month, I’ll be heading over the waive your overdue fines if you are nice. I’ll pass to attend a Kootenay Library Federation also be doing some special story times for meeting in Grand Forks. We are working on the younger crowd at the market — check a number of resource-sharing initiatives with our Facebook page for days and times. our neighbour libraries, and I hope to come We’ll also be at the Creston Valley Blossom back with some new ideas and fresh perLooking out the window at this beautiful weather, it’s hard not to get restless sitting in front of the computer, writing up reports and budgets and all of the other tedious tasks that librarians sometimes have to do.

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spectives. A couple of weeks ago, my family and I drove up Kootenay Lake to attend the Riondel Community Library open house. The volunteers there do a wonderful job of keeping the library stocked with new titles and we hope to support them in any way we can. Every month, I try to get out to Family Place and First Steps daycare to present a special story time for the young ones. I’ve always believed that being around and engaging young folks helps keep me feeling young, too. Spending time in the community, talking to people and supporting other community organizations are not just great excuses to get out of the office. They are necessary to ensuring that we are responding to what this community really wants and needs. I believe in the “community-led” approach to librarianship. This means that the community identifies its information needs, and library staff and the community work together collaboratively to create and deliver programs and services. It means that, when it comes to community needs, you are the expert, not me. And it means that this library will be unique because this community is unique. We will evolve in different ways than the Cranbrook, Nelson or Vancouver public libraries. Now, if I could only find a way to spend the day at the beach and call it working, life would indeed be perfect! Aaron Francis is the chief librarian at the Creston and District Public Library.

Public buildings need address posted

To the Editor: We go to Rotacrest Hall to play crib every Wednesday evening. There was an incident recently where a senior needed an ambulance. I called 911 and was asked what the proper street address was. I did not know and when I asked the other 30-plus people in the hall, they were unsure of the address also. I was speaking to a 911 operator who would not dispatch an ambulance until he knew the proper street address. I was on a landline so when I have him the number, he could then get the address of the hall, and the ambulance was dispatched. I would like to make people aware that if you are in a public place, the proper street address should be posted for all to see, along with the 911 number. Gail Johnston Canyon

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Anger does more harm than good, covers emotions that we’re really feeling

The definition of anger given in my trusty Funk and Wagnalls dictionary is: A feeling of sudden and strong displeasure and antagonism directed against the cause of an assumed wrong or injury.

out being them, we can start paying attention to what they are saying. And by watching the thoughts that arise in our minds during the emotion, we can discover the ideas and images upon which it is based. Sometimes this can be a truly profound experience! I personally used to react with anger when faced with a comment like, “Oh, that’s a man’s job.” I’d immediately heatedly retort that a woman could do it just as well! Where did that anger come from? It took me a while to realize that I had been told in my early teens that education would be wasted on me since I would just get married anyway. I guess being the only girl in my family (six older brothers!) and being a Leo, I really resented the inference that I was less important to this world than a man. Now that I’ve dealt with that reason for my anger and know that within I’m OK, I can laugh at such a comment instead of getting all upset. Here are a couple of words of wisdom that I’ve come across over the years: “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the container in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” “We arm those we hate with the energy of our anger; so it is not they who conquer us, but we ourselves.” That dictionary definition is bang on, isn’t it? Mary Underhill is a stress therapist and grief counsellor.

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Experience Mary Underhill To me, the key word here is “assumed”, for we tend to blame others and their words or actions for the anger we feel, when, in reality, we are often reacting to an inner sensitivity that has built up within us from some previous situation(s). The subconscious mind remembers everything! To quote from Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families: “For many of us, this (anger) is the only emotion. For others, it’s the only one we don’t allow ourselves. Anger is paradoxically frightening and liberating. It can be a deceptive con, a trick to hide all other emotions. It can get us out of a jam quicker than anything else. It relieves us of responsibility. … It can make us feel right whether we’re right or wrong.” We need to always remember that anger is a secondary emotion, covering up some other emotion such as fear, shame, guilt or hurt. Looking behind our anger for that other emotion can be scary, but also freeing if we investigate a bit. When we can feel emotions with-

Young staff members contribute greatly to seniors program

In October 2012, the College of the Rockies and Columbia Basin Trust offered a new opportunity for agencies like the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors to hire students to work in our programs. We were very happy to welcome Brittany as a member of our team in February. Not Terry Nowak only did she share her computer skills with us, she shared her patience, gentleness and beautiful smile. Brittany looked after jobs that Bridget just didn’t have time to do. Song sheets for Tarts and Tunes, our monthly activity calendar, photo albums, scrapbooks and music for exercise work outs were a few of the jobs she did for us. Taking over these tasks made it possible for Bridget to spend more time with the seniors. Brittany served meals, cleaned tables and washed dishes, all with a smile. Her excellent computer skills were well received. She helped me with my iPhone more times than I care to admit. Brittany’s patience was not just with Bridget and me but also with the seniors she taught computer skills to. She had regular students, most over 75 years of age, who learned basic skills and some more advanced techniques. One senior was able to make email contact with family she had lost touch with. This is something that would not have happened without Brittany. Brittany has moved away and we are just realizing how much we counted on her to keep things happening smoothly. We wish her well

in her new endeavours. TAPS has been approved for a Canada Summer Jobs student and we are currently looking for another young person to share their skills and enthusiasm with seniors. We will be advertising in the Advance, so watch for our ad. I have often written about how we depend on our partnerships that make it possible for seniors to remain independent, contributing members of their community. Again, I want to acknowledge and thank the Creston Valley Gleaners Society, which has donated large quantities of food to us. The food it gives us is used in our meals, reducing our costs in this area, and shared with seniors who are able to use the food in their own homes. We are aware that TAPS is often the recipient in many of the partnerships we are involved in, but this weekend we will be assisting the Lions at the Creston Valley Blossom Festival. TAPS is responsible for the 11th Avenue street fair and we hope to see you there! Terry Nowak is an outreach worker with Creston’s Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors.

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New art on display at library, chamber COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL OF CRESTON

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Standing (from left): Tuck Shop volunteer Sheila Lawson, nurse Carolyn Hawton, Tim Hortons manager Scott Seitz, Tuck Shop co-ordinator Mabel McCowan, nurse Nancy Dyer. Seated (from left) Tim Hortons assistant manager Erica Seitz, Tuck Shop volunteers MaryNell Pawelko and Darlene Wood.

Tims, Tuck Shop contribute to furnishing private room at CVH CRESTON VALLEY HOSPITAL

Thanks to the efforts of the Creston Tim Hortons team and volunteers from the Creston Valley Hospital Tuck Shop last September, $5,040 was raised for the Creston Valley Hospital. As well as selling cookies for the Smile Cookie campaign, the Tuck Shop contributed College of the Rockies

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an additional $4,025 towards the furnishings for a new private room at the hospital to enhance choices for patients who prefer being admitted to a private room. Although the room is available as a private room, its use is not solely restricted to this purpose. The room has new cabinets, and a new couch and recliner — which offer comfort for patients when out of bed and a place for visitors — a new over-bed table, as well as a bistro table and new blinds. All these items meet infection control standards and are

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easy to clean, comfortable and bright. “This new space enhances recovery, privacy, comfort and improves healing,” said Chris Ondrik, Creston Valley Hospital site manager. “Studies have linked a higher percentage of single-bed rooms to better infection control, reduced medical errors, fewer falls, improved sleep and better patient outcomes. “We are grateful to Tim Hortons, our tremendous Tuck Shop volunteers and everyone in our community. We truly appreciate the on-going support that both groups have provided to us.”

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We are so lucky in the valley to have an abundance of incredible talent — everything from theatre and music to the visual arts. Since May 4, valley residents and visitors have had the chance to see a wide variety of the wonderful art produced by local artists. “Different Strokes” is the title of the display at the Creston and District Public Library and different it is! Viewers will be able to see mosaics by Shelagh Corcoran, bark carvings by Harry Miller, painted fabric by Emmie Roelofse, encaustics by Fran Morrison, sculptural pieces by Paul Dawson and jewelry by Cherie Rensing. This is a wonderful display that runs until June 29. Variety is also what will be available at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce with a fabulous display by the members of the Creston Art Club. You name the medium and you will probably find it in this exhibit: acrylics, oils, watercolours, coloured pencil, mixed media — the list could go on but you get the idea. The art will also cover a wide variety of subjects and styles from abstract to traditional. Over 20 artists will have their art on display in the hall at the chamber and the glass cabinets will have the wonderful silk fabric art of Linda Bullock. The display at the chamber ends on June 1. The art in these exhibits is for sale so you can decorate your home or office, buy a special gift and support the local artists too. These community art displays are sponsored by the Community Arts Council of Creston, The Creston Public Library and the Creston Chamber of Commerce. Each exhibit is around eight weeks long and will showcase local artists from Yahk to Riondel. If you would like to see your art displayed at one of these venues next year, contact Val at 250-866-5772.

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• Morris Flowers & Greenhouse • Mountain Park Resort • Mountain Spring Holdings • Multi-Tech Systems • MW Millwork • Nana’s Country Restaurant • Northstar GM • Northtown Rentals • Nuﬂoors • Orchard Valley Glass • Overhead Door Store • Overwaitea Foods • P.R. Forage Co. Ltd. • Palmer Greenhouse • Panago Pizza • Paul’s Superette • Pete Banman • Pharmasave • Pharmasave Home Health Care• Physioworks • Pick of the Crop Market • Porthill Mercantile • Pridham Studios • Prime Fasteners • Pyramid Building Supplies • Quiet Valley Farms • Real Food Café • Regional Director Area B – John Kettle

• Regional Director Area C – Larry Binks • Rick’s Iron Kettle Restaurant • Ricky’s All Day Grill • Ron Hurry Jewelry • Ron’s Repair • Royal Bank of Canada • Scotties RV Park • Shopper’s Drug Mart • Skimmerhorn Winery • Subway • Sue’s Clothesline’s • Sullivan Stone • Sunset Motel • T.A. Rendek & Associates • The Bargain Shop • The Blueberry Patch • Tivoli Theatre • Tony Mulder Jewelry • Town of Creston Mayor – Ron Toyota • Truline Truss • Vance Brothers Furniture • Vital Health Foods • Warehouse Pizza • WM Consulting • Wloka Farms • Wynndel Box & Lumber

Proceeds of this year’s tournament are split between the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and Muscular Dystrophy Canada (through Creston Fire & Rescue)

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