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The Summerland Yacht Club held its annual Giant’s Head Regatta on the weekend.

Preventing fires

Despite the hot and dry conditions, firefighters have still received calls to abandoned campfires.

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Watching water

Summerland’s reservoirs have now stopped spilling and the community is using its stored water for the remainder of the year.

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Getting fit

A new fitness centre, providing 24-hour access, is now open.

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Renovation work

After seven months of renovations following a flood, a restaurant is now open for business once again.

I like a cool dip in the pool — especially if it has water in it.

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Transit options studied by John Arendt

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Regional management of bus service under consideration

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Balancing act

Carla McLeod Special to the Summerland Review

Louis Philippe Desrosiers walks a temporary tight rope he and some friends had rigged up at Rotary Beach on Thursday. A long line of young people soon formed waiting to take a turn at testing their balancing skills before falling into the water below. Only one person made it all the way across, and when he did, a loud cheer went up from everyone watching

While Summerland still awaits its own bus service, officials with B.C. Transit are undertaking a study into the future of the service in the region. Municipal administrator Tom Day said the plan is examining the needs and the delivery of the service over a 25-year period. One issue which will be contemplated is a study of whether the various community-based transit services in the South Okanagan are best served through a combined authority or whether they are best managed independently. “It would be an opportunity for Transit to lay out the pros and cons of a more regional system,” Day said. If transit is delivered regionally, the service would require fewer spare buses than if each community service had a spare bus of its own. However, the individual transit services give each community greater control over the costs of delivering the service. In the South Okanagan, communities with transit systems in place are in charge of managing the services independently. In the Central Okanagan, one system controls all bus service from Lake Country to Peachland. Day said the study will not affect whether Summerland will receive its transit or how the service will be structured in the long term. After years of requesting the service, Summerland has been promised a bus service this fall. The service will provide weekday bus service between Summerland and Penticton four times a day in each direction. Details of the transit service have not yet been determined.

Directional signs approved by John Arendt

Directional signs, pointing the way to Summerland’s downtown and waterfront areas and presenting information about upcoming community events, will be set up at the north and south entrances to the community.

Council approved the signs at the July 22 meeting. Funding is in the 2013 financial plan. Mayor Janice Perrino said this is not the first time the directional signs have been considered for Summerland. “It’s taken us three years to get to this place,”

she said. In the past, electronic signs were suggested, with the message on the signs changing to highlight the next upcoming festival or community event. At present, however, the provincial Ministry of Highways does not allow new electronic signs

along the highways. If electronic signs are not allowed on the signs, another method will be used to promote events. “There’s going to be some way to inform people of our festivals,” Perrino said. The design of the directional signs is simi-

lar to the design of the existing welcome signs already in place along the highway. She added that reaching a consensus on the look of the signs was difficult because of the variety of ideas presented. The work is expected to be completed over the next year.

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Responsibility urged around campfires by John Arendt As Summerland’s hot, dry weather continues, campers are urged to use caution around their campfires.

Fire chief Glenn Noble said there have not been wildfires or grass fires of note so far this year, but the risk will increase as the hot weather leads

to more drying. He said a campfire which is not fully extinguished can easily spark a wildfire. “People need to be responsible with their

campfires,” he said. “We still get calls about abandoned campfires.” At present, the fire danger rating is at four, or high, but not yet extreme. In an effort to reduce the risk of a wildfire within Summerland, crews have worked to control the fuel at several muni-

cipally-owned properties. This year, funding has been awarded to manage a portion of Canyon View Road and some land above the Deer Ridge subdivision. The work will not take place until the fall. Earlier, land around Living Memorial Park and

in the Pollock Terrace area was managed. While these efforts can reduce the fire risk on municipal properties, the fire department does not clear privatelyowned lands. Such work is the responsibility of the property owner. Noble said the fire season seems to

have shifted in recent years. Instead of the peak fire season from June to August, it now begins in July and continues into September, he said. Last year, the most significant wildfire Summerland crews attended, covering between 0.6 and 0.8 hectares, occurred on Sept. 23.

Local government cost $116K The cost of Summerland’s municipal council was $116,236.67 in 2012. The price includes $97,406.55 in remuneration for the mayor and six councillors and $18,830.12 in expenses. Mayor Janice Perrino received $26,658.81 in remuneration while the councillors received $11,791.29 each. While the amount seems low, Perrino said it ensures

those in council roles will view their positions as a form of service to the community, not a career. Expenses claimed by the members of council varied widely. Perrino’s expense total came to $6,699.32. Of the councillors, Coun. Peter Waterman had the highest total at $3,677.86, followed by Coun. Orv Robson with $3,510.93. Coun. Martin Van Alphen’s expenses

came to $3,174.78 and Coun. Robert Hacking’s expense claims totalled $1,703.23. Coun. Lloyd Christopherson claimed $64 in expenses while Coun. Bruce Hallquist had no expense claims. The remuneration includes expenses for travel and conventions the council members attend. Perrino’s amount includes travel to an event in Ottawa as well as travel to events locally and within the province.

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Kennedy Donald, eight years old, takes part in an Angry Birds game at the Summerland Library. The game, held last Tuesday evening, was one of the events during the library’s Summer Reading Club for children.

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Seeking signs Summerland has a lot to offer, for those who know where to look. Unlike other communities in the Okanagan Valley, Summerland’s business and lakefront areas are not built up along Highway 97. As a result, the atmosphere and pace in downtown Summerland are more relaxed than in communities where the highway is also the main street. The drawback comes when visitors to the region do not turn off the highway to discover all the community has to offer. A decision at the last municipal council meeting to set up directional information signs along the highway is a good way to remedy the situation and announce upcoming local festivals and events at the same time. There are some obstacles to overcome, including negotiating with the provincial Ministry of Highways on the design of the signs. Electronic signs, which have been considered in the past, are no longer allowed under Ministry of Highways regulations. If electronic signs are not used to update messages about coming events in Summerland, another method is needed. A more significant obstacle will be simply getting the job done. This is the third consecutive year municipal council has discussed directional signs on the highway, but the signs have not yet been constructed. The need now is greater than ever. Businesses depend on tourism dollars, but the tourists will not stop here unless they realize there is more to the community than what they can see from the highway. Unless travellers know there are attractions in town, they will not stop here. The work needs to be started soon, but one also wonders if this project will simply end up delayed once again.

An upcoming study into the future of transit service in the area could benefit the entire South Okanagan. S u m m e rland will soon have its own transit service, but examining the future delivery of this service could lead to an efficient, cost-effective regional service. This study and the earlier announcement that Summerland will have a transit service suggest public transportation is a priority for the South Okanagan.

NDP soul searching going nowhere VICTORIA – B.C. NDP president Moe Sihota says an external review of the party’s performance in the May election will “look very much at the DNA of the NDP.” Early signs are not encouraging. Start with the fivemember panel announced to conduct the review. The required “labour” representation is in the person Tom Fletcher of Cindy Oliver, president of the union representing college and university instructors, and Andy Ross, ex-president of COPE 378, which represents BC Hydro employees among others. Another appointee is NDP MP Jinny Sims, a former president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. If the party wants to further solidify its image as a lobby group for pension-subsidized government unions, it’s off to a great start. The terms of reference defy parody. In addition to unions, the panel required “more than one woman.” A sub-committee may be struck, if it has representation from “youth, women, labour, visible minority, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning).” I presume the party’s lengthy anti-harassment policy will be read out to begin all meetings. Once they finally get down

to business, the list of election campaign details they must examine is long. In addition to that, they must review “stakeholder relations including community leaders, business, social movement, ethnic communities, environmental movement, affiliated unions and the labour movement.” One of the excuses offered by leader Adrian Dix for the party’s defeat was the loss of 40,000 jobs in the B.C. forest industry. The suggestion is that those people left for Alberta, and if they were still here, they would have voted NDP. That presumed solidarity has never existed in the private sector, and in fact the highestpaid union workers have good reason to vote for lower taxes. To confirm B.C. and Canada’s “progressive” tax system, all they have to do is look at their pay stubs. The mandate for this review mentions not one actual public policy issue. Here’s one the committee might kick around. Having lost the 2009 election campaigning against the carbon tax, the NDP is now calling for it to be increased and extended to greenhouse gases produced by industrial process emissions. A simple example is a cement kiln, which burns fuel to reach the temperature at which the components are partially burned and cement is produced. Cement manufacturers pay carbon tax on the fuel, wheth-

er it’s natural gas or shredded tires, but not on the process. B.C. cement makers are already pleading for relief, because the fuel-intensive process puts them at a price disadvantage with U.S. and Chinese producers. Further unilateral tax action by B.C. would only further increase imports, and potentially push B.C. firms out of business. Goodbye unionized private sector jobs. Dix’s last foray in question period before the summer legislature session adjourned was a demand for the government to order BC Ferries to build its next three ships in B.C. Leave aside the NDP’s uncritical zeal for state control, and their ill-fated experiment with aluminum fast ferries. The most likely bidder for this work is Seaspan, with shipyards in Esquimalt and North Vancouver. Seaspan is hiring almost 2,000 people to build ships for the Royal Canadian Navy and Coast Guard. It will be flat out to get that done, and the company president can’t yet say if it has the capacity and skilled labour to bid on BC Ferries ships too. Seaspan has to operate in the real world of limited resources. So does the NDP, but it’s not clear if they can find a way out of their thicket of special interests and stale economic notions. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

bad apples Some Okanagan Valley residents and visitors do not seem to realize the hot, dry summer weather also increases the risk of wildfires. Each year, crews are called when abandoned campfires or carelessly discarded cigarettes result in huge devastation. Such wildfires are preventable. The charred trees and scorched land from previous fires should serve as a reminder to us all. Please use extreme caution to reduce the risk of wildfires.

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Swimmers almost struck by boat Dear Editor: My name is Sophie Eaton and I am nine years old. On July 27, my cousin Madeline, who is 12, and I were swimming back from the buoy at

Powell Beach when a big white boat with a black stripe on it and a green and blue floatie behind it came speeding into the swim zone and almost hit us.

The driver was not paying attention but someone on the boat saw us and told the driver, who managed to turn just in the nick of time.

He didn’t hit us, but did drive over the buoy. The floatie had two teens on it and it went over the top of me, hitting me on the head and scratching my finger.

Boat drivers should drive their boats just like a car and stay out of the swim zone. Sophie Eaton Madeline Ludwig Summerland

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Thankfully, we were both okay — scared but okay. My mom called the police and that made me feel better in case the boat did it again.

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What better place to spend a hot summer day than at the beach? This photo from 1963 will probably bring back memories for many people who grew up in Summerland. Rotary Beach with its docks, raft and high dive was a favourite summer destination for kids. They didn’t seem to mind the inconvenience of the change rooms and washrooms being up the road and around the corner. In the old location at the bottom of Summerland Hill, it was an easy bicycle ride down to the beach, but the trip back up the hill was gruelling, to say the least. When the highway was widened to four lanes, Rotary Beach moved to a new location complete with amenities, but for some on bikes, there is still a hill.

Dear Editor: Detroit is broke. Imagine no city welfare, pension or pay cheques. A social time bomb, waiting to explode. A pretty sobering reminder that you cannot continue to spend more money than you collect in taxes. While some insist that we as Canadians are somewhat sheltered from such nasty things, the facts are that the Canadian household debt is somewhere around $128,000 for a family of four, compared to $140,000 for a Greek family, and Greece is considered to be living on the proverbial edge of fiscal collapse. Despite those glaring warning signs, spending is spiralling out of control, while our politicians continue to waste literally billions of dollars on programs, that do not pass the basic needs test. Why are we arbi-

trarily committing to replace billions of dollars worth of military hardware, without first trying to determine what our military objectives are, and what tools we need to serve those objectives? Why are we pouring billions of dollars into the Department of Indian Affairs that continues to produce no results and with no end in sight? Why are we wasting more billions on security to protect politicians when we could have held the G-8 and G-20 Summits on one of our many military installations where security would have been far superior and already in place, no inconvenience to the public, and at no extra costs? And why are municipalities and the provincial government wasting millions of dollars buying silly carbon credit certificates, insisting those worth-

less pieces of paper reduces a governments carbon footprint? Why are we awarding contracts without the benefits of a competitive public tendering system? Why are politicians shamelessly filling the pockets of government employees to buy their loyalty, their silence, and their vote? The time to get spending under control is today, and with existing revenues. Forget about those pie-in-the-sky LNG revenues, till that natural gas is flowing through those illusive pipelines and loading facilities. If politicians do not get spending under control promptly we will have no alternative but to follow the footsteps of American municipal and state governments, and take public spending to referendum. Andy Thomsen Summerland

Hansen’s leadership provided network of trails Dear Editor Last week the Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society elected a new board of directors and executive. Marilyn Hansen stepped down from her position as presi-

dent after 12 years. Under her guidance and leadership the STCT has provided our community with an excellent trail system which runs along Conkle Mountain, on to Thirsk Lake and beyond.

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Her unwavering commitment and fierce dedication to the society and its goals have provided our community with a recreational treasure. My husband and I have had the pleasure

of cycling the local trails (KVR and TCT) many times and marvel at the accessibility and excellent condition of these routes. On behalf of the new board and executive, we would like to pay tribute

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have helped support Marilyn in her quest to develop a user friendly, well-traveled, non-motorized local trail system for all to enjoy. Marilyn will remain on the board as past president and director

but hopes to finally have some time to “smell the roses” (literally, since her garden is amazing.) Angela Sielmann, Director Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society Summerland

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George Ryga’s legacy should continue by Keith Ferlin

A glorious celebration was held on George Ryga’s 81st birthday, on Saturday afternoon, July 27, at his former home on

Caldwell Road. Through the gracious invitation of the new owner of the Ryga heritage house, Dianne Hiebert, the George Ryga Cul-

tural Society brought together friends and family of the late writer to share in music, stories, good food and wine. We all felt George’s

spirit as we gathered in the lower garden, now lovingly tended to by Ryan Hiebert, Dianne’s son. What a blessing that Dianne had the

vision and courage to undertake the required repairs and upgrades that were beyond the resources of the Society and to embrace the spirit of

the property that first captivated George and Norma back in 1962. As we sat around reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones, I felt a return of the spirit that was once a hallmark of gatherings at the Rygas’ home. This collaborative spirit with which George approached life and work had its roots in his Depression-era upbringing in the scattered farming community of Athabasca. Then I thought how good it would be to extend his approach to our own community in Summerland. If we all could provide support to the efforts of various volunteer groups such as the Philoso phers Café, Good Will Shakespeare, the Friends of the Library or the Ornamental

Gardens, the Art Gallery, to mention but a few — how much richer all our lives would be? That’s why I’d like to see George Ryga’s birthday observed around each July 27 with a festival celebrating him and our living artists. The proceeds from the sale of the house now allow the Society to help fund such new initiatives for Ryga Week, and to continue support for the long-established George Ryga Book Awards. The Ryga Society looks forward to working with various groups to celebrate the contribution George Ryga made to Canadian culture and to keep alive his progressive humanitarian legacy. Keith Ferlin is the president of the George Ryga Cultural Society.

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A community-oriented global event Recently Summerland Chamber staff and local business owners had the opportunity to attend an Information session on the upcoming inaugural race of Challenge Penticton. Hosted by the Penticton Chamber of Commerce, panelists discussed how this new race would change the face of triathlon in our region. For more than 30 years the days surrounding the last

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Sunday of August have brought thousands of athletes and their families to the area, many of them staying right here in Summerland. Because we are familiar with the experience there may be complacency and a feeling that this is just the same race with a different name. It’s not. Granted, the route is the same and many athletes and volunteers will have participated

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before. But the mood and engagement behind the race is very different. The Penticton Challenge website states that the international Challenge family events “focus on delivering the race of a lifetime to athletes of all ages and abilities, and creating a memorable spectator experience that captures all the excitement and emotion of this inspirational sport.”

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The Summerland Yacht Club held its annual Giant’s Head Regatta on the weekend. The race included sailors from along Okanagan Lake in one of the premier races of the summer. The boat at left is Eclipse, from Vernon, crossing the finish line on Saturday. The race course went from Summerland to Rattlesnake Island and back.

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A team of local Challenge representatives recently travelled to Germany to witness the 12-yearold Roth, Germany, Challenge race, hosted in a community with many similarities to Penticton. They were really struck by the close community feeling of the race and the all out quirky fun in the many days surrounding the race. They described it as a week-long event with a race as part of it. They were also struck by the enormous number of people the race attracted. Barely a decade old, Challenge Roth attracts more than a quarter of a million spectators and 5,000 athletes. All in all, they described it as a very different feeling from the more corporate race structure we may have been familiar with in previous years. While in Germany our race ambassadors also noticed how involved neighbouring communities became. While we are not on the specific race route, we know from previous years that Summerland is very popular with

athletes as a place to stay and train. And in the coming years we will be working on how we can be more involved in the events. This year, local businesses are encouraged to join in the festivities by decorating in Challenge colours and welcoming athletes. They can also become Challenge Business Club members. We can all participate through the ‘Adopt an Athlete’ program – a kind of pen pal experience where you communicate with your athlete to share info about the area and answer any questions they

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Christine Petkau may have. You can also be part of the race experience by joining in with your adoptee at the Parade of Athletes. This is a fun way for Summerlanders to get involved immediately. For more information about both of

these opportunities, visit the race website at www.challengepenticton.com. The Challenge race is a fantastic addition to our region’s growing bike culture and the vibrant economic benefits that sports tourism brings. Let’s support this first in North America event. We always appreciate your feedback. Please contact me at manager@summerlandchamber.com or our chamber president, Arlene Fenrich, at president@summerlandchamber.com. Christine Petkau is the manager of the Summerland Chamber of Commerce.

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Fitness centre provides access around the clock A sports injury and the subsequent rehabilitation process led Joel Gregg to set up the Jubilee Fitness Centre, a gym which provides its members with 24-hour access to fitness equipment. The knee injury, a twisted anterior cruciate ligament occurred during a hockey game. Afterward, as he was working on the rehabilitation, he sought out a gym where he could continue to train, to avoid another sports injury in the future. The municipality’s fitness centre at the aquatic centre was busy and the hours were not always convenient for Gregg’s schedule, so he opted to set up his own gym. As he set up the gym, he chose to bring in additional equipment and set up a gym for the community. The centre includes cardio machines such as treadmills and exercise bikes, free weights and weight training machines. It also has an area where small fitness classes could be conducted. “It’s not a huge facility,” Gregg said of the gym in the basement of the Jubilee Dental Centre.

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Other equipment may be added if there is a demand. At present, the facility offers the fitness equipment, but it does not have a professional trainer or fitness instructor. “Right now, it’s just a selfserve gym” Gregg said. “I’m providing the space and the equipment.”

Because there are no staff members present, he said the gym is not designed for beginners but rather for those who have some knowledge of how to use the fitness equipment. In addition, those joining the gym must sign a waiver. There are 16 members registered at present.

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Thursday

Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call DeeDee at 250-404-0406. Come try your hand at an old art made new. The traditional Rug Hookers of the South Okanagan meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Summerland Art Gallery on Main Street. Visitors always welcome. Lots of supplies available. Try your hand at this timeless art. For more information phone Marilyn at 250-494-6434 or Juliet at 250-494-1278. Euchre is played every second and

fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Penticton Chamber Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Aug. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in Memorial Park in Summerland. Tickets are available at the Sweet Tooth Cafe in Summerland. Seniors’ volleyball at the Youth Centre beginning at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. For additional information call Jane or Frank at 250-494-4666. Summerland Horseshoe Club is looking for new members. Practices are held in Memorial Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. Call Laura Williams at 250494-3094. Summerland Sportsmen’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion.The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunting, archery and conservation and is affiliated with the B.C. Wildlife Federation.

New members welcome. TOPS BC #725 Summerland meets every Thursday in the lower level of the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and is followed by a meeting. For more information call Irene at 250-494-5484. The Rug Hooking Circle meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month from noon to 3 p.m. at Leir House Arts and Cultural Centre, 220 Manor Park Ave., Penticton. Practice a traditional Canadian art form in a group setting. Host is certified teacher, fibre artist and published contributor Angela Possak. 250767-0206 or online rughookingteacher.ca. The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.

Friday

Bridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Tai Chi at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, Fridays

at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Contact Nancy at 250-494-8902. The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a gettogether every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New members are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

Saturday Sunday

DivorceCare is for all who are suffering from the difficulties resulting from separation or divorce. Meeting at Summerland Baptist Church just inside the Victoria St. entrance on Sundays 5 to 7 p.m. A free course is offered. Please call 250-4943313 or just walk in. Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (cars which are 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more information on the club phone 250-494-5473.

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Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza.

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s Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This nondenominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other singers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more information contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Okanagan College in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more information, contact Joan at 250-494-4293. The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland senior centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

Tuesday

Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087. Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more information phone Marilyn Topham at 250-4946434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. South Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751. Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Health Centre. Call Cindy at 250-404-8007. Summerland Farmers’ Market in Memorial Park, Wharton Street, every Tuesday April through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call Paul at 250-494-0540. Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third

Thursday, August 1, 2013 Summerland Review Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Robert Beers at 250-490-9645 or 250-488-6491. Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge. The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a coffee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court. Whist is played on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday

Summerland Air Cadets parade Wednesday nights, 18:15 to 21:30 hours at Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. All youth aged 12 to 18 welcome. Call the Air Cadet office at 250494-7988. Summerland Arts Club meets every Wednesday from September through May in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For information call Mary at 250-494-5851. Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes responsible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleasure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities. The Summerland Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. all year. Shaun at 250-494-1513. Wednesdays are beach days at the Summerland Asset Development Initiative. Transportation and supervision are provided. Call 250-494-9722 to register.

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Geology Bus Tours of Summerland. Saturday, Aug. 10. Registration and payment is required. Contact the Summerland Museum for more information at 250-494-9395 or swing on by at 9521 Wharton St., Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Looking for a fun low impact circuit workout routine? Join the newly formed non-profit Summerland Women’s Fitness at 2-7519 Prairie Valley Rd, Summerfair Mall (behind Royal Bank.) Telephone 778516-2001 or email slandfitness@gmail.com. Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical conditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arthritis, to name just a few. A medical referral is required. Call Maureen at 250-494-9006. Summerland Asset Development Initiative continues to run the Summerland Fruit Tree Project throughout the fruit picking season. If you would like to volunteer to help with any picks Monday to Friday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or if you have a tree requiring picking, call Mackenzie at 250494-9722. Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfect; we’ll eat it anyway. We meet monthly at a members’ house, where we eat, laugh, share and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at pleasebringcake@gmail.com for more information or visit facebook.com/ SummerlandBakers. Visit Summerland’s 103-year-old stone church, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, by appointment and available for your summer visitors. Call Doiran at 250-494-5891 or Linda at 250-494-8722 for more information and to register for your church tour.

Summer worker at museum Ruth Ten Veen and Sharon Stone at the Summerland Museum would like to welcome Carmen McDowell as the summer history program leader/archival assistant thanks to a grant from the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program provided by the Government of Canada. So come down and let her tell you

about Summerland’s great history and show you the exhibit on Summerland’s Japanese community. There are still a few seats left for the Geology Tour on Aug. 10. For more information please call the Summerland Museum at 250494-9395 or drop by 9521 Wharton St., Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Reservoirs have now stopped spilling by John Arendt

Summerland’s water supply has stopped spilling and the community is now using the water stored in its reservoirs for the remainder of the year. Shawn Hughes, water distribution chief operator for the municipality, said the reservoirs stopped spilling on July 14. Earlier, on July 11, staff at the municipality’s water department released water from Thirsk Lake to supplement fish flows. The municipality is mandated to have a certain amount of water in creeks for fish habitats. This year’s storage date is the same as last year’s date.

In 2011, the reservoirs stopped spill-

At the Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society’s recent Annual General Meeting, Marilyn Hansen stepped down after 12 years as president and a new executive and board was elected. She will remain on the board as past president and director. The trail society began in 1998 under the leadership of Bob and Kaye Little. At that time, the group formed a charitable society called the Trail and Quail Society and laid out plans for a trail along Conkle Mountain. The trail was enhanced by a gazebo overlooking Prairie Valley, which was built in 1999. Geoff Solly made donors’ memorial benches as a fundraiser and erected them in scenic locations. Geoff Solly, John Kitson, and Bill Johnston, with the assistance of the Highways Department, explored building a path along Okanagan

Lake to Penticton. At that time, a barrier was required between the highway and any pathway. This proved to be too expensive. The Kettle Valley Rail bed south of the Trout Creek bridge to Penticton was not an option because of legal encumbrances. In 2001, Hansen was elected president and the name of the society was changed to the Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society to more accurately reflect its purpose, to build and maintain the Trans Canada Trail in accordance with five core uses as stated by the Trans Canada Trail Foundation: hiking, cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The group is working for a nonmotorized trail from Summerland to 1.5 kilometres east of Osprey Lake. Next, the society wanted to access the rail bed to Faulder. The trail society had

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Denise MacDonald, left, presents a basket and a $50 gift certificate from Summerland Greenhouses to Mikaela McNally, who correctly guessed the date Summerland’s reservoirs would stop spilling. With McNally are her daughter Luna Rose, one year old, and her husband Kevin. Around 100 people entered the contest to guess the date the reservoirs would stop spilling. Dates ranged from June 15 to Oct. 15.

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earlier. During those years, the earliest date the community’s water supply entered storage was June 23 and the latest was July 9. Coun. Peter Waterman, who has also worked as an orchardist and an agrologist, said the date Thirsk Dam stops spilling is important for the community. “The date is special as what is contained in Thirsk and our other reservoirs says a great deal about how the summer will go,” he said. “In the past, prior to the renovation and raising of Thirsk there was particular concern as to whether we would run low and require severe water-

ing restrictions or not. In addition if the reservoir was very low going into winter there were concerns about refilling for the next year.” Once the spilling stops, the water remaining in the reservoirs — a total of 14,136 megalitres — is all that is available for the entire community for the remainder of the year. During the peak irrigation season in summer, the community uses between 140 and 150 megalitres a day. “All users need to manage our supply with best practices, as treating our water to ensure safe high quality is an expensive process, if users

are efficient we treat a lower volume of water and costs are kept in line.” Hughes said the water department has not received calls about wasteful domestic or agricultural irrigation. “In general, the message is getting out,” he said. The mock water bills, which have been sent to homes in Summerland, are also helping to promote water conservation, he said. The mock bills are being sent as the municipality makes the transition from a flat rate for water consumption to a metered system. Metering is expected to take place early in 2014.

Society has worked to bring Trans-Canada Trail to find a route over Ministry of Highways land and municipal land. The Ministry of Highways gave permission to cross their land from Bathville Road and the trail society worked with Ron Sherk and recreation director Dale MacDonald to find a route over municipal land. The society also had to involve the railway safety inspector for the sections crossing the tracks and for building along the tracks to ensure proper sight lines and safety fencing. Hansen and Solly attended 72 meetings with the railway society to get the Trout Creek 1 bridge engineered and decked to safety standards. It was opened in 2004 and has become a popular focal point in Summerland. Near the bridge is a little garden of native plants, chosen by landscape architect Donna Lane. There is a memorial bench to honour the founder

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Bob Little. For the trail to Faulder from Summerland, the society acquired safety fencing from the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society and from the Community Foundation. This trail was built with private donations, money from the Trans Canada Trail Foundation in Montreal and from B.C. government funding. Bol-

lards were placed on this trail to impede motorized traffic. At Faulder, the society built on the old KVR rail bed to about two kilometres beyond the forestry campsite. The trail surface is good but all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes are damaging the surface. Katim Enterprises oversaw the surface project. Sherk put up kilometre markers. D’Arcy Dunn

installed the nonmotorized signs supplied by the province which were stolen within a week. Dunn, Solly, and Sandy Berry have made numerous inspections along the whole route. Three bridges west of Faulder were built. Two map signs and one historical sign were donated. The Bronfman Foundation and TD Bank Friends of the Environment

Goals set for coming year

The new Summerland Trans Canada Trail Society president is Henry Sielmann, who is also a founding member of the South Okanagan Trail Alliance and a director of the Summerland Exhibition Association. The society’s goals include the following: o Launch a new website www. summerlandtrails.ca in July. o Conduct a membership drive with the goal of recruiting 50 new members before the end of the year. o Provide a one-stop information service for trails in Summerland. o Perform ongoing trail maintenance and improvements for an enjoyable and safe trail

experience for all non-motorized users. o Upgrade signage along the trail through Conkle Mountain Park to Osprey Lake. o Establish a good working relationship with government officials and trail groups in the region. o Collaborate with other organizations to build a lakeside trail along Highway 97 from lower Summerland to Trout Creek. o Look for fundraising opportunities, solicit donations and define projects that qualify for grants. Those who would like to learn more about the trails and become a member of the society should visit www.summerlandtrails.ca.

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installed a number of wildlife panels (eight) between the Gazebo and Osprey Lake. Since 1998, four bridges have been built over 25 kilometres of trail. A gazebo and three historical kiosks, two outhouses and six picnic tables have been added. Unfortunately, one table was trashed and thrown into the Trout Creek this spring. The large metal gate on the Fenwick end of the Conkle Mountain Trail was stolen as was the sculpture honouring Little on top of the gazebo. Summerland is one of 800 communities on the Trans Canada Trail route. The Summerland portion reaches to within 1.5 kilometres of Osprey Lake. Part of the trail goes through the municipality on roads, but much of it is on the old rail bed. There is a 14-kilometre gap between Summerland and Penticton which has not been resolved.

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FULL TIME MAINTENANCE PERSON REQUIRED This is a permanent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 3-5 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum supervision and be part of the team. Benefits include excellent wage, health spending account and profit sharing. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email elizabeth@pwppost.com. Please visit our website at www.pwppost.com for further information on the company.

CASHIERS & STORE SUPERVISORS Mac’s Convenience Store Inc. is hiring Cashiers ($10.25/hr). Retail Store Supervisor ($17.31/hr). All 37.50 hours/wk. Mail CV: #102-14405 Rosedale Avenue, Summerland, BC or: summerlandmacs@yahoo.ca

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Employment Help Wanted PHOTOGRAPHER REQ’D for school photography. Contract position, Aug. 18 to Nov. 15. Must have reliable car, computer skills. Some overnight travel req’d. Training & equip. provided. email resume to: peter@mountainwest.ca

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Fruit & Vegetables

Misc. for Sale

Dickinson Family Farm, 17208 Bentley Road. Red haven peaches & nectarines. For new hours, 250-494-0300. PEACHES for sale. Jim Smith, 4415 Monro Ave, Summerland 250-494-1352

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Panasonic window air conditioner. 10,000 BTU. $150 obo. Call 250-494-9583.

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Garage Sales Garage sale, Saturday, Aug 3, 9am - 1pm, 6116 Orr Place, Summerland. Tools, misc, etc. Sat, Aug 3, 8am to 3pm, 7219 Nixon Rd. Housewares, small appliances, pottery, furniture.

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Misc. Wanted Bowﬂex exerciser Call 250-490-6680.

Medical Health

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Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 250-499-0251 We pay cash! Bring in your unwanted or broken jewelry, gold dental crowns, silver cutlery and tea sets, Canadian and US silver coins, and war medals to Summerland Gold and Silver Exchange. We pay the highest prices! 13209 Victoria Road beside The Sweet Tooth. Locally owned and operated. 778-516-5888.

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Strong artistic tradition continues in Summerland I’m writing this column having just returned from a celebration to honour what would have been the 81st birthday of playwright and novelist George Ryga. It is inspiring to know that one of Canada’s most prolific writers lived in our community. Ryga was a short story writer, novelist, radio and television dramatist, poet and film scenarist. In a period of 14 years he produced 190 plays, two cantatas, five screenplays, two longplaying albums, three novels, and a book of poetry, as well as a considerable body of unpublished and unproduced work. And he did it here. In Summerland. You can find his works in local bookstores and at our local library. Fortunately Summerland continues to be home to many talented, artistic people. When we look around we see that we are surrounded by artists, writers, painters, sculptors, musicians and others active in the cultural community. You can explore the talents of a widerange of local artists by visiting local Summerland businesses displaying Art Walk decals. You’ll find wooden bowls, pastels, watercolours, acrylic paintings, pottery and so much more as you go in and out of the 38 stores and business participating in Art Walk 2013. The most visible art in downtown Summerland are, of course, the bright colourful street banners. Created by a wide range of residents of all ages these banners demonstrate the incredible talent in our community. And better yet one or more of these banners could be yours. Drop by the Arts Centre at 9533 Main Street and enter your bid in the Banner Bid Book.

Arts Palette

dent Robert Dmytruk at the Summerland Art Gallery. ooo If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Council’s online

calendar, please email: artspalette@ summerlandarts.com or call: 250-404-3225. http://summerlandarts.com and http:// twitter.com/artspalette The Arts Palette

is written by David Finnis, publicity chair and president of the Summerland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9533 Main St., Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0.

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David Finnis They are an excellent way to brighten up a back deck, a carport or the entrance to a home. August is a good month to explore and discover all the different artistic and cultural events not just in Summerland, but throughout British Columbia. The B.C. Cultural Crawl is a self-guided tour of communityinitiated events that include music, theatre and dance performances, visual arts, festivals, museum and heritage exhibitions, culinary arts, community art walks and more. In our community you are invited to enjoy theatre in Memorial Park this weekend and a show featuring abstract art by Summerland resi-

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Summer Fresh Greek Yogurt Dips

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Cucumber or Jalapeno 200 g

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Corn on the Cob BC Grown

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Beef Top Sirloin Steaks Canadian Beef

Whole Seedless Watermelon California Grown

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Fancy Leaf Lettuce BC Grown Green or Red

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Mott’s Clamato Cocktails Selected Varieties or Garden Cocktail 1.89 L

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Kraft BBQ Sauce Select Varieties 455ml

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