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Ashcroft’s garbage collection rates expected to rise
Ashcroft residents will see an increase on their utility bill in the new year, as the newly adjusted price for garbage pickup is introduced. Council introduced Bylaw 785 at its Dec. 9 public meeting. The bylaw “to establish a system of solid waste removal” sets out fees and charges, types of waste not accepted, offences and other details for the mechanized system of weekly garbage removal that was introduced last January. At that time, Council asked staff to undertake a cost analysis of the new system to see if the costs would have to be modified. The service remains the same as it has been for the past year, but home owners will notice a different rate on their next utility bill of about $30 as the cost goes from $70 to $100 per cart. Another $17 per cart addition is planned for 2015. The
solid waste portion of the utility bill will be included in the 10 per cent discount that the Village offers for residents and businesses paying their bill before March 31, and seniors can get a 25 per cent discount as long as they qualify for the Home Owners Grant. Residential containers are 240 Litres. Businesses pay $176 per (360 L) cart and $538 for commercial sized (1100 L) carts. There is no increase scheduled for those. The Bylaw also outlines replacement costs for damaged carts - $75 plus taxes for the entire unit or $35 for just a lid, $20 to replace the wheels - for a residential cart. Replacement of a Business cart costs $100 plus taxes; a Commercial cart costs $600 plus taxes. The Bylaw will be presented at Council’s first meeting in January for discussion and adoption. Solid waste collection rates have remained the same since 1996.
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Residents escape Clinton house fire
Santa’s checking his list It was Ashcroft’s usual rockin’ good time of a Santa Claus Parade last Friday night, and despite the frigid temperatures, adults and children lined Railway Ave. just to catch sight of the Christmas couple, Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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The Clinton RCMP received a request from the Clinton Fire Department to assist with a residential house fire at located at 6715- 26 Mile Frontage Road, Hwy 97 on Dec.7 at 4:19 am. Initial reports indicated that all three occupants escaped the duplex style residence unharmed. Local Emergency Services including the Clinton Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance were on scene. Police investigation determined that there were no other occupants. A 65 year old male was transported to the Ashcroft Hospital for observation where he was treated and released. The fire quickly engulfed the residence and appeared to have originated from the unoccupied side where electrical renovations were taking place. The cause of the fire is believed to have started from the renovations. No foul play is suspected in this matter.
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Dec. 13 - The Cache Creek Elementary School will be hosting a family dance fundraiser at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend. There will be door prizes, music, dancing and PAC will be running a concession. Admission is $2. Dec.13 - Spences Bridge Ham and Turkey Bingo. Early bird 6:30 pm at Clemes Hall on Hwy 8. Dec. 18-19 - The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography mobile service will be visiting Ashcroft and District Hospital on Dec. 18-19. Women ages 40 - 79 can book an appointment by calling 1-800-663-9203 or visiting www.smpbc.ca Dec. 20 - Bingo fundraiser for the Ashcroft Secondary Senior Girls Basketball team at the Bonaparte Band Hall, Cache Creek. Doors open at 6:00pm, bingo starts at 7:00. Concession available. For information call Priscilla at (250) 457-7696. Dec. 20th - Zion UCW Church Family Christmas Party; 5:30 PM. Evening begins with a potluck meal. Dec. 24th - Zion United Church Service of Lessons and Carols; 7 PM All welcome Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve service with the Reverend Dan Hines at St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Ashcroft. 7:00pm. Jan. 7th - Zion UCW meets in Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft at 2 PM. A warm welcome awaits all interested women. Jan. 31 - New Year’s Eve Dance in Spences Bridge! Every Friday - Soup’s On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation. Wednesdays 8-10 pm - Drop In Adult Badminton in Cache Creek Community Hall. Bring a racquet and gym shoes, $3 per night. Call Rick for information 250-457-9644 (days) or 250-457-2370 (evenings).
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POLICE REPORT
Icy highway
Dec. 3 in the afternoon, RCMP were called to a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97 just south of 16 Mile when a 1999 Dodge Dakota left a slippert section of the highway and went off road. Both occupants were from 100 Mile House. Neither the driver, a 30 year old man, nor his 24 year old female passenger were injured. There was extensive damage to the front end of their truck.
Crashed into snowbank
Dec. 4 between 7-8 am, police were notified of a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C, approximately 5 km this side of Highland Valley Copper. The 28 year old Ashcroft man wais he swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle in his lane and went off road right and into a snowbank. He was not injured, but there was front end damage to his 2014 Chevrolet Cruze.
Slippery roads
Dec. 5 at 3 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 near the Spatsum Creek area after a Ford pickup driven by a 71 year old Spences Bridge man hit some ice and went off the road. He was not injured.
On the run
Dec. 6 at 4:30 am police were called to a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97 south of Maidencreek Rd. after a Ford F250 went off road to the left, flipped and landed upside down in the ditch. The driver, a 26 year old Salmon Arm man, was taken to the 100 Mile House hospital with a possible head injury. He was released later the same day and arrested by RCMP for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. The truck had been reported stolen in 100 Mile House. It was destroyed in the accident.
Drive by fruiting
Dec. 6 police were called to mediate a neighbour dispute in Cache Creek after a resident discovered that someone had thrown rotten oranges at his door. The move appears to be retaliation for a previous incident in which the victim returned a pile of dog feces to the suspect’s yard. He was told it was not a police matter, yet.
Following too closely
Dec. 6 at 6 pm police attended a two vehicle accident on Hwy 1 by Thompson River Estates after a 2003 Toyota Matrix driven by a 22 year old Ashcroft woman, drove into the back of a Honda Civic, driven by a 55 year old man from
A Merry Hamper Christmas
Jerry Fiddick accepts a $1,000 donation for the Christmas Hampers from Doreen Lambert and the Second Time Around in Ashcroft. the Thompson River Estates, just as he slowed down to turn off the highway into the subdivision. The woman was issued a ticket for following too closely. Both drivers were taken to the hospital for examination.
Infiniti and discovered that the driver, a 26 year old man from Duncan, was driving while prohibited. He was arrested and charged and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Prohibited from driving
Dec. 9 at 1 pm Traffic Services officers stopped a speeding vehicle on Hwy 1 in Cache Creek at the south end of town after watching the 2000 Toyota Echo travelling at 101 kph in the 70 kph zone. The 30 year old man from 108 Mile Ranch was issued a ticket for failing to display his N and he was served a two-month driving prohibition. His vehicle was towed.
Dec. 7 at 8 pm police stopped a 2008 Ford Fusion at a road check on Hwy 99 near the Hwy 97 intersection. The 44 year old Kamloops driver was found to be prohibited and was arrested and charged with driving while prohibited. His vehicle was impounded for a minimum of 30 days. At 8:20 pm at the same road check, Traffic Services officers stopped a 2000
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New Detachment for 100 Mile The RCMP is pleased to announce that Summit Brooke Construction of Abbotsford has been awarded the contract to construct the new RCMP Detachment in 100 Mile House. As general contractor, Summit Brook Construction will begin preliminary construction in December 2013. The exterior façade of the new Detachment will be a mixture of corrugated metal panels, textured concrete blocks and prefinished metal windows. The roof is a sloping gable style, finished with prefinished metal panels and dormer windows that allow natural light into the public and administration areas of the main floor. The Detachment will have a total floor area of approximately 1500m2.
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The main floor will have the police functional areas, the administration and clerical areas, and public entrance. There will be a separate mezzanine area where the mechanical and electrical services will be housed. With 18 Members and nine civilian staff and volunteers, we have outgrown this facility. says Sergeant Don McLean. The overflow from the Detachment is currently being housed in a trailer attached to the north end. This new RCMP Detachment will be a tribute to the community for years to come. It is anticipated that the Detachment will be completed by the spring of 2015. Submitted
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Safety Mart gets Best Bloomin Business Award Several Communities in Bloom committee members were on hand to present Ed Lee and Victor Paulos of Safety Mart Foods with the Best Bloomin Business award for 2013. The Communities in Bloom committee selects and presents this award to a deserving Ashcroft business each year. The criteria used to select the recipient include street appeal, cleanliness, use of colour and improvements to the business. New landscaping, completed at the end of last year, improved the look of this highly visible corner of our community. Xeriscape-type plants and materials were combined to provide an easy care, climate correct choice that looks great in all seasons. Congratulations Safety Mart Foods! Submitted Left: L-R: Jordi Flaherty, Marijke Stott, Andrea Walker, Ed Lee, Victor Paulos and Lorna Delling.
Loyalty reward points banned
Above: Novice players Lyric Antoine and Waylon Hoggard hold off Lillooet’s play; Below: Holden Kinvig and Goalie Dallon Tomey wait for some action.
Ashcroft Novices and PeeWees gaining It was the Ashcroft Ninja’s (Novice) first meeting this year with Lillooet’s Novice team last Saturday in Ashcroft. It was another exciting game. Our players are showing lots of improvement and team work every time they step on the ice. It was great to see all the smiling faces on the ice and all the support of Family and Friends in the stands! We have a rematch next weekend in Lillooet, Saturday Dec. 14 at 2 pm The Peewee Girls traveled to Kelowna last weekend for two games. They played hard and pulled together as a team! The first game was a loss 2-0, but the game on Sunday was a tie 3-3 with Gracie Antoine scoring her first goal! Nice work team! They are off to Lillooet this weekend as are the Bantams and
Atoms! Wish all of the players luck! Submitted
by Jeff Nagel Surrey North Delta Leader B.C. pharmacies are now banned from handing out loyalty reward points to customers for prescription drug purchases. The measure – effective Dec. 2 – is already drawing outrage from shoppers and has sparked a legal challenge from Canada Safeway and Thrifty Foods, both arms of the Sobeys group that offer popular loyalty card points. The College of Pharmacists of B.C. first proposed a ban in 2012 but shelved it amid strong public opposition. However, the college’s board reexamined the issue after the provincial election and unanimously approved the ban Sept. 20, arguing loyalty points are a powerful lure that can alter some shoppers’ buying habits and potentially harm their health. The bylaw prohibits various gifts, rebates, refunds and other incentives, not just loyalty points. The college says such incentives are inappropriate “kickbacks” to customers. “After careful consideration, the College still firmly believes that paying patients for prescriptions is unprofessional, unethical and unsafe,” it states on its website. The college argues some patients may go without their medicine until they can fill a prescription on a loyalty point bonus day. It also believes patients with thirdparty insurance who don’t pay out of pocket may keep refilling a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points. The college calls that a drain on limited health care dollars and says drugs not used by the intended patient may be abused by others or di-
verted to the illegal drug trade. It says paying customers a kickback undermines pharmacists’ integrity and the credibility of the profession. “Patients do not expect to receive payments for other health services they receive, and drug therapy should not be the exception to that rule.” The college hopes a points ban will result in patients choosing a pharmacy or pharmacist on their own merits, not inducements. Some patients on Canada Safeway’s Facebook page said they may switch to closer pharmacies as a result of the ban on issuing Air Miles points for prescriptions at Safeway. Victoria senior Randy McEwen said he doubts anyone would delay filling prescriptions for the sake of a bonus. “Most Canadians are smart enough to make rational decisions,” said McEwen, who uses prescription points to fly his children in from Edmonton. “This ban discriminates against the elderly and the chronically ill. Why would you let me collect points on gas or banking but not on prescription drugs?” Canada Safeway and Thrifty Foods were slated to be in court Tuesday seeking an injunction. They argue the incentives ban mainly targets larger chains and unfairly props up smaller independent pharmacies. “There is no evidence that incentives pose a risk to patient care or safety, or that they undermine the ethical conduct of pharmacists,” said the Sobeys petition in B.C. Supreme Court. Exempted from the ban are free or discounted parking or delivery services, and payment by credit or debit cards that generate loyalty benefits.
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Making bad habits easier to cultivate I’m all for freedom to do as you choose - as long as it doesn’t impinge on my - or anyone else’s - freedoms. For example, get hammered if you like, just don’t get behind the wheel of a car and drive into me. Or visit a casino and gamble until your money is gone - don’t expect me or others to reimburse you for your missing mortgage payment. We’re only human. We often use that phrase, but what does it mean? In many cases, it means that we cannot withstand the devious marketing techniques that are carefully designed to get inside our heads and into our wallets. If there is money to be had, the greediest among us will figure out how to pry it from our fingers - and then blame us for giving it to them. The worst among them look for our weakest points and exploit them. Like casino operators. Alcohol manufacturers. Cigarette companies. It’s a long list that includes many products that are illegal at this time. And why are things like euphoric drugs illegal if not to disuade the general population from using them? Many years ago, my home city put it one of the first casinos in Canada. Easy money. They made the art gallery move, of all things, so they could inhabit that prime location. Suddenly a hand full of pawn shops grew into a booming industry; offices sprang up around the downtown area advertising gambline addiction services. It’s what everyone knew would happen, but... well, the economy was dragging and there’s nothing like a casino to attract people into town. Our governments are among the worst. Build a casino and make a truckload of cash. What about the harmful effects on the general population? Well, they should just know their limit and play within it. If they can’t, that’s just too bad. Now the BC government is thinking of ways to make liquor more accessible. Grocery stores? Why not gas stations, like they do in the US? It’s easy money. If people can’t control themselves, we can just hire more police. And ignore the growing social problem and hope it goes away.
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ICICLES FROST A SPRUCE TREE in Ashcroft after a water line break during abnormally cold weather VICTORIA – The federal government stepped up its sales pitch for new pipelines to the B.C. coast last week, as it prepares for the imminent release of the federal review panel’s report on the feasibility of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver arrived in Vancouver to release an expert panel’s report on the current state of tanker safety on the West Coast. It was the first of two reports that tell the Stephen Harper government in blunt terms how steep a hill it must climb to enable energy exports to Asia. Oliver gave a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade the following morning, where he vowed to implement one of the panel’s key recommendations. Legislation is coming to ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, must pay for any environmental damage from resource development and transport. The panel was chaired by Gordon Houston, a former Prince Rupert harbourmaster and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver. Its report details the littlenoticed fact that coastal waters around Victoria and Vancouver are already congested with shipping traffic, including Alaska oil tankers, and are at “very high risk” of an incident. Of course that “very high risk” should be seen in the B.C. context, where there has never been a serious oil spill at sea in a century of continuous petroleum shipping. The report calls for potential polluters to show they are prepared for a “worst case” discharge like the 1989
and the federal government are key obstacles to the largest economic opportunity in the world today, the rise of Asia. Eyford was dealing with the profusion of gas pipeline projects that are set to cross Tom Fletcher northern B.C., as well as the tfletcher@blackpress.ca Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Canada oil proposals. The entrenched opposition is against oil, particularly heavy oil in tankers. Politics and protesters Exxon Valdez grounding in Alaska. It tells Ottawa the Canadian Coast Guard aside, these are the facts for B.C. The must be properly funded to serve as in- prosperous provinces in Canada today are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newcident command. Oliver recounted efforts made so foundland, based mainly on energy defar, including annual tanker inspec- velopment. The rest are struggling. B.C. continues to lose skilled worktions, increased aerial surveillance and marine markers. And he reminded his ers to Alberta, where oilsands developaudience that Canada’s only energy ex- ment continues to expand despite the port customer, the U.S., is about to sur- continuing chorus of U.S.-financed pass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest misrepresentation of its environmental impact. petroleum producer. It’s a key moment in Canadian hisThe second federal report was from Doug Eyford, a lawyer who has been tory. This is where we see if we can go meeting for months with aboriginal beyond our status as a client state of the communities in northern B.C. and Al- U.S. This year’s B.C. election, where berta. He found, as Enbridge has reported, pandering to urban protest backfired on that many aboriginal communities are the NDP, suggests a new seriousness in working with energy producers to get the public mood. More people understand today the economic activity they so desperately need. (Most urban people likely that our comfortable modern society don’t believe this, because the conflict- with free-access health care is a fragile addicted media report mostly protests.) thing. We have it better than most of the Eyford’s report is no whitewash world, for now. either. It reminds Ottawa that B.C.’s unTom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reresolved aboriginal title and a general lack of trust of both the energy industry porter and columnist for Black Press.
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I cannot find further records on If you are a local, non-profit group, post Tom Walker and I presume he died your events on The Journal’s online quite young, and there does not apCOMMUNITY CALENDAR pear to have been any children born It’s free! Go to mation one can find on the BC Arof that marriage. chives website run by the Royal BC Records show that in 1893 Mary www.ash-cache-journal.com/calendar/ submit/ Museum. The birth, death and mar- Semlin/Walker of Cache Creek riage certificates reproduced there married again, this time to Charles and fill in the blanks. can supply some very interesting Tremble (spelling as on certificate) leads and help follow family ties. or Trimble, the spelling varies on These records are not as dry as it different documents. Dear Editor might first appear. In my search last Charles Trimble is listed in the DESERT HILLS RANCH Whenever I pick up my copy of week I found that Mary Elizabeth 1893 Cache Creek directory as the Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal Semlin was born in 1867 in Cache foreman, Galpin and Co (stockraisthe first thing I do is scan through Creek. er). the pages to see if there is anything Semlin had arrived in Cache I found birth or death certificates written by either Barbara Roden or Creek a few years earlier – without for five children born in Cache DECEmBER 14-15 • 930 TO 5:00 Esther Darlington MacDonald on We are offering a family or any other ties or connecCreek to Mary Elizabeth Semlin local history. If there is I save it for winter storage package tions. Many settlers arrived alone and Charles Edward Trimble who $ my weekend reading pleasure. and it must have been quite a diffiwas born Ohio US about 1860 with for only 25 (retail value over $60) Some people like to do crypcult and lonely life. In 1867 Semlin occupation listed as rancher, Cache In your package you will have potatoes, tic crossword puzzles – I like to was still trying to establish himself. Creek. These children were: Gladys carrots, beets, apples, onions, try to unravel genealogical puzBC was still a colony and provincial May (1892-1931), Charles Auguscabbage and so much more. zles. The article by Esther Darling- politics was still based on a coloni- tus (1897-1948), George Edgar Perfect timing for your Christmas dinner. ton MacDonald in the Nov. 28 issue al government. A daughter, a baby (1901-1962), Florence (Floria) IsaDesert Hills Ranch is supporting healthy eating for was great and her suggestion that kids so $2.00 of every package will go towards the girl, can give a lot of meaning to the belle (1903-?) and Richard Claude schools healthy eating program in our local area. there was a mystery surrounding backbreaking work of establishing (1905-1981). As the birth records Come on down and enjoy complimentary hot chocolate, the grandchildren of Charles Aua home in a new land. on the archives website go no later coffee and a slice of pie with ice cream. gustus Semlin, local rancher, MLA In 1884 Mary Semlin of Cache than 1903, it was on the 1911 cenand BC’s 12th Premier, aroused my Creek married Tom Walker. sus that I found another child, CarRT HIILLS RAN E curiosity. CH Through the archive search function rie, born in 1906. These, therefore ES D When Semlin died in 1927, I was able to find an image of the were Charles Augustus Semlin’s he willed his estate worth about actual marriage certificate for Mary grandchildren. $50,000 to his grandchildren; how- Semlin – age 17 - and Tom Walker, Of interest to me is at least three ASHCROFT, B.C. ever most biographies list Semlin as dated 12/24 1884. On the marriage of the births (all those where I could For more information please visit our website at a bachelor or unmarried – so where certificate, on the line for parents www.deserthillsranch.com or phone us at 1-250-453-9878 examine a reproduction of the do the grandchildren come from?are the words: “Charles A Semlin, birth certificates online) were not asks Esther. She mentions that Indian woman”. registered Caroline Williams and Mary were Presumably in 1884 Mary’s until early listed as living with Semlin in the mother was no longer alive and it 1928, two 1881 census and using Semlin as a seems strange that Mary did not months afsurname. Esther assumes that Mary know the name of her mother, so ter the death was adopted by Semlin and that perhaps Mary’s mother had been of Charles Caroline Williams was her mother, dead for some time. It would seem Semlin, * PRICES IN EFFECT TIL DEC. 24TH an assumption which follows with unlikely from this record that her and the inthe entry made by Jeremy Mouat in mother was Caroline Williams who formant to his biography of Semlin in the Dic- was living in the Semlin household the registry tionary of Canadian Biography. in 1881 according to the census re- was Miss Well, maybe; but we need to be port. Mary would have known of Gladys careful about assumptions. Caroline. Trimble in TRUEFORM 3 COLORS There are some good clues availOkay – some mystery here. Was all cases. DRESSFORMS able to solving the “mystery” of the her mother unknown or was someREG. 400.00 grandchildren. I have come to be one being protected by not making See LETTER MONSTER PYJAMA fascinated with the detailed inforon p. 6 her name public? NOW * BACK PACK reg. 57.98/ea
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Desert Hills Ranch owner Randy Porter (right) receiving a print from Ashcroft artist Frederick Seher (left).
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Charles Semlin’s living legacy Charles Semlin died in November 1927; unfortunately there is no reproduction of his death certificate online so I could not find out if he was listed as having been married on the certificate; however his biographers are very definite about him being unmarried. Mary’s mother does remain a mystery that will unlikely be revealed, and in my mind whether or not Mary was adopted or was Semlin’s biological child is unimportant; the important thing was that Semlin considered Mary to be his daughter, cared for her and her children and that the children cared for him. Looking through the wonderful book put out by the Ashcroft Museum, Bittersweet Oasis A History of Ashcroft and District 1885 to 2002, I found on page 85 a photo of Mary and Charles Trimble with their children Gladys and Charles. Charles is a baby and it looks like he is in a christening dress. He was born in March 1897, so the photo was likely taken in 1897. The caption on the photo says that the Trimbles Letter from p. 5
were from the Semlin Ranch and that Mary has previously been married to Tom Walker. Over the page in Bittersweet Oasis is a photo taken in 1933 at the Semlin ranch – six years after the passing of Charles Semlin Sr.; the owner of the ranch is stated as Leslie Cameron. In her article, Esther goes on to tell about her experience in 1981 in Kamloops when she interviewed Alma Loyst, who nursed Semlin before he died. By coincidence at least one of Semlin’s grandchildren, Richard Claude Trimble, was living in Kamloops at that time; he died in RIH in March 1981, his son living in Coquitlam signed the death certificate. It was most unfortunate that Esther missed interviewing him as he surely would have been able to shed some light on any mystery surrounding Semlin’s grandchildren. Thank you, Esther and The Journal for some enjoyable reading and a puzzle. Barbara Hendricks Loon Lake
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cold had a lot to do with it. Who could blame people from staying indoors when the thermometer dipped below –20 (without factoring in the wind chill)? A few brave souls dropped by the Museum Open House and many more enjoyed the hot soup lunch available at the Legion Craft Sale. Merchants noted fewer shoppers but welcomed all those who did venture into their stores. Several hardy souls braved the cold to sing carols around the Village Christmas Tree as Mayor Jim Rivett ‘threw the switch’ to light it up for the season. Special thanks to Tracy Fallstrom and the kids for leading the singing and to Tony Carron for bringing his propane heaters to give some warmth to the event. Also thanks to Greg and Mark Swan for providing the tree, Village public works staff for setting it up so securely and Bernie Nieuwenhuis, Christine Johnstone and Greg Swan for working with me to put the lights up. The complementary Christmas Banquet provided by Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle on Saturday evening (Dec. 7) was enjoyed be many. A larger number of people than usual showed up and there was lots of food for all. The singing and Christmas message all contributed to a lovely evening. Thanks to all those who prepared the food, set up Susan Swan the hall (and did the clean up af459-2224 or 2325 ter) and all who took part. This countrysquire@ is truly a delightful beginning to bcwireless.com the Christmas season and one I personally look forward to every year.
Inside events draw crowds
Curling Club Potluck
The Clinton Curling Club hosted a potluck dinner and a ‘draw to the button’ contest on Friday, Dec. 6. It was open to everyone and several non-members attended as well as curling club members. Although I wasn’t able to make it, I’ve been told there was a good turnout and everyone had fun. And isn’t that really what it is all about?
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Clinton’s Victorian Christmas Weekend
“Wow! Isn’t it cold out there?” is the refrain that was heard time and time again on Saturday, Dec. 8 as people braved the cold to take part in the Victorian Christmas Weekend activities in Clinton. Numbers were down from last year but I’m sure the
The judges will be out and about on Saturday, Dec. 14 to check out all the lights and displays around Clinton. If you want to have your lights judged please make sure your lights are on. See CLINTON on p. 8
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some of the hardy souls who braved the elements to take part in the Christmas Caroling and Tree Light Up on Dec. 7
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Clinton quilters form their own group There is a $50 prize in each of the two categories, residential and commercial. There are already lots of residential lights up but the commercial ones are lagging a little. Come on folks, let’s Light Up Clinton! The Clinton Communities in Bloom Committee and the 150/50 Committee jointly sponsor the contest. Clinton from p. 7
Integris Stuff a Stocking’ Campaign
For the third year in a row Integris Credit Union and Insurance Services is organizing a ‘Stuff a Stocking’ Campaign. Integris supplies the Christmas stockings, which can be picked up from either the credit union of insurance office. Each stocking is labeled with an age and gender and those picking them up fill them with appropriate items. They are then returned to Integris so they can be delivered for Christmas. If anyone knows of someone who would appreciate one of these stockings please submit their name to Integris. You can also ask to fill a stocking for a specific person and Integris will see that it is delivered as well. This is just one more way that Integris gives back to the community. Their goal is to make everyone’s Christmas a little brighter.
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Black swans deliver message of hope
For the last few years, every time I talked to my friend Kay Brown, I could see pain in her eyes. The physical suffering she had endured since her whiplash injury 17 years prior had become too much for her to manage, and the quality of her life was deteriorating at the same rate as the bone alignment of her diseased spine. As much as she wanted to distract herself with the company of friends, the agony she was in made her withdraw once it became all-consuming. Having normal conversations felt next to impossible. “I’d be talking to someone, already feeling terrible, and suddenly I’d get a jolt of unbearable pain that I wouldn’t be able to hide,” she explained. It became easier for her to just stay home than to try to be social. After years of being told nothing could be done, a surgeon named Dr. Kim in Houston, Texas, said the words
she’d been praying to hear: he could fix her. “I sat across from that nice Asian doctor with his cute Texas accent and listened to him tell me that he could immediately eliminate 75 per cent of my pain with an operation he could do in his sleep,” she said. “He claimed the other 25 per cent would diminish over time. I was in shock.” Her friends and family were overjoyed at the news, and Kay was hopeful, but she couldn’t wrap her head around the staggering cost. “A one night stay in the hospital would be $80,000,” she said. “I couldn’t imagine coming up with that kind of money on top of the surgery and travel expenses.” Loved ones urged her to get the operation and figure out the finances later. Her new friends whom she had just met at the hotel in Houston, managed to get the hospital charges decreased.
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com Now $30,000 would be required upfront, and an additional $20,000 afterward. Within one day some friends back home completely astonished her by coming up with the hefty loan for the down payment. Overwhelmed with emotion, Kay laid down on a lounge chair at the hotel. “When I opened my eyes a couple minutes later, three black swans were beside me,” she said. “They stayed with me for 40 minutes. It felt magical - like some kind of omen. At first, I didn’t want to Google the meaning of it, just in case it meant the
kiss of death or something.” According to the Internet, the black beauties symbolized an epic event. That felt right to Kay. She went ahead and had the operation, and it was a huge success. Talking face to face with my friend is a different experience now. Her eyes still well up easily, not from shooting pain or despair,
but from the love and support extended to her by her friends and family, and even complete strangers during her time of need. Her physical and mental transformation has come at a high price though, and her friends are now trying to help her pay the debt back. “Kay’s a hard working single mother of three daughters, and a respected business owner in our community,” said Dr. Dave Manns, her friend and c h i ro p ra c tor. “This woman has a heart of
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cepted, and there are a few tickets left for sale. It is sure to be an epic event. The black swans from Texas confirmed it. To donate or read more information: CashMobForKay.com Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be reached at LoriWelbourne.com
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Our much-loved mother, nana and gran-nana Georgette Bewza passed away peacefully after a short illness at Jackson House, Ashcroft, BC on December 1, 2013. Predeceased by her husband Stanley, and brothers Armand, Rene and Joe Belanger, Georgette will be sadly missed by son Raymond Bewza of Ashcroft, daughters Helen Bewza of Kamloops and Barbara Hassall (Dale) of Campbell River. She was devoted to her grandchildren Aaron, Michael (Karen), Jill, Suzanne (Shane), Ian (Krysta), Cameron (Aisling), Leah (Dave), Sarah and Michael, and took great delight in great grandchildren Enger, Kaleb, Preston, Priscilla, Alyse, Chelsea and Dawson. Also mourning Georgette are her remaining seven brothers and sisters and many, many nieces and nephews. Her absence will be keenly felt by her dear friend William Munro and his children and grandchildren who treasured their “Auntie Georgette”. Georgette was an honorable and gracious lady, admired for her generosity and “can do” attitude. She was a pioneer and an artist combined, talented bread and pie baker, tomato juice and perogy maker, seamstress, woodworker, quilter and gardener. One had to get up very early for a project with Nana, or the fruit would be picked, jars sterilized and jam already cooking. She regularly and effortlessly produced family dinners for twenty-five from her garden, larder and freezer. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. Kitshoff and the caring staff at Jackson House for their kindness and compassion throughout Georgette’s two and a half years of residence there. A celebration of Georgette’s life was held on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Ashcroft River Inn. Should friends desire, donations in Georgette’s memory may be made to Jackson House or a charity of your choice. Schoening Funeral Service 250-374-1454 www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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Prizes from Peoples (Left) Gaynor and Gordon Aikenhead of 16 Mile were the happy winners of the wide-screen TV during the Ashcroft People’s Drug Mart grand reopening in November. Store owner Victor Ikari and store manager Irene Dumont presented the draw prizes to the Aikenheads and (below) Roseanna Nielsen, who won a Christmas ornament.
Come join us at the Legion to ring in 2014
Eat, Drink, Dance & Celebrate! Doors open at 6:30
The Legion will be suppling Turkey and Roast Beef, as well as hats and party favors. Each couple is required to bring a pot luck dish.
For a unique Christmas Gift this season, why not drop into the Journal and pick up a copy of Northwest Passages written by our very own Barbara Roden She will even sign it for you! 250-453-2261
402-4th St., Ashcroft
ULTIMATE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY
Tickets $15 per person
HOLIDAY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
available at the Legion in Ashcroft and Junction Shell in Cache Creek
GIFT GUIDE sponsored by by sponsored sponsored by
Music from 8:00 til ?? We will be featuring Dennis, Gerry, Steve, Jason and Jaymi for your dancing enjoyment
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