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Exchange of agricultural land opposed by one in seven Summerlanders by John Arendt

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A Summerland comic artist has received national recognition for her work.

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A petition urging municipal council to keep more than 80 hectares in the Agricultural Land Reserve has around 1,600 signatures.

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The petition was stared in early January in response to the municipality’s proposed Urban Growth Plan, which would remove the land near the core of the community from the land reserve while adding close to 92 hectares in the Prairie Valley area. While the proposed plan would leave Summerland with a slightly larger amount of agricul-

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tural land, those circulating the petition have said the plan would ultimately hurt agriculture. The land considered for removal is some of the best and flattest farm land in the community, said Erin Carlson, a farmer and organizer of the petition. Katie Sardinha, another member of the Stop the Swap group, said other areas should be con-

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sidered for future growth. “There is no shortage of development land in Summerland,” Sardinha said. “The report identified eight different potential growth zones which are not in the ALR.” She added that the downtown infill zone alone could sustain Summerland’s growth needs for the next 11 years. Carlson said the sig-

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natures on the petition and the people who have been speaking out about the loss of agricultural land should show the value the public places on farm land. Stop the Swap will hold a rally in Memorial Park on Monday, Feb. 10 at noon. The first reading of the Urban Growth Plan will come before council on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

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Snow levels

The latest measurements show a snowpack lower than normal for Summerland.

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An uphill race

A fundraising race will take runners from the lake level to the top of Giant’s Head Mountain.

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Curling

A Summerland curling team will compete at the provincial level later this month.

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Karate athletes

Three Summerland athletes will compete in karate at the 2014 B.C. Winter Games later this month.

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YOUR SMILE A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Hockey action

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Rylan Sideroff of the Summerland Steam, at left, prepares to get the puck from a North Okanagan Knights player during a Junior B hockey game in Summerland on Friday evening. The game resulted in a 6-5 victory for Summerland. The Steam, in second place in their division, have secured a playoff spot in the Kootenay International Junior League.

Two arrested for grow op by John Arendt

Two Summerlanders were arrested as police seized marijuana plants and related grow equipment from a house on Cartwright Avenue. The incident occurred on Jan. 28 when police searched a home in the 13000 block of Cartwright Avenue.

A total of 685 plants were seized, along with the grow equipment. A 52-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were arrested and are each facing charges of production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and theft of electricity.

They will appear in Penticton Provincial Court on March 26. Cpl. Bruce Haley of the Summerland RCMP detachment said the operation was large when compared with other residential grow operations. The plants were all mature, he added.

“They were just days away from harvesting,” he said. “We got in at the right time.” The amount of marijuana from 685 plants is significant, he added. “It’s definitely not for personal use.” The electricity to the home had been bypassed to supply the grow lights

and related equipment. Police brought in an electrician to dismantle the bypass. Building inspectors were also called to determine if the house can be made safe afterward. The owner will be required to bring the house to code before it can be inhabited again.

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Artist honoured in comic category by Carla McLeod Special to the Summerland Review Klara Woldenga, a former Summerland student now attending the University of Victoria, has won the John H. McDonald award for Best Comics, given through the Canadian University Press. Canadian University Press is a national non-profit co-operative owned and operated by student newspapers from coast to coast. It recognizes the talent of its journalists by awarding the John H. McDonald awards for excellence in student journalism, the only awards in Canada to do so. The awards are named after CUP’s first president, John H. McDonald. In order to win in the comic category the criteria included, that the artist display superior artistic talent, the comic be entertaining and the comic communicate a message. Woldenga says she has been drawing for as long as she can remember. “My characters

and comics are often modelled over frustrations I feel about society. When I get angry I try to make a joke about it to feel better, and often my comics come from these jokes. I am majoring in sociology which has given me an expanded view of the world which I have been able to tunnel into my comics,” she said. Her comics often include robots, with one of her characters being an electronic toy called Killoctopus. “I see robots as the future and I see an excitement in writing about near future stories. The Killoctopus story in particular touches on some subjects I can see emerging in our current world, such as the reliance on machines and the trust we put into larger companies,” she said. “It meant a lot to be recognized by my peers,” Woldenga said. “Throughout all my academic life, university and high school, I have been told not to doodle and to pay attention. This award has shown me that my doodles

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Klara Woldenga shows the award she received through Canadian University Press for her Killoctopus comics.

and imagination are recognized as more than just useless doodles. It has given me more bounce in my step and has let me

know that my antisocial artistic lifestyle and sacrificed sleep is worth it.” Woldenga hopes to get a job as a political

cartoonist or work in the cartoon industry. Currently she has a website featuring her comics. In order to view

her work and have a chuckle go to www. robotcomics.ca. If you know a positive story about someone in our com-

munity, contact Carla McLeod at carlamcleod@shaw.ca or contact the Summerland Review newsroom at 250-494-5406.

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Planning commission rejects growth strategy Motions urge council to keep land for agriculture

sion to reject the land exchange. “The land will be good for agriculture forever,” said Erin Carlson, who has also organized a petition to keep the land within the land reserve. “Our future is agriculture.” Mike Holler said the land within the land reserve must be used for food production, not as a land repository. “The Agricultural Land Reserve was never meant to be a holding system,” he said. “It’s there to feed the people.” Julie Blagborne said farm land is needed for food production, especially since other parts of the world are losing their ability to produce an adequate food supply. “We’re going to have to feed our own people,” she

by John Arendt The members of Summerland’s Advisory Planning Commission want council to reject the proposed Urban Growth Plan and to keep land near the core of the community within the Agricultural Land Reserve. On Friday morning, the commission met to consider the proposed plan and to make its recommendations to council. The plan calls for the removal of 80.34 hectares of land within the land reserve near the core of the community, but adds 91.7 hectares in the Prairie Valley area. Members of the public at the meeting urged the commis-

said. “The buildings should go up the hill, not on arable land.” Members of the planning commission also stated their opposition to the removal of agricultural land.

the commission, said the proposed boundary changes are not beneficial to agriculture. She said the plan calls for the removal of good quality agricultural land and the

“The Agricultural Land Reserve is a reserve of agricultural land, not a place to put land until someone wants to develop it.”

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“The Agricultural Land Reserve is a reserve of agricultural land, not a place to put land until someone wants to develop it,” said Ken Haddrell, a member of the commission. “The land should stay in the Agricultural Land Reserve,” said Frank Kappel, another commission member. Linda Beaven, another member of

inclusion of lower quality agricultural land. Commission chair Carla Ohmenzetter said the present urban growth boundary is too large and cumbersome. “I would support a smaller urban growth area,” she said. Mayor Janice Perrino said she was disappointed but not surprised by the Advisory Planning

Commission’s decision. She said the previous growth plans, in the 1996 Official Community Plan and the 2008 plan make it difficult for development to proceed. She added that any land use plan will result in opposition from a segment of the community. “It doesn’t matter what we do,” she said. “Whatever we plan, there are going to be some that will hate it.” Council will consider the Advisory Planning Commission’s recommendations, but is not bound to follow those recommendations. The recommendations will be passed to municipal council for the next council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The plan will come before council at that meeting.

Denesiuk retains The Canadian Green Buildings Council vice chair role Volunteer Leadership Award

Connie Denesiuk of Summerland has been appointed to her second term as vice chair of Okan a g a n College’s Board of Governors. Connie T o m Denesiuk Styffe will return as chair of the board. Denesiuk joined the board in 2012 after serving as the president of the B.C. School Trustees Asso-

ciation for three years. She also spent 19 years as a school trustee, including nine as the chair of the Okanagan Skaha School Board. Denesiuk said the college’s board is now working on a significant construction project. “It’s a very exciting place to be at this time,” she said. “We want to ensure that we will do a lot to equip the next generation.” The chair and vice chair positions are for one year.

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The need for a new plan The growing list of names on a petition to preserve farm land near Summerland’s core is significant and must be taken seriously. At present, there are more than 1,600 signatures on the petition, with more added each day. By comparison, the number of Summerlanders who participated in the various surveys, workshops and discussions on the proposed Urban Growth Plan was around 1,300. The purpose of the numerous public consultation meetings and exercises was to ensure the resulting plan was the community’s plan. When roughly one in seven Summerlanders and the community’s Advisory Planning Commission suggest the plan be rejected, it is time to take notice. Unfortunately, it is not possible to simply abandon the growth plan — and not just because of the time and money involved in developing the plan. Without a new plan for growth, Summerland is stuck with the strategy in the 2008 Official Community Plan, and that strategy is no longer workable. The 2008 Official Community Plan was based on the Summerland Hills Golf Resort development. When that development was abandoned, it effectively meant the plan was unworkable.The cost of extending the necessary utilities is prohibitive unless a large development is put in place. No large development plan for that area has come forward since the end of Summerland Hills. It is clear that the existing growth plan no longer works. Without a new plan, the deterrents to growth in the community become significant enough to dissuade developers and potential new residents from considering Summerland. In this case, the status quo does not work. Summerland must adopt a new plan or risk stagnation.

Klara Woldenga, Summerlander now attending the University of Victoria has won a national award for her comics. The Canadian University Press award is a difficult achievement and in the comics category, the criteria include artistic talent and the message in the comics. An award such as this one is a recognition of Woldenga’s talent and an affirmation of the value of artistic pursuits.

End this bloody B.C. school war VICTORIA – There are two reasons why the B.C. government must appeal the latest court ruling that damns its conduct, assesses damages of $2 million plus lawyer bills and appears to hand the B.C. Teachers’ Federation the keys to the treasury. The first is practical politics. The legislature reopens Feb. 11, ironicTom Fletcher ally right after Family Day. An appeal will give rookie Education Minister Peter Fassbender the cover he will need during the daily 30 minutes of sniper fire that is Question Period. Rise. “It’s before the courts, Madam Speaker.” Sit. Even the trigger-happy Premier Christy Clark will be staying in her trench, after the bleeding wound she received from Justice Susan Griffin last week. The second reason is practical economics. The 2014 budget has gone to press. Government lawyers told the court that retroactively returning to 2001 classroom rules could cost $500 million, an estimate Griffin dismissed as “speculative.” It could include compensation to retired teachers for earnings they gave up. This retroactive lump would be on top of the ongoing costs, running to hundreds of millions more as 60 school districts

try to reassemble the world of 2002. This union victory began when the Supreme Court of Canada invented a constitutional right to collective bargaining in 2007, based on “freedom of association” in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BCTF is piggy-backing on that landmark decision, in favour of the Hospital Employees’ Union, after Gordon Campbell ran roughshod over their sweetheart contract from the Glen Clark years. That one was settled for $85 million, including retroactive payments. In case there are parents and taxpayers who still believe that all would be calm had the NDP won the 2013 election, allow me to put that to rest. NDP leader Adrian Dix took to his Facebook page a couple of days after last week’s ruling, joining calls for an apology from Clark. That would be for what Justice Griffin characterized as deliberately provoking a strike to build public support for the latest of a long line of settlements imposed on teachers. Within minutes, Dix received this caustic response from Tara Ehrcke, president of the Greater Victoria teachers’ union. “But where was the NDP during the election campaign?” Ehrcke asked Dix. “You committed a measly $100 million – a third of what it will take to restore class sizes and less than the [NDP] platform in 2009, and only pocket change more than the Liberals’ Learn-

ing Improvement Fund of $75 million.” Note the mindset of this prominent member of the radical fringe that controls the BCTF. “A measly $100 million.” An extra $25 million? “Pocket change.” This is the same union boss who demanded that hundreds of teachers be hired this week, so reorganizing current classes in the middle of the school year to make them smaller by one or two students. Parents and students would endure yet another major disruption of the public school system. And who needs an increase in rural ambulance service or drug and alcohol treatment for street kids. Let’s get those teacher-librarians back in schools, and slightly reduce class sizes to offset declining enrolment. No government, B.C. Liberal, NDP or Green Party, can let its unions control their own payroll, just as no private company can. That goes double for this union, which had its own obvious role in provoking an illegal strike in 2012. It made outrageous benefit demands and cancelled extracurriculars for months before it even specified its wage demand. Bargaining, if you can call it that, resumes this week. Both sides need to cease fire. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

bad apples Some of the comments surrounding the proposed Urban Growth Plan have been speculations about the reasons various individuals support or reject the plan rather than the plan itself. Such speculations should have no place in any discussion. It is impossible to have a complete and accurate understanding of the reasons for another’s opinions. Instead, the discussion should focus on one question exclusively. Is this plan best for Summerland?

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Incentives needed for landlords Dear Editor: Commercial building owners/landlords need to be held accountable for their empty buildings in our downtown core. Some of these owners/landlords are absentee-owners and are not even concerned as to how

Effects from sprays feared

Dear Editor: Being one of the property owners in the latest Official Community Plan, I would like to share my concerns on air quality. We purchased this property in 1950. At that time, there was a producing orchard next door and when they sprayed, I couldn’t be in my yard as the mist carries. The people across the road with a producing cherry orchard approached me wanting to lease my acreage for a cherry orchard. I declined due to the heavy spraying at least eight times last year. The people next door to the orchard had their vehicle outside covered in a grey mist — once again air quality. The lady who lived in that property got cancer, as did my husband. Both passed away too young in 2002 and 2003, as did several others in this immediate area. I contacted Environment Canada regarding air quality. They told me to find out what they sprayed and the chemicals used. I wrote to council regarding the chemicals used next door to my property and was told, “It’s agricultural land. There’s nothing you can do.” I’m at odds as to what I’m expected to do to survive in the present environment. Jessie Cosgrove Summerland

their empty buildings are affecting our community. The City of Summerland needs to establish a relationship with these commercial building owners/landlords in our downtown business core. The words we hear

most often as to why a business cannot succeed downtown is because the rent is too high. That same business ends up closing their doors, moving somewhere else or becoming a home-based business etc. What if the City of

Summerland could offer a business incentive program to these landlords. For every year that a business renting your building stays in operation you could receive a reduced tax benefit the following year. To counter-balance

this incentive program the City of Summerland would also adopt a bylaw to penalize these landlords for their empty buildings. A penalization fee after so many months that their commercial building is left unoccupied.

In effect these landlords would be forced to either lower their rent and make it worthwhile for a business to succeed (while gaining a tax benefit via the city) or else pay a penalty for leaving their building unoccupied (by the city adopting a

bylaw.) Is Summerland able to apply for a grant from the government? Can we be the first to create something like this? Suggestions please. Pam Johnson Michelle Stephen Summerland

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Despite their strange uniforms, this group is ready for a good ol’ hockey game. In the winter of 1938-39 on a rink on the Russel property, Mollie Russel, Joyce Hutchinson, Robert Cuthbert, Jean Munn, Robin Russel, David Munn, and Eileen Tomlin waited for the photographer to put down the camera and pick up a stick. Shirts and neckties wouldn’t allow for a fast-paced, action-filled game, so spectators were sparse. As spectators today, we’re lucky. We can head over to the arena and take in a Summerland Steam home game—fast-paced, action-filled and exciting—with no neckties in sight. Go Steam!

Changes to growth plan complex, should require referendum process Dear Editor: Two items recently published in the Summerland Review are puzzling. Firstly, the statement that “Future councils could reverse growth plan” is incomplete. (Jan. 30.) There should be public disclosure of the significant costs required for any new growth plan. And it’s not just the costs of creating a new growth plan either. If a new direction of growth is approved, that new area will require

municipal servicing. Effective use of taxpayer dollars require Master Utility Plans to efficiently plan and provide those services. At present these Master Plans include water, electrical, sewer, drainage, transportation, fire protection and recreation. All of these plans, without exception, were servicing plans which conformed to the current 2008 Official Community Plan; primarily future development on our western hillsides. If that direction of

growth is changed, then all of the utility plans will also require amendment, at considerable costs. At a Community Open House, one municipal staff member claimed that these plans could be amended through computer modelling. This is not correct. Computer modelling can only be applied for water pressure changes. I was involved with every one of those plans, and this is simply not how those utility plans were developed.

Secondly, there was a statement that referendums apply only to municipalities requesting significant borrowing (Jan. 9.) This is not true. Referendums can be used for a large range of issues. A perfect example is Summerland, where many of our previous bylaws were approved through this public referendum process. Today, significant decisions such as selling lands at the very centre of Summerland (Wharton Street)

should not be left to the whims of a mayor and six councillors. Show the public the complete plans and the complete design and bring it to a referendum. David E. Gregory Summerland

Farm land should stay in ALR

Dear Editor: Taking good farm land out of the Agricultural Land Reserve is like taking money from your grandchild’s bank account. E. McKay Summerland

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Land is needed for agriculture Dear Editor: I am deeply disturbed by the proposal of Summerland’s council to turn a large portion of our community’s prime agricultural land into a housing development. Seeing such vivid images of the extreme drought that California is battling is a wake-up call for all of us.

We are heavily dependent on imported food. And that makes us utterly vulnerable, especially in the face of the increasingly common weather extremes that are occurring worldwide. Here in Summerland we are in the very fortunate position of still having enough premium farmland to actually be

able to sustain ourselves to a large degree, if need be. This is an irreplaceable source of security for our community’s future. And we need to first and foremost protect this precious commodity: our prime farmland. It is crucial that we consider the big picture instead of simply

short-term gains. What good will this proposed development be to our children if they no longer have the resources necessary to feed themselves? The land in danger of being lost to us was included in the ALR for an important reason: it is prime agricultural land — it is flat, arable and highly productive,

with growing conditions that are uniquely in our favour. Land like this is our greatest treasure as a community and our investment for generations to come. It does not compare with the marginal land being offered as a swap. I implore the Summerland mayor and council,

in addition to B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission, to consider our collective future, and safeguard the foundation of our community. I also implore everyone who cares about our future to let your voice be heard. It does make a difference. Sheila Polito Summerland

Farming important Why the rush to remove land? as economic driver Dear Editor: Keeping local land for agriculture is not only about food security, natural beauty, and the environment. It is also about economic viability. Forty years ago, when the Agricultur-

al Land Reserve was put in place, nobody had any idea what the wine industry would mean to this area. Now it is one of our primary economic engines. When I spoke at the high school about our campaign with Erin

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Carlson, we asked one class how many students had worked in agriculture — and nearly three quarters of them raised their hands. If you agree with keeping Summerland’s ALR land strong, please show your support at our noon hour rally in Memorial Park on Family Day, Monday Feb. 10. Alexander Thistlewood Stop the Swap group Summerland

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Dear Editor: Why is Summerland’s Council pushing the proposed Summerland Growth Strategy now? The mayor has stated that we need to take some of the best agricultural land out of the Agricultural Land Reserve for development to achieve her ultimate wish for growth of two per cent annually. Historically, Summerland has only grown by less than 0.6 per cent annually over the last 15 years, a net two per cent annual growth is questionable, especially if no economic plan exists. Is the rush because Summerland’s council has made poor

business decisions in the past that have resulted in depleted surpluses and reserves? We spent an excess of $2 million for the RCMP station; we built a water treatment plant (costing over $20 million); a recent roundabout with an overage of $1 million; site preparation costs of $1 million for Wharton Street with no possibility of cost recovery; lawsuit damages and legal costs of $0.5 million and a sewage system that has been in operation for over 15 years with no surplus saved for infrastructure repairs. The result: a community of 11,280 people with a debt

load of $30 million. Surplus funds generated from the municipality’s utilities have been consistently stripped away to fund Municipal General Operating Expenditures, leaving nothing in reserve for upgrades or major infrastructure repairs. Our elected officials are responsible for the poor financial management that got us to this financial predicament. Council is now saying that the answer to our financial predicament is to grow annually and look for more revenue sources. They have consistently increased taxes and debt borrowing rather than sustain-

able expenditure reductions. Finally realizing our financial predicament, council has cut operating expenditures equal to an increase of approximately of seven per cent in property taxes. They have also determined the only way to increase revenue is to make, over 78 hectares of ALR land, available for development. This land is prime agricultural land providing local food security and employment and is already financially sustainable. So, again, why the rush? Murray Syrnyk, CPA, CA Summerland

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The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2014/2015, which begins April 1, 2014. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm. All individuals or companies registered in 2013 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2014. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2012/2013, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms. Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

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Wind generation examined Power producer considering area west of Summerland by Joe Fries Black Press Mountainous terrain west of Summerland continues to generate interest from companies exploring the area’s potential for wind energy. The board of the Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen learned last

week that an independent power producer is seeking to erect up to five test towers about 25 kilometres west of the town near Brent Mountain. SB Hedley Holdings Corp. first needs an investigative licence from the B.C. government in order to go on the land to erect up to five test towers 60 to 80 metres in height in an area that is accessible by logging roads. James Griffiths, a spokesman for parent company Sea Breeze Power Corp.,

said the firm will likely start with one tower and go from there. Existing data for the site, he added, shows it’s “middle of the road” in terms of its potential for wind energy, and given its distance from highways and transmission lines the company would need excellent test results to warrant further exploration. “You’d need fairly good winds to make that site a go,” Griffiths said. At least two other firms have filed for similar per-

mission on, or near, Brent Mountain, but the RDOS director for the area doesn’t expect a windfall from wind farms. “I do not foresee much in terms of economic development for Area F from these projects: the hardware is (I believe) mostly European and construction activity on-site is likely to be of a short duration,” Michael Brydon said via email. “These projects are really about a global problem and doing our small bit to facilitate a solution.”

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A veteran judge was perplexed last week by a case centred on a “bizarre” incident during which a Summerland man walked around his home naked in the presence of his family’s teenaged babysitter. “To say that this was a bizarre offence is an understatement,” said Judge Robin Smith in provincial court in Penticton. “It doesn’t fit into any category I’ve dealt with in my 18 years. Howard Lamb, 46, was handed a suspended sentence and 18 months probation after pleading guilty to a single count of committing an indecent act during the incident in June 2013. Crown counsel Susan Greba said the 16-year-old babysitter, who worked for the family for about six months, told police she’d had two earlier “awk-

ward encounters” with Lamb when she saw him naked as he undressed in a bathroom or bedroom with the door open. On the day of the offence, Greba continued, the girl arrived at the family home to find Lamb wearing boxer shorts as his wife prepared to go out. Once the wife left, he removed his underwear. “He basically walked around naked for 30 minutes then got dressed for work,” Greba said, noting Lamb “didn’t make any sexual advances,” but did encourage the girl in conversation. Later that day, the girl relayed details of the incident to her mother, then went to the police two days later. Court heard Lamb told a psychologist that he was comfortable being naked and didn’t think it would offend anyone, and that he had been drinking the night

before and may still have been under the influence of alcohol when he slipped off his underwear. The judge rejected that explanation. Rather, it appeared to the judge to be an attempt at “being provocative to see what kind of response he gets from a 16-year-old.” Lamb, who the court heard is considered a low risk to re-offend, wrote an apology letter to the girl just hours after

the incident and again admitted his error at the sentencing hearing. “I deeply regret what I did. It was a huge mistake,” he said. “I wasn’t thinking clearly that day. It was a huge mistake and I regret it very much.” Smith agreed to the suspended sentence and 18 months probation that was proposed as a joint submission by the Crown and defence

to acknowledge Lamb’s early guilty plea, which spared the girl from having to testify at trial, and his lack of a criminal record. His probation conditions include no contact with the girl or her family and no contact with females under the age of 18, other than his own children, unless he has the approval of his probation officer or is in the presence of an adult third-party.

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Dinner & Show “Bonnie & Clyde” Feb. 12-15 & 19-22

In support of the SSS Dry Grad Class of 2014 and in conjunction with the Summerland Secondary Theatre production of “Bonnie & Clyde”, gift certificates for Zia’s Restaurant are being sold. With the purchase of a $20 gift certificate the buyer is entitled to redeem the certificate toward dinner at Zia’s the night of the show. Show nights are Feb. 12-15 & 19-22 at 7pm. Gift Certificates are available for all nights except for Valentines Day, Feb. 14 and Sat., Feb. 15. Reservations are recommended for dinner (5pm) at Zia’s. There is a limit on the number of gift certificates sold each night. Weekends are a busy time, so if you’re looking to buy gift certificates for a Friday or Saturday night, make sure to get them early and don’t forget to make reservations. 50% of the gift certificate sales goes to the Dry Grad Fund, 2014 Ticket sales for the production “Bonnie and Clyde” are also available at Zia’s, and Summerland Secondary School office.

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Snow pack low at area reservoirs The winter snow pack is well below the historic average at both Summerland Reservoir and Isintok Lake, according to the latest figures from the municipal water department.

Shawn Hughes, water distribution chief operator for the municipality, said the snow pack at Summerland Reservoir is 72 per cent of the historic average for the beginning of

February. At Isintok Lake, the latest measurements show the snow pack is at 65 per cent of the historic average. Summerland has had low snow pack

levels in previous years. At this time in 2009, Summerland Reservoir was at 77 per cent of the normal level and Isintok Lake was at 73 per cent of the historic

average. “We’ve seen it low before at this time of year,” Hughes explained. Recent warm temperatures are a factor in the low snow pack, he added.

In spring, the water from the melting snow replenishes Summerland’s reservoirs. Despite the low figures at this time of the year, Hughes said the reservoirs have

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Members of the Summerland Credit Union presented a cheque for $500 to the Summerland Middle School breakfast program. The funding came from the sale of Fitz the Fox, a stuffed animal sold at the Credit Union in December. Of the $12 price, $10 went to the school’s breakfast program.

Spring race follows uphill course by John Arendt A gruelling climb this spring will raise money for colon cancer research while honouring a Summerland athlete. The Giant’s Head Grind will be held in May, beginning at Rotary Beach and ending at the sum-

mit of Giant’s Head Mountain. “It’s a straight-up grind,” said Ellen Walker-Matthews, creator of the event. The race is in memory of her son Christopher Walker who died in May, 2013 following an 11-month battle with colon can-

cer. He was 29. “Chris had a journey with cancer that touched our lives in ways we could never have expected and ultimately ended his life,” Walker-Matthews said. “It is a terrible journey that so many in our community have sadly

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Single girls are never shy with the idea of letting their hair down, so when Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday, like this year, it spells nothing but party time to celebrate one another. Invite your single gal-pals — plus any girlfriends who need a night out — to your place, and expect these ladies to bring a lot of laughter and a whole lot of fun. “Good friendships mean that throwing a party can be easy without too much work,” says Canadian style expert, Janette Ewen.

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Single Ladies and Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Be sure to clear some space to dance the night away. o Food: Save the stress and host a potluck. Ask each guest to bring one dish, perhaps a signature recipe of their mother or grandmother. Plan your own signature cocktail, or set up a Pink Bar stocked with sparkling rosé, raspberry vodka, maraschino cherries, cranberry juice, and the list goes on. Then set up a Sundae Bar to indulge in with over-the-top DIY ice cream creations. o Surprises: Plan a Secret Cupid gift exchange with a set cost. Put all the little packages in a big bowl to be picked at random. Or request that each woman buys herself something nice to be revealed at the right moment. — News Canada

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Let Cupid spark love, family style Your children are still small so it's not surprising that you find yourself homebound on the most romantic Friday night of the year. But Valentine's Day can be a great opportunity to fill the home with love. Everyone decorates, wears red, shares the food they love, and selects — or makes — a spe-

cial Valentine card for each member of the family. Older children and teens may also want to focus on the love for their mother — and Dad is going to be just the right collaborator to make that happen. “As parents, our focus often switches from each other to family needs, but pulling off little surprises speaks vol-

umes,” says Canadian lifestyle expert, Janette Ewen. “And as a team effort it can even be more fun to spoil the lady of the house.” Most women agree that a pretty piece of heart-shaped jewelry will do that every time she says, but so will the love that is shown though helpfulness, tidying toys, drawing a picture,

and by heart-felt words on a card. Ewen suggests a few more familyinspired ideas: o Make a special breakfast together complete with heartshaped pancakes, red berries, red napkins, and red roses. o Set aside cardmaking time with coloured paper, crayons, glue, and glitter. o Plan a Skype call

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Chamber welcomes recycling changes The Summerland Chamber of Commerce applauds the provincial government for listening to B.C.’s Chamber network and amending a recycling regulation that was causing substantial concern among businesses so that it will impact fewer than one per cent of B.C.’s busi-

nesses. “This is a relief to our local business community,” said Arlene Fenrich, president of the Summerland Chamber. “This change exempts the majority of our local businesses, including all of our Mom and Pop shops, from new costs and red tape.” The regulation tar-

gets packaging and printed paper and is scheduled to take effect in May. The province has announced an exemption for any B.C. business which has annual revenues of less than $1 million; less than one tonne of packaging and printed paper produced annually or

a single point of retail sale and not supplied by or operated as part of a franchise, chain or under a banner. Fewer than 3,000 businesses in the province will fall under the regulation, out of more than 385,000. Fenrich said the Summerland Chamber supports the principle of extended producer responsibility, which aligns with B.C. business values, but cautioned that such programs need to be implemented carefully to avoid unintended consequences.

“This exemption correctly balances environmental goals with business needs,” Fenrich said. “We applaud the B.C. government for responding to businesses’ concerns and limiting the scope of the program, appropriately, to B.C.’s largest PPP producers.” The chamber network throughout B.C. raised the alarm about the regulation last summer after businesses across the province were contacted about coming new obligations and fees by

Multi Material BC, the agency charged with producing a stewardship plan under the regulation. “It became clear that this regulation would have unintended fallout for businesses, and particularly small businesses, across B.C.,” said Fenrich. Backed by local chambers, the BC Chamber of Commerce worked extensively with the province and MMBC on a solution. “Today’s announcement is the fruit of those labours: A re-

tooled regulation that achieves B.C.’s environmental goals, while protecting the vast majority of B.C. businesses from new costs and red tape,” said John Winter, president and CEO of the BC Chamber. Winter commended the province for responding to the needs of businesses. “This exemption is a testament to a responsive government that’s serious about its commitment to businesses and to cutting red tape,” Winter said.

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What’s up Summerland and region

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 Trent at 250494-1990. 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. Lyme Disease support group meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the A&W in Summerland. Everyone welcome. 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 Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Doris Flynn at 250-494-7262 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-4942286. 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. 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. 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 Marlene Vancha at 250494-9565.

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. Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome. 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

The Summerland Dance Club invites couples to celebrate Valentine Day like they did back in the 1920s. Select suitable attire and practise your ragtime dance steps. Come and enjoy the fun, fellowship and food at the Royal Canadian Legion Saturday, Feb. 8 from 8 to 11 p.m. The Vic Ukrainetz Band provides the live music. For further information contact Anne Ling at 250-494-7168 or Ron Hack at 250-486-6858.

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 (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more information on the club phone 250-494-5473.

Monday

Beginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion. Continuing classes at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Legion. 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. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Join us for Pickleball, a tennis-like game, fun for all ages, at the Summerland Baptist Church gym, Victoria Road entrance, Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. Paddles provided. Wear comfortable clothes and gym shoes. For more information call 250-494-3881. 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. Support the ALR in Summerland Family Day Rally Monday, Feb. 10, noon to 1 p.m. at the

Memorial Park Band Shell, Summerland. A fun hour for the whole family, with music and guest speaker Corky Evans. Free hot chocolate and apples will be provided. A warm spot will be available in case of inclement weather. The party will wrap up at True Grain Bakery. Visit savethesummerlandalr.com. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre 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 Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-4949310.

Tuesday

Bridge games at St. Stephen’s Church Hall on Tuesdays beginning at 1 p.m. New players are always welcome. Refreshments served. Call 250-494-6116 or 250-494-5363. Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meeting to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email lmyres@alzheimerbc. org. 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 Group meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Summerland Health Centre. Call Julie Steele at 250-4048072 for further information. Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-8092087. 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 infor-

s mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-4946434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339. Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge. The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome. 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

Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recovery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information contact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick. Beginner bridge at the Summerland Dropin Centre Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Learn the fundamentals. 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 Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 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

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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. O Perfect Love hymn sing sponsored by Summerland Baptist Church and Lakeside

Presbyterian Church Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 5505 Butler St. Recorder ensemble — Just for fun new group starting up in Summerland. Helpful if you can read music. Contact Erna Schram at 250-494-8549. SADI Drop-In Program Monday to Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. for students in Grades 6 to 12. Play pool, ping pong, chill out or chat. Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfectly; we’ll eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at pleasebringcake@ gmail.com for more information or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.

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Karate athletes compete at Winter Games

Three Summerland athletes will compete in karate at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission later this month. Declan Riddle, Micka Becker and Takeshi Smith, all members of Taneda Karate Dojo, will be at the games for the first time. Riddle, in Grade 8, is at the green belt level while Becker and Smith, in Grade 6 and Grade 8 respect-

ively, are both at the orange belt level. Smith has competed at the provincial level in the past, while Becker and Riddle have competed at events in the region. “This is going to be the biggest tournament I’ve ever competed in,” Becker said. She has trained in karate for the past four to five years.

Smith has been with Taneda Karate Dojo for three years while Riddle started in karate five years ago. “I really enjoy it,” Riddle said. “Every day I look forward to learning new things.” The games will be held Feb. 20 to 23 and will bring together an estimated 2,200 athletes from around the province.

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Takeshi Smith, left, Micka Becker and Declan Riddle will compete in karate at the B.C. Winter Games later this month.

Family Day observed on Monday This weekend is a long weekend for British Columbians as the province’s second annual Family Day will be held on Monday, Feb. 10. The provincial statutory holiday was introduced in 2013 and is held on the second Monday of February. In other provinces where

Family Day is observed, it is held on the third Monday of February. British Columbia’s different weekend for Family Day was selected to avoid overcrowding at tourism destinations throughout B.C. Common activities on family day include skating,

hockey, skiing and other winter sports. Throughout the province, in partnership with the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association, family friendly events are held in many communities. There are also plenty of independent events across the province.

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Curlers to compete in provincials A Summerland curling team will compete at the provincial level in Comox later this month. The team consists of skip Lil Blashko, third Cindy Curtain, second Sylvia Lowe and lead Tammy Brennan. They will compete in the senior women’s category at the provincials. The team was formed at the end of the last season and since that time, the members have worked to develop a strong bond as teammates, Blashko said. Their schedule included the Langley Ladies Bonspiel in late October, the Kamloops Ladies Bonspiel in November and the Senior Women’s Regional Playdowns in January. Blashko and Curtain are part of the same team at the Tuesday Evening Ladies league in

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A Summerland team will represent the Okanagan Valley in provincial competition later this month. From left are skip Lil Blashko, third Cindy Curtain, second Sylvia Lowe and lead Tammy Brennan.

Summerland. Blashko and her husband Tony, along with Dave and Patt Gartrell also curl in the Wednesday Even-

ing Open league in Summerland. Brennan also curls in the Wednesday Evening Open league in Summerland while

Lowe curls twice a week in Oliver. Since they formed in the fall of 2013, the members of the team have had a focus on

teamwork. “A curling team has to work together,” Blashko said. “We try to keep the communication as

Bantam Jets defeat Kelowna In the first round of the playoffs Summerland Bantam Jets eliminated Kelowna 4 in the first two games of a best of three series. On Saturday Summerland won 9-4 setting a fast pace in the first period with goals by Remy Houde unassisted, and Houde again assisted by Gage McKelvie and J.J. Henderson. Teaghan Trewhitt scored assisted by

McKelvie and Henderson, and Kade Kozak assisted by Steve Sauer and Cory Berekoff. In the second period, Sean Wilson fired one in assisted by Trewhitt and Henderson. Houde was assisted by Nolan Keilty and Sunveer Dhaliwal. Cory Berekoff scored assisted by Trewhitt and Kozak, and then Kozak scored again unassisted. Finally, in penalty shot

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and Trewhitt. Will Gray scored, assisted by Sean Wilson. Third period action had Kozak score, assisted by Houde and Wilson. Trewhitt scored assisted by

Kozak. Finally, Wilson scored twice, assisted by Dhaliwal and then unassisted with nine seconds left on the clock for a 9-3 win to move the Jets on to the second round.

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Steam play to win over Knights With both teams trying to secure playoff position, the Summerland Steam hosted the North Okanagan Knights

on Friday night, and it was a thriller. It was back and forth all night long between the two teams that went right down to the wire with the Steam ending up on top by a score of 6-5. It was Brett Huber getting his third straight start in goal for the Steam and Mitch Profeit in net for the Knights to start the hockey game.

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Profeit was celebrating a birthday, and played extremely well for the Knights all night long, giving them a chance to win when Summerland came with pressure. Paulsen Lautard got the scoring started early, just 46 seconds into the hockey game when he picked up a puck out of the corner and powered his way to the middle. Once there he fired a backhand high and hard over the glove of Profeit to give the Steam a 1-0 lead. The lead wouldn’t last long, however, as Logan Geefs would get a stick on a Ryley Booth shot on a North Okanagan power play to even the score at one.

Just over two minutes later the Knights took the lead thanks to the Summerland defence. After a puck slid into the Steam zone, goaltender Brett Huber stopped the puck behind his net for his defender, Easton Bodeaux. As Huber was headed back to the net a clearing attempt by Bodeaux actually hit Huber in the back of the legs and caromed into the net behind him. The Steam then couldn’t take advantage of a power play, and the Knights scored again with six minutes to go in the period as Austin Garrington beat Huber with a shot low to the blocker side to extend

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the Knights’ lead to 3-1. That would spell the end for Brett Huber as Darren Hogg would come in to replace him at that same six-minute mark of the first. In the second period Dylan Burton pulled the Steam to within one just over three minutes into the period after taking a pass from Olli Dickson. Kendell Wilson also recorded an assist on the play, his first of two on the night. The Steam carried the play for the most part through most of the second period. Profeit made a right pad save on Kienan Scott about halfway through the second period and North Okanagan got a goal as a direct result. After Profeit kicked the puck aside the Knights turned the puck back up the ice and Logan Mostat was sprung on a breakaway. He tried to make a move and go to the glove side of Darren Hogg, but instead the puck rolled off the heel of his stick and through Hogg’s legs to restore the Knights’ two-goal lead. On a late period power play, however, the Steam were able to cut the lead back to one on a shot from Michael Winnitoy that was hard, low, and found its way behind Profeit. At the start of the third period the Steam took the pressure to the Knights and were rewarded. After eight minutes of nearly continuous pressure Dylan Burton poked home his second of the night

A close game

Pursued by a member of the North Okanagan Knights is Jordan Boultbee of the Summerland Steam. The Steam defeated the Knights in a 6-5 decision on Friday evening.

and 10th of the season to tie the hockey game at four. After going back and forth in the final minutes, Scott mustered up some of his late-game magic once again and tied the game on a breakaway with 2:42 to play. Just when everybody thought we were headed to overtime, Ryley Booth restored the lead for the Knights with just :55 left on the clock. Not to be outdone, Summerland came straight back. With just over 20 seconds left in the hockey game the Steam’s Reid Brown made a strong power move to the outside on the right wing and placed a shot off the

pads of Profeit right to Scott, who buried the puck in the back of the Knights’ net and gave Summerland the lead with :20 on the clock. Simple analysis on the play is if Reid Brown doesn’t make that strong play to the outside, the Steam lose the hockey game and the Knights gain ground. Instead the Steam gained two points, and with the Kelowna Chiefs stomping out the Osoyoos Coyotes 6-0 Summerland remains three points back of the Chiefs. The big story is that they extend the gap between themselves and the third place Coyotes to nine points.

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Novice Jets compete in Vernon The Summerland Jets Novice 1 team attended the Vernon Freeze Out Tournament this past weekend. All games were close in score and the team walked away with medals and a lot of kids with big smiles at the end of a fun packed weekend. Highlights included goals scored by Ethan DunleyOwen, Tegan Schuhmacher, Branden Tutkaluk, and Russell Weatherhead with a shutout in the

last game by goaltender, Denton Manders. The team watched in awe when DunleyOwen scored a hat trick in the final game against the Kelowna Warriors all within 1:18. The team worked well together with lots of fast skating forwards (DunleyOwen, Sadie Montgomery, Lauren Rogall, Schuhmacher, Ben Hrncirik, Michael Strangman, Kieran Keilty), strong defensive moves (Simon Cecconi,

Scoreboard Curling

Summerland Curling Club Results: Jan. 27 to 31 Monday morning senior men: Doug Steinke defeated Paul Cowen, Stan Green defeated Hector Cartier, Dale Abrey defeated Lionel Coleman. Monday evening men: Stan Green defeated Dale Abrey, Steve Clement defeated Brian Hodgson, Gary Raymond defeated Rick Drewnisz, Ken Rae defeated Mike Lemke. Tuesday morning mixed: Bill Penman defeated Barb Ezart, Bill Moffat defeated Ev Gillespie, Hector Cartier defeated Jerry Lidin, Bob Ezart defeated Jim Hunt. Tuesday evening ladies: Bev Skinner tied Lil Blashko, Diana Leitch defeated Judy Beck, Gail Ostaficiuk defeated Harlene Knorr, Wendi Archer defeated Betty Raymond. Wednesday morning senior men: Doug Steinke defeated Stan Green, Bob Ezart defeated Lionel Coleman, Paul Cowen defeated Doug Cade. Wednesday evening men: Dave Tether defeated Eric Cooper, Louie Costa defeated Bob Walker, Glen Brennan defeated Gary Wingerak, Rick Drewnisz tied Gary Raymond. Wednesday late evening: Dave Gartrell defeated Ken Rae. Thursday morning ladies: RoseMarie Fenrich defeated Virginia Cundliffe, Betty Raymond defeated Diane Krancenblum, Bev Skinner defeated Ev Gillespie. Thursday evening open: Glen Brennan tied Jerad St. John, John Egyed tied Eric Johnson, Gary Raymond defeated Doug Patan, Ken Rae defeated Tony Blashko. Thursday late evening: Clem Beaulac tied Russ Lemke. Friday evening mixed: Patty Eldridge defeated Gavin Griffiths, Blair Stuckey defeated Dave Hood, Ian Rogers tied Allen Tower, Tracy Waddington defeated Dan Laktin. Friday late evening: Bonnie Young defeated Bob Wareham, Val Utigard tied Louie Costa, Steve Favel defeated Sue Woods. The Summerland Curling club is hosting the B.C. Police Provincials Feb. 8 to 10. The first game starts Saturday at 10 a.m. There are two games each day except Monday. The eight teams are Dave Williams (Chase), Dale Hockley (Chilliwack), Peter Koutsoumbos (Vancouver), Chris Cottrill (Penticton), Sean McGowan (Vancouver), Dick Sather (Vancouver), Terry Jacklin (Kelowna) and Keith Hildebrand (Prince George). Glen Brennan of Summerland is third for Hockley’s team. The winner goes to Winnipeg March 15 to 22 for the Canadian Championship. Tip of the week: A stone can be redelivered if it does not cross the first tee line

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The Summerland Novice Jets competed in Vernon on the weekend. In the back row from left are Simon Cecconi, Russell Weatherhead, Sadie Montgomery, Jonah Montgomery, Carson Hoey, Dane Bilenki, Branden Tutkaluk, and Michael Strangman. In front from left are Kieran Keilty, Tegan Schuhmacher, Ethan Dunley-Owen, Denton Manders, Ben Hrncirik and Lauren Rogall.

Midget Reps take first round series The Summerland Midget Rep Jets sponsored by Nesters Market, took on the Sicamous Eagles in a three game series last weekend. Game one saw the Jets travel to Sicamous for a Friday night tilt. Showing some first round nerves the Jets found themselves trailing the Eagles 2-0 heading into the third period, and the score could have been much worse if not for the tremendous goaltending of rookie netminder Jared Breitkruz. The Jets came out flying in the third period, and with 15:38 left, speedy Jets winger Seth Morgan went coast to coast and buried the puck between goalie Keyon Bittner’s legs for a shorthanded marker. This goal gave the Jets some momentum, but with one minute left they still found themselves trailing 2-1. Then with 37 seconds left and Breitkruz on the bench for an extra attacker, team captain Jordan Johnson tipped a Dakota Dean slapshot under the crossbar to tie the game at two each. In the overtime, the Jets dominated play against a stunned Eagles squad and Chad Lemke proved

to be the overtime hero coming off the wall, after a clean faceoff win by Clayton Fenrich deep in the Eagles zone, to bury the puck short side on Bittner. The celebration was short lived as the Jets had to head home for game two the following afternoon. Game two did not start well for the Jets as the Eagles scored a minute and a half into the opening contest. A determined Jets goaltender, Tyler Lemke, then fended off a first period surge as the Eagles tried desperately to get back into the series. Gabriel Girard and Evan Sorenson took the wind out of the Eagles sails with two goals two minutes apart midway through the first, which saw the Jets head to the locker room with a 2-1 lead. In the second period the Eagles tied the game 2-2, but big winger Austin Warkentin restored the one goal advantage with a shot off the rush that hand cuffed Bittner. The Eagles found themselves down two men late in the second and Jordan Johnson dealt them a huge blow scoring in a goalmouth scramble with one second left on the clock.

In the third period Spencer Miller gave the Jets a three goal lead five minutes in, which looked like it might give the Jets enough of a cushion to take the series until Sicamous responded with a goal of their own with 7:50 left on the clock to make it a two goal game once again. Lynden Gove, 15, a slick centre with a scorer’s touch, sealed the deal with just over three minutes to play, burying the puck from the slot on a feed from Jacob Lusted. Kevin Greenwood made sure the Eagles were done with a goal one minute later to secure the series for the Jets. The Jets were forced to play the series with only four defensemen and they did a remarkable job. The “Four Horsemen” includes Dean, Sorenson, Anthony Hooey and Dawson Jenner. The defence corps is hoping to see the return of Colton Ashton for the next series. Not all the news was great for the Jets however, as they lost Seth Morgan for the remainder of the playoffs with a broken wrist as he was taken heavily into the end boards late in the second period.

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& Bergstrom, Thelma May On the morning of Sunday, January 26, 2014, with her son and daughter-in-law, Don and Linda Bergstrom by her side, Thelma May Bergstrom was granted the most peaceful of passings in Penticton, B.C. On the verge of her 94th birthday, Thelma lived an active and independent life until her last day. Born in Manitoba on February 17, 1920, Thelma was one of nine children in the family of Lillian and Andrew Conley. Thelma was predeceased by her husband Bert in 2008 and their infant son Raymond in 1948. She will be fondly missed by her children, Don (Linda) Bergstrom of Summerland, B.C., Wendy (Gerry) Kinsella of Edmonton, Alberta, and Melanie (Bruce) Hunter of Plamondon, Alberta, her eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, three sisters, one brother, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her many friends. A service will be held at the Summerland Seniors Village in Summerland, B.C. where Thelma resided, on Thursday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. Thelma had a great love for children and donations may be made to the Stollery Children’s Hospital, or to the Canadian Cancer society in tribute to her family members who have and are courageously battling cancer.

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The opening reception for Works in Acrylic by Fiona Neal, Belonging and Abstract Ambiguities was held last Thursday evening at the Summerland Art Gallery. Painting primarily in acrylics on canvas, the artist produces large vibrant pieces that explore the portrayal of movement, that encourage the viewer to follow the movement within them.

Value of public space discussed Community Spaces, Public Places: What is the value of public space to our community? is the topic of next Wednesday’s Philosophers’ Cafe at the Summerland Art Gallery beginning at 7 p.m. Philosophers’ Cafés are community events where everyone is invited to be part of the conversation if they so desire. Or you can just want to sit back and listen. Either way you are invited to the Summerland Art Gallery for an evening of meaningful conversation while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea with friends. Panelists Peter Waterman and Sue Kline will be discussing the many important aspects of space to a community. While we all use public spaces differently we probably all agree that public spaces such as parks, community centres,

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David Finnis libraries, museums, walking and biking trails, help nourish and sustain local culture. Most people feel that the availability of public space is considered essential to the health and well being of a community. These spaces provide opportunities for residents to interact and engage with other individuals or in larger group settings. When thinking of public space in Summerland we have both inside and out-

side public space. Memorial Park is probably the outside public space that is most central to our community in so many ways. We gather as a community to remember on Nov. 11. We gather for fun and to celebrate at Action Festival and other times of the year. These events, including the farmer’s market, are part of the local culture that helps create community. We also have indoor public space. A prime example being the library. People will come not just to get books or other materials, but to read the paper or use the Internet. Many who live alone, find it invaluable as it provides a place for social interaction. Another important public space in our community is Centre Stage Theatre.

We use it for forums, discussions, public hearings and plays, all of which bring us together in community. You are invited to that public space next week to watch the play Bonnie and Clyde presented by drama students from the high school. If you’ve never been to a play by our high school you are missing out on a cultural aspect of this town that really does help make it a special place to live in. ooo You can find information on other cultural events by checking out the News page of summerlandarts.com or by subscribing to the e-version of the Arts Palette. This Arts Palette column is written by David Finnis, publicity chair and president of the Summerland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9533 Main

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