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Cool creations: Competitors in the Sicamous Snow Days Downtown Snow Sculpture Contest were busy on Sunday putting together their frosty creations. Left – The Sicamous Dental Clinic’s team of Alexandre Li, Emily Liu, Shirley Schandelle, Dina Spelay and Jeanette Mack take five after building Garfield the cat, complete with dental floss. Right – Sam McKellar, events co-ordinator for the Lodge/Haven, gets the snow flying as she sculpts away. Photos by Victoria Rowbottom
Preparations underway to re-open Malakwa mill By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Rumours about the former Louisiana Pacific Mill in Malakwa reopening are true. Citing economic reasons, Louisiana Pacific closed the sawmill in 2005, resulting in the layoff of 91 employees. The mill was last operational about four years ago under a different owner. Since then, there have been a number of attempts get the mill going again. This time, however, Ray Hansen says it’s the real deal. Hansen, who lives onsite at the mill, will be general manager for Elite Forest Products Ltd.’s Malakwa operation. He says the property was purchased in the spring by Lower Mainland investors who plan to have the mill up and running by mid to
late spring. “We are going to start readying the mill next month and bring in the mechanics and stuff,” said Hansen. “We figure it will take anywhere from one to two weeks.” Hansen says the mill’s new owners have already invested about $100,000 in upgrades and improvements, in addition to securing their own timber licence. “We did some upgrades last fall. We didn’t get them all finished, but we upgraded the electrical, we upgraded the chipping system and so, you know, they have spent a considerable amount of money,” said Hansen. “And the wood licence was of course, those are very expensive nowadays, we’re talking millions.” Initially, Hansen says about 15 to See Asian market on page 2
Thawing out: The former Louisiana Pacific Mill, under new ownership, is expected to be up and running by mid-April. Photo by Victoria Rowbottom
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RCMP initiative targets distracted drivers By Roger Knox Black Press
A month-long RCMP initiative cracking down on distracted drivers is underway. Throughout February, RCMP officers around the province – including from the Vernon-North Okanagan detachment – will target distracted or inattentive drivers, mainly those drivers insistent on using a cell phone. Distracted driving is one of the major driving behaviours that contribute to fatal and serious injury motor vehicle collisions. “Last year, 27 per cent of collision fatalities in B.C. were caused by distracted or inattentive drivers, despite more than 40,000 violation tickets being issued for use of electronic device or driving
without due care and attention,” said Cpl. Robert McDonald of E Division Traffic Services in Vancouver. “The public needs to be part of the solution by separating the activities of driving and electronic device use.” On average in B.C., 91 drivers per year are killed as a result of distracted driving, and leading the way is the Southern Interior with an average of 34 distracted driving deaths per year, three more than in the Lower Mainland. Locally in February, drivers may see RCMP at intersections phoning ahead to a colleague after they’ve seen a driver talking on a cell phone or texting while driving. Officers may even catch drivers in the act.
“There are lots of people who drive and still use their cell phones,” said Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “This month-long campaign is an initiative of the RCMP, government and ICBC.” To be clear, you can drive while using a cell phone as long as it’s a hands-free device, i.e., a bluetooth. You can not text while at a stop sign or stop light. “If you pull up to a stop sign and an officer sees you talking with a cell phone up to your ear or texting, you’ll be ticketed,” said Molendyk. “You can’t text while stopped because your attention is away from your driving. You should be focused on the stop, the lights and
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20 people will be hired, excluding management, with the intent of hiring locally. And while some key people are already lined up, he says there is still a need for operators, etc. Hansen says the mill will be manufacturing hemlock, some from the company’s own logging and some purchased, locally, if possible. Asked why the mill is reopening, Hansen says it has to do with the demand from Asian markets. “Apparently, it’s go-
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ing to China – they’re the big buyers now,” said Hansen. The current plan is to get the mill operational and keep it going until freeze-up, says Hansen. “That’s at least, if the markets are good and the things are going well and we’re able to ready the mill to run in the winter,” said Hansen. “Then we will run in the winter in a limited amount, but that’s only if things really improve from the first year.” Though initial employment numbers may not be the same as
in 2005, Hansen recognizes the important role the mill still can play in the local economy. “This mill was really the backbone of the employment of this area for so many years,” said Hansen. “And then, when it shut down, boy, oh boy, it’s a rough road to hoe here employment wise…” Anyone wishing to contact Hansen can do so by calling 250-8363996. Phone: 250-836-2570 Fax: 250-836-2661 EAGLE VALLEY
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February 21 & 22 - Royal Canadian Legion Funspiel. Register at the Legion before February 16 Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@ sicamous.ca Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m. Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-8329700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472
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Every Friday - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Saturdays - Community Yoga 9:00 am NonHeated Hatha $5 drop-in All levels Families welcome. Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes. Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.
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The clock shows five to noon, and Barb Layton is announcing the day’s menu, a steaming hot chunk of homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas, carrots and salad. “It’s comfort food,” Layton, the cook, comments prior to Thursday’s Meals to Wheels lunch commencing. With food prepared for 50, Layton returns to the kitchen where she, co-worker Irene Mahringer and volunteer Amy Boutwell start plating up. As volunteer servers Eileen and Stephen Hill carry the plates to the tables, the friendly chatter, and laughter is soon replaced by the sound of utensils digging in. It appears to be another successful meal. Sicamous’ Meals to Wheels program is something of an institution in the community – every Tuesday and Thursday at the Haven, for six bucks anyone can have a generouslyportioned hot lunch, complete with dessert. As per the program’s name, lunches are also delivered to those unable to attend. Eagle Valley Seniors Meals Society, the organization which oversees the program, has planned something different for this month. On Valentine’s Day,
Friday, Feb. 14, they’ll be serving a roast beef dinner with all the trimmings at the neighbouring Sicamous Seniors Centre. The event is a fundraiser for the meals program whose future, according to EVSMS board president Regina Forry, is hazy at best. If left at is, she says, the program may stop serving lunches by December. “We can make it through the year, and then there’s a few people who have given cash donations which has been excellent. Every dollar helps,” says Forry. EVSMS board vicepresident Shirley Holcomb says that financially, the program is in
a bit of a mess. There is an entirely new board in place now, however, and its members are doing what they can to turn things around. “We’re not giving up – we could just say, ‘oh, well gee, we’re in trouble, we could just fold it.’ But we’re not doing that… we’re out there trying to think of anything that we can do,” said Holcomb. One of those things is a lunchtime 50-50 draw. And Holcomb would like to organize a big garage sale. But, of course, the lunch is the centrepiece of the program, and Forry says the goal is to raise money without having to raise the cost to the public.
A lot of people are under the impression that it’s for the seniors; well no it’s not,” emphasizes Forry. “Anybody can come out and have a meal. And a lot of people use it just as social time. But we’ve had people come in with kids. That’s just fine. For six bucks you get a decent meal.” Volunteer help is appreciated, says Forry, explaining most of Sicamous’ churches currently provide two volunteers to help serve at each meal. Anyone wanting to attend a Meals to Wheels lunch is asked to call Dorothy in advance at 1-250-836-2437, so that enough food can be prepared.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Eagle Valley News
Olympic Games opens discussion of human rights
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n the lead-up to the Games, we focus a lot of our attention on the host country and how well we think it will welcome the world. We talk about how prepared it is to host a flood of athletes, sports fans and international media in its spit-shined venues, and we learn about the social and political problems unique to that country. Then the opening ceremony begins and we don’t think about location again until we’re comparing their spectacle to previous host countries. The Olympics are, for all intents and purposes, an event that can be replicated anywhere there are enough sport venues and hotel rooms to accommodate the event. With that in mind, why, then, does the International Olympic Committee bestow the honour of hosting the Games on a country embroiled in human-rights controversies? We remain deeply troubled by Russia’s newly implemented anti-gay laws, which allow that country to arrest or fine anyone who “promotes nontraditional sexual relations.” The IOC is governed by the Olympic Charter, which completely prohibits discrimination. IOC president Thomas Bach has repeatedly said he’s been assured by President Vladimir Putin that Russia will respect the Charter while the Games are happening. The fact those assurances are necessary should have been reason enough not to award Russia the Winter Games. But with the competition already underway, that’s a moot point. Instead, we urge our fellow Canadians to continue having an open dialogue about these injustices through the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Take pride in Canada’s athletes as we watch them perform in the coming weeks, but don’t get so swept up that the discrimination being perpetrated in the host country is forgotten. Canada’s notion of true patriot love must extend beyond our borders. The pride we feel on home soil from being glorious and free should be felt by the citizens of every country, especially at the Olympics, when we’re highlighting fellowship among all. -Victoria News
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Prescription pot pretense coming to an end
By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – On April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot. Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that smallscale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world. How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated small-scale growers is withdrawn in a couple of months. Here’s a look at the com-
munity level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the province’s Hells Angels. Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments. The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume. This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped
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in a failed war-on-drugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even common sense. Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion of the medical marijuana law to run an Amsterdam-style retail trade. Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties. “By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills. Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-looking “Medi-
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cal Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side. Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/withdrawal.” And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet? Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher! Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer.
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It’s academic: Eagle River Secondary student Mallory Todd paints one of four panels that will eventually adorn the school. The pieces, designed by Todd, Gina Selfe and Sarah Palmer, represent academic pursuits. Separate panels are being painted representing elective school courses.
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Residents of the Eagle Valley interested in the future of local agriculture may wish to attend an upcoming meeting at the Malakwa Learning Centre. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 5 p.m., an agriculture focus group is taking place to help shape the Grow Shuswap Agricultural Strategy. The meeting is one of several organized by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District to gather input for the strategy. The strategy will apply to Electoral Areas C through F (South Shuswap, FalklandSalmon Valley, Sicamous-Malakwa and North Shuswap-Seymour Arm), as well as the CSRD’s municipal
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partners, the City of Salmon Arm and the District of Sicamous. The focus group meetings, according to Grow Shuswap, are intended to help identify mechanisms to support food security and the sustainable growth of agriculture in the Shuswap region including regional differentiation, collaboration between organizations, community engagement, research and education and marketing. The purpose of an agriculture strategy is to support the industry, provide protection of agriculturally-capable land and integrate existing economic and land-use policies. To get a better idea, visit www.growshuswap.ca. To attend the Feb. 12 meeting, contact Robin Cyr at rcyr@csrd.bc.ca.
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SATURDAY FEB 15 PreNovice Game: 9 - 10:30 am Atom Game: 11 am - 12:30 pm SA Atom Div 3: 2 - 4 pm SUNDAY FEB 16 Novice Game: 9 am - 10:30 am Atom Game: 11 am - 12:30 pm MONDAY FEB 17 Public Skating: 9 - 11 am Lunch Bunch: 12 - 1 pm School Hockey: 1 - 3 pm Public Skating: 3:15 - 4:30 pm Novice & Pre Novice: 5 - 6 pm Atom: 6 - 7:30 pm Old Timers: 7:45 - 9:15 pm TUESDAY FEB 18 Public Skating: 9 - 11 am Lunch Bunch: 12 - 2 Figure Skating: 5 - 7:30 Eagles: 7:30 - 9 pm
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Grumbling gardener looking forward to spring
GAIA GARDENING MARGO WESTAWAY
If there’s one thing I like about writing a garden column, it’s that there’s no shortage of things to write about. I get to impart important information on all kinds of subjects, ponder philosophically about the meaning of gardening and encourage my readers to embrace the environmental role we can all play. I can jump on my high horse and type away about the benefits of tending the land organically and why to strive for a toxic-free world. Garden foo-foos and fails are always fun to write about, along with fleshing out facts on flowers and plants, meandering down the nostalgic path of time to childhood memories and returning to those interesting places that I’ve seen and traveled to. I also get to grumble if I want to. My hubby wryly describes me as ‘an architect of time’ – an attribute I feel I finetuned during my earlier office days, and then as a mother holding up a hundred balls in the air. I do admit I pride myself on my ability to organize, prioritize and orchestrate my day in such an efficient manner that I don’t waste a single moment of it.
This I feel, allows me to get as much done as possible within the natural daily restraints of sunrise and sunset and it also gives me some flexibility when those unexpected and inevitable interruptions interfere with my day when I’m digging around the daffodils. However, whether these forced interludes are fun or frustrating, I still grapple with that “just go with the flow” warm and fuzzy feeling and instead let fly an expletive or two under my breath when my momentum gets mucked up. What really gets my goat is lost and wasted time - you know, that one-step-forward-twosteps-back feeling. For example, how much lost time do I spend every year wrestling with hoses that twist up while I drag them around, that inevitably catch on something that will pull it out or over. Then on the sprinklers that sprinkle everywhere except the place I want it to, taking countless adjustments to get it right. Precious time has been wasted when the motors on my machines wouldn’t start and many more minutes are lost again while my handy hubby is hassling with them. Hunting down hand tools I had just put down and had somehow mysteriously vanished, like some invisible little elves had gleefully made off with them, seems to be an every day time-stealer too. We gardeners already need to deal with the annual scramble of planting, seeding,
weeding, watering, harvesting and storing as it is, let alone all those extra jobs in between which need doing, redoing, rearranging or repairing. And no season is excluded from it. In my life for example, springtime is doing firewood, taking at least a whole week out of my garden schedule. Summer means school is out when there’s lots of involuntary time out for playing and entertaining, and no time for gardening. Fall time is combing the community for bags and bags of materials for my compost containers, leaving little time for much else. And now it’s wintertime, when all I can do is watch the seen and unforeseen casualties inflicted by the weather. The first cuss to cross
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Forum to focus on food security By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The Shuswap Food Action Co-op will be serving food for thought, hoping to receive the same in order to develop a local food security policy. On March 11, the Shuswap Food Action Co-op (SFAC) is hosting the community forum, Food for Thought, with partner Okanagan College to discuss “strengthening our local food economy.” The forum, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Salmon Arm campus, includes a dinner prepared with local food. According to the society, food security exists when “all community residents obtain safe… nutritious food through a sustainable food system that maximizes healthy choices, community self-reliance and equal access for everyone.” With the Food for Thought forum, the group wishes to gather
community organizations and any local citizens, especially those with an interest in producing, warehousing, processing and supplying food, to share ideas to strengthen local food security, with the ultimate goal of developing a local food policy. “To do that, we need local citizen input, whether it be the person who volunteers to share their backyard, or the person who has an acre they’re willing to rent/lease or share, to a person who has a farm. Whether it be vegetables, fruit, chicken, pork, beef, all of these things can be produced locally,” said SFAC spokesperson John McLeod, explaining a point of food security is supporting reliable, local independent food sources and not be dependent on imports and reliance on what he refers to as the “industrial agri-complex.” “ H i s t o r i c a l l y, Salmon Arm had the Salmon Arm farm-
er’s exchange,” said McLeod. “That started because some orchardists wanted to market some apples, and it grew into a hugely successful economic driver in our community. And in 1940, the Salmon Arm Farmer’s Exchange paid a dividend of $40,000 to its shareholders. “If a community like Salmon Arm became shareholders in their own food co-op, we could all benefit and keep the money that’s generated in our community.” For McLeod, one ideal outcome would be the establishment of a community commercial entity similar to Nelson’s Kootenay Co-op. It opened in 1981 (though the cooperative was founded in 1975) as a small retail outlet staffed by volunteers, and is currently located downtown on Baker Street, where it pulls in more than $6 million annually in gross sales.
McLeod says this is one of a number of coops in B.C. in various stages of development. He views Salmon Arm as being ripe for one of its own. “We’ve got the dirt, we’ve got the expertise, we’ve got the manpower,” said McLeod. “What we’ve got to do is put all those things together. But it needs a consumer, and the way to become the consumer is to become part of the invested community where we agree to support each other.” Anyone wishing to attend the Food for Thought forum is asked to RSVP to Margaret Hardy at margaret@ mlhardy.ca or John McLeod at 250-8327518, or by email at johnwmac@telus.net, by March 4. For more information about Food for Thought, contact Margaret Hardy at margaret@mlhardy. ca, or Laura Kalina at laura.kalina@interiorhealth.ca, or at 250851-7424.
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Author at library: The Sicamous library is hosting Shuswap author and Eagle River Secondary teacher Shawn L. Bird Saturday, Feb. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. The public is invited to discuss Bird’s teen novels, poetry, blogging, talk and ask questions about writing in general, and enjoy an informal time gathered around the fireplace. Bird is the author of the Grace Awakening series, and blogs daily at www.shawnbird. com.
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Eagles drop two on long weekend By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The Sicamous Eagles were short on goals over the long weekend. When they last met, the Eagles overcame the Kamloops Storm with a 7-5 win. But the KIJHL’s leading team prevented a repeat performance when they hit Sicamous’ ice on Friday, Feb. 7. Following a scoreless first frame, the Storm potted three second-period markers, giving the team a solid lead going into the third. The Eagles came back stronger in the third period, but were only
able to find the back of the net once, during a power play in the last six seconds of the frame when Riley Jepson was able to ripple the mesh. He was assisted by Nathan Grieve and Nicholas Astasiewicz. Kris Joyce was back in net for Sicamous, stopping 36 shots. Saturday night, Feb. 8, the Eagles suffered a difficult defeat to guests the Summerland Steam. Once again, the first period went by with neither team lighting up the board. That didn’t happen until the second half of the second period, when Summerland chipped in the game’s
first goal, adding two more in a matter of minutes. With 56 seconds left, Owen Rowsell was able to put Sicamous on the board, assisted by Hayden Orton. In the third frame, Summerland earned a power-play marker, with Grieve earning the rebound seconds later off of Colin Blake and Stephen Hawko. The Eagles’ backup netminder Ryan Fisher was in for the whole game and made 24 saves. The Eagles are back on home ice on Valentine’s Day to face off against the Chase Heat. Game time is 7 p.m.
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Your Horoscope
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, strange forces seem to be working against you, but fortunately you are prepared for anything that comes your way. Allow for some time to get things settled.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Falling into a slump just isn’t your style, Scorpio. Even if things don’t seem to be going your way, your attitude and work ethic will make the most of the situation.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, keep a firm hand on your wallet so you can avoid spending well beyond your means. It is best if you avoid making any impulse purchases in the near future.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, playing games with someone can be fun, but don’t let things turn into a serious rivalry. Focus on being lighthearted this week.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, listen carefully when a family member comes to you with some sage advice. Even a seemingly relaxed conversation may prove fruitful. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you may seem rushed this week, but resist the temptation to go faster than is comfortable for you. Take your time so things are done right the first time. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you may have so much fun this week that you don’t realize you have been getting work done in the process. Your attitude is even inspiring others around you.
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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Take a step back when you don’t see eye to eye with a colleague, Virgo. Disagreements can quickly escalate, so keep a level head and take all things into consideration. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your intuition and ability to work with people closely will make your life much more enjoyable. Make use of these talents as you pursue a new career path.
Your Suduko Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. (For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your responsible nature helps those in your care to feel safe and secure. It is good to show others how much they mean to you, and you have been doing it correctly. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Some well-hidden information could come to the surface, and you will have the ability to put it to use, Aquarius. Just don’t let the power go to your head. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you must deal with a potentially delicate matter in the days to come. Keep a cool head and remain confident. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY 12 Jesse Spencer, Actor (35) FEBRUARY 13 Peter Gabriel, Singer (64) FEBRUARY 14 Freddie Highmore, Actor (22) FEBRUARY 15 Amber Riley, Actress/Singer (28)
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EAGLE VALLEY
WHAT A GEM! Spacious Bi-level! Beautiful mature trees and gardens!1340 sq. ft. on main level with beautiful sunroom, leading to 2 tier back deck. 4 bdrms, 1.5 baths, full basement, attached double car garage, paved driveway, RV parking! MLS®10076177
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Eagle Valley News
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