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WHAT’S INSIDE:

Members of a Summerland jazz quartet have received recognition for their musical abilities.

Budget work

In his first year as the MLA for the riding of Penticton, Dan Ashton has worked with the province’s finances.

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Building walls

Workers at a Summerland house used straw bales to create the walls.

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A new novel

A Summerland novelist has written a story examining counter-terrorism.

Summerland Minor Softball hosted two recent tournaments, drawing players from around the province.

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YOUR SMILE The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.

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Summerland ridership comparable to long established services

Making music

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A walk in memory

Carla McLeod Special to the Review

Ellen Walker-Matthews, right, helped organize the first Giant’s Head Grind, to honour the memory of her son Christopher Walker. Walking the race with her is Janice Agur.

Majority of fires human caused by John Arendt Provincial fire crews have been busy with wildfires this spring, but the majority have been caused by human activity. Melissa Klassen, fire information officer with the Kamloops Fire Centre, said there have been 52 wildfires in the region so far this year, burning 266 hectares. Of these, one fire in the Vernon Fire Zone on Friday was the result of lightning activity, while the rest have been caused by human activity. The number of fires so far this year remains lower than in the past. The 10-year average at this

time of year is 61 wildfires, destroying 404 hectares. In the Penticton Fire Zone, which includes Summerland, one new fire was reported on the weekend. The fire, near Strawberry Creek, was reported late Monday afternoon. It was less than one hectare in size and was quickly controlled. No structures were threatened as a result of that fire. Klassen said human-caused wildfires are common in spring and early summer. In July and August, when thunderstorm activity becomes more frequent, the number of lightning-caused fires increases

and by the end of the season, roughly half the fires reported are the result of lightning strikes. At present, the risk of wildfires is low to moderate in the region, but the danger rating can escalate quickly in dry weather. Campfires are still permitted, but if a campfire or party fire violates the fire regulations, those present could each receive a $345 ticket. If a campfire or party fire results in a wildfire, those responsible could face fines up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail. “Any fire caused by human negligence is one too many for us to respond to,” Klassen said.

Summerlanders have embraced the community’s transit service and ridership numbers are higher than B.C. Transit officials had expected. “It’s an unqualified success,” said Meribeth Burton of B.C. Transit. “If ridership continues to be as robust as it is now and if the budget allows, it will require an evaluation of the transit system.” The service was launched at the end of October and was offered free until the end of 2013. Since January, the bus service has averaged 580 riders a month, or 5.3 riders per hour, Burton said. The figure is comparable to the West Kootenay system, which averages 5.47 riders per hour. However, Burton said the West Kootenay system has been in place for more than 10 years. “A well established, successful system has five to six riders per hour,” she said. Municipal administrator Tom Day said the passenger numbers are encouraging. “We’re excited with the numbers,” he said, adding that it allows people to get to important services in Penticton without the need for alternate transportation. The service operates Monday to Friday with four trips to and from Penticton each day. It does not operate in the evenings, on weekends and on statutory holidays. The municipality’s costs for this service are $106,281 for 2014. Day said an expansion of service is not in the plans at present. After the municipal election in November, the next council may choose to examine the service.

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COUNCIL REPORT The regular meeting of municipal council was held on May 12 in council chambers. The mayor and all councillors were present.

Financial plan, tax rates read

All aboard

Council gave first three readings to the amended 2014 to 2018 five-year financial plan and the 2014 tax rates bylaw. The budget calls for a two per cent increase in property taxes, a 3.3 per cent increase in electrical rates and a five per cent increase in sewer rates. The adoption of the financial plan and tax rates was given at a special meeting of council on May 14.

Carla McLeod Special to the Review

Marijuana production added

The Kettle Valley Steam Railway opened for another season on the weekend. Throughout the spring, summer and fall, visitors from across the country and beyond will experience the regular rides and train robberies aboard the tourist train.

Council amended the business licensing bylaw to add a fee for medical marijuana production facilities in Summerland. Zoning regulations will remain unchanged.

Dairy Queen opens Summerland location Since Summerland’s Dairy Queen opened last week, customers have been at the restaurant for meals and cool treats. “We feel very fortunate,” said Eric

Malmsten, owner of the Dairy Queen. “We’ve had amazing turnout. It’s been very, very busy.” He added that each day, many high school students

have been stopping at Dairy Queen on their lunch break — something he had not expected because of the distance of the restaurant from the high school.

The location is the former McDonald’s building at the Summerfair Shopping Centre. Malmsten said the location provides great highway visi-

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bility. In addition, he has set up signs, including electronic signs, to promote the restaurant. The business is the first in Summerland to incorporate electronic signage. Malmsten said the mayor, council and municipal staff have been helpful during the renovations and the addition of the signs at the building.

Proposals sought for farm land

Council authorized the advertising of a request for proposals for agricultural land use opportunities on a 90-hectare parcel of municipal land in the Prairie Valley area north of the Summerland landfill. This is the same land slated for inclusion into the Agricultural Land Reserve under Summerland’s Urban Growth Strategy.

Business rezoning read

Council authorized a change to the zoning bylaw for 18006 Bentley Road. The zoning will change from A1-Agricultural Small Acreage to M1-A Business Industrial Zone. The applicant must pay $7,250 towards the construction of a required vegetative buffer.

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The inaugural Giant’s Head Grind Race was held in Summerland on Saturday. A total of 360 participants took part in the race from Peach Orchard Beach to the peak of Giant’s Head Mountain. Half of the money raised will go towards colon cancer diagnostics and research and the other half will go towards the upkeep and improvement of the trails in Giant’s Head Park. The race was organized by the Summerland Rotary Club along with a group of Summerland residents, including Ellen WalkerMatthews and her husband Tom Matthews, who lost their son Christopher Walker, to colon cancer in 2013. It is their hope to honour their son’s memory by promoting physical activity.

Ashton works with provincial finances by John Arendt

ence in municipal politics, he said the It was a year ago, switch to provinon May 14, 2013, cial politics was an when MLA Dan Ash- adjustment. ton was elected to “It was a big provincial politics. change,” he said. Ashton, from Sum- “Local governments merland, spent two are much more terms as mayor of hands-on.” Penticton and three Since taking office as a municipal coun- for the riding of Pencillor. He has also ticton, Ashton has served as parliament“The premier has ary secretary treated me very well,” to the MinResponAshton sad. “She has istry sible for put a lot of faith in Core Review. He is also me.” Dan Ashton v i c e - c h a i r of the Cabinet Working served as chair of the Group and a memRegional District of ber of the Treasury Okanagan Similka- Board. meen. “The premier Despite his experithe Summerland Credit Union invites the community to

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Transit activity Since Summerland’s scheduled transit service was introduced last fall, the service has been well used. The service was started at the end of October, less than eight months ago, but the number of riders is what B.C. Transit officials expect to see from a more established service. The bus service provides an important transportation link for those who need to go into Penticton for medical appointments and services not available in Summerland. It also provides a commuter option for those who live in Summerland but work in Penticton. With an average of 580 riders each month, there is a demand for this service. A transfer system is already in place so passengers on the Summerland bus have seamless access to Penticton’s buses to complete their trips. The cost for the service from Summerland to Penticton is not cheap. For 2014, the municipality’s share is $106,281. Expanding the service to include service in the evenings, on weekends or both would mean an additional cost for the municipality — a cost borne by all taxpayers. Despite the pressures to keep tax rates as low as possible and to run lean municipal budgets, an expansion to the bus service deserves consideration in the coming months. The service at present does not work for those wishing to go into Penticton outside of weekday business hours. It also does not work for those from Penticton wishing to come to Summerland for a weekend festival, an evening concert or another event outside of daytime hours. Summerlanders have already shown they will use a transit service if it is available to them. Extending the hours for this service deserves serious consideration.

The Giant’s Head Grind on Saturday was held in the memory of Christopher Walker, who died from colon cancer a year ago. Organizers, including Walker’s mother Ellen Walker-Matthews, used the opportunity to honour Walker’s memory by promoting physical activity. Money raised will go to colon cancer diagnostics and research and to the upkeep and improvement of local trails.

bad Aboriginal education or victim studies? apples VICTORIA – The B.C. School Trustees’ Association is calling for a mandatory high school course on the history of residential schools set up to assimilate aboriginal children into European culture. Trustees propose a 25-hour course required for all graduating students, using interviews with residential school survivors, presentations by aboriginal leaders Tom Fletcher and discussion of current events. This would build on aboriginal courses already in offered in B.C. schools, and a public education effort that began with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology and compensation for Canada’s residential school policy. B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman gave a speech on the need for mandatory education to a 2012 teacher conference. He said current aboriginal culture courses are poorly attended, and went on to denounce a school system he said is still based on “colonialism” and a “settler construct” of history. “We need to acknowledge that racism is the norm in public schools – still today,” Hansman said. Is it really? He also claimed that the purpose and legacy of the residential schools have been “deliberately hidden” from school curriculum. In lieu of evidence, Hans-

man recounted old anecdotes of American-style stereotyping from his own schooling in Ontario. But mostly he demanded social engineering in schools that must of course include more funding, more teacher professional development time and an affirmative action program to recruit more aboriginal teachers. Do Hansman’s allegations reflect the kind of attitude that would lead to truth and reconciliation? Or are they signs of another unfortunate legacy, that of the victim studies mentality that permeates our universities? Here’s a suggestion for this mandatory course. Students could spend a couple of hours on one of the definitive works of B.C. aboriginal history, A Stó:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas. A long-term project of the Stól:lo Nation, the atlas has meticulously documented chapters on European contact and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of European contact. A journal kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 documents some of the raids between aboriginal communities on the Fraser River and Vancouver Island, corroborating elders’ accounts. During those three years, Cowichan men attacked the Chilliwack Stó:lo community four times. In the same period, the journal records 30 incidents of inter-community violence, some reaching down to present-day Washington state.

Atlas editor Keith Thor Carlson summarized the research this way: “Viewed from the perspective of the aggressor, raids and attacks appear to have been motivated primarily by a desire to obtain quick wealth (in the form of slaves and property such as dried and smoked salmon) or to exact revenge for previous insults.” Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a history of intercommunity violence back at least 3,000 years. Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these activities: they saw them as assault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery. This is the seldom-discussed backdrop for the European settlement of British Columbia, the imposition of British law and the later establishment of church-run residential schools. None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generational damage to a culture already weakened by waves of smallpox. This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone. But glossing over historical context and presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

So far this season, 51 of the 52 wildfires in this region have been the result of human activity. That’s far too many. Summers in British Columbia’s Southern Interior are characterized by hot, dry weather, which means a fire can quickly spread to cause significant damage. The responsibility is on all campers to keep their fires under control at all times. A little carelessness can result in far-reaching damage.

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Many helped with horse rescue

Dear Editor: On May 3, a young feral filly (female) horse was rescued from the swollen fast moving waters of Trout Creek in Summerland and I want to give a heartfelt thanks to the Summerland Fire Department, the RCMP and all of the bystanders who pitched in to make this

rescue a success. I would like to extend an extra special thanks to whomever it was that had the sheet of plywood and building supplies that ultimately allowed the firefighters to pull the filly, now named River, out of the frigid waters and onto the shore line to safety.

Without that sheet of plywood the outcome for River may have been tragic. I was very impressed by the compassion and caring attitude extended by the fire fighters in their interactions with River during this rescue, what an amazing group. Summerland should be

proud and honoured to know that they have these dedicated men at the ready when and should they be needed. River is making a full recovery and is now ready for a loving home. River cannot express her gratitude, although I am sure I can see it in her eyes, so I am

doing it for her. Thank you! to each and everyone who was on the banks of Trout Creek that morning rooting for a successful outcome! Successful we were! Theresa Nolet O.A.T.S. Horse Rescue Summerland

Constitution THE EARLY YEARS should belong to Canadians Dear Editor: Re: Harper and the Supreme Court. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has had ample opportunity to make the changes to the Supreme Court he may have wanted. He wrote the Blue Book, the policy manual for the Reform Party of Canada, and was a vocal advocate for reforming our justice system. Over the years it has evolved into a legal system, where lawyers waste the courts time and taxpayers money arguing points of law. The judges are appointed by the Prime Minister of the day, not elected, and they are accountable to absolutely nobody. The courts have hijacked the justice system, and instead of enforcing the laws written by the people they have been preoccupied reinterpreting and rewriting them. Harper ’s preoccupation with the Supreme Court is easily justified, but his contempt for parliamentary procedures and the democratic process has become an even bigger concern for millions of Canadians. When he cannot have his way he has arbitrarily closed the doors for business by proroguing Parliament for extended

periods of time. He has also managed to eliminate meaningful debate on the budget, by bundling it with other legislation and arrogantly using party discipline to ram it through Parliament. It would be difficult to believe he feels any different about the Supreme Court of Canada. The current justice system was created as an integral part of a 1982 federal statute called the Constitution Act of Canada that arbitrarily was adopted by a handful of politicians and shoved down our throats. A justice system is rooted in a constitution, and a statute is not a constitution. Instead of picking a fight with the Supreme Court, Harper should initiate the process of bringing resolution to this issue. To insist we continue as a colony through the 21st century is about as outrageous as insisting our Indians and Inuits continue to be dependent on government handouts. It’s time to sever our colonial ties with Britain and start building a sovereign democratic society where the constitution belongs to the people, not the government. Andy Thomsen Summerland

Not your usual bicycle

Summerland businesses offer good value and good service Dear Editor: Building houses on prime farmland won’t do as much to improve the fortunes of Summerland’s retail community as a little whispered wisdom. It’s a well-kept secret that this is a

Pothole workers active on Garnett Valley Road Dear Editor: I came home from work Thursday to find that the Summerland pothole

crew had been out to Garnett Valley Road. Must be an election year.

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

Next week is Bike to Work Week, so we thought we’d promote it with a photo of a vintage bicycle. Yes, this is a bicycle— sort of. It’s a 1910 Russell which was made by the C.C.M. Bicycle Company in Toronto. The motor car division of the company started out with a two-passenger electric-powered runabout and worked up to a 50 horsepower gasoline engine in 1908. This “Thoroughly Canadian Car” was on display in Summerland when the Vintage Run car show came through in 1969. Though it was manufactured by C.C.M., riders in the Russell would not qualify for coffee and goodies at the park on Monday morning. Four wheels and a motor rather miss the mark when it comes to the benefits of bicycle transportation.

Maybe if we vote right we’ll get a new yellow line too. Derek Lenk Summerland

great place to shop. I believe in shopping locally, but I also do all of my grocery shopping in Summerland because I save money and get good service. All of the staff at the Food Emporium, for example, are

friendly and helpful and, to borrow from Cheers, I like to shop “where everybody knows my name.” For excellent computer sales and service and other things electronic, I need go no farther than Bad Robot on Main Street.

Again, the service is patient and personal. Why would I travel to a larger centre to be just a number on a work order? The rising price of gasoline may become a wake up call, but don’t wait for that. Shop in Summerland

because it’s good value and it’s easy. But don’t tell anyone; keep it a secret. If all Summerlanders start shopping locally, overcrowding will be the next problem. Kathryn McCourt Summerland

Prices rise for summer Dear Editor: We live here 12 months a year. While I don’t begrudge businesses for making hay during the tourist season, is it really fair that the people who support you for the other eight months each year have to suffer for it?

A six-pack that was $12 is now $13. A haircut was $18 and is now $20. Mushroom soup was $1.19 and is now $1.39 and on and on. Please figure out a way to let the locals know they count. Steve Maki Summerland

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Fredy Brunner, left, and Habib John Gonzales work with bales for the walls of Brunner’s house on Garnett Valley Road.

When the walls were completed on the weekend, Jana and Fredy Brunner’s two-storey house looked like a traditional home with stucco walls, but the recessed windows suggested the thick walls were not conventional house construction. The walls, at half

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approval is needed for the work, Gozales said. He added that the bales used are not the same as typical bales from farms. They have a prescribed density, moisture content and fibre length. “They’re much tighter and more dense,” he said. “There are engineered standards for this.” The completed walls, once treated, will meet two-hour fire resistance standards. The walls also have a hurricane rating seven times the Canadian standard. “The wind can blow. It’s okay,” Gonzales said. Gonzales said straw bale construction has been used for some duplexes

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Changes in Toyokoro schools Within this past month in Hokkaido, the cherry blossoms (sakura in Japanese) have both bloomed and died. There are some areas in the city of Obihiro where it was absolutely beautiful for two weeks, before the blossoms changed colour and left. One street in particular, is long and Anna Marshall narrow, bordered with sakura, and at and I’m struggling the end is the biggest with the idea of being Shinto Shrine in Obi- in their shoes. hiro. Since I’ve only While the trees been here for around were in bloom, it was 10 months, I’ve only gorgeous. seen the change-over A couple months once while some ago, I mentioned that other assistant lanin March, there is a guage teachers have pretty big change seen it three, four or over in schools and five times depending offices. on how long they’ve Teachers, and some been here. office workers are Sometimes, it’s uprooted with as little very helpful, because as a two-week notice, in schools with more and are told that they trouble students than are being transferred. usual, it’s nice to have I have been to all a constant change in of my schools, and teaching techniques if my board of educa- something isn’t worktion office, and I’ve ing. Or if a teacher met all of my new is struggling with coworkers. their students, they Some of them are allowed a restart have lived in cities within four years. for years, and have But, nonetheless, never driven before, I can’t help but feel but now they’re in a a bit sad losing my very rural area, and coworkers every year. they’re required to One story of how drive. Some have difficult some people interesting and find it is: One night, innovative ideas, I was sitting at my which add a fresh friend’s house when outlook on teaching. his door opened. It I’m constantly was around 11 p.m. (MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX going back and forth, and we weren’t

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expecting anyone. Then his shoe room’s door opened and a young, lost Japanese woman walked in and stared at the wall in front of her, obviously confused by the mess. Then she noticed two foreigners sitting on her couch, and I could practically see her panicking and thinking ‘why are these foreigners in my house?’ Soon enough, we figured out where she lived and we walked her home. It turned out; she had just been

transferred from Tokyo, (almost 100 times more people than in Obihiro) and she was finding it a bit difficult to adjust to the size. Thanks for reading! This month’s proverb – “anzuru yori ga yasushi” – giving birth to a baby is easier than worrying about it (fear is greater than danger/ fear cuts deeper than swords). Anna Marshall is in Summerland’s sister city of Toyokoro, Japan as the assistant English teacher.

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Jazz musicians receive honours by Carla McLeod Special to the Review

If you haven’t had the pleasure of listening to Jo & the Soul play together, this summer will be your last opportunity. This jazz band is made up of four talented young people. Ryan Bonanno, playing electric bass, Bobby Shaw playing saxophone and Steve Cogbill on drums, were first known as Soul Power and had been playing together since Grade 7. Joining the band last year as vocalist and guitarist was Johanna McNeil. At that time they decided on a new name: Jo & the Soul. Since then they have performed at local venues, including Festival of Lights and Action Festival. They have won

numerous awards while competing at the regional, national and international levels. Last week they won gold at Musicfest Canada, where Shaw and McNeil also received individual honours. After being the first Canadians to win in the highest possible category (Quad A level) at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival in Idaho, earlier this year, they were selected to play at the Kibbie Dome, the arena where the professionals play. All four agreed that playing there in front of 2,000 people has been the highlight for them thus far. They attribute much of their success to their music teacher Craig Thomson.

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Graduating students Ryan Bonanno, left, Johanna McNeil, Steve Cogbill and Bobby Shaw have been making music together since they were in Grade 7. Their band, Jo & the Soul, will perform this summer, but in fall they will pursue new musical directions.

Each of the group members got their start in music at an early age.

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McNeil started playing piano at the age of four, but didn’t really like music until she found guitar at the age of nine. For Cogbill it was a little different. “For me, when I was really young, apparently I was the classic story of hitting pots and pans. When I was seven I took my first drum lesson and I just kept going from there.” Shaw was also a classic case. “When I was really young, whenever my mom would be playing music I would point out when there was a saxophone in a song. I somehow recognized it. In Grade 7 I took band and I tried saxophone because I had that connection.” Bonanno started studying music when he was seven. He played piano until he found the bass, which is what he loves to play. The group has several gigs coming up for the summer, but after that they will disperse to further their education in music.

Shaw auditioned at Humber College and received a $14,000 scholarship to go there. “It was a bit nerve wracking, but it paid off,” he said. His ultimate goal is to teach music, becoming a university professor. Bonanno will be attending Capilano University. “I auditioned there and they liked me and I got in. Previous to that, at the Interior Jazz Festival they gave me a scholarship to go there,” he said. McNeil has already auditioned at Capilano and has an upcoming audition at Grant MacEwan University in June. Cogbill is still deciding whether to go to Capilano or to move to Toronto or Vancover and work his way into the music scene. “I’d rather play than go to school,” he said. As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” Speaking to that, McNeil said, “It’s bittersweet. The band is parting

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but it’s going to be cool getting out and seeing other parts of the music industry of Canada.” “It’s been really fun the last couple of years, playing,

miss that when we leave.” “I guess if you think of music as a language, we all talk the same way with each other and now we’re going to be able to go out into a different “I guess if you think situation of music as a lanand they’re guage, we all talk the going to teach us how same way with each to speak other and now we’re their langoing to be able to guage,” Bongo out into a different anno said. The band situation and they’re will be playgoing to teach us how ing at the to speak their lanMinstrel Café in Kelowna guage.” Ryan Bonanno on May 23 at 8 p.m. They will getting gigs and get- perform at the Penting known through- ticton Farmers Marout the Okanagan ket starting May 31 for what we do. It’s and will appear at been a great experi- Action Festival on ence, but on the June 8. other hand it’s going To book the band, to be fun to go off email stevencogbill@ and do our own pro- shaw.ca. jects and play with If you know a other people and get positive story about better,” said Cogbill. someone in our comShaw agreed say- munity, contact Carla ing, “We got really McLeod at carlamclucky in such a small leod@shaw.ca or contown having a band tact the Summerland with such chemistry. Review newsroom at We’re really going to 250-494-5406.

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Steam-powered travel celebrated Beginning this month the museums of the South Okanagan will be hosting a huge celebration to recognize the impact steam technology and travel had 100 years ago with the launch of the SS Sicamous sternwheeler and the arrival of the Kettle Valley Railway. At precisely 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday May 19, 1914, a giant splash greeted the launch of the Okanagan’s steam-driven paddle wheeler, the SS Sicamous. For the next 23 years, the SS Sicamous connected small communities on Lake Okanagan to the commercial hubs of Vernon, Kelowna, and Penticton. The graceful ship represented a long line of transport vessels

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David Finnis that began sailing up and down Okanagan Lake in the 1890s. On May 31, 1915, KVR Locomotive #4 and three passenger cars arrived at the Penticton Lakeshore Station to officially open the newly completed Kettle Valley Railway. More than 1,500 people were on hand to greet the start of the age of steam rail travel in the area, and

connecting the Okanagan to the outside world. Steamfest will feature a combination of fun events, amazing exhibits, musical performances, machine demonstrations, and sumptuous culinary celebrations during which the character and history of the South Okanagan will be recognized and remembered. Some of these events include an Open House at the SS Sicamous on Sunday, June 15 that will include fun for the whole family. This open house includes an opportunity to tour the SS Sicamous for Father’s day with a whole bunch of family-fun activities. Steam Machines Demo Days will run June 20 to 22 where people will have the opportunity to get a real appreciation for the awesome power of steam as various steam-powered

machinery are fired up with boilers hissing and gears grinding. You’re also invited to dress up and enjoy sophisticated conversation on board the SS Sicamous on Saturday, May 24, between 4 and 7 p.m. There will be an opportunity to enjoy fine local wine from the Naramata Bench wineries, ale from Cannery Brewing and food prepared by Joy road Catering at this one-of-akind event created to celebrate the SS Sicamous’s centennial. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.steamfest.ca On Saturday, June 7, the Kettle Valley Steam Railway is donating proceeds from their June 7 run to Agur Lake Camp Society. If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Council’s online calendar, please email artspalette@summer-

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Thursday

Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For

details call 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

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9918 Julia Street Worship with us, Sunday at 10:30 am Loving God, Loving People Pastor: Rev. Don Huston

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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 Horseshoe Club is looking for new members. Practices are held in Memorial Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. Call Ron Moser at 250-4940450. 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 Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.

Friday

Bridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. 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. Birthright, serving the South Okanagan, has Friday drop in from 10 a.m. to noon at 200 Bennett St. in Penticton. This weekly program provides light snacks and an opportunity to build friendships, share life skills and participate in baby item swaps. Please contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901 for more information.

Saturday The Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team is hosting an Introduction to Emergency Pet Services training in Summerland on Saturday, May 24. The course will be held at the Summerland Fire Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDART is the emergency animal rescue division of Critteraid and volunteers respond during emergencies and disasters. Contact Deborah Silk at Deborah.silk@ cdart.org or call 250493-9752 or visit www. cdart.org to download a registration form. You are welcome to come and enjoy a cup of coffee and a muffin while perusing the Spring Fair at Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Ave., on Saturday, May 24 from 8 a.m. until noon.The fair features a sale of household items, puzzles, books, plants, jam, relish, and baking.

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 line dance instruction starting Monday, June 2, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the IOOF Hall. For more information call 250-494-1448. Beginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion.

S 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. 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. Summerland Figure Skating Club’s annual general meeting will be held on Monday, May 26, 7 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. 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

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 250-404-8072 for further information. 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

Thursday, May 22, 2014 Summerland Review Place). For more information phone Marilyn Topham at 250-4946434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email questsociety@shaw.ca Summerland Farmers’ Market in Memorial Park, Wharton Street, every Tuesday April through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call Paul at 250-4940540. 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

B.C. Government Retired Employees’ Association monthly meeting Wednesday, May 28 at 10 a.m. in the Penticton Library theatre room. Guest speaker Randy Manuel wll speak about historic steam transport in the Okanagan. 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. Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are welcome. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information. 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 rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities. The Summerland Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. all year. Shaun at 250-494-1513.

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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. Summerland Art Club Annual Show and Sale Saturday and Sunday June 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lower floor of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. More than 20 painters will present works in watercolour, acrylics, oil, pastels, and pencil. Free admission. Meet the artists Sunday at 3 p.m. Summerland School of Dance will hold its year end concert May 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. and June 1 at 2 p.m. The theme is O Canada, celebrating Canadian music and artists. Tickets are available at The Sweet Tooth, at the Studio or the door. Upcoming events at Summerland Asset Development Initiative include the following: o The Great Sock Chase May 23 from 6 to 10 p.m., followed by a bonfire. o Movie Night May 27 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. o Middle School Night at Energy Plex from May 29 from 4 to 9 p.m.

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Novel examines counter-terrorism Newly published book is first part of trilogy

Fundraising effort

On Wednesday, Civics 11 students from Summerland Secondary School held a hot dog fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Students hold hot dog fundraiser Summerland Secondary School’s Civics 11 class, in a daylong fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, raised $400 during a special Heart Dog Day on Wednesday.

The class sold heart-warming hot and veggie dogs, apples, granola bars, pop, and water to staff and students during morning break and lunch. The students

worked for two months to organize the project, which is part of their provincial curriculum. The class would like to thanks Nesters Market and Billy Boerboom of Wind-

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mill Orchards for their food contributions. “This project taught us a lot and brought us together in one big unified effort,” said Jonah Snider, one of the students in the class.

The world of international counterterrorism is the subject of Ron Hepner’s novel, The Brave One Strikes Back. Hepner, a Summerland writer, said the newly published novel is the first of a trilogy featuring Art Dodek, a Canadian c o u n t e r- t e r ro r i s m agent, working in cooperation with the American Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Department of Homeland Security. Dudek and Consuela Mercado, a Department of Homeland Security agent, work together to pursue militants

in Los Angeles in an attempt to prevent terro r i s t attacks. HepRon n e r said the Hepner details of the counter-terrorism work are the result of much research into this work. He added that the majority of the story is set in Los Angeles, where he lived for many years. The book is published by World Castle Publishing and was released in paperback and e-book formats earlier this month. Hepner said the

second volume of the trilogy is expected to be released late this summer. Hepner will hold two readings of the book, at Hooked on Books in Penticton on Thursday, May 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, June 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Coles Book Store in Penticton.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 Summerland Review

Summerland hosts ball tournaments For the last two weekends Summerland Minor Softball has hosted tournaments at Dale Meadows ball fields. On May 3 and 4 the U12 and U16 team hosted teams from Chilliwack, Tri-Cities, Mission and Surrey as well as from the Okanagan including Kelowna and Penticton. Despite the poor weather, all games were played on time and everyone had a

lot of fun. The Summerland U16 team, coached by Tom Nelson and Cindy Chick, and the U12 team, coached by Tyler Chick, both played well but did not advance after the round robin. The four teams that advanced to the semifinal were Chilliwack, Mission, Kelowna and Surrey in the U12 division. Chilliwack and Mission played for the gold medal. Chil-

It was a close tournament, but the Summerland Secondary School girls’ soccer team could not advance to the Provincials. “We missed out of the provincials by one point,” said John Holman, coach of the team. The soccer team had advanced to the Valleys and competed against top Thompson and Okanagan teams last Tuesday and Wednesday. The action began with a 1-1 tie in a game against George Elliot Secondary School from Lake Country. “Really and truly,

we should have won that game,” Holman said following the tournament. The next game, against Valleyview Secondary School from Kamloops ended in a 2-1 loss for the Summerland team. Despite the loss, Holman said the game was a strong effort for the team. While Valleyview has a reputation as a strong team, Summerland took the lead early on and Kamloops was not able to score the winning goal until the final 10 minutes of play. Holman added that the Kamloops team has much larger players than are on the Summerland team. “The Summerland girls are much smaller in size than who we played against, but these smaller girls are very skillful,” Holman said. “We didn’t lose because we were outmatched.” Summerland’s win in the tournament came on the Wednesday, in a 6-1 win against Clarence Fulton Secondary School from Vernon. While the Valleys mark the end of soccer action for the team for this season, Holman anticipates another strong team next year.

liwack won in an 8-4 decision while Kelowna, coached by Ron Koch, won the bronze medal. Kelowna defeated Tri-cities 2005 8-6 to win the gold medal while Tri-Cities 2004 won the bronze. On the Mother’s Day weekend, Summerland was very busy. There were 16 U19 teams and nine U14 teams in town. The teams were from West Koote-

nay, Abbotsford, Mission, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Surrey and New Westminster, Fleetwood and Surrey as well as the teams from Kelowna, Vernon West Kelowna and Penticton. The Summerland U19 team is coached by Juanita Kruger and Janet Weir and the U14 teams are coached by Dave Martin and Mike Wright. The Summerland

Scorpios U14 started the tournament playing Fleetwood to a loss. The coaches said the girls were slow starting the game but finished well. In their second game, they played West Kelowna winning in a 15-6 decision. The third game of the round robin was a win over Vernon 10-6. Saturday was a good day for the team. The game Sun-

Soccer players miss Provincials

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Critteraid, the cat sanctuary in Summerland, is in need of a few good, felineloving, compassionate and dedicated men and women who would be willing to volunteer three to four hours of their time, one day a week, to assist other Critteraid volunteers with the regular cleaning and maintenance of the sanctuary. Anyone interested in assisting can contact Critteraid at 250-4945057 or info@critteraid.org.

HERB DIXON

many years the teams advancing to the gold and bronze games were many Valley teams. Penticton, Kelowna, West Kelowna and Coquitlam were the finalists. Penticton and Kelowna played six innings with no scoring and then in the seventh Penticton scored two runs to win the gold medal. West Kelowna had an easier time with Coquitlam to win the bronze medal. Many local volunteers and especially Joe Cutt and Lindsea Cutt provided assistance.

SCOREBOARD Golf Summerland Ladies Club

The Summerland Golf and Country Ladies Club celebrated Heritage Day on May 13. This day the ladies club honours past members, many of whom contributed to the building of the golf course. Thirty past members were able to attend. Some played golf and some came for the lunch. The winners of the low gross/low net competition are: First Flight: First low gross Val Eibner, first low net (tie) Vijai Vaagen and Doreen Butterworth, second low gross Doris Tower, second low net Lil Smith. Second Flight: First low gross Margo Humphreys, first low net (tie) Pat Stohl and Helen Benallick, second low gross Frances Colussi second low net Anka Manders. Third Flight: First low gross Ev Crane, first low net Sheila Westgate, second low gross Janis Goll, second low net Ellen Clay.

Summerland Senior Men’s Club

On May 15, the Summerland Senior Men’s Club played an All Net Scores event. Bob Fortune was the overall low net winner for the week. Six players shared the deuce pot. First Flight: First Bob Fortune, 68; second Doug Steinke, 69; third Gary Greves, 69; fourth Barry Wicker, 71. Second Flight: First Chuck Harman, 69; second Nick Coe, 73; third Denis Wright, 74; fourth Kelly Dunn, 74. Third Flight: First Stuart Scott, 70; second Gulbag Hans, 74; third Wayne Statham, 74; fourth George Carswell, 75.

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Soccer action

Brianna Ure of the Summerland Secondary School girls’ soccer team controls the ball during a recent game. The team competed in the Valleys and narrowly missed the opportunity to advance to the Provincials.

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day morning was against the winner of the tournament Surrey/Fleetwood who was the class of the group winning every game they played all the way to the gold medal. The Summerland B and B U19 team had a good weekend with every game. This team had only played one game before the weekend tournament. The girls lost all games but coaches Juanita and Janet said they could see the improvement by the end of the weekend. For the first time in

TO SEE ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK SATURDAY, JUNE 14 AT THE S.O.E.C. IN PENTICTON!

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The Sumac Ridge Golf Club Senior Men played on May 14. Results: Low gross Fern Michaud, 36. Low net Luther Krepstekies, 30. Closest to pin Luther Krepstekies.

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We mourn the passing of John Allan Eadie, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. (Edinburgh). (21 October 1920 – 09 May 2014) John was an amazing family man – a compassionate man, a man of vision and a man of action. He was born in Brigham, Cumberland, England to John Allan Eadie and Mary Telford, and raised in Harrington. As a young man he attended Preparatory School Sedburgh and then Sedburgh before proceeding to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine, where he excelled. While studying, he actively played rugby, soccer, tennis, field hockey and cricket and was captain of many of these teams and won his Edinburgh ‘Blues’. He served as a Lieutenant and then Captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Burma/ Rangoon during World War II – with the 47th Indian Field Ambulance, attached to the 23rd Indian Infantry Division of the 15th Indian Army Corps. Like many veterans he rarely spoke of his War experiences - but when he did his stories were truly moving. Returning to England after the war he completed his medical studies and married Patricia Eleanor D’Arcy Bruce-Kerr, a nurse, in Barbon, England in 1946, daughter of Florence Kells and Rev. George Bruce-Kerr, who officiated at the wedding. In 1950 he moved his family from Edinburgh, Scotland to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. He thoroughly enjoyed outdoor living, hunting, canoeing, fishing, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, tobogganing, etc. In 1955 the family moved to Winnipeg, and later he purchased a cabin on Big Whiteshell Lake, Manitoba, where he would eventually spend his retirement summers exulting in family and his beloved outdoors. The whole family has shared his legacy. John worked as a Director of Public Health in Manitoba for many years and gradually rose to become the Director of Epidemiology for the Province of Manitoba. He served the Province of Manitoba for 35 years establishing several province wide programs, which were ground breaking in their day, including Vision Testing in Schools and a Provincial Hearing Loss Prevention Program. He was an avid breeder and trainer of English Springer-Spaniel trialing dogs and personally trained several champions, including Prairie Pride and Kaymac’s Kiltie, who was the first true North American Triple Champion Dog (both the United States and Canada) and she was later entered into the Springer Spaniel Hall of Fame in Tennessee. He travelled internationally to train and trial his dogs until he was in his mid seventies, when he decided to ‘slow down’ and train dogs, who achieved notoriety, for other handlers and was actively doing so well into his mid eighties. John and Pat moved to British Columbia in 1989 and lived in Trout Creek for many years. Here John’s passions were his home gardens, his dogs, the Summerland Research Station gardens, local political issues and he also spent at least 15 years working to re-establish the blue bird populations in the Bald Range behind Summerland. In his later years, he delighted family and friends of all ages, even in a classroom with his granddaughter Sheena, a teacher, with his stories and sharing thoughts about his life – and published a family treasure “Oh! Before I Forget ...”. He moved briefly to Peachland before ‘retiring’ to Athens Creek Lodge, in Penticton, British Columbia in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his life being an active humanitarian and correspondent. John was pre-deceased by his wife Patricia in 2000 and his daughter Alison Stolen-Eadie in 2010. His passing is mourned by his children: Jack, Sheelagh, Donald and Kenneth; spouses: Carmen, Richard, Sharon, Dennis and Gayle; grandchildren: John, Katherine, Andrew, Sheena, Shawn, Jennifer, Krissy, Thomas, Samantha, Jessica and Erika; great grandchildren: Alice, Kalem, Kallan, Anglin, Juna, Kaylee, Chloe and Donovan and his best friend Betty. John chose to be cremated. A celebration of his life will be held at Athen’s Creek Lodge, 170 Warren Avenue East, Penticton, BC, on Friday May 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.; and then at Big Whiteshell Lake, Manitoba, later in the summer at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Southern Interior Bluebird Trail Society (SIBTS), P.O. Box 494, Oliver, British Columbia, Canada V0H 1T0.

Foreman, Bud Irishman, Robert (Bud) George Foreman left us at 4:45 p.m. on May 14, 2014 to go dance with the leprechauns and with his wife Dorothy Anne, who predeceased him on April 12, 1995. He may also be found playing hockey, golf, bowling, badminton, hunting, softball, helping his neighbour build a fence or just having an Irish whiskey with his friends. Bud was always there to lend a hand to anyone in need or do a quiet deed when no one was looking. With a twinkle in his eye, he always had a little “story” up his sleeve. The Irishmen always have a story to tell you know. (Bud) was born in Kamsack, Sask. On May 2, 1929 to George Andrew Foreman and Ethel Charity (Bawdon). After graduation he worked at Marshall Wells Hardware Store and Kamsack Locker Plant until he joined the RCMP on February 15, 1950. He retired on July 11, 1984 as a Staff/Sargeant and had been posted in Chemanius, Alberni, Kelowna, Hazelton, Terrace, Vernon, Prince George and Penticton He leaves to mourn his wife: Sandra Jean, Brother: Bill (Margaret) of Kingston, Ontario, Children: Robert Bruce (Arlene) and Kenneth James (Kim), Grandchildren: Christopher James, Nicholas Joshu, Aaran Robert, Kelsi Anne Star , Taryn Lea, Great Grandson: Cayden Joshua, Sister-in-law: Sandra Lee A celebration of life will be held at the Summerland Legion at a later date.

Towgood, Marilyn Clara Marilyn Clara Towgood passed away peacefully on May 10, 2014 at the age of 77 years. She is lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her daughters; Leanne and Lois, many nieces, nephews and longtime friends. Marilyn was sadly predeceased by Rob, her husband of 52 years, her brothers; Gerry, Harry and Jim and sister, Margaret. Marilyn was born in Winnipeg in 1936 as part of the large Alexander clan, and had many happy memories of family gatherings. In 1959 she moved to Penticton and met her future husband Rob. Rob and Marilyn married in 1961 and settled on the Towgood family orchard in Trout Creek, where they raised their daughters, Leanne and Lois, and farmed for 35 years. Rob and Marilyn were very active in the Summerland Kinsmen, Kinettes and K40 clubs, and made many lifelong friends there. In her later years, Marilyn enjoyed getting together with her Mahjong and birthday lunch groups. She was at her happiest when surrounded by family and friends. Marilyn will be remembered for her loving kindness, great sense of humour and feisty character. A memorial tea will be held in Marilyn’s honour on Saturday, May 24, 2014, from 2:00 - 4:30pm at the Summerland Anglican Church Hall. Condolences may be directed to the family through providencefuneralhomes.com

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 Summerland Review

SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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POWELL RIVER and Region Transition House Society is posting for a full-time “Stopping the Violence Counsellor.” For a complete job posting, please email Julie at chamberj@telus.net.

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MEAT CUTTER We are recruiting for a relief Meat Cutter Journeyperson. Hours are flexible and negotiable. The successful candidate will have previous, relevant grocery experience and post-secondary Meat Cutting training. Please reply in conﬁdence to : Human Resources: replytothis posting@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you!

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South Okanagan R.E.C.O.P.E. Society A non profit society that provides medically supervised therapeutic exercise programs on land and in the swimming pool Mon, Wed, & Fri a.m. at Summerland Aquatic & Fitness Center.

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MEAT CUTTER OLIVER Buy-Low Foods in Oliver has an immediate opening for a Meat Cutter Journeyperson. This is a Permanent P/T position which may became a F/T position. The successful candidate will have previous, relevant grocery experience and post-secondary Meat Cutting training. Please reply in conﬁdence to: Human Resources: people@buy-low.com or Fax (604)882-5161 We look forward to hearing from you! We will respond to those whom we contact for an interview. Please reference the location and position you are applying for. We thank you in advance for taking the time to send a resume.

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Around the block garage sale. Starting 13010 Steven Ave, 7am to noon, Sat, May 24. Huge assortment of items.

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Bill’s Handyman Service. “No Job Too Small” Fencing, Decks, Landscaping, Cleanup & Removal, Small moves. 250-494-7267 Summerland

Landscaping Edging cedar trees direct from grower. Acclimatized for this area. 6 ft tall. 10 for $279. Delivery & planting available. Call Budget Nurseries at 250498-2189 (George).

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FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS Items will be sold by sealed bids (as is/where is). Contact Shelley Parker 250-770-7721 for viewing location, days and times. Sealed bids to be submitted to SD 67, 425 Jermyn Ave Attn:Shelley. Closing date is Jun 5 at 2 pm. The School District reserves the right to accept any bid or reject any or all bids. • Unit 3222 – 1996 84 passenger Bluebird Diesel bus – minimum bid $1,500 • Unit 2484 – 1988 60 passenger Bluebird Propane bus – minimum bid $2,000 • 3 used furnaces • 2 superhot boilers 1993 • 2 used Delta belt sanders • 1 leg curl bench • Misc items

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Garage Sale, 9am-3pm, Sat., May 24, 5091 Croil Ave., Summerland Moving sale, Saturday, May 24, 8am-noon, 14009 Latimer Avenue, Summerland. Multi family cul-de-sac. Sat, May 25, 8am to 1pm. 17333 Snow Avenue, Summerland. Multi family garage sale. May 24, 14001 Amm Avenue, from 7:00 am to 1:00pm. Saturday, May 24, 8am-1pm, across from 13815 Dickson Ave. All items $2 each unless otherwise marked. Spring Fair at Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Avenue on Saturday, May 24 from 8am until noon. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a muffin while browsing the sale of household items, puzzles, books, plants, jam, relish and baking. Yard sale at 10510 Quinpool Rd, Summerland, May 24, 7-12 pm. Books, household, Kenmore dryer & sofa

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STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot savings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 250-499-0251 We pay cash! Bring in your unwanted jewelry, gold dental crowns, silverware, war medals, Canadian and US silver coins to Summerland Gold and Silver Exchange. 13209 Victoria Road. Locally owned and operated. 778-516-5888.

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Clean 950 sq ft 2 bdrm apt near downtown Summerland. 50+. NS, NP. F/S, hook-ups for W/D. $750/mo, available June 1. Phone 250-493-6345. Summerland: Large 1 bdrm apt for rent. F/S. Ref’s req’d. NP, NS, ND. More info call 250-498-4370.

Want to Rent Senior professional couple requires long-term rental in Summerland area. 2(+) bdrms, A/C, central heating, garage preferred. Call 250-490-6405. Single lady, 55+, wanting to rent for long-term, 2 bdrm apt in Summerland. 1 bath, heating, A/C, carport or garage. ASAP. 250-494-8209

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR LEASE The District of Summerland invites proposals to lease District owned property, known to have significant agricultural potential. The properties have a total area of approximately 90 ha (225 acres) and are located in Western Prairie Valley, north of the Summerland Landfill. The District is interested in lease proposals for the entire or a portion of the area. The lease properties are currently zoned Forestry Grazing. The properties will need to be rezoned before they can be considered for agricultural use. The rezoning of the property will be the responsibility of the District. Any lease would not take effect until the property is properly zoned. A proponent meeting is scheduled for 10am Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 at Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue. Request for Proposals must be received by 2pm Wednesday, June 18th, 2014. For detailed information, please view the Request for Proposal on the District of Summerland website at www.summerland.ca under Tenders and RFPS. All inquiries should be forwarded to Tom Day, Chief Administrative Officer at 250-4044043 or by email to tday@summerland.ca.

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Bicycle donation

Oceana Kurulak, 10 years old, was the recipient of a bicycle presented during the NeighbourLink breakfast at Summerland Seniors Village on May 3. From left are Leo Kolodychuk and Beth Boszko of the Summerland Kiwanis Club, Catherine and Allan Carter of Your Dollar Store and Mirjana Komljenovic, community coordinator for NeighbourLink. The bicycle was donated by Your Dollar Store and the helmet was donated by the Summerland Kiwanis Club. While the photo of the presentation ran in the May 8 Summerland Review, the photo caption was in error.

At ICBC, we want you to feel confident that you’ve brought your vehicle to an auto body shop you can trust. That’s why every year we independently survey approximately 60,000 customers who use ICBC-accredited c.a.r. shop VALET facilities for repairs to find out which shops are delivering top-quality work and service. This year, 15 top-performing shops in BC earned the AutocheX Award for achieving the highest customer satisfaction scores among thousands of auto body shops in North America. These shops provided on-time deliveries, high standards for repairs, and kept customers informed throughout the repair process.

Sign bylaw updated

Congratulations to the winner in your area: Alder Street Auto Body Ltd.

Please drive carefully in school zones Ad number: ICB895 Ad size: 5.8125”x7”

The regulations governing business signs in Summerland will change if council adopts a new sign bylaw. At the May 12 council meeting, council gave first reading to the new bylaw. The 38-page bylaw covers conventional business signs as well as electronic signs, moveable sandwich

board signs and window signs. One new Summerland business has set up electronic signage, while some businesses in the downtown area use sandwich boards as part of their signage. Under the new bylaw, window signs will no longer be regulated. Other regulations governing busi-

ness signs have been relaxed. In addition to the new sign bylaw, an amendment to the bylaw notice enforcement bylaw will also be created. The amendment adds a fine of $250 for erecting a sign without a permit. Reclaiming a sign removed by the municipality carries an additional $100 fine.

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