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TOWING THE LINE — Joyce Marchand and her trusty sidekick Jazzy took the reins of the Waterous fire engine as part of the Peach City Beach Cruise parade. The fire engine was on loan from the Victoria Fire Department Historical Society. Originally, the engine was pulled by two horses, but following a tragic fire, it was decided three horses would be better. For more photos from the Peach City Beach Cruise see p. 3 and 4 as well as www.pentictonwesternnews.com

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COUNCIL OK WITH RAILINGS Steve Kidd

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The City of Penticton says the railings it installed along the new Okanagan Lake walkway are good enough. A review of the railings, which were installed as part of the $2.3-million waterfront makeover last year, was prompted by an incident in March. A three-year-old boy, out for a walk with his father, slipped through the railings near the Peach, falling into Okanagan Lake. Fortunately, the boy was not injured by his fall into the shallow water below the walkway. The results of the review were presented at council this week, along with a recommendation to ﬁll in the lower parts of the railing with perforated metal plates at an estimated cost of between $14,000 and $28,000. Council, however, wasn’t sold on the need for the city to take action, despite advice from

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the city’s legal counsel that it would be difﬁcult to predict whether a judge would hold the city liable in the face of another accident. “They also said the court may impart a greater level of responsibility on a local government in regards to public safety,” said director of operations Mitch Moroziuk. Coun. Helena Konanz said that one incident did not convince her there was a problem with the railings, while Coun. Katie Robinson argued that blocking half the height of the railing might make the problem worse. “It seems like they would climb over and it is further to fall. I would rather stay with the status quo than do anything halfway,” said Robinson. “I can’t see where this is really going to solve the problem.” Robinson pointed out that even if the city installed the barriers, a child could just as easily run the other direction into trafﬁc along Lakeshore Drive. “Somewhere, you have to draw the line on

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what is reasonable,” said Robinson. Coun. Judy Sentes, a grandmother herself, was also not convinced the city had a problem, saying it is the responsibility of parents to look after their children. “Toddlers, you don’t let them out of your sight. I am not in favour of us going forward with this,” said Sentes. “I think it is the responsibility of families. We can’t be the guardian for everyone on everything.” Sentes’ view was shared by the rest of council, including Coun. Andrew Jakubeit, who wondered if the city should also look at installing bubble wrap dispensers along the waterfront. “Instead of just having the doggie bags free, we will also have bubble wrap free for people that are walking there,” said Jakubeit. The original decision to use the open railings was not part of the original design, but was made later by the oversight committee charged with keeping the project

on budget and on time. “We looked at a lot of different railings that were available and there were many we could have used. We decided to use something more beefy,” said Coun. Helena Konanz. “We were thinking about safety all the time, but I guess anything is possible.” Mayor Garry Litke said the committee reviewed other areas where children play, like school grounds, and found similar examples. “There are opportunities for children to injure themselves all around this community. We don’t go around making it so no one can ever hurt themselves,” said Litke, adding that the new walkway along Okanagan Lake is considered one of Penticton’s prime attractions. “To signiﬁcantly alter that because of one mishap seems like an overreaction.” The matter did not come to a vote by council. Coun. Wes Hopkin moved council approve the recommendation, but it failed to ﬁnd a seconder and the motion was dropped.

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finishing touches — cyril cecconi (left) polishes up his 1951 nash Wagon after its road trip from Vancouver to take

part in the Beach cruise. cecconi, who is the father of Paul cecconi, owner of Brodo Kitchen in Penticton, said this is the third time he has driven his heavily customized hot rod up to the show; working entirely freehand, steve tarjan (right) of Q-Ball Pinstriping adds some tiny hearts to one of the 800 cars attending this year’s Beach cruise. steve Kidd/Western news

Boonstock causes concern on council Steve Kidd and Joe Fries Western News Staff

City council hasn’t issued an official stand on Boonstock lately, but there is no doubt how Coun. Katie Robinson feels about the upcoming music festival. “Given the facts in front of me that I personally will not be able to support this event,” said Robinson, who is a member of the city’s protective services committee. Robinson made it clear that was her personal position, but added that the protective services committee has serious concerns with the lack of substance contained in the Boonstock plan they were looking at. “I know it is not in our jurisdiction, but it is on our doorstep and my personal concern is that I want to make sure the taxpayers of Penticton don’t inadvertently end up footing the bill for something that had nothing to do with them,” said Robinson, who would like Boonstock representatives to come talk to council and clarify their plans. “It seems like everyone you talk to gives you a different answer. I wanted to just shed some light that there is a lot of concern, especially with protective services, regarding this event and how it is progressing or not, as the case may be,” said Robinson. “It seems like we hear a lot through the media and it would be nice to know what the facts are.” A tour of the Boonstock site was conducted last Friday, but Robinson said she did not receive an invitation. Other councillors said they only received an invite the night before the tour, too late for them to fit it in their plans. “Same for me, I got the invitation Thursday night and my Friday was already booked.” said Mayor Garry Litke. Coun. Judy Sentes said she expects to attend a second tour next week. Robinson cited a particular concern over who would end up paying to handle police files generated by the RCMP during the event.

In the case of Boonstock, extra RCMP are coming in for the weekend, at the festival’s cost. But Robinson said the files they generate might end up being left for Penticton RCMP to deal with. “If we can base it on what happened in Alberta, we are talking 300 plus files,” said Robinson. “Generally speaking, what happens is those end up back in the local detachment. “So they have a stack of files this high and I want to know who is going to pay for those man hours to follow up on all those things.” Robinson said she wants to ensure the City of Penticton and its taxpayers don’t end up paying costs for an event happening outside city boundaries. Meanwhile, plans are moving ahead at the Boonstock site. With 7,000 weekend passes sold and the concert site now marked on Google Maps, the lead organizer of the Boonstock Music Festival says everything is on schedule for the massive summer event. “We are having a festival on Aug. 1, 2 and 3. There will be a concert here,” Barb Haynes assured a crowd of about 20 people who gathered Friday for a tour of the grounds near the Penticton airport. She said backers of the festival, which includes headliners like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, City and Colour and Rise Against, have so far spent $200,000 on staffing and site preparation. “There are also contracts for a ton of supplies,” Haynes said, adding she’s still seeking partnerships with all manner of local vendors. The festival site, equal in area to roughly 57 football fields, is owned by locatee families who are part of the Penticton Indian Band, and is completely fenced. Much of the land has been cleared, levelled and replanted with grass seed, although some pockets of trees and vegetation have been left in place. Haynes said she was unaware of concerns about destruction of wildlife habitat raised in recent letters to the editors of

local newspapers. “There’s lots and lots of wildlife out here,” she said. “I don’t know how many people were out here and had that data in the first place.” Festival data of note includes: • $500,000 investment in radio advertising in Alberta alone • 7,000 of 8,500 weekend passes sold • 1,700 campsites booked, with another 300 more expected to be taken • 500 portable toilets to be supplied and maintained by two local companies • 75 portable showers rented • 475 volunteers registered Bulk drinking water will be trucked in and provided free of charge. Organizers have also applied for liquor licences for two beer gardens: a general admission site with 1,000 patrons and a VIP area with 750 people. Andrew Jakubeit, the lone member of Penticton city council to attend Friday’s tour, said he was impressed with preparations. “I think it’s going to be a nice site, and if we can contain the crowds here, then it’s not really a concern for Penticton,” he said. “And if they have the shuttles bringing people into town so the community gets some benefit and we get to expose Penticton in a fun, friendly way for three days, maybe these people come back another time.” While the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce has officially endorsed the event, city council has yet to do so. Jakubeit thinks that could come next month following a formal presentation from Boonstock, which is yet to be booked. “With 7,000 tickets sold, it’s happening,” he said. “So now how do we leverage that and embrace it and create a positive experience for everyone?” The public is invited to an open house with Boonstock organizers on July 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. upstairs at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Centre.

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The City of Penticton is taking steps so an error on the 2014 tax notices doesn’t happen again. Last week, the city announced that it would be reissuing 14,000 property tax notices, at an estimated cost of $12,000, due to the wrong school tax rate being used. Rather than being billed the Okanagan Skaha School District rate, the tax notices featured a higher rate from the neighbouring Okanagan Similkameen school district. The mistake was discovered by a taxpayer, Judie Schinz, who wondered why her school tax levy had risen substantially. “If this had not been brought to our attention, it would have been brought up the subsequent day in a planned audit of the school tax coupon,” said Colin Fisher, the city’s chief financial officer. Fisher said that control processes verifying the city’s tax system were done by city staff, before sending the notices, but the variances detected and recorded were mistakenly attributed to either changes in assessed values, or differences in resulting from comparisons between system and manual numbers. “The variances were not adequately followed through on,” said Fisher. “Immediately upon discovery of the error, the tax system was updated with the correct rate.” Fisher proposed council approve a formal and more rigorous sign-off process. Once it is in place, he explained, all the rates will be verified in writing,

signed off by the staff person performing the validation, the manager responsible, and by the CFO. “This is a control issue, and as such, it falls under my province and I am answerable to mayor and council for this particular issue,” said Fisher. “The review of controls is something that goes on a continual basis.” Some taxpayers, either by mail or in person, had already paid their taxes prior to the error being uncovered. Fisher confirmed they are being contacted and being offered a refund or a credit on next year’s tax bill. “As of June 16, 48 contacts had been made and three refunds requested,” said Fisher. The province was also contacted, according to Fisher, and it was determined there was no mandatory requirement to reissue the tax notices, though the city decided it was prudent to send out amended tax notices to all taxpayers. The estimated $12,000 cost is based on 14,000 tax notices at roughly 75 cents per tax notice for postage and 11 cents for stationery. That doesn’t include staff costs, which Fisher said are yet to be determined. Despite tax notices being re-issued, Fisher said property taxes are still due by July 31. “So far, no consideration has been given for extending the tax deadline. It really hasn’t impacted people’s ability to pay,” said Fisher. “The biggest impact is when they come in to pay, they end up paying less money.” Council voted unanimously to implement Fisher’s new controls.

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Bobbitt dangerous offender hearing underway Kristi Patton Western News Staff

Family members sat quietly as the man who pleaded guilty to the vicious attack of a Penticton woman in 2011 entered the courtroom to begin his sentencing and dangerous offender hearing on Monday. David Wesley Bobbitt is a man, however, that the victim will not have to see as Justice Peter Rogers sided with the Crown’s application to have the woman appear via closed-circuit TV to provide evidence. Bobbitt pleaded guilty to several charges including forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and sexual assault stemming from the July long weekend attack. It was when a 22-year-old woman and her toddler son, whose names are protected by court order, were held inside Dave’s Second Hand Store for over 10 hours. Crown co-counsel Nashina Devji provided Rogers with a letter from a counsellor explaining how the victim would most likely “suffer trauma and flashbacks” if she was to testify in front of Bobbitt. The victim’s mother also provided evidence. “For months after, she wasn’t able to put her baby in her car because she thought someone might come behind her when she turned her back. She would ask me to watch to make sure someone doesn’t come

behind her,” she said. Despite Bobbitt being in jail, the mother said her daughter would constantly have to be brought out of thoughts of him, or his friends or family, coming after her. She said her daughter’s anxiety is so high that even seeing Bobbitt’s photo in the newspaper caused her to freeze and panic. “She told me herself she thinks she would shut down ... I have no doubt she would shut down,” said the mother. Crown also put forward a schedule of how they expect things to move along over the next few weeks, as well as applications to have two other witnesses appear via closed-circuit TV. Devji said she expects to call a number of civilian witnesses to testify about Bobbitt’s patterns of behaviour, including RCMP officers, a doctor that is a court appointed expert, a sexual assault nurse and the victim. Defence counsel James Pennington had applications approved to be provided police database information on two of the witnesses, one of whom told RCMP in 2007 that Bobbitt confined her in his trailer and raped her. Bobbitt was arrested but never formally charged. in his submissions, Pennington said it was believed the woman also filed sexual assault complaints on others that resulted in no charges being laid and had a pattern

Leaman sentencing hearing for sexual assault set for August Western News Staff

Former city councillor and admitted sex offender Gary Leaman is due to be sentenced in provincial court in Penticton on Aug. 11. The date was set Monday, according to court records. Leaman in January pleaded guilty to two sex assaults that took place between 2009 and 2011, although details of the offences are covered by a publication ban in place to protect the victims’ identities. He faces a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail on each of the two counts. Leaman served one term on Penticton city council from 2002 to 2005 and was unsuccessful in two subsequent municipal elections before retiring in October 2013 from his long-time job as manager of the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. After charges were sworn in November, he was freed on $750 bail. Among his release conditions were requirements that he surrender his passport and remain within B.C.

of this which could break her credibility. Rogers also allowed the video statement Bobbitt made to RCMP after he was arrested in 2007 into evidence for the hearing. In it Bobbitt said the sex was consensual and claimed only to be holding the woman tightly. The woman had choke marks on her neck, injured her nose and bruises on her body. “I’m not perfect, but I would never hurt her,” Bobbitt said in the video. The complainant

told RCMP that Bobbitt ripped her clothes off, forced himself on her and kept her in his trailer for hours until finally he agreed to let her leave. She said he then followed her to a nearby store, where she received help by telling the owner that she had been sexually assaulted and to call police. The sentencing and dangerous offender hearing will run until at least July 8, with a continuation expected to be in September.

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Waiting for a vaccine

Two weights, two measures. Whichever is more convenient. At least that is how it seems Prime Minister Stephen Harper deals with science, scientists and their advice. What other explanation can there be for Harper saying, in a CBC interview, in reference to parents who for various reasons do not allow their children to receive immunization shots, “it’s a tragedy when people start to go off on their own theories and not listen to scientific evidence.” Let’s take a pause to let that bit of irony sink in. Harper has consistently worked to eliminate or, at minimum, impede the development of scientific research, eliminate the objectivity of science from any debate by muzzling scientists, cutting budgets and just plain ignoring their findings and advice. Facts can be problematic, a nuisance, a hinderance, especially when he has an agenda and the only thing between Harper and the realization of his agenda is science. Unless of course the facts support his agenda. Knowledge of our environment, and the deplorable condition it is in, is particularly troubling for Harper’s agenda. So gone is most of the funding for Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, as well as for the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, and the Experimental Lakes Area. If we don’t know how mismanaged and mistreated the environment is, then we won’t have to lie awake worrying. PENTICTON WESTERN Thanks, Stephen. There is no news on new vaccines to mitigate the effects of drinking contaminated water, breathing contaminated air, curing skin cancer, and so on. But we’re sure they will come when the scientific evidence shows they are needed.

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A brief history of teacher demands A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C. That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was coming off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16 per cent raise over ﬁve years and what the union termed an enhanced signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher-only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s bigspending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006. By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howling for another 16 per cent, with backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE, BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less. Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the protest venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere eight per cent over five years (compounded, for those who passed math), Tom Fletcher plus another huge basket of cash disguised B.C. Views as benefit improvements The education minisand so forth. try executed a takeover Government negoof the B.C. Public tiators put their total School Employers’ compensation demand Association after last at 14.5 per cent. year’s election, and inOne obvious dodge: stalled veteran industrial they want the bottom union negotiator Peter two steps of the teacher Cameron. salary grid dropped. He’s backed up That’s simply a raise for by long-time labour entry-level teachers. specialist Lee Doney, Admittedly those whose task is to keep are rare creatures these the teacher deal within days with shrinking Treasury Board limits enrolment and ironclad that have defined all seniority rules that alother public sector low retired teachers to union settlements. monopolize substitute Doney made it clear work. Something else that’s last week that no mediator is going to come in changed since 2012 is and split the baby as that the government has granted the BCTF’s long as the BCTF position is so far beyond the wish to bargain directly current compensation with the province.

framework. Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deteriorating working conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that? For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job. Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted definition, and the top-heavy seniority list that places the average teacher salary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of benefits that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of prime-time vacation. I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond five hours in the class-

room and an additional four hours a day preparing and marking. They throw out different estimates, variously defined. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it. Consider another union demand that seems to be just another thinly disguised raise. The BCTF wants a large increase in preparation time for elementary school. There are no duties being added here. For this one item, government negotiators calculate the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 million every year by the fifth year of the BCTF proposal. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca.

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Kudos to fire department

I have a friend that is a fire fighter and have always known he would give his life for his family, friends and strangers. I unfortunately did something without a lot of forethought trying to save time starting the pool up. I decided to add stabilizer to the shock treatment. Not very smart, never mix any chemicals. It took about 10 minutes in total and scared me to death. A frothing volcano from my sink, then shooting geysers. The smell was so extreme I couldn’t re-enter my home. I called my firefighter friend who came to my rescue. He realized how dangerous the situation was and called the fire department and his comrades showed up and with no hesitation dealt with my mistake quickly and efficiently. I have taken for granted that they are there when we need them but until yesterday I never realized what risks they take to save people, whether it is a burning building, car accident, etc. We all should be thankful that the firemen are there at the ready every day 24/7 to help, and put their lives at risk for anyone that is in an emergency. They do not receive the accolades they deserve and that is why I have written this letter to say, thank you for all that you do everyday for anyone in need and for me the other night.

Connie Warren Penticton

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My husband and I are frustrated with the price we pay in utilities for our two bedroom apartment. The amount we paid in utilities over the winter was high. We are both on fixed incomes with little room to adjust our budget. We don’t feel we should have to decide between food and paying our utility bill. We find it very hard to save money when the basic cost of living is so high. By the time we pay our bills and purchase our basic neces-

sities, we are left with very little. Sometimes it is hard to make money stretch to meet our basic needs. We only buy what we need. As we enter summer, we are faced with the choice of turning the air conditioner off to conserve energy. We feel that something has to be done, we know we are not alone and our voices must be heard by Fortis BC and the utilities commissioner.

Edna and Gordon Johnson Penticton

Community centre woes numerous

For the last two years we visited the recreation centre twice a week to participate in the water exercises and to the Cleland Theatre at least eight to 10 times a year to take in the concerts by the OSO and the CCA . We have a beautiful facility, maybe one of the nicest in the valley But beautiful and nice alone do not make a well functioning facility. Last fall we attended a beautiful concert by a very well known pianist. The theatre was so cold she had to rub her hands and fingers to be able to continue. Finally someone brought her an electric heater to warm her hands after every piece. Nobody is checking the building before the audience arrives? In early winter the roof started to leak. During a rain shower the side walk could not be used without getting soaked. Icicles formed under the overhang

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endangering the visitors to the centre. In early spring dozens of boards were removed from the overhang, they have not yet been replaced. One afternoon in mid-winter we went to the pool and found the temperature quite cool. We did not stay very long. We were told something was wrong with the heating system. The water had also cooled down. It took almost a week to bring the water and air back to normal temperatures. What was the problem? Believe it or not we were told somebody had accidentally switched the air conditioning from heating to cooling. Another time the pool was closed for several days because they had trouble with the boilers. Now the latest, all the tiles in the whole pool area have to be replaced. No guarantee on any of the above items? Who is the person in charge? Where does the buck stop? My guess would be in the administrators office.

Bernie Strohmann Penticton

Thanks for support

A big thank you to the thousands of Pentictonites who have honked, waved, brought home-baked goods and even purchased coffee and doughnuts for those educators and all adults who work in the school system who picketed during the

We want to hear from you The Penticton Western News welcomes letters to the editor for publication. We suggest a maximum length of 400 words and reserve the right to edit letters for length, brevity, clarity, legality, abusive language, accuracy and good taste. All published letters remain the property of the Penticton Western News, which is the sole judge of suitability for publication. Letters must include the writer’s address and daytime phone number, which will not be published. Letters should be signed with the writer’s full name and be sent by e-mail to letters@ pentictonwesternnews. com; mailed to the Penticton Western News, 2250 Camrose St., Penticton, B.C., V2A 8R1; or faxed to 250-4929843.

current rotating strike. I can’t express enough our gratitude for those simple gestures of support and kindness.

letters As for those who do not support the current rotating strike, I fully understand and respect that you have your own

opinion and in fact I am glad you do have an opinion. I just wish you would express your views in ways other

than yelling profanities or displaying certain fingers as you drive by.

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THE SOUTH OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver. Denise Hansen at Cobs Bread, organized the merchants of Riverside Village to set up a fundraiser for the Have a Heart Radiothon. Through the combined efforts of all of the stores, they raised $470.00. Our thanks to everyone for their efforts and generosity.

TB Vets donated $78,900 for the purchase of two Platinum Elite Series Body Plethysmograph for the Respiratory Department here at Penticton Regional Hospital. Front row Janice Perrino, Executive Director, Medical Foundation, Sharel Fraser, TB Vets, Kandys Merola, Executive Director TB Vets, Jane Drapeau, Board Chair, Medical Foundation, Back row Mike Shannon, Respiratory Therapist, Lori Motluk, Health Service Administrator, South Okanagan, Walter Despot, Vice Chair, Medical Foundation, Scott Frymire, Professional Practice Leader, Respiratory Services, Dr. Nicole Schneider, Respirologist. Greg Kenzie, McDonalds presented a cheque to Janice Perrino, Medical Foundation and Karen Davy, Sun FM for $3,264.50 for the Have a Heart Radiothon for the Penticton Regional Hospital. Funds were raised from the McDonalds on Main Street and in Osoyoos on McHappy Day held on May 7th. Thank you to the staff and management for their continued support and thoughtfulness. The Penticton Fraternal Order of Eagles #4281 Men’s and Ladies Auxiliary donated a combined $5,325 for a variety of departments including digital X-ray, cardio care, oncology, renal dialyses, diabetes, at the Penticton Regional Hospital. Photo is of Dave Smith and Jim Baird, President presenting the cheque to Janice Perrino, Medical Foundation. Our thanks to the members for their support to PRH for so many years.

We would like to thank all the individuals, service organizations and business groups for their dedication and thoughtfulness by making donations to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3G6 Phone: 250-492-9027 • Toll Free: 1-866-771-0994 www.sosmedicalfoundation.com

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Cyclists gear up to support mental health Western News Staff

Sunday was a perfect day for a bike ride and 135 riders took advantage of the glorious sunny weather to support mental health and to raise awareness and funds for the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association that serves the South Okanagan Similkameen region. The cyclists, in-

cluding Mayor Garry Litke, pedalled through Penticton in support of the Shoppers Drug Mart Ride Don’t Hide. Among the riders, there were teams from the Penticton RCMP detachment, Penticton Shoppers Drug Mart, The Y Team, Adventure Therapy, CPP Cycling, Dog Eared Book Club, Drew-Scotts, Everest and Beyond, JCI Penticton, St Dymphna, and

Team Stokker. “It’s great,” said a beaming Dennis Tottenham, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association branch in Penticton, of the number of cyclists who made their way to KVR Middle School for the start of the ride. “Last year we had 45 riders.” The increase in the number of riders translated into a larger

sum of money collected, as more than $20,000 was raised this year compared to $14,000 last year. The funds, explained Tottenham, stay in the community and help support a variety of services and programs to help people with depression and anxiety, nutrition programs, as well as recreation programs to keep individuals living with a mental illness

active and well. The annual event, first launched by Michael Schratter with a 40,000-kilometre ride around the globe, has as its main goal to end the stigma around mental illness. Each year, CMHA in British Columbia provides support and services to more than 82,000 British Columbians. To learn more visit www.cmha.bc.ca.

Lisa FitzgeraLd (top) and thomas Wilkie, 6, were two of 135 riders who took part in the ride don’t Hide event sunday morning. Hosted by the Canadian Mental Health association, the Penticton ride raised more than $20,000 for local programs and services.

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It was the struggles of a young boy that inspired Eleanor Summer to a career path that has affected positive change in many lives. Summer, who recently announced she would be stepping down as executive director of the South Okanagan Women In Need Society after 16 years, can still picture that boy’s face. “I was working in Northern B.C. as a daycare supervisor and we were having severe problems working with this one little guy. He finally disclosed he was in an abusive family situation and had suffered some other horrible trauma. I knew immediately that I wanted to do something to help kids just like him and it was something I needed to be involved with,” said Summer. Positive change is something that seems to follow Eleanor Summer and from her first day on the job with SOWINS in Penticton it has been no different. She implemented policy procedure and financial controls, but also offered a shoulder and ear for the women who were desperately seeking help. “I listened to the women coming to the newly opened transition house to learn what they really needed as far as services in the community and built on that. Women told us they were having problems finding employment and taking care of their kids so we started a program to get them out of the welfare trap so they could move forward,” said Summer. SOWINS and Summer have earned the trust of many women and children living in very traumatic situations. It is when they hear back from those people that keeps Summer going. “We have had practicum students in university taking social work that have also been clients at our transition houses when they were just little ones. They are coming back saying it was when they saw us help their mom that made them decide to do this,” said Summer. “We have had women writing to us from another part of the country just to say thanks for all the help and this is where we are now in life, and that is incredible.” Although, she is stepping down from her job, she is not retiring. It isn’t in her. She has worked tirelessly for years and she does not want to stop. Her fight will just continue from a new home in Victoria. “I can’t retire. I never learned how to knit, I can’t

stand golf and retirement isn’t for me. I sit on boards, committees and try to solve problems related to women’s groups,” she said. SOWINS would not exist without the volunteers who help women get back on their feet, said Summer. The volunteers assist with office work, fundraising, awareness and offer their time at WINGS Boutique and Thrift Store. But, it is Summer who built the foundation for all this to happen. “She believes change can be made in the challenges women and children face. Eleanor is a great humanitarian that can be very strong and tough when needed,” said Samarpan Fasse, fundraising and public relations co-ordinator with SOWINS. During her tenure, Summer has overseen many positive changes including the expansion of the transition house to accommodate not only women, but their children. Several initiatives such as the mature women’s program, pre-employment program and WINGS Boutique and Thrift Store have all started under her direction. “We are deeply grateful for Eleanor’s capable and steadfast leadership. She has made a huge impact on the growth of SOWINS and its connections to the community. We wish her the very best in the next chapter of her life,” said Peggy Nicholson, president and chair of the board of directors. Taking the reigns from Summer is the new executive director Debbie Scarborough. Her passion for women’s issues and her experience in frontline work, management, leadership, innovation and building connections within communities. “The board of directors is so pleased to have found such a dynamic, experienced professional,” said Nicholson. Scarborough has been a transition house co-ordinator and program manager, co-ordinator of RCMP Victim’s Assistance, parole board member, Level 3 foster parent, instructor with the B.C. and Yukon Society of Transition Houses, college instructor, coroner, volunteer firefighter and the president of the B.C. Winter Games. She took over the executive director position as of June 16. Part of the next phase of strategic planning for SOWINS is to open secondary housing for women leaving the transition house and continue to work towards bring all the needs and services for women under one roof.

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NEWS RELEASE: Penticton Charity Tops the Million Dollar Mark! For the past 27 years the Penticton Golf & Country Club has proudly hosted the Penticton and Friends Charity Golf Classic. The first weekend in July, Penticton and Friends will again support local charities, with this year’s event surpassing $1,000,000.00 raised for those in need! The event that began in 1987 with NHL star Andy Moog and friends has been instrumental in the South Okanagan for raising funds for the Moog and Friends Hospice, supporting local athletes & families through the B.C., Special Olympics, Penticton and District Society for Community Living, O.S.N.S., Agur Lake, Good Samaritan Village by the Station, M.S. Society, Salvation Army Food Bank and the Alzheimer Society. Guy Dow - Head Professional at Penticton Golf & Country Club says “we are extremely excited about this annual event eclipsing the Million dollar mark in total money’s raised to date.” Participant numbers are up as well as sponsorships reports Guy - which he believes is a testament to our community in these tough economic times! This years event will be supported by new major sponsors Okanagan Hockey School and Sentry Investments joining Boston Pizza, Coca Cola, Labatt, Constellation Brands (Jackson - Triggs), Adidas, Penticton Golf & Country Club, and a host of local companies supporting this event. This year’s Penticton and Friends Charity Golf Classic will take place July 4th and 5th, with approximately 125 participants raising funds for South Okanagan charities. For more information or to join us please contact Guy Dow at 250-4928727 or guy@ pentictongolf.ca.

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When Bill Cherry traded in his welding kit for a microphone and sequins, he could have never imagined where it would take him. “It’s a strange thing but I tell you what I would rather put on that white jumpsuit than the leather and fire retardant clothes I use to wear,” said Cherry, who is the headliner for the Penticton Pacific Northwest Elvis Festival. “I don’t miss the time clocks or any of it.” In 2008, Cherry was laid off from his welding job when the recession took hold. A friend told him about an upcoming Elvis contest, something he walked away from in 1995. He gave himself a refresher course by watching videos and listening to songs and ended up winning a preliminary contest in Tupelo, Miss., to the world’s biggest competition. Life officially changed when he went on to win that. He was the first to win in the same consecutive year at the prelims in Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis, and then go on to win the 2009 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition in Memphis, Tenn., the hometown of Elvis. Born into a musical family, Cherry was introduced to the rich sounds of southern-style gospel at an early age by his father, a Pentecostal minister. Cherry felt an instant connection with Elvis Presley. “We would watch Elvis on TV and then after I would go into my bedroom and put on an Elvis record and try to sing and dance like him, never knowing I was actually training myself for later in life. I was very shy though. I remember one time my mom had been standing at the door listening, she burst in and said was that you singing? I was so embarrassed. I was basically a closet Elvis,” Cherry said with a laugh. A live performance by Elvis was one thing he never got to experience. He can still vividly recall the day the King died. “I came home from school, eating a bowl of Cocoa Puffs cereal watching the Munsters and the news flash came across the screen. I couldn’t believe it. My whole family were Elvis fans and I called my aunt to tell her and she got mad at me. She said, ‘I don’t think that is funny at all’ and hung up on me. Everybody was shocked,” said Cherry. Within a year, his parents took him to watch a

performance by an Elvis tribute artist who whipped the crowd into a frenzy. It blew Cherry away. “I was thinking I do this in my bedroom all the time, I had no idea there was an audience for that,” said Cherry. “After that I would do these Elvis shows in the living room for my parents. We would turn the lights down, my dad would stand in the corner of the room with a flashlight. I would put on white jeans, a white button up shirt and flip the collar up. My hair was blonde so I would spray it with black hairspray and I would strut down the hallway and come out singing. When it was all done I would be sweaty and black stuff running down Bill Cherry my face. I looked like Alice Cooper.” The practice sessions at home developed, as did his voice. He finally felt comfortable enough to get in front of people and then into contests. But, by the mid-90s he was seeing people coming to the stage insincere. He saw people showing up with “Chippendale Elvis” moves or exaggerating the voice and characteristics, making a mockery of the tribute artist. Discouraged with what was happening to the spirit of Elvis he gave up. That is until the Elvis Enterprise contest in Memphis was brought to his attention. Cherry, who was named by Time magazine as one of the Top 10 ETA’s in the world, spent the past year travelling and touring the U.S. and Europe. He transforms himself into the King with precise vocals and movements whether it be tender love ballads or hard-rocking show stoppers. “When people leave the show and walk away, I want them to think wow I just saw a concert. That is the experience I want to pull off. I want it to be a time capsule. Forget your problems at home and try to relive something,” said Cherry, who specializes in the Elvis concert years. Cherry performs on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets are available at www.valleyfirsttix.com.

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One of the world’s biggest punk bands, Dropkick Murphys will bring their blend of punk rock, Irish rock and hardcore music to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Sunday, Sept. 28, for an energetic, adrenalinpumping show. Formed in 1996 in Boston, Mass., the Irish-American punk rock band began in the basement of a barbershop. Originally just a bunch of friends looking to play music for fun, the Dropkick Murphys have grown into one of the most popular punk bands in the world. Citing their influence as The Clash, The Pogues, Stiff Little Fingers, AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen, the Dropkick Murphys have blended their diverse musical influences to create a distinct loud, raucous, chaotic sound that cannot be replicated. To date, the Dropkick Murphys have released numerous singles and EPs, a live album and DVD and eight full length albums. In 2004, Dropkick Murphys released a punk version of Tessie, the turn-of-the-

DroPkick MurPhys, an American celtic punk band, are performing in Penticton at the trade and convention centre on sept. 28. Tickets go on sale June 27.

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century fight song for the Boston Red Sox. It became the theme song to the Red Sox’s historic World Series win in 2004. Catapulting the band to

new heights was the 2006 Academy Award-winning movie The Departed featuring the Dropkick Murphys’ I’m Shipping Up to Boston. The Dropkick Murphys have

Applications being accepted for PeachFest parade entries Western News Staff

Penticton Peach Festival organizers are looking for participants for the annual Peters Bros. Construction Ltd. Parade being held on Aug. 9. The PeachFest parade is one of the largest in the B.C. Interior and brings floats from across the province and Washington State, marching bands, dancers, gymnasts, musicians, clubs, associations and clowns. The parade starts at the Penticton Public Library at 10 a.m. and will head down Main Street to Lakeshore Drive, ending at the SS Sicamous. Prior to the parade, the Penticton Elks Club will host a pancake break-

fast. Each year they feed hundreds of visitors at the Elks Hall on Ellis Street between 7 and 11 a.m. The parade lasts about 90 minutes so it is recommended to come early to find a good spot to sit enjoy it all if you are not participating in it. Last year the parade had 75 entries with winners in categories such as best commercial float, non-commercial, novelty and more. Entry is free for non-profits and $40 for commercial entries. There are prizes for best floats and entries. For more information about the parade call Teresa at 250-809-8557. To register your entry online visit www.PeachFest.com.

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and Sealed in Blood, was released in 2013. The name is derived from the lyrics to the song Rose Tattoo. It was their second highest debut on the Billboard charts

at number nine and produced the band’s more successful charting singles, The Season’s Upon Us. Three other songs from the album, The Boys Are Back, Out of Our Heads and The Prisoner’s Song, were picked up for commercials and used as theme songs for the TV series Boston’s Finest. The Dropkick Murphys’ goal is to play music that creates an all for one, one for all environment. Music lovers are encouraged to participate and sing along to their adrenalin fuelled show. In the true spirit of punk rock, the Dropkick Murphys view themselves and the audience as one in the same; in other words the stage and the microphone is the audiences. Tickets are $28 (plus applicable service fees) general admission and increase day of show. They can be purchased at www.ValleyFirstTix.com, by telephone at 1-877-SOEC-TIX (7632849), or in person at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) and Wine Country Visitor Centre. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m.

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"A Tradition Of Rock & Roll Excellence...CONTINUES!" The Penticton Elvis Society celebrates 13 YEARS of running the PENTICTON ELVIS FESTIVAL that brings Elvis Fans from far and wide to the perfect holiday haven - PENTICTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA to celebrate the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL - ELVIS PRESLEY! With dozens of tribute artists gracing the outdoor stages that are set around picturesque OKANAGAN LAKE along with special guests - FRIENDS OF ELVIS - it is a wonderful weekend of remembering the ELVIS through his wonderful musical library and touching stories from those who knew him on how Elvis touched their lives! We invite you to join us - where the spirit of Elvis is guaranteed to rock this summer holiday town in a way that Penticton has never experienced before!

2014 Featured Headliner

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Bill Cherry is the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest winner from 2009. The Collinsville, Ill. native is the son of a Pentecostal minister, which helped develop Cherry’s deep-rooted love of southern gospel music at a young age. A life-long fan of Elvis Presley, Cherry has been keeping the King of Rock n’ Roll’s memory and music alive since 1989. With his award-winning performances specializing in the concert years, Cherry has entertained and touched the hearts of countless fans. “Performing a tribute to the greatest entertainer the world has ever known is a dream come true,” said Cherry.

We would like to CONGRATULATE our CHAMPIONS for 2013! Professional Grand Champion - ADAM FITZPATRICK – Penticton, BC Amateur Champion - SCOTT COON - Monroe, WA

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June 27, 28 & 29, 2014 www.pentictonelvisfestival.com ®E.P.E. ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERPRISES. ELVIS, ELVIS PRESLEY ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS.

Where Elvis Rocks Every June!

SATURDAY, JUNE 28th • Tribute Artist Competition, Okanagan Lake Park .................................. 9:00 a.m. • Headliner at Penticton Trade & Convention Center .............................. 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 29th • Gospel Music Showcase, Okanagan Lake Park ..................................... 9:00 a.m. • Tribute Artist Finals, Penticton Trade & Convention Center ................ 2:00 p.m.

TICKETS

Tickets for the Penticton Elvis Festival are available at: IN PERSON: EVENT CENTER BOX OFFICE or PENTICTON VISITORS CENTER ON LINE: www.valleyfirsttx.com - BY PHONE: 1-877-763-2849 PRICES FOR THE LAKESIDE PARK EVENTS: FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PARK - $10.00 SATURDAY DAY COMPETITION IN THE PARK - $15.00 2 DAY WRISTBANDS - $20.00

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We would like to CONGRATULATE our CHAMPIONS for 2013! Professional Grand Champion - ADAM FITZPATRICK – Penticton, BC Amateur Champion - SCOTT COON - Monroe, WA

Wishing Adam Good Luck This Weekend From His Personal Stylist Rachelle and all the Staff at Body & Sol. Stylists To The Celebrities. GET A HEAD START AT BODY & SOL SPA AND HAIR SALON

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June 27, 28 & 29, 2014 www.pentictonelvisfestival.com ®E.P.E. ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERPRISES. ELVIS, ELVIS PRESLEY ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS.

Where Elvis Rocks Every June!

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The Penticton Western News welcomes all Elvis Participants and Fans to the Annual Penticton Elvis Festival! 2250 Camrose Street, Penticton, BC 250-492-3636 www.pentictonwesternnews.com

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A giant sound needs to come in a giant package. At seven feet tall, Brent Tyler has an intricate acoustic style, soulful voice and lungs that befit his stature. “I think that is the disarming part about it, I don’t look like your prototypical musician that has a beard, Ray Bans and skinny jeans,” said Tyler. “I look like a seven-foot athlete type of guy and the music that comes out of me is not what a crowd expects.” He is also that athlete guy too. Tyler played basketball at the University of Calgary and spent seven years coaching at SAIT. However, he said, if anyone makes less money than a musician it’s a coach. “I really love sports but the two worlds don’t intermingle well. It was an important decision for me to take my music seriously. The initial reaction is I should be playing basketball but my character is to do things in spite of what people tell me to do,” said Tyler. “It is the core of what I am and my music. I had to do what came most natural to me and music is just that.” Tyler balances the introspectiveness of folk music with catchy and powerful soul-roots hooks and melodies. Born in Penticton, and raised in Calgary, Tyler has always dreamed of playing an evening at The Dream Café. Every summer he would stay on the West Bench with his grandparents, Ches and Bea Cederstrand. Whether he was picking cherries on the farm or hanging out back of his grandfather’s store on Main Street, Ceder’s Sewing Centre, Penticton has always been his home away from home. “Pierre (Couture, co-owner of Dream Cafe) has created this musical context where people walk away feeling something rather than just sitting home alone listening to a CD,” said Tyler. “It is less about imposing your ego or your skill onto somebody and more so creating a clearing where you can hang out and create a connection. It is such a rad room for doing that in.”

He said the Dream Café has been one of his favourite venues in Canada ever since he shared the stage for a song with Penticton’s Ari Neufeld in 2011. “This show will be an intimate and interactive show highlighted by story-telling, sing-alongs and heartfelt delivery. We are musicians trying to connect the dots with the audience and share in the community of live music performance,” said Tyler. The singer-songwriter will be armed with tunes from an album he will be releasing in the fall and a foursong EP he recently recorded. If that wasn’t enough work this past year, he also live recorded a sold-out show in Calgary with a full band. “One of the things I learned this last year is to step out of my comfort zone and grow a little more. If you are not making content on a regular basis it is hard to pique people’s interest. I’m a bit of a perfectionist so it has been tough releasing songs so consistently and my songs are often based on my personal experiences and you get really sentimental about what you are doing,” said Tyler. His heartfelt tunes, with elements of funk, R&B and a mixed bag of genres, are about making connections with those sitting in front of him. “That’s always been my goal in music. Some people are looking to become famous and that is not me. I’m already famous. I’m seven feet tall and everyone looks at me when I walk into a room anyways,” said Tyler with a laugh. “The thing that gets my fire burning is making those connections and that is one of the reasons I am so excited about playing at the Dream Café.” Joining him on the bill is Kelowna singer-songwriter Joshua Smith. He brings his laid-back and earnest style of songwriting to compliment Tyler’s folk-roots-soul vibe. The duo will be backed up on bass by Calgary’s Jory Kinjo. They perform at the Dream Café on Friday. Tickets are $10. Showtime is at 8 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m. For reservations and ticket sales call 250-490-9012.

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hit with a fantastic catch in left field and Luke MacIntyre dove on the mound to steal another hit. Dominic Delisle Lavoie came in to pitch the last two innings and shut down the Jays. “All the boys im-

proved so much throughout the year and played well all season long,” said MacIntyre. “This team had so much fun playing baseball together and developed some great friendships, I

really enjoyed coaching this team.” When Delisle Lavoie earned the final out, the players swarmed him and MacIntyre. “They gelled together from Day 1,” said Ma-

cIntyre, who had the Gatorade cooler dumped over him by his players. “They celebrated success together. It was such a team effort. I think they were just happy for each other.”

Hubber sparks the Pinnacles Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Penticton Tim Hortons Pinnacles’ Randy Hubber has impressed coach/teammate Wyatt Seddon-Johnstone this season. Seddon-Johnstone said Hubber is on the Pinnacles roster to provide offence, but gives much more. “He has the ability to act as a spark plug in our team,” said Seddon-Johnstone. “Get everyone else around him fired up. That’s what he’s been doing.” Hubber felt that way two weekends ago when he scored against the Victoria Highlanders FC to give his club a 1-0 lead in a Pacific Coast Soccer League Reserve Division game on June 14. Hubber lobbed a shot on goal that bounced off the far right post, hit a defender and crossed the line. “I was a little surprised myself to see it go in,” said Hubber. He celebrated with a long scream,

running to mid-field. He enjoys a good celebration, but it depends on the time and place. Normally a slow starter, that hasn’t been the case this season as Hubber has six goals in seven games. Against West Vancouver FC, a 3-1 Pinnacles win on Saturday, Hubber opened the scoring on a penalty kick. When asked about his success, credit automatically is given to his teammates. “I have great players around me to make me look better,” said Hubber, an outside left midfielder. The speedy, aggressive forward is driven to continue his 2013 MVP performance, which helped the Pinnacles win the Challenge Cup, into this season. “This year we have a really young squad. I’m one of the older boys,” said Hubber, 23, who strives to lead by example. Hubber laughed about his age as he referred to himself as older

and admitted it feels weird. “A lot of our players are 17 and 18, quite an age gap,” he said. Yet it’s his teammates who motivate him. He watches the players put in time and effort to succeed and wants to top that. He looks up to Seddon-Johnstone, who split time with Hartwick College Hawks in New York and the Seattle Pacific University Falcons. “It’s just his dedication and heart for games,” explained Hubber. “I have always looked up to him. Even as a young kid.” To get ready for the season, Hubber trained in the Pinnacles FC’s Excelsior program, which helped him stay in shape while getting touches on the ball. Hubber also relies on his landscaping job to keep him conditioned. With five games remaining in the regular season schedule, Hubber’s only goal is to help the Pinnacles defend their Challenge Cup. “I’d really like to hoist the trophy again in front of the home fans,” he said, adding the Pinnacles have the players to do it. Hubber knows they are young, but the group battles and “never gives up.”

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Calder Cup win surreal Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Rookie of the Year honours and a Calder Cup championship. It’s a first pro hockey season former Penticton Vee Curtis McKenzie accomplished that only nine others in the American Hockey League have done — Cory Conacher the most recent in 2011-12 with the Norfolk Admirals. Others include Rod Schutt, Pierre Mondou, Mike Walton, Doug Robinson, Boris Elk, Bruce Cline, Wally Hergesheimer and Bob Solinger, who was the first the accomplish the feat with the Cleveland Barons in 1947-48. McKenzie helped the Texas Stars dispatch the St. John’s IceCaps in the AHL final series, which ended last Tuesday in five games. “If you had asked me before the season if all of this would have been lined up, I would have said, ‘No way,’” said McKenzie in a phone interview from Austin, Tex. “It’s a pretty spectacular season. It’s one I will never forget. How fun it was, was a big thing too. Just a great group to be around.” Three days after winning the AHL championship, McKenzie said it was pretty surreal. “All I can think about right now is lifting the trophy,” said McKenzie, adding that Travis Morin’s two overtime goals is among his playoff highlights. “Jumping over the boards and celebrating with all of the guys. That is what’s going through my head. “It was an amazing feeling once we finally won it,” continued McKenzie. “It was a really long playoff year (21 games to go with 75 regular season) with a lot of hard work.” The IceCaps were a tough team, and as a group, McKenzie said probably one of the best teams the

CURTIS MCKENZIE of the Texas Stars is now an American Hockey League Calder Cup champion after he helped his team defeat the St. John’s Ice Caps in five games to capture AHL championship.

Stars faced all year. After the first two games were split, the Stars won the next three in overtime, 2-1, and 4-3, twice. McKenzie had a goal and five points in the series, including an assist on Morin’s winner in Game 3 and 4. McKenzie said his line with Calder Cup MVP Morin and Brendan Ranford played really well. “Our line had a great series,” he said. “It was nice to help out in the finals. Travis Morin’s a special player. All year from Day 1 he was the best

player by far. He helped my game immensely this year.” Also helping improve McKenzie’s game was Willie Desjardins, who the Vancouver Canucks announced Monday afternoon as their 18th head coach in franchise history. McKenzie said Desjardins is amazing. “We were very lucky to have him this year. He finds a way to get the best out of all his players,” said McKenzie. “That’s pretty special for a coach to do. He has a

great knack for it. I think he has a great career ahead of him.” McKenzie, a graduate of the University of Miami-Ohio Red Hawks NCAA Division 1 program, said this year’s playoffs was a grind, but fun. “Everyone wants to win so much more. It was a great series,” said, McKenzie, a 6-2, 210-pound forward, who was drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2009. “It was a pretty special team we had this year.

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That was the big difference. How bad everybody wanted to win in our locker room.” Upon arriving in Cedar Park, Tex., on Wednesday, the team attracted between 3,000 to 4,000 fans, which McKenzie said was a huge turnout. “It was pretty fun. We’ve had the cup around,” said McKenzie, who is spending a few days in Golden to visit his parents and bring the Calder Cup with him if possible.

Dirtbags slug their way to A division title Western News Staff

The Family Tree Care Dirtbags won the A division playoff championship in Penticton’s Mixed Slo-Pitch on June 21. The Dirtbags needed three games at Scott Mullins Field to defeat the Print Factory Phanatics for the championship. After winning the first game 9-8, the Dirtbags lost Game 2 14-9 then took the deciding game 16-4. The Phanatics played their way out of the bottom bracket to reach the finals. In the regular season, the Phanatics finished first with a 12-33 record, while the Dirtbags were 11-5-2. In the B division, K-Os, the regular season leaders with a 15-3 re-

cord, swept the Crackers at Lions Park to win that division. K-Os took Game 1 6-5 then won 9-1. The Crackers were sixth in the regular season with an 8-9-1 record. Winning the C division playoffs were the Cariboozers, the regular season leaders at 15-3-0, as they swept the second place VBS Diggers 20-15 and 19-17. They took the final game on Saturday at Scott Mullins Field. Looking to Score, who finished second in the season with a 12-6-0 record, won the D division playoffs over the fourth place Loopers, 6-1 and 14-9, while Arnie’s Army, which finished fourth, downed the first place Bangers in three games to take the E division title.

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Melissen: from Down Under to Top 40 Joe Fries Western News Staff

Although he now leads a Penticton-based group of companies that does some of its best work in the Arctic, it was Down Under where Mark Melissen got his start in business. He was nearing the end of a gap year in Australia in 2001 when he had a chance encounter with a professional skateboarder who was sponsored by Juice Clothing company. One thing led to another, and Melissen, now 33, soon found himself on a plane headed for home with an exclusive deal to represent the Juice brand in Canada to help put himself through college. “They had a U.S. guy, but never anyone in Canada, so you go to trade shows and you sell it, you represent it,” he explained. “I had it in stores from White Horse to Nova Scotia.” Melissen, the final nominee for the Top 40 under 40, parted ways with Juice after earning a diploma in international business from Langara College in 2004 and going to work for Lafarge North America. Juice is “still not doing much in Canada or the U.S., but they’re fairly decent size in Australia and New Zealand and Asia,” he said, adding the experience taught him a lot about work ethic and managing finances. “I operated the whole thing out of a rental house, so (I learned) the constraints of small business and doing things on your own.” Today, the married father of three is regularly busting through constraints as managing partner and general manager of the growing Wildstone Group of Companies. What started in 1995 as a small construction and engineering firm owned by his step-father, Jim Morrison, has now grown to five divisions whose work includes landfill management, mining projects and civil infrastructure. “What you see around the South Okanagan is somewhere between five and 10 per cent or what we do,” said Melissen, whose partners in Wildstone include his brother, Mark Melissen, and Morrison, the founder. The company’s recent work outside the Okanagan includes a prison expansion in Prince Albert, Sask., and a water treatment plant in Old Crow, Yukon, one of about 50 projects the firm has completed in the Arctic. Melissen said Wildstone, which at the height of the summer construction season has up to 150 employees — threequarters of whom live in Penticton — has diversified to help smooth out business cycles. Local developer Robin Agur, whom Melissen considers a mentor, said via email the younger businessman’s focus on small things has helped with the bigger picture. “With a keen eye for detail, construction deadlines and costs, Mark and his company continue to gather more work and new clients while maintaining good relationships with past and long-term customers,” said Agur, who’s a part-owner of the Bad Tattoo brew pub Wildstone is currently building in downtown Penticton. “Personable, willing to share advice freely, and following up on deficiencies when necessary will keep Mark at the forefront of his chosen field as long as he chooses to be there,” Agur continued. Melissen is confident Wildstone has the potential to keep growing into an industry heavyweight like PCL Constructors

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or Kiewit Corporation, but knows it will require a long-term investment of time. “They’re over 100 years old. They’re like fourth- and fifthgeneration family companies,” he said. “So it’s possible, certainly, but we’re trying to target measurable goals.” Outside of work, Melissen enjoys golf, dirt biking, wake surfing and spending time with his family. He’s unsure if his kids, the oldest of whom is six, will want to follow in his footsteps at Wildstone. “I’d be happy if they joined me in anything,” he said, “but

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Dana Ewart looks out the door and is astounded by the view from her new shipping container kitchen overlooking Black Hills Estate Winery. “Black Hills provides such a classy experience. They think about all the details here and it is a little outside the box from the confines of a normal restaurant. I mean look at the view it is pretty amazing,” she says Ewart and co-owner Cameron Smith are expanding on their popular catering service with the unique addition of a shipping container kitchen perched on the Black Hills Estate Winery hillside in Oliver. The smell of locally grown ingredients will be wafting over the entrance to the Wine Experience Centre during lunch hours Thursday to Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Joy Road Catering chefs graduated from esteemed schools and have worked at renowned restaurants in Toronto and Montreal, but it was on a mountain biking trip that they fell in love with the Okanagan. They decided to step outside of their comfort zone of working for others and built their own successful business. Seeing how savvy wine tourists are, the Joy Road Catering pair enjoy travelling to hot weather wine country regions around the world to bring back new ideas for the Okanagan. One of those was a shipping container kitchen. “We want to keep it fresh, local and interesting. In San Francisco we saw a little ice cream stand in a

shipping container and thought it was awesome because it is so original and unique,” said Ewart. Flat bread pizzas with the freshest local ingredients, salmon on a bed of asparagus, decadent chocolate cookies filled with chocolate fudge and topped with sprinkles of sea salt all have their Black Hills wine pairings. The menu changes with the ingredients that are in season and the wine experts and cuisine du terroir pros come together to make a perfect partnership. “There is phenomenal terroir here and we are passionate about it. Joy Road are really into the cuisine terroir so it is a really great fit,” said Glenn Fawcett, president of Black Hills Winery. “We are putting our effort into creating an experience for our guest that reflects the terroir. That is one of the coolest things about this, you can taste the food creations, with winemaker Graham (Pierce’s) creations and it creates a good perspective of what that is all about.” Fawcett said they wanted to create something memorable at the Wine Experience Centre where customers can make a connection more substantial than a “splash and dash” of a stand-up wine bar. “With this partnership with Joy Road we really can take that to the next level of marrying food and wine and take the customer experience to the next level,” he said. For Joy Road Catering it has been a whirlwind ride from their start selling pies at the Penticton Farmer’s Market. Their passion for the slow food movement has earned them

Joy Road CateRing co-owner and chef dana ewart (above) working in the shipping container kitchen overlooking Black Hills Winery vineyards in oliver. the vineyard kitchen opened last Friday. Meatballs with fennel (below) are expected to be a staple on the vineyard kitchen menu.

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plenty of praise and air time in the media. “We are pretty blessed,” agrees Ewart. “There is a lot to be said about going about humbly and simply in your work and being really dedicated to what you are doing. We don’t order from Sysco trucks, we order from local growers and people really like that. We live on an acreage growing our own herbs and raising our own chickens and pigs. It is a lot of work and I think people appreciate that. They see it, taste it, feel it and they get it.”

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Information Information wanted; anyone who has contracted VRE while in Penticton Regional Hospital, please write to Dianne, 20818 Garnett Valley Rd., Summerland, BC, V0H 1Z3

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We require qualified Canadian Class 1 Drivers Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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HOWARD Blanche (Machon)

(Alice) Blanche Howard died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes at Hollyburn House in West Vancouver BC on June 12, 2014 at the age of 90 years. Blanche was born in 1923 in Daysland, Alberta to Douglas and Alice Machon (Heald) and spent alternating years living in Calgary where she received much of her schooling under the guidance of her Aunt Blanche. She was the oldest of four siblings, Maxie (Edmonson), Roy (D), and Shirley (Rasmussen). Blanche’s peripatetic childhood meant she was as comfortable tearing through the prairie lands on a horse as she was studying Shakespeare in the refinement of her temporary Calgary home. She set off for the University of Alberta at the age of 16, earning a degree in Science. A week after Blanche married Bruce Howard, an air force pilot, in 1945, he was shipped overseas for what would be the end of the war. Due to the “last over, last home policy” Bruce remained in England for a year while Blanche worked in Toronto as a chemist. Reunited, they remained in Toronto for 2 years while Bruce attended university after which they hopped on a train, seeking adventure, finally settling in Penticton, BC for 25 years. During the Penticton years, Blanche and Bruce had three children, Allison, Stephen and Leslie and dabbled in several businesses and occupations including Blanche’s first forays in writing. An early success in 1956 saw her publishing a short story in Maclean’s Magazine, igniting a life-long passion for writing. As well, Blanche decided in 1960 to article as a Chartered Accountant, graduating as one of the first female CAs in British Columbia. Politics took Blanche and Bruce to Ottawa in 1968 where she settled into the life of an MP’s wife. Even here she distinguished herself by being the first parliamentary spouse ever to be invited to address caucus. At this time Blanche published the first of 5 novels (winning the Canadian booksellers award), a memoir of letters and countless short stories and journal articles. Bruce and Blanche later settled in North Vancouver for many years where Blanche pursued a varied career in writing, stints at chartered accountancy and numerous volunteer activities. She was a life-long member of the Liberal Party, served on countless boards including the Vanier Institute of the Family and all the while nourished her growing family of grandchildren. Blanche was predeceased by her loving husband, Bruce of 57 years in 2002. She is survived by her three children, Allison (Dave), Stephen (Irene) and Leslie (Austin), 6 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 2 sisters and many nieces and nephews plus a community of friends and neighbours who will miss her humour, sparkling intellect and passion for life. A Memorial Service will be held at the North Shore Unitarian Church at 370 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver, on July 26th, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the North Shore Unitarian Church.

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Job Description: BC Hydro requires a qualified Temporary Environmental Monitor for the Mica 5/6 Project located at Mica Dam. This is a full-time temporary position to provide Environmental Monitoring support, and to provide full-time vacation coverage during September 2014. The candidate must: • Monitor and record environmental project-related activities • Monitor project compliance with Environmental Management Plans / • Environmental Protection Plans, permits, applicable regulatory • requirements, and best management practices • Assist Construction Managers with communications to Contractors • regarding environmental compliance • Monitor Contractor compliance with water and waste management • requirements • Writing bi-weekly Environmental Monitoring reports • Document and report environmental incidents • Participate and contribute in team meetings and tailboards • Monitor wildlife and recreation sites, as per the requirements outlined in • the Project’s Environmental Assessment Certificates • Reporting and environmental documentation control. Preferred Experience: • Bachelor Degree or Technologist Diploma in Natural Resource or • Environmental Studies • Qualified environmental monitor with 5+ years’ experience preferred in • hydroelectric projects or other large scale project developments • Implementing environmental protection requirements in an industrial • setting • Inspecting, auditing, enforcing, and reporting Contractor environmental • compliance • Knowledgeable of federal and provincial environmental legislation with • respect to water, waste management, sediment control, and wildlife Skills/Abilities: • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Problem-solving skills • Technical writing abilities • Excellent Organizational Skills The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and will be required to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. The shift rotation will vary and the position will be 3 month duration. The successful applicant will be required to have a valid driver’s license. Resumes will be accepted until 8:00 am, 01 July 2014; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. To apply please email or fax resumes to: Columbia Hydro Constructors. Ltd. Fax: 250-805-4340 Email: chcgeneral@bchydro.com Wage: $33.18/hr Closing Date: 01 July, 2014.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of these amendments to the Electoral Area ‘D’ Kaleden-Apex Southwest Sector Zoning Bylaw No. 2457, 2008, is to introduce “vacation rentals” as a permitted use at the Apex Alpine Area, as well as introducing a new set of General Regulations pertaining to vacation rental uses.

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NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Strata Lot 1, DL 211, SDYD, Strata Plan K644 together with an interest in the common property in proportion to the unit entitlement of the strata lot as shown on Form 1. As part of this application process, the RDOS will also be amending the designations for Lot 2 & 3, DL 211, SDYD, Strata Plan K644; Lot 2 & Lot 3, DL 211, SDYD, Plan KAP12051; Lot 1, DL 211, SDYD, Plan KAP28750; and Portion of Lot 2, District Lot 211, SDYD, Plan KAP27775, except Plan 28750.

4785 Mill Road, Electoral Area ‘E’ Date:

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Location: Naramata Old Age Pensioners (OAP) Hall rd 330 3 Street (corner of Ritchie Avenue), Naramata, B.C.

Amendment Bylaw No. 2457.12, 2013: is proposing to amend the Zoning Bylaw by undertaking the following: x

“vacation rentals” be introduced as a permitted use in the Mixed Use Apex Alpine (RMU) Zone;

the existing Residential Resort Cottage (RC) and Residential Two Family (Duplex) (RS3) Zones be replaced with a new Residential Apex Alpine (RS4) Zone in which “vacation rentals” are listed as a permitted use;

the RS4 Zone accommodate currently permitted “duplexes” through the use of a site specific amendment; and

a new set of General Regulations pertaining to vacation rental uses be introduced under Section 7.0 of zoning bylaw.

A previously proposed amendment to the Kaleden-Apex Southwest Sector Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 2456, 2008, seeking to replace the Low Density Residential (LR) designation with the Mixed Use Apex Alpine (RMU) designation was abandoned by the Regional District Board at its meeting of May 22, 2014.

VIEW COPIES OF THE DRAFT BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw amendments can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Bylaw No. 2457.12, 2013, c/o Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District. PLEASE NOTE: all correspondence submitted to the Regional District in response to this Notice will form part of a public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Regional Board or a Committee of the Board. The Regional District considers the author's address relevant to the Board's consideration of this matter and may discuss this personal information. The author's phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Telephone: 250-490-4107 Fax: 250-492-0063 Email: planning@rdos.bc.ca Web: www.rdos.bc.ca

Donna Butler, MCIP Manager of Development Services

Bill Newell Chief Administrative Officer

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Covenant Amendment Application

650 Ellis Avenue, Naramata, Electoral Area ‘E’ Lot 1, Plan KAS3884, District Lot 210, SDYD Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Old Age Pensioners Hall 330 3rd Street (corner of Ritchie Avenue) Naramata, B.C. PURPOSE: To remove the ‘Right of First Refusal’ covenant CA1646856 on Strata Lots 14, 15, 16, & 18.

PURPOSE: To amend the zoning designation from Small Holdings One (SH1) to Small Holdings Five (SH5). Amendment Bylaw No. 2459.14, 2014: to amend Schedule ‘2’ of the Electoral Area ‘E’ Zoning Bylaw No. 2459, 2008, by changing the zoning designation from Small Holdings (SH1) to Small Holdings Five (SH5).

650 Ellis Ave

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VIEW COPIES OF THE DRAFT COVENANT & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VIEW COPIES OF THE DRAFT BYLAWS & SUPPORTING INFORMATION AT: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC on weekdays (excluding statutory holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed amendment can present written information or speak at the public hearing. All correspondence for the public hearing to be addressed to: Public Hearing Covenant Amendment, c/o Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received after the conclusion of the public hearing. This public hearing has been delegated to a Director of the Regional District. Please note that all correspondence submitted to the Regional District in response to this Notice will form part of a public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Regional Board or a Committee of the Board. The Regional District considers the author's address relevant to the Board's consideration of this matter and may discuss this personal information. The author's phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES:

Donna Butler, MCIP Manager of Development Services

Telephone: 250-490-4107 Fax: 250-492-0063 Email: planning@rdos.bc.ca Web: www.rdos.bc.ca Bill Newell Chief Administrative Officer

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South okanagan mmIgrant and I Manicure $20 Community Services Buy 10 ServiceS is offering free English Pedi $35 get a Free pedicure! $ classes. For more info, (min. $25 service) Mani Shellac 35 stop by the office at 508 $ Pedi Shellac 50 Main St. or call 250Grad Services 434 Main Street 492-6299. 10% OFF the Bereavement 250-493-7888 reSource Centre at 626 Mon. - Sat. 10am - 7pm / Sun. 10am - 5pm FREE PARKING IN BACK Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Adults wel® Ronald McDonald House BC come. a l c o h o l I c S is growing. haS a nonymouS Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1197 Main St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. Henry Ave. in the baseA home away from home for seriously ill children ment. receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the care cloSet thrIft new and bigger House has enough room to welcome Store at 574 Main St. 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year has weekly specials and together when it matters most. special auctions. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Help us continue our work All proceeds to the by donating at rmhbc.ca local hospital and hos(MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX pice. Donations always welcome. Summerland art cluB 111129672-1_RMH BC New House_BlackPress_2.8125x4.indd 1 5/14/14 9:47 AM meets Wednesdays from Check weekly flyers Browse flyers fromout your favourite national and local retailers (MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX Check out weekly flyers to 3REVIEW p.m.# 3 at the CLIENT PROOF # 19 a.m. INTERNAL ON DATE: May 8, 2014 MODIFICATION DATE: May 9, 2014 12:13 PM OUTPUT DATE: 05/14/14 Summerland Library. (MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX APPROVALS and andNew House Open - Black Press Prod Mgr.: AH DOCKET #: 111129672-1 CLIENT: RMHBC DESCRIPTION: Art Director: Painters of all levels Browse nationaland andlocal local retailers Browse flyersfrom from your your favourite favourite national retailers FILENAME:111129672-1_RMH BCflyers New House_BlackPress_2.8125x4.indd Acct Exec.:MG/SL welcome. Workshops Copywriter: Browse flyers from your favourite national and local retailers Homer Street, TRIM: 2.8125" x 4" BLEED: Art Director: available. Contact Mary BC, V6B 1J4 Producer: Browse flyers from your favourite national and local retailers NOTES: IMAGE INFO: 300 dpi 647 2727 Copywriter: -- at 250-494-5851 for 647 6299 Accounts: Software: InDesign DIELINE DIELINE sette.com C M Y K P151C Operator: CF info. Version: CS6 PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK FOR ACCURACY. Pnot entIcton PLEASE NOTE: Colour lasers do accurately representd theuPlIcate colours in the finished product. This proof is strictly for layout purposes only. BrIdge Club holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton library. Call Birgitta at 250-7701154 for info. Featured Retailers foSter care Info sesFeatured Retailers sions every Wednesday Featured Retailers from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office. Featured Retailers For info call Moe at 250Featured Retailers 770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www. mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster. al-anon for frIendS and family of alcoholics Visit at 7:30 p.m. at United Visit Church, 696 Main St. flyers. deals.savings savings tips. flyers.coupons. coupons. deals. tips. Visit Call 250-490-9272 for info. flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips. Relax . RefResh . Revive

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okanagan fallS SenIorS’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. t he P entIcton academy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250-4937977 for more info. new to the Oliver Senior Centre: Zumba lessons, all-around active exercise. Every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Call 250-498-6142 for more information. Everyone welcome. BIngo e v e ry wedneSday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. SenIorS’ recreatIon and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information. the order of St. Luke meets on the first and third Wednesdays in St. Saviours’ Church at noon for healing prayer. olIver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. hand and foot canasta

at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. anavetS haS humP Day with Stu’s kitchen open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. South maIn droP-In Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. kIwanIS cluB meetS at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information.

THURSDAY June 26

fItneSS frIendS meet at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Come get in shape. Call Dot at 250-492-5400. PentIcton concert Band at Music in the Park. Show tunes, soundtracks, jazz, disco and classics from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Oliver Community Stage bandshell. 6359 Park Drive. Admission by dona-

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tion. Bring a lawn chair. Come early! Art market and food vendors 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, email OliverCAC@gmail. com. food addIctS In Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 6:30 p.m. in the social room (ring #206 for admittance) at 1820 Atkinson St. For more information call 778-476-0374 or 250-809-3329 or visit www.foodadddicts.org. r oyal c anadIan legIon branch 40 has crib and drop-in pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. toPS B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info. fraternal order of the Eagles has musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. al-anon for frIendS and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. South maIn droPIn Centre has Spanish

conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. Peach cIty toaStmaSterS meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church. Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info. a l c o h o l I c S nIght anonymouS group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. toPS (take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093. deSert Sage SPInnerS and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250-498-4959.

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calendar and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. DanCE anD sing to the music of Yvonne Wadden at 7 p.m. in the OK Falls Legion. thE olivEr sEnior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. s Eniors s inglEs lunCh Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250496-5980 or 250-7708622. anavEts has karaokE with Jack at 7:30 p.m., Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m. Stu’s kitchen open for breakfast and lunch. b ErEavEmEnt t hE rEsourCE Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, call 250490-1107. C anaDian r oyal lEgion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. Entertainment with Buzz Byer at 6 p.m. Elks Club on Ellis

PIPING UP A STORM — Bob McMillan was just one of several pipers that made a sudden appearance in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre Saturday to play a few tunes for the shoppers and spread the word about the return of the Penticton Scottish Festival on July 5.

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Elks Club on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome. o kanagan F alls sEniors’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY June 27

EaglEs havE a $5 lunch from noon to 2 p.m. Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring BBQ chicken breasts, potato

salad, ceasar and tossed salad and cake, with karaoke by Affordable Music. Guests welcome. PEntiCton sEniors ComPutEr Club dropin sessions Monday

Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. EaglEs havE DinnEr from 5 to 7 p.m. with entertainment after. s u m m E r l a n D PlEasurE PaintErs meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New members and drop-ins are welcome. Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info. al-anon mEEts at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-4909272. 890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave.

UPCOMING EVENTS C harity bottlE DrivE with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital pediatric ward, SPCA and Critteraid. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at IGA on Government Street. QuEst soCiEty For Hearing Enhancement presents their ninth Summerland Garden Tour featuring 10 different gardens in a selfdirected tour on June 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Beanery Coffee shop and Chamber Visitor Centre in Summerland

and Art Knapp’s in Penticton. nankama Drum anD dance at Music in the Park. West African rhythms and moves from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Oliver Community Stage bandshell. 6359 Park Dr. Admission by donation. Bring a lawn chair. Art market and food vendors from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more info, email OliverCAC@ gmail.com. thE PEntiCton ConCErt banD will be performing on July 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gyro Park in Penticton. The band has been working hard at a new repertoire; the concerts will include a variety of styles.

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OPEN 7 DAYS WHILE QUANTITIES L WHILE QUANTITIES LAST! WHILE QUANTITIES LAST! A WEEK! 2549 SKAHA LAKE ROAD PENTICTON

250-492-0613 First Come, First Served. While Supplies Last.

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outh S Okanagan

SINCE 1988 ~ BY

KONDOLAS

JOE KANDOLA Owner / Operator

2014 2014

WE DELIVER TO OLIVER, OSOYOOS, KEREMEOS, WESTBANK, PEACHLAND, GRAND FORKS AND PRINCETON