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Prepare for takeoff: A man who was seriously injured in a boating incident on Saturday night in Cinnemousun Narrows is tended to by paramedics prior to being transported by helicopter from Finlayson Park to Kelowna General Hospital. The body of a second man involved in the incident was recovered Monday. Photo by Kelly M. Dick
One dead, another seriously injured in boating collision RCMP report: Police investigating lake incident as well as abduction attempt at Two Mile.
By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
RCMP have recovered the body of an Alberta man who went missing in Shuswap Lake following a boating collision Saturday night. A second man involved in the incident is in hospital with serious injuries. Late Monday afternoon, Sicamous RCMP reported the body of a 51-year-old Calgary, Alta. man had been recovered following an extensive search that began Sunday morning, when police responded to a report of a boating incident at Hungry Cove in Cinnemousun Narrows. Upon arrival, officers learned a 45-foot cabin cruiser had crashed into a rock face
the night prior, at around 9:30. The 51-yearold, who had been operating the vessel, was missing and presumed drowned. A second man, who was below deck when the crash occurred, was able to get assistance from passing house-boaters Sunday morning. He was transported to Sicamous, where he was airlifted to Kelowna General Hospital for treatment of various serious injuries. Two dogs that were also onboard were safely recovered. Sicamous RCMP, the BC RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, Air Services and members of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue participated in the search effort that led to the successful recovery of the missing man’s body.
The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Meanwhile, the Sicamous RCMP continue to assist the BC Coroners Service in the investigation.
Abduction attempt
Police are seeking the suspect in an attempted abduction of a 16 year old girl that occurred Sunday night near Sicamous. The incident was reported to Sicamous RCMP on Aug. 17 at 9:09 p.m. Investigating officers learned the girl had been jogging alone in the Two Mile area, when she was approached by a man in a dark green pick-up truck with two grey stripes on top.
The man, described as being in his mid20s, with chin-length blonde hair and wearing a brown hat and a dark red shirt, asked the girl if she wanted a ride. When she declined, police say the man grabbed the girl. She fought off the attack and fled unharmed to a nearby residence. Investigating officers conducted extensive patrols, but were unable to locate the suspect. The matter is currently under investigation, and police are asking anyone who may have seen or know of a vehicle or person matching the above descriptions, to contact the Sicamous RCMP detachment at 250-836-2878, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.
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Crime scene: Larch Avenue home site of former grow operation. By Lachlan Labere
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Blaze: On July 22, 2012, firefighters extinguish a blaze at a Larch Ave. residence, the same home where a marijuana grow operation was busted by police the year prior. File photo Action Requirement has been sent to the registered owner. In addition, a 1.5 metre tall fence is to be kept around the structure until the above condition is met (including the removal of the septic system), and the hole left by the demolition is filled in and levelled. If the owner does not submit a request to council to reconsider the proposed remedial action, nor does he follow through with it, the district may undertake any or all of the actions at the owner’s expense. Community planning officer Mike Marrs explained any cost to the district would be collected by way of property taxes
and by the sale of the lot. “So the bank, in other words, will take this loss,” said Marrs. In April 2012, police began investigating activities at the house after comments were received by concerned residents. On April 18, Salmon Arm RCMP pulled over a vehicle “associated with the residence.” This led to the arrest of the vehicle’s sole occupant, a 41-year old Surrey man. Later that day, investigating officers obtained and executed a search at 705 Larch Avenue, where they discovered 1,000 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. On July 22, 2013, at around 1:30 p.m.,
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The district has ordered a Larch Street home, the site of a former marijuana grow operation and subsequent fire, be torn down and removed. Last week, council supported a Remedial Action Requirement, as per the B.C. Community Charter, for the demolition of a residence at 705 Larch Ave. – the site of a structure fire on July 22, 2013. An Aug. 11, 2014 staff report states the registered owner, identified as Thi Hong Lien Dao, has not made an effort to communicate with the district, nor has any remedial action been taken on the site since a March 20, 2014 site inspection involving the district’s building inspector, fire chief and the property manager for the mortgage holder. A resolution contained in the report states the building was badly damaged in the fire and is in an unsafe condition, and that written complaints have been received by the district. The resolution goes on to declare to the structure a nuisance “so dilapidated as to be offensive to the community,” and orders it demolished and removed, including its foundation, no later than 60 days after notice of the Remedial
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Sicamous firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 705 Larch, which was unoccupied at the time. Firefighters arrived to find the attached garage fully engulfed, with the flames spreading up the side of the home and into the attic. At the time, the fire chief referred to the blaze as being “somewhat suspicious,” noting there was a hedge fire at the same address in October 2012. Police, however, could only call the fire an “unfortunate incident,” noting the structure appeared to have been under renovation at the time. Neighbour Dawn Backs thanked council for supporting the reso-
Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. Every Wed. - Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 8364373. Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250836-3652 Every Thurs.- Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.
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Every Thurs.- Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5. Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome. Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Sicamous Health Unit Every 4th Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library. Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Eagle Valley Resource Centre. 836-3440. Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Carol 250-
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RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate a motor-vehicle incident that resulted in the death of a Calgary man. On Monday, the BC
Coroners service reported that Kim Alan Edwards, 57, died as a result of a two-vehicle collision near Avoca Road in Craigellachie. Edwards was the sole occupant of a vehicle travelling east
on the Trans-Canada Highway early Friday morning (Aug. 15), when he lost control of the vehicle. Police say the vehicle went off-road to the right, returned to the highway and was struck
by a westbound transport truck. Edwards sustained a head injury as a result. BC Coroners Service spokesperson Barb McLintock states Edwards was taken by ambulance to Shuswap Lake General Hospital
in Salmon Arm, and then to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamlooops. He died from his injuries the following day. McLintock notes Edwards had recently moved from Kamloops to Calgary.
Children suspects in Salmon Arm school fire By Tracy Hughes
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Three children, ages 10, eight and six, have been identified by the Salmon Arm RCMP as the ones responsible for setting a fire in a classroom of South Broadview school on Sunday. At 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, crews from Salmon Arm Fire Department’s Hall 2 were dispatched to the school. The 911 caller ad-
vised fire dispatch that a window had been broken at the school and she could see fire inside, which prompted the fire department to enhance their response to include firefighters from Hall 3 and rescue apparatus. “Upon arrival our I.C. (incident commander) confirmed smoke and fire showing on a west side classroom and that bystanders were attempting to extinguish the fire,” said
Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley. “It was also brought to (the incident commander’s) attention of a possible suspect in the setting of this fire and RCMP were subsequently requested to attend the scene. RCMP report a windows had been broken and burning material had been thrown inside. Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane of the Salmon Arm RCMP reports that po-
lice investigation quickly identified the three children believed to be responsible for the arson and vandalism. Due to their young age, no criminal charges can be laid. Their names will also not be made public. Shirley reports that the initial attack team quickly extinguished fire, containing it to the one classroom, while other teams ventilated the school as there was
a significant amount of smoke throughout the building. Further investigation also found another broken window in a classroom on the east side of the school; however, there appeared to have been no attempt to set a fire there. Crews were on scene for approximately two hours.
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Imperial Metals eviction returns with sender By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Neskonlith Chief Judy Wilson took an eviction notice to Imperial Metals in Vancouver but never made it off the ground floor. The notice seeks to bar Imperial Metals owners, employees, insurers and investors from the Ruddock Creek mine site high above the headwaters of the Adams River – land the Shuswap Nation claims to own under aboriginal title. Wilson says the “catastrophic breach” of the company’s Mt. Polley tailings pond, proves Imperial Metals does not have proper risk management policies in place. It was a message the chief wanted to deliver to company officials first-hand, but she arrived at the company’s Vancouver office last Thursday to discover access blocked by locked stairwells and elevators. Gordon Keevil, Imperial Metals vice president of corporate development, called the incident an unfortunate
Mine: A view from the Ruddock Creek Mine, as taken in 2008 before Selkirk Mines sold the zinc-lead mining operation to Imperial Metals, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company Ltd. and Itochu Corporation. File photo set of circumstances based on miscommunication. He said there had been a number of protests following the Mt. Polley incident and building and management made the move for employee security. In terms of the federal government’s decision to forego an environmental assessment at Ruddock Creek in favour of a single provincial assessment, Keevil says the decision was to try to eliminate duplication. “At the end of the day, the federal government has to sign off on it,” he says. “They have
to review it; it’s not a complete walkaway.” Keevil says some $50 to $60 million has already been spent in an environmental process that has just begun and is expected to take another two to three years. “We’re very aware of the high level of sensitivity; we know that unless it mitigates all the sensitivity, it’s not going to go,” he said, claiming the mine will be a much smaller operation than Mt. Polley. Keevil says the company has been in consultation with four First Nations bands affected by the mine – Adams Lake Indian
Band, Little Shuswap, Neskonlith and the Simpcw First Nation in the northern part of the Shuswap. “We’ve been talking to them all the time; not so much with Neskonlith,” he said. “That requires a two-way street in consultation.” “Let’s be honest, what happened was an accident and while we can’t give anyone a 100 per cent guarantee, we’re doing all kinds of work in support of the permitting process,” he said. “Everything we do is in the context of where we are – we know the sensitivity, we know the hurdles.”
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Fraser Institute study was released Tuesday, showing the share of Canadians’ income going towards governments at all levels has risen from 33.5 per cent in 1961 to 41.8 per cent in 2013. It’s important to put the study into context. The Fraser Institute is a think tank which believes in smaller government, and has steadfastly engaged in many studies over the years to debunk “big government.” Some of those studies have been quite useful, others not so much. The institute also participates in the worldwide “Tax Freedom Day” event, which marks the day when people begin to work for themselves each year, as opposed to the taxman. This year, the date in Canada was June 9. All that said, there is no question that some of the money paid in taxes is not well-spent. While abuses by politicians like Alison Redford or Mike Duffy get the headlines, there are many programs in government of limited or almost no use. One B.C. example is the carbon tax rebate to large corporations, paid by school districts and hospitals with tax dollars. However, as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (the polar opposite to the Fraser Institute) notes, it’s very difficult to compare 1961 to 2014. Governments provide medicare now — there was little spending on health care in 1961. That’s where a lot of tax dollars go. There are also many more government programs that redistribute funds to lower-income Canadians, including the GST credit and the carbon tax credit in B.C. The Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security also did not exist prior to 1961. Governments certainly have room to cut. A focus on how much tax we pay as a percentage of income is useful, because taxpayers need to consider whether we get full value for the money we spend each year. -The Langley Times
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What is known about the mine spill By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
Today I’ll attempt to cut through the speculation and fear-mongering that have swirled around the Mount Polley mine dam breach and tell you what’s really known. As Black Press and our local publication the Williams Lake Tribune reported before and after the incident, the mine reopened in 2005 after a four-year shutdown and was expanding its operation, including the tailings pond. Imperial Metals applied earlier this summer for an increase in water discharge, and was waiting for B.C. government approval at the time of the Aug. 4 dam breach. This was to be the second amendment to a water release permit issued when the mine started up in 1997. It has had a surplus of water due to rain and snow accumulation since it opened. The reason water
release has been allowed is that in the absence of acidproducing rock, metal contamination of water is minimized. Imperial Metals’ routine tests with rainbow trout in undiluted tailings pond water have now been confirmed by environment ministry results, and water and fish from all but the immediate spill area have been cleared for human consumption. For an example of acid mine drainage, look up the Britannia Mine Museum, now a reclaimed national historic site with a water treatment plant built to function for hundreds of years. Before that, acid-produced toxic metal pollution drained from the abandoned mine into Howe Sound for decades. Early tests at Mount Polley indicate this sort of long-term water remediation may not be required. The initial pulse of suspended sediment didn’t last long enough to affect fish
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in most of Quesnel Lake, much less the Fraser River system. Sediment tests show elevated iron and copper, with “leachability” results to come. Containment and removal will have to be undertaken. On May 24 of this year, Mount Polley received the first high water warning in its history. This was not a “breach,” contrary to some reports. The latest water permit application and work to raise the dam took place after that. It’s not difficult to deduce from aerial photos what was happening as mine management found ways to extend operation, including an underground phase. The pond was filling up with pulverized rock, reducing its capacity to hold water. Most of the accumulation is still there for all to see, as is the cross-section of the dam so abruptly exposed in the wee hours of Aug. 4. It may be months before
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inspectors and geotechnical engineers can determine the cause of the breach, which occurred with the water level 2.5 metres below the top of the dam, well within permit specifications. Either the design of the earthworks was not adequate, or it was not adequately followed. TV crews have packed up and left, after sucking out the initial drama and retelling every sensational claim they could find. Tourism operators are pleading with people not to turn their backs on the region after that influx of visitors. Professional environmentalists are now exploiting Mount Polley as part of their campaign to deindustrialize B.C. A key propaganda tool is a single picture of a salmon with skin removed from part of its dorsal region. No such fish has been produced, and a single rainbow trout collected the day of the spill is the only confirmed aquatic casualty.
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Writer voices Moose Mouse “concerns” Open letter to district of Sicamous: Please, all in good humour! Imagine that I had to set an alarm if I wanted to get my fill of Uncle Terry’s blueberry pancakes at Moose Mouse days. How dare they make it so early – don’t they know I’m not a morning person! I hope the town has
insurance to cover the cost of an accident should anyone have slipped in the poop left on the parade route by the cute little Shetland ponies. And what were they thinking having a parade full of little kids, floats, classic cars, dignitaries, pirates, clowns, gorillas and local businesses showcasing their stuff.
I hope the town had all the say. How dare they set off fireworks while there’s a fire ban. Oh that’s right, they were set off of a barge under very controlled circumstances. And Sicamous knows how to do fireworks! And I hope anyone who didn’t want to be forced to listen to
some great blues music stayed clear of the Red Barn Arts Centre or the beach park as the tunes were rocking till dark! I think, in the eyes of the town and anyone I asked, this event was a huge success, as are all the other community and special events Sicamous puts on. It brought to our community: tourists, econom-
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Sicamous Coun. Fred Busch shares his memories of the former district office on Riverside Avenue with a crowd of current and former district staff and elected representatives during a luncheon Friday, at the Red Barn, commemorating the nowdemolished municipal facility.
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The B.C. government has launched a new website to prepare parents for a possible continuation of the teacher strike after Labour Day. The website, bcparentinfo.ca, promises the latest bargaining updates on B.C.’s festering teacher dispute, and will act as a portal for parents registering to collect $40 a day for each child under 12 if the strike drags on. It also offers links to online learning resources from school districts, which have proliferated in recent years. Talks have continued under a media blackout Think first... since mediator Vince Ready met the two sides last week. “Mr. Ready agreed to monitor the situation, and to resume exploratory talks or commence full mediation when he believes it will be productive,” the B.C. NOT A Teachers’ Federation and B.C. Public School GOOD Employers’ Association IDEA said in a brief statement.
Negotiations broke off and a full-scale strike and lockout ended the school year in June. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Kelleher met both sides earlier but declined to attempt mediation, after finding too large a gap between the two sides. Education Minister Peter Fassbender and BCPSEA chief negotiator Peter Cameron have maintained that the BCTF’s benefit demands remain far beyond those of other public sector unions that have settled contracts. Also at issue is class size and special needs support, with BCPSEA’s latest offer rejected by the union and the latest of a series of court actions scheduled for this fall. Ready’s last involvement in the long-running series of teacher disputes was as an industrial inquiry commissioner in 2007. At that time he recommended that a senior provincial official be involved in talks along with an independent mediator.
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Vic Phillips sees a lot of potential for Sicamous and the Parkland Centre Mall. Phillips recently purchased the mall, and is in the process of assessing the structure to determine what work might be done. “There’s really no immediate plans on it, as in anything major – there may some face lifts,” said Phillips. “I spent all week checking it and I still have a lot of assessing to do, so I really can’t comment on what the future is. “It’s got a very good future, it’s a very good structure… it’s in excellent shape, a wellbuilt building in a great location.” Phillips is the founder/owner of Rocky Mountain Alarms and Shuswap Fire & Safety
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Music in the Park this weekend Music in the Park takes place this Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Malakwa Centennial Park. The line-up of musicians includes the Dust Puppets from Sunnybrae – well known on the coffee house circuit, the Jim Abbott band from Mission, Lyn Sande, gospel recording artist, Chris Stevens and his incredible banjo picking, Dale “Bushy” Bush, pickin’ an grinnin,’ an Elvis impersonator, and the band Revival with their ’60s, ’70s ’80s rock ‘n’ roll, blues and pop. Bring your dancing shoes. Great things are in store for the kids too with a bouncy castle, horse rides, a cake walk, games and prizes. A special treat will be Happy the Hula Hooping Clown, with music and a hula hoop contest for kids with prizes.
A silent auction, concession and 50/50 draws, as well as demonstrations from the fire department are some of the other things to enjoy during at the park. Watch for signs on the highway. This is a fundraiser for the Malakwa Community Centre Association, with proceeds going to the community hall fund, to assist with either repairing or rebuilding of the Malakwa Community Hall. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages six to 16, and preschoolers are free. Get them at the gate which opens at noon. Kids games run from 1 to 3 p.m. (maybe later), music from 1 to 11 p.m. Bring your lawn chair and see you there. For information or to volunteer, call Audrey at 250-836-2108, or Sandy at 250-8363761.
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NEWS Powerful performance: Annie Cook as Sek’lap (Coyote) plays a powerful and humourous role in Tuwitames, a community play with a cast of 50, which traces the life of an adopted young man who discovers his roots in the Splatsin First Nation. The play, presented by Runaway Moon Theatre and the Splatsin Language and Cultural Program, brought both laughter and tears to sold-out crowds. Photo by Aaron Leon
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Slap putt: Kaden LaRoy, Sicamous Hockey School instructor Liam Gallagher, Jake O’Keefe and Tao Flory watch as Malachi Gossen hits his ball during the hockey school’s traditional mini-golf outing at Frontier Mini-Golf Friday, followed by ice cream. Last week marked the 27th year for the Sicamous Hockey School, which once again included ice time with guest instructors Cody Franson and Shea Weber. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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The business has been in place rate. since 1996, We currently have 2 staff members; Greg and I took ownership on Feb Sandy and Cole they do a wonderful 14th of this year. job of assisting our customers and All Wash Bays are open 24 hours. keeping the bays and Laundromat If you can drive it down the road it areas clean and tidy. will fit in our bays! In our retail area: We carry a variThere are three, 22’ x 100’ Truck ety of care products for Cars, Boats, RV Wash Bays, and three car wash bays. and Trucks. Specialty Products include The entire facility has undergone a Fukken Wax and Fresh Wave odor massive renovation. New Boilers, Eliminator products; Unique Novelty wash equipment; in bay payment sysand souvenir T- shirts, and key rings tems which now accepts coin as well Our customers continue to offer as visa and MasterCard in each bay comments of “A Great Wash” and “A to name a few. Bays are clean with Great Laundry Experience”. Thank new brightly light areas to wash. you to all for your support and warm Laundromat – Summer Hrs (May welcome into the community! 1st – Sep 30) Mon – Sat 9am to 8 pm Greg & Dianne Selk Sun 10 am to 6pm Winter Hrs (Oct 1 to Truck & Car Wash April 30) Sun – Wed 9 am – 6 pm Thurs, Friday, Sat 9 am – 8 pm We have 2 top load and 6 Front Load single washers with 10 Gas Dryers. We are always hands on to provide our customers with assistance and clean machines no matter Three 22 x 100 ft. Bright, Clean Bays when they arrive! Wash All New Equipment • All Bays Open 24 Hours and Fold Service is also 1602 Maier Road, Sicamous BC available at a reasonable
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, sometimes you just need to put a different spin on things to get your way. Instead of being too pushy with things, relax a bit and let others come to you.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, distractions are all around you and you find it difficult to stay focused on one thing at a time. Try separating yourself from all external stimulation for a few days.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, ask for further clarification if there is something you don’t understand. Do not make important decisions until you understand all of the pertinent details.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Something inspires you to give a relationship another chance, Sagittarius. Maybe it was the lyrics to a song or a segment on a television show, but you are moved to action.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, now is a good time to plan an outing with family members. It’s been awhile since you’ve made some memories together, and your schedule affords you this opportunity.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Obligations at home could temporarily stall work plans, Capricorn. Fortunately, you have understanding bosses who are willing to give you the time you need.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 How do you know how others will react to your requests if you never drum up the courage to ask, Cancer? Let your feelings be known this week and take a risk.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, your friends are great sources of unconditional support. Lean on them for advice as you make an important decision in the coming weeks.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, enjoy an upcoming reunion with a friend you haven’t seen in some time. Make the most of this opportunity to catch up and recall old times.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, try some things that fall outside of your comfort zone. The adventure will recharge your batteries and may prove inspiring.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have much-needed rest and relaxation coming your way. Let loose this week and enjoy the freedom. Enlist others to join in the fun.
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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, an opportunity to jump on the career path you always had in mind for yourself is about to present itself. Do everything in your power to make the job yours.
AUGUST 20 Amy Adams, Actress (40) AUGUST 21 Kacey Musgraves, Singer (26) AUGUST 22 Giada DeLaurentiis, Chef (44) AUGUST 23 Shelley Long, Actress (65)
Your Suduko Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. (For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).
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