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Group writes prescription for better Princeton health care Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

The men and women working to improve health care in Princeton have a busy year planned – one that could possibly see benefits for other small BC communities struggling with similar issues. Support Our Health Care (SOHC) recently held its annual general meeting, electing a new executive, reviewing a year’s worth of accomplishments and setting goals for 20142105. Networking with health care groups in other communities is central to SOHC’s plans, said Ed Staples, president. “What we would like to see is a rural based coalition that is all working towards common goals,” said Staples. “In my opinion this is the most important issue that faces every rural community.” SOHC has already formed a partnership with Ashcroft health care advocates, and hopes to grow support in other communities like Lillooet and Clearwater. According to Staples Princeton has developed several initiatives that could be beneficial in other areas, including the Princeton Health Care Steering Committee which works closely with SOHC. “The Princeton Health Care Steering Committee is probably the most important group of people who are working to improve the health care model in the community,” said Staples. “It’s unique in the province as far as I know.” Next month SOHC will make a presentation to BC’s Select Standing Committee on Health. A major focus of that paper will be the stressing the importance of developing “respectful, collaborative relations with Interior Health.” SOHC began two-and-a-half years ago

as a group formed to protest the closure of Princeton Hospital’s emergency room. Initially the committee – then called Save Our Hospital – held demonstrations but did not make much headway. “In the end we finally realized that we got their attention but it wasn’t really being effective.” In addition to continuing to work with the local steering committee, SOHC will establish a music therapy program in the coming year in cooperation with Ridgewood Lodge to help people suffering with dementia. SOHC is also working with universities, colleges and the Princeton Secondary School to encourage Princeton and area students to consider careers in health care. According to Staples research suggests that students who complete programs in health care are most likely to return to their roots. Noting that doctor shortages are common to every rural community Staples said Princeton currently has two openings for full time physicians and there are 9 support staff jobs open at the Princeton General Hospital. This week the hospital filled the position of fulltime permanent lab technician. “It’s a very positive development in our community, very encouraging.” The committee has also set the increased used of social media as a goal for the coming year. It is working with the United Way to establish a Better at Home program in town and will continue its Love a Locum program as needed. “I don’t think there is ever going to come a time or place in a small community where we are able to say ‘Yay we’ve done it, we have a health care model that is the envy of every one in the world, ’” said Staples. However he added that improved health care translates not just to better quality of life for Princeton residents, it is also a means to

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No injuries in house fire Spotlight Staff

A Princeton woman and her dog safely escaped a burning home on Fenchurch Avenue early Sunday morning. The Princeton Volunteer Fire Department was called at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, by a resident reporting smoke in her house. The fire was contained to the basement, and was extinguished in between 30 and 45 minutes, according to Fire Chief Eric Gregson. Gregson described damage to the home as “minor.” While the fire is under investigation and no cause has been identified, Gregson said it is not being treated as a suspicious blaze. Fifteen volunteer firefighters responded to the incident, with three trucks. RCMP was on scene to provide traffic control, and a Town of Princeton works crew was called to sand the street because of excessive water.

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Sergeant Barry Kennedy recently presented Breanna Jimeno of Vermillion Forks Elementary School with an Ipad from the Cops for Kids Foundation. They are pictured with Kelcy Batts.

Cops lend a hand to local student RCMP Detachment Commander Sergeant Barry Kennedy of Princeton was on hand on November 21, at Vermillion Forks Elementary School to present an Ipad and communication assistance programs to Breanna Jimeno on behalf of Cops for Kids Charitable Foundation. Breanna is a 12-year-old student at Vermillion Forks Elementary School with Downs Syndrome and as such she requires the Ipad to assist her with communication both at school and at home.

“This is an amazing tool that Breanna needs to help her communicate both at home and at school” said Kelcy Batts, who assists Breanna at school. Cops for Kids are dedicated RCMP members and support people of the RCMP South East District that are committed to assisting children that are in medical, physical or traumatic crisis within the Southern Interior Region of British Columbia.

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Princeton received its first dusting of snow on the weekend and town crews broke out the sanders and plows and took to the streets. “We’ve been fortunate up until now,” said Kevin Huey, Princeton’s director of Infrastructure and Parks. Operating on a calendar year Princeton has a 2014 budget of $70,000 for snow and ice clearing and year to date has spent $57,363. “We try to plan for the worst and hope for the best but it just depends on what the conditions are, what the weather is,” said Huey. According to the town’s snow and ice policy, street snow removal takes place after snowfall accumulations of

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up to 2 inches and parking areas are cleared from Bridge Street and Vermillion Avenue after 6 inches of snow. Winter parking restrictions took effect November 1st and will be in place until March 31. There is no parking on Bridge Street and Vermillion Avenue between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.Vehicles parked on these streets overnight will be towed. Residents and business owners are also being reminded that it is their responsibility to clear snow and ice from areas adjacent to their property before 11 a.m. each morning and that it is not permitted to place snow on a municipal roadway.

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There are all kinds of emergencies Ask ten people on the street what comes to mind when you say “emergency services” and ten people will list police, fire fighting, ambulance, highway rescue and search and rescue. No one questions a community’s need for and right to these life saving departments. There’s another necessary service that sometimes goes overlooked, and that’s emergency access to food and shelter. Last week The Spotlight reported the increasing demand in the community for these services, and explored how they are provided and funded. It’s heartwarming to note that in the past few days donations to the Princeton Crisis Assistance Thrift Shop have been brisk and the program received at least two sizable cash donations. Princeton Crisis Assistance is the only agency dedicated to providing town residents and visitors with food and shelter 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in cases of emergency. The program receives no funding from government at any level, and it survives through proceeds from its Thrift Shop and with the support of the local businesses, for example Copper Mountain Mine and Valley First Credit Union. It is difficult to quantify problems of hunger and homelessness. There doesn’t appear to be anyone living in Princeton right now under one of the bridges, or sleeping in a car, yet Crisis Assistance is very familiar with the problem of “couch surfers” – people who rely on the benevolence of friends, family members or acquaintances for a roof each night. These are vulnerable individuals, always one disagreement or change of plans away from that bridge or backseat. They must also be susceptible to forms of abuse and coercion. What might a desperate person have to endure to ensure a place to stay? Then there’s the problem of food. Princeton Crisis Assistance operates a food cupboard out of the United Church, and there is a second food bank recently opened by Shining His Light Ministries. As temperatures drop and electric bills rise, there are people in Princeton forced to make the choice between heat and a warm meal. A community can’t have a discussion about poverty and the need for intervention without addressing the stigma that is often associated with those in need. It’s impossible to effectively address those that need without removing the stigma associated with being “down and out.” Every person has a different story. Physical and mental illness, injury, job loss, or the need to escape an abusive domestic situation account for many crises. The stereotype of a homeless person hitting rock bottom because of addiction or bad choices obviously originates somewhere. But who cares? Think about that highway rescue crew. When those volunteers respond to an emergency – a response that can involve putting their own safety at risk on dark or dangerous roads – they don’t stop to consider how badly someone was driving before they cut that victim out of the car. They address the need at hand. Continue to support the Princeton Crisis Assistance program through donations to the Thrift Store and through cash donations. Recognize and thank the volunteers who work there. Perhaps there isn’t the available funding – or perhaps even the need – in Princeton to support a full time homeless shelter. There are many community models that involve the collaboration of churches and volunteers to provide shelter in winter months at a low cost and those should be explored before there is too much snow on the ground. When the new town council meets for the first time December 1 top of the agenda should be a resolution to forgive its rental agreement with Princeton Crisis Assistance. The Thrift Shop currently pays the town $425 a month in rent but such an essential service deserves to be subsidized, especially since other organizations like the Masonic Lodge and the Princeton Golf Course use town owned-property and pay nominal fees. Hubert Humphrey’s 1977 quote cannot be improved. “The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” -AD

Liquor changes could push up prices

VICTORIA – When the B.C. government medium and large breweries. Then of course there announced its latest changes to liquor distriis federal and provincial sales tax applied to all of bution, the reaction was not what I expected. it. Cheers! Private store representatives complained Premier Christy Clark acknowledged that the bitterly that the government is allowing furfirst guiding principle of this overhaul is to keep that ther expansion of fridges and “cold rooms” government revenue coming. in selected government liquor stores, and The new BCGEU president, Stephanie Smith, longer operating hours that include more doesn’t sound like your bullhorn-toting socialist of Sunday openings. Those hours, along with yore. She insists she’s gung-ho to compete head TOM FLETCHER non-union staff, are the private stores’ big to head with those private interlopers and get back advantages as things stand in B.C.’s hybrid some lost market share, particularly on the highliquor retailing system. volume cold beer sales. The B.C. Government Employees’ Union The union has another ace in the hole. Its current didn’t seem at all perturbed that state-run contract stipulates that LDB can’t close stores. In stores’ key advantage was also going to be gone effective April some small towns there are government stores that lose money, 1. That would be preferential wholesale pricing, in which the particularly since they’ve had more private competition. But at government’s monopoly wholesaler sells to them at cost and to least for the duration of this BCGEU contract, the government private stores at higher rates. retail arm will continue to operate in some places as a perverse How much higher? Liquor Distribution Branch officials social program, subsidizing retail clerk jobs that pay nearly were carefully vague on that, and it varies depending on which twice what private retail pays. of the 22 wholesale categories you look at. They released a And let’s face it, running a till at a liquor store is not rocket graph that suggests the average wholesale cost to government surgery. Private and government store staff have to take the stores might be going up 10 to 15 per cent to create a “level same training, and liquor inspector sting operations have playing field” with private stores. increased vigilance on ID checks in all stores. That wholesale price difference is the main reason private With higher wholesale prices applied to government stores, stores have generally higher retail prices. And the majority of this kind of artificial support will cost more. The only way the province’s revenue of nearly $1 billion a year comes from LDB could maintain it without subsidizing it from the wholethis monopoly wholesale business, where the hidden tax is sale windfall would be to raise retail prices. The LDB says this new simplified system is “not intended coyly termed a “mark-up.” When the new, simplified system comes in next spring, a to impact consumer pricing.” Note the careful choice of words. bottle of hard liquor will have a “mark-up” of 124 per cent. Oh, one last thing. There is another new tax in the works. That’s right, LDB more than doubles the price with its wholesale liquor tax. And if it’s premium booze, anything valued at It will be applied to higher-alcohol beverages, in an effort to more than $21 a litre will get an extra luxury tax on top of that. reduce adverse health effects. Coolers and ciders will see a 73 per cent mark-up. Wines Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black are taxed at 89 per cent, with extra luxury tax on premium wines. Beer gets a per-litre tax with ascending rates for small, Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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forgotten shelf in a prepay box. of Quebec. Every fall she made I fell on that Blackberry like enough jam to last an entire a mangy coyote on a road-kill year. rabbit. For several months it I gave up my Blackberry was my lifeline. when I gave up my old job in Now I have an iPhone. Ontario. The company owned One of the best things about the Blackberry. The company having a new phone is that wanted it back. I still laugh out almost no one has my phone loud when I recall the number ANDREA DEMEER number. of coworkers who sent wildly I learned, during the few inappropriate texts to my phone old dog days I was without a Blackberry after it was in the hands of the new tricks and when I transitioned to my human resources department. temporary lifeline, how many Corporate got an unintended people I can get along not talking to on an earful and several invitations to get drunk. Three days later I ventured into a Future on-demand basis. My boss has my new phone number, and Shop and succumbed immediately to a panic my husband – note how deftly I differentiate attack. There were so many phones, so many col- and prioritize – as well as a handful of clients ors and so many plans. While I was huddled and close friends. in the corner breathing into a paper bag I I have committed motherhood four times, spotted a dusty Blackberry Curve alone on a but only one of my spawn has the number to

my iPhone and that’s only because she lives in Ontario. My 21-year-old daughter is unlikely to text me and ask where I am, when I will be home, am I stopping at Cooper’s after work and what’s for dinner? Each of the three DeMeer boys has in the past treated any phone number with such reckless abuse they could have all been brought up on charges of stalking and harassment. The worst offense? Texting or calling Mom at work to ask if there is anything to eat at home while standing in front of an open refrigerator as Dad sits eight feet away on the couch watching television. I am not giving my teenage sons my phone number.

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There are many and varied benefits of getting a new phone I cannot believe I am saying this. I really can’t. I have an iPhone. I live in 2014. The iPhone has long been the newspaper industry standard in the smart phone world. Journalists around the globe rely on it to post to the web, shoot print quality photos, take video, and text and message. Occasionally they even use it to phone people. All that said, for years I was a committed and faithful Blackberry customer. I loved my succession of Blackberries. Safe. Reliable. And they have that wonderful baby keyboard with actual keys you can get your fingers on – like you are typing on the world’s smallest Underwood. Blackberries are the most satisfying tool for a writer of a certain age. As an aside blackberries are also my favorite fruit. I have wonderful memories of being flayed, picking blackberries with my mother in her home in the Eastern Townships

I just have to figure out a way to get them to show my how to work my new iPhone without them figuring it out.

To the editor

Candidate reflects on rewarding election campaign To the editor I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who supported me in the recent Area H election. There were many of you, but unfortunately not enough. However, on the bright side we gave people in Area H a choice and an opportunity to reflect on where they wanted their respective communities to go. They chose another direction and that’s the democratic process.

Area H lives up to the message on the sign as you arrive in the Similameen - diverse by nature. It was a pleasure meeting and getting to know all the folks along the campaign trail. At the end of the day, this gem in the Similkameen is a lovely place to live, populated by some wonderful people. Thank you Charles Weber

Thanks to exiting area director To the editor This is a special thanks to Brad Hope for the years of untiring work that he has done for the communities and people of Area H. His dedication for the betterment of Area H is beyond what is necessary to be our representative. Be it Fire Halls, environment

issues, hiking trails, etc. etc. Brad had only one thing in mind – what is best for the communities. Brad’s legacy will be a hard act to follow but Area H is in good hands once again. Len Lemieux Princeton

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Princeton’s 118 fire hydrants got some TLC last week from Teale’s Water Utility Services, a Vernon company and one of the few in the province that specializes in fire hydrant maintenance. Tim Seehaver said each year in the fall every hydrant in town is torn apart, gaskets, O rings and lubrication are checked, and the hydrants are flushed. Five-year-old Thor Moraes-Grigg found the process fascinating.

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HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR UP TO DATE. Please remember to check your listing in the Spotlight Community Calendar. If changes to your listing are needed, please call us at 250-295-3535 or email editor@similkameenspotlight.com

Arts SHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES: Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076 GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced. BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opportunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featuring traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please contact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community: INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? For people who want to learn to pray with great simplicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themselves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541. ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrrider@gmail.com New Members welcome!

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is confidential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-4936622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meet Friday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005

PRINCETON FISH & GAME: Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, contact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663

PRINCETON RACING DAYS ASSOCIATION: Meets the third Thursday of the month in the office at Sunflower Downs (PXA Grounds) at 6:30 p.m.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

AL-ANON: Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the office at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:30 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB: Meets every Tuesday @ 12 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-2950217. New members welcome!

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083 PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727 CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional support, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confidential services. MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE: @ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necessary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171

WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and businesses. Call 1-866-856-8442

PRINCETON COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CHAC): Meets third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at Town Hall.

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

Office Hours:

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Community Church

Community:

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY: Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Also serving the Anglican Community

Across from Arena Old Hedley Road

PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue 250-295-7588 princetonmuseum@gmail.com www.princetonmuseum.org

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hospital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-2951577

St. Paul’s United Church

Health

PRINCETON HEALTH ACTION COMMITTEE: Regular public meetings first Wednesday of every month at 7 PM at the BPO Elks Lodge. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN: If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-2954050 or Del 250-295-3266 TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

Club Notes: FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95 A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton. ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949. PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES: YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information. SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time. LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome! PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome! PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Everyone is welcome!

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON: Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

HEDLEY MUSEUM: General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150. VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS: Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome. OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME: Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at noon in the Club House.

Youth PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374 PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544 PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113 KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759 PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

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“Outside drama” not a factor in Posse spanking Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

When goaltender Spencer Huff resigned from the Posse he might have thought his days of good times on Princeton ice were behind him. That turned out not to be the case Saturday night, as Huff returned to Princeton in style and backstopped the Summerland Steam to a 4-1 spanking of his former teammates. “It was a good win for him. He actually played really well,” said Posse head coach Bill Rotheisler. Huff quit the Posse in mid-October, citing personal reasons and after experiencing a

downturn in his ice time. “We started Bailey, the guy who basically replaced Huff and kind of let them go toe-totoe and Huff came out on top.” Despite the scoreboard, Princeton outshot the Steam 34-26. Eden Dubchak was the only Posse skater to find the net behind Huff and was named Star of the Game. Rotheisler said his players were not distracted by the “outside drama” of firing on their former teammate. “It was probably more emotional for him than for anyone else,” he said. “Honestly we never even talked about it. It surprises a lot of people and it was maybe mentioned once or twice by a couple of boys

who asked who was starting….We wanted to beat them, especially when we knew Huff was in net but for us it doesn’t really matter, we want to beat everyone.”

That desire for victory was thwarted as well Friday night by the Kamloops Storm in a 2-1 decision. Over the weekend the Posse slipped from second place in the Okanagan division for the first time in weeks, and currently trails Summerland 29-28, while Osoyoos retains a firm command of the standings with 45 points. “We didn’t have a good weekend at all,” said Rotheisler. “Especially coming off the

heels of some good play in the last couple of weeks it was not what we wanted that’s for sure.” Rotheisler said the back-to-back losses were primarily the result of errors on the bench that were born from “over confidence…It truly starts from the top. I don’t think we as a staff did enough to prepare them for the two games as far as our videos and [other] pre game preparation.” Friday night’s Star of the Game was Kurtis Klinger, who scored the Posse’s lone goal unassisted.

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Posse goalie Bailey Stephens faced former Posse netminder Spencer Huff on Saturday night.

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The Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop held its annual Christmas open house Saturday. All decked out for the festivities were Dianne Wick, Doreen Poulsen, Virginia Brock, Grace Rice, Penny Davidson, Eileen Dublic, Ann Middleton, Lynn Boyd and Peggy Schwartz.

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Residents and their friends and family members – including Jim and Alda McCulloch and Barb Gagnon – baked and crafted for the Ridgewood Lodge Christmas sale Saturday. Money raised at the sale will go to events and outings.

CHRISTMAS LIGHT -UP & SANTA’S VISIT LIVE FISH HERE!

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Saturday, November 29th 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm Veterans Square • Light-Up • Visit with Santa (option to purchase photos by D. Blank)

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Princeton’s Seniors Centre was just jammin’ on Saturday with its annual Christmas Bazaar. Miranda Grigg, Arline Siteman and Tina Williams were hard at work.

Free Horse & Wagon Rides around Town Compliments of Copper Mountain Mine

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On Saturday Nov 8th the members of the Erris Volunteer Fire Association and Hayes Creek Fire/Rescue hosted a pot luck dinner at the Erris Fire Hall in honour of retiring Area H Director Brad Hope and his wife, June. Over 70 people came to say “thank you” to Brad and June who have been supporters of the Erris and Osprey Lake communities for the past 6 years. Rob Miller of Hayes Creek Fire/rescue presented Brad with a custom engraved Fire Chief’s helmet.

For more information contact Lori at the Chamber 250-295-3103 or chamber@nethop.net

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Craft Sale at the Legion Hall (Prizes & Double Passport Stamps)

11:00 am to 5:00 pm Win prizes and Princeton Bucks using the CHRISTMAS PASSPORT See passport for more information - available in most downtown stores. (Double Points on Nov. 29)

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A heartbreaking story of war in the Ukraine ends in new friendship in Hedley Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca

When Richard Lubiak of Hedley was born in 1937, his Ukrainian homeland was in crises. He and his mother were among the fortunate ones who later escaped the escalating danger. Richard called recently and said, “I have a story to tell you. Come for coffee”. Over a cup of delicious brew in his home near the Similkameen River, he told his story. It’s a moving account of war, turmoil, and love for Ukrainian culture and people. He began with a brief outline of a chaotic time in Ukrainian history. The Russians had a stranglehold on much of the country. They imposed collectivization of farms, imprisoned and killed millions, and engineered a devastating famine. Ukrainian men joined various militias to fight them. “In the midst of the turmoil and violence,” Richard said, “two soldiers in the Ukrainian Army became friends. They were fighting the Bolsheviks. One was my future step-father. The other was Mr. Nesterenko, an artillery gunner. They fought against the Bolsheviks for the Czar, then against Russia. The Ukrainians’ plight deepened with the advent of WWII. In June, 1941, Hitler began his drive toward Moscow by invading Ukraine. Initially many saw the Wehrmacht as liberators. Some joined Nazi units. “The region where my family lived was under Polish rule and here the Germans were good to us,” Richard said. “It didn’t take long though, for people in other areas to decide they were only slightly better than the Russians.” The Germans forced Ukrainian men to work hard. They pulled children off the streets and sent them to Germany to work. Approximately 10 million Ukrainians were killed during the war years. “When the Russians started pushing the Nazis back,” Richard said, “the retreating army destroyed every-

thing.” Fearing Stalin’s troops, about 2 million Ukrainians fled with the Wehrmacht. Richard was 6 when he, his mother and other relatives, hid in a root cellar behind German trenches. He was lying on his grandmother’s lap when a Russian bullet hit her in the abdomen, killing her. At this time, Richard’s father was in the Polish army, fighting the Russians. Because his mother was a nurse, the Wehrmacht took them along. “They put us in a Displaced Persons camp” he said. “Our people kept the camp clean and organized. They set up schools.” He still feels pride at the way Ukrainian people responded to difficult circumstances. For 11 years his mother looked for his father. Eventually the Polish Red Cross informed her he had been executed by the Russians. “In this camp mother met my step father. They were married and in 1949 we emigrated to Toronto. There was a substantial Ukrainian community and an Orthodox Church.” In the upheaval, Richard’s step-father had lost contact with his friend, Mr. Nesterenko. The man had emigrated some years earlier. It was a moment of great joy when they met again in the Orthodox Church. “Our families spent a lot of time together,” Richard recalls, “the Nesterenkos had two children. Often we went to their cottage at the lake.” When Mr. Nesterenko died, the families drifted apart. “I didn’t see them again. In 1958 I married Margaret, a Dutch girl, and in 1979 we began a new life in BC. Richard sold cleaning products and Margaret ran their janitorial business. For 9 years they also operated a B&B in Princeton. In 2007 they moved to an idyllic setting east of Hedley. Sadly, after a heroic battle with cancer, Margaret passed away this summer. An avid reader, Richard continued visiting the Hedley library each Thursday. One day, on a white board

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showing whose book requests had come in, he was astonished to see the name Nesterenko. Remembering his step-father’s friend, he made inquiries and learned that Natalie, daughter of the friend, was a longterm resident

of Hedley. They didn’t remember each other, but when they met the next day, it was a moment of emotion and exultation. The Ukrainian culture is deeply rooted in them and they will have

much to talk about in coming days. The two soldiers fighting in war torn Ukraine could not have known that 60 years later Richard and Natalie would meet in peaceful Hedley and begin a friendship of their own.

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THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN! Thumbs down to people who don’t have their snow tires on yet! They are not only risking their own lives they endanger other drivers on the road.

If you have a “Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down”, or want to be our “Smile of the Week”, give us a call at 250-295-3535 or drop by the Spotlight at 282 Bridge Street.

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Appreciation of grouchiness comes with age Merrilyn Huycke Artifacts

When I was young, I had my preconceived notions about old people, just like most of my friends. As a child, I never gave it much thought as I had very little contact with my grandparents. Our family was scattered throughout Canada and visits were infrequent. I just accepted the old ones in my parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; circle of friends and went around them. However, when I became old enough to know everything, I began to see that those grey-haired people were definitely inclined to be grouchy. Well, now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m there and I still think we are and I understand how that works. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start with a few examples. We are still trying to catch up with our bodies. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like adolescence in reverse. Instead of having to get used to gangly arms and legs and growth spurts, we have to

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people? I suppose though that the good that comes from this lack is that we become very creative in making things work. I am nearly an expert at letting out waistlines and fitting jackets and blouses with side slits to allow for my expansion in all the wrong places. Sooner or later, we discover that we can no longer abuse our bodies by eating badly, drinking too much strong coffee and staying up half the night. One day like that and we pay for a week afterwards, trying to reset our systems. Mom was right - we really do need to eat fibre, fruits and vegetables and we need to get to bed at a decent time every night, not just some nights. Hence, you get the really grouchy old lady that hollers at you from her bedroom window when you are sharing your inebriated joy with the world on your way home from the pub at 2 a.m. or worse, your verbally limited

tirade of grievous annoyance with your girlfriend who has apparently deserted you this night. (I wonder why?) You have just wrecked our body rhythm that we have so diligently tried to maintain. Problem for you is, we may be that really grouchy old pear-shaped person that you will be serving the next day at work. The biggest annoyance to a grouchy old person may be to be treated like the village idiot. We are not â&#x20AC;&#x153;cuteâ&#x20AC;?. We dislike intensely to be humoured and we are not a walking miracle just because we can still climb a ladder. We hate being asked if we have a computer because, well, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why but it just annoys the heck out of most of us. Some of us have actually chosen not to use technology. We dislike folks assuming that we have really nasty prejudices, and that we somehow managed to live all these years in complete isolation.

I remember losing a little friend to polio in the terrible epidemic of the early fifties and how we all lined up for Dr. Salkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first miracle shots of polio vaccine a year later. I remember paper grocery bags and mandatory quarantine for whole households. I remember staying up all night to watch the live landing on the moon. Hey man, I was a young adult during the Summer of Love and I know all the lyrics to the songs of the times. They were great poems of prophesy. I know about innocence lost and I can tell you exactly where I was when Kennedy was shot. I remember these things. I suppose we will get grouchier as our physical lives become more restricted with age and infirmity. I hope you will bear with us and try to see the stories behind our lives. Who knows, maybe you will be like us someday too. I certainly hope so because all in all, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still an awfully good life! Peace, eh?

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Brian Coyne

MAC’S AUTO PARTS 193 Vermilion Ave. Ph: 250-295-6944

Owner

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Sales & Delivery

331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

$15.00 PER WEEK AD SPACE

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE HERE FOR ONLY

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Laska’s Floor Service

•Supply

•Sales •Installation Carpet ~ Hardwood ~ Lino ~ VC Tiles Laminates ~ Engineered Wood ~ Cork ~ Area/Throw rugs Phone: 250-295-0454 / Fax: 250-295-0474 www.laskasflooring.com

Email: mlaska@nethop.net

Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588 BINS & DISPOSAL Brian Coyne Owner

331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

$15.00 PER WEEK YOUR AD HERE

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367 Hwy. 3

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or a lot of work?

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PET SUPPLIES Quality Foods, Toys and Supplies for your Dogs & Cats.

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES AVAILABLE •Commercial •Residential •Industrial

Princeton Plaza

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Brian Coyne Owner

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331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588

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Sakchai Rick Chaicomdee

516 7th Ave. P.O. Box 128, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 Tel: 250-499-2561 Cell: 604-649-9908 Email: numnongkhai@hotmail.com Website: www.benjathairestaurant.com

Septic Cleaning Outhouse Rentals & Sales Mark Riegling

Owner /Operator

250-295-4191

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Andrea DeMeer

Bridge Street dealt with a traffic jam Wednesday when a truck driver approached the brown bridge and realized “you can’t get there from here.” The bridge at the end of the street allows for a maximum of five tons. An average 18-wheeler with an empty trailer weighs approximately 32 tons. It took about ten minutes a little help from blocked motorists to get the truck turned around.

Business & Service Directory AUTOMOTIVE

* now open 6 days a week!

Huffy’s Auto Repair 4 LICENSED MEChaNICS

2 with Extensive GM Training / 2 with 30 years experience

all mechanics take ongoing training & updating. We have the Best Diagnostic equipment availaBle •A/C Work •Transmissions • Specialize in Computers & Computerized Fuel Injection now offering: •Flat Repairs •New Tire Sales •Wheel Balancing Can inspect motorcycles to greyhounD Buses

Ph: 250-295-6458

BEDDING & PELLET

Brian Coyne le y t S OldBedding & Pellet Owner

Finish Carpentry • Renovations • Outdoor Projects Kitchen Cabinets & Counter Tops

Call Hart 250-295-8200 hart@greenlinecontracting.com www.GreenlineContracting.com

Sales & Delivery

331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588

CAN-AM SKIDOO Reichert Sales & Service Ltd ski-doo & can-am Sales & Service reichertsales@mac.com

Marg & Ed Reichert

Tulameen, B.C. V0X 2L0

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Call Hart 250-295-8200 hart@greenlinecontracting.com www.GreenlineContracting.com

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Interior & Exterior Painting Perfectionist From Start To Finish • Drywall • Renos • Single Rooms Call Today For Prompt, Guaranteed Service Princeton, BC (778)881-2499

ROOFING SPECIALISTS ALL PURPOSE ROOFING • Let me keep you dry /Reasonable rates • Any type of re-roofing & repairs • Serving the area for over 20 years • Over 60 years experience/NO Subcontracting

Specializing in: Cement Finishing

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Box 1C #2 Tulameen, BC V0X 2L0 Phone 250-295-7329 Fax 250-295-7395

Damp Proofing & Forms

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RAY MICHAUD

email: roofer.101@hotmail.com

Toll Free 1-877-299-ROOF (7663) Princeton: 250-295-3643 Fax: 250-295-3472 FREE ESTIMATES • ALL WORK GUARANTEED

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Licensed Property Manager 240 Bridge Street PO Box 499 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0

Office: 250-295-3222 Email: hdobbs@telus.net

ROOFING SUPPLIES FLETCHER Building Supplies ROOFING SUPPLIES SHINGLES, METAL ONDURA...

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Home support aide needed to assist man with physical disability. Part time position to begin ASAP. Experience preferred but not essential as training will be provided. All applicants will be considered. For more information, email samnomland@gmail.com or call 250-293-1280

KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

In Memoriam

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church 190 1st Street Holly Tea & Bazaar Friday Dec. 5th at 11 am to 2 pm Tickets at the door for Dessert $3 or Lunch $6. Craft Table Rentals $15. Contact Sue Alton 250-295-0176

Gym for lease with all equipment. Call 250-488-7294

Introduction Service Are you... new to the area? Do you... have a new baby? Are you... a new Bride?

EXPANDING INTO PRINCETON! Includes Training. Call Dave for Home Inspection Presentation. 1.855.301.2233 www.bc.abuyerschoice.com

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Children Daycare Centers LICENSED FAMILY DAYCARE Little League Day Care for children ages 1 to 12. Call to set up an interview. 23 Years experience 250-295-3493 Yvonne

Employment

GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com THE DISABILITY Tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). Covers: hip/knee replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. For help applying 1844-453-5372.

Computers/ Info systems New Canon printer for sale. PIXMAMG5500 series. Never used. Including 2 paper bundles. $100.00 or OBO. 250295-7480

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MEDICAL Transcriptionists needed! Employers seeking over 200 additional CanScribe graduates. Student loans available. Income-tax receipts issued. Start training today. work from home! Visit www.canscribe.com. or email to: info@canscribe.com call 1.800.466.1535.

Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-7235051.

Business Opportunities

Class 1 Driver needed, good wages/benefits. Call 250-2958855

25 ROOM Imperial Motel for sale in Grand Forks...$789K. Contact andrewsmith1951@shaw.ca (Owner) for more information.

F/T Experienced Service Advisor needed. RV experience would be an asset. Pls apply to: autorvservice@gmail.com with your resume.

Funeral Homes Cards of Thanks

seeking full-time

Community Health Nurse

Karl Slowikowski, Nov. 4, 1967 and Sheila Slowikowski, Nov. 28, 2011

Those we love we never lose For always they will be Loved, remembered, treasured Always in our memory. Dina, Adrian, Theresa & Families

PLOW TRUCK OPERATORS Argo is accepting Resumes for drivers experienced in the operation of tandem axle trucks for the Princeton Area. Part time, as and when required. Exp. operating snow removal equipment would be an asset. Must hold a valid BCDL, minimum Class 3 with air. Submit your Resume with a current driver abstract by email to argosok@argoroads.ca or by fax to 250-295-7983. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

CAFETERIA ASSISTANT School District No. 58 is accepting applications for a Relief Cafeteria Assistant for Princeton Secondary School.

The Cafeteria Assistant at Princeton Secondary School works under the supervision of the teacher and/or administrator, assisting with the operation of the school cafeteria. A BC Ministry of Health Food Safe Certificate is required. The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset. Please refer to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for required training and responsibilities. Application forms are available at the School Board office, 1550 Chapman Street, Princeton Secondary School, 201 Old Merritt Road or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions/Job Postings listed under Job Code # 796145 and follow the prompts provided. Applications will be accepted until November 24, 2014. Please forward to: Attn: Secretary Treasurer School District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen) P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Fax: (250) 378-6263

In Memory of John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke November 28, 2013 YOU ARE MY FATHER I will not look at this as a goodbye. I will not allow the sorrow of this event to destroy me. I will embrace what you have taught me through the years and carry that with me. You have not died. You will forever be a part of my life, and through me you will forever be a part of my childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as well. We are your legacy. I am proud to have had you in their lives. I hope I inherit your charm, your good nature, and your charisma. I know with your influence they will grow to become good men. You have raised me to the best of your ability and for that I want to thank you. Thank you for being kind, thank you for being stronger than you know, and most of all, thank you for loving us. You have inspired me to live life to the fullest, and never back down. I will not be taken over by the anger and frustration of your loss. Instead, I will remember the days when I was young and you were my hero. I will see you in my dreams. There you will forever be healthy and strong. In time, I hope to embrace your freedom, freedom from the pain, and freedom from the weight of your illness. Sorrow is inevitable, but I will face this with the same courage you did, because I am you, and you are my Father.

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Princeton Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop Would like to give a special thanks to DANA from HAYES CANYON for supplying us a spot to park our trailer on his property.

Coming Events

Christmas Bake Sale Where: At St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, 43 Billiter Ave When: On Friday, November 28th, from 1:00 to 4:00pm (Tea and Coffee will be offered)

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Medical/Dental

Financial Services

Personal Care

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Trades, Technical GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Heavy Equipment Instructor to teach in our Heavy Equipment Program! Please contact Gavin Winter at 780-835-6695 or visit www.gprc.ab.ca/careers for more information.

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Financial Services

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Firearms

For Sale By Owner

WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. Call 1-866-960-0045 or visit: www.dollars4guns.com

Misc. for Sale 15 cuft freezer (2007), scratched end but works fine $75.00. Garage door opener (still in box) $100.00 OBO. SLR cameras & acc. $10-$50. Call 250-295-5028 Antiques & Collectables Sale Vernon Collectors Club 26th Annual Vernon Rec Centre 3310 - 37 Avenue Next to Curling Rink 140 + tables of collectables! Fri. Nov 28, 3 - 8 PM, Sat Nov 29, 10 - 4 PM Admission $3.00 is good for BOTH days Cord wood split $100.00 a cord - firm. Must be able to haul it. Call 250-295-4190 after 5pm. Doctor’s balance beam scale $50.00 Baby stuff! Graco infant carrier / car seat / stroller combo $100.00. Misc other baby items. ( Crib, trikes, gate, books) Call 250-295-5028 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Wanted someone to snow plow a parking lot in Princeton. Leave a message at 250-2951006 with your cost per hour and what equipment you are 14-11-24 12:22 PM STEEL BUILDINGS/metal using. buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

PSS HOCKEY POOL

For the week ending November 21, 2014

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450

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448

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446

Happy Hour

446

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443

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443

Billy-Boy

441

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439

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437

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436

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Mortgages PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lender. Funding smaller - 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees! Pls email: grpacific@telus.net or call (604)736-6914.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 & 2 Bdrm apartments in new building. Close to trail & river. Twin River 223 Burton Ave., F/S, cats OK, starting @ $700/month + utilities. 604783-7020. 1 bdrm Apt for rent in Princeton, available now. Level access in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $450.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back. APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

Homes for Rent GM

P/G

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416

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Leaf's Spring

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Transportation

T21

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Commercial/ Industrial

309 0.88 379

T23

PRINCETON - 3 bdrm. 1 Full Bath. Large deck & fenced yard. H/W Floors. D/W, F/S & Washer & Dryer. Avail. Dec. 15 or Jan. 1. $950/mo. Pets Welcome! N/S. References Required. 250.293.6849 Two bedroom house for rent in Princeton. Fenced yard, pets okay. References required. $900 per month. 250493-6954.

Working lady looking for a bachelor or a one bedroom 14-11-10 2:54 PM suite for Dec 1. 250-295-0080 or 250-801-0829 COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commercial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

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disposal by the Director of Civil

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