Cranbrook Daily Townsman, December 08, 2014

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Harpist Keri Lynn Zwicker took the stage with the Symphony of the Kootenays at the Key City Theatre Saturday night in Cranbrook, performing premieres of music specifically arranged for the her and the Symphony. And the house was packed. See more, Page 2.

Flash freeze a challenge for road maintenance: Mainroad ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff

Winter road conditions recently have been challenging for motorists, as a thick layer of ice has stuck around on most of the area’s highways.

It’s also been a source of frustration for those who feel the contractor in charge of highway maintenance is not doing enough to ensure safe roads.

On Friday, Mainroad East Kootenay responded to concerns and complaints from the public about the conditions of highways over the past week.

Al Sander, general manager for Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting, said they take the

concerns raised by the public seriously.

“We were aware of the impending weather before it came last week,” Sander said.

“We were fully prepared. All of our equipment had been deployed.”

Sander said the service levels haven’t changed and there is the same amount of resources as there were in past years.

“It’s been a challenging week for weather conditions in many parts of the province,” Sander said.

He said crews have utilized close to twice the amount of abrasive product compared to normal, and last weekend they used over 500 truckloads of

sand and 50-60 truckloads of salt.

“When you get a flash freeze like we had, you just can’t go out with a grader and peel it off; you just can’t go out with a plow truck and burn it off with salt,” he said.

“Once you get past -6 (degrees) salt is a useless material; sand won’t stick because it’s too slippery. It’s a really difficult situation.”

The East Kootenay fleet is made up of 43 plow trucks and chemical application trucks and six graders, as well as mechanics to keep those vehicles going. They also have contractors they bring in if they need more graders.

He said weather patterns are changing as well.

“I talked to guys that have been here for a long time and worked in the business.

They’ve never seen Novembers like the last two — the rain and the flash freezes with it. I’m not sure if this is an anomaly or a change in the weather pattern.”

He said most of the operators have a lot of experience and these type of weather patterns are a real challenge.

Sander said the process of letting the drivers know what they need to do is done on a shop-by-shop basis.

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Al Sander, general manager for Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting.

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Harpchick delights Keri Lynn Zwicker joins the Symphony of the Kootenays

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She calls herself the “harpchick”. Edmonton–based Keri Lynn Zwicker brought her Alberta–built, carbon– fibre, bulletproof (as she told us) harp to the Key City Theatre for a delightful evening of Celtic, Latin, and Christmas music, backed up by the Symphony of the Kootenays.

The almost full house was treated to a set of brand new arrangements specially written for this concert by Claude Lapalme, conductor of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.

Lapalme’s arrangements sparkled and danced, bringing out the inner quality of the tunes and adding to the sparkling artistry of Zwicker.

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Harpist Keri Lynn Zwicker is pictured in rehearsal with the Symphony of the Kootenays, Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Key City Theatre.

The Symphony’s open rehearsals continue to be a popular feature of the concert season, drawing dozens of specators each time.

Saturday evening’s concert was almost sold out, with almot 600 in attendence.

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She is a versatile musician, equally at home in Celtic, cowboy, Latin, and classical music. She captivated the audience with her quick wit and eclectic repertoire, setting toes tapping and heads nodding. She has an astonishing technique, her fingers flying over the harp strings in a dazzling display of virtuosity. She mixed familiar Christmas carols with less familiar Celtic reels, jigs, and ballads, as well as a number of her own compositions.

In honour of the Celtic nature of this concert, conductor Jeff Faragher wore a splendid red and black kilt. In addition to conducting the orchestra, he joined Zwicker and her husband Nathan McCavana (who played the Irish bodhran drum) for a few tunes as well.

Harpchick has a light, clean voice, and seems most comfortable with the Celtic repertoire, which she clearly loves. The harp she plays is a Celtic harp, slightly smaller than the orchestral harp, and she plays with panache and finesse.

In the second half of the concert she included a terrific piece of Latin music written by Alredo Rolando Ortiz, a virtuoso player of the Paraguayan harp. As Zwicker explained, Ortiz is a harp rockstar (apparently that’s possible in Venezuela and Colombia).

All in all, it was a wonderful evening of music, some of it familiar, much of it less familiar. The full house also testifies to the fact that the arts continue to be alive and well in Cranbrook. I was delighted to learn that our city government has steadily increased its grant to the Symphony, reaching $7,500 for this concert year. I certainly expect that the city will continue to support the arts.

As they do so, they enter into a partnership with corporate sponsors and individual donors which contributes to a rich and well–rounded life in Cranbrook.

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Learn trial concludes with final submissions

Trevor Crawley Crown and defence counsel made their final submissions to the court in the trial of Cheyenne Learn on Friday in Cranbrook Supreme Court.

In front of Justice Dev Dley, Crown counsel Lianna Swanson and defence counsel Brent Bagnall both painted two very distinct narratives for the events leading up to Dec. 17, 2007, where Tammy Ellis died after being shot by Learn inside a residence.

Learn is on trial for second-degree murder.

He was convicted of the same charge in 2009 but it was overturned on appeal in 2013 and he was awarded a new trial.

After seven days of testimony from two eyewitnesses to the incident as well as RCMP members and experts on forensic pathology and firearms, the two sides wrapped up their cases for the court, starting with the defence.

Bagnall began by stating that the crown must establish beyond a reasonable doubt that

there was intent to kill for there to be a conviction for second-degree murder.

Bagnall focused on what had been established beyond a reasonable doubt due to evidence given by testimony from each of the witnesses.

There is no doubt that Learn discharged the firearm and Ellis died, that there was a confrontation between the two outside of a house and that he arrived at the house with the sawed-off shotgun used in the incident, said Bagnall. In exercising extremely poor judgement, there is no doubt he left his trailer to head to the residence of the shooting on his bicycle with his firearm, he continued.

Bagnall questioned Learn’s intent to murder, noting he never tried entering the house upon arrival and was focused on carrying out a plan to disable his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle to stop her from trafficking cocaine before her eventual arrival.

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Cheyenne Learn is escorted from Cranbrook Courthouse, Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Bagnall added that there was a key moment directly before the shooting where Ellis was arguing with Learn outside the house as he was trying to leave. In

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Blackmores and Oler appear in Creston court Winston Blackmore and James Oler will appear in Creston Law Courts on Jan. 29 to choose whether they want their polygamy charges to be tried by a judge or jury.

Blackmore appeared in court Dec. 4, telling Judge Grant Sheard

that he had retained legal council and would be ready for trial election proceedings in January. Oler forwarded a similar message through Crown counsel.

In an unrelated case, Emily (Crossfield) Blackmore appeared before Sheard. She and her husband, Brandon, are charged with unlawfully removing a child

night of the incident.

Swanson also said Learn was desperate man because his ex-girlfriend had broken up with him two days before and wasn’t coming back.

Swanson argued that Ellis drove a wedge between Learn and his ex-girlfriend and that Ellis’ fate was sealed after an argument between the two directly before the shooting.

There is no air of reality that Learn was so drunk he didn’t know what he was doing, Swanson said, noting that assembling the gun from four pieces and riding a bike down a dark street in winter conditions from his trailer to the house requires co-ordination that isn’t possible if highly intoxicated.

She argued that his actions, such as tossing the gun over a bridge covering Joseph Creek

and ending up in a recycle bin behind Dairy Queen, proves that he was trying to hide evidence and himself following the shooting.

Bagnall had a brief rebuttal to crown’s submission, noting Learn’s actions and behaviour before the event make no sense unless there was provocation. Bagnall admitted that amnesia is no defence, but argued that Learn testified that he remembered certain parts of the shooting incident and hadn’t tried to deceive the court by conveniently claiming he couldn’t remember the whole evening.

Because of an absence of evidence into his state of mind, there is an inability to state what his intention really was, Bagnall said.

Justice Dev Dley has reserved his decision for Wednesday this week.

Learn’s earlier testimony, he said Ellis had humiliated him by exposing his intimacy issues with his ex-girlfriend.

That specific event served as a provocation,

Winston Blackmore with eight daughters and one granddaughter after his Oct. 9 court date.

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which can be used as a defence that leads to a charge of manslaughter, Bagnall argued.

Bagnall also argued that there is no way to establish intent beyond a reasonable doubt based on Learn’s state of mind due to his extreme level of intoxication the night of the incident.

Crown counsel responded with a different version of events leading up to the shooting. Swanson argued that there was intent based on Learn telling Ellis that “you turned my girlfriend into a crackhead you [expletives]” before pulling the trigger, based on testimony from two eyewitnesses.

She argued that Learn’s level of intoxication couldn’t be established in the brief interactions that he had with his ex-girlfriend the

under 16 from Canada with the intent that an offence of a sexual nature would be committed outside of Canada. They, too, will appear on Jan. 29 to choose their form of trial.

Charges were approved in the cases in August, and the four previously appeared in court on Oct. 9.

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Fire Chiefs for the Day For the Townsman

Every year, Cranbrook McDonald’s Restaurant and the Cranbrook Fire Department team up and choose some lucky kids from the community to be honorary Fire Chiefs for the Day in an effort to promote fire awareness and safety in a fun way.

On Friday, McDonald’s and the Fire Department celebrated the Fire Chief for the Day contest winners Jaylem Moffatt and Colton Campbell. These enthusiastic eight-year-olds attend Grade 3 at Highlands Elementary School.

Cranbrook firefighters spent time in their classrooms, answering questions and promoting fire safety. Jaylem and Colton also got to travel to McDonald’s for lunch in the fire truck!

Pictured at right are (back row): Firefighter Murray Roberts, Firefighter Bill Munro, McDonald’s Owner/Operator David Kaiser, McDonald’s Community Relations Representative Courtney Magro; (front row): Front row: “Honorary Fire Chiefs” Jaylem Moffatt and Colton Campbell.

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Inaugural meeting tonight Arne Pe tryshen Townsman Staff

Just a reminder that the inaugural meeting of Cranbrook’s entirely new city council will be tonight, Monday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. at city hall.

Originally the meeting was scheduled to be held in the Royal Alexandra Hall at the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, but was changed back at a special meeting on Nov. 20.

The original resolution No. 479-14 which provided approval to hold the inaugural meeting offsite was approved by the sitting council at its final meeting on

Nov. 3.

According to the notes in the council packages for the Nov. 20 special council meeting, the request to change the location from the railway museum back to city hall came from the Mayor Elect.

“Administration has received a request from Mayor Elect Lee Pratt to hold the inaugural council meeting on December 8, 2014 in council chambers at city hall,” noted the city’s corporate services department in the meeting notes for Nov. 20.

The recommendation was that council rescind the resolution to hold the inaugural meet-

ing of Dec. 8 at the Royal Alexandra Hall and instead have the meeting at the usual location at city hall.

On Nov. 3, when council originally decided to have the inaugural meeting at the Royal Alexandra Hall, there was some disagreement that the meeting should be held there from two councillors.

The 2011 inaugural council meeting was the first to be held at the Royal Alexandra. A that time then Mayor Elect Wayne Stetski said the move was to bring about an inclusive atmosphere from the city.

Flash Freeze presents road maintenance challenges Continued from page 1 “There are road managers that review the process,” he said.

“We’re also under a strict audit process under the Ministry.

There are levels of what we’re supposed to do and how often we have to patrol and how much snow there has to be before we start plowing.

Those things are all within the contract.”

He said one of the main differences between the roads here and in Alberta is the contracts.

“There’s an inherent difference on expecta-

tions and specifications on contracts in the two provinces,” he said.

Sander said the contracts here were decided eight years ago.

“They are in the process of working on the next contract and what that looks like when that comes up, we’ll see,” he said. “The highway maintenance contracts are always a tight bid.

They always have been, they always will be.

Doesn’t matter if you’re in B.C. or Alberta. It’s a very competitive bidding process.”

The roads in B.C. are

classified into Class A, B, C and down.

Class A has a four hour rotation for patrols, Class B an eight hour rotation and Class C an 18 hour rotation.

Class A has an allowance of up to four centimetres of snow accumulation before it needs to be plowed, while Class C has an allowance of up to 10 cm.

If the temperatures are colder than -6 degrees the crews continue to sand — and scrape if possible — to make the roads as safe as they can, he said.

He said over the past

week the Ministry has been doing audits on Mainroad’s work in this region. The Ministry has two inspectors that patrol the roads in the East Kootenay.

“We were in spec,” Sander said. “We were within standard with what the contract negotiations are. I know that doesn’t satisfy everybody, but that’s what we do by in the context of the contract and what their expectations are.”

Sander said if the public wants the standard to change, it will have to lobby the government to change it.

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CBT gets environmental award What’s Up? Submit ted

Throughout the Columbia Basin, many educators, volunteers, community groups and organizations dedicate themselves to enhancing environmental well-being through education. As a supporter of these efforts, Columbia Basin Trust has earned an award from the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. It received the 2014 Award of Excellence in Environmental Education and Communication.

The award was presented to the Trust by the nominating organization Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) at the Environmental Education Soiree & Expo held in Creston on November 28.

“We were both surprised and humbled by this recognition,” said Neil Muth, Columbia Basin Trust President and CEO. “This achievement would not be possible without the incredibly committed and passionate educators, volunteers, community groups and organizations in the region, like CBEEN, that help us deliver on our mandate to enhance environmental well-being in the Basin. We accept this award on behalf of all of our environmental partners.”

“CBEEN nominated the Trust for this national award to recognize its long-term commitment to environmental education,” said Duncan Whittick, Executive Director, CBEEN. “Since its inception, the Trust has provided critical capacity for key environmental education and stewardship projects. As a result, we wanted to recognize the Trust for its important role in al-

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Directors of the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network present Columbia Basin Trust with the 2014 Award of Excellence in Environmental Education and Communication. In photo back (left to right) Susie MacDonald, Wild Voices for Kids Program Manager; Erika Momeyer, Director, CBEEN; Yann Loranger, Director, CBEEN; Neil Muth President and CEO, Columbia Basin Trust; Ingrid Liepa, Vice-Chair, CBEEN; Dave Hillary, Board member, CBEEN; Duncan Whittick, Executive Director, CBEEN. Front (left to right) Kim Deane, Director, Columbia Basin Trust, Laurie Paige, Vice-Chair, Columbia Basin Trust; Greg Deck, Chair, Columbia Basin Trust; Gillian Cooper, Chair, CBEEN; Sonja Seher, Wild Voices for Kids Program Assistant.

lowing a small area of Canada to become a national model for success. We also wanted to recognize the Trust’s strong vision for environmental education which is showcased in their new Environmental Strategic Plan. This will allow for the continued development of high-quality learning opportunities for residents of the Basin.”

Over the past 20 years, the Trust has invested over $5 million in 185 environmental education projects across the region, including the following four major education programs: • Wild Voices for Kids, delivered by

CBEEN • Education in the Wild, delivered by Wildsight • Know Your Watershed, delivered by Wildsight • Wildsafe BC, delivered by BC Conservation Foundation CBEEN acts as a regional umbrella network for environmental education which encourages environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Canadian Columbia Basin by supporting environmental educators.

The ongoing novelistic index experiment The index. That handy back-of-the-book tool which lists terms or phrases alphabetically, matching their locations with page numbers; an aid to help the reader quickly find desired content. Indexes vary in quality, with good ones containing numerous points of entry, subheadings and cross-references.

Why don’t novels have indexes? How great would it be to be able to find a favourite passage or quote without having to reread the entire book?

Dr. Johnson was one of the first to pose to this question, after having read the 1784 novel ‘Clarissa’ by Samuel Richardson. “I wish you would add an index rerum (subject index),” Johnson wrote to Richardson, “that when the reader recollects any incident, he may easily find it, which at present he cannot do.”

Johnson’s frustration is understandable. ‘Clarissa’ was (and still is) the longest novel in the English language, originally published in eight volumes. Richardson appeared to have taken Johnson’s suggestion to

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Mike Selby heart; all following editions of ‘Clarissa’ contained an index.

Sort of.

Although a work of fiction, Richardson’s book is peppered with moralizing quotes and passages. His index only pointed the way to to these tiresome life lessons, listed under an equally tiresome title: ‘A Collection of Such of the Moral and Instructive Sentiments, Contained in the Preceding History, as are Presumed to be of General Use and Service. Digested under Proper Heads. With References to the Volume, and Page, Where Each Sentiment, Caution, Aphorism, Reflection, or Observation is to be Found.”

Johnson must of felt

like he was being punished somehow for asking for a subject index.

He wrote Richardson again: “I thank you once more, dear Sir, for your books; but cannot I prevail this time for an index? Such I wished, and shall wish to ‘Clarissa.’”

It is unknown whether or not Richardson misunderstood Johnson’s requests, or simply disregarded them. Either way, he replied not with a subject index to ‘Clarissa,’ but with another “Collection of Moral and Instructive Sentiments, Maxims, Cautions and Reflections” for his two other novels — ‘Pamela’ and ‘Sir Charles Grandison.’

Dr. Johnson quit writing Richardson letters.

This was kinder than the majority of reactions to Richardson’s indexes.

People wanted to read a novel for the story, not for insipid platitudes.

Even Richardson’s friends refused to read any editions containing his indexes. Isaac D’Israeli found them to be “a violent literary vanity,’ and Jane Austen derides them in her own novel ‘Northanger Abbey.’

A full century later,

Lewis Carroll introduced an index to his novel ‘Sylvia and Bruno.’

Perhaps using Richardson as a model, the index is not a subject one, but one of instructive phrases. Unlike Richardson, these instructive phrases are pure nonsense, with entries such as “Government with many kings, and one subject,” and “Honeymoons, experimental.” This is not a traditional index at all, but simply another humorous part of the story.

(Don’t worry if you have never heard of ‘Sylvia and Bruno.’ It had a limited print run and even those didn’t sell).

Closer to our own time, Virginia Wolfe’s ‘Orlando’ and Nabokov’s ‘Pale Fire’ both have indexes, but even these are still not close to a traditional index. Wolfe’s index is a chronological list of proper names; when read, one is given a summary of the plot.

The index of ‘Pale Fire’ is one written by the novel’s main character, and thus part of the story itself. There is more subtle character development in the index than found in the entire novel.

‘War and Peace’ claims to have an index, but what it really has is a glossary of historical names, with no corresponding page numbers.

‘The Lord of the Rings’ was originally published not with an index, but with an apology for not having one.

The apology was sincere, as both the author and publisher felt a novel with 934 characters should probably have an index. It was originally omitted not by choice, but by wartime paper shortages.

Today, some novels are published with traditional subject indexes (the novels of A.S.Byatt), but these are few and far between. While thousands of modern novels appear with reader’s guides and discussion questions, the index continues to belong to non-fiction book. In fact, one non-fiction index was created solely for character assassination, but that is for next week.

Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

British Columbia Government Retired Employees Assoc, Rocky Mtn Branch-Christmas Luncheon Meeting, Days Inn, Sam Steele Rm, Cranbrook on Wed, Dec. 10th at 12:00 noon. Guest speaker: Santa Claus! Info: Ronald Kerr 250-432-0002.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints welcomes all to a Live, Outdoor Nativity; Monday Dec. 15 & Tuesday Dec. 16 at 7:00 pm. 2210 - 2nd St. N., Cranbrook. Free & open to the public.

Refreshments served.

2014 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, Dec 17th, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Rotary Club. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Weihnachtsgeschichten - Christmas Stories at the Kimberley Public Library. Neue und Alte Geschichten – New and Old Stories for adults and children age 5+. Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Free! Sign up by December 15. Call 250-427-3112.

The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers annual Christmas Charity Recital at the Heritage Inn Ballroom on Thursday, Dec.18 at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation to the Cranbrook Salvation Army.

Come out to see wonderful festive choreographies as well as traditional Highland and National dances. Contact Jane 250427-8757 or email info@rshd.ca

ONGOING Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city.

Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

Seniors Autobiographical Writing for those aged 60 or wiser at the Kimberley Library. No writing experience necessary. It’s free.

Tuesdays 10:00 - Noon. Register: Kim Roberts CBAL Coordinator 250-427-4468 or kroberts@cbal.org The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.

CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 12517th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Donna at 250-426-7136.

Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.

The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.

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Winter, and how to tell it’s here “Much learning does not teach understanding.”

Heraclitus “The reasons why I talk to myself are because I’m the only one that listens and gives me answers I’ll accept.”

George Carlin.

Here we go once more. I am not exactly leaping up and down again like a frustrated Wiley Coyote, but it is close. You see, to my utter amazement, I noted today that in my beautifully illustrated wall calendar it announces that, on December 21st this very year, there will be a new moon and, what is more, winter will begin.

Where was this thing printed? Florida? Haven’t we here had frosts since October? What was it that zapped my tomatoes? Didn’t the temperature hereabouts plunge down below minus 20 degrees Celsius in mid-November?

Then, didn’t it snow? Why are numerous deer in my yard standing hock deep in snow?

And then, early this month, didn’t we suffer those cold, plug-in-your-car or else nights? Even though they’ve got their snow-tires mounted what do folk want before they’ll admit to the fact of winter when it actually arrives? This bothers me year after year.

Fish, animals, birds and oodles of retirees know the facts; they migrate. Some

scientists state that it is the shortening length of daylight hours that is the signal to head to warmer climes but, whatever it is, they’re off, probably the scientists too; you’ve got to prove as theory before it becomes a fact.

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors must have migrated when the length of the days suggested it might be a good idea but, when some smarti-pants invented farming, they were caught. They were forced to stay put and suffer. It was then that they started calculating by noting the shortening and the lengthening of daylight hours and planning accordingly.

They also attempted to appease the sun and so had parties and lit huge fires and made booze Peter from their cereals around Warland the days with the shortest length of daylight. When they were suitably drunk, this seemed to work.

Around December 21st each year we in the north call it the Winter Solstice. It is the middle of the winter, not the first day.

We’re halfway through. Cheer up. Put out lots of lights. Like your ancestors, get hammered.

Those folk that relied on farms food did well but, later, the monotonous diet and the grit in their cereals caused dental problems; dentists were invented and became ridiculously rich.

In Europe the time of the summer solstice, six months later, could seem like purgatory. The weather was pleasant but

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people couldn’t go to the beach. The food stored over the winter ran out and starvation was rampant. In at least one place the inhabitants of a village linked hands and jumped off a cliff into the sea. This was overdoing the sea-side holiday a bit.

However, when the autumn equinox arrived and crops ripened, folk invented Harvest Festivals and Thanksgiving, and probably lit big fires and celebrated by getting soused.

Scientists (bless their cotton socks) are now saying that the winter solstice around December 21st (remember that date?) was the time that the Druids conducted the ceremonies at Stonehenge, and those ceremonies were about the DEAD. That was the dead of winter, not the first day. They probably lit whacking great fires too and got legless on mead.

The Christmas that we think we know got invented and moved around to suit the Christian priests, who attempted to guess when their Christ was born. It was also around the times of the ‘pagan’ Saturnalia and so this new festival kept the pagans happy. Incidentally, Christmas carols weren’t invented until Charlie Dickens happened along but, with the Winter Solstice over and done with, the days were drawing out. It was a good sign and a chance to get snookered.

Anyway, with all that Google of information off my chest: A Very Happy Solstice to you and, if you can work out when it occurs, A Fine and Prosperous New Year.

Get soused; you deserve it.

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Ice sniper nets second teddy bear tally in familiar fashion Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Jaedon Descheneau wasn’t content with a stellar November.

With one goal and three assists this weekend, the Kootenay Ice forward had a hot start to December after being awarded Kootenay Ice Player of the Month honours for November prior to Friday’s contest with the Spokane Chiefs.

Friday night marked the 2014 A&W Teddy Bear Toss, and Descheneau used a bit of experience and perhaps some deja vu to ensure the Ice weren’t shutout at the annual holiday event.

During the 2013 A&W Teddy Bear Toss, the Red Deer Rebels rolled into Cranbrook Dec. 13 and blanked the Ice by a final margin of 4-0.

It took Descheneau a matter of 41 seconds to trigger the torrential teddy bear storm in a

2-1 victory over the Spokane Chiefs. According to Chris Wahl, Kootenay Ice director of sales and public relations, the team collected approximately 3,000 teddy bears, which will be distributed Thursday, Dec. 11, at East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

“It was actually very similar, it was kind of a miscue in the neutral zone by the other team and it ended up two-onone with Luke [Philp],” Descheneau said Friday, recounting the stark similarity between his 2014 teddy bear toss goal and the teddy-bear tally he registered Dec. 7, 2012, against the Prince Albert Raiders.

“He passed it over to me and I was able to score [in 2012]. Then tonight, same thing -- breakdown in the neutral zone, we go in two-onone again. I gave it to him and he gave it back

and we scored.

“It’s pretty cool it was with the same guy and pretty much the same way we scored.”

The 19-year-old St. Louis Blues prospect has been on fire for the Kootenay Ice in recent weeks. In addition to being tabbed as player of the month, Descheneau as also named hardest-working forward for November.

The accolades were well deserved as the Edmonton native rattled off eight goals and 12 assists through 12 games, helping push the Ice to a WHL-best record of 102-0-0 in November.

By the time the weekend was over, Descheneau extended his point-scoring streak to 13 games, including eight goals and 13 assists over that stretch.

The Kootenay Ice alternate captain set up Levi Cable for the game-win-

Kootenay Ice Scoring Summaries Saturday, dec. 6

Kootenay Ice 3 at SpoKane chIefS 2

First Period 1. KTN - T. Bozon, (10) (S. Reinhart, Z. Zborosky), 0:33 2. KTN - S. Reinhart, (8) (B. Allbee, Z. Zborosky), 3:34 3. SPO - J. Fram, (5) (L. Stewart), 14:11 (PP) Second Period 4. SPO - J. Fram, (6) (C. Brooks, E. Fiala), 19:49 Third Period 5. KTN - L. Cable, (10) (J. Descheneau, T. Faith), 6:37 Shots 1 2 3 T Kootenay Ice 7 8 10 25 Spokane Chiefs 16 12 8 36 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 34/36 60:00 0.944 SPO - Garret Hughson 0/2 3:34 0.000 Tyson Verhelst 22/23 55:31 0.957 Power plays Kootenay Ice 0/2 (00.0%) Spokane Chiefs 1/5 (20.0%) Three Stars: 1) J. Fram (SPO); 2) W. Hoflin (KTN); 3) T. Verhelst (SPO) Attendance: 5,565

Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 21/26 40:00 0.808 Keelan Williams 5/5 18:34 1.000 TCA - Eric Comrie 31/35 60:00 0.886 Power plays Kootenay Ice 2/6 (33.3%) Tri-City Americans 0/5 (00.0%) Three Stars: 1) B. McCue (TCA); 2) P. Bowles (TCA); 3) R. Hillis (TCA) Attendance: 3,121

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Player GP G J. Descheneau 29 16 Luke Philp 30 12 Sam Reinhart 14 8 Tim Bozon 16 12 Sunday, dec. 7 Rinat Valiev 19 4 Kootenay Ice 4 Levi Cable 27 10 Zak Zborosky 30 7 at trI-cIty amerIcanS 5 Austin Vetterl 31 3 First Period Tyler King 27 2 1. KTN - T. Bozon, (11) (R. Valiev, J. Descheneau), 12:30 (PP) Matt Alfaro 31 4 Jon Martin 16 3 2. TCA - P. Bowles, (9) (R. Nejezchleb, B. McCue), 13:05 Troy Murray 31 2 Second Period Tanner Faith 19 1 3. TCA - R. Nejezchleb, (7) (B. McCue, P. Bowles), 2:10 Cale Fleury 29 0 4. TCA - B. Carlo, (2) (P. Bowles, B. McCue), 3:51 Ryan Chynoweth 31 0 Vince Loschiavo 24 3 5. TCA - B. McCue, (12) (J. Gutierrez), 6:07 (SH) River Beattie 24 2 6. KTN - A. Vetterl, (3) (J. Martin), 9:09 Bryan Allbee 28 2 7. TCA - R. Hillis, (1) (R. Nejezchleb, P. Bowles), 17:12 Dylan Overdyk 22 0 Third Period Wyatt Hoflin 28 0 Austin Wellsby 20 0 8. KTN - T. Bozon, (12) (R. Valiev, S. Reinhart), 0:10 (SH) 9. KTN - L. Philp, (12) (R. Valiev, J. Descheneau), 5:35 (PP) Goaltending Statistics Shots 1 2 3 T Player W L OTL Kootenay Ice 10 8 17 35 Wyatt Hoflin 15 13 0 Tri-City Americans 9 17 5 31 Keelan Williams 0 3 0

ning goal Saturday as the Ice edged the Chiefs 3-2 in the home-andhome rematch south of the border.

Descheneau’s streak wasn’t the only one to push on this weekend.

Captain Sam Reinhart registered the power-play game-winner Friday before adding a goal and an assist in the Saturday rematch in Spokane. The 19-yearold native of North Vancouver tallied one assist Sunday in a 5-4 defeat to the Tri-City Americans, pushing his point streak to 14 games (8-19-27).

Ice goaltender Wyatt Hoflin started all three contests over the weekend, extending his start streak to 19 consecutive games. The 19-year-old

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native of Sherwood Park, Alta., earned both wins over the Chiefs, before being strung with the loss Sunday in Tri-City.

Holfin was pulled from Sunday’s game after two periods, having surrendered five goals on 26 shots as the Americans took a commanding 5-2 lead into the third period.

Tim Bozon scored his second of the evening and 12th of the campaign with a short-handed effort 10 seconds into the final period, sparking a late comeback effort by the Ice. Though Luke Philp added a power-play goal five minutes later, the Ice fell short in Kennewick.

“We’re still trying to get back into the playoff

L.A. Galaxy win fifth MLS title Greg Beacham Associated Press

Dec. 9 vs. Medicine Hat Dec. 12 vs. Prince Albert Dec. 13 vs. Edmonton Dec. 16 vs. Kamloops Dec. 27 vs. Calgary Dec. 28 at Calgary Dec. 30 at Medicine Hat Jan. 2 at Red Deer Jan. 3 at Edmonton Jan. 9 vs. Red Deer Jan. 10 vs. Saskatoon

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Kootenay Ice forward Jaedon Descheneau celebrates his A&W Teddy Bear Toss tally Friday night.

Descheneau and the Ice edged the Spokane Chiefs 2-1 on home ice.

CARSON, Calif. Landon Donovan is retiring as a champion, thanks to one brilliant goal by Robbie Keane.

Keane scored on a breakaway in the 111th minute, and Donovan won his record sixth MLS title Sunday in the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup. Gyasi Zardes scored in the 52nd minute as the Galaxy won their record fifth league title in the final game for Donovan, the MLS career scoring leader and most accomplished soccer player in U.S. history.

Donovan, Keane and the Galaxy have won

three of the last four league championships, celebrating all three on their home field.

Donovan won the sixth trophy of his 14year MLS career, adding his fourth title with the Galaxy to a pair from early in his career with San Jose. Coach Bruce Arena won his record fifth MLS Cup, including the last three with the Galaxy, who haven’t lost at home since their season opener.

After Chris Tierney scored the tying goal in the 79th minute for New England, both teams had golden opportunities in extra time before Keane capped his MVP season with the dynamic winner in the second period of extra time.

picture,” Descheneau said Friday. “We’ve been playing well but we still have a lot of improvements to make. Tonight, we weren’t at our best, but we weren’t bad…Especially when we’re on the road, we have to play a lot harder.”

The Ice are 9-5-0-0 on home ice and 6-11-00 away from Western Financial Place.

Kootenay (15-16-00) sits fifth in the WHL’s Central Division, trailing the fourth-place Edmonton Oil Kings by three points. Next up, the Ice host the Central Division-leading Medi-

cine Hat Tigers (21-6-11) Tuesday night at Western Financial Place.

Notes: Kootenay Ice D Dylan Overdyk (indefinite) missed his eighth consecutive game Sunday vs. TriCity. Overdyk suffered a concussion Nov. 21 against Lethbridge…D Tyler King was named hardest-working defenceman for the month of November prior to puck drop Friday…D Tanner Faith (undisclosed, day to day) missed Sunday’s game in Tri-City after being banged up late in Saturday’s game in Spokane...

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might want to rethink a decision more carefully. Your ability to understand others’ motives and what is going on with them seems to mark your decisions.

You could be feeling a bit awkward with everything that is happening around you. Tonight: In the middle of the action.

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Tonight: Go along for the ride.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your sense of direction is strong.

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It is difficult to be around “Uncle Joe” because he rants about nonsense and claims that everyone is doing something evil to him. He writes books that make no sense, but expects everyone to read them.

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I think it is rather bossy and controlling of my aunt to expect my uncle to be included in every family event. What can I do? -Love My Uncle, But Dear Friend: Please don’t ostracize Uncle Joe from family gatherings because he is difficult. Try to understand that he is sick and cannot help the way he behaves. Yes, he should be getting professional help and should probably be on medication, but like many mentally ill people, he doesn’t believe he needs either and cannot recognize the toll his behavior takes on the rest of you.

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After several months, James proposed and said he would hop on the next flight to be with me. I told him I was married (no children) and my husband had been diagnosed with leukemia. After that I stopped writing him.

James is now in his mid-80s, and I am 70. My husband passed away a year ago.

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He was my first love. Should I contact him?

Send him my husband’s obituary? How do I know whether his children will accept me in his life? -- Still in Love Dear Still: There’s no reason not to contact James, but be prepared: He may have remarried or passed away since your last correspondence. Write him a letter or phone him and let him know you’d like to reestablish contact if he is still interested.

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I would give anything to have a motherin-law with whom to shop, go to the movies, cook and bake together and have family gatherings. Someone I could ask for advice and, lastly, one I could love and cherish.

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3 General Labourers needed by HyTech Production Ltd operating in 6256 Hwy 95A TaTa Creek, BC V0B 2H0.

Seasonal positions Apr 1-Oct 31 2015. $1416/hr.

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2101 Cranbrook St N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 5M6 Looking for seasonal agricultural workers for the greenhouse and production areas. Work to include transplanting, watering, loading plants and seeding. Mar. 1, 2015 - Sept. 2015 Full and part time positions are available.

Work at three locations: 2101 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook 2380-4th Ave. S., Cranbrook 3700 Depeel Rd., Cranbrook No education or job experience required. Wages $10.49/hr and up.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Duties: successful applicant will perform a variety of administrative tasks including: working closely with our accounting department, suppliers and sales department; data entry; creating inventory and sales reports; overseeing the flow of products into our warehouse and to our customers; and understanding and implementing processes that will ensure compliance with our major retail customers.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by the John Reith, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a Licence of Occupation for Private Moorage, located on Crown foreshore at Jim Smith Lake, and containing 0.01 hectares more or less.

The MFLNRO File Numbers that have been established for this application is 4405525. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., VIC 7Gl or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until January 17, 2015.

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