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Back row, left to right: Councillor Norma Blissett, Councillor Wesly Graham, Councillor Ron Popoff, Councillor Tom Shypitka. Front row, left to right: Councillor Isaac Hockley, Mayor Lee Pratt, Councillor Danielle Cardozo. The new mayor and Council were sworn in at Cranbrook City Hall Monday evening, December 8, 2014.

New council outlook optimistic on next four years ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff

The new mayor and council had a chance to speak about their new positions and their hopes for the next four years during the inaugural city council meeting on Monday, Dec. 8. The members of council also took the time to thank their

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supporters, families and those who took the time to vote in the municipal election. Mayor Lee Pratt welcomed everyone at the meeting. He thanked the supporters and family. “I would like to thank the previous Mayor Wayne Stetski and Councillors Denise Pallesen,

Angus Davis, Sharon Cross, Diana J. Scott, Gerry Warner and Bob Whetham for their service to the citizens of Cranbrook,” he said, then welcomed the new councillors Tom Shypitka, Wesly Graham, Ron Popoff, Danielle Cardozo, Isaac Hockley and Norma Blissett. “Myself and this council are

committed to do the best we can and make decisions which will best serve the majority of the citizens of Cranbrook,” Pratt said. “Cranbrook is a great city that has many amenities which all contribute to the quality of life we enjoy here. As a council we are committed to maintaining this quality of

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install, the new system was a joint effort of the City’s Leisure Services, Economic Development, IT and Public Works departments. Local telecom company RBBS Telecom Inc. undertook system design and setup along with training of staff who will manage the WiFi service. The system itself uses the CISCO Meraki cloudbased technology that enables the City to offer the WiFi service without the need for the City to install and maintain a lot of expensive electronics hardware. Instead a set of transceivers located throughout WFP are linked via the internet directly to CISCO’s WiFi network electronics for management and operation of the WiFi services offered locally at WFP. “I am pleased with the introduction of this new service and commend the efforts of all involved for making it a reality,” said Mayor Lee Pratt. “To move our economy forward Cranbrook must keep up with the changing demands of our market place. This is the simple type of innova-

tion Cranbrook needs to pursue to make Cranbrook a more attractive place for business, visitors and residents alike.” The new WiFi service will enable users of Western Financial Place to easily stay connected, while at the same time allowing the City to ensure that the free public system is not used inappropriately. Adult oriented content and other such sites will not be accessible through this system. Similarly services such as Netflix and gaming sites that require a large amount of bandwidth will have limited access to ensure a high quality of service for all users.

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On December 5, the City of Cranbrook launched the public WiFi system at Western Financial Place. This free WiFi service will allow users, whether event promoters or guests of WFP to be able access their emails, text and browse the internet without the need of having a data plan or private service. “Free public WiFi is becoming the norm in today’s business place whether it is at a local coffee shop, restaurant or public venue such as WFP that is what the market expects,” says Chris New, Director of Leisure Services. “Having free public WiFi available is now a requirement of a growing number of event organizers and promoters and was also identified by the Western Hockey League as a key item to enhance the fan experience By having this service available WFP will be able to meet the expectations of our customer and the event promotion industry.” At a cost of just over $8,000 to

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Council sworn in Continued from page 1 Pratt said council needs to address the doctor shortage and other healthcare needs in the community. “We all agree that we need to be financially responsible in spending the taxpayers’ dollars and allocate these funds wisely. We need to have economic growth which will add to our tax base, this will attract new residents who will become our friends and neighbours.” They will be working on a new approach to economic growth and the implementation of a new roadwork program. Councillors also had a chance to thank their supporters and family, as well as talk a bit about their new positions. Shypitka thanked his sponsors. He also wanted to thank his wife Carrie and three children Allie, Adam and Dustin. “I’d really like to thank the 3,191 voters who put their trust in me to represent them at city hall, I really can’t tell you how good it is to know that I have so many people that believe that I can make a difference.” He said it’s a little bit intimidating getting so many votes, as he’ll be under the spotlight. “I take your vote seriously and I’ll do whatever it takes to fill my obligations to you and the city of Cranbrook,” Shypitka said. “My door will always be open and I’ll enjoy serving you.” He said he’s met with each of the new members of council and despite their differences, they will be a cohesive unit. “Our small differences allow us to have the new insight into out current beliefs and allow us to open more doors to opportunity,” he said. “Our differences, if used correctly will enable Cranbrook to be a better place to live for our citizens and convince those who are yet to be.” Coun. Ron Popoff said he wanted to echo the statements of Shypitka. Popoff thanked his wife and family, his campaign team and supporters. “I’m still a little overwhelmed by this whole

experience,” he said. “I’m truly honoured to be able to serve the citizens in this capacity over the next four years. And now it’s time for the work to begin and so with that I wish to congratulate all of council and look forward to working with everybody.” Cardozo also noted all the people that helped them get their platforms out there, as well as the community members who got out and voted. “I thank you wholeheartedly for using that voice and entrusting me with this responsibility,” she said. “It’s not one that I take lightly. It will be one where I do spend the time to do a lot of learning, but that learning is something that I will bring to council each and every meeting.” Cardozo thanked her family. “Campaigning with three children isn’t easy. I had to give a whole lot of time. But it’s worth it when my nine-year-old daughter is sitting in the audience watching what is happening tonight.” Blissett was happy to be there. “It’s an honour to be able to serve my community as one of the members of city council,” Blissett said. “Since we’re all new to this I think things might be a little shaky to start, but I think we’re all quick learners and it should be smooth sailing sooner than later.” Blissett thanked her campaign supporters and the voters. Graham wanted to thank everyone for getting involved in the voting process and supporting him “I’d like to thank all my family for their support and getting involved,” Graham said. “I’m looking forward to the next four years and working hard for the citizens of Cranbrook.” Hockley said he wanted to keep his speech short and sweet. “I want to thank my wife because if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be sitting up here — happy wife, happy life,” Hockley said.

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The Little Jazz Orchestra delighted patrons at the Heidout last Thursday evening with sounds of silky smooth tunes harkening back to another era. Once a month, the Heidout hosts a group of musicians for a Thursday evening performance. Dave Ward (trumpet), Jim Cameron (guitar), Janice Nicli (stand-up bass), Graham Barnes (guitar) and Graham Knipfel (drums) are pictured above during one of their songs.

New society put together to support local performers Tre vor Cr awley Townsman Staff

A local non-profit is inviting the public to come down to the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel for an inaugural event on Friday, Dec. 12, to thank and recognize supporters for the SummerSounds season. The Fisher Peak Performing Artists Society—a newly formed non-profit organization as of last Thursday—is holding their first sponsorship appreciation night at the Royal Alexandra Hall following another successful program in 2014. Tickets are $20 each, which includes an FPPA membership for the coming year that will provide discounts on future events including concerts, artist development and promotion workshops and performance recording. The evening, beginning at 8 p.m., will feature performances from The Little Jazz Orchestra and Joshua Burning. The FPPA was formed as a way to streamline communication between local area mu-

sicians who wanted to find venues to perform and develop skills outside of their musical talents, according to organizer Jim Conley. “We sat down at the end of the year and decided there was enough interest and kind of a different focus, so we decided to set up our own society independently,” said Conley. “We’ve been working on the society setup for the last couple months and doing some brainstorming. “At this point, now that we got that squared away we want to put on an event. Our primary focus is to thank people who donated and helped out with SummerSounds.” Conley cites an example of a group that wanted to perform but needed a demo tape so that the organizers could hear their material before allowing the group to get up on stage. He then organized a workshop where musicians used recording equipment and software to learn how to make their own demo tapes for the future. “We sat down and thought

about how we take this beyond just the events in the summer. So there’s always been a very vibrant music community in the area and we wanted to organize a bit more,” Conley said.

“The number one focus is going to be throwing events and shows but we also like to be doing some workshops for artist development, basically we want to be able to provide some services for the whole range of performers.” “The number one focus is going to be throwing events and shows but we also like to be doing some workshops for artist development, basically we want to be able to provide some services for the whole range of performers.” Conley added that the support from local businesses and volunteers has been invaluable to SummerSounds because it allows musicians to be

financially compensated for their performances. “Fender strats aren’t cheap,” he joked. Support has come in from local small business, the city of Cranbrook and other organizations such as the Columbia Basin Trust and the Cranbrook Rotary Club. “I think one of the other things that prompted us to start an independent society was seeing how willing the community was to get involved either financially or on a volunteer basis to work on the SummerSounds program,” Conley said. “…The best thing about it is a lot of those sponsors are local, they’re not regional or national. They’re basically small businesses in the community who are in support of homegrown events, so if the sponsorship wasn’t there, I doubt we’d be pursing what we’re pursuing. “We’ve had really good feedback from the community.” For more information about the event or FPPA, email contact@fisherpeak.org.

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Pratt, Shypitka to join RDEK board Tre vor Cr awley Townsman Staff

Two new members will be representing Cranbrook on the board of directors for the Regional District of East Kootenay following the appointment of committees at city’s first council meeting on Monday. Mayor Lee Pratt and councillor Tom Shypitka will head to the RDEK boardroom on Friday to be sworn in for their first official meeting since the local government elections on Nov. 15th. “I’m looking forward to serving as a representative of the City of

Cranbrook on the Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors,” said Pratt. Pratt replaces former Cranbrook mayor Wayne Stetski on the board, while Shypitka takes the place of former councillor Bob Whetham, who chose not to run for re-election. “I’m not too sure about how deep we’re going to get into things right off the bat, but the most important thing is we want to build good relationships with the regional district and the board,” said Shypitka, who requested the opportunity to serve as

one of Cranbrook’s two representatives on the board. “Just show the board that we’re open to all ideas and suggestions and that there’s no such thing as a bad idea. I think that’s our main goal, is to just more or less go in and open ourselves up to anything and everything and just build good relationships.” The new RDEK board will have some new faces on the board with the election of Stan Doehle for Area B, who was elected following the longtime service of Heath Slee, who held of-

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fice for 15 years. Cal McDougall won the mayoral race in Sparwood and will likely replace Lois Halko, while Clara Reinhardt, the new mayor of the Village of Radium Hot

Springs, will take the place of her predecessor Dee Conklin, who did not run for re-election and new Kimberley mayor Don McCormick will replace Ron McRae. Rob Gay (Area C),

Wendy Booth (Area F, Mike Sosnowski (Area A), Jane Walter (Area E) and Gerry Wilkie (Area G) will all return to the board. The RDEK holds committee meetings on

Thursday, which will begin with an inauguration and swearing in ceremony before moving on to their first official board meeting on Friday.

New Mayor and Council inaugurated in Kimberley C AROLYN GRANT Daily Bulletin

With a bit of pomp and circumstance and an air of expectation from a good-sized crowd, Mayor Don McCormick and six city councillors were sworn into office Monday evening at the Conference Centre. Justice Tom Melnick oversaw the swearing in as all seven individually took the oath of office. After a very brief business meeting to appoint Mayor McCormick to the RDEK and Regional Hospital boards and the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Advisory Committee, McCormick outlined a few of his priorities for the coming term. He wanted Kimberley to thrive, prosper and be sustainable, McCormick said. “Politics is about leading people to change and all leaders must take the time to listen. There’s nothing worse than storming the hill and then looking back to see people still standing at the bottom. If you don’t communicate as a leader, it’s a lonely feeling.” McCormick said that he had met with the new Council to discuss what each had felt was a priority or issue while running, and came up with three top priorities. Number one was for Mayor and Council to be more accountable for decisions and spending. Second was the issue of tax increases — the rate

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Mayor Don McCormick takes the oath of office with Justice Tom Melnick. of increase and value for taxpayer dollars. Third, McCormick said it was apparent that City Hall was “terrible at communication”. “We have a fairly long list of issues from Council which will be posted on the wall so we can see it and mark our progress,” he said. “Action starts today.” City CAO Scott Sommerville and staff also had a to do list, McCormick said. The first priority for staff is a service review. “The service review will be open to the public and independent,” McCormick said. “It will evaluate where money is spent and where it could be spent better. It’s a baseline for better

budgets.” Secondly, McCormick said the city didn’t have a good track record with major projects, and the recent Auditor General recommendations for successful procurement policy and process would be implemented. Third was the Sun Mine. “We need to pay specific attention to the Sun Mine. Our job is to make sure expectations are met.” Fourth priority is the completion of the flume project. “There were several difficulties with phase one,” McCormick said. “There will be a lot of eyes on phase two.” Finally is the issue of communication.

“It wasn’t a specific platform in the election but it is an issue with most governments,” he said. “At the municipal level it shouldn’t be that difficult to get right.” He promised a weekly column in the Daily Bulletin updating city departments, monthly brown bag ‘lunches with the Mayor’ which anyone with a concern or interest could attend and quarterly Chamber of Commerce/City lunches to keep the business community updated. “I am extremely excited about the future and will listen closely,” McCormick said. “I expect as a community that you will hold our feet to the fire.”

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Nov. 25 to Dec. 20 Christmas Gift Show

Now in the gallery at Centre 64 Kimberley, a beautiful collection of artworks from local and regional artists. Ceramic, felted wood, fibre art, handpainted glassware, jewelry, leather, original paintings, art prints, photography and more.

Friday, Dec. 12 Kimberley Community Band Concert

The Kimberley Community Band will be presenting a Festive Pops Concert at the Kimberley Anglican Church Hall, Friday December 12 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation. Food Bank donations

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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

The display in the Cranbrook Public Library for December is a beautiful celebration of Christmas by Kathy Simon The CDAC Gallery and Office Closed for Holidays from Tuesday December 23rd – Saturday January 3rd. The CDAC Office and Gallery will be closed for the Holidays and ReOpen on Tuesday January 6th at Regular Hours 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Artwork priced at $300 and under is featured through to December 20 at the Key City Theatre Gallery. Discover just the right gift for yourself or the art lover on your list. Artists include: Win Dinn, Laura Leeder, Jim Robertson, David Nixon, Janice Strong, Marg Skoberg, Jim Lawrence, “Yoki”, Neal Panton, Allan Kimmell, Tony & Twila Austin, Tara Mercer, Darlene Purnell, Wolfgang Kunze, Dorial Davis and more! The Gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and during Key City Theatre performances. Visit our website at www.keycitytheatre.com or call 250-426-7006

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The Kimberley Community Choir presents A Child is Born, an original Christmas cantata this weekend. are also welcome.

Saturday, Dec. 13 HOLIDAY ART & CRAFT FAIR

Key City Theatre is hosting its Second Annual Art & Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 11 am to 4 pm. Our local and regional artists and artisans will be offering a wide array of beautifully crafted items. For the fine art lover on your list be sure to visit our gallery upstairs for our Affordable Art Sale. Artists will be in attendance and we will have refreshments and holiday entertainment for your enjoyment! Call 250426-7006 for details.

Saturday, Dec. 13 Welcome to Christmas Sale

Browse and buy Christmas items (indoor and outdoor), miscellaneous goods including bake sale. 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Former Fields building. Complimentary coffee and cookies. Fundraiser for Kimberley Summer Theatre.

Saturday, Dec. 13 A Christmas Festival of Song and Music

Kimberley United Church hosts a concert featuring an original cantata, “A Child Is Born,” a retelling of the familiar Christmas story through song and word. Lyrics and music for this work were written and composed by Kimberley United Church accompanist-music director,

Terry Macham. The cantata consists of eleven original songs written in a variety of musical styles varying from 60s rock to classical to contemporary “pop.” The concert evening will be filled out with seasonal musical selections by other local performers that include the Barbershop Quartet - “Sound Principle,” Dave Carlson and Carol Fergus, and others. 7:30 pm in Kimberley United Church Sanctuary. Admission by donation.

SunDay, Dec. 14 Light Up Tour

The Cranbrook Lions Club cordially invites you to be their guests for the annual free Christmas light-up tour and social evening, beginning at 6:15 p.m. at the Eagles Hall. Call 250-426-6726 or 250426-4080.

Thursday, Dec. 18 Highland Dance

The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers present their annual Christmas Charity Recital at the Heritage Inn Ballroom on Thursday, December 18 at 7 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 250-4278757 or email info@ rshd.ca

Sunday, Dec. 28 Turkey Run-Off

Bring the family to Lois Creek trails in Kimberley for the annual

Turkey Run-Off brought to you by the Kootenay Orienteering Club. See kootenayorienteering.com for more details.

December 31 A MADD New Year’s Eve

MADD Kimberley Cranbrook is pleased to present an alcohol free New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance. 6 p.m. to midnight, Centennial Hall Kimberley. Tickets are available at Bear’s Eatery in Kimberley and Bridge Interiors in Cranbrook or call 1-800-665-6233. Adults $15, youth $10.

New Year’s Eve at the Kimberley Elks Club

New Year’s Eve will be celebrated at the Kimberley Elks Club this year with refreshments, appies and live music. Don Cherry for Prime Minister will be playing their final show. Tickets available at the Elks Hall.

Sunrise Rotary Film Series

Tickets for Whiplash, the next movie in Sunrise Rotary’s Film Series are selling quickly. Another great idea for a Christmas gift! Whiplash is scheduled to play Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 pm at the Columbia Theatre sponsored by CIAO Tours. Tickets are on sale at Lotus Books, $10 or ($12 at the door if tickets left). Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director

Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. We are also selling our Silver and Gold Passes for the Film Festival which will be held in March. The Silver ($45) and Gold ($90) passes are on sale at Lotus Books for the Sunrise Rotary Rockies Film Festival scheduled for Thursday, March 5th, at the Key City with an Opening Reception and continuing on March 6 and 7 at the Columbia Theatre. Great for stocking stuffers for family and friends! Don’t miss out!

Saturday, Jan. 3 Banff Film Fest

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Saturday, Jan 3, 7:30 p.m., Key City Theatre - Tickets $27. Sponsored by Wildsight

Saturday, Jan. 17, Sunday, Jan. 18 Gell it Up at Centre 64

Creston artist Win Dinn will get you hooked, whether you’re a mixed media artist, quilter, fabric artists, or just love to play with colour. For material list and more information call the Kimberley Arts Council or kimberleyarts.com

Jan. 6 to 31 Artrageous Centre 64

In memory of Lou Wanak, this open exhibit features entries from regional artists that reflect ‘Lou Lou’s’ outrageous design sensibilities.

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olitical dynasties tend to thrive mainly in very large democratic countries where name-recognition is a huge asset: think two President Adams, two President Roosevelts, and maybe soon a third President Bush or a second President Clinton in the United States, or the string of Indian prime ministers from the Nehru-Gandhi clan. By contrast, such dynasties are rare in Africa – but there’s an exception to every rule. Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the end of the white-minority regime in 1980. He’s in pretty good shape for 90 (and his mother lived to 100), but it’s inevitable that the question of the succession will pop up from time to time. The answer has usually been that it’s a race between two leading figures of the ruling Zanu-PF party: Vice-President Joice Mujuru and Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa was generally reckoned to be Mugabe’s favourite for the role, but Mujuru, who fought in the “Bush War” against the white regime and once shot down a Rhodesian military helicopter with a machine-gun, had more support among the party’s activists. In any case, with the next “election” not due until 2018 and Mugabe showing no signs of imminent mortality, there was no urgency in the situation. Then in September, Joice Mujuru was awarded a PhD by the University of Zimbabwe for a thesis on “strategic exploratory entrepreneurship”, whatever that may be. (Zimbabwe is a poor and mismanaged country, but it probably has the best-educated population in sub-Saharan Africa, so a higher academic degree is a political asset.) It’s not clear how much of the work Dr Mujuru did herself, but her thesis was soon on the shelves of the university library. The remarkable thing is that Robert Mugabe’s

wife Grace was awarded a PhD in sociology at the same ceremony, although she had only enrolled at the university three months before. Her thesis has still not shown up in the library. Since mid-September, however, Zimbabwe has been through a three-month political blitzkrieg that saw Grace Mugabe supplant Joice Mujuru as the heir apparent to the presidency of Zimbabwe. First she was nominated as the head of the Zanu-PF’s women’s league, despite a complete lack of political experience. Then she embarked on a “meettour of all ten of Gwynne the-nation” Zimbabwe’s provinces whose main theme was the Dyer vilification of Joice Mujuru. She called the vice-president “corrupt, an extortionist, incompetent, a gossiper, a liar and ungrateful,” adding that she was “power-hungry, daft, foolish, divisive and a disgrace.” She claimed that Mujuru was collaborating with opposition forces and white people to undermine the country’s post-independence gains. And finally she accused the independence war hero of plotting to assassinate her husband, President Robert Mugabe. The pay-off came last week at the Zanu-PF party congress in Harare (take the newly renamed Dr Grace Mugabe Drive and have the chauffeur drop you at the door). Joice Mujuru was purged from the party, with Robert Mugabe telling the congress: “I don’t know how many books we could write about Mujuru’s crimes.” Grace Mugabe was confirmed as head of the women’s league, and everybody expects that her next stop will be the vice-presidency. There were a few dissenting voices: Jabulani Sibanda, a veteran of the independence war, told a meeting that this was a “bedroom coup” and argued that “power was not sexually transmitted.” But he was charged with insulting the president, and

most people just kept their heads down. Opposing the Mugabes can be an unhealthy and occasionally even a fatal business. But what is really going on here? Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s First Lady, is a woman of modest education and coarse manners who met the president when she was manning the switchboard at State House. 41 years younger than the president, she began an affair with Robert Mugabe that produced two children even before his wife died. She was known as “First Shopper” because of her extravagance, but she never showed any interest in politics. That’s why some observers are persuaded that she isn’t really Robert Mugabe’s choice as successor. On the contrary, they argue, he’s just using her to clear Joice Mujuru out of the way so that his real choice, Emmerson Mnangagwa, can become vice-president. But it seems an unnecessarily round-about way for an autocrat like Mugabe to do business. It also ignores how strong her hold on him is. At last week’s party congress, Mugabe, frail and sometimes forgetful, took the mike to dissolve the outgoing central committee, and instead wandered off into a lecture about the liberation struggle. Grace wrote him a note telling him to sit down. He did, telling the audience “My wife has written a note; she says I’m talking too much. That’s how I am treated even at home, so I must listen.” It is entirely possible that Grace’s sudden rise to power is her own idea. If it is, it’s a bad one, because her power would not long outlast Robert Mugabe’s demise. She has neither political skills nor a base within the party. But she might be doing the country an inadvertent favour even so, if the intra-party struggle to get rid of her after her husband’s death shook Zanu-PF’s long and mostly malign stranglehold on power in Zimbabwe. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

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The Kootenay Ice hit a wall Tuesday night at Western Financial Place. That wall was named Marek Langhamer. “Coming off four [games] in five days, we were all a little tired,” said Kootenay Ice forward Levi Cable Tuesday night. “The first two periods were pretty good for us. We came out tied in the second, but we had a few breakdowns in the third that cost us. “We tried to get a lot of shots on [Langhamer], keep him making those saves. Eventually one of them is going to slip through. That’s what happened on [my goal]. Just a shot and finally one of them went in.” Cable was the only member of the Ice to best Langhamer, as the 20-year-old native of Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic, turned in a 26-save performance to backstop the Tigers to victory Tuesday.

Cable’s marker came with 17.5 seconds remaining in the second period. The native of Hudson Bay, Sask., took a long lead pass from forward Luke Philp, and moved in on Langhamer with a partial break. As Cable ran out of space, he unleashed a quick wrist shot that evaded Langhamer low on the short side, tying the game 1-1 heading into the second intermission. Langhamer, an Arizona Coyotes’ prospect (seventh round, 184th overall - 2012), didn’t face as many shots as his counterpart Wyatt Hoflin, but he made a handful of show-stopping saves, both in the second period as Medicine Hat protected a one-goal advantage and then early in the third period with the game even at one apiece. Despite being victimized three times on 37 shots, Hoflin was steady in the crease for the Ice, giving his team a chance to win up until a couple defensive break-

NFL QB Newton fractures back in car crash Tom Foreman Jr. Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Panthers QB Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in a twocar crash Tuesday and will spend the night in hospital, a team spokesman said Tuesday. Newton was in fair condition, had no other internal injuries and would not need surgery, team spokesman Charlie Dayton said during a news conference outside a Charlotte hospital. It was unclear if Newton would be able to practice or play Sunday against the Buccaneers, Dayton said. He was expected to be released from the hospital on Wednesday. Television footage showed Newton on a stretcher being placed in an ambulance after the crash. Photos from The Charlotte Observer showed the 25-year-old

smiling as an officer attended to him on the ground. A black pickup truck that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Robert Tufano said Newton was driving was overturned on the roadway with debris scattered all over the street. The roof was caved in and a tow truck later was hauling it away. Police were investigating how the crash happened on a bridge that crosses busy I-277 in the shadow of Bank of America Stadium, where the Panthers play. Dayton said he believes Newton was on his way to the stadium but wasn’t certain. Dayton said Newton had two transverse process fractures in his lower back, which is the same description of an injury that Dallas quarterback Tony Romo has and has been playing through it.

downs midway through the third period. Tuesday night marked the 20th consecutive start for the native of Sherwood Park, Alta. With his 34-save effort, Hoflin rolled into first in the WHL in saves to date with 831 -- 16 more than Swift Current Broncos puck-stopper Landon Bow, who sits second. “It’s a lot easier to get into the flow of the game,” Hoflin said regarding his run of consecutive starts. “It’s kind of like you’re just going from one game to the next. It makes it a lot easier at the same time, but for now, I’m just trying to get better and better. I’m playing okay, but it’s just trying to bring that consistency for every game.” Hoflin also surpassed Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Jordan Papirny for the minutes-played lead this WHL season. With appearances in 30 of his team’s 32 games, Hoflin has seen 1,684 minutes in the blue paint. Papirny follows with 1,633

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Kootenay Ice forward Tim Bozon gets in tight on Tigers goaltender Marek Langhamer, but can’t bury this opportunity. Langhamer stood tall all night as Medicine Hat defeated the Kootenay Ice 4-1 Tuesday. minutes played. “We’re keeping the shot [count] a lot lower than it used to be,” Hoflin said. “It makes my job a lot easier. It [comes down to] limiting scoring chances, having better awareness in our [defensive] zone to limit those backdoor opportunities. But I feel good.” Tigers captain Tyler Lewington opened the scoring with a power-play marker in the second period. The

Commissioner Bettman: No relocation for struggling franchises Andy Kent Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is playing down the possibility of relocating struggling franchises in Arizona and Florida. One day after putting the brakes on the prospect of expansion, Bettman reaffirmed Panthers owner Vinny Viola’s commitment to South Florida. There had been reports that Panthers ownership was trying to position the franchise for a move either to Quebec City or Las Vegas, two locales actively pursuing a hockey team. Bettman says Tuesday that “there’s nothing imminent that’s happening.” Deputy commissioner Bill Daly dismissed the idea altogether, saying Arizona and Florida are not moving.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is skating away with NHL all-star game fan voting. As of Tuesday, the sophomore led with 803,805 votes - a little more than double what he had a week ago. Girgensons’ total is more than the combined number of votes cast for the next two forwards: Chicago’s Patrick Kane (375,758) and Jonathan Toews (367,692). Girgensons credits his popularity to Latvian fans back home. He leads Buffalo with eight goals but has only 14 points. The only limit on voting is fans can use the same device no more than 10 times per day. Voting ends Jan. 1. The all-star game will be played at Columbus on Jan. 25.

20-year-old defenceman took a backdoor feed before depositing the puck past a helpless Hoflin. After Cable’s goal ended the second period, it was a 10-second span midway through the third period that spelled the end for the Ice. Chad Labelle deposited the eventual game-winning goal after the puck bounced his way on top of the Kootenay crease 8:21 into the final period. On the ensuing faceoff, Trevor Cox sent a long lead pass onto the stick of Steven Owre. In two-onone with Cole Sanford, Owre slid the puck to his linemate, who put it through a sprawled Hof-

lin. The 10-second quick hits made it 3-1 Medicine Hat. With Hoflin on the bench for the extra attacker, Cox rounded out the scoring with an empty-net tally late in regulation. Ice captain Sam Reinhart saw his 14-game point streak come to an end. The 19-year-old native of North Vancouver was minus-2 Tuesday in his final game before departing for Toronto and Team Canada Selection Camp ahead of the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. “You can’t really replace a guy like that,” Hoflin said of Reinhart. “Everyone’s got to work that much harder. The

goaltending has to be that much better. [Reinhart] controls the puck for most of the game when he’s got it. “ The Ice (15-17-0-0) are back in action Friday night when the Prince Albert Raiders (15-16-00) visit Western Financial Place. Notes: The Kootenay Ice were without defencemen Tanner Faith (upper body, week to week) and Dylan Overdyk (concussion, indefinite) Tuesday night…The win was the 200th for Shaun Clouston as head coach of the Tigers, moving him into third place in franchise history…Attendance at Western Financial Place was 2,016 Tuesday night...

Kootenay Ice Scoring Summary TueSday, dec. 9

MedIcIne HaT TIgerS 4 aT KooTenay Ice 2

First Period - No scoring Second Period 1. MHT - T. Lewington, (5) (A. Ast, M. Bradley), 4:34 (PP) 2. KTN - L. Cable, (11) (L. Philp), 19:42 Third Period 3. MHT - C. Labelle, (3) (M. Rassell, A. Mowbray), 8:21 4. MHT - C. Sanford, (20) (S. Owre, T. Cox), 8:31 5. MHT - T. Cox, (9) (C. Labelle), 17:55 (EN) Shots 1 2 3 T Medicine Hat Tigers 9 14 15 38 Kootenay Ice 10 10 7 27 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% MHT - Marek Langhamer 26/27 60:00 0.963 KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 34/37 59:51 0.919 Power plays Medicine Hat Tigers 1/2 (50.0%) Kootenay Ice 0/2 (00.0%) Three Stars: 1) M. Langhamer (MHT); 2) L. Cable (KTN); 3) T. Stanton (MHT) Attendance: 2,016

Upcoming Games 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 Jan. 14 at Moose Jaw

Scoring Statistics

Player GP J. Descheneau 30 Luke Philp 31 Sam Reinhart 15 Tim Bozon 17 Rinat Valiev 20 Levi Cable 29 Zak Zborosky 32 Austin Vetterl 32 Tyler King 28 Matt Alfaro 32 Jon Martin 17 Troy Murray 32 Tanner Faith 19 Cale Fleury 31 Ryan Chynoweth 32 Vince Loschiavo 26 River Beattie 26 Bryan Allbee 29 Dylan Overdyk 22 Wyatt Hoflin 30 Austin Wellsby 22

G 16 12 8 12 4 11 7 3 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0

Goaltending Statistics Player Wyatt Hoflin Keelan Williams

A 20 20 19 11 18 9 9 8 9 6 6 7 5 6 5 1 2 2 3 2 0

PTS 36 32 27 23 22 20 16 11 11 10 9 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 0

W L OTL SO GAA 15 14 0 2 3.46 0 3 0 0 5.37

PIM 34 10 2 6 31 4 6 26 19 12 27 14 29 4 28 4 13 8 9 2 2 SP 0.895 0.850

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: This is an open note to my husband: Dear Husband: I love you, and most of the time, I like you, as well. However, right now, I am too angry to talk to you. When I exhaust myself doing “womanly” things like cleaning the moldy shower stall that you never notice, you gush gratitude. When I spend umpteen hours on the garden, you tell everyone what a terrific, independent woman you married. Then you destroy all that loving support. When I take care of repairs or maintenance to the house or car, you always jump in after the fact, pointing out how I’ve been “taken advantage of” and “spent too much,” indicating that you, a man, would have known better. When I confront you, your derision gets worse. Suddenly, I am no longer that cool, intelligent woman you married. Now I am “unreasonable,” along with ignorant and naive. So I put up with your disrespect and feel like a fool. You make hurtful remarks to our children and friends. Then you laugh and tell them how funny it is that I just gave you “that look.” Would you rather I say out loud that you are capable of being one of the most inconsiderate people I know and that you are a first-class jerk? I don’t want to air our dirty linen in front of everyone, so I fold. And you think you win. But we both just lost, big time. We have been together too long for me to leave. But when you wonder why the closeness and intimacy have diminished, look in the mirror before you point a finger at me. -- Tired and Disgusted Other Half Dear Tired: You have written an excellent letter explaining how a loving husband can undermine his wife’s affection and, over time, erode the marital bond. We suggest you show your husband this letter and tell him you wrote it. We think he will want to fix this before it’s too late. Get counseling if you need it. Dear Annie: My friend “Joe” rarely showers and smells like it. I have told him gently that he needs to shower more, and he says, “You’re right. I should.” I wonder how his co-workers put up with the smell. I have given him light men’s cologne as a hint, but he doesn’t use it. I know he has decent soap in his place. And while he shaves a couple of times a week, he rarely combs his hair. What can I do? -- Need a Gas Mask Dear Need: You have to be more direct and consider that you are doing your friend a favor, hard as it may be to say the words. Tell him, “Joe, you probably don’t realize how bad it is, but you have a noticeable body odor, and it is difficult to be around you. You absolutely need to shower at least three times a week and wear deodorant every day. It is no longer optional. You also might want to talk to your doctor, as it could be a medical problem.” You can discuss his hair another day. Dear Annie: “Fed Up in a Lonely Home” said he suffers from bipolar disease and depression, as well as a hearing disability. His family was not supportive, and he was having trouble finding employment. I would like to suggest vocational rehabilitation services in his state. Vocational rehabilitation services serve all people with disabilities to help them obtain, maintain or achieve a better employment outcome, free of charge. -- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Wisconsin Dear Wisconsin: Thank you for this excellent information. We hope “Fed Up” will look into it. Dear Readers: Sunday, Dec. 14, is The Compassionate Friends’ Worldwide Candle Lighting in memory of all the children who have died. Please light a candle in the evening at 7 p.m., local time, and remember them with love. For more information, log on to compassionatefriends.org. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2014 CREATORS.COM

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