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Some people alleged to have trespassed on private property while walking to Penticton’s nude beach have now been exposed online. The website — www.3milebeach.com — went live in late 2014 with photos captured by a surveillance camera focused on the trail leading to a disputed portion of Three Mile Beach traditionally used by nudists. Photos posted online appear to show dozens of people, all of whom are clothed, headed to the beach with their gear. There are also two videos of a man alleged to have stolen a surveillance camera. Visitors to the site are encouraged to email the administrator with tips about the beach goers’ identities. Katya Kuzina said via email the website was created by a group of nearby property owners such as herself to ﬁght back against the nudists they claim have taken over a public portion of the beach after being run off the private property they used to frequent. “We are looking for assistance to identify

The neighbourhood has not ruled out a lawsuit against these people. — Katya Kuzina

DUSTIN WOLCHINA spoke to reporters in the summer on behalf of nudists who frequent a clothing-optional portion of Three Mile Beach.

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all of the trespassers. The neighbourhood has not ruled out a lawsuit against these people,” said Kuzina. Kuzina claimed all of the videos and photos already posted were recorded on private property above the high-water mark that

separates private property from Crown land. “All people walked around numerous private property signs,” she added. Kuzina said the group will continue ﬁlming when beach season arrives and intends to continue exposing nudists on the public beach who are “clearly violating the rights of many.” Dustin Wolchina, an unofﬁcial spokesman for the nude beach users, said in a statement on behalf of all naturists that www.3milebeach.com is “damaging the reputation of Penticton’s overall general community.” “Many of the people in the images are not

naturist, and have never been nude at any of the beaches in the Okanagan, but are being slandered,” he said, adding the group is looking for community support from those who believe a nude beach contributes positively to the local economy. Wolchina also claimed the trail featured in the photographs is not private property and was not damaged by people using it. Penticton RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said Thursday he was unaware of the website, but conﬁrmed police have recommended Crown approve theft charges related to the disappearance of a surveillance camera. As for the legality of the website itself, Dellebuur said it doesn’t appear to be an issue for police. “They’re not necessarily governed by the same privacy laws as we are as a public entity. However, they still have to be mindful that people can take civil action against them for a variety of reasons,” he said. Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said council is aware of issues at Three Mile Beach and “looking into some options and solutions” to resolve concerns there.

Rally returns to courthouse Joe Fries

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Faint sounds of singing and drumming from a rally outside could be heard inside a Penticton courtroom Wednesday as two people accused in the murder of Roxanne Louie made a brief court appearance. Grace Elinor Robotti, 65, and her brother, Pier Louis Robotti, 61, appeared by video Wednesday in provincial court and had their cases put over until Feb. 2,

at which time the Crown is expected to apply for an order to cut contact between the two. Grace, charged with the second-degree murder of Louie, is being held at the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in Maple Ridge. Dressed in matching green sweatshirt and pants, Grace, who has curly hair and wears glasses, said little, other than conﬁrming she could hear what was happening in the courtroom. Her lawyer, James Penning-

ton, said he had not yet received the Crown’s application for the no-contact order, nor had he received any disclosure from the RCMP to outline the case against his client, who was arrested Jan. 12. “We’re now three weeks down the road,” he said. Bob Maxwell, who is representing Pier, said the disclosure material is also required “so we can at least check into the possibility of bail.” See LOUIE on PG. 8

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SAVE THE DATE — Joni Cutler of Coldwell Banker Okanagan Realty tries out her netminding skills against Penticton Vee Cody DePoucq (left) as referee Mayor Andrew Jakubeit (middle) watches the play during an impromptu road hockey game at the Penticton Community Centre. Jan. 29. The game was to promote the upcoming Coldwell Banker Family Day activities, Feb. 9 at the centre.

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Devastating disease put bighorn at risk Mark Brett Western News Staff

A highly infectious disease affecting California bighorn sheep has now been found as far north as the Penticton Indian Reserve. Psoroptes, or sheep mange, is caused by a mite which lives on the surface of the skin, particularly the ear canal, and can, if the problem becomes serious enough, lead to the death of the animal, especially if it spreads. In recent years psoroptes has been found in bighorn herds in the Ashnola-Similkameen populations, including the Snowy Protected Area. According to information from the Ministry of Environment, the bighorn numbers in those regions declined 50 per cent between 2006 and 2013, with about 65 per cent of

the sheep showing some sign of infection. “It’s a very unfortunate situation and our hands are really tied when it comes to what we can do about it,” said provincial wildlife veterinarian Dr. Helen Schwantje in a telephone interview this week. “We need to learn a little more about it and try to prevent it from becoming a bigger issue in the South Okanagan but it’s going to take some research, it’s going to take some time to ﬁgure it out. It’s not that easy to deal with. “Although I’ve already been quoted as saying that the decline of the Ashnola-Similkameen sheep was because of the mange, but I’m not saying that. It can be a contributing factor but it’s not that black and white.” Ofﬁcials believe the source of the mite in the South Okanagan can be

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traced to bighorn sheep which have came across the border from Washington State where there are known infestations.

As to the reason for the decline of the herds in the Similkameen region, Schwantje could only speculate.

“It could be changes in habitat or habitat quality there may be a variety of things, but to come up with an exact reason I don’t think we have that, but the mange could be a part.” Due to these escalating concerns, B.C. Parks and Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations are working together to combat the problem. That includes a research program this winter which will see GPS collaring and monitoring of individual big horn sheep throughout the effected regions. There will also be aerial surveys in the spring and ground monitoring of the animals which Schwantje hopes will provide some of the much needed information to combat the issue. See SHEEP on PG. 4

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Bike trail plan rolls out to the public Steve Kidd

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A master plan for an expanded cycling network at Three Blind Mice will be presented to the public next week. The Penticton and Area Cycling Association wants feedback about the draft master plan, as well as to discuss a pending partnership with Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. The forum takes place on Feb. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lakeside Resort. The plan for the Three Blind Mice trails includes a large area of Crown Land extending above Naramata to the Arawana Forest Service Road. Laura Harp, PACA president, said the group is close to signing an agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails, which will bring

another 3,000 acres under their management, in addition to the 330 acres they manage under a licence to use agreement with the City of Penticton. “It is substantially a much larger piece of the network,” said Harp adding that representatives from Rec. Sites and Trails will also be on hand at the forum, explaining that PACA start working on the agreement a year ago, after obtaining the licence to use on the smaller, city-owned piece. “There will be an opportunity for any comments, negative or positive, in regards to the partnership agreement,” said Harp. “This is just an opportunity for further feedback from the general population.” Maintaining or developing recreation sites and trails on Crown land requires the part-

nership agreement, according to Harp, and mountain biking is recognized as a legitimate and important recreation activity on Crown land. “The trails require numerous hours of maintenance which PACA would agree to do in exchange for permitted use of the land and an insurance policy which would help reduce our club’s costs and protect our volunteers,” she said. Enhancing the Three Blind Mice trails will help promote Penticton as a cycling destination. Harp said other communities, like Whistler and Golden, have already latched on to the concept of cycle-tourism. “I think we are a little behind, but we already have the trails, the network, the climate. We have a good situation here in the Okana-

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www.penticton.ca ‘City News’. For more information, please contact the Engineering Department at 250-490-2521 or visit the office at 616 Okanagan Ave. E. from 7:30 am to 3:15 pm, Monday to Friday. 2015 Regular Council meeting schedule Please be advised the regular meeting of Council for 2015 will be as follows: January 12 & 19, February 2 & 16, March 2 & 16, April 7 & 20, May 4 & 19, June 1 & 15, July 6 & 20, August 1 & 17, September 8 & 28, October 5 & 19, November 2 & 16 and December 7. To view agendas for upcoming meetings or minutes from previous meetings please visit www.penticton.ca/council. Recruiting Auxiliary Firefighters The City of Penticton Fire Department

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Mayor still interested in two council meetings a week Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

An initiative to create better public input at Summerland council isn’t likely to change the way Penticton conducts its meetings. On Monday, Summerland council gave three readings to a motion to put a public input session at the beginning of their regular meeting agendas, rather than at the end. The bylaw adds a 15-minute comment session early in the meeting, allowing members of the public two minutes to speak to anything on the agenda. It also adds an open public question period just before adjournment. Regular council meetings in Penticton allow for public input on

agenda items at the end of meetings. Summerland Mayor Peter Waterman said moving public input to early in the meeting gives the public a chance to comment before decisions are made. “It appeared through the last few years that the public was looking for direct input to the proceedings,” said Waterman. “In particular the public feels there is more likelihood that their input will have some impact if they can say something prior to a vote taking place.” But Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said he may raise the Summerland concept at council, but he wants to be cautious about following suit with Summerland. “We will bring it up at our next meeting and

we may choose to see how that unfolds. If it is working smoothly and makes sense, maybe it is something we will consider as well,” said Jakubeit. Jakubeit agrees that making people wait until the end of the meeting to speak to an issue on the agenda may not be the best procedure. He is concerned the greater opportunity for public input could be misused by people wanting a soapbox. While no timeframe has been set, Jakubeit said he is still interested having council meet weekly, rather than twice a month, to allow for more public access. “When it is an offMonday, it will be workshop or a committee of the whole and maybe

one of those times will be a community input opportunity,” said Jakubeit, who introduced another venue for public outreach this week with his new Mayor’s Minute blog. Jakubeit said he wants the blog to be a window that helps people see what city council does, looking at both issues and people. “We want to increase our exposure and communications with the community,” said Jakubeit. The blog will be populated with items from council, and happenings in the city, like plans for Family Day. Jakubeit said they may also use it to highlight work done at the committee level. Minutes from those meetings, he said, are often

Picket lines remain at Naramata Centre Steve Kidd

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Picket lines aren’t coming down at the Naramata Centre, at least not any time in the near future. Last week, the Naramata Centre Society announced they would be closing the centre after failing to come up with a plan that ensured a sustainable future for the 68-year-old facility. A labour dispute with the centre’s 30 workers has already kept the doors closed since May 2014. But after visiting the striking workers last week, Paul Faoro, secretary-treasurer for CUPE B.C. said the picket line is staying up until there is a closure on the current negotiations. “Just sending a letter saying

rushed through at the end of meetings, without reports. “The blog might be a great tool to say we met as a group and we talked about playgrounds at such and such a park,” he said. “I think that is a good way to reach out to the community and make them aware of the things that are ongoing.”

For his first blog post, Jakubeit details his visit to an elementary school, comparing the young students’ questions with his interaction with older citizens. Councillors will also provide guest posts on given issues they are working on and more features will be added as functionality gets built

in over time. “We have a few ideas to help keep us on track and have some content. As the weeks go by, there will be content spilling over from council or committees, issues of the day to some degree,” said Jakubeit. The Mayor’s Minute can be found at www. penticton.ca/blog.

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Guards take no chances with man accused of beating local doctor Joe Fries

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With his hands cuffed behind his back, the man accused of beating a doctor at Penticton Regional Hospital sat quietly through his latest court hearing Wednesday. Gregory Stanley Nield, 30, is charged with aggravated assault in connection with a Dec. 5 attack on Dr. Rajeev Sheoran during an interview in the psychiatric unit at PRH. Nield appeared Wednesday in provincial court in Penticton by videoconference from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. He said nothing during the brief hearing other than “thank you” when it ended. Drew Tyler, who appeared on behalf of the Vancouver-based lawyer representing Nield, had the matter put over until Feb. 18 to allow more time for discussions with the Crown. Out of a dozen people who appeared in provincial court in Penticton by videoconference Wednesday from jails around B.C., Nield, an accomplished Bra-

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Balancing act There are only two sure things in life, the old saying goes: death and taxes. And, apparently, the rising cost of electricity. In 2013, B.C. Hydro, which services most of the province, was given permission to raise their chargers by 28 per cent over five years. That’s going to be echoed in FortisBC charges, and of course, in the City of Penticton’s rates as well. As one of the few cities running their own electric utility, Penticton is in the rare position of having control over power costs affecting the community. The City of Penticton can talk all they want about treating the electric utility as a business, but since all the profits from the sale of electricity find their way, in one form or another, into city coffers, they also need to consider that profit percentage as a form of taxation, part voluntary and part involuntary. Should the city run its electric utility as a break-even operation, businesses and residents might enjoy some of the lowest rates in the province, but taxes would have rise, or services cut, to compensate for the $3 million transferred to the city’s capital budget each year. Over the years, city councils and staff have tried to keep electric rates somewhat in the middle of the pack, balancing the see-saw of tax versus power rates. Gradually though, the rising costs have come to be an increasing burden, especially on large-scale users like manufacturers or the Okanagan Skaha School District. It’s time the city took another look at how it thinks about electricity charges. If it is a tax, then the city is missing a golden opportunity to use it as they do other taxes and charges. As an economic incentive, electric rates could be adjusted so the city is more attractive to comPENTICTON WESTERN mercial businesses, along with giving existing businesses a better chance to thrive. It’s still a balancing act, and the money still has to come from someplace. But the city can afford to tip the see-saw a little more toward lower electrical rates, and reap some longer term benefits than the ability to declare a minimal tax hike.

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So, when are you having kids?

Something interesting started a couple of months ago when my wife and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. We had upgraded from a 1,000 square-foot condo to a three-bedroom home and it seemed almost overnight everyone was interested in one thing: when are we having kids? When did it become OK for people to ask about your sex life? Seems like that would have been the perfect topic for a Seinfeld episode, or something he would have a great time making cracks about on stage during a comedy routine. My friend’s wife asked me if we are going to start ﬁlling our new house with babies. “Not at the moment,” I said. Besides, my mind has been on how I’m going to design a great man cave, one of the selling points of our new home. The question is directed my way every once in a while whenever I run into a work contact. “Are you going to have a kid soon?” “Not at the moment,” I respond. For the record, the question

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On the sidelines had also been thrown my way well prior to the house switch. I told another person it would happen when we could afford one. I was mostly joking. “You can never afford kids,” he said, adding that you just have them. My wife gets the question more than I do. She avoids that topic by enjoying a glass of red wine when we’re out with friends. Can you guess who doesn’t ask that question? Ironically, our mothers. I’m not sure if I should be surprised about this or not. My mother doesn’t bring it up as I guess she doesn’t want to pressure us

about that. We did have a brief discussion about it a year or two ago, but I’m sure I brought it up and it was just a casual conversation about this exact topic. Even now her phone calls don’t start with, “So am I going to be a grandma soon?” She does ask what’s new whenever we speak on the phone, but I think she’s primarily curious about what we are up to. My mom doesn’t really talk about things in a subtle way. She also doesn’t hassle me about having a baby. Before getting married to my lovely wife, every phone call with her mom always involved asking when we were going to get married. My wife says there will come a time when my mother-in-law expects us to make her a grandmother again. However, my sister-in-law bought us time when she gave birth to an adorable baby boy named Devan on Dec. 11. We get to meet him next week. Don’t get me wrong, it never bothers me when the question is lobbed my way. I just chuckle. Our friend’s teenage daughter once suggested we should have a baby soon so that she

could babysit. That would be great to have a sitter lined up already. Just one problem: she doesn’t live in the same city. How many of you have had a friend ask when you were having your ﬁrst child? How did you respond? Here’s what I wonder: How does that conversation even get rolling? From a guy’s point of view, it’s not really talked about. I can see it now, a group of guys are hanging out watching a game, enjoying a few beers in the man cave when out of nowhere one of the guys asks, “So when are you going to start a family?” One of them excuses himself, grabs the remote and hits pause on the live recording to let the discussion begin. Yeah, right. With so few surprises, ﬁnding out when friends are having kids is something to look forward to. But please stop asking my wife, I can’t afford her wine bill. Emanuel Sequeira is the sports editor for the Penticton Western News

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Gap between rich and poor Each year the rich and powerful descend on Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. With approximately 1,700 private jets landing to attend the conference the Swiss Armed Forces had to open a military air base to help manage the overflow. Though only one-fifth the world population, 67 per cent of attendees at Davos, come from North America and Europe; according to Oxfam one per cent of the worlds’ richest own 48 per cent of world wealth. Europe and North America still account for about 60 per cent of the world’s GDP. Recent studies at the University of California shows that 160,000 families worth an average of $73 million each, own more than one-fifth of all U.S. wealth. The same proportion as the bottom 90 per cent of the nation. The widening separation between the rich and the poor is gaining recognition. A cure for Ebola could have been found years ago but was seen as mostly a poor man’s disease over in Africa. Now it has become

Charities added to stamp club

For awhile now I have been approached by very worthwhile groups who have asked the Penticton and District Stamp Club to add them as a charity or cause to contribute to. The stamp club has some restrictions as to where club money raised through auctions can be donated. Over the years the club has received, from very generous donors, stamp collections to be auctioned off and make donations to one of our causes. Most of the time the donor provides us with a wish as to where the money raised should be directed. Years ago we were asked to direct our auction money towards cancer prevention and awareness groups as most of the donors had someone in the family either passed away with the disease or was battling the disease. As time went by other charities were added as donors expressed a wish to have monies go towards a different charity. We received some very large stamp donations with specific charities in mind like The Moog Hospice House, Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Penticton Regional Hospital Association besides cancer (leukemia research). The latest addition was CNIB (the local White Cane Club). There was two largesized stamp material donations which made it possible to add this charity to our list. Any new charity has to be approved by the club membership and needs to have public stamp donations to warrant it. Our club members over the past six years have contributed

The widening separation between the rich and the poor is gaining recognition. a global threat. This is a powerful argument on why the super-rich must become involved unless they intend to live in fortified, hermetically sealed bunkers. Currently most governments are under pressure to use tax dollars in ways that benefit the domestic population. After a century of growth narrowing inequality modern globalization has tipped leading to extreme concentrations of wealth and irrational outcomes in the dispersal of funds to combat threats or promote public goods.

by bidding on these items over $10,000 towards these various charities and we are grateful for their contributions. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the generous support of the public and the support of the local newspapers who have been putting our articles in their letters to the editor. Should any of your readers have donations and or questions please call 250-492-3875, email gboersma@telus.net or if in the neighbourhood deliver stamps to 2600 Cornwall Dr. We love to help you help others. Gus Boersma President, Penticton and District Stamp Club

Technology is for all ages

Technology is not passing by the seniors as many of the members of the Penticton Computer Club are into iPads and Android Tablets. Communication and staying connected is very important for our members. The sign up for classes continues on Monday and Friday afternoons — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 497 Winnipeg St. in the Computer Club room. Ron’s program on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. is an anything goes afternoon on any computer or tablet subject. Cyril is there to help with pictures on Monday at 1:30 p.m. Doug continues with his open program on family history and pictures, ecards and Android tablets, beginning at 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Evelyn continues her class on email and Internet Thursday morning starting at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Evelyne continues with

For this reason the International Monetary Fund and senior politicians on the left and right are beginning to see the necessity of addressing this issue. Leaders at Davos are investigating the possibility of setting up a global cyber-security body similar to what IATA does for planes. There is a strong need to address the issue of cyber-security as increasingly sophisticated attacks are expected to disable business, nations and necessary infrastructure. Global conflicts are an item at Davos with participants from more than 140 countries expected to attend. Major power plays between Russia and the Ukraine, Middle East conflicts, strained relations between Japan and China are top of the agenda. Sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia by the Western states is bringing increasing protectionism. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko left Davos early to deal with a surge of 9,000 Russian troops crossing the border; the fighting centers at Donetsk.

Microsoft Windows 7 and 8.1 beginner classes Thursday morning at 10 to 11:00 a.m. The Computer Club’s everpopular drop-in sessions continue every Monday and Friday afternoon at 1 to 2:30 p.m. These afternoons are very busy so techs may have to limit the time spent with each member. If you are not a member you will be charged a nominal drop in fee. Evelyne Turner Penticton

Visually impaired support group

The Penticton White Cane Club is a support group for the visually impaired. Guest speakers provide information on health and wellness issues. Social gatherings provide a time for fellowship, sharing and support amongst members. Our club has 15 members who meet on the second Wednesday of each month from September to June, 1:30 p.m. at 390 Brunswick St. National White Cane Week is Feb. 1 to 7. The purpose of White Cane Week is to create awareness to the general public of the issues that confront the blind and visually impaired. A donation of $500 was received from the Penticton and District Stamp Club. Our local White Cane Club appreciates the gift. For more information contact Irene at 250-487-1228. Irene Warlow Penticton

End to junk mail

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put a stop to delivery of what is referred to as “junk mail” being delivered to us daily through Canada Post? All you have to do is put a note up inside your mail box. Just tape it so it hangs for the postal server can see it. Go on the Internet, you’ll see for yourselves. Do any of us ever stop and ask ourselves, how many trees are being cut down for all this paper we are being served up so regularly, which just turns around into the garbage? How much is it costing us tax payers to have this matter picked up weekly, and then disposed of, recycled or whatever is actually done with it? Do we really need it in this day and age of where it seems so many more are doing their shopping through the Internet? How many apartment buildings in this country with senior citizens living in them that are past the age of shopping for items of “want” rather than needs? All those apartment buildings receiving junk mail that just ends up exactly that. These are government employees being paid to deliver junk mail that just ends up in the garbage. In this age of Internet services, it just doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. Does it? So do your part and help put a stop to this idiotic spending of taxpayers’ money. Everyone, we do have a choice. If you don’t want the “junk mail” please put that note up in your snail mail box. It has to start somewhere, so do your part, to help put an end to this useless postal service. Joan Johnson Penticton

A selection of comments on Penticton Western News stories found online:

On Former community market manager suing Downtown Penticton Association:

“Wow! Laurel is an amazing market manager! A huge loss for the Penticton Community Market! DPA I think made a poor decision. I don’t know what went on but sounds like better communication was needed”

— posted by Karen Murray

“I agree Laurel is an amazing market manager! I am appalled at the treatment of Laurel by the DPA. I’m afraid the market will lose it’s identity, and Penticton citizens will lose out in the long run. I will not be participating as a vendor.”

— posted by Laura Morrow

“Nankama Drum and Dance has provided market entertainment since 2007, and in that time I’ve known Laurel to be outstanding in her position. I’ve also worked closely with Kerri Milton and others in the DPA, and have always found them accommodating, enthusiastic and trustworthy. Super sad that this has happened for all.”

— posted by Bobby Bovenzi

On Driver admits he was drunk when he hit cyclist in Osoyoos: “ I hope the judge really thinks this through. Weekend jail is not punishment.”

— posted by Christine Lange

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Crown seeks no-contact order for accused From LOUIE on PG.1 Pier, charged with being an accessory after the fact and interfering with human remains, wore orange prison clothing and was more vocal during his appearance from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre as he arranged a phone date with Maxwell and asked to have his “personals” released from the Penticton RCMP detachment. Neither accused addressed the full public gallery at the Penticton courthouse, outside of which a rally was held in Louie’s memory throughout the hearing. Among the First Nations leaders on hand to demand justice for Louie was Coola Louis, women’s representative for the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. “What we need to realize right now is that the family is in a very tough position. They’re grieving the loss of their daughter but also seeking justice for the loss of their daughter, so it’s a tough spot to be in,” said Louis, who’s also an Okanagan Indian Band councillor. “With the help and support of those gathered, a little weight is

lifted.” Wednesday’s rally, attended by about 50 people, was the second such event timed to coincide with the Robottis’ court appearances. “This needs to remain in the public eye and it’s important for the family to know that just because it was in last week’s news doesn’t mean it isn’t going to be in this week’s news,” Louis explained. “The time has come for the rest of the world to rise up and take heed of this awareness and take action against this tragic situation in Canada of missing and murdered indigenous women.” Louie, 26, is alleged to have been killed at or near Penticton sometime between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5. Her body was dumped in the woods near Chute Lake. The single mother of a threeyear-old boy was in the Penticton area for the Christmas holiday but had been living in Vancouver and is originally from Oliver. Grace is the paternal great-grandmother of Louie’s son. — With files from Mark Brett/ Western News

Roxanne ZeileR (left) and Valerie Hohmann were among those who attended the second rally outside the Penticton Courthouse Jan. 28 in memory of Roxanne louie. The two people charged in connection with the young woman’s death appeared by video before a provincial court judge on that day.

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Taxes set to climb to pay for regional district office renovation Joe Fries

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Taxpayers will need to dig a little deeper to pay their share of the draft 2015 budget the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is now sending out for public consultation.

The total tax requisition for RDOS regional services in the electoral areas and member municipalities is set to climb by 11.1 per cent to $4.1 million. The increase is due mainly to a a $100,000 hit to available surplus

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funds and a planned $436,000 renovation of the organization’s headquarters on Martin Street in downtown Penticton, which will be funded with $225,000 from new taxes and the balance from reserves. The total tax requisition for services in electoral areas is set to climb by 3.9 per cent to $3.2 million due mainly to service increases, higher administration costs and a $25,000 reduction in available surplus. RDOS directors gave preliminary approval to the budget with a 17-1 vote at last week’s board meeting. Cawston Director

George Bush was the lone vote in opposition because the requisition for his Area B is slated to climb by 9.5 per cent to $533,671, which would cost the average residential property owner there $599.98, up $77.72 from last year. “It’s one of the highest so I couldn’t vote for any increases,” he said in an interview. The largest increases in Area B are a $20,885 hike for refuse disposal, $11,195 for fire protection and $8,119 for mosquito control, all of which Bush hopes to chisel away at before the budget is passed. Meanwhile, the aver-

age property owner in Penticton can expect to cough up an extra $8.51 this year for a total tax hit of $74.56. That would lift Penticton’s total requisition by 11.4 per cent to $1.6 million, including an extra $144,617 for general government, $28,389 for regional trails and $12,728 for a regional growth strategy. Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit supports a short-term tax increase to complete badly needed renovation at the 35year RDOS headquarters. “I would have difficulty if this increase meant that would be the

(budget) base for next year to go from, but I think next year it will go down again,” he said. Jakubeit noted the RDOS board considered a range of options to address concerns, such as structural issues and the need for energy efficiency upgrades, at 101 Martin St., but settled on the renovation as the most cost-effective solution for now. Elsewhere, Summerland will see the average residential property owner’s RDOS requisition increase by $10.88 to $87.43, and in Keremeos the hike is $48.59 to $327.29. In the rural areas, the

average property owner in Naramata can expect to see his requisition rise by $46.02 to $984.81. On the West Bench, the increase is $22.14 to $913.01, and in Okanagan Falls-Kaleden the lift is $28.72 to $600.66. Despite the increased costs to taxpayers, the combined capital and operating budget for the RDOS is expected to decrease this year by nine per cent to $39.9 million. Budget consultations begin in February in member communities throughout the RDOS region. The board typically gives the budget final approval in March.

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SEASON 11 WINNER of So You Think You Can Dance, Ricky Ubeda, left, and runner up Valerie Rockey will bring their best dance moves to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Feb. 10.

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A ‘whirlwind’ experience It has been a life changing experience for the top finishers from season 11 of So You Think You Can Dance who are now touring across North America. Winner Ricky Ubeda and runner-up Valerie Rockey will join the rest of the top ten finalists on the So You Think You Can Dance Season 11 tour coming to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Feb. 10. “Never would I ever have imagined I’d be here right now,” Rockey said. It’s been a wild year for both of the young dancers, and an exciting graduating year for 18-yearold Ubeda. “I’ve never done anything like this. I just got out of high school last year. I was in high school when I auditioned, so it was all just like a big whirlwind for me,” Ubeda said. He’s been watching the show since season one and it’s the main reason he started dancing. “It’s kind of weird how everything works out and comes full circle. Since I was eight years old, since the first season I’ve been dreaming about getting on it, so it’s definitely been a dream come true,” Ubeda said. Rockey started dancing when she was three, though her routines were a touch less difficult back then. “When I say I started it was like running around the room crazy, but yeah I started pretty young,” Rockey said. She was also a fan of the show growing up.

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“I loved watching the show, but I really didn’t think of the reality of it. I never thought I would actually end up on it, even though I thought it would be really cool to. I’m really excited that I ended up on the show, I just never thought it was going to happen,” Rockey said. Rockey, 20, made it further on So You Think You Can Dance than any tap dancer that came before her. “Growing up it was always what I enjoyed the most in class, I looked forward to the tap half of the class. I think it’s a really cool style and it’s really fun to make my own music. It’s a unique style and something I enjoy,” Rockey said. Ubeda grew up in Miami, and Rockey is originally from Indianapolis, so the tour’s first trip to the east side of Canada was the first time crossing the northern border for both dancers. “I loved Canada the last time we went, I even got a Canada jersey,” Ubeda said. “It’s really cool to think because it’s an American show that there’s people in Canada watching as well. You kind

of don’t think about those things, you’re like ‘Oh, all of America is watching us’, but you have people in Canada watching as well.” Ubeda will be performing on Broadway next month in a show called On the Town, one of the prizes from this past season of So You Think You Can Dance. Though he remembers it wasn’t that long ago he was auditioning for reality TV. “It was pretty different. I had some expectations going into it and all my expectations were shattered. Everything was a lot harder and everything was a lot more fun, so on both ends of the spectrum it was more intense,” Ubeda said. He was aware that reality TV can have a tendency to sensationalize people or plot lines, but his fears were soon quelled. “One of the things I was the most scared of was people getting the wrong perception. Reality TV can be a little deceiving sometimes, so I didn’t want things to be weird and they weren’t, so I was grateful for that,” Ubeda said. When the tour ends Ubeda heads for Broadway and Rockey is moving to Los Angeles to get into acting. A year after they took the chance on auditioning, neither of their lives will be the same again. “It’s definitely life changing,” Ubeda said. Tickets range from $29 to $69 and can be purchased at www. ValleyFirstTix.com or over the phone at 1-877-763-2849. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC or at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Centre.

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DAN QUINN will be snowboarding during the day and bringing the laughs by night during the Snowed In Comedy Tour which makes its Penticton stop on Feb. 5.

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A skier will be joining the Snowed In Comedy Tour line up, one traditionally comprised of snowboarders. However, comedian Dan Quinn foresees very little animosity. “I don’t really believe in that whole thing. If you’re out on the hill having a good time, who cares what sort of plank you use to get down it?” Quinn said. Pete Zedlacher, the aforementioned skier, is joining the Snowed In Comedy Tour making a stop at the Barking Parrot on Feb. 5. Zedlacher joined the bill after Arj Barker had to bow out due to a family emergency. This year is Quinn’s seventh on the tour that shapes up to be more of a working vacation than anything else. “It’s a snowboarding vacation where we have to work a little bit a night to pay for it,” Quinn said. That was the idea when the tour started, that and provide some quality comedy in the Southern Interior. “The whole point of it was to go snowboarding,” Quinn said. “Lo and behold the comedy was so good that it kept growing and getting bigger and bigger every year.” He isn’t shy about his favourite mountain, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, but he said he’s happy to be boarding anywhere in the Interior. “We’re at Whistler now and there’s crowds everywhere and it’s expensive and I always tell people to go to the Interior mountains. The snow is better, there’s nobody there, you get treated better, it’s great,” Quinn said.

Originally from St. Paul, Alta., Quinn has been a comedian since the first time he hit the Yuk Yuks stage in Edmonton in 1993. “First time on stage it felt pretty darn good to be honest,” Quinn said. Most comedians reminisce about bombing their first time on stage, and while Quinn got off to a rocky start, he really enjoyed being behind the microphone. “It went really well the first time. My first joke didn’t but it wasn’t mine,” Quinn said. He told a friend earlier that day that he was going to try out stand-up and he suggested Quinn fly on stage and say “Hey, this isn’t the bathroom.” The joke didn’t go over too well. “I did that and nothing. Not even a snicker. Then I just started telling my jokes and my jokes went really well,” Quinn said. He did feel that familiar, first-timer fear though. “There was that realization that was like, well, that was silent,” Quinn said. “All of a sudden I was like, uh, this is real. Any super-cocky confidence I had went right out the window.” He has had a decade to sharpen his comedic skills and has since earned his stripes with multiple achievements including winning first in a comic competition at the famed Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, starring in a one-hour TV special on CTV and The Comedy Network and was voted best of the fest at the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton in 2007. For tickets to the Snowed In Comedy Tour visit www.snowedincomedytour.com or visit the Penticton Lakeside Resort front desk.

Jan. 30 — Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars bring a variety of instruments to the Dream Café. Jan. 31 — Masterworks Ensemble presents Baroque and Beyond at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Tickets are $25 at the door or at the Penticton and District Arts Council. Feb. 6 — Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne brings his Fats Domino tribute to the Dream Café. Feb. 10 — So You Think You Can Dance heads to the SOEC for the Season 11 tour of the TV dance competition. Feb. 13 — Lacarno, a mix of Mexican folk and Latin, bring their diverse sound to the Dream Café. Feb. 14 — Heather Blush and the Uppercuts return to the Dream Café. Feb. 19 —The Off the Charts Penticton Battle of the Bands kicks off at the Barking Parrot. Feb. 21 — Two-time Grammy nominee Oscar Lopez is hosting the CD release party for his latest work Apasionado at the Shatford Centre at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 — Chase Padgett gets in character, becoming six different guitarists each with their own songs and stories at the Dream Café. March 7 — The Irish Rovers celebrate 50 years of music with a concert at the Cleland Community Theatre. Tickets are $51.50 at the community centre. Performance is at 7 p.m. March 13 — Celtic Thunder return to the SOEC with their brand new show The Very Best of Celtic Thunder Tour. March 20 — Diverse piano trio The Joe Trio visit the Dream Café. March 21 — Orville Johnson, John Miller and Grant Dermody bring the blues to the Dream Café. March 26 — The folk stylings of Old Man Luedecke come to the Dream Café. March 27 — Quebec-based singer songwriter Bobby Bazini visits the Dream Café. March 28 — Marilyn Manson brings his Hell Not Hallelujah tour to the SOEC. April 15 — Rock music staple Def Leppard comes to the SOEC.

events Until Feb. 20 — The Penticton Academy of Music is seeking submissions for their music video contest. For more details visit www.pentictonacademyofmusic.ca Feb. 5 — Comedy comes to the Barking Parrot with the Snowed In Comedy Tour. Feb. 7 — The ﬁrst ever Summerland Art and Trade show at the Summerland Waterfront Resort. Enter to win the grand prize of a romantic night at the Summerland Waterfront Resort. Snacks and appetizers will be provided by the Sweet Tooth Café. Wine and beer tasting from award winning Saxon Winery and Bad Tattoo Brewery. This event is free to attend. Feb. 12 — Many Hats Theatre Company presents Getting Sara Married by Sam Bobrick at the Cannery Stage. Feb. 12 — Painters are wanted for an Art Battle in Penticton. Art Battle #220 will take place at 7 p.m. at Bad Tattoo Brewery. Tickets are $20 or early bird tickets for $15. For tickets, info and painter application visit www.artbattle.com Feb. 14 — The Second Annual Brewski craft beer, cider and spirits festival at Apex Mountain Resort. Feb. 14 — Dance the Night Away on the SS Sicamous. Tickets are $10 and proceeds go towards the Penticton Okanagan Rotary. Call 250-4860367 for tickets. Feb. 28 — The Penticton Arts Council hosts their annual A Little Bit of Everything exhibition at the Leir House at 220 Manor Park Ave.

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Arts councils, artists, educators and community leaders from around B.C. will be heading to Penticton this spring. Working with the Penticton Community Arts Council, Arts B.C.’s 36th annual conference and annual general meeting is coming to the Shatford Centre April 16-19. Arts B.C. is the overarching body that advocates and supports arts and culture councils throughout B.C. “We’re pretty excited about it. It’s a great opportunity to have all the different arts councils coming in through all over B.C.,” said Lynn Allin, executive director of the Penticton Arts Council.

COLLEEN FOX, right, plays Sara Hastings in the upcoming production of Getting Sara Married by Many Hats Theatre Company alongside Martin Pedersen (playing Noogie Mallloy) and Vance Potter (Brandon Cates).

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Sara Hastings is a single lawyer in New York who has no interest in getting married, but her Aunt Martha isn’t planning on giving her much of a choice. Many Hats Theatre Company explores the wacky plot of the New York comedy Getting Sara Married by Sam Bobrick premiering at the Cannery Stage Feb. 12. Colleen Fox is taking on the lead role of Sara Hastings and has been looking to do a comedy after her last time on stage in a more dramatic project with the Summerland Singers and Players in Almost, Maine, which went to the Okanagan Zone (O-Zone) Drama Festival held in Vernon. “It was time for me to do a comedy,” Fox said. Fox’s character isn’t the craziest in the plot, that title likely goes to aunt Martha, but a lot of the humour comes out of the quick back-and-forth dialogue in the script, said Fox. “The comedy comes in the action of it, as well as the interaction between the other characters and the quick words between them,” Fox said. Martin Pedersen will be playing the role of hired goon Noogie Malloy in his third production with Many Hats. It’s also the third play in as many months for the theatre enthusiast including Soundstage Productions’ Sweeney Todd and the recent production of Chronicles of Narnia in December at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Malloy, an “expert bonker,” is

hired by Aunt Martha to bring her choice for Sara’s husband-to-be, Brandon Cates (played by Vance Potter), back to Sara’s apartment unconscious. The character is familiar territory for Pedersen, having previously played the rough and tumble Uncle Louie in Many Hats’ production of Lost in Yonkers. Pedersen said Louie is a similar character to Malloy with a tough, New Yorker flair. “Another New York accent that I relished in doing,” Pedersen said. He gleefully switches in and out of character backstage during rehearsal, sporting the stereotypical New “Yawk” accent. “I’m not a bad guy, but I’m not squeaky clean,” Pedersen said in character. Hiring Malloy to do the dirty work is the driver of much of the plot, Aunt Martha, played by Jeanne Wnuk. “I was asked to play Aunt Martha. They thought it would be a good role for me because I’m a bit nuts,” Wnuk laughed. The role of the crazy aunt is one Wnuk is looking forward to bringing to the stage. “Character parts are the best parts to work with,” Wnuk said. She didn’t have to delve to deep to get into some method acting. “It helps if you are crazy already,” Wnuk laughed. “The accent helps. The actions she does in the play give you some reason to move around and get really crazy in those parts.” Another fan of the fun accent, Wnuk finds it leaks over into her

regular conversations away from the stage when talking to friends. Director Jamie Eberle feels similarly perfect for the part, as he has always had a penchant for comedy. “I enjoy it. I seem to have a good background in comedy. I was steered toward comedy when I noticed that people laughed when they saw me,” Eberle laughed. He too feels the quick timing is crucial to the humour of the play. “Timing is of course very important and being able to trust your scene partner is very important because without them to give you the cue at the right time you can’t time your zinger punch line,” Eberle said. He added the lines in Getting Sara Married can be a bit like verbal juggling. “You have to keep your balls in the air all the time. If somebody drops a ball you’re in trouble,” Eberle said. The Many Hats co-op has a lot of actors, producers and directors switching places (or hats, hence the name), which can help with a technical script like this one, according to Eberle. “After working with the same people over and over again in a variety of capacities we all get to know each other, what to expect from each other what you have to give, what you have to take,” Eberle said. This production also marks the first foray into Many Hats theatre for Renata Zablotney. Tickets can be purchased at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Centre or by calling 250-2762170.

An estimated 100 different arts and culture councils are expected to attend the four-day conference. “We will have an opportunity to showcase our local artists and all the different things that are happening at the arts council here,” Allin said. The conference will be structured around four different elements of the arts: dreaming, planning, doing and celebrating. The conference will feature different 90-minute workshops each day focusing on the four different concepts. There will also be a moderated panel discussion hosted by prominent directors from different local arts councils from around B.C. For more information visit www. artsbc.org

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CLAYTON GAUTHIER stands next to his piece entitled Clan on Jan. 24, one of two pieces by Gauthier being displayed at the Penticton Art Gallery as part of the Cultural Awakening Through the Arts exhibit featuring works from artists at the En’Owkin Centre.

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Art can be a powerful tool in exploring one’s heritage. Cultural Awakening through the Arts opened at the Penticton Art Gallery on Jan. 23 and runs until March 15, featuring the works of the En’Owkin Centre students and faculty. Originally from Prince George, Clayton Gauthier moved to the area two years ago when he was accepted into the En’Owkin Centre’s National Aboriginal Professional Arts Training program (NAPAT) program. “It was kind of spur of the moment. I ended up applying and got approved and I had to move here within three weeks,” Gauthier said. NAPAT is a two-year certificate program which includes education in storytelling, performance and media arts, painting, sculpture and installation art at the En’Owkin Centre. “It’s been amazing. It seems like they’re teaching the whole circle of the art world. That’s what I’m getting from it.” Gauthier said. “Through different styles of art, through business and the community.” He added it’s a lot to take in, and that the artists involved in the program have also been working with the land on projects like pine needle baskets. Gauthier has two pieces on display at the gallery, Our Ancestors, a painting that explores the different shades of one colour, and the second piece, Clan, is his first coloured pencil work. “This is the first time I’ve ever been in a program where I can expand,” Gauthier said. “I’m pretty honoured. I mean, the art is one thing, but also meeting the people and under-

DYNISE BRISSON shows off both sides of her cultural background with a pointe shoe for the French side and moccasin representing her Gitxsan heritage.

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standing how we could incorporate our work in the community to make this community a better place.” Clan holds a picture within a picture using two types of traditional indigenous art forms and features parts of his heritage along with representations of where he is on his own journey. “This is my first one like this. The beaver is my clan and I kind of tried to put the Okanagan in there with the mountains, where I’m at right now,” Gauthier said. “It was a pretty neat idea I was excited to play with.” Fellow En’Owkin Centre student Dynise Brisson also has her work on display at the Art Gallery. She performed her contemporary dance Lines Within Blood, which joined dance and poetry, during the opening of the exhibit on Jan. 23. “It’s about ancestry and embracing all of your cultures, and not shying away from one of them because of what society thinks,” Brisson said. The dance takes place inside a circle of cedar boughs, which she said represents the womb,

and she wears two different types of footwear. “I use a pointe shoe and a moccasin because I’m Gitxsan, from northern B.C., and also my dad’s family is French. So I mix both of them together and I think I’ve trained enough using two pointe shoes, I figure it’s about time I get to do what I want,” Brisson laughed. It’s also Brisson’s second year in the NAPAT program and she’s graduating in April. She has a psychology degree from UBC in Vancouver, but for Brisson this educational experience has been much more fruitful. “This school, for me, it’s the way schooling should be. You really connect with your teachers, your classmates and get pushed out of your comfort zone a lot to take new avenues. I’ve been a performer my whole life and now I’m doing creative writing I’m doing poetry and painting, and drawing,” Brisson said. For more information on the exhibit visit www.pentictonartgallery.com, and to check out the En’Owkin Centre visit www. enowkincentre.ca

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Editor’s note: This is the final article in a series dedicated to Crime Stoppers month: Crime Stoppers may be a household name nowadays, but it had a rather humble beginning 23 years ago in the Penticton area. “I’d be surprised if we had 30 tips that first year,” said South OkanaganSimilkameen Crime Stoppers regional co-ordinator Al Sismey, the non-profit organization’s only paid staff member. “No. 1, our phone mayaL SiSmey be wasn’t answered like it should be because it was just sort of a phone in the police station and there really wasn’t anybody taking responsibility for it. Sometimes it was unplugged, sometimes it was in a drawer,” he said. “And not having any money, certainly we didn’t have the ability to go out and hire somebody.” That was 1992 and Crime Stoppers was still a relatively new program created two decades earlier in the U.S. to generate tips for police based on the promise of cash rewards for anonymous callers. Sismey, a retired Mountie and local business owner, was among a group of Penticton residents asked by then-city councillor John Jordan to form such a group here. Once the first board of directors was assembled, Sismey stepped forward to lead it, before later shifting into the position of co-ordinator when it became apparent there was a need for a staffer to provide a consistent level of service to tipsters. “It had a lot to do with building trust with the citizens, because if they phone the number and don’t get any answer, I don’t know how long they’re going to do that before they give up,” he said. Sismey said the local Crime Stoppers group’s next big leap forward was in 2006, when it acquired a small car for the program’s exclusive use. “You were actually driving a Crime Stoppers car, which in my mind helped people understand the separation between the police and Crime Stoppers,” he said. The latest jump ahead was the evolution of technology that allowed tipsters to report through text messages and a dedicated website. “In that people then saw that this isn’t a momand-pop operation operating out of some corner, these guys are actually keeping up with technology,” said Sismey. Through the program’s first 22 years, it generated 6,729 tips that helped police recover 75 weapons, plus $1.8 million in stolen property and $14.8 million worth of drugs, according to its most recent annual report. “I don’t care how you slice that pie: That’s a lot of tips and that represents a lot of work,” Sismey said. Bob Ogden, the current president of South Okanagan-Similkameen Crime Stoppers, said Sismey himself deserves a lot of the credit. “He’s done some absolutely great work,” said Ogden. “Our program probably isn’t one of the bigger ones in the province ... but we’ve managed because of him to have great support.” Ogden said Crime Stoppers will focus this spring on a project aimed at school kids, plus its annual golf tournament in June, which raises funds for the program’s ongoing operating costs. Visit www.sostips.ca for more information on Crime Stoppers and to learn about volunteer opportunities.

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27 SALMON ARM Silverbacks netminder Angus Redmond sticks a pad out to block this scoring attempt by a Penticton Vees forward as Dakota Conroy waits for a rebound on the doorstep during the Jan. 28 B.C. Hockey League game at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Redmond stopped all but one shot as the hosts shutout the Silverbacks 1-0. Mark Brett/Western News

Vees shutdown Silverbacks Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Penticton Vees’ 1-0 win over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks was like a playoff game for Cody DePourcq. “It was a fun game to play in and it was a great win for us,” said the Vees’ co-captain after their BCHL-leading 36th win of the season Wednesday at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Physicality and tight checking were at the forefront, while Hunter Miska and, especially, Angus Redmond denied shooters when called upon. The Vees outshot the Silverbacks 34-19 and generated most of their chances in the first and third periods. The Vees prevailed when Tyson Jost ripped the winner by Redmond as he picked the far corner stick side at 16:19 of the first. “He’s got a great shot. Perfect placement and a beautiful goal,” said DePourcq, adding he is always amazed by what the rookie standout can do. “He’s a very good player.” There was another chance by the Vees in the first period when Patrick Newell fired a shot off the post on the power play. In a second period that saw 12 combined

shots, the only solid chance came off the stick of Vees defenceman Miles Gendron, who redirected a pass wide. The Vees dominated the offensive zone time, but generated few shots. “They do a very good job of blocking shots. I thought we had a lot of good zone time,” said Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson. “Their goaltender made some great saves.” In the third period, the Vees generated more offence, while giving the Silverbacks nothing as they managed to fire just five shots on Miska, who leads the league with five shutouts this season. The tenacious DePourcq had a chance late to distance his team, but was robbed by Redmond. “I tried to just make a move and go to my forehand. Looking back on it I think backhand was open,” said DePourcq. “Next time I’m going to get him. It was a good play by (Lewis) Zerter-Gossage at the top of the circle. He threw it down to Cooper and Cooper found me in the slot. I had a lot of time and I made a good move but he robbed me.” DePourcq liked how they never stopped. “It was a relentless game for us. We needed a full 60 minute game and I thought we played that way,” he said. “To put up a goose egg

against a team like that is big.” Vees defenceman Shayne Gwinner did not play Wednesday as he has the flu. During the intermissions of the Vees’ last two home games, co-captain Patrick Sexton appeared on the scoreboard sking fans to make donations to help his former teammate Neil Doef of the Smith Falls Bears. Doef sustained a spinal cord injury while representing Team Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge last December. “I want to do my part. We’re all in the same boat. It could happen to any of us,” said Sexton, adding that he wanted Doef to know the Vees organization is behind him. Sexton, who played three games with Doef in his final season as a Bear in 2012-13, approached Kevan Scott, community co-ordinator and game night services for the Vees, and Fraser Rodgers, director of broadcasting and media relations, to ask to help Doef by raising money. “I hope the city of Penticton can rally behind him as much as we have,” said Sexton, adding that Doef is a great guy. Donations to help him can also be made at Scotiabank branches.

1. Which minor hockey coach made the biggest impact on you and why? Kris MacDonald in midget AA at Notre Dame in Saskatchewan. He taught me discipline and gave me a chance to show what I had to offer at a lower level of hockey. 2. What is your favourite hockey memory? Last game of the regular season last year when (Brad) McClure scored in overtime to win the Interior Division followed by me receiving most improved player and the

3. Do you have a pregame routine? If so, what is it? After pre-game skate I just chill out and listen to music until I go to the rink three hours before to prepare for game time. 4. Who is your favorite hockey player(s) and why? Drew Doughty. I feel he is the second best player in the NHL behind Crosby. He just controls every game, not only with his offensive ability, but defensive too. 5. What’s the best advice your parents gave you about playing hockey? Whenever I was sitting on the couch watching TV, they said there would be other guys working when I wasn’t. 6. If you could have dinner with any hockey players, alive or dead, who would they be? Why? Drew Doughty. I feel he could help me model my game to how he plays and tell me how or what he did to help him get over his weight problem and become a great defenceman.

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Cross-country skiers from the Okanagan region will be at Nickel Plate Nordic Centre for the sixth and seventh races of the Teck Okanagan Cup Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. It’s expected that approximately 100 skiers from Penticton, Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna and Revelstoke will compete in the regional the BC Cup race. Saturday features a free-skate style technical race with distances of one kilometre for the youngest age group starting at age five, and increasing based on age category up to 15 km for adults. Sunday’s race is a classic ski sprint event. As an all-ages event, these races will offer both fun and competition. Of the athletes competing, about 30 will be from the Nickel Plate Nordic Club.

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Dave Senft and the Schoolboys are champs again. The foursome defeated Penticton’s Cy Gladish rink 7-2 to capture the Edward Jones Tin Cup. “That doesn’t happen too often,” said Senft of the repeat. “We’re very fortunate. We’re very happy. Everybody did their part. These last few games I just had to throw guards so that’s easy for me.” Gladish was in good spirits after the loss, especially since he purchased the winning team in the calcutta along with his own, guaranteeing himself a payout. “It’s never about the money, it was fun,” said Gladish. “The Schoolboys were right on their game. Terrific team. They don’t get out of sync.” While the two teams enjoyed their matchup, they felt the same about the quality of competition the 36-team men’s bonspiel offered. Senft, who has come from the Lower Mainland to play in the Tin Cup for the last five years, said one of their matches was against a team who had a member who played

PENTICTON RINK John Green, left, Matt Tolley and Cam Watt send a rock down the ice at the Penticton Curling Club in the Edward Jones Tin Cup men’s bonspiel on Jan. 24. Dale Boyd/Western News

in the Brier. “We’ve got world champions (Gerry Richards, who won with Rick Folk) here, a lot of provincial champions, nationals champs,” said

Gladish. “It’s fantastic. We are lucky to have them in Penticton for sure. Everyone loves the tournament.” That includes Tyrel Griffith, who has played

for five straight years with his school friends. Griffith, who nearly qualified to represent Canada in the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia, said the Tin Cup is one of the highlights of

his season. “It’s so fun,” said Griffith, who had one of his members choose to play in Penticton rather than go home for Christmas. “There is a lot

of great players. A lot of good teams.” Griffiths, who played with Jim Cotter, John Morris and Rick Sawatsky and lost in the final of the Roar of the

Rings Olympic trials, said he and his friends didn’t play well, winning two of five matches. They lost in the quarterfinal to Summerland’s Steve Clement. Organizer Matt Tolley was very happy with how the weekend played out saying they had a great turnout with teams that enjoyed the camaraderie. “It’s been great,” said Tolley, adding that they attracted 20 teams from the valley, 14 from the rest of B.C. and one each from Saskatchewan and Alberta. “It’s nice to see the same teams coming back.” Tolley said the best part of the weekend was the social aspect. “That’s the whole point,” said Tolley, who loved the entertainment provided by comedian John Cullen. “Yeah, we’re here to win, but at the end of the day we just want to have fun and it’s great to have a good group of people.” Taking the B event was Ken Johnson’s rink. The C event was won by Dale Hockley and the D event was won by Gary Gelowitz.

Bermudan skier loves NorAm circuit Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Matthew Leseur was born in Bermuda, a country more known for its tropical temperatures and beaches than mogul skiers. Leseur represented Bermuda as he vied with more than 100 highly talented skiers to reach the FIS NorAm Cup podium at Apex Mountain Resort last weekend. Leseur loved competing against the top skiers that represented Canada, the U.S. Australia, Japan and Germany.

“It’s super challenging. Seeing some of the girls ski too is just crazy,” said Leseur, in his second season on the tour and attends the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. “I had a Matt Leseur pretty ripping run. I was probably skiing a little bit slow. Definitely could have cleaned my airs up a

little bit as well. I’m pretty happy with it.” Leseur was hoping to reach the single moguls final, but missed the top 16 after finishing 25th. He was equally excited to try and crack the top 16 in duals, especially with how competitive it is. “Feeling the energy from everyone is absolutely awesome,” he said, prior to advancing as far as the round of 32 on Sunday. Leseur began skiing when he was two

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The Princess Margaret Mustangs swept their way to winning Mustang Mania. The senior girls’ basketball team accomplished the feat when they defeated the Okanagan Mission Huskies, an honorable mention in the provincial rankings, 70-44. Megan AdmussenBlair was the Mustangs’ top scorer with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Danielle Ruocco and Riley Terbasket added 13 points each, while Taylor Corrie chipped in nine, Kenzie Haberstock and Shinaaz Johal, had eight points each. Haberstock also collected nine rebounds, while Johal had seven. “Some of the things that we really focused on in practice have been running our offence with various options,” said Mustangs coach Dave Killick, adding they had a balanced attack as other players stepped up. The Mustangs opened with a 60-34 win over Nechako Valley (ranked No. 2 in the north) from Vanderhoof. The Mustangs, ranked eighth, had four players hit double digits in scoring with Admussen-Blair leading the way with 18 points, Ruocco, 17, Corrie, 11 and Terbasket, 10. Corrie

HALEY LEHR of the Princess Margaret Mustangs gets set to dish the ball off to a teammate below the Nechako Valley basket during Mustang Mania Jan. 23. The Mustangs won 60-34 and went on to win their tournament. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

led with 13 boards, while Admussen-Blair had 11. In their second game against the Sa-Hali Sabres from Kamloops, the Mustangs knocked down 11 three-pointers to cruise to a 69-40 victory. Jasper Pankratz was the offensive star making a trio of shots from long distance in the second half

while Haberstock had a strong performance with 11 points and 11 boards. Ruocco had 16 points while Corrie knocked down 11. Johal had a strong performance pulling down 10 boards. Killick said their defence was very good, especially Jaquelyn Ford, who took a charge at a key

point against the Huskies. The Mustangs post players have worked hard in practice and it has resulted in added offensive punch from Haley Lehr, Haberstock and Johal. The Mustangs also placed more focus on their fitness level and have outscored the opposition 54-34 in the

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Penticton Tim Horton’s White Knights took all three of its games en route to winning the Lumby Stars Novice tournament last weekend. Jesse Sanche led the first game with a hat trick in a crushing a 10–1 win against the Kamloops Hurricanes. Ryan McMillan continued the hattrick streak against the Summerland Jets in a 6-3 win. Brett Pickford gave the White Knights a third hat trick against the Vernon Penguins in a 7-4 win. Jasper Thomas, Owen Tithecott and Linden Burns received the Heart and Hustle awards, while the team Sir Hustle A Lot awards went to James Mohoruk, Jonah Tonhauser and Brett Pickford.

Milanovic nets shut outs

Penticton’s midget White Kennedy Vees captured its second tournament of the season last weekend in Kamloops. The Vees won the tournament with a 12-1 pounding over Chilliwack. They advanced to the final after defeating Kamloops 2-1 in the semifinal with strong goaltending performances by Austin Milanovic and Dustyn Badach. The Vees cruised through round robin play going undefeated, 3-0 with wins over Chilliwack, 6-0 (Milanovic earned the shutout) and two against Kamloops teams 5-3 and 9-7. Game most valuable player awards went to Logan Robertson, Jordan McFadden, Carson Lougheed as well as

Milanovic and Badach. Robertson finished the tournament with four goals.

Female Vees third at Classic

The Penticton female midget rep Vees defeated the Big Sky Wildcats 2-0 to finish third in the Northern Rockies Classic in Missoula, Montana over the weekend. The Vees went 2-1-1 with Faith Stark putting up back-to-back shutouts. The team will be hosting the B.C. female provincial championships March 15th-20th.

First place for peewee Vees

The Sherwood Trophies peewee Vees wrapped up its Okanagan Mainline Amateur Hockey Association season winning two of three games to finish with a 13-3-2 record for first overall. The Vees started by sweeping Vernon 14-2 and 8-4. Goal scorers for both games were Ethan O’Rourke, Brennan Nelson, Linden Sproule, Kai Espenhain Levi Carter, Sam Togyi, Finn Halladay (affiliate player) and Jacob Schulting (AP). On Sunday, the Vees visited Kelowna and lost 4-0. Their playoffs begin next weekend.

OHA wins consolation

The Okanagan Hockey Academy’s female prep team ended the Junior Women’s

Hockey League Challenge Cup Jan. 16 to 19 with an 8-0 blowout of the PA Quakers. Penticton’s Alyssa MacMillan led OHA to a consolation victory with four goals, while Alex and Stephanie Rempe, Mikayla Capelle and Hanna Clayton-Carrol scored one goal each. Aurore Beaulieu made seven saves for the shutout. The OHA opened with a 3-0 loss to Honey Baked, 4-1 loss to the Chicago Young Americans, then a 6-1 win over the Quakers and a 3-2 loss to Edouard Montpetit. In their first win over the Quakers, Clayton-Carrol led with two goals, while Olivia Knowles, Chloe Cook, Capelle and MacMillan scored one each. MacMillan also added two assists. OHA coach Jim Fetter said they faced good teams, but felt they were competitive. “We’re pretty happy with the way we played there,” said Fetter. “I thought we did a lot of good things. Overall, obviously not the record we wanted. The way we played and performed there we’re happy with that.” On MacMillan’s four-goal effort: “She played well. One of those things where you shoot the puck and good things are going to happen.”

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Need for skilled workers in the city Steve Kidd

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Penticton businesses are looking forward to the graduation of 32 new welders from programs at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus. Two new classes of welding students should help address employer and student demand for the trade, according to South Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Dean Donna Lomas. With support from industry and the government, Lomas said they have been able to organize two new intakes of 16 students each that start in February. Coun. Helena Konanz, who has pushed for regular welding classes at the college, said she is happy to see the new classes. Rotating welding classes between college campuses caused concern for employer and student alike, according to Konanz. “Some classes weren’t being filled. I think that was because the classes weren’t offered often enough,” she said. “There was a lot of uncertainty about the program and now I think they are really starting to gather speed and popularity, especially with the jobs that are available.” Colleen Pennington, Penticton’s economic development officer, said the need for skilled workers is very real. “Most of the firms need a good welder. They are generally hard to find,” said Pennington, listing off a number of area manufacturers, including Britco, Moduline andWacon. “The welder, the millwright

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and the heavy duty mechanic, that comes up very regularly in our manufacturing sector, because there is so much custom manufacturing.” As an example, Pennington said the Foundry is looking for heavy duty mechanics and millwrights. “It has taken them a year and a half just to get one of the workers into the millwright school at BCIT,” she said. Brad Harder, president of Penticton Fabricating, sits on the college’s advisory committee for the welding program. His company employs about 17 welders, but says access to training is a major hurdle. He said he knows several people who would like to become welders

but are not able to leave Penticton to get the required training. Konanz said she began her push for welding courses during her first campaign for council. Campaigning on bringing jobs to Penticton was a common theme, but Konanz said that after consulting with representatives of the city’s industrial and manufacturing sectors, that there were already jobs that were not being filled. “I realized there were quite a few good paying jobs available in Penticton right now, but they couldn’t fill them. There wasn’t enough people trained locally, is what they told me,” said Konanz. “What we needed to do was fill the jobs that were available.”

Konanz felt the gap needed to be bridged between available jobs and the training programs available at both Okanagan College and secondary schools. Beyond filling job needs, Konanz said the more the community works on growing the college, the better. “I am very much a fan of Penticton working towards becoming a college town,” said Konanz. “The growth of the college would really help Penticton’s economy in general.” For more info about programs being offered by the college in the South Okanagan and Similkameen, visit the campus’s webpage at www.okanagan.bc.ca/penticton.

The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce handed out their annual business awards earlier this month. The Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Greg Wheeler of Remedies Rx/Oliver Pharmacy. Wheeler is the owner of the independent pharmacy, joining the staff of Skaha Pharmacy in 2000 before becoming an owner in 2004. Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service and Crematorium was given the Small Business Award. Vintage Hospitality Management accepted the Large Business Award and the Best Workplace Environment Award was given to Osoyoos Credit Union. Part of the evening was dedicated to in-house chamber business with their annual general meeting. Taking over as president is Brian Highley from OK Sun Magazine. Sitting on the executive as directors are Sara Amos/ Amos Realty, Don Brogan/Walnut Beach Resort, Linda Buhler/ Colour Me Healthy, Cheryle King/CLR & Associates, Tracy Lydiatt/Great Bear Paleo Bites, Eileen McGinn/senior marketing executive, John Powell/Okanagan Falls economic development coordinator for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and Grant Storzuk/Osoyoos Physiotherapy Clinic.

Campaign asks to show your love for Penticton Steve Kidd

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The Downtown Penticton Association wants to hear all about why you love Penticton. That’s the thrust of a new social media campaign the DPA started last Friday to get people thinking about Penticton, and about shopping here at home. Kerri Milton, executive director of the

DPA, said the campaign is a different approach to the traditional shop local campaign. “The shop local thing is tired,” said Milton. “We need the locals to fall back in love with Penticton. That way, they are automatically shopping local, being local and going to restaurants and all those wonderful things, because they want to.” The year-long campaign begins by asking ‘Why do you love Penticton?’ and asking

people to share their stories through the website, Facebook or Twitter accounts set up for the campaign. “It’s just a really good way for people to reflect as to what they really do love about Penticton,” said Milton, adding that it is easy for people to take their hometown for granted. “I think it is a cultural thing. I think there are some things we are ingrained to think that we don’t have in Penticton, rather than taking

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Floor ReďŹ nishing/ Installations Flooring installations. 20 yrs experience. Okanagan Valley 778-215-rugs (7847)

Garden & Lawn Wanted; will pay cash for established Lawn and Yard Care Client list, Penticton to Osoyoos, 250-486-6591, 7pm-8pm

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Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, Full cords, split & delivered, Pine, $200, 1/2 cords & 1/4 cords avail., Free delivery locally 250-7700827, 250-809-0127 evenings. Apple firewood, dried, $125/standard pick-up load, can help load, you pick up. 250-490-1895

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Quality firewood, fir/larch/pine mix, $200/cord, split, stacked & delivered, (250)462-4401

Like new workshop tools; Electronic Nova wood lathe, Dewalt 20â&#x20AC;? scroll saw, Moretes Tinon jig lathe, 24â&#x20AC;? Dove tail jig lathe 24â&#x20AC;?, 8â&#x20AC;? Delta Grinder, 12â&#x20AC;? Disc sander, 250-493-4245

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Misc. for Sale FUTON, INCLUDING mattress and cover. Good condition. $75. CALL 250-809-6088

Houses For Sale Ready for your property in lower B.C.? Add value with this brand new Palm Harbor show home. Fast possession! Popular Cemboard exterior. CSA A277 model. Open-spacious 1500 sf design. Wood /tile floors. Fireplace. Bevy bar. Chefs island. Glamour master bathroom. $222,000 +gst includes delivery,installation & concrete foundation-call for details. We are original, experienced, trained & authorized service factory outlet. Accent Homes 1-800-782-3122.

Rentals Commercial/ Industrial APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location in busy plaza; ample parking. 2300 SF build to suit; 220 SF shared office space; 600 SF up 1100 SF, call Barb 250-770-0536

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Duplex / 4 Plex SUMMERLAND, near town, 2bdrm, 1bath, ns, np, $800+ util., (250)494-9331

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Townhouses 472 Winnipeg St Penticton, new apt, 2bdrm 2bath, $1100 + util, 298 Maple St, 3-bdrm townhouse $1250 + util.,call Paul Singla 250-490-1530

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Livestock AAA Grain fed beef for sale. No implants/hormones, ready for freezer. Call 250-546-9766 Kiln Dried Wood Shavings, 54, 60 and 110 cu. yd., bulk loads, delivered starting @ $200 load, (250)770-0214

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January 30 Baroque and Beyond: Join Masterworks Ensemble at one of three Okanagan concerts and enjoy music from the 17th century and beyond. Tickets for the evening concerts are $25 and are available at the door; in Summerland at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the Lakeside Presbyterian Church; in Penticton at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Oliver Lutheran Centre, costs $20. Tickets for the Penticton concert are also available at the Penticton and District Arts Council, 220 Manor Park Ave. For more info contact Tracy Fehr at 250-4865073. Blood donor CliniC from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop In Centre on South Main. Book your appointment online at www.blood.

ca, GiveBlood app or call 1-888-236-6283 to check your eligibility prior to donating. To book group appointments or presentations for your office please contact Gayle Voyer at 250-448-4022 or gayle. voyer@blood.ca. Fraternal order oF the Eagles has a fish and chips dinner at 5 p.m. by the Dragonfly Pond Society and karaoke with DJ Russ at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. C anadian r oyal legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. and Friday night dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by an evening of acoustic music with Kyle Anderson and friends. elks CluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. summerland Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New

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members and drop-ins are welcome. Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info. seniors singles lunCh Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. seniors PentiCton ComPuter Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. 890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. Funtimers’ Ballroom danCe Club meet most Friday evenings, upstairs at the Elks Club, 343 Ellis St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Come and enjoy an evening of ballroom and Latin American dance. Everyone welcome. For more information contact Robert McKenzie at 250-493-0601 or visit pentictonfuntimers.org. anavets has stu’s Kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karaoke with Shawna at 7:30 p.m. south main droP-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., mah jong at 1 p.m., beginner-plus line dance at 1 p.m. B ereavement t he resourCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, call 250-490-1107. al-anon meets at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

Bonding time — oK Falls family Aja, 13, Kahlin, 11, and Lena King were some of the more than 100 people trying their hand at ice fishing at Yellow Lake during the annual Youth ice Fishing day last Saturday.

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danCing every saturday morning at the Oliver Senior Centre, with the Oliver Seniors volunteer band starting at 10 a.m. alCoholiCs anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more information. Charity Bottle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the Summerland food bank. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores.

eagles CluB has member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m. anavets has stu’s Kitchen from 9 a.m. to noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Timeline at 6:30 p.m. Pool tournament starts at 10 a.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has drop-in darts at 4 p.m., a meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. r oyal C anadian legion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., meat draw at 2 p.m. alCoholiCs anonymous has its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday

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night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216.

Sunday

February 1 PentiCton seCondary dry Grad is holding a Super Bowl fundraiser at the Barley Mill at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and available at the school office during regular school hours. Ticket includes dinner, salad bar, safe ride home, silent auction, toonie toss, 50/50 draw and more. dogWood initiative Will have a training session on community outreach from 1:30 to 3 p.m at Cowork Penticton. This B.C. non-partisan NGO is dedicated to empowering citizens in having a greater voice in the care of land, air, and water issues. For more information, call 778476-1319. the PentiCton radio Control Club is hosting an indoor RC race at 375 Warren Ave E. Registration is at 8:45 a.m. and racing starts at

9:45 a.m. Spectators are welcome. Come danCe to the greatest dance music ever made with D.J. Emil, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, all welcome. ok Falls legion Sports Day and Super Bowl Sunday, drop in darts at 10:30 a.m., bingo horse races at 1 p.m., football fun at 3 p.m., football frenzies, superburgers and homemade fries, 50/50 and loonie scoreboards. elks CluB on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., M&M meat draw, Last Man Standing, pool and darts. anavets has a general meeting at 11 a.m., horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. C anadian r oyal legion branch 40 has Sports Sunday with the Ladies Auxiliary catering food and beverage. Meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St. eagles CluB has pool league at noon, wings at 1 p.m. and meat draw at 4 p.m. Super Bowl party kick off at 3:30 p.m., with chili at halftime.

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calendar LakeLands ChurCh hoLds Sunday services at 1265 Fairview Rd. (the Greek Orthodox Church) at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. For more info contact info@lakelandschurch.com. aLCohoLiCs anonymous meets in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club, 260 Brunswick St. The Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. royaL Canadian Legion branch 40 has dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m., darts at 6 p.m. fitness friends meets every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Come and lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for more information. aLCohoLiCs anonymous nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

Monday

February 3

February 2 okanagan CoLLege speakers Series presents Alexandra Paproski and Simon Nuttgens with Making Relationships Work at 7 p.m. in the lecture theatre at the Penticton campus of Okanagan College. ocspeakersseries. weebly.com. the pentiCton Legion Ladies Auxiliary have a general meeting in the hall, 502 Martin St. at 2 p.m. President Mary Mayes presiding. iode thrift shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. eLks CLub on Ellis Street has pub league darts at 7:30 p.m. Line danCing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more information. south main drop-in Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., computers at 9:30 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., intermediate line dance, Mah Jong and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., ukelele strum-along at 1:30 p.m., yoga at 3:30 p.m. and cribbage at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. anavets has stu’s kitchen open 9 a.m. to noon. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., pool and dart leagues 7 p.m. fraternaL order of the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. the bereavement resourCe Centre hosts a grief support group Mondays for parents who are grieving the loss of a child. Call 250-490-1107 for more information. fLoor CurLing at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except

Tuesday

brown bag LeCture from noon to 1 p.m. pre-

sents Dick Cannings with The World Needs More Birders. Lectures are in the museum auditorium and include coffee, tea and confections. Admission is by donation. More info at www.pentictonmuseum. com. vispassana (insight) meditation for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340. eLks on eLLis Street has yoga, league darts and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. weLLness mentaL Centre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. south main drop-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., novice bridge at 9:15 a.m.,

sing-along at 10:30 a.m., ing at 5876 Airport St. in lunch at 11:30 a.m., part- Oliver. Toastmasters is ner bridge at 12:45 p.m., for everyone. Start now improver line dance, knit- with your communication ting and crocheting at 1 and leadership development. Call Bill by phone p.m. yoga meditation/vege- at 250-485-0006 or email tarian supper is upstairs at stillbill938@gmail.com in the Elks Lodge at 344 for details. Ellis St. in Penticton anavets has stu’s kitchTuesdays at 6 p.m. en open from 9 a.m. to noon. Donations accepted. the south okanagan royaL Canadian Legion and Similkameen MS has a service officer at 1 Society has an informal p.m. coffee group that meets 890 wing of South at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Okanagan Air Force Cherry Lane Shopping Association gets together Centre. For more info, call for a gab and coffee every Sherry at 250-493-6564 Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 or email sherry.wezner@ Dakota Ave. Line danCing at the mssociety.ca. fraternaL order of the Oliver Senior Centre at Eagles has drop-in euchre 10 a.m. Get moving with at 7 p.m. Claire Denney. Call 778o kanagan 439-2070 for more info. s outh ConCert toastmasters meet every pentiCton and rehearses from 7 to Tuesday at 7 ADVERTISING p.m. in the bFEATURE p.m. at the Lutheran community services build- 8:30 ADVERTISING FEATURE

Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced musicians. All band instruments. The band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info or email info@pentictonconcertband.ca. okanagan faLLs seniors’ Centre has pool at 6:30 p.m. and music from 7 to 9 p.m. tops b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Pat at 250-4937887 or Sally at 250-4926556.

uPCoMInG eVenTs order of st. Luke is holding a parish eucharist healing service at noon on Feb. 4 in St. Saviours Church. Study and coffee

group at 10 a.m. in the club room. The healing miracles of Jesus. the south okanagan Genealogical Society members report on new research possibilities as presented at 2014 provincial conference at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5 in the library auditorium. Emphasis on UK, Canadian and Australian research. the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Lunch Bunch meets at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 5 at the Bear’s Den Restaurant, 950 Westminster Ave. W. for grandmothers afriCa are hosting a bridge social at the Penticton United Church on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration by Feb. 3.Call Lynn Popoff at 778-476-0609 to register.

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