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Mixed Woodcarvings reaction true works of art to tax PAT KELLY

Boundary Creek Times Reporter

Support in the West Boundary is evenly split for and against the proposed room occupancy tax on the local accommodation industry. However, according to Cindy Alblas who has been working on the project since last September, there is now a 68-per-cent buy-in from accommodators across the Boundary and the project is ready to move to the next phase. She said that to date her focus has been on the hotels and motels, but she will be meeting with other businesses such as Deadwood Junction and the Motherlode. “I will give you a complete report on Greenwood,” she promised, “but the report I am giving to you today is the Boundary wide report.” She estimates between $30,000 and $40,000 in new revenue might come in from the tax. Seventy per cent of the tax would be directed to marketing the region with the purpose of increasing bed stays; the remaining 30 per cent will be used for administration. Connie and Rainer Nisson at the Greenwood Motel are very much opposed to adding a new tax on their customers. • See ROOM TAX page A10

Paul Lautard, former resident of Rhone now residing in Midway, hosted a display of his life-long woodcarving hobby last week in the basement of Parkview Manor. Word spread around the community and Lautard spent the day greeting people as they came to see his work. He said he began carving in his 20s. In fact, he did one carving while stationed in Scotland during the Second World War that he left behind there when he came home. He continued his hobby until he had to quit when his eyesight began to fail. The bas-relief carvings were done in teak planks which came from Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand. They are heavy, and as Lautard points out, they were once twice as heavy before he began to bring them to life, a task that took as much as six months per piece. Many of his carvings depict local landscapes—lakes and mountains; one shows a prospector’s cabin that no longer exists. Another shows a winter scene with a cougar treed by dogs. Each carving has a custom-made wooden box to protect it that Lautard (a retired carpenter by trade) made before he started the piece. Also on display were the tools he’d used, including a hammer for his chisel work that he’d made from a broken baseball bat. He said his woodcarvings have been displayed in schools, both locally and on the coast, and in the Vancouver and Coquitlam art galleries. The lines he uses to frame the scene are perfect and his letters look like they were done with stencils. A modern CNC routing machine would be hard pressed to equal Lautard’s hand-carved work.

Paul Lautard’s bas-relief woodcarvings show amazingly fine detail with animals and foliage standing clear of the background. To accomplish this he would first carve the details on the foreground features and then, using short pieces of hacksaw blade, cut the piece free from the background (as shown by the piece of paper placed under the tree branch above). PHOTO: PAT KELLY

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Saturday, March 28: Easter Meat Draw at the Canadian Legion in Greenwood. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28: Seed to Table at Greenwood Community garden beside St. Jude’s Anglican Church. Vertical and Square foot gardening. Greenhouse growing and transplanting. Info 250449-2639. Sunday, March 29: Westbridge crib - $5 per session (eight games per session). Prizes per session Highest score $25, second $15, third $5, and lowest score $5. Prizes doubled if more than 24 players. Info Dell 250-446-2330. Saturday, April 4: Kettle River Lions host a community Easter dinner at 5 p.m. at the Rock Creek fairgrounds pavilion. By donation; children are welcome.

REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Drop-in crib at Greenwood Legion at 7 p.m. $3 buy-in. Mondays: Girl Guides of Canada meets after school from 3:30 to 5 at WBES. Contact Janine Fraser at WBES or Linda Sheppard at 250-4431529. First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed on holiday Mondays, but will be open the next day on Tuesday. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Second Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre sorting day 10-2 p.m. All helpers are appreciated. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Coun-

cil meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meeting at 6:30 – for location info phone 250-5280227. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Mondays and Wednesdays: Boot Camp at McArthur Centre in Greenwood from 6-7. $10 drop-in or $60 per month. Info 250-442-3664. Postponed until further notice. Monday & Wednesday beginning Sept. 15: Country Kids Playschool 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rock Creek Health Centre. For info or to register call Sara Eek 250-446-2202. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Drop-in social at the Greenwood Seniors’ Centre, 9 -11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Taekwondo at BCSS gym from 4 to 5 p.m. Open to ages 6 (with supervision) to 106. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boundary Women’s Resource Centre on Market Avenue in Grand Forks open from 9 a.m. to - 3 p.m. Info 250-442- 5212. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7 p.m. Info: 250442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association

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meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 p.m. Second Tuesday (until May): Founder’s Day Organizing Committee meeting 6-8 p.m. at City Hall. Volunteers gather to brainstorm, share resources and help plan Greenwood’s birthday on July 11. Wednesdays: Writer’s group meeting at 11 a.m. at Bored Room Bistro in Midway. Wednesdays: Girl Guides of Canada meet at King of Kings Church in Midway, Sparks ages 5-6 and Brownies ages 7-8 meet at 4:30-5:45; Guides ages 9-11 and Pathfinders ages 12-14 meet from 6 to 7:30. Info 250-449-2309 or 250-445-9955. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro, 607 Eighth Ave, Midway at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Women’s Counseling in Rock Creek and West Boundary: Free and confidential. For information call the STV counselor at 1-855-4413131 or 442-3131. Childcare and transportation subsidies are available. Wednesdays: Storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Greenwood library. Preschool kids ages 3-5 years and their parent/caregiver can enjoy stories, songs, action rhymes, games, and simple crafts. Siblings welcome, too! Running through April 8th. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 p.m. in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 p.m. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250-445-2111, or Wolfgang 250-446-2455. Second Wednesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-4462454 or 250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 1 p.m. 250-446-2616. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair

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Assoc. meets at 7 p.m. at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446- 2465. Thursday mornings: Free Yoga Classes in Greenwood at the McArthur Centre from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information call: Diane at 250-4456364. Thursdays: Kinesiology at the old Kettle Valley School House from 9:30 to 12. Thursdays: Anglican Thrift Store from 11-3. Info phone Les Williams 250-445-2216. Thursdays: Quilters and other crafters meet at the Midway Senior’s Centre at 9:30 a.m. Come for coffee and bring your needle project to work on. Membership fee $10 per year. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250445-2125. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre from 9:30 - 11. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. First & Third Friday: Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion in Greenwood. 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Third Friday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $3 includes movie, drink and popcorn. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Prospector Pub in Rock Creek. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 2-6 p.m. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Last Saturday: Karaoke at Hotel Midway – Hot-L Pub at 8:30. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. Opens at noon.

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“Why doesn’t she just leave?” Oliver Glaser came to Monday’s Greenwood council meeting to answer questions about the Boundary Bash Rugby tournament he is organizing for August in Greenwood.

Ball field plans finalized

Council has finalized plans for the use of grant funds to upgrade the ballpark. At a special public meeting held on Friday, March 20, council voted to approve progress on the multi-use ball field. The grant dollars must be committed by the end of this month or they will have to be returned to the government. Mayor Ed Smith said an application has been made for extension, but to date has not been received. Faced with that deadline, council voted to allocate the remaining funds as follows: • dugouts: not to spend over $13,000 • two bocce pits: approval to spend $12,500 on each • plaque: $1,000 • concession fixtures and installation: $17,000 • lights: $10,000 • fire pit area: $5,000 • picnic tables: $8,000 • with the balance remaining going to bike racks, garbage cans and benches. Council also decided at the March 20 special meeting to demolish the old concession building, leaving the cement, to prepare the area for the community fire pit.

Berkeley Springs note CAO Robin Dalziel reported at the March 23 regular meeting that although Greenwood Gold water didn’t finish in the medals at the 2015 Berkeley Springs Water Tasting competition, it did make it into the final round.

Boundary Bash Rugby returning Permission was given to Oliver Glaser to use city property for the Boundary Bash Rugby Tournament to be held on Aug. 8 to 10. He requested use of the rugby pitch, the old concession facilities, camping in Barbara Diane Colin Memorial Park, the park across the street and in Lions Park from Aug. 7 to 10. He also asked for a noise bylaw exemption. Councillor Darla Ashton voiced her concern about possible damage to the turf by allowing camping on the ball diamond. “We just need someone around there,” Glaser said, adding it was a “loophole” that he needs in

order to have camping there. “It’s not a big deal. Just what we did last year, we just basically had a few tents.” He added the area could also be used for overflow from the main campground and for families who don’t want to camp in the main campground for Saturday. When Glaser was told that council had decided to demolish the concession and it may not be standing in August, he urged the city to keep the building. He said the rugby tournament would use it for equipment storage and MC setup. “It is too old,’ Mayor Ed Smith told Glaser. “It gets wet every year in the spring of the year. It is below ground by eight inches. It does not comply with our code that we have as a city for the space that we need from the edge of the road to that building.” Council granted Glaser’s request but with no guarantee the old concession would still be standing in August. Public works report The Superintendent of Public Works reported that numerous trees deemed a risk to the new fence at the cemetery were removed; as was a large tree straddling Boundary Creek at Province Street and numerous trees that were assessed as posing a risk to homes in the Mill Street area. “We will try to assess the rest of the city in the near future and deal with any trees deemed immediately hazardous,” Superintendent Randy Smith wrote in his report. Smith also reported that Emcon Services has been contacted and will be sweeping the city streets when the sweeper arrives in this area. This should occur in the next couple of weeks. Watermain flushing will commence on April 7. Residents are advised to check the City of Greenwood website for more information. Upcoming meetings There will be a budget planning meeting on Monday, March 30 in council chambers. The next regular meeting of council will be on Monday, April 13.

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Legislation regrettable Foreign Minister Nicholson’s announcement this week that Canada has ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) includes $2.4 million in programming for demining and removal of explosive remnants of war. While the program funding is welcomed, these do nothing to mask the damage that Canada’s implementing legislation does to the international regime established by the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Canada’s implementing legislation is the worst of any state party to the CCM. It includes language that effectively undermines the treaty, by permitting Canadian soldiers to enable use of cluster munitions while in combined operations with allies, such as the United States, that have not signed the treaty. Numerous legal experts, as well as all of Canada’s opposition parties, called for the legislation to be radically revised, to eliminate the “exceptions” (Article 11) that allow Canadian soldiers to participate in actions otherwise proscribed by the treaty. Notably, the government of Norway and the International Committee of the Red Cross called for changes to the bill. In Canada, the World Federalists presented an “open letter” signed by 27 international law experts that indicated in detail why the Canadian legislation is inconsistent with the treaty’s fundamental purpose—a ban on cluster munitions. Canada’s damaging legislation sets a bad precedent. It creates incentives for others to write their own exceptions and loopholes. A couple of million dollars in program funding for mine clearance activities does not undo the significant damage that Canada’s bad example sets for this important piece of international humanitarian law. – Robin Collins, World Federalist Movement

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Happy is what you make it Every day counts! You can write that on a piece of paper war that I didn’t believe in; basically I left the U.S. because and put it under a magnet on the fridge door. It’s just the there was a guy leading the government whom I couldn’t kind of three-worded pearl of wisdom that can keep your support. attitude in alignment with your goals. The power of posiIronic, isn’t it? Now, 45 years later, I am heading back tive thinking is what they call it. across the line at a time I can’t find much common ground But those three words—“every day counts”—take on a with the guy we have leading Canada. I must have probwhole different, and much larger, meaning when you do lems with authority. something as drastic as telling your boss you’re But I’ll be on the job until the end of next going to quit and, more to the point, you give month; and I can promise that I am planA LITTLE them a date. Or listing your house for sale, get- PERSPECTIVE ning on making it back to the Boundary one ting an offer and then signing a piece of paper day—home sweet home. that, to all intents and purposes, means you are To all my friends and neighbours I can going to be homeless on the same date as you think of few lines better to leave you with are out of work. than those of Clarence, the guardian angel “Every day counts” is right! in the classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life. As I have been living in the Boundary since the credits start to roll at the end of the film the mid-’70s. I came to Rock Creek with some George Bailey finds a copy of The Adventures Pat friends. We were actually on our way to Sasof Tom Sawyer that Clarence had given him. KELLY katchewan to buy a farm, but the natural beauty The inscription read, “Dear George: Rememof the Boundary made us stop and we never got ber no man is a failure who has friends. P.S. back on the road. Thanks for the wings! Love, Clarence.” So after 40 years as a local, and nearly 25 in the same *** house in Midway, I am moving on. Family stuff in Oregon Just a few more disjointed keystrokes are all it will take calls me back to where I was born. to fill the space this week. As you can imagine, it is not an easy decision to head Don’t forget the Greenwood Legion Easter Meat Draw down there—but sometimes in life, options are few. on Saturday at 3 p.m. Proceeds go back to the community; Most times, if you accept what you can’t change, you and your odds are way, way better than playing the lottery. have a better day. And finally… Special K and I once put a sign up on the kitchen wall: NEWS FLASH! The launch of Canadian Agricultural “Happy is what you make it; always has been, always will Safety Week was cancelled last week. The reason? Go figbe.” ure—it was because of safety concerns. It seems a major So I have been working at getting my head wrapped blizzard had dumped 48 cm (18 inches) of snow on Chararound all of this. One line of thinking I’ve come up with lottetown and organizers decided to cancel. is that some 45 years ago I deserted the U.S. Army during a

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Boundary’s top cop transfers CRAIG LINDSAY

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After six years and nine months with the Grand Forks and Midway RCMP detachment, Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison has accepted a position at the district office in Kelowna. “I’ve been transferred to Kelowna to our district management team,” said Harrison to the Gazette on Tuesday. “I’m not the detachment commander anymore.” Harrison and his wife will remain in Grand Forks until they are able to sell their house here. As long as he remains here, he expects to continue to be involved with the Multi-Agency Accommodation Project (MAAP) and with BETHS (Boundary Extreme Weather Shelter), where he sits as vice-chair. Harrison’s new position will be as an advisory NCO.“I’ll report to the district commander (chief superintendent Frank Smart). My job is basically a district liaison with all the detachment commanders in the Kootenay Boundary

region from Salmo to Nakusp to Midway. I’ll be representing the district officer out of Kelowna.” Harrison said the job offer is a lateral transfer as far as rank and was quite unexpected. “It was totally out of the blue,”

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said Harrison. “The boss in Kelowna called me up and asked when I was going to retire. I said I didn’t have any immediate plans. He said, ‘Good. I want you on my team.’ It was one of those things that just came out of the blue.” Harrison has been in Grand Forks for almost seven years and has really enjoyed his time here. “Absolutely loved it,” he said. “It’s a wonderful community. I’ve been very involved in the community and will continue to be involved in the community right until the day I move.” He said he is not aware of any replacement for him being named for the Grand Forks and Midway RCMP detachments. In the mean time, Cpl. Richard Lanz will take over as commander for Grand Forks and Midway. “It’s been a pleasure working in this community,” added Harrison. “I want to thank everyone who I had an opportunity to work with. I’ve had the pleasure of being involved in some pretty important things in our community. It’s been home for my wife and I.”

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Thieves steal tires in broad daylight On Tuesday, March 17 Midway RCMP were dispatched to Greenwood after receiving a report that truck tires had been stolen. According to detachment commander Cpl. Judson Mayes, witnesses reported that three males entered a driveway in full daylight and removed two tires from a parked truck. Mayes said that a witness called the police, who later spoke to one male who did not deny his involvement. Mayes said the individual was arrested and the matter will be before the courts. *** Also on Tuesday, March 17, RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter to a rural property near Beaverdell. A16-foot flat deck trailer and John Deer tractor (model number 5020)

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were stolen. Police report the home on the property was entered as well and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information to this break and enter are asked to contact the Midway RCMP at 250449-2244 with information. *** In the early morning hours of Thursday, March 19, RCMP were called to Rock Creek on a report of a male subject going through an unlocked vehicle looking for personal information. A Westbridge resident also report some-

one entering an unlocked vehicle and taking personal items, credit cards, set of keys, and flashlight. *** On Monday, March 23, police recovered a stolen truck in the Beaverdell area that had been parked down a trail. The vehicle was stolen from Kelowna in November. A large quantity of stolen items was found in the vehicle. Midway RCMP are seeking any assistance from witnesses who can provide any information with the investigation. *** Boundary residents are to be reminded to lock their vehicles doors at all times, even if they are running into the store for a minute—this is an opportune situation that thieves look for. Douglas Fir & SPF

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Hockey Motoring Scott FireFit College Hockey News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving News PGA Tour Golf Marilyn Denis The Social Written etalk Gas Gas SportsCentre Our Vancouver Absolutely Doc Zone Nature/ Things Figure Skating All In Chan Paid Paid Bull Riding College Basketball News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving News PGA Tour Golf Magic Doki Ad Wild Wild Maker Martha Dogs Dogs Hope for Wildlife Rescue Wildlife Outback Explore Paid Paid Paid McCarv World of X Games (6:00) “Troy” Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction Cops Cops Cops Yard Yard Yard Yard Hunters Hunt Intl Beach Island Carib Hawaii Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Deep ››› “Twister” Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton. (8:00) CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield (N) CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow (N) Sponge. Parents Rabbids Bread Teenage Mut. ››› “Despicable Me” Law & Order: UK NCIS “Switch” “Fast Five” ›› “Fast & Furious” Vin Diesel. Overhaulin’ Mayday Mayday Jacked! Go Wrong? Vanderpump Rules Housewives/Atl. Newlyweds Real Housewives Matchmaker Paid Paid Paid Paid Kds Old Paid Paid › “Swimfan” 19 Kids-Count 19 Kids-Count 19 Kids 19 Kids 19 Kids 19 Kids 19 Kids 19 Kids Perception “Run” ››› “Return to Me” David Duchovny. ››› “City of Angels” “Fools Rush In” (10:15) ››› “Doc Hollywood” ›› “Funny People”, Seth Rogen Austin I Didn’t K.C. Jessie Liv-Mad. Girl Gravity › “The Spy Next Door” “Anchorman: Legend of Ron” “Saving Silvrmn” ›› “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” Just for Laughs Theory Theory MenMenJust for Laughs Cash Cash (9:15) ››› “I Accuse!” Jose Ferrer. ›››› “Gandhi” Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen. Pioneer Pioneer Food Fortunes Guy’s Games Cutthroat Kitchen Chopped Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Survivorman Paid Paid Pawn. Pawn. Yukon Gold Gangland American Pickers Paranormal Wi. Paranormal Wi. Fact or Faked Face Off Doctor Who (7:30) “Pale Rider” ›› “Above the Law”, Pam Grier ›› “Out for Justice” Border Border Border Border Bggg Bggg Border Border Border Border Big Toopy Caillou Cat in Babar Ready, Back Mike Truck Dino Home Old House Kitchen Chefs Martha Cook’s Garden Antique Roadshow News Paid Paid Golf Digest PGA Tour Golf Kourtney-Kim Kourtney-Kim Kourtney-Kim Kourtney-Kim The Royals Focus Big Paid 21 DAY Friends Friends ›› “Eddie and the Cruisers” Dr. Pol Dr. Pol Dr. Pol Dog Dog Dog Dog Expedi Expedi RockBlue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods State Coolest WWD WWD MLB Preseason Baseball: Nationals at Mets Gumby Casper Dexter Dexter “The Land Before Time” Gadget “Land Before” Punjab Mehak Punjabi Lamia Virasat Quran Punjab Waqt 4 Pyar Hi Sanjha Antique Roadshow British Baking Martha Cooking Kitchen Sara’s NOVA Style by Style Vampire Diaries Ghost Whisperer “Spring Breakdown” Parker Posey. Drugs, Inc. Ultimate Survival Alaska-Trooper Wicked Tuna Security Security

SATURDAY EVENING

3 PM

Record Pardon Sports Varied Programs The Talk Meredith Vieira Young & Restless News News News Dr. Phil Ellen DeGeneres The Dr. Oz Show CTV News CTV News Steven and Chris Republic of Doyle Dragons’ Den CBC News CBC Murdoch Let’s Make a Deal The Dr. Oz Show Dr. Phil News CBS News Varied The Talk Meredith Vieira Young & Restless News News (5:59) News Hour Dino Curious Olly Jelly Kate and Magic Jack Wild Varied Programs Queen Latifah Rachael Ray The Doctors News ABC News News Movie Varied Programs Holmes on Homes Bryan Deck Varied Programs Hunt Intl Hunters Varied Programs Varied Programs The Situation Room E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Varied Programs Chucks Kid Sidekick Chucks Sponge. Varied Parents Sponge. Sam & Assem Musket Varied NCIS Stargate Atlantis Movie Varied Programs Varied Programs How/ How/ Daily Planet Varied Programs Friends Friends True Crime Scene True Crime Scene Varied Programs Fam Paid Steve Harvey Meredith Vieira Mike Anger Two Mod Say Yes Say Yes Varied Programs Criminal Minds Flashpoint Person of Interest Blue Bloods Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs (4:20) Movie Varied Movie Phineas ANT ANT Good Phineas Jessie Jessie Liv-Mad. Austin Varied Middle Middle Seinfeld Mod Theory Theory Browns Payne Browns Payne Laughs Laughs Gags Gags Frasier Frasier Theory Theory Match Gas Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Food Food Chopped Varied Programs Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Varied Programs Varied Programs M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Varied Programs Star Trek: Voyager Inner Scare Stargate SG-1 Castle Varied Programs Movie Varied Programs Ghost Adventures Gotta Eat St. Moves Moves Security Security Varied Programs Truck Bubble Octo Back Zack Mike Toopy Peg Truck Cat in Thomas Sesame Curious Cat in WordGirl Wild News Busi PBS NewsHour TMZ Minute Ellen DeGeneres Judge Judge News News News Million. Varied Programs TMZ etalk CSI: Crime Scene TMZ Live Varied Programs Mike Mike Two Two Theory Theory Varied Programs Maury KTLA 5 News at 3 Bill Cunningham Steve Wilkos News News Blue Bloods Funny Videos Funny Videos Videos Varied Mother Mother PIX11 News at 5 Ray Celebrity Two Two Varied Programs Animan. Toon Looney Looney Garfield Fl’stone Jetsons Dexter Bravo Ninja Doc Martin New Varied Murder, She Wrote Columbo Varied Programs Wild Varied PBS NewsHour Busi Varied Programs Cancer-Emp CSI: Miami My Style by Charmed Sex-City Sex-City CSI: Miami Varied Programs Security Security Varied Programs

SATURDAY MORNING

2:30

7 PM

7:30

8 PM

8:30

9 PM

9:30

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College Hockey Sports SportsCentre SportsCentre (N) NCIS: New Orleans Remedy Side Show News SNL 16x9 “Under Fire” Theory Anger Criminal Minds News CTV W5 (N) Motive “Oblivion” Post News Republic of Doyle NHL Hockey Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks. (N) (Live) White Collar NCIS: New Orleans Criminal Minds News Closer 48 Hours NCIS: New Orleans Remedy Side Show News SNL 16x9 “Under Fire” Mega Hunters Heartbeat Midsomer Murders Park Waterfront Cities Entertainment Ton. Secrets and Lies Scandal In an Instant (N) Cops Cops Cops Cops (9:01) ››› “Troy” Brad Pitt, Eric Bana. Bryan Bryan Timber Kings Fixer Upper Custom Custom Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Surviving Marriage Intervention Married-Sight Married-Sight Surviving Marriage Escape-Jonestown Special Report Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Stanley Choice Kids’ Choice Awards 2015 Vampire Haunting Heart Heart Haunting ›› “Fast Five” Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. ›› “Fast & Furious” Vin Diesel. Bitchin’ Rides Fat N Furious Overhaulin’ Bitchin’ Rides Cold Water “Take Me Home” › “Good Luck Chuck” Dane Cook. ›› “Take Me Home Tonight” Two Theory Hell’s Kitchen News Wanted Animation Dom Backstrom Gypsy Wedding Gypsy Wedding Gypsy Wedding Gypsy Wedding Gypsy Wedding “Under Siege 2” ›› “A Good Day to Die Hard” ››› “Under Siege” Steven Seagal. “Doc Hollywood” ››› “Robin and Marian” (9:50) ›››› “Spartacus” Girl Austin I Didn’t ANT Next Wingin’ Derek › “The Spy Next Door” “Pelham 123” Fam Guy Fam Guy Seinfeld Seinfeld King King “War of Worlds” Theory Theory Just for Laughs Just for Laughs Comedy Roast Comedy Now! ››› “Cat Ballou” Jane Fonda. ››› “Wonder Man” Danny Kaye. › “Bone” Guy’s Games Chopped Chopped Canada Guy’s Games Cutthroat Kitchen Liquida Liquida Mantracker Dog and Beth Conspiracy Buck Buck Vikings Gangland ›› “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” Kevin Costner. (11:15) “The Mist” Bitten “Dark Ants” (7:15) ›› “The Mist” Thomas Jane. The Walking Dead The Walking Dead The Walking Dead The Walking Dead The Walking Dead The Dead Files Ghost Adventures Ghost Adventures The Dead Files The Dead Files Caillou Mike Big Max, Back Bubble Umi Band (Off Air) Keep Up Time/By Mr. Austin City Limits ››› “Julie & Julia” Meryl Streep, Amy Adams. Blue Bloods Figure Skating Sat. Night Live News SNL MasterChef Pop Pop MasterChef MasterChef Beverly Beverly Seinfeld Seinfeld Mother Mother Office Office King Paid Paid Dreamc Two Two Two Two Fam Guy Fam Guy KTLA News at 10 News Mr. 3000 Salem ›› “Blade 2: Bloodhunt” › “Dreamcatcher” Morgan Freeman. News Sports Honey. Honey. The Pinkertons Alien Alien “Hearts-Atlantis” Tintin Tintin Hercules Hercules Garfield Garfield Toon Animan. “Land Before” Aikam Taur Lashkara Waqt 4 Success Poetry Joyce Ethan Doors Live at the Bowl ’68 Austin City Limits Artists Den Front and Center Baggage Excused CSI: Miami Sex-City Sex-City “Spring Breakdown” Parker Posey. Security Security Wicked Tuna Street Science Security Security Ultimate Survival

FRIDAY EVENING

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9 PM