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City workers, firefighters and community members bow their heads in silence in front of city hall Tuesday for the National Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Kathy Giampa (below), with CUPE local 626, is greeted with hugs of condolence after sharing the tragic story of her brother’s preventable workplace death in 2001. For a video with her, and other presentations, visit The Morning Star online at www.vernonmorningstar.com
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under the rules as presented to us at this time. Any changes that may arise from the OKIB claim will need to be dealt with as they arise,” he said. The other issue is two Lake Country property owners who have first right of refusal with CN to purchase the corridor adjacent to their homes. “I think both property owners are going to be willing to work with us,” said Gilchrist. Duane Thomson, who led the yes campaign in Lake Country, says now is the time to bring all residents together no matter how they voted Saturday. “Many told us that they were supportive of the trail but did not appreciate the process, they were fearful that they were not getting the real story, and that negotiations were held behind closed doors,” said Thomson. “Now that the community has spoken and once they realize that their fears were largely ill-founded, many of them will come on board. We are very respectful of those who voted no as many of them had legitimate concerns that must be considered.” One of the most vocal opponents to borrowing $2.6 million was resident Guy Bissonette. “I think we put the proper questions forward. Some of them were answered and some of them weren’t,” he said. “At the end of the day, I hope they prove me wrong with my concerns about the cost over-runs.” Baker acknowledges some residents have concerns about costs and he urges them to join fundraising efforts to construct the trail. “They are community minded and I hope they will help us not go beyond our means.” GVAC is contributing $1.9 million towards the purchase of the corridor within RDNO while the remainder of the $22 million price tag is coming from Kelowna and the provincial government. The Okanagan Rail Trail Initiative has announced it will raise funds and pursue grants for development of the trail. — with files from Black Press reporter Kevin Parnell
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Saje Harrison, five, and her sister Sadie, two, try out a pose during a kids yoga class Saturday at Vernon Yoga as part of Unplug and Play Week. Activities continue through to Sunday, May 3 with everything from pickleball to junior jazzercise and fishing, all culminating with an Unplugged Family Fun Day at Polson Park Sunday. For a list of events visit northokanaganoptimistclub.org
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Possible privatization of hospital laundry is drawing opposition at Vernon city hall. Council members expressed concerns Monday about the Interior Health Authority’s investigation of laundry services and specifically whether using a private contractor is financially feasible. “Within the business care study, they should consider the environmental impact,” said Coun. Catherine Lord. “If they are shipping laundry out (to a central site), there will be trucks on the road.” IHA currently has five large and six small laundry sites with 175 employees. In Vernon, there are 15 full-time equivalent staff. IHA spends about $10 million a year to operate the laundry service and the agency says about $10.5 million is needed over the next several years to replace equipment such as washing machines at all locations. However, Mayor Akbal Mund says he is concerned that privatization could lead to well-paying jobs being lost in Vernon. “I’d like to see the numbers because $1 million is not much to keep laundry in Vernon. I’d like to see it stay in Vernon,” he said. Lord wants assurances that IHA is using an open process to look at the future of laundry services. “I hope they haven’t already made up their minds,” she said.
Construction signals positive economy the first quarter increased from 2014’s $9.8 million to $17.4 million. There are signs that Vernon’s economy is “There were 88 building permits issued moving ahead. in 2015’s quarter one, an increase There were 210 overall development over the 61 permits issued in 2014’s applications to the City of Vernon’s quarter one,” said Carie Liefke, community development department in planning assistant, in a report. the first quarter of 2015. That is up from “The increase in building per163 in 2013 and 176 in 2014. mits for single-family dwellings “The start of 2015 was very strong for may be due in part to changes building permit activity,” said Kim Flick, to the B.C. Building Code. Code director of community development. changes that became effective as of Kim Flick The value of building permits within Dec. 20, 2014 led to many applicaRICHARD ROLKE
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A Vernon woman claims a lot of misinformation has been released in connection with her being hit by a truck while in her electric scooter on a downtown Vernon sidewalk. Patricia Parent, 49, was struck in her scooter by a pickup as she crossed a blind alleyway between 28th and 29th Avenues as she correctly drove down 30th Street on the sidewalk at around 2 p.m. April 16. Police originally issued Parent a violation ticket, but rescinded the violation several days later. “The RCMP never interviewed me. They spoke to me twice: once when I was lying on the ground screaming, the other was when I was in the trauma room (at Vernon Jubilee Hospital) and the officer
councillor, is concerned about the approach being taken by the ministry. “I urge that everyone who wants to see a relatively sane solution to the crossing at Stickle Road attend the hearing and make their voices heard,” he said. The ministry states, “The proposed intersection improvements would increase safety and mobility at the intersection of Highway 97 and Stickle Road.”
handed me a ticket,” said Parent. She refuted claims that she was “flying down the sidewalk,” as two witnesses told RCMP, and that she was going 30 km/h on her scooter which the RCMP originally alleged. “My scooter only goes up to 15 km/h,” said Parent, who added she slowed down before crossing the alley. “If I’d seen the vehicle, I would have stopped completely,” she said. “I was three-quarters of the way through when I got hit.” Parent suffered a dislocated shoulder in the accident and her scooter suffered significant damage. An ICBC claim has been opened and her matter remains under investigation. The driver of the truck was not injured and was not charged.
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Santana Brown (left), of Santana Brown Photography, accepts the Nexus BC Community Resource Centre Entrepreneur of the Year award from last year’s winner Jen lemire-Joinson of Sea Stars Kids Boutique. Santana Brown Photography and VantageOne Credit Union were part of a record 64 nominations for the eight award categories. Other award winners: Kohler Customer Service Award: The Leaf and Bean Coffee Shop; Shepherd’s Home Hardware Revitalization Award: The Boutique; City of Armstrong Green Community Award: Om Naturale Herbal Care Co.; Anchor Inn Pub
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The pain of losing her beloved daughter is not constant for Armstrong’s Bev Carlson. But it still comes in waves. It was five years ago Thursday – April 30, 2010 – that Carlson’s 22-year-old daughter Kiera was walking from her Coldstream home on Venables Drive to her job at a downtown Vernon night club when she was struck by a car shortly before 9 p.m. on Aberdeen Road. Her body was found the next morning on rocks near the Regional District of North Okanagan. “April 30, 2010, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. May 1, 2010, was the worst time of our lives,” said Carlson, who said she received her last text from Kiera at 8:49 p.m. April 30, and that she hadn’t shown up for work. Friends were out searching for her at 11 p.m. that night. “Not knowing where Kiera was or what had happened to her was unbearable. Now we know she is an angel. “This year, our angel would have turned 27 in February. She has been an angel for five years now. She may have married by now or had children. We will never know.” Carlson described Kiera, one of three girls born to Carlson and her husband, Len, as a “tiny, pretty girl who would make you smile, laugh or shake your head at her ‘drama.’ “She loved to pretend which led to acting in school,” said Carlson. “She was always the centre of attention. She used to say, ‘I am so tired of everyone’s drama.’ “She took everything to heart and really did care.” She only lived 22 years but Kiera Carlson made an impact on many. Growing up in Saskatchewan, friend Janelle Loden remembered a metal bunk bed Kiera had in her Melfort bedroom. “Every time she and
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A memorial service will be held Thursday to remember Kiera Carlson, who died five years ago. I would have sleepovers, we would sit on the middle of a blanket and lift the corners through the bars of the bunk above,” said Loden. “We would make cocoons. We
would fashion them so there were peep holes to send messages through to each other.” Another friend, Juli Kneller, said Kiera had the ability to love herself. “I was drawn to her passion, laughter and boisterous personality,” said Kneller, who also recalled a trip to Edmonton to watch their beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders and to get friendship tattoos. “Her laugh is undeniably beautiful and has marked my heart forever.” Friend Kisa Tiller said Kiera “was one of those amazing friends who would give it to you straight, even if it might hurt at first, and then
within the same day she’d bring your favorite Booster Juice to your work just to cheer you up because you were having a bad day.” “She taught me so much in the short time we got to spend together and I wish everyday that I could just call her up and chat, laugh and cry,” said Tiller. At the time of her death, Kiera was dating a man named Nick, who reached out to the Carlson family by sharing a poem called Please Don’t Cry, whose lines include: “Please don’t cry for me for I am at peace. I now rest. Please don’t be sad. Think of memories at their best...Please be strong. Don’t be in any
pain. Please wipe those tears for we will meet again.” “We will never forget or stop missing our baby girl Kiera,” said Carlson. “Life, sometimes, is not fair.” The family will host a memorial for Kiera at the place she died, the RDNO grounds, from 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Kiera’s memorial cross will be reset in the stones, and there will be candle lightings. The driver of the car that struck Kiera Carlson was found guilty in December 2012 of dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. He was sentenced to 32 months in jail.
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he referendum may be over but the heavy lifting begins. A major stumbling block to the rail corridor from Coldstream to Kelowna transforming into a recreational trail is the ongoing land claim by the Okanagan Indian Band. “It’s difficult to deny the fact that the Commonage reserve, where the Commonage rail corridor is, was created in 1877 by the Joint Indian Reserve Commission,” said Chief Byron Louis in a recent release. However, bureaucrats between 1886 and 1893 Richard Rolke erased the reserve boundaries on a map and the band’s access to the land disappeared. With calls for action ignored for more than a century, frustration has been building among band members and they believe sending a wake-up call to Ottawa is the only alternative. With local communities clambering to buy the rail corridor, legal action brings the band’s case immediate attention. The band has been clear that local communities should exercise buyer beware when trying to purchase the corridor. “When Kelowna Pacific Railway went bankrupt and Canadian National Railway decided to abandon the entire rail corridor, the Commonage rail corridor should have reverted to reserve land,” states the band. “If the lands were to revert to reserve, as they should have, the Commonage rail corridor does not belong to CNR, therefore CNR cannot sell it.” Local officials have stated that the land claim is a matter strictly between the band and the federal government, but the Regional District of North Okanagan, Lake Country and
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Kelowna are all identified in the band’s notice of claim filed in the B.C. Supreme Court. The jurisdictions are involved whether they want to be or not, and it was disappointing that a press release Tuesday from the acquisition team made no mention of the situation with the band. However, there is some sign of movement. “This is a good opportunity for them (band) to get it before the federal government, perhaps with the support of local government,” said James Baker, Lake Country mayor, during an interview Monday. “I’d like to see us support it (claim). The courts have said aboriginal title underlines all of B.C.” And direct lobbying of the federal and provincial governments to resolve the land claim is what’s needed if a rail trail is to materialize. Mayors and councils and regional district chairpersons and directors must not only fire off letters to their senior counterparts, but demand face-to-face meetings with local MPs and MLAs. They need to make it abundantly clear that the OKIB’s claim can no longer be cast aside and First Nations must be treated fairly and respectfully. And given that 3,336 Lake Country residents voted yes to borrow funds to buy the corridor, there is an army of rank-and-file citizens who can also be mobilized to contact their elected officials in Ottawa and Victoria. Of course, the OKIB must also demonstrate a willingness to work with local communities to resolve this issue as a rail trail can benefit all economically (the band’s Duck Lake reserve includes the corridor and could eventually be the site of tourism services like hotels and restaurants). But the overwhelming onus is on municipal councils who sold the dream of a rail trail to their residents and urged them to invest dollars. There is another hurdle to jump and now is not the time to sit on the sidelines.
The provincial government spends a lot of time bragging about how well it communicates with British Columbians but that edict obviously didn’t get passed on to the Ministry of Transportation. Residents and businesses along the Swan Lake corridor just found out earlier this week that the ministry is holding an open house on proposed changes to the intersection at Highway 97 and Stickle Road. And they likely only found out about the session if they saw the advertisement in Sunday’s Morning Star. However, while such a process may be expedient, it’s not a sufficient way of efficiently communicating with the public and particularly those who have a vested interest in any changes, and those are the businesses along the Swan Lake corridor whose bottom line relies on vehicular access. It should also be pointed out that the open house Thursday occurs during the Southern Interior Local Government Association conference in Kamloops. That means many of the City of Vernon and regional district officials who have concerns about Stickle Road are out of town and can’t represent their constituents’ best interests at the open house. But despite the short notification period, we would urge all Greater Vernon residents to attend the open house Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Prestige Hotel. That corridor is not only home to numerous businesses but significant future development is anticipated which will bolster the region’s economy. Safety for motorists is vital if that area is to remain an active part of the community. Get out to the open house, hear what the ministry is proposing and let them know what you think.
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he Stickle Road/ Highway 97 intersection has deservedly been in the news the last week or two, as it has been for more than 20 years or more. As an owner of R-Xtra Storage Centre, our staff, customers and all of the other businesses, plus numerous residents in the Swan Lake area, see on a daily basis the hazard of this intersection. There have been numerous accidents and four deaths according to what I have read in the paper the last week. We need a solution and we need it soon. It is decidedly difficult in the dark hours of winter to effect a safe leftturn on to Highway 97 from Stickle Road. Traffic is travelling well in excess of the posted 90 kilometres an hour, and it is difficult to judge which lane traffic is in, heading south bound while you are waiting to turn left, especially when you are staring into the headlights. We found out Monday that the Ministry of Transportation will have an open house this Thursday at the Prestige Inn to present its solution to this intersection. However, its solution is to close all left-turns on to Highway 97 from Stickle Road. The ministry wants to direct traffic southbound along the residential Pleasant Valley Road and push the traffic, including trucks and semi-trailers, to navigate through town to get back on
withdraw the bill The Vernon chapter of Amnesty International, in response to Colin Mayes’s column “Our duty to defend," says we are part of an international human rights organization, which is non political, and concerned with the basic human rights of all people, regardless of their social, political, religious or racial background. As secretary-general Alex Neve states, “Governments have not only the right but the responsibility to respond to concerns about attacks, including terrorism, and protect their citizens. But not at any cost.” Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism act, includes widely expanded powers and new criminal offences that may put our human rights at risk. There are many concerns about this bill among which are the following: A. A vague definition of “threats” that could include a wide range of protest activities that are certainly not criminal; B. Expanded information sharing without sufficient safeguards to prevent sharing of unreliable, inaccurate information, domestically and internationally (for example
to the highway, or anywhere else in downtown Vernon. People don’t want to go around this circuitous route; they want to turn left safely at the intersection. If MoT prevents left hand-turns, customers will not come, because of the loss of convenience. If customers stop driving to the auto mile, businesses will suffer a significant loss of revenue. This is not what businesses, employees or what our thousands of customers need. What the area needs is a functioning, fully signalled intersection with sensors, so traffic is stopped on Highway 97 only when someone needs to do
Maher Arar, Abulkazik and other human rights abuse cases on which Amnesty has worked hard to publicize and help resolve); C. New expanded national security activities and powers without any oversight or accountability. Laws intended to protect us from threats must not put our human rights at risk. Amnesty International calls on our government to withdraw Bill C-51 because its security reforms do not meet Canada’s human rights obligations, nationally and internationally. Nadine Poznanski, amnesty international Politics as usual? Several recent letters to the editor have addressed the issue of vote-splitting among the progressive parties in the upcoming federal election. Liberal supporters claim that we all need to support their candidate to have a chance of winning. NDP supporters claim that we all need to support their candidate to have a chance of winning. As the Green Party candidate in this riding, I think it's time to bring these claims back down to
Earth. Ridings are won one at a time, not based on national polls. In North Okanagan-Shuswap, the Conservatives have won with a clear majority in both the last two elections. The NDP have finished a distant second, the Green have run third, and the Liberals have finished fourth, below 10 per cent. Trends going into this election show the NDP fading nationally (after a brief surge with the Layton effect in 2011), and the Liberals moving up significantly under Trudeau. The Conservatives are below 2011 levels, but holding their ground. The Green Party has grown in support, specifically in B.C. (at 21 per cent in the January 2015 EKOS poll) based largely on leading the opposition to coastal pipelines, and the strong performances of B.C. MP Elizabeth May, and B.C. MLA Andrew Weaver. The Liberals and NDP, with their own in-fighting, have rebuffed Elizabeth May's attempts to negotiate on running single candidates in selected swing ridings. So, situation normal here, and
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we can all welcome in our newest Conservative MP. Unless? A significant number of people who voted Conservative in the last election have become disillusioned, with policies that don't reflect their core values. One example (of many) is Bill C-51, which adds costs to taxpayers, builds a new bureaucracy, removes oversight, and restricts individual freedoms. The real battle of the day is how to steer an economic course through the upheavals of climate change, water and air pollution, overpopulation, and species extinction. The World Bank, UN, IMF, and WTO have all laid out paths to the necessary rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Only Green Party policy mirrors these programs. My job in the upcoming election is to convince disillusioned small-C conservatives that the Green Party is fiscally responsible, and that renewables are the path to an economically sound future. dave smith, Green Party candidate, North okanagan-shuswap
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a left-turn. This is a common sense, viable solution for all. There are more than 25 businesses in the Swan Lake auto mile. Combined, we pay several hundreds of thousands of dollars in property taxes each year. The businesses employ several dozens of families that depend on the businesses. Combined, the businesses have several thousands of customers who need a safe way to return south-bound along Highway 97. We need better access and a safe intersection, not another road block thrown in our way. We need a solution, but punishing businesses is not only wrong, it sends the wrong signal. That wrong signal is that business doesn’t matter. A fully signalled intersection would attract more business to this important commercial area. As well, customers would feel much safer coming to this area. Please, other business owners, customers, and concerned citizens, come to the open house at the Prestige Hotel Thursday between 4 and 8 p.m. and give MOTI a clear message. Our employees, our customers and the businesses need a fully signalled intersection. Anything less is not an option. alan hannebauer, r-Xtra storage centre
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Play shows the depths of a mother’s love Caravan Farm Theatre opens its first spring production, In Like a Lion, in time for Mother’s Day
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The legend of how winter came to be is an all together different story in Greek mythology. Forget the tilt of the earth leaning away from the sun, in the ancient Greeks’ story it has to do with a mother mourning the loss of her daughter to the depths of Hades. The myth of Persephone and the return of spring is explored in true Caravan Farm Theatre fashion – as a comedy with live music and horses – in In Like a Lion. Written by Jan Derbyshire, with music by Caravan’s artistic director Courtenay Dobbie, dramaturgy by Emelia SymingtonFedy, and directed by Anita Rochon, the play is Caravan’s first ever spring production – at least the first one held at its property on Salmon River Road in Spallumcheen. In thinking of a spring production, the Caravan team went to work on something that truly spoke to the season. “Because we are a seasonal company, with a fall, winter and summer show, we were missing a spring show,” said Dobbie. “It was the dream of my predecessor to do a spring show and we felt now was the right time. “People are ready to get out of winter and escape the doldrums. This production is also
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Caravan Farm Theatre’s artistic director Courtenay dobbie, with daughter eloise, pay a visit with Tom, one of the farm’s stalwart Clydesdales. Caravan is about to present its first spring production, In Like a Lion, in its open timber-frame barn from Tuesday, may 5 to mother’s day may 10. really family friendly.” It will also be Caravan’s first full production in its timber-frame barn, the opensided venue that is normally used in case of inclement weather and for dances. For those who don’t remember classical studies from school, Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of the harvest, Demeter. In the play, Zeus is approached by his brother Hades who asks permission to have Persephone come live with him in the underworld (in the Greek myth, he actually kidnaps her). “Hades is called a cupcake in our show. He’s a romantic and he really loves Persephone,”
said Dobbie, adding the play uses modern language and the characters speak in colloquialisms. “Zeus and Hades call each other ‘bro.’ We are trying to make it accessible.” When Persephone is invited to the underworld, her mother Demeter essentially freaks out because her daughter is gone, so she freezes the fields and takes the bounty away. Zeus says to Demeter ‘you can’t starve our people,’ so the two gods visit Hades to negotiate a deal. “They pretend to eat a meal, although there is no food,” said Dobbie. Also different from the myth is that Persephone does not eat the pomegranate
seeds that determine her time spent with Hades, but the deal is the same in that Persephone spends half a year with Demeter (spring and summer) and half a year underground with Hades (fall and winter). And that, kids, is how the seasons come to be. At the heart of the story, however, is the female protagonists – the relationship between mother and daughter. “We used the analogy of a young girl blossoming. It’s the story of a daughter moving away from the grasp of her mother. They have a nice reconciliation and come to terms with what it is like being away from your mom,” said Dobbie. Joining the cast are some relative newcomers and some veterans to Caravan: Rachel Aberle as Persephone, Amitai Marmorstein as Hades, Randi Helmers as Demeter and James Fagan Tait as Zeus, while Caravan’s famed Clydesdales make an appearance pulling a chariot right into the timber-frame barn. Caravan is also welcoming a children’s choir, made up of local elementary students from Armstrong, as a Greek chorus. “It’s their local theatre so it’s so nice to have the kids perform and to get local families out here to see a professional piece of theatre with actors and costumes,” said Dobbie. In Like a Lion opens May 5 and continues to May 10, on the back of Caravan’s popular Mother’s Day market. Show times are 7:30 p.m. nightly with matinées Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday is free for moms with the purchase of a ticket. Get them at the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca.
Santana fans get Supernatural at jazz club AmAndA morAzAin For The Morning Star
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Guitarist doug Towle pays tribute to the great Carlos Santana in Supernatural – A Santana Experience, playing to a sold-out house at the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday.
This Saturday night the Vernon Jazz Club hosts a sold out show celebrating an icon of Latin rock and a true guitar hero, Carlos Santana. Supernatural – A Santana Experience is a seven-piece band that recreates the experience of a Santana concert with songs spanning his almost 50-year career. The audience will be led on a journey from Santana’s performance at Woodstock through to 2015, including the release of his 1999 smash album Supernatural. The band is fronted by Doug Towle (guitar and vocals) and features Susana Abreu (percussion and vocals), Heidi McCurdy (vocals), Brett Zeigler (keys), Pete Davyduck (bass), Mike Michalkow (drums), and Lyndon Dewitt (percussion). Although many of the band members have known each other for years, the group got together just two years ago and have been busy performing ever since. Towle was able to hand select the musicians he wanted to share in the magic. Finding the perfect set list was a harder feat. “Starting to choose the songs was far more difficult than we expected,” said Towle. “When the project began we knew a few songs that had to be in the set: Black Magic Woman, Evil
Ways and of course Smooth. The list of have-tos became huge. We still have a hard time cutting the songs down to a respectable three sets. We could easily play for several more hours.” Towle’s taste was extremely diverse when he was starting out in music. “Growing up, I listened to everything: classical and jazz to metal and more metal,” he said. After spending years in grunge and metal bands, playing fast and hard on the electric guitar, Towle says he came home one night and picked up his nylon-string guitar. “Latin music flowed out completely naturally. Starting a Santana tribute was inevitable,” he said. “I’ve always admired Carlos and his ability to lead such a strong band for so many years and with such high quality. Fronting a band as a guitarist and not as a singer takes an incredible amount of talent and tenacity.” In 2009, Towle beat out thousands of other guitarists and was a top 10 finalist for Guitar Player Magazine’s guitar superstar competition. He has performed across North America at Guitar Player Live in San Francisco, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Zihuatenejo Guitar Festival in Mexico, the Juan De Fuca Festival and the Harmony Arts Festival. He also owns and teaches out of DNA Guitar Studio, with two locations
in Langley and South Surrey. At the young age of 15, Abreu was playing in local clubs four nights a week. She sings in both English and Spanish in a wide range of styles including salsa, meringue, rock, pop and jazz. McCurdy has performed in Europe, the U.S., and Canada. Her song Fickle Mind won first place in the Write On songwriting contest. She has shared the stage with The Barenaked Ladies, Papa Wemba, and 54-40. Davyduck has been a crucial member in many of Towle’s musical projects for the past 13 years. He is also a Fender representative. Michalkow has been performing, recording, and teaching drums for more than 20 years. He has taught on a number of drum instructional DVDs, including Moeller Method Secrets, The Jazz Drumming System, and the world-renowned Drumming System, which has sold nearly 20,000 copies. He also teaches online. Dewitt plays drums and percussion for a variety of local artists including Towle’s nuevo flamenco group De La Terra. In 2006 he hit the blues trail as the drummer for singer/songwriter John Lee Sanders. Supernatural – A Santana Experience takes the stage at the Vernon Jazz Club (3000-31st St.) Saturday at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:15. The show is now sold out.
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paid tribute to both great composers. There followed four of six little pieces (Six Morceaux Opus 11) by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Bergmanns didn’t include Chanson Russe, based on an obscure Russian folk song, nor Romance, which might have been too cloying for these light-hearted lovers. But the remaining four compensated royally, with Barcarolle in G Minor. (Its rich, mysterious tones reminded its publisher of “a gondolier navigating Venetian canals beneath a moonlit sky.”) A sprightly Scherzo led to an intense Valse that provoked the duo to sway in rhythm as their hands flew over the keys and flicked through the pages of music. The Morceaux ended with the monumentally majestic Slava. The Bergmann Duo did equal justice to Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff ’s two “morceaux” from his Dadaesque Ironien Opus 34. Schulhoff was one of the first Europeans to weave jazz into classical music but his place in musical history was cut short by his untimely death in Wultzburg Concentration Camp in the 1940s. The program ended with Henry Levine’s arrangement of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which brought the house down... and up, in an inevitable standing ovation. The Bergmanns’ virtuosity shone again in their encore, when they tangoed on both keyboard and piano stool in perfect time, tune and harmony. That tango, once described as “a vertical expression of a horizontal intent,” left no more to be said except that this month’s curtain raiser, Max Bruch’s Concerto in D Minor, was beautifully performed by local violinist Alysha Black, accompanied by Arnold Draper. A slightly shaky beginning did not diminish the depth of feeling with which this gifted young musician interpreted Bruch’s intricate work. It’s no wonder the B.C. Touring Council nominated NOCCA as presenter of the year. Its final concert this season features the Elektra Women’s Choir at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre May 23.
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pril is done, cooked, passed, well almost; and didn’t it just fly by? Since we’re heading into the heart of spring I’m looking for a change in tastes and like the idea of lighter fare with lots of taste. Today’s recipes are Mexican, and are easy and delicious. Next time you’re having Mexican night at your house try this tostada recipe instead of tacos. Just like a taco, the tostada features a corn tortilla base, but instead of being folded and filled, it’s Cathi Litzenberger kept flat and then fried so you can pile on the toppings. This recipe starts with a smear of refried beans, then layers of lime-marinated chicken, cool lettuce and a mix of classic fixings, like creamy avocado and fresh-tomato salsa, for an over-the-top bite. The taco salad is always a great favourite for teens and large crowds. You can prepare it ahead of time, leaving the chips and dressing to be added just before serving. Enjoy! Chicken Tostadas Vegetable oil for frying 6 white corn tortillas Salt for sprinkling 3 cups cooked shredded chicken 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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broiler. Spread the refried beans evenly over one side of each tortilla and sprinkle with some of the cheese. Transfer to a baking sheet and broil until the cheese is lightly browned and melted, about 30 seconds. Divide the tortillas among 6 plates. Evenly mound the chicken on each tortilla and top with the lettuce. Top each tostada with avocado, salsa and a dollop of sour cream. Sprinkle with green onion and coriander leaves. Serve immediately. Salsa Cruda In a small bowl, mix together the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, coriander, salt, and season with pepper to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside. Taco Salad 16 ounces lean ground beef 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix 1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded 1 red onion, sliced 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, drained 1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, drained 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese 1 (16 oz.) package corn chips 1 (16 oz.) bottle Catalina salad dressing Prepare the ground beef as directed by taco seasoning package and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the beef mixture, lettuce, red onion, green onion, pinto beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, avocado and cheese. Mix well. Before serving, add the corn chips and enough dressing to coat. Mix well and serve immediately.
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Grieving the losses of dementia Morning Star Staff
As many North Okanagan families have found, the dementia journey requires ongoing adjustment to many changes that occur throughout the early, middle and late stages of the disease. Grief is the natural and necessary process to all of these changes that involve loss. To help the increasing number of families living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. has created a new workshop, Grieving Losses During the Dementia Journey. Coming to Vernon on May 6, the
free workshop provides an opportunity to explore the loss and grief issues of the dementia caregiving experience. There will be time for participants to consider some suggestions for weathering these losses. The workshop runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at The People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Seats are limited so pre-registration is required by contacting Carly Gronlund toll-free at 1-800-634-3399 or cgronlund@alzheimerbc.org. More information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and resources for living with its impact, are available by visiting www.alzheimerbc.org.
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How can you benefit from growing herbs as food and medicine in your own back yard? How does herbal medicine differ from modern pharmaceuticals? Join Richard Walker (herbalist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner of more than 30 years) at a free workshop for practical advice on
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georgette thrift store The world’s finest thrift store is having a half-price sale on all blue and green tags plus red dots for $1 until May 2. Get your grad suits and dresses here. New store hours Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 3100-28th Ave., behind Sir Winston’s Pub. united way spring online auction Runs until April 30. From gravel to golf, jewels to tools, something for everyone at the www. unitedwaynocs.com events page. vernon village cohousing meeting April 29 at 7 p.m., People Place, 3204-27th Ave., to form ideal multigenerational neighbourhood. Contact Mel or Barb VanSickle if you are not on the email list and are attending for the first time, 778-475-3453. royal astronomical society of canada Vernon branch meets April 29. The pre-meeting session at 6:30 p.m. features member Joel Wrinch showing his closeup lunar images and discussing his telescope and photo imaging setups. The main meeting features presentation by member Shawn Berglund, “Processing Astro Images with Photoshop.” Shawn will do a tutorial on how to enhance your astro images so you can bring a laptop with Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements installed to practise techniques at the meeting. Please have laptop batteries charged as there are no multiple AC outlets. Main program will include the April Mystery Constellation and April Observing Challenge issued by John Karlsson. Regular meeting starts 7:15 p.m., in the Heritage Hall of Okanagan Science Centre (building to right of main centre entrance on the northeast side of Polson Park just off Highway 6. the coldstream farmers market We are now back to every Wednesday from 2:30 to 6 p.m. throughout the year except two weeks flanking New Years. Come and experience sustainable, BEE SAFE, GMO free, local food; vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, honey, preserves, baking, gluten-free products, teas, tisanes, coffee, juice, dried herbs and samosas. Bring your knives for sharpening, too! We are at 9909 Kalamalka Rd. (across from Centex Gas). Now in our fifth season! hi noon toastmasters Does the transition from ski season to golf season take too long ? Come down to the Pantry restaurant Wednesdays at noon and see what our members do and say to make it more upbeat. You will find a whole new group of friends. For info., call 250-542-5161. vernon kalamalka chorus of sweet adelines The local chapter of Sweet Adelines International invites women who love to sing in close, four-part harmony, to join them on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. in the Halina Centre gym, 3310-37th Ave. Info., Deanna at 250-542-
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9229, or Grace at 250-545-0808. dancing at schubert centre Every Wednesday 2 p.m., you will find live entertainment. Dancers of every description and music of every kind are enjoyed. Dance, watch and just have fun. Friday 2 p.m. you will find the dancers in the Coffee House also dancing to live music. We call it “Happy Hour.” Fun time for everyone. Drop in and say hi or dance the afternoon away. sally ann boutique Jewelry, clothing, antiques, auction, vintage, fair trade, local artist wall, and other special treasures for sale. A Coffee & Tea Corner that we like to call our Care and Share Corner. Snacks and drinks for sale. We are next to our Thrift Store on 24th Street behind Future Shop, just down the road from Voets Kaffee. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours subject to change. kalamalka toastmasters Come practise your speaking skills with us in a comfortable, supportive and fun environment. We meet Wednesday evenings at the Holiday Inn Express. For more info., call Laurie at 250-306-1371, and visit our website kalamalkatoastmasters.ca. narcotics anonymous Meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Path to Recovery, 3204 Alexis Park Dr., behind Knox Church (open to public, 12-step meeting, Traditions meeting, wheelchair access). Our 24-hour helpline is at 1-866-778-4772. aa meetings on wednesdays Monday to Sunday, 7 a.m., 3204 Alexis Park Dr.; an open meeting and handicap accessible. Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H). Open meeting, 3204 Alexis Park Dr. Vernon (H), 5 p.m. daily. (H) Handicap access. (X) no handicap access. For more info., call 250-545-4933. parent and child walk in the park Hosted by Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Centre. Everyone welcome, meet 10 a.m., Wednesdays at 2905-29th Ave. Meet other parents, get fit and win a prize. Step challenge, pedometer supplied for the walk. Join anytime. For more information, call 542-7578. tops (take off pounds sensibly) Meets Wednesdays 9 to 9:45 a.m. with meetings 10 to 11 a.m. at Trinity United Church on Alexis Park Drive. Call Debbie at 250-542-0187 or Bev at 250-542-9381. nordic walking An exercise that uses all of the major muscle groups of the body. A walking program using poles is available every Wednesday 11 a.m. to noon at the Lumby Community Hall, 2250 Shields Ave. Instruction on how to use the poles and poles are available for no cost. For info., call Bill or Carole at 250-547-2047.
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community bingo April 30 at the Winfield Senior Citizens’ Activity Centre, 9832 Bottom Wood Lake Rd. Doors open 6 p.m., games start 7 p.m. Concession open, 50/50 draw. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Old Age Pensioners Organization. the north okan. federation of canadian artists The federation’s 50 members will show their paintings, “Spring And All It Can Be” at Vernon Community Arts Centre until April 30. Paintings vary in many forms of mixed media capturing colour, texture, and style. Works will be for sale, so plan to take in this show featuring
the many talents of these fine artists! giant annual book sale The Vernon Friends of the Library holding their annual book sale at the Vernon Curling Rink April 30 to May 3. Hours are: Thursday 3-9, Friday 9-9, Saturday 9-4, Sunday 11-3. All proceeds go to fund nonbudget items at the library such as children’s programming. To donate books or for more information, please call Linda at 250-549-1466. the vernon farmer’s market Every Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kal Tire Place parking lot. Offering the freshest and very best seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, crafts, art, gourmet foods, plants, flowers, gifts and delicious baking. Buskers, live entertainment and children’s activities often add to the cheerful atmosphere. Lively chatter and friendly faces welcome residents and visitors alike. We’re surrounded by tons of free parking so bring the whole family to experience the vibrant colours, fresh flavours, aromatic smells, and fun sounds. Don’t forget we’re set up rain or shine! Plan to come for all the freshness and sunny atmosphere you’ve come to love. Don’t forget to join us on Facebook! Make It A Fresh Day! the schubert centre has activities every day Check our monthly magazine, News and Views. Every last Wednesday of the month at the birthday luncheon it’s on sale for 50 cents. It tells you what to expect to happen every day at the centre and also gives you next month’s tours. Contains coupons, tidbits, news of Catherine Gardens and messages from our president and manager. narcotics anonymous Thursday Night Serenity meeting at 7 p.m., side entrance of the Alliance Church, 2601-43rd Ave. (open to the public, topic/discussion meeting). Our 24-hour helpline is at 1-866-778-4772. al-anon meeting Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., at Trinity United Church on Alexis Park Drive. cancer relaxation support group For people living with cancer and their support persons. Meets Thursdays at 3:30 p.m., People Place, 3402-27th Ave. For more information contact Colleen at 250-550-8802. vernon stroke recovery branch Meets every Thursday except for first Thursday of the month, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 5101-25th Ave. Support to stroke survivors, families and caregivers; socialization, recreational, educational activities to enhance, develop and maintain motor and cognitive skills. Call Mary-Joan Giffin at 250-260-8029. the compassionate friends TCF is an international, non-profit, non-denominational, self-help organization for parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. Meetings are held at 7 p.m., on the last Thursday of the month at the People Place, 340227th Ave., Vernon. For further information please contact Darlene or Al at 250-558-5026 or Kelli at 250-379-2465 or her cell at 250-308-8489. free legal drop-in clinic Every Thursday from 7 - 9 p.m. Open to all, regardless of financial circumstances, volunteer lawyers provide up to 15 minutes of basic advice on legal issues. For more information, call Access Pro Bono at 1-877-762-6664. By appointment only. artists among us Please drop into the Lumby library during the month of May to celebrate the works of art that have been created
through the Tuesday Art Classes. Professional artists volunteer their time to provide quality experiences for the students with instruction in a variety of media including pencil, water colour, acrylic and paper mache. These classes have been sponsored by Monashee Arts Council, Whitevalley Community Hall, Whitevalley Community Resource Centre and the Lumby United Church Wonder Quest Outreach. This display in May will delight everyone, with the artists ranging in age from six to 76.
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the friends of the vernon museum agm Annual General Meeting May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Vernon Museum, 3009 - 32nd Ave. Everyone welcome. anaf ladies host golf tournament May 3. It’s a fun game not serious. Men can join in if they dress in “drag.” It’s $40 for the golf and steak dinner and prizes. Please go to Spitfire Unit Army Navy and Air Force to sign up. Deadline to sign up is May 1. Tickets at the bar for guests as well. Info., call 250-542-3277. new hope for widow/ers and their families invites widows and widowers to our 18th annual retreat in the Okanagan. Begins with an introductory session Friday evening, May 1, with music, guest musician, and ice cream social. Saturday. May 2, includes group workshops on many aspects of life as a widow or widower. Children ages 6-10 have their own program on Saturday with activities to help them with their own grief experience. Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day. To receive registration form, contact New Hope at newhope.bc.ca@ gmail.com or call 250-545-6004. the vernon community potters In this international Year of the Craft, the Vernon Community Potters is pleased to offer a show and sale at the Vernon Community Arts Centre. The May exhibition depicts the art and craft of member potters and sculptors working in clay. Clay masks, functional and non-functional vessels, organic and sculptural forms show the versatility of the material and the skill of the maker. Opportunity to visit the centre to enjoy and purchase unique, one of a kind clay objects. For info., please contact the centre located in Polson Park, 2704A Hwy 6, or call 250-542-6243. spring garage/yard sale The Okanagan Humane Society’s annual event takes place May 1, 2 and 3 to raise money for spaying and neutering of abandoned and needy animals. Your donation of any good quality household garage, yard or garden items would be greatly appreciated. Info., please call Hazel at 250-542-1607. pickleball beginner sessions Play outdoors and join the fun! Two beginner sessions offered by Greater Vernon Pickleball Association (GVPA). Evening session on three Mondays: May 11, 25 and June 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. Morning session on three Wednesdays: May 14, 21 and 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. All sessions played at Sawicki Park at Middleton Way & Mt. Burnham Rd. Choose session that suits you best. Come and play in a friendly and supportive environment! All equipment provided. Registration includes beginner sessions, pass to end of September and GVPA membership. Register on Schedule page at Vernonpickleball.com, email us at wifflewackers@gmail.com or call Nancy at 250-503-6631.
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Enderby. Fundraiser for Enderby & District Care Society. Twice But Nice is at 907 Belvedere St., Enderby. Open Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 26th annual boat & sportsmen’s shoW May 2 and 3 at The Vernon Yacht Club, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free with a donation to the Salvation Army food bank. Bring the family down to see the expanded list of exhibitors, free Face painting for the kids and more. Info., visit http://vernonyachtclub.com/boating/ annual-boat-show or call 250-545-5518 jurors’ tour of okanagan print triennial Join us at the gallery May 2 at 1 p.m. for a tour of Okanagan Print Triennial, led by VPAG curator Lubos Culen, and UBCO associate professor of printmaking Briar Craig. Enjoy a presentation about the history and methods of printmaking, followed by a guided exhibition tour. Cookies, coffee and tea will be served compliments of the gallery. Call 250-545-3173 to pre-register, space is limited. Gallery is at 3228 - 31st Ave. Info., call 250-545-3173 or e-mail info@vernonpublicartgallery.com the vernon figure skating club Annual general meeting May 3 from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. in club room at Priest Valley Arena.
grannies a gogo travelogue “Antarctica: a Vast and Silent World” presented by Sharron Simpson for Grannies à Gogo: the Vernon - South Africa Connection May 1 at 7 p.m. at The People Place, 3402 - 27th Ave. Admission is $5 at the door. Join us to explore the wild crystalline beauty of one of our last true frontiers. For more info., see www.granniesagogo.com vss holds dry grad fundraiser May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., VSS students will be bagging groceries at Superstore The community can support VSS Dry Grad by putting a donation in their tip jars when shopping that day. the north okanagan naturalists club Join us May 2 at 9 a.m., join us for a nature walk on Turtle Mountain, walking the Grey Canal Trail and Rocky Point Park. Meet at the trail parking on right hand side of Turtle Mountain Blvd. Info., call Harold at 250-503-2388. Optional coffee stop after. the armstrong farmers’ market will be in full swing, rain or shine May 2 at the IPE Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. till noon. One and all are invited to come and enjoy the first produce of the season. Lovely handmade crafts, delicious baking, hot coffee and lots of friends and neighbours will be there. A fun event for the whole family. It is great to be back. Celebrate your Armstrong “Farmers’ Market of the Year” with us! polson pond kids fishout Annual event hosted by Kalamalka Fly Fishers at Polson Park May 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The duck pond has been cleaned and will be stocked with You , k 900 rainbow trout courtesy of the Fresh Water wor Fisheries Society. Children four to 14 are invited u yo to come and try their luck at catching a limit of ve! two trout per day. Children under 11 must be dri accompanied by an adult. Rods and bait will be available for those who do not have their own. Join us April 29 at 11 a.m. and watch the tanker truck release the trout into the pond. vernon’s 3rd annual repair cafe May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Okanagan Science Centre. Bring your broken computers, electronics and small appliances, knick-knacks that need gluing, knives and tools that need sharpening, musical instruments that need repairing or stringing, torn or moth-eaten clothing or knitwear, and your dysfunctional bicycles and skateboards, and we’ll help you fix them! There will even be a food vendor on site for munchies and beverages. Sponsors: Vernon In Transition, in cooperation with the Okanagan Science Centre and RDNO. Contact us at: VernonInTransition@gmail.com ucW spring tea May 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. and featuring plants, baking, white elephant table and vendors. Tea is $5 adults or $2.50 for children. Trinity United Church is at 3300 Alexis Park Dr. mother’s day dinner & dance at halina centre Halina Seniors Centre May 9. Dinner at 6 p.m. fol- lumby community market holds sideWalk sale lowed by a dance at 7 p.m.. Old time country music by: Valley 5. Arbor Mall parking lot, 1879 Vernon St., Lumby, every Sunday Dinner tickets must be purchased before May 2 at 3310-37th Ave., May 3 to October 2015 from 1 to 5 p.m. (set-up begins at noon) (behind the Rec Centre). Cost for dinner/dance for members: $13; and all vendors are welcome for drop-in. cost for dinner/dance non-members: $15; dinner only: $10; dance enderby lions club hosts gigantic garage sale only: $6. Dance tickets only can be purchased at the door. Info.: Runs until May 3 at the Enderby Curling Rink and Lions Gazebo 250-542-2877. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Largest garage sale in the North Okanagan. mother’s day shopping event at gallery shop Join relay for life massive machines meet & greet Join us for a shopping event May 2 noon to 3 p.m. at the Vernon Public us May 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Village Green Centre parking lot. Art Gallery shop in preparation for Mother’s Day. Check out new Lots of cool machines on display that kids can actually touch, sit products and meet some of the gallery shop artisans! Enjoy light on and “drive!” Refreshments available on site. Donation is $10 refreshments, fabulous deals and enter to win a VPAG gallery shop per family, with all proceeds from this event donated to Relay For gift card. This is a fantastic way to spend the afternoon and support Life Vernon. For more information, contact Jennifer at 250-819local artisans and artists. 0906 or jharbaruk@bc.cancer.ca annual plant & manure sale Hosted by Enderby & Dist. haru matsuri spring festival May 3 from 11 a.m. to Garden Club May 2 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the gazebo in Riverside 3 p.m., Vernon Japanese Cultural Centre, 4895 Bella Vista Rd. Park in Enderby. Plants are $1 to $10, along with goat manure for Admission $10/family, $3/person. Experience culture of Japan, $2.50 per bag, cash only. Info., Dianne at 250-838-6048. from traditional tea ceremony to origami to manga drawing and tWice but nice thrift store Silent auction until May 2 at more. Take in the sushi-making demonstration, with sushi availnoon. Closing date may run later due to some road construction in able for purchase. Entertainment throughout the day including
special presentations by the Yamabiko Taiko Drummers and Saki Suganuma playing the traditional Koto, a 13-string instrument. the climate is changing: Why should We care? Sponsored by Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party, this talk takes place May 5 at 7 p.m., Schubert Centre, Vernon, with Dr. Brian Guy, PhD. His passionate plea for urgent action to mitigate and respond to climate change is a clarion call for anyone still uncertain about the cause and threat of climate change. Dr. Guy will trace climate variations through history and show how today’s change is different. He will explain model predictions for future gloom or triumph. He will outline implications for economies and societies. You can decide if we should do nothing or do something. silent art auction for seaton dry grad May 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaton secondary school. Tickets $5, available at Seaton office. Includes refreshments, goodies and live entertainment. Local artists can donate pieces. Profit will go towards dry grad 2015, as well as being a great opportunity for local artists and students to showcase their work! Info., foster_maria@hotmail.com the north okanagan naturalist club meets May 6 at 7 p.m., Village Green Hotel, featuring guest speaker Mike Dunn on Rattlesnake research. grieving losses during the dementia journey May 6, free Alzheimer Society of B.C. workshop, 1 to 3 p.m., The People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Pre-registration required: Carly Gronlund, 1-800-6343399 or cgronlund@alzheimerbc.org author reading at the vernon library Do you like sex? Are you getting older? Do you just like to laugh? Join us as author Neil McKinnon reads from his new novel and shares snippets from the life of his character, 80-year-old Alberto Camelo, aka The Greatest Lover of Last Tuesday. May 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Vernon library meeting room. For more information contact Kristy at 250-542-7610 x6820 or e-mail khennings@orl.bc.ca reel paddling film festival Hosted by the Vernon Paddling Centre May 7 at 7 p.m. at the Towne Cinema. Tickets in advance $12; at the door $15. Come on out and enjoy a fun-filled evening of watching some great paddling films, door prizes are part of the fun too. Tickets available at Bean Scene, Valhalla Pure, Innerspace and Towne Cinema. travelling bake sale Hosted by IODE Lambly’s Landing Travelling in Downtown Enderby, May 7 from 9 to TH 11:30 a.m. for $3 per plate. grannies a gogo travelogue “Dubai and Other Emirates” will be presented by Beverley Barling for Grannies à Gogo: the Vernon - South Africa Connection May 8 at 7 p.m. at The People Place, 3402 27th Ave. Admission is $5 at the door. Join us for fascinating look at the dramatic changes that have quickly taken the Bedouin tribes from camels to Cadillacs, driven by the riches of oil. Info., see www.granniesagogo.com vss needs donations for garage sale Drop off garage sale items and empty bottles and cans May 8 from 3 to 7 p.m., at the school’s 15th St. entrance. Garage sale items include large and small household items tools, hobby supplies, children’s toys, books, plants and pots, sports equipment; sorry, no clothes. We will also have a bottle drop off at our May 9 garage sale. maven lane holds online auction May 8 to 20 and includes flights, accommodation, skiing, dining out, golf lessons, art, cooking classes, children’s birthday parties, fashion show. For more details, or to bid on an item, go to www.mavenlane.org. Maven Lane is a non-profit child care centre in Vernon. straWberry tea May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 3701-32nd Ave. All donations gathered at the door to be forwarded to North Okanagan Hospice House in Vernon. For more information, please call 250-542-8613.
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Vernon’s Jennifer Innis has come to the end of her MasterChef Canada journey, having been eliminated from the cooking competition in Sunday’s episode. said Innis, on the phone Monday from CTV’s headquarters in Toronto, where she had been conducting interviews all day. “The hardest part was seeing David’s face... He’s a strong listener and worker, and I’m the same way too. We seemed like the dream team and things were going smoothly, but as all team challenges have proven, things started to fall apart. If the cream doesn’t whip, you’re screwed.” Innis was not able to watch the complete episode yet as she flew into
Toronto Sunday evening, and had dinner with MasterChef season one finalist Marida Mohammed and her twin sister Narida at the new restaurant season one winner Eric Chong recently opened with MasterChef judge Alvin Leung. “It was really good,” said Innis, who tried a bit of everything. Innis made it onto MasterChef Canada after initially auditioning for the show in Vancouver in June of last year. She then travelled to Toronto with 50 other home
cooks from around the country to audition for MasterChef Canada judges Leung, Michael Bonacini, and Claudio Aprile. She found herself in the top 16, competing in individual and teambased cooking challenges that have been aired on CTV weekly since February. Often underestimated for her skills, Innis referred to herself as the “underdog,” and was often picked last for team challenges, saying it reminded her of high school. However, she overcame the numerous tasks that were thrown at her, surprising her fellow competitors and the viewing public. “I held on for dear life and rolled with the punches. I am the person that will overcome. I’m like a cockroach – you can spray me, you can cut my head off, but I will still keep going,” she laughed, adding that she had her fans and a few detractors who made themselves known on social media. One memorable episode that proved Innis’ tenacity aired April 19, which saw the competitors recreating a sea scallop mousse. Innis
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forgot to bring back the important ingredient of eggs from the pantry to her station, causing her to have a panic attack. However, after some encouraging words from chef/judge Bonacini, she managed to overcome for the gaffe by making a binder for her mousse, using a roux of flour and butter. Known as the pie girl at the beginning of the program because of her aptitude with making pastry, Innis pointed out the irony of the two ingredients that ended tripping her up the most. “They are the two items I consume 10 times more than anything, so there’s some irony in all of that... I now have an ample supply of cream and eggs in my fridge,” she said. Not her first time appearing on TV in a cooking competition (Innis was also a finalist on CBC’s Recipe to Riches in 2012), she hints that there may be a hat trick for another endeavour in her future. “It’s been fun and a great ride. I don’t think this will be the last Canada sees of me. I may want to audition for the next show,” she said. For now, Innis returns to life in Vernon, where she works as a hygienist at Drs. Regehr and Siwoski’s dental office, and raises her three daughters with husband Darren. “I still want to do the food truck thing and have been exploring opening a bed and breakfast, butAd it all takes MoTI #1096 money,Stickle ” she said. Road “I kind of want to Intersection use this experience to Improvements my benefit. I dream of a company picking me Vernon Morning Star up to promote kitchen supplies or something 225 like that. ” lines (3 columns One thing youx 75 canlines) count on, Innis will 4.333” X as 5.357” be watching the remaining episodes of MasterChef Canada air on CTV Sunday at 7 p.m. She’s rooting for New Brunswick’s Line Pelletier to take the title.
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There were lots of opportunities to pursue treasure on the weekend. The trunk sale and textile recycling event co-ordinated by the Regional District of North Okanagan and Kindale Developmental Association drew a steady crowd Saturday. “The event took place from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at Kal Tire Place, with more than 640 vehicles being clocked over the course of the morning,” said Karmen Morgan, RDNO waste reduction co-ordinator. “The response to this first time event was excellent.” The event targeted reduction of waste going to local landfills. “Residents in the North Okanagan have a wide range of opportunities to recycle and reuse unwanted items, but this was the first time an event was organized to allow residents who are unable to host their own sale an opportunity to participate in a reuse event,” said Morgan. Another first was the acceptance of textiles for recycling. Kindale began a textile recycling program in 2013 from its Armstrong thrift store and has been shipping unsellable items such as women, children, and men’s cloth-
“The response to this first time event was excellent.” — Karmen Morgan
ing and shoes, purses, belts, bags, bedding, towels, table cloths and drapes, to Cann-Amm Exports in Maple Ridge. Last year, Kindale shipped 40,629 kilograms of this material to the Lower Mainland for distribution to those in need, or for processing into industrial rags, yarn or packing materials. “Kindale is pleased to provide this service year round and encourages residents to drop-off clean, reusable items at the thrift store,” said Cindy Masters, Kindale development officer. “Please do not include dirty, torn or wet items, or fabric scraps as they are not accepted in the program.” In addition to the many items finding new homes at the trunk sale, Kindale also received 895 kilograms of donated items, with 693 kilograms being placed in the store for reuse, and 111 kilograms being recycled.
Funds add seats to trades training at OC Morning Star Staff
The provincial government has provided Okanagan College with $766,560 for 152 trades seats to reduce wait times for students entering an in-demand trade profession. The funding will go towards the following programs: Welding: 16 seats Carpentry: 32 seats Electrical: 36 seats Heavy mechanical trades: 18 seats Professional cook: 18 seats Welding: 32 seats
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Whether you are new to Canada or have been here for many years, Vernon and District Immigrant Services Society can help you find work. VDISS has provided WorkBC Employment Services for three years. This employment program is free and available to all unemployed British Columbians who are seeking employment and are legally eligible
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information on how to reach the hidden job market, as well as help you prepare for an interview with advice on what to do before, during and after that all-important meeting”. Schrott and Ferrigno can relate to the challenges newcomers face as they are immigrants themselves. They can be reached at 250-542-4612, or by e-mail at eas@shaw.ca. VDISS has served the community for more than 25 years and offers a wide range of services, such as: n English language instruction for newcomers, with childminding available n settlement and integration n community connections volunteer tutoring n translation/interpretation services n Canadian citizenship preparation For more information on all the services offered at VDISS, call the office at 250-5424177.
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Vernon getting in gear for bike to work week cyclists make. Course dates are: May 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 and 12, 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 6 and 13, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Those interested in the bike skills and safety course can register by calling 250550-3634 or e-mailing csbreception@vernon.ca. The cost for the course is $20 per participant. For more information on Bike to Work Week, visit www.vernon.ca/vernonmoves.
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Planning is proceeding for the Bike to Work and School campaign. The City of Vernon is hosting a team leaders workshop at city hall from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. today. “The free workshop is for team leaders who want to encourage staff and students to cycle to work and school during Bike to Work and School Week, May 25 to 31,” said Tanya Laing Gahr, communications co-ordinator.
“The free workshop (today) is for team leaders who want to encourage staff.” — Tanya Laing Gahr
Team leaders will receive Bike to Work Week updates including the presentation, Bikes Benefit Business from Mia Kohout at Momentum Magazine, a Bike to Work and School T-shirt and a promotional kit.
Bike skills and safety courses are also available to assist all cyclists on why and where collisions occur, physical skills needed to negotiate traffic safely, five traffic principles and the most common errors
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Vernon Tolko United clipped the Penticton Pinnacles 1-0 in ThompsonOkanagan U13 Boys Rep Soccer League action Sunday at Kings Park. Strong early efforts from Dawson Martian and Ben Imrich helped Vernon get numerous scoring opportunities before the half. Two crossbars and a few posts kept the Penticton goalie moving. An incredibly strong and cohesive effort by United frustrated fast and tenacious Penticton, who gave up a penalty kick with 10 minutes left in the first half. Kobe Grant wired the shot top corner. Penticton pressed hard and registered repeated shots in the final half and were given a PK with eight minutes left. Liam Reid stood fast and made a stellar save. Player of the match was Kaden Funk. In U17 boys play, the youthful United lost 2-0 to Penticton U18s at Kings Park. Captain of the Pinnacles is Vernonite Menno Burnet, who played against his younger brother, Owen. Penticton had most of the possession and did their very best to find an opening in the Vernon defence. Peter Hirschkorn, James Huntington and Perez Vermeulen were solid in central defence and Shey Townley, Wyatt Carter and Sam Eggert gave the Penticton wingers hardly any chances. Penticton scored at 15 minutes through a quick counter which surprised the Vernon back line. Vernon’s man of the match was super striker Malcolm Wiens, who marked ultra-talented striker Isaac Koch (scored six times the week before versus Kamloops). Wiens made sure that Koch did not have a good day. “United U17 played the very best they realistically could,” said Vernon coach Erick Burnet. “Every game it is fantastic to see how the boys professionally execute the game plan. This group is by far the youngest in the league, so this happens to be a learning year.” The Tolko United U11 boys had a mixed bag of results Sunday at the Salmon Arm Credit Union Savings Sports Complex. The lads bowed 4-1 to Kelowna United in their opener with Justin Ruscheinsky slotting one home in typical clutch fashion.
Jonah Kiernan once again did his best Manuel Neuer impersonation to keep the marauding red of Kelowna at bay. Fullbacks Qui Parker, Alexander Kazimer and Parker Munroe were outstanding in protecting their keeper. In Game 2, Ruscheinsky swapped the golden boot for the gloves and kept an almost perfect sheet as the Vernon offence found their place by ambushing the Penticton Pinnacles 9-1. Goals came from all over the field with Landon Janke pulling a hattie and Daniel McLennan (2), newbie Frasier Christensen (2), Jonah Violini and Devin Bilodeau also converting. The goal scorers were well supported by the wide play of Hayden Murphy and Colby McManaman, who delivered LISA MAZUREK/MORNING STAR laser-guided crosses into the Vernon Tolko United’s Mason Christensen and Revelstoke’s Zoe Kramer race to the ball in Thompson Okanagan Penticton six-yard area. U15 girls Rep soccer play Sunday at Marshall Field. The Tolko United Blues also split their Sunday games, stuffKelowna took the lead at 15 minutes half connected well on the right side to move the ing Kelowna White 8-2 after losing 2-0 to with a low sharply angled ball just past the ball into striking range. An aggressive Jared Kamloops Blaze Orange. reach of keeper Ian Oliphant. Jameson shut down a few breakaways. Vernon sorted out their passing game That goal energized Vernon, who domiUnited U17/18 girls bounced the and kept comfortable possession for most of nated the remainder of the half, finding the Kamloops U18 Kamloops Blaze 2-1 for their the game versus Kelowna with Declan Hardy equalizer 15 minutes later on a corner from first win of the season. pulling the hat trick and Zachary Loland, Cole Johnson to a header attempt by Lee Aggressive team play from the get-go Ben Straight, Owen Challen, Cameron Acob Christensen. Chris MacIntosh capitalized on resulted in numerous scoring chances in and Liam Collins also scoring. the rebound served up by Kelowna’s keeper the first half by United midfielders Latisha Collins is the Blues’ defensive stalwart Vernon rallied hard on several corners in Baker, A.J. Jacura, and Erin Sakamato. and made the most of a rare foray into the the final half. Kelowna netted the winner on In the second half, Vernon scored early Kelowna half with a spectacular volley. a scramble with five minutes to play. with a beautiful cross from Kendra Early to The boys did fine work playing out of United played their possession game with Latisha Baker, who capitalized on a keeper preferred positions: Zachary Loland bold- a very sophisticated level of play against the fumble for her first goal of the season. lyanchored the midfield, and Acob pulled Blaze, but an unfortunate hand ball allowed Vernon kept pressing and five minutes some stellar defensive work at right back. the Blaze to bury the penalty kick in the later, on a pass from Vicki Grahn, Brianne Kamloops Orange stymied Vernon’s 22nd minute. Robertson punched through the box for the shifty midfielders and forwards with some Solid defending from Shaun Boucher and 2-0 goal. Shortly after, boisterous defender strong defensive work, before finding the net Oliver Meyer repeatedly turned away frus- Tarah Smith just missed a header goal by hitonce themselves in the first half. trated Kamloops attackers. Ty Ogasawara ting the crossbar after an intense scramble. Kamloops added one in the final 35 and demonstrated incredible speed and footKeeper Jordynne Tomiak kept Vernon in Vernon struck the woodwork three times. work in the midfield creating attempts for the game with numerous stops, including a full-frontal sliding save. The Tolko U14 boys lost 2-1 to Kelowna equally fast striker Will Denny. See UNITED on A23 and 1-0 in a pair of tough road games. Jaidyn Gordon-Mason and Jacob Baycroft
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North Okanagan Village Green Hotel Legends opened their Midget A1 lacrosse season with a pair of wins. Jake Pelletier scored three times as the Legends blitzed the visiting Kelowna Kodiaks 9-2 at Armstrong’s Hassen Arena. Brady Marzocco, Brett Olsen, Nik Luttmerding, Mason Mclennan, Tiege Doughty and Conor Webb also scored for the hotel crew, who led 2-1 and 5-1 by periods. Francois Leroux was solid in net for North Okanagan. Tanner Franje-Gilbert and Chase Wirth had deuces as the Legends clipped Merritt 6-5 in exhibition play Saturday. Pelletier and Jayden Jensen added singles. “The team is off to a good start,” said head coach Kevin Beauregard. The North Okanagan Super 8 Midget B2 Legends let a first-half lead slip away, and fell 7-5 to the visiting Penticton Heat in the Legends’ season-opening game Sunday at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong. Two goals from Nick Mann, singles from Travis Aeichele and Dawson Boyce, and solid goaltending LISA MAZUREK/MORNING STAR from Jordie Scherk propelled the Legends to a 4-2 Dezi Hazle of the Penticton Heat tries to catch North Okanagan Super 8 Legends’ lead early in the second period. Brody Drydyk on a breakaway Sunday afternoon at Hassen Arena in Armstrong. The Heat rallied with four unanswered goals to hustle, attacking the loose balls and playing strong defence,” said take a 6-4 lead. Chase Bronson cut the lead to 6-5 coach Chad Pounder. “Against Kamloops, they played awesome before Penticton put the game away with a late breakaway goal. “Jordie played a very good game and kept us in it,” said with nice passes, catches and defence.” Waylon Stowards had five goals against Penticton, Kian Legends head coach Travis Mann, who also praised the play of Yargeau and Reid Williamson added 4+1 while Kohen Pounder rookies Darren Blair, Sam Knox and Seth Gordey. Both North Okanagan midget squads take part in the four- pocketed 2+1. Goalie Arel Ciccone made some great saves. “Lucy McGinty had her first breakaway in her first year of team A and four-team B Rock The House tournament Friday through Sunday at the Hassen and Nor-Val Sports Centre. The lacrosse showing off her speed,” said Pounder. Against Kamloops, Austin Aeichele was between the pipes and finals go Sunday at 1 p.m. at both venues. In Tyke Division play, the North Okanagan Legends won finished with a solid 32-save performance. Williamson, Stowards twice, beating Penticton #1 15-2 and stuffing Kamloops#1 12-2. and Yargeau each had three goals, Kobe Maltman added 2+1, “The game against Penticton saw the Legends show lots of Pounder finished with 1+2 and McGinty added a helper.
In the final minutes, the Blaze responded on a partial breakaway. Emma Lockwood and Lanaya Bandy each supplied three goals as the visiting United U13 Girls bottled up the Kamloops Blaze 9-0 at Cottonwood Park. Taylor Francks, with a deuce, and Emily Boden, also tallied for Vernon, who got dynamic defence from Rane Smith, Tianna Colvin, Marika Ternan and Elizabeth Hirschkorn. Keepers Summer Crosby and Janelle Barnett made a couple of key saves apiece. The U11 girls MSE Precast Blues played two intense games, falling 3-2 to Kamloops White and drawing 3-3 with Kelowna Black. Kamloops converted on their first attempt with the ball, but the remainder of the half was a hardfought, battle with good hustle and lots of missed opportunities. The second half saw an equalizer goal by Kaiden Sherwood from a beautiful pass by Sarah Claeys. Kamloops surged ahead with two more goals, but Mia Hyer set up a thrilling goal for Sherwood in the final minutes. Game 2 featured big kicks, dramatic saves and beautiful footwork by many players. Mia Robinson started the scoring with assists by Kendall McKinnon and Hyer. Kelowna sent some rocket shots towards keeper Jordyn Kisilevich, who was marvellous. After a 1-1 opening half, the Blues erased a twogoal deficit as Robinson clicked on a solo effort and McKinnon levelled things on a feed by Camryn Beacom. ”I am very excited with the development of all the girls on both individual and team aspects of the game,” said Blues’ head coach Michael Sherwood.
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Camels shade Ogopogos Morning Star Staff
Veteran striker Gord Howard scored once and set up another as the Okanagan Spring Camels shaded Turn-Key Controls Ogopogos 2-1 Monday night at Marshall Field #3. The Humpbacks improved to 3-0, while the Pogos dipped to 1-1-1 in the Capri Insurance Men’s 45+ Soccer League. Defender Dan Ondzik filled in for injured TurnKey keeper Bryan Cope and helped his club stay in the match with some fabulous catches, punches and good communication. Ondzik took the Italian Kitchen Pasta Man of the Match. Howard, who earned the Longhorn Man of the Match, buried a low shot left corner from 12 yards after a feed by Zane Klym in the 10th minute. Bryan Schenker levelled the score by lofting the ball over onrushing keeper Ron Krause. Newbie Clint Dickenson used a nifty head flick to feed Schenker after a long kick by Ondzik. Schenker just headed the ball over the crossbar from a corner by Rick Danyluk just before the break. John Orton took a pass from Howard, beat a defender and connected low for the winner. Eric Ladner and Rick Raber helped with the build up. Central fullback Ian Butler turned in a bold performance. Tireless Volker Otto enjoyed a stellar showing at stopper for the Pogos. In other action, the injury-riddled Silver Stars welcomed a full van of Salmon Arm products and bounced Bosman Accounting 1-0 at Marshall #4. Paul McArdle of the Stars had a clear breakaway
early in the first half but shot wide. A wide open Gary Baker headed in a sweet cross from John Matejicka in the 43rd minute. The Stars got strong central defending from Steve Coombs and the newly acquired Brett Bandy. Ted Lurkins made several key stops to earn the shutout after the Stars went down to 10 men in the 65th minute due to a red card after a tackle. With Silver Star trying to play a possession game and Bosman looking sharp on the counter attack, the game was mostly taking part in the middle of the park with lots of turnovers on either side. After the break, Bosman came out with a little more energy and purpose forward, and went cautiously looking for the needed equalizer. Play went back and forth, without any dangerous moments in front of either net. With a man advantage, the complexion of the game changed. Bosman Accounting pushed forward in numbers and created a series of decent chances to equalize but couldn’t convert. Silver Stars limited their strategy to defending in numbers and mainly taking away any possible momentum by subbing the game to bed. The Stars went to 1-1, while Bosman is 0-1-2. In other games, it was: Rented Mules 3 Rutland 1; RPM 2 Cantinas 1; Brown Benefits 4 Sunshine Pool 1; North Country 3 Brandt’s Creek 1. Steve Frost opened the scoring for North Country and it remained 1-0 until Steve Fagan converted on a direct free kick from 22 yards out. Frost set up Steve Reston on a breakaway for a late insurance tally.
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Officials should put five jalapeno pepper icons beside George Wilkins’ name on the Okanagan Zone 2 Junior Golf Tour scoreboards. The Lake Country junior golfer is that hot. Wilkins has won three of the last four tour stops. He won at Spallumcheen Saturday and The Bear in Kelowna on Sunday, one week after taking top spot in Summerland, a day before finishing runnerup in Penticton. Wilkins, a bantam division golfer, shot a 71 at Spall to beat Vernon junior Christian Lacasse (73) by two. Vernon bantam Braeden Cooper shot 74, while Vernon junior Matthew Kreutz had 75. Sunday at The Bear, Wilkins fired a 72, good for a one-stroke win over junior Drew Harvie and juvenile division player Ryan Moon, both from Kelowna. Kreutz was fourth with a 74. At Spallumcheen, three other Vernon golfers cracked the top-20. Juvenile players Mac Gourdine and Parker Wadsworth shot 81s to finish 13th and 15th, respectively. Junior Matt McEachran-Law was 20th with an 84. Other Vernon results from Saturday saw Dexter Weiten shoot 85, Ryan Vest card an 87, Austin Bosquet shoot 92 and Hunter Penalva pocket a 99. In Kelowna, Cooper (77), Lacasse (77), Bosquet (78) and Wadsworth (79) all finished in the top-20. Vest and Weiten both shot 83, Penalva improved to an 86, McEachran-Law produced a 92 and Taylor Scott had 105. Meanwhile, former Canadian Golf Tour regu-
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Mac Gourdine chips onto the ninth green Saturday in Zone 2 Junior Golf at Spallumcheen Golf & CC. lar Rob Anderson thrived on the wind Monday, shooting a 3-under 69 to take the opening event of the Callaway Bushnell IPGA season at Fairview Mountain in Oliver. Anderson, who became a club professional in 1998, is head pro at the Kelowna Golf & Country Club. He claimed $500 in the Cherry Hill Coffee sponsored competition. There was a field of 42. Host pro Brian Macdonald pocketed $425 for a second-place 71. Dean Claggett (Two Eagles Golf) was alone in third place with a 72 and $350. Mark Ciupka (Vernon), who was on baby watch, claimed two skins for $280.
Chris Scabar is counting on his veterans to guide a younger Vernon Source For Sports Tigers squad through the early stages of the new Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League season. So far, so good. Darrell Landels scored twice and added three assists, and Steele Pelletier and Jordan Orr each added a pair to lead the Tigers to a 10-8 win over the hometown South Okanagan Flames Monday night in Penticton. “It was a slow go,” said Scabar, Tigers’ head coach. “We had a short bench and South Okanagan is a really good team this year. We managed to pull out a win but it wasn’t without a fight, that’s for sure. “The boys beared down and played very well in the last 10 minutes, but the first period or two, we struggled a bit with our defence. But we picked up the pace and came out with the win.” The teams were tied 2-2 after one and the Flames took a 7-6 lead into the third period before the Tigers rallied with goals from Darrell Landels, Pelletier, Orr and Jay Seaton, one of many Tigers playing injured. “The guys who stood out were the guys that were hurt from the first game (in Armstrong Friday),”
said Scabar. “We went to war in Armstrong, and the veterans really led us to the win in Penticton. Had guys playing with stitches, twisted necks, lots of injuries, but they played through all that and helped us to a win.” Liam MacPhee, Braden Barr and Thomas Landels had the other goals for Vernon, who outshot the Flames 64-51 with the Tigers receiving another fine effort in goal from veteran netminder Aaron Jensen. “Aaron’s been our MVP in the first two games,” said Scabar. “He really stood out last night and kept us in the game.” Jensen’s counterpart, Dean Grimm, made 54 saves for the Flames, who were led offensively by Mitch Brodt’s six goals, four of which came in the second period. The Tigers, who play their first five games on the road, visit the Kamloops Rattlers Saturday. Vernon’s home opener is Saturday, May 23, against the Flames. The Armstrong Shamrocks return to action Thursday when they visit the Kelowna Raiders. Haden Hoover had 4+2 and Josh Bosher added 3+5 as host Kamloops outlasted Kelowna 14-12 Saturday night. Chase Bremner and Marcelo Bose had hat tricks for Kelowna.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Make the most of a good thing. An original plan has fabulous fiscal possibilities. This is a good time to close a deal or forge a partnership. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Be open to new possibilities. There is no need to stay stuck in a rut. Broaden your scope to include other areas of interest. Love is on the rise.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Don’t be too timid to ask for help. If you are experiencing a roadblock, make your difficulties known and you will receive the help you need.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Don’t sign on the dotted line before doing the necessary research. Giving in to someone’s manipulative tactics will have expensive repercussions. An older relative will shed light on your current dilemma. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Deal with whatever is troubling you. The outcome will not be as negative as you fear. Get in touch with someone from your past who you feel can contribute to your future.
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South has a trick more than that, so must jump to four spades. West leads his singleton heart. East wins with his jack and cashes the heart ace. West should anticipate making two discards which? West should throw first the diamond nine, then the diamond two. High-low asking his partner to shift to that suit. And if East does just that, West will ruff to defeat the contract. If West does not discard like that, East will surely lead a fourth heart, hoping that it promotes a trump trick for West. Remember the advice of Andy Robson, an English expert. If a three-level-orhigher pre-emptor leads a
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June Emelie Cope Born June 22, 1925 in Edmonton AB, died peacefully at Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 with her daughters by her side. She served in the Canadian Air Force during WWII. She was divorced in 1960 from Barry Cope (deceased), and from that time raised her daughters on her own. June led a full and busy life, working for CP Rail in Kelowna, the Burlington Northern Railway in Vancouver, and then going to work for Canadian Occidental Petroleum in Calgary where she specialized in transportation of sulphur and hazardous goods by rail all over North America. She operated her own transport company near Casper, Wyoming, before moving to work for Reimer Bulk systems back in Calgary. Mum loved horses her entire life, and supported and encouraged her daughters to share her passion. We shared many adventures trail riding in the Rockies and riding in the Calgary Stampede Parade, with our Arabian horses. Even when her health made it impossible for her to ride any longer, she would go out with her walker just to be around the horses and to watch her daughters ride. Since moving to Vernon she has made some very good and dear friends, and stayed close with her old friends from the Calgary days. She enjoyed being involved with the Old Age Pensioners Club here, and she loved her time at Columbus Court and the friends she made there. Remembered with love by her daughters, Dianne (Jim) McCulloch and their son Stewart (Rejane); Terry Lynn (Peter) Leggat and their children Michael (Cheyanne) and son Osgar; Christine (Mark) McVea and son Ewan; Jennifer (Joshua) Switzer and son Ezekial; and by her nieces and their families on Vancouver Island. A special thanks goes to her wonderful neighbours Carol and Jim Wynd, and to Dr. Screen and his staff and the caring nurses and doctors at VJH who helped Mum so much through her battles with osteoporosis. A Celebration of Mom’s Life will be held from 2 ‘til 4pm, Saturday, May 23 at the Schubert Centre in Vernon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
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Jack “Woodie” Woodford October 7, 1942 - April 29, 2000 There is a bridge of memories from here to heaven above, that keeps you very close to us, it’s called the “Bridge of Love”. As time goes by without you, and the days turn into years, They hold a million memories and a thousand silent tears. To us you were so special, what more is there to say, Except we love and miss you with all our hearts each day. Love always, Mom, Susie, Sarah & Jay
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www.vernonmorningStar.com It is with deep regret and sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Wilson on April 25th, 2015 at the North Okanagan Hospice House in Vernon, BC at the age of 70 years old. She had a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara will be greatly missed by her husband of 50 years, David; sons Andrew and Martin; daughter, Jackie and grandchildren, Matthew in Vernon and Eve, Spencer and Zachary in the USA. She loved cooking, crafting and golf and earlier years of skiing. She will be missed by her many friends both in Vernon and our winter home in Tucson. A Celebration of Life will be held on May 1, 2015 at 11:00am at Vernon Alliance Church (2601 43rd Avenue, Vernon, BC).You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s on-line obituary @ www.MyAlternatives.ca.
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with Deli experience who loves food. Please bring resume to Fine Kettle of Fish 3408 31st Ave, Vernon
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Experience in Class 3 with air an asset. Please drop off resume to: 4407 31st St., Vernon BC pro-tow@telus.net
Help Wanted
TOW TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED FOR VERNON AREA Experience and Class 3 with air an asset. Please drop off resume to: 4407 31st St., Vernon BC protow@telus.net BADHAN Banga Orchard Farm worker, picking & thinning labor, $10.49 or min piece work rate. Up to 60 hrs/wk. June 15 to Oct 15. Phone 250-542-0527. CLASS 3 DRIVER WANTED: Vernon company requires a driver with a class 3 and air endorsement for local hauling. Company pays competitive wage & has a good benefit package. Please fax resume & current drivers abstract to 250-542-3135 or email to: rmtrans@shaw.ca
CONVEYANCER
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Work Wanted
Moving & Storage
Farm Workers needed to start July 1 to Oct 30 to pick apples No exp or education nec.. $10.49/hr. hardevaujla@hotmail.com Farm Worker. Thinning, picking, pruning, $10.50/hr. up to 55/hrs/week, June 1 - Oct 31. Contact Rajan Bagha, 250-938-0738
Part time drivers wanted for Summer months to deliver and set up RV travel trailers through out Okanagan and Shuswap. Some cleaning required. Ideal for couples. Applicants must have own 1/2 ton or bigger vehicle. Serious enquiries only. Pls call 4-9pm weekdays. 250-545-3238.
A1. Dump runs, yard clean up, weed whacking, hedge trim, painting. Paul 250-550-4256
FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
ROWING/PADDLING AssistSwan Lake. No exp req - full training prov. 30hrs/wk $13p/h. Summer student position Great work environment, ex opp to learn new skills - min 14 wks May-Aug. Casual shifts also avail. Send resume to lisa@vrdbc.com.
Garden Rototilling, Pressure washing, lawn maintenance Call Darcy 250-550-0428
GUDEIT BROS. CONTRACTING LTD Requires an Experienced Buncher Operator. Gudeit Bros. Contracting is a full phase logging company located in Lumby, B.C. We offer competitive wages, full benefits and steady employment. Please send your RESUME and REFERENCES by email to gbclacct@telus.net or fax to 250-547-9818 IMMEDIATE Hire FARMHAND Beaverdell, B.C. Pay $2000/month plus 2BR House to live in. Contact GORD (250)484-5470 Little Seedlings Daycare Ltd, is looking for a P/T ECE to join our team. Please call Jennifer 250-546-3600. Now hiring part-time positions @ The Garden Ice Cream Parlor. Drop resumes off @ main office of Blue Stream Motel, 4202 32nd St, Vernon, BC Production workers needed. Starting wage $10.75 per hour. 32-40 hrs per week. Steel Toed Boots are required. Please drop off resume Monday-Thursday after 2:00 pm at Black Press at the back of The Morning Star Building 4407 25th Ave. Vernon.
Professional/ Management
Our successful candidate will have experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. In addition, the applicant must be knowledgeable with E-Filing through BC Online and experience with econveyance would be an asset. Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email. Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, an RRSP program and a moving allowance. Nixon Wenger welcomes your interest in this position within our Conveyancing Department. Please submit your resumes to humanresources@nixonwenger.com by Friday, May 15th, 2015. We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT VERNON, B.C.
Nixon Wenger LLP is one of the largest, fastest growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 22 lawyers, we are a full service law firm working with clients across the province and into Alberta. Our firm is recruiting a dedicated professional for the permanent full time position of Senior Legal Assistant working in our Solicitors Department. The ideal applicant is someone with at least 3 years experience as a legal assistant/paralegal who enjoys working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment and who can deliver consistent and exceptional customer service. This position requires you to be highly organized, detail-oriented and you must have the ability to multi task and prioritize. This position involves taking instructions, drafting legal agreements as well as more traditional legal secretary/ paralegal tasks. While you will independently manage files, you will work closely with a team of lawyers and other support staff to deliver outstanding service to our clients. Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, and an RRSP program. Nixon Wenger LLP welcomes your interest in this position and we invite qualified applicants to submit your resumes to humanresources@nixonwenger.com by Friday May 15th, 2015. We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Painting & Decorating WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM
Handymen: Repairs, Reno’s, Painting, Window Cleaning, pressure washing, dump runs and More!! 250-550-9099
(1) 250-899-3163
3 Rooms For $299 2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Services
Financial Services
Rubbish Removal
AFTERNOON Shift Dispatcher needed for busy transportation company. Position is based in West Kelowna, Monday - Friday from 2pm - 11pm. wage will be negotiated based on experience. Fax resume to 250-357-2612, or apply on line at sutco.ca
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
*1 Vernon’s own DumpRunz Fast courteous service for around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449
Trades, Technical
*1 Vernon’s own DumpRunz Fast courteous service for around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449
LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
Ginseng tarps 24’x80’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $160. ea. 24’x160’ @ $300.ea. Quote available for installation. 22’ gooseneck tip pg trailer, 27,000 lb axles, 95 lb winch. $7500. 250-558-8322.
Help Wanted
Home Improvements
RETIREMENT home in Lake Country seeking PT (6h/day SSMon) general maintenance person. Resume to and cover jobs@balticproperties.ca
Work Wanted
VERNON, B.C.
Located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, Nixon Wenger is one of the largest, fastest, growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 22 lawyers and a newly constructed office building, our Vernon, B.C. office has an opening for a Conveyancer.
Affordable Handyman Services. Dump Runs, Small jobs. Pressure Washing. Gutter cleaning, tree trimming, local moves, etc. Kris 250-308-4100
Litigation Legal Assistant
Seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Litigation team. Must have law firm experience and enjoy working with a team. Email resume: shelleyw@kidston.ca
www.kidston.ca
The Vernon Veterinary Clinic is looking for a full time Registered VETERINARY TECHNICIAN to join our fabulous team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated team player who possesses great organizational and interpersonal skills. We are a fast paced modern, growing, four doctor practice with digital x-ray, in-house diagnostic equipment, laser therapy, ultrasound and a warm and inviting crew. We offer staff discounts, uniform & CE allowance, competitive wages and the beautiful sunny Okanagan. Please send resumes to vernonvets@shaw.ca or fax: 250-542-1772 Attention: Annette Farkas
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay
Pets
Call The Morning Star to advertise in the
$1,000 Reward for Missing Dog!!! Lost on April 13th, 2015. She is a small black miniature pincher. 11 lbs, black and tan color with a bit of grey due to age. When she went missing she was wearing a beige jacket with brown teddy bear patterns on her coat. The coat has a blue trim. She was last seen near old Sicamouse road in Grindrod. Please call me if you have any information at 778-883-7219 or donnadinh2@gmail.com. Thank you please help us!!!
Call 250-550-7900
Shampooches Pet Grooming 4311 25th Ave, Vernon. Call for information 250-275-1385
Do you have a Landscaping,Home Maintenance, Renovation, Construction, Painting, Window washing Business etc.,
Business and Service Directory. for rates and sizes.
Tiny Chihuahua puppies, CKC registered, microchipped, Champion sired, intelligent, cuddly, adorable. 3 boys left, $800. 250-309-5429. Website: tanzanitechis.webs.com. Email redlox21@hotmail.com
Moving & Storage 8X8X20 New Containers Household/ Commercial rentals. $65-$110/mo. Your place or mine. Warren 250-545-8118 Vernon. Rent, or Sale.
Poultry
U1ST MOVING 2 men $90/hr. Local and long distance. Call 250-859-8362.
Brown laying hens just starting to lay. $12.50 each. 250308-7972.
Livestock
Livestock
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR
Seasonal Nursery Workers Armstrong, BC
- Regular & Screened Sizes -
TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. is currently seeking Seasonal Nursery Workers to join our team in Armstrong, BC. Tolko is a forest products company with markeƟng, resource management and manufacturing operaƟons throughout Western Canada.
250-260-0110
JOB DESCRIPTION: A Nursery Worker is responsible for thinning and transplanƟng forest seedlings. Working as part of h^W Local 1-423, the incumbent will conduct themselves in a safe, Ɵmely, cost eīecƟve, and professional manner. We are an equal opportunity employer oīering full pension and beneĮt programs. This is seasonal work, ϳ͗00a ʹ 3͗30p Monday to &riday $12.4ϴ/hr. QUALIFICATIONS: • A strong team player • A demonstrated ability to meet regularly set performance measures READY TO APPLY YOURSELF? If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being part of our community, please apply in person to Tolko – Eagle Rock Division 105 Highway 97A, Armstrong, BC We thank all candidates for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
REIMER’S FARM SERVICES Landscaping
Landscaping
PICK UP OR DELIVERY NOW OPEN Mon - Fri 8AM - 5 PM DECORATIVE ROCK Saturday 8AM - 4 PM Sunday 9AM - 4 PM WHITE DOLOMITE Closed Statutory Holidays BLAST ROCK VISA, DEBIT, MASTERCARD, INTERACT, SENIORS DISCOUNT LAVA ROCK BARK MULCH SLATE / FLAGSTONE LANDSCAPE FABRIC TOP SOIL MIXES SAND & GRAVEL www.justrocks.ca
JUST
250.541.0111 1.866.439.0111
ROCKS
186 GREENHOW ROAD
NO ROCK TOO BIG • NO PURCHASE TOO SMALL
VERNON 1 KM NORTH OF SWAN LAKE NURSERY
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BUSINESSES & SERVICES ROOFING PURPLE HORIZON ROOFING Specializing in re-roofing.
Fiberglass Shingles • Metal • Torch-on Call Dan for a FREE ESTIMATE!
250-306-0049
HOME MAINTENANCE / RENOVATIONS /CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS DIRECTORY
QUESTIONS? CONTACT
250 550 7900 250-550-7900
Tom - WHITESTONE PAINTING Handyman Renovations
Since ‘89 - Free Estimates
250-308-8778
QUALITY BATHROOM RENOVATIONS INC.
LAWN MOWING
TUB TO SHOWER • CUSTOM SHOWERS • TUBS VANITIES • COUNTERTOPS • SINKS • FAUCETS • TOILETS ACCESSORIES • TILING • DESIGN • PACKAGES
Retired guy looking to keep busy. Reasonable rates for weekly or one time work. Call Warren
BADABATHROOMS.COM
250.308.6230
250-545-2298 or 250-306-3395
VALLEY SCRAPPERS Machinery Household Appliances
FREE ESTIMATES
HOUSE EXTERIORS SEAMLESS GUTTERS
• SOFFIT • FASCIA • SIDING • FENCES • DECKS
250-540-5674
30 Yrs Experience
Larry Penner
FENCES, DECKS & RAILINGS ALL SERVICE
CONTRACTING
NO JOB TOO BIG
CALL 778-212-4804
ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING INCOME TAX SERVICE E-FILE
Specializing in Small Businesses
250-545-8294
Burk’s Renovations 30 Years a Carpenter Also skilled in • Drywall • Painting • Flooring • Tiles • T-Bar Ceiling Need Help? Please Call...
Bob - 250.275.0706
‘Framing to Ron @ 250.309.0435 Flooring’ www.nulookhomeworks.ca
HANDYMAN
HANDS Renovations & Repairs Painting & Decorating Kitchens & Bathrooms Seniors Discount
TIM 250-307-8772
Quality Work Guaranteed
A-Z Renovations • Renos • Repairs • Electrical • Plumbing • Seamless Tub Surrounds • Kitchen • Bathroom • Carpentry • 25 Yrs Exp
Call Robert
250-309-4802
LANDSCAPING
WINDOW CLEANING
WINDOW CLEANING GUTTER MAINTENANCE PRESSURE WASHING 20 yrs experience Est. Vernon since 2005
250 - 308-0689
FREE ESTIMATES BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Vinyl Decking
QUESTIONS? CONTACT
250 550 7900 250-550-7900
KELOWNA • WINFIELD 250-212-3075 Marcel Labrecque
VERNON • SALMON ARM 250-550-4598 Rod Forgo
15124 Middle Bench Rd, Oyama • Fax: 250 548 4045
Aluminium Railing
WINDOWS & DOORS • WINDOWS • DOORS • FOLDING WALLS • • INSTALLATIONS • Renovation Specialists
You Belong
HERE!
You WILL be noticed and get MORE business by placing an ad in this directory
25 + years creating beautiful, low maintenace Xeriscaped Gardens Mark Zintel BSc. Botany • 250-542-3774 • www.zingardens.ca
OK Landing Lawn & Garden
Pruning • Leaf Removal • Yard Cleanup Shrub & Hedge Shaping • Mowing Commercial • Residential • Strata Call or text Jake 250-550-5849
MERIDIAN LAWN & GARDEN CARE Landscape Renewals - Journeyman Gardener
* Residential * Commercial * Strata
mazerjan@hotmail.com FALL CLEANUP PRUNNING, AERATING, FERTILIZING 250-550-5386
Showroom
odws.ca 2001 - 43 St, Vernon BC • 250-542-1294
• Fences • Railing • Renovations • Decks • General • New • Siding Carpentry Construction
Over 25 yrs experience.
250-546-6114
DECKING
Book your project now!
www.allserviceokanagan.com
27 yrs experience, references, before/aŌer pics
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Salvage Removal Vehicles Metals
FOR ALL YOUR STUCCO NEEDS
250-307-0387
LICENSED AND INSURED
SCRAP REMOVAL
CARWAY STUCCO 35 + years Experience
• &ull ^ervice ZenovaƟons • DIz ConsulƟng • Interior Θ Zeno Design • WainƟng
Brian Harris 250-540-6205 (cell) or 250-549-5110
LAWN MOWING
STUCCO
ALLͳWAYS RENOVATING
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
250-550-7900
1044 Middleton Way, Vernon
• New Construction or Renovations • Installations • Milgard Vinyl, Fiberglass & Aluminum Windows • Interior & Exterior Doors • FREE ESTIMATES
LANDSCAPING - MAINTENANCE - RETAINING WALLS - PATIO STONES - MASONRY - IRRIGATION - YARD CLEANUP **OVER 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE**
(778) 930-1031 Rocknyards.ca
CABINETS
Toll Free 1-800-661-8003 • Phone (250) 545-6096 • Fax (250) 545-1977
Kitchen & Bath SOLUTIONS
GUTTER CLEANING & REPAIR Lorrie’s
CLEANING & REPAIR
) Leaf Guard ) Guttter Cleaning & Repair ) Gutter Repair from Snow Damage WCB Insured & Licensed
250.558.6723
• CABINETS • VANITIES IN 48 HOURS • INSTALLATIONS •
CONTACT CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT
250-550-7900
Showroom
kitchencabinetsvernon.ca 2001 - 43 St, Vernon BC 250-542-1294
YOU BELONG HERE!
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BUSINESSES & SERVICES PAINTING
CLEANING SERVICES
SIMPLY CEILINGS AND WALLS
Repaints our specialty • Also T-bar Installed! g • Walls • Doors • Windows • Trim • Textured Ceilings Painted - Repaired or Retextured
GET MY ESTIMATE OR PAY TOO MUCH!
Free Estimates • www.timetopaint.com
308-9783 or 549-5140
JJ Helping Hands MOVE IN AND OUT SERVICES Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, One Time • Competitive • Insured • Bonded jjhelpinghands@outlook.com
www.PAINTSPECIAL.com
250.308.2125
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Call Evangeline
250-542-7525
250-550-7900
250-540-3644
1.250.899.3163
Interior Exterior Repaints Ceilings - Wall - Trim
FREE ESTIMATES WORK GUARANTEED 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE DAVE OR GUY
Free Estimates 25 yr exp. 250 307 5685
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You WILL be noticed and get MORE business in this directory CONTACT CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT
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Construction - Framing Concrete - Concrete Floors - Siding/Roofing Hardi Plank/Vinyl “All Your Concrete Needs” - Driveways - Retaining Walls - Decks/Patios SENIORS DISCOUNT - Sidewalks/Curbs - Renos Complete Ph: 558-5452 • Cell: 308-8268 - Suspended Slabs - Post & Beam
QUESTIONS? CONTACT
250 550 7900 250-550-7900 Auctions
PEOPLES CHOICE
CONCRETE WORK
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Driveways, Retaining walls, Patios, Decks, Sidewalks & steps FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
Auctions
Runs now until May 5th • Approx 25 items Appraised genuine ruby & opal pieces!
Regular Auction
Runs now until May 19th • Approx 40-50 lots Drop by or contact store for further details
250.549.4454
YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE
1-800-680-4264
info@youthagainstviolence.com
in runs EVERY FRIDAY
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We require pre-payment
Get your ad to us before 4PM Wednesday
250.550.7900
AUCTION
s Dodd Dodd s WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 • 6:00 P.M. FURNITURE, APPLIANCES & MISC: Leather Sofa, Leather Recliners, Oak Dining Table & 6 Chairs, China Cabinet, Corner Shelf Unit, Lamps, 3 & 5pc Bedroom Suites, 4 Vilas Maple Chairs, Double, Queen & Single Mattress Sets, Framed Painting & Prints, Upholstered Chairs, Leather & Upholstered Love Seat, Coffee & End Tables, Folding Chairs, Large Dining Table & 6 Chairs, 6 Folding Bar Stools, Glass Top Table & 4 Chairs, 3 Fridges, NG Stove, Freezer, Washer & Dryers, Stacking Washer/Dryer, Portable Air Cond, Microwave, 2 Flat Screen TV’s, Speakers, Nick Nack Cabinet, Sewing Machine, Wall Unit, Office Chairs, File Cabinets, Elec Fireplace & Mantle, Floor Lamps, Bath Stools, Pool Cues & Balls, Mini Coke Cooler, Plus More. ANTIQUES: Claw Foot Piano Stool, Humpback & Flat Top Trunks, Large Square Coffee Table, Accordion, Mantle Clock, Violin, Speaker, Steel Guitar & More. 2003 Buick Century V6, Auto, 210,000 kms TOOLS & MISC: Large Selection of Bailiff Seized Tools, Air Compressor, Rolling Tool Cabinet & Upper Box, New Car Shelter, Elec & Air Hand Tools, Cordless Garden Tools, Jacks, Saws, Weed Trimmers, Mowers, Spot Welders, Vice, Wrenches, Trailer Hitch, ATV Lift Bar, Propane Fire Pit, Outdoor Deep Fryer, Fishing Rods, Smoker, Camping Gear, Leather Saddle Bags, Golf Clubs, Light Fixtures, Outdoor Smoker Grill, Road Signs, Mountain Bikes, Patio Table, Solar Panels, Tires & Much More.
or email
Commercial - Berkel Slicer, Wunder-Bar Pop Dispenser, Mini Elec Fryer, 2 - Metro Shelf Units, Tables & Chairs
Please remove your garage sale signs after the sale!
Viewing all day Wednesday at 3311-28th Avenue in Vernon Open for consignments: Mon - Fri 8:30 to 5:00 • Sat ‘til noon
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• Fits Through any Standard Gate • Minimal Ground Disturbance
Call for your free quote today!
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24/7 • In Vernon since 1973
Jewellery Auction
Garage Sale Directory
STUMP GRINDING & REMOVAL
250-545-6251
AU C T ION GARAGE SALE WORD ad DEADLINE Wednesday at 4:00 pm. 250-550-7900.
STUMP GRINDING
Tazz’s -Concrete Foundations
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
SENIORS DISCOUNTS
www.ArborCare.com • BCTrees@ArborCare.com
CONCRETE
Terry’s Painting
$
• DEEP ROOT FERTILIZING • TREE REMOVAL & STUMP GRINDING • TREE PRUNING, SHRUBS & HEDGING • SNOW DAMAGE REPAIRS
FREE ESTIMATES
Hire AAA - MAID FROM PHILIPPINES
&HLOLQJ DQG WULP H[WUD Price includes Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint NO PAYMENT Until Job Is Completed!
The
SPRING TREE SERVICES
COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICE
Make your House GREEN!!
URRPV IRU (2 coats any colour)
Armstrong Fred St, Wilson Ave & Fowler St. Fri, May 1, 8-3, Gas Jiffy, Ice Auger, Stihl Weed Wacker, Wine Cooler.
TREE SERVICES
250-545-3259
Farm Equipment
Misc. for Sale
Ford Major Diesel 50hp Tractor. 3pt hitch, 8-spd trans,posi traction, 2 stage clutch. Rebuilt 4 cyl diesel engine. Runs like new. Good power. Liquid calcium in rears, great traction for scraping snow, etc. Has easy off hydraulic connects for log splitter, farm equipment, etc. 250-309-9673
2009 Specialized Roubaix Great road bike! 54 cm Medium full carbon frame with mostly 105 components. Low mileage, great condition. Never crashed. Black w/silver trim. Early bird special only $999! Will deliver in OK Valley. Call 250-307-4478
Firearms 27th Anniversary at the Best Little Gun Shop Around. Quality Firearms Buy & Sell. Weber & Markin Gunsmiths 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin
Flooring 650sq’ of gently used laminate flooring with underlay $500. Located in Kelowna. Phone: 250-215-8959
Heavy Duty Machinery 1995 773 Bobcat Loader 3006 hrs, 2 buckets, forklift & snow blade $16,900.; 16’ Tandem Low Boy Trailer $1,900.; 1020 Ditch Witch Trencher $4,900.; one owner. 250-503-7883 A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.
Medical Supplies Furniture Emporium WANTED: Good used Medical equipment, walkers, power lift chairs, scooters and other items. Phone 250-545-0240
Houses For Sale
FOR SALE – LIKE NEW (4) 235/165/R17 Summer Tires on Chrome 17 x8 Dub 6 Spoke Rims, +20 Offset. Bolt Pattern: 5x4.5 & 5x5, RWD Offset; Fits: Jeep, Challenger, Ford Explorer & Mustang $1000. Tony 250-549-0661
Fully renovated 4 + 1, 2 bathroom home, situated in the Harwood area, centrally located. www.houseforsale44th.shaw webspace.ca $399,000 Phone 250-558-2959
Heavy Duty Landscape Fabric 5’ x 250’, $130 per roll or by foot. 250-938-4364
Lots
NEED BUILDING PLANS New or renovation. Call Okanagan Blue Print. 250-558-8791 Simmons King size bed set. H.board & metal frame, exc cond. $800obo 250-308-8412 WANTED: Good used furniture, beds & appliances. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240
Misc. Wanted CASH Paid for 10K-24K jewelry, old coins & $5 coins & higher. Todd - 250-864-3521 Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-863-3082 in town. PURCHASING scrap gold & old Canadian & American coin collections. 250-548-3670 Wanted: Kash for copper/ brass- radiators, wire, plumbing. Also clean up yards/metal haul away. 250-546-3556
2.5 - 3 ACRE park like view lots, wells, paved private road, natural gas, starting at $139,000. 5 mins from Lumby Mable Lake Rd. Call 1(250)317-2807.
Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca
It Starts with You!
Sporting Goods 27th Anniversary at the Best Little Gun Shop Around. Quality Firearms Buy & Sell. Weber & Markin Gunsmiths 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin
www.pitch-in.ca
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Transportation
Apt/Condo for Rent
Suites, Lower
Recreational/Sale
Boats
Rickford Manor-Belmonte 1 & 2 bdrm suites to mature renters. Cat friendly. Non smoking building close to downtown $680.00 & up. Ask about the move in incentives.Office hrs 8-5 Mon-Fri Call 250-549-5254
1bdrm (bright), sep. laundry & entry, RV/Boat prkg, n/s, $850. incl/util,int & cable, pet negotiable. May 1. 778-930-0879
1993 Terry Resort 20.5ft
7.5 HP Honda outboard motor, 4 cycle, complete tune-up, $650. obo (250)832-8025
Rentals
Rentals
Rentals
Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
Columbia Apartments Available May 15
Large 2 Bedroom Close to downtown. Seniors building. No Pets. Non-smoking.
To view call
250-545-1519
VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 - 35th Street, Vernon
Small bach/ground flr. $500.00 heat included. New carpet and lino, more suitable for a man than a women. Call 250-558-5020. NO pets, parties or drugs.
MATURE RESIDENCE
Adult bldg by hospital, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, FS, DW, laundry HU, 1 cat allowed, FP, view, UG parking, storage, guest suite, great bldg. $915/mo. Available May 1. Sorry NS.
1bdrm, level entry, quiet convenient location near Schubert Center & bus rte. incl. cable,H/W, parking F/S. NS, 50+, $650. Call 250-309-3763 2 bdrm apt in older bldg, downtown location, clean & bright, f/s, heat & hot water incl., no pets, no smoking. $750. 250-308-8500.
LAKEVIEW PLACE
Corner suite, 2 bdrm, 2 bath,new paint & new floors, good view back to the city and Silver Star, on bus route, adult oriented, FS, DW, on-site laundry. $800/mo. Available May 1. Sorry NS, NP.
Townhouses
250-542-5580
Brookside Garden Rentals
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Family Oriented Complex
PROPERTY MANAGER REALTOR®
Units have been freshly painted, new flooring and carpets.
Bachelor suite all utilities included. Shared washroom, cooking unit. $500
Three bedroom, 1.5 baths, full basement, near hospital and downtown area.
OWNERS OF RENTAL PROPERTIES:
Very close to bus routes and short walk to “Wholesale Club”.
We have qualified potential tenants looking for homes. We would like to manage your rental. Please call for details.
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Co-parenting requires consistent rules for kids Counsellor offers tips for parents DOUG ROGERS Special to The Morning Star
Raising kids is a very difficult task. It
is made more difficult when raising a child alone or co-parenting. Sound parenting has less to do with the number of parents in the home and more to do with the quality of parenting. Whether the single
parent household is headed by a mother, father, or a grandparent, raising children alone is a huge task. Since the 1970s the number of children living in a single parent home has doubled (divorcewizard.com,
2015). These kids can be expected to have a very bright future, if parents have high expectations and firm rules in the home. One of the most important parenting practices for coparents to remember is to establish and enforce fair and reasonable rules regarding drugs and alcohol. Further, both parents
should discuss these rules before talking to their children and then equally enforce them. We do our children no favors by have one rule in mom’s home and another in dad’s. This is very confusing for kids and they will often want to go to the home with the least strict rules. Again, the rules need to be equally
enforced. Parents must be on the same page. Parents should remember that they are in charge. Children should not be treated as peers; they need clear and firm boundaries. Schedules and routines are also important for kids. They need predictability and consistency
from both parents. Finally, it is very important to regularly speak to your kids about drugs and alcohol and establish a no-use policy in your home. This conversation is not a one time event. Doug Rogers is the substance abuse prevention counsellor for the Vernon School District.
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