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STUDENTS JUST ‘HANGING ON’ Steve Kidd

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Chloe Highley’s death last month was a tragic loss of a young life, but the 18-year-old Penticton Secondary student was not alone in her struggles with anxiety.

According to her father, Dan Highley, Chloe struggled with anxiety and depression recently, eventually turning to drugs and selfmedication when she was unable to find help within the mental health system, resulting in her death on April 26 by an accidental heroin overdose.

Highley, an addictions counsellor himself, has spoken out in the media, talking about the problems with the availability of mental health support in B.C. Chloe had been scheduled to enter a specialized youth mental health program at B.C. Children’s Hospital in April, but he said that entry was cancelled because Chloe’s case wasn’t acute enough.

It’s a story that Sandra Richardson, a vice principal at Princess Margaret Secondary knows too well part of a rising tide of anxiety and related mental health issues the school system is seeing among students.

Along with Chloe’s death, there was another student suicide earlier in April, the latest in a string of suicides among teens and young adults in the community.

“You take a look over the last year and four months, there have been eight suicides,” said Richardson. “It is not just about the schools either. I think parents are really struggling to find ways to help their kids as well.

“It’s rampant. How long has our community been without a child psychiatrist? There is such a profound need in our community.”

With support from the Penticton Rotary Club, Richardson, along with Maggie principal Terry Grady and other educators began working on a program last year focused on helping teens deal with anxiety and other mental health issues before they become overwhelming.

In a presentation to the Rotary Club, Richardson said the statistics are shocking, with 15 to 20 per cent of students struggling with a range of mental health issues: Stress, anxiety, and depression, all the way to the extreme of

You take a look over the last year and four months, there have been eight suicides. It is not just about the schools either. I think parents are really struggling to find ways to help their kids as well.

— Sandra Richardson

CHLOE HIGHLEY, is one of string of young people in the area who have suffered from mental health issues and one of many deaths that have impacted students in the past 16 months.

the early onset of significant mental health issues.

The Maggie program includes everything from removing the stigma associated with mental health issues, encouraging students to seek out support, and plans for developing a cadre of “peer listeners.”

Richardson said the program is working, but, despite the work being done and existing programs to help students, there are some, like Chloe and the suicide earlier in April, who slip through the net.

“If I had the answer for that…,” said an emotional Richardson, trailing off into silence. “It is heartbreaking to watch. We try so many different things in so many different ways to keep kids connected to school. We know by keeping them connected to school, that is the very best chance they have.”

But there is only so much the schools can do. Richardson knows of one student they have identified who is very at risk, but that student has to wait two months to get into a counsellor.

“You know what? I’m a teacher … I’m not a counsellor,” said Richardson. “I can’t

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take a kid apart because I don’t know how to fix them. We are all just teachers.”

School counsellors used to think they were just the front line, a stopgap or “finger in the dike,” according to Richardson.

“They would refer kids to their doctors,” she said. “Then our counsellors found out they probably know more than the physicians know about this. It was a shock to them to realize that sometimes they are all the kids have.”

Richardson said schools do their best to work collaboratively with parents, and reach out to them when they see their child is struggling. But she said it is a problem for the whole community.

“It goes back to that old adage, it takes a village. And our kids need us more than ever,” said Richardson, who isn’t sure what the cause is of the rising amount of anxiety being experienced by students. Her experiences working with an orphanage in Tanzania make her wonder if it isn’t related to technology and our 24/7 society.

“These children (in Tanzania) have had the absolute most horrific lives … but they

don’t struggle with the same thing our kids struggle with,” said Richardson. “The amount kids see on the internet, the amount they hear about things, plays a role.

“When something goes on in Vancouver, everybody knows. It’s instant. That innocence … it’s gone and our kids are having to deal with these huge life things and they are not capable of dealing with it.”

Richardson stressed that is only her own view, and that she wishes she had answers to these questions.

“I see students coming in my school every day, and they are hurting. And we don’t know what to do to fix it,” said Richardson.

“The bottom line is we are really trying to get our community and our parents talking about how they can help one another with their kids.”

Dealing with Chloe’s overdose death, the earlier suicide and with Kaylee KozariBowland, who lost her battle with cancer last month, it has been hard on students and educators throughout the district, but especially at Penticton Secondary.

“I know the staff at Pen High, they are going through a rough time, they have had a lot to deal with on their plate,” said Richardson.

“This has been a really tough year. It has been hard on staff, it has been hard on students, and it has been hard on administrators. I think a lot of us are just hanging on till summer and looking forward to a school year next year where things are a bit more settled.”

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Businesses benefit from tax bylaw Dan Walton

Western News Staff

The average resident will be paying $39 more in property taxes this year over last, while the average business will save $132.

Penticton’s city council met at a special meeting on Thursday afternoon to address the tax rate bylaw for 2015.

Taxpayers will be coughing up $26,355,465 to the city, up $334,194 from 2014. Of the increased amount, $241,388 will come from residential taxes. Properties that have been developed since last year have added $314,036 into revenues; $219,146 of that came from residential.

Mayor Andrew Jakubeit said the amount of taxes stemming from new development is very exciting.

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of the local tax pool is covered

by residential properties. Businesses take on 23 per cent of the share, while light industry and utilities split the remaining three per cent.

This is the first year of a phased mill rate shift which will see residential properties take on a slightly greater share of taxes, while businesses will pay a little less.

This year’s business tax ratio is set at 1:1.625, and will reach 1:1.5 by 2018.

Jakubeit said that tax shift, albeit modest, is more than philosophical.

“Council has been aggressive on creating a business-friendly environment,” he said.

“Not only do we want to show that we’re open for business, but we’re looking at ways of being sensitive to the ongoing operational costs businesses have to infer, which is far greater than what residential properties have to take on.”

He said that Penticton is among the five lowest tax jurisdictions in the province. The $39-per-year increase to residential property owners works out to just over $3 per month, which Jakubeit said is very palatable. And while no tax increase is ever celebrated, Jakubeit said that Penticton offers a greater quality of amenities and services than most communities.

“Most municipalities don’t have two lakes or four arenas, and we have quite a robust library system,” he said. “And we’re very gracious with our community grants.”

Council also is faced with imminent infrastructure upkeep.

“These things come with a high cost but we have been fairly diligent keeping our expenses.”

As a result of the tax shift, residential properties are subject to a 1.57 per cent increase. To

meet the city’s budgeted tax requisition, residents will pay 1.3 per cent more, totalling an increase of 2.87 per cent.

“We’re always focusing on where do we cut, but we also have to look at where do we grow revenues.”

The average Penticton resident will pay $2,395 in property taxes this year. More than $700 of that – 30 per cent – goes towards the school board, a statistic that veteran Coun. Judy Sentes and Coun. Helena Konanz found surprising.

“I don’t think it’s always appreciated,” Sentes said.

The taxes paid by businesses take on an even greater share of 40 per cent.

It’s important to note than the municipal government has no control over the amount of taxation needed for the school board. The amount depends on the

number of active students in any given community, and each school can apply to SD67 for extra funding if they qualify.

Konanz said it’s important for taxpayers to understand the breakdown.

The bylaw was presented during a special meeting on May 7.

It was postponed because of a jam-packed regular council meeting on May 4, but pushed forward in a hurry to abide by the Community Charter’s deadline of May 15.

Jakubeit said council didn’t want to deliberate the matter while exhausted and so late in the evening.

The 2015 tax rate passed unanimously.

Absent from the vote were Couns. Campbell Watt, Tarik Sayeed, and Andre Martin.

The bylaw will require one final reading after a public hearing on May 11, which will being held in regards to a zoning change at 325 Power St.

Sentes and OSNS settle lawsuit Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The lawsuit against the Okanagan-Similkameen Neurological Society (OSNS) from a former director, and current city councillor, over a retirement payment ended with settlement talks last week.

Court documents obtained by the Western News show the matter was back in court on May 4 for a “settlement conference.” Judge Greg Koturbash then sealed the documents related to a consent order.

Sentes declined to comment on the resolution reached, though she did confirm that the matter has come to an end.

Manisha Wilms, executive director of the OSNS, also declined to comment on the details of the resolution.

“The matter has been resolved.

It was mutually agreed upon and

City councillor Judy Sentes.

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we were able to resolve it and we’re very pleased to have resolved it,” Wilms said.

Sentes filed a statement of claim on Jan. 20 alleging she was promised a payment of $25,000 upon retirement from the society to compensate for the low salary.

The OSNS filed a reply on Feb. 5 stating that the original employ-

ment contract she entered with the society upon joining in 1994 made no provision for a payment to Sentes upon her retirement, and that her employment records did not justify any such payments.

The reply also stated that the organization is unaware of any written agreement other than Sentes’ initial contract. The society has also denied the allegation that the written agreement that outlined the retirement payment was lost along with other important records.

Sentes claimed that she negotiated a two-part retirement payment with the OSNS finance committee in March of 2014. The OSNS acknowledges being presented with a document from Sentes outlining a request for $12,829 for accumulated sick days and $12,115.24 for severance for a total of $24,944.83 to be paid upon her retirement.

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Alleged spray painter speaks out Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

The Penticton man who allegedly spray painted political statements on the outside of the Canada Revenue Agency building downtown could face jail time.

Ryan Curtis Rose, 24, is alleged to have tagged the CRA building, as well as an office of MP Dan Albas with statements like “this is not a democracy” and “no tax dollars for corrupt politicians” as well as anarchist symbols and references to the anti-terror legislation Bill C-51.

With the two counts of mischief under $5,000 he is now facing, Rose said he doesn’t fear being a martyr for his cause.

“I have no problem going to jail for our country.

I’m going to stand up for what’s right. I don’t think I’ll be going to jail, but we’ll see how it plays out,” Rose said outside the courthouse Wednesday.

“There is a lot of stuff going on obviously. Geopolitically, domestically,” Rose said. “There’s a lot of reasons I did what I did, but I find that this kind of kleptocracy, totalitarian, fascist state that we’re turning into with Bill C-51, I feel they don’t have the authorization to do so.”

Bill C-51 wasn’t the only issue Rose was concerned with. He cited the 2011 Michael Sona robocall scandal, the actions of the federal government

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and the RCMP during the Burnaby Mountain pipeline protests and the Harper government’s military action overseas as motivation, among other reasons.

“I feel that if a corrupt government comes and frauds a democracy like Canada’s, in other countries, and in every country, if any government, any person, any individual feels like they can come in and dictate and impose laws and take rights away from people, they should be expecting a revolution, nevermind Ryan CuRtis Rose, 24, paint on their doors,” speaks to reporters outside of the Penticton Rose said.

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Rose was arrested on Dale Boyd/Western news April 30 and released on a $1,000 bail on May 1.

After a brief appearance at the Penticton Courthouse on Wednesday, the matter was put over to May 20 to give Rose time to consult counsel.

“If people think this is a democracy, they’re kidding themselves. The reason we have a charter, if you read sections one and three, it says, section one, this is a free and democratic society. Section three, every citizen has the right to vote. Well, every citizen didn’t have the right to vote, so my question to them is what is a democracy?”

Rose defended his methods of speaking out, though he acknowledged those affected by the graffiti “didn’t take it too kindly.”

“If they’re going to break the charter and then try to take our rights away they should expect a lot more than paint on their building,” he said.

“As a citizen I’m getting my rights taken away.

We’re going to war in Luhansk, Donetsk, Syria and Iraq. I’m not paying for it.”

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Dramatic raid leads to arrest Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

With assault rifles drawn and police dogs at their heel, Penticton RCMP in cooperation with multiple law enforcement agencies in the Okanagan arrested two of the top 10 most wanted auto theft suspects in B.C. during a night-time raid of a hotel.

Matthew Soper, 28, and Laetitia Acera, 21, are in custody along with an unidentified female suspect after the raid on the Best Western Hotel on Skaha Lake Road around 1 a.m.

Thursday.

A second male suspect was taken into custody and released pending further investigation.

Soper and Acera are known by police to have 17 outstanding warrants for their arrest from numerous offences in the Lower Mainland and Okanagan over the past several months according to RCMP. The two were also featured on the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team’s (IM-

KAP58604, Except Plans KAP87244 and KAP87245, located at 325 Power Street, ‘tourist accommodation’ shall be permitted.

The City’s Economic Development Office has identified an opportunity to add a premium hotel as an amenity to the convention centre. The proposal would see a request for “expressions of interest” go out to the hotel community.

Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 am on Monday, May 11, 2015 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton.ca. No letter,

PACT) top 10 most wanted vehicle crime offenders, and Soper was on Surrey’s most wanted list. Penticton RCMP said an investigation into numerous break ins of vehicles and residences in both Okanagan Falls and Penticton revealed a number of credit and bank cards stolen were quickly used around Penticton.

Police identified a possible suspect vehicle at the hotel, which they believed to be stolen out of White Rock.

Members of Penticton RCMP who were assisted by IMPACT and Kelowna RCMP moved in to arrest the suspects when police say one of the males ran and was seen discarding a loaded handgun in a bush nearby.

Police say he was pursued by a police service dog and apprehended.

The other suspects were arrested without incident.

The RCMP say that a preliminary investigation shows Soper was involved in the recent rash of theft in Penticton and Okanagan Falls, and that further charges are coming.

report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting.

The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including Monday, May 11, 2015 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall,171 Main St.), Penticton Public Library (785 Main Street) and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St.); or online at www. penticton.ca/publicnotice.

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Naramata winery application met with opposition from neighbours Dan Walton

Western News Staff

A Naramata winery’s prerogative to expand its services has been met with opposition by many of its neighbours.

At the regular council meeting on May 4, staff from Bench 1775 Winery asked for the city’s support in its application to approve the addition of a wine lounge and special events area (SEA) on the premises. The public gallery was overflowing with Naramatians who weren’t in support of the idea.

A permitted wine lounge allows the establishment to serve wine outside of its tasting room, and also permits food to be served.

The application for a special events area is seeking permission to host private functions without excessive paperwork. Bench 1775 Winery already hosts special events, but must seek bureaucratic approval each time a wedding or similar function is booked.

“It’s a lot of paperwork and expensive,” Coun. Helena Konanz said. “It’s an onerous situation to be in when you have to keep applying.”

Council was told by staff at the May 4 meeting that similar expansions are a growing trend at wineries in the Okanagan, but Bench 1775 Winery is the only winery in the Naramata area to make the pitch so far — and that could set a precedent.

Before the matter was deliberated, the public sent in 14 letters of non-support, with complaints primarily focusing around late operating hours, noise from live music and traffic, and the increased chance of drunk driving.

“Our goal is to be good neighbours,” said Trevor Broker, vineyard manager. “And we want to have a business that takes advantage of the growing industry on the bench and tourism of wine industry on the bench.”

Neighbour Debbie Sorter said that she and her family have been disturbed by loud music from special events in the past.

Val tait of Bench 1775 Winery harvests some grapes for ice wine production during the winter. the winery is asking city council for a lounge and special events area.

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“The music was blasting with no consideration to neighbours,” she said. “The tranquility of the Naramata bench and what it is known for is now in jeopardy.”

The closest neighbour is Maria Wiseman, who’s been living on Naramata Road since 1967. She said that Bench 1775 has been hosting noisy parties for the past two years, and worries the irritation will intensify with a SEA. “If they want to be having these parties they should go down to the industrial area — that’s a quiet place; there’s nobody there,” she said. “This is not a restaurant downtown.”

In a letter of non-support, neighbours Jill and Peter Sanders said they don’t think the proposed use fits well on ALR land.

“We were horrified to find out that this is a commercial business that could get a license to disturb the neighbourhood six nights a week.”

Colleen Pennington, economic development officer for the City of Penticton, spoke in support of the application. She said B.C. hosts a wine industry with an economic impact of $2 billion, and as the players become more compet-

itive, there’s a need for wineries to “take more aggressive efforts in terms of marketing their product, creating brand awareness and developing export markets.”

In effort to appease both parties, Pennington said she’ll explore comparable situations in similar communities, and will consult the Naramata Bench Winery Association.

After the meeting, Konanz said the public input gave her a clearer picture as to how the community felt, and believes there’s a solution to appease everybody.

“The wineries are doing everything they can to try and make it because there is such intense competition, so they’re going to try different things as any business would to try to compete,” she said. “There will be a compromise in the neighbourhood because the businesses need to be able to continue to thrive and the residents need to be able to live in peace.”

The approval of an SEA would allow for an unlimited number of guests on the grounds during outdoor events, though a letter from general manager Val Tait said there would only be a maximum of ten late events each year.

Prolific offender too sick for sentence Dale Boyd

Western News Staff

A prolific offender in the South Okanagan had his sentence suspended because of health issues.

Ronald Arthur Teneycke pleaded guilty to his most recent charges of making or possessing explosives and possessing a weapon contrary to a court order and the 52-year-old was sentenced on April 9 to time served since his Jan. 22 arrest.

Teneycke was also given an additional 90 days, a lifetime firearms ban and three years probation.

A court order was made on April 30 to change the start date of the intermittent jail sentence.

Teneycke’s sister Linda Walker appeared in court on Wednesday on his behalf and counsel said she confirmed Teneycke was still in the hospital.

The long-time resident of the South Okanagan has 31 criminal convictions on his record, including a sexual assault which he served a 12-year federal sentence for, the conclusion of which prompted the police to issue a public warning in 2007.

The application for a warrant was adjourned until May 20.

Ronald aRthuR teneycke pleaded guilty to making or possessing explosives and possessing a weapon.

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Education fight keeps going on Many parents were probably hopeful that last week’s B.C. Court of Appeal decision was the last they’d hear about the provincial government’s seemingly never-ending battle with the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) over the removal of class size and special-needs support formulas from classrooms.

Wishful thinking.

In a judgment Thursday, four of five appeal court judges found that the province did not infringe on the constitutional rights of teachers to bargain working conditions.

It was a stinging rebuke to the teachers’ union, finding that the government has the authority to set class sizes and special needs support in public schools, and that it didn’t bargain in bad faith.

Regardless, the BCTF said it will try to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the historical shoving match between Victoria and the BCTF will see yet another chapter.

No one would argue that class sizes should be left to expand without limits, and while support for special-needs children is vital to give those kids the tools they need to become healthy adults, both issues should not be decided by unions, contract negotiators, and subsequently, lawyers and courts.

These issues are at the core of education policy and the type of learning environments provided for our children – in context of what is reasonable, affordable and sustainable over the long-term.

To take this out of the hands of the public’s elected representatives – whatever their poPENTICTON litical stripes –WESTERN and expect the courts to be the champions of kids through an interpretation of law, isn’t good for anyone.

The public has the ability to express and test its education values as a priority at the ballot box.

It’s how democracy should work.

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Russia reconciliation

There won’t be any winners to come out of Cold War II. After the Russian Federation annexed Republic of Crimea from Ukraine last year, the Western world (most of Europe, the United States, Australia, Japan and Canada) imposed sanctions against the old Soviet Union, then ditched the G8 meeting in Sochi and suspended Russia from the club.

Russia doesn’t seem very eager to give Crimea back to Ukraine. In an address to his citizens, Russian President Vladamir Putin reinforced the legitimacy of the takeover, claiming their referendum was a democratic procedure that was in line with international law.

Crimea has been a Russian state in the past, and has seen its national identity change many times over the past 1,500 years.

Shortly before its most recent transfer, Ukrainians destabilized their country by deposing their president, which afforded Russia the opportunity to reclaim its former territory.

Doubts have been expressed over whether the referendum was done in good faith or not, but it’s hard to imagine Western leaders supporting the territorial expansion of any rival superpower.

Dan Walton

Off the record There’s a delusion that Crimea will be returned to Ukraine after the trading prohibition cripples the Russian economy, but Putin’s one-track mind isn’t showing any signs of relent. Probably because the imposed sanctions seem to have a lot more tail than teeth.

His country’s chief export is oil; Russia produces more oil than any other country in the world – even Saudi Arabia.

Yet the sanctions against Russia don’t ban the export of oil.

Nonetheless the cost of doing business has increased for every country involved.

Russia’s a developed nation.

Their military isn’t comparable to the United States, but it’s large enough to give them

considerable throwing power (the military spending of the United States is roughly half of Russia’s entire GDP). Instead of stockpiling weapons against each other, a co-operative military approach would solve far more problems. For example, both the U.S. and Russian military are contributing to the war on terror with bombing campaigns against the Islamic State, but they won’t work openly together, even when trying to achieve the exact same goal. At the same time, Russia and the West are deploying an abundance of troops and hardware in and around Poland, where they get to flex their figurative muscles in front of each other.

Since neither side appears willing to fold, the headstrong mentalities should be taken back to the drawing board.

Maybe have a third-party pose Crimeans with a referendum – it’s very likely that the majority of Crimeans would actually prefer to be part of Russia. Or perhaps the West should bury the hatchet and accept that a territorial change occurred.

Of course, powerful countries shouldn’t be allowed to take what they want simply because they can. But it happens – China took over Tibet, and

even the United States admitted in 1993 to unlawfully annexing of Hawaii 100 years earlier.

It’s silly to think this contention might result in a nuclear holocaust or World War III, but there’s a great deal of missed economic opportunity over an egotistical standoff. The Western world and Russia had strong ideological differences leading up to the Second World War, but teamed up to rid the world of evil.

“If Hitler invaded hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons,” British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told his parliament when proposing to invite Russia to join the Allied Forces.

After the Russians joined the good guys, the war in Europe was all but over. Between the Invasion of Normandy on the western front, and Operation Barbarossa to the east, the Germans were forced into submission – they didn’t stand a chance.

It shouldn’t have to take the Nazi regime to show us it’s better to work together.

Dan Walton is a reporter for the Penticton Western News.

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National park would have positive impact In the next few weeks, Oliver town council is set to entertain a motion regarding the establishment of a National Park in the South Okanagan. If they manage to stay on track, I congratulate them on what I hope will be and enlightened and productive support or this big and long overdue initiative.

But my congratulations are contingent on whether they act in support of the greater interests of not just the citizens of Oliver, but on behalf of citizens throughout the region and province. If they are able to do that, they shall rise to the lofty plateau of acting in the widespread greater interests of all Canadians, including me, and I would welcome that.

There are always questions about who is entitled to what when the overriding decision of “do the best for the most” is at issue. This should be relatively easy to sort out, given that what’s at stake here is public land owned by the people of British Columbia.

And it is important to stress that what’s at stake here is public land, not private. If it becomes important that private land would demonstrably enhance the ecological and social value of a national park, then that can be negotiated on a willing parties basis.

Of course, the first person through the door (onto the land) thinks he/she is entitled

Charging for postage is loony

As you know I attended the council meeting on May 4, with my mother. She is one of the many who receive a copy of their city electricity bill through the mail.

She does not have a computer. She appreciates receiving a paper copy of her bill and the city newsletter that comes with it. She files the paper copy of her electricity bill, along with all the other paper copies of her bills, and at the end of each year tracks their monthly cost against her income. This is how she, and no doubt many others on small pensions, are able to budget to ensure their bills are paid on time.

I find this a very laudable and respectful attitude of money management. My mother, who for many years in England was owner/operator of a retail business, understands well there are administrative costs to doing business that must be factored into the final cost to the customer.

The point I wish to make is that the cost of postage is an administrative cost to the city. Just as the cost of paper, ink, photocopiers, staff time, insurance, heat and light at city offices and telephones are administrative costs.

We all know that the administrative costs of government are paid for by our taxes.

We also know that the cost of these services will increase year over year by at least as much as the rate of inflation and sometimes by more, as is the current case with the increase in postage costs.

To argue that many businesses now charge a mailing fee for clients to receive a paper copy of an invoice misses two points. One, that clients are free to shop where they choose, taxpayers do not have that freedom of choice, and two, that government is not a business, it is a service.

What’s more, government is a service we cannot do without, hence the need for citizen participation at the ballot box.

Government is responsible for spend-

I urge Oliver’s town council to step up and do what good government should do ...

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to preferential treatment, but times have changed; society has evolved in its expectations that we the people should have the leading role to play, and are entitled to have their overall interests be placed first. Special interests that have exploited privileged access to public lands and public resources, and in many cases public financial subsidies and regulatory lenience, have had preferential use of public lands for the past century.

I, and many Canadians, and according to polls many residents of the South Okanagan, think it’s time that we the people have our century. ing tax money in the best way possible for all its citizens. Therefore, to download one particular administrative cost to those who, for the most part I would argue, are the more vulnerable citizens of our society, is unjust and unfair.

Yes, do all you can to increase participation in e-billing, many citizens will print a paper copy of their bill and file it anyway thus saving the city paper, ink, machinery costs, etc., but please don’t be small minded and think it’s only $10 a year for 10 bills, what’s to complain about?

Andrina Iliffe Penticton

No need for a new hotel

Penticton is an amazing, unique town.

With our spectacular lakes, beautiful orchards, vineyards, and natural beauty, we have everything we need to attract tourists.

We already have more than enough accommodation, many activities to participate in summer and winter, including our wonderful Saturday market, and our climate is the envy of most of Canada.

Do we need to change what we already have here?

Some famous tourist towns such as Martha’s Vineyard, and Cape Cod are known for their unique small town atmosphere. They attract high-end tourists without having glitzy hotels and amenities. Do we really know for sure that building a fancy new hotel will actually bring in more tourists?

We already have the Penticton Lakeside for tourists or conferences where a higher-end experience is desired.

As for attracting the convention crowd, from what I have been reading in the Western News, we have been pretty successful doing that in the past, so rather than start something new that might not work, why don’t we check out what worked for Penticton in the past and try that again?

I think Penticton is spot on with the improvements at both lakes and beautifying

National parks have evolved to be, and in most cases are today, primarily about protecting ecological integrity, including the protection of landscapes, wildlife, water, air sheds, viewscapes, and secondarily, about the privilege of Canadians being able to interact with and enjoy these natural gems without impairing their long term viability.

That is where the emphasis must be.

Because small areas do not have adequate interior habitat/land, the designation of a functional landscape as a national park is essential. This park must be at least 2,000 square kilometres in size, but would greatly benefit if it were up to 4,000 square kilometres, in order that the ecological values that comprise intact ecosystems — all the native biological components, functional ecological and evolutionary processes and the size and range of populations of living organisms (plant and animal) that provide a high probability of long term viability — are encompassed and included in the boundaries.

While protected landscape size is a major issue, there are other concerns and problems that relate directly to ecological well being.

For example, many of the long entrenched human activities consuming public resources in the area have impaired biological resources and ecological resilience. It would be an

the downtown area.

I don’t think we really need to glitz up what we have. We are pretty darn spectacular as we are!

And, kudos to the city crew who keep our city, beaches, and parks clean and beautiful. A little polish and shine go a long way to making Penticton one of the best family tourist areas anywhere.

embarrassment to Canadians, and frankly it would be fraudulent, to permit these activities to continue in a national park.

In today’s climate stressed world, town council also have the chance to make a statement endorsing a national park that would in fact contribute positively to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, something the province and Canada have committed, but are struggling, to do. Such a credit would be valued in today’s world.

While elected bodies often have a chance to do the right thing for large numbers of people, its not common that they actually do, nor is it common to have the opportunity to do something that will be of lasting benefit for today’s residents, and for generations to come. Endorsing, promoting, and working toward designating a functional national park in the Okanagan is such an opportunity.

I urge Oliver’s town council to step up and do what good government should do; move aggressively to protect the public trust.

They have not only an opportunity, but I believe a responsibility, to be an important force in providing a national endowment to support all future generations of citizens in this country.

Dr. Brian L. Horejsi Penticton

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I would like to take the time to thank the first responders, the staff in the hospital and our neighbours for their support and comfort during our recent loss.

We never realize how much they do until it happens to you. They went above and beyond and I will be forever grateful.

Thank you.

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A community outreach centre will be opening on Martin Street to offer support to those with substance abuse and mental health issues, and some neighbours are worried about the clientele that it will attract to the area.

During an update on the health care initiation at the regular council meeting on May 4, Councillors Max Picton and Helena Konanz inquired about concerns communicated to them by people living near of the Martin Street Outreach Centre.

Coun. Konanz asked if there would be security personnel on site.

“There will be only passive security,” said Betty Brown, community health facilitator, adding that resources aren’t sufficient to hire security positions.

She said that cameras will be monitoring the building from the inside and out.

“So if there were issues that arose we would be able to contact the RCMP.” Coun. Picton asked how Interior Health could help to give solace to neighbours feeling uneasy.

“While we can never promise zero risk, we are certainly doing what we can to make sure that we manage our risks well,” she said. “We really believe that by having the service there, people are going to be able to get the services they need and the care they require.”

Joseph Savage, manager for the South Okanagan Community Mental Health and Substance Use Service for Interior Health, said that he’s canvassed the area as best he could to engage neighbours to ensure them that the facility won’t have a negative impact.

“We certainly want to alleviate those concerns,” he said. “We have centres like this in Kelowna, Vernon, and Kamloops, and I’m pleased to say that our experience with those centres has been positive in the sense that there hasn’t been a negative impact on

the local area” He said that the safety of staff is a large area of concern for Interior Health, which is why the building is monitored by camera with ample visibility throughout.

“We’ve designed the space with safety in mind.

We want the space to be a very welcoming environment and I’m glad to say that we’ve accomplished that.”

The services that will be offered from the outreach centre are currently available at the hospital, but that presents a barrier for the many clients. “(Martin Street) is a good location because a lot of the clients we are looking to connect with do live in the downtown location and a lot of the other service providers that they access are also there,” he said. “By locating ourselves close to where they are, we become easier and more convenient for them to access by addressing the transportation challenges.”

Interior Health’s primary objective with the outreach centre is to reduce harm, he said, which is easier to accomplish from a central location.

“A lot of the clients right now aren’t connected with the services that we want to offer them,” Savage said. “But (the location of the hospital) presents a barrier to folks who are living downtown and may struggle to make it up there.”

The outreach centre will begin moving in on May 11 and offering services by May 15. In the beginning, hours of operation will go from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

“As time goes on we will be glad to review those hours to make sure that they suit the needs of the clients we’re trying to serve.”

In the summertime, after staff gets the hang of operations, the outreach centre will be inviting the community for a visit to their open house. Until then, anybody with questions of concerns regarding the outreach centre can contact Interior Health at 250770-3555.

Lease cancelled for addiction facility Tara Bowie Black Press

The provincial government has terminated its lease agreement for a property outside Keremeos that formerly housed a residential teen addictions recovery facility.

The Crossing, which opened in 2009, was suddenly closed in March by its operator, a Quebec-based company called Portage. The facility had not been

serving any clients for several months before its closure.

“We are profoundly disappointed,” Jennifer Johnstone, Central City Foundation president and CEO said in a telephone interview.

The province was only in its first year of a five-year lease with option to renew multiple times when it terminated. The province leased the facility at no charge.

Johnstone explained Central City Foundation first bought the 58acre property in 2000.

The goal was always to turn it into a residential therapeutic facility for teens with addictions issues.

It took almost 10 years for the foundation to raise $6.5 million needed for renovations and to put together partnerships between the government and an operator.

“We did everything we did understanding that the Ministry of Health, the health au-

thorities were going to fund that (the operating of the facility) going forward,” she said.

“We have more work to do now. It’s going to be more challenging ... but I certainly have not given up on bringing the government back to the project.”

The lease was officially terminated by the Provincial Health Services Authority on April 13, about six weeks after the facility was closed.

“We are sad for the families. They are what continues to drive us, the families. We know that we have years and years of evidence that long term residential treatment work,” Johnstone said.

The provincial government has not yet announced a plan as to how they will move forward with teen and youth addictions.

There were only two other facilities in the province that offer a similar program.

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minate the lease was not taken lightly and was informed by the advice of PHSA legal and facilities management colleagues,” an email from PHSA spokesperson Heather Oliver stated.

Since 2009 about 400 teens were served through the program at The Crossing.

Following the sudden closure, a variety of ongoing issues have surfaced from both the operator’s and the province about operations at the facility.

Portage spokespeople have charged that they were forced to work without an official agreement with the government and without secured funding for the last two years.

PHSA spokespeople have said there have been ongoing questions surrounding qualifications of staff and use of funds.

The Crossing received about $2.5 million a year in provincial funding to operate.

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White campaign a dark spot on local history Dale Boyd

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A climate of fear once gripped the Okanagan as a shortage of labourers fuelled a well organized and racially charged anti-immigration movement.

This was the situation in Penticton in the early 1900s that led to a years long citizen-led campaign to ‘keep Penticton white.’

History can sometimes take on a sepiatoned glaze and the cultural and sociopolitical climate can easily be shoved into the background when looking back on the great achievements in the area’s history.

There are two sides to every story and history is no different. While most know of the building of the Kettle Valley Railway, less is said about the social climate of the day during its construction.

Museum assistant at the Penticton Museum and Archives, Manda Maggs, wasn’t surprised to find racist overtones when researching Penticton newspaper archives for the Kettle Valley Railway exhibit at the museum, however, she was not anticipating the scope of the local anti-Asian movement.

“I kind of expected to find some things.

I just didn’t realize it would be that blatant where they would have a public meeting,” Maggs said.

One article from the Penticton Herald dated Jan. 8, 1920 describes a meeting where “Nearly 300 citizens listened to speakers and took preliminary steps to rid the district of yellow evil.”

This was not the extent of the movement and in later newspapers advertisements for local laundry services began running ads with phrases like “Are you White? Then Patronize a White laundry.” or “Employs only white labour.” An ad from the 1920s that ran for a year states in all capital letters “KEEP PENTICTON WHITE.” The campaign was not limited to Penticton either, with meetings in Kelowna and Vernon taking place around the same time. Maggs said a big fear in Penticton at the time was a shortage of labourers.

“Especially in World War One, the men were leaving and that left women to do the orchard work. Often the young women who didn’t have kids were the only ones who could do that, so they would hire them out to whoever they could,” Maggs said.

While the blatant racism is shocking by today’s standards, it may have been the case of a vocal minority, and more a fear of immigrant labour more than anything else Maggs said.

“I don’t think this level of racism was necessarily the majority. I just think it was a concern, and it wasn’t just a concern morally, some peopled seemed to have taken that stance, but it was more of an economic concern,” said Maggs. “We still face this issue today, especially in the Okanagan because the nature of the industry is seasonal.”

Maggs also discovered citizens who were adamant about advocating for their Asian employees in the face of the loudly vocal minority.

A series of articles from 1929 show the callous nature of the local media when dealing with immigrant-related crimes. However, a man eventually came to the defence of his employee.

Over the course of a few months the man from Oliver hired a Chinese man to work for him on a small orchard. The Chinese man disappeared from the property and was essentially driven out of town by racial hatred, though the articles don’t take the matter as seriously.

One of the headlines reads “High wind at Oliver blows Chinamen clear out of town, court

Manda Maggs searches through the archived copies of Penticton newspapers at the Penticton Museum and archives. (Below) an advertisement from a Penticton business in the 1920s.

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otherwise,” Crawford said.

He noted that the Okanagan Valley is the least immigrated part of Canada.

“I know the Immigrant society here in town does a really good job of trying to make people feel more welcome, but I do think that it does affect us. I think we’re poorer because of it. Greater diversity enriches us as people in every capacity,” Crawford said.

Immigrants still face challenges today

case follows return.”

The article continues: “The Chinamen who has been the cause of all the trouble in the Oriental invasion of Oliver is back in the district having been spirited away the other night.”

Maggs said even at that time, it was a strange way of reporting the incident.

“They don’t really describe it in terms of what it was, which was an abduction, kidnapping, beating probably,” Maggs said. “This went on over months. People seemed to know what happened to him, but until Mr. Heel (the man’s employer) came back and made a big deal about it, nobody questioned it, which was really strange.”

Maggs said much of the racial tension could be due to more rampant misinformation, like the concern that Asian immigrants had multiple wives back home and would be marrying all the women whose husbands were off to war.

“There was a lot of fear and misunderstanding going on there as well,” Maggs said.

Maggs said it’s not uncommon to come across overlooked parts of history that the majority of people are unaware of.

“People think you want to stir the pot, but working in a museum we see all of this and there is a set history that you tell kids, the curriculum kind of stuff,” Maggs said. “This is fact, it’s here, people can see it.”

She said the depth in which issues like these can be explored is mostly due to the excellent condition of the newspaper archives.

“We’re really lucky to have these (newspapers) because they are in really good shape

and you can read them and flip through them,” Maggs said.

While it may not be a bright spot in Penticton’s history, that doesn’t mean it should be forgotten.

“People are embarrassed about it and that is a good sign, that people are embarrassed about it, but it is still fact, it happens and I really believe that if you’re going to not repeat the bad parts of history, you need to understand your history. Not just what happened, but why it happened. What led up to that?”

Maggs said.

“It wasn’t just suddenly ‘oh we don’t like the Chinese’ there were reasons behind it and a lot of it revolves around misunderstandings.

So once you understand where they are coming from with that, you can avoid those same pitfalls in modern times.”

The discovery of the racist campaign was equally as surprising to Penticton Art Gallery Curator Paul Crawford. He’s currently playing with the idea of exploring the issue in the form of an exhibit.

“It’s something I’m intrigued about and something I would love to address. The idea of racism in Canada today,” Crawford said. “I think we have idealized ideas that we’re this great, forward country and these things don’t exist, but they do exist.”

He feels the old adage of failing history and being doomed to repeat it is relevant.

“I think it is really important that we look back because we have to remember where we’ve come from and we don’t want to repeat all this horrible history that we seem to be repeating. We’re going to be going in circles

Tahira Sayeed, program manager for South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services, acknowledged the situation for immigrants in the South Okanagan has improved drastically compared to a century ago, however she said many still face challenges today.

“It could be improved a lot. We still have struggles getting low-income housing for our immigrants. But otherwise, who doesn’t love Penticton. Once you’re here you don’t want to go back anywhere,” Sayeed said.

She said she’s seen an increased community participation from many immigrants in Penticton.

“When there are events happening in Penticton you can see how all different immigrants are coming out and you get to see how many immigrants are here,” Sayeed said.

She said she wasn’t shocked to find instances of discrimination in the history books, due to the fact she conducted similar research herself.

“When I was doing my masters at UBCO, a lot of research and a lot of articles we had to go through as students to identify all the different types of discrimination there are,” Sayeed said. “I’m not surprised to see it, and to a certain extent there is still discrimination here.”

“In Oliver a few months ago, we took immigrants out to an event put on by a community organization and we could see people there were so uncomfortable having immigrants sitting next to them and being with them. But, that’s something we have to work on together,” Sayeed said. “It’s going to be a slow process, it’s not going to change drastically.”

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With the Dream Music Festival now a wonderful memory, work on creating a co-op to take over the music house is notching back up to full steam.

“I think we are halfway there,” said Pierre Couture, who co-owns the Dream Café with his wife Debra. “Another couple of meetings and we should make it.”

Work hasn’t slowed for Couture since the Dream Music Festival on May 2, with the restaurant booked solid for a five-day run by blues piano player Ben Waters.

“We were filled up all this week. We added Sunday two hours ago and we just passed the halfway mark,” Couture said on Thursday, admitting to being a little overwhelmed by the community response to the festival.

“It feels good, it feels validating, that maybe I am doing the right thing after all,” said Couture.

The very pace of the business, though, is one of the reasons he began looking at selling the unique spot, along with health issues making it difficult for him to continue to run the day-to-day operations. While there were interested parties, Couture couldn’t find the right fit.

“It’s too much for one person. To try to sell it to one person doesn’t make much sense,” said Couture. “To try to leave it to a community makes a lot of sense because we are getting better acts than Vancouver these days.

It can get the whole community involved.”

The next meeting to discuss the co-op and recruit more members is on May 10 at 2 p.m. and Dream Café accountant Murray Swales said they are about halfway to the goal of $350,000 needed to incorporate the co-op.

The original goal was to have the deal sealed by the end of April, Swales said they had to move that to June 30, in part because of the Dream Music Festival.

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“The way it worked is the group who was working on the co-op got co-opted to work on the festival. Everybody became focused on the festival,” said Swales. “There is a huge interest in making sure the Dream Café stays in operation. They just don’t want to see it disappear.”

Now that they are back on track, Swales hopes this meeting and another in June will help them recruit the remaining co-op members.

“In terms of cash in the bank, we are about halfway to the $350,000 minimum we need.

There are about 45 people that have got us to where we are and there is probably two to three dozen people that have said ‘we are in’ and haven’t seen anything from them yet,” said Swales, who hopes to get those people to step up now.

“Proportionately, if we get the same kind of dollars from them, we can see the finish line.”

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Swales said they are also reaching out to area wineries, in hopes of convincing about a dozen of them to become part of the Dream Café co-op.

“That’s part of the focus in upgrading what is happening in the restaurant itself with an improved wine list and changes in the menu that would flow from the co-op,” said Swales.

“The other part is to keep Pierre involved for as long as he can. He feels comfortable in committing that he would be around for six months. If we can keep the excitement and the energy up, I suspect he will be around for longer than that.”

Swales said as part of the coop, Couture has been tasked with finding his replacement, someone that can bring his same passion to the day-to-day management of the venue.

“What I would like to do is be responsible for the music. I need someone else to run the restaurant,” said Couture. “I have been living 16 hours a day in this building for the last 15 years. I want to see if my family is still out there.”

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ily will be on display at the Penticton Art Gallery on May 14, in conjunction with her personal exhibition, Bee Alchemy and the Resurrection of Dreaming.

But that is only one part of the nature festival’s connection to the arts.

Along with all the hiking, biking, touring and other events, the Meadowlark Festival also includes a range of art experiences for those looking to connect art and nature.

That includes events like poet and Nancy Holmes, together with writer/ecologist Don Gayton, offering a combination hike and openair discussion of nature writing.

Or how about an afternoon with Loraine Stephanson, painting in directly from nature?

“It’s a chance for people to interact with nature in a very quiet way, and an unusual way in that they are trying to make a painting using something from nature as their motif,” said Stephanson.

“What I have found is that people really get into it if they have never done it before. They don’t want to go home at

the end of the day.”

With small class sizes, Stephanson said she has time to work with individuals, so she welcomes those with little or no experience, as long as they have their materials.

Artist Dianne Bersea will be setting a quieter pace with her walk around the Twin Lakes area, as she teaches about mindfulness.

“As an artist, I see the world in a particular way and people are often asking me about that,” said Bersea. “I would like to share that and talk about how I am seeing it as we walk around and point they can maybe take the time to observe.”

Too often, she explained, people miss the subtleties in the world around them. That’s where mindfulness comes in.

“What we normally do in our ordinary world is kind of glaze over and miss most of what is going on outside of us,” said Bersea. “We are not observant and attentive.

Awareness is something artists can bring back to the world, she said, and introduce it to other people.

“When we are fully engaged in the present

moment, … we are more fully engaged with our environment, physically, emotionally, mentally,” said Bersea.

“That’s what I hope to provide for people that come along with me.”

Growing up in remote areas of coastal B.C. and in Cariboo country, Bersea developed an intense relationship with the natural environment.

“I still have extremely vivid images of seeing going by or a squirrel that always came to the window,” said Bersea, who said she remains a child of nature.

“I never lost that sense of connection. I think it is a really regretful loss that as time has gone on we have moved so far away from nature that we have lost that connection,” she said.

“Walking for times in silence, just listening to the sound of your feet of the ground, the air in the trees, the sound of birds and then sitting on the ground and thinking about that … I think it is really important.”

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Ponderosa releases lineup The Ponderosa Music and Arts Festival is returning to Rock Creek for its third year this summer.

Organizers and festival founders Kia Zahrabi and Kris Hargrave released the lineup for

Fake Shark, Real Zombie, all hailing from Vancouver.

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Performances will be spread over three days and two stages.

Organizers say Ponderosa is not your typical festival.

Early bird three-day passes are sold out for the event, which prides itself on remaining independent, affordable, and fresh.

Full price tickets are still available for $125, and include music all weekend, camping in the pristine setting of Rock Creek with access to swimming in the Kettle River, fresh running water, hot showers, morning yoga, pancake breakfast along with food and artist vendors. For $25 more, festival goers can secure riverside camping, where the river will be bubbling at your back door. Traditional tenting isn’t your thing? Glamping option are also available this year.

Hargrave and Zahrabi personally choose the bands and artists who attend. Past years have seen acts like Montreal’s Plants & Animals, Vancouver’s Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast, Portland’s Blouse and Wampire, and dozens of others from across the province and beyond like T he Gay Nineties, Bend Sinister, No Sinner, Braids, and Ladyhawk.

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t.g.i.f. concerts May 8, 9 — Boogie woogie piano player Ben Waters finishes a four-night stint at the Dream Café.

May 8 — South Okanagan Concert Society has flex-tickets for the upcoming season now on sale, including Locarno on Oct. 23, the Daniel Gervais Trio on Dec. 4, Capilano University Singers on Feb. 5, Wolak and Donnelly Duo on March 18.

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May 22 — Ron Boudreau’s tribute to The Crooners will take you down memory lane to an era reminiscent of style and class at 6 p.m. in the Frank Venables Theatre. Tickets are available at Beyond Bliss on Main Street in Oliver.

May 14, 15 — The Dream Café presents Angel Forrest, Maple Blues Female Vocalist of the Year, performing with Denis Coulombe and Paul Deslauriers.

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events May 1-30 — Free Form, an exhibition of fine art at the Leir House Cultural Centre, 220 Manor Park Ave. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 9 — Menage a Trois! The ultimate raw food and wine festival event at Peticton Lakeside Resort from noon to 2 p.m.

May 10 — Children’s Showcase presents Modus O: Circus Terrifico Slideshow Ballet. Performance starts at 2 p.m.

May 10 — The Penticton Art Gallery’s Second Hand Art Sale closes at 4 p.m. Come and place your silent bids before the sales end. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

May 14 — Opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Penticton Art Gallery for two new exhibitions: Bethany Handfield, official 2015 Meadowlark artist; plus featured art from three local high schools, Penticton Secondary, Princess Margaret and Summerland Secondary.

May 23 — Artist’s talk and tour at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Art Gallery with Bethany Handfield discussing her current exhibition, Bee Alchemy and the Resurrection of Dreaming. Free admission, donations welcome.

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Chris Turner, the award-winning author of The Geography of Hope, will be in Penticton on May 15 to share his alternate and positive take on creating a sustainable future.

“It’s probably a much more polarized debate than it needs to be,” Turner says of the current rhetoric. “We need to get past that, and invent a different future.”

Turner is a writer, speaker and strategist who champions sustainability while living in the heart of big oil country, Calgary Alberta.

Turner’s Penticton talk will be based largely on his books The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need and its sequel The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy, which propose new ways of thinking about the future, the green revolution and sustainability.

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“Tesla is an encouraging example of the right kind of change,” he said of the high-performance electric car. People want to drive it, because it’s one of the best cars on the road.

Turner has hope that we will find new ways to solve problems and organize systems.

“Ventures that I reported on in my first book (The Geography of Hope) have gone from fringe shoots of possibility to becoming fully adopted and mainstream.”

A widely-respected journalist, Turner has written for publications such as The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and Time Magazine. He is the winner of seven Canadian National Magazine Awards, and was a Governor General’s Award finalist for The Geography of Hope.

In addition, Turner is the author of The War on Science, an extended essay regarding the current

government’s unfriendly relationship with scientists.

“It’s a gloomier book,” explains Turner. “But important in this, an election year.” Turner has also just published How to Breathe Underwater, a collection of magazine articles that trace the evolution of his career from reporting on the dot.com industry to sustainability issues.

Turner will be the keynote speaker at the opening gala of this year’s Meadowlark Festival. “We want the evening to be entertaining and light-hearted, and love the fact that Chris’ talk is positive and his message so hopeful and optimistic,” said Jayme Friedt, festival coordinator.

Turner will deliver his keynote speech at the Meadowlark Festival’s fundraising opening gala.

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You can’t come much closer to winning a national championship than the Canadians did last year, leading Yorkton 3-1 with less than three minutes left in the RBC Cup final before the Terriers scored twice in eight seconds to tie the game and eventually won in overtime.

Carleton Place bounced back in 2014-15 with another stellar season, finishing with league-leading 49-10-3 record thanks to the No. 1 offence and No. 1 defence in the Central Canada Hockey League. The Canadians were just as good in the CCHL playoffs, going 12-3, and they went perfect at the Fred Page Cup for the second year in a row, edging Dieppe 3-2 in the regional final to become the first team to win back-to-back East Region championships since the start of the current format in 1995.

The Canadians’ roster includes seven players who were part of the heartbreaking loss to Yorkton 12 months ago, including starting goaltender Guillaume Therien, and 2013-14 national player of the year Andy Sturtz.

WEST REGION #1 PENTICTON VEES

They weren’t as dominant as they were in 2011-12, when they won a ridiculous 42 games in a row and lifted the RBC Cup for the second time in franchise history, but this year’s version of the Vees isn’t too bad.

Penticton comfortably won the regular season title in the B.C. Hockey League, finishing 14 points up on any

other team, but had a tough road through the BCHL playoffs. The Vees played 78:59 of overtime in their first three games against West Kelowna, erased a 3-2 series deficit against Vernon and dropped the first two games in the final against Nanaimo, but persevered to win the BCHL title before outlasting a tough field to add the Western Canada Cup to their trophy case.

Co-captain Cody DePourcq is the lone player remaining from the Vees’ 2012 RBC Cup championship, but forward Demico Hannoun has plenty of experience at the tournament; he’ll make his third straight appearance with three different teams (Surrey, 2013; Vernon, 2014; Penticton, 2015).

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The 19-year wait is finally over for the Mustangs, who are returning to Canada’s National Junior A Championship for the first time since they hosted the inaugural RBC Cup back in 1996.

Melfort made franchise history this season, winning the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season title for the first time ever, and went an impressive 12-2 in the playoffs, capped off by a four-game sweep of Notre Dame to claim the SJHL championship for the first time since 1996. The Mustangs squeezed into the playoff round at the Western Canada Cup with a 1-3 record, but a 4-2 win over host Fort McMurray was all they needed to punch their ticket to Portage la Prairie.

The Mustangs don’t have any RBC Cup experience on the ice, but they do have some behind the bench; head coach Trevor Blevins played with Melfort in 1996, when it lost 2-0 to the Vernon Vipers in the national championship game on home ice.

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An overtime loss in the Western Canada Cup final means they won’t become the first RBC Cup hosts to win league, regional and national titles since 2002, but it’s very hard to call the Terriers season a failure.

Portage was simply dominant from the very start; it scored 11 seconds into its season opener on Sept. 19, won its first 14 games and never looked back, posting a record-setting 53-3-4 regular season record and owning top spot on the CJHL national rankings for the final 14 weeks. The Terriers then went an unblemished 12-0 to win the Manitoba Junior Hockey League championship, and reached the regional final before falling a goal short against the Penticton Vees.

The Terriers take a very impressive 32-2-1 home-ice record into the RBC Cup, where they’ll try to become the first host team to win a national championship since the Weyburn Red Wings turned the trick in 2005.

CENTRAL REGION SOO THUNDERBIRDS

Two years after becoming the first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League team to reach the RBC Cup in a decade, the Soo Thunderbirds are back for another shot at Canada’s National Junior A Championship.

The Soo was its usual successful self in the regular season, finishing atop the NOJHL standings for the fourth time in five years, and it ran away with from the competition in the playoffs, winning 12 of 14 games and outscoring its opponents 86-21. At the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Thunderbirds clinched first place in the round robin – and a bye to the final – with two wins and a shootout loss, and a 3-2 win over host Fort Frances gave them a spot at the RBC Cup.

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The Thunderbirds have only one player remaining from their 2012 RBC Cup team – forward Joey Miller – but that doesn’t mean they’re short on national championship experience; nine Thunderbirds were members of the Sault Ste. Marie North Stars when that team hosted the 2013 TELUS Cup.

EAST REGION CARLETON PLACE CANADIANS

You can’t come much closer to winning a national championship than the Canadians did last year, leading Yorkton 3-1 with less than three minutes left in the RBC Cup final before the Terriers scored twice in eight seconds to tie the game and eventually won in overtime.

Carleton Place bounced back in 2014-15 with another stellar season, finishing with league-leading 49-10-3 record thanks to the No. 1 offence and No. 1 defence in the Central Canada Hockey League. The Canadians were just as good in the CCHL playoffs, going 12-3, and they went perfect at the Fred Page Cup for the second year in a row, edging Dieppe 3-2 in the regional final to become the first team to win back-to-back East Region championships since the start of the current format in 1995.

The Canadians’ roster includes seven players who were part of the heartbreaking loss to Yorkton 12 months ago, including starting goaltender Guillaume Therien, and 2013-14 national player of the year Andy Sturtz.

WEST REGION #1 PENTICTON VEES

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Me to We — Students from KVR Middle School dropped off a $161.50 donation to Rhonda terbasket, employment practicioner, at the ooknakane Friendship Centre recently from funds they raised selling bannock and crafts. the students involved were part of the Me 2 We - We Stand together program that starts a dialogue about Aboriginal history, culture, experiences and challenges they within Canada.

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Penticton’s Oktoberfest Society made a $4,000 donation to Penticton and District Search and Rescue to go towards the repair of a critical communications tower on Apex Mountain.

In January, 2014, PENSAR’s regional communications tower on Apex Mountain was mysteriously out of commission. The communication repeater is a critical piece of equipment that allows SAR teams to operate in remote locations such as Manning Park, the Cathedral Lakes and areas north of Kelowna and as far east as Grand Forks. An investigation revealed that a large winter storm had collapsed the radio mast and PENSAR president Dale Jorgensen realized that getting communications back up and running was a priority.

With cost estimates of $5,000 to replace and repair the tower — finding funds was the next priority.

PENSAR’s call for help was an-

swered April 30, when Bill Kolter, president of the Penticton’s Oktoberfest Society came to the rescue.

Jorgenson said that $3,500 of the funds is being put toward the communication tower and the remaining $500 is to be allocated to the purchase of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) device for one of PENSAR’s rescue trucks.

“PENSAR has been around since 1973 and we have always been supported by the local community for which we are thankful. Our 40 team members provide a much needed critical care and response capability to the community and area. PENSAR responds to about 30-plus incidents annually and I am proud of our well-trained volunteer group that contributes over 8,000 hours annually to ensure the service is maintained,” Jorgenson said in a press release.

The Oktoberfest Society also donated $3,000 to go towards restoration work on the SS Okanagan.

Parents get the scoop on sex talk Dan Walton

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Help is coming for parents getting ready for those awkward but obligatory conversations about sexual health.

Penticton Options for Sexual Health and Interior Health have invited the director of education at Options for Sexual Health Kristen Gilbert to present two seminars titled Let’s Talk About Sex. The first – the Askable Adult – is for parents and guardians with children approaching the age of curiosity. It will be held on May 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre.

“Kristen is an excellent speaker with a wide variety of experience,” said Adelle Jones, public health nurse with Penticton Health Centre who helped to organize the events. “It’s learning how to use the right language, how to handle the questions, how to discuss feelings and family values.”

For teachers and educators, Gilbert will be instructing CAVE on May 13 between 9 a.m. and noon at the Shatford, which will instruct professionals on how to communicate the tough topics.

The programs are to fill a void created by the subject’s taboo.

“For the most part, parents are of the generation in Canada where people didn’t get great, or sometimes any sex education

For the most part, parents are of the generation in Canada where people didn’t get great or sometimes any sex education at all.

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at all,” Gilbert said. “We take a whole family approach when we want to support people with their sexual health.”

She said that its her job to teach the science of sex, and it’s the parents’ job to teach values.

“I want to empower those parents and guardians in ways that work for their families,” she said. “Opening up that conversation takes practice, knowledge, and skills. So that’s what we build in the Askable Adult program – its a program designed specifically for them.”

During the program, Gilbert holds an interactive discussion with the audience to reflect on the weak sexual education many adults experienced when they were in school, and debunks lingering myths.

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Because of the comprehensive level of education being instructed today Gilbert doesn’t think these seminars will be needed 20 years from now in Canada.

One topic that receives more consideration than it used to, she said, is consent.

Growing up as a teenager in the mid-1980s, Gilbert said the concept wasn’t well-defined .

“It wasn’t something we spent a lot of time thinking about,” she said. “But now we can be really articulate about consent now, and be supportive and helpful about what that means.”

The idea of teen pregnancy and STIs can make sexual programming seem scary, but Gilbert said there is no fear mongering.

“It’s really positive and supporting, and we have some really reassuring statistics about how well things are going in terms of sexual health for young people in Canada these days.”

But those positive statistics don’t make the news headlines, she said.

“It can truly change someones perspective on how to connect with the young people in out lives and why that’s important.”

Workshops cost $10 each at the door. Organizers ask that participants RRSP by emailing penticton.opt@gmail.com.

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Vees’ DePourcq given green light Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Cody DePourcq is back.

Doctors have given the Penticton Vees’ co-captain the green light to return to action. Vees coachgeneral manager Fred Harbinson agreed it’s exciting to have him back.

“It’s probably a big emotional boost for everybody,” said Harbinson of DePourcq, who had his jaw broken in two places during Game 2 of the BCHL final on April 11. “He looks good. Playing with a lot of energy as usual.”

DePourcq was back on the ice for practice with teammates wearing a yellow non-contact jersey, as was Cam Amantea, who has been cleared to play from an upper body injury.

DePourcq said the team has been working hard and are excited for their final chapter.

“It was nice to be able to come home and refresh the mind and sleep in our own beds before heading off to Portage,” said DePourcq, who found it nerve-racking to watch the Western Canada Cup from the stands and tough not to play. “I am a little nervous because this has been the goal all year and now we are at the last and hardest step.

We know it’s not going to be easy but we wouldn’t want it any other way. “ The Vees open the RBC Cup national championship in Portage La Prairie, Man., against the host Portage Terriers, Saturday at noon PST. DePourcq said they have to make sure they are ready to play each night.

“Taking shifts off here and there against these types of teams could be very costly,” said DePourcq. “Looking back on 2012, you have to know it’s never over, losing the first two games in 2012 and being able to come back goes to show anything can happen in a tournament.”

While DePourcq is looking to win his second national championship, he said it’s going to be a new experience for a lot of guys and an exciting one.

“Hopefully (Demico) Hannoun and I can take what we’ve learned from our experiences and make the guys around us feel more comfortable and help channel their emotions in the right direction,” he said.

Harbinson said they will wait and see how they are going to manage DePourcq.

“I’m not sure if we will play him right away,” he said. “The good news is he is ready to go.”

“Cody is such a good team guy. He has always been there for us throughout the whole year,” said rookie Tyson Jost, also his neighbor. “It’s definitely good to have a veteran presence like that.

Having him back in the lineup is such a motivator. It’s cool seeing him back on the ice. It puts a smile on your face. He looks a little funny with

CODY DEPOURCQ, the Vees’ co-captain, tries to burn goalie Hunter Miska with a backhand to forehand move during practice on Wednesday.

After breaking his jaw in two places on April 11, DePourcq has been cleared to play by doctors as the Vees get ready for the RBC Cup national championship in Portage La Prairie, Man., May 9 to 17. To the left, DePourcq waves to Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre days after breaking his jaw during a brief ceremony recognizing him for the contributions he’s made to the team.

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that bubble.”

Having seen the Terriers and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champ Melfort Mustangs in the WCC, the homework for the Vees’ coaching staff is easier. They are only left with learning about the Soo Thunderbirds, the Dudley Hewitt Cup champs and the Carleton Place Canadians, Fred Page Cup champs of the Atlantic region.

“Usually you are trying to prepare for four teams,” said Harbinson. “We already have a good understanding of who Melfort and Portage are.”

Harbinson likes that their first two games are against the Terriers and Mustangs. It gives them a chance to watch the Thunderbirds and Canadians.

Harbinson expects the Canadians to be hungry since they were three minutes away from winning the national championship last year before losing to the Yorkton Terriers 4-3 in overtime.

At this stage, heading into the national championship is about preparation and execution, said Harbinson.

“I thought we had a great tournament last weekend. It prepares us for this one now,” he said.

“That’s the one interesting change from the last time we were in this position. The last time we were in all best-of-sevens (the B.C./Alberta Doyle Cup). You get to the tournament format and it’s different.

“To me, the players are motivated for wanting to win a national championship,” he continued.

“It’s something they’ve dreamt about and been building for right from training camp on.”

The experience that he and DePourcq have from winning in 2012, along with Hannoun, looking for his first national championship in his third try, will help the team.

“I think we’re a real team. They showed it in this last tournament,” said Harbinson. “I think we’re going to show it again in this one.”

“It’s all the top teams,” said Connor Chartier, the overtime hero in the WCC championship game. “It’s going to be a pretty cool time for everyone, going up against the best and seeing what everyone else brings to the table.”

Jost, Barry playing in back-to-back championships

Last year Brendan Barry and Tyson Jost helped the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League’s Okanagan Rockets to a bronze medal win over the Toronto Young Nationals 3-2 on April 27 in Moose Jaw, Sask. Now the pair will do what they can to help lead the Vees to their second national champion- Brendan Barry ship in four years.

“It’s obviously a good feeling to be on two great teams,” said Barry, who went 1-1-3 during

the Telus Cup. “Going to that (the RBC Cup) is kind of the same idea as the Telus Cup. It’s really professional and last year was awesome. I can’t wait for the RBC.” While Barry played the majority of the games in the Telus Cup, excluding the bronze medal match, as a backup to Hunter Miska, he said if anything happens, he is ready to play.

“Be focused all the time. Last year was a little different, but I’m looking forward to it this year,” said Barry. “We have a really good team.”

Jost views playing in a national championship as a chance for redemption.

“It’s a bigger tournament, an older age group,” said Jost. “We can definitely use our experience that we had in Moose Jaw last year and take it in and implement it into this year.

“I have talked to some of my buddies who have been there last year,” said Jost. “Hannoun, he filled me in on quite a bit.”

After having a strong Western Canada Cup tournament, in which he was named top forward and received the scoring award, he said that everyone will have to find another level.

“The games are going to get tougher and harder,” he said. “Our team is filled with good players. I think we are all looking forward to the challenge.”

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Barnburner hits Memorial Silver lining for Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The first Barnburner lacrosse tournament of the season hosted by Penticton Minor Lacrosse Association will feature 10 peewee teams at Memorial Arena this weekend.

The Penticton Heat has two teams, while other squads will be coming from Abbotsford, Kamloops, Nicola Valley, Port Coquitlam, North Okanagan, Kelowna Semiahmoo and Shuswap.

The Heat’s A team, coached by Del Halladay, are in a pool with Kelowna, Semiahmoo and Shuswap, while the B team, coached by Allen Pawliuk, take on Port Coquitlam and North Okanagan.

“It’s actually a tough tournament,” said Halladay, who will be without a few players as they finish their spring hockey season this weekend. “Our approach a little bit is trying to survive the weekend with the short bench.”

During practices, Halladay had his players run a lot to work on their conditioning. He has also placed focus on systems.

“I’d like us to have some success on some of the systems we have put into place,” he said. “We clear and pressure the ball. I’d like to see us run

that seamlessly.”

With the B team, Pawliuk wants to his players to have fun and put in their best effort.

“Win or lose, if they put out the effort we are very proud of them,” said Pawliuk, whose squad is having a great season with five wins and three losses. “The kids have shown a great deal of heart and talent.”

The goal is to keep gelling as a team. Pawliuk said that games in tournaments give them the opportunity to gain experience faster and build stronger bonds.

“When we play a complete team game, I believe the team is almost unstoppable,” he said.

The Heat A team starts the tournament Friday at 3:30 p.m. against Kelowna. On Saturday at 8 a.m., they play Semiahmoo, then take on Shuswap at 2:45 p.m. The Heat B team opens against Abbotsford Friday at 6 p.m. On Saturday, they take on Nicola Valley at 1:15 p.m. and finish round robin play against Kamloops at 7:45 p.m.

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A group of Penticton and Kelowna Special Olympics bocce players earned a silver medal.

Penticton’s Chad Conlon, Lynden Hicks, Kevin Ellis, Margaret Burnell and Kelowna’s Ben Willms earned silver after losing the International Special Olympics Bocce Tournament 9-8 to Port Colborne at Seneca College in Toronto April 30 to May 2.

Coach Dona Cade described the match as a “really good game.”

“I thought very successful,” she said. “It’s their first tournament that is with that kind of competition.”

The tournament featured 24 teams from six countries, including Canada, the USA, Italy, San Marino, Greece and Malta.

“I was hoping for them to get to the medal round,” she said.

Conlon said the group felt good about their silver medals.

“We feel that we performed pretty good.

A little slow off the start,” said Conlon, as they trailed 5-0 after three ends. “We were able to make a good come back. It shows that you can just get it back together.”

This tournament was used to help prepare the team for when

PENTICTON’S CHAD CONLON watches his shot during Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games. Conlon helped his team to a silver medals at the International Special Olympics Bocce tournament in Toronto.

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they go to Los Angeles this summer for the Special Olympics World Summer Games.

Conlon described the experience as a good eye-opener for what the Summer Games will be like.

“It was huge as far as for them getting experience to play against international teams,” said Cade.

“First time that they have had that. This gave us an opportunity to see the quality of play that is out there. It was very beneficial for us to have that chance.”

One thing they were exposed to were dif-

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San Marino, which defeated them 7-6 in the first game, liked to play off the boards, as did the other European teams.

He said that is something they have to work on.

Cade said teams using that strategy was new to them.

“Seeing different playing styles was good,” said Cade. “We have discussed using it.”

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The Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls soccer team finished first in the South Zone League after a 10-0 victory over the Summerland Rockets Tuesday.

The Mustangs, who finished the season a perfect 4-0, were led

by Jasper Pankratz and Gillian Kennedy, who netted three goals each, while Sierra Voeller, Lexi Grady, Taylor Corrie and Brooklyn Cook scored one each.

“There was plenty of strong team spirit and support for each other as the team is bonding well before the challenges of year-end tournaments in valleys,” said Mustangs coach John Buckley.

“There is good team focus in pursuit of a provincial berth.”

Buckley said his team improved its passing and ball control to set up the attack. They also played an unselfish game that allowed them to create quality chances.

Winning by such a margin gives the Mustangs confidence in attacking and trying to score. Buckley said it also shows they have depth in scoring.

It’s the second time this season that the Mustangs have easily defeated the Rockets.

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KISU swimmers achieved personal bests and improved times at Calgary’s 40th annual Chinook Invitational swim meet April 17-19. KISU traveled with 37 swimmers and returned with good results.

“The Big Bus meet is a great team bonding event. Not only do they travel long on a bus, but we camp out in a community hall and have a lot of fun together,” said coach Tina Hoeben in a press release. “From a coaching perspective, it is great to have an event that has a less-than-ideal situation in the mid-season as it prepares swimmers to be flexible and fast in tough situations. I was very pleased to see KISU swimmers step up to the challenge.”

The following are time improvements: Ava Wall (24.93 seconds in the girls 10 and under 200 IM); Aspen Benn (31.35 seconds in the girls 10 and under 200 IM); Sam Kliever (33.29 second time improvement in the boys 10 and under 50-metre breast stroke); Elijah Kliever (41.38 seconds in the boys 11-12 400-m freestyle); Acacia Benn (22.22 seconds in the girl’s 13-14 50-m breast stroke); Emily Caruso (42.54 seconds in

the girls 13-14 400-m freestyle); Daniel Everton (51.79 seconds in the boys 13-14 400-m freestyle); Xelian Louw (20.37 seconds in the boys 1314 boys breast stroke); Reilly Rowland (6.79 seconds in the girls 15 and over 100-m fly); Jaxon Stel (6.05 seconds in the boys 15 and over 100-m freeMackenzie style).

Wallich Other notable performances came from Marlee Caruso, Reece Haberstock, Evan Peters, Sean Peters, Kristen Vandeweghe, Mackenzie Wallich, Alice Wang and Joy Wang.

The club now heads into the long course season in May. This weekend KISU will be in Kelowna for the Kaj LC meet. A week later they travel to New Westminster for the Hyack Festival Youth Cup May 15-17.

The following weekend they will be at the UBC Aquatic Centre for the Mel Zajac meet then end the month at the Wenatchee Apple Capital meet, which is outdoors.

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Junior Lakers qualify for valley championship Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Under coach Ken Sommerfeldt, the Pen High Lakers boys rugby programs are experiencing different seasons.

The junior squad are south zone champs without having to play for it since they are the only team in the league.

The squad has been playing in a Kelowna-based league and have won three of four games.

They have picked up two victories against Kelowna Secondary School.

“They are quite good competition,” said Sommerfeldt.

“We’re really right now just keeping sharp towards the valley championship on May 12.”

The wins against the Owls are important because they have always had strong teams. That success has given Sommerfeldt the sense they have a strong team and he feels they can do well in the playoffs with a group of Grade 9s and 10s.

Players who have been strong for the Lakers are Dante Kilian, DJ Warkentin and Jared Lowenstein. Sommerfeldt said that Kilian was a force in the backfield, while Warkentin has proven to be a leader for the forwards.

The senior team’s season started off rough as they almost didn’t have one. Sommerfeldt said it if weren’t for the deter-

PEN HIGH LAKER Brayden Jones carries the ball in early season junior high school rugby action. The Lakers squad has qualified to compete for the Okanagan Valley championship.

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who have played since Grade 8.

They have helped bring along the new players according to Sommerfeldt.

They closed out the season with a 19-0 loss to Salmon Arm. The flu impacted the Lakers as well as injuries to key players.

The Lakers were forced to bring four members of the junior team to be able to compete.

mination of Phong Lee and Maks Foote, they would not have had a team.

“They have put their heart and souls into it,” said Sommerfelt. “This year, just trying to hold the fort and get by.

Next year a strong crop of Grade 10s. I see next year as start of a rebuild.”

Half the squad is made up of inexperienced players and others

By The Numbers TOYSL

As for May 6 U13 Girls Division GP W T L F A PTS Kelowna 3 3 0 0 10 5 9 Vernon 3 2 0 1 12 5 6 Kamloops 3 1 0 2 4 13 3 Pinnacles 3 0 0 3 4 7 0 U14 Girls Division GP W T Pinnacles 3 3 0 Kelowna 3 30 Vernon 3 10 Kam. Blue 3 1 0 Shuswap 3 1 0 Kam.Orang 3 0 0

L 0 0 2 2 2 3

F 7 6 6 5 3 0

U15-16 Girls Division GP W T L Kaml 15 3 3 0 0 Pinns 16 4 2 2 0 Kelowna16 4 2 2 0 Kelowna15 4 2 1 1 Vernon15 4 2 1 1 Vernon 16 3 1 1 1

A PTS 29 19 73 63 53 60

F A PTS 17 0 9 21 6 8 9 68 15 1 7 17 6 7 3 44

Kaml 14 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 Shuswap 3 0 0 3 0 15 0 Revels. 16 4 0 0 4 1 40 0

Kaml. 13 5 2 0 3 8 18 6 Kamloops 5 0 1 4 5 17 1 Shuswap 5 0 0 5 1 20 0

U18 Girls Division GP W Kamloops 3 2 Vernon 4 2 Shuswap 3 1 Pinnacles 2 1 Kamloops 2 0

U15-16 Boys Division GP W T L F A PTS Kel. U16 4 4 0 0 12 3 12 Kelowna 4 2 0 27 5 6 Kamloops 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 Pinnacles 3 0 0 3 3 10 0

T L GF GA Pts 1 0 8 07 02 46 6 11 444 01 433 02 180

U13 Boys Division GP W T L Kelowna 2 3 2 1 0 Kelowna 1 3 2 0 1 Vernon 3 201 Pinnacles 4 1 1 2 Kamloops 3 0 0 3 U14 Boys Division GP W T Pinnacles 5 5 0 Kaml.14 5 4 0 Revelstoke 5 2 2 Kelowna 5 2 2 Vernon 5 21

F A PTS 81 7 15 3 6 44 6 64 4 0 21 0

L F A PTS 0 23 3 15 1 16 1 12 1 13 12 8 1 10 9 8 2 957

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Thompson OK Box Lacrosse Tyke House Team GP W North Ok2 2 2 Kamloops 1 2 1 Kamloops 2 2 1 Kelowna 1 2 1 Kelowna 2 2 1 North Ok 1 1 1 Nicola Valley 1 1 1 Penticton 1 2 0

L 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2

T PTS GF GA 0 4 28 4 0 2 10 15 0 2 5 4 0 2 8 10 0 2 6 5 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 19

Novice House Team GP W Kelowna 3 6 6 Kelowna 1 4 4 Penticton 7 3 Nicola V. 1 4 2 Kamloops 2 6 2 Shuswap 1 6 2 Kamloops 1 5 2 Kamloops 2 6 1 North OK 2 4 1

L 0 0 3 1 3 4 3 4 3

T PTS GF GA 0 12 84 26 0 8 37 17 1 7 53 39 1 5 22 35 1 5 37 41 0 4 29 60 0 4 39 42 1 3 26 48 0 2 22 25

North OK 1

“We just couldn’t generate any offence against them,” said Sommerfeldt.

With a strong crop of Grade 10 players moving up, Sommerfeldt said next season will be more promising for the senior squad. The senior team will play their final match, an exhibition against Princess Margaret, on May 13.

5 1 4 0 2 27 42

Peewee Development Team GP W L T PTS GF GA Kamloops 3 5 5 0 0 10 44 8 Penticton 2 8 5 3 0 10 53 22 North Ok 1 4 4 0 0 8 40 5 Kamloops 2 3 2 1 0 4 22 12 Shuswap 2 7 2 5 0 4 12 51 Kelowna 2 6 1 5 0 2 6 50 Nicola Valley 1 7 1 6 0 2 20 49 Peewee Advanced Team GP W L Kamloops 5 5 0 Kelowna 3 2 1 Shuswap 5 0 5 Penticton 1 0 1

T PTS GF GA 0 10 60 5 0 4 12 13 0 0 6 60 0 0 7 8

Bantam Development Team GP W L T PTS GF GA Penticton 5 4 1 0 8 30 22 Shuswap 3 3 0 0 6 27 10 Nicola Valley 4 2 2 0 4 18 15 Kamloops 3 0 3 0 0 8 20 Kelowna 3 0 3 0 0 6 22 Midget Development Team GP W L T PTS GF GA Nicola Valley 5 4 1 0 8 34 26 Shuswap 4 2 2 0 4 24 21 Kelowna 2 1 1 0 2 13 14 Penticton 3 1 2 0 2 13 20 North OK 2 0 2 0 0 10 17

Thompson OK Jr. Lacrosse League As of May 7 Team GP Vernon 3 Armstrong 3 S.Okanagan 2 Kelowna 2 Kamloops 2

W 3 1 1 1 0

T L 00 02 01 01 01

D PTS GF GA 0 6 29 21 0 2 34 37 0 2 23 21 0 2 22 28 1 0 18 19

Penticton Mixed Slo-Pitch A Division W PF Phanatics 8

L T RF RA Pts 3 0 199 170 24

Dirtbags 8 W.Consulting.ca 6 K-OS 4 Brat Pack 4

4 6 8 9

0 0 0 0

232 188 24 211 224 18 163 207 12 196 212 12

L 2 2 1 3 5 6 7 8 8

T 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

RF RA Pts 166 129 27 155 140 24 222 76 21 171 86 18 152 145 12 119 159 10 88 170 6 126 187 6 117 224 4

W L Konanz Chiro 10 1 Ain’t That A Pitch 8 2 Looking to Score 7 3 Bashers 6 4 Blaze 4 8 Brew Jays 4 9 Mad Dogs 3 5 Sons of Pitches 3 6 9-1-Run 2 9

T 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0

RF RA Pts 191 126 31 188 108 24 155 111 21 162 129 19 157 172 12 179 218 12 114 128 10 81 146 10 119 208 6

T 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

RF RA Pts 259 83 27 205 97 27 220 161 21 187 166 19 172 189 13 112 262 3 92 289 0

T 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

RF RA Pts 205 132 30 171 98 22 205 140 22 159 111 15 147 141 15 118 193 9 99 198 6 69 160 3

B Division W Boozers 9 Cariboozers 8 VBS Diggers 7 Smokin’ Aces 6 Crackers 4 Caught Looking 3 Rockers 2 Wise Guys 2 C and C 1 C Division

D Division Bangers Pitch Slap JMI Loopers Burger 55 Brewers Pitch Please

W 9 9 7 6 4 1 0

L 1 1 3 3 7 10 11

E Division W L Arnie’s Army 10 2 Ecora Lobsters 7 2 Pub Crawlers 7 3 Dog Creek Thugz 5 3 Big Muggers 5 5 One Hit Wonders 3 8 Wrecking Balls 2 8 The Crickets 1 9

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Bridge hitting timelines Western News Staff

Construction on the Satikw Crossing bridge being built by the Penticton Indian Band across from Green Avenue in Penticton reached a major milestone as the last of the 36 concrete girders are installed to span the Okanagan River Channel.

“We’re across the Channel and are about halfway to completion,” said Penticton Indian Band Chief Jonathan Kruger. “To see the bridge taking shape is a big inspiration for everyone. It’s a 20year dream finally taking true form in steel and concrete.”

Construction is progressing on schedule.

The next phase will see the bridge deck, concrete work and Highway 97 road construction to enable opening of two lanes northbound and southbound before the end of June.

Around the same time, the Green Avenue intersection will be closed to traffic. Detours will be in effect until October.

During the summer, work will continue on the bridge and at the Green Avenue intersection.

Coyote Cruises will be fully-operational as usual for the summer tourism season.

The Penticton Indian Band is also a partner in hosting Challenge Penticton which will use the Channel Parkway.

“We planned our construction schedule to be good neighbours

ThE SaTiKW cRoSSiNg bridge being built by the Penticton indian Band across from green avenue in Penticton reached a major milestone as the last of the 36 concrete girders are installed to span the okanagan River channel.

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and ensure that everyone can enjoy the river channel and tourist traffic can flow easily during this important tourism business period for all of us,” said Kruger.

The eventual completion of the Satikw Crossing bridge will open up approximately 150 acres (60 hectares) of Penticton Indian Band locatee lands along Highway 97 for future development that, until now, has been inaccessible. The land parcels, known locally as the Channel Lands, border the Penticton Regional Airport to the west and the Okanagan River chan-

nel to the east.

“Getting the bridge under construction is the key first step,” said Kruger. “The land owners are now confident for the first time in many years that the bridge is going to be a reality and they are exploring their development options.”

Kruger says that the Penticton Indian Band Development Corporation is working with landowners to provide expertise and advice.

The PIBDC is also working with the City of Penticton and other partners to market the area and attract businesses to Penticton.

“This is some of

the most prime development land in the region,” says Kruger.

“Opening it up for our residents to create new business opportunities and bring more jobs here is part of our longterm vision for this community.”

Businesses interested in more information about development opportunities at Satikw Crossing can contact Lesley Gabriel, PIBDC Business Officer, at (250) 492-3154.

Media and the public will be advised of traffic changes as work progresses. Construction is expected to be complete in October 2015.

BEach Body — cody Spencer of Beach city crossfit works out at the facility's new beach-front location on Skaha Lake across from Barefoot Beach Resort at the southern entry to Penticton. official opening of the centre is scheduled for May 10.

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Its with heavy hearts we announce the untimely passing of Ron Teahen, May 11, 1950 - Nov. 3 2014. He is survived by spouse Sharen Mitcell, Dad Len Lucas, brothers Norm (Tina), Kim (Karen) Lucas. Son Len (Brandy) Teahen, granddaughter Gemma. Also remembered with love by Sharen’s children Ryan, Josh, Ian, and Sheri.and five granddaughters, and friends. As a painter, his legacy lives on as you can’t walk some were he hasn’t painted. Private family service to be held May 11th, 2015, Ron’s 65th Birthday.

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Gordon passed away suddenly May 3rd leaving behind his loving wife, Georgina; Daughter, Terri; Son in law, Joe; grandsons, Joey, Randy, Scotty, and future granddaughter Ashley as well as many more family and friends. Predeceased by his son, Randy; his mom, Helen and his brothers, Dennis and Donald. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the BC Children’s Cancer Society.

Antonio (Tony) Dias It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend Antonio (Tony) Dias Marcos. He died peacefully on May 6, 2015 at the age of 87. Antonio was born on July 22, 2017 in Casegas, Portugal. It is there that he met the love of his life of 65 years, Maria Marcos. Soon after the marriage they had a daughter, Maria. He worked in the mines near his home as a guard, but soon decided that he wanted a better life for his family, so in the spring of 1955, alone, he immigrated to Canada leaving his wife and daughter behind. He landed in Nova Scotia and took the train to Kelowna where he worked on a farm. A year later he went to work for a railroad. Then in 1958 he traveled to Kitimat where he worked for Alcan Aluminum Company.

In 1961 he was joined by his wife and daughter.

Tony never forgot the Okanagan Valley, so in April, 1976 he retired from Alcan and moved with his family to Penticton. He spent the next few years working for Atco Pacific.

In 1986 he moved to Kaleden. All together he has lived in the Okanagan for 39 years. One could always find Tony enjoying his garden, spending summer days on Skaha or Sunoka beaches, or enjoying a glass of his homemade red wine. He was a wonderful father, husband and grandfather and will be missed immensely. Antonio is survived by his wife, Maria Marcos, daughter Maria Pereira (Domingos Pereira), grandchildren Jenney Jankowski (Dan Jankowski) and Marcos Pereira. Younger brother Jose Marcos still resides in Casegas, Portugal with his wife and family.

Our family would like to thank the staff at Penticton General Hospital (Westview South) for the wonderful care they gave to Antonio.

Prayers will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

Funeral to be held Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church at 10:30 am followed by internment at Lakeview Cemetery.

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Furniture 3pce versatile loveseat & chair or sofa, whichever you prefer, custom made, multi-colour, stripes, $250, 250-492-3107

Garage Sales Big Garage Sale, 8am-1pm, Sat., May 9, 1262 Naish Dr., bikes, furniture, clothes, etc.

GARAGE Sale May 9th, 8:30 am- 3:00 pm, 1036 Duncan Place OK Falls. Furniture, Tools, Electronics, Misc.

Garage Sale, Sat., May 9th, 8am-3pm, 119 Delta Park, Airport Rd. Garage Sale, Wrought iron bench, $50, twin bed, furniture, clothing, misc., 8am-2pm, Sat., May 9th, 2746 Dafoe St..

GIANT MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE Big Horn Mountain Estates 4400 Mclean Cr Rd OK Falls Sat., May 9th - 9am - 12pm No early birds!

Linden Estates Annual Garage Sale, Sat., May 9th, 8am-1pm, 8700 Jubilee Rd. E., Summerland; set of 3 wicker trunks, 8-5pce place setting Royal Albert Val D’or complete with service set, stained glass door & windows, framed bank notes, teak china cabinet, handcrafted jewelry, drill press, scroll saw, depression glass, Sony flat screen TV, plants, many tea cups, computer desk & chair, various tools & household items.

Misc. household items, ornaments (frogs), Sat & Sun, May 9 & 10, 204 Yorkton Ave., 9am MOVING SALE. May 9, 9am2pm lots of kitchen items, dining room furniture, car/truck tires, books, plenty of baby/kids items and more! 170 Waterford Ave. Moving Sale, Sat., May 9, 8am-2pm, household items, baby stuff, furniture, 545 Nelson Ave. Moving Sale; Sat/Sun, May 9 & 10, 9am-4pm, 323 Falcon Dr., (Red Wing) clothing, household, furniture, freezer, plants, everything must go!

Multi-family sale, Sat., May 9, 8am-2pm, furniture, household, misc., 320 Brandon Ave. Multi-family Super Garage Sale, 106-1960 Barnes St., behind Debbie’s Diner, Sat., May 9, 8am-noon

Plant & Yard Sale; pesticide free, grown with love plants; tomatoes (heirloom/specialty), veggies, serpent cucumbers, herbs, berries, rhubarb, annual & perennial flowers, hops, salad bowls, hanging & stand alone baskets, etc., oak rocking chair, vintage bedside cabinets, wooden table, lawn chairs, wheelchair & walker, fresh gourmet lettuce mix & kale from the garden, May 9 &10, 9am-4pm, 501 Edna Ave. Sat., May 9, 8am-11am, 102 Barton Crt., big things, lockers, waters ski’s, desks, etc.

Vendors needed for small outdoor market starting June 6th, please call (778)476-1823

Yard Sale; Unique collectibles, estate pottery, household decor, clothing, tools, furnishings, wooden desks plus large acrylic chandelier, 48”x41” utility trailer plus free stuff, Sat., May 9 & Sun, May 10, 8am2pm, 4201 Valleyview Road (South end).

Heavy Duty Machinery 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

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1998 Honda Accord, 4dr sdn, clean, reliable, well-maintain 245kms, $1725 (250)493-5887

Commercial/ Industrial

2007 Smart Car, 167,000 kms, Diesel, 6spd, auto, soft top, $3900 obo, (250)488-8959

APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location in busy plaza; ample parking. 2300 SF build to suit; 220 SF shared office space; 600 SF up 1100 SF, call Barb 250-770-0536 Business Opportunity at APPLE PLAZA, furnished & equipped upscale office space, 1500 sqft. up to 2300 sqft. ready for occupancy, call for details, Barb 250-770-0536

Homes for Rent Elegant Heritage home DT Penticton, 3bd, living rm, family rm, 1 bath, w/d, new fridge & stove, newly finished hardwood floors, large yard, ns, np, $1500+util., 250-770-1122

Recreation Medical Supplies MOVING MUST SELL - Brand New Bruno Elan Stair Lift-RH 11 Step with folding rail. Used only 3 months. Paid $4300.will sell for $2500. Please call 250712-0790

Misc. for Sale Moffat electric range, less than 1 year old, like new, white finish, $200 obo, Vanity dresser w/stool, matching 4 drawer Highboy, good cond., $150 obo, 250-493-6646

Misc. Wanted CASH Paid for 10K-24K jewelry, old coins & $5 coins & higher. Todd - 250-864-3521

Waterfront Property (rent or lease) lot size 46’x100’ east side Okanagan Lake close to golf course and 20 minutes to Vernon. 1(604)794-3318

Shared Accommodation Large Room, sitting & eating area, cable/util. incl., close to Cherry Lane, ns, $380/mo., female preferred, 250-493-4909

TEXAS USA BEST BUY Own your own 20 acre ranch in booming West Texas only $395 per acre $99 per month guaranteed financing call 1-800-875-6568

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Call Derek at: 250-718-4969

Motorcycles 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic, only 34K, exc cond.

Lots of extras, well maintained $5000. (250)540-1033

Recreational/Sale 2003 Timberlodge 5th wheel, 24.5ft, all amenities, 5th wheel hitch avail., $7500 obo, (250)497-5272, Ok Falls 38’ NEWMAR 2001 Dutch Star Diesel Pusher Motorhome, 2 slides, excellent condition, ready to travel. $67,500. Call 1-250-462-5996

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Wanted to buy: small motor home in good condition, (250)493-4580

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Escorts

‘13 Grand Caravan, 5900 kms, fully load, winters/summers on rims, $18,000, 250-493-6483

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Boats

SOOO SEXY SANDY The Original K-Town Girl. 38D, 29,34.Let’s Play 250-878-1514

FOR SALE, Pelican Deluxe, Canoe, 14’ 6”, brand new, never used, comes with 2 oars, 2 life jackets, 2 seats with back rests, asking $475 obo, (778)476-1303

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Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel, 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

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For Sale By Owner 3 BED, 2 bath, on 2.6 acres.

Enderby MLS X3174942. $369,000. Call 250-550-0340

Immaculate Condition New vinyl floors, axels flipped for clearance, 2-way fridge, propane 4 burner stove, hot water, dual sink, lots of tread left on tires, sleeps 5, queen bed, fold down kitchen table with bunk above, A/C works awesome, outdoor shower, stereo with aux/cd, easily pulled with half ton, tows great, hitch available.

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1967 Chevelle, 350 engine from 69 Camaro. Needs a little TLC. $5,000. 250-540-2134.

Sporting Goods

Acreage for Sale

1993 Terry Resort 20.5ft

BigSteelBox Corp

at 100 Green Mountain Rd, Penticton, BC, Canada claims a Warehouse Lien Against Beat Gerber of North Vancouver for arrears of container rent amounting to $4523.44 plus any additional costs of storage that accrue. If not paid in full, the contents of household belongings, recreation equipment and storage unit will be sold at public auction.”

Antiques / Classics

LifeSpan TR1200i Treadmill, like new, $1000 obo, call (250)487-7497

Real Estate

PRICED TO SELL!!!

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Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 250-499-0251 in town.

RUGER 10/22’s at the Best Little Gun Shop Around.

Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths 4-1691 Powick Rd., Kelowna 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

1986 BMW 325, 4 door, manual, sun roof, needs painting, $1500, 4 winter tires BMW rims, excellent shape, $800, 1 extra summer tire on BMW rim, good shape, $150, (250)493-8923, Penticton

Rentals

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Oliver Indoor Flea Market Open Year Round Sat. 8-4, Sun. 9-3 New Diner on Site 1 Block East of Chevron INFO 250-498-4430

Sat., May 9th, 9am-noon, #127-705 Balsam Ave. (Ashbury Place), household items, golf clubs, craft items, brass ornaments, kids’ rocking chairs, fabrics, & much more! no early birds! Park on street and walk in, end unit on right side.

Real Estate LEASE to own cottage at La Casa with substantial down payment. Creative financing avail. 2bdrm +den, slate & hrdwd, 2bth, 20’ enclosed garage, lots of strge, AC, ug irrigation, 24’ sundeck, WD, SS appls. $269,900. Call 250-8780076

• YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED • YOU’RE APPROVED •

Metal desk, good 5’x2.5’, (250)493-0450

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Cars - Domestic 1994 Buick Century, obo, 778-515-3662

Mobile Homes & Parks

NEW TWO AND THREE BEDROOM MODULAR HOMES FOR SALE

$500

Mobile Homes & Parks Starting at

$99,950

Located in Green Acres Mobile Home Park in Oliver. Park is expanding and 5 new lots are available. Price includes delivery and set-up. Showhome available for viewing Friday and Saturday at 6613 Park Drive, Oliver, B.C. between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. or make an appointment by calling 250-462-0882 or 250-493-6751.

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calendar FRIDAY May 8

Literacy Pyjama Party from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Summerland Montessori School, 10317 Prairie Valley Rd. Open to all children ages three to five. Children should come in their pyjamas and are welcome to bring their favourite stuffy.

Snacks will be served.

Every child goes home with a free book. Contact smsoffice@shaw.ca for more information.

Friday SociaL dance with Y&C Zoomer Music at the South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. anavetS haS Stu’S kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Steak dinner at 5:30 p.m. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karaoke with Shawna at 7:30 p.m. eLkS cLub on Ellis Street has pub league awards at 6 p.m. bereavement the reSource Centre at 129 Nanaimo Ave. W has weekly drop in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107. royaL canadian Legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Have dinner and meet the new executive at 5:30 p.m. followed by music with Jeff Piattelli. eagLeS cLub haS Friday Night Live dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome. 1197 Main St. aL-anon meetS at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

Penticton SeniorS comPuter Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for

charity bottLe drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the

aLcohoLicS anonymouS haS daily meetings in

memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the oLiver Senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m.

890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. aLcohoLicS anonymouS haS its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216.

Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more information.

Summerland food bank.

Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores.

eagLeS cLub haS member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m. anavetS haS the kitchen

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Penticton and diStrict Garden Club has their spring plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Market, Main Street and Westminster. the Penticton PubLic Library is holding its annual spring book sale beginning at 9:30 a.m. for a great selection of new and used books, movies, and magazines. Choose from children’s, teens, large print and adult titles with a wide variety of topics at bargain prices.

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calendar Elks Club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., dropin darts and early bird draw at 4 p.m., a meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Royal Canadian lEgion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., Beef dip lunch at 11 a.m., meat draw and Ladies Auxiliary 50/50 draw at 2 p.m.

Ladies Auxiliary pancake breakfast at the Penticton Legion from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For $5 get pancakes, ham, sausage, orange juice and coffee and 50 cents more will get you strawberries and cream.

ComE danCE to the greatest dance music ever made with DJ Emil from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. $3 per person, all welcome. gEt bEnt bollywood Bellydancers are hold-

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ChuRCh lakElands holds Sunday services at 1265 Fairview Rd. (the Greek Orthodox Church) at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. For more info contact info@lakelandschurch.com.

bC sPCa Community flea market, every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Wholesale Club, 1550 Main St., Penticton. Vendors can contact the branch at 250493-0136 or penticton@ spca.bc.ca.

EaglEs Club has dog races at 2 p.m. as well as food draw, door prizes, Last Man Standing and pool/darts.

Royal Canadian lEgion branch 40 has meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St.

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suRvivoRshiP’s FlEa maRkEt runs every Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting at Fairview Plaza, 1652 Fairview Rd. For information, call 250-4936604.

Elks Club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts. anavEts has hoRsE races and meat draws at 2 p.m.

Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. alCoholiCs anonymous mEEts in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club, 260 Brunswick St. The Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital.

The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs.

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thE PEntiCton lEgion Ladies Auxiliary have a general meeting in the hall, 502 Martin St., at 2 p.m. with president Mary Mayes presiding. iodE thRiFt shoP at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. linE danCing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more information. south main dRoP-in Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble and mah jong at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., yoga at 3:30 p.m., cribbage at 7 p.m. Computer skills at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Elks Club on Ellis Street has fun darts at 7 p.m. wEEkly suPPoRt gRouP at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for

family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-493-7338 for details.

Royal Canadian lEgion branch 40 has lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dart dolls at 11 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m.

FitnEss FRiEnds mEEts every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Come and lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for more information.

FlooR CuRling at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Everyone welcome.

FRatERnal oRdER oF the Eagles has league darts at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. alCoholiCs anonymous nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road. Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

TUESDAY May 12

thE south okanagan Seniors Wellness Society and the Better at Home program will be hosting a housing options information session at 10:30 a.m. at 330 Ellis Street. This session will provide the opportunity to learn about various housing and resource options available to seniors in their community.

Please RSVP at 250487-7455 or 250-4873376.

Elks on Ellis Street has fun darts at 7 p.m., yoga and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. mixEd sPRing bRidgE on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Penticton Golf and Country Club. Make up a table and join, or singles can put their name on the spare list. Lunch available. Call 250-492-6884 for more info.

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Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340. addiCts in Food Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Community Church, 1825 Main St. (enter from rear). For more information call 778-476-0374 or 250809-3329 or visit www. foodaddicts.org.

Royal Canadian lEgion has an executive meeting at 10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., service officer at 1 p.m. and wings night at 6 p.m.

Jam contest hosted by the Blues Surfers. south main dRoP-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., novice bridge at 9:15 a.m., sing-along at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m., iPad workshop at 1 p.m. yoga mEditation/vEgEtaRian suPPER is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Donations accepted. mEntal wEllnEss CEntRE has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. FRatERnal oRdER oF the Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. toPs b.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance. Meetings are downstairs. Phone Pat at 250-493-7887 or Sally at 250-492-6556. toastmastERs, whERE lEadERs are made. Drop in to South Okanagan Toastmasters any Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 5876 Airport St., Oliver.

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