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Grandma says “NO” to drugs Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

JoAnne Tomusiak says some children are given drugs for free, in order to get them addicted.

JoAnne Tomusiak has had enough. And she’s not going to take it anymore. The 64-year-old Princeton woman has spent two years watching her grandson die. He drifted away from church, stopped attending school, lost his job, experimented with marijuana, became addicted to cocaine and methamphetamine, sought and rejected treatment, and attempted suicide. Monday he was in hospital in Penticton, while Tomusiak scrambled to have him assigned to a residential mental health treatment facility. Her grandson is 14 years old. Following numerous meetings with educators, health care providers and RCMP Tomsuiak has reached out through social media to area families and scheduled a meeting at the Princeton courthouse Wednesday May 13th at 11 a.m. with Mayor Frank Armitage and police to discuss drugs and youth in the community. She described the mayor as “interested and positive” after speaking with him on the phone. “I’m a bit nervous to tell you the truth. But I’ve had it. Something has got to be done. We need to get organized.” Tomusiak expects considerable support at Wednesday’s meeting. “A lot of mothers said they would be there for sure for support,” she said. “Everybody you talk to says the same thing: it’s been going on for years. This is the town I’m in. This is the town my family is in, and I want it cleaned up.” Tomusiak said her grandson’s problems began shortly after her family moved here from Spruce Grove,

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Alberta two years ago. In that community he was a competitive soccer player and active in a church congregation but he quickly became bored in Princeton with the lack of recreational options. He began using marijuana and skipping school and his problems worsened as he progressed to harder drugs. “What they [drug dealers] are doing is giving it to the kids for free and then the kids want it.” Tomusiak believes there are several initiatives town council could spearhead to improve chances for families like own, including re-establishing at Citizens on Patrol Committee, implementing a youth curfew, and creating a drop-in center in the town’s core especially for young people. While acknowledging that RCMP are short staffed, she said Princeton needs an officer dedicated to drug enforcement “to harass” drug dealers into leaving town. Tomusiak says she has spoken to young people in Princeton who couch surf in homes where drugs are sold, and even some children whose parents sell and use drugs. “When you go to the hospital and talk to the doctors you just shake your head. They say you have no idea how bad the problem is and to me it’s so sad because we are losing the youth of this town.” Tomusiak is raising three other grandchildren alone since her husband died last year. “It is so hard, living with a child like this. That’s why I reached out for help and to support other parents because I know other parents are going through it and nobody comes forward.”

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Motorcycle crashes on hazardous curve near Osprey Lake Spotlight Staff

A motorcyclist suffered a broken shoulder after losing control of his bike on the Princeton-Summeralnd Road last Thusday.

A motorcyclist received serious injuries when he lost control of his bike on PrincetonSummerland Road last Thursday morning. Monday morning the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure was pushing through implementation of a plan to improve safety and signage along the highway near Osprey and Chain Lakes. The single rider suffered a broken shoulder, and was transported to Princeton General Hospital. According to Hayes Creek Fire Chief Rob Miller the corner where the accident occurred “is very poorly marked and a hazard for all travelling public.” In an email sent to The Spotlight he said: “[It’s been]

reported and documented for a long time. [It’s] time to act and properly sign these driving hazards.” Dave Swales, a spokesperson for the ministry, said chevrons to better delineate curves on the Princeton Summerland Road are now on order and he hopes to have them in place before summer. Additionally, signage warning of cyclists and pedestrians will be updated along the highway, and a review of the area’s regulatory speed, as well as curve testing will take place hopefully before Labor Day. Currently the speed limit near Osprey Lake is 80 km/hour, but that may be lowered, said Swales. Curve advisory signs will also be posted after ministry team exam-

ines the curve inclinations. “We’re taking a hard look at the ten kilometers in that area and the entire road right from the municipal Princeton boundary to Trout Main,” said Swales. He added the area is subject to logging traffic and overall traffic in the Osprey Lake area has increased in recent years. Swales said accidents occur on that highway “with a little more frequency” than on other secondary roads in the area. “I would say speed relative to conditions is a big factor.” Swales said the Ministry has been planning improvements for the Princeton Summerland road for some time. “It’s not specific to the accident, no. We were pushing for this before the accident.”

Crews worked throughout last week to demolish the former Overwaitea grocery store building on Bridge Street. Company officials were unavailable to comment on the future of the property.

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Support for Rotary is support for the whole community

There is never any shortage of worthy events and good causes to support – no matter what community you call home. Shortages tend to be measured in volunteers and dollars – there are just never enough to go around. As businesses and community-minded individuals consider their budgets for time and donations they should keep the Princeton Rotary Club high on the list. It’s a timely reminder. The Rotary’s annual golf tournament is scheduled for June 6th and the club is looking for corporate sponsors as well as teams of golfers. Last year the event raised $9,000 to benefit community groups, projects and families. Mark your calendars and consider how you could contribute. You don’t need a storefront or a large business to be a sponsor. There are many home-based and cottage industries that could fill the popular prize table and add to the day’s overall success. (It’s also an excellent way to promote one’s own products and standing in the community.) Randy McLean at 250-295-5478 is the contact should you be able to help. Rotary is committed to providing the town and area with $15,000 each year through donations to bursaries and scholarships, the ambassador program, Halloween family fun night, the crisis centre, Ridgewood Lodge, the Princeton Posse, Girl Guides and the local girls’ basketball program. Support of a Rotary fundraiser allows one person to make a difference in many areas. New requests for funds are always a phone call away. Last week Rotary donated $2,000 to Little Folks Nursery– almost half the amount needed for the school to purchase and install a new furnace and a further $2,000 to Vermilion Forks Elementary towards its new playground equipment. The Rotary kitchen is now complete, with a grant of $3,000 from the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen. Another $3,000 grant, this time from the Town of Princeton, is anticipated and will go towards utensils to put the finishing touches on the project. The other way you could benefit Rotary is through interest in membership. As treasurer Judy Short said in a message to The Spotlight last week: “Our club is very small and we hope to continue the help our community…Community members helping the community we live in.” Princeton Rotary meets Wednesday nights at the Heartland Restaurant and anyone interested in putting astrong arm behind this passionate team can call Judy at 250-295-0217. It’s something to think about. - AD

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Is the Orange Tsunami headed west? VICTORIA – Albertans have always laughed himself “ecstatic,” and hastened to assure reporters that Notley is “as competent as she sounds.” about their long-standing reputation as a reckless, Notley now has to sort through a caucus immature society. that includes typical NDP place-holders, college The classic bumper sticker, now available as a students and union staff running in faint-hope T-shirt or coffee cup in several variations, states: constituencies. Soon after the result, the party “Please God, give us one more oil boom, we pulled down its website platform and candidate promise not to p--- it away this time.” biographies, as Notley began phoning energy Now they’ve thrown out the government that companies to reassure them Alberta will be finally tried to stop blowing money like a roughTOM FLETCHER neck fresh out of the bush. Jim Prentice had the “A-OK” on her watch. gall to propose raising income taxes for high Horgan likes to describe the “capital flight” wage earners, doing away with former Alberta from new NDP governments as if it’s just a show treasurer Stockwell Day’s signature flat tax. put on by big business. Plummeting stock prices In response, voters have abruptly replaced the and relocation of corporate offices are all staged, 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty with an upstart NDP according to the party line, nothing to do with actual investment that wants to tax the rich and corporations even more. Facing an conditions created by NDP policies. This fiction is all Horgan oil slump, layoffs and a huge structural deficit in Alberta’s lavish dares to say publicly, because it’s what his party base devoutly public service, NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley is committed to believes. a 50-per-cent increase in the minimum wage and another “review” Besides, they’re only branch offices of multinational oil companies like Shell, Horgan said. He used his favourite Tommy of resource royalties. One headline in a national paper summed it up: “Go home, Douglas quote, about the bad news of a big oil company leaving. “The good news is, the oil is staying here.” Alberta. You’re drunk.” B.C.’s natural gas might be staying here too. Horgan insists he In the sober days after the election, a few truths emerge. Alberta hasn’t been a fiscally conservative, small-government place for supports a natural gas export industry, but his party seems more a long time. Among other things, it has ratcheted up teacher and concerned with an ascending Green Party, and an urban base that believes you can run a resource economy on windmills and solar nurse wages across the country. Alberta is broke, again, and even the NDP is afraid to resort to panels. Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while a sales tax. The minimum wage hike is a pet policy of Canada’s labour Horgan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian federations, which somehow remain convinced that poverty can Dix so memorably opposed. The Alberta NDP has a steep learning curve ahead. The B.C. be eliminated by state order. On the positive side, Notley has promised to end corporate NDP has a couple of years to see if the appearance of a likeand union donations to political parties, as has already been done minded Alberta government is a boost for them, or a cautionary federally. B.C. should be next, but the gravy train of business tale for voters. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black donations is too tempting for our nominally Liberal government. Here at the B.C. legislature, an NDP staffer passed out cans of Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Orange Crush to celebrate. NDP leader John Horgan pronounced

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“If we want to age in Hedley, something has to be done” Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca

Recently I received an e-mail that thoroughly mystified me. It was a copy of a grim diatribe against a concept being floated by a couple of community advocates in Hedley. As reported in this paper last week, Angelique Wood and Kim English are asking local residents to think about establishing a Community Land Trust here. The concept was first instituted in India and has been successfully implemented in a number of North American communities. Without providing any documentation, the nay-sayer raises a number of complaints against Community Land Trusts and those associated with them. Since there is no reference to sources, we have to ask whether the complaints are based on facts or mere assumptions. The writer says, for example, “Most CLT proponents espouse anti-development and collectivist ideologies generally detrimental to any community.” This is a pretty sweeping, all-encompassing assertion. If there is a case to be made against Community Land Trusts, it needs to be based on solid research, not on skimpy information gleaned from a negative on-line article. I do believe a community can

benefit from those who take the time to rigorously examine proposals like this. We need to know that the vision of the proponents is backed up by a thorough understanding of the needs of the community. Questions based on scrupulous research will require the proponents to explain why their idea has merit. If the questioners and proponents are willing to enter into a productive dialogue, the idea may become even more beneficial. We’ll never make progress if we automatically throw out ideas just because they are unfamiliar. If a new concept will benefit the people in our community, why would we let a “knee jerk” response turn us against it? In spite of this nay-sayer’s rather bitter opposition, a Community Land Trust does appear to offer possibilities and, in my view, warrants careful consideration. For English and Wood, their vision for a Community Land Trust appears to be a means to an end, not an end in itself. They speak of it in conjunction with a variety of services that would enable seniors to stay in this community. These services might include Meals on Wheels, the presence of a nurse on a part-time basis, more adequate transportation to medical facilities in Penticton, etc.

Margaret Skaar, is a longterm Hedley resident who contributes many volunteer hours to local groups. She would like to live here as long as possible. She says, “when moving here 25 years ago, we had a much better health care support service. This has been eroded over the years. If we want to age in Hedley, something has to be done to turn this around. To leave things as they are, we will be either a dying community or will be eaten up by a land grab with prices sky rocketing along with our taxes. We need to examine the potential of a Community Land Trust by assessing the needs of Hedley’s residents.” A few negative agitators can put a stranglehold on an idea that could have positive potential for a community. With their bold attacks it is possible some citizens might be persuaded to agree with them. Often they speak with a note of authority. Faced with their onslaught, the proponents may become discouraged. The nay-sayer in this case concluded with the words, “We therefore suggest that Angelique Wood and Kim English care for ‘the poor’ somewhere else.” Very likely some individuals with a negative mind-set toward improving a community honestly believe they are right. In some

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instances, if they are listened to respectfully, they become willing to work collaboratively with positive minded people. When agitators are motivated by jealousy or vengefulness it is unlikely they will change their thinking. If they are not resisted, they have the potential to turn people against those who wish to improve conditions. There are times when it is not a good idea to “live and let live.”

There are times when a community should not remain silent. I don’t know enough about Community Land Trusts to recommend this as a good approach for Hedley. However, if we want constructive change that enables young families to buy homes here, and permits seniors to stay longer, we will need to listen to individuals who have positive ideas and the will to make them a reality.

A plea for the return of the traditional baby name book The only thing worth remembering from Journalism 101 – and yes that it what the course was actually called – is this: Always, always, always check the spelling of names. Journalism 101 was taught by a grizzled veteran of the newspaper wars named Bob Trotter. It was a long time ago. There were typewriters on the desks in Journalism 101. While smoking in class wasn’t encouraged, it was permitted in the back row. Professor Bob was fond of saying that if a reporter fails to ask for the correct spelling of John Smith it will for certain be spelled Jon Smythe. A bit of a frustrated thespian, he would storm across the front of the lecture hall beating his pocket protector. “I don’t care what you say about me! Just spell my name right!” Bob never did give credit for that quote

to PT Barnum, attribution nearest Jon Smythe. being something covered in It makes covering a school Journalism 102. or minor sporting event physically painful. You want to give It’s been many years since up before you even get out of I’ve sat in a classroom – well, the car. at least since the introduction of Alexzandre, Ayden, public smoking by laws – but Braedyn, Cydnee and Jaxson – obviously there is no longer a just your average, phonetically need to beat the question into powered, tyke soccer line-up young reporters’ thick skulls. ANDREA DEMEER these days. “How do you spell your name?” old dog These children are commitThe standard baby name new tricks ted at birth to a lifetime of book on which parents so relied spelling out their names – not has been tossed onto the fire and thoroughly consumed by the flames just to hapless reporters but to teachers, camp of let’s-be-different. The only rule that can counselors, prospective employers and formsafely be applied to names is there is no rule. filler-outers of all stripes. And they have to Asking isn’t an option. It’s enough to make repeat them over and over, even to the same any journalist of a certain age want to throw person. The western brain is not linguistically herself with abandon into the arms of the hardwired to process the spelling of Mykel on

the first round. Creativity is a wonderful thing and new parents should consider saving it for decorating the nursery. Paint the baby’s room aubergine. There is so much energy spent today in assigning unique or “alternative” names to infants, and then so much time thereafter spent making sure Zakkery and Izobel wear the same brand name clothes and play with the same brand name toys as the kids down the street. Yes, yes, yes. Observing modern trends, clicking one’s tongue in disapproval, and generally despairing for a world gone mad are sure signs of plain getting old. But what do you want from a woman who used to smoke at her typewriter in college?

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20 YEARS AGO: Busy ball season starts Princeton’s population of young people will increase dramatically this weekend as Bantam Boys and Girls compete in a ball tournament at Memorial Park. Approximately 17 teams will play ball, with teams coming from 100 Mile House, Cache Creek, Merritt, Lumby, Armstrong, Castelgar, Abbotsford, Kamloops, Whalley, Westbank and Princeton.

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ATV riders have same trail rights as everyone else To the editor I follow the letters pertaining to the KVR (Trans Canada Trail) and write this with my opinion and some facts. I personally take exception to the signs posted on the KVR/TCT. Green depicts cross country skiers, hikers, horseback riders, cyclists and snowmobiles and in the red are motorcycles, ATVS and vehicles. I am an ATV and hiking enthusiast along with many others and we use the trail in all seasons, all hours and in all kinds of weather conditions. The signs on the trail are inaccurate and misleading. They are designed to discriminate and deter. It is very frustrating to everyone and makes users uncomfortable when paths cross. The signs are not the law of the trail. I refer to http://www.tctrail.ca. Here it states “The foundation does not own or operate any trails, it is therefore not in a position to impose its policies on any trail anywhere in Canada. The policy addresses three types of activities; core activities, accepted activities and non-endorsed activities. There are cyclists riding too fast for hikers, horse manure gets on hikers’ boots, ruts form in the path for cross country skiers and birds fly away from photographers etc. etc. Complaints of ATVs ruining the trail are absurd. There are many bumps, rocks and other obstacles the great outdoors lays

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Saturday, May 30th at 3:00 pm ATV riders take exception to discrimination.

in our path. More ATVs enjoy the KVR/TCT than any other hobbyist. We don’t discriminate against other users and will never run a red line through anyone’s lifestyle or hobbies. My opinion is simple: we can all find enjoyment on the KVR/TCT, respect others and work to make the trail an experience for everyone to enjoy. This comes from the above noted web-

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site: The Trans Canada Trail foundation’s policy is designed to contain the presence of ATVs and provide our trail builders with the attitude they require to build the trail in every province and territory. Canada was built on compromise and the Trans Canada Trail will be no exception. Marv Carlson, Princeton

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THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN! • Thumbs up to the fantastic spring weather we have been enjoying!

• Thumbs down to the people responsible for vandalizing the light posts on the trail, just before the tunnel.

If you have a “Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down”, or want to be our “Smile of the Week”, give us a call at 250-295-3535 or drop by the Spotlight at 282 Bridge Street.

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Illegal dumping on Crown land a vicious cycle Tara Bowie Spotlight Staff

Tires, rusty cars, old mattresses and piles of bent metal are among items Lydia Sawicki has found while walking trails throughout the area – and she’s fed up. The Hedley resident said since moving to the Similkameen Valley five years ago she and others have spent hundreds of hours cleaning up after those that still think it’s their right to dump garbage on Crown land. “It’s gotten better. You don’t see people throwing away large items like you used to but it’s disheartening. It’s like we clean up an area and then someone

decides to dump stuff all over again. And you have to clean it up or it just encourages others to dump stuff,” she said. Over the years local volunteers cleared out more than 100 tires up along 20 Mile Creek behind Hedley. They also disposed of 20 dirty mattresses, washing machines, abandoned furniture and ditched vehicles. Although fines of up to $2,500 have been handed out to illegal dumpers in the area over the last few years it hasn’t dissuaded everyone. Just a few weeks ago Sawicki spotted new piles of metal and shop

waste including discarded toxic containers. She’s organized volunteers to clean it up. Part of the problem is that the area near Hedley still has leftover mine waste that has not been cleaned up. Sawicki along with a few others repurposed cyanide barrel lids to make no dumping signs. Some signs have been torn down while others have been shot at. “That makes some people think that because the mine didn’t clean their stuff up it’s okay for them to dump there,” she said. “There’s just a few people that bloody well won’t stop doing it.”

She gathers as many volunteers as possible of all ages to help cleanup so hopefully that will create a cultural shift around dumping. “If I could talk to these people I would say there are lasting consequences. They think it’s just a point of unloading their truck and it’s gone but there are consequences for the short and long term for the wildlife and the people that live here,” she said. In addition to destroying the natural beauty of the region illegal dumping also threatens the health of humans, wildlife and the environment. Animals and insects

that frequent dump sites can cause disease that pose a threat to humans and their own animals. Illegal dumping also increases the risk of fire. Because of the extremely dry climate

fires can be caused by broken glass. Illegal dump fires are difficult to extinguish and can release harmful fumes into the atmosphere. The public plays a critical role in identify-

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Students at John Allison School recently held an art and craft sale - “Arts for Others”– to raise money to support a foster child in Cambodia. The school’s sponsor child is a grade one student, Chanteoun Chhean. Students and parents taking part included Jose Requier, Amy Requier, Ben Kaiser, Conrad Sill, Owen Kaiser, Evan Roccamatisi and Ellie Reavier.

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Kids take over town for Amazing Literacy Race Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

Is food really expensive? How do you read a treasure map? What are some of the ways to conserve electricity and water? And just how do they get that tuna fish in a can anyways? Those are some of the questions local elementary students tackled last Thursday during the Amazing Literacy Race. The “race” took 110 children through a variety of stations and challenges that required using everything from brain power to physical fitness and life skills. “Some people think literacy is just reading and writing,” said Dierra Maynard, outreach co-ordinator for Princeton Leaders for Literacy. “We want the kids to start thinking about how important learning is in every part of life.” For example at Valley First Credit Union, students were required to build a monthly budget, using $1500 imaginary dollars, and make decisions about

where they would live, what kind of entertainment they might need, and whether they would eat at restaurants or prepare food from the grocery store. Valley First also donated $20 to each of the school’s ten teams, and then the students had to spend that money wisely at Coopers’, with all the food purchased being donated to the food bank. At the Princeton Skills Centre, the children participated in an exercise based on the television show “How is It Made”, and had to identify the various jobs involved in producing a can of tuna. The Amazing Literacy Race is Maynard’s brainchild, and this was the program’s third successful year. “I just love seeing the kids learning things in a new way and realizing that literacy is really life. The more you know the better you will get through life and the more successful you will be.” Sponsors for the event included Valley First, Ace Hardware, Fortis BC and Coopers.

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Sometimes literacy is just knowing how to have fun. AJ Hamilton, Scott Meston, Jacob Vesper and Hawk Bruneau demontrated good marks on that during lunch break at the Amazing Literacy Race.

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Students plan colorful fundraiser It’s a Fun Run with a dash of colour. On May 23, the PSS Leadership class will be hosting a Paint Run. Never heard of a Paint Run? No problem. It works just like an ordinary Fun Run (or walk), except at stations along the way, volunteers will throw paint at you. Why would they do such a thing? So that they can “Colour You Healthy.” The Princeton Paint Run is a fundraising event done in support of the Princeton Health Care Sustainability Society. By the end of the race, which starts at 9:30 am on May 23, everyone should be very colourful and exhausted. Make sure you wear a white t-shirt so that the colours stand out. If the paint thing isn’t your cup

of tea, you can opt out and still participate in the run. But since the paint being used is powdered natural paint, it’s all in good fun. This 5 km run will start at PSS and follow the Airport Road Run that the PE students know all too well. You can register as an individual for $25, or as part of a team of four for $100, with all proceeds going to the Princeton Health Care Sustainability Society. Gather a team of friends or family, more is always merrier, and help the PSS Leadership class support Health Care in Princeton by running through a paint rainbow on Saturday, May 23 in the Colour Me Healthy Princeton Paint Run.

The employees at Weyerhaeuser Princeton showed their community spirit recently, by donating almost 9000 diapers to the Princeton Crisis Center, as part of the company diaper drive. “ I am very proud of our employees who generously donated to a very worthy cause,” said mill manager Jeff Larsen. “This donation will benefit families and babies in need in our community, which is particularly

gratifying”. While donations came in from all departments in the mill and forestlands, one team stood out from the rest donating over 120 diapers per person from the team. “ Planer A shift lead by Tom Price, really went above and beyond”, said Larsen. “They were the hands down winner, and have chosen a special catered dinner as a team award for their outstanding contribution”.

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School band has blast in Seattle

Employees pile up the diapers

Andrea DeMeer

The intermediate-senior student band from Princeton recently returned from a fun-filled four days in Seattle, Washington. Seventeen of the 21 band members took part in the trip, which included visits to Space Needle, a professional baseball game and the Science Centre. The band also had the opportunity to play for and be coached by a professional instructor, and to perform both in a sound studio and for a live audience. Band members fundraised for the outing all year, volunteering at the local Halloween Family Fun Night, selling poinsettias and candles, and cleaning up property at Weyerhaueser.

BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION

The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission is coming to town and wants to hear from you. The commission is proposing changes to the area, boundaries and names of electoral districts in B.C. The Preliminary Report is now ready for your views on the proposed changes at www.bc-ebc.ca/reports.

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Thursday, May 14 Princeton Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 56 172 Bridge St., Legion Hall 11 a.m.

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THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR UP TO DATE. Please remember to check your listing in the Spotlight Community Calendar. If changes to your listing are needed, please call us at 250-295-3535 or email editor@similkameenspotlight.com

Princeton Baptist Church Across from Arena Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am

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Arts SHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES: Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076 GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced. BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opportunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featuring traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please contact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community: INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? For people who want to learn to pray with great simplicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themselves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541. ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue 250-295-7588 princetonmuseum@gmail.com www.princetonmuseum.org WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and businesses. Call 1-866-856-8442 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hospital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-2951577 PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY: Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church Office: 250-295-7714 WORSHIP - 10:00 AM 190 - 1st Avenue Everyone Welcome

Living Water

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10:30 AM Morning Worship Pastor Jason Neufield Tel: 250-295-7733 Cell: 250-293-6224

Shining His Light Ministries

(By Coopers) Join us for “Gospel Hour” Sunday mornings, 11 am We would love to meet you. 250-293-1205

Princeton Pentecostal Church 165 Vermilion Avenue invites you to join us in Sunday Worship 10:30 am Pastor Jack McNeil 250-295-7951

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Health

Club Notes:

HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrrider@gmail.com New Members welcome!

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is confidential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-4936622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005

PRINCETON FISH & GAME: Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, contact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the office at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

AL-ANON: Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB: Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-2950217. New members welcome!

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083 PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727 CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional support, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confidential services. MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE: @ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necessary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

Health CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN: If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-2954050 or Del 250-295-3266 TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

Club Notes: FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95 A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton. ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES: YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information. SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time. LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome! PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON: Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Everyone is welcome!

GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m. HEDLEY MUSEUM: General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

Youth PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374 PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS: Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME: Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Club House.

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759

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NAME: BIG BEAR SEEN: Side of the highway on the Hope-Princeton Sunday May 10, 2015. Looked to be taking a well deserved break and enjoying the sunshine.

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Chamber ready for next steps Princeton’s Chamber of Commerce will discuss the future of its building and property on Highway 3 at its annual general meeting May 28th. “This is an opportunity for the Chamber to revitalize and become the voice for business in Princeton,� said a chamber press release.

Changes are anticipated as the Visitor’s Centre, previously operated by the chamber with funding from the municipality, has moved to Bridge Street. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. and the board is also looking for new directors.

Princeton has seen its last “free dump days� at the local landfill site. At a recent meeting council voted to cancel free dump days and instead offer property owners two free landfill stickers each year. Each sticker entitles the user to dispose of up to 500 kg of garbage at no cost.

The move was proposed to council by staff as a means of avoiding long line ups on free dump days.

Council closes lid on dump days

Free stickers will be issued with tax receipts. Area H residents can pick up their free stickers with their regular landfill stickers.

Hospice society focusing on training Training in palliative care and increased awareness of the recently formed hospice society are priorities for the coming year, according to the Princeton and District Hopsice Palliative Care Society’s AGM report.

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Johanna Nott was the very happy winner of two tickets to take in Cirque Du Soleil this week at the South Okanagan Events Centre, courtesy of The Similkameen Spotlight. Isabelle Gibson also received two free tickets in the paper’s draw.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Eleanor’s memory will be cherished by her daughters; Barbara Ryan (James Dyck) of Princeton, Noreen Ford (Mervin) of Humbolt, Saskatchewan and her son Earl Sinclair (Sandi) of Kamloops, five grand children, nine great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Eleanor was born in a farmhouse located in Deep Creek, outside Armstrong British Columbia on September 24, 1926 to Theophilus and Laura Jones. Eleanor is predeceased by her two brothers; Bill and Gordon Jones and her loving husband for 66 1/2 years, John Sinclair. Eleanor was raised on a small farm in Deep Creek near Armstrong BC and went to school in Cherryville and Armstrong until graduation. Eleanor met John while living with the Coldicot family while attending high school. John was working for Coldicot’s as a logger and took interest in Eleanor and the rest is history. John bought a dairy farm in Deep Creek and shortly after, on August 21, 1946 John married Eleanor Jones. Eleanor was a hard worker and helped work the farm while John was studying for his exams to become a Forester. They had three children, 2 daughters and a son. Eleanor and John moved their family to Princeton in 1960. Eleanor worked as the cook for the Forestry Suppression Crew for three summers as well as Custodian Guard for the RCMP for an amazing 36 years. Eleanor enjoyed knitting, needle work, playing cards, playing pool, and most of all being around her family and grandchildren. Eleanor found time to be very active in her community. Eleanor volunteered many hours as a Brownie and Girl Guide Leader, 4-H Leader, Ladies Auxiliary to the legion (35 years) where she held most every position, Secretary for the Fall Fair and Recreation Association and President for the Princeton Seniors’ Drop In Society. Eleanor received Outstanding Community Service Award in 1993 and also received the Citizen of the Year in 1995 and is a lifetime member of both the Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Branch #30 of the Senior Citizens. Eleanor was the person you could always count on to volunteer her time and she got the job done. Eleanor will be greatly missed by her family and all those who knew her. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Princeton Senior Drop In Society, Box 1776, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0, would be appreciated.

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LIKE NEW home on acreage, main floor suite, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, jacuzzi tub, gas fireplace, laundry, dishwasher, all appliances & utilities included $875/month. 250-295-3966

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 4 Bedroom, 2 bath, large shop. Double lot. 306 8th ave. East Princeton 250-295-6770

Home Improvements FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

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(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

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Farm Equipment For Sale: LGT 100 Tractor 48” plow, custom tire chains, 4 extra tires and rims, new bat, rebuilt starter. New head light. $500.00 OBO 250-295-3203

Garage Sales May 16 & 17!! Moving and yard sale - contents of house and shop - with a few exceptions - must go!! 4127 Lakesyde Drive, Osprey Lake Selling all contents of home. Located at 167 1st Street, Tulameen. May 16th/15 btwn 9AM - 3PM. Carmack toy hauler, 2005 pilgrim, 28ft travel trailer, 98 summit x, portable 2 basket deep fryer, too much to list! Don’t miss out! Call 250295-6313 for any questions.

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Modular Home in Pines Trailer Park, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, handicap accessible, carport and work shop, $100,000. For more information call 250-2957425 or 250-295-0368. Modular Home in Pines Trailer Park 45A, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D/DW/F/S, $70,000 OBO. For more information call 250295-7425 or 250-295-0368.

Homes Wanted WANTED TO PURCHASE 2+ acres with residence within 10 km of Princeton. Price reflective of property value. Horse set up ideal, but not necessary. Judy 604-617-3470

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent References, D.D. Cat maybe?? Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-4842783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

Apartments for rent in Princeton, available now. Level access in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $500.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back. APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

Commercial/ Industrial COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commercial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095

Mobile Homes & Pads Princeton RV Site - Full hookups, private. Available immediately. $300.00/month + utilities. 250-295-7861

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2 Bedroom House for Rent Available June 1st - Large fenced yard, washer, dryer. $775.00 per month. Utilities extra. Need excellent references & D.D. We can talk about pets. Call 250-295-3739. Leave message. 4 BEDROOM house, by the golf course. Wood stove. Large yard. Avail Now. $725/month. Discount of $20 for prompt rental payment. 1-509-477-9504 or 250-295-3536.

Double wide for rent: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, double wide on acreage, room for horses, $1200/month. Call 250-2955515

Office/Retail 2 - 200 sqft office space available.. Call Heather 250295-8025

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Cars - Domestic

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• 400 Coalmont Rd, Princeton, B.C. • $239,000 • 12.5 acres with newer 2 bdrm cottage built in 2009 • 3 km from Princeton • 2014 assessed value $318,000 Call or email Rodger for more information.

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