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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff Dozens of downtown business operators were asked for their opinions about the state of their business, competition and support from all levels of government on Monday. Several teams consisting of town council and Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce members were bolstered by representatives from Community Futures Central Kootenay and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. They fanned out in the down-

town core, asking questions and taking notes about potential action items. “I think that overall it was a very positive response,” said Mayor Ron Toyota of the Business Walks session. “There were valid points, like crossborder shoppers not having to pay GST and PST on their purchases, but most accept that it is a fact of life.” Toyota was joined by Couns. Jen Comer, Jim Elford, Joanna Wilson, Kevin Boehmer and Karen Unruh, who participated on the town’s behalf. see BUsINess, page 4

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When Creston’s Bob Graham saw a photo on the Internet of a Mountie astride a horse, he new what his next carving project would be. “I wanted to make a tribute to RCMP members who have died while serving their country,” said the moose antler carver. “I am a great believer in the importance of law and order. Where would we be without it?” On Saturday in Cranbrook he presented federal Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay with his carving at a KootenayColumbia MP David Wilks’ constituency office. MacKay, in turn, will present it to the RCMP detachment commander in Moncton on June 4. “I really can’t believe this is happening,” Graham said. “I am

so pleased that a carving I made in memory these officers will be viewed by many RCMP members and their families.” Graham, a Creston resident since 1996, owns and operates a home and auto glass shop with his brother, Howard. Outside his work hours, he turns to a hobby he took up about 16 years ago when he saw a man carving an antler. “I thought that it looked like something I could do.” He had no experience or training as an artist, but soon found himself copying an image onto a moose antler. Graham uses only “shed antlers” that have been found in the bush. Although he is a hunter who enjoys game meat, he doesn’t want to think that an animal has been killed so he can use the antlers.

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light fixtures, an assortment of lawn and garden tools in various states of repair, and even a good-sized dog carrier (no one has any idea where that came from). The items will be sorted into three piles: stuff the museum uses and will keep, stuff that’s junk and is going to the dump and stuff that someone else might be able to use that will be sold in a June 6 garage sale. The goal of the

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Kokanee fry released to restock Crawford Creek BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

Crawford Bay ElementarySecondary School students released about 92,000 kokanee fry into Crawford Creek on May 21, part of a project by the Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society (EFHS). It took about 45 minutes for participants to place the fry in the creek and a manmade channel, shuttling them in buckets from a Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC tank truck. “What we want to do is improve the fish habitat on the East Shore,” said EFHS president Mike Jeffery. The survivors of the severalmonth-old fry released last week won’t return to the creek to spawn for three or four years, giving the society, certified through the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation, time to obtain additional funding for a remediation project. “Sometimes, it’s just as simple as putting log berms in and overhanging trees — making places they can live,” Jeffery said. “If we get the habitat improved, fish will come back to the habitat.” Crawford Creek and others on Kootenay Lake’s East Shore — including Riondel’s Hendryx Creek, which had 5,000 released — used to teem with spawning kokanee in late summer. But since dams have been built upstream, the lake’s annual fluctuation has dropped from 30 to 13 feet, reducing available nutrients and food — and fish. “I’ve seen how it’s depleted,” Jeffery said. Efforts to boost the kokanee population are nothing new to the area. Over 20 years ago, Jeffery said, the school used to receive milked and fertilized eggs to hatch.

And nitrogen and phosphorus, both needed for metabolic processes, are put into the lake (the M.V. Balfour is chartered and the mixture blended in its wake). But spawning numbers are at their lowest, said Jeff Burrows, senior fish biologist with Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, so stronger measures are being taken. The allowed daily catch of kokanee has been reduced from 15 to zero, while the allowance for their main predator, Gerrard rainbow trout — each of which can eat 100 kokanee each year — has been

upped from two to four. “There’s no reason to expect that nature would balance that out,” said Burrows. “We’re trying to speed that up.” Survivors from a spawning cycle can range from 0.5-5 per cent, so 1,800-2,000 returning to spawn in Crawford Creek would be ideal. But with that cycle taking three or four years, only time will tell if the restocking effort was a success. “They have to imprint,” Burrows said. “We don’t know if that’s going to happen with fry raised in the hatchery.”

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ANNUAL KOOTENAY CAMP MEETING Friday, May 29 & Sabbath, May 30 at Canyon Hall Pastor Mark Johnson, President of the SDA church in Canada, will be preaching on: Friday, 7 pm: The Word • Sabbath, 11 am: Worship Fellowship lunch – prepared cold food Sabbath, 4 pm: Witness • Vespers, 7 pm: Wholeness

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Golden Herb Health Foods owner Linda Gigliotti-Mickelson (right) got a visit from a team asking questions about the state of her business and how it could be improved on Monday. Listening to her responses were (from left) Creston Mayor Ron Toyota, Kim Goodall (Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training) and Barb Williams (Basin Business Advisors program, managed by Community Futures).

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“It was good to hear from many about how good downtown looks, with all the trees and hanging flowers, and new wooden flower boxes and signs on the sidewalks,” Wilson said. “And we heard very little about the inconvenience caused by construction on the Pine Street intersection.” Information gathered will be sorted and compiled, then posted on the Town

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“For me hunting is really about getting out there in the bush. It’s my travel — I don’t go anywhere else.” Not long after he flipped the switch on his Dremel tool, Graham said he felt comfortable with the process. Soon, he was making carvings depicting outdoor scenes, animals, First Nations people and anything else that captured his imagination. As he progressed from being a beginner to an artist whose pieces have been purchased by collectors, Graham describes himself as being like the Little Engine That Could. “I’m still learning on every carving I do, getting confidence that I can get the effect I want,” he said. “At first I would struggle in my mind, but confidence has been a big lesson.” Never having had to discard a carving in progress is an indication that Graham has the combination of talent and skill needed to create fine detail in his work. “A limitless amount of patience” is his greatest

of Creston website. Government agencies can then use the information to identify areas of concern. Toyota said the information would also be of value to the Official Community Plan process, which was put on hold last week with the sudden resignation of Town of Creston contract planner Jamai Schile. “It is disappointing,” Toyota said of the resignation, “but all we can do is look for a replacement who can pick the ball up and get it rolling again.” OCP community volunteers have been informed that all scheduled meet-

asset, he said. “You learn what you can get away with and what you can’t.” When he saw a picture depicting a mounted RCMP horseman, he decided to use it as the basis for a design. “I thought, I hope there are people across Canada who care about what we lost in Mayerthorpe and Moncton,” he said, referring to the Alberta and New Brunswick communities where, respectively, where four RCMP officers were murdered, and where another three officers were killed on duty and two more were severely injured. The image Graham created in about 60 hours shows a mounted RCMP officer beside a Canadian flag flying from a pole. In the distance are four ponies running free, symbolic of the Mayerthorpe officers. Overheard, three flying eagles represent the Moncton members who died. Below the scene is an inscription: “THEY GAVE THEIR ALL.” An inscribed brass plaque attached to the antler says, “To the dedicated police officers who couldn’t go home that night. God bless their families.”

ings and events have been postponed until further notice. “The appreciation for the level of commitment offered by OCP advisory committee members to date cannot be understated,” town manager Lou Varela said in a letter to members last week. “I hope that each of you will continue to participate when the town has realigned the process. We are committed to keeping the OCP process moving along and deriving a great policy document for the community at the end of it all! We can’t do it without you!”

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(From left) Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, Bob Graham and Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter Mackay.

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RCMP respond to intoxication, bad driving BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

tified a suspect who was driving an ATV on Goat River Road. The investigation continues. •A licence plate number connected police to a suspect after firewood was stolen from a Riondel campground site. •No signs of theft could be found after a break-in to a Johnson Road residence. •A trailer hauling a motorcycle swerved and hit a parked vehicle on Canyon Street. •Police were requested to assist firefighters at a 37th Street fire when the property owner kept trying to re-enter the burning building. May 20 •A vehicle collided with a deer near Summit Creek. •A Meadowwood Road resident called police to protest the presence of a neighbour on his property. The neighbour was telling him he was making construction errors while building a garage. •Police received a complaint about a neighbor taking photos of children on Highway 3A near Kootenay Lake Lodge. •Police did not locate a reported erratic driver on Northwest Boulevard. •A driver who reportedly left his dog in a vehicle parked at the hospital was located and warned about the possible outcomes of the practice in warmer weather. •A bear was reported in Schikurski Park. •A female on Sixth Avenue South complained that she had given a male $100 to purchase home repair supplies. He didn’t return with the items or the cash. May 21 •An elderly male pedestrian suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a vehicle making a left turn off 20th Avenue to Canyon Street. •A vehicle was reported to have passed a stopped school bus while it was displaying flashing lights on Ninth Avenue North. •When police checked on a possibly intoxicated male in Millennium Park, they found he was in medical distress and he was transported to hospital. •A male reported that his wife went missing from his vehicle while he was in a Canyon Street business. Shortly after-

Creston RCMP responded to 77 calls for service from May 18-24, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. May 18 •Two intoxicated males reported by a Canyon Street business were arrested and held overnight in police cells, then released when sober. •A report was received that a person had crossed the U.S. border near Highway 21 without checking in with Canadian border personnel. •Police were called about a dispute by an estranged couple on Erickson Road, who were in disagreement about custody arrangements with their children and puppies. •When police conducted a wellbeing check on Sixth Avenue North, they found the 80-year-old female resident had died of apparent natural causes. •Three eastbound vehicles bearing Alberta plates were reported to be passing unsafely on Highway 3A. •A Highway 3/95 resident reported a fraudulent transfer of money involving his bank account. •The owner of a pickup reported to be tailgating and passing dangerously on Northwest Boulevard has been sent a warning letter. •Concerned family members on Highway 3/95 reported a historic threat from another family member, but it was not carried out. •A complaint of financial abuse of an elder was made from Meadow Creek Road. •A motorcyclist required hospital treatment for minor injuries sustained when he swerved to avoid a deer on Highway 3A. •Police were unable to locate two intoxicated skateboarders near Goat River Bridge after one had kicked his skateboard onto Highway 21, where an oncoming vehicle ran over it. May 19 •A bicycle stolen from 16th Avenue South was turned over to police by the culprit. He will be dealt with through the restorative justice program. •A break-in sometime in March to an unoccupied residence resulted in the theft of items including blankets, a broom and dustpan, a pry bar and a saw. Thieves did not touch cash and more expensive items. •A complaint was received from Cory The Creston & District Road about a threat to Community Complex would a male by a female. like to thank the following •A cellphone found Experience it! people for helping with the on Canyon Street has Blossomfest 5&10Km run: been returned to its owner. • Laura Messinger •Owners of a vehi• Tia Wayling cle damaged while it was parked believe the • Amy McKenzie. incident likely hap• Water station helpers: pened in the hospital • Canyon-Lister Fire Department parking lot. • Lachlan and Sullivan McKenzie •The registered (Creston Judo Club) owner of a vehicle • T-shirts donated by reported to be drivPyramid Building Supplies ing erratically on Cedar Street has been issued a written Top times for 10km Run: warning. Male: Sheldon Shurgelo – 41:21 •A .22-calibre bulFemale: Krystle Meidl – 43:29 let that appears to have been struck with Top times for 5km Run: a hammer was found Male: Lucas Branstetter – 21:45 near the main entry Female: Gillian Manson – 26:15 to Prince Charles Secondary School. •Police have iden-

ward, she arrived in a neighbour’s vehicle. Her husband had forgotten to bring her with him. •Police arrested a male on 10th Avenue South who had an outstanding arrest warrant from Nelson. He was later released on conditions. •Police recommended men who had swapped a truck for a boat that theirs was a civil dispute when one attempted to renege on the deal. •A dog running at large damaged a Channel Road resident’s rabbit cage, setting free three rabbits. The dog owner agreed to pay for the damage and take steps to keep his dog from roaming. •A father whose son spun his tires while leaving after a disagreement over chores has asked police to talk to the young man. •A truck was stolen from a Northwest Boulevard parking lot by a male who was seen entering the vehicle and driving off. Police determined a short while later that he had probably ditched another vehicle stolen from Grand Cache, Alta., nearby. •A family dispute arose on Birch Street among adult siblings while their mother was in the hospital. May 22 •No injuries were reported after a driver rolled his vehicle on Topaz Creek Forest Service Road. •Shortly after a theft of grocery store gift cards was reported stolen from a Simon Road residence, a female attempted to use one of the cards at the store. She was arrested, charged with possessing stolen property and then released with a court date pending. •When a driver passed a female driver on a Highway 3/95 double solid line, she honked and responded with a one-finger salute. The driver, from Kimberley, has been identified and will be ticketed for his driving faux pas. •The owner of a dog that jumped up on a pedestrian on Water Street has agreed to keep the animal under control. •A female was reported to be causing a disturbance at a Highway 3A business. •When police investigated a complaint about a black sports car doing burnouts on 32nd Avenue South, they discovered a crew of amateur filmmakers doing a Batman home movie.

May 23 •A male who was using binoculars to watch a group of teenagers doing a car wash on Canyon Street drove away after he was approached by an adult. May 24 •Police were called to a Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road residence after a child custody dispute was reported. •An incident involving threats at Crawford Bay school is being handled by school personnel. •Police were asked to help convince a threeyear-old girl to remain in her car seat while the vehicle was in motion. After showing the parent how to strap the seat in correctly, the child seemed more comfortable and willing to listen to instructions. •The owner of a vehicle reported abandoned on Highway 3A told police the car had broken down and she was arranging for a tow truck. •A rowboat found floating on Kootenay Lake had a wallet and cellphone in it so police were able to contact the owner, who said he was unable to report the fact his boat had drifted out onto the lake because his phone was in it. •One of three motorcycles reported to be speeding and passing on double solid lines on Highway 3A has been identified, and the owner will be sent a warning letter. •A possibly intoxicated driver collided with a power pole on Canyon Street and then ran from the scene. The investigation continues.

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Conflicting conflict

I am not a big fan of elected representatives routinely recusing themselves from political discussions in which they might be perceived to have even the slightest personal conflict of interest. A few years ago, concerned that town councillors were leaving the room when discussions for funding nonprofit organizations they were involved in, I waded through provincial guidelines and concluded that most recusals were unnecessary. Examples might help. If a councillor is a member of the local arts council that has made routine application for funding, is he or she in conflict? Does a businessperson who sits on council have to leave the room for discussions that even remotely relate to his or her type of business? On the surface, it all seems simple enough. A city council determines that a good way to reduce water consumption is to install water meters to measure it in each home within city boundaries. Seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it? I use the term “no-brainer” purposefully, because like “common sense” it’s a phrase that is rarely helpful. Both phrases are typically used as short cuts to slam the door on discussion and debate. Mostly, guidelines and legislation concern themselves with people in power using their votes and influence to achieve a personal financial benefit. Pecuniary (of or relating to money) is the word commonly used. So is fiduciary (in the nature of trust or confidence). A conflict of interest is often described as a situation determined by “a reasonable person”. Like many legal writings, the descriptions are hard to pin down

as being black and white in nature. And, when it comes to interpretation, there can often be considerable dispute in what is actually intended.

Lorne Eckersley Is there a conflict, for instance, when council considers a request for a donated item to be auctioned off at a fundraiser? Is a member of the Rotary club making the request in conflict? What about a Rotarian who belongs to a different club, which might partner with the club in question to take on a community project? Is a non-Rotarian in conflict because the donation, when sold, is used for a trails project and the councillor is on the trails committee? Or happens to be a regular walker on the trail? In none of these instances is there any direct pecuniary interest or financial benefit and I would argue that no recusal is necessary. It isn’t that simple though. In Grand Forks, a yearlong controversy has raged about the installation of water meters in homes. It led to the election of a mayor and some councillors who campaigned specifically against the need for water meters. In last week’s Grand Forks Gazette, a councillor wrote that she had received a legal opinion that she did not need to remove herself from discussions, that her ownership of a yard main-

tenance business did not put her in a conflict of interest. Even with this information at hand, she dissolved her business. Then, on Monday, the Grand Forks website posted another legal opinion that says that the councillor in question and the mayor, a plumbing business owner, are in conflict and should recuse themselves from all further council discussions about water meters. It is a tangled web indeed. Personally, I don’t see where a yard maintenance business reaps a special financial benefit that would put the councillor in a conflict of interest situation. Sure, yard maintenance can include watering systems, but I think it is a stretch to say that a pecuniary interest was obvious enough to muzzle an elected official. Likewise with the mayor, who said in the news at election time that he had withdrawn his company’s initial interest in getting a contract to install the water meters when he concluded he was personally against metering. The test for conflict of interest often comes down to public perception, “public” usually being defined as a reasonably intelligent and well-informed individual. In many local controversies, however, it would not be unusual for reasonably intelligent and wellinformed individuals to be found in opposing camps. Personally, I think it should be demonstrable that an elected person will clearly reap a personal financial benefit from a particular decision. Otherwise, even more good people will lose all interest in seeking public office. Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Hepher’s letter to the editor regarding a reform of the Senate. I do not want to see the dissolution of the Senate. There have been times in the past when Senators saved Canada from poor legislation. Their function of second and sober thought is a wise one. Unfortunately, the Senate has been subject to patronage appointments by successive prime ministers. I understand that Tommy Douglas

and Stephen Harper had one concept in common: an elected Senate. Mr. Harper seems to have forgotten his strong position on that subject. If the NDP do form government, I would hope that there is serious debate as to what should be done with the Senate, rather than dissolving it. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water! Holly Pender-Love Trail

Plants as different as people

Years ago at the school of horticulture in Olds, Alta., I had a professor explain that horticulture was more than simply “how to grow plants”. It was “people and plants”!

Nursery Notes Evan Davies All of my first employments in field were pretty solitary. Plowing nursery fields, planting trees — no other people around. Growing 45,000 poinsettias a season in a three-acre greenhouse; watering, fertilizing, spraying, monitoring for growth; inspecting for disease and insects — pretty much no other people around. Growing trees for re-forestation. Nine million seedlings over nine acres of greenhouse and most of the time only two people looking after the crops. After a few years of this, I picked up a neat job as a technician at the school of horticulture in Langley. Finally, more peo-

ple and less of the monotony of just crops! My present-day work at the nursery offers a pretty good balance of people and plants. Plants are easy to read if you understand what you are looking for. Psychologists would probably say the same for people. Species are different. Cultivated varieties of the same species are different. Their genetics make them grow differently. They may have different metabolic rates and responses to their environment. It may be in their genes as a previous adaptation. For example, in the spring, the black walnut tree leaves out and grows later than most other trees. It is native to the river valleys back east and has adapted to spring flooding conditions associated with the river valleys. These trees would drown if they leafed out quickly in the spring. They are not alone in this adaptation. Locust and honey locust trees also require a lot of heat units to get growing in the spring. Other factors come into play. Suncrest peach trees developed in California leaf out early in spring but produce late season fruit while the Harrow Diamond peach developed in Ontario leaves out later than the Suncrest but produces the earliest peaches because the more southern peach requires less chilling time

over winter to get growing again in spring. Southern fruit growers need trees that thrive under short winter conditions while we in the north face other concerns like winter hardiness. It is no secret that apricot trees can be “allergic” to sulphur sprays. The normal dormant season fruit tree spray can be quite damaging to apricot trees, as it will blister the bark and burn off the buds. When I look at the sprays given to some of the neighbouring orchard crops, I would venture to say that Lapin cherries don't appreciate sulphur sprays either. Perhaps their bark doesn’t peel but their leaves hang low for several days afterward. When plants are growing well, their new growth may become off-colour, sometimes red or sometimes a light yellow. They can't make chlorophyll fast enough to keep up with new growth. This is a good sign. Healthy plants have leaves that are held up and out. Leaves should get a little bigger through the season. It is normal enough for a healthy plant to drop a few of the older smaller leaves and cycle their nutrients into new and more efficient upper leaves. With all of the dry weather we had earlier in spring, you will have to keep a close eye on the irrigation. Evan Davies owns Beltane Nursery at 2915 Highway 3 in Erickson.

Drop the bucket list

If we really enter this moment and are truly here in our lives we can be fully present with our experiences. But usually, we are not. If we look deeply into our own minds, it’s shocking to realize that there is a constant undercurrent of desire

A Zen'sEye View Kuya Minague and dissatisfaction. It’s as if we are always searching for something. Identity and ego are a constant feature of our thinking. If we look past ideas about who we are and part the weeds of every thought to see what is behind each one, we find an expression of desire and self-interest. It’s an ongoing thing that is always present. “I want to be kind; I want to be loved; I want to be justified; I want to be important: I want to be alive; I need this; I don’t

want that.” All these things are constant in our minds, even when we don’t know they are there. Thoughts about self are, in fact, behind everything. This means that as long as self-centred thoughts occupy any aspect of our consciousness, we are not fully present. The underlying stream of desire causes us to see mountains and rivers in a two-dimensional way. And this underlying stream goes on all the time, even when we practice diligently. Self-centred concerns never go away completely. We need them to survive. But when we see through them, and know them for what they are, we can be fully present, here, in this moment. And when we are fully present, everything that manifests is the Buddha’s expression of profound truth. As Eihei Dogen says in his essay, “Mountains and Rivers Sutra”, “Mountains and waters right now are the actualization of the buddhas and ancestors.” The phrase, “right now” is actually the most significant phrase in this sentence. It has to do with the fact that this moment is not an isolated moment of time that passes away. It does pass away, but the energy that brings it forth has brought the

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previous moment forth and will bring the next moment forth. This energy is the energy of impermanence. It has always existed, it exists now and it will always exist. Dogen is saying that every moment of passing time is, in itself, eternal. Eternity is not something that happens later. This moment is it. And that’s wonderful, because it means that you don’t need to go anywhere. Most of us like the idea of a bucket list. I always wanted to do this; I have to do that before I die or my life won’t be complete. But according to this teaching, even if you never left your room you would be everywhere, and you would be able to participate fully with everything, because every moment is complete. That is the profound truth of this teaching. Suggested practice: If you have a bucket list of things you are hoping to do before you die, notice how often it seduces you away from present moment awareness. Kuya Minogue is the resident teacher at Sakura-ji, Creston’s zendo. This column is part of a long essay on an essay by 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen and is inspired by the teaching of Norman Fischer.

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Follow sound to track cicadas

tracking venture is pinpointing the sound once you get within 10 feet or so. It seems like the sound is coming from everywhere. I would say cicadas are ventriloquists. Only rarely have I ever spotted one, usually at or near the tip of a low tree branch. To help the search along I would try a little trick. If we determine that a cicada is in a certain bush or on a particular low limb of Ed McMackin a tree, I would attempt described a bit like “ti ti ti ti ti” to jar the creature so that it or “nip nip nip nip nip.” There would move and hence reveal might be one “nip” per second its hiding place. If it was in a or six per second depending on bush, I would sidekick the base the temperature. On a given or trunk while at the same time morning, as the temperature watching for any fast getaway. rises the snapping sound is If it is a warm day, the creature more frequent. This odd sound will likely fly off with a click is made by a cicada. Now, if you and a buzz of wings to another and I had decided to go out on a perch. However, if it hadn’t yet cicada hunt, we might be able to warmed up enough to fly, it hear one or two but to see or might drop to the ground and find one could be a bit tricky. we could quickly close in and One way to snoop out a cover it with our hands until it cicada is to stand still some- could be grasped in the fingers. where on a warm day and track Then we would get a good down the sound, taking a step face-to-face meeting with the or two toward it each time it evasive cicada, then let it go. sounds off and while it is doing If the cicada snapping sound so. They have very sensitive is coming from a branch, we hearing, so if we step on dry could strike the branch sharply twigs or grass, they may stop with a stick and the cicada “calling” for a while. The most would fly away or fall to the difficult part of this whole ground. Either kind of getaway Ever since the last part of April I have been hearing this soft, high-pitched snapping sound coming from forest edges and isolated shrubs and trees. Actually, the sound could be

Out There

would make it difficult for predators to catch. They are quite strong but they don’t bite, as if they had jaws, but they do have a piercing mouth part that can give a bit of a jab if permitted. On a branch, the cicada is really hard to spot. The one we have in our midst now has a dark body, which looks like a branch, and transparent wings, making it quite invisible. It seems that there are two species of cicada in this area. The dark-coloured, one-inch species occurs in May, and the larger one with brown coloring at the base of the wings can be 1.25 inches long. The latter makes a long buzzing call somewhat like the sound that comes from transmission lines on a frosty or foggy day. They are a little easier to locate because they often buzz, when it’s hot, continually for a minute’s duration. The call of a cicada isn’t very often heard. By that, I mean people hear it but they don’t consciously listen to it. That’s the way it is with a lot of sounds out there and, digressing, I will say it’s the way, unfortunately, with a lot of human communication. Much of the life of a cicada is spent underground. The number of years depends on the species. Many people are familiar with the 17-year “locust” which is a misnomer. (A locust is in the grasshopper clan while the cicada is in a separate group.) Both

Moving Along Together Week 5 Take Your Mind to the Spa

Our weekly sessions at TAPS for this program are attended by people affected by memory changes and their family caregivers. We use the “By Us for Us” Guides published through the University of Waterloo by the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program as points of discussion chosen by the participants. We’re offering a few ideas and resources in these columns for your information, for family, friends and loved ones. Information will be posted on the Valley Community Services website. This is meant to complement any information available through other sources and stimulate discussion.

The topic for the next two weeks is memory workouts. In the introduction to this Memory Workout Guide, Brenda Hounam tells a personal story of having started doing memory exercises for herself while being a caregiver for her father when he had a stroke. She noticed gradual improvements in her memory after one month of doing them on a regular basis. Her desire to share the benefits of ‘stretching’ her brain led to working with others with memory loss and developing this series of guides with them. The take home on this topic is to appreciate that looking after your memory means learning to think, see and feel better about yourself. Here are some tips and tricks they suggest that you can choose from to make the exercises work for you: Make sure you are in a quiet space. Set aside an hour for “you time”. Focus on your breathing before beginning, breathe deeply and gently. Establishing routines is extremely important.

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the 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas emerge in very large numbers on those years. The Annual cicada spends two to five years underground feeding on juices from roots emerging every year. Where cicadas are abundant, tree fruit farmers see some twig damage done by the female cicada. It lays its eggs in a slit it makes in the bark of tender twigs, thus making breakage points. On hatching, the young make their way to the ground to live out the rest of their lives “with the underground”. On maturing,

they make their way to the surface, shed their “mining suit” and fly about to propagate the species. By the time you read this, there may still be some “nipping” cicadas; however, you may start to hear the larger buzzing type. Most might be higher than you can possibly spot or catch; however, they do sound off from low bushes and branches. So, on your cicada snoop, if you don’t at first succeed, try again! Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250-866-5747.

things may occur in your life because you enjoy the “gift”, but none will earn the gift. So, let me encourage you. If you have always thought you would like to explore your spiritual world but have been intimidated by how much you don’t know or understand, think again. Your ticket for this journey has already been paid for, so be brave. Go visit a church, ask questions, then challenge the answers. It is a journey where you will find love, peace, joy, understanding, strength and compassion. It is a place to grow. You have as much right as anybody else. Open the gift. God wants you back in “the Garden” so He may walk with you and talk with you in the cool of the evening. “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) Your emotional and spiritual health is as important as your physical health for your overall well being. Come explore with us. There are no conditions. Think on that. Mason Brown is a member of the Creston New Life Christian Church.

n our physical world there is a general rule that most of us live by. If you want something, you have to earn it. We work hard in school to earn our diploma. We get a job and work hard to earn a living to support our

Commit to daily or 3-5 times a week. Treat it as your job and put forth the effort. Choose activities you like to do as well as new things. Variety is important to stretching. Know your limits. Push yourself, but notice warning signs when it’s too much. Start easy. You can increase the difficulty level slowly or add an extra timing challenge. Reward your accomplishments. Write down a list of all the things you CAN do. Rest your brain. If you’re struggling with something, leave it and come back to it later. Come at a puzzle or activity from a different angle if it looks too tough. Start slowly. It’s about your personal best at the present time, and that will change as you progress. You might have done better yesterday, or do better tomorrow. What matters is that you are doing the best you can for this particular date and time. Next week we’ll share some ideas about choosing exercises and games to develop skills encompassing these three areas: memory, concentration and problem solving. In addition they should be affordable, flexible, inclusive, independently minded and do-able. Ongoing posts and further links can be found at http://www.valley.services following the links at Seniors Services to TAPS then to Moving Along Together.

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By Mason Brown Creston New Life Christian Church family. We work long and hard to earn a car, a house, a boat, a holiday. After decades of saving and hard work, we earn a pension and a place in the sun. So, it is understandable that it is confusing to learn that in the spiritual world this rule does not apply. God gave us His son Jesus Christ, so He might have relationship with us. God gave His unconditional love for the taking. You can’t earn it because it is already yours. Giving money to the church will not earn it. Going to church every Sunday will not earn it. Singing praises to God will nor earn it. Leading a quality life filled with peace and love will not earn it. All of these

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Warm Fuzzies to... - Overwaitea for the lovely flowers that brighten our office at Erickson Elementary. - Lisa Viola for the most awesome and fun aquafit class ever; you will truly be missed! - Dennis Miller for the above and beyond plane flight. - C.V.R.A. Society for making the plane ride possible. - Evan Frederick for being such a good listener at lunch on Friday. - Tim for using his days off to trim back the cedars and put a fence up for the dogs. I honestly appreciate everything you do! - Leena for adding to the excitement of the parade for the Judo club; your artwork contributed to our success. - Overwaitea for the many owls and the wonderful flower bouquets. - June Beebe for the delicious huckleberry pie. - All the home support workers for attending to Ed and Hazel. You are all so great! - Airport Society for the generous food donations for our breakfast program at Erickson School! - The Spring Seeders Club for the wonderful Heritage Tomato Plants for us office ladies!

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