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CRUISING — Derek Milne of Nelson, New Zealand concentrates on a downhill section of the course on Campbell Mountain July 30 during the Singletrack 6 cross country cycling event in Penticton. About 230 riders from over 15 countries took part. Milne was first in the 50-plus division. For story and photo see Page 17.

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Despite Penticton city council trying to close the issue, opponents of leasing a portion of Skaha Lake Park to private interests aren’t giving up the ﬁght. A lone hand was raised by Coun. Campbell Watt when Mayor Andrew Jakubeit called a straw poll to determine if any of the councillors were in favour of revisiting their June 29 decision to sign an agreement with Trio Marine Group. The other council members voted to continue without interrupting the process, including Jakubeit when pressed for his stand. “I am united with council moving forward,” said Jakubeit. The poll was to determine whether Jakubeit should use his mayor’s privilege to return the waterslide project to the agenda, and while it was conducted at an ofﬁcial meeting, was not binding on him. Campbell said he had several reasons for voting to reconsider, including legal issues and the dialogue in the community about the project. “I am not suggesting in two months I wouldn’t vote for the project,” said Watt. “I just want a little extra time to do a little more due diligence and research.” The agreement grants Trio a lease on the southeast corner of the park. Over the next few years, the company plans to refurbish and expand the marina, build a restaurant and a waterslide complex in

I wish people took a little more time to understand. — Andrew Jakubeit

the area of the park where the children’s splash pad is now located. Jakubeit said he felt a lot of the opposition to Trio Marine’s project came from misinformation being spread in the community. “Everybody is very entrenched in their position, but maybe not understanding all the facts,” said Jakubeit. “Just a lot of misinformation. I wish people took a little more time to understand. It is a park enhancement.” Jakubeit’s straw poll came at a July 29 special council meeting, which was called to award the contract for the Penticton Creek Restoration project showcase, and increase its budget. That meeting took place at 9 a.m., after which council recessed to discuss the Skaha Park Marina issue behind closed doors, reconvening at noon to share their decision. Council may not be able to put the decision behind them

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so easily. After the meeting adjourned, a series of speakers came forward to chastise council for what they saw as disregarding public sentiment. Some, like Lynn Crassweller, complained that the public wasn’t given enough notice of the meeting. Notice of the special meeting was posted to the city website Tuesday, though the agenda contained no mention that the waterslides would be discussed. That was announced during question period after the morning portion of the meeting. Even while council was still listening to concerns about their decision, Clifford Martin and other opponents were planning a second rally at city hall. Bill Duff, spokesperson for the newly formed Concerned Penticton Residents Association, said he wasn’t surprised by the decision. “I was hoping it was going to go back to council for reconsideration,” said Duff, adding that his group was investigating legal action. “They were put on notice that we are following up with legal advice,” said Duff. The new group, which includes Clifford Martin, is planning another rally at City Hall on Aug. 4, in advance of council’s next regular meeting. Jakubeit did say the contract with Trio has not been signed yet, though it has been returned to the city and he expects to sign it sometime in the next few days.

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Camp ignites passion for student Dale Boyd

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Spending a day with the Penticton Fire Department may ignite a career for Payton Nackoney. The 17-year-old Pen High student got some hands-on experience with firefighters and some of their signature equipment as she prepares for Camp Ignite in August. She has been sponsored by the Penticton Fire Department to head to the camp which runs from August 6-9. She hopes to make a difference with her career choice, making firefighting a good fit. “Just being able to help people, being able to work with the community, it seems like a lot of fun too,” Nackoney said. She was taken through some basic training on extricating a person from a car with the jaws of life PAYTON NACKONEY gets some advice from Penticton firefighter Glen Beierle in handling a pressure nozzle during a training and working with a fire day at the Penticton Fire Department, which is sponsoring Nackoney to Camp Ignite in August. Dale Boyd/Western News hose. With the temperature hitting over 30 degrees with the heat firefighters warm,” Nackoney laughed. busy day at the fire hall. Grades 11-12 who want Celsius, Nackoney got face. She also got taken out Camp Ignite is a four- to explore a career in firesome first-hand experience “It’s fun, but it’s very on a few calls during a day camp for females in fighting. Nackoney will

“Being able to work with the community, it seems like a lot of fun — Payton Nackoney

take on some more basic training with firefighter tools like the jaws of life, as well as learning first aid and an exercise where recruits drag a dummy out of a smokey building. The camp also teaches recruits about fitness, nutrition, health and teamwork. “It’s everything that you’ll need to know really,” Nackoney said. For more information on joining Camp Ignite or becoming a sponsor visit www.campignite.com.

The Snowbirds in the air, on the ground, and on stage Western News Staff

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are set to perform during Peach Fest 2015 on Aug. 5, starting at 6 p.m., as part of their 45th year of performances. The 40 minute show is choreographed to music with the Snowbirds performing more than 50 different formations and manoeuvres. Not only will the Snowbirds be in the air, they will be in the parking lot of the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Casino for an autograph session on Aug. 3 from 5 to 6 p.m. Everyone is

welcome to attend to meet the pilots, have pictures taken, and autographs signed. Additionally, the Snowbird Committee says the pilots will be on main stage at Okanagan Lake Park (next to the Lakeside Resort and Casino) at 9 p.m. on August 5, just prior to the Barney Bentall concert The Canadian Forces Snowbird squadron last performed in Penticton since 2013. Organizers are advising that the safety zone on Okanagan Lake will be strictly enforced, after an incident with a boater in 2013 nearly caused a cancellation of

the performance. Fred Trainor, chair of the Snowbird committee said he heard the pilot’s chatter during the 2013 performance, including the lead pilot’s instructions to his teammates that if the boat was still in the safety zone on the next pass, the squadron were to continue to the airport instead of finishing their performance. Trainor said they are stepping up both education and security this year in advance of the performance, to avoid a repetition of the incident and ensure boaters respect the safety zone.

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Charges against naturist may be reviewed Dale Boyd

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CONSTRUCTION CREWS are currently working on the lower portion of Carmi Avenue between Government and Main Street to replace and upgrade sewer and water mains. That section of street is currently closed to all but local traffic. Work is scheduled to be finished no later than the start of the school year in early September.

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The woman arrested at Three Mile Beach is filing formal complaints against the City and the Crown. Jacqueline Wachell was arrested on July 1 when RCMP attended Three Mile beach on a complaint of public nudity. According to court documents, no formal charges have been laid against Wachell. She said the City of Penticton, the Crown and “anyone and everyone involved” in her arrest will be part of her complaint, and that it will address events that occurred at Three Mile Beach last year, as well as her July 1 arrest. “From what I see, this was a political

arrest. I did nothing wrong, I did nothing illegal, I did not obstruct the officer,” Wachell said. “I fought them all day yesterday (July 28). No charges were ever laid on me,” Wachell said. She later explained that “fought” may have been too strong a word, indicating an altercation, and that she “stood her ground.” Wachell said she has retained legal counsel, though did not identify whom. She believes the arrest to be illegal and unlawful and that the official word she received on the charges is that “they are returning them to the officer for reinvestigation.” The police have been left stuck between a city council decision

to leave the beach, which naturists claim has been a nude beach for decades, at the status quo, and property owners near the beach like Cary Pinkowski who has launched a civil lawsuit against Wachell and five other defendants. “I do think that some determination needs to be made for this area. There are Supreme Court decisions that will be taken into consideration as Crown looks at this matter,” Staff Sgt. Kurt Lozinski previously told the Western News. “Everybody needs a definitive answer on the direction that needs to be taken. On all parties. Whether it’s the city, it’s police, it’s Crown, it’s the naturists or the homeowners in the area.”

Man given weekend jail to spend time with dying father Dale Boyd

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A man who pleaded guilty to the theft of a truck and trailer near Osoyoos was given an intermittent sentence to spend time with his terminally ill father. Michael Scott Miller, 33, was sentenced to 90 days jail time to be served on weekends after pleading guilty to one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000, one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and one count of possessing break-in instruments. “I’m asking your honour to be a little bit creative here,” said defence counsel Kathryn Lundman.

“I want to get Mr. Miller out so he can see his father.” Miller was denied bail, but Lundman suggested he be given a 90-day, intermittent sentence to begin on Aug. 7 so he can visit his terminally ill father in Alberta. “That would give him the opportunity to be released to see his father for the next two weeks. I don’t think his father is going to last that long,” Lundman said. “He would be able to be with his father at least to say his goodbyes and also be able to be there for the funeral.” She also suggested, though it will be up to Miller, that when he returns from Alberta that he apply to collapse the 90 days into a con-

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pull off the highway and stop. The man driving identified himself as Michael Miller and told the officer he had been told to pick up the trailer and he was taking it to Keremeos. The subsequent investigation discovered the pick up Miller was driving had a stolen Alberta license plate on it. The pick up truck was also reported stolen in May. A black bag was discovered in the back seat of the truck bolt cutters, a crowbar, a pipe wrench and an impact drill along with other miscellaneous tools. Crown counsel Kevin Fotty sought nine months jail and a year long probation.

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here,” said Judge Gail Sinclair. “We will do something that will work for you, I hope sir, but hopefully the life of crime is done now.” Miller, who has a prior criminal record, also pleaded guilty to multiple breaches of probation and conditions including a prohibition from driving a vehicle. Just before midnight on March 17 a trailer was reported stolen after a Collision Craft auto shop employee saw a black 2008 Interstate box trailer leave the yard being towed by a truck. The employee followed the vehicle westbound on Highway 3. Shortly after midnight an RCMP officer observed the truck

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Back at Barefoot with Flair Dale Boyd

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Canada’s longest running bartending competition is taking over the Barefoot Beach Resort starting Friday. Dave Simpson, a

and it has a lot to do with the focus being back on bartending. It’s not just a job you get to get you through school anymore, it’s become a profession that people are taking seriously.” The fun starts at the Barefoot Beach Resort 6 p.m. Friday with the opening of the beverage gardens, and the Back Porch Big Move starts at 9 p.m., pitting the improvisational and creative

from Kelowna, started the Bartender’s Guild over a decade ago after boyant and skillful drink making. Now, he’s set to host FlairFest 12 taking over the Barefoot Beach Resort from July 31 to Aug. 2. “Here we are 12 years later and we’ve got a pretty awesome hotbed Okanagan, and Western Canada for that matter,” Simpson said. bartenders from Western Canada, including the Vancouver, Kamloops, Calgary and Edmonton are on tap to show off hopes of taking the title for FlairFest 12. Bartenders will have six minutes to make seven drinks, in the most creative way possible. They will be judged on technical skill and use of key ingredients and

FLAIRFEST returns to the Barefoot Beach resort this weekend with the top bartenders showing off their flashiest skills, like Neil McDonald, showing off prior to last year’s festival.

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deducted for things like spills and breakages. “These guys have had this drink list for months in advance, so it’s all about creating that perfect routine. Some of these guys might dress up and have a theme, some of them might set their moves to music,”

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Simpson said. “A lot of these guys can throw multiple objects, a lot of juggling, it’s pretty exciting stuff.” Simpson says bartending may be the next big thing, and there has been a rise of fancy Canada.

“You see all these cooking shows, the reality shows like Master Chef and what have you. It’s just a matter of time. The craft cocktail and classic cocktail movement has really boomed and the focus is on bartending again,” Simpson said.

against each other with only a mason jar and a bottle to develop the best trick they can on the spot. On Aug. 1, the beverage gardens open at ers begin at 3 p.m. and another round of qualigardens open at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 and the with live music from Her Brothers starting at 6 p.m. The awards ceremony takes place at 10 p.m. Sunday. Tickets will be available at the gate and it’s $10 for a weekend pass.

RCMP conduct hearing delayed Dale Boyd

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The Code of Conduct hearing for suspended OsGoyal has been moved to Aug. 31. Goyal is still receiving pay two years after his suspension from the RCMP, though there is little explanation as to why the hearing set for Federal Court in Vancouver was delayed until late August. The RCMP E Division

responded with only an ing had been moved, but not providing any reasons as to why. Former Osoyoos man Steve Condon is currently suing the Town of Osoyoos, the province of B.C. and the RCMP for alleged incidents of harassment by Goyal. Condon’s lawyer, Paul Evans, told the Western News he was unable to was moved.

Assault trial to resume in fall Dale Boyd

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The trial of an Osoyoos woman charged with assaulting a police until November. Osoyoos Const. Ian in provincial court when the trial began on July 14 about events stemming tember 2014 where he alleges Munro assaulted him. Court records show

9:30 a.m. at the Penticton Courthouse. Crown counsel told the Western News that MacNeil was the last witness to be called by crown. Munro’s defence attorney, Michael Welsh, said that scheduling and coordination are the reasons for the lengthy delay. “That’s what happens in the court process, things don’t move all that quickly sometimes,” Welsh said.

begins on Monday, July 27, and will last for seven (7) weeks. The annual shutdown has been extended to accommodate the tile replacement. The pool is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 14. During the shutdown, Community Centre and Fitness room operating hours will be: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to noon The Community Centre will also be closed on all statutory holidays. We apologize to all of our customers for the inconvenience. For questions or more information, call 250-490-2426 or visit www.penticton.ca/ recreation

Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the South Okanagan – which has the potential for serious impacts to the ecosystem and community. Residents are asked to reduce their water use by 30%: • If you normally water your lawn for one hour, only water for 40 minutes. • Decrease the frequency of when you water from 3 times a week to 2 times a week. • Avoid washing your car for a few weeks. Every drop counts! For more information, visit www.penticton.ca/water or call 4902560.

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Meteor shower viewing ping. By 9:30 p.m., dusk should allow viewing of the brightest meteors. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Okanagan Centre will set up telescopes for the public to enjoy other celestial wonders. The event concludes by 10:45 p.m., with gates closing at 11:15 p.m. Should inclement

weather (ie. clouds) alter the quality of the meteor and telescope viewing, the grounds will still be open and talks presented. For directions to the Observatory at White Lake, visit http://www. nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/herzberg or call 250-497-2300. Admission is free, but bring a chair or blanket.

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20th PENTICTON MLA DAN ASHTON was on hand with owner of Painted Rock Estate Winery John Skinner to announce new changes to B.C.’s liquor policy allowing more options for drinks at special events held at wineries, distilleries, breweries and cideries on July 28.

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More choices in drinks at wineries Dale Boyd

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New updates to B.C.’s liquor policy are adding more choice in libations to special events. Prior to the changes a winery could only sell wines produced on site and breweries were only able to sell local beer without a special events license. As of July 28, distilleries, wineries, cideries and breweries with licensed lounges or special event areas are able to sell liquor they don’t produce to customers. The sales of liquors produced off-site will be capped at 20 per cent of total sales each quarter. “It’s cutting red tape again and it’s opening it up, and it’s making a big difference,” said Dan Ashton, Penticton MLA. It’s going to make things run a lot smoother for John Skinner,

It’s opening it up, and it’s making a big difference. — Dan Ashton

owner of Painted Rock Estate Winery. “I’ve got 25 weddings planned this year and we’re probably doing another 10-15 events,” Skinner said. “It just makes a ton of sense. It’s great for us as a winery, it’s great for a province as a

new adjunct to the industry. It’s very complimentary.” Skinner said he’s had some nervous brides worried about the lack of choice in drinks prior to the changes “This solves so many issues, we were booking weddings where we would have to de-licence, and we’re only able to six times a year,” Skinner said. The changes are part of 35 recommendations put forward from the government review of B.C.’s liquor policy. “Sometimes people want a cold beer and it’s not to interfere with the licenses that (Painted Rock) or distilleries or cideries have, it’s to offer another option to people,” Ashton said. “Today is an absolute great announcement especially for here where there are 200-plus wineries.”

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Bare chests bring RCMP confusion It’s OK for a man to bare his chest on a hot summer day. And it’s OK for a woman to bare her chest on a hot summer day. Most of Canada may not be as accustomed to seeing the latter, and some may disagree. But a 1996 appeal court ruling granted women the right to bare their breasts in public. That decision was supported by the B.C. Supreme Court in 2000, though it drew the line at fully nude sunbathing. Yet, a police officer in Kelowna told a young mother, bathing topless at a beach with a friend the other week, to cover up. And three sisters in Ontario, while riding their bikes topless in a residential area recently, were stopped by police and told to put shirts on. The Mohamed sisters are now filing a complaint against the Waterloo police force and organizing a rally in support of their rights this Saturday. Police are allowed to ask women to cover their chests if there have been complaints or if children are nearby. But would they ask the same of a man? It seems odd today to have such hang-ups about public nudity, given what we can see on TV or online at any time. Of course, public nudity shouldn’t be sexual in nature, and one must keep deviants in mind. But if a woman wants to take her shirt off on a hot summer day, just to tan, who is a police officer to tell her she can’t? It’s not like breastfeeding at a restaurant, which caused WESTERN a stir in Maple Ridge some PENTICTON months back. Women’s breasts are so sexualized that their primary function is lost on many. It’s time we get over that. This is no longer a morality issue, but one of equal rights. And common sense. It’s time for police to bare some. -Black Press

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A failure to protect children About 30 years ago, I wrote a series on adoption, foster homes and child abuse in B.C. It was shocking to learn that the entire system, including the courts, was riddled with incompetence, indifference and a total lack of political will to do anything meaningful to address those serious shortcomings. Now, a little more than three decades later, the courts have shown an increased awareness of the issues, particularly surrounding child abuse. But the government has failed to demonstrate any indication that the matter bears serious consideration or necessitates subsequent action and change. The latest demonstration of government failure in its mandate to protect children is the case of the sexual abuse of four children by their father who was granted unsupervised custody of them, even though there was a Supreme Court ruling that he could not have unsupervised custody. Someone in the employ of the Ministry of Children and Families took it upon themselves to set aside the court ruling and granted the father unsupervised custody for a period of time, which one ob-

Sandy MacDougall Sidewinder server determined was more than sufﬁcient for him to allegedly commit further sexual abuse of the children, speciﬁcally the youngest child, who, at the time, was not capable of speech and would be unable to tell what had befallen them. Stephanie Cadieux is the Minister of Children and Families and the political blame must fall squarely on her shoulders. It is her responsibility to ensure all employees within her ministry obey the law and the dictates of the courts. Her failure to do so renders her blameworthy. Following the blistering rebuke by Supreme Court Justice Paul Walker of minis-

try actions, Cadieux offered a weasel-worded statement that the public is entitled to know that the ministry is accountable and responsive for the decisions it makes. History would indicate the exact opposite to be true. In fact, the only visible changes in the ministry in the past 30 years has been changing the name of the ministry from time to time. The B.C. government of Christy Clark has consistently ignored or downplayed recommendations of its own child advocate, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, allowing the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of children to continue unabated. Clark has made great political noise about her huge concern for the welfare and well-being of children, but she has done little or nothing to prevent the perpetuation of these recurring tragedies. The NDP ofﬁcial opposition has severely criticized Clark and her government of failing to act in a prudent fashion to introduce changes which would offer proper protection for children against these abuses. But when the NDP was government and had opportunities to implement those

changes, it also stood silently by and allowed the abuse of children to continue. Thus, the issue has become a systemic failure, rather than a partisan policy matter. Past re-organizations of the structure involving matters affecting the protection and well-being of children has mainly resulted in turf wars between various bureaucracies and no noticeable beneﬁts directed to children. Staff shortages and other budgetary inadequacies have only compounded the problems. The public is entitled to a higher standard of performance by this ministry and the children in ministry care are certainly entitled to assurances that the abuse and abysmal lack of professionalism they have been subjected to over the years will come to an end immediately. The culture of neglect that has evolved within the ministry over the years must end. The current standards demonstrated by the Ministry of Children and Families? Not the way I want my children or family treated. – Sandy MacDougall is a retired journalist and former Maple Ridge city councillor.

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Applauding city’s musical talent I’m dumb-founded and gobsmacked. Why? Because I for the first time ever, having lived in Penticton for 34 years, and not ever ventured out much, took in the Farmer’s Market. While walking through the throngs of people who seemed from every walk of life I was with my son and his family who are visiting from Tumbi Umibi, N.S.W. Australia, I was stopped dead in my tracks on hearing a familiar tune being amplified through the streets of Penticton, the likes I have never had the pleasure or experience hearing before. Without sounding dramatic, I came close to an out of body experience on approaching the source of the music. It

City election starts now Yes, I am upset with our city council, but right now I’m more upset with your cub reporter shaking his finger at the good people of Penticton. Who does he think he is? I understand that he very recently came from an area where cut and burn is normal activity. This is Penticton, British Columbia, a beautiful retirement community. Maybe he should head back east. I would think that council should be more worried about losing the seniors than a handful of tourists. Skaha Park is a jewel like no other, leave it alone. The next city election starts now. Ray Bremner Penticton

Better plans needed I have been chatting on Facebook with many who support the development of Skaha Lake park for a water slide etc. They suggested that those who oppose the development go to the Marina and look at the design of the area which is on display. So today during my daily visit to the beach, I went to the Marina. The display is in the restaurant section, yes it is open and looks like a nice place to go to eat. From what I could see from the display, (it is a painting of the proposal) I am now more opposed to it then before I saw this display. Now I can be corrected, but this is what I saw and interpreted. The park area southwest of the Marina will become a parking lot. That is on Eastside road or South Main. The water park will become a parking lot for boats and Marina users. To the west of this new parking lot will be the water slides. Not sure it takes up all of the existing parking lots, basketball court and the enclosed lacrosse or ball court? (No before or after info provided). North west of the Marina will be the putting course taking away the park land that

was none other than Gord McLaren, just a regular run of the mill retired Penticton city worker who I have rubbed shoulders with for 25 years. He was playing one of my favourite Irish duos (Foster and Allen) songs with Canadian lyrics. I was so taken back by this everyday city slicker and had no idea he was so talented. His vocal and instrumental gift took my breath away. I’m still scratching my head as to why this local talent has not been whisked away by some talent scout. Which, by the way, could become a reality with the right contacts and finance. He would make Randy Travis and all the other heart break song writers look like amateurs.

is there now. To the west of the putting course will be a restaurant (not sure who will operate it) and next to it will be a paddling club. Give the developers credit for at last providing some information. It would be nice though if we could get the city to show us proper before and after professional drawings of this development. I hear they went to the Farmers’ Market, wow, great venue for local taxpayers to see a project like this displayed. How about doing a before and after display showing just what will be going and what will be coming and put it up at the library and Cherry Lane Mall. The pictures put in the paper by the city do no justice to inform us on this project. I do not mind being corrected on my interpretation of the painting at the Marina. Please City Council put out some professional drawings, blueprints of before and after. Bob Otway Penticton

Council lacks openness Whatever happened to the motto that council would discuss all council business in the public eye? The current council is probably the most secretive group that has ever been elected in Penticton. All discussions should take place around the council table and not in the back room. Is council afraid to vote on matters in the public eye? Have councilors been gagged by one member of the group or have councilors lost the ability to speak in public? Ted Wiltse Penticton

Short notice On July 29 at 9 a.m. council was to have a meeting to “sign some documents’ and the Mayor would poll council to see if the Skaha Park issue should be re-visited – it was not on the agenda. OK, nothing there for this NO person to worry about, off to Yoga. While I was away in

A lot of your success would hinge on having Buzz Byers and his mom Betty tickling the ivory. She is a legend in her own for entertaining pubs and service clubs. Our mothers are still toe-tapping and hand clapping and singing in the heavens above. She must know by now how many hearts she has touched, with her fun and loving talent. Gord, Buzz and all the talented musicans and technicians, thank you in advance from all the music lovers that are yet to experience your unquestionable ability to entertain.

the land of Zen an email came into my computer. “City Council had decided to have a meeting at noon to discuss revisiting the Skaha Park issue.” We could have our say. Two hours notice. Congratulations Mayor and City Council you blind-sided us again. I got home at 12:30 p.m., read the email and went directly to City Hall. The meeting was about to be closed as these busy people on council had other meetings. Standing in my Yoga gear I did speak, I have no idea if they listened. Mitch Moroziuk certainly didn’t listen on July 10 when I put 18 questions to him. No answers yet. The World War II bomber is in town. What would those boys think of the total disregard of democracy at City Hall? This is a defining issue for Penticton. It will show who we are and how we want to be perceived. It speaks loudly to what we believe in and what we hold dear. It will physically show what we want to become and what we will look like. It will show what we want to leave for our grandchildren. Mark Aug. 4, 6 p.m. in red on your calendar.. Come early to city council chambers, get a good seat, you may even see democracy in action. Lynn Crassweller Penticton

May on right track An open letter to Green Party leader Elizabeth May. The question to Liberals, Greens and The NDP is “shall we cooperate going into this election and in government?” Thank you, Elizabeth, for weighing in so adroitly on the important grass roots lead provided by Lake Country Greens in the Okanagan. You have followed the lead of local Green Party members out here and put the matter squarely on the table with mainline opposition leaders, Mr. Mulcair and Mr. Trudeau. Thank you for your leadership of our party and your continuing work for present and fu-

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Learn from history Nov. 15, 2002 there was a public referendum for our parks. The referendum advertisement read as follows “dedicating the parks will ensure continuous public use and ownership of our park lands.” This was for 12 Penticton and area parks, including Skaha and Munson Mountain. How many voted in favour of dedicating our parks? 90 per cent is the answer. Read that mayor, council and planners: 90 per cent. How is leasing public parks public ownership? How is it considered continuous public use when you have to pay to go there? City hall has spit in the face of every one of the 90 per cent who voted to preserve our parks. You have spit in the face of all those who have since passed thinking our parks would be safe from the dream team at City Hall. Every person who voted in 2002 should be furious, every child whose parent had voted to save these parks for them should be furious, every person who believes in democracy should also be furious. 90 per cent means leave our parks alone forever. 90 per cent knew better than you at City Hall. Are 90 per cent now ashamed to have voted for you? The mayor and council have an agenda, they all know they are on their last term, that is why they don’t care what we think. They refuse to have a referendum, because they know they would have a major defeat. All the lame excuses not to have one are a joke and an insult to the public. We will be having a protest rally this Tuesday, August 4 in front of city hall at 5:30 p.m. If you believe in the future of our city and parks and not happy with the current mayor and council, we need you there. We will have the petition ongoing for legal purposes. Thank you. Clifford Martin Penticton

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On Council not backing down: Hopefully the city had the legal right to lease the park space to Trio. I’m a bit concerned. $$$... and my kids and I still want waterslides here!

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As long as this goes smoothly, the development will be awesome! Next to get the downtown shops filled and clean up Main St.!

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letters Edible Gardens at Pickle ball site It just occurred to me that as the city is building the new pickle ball site, what a wonderful opportunity for you to put in some garden beds for edibles. Incredible Edible Penticton as you know has maintained and grown at the Hastings Ave. location since last October. Our site is amazing! We are growing over 40 different kinds of herbs and vegetables, local neighbours and staff at the Village by the Station facility assist in maintenance, and share the produce grown. This is truly a community building activity. With the pickle ball site close to Maggie and the Senior Centre, this would be an ideal location to set up inter-generational activities. Incredible Edible Penticton currently assists with edible gardens at three Penticton schools. I would love to discuss the possibilities further with you. I encourage you to create edible gardens at the pickle ball site. Hilma LaBelle Penticton

Increases stink For the past month I have walked my protest line at the city hall in Summerland concerning the Trout Creek sewer extension project. We are told there are no grants available and 25 residents must pay the entire cost of $48,000 cash or $1,606 tax increase for 20 years, or $158.53 monthly for 20 years. Factor in the connection fee, the interest rates and taxes — this is insane. After 52 years we are forced to sell. Thank you Summerland. R.E. Norris and K. L Norris Summerland

Two for the price of one Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (ACDC) was the final comment of a lady today at the Council meeting wherein city council revisited their decision on Skaha Beach and decided to go ahead as planned. No adequate notification to the public was given so they could speak to this agenda issue. Only 15 people attended. I have set up two recall petitions for the residents of Penticton: Pentictonites have a right to expect adequate public consultation before any major changes are made in our city. Petition No. 1: Refers to the lack of adequate public consultation of the present mayor and council to the needs of the majority of the citizens of Penticton. The right to vote is protected by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is one of our country’s most cherished institutions. Petition No. 2: Refers to the unreasonable lack of polling stations during the 2014 civic election which unduly caused many voters to be disenfranchised. Last week I met with the ‘Skaha Beach Petition Group’ that is against commercial development in our parks. I requested their assistance in presenting Penticton council recall petition options to the residents of Penticton. They are busy so declined at this time:

HELPING HANDS — Recently, the Incredible Edible Fresh from the Farm youth were visiting the community garden, when three Miss Penticton candidates stopped downtown to help water the downtown spot. The public is invited to help by bringing down a bottle of water next time you are going downtown to give the garden a sprinkle. This summer, Fresh from the Farm program is for youth 10 years and over and run by the Penticton Salvation Army. For more details please contact Barb or Hilma at 250 492 4788

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They have close to 2000 signatures and my petitions need to catch up. I think the people of Penticton should have this option and the decision rests with you. These petitions are addressed to the Premier of B.C. and the Legislature and request that the province oversee a new civic election. If you presently reside in Penticton are/ were 18 years or older as of November 2014; and you resided in Penticton; were a Canadian citizen and a resident of British Columbia for at least six months before November 2014; you were eligible to vote in the last civic election as a resident elector and you are eligible to sign these petitions. I suggest non-resident private property owners should refer to the elections act before signing the petitions. These recall petitions are now available and waiting for your signature. I will have these petitions available at a table at the Community Market on Saturday August 1. Location: East side of 200 block Main. Between Starbucks and Blendz. If sufficient interest is expressed in these petitions I will set up future locations and dates. I encourage all eligible residents to sign these petitions. Make your vote count. Elvena Slump Penticton

Fletcher is wrong Re: Tom Fletcher’s (Penticton Western News, July 21, Nestlé protest doesn’t hold water). Mr. Fletcher pulls no punches, calling the

SumOfUs/WaterWealth petition nonsense in the opening paragraph of his piece. Fortunately none of Fletcher’s punches land, being aimed at places the petition never stood. As a representative of WaterWealth, I sincerely apologize to Mr. Fletcher if he took the words “suck B.C. dry” literally and mistook the opening comment for the whole conversation. We had not anticipated that, and feedback we have received indicates that the public went well beyond that opening comment to understand the broader issues that the petition was about — primary among them being to ensure that the Water Sustainability Act is sufficiently funded to be fully implemented. The review of rental rates under the Act, that the petition sought and that the province promised even before the petition was delivered, is but one more step in the ongoing work to ensure that the public’s voice is heard in development of strong regulations for the Water Sustainability Act, the first major update of BC water law in over a century. Perhaps Mr. Fletcher overlooked that the petition text was “Charge a fair price for Canada’s groundwater! Commit now to review the water rates!” Those rates, ranging from $0.02 to $2.25, apply to some 80 categories of water use. None of those 80 categories of use can be satisfied with either tap water or a jug from the fridge. Ian Stephen, Campaign Director WaterWealth Project

Dry and parched I was just wondering — hopefully not far enough to get lost. How come many drought stricken American states, e.g. California, can feed Canada’s much smaller population of 35 million plus versus 325 million Americans plus? The weekly flyer’s from major food outlets in Penticton are loaded with product from the U.S.: onions, cauliflower, asparagus, peaches, iceberg lettuce, green peppers, grapes, strawberries and the list goes on. It’s nice to have product available not grown in Canada, but how do Americans grow anything when they are so dry and parched they must be spitting cotton? Perhaps instead of just thinking construction for oil pipelines and LNG to transport product not fit for human consumption, the powers to be should be thinking of building massive pipelines to transport clear clean water from our Canadian gift of thousands of untapped lakes! This simple solution would surely help quench the thirst of the future ‘WE’ and our American neighbours. After all, it’s better to share our liquid gold than spill blood in the future fighting over a main ingredient for human survival, don cha think? Tom Isherwood Olalla

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The West Coast Lumberjack Show will be chopping large chunks out of this year’s entertainment at Peachfest. During four days out of Peachfest’s five day run, five burly lumberjacks will be testing their strength against one another with logs and axes. It’s a full time job for them – so there won’t be any amateur audience members going toe-to-toe against the lumberjacks. “Practicing and keeping our skills honed is important – you can’t just grab an axe from Canadian Tire and jump on stage,” owner and lumberjack Darren Dean said. “I’m the guy everyone picks on because I’m the boss.” He said each day, the lumberjacks will be split into teams which are identifiable by the colour of their plaid, and their sense of competion is ever-increasing. “We love feeding against each other, getting the rivalry going. But we don’t always keep track of who wins and who loses, we do it for fun more than anything.” But the heat doesn’t get uncanned, as the show is mostly geared for families, Dean said.

“It tends to appeal to just about everyone.” Dean says the Springboard Chop is also a fan favourite, which is an old logging practice that became outdated with the advent of new technology. It sees lumberjacks’ chop a slot into a log which a springboard has to get leveraged into. From there, competitors stand atop the springboard, chop a new slot and do it again. Once they’re two springboards high (about three metres off the ground), the lumberjacks then have to chop the top of the vertical log off. “It’s a basic reenactment of what lumberjacks would have been doing late in the 1800s, early 1900s.” He said another event that crowds love is the tree climbing, where lumberjacks race by climbing a 40-foot tree to the top and back down. Dean said master of ceremonies Lauren Tulk, the only female involved in the Peachfest event, has a silver tongue that keeps the audience’s attention fully focused on the tests of brute strength. The team has been under Dean’s direction since he took over in 2008, though the West Coast Lumberjack Show was originally founded in 1982. “It’s the type of show that

seems timeless,” he said. “People want to keep seeing the show nobody seem to tire of it.” Dean said Penticton audiences always offer a positive reception, and Peachfest will be their first performance in the community in

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Penticton will be paying homage to the Province of British Columbia with Family Fun Day – an allday celebration at Gyro Park for BC Day on Aug. 3. The event is being held by the Downtown Penticton Association (DPA) for the third year. “BC Day is a really good time for families, as tourists and residents,” said Kerri Milton, executive director at the DPA. “It’s for families to come down to the park as a community, enjoy free entertainment and just have a really fun day that they can enjoy and be part of.” She said that new for this year will be giant bouncy castles on the 100 block of Main Street, which was adopted after achieving similar success during Canada Day celebrations. “We got some big ones coming,” she said. There will also be a dry waterslide – “it’s a big giant slide but you don’t need water to have it.” A large cake bearing the provincial ﬂag will be cut by dignitaries from throughout the community ﬁve minutes after noon. There will also be free henna, face painting and crafts. And the stage will be offering entertainment throughout of the event. “We planned activities that will have people up and moving and be participatory,” Milton said. “Rumble 100 is the headliner. Anytime they play everybody wants to get up and dance and we want

people to do that in the afternoon to have a really good ending to the day.” To kick it off in high gear, the event will begin with a 30-minute interactive zumba workout, which will be followed by a high-energy percussion show by Nankama and Bovenzi Family Drum and Dance. Other entertainment includes musical guests K.A.S.P., Her Brothers and Brent Taylor. The Bahiti Belly Dancers will be performing, as well as Milton’s favourite, the Team Extreme strongman display. “They are so phenomenal – they come and do these extraordinary feats of strength and determination and they always get the crowd going.” Also running throughout Family Fun Day will be a large vendor market. “All different kinds of things will be featured; ethnic foods to hot dogs to mini donuts to lemonade – everything you can think of will be there.” The event will be hosted by Dennis Walker from SO Country Radio, and Andy’s Animal Acres will be bringing some of the family on site for a petting zoo. Milton said that organizers were able to be more creative in planning the event this year thanks to a sponsorship from Boyd Autobody and Glass. Zumba, along with the vendors and kids’ activities, will kick off the event at 9:30 a.m. It runs until 6 p.m. with events favouring younger families scheduled for earlier in the day. To learn more speciﬁc times, visit the events calendar at penticton.ca. “Everybody should come and enjoy BC Day Family Party in the Park - it’s good for all ages.”

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Heather Allen Armchair Book Club I don’t like to be negative, but for those of you eagerly anticipating Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, be prepared for disappointment. The book is set two decades after To Kill a Mockingbird, when a grown-up Jean Louise (who has dropped her childhood nickname, Scout) returns from New York to visit her sleepy hometown, Maycomb, Ala. Being from the South, Jean Louise doesn’t entirely ﬁt into life in New York. But as the old saying goes, you can’t go home again. Upon her return, Jean Lou-

ise is shocked to discover close family and friends, who at one time seemed to believe in equal rights for all, are hypocrites, bigots and racists. They don’t like the government telling them that African Americans should enjoy equal rights and privileges. On paper this story holds promise, but in fact, Go Set a Watchman has a passive plot, flat characters, and by 2015 standards, scarcely palatable ideas on how to create racial harmony in the South. That’s a hard pill to swallow for readers who have waited 55 years for another book by the Pulitzer-prize winning Lee. But the initial disappointment is softened when readers remember that Go Set a Watchman isn’t a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, but just an earlier rendition of the same story. In fact, Go Set a Watchman was written before Lee’s classic, and rejected by publishers. An intelligent editor advised Lee to rewrite the story, concentrating on the flashbacks to Scout’s childhood. The result was a fresh, immediate story – injecting fiery individualism into Scout’s charac-

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Peachfest prepared for Seaman Dan Walton

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Dale Seaman will be bringing more than just Highway 97 with him to Peachfest. While they’re normally enjoyed as a trio, the scale of Peachfest is allowing Dale Seaman & Highway 97 to add a live drummer and bassist for their set on Aug. 7 at the Penticton Peach Festival. “So we’ll have the true ﬁve piece,” Seaman said. “I love playing with these guys, they’re such great musicians.” At its core, Highway 97 is Craig Brown leading on guitar (sometimes mandolin), and assisting with vocals, as well as Betty Anne Northup on the keyboard and vocals. “What I’m trying to do, and I think I’ve done it, is put together one of the best bands in the Okanagan for dancing.” His band’s blend of musicians allows him to explore all the genres of rock and roll and country. “We’ve just opened the door to all kinds of music we can do, so we can please everybody,” he said. “Doing the country thing is good, scheduled for a western show, but there are places that want some rock as well, so we can give them a good variety of rock, contemporary, classic rock and country – both new and old.” Many of the gains came from synergies

between Seaman and Brown. “It’s one of our highlights of the year be“Craig Brown rearranged the music to cause we get to put ourselves in front of a lot the original songs that I had and just real- more people, and especially local people.” ly livened them up – and they sound great Seaman & Highway 97 will be on the now. along with the Peachfest stage from 6:35 until classic stuff, we also 7:20 p.m. on Aug. 7, just two have original stuff.” hours before headlining act He said that teamGeorge Canyon takes over. Both ing up and forming launched their musical careers Highway 97 was the after finding success through talbest way for him to competitions in 2004 – SeaWe’ve just opened ent make great music. man at the Okanagan Star Search “Because of my to door to all kinds and Canyon through Nashville age, I’m 57, I realized Star 2. going as a solo artist, of music we can do, “I love George. He actually I’m getting late.” came from Nova Scotia and so Nonetheless, Sea- so we can please did my dad.” man said that Brown The band released a CD in everybody is challenging him to the spring and it will be for sale grow in his music. at the festival, along with other — Dale Seaman “I do rhythm and merchandise. he’s our lead guitar player, but he’s got me “(The album) resembles as close to posdoing harmony lead work with him now.” sible what people are going to hear when Through trial and error, they’ve figured they see us live.” out which songs flawlessly strike a chord Those who can’t make his show on Aug. with audiences. 7, or anybody who wants more Seaman “The ones that just sort of work wher- – he’ll be playing Osoyoos Gyro Park on ever you go, wherever you play – so we just July 31, the Therapy Vineyards in Naramata keep those in the sets. Guitars, Cadillacs on Aug. 1, Peachland’s Blue Rooster Café stuff like that – the classic stuff that people on Aug. 3, and on Aug. 6 at the Oliver Comknow right away.” munity Park. And they’re ready to unload their musiFor more info on all of his South Okanacal arsenal upon Peachfest. gan shows, visit www.dseaman.com.

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COMPOST GUY DEAN DACK says good soil containing lots of compost is the key to growing healthy plants, which need less water.

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Perhaps you’ve seen him at your local farmer’s market. Dean Dack, “the compost guy,” might be considered one of your garden’s best friends, helping create healthy, WaterWise landscapes in the Okanagan. According to Dack of Classic Compost, good soil, containing lots of compost, is the key to growing healthy plants; plants which need less water as a result. He is passionate about growing healthy lawns and plants and about conserving the valley’s precious water resource at the same time. “People call me up to tell me about the three-pound tomatoes they grew with the help of my compost,” he says enthusiastically. “This is a very satisfying job,” he adds with a grin. As he explains it, there are already nutrients in soil, but they are “locked up until a microbe digests it and processes it. “Those soil citizens eat the carbon and organic matter and then they poop, burp and fart in the soil, and in the process create nutrients that plants can use,” he explains with a mischievous smile. “You’d need a microscope to see all the critters, but there are lots of minerals and nutrients in compost.” Dack advises lawns should be top dressed

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builds up. It’s hydrophobic so water can’t get through to the root zone of grasses,” he explains. “People need to be educated about soils and how important it is to be water conscious,” he says. Communities should also have landscape and irrigation standards and enforcement of them. Holding up a handful of rich, dark composted soil, he says, “We have the whole world in our hands and we have to look after it.” With 24 per cent of all Okanagan water used on household lawns and gardens, and less water available per person than anywhere in Canada, valley residents are encouraged to reduce outdoor water use this summer. Take the pledge to Make Water Work at www.MakeWaterWork.ca for your chance to win over $8,000 in prizes, including a grand prize of a $6,000 WaterWise yard upgrade! Take the pledge to: • Water plants, not pavement. • Water between dusk and dawn. • Leave lawn 5-8 cm (2-3 inches) tall • Leave grass clippings as mulch • Top dress with compost • Change out some lawn for drought-tolerant turf and/or native and low-water variety plants. Make Water Work is an initiative of the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program.

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with fine compost that isn’t high in nitrogen, like many synthetic lawn fertilizers. “Proper compost feeds the microbes in the soil,” he says, and helps the lawn retain moisture so it needs to be watered less often. Besides, he says, an over-watered lawn gets lazy. It doesn’t grow deep roots, so all the roots tend to be on the surface of the soil where they quickly dry out in the Okanagan’s hot summer sun. Instead, you should water more deeply, but less often, to encourage the lawn’s roots to grow deep, where they are less vulnerable to the summer’s heat. That said, he adds, it’s important to know what kind of soil your lawn is grown in. If it’s sand, water will just leach right through, and if it’s clay, it will stay too wet, so a combination of sand, clay and compost is ideal. Adding a compost mulch to lawns and around plants also helps to conserve moisture and prevent evaporation in the heat of summer, helping reduce heat stress on plants and keeping them healthier and less susceptible to insects and disease. “We should be feeding the soil, instead of fertilizing plants,” he explains, adding, “If the plants are healthy there’s less disease and they require less water.” Over-fertilizing lawn is also an issue, says Dack. “If you put on too much fertilizer, it’s like putting your lawn on steroids and thatch

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It was anticipated the ministry’s response protocol would be released in the spring. The process began after a blue green algae bloom on Osoyoos Lake in 2013 and blooms on high elevation lakes near Summerland and West Kelowna. Growth of blue-green algae is often triggered by phospho-

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THREE-TIME IRONMAN champion Kate Bevilaqua of Australia is among the field of 25 athletes competing in the Ultra520K Canada that begins in Penticton on Saturday and ends at Memorial Park in Summerland on Aug. 3. Submitted photo

Facing the ultra journey Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

On Saturday, three-time Ironman champion Kate Bevilaqua of Australia will begin her unknown journey on Ultra520 K Canada. Bevilaqua said her feelings about the three-day triathlon constantly change. “When I first started training and doing the longer stuff, it was like this is ridiculous. I can’t do this,” she joked. “Then you learn to eat more. Deal with the training more. Become mentally tougher. It’s been a roller coaster. My partner has had to deal with me being grumpy and tired and hungry.” She is excited about the race, but still experiences some nerves even though she has won Ironman Western Australia in 2010, Ironman Korea in 2011 and Ironman Louisville in Kentucky in 2013. The nerves for her are more than any other race, but she knows she can get through it. To her, it’s a matter of how fast and how well she is going to do. She warned a friend of hers, who will be one of her crew members, that going through this could get emotional in a good and bad way. Bevilaqua and the other 24 athletes start with a 10-kilometre swim from Skaha Lake to Sovereign Road near Okanagan Falls. They will then get on their bikes and complete a 149.8-km bike ride through the South Okanagan, over the Richter Pass and ending back in Kenyon Park in OK Falls. On Aug. 2, the athletes continue on their bike for 274.2-km from Penticton to Osoyoos. They return to OK Falls, then climb “The Wall” to Willowbrook and Twin Lakes on their way to Princeton where they complete an out-and-back section to Alison Lake to finish at the Princeton Arena. The final day on Aug. 3 will have them complete an 84.4-km run from Princeton to Summerland along the Old Princeton Summerland Road. The athletes finish at Memorial Park in Summerland. Spectators are welcome to witness the end of all stages as follows: Stage 1, Kenyon Park, Okanagan Falls at approximately 2 p.m.; Stage 2, Princeton Arena at approximately 3 p.m., Stage 3 Memorial Park in Summerland at ap-

proximately 1:30 p.m. Bevilaqua is excited about the talent competing with her. She has always wanted to do an Ultraman, but the timing never worked with her schedule. “I wanted to do one that was in a great, beautiful location. There was no other choice,” she said. “Canada was always on the radar.” “We are very excited to have an athlete with Kate’s credentials doing Ultra520,” said race director Steve Brown in a press release. “I know she has been training hard for the Ultra while keeping her other training up so she is going to treat us all to a great show of athletic ability. I would say she will be in the top three overall and in with a shot to win this event outright. While the distance may be a little outside of her comfort zone, she is coming with a great support team behind her.” Bevilaqua has been to Penticton before, in 2004, while she was a teacher on exchange before she became a professional athlete. She got into triathlon because her cousin suggested it would be a good way to stay in shape for when she played netball. The 37 year old ended up quitting that sport. Bevilaqua, whose last name is Italian, was born and raised in Perth and graduated from the University of Western Australia with a degree in physical and health education with a diploma in education. Belivaqua said her last name ‘means drink the water’. She has been to Italy, and when people see her name they start speaking Italian. “I don’t know anything other than ciao (good bye),” she joked. Along with Belivaqua, the 24 athletes are from 11 countries: seven from the United States, five from Canada and Spain, as well as Singapore, Ireland, England, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Guatemala. The field consists of six women and 19 men. In order to compete in the 15th annual event, competitors must complete at least an iron distance race (226.3km) in under 14.5 hours during the past 18 months. The only returnee is Ingrid Hillhouse of Houston, Tex. Portions of the race will be live streamed at www.ultra52kcanada.com with help from Shaw Cable who are providing the proper equipment for it.

Penticton Special Olympics Team Canada athletes added to their medal count at the Special Olympics World Games Tuesday night. Avery Newton won silver in the 100-metre fly, while Jake Huff’s bowling team won gold in their division in Los Angeles. Chad Conlon, Lynden Hicks and Ben Willms of Kelowna won gold in their divisions for bocce singles. Kevin Ellis was fifth in his Division. “Not only are they doing well in their sports, but are enjoying so many other experiences,” said Mona Hazel of Special Olympics Penticton. “The first few days were spent in the host city of Anaheim/Orange County. There they took in a Los Angeles Angels game and visited the Orange County Fair. They were treated like royalty.” The bocce team earned bronze earlier in the week with Margaret Burnell, Conlon, Hicks and Willms. In the pool, Newton won gold, while Amanda Schleppe earned bronze. During the opening ceremonies Canadian singer Justin Beiber walked down the red carpet with them. The Canadian Embassy hosted a party for Team Canada and family members who are in L.A. There were celebrities, sponsors and sports personalities. The Games take place from July 25 to Aug. 2. It is the largest sport and humanitarian event taking place in the world. The Games will host 7,000 athletes from 177 countries.

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Winning three of four games clinched the SOMBA Thunder mosquito baseball team a zone championship. The Thunder split their matchups with West Kelowna winning 10-8 and losing 12-5, while they defeated Salmon Arm 16-4 and 13-3 last weekend in West Kelowna. Thunder coach Jamie Raymond said his team played really well. All aspects of their game were strong. Raymond was impressed with their play against West Kelowna as they pulled off a win during a rain storm. “I think it demonstrates to them that they have gelled really well,” said Raymond on their zone victory. “They have only been playing together for a month. It’s really a rare opportunity to be able to go to provincials.” West Kelowna will join the Thunder in Surrey, with provincials beginning Friday. “I’m really confident with the team. They are peaking at the right time,” said Raymond. “It’s been a really great season.”

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Vees Hunter Miska leaves for USHL Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Penticton Vees have lost their No. 1 goalie. Hunter Miska will not be returning to the Vees for the 2015-16 season. Instead, he will join the Dubuque Fighting Saints (in Iowa) in the United States Hockey League

(USHL). In a press release on the Saints’ website, Dubuque acquired Miska from the Fargo Force for a 2016 Phase One sixth round draft pick and a 2016 Phase Two fifth round draft pick. The Force owned Miska’s rights after previously adding him as a

free agent. “I think Dubuque is a great fit, and will really help my development in preparing for college hockey,” said Miska on the Saints’ website. “It’s a great organization that has always had strong teams. I know I will be part of a successful team,

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and help be the backbone of that team, as we push to win a Clark Cup Championship. I loved my time in Penticton, but I was up for a new challenge to push me to be ready to go to college and be a number one goalie at MinnesotaDuluth.” In an email, Miska said playing in the USHL is going to be a good opportunity for him because all of the teams are very strong. “I played in the BCHL for two years and felt that I did the best I could do so I am looking for a new challenge,” wrote Miska, who won 53 games, lost 21 and had seven shutouts to go with a .924 save percentage and 2.04 goals against average in 80 games with the Vees. “I would like to try to be a top goalie in the USHL as well.” Miska helped lead the Vees to a BCHL and Western Canada Cup championship. Miska was also named the BCHL’s best goalie as he posted a 1.88 goals against average. Miska also teamed up with Brendan Barry to claim the Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy as the top goaltending duo. The process of becoming a Fighting Saint began near the end of June when he got a call from the fivetime Clark Cup champions about the chance. “I was interested in it for the new challenge and I have a great relationship with the goalie coach of the team,” said Miska of Matt Millar. “It was a long process to getting it finalized.” Miska said he leaves Penticton with many great memories. “There are a few that stick out the most to me, which include my billet family, the fans and the

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bond that I had with my teammates,” said Miska. “My billet family always supported me and I am very grateful for everything that they did for me. Your billets are a huge part of your experience and they made me feel a part of their family. It was a great feeling playing in front of the best fans in the BCHL. They are very supportive and pushed me to want to win even more. Spending nine months out of the year with a group of guys that you hardly know at the beginning, to becoming so close at the end is hard to leave. You feel like they are your family because of the amount of time you spend with each other on and off the ice. I was very fortunate to be a part of a great program. Obviously other great memories were winning the Fred Page cup and the Western Canada cup and everything leading up to those events.” Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson could not be reached for comment. The news comes not long after the Vees acquired Mitch Brooks, the leading scorer of the junior B Stratford Cullitons of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, where former Vee and captain Brad McClure played. Brooks will bring another dimension to an already talented and deep roster. Earlier in the week,

Harbinson said that Brooks, a five-foot-10, 180-pound forward is expected to fill the void left by Steen Cooper and Cody DePourcq. Harbinson described Brooks as a player that will work in the trenches and brings a 200foot game on a consistent basis. He will also bring leadership and experience. “Everybody that I have spoken to, the scouting report is the same. He’s one of the hardest working players on the ice every given night,” said Harbinson. Brooks, who spent the last three seasons playing junior B with Stratford, the home of former Vee Brad McClure, will also bring versatility to the lineup as he can play centre and wing. Brooks became available as he felt heading west would help his chances of eventually playing for Western University in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. “It was Mitch’s decision, that’s what he wanted to do,” Cullitons director of hockey operations Paul Jennings said to the Stratford Beacon Herald. “In an effort to play university hockey beyond his overage year he felt he would get the best opportunity to do it (in Penticton).” The Dorchester, Ont., product scored 63 goals and added 87 assists in three seasons with the Cullitons. He had 41 points in 47 playoff games, helping the team reach the Cherrey Cup all three years. Jennings called him a leader. “He’s done everything for an organization in three years you could ask from a player. He’s been a soldier here, and we felt the right

thing to do was grant an opportunity he asked for, and we exercised that for him. “At the end of the day it’s a big void, but he brought a lot to the club.” “I want him to come in and just be a hard player to play against,” said Harbinson. “That is one of the things that got us through those series, especially when we got down in series last year. We had some guys that were tenacious every time they hit the ice. That’s the kind of player that Mitch is. He has a motor that doesn’t stop.” In other Vees news, Harbinson returned on Monday from Superior, Wisconsin, where he was inducted into the Univeristy of WisonsinSuperior Yellowjackets 2015 Hall of Fame class for the Mertz Mortorelli Coaching Achievement Award. Harbinson was among the top scorers of all-time (ninth with 66 goals) in Yellowjacket men’s hockey history and was named American Hockey Coaches Association All-American in 1994. Harbinson has been coaching for 20 years and in that time has helped more than 50 players reach the National Hockey League. “It was a great weekend,” said Harbinson, who played for the Yellowjackets from 199195. “I got to see guys, some of them I haven’t seen in maybe 20 years. The athletic director there now, Steven Nelson, ... was my coach when I played. The guy who gave me my first opportunity to be a hockey coach. I owe him a heck of a lot. It was a great event. Something that you get to cherish as you get older and older.”

Pacific Top Team Penticton fighter earns first BFL win Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Mitch Burke of Pacific Top Team Penticton has earned his first Battlefield Fight League (BFL) win. Burke picked up his first win in BFL in BFL37 Gladiator at Coquitlam’s Hard Rock Casino over local Paul Welters. Judges gave Burke the win by unanimous decision. “When he made a mistake, I capitalized well. Basically beat him up in front of his friends and family,” said Burke. “It went really well. It went the way I wanted it to go. I was wanting an opponent that would stand and have a striking fight with me. That’s exactly what hap-

pened. I thought it was a really good fight for the fans to watch. The fans were wild the whole time. I thought that we both put on a great performance and definitely traded some shots back and forth. Overall, I overpowered him and beat him in every round.” Burke was also excited about the win since the event was broadcast live on the Fight Network. The win is big for Burke, who said that BFL is the premier organization in B.C. where mixed martial arts fighters face the best of the best. Burke is confident about what he accomplished, but said he won’t let it get to his head. He’s unsure when his next fight will be, but Burke wants his next chance to help him climb the rankings.

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sports CAMPBELL MOUNTAIN RIDE —Steven Williams of Seattle, Wa. slows for a turn in the trail during the Singletrack 6 Smith Optics stage five cross-country race on Campbell Mountain, July 30. Over 200 riders from more than 15 countries took part in the event comprised of six different courses. Stevens was ninth in the 40-plus men’s division. A photo gallery of the event can be seen at www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports. Mark Brett/Western News

Singletrack 6 came to the Thompson Okanagan with its six stage race. The event is a mountain bike adventure aimed at showcasing the best riding in Salmon Arm, Silver Star, Vernon, Kelowna and two days in Penticton. The first day in Penticton was the Smith Optics stage 5 on July 30 for a 35.3 kilometre ride that started and ended on Okanagan Lake Park and went onto Campbell Mountain. The men’s open solo winner was Cory Wallace of Jasper, Alta., finishing in two hours, 16 minutes and 55 seconds. In second was Tristan Uhl of Austin, Tex., in 2:21:05 and in third was Severin Nowak of St. Ursen, SUI. The women’s open solo winner was Calgary’s Kate Aardal in 2:44:07. In second was Montreal’s Carmen Labbe in 3:15:51 and in third was Calgary’s Nicole Muzechka in 3:17:31. The Bike Barn stage 6 on Friday is a 40.4km distance along Three Blind Mice. Awards are given to riders in XC categories team including: open Men, open women, open mixed, 80 and over men (combined age), 80 and over mixed (combined age) and 100 over open (combined age). XC categories solo include: open men, open women, 40 and over men, 50 and over men, 40 and over women. Awards are also given to teams for first to third place and solo as well as timed descent awards for first to third.

New drivers debut at Gord Mannes weekend Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Gordie Mannes Memorial Weekend at the Penticton Speedway will debut the Tri-City Street Stock Series on Saturday. Along with welcoming drivers from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Interior, others will come from Williams Lake, Quesnel and Prince George, which make up the Tri-City series. “We’ve had a street stock invitational series race for 15 years. We’ve had participation be pretty strong,” said Penticton Speedway owner Johnny Aantjes. “Having another series come in and participate with us on that night is going to help us have a really good car count and good competitive cars.” Among the drivers from the Tri-City Series likely competing is Arnie Kunka, who finished second last year and is in the same position this season. Aantjes has some concern about how

many drivers will come from that series because of which races they can collect points, but after talking to some people, he feels there will be reasonable support. “Hopefully next year we can work with the point system a little bit. Make some small modifications to make it better,” he said. With sunny weather expected and temperatures at 34 degrees, Aantjes said “who wouldn’t want to be here?” during the long weekend. “This is a great venue to hold a big race. Attract some good competitive cars,” he said. Included in the weekend action will be hornet racing and street stocks. Aantjes said the hornet class looks really good and expects the same from the street stock. The weekend, sponsored by Underwriter’s Insurance, wraps up on Sunday, Aug. 2 with another street stock invitational race, hornets and the ever popular Hit to Pass Eve of Destruction.

Skaters ready to Throwdown Dale Boyd Western News Staff

Four years ago, Austin Doell’s dad brought home a skateboard for him, now he’s rocking two sponsorships and heading into his fourth Penticton

Throwdown competition. Doell, who is sponsored by Penticton’s Pentagon Board Shop, recently got picked up by Converse scoring him a fresh pair of shoes every couple of months, but like most skaters, it

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To Gordie Herbert, there are three objectives to the Penticton Basketball Camp. The first is to teach players the fundamentals, next is how to play the game and finally for them to enjoy playing. “We try to do competitions. We do skill development, fundamentals too,” said Herbert, instructor for the boys’ section of the camp, who also coaches the Fraport (Frankfurt) Skyliners in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga. “We have to be careful we don’t do too much of one thing.” Jiv Grewal, who is entering his Grade 11 season with the Princess Margaret Mustangs team, loves the camp. “Gordie has been pretty good with explaining everything he teaches,” said Grewal. Being a post player, Grewal focused on improving his moves in that position, but also becoming more allround to handle responsibilities as a point guard

and small forward. He noticed improvement each day. One thing he learned was to keep his head up while dribbling fast. Brendan Prawdzik of Hope Secondary School also said the camp was good. While Herbert focused on coaching basic skills, the Grade 11 student said that still really helps. “I’m a guard and it helps to be more allaround. A lot of shooting skills. I learn a lot of the technique,” said Prawdzik. Lucas Ziebart, a Grade 11 student from North Peace Secondary in Fort St. John, liked that the camp had more young players. He said that is good as it gives them an opportunity to see how they fair against older players such as himself. Over the four days he was focused on improving his dribbling skills, layups and shooting. “Hopefully I can get to the next (college) level, ” said Prawdzik, adding he aspires to play

PENTICTON NATIVE Gordie Herbert who has international professional coaching experience in Europe and North America was the instructor in this week’s boys basketball camp at Penticton Secondary School and Princess Margaret Secondary. Mark Brett/Western News

in the U.S. Herbert, whose Skyliners team made it to the Euroleague Final Four Championship, said there were talented kids from areas such

as Keremeos, Alberta and northern B.C. The fundamentals the players learned about and worked on during the camp, they can do on their own.

“I have always said that teams are built during the winter. Players are built during the summer,” said Herbert. “This is the time for their individual work.

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“He just got me a skateboard one day. He came home from work with it and hooked it up. I would skate for bit in my driveway and then one day I came to the skatepark and started getting into it. I started to get to know people.” Now he skates every day he can and after a third place finish in last year’s Throwdown, he’s aiming for first in 2015. At 17, he’s picked up the skills quick, but like most skaters, it was a bumpy start. “It was hard to get used to it and then, I don’t know, it was almost natural,” Doell said. Throwing bodies down multistair sets and over rails can be nerveracking on its own, even more so in a competitive setting. Doell took on the challenge for the first time three years ago, though he did need a bit of a push. “I wasn’t even going to go in it at first and this guy that used to work at Pentagon (Board Shop) talked me into it and I just went in,” Doell said. Doell will be joining around 60 riders for the competition Aug. 8-9 at the Penticton Skate Park on Riverside Drive. This year the format has changed slightly. The Throwdown will feature over-16 and under-16 categories as opposed to the pro and amateur categories of years past. “The pro skateboard is going

to be much more limited than the over-16, under-16, so we’ve kind of evened the playing field that way,” said Mitch Ellklan, an organizer of the Penticton Throwdown, part of the 68th annual Penticton Peach Festival. Each skater gets two timed heats where they are free to create their line throughout the park. “Our park is pretty sweet how the layout is. You’ve got the bowl in the far corner and there’s the hip where all the boxes and the pyramid and stuff comes across. Most guys stay in there, but that’s the other cool thing you sort of get to pick whatever your best line in the park is,” Ellklan said. He said he expects the event to feature quite a few local skaters, as well as some pro and semi-pro riders from Vancouver and around B.C. The skateboard category will begin on Aug. 8 at the skate park with registration starting at 12:30 p.m. The under-16 event, sponsored by Burger 55, begins at 2 p.m. with $225 in prize money available. At 6 p.m. the over-16 category gets under way, with $525 in prizes up for grabs, followed by the bowl competition presented by Burnco, with $300 in prizes. The BMX event, sponsored by Eckert Electric, starts at 4 p.m. on Aug. 9 when riders will compete for $225 in prizes. For more information visit www. peachfest.com.

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U1ST MOVING 2 men + truck $90/hr. Local and long distance. Call 250-859-8362. FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

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Firearms Local Okanagan Resident looking to purchase firearms, fully licensed, will travel, Call or text, (250)809-9664 SUPER Summer Savings on selected used rifles/shotguns. Quality Firearms Buy & Sell. Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Free Items Blue hide-a-bed, brown velour couch, Express View satellite dish, (250)493-5887 Fruit, pastry clam shell containers. 250-492-0155

Furniture Bookcases, cabinets, cast iron baker’s rack, (250)4904025 Roxton maple china cabinet, $400, Roxton maple dining room table w/2 leaves & chairs, $300, queen size bed w/frame-boxspring & mattress complete, $125, 250-493-0981

Garage Sales 102-461 Alexander Ave.(go to back on Churchhill St), Sat., Aug 01, 8am-12pm, Antique Furn.-table/desk/dresser/bed Don’t Miss! Garage Sale 8am-noon, Sat., Aug. 1 568 Jermyn Ave. collectibles, household/ garden items, sports equipment, fine clothes, large dog cage, furniture, tapes, books, etc.

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GET the MOST for Your Junk Vehicle and scrap steel. A Portion of proceeds to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. Call 778-581-cars (2277)

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Garage Sale, many items, Sunday, Aug. 2nd, 9am-4pm, #8-10605 Cedar Ave., Rock Garden Estates, Agur and Cedar St., Summerland SATURDAY, August 1. 8am4pm 662 Braid Street, Penticton. SILENT AUCTION on 33 collections, cabinets, bookcases, hutch, from $20+, sewing notions/machine & knitting, records, tools, books, everything Christmas, vintage toys, 2923 Juniper Dr., 8am-noon, Sat., Aug. 1st. Yard Sale, Sat., 7am-noon, 1676 Ave.

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Cottages / Cabins Lakeshore 3 room + bath cottage,decks,fully serviced, beach, wharf, kayaks, weekly rates.Ok lake. 250-938-1101

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DESIGNER Art Shirts now available! Local artist Will Hoffman now has specially designed Tees that you can now order online at: www.willhoff.ca

PENT, on bus route, 2bdrm penthouse, 6appl, ns, cat neg., 2 parking spots, storage, deck, garden, $945+util., (incl water), avail. Sept. 1, email: kjsorel@shaw.ca

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Fortress 1700 DT 4 Wheel Disability Scooter. also 12 volt scooter lift for vehicle Asking $1500 ea. (250)765-9845

LACASA Lake Cottage Resort, Elegant & modern 2 bdrm den, fully furn, move in ready, avail Aug 15. $1500 incl util. 250-491-0823.

Misc. for Sale 10 speed men’s bike, $50, oak dining table, $425, Kenmore surger, $99, planters, $5, 20ft alum. ladder, $18, full set golf clubs, $375, 250-770-1757 2-8x7 insulated garage doors, complete with automatic openers, 250-809-6972 Bookcase, couch & loveseat, dining room set, treadmill, coffee tables, antique desk, (250)493-1116 Honda 1000w generator, very low hours, excellent condition, new price is $995, asking $275, Extension mirrors for 1999-06 GMC/Chev, asking $39, sofa and chair, as new, used in display suite, was over $2000 new, asking $700 obo, Call Russell at 250-809-5501 Queen air bed & frame & pump, large recliner, 6 positions, fair offer, 250-493-3469

Misc. Wanted Wanted, JW books and magazines, old and new, call 250877-0737

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Suites, Lower Still available, 2bdrm walkout basement suite, bright, sep. entrance & laundry hookups, ns, np, mature person pref., Wiltse area, $850, 778753-4786

Want to Rent 3bdrm house or townhouse, close to Pen High (downtown area), have a 5lb dog, need by Sept. 1, (250)462-5973

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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. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel, 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Motorcycles 1997 Harley Davidson FLHTC U 17,000 km, $9500. obo (250)545-5530

Vending booth for sale, located on Okanagan beach, fully stocked, instant cash flow daily, selling due to health reasons, serious inquiries only, Call (403)425-0197

2009 KLR 650 22K, tall ws, crash bar, racks, grip heat, tank bag, ctr std, shop man, brkbuster $4200. 250-308-6884

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GOT TO SEE IT! 2003 Ford Escape LIMITED, good cond., fully load, $6300, (250)4976308

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: Spectacular 3 acre parcel owner financing. 250-558-7888

Mobile Homes & Parks #16 Riva Ridge Penticton Spacious modular home located in family park. Enjoy the lake view from your private covered deck. Warm up next to a real wood fireplace in your new home. You will have room for company with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Ample parking with two paved driveways, and a nice workshop for the handyman. 1440 sq.ft., $74,900. Vendor Financing available to qualified buyers, Call Ernie Sheridan, 250-488-1688, Coldwell Banker, Ok Rlty MLS.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm, den, np, Lexington Place, $750, avail. Sept. 1, 250-492-0413, 250-462-5854

Commercial/ Industrial 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

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Boats 17.5’ Deep V Bowrider Larson, 150 horse Mercury, 2 electric down riggers, new top & upholstery, $7500, 250-498-4987

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Beat the summer heat and visit the Penticton Public Library for stories, songs, rhymes and puppets. Storytime for ages two and older, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. through Aug. 14. Baby songs and rhymes on Fridays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. These programs are free and you can join at any time during the summer – Registration is not required. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library.[087p] anavets has mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m., karaoke with Shawna at 7:30 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. eagles CluB has Friday Night Live dinner at 5 p.m. and entertainment at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome. south main drop-in Centre has bocce and yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., Mah Jong and beginner plus line dance at 1 p.m.[fr]

C anadian r oyal legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. Rib night at 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. singles lunCh group for 65-plus seniors meets at noon. Meet new friends and chat. Call 250-4965980 or 250-770-8622 for more info. the Bereavement 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.[fr] 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 memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class Mondays at 2:30 p.m. the oliver senior Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. Everyone welcome. al-anon meets at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd.

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from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

SATURDAY August 1

eagles CluB has member appreciation day, burgers and fries at noon, beaver races at 4 p.m. alCoholiCs anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours). Charity Bottle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital paediatric ward, SPCA, Critteraid and the Summerland food bank. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays at Penticton and Summerland IGA stores. elks CluB on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts and early bird draw at 4 p.m., a meat draw at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by karaoke with Anita. 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.

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 250490-9216. anavets has the kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at noon, dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by DJ at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

August 2 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. sermons that speak at the Penticton United Church, 696 Main St., presents Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart from Vancouver School of Theology, speaking about Samson at 10 a.m. All welcome.

alCoholiCs anonymous meets in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in July and August 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. lakelands ChurCh 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. royal Canadian legion branch 40 has a branch buffet breakfast at 8:30 a.m., meat and 50-50 draws at 2 p.m. in the hall, 502 Martin St. survivorship’s Flea market runs every Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting at Fairview Plaza, 1652 Fairview Rd. For info, call 250-493-6604.

anavets has horse races and meat draws at 2 p.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. elks CluB on Ellis Street has dog races at 2 p.m., food draw and door prizes, Last Man Standing, pool and darts.

MONDAY August 3

anavets CluB has dropin pool at 7 p.m. 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. iode thriFt shop at 464 Main St. is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Clothing, kitchenwares, China items and more. south main drop-in Centre has bocce and improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble and mah jong at 10 a.m., intermediate line dance and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m., yoga at 3:30 p.m. elks CluB on Ellis Street has fun darts at 7 p.m. W eekly support group at the Penticton Regional Hospital

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Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness from noon to 1 p.m. Call 250-4937338 for details. line danCing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 7 p.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778-439-2070 for more information. Floor Curling at 12:45 p.m. every Monday except holidays in the Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. 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 August 4

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with the Penticton/ Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada. Meetings on the third and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 250-494-1894 or email pentictonlllc@ gmail.com for the location of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome. More info at www.lllc.ca.[tu034] vispassana (insight) meditation for beginners or mature practitioners every Tuesday evening from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Please call Debora for details at 250-462-7340. south main drop-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m., knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m. Improver line dance at 1 p.m.

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calendar 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. ElkS On ElliS Street has summer fun darts and 10-card crib at 7 p.m. PEnTiCTOn PhOTOgraPhy CluB welcomes all photographers for slide shows, speakers, tips and networking every fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shatford Centre. More info at pentictonphotoclub@gmail.com. $5 drop-in, $50/year.tu04 MEnTal WEllnESS CEnTrE has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. rOyal Canadian lEgiOn has 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 Surf Cats at 7 p.m. TOaSTMaSTErS, WhErE lEadErS are made. Drop in to South Okanagan Toastmasters any Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 5876 Airport St., Oliver. See and hear what we are all about. Contact Bill at 250-4850006 or stillbill938@ gmail.com. PiECEful EvEning QuilT Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Lunch Connexions for Widow and Widowers is the second Thursday of each month at noon for socializing and support. Please phone Marianne at 250-7707865 or Evelyn at 250770-7865 for more info and location.Th02 PEnTiCTOn COnCErT Band rehearses from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1370 Church St. Intermediate to advanced musicians. All band instruments. The band is available for performances. Phone 250-809-2087 for info or email info@pentictonconcertband.ca. 890 Wing Of South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every

READING FUN — Three-year-old Olivia Watt meets this friendly chameleon held by youth services librarian Julia Cox at the Penticton Public Library during the Wednesday story time for kids program that runs throughout the summer months. Along with drop-in reading times on Wednesday and Friday’s there is also a summer reading club on those days and a family movie time Thursdays. A complete list of programs is available online.

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Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. fraTErnal OrdEr Of the Eagles has drop-in euchre at 7 p.m. ThE SOuTh Okanagan and Similkameen MS Society has an informal coffee group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre. For more info, call Sherry at 250-493-6564 or email sherry.wezner@ mssociety.ca. alCOhOliCS anOnyMOuS yOung person’s group at 7:30 p.m. in the Skaha Lake gazebo for the summer. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. Beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 157 Wade Ave. al-anOn fOr friEndS and family of alcoholics meets

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at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian. Call 250-490-9272 for info.

WEDNESDAY August 5

SuMMEr rEading CluB for children aged 5 to 12 at the Penticton Public Library This year’s theme is Build It, so we’ll be making cool creations every week. Program runs Wednesday to Aug. 5 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Program is free and kids can join the club at any time during the summer. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library.[085p]

SQuarE and rOund Dancing at Gyro Park every Wednesday in July, 7 to 9 p.m. Visiting dancers, callers and cuers are invited to join us. Info at 250-492-3247 or pentictonsquares@shaw. ca. Everyone welcome. B ErEavEMEnT T hE rESOurCE Centre at 129 Nanaimo Ave. W has cancelled their weekly drop-in grief support session for this Wednesday. Call 250-490-1107 for more information.[we] SEniOr SinglES, 65 and over, meet from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club for coffee. Call 250-492-7078 for more information on this event.

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@wildgoosewines

Come and experience the difference!

J & C Bottle Depot

MOBILE HAIR CARE

years

Complete Wine Country Destination

(behind McDonalds)

We take used Computers, TV’s, Printers, Fax Machines, Scanners, Keyboards and Paint Cans.

K-12 Classes now forming! www.PentictonChristianSchool.ca

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2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

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200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000 E IC R P

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ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA 1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

ANDRES WIRELESS

WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!

PENTICTON

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101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

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WEST KELOWNA

KAMLOOPS

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

PENTICTON

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

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