Similkameen Spotlight, December 02, 2015

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Filling hearts and homes this Christmas Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

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Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Princeton Saturday for the annual Christmas Light Up celebrations. Mary Sol and Paul Gabriel were demonstrating classic holiday spirit while managing to keep warm at the same time. For more photos see page 12.

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Sometimes the most joyful Christmas moments are the ones that no one is expecting.

That is the case for the volunteers who put together hampers each year for families in need in the community.

“The best one for me is when somebody doesn’t even know it’s coming,” said Rayleen Brewer, manager of the annual Christmas Hamper campaign.

“Maybe somebody in the community will notice there is a family in need and that family is too proud to come in so they put their name in for them….You see those kids little faces when they see the bags of presents coming in. It’s pretty special.”

The deadline to apply for a hamper this year is Friday, December 4th.

Applications can be made at the Crisis Centre Thrift Shop.

Last year 110 hampers were delivered throughout the community but so far this season demand seems to be a little slower. “I don’t know if it’s that people have done better this year or not,” said Brewer. “I hope that’s the case.”

There is generally a rush in the days leading up to the deadline, and “I usually say it’s a deadline and then end up taking some more the following week. We can’t say no when someone walks into the store with kids.”

Each Christmas hamper contains everything a family needs for a holiday dinner, as well as additional non-perishable food depending on what donations are received.

In addition to food organizers are asking for donations of toys with a special plea for gifts suited for older children.

“We usually get lots of stuff for little kids but unfortunately we have a lot of teenagers too, so the things we need most are body washes and perfumes and hair stuff.”

Donations of gloves, hats and scarves are also needed as they are provided to every child in the program, she said.

Brewer’s advice to those wishing to donate to Christmas Hampers is to “think about a Christmas dinner that you would want or a gift that you would want for your teenager…People here never cease to amaze us with their generosity.”

Cash donations can be dropped off at the Thrift Store on Vermilion Avenue or mailed to Box 1229 Princeton, V0X 1W0. Toys or other donations can be dropped off in collection boxes located at Shoppers Drug Mart, Coopers Foods, The Source, Home Hardware and the Loonie Bin.

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Princeton man turns scholarships into career opportunity

Morgan Grigg, a recent Princeton Secondary School graduate, has received more than $10,000 in scholarships for academic excellence and volunteering.

He was recently presented with a $1,000 award from the BC Principal’s and Vice-Principals’ Association.

He encouraged graduating students to be aggressive about applying for scholarships. “Basically the biggest thing is to put yourself out there and apply for scholarships. Apply for all the ones you can because you never know you may be lucky enough to win a bunch of them. If you don’t apply, you don’t have a chance.”

WINTER SNOW REMOVAL AND PARKING REGULATIONS

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It’s that time again and we would like to remind residents of winter snow removal regulations.

The Town has a snow removal schedule that is based on a road priority system. Sanding and plowing begins on the main arterial roads, followed by collector roads, and then moves onto residential streets and lanes as necessary. Please assist our crew when they are plowing by not parking on streets during snow removal.

During snow removal operations, plow operators cannot avoid leaving ridges of snow (called windrows) at the foot of driveways. Residents and business owners are responsible for clearing the windrow from their own driveways and entrances.

Residents and businesses are responsible for removing snow and ice from sidewalks in front of their homes and businesses. Failure to do so can result in a fine of up to $100.

Thank you for your cooperation in following these simple steps to ensure a safe winter season and remember, if you're out on the roads during a snowstorm, drive with caution and according to road conditions. Stay a safe distance from snow removal equipment. They need room to do the job safely!

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Morgan Grigg remembers being only an average student when, in Grade Seven, a misfortune changed his life.

“I fractured a vertebrae in my back so I had nothing to do except get better in school,” he said. It was also the year he had a teacher “who really pushed me to get good grades.”

All that studying and pushing is paying off in a big way for the 19-year-old Princeton man, who has received $10,000 through a number of scholarships in the past few months.

Most recently, he was presented with a $1,000 award from the BC Principal and Vice Principal’s Association. He was also the top Grade 12 student graduating from Princeton Secondary School and winner of the Governor General’s medal awarded for academic excellence.

Those scholarship earnings are helping to put Grigg through a two-and-a-half year water engineering technology program at Okanagan College in Kelowna.

Born and raised in Princeton, he said making the step to post secondary education in a large city was not without challenges.

“It’s a very big shock to the system for sure.

Going from a school with less than 200 students to a school with over 10,000 is quite intimidating at

first.”

He doesn’t mind admitting he’s not crazy about Kelowna traffic, and is getting accustomed “to using Google maps to find my way everywhere.”

Always a student who excelled in science and mechanics, Grigg will graduate with a diploma that qualifies him to work in a water distribution facility or waste water treatment plant, most likely at the municipal or regional government level.

He said he definitely plans to relocate back in the area. “The Okanagan is home,” he said.

Grigg said a small high school like PSS has many benefits for its students. “Basically it’s being able to be personal with your teachers. They all know you by your first name. They know who you are and are always looking to help you improve be it through sports or academics or volunteerism.”

His advice to young people thinking about post secondary opportunities is “go for it. It’s your future so the question you should ask yourself is ‘what do I want to do and what am I willing to do to get there.’”

HYDRANT SNOW REMOVAL Banking snow around, or over a fire hydrant creates problems for emergency fire crews. Blocking access, or reducing the visibility of hydrants increases the response time and could result in unnecessary property damage. Fire fighters have to be able to locate the hydrant, remove the caps and attach the fire hose as quickly as possible. These caps are removed using a hydrant wrench; a process that cannot be done quickly when there is a build-up of snow around the hydrant. Your cooperation in maintaining hydrant access is greatly appreciated.

SNOW ANGEL PROGRAM Snow Angels is a program where neighborhood-based volunteers are paired with seniors or residents with limited mobility in need of snow removal services for their pathways, stairs, sidewalks and driveways so they are clear and safe for use.

Snow and ice are a potential safety hazard for those with limited mobility and therefore the Snow Angels program is an opportunity for neighbours to engage with one another and help those in need.

The Town of Princeton would like to launch this program for the upcoming winter months, so if you or your organization are interested in this volunteer effort, please call 250-295-3135 or email admin@princeton.ca.

HOLIDAY SEASON OFFICE HOURS Princeton Town Hall will be closed from December 25th to January 1st, 2016 to allow our staff time with their families over the holiday season. The office will reopen January 4th, 2016.

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Still moaning about zoning Typically when a community is at odds over zoning it’s a reaction to the fear of change.

A businessman applies to establish a strip club next door to a nursery school, or a developer wants to build a boiler factory in the middle of an apple orchard.

A municipal council is tasked with weighing the merits of a proposal – which include the prospects of development fees and a broader commercial tax base – against the best interests of the community and the feelings of its residents.

Princeton’s present zoning crisis is quite different.

In it, local business owners are making zoning applications to maintain the status quo – to keep a neighborhood the same as it’s always been, with a longstanding mix of residential and commercial uses.

At the risk of employing understatement – the neighborhood is not best pleased.

After setting aside the personal slurs and unrelated parking lot grievances aired in numerous public forums their salient point seems to be this: the seven-year-old Official Community Plan promised them a rose garden.

In a nutty-shell, the Official Community Plan redesignated use for Burton Avenue, despite the fact that several businesses operated successfully in the area for years. In 2013 a different council passed a zoning bylaw to implement the intent of the OCP. The zoning of businesses was grandfathered – meaning they can continue to operate. However if the owners attempt to modify their businesses, make significant renovations or sell their properties for a different purpose, the zoning collapses to residential.

Some landowners affected claim the move devalued their investments by up to 85 per cent.

The current council has done a responsible job so far working with business owners impacted by these past decisions as they came to light in other areas, and just last month approved applications to amend the zoning bylaw and OCP for property owners on Old Hedley Road and Jacobson Road.

A third reading on four Burton Avenue applications was deferred to give council an opportunity to consider submissions made at a public hearing on November 16. Hopefully it will be passed at the regular meeting December 7.

An idea endorsed two councils ago about what Burton Avenue might look like with enough miracles in not compelling enough to justify hamstringing economic growth.

Nor is there anything aesthetically displeasing about the Burton Avenue businesses in question to warrant requests for buffering or landscaping.

The Official Community Plan was not written by the finger of God on stone tablets and carried down from Johnny Hat Mountain.

It’s a document crafted by consultants that at its best reflects the vision of the residents and the municipal leaders of the day.

It is well named. It is just a plan, and plans are subject to change.

Anyone who disagrees (and not to confuse our conflicts) should consider that the 2008 OCP also indicates the town will work with local groups to promote the increased use of motorized off-road vehicles in the community.

What is a good idea Monday is not necessarily a good idea Wednesday and that is often determined by what happens Tuesday.

A good idea today would be to approve the applications as submitted and without conditions.

That changes nothing for the residents of Burton Avenue, and it benefits everyone. - AD

Inconvenient truths of climate change Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten.

Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary.

This is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global tempera-

tures have increased by only Oh wait, here’s a study from about a fourth the Massachusetts of what UN Institute of climate modTechnology that els predicted. finds the same This 20-year thing – two tenths slowdown of of a degree by the long run of 2100. post-Ice Age Wobbly climate warming, which models aren’t the TOM FLETCHER has dominated only problem for most of the last global warming 10,000 years, alarmists. NASA is referred to as recently confirmed the “pause” or that contrary to UN “hiatus.” It is usually explained projections, total ice mass in away with reference to the Antarctica is increasing. This Pacific Decadal Oscillation or is much more likely to slow other long-term warming and sea level rise than an Obama or cooling trends in oceans.

Trudeau speech.

Other countries have put Arctic ice, meanwhile, new emission reduction pro- is rebounding rapidly after posals on the table for COP21. receding in recent years. And Danish environmental econo- while UN climate conferences mist Bjorn Lomborg did the always cause a spike in sightmath, and concluded that if ings of people wearing polar every major emitting country bear suits, here’s another inconkeeps its word this time, the venient truth. total of all their efforts would B.C. polar bear researchreduce global warming by er Susan Crockford reports about 0.2 degrees by 2100. that the world bear populaWhat? A statistically mean- tion is up to 26,500, a 50-year ingless decrease after 85 years high. That Crockford, she’s of energy austerity? That just a denier…. Oh wait, Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” the International Union for trying to get more publicity. Conservation of Nature “Red

BC Views

List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broadbased carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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Woman sees the world and chooses Hedley Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca

At the end of her presentation to a group of tourists at the Hedley Museum, Lynn Wells was approached hesitantly by a young woman.

“Do you live here?” she whispered. Lynn assured her she did. Incredulous ,the woman’s eyes widened and she asked, “why?”

Had she known where Lynn has lived, she might have been even more incredulous.

Lynn’s beginnings didn’t portend anything special. “I was born in Toronto,” she told me.

“My family soon moved to a small acreage where we had a garden and an orchard.”

From age four she pleaded with her parents to buy her a horse. When she was 10 they bought her a mature pony, or so they thought.

Some months later, a vet informed them it was actually a young stallion. “I was bucked off that horse many times,” she said. It was an early lesson in staying in the game and using difficult situations to gain experience.

As a young adult, without a degree or training, she persuaded a TV station to hire her. She was trained to be a production assistant and worked on a variety of shows. “This is where I met my husband,” she said.

Her world continued to expand. “We lived in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Oakville.

After working for W5, my husband wanted to move to Paris to study for two years.”

Suddenly she was in the midst of an unfamiliar culture, among people who spoke a language and had attitudes she didn’t comprehend.

Just as she had decided years ago to continue riding the bucking stallion, she now chose not to be overwhelmed by loneliness and anxiety.

“I used that time to become quite fluent in French,” she said, “and I learned to get around in the city. I became more confident of my ability to survive in challenging circumstances. I learned I could take risks.”

Back in Canada, her marriage disintegrated and she needed to press ahead on her own, with two young sons. At age 48, while employed by Canada Post, she began working toward an arts degree at the University of Ottawa.

Her manager suggested professionally

Lynn Wells appreciates the quiet life of Hedley after a lifetime of cosmopolitan living.

this degree would have no value. By now she had developed the inner strength to say, “I’m doing it for myself.” It was a step toward the inner contentment that would in time allow her to live anywhere, including Hedley.

Another development bringing Lynn closer to Hedley was her move to Penticton.

“That was to support my mother.” She began working as executive director for a non-profit immigration services organization. “Two years as a stranger in France helped me better understand some of the issues faced by newcomers.” She had become quite adept at writing grant applications and increased funding for the organization from $80,000 per year to $300,000.

Here she was introduced to travelling Citizenship Judge Bill Day. “We were involved in putting on citizenship ceremonies,” she said. “Bill wanted to meet the person who had organized the event. After a talk, he handed me his card and invited me to join him for coffee when I came to Vancouver.”

That invitation was the first step in a coming together of two individuals admirably suited to each other.

When her aged mother required extensive home care, Lynn quit her job and looked after her the last two years of her life. She said, “sometimes I’d get in my car and explore.

This is how I discovered Hedley. It was a bit quirky. On one of my excursions into the community, I noticed a property I really liked. There were two, not in great shape, houses on it. In time it came on the market and I snapped it up.”

When her mother passed away, Lynn moved into one of the houses and quickly became involved in the community. Today she is a member of the Hedley Historic Museum and the Hedley Seniors’ Centre.

She also chairs the Hedley Improvement District (HID).

Having lived in Paris and Canada’s largest cities, and having visited Hong Kong numerous times, Lynn Wells is a cosmopolitan lady.

It is in Hedley though, she has discovered an inner equilibrium, a quiet place in her soul.

She likes the people, the scenery, the wildlife, and she likes to give back to her community.

The incredulous young lady might not understand, but Lynn just likes to be here.

The guy in the red suit is really kind of naughty The winner of the World’s Best Christmas Newspaper Blooper is so obvious, it’s hard to believe editors don’t do it more often.

Imagine if you can. The ads are sold and designed in eye-popping greens and reds.

It is the last paper before the Big Day, the Christmas Greeter edition. A whole page is bordered with little stockings and candy canes, and a local elementary school has provided heart-tugging submissions.

It is headlined in 36-point-type, Letters to Satan.

Take note kiddies, spellcheck can’t protect you from everything.

That I’ve managed to pull this off twice in thirty years suggests more than tired eyes and late night deadlines at play. Perhaps Freud lurks in the background like one of Satan’s elves.

Most people understand our iconic images of St. Nick are derived from Clement Clarke Moore’s The Night Before Christmas, Coca-Cola posters from the 1930s and Dante. (Grow up. No one knows what Santa REALLY looks like.)

Treasure those few brief years when your babies are young. They carefully arrange sugar cookies on a plate under the tree and lay awake in bed hoping to hear the pawing

of hooves on the rooftop. ries repeated each Christmas They are innocent, and full of around the dinner table. My belief, and for a mere hundred father’s favorite tale was of bucks you can impress the pants how his own mother used that off them on Christmas morning. wonderful Wish Book when Therein may dwell the cynihe was growing up on a small farm in the Eastern Townships cism behind the Satan typo. Santa of Quebec. Apparently is such a hard guy to live up they kept it in the outhouse to, as your family gets older. because they couldn’t afford Christmas becomes a time of ANDREA DEMEER store-bought toilet paper. costly excess and expectation. old dog In later years it was interParents lose their minds about new tricks Santa. A hundred bucks won’t esting to bring a critical eye to even fill a decent-sized stocking the Wish Book, most notably for a teenager. to the number of toys adverLots of us grew up when the beginning of tised where the fine print states clearly – This the holiday season was not the first Sunday in Item Not Available After December 31st.

Advent and not the American Thanksgiving.

What that really means is that even toy Christmas was officially open for business manufacturers understand when the fairy the day the Sears Wish Book was delivered dust settles and families are returned to what to every house on the block. passes for sanity in the twenty-first century

By December 1st every kid on the play- not even Santa can make a Mom or Dad crazy ground knew that catalogue by heart. It was enough to think a remote control Tickle Me referenced heavily in annual letters to the Elmo with its own drum set and Easy Bake Oven is a must-have.

North Pole.

There is much uncertainty and secondDear Satan, for Christmas I want the Barbie Beach House, please see page 121 of guessing for parents in the days leading up to Christmas. Will it be a “good” Christmas? Do the Bible…uh...the Wish Book.

As in many homes, we heard the same sto- I have “enough?”

Chances are there is too much.

Disaster struck the DeMeer home one Christmas Eve – this was at some point between carrots-for-the-reindeer-on-thebackstep and the I-want-an-iPhone stages.

The big present that year was a multi-purpose gaming table that was going to be a great place to pile laundry come Valentine’s Day. After placing all the other presents under the tree, we opened the cumbersome box and were ready to assemble the table when we discovered one of its legs was broken clean in two.

Oh NO! Christmas is RUINED! The children will be DEVASTATED! There isn’t ENOUGH! Went to bed that Christmas Eve in tears, for the first time ever.

In the morning a true holiday miracle unfolded. The kids were delighted with their stockings, they loved their gifts; mostly clothes and book and movies.

Nobody even noticed there was no “big” present.

Take that Satan.

And also this advice – when they stop believing, it’s okay to buy them underwear.

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Business owners likened to good, reliable tenants To the editor Change in a community can be a good thing – if it leads to positive outcomes like an improved, expanded and more vibrant community, better services and amenities for its citizens, and of course, a more pleasing public image – one that will generate community pride and attract visitors.

However, change for its own sake, without due consideration for consequences, is seldom worthwhile. Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone.

When I first read about some of the zoning changes proposed within the Official Community Plan my reaction was – “what on earth are they thinking?”

In a town where stable businesses are desperately needed, how can it make sense to

pull the rug out from under successful enterprises that have been around for decades?

Take the most egregious zoning change – that for the Fletchers Building Supplies (ACE) on Burton Avenue, formerly Irly Building Supplies.

This location has been Princeton’s main building supplies store for decades. It has always been, and continues to be, a conveniently located and attractive business – one on which most of us in the construction and renovations field rely on for our immediate needs.

The new owners have shown themselves to be excellent corporate citizens and enthusiastic participants in community affairs. They have invested themselves heart and soul, and pocket book, in this business with much per-

sonal effort and through ongoing expansion and innovations.

Now town council decrees that after a Business Transition phase (if granted) zoning would change to Medium Density Residential – vastly diminishing value.

Here the town planners perhaps foresee a development of ground floor stores and offices with residential suites above, as we currently see across the street from ACE; attractive but still underutilized.

The entire Business Transition concept (OCP 5.8B .1 to .5) seems futuristic and overly optimistic. It anticipates a population boom that will be a long time coming, if ever.

It is not a good gamble.

I draw this parallel for town council. I have been, and still am, a landlord for a

number of tenants. Good, reliable tenants are hard to come by and when you have them, you do your best to keep them in the fold and happy.

The town’s businesses are functionally its tenants. Yes, they generate some costs, but they feed the coffers!

I urge town council to abort zoning changes that affect existing business locations, including the Business Transition Phase, because together they ensure the eventual demise of someone’s cherished work.

Instead, help these businesses improve and prosper.

Respectfully, Karin Green Princeton

Member “appalled” by Legion story Burton Avenue resident objects to zoning change To the editor The Official Community is a forward planning document.

It is a plan developed by the people for the people.

As such, it was developed in 2008 with the opportunity of input for the entire population of Princeton, including business owners.

It was determined at that time, in fact it was the top priority, to begin the process of changing the zoning of industrial properties on Burton Avenue to a residential zoning. And in 2013 this rezoning to residential occurred.

All businesses in the affected area were ‘grandfathered’, meaning there was no change in their ability to conduct business.

Four businesses have since applied to be rezoned from the OCP desig-

nated residential to commercial. On November 16 at a rezoning meeting, town council was presented with a petition signed by 48 citizens most affected by and opposed to the proposed devolvement of the zoning to commercial.

We are in favor of the certainty of residential zoning provided in the Official Community Plan.

To change to zoning from residential to commercial is to defeat the primary and essential aim of the Official Community Plan.

We want the Official Community Plan to remain as it was determined in 2008. It is, after all, a future thinking plan, by the people for the people.

Yours truly, Ken Carlson Burton Avenue, Princeton

To the editor I am a member of the George Pearkes Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion I was appalled to see the article in your paper.

Our meetings are private and open only to members and invited guests. I would be very interested to know who invited the news reporter to the Legion

Branch 56’s General Meeting on November 15, 2015.

Our financial situation is of no business to any person who does not belong to our Legion. Who gave you permission to print our financial information?

I am quite sure that the reporter was not given all the facts on certain subjects.

If the reporter is a member of our Branch I apologize for not recognizing her. But in the same breath if she is a member of our Branch she would know better than to air private issues in a public paper.

Sincerely Janis Winter

To the editor This whole fiasco of the Official Community Plan is nothing short of a bungle up that is costing the taxpayers of Princeton a lot of money.

Forty-two thousand and five hundred dollars is a sizable amount of money for a small town. This issue should have been allowed to pass its due date in October 2013 and die off rather

than be passed into law.

If Revelstoke’s town council can rescind third reading of a controversial mall issue there, why could this not happen here? It would require an admission of an error in judgment.

Revisit the October 2013 passing of the zoning bylaw. Rescind this act, then give the residents of Similkameen Avenue, Burton Avenue, Granby Avenue, also the

businesses of this area directly affected by this re-zoning, a referendum on this matter.

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Posse welcomes back star goalie

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Thomas Cankovic contributed two assists to the Posse’s 5-2 win over Kelowna Saturday night.

Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

It’s been a dramatic couple of weeks for the Princeton Posse.

The team broke a 15-game winless streak with two victories in the last four contests, and climbed out of the basement to a fourth place berth in the division over North Okanagan.

Moreover, the Posse welcomed former star goalie Stephen Heslop, who left the team earlier this season, back to the fold.

Heslop, who still needs to be officially released from his Junior A slot with the Kelowna Warriors, is likely to take over the crease Friday when the Posse plays in Osoyoos.

“Having Stephen all of a sudden show up in the dressing room and talking to the guys made a difference,” said coach Geoff Goodman. “He really brings that leadership of a 20-year-old who’s been around.”

Heslop is last season’s MVP. “Stephen is going to play the bulk of the games,” said Goodman. “In addition to his skill he’s a good

guy in the room. He’s a good leader and it’s good to have him back.”

The shift means either Zakery Bain or Chandler Billinghurst will be jettisoned in the coming days.

“That’s a tough one,” said Goodman. “They both deserve an opportunity to play and what I’m trying to do is find a team that is looking for a goalie that will be given the chance to play.”

The Posse split decisions with the Kelowna Chiefs on the weekend, losing 5-2 on the road Friday night and then reversing fortunes on

Saturday at home with a 5-2 win.

“They [Kelowna] are a good team but when we play the way we can, we can compete,” said Goodman.

Crediting Friday’s loss to early penalties – and being outshot 55 to 23 – Goodman said the entire squad had better momentum the following night.

“All of a sudden the puck started going in the net for us and the confidence increased with every shift.”

Friday’s point getters were Connor Peers and Sean Emmeson with

goals, and Chad Kimmie and Drew Carter with assists. Babin was the Game Star.

Saturday Bailey Shaver scored twice, earning Game Star honors. Peers, Emmerson and AP Linden Gove each added a marker.

Assists went to Carter (2), Morton Johnston (2), Thomas Cankovic (2), Emmerson and Joshua Dickson.

Goodman predicted the team “will have to limp along for the next week or so” as four players are sidelined with injuries.

Keith Comte and Wyatt Hicks were both hurt in the weekend’s doubleheader. Tanner Braid is out with a shoulder injury until the New Year, while Tristan Vandermeulen is nursing a broken jaw and is expected to play December 31.

Goodman said “a bright light” in the past few days has been the performance of two AP players from Penticton midget teams, Linden and Dawson Jenner.

“They are very good players and they played extremely well for us.”

He said the rest of the roster is also showing up on sharper skates. “A lot of guys started to think ‘I need to play harder to keep my job.’”

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Want unique gifts for Christmas? Shop local!

Shopping is a big part of the holiday season, when families and friends gather to reconnect and exchange gifts.

While the popularity of shopping online has grown, such practices are not always eco-friendly or timely, as gifts bought online must be packaged and shipped, wasting valuable resources and time that last-minute shoppers may not have.

The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and the chance to reduce your carbon footprint. The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home.

Local economy When men and

women shop locally, they are putting money back into their local communities. Local small businesses may be owned by your neighbors, and it can be comforting to know that your holiday shopping dollars are going to support a neighbor instead of a large corporation.

Local businesses also employ your neighbors, so shopping local can strengthen the local economy by creating jobs that may not exist if you and members of your community fail to support local small businesses.

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Uniqueness of gifts The gifts you buy when shopping locally also can benefit your community. Gifts purchased from small local businesses tend to be more unique than items bought from national chains, as smaller retailers tend to sell more homemade items than their national competitors. Recipients of such items may find such gifts more thoughtful than mass produced

items bought from national chains, and the uniqueness of homemade gifts may encourage the gifts’ recipients to visit your community and do some shopping, further benefitting your local economy.

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Hundreds crowd street for Light Up

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Princeton Ambassadors told Santa they have all been very good this year, during the Jolly Old Elf’s annual visit to the downtown Saturday for Light Up. Thyme Callihoo, Hanna Gould and Victoria Gibb volunteered at the event helping out with children’s crafts.

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Princeton Sparks delivered a warm performace during a chilly Light Up celebration.

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Horse and wagon rides through Princeton’s picturesque downtown are a family tradition during Light Up.

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THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR UP TO DATE. Please remember to check your listing in the Spotlight Community Calendar.

If changes to your listing are needed, please call us at 250-295-3535 or email editor@similkameenspotlight.com

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

Arts

Community:

Living Water

Community Church 38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning Worship Pastor Jason Neufield Kids Club Fridays @ 6 Youth Fridays @ 7:30 Tel: 250-295-7733

Health

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

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

250-295-7752

Club Notes:

HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:

3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of Everyone

welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrridam. Daily & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am.

PEACH - 10

Coffee

  �� � � � er@gmail.com New Members welcome! ­ € ‚ƒ CRISIS LINE: GARDEN CLUB: CHBC �„ … ‚ � �� …  † ‚ � ‚ † ‡ exercise

�� � ˆ … ‰ Š ‹� �� …  ‚ ‡ � „ ‚ † Every Tuesday & Thursday at 9 am.

You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call��‡ � ­ is PXA MEETING: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM,��‡ � ­ Seniors KNOW ˆ �

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SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: confi dential and anonymous.

The crisis line is 250-493Branch 30.

Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 Held on the third Tuesday�� …  �� of each month. 7 p.m., at the KSPS �� …  �� Œ ˆ ‚ Ž † �‡ ‚ ‚ ‘ Œ ‰ ‡ ‚ ‹ Œ�

Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. 6622. Or call collect �Ž from locations within the South Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome! ‹�ˆ …  � � ƒ ’ �‡ “ KHQ ­ � ‚ ”� ˆ �Ž ‹�ˆ …  � ‚ � ‹ ‚ … ‚

ARTS COUNCIL: Members can invite a guest.

Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

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Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the• � � month. • � � ‡ PRINCETON FISH & GAME: A&E ‚ —˜

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‚ —˜ ‚ —˜ ‚ —˜ MEMBERS ONLY ‚ —˜ POOL TOURNAMENT: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Everyone Welcome!

Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second

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™‹€ …  † ‚ � ‚ ‰ ‚ ‚ ‹ ‚ ‚ Meet Friday & Saturday �� � � at Li ™‹€ …  ’ ‹ Ž … ‚ Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre.

In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m.

250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, conP GBL …  �� quarterly as announced. † ‚ � ‚ † ‡ �� � ˆ

… ‰ Š ‹� …  �� ‚ ‡ � „ ‚ † 10:00 am brary call 250-295-7005 for location.

General meetings tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

V † † ‚ � ‚ CITV … ‰ Š ‹� ‡ �� � ˆ …  �� ‚ ‡ � „ ‚ † † ‚ � ‚ BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS WHIST & CRIB: Œ � ‡ Œ Œ ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: D � ” ˆ� Ž …  ‚‡ ˆ � ‚ ‚ ‹ � …  Š … ‚ � …  � ‚ ‚ Œ ˆ ˆ •• ‚ CBUT

ASSOCIATION: PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR Meet 1st &Q 3rd�� Š � Ž Thursday of each month at the �� Š � Ž Riverside (Seniors Branch #30) 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month at 1 Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m.

United Church. Contacts: Fred TLC

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Meets on the fourth of each month in the office Centre from 10 … ‚ ‹ ‚ - 3 p.m.. Everyone Contact PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone 250-295-7663 H YTV Welcome! ‚ š ‚ �� ” � welcome. ­ ‡ � ‚ 250-295-7272 or Marena � ‚ �� � ‚ �� ’ ‹Š ’ ‹Š ‚ �� ” �

at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 N ��‚„ … ‹  � „� ‚ ­ ‚� Œ TSN

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‚ Â? š Â? PRINCETON Â? ž œ Â&#x; ROTARY Â? ” ‚ Â? Â?Â? PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, Regular meetings second Â? Â? ‚ ‚ Friday of every month at 2 Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Meets every Wednesday @ p.m. Heartland Restaurant R Â…  ” ˆÂ? ÂŽ CTVBC

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RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

Central Referral @1-604-688-1716 (dining room).

For more�� ‰‚ info. Call Judy�� ‰‚ @ 250-295- E ‰ˆ ‹ Œ „ DISC ­� ‚  Ž

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�� ‰‚ �� ‰‚ Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop op0217. New members welcome!

TOON F ‰ ‡ ‚ ‰ ‡ ‚ ‹�� SEARCH ‹�� ‡ TRAINING � ­ ‹ ‚ ��„ � ˆ �� � �  � � ­ �€‚ � � � ˆ AND RESCUE SESSIONS: � ­ NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to G � � ‚ „„� …� ��

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every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for

Chamber P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809 YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55.

Mens, Ladies J TRADITIONAL PRINCETON MUSIC SOCIETY: RSP ˆ ” ��ˆ ‚

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CITY Music Society puts • � � †�  Œ Ž  Club †š‚ Notes:

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The Princeton Traditional on the  � � ‚ …  � ‚ information.

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Y HIST � ¤ ‰ � ‚ � ‚ FREEMASONRY: � ‚ � ‚ � ‚ �  ‚ �  ‚ ˆ � ˆ Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur- � ‚ ‰ˆ Œ� ˆ FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: are every third Wednesday at 7:00 at W ‚ˆ COM � ’ ‚ � ‹

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’ ‹ Ž ing traditional music from many places. The three-day Meetings Freemasonry has been � � active in B.C. for � � over 130 years.’ ‚ � ‹ Š ˆˆ It SPECIAL “O� BOARD; LFNS. 250-295-3083 B SPC ­

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… ‰ Š ‹� … ‰ you wouldA like toƒ� ƒ�  � „ ‚ � … � � � ˆ help out with the festival, please con- Reminds that home please contact: LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: WGN

Â? Â? ­ Â?„Â? Â? Â?Š ­ Â?„Â? ›¼ ‚ Â?‚ The Secretary ‚ Â?‚ Similkameen ‚‚ ÂŒ Â? † ÂŒ Â? † ÂŒ Â?Â?‡ ÂŒ Â?Â?‡ tact Jon or Rika† @ ‡ ‡ ˆ Â?‰ Â? Â?Â?

250-295-6010 Lodge #95 visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 Meetings held third Tuesday of the month.

7:00 p.m.

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Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 more info. New members welcome!

New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels�

INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? ROYAL PURPLE: PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: For people who want to learn to pray with great sim- attend committee meetings and garden their own plots.

Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know

Room. New musicians welcome!

Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are JAE School 250-295-6727 ELKS: at a dead who want to get to know them- CINDY Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: end, for people

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: selves, for people who want to make a new beginning!

We Princeton crisis intervention, emotional supLeagues Oct. 20th.

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Mondays at � †  � �

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250-295-0171 GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Â?

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CBUT 167 Vermilion 250-295-7588 Œ ‹‚

Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ one is welcome!

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FOR WOMEN: � €‡‹  €‚  �  „ � � � MINOR HOCKEY: ‹ � � � regardingE local, Š civic, community services and ­ facilities. If interested MUSEUM: ­ Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 in attending, please call: DISC

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Lindsay: 250-295-0759 SHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES:

Wednesday & Thursday @ Riverside Center at 250-295-4076

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120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2.

(Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

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RDOS plans to hold the line on rural taxes Dale Boyd Black Press

Residents of the rural areas of the Regional District OkanaganSimilkameen will likely not face any increases or decreases in taxes as the RDOS starts eyeing the budget for 2016.

“It looks pretty stable,” said Bill Newell, Chief Administrative Officer of the RDOS. The first budget committee meetings started last week and the next meeting takes place on Thursday, Dec. 3.

“For us in the electoral areas, for most of our guys, it’s about fiscal responsibility they don’t have a lot of new things planned, they just like to keep the taxes stable,” Newell said.

One area in the midst of some projects is Area D, which is currently

undergoing a governance study looking at the future of government and services in the many communities in the area. The area purchased land for parks in 2015, including a piece of property near Skaha Lake in Okanagan Falls, that are looking to be developed heading into the new year as part of the revitalization of downtown Okanagan Falls.

Area E will be looking at borrowing bylaws for the possibility of purchasing parkland in Naramata.

“We are talking with the school district and the tree fruit company right now. They have parcels in some high-profile areas in Naramata right now that aren’t being used,” Newell said.

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LOSET, WILLIAM ( BILL ) OLAF, Thursday Nov 26, 2015

Bill was born on June 30, 1944 in North Vancouver and sadly passed away on November 26, 2015 in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital at the age of 71 years.

Bill moved to Princeton BC after the war in 1946 and was raised there until he graduated in 1962. Bill worked for various Ford dealerships prior to moving to Vernon and worked for Watkin Motors (Parts Dept.) for many years. Bill took an early retirement in 1993 due to health concerns after being diagnosed with M.S. Bill is survived by his mother Joyce Loset in Princeton, sister Pearl (Bruce) Morgenstern of Penticton, brother George (Diane) Loset of Smithers, sister Beverly Loset of Summerland, and special longtime devoted friends Mel & Linda Donhauser in Vernon B.C. Bill’s love for the outdoors was strong and included fishing, camping, and enjoying a campfire or a walk with his dog! He had a love for dogs and never went anywhere without them.

Bill enjoyed Curling and playing Ball for many years, with the Kioti’s Sr. Men’s Ball team, until his health deteriorated & prevented him from playing.

Rest in Peace Bill....You Will Be Missed!

In respecting Bill’s wishes there will be no funeral service. Contributions in memory of Bill may be made to the Vernon SPCA. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.vernonfuneralhome.com

Area F will be unrolling an official community plan in 2016 and work will continue on the West Bench Water reservoir.

New to the budget this year will be the regional heritage strategy, though it is not an expensive venture according to Newell.

“If we get director assent on that, that could proceed in 2016. Not

much of a cost to that, but it’s an important program,” Newell said.

“The cost on a heritage program is very small.”

The service would create an inventory of heritage sites in the Regional District. After an assessment it would be determined if there would be any marketing campaign or protective measures put in place.

A revamping of the

transit service is set to continue in 2016, however there won’t be any financial impact likely until 2017.

“That will be a big program for us, so that will be discussed thoroughly at the meetings in 2016,” Newell said.

“It’s still really early in our process so it’s tough to guess where they are going to go,” Newell said.

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JOHN (SMUDGE) RUBIS September 14, 1924 - November 27, 2015 Rob and Shirley-Ann Rubis are saddened to announce the passing of their father, John (“Smudge”) Rubis, at the age of 91. Dad was predeceased in 2014 by Elsie, his loving wife of 65 years.

Born in Zeleznik, Czechoslovakia, in 1924, Dad immigrated to Canada when he was 8 years old.

His life was a grand adventure in many ways as he explored his passions with zest and fervour, until something new captured his attention. Dad wore many “hats” in his lifetime, ranging from time in the army, to blacksmithing, mining, cowboying, logging, ranching, being the “local animal doctor”, raising racehorses and fishing. He was especially passionate about his term as Princeton’s Mayor, from 1990 to 1993. Perhaps Dad’s crowning achievement in the later years was being a doting grandfather.

As Dad spent the last year of his life at Ridgewood Lodge it seemed that the “hat” with his fondest memories were his days as a cowboy. He loved to talk about horses and rodeos and the things he did in the younger days. He read every western paperback ever written by Louis L’Amour and spent many hours watching old western movies. He was always proud of the photos of him and his comrades which are displayed in Billy’s Restaurant here in town.

Dad loved to tease and cajole people. He could give as good as he got with his wit and sarcarsm lasting even into his last year at Ridgewood. The caregivers there didn’t know what they were in for when he took up residence! Beneath the sometimes gruff exterior, however, Dad was a softie, a tender-hearted man who cared about others and went out of his way to listen, to help and to offer practical advice.

Dad had a special way with young children. He seemed to love them with a unique understanding of their world. In his 70s Dad had a special bond with Zach and Keaton Brown, with whom he spent many happy hours, playing and sharing life lessons and wisdom. During his final years, the lights of his life were his two young grandchildren, Tyler and Mackenzie. He lived just to see them and be around their playfulness and innocence.

We are deeply grateful for the tremendous love and care given to our dad by Dr. Black and the entire staff of Ridgewood Lodge. They all showed a remarkable level of professionalism and a true compassion, born of their commitment to care. Our hats are off to you in sincere appreciation.

A Celebration of Life for Dad, “Smudge Rubis”, will be held on Saturday, Janurary 23rd, 1:00 pm at the Senior’s Centre.

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CAPRICORN: Capricorn, right now all you can think about is your career and your financial future. That’s okay because you’ve been meaning to give more thought to your finances and how to proceed.

AQUARIUS: Aquarius, you may feel yourself pulled in two different directions this week. There’s a part of you that is focused on home, and another that knows work beckons. Find a balance.

PISCES: It may seem like getting others to open up is a struggle this week. Find a way to communicate as best you can, Pisces.

ARIES: Aries, you can be quite generous when you choose to be, but sometimes you can overlook the needs of others.

Pay as much attention to others’ needs as possible this week.

TAURUS: Little things influence how others look at you, Taurus, so make sure you get all of your ducks in a row -- especially at work. Focus on some finer details.

GEMINI: You may not be in a practical mood this week, Gemini. Fortunately for you, there isn’t much of importance that needs to be done, so you are free to let loose a little bit.

CANCER: This isn’t a week to take a walk down Memory Lane, Cancer. Focus on the future rather than getting lost in nostalgia. However, let your past guide your actions a bit.

LEO: Leo, your calendar is filling up quickly, but you cannot add any days to the calendar. Divide your responsibilities so you can better handle everything on your slate.

VIRGO: Ambivalence will get you nowhere fast, Virgo. It can be difficult to make decisions, but that’s something you have to do this week. Once you do, you can forge ahead.

LIBRA: Libra, you are capable of making intelligent, objective decisions.

Expect to find yourself with a growing list of new friends who want your advice.

SCORPIO: Now is not the time to begin a new project, Scorpio. Rather, keep a low profile and finish up any tasks that you did not get to finish last week.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarius, it’s difficult to get a good read on any associates or friends, which could impact your plans moving forward. You may need to make a few assumptions and back track later.

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