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Symphonic sounds could flow over the Coldstream hillsides and across Kalamalka Lake. Plans were unveiled Thursday for a $5 to $10 million amphitheatre at Okanagan College’s Vernon campus. “It’s an exciting project for the region,” said Allan Coyle, OC’s director of public affairs. The amphitheatre would hold up to 5,500 people and be const r uc te d in a coulee or ravine overlooking Kal Lake. “It’s the best site in Allan Coyle the valley,” said Diane Bond, with the Okanagan Summer Festival Society. “We were looking for beauty, a slope and accessibility.” The society has been pursuing a venue for large performing groups, such as symphony orchestras and dance companies. The site could also play host to workshops for amateur performers. “There would be many volunteer and employment opportunities, especially for youth in the summer,” said Bond, adding that the campus’ proximity to Highway 97 and Kelowna International Airport makes the location a draw for tourists. As part of the planning, similar facilities in New York, Colorado, Alberta and Quebec have been investigated. The concept was presented to the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee Thursday but no local funds are being sought. The society is seeking federal and provincial grants as well as private sector donations. Construction could begin in 2017 depending on funding being available. “It’s a very unique vision. No one else would have this,” said Akbal

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The Okanagan Summer Festival Society is proposing to build an amphitheatre next to Okanagan College in Coldstream, overlooking Kalamalka Lake, which could seat up to 5,500 people.

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However, Coyle insists the sound would be directed towards the highway and acoustic tests would be done. “The college is concerned about its neighbours,” he said. Bond also says hours of operation would be reviewed and the noise coming from the intended acts is different than those from rock bands. “You don’t usually amp it up more than necessary,” she said. Mike Macnabb, BX-Silver Star director, raised concerns that the amphitheatre could divert acts away from the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. But Bond says the amphitheatre would host larger events. “We look forward to working with performing arts centre staff on services such as ticketing and renting facilities,” she said. A public open house on the amphitheatre will be held at the college cafeteria Monday at 5 p.m. “Everyone is invited,” said Bond.

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Francisa Kerr (above) performs with the Coldstream Elementary Intermediate Choir at the Rotary Club of Vernon’s 63rd annual Rotary Carol Festival Saturday at the Performing Arts Centre, where Pam Ferens (right) opened the festival with The First Noel.

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John Baumbrough, first chairperson of the Regional District of the North Okanagan, calls the current board to order Wednesday. RDNO is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

It was a repeat of last year’s showdown and the outcome didn’t change. Just as occurred in December 2014, Rural Lumby director Rick Fairbairn was nominated for Regional District of North Okanagan chairperson Wednesday as was Vernon director Juliette Cunningham. And the results were the same with Fairbairn collecting the most votes. “I’m looking forward to another 12 months,” said Fairbairn. When it came to selecting vice-chairperson, Cunningham was nominated as was Lumby director Kevin Acton, who has held the position for the past term.

It took two tie votes and a coin toss for Acton to reclaim the post. Fairbairn says his goal as chairperson is to work with the other directors. “I’ve had ample opportunities to take advantage of some of the issues brought forward by board members,” he said. “I’ve done my job to be honest and fair to conduct the business at hand.” Cunningham had made a pitch for a communications plan and for RDNO to seek input from residents more. “What are the key issues facing us that are barriers?” she said. Wednesday’s meeting was called to order by John Baumbrough, RDNO’s first chairperson, as the regional district marks its

50th anniversary. “Fifty years, I can’t believe it,” he said.

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A peaceful patient awareness walk will be held at city hall today in support of Vernon medical cannabis dispensaries. The walk starts at noon. “We are going to have some key patients willing to speak on the discriminatory access for Health Canada-approved medical cannabis,” said Silas Stewart of MMJ Total Health Care in downtown Vernon. — Stewart The event is in support of Greater Vernon compassion clubs and dispensaries that provide safe access to medicinal cannabis. Five such clubs and dispensaries in Vernon were visited by RCMP the last week of November, and each was issued a verbal warning about potential closures of their businesses. A coalition among the businesses was formed, and they immediately called for the RCMP to halt further action pending new legislation on the legalization of medical cannabis by the federal Liberal government. The five stores decided to rotate single-day closures.

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Inquiry initiated into murdered women richard rolke Morning Star Staff

Local support exists for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The federal government announced Tuesday that it’s moving ahead with an inquiry into the high number of First Nations women who have been murdered or are missing. “We are hopeful that this inquiry will help these families and communities to feel heard, to receive answers to their questions, and ultimately give resolution, peace and healing,” said Ninke Beeksma, with the Vernon Women’s Transition House Society. “Additionally, it is essential

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to look into the future and put measures in place that will ensure greater safety for all women and children.” Also supportive of the inquiry is Mel Arnold, Conservative MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap. “I hope the inquiry brings closure for the families and will prevent future loss and suffering,” he said.

The process will begin with the Liberal government consulting with survivors, family members of victims and national aboriginal and provincial representatives to seek their scope of the inquiry. Among the issues to be discussed are who will conduct the inquiry, the length of the inquiry and who should be heard. Once consultation is complet-

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ed, the government will announce details for the inquiry. “The government’s strategy to include families, aboriginal organizations and front-line service workers in the inquiry is essential to ensure that this will be an open and transparent process,” said Beeksma. While indigenous women make up four per cent of Canada’s female population, 16 per cent of all women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were indigenous women. They are three times more likely to report experiencing violence. “Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls represent a heartbreaking national trag-

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same reminder numerous times throughout the year, but the problem persists. “We’ve already had one incident of Christmas presents being stolen from an unlocked vehicle,” said Noseworthy. Vernon RCMP volunteers, meanwhile, will begin their holiday Lock Out Auto Crime Operations this week. The volunteers will be checking vehicles in parking lots throughout Vernon and completing a crime prevention notice identifying key areas where drivers can improve or eliminate the opportunity for a crime to take place. “RCMP volunteers can be identified by their high-visibility yellow jackets

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Spallumcheen residents will face a small tax increase in 2016. Work has begun on the township’s five-year financial plan which shows a possible increase of 2.5 per cent in 2016. “We began at 3.14 per cent but we asked our financial officer (Amy Vienneau) to go Janice Brown through the budget and see if there was a way we could get that number down,” said Janice Brown, the township’s mayor. The increase is inclusive of infrastructure costs in the plan.

“The increase is not what it’s going to be, but it’s a starting point,” said Coun. Todd York. In a report to council, Vienneau said preliminary work on the five-year plan began over the last number of weeks which includes preliminary budget meetings with public works, the Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department and Armstrong Spallumcheen Parks and Recreation. The township’s capital equipment program has two vehicles identified to purchase in 2016: a fire truck ($765,000) and a public works grader ($400,000), and there are four projects scheduled on the 2016 capital roads program. Work on the plan will continue through April, when a final draft is expected to be presented to council on April 18. Adoption of the five-year plan is tentative slated for May 2.

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y pride in being Canadian has swelled to new heights recently. As I watch the news of the terrible events unfolding around the world and we wait for the first plane load of Syrian refugees to arrive in Toronto, I feel a sense of pride and joy that we are opening our arms to people whose own country has been torn apart by war. My daughter’s Grade 6 class is learning about the Syrian refugee crisis and so we had an interesting discussion about it. But it’s hard to explain to a child living in Vernon about the horrors of terrorism, and it’s hard for most of us to comprehend the devastation Katherine Mortimer of having to leave everything you know behind. I recently had a discussion with my dad about his memories of the Second World War. He was in kindergarten when it started and said one of his most vivid memories is the day one of his best friends, born in Vancouver but of Japanese ancestry, didn’t show up at school. To this day, my dad gets emotional when he talks about the event that saw all of his Japanese friends sent away to live in internment camps in the B.C. interior because they were seen as a threat. That’s why I found it truly frightening when Donald Trump issued his xenophobic words about banning all Muslim people from entering the United States. His words, which were greeted by cheers from his supporters, scared me. It’s easy enough to dismiss Trump as a blowhard with ridiculous hair. But the fact is, many agree with him and if by some miracle he wins the Republican nomination and ends up in the White House, he will be able to say — and enact — even more frightening things. And by uttering those words, he has made it more difficult for Muslims everywhere to just go about

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their daily business, whether it’s worshiping at their mosque or popping out to buy bread at the grocery store. Meanwhile, on this side of the border, we see what is happening in Syria and we are doing something about it. Local churches are raising funds to sponsor families and by midnight tonight, 160 people will have landed by military plane at Pearson International Airport, with another flight arriving in Montreal on Saturday. Over the years, we have made progress. We are more accepting. We are blessed to live in a country made up of all cultures, all faiths, all ways of life. We are a large country with a lot of wealth. Yes, there are people in need who live in our communities, but we are also blessed to live in a place where there are actual social services in place, where our homes aren’t being blown up, where our children are able to attend school in safety. The government has committed to bringing in 25,000 refugees by the end of February. It will not be easy for them. They are not only leaving behind their homes, their way of life, their families and friends, but coming to a country where many won’t know either official language, nor will they know the customs, the laws, the way of life, not to mention the bitterly cold winters. And it may not be easy for us a nation. But how can we sit by and do nothing? I love the diversity and multi-culturalism of this country. I love that Vernon has both a Sikh temple, and a mosque, not to mention countless Christian places of worship, and we are all free to enter any one of these places. I am proud to live in a place that is welcoming those in need, just as my ancestors were welcomed as they stepped off the boat in Lunenburg, N.S. more than 200 years ago. Because it hardly bears repeating that unless you are First Nations, your parents, your grandparents or your great-grandparents came from somewhere else.

The internet was supposed to give us all new ways to connect and to access a limitless amount of information. It did that, along with giving us as many cat photos as we could possibly need. But the dark side of the internet has turned up as well. Early on, there were predictions of privacy issues and hackers, and those have come true. But very few people predicted the rise of cyberbullying and online harassment. A new report from the province’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Representative for Children and Youth suggests a provincial strategy is needed to prevent and mitigate the effects of cyberbullying for B.C.’s young people. “Children and youth spend so much of their lives online and on social media, which means cyberbullying has the potential to affect thousands of young lives in a variety of negative ways,” said representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond. She’s not wrong. For those who haven’t been harassed online, it may be hard to understand how horrifying it can be. Imagine if everywhere you went – in school or at work, on the street, in your home – random people walked up and insulted you in the vilest language, or threatened you with violence. We would never tolerate that kind of behaviour in the physical world. But in many cases, those facing serious online harassment have to deal with those kinds of comments invading their lives through email, Facebook, Twitter, and the other social networking sites where we spend much of our day-to-day lives. The report points out that any response to online bullying has to be multifaceted. One thing the report emphasizes is the need to teach young people how to behave online in ways that are respectful of others. That sounds like a pretty good lesson for students across this province. And also for a lot of adults. -Black Press

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ecently in The Morning Star, I read with interest that GVAC is considering yet another two per cent increase to our already exorbitant water rates next year. No doubt it will be applied to the base rate so that we have no choice but to pay it. The excuse this time is inflation. I wonder what the excuse will be for 2017? Then, a couple of days later, it was reported that RDNO has proposed an $8 per quarter charge for changing meters. That will be another $32 per year per household. That is a four per cent increase. Add them together and that is a six per cent increase next year to our water rates. When is it going to stop? The citizens of Greater Vernon are being held hostage in a catch-22 scheme with our water rates. The rate goes up each year, so people use less water in a misguided attempt to keep their bills reasonable. July and August arrive, and RDNO says, "Conserve water," and as good citi-

SOCIAL STRATIFICATION This is regarding homeless camps, a rising concern in The Morning Star. The Canadian poor typically work in low-prestige occupations that provide low-income and little intrinsic satisfaction. Their education is very limited. Only some manage to complete high school and a college degree is virtually out of reach. Many lower class Canadians have so little education that they are functionally illiterate. In a culture that emphasizes the values of individual success and achievement, lower class people are often seen as personally inadequate. Tragically, some of the poor come to hold such a view of themselves but poverty is more correctly understood as a consequence of Canadians' system of social stratification than as a reflection of personal deficiencies on the part of tens of thousands of people.

zens, we use even less, even though it is totally unnecessary because we have lots of water here. RDNO then counts its revenue after the third quarter and says, "Wait. We didn't make enough money to service the debt the Duteau Creek plant has given us. The poor are also characterized by considerable social segregation, especially of the poor members of ethnic minorities. This is most visible in our city, in which a large number of poor people live in deteriorating neighbourhoods avoided by those of other social classes. Very few poor families ever gain the resources to purchase even the cheapest house. Consequently, they typically live in undesirable low-cost rental housing. Upper-class children are socialized in an environment that attempts to develop their talent, abilities and confidence to the fullest. In contrast, poor children are socialized to the hard reality of being devalued and marginal members of their own society. Observing their parents and other poor adults, they see little reason to be hopeful about their own future. Rather, life in the lower class

We need to raise the rate again." Citizens of Vernon and Coldstream, do you not see the ongoing problem here? This nonsense and mismanagement will continue until the citizens speak up and let GVAC and RDNO we aren't going to take it anymore. demands resignation to being cut off from the resources of the rich. Although some simply give up, many other poor people work desperately to make ends meet. Many of the poor do not conform to the stereotype of people lacking initiative and responsibility. On the contrary, they devised ingenious means to survive based on mutual support. People in a poor community join together, almost like one large family, to help one another make ends meet. Ozzie Youdell THANK YOU The Enderby and District Lions Club kindly thanks the many individuals, organizations and businesses that so generously donated and contributed to our 25th annual Children's Christmas Auction Nov. 21 at the Paddlewheeler Restaurant and Pub in the Enderby Howard Johnson Inn.

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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT A very big thank you to Emmanuel Baptist Church for its family event, Bethlehem Star. My daughter and I attended this last year, and again this year. What an enjoyable experience, walking through the "streets of Bethlehem" The brief play that followed reminded us all what Christmas really celebrates. I am not a church-goer, but this is a definite for everyone. Again, thank you to all who built the town and participated with costumes. Rosalie Schmidt

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In its search for a home, the Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake is eyeing the Kalavista log home. members of SPrKL. Meanwhile, the society is in need of a home. Therefore members have proposed to pay $1,000 rent, based on a one-year trial, to use the home to store equipment and work from (which it used to operate out of). But the society is not interested in paying utilities or providing upkeep of the grounds, such as mowing. It has

asked that Coldstream pay $500 to SPrKL for caretaker services, including keeping the grounds open to the public, opening and closing gates and performing small maintenance and repairs. The society is also keen on upgrading the log home so that one day it can return to being used by the public. The home currently needs approximately

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Nearly 75 kilometres of roads are now repaved in the Coldstream and Lumby area. Resurfacing is now complete on the following sections: n 17 kilometres of Highway 6 between Ricardo Road in Coldstream and Lumby; n 26 kilometres of Highway 6 intermittently from the base of Mine Hill to Gibson Road; n 32 kilometres of Mabel Lake Road, from the Lumby municipal boundary to the end of the existing pavement. “I’d like to thank local residents in the area for their patience during construction,” said Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee MLA. “Highway 6 is an important link between the North Okanagan and the West Kootenay, and travellers will now enjoy a safer and more reliable commute, while users of Mabel Lake Provincial Park will appreciate the resurfacing of Mabel Lake Road, which is the main access to the park.”

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“I’ve noticed it’s becoming more and more difficult to serve the lake,” said former SPrKL president Trina Koch. The security of having SPrKL members at the property is peace of mind for neighbours, says member Flo Ryan, who lives on Kalavista Drive. “To have a caretaker in the log house would be ideal.” Kala Star Academic School is also eager to see SPrKL move in to the location, which is ideal for school groups. “Kalamalka Lake is such a precious commodity to us,” said Brad Swanson, Kala Star facilitator. “We need to educate not just our community but those who come here to use it.” Coldstream is considering SPrKL’s proposal. “If there is any legal way we can approve your request I would support it,” said Coun. Gyula Kiss. There are concerns that having the society using the home could leave the district liable.

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$15,000 in repairs to bring it up to code to allow for residential use. It would cost $28,600 to make it publicly accessible. “We can apply for grants to slowly improve the property over time,” said Besso, adding that they would also put money back into signage and projects to benefit the property and/or community. The property was purchased in 2007 by Jim and Christine Cookson who then offered to sell it to the Regional District of North Okanagan. It was purchased for $875,000 in 2011 and then in 2014 it was transferred to Coldstream through the new parks arrangement. “A significant investment has already been made by Greater Vernon taxpayers,” said Besso. “This (proposal) would offer a win-win solution that is not costly to the taxpayers.” It would also make it easier for the society to continue its work in protecting Kalamalka Lake, which includes lake monitoring.

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there is hope that the community can raise the $500,000 required for the food bank to meet growing demand and be cash flow positive throughout the entire year. The annual Red Kettle Campaign runs until Dec. 24 and volunteers are still needed to fill twohour shifts at one of the 13 locations in Vernon. Visit http://vernonhouseofhope.com/ to signup online and select the dates that suit you or your team best. For more details or questions on how to get involved with kettles, email kettles@vernonsalvationarmy.ca or call (250) 309-3837 Donations can be made online at http://vernonhouseofhope.com/ or monetary donations directly at the House of Hope are gratefully accepted at any time. Tax receipts will be issued for all donations over $20 or upon request. Please ensure to leave accurate contact details in order to process tax receipts.

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The Lake Country Food Bank, which is nearing completion on a new facility, has received a major financial boost. The Lake Country Food Assistance Society will get a community gaming grant worth $70,000 from the B.C. government. “The Lake Country Food Bank does a tremendous job, helping to put food on the table for individuals and families in need,” said Norm Letnick, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA. “This $70,000 grant for their food

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The Salmon Arm Silverbacks seem to bring out the worst in the Vernon Vipers. And despite icing a much older and heavier team than the Vipers, head coach Mark Ferner wants no part of that excuse for the Silverbacks’ dominance this B.C. Hockey League season. “This has nothing to do with age, this has everything to do with willingness to work,” said Ferner, moments after the Gorillas gonged the Snakes 5-2 before 1,602 fans Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place. “We’ve got some guys in there who I know think they are offensive players, but you’re not going to get opportunities if you don’t work.” California product Elijiah Barriga pocketed 2+1 as the Silverbacks stopped the Vipers for the fourth time in as many meetings. Salmon Arm is built for a long playoff run with the maximum allowed six 20-year-olds and nine 19-year-olds. Vernon, in a rebuild mode of sorts LISA VANDERVELDE/MORNING STAR after going seven games in the Interior Division Ben Butcher of the Vernon Vipers collides with Josh Blanchard of the Salmon Arm final a year ago, carries four 20s and five 19s. Silverbacks in B.C. Hockey League play Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place. It was all Salmon Arm most of the night with the Vipers showing true competitive spirit for much of on why the Silverbacks keep beating the Vipers. “We’re faster, I the opening 10 minutes of the third period. think we’re more composed and a deeper team. We always expect Ferner said the Vipers enjoyed success when they began pay- a pushback from Vernon. I don’t know what it is but we get too ing attention to small details like taking time and space away comfortable in third periods trying to protect the lead.” from the up-tempo Silverbacks. The Vipers found another gear after getting an early snipe “When we started getting pucks deep, we created turnovers from Odeen Tufto before Barriga went top shelf from the right and when you get turnovers, you get momentum but we didn’t circle with a corker over Viper goalie Andrew Shortridge’s shoulhave enough of it. I’m not going to paint everyone with the same der with 8:18 to play. brush. Bolduc bagged his ninth of the season midway through the “The one thing that has to stay non-negotiable with our group opening 20, his shot from in tight just trickling over the goal line. is our work ethic and we had some guys out there not working as Josh Laframboise drew the assist, his first of two on the night. hard as they should. Some of the older guys are going through the Heidt, who was dangerous all night, made it 2-0 on a gormotions and they’re cheating for their opportunities.” geous cross-ice feed by Laframboise with 57 seconds to play in With second-leading scorer and sparkplug Liam Finlay in the period. Heidt became the first Silverback to reach the 20-goal Ontario after making Team Canada West for the World Junior plateau. A Hockey Challenge, Ferner inserted workhorse winger Jagger Barriga, who has two multi-goals on the year, pushed it to 3-0 Williamson on a line with 16-year-old rookie and star-in-waitng nine minutes into the middle frame, going right on Shortridge’s Brett Stapley and skate-till-ya-drop veteran Riley Brandt. doorstep and tipping in a point shot by Phil Middleton. That line won several shifts with Brandt bowling over a numBarriga has six goals in his first year with the Silverbacks. The ber of Silverbacks, including roadrunners Ross Heidt and Taro L.A. Kings’ fan compiled eight goals with the NAHL Amarillo Hirose and Armstrong product Ryley Booth. Bulls last year.Williamson picked up an errant clearing pass and Salmon Arm also got goals from Carson Bolduc, Ross Heidt beat Silverback goalie Brandon Kegler with a low wrister, 63 secand Chase Zieky as they ran up period leads of 2-0 and 4-1. onds later, for his second of the season. “I just think we’re a better team,” said Booth, a rugged d-man, See VIPERS on A21

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Reaching the B.C. Senior AA Girls Basketball Championships for a 12th straight year is the ultimate pre-season goal for the VSS Panthers. The Cats, coached by Lonny Mazurak, haven’t played a game but are already rated fourth in the province so their main goal will likely be met. Until March comes around, the Panthers will strive for excellence in league and tournament play, starting Jordyn Cullum at 2 p.m. today when they host the NorKam Saints in their seven-team PIT Classic. Mazurak had one team cancel so is going with a seven-team round-robin format. The unofficial final goes Saturday, 12:30 p.m. with VSS battling the No. 9 Okanagan Mission Huskies of Kelowna. Brianna Falk The Panthers have five returnees, including Team B.C. guard/post Jordyn Cullum, who recently committed to a five-year scholarship with the UBC Okanagan Heat for next fall. Jessica Melvin, Kristy Fugel, Katie MacGivillray and Anna Rice are also back from last year when VSS placed 12th in B.C. without ailing all-star Jordan Korol. “I’ve coached this group since Grade 10 and they are a very special group,” said Mazaruk. Said Cullum: “Maz has tinkered with things and we’ll have five out which is a different style for us. We’ll be spreading the ball around more and I’m hoping for the best. We should have a huge season.” Grade 11s Brianna Falk, Megan Rouault, Megan Wiebe and Nevada Krog round out the roster. The Huskies tangle with the Fulton Maroons, coached by Jessica Kirkland, today at 3:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Glenn Garvie’s senior AAA boys crew opened North Zone league play Wednesday night by falling 69-65 to the Huskies in Kelowna. “We definitely came out flat and just could not seem to get going.,” said Garvie. “Ben Hladik was frustrated in the post unable to find space and fouled out with five minutes to go. The team never found their rhythm all evening.” Leon Schenker rang up 21 points for VSS, while Seth Blundell drained 17 and Jakob Marshall 10.

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The Vernon Vortex Speed Skating Club racked up some stellar showings at the B.C. Winter Games Trials and the Kelowna Invitational. Ethan Blackmore paced the Vortex by recording personal best times in all four of his races, while his brother Andrew went under a minute in the 400-m for the first time while earning three personal records. Nate Benn and Tadhg Boyle each hit two personal best times, Benn was within 9/100th of a second from going under 47 seconds in the 400-m for the first time. Mattias Isobe and Nathan Stewart each skated two personal best times and Daniel Hall hit one with a great tactical race in the 1,200-m to beat his rival from Kamloops, Vladimir Demishkevich. Declan Fitzpatrick, while testing a new prototype skate, the first of its kind in Canada, was able to come close to his best times in all his races while improving on his tactical execution during the races. The weekend ended with Laura Hall earning a spot on the Zone 2 B.C. Winter Games team with a dominant performance in the 2,000-m race. To join the Vortex, e-mail vernonvortex@ gmail. com.

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Nathan Banga bagged a dozen and Olson grabbed eight rebounds. The Maroons opened by losing 72-62 to the Princess Margaret Mustangs of Penticton with Alleyne supplying 18 points and five assists. Kreiger rang up 12 points and Olson earned nine boards. Fulton lost Grade 12 guard Nick Berg to injury in Game 1. The No. 1-rated GW Graham Eagles of Chilliwack ambushed Fulton 110-71 with the Maroons starting four Grade 10s. Alleyne drained 15 points and had six steals, while Banga fired 11 points and Kreiger nine. In Game 3, the Mt. Boucherie Bears of West Kelowna iced the Maroons 69-51 Alleyne registered 13 points and five rebounds, while Kobe Romanovitch compiled eight points and three steals and Olson snagged seven rebounds. Kreiger and Banga are also starting Grade 10s. Caden Doyle, a Grade 10, also started in Berg’s absence. Fulton opened AA league play Tuesday by grounding the host Kalamalka Lakers 77-42 behind 16 points and four assist from Banga. Alleyne contributed 14 points and seven assists, while Doyle dialed up 10 points and seven boards. Kreiger knocked down 10 points and five rebounds, while Olson had six points and 15 rebounds.

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VSS ambushed the Pleasant Valley Saints 100-39 in exhibition action Tuesday night at the Panther Pit. Schenker, a Grade 10, sank 25 points, while Hladik and Charis Ondrik each netted 20 and Blundell collected 17. VSS plays Princess Margaret Mustangs today in the Rutland Voodoos tournament. Dale Olson chuckled when he saw the pre-season top-10 senior AA boys basketball poll had his Fulton Maroons ranked No. 4. The Maroons went 0-4 at the South Okanagan Hornets Invitational to open the season last weekend. “We are working hard right now and we were way over-ranked,” said Olson. “I told him (ranking official) we would be good by the end of the year but it will take some time. We are starting three Grade 10s and it will take a while for them to get up to speed. It will be better after Christmas.” One of the Grade 10 starters is Olson’s son, Isaac, playing for his dad 33 years after Dale graduated from the VSS Panthers before going on to play for the UVic Vikings. Fulton finished consolation play Saturday in Oliver by falling 71-62 to the LV Rogers Bombers of Nelson. Noah Alleyne and Hunter Krieger each pocketed 14 points, while

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It could be a short week in Saskatchewan for Jim Cotter. The veteran Vernon skip was 0-2 heading into a must-win game Thursday night against Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont. at the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event, the Meridian Canadian Open, in Yorkton, which features 16 teams on both the men’s and women’s side. Cotter, backed by third Ryan Kuhn, second Tyrel Griffith and lead Rick Sawatsky, needs to win three in a row to qualify for the playoffs. The Vernon crew opened Tuesday at the Gallagher Centre with a 6-2 loss to Saskatoon’s Steven Laycock – who was born in Yorkton. Laycock, who finished runner-up at the Canadian Open a year ago, had the crowd on his side right from the opening ceremonies as his team hit the ice to Thin Lizzy’s classic The Boys Are Back in Town. Team Laycock didn’t disappoint, opening the match with the hammer and getting on the board first with a deuce in the third end and never trailed from there.

Cotter had a chance to tie it in the fourth but had to settle for a single as his final stone was light and sweepers Sawatsky and Griffith were unable to drag it into the house. Laycock added another point in the fifth and held Cotter to one in six. The rinks shook hands after Laycock scored three in the seventh. The loss dropped Cotter into the B event where he faced reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Jacobs rolled to a 7-3 victory. Jacobs, with the hammer, opened the scoring with a single in the first end. Cotter tied it with one in the second and stole one in the third for a 2-1 advantage. Jacobs responded with a deuce in the fourth and stole two in the fifth for a 5-2 lead. Brad Gushue of Newfoundland took on David Murdoch of Stirling, Scotland in one men’s A-event semifinal Thursday while Calgary’s Kevin Koe played the winner of a game between Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen and Toronto’s John Epping in the other semi. The event wraps up Sunday afternoon.

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Cole Benjaminsen pocketed 2+2 as the Corbett Office Kings shaded the Talon Benefits Thrashers 5-4 in Sunday’s final of the Smiles for Miles Midget Rec Hockey Tournament at Civic Arena. Brett Lambert went top cheddar for the opening goal and added a second snipe in the third period, assisted by Seb Wenger and Benjaminsen. High-flying Leland Riguedell was named game MVP for the Kings, who got stellar netminding from Noah Foufoulas and Ethan Huizinga. Winger Alyssa Racine was relentless on the forecheck. The Thrashers got two goals from Jaden Steinke and singles from Nick Demetrick and Alex Laurila. Keefer Kaempf earned two helpers. Hustling Fernando Aarts-Cabrera took MVP. Adam Roemer pulled the hat trick and MVP Brendan Horsfield netted a deuce as the Thrashers dispatched Cloverdale 7-5 in the semis. Laurila (MVP) connected with 21 seconds to play and Horsfield had three snipes as the Talon crew edged Penticton 5-4 in their opener, while Steinke rang up the hat trick in a 4-1 win over Williams Lake with smooth d-man Layk Petersen taking MVP. The Thrashers ended preliminary play by tying West Kelowna 8-8 on two-goal showings by Laurila and MVP Steinke. The Kings bounced the Kamloops Knights 5-0 in semifinal play Sunday morning with Foufoulas and Huizinga sharing the shutout. Highly skilled d-man Riley Johnson scored once and took MVP, while Riguedell, Benjaminsen, Wenger and Lambert also connected. Mac Gilchrist and Noah DeBalinhard were dyamite on defence. The Kings tied the Kelowna Predators 6-6, upended the Penticton Vees 4-1 and ambushed Williams Lake 13-0 in pool play. Benjaminsen, Huizinga and d-man Dakota Becker earned MVP gift cards from Tim Hortons. Lambert supplied 2+3 versus Kelowna with Liam Hennig bold on defence. Lambert also pulled the hat trick against Penticton, while Benjaminsen (3), Jim Brodoway, Reid Lawrence and Cole Bradley each bagged deuces versus Williams Lake. The Vernon Authentic Trophy & Plaque Snakes lost 6-3 to West Kelowna Sunday morning to finish sixth. Riley Bos pulled the hat trick with goalie Jake Holland taking MVP. MVP Brandon Lehoux counted four goals as the Snakes grounded Kelowna 7-5, Darnell Hauca, Tyler Semeniuk and Nick Mitchell adding singles. The Snakes lost 6-3 to the Cloverdale Colts in their opener and then bowed 6-5 to Kamloops, giving up an empty-netter as they sought a win for better playoff leverage. Semeniuk got MVP against the Colts, while d-man Tiege Doughty earned the award versus Kelowna. The Nedco Gunslingers posted two ties and two losses, finishing early Sunday morning with a 3-3 tie against Williams Lake. D-man Nick Mann was MVP, while goals came from Travis Aeichele, Sean Howard and Colton Schaper-Cotter. The Gunslingers tied Kamloops 4-4 tie with MVP going to d-man Tanner Franje-Gilbert, lost 2-1 to Cloverdale with goalie Dylan Blazek MVP and bowed 10-1 to West Kelowna with a short bench. MVP was Aaron Botterill. Most teams were represented in a pre-final skate ceremony, holding their sticks upwards in a salute to Miles Wohlford. Team captains presented roses to Miles’ mother, Randi Lund, with Miles’ father, Todd, and sister, Taigan, watching on. Miles was a fun-loving teenager hockey and lacrosse player who died July 4, 2014 in a boating accident on Okanagan Lake. Miles’ No. 6 hockey framed hockey jersey was in the arena lobby. Lumby Midget Female Stars lost 3-2 to Lillooet Sunday afternoon at Pat Duke Memorial Arena.

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Layk Petersen, left, of the Thrashers, battles Brett Lambert of the Kings in the Smiles for MIles final. Haylee Gosselin scored on assists from goalie Josie Sexsmith and Vanessa Yaremcio, while Wynter Vanderveen added a goal with Josey Nerling providing the assist. The Stars made good use of the newly installed revolving doors on the Lumby penalty box, taking 24 minutes in the sinbin. Three stars for Lumby were Sexsmith,Vanderveen and Yaremcio.

Butcher Boys bounce Knights

In Pee Wee Super League play, the Butcher Boys Rebels stopped the North Okanagan Knights 5-0 Saturday at Nor-Val Sports Centre. The Rebels grabbed an early lead, as Ronan Bedard gathered in a lob pass from Quinn Soon, tested the Knight goalie, and then pulled off a wily wraparound. In the opening minute of the second, Soon located Connor Cecchini alone in front. Dawson Twamley corralled his rebound, and scored top shelf. Midway through the frame, the Rebel unit of Bedard, Cole Grevatt, and Paige Brayshaw besieged the Knights’ net. The puck came back to point man Alan Lewis, and he hammered it home. Early in the third, the Knights broke in 2-on-1, but shutdown d-man Bryce Lauer broke it up. Later, Ephren Potter-Cramer won a draw to Reilly Teager, who picked the top corner with his patented backhand. In the final minute, Teager backtracked for the puck, turned it swiftly the other way, and let fly an overpowering wrister for Vernon’s fifth snipe. With 33 saves, Knight netminder Tye Gore turned in a heroic performance. Kobe Marchand, who brought boundless energy to the Rebel cause, was named Vernon’s player of the game. The Rebel blockade of Jakob Aeichele and Kassidy Schaper-Kotter was big again.

Atom Stars brush off Salmon Arm

The Lumby Stars toppled Salmon Arm #2 10-1 in Atom play Sunday at Pat Duke Arena. The new line combination of Jack Laventure, Tori Maltman and Ben Currie were flying from the opening faceoff. Donovan Wilson and Riley Dewhirst resembled Stevens and Niedermeyer with their toughness and skating ability. Lumby weathered an early Salmon Arm storm with several key defensive plays from Colton Young.

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Bengals 51-yard field goal just inside the left upright in overtime wins it for the Bengals. Bengals 27-24

Steelers Big Ben steps up and outduels Dalton to earn split of season series.

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“I just think they’re working, They’re pretty simple,” said Williamson, of the Gorillas. “They know what we’re gonna do and we know what they’re gonna do. Right now, they’re just outworking us and we gotta play a lot better. “When we started chipping pucks, their d-men just gave it right to us. Bubba (Brandt) on the forecheck, I don’t think any d-man wants to look around and see him coming. We just gotta stick to the game-plan and we’ll be better.” Chase Zieky converted on a Salmon Arm power play 3:31 after the Viper snipe, burying a wild rebound after a shot by d-man Kodi Schwarz for his 13th. Vernon captain Colton McCarthy, a Salmon Arm product, was in the box for goalie interference. Tufto gave the Vipers some hope at 3:39 of the third period when he backhanded in a nifty pass from Jimmy Lambert, who had streaked down the right sidewall. Barriga, who posted his second two-goal outing of the season, felt a quick start was crucial on the road. “I think we came out a lot stronger

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There’s not much that separates the Vernon Storm and Shuswap Flames in Thompson Okanagan Ringette League Under 12 play. The teams have met four times this year, and each has won twice. The rivals split a home-and-home on the weekend, with the Storm thumping the Flames 9-2 Saturday before Shuswap bounced back with a 5-4 win in the rematch Sunday. The Storm won the first game with exceptional passing and textbook give-and-go plays. Shaila Austin started off the scoring spree and assisted Sam Shaw in her first goal of the season.

and we just kept pushing till the end,” said the native of West Corina. “It seems like we have a little jump on them in this rivalry. We were expecting a pushback towards the end and we got it, and we just settled down and do what we do.” The Silverbacks outshot the Snakes 38-32 with Kegler improving to 5-3, Salmon Arm rested starter Angus Redmond since they open a home-and-home series with the Interior Division-leading Penticton Vees Friday night at the Shaw Centre. Vernon dipped to 14-18-0-2 and visit the Langley Rivermen (18-12) Saturday night. SNAKE BITES: D-Men Mac Ferner and Griffin James may come off injured reserve in Langley...D Mitchell Oliver was a clear winner in a late second-period scrap with Marcus Mitchell of the Silverbacks.... Brandt fed rookie Cameron Coutre several punches, but the 17-year-old Coutre, who gave up 30 pounds, hung in there well in a spirited fight midway through the third...Team Canada West, with nine BCHLers, opens the Challenge Cup Sunday against the Czech Republic at 10 a.m. (PDT).

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Sophie Granley of the Vernon Velocity dekes past Westside’s Sadie Clough in U16 ringette action Sunday. Rhys Taylor-Hawes and Sierra Lochhead each scored twice, thanks to Miah Cohen who assisted for both. Chayse Krause continued her scoring streak assisted by Brooklyn Tardiff. Amelia Johnson scoring her first goal of the season off a quick rebound. Brianna Visser scored the final goal and added

one helper. Veterans Astrid Beaty and Chloe Scabar were an excellent defensive line for the Storm, who watched the Flames score the winning goal Sunday with 30 seconds left. Vernon goaltenderKatrina Winstanley was outstanding making 22 saves. The Storm main-

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YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY A serious approach to life will ensure that you minimize a tendency to be indulgent or fall prey to the lure of temptation. The long, hard road to victory is a route that will not disappoint you.

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All 29 branches of Okanagan Regional Library will begin their annual holiday closure period beginning Dec. 23 and resume normal operating hours Jan. 2. As of Dec. 2, the three-week loan period for books, CDs and magazines was extended to five weeks to ensure borrowers could keep their items over the closure. One-week loans such as Quick Reads and DVDs will be available for a three-week period starting Dec. 13. Loan periods will revert back to normal when branches reopen in the new year. If unsure, anyone can check due dates of their items by logging into their online account. Book bins will be closed during this time. Do not return items until the library is open in 2016. The website, including the ORL’s catalogue and all digital resources, will continue to be accessible throughout the branch closure.

Area students earn bursaries

Morning Star Staff

Three North Okanagan aboriginal students have earned some financial support towards their schooling. They are among more than 300 aboriginal postsecondary students in B.C. who will benefit from nearly $1 million distributed by the Irving K. Barber B.C. Scholarship Society this year. Lumby’s Amanda Neufeld earned the award towards her masters at the University of B.C. Cara Major, also of Lumby and attending UBC, also earned the award. Vernon’s Nicole Skidmore also earned the award towards her post secondary education at UBC. The society has granted $985,000 to 303 aboriginal students in B.C. to support their studies at postsecondary institutions throughout the province. The society’s aboriginal student awards program is funded from the returns on an endowment fund established by the province of B.C. It was created to assist in removing barriers to higher education for aboriginal peoples. Awards of $1,000 to $5,000 each are issued every year through a competitive process to students studying at all post-secondary levels, from trades training to doctoral programs. “Aboriginal people are a vital part of the future of B.C. and contribute to our diverse, growing and strong economy,” said Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson. “Awards for 303 students will increase the retention and completion rates for aboriginal students studying at all levels throughout our post-secondary education system.” Vancouver Island University student Lianne MacWatt understands well the impact the scholarships can have. “The aboriginal student award I received is enabling me to concentrate on what is important for me: my education. Your generosity has allowed me to be one step closer to my goal, and has inspired me to help others by giving back to my community. I look forward to one day being able to give back and help others achieve higher education,” said MacWatt. “The Irving K. Barber B.C. Scholarship Society is privileged to distribute the aboriginal awards annually. These awards assist deserving aboriginal students, whether they are completing trades training, enrolling or finishing courses for a baccalaureate degree, or pursuing a masters or doctoral degree,” said society chairperson Hugh Gordon.

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Santa’S WorkShop BuSy

News Children and their adults line up for the Kids Only Shopping Spree at Santa’s Workshop in Enderby last weekend. The elves and wrappers helped about 150 kids do their Christmas shopping over two days and raised almost $2,000. The workshop hosts the Teen and Adult Shopping Spree Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from the shopping sprees go to the Feed Enderby and District Food Bank and school food programs.

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News 1 in 4 children & youth live in poverty in BC

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Salmon Arm author Deb Lovestone will be signing copies of her children’s book, Rainbow Wakes Up, at Vernon Teach and Learn Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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New author Deb Lovestone, of Salmon Arm, has created the book Rainbow Wakes Up. “Follow along as the rainbow colours come alive to reveal who they are and what their special purpose is on earth,” said Lovestone. “Each fun, vibrant, colourful character represents a colour of the rainbow that is related to a chakra in the human body.” Lovestone says these energy centres are explained in a fun and informative way to introduce the meaning of love and generosity to young children. She will be in Vernon Saturday, signing copies of her book at Vernon Teach and Learn, on 30th Avenue, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Along with teaching colours, the book teaches about love, joy, happiness, being yourself, feelings, speaking your truth and knowing we have angels to guide us, she added. “Each character portrays a quality of each chakra, so in that way, it teaches them how to empower themselves,” said Lovestone, pointing out that the book is aimed at children from about ages three to seven or eight. Lovestone said inspiration for the book came in 2007, but the timing to write it wasn’t right then. The heart chakra was the first to emerge and Lovestone drew her with a wild hairdo. “Aleksina Teto, a local artist, took her and created something presentable,” said Lovestone, who says the names of the characters simply arrived the same way the idea for the book did. “I got the idea of the characters and Aleksina was able to take my vision and put it into a colourful design.” Lovestone said each of the characters could easily have a book of their own, something she intends to pursue. “The reception I got from everybody I have contacted is amazing, and I’ve just begun,” she adds of her efforts to introduce the book to the community. The book will be available in Vernon at Vernon Teach and Learn and Expressions of Time. Rainbow Wakes Up will also be available from Amazon Canada by mid-December.

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The Rotary Club of Lake Country says it’s very close to completing construction on the new food bank building and is putting on a big push to get finished before Christmas so the food bank operations can be moved into the new building early in 2016. This weekend, Rotary will be installing flooring, painting, completing trim work, finishing offices and washrooms among other projects. If you are free the club can use the help both days or just for a couple of hours. The work party will begin Saturday and Sunday at about 8:30 a.m. and work will continue through the day. Work clothes, suitable footware and work gloves are needed.

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For those with visions of sugar-plum fairies dancing in their heads, the time has come for The Nutcracker to return to the Vernon stage. With audiences about to be treated to the professional production of Tchaikovsky’s masterwork, with a twist, locals can once again relive the magic of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker visiting the Land of Sweets. A feast for the eyes and ears, it’s been a few years since the ballet was performed on the local stage. For years, the Canadian School of Ballet in Kelowna, with assistance from local students at the Okanagan School of Ballet, staged the famed ballet at the Vernon Recreation Centre auditorium and later at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. “In the early days, local dancers performed to the live accompaniment of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra,” said Vernon’s Carole Ruth, who then played first violin with the OSO. “The percussionist set up side stage with a television monitor to see the conductor because there wasn’t room in the orchestra pit.” Ballet Kelowna, the Okanagan’s only professional ballet dance company, then led by artistic director David LaHay, joined the production and it enjoyed a successful run in both Kelowna and Vernon for a number of years. However, when Ballet Kelowna underwent a financial crisis in 2013, the ballet was not produced in Vernon and although the company came back to life in 2014 with a new artistic director (Simone Orlando) and a performance in Kelowna, The Nutcracker has not returned to the North Okanagan, until now. The Performing Arts Centre society has filled the gap with Ballet Victoria bringing its own interpretation of the beloved Christmas tale as part of its 2015-16 dance series. Led by artistic director Paul Destrooper, Ballet Victoria has already staged two successful ballets in Vernon (Cinderella and Dracula), and this one is already proving to be popular with two close-to sold-out shows at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Saturday,

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Dancers with Ballet Victoria will perform the traditional Tchaikovsky ballet The Nutcracker, with a twist, for two shows at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19. “The Nutcracker delivers everything you expect from a Ballet Victoria performance: beautifully executed dance, brilliant costumes, complex choreography and a bit of humour,” said Erin Kennedy, artistic director at the Performing Arts Centre. “(They are) known for their dramatic, inspiring, and physical style. (The company) embodies the ability to combine the stunning classical lines of pointe work with the grounded side of neoclassical ballet and modern contemporary dance forms.” Almost 125 years after Tchaikovsky’s famous musical score was first featured, Destrooper takes the whirling winter wonderland to new heights with his grand pas de deux and other fun character pieces. “Our story starts with a traditional family Christmas Eve party where a gift from an uncle unleashes a whirlwind of unexpected vignettes and surprises,” said Destrooper. Tchaikovsky’s score still sets the perfect backdrop for all the traditional dances and

characters from the Sugar Plum Fairy to the Waltz of the Snowflakes, and Dewdrop and her Cavalier. However, Ballet Victoria blends 21st century styles with a host of vibrant new characters including, of all things, Minions and Frozen’s Elsa and Olaf to join the fun and mesmerize audience members of all ages. “We’ve changed things up and had a bit of fun bringing the well-loved tale of The Nutcracker into this century. We poke a bit of fun with humorous surprises that will excite the whole family,” said Destrooper. “The Nutcracker has a little bit of everything for everyone. (There’s) fun new sections like a candy cane hockey game to the well-loved traditional variations of the Dewdrop and the Dance of the Flowers.” Ballet Victoria’s The Nutcracker stages Dec. 19 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39 for adults, $36 for seniors and $34 for students. Very limited tickets were available as of press time. Call the Ticket Seller box office at 250-549-7469 for availability.

It just isn’t Christmas without hearing Frank Sinatra crooning Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas or Bing Crosby’s smooth take on White Christmas Locals can enjoy some of those holiday favourites when Kelowna vocalist Robert Fine joins the Okanagan Symphony for An OSO Christmas at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Dec. 20. “For our annual Christmas performance, we put the OSO front and centre to play all of your seasonal favourites,” said Rosemary Thomson, OSO music director. “This show is a great performance for audiences of all ages and features local artist Robert Fine, who will show off his inner crooner with the wonderful standards White Christmas and The Christmas Song. This is a concert that will most definitely have you leaving in Robert Fine the Christmas spirit.” Fine has been keeping the big band legacy alive since 1999. It was that year he won a Frank Sinatra singing contest performing timeless classics in Atlantic City, He has since been featured on CBC’s Basic Black with Arthur Black and highlighted in Westjet magazine. Fine has had the opportunity to sing all over the world including performances at the World Exposition in Japan, various corporate events in Germany, Jamaica, across the U.S., and Canada. He has performed at the Pacific National Exhibition with Dal Richards and his orchestra and has previously sung with the Okanagan Symphony. Fine has recorded five albums, which can be heard daily on AM 600 Radio in Vancouver. His recording of a live concert performance with the swinging 14-piece Dreamland Band was released in December, 2008, with all proceeds going to the B.C. Cancer Foundation. To date, his recordings have raised more than $50,000 for local charities. Conducting the OSO for this holiday special will be Dennis Colpitts, who traditionally performs in the horn section with the symphony. An OSO Christmas takes the stage at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $56.25/adult, $49/senior 65-plus, and $26.75/youth 18 and under, available at the Ticket Seller box office. Call 250-5497469 or order online at www.ticketseller.ca.

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Vernon’s Gallery Vertigo is standing a little taller since hosting its annual fundraising event, Almost Famous, Saturday. The gallery, run by the North Okanagan Artists Alternative, raised $3,000 from the event. Local artists donated their painted, drawn and sculpted replicas of famed art pieces as well as other artworks to be auctioned off in both a live and silent auction. The money comes at

a crucial time for the artist-run gallery, with the tripled rent increase in the Winnipeg Union Bank Building, where Vertigo has been housed the past 13 years. The gallery has been seeking other options, including a move to a more affordable space. “I am still not sure if this is enough to pull us through the rent increases and a move before we get assessed for our operating grant next year, but it is definitely hopeful,” said Vertigo’s executive director Trista Bassett.

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Robbie Kjarsgaard and John Fraser hold up a bicycle sculpture made by Howard Brown at Gallery Vertigo’s Almost Famous auction Saturday. The sculpture graced the front room of Gallery Vertigo (upstairs in the Winnipeg Union Bank building) for many years. Held in the conference room at Century 21, Almost Famous saw long-time Gallery Vertigo supporters and members attend the

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young boy is having an unhappy Christmas. Max (Emjay Anthony) wants only for his family to get along and be able to enjoy the holiday season. When he gives up and no longer believes in Christmas miracles, he accidentally summons Krampus, a demon who punishes non-believers. An army of holiday icons, including evil gingerbread men, force Max’s dysfunctional family to work together just to survive Christmas Eve. We say, “Krampus is almost ridiculous enough.” TAYLOR: This one was silly from the getgo, but I had hoped it would be worth a giggle, I was let down. At the beginning it was shaping up nicely. David Koechner shows up as Uncle so and so with his family, providing for a lot of victims. All we needed now was some comedy. When Krampus and his sack of baddies show up, the film becomes dark, quite like a regular horror film, in that no one is dropping hilarious quips while their children are missing or otherwise terrorized. This is where I wanted things to go over the top and they didn’t. Soon Krampus’ gang becomes even

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scarier, then larger, more people become victims, the stakes are raised. Too real to be funny is a strange way to think about Krampus but it might fit. HOWE: My eyes rolled when I watched the trailer for this, then I got thinking back to growing up in the ‘80s and the classic holiday comedy/horror movie Gremlins. Could Krampus be along those lines, in the way of fun and silliness? The answer is “somewhat.” Watching the opening scenes and listening to the jingly happy cartoonish music, I thought “We may be on to an undetected winner here.” It’s after about the half-hour mark that things take a turn for the worse and I will go along with what Mr. Taylor said, it becomes quite dark and less jovial. TAYLOR: Without the silliness that I thought was going to be there it simply becomes a horror movie at Christmas time, albeit one about a holiday figure.

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Young Max (Emjay Anthony) faces off against the Christmas demon Krampus. Krampus himself was a bit scary, but not the greatest looking movie creature of all time. There’s a bit of silliness in that these characters are fighting gingerbread men, but things escalate and the threats get larger, louder and with bigger teeth. So fans of hilarious comedy and hardcore horror alike can be disappointed. It’s still not without it’s charms, somewhere in-between.

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he prolific Chicago-based singer/songwriter/producer R. Kelly gets ambitious and takes some risks with his 13th album, The Buffet. The record title refers to the style hopping Kelly indulges in this time around. As well as his usual take on R&B, he works in some Dean Gordon-Smith hip hop, neo soul sounds, blues-rock and some country. Say what? The Buffet gets off to a misleading start with the humorously lewd pseudo rap, The Poem. There’s no sublety there but it’s R.Kelly, so whatever. Poetic Sex continues the food metaphors but tones down the obvious references for two tracks, Anything Goes featuring Ty Dolla $ign, and the mellow Let’s Make Some Noise, with Jhene Aiko. Kelly’s wordplay and humour are muted but seem to

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be more potent as a result. As the record moves through its R&B and hip hop paces, Kelly remains static on the tempos. The album doesn’t live up to the promise of its title until Wanna Be There, a confessional song that Kelly sings with his daughter, Ariiraye. It’s an honest, literal performance that both singers dig deeply into. After that, The Buffet gets more imaginative and fun. The enjoyment comes from hearing Kelly adjust his delivery to shift the context of the songs as they roll by. All My Fault is ‘70s’ style disco/R&B (complete with modulations and hopeful lyrics). The songs get stronger and more focussed. Wake Up Everybody continues the earlier noise theme and lush Nixon-era soul sounds inform Get Out of Here With Me. The album is really two records in one. The first half is murky and ambient tracks with guests that mix metaphors with food, noise and sex. The remaining section is the best part in which Kelly throws in his songwriter/producer skills to get down and give up some smooth singing against some classic soul/

R&B singer R. Kelly is back with a new album, The Buffet. R&B/hip hop songs that take their cues from different eras. The deluxe version introduces new characters into the mix. I Just Want to Thank You is a track that should’ve been listed much earlier, maybe in the second or third selection. The song is a Chicago sing-song style that resembles the West African high life sound. Sufferin’ is good-time blues rock that’s easygoing but skillfully executed. And everybody’s going country so why not Kelly? He’s got the chops and taps into the cliché and angst like a pro. It’s formula and he knows it. The Buffet is an amusing and impressive shape shifter of an album – Kelly gets to play with different ideas and work them into songs that have integrity.

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to Canadian content for the 2016 edition of Roots and Blues, the festival couldn’t choose a better act than Whitehorse. Having established themselves as separate forces on the music scenes, the husband and wife duo of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland have, over the past five years, established themselves as one of the most creative pairings of the new millennium in roots-rock driven music. They released their debut self-titled effort in 2011 to critical raves. Since then, Whitehorse has built a discography that includes an EP of material sung in French, an album of classic Canadian covers, as well as two recordings of originals, Leave No Bridge Unburned and The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, which received raves on both sides of the border. Whitehorse comes to Roots and Blues with a schedule that will find McClelland and Doucet working together and separately on side stages and as a featured act on the festival main stage. They join other announced act the Great Lake Swimmers at the fest, Aug. 19 to 21. Visit rootsandblues.ca for info.

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ART SHOWS/GALLERIES ARTSOLUTELY Vernon Community Arts Centre, 2704A Hwy 6 in Polson Park, 542-6243. Shop local this season at Artsolutely – your one-stop shop for all Christmas gifts. Featuring 25 talented local artists in mediums such as pottery, glass, fibre art, painting and much more! This annual winter fundraiser is held by the Arts Council of the North Okanagan and is known for being the most vibrant artisans sale in the Okanagan. Open seven days a week right up to Christmas Eve. CHERRYVILLE ARTISANS SHOP 1187 Hwy. 6, Cherryville. The Shop is open Dec. 11 to 14 and 18 to 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring new glass art and beads, pottery and photography and prints. Lots of great gift ideas. COURTYARD GALLERY Suite 104, 907 Belvedere St. Enderby, 778443-0529. Not for profit artist collective features the work of over 20 local artists. The gallery’s Christmas Little Treasures exhibition and sale of fine art and gifts continues now until Dec. 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. GALLERY ODIN 215 Odin Rd. Silver Star Mountain, 503-0822. Winter exhibition features painting, sculpture, stained and fused glass, scrimshaw and functional pieces by 25 renowned local and B.C. artists. Winter season hours are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 6 p.m. or call the gallery for an appointment. HEADBONES GALLERY 6700 Old Kamloops Rd., 542-8987. Now open is A Flourish of Feathers, featuring the works of Crystal Przybille, with alternative takes on feathering ways by Joe Fafard, Gabriel Orozco, Allesandra Exposito, Doug Alcock, Julie Oakes, Rose Sanderson, Stephen Lee Scott and David Wilson. Exhibition runs until Jan. 16. The fifth annual Glitter and Glam show, starring the Dharma Dolls and featuring party tapas by Montreal’s Patrick Meausette, takes place Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets ($25) are available at the Bean Scene. Call the gallery for info. LEAP ART SUPPLIES & GALLERY 3100A 29th Ave. Currently on display is leap’s winter show, featuring various artists. NADINE’S FINE ART & FRAMES 3101B 31st Ave. 542-8544. Nadine’s 11th annual Christmas art show features new art by 30 local professional artists showing a variety of media and styles. VERNON PUBLIC ART GALLERY 3228-31st Ave., 545-3173. On exhibition is Exposed!, the VPAG’s annual members’ show and sale; Legends by the Kama Aboriginal Arts Creative Collective, and Self Similarity by Carolina Sanchez de Bustamante. All exhibitions run to Dec. 23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. THE VILLAGE GALLERY 1961 Vernon St. (Hwy. 6), Lumby. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. The gallery is operated by the Lumby Arts Co-op which displays the work of over 20 artists from the area. The gallery displays work in a variety of media including paint, pottery, jewelry, ceramics, wood, leather and fabric.

CONCERTS/THEATRE

ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN Asparagus Community Theatre presents this wild romp through Sherwood Forest - a comedy for the whole family told in the tradition of British pantomime. Last shows are Dec. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. All shows are at Centennial Theatre, 3305 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Armstrong. Tickets are at The Guy Next Door, 3450 Okanagan St., 250-546-0950. Cost is $18/adult, $15 senior/student and $10/child. CARAVAN FARM THEATRE presents Bedstefader or How Grandfather Finally Came out of the Cold as its winter-sleigh ride production now to Jan. 3 (no shows on Thursdays or Christmas Day). Written by Sean Dixon and directed by Courtenay Dobbie, it follows the Danish tradition of hygge (bringing warmth and good feelings indoors) when two children’s act of kindness towards a man who sleeps outside all winter long brings their family closer than ever. Most sleigh rides leave at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Book yours at the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca. WHEN SASHA GOT SWEPT UP THE CHIMNEY A magical musical presented by Center Stage Performing Arts Academy’s Junior company will take you on a sleigh ride from the rooftops of London to the North Pole! A fun loving family show 70 minutes in length. Takes place Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are $20 at the Ticket Seller, 549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca. VERNON COMMUNITY SINGERS’ Christmas concert is Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 3300

standards as White Christmas and Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. Guest conducted by Dennis Colpitts. Tickets available at the Ticket Seller, www.ticketseller.ca., 250-549-7469.

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LIVE AT THE MET Dec. 13 at 12:55 p.m., the Vernon Galaxy Cinemas features a 10th anniversary rebroadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. Celebrated director Julie Taymor casts her spell on Mozart’s opera with dancing bears, flying birds, even a giant serpent – all brought vividly to life through imaginative staging. This abridged 110 minute version is sung in English and features a superb cast conducted by beloved Met maestro James Levine. VERNON FILM SOCIETY All films screen at the Vernon Towne Cinema on 30th Avenue. Dec. 14 is Coming Home. Set in China’s Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman (Gong Li) struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband. Shows at 5:15 and 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $7 available one week in advance at the Bean Scene and at the Towne box office. BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Vernon Search and Rescue’s annual fundraiser features the best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival on its world tour. Two screenings of different films take place Dec. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. All seats are $25, available at the Ticket Seller, 549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca.

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Experience the beloved, homegrown Okanagan tradition of music, magic and mistletoe when Big Apple Productions and Valley Vocal Arts present A Melina Moore Christmas and Friends, with special guest artists The Dharma Dolls (Judy Rose, Tanya Lipscomb and Moore, pictured above). Also featuring pianist Jim Leonard, the Mini Divas, Company Junior, Company, The Regalo Octet and Sun FM’s Brian Martin as Santa. Shows are Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 20 at 2:30 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church. Tickets are $25 (general admission), available at Blenz Coffee (both locations) and at the door. The show moves to Sparkling Hill Resort Dec. 24. Tickets and info. are available by phone, 250-275-1556. Doors open 45 minutes before curtain.

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Alexis Park Dr. With Terry Logan conducting and Marjorie Close accompanying, the choir will perform the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Tickets are $12 each, children under 12 free, available from choir members and at the Schubert Centre. ANDREW ALLEN Vernon’s hit singer-songwriter is coming home for his annual Christmas All Hearts Come Home show at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Local artist Windmills will open, with Vancouver singer-songwriter Laurell, plus a host of other musical guests will join Allen on stage. Tickets are $30/adult, $25 student/senior at the Ticket Seller, 549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca. TAPESTRY WOMEN’S CHOIR present its upcoming Candlelight Christmas performances Dec. 12 at the Armstrong Bible Chapel, 2145 Rosedale Ave., at 1 and 4 p.m. The concert will include traditional and modern carols, all reflecting the theme of light in the darkness and warmth in the cold. All tickets are $12, available from choir members, at the Brown Derby Cafe and Your Dollar Store With More in Armstrong, Hungry Jack’s Cafe in Enderby, or by calling 250-546 8308. THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS Lights of Broadway and Charity Van Gameren’s vocal studio present this 15-year tradition – an evening of ushering in the Christmas season with beautiful music, appetizers and desserts in a lovely holiday setting. A night that will leave your senses delighted takes place Dec. 12, 6 to 9 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church Hall. Tickets are $25 each To reserve call Center Stage Performing Arts Academy at (236) 426-2000. THE NUTCRACkER Ballet Victoria presents this holiday favourite set to the Tchaikovsky’s famous score at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39 for adults, $36 for seniors and $34 for students at the Ticket Seller. 549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca. OkANAGAN VALLEY BIG BAND The band gives its Christmas concert with timeless favourites, polka, rockin’ numbers and more at the Schubert Centre Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each or $60 for a table of eight, available from the Schubert Centre or the Don Miller Group at Century 21 Realty. All proceeds go to the Easter Seals Camp in Winfield. OkANAGAN SYMPHONY hosts its annual Christmas performance, featuring guest vocalist, Robert Fine performing such

ANCHOR INN NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB 3030 Smith Dr., Armstrong, 250-546-8210. Karaoke with Brenda is every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ARMSTRONG LEGION 2526 Pleasant Valley Blvd. 250-546-8455. Sunday, Dec., 20 is karaoke with Brenda, 3 to 7 p.m. ARMSTRONG HOTEL The Blue Saloon, 2715 Pleasant Valley Blvd. 250-546-6642. Jams every Thursday, Friday and Saturday start at 8 p.m. Music of all styles welcome. Hosted by Rudy. No minors. BRANDING IRON PUB 3445 Okanagan St., Armstrong, (250) 546-0044. Superstar Karaoke is every Friday night at 8 p.m. EAGLES HALL 5101 25th Ave. 542-3003. Karaoke is Friday at 8 p.m. with Brenda Galbraith. ENDERBY LEGION 909 Belvedere St. Karaoke every Friday night at 7 p.m. with Jeff ’s Oakey Doakey Karaoke. PEACHWAVE 4300 27th St. Vernon, 778-475-2144. The self-serve frozen yogurt shop hosts an open mic Thursday at 6 p.m. Open to all ages. Musicians, spoken word artists, comedians welcome. TORO’S PUB 1220 Kalamalka Lake Rd, 545-7856. Karaoke is every Thursday at 8 p.m. Hosted by Anita LeBlanc.

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

ARMY, NAVY, AIRFORCE CLUB 2500 - 46th Ave. 250-542-3277. Live music every Friday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. under the Spitfire. BOURBON STREET BAR AND GRILL Prestige Inn, 4411 32nd St. 778-475-7224. Les Copeland (guitar and vocals) and Cameron Ward (bass) play live jazz, blues and a mixed bag of tunes every Thursday evening from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. DORIAN’S GREEk TAVERNA 3224 30th Ave.,-558-5100. Come hear live music every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Chris Madsen plays soft rock/folk music on guitar; and every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Ursula Fox plays jazz music on piano. THE GREEN in the Village Green Hotel, 4801 27th St. 542-3321. Canadian classic rock is done right when Feet First takes the stage Dec. 11 and 12. LORENZO’S CAFE 901 Mabel Lake Rd. (8 km east of Enderby), 838-6700. Dec. 12 is the Big Phat Christmas Blues Bash with Phat Betty (Cathy-Ann Wells) and Big Voodoo Daddy. Starts at 8 p.m. $10 cover. MATCH EATERY & PUBLIC HOUSE Lake City Casinos, 4900 Anderson Way, Vernon, 250-275-6046. Live music is from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday, with a great fall lineup. VERNON JAZZ CLUB 3000 - 31st St. Supernatural - A Santana Experience, featuring a seven-piece band recreating all the energy and musicianship of Santana, plays Dec. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the Bean Scene and www.vernonjazz.ca.Vernon Jazz Society members receive a $5 rebate at the door. Cash only bar.

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Dannon MacKay knew that the traditional classroom wasn’t the best way for her to learn. So when it came to leaving the homeschool environment for high school, Vernon Community School was the obvious choice. “I didn’t like too much structure, so we homeschooled starting in Grade 2 because we could learn the way I learn,” said MacKay, 15. “VCS was between homeschooling and a regular classroom, so you get the school setting but you get to learn the way you learn. “And it appealed to me because it’s project-based, and you work with mentors but you still get to be with other kids as well.” Based at Fulton secondary school, VCS is open to students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 and is offered at no additional charge. Facilitated by co-creators and teachers Kim Ondrik and Murray Sasges, the school is geared towards learners with diverse needs who are interested in their community and might require an alternative to the traditional classroom, as well as to home-schooled students who prefer a learning opportunity that is more communal and less isolated. Teachers guide students on their learning journey rather than dictating lessons to them. Students also work with mentors in the fields that interest them, building realworld connectedness and providing reasons for why students need skills and knowledge. Now in her second year and in Grade 10, MacKay is still able to take part in VCS because she is also doing three courses in the mainstream program at Fulton. “I am kind of a leader, I get to take things up, I can organize events and plan things as well as still getting the curriculum I need,” she said. Recently, VCS was invited to be part of a partnership between the Ministry of Education, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and several other partners. “About 17 schools were selected out of 85 applicants, including ours,” said Ondrik. “We have been given an $8,000 grant to design and research our work at VCS.” The Innovation Partnership grant is to

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Vernon Community School student Dannon MacKay, 15, speaks to a delegate at the recent Innovative Schools Conference in Richmond about the innovations taking place at VCS. further develop programs for implementing the ministry’s revised kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum that is being introduced to schools this year. “We have been granted $5,000 to support the work of Vernon Community School as well as $3,000 to research and document our work to share with others,” said Ondrik, “and hopefully inspire others to try new things in schools and classrooms. “We also have the opportunity to apply for exemptions from/adaptations to ministry expectations/protocols such as letter grades and funding. The intent is for the ministry, BCTF and other partner groups to discover what institutional structures are getting in the way of innovation and change.” MacKay was selected by Ondrik and Sasges to attend the recent Innovative Schools Conference in Richmond where they were able to share the innovative practices and visions of VCS. The conference was a gathering of the 17 innovative sites around the province. “It was a lot of fun. At the beginning you had to stand up and say who was at your table and what your school was doing. I stood up and everyone was surprised because there are not supposed to be kids

there,” said MacKay. One of her tasks during the conference was to present the video she made about VCS and previously shown to former Minister of Education Peter Fassbender. “I talked to eight people, and my teachers and I got a lot of feedback,” she said. Ondrik said the sharing of the innovative work of VCS was facilitated by David Albury, a global innovation facilitator from Britain. “David was immediately impressed that Murray and I brought Dannon to the gathering. She was the only student there,” said Ondrik. “Murray and I believe strongly in promoting student voice in educational discussions so as the eldest student at VCS, Dannon was a natural choice. There is a line-up of interested students for the next gathering, as well as parents, trustees and educators.” In consultation with the program’s cocreators — students, parents, community mentors — VCS has decided to purchase an iMac with video editing software and a video camera so students can create small films that explain different aspects of VCS to share with the world, on its blog at www. vernoncommunityschool.wordpress.com. “Dannon has been mentored by Jamie

Ross at Shaw Cable for the past year, so she will lead this challenge, sharing her learnings with other interested students,” said Ondrik. “They will be inquiring into the most powerful ways to digitally storytell our experiences and personal growth at VCS. “We are also using money for small groups of students to travel with Murray or I to see what other schools are doing in the Okanagan Valley — innovative ideas that we could borrow. “Finally, we are using money to provide time for math mentors to create interdisciplinary projects which promote inquirybased, real-life, hands-on numeracy exploration which cultivate deeper understanding of math learning outcomes. Our parents are very passionate that our students develop an interest in numeracy. This is one way to promote this attitude.” Ondrik said VCS is having a profound impact on all its co-creators — teachers, parents, community mentors and students. “It is developing and inspiring critical, creative and reflective thinking; self and other awareness, personal confidence, agency and communication skills; building a democratic community by cultivating the understanding that diversity is human, and differences will always exist in perspective, experiences and ways of expressing mind, heart and spirit,” she said. She added that VCS is a place of high expectations and high support for everyone involved: a place that assesses the core competencies of the B.C. education plan while “living” the content — experiential, inquiry based, rooted in real life, initiated by student interest and passions. Assessment is self, peer and adult and is determined using descriptive, non-judgmental feedback. All learning is documented electronically on FreshGrade, an app that lets parents see their child’s work online. Students each have portfolios and parents are alerted to new documentation immediately on their electronic devices. “This home/school connection is powerful, and students, parents and teachers can upload questions, comments, feedback and concerns whenever they like. It’s a method of continuous, ongoing reporting.” Ondrik is hopeful that the program will be extended to Grade 12 and eventually to have it run from kindergarten to Grade 12. For more information on VCS, email Ondrik at kondrik@sd22.bc.ca or Sasges at msasges@sd22.bc.ca. Application forms are available on the School District 22 web site at www.sd22.bc.ca/forms.html

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Living with ataxia and sharing awareness — Josee Bull

ia. Everybody has ataxia; when you get older, you get ataxia because of brain degeneration. But for me, because it’s happening at an early age, it’s faster and earlier than everybody else. “I will die from choking because I have a hard time swallowing and breathing, but this affects everybody differently. “For me it’s speech and urinary — all small things you don’t think about until you are having difficulty with them.” Originally from Montreal, Bull has an adult daughter and two grandchildren and said Sean, her partner of more than a decade, is an enormous support to her. But she added that the disease has taken a toll on their relationship because it’s affected her ability to enjoy the activities she used to take for granted, from simple things like going to the grocery store to dinner at a friend’s house. “If Sean goes to

Askew’s, I might go for the ride, but it’s been hard on our relationship,” she said. “It has got worse over the years. The only time I get out is to go do the groceries or something. “Aside from that, I do exercises from the time I wake up: breathing and speech exercises and small motor exercises for my hands; I have a putty ball for my hands that I squeeze; I do balance exercises. “I don’t know if it helps slow the progress, but it helps me to deal with this. If I didn’t do as much movement, I would watch TV all day and I don’t want to watch TV during the day.” Bull now uses a walker to get around but said a wheelchair is in her future. “Before, I used to be able to walk down the street but I can’t do it anymore. I started in September at a geriatric day care in Enderby and that helps, but it’s all older people.

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Okanagan. While there is much awareness around diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, Bull said little is known about ataxia. “Mostly what I would like is a lot of awareness for the disease and for the National Ataxia Foundation.

“My daughter is in Calgary and has her family, my sister and my brother are in Montreal, so it’s difficult.” While Bull’s boxer, Ty, keeps her company, Bull finds support through the social media groups she belongs to, all to do with ataxia. Bull is hoping to spend Christmas in Calgary with her daughter and grandchildren, but it may not be possible to make the long journey. “My daughter wants me to go for Christmas. I don’t know if I can but we have the mini van that has a washroom inside so it might be possible. “The grandchildren are only seven and nine and they know that I am ill — they ride on my walker and they get me stuff. “But my daughter says ‘that’s not my mother,’ because she knows me as a very strong person.” Bull is not looking for sympathy, rather what she hopes to see is awareness of the disease that affects 25,000 people in Canada. But its rarity means there are no support groups for her in the North

In just a few years, Josee Bull has gone from a life filled with daily activity to one where a trip to the grocery store is a major undertaking. Now living with degenerative cerebellar ataxia, Bull has a disease she had never heard of until a few years ago. “There is not a sure diagnosis because the only way for a definite diagnosis is through autopsy,” said Bull, 52. “I was diagnosed three years ago with ataxia, which has no known cure or treatment.” According to the National Ataxia Foundation, the word “ataxia” comes from the Greek word, “a taxis” meaning “without order.” People with ataxia have problems with coordination because parts of the nervous system that control movement and balance are affected. Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech and eye movements. “My movement, balance and coordination were all off for about a year before I went to see my doctor. I finally got to see a neurologist when I was visiting

Alberta and he told me I had ataxia, diagnosed through an MRI.” Before being diagnosed with this rare disease, Bull owned and operated the UPS store in downtown Vernon for five years. After she sold the store, she and her partner, Sean, ran a resort at the Douglas Lake Ranch before moving to Armstrong a year ago. “Working at the resort we had a lot of guests every day and we lived there and we miss that part,” she said. “I used to work out every day. I was very active, I was a runner, also a motorcycle enthusiast all my life since I was 18. But I was noticing my balance was off, and I didn’t think it was anything too serious at first. “They say the causes are probably environmental or genetic. They did genetic testing but I don’t have a genetic cause.” The form of ataxia Bull has means that the cerebellum — the bottom portion of the brain — is affected. The affected area is shrinking and will continue to shrink. “The cerebellum atrophy causes the atax-

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acerbic Hideous Hog, who knows how to get the best out of his partners and worst out of his opponents. In this deal, the Hog sat North, and his partner was the Rueful Rabbit, a very weak player who was born under a lucky star. In this rubber-bridge deal, the Rabbit ended in five hearts. How did he plan the play after West led the spade king? The Hog had carefully hidden his spade ace between the four and five. He was worried that East would be void in spades and did not want the Rabbit to waste the ace. So, West took the first trick and continued with the spade queen. Then, as the Rabbit pulled the four into the middle of the table,

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smoothly thanks to the efficient nine-speed tranny. Curvy stretches were taken in the Coupe’s easy stride straightened out by a crackerjack suspension that fought the natural physical tendency for a projectile to roll very well. Standard is the ‘dynamic select’ drive mode system which alters the throttle, steering and transmission. It switches, via the turn of a knob, easily between the settings ‘comfort,’ sport,’ ‘slippery (yes, you read that right,’ and ‘individual’. The diesel version, kitted with the optional sport package, adds suspension control to the system. The 450 and 63 S trims get the air suspension as standard, and add a ‘sport+’ setting. An ‘intelligent drive’ package adds such safety features as adaptive cruise control with steering assist, blind spot assist and active lane keeping assist. In a cruise control setting, steering assist is activated and that allows the car to drive autonomously for short distances. It gets nervous if you take your hands off the wheel for too long and prompts you to get a grip! As might be expected, the various modes and style of driving will have a varying effect on fuel consumption. As a guide, constant comfort mode us will likely produce a fuel economy of around 10.4/8.2 L/100 km (city/ highway) with the diesel and 13.6/10.2 L/100 km (city/ highway) in the 450. Cabin styling is classy as you would expect. Up front, the seating is comfy and gripping in the turn and operationally it is definitely user friendly. The Coupe’s rakish design does affect the rear passenger room but I suspect it’s more perception that reality in that your head is closer to the roof that traditional boxy sport utes but it’s not bouncing off the roof when jumping the bumps! There’s 650 litres of cargo space, which expands to 1,720 with the rear seats folded. And there’s more enough room in my life to take in Fogo Island again, given half a chance.

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are you 50+ and looking for work? Employment Plus is a 10-week older worker program at NexusBC that offers eligible jobseekers paid attendance, valuable certifications and effective job search techniques. Sessions in Enderby and Vernon. Application deadline Dec. 11. Enderby session starts Jan. 11. Info., 250-545-0585 or visit www.nexusbc.ca buddhist meditation class Dec. 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at W.L. Seaton Centre, 1340 Polson Dr. Class topic “Love and Interconnectedness.” Drop-in class consists of guided meditations and a teaching. Suggested donation $10. Info., 250-558-0952 or see www.dorjechang.ca. No fragrance please. Note: next class Jan. 15. seniors activity centre christmas dinner/dance Dec. 11 at 2520 Patterson Ave., Armstrong. Catered by Armstrong Ladies Club, with live band. Dinner 1 p.m., dance 2 to 5 p.m. Tickets $20 — get them early! To reserve, call Joy Stratford at 250-546-8907 or 250-260-3335 or Nancy Visser at 250-546-8158. vernon indoor farmers market Kal Tire Place, 344543rd Ave., Dec. 11, noon to 4 p.m. Visit your favourite regular vendors all winter. Stock up on local apples, potatoes, squash, carrots, cheese, baking, preserves, eggs, meat and 1,000’s of handcrafted gift items. Tons of free, easy parking, ATM on site. vernon community singers Christmas concert Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets on sale now by choir members, as well as at Schubert Centre. Tickets just $12 each, children under 12 free. Concert is at Trinity United Church, 3300 Alexis Park Dr. With Terry Logan conducting and Marjorie Close accompanying, you can look forward to a special welcome to Christmas. For those who love the Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah, come and listen to our version this year! Buy tickets early to avoid disappointment. 10th annual children’s christmas workshop Dec. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Children low on funds but big on heart experience the joy of giving; volunteers assist them as they choose and wrap gifts for the important adults in their lives. We are looking for donations of new men’s and women’s gifts, such as tools, ornaments, jewelry, candles, spa items, scarves, kitchen gadgets, games, small sport items, wallets, gloves, etc., as well as gift wrap. Donations can be dropped off by Dec. 11 at People Place, RE/MAX Vernon and Armstrong, VantageOne Credit Unions, Illusions Hair & Body, Ladies World and We Care Home Health. the vernon jubilee hospital gift shop is all decked out for Christmas. Check us out. There’s something for everyone. Lots of bling and stuffies that sing. Stocking stuffers, Christmas ornaments and decorations A great selection of ponchos, scarves, gloves and purses. Cozy hand knits. Unique Christmas crafts. Gifts for babies and gentlemen, too. Lovely floral arrangements. You are sure to find just the right thing. santas anonymous is taking appointments now Santas Anonymous reminds families in need that it’s time to contact Santas at 250-542-4448 to make an appointment to receive Christmas gifts for children zero to 12 years of age in the North Okanagan. We would like to thank businesses and individuals who donate to Santas so we can continue helping families during the Christmas season and with birthdays throughout the year. dancing christmas lights display Voila Hair Studio & Spa’s third annual light-up event. Stroll along the walking pathway, open 5:30 to 8 p.m. every night, and experience the magic of Christmas throughout the holiday season. The light show starts 5 p.m. and runs hourly until the last show at 9 p.m. Enjoy the pathway lights, hot apple cider, the artificial Christmas tree forest and a fire to warm up by and of course donations of cash or non-perishable food items for the Vernon Women’s Transition House Society are being accepted. Voila is at 4105 Pleasant Valley Rd., Vernon. artsolutely! The 10th annual Artsolutely! Show & Sale raises funds for the Arts Council of the North Okanagan. With Christmas weeks away, everyone is thinking of what to give the special people in their lives. Artsolutely! is your solution, with 25 artisans displaying their quality work, in a wide range of mediums including fibre arts, glass, jewellery, painting, photography and pottery. Find unique gifts while supporting local artisans and the Vernon Community Art Centre. Open daily at the VCAC until Dec. 24 in Polson Park. Info., www.vernonarts.ca or 250-542-6243. big sale: kindale thrift store Dec. 11 to 12, all Christmas 50 per cent off; Yellow Tags only 25 cents! Also Christmas silent auction in store until Dec. 11. Join us in Armstrong at 2725 Patterson Ave. Help us make a difference in the lives of people with diverse abilities in your community! pro life thrift store big book sale Take your time to relax and read at this busy time. All our books, from pocket to hardcover, magazine and children’s books are 50 per cent off. Also, wrap yourself in a warm sweater and save another 50 per cent off, not tax. Come on in and check it out. Christmas is coming soon. Sale runs Dec. 11 to 12. We are open Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are at 3102-31st Ave., near the bus station. For more information, call 250-545-0777.

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his annual event for the Okanagan Humane Society takes place at The Shops at Polson Park, 2306 Highway 6, Vernon, until Dec. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day the mall is open. The bazaar features something for everyone: glassware, jewelry, ornaments, pictures, dolls, linens, clothes, household items, pet supplies, a large assortment of Christmas trees, wreaths and all the decorations you could want, at modest prices. Come support our silent auctions and buy a ticket on a sleighful of goodies, including a turkey. Purchase a 2016 calendar and enter to win a door prize. All proceeds go to the care of abandoned and neglected cats and kittens. For more information, please Soft Paws is a three-year-old spayed female call Hazel at 250-542-1607 or Louvain at 250-548-9293. who is dreaming of having a home of her own.

georgette thrift shop Green Tags half price sale all December. Great selection of warm winter coats and sweaters. Cozy, quality sweaters, hoodies and vests at great prices. We are also having a half-price sale on all men’s dress, shirts and sport jackets and we will throw in a free tie. All jeans $3. Your purchases support local mental health programs. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 3100-28th Ave. mission dollar bin thrift store Now’s the time to choose from the great selection of Christmas decorations and party wear, plus a fantastic selection of brand new ladies’ slacks that retail for $65 to $125 but are just $10 and $15 a pair here! Enjoy the fun of bargain shopping while helping those in need in our community through the Upper Room Mission. Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9 to 5ish at 3008-34th St., downtown Vernon. free weekly playgroup for preschool children and their parents or caregivers Fridays during the school year, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Baptist church gym. Coffee for moms and caregivers, and snacks for kids provided free of charge. It is a time of play for children and visiting for moms and caregivers, intentionally unstructured so that you aren’t late. family fun fridays: armstrong library Every Friday until Dec. 18, the library will host free activities for all ages from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Each week the library will feature a craft or hobby, plus board games and Lego club for children, so everyone in the community can drop by to learn something new and have fun. free parenting course Parenting Isn’t Easy (PIE) is a free eight-week course, sharing struggles and successes of parenting. To register, call 250 545 3390, ext. 311 Free childcare provided. armstrong seniors activity centre We are at 2520 Patterson Ave. We have hall rentals available, too, either just the hall or the hall and kitchen. For info., call Nancy at 250-546-8158. elks friday nite supper Join us every Friday nite for Vernon’s most popular & affordable Friday nite dinner at the Elks Lodge, 3103- 30th St. (across from Greyhound Depot). Dinner is a homemade meal that includes soup or salad, bun, dessert & coffee at 6 p.m. for only $11. Doors open at 5 p.m. Following dinner we have a mini meat draw & 50/50 draw. Everyone welcome. All proceeds go to children & charities in Vernon. Check our out weekly menu at Vernon Elks Facebook. tours from the schubert centre At least three or four times a month there are organised tours leaving from the centre. The tour office hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They go far and wide, shopping, casinos, sight seeing and even a boat cruise. The Schubert bus is used and it’s a first come, first go basis. Members are always a little cheaper than non-members but it’s a great deal for everyone. adopt a dog and save a pet’s life Shelters in Cancun, Mexico are caring for homeless dogs who are spayed or neutered and waiting to be adopted. WestJet will fly in the dogs and all they need is a rabies shot, papers saying they are healthy and vetchecked, all of which can be done by the shelter. See cancunanimalrescue.org or islaanimals.org arthritis community vernon & area support group Will meet at location and time to be determined. Need arthritis answers and support? Call toll-free 1-866-414-7766 or www.arthritis.ca for more info. or in Vernon, call Carolyn at 250542-6333. pregnant? need assistance? For information, support and layettes come visit us at 3105C-31st Ave. The Vernon Pro-Life office is open Monday, Tuesday and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. or by appointment, call 545-5520. vernon community arts centre Painting and Drawing Drop-in Fridays any time between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Explore your creative side in a fun and encouraging environment. Bring your own supplies and meet new friends and artists; $3 members/$4 non members. Call 542-6243 or visit vernonarts.ca for more info. neXus bc volunteer services Holds weekly orientation sessions for new volunteers. Tell us what you would like to do as a

volunteer and we will help you find a position. Contact us at 250545-0585 or volunteers@nexusbc.ca tai chi: good for your health If you have ever taken the beginner course, would you like to join us? We take new members anytime. A relaxed and fun class, includes some qi gong. Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Knox Presbyterian Church. Call 250260-4117 or 250-542-1984. seniors services NexusBC Community Resource Centre provides seniors with housing lists, transportation resources, help with pension applications, and much, much more. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit our website at www.northokanaganseniors.ca or call 250-545-8572 for more information. fraternal order of eagles Friday night suppers, a homecooked meal for $10, steak dinners $12; patrons are now able to bring in their children to join them for dinner from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Meat draw every Friday at 5:30 p.m. All monies from meat draws go directly to local charities. carcinoid cancer support group If you or anyone close to you has been diagnosed with this rare form of cancer and you are interested in joining a support group, please call Joanne at 545-3967. Together we can make a difference, in our lives and the lives of others. vernon treatment centre Do you or a loved one have an alcohol/drug and/or other addiction problem? We can help! Day and evening courses available. Please call 542-6151 for info. aa meetings Monday to Sunday 7 a.m., 3204 Alexis Park Dr.; open meeting and handicap accessible. Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H) open meeting, noon at Lutheran Church, 1204-30 Ave, Vernon. Lumby group, (X) open meeting 7 p.m., Catholic Church, 2202 Park Ave. (X) open meeting 8 p.m., VTC. Open meeting, 3204 Alexis Park Dr. (H), 5 p.m. daily. (H) Handicap access. (X) No access. Info., 250-545-4933. vernon elks lodge #45 Our downtown hall is available for small and large functions such as meetings, weddings, anniversaries, celebrations of life, etc. We offer full catering upon request with our hall rentals. Please call Maureen at 558-0876. support local business NORA (North Okanagan Referral Association) meets Fridays at 7:15 a.m., The Pantry. Call Les Fresorger at 542-7181 or see www.nora.ca. nature walk Dec. 12 at 9 a.m., join the North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club on the trails at the top of Middleton Mountain. Meet at trail access on Mt. Ida Drive leading to steps up the hill. Info., call Harold at 250-503-2388. Optional coffee stop after.

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editing your novel workshops: vernon library Renowned poet, author and editor Harold Rhenisch will lead free editing workshops Dec. 12 to help aspiring writers craft their novels. The two sessions take place at the Vernon library, 280030th Ave., downstairs meeting room. The first workshop is 10:30 a.m. to noon: “Word Casseroles and Crash Diets: Filling it up and Thinning it Down: Plot Lines, Transitions, Where Does it Begin and Where Does it End.” Workshop two takes place 1:30 to 3 p.m. with a focus on “All My Pretty Ones: What Do Those Characters Want Anyway, How to Learn from Them and How to Keep them in Line After They Have Taken Over the House.” Sign up for one or both workshops. Events sponsored by Vernon Friends of the Library. Registration required: call 250-542-7610, ext. 6820. the venture training book warehouse open every Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., next to Venture Training’s recycling depot at 4240 Alexis Park Dr. This effort is to raise funds for Venture Training, a local charity that provides quality programs and services for people with developmental disabilities. Books of all descriptions available at low prices. Book donations from the public are appreciated and can be dropped off at Venture Training or anytime at Home Building Centre on 27th St. or Buy-Low Foods at Okanagan Landing Plaza. We are always looking for volunteers to help at book sales. Call John Topping at 250-545-1287 or May Wilson at 250-545-7982 for book pick-up, to volunteer or for information.

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occasion to talk with other bereaved parents in an informal way. zirka ukrainian dancers christmas show Dec. 13 bake sale and christmas tree sale Dec. 12 from 10 at the Schubert Centre, come enjoy Ukrainian dancers performing a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vernon Family Church, 3508-25th Ave. Real trees their dances. Admission is free. We are raffling off several baskets including kids baskets and a basket of Ukrainian Food. Doors open will be $10 to $15. schubert centre’s monthly pancake breakfast at 11 a.m. and dancing begins at 11:30 a.m.. Tea, coffee and goodDec. 12. The Thrift Store is also open 8 to 11 a.m. with “Fill a Bag” ies as well as crafts follow the dancing. Come celebrate with us! the community hu sonG Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. Everyone for $2 sale. Bring family and friends and look for the bargains. armstronG leGion branch #35 saturday suppers welcome. Learn a spiritual exercise that teaches us all how to go Every Saturday except first Saturday of month. Adults $10, chil- beyond prayer and meditation, through contemplation. Pacific Inn dren under 10 $8; birthday person free. Meal includes soup or and Suites, Vernon. 4790-34th St. salad, hot entrée and dessert. Supper at 6 p.m. Phone for reserva- interfaith prayer meetinG Dec. 13 at the Vernon library from 2 to 4 p.m. on Peace and World Refugees. Everyone is weltions between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., to 250-546-8455. schubert centre has art classes From beginners to come to attend and the donation is food for the food bank! The advanced, six times per week. Contact the front desk 250-549- event is called Prayers of Peace. Gypsy christmas bizarre bazaar Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. 4201 and choose your time and ask about availability. ladies friendship bible coffees Stonecroft Bible Studies to 5 p.m., Vernon Atrium Hotel and Conference Centre, 3914-32nd invites you to discover new friendships and Biblical truths in a St. Artisans, metaphysical and spiritual vendors, psychics, medistudy-friendly small group format. Limited time commitment and ums, healers and entertainment. The Okanagan spiritual communiBible reference by page number. Minimum cost. For more infor- ty gathers together to share services and wares all in a Gypsy theme style. Entry is by donation to the Pet Soup kitchen in Vernon. mation, call Jean at 250-542-6468. free hot lunch for families & children For families annual potluck supper at hullcar hall in armstronG with kids zero to six years: Saturdays and Thursdays 11 a.m.-1 Dec. 13, doors open 4:30 p.m., supper 5 p.m., Santa arrives 6 p.m. p.m. Join us for a free nutritious lunch at the Aboriginal Infant and Bring a dish large enough to feed your family; plates, cups and cutEarly Childhood Development Centre, 2905-29th Ave. Call 542-7578. lery provided. Coffee and hot chocolate available. Parents: bring a the idea exchanGe takes place every second Saturday at wrapped gift with your child’s name on it and put in Santa’s bag, Gallery Vertigo. The Idea Exchange is for North Okanagan Artists and he will give to your child. Parents: remember to bring your Alternative members. You can join the organization for as little as camera. Call Sherri at 250-546-1944 for more information. society of open learninG & discussion SOLD meets $15 per year and take part in this series of free demonstrations. Vernon buddhist temple Meets the second Saturday Mondays at 9:30 a.m. at the People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Dec. 14 of each month at 4 p.m. We have been practising Pure Land will be a computer clinic offered by SOLD member Berk Shaw on Buddhism in Vernon since 1948. Reverend Yasuhiro Miykawa the topic, “Protecting Your Computer.” leads the services held at the Vernon Japanese Cultural Society, falun GonG — mind/body/spirit The ultimate qi gong 4895 Bella Vista Rd. Let us share the message of our Buddhist and meditation system. Practice based on universal principles of teachings, which emphasizes peace, loving kindness, compassion, truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. Demo. and practice of non-violence, inter-relatedness of all living beings, attitudes of the four standing gentle exercises followed by seated meditation. Suitable for all ages. Always free (donations not accepted); Vernon care and responsibility towards ourselves, and our environment. the Vernon & district animal care society We are a library community room, first and third Tuesday of every month, 7 local, all-volunteer registered charity. We need your help to con- to 8:30 p.m. Info., www.falundafa.org or call 250-545-4402. tinue our lifesaving spay/neuter and emergency vet care programs bosom buddies christmas party Dec. 15 at Renée’s for homeless and low-income cats and dogs. Every penny of your house starting at 6 p.m. Bring any finger food, wine will be protax-deductible donation will go entirely to care for local pets. For vided. If you wish to have anything else to drink, please bring it. more info., call 250-542-7203 or see www.vernonanimalcare.com confidential mental illness family support Group Please note: while we usually meet the fourth Tuesday of the month, this month we are changing the date to Dec. 15 from 7 to the compassionate friends: Vernon candleliGhtinG 9 p.m. Group provides a caring environment for family members of a We invite all bereaved parents and their families to join us in loved one with a mental illness to share your hopes, fears, experiences remembering our children at the annual event Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. and knowledge with other family members supporting a loved one at Paddlewheel Park hall, Okanagan Landing Rd. (lake side); doors with a mental illness. You are not alone. We meet at the Mental Illness open 6 p.m. Candles provided and can be taken home. You are Family Support & Information Centre, room 301, 3402-27th Ave., encouraged to bring a picture of your child or children to be placed People Place. Call Dianne at 250-260-3233 for info. on the remembrance table. After the service, stay and join us for 42nd annual christmas turkey lunch & dance The coffee, tea, juice and goodies. This is an opportunity to recognize Halina Seniors Centre Dec. 16 in the Rec Centre auditorium. Doors and ritualize the pain we feel as the world around us becomes open at 11 a.m., turkey lunch at noon; followed by entertainment festive with preparations for the holiday season and an excellent and a dance at 1 p.m. Cost: $12 per person. Tickets available at the Halina Centre canteen from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Everyone 50+ welcome! The centre is at the back of the Rec Centre, 3310-37 Ave. Info., call 250-542-2877. hi noon toastmasters All welcome who are interested in fantastic social exchanges to join the group. We also have energized and informative get-togethers with an abundance of humor. Come to The Pantry, 3908 - 32 St., In our Wed, December 30th edition of The Morning Star we will celebrate the babies born in 2015. beside the Vernon Lodge Hotel noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Arrive early; we don’t want you Don’t miss your chance to share your excitement to starve so have an excellent meal served by by announcing the arrival of a new member of your family! the restaurant while you learn, laugh and enjoy with us. Info.: 250-542-5161 or serle1@telusnet incl. tax nexus b.c. proVides info. to armstronG seniors The third Thursday of Baby’s First Name Name: _______________________________ the month, Armstrong/Spallumcheen seniors Baby’s Middle Name:____________________________ are invited to the Armstrong Seniors Activity Centre (2520 Patterson Ave.) for a NEXUS BC Date of Birth: ____________________________________ program with volunteer Stella Meger Dec. 17 Son__________Daughter __________________________ from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get help with income tax, Parent’s First & Last Names: housing, services in your home, etc. The centre _________________________________________________ will be open, with the coffee on and you can _________________________________________________ even play crib or ping pong if you like! As it is Address: ________________________________________ so close to Christmas, our volunteers will offer City:__________ Phone #: ________________________ a fresh turkey soup lunch (homemade buns/dessert) from 11:30 to 1:30 (or until the soup runs Submit the complete order form along with a clear photo out!) by donation. Everyone is welcome whether to be received by Monday, December 21st at 4pm you have a question for Stella or not! Mail or drop off to 4407 - 25th Ave. V1T 1P5 or armstronG Good food box Pickup Dec. email to classifieds@vernonmorningstar.com 17 between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. at Zion United Church, 2315 Pleasant Valley Blvd. Great gift for anyone. Info., 250-546-1331.

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liVe model drawinG Dec. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Vernon Public Art Gallery. No experience required, just bring your drawing materials of choice, easels are provided. Set to music in a private space, artists are welcome to draw without inhibition. Models are experienced, male and female, nude or draped. Participants must be over the age of 19. Sessions are limited to 12 participants. Enjoy a coffee and tea break in the middle of the session with Gumtree Catering Cookies served. Pre-registration required: $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Gallery is at 3228 - 31st Ave. Info., call 250-545-3173, see www.vernonpublicartgallery.com or e-mail info@vernonpublicartgallery.com christmas luncheon To thank your wonderful clients, We Care is planning a Christmas lunch Dec. 17 at the Schubert Centre, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with entertainment by Sally Evans and Molly Boyd and featuring Santa, prizes and more! Tickets are $5, with all proceeds donated to The Caring House. Attire is dressy casual. the parkinson support Group Meets every third Thursday (Dec. 17) at 1 p.m. at People Place with a few exceptions. This December meeting is one of those exceptions. We will have the meeting room from noon to 3 p.m. It will be a potluck “lunch/ coffee and dessert” with everyone bringing their favorite savoury or sweet Christmas baking. It will be a casual sharing of information and visiting as well as some music and singing from some of our more talented members. For more information, contact Bill or Chris at 250-545-2232 or Nell at 250-549-1580. dance at the enderby seniors complex Dec. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Enjoy the music of The Wildwood Band. Good music, good snacks and good company. Still only $5 for two hours of fun. Everyone welcome. blue christmas serVice Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 3300 Alexis Park Dr. Open to anyone experiencing loss at this time of year, whether it’s a loved one, a joy, health, loneliness, to name a few. The brief worship service includes prayers, readings and music to help people remember that they are not alone and that even in brokenness and pain, we can find glimmers of light in our darkness and rays of hope for the future. The service is followed by a short reception in the church hall. saturday soup kitchen A place will be set especially for you at the last Saturday Soup Kitchen of the year. All in need are invited to a festive feast between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 at All Saints’ Anglican Church on 27th Street. Local singersongwriter Carolyn Anele will be performing and perhaps Santa’s elves will appear. The meal is generously sponsored by the Vernon Power Pioneers, the local employees of Shaw Cable and by individuals within the community. dance the niGht away: the okanaGan Valley biG band Dec. 19, Schubert Centre, 3505-30th Ave. Doors open 7:30 p.m., dance 8 to 11 p.m. Cash bar, door prizes. All proceeds to send a local special needs child to Easter Seals’ Camp Winfield. Sponsors: The Don Miller Group, Century 21 Executives Realty. Tickets $10 per person or eight for $60, available at the door, Schubert Centre and The Don Miller Group. Please bring donation for food bank. family saturday at the Vernon public art Gallery Jack Pine Collage Inspired by Tom Thompson, Dec. 19 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. This month, learn how to create a collage inspired by the famous artist Tom Thompson. We will use paint and different materials such as wool and natural fibres to create a collaged holiday inspired version of Tom Thompson’s Jack Pine painting. Parents are encouraged to participate, all materials are supplied. Suggested ages 5+. Cost is $5 for members and $7 for non-members. kelowna sinGles club dance Dec. 19 at Rutland Centennial Hall (Kelowna). Doors open 6:30 p.m., dance 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Live band: Bob King. Bar and snacks available. Dress code: no sweatpants, running shoes or ball caps. Members, $10; non-members, $13. Memberships, $15. For more info., please call 250-763-6738. Members, please come out and support your singles club. Our dances are open to everyone. Invite your friends, too. drama for all youth christmas performance Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, Enderby. Special guests: Sweet Adeline’s from Vernon and St. Andrew’s Children’s Choir from Salmon Arm. Donation box if you wish to make a contribution to the youth drama program. the community hu sonG Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome. Come together and learn a spiritual exercise that teaches us all how to go beyond prayer and meditation, through contemplation. Pacific Inn and Suites, Vernon. 4790 - 34th St. celebrate new year’s eVe: halina seniors centre Dec. 31 with roast beef dinner at 7 p.m., dance 8 p.m.; music by Treble Makers. Cost: $20 per person. Cut-off for tickets is Dec. 23. Tickets at the Halina Centre canteen from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Everyone 50+ welcome! The centre is at the back of the Rec Centre, 3310-37th Ave. Info., 250-542-2877. toGether for christmas Seventh annual Christmas dinner Dec. 25 at 2:30 p.m. at St. James School, 2700-28th Ave., Vernon. Open invitation to all members of our community in need of a warm, safe and inviting place to share a homemade turkey/ham dinner with all the trimmings. We also provide rides to and from dinner for anyone who needs transportation.

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There will be an informal Celebration of Life, at the Lumby Senior’s Center on Saturday, December 12, 2 - 4pm. In lieu of flowers, donations are asked to be made in Dave’s memory to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation, 2101 32 Street, Vernon, BC V1T 9Z9.

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Singing or Piano Lessons for all levels & ages. Experienced; patient teaching; all styles. Vernon 778-475-4409

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial December loads. www.vernonmorningstar.com Cheapest rates - The B19 Friday, 11, 2015 Morning B19 *1 Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ownStar DumpRunz in the valley. Free Estimates, Fast courteous service for 250-493-2687 around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449

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Services

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Painting & Snowclearing Decorating Snow Removal Commercial

8X8X20 New Containers Household/ Commercial rentals. $65-$110/mo. Your place or mine. Warren 250-545-8118 Vernon. Rent, or Sale. U1ST MOVING 2 men + truck $90/hr. Local and long distance. Call 250-859-8362.

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Shampooches Pet Grooming 4311 25th Ave, Vernon. Call for 250-275-1385 *1 information Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own DumpRunz Fast courteous service for around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449

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Pets Fruit & Vegetables

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2 cute Cairn Terrier X pups Non shedding $350.ea Happy Cayfords Orchard 250-546Healthy. Call 250-547-2433. 3411. Spartans, Macintosh, Shampooches Grooming Red Delicious Pet .40Â˘/lb; Apple 4311 25th Vernon. Call juice 5L $15Ave, or 2/$25 or 3/$30 for information Come see us 250-275-1385 at Hallam Rd & at Enderby & Armstrong Farmers Markets.

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Eagle Valley Pellets from Princeton, $185.per ton tax included. Armstrong 1-250-5490042

Call or email The Classified Department at Free 250-550-7900 firewood 1 acre

standing cherry/peach trees. cut your own. Bella Vista Rd. Sid or email: classifieds@vernonmorningstar.com classifieds@vernonmorningstar.com (250)540-1011

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Firearms Snowclearing

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(1) 250-899-3163

& Livestock 3 Pets Rooms For $299

Christmas Season Savings& Snow Removal Commercial selected used Residential. Freerifles/shotguns. Estimates Quality now. Firearms Buy & Sell. Reserve (778)212-4487 Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

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CRA Appeals, Disability Tax Credits, Corporate and Personal Taxes. Complex situaTOTAL CIRCULATION tions welcome. Meghan Harms, Chartered Professional Accountant 250-870-8138

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Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Furniture

Heavy Duty Machinery

Medical Supplies

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Homes Wanted

Apt/Condo for Rent

Furniture Emporium WANTED: Good used Medical equipment, walkers, power lift chairs, scooters and other items. Phone 250-545-0240

Factory built truck chassis bed dump box. 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; complete w/electric ramp, good cond. $2,500. 250-938-1101

Misc. for Sale

ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca

USED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNITURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is renovating their rooms making available a great selection of high end furnishings. By 1 piece or buy multiples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mirror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email Buyit@activeauctionmart.com or www.activeauctionmart.com

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Senior Assisted Living

Mini One Bedroom & One Bedroom Rent includes all meals, snacks, utilities, activities, housekeeping and heavy laundry.

$2550 - $2995/Month

ictorian Retirement Residence

www.victorianvernon.com 3306 22 nd St. 250-545-0470

Apt/Condo for Rent

BUY-SELL-CONSIGN Furniture, Tools, Appliances Antiques & Collectables, Vehicles

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Family Oriented Complex Units have been freshly painted, new flooring and carpets. Three bedroom, 1.5 baths, full basement, near hospital and downtown area. Very close to bus routes and short walk to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wholesale Clubâ&#x20AC;?. Serious inquires call â&#x20AC;Ś

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Commercial/ Industrial

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 1000 sq. ft. to 4200 sq. ft. of premium office space in a modern building. Excellent quality leaseholds including: Boardroom, finished perimeter offices with ample natural lighting, open layout for cubicles (which can be finished into interior offices). Wide hallways, tile floors, glass doors, large common area washrooms. Centrally located in business / shopping district, public transportation nearby. Parking: Onsite stalls plus 150 stalls on adjacent lot.

Call (250) 862 7785 or email: stafford@devcobc.com

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WANTED: Good used furniture, beds & appliances. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240

CALL DODDS AUCTION 250-545-3259

Band Sawn Birch 1x4 & 1x6 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, some cedar. Info call Bailey 250-545-8915 c 250-549-0052

Misc. Wanted

BRAND NEW! Sealy Posturepedic Euro Top King Mattress, Extra back support, box spring avail, $1,774 new. Asking $1,350. 250-545-5670

COLLECTOR BUYING coin collections, Royal Canadian Mint coins, US Mint coins, silver coins, antique coins, old money, antique silver & gold Todd - 250-864-3521

Cars - Domestic

Townhouses

Brookside Garden Rentals

Vernon (Foothills) MOVING SALE! Quality furniture + much more. Phone to view. (780)803-8754

Vehicles

if you are ready to sell

FOR CASH TODAY!!

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+ Chad: 1-250-863-3082 Local.

Sporting Goods Christmas Season Savings 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 COLLECTOR BUYING & selling quality firearms and optics. Licensed to buy estates. Call (250) 490-6165.

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Spacious 1 bedroom 1 bath available now behind Village Green Hotel. 40+, laundry hookups and storage. Pet friendly. $750 + Hydro. 1 Year Lease, 13th month free. Please call 778-212-0924

Contact Delaney Properties

250-550-2120

2 BDRM, 1 bath in 55+ bldg, coverd prking, lvl entry, elevator, walk to town, in-suite W/D. $950. NS/NP. (250)351-5592.

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Homes for Rent 2/3 bdrm mobile w/big addition, lake view, beach access, all appl., huge wood stove, avail immed., #49 Louies Lane West Side Rd. 250-542-0060. A1 3bdrm large, 5 appl., upper level, clean, private, commonage Rd. Avail Jan 1, 5 acres, view of city, $1200., Shared utilities. 250-542-0060.

Shared Accommodation 1bdrm, D.T. $500 incl.util. furniture, cable. N/P, N/S. 250-549-0644

Suites, Lower 1bdrm basement suite North BX, n/s, n/p, shared laundry, util includ. Avail immediately. $750, R.R. 250-542-0691

Lrg 1bdrm, ground level, w/d, lap dog ok, n/s,. util/cble incl $700. Av Jan 1. 250-309-8322

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Townhouses Open Houses

OPEN HOUSE WEEK-END DRIVE

FOOTHILLS 1109 Phoenix Dr Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00 $437,500

On Site Resident Manager

CALL 250-542-1701

50+ Building One/Two bedroom apartments available. $750 - $875 per month

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COLDSTREAM 11704 Tassie Dr Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00 $560,000

Rent includes heat, hydro, hot water, F/S, W/D, DW, A/C & designated parking. NO SMOKING, NO PETS.

Willow Manor

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EAST HILL #13, 2305 - 23 St Sunday, 2:00 - 3:30 $259,900

/ month

1bdrm close to rec centre. N/P, N/S. $650, no Hydro. (250)307-4948

NO REFUNDS!

ARMSTRONG #7, 2525 Jarvis St Sunday, 2:00 - 3:30 $399,900

1000

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All Other Classifications

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2 bdrm suites

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CLIFFS

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Apt/Condo for Rent

ANY MAKE, MODEL OR AGE

Call Joe 250-549-6616 or Sid 250-549-6005

Church is looking for a property to rent or buy to be used for a drug rehabilitation center. (250)307-8858.

HARWOOD 1812 - 50 Ave Sunday, 11:30 - 1:00 1:30 $435,000

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Nice 2 bedroom, 1Â˝ bath Close to everything! Â NP, NS, W&D, F/S/D

950/month Peter 250-558-8362 $

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Auto Accessories/Parts

Legal Notices

RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES 2 Year, 60,000 km, Warranty. 250-542-2685. WRECKING GM, Honda Civic, FWD CARS, Since 1994. All parts on the shelf. Armstrong. 250-546-9055. www.anchorusedautoparts.net

Cars - Domestic Tesko Auto Sales. Great Selection of used cars/trucks. www.teskovernon.com or call 250-938-1258.

MINING LEASE APPLICATION

Take notice that Niamat Mughal, free miner certificate client number 119108, 3215-97th St. NW, Edmonton, AB, T6N 1B7 C/O Discovery Consultants, Box 933, Vernon, BC, V1T 6M8 has applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals for the mineral titles listed below. The mineral claim will be surveyed by a BCLS, whose field notes and plan will be approved by the Surveyor General .

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News Community Corner

The following mineral titles, located near the eastern part of Mabel Lake, and south of Tsuius Creek are subject to the mining lease application: Title Numbers

Mining Lease Application Event Mineral Titles Map Number

1039416 1039418 1039420 1039421 5575375 082L.067

Posted at the Chief Gold Commissioner’s office in Victoria, British Columbia, this 26th day of October, 2015

JENNIFER SMITH/MORNING STAR

Vernon Mayor Akbal Mund joins Kindale’s Karen Truesdale (far left) and Cindy Masters (right) as they accept a $1,000 donation from Teresa During-Harker, of Durning Directions and Service, on Giving Day. The funds will be used towards turkeys for the Kindale Developmental Association’s Christmas lunch Dec. 18. LISA VANDERVELDE/MORNING STAR

Tenders

John Mayrhofer (centre), secretary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, donates $2,000, to Vicki Proulx, president of Teens Count Too, and Brian Martin, of Teens Count Too.

Tenders

INVITATION TO TENDER

Cars - Sports & Imports 2001 Subaru Outback, 4cyl, 224K, everything thing works well, $3500.obo 250-549-0281 call before 5pm. AWD 2007 Mazda Speed 6, 295 HP, 4cyl, 6sp man, fully load, new clutch, breaks, etc. 2 sets of Mazda 18” wheels, $9,300 obo. 1-250-307-8601

Scrap Car Removal #11AAA Automotive recycling will meet or beat all competitors cash offers for your scrap vehicles. (250)808-1894 #1 GET the MOST for Your Junk Vehicle and scrap steel. A Portion of proceeds to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. Call 778-581-cars (2277)

Trucks & Vans 2005 Dodge Ram 5.9 Cummins Turbo Diesel HD Laramie 4x4, Black, loaded, leather 167,750 km, canopy, exc cond $25,500. (250)547-0081

Tenders in a sealed envelope marked “Tender # 15-15-PW – Hot Mix Asphalt Road Patching Services” will be received at the office of the Manager, Procurement Services – Operations Yard Office, 1900 – 48th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 8Y7, before 2:00:00 p.m. local time, December 22, 2015 for the following work: The intent of this service is to utilize a combination of hot mix asphalt product and recycled products for various projects including road patching, repair, widening and bike lanes. Further information, tender forms, and specifications may be obtained from www.vernon.ca, www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca or the office of the Manager, Procurement Services at the Operations Yard Office between the hours of 8:00 - 4:00 pm., Monday to Friday. Tenders will be opened publicly immediately after the closing hour, at the Operations Yard Office at which time interested parties may be present if so desired. The City of Vernon reserves the right to accept or reject all or any Tenders and to accept the Tender in total or in part, or to accept the Tender which it deems most favourable in the interest of the City of Vernon. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

2010 Chev Silverado, 2500HD, Excab, SB, 4x4, 6.0L gas, auto, power package, 185kms, clean, $15,750. 1250-307-0505

Adult Escorts MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95., Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048 Vernon’s Gentleman’s Lesuire. In/out, Beautiful attendants. Hiring. 778-363-1074

Don’t cut yourself off from the world. Find out where the cables are before you dig.

1•800•474•6886 CALL AT LEAST TWO FULL WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU PLAN TO DIG.

LISA VANDERVELDE/MORNING STAR

Judy Keckalo (left) and Alice Shaw (right), of the Royal Purple, donate a total of $2,100 to MaryJoan Griffin, of Vernon Stroke Recovery, Fawn Hall, of the Salvation Army, Garry Molitwenik, of Teens Count Too, and Gloria Morgan, of the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Light A Bulb campaign. Below, Keckalo and Shaw present $1,400 to Leslie Harvey, of the North Okanagan Hospice Society, Karon Taylor, of Vernon Restholm, and Jason Armstrong, of the Santa Toy Club.

Friday, December 11, 2015 - The Morning Star B23

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Pandee Bear!

SHOP LOCAL this holiday season with

THE FIRST

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500

29TH STREET MUSIC STUDIOS 4310B 29th Street • Vernon 778-475-5533

ALL MY CHILDREN BOARDING KENNEL 10046 Grey Road • Coldstream 250-275-1626

ANDRE’S ELECTRONIC EXPERTS

and

worth of Gift Certificates from any of the participating merchants!

COUNTRY WEST SUPPLY

3155 Pleasant Valley Road • Armstrong 250-546-9174

DISCOVERY SHOES & MARC’S FOOTCARE

3008 - 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-260-3898

PLUS one of the 50 lucky

LEONARD THE SHOE HEELER MONICA’S CUSTOM FRAMING

TEA DESIRE

TEETER TOTTER TOYS

PLANET BEE

Village Green Centre #4100 4900 27th Street • Vernon 250-542-1496

DE VINE VINTNERS

RED TOP FOOTWEAR

#2 4313A 25th Avenue • Vernon 250-549-2337

3303 43rd Avenue • Vernon 250-542-3132

EBENEZER’S

SAFEWAY

3803 27th Street • Vernon 250-260-1147

APPLEWOOD HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING LTD.

#8 1800 Kalamalka Lake Road • Vernon 250-549-4777

ARDEN TILE

2800 45th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-2272

ASKEW’S

Smith Drive • Armstrong 250-546-3039

A TWIST OF YARN 3915 31st Street • Vernon 250-549-4200

BEAUTY HAVEN FAMILY HAIR CARE WIG SALES / STYLING 3413 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-542-4219

BLAST FROM THE PAST ANTIQUES 3100 32nd Street • Vernon 250-549-2929

BRENDA HALA PHOTOGRAPHY & FRAMING 3001 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-542-3010

CANADIAN TIRE

4510 27th Street • Vernon 250-549-2131

CASA BELLA BEDDING BOUTIQUE #1 3212 30th Avenue • Vernon 778-475-4603

CHICKEN LITTLE CHILDHOOD OUTFITTERS (2008) INC. 4407 29th Street • Vernon 250-549-1221

3110 29th Avenue • Vernon 250-542-0980

FABRICLAND

5509 24 Street • Vernon 250-542-0338

FASHIONS ON 31ST 2901 31 Street • Vernon 236-426-0031

GENIER’S APPLIANCES 2205 48th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-0664

GOLD N’ TIME JEWELLERY 3021 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-7997

HAGEMANN JEWELLERS 3119 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-1528

HEALTHY SPOT PET NUTRITION & SUPPLY #200 3115 48th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-9000

HELMUT’S SAUSAGE KITCHEN 2103 48th Avenue • Vernon 250-260-3281

5011 Bella Vista Road • Vernon 250-542-8088

3416 Coldstream Avenue • Vernon 250-503-1234

THE BOUTIQUE

2543 Pleasant Valley Road • Armstrong 778-442-2688

THE TWISTED PURL

Downtown 3417 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-542-8167

2541 Pleasant Valley Road • Armstrong 778-442-5455

THE VILLAGE CHEESE

Vernon Square 4300 32nd Street • Vernon 250-542-2627

3475 Smith Drive • Armstrong 1-888-633-8899

TIM HORTONS

SAVE ON FOODS

3905 32nd Street • Vernon 250-260-3533

4900 27th Street • Vernon 250-542-8825 #47 100 Kalamalka Lake Road • Vernon 250-545-9559

SILHOUETTE FASHION BOUTIQUE

5205 25th Avenue • Vernon 250-260-5922

2516 Patterson Ave. • Armstrong 250-546-3096

2501 58th Avenue • Vernon 250-260-6583

SOUTHWARD MEDICAL SUPPLIES

2101 Harding Road • Armstrong 250-546-8088

#8 2601 Highway 6 • Vernon 250-542-3334

VERNON SHOES

SUBWAY

3308 30th Avenue • Vernon 250-545-2804

4400 27 Street • Vernon 250-545-6555

VERNON VETERINARY CLINIC

5301 25 Avenue • Vernon 250-503-0616 #107 3101 Hwy 6 • Vernon 250-545-7776

JC BRADLEY JEWELLERS

Village Green Centre 4900 27th Street • Vernon 250-558-5911

805 Kalamalka Lake Road • Vernon 250-542-9707

VERNON VINTNERS

#1 100 Kalamalka Lake Road • Vernon 250-549-8468

VILLAGE GREEN HOTEL LIQUOR STORE

4900 27th Street • Vernon Village Green Centre 250-545-4944

#12 3300 Smith • Armstrong 250-546-6362

LADIES WORLD

SWAN LAKE NURSERYLAND

4406 27th Street • Vernon 250-503-2363

#14 2601 Hwy 6 • Vernon 250-260-7740

SERENITY TANNING

HOME BUILDING CENTRE

4601 27th Street • Vernon 250-545-5384

4900 27th Street • Vernon Village Green Centre 250-542-5832

4402 27th Street • Vernon 250-558-0482

DESIGNERS GALLERY

ANNA’S VITAMINS PLUS LTD.

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3008 30th Ave • Downtown Vernon 250-306-9071

#200 3107 48th Avenue • Vernon 250-542-3000

#304 2520 53rd Avenue • Vernon 250-542-5955

COLLECTOR’S EDITION GUND® TEDDY BEAR

4900 24th Street • Vernon 250-545-7103

7920 Hwy 97 • Vernon 250-542-7614

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VERNON SQUARE

4300 32nd Street • 250-542-2627

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