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of Midway, City of On behalf of the Village Forks and the Greenwood, City of Grand Boundary, Areas Regional District of Kootenaywelcome you to our to C, D and E, we would like beautiful Boundary region. or stopping in for a by Whether you are passing a wonderful place is longer stay, the Boundary everything from great to visit. The area features ions to spectacular restaurants and accommodat biking and scenery to amazing hiking won’t be you opportunities. We know what brings you to this disappointed no matter region. unhurried, relaxed We are a region with an spaces. We lifestyle and plenty of wide-open time to look encourage you to take some great things to see around and take in the many region. and do in the Boundary

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Property values throughout the West Boundary fluctuated significantly P during the recent assessment.

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Mayor rebuts social media comments ANDREW TRIPP

The BCSS Roadrunners tangled with the Southern Okanagan Secondary School Hornets this week. It was a spirited and physical affair, with the Hornets coming out on top.

“The first year in office as mayor required some difficult decisions to be made. There were things that happened that we had little or no control over and we dealt with them the best we could. Having said this, we accomplished a lot in 2015, and although we are still playing catch up from prior years, our focus will be on the year ahead.” So began the statement read by mayor Ed Smith at the Jan. 11 Greenwood City Council meeting, which saw a full gallery in attendance. When contacted by the Times, the mayor would not elaborate further on his written report. In his report, the mayor said, “I would like to comment on some troubling comments that were brought to my attention on Facebook. Facebook is something that I normally don’t do. “A former council member insists on bringing to light: The carriage house (behind city hall), renovations in city hall, heating system, smoke stack, boccie pits, and on and on. “To start with the carriage house, was not a carriage house, but a building brought over on skids and two at-

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Six people including one Beaverdell man were arrested after police swarmed a Beaverdell property. “In early December 2015, Kelowna RCMP Prolific Offender Suppression Team (POST) initiated a project on 290 Beaverdell Station Road, Beaverdell, B.C.,” said Kelowna RCMP Cpl. Joe Duncan in a writ-

ten statement. “The project targeted several men known to police.” Last week, Jan. 14 and 15, Kelowna RCMP Street Enforcement Unit (SEU) executed search warrants at that same address. Four Kelowna men, one Kelowna woman and one Beaverdell man were arrested without incident, Duncan confirmed. “Investigators located, seized

and towed several stolen items including an excavator (from Surrey), a dump truck (from Surrey), a travel trailer (from Kelowna) and a Black Dodge pickup truck (from Kelowna),” Duncan said. “A flat deck trailer and Kubota have also been seized for further investigation.” Current estimated value of the stolen property recovered is in ac-

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Tuesday Jan. 26: Greenwood Library annual general meeting gets under way with refreshments at 6:30 p.m.; meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26: West Boundary FireSmart Initiative Kickoff Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bridesville Community Hall on Bridesville Townsite Rd. Purpose of the meeting is to highlight the area boundaries and begin the application process. Wednesday Jan. 27: Midway Library is hosting its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. at the Midway Fire Hall. Saturday, Jan. 30: Kettle Valley Racing Association is hosting the Snowmobile Drag Races at the Midway Airport. Gates open 9 a.m.; racing commences at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4: Singing Kettle Choir will resume their practices from 1 - 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Kettle Valley. New members (men and women) welcome. For more info contact Myrna at 250-445-6168.

REGULAR EVENTS: Mondays: Drop-in crib at Greenwood Legion at 7 p.m. $3 buy-in. Mondays: Girl Guides of Canada meets after school from 3:30 to 5 at WBES. Contact Jeanine Fraser at WBES or Linda Sheppard at 250-443-1529. Mondays: Floor curling at the Westbridge Hall (2935 Hwy 33), starting at 1 p.m. $1 per session. Contact Linda at 250-446-2031 for more information. First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed on holiday Mondays, but will be open the next day on Tuesday. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council

meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meeting at 6:30 – for location info phone 250-528-0227. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Mondays and Wednesdays: Boot Camp at McArthur Centre in Greenwood from 6-7. $10 drop-in or $60 per month. Info 250-442-3664. Postponed until further notice. Monday & Wednesday beginning Sept. 15: Country Kids Playschool 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rock Creek Health Centre. For info or to register call Sara Eek 250-446-2202. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Greenwood Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: 11 - 3 pm Greenwood Seniors’ Centre Thrift Store, 100 Deadwood. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Taekwondo at BCSS gym from 4 to 5 p.m. Open to ages 6 (with supervision) to 106. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boundary Women’s Resource Centre on Market Avenue in Grand Forks open from 9 a.m. to - 3 p.m. Info 250-442- 5212. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7 p.m. Info: 250-442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 p.m.

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Wednesdays: Writer’s group meeting at 11 a.m. at Bored Room Bistro in Midway. Wednesdays: Girl Guides of Canada meet at King of Kings Church in Midway, Sparks ages 5-6 and Brownies ages 7-8 meet at 4:30-5:45; Guides ages 9-11 and Pathfinders ages 12-14 meet from 6 to 7:30. Info 250449-2309 or 250-445-9955. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro, 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Women’s Counseling in Rock Creek and West Boundary: Free and confidential. For information call the STV counselor at 1-855-441-3131 or 442-3131. Childcare and transportation subsidies are available. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 p.m. in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 p.m. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250-445-2111, or Wolfgang 250446-2455. Second Wednesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-446-2454 or 250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 1 p.m. Info: 250-446-2616. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair Assoc. meets at 7 p.m. at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446- 2465. Thursdays: Free Yoga Classes in Greenwood at the McArthur Centre from 10:00-11:30 a.m. For more information call: Diane at 250-445-6364. Thursdays: Kinesiology at the old Kettle Valley School House from 9:30 to 12. Thursdays: Anglican Thrift Store from 11-3. Info phone Les Williams 250-445-2216. Thursdays: Quilters and other crafters meet at the Midway Senior’s Centre at 9:30 a.m. Come for coffee and bring your needle project to work on. Membership fee $10 per year. Thursdays: Midway Museum Fundraiser - Texas Holdem Poker Registration 6:30 p.m. $20 to play, held at The Hotel, Midway.

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Thursdays: Boundary Guiding Unit for girls in Midway and Greenwood meets from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. at King of Kings Church in Midway. Sparks and Brownies ages 5 8, 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.; Guides and Pathfinders ages 9 - 15, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Join any time for new experience. Thursdays: The Singing Kettle Choir practices from 1 - 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Kettle Valley. New members (men and women) welcome. For more info contact Myrna at 250-445-6168. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250-445-2125. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Third Thursday: Founder’s Day 2016 planning meeting at 6 p.m. in Greenwood City Hall. Contact Janet at 250-445-6133 for information. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre, 9:30 - 11. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. Second and Fourth Friday: Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion in Greenwood. 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Third Friday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $3 includes movie, drink and popcorn. First, Third and Fifth Fridays: Darts at the Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion with doors opening at 6 p.m. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Hot-L Pub, Midway. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 2 p.m. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Last Saturday: Karaoke at Hotel Midway – Hot-L Pub at 8:30. Last Saturday: The Bridge is open 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Second Sunday – Nov. 15 and through to April 3: Cribbage at the Westbridge Hall (2935 Hwy 33), staring at 1:30 p.m. Fee is $5 per session (eight games per session). Prizes are doubled if more than 24 players. Call Del at 250-446-2330 for more information. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri. and Sat. Opens at noon.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Quote of the Week: The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously. – Henry Kissinger (1923 - ) Joke of the Week: A hound dog lays in the yard and an old man in overalls sits on the porch. “Excuse me, sir, but does your dog bite?” a jogger asks. The old man looks over his newspaper and replies, “Nope.” As soon as the jogger enters the yard, the dog begins snarling and growling, and then attacks the jogger’s legs. As the jogger flails around in the yard, he yells, “I thought you said your dog didn’t bite!” The old man mutters, “Ain’t my dog.”

Mayor’s report

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tachments were built to serve Christopher Stevenson, who as a garage for the RCMP car was not present at the meeting. when they lived in the Court“This lashing out at people— house. The building had not calling citizens “cave people”, been looked after in years and making a point of singling out was not safe. The Statement of individuals for criticism—that’s Significance was followed for not leadership, as far as I’m the rehabilitation of the council concerned,” said Stevenson chambers and heritage guide- when asked about the mayor’s lines were adhered to. Changes were required “I am also troubled by the peititions, to meet modern codes. a petition that started for one reason, We also have a Heritage then a second petition and now a third Committee with a mispetition because the previous petition sion statement. All in all was not filled out properly.” I believe we are proceeding in a positive manner and if someone does not under- comments. “When you run for office, and get elected—you stand, please call or ask.” When contacted for a com- represent everyone in the comment, the Greenwood Museum munity—whether you get along confirmed that the so-called with them, agree with them or carriage house was not authen- not. You can’t pick and choose tic and consequently not of her- who you want to represent, and you have to treat everyone with itage value. “I am also troubled by the the same level of respect.” Below is the mayor’s statepetitions,” continued Smith’s report, “a petition that started for ment exactly as provided to the one reason, then a second peti- Boundary Creek Times: tion and now a third petition Year Two as Mayor because the previous petition Looking forward to 2016 was not filled out properly. The The first year in office as cost to date to the city is over $50,000. We have yet to have a Mayor required some difficult decisions to be made. There hearing. “I find it sad when a few of were things that happened that what I call the “Cave People” we had little or no control over (Citizens Against Virtually Ev- and we dealt with them the erything) can cause so much best we could. Having said this, disturbance and cost. Money we have accomplished a lot in and time have been wasted that 2015, and although we are still could go towards the very thing playing catch up from prior years, focus will be on the year that they feel they represent. “We have budget meetings ahead. I would like to comment coming up and union contracts on some troubling comments to deal with.” “Overall I am pleased with that were brought to my attenthe progress over the last year tion on face book. Face book is and look forward to the same something that I normally don’t do. type of progress in 2016.” A former council member The former councillor referred to in Smith’s report is insists on bringing to light: The

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carriage house (behind city hall), renovations in city hall, heating system, smoke stack, Sunday JulySunday, 24, 6:00Jan. - 7:00 24 pm bocci pits, and on and on. Bridesville Community Hall 6:00 - 7:00 pm To start with the carriage house, was not a carriage house, Bridesville Community Hall but a building brought over on skids and two attachments were built to serve as a garage for the RCMP car when they lived in the Courthouse. 100% waterproof, The building had not been looked after in years and with winter styles was not safe. The Statement designed to of Significance was followed combat our cold for the rehabilitation of the climate. council chambers and heriFreeman’s carries tage guidelines were adhered a great selection to. Changes were required to for men, women meet modern codes. We also and children, have a Heritage Committee with a mission statement. All for work and for in all I believe we are proceedplay. Come try a ing in a positive manner and if pair on and feel someone does not understand, the difference for please call or ask. Something like the above —— so I can change the d yourself! I am also troubled by the petitions, a petition that started the title each time…. for one reason, then a second petition and now a third petition because the previous petiFor the 2nd and 4th Sundays (twice a month for the tion was not filled out properly. The cost to date to the city is over $50,000. We have yet to have a hearing. I find it sad when a few what I call the “Cave People” (Citizens You can kick anything with the right pair of boots. Against Virtually Everything) can cause so much disturbance and cost. Money and time have been wasted that could go towards the very thing that they feel they represent. We have budget meetings coming up and Union contracts to deal with. Overall I am pleased with the progress over the last year East of Rock Creek, corner of Kettle Valley East Rd. & Hwy 3 and look forward to the same toll free 1-877-646-2899 type of progress in 2016. – Mayor Ed Smith

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Laddering investments: a secure but flexible strategy In most regions across Canada, you’re guaranteed some bone-chilling cold in January and February. Another sure thing during these months, which coincide with RRSP campaigns, is that you’ll be facing a sea of financial advice delivered on TV and the radio, in newspapers and magazines, and through e-mail messages. Your challenge will be to wade into these sometimes-uncertain waters and make the right investment decisions to suit your specific financial needs. Investing in guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) using the laddering strategy could be a comfortable choice in your overall financial strategy. You’ll know that your investment is earning a secure rate of return. And by laddering your investments, you can put your money away for the short term to gain flexibility, as well as for the long term to get better interest rates. Laddering works like this: you choose the amount of money you want to invest. Divide this initial amount into five smaller guaranteed investments. Then pick different terms and maturity dates for each of these smaller investments. Here’s an example: • Your initial investment is $10,000. • Divide this amount into five separate investments of $2,000 each. • Invest $2,000 each into a one-year, two-year, three-year, four-year and five-year term. • When your first investment matures after one year, you reinvest that $2,000, plus the interest you’ve earned, in a five-year term investment. • Each year, one of your investments will mature. You would then reinvest in a five-year term, possibly benefiting from a higher interest rate and continuing the laddering process. Laddering your investments can benefit you by: • Minimize interest rate risk: By investing in regular intervals, you can reduce your investment risk. Only a portion of your portfolio comes due at any one time. This strategy can limit your exposure to possible fluctuating interest rates. • Maximize the long-term rate of return: If you convert your maturities to five-year terms, you can take advantage of the possibility of higher interest rates. Longer-term investments typically offer better interest rates than shortterm investments.

• Comfort of guaranteed returns: You’re secure with the knowledge that your investments will grow at a constant interest rate, with a guaranteed return at the end of the term. Laddering your investments will give you the flexibility to respond to investment opportunities and financial needs: • Ability to respond to interest rate changes: You’ll have access to 20 per cent of your investments every year. If the interest rates are higher, you can invest in longer-term investments. If interest rates drop or temporarily flatten out, you can minimize your risk because only 20 per cent of your investments are maturing at any one time. • Increased availability: Each year a part of your investment matures and you’ll be able to spend it if that’s what you need to do. You also have the opportunity to make new investment decisions. • Ability to choose the maturity dates: You can have specified investments mature when you need money for a large purchase or special occasion, for example college or wedding expenses. Your advisor can help you to decide if this strategy matches your long-term and retirement objectives. Using your advisor’s knowledge and experience, you’ll be better able to sort through the many investment options available and identify how long you want to invest, and what level of risk you’re prepared to take: low, medium, or high. Deciding where to put your money each year is one of the most important financial decisions you make. Talk to your advisor about getting help to build your portfolio around a sound financial strategy that includes your personal investment style, objectives, and risk tolerance. You may even experience a warm and cozy feeling knowing that the storms of uncertainty won’t affect your guaranteed investments.

Robert J. Ogloff is a Certified Financial Planner in Grand Forks. His office is located at 245 - 72nd Ave. across from Your Dollar Store With More and can be reached at 250-442-3164.

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Time will tell The new B.C. school curriculum, already in a trial phase with some teachers and set to officially launch across the province in September, is, perhaps, one of the boldest education-related moves made by the Ministry of Education in recent memory. The new curriculum, designed to allow teachers and students more flexibility in delivery and design of education, is the ministry’s response to a changing world; a society and its future that is being largely reshaped by technology and innovation. The traditional methodology of “read, ingest and regurgitate” is being replaced by a more “project-based learning” approach to education, with a goal of providing students with more real-world experiences as they follow their own personalized goals and passions. For instance, instead of being suffocated with algebra and other mathematical platforms, students might engage in more tactile pursuits as a hands-on way of learning math; students in one central B.C. school are engaged in First Nations projects, building small wooden structures and furniture, using measurements to devise formulas and methods of assembly. This project provides students an environment in which to build the basic skills to one day build houses and, perhaps, a career. Another student in rural B.C. is getting a head start in her veteranary studies by working directly with horses at a local stable, earning credits while learning biology and anatomy. The new curriculum appears to be a significant improvement over what some may view as a stale and rigid school structure and will, perhaps, make education fun rather than a task. It is designed to focus on each student’s strengths and encourage the development of skills via more real-world situations, heralding an exciting new chapter in public education. Whether or not it will be suited to all students remains to be seen, however. Some parents have expressed concerns about the new curriculum, saying it has not been clearly explained to them, but let’s hope the new and improved public school system will, as it promises, prove more inclusive of all ability-levels and realistically prepare each student for the world that awaits them upon graduation.

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Boomers mourn their heroes Baby Boomers make up the first generation that is preThe recent death of pop icon David Bowie, who succumbed to liver cancer at age 69, has likely forced some dicted to fall short of surpassing the longevity of its parBaby Boomers, particularly those over 60, to reflect upon ents, and, perhaps, this recent cluster of sixty-something their mortality, something that, according to many social deaths is a testament to the accuracy of that prediction. The commentators, does not come easily for the most privi- fact that Boomers, traditionally, have been in an ongoing leged of generations. Once the brash, adventurous and state of denial regarding their own aging and death, as well confident demographic, Boomers are now as leaving an undue economic burden on their IN FOCUS seemingly staring down a tunnel of uncerchildren for their retirement and care, makes tainty when it comes to their health. As earlier this worldwide reaction to the recent deaths of pointed out in this paper’s Editorial column, Bowie and Frey, as well as Motorhead founder cancer continues to be the number one cause Lemmy Kilmister even more poignant. of death in this and most other western na~~~~ tions, and Bowie’s passing may just be a sign Well, was I wrong! So confident months that we may be in for a spike in cancer deaths ago in calling the weather experts’ forecast of a Andrew TRIPP in the next 10 years. mild and dry winter as one virtually etched in Those who took to social media to lament stone, here I am standing in Bridesville up to the artist’s passing were largely Boomers, many my thighs in the white stuff. Sure, it’s been unborn early in that generation (1946-1964), some at the tail seasonably warm (well, actually, last year was the same), end of it, though some even younger. What was clearly but as for dry, well give me a break! With quite a bit more communicated was the sense of loss felt by all, as though snow in the forecast for the weeks ahead, we may just have a part of themselves had died when the Thin White Duke the most snow in our yard and on the roofs of our outpassed away. Even more recently, the death of musician buildings than we have experienced since we moved here Glen Frey, founding member of the Eagles, caused another permanently in 2010. Now many of you, particularly those deep tremour throughout pop culture. While Frey was not who live at lower elevations, are likely wondering what I’m a victim of cancer, he too was a Boomer and, at age 67, talking about, but it’s simply a testament to how high our “too young to die.” It seems that whenever social icons, musicians in par- elevation is, and an illustration that living at 1000 metres ticular, pass away, many of us are thrown into a state of is rarely going to be entirely predictable! For now, I say uncertainty, especially when those deaths are unexpected. “bring it on” (the snow, that is), but please don’t melt it all I suppose it’s human nature to react in that fashion; maybe in February! I’d honestly like to see the temperature drop it’s the age-old “am I next?” mentality that kicks in or a and the snow stick around; that would bode well for our “wow, I can’t believe he’s dead” reaction, leaving a sense of pasture’s regeneration and, combined with an (ideally) wet uncertainty within those watching their peers succumb to spring, have me running joyfully through tall grass come a disease that may just be related to the era in which they June. were born.

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Hockey 2016 Australian Open Tennis Third Round. From Melbourne, Australia. (N) News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving Noon News Hour Food Truck Written The So Written Figure Skating Written Money Our Vancouver Absolutely Bobsled & Skele FIS Ski Jumping FIS Alpine Skiing College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball News Fish’n Fishing Boat TV Driving Noon News Hour Food Truck Magic Kate and Wild Wild Doki Creative Animals Animals Our Part Cosmic Rescue Wildlife RockExplore Paid Paid World of X Games 30 for 30 (N) Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Cops Cops Bath Bath Kitchen Kitchen Fixer Upper Fixer Upper Fixer Upper Jep Jep What Would What Would What Would The First 48 CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom News Vital CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Sponge. Parents Harvey Pig Goat Turtles Sponge. ›› “Alpha and Omega” “G.I. Joe: Ret.” › “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” ›› “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” Alaskan Bush Mayday Mayday: Air Railroad Alaska Alaskan Bush Suburg. Suburg. ›› “Eagle Eye” Shia LaBeouf. ››› “Twister” College Basketball Road Octagon CIZE! Fish Oil Old Kds Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Stories of the ER Bones Bones Bones Bones Legends “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (12:45) “Grumpier Old Men” “Cake” Heather Graham. Make Next Lost ››› “Babe” (12:05) ››› “Mrs. Doubtfire” Jeff’sons Paid Gimme Seinfeld “The Game Plan” › “Snowboard Academy”, Jim Varney Just for Laughs Impastor Gaffigan Theory Theory ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” “Buck Privates” (11:15) “Five Graves to Cairo” ››› “Ocean’s Eleven” Pioneer Pioneer In Italy Simply Top Chef Restaurant: Im. Chopped Myth Hunters Myth Hunters Myth Hunters Myth Hunters Myth Hunters Paid Paid War Junk: WWI Pawn Pawn Cnt. Cnt. Cnt. Cnt. The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files “Ice” Riflem’n ››› “Live Free or Die Hard” Bruce Willis. ››› “The Karate Kid” Border Border Border Border Security Security Border Border Border Border Toopy Hey Peg Octo Dino Dino Mike Umi Truck Wings Home Old House Kitchen Pépin Martha Cook Victory Antique Roadshow Wake English Premier League Soccer Goal J’pardy! Wheel College Basketball Rck Kds Sportfish Huntley Food Living Miracle Popcorn In Con Huntley Popcorn CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene CSI: Crime Scene College Basketball Mike Mike Two Two College Basketball Dr. Pol Dr. Pol Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Save Dream Hatched Funny Videos Funny Videos Elementary Elementary Elementary Zoo Coolest CIZE! Beauty Legends DC Films ›› “The Game Plan” Punjab Hindu Punjabi Lamia Fursat Quran Punjab Pyar Hi Pyar Hi Gurbani Antique Roadshow Pépin Martha Kitchen Cook Steves Steves Nature Hollyw’d Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City (8:00) “Her Best Move” How to How to Science Science Security Security Security Security Security Security

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