Chase Sunflower - December 11, 2020

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Issue for the week of Friday, December 11th, 2020 • Vol. 25, Issue 48

Chase BC Delivery & Courier Services Closed on Thursdays

Skmana Warming Hut Upgrade

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submitted by Skmana Ski & Snowshoe Club

HUGE Thank You From Skmana Ski & Snowshoe Club to the generous donors who made our much needed Warming Hut upgrade possible. The Hut now has a new roof, siding and an outdoor fire pit. The metal

cladding was donated by Econospan Structures Corp., the lumber was donated

by Scotch Creek Home Hardware and the fire pit materials were purchased through a donation from TNRD area Director Mel Rothenburger. Special mention to Woody's Wholesale Lumber for custom building the incredible benches.

New to Chase, BC Local Convenience- Shop in the Comfort of your Home !

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Community Bulletin The Chase Museum & Archives Society Christmas Store open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm in the Nationwide building.

All COVID-19 protocols will be in effect, including mandatory masks. There will be hand sanitizer and a limited occupancy.

The drop off box for the Chase Lions Community Calendar’s is now locates at Eye Candy Endless Emporium.

Your

renewal sheet is behind October in your calendar, you can drop off with your $10 to the drop box or mail in. Any questions contact Jeanne 250-320-2314

OFFICE: 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Monday - Thursday PHONE:

Chase

(250) 320-3050

400 club tickets are available from any Lions member, or at Eye Candy. Get yours today.

Remember you get 52 weekly draws a year. For delivery please call Karen 250-318-4527

Chase Lions

Box 12, Chase, BC V0E1M0 250-679-8470* chaselions67@gmail.com Meetings are every 2nd & 4th Thursday, in Room B at the Community Hall. Use rear entrance.

New members welcome Call 250-679-8470 for all Lions projects: *Chase Lions RV Park For medical equipment or pull tab donations please call Karen Bassett 250-318-4527

400 Club Weekly Winner: Danny Mattey $100.00

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 107 515 Shuswap Ave, Chase * For info / hours phone 250-679-3536 *

CHASE LEGION HOURS All closing hours are at the bartender's discretion Tuesdays 3 pm Fridays 3 pm Saturdays 1 pm Chase Legion is following the Provincial Health Protocols, and Regulations Remember to vote for the Chase Legion Christmas Tree on Facebook Chase Country Christmas

Chase Minor Hockey Bottle Donation.

Due to Covid, we are asking that all tin/bottle donations be bagged and labelled "CMH" and dropped off at the Bottle Depot.

The Chase Sunflower invites stories, recipes, comments, photos, jokes and any other information that would be of interest to readers. We reserve the right to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse advertising that in our opinion does not reflect the concept of the newspaper. The opinions expressed in Letters and Columns do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper. Due care and attention for accuracy is used in checking advertising copy, but no warranty is implied by the publisher.

The Chase Sunflower is copyrighted and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of the publisher.

EMAIL: info@chasesunflower.ca WEB: www.chasesunflower.ca ** Alternate drop-off location at Willows Natural Foods ** MAIL: Box 524, Chase BC, V0E 1M0 Publisher/Editor: Kelsey Snelgrove

The Chase Sunflower is independently owned and operated

by Shuswap Prairie Publishing. 1500 copies are printed weekly and distributed around Chase, as well as to Pritchard, Sorrento, Squilax, Jade Mountain, and Adams Lake. The Sunflower is available FREE for readers because it is advertiser supported.

Please support the local businesses that advertise in the Sunflower; shopping locally enriches our community.

Shuswap Victory Church

641 Shuswap Ave, Chase BC Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-1pm 250-306-6078 December Theme: Hope

Chase Rotary Box 73

Pres: Patrick Herba ( 250-702-3677) Meetings 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month @ Railside. New members welcome.

Proud to be part of your community!

Chase

Due to the recent Covid shut down, the Anticipated Mass service on Saturday at 4:00 will be cancelled.

For any special event needs please call the Diocese Office @ 250-372-2581 For online Mass check out www.rcdk.org/pages/covid19-streaming-masses Chase Evangelical Free Church 295 Shuswap Ave Physical Gathering Suspended in response to Provincial Health Order, Online Gatherings Accessible at www.ChaseChurch.com 250 679 1676 or Tyler@ChaseChurch.com

The Light of Life Native Fellowship Pastor Joseph #1.250.457-3845

Shuswap Community Church Facebook @Chase Shuswap Community Church Visit our website for more information or to sign up to join a service. www.aplacetobelong.ca

Chase Community Fellowship Cancelled until further notice

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Sucessful Food Drive

submitted by Chase Hamper Society The Chase Hamper Society would like Please remember LJ's trailer run this to thank all the wonderful people who Saturday, Dec. 12 in support of the Food 'drove through' for our Food Drive last Bank also! He will driving around Chase Saturday. 1350 pounds of non perishable late afternoon, and will pick up all food food donated, and $5430.00 in monetary donations that residents put at the end of funds!! What an incredible community!! their driveways, and will then drop them Thank you all SO MUCH, and Santa off at the Food Bank. enjoyed his visit to CHase in case you were wondering!!

Happy Holiday Season!

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Rotary Brings "Brain Bikes" to Haldane submitted by Doug Everett

The Chase Rotary Club held a successful Wreath/Swag sale during November to raise funds to purchase a second "Brain Bike" for Haldane Elementary School. These bikes are used by staff to help kids deal with their learning. These bikes are silent while being ridden so the child can remain in class and continue their learning.

In the past, students who were disruptive or emotionally detached from learning, left the room to calm down then returned when stable to continue their learning. Haldane is also purchasing a third bike and as I write this,

the bikes are being delivered.

We purchased a "Brain Bike " last year, and it proved successful so since fundraising methods have changed due to Covid-19, our normal fundraising avenues were curtailed so, we decided to create and sell Christmas wreaths and swags. This even was challenging since we could not meet collectively in a work party-style so individuals took on the various parts of the project. In total, we produced 42 wreaths and swags, next year, we hope to double our production.

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O Christmas Tree Check out the Chase Country Christmas Facebook page to view all the Christmas Trees decorated by local businesses and organizations. Click LIKE to vote for your favorite until December 14th.

Parkside staff Linda Prouty, Naz Galbraith, Courtney Merrells with their tree

Thank you for reading!

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Christmas is different this year, make it different for the planet too.

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“Deck the halls with ends up in landfill. and ditch the stuff that ling our landfills

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All TNRD sites are closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day.

tnrd.ca/holiday | 250-377-2596

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Shuswap Better at Home Covid 19 response services for Seniors and Elders:

• Grocery delivery • Pick up and delivery of drugstore items & prescriptions • Support with meal program and food bank delivery • Check In and Friendly Visit calls • Housekeeping, subject to availability Staff, Volunteers and Contractors have been carefully vetted & trained for your security.

Central Intake 250-253-2749

EVCSS Funded by the Government of BC. Income based service fees may apply.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Tyler Harper for his article ‘Sacrifices’ .

Thank you for summarizing so well not only how we might all be feeling by now but also encouraging us to do the right thing.

I believe you are speaking for the majority who willingly comply so we can get through this.

Thanks for putting things in perspective during this season of giving.

Sincerely, Cathy Moore

Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor do not reflect those of the Chase Sunflower or its advertisers. Submit Letters to the Editor at info@chasesunflower.ca. Letters are published at the editor's discretion and must include a name. Letters may be edited for length and/or clarity.

CHASE HAMPER SOCIETY The Chase Hamper Society would like to apologize to Welton Storage for any misrepresentation of information that may have occurred at a recent Village Council meeting, as a result of the words 'rodent' and 'storage' mentioned at our Board meeting which was attended by the Mayor and our liaison Councillor. The Hamper Society is deeply apologetic for the undue toll the Welton family has endured over this unfortunate matter.

We also want to recognize and thank the Welton Family for their many years of support of the Chase Hamper Society, both as volunteers, and the decades of free storage given.

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The Chase HEAT and the last weeks of 2020

By: 'Chiliarena' Koch When Public Health in late November extended another month The goal is for tightened up life just a bit it brought them to return in the New Year to get a sudden stop to KIJHL games. After ready for more regular season action, all getting in 3 regular season games the dependent on rosy positive results. They troop and their commanding officers will of course be following all the rules went back to practice, practice, and regulations for a safe return. practice. Optimism bubbled up with President Darryl Adamson noted to a recommencement of games after the Team Executive that on departure the December 7th when this latest revision players and staff are healthy and doing of orders would be potentially lifted. It well. “We plan on the team being back on would be back to active service for the December 29th (now after Jan 8th), with lads, but sky high numbers elsewhere game play resuming through a revamped altered the landscape. On the 2nd new schedule to be announced. All of this is orders came down and the impact was subject to the provincial health orders felt at the training grounds. The result allowing us to play then.” He thanks really stopped junior hockey across the everyone for their help and support. “We Province. The team’s six 19 and 20 year have a great team this year and plan to olds weren’t allowed to practice with bring home a banner, despite what covid their younger teammates. No contact nor throws at us.” That is just one example of scrimmages at practices for the rest. So, the optimism coming from “Heatville” at the local decision makers determined that the Art Holding Memorial Arena. an early start to the Christmas break was The entire Organization from the in order. The result a couple of dozen Executive, the players, staff and faithful eligible bachelors vacated the Village. But volunteers wish everyone a safe, warm there was another wrench in the hockey and happy Festive Season. We all need to factory works. The two week period was stick together for the foreseeable future!

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New Initiative will Publicize Chase Businesses

As reported to Kelsey Snelgrove, Sunflower Manager/Editor Promotion of local commerce and business is an important part of economic development for any community. And an innovative local partnership intends to do just that through a unique print media tool.

Given their collective concern around commercial sustainability and growth, the Village of Chase, its Chamber of Commerce and The Chase Sunflower have agreed to cover 75% of the cost of producing w r i t t e n advertorials publicizing new startups, as well as established businesses.

These creative articles, each of which comprises several hundred words as well as a photograph, will tell the story of the enterprise, its history, its goals, its business philosophy, and its service or product.

The details provided in advertorials go a long way to promoting what’s new and what’s available within a community—as well as providing some familiarity with its entrepreneurs.

Award-winning author and journalist Carolyn Parks Mintz has written many such pieces in the past for a large municipality in her home province of Ontario and will be assigned the project within Chase. “Advertorials

have been very successful in drawing attention to new ventures, as well as longstanding businesses,” Parks Mintz reports. “And I so enjoyed learning about local enterprise and getting to know owners.”

The tripartite financial support being offered for this undertaking means that the cost to businesses will be minimal—something that’s especially important to new start-ups.

And if the operation is a Chamber of Commerce member, the Chamber will pay the business’s share of the advertising fee.

Those enterprises who earlier this year expressed interest in a new publicity campaign, will be contacted in the near future.

Check your Sunflower for the first of the advertorials later this month. And to obtain details on getting your message out at nominal or no cost, and/or to arrange an interview, contact info@chasesunflower.ca.

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. ―Mark Twain

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! Wishing everyone a very

Merry Christmas

and holiday season in this unique year.

Contact us at 250-679-1512 or 250-320-0400 live@parksidecommunity.ca 743 Okanagan Ave, Chase

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An Exceptional Opportunity Awaits You with the Chase Fire Rescue Team!

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No previous experience required Professional training provided Men and women over age 18 all welcomed Volunteer members are paid for oncall, training and practices All protective clothing and equipment supplied Two hours of training Tuesday evenings Insurance coverages through WorkSafe BC, accident and life insurance Fitness gym available at firehall Requirements: driver’s license, time for training; live/work in response area Choose instruction for fire, rescue or both

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skills needed to utilize specialized equipment. Besides being part of a vital service to citizens and businesses in our response area, the personal gratification and sense of accomplishment that come with saving a structure, saving a life, attending an accident scene, or rescuing someone in distress are second to none.

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things are priceless.

“Nothing I’ve ever done gave me as much satisfaction as being part of a fire and rescue team” – retired volunteer firefighter Contacts Attend a 6:00 pm Tuesday practice session Telephone 250.679.8655 chasefirerescue.com Applications available at Chase Village Office

Chase Fire Rescue members in action

Interior Community Foundation approves Hamper Society Kamloops, BC - The BC Interior Through a win-win partnership with the Community Foundation (BCICF) Village of Chase, the existing Community has completed its review of grant Hall has become the operations centre applications from eligible charitable for regular food hamper preparation. agencies throughout the region under An expansion of this programming will the Emergency soon include on-site Community Support food preparation Fund (ECSF) Round (commercial kitchen II, funded by the upgrades).

Government of BCICF Executive Canada.

Director, Rob Miller Fifteen (15) notes that, “The charitable agencies Chase Hamper have been approved Society is a great for funding. The example of vision first of these is the Maureen MacDonald – Chase and leadership in Chase Hamper Hamper Society, Executive Food Bank crafting a teamSociety which Manager, Marilyn Kotanko - Director, based approach to provides critical Wendy Belois - Director, Centre – Karl local food security food security for Stegemann (BCICF Director), Middle issues. They have residents of Chase Right – Alison Lauzon Chase Village engaged local public and surrounding Councillor (Liaison), Far Right – officials and local area including three Mayor Rod Crowe volunteers to ensure neighboring First an inclusive and well Nation Bands, with organized response emphasis on food security initiatives for to significantly increased demand for vulnerable Seniors. food since the onset of COVID19.”

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Village Council Meeting Highlights Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Submitted by Village of Chase

Council heard from Dylan Houlihan from Urban Systems regarding the Housing Needs Assessment. The report highlights the various types of housing that will most benefit Chase over the next number of years.

Club to install lighting at Centennial Park specifically for the skatepark.

Council deferred the delegation from the Curling Club until the next meeting (December 22, 2020) which will be held virtually using Zoom.

Council passed a motion for the Village to apply for funding to provide for additional equipment and training for the Road Rescue service.

Council members gave their reports for their council related activities over the past two weeks and accepted the written reports from Administration.

Council then adopted the Housing Needs Assessment report.

Council adopted Bylaw 894 which will institute fees for second and subsequent re-inspections of commercial buildings if they do not comply with the Fire Code requirements.

Council adopted an amendment to the Fees and Charges bylaw.

Council passed a resolution to hold the December 22,2020 meeting virtually using the Zoom platform and extended the closure of the community hall and seniors’ centre to activities until January 8, 2021.

Council passed a resolution for the Village to work with the Chase Lions

Council approved the 2021 Council liaison and other appointments and approved the 2021 Council meeting schedule.

Mayor Crowe put forward a notice of motion for council to consider passing a resolution at a future meeting to provide for a report out to the community on Council’s 2021/2022 strategic plan and to communicate with the public the many projects and activities the Village is working on behalf of the citizens of Chase.

Councillor Torbohm put forward a notice of motion that all bylaw complaint actions by the Village be reported back to the original complainant.

The meeting concluded at 7:09 pm.

The next meeting will take place at 4 pm December 22, 2020 via Zoom.

Information on how to participate will be advertised in the Sunflower and on the Village’s social media sites in advance of that meeting. The Curling Club representatives will participate in that meeting as a delegation to Council.

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Watch the Holiday Train at Home On Saturday, December 12, Serena Ryder and The Trews will headline CP's 2020 "Holiday Train at Home" concert, which will stream on the Canadian Pacific Facebook page.

The event will raise money and help local food banks collect much-needed donations.

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Framing, Custom Woodworking, Tile, Flooring

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Email info@chasesunflower.ca or text 250-320-3050. Drop off at the Willows Health Food Store.

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Good Karma Contracting - Friendly Christmas Aprons available at Natty handyman at your service! Honest, Cakes. Locally made. experienced and reliable. Plumbing, For Sale - 2 person cedar infrared carpentry, painting, renos, repairs etc. sauna. Warm up on those cold nights Call Tanner 778-700-6776 with the inner warmth of infrared heat.

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Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes 1 tablespoon cornstarch ½ teaspoon fine sea salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Optional spices: freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper and/or garlic powder Instructions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F with racks in the lower and upper thirds of the oven (make sure the top rack is about 6″ from the heat source and no closer). Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper so the fries don’t get stuck to the pans.

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into fry-shaped pieces about ¼″ wide and ¼″ thick.

Try to cut them into similarly sized pieces so the fries will bake evenly. Transfer half of the uncooked fries to one baking sheet, and the other half to the other baking sheet.

Sprinkle the sweet potato fries with the cornstarch (use 1 ½ teaspoons per pan) and salt (¼ teaspoon per pan). Toss until the fries are lightly coated in powder. Drizzle the olive oil over the fries (1 tablespoon per pan) and toss until the fries are lightly and evenly coated in oil, and no powdery spots remain (use your fingers to rub visible cornstarch into the fries as necessary).

Arrange your fries in a single layer and don’t overcrowd; otherwise they will never crisp up.

Bake for 20 minutes, then flip the fries so they can cook on all sides.

Arrange the fries in even layers across the pans again, moving any particularly browned fries more toward the middle of the pan so they don’t get overcooked. Return the pans to the oven, swapping their positions (former top pan goes to the lower rack and vice versa).

Bake for 10 to 18 more minutes, or until the fries are crispy. You’ll know they’re almost done when the surface of the fries change from shiny orange to a more matte, puffed up texture. Keep an eye on them, as they can turn from crisp to burnt quickly. Sometimes the lower pan will be done a few minutes before the top pan. Don’t worry if the edges are a little bit brown; they will taste more caramelized than burnt.

If desired, toss the baked fries with seasonings, to taste. I like to use lots of freshly ground black pepper, and a scant ¼ teaspoon each cayenne pepper and garlic powder.

Serve warm!