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Friday, March 13, 2015 Vol. 20, Issue 9

Chase skate park project rejuvenated

by Marie Vogel n immense amount of work has from the Youth Action Committee and been done over the last 8+ years parents of kids eager to use the park. This by volunteers to get the Skate committee met once in February to create Park to its current stage, but there is still a preliminary strategy for the future of the a lot more to do to bring this project to project. completion. The Skate Park Committee can now apThere is now an official completed pro- ply for grant opportunities, and start fundposal and design, a 3D model, and an ap- raising and accepting donations towards proved location, which is the empty space the construction phase. This is truly a of the old outdoor skating rink near the beautiful thing everyone has accomplished wading pool on Pine Street. so far, and shows the community is still eaThe newest incarnation of the Skate ger and wants this project for Chase. Park Committee is comprised of various A skate park in that location will create interested parties; Village of Chase staff, activities that the whole community can Project Comeback coordinators, members enjoy and benefit from. SKATE PARK • Continued on pg 4.

Chase Quilters; “Quiet Treasure”

SEE QUILTING • Continued on pg 4.

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Gay Timmerman receives a quilt for Mike and Rae who lost their home in a fire

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Our Community

Bulletin Board

Announce events and activities of your community organization! Deadline Monday 3 pm for Friday’s paper.

St. Andrews & All Saints Anglican/ United Church 845 Thompson Ave, Sunday March 15th, 10 AM, Holy Communion with Rev. Bill Pantzer

members aged 6– 25 to learn about the maintenance and care of horses and to have riding instruction developing their skill at basic horsemanship, jumping & FREE Adult computer session (beginners dressage. www.canadianponyclub.org. For level) Wednesday April 1. 9:30-11:30 more info contact Patti 250.577.3312. Chase Wellness Centre. ($5 donation Saturdays in March - 10 am @ Chase appreciated). Must register. Chase Literacy Evangelical Free Church. Sewing for Souls Program 250-679-3442 limited spaces. (ministry for overseas). Pillowcase dresses Historical Walk of Chase - Tour led & britches from t-shirts. Bring your by Councillor David Lepsoe. March sewing machine & pillowcases or just 17th, 4 pm. Meet at Coburn & Shuswap. come be a helper. Everyone is welcome! Takes about 1 hr. Everyone welcome. Tea/Coffee. FMI: Andrea at 679-3948 C.O.P. Coffee House - Support Citizens on Patrol! 2nd Friday of every month. Join in for some good toe tappin’ music – 7 PM at community hall. $3 admission. Entertainers welcome! Call Ella at 679-3375

Interested in playing the Ukelele? - I would like to start a Ukelele group - instructions given free. Just have fun. Claudette 250-679-8148

Chase Mustangs Female Hockey team Car Wash Sat March 14th 10 am - 2 pm. Safety St Peter Anglican Church at Monte Creek: Mart parking lot. Come out & support the Services 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10 am. girls. They will be attending a 60 team South Thompson Pony Club’s Annual tournament in Richmond March 20-22. Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction Chase Men’s Hockey Tournament: Fundraiser, April 18 - Pritchard March 14-15 games starting at 1pmCommunity Hall. Proceeds enable 10pm Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm. our club to provide an opportunity for 5 team local teams. Beer gardens hosted For info or hours please phone 250-679-3536

March 18th Branch General Meeting 7 pm March 21st Dress Up 60s Karaoke 8 pm

Dress is optional. Music - 60’s, Other music will be available

by the Chase Female midget team as a fundraiser as well as 50/50. Silent auction items as well as plenty of door prizes. Chase 2015 Queen Pageant Coronation Candidates perform prepared speeches, impromptu questions and modelling of evening gowns. Final judging and crowning of the new Miss Chase and Princess. Chase Secondary Gym. Sat. April 25th at 6:30. $10, Tickets at People’s, Safety Mart and at door. Creekside Center Activities • Jam Sessions - 7 pm on Wed. Bring your instrument or voice, have some fun! • Pool - Monday & Wednesday 1 pm • Exercise class, For guys and gals. Join in, get in shape this winter. Mon 8:30 am, Wed & Fri 9 am • BINGO - Tuesday 1 pm • Wood carving - Thursday 9 am. Ladies welcome to join; try out a new hobby this winter, lessons given. No tools? That’s OK! Call Dave at 250-679-8110 FMI.

The Chase Sunflower is independently owned and operated by Shuswap Prairie Publishing. 1500 copies are printed weekly and distributed around Chase. 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. 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 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.

Shuswap Prairie Publishing Kelsey Snelgrove, Editor

CONTACT THE SUNFLOWER:

PHONE: (250) 679-8880 EMAIL: info@chasesunflower.ca WEB: www.chasesunflower.ca MAIL: Box 524, Chase BC, V0E 1M0 OFFICE: 721 Shuswap Ave between 10-3 Monday - Thursday • Carpet bowling - Thursday 10 am. Low impact exercise. Lessons given. • Cribbage - Friday 1 pm. Come early please to help set up tables and chairs. • 3rd Friday every month, Join us for our dinner. Doors at 4:30 – Happy Hour • 2nd Friday every month Mini Crib. Registration 10:30. Start at 11 am. For more info contact Sharron at 679-1183

CHASE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP Everyone welcome

Sundays at Creekside Centre, 542 Shuswap Exploring Christianity 9:30 am Worship Service 10:30 am Email: chasefellowship@gmail.com

Chase Lions Box 12

Contact: Pres Bill Riben 679-4418 Sec: Mercedes Riben 679-4418 Medical Equipment: 679-4418 RV Park: Hannelore Wiesenthal 679-7712

Chase Rotary Box 73

Pres: Jacquie Everett 675-2574, Sec: Doug Everett 675-2574 Meeting at Chase Creekside Centre Thursday 5:30 pm

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Opinions and letters published in the Chase Sunflower are not necessarily the views of the Editor/Publisher, or anyone except the opinion holder. The Sunflower reserves the right to edit or omit copy. Letters must be sent with a name, address and contact phone number. Must be legibly written!

Last word on this here

Re: Dick Barnes Need to correct your writing about Finland and Lappland. Indigenous people of (Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of ex Soviet Union are called SAAMI people, in Finland 8000 Saami speakers.) The Saamis live above arctic circle and have their Saami Language and traditions in common. As well todays world they are independent and this is called (SAAMI KARAJAT). They did use to face discrimination in past.

“Chase Travels” Column

Have you been somewhere? What was it like? How was the weather? What was the food like? What’d you do there? How were the accommodations? The prices? Tell us about your vacation! Send a “review” to the Sunflower and we’ll publish it in this new Travel Column. Around 500 words should be good, and don’t forget to send a photo too! info@chasesunflower.ca All this had nothing to do with my writing about Canadian Indian act or me being from Finland. My son is status Indian of Canada and that is why all Indian affairs are important to me. Maria Kalinen Adams lake Indian band Chase BC

Word Search - INVENTIONS BY WOMEN FIRE ESCAPE CAR HEATER LIFE RAFT MONOPOLY KEVLAR GLOBES COMPUTERS ENGINE MUFFLER SOLAR HEATING CIRCULAR SAW MEDICAL SYRINGE CENTRAL HEATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY CATARACT SURGERY FOLDAWAY BED DISPOSABLE DIAPERS Famous 1940’s film star Hedy Lamarr’s invention of a secret communications system during WWII for radio-controlling torpedoes, employing “frequency hopping” technology, laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS. Dr Grace Murray Hopper was a computer scientist who invented COBOL, “the first user-friendly business computer software program”. She was also the first person to use to term “bug” to describe a glitch in a computer system, after finding a moth in her computer. The dishwasher, the modern refrigerator and CCTV are also credited to women inventors.

Chase Lions 400 Club March 11, 2015 - $100 Winner Maria Beaurain Chase BC

CHASE OFFICE Ask for

Lorine Evans

Wills & Estate Family Law Conveyancing evening & weekend appointments

Phone: 250-679-3180

Email: levans@eppcatesoien.com Web: www.eppcatesoien.com

Village of Chase Sewer Flushing Annual sewer line flushing will be occurring in the east side of the Village starting Monday March 9th through to March 20th. To prevent any sewer incidents in your home while we’re flushing, place an old towel over the top and keep your lid down. Feel free to contact the Village office at 250.679.3238 if you have any questions.

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We are seeking highlymotivated individuals who have a keen interest in firefighting and who would you like a challenging and rewarding volunteer experience. If you like helping people, appreciate continuous learning, and are physically fit, you may be an ideal candidate. o Great training o Strong sense of accomplishment o Member of the team o Giving back to your community If you would like to become a member of the Chase Volunteer Fire Rescue contact Brian Lauzon at 770.220.3032 or the Village of Chase office 250.679.3238. We are an organization dedicated to saving lives and protecting property.

Chase Quilters... Continued

In 2014 this group gave away about 130 quilts. Victims of fire receive one. The public health nurse distributes a quilt at each new baby’s first visit. Cancer, renal, and paediatric clinics at the Royal Inland Hospital receive quilts. [See Thank You on Right for full list...] Organizations benefit from them to raffle as fundraisers and our Team Chase raffles one each year as a fundraiser for cancer. They must be in the for the money.... right! Well, it is true that once a year quilts are exhibited and sold to raise money for materials, batting, backing and thread. Watch for that event! Sometimes they get donations of fabric too, no doubt adding to the largesse. So if spring cleaning reveals a few folds of cloth likely never to be used, pass them on and add to the wealth, because this industrious group will use every scrap and do some wonderful community work while they are it! Congratulations to the door prize winner at the Show & Sale at Creekside Seniors Center on October 25, 2014 Joyce Aberdeen of Chase.

Chase Skate Park.... Continued

Chase Country Quilters would like to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported us through donations and our quilt sales in 2014. We were able to donate financially to Chase Christmas Hamper Society and Chase Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary in memory of Pearl Koemstead. In 2014 we presented quilts to; • Interior Community Services, Chase and Chase Public Health Nurse (39 quilts for newborns from Chase & area); • Chase Rotary Auction • Chase Curling Club • Chase Creekside Seniors • Team Chase Pink Ribbon Fundraiser • Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home, Kamloops (5 quilts) Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops : Cancer Clinic (8 quilts), Pediatrics (12 quilts), Renal (8 quilts) • along with 21 quilts for community members. THANK YOU to everyone who has donated fabric, quilt batting and sewing machines to our club - we continue to use these supplies to make more quilts. If you are interested in donating, viewing quilts or purchasing quilts please contact any quilt club member or call Chris 250-679-5302 or Bev 250-679-2422.

It is difficult, in this day and age, to find cities are. We need to be passionate and enengaging activities for our youth. The lake, thusiastic about our families and kids in this playgrounds, skating arena, school activi- community, especially towards the youth. ties, camps, sports, programs and such, only We need our youth supported and active in seem to go so far in a positive way throughout age interest, includChase, which in turn would ing many of these potentially be our future can be quite costgenerations keeping Chase ly. Throughout all alive for years to come. of BC, almost every It is about time we give town, large or small something back to our has their own Skate youth, especially if we want Park. Skate parks are them to be passionate about designed to not only the community they live in, engage the kids of all to like Chase a little more ages, but also for our while they’re here, and mayfamilies, community be live here again in the members, and our future to raise their own whole area in our 3D model of the future Chase Skate families. If you would like area to enjoy and Park currently on display at People’s to donate money, materials, benefit from. ideas or support to the cause If we don’t try to contact the Village Office. have enough activities, work and benefits Marie Vogel runs G-Force Sports and in a community as a whole, and to all ages, Board Shop and has been involved with the then the more appealing our neighbouring Chase Skate Park project for over 8 years.

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TEN questions With... Each week we’ll talk to a different person in town. This week we are talking to Brooke Kynoch, who with his wife Linda, runs Safety Mart, the hockey themed grocery store in town. He moved to Chase from Penticton 25 years ago. Q• What is the best part about running a grocery store? A • Well I’m a people person, so I’d have to say dealing with people. Q• What’s the coolest place you’ve been? A • I’d have to say South Africa. That’s the place I want to go back to. I liked seeing the animals, the wildlife in their natural habitat... the big 5 [lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros] Q • What do you think Chase is missing? A • That’s easy - a family style restaurant that’s open in the evenings. Something in where the loft was, where you can take your family out. Q • What’s something most people don’t know about you? A • Most people probably don’t know that I’m the President of the Chase and District Recreation Society. And also, that I worked at Safety Mart when I Cabbage Slaw was Red 13 years old (In Ashcroft) Q • Ever jumped out an airplane or anything wild like that? A • We go zip-lining pretty much every where we traveled to.

Anti-idle bylaw in the works for Chase

The Village of Chase Council passed a resolution at the last meeting directing its Administration to start drafting a “no idling bylaw”, which will go alongside an education campaign. Such a bylaw could help Chase fulfill its obligations, as a signatory on the Climate Action Charter (2011) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some other municipalities that have anti-idling bylaws and education campaigns in place include Kelowna, Powell River, Terrace, Clinton, Masset, Sayward, Duncan, Golden, Kaslo, Gibsons, Whistler, Williams Lake and many others.

Q• So you seem to like hockey quite a bit. What is your favourite team? A • I have to say the Canucks. And my favorite player is Bobby Orr. Q • You and your wife Linda run Safety Mar together. Do you have any advice for successfully working with a spouse? A • Listen to her! Communication is everything. And also its important to know your strengths and their strengths. Q • Say there was a natural disaster, and you could only save one department of the grocery store- which would it be? A • Well, logically the grocery section makes the most sense because it’s not refrigerated so you’d survive. You’d have bottled water and other staples. That’s the most practical. Q • What are you looking forward to this summer? A • My [6 month old] grandson coming to visit. Q • Who should we talk to next? A • Jane Herman.

Myths and Facts About Idling

(From Idlefreebc.ca) MYTH: Idling uses less gas than restarting the engine. Studies clearly show that idling for over 10 seconds uses more fuel and produces more CO2 emissions than restarting your engine. The amount of time to offset any potential maintenance costs to the starter or battery is under 60 seconds. So, as a guideline, if a car is stopped for more than 60 seconds the engine should be turned off. FACT: If Canadians avoided idling for just three minutes every day of the year, CO2 emissions could be reduced by 1.4 million tonnes annually, the equivalent of taking 320,000 cars off the road for the entire year

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Guaranteed Service to all Brands and Makes

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LJ’s Towing and Transport Open 24 hrs 7 days /week 250-679-8600

Awesome Ladies Fashions Available Locally

Chum ‘n’ Luba’s

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Handyman Dave Appliances, Heating, Locks, Plumbing, Elec. PH: 250-679-2463

Craig’s Bakery & Deli & Cafe Kerrie’s cookin’ in the kitchen, come on in! OPEN: Mon - Sat 6 am • Sunday 8 am

Sharen’s Hair Studio

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Classifieds

Classified deadline is Monday at 3 pm for Friday’s paper. $4.50 for 20 words. 20¢ each additional word (tax incl). Lost & Found & Thank yous are pay-what-you-can/free. Obituaries are $35 with photo, $30 without. Wedding, birthday, anniversary notices all welcome! Email info@chasesunflower.ca or drop off at Sunflower Headquarters (721 Shuswap Ave) or Willows Natural Foods.

WANTED

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Looking to rent a spacious, nice, clean 2-3 bdrm house of top floor of a house with 1 yard for up to $1000 incl utilities. Please call Robin at 679-8986

Heart & Stroke Foundation would like to thank the canvassers for their time and effort and the residents of Chase for their generous donations in support of the 2015 February person2person “Together we Create more Survivors” campaign. Heart and Stroke touches the lives of many Canadians. Thanks to your commitment, we raised $3735.00 for heart disease and stroke research, prevention and education programs.

Buying old items, pre 1950. Crocks, wood extension ladders, milk cans, wood boxes, windows, suitcases, furniture, lanterns, tools, kitchenware. 250-577-3357.

FOR SALE Left handed guitar with hard case. Canadian made, Seagull 26. Only has 2 hours usage. $425 firm. 250-679-7836. 2 beautiful large sofa chairs. Unique. $75 each. 250-679-4656.

ANTIQUE SALE The Airmail Antiques and Collectibles is closing after 30 years in business. Starting March 14 (Sat) all stock will be 25% off the marked price. Open when at home or call Eileen or Lawrie at 250-679-3930 or cell 250-833-5100. 6377 VLA Rd, Chase BC

GENERAL Senior interested in trading small mobile in Sicamous for one in Chase, 15 minutes from Salmon Arm. If interested contact Lloyd at 250-836-4915 Hoop dance class: Instructor from Let’s Move Dance Studio in Kamloops coming out - Tuesdays Starting March 17th, 6-7 pm at Chase Community Hall. $12/class. Need 8 people minimum so come out and try! Hoops provided.

Ron Janzen

Passed away peacefully at Kamloops on March 3rd, 2015. Aged 64. Sadly missed by: his wife Lillian, Sons; Cameron - Abbotsford, Dean (Crystal) - Mallardville, Scott (Jessica) - Sun Peaks

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10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren Brothers; Len - Abbotsford, Don (Stella) Abbotsford. Sister; Grace - Abbotsford Nieces, nephews, as well as many relatives and friends. He is predeceased by his parents Henry & Nettie. Celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 14th, 2015 at 1:30 pm at Chase Community Hall. Chaplin Barclay West will be officiating. Donations can be made to the Kamloops Hospice Society.

FREE

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It is time to

Spring has Sprung. Pruning to be done! Trees, hedges, yard cleanups, lawn care. Now booking power raking and aerating, fully insured. Call Jonnie Walker 250-318-5237. K9 Scallywags. Pet Grooming by Sandy. 250-679-7889. New Location: Chase Vet Clinic. Chase Upholstery – 323 Willow St, Chase, BC. 679-3923. Furniture – Auto – Boat tops and seats – RVs

OBITUARY

Foster Daughters; Nina (Nighia) Vancouver, Sabrina (Langley).

Business & Services

Interiors by Patrica - Interior Decor, Home Staging. Now with Furniture! Office: 250-679-3504 Cell 403-3706661. patricia@interiorsbypatricia.ca • www. interiorsbypatricia.ca . Shuswap Piano Tuning and Restoration. Call/text Kenny 250-5177717 kennyfin01@gmail.com Deb’s Bookkeeping & Tax Services Seniors and Low Income - Free Regular $45/ Couple $80 Business Returns start at $100 • Phone for Appoint. 250-679-2914 9 am - 3 pm We do Photocopying at the Sunflower. 721 Shuswap Ave. Best days for copying Monday - Wednesday 10-3 Advertise your business here, only $7.50/issue. Very effective. Call Kelsey at 250-679-8421.

Hop To It

& order your Easter goodies! The Museum is holding it's popular Purdy's chocolates fundraiser. You can pickup your brochures from the museum or at Chum N Lubas. Or you can order online at www.purdysgpp.com Group : Chase Museum 26596 Order must be received by March 18.

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Minor Hockey girls work to attend tournament

Sunflower Snapshot Giant Basket: Fits an 11 x 17 box which can haul 100s of newspapers

Bungee Cord: Holds the lid to keep papers from flying out

You may have noticed the Sunflower delivered around town by bicycle. With this spring-like weather bicycling is a no-brainer; it save gas, is fun, good exercise, makes a public spectacle. But with some resourcefulness you can make bikes work for you in most situations and conditions. Here is how we kitted out our trusty paper delivering steed: “Bar Mitts”: Like easy to slip into mittens that stay on your bike

Vintage Frame: Peugot, Apollo, Raleigh, etc. Don’t take these to the dump when you clean out your shed!

The Chase Mustangs Female Midget team have had a great season, finishing 2nd in their league, but they don’t want to quit yet! The Mustangs have been raising funds to attend a huge 60 team, all female hockey tournament, the Richmond Ravens Ice Classic in Richmond, March 20-22. The team raised enough funds for the registration of the tournament, and are now are asking the community for assistance with transportation and lodging costs. This Saturday they are putting on a car wash in the Safety Mart parking (10-2), and hosting the beer gardens at the Men’s Hockey Tournament through the weekend as a fundraiser. They also offered to help out with the Village’s Public Works in exchange for assistance. The Mustangs are made up of girls aged 1217. Volunteers of Chase Minor Hockey have worked hard to provide hockey for young girls in Chase and are happy to report they had new players join this season.

Grocery 250-679-3553 Kick Stand: A necessity in a town with few bike racks

Open 8 am to 8 pm

Pharmacy 250-679-8611 Open 9 am - 6 pm

BOOK REVIEW by Annelise Grube-Cavers

Medicine Walk By Richard Wagamese as one-dimensional; either all goodness and bravery or all sourness and bad luck. Nevertheless Wagamese has a rich way of weaving stories together, showing the beauty of living with the natural world and the way that nature can help to support us, if we take care of it. This book is also about race and the importance of knowing your own history. I would still recommend this book, but it’s not among my top picks.

This book is two stories; the narrative of a Native American boy and the history of his estranged father who emerges to take a final journey with his only child. Their journey is not a long one, but through it the reader is transported back and forth through time to see what has led to this turning point. While there is definitely something to learn from this book, some of the characters struck me

G-FORCE SPORTS & Board Shop Kids To Adults Clothing, Accessories, Gear & More 250-679-8456 927 Shuswap Ave. Chase

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HOCKEY WRAPS UP WITH BANQUET AND AWARDS by Scott Koch

ith the KIJHL season wrapped up, the Chase HEAT held their Annual Banquet and Awards Night. On Saturday, March 7th at the Adams Lake Recreation Centre ,180 parents, billets, fans, volunteers, staff and players congregated. The evening included a delicious roast beef dinner and desserts, a fundraising silent auction, a guest speaker and an awards presentation. Team Education Coordinator Tom Atkinson MC’d the gala evening with grace and wit. Besides the awards there were two other highlights, Legendary NHLer Guy Charron was the guest speaker and Andrea Stelter showcased a video of the year’s highlights and hilarious out takes of crash and calamity. You can view it on our FB page. The awards commenced with Andrea Stelter receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award. She is the Society Director of

MINOR HOCKEY UPDATE

Broadcasting and Marketing, works with staff on game films, takes all the action photos, develops posters and pamphlets, and volunteers where ever needed. Director of Hockey Operations Brad Fox presented the many player awards. [See box on right.] Boyle and Byer as 20 year olds have completed their Junior Hockey Eligibility and were presented with framed mementos, personalized travel bags and HEAT golf shirts. Team Captain Boyle as the KIJHL all time leading power play goal scorer also received a window box from the HEAT Organization with the record breaking puck, a plaque and action photo. The Chase HEAT once again thank our sponsors, donors, fans, volunteers and most importantly the billet parents for your tireless support in making Chase and the HEAT the place to play and be successful!

The Pee Wee team made it to the finals but placed second overall in the Districts losing to Penticton in the final game on Sunday. Congrats on a great season!

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2014/15 Chase Heat Player Awards

Most Valuable Player: TIE Kaleb Boyle, Trevor Okino

Top Defenceman: Trevor Okino Top Scorer: Cody Hodges Warrior of the Year: TIE Kolten Moore, Travis Beaubien Most Sportsmanlike: Alex Durbeniuk Unsung Hero: Braden Hughes Most Improved: Zachary Fournier Rookie of the Year: TIE Travis Beaubien, Kolten Moore Most Dedicated: Nic Bruyere Top Scholastic: Spencer Farstad Game Star: TIE Michael Byer, Kaleb Boyle Playoff MVP: Logan Mostat Fan Favourite: Kaleb Boyle

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