Chase Sunflower - Friday, September 8, 2023

Community Events Bulletin

Chase Hamper Society: September Food Bank Days - Evacuees Welcome

Tuesday September 5th 12 -3 pm

Monday September 18th 4 - 7 pm

InClusive Cafe - Wednesday 20th 11-1:30pm

Free community lunchbasement of the Chase Community Hall. If you or someone you know is needing some extra help please call to register for a food hamper. 250-682-6155.

Chase & District Recreation Centre Society AGM

Tuesday September 19th at 6pm in the mezzanine at Art Holding Memorial Arena. Everyone welcome.

250-320-3050

email info@chasesunflower.ca

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 107 515 Shuswap Ave, Chase

* For info / hours phone 250-679-3536 *

CHASE LEGION

Mon. Sept. 11 - open 2 pm - Mon. League Darts - 7:30 pm

Tues. Sept.12 - open 2 pm - 6:30 pm, fun pool, darts, Free Meat draws

Wed. Sept. 13 - CLOSED - 7 pm

General Meeting

Thurs. Sept.14 - open 2 pm - 6 pm - Hot Dogs available, Cornhole Game

Fri. Sept. 15 - open 2 pm - 8 pm -

Burger Nite - 5 pm - 7 pm Chase Corn

Sat. Sept. 16 - open 1 pm - - meat draws, 50/50, Lotto, darts

Sat. Sept. 16 - 7 pm - Barn Catz Dance, come join the fun.

Sun. Sept. 17 - CLOSED

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.

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

Chase Rotary Box 73

Pres: Willy Moore 1-250-320-4346

Meetings @ 5:30 pm on 1st & 3rd Thurs of each month at Railside Restaurant. New members welcome!

Chase Lions Club

PO Box 12, Chase, B.C. V0E 1M0 chaselions67@gmail.com

Facebook Chase & District Lions Club President – Karen Bassett 250-318-4527

Please call for Lion projects incl pull-tab donations

Meeting at 7 pm on the 4th Thursday of each month, downstairs of community hall. Everyone welcome.

Lions RV Park Reservations 250-679-8470 For Medical equipment contact Sandra Welton 778-245-3808.

400 Club Winner

August 30 - Bob Phillon $100

September 6 - Bill Trouton $100

OFFICE: 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC

Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Monday - Thursday

PHONE: (250) 320-3050

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

With respect, I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded traditional lands of the Secwepemc First Nation.

At the Blessed Sacrament Parish we invite you all to Mass every Sunday at 8:00 am

Tuesdays @ 1:00 pm. - Holy Hour with Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet.

The Light of Life Native Fellowship

Pastor Joseph #1.250.457-3845

Churches

Find "Joseph Shuswap Kim" on Youtube John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

For inquiries call 250679-3025 or 250-372-2581 Join

Chase Evangelical Free Church295 Shuswap Ave

Physical Gathering

Suspended in response to Provincial Health

Order, Online Gatherings

Accessible at www.ChaseChurch.com

Chase Evangelical Free Church Service at 10 am Sunday More Information at ChaseChurch.com 250 679 3626 Tyler@ ChaseChurch.com

250 679 1676 or Tyler@ChaseChurch.com

Shuswap Community Church Outdoor Services 10am, Sunday @ Memorial Park Visit www.aplacetobelong.ca for more info.

Call: (778) 824-0383

Email: Spencer@ aplacetobelong.ca

Chase’s Community Paper

New Name for Local Society

Submitted by Ashton Sweetnam

Our organization is making some changes over the autumn months and we will be changing our name from the Chase and Area Young Learners Society to Chase and Area Family Services. This name change comes as we shift organizational directions towards the goal of filling service gaps in our area that exist for children and families.

We intend to continue with the

programs and services that we have offered since 2019 including:

• Nature education programs

• Mountain bike programs

• Arts & recreation programs

• Community building and beautification installations such as pollinator gardens and murals

• Advocacy for children and families

We are excited for the opportunities that will present themselves with this new directions, and as always, we appreciate the support of our community and look forward to growing together.

Interior Health supporting evacuees returning to Parkside Community in Chase

CHASE – Interior Health has begun to support the return of residents to Parkside Community in Chase now that evacuation alerts for that area associated with the Bush Creek East wildfire have been rescinded.

Repatriation will occur gradually and carefully to ensure appropriate staffing and resources are in place when residents return to their homes.

Families will be notified directly as their loved ones are moved back. Anyone wishing to confirm their loved one’s current location can call 1-833-4699800. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Messages can be left after hours for a call back.

Interior Health supported the proactive relocation of 53 residents of Parkside Community on Aug. 18 to neighbouring communities due to local evacuation alerts.

As localized alerts and evacuation orders are rescinded, a dedicated team will continue to lead the complex

planning work of repatriating residents and clients to their homes.

Interior Health proactively relocated nearly 900 people from nine seniors care homes due to the threat of wildfire. Seven seniors care homes have already begun repatriating residents home.

Interior Health continues to support the wildfire response in our region, and our heartfelt thanks goes out to our care partners in neighbouring health authorities, first responders, community volunteers and local and provincial governments.

Those requiring support are encouraged to call the BC Crisis Line at 310-6789.

Wills & Estates

Law Conveyancing

CHASE OFFICE: Open Thursdays

10 am - 4:30 pm

#4-834 Shuswap Avenue

Phone: 250-679-3180

Web: www.cfselaw.ca

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN MUSEUM REPTILE ZOOKEEPERS

CUB HIPPO LIONS BABOON ZOOLOGY WORD SEARCH - Zoo

Let me just preface this by saying... that I like to make everything sound dramatic.

SANCTUARY HIPPOS LEMUR

There was once an exhibitionist tree. He was very knotty.

NEED JUNK REMOVED? DUMP RUNS? Friendly Discrete Reliable Bill Currie 250-463-2101

CHASE HAMPER SOCIETY EMERGENCY HELP

250-682-6155

All your Civil & Oil+Gas Inspection Needs Armstrong Inspections 778-362-1606

Todd “Gold Silver Guy”

250-864-3521

Buying coins, coin collections, jewelry, GOLD, SILVER, BULLION +

Pete’s Pizza & Pasta CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 250-679-2775

Village Fitness Gym & Tanning 630 Shuswap Ave, Chase BC (250-679-5377

Shuswap Soles Footcare

Advanced, Geriatric & Diabetic Footcare Call or Text @ 250-550-6511

ALM Mobile RV

Certified RV Tech - Gas Certified & Bonded 250-308-9022 AlmmobileRV@gmail.com

Kalin Good Carpentry Services

Renos, Decks, Fences, Siding, Roofing & More 18+ yrs exp. Call 250-819-9335

MJK Home Renovations

Chris Walker 250-572-7035

Framing, Custom Woodworking, Tile, Flooring

Quick Dry Carpet Cleaning

Carpet, Upholstery, Hard Floors 250-851-8556 Chase BC

Shuswap Better at Home

A little extra help for seniors and elders to remain confidently in their own home

• Friendly Visit Calls

• Light Housekeeping

• Resource and Referrals

Services are subject to availability

Staff, Volunteers and Contractors have been carefully vetted & trained for your security.

Central Intake 250-253-2749

A PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE: WASPS

by Tyler Harper

They’re everywhere this time of year! Try dining outside this time of year and suddenly it seems that wasps just won’t leave you alone.

A wasps presence is annoying, their attitude and sting is a source of fear.

Wasps are a helpful part of our ecosystem but they are also a problem.

Now, I am not an entomologist but Seirian Sumner — professor of behavioural ecology at University College London — describes why wasps become such a nuisance in late summer and early fall.

LOCAL PRODUCTS

*Free Range Eggs/Ranfurly Farms Chase Creek

*Grass Root Dairies Cheese/ Salmon Arm

*Burkholder Honey & Forest Honey

*100% Beeswax Candles/Kelowna Candle Co.

NATURAL FOODS

729 Shuswap Ave Chase 250-679-3189

We would like to welcome Brent to the Pharmachoice Team. He is our new Butcher bringing 20+ years experience. Come on in and say hi, he is looking forward to meeting you.

Food & Drug

Grocery

250-679-3553

8 am - 8 pm

7 days/week

Pharmacy

250-679-8611

9 am - 6 pm

Sundays: Closed

825 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC

Worker wasps live to collect protein for the colony and particularly for the larvae that are maturing in the colony. Feeding this protein to the larvae, the workers receive their primary food source, which is created by larvae.

In late summer, the birth of larvae decreases as the queen slows and eventually stops laying fertilized eggs. This transition means that worker wasps are ‘furloughed’ as Dr Sumner puts it. These mature wasps lack purpose and meaning and they are also malnourished.

These changes transform normally busy and productive worker wasps into ill-tempered disturbances. These wasps that were once busy keeping their siblings alive are now hungry and bored, brutish and listless. Dr. Sumner describes how this ‘furlough’ — a loss of purpose and lack of meaningful life — radically changes the behaviour of wasps — and largely not for the better.

Meaning and purpose are significant in the lives of worker wasps, and it is important for humans too. We are creatures that crave meaning, that yearn for purpose — and when we lose it, we can hunger for more, and we can become bored or brutish. This loss of purpose is experienced by empty nesters and recent retirees.

What we do brings us meaning and purpose, whether it is raising children or caring for family members, managing people or projects. One of the first questions people often ask of a new acquaintance has to do with employment or vocation — what we do matters, what we do shapes our identity. Like worker wasps, humans experiencing a ‘furlough’, a loss of purpose and meaning can radically change our behaviour and personality.

Do you ever wonder if there is more to life than this? Does it feel that there might be a greater purpose?

Are we called to something more meaningful than what’s on our job description or our work history?

How we understand ourselves and the meaning we find in our lives can either help us be the people we were always created to be or be bored, listless, or brutish. We are created to enjoy meaning and purpose that runs deep within us.

Alpha is a program that helps people explore meaning and purpose in a warm and relaxed environment where no question is out of bounds and everyone has a chance to explore. Chase EFC will be hosting Alpha this fall on Thursday evenings at Natty Cakes starting September 21st @ 7:30 PM. For more information visit ChaseChurch. com

If you are looking for meaning or purpose, if you feel listless or bored, I would invite you to bring your questions and come out. Because this life is too short to miss out on the purpose and meaning that we have all been created to enjoy.

Check out sumnerlab.co.uk for more information about wasps.

Tyler Harper (tyler@chasechurch.com)

is

the Pastor at Chase Evangelical Free Church

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

EVCSS

Classifieds

phone: 250-320-3050 email: info@chasesunflower.ca 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase Classifieds $5/20 words

SERVICES OFFERED

Need to board your dog? I am a mature, pet loving lady, honest & reliable. References available. Reasonable rates. 250-679-1153.

BUYING COINS & ENTIRE COIN COLLECTIONS! Old coins, old money, Royal Canadian Mint coins, Franklin Mint, US Mint, OLYMPIC coins, and World collections WANTED! Todd 250-864-3521

Service for Seniors - Mature woman offering house cleaning for seniors (60+). Reliable, respectful, honest & caring. Opening in my schedule. Contact me at 250-318-7173.

FOR SALE

Split seasoned birch firewood $400 per cord can deliver at a small cost call 250-515-1801.

Home for Sale - 55 Plus home for sale in sunny Chase, BC.

This 2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1500 Sq Foot Rancher with a view of Little Shuswap Lake awaits your Retirement Dream.

Carefree living on a quiet street with open concept living area, large windows, walk out patio and extra wide front door for easy mobility access.

This sought after location includes a spacious master with ensuite, 2nd bedroom and full 2nd bathroom. Hardwood floors throughout and located just steps from the beach and Sunshore Golf Course.

Lots of storage with a 5’ crawlspace below and double car garage. Nat gas heat and hot water, central air, gas fireplace and lake view. Good strata complex with good contingency fund. These units rarely come for sale and this one will not last long.

Priced for sale at $599,900.00.

For more information contact 403-651-2609

IN SEARCH OF

Buying Old Items - Wood Windows, Doors, Ladders, Suitcases, furniture, tools, trunks, tubs, signs, lanterns, pumps, taxidermy, advertising, barrels, scales, farm. 250-577- 3357.

BUYING UNWANTED JEWELRY, coins, 9999 bullion, Sterling Silverware, coin collections, old money, nuggets, gold, silver, platinum. Todd 250-864-3521

CASH FOR 9999 SILVER BULLION! ALSO PURCHASING COINS, BARS, INGOTS, PRE 1968 coins, coin collections, jewelry, gold, nuggets, sterling +++. Todd 250-864-3521

Wanted - Plaid wool Macinaws. Wool blankets. HBC Eaton’s Woodwords. Simpson Sears. HBC Striped coat. George 250-546-3556.

BUSINESS LISTINGS

Small engine maintenance and repairs - Certified technician Call

250-320-6082 all outdoor power equipment serviced. Lawnmower, weed whackers, rototiller, quads, motorcycle, snowmobiles, generators, boat motors etc. Ask for Jarrett.

HALL’S KENNELS - Pritchard.

Obituary

Myrtle Louise Day (Chase)

I am so sad to announce the passing of Louise

Born in Chase April 20, 1937

Passed in Kamloops August 22, 1923

She will be greatly missed by her husband John Hussey. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.

CHASE CITIZENS on PATROL

Community service, flexible hours, variety of duties

Help to keep Chase safe by:

• Going out on a 4-hour vehicle patrol one afternoon or evening per month.

• Patrolling at a variety of community events

FMI and an application, please call Christina at the Chase Info Centre.

Heated & A/C. Special rates for multiple dogs and long term stays.

250-318-8367

Chase Four Laning Project – Construction and Traffic Updates September 2023

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project team wishes to provide the public with updates on key project activities, construction, and traffic impacts to keep locals and highway users informed as the project progresses. These updates can be found on the project website www.gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-chase

Current & Upcoming Activities

Status

Chase West: Substantially completed in June 2023

Chase East: Construction Activity on Hwy 1, expected completion Fall 2024

Know Before You Go

gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-advisory www.DriveBC.ca

Project Employment Opportunities

To apply for work on either phase of the project please visit www.bcib.ca.

Segment

Area Impacts

Description of Activity

Chase West A-D Highway through traffic Project is complete.

Chase East E-G Highway through traffic

Construction equipment crossing and bolting activities, expect closures of up to 5 mins in both directions along Hwy 1.

Chase East F Village Roads Road construction on Brooke Drive between Shepherd and Safety Mart is expected to start mid-September through October. Single lane alternating and Closures up to 5 minutes.

Chase East G Coburn Street Access Coburn Street access will open in October

Chase East GEast Chase Creek Bridge Chase Creek Bridge deck rehabilitation is complete

Have a Question?

Ministry of Transportation: Greg Jones 778-945-6153

chasefourlaning@gov.bc.ca

Chase West Contractor: Dawson Civil Ltd. Chris Cooper 250-374-3657

ccooper@dawsoncivil.ca

Chase East Contractor: CIF Construction Ltd. Scott Fomenoff 778‐835‐5357

scott.fomenoff@cifcon.com