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December 18, 2015
Vol. 20, Issue 49
Budget in the Works for ‘16
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by Kelsey Snelgrove
3% tax increase and a $643,800 deficit are included in the 2016 proposed budget, which was presented for the first time on Monday, December 14th at Council Chambers. The proposed budget is put together by Village of Chase staff with all requests and put to the Mayor and Council to decide what to defer and what to include. There is another meeting scheduled for January 11th where Council will finish reviewing the Capital Budget, and from there they can start to make decisions. “It’s a process. We hope to finish towards the end of January”, said Leif Pedersen, Director of Financial Services
for the Village. In the initial proposal the Fire Department were asking for increases for training the extra members they have acquired. The requested spending for the department was an increase of $76,500, almost 40%. The Rescue Department was also looking for a significant increase for training, with a total budget expenditure doubling at $31,900 and the revenue expectations being reduced to $8,000. The budget hearings are open to the public, and Pedersen said the more people the better. Contact the Village Office to receive the budget document.
MP Arnold Elected to Vice-Chair of BC-Yukon Caucus
Mel Arnold, Member of Parliament for North Okanagan-Shuswap has been elected to the position of Vice Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada’s British ColumbiaYukon Caucus. This caucus is comprised of the Conservative MPs representing BC and Yukon constituencies and its
work is focused on advocating for the interests of Canadians in BC and Yukon. “The BC-Yukon Caucus has already met to discuss some of the important issues raised by our constituents as we press the government on matters such as agriculture of the softwood lumber agreement,” Arnold said.
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Community Bulletin Board
Event submissions are free - email info@ chasesunflower.ca. No business-oriented or for profit events in this section. We reserve the right to refuse any event.
New Years Dance Chase Community Hall. December 31, 8:30 pm to 12:30 am light snack at 11:00 pm. Featuring the Margit Sky Project Band”. Tickets $25.00 by calling Bev @ 250-371-7136 or Patsy @ 250-320-0346 or stop by Chase Glass. You won’t want to miss this classic Rock Band Chase Museum Christmas Store Open House - SUPER SALE : 25% to 50% off all items! (excludes Gift Shop items). Fri, Dec 18th & Sat, Dec 19th, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm free coffee, tea, hot chocolate & goodies. Please join us! BOWL for BOARDING - Chase & District Skate Park Society BOWLING Fundraiser - January 23, 2016. Family tournament from 1 - 4 pm, Then an adult bowling party from 6 - 10 pm. Register in teams or solo. Side pool tournament, prizes, and more! Details to come! Contact ChaseSkatePark@gmail.com or 250-572-6650 FMI. St Andrews & All Saints Anglican/ United Church. 845 Thompson Ave: Sunday Sunday Dec 20 at 10 AM, Holy Communion Rev Alfred Maier. Thursday Dec 24th, Service of Lessons and Carols 7 pm Linda Fortier. Sunday Dec 27th 10 am Rev Alfred Maier If you are sick, injured, or unable to shovel your walkway, deck and or driveway, the Heat Hockey Players would like to help you out!! Please call Brad @ 1-250-540-9907 Lars @ 250-371-4878 For info/hours phone 250-679-3536 DECEMBER 19TH MEAT DRAW, 50/50 & FUN DARTS 2 pm. DECEMBER 22ND
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Winter art classes are ongoing at the Museum a 2 hour class is only $25. Come and find your inner artist. FMI call Diana 250-679-8847 Seniors at Chase Parkside Estates invites community to come & have a Christmas caroling sing a long with Garth & Gail from Scotch Creek. Fri., Dec. 18/15 @1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Meet & greet the residents, they enjoy visitors.
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.
The Chase Hamper Society Christmas Community Toy Shop will be open Saturdays until Sat. Dec 19th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Like to read? Like to discuss? Enjoy casual get-togethers? Join a Book Club, starting January 2016. Call or email Karen Whitfield. 250-679-3637 or karenwhitefield61@gmail.com FMI.
Kelsey Snelgrove, Editor
The Light of Life Native Fellowship FREE Christmas Party! @Chase Evangelical Free Church (corner of Shuswap Ave & Brooke Drive). Sun., Dec 20/15 - 4:00 pm - Joining the fellowship will be the Kamloops Sarang (Korean) Church. Sushi, songs of Christmas, choir & gifts. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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
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Christmas Eve Mass 8 pm Spiritual Centre at ALIB. Christmas Day 9 am Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. New Years Day Blessed Sacrament 9 am Creekside Center Activities: • Mon 8:30 - Exercise Classes • Monday 1 pm - Canasta & Snooker. & Bridge. Try a new game. Lessons given. • Tuesday 1 pm - Bingo • Wed 1 pm - Snooker & canasta • Wed 7 pm Jam Session Call Ella at 679-3375. • Thur 9 am - Wood Carving. Call Dave 682-7752. • Thurs 10 am - Carpet Bowling. • Friday 1 pm - Cribbage. • 2nd Friday every month - Mini Crib. Sign-up at 10:30 start 11 am.
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“Hootenanny” puts food on the table With $385 and over 300 lbs of food donated to the Chase Hamper Society last Saturday, Wally Churchill is calling his event, The Hillbilly Hootenanny, a success. The Community Hall saw nearly 100 people come and go throughout the day to listen to diverse collection of musicians and performers. The gathering stretched into the evening. There was 50/50 raffle
and the lucky winner took home $80. “Thank you to the many people that helped make the Hootenanny a success. My sound man Doug. Rollie Mockford and the backstage gang. The Mayor and Councellor Lepsoe spoke. Don and Maureen of the Hamper Society greeted people. And thanks to all the performers,” said Churchill, who organized and performed in the annual event.
A Shuswap Pioneer Christmas
by Jim Cooperman, www.ShuswapPassion.ca Given today’s frenetic shopaholic holiday families arrived at the schools in sleighs season, it can be enlightening to reflect upon singing carols to the sound of sleigh bells. the way Shuswap’s early settlers celebrated The highlight was when Santa arrived and Christmas. The settlers focused on sharing, brought presents for the children. The helping each other and enjoying the fruits concerts culminated with a dance, with of their labours. With little money to spend the local band making the music and the and very few places to shop, Shuswap children taking part as well. As the evening pioneers looked forward to holiday season wore on, the babies and younger children parties with their neighbours and especially were bedded down atop the desks pushed the annual Christmas concerts and dances into the corners. held at their one-room schools. Preparations for the family holiday The entire community became involved celebration began months earlier when in these concerts. Students began rehearsing the best chicken or goose was penned up their parts in November and their parents and fattened, the tastiest vegetables were and siblings helped them practice until it set aside and the Christmas baking was was perfect. Everyone helped by making done. The plum puddings were boiled c o s tu m e s , inside cloth bags props, sets and and then hung to decorations. age along with the Former Celista fruitcakes. School teacher Most gifts Eleanor Nelson were purchased recalled her t h r o u g h experiences in the catalogues and the 1920s in a 1987 ordering was done Chase weekly in secret. Often newspaper that the presents were was later reprinted items needed for in the 1995 winter such as Shuswap Chronicles. One year they put on gloves, scarves, mittens, and wool socks. the gripping drama, “Lord Ullin’s Daughter,” All too often pioneer life is viewed in a thrilling tragedy of two ill-fated lovers terms of the hardships faced by the early eloping as the Lord attempted to rescue settlers. But as the articles in the Shuswap his daughter. He arrived in time to find the Chronicles attest, there were many good lovers in a small boat attempting to cross times, especially during the holiday seasons a lake during a raging storm. Sheets were that were filled with community cheer, pulled by students off-stage to represent the homemade gifts, music and good food. waves, and when the cardboard boat sank, View the article in full at the tragedy turned into a comedy. www.ShuswapPassion.ca, along with many With winters most often snowy and cold, other blog posts about the Shuswap.
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Children’s Store Wrap-up
by Joey Nash Our 2nd Annual Chase Country gave us an incredible backdrop for our Christmas Children’s Store has now Gift Shop and even suspended your own closed it’s doors until next year but, business while we were there! while it was open, we raised $1289.45 Many Thanks to our wonderful for the Food Bank and the Skateboard Volunteers, who became expert Gift Park! We also raised a further $188 for Basket creators, Personal Shoppers, the Skate Park by raffling a Nintendo Wii, Wrappers and one Brilliant Cashier! We one of the many, amazing, donations we had an incredible amount to accomplish received from our Community this year. in a very short time and you all made This leads me to the long list of Thank- it happen. Thank-you to our families yous to everyone who made this success of shoppers. We met many, adorable possible. children and parents and saw only My Sister, Julie and I, as well as Leila, kindness and love as they searched for bugged a lot of very generous souls perfect presents for their loved ones. at Garage Sales over the course of the Lastly, a huge Thank-you to the Skate year so, Thank-you to you for all your Park Committee, who came into the donations, as well as the many kind folks store the moment it closed, boxed up who called and came by with donations everything within an hour and hauled once we had our store location. Thank- it all away for future fundraising. They you to Laura and Peter of Simply Divine even took my garbage! Now, THAT is for the generous donation of your a worthy Charity. Thank-you all and fabulous storefront for two weeks. You Merry Christmas!
The Sorrento Lions Club presenting a cheque in the amount of $675.00 to Mrs. Allia Tyssen and Principal Mr. Ian Landy as our donation to their Breakfast Food Program. Also pictured are President Brian Butcher, 1st Vice President Terry Timms, Treasurer John Howat and Secretary Judi Kembel.
A year in Sunflowerland
by Kelsey Snelgrove What a year! I’ve had been ups and downs, Sahhaltkum Daycare who take such great there have been compliments and criticisms. care of her the other weekdays. It’s been nearly 1 year While we’re on the thank yous, since I took over the I must mention all the businesses Sunflower. I’ve made 49 who fund the Sunflower of these things! through their advertising! I In my first issue I put really appreciate it and I know a photo of me and my the community does to. toddler, which has led Thank you Chase for your many visitors to my office support this year. throughout the year to I’m looking forward to the ask where my daughter is. See you in ‘16! upcoming year and I hope to I discovered working with keep you engaged. I’m always a 2 year old in the midst is... uhm... challenging. looking for different types of submissions So big thank you to my partner, Paul, who (articles, opinions, recipes) to increase the takes her on adventures with him half of diversity and true local flavour to the paper. the week, and thank you to the folks at If you have any ideas, contact me in 2016.
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LOcal hockey players in international tourney Come out and show your support for two of Chase’s finest this holiday season. Gavin Mattey (14) and Tyson Lampreau (14) are extremely proud and excited to be able to participate in the biggest minor hockey tournament held in the interior of BC. The Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey To u r n a m e n t (KIBIHT) will run from December 30th to January 3rd and will be hosting teams from as far away as Hungary, Anchorage, Balgonie, and Seattle. Gavin is on the Kamloops Junior
Blazers (tier 1) and Tyson is the Captain on the Kamloops Dearborn Ford Blazers (tier 2) team. Both Gavin and Tysons’ first games will be held at the Olympic Arena on McArthur Island in Kamloops on December 30th. Tysons first game is against Langley at 3 pm and Gavin’s first game is against Hungary is at 7:30 on. A full schedule is available on the KIBIHT website (www.kibiht.com). Come and cheer on your local boys and watch some exciting hockey.
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(Formerly Naramada) Big O Tires opened its doors in Chase in Big O Tires gives back to the 717 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC 1978. The current owner Warren Endean community in many ways. Every month 250-679-3332 has worked in the business since 1981 they contribute to numerous worthy and took over operations from his dad causes throughout the 14 years ago. After fire swept through community and are the original business 8 years ago, Big O major supporters of provided tire services for the community Sunshore Golf Club from a temporary and Chase Heat facility. Since Hockey. Warren Big O is proud to opening their is a Director of the bright new provide quality service Chase Recreation and to stand behind facility, Big O has Society and both their work. expanded their management and services. staff members are Drew McLean active volunteers in and Tanis Watson have joined the Big Chase. O Team and together they provide a full Warren and his staff have range of tire and mechanical services. Big enjoyed growing with O is a government licensed inspection the community of Chase facility and has the only alignment and the surrounding machine in Chase. With 5 full time areas and look forward employees year round, and an additional to continuing this Wishing all my clients past, present 3 employees during peak periods, Big O partnership into the future a wonderful Christmas! is proud to provide quality service and to future. Let’s all check out stand behind their work. Customers of Big O’s new facility and the Chase Big O Tire also have access to learn about some of the service away from home at any of the 25 great services that Chase Big O dealers throughout BC. has to offer.
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Classified deadline is Monday at 3 pm for Friday’s paper. $5 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 at Willows Natural Foods.
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THANK YOU
A big thank you to all of you that donated your time at the Lions Pancake breakfast Dec 5th. Lisa from A & W, Chase Fire Dept, Samantha from Sunny BC, Pat larson, Queens, Skmana Ski Club, and Mayor Rick. All proceeds to to to the Chase Lions Splash Park. The Lions are also having a New Years Dance at the Hall from 8:30 to 12:30 pm.
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THANK YOU
We wish to thank everyone for your kindness during the recent loss of Leon. Your prayers, flowers, donations, cards and hugs have been appreciated and we will hold this in our hearts always. Special thanks to Father Andrew, the Knights of Columbus for providing lunch, the church choir and organist, the Legion honour guard and piper. Thanks also to Bob Gieselman for his love and support to our family. Thanks Dave and Cheryl Owen for being such thoughtful neighbours. Terry Gieselman
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There will be no Sunflower for the next two weeks. Will be back for January 8th issue. You can drop items off for the Sunflower at Willows Health Food Store. Happy Holidays.
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Word Search -christmas HALDANE GREENEST SCHOOL DOCTOR VAGYI CELEBRATED HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS BANK ROBBERY GEOCACHING
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COMMUNITY HALL STOVE SKATEPARK DJS This is the last paper for the year, here is a look back at the year of 2015 through the medium of word search. Here are a few of the items the Sunflower brought you over the last 12 months. A farmer in the field with his cows counted 196 of them, but when he rounded them up he had 200. • I remember the last thing my grandpa said to me before he kicked the bucket. He said “hey how far do you think I can kick this bucket?” • What was a more important invention that the first telephone? The second one. • What did one eye say to the other eye? Don’t look now, but something between us smells.
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A Split in a Pair with Division Rivals The Chase HEAT season to date has been full of hot opposition goaltenders or a lack of want to take advantage of opportunity when it surfaces. This past weekend was a prime example of both as the local squad split a pair of games versus Division rivals. On Friday, December 11th the HEAT travelled to 100 Mile House to face the WRANGLERS. At games end Chase outshot the opposition 43 to 26 and lost in regulation 3-2. In the 1st it should have been 4-1 HEAT but instead was 1-0 WRANGLERS. There was no scoring in the second where the HEAT outshot 100 Mile 17 to 4, and in the tight 3rd the team’s split a pair apiece. Wranglers went up 2-0 on an unassisted Jaydon Gilding marker prior to new recruit Michael Howlett getting his 1st KIJHL tally from Alex Durbeniuk and Grady Musgrave. Then the Cowboys Ryan Friesen got one for the foes before Pat Brady for the HEAT on the powerplay made it interesting from Austin Willier and Durbeniuk. Nic Bruyere played well in net stopping 23 of 26. Back home on Saturday the 12th the
by Scott Koch HEAT faced the Sicamous EAGLES at the Art Holding Memorial Arena. It was almost a “here we go again” event as another hot goaltender was in the opposition cage. Chase fired 19 shots in the 1st and got a pair, hard hitting Travis Beaubien was rewarded from Willier and Zachary Fournier. In the last minute Kolten Moore got a powerplay marker from Logan Mostat and Trevor Okino. In the 2nd there was no scoring in spite of 14 shots fired at Michael Lenko in the EAGLES net. In the 3rd Bryce McDonald ruined a shutout opportunity for Daniel Toews in the HEAT twine. Fournier popped in an empty netter with 15 seconds left to put icing on a 3-1 Chase victory. Toews played just as well as Lenko stopping 26 of 27 fired in his direction. The HEAT in losing to the WRANGLERS in what is known as a “four pointer” fell further behind the 2nd place team in the
Doug Birks Division. Over the two games 89 shots were directed at opposition nets with only 5 finding success. The smooth skating and skilled HEAT need to bury more of those opportunities in order to move up in overall KIJHL standings. Blue Line Bloopers: Lenko was traded from the Revelstoke GRIZZLIES on December 1st to the Spokane BRAVES and acquired from them by the Sicamous EAGLES on December the 8th. The HEAT may face him 5 more times in the regulation season. Defenceman Mason Palaga has 1 game left to serve in his 3 game suspension. While he will miss the game in Kamloops on Friday the 18th, he will be back for Saturday’s rematch versus the EAGLES at AHMA at 7:00 pm. The 19th is the night to pick up some fantastic homemade Christmas baking and support the team by doing just that!
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