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Chase’s community paper for over 25 years! Issue for the week of Friday, January 22nd, 2021 • Vol. 26, Issue 4
Chase BC Delivery & Courier Services Closed on Thursdays
Working for Seniors' Health Committee Updates
Submitted by Dave Smith, C+DHSF volunteer board - working group 2.) Assist the Chase Transit Bus olunteers on The Chase and District Health Services program in being able to provide more Foundation working group have Transit opportunities for Chase area been busy behind the scene and have citizens who require transportation identified 7 areas to improve local Seniors (including specialized transportation Community Services. These services needs, wheelchairs, walkers, etc.) to get to Medical, allow Chase seniors Dental, Health to stay in their own Care related homes longer and appointments. ensure that those Especially residents who with limited require 24/7 Full Regional Transit Care Health / Life availability and Services are able to no Taxi here in stay in their local Chase (although community close not many Chase to their friends and family. Volunteers and professional seniors can afford to pay a taxi for a return care providers persist despite Covid-19 trip to Kamloops or Salmon Arm). encumbrances. Continue to work with the Chase Transit
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1.) Secure funding for the Chase Better at Home Program P/T Coordinator position and provide more support services locally. Continue to work with United Way and Shuswap Better at Home Program to expand the Chase Program Services, especially now having to adapt "services" during this Health Crisis.
Bus - Chase Community Services Society - to achieve local residents transportation goals, while identifying needs.
3.) Connect community groups and individuals with a working Community Kitchen Program locally - providing meals approx 3 times a week and supporting a Meals on Wheels Continued on page 3...
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Community Bulletin Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week starts on January 23! This year’s Unplug and Play week will require you to plug in (a little) to play and have fun but we are keeping the focus on family activities. Visit the library calendar of events at www.tnrl.ca or call 250.679.3331 Books & Brews Theme: Inspirational: Books about motivation, setting goals, or trying something new Tuesday - February 2 2021 6:30-7:30pm
Join us for books, brews, and browsers! Each month we'll meet virtually to discuss what we're reading relative to a specific theme. Tune into a Zoom call with our staff and share your chosen reads. Zoom invitation and callin information will be shared with registered participants one day before each session. Participants are welcome to join via video or phone. Contact the Chase Library for more info and to register. 250.679.3331
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
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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.
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OFFICE: 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Monday - Thursday PHONE:
Shuswap Victory Church
641 Shuswap Ave, Chase BC Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-1pm For Council and/or Prayer Please contact: Pastor Peter King 250-804-3518
Chase Rotary Box 73
Pres: Patrick Herba ( 250-702-3677) Meetings 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month @ Railside. New members welcome.
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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Health Services Foundation at Work
Continued from page 1... Program - through a Community Kitchen facility, with working services groups, churches and individuals. This will require Volunteers and some need to have "Food Safe Certification".
4.) Training, educational programming, videos, webinars, taped workshops, Health Related programming, Healthy Living Programs, etc. related to Seniors. Linking the Chase Creekside or the Chase Legion with UBC - Okanagan Healthy Living, Seniors Programming, and Interior Health Media. UBC - Okanagan / IHA programming through the Web from their Okanagan facility to the Chase Creekside Seniors or the Chase Legion, who would receive the programming / web signal and rebroadcast for our local Seniors and interested others. 5.) Continue to ask for more Community ParaMedicine - Paramedic hours locally. ParaMedic home visitations to help seniors still able to live at home. Ensuring overall health of seniors living on their own, monitoring individuals with chronic illnesses and touching base with family and individuals regarding wellness, medications, etc... A proven program helping to keep Seniors At Home. 6.) Working with I.H.A. to get a local Full Care Facility built and established in the Chase area. Ensuring that IHA + Min. of Health know and understand the burden - financially placed on the remaining family members. The cost of transportation to visit a family member in a Full Care Facility in Kamloops or Salmon Arm or Kelowna or wherever, the extra stress of having to arrange for a ride 2, 3 or more times a week. Many elders don't have a driver's license, let alone an insured vehicle. The Full Care Committee Working Group continues to gather Caregiver Stories, Family Stories and hearing about the
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impact of having to see a loved one moved and relocated to a Full Care Facility in Kamloops or Salmon Arm that has a Full Care Facility that provides 24/7 Healthcare Services and continue to create a proposal package for IHA (mutual input) regarding a local Full Care Facility here in Chase.
7.) TRU Research Study regarding the Interior Health - Ageing in Place Initiative, 2 years after the I.H.A. Repositioning of Primary and Community Care in the IHA Region. Has it addressed priorities of rural older adults and their social determinants of Health? Over the next 6 to 7 months Chase seniors will be queried about their thoughts, issues, health topics, priority needs as a local Chase senior. # 1 - Transportation was identified as a top priority in a survey two years ago of Chase citizens and 5 other small rural area communities. # 2 - The need for consistency in Home Care providers; having the same Care Aide / Home Care Provider (unlike IHA program that can see 3 or 4 different care providers a week or last-minute Home Care cancellations due to lack of Home Care Aides.) The need for a local Home Care Provider Coordinator located in Chase. It is very difficult for Senior and Elders to continually adapt to different individuals and methods of doing things. # 3 - Keeping Chase Health Centre Services here. Keeping Health Services in Chase (ie. Blood Work, X-Rays, Emergency Services, Doctors, Nurses and Technicians, Adult Services Programs, Ambulance Services.) 2 years ago Chase was still looking for Doctors to move into Chase and become part of local Health Care Services; the community now has 4 Doctors locally.
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Family Literacy Week 2021 proclaimed in BC
Suggested Unplug & Play activities in Chase Family Literacy Week (January 24-31, 2021) in British Columbia, is an annual campaign that recognizes the importance of family literacy. This year’s Family Literacy Week theme is “Let’s Be Active.” Active play is any physical activity that includes moderate to vigorous burst of high energy and raises a child’s heart rate. It builds physical, social, emotional, language and thinking skills. “Active play is an essential part of children’s development. And unstructured play is just as important us organized sports and games.” says Margaret Sutherland, Executive Director of Decoda Literacy Solutions, BC’s provincial literacy organization. “Children learn by watching, so join in the play! Go for a family
walk. They have such value – for exercise and for learning. You can incorporate games like 20 questions, I Spy, or Follow the Leader. Walking together builds family connections and creates great memories.” Get active for Family Literacy Week in your community! In Chase, Unplug and Play events will take place: homes throughout Chase Place: Chase B.C. (some events are at Haldane) Date: Jan 23rdJan 30th 2021 Time: Each day has a different ‘suggested’ event and theme such as cooking, game might, dance night, a scavenger hunt and more. All event details are on Chase Literacy Program's Facebook page.
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T&T Liquidation Advertorial by author and journalist Carolyn Parks Mintz
The Place 124 Chase Street, Chase, BC • 250.679.1028 • tammy@tntliquidation.ca Facebook: T&T Liquidation The Management Tammy and Tom Pennington The Story Winston Churchill once said, “The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” And Will Rogers recommended, “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” These words of wisdom could well be the personal philosophies of Tammy and Tom Pennington, the Owner/ Managers of a new shop in Chase. When the COVID pandemic forced the closure of their successful restaurant in the town of Barriere, they then concentrated their efforts on a retail discount clothing store they own there. Sales were strong and continue to be. So, the T&T team decided to open another outlet in a larger BC city. When that undertaking proved to be less than efficacious, they began searching for a new community in which to ply their extensive retail experience and knowhow. The Village of Chase proved to be what they were looking for—lucky Chase!
Tammy and Tom’s off-price retail store opened in mid-November of 2020. And its comprehensive selection is just what the town has needed for some time. Carrying menswear, ladieswear, clothing for babies, children and teens, as well as footwear, accessories, belts, purses, jewellery, and plus sizes, T&T Liquidation has it all, including attractive, hand-crafted personal protective masks— and will soon stock a line of the popular Mossy Oak clothing. New inventory is brought in twice a week, ensuring lots to choose from. With their vision of providing quality products at a fair price, Tammy and Tom guarantee everything on their racks and shelves is 50% off the ticket price and discounted even further, up to 75%, if amongst the store’s sale items. The well-laid-out shop welcomes visitors to browse, try on, and enjoy their shopping experience, enhanced by the smiling faces of the owners and their part-time assistant, Janet. Do drop by! This advertorial is brought to you by the Village of Chase, the Chase Sunflower, and the Chamber of Commerce. To have your business featured, please contact the Chase Sunflower.
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Volunteers Helping Volunteers Chase Legion Br. # 107 gratefully expresses thanks, appreciation and acknowledgment of the Donations from Community Individuals, Businesses and Groups. This support has helped the Chase Legion stay open - Even at Part Time - during this COVID 19 Health Pandemic. It is through caring and generous donations like these from the Chase Lions Club, Interior Savings Credit Union, Catholic Women's League, Chase Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Br. # 107 League Dart Players, the Sport Group, Individual Members, Volunteers and Staff. These kindnesses reflect a truly kind Heart and Giving Spirit, so Thank You.. Chase Legion Br. # 107 ensures that Provincial Health Office Orders, Protocols, BC/Yukon Legion Rules + Regulations, BC WorkSafe Criteria are followed and a Social Distancing Health / Safety Policy is in place and is posted in the Chase Legion Br. # 107. The Chase Legion Br. # 107 appreciates your patience and support. So Please Stay Safe, Better Days Ahead.
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