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When and why was the first NHL All Star game held? (Answer on page 5) March 17-23, 2022 Volume 20 Issue 11 St. Patrick’s Day This Thursday, March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. Here in Canada it is basically a celebration of everything Irish. Make sure you are wearing something green for good luck that day. Lots of pubs will be dyeing their beer green to help celebrate. Enjoy whatever you are doing that day. No dialysis for me so I am lucky that day already, woohoo.
Spring Equinox The Spring Equinox is the first day of spring season and occurs when the sun passes the equator moving from the southern to the northern hemisphere. The North Pole begins to lean toward the sun again. Day and night have approximately the same length. Spring Equinox is always near 20 March. This year it is at 11:33 am on Sunday, March 20.
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Neighbourly Dear Bob: I live next door and have been riddled with guilt. I have been taking advantage of your wife day and night when you are not around, sometimes more often than you. I don’t get it at home but that is no excuse. I am sorry and promise to stop. Bob was furious until the next note: Damn spellcheck. I meant ‘wi-fi’.
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I never really thought that hate mail would be a part of my life. When I first took over The Valley Peak I received a note asking what the purpose of it was and that I was killing trees for no reason. It took me a while to sort through that in my head. I was new at this. But now things are quite real. I can’t quite understand the mentality of some folks. Really, if you don’t like reading The Valley Peak, that is okay. Just leave it on the shelf. I am aware that much of what I write is strongly against what you have been conditioned to believe. I also used to believe that the government was for the betterment of the people and that the news was full of true information that I needed to know. But now I question that as so much of it is so obvious and it is way too much work to just ignore it. A couple messages were a bit bizarre, basically wishing I would just go away and die. Strangely, no mask, no vaccine and very immune compromised and somehow I am still here. Who would have thought? I much prefer the other messages that stroke my ego. This week was incredible with phone calls, emails and street stops with people thanking me for being brave enough to write about the Pfizer data release. I also get lots of messages thanking me for open discussion about my health issues and issues with our healthcare system. Many people have experienced a lot of problems with their health and the services they have received but are afraid to say anything. That should change some day. I know that my previous lifestyle has put my health where it is but I also know that at least 10 misdiagnoses and medical errors have put me much deeper into these issues than I need to be. Imagine being itchy all over your body from toxins due to kidney failure but having the doctor suggest a new shampoo. Simple bloodwork would have changed everything rather than me ending up crashing into emergency in critical condition. Please rest assured that I am not trying to endanger anyone’s health but I am worried that folks might not have the information they need to make informed decisions. Obviously I believe our immune systems are pretty strong and can defeat most viruses (like 99.9%). That was a long Robservation.
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What Year Was It? The Beatles, then known as ‘The Quarrymen’ had their first recording session, Elvis was inducted to the army, John Diefenbaker became Prime Minister, the Avro Arrow had its debut flight and the first U.S. passenger jet flights began with a Boeing 707. The Hula Hoop, the TV remote control and the microchip were invented, the Great Chinese Famine began (30 million died), NASA was formed, Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole and 14 year-old Bobbie Fischer became the U.S. chess champion. What year was it? See page 7.
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Combined with a Social Credit System, we are poised on the edge of a crazy new world. ‘You will own nothing and be happy’ is the mantra of the people pushing all of this upon us. They are very open about it but for some reason, many people don’t seem to care. Research Bill C-233. Imagine it is 2024 and you are locked out of your electric car because you liked the wrong thing on Facebook last night. Eventually you will become a completely obedient, complying slave with no thoughts of your own. We will all be labour slaves, producing for the elite or removed from society. I know, just another tinfoil hat conspiracy theory because I have certainly been wrong about everything that has happened so far.
Canadian Sports Trivia Answer In 1934, the NHL held its first All-Star game as a fundraiser for injured Leaf’s star, Ace Bailey. Bailey suffered severe head trauma when knocked to the ice by Bruins’ defenseman, Eddie Shore. Shore never played another NHL game after the incident.
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Mask Mandates So Bonnie has allowed us to remove the masks. Not at 11:59 pm but yes at 12:01 am (2 minutes later). Hahaha. That is so cute. It is so nice to see some smiling faces out there. Thank heavens we have finally ‘flattened the curve’. Scientifically though, masks have failed every single study on protecting against a virus. They are about as effective as hiding in a cardboard box during a nuclear attack. I still see quite a few people still wearing them and you know what? That is okay. That is the way it should always be. Make your own decisions to best maintain your health.
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Riddliculous Answer (From page 2) When the trains meet, they will be in the same spot. I hope most of you got this one.
Inversion We actually seem to be living in a clown world where everything is the opposite of what it should be. Our ‘authorities’ are pushing hard for this at every level. Standing for the flag is now bad, kneeling for God is bad, the truth is called misinformation, obvious lies are pushed as truths, complying is virtuous, free-thinking is bad, unsafe is called safe (vaccines, masks), boys are girls, girls are boys, human touch is bad, inflation is good and so much more that I can’t even mention due to someone being offended. It is a very hard world to negotiate around. I will continue to stand for what I believe is right and true on every level.
Never Give Up If cauliflower can be pizza and zucchini can be noodles, you can be anything.
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Nothing to See Here Strangely the ‘news’ papers seem to be missing a lot of real news. Did you know that Pfizer has now been removed from the New York Stock Exchange? Almost immediately after the release of their clinical trial data showing how dangerous their vaccines have been. Hmmm. That is strange isn’t it? It is very pathetic that you won’t read that in any other papers. I wonder when they will report the actual truth. They have the information, they just don’t seem to want you to have it. Sadly though, most people don’t want to know. But hey, free Ukraine.
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Where We Were The page 6 photo shows Rocky and Drew checking out a discarded mask. Where were we? Pretty much anywhere in Invermere but this was at the soccer fields.
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(From page 4) In 1958, a house cost $12,750 and the average annual income was $4,600. The Peace Symbol was designed, Jamie Lee Curtis was born, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched, the first Toyota and Datsun vehicles were sold in the U.S. and Visa and American Express were introduced.
Fuel costs will continue to skyrocket and the media will begin to push electric cars to save our climate and help with our daily living expenses. They are bit out of budget for many people. An E-Bike might be a solution for folks. They can cover lots of ground at a decent pace while still giving you some exercise and fresh air. I imagine all local bike shops carry E=Bikes and have the expertise to get you started. Definitely Elemental and Lakeside downtown are good places to check out.
Unsafe and Ineffective So with Pfizer releasing their trial data we can see that the terms ‘safe and effective’ are a complete lie. Yet the newspapers, television and radio as well as politicians (local, provincial and federal) still want to tell you it is safe and effective. At what point does that become criminal negligence? I don’t think I would be out there repeating that stuff much anymore.
Treats I ordered some German food from the European deli. The sauerkraut arrived but the wurst is yet to come.
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