THE STEW Magazine 03-11

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ISSUE 2.3 | MARCH 2011

Inside: The News on Booze Page 4 Get ready for the trails Page 10 Local photographer exploring his freedom Page 20

the booze issue

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This picture is not meant to represent our actual pub crawl experience.

Ours was actually pretty mellow. This time.

On the Cover: What says BOOZE better than a nice, frosty, mug of beer?

Well, depending on your taste, there’s probably plenty of things. But we thought beer would be a nice, average, iconic sort of choice for the cover (here being offered by our lovely cover model Sadye Salmon of the Overlander Pub in Williams Lake).

Correction: In last month’s story, Defining the role of the doula in modern births (Pg. 7), we accidentally ran a photograph without crediting the artist.

The photo that ran with that story was taken by Robin Louise Photography. We apologize for this oversight.

Pub Crawl: Our adventures in liquor Here at The Stew, we’ve been known to enjoy an alcoholic beverage from time to time.

But sometimes it seems when it comes time to order something, we’re a little stuck in a rut. We needed to taste something new, so we sent our official booze expert, Publisher Todd Sullivan, out to a variety of local bars to taste a number of different concoctions. The plan was simple -- we would simply ask our waitress what their favourite cocktail was, and Todd would gulp it back and let us know what he thought.

In other words, we were on an official, worksanctioned pub-crawl. How awesome is that?

glass I would have been fine. Still, the Caesar is a classic.

fan of strawberries even when there isn’t liquor involved.

Boston Pizza (Debra): Lime Margarita

Red Dog Roadhouse (Caroline): Paralyzer

What’s in it? Triple Sec, Tequila, Crushed Ice, Lime Juice

What’s in it? Vodka, Pepsi, Cream, Kaluha

Overlander Pub (Jenny): Double gin Caesar in a sleeve.

Oliver Street Bar and Grill (Amanda): Strawberry Daiquiri

What’s in it? It’s just like a classic Caesar, but it’s made with gin.

What’s in it? Lime Base, Strawberry Syrup, White Rum (also, she didn’t say as much, but there was definitely some blended ice in there)

Todd’s thoughts: It came with lime wedges on the glass instead of a celery stalk or a bean. The rim was salted and peppered, but it was served with a straw, so you had to work to get at the spices (is this normal?). It kind of tasted like the whole drink could have been a little spicier, so maybe if I had just ditched the straw and drank from the

Todd’s thoughts: It was a little sweeter than I was expecting, and the tequila really speaks out loudly against the lime. Could have definitely been a bit more tart -- limes should be sour.

Todd’s thoughts: Tart, fruity, deliciously cold.

This is a drink that’s probably better in the heat of summer than it is following some of the coldest days of the year, but beggars can’t exactly be choosers. Between the two fruity drinks, this was definitely the winner, but then I’m a big

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Todd’s thoughts: Not sure what the cause is, but this drink is almost bitter, which is a little offputting after consuming two drinks that were quite sweet. Nonetheless, it does have a nice flavour to it, after I got accustomed to the change.

I usually stay from creamy drinks because I’m lactose intolerant, and while this isn’t bad, I don’t think it would quite be worth the gas and cramping that would likely come after a couple of these.

And that brought our official pub crawl to a close, but obviously there’s still plenty of beverages left to try. Why not let us know some of your favourites? Send us a note at letters@ thestew.ca and we’ll have Todd try your drink suggestions, then we’ll post his thoughts on the blog. Because booze month is only just getting started.

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Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 24 pgs Servings Per Container 1 Amount Per Serving

Does anyone actually take the time to read our Ingredients list? Send an email to letters@thestew.ca if you do!

Calories 0 % Daily Value* Caffeine More than usual Like, seriously, I think we must have had like 50 different coffee meetings this month.

Carbohydrates Trying to avoid But seriously, pizza is so good Pizza Yeah, we had some So sue us.

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Ingredients (or things that helped us get through the last month): Doing a pub-crawl as an actual, for-real, work activity; figuring out that gin Caesars are actually better than regular Caesars; finding just right cover model for this issue while doing the pub crawl; discovering that getting up relatively early in the morning isn’t the end of the world, and actually kind of revs up your whole day; buying a bunch of Valentine’s chocolates on Feb. 15 that no one in this house is really supposed to be eating anyway; feeling like winter is almost over and then, on no, here it comes again; continuing to prep for the arrival of the new family member (read: baby); continuing to receive all kinds of useful things for the arrival of the new family member (also read: baby); trying to figure out what colour we’d get by mixing a bunch of different hand-me-down paints together; building a lets-give-birth-and-still-rock-out CD to take to the hospital when the time comes; Jersey Shore, finishing Under the Dome as our road trip book; coming home with too many books from the Rotary Club Book Sale; networking for recycled reno supplies; half-caff coffee; Stevia; blended shakes in the Magic Bullet; local bacon and eggs; fuzzy slippers; two quilts in bed until Juli gets hot and shoves them all over to the other side; soda water and lime juice; moisturizer; movie marathons; and 70% chocolate with chilies and cherries (thanks Maggie).

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It’s a scientific fact that it’s harder to say, “No!” to a glass of beer when it’s being offered by an attractive member of the opposite sex.

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BY JULI HARLAND THE STEW MAGAZINE

Love it or loathe it, liquor is here to stay. And though most people don’t fall into either side of the extreme, it is safe to say that many of us out there do like a couple of tips now and then.

A glass or two of wine with dinner, a beer when work is done, or god-help-me an ice cold cooler when the sunny, hot weather ever returns; that’s what I’m talking about.

Though those days are a little harder right now, according to the strict .05 rule that came into effect last fall.

For those who may be in the dark about these legal changes, a tiered drinking and driving law went into effect last September which provides harsh penalties for a lower “warning level” of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). As before, criminal charges are still in place for those who blow over .08 BAC, but the government added a new level of charges to those whose BAC reads between .05 and .08.

For those who hit the warning level the first time within a five-year period, they will lose their driver’s licence immediately, for three days. In addition, they can (and often will) lose their vehicle for three days. If they do, they will need to pay all the related towing and storage fees. On top of that, they will have to pay a $200 fine and a $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee.

The second time a person gets pulled over in the warning range within a five-year period, they will lose their licence immediately, for seven days, and their vehicle for three. And, like before, they will pay all related towing and storage fees plus a $300 fine and the $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee.

If it should happen a third time within that five-year period, the person who blows the warning will lose their driver’s licence and vehicle for 30 days. They will pay all the towing and storage charges, and the fine moves up to $400, plus that $250 driver’s licence reinstatement fee.

After the third offence the driver will need to also take a Responsible Drivers Program course (at their own expense) and they’ll have to use an Ignition Interlock Device wherever they drive, for one full year.

And while this may all seem very simple, there is a lot of discussion over how much it may take to blow that .05.

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First, let me say that we here at The Stew are all for keeping impaired drivers off the road. Getting behind the wheel when you can’t function is not safe, smart, or in any way a good idea, no matter how near or far your destination, no matter how remote your location.

But this debate isn’t really about impaired driving. It’s about the effect that the .05 liquor law has had on the police force, the restaurants and pubs, and the community in general.

According to the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles: “B.C. has the toughest provincial impaired driving legislation in the country. If you drink and drive you can count on administrative sanctions adding up to between $600 and $4,060 – even if it’s the first time you’re caught – and more time off the road.”

According to Andrew Murie, Chief Executive Officer of MADD Canada, the new laws should be just fine. “While we would certainly encourage people to separate their drinking from driving entirely, we want people to understand that the .05% BAC law does not infringe on someone’s ability to have a glass of wine or a drink with dinner, or join friends for a beer after work,” he states. “It does not impact what most Canadians would consider to be social drinking.”

According to countless BC restaurant and bar owners, however, what it means is a loss of social interaction and a loss of business.

Based on MADD Canada estimates of BAC in relation to time, weight, and standard Canadian drinks, a 185 lb. man can have three standard drinks over a two-hour period and not go over the .05% BAC limit.

Similarly, a 130 lb. woman can have two standard drinks over a two-hour period and not go over.

But are those statistics accurate? The answer is: Maybe.

The truth is that there are many factors that determine a person’s BAC. Each person’s body and experience with alcohol is different, and that’s where the confusion comes in. In general, though, the main determinants of an individual’s BAC are: consumption, time, absorption rate, lean body mass, weight, anatomy, gender, elimination rate, and age.

Sound like a lot? Most of it is pretty basic.

Consumption is, of course, simply the volume and concentration of alcohol consumed. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed, the greater the BAC. Time speaks of a few things. The period during which the alcohol was consumed, the rate it was consumed, and the amount of time that has passed since a person consumed it in the first place. It takes time for alcohol to be absorbed into the blood, and it takes time for it to be eliminated.

Absorption is the rate at which liquor is absorbed into your blood. For many people it takes about half an hour to absorb the alcohol in one standard drink, though many factors can affect that absorption, such as drinking on an empty stomach, or having other substances in your system when you drink (e.g. caffeine, medications, other substances, etc).

Lean Body Mass sort of goes hand in

hand with anatomy. Both can be a little hard to determine, but simply put, once liquor hits the bloodstream, it dissolves into available water throughout the body (muscle mass). The more water in the body, the more “diluted” the BAC. Now, generally speaking, fat doesn’t absorb alcohol, which is where anatomy comes in, so if two people who weighed the same were to drink the same amount and one was tall and lean and the other short and rotund, the short and round one would have a higher BAC. Generally.

It stands to reason that the more you weigh, the more chance of a higher lean muscle mass in there somewhere, so the better the absorption. Gender speaks to muscle mass, but women also tend to have more jiggly bits than their male counterparts, and so they also tend to absorb liquor more slowly which means a higher BAC. Age can also play a part in the same equation, simply because people’s bodies change over time. What used to be all firm and full of muscle is now jiggly and full of fatty deposits. Less muscle equals less water content which equals higher BAC. Getting confused yet?

To make matters even worse, when all is said and done none of the above may even matter, because each individual’s metabolism varies and can change over time. Even though the average person will eliminate about 15mg of alcohol in 100mL of blood per hour (-0.015 BAC/hr), some people – due to medical conditions, genetics, etc – have metabolisms that eliminate alcohol more slowly or more quickly than the given averages.

So apparently, if you’re wondering how much you’re allowed to drink, the bottom line is: Who knows? *** It’s no wonder that people are getting scared to hit the pubs for a quick drink after work, which is something that is becoming quite apparent in restaurants, bars and pubs all over the province.

We asked around at a few different pubs for the workers’ views on how the new laws have had an impact. The stories were not terribly positive, and the subject so sensitive to business that those affected were reluctant to give their last names, but the sentiments they shared were all too clear.

Local bartender, Alyx , said,”I find there are less people, mostly because people don’t want to chance it with the new laws. They think that if they have a beer or two that they will possibly lose their license and there are so many hoops to jump through now that it’s just not worth it. Even some of the trucking companies that move liquor, even they’ve noticed a huge slide in what they are doing.”

Bar manager Debra told us “It’s pretty serious though, they can take your vehicle away for 30 days. I’d say business has dropped 30%.

Even if you buy a vehicle to give people a ride home from the bar, the liability insurance is so expensive that even that’s not worth it. It’s over the top. They just don’t make any of it easy at all..

“HST came along and there wasn’t even a glitch, but the liquor laws — we saw a lot of change there. It’s hard.”

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“I’m at an age where I just want to stay put,” he laughs.

Colin came to Williams Lake over forty years ago, when he was only eight years old, and has grown to love the Cariboo over the years. A fan of the outdoors and fishing, he and his wife maintain a place out at Quesnel Lake where they spend as many weekends as they can over the summer season “fishing mostly,” says Colin.

And Colin is also a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, which, he says, is more sacred than just being a hockey fan. “You’re a Canucks fan first, then you’re a hockey fan,” says Colin, “it’s different.”

This is a good year to be rooting for the Canucks. They’ve been in first place the whole season and according to Colin, they’ll make the playoffs. Easily.

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Beer is a flavour that doesn’t appear in too many things other than beer.

Why no beer-flavoured gum? Or beer-flavoured Slurpees?

Why no air fresheners with the refreshing odor of beer?

Creating a Chilcotin Brew Making your own wine is a big thing these days.

Going in to one of the great brew-your-own wine and beer shops is not only costeffective, but it is happier for the planet. The practice is not terribly new, and it used to be that the whole process was even more simple than it is now (and in some homes out west, still is).

“The old-timers in the Chilcotin used to call it ‘Peaches Wine,’” long time Cariboo resident Sage Birchwater explained. “A box of dried peaches (or whatever dried fruit), water, sugar, and bread yeast. Stir, let sit and wait patiently until it ferments sufficiently.

Some old-timers made off with their wife’s wild berries they had picked. It was common to have a drum of it behind the heater stove brewing away. A lot less technical than moonshine, though that was fairly common too, fermenting potatoes or some kind of grain.”

Sounds pretty simple. It is easy to imagine how inviting a big old barrel of ‘special’ juice in the kitchen would be in the summer, cups hung over the side, just waiting to be dipped in and brought outside to sit a spell. Not quite as presentation-friendly as a bottle of vino over dinner, but then again, nothing says, “Help yourself!” like an open barrel.

Don’t try this at home. You’ll probably go blind.

“I’ve definitely noticed a change,” said waitress Amanda. “It’s not so much that business has been down, but the people coming in are not having their one drink with dinner or they are really watching who’s drinking and who’s not. I think it’s really affected things, especially with the liquor sales. The food sales are the same, but the liquor sales have definitely gone down.

“I am originally from 100 Mile,” she continued, “and I know of at least five, if not six, restaurants that have shut down because they’re not getting sales.

People aren’t coming in. I know one lady personally. and she told me that last year at Christmas they couldn’t book any more people in, it was so full; this year they shut down because it was so severe.

She blames it completely on the liquor laws because nobody’s coming out to do anything. They know that if they have that one beer it’s not worth losing your license over.” *** It’s not just locally where the bite has been felt. It is all over the province.

Vancouver Police Union President Tom Stamatakis has taken a stand against the new .05 laws, saying that they target the wrong drivers, such as those who have a glass of wine or two with dinner, versus the problem drinkers. Which, he says, is a waste of the force’s time.

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“Ultimately, from a front-line police officer’s perspective, we’re ending up not targeting the person that’s responsible for the very serious tragedies that we deal with on an ongoing basis. Even if you support the change of regulations, I don’t think any of us support the fact that we’ve now become the judge and the jury. Our job is to enforce the law and another part of our criminal justice system should be dealing with the guilt or innocence thing and imposing what the penalties should be.”

The effects of the new law, designed to help our communities and keep us all safer, have come into such negative feedback that even those in power, who created the laws in the first place, are already re-thinking their position.

British Columbia’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Rick Coleman, has said that his office will be reviewing the new rules already because of the pressures by the food and beverage industry. The detriment to BC businesses has created a 15-30% hit because of the new warning level, causing many places to close and others to struggle to stay afloat.

“What we’re committing to now is further education, consultation with the public, the hospitality industry, police and others, and a willingness to revisit the legislation [in the] spring, if neces-

sary,” Coleman said.

“The law can’t work for our province if it’s based on widespread and unreasonable fear. The new rules, and their enforcement, must be understood and accepted by the public – and we intend to work quickly to ensure they are.”

So what does this mean for you and I? Chances are that hitting the pub for a beer after work, or with dinner, isn’t going to put you over the edge, but extra care needs to be put in for those nights out when one or two drinks isn’t going to cut it. Know your own limits. Don’t assume that you are fine to drive. If you have to question if you can get behind the wheel, chances are it’s better to take a cab.

Don’t be afraid to head out with your buddies, just be sure to plan ahead.

If you feel strongly about the laws one way or another, write your concerns or kudos to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General at pssgwebfeedback@gov.bc.ca or call his office at 250 356-7717 and let the powers that be know how you feel.

In the meantime, we’ll be at the pub.

I’ll be the one drinking soda and lime, but my partner-in-crime will be the guy slamming back the micro-brewery beers.

Feel free to join us if you see us there. The more the merrier. And I can give you a ride home.

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Adding to the mystery of Tyler Walton’s disappearance is the fact that he reportedly left behind his wallet, identification, vehicle, bicycle, toothbrush, and other personal belongings.

Glimpses of Tyler Walton: thoughts on a lost friend I know the usual scope of this column is supposed to follow Vancouver culture, but I’ve been thinking a great deal about an old friend, and I’d like to focus on him this issue.

Many of you may have known Tyler Walton, and if you didn’t know him I’m almost certain you heard of his mysterious disappearance in 2009. In all earnestness, Tyler was one of the most mysterious people I’ve ever met.

His disappearance left a hole in many lives, and there exists no verifiable explanation for his vanishing. Neither his family or friends have any solid facts explaining what happened, only theories exist.

I feel lucky to have known Tyler for as long as I did. We first met in high school through mutual friends and we kept in close contact up until the time of his disappearance. Tyler practised a lifestyle that set him far apart from other people.

His unwillingness to conform to social norms or prescribed sets of behaviours created a distinctiveness and strength of character few people attain.

Tyler had a hunger to learn. He devoured information, incorporating learning into his life, turning theory into practice. Without fail, every time I spoke with

him, he had something new to share with me, a festival he had discovered, a philosophy he’d uncovered, a new friend he’d met, a seminar he’d attended. Tyler travelled the province of BC attending gatherings and searching for people of value and insight; people who resonated qualities Tyler admired and desired.

He had an extraordinary respect for the land, environment, and planet as an organism. I think in many ways Tyler felt nature itself was the greatest teacher. He had a profound respect and curiosity for naturally occurring psychoactive plants of the earth. His was fascinated by his own ability to experience consciousness and became intrigued by methods of altering his perception of the the world. He did breathing exercises, learning to regulate his own heart rate and create inner harmony that was noticeable by any people in his proximity. He focused on refining his ability to meditate and create positive resonances. It wasn’t unusual for him to meditate atop Signal Point, focusing on creating peace and harmony within the city of Williams Lake. Did it work? I can’t say for certain, but he believed it did.

His interest in con-

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By Torrey Owen sciousness led him to experiment with various psychotropic and psychodelic compounds.

He was a highly capable amateur mycologist, meaning he grew magic mushrooms, ingested them on occasion, and shared them with friends wishing to modify their usual experience of outer and inner realities. I don’t know the full extent of his experimentation with these substances, but he was less of a recreational user and more of a follower of shamanistic traditions. He felt plants and other compounds could impart forms of knowledge into the human psyche through ingestion.

Despite Tyler’s advocacy of mind altering substances, I don’t recall ever seeing him drink alcohol, or him telling me a story about drinking. To the best of my knowledge he just didn’t drink at all.

I think part of this came from his ability to stay true to his convictions.

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ogy, or a drink on Tyler, but he could assertively, yet tactfully, decline. He was able to make up his own mind, but at the same time was open to all available information and opinions.

Tyler did not feel ‘lawful’ and ‘right’ were synonymous. He invested great deals of energy and time into learning about legislation and law implementation. He felt many laws were the result of corporate agendas, and that those laws did not

protect or serve citizens, but rather worked to maintain the status quo.

In conversation he often expressed his frustrations with the Canadian government and its drug legislation. He felt drug laws infringed on a persons naturally-given autonomy, and that government had no business criminalizing any consciousness-affecting compound -- especially naturally occurring compounds.

Tyler often expressed his frustration, and pointed out that substances such as gun powder could be legally obtained with ease, but growing marijuana was an offense. He expressed that he thought the world was very misled and misgoverned, and I can’t help but agree with him on many issues.

I miss my friend and

think of him often. Sometimes I meet people who emanate a distinct Tyler quality, and if they lend a listening ear I share stories with them about a person I once knew who left a positive, profound, and irreversible impression upon me and the way I live my life. His unabashed ability and desire to live a life worth living, filled with discovery, adventure, bonding, mysticism, and love is something that fills me with inspiration.

In a Nietzschean sense, the man knew that living safely is the greatest danger. He extended his comfort zones at every opportunity, he knew the value of risk.

Carpe diem Tyler; you know as well as anyone, it’s about the journey. I hope you’re exactly where you want to be. torrey@thestew.ca

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All things in moderation, even (yes) booze

BY TODD SULLIVAN THE STEW MAGAZINE

I’ll be honest -- I like booze. I like it quite a lot, actually.

I couldn’t tell you exactly where it started.

I wasn’t always a big drinker. I can remember a time, oh so many years ago, when just a simple six-pack was all it took to get me loopy, and I’d visit the bar about once a season instead of once, twice, or even three times a week.

Of course somewhere along the way things changed, and the six turned into 12 turned into a couple of shooters on top of that turned into... well, never you mind what that turned into.

Let me just say that when you get into a drinking

contest involving tequila, there are no winners, it’s on a question of who lost worse.

This fondness for liquor has been working against me this month as I continue with my efforts to get my fat, lazy self into better shape as part of the Fity City Body Transform Challenge (which, by the way, we’re a sponsor of, cuz that’s just how we roll here at The Stew). Booze is, of course, nothing but empty calories, and I currently have no room in my life for those.

Well, I shouldn’t say no room. I have been able to find some room here and there. Likely more frequently than I should, if I were to be completely honest. Lifestyle changes are hard. But then I suppose, that’s why they’re

lifestyle changes. If they were easy, we’d all give up drinking and smoking and be in fantastic shape, wouldn’t we?

Of course this month, things were even harder, as we were hard at work putting together out booze issue, which did require me to go out and taste a few beverages, all in the name of work (see page 3 for that story, if you missed it). I’ve got to think that any job where a pub crawl gets to be a business expense has got to be a good one, even if I paid for it with extra sweat on the stationary bike during the following week.

Of course the real lesson here isn’t that I need to stop drinking entirely (though for the next few months, until the chal-

lenge is over, I probably need to keep it to a minimum). The lesson is the same lesson we should have been learning all our lives: That moderation is key. You don’t have to quit drinking just like you don’t need to quit eating cheeseburgers (something else I find I enjoy quite a bit). You just can’t do it every day.

That’s a good lesson, I think, particularly this month.

Yes, we celebrate booze. But we want to celebrate in its proper context, not as something that consumes your whole life, but as a part of that life, a breath of fresh air that warms your belly and puts a smile on your face when you enjoy a couple of glasses of wine at the end of the day, or a

cocktail while you watch the news, or a beer with the game.

It’s about moderation.

And it’s about enjoying yourself.

Of course you need to be careful that you don’t enjoy yourself too much too often, and if you do, make sure there’s someone around to give you a safe drive home. There’s absolutely zero reason to kill yourself, or anyone else, in the name of having a good time.

And it should be a good time. And maybe that’s why here, at The Stew, we like our booze a little bit more than most.

Because we’re all about those things that make life a little better, a little tastier, a little more fun.

I’ll drink to that. todd@thestew.ca

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You can’t always get what you want

BY JULI HARLAND THE STEW MAGAZINE

There is a lot of truth to the saying that the more you aren’t allowed to have something, the more you want it. Much of the time I scoff at this idea. Pshaw, why would I want something just because I’m not allowed to have it?

But let me tell you, these past six months I have been craving the one thing I can’t have — liquor.

Now let me start by saying that I am not a big drinker. Oh, for sure I have had my glory days

in my early youth, and I have seen my fair share of the bottoms of tequila bottles throughout the years, but on the whole I rarely drink, and when I do it is fairly limited.

Then I got pregnant.

Don’t worry, I haven’t gone out and become a big old lush, I am not about to jeopardize our baby girl just for shits and giggles.

But let me say that I have been saddened by not being able to share a bottle of wine, taste some new cocktails, or even slam back a Guinness or five.

And I just don’t get

it. Before I got pregnant, it was a rarity to have more than a glass of wine here or there or the occasional single tequila sunrise when we go out.

Now every time we walk into the liquor store (for Todd, not me) I find myself wanting to try the new chocolate stout or pear-infused rum, or to pick up a 26 of gin to sip straight.

Pregnancy really does make you a little crazy.

It’s not just the liquor, though that one is a little hard to understand, but sweets as well. As luck would have it I have to watch my blood sugar

during this pregnancy.

So that means no carby food, no sugar, no sweets, or really anything that tastes good.

This is not too much of a problem. I can snack on piggy puffs. I have developed an addiction to cinnamon tea. I don’t even really want to sit down with a whole pie and munch the whole thing (unless it’s pumpkin, then we’ll talk). But I tell you, Todd better be waiting with a big dark beer as soon as I give birth. Besides, I hear it is good for milk production.

So though I can’t share

the bonuses of having a glass or two of enteryour-favourite-drinkname-here, I can say without question that I am looking forward to being able to. But of course as soon as I am allowed to crack open that big bottle of tequila I won’t really want to anymore. Good thing I have plenty of volunteers who will share it with me.

But if you see me out and about at the clubs after the first couple of weeks of May, you can feel free to buy me a drink: Tequila Sunrise, tall glass, extra cherries. juli@thestew.ca

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Question of the Month

Remember, if all your photos are turning out blurry, it might not be be because you’re drunk. But it might be.

Keeping your images in focus When Todd told me this issue was about alcohol, I wondered what could I possibly write about that would be compatible. Then it hit me: Why not write about blurry images?

There are two reasons for blurry images. The first is poor focusing.

There is an art to focusing that most people don’t realize. The main thing that you have to understand is that there is only one point of sharp focus, where everything that is the same exact distance from the camera will be in sharp focus. The rest of your image will be in varying stages of out of focus.

The focal length of your lens and the hole in the lens will be the determining factor in how much of your image is in acceptable focus and how much is out of focus.

Most point and shoot cameras do not give you an option to change your amount of acceptable

Photography 101

By Craig Smith focus but all DSL’s do.

Auto focusing a camera is done by pressing the shutter button halfway down. In most cases this will lock your focus point.

By pressing the rest of the way you will take the photograph with the focus locked. If you release the button at any time then press halfway down again the camera will refocus.

If you find you are having a lot of your images out of focus then you are not locking your focus on your subject before recomposing.

A camera needs contrast to be able to focus so if your camera is having

a problem focusing try using a line or a pattern to help it.

If you ever want to drive your camera crazy try to get it to focus on a white wall.

Remember that your eye will look at the part of the image that is in the sharpest focus so use that as a compositional technique. For people and pet pictures you really want to focus on the subjects eyes.

The second reason for a blurry image is what we call camera shake. This occurs when you cant hold your camera steady during the exposure. The

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difference between out of focus and camera shake is that with out of focus images there are varying differences in focus.

With camera shake the whole image has the same amount of blurriness.

There are a few factors that contribute to camera shake. The first is how steady you are holding the camera. The next is the length of the lens; the longer the lens the more susceptible you are to it.

Last is your shutter speed; the slower the shutter speed the steadier you will have to be.

If you have your camera on automatic the darker the scene you are trying to photograph the slower the shutter speed your camera will use. One way to avoid this is to use a tripod and other is to use a flash.

Remember your best camera accessory is four inches behind your lens.

Till next month, happy shooting. aboutface@wlake.com

In honour of last month’s Academy Awards, here’s a meme all about movies — specifically, how drastically different movies would be if you watched them backwards.

This meme originated with a youtube video which featured clips from Jaws edited together backwards, and the description: “The story of a shark who throws-up humans until they open the beach.”

Of course people on the Internet immediately realized that a lot of movies would have dramatically different plot lines if you watched them backwards. Here are some examples using recent Academy Award nominees.

If you watch The King’s Speech backwards, it’s about the King of England losing his crown and slowly losing the ability to speak coherently.

If you watch 127 hours backwards, it’s a lovely film about a disabled man finding an arm in the desert.

If you watch Black Swan backwards, it’s about a dancer who cures her insanity by sleeping with Mila Kunis.

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What’s your favourite cocktail?

Send your answers to letters@thestew.ca

Todd Sullivan todd@thestew.ca publisher / editor-in-chief “I’m a pretty big fan of Long Island Iced Teas, but I’m learning to enjoy the low-cal choice of vodka in soda water and lime juice.”

Juli Harland juli@thestew.ca sales manager / executive editor “Well at the moment it is Soda Water and Lime Juice. Not too terribly exciting. But when I am not full of baby you can buy me a Tequila Sunrise any day!”

Angela Shephard angela@thestew.ca fine frugality (crafters beat)

Jamie Horsely tonesoup@thestew.ca tone soup (music beat) “Once upon a time there was a rooster who...”

Will Meeks whereswally@thestew.ca where’s wally (travel beat) “Sailor Jerry's spiced rum and Ginger Ale.”

Carol Davidson stir@thestew.ca stir (health beat) “Snappy Alligator from the Bulldog (used to be on Robson St, now up at Silver Star)”

Torrey Owen torrey@thestew.ca vancouver seen (city beat) “

Natasha Stukl hairdooz@telus.net beautydooz (health & beauty beat)

Craig Smith aboutface@wlake.com photography 101 (photo beat)

Additional Contributors: Sage Birchwater THE STEW Magazine is an independently owned and operated monthly arts and lifestyle magazine published in the Cariboo Chilcotin. All information contained in this magazine is correct, to our best knowledge, as of press time. Opinions expressed by correspondents and contributors are not necessarily those of THE STEW or its employees. We reserve the right to edit letters to the editor for grammar, punctuation, content, or length. All letters must be signed by the author. THE STEW Magazine accepts no responsibility for correctness beyond the amount paid for that portion of advertising space occupied by the incorrect item. We reserve the right to refuse any advertising or editorials submission which we believe to be inconsistent with the philosophy of this publication.

The contents of this publication are copyright The Stew Magazine 2011.

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Todd is hoping he’ll be feeling ambitious enough to try some [light] mountain biking come the spring.

Spring is coming, get ready to hit the trails

BY JULI HARLAND THE STEW MAGAZINE

Believe it or not, it isn’t that far off until the snow melts away and we are once again surrounded by warm spring skies and budding nature.

What are you going to do when it is time to pack up the skis and sleds?

If you ask local biking enthusiast and director at large of the Williams Lake Cycling Club Mitch Elliott, it is time to start counting down the days to get out on the trails and ride.

“It’s funny, when everyone thinks about biking, the first thing they think about is the big gnarly downhills,” says Mitch. “I grew up crosscountry racing so pedaling hard up hills and pedaling through gnarly trail and just trying to be super fast is where I’m at.”

And there is no lack of different rides in the Cariboo. Even Bike Magazine called Williams Lake the Shangri-La of riding. And according to Mitch, the trails are getting bigger and better all the time. And you don’t need to be a pro to hit them up.

“Just try it,” says Mitch. “There

are so many places out here. You don’t have to be riding up the biggest hill or down it, just riding you can explore so much. You can see so much more.”

And there are plenty of riders of all levels and expertise that will help you along the way. Wednesday night rides starting up at the Overlander Pub will get in gear as soon as the roads clear up. A great way to meet other riders and not only learn some ropes, says Mitch, but have a social night out with like minded people.

“It’s a family basically. Everyone knows each other and cares about each other.”

Not a bad description for a sport that can seem a little extreme to a novice.

And thanks to that family vibe and the quality of trails in all levels and grades in our region, there is no reason why anybody can’t hop on and get in on the action. Not just for wild-haired hippies and environmentalists, mountain biking is for the soccer mom, the awkward teen, weekend couch warrior, and even the senior citizen looking to get outside.

“I don’t know any other sport where one day you could be hanging out with a total granolaeating hippie dude and the next day hanging out with the most educated metro-sexual city guys, and everything in between. You just get a whole mix of people,” says Mitch.

“No matter what you do or what level you’re at you’ll always meet somebody, no matter where you go.

You’ll always meet people to hang out and do stuff with. That’s the nature of cyclists. They are open and warm people.”

There are proper steps to take to make sure you have the correct gear and equipment for not only the type of riding you want to get into, but your body type, size and personal comfort. Thankfully there are great resources to get you going.

In Williams Lake the two greats, Red Shreds or Barking Spider, will be thrilled to get you going, as well as the Cycle Logic in Quesnel.

Whatever the case, the countdown is on, Spring is soon to be here, and the trails are waiting. Get informed, get connected, then get yourself on a bike.

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Play Your guide to where to go and what to do for the month of March

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We wonder if it is accidental that The Vanishing of the Bees is playing the same day as the beekeepers’ AGM.

March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7:00pm at the Wee Chippie Restaurant in Quesnel, The Quesnel Singles Social Group invites you to join them for FUN social outings; including..... Dancing, Dinners, Hiking. Theatre, Barbeques, Community Events etc.

We meet every Tuesday, 7 PM at the Wee Chippie Restaurant, 490 Carson Ave., to plan out future events; have coffee and chat.

New to town? Would you like to meet some new folks? You do not have to be Single to join us. (All Welcome) For more info...visit our website at www.qssg.org and check out our New Video Gallery. QSSG - “Where new friends become good friends!”

March 3 from 7:00pm 9:00pm the Williams Lake Garden Club will hold their first meeting at Scout Island hall.

Guest speaker will be Ken Awmack speaking on pruning.

March 4 from 6:30pm 9:30pm at the Gibraltar Room in Williams Lake: “World’s Toughest Hard Enduro Rallye” a movie night presented by Adrenaline Distributions & WL Off Road Motorcycle Club. Three short films will be presented: The Insanity; The Mystique of the Carpathians; and It’s All on the Line. Admission is free with membership or $5 at the door.

For more information about this event contact: Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex at eventhosting@williamslake.ca or 250.392.1771 March 4 - March 31 The Williams Lake Station House Gallery is hosting “Magma” by

Chris Harris - a well known 108 Mile Photographer - sponsored

by Croft’s Brewing/Wine off the Vine.

March 4 is International Day of Prayer. Join hearts at St Andrew’s United Church in Quesnel at 7pm. For more information please call Vicki Nelson at 250747-0074.

March 5 FREE family event at Thompson Rivers University.

The Williams Lake Campus is very excited about hosting Science World’s Community Science Celebration (CSC) for the second year in row with a new set of captivating activities by Science Staff, TRU Faculty and students.

March 5 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm the North Cariboo Metis Association will be holding a Garage Sale at the Bingo Hall on Anderson Drive in Quesnel.

Tables are available for rental.

Please call call 250-992-9722 for more information.

March 5 at 1:30pm, the Williams Lake Film Club presents: Vanishing of the Bees (USA).

Honeybees, a keystone species vital to sustaining our ecosystem, are mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing hundreds of types of vegetables and fruits. Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that provide one out of every three bites of food on our table.

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For the record, Todd and Juli will be checking out the Business Excellence Awards and then skipping off to Soupbone’s CD release party. Because they rock.

March 5 at 9:30am 11:30am: The Central Cariboo Beekeepers Association AGM at the Williams Lake Library starting at 9:30am - for more information call Sherry 250-243-2286 March 8 marks International Women’s Day! Williams Lake celebrations this year will include a business fair and a dinner with a concert to follow at Beeotcheese Bistro and Bakery - tickets available at the Women’s Contact Society office March 9 at 10:00am at the Women’s Resource Center in Quesnel, Community garden workshop with Ron Penner on composting and soil optimization. To pre-register call 250-992-8472

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March 11 at 7:00pm at the Williams Lake Public Library, Lorne Dufour will be reading from his latest work “Jacob’s Ladder”. Come ready to be taken away by his stories, and be ready with your questions at this free community event.

March 12, 5pm - 11pm at the Williams Lake Elks Hall, the Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 16th Annual Business Excellence Awards.

The theme for the night is the “Taste of the Islands.” Tickets are $65 per person and will be sold at the Chamber of Commerce Office. Please contact office with any questions 250392-5025 March 12 at the Troll Ski Resort, The annual Troll Tele Festival present by Cariboo Ski Touring Club. Registra-

tion is at the hill 8:30 am - 9:30 am. 2 hour workshops start at 10:00 am, ending with a fun race and prizes.

March 12 starting at 7:30pm at Beeotcheese Bistro in Williams Lake, Local Blues favourite SOUPBONE will be holding their official CD release party! Tickets are $10 at the door and include hot and cold appies, 50/50 draw and special musical guests Oren Barter and One Foot Under before Soupbone takes to the stage! Party will continue through to 1:00am, and yes there will be a fully stocked bar. Come early - stay late.

March 15: Interior Paranormal Association will be holding their monthly meeting. The IPA is an investigative paranormal research group that meets monthly. We are also looking for like minded people who want to get into the paranormal. Please email for details and location: wl.paranormal@gmail.com or check out the website at www. interiorparanormal.com

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March 15 - 17 at Scout Island Nature Center in Williams Lake, “Be Wild” Spring Break Program 9:30-3:30 each day for Nature games and exploration. Ages 6-13, $15 per day or $40 for all three. Register soon, as spaces are limited. Call 3988532.

March 16 at 7pm. “The Business of Being Born” will be shown at the Williams Lake Library. This is a beautiful film that shows how birth can be and what has happened to birth throughout history.

March 17 at 7:00pm the Quesnel Film Club presents Last Train Home. Shown at the Carib Theatre in Quesnel.

Regular Admission: Adults $9.00, Seniors $7.00, membership included in admission costs. For information about the club check out the website at www.quesnelfilmclub.ca March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Bash at the OV Pub in Williams Lake. Drink specials,

games and good times to be had by all. Come be Irish for a night.

March 18 and March 19 The Boitanio Mall in Williams Lake is hosting in the Upper Level Safari Jeff Living Wild Tour! Friday the crew will be at the mall from 1:30pm to 6:30pm and Saturday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Come join them for lots of fun together with Endangered Reptiles!

March 21 - March 25 at Troll Ski Resort, Spring Break means NO SCHOOL and lots of skiing at Troll. We are open 7 days a week for spring break. Our terrain park is also open every day as well as the silver lift provided we have good weather. This year at Troll over Spring Break, we are going to hide mini trolls all over the mountain and we invite you and your friends to come see if you can find them. Lots of prizes, and fun for the whole family. See how many trolls you can find each day.

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March 25, Williams Lake Field Naturalists Annual General Meeting at Scout Island Nature Center, Williams Lake. All members new & old welcome for a potluck social, followed by a very short meeting and a presentation by Katherine VanSpall on the natural history and tour of the Bowron Lakes.

March 26 and 27 at the Tatton Road Arena, 105 Mile: Third Annual Horse Bazaar!

On Saturday from 10am-5pm, new and used tack booths, horses for sale preview; and Sunday from 10am-4pm, demos & booths, new & used tack for sales, reining, driving, stallion showcase and silent auction. For more information, contact Randy Brodoway at 250-395-5175 March 26 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Young Naturalists Club free program at Scout Island Nature Center, Williams Lake for families with kids 4-12 years old. Register ahead at 398-8532.

March 30 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm the Williams Lake CMHA-CCB is hosting a Women & Wellness fundraiser - details of venue will be given at time of RSVP. For more information please call Eva at 250302-9119. More must be done to support those with mental illness, their families and friends.

STAY TUNED IN APRIL for details about a wicked and sweet monthly STEW NIGHT! We’re brewing up ideas to get out with the masses each month. Fun, prizes, music and mayhem is sure to ensue. Keep your eyes peeled in the next issue to find out what we’ve cooked up here at The Stew.

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More than 20 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, thus proving that kids these days really like making movies.

Or at least videos of their friends trying to eat gross things.

StewSpots Looking to get your copy on the latest edition of THE STEW Magazine? We’re available for pickup in a variety of places around the Cariboo Chilcotin. Please remember that this list is always evolving, and we’re always looking for new places that our magazine can call home, so if you know of someplace that you think should be a drop-off point for THE STEW, or if you own a business and you’d like to have a few copies of our magazine on your shelves, plus let us know. You can reach us by email at either todd@thestew.ca or juli@thestew.ca.

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Young filmmakers develop exciting project

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PREP TIME  Mason Rankin looking on as Jessica Hallenbeck adjusts the camera.

BY SAGE BIRCHWATER Williams Lake high school students, Mason Rankin and Raeanne Elkins, filmed interviews with seven First Nations elders over a three-day span in late February. They were gathering footage for the documentary film, A Community Remembers, that was initiated last year by urban ink, a Vancouver-based, Aboriginal, indigenous and intercultural theatre company together with Twin Fish Theatre Collective of Nelson BC. The interviews, coordinated by Sage Birchwater, took place in Williams Lake, Sugar Cane, Soda Creek and Alkali Lake.

Prior to the interviews acclaimed aboriginal filmmaker Helen HaigBrown provided two days of technical instruction for Rankin and Elkins on lighting, sound and setting up a shoot, then Vancouver videographer Jessica Hallenbeck arrived to provide the technical support during the actual filming and interviews.

Elders who participated in the project were George Keener, Roger William, Virginia Gilbert, Roberta (Birtie) Gilbert, Ralph Phillips, Joan Gentles and Ken Johnson. The thrust of the questions asked by the youth, centered around the challenges the elders faced when they were young. The interviewees were asked to comment on racism in the past, and how things may

or may not have changed today.

The range of questions was as simple as what foods they liked best, to deeper probing into who inspired them most when they were young, their proudest moments, and their most difficult challenges. In conclusion each elder was asked to share words of wisdom and encouragement for the emerging generation.

What made the project exciting was that the young filmmakers came up with the questions themselves, and took turns filming and conducting the interviews.

Exciting for the elders was seeing young filmmakers taking an active interest their stories and recording what they had to say.

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members project is part of a bigger urban ink / Twin Fish project that had its beginnings in Williams Lake two years ago. The project was inspired by memories of Squaw Hall, that once provided a place for aboriginal people to celebrate during the Williams Lake Stampedes when natives were under curfew and banned from attending the “white” dances in other parts of the city like at the Elks Hall.

The original intent of the project was to enable a group of youth to gather stories, leading to a community inspired play about Squaw Hall under the direction of playwright and former Williams Lake resident, Nicola Harwood, and urban ink Artistic Director Diane Roberts.

Last spring a talented group of seven youth came together to explore the burning issues facing young people today and to write a play about making choices.

They wrote, produced and acted in the play Damned If You Do; What If You Don’t.

They also conducted the initial interviews for the video documentary A Community Remembers.

Starting February 28, six of the original seven youth, including Mason Rankin and Raeanne Elkins, began the final phase of the Urban Ink Squaw Hall Project.

The other youth include Taylor and Larissa Myers, Chantuu Stump and Bobby Rankin, and one adult, Gary Siemans, from last fall’s Arrivals Project.

Over a four-week period they will work with Nicola Harwood and Bessie Wapp of Twin Fish, and Rosemary Georgeson, Diane Roberts and Mutya Macatumpag of urban ink to redevelop their play Damned If You Do; What If You Don’t and prepare for a mini tour of the play and the documentary A Community Remembers to nearby First Nations communities during the week of March 23 to 26. By

that time Hallenbeck will have added the most recent footage to complete the documentary film production.

The mini tour will be launched by a performance and film showing at the Gibraltar Room in Williams Lake on March 22.

The Squaw Hall Project Youth Tour is made possible in partnership with the Community Arts Council of Williams Lake and the Canadian Mental Health Association – Cariboo Chilcotin Branch.

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Other things not to wear while running: Parkas, suspenders, bow ties, flip-flops.

Running: what not to wear It was 2001 when I decided that my career as a couch-potato had to come to an end.

I was fed up with feeling sluggish, tired, fat, and unfulfilled, and it was time for a change. My epiphany came when I saw a 12week “Learn to Run” class was being offered through Parks & Rec. It was the perfect activity for me – I’d taken up running in high school until shin splints put an end to it, and I’d always wanted to try it again but was concerned about re-injuring myself.

The class would introduce beginner runners to the basics of the sport, give advice from experienced runners, have a weekly group run, and follow a 12-week running program.

The ultimate goal was participating in the team 4 x 5km relay at the Dave Jacob’s run. I was pumped.

All I needed was a pair of runners, some old clothes to sweat in, and I’d be all set.

Or so I thought. I had a lot to learn about the proper clothes for exercising in. Sticker shock was what put me off at first, but considering that well-made clothes will last for several years (and several hundred wearings) then I found it easier to justify the initial expense. Most sports have their specific clothing requirements and they have evolved for a reason, which is to ensure the athlete can perform well without compromising comfort.

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still makes me laugh at myself. I purposely bought a cotton t-shirt and a pair of cotton and lycra shorts, thinking that cotton was a good choice to absorb moisture. I didn’t realise that the cotton was also good at holding the moisture. The material in running shirts (polyester) is woven in a specific way and designed to wick the moisture away from your skin, and to dry quickly.

That way you aren’t exercising in a soggy shirt, and your sweat will easily evaporate.

There are as many styles of shirts out there as there are runners, so it’s easy to find something suitable.

Don’t balk too hard at the $40+ price tag – chances are you will be using that same shirt for years to come as they are somewhat indestructible. An added bonus with race entries is that you often get a technical t-shirt as a souvenir, and soon enough you will have a large collection of running shirts.

Purchasing my first pair of “real running” runners was easy enough, although it took a little while to figure out which type of running shoe was suitable for me. My experience with the painful shin splints years earlier taught me that having the proper footwear with the proper amount of cushioning in the footbed was going to be worth the investment.

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There is a fair amount of debate over whether or not there is much difference between name-brand shoes and the genericbrand shoes you can buy at a department store. For people with feet that don’t have any issues (such as excessive pronation or fallen arches) then the generic shoes might be just fine.

Name-brand shoes, I have found, have better arch supports and footbeds that can help with giving support where it’s needed for my feet which have their fair share of issues. And, considering the number of kilometres those shoes will run, I have found that the name-brand shoes won’t fall apart.

Going to a store that specialises in running is a good idea so you can talk to someone who is familiar with all of the brands, and who is likely to have personal experiences to share so you can buy the best shoes for you.

Socks: Don’t underestimate the value of a good pair of socks! Cheap socks with large seams will very quickly rub holes into the sides of your feet before you get very far. Toss those cotton tube-socks away

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By Carol Davidson and get a pair of polyester socks made specifically for running and sport. They tend to have flat (or no) seams, and some styles have a little extra cushioning on the bottom. They won’t slip or bunch up, nor will they stretch out of shape. I spent $15.00 on a pair of running socks and they are without a doubt the best running socks I’ve ever worn. I’ve had them for years, so the return on investment is worth the initial cash outlay.

Shorts are not to be overlooked either! Again, a polyester running short (or running tights) will be more comfortable to wear when you are sweating, and they are designed to allow you to move freely while you run. For the fashionable female runners you can get a cute running skirt, too. Old poly-cotton shorts or sweatpants will stretch out of shape and retain moisture which can cause chafing and, quite frankly, will smell badly no matter how many times they go through the wash.

Ladies, no matter how well endowed you may or may not be, a proper athletic bra could be what makes or breaks your com-

mitment to an active lifestyle. Ninety-nine percent of female runners need some form of support, and every athletic clothing line has several styles of bras to offer. Chafing or blisters around the bra-line (never mind excessive bouncing) is no one’s idea of fun, and so if you have a limited budget invest in the most supportive sports bra you can find (after you’ve bought the best shoes you can afford). With proper care it will last for years.

Take the time to find a style that fits and supports you properly. If possible talk to other women about which brands they prefer – it’s worth the time and investment.

That’s the very basics of what to wear for running – obviously there are as many ways to dress for your run as there are athletes, but the important thing to note is that while the clothes may seem expensive initially, they are designed to make you as comfortable and high-performing as possible. Even for a beginner athlete, the proper clothes will make you feel like a seasoned pro in no time. stir@thestew.ca

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Even if he doesn’t lose a ton of weight during the challenge, Todd is already pleased with the lifestyle changes that have come from participating .

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February 8: Rozanne has a headache and can’t meet with me. Deep down, my aching muscles are cheering.

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February 9: Still aching from Monday, I tackle the homework assignment. I return home exhausted and sore. My arms no longer seem capable of moving, so I just flop my hands onto the keyboard so I can get some writing done.

February 15: Things are progressing nicely. Waking up early in the morning has become the norm now, and getting to the gym no longer feels like an exercise in and of itself. In fact, the morning cardio is almost starting to feel more like a warmup than a workout. I take this as a good sign.

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February 1: Even though we’re out of town picking up the magazine from the press, I’m still out of bed before 8:00 a.m. to get in my half hour of cardio at the hotel gym. I’d wonder what was wrong with me if I wasn’t starting to feel so good.

February 3: Started the morning with a half hour of cardio with Craig, then had my first real visit with Rozanne in the afternoon.

We did a pretty basic weight circuit that was a fairly even split between upper and lower body workouts, plus one ab exercise. Turns out my shoulders are extremely weak, although I suppose working a job where I don’t tend to move my arms around a lot probably didn’t help that too much.

February 4: Wake up feeling pretty good and head out to meet my dad for a game of squash in the morning.

It’s probably been three years since I last played, but I’m not quite as rusty as I thought I’d be. I’m not giving him much of a challenge, but at least I’m not flailing around like a complete idiot. Later in the afternoon, laughter begins to make my stomach seize up in pain, feeling somewhat like I’m getting knifed. Thank you, yesterday’s ab workout.

February 6: This is the first day I’ve had off in seven days, and I plan to do nothing with it but sit on the sofa and play video games. This eventually proves to be too much sloth for me and I end up installing an over-the-range microwave that we picked up on the cheap, just because I needed to do something.

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there was a reason those workouts were feeling like warmups -- they almost were. Apparently the target heart-rate I’d been trying to reach (the target heart-rate according to the data on the stationary bike I was using) was maybe a little bit low.

Time to start elevating that heart-rate.

February 21: Took my first crack at getting to that higher heart-rate. Got there, but not without a substantial amount of sweat. I think that was maybe the point.

February 27: I’ll admit it, it’s been tough this week. The looming press deadline for the March issue of the magazine has left me with less time at my disposal, and not seeing the weight drop as quickly as it did in the beginning is becoming a little discouraging. I know the problem is on my dietary side of things, but right at the moment it’s hard getting motivated to make the necessary changes.

February 28: Magazine goes to press tomorrow, so I’ll be mostly free of the deadline stresses. Time to focus again.

I’m almost halfway through the challenge, and there’s still a lot of work to be done.

There’s still six weeks left to go until the end of the fitness challenge. Can Todd buckle down and see it through to the end, or will the call of pizza and beer lead him to defeat?

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Todd checked out the new Radiohead as well, but figured it just sounded like really well-produced elevator music.

A Grammy Award wrap-up, and more These days news travels fast and the Internet allows the masses to make the media.

Here’s an amazing example and it’s becoming the standard back-story for a lot of young stars these days: Within little more than a week of the release of Lady Gaga’s new single, Born This Way, Winnipeg’s 10 year old Maria Aragon appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after uploading a beautiful piano cover of the song to YouTube.

The YouTube video had instantly attracted the attention of Gaga, and suddenly Maria found herself speaking with the superstar on a Winnipeg radio station and was invited to appear in an on-stage duet with Gaga at her Toronto performance on March 3.

I was very pleased to see that the big Grammy Awards weren’t just handed over to the pop superstars. Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire beat out Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to take Album of the Year for The Suburbs.

Way to go Arcade Fire! Also, Esperanza Spalding snatched Best New Artist right out from under The Biebs’ nose.

Apparently all this doesn’t sit well with some people.

Music and marketing executive Steve Stoute took out a $40,000 full-page ad in the New York Times to write an open letter to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) saying, “The awards show has become a series of hypocrisies

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By Jamie Horsley and contradictions, leaving me to question why any contemporary popular artist would even participate.”

Essentially he was sad that rap and R&B artists weren’t getting enough recognition from the Grammys. He calls Eminem “the Bob Dylan of our time” and cries, “How is it that Justin Bieber, an artist that defines what it means to be a modern artist, did not win Best New Artist?” Well Steve, Bieber sings a few songs and becomes a pop culture icon, Esperanza Spalding sings a few songs and makes amazing music. If we social-networked up a viral ad campaign to convince hundreds of thousands of people to jump off cliffs, bridges and tall buildings, should it win an award for Best New Idea of the Year? (I guess that depends on who we convince to do the jumping, eh?)

As your mother would say, just because it’s popular doesn’t make it right or good.

Just because you sell millions of albums doesn’t mean your music is good, just popular.

(It may be noted that Steve Stoute’s Wikipedia entry is self-written and likely to soon be deleted for that very

reason.)

Justin Bieber did receive a couple well deserved awards but they came from Shockwaves NME Awards. NME crowned Bieber Least Stylish and declared My World the Worst Album of the year.

Bieber must have caught wind of the nomination of Least Stylish, as he cut his famous hair just days before the NME Awards were given. The haircut really didn’t help; popular opinion is that he still looks like a girl. Maybe one day he’ll hit puberty and grow boobs.

Shockwaves NME Awards also bestowed the honour of Godlike Genius to Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters frontman and ex-Nirvana drummer.

When accepting the award Grohl said, “You guys realise they gave this one to a drummer, right? This one’s for the drummers!” and later adding, “This one’s for Kurt.”

Foo Fighters are gearing up for the April release of their new album Wasting Light. The first single, Rope, can be heard at foofighters. com and is now available as a digital single. The website also contains a video for the song White Limo. Funny video, but the screaming, distorted

vocals seems wrong for Foo Fighters. Are Foo Fighters going metal? Let’s hope not.

Rope is good. Let’s hope the rest of the album is a little more like that. Hope on a Rope?

Radiohead has their fans hoping for more. Within days of announcing a new album they released The King of Limbs. It’s fairly standard Radiohead stuff; downtempo rock and softly moaning sad vocals, but most of the songs seem to have a breakbeat style rhythm to them. Almost every song has little rhythmic clicks of cymbal, guitar or synth.

I like breakbeats but in this case they just seem a bit much. Each song on it’s own really isn’t bad, but after listening to the clicky rhythms five songs in a row on an album of eight songs, I’m all clicked out.

Good thing track six, Codex, is a piano ballad. I like piano ballads. Thom Yorke proves the breakbeats danceable though, just watch the video for Lotus Flower.

Nevertheless, the hardcore Radiohead fans are reading deeply between the lines on the album and the online rumour machine is a-buzz with talk of a soon-to-come sequel.

Radiohead says nothing. I hope there’s another one soon and I hope it’s better.

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In spite of his concern that he might, we are happy to report that at no point during our interview did Casey Bennett seem pretentious. Not even a little bit.

Photographer explores his new sense of freedom

BY TODD SULLIVAN THE STEW MAGAZINE

Photographer Casey Bennett chooses his words carefully when talking about his work.

“I don’t want to say it’s a way to express myself, even though it probably is,” he says, “because that seems to be the cliched answer. It’s just, I like to see the world differently, and it’s kind of like, my impression of how I view stuff.”

The photo manipulations that hung last month at the New World Coffee and Tea House in Williams Lake gave people a chance to see that world, inspired by something as simple as frost on his window. “This is all by sheer accident, I have to admit. They are photographs, but they’re manipulated in the sense

where they almost look like a painting or a Rorschach.”

“I went on this trip to Kamloops, and taking pictures through a foggy, frosted window really appealed to me. It looked really cool, real dreamlike. And kind of like what I’ve been wanting to achieve. But this was different.”

Taking his pictures into Photoshop, and working with a variety of layering techniques to meld two different photos together, he began creating something entirely different.

“I really liked what I was coming up with so I started adding colours to them, and that’s what I’ve come up with.

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“But I was really impressed with what I came up with, and it just seemed like it would be a nice direction apart from photography because my photography can only do so much.”

And his photography has done much over the years.

Bennett has returned to Williams Lake after spending a number of years in Victoria, honing his craft in a variety of ways. “It’s kind of like I’ve got my foot in almost every aspect of photography that I can think of to try, and now it’s time to take what I’ve learned and just start making things my own.”

He got his start working with musicians, taking pictures of local punk shows, and word of his talent quickly spread. Eventually the idea to pursue photography in a larger centre became more and more appealing. “I had friends down in Victoria, and there’s a fairly healthy music scene down there, so before I knew it I had my bags packed

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and my car packed up with what I could, and I moved down to Victoria, and I spent the last few years down there.

“And that’s kind of like where I started getting into different avenues of photography. I’ve done weddings, I’ve done fashion, I’ve done commercial work, I’ve done work for newspapers, and it just started building and building and building.”

And while the work was plentiful, Bennett says it eventually wore him out. “Things started slowing down, and I never really considered marketing myself or promoting myself. I had a web site, and all that jazz, but I just started relying on other things, almost kind of got bored of it halfway through, so I never really...I thought, if it happens it happens, but, I’m a terrible marketer. Business is not my forte.

“I was still trying to discover what I really wanted to do, and one thing that I really liked to do is work on my own, and be as creative as I want, and not really have

any clients to answer to. It just became about, you know, I really like doing my own thing, and being independent, and working on my own time.”

“Now I’m starting to feel like this sense of freedom and, I’ve got so many projects on the go right now, I’ve got my night photographs on the go, I’ve got my urban landscapes on the go, I’ve got this on the go. It’s more than I was doing in Victoria, to be honest, and I’m really happy.

“And we’ll see where I end up, if I stay, if I end up finding another place to relocate, but right now, I’m finding that being back in Williams Lake is kind of like taking a cloud off my brain and I can think straight again. It’s been good so far.”

Besides the small show he had at the New World Coffee and Tea House, Bennett has been hard at work on a stopmotion based video for local musician Oren Barter, as well as trying to get new batches of photography up on the walls at the Gecko Tree and the Bean Counter Bistro & Coffee Bar in the weeks and months to come.

“My goal is to have a gallery showing, exhibitions, people buying my work. I’m at that point where if they love it or they hate it, I don’t care. I think in Victoria I was trying to be a people pleaser, that’s why I was trying to do everything all at once. I was really trying to make everyone happy.

And now? “I’m pretty comfortable where I am.”

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Paranormal Activity 2: Imagine watching the security cam footage of a family that lives in a really windy neighbourhood. For 90 minutes.And they’re really boring.

Red: Badass, old CIA agents come out of retirement to kick the asses of any young ‘uns that get in their way. Like ‘The Expendables’ except good.

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It’s probably best known as the film that gave iconic, unforgettable roles to Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Katharine Hepburn, but On Golden Pond was actually a Broadway play before Hollywood got its hands on it.

And in Williams Lake, that original version will be taking to the stage again at the end of March.

Written by Ernest Thompson, the play is, according to director Tony Savile, all about family: “The play is about relationships, and it could be seen as the typical dynamics of a family, where there’s the tension between the grumpy old man and his daughter.”

These difficult relationships play out in a cabin on the pond of the title.

“The play is set in a summer cabin that’s been owned by Norman and Ethel, an elderly couple, an aging couple, I should say, for 48 years. He’s celebrating his 80th birthday and she’s about 10 years younger.

“It’s set in Maine, and they travel up there every summer to enjoy the summer and the lake. They have a 40-something daughter who is divorced, but is coming to visit with a current fiance, who has a young son from a previous marriage. And the relationship between Norman, the old father, and the daughter has always been quite tense and quite distant.”

Brad Lawryk and Sandy Alaric play Norman and Ethel, while Carla Friesen-Marin

plays their daughter Chelsea, Craig Smith plays her fiance, and Conlan Sprickerhoff plays the boy. Shane Tollefson rounds out the cast as the mailman.

“There’s a lot of humour in it,” Savile says. “There’s quite a bit of...potentially, it can be turned into quite a bit of pathos and stuff which I’m trying to avoid.”

Which isn’t to say it’ll be any easier just because it’s not going to be serious all the time. “Comedy can be as difficult, or more difficult, to carry off well than drama, because it’s all in the timing, and body language, and you know, all the other aspects of acting. Comedy can be, if it’s not done right, it can be uncomfortable. It’s like seeing a bad comedian on stage.”

But Savile was intrigued by some of the more serious elements of the play as well. “I liked the mixture of humour and conflict and family. It’s the sort of stuff that everyone can relate to. Everyone’s had those sorts of relatonships with somebody. Either a father or a husband or a wife or whatever, and it’s dealing with it.

“And it could be played as a comedy, but it’s not. There’s comedy in it, like there is in real life. It’s about life.

“I could never do a musical, for instance. I feel comfortable with the lighter, cheerful sort of plays, All the plays I’ve directed have been comedies. Maybe it’s time I did something a little more serious. “Which is exactly what On Golden Pond aims to be -- something a little more serious, as characters

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Dear SPCA: No, Will is not actually going to eat a puppy next month. We hope.

Post-valentine’s adventures in Ukee What? It’s when? Oh I thought it was next week.

Yes, we both forgot Valentines Day, and yes this week I am writing about it, one month after The Stew’s ‘Valentines Day Issue.’ Having cancelled cablevision recently I must have missed the insidious commercials spewing their sappy messages about how to profess your undying love to your partner.

“Fear not dearest consumer, If you have been a complete drunken jerkoff for a year, you can make up for it with a box of treats, a handful of dead plants, and a steak dinner. Oh, and a diamond necklace can’t hurt. Open your wallets and your heart.

Pay, ahem...show her how much you love her.”

In lieu of completely forgetting Valentine’s Day, this past weekend Janna and I planned a trip back to Ukee for a three day adventure.

We had decided to spend the first night ‘roughing it’ at the family lease lot at Mussel Beach, near Ucluelet. Armed with hot dogs and a keg of Heinekin we pull into camp.

Being a summer campsite, and it being February, there was some work to do around camp to make it liveable. First, we had to get into camp.

The ginormous 2,000 lb driftwood gate we built to keep the norms out had been tweaked from the harsh winter windstorms and was now an impenetrable barrier to our cozy motorhome.

After much discussion and some keg action, we decide to

Where’s Wally?

By Will Meeks trust Newton’s second law of mechanics. Using a makeshift snatch block made from beach rope, we tied the end of the rope to the truck and pulled the bastard open.

Most of life’s problems can be solved by tying a rope to something and pulling it with your truck.

Step one in surviving in the woods: keep warm and dry. We need fire. There will be no cold wieners tonight.

The snow had just melted, but I am confident that there is plenty of dry wood in the ‘wood shed’ leftover from last year.

An empty shed and a broken axe reminds me of the last day of the season last summer. “We don’t need this wood anymore, let’s BURN IT ALL, WOOOHOO!” After numerous failed attempts of trying to burn a combination of half frozen twigs, grass, and gas, I am shamed to say that I did have to return to the camp office to beg for a load of dry wood.

Many thanks to caretakers Ron, Curtis and Lori at Mussel Beach Campground for making sure my pregnant girlfriend didn’t freeze to

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death.

The rest of the evening was spent stargazing beachside around a warm fire, finding the bottom of the keg, and telling really, really lame ghost stories.

In the morning, after a breakfast of chips and trail mix we tidy up camp and head into the big smoke.

Ucluelet; meaning ‘safe harbour’, is a small fishing community near Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Less commercialized than it’s close cousin of Tofino, people come here for the dramatic west-coast experience.

Whalewatching, stormwatching, excellent sportfishing and hiking are a few of the main attractions. You can get all that in Tofino, of course, you just have to line up around the block to get it.

Also, Ucluelet seems to actually like visitors whereas Tofino residents consider summer to be ‘open season’ on tourists and will run you over if they can get away with it.

I shan’t get caught up in the rivalry between these neighboring villages; I

As the saying goes:There’s lies, damn lies, and then there’s statistics And we’re sure to have plenty of each.

digress.

We drive through town looking for some real food, and found the only restaurant open in Ucluelet. Roman’s Pizza, or something. We ate food that was not at all what we ordered but decided it best to just enjoy having someone cook for us for a change. However, it is a great pizza joint. I have had the pizza before and it is Wallyrecommended.

After brunch we headed out to the opposite side of the harbor to ‘the crab dock,’ a proven crabbing spot which I do frequent when I don’t have access to a boat. We set the trap using a combination of raw chicken backs and cans of wet cat food.

Filled with a smorgasbord of chicken and mystery meats, the trap is lowered into the depths of the harbor and we head back to town to check into our cabin for the evening.

The cabins we decided to stay in were called ‘The Cabins’. Located on Terrace Beach, timber frame cabins overlook dense rain forest and provide a quiet, private and acceptable lodging for people as refined as myself. It truly is the best accommodation in Ucluelet.

We unpacked and headed for the showers to wash off the grime from the previous evening’s activities. There were three bathrooms, one on each floor, two showers, one regular tub, and a huge Jacuzzi tub on the top floor.

Or was it three showers and one tub.

Either way, there were too many bathrooms.

About 10 minutes after opening the door, we manage to flood the kitchen; shower water has leaked through the floorboards and onto our dinner. I clean the water with a few towels and spoke nothing of it to management

for fear of being cast out for being too incompetent to use such modern conveniences as running water.

We spent the rest of the evening enjoying the cablevision and jacuzzi tub. Now, I am not a jacuzzi technician, so I can’t know for sure, but I am pretty sure you aren’t supposed to mix bubble bath in a jet tub.

We were soon overcome by thick, towering foam, creeping over the tub and floating into every nook and cranny in the bathroom.

The next morning, a strange bubbling crud had formed over everything the foam had touched. I feel sympathy for the chamber maid who will be dealing with this mess, but I am sure she has seen worse.

After showering downstairs, we loaded the truck and said farewell to our cozy, water-stained and soggy starboard cabin #8. Collecting one miniscule crab from the trap, we head back home.

Somehow, we pulled off 12 green lights in a row. No stopping on the parkway. A great way to conclude a great long weekend on the west coast.

Visit http://www.musselbeachcampground.com if you are planning a camping trip to the west coast this summer. Also www.thecabins.ca; Jason Priestly invites YOU to stay at his cabin. Tell em Wally sent ya.

Check back next month for yet another exciting installment of Where’s Wally, as Wally goes caving in a live volcano and eats a puppy. whereswally@thestew.ca

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