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Peanut butter is, unfortunately, frowned upon and sometimes banned in schools now, due to allergies. Which sucks.
The rubber peanut-butter sandwich circuit BY ANN WALSH
On the Cover: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what sort of image do you use to convey the totality of 2800 words? Well, I don’t know if there’s a simple answer (or any answer) to that, but we decided to go with an image of a woman relaxing on the grass with a book as the cover image to our Local Lit issue. Because, if you ask us, that’s how you should be doing your summer reading — outdoors, relaxed on the grass, catching some sun, the wind lightly teasing your hair. And yes, we expect to be included on your summer reading list. We’re your favourite Cariboo Chilcotin arts and lifestyle magazine, right?
Many years ago I was a teacher of learning-disabled children. Then I had a book for young people published and now I don’t know exactly what I am except that it is halfway between a circus performer and a sage. Being a children’s writer means talking as much as it means writing. A lot of talking. I call those days and weeks of school readings the “rubber peanut-butter sandwich circuit”. Grown-up authors get to go to banquets, even if they are served “rubber chicken”, but far too often children’s authors are lucky if they manage to bolt down a sandwich as they drive between schools. No one ever warned me that so much of my new life as a writer would be spent not writing, but driving and talking. There was the memorable occasion, one of my first school appearances, when a very small child came to me, put a tentative hand on my arm and said, “I’ve never met a writer person before.” I glowed and autographed the book she thrust at me. It was a Nancy Drew, but after only a moment’s hesitation, I signed my name anyway. A few years later another reader asked in awe, “Do you know you’re world famous in Kamloops?” Again, I glowed and this time autographed a copy of my book “Moses, Me and Murder!” I learned a lot during those early days of driving and talk-
I learned a lot during those early days of driving and talking. I learned that travelling authors need a survival kit which includes something to eat, a toothbrush, a change of clothes, and a personal coffee mug (take a look at the coffee mugs labeled ‘guest’ in any school staff room and you’ll understand why). I also learned that during every presentation, no matter where I am, some child asks at least one of three things: “How old are you? How much money do you make? Where do you get your ideas?” — ANN WALSH
ing. I learned that travelling authors need a survival kit which includes something to eat, a toothbrush, a change of clothes and a personal coffee mug (take a look at the coffee mugs labeled ‘guest’ in any school staff room and you’ll understand why.) I also learned that during every presentation, no matter where I am, some child asks at least one of three things: “How old are you? How much money do you make? Where do you get your ideas?” I now answer those questions before answering questions. “Sixty something, not very much, and anywhere I can,” in case anyone wants to know. I have tried to answer challenging questions from older students (“Don’t you think
the symbolism in your novel is overstated?”) and I have answered equally hard questions in a kindergarten room (“How did you draw all those pictures in all your books?”). Once I was faced with a large group in what used to be called an ‘open area’ classroom but now held two separate classes, divided by a retractable wall. That day the sliding wall jammed, leaving only a small area at the front which was common to both rooms. I peered around that centre divider as I read, bobbing back and forth from one side to the other, facing an audience which was split in half and became restless when I disappeared from view as I tried to split myself in half as well. Children’s writers are
very adaptable, but we are not amoebas. The rubber peanut-butter sandwich circuit does not make authors rich. But it does pay us well in the currency we value above all — new friends and experiences and the wide eyes of listening children. Ann Walsh has written many books for young readers, most of them set in Barkerville. This excerpt is from her article “The Rubber Peanut Butter Sandwich” which appeared first in the Vancouver Sun and has since been widely reprinted. Ann’s books are available at book stores everywhere and also as Kindle editions. Check her website: annwalsh.ca for more information.
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LOCAL LIT Showcasing the literary talent in the Cariboo Chilcotin
So things are running a little bit differently this month. This month, in order to satiate your summer reading needs, we’re highlighting the works of some fantastic local literary voices by printing excerpts from their books. We’ve got something for just about everyone here. We’ve got fiction, we’ve got non-fiction. We’ve got historical writing, biographical writing, and even some spooky, creepy, supernatural writing. But most importantly, it’s local writing. These books, and the excerpts we’re printing, all came from the talents of local writers working hard in a medium that is often challenging and thankless. We’d like to thank them all for giving us the thumbs up to print their work, and we hope you readers enjoy what we’ve printed. You can let us know what you think by shooting us a note at letters@thestew.ca
Homesteading on the trap line BY SAGE BIRCHWATER I’ve been compiling my memoir in a series of autobiographical essays in Van Andruss’s Lived Experience literary journals “from the mountains of British Columbia” since 2007. Van has been publishing this collection of stories, essays, and poems of mostly BC writers since 2001 and has faithfully produced one volume every year since then. They are available at the Open Book or Station House Gallery. My first memoir piece, ‘A Sage is Born’, published in Lived Experience Volume 7 (LE7) was a response to a question posed to me one day by Colleen Steffan when she asked how I got the unusual name Sage Birchwater. No my mother wasn’t a hippy, it was a ‘70s thing, I told her. In LE8, Coathanger Man describes of the beginning of my great walkabout journey around North America from Victoria, British Columbia to Mexico, to Rochdale College in Toronto. In LE9 my journey story continues with Rainbow Gathering ’72. In LE10 my memoir jumps to the Chilcotin and the beginnings of my life on a trapline in the mountains south of Tatla Lake. These wilderness adventures are continued in more detail in
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LE11 with the piece Homesteading on the Trapline. So here’s an excerpt from LE11: I measure time by the births of my children and the ebb and flow of lovers. We probably all use the significant events in our lives as bookends to keep track of things so we can put everything else into perspective. It helps us make sense of our lives. In August 1977 I moved to my trapline deep in the mountains south of Tatla Lake. I was 28 years old and charting a new direction in my life off the grid, outside the 9-to-5 routine. I wasn’t alone. There was a whole counterculture movement of people moving back to the land in those days. It was a psychic connection we had, a fellowship, a community, a collective understanding that stretched over a vast region. Maybe across North America and beyond that. Yarrow came to live with me that winter, in January 1978. She snowshoed, hitchhiked, and walked a hundred miles across the Chilcotin, leaving her husband and nine-yearold son behind at Nimpo Lake. I don’t think it was callous disregard abandoning her family like that. Like me she was seeking something beyond the mundane. I think she
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believed she was acting strongly by following her intuitive heart, and by doing so, she was serving the best interests of her loved ones left behind. Of course a few years later when Yarrow grew dissatisfied with our relationship and decided to move on, I too had to eat humble pie and see our time together in a bigger context. I like to think we were on a mythological journey in those days; laying ourselves out there for the ethers and terrible forces of nature to mold and ravish. My life with Yarrow was quite idyllic. For three years there were no flies in our ointment, but after that things started to unravel. We worked well together as a team building our refuge in the bush. Because of the transparent intimacy that exists with couples living together in isolation, we got to know each other extremely well. Our friend Sunee Yuho said one time that he figured one year in the bush for a couple was the equivalent of ten years living together in the outside world. There’s probably some truth to that. We went through a lot of stuff. Every year we took on a different building project in the creation of our Shangri-La, but it got tricky after three years when Yarrow started
drifting into new relationships. That was her pattern before she came to me, and I found it difficult to challenge her on it. It was doubly difficult because by that time, she was pregnant with our second child. Our life on the trapline was quite idyllic in many ways. We worked out a live-and-let-live acceptance with our rancher neighbours. We were light years apart in philosophy and lifestyle, and that may have been the key to our ability to get along. On occasion I went to work for them building fences or doing odd jobs. For five years I went through hell on account of Yarrow constantly being in love with another man. In 1986 when we finally separated I got the chance to put into practice some of the new-age philosophy we had been theorizing about. Things like unconditional love and not holding onto resentment. What made it all work living in separate households was our shared commitment to put the well-being of our kids first. Yarrow is the mother of my kids and I’ll always cherish her for that, along with the memories of those wild adventures in the heart of the West Branch wilderness, where life was as good as it gets.
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Walking across Canada seems like something that would be really, really exhausting.
Lillian Alling:The Journey Home BY SUSAN SMITH-JOSEPHY Lillian Alling left New York in December of 1926, and walked across Canada, aiming to get to Alaska and then to Siberia. By the time Lillian reached Hazelton and headed north on the Telegraph Trail, she’d walked more than 3,000 miles. Lillian Alling was tired and bedraggled when she arrived at Bill Blackstock’s cabin on September 19, 1927. Blackstock didn’t get many visitors in his position as telegraph operator however telegraph trail etiquette required he provide hospitality to visitors and Lillian was no exception. Blackstock asked Lillian where she was going. Siberia, she said. This was a surprising statement and an unusual one. Blackstock knew Lillian wouldn’t make it more than a few hundred miles at most. While it was only September, the high altitude of the trail ahead made for dangerous travelling conditions. To walk any more would mean certain death. Blackstock got a hold of the Provincial Police detachment and told them about Lillian. By the time Provincial Police Constable George A. Wyman travelled to Cabin Two, 22 miles north of Hazelton it was 12:30 am on September 20. Lillian was arrested and brought back to Hazelton. He recalled his arrest of Lillian in a 1963
interview with journalist Donald Stainsby. “I was so surprised to see that woman there. She was so scantily clad and had no firearms or anything to see her through that country. She was about five foot five and thin as a wisp. When I first saw her she was wearing running shoes. She had a knapsack with a half-dozen sandwiches in it, some tea and some other odds and end, a comb and personal effects, but no make-up. I had a time getting her name; she wasn’t going to say anything to anybody. But I finally got it, and when she said she was going to Siberia I couldn’t say anything. I thought she was out of her mind.” Lillian came back to Hazelton with Wyman without protest. Once there, Wyman called his superior, Sgt W.J. Service, at Smithers, which is about 50 miles south east of Hazelton. In order to detain her, they needed a legal reason so Wyman’s superior, Sergeant William Service, suggested they charge her with vagrancy so as to save her life from the severe upcoming winter. Wyman said though Lillian’s English was good, it was difficult to get information out of her. “Feed her and see if she’ll talk,” said Service. Wyman said that Lillian’s official birthplace was Russia and she told him that she had come from New York City. She would not tell
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Wyman why she had come to America. Donald Stainsby, in the article he wrote about Wyman, said that some reports, though he does not say which ones, say that she was sent to North America by her parents and her brother. Her brother, who was a minor clerk for the Soviet government, and her parents were subsequently arrested and Lillian wanted to go to Siberia to help them. Lillian apparently told Wyman that she had been a maid in New York and realized it was impossible to save for a steamer ticket fare back to Russia. She looked at the maps of North America in the public library and decided to walk across the continent rather than take a ship. “She was the most determined person I’d ever met,” Wyman said. The only known record of Lillian’s arrest was found in an issue of True Magazine for 1941, which published
outdoor adventure stories for men. As part of an illustration on one page of the story, there is a photographic copy of Lillian’s arrest record. The archivist at Brown University Library, where the issue of True Magazine is housed, said the article was too fragile to photograph. However, they were able to photocopy it. The arrest record is of Rex — meaning the Crown — versus Lillian Alling, of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She often gave her last town of travel as her residence, thus throwing people off her trail a little bit. Wyman and Service decided to lay a vagrancy charge against Lillian. The next day, September 21, Lillian was in Provincial Police Court in Hazelton in front of William Grant, a local Justice of the Peace. “Not having any visible means of subsistence was found unlawfully wandering around at ‘30 Mile’ Yukon Telegraph Line in the County of Prince Rupert,” reads the report. The form goes on to say that she was arrested and placed in the Hazelton lockup by Constable G. Wyman. However, as she had $20, she could not be charged with vagrancy so when it was discovered she had an iron bar concealed in her clothing, justice of the peace William Grant charged her with carrying a concealed weapon. “She stood silent through the hearing. Grant explained
the charge to her and told her if she wanted to say anything on her behalf she only had to swear on the Bible to tell the truth. She stood mute. He explained it again, a third, a fourth time. Lillian finally did speak, four loud clear words, astonishing in their obscenity.” “Grant, with great forbearance, found her guilty only of the vagrancy charge and not the contempt of court which she had committed. He fined her the abnormally heavy amount, for the time and place, of $25 and $1.75 for costs, with the alternative of two months in Oakalla Prison Farm in Vancouver.” Apparently Lillian said nothing more in court. Susan Smith-Josephy is a writer, researcher and editor based in Quesnel, British Columbia. She has a degree in History from Simon Fraser University, and also studied journalism at Langara College. Susan has worked at various community newspapers throughout British Columbia as both a reporter and an editor. She now writes non-fiction books about British Columbia history, and this fall will be launching a fiction anthology. Her first non-fiction book, Lillian Alling: The Journey Home is now available. Her next nonfiction book is about Jean Caux, the famed packer, who is known in British Columbia as Cataline.
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Enjoy this tour of the literary arts TODD SULLIVAN THE STEW MAGAZINE
It might not be obvious at first, because this issue of The Stew Magazine pretty much looks exactly the same as always, but things are a little bit different this month. The reason things look the same is because we pretty much have the same wordcount, give or take a few paragraphs, as we do most months. Except this month, what some of those words are dedicated to is a little bit different. What you’ll find in this month’s feature isn’t really journalism (though I’m sure some of our crit-
ics might say you couldn’t find journalism in our pages on any other day either). We’re showcasing a different kind of writing. We’re featuring excerpts from the books of four very different local writers — Sage Birchwater, Susan Smith-Josephy, Jazmyn Douillard, and Verena Berger. Why are we doing this? Well, there’s a few reasons. The biggest one is this: I think the literary arts are important, and I will happily take any opportunity that I can to showcase the literary arts in this magazine. It’s something we did last year in our Literary Issue, when
we featured the winner and runner up entries in a local writing competition. And it’s something I hope we can do next year, assuming we can find an appropriate theme to work into a feature. The timing is also fortunate. Not only does this issue follow exactly one year from the 2011 Literary Issue (hopefully meaning that August will continue to be the go-to month to feature the literary arts), but it also follows the July 2012 issue in which we featured local musical talent, making for two straight months spent looking at a variety of talented locals instead of focusing on a
single feature story for a given month, as is the way we usually approach things. I’m pretty happy with the way everything came together for this issue, and I’m very grateful to the four fantastic writers who were kind enough to let us put their words in our magazine. And I certainly hope that you readers enjoy this slightly different approach to our monthly content. Which is, I guess, the third and final reason we’re doing this — because it’s different. Because sometimes you have to shake things up a bit. Sometimes you need to get an idea that
lives maybe just a little bit outside the box you’re normally comfortable in, and just follow that idea through no matter what. Because sometimes it’ll take you someplace pretty cool. Like this month. I’d like to think that what we do here at The Stew Magazine can continue to grow and evolve even as those of us involved in the magazine continue to grow and evolve. That’s a part of being alive. And even if the magazine itself isn’t an organic, living thing, it’s certainly tied closely enough to other organic, living things to get some of the same benefits. todd@thestew.ca
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Storytelling is something built into us all BY JULI HARLAND THE STEW MAGAZINE
Storytelling has been around for as long as we have had the mental clarity to tell stories. Writing the next best selling novel, blogging on the Internet, writing letters to Great Aunt Joan, whispering sweet nothings to your lover, babbling with your toddler, lecturing the teenagers, gossiping over coffee — we are constantly telling stories. But why do we do it? Whether personal testimony or a fable of pure
fabrication, the sharing of stories is a tradition that has been a part of every society with communicating humans as far back as the beginning of time. Stories are, according to anthropologists, how we make sense of our world and then share that knowledge with others. Stories let us know that we’re not alone. And though telling stories is an inherent human need, the stories we tell, and the manner in which we tell them varies from person to person, culture to culture, and each point in history brings new me-
diums and audiences. Early civilization painted crude pictures on rock walls. Moses came down from the mountain with commandments blazoned in stone. Ancient scrolls have been found with ink-on-papyrus — paper came later. There was the birth of the travelling bard, telling stories and singing songs to share rich culture as well as journeys of imagination. Then the printing press, and the ease of sharing stories with many. Moving pictures brought storytelling to a new level, then television,
and now the Internet. All designed to take our stories and share them with as many people as possible. Our stories allow others to take a glimpse into our psyche. Each tale tells not only about the subject at hand, but of the teller. And what we take from the tales tells us a little bit about ourselves. We communicate who we are as a people through the stories we tell, the stories we hear, and the stories we share. Our stories tell us about ourselves and each other.
Because of the personal nature of stories, we can never hear enough. There is never a point when we have learned all there is to learn, know all there is to know, or hear all there is to hear. For just as each person is evolving and changing as life goes forward, so do their stories. And what we read yesterday may not have the same meaning for us today, and the story we tell today may not be what we need to share tomorrow. Keep sharing your stories. juli@thestew.ca
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Question of the Month
According to Wikipedia, The word Peru is derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century.
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FUNDRAISING FAMILY Sandy Hart, right, Sandra McGirr, seated, and their children Tarn and Niall at their home in Lamay near Cusco, Peru.
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“There are a lot of really great writers out there, some easily discovered and some a lurking a bit under the surface. I have fond memories of Ann Walsh visiting my classroom when I was quite a bit younger, and doing her part to plant the writer’s seed in my own brain.”
Juli Harland juli@thestew.ca sales manager / executive editor “I have a few favourite local writers, some published and some not, but I am always amazed at the wealth of talent and the richness of the stories that come out of the Cariboo — fiction or not!”
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Local family working in Peru I thought my friends Sandy Hart and Sandra McGirr had an idyllic life near Tatla Lake with two great kids, lots of friends, and rewarding work. Now they’re living in a developing country working long hours for little pay but based on the smiling faces in this photo, they don’t seem to regret their decision! Before the Spainish invasion in the 15th century, the Sacred Valley of Peru was the heart of the large and well-organized Inca Empire. Now, the descendents of the Inca cling to their cultural traditions, such as knitting and weaving with alpaca wool, but many of them live a subsistence lifestyle in high elevation communities where the land has low productivity and where there is little infrastructure or access to health care. Malnutrition and waterborne diseases are serious issues for indigenous people in those communities, especially mothers, babies, and the elderly. Sandra McGirr, Sandy Hart, and their teenagers Niall and Tarn arrived in Peru in 2008 to volunteer on community health projects for people in those villages. They planned to stay for a year but now, over four years later, they live in a small town in the Sacred Valley
and run their own non-profit organization called DESEA, a Spanish acronym for Sustainable Development in Action. Between them, Sandy and Sandra have a unique combination of skills and education for the work they do. With an R.N. and M.Sc. in Nursing, Sandra and her small team of Peruvian health care workers provide health education and emergency medical aid in remote communities by visiting them at regularly intervals in a pickup truck. Sandy is a Professional Geoscientist with an M.Sc. in Geography and years of experience as a hydrologist in B.C. He and his Peruvian helpers build and install domestic water filters using “biosand” technology. At over a hundred pounds, those filters aren’t portable like the high-tech filters we can buy at an outdoor store, but they remove more than 95 percent of disease-causing organisms and they are suitable for daily use for months at a time with simple maintenance. After volunteering to work with my friends for a month last fall I can understand how they could be lured away from the west Chilcotin
for all these years. They live inexpensively in a geographically and historically spectacular mountain setting, they are engaged in useful and rewarding work, and their kids are growing up in a great environment. The Sacred Valley is a major tourist destination for good reason. Machu Picchu is just a couple hours down the valley and the area abounds with other fascinating destinations. A long stay is inexpensive since touring costs about a quarter of that in Western Europe. One of Sandy and Sandra’s favorite anecdotes is that they have more visits from Canadian friends now than when they lived in Tatla Lake! If you want to know more about Sandy and Sandra’s fascinating work, come see them in person at a fundraising talk and slide show at the Central Interior Community Services Cooperative, 52 Fourth Avenue South, across from Safeway, at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 10. They should have amazing stories and there will be weaving and photo prints for sale. Admission will be by donation. — Pat Teti pteti@shaw.ca DESEAPeru.org
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Laura Kelsey laura@wordsmore.com Poetry Editor “Lorne Dufour.”
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Jazmyn and Todd recently worked together on an illustrated story that appears in the anthology Fables for Japan 3. You can find out more about the three volume fundraising project at http://www.fables4japan.com
Into the underworld: An excerpt from Corporeal Daughters BY JAZMYN DOUILLARD A big black man stood behind me. And I wasn’t being politically incorrect. The statue looked like it was made of black granite. I could barely make out the features of eyes and a nose and mouth, but there was no color to indicate they were anything more than features carved into stone. I also made out the characteristics of some other key male components, and felt my face go a little red. “Hey Gebby!” Sara called out and skipped up to the statue. He turned to greet her, and I felt my mouth fall open. His movements were slow, and I heard the distinct sound of heavy stones grinding together as he turned. I spared a glance at my mother, who mouthed “Gebby?” to me and cocked her head to the side. She apparently was handling the
situation much better than I was, though her cheeks were a little flushed. I figured she noticed the same thing I did. It was hard to miss. Excuse the pun. Law just looked…stunned. “Sarakka, you brought friends?” Gebby asked. Or at least, I thought he did. His voice sounded distant and too deep, I could barely make out what he was saying. “Yah, we came to check up on Cylia. Has everything been okay down here?” “Time passes, the Earth moves, we are not affected here.” I didn’t think that was much of an answer, but it seemed enough for Sara. “Going to introduce us?” I asked. “Oh, sorry. This is Gebb, he’s an Earth god. Cylia liked nature, so I thought she might like to be kept here,” she threw a charming smile at us. “Earth God?” Law asked. Sara nodded. “God? As in, all powerful?
If she’s protected by a God then why didn’t we just drag Antigany down here and let him kick her ass?” he asked. Gebb’s brows drew together, it was an eerie sight and made a very unnerving grinding noise. “I protect nothing but the Earth. I have no interest in protecting that which is not yet a part of me.” His tone was a warning.
Law caught that. “All right, sorry,” he said half heartedly. “He helped me set up the doorway. Earth and Fertility get along really well, so he’s kind of letting me rent this space for now,” Sara explained. “Gebb doesn’t guard the door or anything, but usually greets me when I come down.” “Well then,” I said, “Nice to meet you, Gebb. Now let’s get going.” I was getting anxious, and knew it wasn’t my own feeling. Sara eyed me suspiciously but then chalked it up to nerves. “Onward ho!” she shouted. Gebb stood aside and the tall black doors opened up to another…dimension? Inside the light was bright, but not blinding to me as sunlight was, and the room was filled with lush greenery. It looked like we were about to set foot in the tropics. There was every kind of plant
I could imagine, and some I couldn’t. Trees of all shapes, leaves, and sizes were growing in every direction. I half expected to see fairies flutter out from under them. Thankfully, none appeared. And there, in the centre of the beautiful scenery, was a large white slab of marble. On top lay the body of a woman that had been haunting me since childhood. Jazmyn Douillard is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Oh, and she writes stuff. Originally from Kelowna, she recently moved to the Cariboo to focus on her artistic and literary career. When not glued to the drafting table she’s often either tethered to her sewing machine working on new costumes, or typing furiously to meet the deadline for her next book. You can find more information on her novels at her web site under http://www.firelightgleam. com/novels/
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MUSIC MAN ď ľ Local talent Oren Barter performed at the Concrete Fitness Performances in the Park in Williams Lake last month. Oren was also one of the featured musicians in the July 2012 issue of The Stew Magazine.
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Now to end of September, Fridays 10:00am - 2:00pm, Boitanio Park, Williams Lake: Williams Lake Farmer’s Market. Come and check out local growers, crafters, and food services. Grab your lunch, bring home dinner, and enjoy the bounty. Now to end of September, Saturdays 9:00am - 2:00pm, Herb Gardener Park, Williams Lake: Oliver Street Market. Enjoy music, food, crafts, local community groups, hoopers and much more every Saturday until the end of harvest. Come and see what all the fuss is about. Now to end of September, Helen Dixon Grounds, Quesnel: It’s the Quesnel Farmer’s Market. Come and enjoy fresh local foods, products and services. For information please check out www.quesnelmarket.com Now to September 8, Parkside Art Gallery, 100 Mile House: Cariboo Artists Guild annual summer show, is on and will include the best works of member artists. This years’ theme is Fakes and Forgeries. Now to September 1, Station House Gallery, Williams Lake: Community Roots: Inspirations from the Potato House Project. Local artists produce a harvest of mixed media offerings
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August 2, 5:00 - 8:00pm, Boitanio Park, Williams Lake: Performances in the Park. 5:00pm - Potato Dreams; 7:00pm Maria in the Shower. Come and spend the evening being entertained with friends. Tonight’s performance sponsored by: Debra and Bob McNie in support of the MS Society of BC/Yukon.
August 3 - 30, Station House Gallery, Williams Lake: Edwin Janzen – Conspiracy Case. While we humans unsuspectingly go about our day-to-day, below the surface the ground squirrels burrow and plot. This investigation finally peels back the curtain on a hitherto unknown world of crime, terror and drugs. Come be a part of the investigation!
August 3 to 6, Wells: You’re invited to join our community for the 9th Annual ArtsWells Festival of all Things Art www. artswells.com - Expect the unexpected! Artists have traveled from across the country to this little mountain town to be part of this inspiring collaboration! This is a 4 day outdoor & indoor event designed with community in mind. Over 30 different Workshops to attend where you can learn everything from beatboxing to Ukrainian dance to lyric writing to laughter yoga and so much more. Activities for kids including a crafting station, a children’s stage and workshops geared towards children.Over 100 musical performances on 9 stages including folk, jazz, country, funk, hip-hop, electronic, world, pop, roots & more. Camping is available and
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August 4 - 5, Quesnel Airport, Quesnel: Skyfest 2012! The two day show will feature a number of aerobatic performances, static aircraft displays including the Canadian Armed Forces, a trades fair, and airplane tours over the city. That’s just for starters. Check out the different food vendors. Gates open at 10 am and the show starts at 12:30 both days. Advance day tickets are $15 adults, $4 for youth. Or get a pass for the family for the whole weekend, just $65 in advance. Skyfest 2012 is looking for all the old and some new volunteers for this years event! If you’d like to be a volunteer for Skyfest coming up on Sat, Aug 4th & Sun, Aug 5th, get more information online at skyfest2012.com or call Barb at 249-5151.
August 6, 11:00am - 3:00pm, Cottonwood House: Celebrate BC Day at Cottonwood House, with a day of guided tours, heritage games and a BBQ lunch. For information please check www.cottonwoodhouse.ca August 7 - September 8, Various Locations, Williams Lake: 2012 Art Walk - Williams Lake. The 2012 Williams Lake Art Walk is August 7th to September 8th. This free event includes the Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre who will be hosting a children’s Art Show at Spirit Square in Williams Lake on Thursday August 16th. Right now the Williams Lake Artwalk is looking for a few more artists, merchants and entertainers for this year’s event. Call Willie to find out more at 398-8826. The 25,000 passports will be delivered to homes in late July and early August. You can travel the 40 locations and if you get 32 of the 40 stamps, your name goes into a draw that offers $100 for 3rd place, $200 for 2nd, and $300 to use at any of the participating merchants. Watch for “Arty The Art Walker”. August 9, 5:00 - 8:00pm, Boitanio Park, Williams Lake: Performances in the Park. At 5pm it’s The Ta Daa Lady and at 7pm get up and dance to Big Twang Daddy. Pack a picnic, stay for both shows!
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August 9, 7:00pm, City Council Chambers, Quesnel: Susan Safyan will be reading from her new book, All Roads Lead to Wells; Stories of the Hippie Days. In the late 1960s and ’70s a small group of idealistic young women and men, self-described as “volunteer peasants,” moved to the tiny town of Wells in British Columbia’s Central Interior. These hippies, with their waist-length hair and handlebar moustaches, long paisley skirts and gumboots, rusted cars and worn sofas, brought with them a Canadian version of the continent-wide back-to-theland movement, the sexual revolution and the privilege of personal freedom. All Roads Lead to Wells tells the story of these young settlers, their migration, their values, the unexpected friendships forged between the town’s old-timers and newcomers and the inevitable clash— occasionally violent—of generations and cultures. Susan Safyan moved to Wells from Los Angeles in 1980 and lived there until 1985. She returns to visit her friends in Wells every year and has dedicated herself to collecting and preserving their stories. Safyan works as an editor for Arsenal Pulp Press in Vancouver, BC. Books will be for sale and Susan will be happy to sign copies. August 9, 12:00 2:00pm, Sears Building, Williams Lake: Join Mayor Kerry Cook along with Mary Forbes and Arty the Art Walker at Rob Harri-
son’s Sears Canada Store for a 2 hour cruise of Downtown Williams Lake. The tour will follow the route laid out in this booklet and we will visit as many artists and merchants as possible in the two hours. Harry Jennings will be on hand to entertain you at Sears so try to be there early. One lucky person will win a $50.00 gift certificate to spend in Down Williams Lake August 10, 7:00pm, 51-4th Ave South (across from Safeway), Williams Lake: Indigenous People of the Peruvian Andes: A slide show and craft sale. Sandra McGirr and Sandy Hart will talk about their project for improving community health in indigenous communities around Peru’s Sacred Valley. Admission by donation with proceeds going to DESEA Peru. August 10, 6:00pm, Boys and Girls’ Club, Williams Lake: Our Annual Street Party is coming back August 10th, 2012. Come join us anytime from 6pm to 10pm for an evening of family fun. The event is geared towards children, youth, and families and we’ll have all sorts of fun planned: face and nail painting, graffiti wall, remote car obstacle course, bouncy castle, live music, small carnival games, crafts, and more! And of course a free hot dog barbeque and lots of prizes! It all happens at the Boys and Girls Club, 17 South 4th Avenue - across from Safeway.
August 11, 10:00am, Quesnel: Mountain Caribou Migration Road Ride. On Saturday August 11th, ride your bike from Quesnel to Wells. You can choose the full migration 82 kilometre or you can do the Caribou Calf which starts at Troll Resort and is half the distance. Get ready to ride on Saturday, August 11th, at 10:00 am, at the Gold Pan Junction at Highway 97 and Highway 26. It’s a $50 donation to enter the ride. Call Lori to find out more at 255-4017. August 11, 12:00 4:00pm, United Church, Williams Lake: Williams Lake Clothing Swap & Sale at St. Andrews United Church on Huckvale Place. You can rent a table and sell or swap clothes that you are wanting to get rid of. Infant to adult clothing and shoes. You can come to browse, visit, or buy. For more information and table rental contact Flo Gonyer via Facebook or email her at ascd_ccma@live.ca August 11 - 12, Barkerville: 2012 National Gold Panning Championships. Come and celebrate the sensational strike that started it all! Gold panning events for all ages and skill levels. Loads of prizes and trophies. Fun for the whole family. Weekend admission is free to anyone showing a valid Free Miner’s Certificate! For more information contact Scott or Bob Rea at 250-994-3474 or 250-9923579
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August 12, 10:00am, Quesnel: Cancer Ride Quesnel. On Sunday August 12th, a group of 17 to 25 year olds who have a dream of curing cancer, will embark on a significant challenge in their lives by skateboarding from Quesnel to Vancouver while raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society. They are currently coordinating the 600 kilometre
long skateboard trip to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society because the boarders in the community want to help find a cure, with a fundraiser they are determined to organize. If you would like to participate, volunteer or contribute to the effort in any way, call 737-1132. August 16, 5:00 8:00pm, Boitanio Park,
Williams Lake: Performances in the Park ends their summer long series with two sets by local favourites: Sam Tudor, Marin Patenaude and Drum & Bell Tower. August 16, 8:00pm, Sunset Theatre, Wells: Annual Harp Concert Hosted by IMA. Contact Island Mountain Arts for more info at 250-994-3466
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Juli once placed third at the Garlic Festival cookoff.
August 18, 12:00pm, Williams Lake and area: 3rd Annual Williams Lake Toy Run. It’s the 3rd Annual Williams Lake Toy Run, on Saturday August 18th. The ride starts at the Grey Fox Pub at at 12 pm for a ride to Big Lake Pub, then leaving Big Lake Pub for Likely, then returning to Williams Lake. All bikers and the public is is invited to come out and support this worthwhile cause. Proceeds from the event go to the Salvation Army, Pregnancy Outreach Program, Child Development Centre, BC Ambulance and Victims Services. For more information on how you can become involved call Dave at 392-1882 or Dodi at 305-1050, also williamslaketoyrun2012 on Facebook. August 19, 10:00am, Centennial Park, 100 Mile House: The 100 Mile House Kidney Walk will include options for Walkers and Fun Runners in both Individuals and Teams’ 2.5 k walk or 5 k run. By participating in the Kidney Walk and registering to become an organ donor, you are helping to bridge the gap and save someone’s life; raising awareness of the importance of kid-
be held at St. Anns Hall on Saturday August 25th with cocktails at 5 and dinner between 6 and 7. Tickets are on a first come-first served basis. On Sunday the Prospectors Show & Shine will be held in downtown Quesnel starting at 10 am. To find out more call Jo at 992-3285 or Dave at 992-6547.
Quesnel Visitor Centre and the Seniors Centre (on Wednesdays only). Tickets are $30 each.
August 25, Barkerville: Mid Autumn Moon Festival. Traditional Chinese celbration honouring Barkerville’s Chinese heritage with activities all day, entertainment in the evening and lantern parade at dusk. Don’t miss the Lung Duck Tong Celebration Dinner Banquet, in honor of the celebration. For more information please call 1-888994-3332.
August 24 - 25, Quesnel: Quesnel Prospectors Show & Shine 2012. This annual events brings vehicle enthusiasts from all over Western Canada, and the US. Registration takes place on Friday August 24th from 5 pm to 8 pm at Memory Lane Auto Parts, and then on Saturday August 25th at the Maple Park Mall from 10 am to 11 am. The Steak Out Dinner and Dance will
August 25 - 26, Lac La Hache: Have a stinkin’ good time at the South Cariboo Garlic Festival featuring All things Garlic, including the 2012 Master Garlic Chef Competition and Cook Off. The entertainment this year includes Soupbone, Candace Copely, Third Degree, The James Gang, Highway 97, Mosquito Creek, and Steve Elliot with a tribute to Elvis Presley, Roy
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GOOD TIMES There was a lot to see and do at the Canada Day celebrations in 100 Mile House. ney health and becoming a kidney hero. Start collecting pledges today for this event in August, by registering online. 100milehousekidneywalk.ca. August 24, 7:30pm, Senior’s Center, Quesnel: Steve Elliot, Tribute Artist! The Quesnel Lacrosse Association presents Steve Elliott for one night only! Steve Elliott is an authentic tribute to the king of rock ‘n roll! Tickets are avaliable at Circle ‘S’ Western Wear, City Furniture, Bouchie Lake Farm & Feed, the
Orbison and more. Food concessions include the 100 Mile Food Bank, Bob’s Burgers with Garlina’s Roasted Garlic Inferno Burger. Ogopogo Mini Donuts, Lac La Hache Historical Society with a pancake and sausage breakfast both days from 9 am to 10 am. Holy Crepe!, Retro Dog, Gregor’s Gourmet, The Kitchen and the Lac La Hache Bakery. Admission, $5.00 adults (covers both days), Children 12 years and under, for free. Get more information online at garlicfestival.ca. August 28, 6:30 - 9:00pm, Central Cariboo Arts Center, Williams Lake: An invitation to join the Cariboo Camera Club: An opportunity for fellowship and learning in the art of photography. Meetings are held at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre (old firehall) on the 4th Tuesday of each month, starting at 6:30pm. Features include:Knowledgeable presenters; Image clinics with constructive critiques; Photographic outings; Monthly digital frame exhibitions; Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Photographic Art; For more info, please call Cathie Wright at 250-790-2191
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BY VERENA BERGER My English knowledge was equivalent to that of a country ‘pumpkin’ when I arrived in Vancouver in May of 1979. I was a young bride from Switzerland. With me I had two suitcases full of clothes. And a dictionary. To be fluent in German and French didn’t help me here. Since I could not communicate, my professional education didn’t count. I had to start from scratch. Within two weeks, I was hired at McDonald’s as a hostess. Getting my first job was the easy part. Not all my language problems could be solved, not all culture gaps bridged, with the dictionary. A grocery store clerk gave me a ‘what-the-heckare-you-talking-about’ look when I asked for mayonnaise in a tube. It was not possible to order a ‘season-ticket’ for the Vancouver Sun. My new husband, also a Swiss Immigrant, and I figured out why the fridge in our rented basement suite was bigger than our shower stall and abandoned our tradition of daily grocery shopping. Instead, we strolled through the aisles at Woodward’s Food Floor every Saturday and made it a point to purchase something unknown every week. Among these culinary discoveries was a can of pumpkin. We spooned some out and tasted it; we added sugar and tried again. We cooked it and sampled it hot. We threw it out. Our first camping trip brought us to Harrison Lake. We watched a young couple launch their boat. The man smiled at us and said, “Nice day, eh?” A few minutes later, we received an invitation for a boat ride. Unheard of in Switzerland! At their cabin, our new Canadian
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$70 for 75 Minutes friends asked if we wanted to stay for a bonfire and some ‘hot dogs.’ Shocked, I looked at my husband who laughed and explained that we were offered ‘wieners.’ Not only don’t Canadians eat dog meat, we were also told to give up the search for a juicy horse steak. Canadians don’t eat horses, nor is it common for Canadians to cook the tongue, the brain, or the tail from the beef. In 1981, we moved to the Cariboo, onto our own, raw, ten acre lot. Our new neighbors showed up, with hammers in hand, for a ‘work-bee.’ Volunteering was a new concept to us. In the old country, volunteers are hired and get paid small wages. It is from Canadians that we learned to give time and money. After the birth of our son, my girlfriends organized a baby shower at our house. I panicked. We didn’t have running water at our rural property. I prepared our baby’s yellow plastic tub and a fresh towel; I filled the canning pot with water and put
it on the wood stove. My friends arrived and to my great surprise and joy, they all brought gifts for our baby. We never got to the we-experiencedmothers-show-you-howto-shower-the-baby part. With the rural living came the weekly drive to the dump. The first time, we returned with our full load, because the sign read ‘refuse’ and we assumed the landfill was full. Eggs 4 sale means that eggs can be bought and most likely there are more than four. People do not sell garages. Xmas is not x-rated.... Verena Berger has gathered her many creative non-fiction tales about the follies and foibles of her move and adoption of a new language, culture and country into one easy-toread and incredibly funny collection called Kool-Aid and Cariboo Stew. For more information about her collection of stories, excerpts from her book, writing exercises or information about her lessons, check out Berger’s website at www.verenaberger.com. And happy reading!
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100% Locally Grown. There are a lot of words that you could use to describe The Stew Magazine, but our favourite is probably this: Local. When you support The Stew, you’re supporting a publication that is 100% locally owned and 100% locally operated. And that’s something we’re proud of. The Cariboo isn’t just a place where we’ve chosen to do business. It’s where we’ve chosen to make our homes, raise our families, build our lives. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Geographically speaking, all roads do not, in fact, lead to Wells. Spiritually speaking is a different matter.
All Roads Lead to Wells: Stories of the Hippie Days BY SAGE BIRCHWATER Susan Safyan, associate editor of Arsenal Pulp Press, was volunteering to edit memoirs for the 25th anniversary of Vancouver Folk Festival In 2003 when she realized she could do the same thing for the community of Wells. Safyan lived in Wells for five years in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, during the hippie heydays in that isolated mining town. She knew there was a gunny sack of hilarious, outrageous, magically compelling and often irreverent stories of those times, and she started collecting them on her regular returns to the community over the next eight years. She compiled them into a book that hit the bookshelves this summer — All Roads Lead to Wells. The 1970s was a unique
time when a whole generation of young people abandoned the dreams and bastions of their parents and western society, and headed for remote corners of the hinterland, like Wells, to recreate their own culture. “I loved those amazing end of the road stories,” says Safyan, who was working for a plastic letter manufacturer in Los Angeles in 1978 when she met a handsome lumberjack from Wells. Within a year she had gone to visit him, then moved in with him in his rustic cabin. Besides telling stories of Wells, she says the book is meant to evoke the times of the hippie drop-out generation. On the broader scale she says All Roads Lead to Wells reflects what was happening in the macrocosm across North America.
HIPPIE DAYS Author Susan Safyan will be signing copies of her book All Roads Lead to Wells at Save On Foods in Williams Lake on August 8. In her research Safyan collected stories that occurred before she arrived in Wells, when Brian Humber and Dale Ruckle established Filthy Larry’s Leather Shoppe in the late ‘60s. She describes the resistance the
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Tom Dula (aka Tom Dooley) was hanged for murder on May 1, 1868.
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Todd Suiivan Moby - ‘The Day (Basto! Remix)’ Regina Spektor - ‘Patron Saint’ Regina Spektor - ‘How’ Juli Harland: The Kids - ‘Sesame Street Theme Song’ Elmo - ‘Elmo’s World’ Abby Cadabby and friends - ‘Abby’s Flying Fairy School’ Jamie Horsley: Pretty Lights - ‘Drift Away’ Pretty Lights - ‘I Can See It In Your Face’ Foo Fighters - ‘My Hero’ Laura Kelsey: Queen - ‘I Want It All’ Soko - ‘Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate’ Into Eternity - ‘Severe Emotional Distress’
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The summer roadtrip soundtrack Well, it’s August now and we’re deep into summer. That means hot days, afternoons at the lake, weekend camping trips, and fresh fruit. In the music industry it means tons of music festivals and fewer big-name new releases. Last month my summer had already begun to pick up its pace. I was on the road for a week just before the end of June, out at a friend’s wedding in Kelowna (outdoors, during the rainiest part of June) and then over to Okanagan Falls to visit Mom. I got back to Vancouver (where I live) and had little more than a week in the city, during which I whipped up last month’s ration of Tone Soup, before running off to help a friend help his folks on their farm in Salmon Arm for a week. Then I headed home for another week before taking off back to the southern interior. So since I’ve been on and off the road and living out of a tent with little power and less Internet for the last month and a half, rather than write a bunch of album reviews, I’m gonna tell you about the soundtrack to my adventures. During the last day I had to sit and spend time at the computer before I left the city I tried to grab some new music to listen
Tone Soup By Jamie Horsley to while on the road. I grabbed a couple albums that I was curious to listen to and had meant to review last month, and I frantically dug around the Internet for samples of music by artists that will be at Shambhala Music Festival, because this year I finally get to go. The next day, as I drove around the city picking up gear and people for the trip back into theIterior, I grooved to Pretty Lights. I had recognized the familiar name on the Shambhala artist lineup so I dug them up online and found that all his music is available for download by donation at prettylightsmusic.com. I grabbed a trilogy of EPs that had been released in 2010: Glowing In The Darkest Night, Making Up A Changing Mind, and Spilling Over On Every
Side. As I cruised around the rainy city, in ridiculous metro Vancouver traffic frantically running errands, I found the music fascinatingly groovy, relaxing, and yet motivating at the same time. Funky, low tempo electronic grooves with soulful vocals mashed into it. It reminded me of Moby’s Play from 1999, with a slightly more modern edge. I loved it so much I let it all play again that evening as Steve and I headed east out of the city, and it has become my most listened to music on this journey. After we were well away from the pretty lights of the city, and the Pretty Lights music ended, I figured we needed to switch up the tempo, so as we drove through the valley I put on Neil Young
and Crazy Horse’s new release, Americana. Having not had any chance to find any information at all about the album, I realized as I looked at the track list that this was an album of classic Americana songs (as the name would suggest) like “Oh Suzannah,” “Clementine,” “Tom Dula,” “Gallows Pole,” and more. I didn’t really know what to expect, so I didn’t say anything as I hit play. I cringed as the opening to “Oh Suzannah” sounded like a garage rock band trying to find a groove during rehearsal, but slowly they found it. But when the chorus hit and Neil sang “Oh Suzannah, I come from Alabama, with my B-AN-J-O on my knee” Steve clued in. “Is this new?” he asked. “Yep.” “Is Neil Young really singing ‘Oh Suzannah’?” “Yep. Wait till you hear what’s next.” There was a belt of loud laughter and a knee slap from the drivers seat when Neil crooned “Clementine, Clementine, oh my darlin’, Clementine.” Obviously Steve was well amused that Neil Young and Crazy Horse had made an album of songs that we all know from our childhood. Neil was quoted in a story at MSN.com as saying this about Americana:
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We’re looking forward to hearing about Jamie’s experiences in Shambhala, especially the parts we’re probably not allowed to print.
“Every one of these songs has verses that have been ignored. And those are the key verses, those are the things that make these songs live. They’re a little heavy for kindergarteners to be singing. The originals are much darker, there’s more protest in them — the other verses in ‘This Land Is Your Land’ are very timely, or in ‘Clementine,’ the verses are so dark. Almost every one has to do with people getting killed, with life-or-death struggles. You don’t hear much about that; they’ve been made into something much more light. So I moved them away from that gentler interpretation. With new melodies and arrangements, we could use the folk process to invoke the original meanings for this generation.” Overall, I think for that reason, that the album is important, and the song selection is spectacular. However, it feels very garage folk band style. Maybe a little too heavy on the garage (maybe —
after letting the idea of it sink in, on a second listen on the way home, I paid a little more attention to what was actually going on, and I liked it a little more for being exactly what it was). Then we switched it up and listened to some reggae from Steve’s iPod. When we arrived at our destination, the party was in full swing. At a camp of about 150 friends and family, with no generators and no power, the rather large impromptu band around the bonfire was playing at full volume. There were old ex-professional musicians and fresh new amateurs, and even a few people that just wanted to bang on a drum. The core of the music was a large chorus of hand drums, there was a few guitars, a couple didgeridoos, shakers, clackers, tambourines, tin whistles and flutes, and even a mouth harp and probably a few other random instruments I’ve forgotten about. All weekend there were instruments strewn around the bonfire
circle, there for anyone who wanted to pick up and play. On Saturday night the party was even bigger. Every instrument was in use. There was music and singing and dancing until the small hours of the morning, but I don’t think we ever broke into a song that had already been sung. There were no words, there was only music and joy and freedom. There’s something amazing about music that’s unrehearsed, music that flows naturally. It’s more moving than anything you will ever hear on the radio. Camping was awesome. We got rained out overnight on the very last night and the next day had to pack up wet gear and carry it across what was once a small creek; it had risen enough to submerge the small footbridge by about a half inch, but that also meant that the creek was now wider than the bridge by about three and four feet on either side. From there we headed southeast, to Chase. For that leg of the journey we chose some more familiar music. Mostly Foo Fighters and other random music stashed on our phones. We landed at Golden Ears Co-Op
PERFORMANCES IN THE PARK July 5
5pm - Robyn Ferguson 7pm - Doug Koyama
July 12
5pm - The Magical Jesaja 7pm - My Wife’s Quartet
July 19
5pm - Uke Tuba 7pm - Pharis & Jason Romero
July 26
5pm - Mill Girl Follies 7pm - Carmen & Dena
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5pm - Potato Dreams, Featuring Likely Gold 7pm - Maria in the Shower
August 9
5 pm - The Ta Daa Lady 7 pm - Big Twang Daddy
Farm in Chase, where I stayed and WWOOFed for a week. What’s WWOOFing? WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. The web site www.wwoof.ca says “WWOOF is a help exchange — in return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation, and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.” Most of the WWOOFers are young people aspiring towards careers in agriculture. Some are from overseas, on working vacations. Some are both. Some, like me, were just there for the ‘dirt therapy’; it feels good to get your hands dirty and know that the food made to cook your meal was probably something you picked from the fields mere hours ago, and all of that is organic and natural. When you work out in the fields all day there’s not a lot of musical opportunities...that is until you break into choruses of “Doe, a deer, a female deer; Ray, a drop of golden sun...” while prepping seeds for making seed balls. But there was whispers of Gratful Dead and Bowie blaring out of tiny iPhone speakers among the
rows of raspberries in the mornings. I had an absolute blast on the farm and would go back in an instant, but after nine days on the road and only having bathed in the river three times, I knew there was a hot shower on the horizon when I got home. After skipping half of the the new Aesop Rock album, Skelethon, and half of the new Baroness album, Yellow & Green, between Chase and Kamloops, we stopped for gas in Kamloops (where gas is about 20 cents cheaper than the coast), set the whole thing to shuffle, and cruised home. Well, I wrote this in the basement of the farmhouse, on the road home, and now sitting here at the kitchen table. I have a week at home in the city before I take off back across the province to Salmo, BC for Shambhala for a week. Then my summer on the road will be over, and I’ll come home once again and tell you all about it. Now I’m going to have that shower. tonesoup@thestew.ca
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Marilyon Monroe’s real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. So, yeah, sometimes a name matters.
Making the change from Torrey to Eamon So it seems most of us are born, we’re given a name, and then we proceed to use that name our whole lives right up until we die. Am I right? I think that’s how it usually works. Well, more and more
I began to find myself in the company of friends who had deviated from this. What do I mean? Well friends who had chosen their own names. Sure they were born and given a certain name, but then later decided it
wasn’t necessarily what they wanted to go by anymore, so they’d change their name to something more comfortable. I have one friend who goes by Light now. Another girl goes by Love. Another friend goes by
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River. Usually I’m quite comfortable learning to call people by the name they choose, though one acquaintance insisted on being called Pure Fire and I couldn’t call him that. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Anyway, with friends making these changes it got me to thinking. I’ve always liked my name Torrey, but I’ve also always quite liked my middle name Eamon (pronounced Eh-Min). So thinking on it for a long while I decided I wanted to start going by Eamon. It just feels like a good fit, and I like the name’s energy. And, well, I guess I’m in the transitional phase right now. Some friends are making the switch quite naturally, but for others it seems a bit more difficult. I guess you get used to calling someone by one name, and it can be really hard to all of a sudden change it. It’s been rather interesting because I’m finding some friends are very welcoming to the change, but others are a little resistant. I guess for them they’ve gotten quite used to calling me Torrey over the years, and shifting to Eamon is a challenge. I still respond to Torrey of course. If someone calls out that name I’m happy to acknowledge them, and I don’t really bother correcting the mistake.
In My Shoes By Eamon Owen I’ve always liked my name Torrey, but I’ve also always quite liked my middle name Eamon. So...I decided I wanted to start going by Eamon. Actually a number of friends will say “Torrey,” then catch themselves and autocorrect to “Eamon.” On the topic of names, there’s an interesting practice I’ve learned of that some parents seem to do with their newborns. Whereas most parents think out a name long and hard well before a baby is even born, it seems some have chosen to take a different approach. Instead of naming their new little person right away, they wait until after the baby is born and starts to interact with the world. Then once they begin to see the little per-
son’s character come out, they decide on a name they feel best suits them. I’ve even heard of other parents providing their children with a temporary name, and then encouraging them to choose their own name once they come of age. So many different ways of settling upon a name. So to all my friends reading this. I hope you can help me in my transition to Eamon. There are some significant lifestyle changes I’m trying to make and I think the name transition is helping. torrey@thestew.ca
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If you’re wondering if you should participate in the Paws for Cause event, just imagine a really sad looking dog who’s looking up at you with one of those faces that kind of says, “Please?”
Boitanio Park is, once again, going to the dogs BY JULI HARLAND THE STEW MAGAZINE
On September 9 Williams Lake’s Boitanio Park will be full of furry four-legged animals and their, perhaps, not-sofurry, two-legged counterparts. It is time, again, for the annual WLSPCA Paws for a Cause. Local SPCA Director Liz Dighton and her crew have been hard at work putting together the very popular event for months already. Dighton says that regulars will see some of their favourite activities at the event, such as the dog agility show and obedience corner. Food services are going to be above and beyond, she says, and there are prizes and auction items that will appeal to everyone. The support for the annual fundraiser, she says, is fantastic. At 10 a.m. registration will start. The walk itself will be underway shortly after, followed by a concession in the park, as well as many fun activities and entertainment for the whole family (including your furry friends). The Paws for Cause fundraiser is the Williams Lake SPCA’s largest annual fundraising event. As well as registering, people can take part in
the event by bidding on silent auction items donated from local artists and businesses for the cause, or by simply asking questions about how they can make a difference at the local SPCA. All of the proceeds from the event stay right here in Williams Lake to help support the many different needs of the SPCA and the many animals that come in, get spayed or neutered, housed, fed, vaccinated, and cared for before they go back out through their doors each year. Money raised also helps offset the costs of any medical attention the animals may need, not to mention the wages for the staff that work tirelessly for those who cannot speak for themselves, and the cost of the building and the physical needs of sheltering the animals in relative comfort. Pledge forms can be picked up at the Animal Care Hospital and the Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital as well as Cool Clear Water, Beaver Valley Feeds, and, of course, at the SPCA. “You go out, you bug all your neighbors and friends to pledge as much money as they possibly can and then come into the walk that morning, and bring all the pledges in,” Dighton
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PUPPY LOVE Adrian Harland visits with one of the several dogs available for adoption at the WLSPCA. There are plenty of animals who come in to local SPCA shelters who need your love and support, and whether it is a donation of cash, supplies, or just your time, it all makes a difference.
says, encouraging everyone to get involved. “The top pledgers earn prizes, so we have different age groups, you can also join a group and walk in a group, not just as an individual, so that’s even more fun.” So get your group together while you still have time. Challenge your buddies or work crew to do the same. Then make sure to come and join the Walk on September 9 at Boitanio Park.
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Be Inspired Williams Lake’s 2012
ArtWalk Show and Sale
Sears, Leslie Rowse Cariboo Chiropractic & Medical Cente, Allison Bos Rona, Bruce Charbonneau Johnston Meier Insurance, Jazmyn Douillard The Bean Counter, Devon Chappell Cariboo Regional District Library, Kim Culbert Williams Lake & District Credit Union, George Phillips Museum, Museum Art City of Williams Lake, Randi Evans IBEA, IBEA Quilters Creative Accents, Chris Hornby Sta-Well Health Foods, Hazel Henry Audio Video Unlimited, Lesley Lloyd End Of The Roll, Kathy Lauriente Laketown Furnishings, Anne Kohut Investors Group, Laureen Carruthers The Williams Lake Tribune, Christy Richardson Cariboo Dental Clinic, Craig & Ester Innes Barking Spider, Tahirih Goffic Station House Gallery, Stationhouse Cariboo Book Bin, Elizabeth Holderl Frame Creations by Bruce, Liz Twan Red Dogs, Amber Cawston Darla Wear, Cathy Hamel Lake City Glass, Darlene Doskoch Eloquence Spa & Salon, Spence & Elizabeth Darlington Dollar Dollar, Joan Beck BMO, Mark kopp Elaine's Natural Foods, Sharon Sipes Mulberry Lane Gift Studio, Donna Williams Woodland Jewelers, Geoff Bourdon BFF Fashions, Bev Pemberton Annie's Attic, Dorothy Ingalls J & E Gifts & Treasures, Reva Schick Sight and Sound, John Dell Computer Access Center, Jamin Crego Lush Beauty Boutique, Jacob Gillespie 3 Gen Cabinetry, Bruce Charbonneau Onetrix, Collen Keelman United Carpet, Larry johannesen Western Financial Group, Wayne Higgins M & M Meats, Lynn Bonner Taylor Made Cakes, Suzie Ambrose Lake City Auto Care Mall, Dwayne Davis Lake City Ford, Harvey Ellsworth Overton TD Canada Trust, Jan Kalinski
45 Artists. 45 Venues One breathtaking wealth of talent! Please look for your ArtWalk booklet and map in the Cariboo Advisor Newspaper. Completed ArtWalk forms can be dropped off at any of the participating businesses.
for information please contact the WLCBIA downtown at the corner of 3rd Ave and Oliver at 327 Oliver Street or call 250-398-5717