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TWO GAMES remain in the regular season for the Merritt Centennials, who have won three straight — including a pivotal contest against the division-leading Penticton Vees on Feb. 15. STORY /PAGE 14

The Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society showed off new designs for a proposed performing arts theatre next to the civic centre.

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GARDEN GRANT The Shulus community gardens received a $26,000 grant from Peavey Mart to support ongoing programming for kids and elders.

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RESIDENTIAL FIRE

Occupants safe after house fire Nineteen firefighters responded to a house fire on Priest Avenue. the time first responders arrived five minutes later, the fire had spread from the garage to the home, explained Tomkinson.

All the occupants were accounted for, and all pets were retrieved safely, he added.

Nineteen firefighters were on scene, along with three engines and a ladder truck. Crews left at about 2:30 a.m., said Tomkinson.

Though the cause of the fire remains under investigation, Tomkinson said the fire department did not consider the circumstances to be suspiA fire gutted a garage on Priest Avenue on Feb. 17 as it spread quickly to a nearby home. Cole Wagner/Herald cious.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Four people are safe after a residential fire tore through a detached garage and spread to a home in the 2100 block of Priest Avenue on Feb. 17.

Two people were left with minor injuries, reported Merritt’s fire chief Dave Tomkinson, one of whom was treated for smoke inhalation, he said.

Firefighters were called to the scene around 9:25 p.m., with reports indicating that a detached garage was up in flames. By

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Budget forecast The B.C. government is on track to record an operating surplus of $374 million this year, despite billion-dollar losses at B.C. Hydro and the Insurance Corp. of B.C.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

City prepares to welcome foreign entrepreneurs Governments to direct global entrepreneurs to communities.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

The City of Merritt is working on making the Nicola Valley an attractive destination for international entrepreneurs to set up shop.

City council agreed to apply for two entrepreneur immigration pilot programs launched by the federal and provincial governments at a regular meeting on Feb. 12.

Aimed at spreading the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities throughout the nation, the Rural and

Northern Immigration Pilot project is designed to use immigration to help meet local labour market needs and support regional economic development.

Through establishing welcoming environments for skilled immigrants in communities such as Merritt, the program also aims to establish a new pathway to permanent residency in rural Canada.

The second program the City of Merritt will apply for is a two-year Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot Program run by the B.C. government. It is geared toward

attracting foreign entrepreneurs to establish new businesses in B.C. Manuel Olgin, business development officer for Community Futures Nicola Valley, was at the council meeting, and encouraged council to sign off on the applications.

“Since Community Futures posted this information on our website, we have received inquiries from entrepreneurs from Vietnam, United States, even though we are not listed yet as an eligible community on the province’s website.”

Coun. Mike Bhangu asked if these programs would hinder locals, or cost the city financially.

“We don’t feel like it would be limiting any local

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opportunities, it would just be opening additional doors and making it easier for foreign investment to [come to] Merritt to increase business opportunities,” said Will George, the city’s manager of tourism and economic development. He added the programs would not come at any cost to the city, aside from staff time spent completing the applications.

Referencing a Syrian refugee family that was living in Merritt (but has relocated to Kamloops), Mayor Linda Brown said the only issue the community will need to deal with is language barriers.

Bhangu expressed similar concerns.

“When an immigrant cannot speak English it is a

burden on the entire community,” he said, to which Brown disagreed.

“I think there are opportunities for these families to come and share their experiences and their language and their culture with us,” she said. “And there are opportunities for their business, their entrepreneurial spirit to be able to bring business to Merritt.”

“I think any burden that the community might have to bear due to language difficulties is far outweighed by having an entrepreneurial investor,” Coun. Travis Fehr added.

Potential investors are required to complete an English language proficiency test, Olgin told council.

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Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.

Interested citizens are welcome to stop by, say hello and discuss issues and opportunities for the City, its residents and businesses.

If you would like to schedule a particular time to meet with the Mayor please contact Corporate Services at 250-378-8614

PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY February 26TH, 2019 at 7:00PM

PUBLIC BUDGET MEETINGS

LOCATION of SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1104 & 1132 Midday Valley Road, Merritt LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 AND LOT 2 DISTRICT LOT 166 KAMLOOPS DIVISION YALE DISTRICT PLAN 26688 PID 002-097-966 AND PID 005-042933, 1104 AND 1132 MIDDAY VALLEY ROAD, Merritt.

OCP Amendment Bylaw No 2252, 2019 proposes that the South Merritt Sector Land Use Designation Map be changed from “Residential” to “Industrial” for the Subject Properties, and that OCP policy 5.4.4.2.2 be amended to include industrial uses for the lands south of Houston Street.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2253, 2019 proposes to amend the City of Merritt Zoning Bylaw 2187, 2015 by changing the zoning for the Subject Properties from Future Development (FD) to Light Industrial (M1).

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The City of Merritt would like to invite all citizens of Merritt to join Mayor and Council as they conduct their budget meetings held throughout February and March.

Mark the following dates on the calendar, because as citizens of Merritt you should have a vested interested in how your tax dollars are being spent.

Tuesday, March 05th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm – Open House – Public Input Monday, March 18th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm – Budget Discussion Tuesday, March 19th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Budget Discussion uesday, April 02nd 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Budget Wrap Up All meetings are in Council Chambers.

A copy of the proposed Bylaw amendment and other relevant documents may be viewed during normal business hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm on February 14th to February 26th, 2019 at City Hall, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt BC, or online at www.merritt.ca Anyone who wishes to address the above Bylaw will be afforded the opportunity at the Public Hearing to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written submission must be received NO LATER THAN 12:00PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21th 2019, to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing.

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By MAIL: City of Merritt, Planning & Development Services Manager, PO Box 189, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 All submissions must include your name and street address. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, please contact the Planning and Development Services Manager at 250-378-8620 or at mbrodrick@merritt.ca

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS PERFORMING ARTS

Theatre society shows civic centre designs Society plans to complete project in two different buildings.

Dara Hill THE MERRITT HERALD

The Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society (NVCTS)’s opening act has been a long one, but the group is another step closer to reaching their goal of constructing a performing arts theatre in downtown Merritt.

The society shelled out $5,500 for an architect to offer different designs for a 275-300 seat theatre to be built next to the civic centre, which NVCST’s director Rich Hodson presented to council at a regular meeting on Feb. 12.

Hodson presented various versions of the potential theatre design, including the building being placed to the east, north-east, and north of the civic centre, both attached and unattached, In July 2018 the society proposed splitting the theatre project in half, keeping the movie and flex theatre complex at the Railyard Mall, and erecting the performing arts theatre on city property near the civic centre. The performing arts theatre would then be owned by the City of Merritt, and leased to the theatre society.

Merritt’s previous council showed support for NVCTS’s idea of splitting the project at a regular meeting on July 10, and asked staff to work with the society to investigate possible locations for the performing arts theatre.

In his presentation to council, Hodson said that the civic centre was built to three storeys with the idea of one day having a theatre join the facility.

Fulfilling the original goal of having a full convention centre is one of the key benefits of executing the project in two parts, he stressed.

Other benefits

include increased tourism and arts and culture in the community, Hodson said.

One potential issue the city and society may run into is the building taking up approximately 31 parking spaces, but Hodson said reconfiguring the parking areas would likely replace most of the loss.

While no decisions were made at last week’s meeting, Hodson said the next step would be to work with the city to apply for a federal gas tax grant, which he said “should be able to fund

the total project and construction cost.”

Merritt’s Mayor Linda Brown noted council will be entering into strategic planning in the near future, and “this will certainly be on the plate to discuss.”

Hodson told the Herald the society has raised $1.5 million to date, and have other grant applications submitted. These funds are designated for the proposed theatre complex at Railyard Mall, Hodson said, adding the society’s plan is to build the movie theatre complex first, as the cityowned performing arts centre would depend on a revenue stream from the theatre complex.

An artist’s rendition of the 14,000 square feet theatre complex proposed for downtown Merritt, complete with two movie theatres and one flex theatre. Photo courtesy of the Nicola Valley Community Theatre Society.

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KINDERGARTEN 2019 STUDENT REGISTRATION

Celebrating our differences Bringing our community together

The Board of Education of School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

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Celebrating our differences Bringing our community together Bringing our community together

Kindergarten establishes a strong foundation for lifelong learning, as teachers provide dynamic, play-based opportunities to help each child grow and learn. Our child-centered programs develop a sense of well-being and belonging and offer opportunities for exploring, creative play, developing language and literacy while focusing on social responsibility and cultural diversity.

Kindergarten provides our young learners with an enriched learning experience at their own unique developmental level. We look forward to working with each Kindergarten child’s family as we welcome you to your child’s new school community.

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Politics over rationality Look out, it’s another dumpster fire! No, not at ICBC. This one is at B.C. TOM FLETCHER Hydro, B.C. where VIEWS Energy Minister Michelle Mungall has dashed to the scene on the back of the NDP’s political emergency vehicle to put out another B.C. Liberal smouldering mess.

This one is independent power production, or “pirate power” as NDP stalwarts and Hydro’s office union used to call it when former premier Gordon Campbell was executing his vision for a cleaner, greener tomorrow. It’s costing us $16 billion extra over the next 20 years, according to Premier John Horgan’s hand-picked analysis.

Green energy plans, whether in Ontario or Germany or Australia, have a way of ending up as wreckage.

Campbell’s plan suffered a head-on collision with reality around 2010, two years after B.C. led the world in imposing a carbon tax and declaring its path to clean energy self-sufficiency.

Based on distributed, contracted hydro, wind and biomass, it included exporting the purest power from the Best Place on Earth to California, where Campbell and his pal Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger were also envisioning a “hydrogen highway” to the future.

Then came the shale gas revolution, as detailed in the report from former NDP finance bureaucrat Ken Davidson, who chose the totally objective title “Zapped” for his findings.

Abundant, cheap oil and natural gas transformed the U.S. energy scene, and California among other states shifted from coal to gas for electricity.

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Promises made, promises kept Donald Trump is a man of his word, and he promised his ‘base’ to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop an “invasion of gangs, invasion of drugs, invasion GWYNNE DYER of people.” It turns The international out that Mexico STAGE isn’t willing to pay for it after all, but a promise is a promise. So he has declared a fake ‘national emergency’ to get his hands on the money he needs.

It’s fake because the days when huge numbers of illegal immigrants were trying to come in across that 3,200-kilometre border are long past. Fifteen years ago it was more than a million and a half people a year.

It had fallen to 400,000 by the middle of Barack Obama’s first term in 2010, and has not exceeded that number since.

Half of those 400,000 people are caught while crossing, so let’s just focus on the 200,000, more or less, who currently sneak through the border far from any legal crossing point, and whom a wall might stop. Let’s

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imagine that it could stop them all.

The predicted cost of the wall is $23 billion, so how much would the United States be spending for each of these would-be border-crossers? Around $11,000 per person, and very, very few of those people are gang members or drug-smugglers; they are just looking for work and a better life. The United States is fully entitled to turn them all away, but this is ridiculous.

The wall is largely symbolic, but it is a very important symbol for Trump. It was one of the key promises he made to the true believers in his ‘base’, and it was striking how angry they got at him when it looked like he would be thwarted by Congress. As Ann Coulter said: “The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot.”

But the ‘national emergency’ will probably do the trick for Trump. It will face all sorts of legal challenges, but the rules for declaring national emergencies are so vague and the precedents so numerous that he will probably win in the courts in the end.

In the meantime, he will have around $8 billion to play with, mostly taken from the military and disaster-relief budgets. It’s only a third of what it would take to build a full border wall, but it will let Trump look busy

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and persuade the ‘base’ that he is making progress.

So there’s one promise kept, more or less.

The other two that really count are his promise to “bring the jobs back” and his commitment to outlaw abortion.

He can’t bring the jobs back because they never left. The vast majority (around 85 per cent) of American manufacturing jobs lost since the turn of the century were killed by automation, not by free trade. But the fantasy statistics about near-full employment pumped out by the government may suffice to keep his base quiet, even if jobs are strangely scarce or low-paying around where they live.

What Trump does need to deliver on is banning abortion. He cannot do that himself, of course, but he promised to appoint ‘prolife’ justices to the Supreme Court during the 2016 election campaign.

He has probably managed to create an anti-abortion majority on the Court by now (although you can never tell with judges).

But there is a problem for him and the Republican Party if he delivers on that promise.

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OPINION B.C. Hydro continues to face Noise from Bass Coast excessive political interference on rates LETTER

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Oh joy! We get to live through another long weekend of military ordinance test range. BOOM BOOM BOOM 24/7!

I don’t know, am I just becoming a fuddy duddy or am I a reasonable person that just can’t take this kind of abuse? Don’t get me wrong, I love a good party and I love good music. However this excessive bass culture, with no consideration for the discomfort of the residents of Merritt who are not able to sleep due to the overwhelming thumping noise day and night, is just pure torture.

Do we not have bylaws to protect us from this type of excessive noise? I think there must be a large percentage of Merrittonians that feel the same way I do.

I have an idea, could they reverse their bandstand so that the noise is projected away from the town and could a maximum level of decibels be enforced on their concert?

I am a reasonable person, but after not being able to sleep for most of the weekend my views of a fun time are not reflected in my demeanour. If anyone else agrees with me, or feels the same way, please speak up.

Speak to our city council and tell them that this annoyance is not acceptable. I don’t know if it’s my imagination but at 4:00 a.m. in the morning when I am laying sleepless, due to the thump, thump, thump it actually seems that someone is messing with us and turning the volume up and down and up and down to add to the annoyance.

Ron Panton Merritt I don’t think the desire to get a good night’s sleep makes you unreasonable Ron — much less a fuddy-duddy! But while last year’s Motion Notion festival attracted its fair share of noise complaints, Bass Coast usually seems to keep the music to a more reasonable volume. That said, the organizers are responsive and seem to genuinely care about the community that hosts their festival.

Never a bad idea to reach out personally — or invest in some ear plugs. - Editor

Trump looking for a fight, not a win From Page 6 Forty-seven per cent of white women voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but around half of them were not part of his ‘base.’ They were just traditional Republicans who voted as they always did, some of them perhaps holding their noses this time.

If the Supreme Court reversed its historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal through-

out the United States, a lot of these women would be very cross with Trump and the Republican Party.

Given that Trump only won by a hair’s breadth in 2016, he cannot afford to lose their votes.

Therefore he definitely doesn’t need a big win on Roe vs Wade in 2019 if he wants to be re-elected in 2020. Does he know this? It’s his own future at stake here, and he’s usually very alert to developments that might threaten it.

This is how the U.S. became the only one of the climate-posturing countries from the Paris summit in 2015 to actually produce a significant cut in greenhouse gas emissions. As with ratings for hosting the longrunning TV reality show The Apprentice, Donald Trump beat Arnie hands down.

Campbell also didn’t anticipate the Great Recession that took hold in 2009.

Some mill and mine investments never came back, and now B.C. Hydro estimates it will have surplus electricity into the 2030s.

Neither B.C. Hydro nor the NDP seem to put much stock in the upsurge of electrification the government keeps talking about.

And then there’s B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver, who seems to have his own political hot mess.

As a climate scientist, Weaver was a supporter of distributed clean energy projects back in those days. He endorsed Campbell’s Site C dam too. But now he’s leading a party that would whip

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‘Neither B.C. Hydro nor the NDP seem to put much stock in the upsurge of electrification the government keeps talking about.’

him with cooked kale if he uttered such blasphemy. Now he wants distributed green energy instead of Site C, and stay tuned for the next revision.

If Green Party folks were serious about greenhouse gases, they’d be calling for nuclear plants. But there’s no coherence to Green policy, and the public is beginning to understand that.

Clean Energy B.C., the private power industry group that represents run-of-river, solar, wind and geothermal investors, said “Zapped” played the familiar political game of using spot price in the electricity market to cast B.C.’s private power producers as overpriced.

“In [Davidson’s] report, there is a fundamental error in

He can’t really control what the Court might decide, but he will be hoping that they just nibble at the fringes of the issue, not reverse Roe vs Wade outright. And the Court is quite likely to do just that, because senior judges hate to overthrow decisions of long standing that enjoy wide acceptance in the society.

(Two-thirds of Americans support the current law.)

Trump doesn’t care about the outcome on most issues, probably

using an inaccurate and overly simplified proxy for the market price of electricity,” the group said in a statement. They also note they employ people, electrify remote Indigenous communities and pay more taxes than the oil industry in B.C. Mungall promised no more political interference with B.C. Hydro rates, but oddly next year’s proposed rate increase of less than one per cent is below the alleged annual impact of private power. And they “wrote off ” $1 billion in deferred B.C. Hydro debt, transferring it to taxpayers.

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including this one. He just wants a ‘win’, and he can conjure it up out of the most unpromising material.

If the judges make a few minor changes to the law, he will portray it as a triumph and drop the subject.

The real secret of dealing with Trump? Throw him a fish, and he will go away.

Gwynne Dyer’s new book is ‘Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work)’.

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It was a good evening for Merritt’s music fans.

A total of 30 people made their way to the Old Courthouse Gallery on Feb. 6. to listen to Prince Edward Island’s Meaghan Blanchard perform tracks from her

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City staff have hit send on a grant application to help them plan bike routes in town.

Merritt’s city council agreed to apply for a $25,000 grant from BikeBC to develop a cycling network plan at a regular meeting on Feb. 12.

If the application was successful, the city would be required to match the funds offered.

Tourism Nicola Valley offered to partner with the city on the funding application, but due to a time crunch, council decided to proceed with the application solo.

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fourth album The Great Escape — a collection that earned her Album of the Year at the 2019 Music P.E.I. Awards.

Her performance in Merritt was part of the Home Routes Red Cedar Concert Circuit, where 12 communities join forces to host live music shows spanning many genres, from

Cajun to Canadian, old-time to Irish.

“It was a great evening of live music, stories and company,” Nicola Valley Community Arts Council’s Sarah Desrosiers told the Herald. “During intermission we checked out the community art show Art of Sound, which is

fantastic!”

Up next in the concert series is a bluegrass duo from Alberta. Jim and Penny Malmberg will be in concert at the Old Courthouse Gallery at on March 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door and available in advance at Brambles Bakery.

Shulus Garden Club member Howie Swakum, Trevor Kempthorne, development manager with Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations, Shulus Garden Club members Kay Swakum and George James, Shulus Garden manager Lorna Shuter accept a cheque from Peavey Mart district manager Mike Bruch. Photo contributed Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

A $26,000 grant will help programming bloom at the Shulus Garden this year.

The grant was awarded to the community garden through the Peavey Mart Community Agricultural Grant program, which supports “innovative ideas that promote community strength and the importance of local food production.”

The grant will support a variety of programming at the community garden, including activities aimed at elders and children.

The funding will also be used to support a traditional medicine garden.

“The grant exists to nourish

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The Western Canadianbased hardware and agricultural retailer has contributed more than $265,000 in grants since the program began in 2013, according to the company’s website.

The community garden program in Shulus was revived in 2012, after a ten year hiatus.

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Festival-goers are encouraged to keep rockin’ late into the night at this year’s Rockin’ River music festival in Merritt.

Festival organizers are putting a $75,000 grant they received from Creative BC

Council looks for grant cash From Page 8 “We’d hate to miss out on that funding.

This is, I think, an integral part of our community so we really need to get that done,” said Coun. Tony Luck.

If the application is successful, the city would be eligible for a $1 million infrastructure development grant next year, of which they would have to pay $250,000. The city has yet to determine where the lanes would be built.

towards new afterparty areas, including an after-hours stage and expanded viewing patios.

The new, late night stage will provide additional entertainment for fans looking to enjoy more live music after the headliners finish each night, Live Nation’s Sandra Merz

wrote in an email to the Herald.

“It will also give even more local and emerging artists opportunities to perform at the festival,” she said.

“The expansion of the viewing patios will improve sightlines, increase the capacity of the party zone, and provide an elevated experience for more guests.”

Slated for Aug. 1 to 4 in Merritt, Rockin’ River 2019 is shaping up to be the festival’s “best year yet,”

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“We are focused on increasing the amenities across the site including more food vendors, bars, additional toilets, and a bigger general store,” she said.

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JUNIOR HOCKEY

Cents pull within striking distance Final games of the regular season will determine top spot in the Interior division.

Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

It had been almost two calendar years since the Merritt Centennials won a game at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.

It was March 23, 2017 and the Centennials were in a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive, as they found themselves down three games to one in the best-of-seven second round series.

A month shy of two years later, the current Centennials found themselves in another pressure game in Penticton on Feb. 15.

Had the Vees continued their dominance of the Centennials, the

division would have been all but decided with less than five games left in the season for both clubs.

But a herculean performance from Cents’ netminder Austin Roden, who stopped 53 shots, gave the Merritt squad a chance to keep their division title dreams alive.

Many Cents faithful were on hand to see the boys break the curse against the Vees, as the team organized a fan bus to make the trip out to Penticton.

The team’s 4-2 victory pulled the Cents within three points of the division-leading Vees and seemed to provide a sense of purpose for the squad as they rattled off two more wins against

Trail and West Kelowna on Feb. 16 and 19.

Only two games remain on the schedule for the Centennials, who will need every point to have a chance at passing Penticton. On Feb. 22, the team will face off against Langley, and then cap off the regular season at home against Vernon on Feb. 23.

Mathieu Gosselin bears down on Trail’s netminder Donovan Buskey on Feb. 16. The Cents prevailed by a score of 6-4, thanks to goals from Nick Granowicz (2), Nick Wicks, Matthew Kopperud, Brendan Schneider and Payton Matsui. Bill Stowell/Herald

STARS ON ICE Members of the Nicola Valley Skating Club took part in the 2019 Okanagan Region Championship meet from Feb. 15 to 17. For many skaters, it was their first exposure to a new level of competition — but head coach Diana Lorenz said her skaters rose to the occasion. “We will be taking our marks from the judges and spending the next two weeks working on improvements for the Super Series Final Competition in Kelowna March 1, 2, 3 at Capital News Centre,” said Lorenz.

Regular season leaders G A P Bradley Cocca 22 44 66 Nick Granowicz 32 27 59 Mathieu Gosselin 20 38 58 Nicholas Wicks 17 40 57 Matthew Kopperud 27 24 51

NVSC results (skaters above, left to right): Rae-Lyn Kostesky: bronze ribbon at STAR 2 girls Jayda Starrs: bronze ribbon at STAR 2 girls Sarah Parno: silver ribbon at STAR 3 girls and bronze ribbon for intro-interpretive Abby Thoms: 13th for STAR 4 U13 girls and 14th in bronze interpretive Chloe Hughes: silver ribbon at STAR 3 girls and 8th in bronze interpretive Emma Sowpal: 6th for STAR 5 U13 girls and 7th in bronze interpretive Iggy Connolly: merit ribbon at STAR 2 boys Photo contributed

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VERNON VIPERS Sat., February 23 - 7 pm

It’s a Ty Pozzobon Foundation, Mental Health Awareness, and A&W Game Night.

The Cents are debuting their 3rd jersey - the Live Like Ty jersey Bid to Win - Live Auction for a Limited Edition Pozzobon 23 jersey in the 1st intermission WIN A MAMA BURGER FROM A&W if the Cents score 5 or more everyone in attendance gets a free burger.

THE $10,000 GRAND PRIZE WILL BE DRAWN TONIGHT! Last chance to Cheer on your Cents before the Playoffs!

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SPORTS HURRY HARD

Ranchers take to the curling rink

Teens & Merritt Mkids! i Softballnor (Above) Two teams tied for top spot at this year’s Cattlemen’s Funspiel. Front row: Bonnie Somogyvari, Cody Bohnenblust, Bob Bohnenblust. Back row: Edith Bohnenblust, Tony Somogyvari, Eric Starrs, Fred Feistmann, Ken Gush, Tanya Starrs. (Left) Plenty of teams turned out for the fun bonspiel.

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Cole Wagner THE MERRITT HERALD

Members of Merritt’s ranching community swapped their cowboy boots for curling shoes, as the annual Cattlemen’s Funspiel took over the Merritt Curling Centre on Feb. 16.

Though some of the participants likely had more experience throwing rocks on the ranch than they did on the ice, a lack of curling knowledge did not detract from the fun of the event.

The funspiel also served as a fundraiser to support a member of Merritt’s extended ranching family, who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Ultimately, two teams tied for ‘top’ spot: Bonnie Somogyvari, Cody Bohnenblust, Bob Bohnenblust, Edith Bohnenblust, Tony Somogyvari, Eric Starrs, Fred Feistmann, Ken Gush and Tanya Starrs.

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NICOLA NATURALISTSOCIETY

For more information please call Betty Ann at 250-378-5015.

Join the NNS on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the NVIT Lecture Theatre.

Francis Iredale – “Grizzly Bears and Whitebark Pine in the South Chilcotin”.

Grizzlies and Whitebark Pine are both species at risk in southern B.C. and have a special relationship. Provincial wildlife biologist Francis Iredale has been studying this interaction for several years, radio-tracking bears to understand their use of high elevation resources.

His work has implications for managing both species. Exciting research on charismatic species.

MARRIAGE COURSE

The Crossroads Community Church will be hosting a marriage course for couples who are married or living together and want to grow their relationship. Enjoy seven weeks of dessert nights at a table for two (our last night is a full dinner).

Couples will be guided to discuss with only their mate, important topics that will help grow practical tools to keep your relationship strong. Come out Sunday evenings from Jan. 13 to March 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. If you would like more information go to www.merrittcrossroads. com or call 250-3782911 You must register before Jan. 4 as space is limited.

NICOLA VALLEY FOOD CONNECTION An opportunity for food lovers, providers, and creators to build relationships, learn about food security, and create sustainable, local food systems, and form a collaborative food action group. Join the N.V.F.C. on Friday, March 8 from noon to 6 p.m. at N.V.I.T, 4155 Belshaw Street. This is free event to attend. For more information email: nicolafoodaction@gmail. com

IMMIGRANT SERVICES NOW IN MERRITT

ELKS BINGO

Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Come in for lunch!

DRUMMING

Born outside of Canada?

We can help! Kamloops Immigrant Services is a non-profit agency now offering services in Merritt.

We assist all newcomers, including naturalized Canadian citizens, with a variety of services to help you get established in your community. All our services are free of charge for eligible clients. Contact us for additional information at 1-866-672-0855 or e-mail liza@kcris.ca / min@kcris.ca.

NICOLA VALLEY METIS

General meeting will be held every third Wednesday of the month.

If you are an adult and interested in drumming then you may want to join the Merritt Drum Connection at the Court House Art Gallery N.V.A.C. on Feb. 18, 19 & 28 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

No experience required.

Drums are available to rent if you don’t have one. djembe rentals are free for the first 6 registered Please call 260-318-0963 for more information.

STEPS TO CHRIST

There will be a 12 Step Seminar at Merritt Adventist Church every Sunday 3 p.m. or 7 p.m..

Materials are provided.

Drop by 2190 Granite Ave., or contact Jim for more information 250378-2339.

NICOLA VALLEY EXPLORERS

The Nicola Valley Explorers Society’s primary aims are to promote hiking cycling,

snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and other non-motorized trail use in the Nicola Valley. The group aims to assist in the development and maintenance of recreational trails. Membership is open to anyone interested in non-motorized outdoor recreation in the Nicola Valley. For more information please contact Terry at 250-378-5190.

RED CROSS

The Red Cross will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. Please go to the hospital if you need medical equipment.

COURTHOUSE ARTS GALLERY

Join us Thursday to Saturday from 12 - 6 p.m.

See our current art show or join us for our Friday workshops, different arts and artists, from tea and talk to mosaics, drawing, etc. For what’s new this week at the gallery and the Nicola Valley Arts Council check our website nicolavalleyartscouncil. com, or call 250-3786515 or 250-315-3437.

MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB

Play Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the CMS gymnasium, 2975 Clapperton Ave. The club also plays on Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 9 p.m., at the Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave. Come for fun and exercise, dropins welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available. For more information call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105

MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE

Weekly schedule is as follows: Monday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., cribbage 1:30 & 7 p.m. Tuesday: bingo 1 p.m., doors open at 11:00 a.m., bridge 7 p.m.

Wednesday: carpet bowling 1:30 p.m., court whist

7 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday: floor curling 1 p.m., floor and table shuffleboard 3 5 p.m. Second and fourth Thursdays: floor curling (physically challenged) 10 a.m. Friday: seniors exercises 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., rummoli and games 7 p.m. The second Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. we have a general meeting, executive meeting at 10 a.m. Last Friday of the month: pot luck supper 5:30 p.m. Third Friday of the month drop in lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday: drop-ins from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. with floor curling played at 1 p.m. The hall is available to senior members to use for teas, birthdays, celebrations and get togethers.

The games room is complete with a pool table, snooker table, shuffleboard table, dart board, horseshoe pit, library with books, DVD’s and puzzles. For more information please call 250-378-3763.

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COMMUNITY BAND

Nicola Valley Community Band practices 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at MSS music room. For more information call James 250-3157724.

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The Conayt Friendship Society located at 1964 Quilchena Ave. has a drop-in center for Elders every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Snacks and light lunches are provided. Elders are welcome to assist in preparing menu and lunch. A signin sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the executive director.

SENIOR CURLING

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season starting in October games are Mondays and Tuesdays at 1 p.m. If interested please call Dee at 250-378-5821.

H.E.L.P. Merritt Red Cross is looking for volunteers for two hours on Thursdays to loan out health equipment from the Merritt Hospital. You will be working with another volunteer who will help train you. If you can help please call 250-378-5276. Students for summer months are welcome.

FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY

Join St. Michaels Community Centre at 1990 Chapman Street every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, music, games and conversation.

Everyone is welcome.

FAMILY HISTORY

Anyone wanting to research their family trees may contact Al Thompson at 250-212-9868. We will

Are you interested in losing weight sensibly, then you may want to come to TOPS. We meet Tuesdays at the United Church Hall, 1899 Quilchena Ave. For information call 250-3785225. Weigh-in from 7:45 until 8:45 a.m. with meetings from 9 - 9:30 a.m.

GARAGE SALE

Baillie House spring garage sale, every Thursday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you

LITERACY MERRITT

Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley Society is looking for volunteer tutors for the One to One elementary school reading program.

For more information email literacymerritt@ gmail.com or phone 250378-7844.

COMMUNITY CHOIR

The Merritt Community Choir meet Monday evenings and will begin its spring session mid February. If you enjoy singing and working on choral music skills in a fun and friendly setting, this is for you! You are welcome to check us out. If you have questions or would like more information contact Ellen at 250-378-9899.

New members accepted until mid-March.

THE CHURCHES OF MERRITT WELCOME YOU Crossroads Community Church

2990 Voght St. • 250-378-2911• Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Baptist Church

2499 Coutlee Ave. (Corner of Coutlee and Orme) • 250-378-2464 Service Time/ Sunday School: Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Merritt Lutheran Fellowship

in St. Michael's Anglican Hall • 250-378-9899 Service Time: 3rd Sunday each month 1:00 p.m.

Nicola Valley Evangelical Free Church 1950 Maxwell St. • 250-378-9502 Service Time: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Seventh Day Adventist Church

2190 Granite Ave. • 250-378-2339 Bible Study: 9:30 • Service Time: Saturdays 11:00 a.m.

St. Michael’s Anglican Church

1990 Chapman St. • 250-378-3772 Service Times: 2nd and 4th Sundays only - 10:00 a.m.

Trinity United Church

Corner of Quilchena & Chapman • 250-378-5735 Service Time/ Sunday School (K - Gr. 4) - 10 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2451 Spring Bank Ave • 250-378-5603 Worship Service Sunday -10 am • Sunday School -11:10 am Bible Study - 6:45 to 7:45 pm Wednesdays

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Corner of Jackson & Blair • 250-378-2919 • Mass Time: Sundays 9:00 a.m.

TOPS

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Invites all persons interested in restoring and enjoying vintage vehicles to join us at our monthly meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall, 1990 Chapman Street, at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Vintage car ownership is not required. Call Ted Lund at 250-378-4195 for more information.

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MERRITT & DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY

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On February 3rd, 2019, Anna Miller passed away peacefully after living a wonderful 100 years with “no regrets.� She will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by her nine grandchildren, Scott, Sandra, Carla, Todd, Ryan, BriAnne, Matthew, Micah and Malik as well as her 12 great-grandchildren. Anna was predeceased

by Reginald her husband of 56 years, daughter Marlene, sons Brian and Craig as well as both of her brothers.

Anna was born on July 1st, 1918 in Holland to Hein and Aafke DeJong. She immigrated to Canada in 1926 with her family. They traveled by train across Canada and settled in Nelson where her parents built a successful dairy farming operation. As a young woman, Anna worked as D VWHQRJUDSKHU IRU D ODZ Ă€UP LQ 1HOVRQ IRU VHYHUDO years until she and Reg married in 1941. After the war Anna and Reg owned several grocery stores in the Lower Mainland and in Merritt. After many exhausting years of the grocery business, Reg and Anna changed careers. Anna began working at the Merritt hospital where she worked until her retirement. During Anna’s retirement years she stayed busy volunteering in various community groups and completed the bookkeeping for her condo association. Anna loved to sew and was a talented quilter. She was a proud member of the “Black Widows,â€? a ladies group whom met for lunch many times throughout the years.

Anna will be remembered as a strong and FRXUDJHRXV ZRPDQ ZKR OLYHG WKURXJK GLIÀFXOW times including the depression and WWII. Although a widow for 23 years who survived all three of her children, she remained cheerful and optimistic to the end, never falling into self-pity. She was ÀHUFHO\ LQGHSHQGHQW DQG WKURXJK KHU EHDXWLIXO clear blue eyes she always sought out the best in people. Anna was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was the backbone of her extended and loving family and she will be greatly missed, but the independence and strength of character will long be remembered by all her knew her.

A celebration of Anna’s life will be held in Merritt at the end of June 2019. An invitation will be placed in the Merritt Herald in June.

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