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PANTHER HAPPY PRIDE HALLOWEEN Merritt Secondary School hosted teams from across the A SPOOKY GOOD TIME There were games, prizes, cool costumes, a haunted house and — of course — a Interior at the Eagle’s Perch Invitational Basketball Tournament whole lot of candy at the well attended City of Merritt TheCourtepatte/Herald 2017 edition had the best attendance over theSpooktacular. weekend. Jake STORY /PAGE 13 on record with 1,100 people taking part in the annual Halloween event held on Oct. 20. Michael Potestio/Herald

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Family and friends remember Kelly Fraser Fraser, who passed on Christmas Eve, was a former student at NVIT. Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

It was a somber, yet joyful mood at Spirit Square on Friday night, when dozens of community members joined together to remember the life of Kelly Fraser.

Friends and family lit candles, joined circles, and shared stories of the Juno-nominated singer who took her own life on Christmas Eve. Many who knew Fraser from her time at NVIT were in attendance, while a sign was passed around for those in attendance to write their well wishes to the family.

After a local elder led the group in an indigenous healing prayer focusing on looking to the north, south, east, west, there was a common theme

among those that spoke to the group - one of remembering Fraser for the good she did for her community, as well as bringing to light the trials and pitfalls of the native people.

Though it was in Winnipeg where her life tragically ended, the ceremony certainly proved that she will be missed by the community she called home for a period of her 26 years on earth.

Bass Coast has revealed its theme for 2020 as ‘Future Deco’, meant to pay tribute to the Art Deco aesthetic of the Roaring 1920s.

Organizers have released a “Manifesto” of sorts, which Communications Manager Zan Comerford believes offers participants the opportunity to create their own interpretations for their art and performances.

“Future Deco is a vision in which the beauty of the past weaves into an unfolding future,” said Comerford. “Hold hands between time and take creative responsibility as the architects of tomorrow. As much human as machine. As much future as past.”

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Comerford also notes that the festival has released its lineup of its first wave of artists, coming from all over the world to partake in Bass Coast’s curated boutique of music and art.

Artists such as Kampire, Pugilist, Ben UFO and The Funk Hunters will take to the festival’s stages July 10-13.

“A lot of the artists are really cutting edge. Some are coming from the UK, we’ve got female artists coming from Uganda, many of the artists are awardwinning producers in their field. So, it’s a really strong opening to what we think is going to be the best lineup we’ve ever had.”

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Sikh Society raises funds for Food Bank

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The Sikh Society of Merritt presented the Nicola Valley Food Bank with a cheque last week raised by the congregation over the holidays.

Peter Samra, Joe Mahil, Harbans Sandhills, and Harpal Tanda stopped by the Food Bank on Jan. 8 to hand over the $500 donation to Derlanda Hewton, the AGM of the location.

It’s a tradition that’s been running over ten years, according to Samra.

“It’s been something we’ve been doing for a long time- it’s just a way to give back.”

Hewton said the holiday season was a busy one for the Food Bank, while also looking to receive grants to help the community even more.

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to get those things going, even though it’s an essential service.”

According to Hewton, the Food Bank served over 8,500 people over the 2019 calendar year.

Hundreds of hampers were handed out over the holiday season, thanks to an influx of donations from the public, as well as the annual Passport to

Christmas program.

And while those numbers seem high, there are always more essentials that are needed.

“Vegetables in a can is something we don’t get enough of,” said Hewton.

The Food Bank is also always on the lookout for healthier options for their patrons.

And while non-perishable food is a staple of the volunteer-based program, Hewton would like it to be known that the Food Bank cannot accept homemade goods, as it does not comply with FOODSAFE regulations.

The Food Bank is open for business from Tuesday-Friday from 10a.m.-1p.m.

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Lake mussels a problem Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced DAN ALBAS that a proj- View from the ect would HILL be undertaken on the Fraser River to remove an abandoned 75 year old, nearly 200’ long, former transport vessel.

The reason for the removal is that “there are imminent risks of pollution threat, hull corrosion, possible sinking and fire”.

The cost of this project is estimated to be $3.3 million, that may or may not be recoverable from the vessels owners, assuming they can be identified.

That the Federal Government is taking action against derelict and abandoned vessels will certainly be welcome news in many areas that have experienced firsthand the adverse environmental impact of this problem.

My issue is not with this project itself, but rather the importance of being proactive.

Here in the Okanagan, we face the very serious threat of aquatic invasive freshwater mussels.

These mussels can clog water intakes causing serious damage to irrigation infrastructure as well as domestic and civic water systems.

Further, as an invasive species, an infestation of these mussels can also create serious adverse impacts on local fish habitat such as the pacific salmon, and other freshwater ecosystems.

If an infestation did occur in Okanagan Lake, considering the connected Okanagan river drainage system as well as other surrounding freshwater lakes, the threat of other regions See ‘PREVENTING’ Page 7 being

Military shooting a growing trend in plane downings One of the main causes of death for airline passengers in recent decades is being shot down by somebody’s military.

Not the very biggest, of course: accidents account for ninetenths of all deaths GWYNNE DYER in civilian airline The international crashes, and terrorist STAGE attacks and hijackings cause most of the rest. But a solid 2.5% of the deaths are due to trigger-happy people in military uniforms.

The statistics are pretty reliable for so-called ‘major incidents’ (more than 50 deaths): 1,379 airline passengers killed in civilian planes shot down because they were off-course or simply mis-identified, out of a total of 57,767 deaths in 594 crashes since the first ‘high fatality’ crash in 1923.

The first was an El Al plane that strayed into Bulgarian airspace in 1955, the second an off-course Libyan airliner shot down by Israel over the Sinai Peninsula in 1973. The last of the military shoot-downs in which actual fighters were involved was an off-track Korean Air

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Lines jumbo jet shot down by a Soviet fighter in 1983. All 269 passengers and crew were killed.

Since then the killing has been done by surface-to-air missiles, with no visual identification. The first of these was in 1988, when the US Navy ship Vincennes, operating illegally in Iran’s territorial waters, shot down an Iran Air jet bound for Dubai with 290 people aboard in the mistaken belief that it was a fighter plane.

They all died.

Ukrainian Air Force missiles shot down a Siberia Airlines flight over the Black Sea in 2001 during a military exercise, killing 78. In 2014 Russian-backed rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine shot down a Malaysian Airlines plane and killed all 298 passengers and crew.

And now 176 people, the great majority of them Canadian citizens or residents, have been killed just off the end of the runway in Tehran by a young Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps technician who thought he was shooting down an American drone. At least his commander acknowledged his personal responsibility – “I wish I was dead” – but the Iranian government lied about it for three days.

Technically, this kind of mistake is inexcusable. You don’t even need high-cost military technology: a free Swedish app called Flight

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Radar 24 will give you real-time flight data on your phone for all civilian airliners in the air in your vicinity. What we are dealing with here is mostly human error – but human error driven by paranoid politics and huge time pressure.

You can’t do anything about the time pressure: decisions really do sometimes have to be made in seconds if you suspect that you have a ‘hostile’ incoming on the radar. The paranoia might be easier to address in principle, but it’s equally inevitable in practice: all the shootdowns happen in countries that are in acute military confrontations of one sort or another.

And that’s the point, really: all these shootdowns are fundamentally a political and military phenomenon, not a technical malfunction or mere human error. We live in a far more peaceful world than our distant ancestors did, but our deepest cultural traditions are still tribal. Once a confrontation gets going, we quickly turn into Yanomamo villagers.

You can’t imagine an ‘accidental’ shootdown of a civilian aircraft over Canada nowadays, for example. Back in the Cold Days, however, there were surface-to-air missile systems in Canada, designed to shoot down Soviet bombers but perfectly capable of making the same sort See ‘HUMAN’ Page 7 of mistake that

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Human error to blame Preventing City cemetery in poor condition in plane tragedies Okanagan infection

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Last spring, my wife and I visited the old part of the Merritt’s city cemetery for the first time in the six years that we have lived in Merritt. We were appalled with the condition. We have visited old cemeteries in many places, both foreign and domestic, thoroughly enjoying the rich history.

In Merritt, we found many of the graves of our city’s founders to be in disgraceful condition. Several have broken headstones and, in some cases, are missing identification all together. Some of the graves are indicated only by a depression in the ground.

The museum has very little information about the people buried there so we decided to do something about it. Over a 12-week period from June to August, we photographed each gravesite, in some cases holding parts of the marking stones together, and catalogued all of the information that could be gleaned from each plot. In some cases, we took rubbings to determine what was written on the stones or on the wooden plaques. The result was a rather thick binder that would allow Merritt residents a chance to see what remains of the history of our founders. It was our hope that some of our residents would be able to fill in some of the missing information before nature completely obliterates our history. Perhaps our local churches or our funeral home could supply the information of who lies in the unmarked graves.

We presented the binder to our mayor in late August or early September. Since that time, we have heard nothing about the binder.

Perhaps it was given to the museum but we have not heard from them either. We had hoped that our work would encourage better care of our history. Perhaps one of Merritt’s many service clubs could undertake the job of restoring what remains of this unique part of Merritt’s history.

Please take an opportunity to look through the binder, the information is amazing.

Ken and Catherine Wayne

killed a plane-load of Canadians over Tehran last week. Nobody is invulnerable, and nobody is immune to the paranoia.

On the other hand, don’t despair. The great majority of the world’s people now live in countries where the risk of war is very low or entirely absent, and the cities are not surrounded by anti-aircraft missiles.

We have already travelled a very long way from the time when every human society lived in constant fear of all its neighbours.

This is still a work in progress. The past century has seen the most destructive wars in history– which was inevitable, given the growth in technology, wealth and population.

There could still be back-sliding, especially if the climate crisis overwhelms us, but so far the trend line is promising. The world’s population has more than doubled in the past half-century, but the number of people killed in war is less than a tenth of what it was in the previous halfcentury.

However, the planes are much bigger, and there are now around a million people in the air at any given moment, so there are also more people being killed in shoot-downs. It’s never any consolation to tell people that things are getting better on average when they have been devastated by a personal loss. But for what it’s worth, they are.

New NDP leader proposes a ‘green vision’ The Central Okanagan-SimilkameenNicola (COSN) NDP Riding Association elected a new president – the youngest in its history.

34-year old Christianne Kearns was announced as the local party’s new leader.

“The NDP is the only party proposing a green vision for our future where no one is left behind, because as we’ve seen with the latest devastation in Australia, it’s time to act now on climate science,” says Kearns. “I’m looking forward to working with our riding executive and com-

munity leaders to continue bringing awareness of how the Interior of BC is ground zero for wildfires and other unprecedented climate events.”

The news was delivered during the COSN Federal New Democrat’s annual general meeting at the Harold Johnson Memorial Youth Centre in Summerland on Sunday afternoon.

Kearns is a Regional Manager for a notfor-profit organization focusing on increasing access to health care for rural communities in the Interior Region Kearns holds a Master of Public Policy and Public Administration 34-year old Christianne Kearns was elected head of the COSN NDP’s. Christianne Kearn/Submitted and lives in Kelowna.

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The Okanagan Basin Water Board predicts that the costs of managing an infestation are estimated to be $42 million per year in the Okanagan valley alone.

These would be costs forced onto local taxpayers, pending other financial support from the Provincial and Federal Government.

It is easy to understand why it makes far more sense to be proactive in this situation, provide additional resources now, to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, than to spend significantly more funds addressing an infestation after the fact.

Despite this reality, the Federal Liberal Government continues to largely ignore this threat creating a situation that I believe all citizens of the Okanagan should find unacceptable.

If this Government can prioritize $12 million to help Loblaws purchase new refrigerators, surely it can also prioritize the roughly $2 million in annual funding requested from the Okanagan Basin Water Board to protect the interior freshwater lakes of the Okanagan and British Columbia.

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January 11th marks one year since the historic Murray Church was destroyed by fire.

In the aftermath of the blaze, encouraged by people from across the country who were dismayed by the tragedy, the community decided to undertake a fundraising campaign in an effort to reconstruct a replica of the landmark building.

Linda Baird, Chair of the Trinity United Church board, the church which oversees the fundraising, says there has been a steady show of support.

Something that was not surprising to her given that the church was still playing an active role in the community. In recent years it had been the location of numerous weddings, a concert, a quilt show and more traditional activities such as Christmas Eve services.

“The nice part of all this is that we’ve had people who have stepped up and said when the rebuilding begins that they will be ready to help out and make donations in kind,” said Baird.

The GoFundMe currently tallies monetary donations at $105,479 with more coming in on a regular basis.

Fundraising chair Christina Miller said they are looking towards a $180,000 goal before the ground breaks, though building plans have been drawn up and permits will be the next step in the process, There’s a certain amount of serendipity at play, despite the terrible circumstances of the church’s loss. Through a grant from Canada 150, funding had been provided, which was

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The Murray United Church was burnt to the ground just over one year ago on Jan. 11, 2019. Herald file photo

One year after the fire, a fundraising team looks to build it once again.

used to repaint both the inside and outside of the church, repair walkways in the cemetery, place a memorial stone for those interred in the cemetery in unmarked graves, and replace and repair the church windows. The memorial stone was undamaged, and because of the plan to replace the windows, there are precise measurements of the originals which can be used to ensure an exact re-creation in the new church.

Susan and Glenn Parkinson of Twin Willows Glass Arts had previously replaced the original stainedglass window which had been broken many

years before. While the window they provided was lost in the fire, the Parkinsons still have those measurements and have agreed to provide all the stained-glass windows for the new church at material cost.

“Everything will look exactly the same inside and outside except the pews won’t be the same, and it won’t be milled lumber from the Merritt area. All of the original lumber was cut and milled here in the Nicola Valley. But we have architectural drawings now, and it will look the same,” said Baird.

And despite the pews being a different style, Baird explains

that there is a blacksmith in Princeton who forges square head nails that will be used in their construction, just as they would have been 153 years ago. While it would be impossible to recreate more than a century’s worth of history, this level of attention to detail is borne of a great love and respect for a fixture that predates even the City of Merritt itself.

If you wish to make a donation you can visit the Murray Church GoFundMe online, use the account at CIBC, or mail donations to Trinity United Church, P.O. Box 175, Merritt BC, V1K 1B8. Tax receipts will be issued for donations over $20.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Merritt couple wins big Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

Mitch and Florence Wilkinson won $500,000 on the BCLC’s Maxmillions draw Jan. 7. BCLC/Submitted

Literacy Week activities planned Kelly Reid CONTRIBUTOR

The 2020 Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week runs Jan. 25-31, and encourages families to unplug from their screens and spend time together.

“With over 15 community events, there will be many opportunities to put down our devices and get active,” said Kathy Conway, CEO of Interior Savings. “With a balanced approach, we can shift our behaviours and those of our children to spending more time unplugged and participating in fun activities that help us connect to each

other and to our community.”

New events offered for 2020 include an after-school Physical Literacy event at the Merritt Library on Wednesday, January 29th, and two Art Literacy sessions at the Courthouse Art Gallery on Thursday, January 30th. On Tuesday, Jan. 28th, families of all ages and heritage can attend ‘Feel the Beat’, play literacy games, enjoy a potluck dinner, and participate in an interactive drum and rhythm circle.

‘Come Read With Me’ will be offered to parents of grade one children at all of the elementary schools.

Parents will learn strategies to support their children’s reading at home, and take home a free book and literacy games. Online registration at literacymerritt. com/calendar is open until Jan. 17.

On Friday, Ali K. Zam will bring his free comedy and magic to the Civic Centre.

Doors open at 6:15p.m, and the show starts at 6:30p.m. Children of all ages will be captivated with a fun-filled magic and comedy show for an actionpacked 45 minutes.

Book donations for the Bright Red Bookshelves are also encouraged.

For more details visit literacymerritt. com.

Yet another Merritt couple has won big with the BCLC. Mitch and Florence Wilkinson took home a prize of half a million dollars in the Jan. 7 Maxmillions draw.

The numbers 3, 4, 9, 14, 28, 35, and 42 were matched with that of an Ontario winner, who the couple split the million dollar prize with.

“We bought a few more tickets than normal because we knew the jackpot was $70 million,” said Mitch, who bought the winning ticket at Black’s Pharmacy. “Even with $500,000 we were still shaking holding the big cheque!”

The win comes just over a month after a $50,000 scratch ticket was purchased at

Black’s, while another Merritt couple won $25.9 million in a draw last February.

While Florence is already retired, Mitch is in his 31st winter of plowing snow on the Coquihalla, something that he doesn’t intend on giving up just yet.

“We’re still in Wonderland,” said Mitch from the BCLC office in Kamloops.

“We still can’t believe it, I don’t have any words, its’s just surreal.”

What the couple will eventualy spend their winnings on is still up for debate.

“I like my job, so I’ll probably hang there a little longer,” said Mitch. “And then we’ll take into consideration what we have here, and what we’re going to do.

For now we’ll just put it in the bank, let it work for a while, and we’ll see what happens.”

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Monday, February 10 to Friday, February 21, 2020 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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FAMILY LITERACY WEEK January 25th to 31st

Visit literacymerritt.com for the calendar of events

This year registration for French Immersion will take place earlier than neighborhood school registration. This will allow for equitable access and better planning. Collettville Elementary is a school of choice with limited registration and as a result, if needed, a lottery will take place to determine registration. Please visit our website for a complete overview of the process.

For more information or if you have questions please contact Collettville Elementary School at 250-378-2230 or email the Principal, Mr. René Aubin at raubin@365.sd58.bc.ca Thank you and Welcome to School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen).

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CENTS HOCKEY

Cents fall out of BCHL’s last playoff spot The Cents fell to West Kamloops to drop to last in the BCHL. Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

It’s a tough time for Cents fandom.

The Merritt squad saw themselves drop to the bottom of the BCHL ladder over the weekend, after dropping a pair of crucial matchups to the West Kelowna Warriors.

The two have been locked in a battle for the final postseason spot for weeks, with Merritt holding the slight advantage heading into the back-toback contests.

The Jan. 10 home game at Nicola Valley Arena saw just over 500 fans take in the battle between the two Interior division rivals,

where West Kelowna went up swiftly and soundly in the first period to keep the lead for good.

With the score at 3-0 just past the seven-minute mark, and Tanner Marshall chased from between the pipes, Thomas Manty finally got the Centennials on the board with his eighth of the year, though the Warriors quickly rebounded to once again make it a three-goal game.

Jake McLean and Rylan Van Unen also found the back of the net in the game, though the final buzzer rang with a scoreboard reading 5-3 for West Kelowna.

Head coach Derek Sweet-Coulter did not like what he saw in the first period.

“You can’t start a game like that, especially on home ice. If we want to have success

we need to keep ourselves in the game early on and not be chasing all night.”

Ryan Winter, who came into the game in relief of Marshall, managed to make 17 stops in 19 attempts in picking up the loss.

The Cents went back to their man in net, Marshall, in next day’s game in West Kelowna, though the normally-sound goaltender was peppered with 45 shots in another five-goal game.

It was a one-goal game heading into the final frame, though three goals from the Warriors in the third saw a final score of 5-1.

Payton Matsui had the Cents’ lone tally.

West Kelowna was able to capitalize on two of their six powerplay chances throughout the night.

“Discipline was another story again

tonight,” said SweetCoulter. “We can’t afford to give the other team that many chances, and we paid the price.”

Another loss to the high-flying Trail Smoke Eaters on Tuesday saw the Centennials drop three points back of the Warriors for that coveted final playoff spot, with just over a dozen games left on the BCHL schedule.

The upcoming schedule does not get any easier, with the Cents taking on the first-place Penticton Vees in a Friday road match, who have already clinched their playoff spot.

Another visit to Trail is in the works for the following night.

The Cents are not back at home at the Nicola Valley Arena until Jan. 25, when they play host to the Surrey Eagles of the Mainland

division.

In lighter Cents news, one certain Cent has put a stamp on his future in committing to Alaska Fairbanks of the NCAA’s Division I. The forward Matsui committed to the scholarship while sitting second on the Cents in points so far this season, currently sitting at 27 through 43 games played.

Sweet-Coulter said he was “extremely proud” of Matsui.

“There’s one thing you can never question and that is his work ethic,” said SweetCoulter. “Every game and every practice he goes as hard as he can and his motor never stops. We are all excited for him, but more importantly proud of how hard he has worked for this and persevered through adversity.”

TEAM BC

Athletes wanted for Indigenous Games Kristi Patton CONTRIBUTOR

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (ISPARC) is now accepting applications from athletes who wish to represent Team BC at the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games.

Sports open for Athlete Expression of Interest applications

include archery, athletics (track and field), and swimming – with more information coming soon for badminton, golf, rifle shooting, wrestling, and more.

The Games will be the largest multisport event ever held in Halifax, within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, highlighting Indigenous and Mi’kmaq culture. Over

Atheletes are welcome to submit applications to be a part of Team BC for the upcoming Indigenous Games in Halifax. Submitted

5,000 participants from across North America will compete.

Team BC’s contingent will provide 520 Indigenous ath-

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letes (First Nations, Métis, Inuit youth ages approximately 13 to 19), coaches and mission staff from across BC with an incredible once-

in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a major international sport competition and to share and celebrate their cultural heritages

The Cents’ Payton Matsui has committed the NCAA Division I program Alaska Fairbanks. Submitted

with other youth from across the continent.

Team BC will compete in 13 sports at NAIG from July 12-19, 2020.

“This is a great opportunity for our athletes to not only compete at an international competition in their sport but to also celebrate our cultural unity and pride,” said Lara Mussel Savage, Team BC Chef de Mission. “What makes NAIG unique is ensuring the connection between culture and sport in every aspect of the Games, creating a powerful impact for all participants.”

For the sports of canoe/kayak, volleyball

and lacrosse, athletes have been advanced to Team BC development squads where final selections will be announced after the final spring camp. The softball and volleyball development squads will be officially announced in the coming weeks.

Team BC’s coaching staff have confirmed final rosters for basketball and soccer.

Interested athletes must complete a formal online Expression of Interest application.

Information about eligibility, selection processes and the Athlete Expression of Interest forms can be found at isparc.ca.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS CURLING BONSPIEL

Men’s curling bonspiel sees a good time for all 24 teams took part in this year’s Men’s Cash ‘Spiel.

Diane Wandler CONTRIBUTOR

Hurry hard! Hope all you curlers had a wonderful Christmas as it’s now back to the ice.

The first event of the New Year was the Men’s Cash Bonspiel this past weekend.

There were 24 teams registered with 14 out of towners, including teams from Langley, Williams Lake, Kamloops, Richmond, Abbotsford, Chilliwack,, Invermere,

Salmon Arm, Westbank, and High River, Alta., who battled the weather to be here.

One out-of-towner, A. McKinnon from the Lower Mainland, has been playing at this Bonspiel for 25+ years, and this was the first year he couldn’t make it. Hope to see you next year!

Some fantastic curling! Some amazing shots! Three Merritt teams made it to the finals, but, unfortunately were outplayed by teams from Abbotsford and Kamloops.

At one point a Merritt team was discussing how they won a game. They

were behind six points after the 2nd end, but played hard and ended up winning 8-7.

Wouldn’t you know it?

Some other curling insights to came out of the weekend, that show curlers are skilled athletes with a superior knowledge of the sport: “We just have to make our shots!

“Depends on the rock. Depends on the ice. Depends on the humidity. Depends on how the stars are aligned. Then you throw the rock and you go, who put the blinker on that rock? What’s it doing going way over there?”

Gotta love it!

Then there were the really insightful comments like: “Tarbender, another round here, we need one for the road, it’s a long walk downstairs.”

“Oh yeah, I just wanna have fun!”

Seriously though, win or lose, everyone had a better then great time.

Coming up next is the Cattlemens Spiel, while another fun event is also our Valentine ‘Spiel on Feb. 15 weekend. Stay tuned!

Find out more about the Merritt Curling Club at merrittcurling.ca.

(Top to bottom) The A winners (L. Tonn, R. Macdonald, R. Lang, B. Arksey) B winners (G. Schiller, W. Tresierra, Q. Martin, B. Thompson) and and C winners (B. Bauer, R. Ruygrok, K. Nevins, D. Hardman).

Diane Wandler/Submitted

Merritt hosts Eagle’s Perch Tournament

Merritt played host to the Eagle’s Perch Tournament last weekend.

Jake Courtepatte THE MERRITT HERALD

Both Merritt Secondary School and NVIT were the sites of plenty of oncourt action over the weekend, with Merritt playing host to the annual Eagle’s Perch Invitational Basketball Tournament.

Sixteen teams from across the Interior competed for the Eagle’s Perch, with the tournament consisting of both boys and girls junior squads.

In the girls division, Vernon Christian took the crown over Salmon Arm, while Brock from Kamloops completed the podium.

The Panthers finished in fourth.

In the boys division, St. Ann’s out of Kamloops walked away the winners, while the

hometown Merritt team finished with a silver medal.

Grand Forks earned third place.

It is the second year of the tournament, which this year kicked off with a traditional song and dance from some of the local elders.

It is the first iteration, however, to include both a junior and senior tournament.

The grade eight event will be taking place at the end of January.

A local indigenous group opened the tournament with a ceremony. Jake Courtepatte/HERALD

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Mid. Row (L to R): Lorenzo Cavaliere, Ryhan Paquette, Ethan Joe, Adalynn Stevens, Eden Montreuil, Joseph McDougall Jr., Matthew Martens, Brice Caron, Charlee Pierce Front Row (L to R): Farrah Charters, Keegan Holmes, Zayne Koster, Abraham Sheena, Rylie Beers, Liam Schoenit, Morgan Pickering, Everly Russell, Jaxon Fader, Eva Montreuil.

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David Martens, Ronin Sahota, Nicole Woodman, Reed Woodman, Joseph Sung, Blaine Marten (Asst. Coach).

Middle Row (L to R): Will Parkes, Zachary McCulloch, Mitchell Denton, Cash Long, Cruz Robinson, Thea Nendick, Carter Starrs.

Front Row (L to R): Joey Montreuil, Olivia Kim, Carter Hughes, Evelyn Schulte, Carter Oberle, Covin Pierce, Brian Kim, Kylynn Kerr Missing: Jason Robinson (Coach)

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ATOM DEVELOPMENT Back Row (L to R): Jake Voigt, Cooper Hatfield, Halem Wallace-Bobroske, Ken Pickering, (Coach) Middle Row (L to R): Alex Lambe, Ryan Lambe, Kolten Brigden, Braxtun Dickie, Blake Robinson, Maddax Garcia, Layne DeRose Front Row (L to R): Blake Weimer, Max Bassett, Travis King, Ethan Pickering, Wyatt Strek, Aiden VanRensburg, Carter Hildebrandt Missing Dave Garcia (Coach), Dave Lambe (Coach)

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PEEWEE RECREATION Back Row (L to R): Saxon Peters (Coach), Michel Tom, Mason Walker, Jesse Peters, Mike Simpson (Coach), Richard Antonenko (Coach) Middle Row (L to R): Boston Simpson, Duke Parkes, William Stewart, Ezekiel Thuveson, Von Semke Front Row (L to R): Aiden Oppenheim, Brady Nendick, Griffin Hintz, Trevin Rooke, Griffin Payou, Shane Charters-Jones, Tristen Antonenko Missing: JP Parkes (Coach)

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January 16, 2020 MIDGET RECREATION Back Row (L to R): Gary Dixon, Shayne Cavaliere, Dawson Campbell, Beau Paterson, Jayden Etchart Middle Row (L to R): Taylor Nicholls, Hayden Ellis, Graycin Nicholls, Zach Dixon, Cameron Nicholls, Kuran Matt, Garrett McDonald, Shawn Paterson Front Row (L to R): Blake Klassen, Kolton Wekking, Mariska Wekking, Bryce Garcia, Bianca Cavaliere, Semiah Oppenheim, Ella Mckeown Missing: Arwinaya Johnny, Eva Galbraith

MIDGET HOUSE Back Row (L to R): Wade Fountain, Robert Sterling, Leif Ellingsen, Jacob Buxton Middle Row (L to R): James Fountain, Missy McDonnell, Matthew Newman, Brodie Sterling, Indiana Joe, Stuart Brown-Abraham, Spencer Nagata, Chris Charters, Trent Abraham Front Row (L to R): Cassie Smith, Coltin Smith, Hanna Ellingsen, Korben Blachford, Caleb Brackett, Luke Narcisse, Cortez Charters Missing: Isaiah McRae

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LEVELS OF MINOR (YOUTH) HOCKEY For parents looking to place their children in organized hockey it is important to know the levels of hockey that youths can play at. In a hockey friendly country like Canada, children typically start playing organized hockey at age five. However this is not the case in other countries around the world.

WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF MINOR HOCKEY? Let’s examine the levels of youth hockey in three great hockey countries, Canada, Sweden and the United States.

MINOR HOCKEY LEVELS IN CANADA In Canada, Minor Hockey is described as amateur hockey played by athletes who are 20 years old and younger. Traditionally players are divided into playing levels according to age. In Canada, minor hockey levels and associated ages are: Initiation – ages 5 & 6 Novice – ages 7 & 8 Atom – ages 9 & 10 Pee Wee – ages 11 & 12 Bantam – ages 13 & 14 Midget – ages 15-17 Junior / Juvenile – ages 18 & 19

Players play in either: House Leagues – intra-city where players may be of any skill level Select Leagues – higher skilled players who participate in additional practices and games.

Competitive Minor Hockey Players who play more competitive hockey may play in the following leagues. These teams are sometimes referred to as “travelling teams” and consist of “better” skilled players.

In smaller towns and communities with smaller populations leagues will often combine the Mite, Mini Mite or Tiny Mites and Squirts levels into a single Initiation (or Pre-Novice) category.

Furthermore players may be divided by the level of competitiveness they play at.

C House Level Junior B Junior A where more competitive hockey begins AA teams compete at major level AAA is the highest caliber of minor hockey Additionally, teams are categorized as either Tier 1, 2, 3, or 4 for district, and provincial championship playoffs based on the enrollment sizes of their associations.

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MINOR HOCKEY LEVELS IN THE US In the United States, the levels of minor hockey are as follows: Mini Mite (ages 5-6) (Levels A) Mite (ages 7-8) (Levels AA, A, B) Squirt (ages 9–10) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B) Peewee (ages 11–12) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B) Bantam (ages 13–14) (Levels AAA, AA, A, B) Minor Midget 16 and Under (ages 15–16) (Levels AAA, AA, junior varsity highschool-A) Major Midget 18 and Under (ages 15–18) (Levels AAA, AA, varsity highschool-AA and AAA) Leagues are also tiered as follows: AAA: Tier 1 AA: Tier 2 A: Tier 2 Average Hockey Level B: Tier 2 Lower Hockey Level MINOR HOCKEY LEAGUES IN SWEDENMINOR HOCKEY LEVELS IN SWEDEN In the country of Sweden, youth hockey is divided up as follows: U11 (ages 11 and younger) U12 (ages 12 and younger) U13 (ages 13 and younger) U14 (ages 14 and younger) U15 (ages 15 and younger) U16 (ages 16 and younger) J18 (Juniors 18 and younger) J20 (Juniors 20 and younger) Pretty simple as the Swedes simply base youth hockey on the age of the player.

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meets Monday evenings beginning January 27 for its Spring 2020 Session.

If you enjoy singing and learning choral music skills in a fun and friendly setting, this is for you! We enjoy a variety of music styles.You are welcome to check us out. Questions or more information, call Ellen at 250-378-9899. New members accepted until March 2.

MERRITT SNOWMOBILE CLUB

will be hosting a family fun poker ride on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Brookmere parking lot at Thynne Mountain. There will be hot dogs, pop and chips by donation. For more information call Adam at 250-315-3673.

FREE DANCE CLASSES

Unsure of which dance style/s you and your child would like best? Come try them out - Ballet, Spanish Flamenco, modern jazz, Latin Line dance. Up to four free, try-it out dance classes for new dance students, age 2 - 82 years. To book a spot in an age appropriate class, phone 250-936-9011 or e-mail LTDAdance@gmail. com. Must get in before the end of January.

JAM SESSION

Nat Merritt Senior Center on Tutill Court on Saturday, Jan.18 at 7 p.m. Music setup at 6:30. Bring your instruments and join in.

Everyone welcome to play or come and enjoy the music.

FIERCE

FIERCE Merritt LGBTQ2+ (gay support group) “Be a unicorn in a field of horses” Meet and greets at the Conayt Friendship Society, 2164 Quilchena Ave. 250-378-

5107 Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information go to fiercemerritt. simplesite.com or email: fiercemerritt@ yahoo.com

FILM

Nicola Valley Film Society presents “Wild Rose” (in English; PG rating) on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the NVIT lecture theatre. For more information phone 250378-5190.

NICOLA VALLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD

Regular guild meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6:30 p.m.d in the Civic Centre. New members are always welcome! For more information contact Debra at 250-280-4086. The next “Stash Buster” retreat weekends will be January 17, 18, 19 and March 6, 7, 8. Register at the Civic Centre.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

AA meeting will be held every Monday at noon in the United Church, 1899 Quilchena Ave.

DROP IN CENTER FOR ELDERS

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 sign-in sheet is at the front office. Elders can provide suggested menus and lunch to reception at the attention of the executive director.

MERRITT ARMY CADETS, ages 12-18,

Tuesday from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. 1755 Coldwater Ave. Free. For more info please contact Tracy 250 378 4722.

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RED CROSS

Merritt Health Equipment Loan Program is looking for volunteers .. You will work with another volunteer who will train you in Red Cross procedures.. Please contact us at (250) 378-3269 or download a volunteer application from the Red cross website at https:// www.redcross.ca/volunteer/apply-now

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HOSPICE

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

Wednesday: floor curling 1 p.m., free swim at the pool 9 - 10 a.m., court whist 7 p.m. Thursday: Second and fourth Thursdays physically challenged floor curling, pool opens at 1 p.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. 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 infor please call 250-3783763.

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 250-378-7844.

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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.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

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

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

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

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Merritt Hospice is calling for volunteers to support palliative care clients and their families and to support those who are grieving. Volunteers are also needed for administrative duties such a fund raising, community events and to serve as board members. Contact Jill Sanford at 250-3784577 for more info Crossroads Community Church is hosting the Alpha Series again on Sunday Nights (January 12 - March 29, 2020) from 6:00-8:30pm....

ALPHA is a place to explore the Christian faith with others. It is a series of sessions focussed on the questions of life, faith and meaning. Each session has food, a talk and a space to discuss and ask questions. FMI or to Register: www.merrittcrossroads.com/alphacourse

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will be remembered for family his greatman sensethat of A strong loved We adventures, have an immediate need for folks with logging trucks from now by many and will be missed at Merritt fishing, camping, working on cars until and approximately stock car March 31, 2020, to haul logs from our bush nial Hockey games North Central Operations based out of Slave Lake racing. operations to our Slave Lake and High PrairieWoodlands Mills. was born and grew up in Windsor, Nova Jim will be remembered for his great sense of Interested parties can contact Norbert Robichaud in 1981 he moved to B.C. following his We have an immediate need for folks with logging trucks from now by many Merritt (780-523-9552; norbert.robichaud@westfraser.com) and in humour 2006 to Merritt, B.C. and wherewill he be missed at until approximately March 31, 2020, to haul logs from our bush Centennial Hockey games or Jeff Blocka (780-805-3725; jeff.blocka@westfraser.com). at Murray GM and then to Alpha Design operations to our Slave Lake and High Prairie Mills. he had become Jim parts was manager. born and grew up in Windsor, Nova survivedScotia, by his loving wife of 36 years Interested parties can contact Norbert Robichaud in 1981 he moved to B.C. following his r, his son Brock (Rebecca) daughter (780-523-9552; norbert.robichaud@westfraser.com) brother and in 2006 to Merritt, B.C. where he (Aaron) Boone grandchildren, Danika, or Jeff Blocka (780-805-3725; jeff.blocka@westfraser.com).

Olivia andworked Addison.at Murray GM and then to Alpha Design Blue Ridge Lumber based out of Blue Ridge where he become parts manager. as predeceased by had his parents Raymond aggie FaderJim and sister Sandra. by his loving wife is survived 36 years BlueofRidge Lumber is seeking interested parties for ‘stump to dump’ also survived by sisters his Rae (Louis) Doucette, and/ordaughter ‘load and haul’ contractors for the remainder of the 2020 Heather, son Brock (Rebecca) ne (Jack) Morine, Lillian, Geraldine, harvest season.

Melissa (Aaron) Boone grandchildren, Danika, (Ron) Clarke, Pat, Christine and brother Bill Jaxon, Olivia and Addison.

Interested parties may contact Darcy Dickson, e) plus many nieces and nephews Blue Ridge Lumber based out of Blue Ridge Operations Superintendent at 780-648-6211 predeceased amily wouldHe likewas to thank everyone forby all his parents Raymond or via email: Darcy.Dickson@westfraser.com pport during this very difficult time and will and Maggie Fader and sister Sandra.

Blue Ridge Lumber is seeking interested parties for ‘stump to dump’ ce a Celebration of Life at a later He is also survived bydate. sisters Rae (Louis) Doucette, and/or ‘load and haul’ contractors for the remainder of the 2020 d any friends desire, donations may be Maryanne (Jack) Morine, Lillian, Geraldine, Announcements Announcements Announcements harvest season. o the Nicola Valley Hospital/Health Center.

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