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Merritt resident Tyler Litke plead guilty to the arson of this building. It was set ablaze in the early hours of June 7. Michael Potestio/Herald Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
A Merritt man will be spending one year in provincial prison for committing arson and assaults with weapons. In a Kamloops courtroom last Thursday, 19-year-old Tyler Litke pleaded guilty to multiple charges, the most serious of which were for burning down a barn behind the Spring Island Trailer Court in Merritt back on June 7, and assaulting multiple people in the weeks that followed. Litke received a year in jail for the arson with two years of probation, six months in jail for assaulting his roommates and three months for assaulting a stranger on the street. Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo told the Herald the assault charges are concurrent, meaning Litke will serve those nine months at the same time he serves the one year sentence for arson. The sentence is less the month and a half of time Litke has already served, Caputo said, adding that the defense asked for a seven month jail sentence. On June 7 at about 2:30 a.m., the Merritt Fire Rescue Department responded to a barn fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the abandoned structure at 1500 Spring Street behind the trailer park extinguished in an hour.
No one was hurt, and no other properties were damaged by the flames. Police charged Litke and fellow 19-year-old Kayla MacDonald with arson after receiving information from the public that the two had been seen at the barn at about the time of the fire. The court heard that Litke simply decided to burn the barn down with no further reasoning, Caputo told the Herald. Using a cigarette, Litke lit some tar paper on the barn to start the fire, he said. MacDonald is expected to appear in court next week. On June 18, Litke assaulted two of his roommates with a baton, baseball bat and brass knuckles. “He came home and he was locked out,” Caputo said. “He got angry and retrieved weapons.” On July 29, Litke assaulted a man he thought was someone who had assaulted a relative of his, however the man was not someone he knew. No injuries stemming from these incidents were discussed in court, Caputo said. Caputo said the two years of probation is more than what is usually given. “We seldom see probation orders that long,” he said.
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The City of Merritt will have to stop short on its plans to repave Coldwater Avenue from Main Street to Voght Street this year. Council received word that their submission for a matching grant from the New Building Canada Fund for Small Communities was denied. A letter from the provincial co-chair of the oversight committee for the Small Communities Fund in the council agenda states “the program received significantly more applications than could be funded.” With the help of the grant money, water and sewer lines below that stretch of road as well as the asphalt above would have been replaced. Sans grant, this project only covered the 1400 block of Coldwater Avenue, which was replaced this past spring. While the final number hasn’t come in yet, public works manager Shawn Boven said that work cost the city about $640,000 prior to the road being paved. There will be a second intake of applications for the grant, but a date for that hasn’t been determined yet. To be eligible for this grant, the city put up $1.5 million for the government to match, funds which Boven said he’ll recommend council hang on to in order to maintain eligibility for the second intake. In addition to the 1400 block of Coldwater Ave., the water and sewer lines and the asphalt road for a portion of Clapperton Avenue and the Langstaff Place cul-de-sac were replaced this year. The City of Merritt also had Voght Street from Merritt Avenue to Nicola Avenue, and Houston Street from Nicola Avenue to Priest Avenue repaved.
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Become a Regulated The fire as seen from Merritt. MFRD initially requested assistance from BC Wildfire Service, but they were cancelled after the blaze was quickly brought under control. Michael Potestio/Herald Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
Firefighters quickly suppressed a wildfire burning near homes in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District last Friday, Aug. 28. The Merritt Fire Rescue Department, BC Wildfire Service and BC Hydro responded to the fire just north of the Coldwater reserve at about 5:30 p.m. in the evening near Coldwater Road. Crews tended to the fire with an initial attack crew and helicopter bucketing water, a water truck, and a fire engine. MFRD requested support from the BC Wildlife Service initially, but then cancelled the help after the blaze was under control, said BC Wildlife Service spokesperson Melissa Klassen. “We sent one initial attack crew to respond,” she said. “It happens a lot where the concern is immediately great, obviously, if there are structures in the area, which there were. So
initially there was the request for air tanker support, but then within ten minutes or so the fire department got an extremely good handle on the fire, and so they no longer required the air support.” The fire is suspected to have been caused by a fallen power line. BC Hydro attended to de-energize the line. MFRD Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson said the fire was under a hectare in size, estimating it to be about 300 metres by 100 metres. The homes were under threat of the fire initially, but crews were able to get the blaze under control, and there were no structures lost. He said no one needed to be evacuated from their homes. Tomkinson said the fire was contained by a trench fire break and hose lines surrounding it. “We’re just working on the interior of the fire, putting out the hot spots and burning stumps and things like that,” he said that evening.
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TAKING PRIDE Merritt Fire Rescue Department firefighter Greg Hodson polishes the front of one of the engines after returning from a hog fuel fire at the Tolko mill last Thursday. Story on page 5. David Dyck/Herald
Emerg planning contract awarded David Dyck THE MERRITT HERALD
The Interior Health Authority (IHA) announced that they have awarded the architectural and planning services for Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre’s emergency department upgrades to Stantec Architecture Ltd. The contract is worth $600,000, a cost that will be split between the province through IHA, and the Thompson Regional Hospital District. The request for proposals was put out on July 2. The planning pro-
cess is expected to take nine to 12 months to complete. Stantec has worked with IHA in the past, with the Royal Inland Hospital’s intensive care unit and cancer centre, 100 Mile House Hospital’s Laboratory, Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s Polson Tower and Kelowna General Hospital’s Centennial Tower. “Proceeding with a renovation project will be subject to prioritization of capital projects both provincially and within Interior Health, and the availability of capital funding,” reads the press release.
City to buy nature “island” Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
City council unanimously to approved spending $75,000 to purchase three acres of property it intends to utilize as a nature preserve. At its regular meeting on Tuesday, council voted 6-0 to adopt an expenditure bylaw that enables the city to purchase three lots along Charters Street, one of which is beneath the Nicola River. Coun. Mike Goetz excused himself from the vote on a per-
ceived conflict of interest. The two lots above the water are land locked, and there is no legal access to them except through private property. The land is home to a variety of wildlife and the city’s intention is to develop it as little as possible. The city will also incur some legal costs and disbursements in addition to the $75,000 but expects to have sufficient funds for the purchase. The account the funds are coming out of currently has $86,000 in it.
Falling copper prices have forced the closure of Highmont Mines, putting over 400 employees out of work. Roughly 60 to 100 employees are from the Merritt area. Highmont, the second largest producer of copper in the province, will close indefinitely effective October 19. Approximately 415 workers are employed there, and with the exception of a skeleton crew, all will lose their jobs. Slumping copper prices, which are nearing a record low, are blamed for the closure. No guesses are being made on any reopening of the mine. “I’d hate to speculate on that,” Dr. Norman Keevil Jr., president and chief executive officer of Teck Corporation said. “It all depends on the copper prices.” Copper and molybdenum prices have taken a sharp drop recently, reaching the point where Highmont can no longer continue operating. The outlook may improve if a number of U.S. mines close in the next few weeks, which could bring supply closer to market demand.
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UBCM gas tax payment confirmed The following is an excerpt from the City of Merritt regular council meeting agenda for August 25, 2015 Letter to Merritt mayor and council from councillor Sav Dhaliwal, UBCM president RE: Gas tax agreement community works fund payment I am pleased to advise that UBCM is in the process of distributing the first of two community works fund (CWF) payments for fiscal 2015/2016. An electronic transfer of $170,536.80 is expected to occur with-
in the next 30 days. These payments are made in accordance with the payment schedule set out in your CWF agreement with UBCM (see section 4 of your agreement). CWF is made available to eligible local governments by the government of Canada pursuant to the administrative agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund in British Columbia. Funding under the program may be directed to local priorities that fall within one of the eligible project categories. UBCM is also making an additional payment towards CWF
NEW BUILDING INSPECTOR HOURS Please be advised starting September 2015,
INSPECTION DAYS WILL CHANGE TO: TUESDAY and THURSDAY Office hours: 8:30 am to 11:00am Inspection hours: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm To call for inspections call 250-378-8622 Or email at: dlindenbach@merritt.ca
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: BUILDING/PLUMBING INSPECTOR Applications are invited for the position of Part Time Building/Plumbing Inspector Level II for the Planning & Development Services Department in the City of Merritt. For complete details, visit City of Merritt website at www.merritt.ca Detailed resumes attached with a cover letter will be accepted until 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015 and should be addressed to: Carole Fraser Human Resources Manager P.O. Box 189, 2185 Voght St. Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Or by e-mail: cfraser@merritt.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
funding for fiscal 2015/2016 from interest accumulated over the term of the first
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You’re Invited! to meet with Mayor Menard on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall (second floor), 2185 Voght Street.
Saturday, September 5 Rotary Park from 12:30 - 2:30 pm Free for everyone to attend!
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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 at a Drop-In session please call reception at City Hall 250-378-4224.
Bear-human conflict occurs in Merritt every year and results in the destruction of many bears.
HELP KEEP MERRITT’S BOULEVARDS AND LANES CLEAN We all want Merritt and the neighborhoods we call home to look the best as possible. A frequent question to the City’s Bylaw Department is “Who is responsible for maintenance of boulevards and lanes?” The short answer is the adjacent property owner. Just as with winter snow, the adjacent property owner is responsible for shoveling the sidewalk in front of their home, so during the rest of the year the adjacent property owner is responsible for keeping the boulevard and lane abutting their property neat and tidy. We may even want to consider helping some of our neighbours who may be less capable.
This is the time of year that bear sightings increase as they prepare to feast before dormancy. Garbage is the #1 attractant for bears and can attract bears away from their normal habitat. Bears are most active at night so garbage cannot be placed curbside the night before the scheduled pick-up day. The City adopted a bylaw March 10th 2015 that requires garbage cans must be placed curbside after 5am the morning of collection. It is also a provincial offence under the Wildlife Act to attract or leave an attractant for dangerous wildlife, such as bears. Do your part and manage your bear attractants, or it’s possible to receive a $100 fine. Let’s reduce bear-human conflict and avoid unnecessary destruction of bears.
With this in mind Merritt’s Nuisance Abatement Bylaw provides for minimum property standards within City limits. This Bylaw requires property owners to also maintain lanes and boulevards. We all need to do our part to maintain our neighbourhoods. One of the pleasures of living in a smaller community like ours is that the little extra that we contribute makes a huge difference that will positively reflect on the City of Merritt as somewhere great to live.
Next council meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 Council agendas and minutes at www.merritt.ca
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The MFRD responded to three hog fuel fires in the month of August. Michael Potestio/Herald Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
Last Thursday, the Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) extinguished yet another fire in a hog fuel pile at Tolko, which was the third such fire at the mill in the month of August. Sparking that afternoon at about 4 p.m., flames could be seen shooting out the top of the pile of wood waste. One fire engine attended the fire with firefighters dousing the flames while a second engine was on standby just outside the mill. With the fire out in a short amount of time, the mill’s employees were left to monitor the pile.
Spontaneous combustion is usually the cause of these hog fuel fires as the piles of dry wood waste are prone to heating up and smouldering in the sun to the point where they burst into flames. Tolko spokesperson Don Hanson told the Herald that Tolko has increased the frequency with which employees monitor its hog fuel piles at its Merritt site. “It’s really just adding extra people and more frequency to watching the piles for any kind of indication,” Hanson said. The Merritt Green Energy project located next to Tolko is set to open next year and is part of the mill’s strategy for reducing the size of its hog fuel piles, Hanson said.
TOTA Caravan postponed Michael Potestio THE MERRITT HERALD
The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association’s Caravan scheduled to take place in Vancouver at the end of September has been postponed to March 2016. Postponing the event was done so that it could be held at the Vancouver International auto show, in order to take advantage of an invitation to be an attraction at the largest trade and consumer event in Western Canada. The event is scheduled for March 24 to 29 and draws about 90,000 visitors annually. According to Community Futures manager Rob Miller, this change will allow for more consumer traffic and exposure, along with more time to co-ordinate a marketing strategy for Merritt. Community Futures, Tourism Nicola Valley and the chamber of commerce
are all working together on the Caravan, which is a marketplace that showcases the wide range of tourism experiences available in the Thompson Okanagan area. The City of Merritt
is committing $6,000 and in-kind support to the Caravan, which is their first partnership with TOTA since the failed ‘Country with Attitude’ branding project. That eventually led to
council deciding to cut ties with TOTA and Destination BC’s Community Tourism Opportunities program, which gave the city $8,400 annually in tourism funding support.
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HERALD OPINION Korean crisis control Having just been on holiday with two very strongwilled little boys aged 8 and 9, I feel particuGWYNNE DYER larly well The international qualified STAGE to explain why the two Koreas went to the brink of war over some loudspeakers, but didn’t go over the edge. George and James could explain the process even better themselves, but child labour laws prevent them from writing for newspapers, so I’ll do it for them. It began with a land-mine explosion in the Demilitarised Zone between the two countries that severely wounded two South Korean army sergeants. The mine was of an old Soviet design, so Seoul said it must have been put there by North Korea and demanded an apology from Pyongyang. The North Korean denied it, of course, but Pyongyang gets very upset every year around this time, when South Korea and the United States hold their annual joint military exercises. So to punish North Korea, South Korea re-activated the loudspeakers that used to broadcast anti-North Korean propaganda across the DMZ until they were turned off eleven years ago. Nobody could hear the propaganda except North Korean soldiers on the other side of the DMZ, so it’s hard to see what actual harm it was doing, but North Korea rose to the bait with alacrity. Last Thursday afternoon, North Korean troops fired a rocket and several artillery shells at the loudspeakers, though none seem to have hit them. South Korea responded with a barrage of dozens of 155mm artillery rounds.
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Helping deliver a baby 41 years ago JEANETTE MCMASTER In FRIENDSHIP Can you remember what you were doing 41 years ago? For me, God had chosen to entrust one of His beautiful creations into my care, when I helped to deliver a baby. I will never forget that time. Neither will the mom Janice Sheena forget, I am sure.
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Janice and Abe Sheena lived in the apartment building just across the road from our home in Lower Nicola. The day was a hot summer afternoon, my two daughters were playing with neighbors’ children, when Janice saw my Cathy, she called out to her, so Cathy went inside. Janice told her, “Please run home to your mom, tell her I am having my baby and I need her help.” Well, my baby girl ran as fast as she could. She ran into our yard, telling me, “Mom, Janice is having her baby right now, she needs your help.” I went over to Janice’s and sure enough, there
was no time left to argue with nature. I remember having a pot of boiling water, putting some aside to sterilize the scissors and white thread. Then we began to time her labour pains. I gathered clean baby clothes that Janice had, diapers and baby blankets. Everything happened so quickly. I knelt down by her bedside and asked the greatest Physician of all, Jesus, to help me, to show me what to do. And He did. When the baby was about one or two more pushes from entering the world, I really felt the glory of God’s presence
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there with Janice and me. What an honourable experience indeed. I left her side for a few minutes to get the wash basin, towels and face cloths. When I returned, the baby was ready and I told Janice to give one more push. It was the height of excitement as I helped the baby. She gave her first tiny little cry and she was born. I had to remember how far from Janice’s body to cut and tie the umbilical cord, and I did that. Cutting the umbilical cord is crucial, and I did not want to make a mistake.
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God was there with Janice, the baby and me. I gave baby a clean rub down, dressed her, then gave her to Mom. Then I got Janice cleaned up too, before phoning for the ambulance. The ambulance arrived and Janice was put onto a cart. Then we all rode to the hospital. There was a doctor waiting for us by the entrance way when we arrived. He called me inside, checked Janice out, then he actually shook my hand and told me, “You did very well indeed.”
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YOUR OPINION Thanks to our firefighters Bringing a new life into the world Guest editorial PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS
The deaths of three firefighters in Washington state are a reminder of how much these brave people are putting on the line, on both sides of the border. Earlier this month, three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled the Okanogan complex of fires near the town of Twisp. Four other firefighters were injured including one that was taken to hospital in critical condition. They were on the initial attack, trying to stop a fire before it could threaten nearby communities — in some cases, their hometown. Firefighters know how dangerous their jobs can be, whether it is day-to-day operations of our local department or forestry service crews battling major wildfires. But it’s so very easy for the public to take their work for granted and it’s stunning when such a tragedy happens. Considering the level of danger, it is amazing how relatively few are lost.
Evacuees from the Rock Creek blaze and other fires also are dealing with their personal adversity in loss of homes and livelihoods or the uncertainty of not yet knowing what has been lost. But, we who aren’t directly exposed to the fires, complaining about the smoke and ash in the air, and the other inconveniences brought on by fires burning in our region and south of the border, might imagine the risk is small. The deaths of Tom Zbyszewski, Rick Wheeler and Andrew Zajac show us how great the risk firefighters face is, and continues to be, for the thousands of firefighters battling blazes in B.C. and Washington. As you read this, they are still digging in with shovels and axes in searing heat and choking smoke, struggling against so many fires it is hard to keep track. We want to extend our thanks to these brave men and women who are putting their lives in front of wildfires to protect people and property from devastation and death.
Don’t bet on NDP Editor: A recent letter from an NDP supporter in regard to the NDP candidate in our riding caught my eye (Tuesday, Aug. 11: “NDP is the right choice for COSN”). The biggest news item by the writer told how she helped catch some squealing pigs. This apparently qualifies her to know how Ottawa should really be run. I’m afraid I laughed for several minutes. It is the NDP who should be kicked out of office. They nearly ruined B.C. a few years ago. Read a book written by Mark Milke entitled “Barbarians in the Garden City” about the reign and ruin of the NDP in the early 2000s. Consider
the new NDP government in Alberta, brought in by a protest vote. When that happens, the province suffers for four years. The NDP are socialists and anti-free enterprise. The real poll in this election is voting day. On another topic, Stephen Harper and his government are strong supporters of Israel. In Genesis Chapter 12 God promised to bless nations that bless Irael and curses those nations who fight against Israel. If we want God’s blessing on the nation of Canada, vote for the Conservative Party. As for the Liberals, they are of the same calibre as the NDP. Mary Hale Merritt
From Page 6 When I left Janice at the hospital, I told her that I would tell Abe where she was at. This year it has been 41 years since all this took place. That baby girl has grown into a very smart adult. Her name is Rhonda Corrine Sheena. My heart is full to overflowing thinking that God actually chose me of all people to deliver one of His beautiful creations. Whenever I hear or
see something of Rhonda Corrine Sheena, I think, just imagine, long before God created this world, He already had plans of Janice and Abe having a baby girl. God tells us in the Bible that He chose us. Ephesians 1: 4 says, “According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame in love.” We all have a purpose for our lives. God planned each day for our lives. How awesome is that? But then He also gave us the
freedom of choice. We can make decisions on our own, and if we make a mistake, He helps, by correcting our wrong. And we usually learn a lesson from our mistakes. I am honoured by God to have delivered His most beautiful creation. Rhonda, it is an honour to have been a part of your beginnings in this world. May God our Creator walk with you, in every part of your life. Jeanette McMaster is an Elder and member of the Upper Nicola Band.
Big talk, but little action From Page 6 This, in turn, led North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (the pudgy one with the very bad haircut) to declare a “semi-state of war” and set a 48-hour deadline for the loudspeakers to be turned off. Otherwise, Kim said, his troops would carry out “indiscriminate strikes” against the South. This would have been a grave threat if he actually meant it, since most of Seoul, a city of 25 million people, is within artillery range of the DMZ, but the Saturday deadline passed without further shooting. Instead, urgent talks began on Saturday in the “truce” village of Panmunjom, in the middle of the DMZ, between Hwang Pyong-so, the political director of the North Korean armed forces, and Kim Kwanjin, national security adviser to the South Korean president. The talks lasted more than three days, with the South Korean loudspeakers still blaring out and North Korean artillery, landing craft and submarines moving towards the frontiers. “If nothing is agreed, we have to continue the broadcasting,” said the South Korean representative at the talks. “We are tired of speaking the language of escalation.” That last sentence didn’t even make sense. Were Kim Kwan-jin and his North Korean counterpart really flirting with the idea of a war that would certainly kill hun-
dreds of thousands of people, and might even turn nuclear, over some loudspeakers? Maybe, but there was a distinct lack of panic in other capitals, and in the end they made a deal. That brings us back to the two little boys. Siblings who are close in age, even if they are friends, are also rivals, and they generally squabble a lot. They often get locked into quarrels over matters of little or no importance and seem unable to walk away from them. What keeps these struggles from ending in real violence, and usually restores order in the end, is adult intervention. Even if they resent it, the kids also secretly welcome it, because it frees them from the trap of their own emotions. The adults, in this case, are the greatpower allies of the two Koreas: China for the North, and the United States for the South. It’s not that Americans and Chinese are really more grown-up than Koreans, but being farther away, they could see how petty the confrontation really is, and they had no intention of being dragged into a war over it. So in the end North Korea expressed “regret” about the land-mine, and South Korea turned off the loudspeakers, and everybody lived grumpily ever after. Or something like that. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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met in a four-day visit were surprised to find that B.C. has only one operating mine in the trans-boundary watershed region, he said. That is Red Chris, near the Iskut River south of Dease Lake, with others in the area part-way through their permit process. The Brucejack and KSM mine properties are proposed for the Unuk River watershed. KSM has its environmental certificate after designing twin 23-km
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Nicola Valley ranch rodeo: the real deal Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
A total of eight teams representing working ranches in the B.C. Interior got together at the Merritt rodeo grounds on Saturday for the annual Nicola Valley ranch rodeo. On hand were cowboys and cowgirls from the local Nicola and Lazy L Ranches, the Douglas Lake Ranch Home, Chapperon and Portland Divisions, the Coldstream Ranch from outside Vernon, the Frolek Cattle Co. in Knutsford, and the River Ranch from Riske Creek. The eight teams spent the day competing in various ranch-related activities, including sorting, doctoring, branding
and wild cow milking events. In addition, there were individual competitions to determine the top ranch horse and rider combination, the top overall ranch hand and the best saddle bronc rider. Hayley Rutherford from the Lazy L Ranch, located on the Mammette Lake Road, took the ranch horse and rider event on board her horse, Answer, to begin the day. Former Merritt resident Joe Roberson, who currently works for the Frolek Cattle Co. outside Kamloops, took top honours in the saddle bronc event with a sizzling score of 84 points. Roberson, Scott and teammates Norman
Kerr and Gib Schneider capped off a banner day for the Frolek Cattle Co. at this year’s ranch rodeo by taking the team title with 45 points, edging out second-place Coldstream Ranch who finished with 42 points and third-place Nicola Ranch at 39 points. Capably handling the judges duties at the ranch rodeo were veteran cowboys Wendell Stoltzfus from the Dot Ranch and Phil Martindale from Claresholm, Alberta. Organizers of the very successful ranch rodeo were Phil’s son Curt, who works for the Douglas Lake Ranch, and Nicola Ranch’s Mark Elliott. At the awards cer-
emony following the day-long competition, some terrific prizes were handed out to the topplacing cowboys and cowgirls. They included silver buckles made by Richard Tenisch for the overall winning team, spur straps made by Andy Fadeef for the second-place team, and headstalls donated by Stoltzfus to the thirdplace finishers. A breast collar made by Steve Mason was presented by Phil Martindale to Rutherford for winning the ranch horse competition. Other prizes were made and donated by local saddlemaker Don Loewen, Chona Archachan and John Miller.
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Ranch Horse Competition 1. Hayley Rutherford Lazy L Ranch 2. Curt Martindale Douglas Lake Ranch Stock Saddle Bronc Rider
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The Nicola Valley ranch rodeo on the weekend attracted cowboys and cowgirls from working ranches throughout the southern Interior of B.C. (Above) The competitors line up for introductions on Saturday morning. Winner of the top ranch horse and rider competition was Hayley Rutherford (left) from the Lazy L Ranch on Mammette Lake Road. The top saddle bronc rider was Joe Roberson (right), formerly from Merritt and now working at the Frolek Cattle Co.outside Kamloops. The winning team was the Frolek Cattle Co. (lower right). Holding their first-place buckles are (from left to right) Roberson, Gib Schneider, Norman Kerr and Jason Scott. Flanking the winners are event organizers Curt Martindale (left) from the Douglas Lake Ranch and Nicola Ranch’s Mark Elliott. Beside Martindale is silversmith Richard Tenisch, maker of the buckles. (Lower left) Enthusiastic spectators Mya Martindale, Stella Elliott and Timber Mobbs. Ian Webster/Herald
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Barrel racing brings out the numbers Ian Webster THE MERRITT HERALD
Sit! Sit! Kick! Kick! Those were the operative words this weekend at the Nicola Valley rodeo grounds in Merritt as close to 200 barrel racers of all stripes convened for a pair of big payday events. Competitors came from throughout B.C., including Vancouver Island, and from as far away as Alberta to take part in the Iron Springs Finale Barrel Races, organized by local racer Allie Thompson. The two-day event kicked off on Saturday evening, immediately following the ranch rodeo, with a limitedentry slot race. “We sold only 30 spots at $150 apiece,” Thompson said. “The prize money totalled $4,500, with the winner standing to get $1,800,
and a payout to fourth place.” Thompson explained that slot events are very popular in the States. She was unsure at first how well the concept would be received north of the line, but the response she got was terrific. “We had some outstanding barrel racers here, including some of the pros from the CPRA circuit.” It was one of those pros, Julie Leggatt from Kamloops, who took top prize, riding her horse French Guys Effort, to first place with a time of 17.219 seconds. Leggatt didn’t have much time to savour her victory as she and her travelling partner, Katy Garthwaite from Mammette Lake, were due up in Okotoks, Alberta at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Garthwaite, who is
having a strong season on the CPRA’s Wrangler Pro Circuit, opted to rest her number one horse, Frenchy, at the Merritt event. Instead, she used the opportunity to run a couple of her young, up-and-coming horses. She placed 10th and 17th in Saturday night’s slot race. Sunday, the barrel racers were out in droves for a day of jackpot competition. The open division had over 100 entries, with each horse and rider combination getting two runs. It was Merritt’s own Fallon Fosbery and her horse Dutch who enjoyed the greatest success in the highly-competitive open category, placing third overall in the first go, and winning the second go with the day’s best time of 17.319 seconds. Fosbery’s pair of topthree finishes also gave
her the aggregate title with a combined time of 34.958 seconds. The entire Fosbery family faired well in the averages as Fallon’s sister, Morgan, placed third in the D4 open category, and her mom, Marlo topped the field in the D2 division. The Nicola Valley’s Kelsey Kynoch also did well in the open competition, placing third in the D2 opening run, and winning the overall average for that same group. A couple of Merritt youngsters also enjoyed strong finishes and modest paydays. Sisters Miya and Kelsey Starrs were both winners in the peewee competition that kicked off the action on Sunday morning. Thompson is hoping to hold the Iron Springs slot and jackpot barrel racing events again next year.
IRON SPRINGS FALL FINALE BARREL RACES August 29 - 30, 2015
Top Placings Saturday Slot Race ($4,500 fixed prize money, 30 competitors) 1. Julie Leggatt, Kamloops 2. Sarah Gerard, Savona 3. Sara Christmas, Kamloops
17.219 17.487 17.655
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Sunday Open - First Go ($4,888.50 jackpot, 101 competitors) Div. 1 1. Sara Christmas, Kamloops 2. Colleen Duggan, Cache Creek 3. Fallon Fosbery, Merritt Div. 2 1. Veronica Swales, High River 2. Tara Bardell, Vancouver Island 3. Kelsey Kynoch, Merritt Div. 3 1. Veronica Swales, High River 2. Cathy Bueckert, Vanderhoof 3. Lynne Spenst, Armstrong Div. 4 1. Erin Durrel, Quesnel 2. Kim Weise, Langley 3. Shayle McCleod, Kamloops
17.573 17.602 17.639 18.082 18.084 18.144 18.580 18.662 18.663 19.614 19.689 19.700
$ 397 $ 340 $ 269 $ 364 $ 312 $ 247 $ 320 $ 275 $ 217 $ 288 $ 247 $ 195
Sunday Open - Second Go ($2,705 jackpot, 90 competitors) Div. 1 1. Fallon Fosbery, Merritt 2. Sarah Gerard, Savona 3. Carmen Pozzobon, Savona Div. 2 1. Kelsey Kynoch, Merritt 2. Veronica Swales, High River 3. Chelsea Placas, Langley Div. 3 1. Kathy Lasic, Penticton 2. Rhona McCleod, Kamloops 3. Corine Lebourdais, Kamloops Div. 4 1. Charles Mckay, Langley 2. Sandy Douglas, Aggassiz 3. Sierra Stukel, Penticton
17.319 17.347 17.514 17.834 17.856 17.923 18.319 18.324 18.326 19.497 19.508 19.728
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WINNERS (Left) Merritt’s Fallon Fosbery placed first in the open division of the Iron Springs Finale barrel races on Sunday. (Above) Julie Leggatt (left) from Kamloops took the title in Friday night’s feature slot race. She received a cheque and bridle from event organizer Allie Thompson. (Below) Leggatt and her horse, French Guys Effort, in action. Ian Webster/Herald
Div. 1 1. Fallon Fosbery, Merritt 2. Sara Christmas, Kamloops 3. Carmen Pozzobon, Savona Div. 2 1. Charla Nikkels, Kelowna 2. Frances Herring, Armstrong 3. Kelsey Kynoch, Merritt Div. 3 1. Marlo Fosbery, Merritt 2. Courtney Pearson, Langley 3. Lissa Quinlan, Armstrong Div. 4 1. Shayle McCleod, Kamloops 2. Morgan Fosbery, Merritt 3. Charles Mackay, Langley
34.958 35.375 35.407 35.958 35.973 35.978 36.990 37.062 37.070 39.008 39.127 39.435
Sunday Youth - First Go ($84 jackpot, 8 competitors) Div. 1 1. Tosha Seitz, Savonna Div. 2 1. Avery Cody, Langley
17.751 18.949
Sunday Youth - Second Go ($84 jackpot, 8 competitors) Div. 1 1. Haley Harrison Div. 2 1. Kaitlyn Kubillus, Sorrento Div. 3 1. Mackenzie Hannas, W. Lake
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Sunday Youth Average 1. Haley Harrison
37.967
Sunday Peewee ($84 jackpot, 12 competitors) Div. 1 Div. 2 Div. 3 Div. 4
1. Danika Stukel, Penticton 1. Mia Starrs, Merritt 1. Kale Mickelson, Kamloops 1. Kelsey Starrs, Merritt
20.062 20.694 21.489 23.090
Sunday Senior ($115.50 jackpot, 11 competitors) Div. 1 Div. 2 Div. 3 Div. 4
1. Colleen Duggan, Cache Creek 1. Lisa Connoley, Penticton 1. Sandy Lewis, OK Falls 1. Chris Pearson, Langley
17.602 18.215 19.356 19.873
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