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With the holiday season upon us for another year, Barb would like to take this opportunity to firstly thank all her clients for their past loyalty and patronage, making 2011 a successful year in newfound friendships, listings and sales. Looking forward to being of service to you and your families and friends in 2012!. May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you now and the entire year through! And may your holidays be filled with family, friends and happy, safe times. Take a moment to welcome the New Year! Enjoy newcomers to this wonderful valley, extend your hand of friendship, forming solid and kind communities. We live in such a beautiful place, so rich in so many cultures and resources, making this the best place on the planet. Peace on earth and goodwill towards all! Cheers and good wishes your way! Barb Pasternak
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CONTENTS • DECEMBER
BRIAN HIGHLEY has run international campaigns with Adbusters magazine and published the OK Sun newspaper in Osoyoos. He is of course writing this, and feels strange referring to himself in the third person.
Okanagan Falls author Margaret Hayes 7 Penticton musician Ari Neufeld 10
REPORTER & PROOFREADER ANDREA DUJARDIN-FLEXHAUG has been living in the South Okanagan and writing for newspapers for 25-plus years, ever since she graduated from the Journalism Program at Langara, VCC
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Winter came down to our home one night Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow, And we, we were children once again.
BERNIE BATES is a writer, cartoonist, poet and entrepreneur of native heritage, who grew up on a ranch. “I was the only kid I knew that could play cowboys and Indians all by myself!”
~ Bill Morgan, Jr. DECEMBER 2011
Rise and Shine!
ARI NEUFELD Penticton musician featured
JORG MARDIAN is a Certified Kinesiology Specialist, Myoskeletal Therapist, Fitness Trainer and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. He specializes in injury/pain therapy, functional fitness, weight loss and holistic nutrition.
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Penticton musician Ari Neufeld has released a CD and DVD, both recorded live at The Dream Cafe in Penticton. Photo by Nathan Andrews
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DEREK HIGHLEY is a Class A Member of the PGA of America, is TPI Certified and is a full time Golf Instructor teaching over 1,500 lessons annually.
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n a season meant for peace on Earth, some may notice a lot of rushing, shoving and hustling in the name of giving gifts. To the backdrop of stock footage of long line-ups, the media often reports hoards of impatient shoppers all over North America. Stolen parking spaces, traffic jams and maxed-out credit cards have come to be accepted as part and parcel of the holiday season. It’s easy to let the spending spree and the Christmas consumerist fervour leave you feeling that the “Christmas spirit” has been hijacked by slick marketing ploys and promises of huge Boxing Day savings. This year, why not take a deep breath and decide to opt out of the hype and the stressful to-do lists? Maybe focus instead on charitable works and valuable time with family and friends. Christmas has been warped beyond recognition by commercial forces, and it’s about time we took it back. One step in the right direction might be to head down to the ‘lite up’ festivities in your town to spend some time with your neighbours. The Osoyoos and Oliver Lite-Ups are both Friday, December 2. Okanagan Falls is holding a Community Christmas in Centennial Park on December 10 from 4pm to 6pm. Congratulations and thank you to Smitty’s Restaurant in Osoyoos for hosting the Toys for Tots to Teens program again this year. From December 2 through December 7, you can bring a new toy or cash to Smitty’s and receive a breakfast. In this issue of the Okanagan Sun magazine, we meet Penticton musician Ari Neufeld, who has just released both a new CD and DVD. Both were recorded live at Penticton’s Dream Cafe. We also check in with Okanagan Falls author Margaret Hayes to talk about her latest book Okanagan Wonderland. If you’re looking for the perfect gift this season, you’ll want to check out our feature on The Red Roost gift shop in Kaleden on page 13. Also here to help you with your gift giving this year are George and Brenda McPherson of Kyleburn Con-
fectionery. We catch up with them during their busiest time to talk about their lives in the chocolate making business. Thank you for picking up this edition of the Okanagan Sun. It is free to you, thanks to the support of our
outstanding advertisers. There is no January edition of the magazine, so we’ll see you again in February. We look forward to celebrating more success stories from our region in 2012! brian@oksun.ca
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Sun Sightings Local resident Ashley Flexhaug admires one of the Christmas trees at the Festival of Lights display at the Nk'Mip Resort. A total of 39 trees were decorated by local businesses and organizations, and the display is open to the public until January 8. Everyone is encouraged to come and vote for their favorite tree. A minimum donation of $2 is requested. For donations over $25 tax-receipts will be issued. This event will be in support of both the BC Childres's Hospital Foundation & South Okanagan Children's Charity. The Festival of Trees was started in Vancouver 24 years ago to raise funds for the BC Children's Charites Hospital Foundation and has grown in several communities in the years since.
Up, up and away...
Due to wind conditions, John Klempner wasn't able to take people up for a ride in his hot air balloon at a recent winter fest event at the Nk'Mip Centre in Osoyoos. Next time!
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Okanagan Falls author Margaret Hayes By Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug
It is always a pleasure to visit longtime writer and author Margaret Hayes at her hilltop home in Okanagan Falls overlooking Green Lake. Along with her late husband Charles, the couple once published the South Okanagan Review newspaper soon after they arrived in town in 1980 from Africa. The new arrivals quickly got to know many of the residents in ‘the Falls’ through publishing the South Okanagan Review for 15 years. When Charles passed away in 2000, Margaret turned to publishing non-fictional books, recounting her wide range of adventures, from a life growing up in wartime England, to a move with her second husband and four children to Africa in 1958, to the adventures of raising a family and pursuing a writing career in Kenya. Some years later there, she met and fell madly in love with Charles Hayes, the dashing Editorial Director of The Nation Publishing Group. They married in 1974, and with their young daughter, immigrated to Canada in 1980 and to the small town of Okanagan Falls. The Hayes home is warmly filled with mementos and furnishings reflecting her many years spent in Africa. Hayes also has stacks upon stacks of papers and photographs packed away containing stories yet to be told. Her most recent book (her seventh)
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‘Okanagan Wonderland’ came out earlier this year, which Hayes describes as, “My little observations from Green Lake here, and just little stories.” Interspersed with photos of local scenery and wildlife, there are enchanting accounts such as the one about the rusty-backed black/brown bear she crossed paths with outside her door. “Well, we looked at each other for a few seconds and I thought, ‘Margaret, this is stupid, he’s going to swipe you, so I slammed the door, and I took a picture through the glass, through the window,” she recalls. “And he looked at me as if (to say) ‘How rude she was.’ “A delightful passage from her book describes the scene: “I must admit (in those few seconds) it was a magic moment; the morning sunlight glittered in the bear’s eyes, probing right into mine like unexpected spangles of starlight.” ‘Okanagan Wonderland’ takes the reader through the months from January to December, from the perspective of Margaret’s everyday observations outside her window. A passage ‘Winter Silence’ begins: ‘The week before Christmas proves that on most December days, in the Okanagan, skies still retain their very special shade of blue. This day, sun streams through a half-open window, yet a few centimetres of snow covers the outside verandah making it look as if a rather wishy-washy version of pale vanilla icing has been poured over it. I pull my thick coat closer.’ Hayes has yet another book under-
way which is curiously entitled ‘The Cucumber Tree,’ a compilation of true original short stories that she and others have written. The book’s title is taken from one of her imaginative childhood memories growing up in wartime England. Hayes still has times when she adventures to faraway places, having recently returned from a trip to Italy. It was a visit to see one of her daughters, married to the son of a Count, and living in the picturesque surroundings of the historically significant Antinori Vineyards. “We had marvellous pastas and pizzas and wine,” recalls Hayes fondly, the highlight being a memorable 82nd birthday celebration for her while there. Hayes tries to stay true to her routine of writing two hour every morning, and she is making it her winter project to sort through her thousands of black and white photos to use in another book in progress. Entitled ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,’ the book is named after a bush that commonly grows in people’s gardens in Kenya. She explains, “At night it has the most wonderful perfume. Why it’s called that, ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,’ because the flowers, the first day it comes out purple, the second day it’s mauve and the third day it’s white.” “So I thought that was very good for my book, because yesterday was 50 years ago in Kenya of those pictures.” Along with her own reflections, included will be photos from the past, present and baby photos of new additions to the family to represent the future.
$200,000 To Improve Highway Safety In Osoyoos The Province of British Columbia has announced that it is investing $200,000 in highway safety improvement projects in Osoyoos. $150,000 has been earmarked for installation of traffic signals to improve safety at the Highway 3/Cottonwood Drive intersection, while $50,000 has been designated to improve pedestrian crossings in town. Specific improvements have yet to be finalized with the municipality. Osoyoos is a popular destination for tourists, and many walk to beaches, stores and services in the community. Improvements to pedestrian crossings on the highway will be designed to enhance the public’s safety. “It’s important to make safety a priority especially with resort communities like Osoyoos where they triple in population during the busy summer months," says Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater. "Making improvements for pedestrians or adding turn signals for motorists – these projects will benefit those living, visiting or travelling through the community.” Since Cottonwood Drive provides access to Cottonwood Park, vacation accommodations and local homes and farms, a signal at the Cottonwood intersection with Highway 3 will improve safety for motorists entering and exiting the highway. These safety improvements were prioritized through ongoing discussions with local governments and community representatives. Feedback from motorists and technical evaluations also helped determine priorities. The Province is investing over $5 million this year in 50 projects across the province that will improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists on highways near and through communities. Many of the 50 projects are underway and all will be complete by this fall. Safety enhancements across the province include additional roadside and pavement reflectors, side road lighting, speed reader boards, intersection improvements, pedestrian crosswalk upgrades, safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians, and rest area improvements.
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NOTICE The Oliver Theatre is converting to a state of art Digital Projection System including RealD 3D! It will be installed sometime in December. (If a movie is shown in RealD 3D, $1.50 will be added to our regular ticket price.) Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. Dec. 1- 2 - 3
Explicit violence.
Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. - Sun. - Mon. - Tues. Dec. 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 Showtimes on Fri. & Sat. at 7:00 & 9:15 p.m.
Violence.
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Sexually suggestive scene, violence.
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Violence.
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Ari Neufeld.... a music feature
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By Nathan Andrews A friend of mine recently invited me along to an inspiring evening at the ‘Dream Café’ in Penticton. Being new to the Okanagan, I had never been into the venue before, but I had always heard it was renowned for its live, musical performances, and I wasn’t disappointed. A month or so before this I had met local musician and artist, Ari Neufeld, at the TED X event that was held at Okanagan College. On the day of the event we spoke backstage about the conference and his music, and I had the pleasure of seeing him play a few of his songs for the attendants. Having always been an enthusiast of music myself, I was taken by his ability to thoroughly enthrall an audience with his upbeat folk tunes and unique performing style. Given the invite to see him perform again, I was excited to hear more of what he had to offer. When I stepped through the doors into the ‘Dream Café,' I could feel that my excitement was shared by the rest of the people in the room. It was how I imagine it felt entering a bohemian
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cafe in the Beatnik era; there was cre- of musical talents. As a worship leader ative energy flowing through the room. his father did a lot of group singing for The night was an artist’s collaborative the mission’s organization. Witnessing his father’s ability to project to an to celebrate the release of Ari’s new audience with just his voice and his CD and DVD, ‘Ari Neufeld – Live at the Dream Café’. The CD and DVD were recorded live at the Café almost a year earlier, and the stage was set to recreate the magic again that night. The instruments were waiting with as much anticipation as the crowd, and then the lights dimmed on the eclectic walls and the show began. In one corner a guitar and a banjo rested on their stands behind Neufeld's signature stomp box. In the other corner, a canvas was primed for artist Jenny Long’s contribution to the night, a live NOW OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY 8 Am - 3 pm painting session set to the musical talents of Ari Neufeld and friends. What unfolded next was a series of amazing performances from a group of Okanagan artists, not dissimilar to the ones captured within Neufeld’s new release. A week or so later I met with Soup & Sandwich Neufeld and we discussed his history, special $7 influences and future aspirations. Ariel Neufeld is the son of two missionaries and spent his early years traveling with them to either side of Main Street, Okanagan Falls the globe. The Neufelds are a family
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nylon string guitar inspired Neufeld as a child. Encouraged by this, he and his brothers became members of a youth singing group called the ‘Kings Kids’. “That was kind of where I found my voice... I was pretty tone deaf,” he says ,“and I really wanted to sing solos all the time in these groups, I was eight when I started doing them, and I couldn’t do it...what I thought I could achieve was something totally different to what actually came out of my mouth, so it was just something I knew I had to work on." Committed to becoming a singer, Neufeld really worked on his voice during the summers he and his brothers spent performing around the country with the ‘Kings Kids.' Discovering what they could do with harmony, Neufeld and his three brothers would sing a four part harmony for their parents every night before dinner; music was something they all shared a love for. “We just really celebrated harmony in the house”. Both his older brother and father played guitar, one played a classical, the other steel string ,and Neufeld fell in love with the vibrancy of sound coming out of the steel string guitar. Playing guitar on the Amazon River But it wasn’t until a trip to the Amazon, at age 13, that Neufeld was really inspired to play guitar himself. He was travelling down the famous river with his family and a group of local Brazilians. On the boat there was a single, nylon string guitar and vouching for time, Ari and some of the other passengers shared it around. Playing guitar together as they lazily rode on the back of a boat down the Amazon River, Neufeld's discovered a passion for guitar. Hearing the locals sing in their native, Portuguese tongue was an event that opened Neufeld's mind to another side of music, and its capability to create chemistry between people. At age 14, he co-wrote his first song and performed it at his cousin's wedding, “It kind of opened up that part of me that I had been longing to look into, for years I wanted to be a song writer”. This led to further pursuits in creating music and soon after he was awarded for his writing talent by Tempo Music Canada. Educated by ear, he studied and played the piano until age 16, and discovered
how to really feel the music when he plays. This was around the same time that he began getting his first paid gigs. His debut was at Winfield’s ‘Café Latté’ for which he was paid $50 dollars. In the years since this first gig, Neufeld has been steadily doing shows, slowly perfecting the art of live performance. He has toured Canada, the United States, Ireland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Japan. With the vast experience he has gained over the years, he now makes it look easy to not only create a connection between himself and his audience, but also take them on his musical journey. “My dad liked Bob Dylan, didn’t like Elvis, but loved Roy Orbison," says Neufeld. Because of his father’s strong religious views, bands like ‘The Doors’,'whose music was inspired by sex and psychedelic drugs, were not played in the house. So the boys grew up listening to an easygoing selection of music by artists like ‘Peter, Paul and Mary’, ‘Gordon Lightfoot’, ‘James Taylor’, ‘Joni Mitchell’ and ‘Bruce Cockburn’. It wasn’t until the age of 18 that Neufeld felt his morality could handle making a departure from the Christian music scene. In the following few years he not only drifted away from the music, but from the religion itself. Having experienced some ups and downs, he began to take a wider perspective on life. While his spiritual views evolved, he took the time to indulge in more of what music had to offer. He grew to love performers like Marc Cohn, Chris Cornell and more recently Jeff Buckley. “I have really idolised Jeff Buckley for about a decade...he has been such a huge
Where Oliver gets together to chat www.oliverdailynews.com influence on me... he crossed a lot of genres, to create his kind of power of music... it was kind of East Indian meets ‘Led Zeppelin’”. Although you can see reflections of influences like Jeff Buckley in his music, Neufeld has developed a very personal and original sound. “I try to optimise what I can with what is already happening, and I was stomping a lot...so I needed something that worked as a stomp box ...and now I have Indian bells on my right knee and these chain of beans from Cameroon on my left ankle.” Live at the Dream Cafe Standing on top of a stomp box, which he found in his grandfather’s tool shed, and wearing his bells and beans, Ari is a one man band, and
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Photo by Nathan Andrews he is captivating to watch and listen to. “That’s my heart’s desire, is to just have a show that leaves people excited and inspired and wanting more, and wanting more for themselves.” In my opinion he managed to achieve this with his latest project ‘Ari Neufeld – Live at the Dream Café, and better yet it was recorded beautifully for both the album and the video. “A lot of things just really fell into place just because of friendships in the community," says Neufeld. "Nikos (Theodosakis) had been asking me for quite some time if I was interested in doing a music video, and I was, but I really couldn’t get it together, and I didn’t feel right about using any of my formally produced music, it just didn’t sound good enough. " "I was like, well I don’t know when I am going to get back to the studio and properly record a single for us to make this music video, so I tell you what, we are going to record this live album at the ‘Dream Café’, why don’t we just record that as a long music video?" Theodosakis had introduced
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Neufeld to his friend Jan (Vozenilek), and Jan was really excited about doing something with him as well, so they got involved. "Matia, Nikos' daughter, was excited about my music too and wanted to do still photography, so they just volunteered," notes Neufeld. "I had been working with Jenny (Long) and her art class out at the Leir house for quite a bit, and spontaneously came up with the idea with her one night. I said to her ‘What if you came and painted a live portrait of me during this recording at the ‘Dream Café,' and then we use the painting as the cover art for the Album’." Neufeld's brother Christopher literally showed up the day of the recording, and he hinted he would make every effort to be there and he ended up following through. "And I secretly hoped against all hope that he would be there... He sings on five of the songs for the project," notes Neufeld. "The live recording is really well produced by Corwin Fox and Anders Smith. The video by Jan and Nikos
was put together really well by Joel Theissen for the DVD, and it is a great way to sit and watch the performances in the comfort of your own home. " The video and CD package for ‘Ari Neufeld – Live at the Dream Cafe’ not only lets you peek into the show, but also into the mind of the artist behind the whole project. Neufeld has created a booklet that contains a collection of his words, sketches and photos that accompanies the discs. There are hours of enjoyment bundled into this amazing project. If you haven’t heard Neufeld already, I suggest you take the time to check him out. You can catch him performing live, every Saturday night starting in early December, at the 'Elite' on Main Street in Penticton. Visit his website at www.arineufeld. com. While you are there you can listen to his music, take a look at his art or maybe even follow the links to pick up a copy of the new album. Neufeld is a very talented artist with what I believe will be a very bright future in the industry.
Batteries Not Included
By B. H. Bates
Growing up a poor little Rez boy, Christmas was a time of high expectations, usually followed by dashed hopes. I’d see commercials on TV of fantastic toys that could shoot deadly rays, or etch and sketch the Mona Lisa right before your very eyes! But these wonders of desire that sparkled, spun and popped promised my childhood mind that I’d be happier, if only Santa Claus would place it under my tree. When the big day finally arrived, I’d rise at the first sign of morning’s blue light. “It’s Christmas!” I’d holler, half asleep, yet full of hope. I’d rip into my present with such glee and a smile as wide as my mouth could stretch - only to find out that jerk Santa, must have put me on the naughty list again! What had I done to make this fat guy dislike me so much? I was good, I didn’t swear all year, I listened to my parents, I tried hard in school. I remember one year I tried to stay up all night, just to ask Mr. Claus why I didn’t get the things I’d wished for? But with evey tick of the clock my eyes got heavier and heavier, and the next thing I knew it was morning. The cookies and milk were gone - for a big fat man, dressed in bright red, he was pretty cagey. Like most of you, who have more salt than pepper in their hair, you, too, probably wished for the latest new bicycle. For me, that bicycle was the one with the long banana shaped seat, the high chopper handle bars and the three-speed shifter. What I got was Mr. Potato Head. With each passing year, it was disappointment after disappointment. By the time I was 10, I started to believe the older kids who’d say, “Santa isn’t real, he’s just something the adults use to make little kids behave themselves.” In my heart I knew it was true, but a little part of me still hoped there really was a man in red, who could fly, come down chimneys and magically knew what I wished for. To tell you the truth, deep down, under my skeptic soul, beneath my adult cynicism .... I hope Santa Claus is still alive and
well, living at the North Pole. As I said in the beginning of this bit of witty literature, I grew up a poor little Rez boy, yet at the same time, I had no concept of ‘rich vs. poor.’ If you were to ask me at the time what a paycheque was, I would have had no idea. You’d have seen the same blank look on my face if you asked me about words like worth, value and poverty. Hell, I was a kid, and like most kids, all I knew about money was it could get me gum, pop and candy at the cornerstore. An ‘economic forecast’ to me just meant the weather was going to change. Now, older and somewhat wiser, I see life and wampum in a new light. I now know it takes a lot of cash to make old Saint Nicholas go around the world. Toys, for all the good little girls and boys, can cost a pretty little penny. Ah, who am I kidding? It costs more than mere pennies to light up the tree these days. Even the Christmas turkey can take the stuffing out of a wallet. Now that I’m reaching ‘Elder’ status, I can now say stuff like this, “I remember when I was a young ‘whipper snapper," "things were different" and "tree came from the north forty," not from the corner of Main Street and Industrial Way. Toys were made
of wood and paint, not plastic and chrome. And furthermore, at today’s prices, what is this crap about "batteries not included?" But please don’t get me wrong, I still see the ‘spirit’ of the season shine through, every once in awhile, in the eyes of young children. I still get that tingle, that same tingle, that I thought was long dead. I notice people are just a little bit nicer to one another, and the hope of world peace seems possible. Joy fills my heart, kind deeds come easy and I rediscover the power in those few little words, "It’s better to give, than to receive!" Today, if I were to send a letter to Santa, I think it would go something like this: Dear Santa Claus, All I wish for is that every person on Earth gets "comfort, joy and peace of mind." Yours truly, B. H. Bates PS And that cherry red bike, with the banana seat, high handle bars and the three-speed shifter!
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GOLF TIPS
By Derek Highley
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re you frustrated with the current status of your golf game? Have you been reading golf instruction articles, watching videos, heading to the range to practice and still not seen any results? Most of us golfers have been there before. Believe it or not, hitting more golf balls or taking more lessons is not always the best thing you can do to improve your game. There are situations where what is actually holding back your progress is not a lack of knowledge, but an actual physical limitation. Right around 1997, when 'you know who' came onto the scene, we began to see a shift in the view of the importance of physical fitness and its positive effects on the golf swing. Fitness prior to Tiger was more or less in the background, a stark difference to where we are today, where for most of the best players in the world fitness is a top priority. I’m not talking about heading to the gym and throwing a bunch of heavy weight around to bulk up, or running five miles a day to improve your cardiovascular system. I’m talking about eliminating actual physical limitations, limitations in flexibility, mobility and stability. The studies and research
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that is being done today, most notably at the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), prove that there is direct correlation between physical limitations and swing faults that appear in the golf swing. Now don’t go getting too stressed out about this. I’m not saying that if you are out of shape there is no hope for you. What I am saying is that with a little bit of knowledge and a few “simple” exercises you may be able to find improvements in your game that you never thought possible. Being able to move your body properly throughout the golf swing will not only improve your play, but it also makes playing easier, because with proper movement we can begin to eliminate compensations that you have been forced into over the years. The added bonus is that eliminating these physical restrictions not only helps your golf game, it also improves your overall quality of day to day life. There is no downside. So how do you get started? You start by getting a golf specific fitness screen that will identify your limitations. The TPI screening process involves around a dozen tests, that are designed to measure overall mobility
and stability in the joints and regions of your body. Limitations seen in various areas can be directly attributed to common swing faults. As an example the Toe Touch test, when failed, can indicate the possibility of several physicals flaws including limited hamstring or lower back flexibility and hip joint mobility. These limitations show up in your golf swing as swing faults like “loss of posture” and “early extension." These two common swing faults appear with approximately 65% of amateur golfers, and contribute to inconsistency and poor ball striking. In studies with the PGA Tour, over 80% of the pros tested can touch their toes, compared to 43% of amateurs who fail the Toe Touch test. If you are among the 43%, it is actually nice to know that the problems you may be dealing with in your golf swing could potentially be fixed with a few exercises, as opposed to hours on the driving range. Golf fitness is not a fad, it is real. If you are serious about improving your golf game, getting a Golf Fitness Screen is a step in the right direction. Visit the Titleist Perfomance Institute website www.mytpi.com for more information.
South Okanagan’s
Hidden Gem
The Red Roost in Kaleden is no ordinary gift shop
The Red Roost in Kaleden is as much tourist stop as gift shop. Photo by Brian Highley
By Brian Highley
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o say that The Red Roost in Kaleden is an unconventional gift shop would be a terrible understatement. Far from the shopping hustle and bustle of a mall or main street, the shop and gardens sit on 10 acres in the country on Sheep Creek Road, off of Highway 3A. A stroll around the gardens makes
the Red Roost as much a getaway as it is a gift shop. The store's offerings reflect a mix of owner Janet Burbidge's artwork, as well as unique merchandise from vendors and sometimes a combination of the two. The wide selection of products could only fit into the store and onto the shelves thanks to Janet's thoughtful
layout and careful display. For that, she draws on her keen eye and years of experience as a merchandiser at Holt Renfrew in Toronto. The store was originally run out of a bedroom in the Burbidges' home for approximately two years, until the current shop was built in 2002. Even after an expansion and then the addition of a
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fully-stocked porch, the store seems full enough to warrant another annex. "It's been one of those things that just keeps going and going and going," Burbidge laughs. The store is jampacked with a plethora of unique and sometimes one-of-a-kind items for the home and garden. "That's why people come here. I hear that all the time," she said. "They know they can get something different." Burbidge paints ceramic gnomes, makes birdhouses and even works in stained glass to keep her customers coming back. Wandering through the shop with Janet also feels like a stroll down memory lane, as she points out how some of the pieces came to be. "My friend's mother crocheted all this work," she says, pointing to a crocheted garment worn by a doll. "She had it in a big long chain - she's 90 some-odd years old - she didn't know what to do with it." Knowing that Burbidge would find a creative use for it, the chain was donated, and Janet made the dolls that now grace the work. "I think it was nice for her to know that her work was going to be passed on," she said. So full of unique items is The Red Roost, that a passive shopper might allow their eye to glaze over literally hundreds of items in favour of larger works of art, or more prominantly displayed items hanging on the walls. As such, customers may find themselves returning to sections of the store a second or third time, discovering with each pass gems as hidden as the Red Roost itself.
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Ninety-Nine Cents at the Five and Dime By Jody Chadderton
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ohn, you got five bucks?” I hand Peter a crisp new fiver and he unfolds a five dollar bill of his own, then he clips them together on the pegboard above his workbench. A friendly wager to keep the game interesting. Peter and I get together often to watch sports on TV, especially hockey. But hockey now is way different than it was in the old days. The season starts in fall, goes all the way through winter, through spring, practically into summer. By the playoffs, even diehard fans like Pete and I are almost tired of hockey. Peter is older than me by about 12 years. He likes to talk about the good ol’ days when there were only six teams in the NHL. He remembers listening to hockey games on the radio because they had no TV. Pete and his friends lying on their bellies on the braided rug in the front room, each with a piece of paper and a pen to track their team’s progress. Peter was a hockey player himself when he was a kid. Since there were only six teams in the NHL, you had to be really good to be drafted. Peter actually played minor hockey with guys like Bobby Orr and Tony Esposito before they made the league. Peter says he was a pretty good player himself, but still he didn’t stand a chance in the draft. Peter’s folks weren’t rich. He tells me about hand-me-down skates, using old Sears catalogues for shin pads. But Peter’s family not being rich doesn’t put them on par with mine. There’s a huge difference between not rich and dirt poor. Myself, I had to wait until I was nine to finally get a pair of skates, well-used, can’t remember where they came from. At least they’re not girl’s skates, I thought at the time. This guy Hugo who lived near the school had a duck pond on his property. In winter the pond froze solid so we had ice for a skating rink. Hugo, tall and skinny with a half-bald head which he hid in winter under an orange toque, hung around to supervise skating and ref the hockey games. As soon as I laced on my skates, perched on the peeled log we
used for a bench, I felt born to skate. I skated once around, then twice, gaining confidence and gaining speed. I watched the older boys, imitating their moves, learning to turn corners and trying to stop. Usually I sprawled in a heap of legs and mittened hands, often bringing down at least one unsuspecting skater with me. I kept practicing, as the bruises would attest. By the end of the first week, I knew I was at least as good as the younger boys I’d seen playing hockey. My brother Frank had quit school by then, and he was pumping gas at the Shell station. I told him I needed a hockey stick. I was pretty sure he’d buy me one. After all, I’d seen them at the five-and-dime store for 99 cents. He said I’d never appreciate what I hadn’t earned for myself. But he said I could work for it. Frank liked his hot lunch, so he said he’d pay me to take his lunch to him at work every day. I had to eat my own bologna sandwich on the fly as I half-ran the quarter mile to the gas station and back, his hot soup warming my mittened hands. Ten cents a day is what he reckoned it was worth. Two weeks of delivering hot lunch earned me a hockey stick. Frank took me down to the five-and-dime so I could pick my own stick from the 99 cent pile. The first day I showed up at the rink with my brand-new hockey stick I felt like such a hockey player. After all, I already felt like I was born to play hockey. They hadn’t picked the teams yet for that afternoon’s game, so I took a few warm-up laps with the other guys. A hockey stick in your hands makes you skate differently; suddenly you’re more than a skater, even if there’s no puck on the ice. I tried a few stick-handling moves just for fun. The imaginary puck dribbled down the ice with my stick, nearing the goal. I brought my stick back and – he scores! The crowd goes wild! The rookie scores a goal his first time out! That’s what a hockey stick feels like in the hands of a nine-yearold. I took another lap, reeling from the excitement of my make-believe goal. And that’s when I saw the kid talking to Hugo. Hugo with his bright orange
toque was listening to a snivelly looking little kid all dressed in brown: brown hat, brown jacket, brown corduroy pants. As I skated past them, I saw the kid turn and point at me. Next thing, Hugo skates over to me, grabs the stick right out of my hands, skates back to the kid and gives him my stick. MY STICK! It happened so fast, I just stood there in shock. I was a big kid, but I was only nine, no match for Hugo. I also didn’t understand why he had done that, and I didn’t have what it takes to stand up to him, ask him why the snivelling liar got my stick which I had worked two weeks to earn. Why he got to play hockey and I didn’t. I skated over to the log, dropped my chin in my hands and watched as the two biggest boys picked teams. Each time one or the other would take his turn. I imagined him calling my name. But benched, that was me. Not because I didn’t have my own stick, which I had worked two whole weeks to earn and pick out all by myself. But because some snivelly kid dressed all in brown had convinced Hugo that–what? That it was his stick? I fumed and steamed and sat there, all alone with my ugly thoughts and lack of action. That evening, I was still angry and puzzled too, that neither dad nor my brother Frank did anything to right the wrong. They listened to my plight, but they didn’t do anything. Jeez, don’t you believe me? I wanted to shout. Why would I make something like that up? At least my dad could have gone to the skating rink with me the next day. He could have come with me to confront Hugo and the weasel dressed all in brown. Gee whiz, he could have bought me a new stick. They had them on for 99 cents at the five-and-dime. No, he did nothing, and neither did Frank. I was born to skate and, man, I skated. Every chance I got all that winter. I skated forward, backward, around corners and I even learned how to stop. I was born to skate–that is, until my 10-year-old feet got too big for their one and only pair of skates. By the following year I had no skates, so it didn’t much matter that I also had no hockey stick.
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Manage Your Money Carefully This Season
s you know, the holiday season can be joyous, hectic, celebratory — and expensive. And while you certainly enjoy hosting family gatherings and giving presents to your loved ones, you’ll find these things even more pleasurable if they don’t add a lot of weight to your debt load. And that’s why you’ll want to follow some smart money management techniques over the next few weeks. To begin with, try to establish realistic budgets for both your entertaining and your gift giving. When you host family and friends, don’t go overboard on your expenditures. Your guests will still appreciate your efforts, which, with a little creativity, can create a welcoming and fun experience for everyone. As a guiding principle, keep in mind these words attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the famous German poet and philosopher: “What you can do without, do without.” Set a budget, and stick to it. The same rule applies to your gifting. You don’t need to find the most expensive presents, or overwhelm recipients with the sheer volume of your gifts. This is especially true if you, like so many people, have been affected by the tough economy. Everyone you know will understand that gifts don’t
have to be lavish to be meaningful. Furthermore, by sticking to a budget, you won’t be tempted to dip into your long-term investments to pay for fabulous parties or mountains of gifts. It’s never a good idea to tap long-term investments for short-term needs, but it can be especially bad when your investment prices are down, as they may well be this year. So, if you want to stick to a budget but don’t want to raid your investments, how can you pay for your holiday season expenses? If you can spread out your purchases, you may be able to pay for them from your normal cash flow. But if that’s not possible, you might want to consider “plastic” — your credit card. Using your credit card does not, by itself, need to amount to a financial setback, especially if you’ve chosen a card that offers favourable terms and you’ve already shown the discipline not to overuse that card. Just try to minimize your credit card usage over the holidays and pay off your card as soon as you can. Of course, you can make your holiday season much easier, financially speaking, if you’ve set up a holiday fund to cover your various expenses. While it’s too late to set up such
a fund this year, why not get an early start on the 2012 holiday season? All you need to do is put away some money each month into an easily accessible account, separate from your everyday accounts. You don’t have to put in a great deal, but you do need to be consistent, which is why you may want to have the money moved automatically, once a month, from your chequing or savings account to your holiday fund. When next year’s holiday season rolls around, you might be pleasantly surprised by how much you’ve accumulated. But for now, following some common-sense money management practices can help you get through the holiday season in good financial shape — and that type of result can get your new year off to a positive start. Edward Jones, Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund
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EXTRA SERVICE IN DECEMBER BETWEEN KELOWNA AND OSOYOOS To better accommodate the increased demand for transit service at this time of year, BC Transit and the Town of Osoyoos will provide an additional run between Osoyoos and Kelowna every Friday in December. On Friday December 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, Route 3 Osoyoos/Kelowna will operate on the following schedule:
Osoyoos to Kelowna
Kelowna to Osoyoos
- Lv. Osoyoos
- Lv. Orchard Park Mall
- Lv. Oliver SuperValu
- Lv. Cherry Lane
- Lv. OK Falls
- Lv. SuperValu
- Lv. Cherry Lane
- Ar. Osoyoos
- Ar. Orchard Park Mall More information on the South Okanagan Transit System can be found at www.bctransit.com.
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Asian Barbecued Salmon
1 salmon filet with skin, approx 2# ¼ cup light soy sauce 2 tbsp. lemon juice ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup freshly minced fresh ginger Lemon wedges
The salmon run was so great this year that I am sure that many of you have some frozen filets in your freezer. Hugh Carpenter (from the Napa Valley) came to the cooking school in Calgary while I was there and I will share two of his wonderful recipes.
¼ cup dry sherry 2 tbsp. oyster sauce 2 tbsp. oriental sesame oil 1 bunch chives, minced 2 tbsp. cooking oil
Remove any remaining bones from the filet using tweezers or needle-nose pliers. Combine the next 8 ingredients and marinate the salmon for 1 hour. Pour extra marinade into a saucepan and bring to a rapid boil, then set aside. Preheat your gas bbq to 350. Brush the bbq with the cooking oil and lay the salmon, skin side down, on top. Immediately cover and cook the salmon until the fish just begins to flake, about 12 minutes. Carefully slide a spatula between the flesh and the skin (the skin remains on the grill). For a larger filet, 2 people will be needed to transfer the fish to the serving platter. Pour the reserved marinade over the salmon. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Champagne Rice Pilaf This dish is so wonderful, colourful and full of flavor. You’ll be such a hit at your dinner party! Rice 1 ½ cups long grain rice (jasmine or basmati) 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 shallots, minced 3 tbsp. unsalted butter Sauce 1 cup chicken broth 1 ½ cups champagne (Andre’s Baby champagne is less that 7.00) 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg ½ tsp. Chinese chili sauce ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. ground cloves
To Finish
1 cup dark raisins ½ cup minced green onions 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil 1 red pepper ( remove seeds & white and chop) ¼ cup sesame seeds (toasted in a dry fry pan over low heat ‘til golden) Place the rice in a sieve and rinse under cold water stirring with your fingers until the rinse water is no longer cloudy, about 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Place a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, shallots and butter and sauté until the butter sizzles. Add the rice and stir until coated with butter and heated through, about 5 minutes. Add the raisins and sauce mixture. Bring to a low boil, stirring. Cover and reduce the heat to the lowest setting, and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed, about 18 to 25 minutes. Remove the cover. Stir in the pepper, green onions, basil and sesame seeds. Serve at once. Frances at Osoyoos Home Hardware has the nutmeg grater and the whole nutmegs. If makes such a difference to your finished product if you use the fresh. She has such a wonderful array of unusual gifts in every price range for all your Christmas shopping needs.
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Santa's 'elves' busy at their
By Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug They aren't exactly Santa's little elves, but George and Brenda McPherson are just as busy as Santa's helpers at this time of year. Early every morning about 7 a.m. the Osoyoos couple leave their home, and scurry over to their little self made chocolate factory next door. There, they create and cheerily wrap a mouthwatering assortment of chocolate delights. "We are busy, busy," says Brenda with a smile. "We just never stop." The industrious couple has been making chocolates for many years, and they have become well known in the Okanagan as Kyleburn Confectionery, supplying fruit stands, stores and wineries from Kelowna south to Osoyoos. The McPhersons have also become well known hallmarks at various trade and craft shows in the South Okanagan, where regular customers buy up their products readily. "They go very well, because there's a lot of people say, 'Gee, I'm glad you're here again," notes George. The McPherson background in chocolate making goes back a long way, with George in his native Scotland at one time operating a factory of his own. He started off with hard candies, and then popcorn, a novelty in Scotland at the time, and then went on to include chocolates. Fortunately, when he met and married his wife Brenda of Osoyoos, she shared his interest in chocolate making. Eventually, they formed Rocky Mountain Fudge in Oliver in the early 90s,, later moving to Osoyoos in 1994 to expand their
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offerings under the name Kyleburn Confectionery. There are three rooms in their little factory. "There is one side that is chocolate and there's one side what we call 'the hot side' which is where we make the caramels...," explains Brenda. Brenda is busy in the back room with the chocolate end of things, using special machines for melting and tempering the chocolate and truffles. Her husband is in the next room busily mixing up caramel in a large rounded copper pot heated by gas. The puller nearby is used to aerate the candy to make a taffy. "We taste them to make sure they're good, the quality," says Brenda about their candy delights. "We never stop eating them," jokes George. "He doesn't," laughs Brenda. However, the McPhersons are used to being around sweets, and as Brenda explains, "It's like anything, when you're working with it, you just are working with it." That's not to say that the couple don't appreciate what they make. "I love caramel. He makes the
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best caramel ever," enthuses Brenda. George adds, "We like our fudges. We like most of the stuff that we make." Mocha, key lime and mango are just some of the flavours among many to choose from. There is something to please all tastes, including 'no sugar added' chocolates for restricted diets. The couple's assorted boxes of
chocolates are popular. They also makes custom orders for weddings and other special occasions, logo truffles and mints for businesses and restaurants and Okanagan themed wine and fruit truffles. But at this time of year, it is best to make orders early, as for Kyleburn Confectionery it is the busiest time of the year.
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Discover local history in the Okanagan Historical Society’s 75th Annual Report
istory buffs in the South Okanagan will find plenty of good reading in the Okanagan Historical Society’s 75th Annual Report published this fall. Six of the many articles in the book will be of particular interest to residents of the Oliver, Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls area. Four major articles are Revisiting the Fur Trade Through the OHS Annual Reports: A 75 Year Retrospective by Ken Favrholdt; The Dominion
The Development of Highway 97 by Darryl MacKenzie. Two additional articles pay tribute to South Okanagan residents who have passed away: Angelo Pioli and Annunziata Campigli by Brenda Shaw; and Elizabeth Anne Renyi Kangyl Minns by Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug. The winning and runnerup student essays from the Society’s 2011 annual contest will also appeal to South Okanagan readers: History and Development, Hedley, B.C. and Mascot Mine by Kaelyn Michayluk and
makes for great reading, as always.” The books cost $25 each, including tax, and are available from the Oliver Archives (open Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 250-498-4027) and the Osoyoos Museum (open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 250495-2582). The Okanagan Historical Society is one of the oldest societies in B.C. dedicated to the preservation of local history. Incorporated in 1925, the society has published a book each year, except during the Great Depression
Radio Astrophysical Observatory: 50th Anniversary in 2010 by Dr. Chris Purton; Fish in Okanagan Lakes and Rivers: A Historical Overview by Chris Bull and More Than a Number:
Christianity in the Penticton Press, 1906-1907 by Matteo A. Carboni. “The OHS is very proud of our 75th Report,” says Larry Shannon, president of the Oliver/Osoyoos Branch. “It
and World War II. Seventy-five volumes represent the main work of the OHS. For information on the OliverOsoyoos branch of the society, call 250-498-2452 or 778-437-2127
Free Family Cheer for the Holidays at the ORL Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) branches will be hosting special holiday events throughout the library district over the coming month. There is no charge for ORL programs, so feel free to enjoy many at all branches in your area. For more details, check each branch’s webpage at www.orl.bc.ca or phone the branch. Branches in the South Okanagan and Similkameen regions are hosting these events: • A Christmas Craft Day is being held at the Princeton Branch on Vermilion Avenue on Wednesday, December 7 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Bring your preschooler aged 2-5 years to make holiday crafts and enjoy stories; registration is required. • In the Okanagan Falls Branch at 850 Railway Lane, “Snow Ho Ho” will be a story and craft event for kids aged 4-10 years old on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Please pre-register. • The Oliver Branch at 6239 Station Street will host their Christmas puppet show for the whole family on Thursday, December 15 at 7 p.m. Join the fun as Little Red Elf struggles to make Christmas dinner for his animal friends; this event is drop-in for all ages. All ages can enjoy “Gingerbread Dreams” at the Summerland Branch on Wharton Street on Thursday, December 15 at 7 p.m. This is a special bedtime story with a twist; wear you pyjamas! The ORL wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season and encourages you to visit your local library branch to partake in these free events.
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2 Bales of Peat (Medium or Course) 1 Bag of 2.5 cb ft of coarse peralite 1 Wheelbarrow of Coarse Washed Sand 6 Bags of fine firorhemlock bark (no cedar) or 1/3 yard of composted sawdust 6 lbs of 6-8-6 organic fertilizer 6 lbs of dolomite lime Makes 8 wheelbarrows or 1 yard (27 cu ft) No weeds or fungus problems. For use in greenhouses or growing vegetables. Your fertilizing will determine your success. Good for tomatoes, peppers, squash, marrows, cukes. Feed 10-52-10 one tablespoon per gallon of water one time per week. For cabbage , cauliflower and sprouts and broccoli, use a heavy covering of lime and plant seedling. Water and then lime again. Use 6-8-6 fertilizer, 2 applications, 3 weeks apart, and then use 2-3 feedings of 10-52-10. 1 tablespoon per gallon of water.
Fruit Trees
For fruit trees that will not set up flowers and fruit use Boron or Borate. Time: End of January and the first two weeks of February. Application: 1lb. of Boron for a 15 to 20 year old tree. It should be applied at the drip line at 1 tbsp. per hole. Holes should be about 12 inches deep and every 2-3 feet around the tree. For younger trees, use 1/4 lb. maximum per tree. For broadcasting mix 1lb. Boron to 10 lbs. sand and and broadcast to every 1000 square feet of area. On larger trees, broadcast a six foot strip around the drip line, but not at the trunk of the trees.
Peach Leaf Curl
Apply copper sulphur (1 tbsp. per gallon of water), saturate the ground as well as the trees. This kills the spore that fall with your leaves and gives you the jump on next year's problem. December, January, February Apply lime sulphur and Dormnt Oil, 1/2 cup to 1 cup Lime Sulphur to 1 gallon of water. Saturate the ground and the trees to run off point. You should apply at least 2 applications during this time. Spring After your tree has flowered and the flowers have fallen and the fruit is on your tree, you should spray again with Copper Spray 1 tbsp. to 1 gallon of water, saturating the tree and the ground. If the curl still persists, spray again in 3 weeks time with the same solution. Spring application for the rest of the fruit trees and small fruits as the flowers have fallen and the fruit is forming, spray with Laters Fruit and Berry Spray. 1/3 cup to 1 gallon of water or Wilson Fruit Tree Spray 3 tbsp. per 1 gallon of water or Chipmon's Fruit and Garden Spray, 14 level tbsp. to 1 gallon of water. Again you should saturate the ground and the trees for good control. If fungus or insects still appear after 2 weeks spray again with the same quantities.
For Black Knot on Plums and Roses
First you should remove all black knot and burn. Then you should spray with Copper Spray in the spring and in the fall. 2 tbsp. to 1 gallon of water. Saturate the tree and then the ground.
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aina Lutz RHN, grew up in Osoyoos and has spent the last few years in Vancouver studying to be a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN). Lutz has now returned to her roots in the Okanagan to establish herself as a Holistic Nutritionist. “I've settled in Penticton, and I'm excited to grow my business here” says Lutz. “Holistic Nutritionists are working hard to get people back to their roots in food, including traditional means of storing, preparing, and cooking.” Lutz blogs about making sauerkraut, kombucha tea, apple cider vinegar, cream cheese, goat cheese and much more. “Nature does most of the work” she adds with regards to making her own 'live' foods. Lutz has begun the process of an apprenticeship through the Canadian Association of Holistic Nutrition Professionals and is glad to be working under the direction of her mentor “BC’s Favourite Nutritionist” Lisa Kilgour, RHN. “I met Lisa before I even started studying nutrition and her passion for the job she created was a driving force in my choice to go back to school,” Lutz continues - “it didn't hurt that she promised to mentor me when I was done! So I knew I had her there for me when I came out the other side.” To succeed in the next portion of her apprentice program,
the “Holistic Nutrition Pilot Study on Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes II” will begin. Nutritionists’ work one-on-one with a volunteer diabetic client to help them find issues that are impeding them from making successful changes to their diet and lifestyle. This is a long-term project and will be ongoing until the Board has collected enough data to have real, usable results. “This is a project that is trying to get our industry on the map. When we show that holistic nutrition can really change peoples’ lives, especially in such a crucial dietary disease like diabetes, we can prove that our education and how we educate others is valid information” says Lutz. If you, or someone you know with Diabetes Type II may be interested in being part of the nutritional pilot study, please contact Raina Lutz at rainalutz@live.ca Lutz is currently taking clients at Shanti Wellness yoga studio in Penticton, Breathe Studio in Osoyoos, and is also testing out an “online nutritional consultation system via email.” She has also had the opportunity to help Lisa Kilgour and team on set of the upcoming lifestyle/cooking television show, entitled “Fit For A King” which is being filmed throughout the Okanagan. For more information regarding consultations, workshops and other upcoming events, or to read her blog, please visit simply-love-food.ca
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Our stressful and hectic lifestyles often leave us with tight neck and shoulder muscles, which may lead to headaches and impaired movement of the neck and head. Stressed lower back muscles could lead to hip imbalances and sciatic nerve pain. We would love to see our therapist each week to relieve the tension causing these conditions. However, that is not always possible or cost effective for many of us. Now we can have our own therapist right at home every day with the Low Frequency Therapeutic Massager, a truly sensational experience for your entire body for just pennies a day. The Family Doctor 2 has programs imitating the feelings of real massage via electronic pulses. This provides deep therapeutic functions, providing effective results where other therapies or treatments may not. It simulates a deep therapeutic muscle massage as well as various muscle mobilization exercises. The Family Doctor 2 (FD11) is a state of the art device with six micro-computer programs. It was developed based on physics, bionics, electrobiology, Chinese classical medicine, and modern micro-electronic technology as well as clinical practice. It is similar in some ways to a T.E.N.S. Machine that physiotherapists use in practice to relieve pain. However, FD11 uses low frequency (or acupuncturelike tens stimulation), which increases the systemic release of endorphins which in turn cause pain relief. Muscle stimulation also brings blood, oxygen, proteins and essential nutrients to the affected area speeding up healing, just like manual massage. As well as direct electrode contact with muscles, as in T.E.NS. Machines, the FD11, also includes acupuncture like treatments on the ears and feet, utilizing special attachments in the deluxe unit. Family Doctor Deluxe unit on sale for $50 off reg. price
for Christmas. Limited Supply. Give the gift of health supplies for Christmas: gift certificates available for product, or therapeutic treatments on the Lenson Foot Detox Spa and the Compass Supplement analysis computer program. Do you know someone who needs help to get their health back on track? Special combo package certificates available from our Holistic Nutritionist, Laara Harlington, MASc. nutrition. Laara offers special programs which include weight loss, brain-body nutrition , stress reduction, memory and mood enhancing, gluten-free for busy people, and Healthy Heart programs. Laara is also a representative of the TRUE HOPE and Empower Plus programs. Gentlemen, don`t know what to get for the lady in your life? Let us put together a special Christmas Gift Basket. We have an all natural regenerating skincare solution that the ladies love. We also carry non-irradiated spices, gluten free ogranic flours and other baking supplies . Drop into Bonnie Doon`s for a demo on the Family Doctor unit or our Viva skincare line. Wednesdays is our Glutenfree demo day. Come for a cup of tea and a taste test. Enter to win each week of December gift baskets valued up to $l00, gift certificates for the Detox-foot Spa valued at $50 and the Compass Supplement analysis certificate valued at $35. Enter each week. All weeks included in grand prize draw on New Year’s Day. For more info or to book a demo, call Bonnie Doon Health Supplies in Osoyoos at 250-495-6313
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Eat Right For Energetic Workouts By Jorg Mardian
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f you’re into working out, then you may be on some type of restrictive diet to speed up weight loss. Don’t get into the habit. With a vigorous workout routine you can’t afford to be on an eating regimen which leaves too little fuel in the tank. And no get-up-andgo means less of that quality lean muscle you’ve been seeking. Here are some points to help you meet your training goals quickly and effortlessly: **Don’t restrict your calorie intake — doing so fails to meet your energy needs. If your workouts are fairly intense and you don’t meet your daily caloric quota, you may actually lose lean muscle. Eat natural and eat healthy to power your workouts. **Eat a variety of foods – lean foods are great, but don’t get stuck on a few selections. A balanced approach means you should dip deep into an assortment of healthy grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meats and dairy. **Don’t rely on protein for energy — your major fuel should come from whole carbohydrates, which sustain the first 30 minutes of exercise. With adequate carbohydrate intake, protein contributes less than five percent of the energy needed during exercise. Eat protein after your workout, to enhance recovery.
your daily calories at night. But this habit causes your body to hang on to body fat, rather than lose it. Try oatmeal or a delicious shake in the morning and bring along a balanced lunch and snacks, so you won’t be tempted to skip a meal. **Don’t worry about the perfect meal — but be picky about the quality of your selections. Canned, boxed or junk foods lack many of the nutrients, essential fats, enzymes and co-factors necessary for health and well being. If you do fall off the wagon occasionally, move on and make a better choice at your next meal. **Consume plenty of water – hydration definitely affects athletic performance. Drinking before, during and after exercise is necessary. Sports drinks can be helpful in replenishing electrolytes lost during more intensive exercise, but be cautious of added sugar or other undesirable ingredients. The real secret to successful weight loss and overall good health is brief, intense workouts and clean (wholesome) foods. With some right guidance, your effort and motivation will lead you to any goal.
**Don’t get into the low fat cycle — good fats in moderation, actually speed up your metabolism, because they’re healthy and locked in nutritionally sound foods. Commercial fats, in junk foods and refined foods, are those which are contributing to our obesity epidemic. And those hyped fat-free supermarket foods simply replace fat with sugar. **Don’t skip meals – it can be easy to forget a meal or two during a busy day, while catching up with most of
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