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Swimmers conquer lake on Rattlesnake Island swim On Saturday, competitors took part in 3.1km and 7km swims across the lake for the annual Rattlesnake Island swim. page 7

to Okanagan Lake, foster economic vitality and showcase the natural beauty of Peachland’s waterfront.

“I think it went very well. We were very, very lucky with the weather … the weather was beautiful and we had fabulous participation,” PEDC chair Gabi Haas said in an interview with The View. “I really have amazingly only received positive feedback. The people that participated in the water events all said they had a great time. The kids that were down at Swim Bay in the peach box races and the boat building had a fabulous time. They loved it. You saw how many parents and family members were down there. Everybody seemed to be enjoying it immensely.”

Haas went on to say the children’s boat building activity See OKANAGAN on page 2

See SIDEWALKS on page 3

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Pedestrians in the Princeton area will be able to get around the neighbourhood a little more safely this fall, when council proceeds with a plan to install sidewalks on Princeton Avenue going south from Turner Avenue.

Earlier this year Peachland council directed staff to review the sidewalk plan and identify potential locations for sidewalk upgrades.

After deciding to dedicate the funds to improvements Princeton Avenue council directed staff to investigate how much sidewalk could be built on Princeton using $377,000 from the Community Works Federal Gas Tax Fund.

The sidewalk will begin at Turner Avenue and continue to Gummow Road and further if possible. The sidewalk will not extend further than Somerset Avenue as that portion will be funded through development cost charges in the future.

The entire sidewalk route will be on the lake side of Princeton Road.

While Councillor Condon was in favour of a sidewalk on Princeton, he questioned the cost quoted by district staff.

“Essentially in my mind what we’re looking at is a four inches deep by threeand-a-half feet wide strip

“Neil Diamond was part of the soundtrack of my life,” says tribute artist Jason Scott. Scott says audiences can expect a fast paced, fact filled, fun audience interactive show when he performs at the Peachland legion on August 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. page 11

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Princeton to get new sidewalks this fall

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Everyone deals with grief differently, and the Peachland Wellness Centre offers bereavement group support to individuals suffering with loss. The group meets all year round at the Peachland Wellness Centre on Thursdays from 10 a.m. - noon.

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The CARdboARd boAT bUildinG ConTeST proved to be one of the most popular activities at last weekend’s Okanagan

Paddlefest event. When the boats were launched at Swim Bay, not all of them proved to be water worthy but kids enjoyed making a splash anyway.

Peachland comes alive with Okanagan Paddlefest

Joanne Layh / Peachland View An estimated 2,000 – 2,500 people came down to the waterfront last Saturday to enjoy Peachland’s Okanagan Paddlefest event.

The first-time festival took place at various locations around downtown Peachland and included a warrior canoe salute to veterans, dragon boat, kayak, stand up paddle and peach box races, a cardboard boat building contest, live music, demonstrations and a parade of boats to close the festival.

The event was hosted by the Peachland Chamber of Commerce, the District of Peachland, the Peachland Economic Development Committee (PEDC), and the Tourism Advisory Committee to strengthen the community’s connection

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The TRUCk GoT STUCk. A tractor trailer became stuck at the corner of Gladstone Road and

Victoria Street last Friday afternoon as it was maneuvering to make a turn. The incident happened at around 2 p.m., blocking afternoon traffic for approximately two hours. Some motorists drove over the lawn of the adjacent homeowner’s property while others found a way to drive around and choose an alternate route.

A large tow truck called in from Kelowna backed up to the vehicle, hooked up to it and was able to lift it. The weight of the semi lifted the front end of the tow truck in the air allowing the truck to become unstuck.

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whAT noT To do: this driver received a ticket for parking off the road, right next to a no-parking

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Okanagan Paddlefest could expand to a weekend event, organizers say realized it was organized to be more fun than competitive.

“Now that people saw what it was all about I think we’ll have a lot more next year in that kind of fun event,” Haas said.

The event was powered by dozens of volunteers who made multiple activities operating at the same time possible.

“We had great volunteers and we appreciate everything the sponsors gave us. It worked out well in terms of a budget.

I think we’re going to break even and maybe have a tiny bit of money for next year to start off. Everybody volunteered.

Certainly we’ll need more volunteers next year, especially for a weekend event,” Haas said. “The volunteers that made up the core of the committee were all on the chamber and/ or the PEDC and we had great support from the district. We could not have done it without them and all of the staff - public works and recreation, of course. The fire department got

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turned out to be one of the most popular events.

“We actually ran out of supplies. We had a lot of cardboard and a lot of duct tape and we ran out. We were taken by surprise how many people were interested in that. We just decided to launch the boats when we ran out of supplies.

We had a lot of it but it just went. It was a great event,” Haas said.

Haas says next year the organizing committee might consider spreading the event over two days for a weekend of fun on the water.

“If we have the capacity, it would be good to make it a weekend event,” Haas said, adding that they didn’t have as much kayak participation as they expected, though numerous people afterwards said they would have joined had they

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out on their boat. The bylaw officer, Dale Zimmerman, was walking around all day. He was great – very, very helpful.”

Haas says the goal is to expand the event and build on the success of this year’s festival. In particular, the organizing committee would like to build on stand up paddle and the canoe kayak events because they have a lot of capacity to grow.

While it was hot and sunny for the duration of Paddlefest, difficult weather in the morning caused a bit of a timing issue for Paddlefest to begin just as the Rattlesnake Island Swim wrapped up.

“Because of the weather it [the swim] took much longer than it usually does so when we were doing the opening ceremonies there was a gym full of people getting awards,” Haas said, adding that next year they might want to organize that aspect of the event differently.

Despite the challenges, the organizers were pleased with the turnout and participation.

“It was busy, I know, in the restaurants for sure. I haven’t had a chance yet to talk to the other businesses but there were a lot of people on the streets,” Haas said.

The idea for Okanagan Paddlefest arose from a conversation between Richard Smith and his neighbour Shuan Boo that when retold to the PEDC, quickly gained momentum.

Boo expressed an interest in paddling and dragon boat racing, and Smith, a member of the Peachland Historical Society, suggested now would be a good time to organize some sort of water event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Peachland Regatta, a water event that was held on August 7, 1913. Many of the participants in the 1913 regatta soon after went off to war, never to return, which is why the annual water event in Peachland came to an end.

Though instrumental in organizing Okanagan Paddlefest, sadly, just prior to the event Smith unfortunately suffered a heart attack that required surgery and he was unable to attend.

However, as Smith had helped plan, last Saturday almost 100 years to the day of the 1913 regatta, Peachland veterans were recognized in a unique warrior salute that took place in front of the cenotaph, where Royal Canadian Legion members were positioned.

The salute was performed from a warrior canoe provided by the Penticton Museum for use in the event.

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Councillor questions cost of sidewalk Public urged to comply Continued from page 1

of sidewalk going from approximately Turner to approximately Gummow and I can’t see that costing the kind of money that we’re looking at here,” he said at last Tuesday’s council meeting, suggesting a decision be deferred until staff could provide more detailed costing information.

“I personally would hate to see this come back to us [at a future council meeting]. We’ve seen it. We’ve walked it.

It’s been explained to us as to what we can do and how far it can possibly go. If it comes back to us it won’t be until September and that would possibly create a further delay so that we can’t get this done this year. I think we’ve put this in the hands of our director of operations and I trust him to do the best job for us and go as far as we can with the money we have,” Councillor Schierbeck said.

“We have debated this over some period of time so I’m quite keen to go ahead and do something,” Councillor Hall said. “I’d really like to hear the director of operations answer this question of how much money we’ve got and how we’re going to spend it.”

Director of operations Joe Mitchell said the final engineering reports coming later in the week will help inform how much sidewalk work can be done.

“Our survey goes to Lipsett and if we do have the money to go beyond that we certainly will,” Mitchell said, adding that he hopes to send the project to tender at the beginning of September.

Mitchell estimates that the project will reach completion well before any freezing conditions would inhibit asphalt placement.

He went on to recommend to council that they establish a budget prior to going to tender to avoid any delays.

“When you do a budget you typically do a budget before going to tender. If we wanted to change things the best time to change them is before you go to tender because once you go to tender the contractor knows the amount of work he or she is going to be doing so they price accordingly,” Mitchell said.

“I don’t think there is any appetite for delaying the process at all,” Mayor Fielding said.

However, not all members of council were eager to proceed with the information available.

“Given the information with which I have been provided to date there is no way I am going to vote to have this project move ahead if it is going to cost $377,000.

If somebody wants to provide me with some information that shows me that that is the right amount of money to spend on doing this I’d be very happy to listen and I’d be very happy to change my mind and vote for it but nothing I have seen so far convinces me that this is a $400,000 project,” Councillor Condon said.

Mayor Fielding disagreed, saying the project would likely be good value for money.

“We did agree on the asphalt option not the high-end engineering option and the reason being because of Princeton being renovated in the future so we had seen this as a project that was to be not really a temporary fix but not a deluxe fix and so even if we look at the different tenders, we have made the option of doing this as inexpensively as possible,” Fielding said.

Council passed a resolution to proceed with the project.

Construction is expected to begin around September 20.

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In the Okanagan, our numbers are projected to increase 45 per cent by 2036 to more than 260,000 people. For each one of those additions

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Our farmers’ markets and fruit stands are ripe with wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables. To ensure this continues, it’s important that we make sure there’s enough water for the farmers to irrigate their crops. As the sun gets hotter and the ground gets drier, some might think it’s time to turn on the taps more often. Instead, we need to help farmers by doing our part to conserve water.

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Request for Citizen’s Interest In The Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change The District of Peachland is now taking applications from those interested persons who wish to become a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change. If you are interested please submit a letter of interest in this position to the Planning and Development Services Department at the District of Peachland by August 21, 2013.

Representatives with experience and knowledge in areas that relate to Climate Change Urban Agriculture and Energy Management are encouraged to apply. All interested applicants should submit a letter of interest with their background information.

The key function of the Committee includes advocacy, project and policy development and advice to the Mayor and Council on issues related to Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

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We can’t ignore the little things that keep us alive David Suzuki Scientists believe life appeared on Earth almost four billion years ago, about half a billion years after our relatively young planet formed. It would be fascinating to see how life arose and managed to hang on.

If scientists were to invent time travel to take us back through Earth’s history, we’d see little life for most of the four billion years. Plenty was happening but at a microscopic level as organisms worked out all the intricacies of survival: finding food and energy, evading predators, fighting off disease (even bacteria get virus infections), reproducing and eliminating waste.

Once those fundamental details were worked out, more complex cells arose by incorporating other cells within themselves to perform specialized functions like capturing energy from the sun (photosynthesis) or generating energy from stored molecules. The stage was set for the final blossoming of life into forms visible to creatures like us: multicellularity.

It’s a magnificent story and we only know the barest outlines.

In our concern with protecting grizzlies and polar bears, whooping cranes and redwood trees, wolves and caribou, we give short shrift to the small creatures that keep the planet livable. Tiny organisms and plant roots filter water as it percolates through soil; insects, bacteria and fungi help plants, animals and dung decompose to create soil; bacteria in legumes capture atmospheric nitrogen and fix it in soil; all green things exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen as they capture sunlight that animals like us can consume and store for our own use.

In fact, bacteria directly produce up to half the oxygen we breathe. Microbes in the human body outnumber cells by 10 to one, and many of them keep us alive by helping us digest food and combat infection, among other services.

Soil is not dirt or inert material; it is a complex community of living organisms, yet modern farming techniques often wipe them out.

Scientists estimate that for every human, there are 200 million insects on Earth. They are important parts of ecosystems, providing services such as pollination, food and pest control. Of all insect species, very few are harmful to humans, yet we spray powerful chemicals that kill all insects just to get at the tiny fraction that causes problems for us.

Because all life forms have evolved ways to find food, avoid being eaten, heal from infection, reproduce and eliminate waste, we have much to learn if we show some respect and patience to see how they create solutions. Scientists discovered penicillin as a fungus’s way of warding off bacteria. They found cancer-fighting vincristine in the rosy periwinkle and taxol in yew trees. Restriction enzymes, vital tools of genetic engineers, are used by bacteria to fight viral infection.

We focus on charismatic species like whales, pandas, cedar trees and seals as poster children for conservation.

But the small things that keep the biosphere going for creatures like us are probably more threatened because we ignore them. If we spend time studying them, they have much to teach us.

Peachland Views Changes at Edgewater Hotel building welcome by resident Regarding “Resident approves of Edgewater Hotel building improvements” (Peachland View, Aug. 9, 2013): I totally agree with Ann [Condon].

It is good to see the changes that have been made by Mr. Allison despite the many obstacles that confronted him in his recent efforts to develop downtown Peachland.

Pete Wenham, Peachland

Councillor says fear mongering and rumour spreading not the intent of Highway 97 committee members Although I am a supporter of the Highway 97 bypass around Peachland, I enjoyed reading the letters in the last two copies of The View detailing opposition to the concept.

Knowing Felix Possak, I enjoyed an informative discussion with him about his letter.

I would also like to reply to comments made in the letter

by David Winter. As a member of the Highway 97 Committee, it has been a pleasure to work with the other committee members to try to get more information about the feasibility of a highway bypass. The arguments for and against are quite complicated and there has certainly been a lot of discussion.

However, at no time did I find any of the committee members to be interested in spreading fear and rumour. They are good people who are acting solely because they consider that a bypass is the best option for Peachland. They are not acting out of self-interest but out of a desire to do what is best for their community.

Certainly the cost of the bypass is a major factor in deciding whether it is a feasible option. It has been the focus of the committee in 2013 to try and persuade the B.C. Ministry of

Transportation and Infrastructure to conduct a detailed cost analysis of the options. This is information that Peachland council is also very interested because of the direct impact on planning decisions. We will all know so much more when that is completed. Anyone who has an opinion about the bypass, whether for or against, is very welcome to join the debate and attend meetings. The Highway 97 Committee and the society want the facts in order to make an informed decision.

Although it is not my intention to cover all aspects of the debate, I would like to make two points.

Firstly, in looking at the bypass, it is important not just to look at today’s traffic volumes but consider the huge growth that will take place during the next 20 years. Secondly, if a bypass were built, the existing highway would become a local road (no longer controlled by the Ministry). The speed limit would be reduced and additional traffic lights (and maybe traffic circles) would be added. With a bypass, the “old” highway would no longer be a road that trucks would want to use in any weather.

Councillor Eric Hall, Peachland

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Resident says four-lane highway would destroy tourism in Peachland and more A four-lane highway would be a catastrophe for Peachlanders.

It is a bad idea from all points of view.

The traffic, noise level and pollution would destroy the tourist attraction of the whole region.

My husband and I very much appreciate your struggle and wish you great success. We would gladly sign petitions, etc. to show our support.

Monique Nemni, Peachland

Four-lane highway bad for promoting a destination resort town Regarding recent letters in favour of four-laning: I have driven into Peachland from the south for the last 25 years. Over that time the beaches along the stretch from Antlers Beach to town have started to make a comeback after being decimated by the highway in the 60s.

The potential for moderate commercial development along that stretch is obvious and the contributed tax dollars could go toward parking in the downtown. But even more important the Kokanee salmon spawning ground that is emerging along those beaches would be once again

decimated and contaminated from the ice and snow removal.

How can you think a town like Peachland would be abandoned if two-thirds of the traffic heading to points north and south didn’t add to the already congested area around the IGA? Peachland is a destination resort area, so why should we expedite traffic on a provincial highway in favour of promoting the town as the rare gem that it is?

Maggie Brooks, Peachland

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Tourists would prefer a slower road over hwy, resident says What will a four-lane highway through Peachland really do? There are some obvious errors in the letter by David Winter, the first being that the traffic, with its noise and pollution will not increase. Then why is the highway widening?

The reality is that traffic will continue to increase every year; we should be planning for 10, 20, 30 years ahead not at what will change immediately.

It is also a fact that when the entire highway is widened it will attract more commercial traffic throughout the year!

Think about it. Every time you go to the store or waterfront, you will have to negotiate busy traffic, most of which will be anxious to get through another little town that is slowing them down. If, like me, you walk with your grandkids or bike with your family you should be worried as there will be more accidents.

Secondly, the bridges and road repair referred to will be necessary primarily because of the constant increase in heavy traffic.

A third error by Mr. Winter is that it will not be used.

Let’s see, a two-lane constant speed highway versus a slower road with multiple traffic lights and crosswalks.

Hmm, tough question.

Let’s survey the truckers. The people on the slow road will be locals and tourists who want to stop for a meal or the beach, while those on the bypass will be just in a hurry to get past.

I note that most large Canadian cities are investing in bypasses or ring roads to get the traffic out of the city. We have an opportunity to be proactive now, at much less cost than it will be later when it becomes necessary.

Stan Dyck, Peachland

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saturdays Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Bingo, 6:45pm, 50+ Activity Centre

UPCOMING EVENTS Robert Jenkins, August 13-17, 11am - 4pm, Little Schoolhouse. Local pastel artist Robert Jenkins will be featured. Bob is a member of local arts associations; his work is included in local shows.

Sunday Tea, August 18, 1 - 4pm, Little Schoolhouse.

Join us for a lovely tea on the patio; bring your friends.

Yamabiko Taiko, August 18, 4pm - 5pm, Heritage Park. Part of the Rotary Peace Concert Series in the Park. Spectacular Japanese drums ensemble offer astounding rhythms and an athletic perfor-

mance.

9am, Hardy Falls Regional Park. Explore ‘Something Peachland Chamber Golf Fishy’ during this easy Tourney, August 19, Two rated outing at Hardy Eagles Golf Course. Visit Falls Regional Park. Meet www.peachlandchamber. in the parking area on bc.ca.

Hardy Road, off Highway 97 along the south end of Summer Storytime in the Peachland.

Park, August 22, 9:30am, Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Jason Scott’s Diamond Park. This is the last week Forever, August 23, for the free one hour drop 7pm, Peachland Legion. in program. Youngsters Jason Scott’s tribute and their caregivers should performance hands-down meet beneath the willow personifies and delivers tree next to the playground the look, the sound, the in the park. Participants will moves, and the music of be treated to a new natureicon Neil Diamond in a themed story and mini-namust-see evening enterture walk each week. tainment event! Tickets $15 each.

Take A Hike, August 23,

Medical Services Directory Chiropractor Dr. Peter Stapleton

www.lakesidechiro.ca 4403 2nd St, Peachland

778-479-3232

Dentists

Pharmacy

Peachland Fall Fair, September 7-8, community centre. There’s magic in the air! www.peachlandfallfair.ca The Great Plains (Saskia and Darrel), September 8, 7:30 p.m., Peachland United Church. Enjoy folk, celtic, country and bluegrass songs of the prairies.

65th Anniversary Ambassadorial Pageant, September 13-14. Celebrating 65 years. Past candidates, royalty are invited to participate in the pageant. Email peachlandambassador@gmail.com.

Peachland High School

Halloween Family Dance Party, October 27.

Entertainment, games and refreshments. Tickets required. www.peachland.ca St. Margaret’s Church Christmas Fair, November 1. Local vendors share their crafts and wares. For more information call 250767-3131.

Remembrance Day Services, November 11,

Peachland’s

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Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk

Wes Bedford, B.Sc Geoff Davis, B.Sc Garnet Lloyd, B.Sc Wesley Bedford, B.Sc

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Peachland Dental Centre

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Function Massage Therapy

250-767-6411

Rodeo, October 11-13.

Free for spectators. Fri Starts at 4pm. Sat/Sun starts at 9am. Contact Peachland Riding Club 250.718.2761 or www. peachlandridingclub.com.

Elisa McCoy, RMT

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10:30am. Community Remembers at 10:30am, reception following at the Peachland Legion. Contact 250-767-9100.

Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, November 16.

The Peachland Chamber of Commerce presents awards, dinner and entertainment. For more information visit www. peachlandchamber.bc.ca Christmas Craft Fair, November 23, community centre. Local vendors share their crafts and wares. Contact 250-7672133 for more information.

Health Professionals

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Colin VanBergen, M.Sc. Audiologist

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Swimmers challenged by choppy water at Rattlesnake Island swim 7K Standings

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A Westbank First Nation war canoe led the parade of boats that closed the event.

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Royal Canadian Legion members accepted a salute at the cenotaph to honour Peachlanders who participated in the 1913 regatta and soon after went to war, some never to return.

Marcey Reid of West Kelowna checks out the historic display tent.

A warrior salute was performed in a historic war canoe provided by the Penticton Museum.

The cardboard boat building contest was very popular with young

people.

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Celtic Cod Gone Wild please crowd at fourth Rotary Peace Concert Wolfgang Muhs / Special to the Peachland View Last Sunday afternoon marked the fourth Rotary Peace Concert for this summer. Last weekend’s entertainment was provided by Cod Gone Wild, a band from Vernon. The Cods, as they are called, combine an eclectic mixture of folk, rock, jazz and funk to create a modern, compact Celtic sound. The band built a musical bridge to the other end of our great country and were quick to get the crowd of over 300 involved in their performance. It was a memorable afternoon for Peachlanders and visitors who came to Heritage Park.

The Rotary Club of Peachland offered its usual food service of bratwurst and smokies on a bun as well as cold soft drinks and ice cream bars. Donations collected at the concert will go towards the ShelterBox program that provides temporary housing for people in areas devastated by natural catastrophes throughout the world.

The Rotary Club of Peachland has been a supporter of this program for several years and has to date donated 15 ShelterBoxes that were deployed in Malawi, Haiti, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The club would like to thank the audience for its generous donations at these concerts.

Pet of the Week Name: Jambon Breed: Ragdoll Age: 2 Jambon is living the life of privilege. He loves crabmeat, face pats and the sink. He is terrified of the ironing board. He is spoiled rotten.

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Neil Diamond tribute artist to perform at Peachland legion Joanne Layh / Peachland View Neil Diamond fans will be in for a treat next weekend when tribute artist Jason Scott will perform at the Peachland legion as part of his Diamond Forever summer tour.

Scott says audiences can expect a fast paced, fact filled, fun audience interactive show.

“It’s a Neil Diamond party,” Scott said in an interview with The View.

Scott has been a professional singer since about 1976, but it wasn’t until the 90s that he began performing as a Neil Diamond tribute artist.

“All through the 80s I toured with rock bands from Western Canada to Eastern Canada up and down,” Scott said.

Scott says his career as a Neil Diamond

tribute artist began one evening in 1995 when he was out with his sister.

“We were at a karaoke bar and I ended up singing a Neil Diamond song that she chose for me and the voice of Neil Diamond fell out of my face. The crowd went crazy. I was very surprised and I thought to myself, ‘Well, okay. This could be a change of career track a little bit,’” Scott said. “The fact that I could sound like him was one thing and I started looking into his music. I was aware of Neil Diamond. I grew up with Neil Diamond. Neil Diamond was part of the soundtrack of my life.”

Scott says as he became more involved in the music he found he liked what Neil Diamond had to say.

“It’s a positive experience,” Scott said.

Scott will perform at the Peachland legion on August 23 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.

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The family of Mary Hooper (nÊe Bartel) sadly announce her passing on August 1, 2013 at Kelowna General Hospital after a short illness. Mary was born in Arnaud, MB to Peter & Anna (nÊe Falk) Bartel on April 26, 1930. She was predeceased by her husband Jim Hooper, son David Hooper, her parents and her 5 siblings. Mary is survived by her daughter Barbara (Jim) Masters of Peachland, son Robert (David) Hooper of Nanaimo, her grandchildren Kristy (Walter) Gevers of Kelowna, Brandy (Thomas) Ingle of Asheville, North Carolina, Ryan Hooper of Cranbrook and her cherished great-granddaughter Nevada Champion, of Kelowna. Mary and Jim retired to Peachland BC in 1971 where she became involved with the Peachland Queen’s Committee in the mid 1970’s and also with the Peachland Hospital Auxiliary for many years. She was the Postmaster in Peachland until her retirement in April 1991. A Celebration of Life was held August 9, 2013 at the Peachland and District Retirement Society. Interment took place August 10, 2013 at the Peachland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Foundation would be appreciated.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.HansonsFuneral.ca Arrangements entrusted to the care of Hansons Arbor Westwood Funeral Chapel in Westbank, BC.

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It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Peachland View in the event of failure to publish an advertisement or in the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published, shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid.

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FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Helpful tips to avoid apathy Derek Koch, Emmanuel Church / Special to the Peachland View Hello global citizens!

The world is in rough shape. Have you noticed?

As I write this, the Egyptian military is planning to crack down on the pro-Morsi protestors in Cairo on Monday morning.

Considering time zone differences, it could happen any minute. If you’ve read or watched the news lately, you’ll know that Syria is an absolute nightmare and the struggle there is about more than just who is going to control the next government but it has also become a practice ground for terrorist groups to test their strength.

I’m also intrigued by the Israel-Palestine peace process. Nine months has been given to work through conflicting issues. Do you think it’s possible? We’re on the brink of another Palestinian prisoner release

and controversial Israeli settlements are expanding.

Meanwhile, Iraq is recovering from another series of deadly bombings, Zimbabwe has just finished an election the opposition is calling a sham and the Russian-American relationship is getting cold again. I haven’t even mentioned the various refugee situations around the world.

It’s tempting to pull an “ostrich head in the sand” maneuver. How can we keep up? Our country boasts an incredible spirit of volunteerism and generosity both at home and abroad. That’s you and me!

Yet, how can we sincerely care about each suffering segment of the world? The truth is many of us are probably feeling compassion fatigue - when there is so much to care about, we can’t keep up and as a result we don’t care very much at all. We become immune to what is going on around

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Places of Faith

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Peachland United Church 4421 4th Street

Grace Lutheran Church 1162 Hudson Road West Kelowna, B.C. 250-769-5685

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Summer Tuesdays-

Discussion of Sunday’s Reading - 9:30 a.m.

Drop-in for Coffee - 10:30 a.m.

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Lyn Stewart 250-767-6211 or John Miller 250-767-9270 4th Street & Brandon Ave

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There are many other categories to enter as well, including vegetables, fruits, flowers, baking, handicrafts, and the ever-popular photography division. This year’s fall fair committee would love to see people from all over B.C. enter their specialty items.

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us in order to protect ourselves from overloading.

Yet, our world needs us. So how can we respond?

First, recognize you’re not alone. There are likely other people and groups who are equally concerned about the same things you are. Perhaps there is a way to come together so you can pool resources and support each other.

Second, pick a particular cause, group, or a country of the world and focus your energy, thoughts, prayers, and charitable donations in that one direction. You can’t help everywhere, but you can help somewhere. It might be better to go deep in one place than stay shallow in a number of places.

Third, remember that as much as you care, God cares even more. Your prayers can transform seemingly hopeless situations into surprising recoveries. In this particular time, I find the Lord’s Prayer particularly relevant.

“May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” is a powerful prayer in itself.

Fourth, be an example of peace in your own settings.

So many conflicts around the world exist because of greed, pride and power.

It’s tempting to judge others. Though if we sincerely look at ourselves, we may see the same issues. Our actions, like a stone thrown in the lake, cause a ripple effect that can impact our homes, communities, province, country and world. As David said in Psalm 139, we need to invite the Holy Spirit to search our hearts and determine whether there is any wicked way in us.

The world is indeed a mess but with our focused, strategic help in partnership with God, we can clean it up one crisis at a time.

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Bereavement support group offers comfort and support to those in grief Sue Mayoss-Hurd / Special to the Peachland View The Richter scale measures the energy released when an earthquake occurs. About once a year worldwide an earthquake measuring 8 or higher occurs causing massive devastation. It causes major damage to buildings, and the resulting death toll ranges from 1,000 to 1 million.

Earthquakes are mostly caused when the tension and stresses present in the earth rupture geological faults. Often there are aftershocks that can cause almost as much damage.

Losing a loved one might well be likened to having an earthquake occur in one’s own personal life, accompanied by continued aftershocks. On the Holmes-Rahe stress scale, which measures the personal stress in the life events of an individual over a 24-month period, the death

of a spouse rates highest with 100 points. In fact, of the top eight life events listed, six of them concern types of personal loss, including death of a close relative, loss of marriage or relationship, loss of job and loss of health.

Bereavement comes in many shapes and forms, and it rates highly on our own personal Richter scale.

People grieve in different ways. Twins might lose the same parent and each will grieve differently depending on the relationship held with the parent, past experience of loss and their individual unique differences. While people often experience grief in stages, the path does not follow a neatly ordered process over a defined time, but rather an ill-lit ragged path, which may at times seem backtracking.

Simple things can act as unexpected triggers and in the midst of loss an individual can often feel very alone,

Three quick and easy summer recipes Patricia Guest Special to the Peachland View In these halcyon days of summer the last thing I want to be doing is spending hours in the kitchen.

The hot afternoons put a damper on everyone’s hunger and fresh, fast and easy is the order for dinner. Luckily with all the fresh and fabulous flavours erupting from

plants, making everything taste great is easy as pie now.

Here are three recipes that make the grade on those hot summer evenings.

3 tbsp maple syrup, brown sugar or agave 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt 1/2 cup flour 1 cup rolled oats Filling: 6 cups ripe freestone peaches, peeled and pitted 1 tsp vanilla ¼ tsp almond extract 5 tbsp tapioca starch or corn starch 1 cup sugar, agave or honey ½ cup water

3 big heirloom variety tomatoes, chopped into half-inch cubes

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle

¼ cup packed fresh basil, minced or 2 tbsp basil pesto

Fresh ground pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced Feta, mozzarella or bococinni, crumbled or grated

Pork loin, sliced into one-inch cubes

Shell: 1/4 cup coconut oil, butter or olive oil (not canola)

Tomato Salad or Bruschetta 2-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar Mix all ingredients and toss lightly.

If you want to make bruschetta let this sit for an hour or so. Serve with sourdough bread.

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Easy as No Bake Peach Pie 3/4 cup raw almonds

longing for someone to understand.

At Peachland Wellness Centre the bereavement support group offers comfort and support in a safe and caring environment to individuals as they walk through their grief journey. There is solidarity in the presence of others following similar paths who also know just how devastating personal loss can be. All that is shared is held in confidence. The bereavement support group meets on a a drop-in basis and all are welcome.

The group, which is co-facilitated by Derek Koch and Sue Mayoss-Hurd, meets all year round at the Peachland Wellness Centre on Thursdays from 10 a.m. - noon. For more information contact Peachland Wellness Centre at 250-767-0141, email wellnesscentre@shaw.ca, check us out on Facebook or visit www.peachlandwellnesscentre. ca.

Pulse the almonds in a food processor, then add remaining shell ingredients except rolled oats and mix. Add rolled oats and pulse until mixed but not pulverized. Pour mixture into a nine-inch pie plate and press out to the edges and up the sides. The more the mixture is pressed in the better it will stay together. If you have another pie plate the same size, use it as a press. Bake at 375° F for 10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar

In a bowl mix starch into water.

Bring remaining filling ingredients to a simmer in a large saucepan.

Add starch mixture while stirring and bring to the boil again. Cool and pour into almond shell. Chill and serve with whipped cream.

½ cup oil (not canola)

¼ cup lemon juice and the zest of same lemons 1 garlic bulb, minced 1 onion, chopped fine A big handful of whatever herbs you have in the garden, such as basil, oregano or thyme 3 tbsp sea salt 1 tbsp ground pepper A spoonful of chili paste

Set pork aside. Toss remaining ingredients together in a large bowl and refrigerate for three days.

You can throw everything except the meat in a food processor and pulse it a few times to a medium chop. This marinade will cover about four pounds of cubes.

When you are ready to cook the kebabs, skewer however much you want onto metal skewers and cook on a barbecue over high heat with lid down for three minutes on both sides. You can add veggies to the skewer or toss them separately.

Freeze the remaining meat in portions suited to your family.

Thaw and skewer when ready.

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