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March 28, 2014 / Volume 10 Number 13 / www.peachlandview.com

Buy a daffodil on March 29 to help fight cancer

To help raise funds for prevention, advocacy and support services, Cancer Societies across the country sell fresh daffodils at the end of March and daffodil pins throughout April. The funds go towards local initiatives that offer support and education.

Erin Christie Special to the View

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Local author brings zombie angst to Peachland

Jim Couper’s latest book Zombie Angst follows the exploits of Mort, a resurrected former schoolteacher who attempts to rejoin life months after drowning in Okanagan Lake. page 5

Peachland boxers take on Alberta

INSIDE News 2-3 Commentary 3 Opinion 4 Community 5-6,9,11 Classifieds 8 Service Directory 9 Local Activities 10 Sports & Recreation 11

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Peachland considering water rate increases

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Jimmy Hollier and Zack Rasmussen recently competed against boxers from Alberta.

Fighters from the two provinces met in the ring over two days last weekend to determine who the best boxers were in over 40 bouts. page 11

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HEART OF GOLD Ardent Neil Young fan Kevin Foley of Summerland loses himself in the music during his performance of Young’s hit “Heart of

Gold” at the Peachland Community Centre on March 23. His appearance was courtesy of Peachland’s Stars on Stage variety show. To see more photos from this event turn to Page 6.

RCMP seeking public’s help identifying thieves Erin Christie / Special to the Peachland View West Kelowna RCMP are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects after a recent robbery in Peachland.

According to a release issued by the RCMP on Monday morning, police received a report of a break and enter at Big E’s Pub at approximately 6:24 am on March 21. Video surveillance showed two male suspects kick the door to the office and remove a small safe containing an undetermined amount of cash. The suspects then fled the scene in a small black Honda.

The suspects are described as wearing dark coloured pants and

hoodies. One wore a mask.

At approximately 5:18 that morning, employees of Edward Jones in Peachland received notification that their alarm had activated by an attempted break-in at their office on Beach Avenue. The RCMP have not indicated whether or not the two incidents are related.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880. Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637).

Whether it flows out of their faucets or fills their pools, Peachland residents could pay more for water by mid April if a proposed amendment to the water rate bylaw is passed on April 8.

Peachland’s Director of Finance Doug Pryde recommended the approval of a 5.9 per cent increase in user fees assessed to the average residential consumer.

This hike would increase the average residential water bill by approximately $21 per year.

According to Pryde’s report, the base rate for consumers would remain the same but the residential consumption rate would jump from 30 cents to 35 cents per cubic metre. Additionally, the agricultural rate would increase from 10 cents to 11 cents per cubic metre.

The rate increase, which Pryde presented to council at the Committee of the Whole meeting on March 11, received first, second and third reading at last night’s council meeting. The proposed rates reflect additional operating projects including a water audit, estimated to cost approximately $35,000, as well as a turbidity control gate at Deep Creek, with a price tag of roughly $13,500. Funds will also go towards the Peachland Creek Channel Assessment.

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NEWS

Resident wants to give Centennial Trail a new name Beware of fraud scam Erin Christie Special to the Peachland View

What’s in a name? Plenty, if you ask James Statham. The longtime Peachland resident recently submitted a proposal to council requesting that members of the community be given a chance to rename the waterfront trail currently known as Centennial Way. The walkway, named in commemoration of the town’s 100th year anniversary, currently spans from Heritage Park (1st Street) to 13th Street. The town hopes to extend the trail beyond 13th Street toward Todd Road.

Statham says he and his wife walk the trail several times per week. On the trail, he noted, they have met people from all over the Okanagan and around the world.

He said he feels the “gorgeous lakeside walk” deserves a “more memorable name.”

“Peachland is now getting recognized more often because of the trail,” he told council in a recent letter.

“It needs a memorable name that people will recognize throughout the Okanagan. One that will help secure in people’s minds that we are a good place to visit. London has ‘the Eye,’ Vancouver has a name for its striking mountain outcrops, Ottawa has the ‘Peace Tower,’ but our beautiful, unsur-

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JAMES STATHAM believes Peachland’s waterfront trail deserves a more memorable

name.

passed walkway is just ‘Centennial Way.’ I think we can do better.”

He said he feels the name “Centennial Way” doesn’t quite do the trail justice in terms of advertising it to tourists.

“It’s such a great community asset but we don’t have anything

on Highway 97 to tempt tourists to turn in and enjoy the amenities Peachland has to offer. Even if we had a sign that says ‘Centennial Way’ it doesn’t really tell them anything about it or give them a reason to check it out.”

Statham went on to suggest that

the town hold a community contest to rename the trail. He believes allowing the public to vote on a new name would generate interest and galvanize the community.

Longtime resident Laverne Prozny also makes frequent use of the trail. He said he is fine with the current name but would be open to re-examining the issue if it were “on the table.”

“I say why not open it up for discussion,” Prozny told the View.

“It wouldn’t hurt.”

Resident Klass Ree echoed Prozny.

“It’s not a bad idea to give people the chance to say whether or not they think it should be renamed.

Why not?”

Councillor Peter Schierbeck, however, feels differently.

“I sat on the centennial committee and we asked for that name to commemorate our centennial in 2009,” Schierbeck explained.

“So I would be very opposed to renaming it or opening that subject up.”

Schierbeck isn’t alone.

Margaret Miles, a member of the Peachland Walkers, who spends a lot of time on the trail says the name has a lot of significance and she wouldn’t want to see it changed.

“I think it’s a legitimate suggestion but it was part of the centennial project and I feel the name is the most appropriate.”

Scams are a dimea-dozen these days as countless unscrupulous scammers try to relieve you of your cash.

A local woman unfortunately found out the hard way just how much high-pressure tactics and intimidation can hurt the pocketbook.

On March24 the Kelowna RCMP received a report of a fraud that used both the names of the Canada Revenue Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to pressure the victim into paying. Earlier that day, a 30-year-old Kelowna woman received a call from someone claiming to be an agentfrom the Canada Revenue Agency.

The fraudster indicated that the woman and her husband had outstanding fees with the CRA and that if they didn’t pay off the balance immediately, a warrant would be issued for their arrest for tax evasion. The scammer then provided instructions on how to obtain prepaid credit cards in order to expedite the process and prevent the victim’s arrest.

The fraudster kept the victim on the phone during the entire scam until she became suspicious and hung up. But within minutes, the victim received a call that showed 911on the call display. A man claiming to be a constable with the RCMP reassured the victim that the call was legitimate and that she needed to complete the process to avoid being arrested.

It was in fact all a ploy to scare the victim into paying fictitious fees. The victim lost $3,000 in total.

If you suspect that you may be a target of fraud, or if you have already sent funds, Kelowna RCMP officials say don’t be embarrassed, you’re not alone.

For more information on frauds and scams, how to recognize them and how to report them, go to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website at www.antifraudcentre. ca.

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NEWS | COMMENTARY

Daffodils can make a difference for local cancer societies Erin Christie Special to the Peachland View

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PEACHLAND DAFFODIL COMMITTEE CHAIR Pamela Andersen pins Mayor Keith Fielding to launch Daffodil

Month during Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Fresh daffodils will be available at Peachland Pharmacy, Bliss Bakery and Peachland Centre Mall on March 29.

Every three minutes a Canadian hears the words “you have cancer.” Pam Andersen, a volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society says that daunting number underscores their continued need for support.

“When my son was diagnosed with cancer and getting treatment the cancer society helped us a lot with expenses and connecting us with the right support services,” Andersen said.

“It really made a difference.”

To help raise funds for prevention, ad-

vocacy and support services, cancer societies across the country sell fresh daffodils at the end of March and daffodil pins throughout April.

The society adopted the cheerful blooms as their official logo in 2000 – citing the vibrant flower as a symbol for hope in the fight against all cancers, of which there are more than 200.

The funds from each branch’s sale go towards local initiatives that offer support and education to patients, families and caregivers.

In Peachland, daffodil campaign chair Pam Andersen is

calling upon local residents to support the society on Saturday, March 29, by purchasing a daffodil.

Volunteers will be at Peachland Centre Mall and Bliss Bakery from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Peachland Pharmacy from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Throughout April, daffodil pin donation boxes will be available at the Blind Angler, the Blue Rooster Cafe, Lakeside Auto, A&W, Big E’s Pub and Liquor Store, Johnston Meier and On Beach Boutique.

For more information about the Canadian Cancer Society and its initiatives visit www.cancer.ca.

Penticton First Nations faces investment and development challenges Even as far away as Ottawa, the success of the Westbank and Osoyoos First Nations in terms of investment and development are

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Penticton, however it should also be noted that both the airport and the channelization of the Okanagan River system (that was done to prevent flooding and prevent costly property damage) also strategically cut off economically viable lands from critically needed access and services.

Without access and services it is difficult to attract investment and development that in turn generates revenue and creates employment. It is for these reasons that the Penticton Indian Band has been working with all levels of government to build a new bridge between the two communities that will allow the band to attract development and investment similar to other successful First Nations in the Okanagan. It is also important to recognize these projects do not

occur overnight.

The massive regulatory burden dealing with multiple levels of government takes significant time and resources to overcome. Currently work on the proposed Green Avenue Bridge has been underway in excess of ten years and there are still hurdles that must be overcome.

The subject of funding for the bridge construction has also been raised. Recently the federal government contributed $500,000 towards this economic project through Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.

The majority of the remaining funding will come from a variety of different sources, however I can confirm that the federal government will not be the primary source of funds for this project.

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well known. From time to time I am also asked about why Penticton Indian Band has not to date been as successful in attracting similar levels of investment and development. There are of course many reasons for this, however there are also some factors that are unique to Penticton that are often not taken into consideration in this discussion. One of the challenges for many First Nations bands

is that not all land is band land – many lands are “locatee lands” – these lands are very similar to privately held land where locatees can make land use decisions independently of locally elected band chiefs and their respective councils.

Although a First Nations band cannot directly control locatee lands, a band chief and council do have similar authority to enact expropriation and can collect revenues from improvements on locatee lands through taxation. Ultimately, when reserves were first created, borders were established between band lands and locatee lands. Unfortunately for some bands, specifically the Penticton Indian Band, many of the bands’ most economically valuable lands are geographically isolated by a combination of different factors.

In some cases, band lands are isolated by locatee lands, as is often the case for

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Green Avenue bridge crossing and the Skaha Hills vineyard, golf course and residential development will be key in creating new revenues and economic development for both the Penticton Indian Band and the region. The Skaha Hills development

in particular, will also help to increase Penticton airport visits; representing another important consideration as the South Okanagan remains committed to attracting a second airline and connecting access through Calgary and points further east.

The House of Commons is back in session this week and if there is a comment, question or concern you have on any matter before the House please do not hesitate to send me an email at dan.albas@parl.gc.ca or call toll free 1-800665-8711.

District Of Peachland Public Open House Meeting Amending The Official Community Plan (OCP): Updating And Improving Form And Character Guidelines In Development Permit Areas Under the Local Government Act, Municipalities may put into place design guidelines for “form and character” through Development Permit Areas in OCP’s. These pertain to the exterior of buildings as well as the site. The District has had these provisions in place since adopting the OCP in 2000, but they are in need of updating. A recent Development Process Review report undertaken for the District of Peachland (2013) recommended that the District should; “…Clarify the District’s expectations with respect to prezoned land by strengthening the OCP form and character guidelines.”

Proposed new guidelines will be discussed for multi-family residential, commercial and mixed use areas at the meeting: When:

Thursday April 3, 2014

Where:

The Council Chambers in the Community Center

Time:

4:00pm to 7:00pm

Format:

-Presentation at 4:30pm and 6:15pm -Questions, Answers, Discussion -Exit Survey -Display Panels

Your attendance will be welcomed.

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t is an unbelievably gorgeous, sunny afternoon in June. I’m standing on the side of Highway 97. I’m not quite sure where I am but I do know that I am roughly 50 kilometres outside of Golden. Less than an hour ago I crossed the Alberta border into British Columbia for the first time, and now my car is smoking in front of me.

My cell phone is dead and I have less than 24 hours before I am due to start my new job at the Oliver Chronicle, but at this moment, surrounded by trees and mountains, all I am thinking about is how beautiful it is here and what a great tan I am going to get on my legs while I am trying to flag someone down.

I might be getting ahead of myself here. I’ll start at the beginning. In 2012 I left the newspaper I was working for in Eastern Ontario to go back to school to study video and audio production in Windsor, Ontario – my hometown. I completed school on April 22 and on May 24, was fortunate enough to be hired as a reporter by Aberdeen Publishing, the company that owns the Oliver Chronicle and the Peachland View. I was scheduled to start at the Oliver Chronicle on June 17.

That left me almost three weeks to pack up my things and my cat, Dinah, say goodbye to everyone, and drive across four provinces.

On my third day I stopped in Sioux Lookout, Ontario and lost Dinah.

Having suffered three days in the car listening to me belt out ABBA songs at the top of my lungs, mostly to keep from falling asleep, Dinah decided she’d had enough. She found a cat-sized hole in the wall of our hotel room, went inside it and refused to come out.

I had the entire hotel on cat alert and convinced the maintenance crew to bring out the blue prints to the building so that we could see where she might go. I even stayed in town an extra day trying to coax her out to no avail. If I wanted to make it to Oliver in time for my first day I needed to keep moving. If I had my way I would have stayed until she came out. I hated the thought of leaving her behind but the realist in me didn’t think it would be a wise move to call my new boss and explain that I would not

make it in on my first day because my cat got lost in a wall. So I forged on through the rest of Ontario and across the Prairies.

I drove through Calgary just as the sun was going down. That was when I saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time. Words cannot describe it. Even in silhouette the sight was breathtaking. But absolutely nothing could have prepared me for what I saw when I crossed into British Columbia the next day. I have never seen anything quite like it, right here in our own country.

No wonder everyone who comes here never leaves!

That is what I was thinking when it happened – my car began to slow.

Then it made a horrible noise followed by the urgent blinking of my check engine light. And then, inevitably, it just stopped. And that takes us to the beginning of my story.

For the record, someone did stop and allow me to use her phone so I could get my car to a mechanic, and by the end of July I got my car back and I had retrieved my cat.

I guess you’re wondering what all this has to do with me sitting at Joanne’s desk telling you about it.

That’s a far less complicated story: I was sent up from Oliver that Monday to act as temporary editor. As far as I was concerned the timing was perfect. Sure, it’s a bit daunting to walk into someone else’s office in a town you don’t know very well and find enough content to fill a paper in two days, but sometimes a change is necessary.

I’ve been in B.C. nearly a year now. And I can tell you, it’s been an interesting mix of awful and wonderful. Overall, it’s kind of felt like all those “hard life lessons” my parents told me I would learn – were being taught this year. By February, I was beginning to wonder if I had made the right decision in coming here.

But my time in Peachland has showed me something; life throws you curveballs, but you’d be surprised at what you can do when you’re willing to just go with it. And when you live in a place like this but find yourself wondering if it’s where you really belong all you have to do is stop, breathe, and look around. I remember how I felt the day I got here, lucky.

That’s what I am – I’m a lucky girl.

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It is rare and unusual but don’t think it can’t happen to you The word cancer sets off alarm bells in our heads. Back in 2009 I went to see the doctor, as I had a small hard lump in the area of my left breast. I had the required biopsy and it came back positive for breast cancer the doctor called it Ductal Carcinoma = active cancer in the breast. On consultation with a surgeon l found out there are two types of this cancer. DC|S, in 1 in l0 cases men have this type non-invasive cancer, the other is IDC, the invasive type. At this point we weren’t sure which I had, obviously hoping it was the former rather than the latter. I understood at this time I could have radiation and chemotherapy. The other option was to cut it out by making a large deep cut to ensure removal of all traces, it would also remove the nipple and some

of the lymph glands. In other words, a full mastectomy.

The foregoing was to explain and show you my experience which I hope will inform males in particular what to expect should you be unfortunate enough to find that you may be so afflicted. Just recently I heard on TV a young lady named Megan Williams being interviewed about a book she had written called “Our interrupted fairy tale.” Yes it is about cancer, and it is a love story. It mainly takes place in Vancouver. The story is such that tears come easily and is very informative and enlightening. I highly recommend reading it and getting informed.

Frank Warburton, Peachland

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Okanagan author brings zombies to Peachland

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Zombie Mort (left) and author Jim Couper show a copy of Zombie Angst.

Erin Christie Special to the Peachland View A peculiar bundle of rags washes up on the shore of a small Canadian town. On wobbly legs Zombie Mort emerges from the lake, awakening to his second life. Instinctively he heads home to reunite with his wife and children. As one can imagine, it doesn’t go well. This is the premise of Kelowna-based author Jim Couper’s latest book, Zombie Angst. The R-rated novel follows the exploits of Mort, a resurrected former schoolteacher who attempts to rejoin life months after drowning in Okanagan Lake. What follows is what Couper describes as a nightmarish, albeit humorous plunge into the world of the uncouth, the unwelcome and the undead. Oh yes, and it’s set in Peachland.

But Couper warns, it’s not quite “your mother’s Peachland.”

“I took some artistic license,” he explained.

“It’s Peachland, but not exactly the Peachland we know. I hope the residents don’t take offence.”

Despite his fondness for the lakeside town, Couper said the decision to set the novel in Peachland was based less on his affinity for the town and more on the area’s geophysical properties.

“I know the area quite well, and Peachland is close enough to the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory that the concept of the zombies being resurrected by electromagnetic waves made some sense, plus it’s a really nice little town,” he added.

Couper, a well-known travel writer, discovered Peachland when he relocated to Kelowna from Ni-

agara, Ontario 18 years ago. He has previously written books about the Okanagan and Highway 97. Though he has enjoyed travel writing for more than a decade, he said the transition from globetrotting to gore was surprisingly easy.

“I was in Chapters one day looking at travel books and one of those vampire books caught my eye and I picked it up,” the author recalled.

“It was so dreadful that I thought to myself, the world needs a zombie book. So I decided to write one.”

Until that day zombies weren’t even on his radar when it came to genre fiction fodder. Couper maintains the creation of Zombie Angst was never intended as a way to capitalize on the plight of the living dead popularized in series like “The Walking Dead,” and the films “World War Z” and “Warm Bodies,” but it doesn’t hurt when it comes to book sales.

“I started working on the book four years ago, before they got popular,” he noted.

“But if I had seen the zombie revival coming, I would have typed much faster.”

Couper said he isn’t planning a sequal to Zombie Angst but he has enjoyed writing it.

“The thing I like about the zombie horror genre is there are no literary precedents. They historically have come from African folklore, but their American popularity came from movies like ‘White Zombie’ and ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ So I can get as creative as I want. I wrote a book that I would want to read. And I hope others do too.”

Zombie Angst can be purchased at Chapters and Pulp Fiction Coffeehouse as well as on Amazon.com.

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In loving memory of (Bill) Alexander William Watson who passed peacefully at age 81 surrounded by family at the Kelowna Hospice House on Sunday March 16th 2014. Bill is survived by his loving wife Audrey. Loved by his son Paul (Nicole) Watson, and his twin daughters Penny (Paul) Grieve and Candy (Pierre) Lauzer.

His step children Cheryl (Ron) Arsenault, and Gregg (Francine) Barron. Remembered by his grandchildren Allison, Tatum, Matthew, Bianca, Philippe, Chelsea, Danielle, Jennifer and Kitiara. His great grand children Mercedes, Hunter, Jakobi, Maya and Alice. Missed by his sisters Nancy Moore and Janet (Andy) Gagnon, his brother John (Sofie) Watson, and his brother-in-law Norman (Janet) and sisterin-law Janet Hartshorne.

Our Bill has been known as a great story-teller, parent, millwright, black powder rifleman, hunter, mentor and friend to so many. Bill was also a prospector whose contribution to the mining industry has been documented in Quebec history, which included the renaming of a lake in his honour. The world is a little dimmer without his light, but better for having had it shine in all of our hearts. He brought wisdom, knowledge, humour, and dignity to everything he did and to everyone he met.

Bill will be missed and remembered fondly for many, many years. There will be a dedication of a park bench in Peachland with the celebration of Bill’s life held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Central Okanagan Hospice House.

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5860 Columbia Ave, Peachland House is on the market and we need to downsize.

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New farming season calls for a new approach to writing Jordan Marr Special to the Peachland View

I’d like to try something different this year. Starting in two weeks, you’ll find a summary of my most relevant thoughts and observations about

ty-five short essays here, each, generally speaking, on a specific topic related to farming.

I think that’s more than enough, and so

farming since the previous column. My intention is to take you through the farming season as I see it – the veggie growing and other farming,

of course, but also my experiences in Peachland and further afield. And a few observations about the constantly evolving local food movement,

gardening!

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thrown in for good measure. I envision a cross between a farm journal and a Twitter feed.

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Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School Peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 service fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Ukulele Group, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre. Call 250-767-6574.

Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Mid-week Study and Conversation Coffee, 9:30am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Outdoor Fitness Trail Orientations, 10am. Meet at the kiosk by Trepanier Creek. Call 250767-0141 for info.

Carpet Bowling, 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre Computer Literacy, 10am-noon, all sessions take place at Peachland Wellness Centre Volleyball, 10am-noon, community centre Wellness Circle Fitness Equipment Guides, 10am. Call 250-767-2133 to register for your spot Memory Program, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required.

AA, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Men’s Coffee, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Friendship Tuesday/Movie, 1-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Tween Drop-In, 2:30-5pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Grades 5-6 Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Peachland Sparks and Brownies, 5:45-7pm, community centre Bridge (Experienced), 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Yoga, 8-9am, 50+ Activity Centre Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Aerobics For The Not So Young, 9:30-10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Wellness Centre, 10-12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Speaker on second and fourth Wednesdays of the month Memory Program, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required Bridge Creative Playtime (0-6 yrs) 11am-1pm, community centre Art Class, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Chess, 1:15-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Writer’s Bloc, every second Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Tween Cooking Night, 5-7:30pm, Peachland Youth Centre.

Lions Den Meeting, 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250767-9034 Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Tai Chi, 9:30am, United Church Annex Free Tax Clinics, 9:30am-noon, Emmanuel Church. Until April 24.

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Intergenerational Choir, 9:30am, Peachland Elementary School Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre Volleyball, 10am-noon, community centre Iron and Silk Exercise, 10:45amnoon, 50+ Activity Centre Storytime, 11:30am, Peachland Library. For ages 3 to 5. Until April 24.

Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub AA, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Breastfeeding Cafe, second and last Thursday, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Call 250-7670141 Tween Drop-In, 2:30-5pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Grades 5-6 Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Drop in Floor Hockey (8-10yrs) 4:30-5:30pm, community centre Gentle Yoga, 6-7pm, community centre Bingo, 6:45pm, Doors 5:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Volleyball, 7-8:30pm, community centre

Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Men’s Coffee, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre Bridge Creative Playtime (0-6 yrs) 10am-noon, community centre Yoga Beginners, 10:30-11:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Friday Art Club, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Ladies Crib, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Art Class, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Tea in the Tranquil Room, 2pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Legotime for Kids, 3pm, Peachland Library. Every other Friday until May 30.

Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

office at 250-767-2422 to reserve your booth. Watch for weekly planning updates for this year’s event.

Peachland Chamber of Commerce 2014 First Quarter Members Meeting, April 16. Free for members in good standing. $10 for future members.

MONDAYS Yoga Advanced Beginners, 8-9am, 50+ Activity Centre Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Ladies’ Coffee, 10am-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre Tai Chi, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Income Tax Program, 1-3pm, Wellness Centre. Until April 17.

Needle Arts/Quilting, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Peachland Guides, 5:15pm, community centre Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place Learn to Speak Spanish, 6:308:30pm, community centre Wood Carving, 7-9pm, 50+ Activity Centre

SATURDAYS Carpet Bowling, 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre Dance Church, 10:30am-12:00, Peachland Youth Centre, sliding scale cost of $5-$10.

Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Boys and Girls Club, 3-5pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Ages 6-12.

Youth Drop-In, 5:30-9pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

UPCOMING EVENTS Little Buddies Party, March 29, 2-4pm, community centre. For more information call Linda at 778479-2843 or Wendy at 250-7676560.

Annual General Meeting, April 5, 2pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Everyone is welcome. The agenda will include reports from commit-

tees to bring members up to date on the excellent work being accomplished at the PWC. Following the presentation, an election of the new board of directors for 2014-2015 will take place. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.

Peachland Players present “Bus Stop”, April 10-12 8pm, April

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Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer Expo, April 12. Vendors, presenters, antique appraisals and more. Contact the Chamber

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Peachland boxers win their bouts in Vernon tournament

JOHN WARDLEY

RING LEADERS:

Peachland boxers Jimmy Hollier and Zack Rasmussen recently competed in the ultimate fight night completion against boxers from Alberta. Fighters from the two provinces met in the ring over two days last weekend to determine who the best boxers were in over 40 bouts.

Contributed It was fight night in Vernon in a winnertake-all battle between British Columbia and Alberta. Boxers from the two provinces met in the ring over two days last weekend to determine who the best boxers were in over 40 bouts.

Jimmy Hollier of Peachland went up

against Supinder Virk of The Bronx Boxing Club in Alberta, in the youth 60 kg lightweight novice class. Virk came into the fight with one win, with Hollier entering the ring in his first ever bout. Working the Peachland corner was head coach John Wardley and coach Lorne Takanaka.

“Jimmy made it look easy,” said Wardley.

“He kept his head and was very disciplined.

He has a good long left jab and a hard-hitting right hand. With boxers in the ring for the first time, I often see nerves overcoming skills. This was not the case with Jimmy; he has probably sparred a hundred rounds in the gym and I was very impressed with his focus. Jimmy won all three rounds

and the referee stopped the contest in the third.”

Hollier won in the third round RSC in a referee stopped contest.

Event number six featured an exhibition bout between Peachland’s welterweight Zach Rasmussen and Olin Lee of the Two Rivers Boxing Club, both weighing in at 69 kg in a youth novice bout. Lee came into the competition with a 3-0 record while Rasmussen had not yet stepped into the ring.

Coaches Wardley and Takanaka said they felt pitting Rasmussen against a fighter with three wins, two by TKO, and a third by a KO, was too strong for his first bout, but they knew he was eager to step into the ring.

“The two boxers met in the ring in an exhibition. Both boxers wear 16-ounce gloves, and the event is controlled by the referee. The referee closely watched but basically just let the boys get to it,” Wardley added.

“It was much more a bout than an exhibition.

Neither boxer was willing to step back or pull punches. Their styles were very similar. I don’t think Zach could

have got a tougher opponent. Zack took this guy to the end, no other opponent of Lee’s has ever lasted three

rounds. Boxers can train and spar, but when they step into the ring, just once, they grow as in no other sport.”

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Ogopogo monster sighted by visitor Is this the elusive Ogopogo of Okanagan Lake?

Visitor Jeffery Cottam thinks so. Cottam captured this photo of what appears to be a large fish swimming approximately 20 feet from the shore, during an early morning stroll on March 23.

“I knew it wasn’t driftwood as it was moving, definitely swimming, cutting through the water then it dove and disappeared and did not resurface again. It disappeared as quickly as it had appeared and then was gone,” he said.

Cottam said he was unaware of the local legend

until he asked his son, a resident of Peachland, if there were any large animals known to inhabit the lake.

After hearing about the mythical Ogopogo monster, Cottam says he is convinced that what he saw was none other than the Ogopogo. “What I saw was absolutely real,’ he said. “It was a living animal, quite big as far as I could see, not a wave or some other inanimate object, or material.”

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You Will Not Find Better Privacy - From this wellpriced, well maintained home. Formal living room and dining room, eat in kitchen with oak cabinets, large family room, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 decks and a great workshop too. Quick possession, so settle in before summer.

MLS® 10069920

NO KIDDING YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS HOME - Specular private yard, hot tub on private patio, workshop, studio, storage shed, carport big enough for your boat, large view front deck Now step inside to the gourmet kitchen with island, open to a dream dining room, large living room, 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms.

MLS® 10072068

Why Not Build A Home - Bring your plans and ideas to this .25 (yes ¼ acre) lot with lake views. Nice quiet residential subdivision in a location only minutes to downtown and the beach. Build what you want and will enjoy. Call for maps and a personal walk of the property.

MLS® 10075673

$699,000

$39,000

MLS®10078214

TRACEY OOR M A N TRACEY BOORMAN PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

250.864.6606 PROFESSIONALS

Each office independently owned and operated.

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$349,500

$439,000 • 3985 Desert Pines Ave EICHLER design looking for something different, lakeviews, wall of windows, detached studio apartment & office, main house travertine floors, maple kitchen cabinets SS appliances, gas range, soaker tub & glass shower refin 900 sq ft deck, hot tub, exterior lights automated, hot water in floor heating as well as an Energy Star air source heat pump, in-floor heating heating in kitchen & main bath on timers, new torch on roof in 2010, granite eating bar and main bath counter, wired for internet, CAT 6 wiring studio/den.

MLS®10078755 Call Cecile for a FREE MARKET EVALUATION

Cecile Guilbault Personal Real Estate Corporation

250-212-2654

TOP 1% in Canada

www.cecileguilbault.com

Executive Lake Side Living

4098 Beach Avenue - That must be seen. Living room stretches across the front of the home with its own large deck. Kitchen with island and open to the dining room and front patio, 2 very large bedrooms & bathrooms. You have to see this to believe that you live in the middle of everything and only see lake and mountains - prime location.

MLS® 10070326

$950,000

Shirley Geiger 250-470-8989

sgeiger@coldwellbanker.ca

$255,000

Shirley Geiger 250-470-8989

$150,000

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250-767-7771

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6080 Beatrice Road, Peachland - PRICED TO SELL! $30k below assessed value, Big View, Big Yard, great family home. Main Floor with new paint, flooring, countertops. Enjoy the breathtaking view of Okanagan lake on your huge deck, a must see. Great value on this home.

www.kelownaokanaganrealestate.com

$359,000

MLS®10076800

2013 Real Estate Review

www.peachlandliving.com

250-826-2047

5878E Beach Avenue

Larry Guilbault Peachland, BC VOH 1X7