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Pedestrians in the Princeton area could get around the neighbourhood a little more safely in future, if council proceeds with a tentative plan to install sidewalks on Princeton Avenue going south from Turner Avenue.

At Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, Peachland council direct-

ed staff to investigate how much sidewalk could be built on Princeton using $377,000 from the Community Works Federal Gas Tax Fund. Staff will also explore options to include some temporary sidewalk on certain difficult areas of Ponderosa Drive, if feasible.

Council previously directed staff to review the sidewalk plan and identify potential locations for sidewalk upgrades.

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Joe Mitchell came to the committee of the whole this week and identified Somerset Avenue, Ponderosa Golf Course and Ponderosa Drive as priority areas for future sidewalks. Mitchell said Somerset and Ponderosa are likely going to be upgraded with the golf course development and suggested the funds be spent upgrading Ponderosa Drive, though it would not be a cheap option.

“It [Ponderosa Drive] is a very expensive road to put a sidewalk in,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell cited utility conflicts, very limited space, driveway crossings, and steep incline as factors to take into consideration when planning sidewalks on Ponderosa Drive.

“With $377,000 we can have 400 - 500 metres of sidewalk put in using that budget. It’s not a lot,” Mitchell said.

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Historical society to host official book launch event for Chronicles of Peachland THE CHRONICLES OF PEACHLAND: HISTORY OF THE YEARS 19842012

THE CHRONICLES OF HISTORY OF THE YEARS 1984  2012

Compiled & Edited by Don Wigfield

Editorial Board: Barbara Dionne, Chris Scowen, Richard Smith, Anne Wigfield, Don Wigfield and Don Wilson

JOANNE LAYH The Peachland View If you’re at all interested in the recent history of Peachland, then you won’t want to miss the upcoming book launch event for Chronicles of Peachland, an illustrated full-colour 278-page chronicle of the last 29 years of Peachland

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Easter Services

March 24 (Palm Sunday) 10:00 a.m.

March 27 (Holy Week Wednesday) Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.

March 28 (Maundy Thursday) 7:00 p.m.

March 29 (Good Friday) 10:00 a.m.

March 31 (Easter Sunday) 10:00 a.m.

Everyone is welcome at all services.

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history.

Back in 1983, the Peachland Historical Society printed Peachland Memories, a two-volume account of the history of Peachland up until that year. Chronicles of Peachland picks up where the now sold-out Peachland Memories leaves off, giving readers a fascinating account of Peachland history from 1984 until the present.

Chronicles of Peachland was compiled and edited

by Peachland Historical Society’s Don Wigfield, with the support of an editorial board comprised of Barb Dionne, Chris Scowen, Richard Smith, Anne Wigfield and Don Wilson. The author and editorial board will on hand at the book launch to talk about the book and answer your Peachland history questions.

The Chronicles of Peachland includes over 80 articles about various political, commercial

and public issues that have shaped Peachland’s recent history, including: • An account of last year’s Trepanier Fire; • The story of the “Logo Nogo”; • What happened to the Barone statues; and • Five pages about renowned former Peachland resident, Eddy Haymour.

“When we started the book, nobody seemed to be quite sure a) whether Eddy Haymour was still alive and b) if he was, where he was,” Whigfield told The View. Before completing the book, Whigfield located Haymour, and found that the former Peachland resident now lives in Edmonton but has plans to revisit the community again soon.

The book is the result of the efforts of dozens of people in the Peachland community.

“We had a total of 43 authors,” Whigfield said.

“The editorial board ended up writing quite a bit of it, particularly myself, Don Wilson, and Chris Scowen … but it was a community project and it came to fruition when we finished the document in October.”

The book launch event for the release of Chronicles of Peachland will take place on Saturday, April 6 at the Peachland United Church Hall from 2 – 4 p.m. Fresh copies of Chronicles of Peachland will be available for purchase at the book launch event.

Following the launch, the book will be available at the Peachland Museum for $25.

Trepanier Creek not opening with other parks Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park will not be among the 15 parks opening early this Easter long weekend.

“Normally, these 15 parks are closed from November 1st through the end of March,” said communications officer Bruce Smith. “But with the warmer, seasonal weather over the past few weeks, our staff has been working extra hard to get them ready in time for the Easter holiday weekend.”

However, that does not include Trepanier Creek, which will remain closed until further notice as a result of last September’s

wildfire.

Also, the parks that are open may not be offering the full range of amenities. “Regional park visitors may find that some amenities will not be available until later in April, such as outdoor washrooms that require water,” Smith added.

“Once we’re assured they won’t be damaged by overnight freezing temperatures, we’ll get them prepared and open for use.”

For more information about the 28 regional parks, visit re g i o n a l d i s t r i c t . c o m / parksguide.

Keep ticks in mind and off your skin Now that the weather is welcoming us all outside, the last things we want to think about are small, blood-sucking insects – but warm weather also brings out ticks.

Burying our heads in the sand isn’t the answer.

Fortunately, there are precautions people can take.

“Covering up before you head outdoors and checking for ticks when returning from a walk, hike, or bike ride are simple things that go a long way to prevent tick bites,” said Dr. Karin Goodison, public health physician with Interior Health. “Most tick bites do not cause illness; however, any bite from a tick or other insect should be cleaned with soap and water because infection can occur whenever there is a break in the skin.”

One of the most important ways to reduce the risk of tick illnesses

is to do a skin check on yourself, your children, and your pets after being outdoors. Other precautions include: • Walking on cleared trails when in tall grass or wooded areas; • Wearing a hat, long sleeves, pants, and lightcoloured clothing; • Tucking pant legs into socks or boots; and • Applying insect repellent containing DEET on uncovered skin.

Lyme disease-carrying ticks are less common in the B.C. interior; the most common species here is the wood tick, which can carry other diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, though it is rare.

Ticks can also cause temporary muscle weakness and paralysis in children or seniors for as long as they are left attached, but this fades when they are removed.

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Council ponders sidewalk possibilities for Princeton Avenue Continued from page 1

will be similar in price to do Ponderosa work and potentially a little cheaper. There are areas where to put a sidewalk in, the road is going to have to be realigned to fit it and that can get expensive and requires some changes to the grade. We would have to get an engineer involved and there would be safety implications to doing that,” Mitchell said.

“I don’t think there is anybody in our community anywhere that wouldn’t like to see us have additional sidewalks,” Councillor Peter Schierbeck said. “I live on Ponderosa but I have a problem with us doing anything on Ponderosa at this time. My primary reason is in the not-todistant future we’re going to put sewer in there and that destroys any sidewalks you put in … I’d just hate to see us throw $377,000 into sidewalks for Ponderosa that we’re going to break up to put in a sewer line, and put

back again.”

Mitchell said if they did proceed with sidewalk installation on Ponderosa Drive, they would also install sanitary sewer pipes at the same time to avoid such a problem.

However, Mitchell said both Ponderosa and Princeton sidewalks would be expensive.

“If you put anything like asphalt down on the side of Princeton, for example, you’re going to have storm issues … the minute you do that, because of how skinny it is, you lose the ditch on the uphill side. Then we have to put in a storm gate and that gets really expensive,” Mitchell said.

“Have we ever taken a look at where people walk in this town? Has anybody studied that?

Because it would seem to me that’s where we should put sidewalks,” Councillor Terry Condon said.

Director of community services Cheryl Wiebe said the sidewalk and

trails connectivity study looked at where people are walking and what connectivities they use and the results of that study were used to establish priority areas for future sidewalk development.

“I think if we accept that if we’re not looking for an elegant solution here, nor one engineered to municipal standards, I think we can get a lot of value out of $377,000 worth of asphalt to use and make it a little easier for someone to walk up Princeton,” Councillor Condon said.

“We’re ignoring the fact that people already walk there. Why can’t we just put something under their feet?”

Councillor Eric Hall suggested that perhaps the money might be better spent on Beach Avenue.

“I know we’ve all been to those all candidates meetings and this always comes up every three years,” Councillor Eric Hall said. “We all say we’re going to do some-

thing with sidewalks and people don’t understand why we haven’t done anything and the reason is it’s really, really expensive to do it properly.”

“I know I’ll be long in my grave before I can see a sidewalk up Ponderosa Drive with the way the road is,” Councillor Moberg said. “To put a sidewalk on Ponderosa Drive I think is totally out of whack … When we all got elected four years ago we all wanted to do some sidewalk work. Up until today we haven’t done any sidewalk work. Every year we have a different excuse. I think there is room on Princeton Avenue.”

Councillor Moberg went on to suggest that sidewalks be put in on Princeton south of Turner Avenue.

“What I’m hearing is that Princeton from Turner down is a priority,” Mayor Keith Fielding said.

Council directed staff to come back with options

for the 2013 sidewalk plan that include up-

grades to both Princeton and Ponderosa, if feasible.

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ordon Lightfoot once wrote, “the more we learn, the worse we get.”

We tend to agree with that statement after stumbling onto the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual government waste awards. They are far from the Oscars, but disturbingly notable, almost to the point of losing sleep over.

Federation (CTF) director Gregory Thomas said discovering what greedy politicians are doing is enough to bring one to tears.

So brace yourself, and make sure to have some Kleenex handy ... or a punching bag.

And the federal Teddy award goes to Chief Roger Redman of the Standing Buffalo First Nation.

According to the CTF, Redman took home more after-tax income than the prime minister. When band members tried to impeach him, he reportedly padlocked the office and confiscated the chequebook.

The provincial Teddy award goes to former Alberta tourism minister Christine Cusanelli. The province cancelled a massive political junket to the London Olympics, leaving $113,000 worth of empty hotel rooms. According to the CTF, Cusanelli thought she was helping the government by taking her mother and daughter to the Olympics, billing the trip to the taxpayers. She did pay it back.

The Toronto Maintenance and Skilled Trade Council won the local Teddy award. The council billed the school district $143 to attach a pencil sharpener to a desk with four screws, and $3,000 to install an electrical outlet in a school library.

When questioned about these charges, union boss Jimmy Hazel told a Toronto Star reporter, “We don’t need to f---ing prove anything to anybody about costs.”

He later downplayed the charges by saying they were clerical errors and much of the money was refunded.

And the lifetime achievement Teddy goes to former Harper cabinet minister Bev Oda. She reportedly had taxpayers pay for chauffeured limousine service, two luxury hotels in London (on the same night), $16 glasses of orange juice, and an air purifier so she could smoke in her office.

Other Teddy nominees: • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada paid $826,000 to a private company to develop sausages that don’t explode when you cook them; • $106 million for the Canadian Senate, an unelected group of politicians who refuse to disclose details of their public expenses; and • Two former New Brunswick MLAs dragged taxpayers before the province’s human rights tribunal seeking protection for their gold-plated pensions.

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Peachland Views Princeton Road sign is out of date Re: Wayfinding Signs (Peachland View, March 22, 2013 issue) In 2003, the Peachland Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality of Peachland contributed $7,500 each (total $15,000) for the construction and placement of a community information sign at the bottom of Princeton Road. With permission from the Department of Highways the sign was in place for the summer tourist season of 2004. Businesses paid $150 each to have their business listed.

Unfortunately, over the years, this sign has not been kept current and there are numerous listings for business that have closed.

Now, taxpayers being asked (actually being told) to pay $10,000 for new signage?

“I think the chamber was in agreement that this

could be a program that could work in Peachland.

It was noted that uptake may not happen all at once…” As a former business owner, our highway sign was a personal cost, not taxpayers!

As a former business owner in Peachland, I am 100 per cent in favour of encouraging tourism in Peachland. The directional signage at the bottom of Trepanier Bench Road, Ponderosa Drive and Princeton Avenue will certainly help visitors find their way.

I suggest that either the current sign, at the bottom of Princeton Avenue, be updated or removed.

Please, let us not become a community that all we see is signage instead of our beautiful surroundings.

Respectfully submitted.

Susan Driussi, Peachland

Disconnect grandchildren from devices My son and daughter-in-law live in Peachland. My wife and I live in Rutland and occasionally come across the lake. On one such occasion recently, I visited them and happened to read your newspaper.

The editorial that particular day had a magnificent article on cell phones, iPods etc. I totally agree with the sentiments expressed.

Last Christmas, we took our 13-year-old grandson with us to Manitoba to visit our daughter and family. 90 per cent of the time there and back the

young lad was fiddling with an instrument. When we travelled through the Rockies on the way back it was a particularly beautiful day. I told Mitchell that people come from all over the world to view these uniquely beautiful rugged peaks, and to increase the spirituality of the moment, put the Hallelujah Chorus on the stereo. Mitchell never looked up and the only thing he could offer was, “I’m on level nine!”

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Housing issue expected to arise MLA BILL BARISOFF Special to the Peachland View One month from today the writ will have dropped and the B.C. election period will have been underway for one week.

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very sincere thank you to the citizens of the South Okanagan region. As politicians, we are often credited with those things that we play a role in the creation of, however it should never be forgotten that ultimately it is you, as taxpayers, who are truly

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deserving of credit for it is the monies that you collectively pay that directly and indirectly fund the services and infrastructure that we depend on.

I raise this point because I have also observed a trend where there is a

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Peachland seniors housing issue expected to arise in election growing segment of the population who are expecting government to spend more, but as taxpayers, demand to pay less. More recently I have observed that sometimes it is the very same taxpay-

MLA Bill Barisoff ers who will campaign aggressively against a tax increase, but also will actively advocate for increased government spending on a project or program in a specific area.

Although I will not be running in this election, I know with certainty that the Penticton Hospital, affordable seniors housing in Peachland, increased funding for health, education and public transportation are just a

few of the areas that will arise over the course of the election writ period. A decade ago it was not much different, although in those days, improvements to Okanagan infrastructure, more doctors and more local educational offerings were issues that dominated the campaign forums.

We are fortunate that many of the challenges that existed in our region a decade ago have been resolved and this is something all taxpayers can take credit in. Your tax dollars helped to build tangible community assets and infrastructure that today we collectively benefit from.

Although these projects required tax dollars to fund, they also required capable and experienced people working together to ensure they moved forward.

Building things in the private sector is very different from the public sector.

In the public sector the greatest amount of work is what is required to get to the groundbreaking stage of any project. Bureaucracies, different levels of government and often partnering funding agree-

ments, treasury board and/or council approvals at different levels, multiple elected and unelected officials in the decision making processes all combine to slow down and often derail many projects from getting past the idea stage.

The importance of having experienced and capable people who can drive projects forward is critically needed in public office. Over the past decade I have been fortunate to work with some great mayors, councillors, regional district directors, MPs and fellow MLAs. I often like to point out that nothing happens by accident and that is particularly true with public projects. We are extremely fortunate here in the South Okanagan to have many talented and outstanding individuals who live here. Time and time again individuals step up, give generously of their time and work together for a common goal that can benefit our local communities. Every project that I have ever been involved with had members of the public who stepped for-

ward to champion the cause. There are far too many of these groups

and citizens to recognize individually but let us recognize it is the people

who live in this region that collectively are helping to build better communities.

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LOCAL ACTIVITIES & EVENTS | SUNDAYS Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre Peachland Baptist Sunday School, 9:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. 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.

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FRIDAYS

Yoga, 7:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

Aerobics, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Yoga, 10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland Toastmasters, 12pm, Peachland Community Centre

Chess, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Storytime, 11:30am, starts Feb. 7, Peachland Library

Friday Art Club, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland Variety Singers, 9:30am, 50+

AA, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tuesday Mens Coffee and Crib, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

Needle Arts, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre Monday Tax Program, 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Tween Scene, 2:30-5pm, 4th Street Place Peachland Guides 5:15pm, community centre

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

Peachland Sparks (girls 5-6), 5:30pm, community centre

Meditation Group, meets weekly 7-8 pm, please join us! Call 778-479-3794 for more information

Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place Wood Carvers, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre Ladies’ Morning Coffee, 10-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Yoga, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Friendship Tuesday, 1:30 movie: “It Runs in the Family.” Blood pressures at 1:00.

All welcome. 50+ Activity Centre BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Floor Hockey (age 8-12), 6:30-7:30pm, community centre; $2 (Jumpstart funding available)

AA, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, Tweens 5-6:30pm, middle teens 6:30-8pm, 4th St. Anglican Church

Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

Youth Night, 7-8:15pm, Peachland Baptist Church (For Grades 6-9)

Peachland Baptist Church Gym Night, 7-8:15 pm, Peachland Community Centre For children K-6.

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 6:30 pm, United Church Hall Computer Literacy, 10 am -12 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. By appointment only.

Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

Wellness Circle, 10 am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Peachland Baptist Church Gym Night, 7-8:15pm, Peachland Community Centre (for Kindergarten - Grade 6)

Bridge, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Iron and Silk Exercise, 11am, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, middle teen hangout 5:307pm, community centre.

Free.

Bingo, 6:45pm, 50+ Activity Centre Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 9:30am beginners, 10am continued level, United Church Hall Ladies Cribbage, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Potluck, Meeting, or Entertainment, 6pm, 50+ Activity Centre (4th week of the month only) BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OUTING, meet at community centre; Call to register.

Tea in the Tranquil Room, 2-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Men’s Coffee, 10am11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

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UPCOMING EVENTS Easter Egg Hunt, March 29, and learn about the Springval- cover the various housing 2-12 years, Registration dead- ley SmartTrips.ca program! To options available to seniors. To line is March 25. register call 250-469-6140. register call 250-861-6180 or email senior@telus.net.

Canadian Cancer Society Diamond Road, April 6, 7 Daffodil Sale, March 30, p.m., Peachland Legion. Dag- Chamber of Commerce Peachland Pharmacy and Bliss mar and Garry will be back by Business to Consumer Bakery. Kicking off April’s daf- popular demand. Three course Expo, April 13, 9 a.m. - 5 fodil month. There will also be dinner at 6 pm, music at 7. p.m. Vendors, presenters, and donation boxes placed in busi- Tickets $20, call 250-767more. Visit www.peachnesses around town for people 9404 for info. landchamber.bc.ca for more to get their daffodil pins. information.

Seniors’ House InformaLet’s G.O. (Get Outside) tion Session, April 11 10:00 Peachland Variety Singers and Explore, April 6, 1 p.m., a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Seniors “A New Beginning”, April Mission Creek Regional Park, Outreach & Resource Centre, 14, 2 p.m., 50+ Activity CenKelowna. Geocaching, a 102 - 2055 Benvoulin Court, tre. Refreshments, admission scavenger hunt with prizes Kelowna. Free session will by donation.

Rick Gordon, April 16, 1:30 p.m., Little School House. The Wellness Centre Speaker Series will present Rick Gordon and his slides on the Women of Indore.

information.

Stars On Stage, April 21 2 p.m., Peachland Activity Centre. A dynamic variety show featuring some of the Okanagan’s brightest stars.

Papa Thom, April 20 7 p.m., Tickets $10. For information Peachland Legion. Goodcall 250-767-2090. time entertainment and sing-along. Dinner and appy Fire Safety Presentation, specials, $5 cover.

April 23, 3 p.m., Peachland Wellness Centre. A presenPeachland Spring 10K tation on fire safety in the and Half Marathon, April home and the Medwatch 21. Registration required, program. volunteers welcome. Visit www.peachland.ca for more Peachland Lions Charity

Golf Tournament, April 28, Summerland Golf Club. Call 250-767-5258.

Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards, May 3, Residents are recognized for their service. Visit www.peachland.ca for more information.

Valley Wide Business After Hours, May 9. Public event with Chambers from Osoyoos to Vernon. Vendors, refreshments, and more! Tickets are $20, available at the chamber office, limited number available. Call 250-767-2455.

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PHILIP AND MARGARET TILLEY danced at the St. Patrick’s DOUG MAXWELL of the BC First party celebrated the Day event held at the 50+ Activity Centre on March 22. The band “The Music of Ireland” performed for over an hour with many Irish favourites, both vocal and instrumental.

opening of his campaign headquarters at 381 Norton Street in Penticton in preparation for the provincial election.

Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Holy Week and Easter 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church

March 24th Palm Sunday Services 9:00 AM Contemporary 10:30 AM Traditional

March 28th Maundy Thursday Service 7:00 PM Remember the Institution of Holy Communion, We Receive Holy Communion March 29th Good Friday Service 10:30 AM We Remember the Passion of Christ March 31st Easter Sunday Services 9:00 AM Contemporary 10:30 AM Traditional We Celebrate the Christ’s Resurrection, We Receive Holy Communion

For the children!

GLC Vacation Bible School

July 2, 3, 4, 5, 2013 9AM - 12 noon Ages 3 and up Cost: free Activities include Bible lessons, drama, music, art, outdoor activities, healthy snacks Volunteer help welcomed!

Grace Lutheran Church

1162 Hudson Road Kelowna, BC, V1Z 1J3 (250) 769-5685 www.gracelutherankelowna.com Pastor: Ed Skutshek Chairman: Everley Lutz A member congregation of CALC and LCMC

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ARTS & CULTURE

Peachland Community Arts Council artist of the month: Elsie Parkinson Parkinson’s painting studies began in Ottawa in 1969, continued in Calgary and concluded later at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She works in oils, acrylics, water colours and fabric dyes.

Parkinson was honoured by the selection of her painting “Spiritual Aura” from a juried art show “Objects and Images, 1993” sponsored by the British Columbia Arts Council.

Parkinson has been an active member of the Peachland Art Group and has taught water colour workshops at the 50+ Activity Centre.

Apple Pickers

ELSIE PARKINSON

Lake Cottage

Twilight Sunset Reflections

Dreamer

Squally Point

Business Awaiting

The Swinger

The Tooter Forgotten Cove

Lady in Sunshine

Twilight

Fantastic Sunflower

Old Garden Shed

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Peachland Visitor Guide showcases uniqueness of community

Visitor Guide LORETTA ROBINSON

Special to the Peachland View The 2013 Official Peachland Visitor Guide is now available at the Visitor Info Centre. Our

in-house design team worked hard at gathering high quality photos, providing pertinent information and presenting it all in a unique and attractive fashion to portray the specialness that is our hometown.

This year the centrefold pullout features a trails guide and attractions map. In past years the centrefold pullout map served more as a street directory and an overrun of those maps was printed and is still available.

The first official guide for Peachland was created in 2007 and was a modest 8-fold brochure.

The edition this year is the third year of a full-size 32-page publication. The guide’s main purpose is to serve as a “lure piece” to entice visitors to come and experience Peachland. 10,000 copies are sent out to visitor centres throughout the province directly from the printers.

The remaining 10,000 copies are delivered to us here in Peachland to distribute from our Peachland Visitor Centre and in our business community, enabling us to use the guides for its other key purpose – providing information on all there is to see and do in Peachland to our visitors.

The guide is also very useful to our residents.

Vineyards in your backyard.

Beach at your doorstep.

Because we live in the beautiful Okanagan and particularly amazing Peachland, our own homes become part of the accommodation being provided and we are sometimes hosts ourselves. The guide can provide useful information to pass on to our guests. Additionally, we all might just learn something new about our own backyard playground and spend the seasons

being a tourist in our own town.

This year the District of Peachland is doing something special for our residents in regards to the guide. Every household will receive their own copy. This mail out blitz will happen in the next couple of weeks. Destination Peachland, our Visitor Centre staff and volunteers, will also host a distribution party day.

All the businesses and

accommodators wishing to pick up a number of guides are invited to come to the Peachland Visitor Info Centre at 5812 Beach Avenue on Thursday April 4 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. And it will be a party! Refreshments will be on hand and we’ll welcome your comments as we celebrate this year’s project and hear your suggestions for the coming year.

Proud to Be Your Family Pet Doctors

Free Exams for New Pets

Cat Only Boarding Facility

Accepting new patients.

Call for an introductory appointment.

Walk-Ins Dr. John Brinkerhoff

Family Practice Same Day Appointments A sandy beach and Canada’s warmest lake at your front door.

Award-winning wineries within an easy ride. An all-season playground for every weekend, the entire summer, or year-round living. Brand new beach homes range from two to four bedrooms and are astonishingly affordable. Claim your place at the lake now.

Homes from the low $300’s* all applicable taxes included

Visit our Display Homes 2450 Radio Tower Road, Oliver, BC Open by appointment 1.855.742.5555 osoyooscottages.com

*All applicable taxes included. This is not an offering for sale. Any such offering must be made with an Information Statement. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Tourists Welcome Please call:

250-767-3432

Dr. Praven Chetty

Beach Avenue Medical Clinic is located in Peachland, B.C., 5848 Beach Avenue a block down from the Gasthaus.

Hours

Mon. - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Sat: 10am - 2pm Closed Sundays & Holidays beachavenuemedical.com

Dr. Alanna Leverrier

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Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Win a gift certificate from these participating businesses for MOM!

Each week the Peachland View will give away one $20 gift certificate from one of the advertisers on this page, and before the May 10 issue we will make a final draw for a $500 prize! Cash!

Drop your ballot off at one of these fine advertisers! *Ballots will be collected each Tuesday.

Proudly sponsored by: Bylands Garden Centre, Johnston Meier, IGA, Ace Hardware, Buckerfields and Lakeside Autocare

Peachland

NOW OPEN SUNDAYS Mon - Sat: 9am - 5:30pm Sun: Noon - 5pm

5836 Beach Ave., Peachland 250-767-9220 Ant Knock Down ..................$9.99

Lime Out Same as CLR, half the price! ...............$7.99

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Eco-Feast Wild bird food .......................$12.99

Watch for details of our annual Mom’s day hanging basket event!

Leaf Blower Blows at 290 km/hr! ............................$69.99

Evergro Last of the granular weed & feed ..............................$34.99

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Spring tire rebate offers are now available on select brands.

GREAT TIRE PRICES AREN’T THE ONLY REASON TO SHOP LOCAL.

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COMMUNITY

Stand Easy!

Legion gears up for World of Wheels Beverage Garden event

JEAN SAUL Special to the Peachland View I’ve just looked out my window at work on this, the first full day of spring, and it is snowing!

That doesn’t mean that your legion is not hard at work. April and May are on the horizon and that means we have events to plan and need volunteers to step up to help. If you can give a few hours of your time to help with meat draws, offer your expertise in a chosen trade, or signup now for our signature event, the World of Wheels Beverage Garden, please contact us at 250767-9404 or rcl69@telus. net.

We have some exciting upcoming events starting on April 6 and back by popular demand is Diamond Road. The evening will commence with dinner at 6 p.m. and then dancing and fun afterwards. Dinner will include a choice of Chicken Cordon Bleu or Pork Chops!

Tickets are $20 and available at the legion lounge.

An Evening with Papa Thom is planned for April 20. Additional details to follow! Stay tuned.

Our fall snooker league season wrapped up on Saturday, March 23, complete with playoffs and dinner. As of writing this article I had no results to share with you of who won the championship for 2012-2013, however congratulations to you all!

A group of legion members attended an assembly at Glenrosa Elementary School to present prizes to students who were winners in the Remembrance Day Poppy Poster and Literary Contest. Congratulations to all students that participated and helped us remember! The entries were really splendid.

The only thing left now is to take this opportunity to thank all of the dedicated volunteers and staff we have in our legion and wish all a Happy Easter!

Ways to reduce taxes on your investments SHAYN MORITZ, CGA Special to the Peachland View So far we have covered debt versus retirement savings, estate planning, and reporting income taxes. In this, the last of the four planned guest columns, we will continue to examine ways to pay less taxes on income we earn.

As you may appreciate, the list of opportunities to reduce income tax is long. Aside from writing off many existing expenses you already spend by creating a home based business in your spare time, one of the most significant ways of paying less taxes is to earn income in ways that reduce, postpone or eliminate taxes altogether. Think carefully about what types of income you earn on your investments, whether it is interest, dividends, capital gains, or income trust distributions. Then make sure the accounts that hold the investments are suited to each other.

I suggest you consider your non-registered accounts as ‘tax-everyday’ accounts, your RRSPs/ RRIFs as ‘tax-someday’ accounts, and your TFSAs as ‘tax-never’ accounts. A quality, diversified and balanced investment plan is important. But making sure that the right investments are in the correct accounts for tax purposes will keep more of your investment earnings in your hands instead of the taxman’s.

Consider that most complete investment plans will be comprised of a mixture of GICs and/ or bonds for stability and consistent cash flow in the form of interest, as well as, ownership in a host of quality recognizable businesses that are large, old, stable, profitable, and have a history of sharing those profits in the form of dividends.

Owning a broad range of businesses offering a wide array of goods and services, no matter where they are located in the world, minimizes the chance of being overexposed to a single

bad company or even volatile industry sector like technology or energy or banks (in the recent case of the U.S.).

What is most important at this point is once you carefully balance your interest bearing safety allocation versus your long term growth objectives, it is imperative that the individual GICs, bonds, Canadian stocks, or global growth investments be put to work for you in the most tax advantageous account.

If you have all three different kinds of accounts working for you, you can control the type and timing of taxation. General guidelines include: focus the interest bearing allocation of your complete portfolio in your RRSPs along with your non-Canadian dividends.

Second, focus the Canadian dividends and long time horizon capital gains investments in your non-registered investment account to take full advantage of the Federal Dividend Tax Credit and the tax deferral on realizing capital gains only when sold.

Finally, focus your highest yielding, worst tax consequences, and longest time horizon holdings in the TFSA. At first this may seem counter intuitive, but if your complete portfolio is going to hold any high yield domestic or foreign bonds, various income trusts with high distributions, or even a little bit of that stock that you really believe will shoot through the roof over the next 10 years, then where better to hold those pieces of your portfolio than in the ‘taxnever’ account.

One final note: you can control quality, diversification, taxes, and fees.

You cannot control interest rates, the markets, or politics. Be wary of an investment coach that does not offer you GICs or individual companies in the correct account for the right reasons. Also be wary of balanced funds (in most cases) because what you might gain in quality and diversification, you may be giving up in lack of tax optimization and higher fees.

Have a great spring.

Come on by and check out our new look!

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

SPECIALS

MEXI MONDAYS

$4.50 CORONA AND PALM BAY’S $6.99 CHICKEN QUESADILLA AFTER 4 PM

2 CAN WINE AND DINE FOR $27.99 YOUR CHOICE OF 2 ENTREES AND HALF LITRE OF RED OR WHITE HOUSE WINE FOR $27.99 SEAFOOD STUFFED BASA WITH RICE AND VEG OR PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MASHED POTATOES AND VEG

TOONIE TUESDAYS

$3.99 BURGER & FRIES $5.99 CHICKEN BURGER & FRIES $2.99 PINTS OF BIG E’S $2.99 HIGH BALLS

WINE-NOT WEDNESDAYS

GLASS OF HOUSE RED OR WHITE FOR ONLY $4.00 $5.00 APPIES, INCLUDES YOUR FAVOURITES LIKE WINGS, DRY RIBS, POTATO SKINS & MORE

THIRSTY THURSDAYS $4.75 BOTTLES OF BUD 35¢ PRAWNS ALL DAY PLUS JD BBQ RIBS AND CAESAR SALAD ONLY $10.95 AFTER 4 PM

SATURDAYS $12.00 PITCHERS OF HONEY BROWN $4 PINTS OF HONEY BROWN & 35¢ PRAWNS $7.99 STEAK SANDWICH W/ FRIES +35¢ WINGS AFTER 4 PM

$6.00 SUNDAYS JAGERBOMBS & DOUBLE CAESARS ONLY $6.00 EACH! 2 FOR 1 FISH & CHIPS $13.99 JUGS OF BIG E’S $12.00

250-767-1958

Peachland Centre Mall

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CLASSIFIEDS | EMPLOYMENT

GARAGE SALE

Server/Bartender Needed Server/Bartender needed P/T to work evenings and weekends.

Must have Serving It Right. Drop off resumes to Mike at Big E’s. E-11

Tools, Tools, Tools!

All kinds! Also several vehicles, fishing equipment and miscellaneous “men’s stuff.� Saturday and Sunday March 30 and 31st, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4995 Trepanier Road, Peachland. GS-3

Line Cook Wanted Minimum 2 years experience, able to work evenings and weekends.

Wage negotiable based on experience. Drop off resumes to Mike at Big E’s. E-10 Gal Friday Wanted Help wanted 15 hr/week for “Gal Friday� position. Cleaning, gardening, painting, etc. at Duck & Pug Lakeshore Suites. April-September 15, $15-20/hr. Call Irene at 250-767-2050. E-12

FOR SALE Acorn Stairlift - $1500 Outdoor/Indoor Acorn Stairlift excellent/as new condition, was used one month. Complete lift system with a 16 foot glide for a full length of stairs, or you can shorten as required. Fold up and swivel seat, fold up foot rest, easy to use on/off switches. Comes with 2 remotes. This unit is in Peachland - easy to install. Cost $3000 - first $1500 offer takes it! Phone Nap Ruzesky @ 767-2195 or email pincushionmtn@hotmail.com. FS-5

Boat Slip Boat slip for rent at Pentowna Marina, Peachland BC. Please phone 250-869-7060. FR-18 Suites for Rent Downtown Peachland lakeside suites. Spring deals are here!

Up to 25% off posted daily/ weekly rates. Check us out at www.duckandpug.com 250-7672050. FR-19

SERVICES J&M Cleaning • Commercial • Residential • Move-Outs • Locally owned & operated • References available 250-878-9729 Carpenter Professional semi-retired finishing carpenter. 35 years experience.

Call Stuart Wainwright 778-2142354. S-18

Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship

Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting).

Call 250-763-5555 for more info.

PERSONAL GARAGE SALE

Moving Sale Fri & Sat, March 29th & 30th, 8 a.m. until noon - rain or shine.

Sofa bed, ping pong table, queen box & mattress, exercise bike, freezer etc. 6446 Mack Road, Peachland. GS-2

Before problems start...

Remember your septic system needs attention too! For prompt reliable service call Superior Septic 855-505-2424.

Portable toilets also available. www.superiorsepticpenticton. ca S-17

BARGAIN BIN

SERVICES

Roof Rite New, re-roofs and repairs, moss removal & prevention, eavestrough cleaning, shingles, shakes & concrete roof tiles. Todd Smith, 250-767-6603 or 250-718-0641.

Worksafe BC Insured. S-15

Painting Services Residential or commercial, New construction or repaint. Interior or exterior. Call G. C. Contracting for a free estimate. 250-767-2701 S-3

Renosense Home Repair Ltd. Renovations including dry walling, textured ceilings, etc., decks, tiling, etc. No job too small. Call Eric at 250-317-6570 S-2

PUZZLE ANSWERS

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CLASSIFIED ADS by noon Tuesdays

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Daycare Available Peachland Daycare has spaces available. Located 5 minutes up Princeton Avenue. For any info, call Courtney at 250-767-2482. S-16

An employment opportunity exists within the District of Peachland for two students who are attending high school or a post secondary educational institution in the 2013-2014 school year and returning in September 2013.

For the following terms: • Monday, April 29 to Friday, August 30, 2013 • Tuesday, May 14 to Friday, August 30, 2013 For a detailed job description please refer to www.peachland.ca Please submit resume by Friday, April 5, 2013 to: Corporate Officer,District of Peachland 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7 Email: ppalmer@peachland.ca

When you’ve just got to move your thing.

Take out a classified ad in the Peachland View and sell it, rent it, buy it, or hire someone else to lift it. sales@peachlandview.ca

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District of Peachland – Job Posting Summer Employment Positions for Students

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Castles to Cabins Housekeeping, cleaning, offices or yard work. move ins & move outs, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly appointments. Experienced & reliable. Call Michelle 250-826-6285

Peachland United Church

EMPLOYMENT

Car For Sale 2001 silver Honda Accord.

276,000 km, excellent condition. $3,500 obo. Call Fred at 250-2122383. FS-3

NOTICES

250 767 7771 or sales@peachlandview.ca

SERVICES

RENTALS

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(Must be prepaid, cash, Visa or Mastercard) Email: sales@peachlandview.ca

DISPLAY ADVERTISING (boxed): Mondays 4 p.m.

NEWS COPY: noon Mondays CLASSIFIED AD RATES: Up to 20 words - $8.75; 15¢ each additional word.

Per column inch $8.75 plus GST

NOTICES: Weddings, engagements, birth announcements, cards of thanks, in memoriams, obituaries, and other notices (min. charge) $8.75 plus GST up to 20 words, 15¢ each additional word.

Business display advertising rates on request.

PHONE 250.767.7771 Fax: 250.767.3337 Email: sales@peachlandview.ca or mail your advertisement to: Peachland View, PO Box 1150 Peachland BC, V0X 1X0 PEACHLAND VIEW OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Advertising Regulations: The Peachland View reserves the right to classify ads under appropriate headings and to separate and to determine the page location. The Peachland View reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement. All claims of errors to advertisements must be received by the publisher within seven days after the first publication.

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.

Need a Handyman?

Look to our Service Directory or the classifieds for the professional you need today

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PEACHLAND SERVICE DIRECTORY Want to be listed?

Call 250-767-7771

to book your business directory ad!

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Westside Curb Appeal Inc.

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DECK SEASON IS UPON US!

Have your yard LOOK the way you LOVE to see it ~CARED for as You Desire ~Tending Homes & Gardens restoring beautiful ~ over 30 yrs experience

call for your free quote: deck, railing & pergolas!

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M. Scharer Enterprises

Jazel Homes

Quality Custom Homes

You Deserve The Best

renovation & remodeling

Gardener, Maintenance

Quality Finishing Carpentry • Bath & Kitchen upgrades Tile Setting • Hardwood Floors • Painting & Repairs

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• Hot Water Tanks • New Construction • Water Filtration Systems

• Plumbing Renovations • Heating Systems

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Exteriors TOPLINE for all your ROOFING needs

Support Training Payroll Bookkeeping Income Tax

• New • Re-Roofs • Repairs ALSO: • Siding • Soffit • Fascia • Gutters

SERVING PEACHLAND FOR 16+ YEARS WCB & Liability Ins.

TMG Business

Call Jeff 250-212-0781 Res. 250-767-9565

250.767.6521

Services

mikeintosh.ca Okanagan’s On-Site Mac Tech Support Having problems getting your Mac set up the way you want?

Is Windows technical support unable to help you?

• Mac/Windows networking • Software Installation • E-mail setup • Memory upgrades • Backup creation • iPhone and iPad setup • Help with setting up Facebook and video chatting

Mike Rieger

info@mikeintosh.ca

www.s toneshow room.ca

Tammie Gilbert, CFB | tammiegilbert@shaw.ca

Family portraits and wedding photography Serving the Okanagan. Professional photography capturing your family, important events, and professional head shots. You keep your high-res digital images to print as you choose.

Suppliers and installers of Natural & Manufactured Stone Free estimates · 1-866-766-0505

#130-1135 Stevens Rd, West Kelowna

Now booking the following services

GM Trained Technicians GM Accessories

Complimentary Wash & Vacuum With All Service Calls

Free Estimates 250-862-0567

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 250-493-2333 www.huberbannister.com • 933 Westminster Ave. West, Penticton

Serving Peachland & West Kelowna for 10 years!

Lawn mowing Fertilizing Aerate De thatch Weed Control

The Grass Is Always Greener On YOUR Side Of The Fence

Interior Painting • Design • Consultation

PAINTING insured and bondable

Willie Wainwright Home:

250.767.6467 Cell:

Call... LEE THE PLUMBER For all your plumbing needs:

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

250-878-7279 or 250-767-9350

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Free Estimates

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Specializing in properties with those “Hard to Reach Places”

Call Scott Hudey at 778-821-4053 “Where Business is Growing Like a Weed”

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Gates Lawn Care Now booking for the upcoming season

for the West Kelowna and Peachland area.

We offer competitive rates and a very flexible schedule.

• Power Raking • Fertilizing

• Mowing • Trimming

Call Trevor anytime for more info or to set up an appointment for a free quote

250-469-4453

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DIVERSIONS

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Confederate soldier 4. __ Lilly, drug company 7. Negative 10. Teacher 12. Informal term for money 14. Environmental Protection Agency 15. County in Transylvania, Romania 17. 1896 Ethiopian independence battle 18. 50010 IA 19. It grows every year 22. ___ and feathered 23. Founder of positivism 24. Variant of lower 25. Russian weight = 36 lbs.

26. Megavolot (abbr.)

27. 40th state 28. Flower jar 30. Satisfy fully 32. Weatherman Roker 33. Atomic #18 34. Somali supermodel 36. Skank 39. “No more” (Spanish) 41. Gets up from 43. E.M. Forster novel 46. Motown singer Diana 47. Scottish hillside 48. Give qualities or abilities to 50. No (Scottish) 51. “Laughter of the marsh” rail 52. City in Thuringia, Germany 53. Not divisible by two 54. Head bob 55. Tooth caregiver CLUES DOWN 1. Revolutions per minute 2. Break out 3. Relating to the North wind 4. African antelope 5. 44254 OH 6. Hawkeye state 7. Roundworm 8. Unfolded 9. 19th C political cartoonist Thomas 11. Denotes iron 13. Powder mineral 16. Blood fluids 18. Nearly 20. The courage to carry on 21. Soda 28. Skedaddled 29. Poplar trees (Spanish) 30. Triangular spinal bones 31. Opposite of leave 34. Encroachment or intrusion 35. Another word for mother

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, a mountain of responsibility has put pressure on you. Although you cannot shy away from what has to be done, you can put a smile on your face when tackling your tasks.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, something special will take place in the next few days and you will be on hand to experience all of it. Magical moments are to be made with a romantic partner.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you may want to think before you speak when a friend asks for advice. The truth might hurt, so it could be wise to keep quiet for the time being.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, a stroke of inspiration leads you on a creative journey. Things will calm down toward the end of the week when you have to focus on more tangible things.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

37. Employing 38. Transferred property 40. Point that is one point S of SW 41. In front

42. Bladed weapon 43. River in Florence 44. Ferromagnetic element 45. Poi is made from it 49. No longer is

Dr. Peter Stapleton

www.lakesidechiro.ca 4403 2nd St, Peachland

778-479-3232

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, family has been on your mind lately, and you may feel it’s best to spend the majority of your free time at home rather than out. Make good use of your time.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

SUDOKU

Libra, a chance encounter has you rethinking what you want to accomplish in the next few weeks. You are second-guessing all of your plans because of this surprise.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

A decision you made could have long-term effects, Scorpio. You’ll probably find that you have to do some damage control this week to get things back on track.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, all indications point to a monumental change in your life. Wait to see what occurs and put big decisions or vacations on hold.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, it can be tempting to toss away your responsibilities and simply have fun. But then you will be so backed up it could take quite a while to dig out from under your to-do list.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, just when you need a bit of sunshine, a satisfying piece of good news arrives. Your spouse or partner plays a significant role in this positive development.

Level: Intermediate

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Here’s How It Works - Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Medical Services Directory Chiropractor

Leo, someone you know wants to step things up to another level, but you may not be ready to take that kind of plunge. Talk over your feelings in a kind way.

Dentists

Pharmacy

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

Peachland Dental Centre

Peachland Pharmacy

250-767-6411

Pisces, a tangled web is forming around you, but with quick wit you will manage to steer clear of the melee.

Peachland’s

Massage Therapist Elisa McCoy, RMT www.functionmassage.com

Function Massage Therapy

250-767-2611 250-767-2999

Health Professionals

Beach Ave Medical Clinic FAMILY PRACTICE

Walk-In

Dr. John Brinkerhoff Dr. Praven Chetty Dr. Alanna Leverrier

250-767-3432 OPEN Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Sat 10am to 2pm Closed Sundays

Chiropractor Peachland Chiropractic Dr. Spencer Devenney

250-899-2153 105-4200 Beach Ave., Peachland (Located in Serendipity Salon and Spa)

www.peachlandchiropractic.ca

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FAITH

Food for the Soul: Is hell for real?

JOHN RANKIN Peachland Baptist Church Special to the Peachland View You may be wondering what hell has to do with this Easter season? Well actually, everything! But more on that later.

This is a really hot topic, and no pun intended, for this is no laughing matter.

Apparently the majority of people do not believe in a literal hell, yet they do believe in heaven and most think they are going there.

The really important issue here is not really what others believe, even the majority. But what does God say? After all, He has the final word, for if He does not have the final word, then He is not God. In God’s word, the Bible, there are many references to hell as a literal place, including the words of Jesus Himself.

In Matthew 10:28 Jesus says, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul.

Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

These are pretty strong words coming from the most loving man who ever walked the face of the earth. But He wanted us to know that physical death pales in comparison with the prospect of eternal separation from God. Jesus emphasizes that the soul lives on when the body dies, and that death is not the end of everything. In fact it is just the beginning, especially for those who put their faith and trust in Him.

That’s what Easter time is all about! That’s why Jesus came to this earth in the first place. He came here to die to pay the price for our sins so that we could be with Him forever.

If there really was no hell, and everyone’s going to heaven anyway, no matter what they do or believe, then the question is, why did Jesus have to die? Why would He even come? If sin was not a big issue, then Jesus made a terrible mistake.

But of course He did not!

Sin is a big deal, and God hates it (Proverbs 6:16-19; Psalms 5:4), because it is offensive to everything He is in holiness, and purity and perfection. We may take sin lightly, but God does not. Romans 6:23 says, “The wages of sin is death.” He means not just physical death as a result of the sentence to all mankind in Genesis when Adam and Eve sinned, but eternal death, or separation from God. Some may protest that

God is not fair but a perfect God can only be fair.

Though we may see our sins as insignificant and limited in time, those sins stand before an eternal God forever, unless of course they are removed by the finished work of Christ on the cross, and then by our faith in Him. The last part of Romans 6:23 says, “But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.”

Eternal separation for our sins is just punishment.

The story of the rich man in Luke 16 clearly portrays that. The rich man never asked how he ended up in hell. He never said, “Do I really deserve this? Don’t you think this is a little excessive? Don’t you think you should give me another chance?” His relentless accusing conscience reminded him that he fully deserved to be there by his own choice, and he only asked that someone go to his brothers, who were still alive, and warn them before it was too late.

Every sinner deserves that punishment, and they do not deserve salvation, but the good news is that it is given as a free gift of God’s love to anyone who would receive it. God hates sin, but He loves the sinner

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and made a way for him to be saved.

I hope you know that God does not want anyone to perish (II Peter 3:9) and be eternally separated from Him. His invitation for forgiveness and eternal paradise in heaven stands for every person until their last breath, till the end of time.

When I shared this good news with a man in the hospital dying of cancer he said, “That is a very generous offer” and I said, “Yes it is! Yes it is! Jesus is not trying to scare people into heaven by telling them about hell. He is trying to love them there and if He did not tell them all of the truth, then He wouldn’t be very loving. His instructions as well as His loving warnings are all for our good.”

By the way, the man in the hospital bed took up Jesus’ generous offer, and asked for the forgiveness of his sins, and invited Jesus into his heart as His Lord and Saviour. Three days later the man was gone his body in the ground and his soul in paradise to join the Lord, in unspeakable joy and peace forever. The good news is that he will never be company with the rich man in hell, and the sad news is that rich man will never be company with him.

What about you? If you are reading this, it is not too late.

II Corinthians 6:2 says, “Today is the day of salvation.” Receive God’s free and gracious invitation today. Don’t wait until tomorrow, for who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Kathryn Robinson

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