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It could have gone so wrong: woman bucked from horse in Peachland CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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JEN SCOTT

It took a rider to find a rider in Peachland last weekend.

The town is almost definitely plus-one alive person because of the quick thinking of Peachland Fire and Rescue Service volunteer firefighter Alistair Bishuty, who sprang into action after a 53-year-old woman was thrown from a horse and seriously injured, setting out to find her on his motorcycle.

What really impressed her husband, though, was the magnitude of the multi-agency response and their lightning-quick reaction time.

He spoke to the View Tuesday night, his wife still in hospital but improving after three days in the intensive care unit. He asked to remain anonymous in order to reserve as much of the limelight as possible for the first responders, most of them volunteers, who showed up to comb a swatch of countryside limited only by the knowledge that his wife had been thrown from her horse somewhere within cell range.

From here on in, we’ll pretend he’s called Bill.

“Where there is an accident with a horse in the bush, usually the horse is out of control,” he said. “It’s not like an ATV or motorcycle rider, where the vehicle is right there. There’s a twoper-cent chance that horse is going to come back.”

She was able to call him on her cellphone, but couldn’t lift/turn her head to see where she was, not even to catch a glimpse of open sky or tree cover. It also soon died, preventing searchers from using its GPS signal.

“The seriousness of it was pretty big,” Bill said. “The key was how quick they got there.

They only had a couple of hours before it got dark. It could have gone so wrong.”

It was about 2:44 p.m. when he in turn called 911, a call the West Kelowna RCMP responded to as an injured rider bucked from her horse somewhere north of Keyes Avenue in Peachland.

After about 20 minutes of answering questions, the BC Ambulance service referred the

A WATER BOMBER drops fire retardant in Peachland Aug. 26. Firefighters responded to two fires and a rescue last weekend. See story page 3.

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SPORTS

Former Penticton Vees featured in Young Stars Classic Young Stars Classic Schedule

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RICK COLLINS FOLLOWS the Vancouver Canucks top prospects to Shawnigan Lake School as they go through the annual prospects training camp, July 2016.

CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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The best hockey you’ll see in the Okanagan is just days away.

Tickets for the 2016 Young Stars Classic at the South Okanagan Event Centre (SOEC)

in Penticton went on sale at the start of August. The top prospects for the Vancouver Canucks, two former Penticton Vees among them, the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames will hit the ice between Sept. 16 and 19.

They bring a lot of the NHL with them, including general managers, scouts, coaches, trainers and family members, according to the event’s coordinator, Mayor Andrew Jakubeit.

“You’ll appreciate how fast, talented and

intense these kids are,” he said. “I think 75 players who passed through this tournament are in the NHL now or have played there since.”

Players expected to participate in the tournament include: • Vancouver Ca-

nucks – Olli Juolevi, Thatcher Demko, Troy Stecher and Jordan Subban • Winnipeg Jets – Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley, Brendan Lemieux and Jack Roslovic • Calgary Flames – Matthew Tkachuk, Tyler Parsons and Dil-

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Limited VIP tickets packages are also still available for $90.

This year’s office festivities include a Canucks Town Hall Breakfast, Minor Hockey Day featuring a Party on the Plaza with games, food, music, entertainment, and skills development camps for BC minor hockey players.

“It’s a great opportunity to show off our amenities,” Jakubeit said. “It’s pretty cool that the NHL sets up shop here for a weekend. All of the teams have a massive media following and it translates to a huge economic impact and great exposure for the city.”

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NEWS

JEN SCOTT

A BC WILDFIRE aircraft drops suppressant at the scene of a wildfire that grew to 1.5 hectares in size in Peachland Aug. 26.

Peachland wildfire squelched on a wing and a ‘prayer’ CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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A swift and intense airborne response to a bush fire that eventually consumed 1.5 hectares in Peachland last week is getting a lot of credit for containing the threat to an undeveloped hillside.

The BC Wildfire Service dispatched 24 firefighters, one helicopter, airtankers and skimmers in the early afternoon of Aug. 26.

They were met with “vigourous fire behavior with some open flame” when they arrived, as did Peachland Fire and Rescue Service volunteers, some of whom were already heading to the station before the page went out since they had noticed the smoke themselves.

The blaze, which was about 80-by-100 feet when firefighters first arrived and which investigators

currently believe was man-made, was about a half-kilometre outside of their response jurisdiction, but Peachland Fire Chief Dennis Craig said locals were authorized to start attacking the fire since they were there first with a tanker, tender and squad crews and a command vehicle, seven firefighters and an incident commander in all.

“We were very, very fast.”

He said the first three-person crew of BC Wildfire Service firefighters arrived by helicopter about 20 minutes later.

Once they landed, Peachland firefighters switched to a support role, laying a hose stretching back a kilometre to the town’s hydrant system and giving the BC Wildfire crews a vital continual water source.

“That makes a big difference,” Craig said. “Our guys train

very hard for these types of situations and we were able to put into service one of our new forestry pumps, which surpassed our expectations.”

The district also chipped in with a Kubota side-byside that helped “immensely” as firefighters moved equipment from the staging area at the serviced but undeveloped cul de sac at the end of Gerrie Road, plus a staff member to drive it.

Fire information officer Rachel Witt told the View the tankers were able to paint the fire’s perimeter with retardant while the helicopter and skimmers dropped water on the flames.

“I can’t say enough about that air response,” Craig said.

“They hit it fast and they hit it hard, and that was the major factor in getting it under control.”

By that evening,

the aircraft were gone and ground crews were mopping up and putting out hotspots as all open flame had disappeared and overall fire activity had “decreased significantly.”

Witt said this was in part to favourable conditions including cooler temperatures at nightfall. Craig agreed that “Mother Nature was on our side.”

“The wind was very light and upslope, away from the town,” he said. “It was not even remotely like what Kelowna experienced on Sunday.”

At least one Peachlander believes it was more than “fortunate” that no structures were threatened by the fire.

“Normally the winds come up in the early afternoon and early evening and blow west to east,” Don McLean wrote in a Facebook message to the View. “[This is] a daily occurrence, but on Friday that did not happen – no wind at all until after the fire was contained – no wind when the wild fire broke out, nor at any time when the fire was being fought by the valiant efforts of

the firefighters on the ground and from the air. Today, Saturday, there is the wind and it is gusting if this had occurred yesterday it would have been a completely different story. I truly believe we here in Peachland were truly blessed and witnessed a miracle on Friday afternoon.”

The McCall Creek smouldering ground fire, as BC Wildfire refers to it as, had minimal fire activity overnight and crews were able to resume working on mop-up operations, like danger tree falling and applying water on hot

spots, early on Aug. 27.

By Saturday mid-morning the fire was 100-per-cent contained and emitting “very little smoke.”

Crews have since completed mop-up operations on the fire and as of Monday were in patrol status.

“Over the next few days crews will return to patrol the fire and ensure that there are no hotspots,” Witt said.

“Investigators have been working on-site since [Friday] and the McCall Creek fire’s cause is still under investigation. At this time, it is believed to be human-caused.”

Kelowna Regional Transit

Service Change Effective September 4, 2016 All seasonal service is reinstated Improved schedule reliability on the frequent transit network

DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND – PUBLIC NOTICE FLUSHING OF WATER MAINS

Improved schedule to increase transit access to Kelowna General Hospital

The Water Department will commence its annual program of flushing water mains within the District from Tuesday Sept. 6 through to Friday Sept. 16, 2016.

Visit www.bctransit.com/kelowna for new schedules or pick up a Rider’s Guide onboard.

You may experience loss of water pressure or a brief period of no water. When the water pressure returns, you may experience the water supply showing sediment and discoloration. This sediment is bacterially harmless, however it may cause some discoloration to laundry if not detected. To avoid any inconvenience check the water color prior to using. If you do experience dirty water, simply run a cold water tap for several minutes until the water clears up.

This may be a good time to open an outside tap and water trees or shrubs until the water runs clear.

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Linda Bolton

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Mother Nature was on our side.�

- PEACHLAND FIRE CHIEF DENNIS CRAIG INRE: LOW WINDS DURING A WILDFIRE RESPONSE

AUG. 26.

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Poetic praise for the great and powerful Oz

Shows his warm heart of gold; Generous spirit; Is highly skilled; Has gentle healing hands; Committed to relieving pain and extending quality of life;

Displays his selflessness and is always there for his patients & their families For which, our community is sincerely grateful.

This is Dr. Oz of Rose Valley Veterinary Clinic.

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Who turned off the wind last Friday?

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A miraculous event happened on Friday August 26, 2016 in Peachland.

There was no wind when the wild fire broke out nor at any time when the fire was being fought by the valiant efforts of the fire fighters on the ground and from the air.

Normally the winds come up in the early afternoon and early evening and blow west to east (a daily occurrence) but on Friday that did not hap-

pen. No wind at all until after the fire was contained.

Today, Saturday, there is the wind and it is gusting if this had occurred yesterday it would have been a completely different story.

I truly believe we here in Peachland were truly blessed and witnessed a miracle on Friday afternoon. Amen.

Don McLean, Peachland

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THE EXTREME WINDSTORM that blew through the Central Okanagan last week appears to have demolished one of the houseboats illegally moored across the lake from

Peachland.

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COMMENTARY

In diversity, there is strength DAVID SUZUKI CONTRIBUTED

It’s been shocking to watch news of the Brexit vote in Britain, Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. and the ongoing threats and violence against ethnic minorities in many parts of the world. I’m not a political or social scientist, but my training as a biologist gives me some insight.

When I began my career as a scientist, geneticists were starting to analyze the molecular properties of single genes within a species. When we started looking at highly evolved species such as fruit flies, we thought we would find that their genes had been honed through selection over time, so they would be relatively homogeneous within single species.

Examining one kind of protein controlled by a specific gene, we expected to find them all pretty much the same. Instead, we learned there was a great deal of heterogeneity, or diversity.

A gene specifying a protein could exist in a number of different states.

This is now called “genetic polymorphism” and is considered to be the very measure of a species’ health. Inbreeding or reduction of a species to a small number reduces genetic polymorphism and exposes harmful genes, thereby rendering the species more susceptible to sudden change. In other words, genetic polymorphism confers

resilience by providing greater possibilities as conditions shift.

Within ecosystems, species diversity provides greater flexibility to adjust to disturbances. Around the planet, ecosystem diversity has enabled life to flourish under different conditions.

Like nested Russian dolls, life seems to have been built on diversity within diversity of genes, species and ecosystems.

Over time, conditions on the planet have not remained static. In response to change, life has had to adapt or disappear. The sun is 30 per cent warmer today than it was when life arose four billion years ago. The atmosphere changed from oxygen-free to oxygen-rich after plants evolved. Continents have moved, collided and pulled apart. Oceans have filled and emptied.

Mountains have risen up and worn down.

Life spread from the oceans to land and into the air. Ice ages have punctuated warm periods. And all the while, life fluctuated and flourished because of the resilience conferred by diversity.

Human beings have added another level of diversity: culture.

Cultural diversity has enabled our species to survive and flourish in regions as different as deserts and Arctic tundra, wetlands and steaming tropics, prairies and mountains.

Monoculture — the spreading of a single gene, species, ecosystem or idea — runs counter to

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the biological principle that diversity confers resilience. It creates vulnerability to change, especially sudden change. As a biologist, I believe we should encourage, spread, maintain and celebrate diversity.

The drive to restrict immigration of people with different beliefs and the hostility to people of different ethnic, religious or cultural background are extremely dangerous.

In Canada, the apparently well-meant exhortation for Indigenous people to abandon their remote communities reflects the failure to see the enormous value of-

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DAVID SUZUKI fered by a sense of connection to place and accumulated cultural knowledge. As newcomers to these lands over the past five centuries, many of us lack the deep ties to place that are critical in a time of vast

ecological change and degradation.

The United States is built on colonization and destruction of the diverse cultures that existed on this continent before European contact. That nation has evolved on

the assumption that it’s a “melting pot,” where newcomers shed their identity of origin and blend with the dominant culture as Americans.

Similarly, Canada developed with a policy of growth while maintaining immigration dominated by a British majority. Under Pierre Trudeau’s government, Canada deliberately embraced the notion of the “cultural mosaic,” valuing diversity within society. I believe this is an exciting experiment in nation-building based on fundamental scientific truths. The challenge is to ensure that we can celebrate our diversity while

recognizing our place as a country without elevating some groups above others.

From the microscopic level of genes to large-scale biological systems, and from natural ecosystems to human communities, diversity brings strength and resilience in the face of ever-changing conditions. In today’s world, that’s more important than ever. We must resist attempts to reduce diversity in all its forms.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that Council will hold a Public Hearing on:

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm Peachland Council Chambers 4450—6th Street, Peachland , BC Council will hear from persons who deem their interest in property to be affected by the following bylaw creation: Zoning Bylaw No. 2100, 2014 a bylaw established to divide the District of Peachland into Zones and make regulations in relation thereto, to provide for regulations governing the use of land, buildings and structures, off-street parking and loading, height of buildings, siting, size and dimensions of all parcels created by subdivision, other open space, landscaping and screening, construction in floodplains, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act and all amendments thereto.

Zoning Bylaw No. 2100, 2014 repeals District of Peachland Zoning Bylaw No. 1375, 1996 and any amendments.

Residents who have property currently zoned A-1 (Rural/Agricultural) zone will be interested to note that the A-1 (Agricultural) zone has been amended to reflect provincial regulations for all land located within the Provincially designated Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). All properties greater than .8 hectares (2 acres) in size (except parks and utilities) located within the ALR will remain designated as A-1. All properties currently zoned A-1 by Bylaw No. 1375 located out- side the ALR have been assigned the A-2 Rural (Non-ALR) designation. The A-2 Rural (Non–ALR) designation is very similar to the A-1 designation but because land is not within the ALR the municipality has greater latitude to regulate the permitted land uses; the A-2 zone provides this latitude.

Another significant change is the inclusion of secondary suite and garden suite provisions in most single family residential zones. This is expected to assist in creating affordable housing within our community. Comments on the proposed Suites Implementation Plan will also be welcome at the Public Hearing.

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COMMUNITY

A reading rainbow...

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MAYOR CINDY FORTIN and library board member and Councillor Mario Vucinovic handed out the hardware at the Peachland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library on Aug. 31. These children

completed their reading logs and were honoured for earning stickers for reading for 20 minutes at a time or completing a chapter: Kaylee Cuthbert, Zoey Firth, Evan Hurd, Alex Hurd, Kain Martinuik, Malaya Martinuik, Maya Muendel, Sydney Adderley, Nolan Grundy, Ben Grundy, Vanessa Hilland, Naomi Hilland, Corbin Roderick, Emily Gerdevich, Alyvia Gerdevich, Jakob Sunduk, Jayden Gemperle, Alexa Cody, Ethan Fulford, Ashton Fulford, Abbey Theriault, Mckenna Phimester, Dane Costa, Ian Collinson, and Cassidy Collinson. It wasn’t the first time for Malaya: “Oh no,” she said. “I have lots of medals!”

Kelowna mayor’s viral food bank challenge spreads to Peachland CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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A new food raiser born in Kelowna appears to have followed in the footsteps of the ice bucket challenge and gone viral.

Now the giving bug that raised more than 16,000 pounds of food for that city’s food bank has spread from Mayor Colin Basran’s office to the Sunrise Rotary Club of Kelow-

na to all 300 or so Rotary clubs in Canada, including nearby Peachland.

President Louise Giguere and officer Jane Tench were not about to let Mayor Cindy Fortin hide in Basran’s shadow, serving notice Wednesday morning Peachland has some bags to fill.

The challenge is to show up at the local food bank with a bag of items or making a modest donation on-

line within 48 hours of being challenged.

A “thrilled” Fortin extended the challenge to the rest of district council, and district staff, “and to all Peachlanders, really,” because she’s the chief magistrate and she can do that kind of thing.

Look it up. Ice cream flavours too, you wouldn’t believe the control the mayor’s office has in the dairy world.

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As a-moosing as all that was, the Peachland food bank at this time of year is in serious need of canned goods, peanut butter and non-allergenic Wow butter, coffee, rice, shampoo, laundry soap, toilet paper, tuna, condiments and

packages of “sidekicks” easy-make side dishes.

Gift cards for the IGA or other grocery retailers are always welcome, as are cash donations.

The local Rotarians have been collecting for two weeks and

presented their booty to the food bank at their regular meeting at the Gasthaus on Thursday.

“I think this is an excellent challenge,” Fortin said after being ambushed by the Rotarians Wednesday morning, sharing that

she was helped by the Kelowna food bank as a young single mom and nursing student.

“I was nervous my first time but they were very welcoming and extremely helpful,” she said. “It helped me get over the humps in life.”

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CONTRIBUTED

THE OKANAGAN WORLD of Reptiles slithered and crawled into the Peachland Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday. Above, Chelsea, Alysha and Sofia meet a turtle, while Josh got to hold the snake and touch the tarantula with his pal Jaykob.

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Can’t keep his eyes from the circling skies DAN WALTON

ABERDEEN PUBLISHING Spotting an airplane in the sky was an exciting feat when Jim and Anne Thibodeau were school-aged in the 1930s because it was the only occasion when they and their classmates were allowed to drop what they were doing and watch each plane until it flew out of sight.

Eighty years later, it’s the residents of the South Okanagan who will drop what they’re doing to watch the plane in the sky, as Jim will be in the cockpit, because the lifelong pilot decided to celebrate his 90th birthday by soaring over local landscapes last Friday morning.

Jim flew for about an hour over the beautiful South Okanagan skies with a co-pilot as his side.

“It was a great trip … I was up for about an hour and just loved it,” he said. “I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my 90th birthday.”

Jim had his log book signed to certify he completed the flight.

Even at his ripe age, Jim is still licensed and fully accredited to fly.

But to get himself to the airport in an automobile, he found a ride since he no longer has his driver’s license.

Jim and Anne have been living in Osoyoos for the past seven years.

“This is something I wanted to do on my 90th birthday … something to say I’m still a licensed pilot.”

Few pilots can claim to still be active at age 90, but it only adds another highlight and feather in his hat amid his rich career in aviation.

When he was just a young pilot, Jim first found out about Beaver ultralight airplanes after watching one land in a big open field.

“I was interested in seeing what it was so I went over to have a look at it.”

The other pilot, even though he had just met Jim, was insistent on letting him take the aircraft out for a spin.

“So I flew it, then I made some recommendations and they offered me a job. No wages, but lots of flying time.”

Jim became a factory rep for Beaver ultralights and his talent helped him advance quickly.

At a renowned airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Jim attended on behalf of his employer with

an aircraft he built from scratch. His work won him a major award and he was gifted a very large and heavy Charles Lindbergh trophy.

“The company had gone to Oshkosh for several years and never won a trophy, and they couldn’t believe that I won the trophy. It was very nice to come back with.”

He said his bosses were quite pleased, but they tried to take too much credit.

“They wanted the trophy, but I’m damned if I was going to give them the trophy, because every time they went to Oshkosh before they came back with a wrecked airplane. I’ve done many, many flights at the airshow and to walk over that trophy, that’s big-time.”

Winning the competition was a significant milestone in Jim’s career, and at that same airshow in Oshkosh, another major milestone in his career began shaping up.

“There was a fella in a wheelchair (Carl Hebert) who wanted a ride in the airshow in Oshkosh, which is a big airshow. I gave him a ride and he liked the airplane and he liked my attitude, then he phoned me afterwards, and said he wanted to raise money for spinal cord research and asked would I build him a plane.”

Jim was interested in helping and after doing a little research, he realized the job would require him to build two planes.

“Because he couldn’t fly alone,” he said. “If he flew alone and went down he’d have no way of helping himself without his wheelchair. So my wife Anne and I built them airplanes for him.

And Anne did the cooking all the way across Canada. Carl flew from the Atlantic ocean in Halifax to the Pacific ocean in Vancouver.”

To accommodate for a handicap passenger, Jim had to custom build the plane with controls unique to Hebert.

“Installing handicap controls required a little ingenuity, but necessity is the mother of creation,” he said. “It was quite a feat because even though I built it, I couldn’t fly it, because I had controls different for me than it was for him.”

The task was one of the biggest challenges of his career and despite a few hiccups, the trip was a success, leaving Halifax on July 1 and arriving in Vancouver on August 28.

“Some of the people thought it was foolish to do it. Both Anne and I donated a lot of time to

that trip. On top of having to build the airplanes, Anne cooked for 12 people out of our fifth wheel trailer for the whole trip.”

And that fifth wheel was custom built by Anne just for that lifestyle, to fully immerse themselves in the flying community.

“I went home to my wife one night and said, ‘Can you design a trailer that would carry the airplane in the back and we could live in the front?’ And we did that for about three years.”

That story brings back many fond memories, says Anne.

“We have flown so many miles,” said Anne.

“Anywhere we wanted to go, we flew.”

After years of chasing airshows, Jim can now say he’s flown in every Canadian province, Northwest Territories, the Yukon, parts of Mexico and 48 states (Arkansas and Rhode Island still remain).

Although he spent years touring the continent, his piloting expertise was perhaps most valuable at home in the Okanagan.

He was a flying instructor through the local Cadets program and when some of his students were losing focus, “bugging down, weren’t paying attention, they were just going off,” Jim challenged them with an offer.

The Cadets with the three highest marks would be taken in the sky to fly an airplane.

Jim lived up to his word and the top three students rotated as co-pilots on a three-stop trip.

“We went from Duncan to Powell River with the first Cadet, then Powell River to Chilliwack, then the third cadet flew us back to the strip.

And two of those guys are flying (Boeing) 747s now. So they made use of it. Air Cadets is a good way to get into flying.”

And it was more than just members of the Cadets who learned how to fly through Jim. “One of the Oliver teachers told me he had some boys who weren’t doing well academically and asked if I would take them under my wing and get them interested in building airlines,” he said.

Two of those boys that Jim mentored in the late 1990s have since gone on to earn their air maintenance engineer licenses.

“I went to his graduation and I was quite tickled when he said he wanted to thank Mr. Thibodeau for giving him his start in aviation.”

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life in your community. We provide programs and services for non-medical support. You can come by to have coffee, socialize or learn about something you have been questioning. One program we offer is the Wellness Circle. You are invited to join the Peachland Wellness Circle on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. We begin a new season of fun and friendship with the start of the Wellness Circle held at the Peachland Wellness Centre, starting Wednesday, September 14 at 10 a.m.

The Wellness Circle is lead by two facilitators, Louetta Helfrich and Barb Oleschuk. Louetta and Barb will arrange a variety of informative and dynamic speakers on interesting health issues. The sessions provide information on topics such as nutrition, relaxation and alternative therapies.

We have tentatively planned speakers in the areas of physiotherapy, hearing screening, nutrition, pharmacy, laughing yoga, brain health, fitness and lifelong learning. We would like to hear from you! What topics would you like to learn more about that would contribute to your health?

The Wellness Circle is also a great way to meet new people in the community and to expand your awareness and knowledge of personal health and well being.

These sessions do not provide medical advice and we urge participants to contact their physicians before starting on any alternative therapies.

So please join us! You can contact the Peachland Wellness Centre at 250-767-0141 if you have any questions. Everyone is welcome.

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call to Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), which coordinated the search.

“They were there quick,” Bill said.

The call came in within 15 minutes of the start of the wildfire off Gerrie Cr. Friday afternoon, Aug. 26, according to fire Chief Dennis Craig.

“We hadn’t been out there very long when a call came over the dispatch asking if we could respond to a medical call,” Craig said. “So we diverted one crew.”

Police were able to source an ATV from a helpful Peachland resident, and search and rescue volunteers from near and far joined the search.

A six-year member of the department, Bishuty found the horse and brought it back before returning to the area and finding the rider.

“It was a lot of riding around and searching and shouting, really,” Bishuty told the View. “I was trying to think about where she would be and following horse tracks, et cetera.”

He came upon her at about 6:20 p.m. near McCall Lakes northwest of town. She was airlifted to hospital by the Penticton Search and Rescue (PENSAR) helicopter rescue team. The sun set at 7:53 p.m.

“In the same situation, I think it would have been quite different if

it had gotten dark,” Bishuty said.

“That’s what we’re here for.”

That callout contributed to what is already a record year for the PENSAR helicopter rescue team, which according to a post on the group’s Facebook page has hit the skies 12 times this year, six in the last nine days alone. Three of those recent calls were medically emergent and involved injured hikers or ATV operators.

In a normal year, they respond to between six and 10 calls, and there are still four months left. The Penticton service as a whole has responded to 38 task requests, on pace to exceed last year’s total of 55.

Randy Brown, PENSAR search and rescue manager, says more people in the Okanagan means more mayhem for them to respond to.

“Historically PENSAR used to see 30-35 events a year but that trend has been increasing with the amount of outdoor activity increasing in the region.”

Bill, who was also impressed with how first responders “went above and beyond the call of duty” and cared for him during the emergency, said the couple has been humbled by the experience.

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Try It Wednesday Sept 7 • 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Intro to Chair Fitness

Monday Sept 12 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

for

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MATTHEW, 12, ANDREW, 8 and Emily, 9, from Vancouver, spent six weeks camping at Todd’s RV and Camping

this summer. They spent the day designing and building boats from bark and twigs, plus a shop towel for a sail.

They started with stick rafts and progressed through three different prototypes. “We were just trying to be creative and build something,” mom Michelle explained. They tested them at a creek mouth on a very windy afternoon.

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Tuesday Sept 13 • 5:15 - 6:15 pm

Zumba

Friday Sept 16 • 10:30 - 11:30 am

Therapeutic Yoga

Monday Sept 19 • 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Vinyasa Yoga Flow

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Tuesday Sept 20 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Before & After School Programs

Volleyball (drop in) Wednesday Sept 21 • 5:15 pm

Spots Available!

Spin, Core & Stretch Wednesday Sept 21 • 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Spin Blast

Vinyasa Yoga Flow

Thursday Sept 22 • 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Kindermusik

is holding tryouts for a U16 B rep team at Columbia field on Saturday, September 10th from 1-4pm.

Coach Korven will be running the try outs and is looking for players born in the years of 2001, ‘02 and ‘03.

Please contact Kory to register at 250-770-8235 or md984@hotmail.com

Thursday Sept 22 • 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Total Body Blast Circuit Thursday Sept 22 • 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Penticton minor fastpitch

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BEAKING OFF

Mornings with Mavis...

SAM THERIAULT

BEATRICE, DO NOT say a clucking thing to me until I’ve had my coffee.

B.C. starts school year with extra credit The province has found $20 million for school upgrades right at the end of the summer, somehow.

The new funding builds on $45 million the province invested this May in 124 schools throughout British Columbia, according to a press release.

School districts can resubmit previous applications or apply for funding for new projects.

The program has also been expanded to include flooring replacement as an eligible project.

School districts are being notified how they can apply for funding under the program.

Projects will be chosen based on

need, priority and supporting student learning. Projects must cost between $100,000 and $3 million to be eligible. Districts have until Sept. 15 to apply and all projects must be substantially completed by March 31, 2017.

The types of projects eligible for the funding include: • plumbing, boiler, and other mechanical upgrades • HVAC upgrades • roof repairs or replacement • windows, lighting and electrical system upgrades • safety – incl. fire protection • flooring replacement The province said in a press release it is able to fund these

sorts of projects because of its balanced budget.

Budget 2016 provides $1.7 billion in capital funding over three years toreplace aging facilities, to build more student spaces in growing communities and to improve seismic safety.

“Over the past two years we’ve been able to invest $80 million in our School Enhancement Program to help districts extend the lives of their schools,” Education Minister Mike Bernier said. “It’s an investment that will pay dividends for parents and students, for taxpayers, and for school districts well into the future.”

Peachland

Places of Faith Peachland United Church

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

4421 4th Street

250-767-2206 “Let Us Worship Together”

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

Sunday Services Contemporary Worship Service 9 a.m.

Traditional Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School’s out for the Summer

resumes September 11, 2016 Casual attire acceptable www.gracelutherankelowna.com We are wheelchair accessible

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Tuesday Morning

9:30 a.m. Study, Coffee & Conversation Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday

Rev. Robin Graves 4th Street & Brandon Ave

250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org

Affi liated with The Pentecostal Church of Canada

Sunday Worship 2 pm New time for the summer

Guest: Reuben Schmunck For more information call Don McMillan 250-300-1642 John 250-767-2221

4464 4th Street (St. Margaret’s Anglican Church building)

September 4: Welcome our New Minister: Ian McLean

Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m.

Rev. Dr. Wayne Atkinson all are welcome

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DIVERSIONS

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Captain Ahab sailed this 4. Rugged rock or cliff 8. Statistical test 10. Wall angle 11. Irish river 12. Winged nut 13. Japanese animation 15. More flexible 16. Military slang 17. Strangle 18. ‘Taxi Driver’ star 21. Go quickly 22. Part of a play 23. European Economic Community 24. Woman (French) 25. Thai river 26. Golfers start here 27. Disgruntled 33. In an implied way 34. Actors appear in them 36. Hide 37. Small Italian village 38. Tropical grasshopper 39. Ladd is one 40. Clumsy 41. Scottish tax 42. Footballers wear them 43. Pigpen CLUES DOWN 1. Curse 2. Brings home the bacon 3. Iron alloys 4. Conduct oneself 5. Commercial center of Venice 6. Share an opinion 7. Growl 9. British soldiers’ post-WWII clothes 10. Impulse 12. Last names 14. Midway between northeast and east 15. Car mechanics group 17. Ethiopian airport 19. Electrical instrument 20. Twitch 23. Not the hardest 24. Chinese dinosaur genus 25. Reflexes

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, once you have your mind set on something, it is hard to get you to think about anything else.

This dedication can be an asset at work in the days ahead.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, you are in good spirits this week and it could be due to some good news that provides you with extra energy. Tackle some tasks at hand and then have fun.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, it may be time for a change of scenery, especially if you feel like you need recharging.

Plan a getaway that allows you to unwind free of distractions.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Accept help when it is offered, Cancer. Doing so will considerably cut down on your workload and put you in a better frame of mind. Someone has a proposition that’s promising.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, though you often enjoy being the center of attention, you will enjoy a much-needed break from the limelight in coming days. Use the time to reflect.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 26. Thick target yield 27. Cut a rug 28. Complete

29. Feet per second 30. Intestinal 31. Don Henley’s band

32. A hereditary ruler 33. Member of the mahogany family

35. Attractive and healthy (Scot.)

36. Holds necktie in place

SUDOKU

Virgo, when a job opportunity pops up, jump on it without delay.

This could be the break you’re looking for, so don’t pass up the opportunity to get on board.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, recognize that some things are beyond your control, no matter how hard you try to influence the outcomes. Do your best and things will work out for you.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, sometimes the best way to help someone is to refrain from offering advice and let him or her work it out. This week you’ll be put to the test in this line of thinking.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, do your best to address a financial issue in the weeks ahead. It may take some time, but use this week to lay the groundwork for your future financial security.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

ANSWERS

Capricorn, a pleasant surprise has you wanting to share good news with anyone and everyone.

However, it may be wise to keep things hush-hush for a while until you know all the details.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

There’s no time like the present to perform a self-analysis in an effort to better yourself, Aquarius. Expect the support of family as you look to make positive changes.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, positive thinking and taking action can help you overcome difficult obstacles. Good news is coming your way.

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COMMUNITY

CRAIG GILBERT

EARLIER THIS WEEK Realtors Julia Debolt, Cecile Guilbault and Larry Guilbault, of Cecile Guilbault Group - Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty presented a cheque for $1,750, the proceeds of an outdoor movie night held in Cousins Park in August. Standing between Cecile and Larry is the club’s director, Patricia Burrows.

CANADA POST AND CUPW have come to a tentative agreement.

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Tentative agreements likely to end postal dispute CONTRIBUTED Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) reached tentative agreements late Tuesday that could end the long-simmering labour dispute that threatened postal service.

“We can’t give details of the agreements at this time,” said Mike Palecek, CUPW president in a news release. “But we’re pleased that our members don’t have to resort to taking job action.”

The agreements must be ratified by 50,000 postal workers across Canada before they become the new contracts.

Canada Post described the agreements as short-term, two-

year agreements rather than the typical four-year contracts negotiated in the past.

“The agreements will avert a work disruption, bringing much-needed certainty in the postal system for our employees and customers,” Canada Post said in a news release.

MaryAnn Mihychuk, federal minister of employment, workforce development and labour, said in a statement that the agreements were reached voluntarily by both parties.

Mihychuk brought the leaders of CUPW and Canada Post together face-to-face for the first time on Aug. 19 and last Friday she appointed William Kaplan as a special mediator.

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WHAT’S ON

Promote your local activity

Send the information for your Peachland event to designer@peachlandview.com

WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAYS

MONDAYS

BREAKFAST 8-11 am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 11

FITNESS ROOM 7:30

PEACHLAND FARMERS’ & CRAFTERS’ MARKET 10 am - 2 pm, Heritage Park (Beach Avenue). Runs until September 25.

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church

am-5 pm, community centre

YOGA (ADVANCED BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 9:05-11:05 am, community centre

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 9:15 am, Heri-

Margaret’s Anglican Church

tage Park by the Rotary Pavilion. Weather permitting. Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am,

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St.

10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 am ser-

nity centre

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place

UKULELE 6:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

noon, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 12

INTRO TO FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 11:30am 12:30 pm, 4th Street Place

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday

(1.0-2.75), community centre

worship at 3 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 3-5 pm, commu-

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1 - 2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer, returns September 13

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 1-3 pm, community centre

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BAT CHAT 2:30 pm,

community centre

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St.

ZUMBA 5:15-6:15 pm,

TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm,

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

community centre

CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

COMPUTER LITERACY 10 - noon, Peach-

community centre

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:457 pm, community centre

VOLLEYBALL 7-8 pm, community centre

WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

land Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer, returns September 6

am, community centre

BABY FRIENDLY CAFÉ 11 - 12:30 pm,

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 9:05-11:05 am,

every 2nd and last Tuesday, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the Summer, returns September 27

community centre

CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am, 4th Street Place

5672 Beach Avenue, Peachland 250-767-9133 Call for Info Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Every Thursday, 6:45 p.m.

GO Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Lotto License #103899 - 19 years or older Membership not required

COMING ACTIVITIES Triathlon Pancake Programs on a summer Breakfast break are starting back up!

for Sept 12 has been cancelled

1-3pm, community centre

PEACHLAND VARIETY SINGERS NEW SEASON Sept. 12, 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre. New singers welcome. No auditions. Winter Concert on Dec. 11. Cost is membership in the 50+ Activity Centre.

4th St Place

nity centre

N I B

PICKLEBALL (3.75+)

Peachland Visitor Centre

VOLLEYBALL 10-11 am,

4th Street Place

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH 8TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAKES AND MORE New items this year include dark cakes in gift boxes for $13 (in tins light and dark are $16), Scottish shortbread $7, and Christmas pudding $9.

Order deadline is August 31 and cheques postdated to August 31 are welcome with your order. Visit the church office Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m., call 250-767-3131 or email stmargarets@shaw.ca.

TWEEN DROP-IN & MULTISPORT 4-6 pm,

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:30-10:30 am,

SUNDAY TEA 1-4 pm,

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 pm, commu-

50+ Activity Centre

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10 -

MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm,

community centre

Margaret’s Anglican Church

vice fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave. Little Schoolhouse on Brandon Lane. Tea and dessert on the patio and featured local artists.

SPIN, CORE & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,

COMING EVENTS

Carpet Bowling restarts Sept 6 and other programs start the week of Sept 12.

Find us on Facebook by searching Peachland 50 Plus Activity Centre or on the web at peachland50plusactivitycentre.ca

Every Week: Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre

pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Be a part of your community and join us for lunch. Everyone welcome. (No meeting June 30 or Sep. 1)

community centre

WRITERS UNBLOCKED Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

CLOG DANCING 6:00 – 7:00 pm 50+ Activity Centre SPIN BLAST 6:30-7 pm, community centre

LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station.

4th week: community centre. Dan 250-7679034

THURSDAYS

4th Street Place

DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP 10-

Peachland Museum

FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, Heritage Park by the gazebo.

Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

noon every 3rd Wednesday, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer. Orientation: September 21. First Session: October 19

VOLLEYBALL 10-11 am,

INTRO TO CHAIR FITNESS 11:30 am-12:15

Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

pm, 4th Street Place

11 – 4 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse.

New artists featured every week, and a great variety of paintings, fabric art, quilling, primitive rug hooking, etc..

SPIN, CORE & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:30-10:30 am,

MEET OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTISANS

ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30

9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

Dawn 250-878-6342

CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am, 4th Street Place

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm,

AEROBICS AND MORE

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre

AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 1-3 pm, community centre

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm,

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th St. Place

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, community centre

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10 - noon, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 16

THERAPEUTIC YOGA 1:30-11:30 am, 4th Street Place

YOGA (BEGINNERS) 10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

LADIES CRIB 1 - 2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 16

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 1-3 pm, com-

TOTAL BODY BLAST 5:30-6:30 pm,

munity centre

community centre

VINYASA YOGA FLOW 5:30-6:30 pm, community centre

TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/ trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-767-2515 PICKLEBALL (ALL PLAY) 6-8 pm, community centre

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

community centre

FRIDAYS

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library.

Open to all ages FUSION FRIDAYS 4-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

BAT CHAT 2:30 pm, Peachland Visitor Centre

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

YOUTH ZONE 6-9 pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 3-5 pm

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Classifieds

Call 250 767 7771 or email admin@peachlandview.com

IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

Jacqueline Clarke

Donald Reid Sweet

It is with great sadness that we announce that Jacqueline Clarke, age 70, passed away Sunday, August 28.

Jacquie is survived by her mother Maisie West of Peachland and her three children Carey (Linda) of Brooks, Alberta, D’Arcy Cumming, Peachland, and Nadine Monahan (Sean) of Bradenton, Florida. Also five grandchildren: Ryan, Lindsay, Dustin, Brett and Sydney; two great-grandchildren, Colton and Jordan; brother Jim West and sister Wendy Salvail and six nieces and nephews.

She was a witty, classy lady who made friends wherever she went – and she usually left them laughing. Anyone who ever ate her cooking knows her passion to create wonderful meals for those she loved. She will be greatly missed.

To celebrate her life we invite all who knew and loved her to gather at Maisie’s house, 6081 Beatrice Road, Saturday, September 3 from 6 - 9 p.m. to share memories.

SERVICES

Donald Reid Sweet passed away at Kelowna General Hospital August 22, 2016 at the age of 79 years.

He is survived by his loving wife Lenore, children Donna (Bruce Britton), Ron (Lynne) Sweet, Brenda (Richard Saunders), Glen Sweet and 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Born and raised in Deep Cove, B.C., he became a long time resident of Peachland.

There will be no service by request.

WANTED Buying coins and coin collections, paper money collections Todd’s Coins 1-250-864-3521 Gold Buyer 1-250-864-3521 Silver Buyer 1-250-864-3521 Buying silver coins, antique silver, sterling silver, silver bars.

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Community notiCes Peachland United Church

BARGAIN BIN

We very much appreciate your donation.

Unbreakables: anytime in our drop box.

Breakables: Wednesday morning and Thursday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Found

Business services Renosense Home Repair Ltd. Renovations including siding, decks, carpentry, drywalling, ceilings texturing, windows & doors. Need walls moved? All work done to code. Call Eric 250317-6570.

Community notiCes 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.

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Kelowna artist goes through the looking glass VIEW STAFF Two new exhibitions open on one big day at The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art later this month.

Mark Sept. 16 to be among the first to take in Winnipeg artist Robert Taite’s Acrow Pillow Prop, a collection of architectural paintings that explore the poetics of space, and Kelowna artist Vikki Drummond’s Wonderland Redux, a collection of

paintings exploring Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

“Using the gallery wall as a blank canvas for experimentation and play, Taite uses found fabrics as substitutes for mark-making,” a press release reads.

“Paint mis-tints and structural forms create repetition in pattern and formation, striving towards a serendipitous abstraction through assemblage.”

Taite, a finalist in the 2014 and 2015

has exhibited commercially throughout the Okanagan. Wonderland Redux marks Drummond’s first professional solo show.

Find her in the Window gallery.

There’s an opening reception with both artists Sept. 16 from 7-9 p.m., and the shows run until Oct. 29.

All events take place at The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, in the Rotary Centre at 421 Cawston Ave. in Kelowna, and are free to the public.

RBC Canadian Painting Competitions, has exhibited throughout Canada, most recently at the gallery AKA Artist Run in Saskatoon, SK. Find his work in the Main gallery.

Reimagined through the counterculture of 1960s New York City, Drummond’s paintings focus on the dark, strange, madcap and silly, highlighting the unique and unpredictable nature of the classic tale.

Drummond is a self-taught artist and

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“The Freak’n Farmer showcases the unique landscape of the South Okanagan and we can’t wait to unveil the awesome obstacles we have planned for this year’s event.”

For out of town participants, Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos is offering special Freak’n Farmer rates for accommodation on September 23 and 24. Guests can call the resort directly to request the Freak’n Farmer rates by quoting ID#2250.

Little + Mini Freak’n Farmer races will start at 9 a.m. The 5K, 10K and 20K Freak’n Farmer races will start at 11 a.m.

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the Freak’n Farmer are “covert” until the day of the event; 25 obstacles will be featured throughout the course.

“People return year after year for a day of Freak’n Farmer fun and we are thrilled to report that participant numbers are on the rise for this year’s race,” says Lyndie Hill, Hoodoo Adventures. “Teams of various sizes get into the spirit with creative costumes that add to the lively nature of the event.”

Spectators are welcome to catch the action with hop-on/ hop-off farm transportation available by donation with partial proceeds going to a local charity.

A $25 spectator fee includes lunch and a glass with two tickets to sample local wine and beer.

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Farmer (for kids ages 3 to 6 years) will provide fun for little adventurers. Registration costs to participate in the obstacle races vary based on course and age group.

In addition to acres of obstacles, Covert Farms will also play host to a post-race BBQ featuring delicious farm-to-table offerings. Wine tastings will be provided by the Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association; local breweries will also raise a glass to the event with beer tastings. Live music will entertain the crowd throughout the day.

For more than 50 years the Covert Family has been farming the 650 acres of Covert Farms north of Oliver. Inspired by history, an adventure obstacle race was born – an event that speaks to the many arduous tasks that farm hands had to perform in the dry heat of Canada’s desert region.

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CHRIS REISWIG HAS been playing snooker at RCL #69 for 25 years. “It’s the only place I play. It’s just a group of friends getting together and enjoying good times.” League play returns this month.

Gals and guys with sticks? Snooker returns to the Legion final showdown.

Call the Legion for more details if

you need them, but the View will publish weekly results based

on the stats being kept for both leagues, kindly again by Deb, so the

anticipation is already going to be pretty much intolerable.

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VIEW STAFF It’s September, and that can only mean a handful of things in Peachland: students are back in school, the 97th Fall Fair is coming, and the 23rd season of tournament snooker is about to

break at RCL #69.

Registrations are open now but they won’t be for long. This league has limited space and unlimited action.

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