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Friends describe teacher as ‘exemplary’ ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Deb Ashton’s life since her arrest in June 2008 for an alleged sexual relationship with a former student has been, in the words of her lawyer, a nightmare. And the eight-woman, four-man jury will hear about the nightmare from the former teacher and viceprincipal sometime this week. Ashton, 45, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference of a person under 14 and invitation to sexual Deb Ashton touching under 14 in regards to an alleged relationship with a former student at a Vernon elementary school between September 2002 and January 2004. She has pleaded not guilty to all three counts. Her lawyer, G. Jack Harris of Abbotsford, announced during his opening statements in Vernon Supreme Court Tuesday that Ashton will take the stand. “Since that night in June of 2008 when she was arrested by police at her home and taken by police in her pyjamas, it’s been a nightmare ever since,” said Harris. “There has been no teaching for her. Her children can’t have friends come over to the house because of the bail conditions. Her mood over the past 930 days has gone from outright anger to crying.” Harris said his client was outraged by the lack of investigation into the charges by police, and at how stories by the accuser and his friends kept changing.
“All of our friends respect her and trust her.” — High school student “A proper investigation would reveal who Deb Ashton is,” said Harris. “Police never spoke to her co-teacher. Never spoke to her principal. Never spoke to any other children in the years since the alleged incidents. All police cared about was the victim and his friends.” Harris told the jury that Ashton must be presumed innocent as that is the cornerstone of the Canadian justice system; that the Crown has the onus to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Ashton was guilty. When Ashton takes the stand, Harris said his client will tell how she spent a lot of time with a number of families during that first year of the alleged relationship, and that, yes, she had spent a lot of time with the accuser and his family. She will tell the jury, said Harris, that the trip she took to Vancouver was not with the accuser and his friends for a basketball tournament, as he testified, but that she took his sister and her friends to a cultural event. “She will also tell you that never once did she say anything to the victim or his friends of a sexual nature,” said Harris, who began his defence by calling a number of character witnesses, including Vernon Secondary School teacher and basketball coach Mike Bertram, who coached
one of Ashton’s kids during basketball. He was asked about a trip to provincials in Maple Ridge, where parents of the kids were in a hotel room drinking alcohol, while the students were in another room. The only person who complained, said Bertram, was Ashton. “She was not happy with the fact parents were drinking, she didn’t think parents should be drinking when their kids were around,” said Bertram. “It took me about 15 to 20 minutes to explain that this happens in other sports on trips but she wasn’t happy with that.” Longtime friends and parents involved with Ashton through a parent advisory council at the school Ashton was working at when she was arrested were all asked on the stand about Ashton’s reputation in the community for honesty, integrity and telling the truth. Among the answers given were “exemplary,” “outstanding,” and “excellent.” Harris questioned three former students who played basketball and volleyball for Ashton. All three are now high school students, and all three confirmed that Ashton would drive them to games and sometimes home from games if their parents weren’t available; that she would sometimes buy them food after games; and, that, yes, they sometimes went to movies as a group. One current high school student, a friend of Ashton’s daughter, said Ashton has never lied or misled anybody in their circle of friends. “All of our friends respect her and trust her,” said the student, 17. The trial continues in Vernon Supreme Court.
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events requiring tickets sold out. Fletcher says that accomplishNorth Okanagan residents had ment is impressive given the fact a healthy appetite when it came to that many residents are facing spicing up winter. financial challenges. The 51st annual Vernon Winter “There’s an expectation that Carnival wrapped up Carnival is going to hapSunday, and the cookingpen every year and they themed festivities proved come out big time,� he popular over the course said. of 10 days. Winter Carnival had “We had an absobeen in the planning lutely excellent Carnival,� stages for months, and said chairperson Dave Fletcher says credit for Fletcher. its success should go to Dave Fletcher One hundred events everyone who took part took place, and large behind the scenes. crowds were evident “We are very proud everywhere, particularly during of our volunteers. Without their the parade Feb. 5. dedication and the involvement of “It was the biggest parade turn- our sponsors, this wouldn’t have out we’ve ever had and the weath- happened,� he said. er really helped with that,� said Organizers will now review this Fletcher. year’s Carnival, and begin preparaAnother draw was the inaugural tions for 2012. Toonie and a Tin at Wesbild Centre And while Carnival is into its Sunday. fifth decade, Fletcher insists the Residents had an opportunity goal is to keep it evolving. to skate with the Vernon Vipers, “We’re also hoping to add two while there were also children’s or three new events and if people activities and movies. have ideas, we’d love to hear from Virtually all of the Carnival them,� he said. Morning Star Staff
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Few changes now anticipated for Vernon budget RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
There appears to be little to prevent a slight hike in Vernon taxes. On Monday, council endorsed spending reductions in the 2011 financial plan while restoring transfers to reserves. That has led to a 0.21 per cent tax hike. “It’s a daunting task and I commend staff for what they’ve done,� said Coun. Shawn Lee. “I’m comfortable with what’s been presented.� The proposed savings total $717,380, including funding fire dispatch from reserves, reducing maintenance and bylaw coverage, delaying hiring and eliminating a vacant part-time position. A total of $846,949 has also been placed
into reserves for vehicles and equipment, information technology and fire vehicles. Coun. Bob Spiers believes some of the budget’s revenue figures have been underestimated, and he’s concerned the budget process is largely finished. “I would hope we’re not suggesting we wouldn’t look further to bringing it down,� he said of taxes. Spiers’ colleagues, though, prepare willing to take the draft financial plan to the public for input. “There’s always room for movement but I’d like to see one per cent,� said Coun. Jack Gilroy, who believes a reduction in taxes could ultimately lead to significant hikes in the future to improve infrastructure. “People don’t mind one per cent now because they want huge increases for catch-
up,� he said. Council was warned by staff that it should be putting upwards of $13 million a year aside to help address the infrastructure deficit. “Streets should be repaired far more frequently,� said Leon Gous, chief administrative officer. “You really are behind from a prudent, long-term strategy. You are not in as financially healthy situation as we’d like the city to be in.� Lee has heard that the amount of money required to bring all infrastructure up to standard is about $125 million. Mayor Wayne Lippert defends the approach being taken with the current budget. “Nobody wants to leave the public for the
future with a big budget and catchup, but this budget reflects the times we’re in,� he said of the recession.
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striving for a 0.7 per cent increase,” said Michael Despite increased Stamhuis, Coldstream’s expenses, Coldstream chief administrative is sticking to its goal officer. of a slight tax There was increase. an option to The district increase the is working to proposed maintain a tax tax to one increase of 0.7 per cent, but per cent for it was voted 2011. down by “We recogcouncil. Stamhuis nize that in the Staff will budget council work on has quite pubthe budget licly stated that it is to absorb increased Morning Star Staff
Victim punched during car theft ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
A cigarette break ended up costing a local man his car. RCMP were called to a business in the 1600 block of 32nd Street Feb. 11 shortly after 7:30 p.m. “A 30-year-old man was having a smoke outside the location when he was approached by a man and punched in the face,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “The suspect grabbed the car keys from the victim’s pocket and stole his car.” The victim said he thought the man was associated with a nearby black crew cab truck but could provide no other details, including a description of his assailant. The vehicle was recovered the next day, parked in the 4100 block of 34A Street. The file continues to remain under police investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to call the RCMP at 250-545-7171, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Relocating one of Vernon’s premier social events may be a bumpy ride. The City of Vernon has approved in principle the Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts being held in Cenotaph Park July 20. However, construction of a transit terminal could have 31st Avenue ripped up then. “There may be some difficulty with the condition of roads adjacent to the park,” said Dale Rintoul, a planner. Access to the downtown park is also a concern for Coun. Mary-Jo O’Keefe. “Maybe they are rushing this too fast to move things into the core. This may not be the year (to do it),” she said of the Vernon
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Public Art Gallery. “If we are aware of issues that may negatively affect the event, we are duty bound to inform them.” Besides road construction, other issues of concern are fencing the park and serving alcohol. “We will work with them (organizers) to address any issues that will arrive,” said Kim Flick, planning and building services manager. Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts is generally held
at the Caetani house on Pleasant Valley Road. But the Vernon Public Art Gallery wants to move it to Cenotaph Park to mark the event’s 25th anniversary. “We see this as a great opportunity to support the city’s downtown revitalization plan by relocating this prestigious event to the downtown core for the anniversary year,” said Marion Morrison, gallery president, in a letter to the city. “Our vision for the future has the art gallery
located near Cenotaph Park so that we can be part of the many community activities that will be taking place in this area.” If Midsummer’s Eve occurs in Cenotaph Park, the gallery is asking for temporary fencing and security. “We will also need help with having the Greyhound buses rerouted for the evening of the event because we would like a portion of 31st Avenue closed off so we have direct access to the walkway and the old medical building site,” said Morrison. The new transit terminal will replace the current facility on Coldstream Avenue. City staff is working with B.C. Transit to develop the terminal and some additional items are being con-
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Smoking ban in parks not an issue for city RICHARD ROLKE
smoke-free outdoor public places. However, Demands for a smok- council didn’t discuss ing ban at beaches and the matter. parks aren’t “For myself, igniting any I respect that debate. second-hand Ve r n o n smoke has council health implicareceived a tions, but it’s letter from not an issue at the Heart this time that we and Stroke need to place as Baumbrough Foundation a priority,” said and the Coun. Buffy B.C. Lung Baumbrough Association calling for when asked why no Morning Star Staff
action was taken. Coun. Jack Gilroy also didn’t believe the city should wade into the issue. “It would be nice to stop cigarette butts on the beaches but people have civil rights,” he said. The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee, which oversees parks and recreation facilities, has considered a smoking ban before but no policy has been initi-
ated. In their letter, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Lung Association indicate that second-hand smoke is responsible for cancer, coronary heart disease and respiratory illnesses like asthma. “Children in particular are more susceptible to these health problems associated with exposure to second-hand smoke since their lungs and respiratory systems
are not yet fully developed,” the letter states. “As such, banning smoking in places where children play, such as parks, playgrounds and beaches, is of even greater importance.” The agencies also believe cigarette butts present a health and environmental risk. “This litter may pose a potential fire hazard, especially in periods of dry weather,” states the letter.
“Cigarette filters do not break down easily, resulting in costly clean-up of this litter on a routine basis.” Coun. Mary-Jo O’Keefe believes the matter could come back at another time with information coming
from city staff. “It’s an issue because people are concerned about second-hand smoke. But there are a lot of spaces already that are smoke-free. We also need to be careful not to limit the few rights smokers have left.”
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Coldstream is hoping to clear the air by butting out smokers from public places. Playgrounds, parks, beaches, wharfs, trails, bus stops, bar and restaurant patios, outside retail stores and vehicles occupied by anyone under 19 are among the list of potential places to be smoke-free. The suggestion came from staff to create a smoke-free bylaw for outdoor public places. But the politicians have some reservations about just how far they can take their authority. “How can it be enforced? To make bylaws
is one thing but are you actually going to start slapping people with fines?” asked Mayor Jim Garlick. Coun. Richard Enns also questions Coldstream’s authority when it comes to the last listed smoke-free place – vehicles. Council agreed not to pursue this option. “I think we might be stepping outside our jurisdiction,” said Enns. “This is certainly not a public place.” In B.C., it is already illegal for anyone to smoke in a vehicle with children, but many municipalities have doubled up on the existing law with their own bylaws. To date, local municipal bylaws have not
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ransparency and openness are the cornerstones of democracy, but that’s only if the elected officials bother to show up. B.C.’s MLAs are in the midst of a four-day session, the first time the Legislature has sat since June 3, 2010 — a staggering 256-day break. Now that’s not to say that the bureaucracy has been at a standstill. Taxes have been collected, laws have been enforced and MLAs have been in their constituency offices. But what has been missing is what’s needed in this province the most — debate. If the politicians aren’t Richard Rolke sitting in the House, there is little discussion or scrutiny of critical issues — the economy, the deficit, the environment or education. There’s no ability to raise questions about the crisis in health care, including the recent case of 192 patients outstripping the 148 budgeted beds at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. What happens instead is the spin doctors for both the government and the official opposition fire off lopsided press releases. If the media actually looks at them, all that transpires is a reactionary tit-for-tat and no meaningful dialogue. Another crucial aspect of democracy is having senior officials — whether it is a premier or cabinet minister — standing in front of their elected peers answering questions and having to defend their actions. It’s a physical reminder to them that they answer to a higher power — the public. If cabinet ministers and premiers — and official opposition leaders for that matter — are not going through that process, who is keeping them accountable? Future generations will also lose out because Hansard — the official record
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of legislative sessions — will have a lot of blank pages. And yet most of the focus among the media and pundits has been about the agenda put before MLAs during their four-day work week. First, on Monday, was the throne speech. Traditionally, this document outlines the government’s vision for the next session, but Gordon Campbell is nothing but a lame duck premier and any vision will be left to the next Liberal leader, who will be selected later this month. The lack of substance meant the throne speech was nothing more than a pat-on-the back for Campbell (that’s after the knives were pulled out). The Olympics dominated about a third of the text while much of the remainder focused on the Liberals’ job-creation record, which will be a real page turner for those who have been laid off or are earning minimum wage. The other item before MLAs was the budget Tuesday. But once again, it was lacking any teeth, primarily because Campbell is not going to want to tie the hands of his successor. Forget the fact that the Liberals and the NDP are both in transition and new leaders await both parties. The public’s business must still go on and neither the throne speech or the budget accomplished anything. But for me, the real issue is democratic principles being undermined, and that’s most definitely the case when the Legislature only meets every 256 days, and then it’s only four four days. In wrapping up the throne speech, Lt.-Gov. Steven Point challenged the MLAs, “to demand more of ourselves than we demand of others and set a better example to all those who have bestowed upon us the honour of public service.” But that might mean doing the same as most of their constituents — putting some time in at the office.
What do local politicians consider a priority if health and the environment don’t make the list? On Monday, there wasn’t even a peep uttered when a request for smoke-free zones at outdoor public places went before Vernon council. The only action was to receive a letter and move on to the next agenda topic. “I respect that second-hand smoke has health implications, but it’s not an issue at this time that we need to place as a priority,” said Coun. Buffy Baumbrough after the meeting. So when does second-hand smoke become an issue to address - when cancer rates climb, when children are gasping for air in a cloud of smoke? Coun. Jack Gilroy’s argument for doing nothing was “people (smokers) have civil rights.” Gilroy’s point is valid but they don’t have the right to litter and that’s what happens every time they toss butts on the ground. That nasty habit wastes considerable resources as civic workers must clean butts up. Now at least the issue of second-hand smoking in parks and beaches is being investigated further in Coldstream. But even there, some elected officials are off the mark. “How can it be enforced? To make bylaws is one thing but are you actually going to start slapping people with fines?” said Mayor Jim Garlick. But the reality is that all jurisdictions have bylaws that aren’t enforced regularly, but they are in place if required. Among them is not allowing alcohol in parks, so why would smoking be treated differently? It is time that elected officials start taking action and doing what is right for the majority of their residents.
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am compelled to respond to Mayor Lippert's recent comments in The Morning Star. Our mayor reportedly feels that the biggest challenge for council will be, "managing the budget and how we provide services." He believes, as do others on council and in senior city management, that the only way to address municipal services is to raise taxes or borrow from future generations. The prospect of reducing city costs and/or improving efficiencies or effectiveness is not even considered. Vernon taxpayers are well aware that staffing levels are bloated and excessive and even the city's annual report lists and itemizes the massive increases in cost that the city has incurred over the past five years. Why then is cost control or cost reduction not included in the budget deliberations currently before council? I am puzzled by the simplified belief that taxation and services provided are zero-sum games that handcuffs council and leaves little in the way of options. The silly game currently unfolding in council chambers is expected to end with some type of decree that taxation POLICING IN SPOTLIGHT I believe we are most fortunate, on a world scale, of having a police force, the calibre of the RCMP, for which we have always held a great respect and pride. However, recent negative conduct has shaken the faith of many and been unworthy of the vast majority of its members, past and current. We have every right to the guarantee that a member's conduct be above reproach and any miscreants be weeded out. By the same token, I wonder if those who would be all too ready to tar all the members with the same brush ever wonder how day after day, anyone can deal with highway carnage, violent domestic abuse and hapless victimization. No one with a cell phone or a police scanner and a fast car ever bothers to follow a member through an ordinary day. When I am awakened to sirens in the night, I am assured that those on the 12-hour night shift are out making sure I am safe in my own bed. I believe that the RCMP would benefit from a housecleaning that starts at the very top of their administration. When there is trouble in the trenches, it is due to the lack of leadership at the top. A quote regarding the Gulf oil spill stated it was "due to a systematic failure of management
rates just can't be contained or reduced. There is a complete disinterest or an unwillingness to even attempt to control the costs upon which services are based. The City of Vernon has excessive costs and is over staffed — as even some councillors have suggested. Like all municipal corporations, the city employs some excellent,
and its regulatory systems." I think this applies to many of our institutions that are experiencing meltdown. It is a bit shocking that there are so many officers under suspension. Most people under a union are covered while being investigated and why should the police be less entitled to be fairly reviewed? Granted, this needs to be totally legal and above board. P. Findlay VJH APPRECIATION I do wish to express my appreciation for the treatment I received from Dr. Crowly and then the Vernon Jubilee Hospital staff. I had a small hernia which was quite painful at times. I live in Lake Country and my family doctor had booked me to see a surgeon in Kelowna. However, after waiting for a few weeks with no response, I finally called the surgeon's office where I was told that there was a two-and-a-half-year waiting list just to see him. I told them that I was 80-years-old and although I am in fairly good health, I could not wait that long. So my doctor suggested we try Vernon, which I was happy to do. I had had some other tests done recently so I was quite comfortable going to Vernon. I was able
to see Dr. Crowly in a few weeks and was impressed with his concern and the immediate date set for surgery, which I was most thankful for. The anesthetist, Dr. Marks, set me at ease before the surgery, and all in all it went very well. I would recommend the doctors in Vernon to anyone. Care such as I received is not common these days. The hospital staff of nurses and others were excellent. They are all great people and deserve all the praise that can be given to them. Should I find myself needing care again, I would be very comfortable going to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital. George Kozub THANK YOU I have always believed in the kindness of others, but it was heartwarming for me recently to have this reaffirmed. Within minutes of falling on the ice and hitting my head rather hard, I was surrounded by people willing to stop what they were doing to help me although I was a total stranger to them. At least six people rushed over, some stopping their vehicles, to take the time to ensure that I was okay and to offer me a ride to emergency, which I gratefully declined. The Albrechts showed their concern by insisting on driving me home
hard-working employees. At the same time, it likely has its share of underworked or under-motivated individuals along with the empirebuilding managers who are little bothered by rising tax rates. The job of senior management is to ensure that an effective and efficient workforce is maintained and operates with a sense of urgency. Our city administration does not appear to be doing this. Someone needs to lead, to take control, to pay attention to costs, to listen to the community and make sure that everyone is aware of who their "customers" are — we the taxpayers! There should be no confusion over whether Vernon taxpayers exist to serve and service the city public sector or whether the city public sector is there to serve the community. Let me assure you, being overstaffed and incurring excessive costs is of no benefit to taxpayers. It is time for the mayor, council and senior city managers to start listening — the taxpayers have had enough and aren't going to take it anymore! Lew. V. Rossner
although I was only a block away. Robert even escorted me right to my door and didn't leave until I promised that my husband was home and that I would tell them so he could monitor me for awhile. When I apologized for taking the Albrechts away from what they were doing, Robert sincerely told me that I was their first priority. Thank you, Robert, Lynne and the others who took time out of their day for me. I am touched by all of the good people there are that help me and others in need. Barb Treen GRASSROOTS VOTERS Just a note to inform you that I sense that the time has passed to formally ask why our federal/provincial governments have yet to give the grassroots majority voters of British Columbia the documentations with relationships to their real reasons as to why they had to ram down our throats their Harmonized Sales Taxes, which seems mainly to make the rich minority richer by mainly making the poor majority poorer. I also sense the time has passed to formally ask for the real reasons why our own federal/provincial governments have yet to give the grassroots majority voters of British Columbia the reports referring to our govern-
ments' resources uses. We need to ask for the real reasons why our governments are taking record-making time with everything involved with these democratic decrees. Bruce Gurnsey
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be approximately Morning Star Staff $295,000. Armstrong residents If the Pleasant Valley can expect a two per Boulevard project does cent tax hike. not go ahead this year, Council voted unan- council voted to transimously on a staff rec- fer the full amount to ommendation to go reserves. ahead with the increase Council also voted as was originally set out unanimously in favour by the council of the of two staff recommenday in 2005. dations pertaining to its Council then deter- surplus and reserve levmined that a two per els policy. cent hike The first should be move will see enacted all references to every three parks and recyears, startreation capital ing in 2005, removed from to ensure the policy, that suffiwhich stated cient funds that $100,000 John Trainor are in place should be conto follow tributed annuthrough ally for parks with planned infra- and recreation facility structure replacement and equipment upgradand upgrading projects ing. in conjunction with “This should be Armstrong’s long-term removed as our actucapital plan. al practice changed 2011 marks the some time ago,” wrote year in which another Martens in his report increase is slated to take to council. “The parks place. and recreation budget “(Chief financial offi- now contains capital cer Terry) Mr. Martens requests as part of the suggested we proceed annual requisition.” with the two per cent In 2010, the city levincrease,” said Coun. ied an annual parks and John Trainor, chair of recreation parcel tax the city’s finance and which is transferred to administration com- the parks and rec reserve mittee. account in its entirety, “It’s important we and that reserve is for stay on line with tax the city only, not the measures to facilitate parks and recreation our long-term plan- commission. ning.” Council also voted The 2010 five-year to reduce the minimum budget held a provi- required accumulate sion for a two per cent surplus level from 25 hike this year, as well per cent to 10 per cent as $325,000 earmarked of consolidated annual for upgrading Pleasant revenue. Valley Boulevard, a The surplus funds project currently on section of the policy hold. Without the bud- reads that close to 25 geted tax increase, the per cent of consolidated capital amount would current year revenue
Stolen items recovered ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Two teenagers were turned over to their parents after Vernon RCMP caught the pair in possession of stolen property. Police were alerted to a theft from a vehicle in the 1200 block of 25th Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. “A short time later, two males matching descriptions provided by the owner of the vehicle were located nearby,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “The two were spoken to and stolen property was recovered.” The pair will likely be dealt with through the restorative justice program.
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Once the centre is fully operational in early 2011, it expects to have more than 3,000 client visits A program that provides dental care to low- a year. income residents is getting a financial Mayor Wayne Lippert was initially boost. reluctant to provide funding, saying that The City of Vernon will provide similar services may already be available. a one-time grant of $5,000 to the But he voted for the $5,000 grant. Community Dental Access Centre. The “I talked to a number of dentists and it’s city will also consider relaxing building a need,” he said, adding that this is just the permit fees. latest indication of the city getting behind “It’s a fabulous idea and it’s helping social initiatives in the community. people who don’t have the ability to “By being proactive, it helps individuals Patrick Nicol get that dental service through other in need and they become contributors to means,” said Coun. Patrick Nicol. society.” The centre, which is partnered with The city is also providing a one-time the First Nations Friendship Centre, will help alle- grant of $2,000 to the Fraternal Order of the Eagles viate pain from oral infection, prevent serious oral to purchase stock for its disaster relief trailer. health issues among children and improve employ“This supports disaster relief and it supports ability and self-esteem by improving unsightly the people fighting wildfires in the interface,” said teeth. Nicol. Morning Star Staff
Society taps into water education JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
One of Greater Vernon’s most precious resources, Kalamalka Lake, will be the highlight of some upcoming presentations. The Society for the Protection of Kalamalka Lake hosts a presentation Thursday at the Coldstream Women’s Institute (9909 Kalamalka Rd.) at 5:30 p.m. “I encourage anybody who is interested in Greater Vernon drinking water to come to this,” said Coldstream Coun. Maria Besso. Heather Larratt, of Larratt Aquatic Consulting, will be making a presentation outlining key areas of her extensive research on Kalamalka Lake. “She’s done something like 17 years of research on Kalamalka Lake,” said Louise Christie, SPrKL president. For those who cannot make it to Thursday’s meeting, Larratt will present at the Kalamalka Lake assessment and protection zone public open house at the North Okanagan Regional District Feb. 24 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. “It’s quite a comprehensive look,” said Larratt, whose research has been instigated by the Interior Health Authority. “They ask us to look at everything that could possibly impact the water and rank it. “There are actually a couple of red flags.”
Larratt encourages everyone to come out, not only to educate themselves, but to educate her. “I’m often given
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Kristen Morgan, left, and Sophie Friesen, both Grade 6 leadership students at Beairsto Elementary School, and Tabitha Smith and Brooke Ritchey, Grade 10 Seaton Secondary School leadership students, do a teamwork exercise using an elastic to pick up and stack cartons at the Child Poverty Conference.
Youth learn to make a difference CARA BRADY Morning Star Staff
Elementary and high school leadership students learned more about child poverty and what they could do to help at a conference at Trinity United Church. Students from Beairsto, Harwood, Alexis Park and Seaton worked with Nancy Ingersoll and Moira Manthorne, social justice representatives for the Vernon Teachers Association. Greg Ellis, lead teacher, Aboriginal Elementary Education, spoke about poverty and how basic expenses can leave very little for other things. “Poverty means different things to different people, depending on their income and their needs. People can not have very much money but they might have lives rich in friendship, music and storytelling. People like to have new things but having newer things doesn’t make your life better,” he said. Ingersoll said that B.C. has had the highest child poverty rate of all the provinces of Canada with more than one child in five living in poverty. She asked the students how they could see poverty in their schools. A student replied, “People who are poor won’t feel like they belong because they don’t have the right clothes or people won’t want to hang out with them and they won’t feel good about themselves.” Seaton leadership students planned group activities for the elementary school students to help them understand the concepts of generosity, mastery, independence and belonging as part of being responsible and contributing citizens. “In one of the activities, all the kids held a rope and one walked on it to represent the support that a group can give an individual,” said Tabitha Smith, a Grade 10 leadership student. Brooke Ritchey, also Grade 10 leadership, said, “When we think of poverty, we each think of something different because our experiences are different. In the mastery group, we did an exercise on being capable and confident to take on a project. I hope what we did makes it easier for students to feel that they can make changes and have an impact.” Smith added, “We all learned from each other and it’s been very inspiring to see these kids care and that they want to make a difference.” Kristen Morgan, a Grade 6 leadership student at Beairsto School said, “I really enjoyed it, we learned a lot about poverty and the idea of generosity. It was good to meet students from other schools.” The student groups came up with ideas of things they could do, including, writing letters to government leaders, making a video, having a breakfast program and doing a toy drive and other projects. Beairsto Grade 7 students Adam Romer and Ethan
Swift couldn’t wait to get started. “We want the government to pay attention to what is going on with poverty but we’re not the ones who control things. We have the minds and the ideas but we can’t lead anything ourselves because we are too young,” said Swift. Romer knows how he feels. “Even though we have the ideas, we don’t have the money. We should be doing something about poverty now before it gets worse.” Swift has been thinking, “The world could be come like Haiti where everything is gone and there is no one left to help. People think that they need to do everything by themselves, everyone needs help. I wish people would help,” he said. Each school came up with a cheer or a rap to finish the conference on an enthusiastic note.
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Vernon singer Cat Wells, left, belts out a tune with her Red Hot Voodoo Daddies at the second annual Winter Carnival Blues Festival Saturday at the Vernon Recreation Centre. A huge crowd, almost double from last year, came out to enjoy the musical lineup, which also included guitarist Charlie Sures, far left, and blues harpist Harpdog Brown of Edmonton’s Harpdog Brown the Bloodhounds, Vancouver’s Jason Buie Band, as well as locals Ranger Kaine and Crossfire.
Fly through the classics with a special bird Morning Star Staff
It’s not every day the Okanagan Symphony gets to perform with a giant bird –– yes, a bird, of the beak and wing variety –– but that’s what will happen when Platypus Theatre and the symphony present How the Gimquat Found Her Song. The Gimquat is a very rare and sassy bird, who has a thing for music –– from Bach to rap –– and she is about to fly into a theatre near you. The first of the OSO’s Family Matinee Young People’s Concerts, the award-winning production takes the stage at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Sunday. The one-hour show is designed for young people between the ages of two and 12 and their families, yet has considerable appeal for all ages, said the OSO’s general manager Scott Wilson. “At once a concert, a story of self-discovery and a vivid, effortless lesson in the history of western music told in Dr. Seusslike verse, this modern classic continues to garner rave reviews and keep audiences of all ages spellbound,” he said. Told through a world of wizardry, magic spells and travelling through time, How the Gimquat Found Her Song involves two
actors and the orchestra. Platypus artistic director Peter Duschenes, who wrote and cocreated How the Gimquat Found Her Song, also stars in the show.
“(It’s) a story of self-discovery and a vivid, effortless lesson in the history of western music told in Dr. Seusslike verse.” — Scott Wilson He plays the role of Griffle the Great, the magical musical wizard who meets the sad and songless Gimquat, and soon the two are off on a tumble through time in search of the missing music. Together they visit a cathedral, a lively renaissance marketplace, and the eras of Bach, Mozart, Berlioz and Brahms through to present-day hip hop music, with the orchestra performing along the way. In Vernon, the show will feature a cameo appearance by
10-year-old Beairsto elementary school student Justin Moore, who will sing Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous aria, Bist du bei mir (“If you are with me.”) The son of local opera singers, Paul and Melina Moore, Justin recently made his debut with the symphony at its performance of The Snowman in December. With more than 200 live shows with orchestras from around the world, How the Gimquat Found Her Song has also entered living rooms around the country with the televised version, featuring the Toronto Symphony, which was originally broadcast by TV Ontario in 2006. It won an award of excellence at the 2007 Accolade Television Awards and Best Children’s Program at the prestigious 2008 Banff World Television Festival. The film is now on DVD and will be available after the concert in Vernon, with the actors on hand for signing. How The Gimquat Found Her Song plays at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $30/ adults, $21/seniors $17/youth and $50 for a family of four (two adults, two children) available at the Ticket Seller box office in the centre.
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Indulge your desire for a crooner smoothie when The Neville Bowman Trio with Curtis Parry performs at the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday. Fans will double their pleasure with both Parry and Bowman on smooth jazz vocals. They have worked together in the past and are excited about the prospect of pairing up again. Joining Parry on guitar and Bowman on piano is Brian McMahon on bass and Martin Lord on drums. The band will perform a variety of “feels,” including Latin, R&B, funk, bossa nova, and swing. Their repertoire includes tunes such as Cole Porter’s Night and Day, George Gershwin’s They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Henry Mancini’s Days of Wine and Roses, Jerome Kern’s The Way You Look Tonight, and some Parry originals. A VJC favourite, Bowman is enthusiastic about performing with Parry. “The Vernon gig will be a treat, working with Curtis. He’s been in Vancouver for a while, so I look forward to hearing what new material he’ll bring to the stage,” said Bowman. Crooning guitarist Parry has been compared to Michael Bublé and George Benson. “My style is a mixture of George Benson, Joe Pass, Django Reinhardt, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., and Michael
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Guitarist/vocalist Curtis Parry, left, performs with the Neville Bowman Trio, featuring pianist/vocalist Bowman, bassist Brian McMahon and drummer Martin Lord, at the Vernon Jazz Club Saturday. Bublé,” said Parry, who also has a passion for songwriting, releasing a solo CD entitled Curtis Parry Solo. Originally from L.A., Parry studied with some of the best in the world, including seven-string guitar jazz legend Ron Escheté, bebop ace Rick Zunigar, and jazz fusion master Alex Machacek. Performing since his teens, Parry has played concert halls such as the illustrious home of the Oscars, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in L.A., and the Pasadena Convention Center in California for Jon Singleton, Kenny Loggins, and Eddie Van Halen, to name a few. Parry now lives and works in Vancouver. “I play at various hotels and clubs in Vancouver such as The Sutton Place, The Fairmont Pacific Rim, and The Empire Landmark.” Known for his versatility, Bowman plays regularly with awardwinning groups such as the Michael Garding Big Band. He recently appeared at the VJC
with the Amanda Morazain Quartet. “My musical style has become very eclectic,” said Bowman. “I work in so many varied parts of the music business –– theatre, rock, blues, classical, even country will creep into my jazz playing.” Bowman also has his own jazz idols. “My influences are countless, though at the top of the list, heroes include Chick Corea, Michel Camilo, Dave Brubeck, Harry Connick, and of course, the late Oscar Peterson.” A past president of the Vernon Jazz Society and lauded band teacher at Kalamalka Secondary, McMahon inspires his own students by exposing them to top quality jazz, and is taking his students to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho this month. Founder of the multi-award winning Just in Time Trio, Lord counts Roy Burns and Peter Erskine among his influences. He enjoys challenging and com-
Artist finds time to uplift spirit Morning Star Staff
Local singer/songwriter Tanya Lipscomb has ventured in some new directions with her art and music lately. As a touring musician, children’s entertainer and mother of three children, she has managed Tanya Lipscomb to find the time to work on a new project, which includes her own paintings, along
with accompanying songs. Entitled Closer to God, Lipscomb will be unveiling her work, and singing uplifting songs of joy and love inspired by her own spiritual journey, at Vernon’s Centre for Spiritual Living Friday. “Finding God and accepting this revelation is a very powerful moment in a person’s life,” said Lipscomb. “I want to share this with the world.” Lipscomb starts her performance at 7:30 p.m. The Centre for Spiritual Living is located at 2903-29th Ave. Admission is a $10 suggested donation at the door.
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Casualty of war fuels thriller Director to answer questions at Vernon screening Vernon Film Society
On Monday, the Vernon Film Society will be showing new release Oliver Sherman, an emotionally charged thriller about a damaged war veteran struggling to dispel demons beyond the battlefield. Based on the short story Veterans by Rachel Ingalls, the film is a first feature by Canadian writer-director Ryan Redford, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In a special event, Redford will be in attendance at Monday’s two screenings at the Vernon Town Cinema, and will be available for questions after each showing of his film. The film stars Garret Dillahunt (The Road, Winter’s Bone) as Sherman Oliver, a man completely isolated from the outside world. Feeling lost and disconnected, the veteran sets out to the countryside in search of Franklin Page (Donal Logue), the soldier who saved his life back in the war. The two men’s lives could not have unfolded more differently. Franklin has long since moved on from
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Feeling lost and disconnected, with no family of his own, veteran Sherman Oliver (Garret Dillahunt) sets out to the countryside in search of the soldier who saved him back in the war. The Canadian film screens at the Vernon Town Cinema Monday. the horrors the two men survived in the war. He has a wife (Molly Parker), two children, and a steady job in a safe and quiet rural town. Sherman has no family, no work, he’s lonely, and several years after leaving the forces, he’s still at loose ends. Upon arriving at the Franklin household, Sherman seems at first a harmless, if awkward, shell of a man. Though he is clearly not “right in the head,” Franklin feels bound by compassion and duty to try to help his fellow vet. But as Sherman inserts himself further into the Pages’ life, he reveals himself to be an angry, unstable individual prone to great jealousy and deep resentment. The stability Franklin worked so hard to establish is soon
threatened, and the violence he believed he’d left behind in the war begins to re-emerge and cloud over both the household and the local community itself, proving once more that the hardest battles for veterans are sometimes fought far from the battlefield, both in distance and time. “This is independent filmmaking that punches way above its weight, and it earns every ounce of its very considerable suspense,” said Andrew Long of twitchfilm.net Oliver Sherman screens at the Vernon Town Cinema Monday at 5:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available at the theatre and the Bean Scene one week prior to the film. Theatre doors open at 4:15 p.m. Also, mark your cal-
endars for the Vernon International Film Festival, March 11 to 17. Programs are now available at the Vernon library, the Bean Scene, the Vernon Public Art Gallery, and the Town Cinema. Patrons can also check the society website at: www.vernonfilmsociety. bc.ca for more information. Thursday, February 17 6:00
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Derby darlings roll for women’s shelter JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
Enderby’s own derby girls are rolling off track to give back. The River Town Roller Girls will host a fundraising event Feb. 26 called Forbidden in February at the Riverfront Pub in Grindrod. Along with raising funds to keep the local team rolling, a percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Gateway Women’s Shelter in Vernon. “We want to put something back into the community and help out,” said roller derby girl Dawn Mace, known in the rink as the Redneck Whiskey Devil. The evening will feature door prizes, entertainment, signature derby girl shooters and some special souvenirs from the evening. “We are going to have a photo booth set up so you can get your picture taken with your favourite derby girl,” said Mace. Armstrong band Lucy and Lucky Four will be rockin’ the club with their blend of funk, rock and blues. The young four-piece band includes the voice of Shane Coates, beats from Nathan Marcetta and Liam Tyners and Levi Glass on the strings. Since forming in 2008, the group has shared the stage with Buddy Guy at the Rare Earth Jazz and Blues Fest, taken the blue ribbon at the
Interior Provincial Exhibition and even performed with Nazareth at the Nakusp Music Festival. The evening promises to be funfilled but comes with an advisory – not suitable for anyone offended by a little skin. Women’s roller derby is known to be showy. “It’s rough, tough and sexy,” said Mace, whose team outfit includes short plaid skirts and booty shorts. “That’s been the image of the sport since it began.” Just as they dress to impress on the flat track, Forbidden in February will be no exception. “There are going to be girls wearing some leather and lace and maybe some corsets,” said Mace. Doors open to the Saturday, Feb. 26 event at 8 p.m. and there is a $5 cover at the door. The team also reminds anyone interested in the sport to come out to their practices, held Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Hassen arena in Armstrong. “We can suit you up in one of their girl’s gear and give you some pointers and get you interested in the sport,” encourages Mace. The Enderby team’s next bout is in Abbotsford over the Easter weekend. For more information visit www. erdabc.com.
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Jack Jamieson (left) and Penny Taylor, with the Haugen Community Health Society, accept a $20,000 donation from Sandra Borden and other representatives with the Armstrong/Spallumcheen Healthcare Auxiliary volunteers at the Bargain Bin in Armstrong.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
Notice is hereby given that the Regional Board of the Regional District of Central Okanagan will hold a Public Hearing to hear representations of persons who deem their interest in property affected by the below-mentioned amendments to “Regional District of Central Okanagan Rural Westside Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1274, 2010” and “Regional District of Central Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 871, 2000”. The Public Hearing shall take place on Monday, the 21st of February, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Woodhaven Board Room at the Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C.
New Producer Program Lottery Accepting Applications
Bylaw No:
871-208 & 1274-01 (Our File: Z10/03)
Owners/Applicants:
The Owners Strata Plan KAS2428 (Lease holder)
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District Lot 5266, and Block B, Plan KAP67076, District Lot 3542 all of ODYD
Location:
Adjacent to Terazona Drive (La Casa Lakeside Resort)
Present OCP Designation:
Parks and Recreation
Requested OCP Designation: Commercial Resort
New Producer Program Lottery rules and application forms are available at the BCBHEC website: www.bcbhec.com Deadline to receive applications: 4:00 pm – Friday April 15, 2011 Lottery draw: Monday, April 18, 2011
Present Zoning:
RU1 Rural 1 and P1 Park and Open Space
Requested Zoning:
C5 Campground, Cabin and Motel Commercial
Purpose of the Bylaw in General Terms:
In accordance with the bylaw amendments, the applicants propose to develop an outdoor swimming pool and workshop and to recognize an existing outdoor storage yard.
Copies of the bylaws, information, correspondence and reports may be inspected at the offices of the Development Services Department, Regional District of Central Okanagan, 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna, B.C., (Phone 250-469-6227) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays), from the date of this notice up to and including the date of the Public Hearing. At the Public Hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws. No representation will be received by the Regional Board after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
Email: info@bcbhec.com
Phone: 604-850-1854
Date: February 7, 2011 at Kelowna, B.C
Dan Plamondon Director of Development Services
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Perrin Hayes (left), of the Vernon Gyro Club, presents cheques for $1,000 each to (from left) Akbal Mund, Sunshine Foundation of Canada; RenĂŠ Gendron, Vernon MS Society; David MacBain, Salvation Army Food Bank; Phyllis Dyck, Alzheimer Society of B.C.; Rick Trehearne, Santas Anonymous; and Elaine Collison, The People Place.
Summit focuses on sponsors Morning Star Staff
Local organizations are being given a hand when it comes to pursuing sponsors. The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce and Funtastic Sports Society are hosting the 2011 Sponsorship Summit Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lake City Casino. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In all markets, even Vernon, competition for sponsorship dollars is fierce. This summit will equip non-profit organizations and corporations with the knowledge and training to ensure success in their sponsorship goals,â&#x20AC;? said Jim McEwan, Funtastic executive director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Professionaldevelopment and training from industry experts are key components in achieving success. However, often there are few opportu-
nities to learn from the experts without travelling to major cities until now.â&#x20AC;? Brent Barootes, with the Partnership Group, will be the presenter during the one-day workshop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Attendees will learn from Brent how to determine what their nonprofit has to sell and what it is worth,â&#x20AC;? said Kim Bourke, chamber events co-ordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The workshop will provide attendees with the tools, systems and real life experience to identify new and unique items they have to offer and for companies to determine what that is worth. Brent will help organizations determine a real market value for each and every asset, whether tangible or intangible.â&#x20AC;? The workshop is lim-
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Activity Horoscope BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL There is a strong likelihood that in the year ahead you will develop an exciting endeavor in which others will want to participate. However, think twice about inviting partners, because you might be able to do it all on your own.
PUZZLE NO. 203
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) A bit of luck could come from an arrangement with someone who shares many of you interests. Both you and this person might benefit in a rare manner.
ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 203
HOW TO PLAY: Fill-in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box. 100416
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Don’t be reluctant to use all of the leverage you have at your disposal in order to advance a big ambition of yours, as long as it is ethical. It’s fair game both with business and love. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) If something is gnawing at you regarding a career matter, it is likely to have greater significance at this point in time than you may realize. It would be wise to reassess the situation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Any important matter that needs resolving shouldn’t be left up to subordinates or to those with little experience. You will be luckiest dealing strictly with the front bench. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Someone with whom you enjoy strong bonds of friendship might open up a conduit for you that will bring you more joy and happiness than you’ve had in a long time.
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no ďŹ ve-card suit, North raised to two no-trump to invite game. South, with 16 points and a ďŹ ve-card suit, had no hesitation in bidding game. (If you use two no-trump as a transfer response, you must invite game by ďŹ rst responding two clubs, then rebidding two no-trump, which would not promise a four-card major. There is one other wrinkle here. If the bidding starts one no-trump - two clubs two hearts, the responder rebids two spades with four spades and gameinvitational values. To rebid two no-trump denies a four-card major.) South has six top tricks: two spades, two hearts and two clubs. Since it is unlikely that declarer can
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Cotter rink books date with Brier Maskiewich earns first-ever Brier call in 10 attempts KEVIN MITCHELL Sports Editor
Olympic gold medallist and former world champion Kevin Martin has earned an official invitation. So have one-time world winners and fellow legends Glen Howard and Jeff Stoughton. The party goes March 5-13 in London, Ont. catered by Tim Hortons, and Vernonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jim Cotter will be sharing the ice and appies with all the heavyweights in his first Brier as a skip. Cotter, 36, iced unheralded Neil Dangerfield of Victoria 6-4 Sunday night to claim the 2011 Canadian Direct Insurance B.C. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curling Championships at his home club in Vernon. It was almost a carbon-copy of the 2010 provincials in Richmond when Cotter, then throwing fourth stones for skip Bob Ursel, went 9-0 in the round-robin and then lost one playoff game before rebounding in the final. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just absolutely thrilled, obviously, the guys played fabulous all week and we really brought it to the table here tonight,â&#x20AC;? said an emotional Cotter, moments after doing a Shaw Cable TV interview and hugging a close female friend on the ice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today and the last couple of games, we picked up our game here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time you get to go to the Brier, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re extremely excited for Ken (super sub Maskiewich). When we picked him up, the three of us said that was one of our goals. Maskiewich, one of several elite curlers taking a turn as a replacement player after Ursel seriously injured his knee last fall, fit in nicely and made some clutch shots in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jim the provincial marathon. The shooting percentages were pretty much reversed from Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1-2 Page format game when Dangerfield clipped Cotter 5-4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not much percentage guys,â&#x20AC;? said Cotter, a computer programmer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just happy to go out and make our shots and Kenny played great in both games and the playoffs. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely looking forward to London.â&#x20AC;?
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Skip Jim Cotter, third Ken Maskiewich, second Kevin Folk and lead Rick Sawatsky celebrate their Canada Direct Insurance B.C. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curling Championship Sunday at the Vernon Curling Club. Cotter grounded Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neil Dangerfield 6-4 in the gold-medal game. The final turned for Cotter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with a front end of Rick Sawatsky and Kevin Folk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the seventh end with Dangerfield trailing 4-3 but holding the hammer after blanking the sixth. Cotter, sitting shot rock on the top of the four-foot but with three Dangerfield rocks in the house, put up a guard with his final stone. Dangerfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only option was to try a risky angle raisetakeout. His attempt was inside, allowing Cotter to swipe one as he did in the fifth as well. Cotter Dangerfield, 41, was second in the round-robin at 7-2. After losing to Dangerfield â&#x20AC;&#x201C; backed by third Denis Sutton, second Darren Boden and lead Glen Allen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cotter pulled out an 8-4 semifinal win over Kelownaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jeff Richard. Former Vernonites Tyler Orme and Chris Anderson work the front end for Richard, who was also 7-2 in preliminary play. Richard advanced to the semifinal by defeating Brent Yamada of Kamloops 8-4.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time you get to go to the Brier, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was nearly the same as last year at first, losing that 1-2 game but we came out of both games and played really solid,â&#x20AC;? said Folk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hats off to the guys, Kenny for coming in and joining us this year; he played excellent. And what can you say about Cotter? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the man.â&#x20AC;? Folk was also overjoyed for Maskiewich, who at 44, had unsuccessfully missed on nine tries to reach the Brier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We actually beat Ken (part of Greg McAulayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foursome) in an extra end in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 to go to the Brier in Winnipeg,â&#x20AC;? said Folk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So this is his first purple heart and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier for him." Maskiewich, who lives in New Westminster, pretty much won the lottery when he got the call from Cotter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a whirlwind last four months, not playing this year, retiring, and then having these three great guys asking me to play, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable,â&#x20AC;? said Maskiewich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I throw rocks and get out of their way. Jimmyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great player, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all great players. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a
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great time.â&#x20AC;? Maskiewich said he knew there was a good chance at glory when he joined Cotterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rink. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know these guys are gonna win. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re winners. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the top teams in the world really so I just had to throw my shots and let Jimmy and the boys do their thing and ride their coattails a bit. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fantastic.â&#x20AC;? Dangerfield, who has heard all the respect jokes, definitely earned some in Vernon. His rink has been together four years but the average fan knew little about their bios. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it settles in later, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be pretty proud of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done here, but obviously at the moment itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little tough to swallow,â&#x20AC;? said Dangerfield, a fisheries lab technician. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, we had a great ride. We won six in a row there at the end and got ourselves in this position. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win it if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in it. It came down to probably half an inch on two rocks and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way it goes. It is curling. Those guys are a fantastic team and I know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do us proud at the Brier.â&#x20AC;?
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Hatch takes last Hill TIM FITZGERALD Silver Star Mountain Resort
The 30th and final edition of the Canaccord Wealth Management Over The Hill Downhill crowned a new champion as Steve Hatch raced to victory He upended defending champion and local favourite Murray Smith, who finished third. Hatch had the top time out of the 171 entrants, finishing in one minute and 13:14 seconds. Luke Keenan grabbed second with 1:13:24, with Smith rounding out the top three with 1:13:36. “It was a fantastic week,” said Norman Kreutz, Silver Star’s Snowsport school director and Over The Hill coordinator. “We had so many smiling faces taking part in the speed camps and the race. There are some great memories in the past three decades and a lot of those were shared
with family and friends last week.” Kreutz was also able to take home bragging rights amongst the family, as he edged out his oldest son Alex on the race course. Kreutz finished with a time of 1:16:07 to Alex’1:18:82. “It won’t be long before he’s beating me, but not yet,” he laughed. “That’s what made this event so special. It’s more about getting family and friends together and having a good time than it is the final results.” In team competition, the Lazy Canucks, led by Smith and teammates Brent Ree, Stewart Marty and Jennifer Stratham, grabbed the top overall time in the 120-154 combined age category, finishing in 5:01:60. Proving age is irrelevant, 81-yearsold Walter Ostheimer was this year’s oldest competitor. He finished in a respectable 1:56.48. A complete list of results can be viewed at www.skisilverstar.com.
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Steve Hatch cruises to victory in the 30th and final edition of the Canaccord Wealth Management Over The Hill Downhill Sunday at Silver Star Mountain Resort.
McDougall collects Carnival title Morning Star Staff
Andrew McDougall of Calgary stopped Robin Clarke of Toronto 3-0 in Sunday’s open final of National Bank Financial Winter Carnival Open Squash Tournament at Rosters. McDougall, ranked No. 98 in the world, pocketed $1,500. Clarke, rated No. 77, earned $1,250. Tourney director Sherman
Dahl said the event was again a tremendous success. “Although Robin Clarke was seeded No. 1 and was the favorite to win, McDougall was fast and strong and proved too much on Sunday,” said Dahl. “Clarke endured a punishing match on Saturday night that went a full five games against Andrew Schnell of Alberta. This marathon battle clearly took its toll on
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Robin Clarke (left) plays Andrew McDougall in the men's final of the Vernon Open Squash Tournament Sunday at Rosters Sports Bar & Grill. McDougall took the final 3-0.
Clarke and affected his speed on Sunday afternoon.” Said Clarke: “I have not played a match that hard in over a month – it was so hard.” The Thomas Brinkman versus McDougall semifinal match Saturday night was also a stunning display of pro squash with McDougall prevailing. Said tourney director Lorne Lillemo: “Brinkman started here in Vernon playing men’s B – and now he is playing top-100 in the world – so we are proud of Thomas and what he has accomplished.” Luke Vaggers, Andrew Lynn and Sarfaraz Ahmed, all of Vancouver, and Bob Ballinger of Calgary rounded out the top-eight open class finishers. Iain Butler won the men’s A over Murray Bennetto in an all-Vernon final, while George James of Penticton was third. In men’s B+, it was Darwin Horning of Vernon first followed by Chris Outram of Kelowna and Kevin Scollon of Kamloops. Chris Galer of Vancouver took men’s B with Greg
Walker of Kelowna runner-up and Bruce Madu of Kamloops third. Jarrett Achsen of Penticton ruled men’s C ahead of Vancouver’s Jim Stone and Rob Babuin of Vernon. In men’s D, it was Simon Moreira-Munoz of Salmon Arm first and Barry Brouwers of Vernon second. Robert Marr of Vernon topped the over 50 class followed by Paul Lamoureux of Nelson and Walker. The top-three in the ladies B division were all from Vernon: Supha Borden, Deb Grotterod and Cheryl Schmidt. Meredith Hattori of Vancouver ruled the ladies C with Sue Rogers of Vernon second and Joanne Elliott of Nelson third. The other corporate sponsors were: Novus Energy, Raven Traders, RB Squash Sales, Re/Max – Murray Bennetto, Advertising Works, KPMG, Lunde Architect, Midian Coffee Co. (Lorne Lillemo), Nixon Wenger, Predator Ridge Golf Resort, Kal Tire and Monashee Surveying.
Grizzlies gouge Knights in opener Morning Star Staff
Monday night was more about the process than the result for the North Okanagan Knights. Head coach Sylvain Leone said his team’s 4-0 loss to the host Revelstoke Grizzlies in Game 1 of their first-round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series doesn’t reflect how hard his team competed. “We deserved a better fate than what we got,” said Leone, of the lopsided score. “If we play the same way (in Game 2), there’s no way it’s the same score. “It was our best effort against them this year. After last night, the guys know they can compete with them.” Game 2 of the best-of-seven series went Tuesday night at the forum. The action comes to Nor-Val Sports Centre in Armstrong for Games 3 and 4, Thursday and Friday night respectively. If necessary, Game 5 (Revelstoke), Game 6 (Armstrong) and Game 7 (Revelstoke) would go Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Revelstoke’s Tory Caldwell recorded 39 stops for the shutout, while Knights’ tender Chris Hurry made 35 saves in the loss. “It was a strange one. We had (a lot of) shots in the second period and score,” said Leone. “(Caldwell) did a great job on pucks down low, but we also missed some key chances from the slot.” The Grizzlies opened the scoring with Bruce Silvera’s powerplay marker late in the first period. Brendan Urban and Dylan Rota, scoring with six seconds remaining in the second, made 3-0 after 40 minutes. Devin Gelowitz completed the offence midway through the third period.
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Sabres claim Coke Classic banner KEVIN MITCHELL Morning Star Staff
The rubber match may come in the Alberta Pee Wee Tier 1 championships next month. Sean Richards scored four times and set up another as the St. Albert Sabres stopped the Simons Valley Rebels 8-5 Sunday night in the A final of the 40th annual Vernon Coca-Cola Pee Wee Invitational Hockey Tournament at Civic Arena. The Rebels clipped the Sabres 7-5 in the finals of a Medicine Hat tournament in November. St. Albert and Calgary are ranked in the top-5 in Alberta. “This means a lot to us,” said towering Sabres’ 12-year-old defenceman Connor Deighton, moments after leading his team in a victory song during an on-ice photograph session. “Simons Valley put in a good effort, but I think we were just the harder-working team. I’m really happy we won as you can probably tell. I just think we outplayed them by being more physical and taking harder shots on net.” Deighton, who pocketed 2+1, used a strong baritone voice in the celebration tune, admitting he practises his pitch in the shower.
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Simons Valley Rebels’ netminder Brady Newton prepares to pokecheck the St. Albert Sabres’ Sean Richards in the 40th annual Coca-Cola Pee Wee Invitational Hockey Tournament Sunday night at Civic Arena. Braden Coyle earned 1+2 and Ryan Cox also scored for the Sabres, who had a 50-11 goals for and against total in the eight-team
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“We’re going to try to beat them again if we and them get in it (provincials). It was a good tournament. We should have won it, but we just didn’t come out and skate tonight.” Parker Aucoin, with a pair, Brett Campbell and Cooper Page completed the Rebels’ attack. St. Albert got a hat trick from Richards in an 8-2 semifinal victory over the Surrey Thunder Saturday afternoon. Simons Valley parlayed four goals from Dunn into a 12-4 stuffing of the Vernon Watkin Motors Mustangs in the other semifinal. Kaden Black, with two, Brett Lambert and Connor Marritt answered for the Mustangs. Vernon bowed 5-2 to Surrey in Sunday’s B final, getting two goals from big blueliner Noah Turanski. Surrey received two goals from Jesse Lansdell and singles from Mitchell Savage, Brad Stonnell and Kyle Stubbins. The Spokane Jr. Chiefs clipped the Campbell River Tyees 3-2 in the C final, while the Juan de Fuca Grizzlies gonged the Anchorage North Stars 7-1 in the D final. Spokane’s Dan Holden won the Ernie Kowal Memorial Award as the tourney’s Top Coach.
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Winger Ryan Scheidt scored a top-shelf beauty with just under two minutes to play to complete the hat trick as the Vernon Home Building Centre Vipers won 5-4 and swept the host Kamloops Lions Sunday at Memorial Arena. The Vipers now meet the first-place Kelowna Rockets (14-3-3) in the Okanagan Mainline Tier 1 Midget Hockey League best-of-three final starting Friday, Feb. 25 in Kelowna. Defenceman Jayce Polman-Tuin sent Scheidt and Trevor Pickett off on a two-onnothing break and Scheidt made the right call in unleashing a wicked wrister that hit the back bar over the goalie’s shoulder. The winning goal came mere minutes after the Lions had erased a 4-1 deficit in the third period to tie it up. The Lions pulled their goalie to stave off elimination but had trouble getting it out of their own end thanks to a strong Vipers’ forecheck. The Vipers (7-11-2) jumped out to a quick start Sunday in trying to finish off the 4-12-4 Lions with Pickett, from Colton Thibault, scoring at the nine-second mark. Jared Barendregt, from Richard Meaney and Nick Pantaleo, increased the lead before Scheidt got his first, from Thibault and defenceman Austin Krahn, to take a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. Scheidt, from Pickett, made it 4-1 in the second period. Goalie Danny Todosychuk was solid in making 46 saves. The Vipers took the opening game Saturday night at Civic Arena 3-2. Vernon was down 1-0 after 20 minutes and the turning point came in the second period when the Vipers took advantage of
a major penalty to Kamloops and scored twice. Thibault blasted a slapshot top corner for the first powerplay marker, assisted by Pickett, while defenceman Brad Phillips’ shot from the blue line found net, assisted by Meaney and Chris Nonis. Kamloops tied it up but Thibault got the winner halfway through the third period, assisted by Pantaleo and Phillips. Goalie Michael Hails kept the Vipers in the game in the first period and went on to record the victory by turnCORY BIALECKI/MORNING STAR ing aside 57 shots. The Vipers Vernon netminder Michael Hails gets in the way of a slapshot and deflects it up over the net in a first-period recorded 43 shots. “I’m very happy with our flurry of shots from the Kamloops Lions in Midget Tier 1 hockey playoff action Saturday at Civic Arena. special teams, which we’ve Valleyview Arena. Nicholas Cherkowski of the snipes. been working on the last couple weeks,” Cole Woodliffe, from Carson Richards, scored for the Wolfpack. said head coach Jim Armstrong, noting the and Don Robinson from Nick Stanhope, D-man Connor Powell earned 1+3 as five powerplay goals in the Kamloops series completed the Vernon offence in front of the Pack lost 7-4 to the host Penticton and the strong penalty kill all weekend long. Tyler Landry. Game Time Sports Vees Sunday in exhibi“The kids worked hard and we’re going in In Penticton, it was Robinson from tion play. the right direction.” The North Okanagan Knights dropped a Mitchell Lukacs connecting near the end of The Sun Valley Source For Sports the first period. pair of exhibition Senior Atom games, 6-3 Renegades clipped the Penticton Lions Penticton (2-12-1) equalized with 18 to the host Salmon Arm Silvertips Saturday Club Vees 6-5 in double overtime Saturday seconds left in the second on a powerplay, and 6-5 to the Clearwater Hawks Sunday at in Vernon and then won 2-1 Sunday in but Blaine Caton netted the winner from Nor-Val Sports Centre. Penticton to win their first-round Bantam Leibel and Geefs in the third. Devin Canning, Matthew Dolinar and Tier 1 series 2-1. The Renegades, who went 1-12-2 in the Austin Clarke replied for the Knights, who Jacob Dolinar netted the winner in regular season with several regulars injured, received steady goaltending from Wyatt Saturday’s drama-jammed game at Priest will now meet the first-place Kamloops Fowler. Valley Arena with Curtis Sexsmith and Blazers (13-1-1) in semifinal action starting Clearwater used four shorthanded goals Carson Richards earning assists. to up-end the Knights, who held a 5-3 Saturday at McArthur Island. Centre Dennon Leibel opened the scorThe Kamloops Ice Ducks stuffed the lead in the third period. Michael Kormany ing 79 seconds in and finished with a hat Vernon H&L Glass Wolfpack 4-1 in Senior scored twice, while Wesley Graves, James trick, Logan Geefs drawing assists on two Atom Development action Saturday at Francis and Clarke tallied singles.
Vernon boys boost Team B.C. in Halifax Morning Star Staff
Team B.C. will meet Manitoba in Canada Winter Games quarterfinal hockey action today at the Dartmouth Sportsplex in Halifax. B.C. was third place in Pool A at 1-2, while Manitoba was second in Pool B, also 1-2. Vernon’s Curtis Lazar
had the lone goal as the B.C. boys bowed 5-1 to Ontario in their final round-robin Monday. Lazar led B.C. with two goals and two assists in an 8-3 win over Nova Scotia Sunday afternoon. Vernon’s Cole Sanford also scored once. West Vancouver’s
Sam Reinhart collected two 2+1 and Lazar netted 1+2 as B.C. fell 5-4 to Quebec in overtime to open the round-robin Saturday. Lumby’s Dylan Bowen chipped in with an assist. In ringette action, Team B.C. finished third in Pool A at 1-2. They
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Team B.C.’s Curtis Lazar, a Vernon product, buries a shot past Quebec netminder Philippe Desrosiers in Canada Winter Games action Saturday in Halifax.
will meet the secondplace finisher in Pool B today at Cole Harbour Place. Vernon’s Rylee English (formerly of Terrace) and Mallory Sissons skated with Team B.C. In freestyle skiing action, Vernon’s Noah Morrison, a member of the Silver Star Freestyle Club, finished eighth in the men’s halfpipe. The 16-year-old qualified with a bestof-two-runs 34.100. He begins qualifiers for men’s aerials today. As of Tuesday’s press time, Quebec led the medal standings with 26 (nine gold, 11 silver and six bronze). Alberta (7-5-6) and B.C. (2-46) were second and third respectively with 18 and 12 medals. Team BC’s medal count Monday at the
Winter Games was enhanced with two speed skating gold medals, one on the long track and one on the short track. The first one came at the Canada Games Oval where Tori Spence (Kamloops) clocked in at 4:46.70 in the 3000m to take top spot. It was a convincing win for Spence who set a new personal best on an outdoor oval when she skated across the finish line eight seconds ahead of the next skater. The medal ceremony became a family affair when sister Josie won the bronze medal in 4:55.01. “I’m super proud. I think I’m mostly just excited about being on the podium with my sister,” said Tori. “It’s a ‘Spence Sandwich!’”
Josie echoed her sister’s sentiments saying, “I really wanted to be on the podium with my sister so I’m glad that happened. I can’t describe how happy I am.” Later in the day Courtney Shmyr (Langley) doubled the gold count for B.C. by winning the short track 500m event. “I love this distance,” she said. “Everything went as planned, and winning the gold for my province was for sure the achievement I wanted.”
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Kryptonite net silver Morning Star Staff
Vernon Mark’s Heavy Haul Kryptonite Tween B team brought its A-game to strike silver at the 21st annual Sweetheart Ringette Tournament play last weekend in Kelowna. The Kryptonite cruised through their first three games, stuffing Fraser Valley 8-0, SurreyWhite Rock 7-0 and Quesnel 14-4. Centres Teigan Moore and Madison Powls, and wingers Hannah Popilchak, Sydney Harder, Bailey Williamson, Brenna Beck, Kennedy Pope, and Danika Seed powered Vernon’s high-octane offence. Vernon outgunned New Westminster 5-1 in the semifinals to set up a gold-medal showdown with arch rival Kelowna. The score stayed tight throughout, but Kelowna squeaked out a 6-5 win in the last 15 seconds of overtime. Moore fired two goals, assisted once by Megan Barss, and once by Powls. Hannah Popilchak scored twice, unassisted, and Olivia Percy had the other goal, assisted by Moore. The defence of Percy, Emily Olds, Barss and Katelyn Paulin was rock-solid in front of netminder Garrett Adams, who was a standout all weekend. In Tween C Sweetheart play, the Nixon Wenger Stingers used a hat trick from Taryn Smith to brush back West Kelowna 8-3 in their Friday opener. Carly Alexander added a deuce, with singles from Riley Martian, Miranda Blatney and Taylor Gray. Martian supplied three goals as the Stingers snuck by a much-improved Shuswap team 6-5. Smith, Ashley Eso and Alexander chipped in with singles. The Nixon Wenger squad then fell 9-2 to the Kelowna Demons. The two teams squared off again in the gold-medal game, and the Demons took the title with a well-played 4-1 win.
Martian had Vernon’s lone goal. The Vernon Advertising Works Petite Dinos went 3-1 at the Sweetheart. Kendra Ostafie collected the hat trick as the Dinos downed the Kelowna Ring Jets 7-5 in their opener. Cassidy Marshall, with 2+2, and Marika Munroe, with a deuce, completed the attack in front of Madison Fox. Ostafie (3A) and Shelby Connors fired three goals apiece in an 11-3 dismantling of the Fraser Valley Ring Robbers. Chelsea Marshall and Fox each chipped in with two goals, and Brooke Holtskog added 1+2 to help Makayla Vanderzwan earn the win. The Dinos got another hat trick from Ostafie in their lone loss, a 12-4 defeat to the Richmond Ravens. Abygayle Williamson had the other goal in the hard-fought game. Marika Munroe and Cassidy Marshall each had one assist. Holtskog made many amazing saves. After placing second in their pool, Vernon clipped the Fraser Valley Hedgehogs 4-3 in Sunday cross-over action. Ostafie delivered her fourth three-goal game of the tourney, Chelsea Marshall had a goal and an assist and Cassidy Marshall had a helper. Munroe was phenomenal in net. In other Petite Sweetheart action, Evageline Koshure netted 2+1 as the Vernon Five Star Awards Vikings opened with an 8-6 loss to the West Kelowna Spartans. Saige Woodliffe (2), Colten Shaper-Kotter, and Rebecca Van Eyck also scored for the Vikes, who had Czarina Wisse in goal. With Ava Cornell in net, Wisse pocketed 2+1 as the Vikings tied the Hedgehogs 6-6. Ava Haldane, Emma Carter, Saylor Martian and Woodliffe powered the Viking offence in a seesaw battle. Brittany Jensen and Haldane each provided 3+1 and Wisse earned the win as the Five Star crew iced Shuswap Blue Heat 16-3.
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Vernon Storm’s Amy Wuensche protects the ring from an opponent in Under-16 division action at the Sweetheart Ringette Tournament last weekend in Kelowna. Chelsea Landry, Van Eyck and Koshure, each with 2+2, powered the Vernon offence. In Sunday crossover play, the Vikings skated to a 7-7 draw with the Kelowna Ring Gems. Martian and Wisse paced the Vernon attack with two goals each, singles from Woodliffe, Haldane and Bearshirt-Robbins. Jaden Scott was strong in net all weekend as Lance Spillett’s Novice People Eaters finished at 2-2 in the Sweetheart. All players hit the scoresheet over the weekend. Spillett praised the ever-improving play of Kayla Spillett, Emma Elders, Josey Nerling, Kinsey Corday, Mackenzie Munro, Georgia Lannon, Kalen Webster and Julie Francis. In Bunny play, Jewel Jenson and Paige Neufeld recorded their first-ever goals as the Vernon Shooting Stars went 2-1-1 at the Kelowna tourney. The Stars got three goals from Emma
Lochhead and two from Mackenzie Gilman as they tripled the Kelowna Polar Bears 9-3. Other offence came from Amy Demetrick, Miah Wargovcsik-Cohen, Tye Krause and Kaila Summerfelt. Demetrick, Arianna Kositsin, Emma Lochhead, Sierra Lochhead, Brooklyn Young, Jensen and Krause all scored as Vernon stopped the Shuswap Bunnies 8-3. Krause turned the hat trick as the Shooting Stars earned an 8-8 draw against the Fraser Valley Firecrackers. Emma Lochhead (2), Grace Erickson, Demetrick, and Jewel Jensen also chipped in on offence. Krause had another hat trick as Vernon fell in their final game, a 7-6 loss to the West Kelowna Bunny Hops. Neufeld, Young and Emma Lochhead also found the net.
Hornets buzz Canucks Morning Star Staff
It was upset weekend in the Interior Hockey League. The biggest shocker came Saturday night as the Blue Jay Concrete Hornets held 80-goal man Jason Elders to one snipe and beat the first-place Teale Utility Canucks 8-5 at Priest Valley Arena. Blair Fernley pulled the hat trick for the Buzz, while Jason Carlson scored twice, Sean Ovington added 1+2 and Brent Bond also tallied as the Buzz went to 10-18. Tyler Quiring pocketed 2+1 for the 25-2-0-1 Canucks, while Troy Killingbeck and Brett Heitman also scored. Kyle Smith and Chad Pierrot each provided 2+1 as the last-place Maroons stunned the M&K Ready-Mix Bruins 8-5 Sunday night at PV. Pierrot and Jeff Palmer fired empty-netters in the final minute for the 4-24 Maroons. Chris Church (4) and Jason Kasper replied for the Bruins (12-14-0-1). Curtis Summerfelt and Tim Glaim each counted 2+1 as the 12th-place Kal Tire Knights outlasted the Re/ Max Rangers 10-7 Sunday at Wesbild Centre. Kyle Engelmyer, with 1+3, Taylor Summerfelt, with 1+2, Will Besler, Jake Stuchberry, Cody Watson and Jordan
Summerfelt also scored for Kal Tire. The second-place Rangers got 2+3 from Richard Jodoin. The Royal LePage Whalers went to a shootout for a 4-3 mild upset win over the Westwood Cabinets Flyers Saturday night at PV. Steve Burke, Cory Nicholson and Jerry Reinhardt all beat Flyers’ goaltender Danny Roberge in the shootout, while Rick Galvagno had the Flyers’ lone goal. Mike Sutch, Gord French and Burke recorded regulation goals for the 16-100-1 Whalers, while Kevin Arbuckle, Steve Stafford and Cory Ferguson scored for the 20-4-0-3 Flyers. Chris Fulgham registered 2+1 as the Aquatico Bay Bar & Grill Sharks clipped the Flyers 8-7 Sunday night at Wesbild. Cory Wein scored the winner with 44 seconds left. Galvagno had three goals for the Flyers. Sean Kober and Steve Ensing each scored twice as the Kal Sports Bar Blackhawks shaded the Silver Star Hitmen 4-3 Saturday night in Armstrong. Brad Semschuk had 2+1 as the Hitmen grounded the Hornets 5-2 Sunday at PV. Hunter, Warren Carter and Jeff Scott rounded out the Hitmen attack.
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Karin Schoeler (left) and Nancy Smilski enjoy a visit at the annual Winter Breakout at Schubert Centre during Carnival.
Cruising into spring
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ere we are in the middle of February with weeks of winter doldrums still to wade through before spring and many of us, me included, are still battling winter colds and flu. Now that Winter Carnival and Valentine’s Day are behind us, perhaps it’s time to get back to healthier eating patterns. Today’s chicken recipe is extra low in fat, sodium, and sugar but is a delicious change from plain ol’ chicken. The tuna pot pie is Cathi Litzenberger a wonderful change from any tuna casserole, again very low in fats, sugar and sodium. And if we can muster a little energy and add some exercise to the mix, things will improve a lot by spring (I hope). Give these a try and see what you think. Caribbean Lime Chicken 1 medium-sized lime 2 tbsp. dark rum or orange juice 3 cloves garlic, sliced thin 2 tbsp. minced fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp. ground 1 tbsp. hot red pepper sauce 2 whole chicken breasts (about 2 lbs.), halved and skinned Nonstick cooking spray 1 large yellow onion, chopped 1 can (1 lb.) low sodium tomatoes, with their juice 2 tbsp. molasses
KITCHEN WIT & WISDOM
1 cinnamon stick 1 banana, sliced and dipped in lime or lemon juice to prevent darkening (optional) Using a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler, remove peel from half of the lime and set aside. Juice the lime in a shallow glass bowl. Add the lime peel to the lime juice, along with the rum (orange juice), garlic, ginger and red pepper sauce. Add the chicken, tossing to coat well. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning the chicken in the marinade several times. Lightly coat a 12-inch skillet with cooking spray and set over moderate heat for 30 seconds. Add the chicken, reserving the marinade, and cook about 2-1/2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a platter. In the same skillet, cook the onion, uncovered, over moderate heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Purée the tomatoes in an electric blender or food processor and add to the skillet, along with the molasses, cinnamon stick, reserved marinade and chicken. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a platter. Raise the heat under the skillet to high and boil the sauce, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the skillet and heat through for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick, arrange the chicken and sauce in a serving dish, and garnish with the banana slices, if you like. Serve with a tossed green salad. Serves 4.
Deviled Tuna Pot Pie 1 tbsp. unsalted margarine 1 medium-size yellow onion, chopped fine 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 large stalk celery, sliced thin 1 cup fresh or frozen whole-kernel corn 1 jar (4 oz.) pimientos, drained and chopped fine 1/4 tsp. black pepper 4 tsp. flour 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1/2 cup skim milk 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese 2 tsp. Dijon or spicy brown mustard 2 tsp. lemon juice 2 cans (6-1/2 oz. each) water-packed light tuna, drained and flaked 4 refrigerator buttermilk biscuits, halved horizontally and slightly flattened 1/8 tsp. paprika Preheat oven to 450 F. In a mediumsize heavy saucepan, melt margarine over moderate heat; add the onion, garlic, celery, corn, pimientos and black pepper, and cook, covered, for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft. Blend in the flour, then the chicken broth and milk and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the cheese, mustard and lemon juice. Remove from heat; fold in tuna. Transfer all to an ungreased shallow 5-6 cup casserole. Arrange the biscuits on top, sprinkle with paprika, and bake, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until the biscuits are golden. Serves 4.
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It’s still about taking a great photograph CARA BRADY Morning Star Staff
Anyone who got a new digital camera for Christmas and is still puzzling over the manual can learn how to work with the new technology in the Okanagan College Continuing Education photography courses. “It’s a common misconception you can fix everything on the computer. The cameras can make things a lot easier for you but it’s easier to start with a good photo that is clear and well-composed. I’d say 90 per cent of people are holding their cameras in the wrong position and that’s something they can correct,” said instructor Don Weixl, who was The Morning Star’s first photographer in 1988 and now works as a professional photographer for clients like BC Magazine, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association and Silver Star. His courses cover point-and-shoot digital and digital SLR cameras at introductory and more advanced levels. Most of the people in his classes are over 40. “Younger people are more comfortable with technology and will just take a camera and get to know what it can do. What digital cameras can do is take away the anxiety from photography because you try things and make mistakes and since you see the photos right away, you can correct them,” he said. “I see a lot of people in the classes who are very good film camera photographers and want to find out what these cameras can do. The goal is to adapt the camera to your style and get a great shot every time.”
The courses are hands-on and people are expected to bring their cameras and photos to discuss in class. “You have to not be afraid to get the camera off auto and use the manual ISO settings. And learn how to use a basic editing program. There are free programs on the internet. Computers are the new darkrooms,” said Weixl. “The camera and editing can do a lot for you. The photographer is left to the creative side, the composition and being in the right place at the right time. People are taking some exceptional pictures, there’s a flood of incredible images out there now. Amateur photographers are now taking pictures a professional could only have dreamed of 10 years ago.” The photographer remains the key. “Some people have a gift for composition or for working with certain subjects, like children or animals. Some people will specialize in certain subjects and even plan their vacations around them,” said Weixl, whose hobby is photographing railways around the world. “It’s great to see people come into the class and get to know their cameras and then I see the light go on when it all comes together. I’m impressed with the quality of the pictures they submit.” For more information about Okanagan College Continuing Education courses, including a Saturday one-day course called Focus on People March 26, call 250-5457291 (ext. 2850).
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Don Weixl’s photography classes at Okanagan College Continuing Education help people get the best from their digital cameras.
A look at plant origins
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was given a book written by Bill Laws, Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History. The book lists 50 items, from their origin to where they ended up, and the impact they have had on our everyday living. Plants are judged by their influence in four categories: edible, medicinal, commercial and practical. Entries range from crop staples like rice and wheat, which have fed entire populations for Fred Lyall centuries, to herbs and spices that are highly prized for their medicinal qualities. The ones I found most interesting were the sections on barley, rice and corn. Barley was the one item that was found worldwide and provided food in some form to many parts of the world. As farming became more popular, it became better known as a food for animals. Guess what happened to it when the Scots got a hold of it? Many farmers really prospered, as they sold barley mash to the whisky brewers. With at least 15 major brands of Scotch whisky for sale, that’s a lot of barley! The next item I found interesting were the details on rice. It was first found in Asia, and there are four main types of this grain-bearing grass. This is the most widely grown and most cultivated food crop in the world. Millions of people depend on it as a main source of food. I might mention that in many places, it is women who do most of the work in harvesting the crop. Corn is the most amazing item we have as a food. It was first found in Central America and is the only plant that did not seed by itself. The Spanish explorers first took it to Europe, and it is not known for sure, but it seems the Romanians and the Dutch found ways to hybrid-
IN THE GARDEN
ize some new varieties. We are all familiar with corn flakes, which is an American development. Corn meal was developed by the Europeans. If you visit the central part of the United States, corn is grown in abundance as animal feed. Thousands of acres of corn feeds the beef animals from which we get those delicious roasts and steaks or that good pork chop. And if you raise chickens in a big way, a large percentage of the mash used to produce eggs contains corn. It is the major animal food throughout the Americas. The book has a lot of items listed that we use or are used in some manner such as wheat, onions and grapes. It is well worth the selling price.
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Community Calendar FEBRUARY 16 GEORGETTE SHOP Still “blasting” out winter stock at 1/2 off. Hint of Spring racks added to daily. All proceeds remain in the community to facilitate mental health programs. We are at 3100-28th Ave., behind Sir Winston’s Pub. VERNON & DISTRICT METIS ASSOCIATION Meets every third Wednesday of the month, potluck dinner at 6 p.m., followed by meeting at 7 p.m., Halina Centre. For more information contact William Gagné at 250-545-9415. VERNON SENIOR CITIZENS RECREATIONAL SOCIETY AKA Halina Seniors Centre, annual general meeting Feb. 16 at 10 a.m., Halina Club Room, 3310-37th Ave. If you have been a good member in standing for over the last six months we look forward to seeing you. Call: 250-542-2877. WELLNESS DINNER CLUB Feb. 16 reservation deadline for dinner on Feb. 20, 5 p.m. Enjoy vegetarian dinner and health presentation at Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall, 45th Ave at Pleasant Valley Rd. By donation. Leave message at 250-545-3969. VERNON COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE Dishes for Dishes Exhibition and Sale. Opening reception at the Arts Centre Feb. 16, from 6-8 p.m. Local artisans partnering with local chefs celebrating local food and local talent. COFFEE FUNDRAISER Kalamalka secondary school Dry Grad is holding a Doi Chaang coffee fundraiser. Help support the community in Thailand build their first school and our grad students a safe, Dry Grad event. One pound of Doi Chaang Premium, Organic, Better than Fair Trade, Medium Roast coffee beans, $15 per bag. Call 250-306-1416 or e-mail oklisa@telus.net to place your order today. UPPER ROOM MISSION BOUTIQUE Store-wide 1/2 price sale! The boutique for everyone, as all proceeds go to feeding, sheltering and clothing the less fortunate. Your dollar makes a difference in your community. Sale runs Feb. 16 to 19. All clothing 100 per cent pre-shrunk! TIMBRETONE MENS’ BARBERSHOP CHORUS Meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at the North Okanagan Community Life Society, 2400-46th Ave. All male singers any age welcome. For more info. phone 260-4435 or 503-2552. FEMALE SINGERS WANTED Start the new year with a song. Vernon Kalamalka Chorus welcomes women from 18 to 80 to sing with us on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Halina Centre Gym, 3310-37th Ave. Our chorus is affiliated with Sweet Adelines International and sings a wide variety of music in a cappella barbershop harmony. For information, phone Grace at 250-545-0808 or Deanna at 250-542-9229. VERNON WOMEN IN BUSINESS Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at Schubert Centre for networking 11:30 a.m. to noon, buffet lunch noon to 1 p.m. Members, $14; non-members, $20. VWIB offers networking opportunities and inspires, educates and motivates women to be the best they can in their business and personal lives. For more info., see www.vwib.com or e-mail membership@vwib.com. PREGNANCY LOSS SUPPORT GROUP This group previously run by the North Okanagan Hospice Society, has been taken over by the founder of Vernon’s Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness “A Walk To Remember” Jennifer Patrick. Group is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal death; men and women welcome. This is an educational support group that explores a number of topics pertaining to grief surrounding pregnancy loss. Drop-in group, offered at no charge to anyone who has experienced a loss regardless of how long ago the loss occurred. You may choose to talk or just listen. Group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Talk’n Donkey, 3923-32nd St., Vernon, upstairs. Topics: Feb. 16, Saying Goodbye, but always remembering. For more information, please contact Jennifer Patrick 250-938-2331 or Melody Miller 250-540-2449 or e-mail awalktoremember_ourbabies@yahoo.ca
ABORIGINAL INFANT & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Free swimming Wednesdays from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Meet at the aquatic centre. For more info., 542-7578. THE HALINA CRAFTERS A fun group of people open to new
Feature Event: Enjoy a cup of coffee and support Hospice
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rom now until March 31, the North Okanagan Hospice Society is bringing back the very successful and enjoyable Coffee Party for Hospice fundraiser. We invite you to host a party in support of our volunteer programs and to raise awareness of hospice palliative care services available in our community. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate. Suggestions include: a home party as simple or as fancy as wanted; getting together at a coffee house, having an appetizer potluck; hosting a card night; or meeting at a pub for wings and beer. Each guest will contribute $10 to the Hospice Society. Hosts are encouraged to ask people from all parts of their lives — work, school, church and clubs including those in Armstrong, Enderby and Lumby — to help raise awareness that Hospice Society serves the whole North Okanagan. members 50+ who would like to come out and socialize and work on different projects. Join the fun Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. We’re at 3310-37th Ave. Call 250-542-2877 for info. AL-ANON MEETS Wednesdays at 7 p.m., the Alliance Church. For more information, call 545-4933. AA MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAYS Upon Awakening meeting, Monday to Friday 7 a.m., Anglican Church, 3205-27th St. (back door), Vernon. Nooner Solution Group Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H). Open meeting (X), 8 p.m. at VTC, 2810-48 Ave., Vernon. Tradition meeting (X) closed meeting, 8 p.m., Albert Place, 3610-25 Ave, Vernon. AA meeting (X), open, 8 p.m., at VTC 2810-48 Ave. (H) Handicap access. (X) no handicap access. SUPPORT GROUP FOR SENIOR PARENTS For senior parents of children with developmental disabilities, meets the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at Community Living BC, suite 201, 2802-30th St. Join us for a cup of coffee and an opportunity to connect with other senior parents facing similar joys and challenges. Call Julie at 250-307-4216.
OKANAGAN SHEEP PRODUCERS ASSOC. MEETS Every third Wednesday of the month. Call Lorna Carter at 546-3318 or Rob Campbell at 546-3546. ENDERBY WHEELS TO MEALS Every Wednesday, fullcourse meal for $6, for seniors at the Enderby Seniors Complex, 11:30 a.m. Call Melody at 250-838-6439 for info. LADIES OF THE ROYAL PURPLE Come join the great ladies of the Royal Purple Lodge #123. We are a non-profit group meeting at the Elks Hall on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Meeting starts 1 p.m. or bring your lunch at join us at noon. For more information, call 545-6810. PRO-LIFE THRIFT STORE Continuing its $1 green tag sale, including 50 per cent off all winter clothes, starts Feb. 16 and goes until end of February. Our entire stock, including clothing, shoes, dishes, books, pictures, etc., 50 per cent off. We are at 3102-31st Ave. Call 250-545-0777 for more info.
FEBRUARY 17 SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF KALAMALKA LAKE SPrKL invites you to a special meeting Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Coldstream Women’s Institute Hall, 9909 Kalamalka Rd. We will have a PowerPoint Presentation by professional biologist and water quality specialist Heather Larratt, who has been studying Kalamalka Lake for 17 years, and will speak on the topic, “Assessment of Kalamalka Lake: Areas of Concern.” Refreshments served. All are welcome. VERNON & DISTRICT HERITAGE SOCIETY Meets Feb. 17 at Heritage Hall (Polson Park) at 7:30 p.m. Following current business, guest speaker Ed Woolley, president of the Okanagan Equestrian Society, will present a history of the Kin Race Track and discuss the current situation involving the track. Members and guests welcome. Reminder: memberships due. For info., call Faith at 250-545-5950 or Deborah at 250-549-3058. GOOD FOOD BOX PICK-UP REMINDER Your low-cost box of nutritious fruits and vegetables (with easy seasonal recipes) is available for pick up at All Saints Anglican
Church, Trinity United Church or Living Word Lutheran Church on the third Thursday of the month. Call Diane at 250-306-7800 for details or go to www.goodfoodbox.net ODD FELLOWS MEET Every third Thursday of the month at the OAP Hall in Lumby and at 3300 Mabel Lake Park on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. Call 250-547-9092 or 250-542-0616 for more information. COMMUNITY SENIORS’ FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON Feb.17, 10:45 a.m., Vernon Full Gospel Tabernacle, 5871 Okanagan Landing Rd. Delicious lunch served. Enjoy singing your favorite hymns with Sing-Along Band led by Pastor Karl Janzen. Speaker will be Elmer Fehr, retired pastor and founder of Baptist Missionary Society of Latin America. Call Lois at 250-549-8496 or Kathy at 250-558-1947. ANAF POOL LEAGUE Spitfire Lounge Thursdays at 7 p.m. Kitchen is open. Also, cribbers play at 7 p.m. Non-members welcome. For information, call Reg at 250-307-3667. GOOD FOOD BOX PICK-UP REMINDER Your low-cost box of nutritious fruits and vegetables (with easy seasonal recipes) is available for pick up at All Saints Anglican Church, Trinity United Church or Living Word Lutheran Church on the third Thursday of the month. Call Diane at 250-306-7800 for details or go to www.goodfoodbox.net ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 167 LUMBY Fun darts every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Bingo every Thursday at 6:45 p.m. KALAMALKA WEAVERS & SPINNERS Meets the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Vernon Community Arts Centre. We welcome newcomers. For more information, call 545-7819. VERNON TOASTMASTERS Starting a new year of education and communication. We will be offering weekly sessions on “How to Run and Control Business Meetings.’’ Any club, business or organization will benefit from more productive and economical officer meetings. Meetings held Thursdays 7:30 to 9 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 4716 - 34th St. For more information, call at Serle 250-542-5161. THE VERNON SILVER STAR QUILTERS Meets 9:30 a.m. first and third Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church. New members/guests welcome. See our website at www.vssq.org NEW HOPE GRIEF SUPPORT Group for widows and widowers takes place the third Thursday of every month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the New Hope office, #004, 3402-27th Ave., People Place. Hellmut Noelle from the Family Resource Centre is facilitating the session with a New Hope volunteer. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee provided. Come and explore this opportunity to confront your grief and learn from it in the company of friends who understand and care. KNITTING CIRCLE ARMSTRONG We invite you to a relaxing evening of sharing, learning and meeting new friends. Bring a project — needles and yarn — or just yourself. Beginners always welcome. Now accepting yarn donations for local charitable projects. See www.knittingcircle.ca or call Judy at 546-9475 or Marlene at 546-6325 for more information. We meet the first, third and fourth Thursdays of the month.
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ODD FELLOWS MEET Every third Thursday of the month at the OAP Hall in Lumby and at 3300 Mabel Lake Park on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. Call 250-547-9092 or 250-542-0616 for more information. VERNON LIONS CLUB MEETS First and third Thursdays of the month at the Den, 3313B-30th Ave., 6 p.m. New members welcome. Call Ken at 545-2722. PYTHIAN SISTERS VERNON TEMPLE #21 Meets the first and third Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. at Schubert Centre. Contact Betty at 542-8450. COMMON THREADS Ministering to the needs of our community. Free, good quality used clothing and footwear. Every Thursday 10 a.m. - noon and Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Vernon Alliance Church. Call 545-7105. HALINA SENIORS CENTRE DANCES Every Thursday from 2 - 4 p.m. Live country music. Everyone 50 and over is welcome. For more information, call 250-542-2877. CRIBBAGE will be held every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Schubert Centre. AL-ANON MEETING Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., at Trinity United Church on Alexis Park Drive. THE PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP meets at the People Place the third Thursday of every month, September to June at 1 p.m. Everyone interested in the disorder is welcome to attend. For more info., contact Eleanor Dean at 250-558-7867 or Paul Jones at 250-542-7563. TIME OUT GROUP AT HALINA SENIORS’ CENTRE If you enjoy doing crafts and socializing with a great group of people, come on out and join the Time Out group every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the centre, 3310-37th Ave. Call 250-542-2877 for more information. VERNON STROKE RECOVERY BRANCH Meets Thursday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., at The Pantry’s banquet room. Support to stroke survivors, their families and caregivers; socialization, recreational, educational activities to enhance, develop and maintain motor and cognitive skills. Call Brenda Paul at 542-2555 for more information. AA MEETINGS THURSDAYS Upon Awakening meeting, Monday to Friday 7 a.m., Anglican Church, 3205-27th St. (back door). Nooner Solution Group Monday to Friday, noon, open, VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H) Thursday Morning Step Group (H), open, 10 a.m., Schubert Centre, 3505-30th Ave. BYOBB Group (H) closed meeting 8 p.m., Mug and Muffin, 2801B-34th St. Thursday discussion group (X) open, 8 p.m., VTC, 2810-48th Ave. (H) handicap access. (X) no access PREGNANT? NEED ASSISTANCE? Info., counselling, layettes provided. Call 545-5520 for an appointment or visit Vernon Prolife at 3105C-31st Ave., on a Thursday morning. NEW HOPE FOR WIDOWS & WIDOWERS COFFEE Weekly coffee at the New Hope office, Thursdays 9:30 11:30 a.m. Our office and resource centre is in the People Place, room #004, coffee time in #003. Come and join us at 3402 - 27th Ave, Vernon, or call 250-545-6004 for info. VERNON AND DISTRICT ANIMAL CARE SOCIETY We have a lost-and-found cat registry. If you have found a cat, or your cat has gone missing, please call Margaret at 542-3980 with a description of the cat and we will do our best to help. The registry is anonymous, we only require info. about the cat. FREE LEGAL DROP-IN CLINIC Every Thursday from 7 - 9 p.m., room 303, the People Place, 3402-27th Ave. Open to all, regardless of financial circumstances, volunteer lawyers provide up to 15 minutes of basic advice on legal issues. For more information or to make an appointment, call Colleen Hoople, Specialized Victim Assistance, at 542-3322 or Wynn Hartfelder, Outreach, at 542-1185. MULTIPLES GROUP Support group for families with twins and triplets. For more information, call Trina at 545-9825. TOPS GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $25 to join and $5 monthly fee. For more information, call Marlyn at 545-8124. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 25 VERNON Open cribbage, Thursdays at 2 p.m. We are always looking for more players, so join the fun with a member and ask how you can
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non.org or call pastor David Reim at 250-549-5250. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 25 VERNON General meeting Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Come out and find out what is happening. ANNUAL ST. DAVID’S DAY DINNER Hosted by The Vernon Welsh Society March 1 at 5:30 p.m., The Pantry Restaurant, Hwy. 97 and 39th Ave., next to Best Western Vernon Lodge. The society celebrates every year to honour their patron St. David with dinner and sing-along. Cost is $20 and we invite anyone who enjoyed Welsh heritage by birth, marriage, friendship or just Welsh culture. For more information and reservations, please call Les Parsons at 250549-4348 by Feb. 23. SENIORS DROP-IN WELLNESS DAY Everyone welcome Feb. 23 at 12:30 p.m. at the Lumby Old Age Pensioners Hall, 1737 Glencaird St. Guest Speaker: Ross Gordon (Paralegal) will share information about Estate Planning, answering questions on topics such as wills, Power of Attorney, Representation Agreements. Call Olena at 250-547-8866. UKRAINIAN DINNER AT ELKS LODGE Feb. 25 at 3103-30th St. (across from Greyhound). Join us at 6 p.m. Homemade Ukrainian dinner; includes Borscht soup, perogies, kolbassa, dessert and coffee. Everyone welcome including children. Cost $8. Mini meat draw and 50/50 following dinner. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Sadok Dancers will perform. ABBEYFIELD HOUSE IN FALKLAND Coffee house to raise money for new residential facility for seniors. Entertainers of all kinds welcome Feb. 26, Falkland Hall starting 7.30 p.m. Admission $5. Entertainers free, 50/50 draw. Refreshments available: herbal and regular tea, coffee, pop and water along with homemade goodies and sandwiches. For more information, call 250-379-2608 or e-mail brucev01@telus.net FORESTERS WINFIELD BRANCH Meets Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Winfield Memorial Hall, 10130 Bottom Woods Lake Rd. For more info., call Marshall at 250-503- 1639. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2011 March 4 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, 10102 Middleton Dr., Coldstream. This year’s World Day of Prayer service, written by the women of Chile, reflects on the theme “How Many Loaves Have you?” All members of the community are welcome and invited to join in this worldwide event by attending the service which is coordinated and represented by the local churches. SHUSWAP SEED SWAP & SALE March 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., A.L.Fortune school, 500 Bass Ave., Enderby. Adults $3; children and students free. Speakers: Heide Osterman on GMOs; Burt Cohen on water purification; Werner Gysi on harmonic farming. DVD will be shown at 2 p.m. MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SEMINAR March 5 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (registration 8:30 a.m.), Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3412-15th Ave., Vernon. Cost is $30 per couple. For all couples seeking to strengthen and improve their marriage. Hosted jointly by Emmanuel and Alexis Park Churches. To register, contact Aaron at 250-545-5941 or e-mail embaptist@telus.net or Liz at Alexis Park Church, 250-542-4135. CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Year of the Golden Rabbit, traditional Chinese dinner, nine courses (10 – 12 people per table); slide presentation on China Exploration Tour 2010. Apple Lane Restaurant, 3313–31st Ave. March 6 at 6 p.m. Cost: $50 per person (tea, coffee, tips included). Limited tickets. No-host bar, silent auction. Net proceeds support North Okanagan Hospice Society. Limited tickets in advance from Ghee or Teresa Hwang at 250-549-1356.
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Peter James Sheret passed away peacefully in the Vernon Jubilee Hospital on February 13th, 2011 at the age of 73 years.
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Sophie was born in Hamlin, Alberta in 1922. She moved to Vernon with her mother, stepfather, and younger brothers in 1942. Mom was employed at Bulman’s Cannery for 20 years. In 1947, Mom married Dad (Chris Kronbauer). They were married for 63 years. Mom was an active member of the Legion Ladies Auxilliary, an avid cribplayer, and a regular at the Casino. Her snappy dill pickles, her home-canned peaches, and her strawberry jam will be missed almost as much as her love and care. Sophie was predeceased by her husband, Chris, her daughter Christine, her brother Andrew Malysh, and her sister Mary Ewanchuk. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters; Carol Kronbauer of Victoria and Kathie (Dwayne) Arychuk of Edmonton; and grandchildren Greg and Jordan. She is also survived by brothers; Walter (Rose) Osta¿chuk of Edmonton, John Malysh of Smokey Lake and Alec Trufanenko of Merritt, and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members. Mom’s family was the most important thing in her life. We will forever miss you. Friends wishing to do so may make donations in memory of Sophie to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, #320 – 1660 W. 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1R3 or North Okanagan Hospice Society, 3506 – 27 Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S4. Cremation is in the care of Vernon Funeral Home 250-542-0155. A Celebration of Sophie’s life will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be offered at www.vernonfuneralhome.com
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Coco the Sheltie-you and your Dad left your red collar @ Shampooches last time you were in for a bath. We are keeping it for you.Bonnie and Debbie Found: late January in lower Coldstream Valley Estates Suzuki key with remote door opener. 250 545-5913 Debbie. Found: Snowboard in Armstrong in the Knob Hill area, Call to identify 250-803-4311 LOST: Silver link bracelet with opals, Tuesday, Vernon Curling Club or Coopers/Polson Mall. Reward! 250-545-9071
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1927 - 2011 Joan, the third child of six born to Ben and Elsie Wyatt, arrived on October 4, 1927 at the family farm in Qu’Appelle, Sask. In the 1930’s the family moved to Regina where she grew up, graduated from high school and then business college. She moved with her family to Vernon in 1947. Joan’s first job here was reporting on the town’s social activities for the Vernon News where she was affectionately called “Scoop” by some of her colleagues. After returning to Regina she worked at Fidelity Life and in 1949 married her high school sweetheart, Bill Cunning. In 1952 they moved to Vernon where she was employed by the firm of Morrow, Davidson and Seaton. When it was time to raise their two children, Howard and Linda, Joan became a supermom like no other. She later returned to work as a school secretary, primarily at Harwood Elementary School, until she retired. In the home that Joan and Bill built they shared a love of gardening and for Joan, especially roses. She also bowled in a local fun league and with Bill played in many valley badminton tournaments. Joan was an avid bridge player, belonging to up to four clubs at one time, the longest club lasting over 44 years. She was renowned for her impeccable housekeeping, flawless cooking and delicious baking. She was smart, funny and a joy to be with. While living in the Okanagan, which she referred to as “God’s country”, she and Bill hosted many friends and family members from afar, always welcoming them with warmth, grace and good food! Among her family and her closest friends she will be remembered as a welcoming, kind and perfect hostess, a loving, understanding and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Joan leaves behind her devoted husband of over 61 years, Bill, her loving son Howard, grandsons Christopher Cunning (Kim), Dave Cunning (KarmaLee), Rob Cunning, David Manning and Rob Manning, great-granddaughter Kate Cunning, two sisters Daphne France (Dick) and Julie Endicott (Orville), sister-in-law Marg Wyatt, brother and sister-in-law Bob and Jean Cunning, sister-in-law Patsy Murphy plus many wonderful nieces, nephews and extended family members. She was predeceased by her parents as well as siblings Ben, Gwen, and Bob, and most sadly in 2009 by daughter Linda Joan Manning. A gathering will be held on Saturday, February 19th, 2011 at the Pleasant Valley Funeral Home, 4303 Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon at 3 pm. No flowers at Joan’s request.
Arrangements have been entrusted to: PLEASANT VALLEY FUNERAL HOME (250) 542-4333 Condolences may be offered at www.pleasantvalleyfh.com
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LEARN FROM HOME. Earn from Home. CanScribe Career College offers courses in Medical Transcription and Computers. Great work athome opportunities. Enrol today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com STUDY ADVENTURE TOURISM! Train to be an adventure guide in just 9 months. Outdoor Recreation & Ecotourism Certificate. College of New Caledonia, Valemount, BC. 1-888-690-4422 www.cnc.bc.ca/valemount
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1 full time opening available, starting age 0-2, lots of TLC, exc. ref’s, 20yrs exp. Wendy 250-558-0142. LICENSED FAMILY Daycare in Vernon full & part time openings. All ages. Affordable rates. Flexible Hours. Call Tracey 250-545-9113
Teddybear Lic. Daycare has 2 spaces avail for 12mos old to school age. We provide a safe, loving, nurturing environment which includes crafts, prep for kindergarten entry, fun times and meals & snacks. Call 250-542-9062
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Our unique philosophy allows for a holistic learning experience based solely on your child’s words, ideas, and interests, resulting in self-confidence, self-esteem, citizenship, and Kindergarten readiness. Our program also features organic snacks, natural playground, field trips, family events, and affordable tuition fees. Spaces open March 1 2011. Call director Susan Miller 250-549-3203.
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PROCARE INSTITUTE has been in operation since 1987 and is an accredited institution, with Private Career Training Institute Agency (PCTIA), the official career body responsible for registering and accrediting all the private colleges in the province. Our curriculum exceeds the standard set by the Provincial Government. The benefits of ProCare training are: • Over 98% employment rate • Proven method of training • Instruction on site by experienced nurses • Small class sizes • Earn $18-$22 an hour after graduation • Convenient locations Requirements for the program are: • Grade 11, or have adult student status We require photo ID as proof of age for our adult students. • Medical clearance, TB test, Criminal Record Check
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This full-time, 28 week program consists of two integrated modules: Instructional/Classroom and Clinical. The clinical program is conducted in approved long-term care facilities and hospitals.
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for 6 and 4 month contracts for the 2011 growing season. The Production Assistants will be involved in the production of early generation Canola plots from planting through to harvest. The successful candidates will require experience in operating small farm equipment as well as transportation of equipment. They will need to be physically fit as these positions can be physically demanding. Previous horticultural or agronomic experience is an asset. Preference will be given to those candidates with an interest in agriculture and a proven record of working safely and responsibly with and without supervision. A clean driving record is required. Additional training for these positions will be provided. Please submit your resume to
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Local food delivery driver needed, full time, competitive compensation, Class3license w/ air. Email resume to bob_moore15@hotmail.com
Looking for office back up w/accounts payable and cash office experience, full availability. Apply at Zellers Service desk.
PART TIME POSITION IN CONCESSION.
LOOKING for experienced tire changer & licensed mechanic only. Great working environment, benefits available. Join our Big-O Tire Team. Apply in person with resume. 2309 48th Ave, Vernon, BC.
Position for Medical Office Assistant available immediately. Experience or training req. Please mail resume to: Ross Waldron M.D., #200 3207 30th Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 2C6.
Relief is only a call away! Call Harry Martens, Estate Administrator (28 years experience) at 250-503-5300 today, To set up your FREE consultation in Vernon. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP KPMG Inc. Trustee in Bankruptcy, #300 - 3205 - 32 Street, Vernon, BC V1T 9A2
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ABLE TO TRAVEL National Company Hiring Sharp People. Able to Start Today. Transportation & Lodging Furnished. NO EXPERIENCE Necessary. Paid Training. Over 18+ 888-853-8411 BANNISTER GM in Edson, Alberta requires Journeyman Automotive and Collision/Painter Technicians. We offer Veteran Managers and Supervisors in a family owned operation. Signing bonuses, moving allowances, and top pay come with the right applicant. Apply in confidence to: dean@bannisteredson.com Class 1 Drivers to haul dry vans Western Canada & USA. Only drivers with 2 years exp. & US border crossing capability need apply. Dedicated tractors, paid drops & direct deposit, no phone calls please Fax resume 250-546-0600 COOK wanted, experience a must. P/T leading to F/T. Apply in person to The Red Barn Restaurant, Polson Mall or fax 250-549-2267. CRANE OPERATOR Full time position available for a friction crane operator. Must be licenced to operate 80-90 ton friction machines in B.C. Apply: alertbaytowing@cablerocket.com or fax resume to (250) 974 5216. Dial-A-Law offers general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www.dialalaw.org (audio available). DOZER & Hoe Operators required for Company that constructs oil field roads & leases. Require operators with oil field lease & road construction experience. Competitive wages. Rooms & Meals provided by the company. Call 1-(780)723-5051, Edson AB. Full Time MOA with specialist office experience required for a busy medical practice. Please fax resume with a hand written cover letter to 250-5585899. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Full time receptionist/mail order clerke required for customer service & general office duties, in a busy office. Applicants should have good computer skills, pleasant telephone manners, a positive attitude, enjoy working with animals and their owners and be able to multi task. Experience in or a strong interest in sales is an asset, knowledge of horses is a must. This position is well suited to someone with an interest in Holistic Health and or natural horsemanship. Send resume with cover letter to General Manager P.O. Box 92, Armstrong , B.C. V0E 1B0
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! No experience necessary, we will train. Must be 18+yrs. of age. Call 250-860-3590 or Email: info@plazio.ca Lawyer Referral Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604687-3221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM). LEMARE LAKE LOGGING Ltd., is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Boom man • 980/Wheel loader operatorDry land sort • Processor Operator Please email resumes to: office@lemare.ca or fax 250956-4888.
Small Ads work!
Youth ages 11 & up. Lic. supervised youth program. Earn up to $75 p/w. 260-1006
Home Care/Support
Home Care/Support
24 hr. Live-In Support Required (Kamloops, B.C.)
Position could lead to full time employment. On the job training offered. Food Safe preferred.
Please fax resume to 250-542-1631 Or email to fairweather@shawcable.com Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
Purchasing Coordinator Universal Packaging is looking for someone whose primary responsibilities will involve contacting suppliers for inventory stock checks as well as issuing purchase orders. Daily review of invoices, goods in transport, as well as follow up with all aspects of the purchase order details and their related time lines. The position also plays an active role maintaining and providing up to date glass container inventory and availability information. Applicants for this full time position should possess excellent phone, oral and written communication skills. Experience with excel, word and accpac are required. Background in logistics / shipping is an asset but not mandatory. Please email resume to stacey@unipack.ca with your wage expectation and available start date.
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Vernon Women’s Transition House Society
Transition House Worker (Auxiliary)
Thompson Community Services and Dengarry Professional Services Ltd. are jointly seeking experienced individuals or couples for contract to provide live in 24 hr. support for short term stabilization to adults with mental and physical disabilities in Kamloops. Applicant must have education and experience either in behavioral and/or medical supports. Applicant will undergo extensive screening including reference checks, Crim Check and drivers abstract. Housing included with excellent compensation package. For further information contact Denny Delaney @ 250-747-4500 ext. 5 or forward resume to: Kristine DeMonte at kdemonte@tcsinfo.ca or mail to: 102-1450 Pearson Place, Kamloops, BC, V1S 1J9 or fax to 250-372-7544. Please respond by March 4, 2011
Applicants must be 19 or older. (Shift Work - includes nights, weekends and holiday relief)
Now Hiring! 2011 seasonal full & part time positions
Job Summary:
Provides support, security, advocacy and information to residents (women, teens and children) and drop in or telephone crisis clients.
Qualifications:
Diploma in the social service field or equivalent. Experience in a similar setting essential. Must be available for all shifts.
Full job description available on website at vwths.shelternet.ca Apply by email to: Debby Hamilton, Executive Director at debbyhamilton@shaw.ca Closing Date:
February 28, 2011
Thank you for your application. Only those interviewed will be contacted.
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Okanagan Indian Band
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Early Childhood Educator
The Okanagan Indian Band Daycare requires an Early Childhood Educator starting March 7. Wage is $14.00 hour. Excellent bene¿t package. Must have ECE and B.C. license to practice. Preference may be given to those having knowledge of the Okanagan Indian Band community. Please direct resumes by February 25 at noon to: Lorraine Ladan, Director/Principal Okanagan Indian Band 12420 Westside Road Vernon, B.C. V1H 2A4 Phone (250) 545-3800 Fax (250) 542-4990 Or e-mail: okibhr@okanagan.org Or hand deliver to 11561 Westside Road, Vernon We thank those submitting resumes, but only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
The Fraser Financial Group LLP
ARMSTRONG-SPALLUMCHEEN Fire Department actively seeking Recruits The Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department is actively recruiting for energetic community minded people that wish to join a dedicate group of highly trained and motivated people serving their neighbours.
Paid on call ¿re ¿ghter The Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department is accepting applications for paid on call ¿re ¿ghters. Candidates must reside in Armstrong or Spallumcheen, be required to successfully complete a ¿tness/health pro¿le, submit a criminal record check, and must successfully complete a 40 hr. Recruit Training course (31st. March-21st. April 2011; Mon+ Thurs evenings and Saturdays). • All applicants must hold a current class 5 drivers license and a driving record that demonstrates responsible and safe driving behaviour. • Applicants must be available for weekly ¿re practices; (Monday evenings’ 19:00 hrs and occasional extra-curricular training). • The ability to respond to calls during the day and afternoon as well as night time an asset. • Class 3 and/or air endorsed drivers license an asset but by no means essential. Interested persons are asked to send resume, including hand written cover letter to: Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department. PO box 252, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT The Fraser Financial Group is one of the largest independent financial planning organizations in British Columbia with offices in the Okanagan and lower mainland. Our Vernon office is seeking an Executive Assistant for one of our partners. The position is a full time indefinite term. The candidate will be personable, well organized and very accurate. Knowledge of the investment and life insurance industry would be an asset but not a requirement as we provide training. Interested candidates should forward their resumes to: Branch Manager, The Fraser Financial Group LLP 3108 - 33rd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 9S7.
Closing date: Mar 4th. 2011 Successful applicant will be contacted.
GALLERY RECEPTIONIST Vernon Public Art Gallery is currently seeking a Gallery RecepƟonist. The primary responsibility of this posiƟon is to provide a standard of excellence in customer service for the main recepƟon area of the Gallery. This posiƟon is 26 hours per week. Applicant must have excellent organizaƟonal and customer service skills. Retail experience is an asset. ApplicaƟons will be accepted unƟl 5pm, Monday, February, 21st, 2011. Apply with cover leƩer and three references to: Vernon Public Art Gallery AƩn: Dauna Grant, ExecuƟve Director 3228-31st ave., Vernon BC, V1T 2H3 No phone calls please.
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Required immediately 1 experienced stone counter top fabricator & 1 qualified cabinet maker. Classic Countertops and Cabinets. 250-549-2875.
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BIG M TACK Auction Sale - Feb 26, 12noon at 5765 Falkland Rd. Falkland, BC, behind the pub. Selling tack, saddles, tools, antiques & much more. Consignments wanted. No buyers fee. (250)379-2078 or 604850-4238. Visa, MasterCard & Interac.
Seeking Musician 2 hrs Sunday Mornings Vocal (preferred keyboard or guitar) Present Musician will assist with transition. Contact 1-250-833-6005 between 6 & 8pm. Star Fleet Trucking HIRING! DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES needed with 3/4 Ton or 1-Ton pickup trucks to deliver new travel trailers & fifth wheels from US manufacturers to dealers throughout Canada. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Pref. commercial Lic. or 3 yrs towing exp. Top Pay! Call Craig 1877-890-4523 www.starfleettrucking.com WANTED: Experienced Civil, Paving and Quality Control Personnel to fill various positions at Large, BC Road Construction Company. Send resume to P.O. Box 843, Kamloops BC, V2C 5M8 or to paverswanted@yahoo.ca WANTED: Experienced Civil, Paving and Quality Control Personnel to fill various positions at Large, BC Road Construction Company. Send resume to P.O. Box 843: paverswanted@yahoo.ca
Work Wanted MASTER HANDYMAN, 35 YRS EXP. RENO’S AND PAINTING. Repair, remove & replace. WILF 250-938-9392.
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Home Care Certified Care Aide avail for respite, personal care & overnights. Mayda 250-549-3066
Alterations/ Dressmaking FOR YOUR alteration needs Call Kathy - 250-541-0227. Reasonable Rates, Quality Work!
Alternative Health Mountain Acupuncture & Laser Therapy Marcel Mallette, Registered Acupuncturist. 7639 Silver Star Rd. Vernon 250-260-3892
Computer Services NORVAL COMPUTER (formerly Computers Plus) OPENING SPECIAL $40 / hour!!! 614-Cliff Ave. ENDERBY, BC Call 250-938-0512 norvalcomputer@gmail.com
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GRANITE KITCHENS STARTING AT $2495. INCL DELIVERY & INSTALLS Open 9-4 Mon-Fri, 10-2 Sat. Showroom: 1115 Gordon Dr. 250-870-1577 QUARTZ the best stone for countertop surfaces. 156 colors. 10yr guarantee. Complete kitchens or countertops only. We will not be undersold. Classic Countertops & Cabinets. (250)549-2875 REFACE Countertops. 1/2 the Cost of Replacing. Granite & Corian Designs. 470-2235.
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Computer Services
™ MicroSolve Computer Solutions
In the convenience of your Home Computer Troubleshooting, Repair, Performance Maintenance & Virus Control. Personalized in-home Computer Training with your programs, Internet, E-mail, scanner, camera, printer & cleaning up harddrive.
Livestock
Higher Standards Home Cleaning, done to your expectations. Alice 250-558-0840. Karmel Kleaning, 40 years experience, bondable, reliable, references. 788-475-4051.
Electrician - Licensed, bonded and insured. Available for renovation and new construction. Free estimates, no job too small. Seniors’ discount. Call Art at Polaris Electric 250-486-7430.
LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR! 1st lesson Free!! Call Mobile Music 250-307-5381
Cheryl Andrus Microsoft Professional + Internet Microsoft Certified System Engineer A+ Service Technician
Cleaning Services
Specialized male care aide with over 20 years experience. Supporting seniors & individuals with special needs. Contact 250-938-0829
Don Weixl Photography Business Photography and Portraits, Weddings, Special Events. 29 years experience Reasonable rates with fast and friendly service. www.donweixl.com 250-545-1058
Art/Music/Dancing
BOOKKEEPER, Accountant recommended, quality bookkeeping. Over 20 yrs exp. Simply Accntg & QuickBooks 250-487-9377, 250-762-0229.
542-8620 Livestock
LIVESTOCK HAULING Reliable and committed Call Paul:
250-938-0868
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR - Regular & Screened Sizes -
FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance throughout 2010 Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
Rubbish Removal 250-808-0733 SKYHIGH DISPOSAL. Full service Junk Removal & Bin Rentals. DUMPRUNZ Fast, courteous service, yard waste, household junk or ? 250-307-9449
Pets & Livestock
Feed & Hay 2nd cut grass hay, small square bales, $7/bale. 250838-6725 800lb round bales, alfalfa grass, 1st crop, $50/bale. Grinrod. 250-309-1420. ALL TYPES of hay for sale! all in medium squares (3x4x8). For all your Dairy, Horse, Feeder Hay needs, visit www.hubkahay.com or call Cale @ 403-635-0104. Delivery available and Min order is a semi-load. Feed for sale. Round bales. Barley haylage & grass alfalfa mix hay. 250-546-6076 eves. Good quality hay, alfalfa grass mix, heavy square bales, barn stored. 542-9419 or 309-5956 HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Round bales $70 each, approx. 800lbs, delivery avail. on larger orders, also Silege bales or Feeder hay. 250-838-6630 *HAY-SALES-GUARANTEED Quality Grass, Alfalfa, Mixed square bales, round bales & Silage bales. Delivery avail. (250)804-6081,(250)833-6763.
Cats and kittens available for adoption to approved homes. Neutered, tattooed & vaccinated.
Phone (250) 545-7535 www.vernonanimalcare.com
BOOSHAY’S TRAINING ACADEMY Novice obedience classes, all age & breeds welcome. New class April 7th. Enroll now, class fills fast. (250)558-5322 Dachshund, miniature longhair female, 13 mo. old $650. Std. wire-haired dachshund male 6 mo. old, CKC ref’d, tatooed, shots $750. 250-5490732 German Shepherd Puppies http://www.minidonkeyfarm.com hee-haw@minidonkeyfarm.com 250-442-8070
HAVANESE/BICHON frise puppies, comes with shots, delivery avail. (250)804-6848 Labrador puppies, all colours, inoculated. Ready to go. $500. 250-547-9224. RESCUE Dog For Adoption, Female, 6 yr Shitzu X.Good with kids, dogs, cats. Nice personality. All fixed, vaccinated. $200 adoption fee. Call 250541-7778
Small Ads work! Merchandise for Sale
Appliances #1 Choice, washer & dryer $250, fridge’s $150, ranges $100, great selection, Stuart 250-549-6545 IT’S Mr. Mike! Washer & dryer starting at $250. Stackers & front load, plus other stuff. 250-503-6368, 250-549-3781.
Very good quality haylage, no rain, 3 times wrapped, $45/bale. Call (250)838-7932
Maytag Washer/dryer $300. Hot tub $950. All in very good condition. (250)548-0088
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Did you resolve to get more exercise this year? Consider being an independent carrier for The Morning Star. You will get exercise AND earn extra dollars three times a week to deliver our award winning community newspaper to the homes in your neighbourhood. Students and Adults both welcomed.
ENDERBY AREA RT 910 - Northern Ave & Northern Cres Available now RT 906 - Granville Ave & George St Available now LUMBY AREA RT 601 - Saddleview Ave & Mountainview Ave Available Mar 2 COLDSTREAM AREA RT 204 - Coldstream Creek & Hillside Dr. Available Mar 2 EAST HILL AREA RT 82 - 27 Cres & 18 St Available ASAP RT 65 - 19 Ave & 20 St Available Feb 23 RT 44 - 41 Ave & 42 Ave Available Mar 2 RT 94 - 39 Ave & 22 St Available Mar 2 BX AREA RT 36 - 43 Ave & 25 St Available now
REIMER’S FARM SERVICES
250-260-0110
contact Donna Tuesday-Friday, 250-550-7901 for more info
Lets You Live Life.
Auctions
BIG M Auction Sale Saturday Feb 26, 12 noon at 5765 Falkland Rd, Falkland. Saddles & tack, horse equipment, tools, antiques, giftware and misc. Already consigned, new tack - large amounts, saddles, harness & collars, hip bells and scotch tops. Large cast school bell, wood stove, platform scale, treadle sewing machine, jukebox, crocks, cream cans, tools and much more. Consignments wanted. 25% commission. No buyers fee. For more information call 250-379-2078 or 604850-4238. Visa, Mastercard & Interac
Independently owned and operated by the Raffan Family since 1963. Household, Estate, Warehouse Dispersals and Miscellaneous consignments.
Selling by auction is the most competitive and effective way of marketing new or used merchandise, everything from household items to complete estate and warehouse dispersals. Let our staff with over 47 years of experience help you market your goods the auction way. Hauling is also available.
NEXT REGULAR SALE THURS., FEBRUARY 24 NOTE: WE ARE BACK TO THURSDAYS! www.valleyauction.ca or call us at 250-546-9420 903 Hwy. 97A, Armstrong, B.C.
Owners & Auctioneers: Don & Peter Raffan mail@valleyauction.ca • www.valleyauction.ca
s Dodd Dodd s WEDNESDAY FEB. 16 • 6:00 P.M.
AUCTION
Oak Dining Table & Chair Set, Sofa & Love Seat, Large China Cabinets, Wall Units, Coffee & End Table Sets, Queen Boxspring & Mattress, Antique Sideboard, Double Elec Bed, Large Pine Bedroom Suite, Office Desk Units, Vertical & Horizontal File Cabinets, Office Chairs, Shelf Units, Fridges, Stove, Washer & Dryers, Upright Freezer, TVs, Stereo’s, Lamps, Vacuum, Futons, Large Selection of Hockey Memorabilia, Elec Heaters & More. 1995 Honda Accord, 4 Door
Craftsman Multi-drawer Tool Chest, Builders Level & Tri Pod, Makita & Porter Cable Compressors, DeWalt & Makita Circ Saws, Table Saws, Metal & Wood Cut Off Saws, Pr Wall Jacks, Air Nailer & Staplers, Slings, Makita Belt Sander, Elec Grease Gun, Harnesses, 8’ Step Ladder, Radial Arm Saw, Makita & Ridgid Cordless Tool Kits, ATV Cargo Bags, Angle Grinder, Metal Entrance Door, 1/2” Hammer Drill, Home Gym, Elliptical Trainer, New Skis, New Skateboard Decks, Free Standing Gas Fireplaces, Plus Much More.
www.doddsauction.com Viewing all day Wednesday at 3311-28th Avenue in Vernon Open for consignments: Mon - Fri 8:30 to 5:00 • Sat ‘til noon
DODDS AUCTION
250-545-3259
AND COLLECTIBLE
AUCTION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH View and browse the catalogue on-line For the start of Antique Imports 32nd Annual Spring Auction Sessions, we will have an interesting array of Antiques and Collectibles. Partial List Includes: Early Dukhabour pine jam cupboard, Victorian Eastlake wash stand, detailed Belgian buffet and hutch, mid-century modern teak furnishings, Edwardian inlaid mahogany marble top wash stand, collection of Bronze figurines, collection of Royal Doulton figurines, four piece sterling silver coffee and tea service, 14kt gold antique style 1.9ct Ruby and 0.6ct Diamond bracelet (appraised at $9,900.00), large assortment of collectibles, boxed lots and so much more …
Viewings to be held in our Vernon Showrooms. VIEWINGS: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday thru Saturday 9:00 AM ‘til sale time Sunday SALE TIME:
1:00 PM Sunday, February 20th
Check out our website www.antiqueimports.ca
ANTIQUE IMPORTS CHARTERED MEMBERS: B.C. AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS: CERTIFIED PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISERS GUILD OF CANADA
3021 - 29TH AVE., VERNON 250-542-9119
B16 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - The Morning Star
www.vernonmorningstar.com
HOME MAINTENANCE / RENOVATIONS CONSTRUCTION
Painting & Decorating Kitchens & Bathrooms Residential Snow Removal
TIM 250-307-8772 Quality Work Guaranteed
PLUMBING
â&#x20AC;˘ Full Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Cert. Vinyl Deck Inst. â&#x20AC;˘ Elect./Plumb.â&#x20AC;˘ Painting & Home Design
Mark Usselman â&#x20AC;˘ 250.308.9384 M
Licensed Bonded Robbie & Insured 250-309-0916
NEED A PLUMBER?
â&#x20AC;˘ Bathroom Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘ Ceramic Tiles â&#x20AC;˘ Finishing/Mouldings â&#x20AC;˘ Electrical â&#x20AC;˘ Interior/Exterior Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing
Call Don: 250-309-6070
Supplier & Instal Installer of Windows & Doors ~ 25 Years Experience
JOB JAR
Kitchens and Baths Holm Renovations Ltd
X Fine Interior Finishing X Custom Woodwork X Basement suites X Design & Colour Advice Call for a free estimate - Over 30 years experience
Call Errol or Roberta 250-545-3321
GERMAN QUALITY CONTRACTOR
Light Framing, Decks, Sheds, Ceramic Tile, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Door/Window Installations, Kitchen Renovations, Cabinet Installations, Insurance Restorations
â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Your Concrete Needsâ&#x20AC;?
No job too small! 250-542-8368 (Home) Annette & Dennis 250-307-6484 (Cell)
Tazzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concrete
Grande Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ New Construction â&#x20AC;˘ Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;˘ Gas Lines
And Handyman Services
â&#x20AC;˘ Foundations â&#x20AC;˘ Concrete Floors â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining Walls â&#x20AC;˘ Sidewalks/Curbs â&#x20AC;˘ Suspended Slabs
â&#x20AC;˘ Remodeling â&#x20AC;˘ Specializing in tile, hardwood, laminate ďŹ&#x201A;ooring â&#x20AC;˘ Basic Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ FREE Design Consultation â&#x20AC;˘ Reasonable Rates 250-558-9696
Construction
HANDS Renovations & Repairs
HOME RENOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S
Mark of Excellence
Concrete
HANDYMAN
â&#x20AC;˘ Framing â&#x20AC;˘ Siding/RooďŹ ng Hardi Plank/Vinyl â&#x20AC;˘ Decks/Patios â&#x20AC;˘ Renos Complete â&#x20AC;˘ Post & Beam
Nu-Look Homeworks
Phone: 558-5452 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell: 308-8268
GOODE HOME IMPROVEMENTS â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Basement Finishing Specialistâ&#x20AC;? Cell (250) 309-0024 Mike Goode Res/Fax (250) 545-1201 PROPRIETOR
Complete Renovations * Repairs * Decks * Fences â&#x20AC;&#x153;Framing to Flooringâ&#x20AC;?
Insured * References * Guaranteed
Inside - Out â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘
Ron Kleefman 250-309-0435
TILING (WALLS & FLOORS) WOOD & LAMINATE FLOORS GENERAL REPAIRS & RENOS CARPENTRY 16 PLUMBING Years Experience
For Free Estimate Call:
EXPEREINCED CRAFTSMEN QUALITY WORKMANSHIP SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST
CHRIS - 250-540-0025 References â&#x20AC;˘ All Work Guaranteed
WHY WAIT? Available on short notice! CertiďŹ ed Journeyman Plumber/GasďŹ tter
FREE ESTIMATES â&#x20AC;˘ LOW RATES
Jesse 250.540.4786
â&#x20AC;˘ Bath Remodels â&#x20AC;˘ Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Drywall
â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchen â&#x20AC;˘ Basement Remodels Finishing â&#x20AC;˘ Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Tile Work â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ Much More Licensed, Bonded & Insured 250-545-3130
SNOW REMOVAL You Belong
KITCHEN CABINETS
HERE! CONTACT THE CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT
EARTHWORKS LTD.
Snow Removal, tandem trucks, big snow bucket on big bobcat, snow dumpsite!
KITCHEN PRO DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REPLACE, REFACE 778-753-5776 Kitchen cabinets & vanity refacing. Replace doors, update crown, modern hardware, counters, tile splash. Bring your old cabinets up to date at a fraction of the cost. www.kpro.ca
BRICK & STONE
Joe Prebushewski Cell: (250) 550-6208 Fax: (250) 549-3899 â&#x20AC;˘ Email: bearpawearthworks@telus.net
PAINTING
Small Stucco Jobs 35 Years Experience
250-545-4587
30 YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE ESTIMATES WORK GUARANTEED
CREW WITH QUALITY RATES
CCS
COLDSTREAM CRANE SERVICE LTD. s 4RUCK -OUNTED #RANE s "UILDING MATERIALS DELIVERY TRUSS LIFTS ROOlNG ETC s 'ENERAL FREIGHT ,OCAL LONG DISTANCE HAULING Competitive Rates Call Les for free estimates #ELL s&AX
TO ADVERTISE IN THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY PLEASE CONTACT THE CLASSIFIEDS DEPARTMENT AT
250-550-7900
250-550-7900 50-550-7900
WINDOWS & DOORS
Door & Window
15 YEARS EXPERIENCE Bondable & Dependable
Dave - (250) 309 0206
Residential or Commercial
Call 250-542-5130 yahoo il: wilmahei
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Home Repairs
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
250-550-7900
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SIMPLY CEILINGS AND WALLS
Repaints our specialty! â&#x20AC;˘ Walls â&#x20AC;˘ Doors â&#x20AC;˘ Windows â&#x20AC;˘ Trim â&#x20AC;˘ Textured Ceilings Painted - Repaired or Retextured GET MY ESTIMATE OR PAY TOO MUCH! Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘ www.timetopaint.com or
Enoch
House Cleaning Available Ema
308-9783 549-5140
CRANE SERVICES
Independently Owned and Locally Operated
CLEANING
549-0115
Brick or Stone Work
1-800-88-HANDY
kelowna.handymanconnection.com Now serving all the North Okanagan including Armstrong, Enderby, Lumby, Falkland, Lavington, Coldstream, BX & Oyama
â&#x20AC;&#x153;For all your window and door needs GOVERNMENT GRANTS Meridian Commercial Cleaning
- WE CANwindow DO IT!â&#x20AC;? $70 per
Quality Professional Installations See us at our new location
Over 15 Years Experience Big enough to do the job, small enough to care!
NEW 2001 43rd St Vernon, B.C.V1T 6K7
250-260-1638
Email: mazerjan@hotmail.com
You WILL be noticed and get MORE business in this directory CONTACT CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT AT
250-550-7900
ELECTRICAL
New Construction or Renovations KV Fairglass is the authorized dealer for Milgard Windows in the North Okanagan
ADAIR ELECTRIC LTD. RENOS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL Free Estimates/Emergency Service Bonded and Insured License #92048 BBB Member â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Quality Work BOB ADAIR 250-275-4780
Ask about MILGARDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIFETIME WARRANTY
â&#x20AC;˘ Installations â&#x20AC;˘ Wood windows â&#x20AC;˘ Vinyl - Fiberglass - Aluminum â&#x20AC;˘ All milgard windows c/w Suncoat Lowe Glass â&#x20AC;˘ Free Estimates â&#x20AC;Ś 2 to 3 Week Delivery
Toll Free 1-800-661-8003 1044 Middleton Way, Vernon â&#x20AC;˘ 545-6096 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax (250) 545-1977
www.vernonmorningstar.com
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - The Morning Star B17
BOOKKEEPING
STUCCO
Bookkeeping Services
CARWAY STUCCO Stucco, Re-stucco & Repairs
25 + years Experience
Ph: 307-0387
- 6 Yrs Experience - Monthly Accounting - GST, PST, Payroll & Tax Returns - Financial Statements
CLYDESDALE MOVING
INCOME TAX SERVICE E-FILE
PROFESSIONAL MOVES LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
250-558-7914
Specializing in Small Businesses
Call Pat 549.6745
DRYWALL
MOVING
250-545-8294
All Your Drywalling Needs
DAVIES DRYWALL
Additions, Basements, Renovations, Steel Stud Framing, Drywalling, Taping, Dropped Ceilings Call Attila: 250-546-6282
CUSTOM HOME DRYWALLER NEW OR RENO BOARD, TAPE & SPRAY CALL KYLE 250-308-4663
Food Products
Jewels, Furs
Misc. for Sale
Misc. Wanted
For Sale By Owner
100% Guaranteed Omaha Steaks - SAVE 64% on the Family Value Collection. NOW ONLY $49.99 Plus 3 FREE GIFTS & right-to-the-door delivery in a reusable cooler, ORDER Today. 1-888-7024489 mention code 45069SVD
Happy Valintines! Ladies high end diamond ring, heavy gold, serious inquires(250)306-8068
DISCONNECTED PHONE? Phone Factory Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call Phone Factory Today! 1-877-3362274. www.phonefactory.ca
Animal mounts, life size mounts, head mounts, Bear rugs & hides. (250)545-9550
Prime unit in South Valley Ranch, Adult #15-5888 Okanagan Landing Rd. Many upgrades, backs onto greenbelt. 250-549-4838 evenings or leave msg.
www.OmahaSteaks.com/family23
Firewood/Fuel Firewood, quality mixed, full chord. $120. + delivery. 250547-1490 Kris. FREE Pallets for firewood or ....?? Behind Morning Star Building, 4407 25th Ave. Vernon. Pine 1 cord round $120, split $150, Fir $150/$180. Birch $170/$200. Delivered. 250547-9733 PREMIUM FIREWOOD 14yrs in business. Guaranteed dry, cut & Split. All species. Delivery 250-260-7932.
Furniture KING size pillowtop boxspring & mattress. Brand New! Worth $1300,sell $495 250-550-6647 New Platform Bed with New mattress, all still in package. Clearout $490, (250)550-6647 New single bed $190. 5 drawer pine dresser, tall, $120. 250-558-5656 PILLOWTOP mattress, box. Queen. Brand New! MFR warranty. Worth $1100, sell $390 250-550-6647 Sofa and matching chair, teak trim. $400. 1 floor lamp w/ halogen arm. $50. 250-5426862 Two single box/matt. bed sets in exc. cond. $100/set. 250558-0554 at 103 Apple Dr.
Garden Equipment 88 MTD 18hp 75spd 38” cut lawntractor, awesome shape, $750. Trade-ins welcome. 250-503-2177 John Deere dual-stage snowblower 8hp 32” electric start, $375. 250-503-2177 Noma dual-stage snowblower w/electric start, chains 10hp 28” $450. 250-503-2177
Heavy Duty Machinery FREE Removal of unwanted equipment etc. Dead or Alive Auto Recycling. Call Leo (250)550-5245 Winter special 10% off on rebuilt eng., gas & diesel. Agri.,Indust.,auto, 25 years exp.,all work guaranteed. 250832-1903.
Houses For Sale
Medical Supplies Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! 1-866-981-5991 SHOPRIDER scooters & power chairs, lift chairs, walkers & ramps, new & used. www.okmobilityscootersplus.ca Shoprider Dealer, 250-5423745, 1-888-542-3745
Misc. for Sale
WANTED Quality furniture, household appliances, antiques, collectables and vehicles for CONSIGNMENT. We also buy, sell & pick up.
Call Dodds Auction 250-545-3259 3 input Raven amp., loud $50. Pellet rifle $75. Mantal clocks $75. 250-549-7015 3 motor Guardian Hospital bed, w/side rails. 1989 F150, 2wd $1400. 250-547-6069 40’ aluminum tandem van. 30’x40’ building to be assembled. Truss rafters, super joist flooring. 250-308-0977 250545-4653. 46” Toshiba TV, 5yrs old, used less than 100hrs, many features, paid $2400, asking $250 obo. 250-545-0552 $500 Gift Certificate for Ladies World Health & Fitness, will sell for $425 firm. Live in SA, can’t commute. 250-515-1960 8000lb. Ramsay elec. winch $450 ALSO new 5ton Timberman elec. wood splitter $350. (250)546-6341 A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866884-7464 Black & Decker circular saw $20. 250-545-6783 BRAND new 5 stage reverse osmosis water filtration system. Retail price: $795. Now: $250. Call 250-863-1544 CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1866-981-6591. Custom made firewood rack. Attaches to handtruck - dolly to transport and store firewood or pellets. $65. 250-306-7447
Houses For Sale
WANT TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR PROPERTY? sales associates average more experience and more sales per agent than their Competitors. There is no substitute for experience. Why not call a top negotiator today at Vernon 250-549-4161; Armstrong 250-546-3119; Lumby 250-547-9266; Enderby 250-838-0025 (Not intended To Solicit Properties Currently Listed For Sale)
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com Moving Sale - misc. cheap, beds, chesterfield & chair, dressers, small deep freezer $60, 110 dryer $75, wooden desk $100, metal desk $45, boxes of tools. OFFERS ON ALL. 250-545-5575
Cash paid for Silver coins. Paying 10 times face value. 250-545-7140.sumas@shaw.ca Wanted: Double stroller & very small child’s two wheel bike. Call 250-545-7067 Wanted: Kash for copper/ brass- radiators, wire, plumbing. Also clean up yards/metal haul away. 250-546-3556
Classified Ads Work!
small ads,
Musical Instruments
PRIVATE Collector will buy gold & silver coins! All conditions. Check your safety deposit box! Todd, 250-864-3521
DRUM Teacher required at Armstrong Music. Part time during afternoon. Tues. Wed. or Thurs. 250-546-0087.
Radio flyer rocking horse, excellent cond. $25. 250-5585149
Sporting Goods
Restaurant Equipment and furniture for sale in one lot in Vernon, recently purchased brand new, Turn Key possibility, contact North Central Bailiffs, 250 491-1033. RIGIDFOAM Insulation, 2 x 5 10/ bundle $15ea bundle. Call 250-862-8682, 1660 Cary Rd *STARCHOICE* Satellite T.V. Sales, installations & accessories. For best prices and service. Call 250-545-0012. STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Holding 2010 steel prices on many models/sizes. Ask about FREE DELIVERY! CALL FOR QUICK SALE QUOTE and FREE BROCHURE - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170. STEEL BUILDING WINTER SALE... $3.49 to $11/sq.ft. Immediate orders only - FREE shipping, some exclusions. Up to 90 days to pay. Deposit required. Pioneer Manufacturers since 1980. 1-800-668-5422. See current specials www.pioneersteel.ca. VERMONT cast iron wood stove, (50,000 BTU’s) like new, new price $2800, asking $1950 obo. (250)546-8768 WANTED: Good used furniture, beds also. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240 Wine of the Month Club Send the gift of wine all year long! 2 Bottles each month from award-winning wineries around the world. Call 888751-6215 and get FREE SHIPPING!
VERY DESIRABLE energy efficient upgraded 4 bedroom home in Lavington. Upgrades include: Windows, doors, flooring, and exterior paint. Fully landscaped, private fenced yard, paved driveway, separate garage and carport. 6866 Learmouth Rd. 778-475-2212.
SKS’s from $199, CZ 858’s $749, CQ-A1 AR15’s $749, Glock’s & CZ’s from $699. AMMO: 9mm, .40, .45, .357, .38, .223. Repairs, refinishing, reblueing. All at The Best Little Gunshop Around Weber & Markin 4-1691 Powick Rd, Kel. 250-762-7575 Tues-Sat, 10-6
Stereo / DVD / TV Shaw HD cable receiver. HDMI ready. Only used 4 mos. $100 obo. (250)546-3613
Real Estate Acreage for Sale 3 Acres, Whitevale Area, Lumby. Flat, trees, drilled well, gas/hydro to driveway. Price $235,000.00 + HST OBO. 250-547-6932. ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE! Guaranteed Owner Financing No credit check $0 down - 0 interest Starting @ just $99/mo. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport Hear free recording at 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or www.sunsiteslandrush.com Own 20 Acres Only $129/mo. $13,900 Near Growing El Paso, Texas (safest city in America!) Low down, no credit checks, owner financing. FreeMap/Pictures. 866-254-7755 www.sunsetranches.com
Business for Sale
BIG deals!
the classifieds
250-550-7900
Houses For Sale
DISTRESS SALES
FREE computerized printout of foreclosure properties www.OkanaganForeclosures.com Salt Team, Re/Max Vernon
250-549-7258
$
399,900
Brand new 2200 sq ft home. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Triple car garage. All appliances included. Close to schools, parks, lake.
250-558-4795 ******* OKHomeseller.com Where smart sellers meet smart buyers! View Thompson Okanagan properties for sale.// Selling? No Commission. (250) 545-2383 or 1-877-291-7576 EASTHILL $338,000. Ctr/Air 4 or 5 bd 2 bth Car as DwPymt 250.558-4284. PrivateSale Kal Lake view home, Husband Rd, Vernon. 2620 sqft, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, handicapped friendly, suite-able, large RV parking, professional landscaping, large waterfall. $599,000. 250308-9368 or 250-309-4986 Super clean & ready to move into: Spacious Easthill 3bdrm rancher w/ private pool & patio area, exc. location, close to VSS & elementary schools. $365,000. Call 250-307-1512 or www.okhomeseller.com (#26504)
C.J’s MOBILE HAIR COMPANY- FAIR PRICING FOR SENIORS. Perms, Colors, Haircuts, in the comfort of your home. Registered Business 22 years exp. stylist. Call Carolynn, 250-540-7888.
WANTED to buy Landscape Lawncare business in Okanagan, prefer Vernon area, Call Maurice or Linda 250-2603110, 250-938-9801
Mobile Homes & Parks
Apt/Condo for Rent
Apt/Condo for Rent
1969, 12’ x 60’ mobile home. Must be moved. $7,000. 250379-6899
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
*Apartments * Duplexes * Suites *
2 bdrm 1 bath level entry West Vernon $795+util 3906 27th Ave Incl Fr St avail now 2 bdrm 1 bath furnished Adv Bay condo $825+util 26-8800 Adventure Bay Rd Avail now 2 bdrm 1 bath 55+ W. Vernon condo $745+util 109-3701 27 Ave Incl FSDWWD Avail Now 1 bdrm 1 bath downtown apartment $585+util 3504 32nd Str Includes FR ST Avail now 1 bdrm 1 bath Mission Hill suite $575 incl util 3943 15 Ave Incl FR ST Avail Mar. 1 bed 1 bath Rural suite Pets consid. $750 INCL UTIL 6980 PV Rd Incl Fr St Wa Dr avail Mar CONTACT DOUG WILLIAMS 250-260-0198 • email: dwilliams@shaw.ca See pictures & maps at FREE Rental List
www.buyokanagan.com
at 5603 - 27 St., Vernon
2011 CANADIAN Dream Home 3 bed/2 bath, 1512 sqft, CSA-Z240 $109,950 includes delivery and set up in lower BC, 877-976-3737 or 509-4819830 http://www.hbmodular.co m/images/email_jan2.jpg SWEET DEAL! 1955sq.ft. mobile on .23 acres, new appl’s, huge master bdrm w/gas f/p, 3bdrm w/mortgage helper (studio suite- fully self contained) $297,500. Call Nancy 250-503-1383
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Apt/Condo for Rent 1 BEDROOM GARDEN APT. freshly painted, lam. floors, sliding glass door, fridge, stove, hot water incl. N/P. Excellent management.
$
610. 250-542-7723
Recreational Shared ownership late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Vancouver Island & Lower Mainland. Sail & Power. Professionally maintained. 604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Maple Ridge Gardens Luxury Living
Spacious & Deluxe 2 bedroom, 2 bath Condo, Gas Fireplace, Lge. Sundeck. Secure & monitored mature adult building, Guest suite, Library + Rec room, UG parking. $995, incl. heat, F&S, DW. NS, NP. Cat OK. 250-309-2000
GREEN VALLEY ESTATES Armstrong
Seniors 55+ 1 bedroom Apartment 660 sq. ft. Walk to downtown $ 700 per month Call Troy at 250.546-3933 or cell 250.833-9158
HILLTOP MANOR CITYVIEW APT WILLOW MANOR 1 & 2 bedroom. $650-$800 No drugs, No dogs 250-260-1630
Horizon Apartments 1903 - 31A Street
■ 1 or 2 Bedroom ■ Adult 40+ ■ N/P ■ N/S ■ Balcony ■ Coin Laundry ■ Covered Parking ■ Close to Hospital
250-558-9696
Westmount Apts 2 Bdrm Apartment Secure Senior Building No Pets, No Smoking, Covered Parking, Elevator, Cable Incl. 1 MONTH FREE RENT
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Hawthorn Lane Renovated condos with private courtyard — enjoy air conditioning and large deck, located in a convenient location right in the heart of Vernon. Affordable family living. In-house manager. Ask about rental incentives. 2 bdrm … $825 per month 3 bdrm … $925 per month To view, please call:
250-503-1257 A New Tradition of Quality Living
MORRIS MANOR 2 bedroom corner suite and 1 bedroom available. Senior oriented building, downtown across from Schubert Centre. Heat included. For more information call
250-542-8989
The CLIFFS 2 Bedroom Suites from
$
1000 / month
F/S, W/D, D/W, A/C, + heat, hot water and hydro all included. Great quality living in a clean and spacious secure building. N/S, N/P. Good building for Seniors! On-site Resident Manager. REFERENCES REQUIRED SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE
250-542-1701
ALEXIS PARK MANOR • Bright 1 and 2 bdrms. • Renovated, Spacious, Air Conditioned Suites • Adult Oriented • Close to Bus • Park-like Settings • Clean, Well-Managed Building
250-549-2770 Adults 45+, 2bdrm, 2bath, central location, $750 +util. 1st week FREE.
with 12 month lease agreement.
250-558-8261.
250-545-7251 250-503-7315
Also, 2bdrm, 2bath, downtown location, newly reno’d. $750+util. Balcony, D/W. 250-549-0644.
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Columbia Apartments Available March 1
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Large One Bedroom Apartment Close to downtown. Seniors building. No Pets.
To view call
250-545-1519 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 bdrm., 1 bdrm + den, ★ ★ ★ ★ on site managers, F/S, ★ ★ DW, A/C, balcony, secure ★ ★ ★ prkg, adult oriented ★ ★ ★ on 2 acres of park-like ★ ★ setting, NP, NS. 250-545- ★ ★ 5773 or 250-550-0243. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ 1&2bdrm, adult building, F/S, N/P, near Schubert, heat incl. $650-$750. 250-260-8454 1 & 2 bdrm avail,East Hill and Lakeview Manor, hardwood flrs, N/S, N/P. On site laundry, heat incl. Avail Feb 1. 250260-5870 1&2bdrm, close to DT, reno’d, in-suite laundry h/u. $850/mo. 1 month free rent or $400 grocery voucher! 250-549-0440. 1BDRM downtown, N/S, W/D, cable, Wi-Fi & util/incl. $800, avail. March 1. (250)260-3196 1bdrm small & large $575$700 & 1bdrm bsmt suite, $600/mo. incl/util, no dogs. (250)545-8443, 250-307-4948. 2 Bdrm; 1 Bath; F/S; DW & AC. Recent updates, well kept. Family friendly; On site laundry facility. Avail immediately. $800 250-549-1679 or 250550-6991. 2bdrm 1 Bath, ground level, close to amenities, laundry available, small pet okay, FS/AC references Req. Contact 8am-8pm $800/mo. +util (250)306-8252, (250)545-8252 Adult Cat friendly, 1bdrm, insuite laundry, f/p, jetted tub, secured ug prkg, guest suite, heat incl. $860. 250-306-3939. Avail. immed. 2bdrm furnished, ns, np, lakeshore. 250260-8843 Bachelor suite with balcony, furn’d or unfurn. Immed. Short or long term. 250-541-0077 For rent at Three Links Lodge, Armstrong. 55+ only, 2 suites1bdrm suite couples only, and 1 bachelor suite. Doreen 250546-0257 or Nancy 250-5468158 LARGE 2bdrm apt. $800/mo. +hydro, NO PETS, Avail. Now. 250-869-9788
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BRAND NEW! Large 2 BR, 2 Bath CONDO for RENT in Vernon, secure heated U/G parking, storage locker, elevator, d/w, A/C, stainless appl., private W&D avail. 2 suites to choose from: $1050 & $1100/month. Please call Melissa at 250-545-2834 & ask about new move in incentives. Lrg 1drm apt, private entry, quiet one person only, F/S, w/d, d/w, covered parking, covered balcony, storage, country view minutes to town, n/s, n/p, D.D.& Ref, util incl. $650 pm. 250-542-5571. LUMBY, Shushwap apt, 1 or 2 bdrm, newly upgraded. Heat & cable incl. Coin wash laundry. Mature people preferred. N/p, Refs Req. (250)545-8583 Modern 2 bed, 1 bath apartment. D/w, a/c, $850/mo incl sat tv. Avail. furnished. Seeking long-term tenant. 250-3625468. NEW, 2bdrm, downtown Vernon, $1050/mo incl all appl., A/C, W/D, Secured heated U/G parking. Call Mel 604-936-8513, 604-816-9835 NEWLY RENOVATED with ceramic & laminate, Enderby, 1 & 2 bdrm apartments. 250-308-9299 Nice view, 2bdrm apt, quiet adult building, courthouse area N/S, N/P, $700. 250-558-0305 RENT INCENTIVE AVAILABLE Arlington/ Embers/ Century, 1 & 2 bdrm, NP, NS, close to bus/ shopping/Schubert centre clean/ well maintained, 55+ 250-275-8066 RICKFORD MANOR. 1 & 2bdrm suites, NS, NP, adult bldg. Call 250-545-1412
2bdrm duplex up. F/S, Avail now. $850/mo util incl. 4210B 34th St. 250-306-3809. 2BDRM suite in 4plex, level entry, newly reno’d, close to Multiplex. W/D, F/S, N/S, N/P. Avail. immed $875/mo. +util. 250-545-4461 250-503-7296 3709 24 Ave. Vernon, C-unit 2bdrm, huge yard, $800/mo. 250-549-3634 250-490-1530 3bdrm 1/2 duplex, 2yr old, full bsmnt, parking, March 1, Lumby, $1200/mo. 250-550-4396 3bdrm, 1bath, N/P, F/S, laundry h/u, ref’s req. Avail imm, $950/mo. +util. (250)545-6962 3bdrm, 4-plex, new paint, carpets, f/s, w/d, a/c, 2 decks, carport, storage, n/s,n/p, RR. $950. Feb.1. 250-545-6619. 3bdrm, gas heat, laundry hook-up, new paint/flooring, n/p. n/s. 250-545-9063 Affordable 2bdrm lower suite, w/d, n/p, $800/mo. incl/util. 250-549-8463 Large 3bdrm, 1.5bath suite, NS/NP, $925/mo includes most util. 250-542-1210.
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Thor
250-309-1742 • Bachelor suite in complex. Shared washrooms, all utilities including cable TV. $550 • 1 bdrm apartment in Mountain View in city center. F&S, stall parking, in-building laundry. $650 • 1 bdrm apartment in Alexis Park. Utilities incl. 1 parking stall, storage shed, F&S, W&D hookup. $750 vernonhomes.ca/forrent • 2 bdrm townhouse in Arbor Lee (Alexis Park). F&S, dedicated parking stall, no pets. $900 • 2 bdrm upper condo in Lumby. Renovated, looks great, all laminate floors, 5 appliances, balcony, big master bdrm, 900 sqft. $800 • 3 bdrm ½ side of duplex 1½ bath, new flooring & paint. F&S. W&D hookups. $900 • 3 bdrm upper suite in Heritage home, lower East Hill, 1500 sq. ft., utilities incl., gar., yard, $1400 • 3 bdrm townhouse in Arbor Lee, Alexis Park. F&S, W&D, nice layout, good condition. $1,000
VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon CONDO / APT. WITH GARAGE 2 bd., 2 bath, great views, FS, DW, W/D, enclosed garage. Available Immed. $850/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. 3 BDRM CONDO / APT. Laminate floors throughout, FS, DW, ground floor, quiet, good location. Available Immed. $900 $850 $795/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. ADULT ORIENTED Bachelor apartment, close to grocery, on bus route, covered parking, summer swimming pool, on-site laundry. Available Immed. $525 $495/mo. Sorry, NS, NP.
Good location, bus, quiet, util, internet, refs, n/s, n/drugs, neg rent. 250-549-7418 / 307-9407 Quiet roommate to share 2bdrm suite in downtown 4-plex. N/S, no drugs, no parties. $500. Ph 250-542-6901 Room & board, independent senior living at Abbeyfield house, March 1, shared home, laundry & util. 250-542-3711 Room for rent, own bath, one responsible female pref, n/s, n/p, no-drugs, no parties, Avail immed 3-4mos, $450 inclusive D.D. Armstrong 250-308-2326
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NOW AVAILABLE
Furnished bdrm in executive lakeside home, util., cable & wireless internet incl. shared laundry & kitchen, priv. bathroom, $500/mo 250-545-4718.
1bdrm,above ground, Coldstream,n/p, 180° view Kal Lk. $850 + 40% util. Shrd lndry, avail now. 250-869-9788. 1BDRM, Avail. March 1, priv.entry, patio, beautiful lakeview, walk to Kin Beach, priv. laundry, quiet area. NS/NP, $675 +$75 util. 250-503-2138. 1bdrm basement suite, sep ent,laundry, util & cable incl., on bus route, close to town, n/s, no dogs. $650 + dd. 250503-1102. 1bdrm, cozy suite, close to beach & college. Lakeview, $750mo. incl util & cable n/p. 250-545-8352, 250-309-4657 1 BDRM + DEN, 1 BATH 1200 sqft walk out bsmnt suite with priv. ent. Newly reno’d, bright, clean. Avail. now. $825/ month. Jen at 250-309-4819. 1bdrm, f/s, shared laundry, sep/entry & prkg, ns, np, $825 util. cable & internet incl. avail. Feb 1 or 15. 250-550-4536 1BDRM, newly reno’d, semifurnished, NS/NP, $750 util & cable incl 250-309-6340 1bdrm, suitable for single resp. person, no parties, no drugs, n/p n/s. $650 util incl. D.D. Avail immed. Parking Armstrong. 250-308-2326. 1bdrm, util., a/c, recently reno’d no laundry, East Hill area, on bus route, 250-309-2559 2bdrm basement suite in East Hill, nice & clean, $900/mo + hydro. 250-542-0995 2bdrm, bright, incl utils, laundry, back yard. N/S, N/P, N/ Parties. Central location, Refs, D/D, $800/mo. 250-260-5967 2bdrm, East Hill area, f/s, w/d, ns, np, DD & ref’s req. avail. Feb 1. $800/mo. 250-3069909, 250-306-0815 2bdrm, Middleton, above ground, lakeview, n/s, no parties $700. Mar.1.250-545-4665 2bdrm suite,clean, quiet area, f/p, shared laundry,safe parking, for single or couple.$675 +50% util.250-545-9067. 3bdrm, modern, daylight suite. Incl; in-floor heating, H.D. satellite, 4-appl. only 15 min. from town. $975. 250-503-8468. ARMSTRONG 1bdrm suite newly reno’d, $625 incl. basic util. + shared laundry. Suits quiet single, N/P N/S, Ref’s. Avail Mar.1 (250)546-9919 Armstrong, new 700sqft 2bdrm level-entry suite, private parking, entrance & laundry, A/C, util incl. $795/mo. Avail immed. 250-308-6660 Bachelor unit, $575 incl util. furniture & cable. Downtown location. N/S Avail immed. 250-549-0644 Big 2 bedroom suite. Includes utilities/cable/internet. WA/DR hookups. N/S N/P. Mar.1st $1000. Phone 250-545-2314. EAST-HILL March 1, 1bdrm, 1 person only, 5-appl., util., cable & internet, ns, np, $750. 250-558-4670 Fully furnished upscale 1bdrm, mature adult, private entry, view, parking, extras. n/s, n/p, DD, $850 incl util 250-558-0374 / 250-558-4932 Immaculate 2bdrm, f/s, w/d, a/c, Alexis Park, n/s, private entry, avail. April 1, $895/mo + 50% util, 250-545-1229. Lavington 1bdrm newer suite, w/d, f/s, microwave, sat. tv, internet, ns, np, no drugs, n/parties, $750/mo. 250-545-2869
* Retail Commercial and Industrial Space *
Walking distance to town.
390 sq ft Main floor New Train Station Office/Retail $440/mo incl Tnet Avail now 1854 sq ft Main flr corner unit New Train Stn Office/Rest $2165/mo incl Tnet Avail now 1160 sq ft Main floor Old Train Station Office/Retail $1355/mo incl Tnet Avail now 696 sq ft Second floor Old Train Station Office space $725/mo incl Tnet Avail now 7652 sq ft N. Vernon Warehouse/Office/Manufacturing $12.00 sq ft incl Tnet Avail now PLUS 5480 sq ft N. Vernon Whse. incl LOADING DOCK $9.00 sq ft incl Tnet Avail now
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Commercial/ Industrial FREE RENT! 2 months free w/signing of 3yr rental lease. UP to 4000sq.ft. high exposure retail/commercial space. 250-558-1166. Office for rent, busy location, $400/mo. +HST, 500sq.ft incl/util. 5005 24 St. 2nd floor, Call Susan (250)542-5728 RETAIL/COMMERCIAL high exposure, 5201-26th St. Rate neg. 1/2 Bldg. up to 3500 sq.ft. Vernon. 1-250-717-7488.
Duplex / 4 Plex 2 BEDROOM 3608 - 25th Avenue, Vernon $845/month + utilities W/D, Fridge & Stove Included No Pets • No Smoking Available February 1st Separate Entrance • Private Yard
250-558-9696 2 BDRM, 4-plex, laundry hook-ups, D/W, $825 + utilities. Available Mar. 1, references checked. 250-5457644 or 250-550-5832
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*Houses and Furnished Accommodation* 6 bdrm 5 bath house with suite $1950+util 5000 Valleyview Pl includes fr st dw avail Now 3 bdrm 1.5 bath semi rural home $1000+util 5862 Bella Vista Road incl fr st Avail now 2 bdrm 1 bath downtown house $975+util 3502 30 Str Includes Fr St Avail March 2011 2+1 bdrm 1 bath renovated Harwood house $1050 + util 1608 43rd Ave Incl Fr St Avail Mar
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Industrial Zoned 3000sq. ft. shop by Squires Pub. Hwy. access, automotive, warehouse, manufacturing or retail. 3 phase power, overhead crane. Shop, office space, shared secured compound, attached bachelor suite also available. (250) 309-1925.
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Classifieds Get Results! Mobile Homes & Pads 3bdrm trailer w/ addition, in quiet country setting, gas/wood heat, 7kms up Silver Star Rd, BX area, R.R. $650 + util. 250-260-3490. IN Lumby, 2-bdrm, gas heat, f/s, w/d, n/p, $750/mo avail. immed. (250)503-7044 IN Vernon area, 2bdrm gas heat, f/s, w/d, np, $750/mo. avail. immed. 250-503-7044
Modular Homes 3bdrm, 2bath, at Louis Estate, lakeshore access, $750/mo. DD- $375. 250-549-1618
Homes for Rent 2bdrm house downtown, carport & storage. Non-smoking. Avail March15-April1, $900/mo (250)542-6391 2bdrm Kiliney Beach lakeview 1bath, huge lot, Apr. 1. $1050. ref’s a must, 604-596-5645 2BDRM, Lavington, NS/NP, F/S, W/D, avail March 1, $850/mo +util. 250-542-7517. 2bdrm, level-entry, downtown, large yard, & shed, W/D, NS avail immed., R.R., $875/mo +util. 250-558-8226. 3bdrm, 2bath, main floor, wood flooring, large yard. $900 +util. 250-307-1546 3bdrm, Coldstream, 180° view Kal Lake, $1250 + 60% util.shared laundry, n/p, avail now 250-869- 9788 3 bdrm house in country, full basement,double garage, RR, n/p, no parties, n/s. $1050pm. Avail March 1. 250-546-6021. 3bdrm, top floor, new reno, 1.5-bath, 5-appl. $1200/mo +util. sm. pet ok. Call 250-2751276, 250-306-4996 4bdrm, 1bath, new flooring, on 2.5 acres, walk to schools pets ok, $1250/mo. avail now. 250-542-6171 4-BDRM 2.5 bath house. Walk to OUC. Over looking Kal Lake, 8930 Varsity Dr. $1350. (403)452-1647. 4bdrm Coldstream, 2 kitchens, 180° view Kal Lake, $1900 + util, np, avail now. 250-869-9788 5bdrm 2bath Mission Hill. Reno’d. Shared laundry. N/S, N/P. RR. March 1. $1200 + utils & DD. 250-308-6111
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vernonhomes.ca/forrent • 4 bdrm large half side of duplex in Harwood. Upstairs renovated, looks great. 1½ bath. Fenced yard, no pets. Available immediately. $1,100 • 5 bdrm large older home, 5 acres, on OK Ave, close to town. Wood heated workshop, fenced 3 ac for livestock, wrap-around deck, 2 living rooms, 5 appliances, well water. $2,000 7 yrs old, 2brm, 1 bath, 850 sqr ft rancher, w/unfinished bsmt, 5 appl, hardwood flrs, lgr covered deck, lgr yard, lots of parking, very clean, located North BX, $1,100, plus util, NS, NP, Available Feb 15th, Call Joyce @ 250-5032259. Bright 2 bdrm 1 bath bsmt suite. In desirable East Hill. Glass door leads onto large covered patio & hugh yard. Incl W/D, gas F/P. N/S. Refs req. $925 incl utils. Call 250212-0001. COLDSTREAM, 2 BDRM. Beautiful private setting, 6 appl, g/f, hardwood floors, immac, n/s. pets neg., $1200. 250-545-5732 Coldstream 4bdrm, 2bath, in organic orchard, ns, np, near schools, $1500 +util. 250-5428302 HARWOOD 3 bdrm, 1 bath. $1050 +utilities. Call Kerri 250549-1895.
Townhouses
BRIGHT & CLEAN 2310 - 34 Street
Free $300 Food Voucher
250-549-4467
ADULT ORIENTED Private 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo, F.S., DW, A/C, on-site laundry, new carpets & paint. Available Immed. $775 $750/mo. Sorry, NS, NP. NEARLY NEW - THE ROCK 3 bdrm townhouse, wnhouse, nhouse, stainless stainle steel appliances, iances, ances, F.S., D/W, W.D., central welcome. air, family w we Available immediately. $1195/mo. + H2O. Sorry, NS, NP.
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SINGLE WORKING PERSON Spacious 1 bdrm basement suite in Coldstream, covered parking, hot tub, private. Available Immed. $750 $700/mo. includes all utilities, cable & internet. Sorry, NS, NP.
SEASONAL BROOKS LANE Close in 3 bdrm home on OK Lake. CP, F.S., W.D., DW, gas FP, great location on water front. Available Immed until June 30. $1500 $1200/mo. Sorry, NS, NP.
250-542-5580 EAST HILL - 5 bdrm house avail immed, 3 upper + 2 lower, inlaw suite + separate entrance, fenced garden, 2 parking spaces. $1550 + utils. Call 604-688-0830 montizambert@telus.net LAKEFRONT 2BDRM. Furnished. Short-term: 3-4 mos: March-May/June. Hardwood, dock, deck, DW, laundry, NS/NP, OK Landing $1150/mo + util. 778-378-7296. NEWER 4bdrm 2.5bath, Middleton, $1650/mo. +util. April 1. 250-558-0883 NEW Ok Landing executive home, 2bed 2bath $1350, zero smoking, NP, 250-503-2227 NOW AVAILABLE! Lovely & immac. 2 bdrm Rancher w/ sunroom, all appls, propane fireplace, updated flooring and paint throughout. Large lot, det. garage, and steps to lake Okanagan. “FINTRY” is a small quiet lake community, 35min to Kelowna or Vernon. Pet neg, N/S, refs req. $1200 mo. Long term avail. Call Kristi 1-604-862-8039 or email: kristip@telus.net Small cozy 3bdrm 1.5bath on shared acreage, private, 10 mins from Village Green Mall, avail. Mar 1. $1200/mo. incl. util. ns, np, (250)503-5467 VERNON 4 br Home for Rent w/d/f/s central location $1400/ mo 250-309-2565
Shared Accommodation 1BDRM, no-drugs, no-parties, downtown. $450/mo. incl.util. N/P, furniture, cable. 250-5490644
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Rentals Suites, Lower LAKEFRONT 1BDRM. Furnished, reno’d. Laundry. Shortterm: 3-4 months: MarchMay/June. NS/NP, OK Landing. $750.+ util. 778-378-7296. Lower Easthill 2bdrm, 1bath, clean, NP NS, $700. Avail March 1. (250)503-7523 MODERN Gr level 1 bdrm amazing view. Open plan, priv entrance f/s, laundry, lg walk in closet. incl utilities sat. tv internet. $700 Avail now, rent starts Mar.1, senior discount! $650 small pet? 250-548-4057 MONTH TO MONTH RENTAL 1200sqft, 1bdrm suite +den, stunning OK lakeview, fully furnished, priv.entry/laundry, util/incl. security system, $1200/mo. NS. 250-545-3465 Newer up to date, bright 2 bdrm basement suite, private ent & driveway, close to all amenities, f/s, in-suite laundry, util incl., n/s, n/p, ref.,$1100. Avail March 15 or April 1st. 250-379-2627. Rural 1bdrm, level entry, covered prkg, F/S, w/d, utils & satellite incl. N/S, N/P, Refs Req, Avail March 1. 250-546-6022 Spacious 2 BR plus extra rm on ground flr. Laundry, storage,fenced yrd, priv drive. Avail Feb 15. $900 utilities incl. No Smoking. Pets Considered. Email: dmenelson@ hotmail.com or (604)787-8537 Vernon- 1 BDRM, priv entr, priv W/D, includes utils, heat, cable & wifi, lrg yrd, parking, NS, pets ok. Avail March 1, $850. 250-542-5791.
Suites, Upper 1400 sq.ft., executive suite, sep ent.,single garage, own driveway, 2bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, open space kitchen& living area, patio, very private, n/p. $1200 incl.,util. Avail March 15. 250-558-4941. 1bdrm, lakeshore, gorgeous top floor, 1200sq.ft. 5 appl. balcony, priv. warf, $939/mo.+ 1/3 util n/p,n/s. 250-558-5045 1bdrm suite, close to town, prkg at back, n/s, $650 incl/util. 250-545-8900 2bdrm, 2bath, large, bright, open suite, Bella Vista area, $925/mo. incl. hydro. NP/NS. RR. 250-540-1011 2bdrm + den, beautiful view, $800 util/incl. Vernon, n/s, n/p, Avail immed. 250-549-5054. 2BDRM, f/s, w/d, avail immed. N/S, N/P, D.D, R.R., $850pm. 250-546-3383. 2bdrm main floor, Armstrong, great neighbourhood, cats ok, Apr 1. $850+util 250-546-0293 guenther_rick@yahoo.com 2bdrm suite in Lavington, beautiful country setting, F/S, W/D, N/S, N/P, $750/mo. +util. avail. immed. View at: http://Lavsuite.blogspot.com Call (250)938-4529 2 BR top floor $1050 + 2/3 util 1 br + den basement suite $800 plus 1/ 3 utilities. Larfe yard, clse to schools & parks. N/S, pets neg. 250-275-4927 3 BDRM upper floor, clean, utils. incl., garden area, fruit trees, F/S, W/D, NS, $1100/mo, 545-1496. $600. All incl. luxury/new bdrm set, 42” TV, nice view/sat./ wireless int/cable/crim. check & ref. N/S. 250-351-0164 Great looking 2bdrm with dishwasher, covered parking, shared laundry in Harwood. Avail March 1. $1100/mo. Small pet ok. 250-260-7736
Small ads, BIG deals! Townhouses 3BDRM, 1.5 bath in quiet complex, laminate floors, own laundry, semi-private yard, no smoking. Avail. Mar 1, $1000 +DD. 250-260-0442. 3bdrm, 1.5bath, w/d, f/s, dw, newly reno’d, parking in front, priv. deck in rear, pool in complex, $1100 incl/util. RR. 250-306-2306, 250-542-1938 Townhouse: 2 lrge bdrms, split level, 1 storage or office room, 1 bathroom, 1,000 sq.ft., 1 parking stall, in-suite laundry, fridge,stove, dishwasher, a/c unit, near bus route, no smoking, no pets. Avail April 1st, 2011, looking for 1yr lease damage deposit, R.R. Call 250-307-6628 to view.
Want to Rent 2+ or 3bdrm hse/townhouse, mature couple, N/S, N/P, long term. Exc. Ref. 250-542-2785
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Auto Accessories/Parts CANOPIES 2008 GMC/Chev 5’8” Canopy $175. 98 Dodge Long Box Canopy $595. 94 Dodge Long Box $395. 99 Ford Long Box $295. 8 foot white canopy $495. 90 Mazda canopy $195. 250-545-2206 FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles etc. Dead or Alive Auto Recycling. Call Leo (250)550-5245 RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES 2 Year, 60,000 km, Warranty. 250-542-2685. WINDSHIELDS AUTOMOTIVE GLASS New & blemished, great prices. Installations available. Call Mike 250-309-7106 WRECKING GM FWD CARS, motors from $250; trannies from $200; doors from $50. All parts on shelf. Since 1994. Armstrong. 250-546-9055.
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Legal Notices “OKANAGAN COURT BAILIFF’S INC. offers for sale by sealed tender, interest of the goods of the following Debtor, Shelly Robert Dekock, which are purported to be: 1969 Ford Mustang VIN: 9F02M143557
Cars - Domestic 2002 Mustang, good cond inside & out, metallic grey. $6500. obo. 250-308-7065. 2007 VW Beetle Conv., bright yellow, all extra’s, incl. leather, 25,000 miles, new cond. $18,500 firm. 250-275-1249 2008 Dodge Caliber SXT. 16,000km, 2yr warranty. Asking $13,000. (250)838-2030 and leave message.
Cars - Sports & Imports 1989 Volvo 147,500 miles. 1 owner, no winter use, immaculate, no rust. $3575. 250549-1416 See to appreciate. 1990 Nissan Stanza, runs well, needs little work. Will let go for $1200. 250-503-6002. 2001 Audi, 1.8 turbo, mint cond. 160Km, fully loaded. $8,000. 250-545-8190 lv mess 2001 Audi A4, 1.8 Quattro, 128,000k. $7,995. 250-2606002. 2004 Toyota Matrix XR, 4wd loaded, priced below Black Book. Asking $6400. 250-5427381 2007 Honda Accord EX, V6, loaded, nav system, leather, heated seats, sunroof, dual climate, 4dr, 6CD, only 51,000k $21,000. 250-542-5697
Motorcycles 2008 Honda CRF450R $6200. Like new - only ridden twice. (250)938-2937
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Sealed offers, marked “DEKOCK” will be received at the Court Bailiffs office, located at 3120 – 30th Avenue, Vernon, B.C., up to and including 11:00 a.m. on February 24, 2011. For further information and terms of sale please view online at www. interiorbailiffs.com, Court Bailiffs-Area 9.”
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF NICK TOKARSKI, Deceased, formerly of 1813 - 50th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Nick Tokarski, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor in care of Davidson Lawyers LLP, 4th floor, 3205 - 32nd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 2M4, on or before March 21, 2011, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
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Re: The Estate of Isabel Maitland Evans, deceased, formerly of Vernon, British Columbia
1990 Chev 3/4 pick-up.350 auto 220,000 kms excellent running condition c/w high top canopy... solid truck $1650. 250-833-2374 1998 Dodge 1500 4x4, Quad Cab, runs like a charm, $2800 obo. Ph. 250-547-9837 2000 Ford Ranger, 5spd, standard, 2 wheel drive, super cab, canopy. 100point checkup provided. $3500. 250-546-8806 2001 DODGE RAM 4x4. Good, Ext. cab. $3500. 250-549-1703
Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Isabel Maitland Evans are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executrix c/o Rosberg Sawatzky LLP at 201-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 1N5, on or before March 16, 2011, after which date the executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of which the executrix then has notice.
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