QUEEN’S MEDALS PRESENTATION Three Similkameen residents are recipients See page 10
SPACED OUT COMMUNICATIONS
SCOOTER ACCIDENT
Keremeos students join in conversation with ISS See page 3
Man hurt after wind blows scooter over See page 5
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Vol.16 Number 9
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Photo by Steve Arstad
Jesse Vissia, (3), moves on a Chase Trojans’ player during a game in the Valleys Basketball tournament on Friday, February 22 while fellow team mates Braydon Klippenstein (left) and Josh Vissia, (right), look on. The SESS senior boys team won Friday evening’s game 74 to 30 on their way to winning the tournament on Saturday.
Fortis BC FortisBC PowerSense wants to help local non-profits save energy by inviting them to participate in this year’s FortisBC PowerSense Earth Hour Challenge for a chance to win up to $4,000 in energy saving upgrades for their facility. FortisBC PowerSense will profile up to nine non-profit organizations prior to Earth Hour. Residents of the Okanagan and the Kootenays can select the non-profit of their choice when they pledge to switch off for Earth Hour. The non-profit with the most support will win the upgrade, and all nine non-profits will get hands on advice that can help them lower their operating costs and make their facility more comfortable. To apply, interested non-profits can go online to fortisbc.com/earthhour and submit a photo of their facility along with up to 250 words describing their organization and how they could put the energy savings to good use. Applications must be received by February 25. Earth Hour 2013 is Saturday, March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Each year, FortisBC PowerSense encourages residents to pledge to “switch off ” and join millions of people around the world as they participate in Earth Hour.
Similkameen Elementary Secondary senior boys triumph in weekend basketball tournament Contributed by Peter Ruocco The Similkameen Sparks senior boys basketball team were crowned Okanagan Valley Champions on Saturday night when
they defeated Immaculata from Kelowna 73-60. T he game was played before a standing room only packed house at the Similkameen Secondary
Gym. The Valley Championship tournament began on Thursday afternoon with eight schools participating. Besides Similkameen and Immcu-
lata, schools from St. Ann’s (Kamloops), Barriere, Chase, Osoyoos, Lumby and Sicamous played. Our local heroes had relatively easy wins over Barriere and Chase
on the Thursday and Friday before a classic matchup with Immaculata on Saturday. The boys were down by seven at the half before battling back in the second
half, led by some outstanding play from their seniors Skye Terbasket, Jaskaran Lidher, David Ruocco, Josh Vissia and next years returners Jesse Vissia, Brandon Hol-
ley and Braydon Klippenstein. The boys are now off to the Provincial Tournament March 6-10 at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford.