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A whole new look at Christmas

For many years, David Sprague’s alcohol addiction had him relying on handouts during the Christmas season just to get by. After the Kerr fire turned his life upside-down, the Nelson resident changed his life for the better and this year finds himself on the giving end of kindness SAM VAN SCHIE

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t wasn’t long ago that David Sprague was on the receiving end of Nelson Salvation Army’s Christmas hamper program.

But this year he was among the Salvation Army staff who helped get more than 300 hampers delivered to families and individuals who needed a little extra help getting food on the table and presents for the children.

“If you’re a single parent or living on a fixed income, it’s hard enough to pay your rent in Nelson, let alone pay for Christmas,” Sprague says.

He knows the difference a little compassion can make. Sprague was living in the Kerr Apartments when the building burned down two years ago, and he says the support he and other residents received following the disaster inspired him get his life on track.

“When I lived in the Kerr, all I cared about was getting wasted,” he recalls. “I’d be drinking as soon as I woke up in the morning until I passed out for the night. That was my daily routine.”

Because he spent most of his money on booze, he relied heavily on local food programs. Often he wouldn’t eat more than the one meal per day he could get for free.

“If I had money come in, I was more interested in going to the liquor store than the grocery store,” he says.

Besides his alcohol addiction, Sprague had health issues that kept him from working a steady job.

Before the Kerr fire, he never would have thought of volunteering his time for the benefit of the community.

“It was after the fire, when I saw N S T A L L A T I O N . D I S C O U N

Happy Holidays David Sprague and some of the gifts he helped put together this Christmas.

how generous the community had been to all of us, that I started thinking I should do something to give back,” he said.

He started helping out with the Salvation Army, ANKORS and the Nelson Committee on Homelessness, and met people who helped him on his path to sobriety.

“I couldn’t have done it on my own,” he said. “I needed a lot of support and encouragement to make that change.”

Sprague has been sober since February. Since he quit spending his money on alcohol, he can afford to keep food in his cupboards and doesn’t rely on food programs anymore.

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teering, he was hired to work parttime at the Salvation Army as the food bank supervisor. He also does outreach through the Salvation Army to help hard-to-house people change their lifestyle to be better tenants.

And he’s been out jingling bells next to a Christmas kettle.

“I want people to know what a difference their donations can make in somebody’s life,” he says. “I went from being a drain on society to realizing I had something to contribute. When I was ready to change, the Salvation Army was here for me.”

Sprague is currently a cadet in Salvation Army officer training and looking forward to many more years of service through the organization.

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HOLIDAY SEASON REMINDERS Notice of schedule change for garbage pick up the week of December 24th • If your regular garbage day is Tuesday, your garbage will be picked up on Thursday December 27th • If your regular garbage day is Wednesday, your garbage will be picked up on Friday December 28th Residents are reminded to have garbage out by 7:00 am If you have any questions please call 250-352-8238. To report an after hour emergency for the Operations Department call 250-352-3103 There will be no Transit Service December 25th, 26th, and January 1st NELSON HYDRO EMERGENCY CONTACT: To report a power outage, electrical hazard, damage to Nelson Hydro equipment or for outage updates call 1-877-32HYDRO (1-877-324-9376)

The City of Nelson’s Operations Department and Nelson Hydro would like to wish all residents of Nelson and the surrounding area a Safe and Happy Holiday.

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Budget will be balanced says Joy

Cont. from Page 1 BC School Act to balance their budgets which adds to the difficulty of this decision, said Joy. “It’s a tough decision because we have our legislated duties and we take our fiscal responsibility very seriously,” she told the Nelson Star.

“Where do you find a $150,000? It’s a lot of money.”

Joy said the district wants to provide employees fair compensation, but this is hard to do considering other additional cost pressures already hitting the Kootenay Lake School District this year. These include an unfunded AntiBullying/Violence

Threat Risk Assessment initiative, Ministry reading initiative, increased WCB and MSP premiums and a significantly increased mid-September enrolment.

Before adding in a two-year total of $330,000 to pay for CUPE wages, the board has also identified a deficit in its budget of $1.3 million in 2013-2014.

This means the deficit position would continue unless money is found at the expense of educational programing to students and services to staff and families, said Joy. “When there’s such a large amount, like $330,000, there’s no way within our school

district budget that we can find that amount without affecting services. It was an unfair ask, we thought, that the ministry was putting us in that position,” she said.

The board considered the ministry’s request at three meetings. Joy said staff did come up with suggestions as to where to find the savings, but by the time they met on December 18, they knew none of these options were viable.

“We took this very seriously. It wasn’t an outright no from the very beginning, although we were very concerned as to what this would mean,” she said. “By the time the third meeting came, we knew there was just no way we could find that money. That’s when we passed the motion to send a letter forward to the ministry.”

About a decade ago, the Kootenay Lake Board operated at a deficit and Joy said her board doesn’t want that to happen again.

“It’s a very difficult place to be,” she said.

“We work really hard to provide the services for our students and district within our budget. I can’t express how serious our board takes this.”

This summer, the Minister of Education fired Cowichan Valley School Board’s nine trustees after they failed to submit a balanced budget.

The Vancouver Island School district passed their deficit budget with a $3.7 million shortfall in May, 2012.

This was the fourth time a BC school

board was dismissed for failing to balance their budget in 40 years.

“We are not saying that we are not going to balance our budget. We’re going to balance our budget. We will do that. There’s no guessing there.”

Mel Joy

Board Chair

Joy’s been on the Kootenay Lake School Board for seven years and the budget has been balanced every year. This year will be no different, she said.

“We are not saying that we are not going to balance our budget.

We’re going to balance our budget. We will do that. There’s no guessing there,” she said.

Joy knows there are several boards in the province that are similarly struggling with the Ministry of Education request.

“We’re not alone,” she said. “How the ministry is going to deal with it, I don’t know.”

Joy says she and her board will continue to work with government to find ways to balance cost pressures with providing quality education. But for now, the ball is in their court.

“The ministry should have some responsibility as well to find the money that’s needed if there’s going to be a wage increase,” she said.

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The three largest municipalities now have more voting clout at the Regional District of Central Kootenay table, but neither the chair nor Nelson’s mayor think it’s a big deal.

Due to increases in population on the 2011 census, Nelson, Castlegar, and Creston, and one of the rural areas around Castlegar will each get more say on resolutions requiring a weighted vote — those affecting operation and administration of services, contracts, or the financial plan.

Voting units are based on populations of 2,500.

Anything less than 2,501 is attributed one vote. Each additional 2,500 is worth another vote.

For Nelson, whose population increased on the last census from 9,258 to 10,230, it means a voting strength of five instead of four; Castlegar, which jumped from 7,259 people to 7,816, gets four votes instead of three; and Creston, which went from 4,826 to 5,306 people,

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(L-R) Nelson mayor John Dooley, Creston mayor Ron Toyota, and Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff each have a little more power at the RDCK table as a result of population growth in their municipalities in the Greg Nesteroff photo last census.

now has three votes instead of two.

Area I, which includes Pass Creek, Thrums, Shoreacres, and Brilliant cracked the 2,500 mark, so it gets two votes instead of one. All other municipalities get one vote each, while the rural areas get one or two each.

As a result, the overall balance of power has shifted to the municipalities, whose combined 18 votes outweigh the rural electoral areas’ 17.

Previously the split was 16 to 15 in favour of the rural areas.

But Nelson mayor John Dooley doesn’t think it matters much.

“Not really,” he said. “I suppose in some cases it could make a difference, but overall we have to look at the issues and vote according to what works best for the board and the municipality.”

Dooley added he doesn’t see an urban-rural divide on the board.

“There has been in the past, but over the last few years we’ve been working issue by issue and I think

overall it’s a fairly cohesive group.”

Chair John Kettle agreed, noting with the exception of Nelson, Castlegar, and Creston, the municipalities have smaller populations than the rural areas.

“I don’t think it changes the dynamics of the board at all,” he said. “We are a unique regional district but I don’t see any change in the way we approach business.”

While close votes are rare, Kettle said it could happen during budget time.

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Selkirk gets cash boost from province Nelson Star Staff

The provincial government is injecting more than $787,000 into Selkirk College trades programs.

The funding is part of a $17-million province-wide Skills and Training Plan investment to support public post-secondary institutions to upgrade equipment and put the latest tools in the hands of B.C. students.

“This investment by the province is very timely and

really appreciated,” Selkirk president Angus Graeme said in a press release. “New capital equipment for our trades program will enable Selkirk College to provide learners with an environment that reflects today’s work place.

Investments in regional postsecondary education will help Selkirk College to meet both local and provincial workforce development needs.”

Equipment purchases and replacements at each institution are based upon a review

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and analysis of existing inventory, current and future program and industry requirements, and current government priorities to provide skills training that is aligned to the needs of the economy in each region.

Institutions will also pursue partnerships with local industries and other stakeholders to purchase or donate equipment, ensuring students continue to train on the latest equipment being used in the workplace.

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Winter’s magic arrives

Friday, December 21, 2012 Nelson Star

Editor: Bob Hall Publisher: Chuck Bennett

Council Column — Robin Cherbo

No reason to stray for shopping

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hursday’s storm came at the perfect time. It reminds us of what an incredible place we live in and allows us the opportunity to connect with each other in a very wintery way. And with any luck, the snow will keep falling, the rain will hold off and it will be one of the whitest Christmases ever.

When storms like Thursday’s hit big metropolitan areas and those burgs not used to winter’s delight, it causes chaos. In Nelson, it causes celebration.

From the opening shovel tracks in the morning, neighbours exchanged pleasant greetings. The choreographed winter routine of digging out after a huge night of accumulation has not yet gotten old. It was a good workout and the next day’s sore muscles are a proud badge of Canadiana.

Children woke up wide-eyed and eager to pull on the gear for a romp through the powdery goodness. Nobody loves snow more than kids and Thursday’s dump was an early Christmas present. Sledding, snow angels and corn cob pipes bring our community alive in December.

Naturally, skiers and snowboarders were rightly stoked at Mother Nature’s bounty. It’s days like these that put us on the map and truly make us worthy of Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown title which we are very close to winning (see story on Page 8).

Even as the roads narrowed and the streets became impassable in some corners of town, drivers were courteous and kind on Thursday morning. Helping others push out of tough spots when needed and making sure everybody is safe is something drivers in this community understand better than most.

So enjoy it. Winter can be long and there will be plenty of time to complain come late-February. For now appreciate the magic of winter in a small mountain town. It’s what so many people all across the globe can only dream about. Our reality is the envy of plenty and we’re fortunate to be living it.

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Nelson provides the perfect winter venue for Christmas shopping.

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ow that the holiday season has arrived, hopefully most residents will stay home to do their shopping in Nelson.

I previously wrote about how the downtown core need sprucing up as some buildings have started to look a little worn out from the upgrades completed in the early 80’s. The other side of the coin is that if people do not spend money in Nelson businesses, it makes it more difficult for owners and retailers to afford to restore their downtown buildings.

Many organizations are encouraging people to spend their money locally by using local money, entering contests and having holiday sales, etc.

In my previous column I commented on a concern I had about the changing facade on the old Nelson

Daily News building, but now instead, I would like to commend the owners on the great work they have done to restore the old building. There are other examples as well, such as Waits News and Hipperson’s Home Hardware who have new awnings which look good.

There is still a lot of work to be done to improve Baker Street, however, putting up new lighting for the holidays is a good start.

My point is, that if the area residents shop locally instead of cross border shopping, it would be a positive move while improving the local economy.

The campaign to shop locally had a great start at the end of November, beginning with Black Friday where a number of businesses started local sales and contests sup-

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ported by the Nelson Star and approximately 52 local businesses. It is also worth noting that there are a number of products made in Nelson and area that are unique in the Kootenays that make it worth shopping locally. The campaign to shop local is supported by the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, as well as, promoted by the Canadian Union of Public Employee (CUPE). Some people may think it is worth it to shop in the US, but if you add everything up: the time, hotel cost, fuel and border duty it isn’t such a great deal after all.

I did not understand why the federal Conservative government raised the amount of money that people could spend in 24 hours making goods purchased the US duty free. This change certainly caused an increase in cross-border

shopping which does not help the Canadian communities along the border, especially now when the Canadian dollar is at par with the US dollar.

In conclusion, with Christmas around the corner, it would support the city and the local economy if Kootenay residents decided to spend their dollars here. Spending money in Nelson provides jobs and gives local business the support to kept their businesses viable and makes this a beneficial shopping season.

Finally, I would like to pass on to everyone to have a happy safe holiday, with best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Colleen and me.

Robin Cherbo is a Nelson city councillor who shares this column with his

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Wayne Germaine

Make winter parking easier

Now that snow and ice have started to build up on Nelson streets and Public Works has requested that drivers use the even/odd parking practice (parking your vehicle on the even side of the roadway on even dates and on the odd side of the roadway on odd dates) to assist city plow drivers, perhaps the Nelson Star would be so kind as to provide a reminder drivers of several common courtesies to make winter parking a little less stressful.

A recent parking regulation change says except when

necessary to avoid confict with traffic or to comply with the directions of a Peace Officer or Bylaw Officer or traffic control device, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in front of nor within one metre of public or private stairs that provide access to the sidewalk or residence. (amended by Bylaw # 3203, 2011).

It would also be helpful if the suggestion could be that in a best case scenerio residents “create a park where you plow” philosophy by either plowing a parking spot

HUGS. A big thank you to the friends and community who are supporting me through a difficult time. It helps to be able to voice my intentions and share my love, even if it’s not being received by the one person who matters most. I’ll keep the love coming!

Slugs. To the growing number of us who leave our used belonings (junk) on street corners, public property, and in front of someone else’s home, presumably for others to pick up. Leave it in on your lawn and you might be inclined to pick up after yourself if your “treasure” isn’t claimed.

SLUGS. To the individual who stole a bag, wallet and CDs out of our truck on the morning of December 14.

Merry Christmas, neighbour. Hugs to the person who finds the bag/wallet: it’s a brown laptop bag with a camouflage flap and a blue rubber liner (waterproof).

The wallet is a tan ‘flat’ zippered bag. Both have sentimental value — the CDs I can’t even talk about (some are 20 years old) — and the wallet contains my daughter’s medical card. ~ Dismayed for the holidays Hugs. To the handicaped person I accidently parked too close to at Save-On. I got your note and I’m sorry, happy holidays!

Hugs. To Amanda for starting, organizing and volunteering her own time for the Secret Santa program.

Thanks to you many families have a Christmas when times are tough. You are truly an angel and represent what the Christmas spirit is all about. Thank you so much for being such a wonderful person.

Slugs. To the two schools who decided not to participate in the Secret Santa program. I hope you rethink your decision for next year! Where is your Christmas spirit? Shame on you!

SLUGS. In regards to your hugs and slugs and the note from the person that parks curbside in front of residences: we live here, you don’t. It is two-hour parking not 10. We have spoken several times you and I, before a note was left on your windshield, and I parked normally, you weren’t. When I come home

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to the curb for their vehicle to use or in the very least, drivers do not park in the snow-free parking spots that other residents in the neighbourhood have shoveled out to ensure safe access to their vehicles.

Vehicles that have not been cleared of snow or been moved for 72 hours can be towed and impounded by the City to allow public works staff to keep our streets clear of snow/ice build-up and help us all have a safer winter.

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from work, I expect to be able to park at my house, don’t you? Have some consideration for others.

I know courtesy is an outdated behaviour. Some people still believe. How about Nelson Star doing a story on two-hour parking in residential areas and the people involved. It is a really firey topic for the people involved. Speak to the people on Victoria, Silica, and Carbonate Streets.

Wayne Germaine

SLUGS. Your slugs and hugs column on December 7, a slug was hurled at the overly cautious driver on winter roads. Shameful the judgments we have when we perceive ourselves only. No Ho,Ho, spirit in that slug. Slugs right back at them as driving is a privilege and with such privileges comes great responsibility and I would hope less judgment in life.

Hugs. To the wonderful people who came to my rescue after I tried to pay it forward and provide a ride to Nelson for a very nice lady, in the end she rescued us with her wonderful knowledge of the Nelson area highways. Sydney guided us to the safest up hill approach where we could come to a hair raising but safe stop without my truck brakes, we would not have stopped without a back-force of momentum.

Thank goodness for Sydney, her father Andy, and of course Eric form Balfour towing. No words will ever express how grateful I am to all of you. Angels are all around us, we just have to get beyond ourselves to see. God bless and Merry Christmas to you all, I for one am truly blessed.

HUGS. A great gib hug to the gentleman who found my Sony Camera and handed it in to city police. You helped restore my faith in humanity. Merry Christmas!

HUGS. A great BIG warm hug to the wonderful person who turned my purse into the police with everything intact. Thank you so much a gift donation to the food bank was made to honor your spirit of Christmas. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2013.

You are really my Christmas ANGEL! HUGS. To those who take the time to get know a person rather than snapping to quick judgement.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it.

Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints.

We will print the anonymous submissions for all to see. Be honest, but all we ask is you keep it tasteful. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.

Holiday Closure: The Nelson Star office will be closed Dec 25th & 26th, as well as Jan 1st.

Advertising Deadlines: Monday, Dec 24th

(NOTE DIFFERENT DAY OF WEEK) Advertising deadline Thursday, Dec 20th at 10 am Classified deadline Thursday, Dec 20th at 5 pm

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Nelson and Rossland make it to Ski Town Throwndown finals BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor

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A safe holiday is a happy holiday Make safety a priority this holiday season with these simple tips: • After a snowfall, brush snow away from your meters by hand and clear a path for the safety of our meter readers.

• Take care when driving on slippery roads. If your vehicle comes into contact with a downed power line, stay inside until help arrives.

• Around your fireplace, consider using a hearth safety gate to help protect small children from the heated glass.

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Nelson is within striking distance of becoming Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown champion.

On Tuesday night voting opened in the finals of the competition. It’s Rossland/Nelson taking on Bozeman, Montana for supreme bragging rights as the top ski town in North America.

In the semi-finals earlier this week Rossland/Nelson easily disposed of Sandpoint, Idaho with an impressive tally of 3,224 to 1,776.

The two local cities, which were grouped together for the purpose of the competition, had already advanced through three rounds of voting — defeating Sugarloaf, Whitefish and Crested Butte — by collecting more votes on Facebook than the competition in each two-day voting block.

Semi-final challenger Sandpoint is home of Schweitzer Mountain and there is currently talk at city council of making the Idaho community a sister city.

Bozeman narrowly defeated Fernie in the other semi-final.

To cast a ballot for your favourite ski town, go to facebook.com/powdermag and

The Rossland/Nelson entry has made it through four rounds of voting to arrive at Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown final. You can vote online right now to help ensure the victory over Bozeman.

look for the voting link in the page banner.

Voting will only be open until Christmas Eve. You can only vote once per IP address, per 24 hour period (but if you get your first vote in early, you’ll be able to squeeze in more).

At Star press time on Thursday afternoon, Rossland/Nelson held a slight lead in the competition 5,105 to 4825.

The winner of this round will take the title of best ski town in North America and have a feature article in Powder.

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Money fundraised a year and a half ago to support Nelson’s sister city Onagawa, Japan, in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami in the country, will finally be put to use.

The $40,000 raised locally and $1,300 raised in the Esquimalt (a BC city that had hoped to also become sisters with Onagawa) will go towards the purchase of a two-ton, flatbed truck.

Wendy Lacroix, a member of the volunteer committee that coordinated the fundraising effort, said the truck was requested by people in Onagawa because it’s something tangible that will benefit whole community. The vehicle could be used for a variety of purposes, like moving temporary shelters and setting up community events. It might also come in handy for evacuations in the case of another disaster.

But most important to Lacroix and the committee members, it’s what people in Onagawa requested.

“It’s always been important to us that we spend the money on something that people in Onagawa asked for themselves,” said Lacroix, noting it took awhile for people in the country to let them know what they wanted.

“We thought it was better to wait than to send them something they don’t need.”

Other ideas were tossed around for how the money could be spent. They considered putting it into a scholarship fund, for example, but were told it wouldn’t provide broad enough benefit.

“They didn’t want something that would only help a few people, they wanted everyone to share the benefit,” said Lacroix.

At a special council meeting on Monday, Nelson councillors voted unanimously to release the funds for Onagawa from the City bank account. Lacroix hopes the truck will be delivered before the two-year anniversary of the tsunami next March.

She said there will be lettering on the side of the truck to say it was donated by Nelson and Esquimalt, and someone from Nelson will go to Onagawa to deliver it.

“This is something we’ll be remembered for in Onagawa,” said Lacroix.

“They’ll know we were here to support them when they needed it.”

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Vote for Nelson in the final round of the Ski Town Throwdown on now until December 25. Everyone who comments in the voting app will be entered to win ski passes at Red Mountain and Whitewater Ski Resort and a ticket to Shambhala Music Festival. Vote at facebook.com/ powdermag.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Join the Good Earth Singers in a global call to action on Friday, December 21 at 10 a.m. at SelfDesign High. December 21, 2012, marks the completion of the ancient Mayan calendar and has been hyped by some as the day the world will end. We view this moment as an opportunity to reignite human imagination – through singing – to find new pathways to restore right relations between humanity and the earth. For 15 minutes voices across the world will sing one song in synchrony. The song is a simple but beautiful chant from the Yoruba Tribe, called Ise Oluwa. Translated into English, the words mean “That which the creator has made can never be destroyed.” Everyone is welcome to join in.

An Ecstatic Dance at the Moving Centre: Honouring and Celebration of all that IS this Friday, December 21. Please bring a sacred object for the altar and please arrive promptly at 9 p.m. so that we may journey together.

Bring the whole family down to Breakfast with Santa at the Prestige Lakeside Resort on Saturday, December 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. Enjoy a full hot breakfast buffet in the Prestige Hotel Convention Ballroom. Admission is by donation of cash or food donation so we can help stock the shelves of our local Nelson Food Cupboard. Santa and his elves will be there along with Deejay Terrantino grooving us into the Spirit of Christmas. Photos with

Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter@nelsonstar.com

Santa will be an extra cash donation, with all those proceeds going to the Food Cupboard as well. Door prizes to be won and a 50/50 draw and will be underway for the entire breakfast, so be sure to buy your tickets.

congregation to Rosemont Elementary School while the church is prepared for demolition and reconstruction. All are welcome to join us for a free Christmas Dinner on Tuesday, December 25 at 6 p.m.

On Sunday, December 23 at 3 p.m., everyone is invited to come to the Vallican Whole Community Centre (3762 Little Slocan River Road) for a Seasonal Singalong with the newly formed Vallican Whole Choir. There will be mulled cider to drink, you are encouraged to bring cookies and other goodies, and admission is by donation. Any money raised beyond expenses will go to the Slocan Food Bank.

Play table tennis Wednesdays (school holidays/events excluded) at the Blewett Elementary School, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is a $2 drop-in fee. For information phone Karl Rosenberg: 250352-5739.

Nelson Ultimate Frisbee has moved inside for the winter.

Come join us on Monday nights at Soccer Quest from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bring a light and a dark tshirt, running shoes and water.

Drop in fee is $12, to cover rental costs. All levels of experience are welcome! Stay warm and get in shape chasing after a disc! Email nelsonultimatefrisbee@gmail. com for info.

Community Christmas Eve Dinner at the Kootenay Christian Fellowship (Our Daily Bread) is on Monday, December 24 at 5 p.m. All are welcome. Donations accepted.

Karma Christmas yoga celebration led by some of Nelson’s most gifted yoga teachers — including Sat Kaur, Anie Boudreau, Anna Colin, Karuna Erickson, Laurie Madison, Maureen Jansman, Christine Oakely and others —on December 24, 25 and 26 at the Moving Centre from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All classes are by donation and proceeds from each day will go to one of the following charities: Nelson Women’s Centre, Pura Vida Foundation and the EcoSociety Ascension Lutheran Church’s free dinner has moved with the

Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more information about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333.

The Nelson Technology Club hosts a Hackerspace Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., at their new location in the annex building at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus. Hackerspace is a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about.

Start the New Year out with a cool dip in Kootenay Lake at the annual Polar Bear Dip on January 1 at Lakeside Park. Chilli will be served and donations will be accepted for the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation.

All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meeting commences at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2. Tea and goodies will be served after the meeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge, crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker. For further information, call 250352-7078 weekday afternoons.

The Nelson Lions club and

561 Osprey Squadron Air Cadets will be picking up Christmas trees within the City of Nelson on Saturday, January 5 for a suggested donation of $5 per tree. Simply leave your tree in front of your home by 9 a.m. Saturday. If you are not home, leave a note on the tree to let volunteers know where your donation is located (neighbour, mailbox etc). For more information contact 250-352-9771.

The Nelson Storytelling Guild meets the 1st Sunday of every month as a place for everyone to find their voice. It is an informal pot luck gathering that includes personal, historical, and fictional stories from all backgrounds.

Adults are catered to, children are welcome. The next meeting is Sunday, January 6 at Self Design High, 402 Victoria Street (second floor, abouve the Legion).

The Circle of Habondia Lending Society is having its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, January 12, 2 p.m. At Seniors’ Branch 51, 717 Vernon St. For info call Pegasis at 250-229-4223.

WORKSHOPS Every Saturday beginning at 10 a.m., Ellison’s Market is offering free workshops. Head down to Ellison’s cafe and learn something new you can implement in your life.

Every Friday, Community Threads meets at Nelson and District Women’s Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come learn to knit, crochet, spin, embroider and make rag rugs. On Wednesdays, Community Threads offers quilting lessons from 9 a.m. to noon at the same location.

Women of all ages welcome. Call 250-551-4951 for more information.

CRAFT FAIRS AND BAZAARS The Nelson Trading Company Artisan Christmas Market runs daily at 402 Baker Street until December 23. Open 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

Vendors welcome, call 250-5516911 for details.

FUNDRAISERS The Salvation Army Toy Tree is at Annie’s Boutique in Nelson now, until December 24. People are to come to Annie’s Boutique at 106-402 Baker Street where they will be directed to the toy tree at Chuckleberry Lane, operating next door. Annie’s hours during the Christmas week are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday with the exception of Friday, Dec. 21 when the store will be open until 7 p.m.

On December 24, the store will be open until 3:30 p.m.

This year Kootenay Coop “adopted” Kalein Hospice Centre as the recipient of their Annual Xmas Giving Tree. When you drop into the Coop to shop, choose one of the unique decorative cards on the Giving Tree and take it to the till. Each card represents a $10, $25 or $50 donation to Kalein. The card is swiped at the till and at the end of the month, Coop sends 100 per cent of those donations to Kalein. Then you can send those lovely cards as gifts to friends and family in whose name you are making the donation.

CASTING CALL Black Productions is seeking performers age 18-70 for its inaugural presentation, the Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret. We are looking for actors, singers and dancers, who don’t mind donning a pair of fishnets and speaking in a foreign accent, to come and audition on January 20 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) or 21 (7 to 10 p.m.) at St John’s Lutheran Church (321 Silica St).

Cast members must be 18 years of age or older. For details contact: nelsoncabaret2013@gmail. com or 250-354-0475

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Nelson digs out from storm

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Nelson residents like Jack Holliday (above) were busy Thursday morning digging out from the huge accumulation that fell overnight. At press time the snow was still flying.

Sam Van Schie photos KIRSTEN HILDEBRAND Nelson Star Reporter

Until recently, most Heritage City folks wondered if Christmas would be white here in the Kootenay. Well, it is.

Thursday’s first morning light revealed a dump of snow like few others this region has recently experienced.

Digging out for the morning commute, neighbour greeted neighbour, shovel in hand, extolling the almost unbelievable amount of white stuff blanketing the community.

Thursday reports from Whitewater claim 42 cm or 16.5 inches of snow fell at the hill between 5 p.m. and 4 a.m.

In the past 24 hours 50 cm fell, with 96 cm in the past three days.

With snow still falling heavily yesterday morning, Environment Canada had yet to lift its warning. There is an “intense” Pacific frontal system over our region that doesn’t seem to be

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For inspiration on smile makeovers, TMJ therapy, orthodontics and more, visit our website www.kootenaysmiles.ca or put a new smile on your face today by giving us a call:

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Leafs crushed in showdown BOB HALL Nelson Star Editor

Billed as a clash of the KIJHL titans, Wednesday night’s first place showdown Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a between the Nelson Junior wonderful holiday and a happy New Year.

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Leafs leading scorer a fiveminute major for boarding and a game ejection.

With Linden Horswill and Carson Willans doing a tremendous job penalty killing, the Leafs managed to kill the penalty and even drew a twominute to Cody Lebreque to make it four-on-four for the last two minutes of the major.

Then just as Lebreque was released from the penalty box, he joined Jamie Vlanich on a two-on-one. Vlanich shot low and beat Nelson starter Cody Boeckman to make it

1-0. At that point the Leafs were outshooting the Rebels 7-2.

“They got that first goal and we died,” said Beitel. “But the score was not indicative of the play, their goalie played well.”

The score remained 1-0 going into the first period intermission.

Just over a minute into the second period, another twoon-one off a turnover led to Aaron Petten increasing the lead to 2-0. Two minutes after that, Bryan Lubin scored

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on a breakaway to make the advantage three.

The line of Horswill, Willans and Dustin Reimer finished the period strong for the Leafs with a solid shift that drew a penalty late in the game, but the Leafs could not capitalize on the opportunity.

Three minutes into the third period Aaron Dunlap finished a nice two-on-one thanks to a James Sorrey pass and cut the lead to 3-1. But that was all Rebels starter Jordan Gluck would give, stopping the other 11 Leafs shots in the final frame.

With 11 minutes left to play in the period, sloppy play in the defensive zone allowed Vlanich to score his second goal of the game.

More defensive breakdowns with six minutes left, led to a Darren Medeiros goal and a 5-1 Castlegar lead. Kody Disher finished off the scoring with just under five left to play on yet another two-onone that left the home side demoralized.

“It wasn’t our best game,” Leafs coach Frank Maida told the Star after the game.

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With a break in regularly scheduled ice activities the local ice arenas are open for rent during the holiday break.

It could be a perfect way to spend time with visiting family or friends for a skate party or shinny game. The rental cost ranges between $73 and $154 per hour (depending on timing and age group) and is booked through the NDCC 250-354-4386 with Kristine. Cruise your guests through the Nelson Sports museum at the Civic while they’re here too.

The gymnastics winter camp is happening again this year and is a great way for parents to keep the children active over the holidays. Emphasis is on fun and games while learning gymnastics skills. Swing, jump and bounce your way into the New Year. Running from January 2 to 4, the camp schedule is as follows: Jr. Campers (ages 4-6) 9 a.m.

– 10:30 a.m.., Sr. Campers (ages 6 & up) 10:30 a.m. – 12

p.m. Cost is $45 + $6 Gymnastics BC fees.

(Casual user registration fee of $6 applies to new members).

Registration deadline is today. To register visit the website at glaciergymnastics. com If it’s fresh air activities you’re after, look no further than our very own back yard. Literally speaking, sledding, xc skiing and snowshoeing are possible right out our front doors when we have snow down in the lower levels.

Otherwise we’re lucky enough to be only 10-20 minutes away from the winter wonderlands in our area.

The non-profit volunteer operated Kootenay Mountaineering club has been diligently preparing the Bonnington range trails for the local and visiting experienced back country skier. Beautifully maintained and cared for, these range cabins and trails are for daylong treks and recommended only for the experienced.

Check out their website for bookings and details: kootenaymountaineering. bc.ca On the heels of the best opening day for many years, Whitewater is the perfect place to treat your visitors to some perfect powder.

Leave your vehicle at home and transport

your visitors to and from the hill on the Whitewater shuttle bus at a reasonable cost of $11 return — with other cost saving packages too.

As for the Whitewater regular season programs, the Ski and Board Club will

be launching a brand new freestyle skiing program starting January 12. The nationally run RBC Jumps and Bumps program is designed to introduce kids ages 8-14 to the world of freestyle skiing and is the freestyle skiing equivalent to the Nancy Greene program for ski racing. More information at snowschool@ skiwhitewater.com or 250-354-4944.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS Thank you!

for 20 fun & fabulous years Open Studio & Sale December 22 10 am to 5 pm Laneway Entrance, 320 Vernon St www.lillieandcohoe.com

20th Anniversary

THINK LOCAL FIRST LIVE. SHOP. PLAY NELSON AND AREA What three businesses would you miss if they disappeared from Nelson?

Has it been a while since you shopped there?

Stop in….say hello…and pick something up. Make an ongoing commitment to spend at least $60 in your favorite stores. It’s pretty simple…. It’s your purchases that keep those businesses around When you think local first it allows your money to go full circle, right here at home… 360 degrees right back into our community.

Spend it out of market on line or over the line…..and NOTHING comes home.

Think local first. If we all made a commitment to spend more money locally….image the impact it could have on our economy…more jobs…more payroll…more local businesses… which really means a stronger tax base…that helps pay for public services for your family.

Pick 3 ….Spend $60…your money goes full circle back into our community.

With all the great shops and restaurants in Nelson and area… why stop at 3????

Remember to Think Local First

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“The Virgin is with child and shall bear a son, and she will call him Emmanuel.” Is.7: 14 Sister Nancy Hurren, cnd –Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA

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The days before Christmas are quickly passing us by. The scurrying and preparations are nigh well completed. Families are gathering from far and near to remember and to honour the birth of an extraordinary child.

Throughout the pages of the scriptures as this

Savior is foretold, so too is the woman whom God has chosen to give Him birth. Genesis hints at her role, Isaiah sees her foreshadowed as the mother of the King-Messiah. Luke’s gospel describes her amazement as she receives Gabriel’s announcement that she is to conceive and bear a son and that she must name Jesus. Gabriel continues, “He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High and the Lord God will give him the throne of David.”

(Luke 1:33) Good news can be overwhelming and this good news does overwhelm this young teenaged woman.

Confused, Mary asks for clarification, and learns that St. John’s Lutheran Church • 321 Silica Street, Nelson this birth will be of God’s doing, the God for whom www.wklutheran.ca • 250-354-3308 nothing is impossible and that further, her kinswoman Elizabeth is also with child.

Mary’s response, “I am the handmaid of the Lord, let A Friendly Bible what you have said be done Centre Church to me.” (Luke 1:38) echoes down through the ages of Christendom inspiring poets and artists, musicians Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am and saints. Here is one totally disposed to let God’s great work be accomplished in and through her. Her 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 second response is to reach Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber out to Elizabeth, to go in Refreshments are served after the service “haste” to be of assistance.

(Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) One can only imagine the conversations of these two pregnant women, their mutual support and sharing of the wonders God had done in them. The great canticle of praise found in Luke 1:46 – 56, gives us a glimpse of Mary’s joy and We are having a colourful candle lighting gratitude but also of the way service, music, stories & poems and in which this Child, Jesus, is the fulfillment of all God’s master story tellers Ali and John promises and of the longings Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 of all God’s people.

Living out the call of 905 Gordon Rd God is never without its (IHA Bldg., back door) challenges. Mary’s integrity is questioned by Joseph; the two need to travel the long and difficult road to Bethlehem, just as she is due, to meet the decree of a distant Caesar who demanded www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com a count of his subjects; housing is unavailable in the overcrowded town of Central School Gym Bethlehem and she gives Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson birth in a stable; following the birth, they need to flee • Developing Relationships from Herod’s soldiers who • Music that will move you have been commanded to • Helping people - Help people kill all male children under two by their paranoid king.

Jim Reimer In all these happenings Luke reminds us that Mary pondered all these things in her heart. How could all this be reconciled with the God who saves His people?

First As we hear the Christmas Baptist Church carols ring out from all sides, as we contemplate the lowly 611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212 stable scene of Jesus’ birth, Sunday Worship at 10:00 am let’s take time to reflect, as Mary did, on our own Pastor Scott Simpson fbcnelson.ca calls to welcome Christ into this world. How well do we discern what God is asking, how courageously do we continue in the face of difficulties, how deeply do we trust in the presence of Emmanuel, God-withus, on all the roads we are Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am called to journey? Are we Nelson hearing the call to reach out United to the homeless, to call out “Advent 4 ” Church for justice for the oppressed, Special Services Service of the Longest Night Friday, Dec. 21 to continue God’s call for 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary saving action in our homes Christmas Eve December 24 and neighborhoods?

Family Service with Pageant 7:00 pm Despite our fears and our Candlelight Communion Service 10:30 pm Saturday Night Alive for Teens doubts let Gabriel’s words Dec. 22, 6:00 pm in the main hall to Mary echo in our hearts, “Nothing is impossible to 602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 God.” Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

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Sports

Shot at revenge soon

Continued from Page 14 “We started strong and controlled the game in the first 10 minutes. They scored a goal after a big penalty kill and they gained momentum.”

When the final buzzer sounded, the Rebels celebrated like they had just one the biggest games of the season. Which is likely the fact.

“They were rubbing it in our face… we’ll take note,” Beitel said of the enthusiastic celebration by the Rebels.

The assistant captain said the Leafs will use the loss as fuel to come back from the Christmas break hungry.

“It’s tough to lose going into the break like this, but it’s a good thing at the same time,” said Beitel. “We have some time to think about it and we can come back after the break ready to go.”

It won’t take long for the Leafs to seek revenge for the bitter loss. The two teams play in Castlegar on January 6.

“We’re looking forward to playing them again,” said Maida. “I know the guys are disappointed and we will see what happens next time.”

The Leafs next game is December 28 when they host the Spokane Braves at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

Yvonne Doreen Feller 1918 - 2012 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Yvonne Doreen (Billie) Feller on December 16, 2012. Billie was predeceased by her husband August Feller in 1983, daughter Sharon Brewer in 1989, daughter Betty Flewin in 1998 and grandson Randy Flewin.

She is survived by her son August (Budge) Feller (Cheryl) of Heffley Creek, seven grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, sisters Marjorie Grant of Quebec and Lee Finkle of Chicago.

Billie was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on May 22, 1918, moved to Nelson, BC in 1943 and then Kamloops in 2005. She was a life member of the Women’s Institute, Royal Purple and Willow Haven Hospital Association in Nelson.

The family would like to offer special thanks to the staff of the Overlander Extended Care Facility for all their kindness and support.

A Memorial will be held for Billie in the spring of 2013.

Arrangements entrusted to Kamloops Funeral Home 250-554-2577

Condolences may be emailed to the family from www.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

John Smiley Born Jan 28th, 1948 Passed Dec 26th, 2011

To some you are forgotten to others just part of the past, but to us who loved and lost you the memory will always last.

Ever remembered by mother Nina & Chuck, wife Isobel, sons Brad & Scott (Nancy), siblings Sandy, Ben (Barbara) & Kris (Steve), grandchildren Lucas, Cameron, Annabel, Angus and numerous nieces & nephews .

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...and all through the Nelson Library

emember OverDude? The library gnome who gave Dewey and the other shelf elves so much trouble last Christmas? The ShElves spent most of the year trying to interest him in a hobby other than creative library reorganization. “Knitting, Shcmitting,� OverDude told Dewey when she first suggested something to keep his twelve fingers busy. But poking around the craft section, he came upon Yarn Bombing (746.43). “Heh, heh, heh,� he chuckled devilishly, and Dewey winced. By April, book-cozies were everywhere. “What IS yarn-bombing?� Spineworth asked, plucking at the multicoloured book trolley cover. “Grafitti, really. Warmer than the usual kind,� Dewey answered, having unraveled her way out of a book.

She was, she admitted, feeling a little unraveled generally.

OverDude took up climbing next (796.5223), and stacks of books appeared everywhere; when he discovered his inner rock star (781.7), “Did he have to take up drumming?� Spineworth groaned. “I have an idea,� Dewey said. “He’s always happy to have a byte of something.

We’ll lure him into a computer with the promise of a nice Database Dinner.

How much damage can he do in there?�

How much damage indeed? By November, OverDude — making use of the car repair database — had remodeled the laminator and after the library was closed drag raced between the stacks. Through Ancestry.com he discovered he was a distant relative to Mario Andretti (eighth cousin, twice removed), so he taught himself Italian through the Rocket Languages database and by Christmas was driving all the elves nuts shouting Buon Natale!!

at the top of his lungs. “How much more of this can we take?� Dewey muttered. “Maybe he’ll find the A-Z World Travel database and go far, far away,� offered Spineworth. “I’m going to consult Consumer Health database for this headache I’ve got coming on,� said Dewey.

And then she had an idea. “What OverDude needs is someone to love. He needs a pet. And I know just the database.�

Spineworth’s eyes widened. “No, Dewey—! Those aren’t kittens in that database, they’re—�

But it was too late. OverDude, who had been listening from behind a Canadian Newsstand virtual newspaper, had already pounced on the National Geographic database. “Tigers!� Dewey yelled when the first one burst through the monitor and began chasing elves around and around the circ desk. “Maybe they’ll turn into butter?� suggested Spineworth, watching.

Dewey rolled her eyes. “That only happens in books, Spineworth.�

Within an hour the library was overrun. Spineworth, perched on the top of the natural history section, watched in horror as a zebra chased an aardvark. “It’s reverse alpha order,� he screamed. “Dewey — do something!�

Thinking quickly, Dewey reached in and grabbed the BC Building Code. “Inspector’s coming!� she yelled, brandishing the regulations.

In a flash all of the animals had returned to the database, leaving OverDude grumbling. “Nobody knows how to have any fun around here,� he muttered, looking so dejected that Spineworth and

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All guests will receive a first class dinner in a pleasant and homey atmosphere, plus a wrapped Christmas Gift.

It costs approximately $4.00 per plate to host our Christmas Eve dinner.

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Touchstones of Nelson — Greg Scott

Songs fill the air

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Dateline December 14, 1962

$500 depression-day bank loan has spiraled into a multithousand structure and business which officially returns to Baker Street today. City Auto Service Ltd., whose ancestor was an auto wrecking business located in the business heart of Nelson, has expanded by moving its headquarters from its mountain bluff perch on Granite Road. The firm will continue its Granite Road operation. Today, the four-man partnership which coalesced in the searing cinders of a calamitous fire in 1954, officially displays to the public its new quarters in the 800 block, Baker Street. Dealer for Chevron and four-way dealer of Chrysler vehicles and products is today housed in a $30,000 renovated quarters. It’s a vast stride from the firm’s humble beginnings almost 25 years ago.

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Dateline December 17, 1962

enturies-old carols from various countries of the world flowed from the hearts of Mrs. T.J.S. Ferguson’s boy’s choir throughout the St. Paul’s-Trinity Church, Saturday night.

Solos, duets and trios sung by the enthusiastic boys, were acknowledged with thunderous applause from the church, filled to capacity. “Singing is as encouraging to the children as it is to me, bringing happiness and inspiration,” Mrs. Ferguson said. Mrs. Ferguson expressed her pride in her choir and said that the funds collected would go to help a refugee boy in the Congo. “This is the boy’s Christmas gift to unfortunate children in other parts of the world,” she explained. The program was recorded by radio station CKLN so Nelsonites may enjoy songs during Christmas season.

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Dateline December 18, 1962

ity Police fired a gunshot in the air to stop a fleeing juvenile early Sunday morning, Juvenile Court Judge K.D. McRae was told Monday.

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The 17-year-old Nelson youth was fined $25 for using obscene language in a city café. The youth had been ordered out of the café but later returned. The police were called and he fled, necessitating the warning shot.

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Dateline December 18, 1962

mayor’s chain of office, composed of Kootenay silver and gold, will adorn the mayor’s office in January. After more than 500 man-hours of work, silversmith, Zeljko Kujundzic, principal of the Kootenay School of Art, turned over the 15-link chain to Alderman Albert Maida, representative of the sponsoring group, the Brotherhood of Protective Order of Elks. At least a pound of silver was donated by Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. The gigantic corporation also furnished the pure gold used.

Kujundzic placed the value of the chain at $2,000 for the city and much higher if any private citizen is interested in obtaining that Christmas gift for the person who has everything.

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Dateline December 29, 1962

oominess is the trademark of the new Peebles Motor Inn. Brightness from the main floor to the 70-car parking lot is evident throughout the $150,000 conversion of the former modern garage building into a spacious 33-room motor inn. Though largeness from the main floor patio to the main lounge to the big two-bed rooms is an obvious component, more subtle features eventually emerges on looking at the new quarters. A distinctive flavor permeates the project, which was begun in August. The 33-rooms feature modernity. Each is equipped with wall-to-wall drapes, its own telephone, shower-bath facilities, including sliding glass doors, and most of the rooms have television sets. How spacious it is, citizens of Nelson are invited to find out this afternoon following the official ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor T. S. Shorthouse.

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Please fax or email resume to 250-342-0212 louise@maxhelmer.ca max@maxhelmer.ca

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

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Customized Employment Coordinator The Kootenay Society for Community Living seeks a permanent full-time Customized Employment Coordinator to work in the West Kootenay. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Customized Employment Coordinator provides customized employment services for persons with development disabilities and/or other spectrum disorders with an 80% target placement rate.

For more details please visit our website at www.ksclcastlegar.net.

To apply please either email your resume to bgooliefkscl@telus.net or fax to 250-365-5679 This posting closes on December 10, 2012

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

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HOME SHARE PROVIDER The Kootenay Society for Community Living supports individuals with developmental disabilities and/or spectrum disorders.

We currently have opening for Home Share Providers to share their home and provide support to individuals in the West Kootenay.Your qualifications include experience working with individuals with development disabilities and the desire to provide a safe and welcoming home that offers individuals the opportunity for inclusion.

For more details please visit our website at www.ksclcastlegar.net.

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PART TIME RECEPTIONIST WANTED Starting January 2013. Saturdays and holiday relief. Mail resumes to: Coldwell Banker Rosling Real Estate 593 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4J1

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Call for Casual Employment:

The Kootenay Society for Community Living seeks casual employees to work in the West Kootenay. Casual employees provide service for persons with development disabilities and/or spectrum disorder in residential settings and in the community. For more information please visit our website at www.ksclcastlegar.net.

To apply please either email your resume to hr-kscl@telus.net or fax to 250-365-5679 Heavy Duty Mechanic Wanted Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility. Applicants should hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport and a Motor Vehicle Inspectors Licence. Resume can be faxed to 250 352-2172

Obituaries

Alfred “Sonny� Roy McGregor May 09, 1925 – December 18, 2012 Alfred “Sonny� Roy McGregor passed away peacefully at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, British Columbia on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the age of 87.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no service.

As an expression of sympathy, friends and family may wish to make a donation to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation, 3 View Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 2V1 or the charity of choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Pacific Insight Electronics (PI), located in Nelson, BC, is a

Request for Proposals The Nelson Youth Soccer Association (NYSA) requests proposals from qualified and experienced applicants to provide head coaching and technical services for its Rep and House League Programs for the 2013 season as either an employee or as a contractor.

NYSA will consider proposals covering either program, or proposals covering both programs.

The successful applicant will work with NYSA to promote and fulfill our mission and purpose and reach our objectives and program goals. Please see our website www.nys. ca, NYSA Policies, Mission Statement to see those strategic statements. NYSA has a progressive membership that strives for soccer excellence and we are looking for someone to deliver programming that supports that target.

Proposals for each program will outline delivery of the following: • oversees the development and delivery of all technical aspects of the NYSA’s U6 to U18 programs following the design of BC Soccer’s Long Term Player Development guidelines • provides coaches with comprehensive and regular technical on-field support and mentoring which promotes the learning and understanding of the game as it relates to the age level being coached, while creating and supporting a coaching fraternity • provides players with comprehensive and regular technical on-field support which promotes the learning and understanding of the game appropriate to the age level of players, while encouraging individual and team play • supports NYSA on all matters pertaining to coaching and player development, and participates, as needed, with coach recruitment and retention, operations and scheduling issues and other duties as assigned (this might need some work) In addition, the proposal must include the following: • a current resume with contact information for no more than four relevant references • a description of your experience fostering player and coach development and effectively developing a culture of soccer success • a budget segregating costs for each service delivered within the program(s) • a month by month schedule of when individual services will be provided • the names and qualifications of all other coaching resources who the applicant intends to use to supplement the delivery of services Taken all together the proposal will outline a systematic, progressive, association-wide approach that will promote and foster an environment that produces a high standard of coaches and players in both competitive and recreational soccer.

Deadline: If you are interested in providing a proposal, NYSA must receive it by January 5th, 2013 at nys@nys.ca or PO Box 162, Nelson, BC, V1L 5P9

world-class designer, manufacturer and supplier of electronic product solutions for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. An overview of the Company can be viewed on our website: www.pacificinsight.com. To support its ambitious growth targets and build customer satisfaction and value, PI is recruiting for the following position:

Customer Service Representative (CSR) – 1 position Description:

Reporting to the Customer Service Group Team Leader, the CSR is the Company’s primary customer contact responsible for providing order maintenance and status updates to PI’s customers in addition to responding to customer inquiries regarding price, availability and quality subjects . This position provides key interface activity between the Company’s customers and the various internal PI departments in order to ensure customer satisfaction.

Position Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications and experience: • Demonstrate very good organization, communication and interpersonal skills. Strong advocate and capable of accurately communicating the “voice of the customerâ€? • Previous experience in a fast paced work environment • Ability to multi-task • Experience with dealing effectively with customer complaints and demand requirements • Excellent skills in using Microsoft Office particularly Outlook, Excel and Word • Prior customer service experience would be an asset Minimum 1 year post secondary education - preferably in the field of sales/business • Passion for achieving results • Office hours required 6:00am to 2:30pm to accommodate East Coast based customers

Pacific Insight offers a comprehensive benefits package and the personal benefits of a rural community lifestyle. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Candidates should e-mail their resume and cover letter to: cmarshall@pacificinsight.com by December 31, 2012. Please quote job ID#20091223.

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Cars - Sports & Imports ‘03 Honda Civic Hybrid sedan, blue, 173k, auto 65 MPG hwy, well maintained, $7500, 250551-2727

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Front Counter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Caroline Shimek of 2494 Hwy 3A Nelson, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation for the purpose of Private Moorage situated on Provincial Crown land near Nelson, BC and containing .03 hectares more or less.

The MFLNRO File Numbers that have been established for this application are Àle number 440 307 (lands). Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@ gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC, until February 1, 2013. FrontCounter BC may not consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ inde[.Msp Search Search by File Number: 440 307 for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at the Service BC Center in Nelson, BC. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural resource Operations regional ofÀce Cranbrook.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Front Counter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by David Copley of 51 Edgehill Cre. NW Calgary, Alberta, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation for the purpose of Private Moorage situated on Provincial Crown land near Procter and containing .03 hectors more or less.

The MFLNRO File Numbers that have been established for this application are Àle number 440530 (lands). Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@ gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC, until February 1, 2013. FrontCounter BC may not consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ inde[.Msp Search Search by File Number: 440530 for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at the Service BC Center in Nelson, BC. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural resource Operations regional ofÀce Cranbrook.

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The MFLNRO File Numbers that have been established for this application are Àle number 0 30 (lands). Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@ gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC, until February 1, 2013. FrontCounter BC may not consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ inde[.Msp Search Search by File Number: 0 30 for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at the Service BC Center in Nelson, BC. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural resource Operations regional ofÀce Cranbrook.

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FROM ALL OF US AT SELKIRK...

may you find health, peace and happiness beyond imagination in 2013.

Engagement Announcement Pamela Guille and Steve Barabonoff

Are proud and pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter

Cherese Guille to Sean Munro Son of Lynda Cavanaugh and Neil Munro

L.V. Rogers Students Get Into Christmas Spirit

Rec Leadership students organized the second annual Christmas fundraiser earlier this month. With events including a pancake breakfast, silent auction, Christmas crafts, bake sale, children’s games and pictures with Santa the group managed to raise over $1,700: $500 was donated to Nelson Salvation Army and $1,200 to Nelson KidSport. All unsold baked goods were donated to the Salvation Army, and all unopened juice boxes, hot chocolate and tea were given to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone that supported the students. submitted photo

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Seasonal sing-along set for Sunday at Vallican Whole Community Centre

Weather permitting, the choir and anyone else who is so inspired will go about the neighbourSpecial to the Nelson Star hood at the end of the event and serenade a few There’s nothing like getting together with lucky neighbours. your friends and neighbours and singing your While we sometimes get tired of canned carols everywhere we go, singing our festive heart out.

This Sunday (December 23) at 3 p.m., every- favourites together is something very different, one is invited to come to the Vallican Whole helping us to take back the season and remember Community Centre and do just that. why750ml this is a special time of year.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t sing, there will The newly formed Vallican Whole Choir is depositboisterous voices to carry you along hosting a seasonal sing-along featuring tunes we plus be enough have all known and loved ever since we could so you can enjoy the camaraderie and celebrate $1.00 Below Govt. Liquor Store winter and all it means to us here in these northfirst warble in our cribs.

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Fifty... Plus A Nelson food bank fundraiser held back in October by Joe “Cheech” Richchi was a huge success bringing in more than $1,000 cash and a truckload of non-perishable food.

Richichi — a well known New Grand Hotel bartender — invited family and friends to his 50th birthday part with the intent to raise money and food. With a long list of local businesses as sponsors, Richichi exceeded his goal. Last month Richichi (middle), Carlie Maglio (left) and Mariah Maglio stopped by the Star offices on their way to deliver the funds to local food banks.

250.352.7861 2124 Ymir Road www.nelsonvet.com HAPPY HOLIDAYS and best wishes for the New Year, from all the cats and dogs and volunteers at KAAP. Thank you for your support over the past year.

Our homeless critters depend on you. Make a rescue pet a member of your family! KAAP has many kittens, cats, puppies on our web site at www.kaap.ca. Call Daryl at 250-551-1053 for information.

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Winter roads cause problems

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Nelson Star Staff

COUNTRY NEIGHBOURHOOD

No one was hurt Saturday after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 6 just outside of Nelson near Giveout Creek Forest Service Road.

RCMP Cst. Colleen Lowing said at about 4 p.m., an SUV heading toward Ymir lost control in the snow and rolled. Although the car following was well back, it couldn’t avoid clipping the front end of the SUV, and landed in the ditch.

The SUV ended up back on its wheels and was pulled into a pullout back down the hill toward Nelson. Both vehicles were eventually towed.

Lowing also responded to two crashes in a week around the South Slocan bridge.

In the first incident, a truck rolled over in the middle of the bridge after the westbound driver struck ice. The second incident Friday, called in around 7:40 a.m., involved a small eastbound car and a westbound SUV, which lost control on slushy roads. It sideswiped the car and struck a barrier.

Both vehicles were towed, but there were no injuries.

Lowing says both vehicles had good winter tires, but the driver of the SUV, a South Slocan man, was ticketed for driving too fast for road conditions.

Traffic was down to a single lane for some time.

The driver of the car, a woman from Blewett, was checked out by ambulance attendants after hitting her head slightly, but didn’t need to be taken to hospital.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (KOOTENAY LAKE) 2013-2014 Budget Presentations

Wayne Germaine 250.354.2814 wayne@valhallapathrealty.com

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Call Norm or Lev

PUNKIN Every time you shop at the Kootenay Co-op, you have the opportunity to make a $2 donation to help homeless animals in our community. Just ask the cashier to swipe the KAAP Till Card, right beside the cash register. Thank you from KAAP!

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To book a presentation time: Audrey MacKenzie, Executive Assistant 250-505-7046 or amackenzie@sd8.bc.ca

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Well maintained multi-tenanted commercial building located in the downtown core of Nelson, BC. Zoned C-1 and sitting on a 42 x 120 foot corner lot, this building offers over 5,000 square feet of retail space on 2 levels.

Robert Goertz 250.354.8500 robert@valhallapathrealty.com www.kootenayconnector.com

$289,900

School Board Office, 570 Johnstone Rd., Nelson

For more information: Kim Morris, Secretary Treasurer 250-505-7039 or kmorris@sd8.bc.ca

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Tuesday, January 29, 2012

SD8 is seeking your input to help make important decisions about aligning our resources to meet student needs as you see them and to improve learning for students. The SD8 Finance Committee invites you to make your recommendations for the 2013-2014 budget by providing the Finance Committee with a 15 minute presentation.

To request a presentation opportunity please complete the Project Description Form found at www.sd8.bc.ca / News and Highlights / Budget 2013-2014 Deadline for project description form is Friday, January 11th.

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Uniquely styled 4-level, 5-bdrm, 3-bath home that definitely should be on your ‘must see’ list. Located in the mountain village of Salmo close to recreation, schools, parks and shopping, this home warmly invites any size of family. With its unique floor plan, it could accommodate two families or potential for a self-contained suite. If value is your criteria, this is your home. Quick possession is available.

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Lovely 3 bedroom 3 bath family home on level landscaped lot. Paved driveway & double attached garage. Centrally located between Nelson & Castlegar. New kitchen stone effect counter tops. Newer roof & a new 14x14 deck. The dormered roof line adds character to this excellent value home. MLS K216880

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We send our best wishes to the many good friends and neighbours we have had the pleasure of serving this year. May your hearts and homes be filled with good, old fashioned Christmas cheer.

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elson heavy metal fans are in for an early Christmas present from Savage Blade.

The local quintet — formed by Eric Hoodicoff, Chris Rand, Chris Killeen, Marc Hamelin and ex-Mormon wildchild vocalist Nikko Forsberg — have just finished recording their sophomore album, Angel Museum, and will give their friends at home the first chance to hear it front to back at a listening party at The Royal tomorrow night.

Savage Blade bassist Chris Rand said the new album will bring more of the classic heavy metal sound the band is known for.

"It's very similar in terms of tone and style to the debut record," Rand says.

"If anything's different, the production is much bigger and stronger than our first release."

As well, on first album just a few members of the band wrote the songs, while this time around Rand says it was more of a collaborative effort.

"Having more ideas to draw from, it helped us come up with more complex and interesting arrangements than maybe we've done in the past."

Angel Museum won't be officially released until late-January or February, but everyone who comes to the

listening party will be given a promotional code to download it free.

Rand says the band is still trying to decide what record label to put the album out on. They're in the fortunate position of having multiple offers.

In the New Year, Savage Blade plans to hit the road to promote their new offering and have a big European tour in the works. Besides a strong continent of local supporters, the bulk of their fans are overseas.

"Germany is ground zero for us.

They're big, big supporters of traditional heavy metal — which is what we are," Rand says. "Fans have written to tell us about our album being played between acts at some of the larger festivals there and people singing along and things like that."

The band has been featured in numerous international magazines including Britain's Classic Rock Magazine (circulation 300,000) and Heavy Magazine, both of which have hailed

Savage Blade as leaders of the new wave of traditional heavy metal.

The listening party at The Royal goes Saturday, December 22 at 9:30 p.m. sharp. After they'd played the album, local punk rock band Drunk Uncle will take the stage, then Savage Blade will play a set that mixes some of their new songs (played live for the first time) with old favourites.

Tickets are $15, available at available at the Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com Doors open 8pm.

Dec 28th - Ryan Wells & Friends Dec 29th - Kyprios & The Chaperones

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Erica Dee

Erica Dee is an artistic paradigm of Erica to Los Angeles in 2009 to work our age. in his studio.

Born in the digital realm, she manNow a true powerhouse in both the ages to combine old world spirit with studio and on stage, Erica has continnew world soul, seamlessly mixing, ued to refine her recording and live singing, rapping and DJing performance prowess; reinto a linear stream. An eleccently appearing with Mr. Erica Dee tro vaudevillian gypsy, she Lif and Thievery CorporaDecember 26 has captivated audiences tion and on tracks with DJ Spirit Bar from BC to Brazil and lives Muggs of Cypress Hill as Doors 9 p.m.

Ticket $10 to travel, learn and share her well as dubstep maestro many gifts with the world.

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The daughter of jazz musiErica’s sonic adventurcians, as a teen and into her early 20’s ism knows no boundaries. From hip living in Nelson, Erica was heavily in- hop to house, electro, mash-up, Top volved in Canada’s burgeoning west 40 remixes, RnB or dubstep, Erica Dee coast electronic music scene, open- flexes her versatility in both style and ing for Lyrics Born, Lil Kim and Collie skill effortlessly. Whether at a 15,000 Buds, and writing and recording with capacity festival or the back room of Bassnectar and DJ Numark (Jurassic Spiritbar, as a DJ, singer or rapper, she 5). entertains and connects with her audiThis led to an opportunity to be ence in a cosmic exchange of love enmentored by Numark, who invited ergetics and light.

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The 5 Trick Pony crew founder and Shambhala beach stage resident, Nelson's Dallas Breakfluid has been searching out and playing fly tracks for 15 years.

Known for playing the best tracks you’ve never heard, his unique and rare track selections have enabled him to share the stage with huge talents and fellow music lifers, Bonobo (ninja tune / Tru Thoughts), J. Boogie (om records), Mad Professor (ariwa sounds), Gift of gab (Quannum/Anti), DJ Vadim (ninja tune/BBE), and El Papa Chango (el circo).

In a time of one dimensional DJ’s, Breakfluid takes pride in not being pinned to any certain genre or trend that seems to be “hot” at the moment and would rather just focus on well produced music in general.

Breakfluid will be spinning for the dinner crowd at Bibo restaurant, 518 Hall Street, on Saturday, December 22, as part of the Beats at Bibo series.

Enjoy delicious food, the tastiest cocktails and luscious beats. Call 250-352-2744 to reserve your table.

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The dark comedy, written in 1962 by american playwright Edward Albee, portrays a bitter married couple in a searing night of dangerous fun and games with a younger couple.

The reading, directed by Michael Graham, will feature Jane Sinclair and Richard Rowberry as the older couple, and Carly Brandel and Terran Orletsky as the younger pair.

Adriana Bogaard received a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to produce the reading series.

“The idea is to give Nelson theatre lovers more opportunities to experience some of the world’s best plays” Bogaard says.

“At the same time community theatre artists get to share their love of these great works of art which, because of production costs and casting difficulties, might not otherwise be staged.”

Actors have a chance to get into the character as they read their parts from the script book and follow the basic stage direction.

“It won’t be the same as seeing the fully produced play, but it’s a lot better than sitting at home reading the play yourself,” Bogaard says.

It’s also a good opportunity for actors and directors to work on something

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new staged play reading series kicks off later this month with a performance of the Broadway favourite Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

short term between projects to keep their skills sharp.

“There’s lots of great local actors doing the readings,” Bogaard says. “It’s great for them because they can play the part without having to spend months rehearsing.”

The second play in there series will be Scorched by Quebecois playwright Wajdi Mouawad (Alphonse) on January

12, directed by Adriana Bogaard, and the final reading will be 12 Angry Men

by Reginald Rose on January 25, directed by Bessie Wapp. The readings will feature some of our actors, such as Lucas Myers, Lisel Forst, Stephen Fowler, Brian d’Eon, Geoff Burns, Pat Henman, Michael Pearce, Bessie Wapp and many others.

All shows take place at 8 p.m. at the Old Church Hall, 602 Kootenay Street at Victoria Street. Tickets will be sold at the door only, for $12 per show or $30 for a full series pass.

Proceeds from these events will be donated to the Nelson Food Bank, the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program, and the Nelson and District Women’s Centre.

Youth Stand Out in Kootenay Literary Competition Julia Gillmor {vurb} contributor

It’s not news the Kootenays is a hot bed for literary talent.

From Angie Abdou to Anne Degrace to Tom Wayman to Rita Moir, the list is long and impressive and growing.

We’ve always been known as a hub for the arts but sometimes among the festivals and the revelling, the vibrant literary arts community gets overlooked.

Then entered, the Kootenay Literary Competition.

Wrapping up its third year, the competition saw its highest number of participants to date and an unprecedented turn out in the youth categories.

As head of the English department

at L.V. Rogers secondary school and a board member for the Kootenay Literary Competition, Kari Kroker was thrilled with numbers.

Schools teach creative writing and English literature, but Kroker feels it’s not enough.

“We have to move beyond just our school and [the Kootenay Literary Competition] is an excellent vehicle to do it. It’s giving kids what they need.”

Writing is generally a solitary act and as such Kroker sees the the importance of mentorship and benefit of a supportive community.

“It can be the community that leads and pushes you forward. That is a huge part of what KLC offers.”

And it’s not just youth from L.V. Rogers who participated in the competition, there was equally strong representation throughout the region.

In the fall, youth writing workshops were hosted around the region which helped to promote the contest and offer skills and feedback to participants.

“Kids love the big ideas, they love to give and they love to learn. It bothers me when we diminish their ability, we should expect more from them,” says Kroker.

She would like to see more mentorship for youth in the arts.

“I see a lot of writing that is extremely personal which is a great starting place.

But there is so much value in listening

to the voices of people that are older than you.”

Kroker’s focus is to get youth to look outward and forward, exploring the big ideas for themselves.

The Kootenay Literary Competition will be announcing another youth workshop in the spring to be lead by Fernie author Angie Abdou. Details about the workshop will be posted online at kootenaylitcomp.com.

The site will also have information about the Kootenay Literary Competition awards night on January 18 with special guests Sandra D and Lucas Myers and story excerpts to be read by the contest winners. The time and location have yet to be announced.

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I’m not going to sit here and write like I know about James Lamb. All I know is that he’s from Nelson, and that his last name shares the same as an expensive meat that I can’t afford to eat.

The beauty of not knowing anything about him is that it adds a shroud of mystery. For all I know, James Lamb could be a hermit who lives up on a mountain and has a huge beard, or maybe he’s a guy who makes a living by busking covers of Neil Diamond songs. Maybe people even pay him exuberant amounts of money when he sings “Shilo” — I know I would. Whatever the case, it makes you pay more attention to his music because that’s the only glimpse of James Lamb that you’ll see.

His third album Imagineering sounds nothing like Neil Diamond. In fact, I’m not going to compare this to any artist because it really stands on its own and is one of the most original albums I’ve listened to in a while.

Keep in mind, I’m not saying that because I’m biased that he’s a local musician - there’s a lot of local music that I’m given and sounds like it was recorded in a walkin freezer. This album is a welcome surprise, with top notch quality. It’s polished.

I could go on and describe every single song on this, but I won’t. The music industry has lost its touch with the “album” these days, and it’s all about the singles. One or two songs from an album are considered a success. Very rarely do you hear an album that you listen to from front to back and that makes you understand the artist a bit more. This is one of those albums. Even though this was recorded over a course of five years, it still has a cohesive feel to it that sounds like it was done in one take.

You’ll want to pay attention to some of the lyrics because there are lots of mentions of local spots that will put some amazing imagery in your brain as well.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS & A SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR 2013!

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UPCOMING in the New Year

The Capitol Theatre presents: BALLET JORGEN CANADA Swan Lake Thursday, January 31 at 8pm LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTREAL Night Box and Harry Saturday, February 23 at 8pm MARTHA WAINWRIGHT Thursday, March 7 at 8pm (tickets on sale December 19, 2012) PHIL HANLEY with Standup Comedy Saturday, March 9 at 8pm ALPHA YAYA DIALLO & HIS BAND BAFING Friday, April 19 at 8pm Buy tickets at www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca P. 250 352-6363 Box Office closed Dec.26-Jan.7

Don’t expect smashing guitars or pounding drums on this one though because it’s rather mellow but damn, is it good. It’s one of those albums you should listen to while laying down, looking up at the ceiling while contemplating something important like: “I wonder if I’d look good with a beard?”

From the first note on “Narrow Valley” to the last on “Date with a Wrecking Ball”, you’ll sit there enjoying all the different mellow sounds that James Lamb creates.

For that reason, this album may have squeezed it’s way into one of my top picks for the year.

Keep a close eye on local wonder James Lamb. If he continues putting out such quality as Imagineering, he’ll be going places. When that time inevitably happens, I really hope he records a cover of Neil Diamond and dedicates it to me in the liner notes. Then we’d be best friends... with beards. Beard friends.

I’m so amazed at the variety of music that happens at the Open Stages each week.

Anything from a girl playing and singing with her ukulele or harp, a folk singer songwriter, sweet harmonic duets to full-blown bands rock, reggae, funk, hip hop to general chaos of people trying to figure it out. That part isn’t always so enjoyable but rest assured the chaos will soon pass. If you don’t have a taste for one act you’ll probably run into something you really love during the course of the evening.

The Royal was a good example of the variety that happens when Allie Kane moved from singing and playing the piano to accompanying herself on the acoustic guitar to having several musicians come and join her to finish her set.

Nik and Bo Faraguna offered up a great rock set with Vince Curly holding down the bass lines following which the the local band, The Citizens got some close dancing going with their mood music.

At the Dam Inn I had the pleasure of playing with Rob Funk on the drums, Mike Hepnar on the bass and Ben Euerby on the keyboard.

These guys make playing music a delightful experience. Sally T and Rob Hay wowed the crowd with some of their originals and a medley of traditional gospel. Sally’s voice and guitar playing are outstanding and her musical partner gives her good solid backing with harmonies and acoustic guitar or bass as well as fronting several tunes.

Nik and Bo were in their stomping grounds at the Balfour Beach Inn. These boys along with their brother Joey, used to play the Inn as teenagers. Life has drawn them in different directions these days but Nik is still pursuing music in Japan where he is a member of two different bands NITRAMB and Saszuka Brothers. Bo plays drums locally when he has the opportunity.

Just reminder that an up-to-date schedule for Open Stages is available at artminprodutions. com.

Local singers add voices to global event Join the Good Earth Singers for a global call to action on Friday, December 21 at 10 a.m. at SelfDesign High, at 402 Victoria Street.

December 21, 2012 marks the completion of the ancient Mayan calendar and has been hyped by some as the day the world will end.

With the world’s attention focused on this date, the singers hope to use the opportunity to mobilize the global community in a new spirit of celebration and service, while acknowledging the delicacy of humanity’s relationship with the earth at this time in history.

They view this moment as an opportunity to

reignite human imagination — through singing — to find new pathways to restore right relations between humanity and the earth.

For 15 minutes on December 21, voices around the world will sing one song in synchrony. The song is a simple but beautiful chant from the Yoruba Tribe, called Ise Oluwa. Translated into English, the words mean “That which the creator has made can never be destroyed.”

For details on the global event and to learn the words to the song, see oneearth-onevoice.org.

For information about the local event, email info@selfdesignhigh.org.

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Dancers set for Winnipeg Ballet school Congratulations to Anna Cooper and Hollie Arsenault, who will be attending Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s professional division summer school in July 2013.

Auditions were held in Kelowna in October.

Cooper is currently living with her grandparents, Josef and Anna Havlik. Her parents and sister Natalie moved to Mexico this past summer and Anna made the difficult decision to stay behind in Rossland.

Unfortunately, there is no appropriate level ballet studio anywhere in the vicinity of her family’s new home in Mexico, so Cooper has chosen to remain in Rossland to continue with Renee Salsiccioli of Renee’s Studio, (formerly Kootenay Dance Works).

Cooper has attended summer programs in Toronto at the National Ballet, and in Calgary at Alberta Ballet. It’s Anna’s dream to attend a professional ballet school on a full-time basis.

Arsenault had set her goal to attend the Royal Winnipeg Ballet as a very young dancer and hopes to follow in the footsteps of her dance teacher, Salsiccioli. Salsiccioli began her dance training with Carole Bonin in Trail, before being invited to attend the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at age 14. This will be Arsenault’s first experience away from home for an extended period but she is really looking forward to the opportunity.

Cooper and Arsenault will be joining Michaela Skuce, who has been training with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet professional division since 2011.

Renee’s Studio is a rarity as dance studios go; a studio that is purposefully kept small so that the instruction and progress of the students

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Cheers to craft beers

estled in the heart of Nelson stands the funktified old brewery building at 512 Latimer Street. Here three lads live and love the life of brewing and drinking organic craft beer.

Mike Kelly, Al McLeod and Chad Hansen want to share, educate and isolate for you the basics of their passion for better beer.

In this ongoing article we will explore the two great gifts of the holiday season: beer and chocolate. What else would satisfy a festive time of year?

Both are delicious, but combined they become heavenly.

The Nelson Brewing Company recently released a limited edition triple chocolate stout called Bliss Tank in the 650ml bottle (Our first beer in this formate in 15 years).

The triple chocolate came from the three additions of cocoa in the nibs, butter and powder forms.

At first, it might sound like cake in a bottle but after your first sip, you’ll discover it’s maybe not as

sweet as you might think.

It’s a well balanced beer with loads of flavour and a kick of pure full-bodied lusty chocolate!

It’s a true chocolate lovers beer. Sold locally at all the finest retailers, this will sell out before Christmas perhaps leading to a 2013 rerelease.

Another fine option in this category is Victoria brewery Phillips Longboat chocolate porter.

The beer is, as one would guess, about as dark as it gets yet light on the malt front. If you’re thinking about food pairings, have a go with chocolate, chocolate cake or even ice cream.

This is the perfect example of how craft beer

has evolved light years past hot dogs and a beer at the game. There isn’t a food that doesn’t have the perfect beer pairing.

The chocolate finish of these beers may have some purists screaming from the Pulpit. Though, I doubt they would have much to say with a mouth full of double cream chocolate ice cream and a pint of this double chocolate porter. Yes, I said it beer and ice cream, we dare ya!

Yet another option from right here in BC is Victoria’s Lighthouse brewery’s Dark Chocolate Porter.

It’s a dark, robust porter flavoured with cocoa nibs.

The raw nibs go through a fermentation process and are then roasted to create a rich and intense chocolate flavour. Just like the previous two, it’s a strong flavourful beer great paired with food or just on its own.

Experimentation is what the craft beer movement

is all about! Grapefruit, apricots, hell, even potatoes have been mashed into brews. Some fizzle and die out rather quickly and others stand the test of time and push the boundaries of what people envision beer to be.

So next time you’re at the liquor store grab a few different beers than you might normally get. Talk to the person at the store (especially if they happen to be a beer geek) and get some recommendations that would suit your specific tastes, and have a great night sampling some thing new with friends this holiday season.

We promise you it’s hard to have a better night than sampling new craft brews paired with your favourite foods and friends.

Cheers!

This column, co-written

by Nelson Brewing Company staff, will appear monthly in this space.

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4 cups milk (any kind) 6 egg yolks 2 teaspoons ground cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup cane sugar Nutmeg for seasoning Combine the milk, ground cloves, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a mediumsized pot. Blend the mixture well. Heat on a low setting, stirring often, until the mixture reaches a point just below boiling.

While this magic is happening, combine the egg yolks and the sugar in a separate bowl. (This bowl should be big enough to hold the milk mixture too after it is heated.)

To separate the egg yolk from the white, crack the egg and then split the shell in half evenly across the middle.

Then, pass the yolk back and forth between the two shell halves like a little yellow hot potato. A little bit of the egg white will plop out during each yolk transfer. Put the drained egg whites aside and make an egg white omelette for Grandma later or something.

When you have successfully combined the yolks and the sugar, whisk

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Nothing like gathering together as a family for the holidays. The stockings are hung, the tree is glowing, there’s something amazing happening in the oven, dad’s playing an old saxophone that he dug out of the basement, there’s no eggnog in the fridge… wait! There’s no eggnog in the fridge!?

Such is the dilemma of the weary holiday traveller. Tinsel, tinsel everywhere and nary a nog to drink. Just last year I found myself in such a predicament. The grocery stores were closed, the blizzard was a-blizzarding, and I was faced with a nogless Christmas night.

Armed with only a carton of eggs, a half-empty jug of milk, a surprisingly ample amount of rum, and a determined sense of resolve, I decided to make my own eggnog from scratch. The grinch wasn’t going to take this one from me.

It turns out that there aren’t many homemade eggnog recipes out there that don’t call for an alarming amount of heavy cream. Sure, I like my holiday drink binges, but I’m also a fan of my heart ventricles. To make up for the lack of cream, I whipped up this little recipe to emphasize the spice flavours of homemade eggnog: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and vanilla.

Add a little rum at the end, you’ll swear you were drinking a cinnamon

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them together until you get a fluffy, glowing yellow sludge.

By now, your milk mixture should be just below the point of boiling. Pour the hot milk mixture into the eggy sugar bowl and stir the two together.

Since none of us is Rocky Balboa, let’s not end up drinking those eggs raw.

After it’s all mixed, pour it back into the pot. Keep it on a low heat and stir frequently for three to four minutes.

Your eggnog should not quite come to a boil, but hover somewhere under. We want to cook out any eggy bacteria with-

out nuking our delicious drink.

Remove from heat. And you’ve got it…Well, almost.

Set it aside to cool. You might have to wait a few hours for things to sufficiently chill out, so plan in advance!

Add rum and a sprinkling of ground nutmeg to the individual servings instead of just dumping it all in the big batch.

And just like that, you have cinnamon bun holiday eggnog from scratch. Drink and enjoy responsibly. And don’t forget about Grandma’s egg white omelette.

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Theatre

A new play reading series kicks off on December 28 with a reading of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Directed by Michael Graham, read by local actors Richard Rowberry, Jane Sinclair, Carly Brandel and Terran Orletsky. The reading will be at the Old Church Hall, 602 Kootenay Street, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 per reading or $30 for a pass to see all three readings in the series.

Film

The Royal hosts a free end of the world movie night on Friday, December 21 beginning at 8:30 p.m. They'll be playing end of the world movies and giving out free popcorn. So if we're all still around, drop in for dinner and a movie.

Music

On Friday, December 21 come dance to live music by Clinton Swanson and friends as Mostly Swing hosts a dance party at The Royal. The music starts at 6 p.m. No cover.

DJ Breakfluid will be spinning for the dinner crowd at Bibo restaurant on Saturday, December 22, as part of the Beats at Bibo series.

The Picklepocalypse has cometh. To welcome in the new era, local DJ hero Sweet Pickle alongside his compadre Perching Crow will be on hand to play music at Spiritbar on Friday, December 21. Doors at 10 p.m. This show is free before 11 p.m., $5 thereafter.

On Saturday, December 22, Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions presents another three new acts to finish the year: Vanya Popov, The Two Birdz, JC Van Breugel and Melanie Schwarz, noon to 3:00 p.m.

The Royal presents Savage Blade on Saturday, December 22. This will be a night of some serious hard core heavy metal as we celebrate the forthcoming release of the band’s new album, Angel Museum. There will be a listening party at 9:30 p.m. sharp and anyone in attendance will receive a promotional code to download the new album for free.

Drunk Uncle will take the stage following the listening party and then Savage Blade will roll on from then. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, available

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Billy Bangers and DJango are uniting once again at Spiritbar on Saturday, December 22. A four-hour DJ set to bring on the post-apocalyptic showdown after the world melts down in Mayan chaos.

Doors at 10 p.m. Cover is $5.

Spiritbar is the place to be on Boxing Day, Wednesday, December 26. Both rooms will be in full swing with Erica Dee owning the back room and local DJ heroes B-Ron and Bryx holding down the main room. The show starts an hour early at 9 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door.

The Royal's Boxing Day reunion is Wednesday, December 26 beginning at 8 p.m. Ryan Wells is back, as always, and will be joined by Mr. Smith Vs Dexter, Cedar and Sweet Pickle. Cover is $12.

Come out for a Vortex Holiday Celebration at The Royal on Thursday, December 27, with the Vortex Players, Juniper, Suplex and much more. Cover is $10 or $5 with a non-perishable food item for the Nelson Food Cupboard.

Doors open at 9 p.m.

Come to The Royal on Friday, December 28 for an after work swing party with E.T. Atomic Swing Band. This band features Kiyoshi Elkuf on the super sax, Bennett Karcz on big loud drums, Ian Metzger on chunky guitar and Jesse Lee on bouncy bass. Doors at 6 p.m. Free cover.

The Royal presents Motown VS Stax: an all vinyl battle featuring a solid line-up of DJ's on Friday, December 28 after 8 p.m.. The night will feature Rhapsody, Rabs, Craig Mullin, Rafferty Funksmith, Olive, and The Man In Havana.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

The Royal presents Electric Capricorn Birthday Bash featuring Joel West, Braden Early and Jorma on Saturday, December 29 after 9 p.m. Cover is $5.

Kyprios and The Chaperones live in concert at Spiritbar on December 29. This five piece hip hop band that includes horns, backup singers, drummer, bassist, guitarist and DJ to back Vancouver-native Kyprios, who was

also a founding member of Sweatshop Union. Doors open at 10 p.m. First 100 tickets are $10.

At the Pub

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get going around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9 p.m.

Steal away with the hoodlums! Come to the Dam Inn on Friday nights for some of your favourite tunes, a seafood special and other fine eats and drinks. Music by Pauline Lamb aka Molly Malone, Marvin Walker kickin’ the ol’ travellin’ case and Glen Martin of Tuques and Von Butcher fame on mandolin and the guitbox. Things get going at 8 p.m.

Minors welcome.

Fridays at Finley’s: After work and all request DJ to follow. Free cover.

Saturdays at Finley’s: All request DJ and free cover.

Sundays at Finley’s: Football with karaoke at 9 p.m.

Mondays at Finley’s: Football and battle of the hotels, bars and restaurants.

Tuesdays at Finley’s: Live rock n’ roll and blues band come play with the band.

Wednesdays at Finley’s: Wine and wing night with karaoke dance party to follow.

Thursdays at Finley’s: Selkirk college student night with resident DJ and guest.

New Years Eve

Spiritbar welcomes 2013 with a party in both rooms, with a rotation between DJ Hoola Hoop, Soup and Lorne B of Home Breakin’ Records. The party goes until 3 a.m. Tickets are on sale at the Hume Hotel for $20.

There’s something for everyone at the Royal’s New Years Eve party. Starting off the night will be some old school R'n'B dance classics served up Bessie and The Back Eddies style. Next, Shred Kelly and their foot stompin’ stoke folk music will take us through the New Year.

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books and music for everyone on santa’s list.

Finishing off the evening will be DJs Rafferty Funksmith and Breakfluid as they take us until 4 a.m. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Royal, Urban Legends, The Music Store and liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 6 p.m. The music starts around 6:30 p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion Nelson Branch #51 New Years Eve party featuring live music with That Girl and Earl. Tickets $15 available at the Legion. Members and guests welcome.

All-ages New Year’s Eve party at the Eagle’s Hall, 641 Baker Street, with six hours of live music starting at 7 p.m.

The stage will warm up with some of Nelson’s favourite solo acts, including Darcy Hula, Eric Johnson, Spoon Castro and Doug Normal. At 9 p.m., the dance floor opens with The Jones Brothers, rock and soul to get your feet moving. At 11 p.m., Lift will make its rocking debut with its eclectic style of original dance rock. Tickets are $25 each or $50 for a family and include food/ drink items. Tickets are available at Positive Apparel Thrift Store, Big Cranium Design and Boomtown Emporium.

Celebrate New Years Eve with dinner and dancing at the Salmo Legion Hall, featuring Esrevan, Funk and Hepnar.

Dinner, including roast beef and yorkshire pudding, will start at 7 p.m. and the dance will follow. Tickets at $20, reserve yours by calling Gwen at 250 3579614 or Colleen at 250 357-2439. Tickets for the dance only are $7 at the door.

Concert announcement

Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents Allison Girvan on January 26, 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Tickets $24 for adults, $14 for students and seniors available at the theatre box office.

Martha Wainwright is coming to the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, March 7. Tickets at $25 through the Capitol Threatre box office.

The Royal will be hosting Montrealbased indie band Stars on Tuesday, April 2. The band will be touring in support of their new album, The North. Tickets $25 in advance, available now at Urban Legends, The Music Store, The Royal and online at liveattheroyal.com.