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Overall number continues downward trend BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
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Ministry studying contentious crosswalk
BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
The eye is on Fruitvale and the crosswalk near the Villagers Pub and Hotel, a problematic place for pedestrians. As the scene for numerous nearmisses in the past— the site of a hit-and-run Halloween night with near tragic consequences—
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gather data regarding pedestrian use and vehicle traffic. “(Cameras) are completed and we are waiting for data to be retrieved from the manufacturer,” he said in a letter to council. The ministry was also performing other action items to determine a solution for the area, including an “illumination warrant
analysis” to determine if enhanced lighting was appropriate. Village of Fruitvale chief administrative officer Lila Cresswell felt the lighting was inappropriate. “It’s very hard to see people with the snow and the dusk lighting, to see people standing on either side of the road,” she said. See DISTRICT, Page 3
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the crosswalk at the crossing of Highway 3B at Nelson Avenue is now firmly under review by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Darrell Gunn, the district operations manager with the ministry for the West Kootenay District, informed the village that they have installed a special camera to help
Some rare sightings highlighted this year’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC). December marked the 113th edition of the annual event, which began on Dec. 15 and concluded Jan. 5. This year more than 50 volunteers gathered to observe the region’s feathered friends. In the Beaver Valley area south of Trail and east of the Columbia River, 35 species were observed and 858 birds were noted. In 2011, only 31 species and 814 birds were observed in that area. This year saw 13 participants in the BV area, up from 11 last year, and more eyes may have assisted to spot more birds. “We did have about 75 Barrows Goldeneyes on the Fruitvale settling ponds, which is unusual.” said Don McNeill, bird count volunteer. “Although the bird itself isn’t rare.” McNeill’s birders had an unexpected treat, when three bald eagles were spotted. Shirley Coffin, organizer for the Trail and Genelle count, said that even though the weather was good on the day of count, there were not that many birds around. The overall number for Greater Trail birds was down from the 2011 count, with only 31 species and 669 birds noted. Although a city bylaw prevents people from feeding the birds, 75 rock pigeons were counted, up
from only 40 noted last year. Coffin, with a team of seven volunteers, trudged through patchy snow and observed 221 mallards and 110 common ravens. Only 110 mallards and 51 ravens were noted in 2011. Although Coffin was pleased to note four bald eagles in the Trail area, the number may not reflect an increase of these birds to our area since the 2011 count. Arnold By, long-time volunteer and organizer for the CBC theorized that the three bald eagles in Trail and Beaver Valley are probably the same birds; therefore the total is only four. A rare bird that was noted in the Genelle area, is the Virginia Rail. “It is very rare to spot this marsh bird in the winter because they migrate,” said Coffin. “They are common in the summer months, but very unusual in December.” With assistance from 37 counters, Rossland compiler Linda Szymkowiak noted 34 species and 930 total. Four of the birds were purple finches, a species that is not usually found in winter counts. Szymkowiak reported only 41 pine siskins and 45 evening grosbeaks; both numbers are less than half of what was recorded last year. The numbers of birds counted and species observed in Greater Trail are currently being analyzed by By. The overall number of Greater Trail birds is around three quarters of what it used to be six years ago, said By. See LOSS, Page 3
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LOCAL
Town & Country Local drummer eager for CD release Montrose’s Shane Deyotte part of Victoriabased band
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This year, Shane Deyotte, is hoping for March to come in like a lamb, and go out like a lion, Acres of Lions, in fact. The Montrose drummer joined the Victoria-based band, Acres of Lions, in June of last year. And now the band is set to unveil a new CD, tentatively scheduled for a Canadian release in April. The new album came to fruition in the fall, when the band went on tour in the United Kingdom. Gigs included allages shows and bar venues in London and Bristol. During a week off of booked shows, the band decided to begin pre-production of its original songs. “We thought it would be cool to rent a space just to jam,” said Deyotte. “We wanted to bring the songs together and make them exactly what we wanted.” Although, there hasn’t been a decision made for the CD’s first single, four “candidates” have been sent to radio stations, and managers at the rec-
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Acres of Lions (from the left) Shane Deyotte, drummer; Jeff Kalesnikoff, vocals; Dan Ball, bassist; Tyson Yerex, keyboards and guitar. ords labels, he said. “We let them have a hand in picking which song will be the one,” explained Deyotte. A festival that Deyotte is looking forward to performing at is Canadian Music Week in Toronto at the end of March. It is a 1,000-artist event, set in 60 venues, over six nights. “That week is set in stone, and I can hardly wait,” he said. But for now, the band has two months off to rest and recuperate from the gruel-
ing months of travel and tours. However, instead of taking a break, Deyotte headed north to Fort McMurray, working as a welder. “In March, we will all be finished our separate little things we do,” he said. “Then we rehearse, and it’s off to Toronto.” Deyotte has known
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Kalesnikoff, vocalist from Castlegar; Dan Ball, bassist from Nelson and Tyson Yerex, a keyboardist and guitarist from Kelowna. “They have worked really hard for the last six or seven years,” said Deyotte. “I’m really lucky to be coming in at this point in their success.”
Arabian destination serves up next gig for Morissette BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
The new year should be a hot one for Fruitvale native, Gary Morissette. On Jan. 5, Morissette flew to Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, to start a new gig as lead guitarist for a band called Xpress. After a few on-line auditions last year, he was offered the job said Morissette’s mother, Kelly. “I just talked to him this morning, and he just loves it,” she said. “He said the band is so pro-
fessional, and he is going to be learning a lot.” Under contract, Morissette will be traveling with the band to a different exotic country every three months, the next stop being somewhere in Asia. Xpress, covers current, classic, dance and R&B hits. In 2012, Morissette was living in Toronto, and performing with his band The Sunday Glow. The musician rose to local fame when he reached the top-25 contestants of “Canadian Idol,” in 2008.
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Finishing touches left on aquatic centre upgrades By Timothy Schafer Times Staff
On the surface you could call the project at the Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre finished. But it’s not. Underneath the heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrade at the city’s recreation centre still has a few pieces left to fall into place, said the city’s parks and recreation director, Trisha Davison, but on the surface it looks done. The multi-million dollar City of Trail-funded project was up and running in mid-December, pumping heated and cooled fresh air throughout the facility, and lighting the way with new energy efficient lights in the pool area. Although the original hope was the project would be done in mid-September, the various contractors ran into all kinds of equipment delay issues, with the suppliers of the necessary components not being able to deliver on the schedule they had been given, said Davison. The city had six separate contracts in place for the project, she explained, so those concerns did not affect the overall project.
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New, shiny heating, cooling and air conditioning units perch atop the Trail and District Aquatic Centre, peering down at the new stairwell access that was also installed as part of the centre’s summer-and-intofall project. “We had contingencies built into our budget knowing that was going to be the case,” she said about the installation.“But
it appears to be working well. It’s all up and running.” Currently, the project has reached substantial comple-
Avalanche risk high in backcountry By Timothy Schafer Times Staff
If you go out in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise. Travel is not recommended on the Kootenay Boundary backcountry slopes and through its forests heading into the weekend as the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is reporting a considerable danger rating at all elevations. The risk of an avalanche below the treeline, at the treeline and into the alpine remains as considerable well into the weekend, with a possible abatement by Sunday. Storm slab avalanches are likely and wind slab avalanches are very likely, noted the CAC avalanche bulletin, with the new snow requiring several days to settle and stabilize. “Avoid open slopes and convex rolls at and
below treeline where buried surface hoar may be preserved,” the bulletin warned. Avalanches up to 2.5 have been reported, predominantly windslabs failing naturally and with explosives in lee locations, wrote CAC forecaster Matt Peter in the bulletin. “Isolated rider triggering has also been reported,” he said. “There have been avalanches reported both within the storm layers as well as at the initial storm interface, the Jan. 4 layer.” And with the danger of avalanches ramping up this winter, Red Mountain Resort is offering a three-day avalanche safety training this weekend. Starting today the Canadian Avalanche Association will be offering AST Level 1, an introductory qualification course from the association. People will learn how to safely travel in the backcountry. To register call Red at 362-7384.
Loss of habitat takes its toll on totals FROM PAGE 1 “Their habitat is being destroyed,” he said. “That is the biggest problem of all for a lot of birds in the Americas.” The Audubon has a deadline of Feb. 5, after which all the data collected can be viewed on its website, said By.
According to the Bird Studies Canada website, 12,000 Canadians bundled up to brave the elements and participate in the annual event. More than 3,000 B.C. residents focused their binoculars to get birding for the event. The annual bird count is the
longest running-citizen science survey in the world, and the data collected by the counters is critical to study long-term health and state of bird populations. Scientists rely on the trend data of the CBC to understand how birds and the environment are faring in North America.
tion, she said, although there are still some deficiencies that will be tidied up in the month of January, with some being com-
pleted in spring. However, despite the delays the project is still within its $2.783 million budget from the city. Major interior elements being worked on and that have been now completed in the centre include drywall work in change rooms, hallways, bathrooms, and multipurpose rooms, with doors and door hardware been replaced on most doors in the pool and atrium area. New ceiling tile, electrical panels, interior painting in some places and new lights highlight more of the visible work. The patron recognition program that started Jan. 1 is still on, recognizing the project went on longer than was anticipated and compensation for patron comfort is being made. “Over time some of those things could have become irritable or uncomfortable for people,” said Davison. For anyone who is a member of the facility, they were automatically given different degrees of extensions on their pass, and recognition that the facility wasn’t offering an optimum experience.
District engineer to conduct site review FROM PAGE 1 “We just encourage people to be very cautious driving along there and to look for pedestrians.” The ministry is also reviewing incident statistics for the area in order to analyze any trends associated with the crosswalk location this winter. A district engineer will be visiting Fruitvale to perform a site visit to review the physical aspects of the crosswalk and the highway in spring. At a regular meeting in early November, council unanimously passed a motion to petition the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for additional lighting and enhanced safety in the form of pedestrian activated flashing lights at the crosswalk. Village of Fruitvale Mayor, Patricia Cecchini, said she was approached by a constituent who reported her nephew was struck by a passing vehicle Halloween night as he was crossing the
highway at the crosswalk. Cresswell said the village has a lengthy history of requesting action on the hazardous crossing. “There was a petition in the 90’s to have something done to make this safer and then again the last village council brought up the issue,” she said. “I brought it up with the ministry last year before they did the paving. “We had positive response to other issues but they told us this was already signed appropriately.” The ministry will bring its findings back to the village council and begin the discussion on what needs to be done in the area. “But if an improvement is determined to be warranted prior to the completion of the investigation then the ministry will proceed as long as the weather and resources permit,” Gunn wrote in his letter.
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Banned gamblers sue BCLC over unpaid jackpots By Jeff Nagel
Surrey North Delta Leader
Two problem gamblers have the green light to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the BC Lottery Corp. after they were denied $77,000 in casino winnings in 2010. Hamidreza Haghdust was denied jackpots totaling $35,000 at casinos in Coquitlam and Vancouver and Michael Lee was refused a $42,000 slot machine jackpot in Duncan because they were both enrolled in BCLC’s voluntary self-exclusion (VSE) program, which is designed to bar admitted problem gamblers from casinos. In its defence, BCLC said one of the key planks of the self-exclusion program is to confiscate prizes as a further disincentive to deter participants from trying to sneak in to gamble. Lee and Haghdust both did get into gambling establishments and, while they sometimes won, they also incurred large losses – $200,000 in Haghdust’s case. They argue it’s “unconscionable” for BCLC to deny their winnings since it was negligent in failing to keep them out in the first place and it may also constitute a breach of contract. A B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Savage agreed the pair can certify the class action suit, which opens the door for other excluded gamblers to add their own claims ahead of an eventual trial. BCLC said it advertised and notified patrons of its jackpot entitlement rules that deny winnings for excluded gamblers once the policy took effect in April 2009. Both plaintiffs had used the self-exclusion program since 2006, before the denial of winnings policy was introduced. Haghdust was caught in various Lower Mainland casinos on several occasions but said he was never clearly told when he was removed that he’d be refused any future winnings if caught again. BCLC said the corporation does not intend to appeal the certification decision but maintains it has run the exclusion program properly. “The jackpot disentitlement rule is intended as a deterrent for self-excluded people,” a spokesperson said in a written statement. “External
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The City of Trail in cooperation with the J. L. Crowe High School Grad Class will be conducting a pick-up of Christmas trees throughout Trail. During the week of Monday, January 14th, to Friday January 18th, students will pick up trees where you normally put your refuse out for collection and at designated drop off areas within each neighbourhood. The trees will be transported to the McKelvey Creek Landfill site to be mulched. Students will pass through your area only once, so please ensure your tree is placed in a convenient location prior to Monday, January 14th, so students do not have to walk on private property. If your tree is missed during our pick-up, you may dispose of it yourself free of charge at the McKelvey Creek Regional Landfill Site. Waneta Area ................................ Waneta Village Park ............................ Intersection Theatre Road & Hwy 22A Glenmerry ....... Glenmerry Underpass - Carnation Drive East Trail ..............................Butler Park at Grandstand ................................................. & Gyro Park Parking Lot Sunningdale ................................Hillside Drive at the Y West Trail .................................................... Bocce Pits .......................................................Old Elks Parking Lot Tadanac .... Stoney Creek Rd. - old Pool Site Parking Lot Public Works ........Outside Yard @ 3370 Highway Drive Miral Heights................................... Miral Heights Park Thank you. City of Trail Public Works Department
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reviews of our VSE program have highlighted the need for disincentives such as these.” More than 6,000 B.C. residents are enrolled in the voluntary self-exclusion program and participants have been denied entry or removed from casinos more than 36,000 times from 2007-11. But many banned patrons are believed to gain entry and gamble anyway. In another case before the courts, a North Delta woman is suing BCLC for failing to keep her from entering casinos and losing $331,000 while she was excluded. A total of 300 jackpot prizes were withheld from ineligible excluded gamblers between 2009 and mid-2012. Casinos initially relied on their staff to recognize banned gamblers but in mid-2009 BCLC started using licence-plate recognition cameras in parking lots, resulting in gamblers being detected and refused entry or removed 4,000 times since then.
Wolf hunting permitted in Okanagan region
THE CANADIAN PRESS KELOWNA, B.C. - Hunters in British Columbia’s Okanagan region can once again put wolves in the crosshairs. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says the number of wolf packs in the Okanagan has grown, allowing hunting or trapping of the animals. Officials estimate between 75 and 100 wolves have returned to the region in the decades since the creatures were almost wiped out there. Ministry wildlife biologist Brian Harris predicts few hunters will apply for licences allowing the shooting or trapping of up to three wolves per season. He also says it’s extremely difficult to shoot wolves, so he believes the harvest will be very low. Bag limits are in effect on wolf hunts in some areas of the province, but it’s open season in other regions as biologists work to protect populations of moose or various species of deer.
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Dogs seized from home By Steven Heywood Peninsula News Review
Concerned for the welfare of a large number of dogs under the care of a single person in Brentwood Bay, the B.C. SPCA this week seized 45 poodle-bichon frise cross dogs, including 35 adults, nine puppies and one that had died. Wednesday B.C. SPCA constables executed a warrant to take the animals into their custody. Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the B.C. SPCA says it is a case of hoarding and where breeding was going unchecked in the home. The agency, she continued, felt they
had to act as the situation met the definition of distress under the province’s animal cruelty act. “There were so many dogs in there that there was no way the man could have taken care of them,” she said. In this case, Chortyk explained, the environment in which the 45 dogs were living did not provide adequate food and shelter and led to physical and emotional distress. She said the SPCA had concerns about the man and his dogs and had met with him before with limited success in getting him to give some of the dogs to a local rescue group or
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to other homes. “We did try to befriend this individual and have him cooperate, but he was very, very resistant.” When the situation of hoarding and breeding did not change after previous visits and discussions, the SPCA took action. “He did not want to give up his dogs. We try to be compassionate, but it was too much.” The SPCA did have the police on hand in case of a confrontation. Chortyk said hoarding animals is a common occurrence, adding that often the owners don’t see it as an unhealthy situation for themselves or the animals. The dogs are in the care of the Victoria branch of the B.C. SPCA, where Chortyk said they are being examined, groomed, treated for any health issues and the females examined to determine how many are pregnant. Chortyk said the owner had bred and sold some of the dogs in the past. The dogs are currently not up for adoption. The owner, said Chortyk, has 14 days to apply to the B.C. SPCA to get the dogs back.
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Leaders craft demands for Harper
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - First Nations leaders have formed a consensus around a list of demands for Friday’s meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. After round-theclock discussions among chiefs, elders and top-ranking government officials, National Chief Shawn Atleo and two of his most prominent regional chiefs say they expect significant, concrete commitments for action from Harper - or risk further unrest in the streets from grassroots youth. “That’s what we’re looking for: transformational change,” Atleo told a news conference Thursday, an event that was delayed 24 hours so Assembly of First Nations leaders could cobble together a consensus that would also give Harper something to work with. In the short term, First Nations leaders
want Harper to agree to a national inquiry into the many hundreds of aboriginal women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered. They also want a commitment to making sure every First Nation community has a school. And they want the prime minister to pull back key sections of his two budget omnibus bills that radically changed environmental oversight in favour of natural resource extraction. For the medium term, they want Harper to set up a new process to examine the implementation of treaties. Atleo and Saskatchewan Regional Chief Perry Bellegarde want to see the process run out of the Prime Minister’s Office or the Privy Council Office so that federal negotiators actually have some power. They also want to see strict timelines for delivery of results. “There has to be
a high level of commitment, ongoing,” Bellegarde said. They will also be asking Harper to designate a minister - possibly Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver - to bring together First Nations and provincial governments to figure out how First Nations can better participate in resource extraction and share in resource revenues. And eventually, they want Ottawa to take a clear-eyed look at the Indian Act and all legislation, through the lens of aboriginal rights as enshrined in Section 35 of the Constitution. Manitoba and Ontario chiefs have threatened not to attend unless Gov. Gen. David Johnston is also there. Johnston has refused to get involved, but Harper told Johnston on Thursday to hold a separate “ceremonial” meeting with chiefs
on Friday afternoon at Rideau Hall. And some chiefs say they want Harper and Johnston to come meet them at their hotel, rather than in government buildings. Now, chiefs are meeting to see if the concession is enough to salvage a process that was meant to bring an end to a month-long protest by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and quiet grassroots demonstrations and blockades across the country.
THE CANADIAN PRESS ARVIAT, Nunavut A tool normally used to take a life saved one this week when an Inuit hunter stranded on a drifting ice floe grabbed his harpoon to save a helicopter pilot who had come to rescue him. “I’ve gone through quite a bit of stuff,” said Joe Karetak, 51, of Arviat, Nunavut. “This might be one of the more difficult ordeals I’ve had to endure.” Karetak and his son Joe Jr., 20, set out Tuesday morning to hunt seals off the shoreline of their Arctic hamlet midway up the west coast of Hudson Bay. Karetak knew the water in the area could be treacherous, but he wasn’t prepared for how quickly the cold crusted the ice on the sides of their boat or for how the wind suddenly sprang up. Then the tide began to shift and the wind began to blow the two out to sea. To top it off, that seal carcass was so big it weighed the boat down, allowing waves to splash into it. “I thought we were going to sink right now,” said Karetak from his safe, warm home in Arviat. Looking around for something to bail with, he spotted a motor oil container HIGH FRAME RATE 3D
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But no. “I presumed they knew the ice was too thin to land. But he didn’t. “As soon as he cut the power on his chopper, it broke through, the prop hit the ice and snapped, and it started to sink. Realizing the pilot needed help, Karetak seized a harpoon and ran to the sinking chopper, where the pilot had kicked open the door and was already in the water. The hunter thrust the harpoon’s handle toward the pilot, who was struggling to free himself. Roles reversed, Karetak and his son tended to the pilot, wrapping him in sleeping bags and trying to warm him. Soon after, the Hercules dropped search-and-rescue technicians, who parachuted onto the ice with full rescue kits that included tents and heaters. Within hours, a military Griffon helicopter was hovering overhead - no landing, this time - and hauled the whole group to safety.
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ill 2013 be the year that the school board finally decides whether to close Rossland Secondary? Stranger things have happened, but then, where local politics are concerned, stranger things are always happening. The board is holding a public meeting on Tuesday night at RSS to review the options for reconfiguring and closing Rossland schools. Trustees are slated to debate and vote on the issue next month. The latest round of agonizing over how many and which schools the district needs has been going on since the fall of 2008. That means that students who started Grade 8 that fall will graduate before any decision, even if ratified next month, is implemented. The United States required less time, after joining the Second World War, to build a few hundred thousand planes, mobilize and deploy 15 million men, conceive and execute a nuclear weapons program, and then bring everybody home.
But the world was simpler in those days. When I was a child in the 1960s, my neighbourhood school was reconfigured four times within a decade to deal with the pressures of the baby boom. When the authorities wanted to make a change, they sent a notice home telling the parents of affected students where they could catch the bus to their new school come September. Enrolment in local schools has been mostly declining since the last of the baby boomers graduated and Cominco started reconfiguring its operations three decades ago. Although enrolment has now stabilized and is projected to start rising in a few years, provincial funding has not. The province has been supplementing per student grants with additional funding for districts that were experiencing enrolment declines. With this program being phased out, the district is projecting a shortfall of more than $2 million annually in four years. The estimated savings from the three options for change in Rossland
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range from $145,000 a year for closing MacLean Elementary and making RSS K-12 to $455,000 a year if RSS is closed and Grades 8-12 are bused to Trail. (The medium-savings option would see RRS converted into a K-9 school.) The difference in cost reductions among the proposals doesn’t amount to much more than a rounding error on an annual budget of $40 million. And even with an additional $170,000 saved if Castlegar Primary was axed, closing RSS would still leave the operating budget a long way from balanced over the next four years, according to the projections. But surely there is a better way of doing things than closing another school only to install portables, which would be the
case at both MacLean and J. Lloyd Crowe if RSS were to go. Housing kids in tin cans on the playground is one thing when it’s to deal with rapidly increasing enrolment. But after all these years of watching the controversy and moving vans, it still seems ludicrous locally. Having two secondary schools in the community so parents and students have a choice is a good thing. Rosslanders seem to overwhelming want a K-12 option in their community. With the new technology available and the education models being discussed in Rossland, why can’t it be made to work within the constraints of the budget? The background information provided by the district mostly talks about building costs, but the big expense in education is teachers. If pupil-teacher ratios at RSS can be brought up to the norm for the district using an education model in which students work more independently, in a full building, while achieving better than average academic results, why would you want to close the school and bus
kids 10 kilometres to Trail? The Neighbourhood of Learning committee in Rossland points out that the Kootenay Columbia district has closed the most schools in the province on a percentage basis while being only 15th on the list of fastest shrinking districts in terms of enrolment. Having lost the debate for a bigger school building a decade ago, would J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary – which has lost eight schools from its catchment area over the past three decades compared to one for RSS – benefit from an extra 200 students coming down the hill? The school might be able to offer a few more courses, but overcrowded schools are generally viewed as a negative not an accomplishment. So it’s up to the angels, those nine much-maligned souls who serve as trustees, to make a decision. I considered running for the board when I retired two years ago but decided, “who needs it.” Raymond Masleck is a former Trail Times reporter who covered the school district for most of his 30 years on the job.
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Blockade was bad judgement by coach Is what I read for real (Hockey Dispute Spills Over To Parking Lot Trail Times Jan. 8) or was Mr. Jones auditioning for the movie “Slapshot 3”? The coach and general manager of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks doesn’t like the rules. Well that’s just too bad. The rules are there for a reason and there are processes which one can undertake to have changes made. Putting up a blockade by using your players isn’t one of them. Wow, what a lesson to teach your players. Don’t like something? Just put up a blockade, break the law, put people in harm’s way, do whatever it
takes. What transpired in this particular case with this player is totally irrelevant. The fact that a coach and general manager of a hockey team would organize and engage his players in this type of activity is absolutely appalling. Did Mr. Jones not consider that involving his players in this type of activity had the potential to provoke a serious altercation between the two teams which could have resulted in serious injury and possibly criminal charges? If I was a parent of a Nitehawk player I would be very concerned that the coach and general manager, who is
responsible for the care and control of my child while with the team, put him in a potentially volatile situation. Congratulations to the coaches and players of the Trail Smoke Eaters who stayed in the bus, kept their cool and acted responsibly. Hopefully the Nitehawk players will not be judged or punished for something that you were totally responsible for and should be held accountable for by the BC Hockey Association. Sandy Santori Past President Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club.
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Cute always tugs at heart strings An editorial from the St. John’s Telegram BOULDER, COLO.-Several hundred people turned out for a vigil in the U.S. for an elk killed by a police officer. Those honouring the animal on Sunday lit candles, sang and told stories. The large animal with antlers was wandering the Colorado neighbourhood when it was fatally shot by a Boulder police officer, who has been placed on leave. An off-duty officer suspected of helping by loading the carcass into a truck is also on leave. The Boulder Daily Camera reported that organizers of the vigil wanted to give people an opportunity to grieve, celebrate and find closure. That is the entirety of an Associated Press (AP) news story out of Colorado. But in the Boulder Daily Camera story that the AP report came from, there’s more: “I know a lot of us have had a lot of anger, a lot of questions, a lot of uncertainty,” vigil organizer Jim Riemersma said. “Tonight’s a celebration, a celebration of the elk. We loved him. But I think he loved us, too, because he returned to this neighborhood.”
The elk was allegedly poached by the police officer in question, although there are also reports that the elk was becoming aggressive. All in all, it’s an interesting example of our unique human bent towards anthropomorphism. Cats and dogs have “personality” without being persons at all. Other animals are equally feted as having particularly human characteristics, everything from being good parents to being good at basic skills like crossing highways. But only in particular cases. Why? Because we’re selective, and cute rules. Journalists across this province - across the country, in fact - are well aware of the web traffic that grows out of any animal cruelty story. We’re keenly aware that people tend to give human traits - and care more - in direct relation to the cuteness of whatever animal is involved in a story. A cute puppy dog or fluffy kitten killed? Get ready for outrage by the tonne, coupled with personal stories of just how directly affected people are by the story. It’s not unusual to read
reactions that include people made physically ill by cruelty to a chained dog or a burned cat. (It is, of course, why whitecoat seals, not sculpins, are featured in animal rights campaigns.) Interesting, then, that the Boulder elk story was trending highly across Canada at the same time that another story was trending at similarly high levels: in New Brighton, Alta., there were fast-breaking stories that a roof rat was found in a garage. Alberta scrupulously exterminates rats as part of a province-wide program to keep the province entirely free of the beady-eyed animals. Rat stories are a big deal because of the potential damage the invaders pose towards grain crops. Rats regularly try to return to neighbourhoods in Alberta, and, when found, are exterminated every time. Presumably, the rats must love the prairie province, because they keep trying. We’ll keep you posted on whether there’s a Brighton vigil to grieve, celebrate and find closure. We suspect there won’t be. And that’s worth thinking about.
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OBITUARIES HODGSON, STANLEY — born September 9, 1919 in Croydon, England, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 6, 2013 in White Rock/ Surrey, BC. He is lovingly remembered by his son Stephen (Mary); daughter Cathy (Dave); grandchildren Sean, Aaron and Maya; and nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Stan was predeceased by his wife Bubbles and son Dean. A celebration of Stan’s life will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 12953 20 Avenue, Surrey, BC. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Stan’s name to Covenant House or the SPCA. Condolences may be offered at www.victoryfuneralcentre.ca Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522
*** GOULD, MARY KATHLEEN — On January 7, 2013 Mary Kathleen Gould of Trail formerly of Salmo, BC died at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital at the age 96 years. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 1:00 pm from the Salmo Community Church with Pastor Doug Lewis officiating. She is survived by her children; Harry (Heather), Dianne (Peter), Trish (Ron), Fran (Al), Dave (Diane), her nine grandchildren and nine great grand children. Sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr Gwen Campbell and the second floor nursing staff at Trail Regional Hospital for their gentle care and compassion of our mother during her stay. As an expression of sympathy family and friends may make donation to the Parkinson Society British Columbia Suite 600 - 890 W. Pender St. Vancouver, B.C., V6C 1J9. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Valley Funeral Home Ltd. On-line condolence may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca
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Voodoo chiefs watch as a man slaughters a goat, not in frame, at the Temple of Pythons during the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, on Thursday. The deified residents of the Temple of Pythons, occasionally released to eat in this West African coastal city, sometimes slither across the road into a Catholic church that once hosted Pope Benedict. But the local priest, handlers say, is always good enough to call or bring the gorging reptiles back to their own spiritual home. This is life in Ouidah, a mecca of spirits and gods worshipped by those who practice voodoo, a recognized religion in this former French colony home to 9 million people. The religion has its own pope– or two, depending on who you ask – whose reign dates back to the 1400s.
Astronaut views world from space station
THE CANADIAN PRESS LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says everyone would benefit from seeing the world through the eyes of astronauts who are aboard the International Space Station. During his first news conference since arriving at the giant orbiting space lab three weeks ago, the 53-year-old space veteran was asked on Thursday about the conflict in Syria as viewed from outer space. “The perspective that we are subject
to, that we are privileged to see differently with our eyes, is one that I think would benefit everyone.” Hadfield said. The space station circles the Earth in just 90 minutes and every time it comes around, it passes over a different part of the so-called Blue Marble. Hadfield said it is hard to reconcile the beauty of the world as seen from space with the terrible things that people do to each other. But the Canadian astronaut said the international team on the space station
is trying to give people a small glimpse of a global perspective - “understanding of the fact that we’re all in this together and that this is a spaceship, but so is the world.” Hadfield recently tweeted a picture of the Middle Eastern country to his followers - a number that had reached more than 160,000 on Thursday. Hadfield is currently on a five-month visit and in mid-March will become the first Canadian to take command of the space station.
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Acclaimed author penned ‘Bridges’ twin novels
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. - Evan S. Connell, an acclaimed and adventurous author, whose literary explorations ranged from Depression-era Kansas City in the twin novels “Mrs. Bridge” and “Mr. Bridge” to Custer’s last stand in the history book “Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn,” was found dead Thursday, his niece said. He was 88. Connell was discovered at his Santa Fe apartment and likely died of old age, said Donna Waller
of Hilton Head Island, S.C. Little known to the general public, but regarded fondly by critics, Connell was a National Book award finalist, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a finalist in 2009 for the International Man Booker Award for lifetime achievement. Connell was the author of 19 books, including two book-length poems, a biography of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and a historically detailed novel about the Crusades, “Deus Lo Volt!” He wrote often of seekers
and doubters, world travellers through the ages, and conventional folks who secretly yearned to break out. The author himself was blessed with a curious and unpredictable mind, his subjects including alchemy, Antarctica, Nordic tales, Marco Polo, Mayan sculpture and the quest for gold in the New World. His best-known books included his first novel, “Mrs. Bridge,” published in 1959 and nominated for a National Book Award. His historical account of Lt. Col.
George Armstrong Custer came out in 1984 and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle prize. It also was a bestseller and adapted for a network television miniseries. The husband and wife movie stars, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, appeared in a 1990 film, “Mr. & Mrs. Bridge,” based on Connell’s twin novels, each written from the perspective of the title character. Connell once said that the novels, published a decade apart, were “semi” autobiographical.
They drew on his childhood experiences growing up in an upper-class family in the Midwest before World War II. As much as any work by a writer of Connell’s generation, these two novels are likely to live on as classics in our literature, wrote Gerald Shapiro in a 1987 edition of the literary journal, Ploughshares. Connell “was a trailblazer, a troubadour, one of the first to put the literary scalpel to the suburban skin,” Greg Bottoms wrote in Salon.com in 2000.
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When counting calories, you need to think before you drink THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The first rule of drinking on a diet is: Don’t. Surely you’ve heard that Americans get way too many calories - and nutritionally empty calories at that - from alcohol. But the second rule of drinking on a diet is that since you probably will ignore Rule No. 1, find a way to enjoy alcohol without letting it swamp your healthy intentions. Here are a few suggestions on how to go about that. - THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK You don’t have to give up alcohol entirely for weight control, says Andrea Giancoli, registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. But you do have to fit it into your calorie limit. Making that work means knowing the calorie counts of what you drink. For women, federal health guidelines recommend no more than one drink a day (5 ounces of wine, 1.5 ounces of liquor or a 12-ounce beer). For men the limit is two drinks. Though the numbers can vary, most wines sport about 120 calories per serving. Most hard liquors, such as gin and vodka, have about 100 calories per serving. A regular beer has a bit more than 150 calories, while a light beer has about 100. And once you start adding mixers and sweeteners and juices, the calories can add up fast. Just 4 ounces of strawberry daiquiri mixer can add 260 calories to your rum, for a total of 360 calories, roughly the same as a Sausage McMuffin from McDonald’s. Even a simple rum and Coke can have 200 calories or more. A vodka and cranberry juice has about the same. “Mixers can really add up,” says Giancoli. “If you like to use liquor vs. having beer or wine, go for the low-calorie mixer. If you’re somebody who likes rum and cola, do rum and diet cola. If you’re somebody who likes vodka cranberry, you can do vodka with diet cranberry.” - ICE IS NICE Lisa McRee, a former “Good Morning America” co-anchor who now publishes the popular recipe and diet tip site The Skinny, remembers being on a “no white foods” diet and being miserable since that included “no white wine.” These days she eschews fad diets for a sensible regime of good food cooked well, heavy on the vegetables. “The philosophy really comes down to eat more things that grow and fewer things that walk,” she says. Cutting carbs and other empty calories leaves a little room for alcohol. And when she wants to enjoy her favourite chardonnay she slips an ice cube or two into the glass. That makes the drink last longer and also dilutes the alcohol,
an important point since alcohol is a notorious sapper of willpower. In summer, she’ll do the same with a light red wine. While you probably wouldn’t want to do this with a heavy red wine such as cabernet sauvignon - or in front of your vinophile friends - serving wine over ice is not without precedent. McRee first came across it while travelling in Italy in 100-degree weather and seeing the locals chill their wine with a few cubes. - GET ON THE FRESH EXPRESS Jacques Bezuidenhout the master mixologist for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, has an easy tip for trimming calories from drinks: Keep it simple. Using better ingredients and fresh juice means you need to add less sugar or liqueurs to balance out the cocktail. He recommends using sweeteners such as agave nectar or honey. His diet cocktail? A gin martini, no mixers required. Alcohol isn’t necessarily the best thing to do when you’re watching your weight, “but if you’re going to do it, we encourage that kind of wellness factor in our bar. Look at what you’re putting in your cocktail, balance that sugar,” he says. And one more tip - buy smaller glassware for your home. If you are constantly trying to fill a 12-ounce martini glass or 14-ounce highball with a cocktail of any kind, your sugar levels and spirit levels will go up, says Bezuidenout. - FLAVOR WITHOUT FEAR Look for no- and low-calorie ways to add flavour to your cocktails. Diet sodas (including diet tonic water) are an obvious choice. But many companies also offer lowsugar varieties of juices, such as cranberry. Lemon and lime juice add tons of flavour, but pack just 4 calories per tablespoon. Flavor a serving of white rum with a bit of fresh mint (5 calories for 2 tablespoons), some lime juice, a calorie-free sweetener such as stevia, then pour the whole thing over crushed ice and top with seltzer water and you have a mojito for 110 calories. Or opt for juices with big flavour so you don’t have to use as much. Pomegranate juice - which has just 18 calories per ounce (2 tablespoons) - can do wonders for a shot of vodka and a splash of seltzer. And if you’re playing bartender at home, there’s always the infusion technique. Get a bottle of tequila or vodka and dump it in a large glass jar. Use a vegetable peeler to strip the zest off a whole bunch of citrus (for example, 8 or so lemons for a 750-millilitre bottle), then add the zest to the liquor. Cover and set aside for four or five days, shaking every once in a while. Strain out and discard the zest. To drink, spike a serving of it with calorie-free sweetener and a splash of seltzer.
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The Crime Is the Punishment Though we quite naturally think of the crime as being separate from its punishment, there is a sense in which the crime is the punishment. That is, when someone commits a crime, or a sin of any kind, they are harming their soul. While it is natural to want justice in the form of some payment of restitution or time spent in jail, perhaps it would be better to just require the person to confess their crime openly and then have to live with what they have done. In some of the countries where crimes of genocide were carried out, for instance, people were granted amnesty on the condition that they confess publicly what they did. In some cases, such as in Rwanda, these people were then required to live among the family members of their victims. To be aware of our sins and to have to live with them day in and day out brings it home to us what we have done. We cannot run away from our indiscretions. We may go to the ends of the earth or hide out in a cave to escape punishment, but the true punishment is with us always, deep in our soul, and we cannot hide our soul from God, or ourselves. So, we should confess our sins to God and to man, and face up to the crimes we may have committed. It’s the only way to unburden our soul of the heavy burden of sin. —Christopher Simon
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Pope urges leaders to fight gap between rich and poor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged world leaders on Monday to try to reduce the growing gap between the rich and the poor in regions such as Europe as they reform their economies. The pontiff also used his annual New Year’s speech at the Vatican to diplomats to press concerns he had raised in his Christmas Day message: calling for an end to Syria’s civil war and its growing death toll, including many innocent civilians. He said he hopes Jerusalem will one day become “a city of peace and not of division.” Regarding Europe’s economic crisis, the pontiff urged the EU to make “far-sighted” and “difficult” policy decisions favouring growth of the region as a whole. “Alone, certain countries may perhaps advance more quickly, but together all will certainly go further,” he said. In addition to issues such as bond market yields and interest rates, world leaders should focus on “the increasing differences between those few who grow ever richer and the many who grow hopelessly poorer, ” Benedict said, promoting the Catholic church’s social teaching, which advocates special attention to the needy. The financial crisis took root, he said, “because profit was all too often made absolute, to the detriment of labour, and because of unrestrained ventures in the financial areas of the economy, rather than attending to the real economy.” He urged people to resist the temptations for “short-term interests” at the expense of the common good. Benedict also revisited one of his most pressing worries of late: the use of religion as a pretext for violence. He said “baneful religious fanaticism” has produced many victims. Repeating what he had said in his Christmas message, Christians in several parts of the globe have been the targets of such attacks, especially in Nigeria.
New bishop for northern B.C.
THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Nearly 50,000 Roman Catholics in northern B.C. have a new leader, and he’s from Vancouver. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced that Rev. Msgr. Stephen Jensen is replacing Bishop Gerald Wiesner who has held the post in the Diocese of Prince George for the last 19 years. Wiesner offered his resignation as required by church law when reaching the age of 75. According to the conference, Jensen was born in North Vancouver, B.C., educated in Ontario, served as a pastor in Vancouver and Abbotsford, held a position on a catholic school board, and received a doctorate in education in San Francisco, Calif. The Diocese of Prince George spans about 346,000 square kilometres and covers the area between Prince George in central B.C., the Alberta border to the east, the Yukon border to the north and Haida Gwaii to the west. Church officials say the Catholic population of the diocese is about 49,500 and includes 37 parishes and missions.
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Canucks make the cut CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO The child soldier saga “Rebelle” has nabbed an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, putting Canada in the race for Oscar glory for the third year in a row. The nod is the first for Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen, who focused his lens on the grim lives of child soldiers in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Rebelle,” also known as “War Witch,” will face off against Austria’s “Amour,” Norway’s “KonTiki,” Chile’s “No” and Denmark’s “A Royal Affair.” “I’m completely ecstatic and dumbfounded as well,” Nguyen said. A slight slip-up during the nomination unveiling left him initially thinking the film didn’t make the cut. The nominees were supposed to be announced in alphabetical order but weren’t. “As soon as they said Chile we said, ‘Oh darn, that’s it, we’re done.’ And then ... they said, ‘Canada, ”War Witch”’ and we just screamed.“ Meanwhile, To r o n t o - b a s e d composer Mychael Danna is up for two Academy Awards for best song and best original score for his work on “Life of Pi.” Two Canadians were nominated in the best live-action short category: Halifax-raised producer Ariel Nasr for “Buzkashi Boys” and Quebec actor Yan England for “Henry.” The nominations were a n n o u n c e d Thursday from Los Angeles. The Academy Awards will be handed out Feb. 24.
‘Lincoln’ leads Oscar nomination list
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Steven Spielberg has matched his personal best at the Academy Awards: 12 nominations for his Civil War saga “Lincoln,” including best picture, director and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. That ties the 12 nominations for his 1993 drama “Schindler’s List,” which won seven Oscars, including best picture and director. Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story “Amour”; the Iran hostage thriller “Argo”; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; the slave-revenge narrative “Django Unchained”; the musical “Les Miserables”; the shipwreck story “Life of Pi”; the lost-souls romance “Silver Linings Playbook”; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle “Zero Dark Thirty.” “Life of Pi” surprisingly ran second with 11 nominations, ahead of “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Les Miserables,” which had been considered potential front-runners. “I thought we’d get a few, so this is really great for us,” said “Life of Pi” director Ang Lee. “Eleven really surprised me. But it’s a good surprise. I’m very happily surprised.” More surprising were snubs in the directing category, where three favourites missed out: Ben Affleck for “Argo” and past Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty” and Tom Hooper for “Les Miserables.” Bigelow was the first woman ever the win the directing Oscar for 2009’s “The Hurt Locker,” while Hooper won a year later for “The King’s Speech.” The best-picture category also had surprising omissions. The acclaimed first-love tale “Moonrise Kingdom” was left out and only got one nomination, for original screenplay. Also snubbed for best-picture was “The Master,” a critical favourite that did manage three acting nominations, for Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Two-time winner Spielberg earned his seventh directing nomination, and also in the mix are past winner Lee for “Life of Pi” and past nominee David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook.” The other slots went to surprise picks who are first-time nominees: Michael Haneke for his French-language “Amour” and Benh Zeitlin for “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” Oscar directing contenders often are identical or at least usually line up closely with those for the Directors Guild of America Awards. But only Spielberg and Lee made both lists this time. The Directors Guild also nominated Affleck, Bigelow and Hooper, but not Haneke, Russell or Zeitlin. Haneke’s “Amour” also was a best-picture surprise. The film, which won the top prize at last May’s Cannes Film Festival, mainly had been considered a favourite in the foreign-language category, where it also was nominated. “Amour” had five nominations, including original screen-
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Sally Field and Daniel Day-Lewis appear in a scene from “Lincoln.” Field was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress and Lewis was nominated for best actor on Thursday. play and best-actress for Emmanuelle Riva. “It is fulfilling to discover that a film has found the audience and critical acclaim that ‘Amour’ has garnered,” Haneke said. “I have been very fortunate on both those fronts, but it is especially rewarding to discover that a film has found favour among one’s industry peers who know, in particular, the effort that goes into getting a film - any film - made.” The year’s second-biggest box-office hit, “The Dark Knight Rises,” was shut out entirely, even for visual effects. The omission of its predecessor, “The Dark Knight,” from best-picture consideration for 2008 was largely responsible for the expansion of the Oscar category from five nominees to 10 the following year. “The Dark Knight” had earned eight nominations and won
two Oscars. Joining Day-Lewis in the best-actor field are Bradley Cooper as a psychiatric patient trying to get his life back together in “Silver Linings Playbook”; Hugh Jackman as Victor Hugo’s tragic hero Jean Valjean in “Les Miserables”; Phoenix as a Navy vet who falls in with a cult in “The Master”; and Denzel Washington as a boozy airline pilot in “Flight.” Cooper had been a bit of a longshot. John Hawkes, a potential best-actor favourite, missed out for his role as a man in an iron lung aiming to lose his virginity in “The Sessions.” Nominated for best actress are Jessica Chastain as a CIA operative hunting bin Laden in “Zero Dark Thirty”; Jennifer Lawrence as a troubled young widow struggling to heal in “Silver Linings Playbook”; Riva as an ailing woman tended by her husband in “Amour”; Quvenzhane Wallis as a spirited girl on the Louisiana delta in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; and Naomi Watts as a mother caught up in a devastating tsunami in “The Impossible.” Best actress had a wild age range: Riva is the oldest nominee ever in the category at 85, while Wallis is the youngest ever at 9. Along with Field, supporting-actress nominees are Adams as a cult leader’s devoted wife in “The Master”; Anne Hathaway as an outcast mother reduced to prostitution in “Les Miserables”; Helen Hunt as a sex surrogate in “The Sessions”; and Jacki Weaver as an unstable man’s doting mom in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Besides Jones, the supporting-actor contenders are Alan Arkin as a wily Hollywood producer in “Argo”; Robert De Niro as a football-obsessed patriarch in “Silver Linings Playbook”; Hoffman as a dynamic cult leader in “The Master”; and Christoph Waltz as a genteel bounty hunter in “Django Unchained.”
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Lots of rocks hitting the ice BY TIMES STAFF Curling fans should be hyped this weekend as stones will be flying, and brushers brushing as a ton of broomers take to the ice today. The World’s best curlers may have drawn some fans to Penticton this week for the Continental Cup - the curling version of the Ryder Cup - but local curlers are also competing in a range of tournaments, from provincial berths in Cranbrook, to some cold hard cash and prize bonspiels in Trail and Beaver Valley. The Zone 1 and 2 Kootenay senior regional playdowns go in Cranbrook with senior men’s and a ladies teams vying for a spot at the Tim Horton’s provincial championship tournament in Trail Feb. 11-17. For the men’s, the Trail Curling club is represented by the Donald Bedard rink and Rob Ferguson foursome. Bedard’s rink
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Skip Cal McKerraker throws a stone at Trail Retiree’s curling Wednesday as Renzo Francescato gets ready to sweep. The retiree’s club hosts its annual skins-game bonspiel this weekend with 30 teams from around the West Kootenay descending on the Trail curling rink today. includes lead Terry Bublitz, second Barry Paseichnyk, and third Randy Lucas while Ferguson is augmented by lead Jack Beard, second Russ Beauchamp, and third Brian LeMoel. In the ladies bracket, just two rinks are competing, the Deb de Tremaudan rink from Nelson with lead Allison Sutherland, second Joanne Drystek and third Terry Richardson, and the
Teresa Hiram rink comprised of Trail’s Rose Beauchamp as third, Rhonda Lee Bedard second and Cindy Pattapice as lead. Don Freschi from Trail and Fruitvale’s Bill King have also teamed up with skip Tom Shypitka and Fred Thomson from Nelson at the senior playdowns, while Super League’s Myron Nichol’s rink will represent Castlegar.
Hawks coach disciplined BY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
A decision was rendered Thursday regarding repercussions of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ blockade of the Trail Smoke Eaters’ bus on Saturday. KIJHL president Bill Olhausen suspended Nitehawks coach Terry Jones for three games effective immediately and fined the Beaver Valley club $100 for actions taken after a meeting with Smokies coach Bill Birks. Olahausen made the decision after BC Hockey withdrew from taking action. “I came down with a suspension of three games for Terry Jones,” said Olhausen. In a letter obtained by the Trail Times the KIJHL president said he was “appalled” and “embarrassed” at the actions of the Nitehawks coach and GM. While the league did not speak to Jones regarding the “protest,”
Olhausen said he thought the suspension and fine was fair to both parties and looks forward to continue good relations with the BCHL and Trail Smoke Eaters. “It’s an adult thing and I don’t think they should have went there,” said Olhausen. “Each league has their own regulations and each of them have to abide by them, and even if we don’t like them, we have to accept them.” The suspension is a result of the bus blockade when a release for forward Ryan Edwards was not immediately forthcoming following his suspension. Jones along with some of his players stood in front of the Smokies bus and delayed it from leaving the Trail Memorial Centre parking lot as it attempted to leave for a road game against Merritt Saturday. Jones will miss games against Spokane and Grand Forks this weekend, and Spokane next week.
At the Trail Curling Arena, the Retiree Men’s club hosts 30 teams from Rossland, Beaver Valley, Castlegar, and Nelson for a cash spiel that starts today and goes until Sunday. The 11 Trail teams, always the consummate hosts, drew their teams out of a hat to avoid team stacking, says retiree rep Tom Hall. The teams are split into five groups of six, that play each other once,
the winner of each game taking a skin. Meanwhile in Beaver Valley, 20 Ladies curling teams will also take to the ice for the annual Beaver Valley Ladies Bonspiel this weekend with the final match going Sunday at 3 p.m. Stop by either the Trail Curling rink or the Beaver Valley curling club to check out the action, enjoy a beverage, and some good curling.
B.V. gets new goalie BY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks had a fairly quiet trade deadline in the KIJHL, however, they did lose one important asset. Goaltender Travis Beekhuizen is headed for the Alberta Junior Hockey League to play for the Calgary Mustangs. In his place the Hawks picked up Jarrod Schamerhorn, a 17-year-old goalie who played for the BCHL’s Nanaimo Clippers and had three wins and two losses in seven appearances this year. “He had a decent record as a 16-year-old in Golden last year,” said Hawks coach Terry Jones. “He had pretty good stats and is a highly regarded goaltender with the Portland Winterhawks.” With just 12 games remaining, the Hawks are in a battle for top spot in the Neil Murdoch division with Castlegar Rebels and Nelson Leafs, but the acquisition of a little known commodity at such a late date does not worry Jones. “Any time you add a player, whether it’s a goalie or a player, there’s always going to be questions about the chemistry, but we feel very strongly about our team chemistry, so I’m not too worried about it,” said Jones. The Nitehawks travel to Spokane to play the Braves Saturday before returning home to host Grand Forks Sunday at 1 p.m.
BY TIMES STAFF The Trail Smoke Eaters have to be heartened by a spirited 5-4 comeback win against the Vernon Vipers on Wednesday, as it gets set to take on two more Interior division rivals this weekend. The Smokies scored four goals in the third period to overcome a 3-0 firstperiod disadvantage, en route to its first victory in the New Year. The Smokies played without their top two snipers, Brett Baltus and Garrett McMullen, both injured, but Castlegar native Jesse Knowler and Castlegar AP Diego Bartlett each scored twice to fill the void. Emergency call up Bartlett of the KIJHL Castlegar Rebels scored the tying and winning goals as the Trail Smoke Eaters stormed back in the third to pick up a crucial win. After roofing a rebound to tie it at 9:31, Bartlett buried the winner on a power play at 13:04, taking a nice pass from Adam Wheeldon and snapping it top shelf past Vipers goalie Danny Todosychuk. The Smokies, who arrived late due to poor road conditions, forcing a 15-minute delay to the opening face-off, move four points ahead of the last-place Vipers in the Interior division, at 17-22-0-1 but are still two points back of Salmon Arm for the final playoff spot. Liam Board took a pass from Castlegar product Ryan Renz to open the scoring, and two snipes by T.J. Dumonceaux put the Vipers up 3-0 in the opening frame, before the Smokies Riley McDougall notched
his third goal in five games late in the first. Castlegar native Aaron Hadley would restore the three-goal lead for the Vipes at 14:31 of the second. Down 4-1 heading into the third, Trail took a knee between periods and regrouped. The Smokies went into comeback mode 1:38 into the final frame when Knowler jumped on a Viper turnover just feet away from goalie Todosychuk to make it 4-2. Knowler clicked again 20 seconds later on another Vipers gift to bring the Smokies within one, to set up Bartlett’s heroics.
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The Smokies, outshot the Vipers 20-10 in the third period, and held a 42-33 final shots advantage. Trail’s Adam Todd recorded the win in net, coming up big in the final minutes to preserve the one goal lead. The Vipers were without leading scorer Adam Tambellini, who watched in civvies, and is reported to be slated for a trade to a number of different teams from the coast to the prairies. The league has mandated that teams wait until today before officially announcing trades made on the Thursday deadline. Trail gets set for two more crucial games against Salmon Arm and West Kelowna this weekend. Both games go at 7:30 p.m. at the Cominco Arena tonight and Saturday. No Smoke Eater deals were reported prior to the trade deadline Thursday.
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Sports continental cup
World curlers lead after second draw
THE CANADIAN PRESS PENTICTON, B.C. - The World team retained a twopoint lead at the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup curling competition after splitting the points with North America in Thursday’s second draw. Each team earned a win and a tie in the afternoon’s three mixed doubles games, giving World a 4-2 lead heading into Thrusday’s evening draw. The Canadian team of John
Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes led the charge for North America with an emphatic 10-3 victory over the Swedish pairing of Niklas Edin and Christina Bertrup. “Team World had a good start this morning, so we were feeling the heat to get North America back in it,” Morris said. Two other mixed doubles games came down to the last rock. Canada’s Heather Nedohin, teaming with American Dean Gemmell,
made a draw the button to salvage a 5-5 tie with the Scottish pairing of Eve Muirhead and Michael Goodfellow as both teams earned a half-point. “Every game you go out there as a team you want to gain points.” said Nedohin after the clutch shot. “Every point, every half-point is important.” In the other game, American skip Allison Pottinger missed on a draw to the four-foot ring for
the victory, giving a steal of two and an 8-7 win to Norway’s Christoffer Svae and Switzerland’s Carmen Schafer. In women’s action earlier Scotland’s Eve Muirhead cruised to an 8-3 rout of Edmonton’s Heather Nedohin, while Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott outlasted American Allison Pottinger 9-7. Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones salvaged a half-point for North America in a 6-6 draw with Sweden earlier.
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Midget Tier 2 Hockey tournament The Greater Trail AA Midget Rep’s host its tournament this weekend with teams from Missoula, Kelowna, Merritt, Spokane and Castlegar participating. Greater Trail opens the tournament today at 4:30 p.m. at the Cominco Arena, and play Saturday at 9:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. also in Trail. See complete schedule on Page 15. The Saints The Selkirk College Saints return to the ice on Saturday against Simon Fraser University looking to extend their perfect B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season record following a long six-week layoff. Faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. Softball West Kootenay Minor Softball Association is looking for Head Coaches with their level 1 and / or 2 for all age divisions: U19: player birth years of 1994, 1995, 1996 U16: player birth years of 1997, 1998 U14: player birth years of 1999, 2000 U12 (B): player birth years of 2001 and under Please send resumes in by Jan. 15 either by email to wkmsoftball@hotmail.com or by mail to PO Box 642, Salmo, BC, V0G 1Z0
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he NHL is almost back, and as per usual Canadians are being inundated with blather about the state of the, “best,” franchise in Canada, the sad sack Toronto Maple Leafs, who aided and abetted by our national and local media - apparently believe bad publicity is better than none.
Even more reason to ignore the whole business. • Hard to ignore the Smoke Eaters, even though it is so frustrating at times to pay attention. Wednesday night, for the second time in a month, Trail gave up an early 0-3 deficit in front of Adam Todd and rallied to win the game and pick up two desperately needed standings points. The win means the team has the opportunity to climb back into a solid playoff position with good play over the next 10 days. Trail must pass Salmon Arm in the standings, at least, to get to the postseason. The chance is here, right now, for that to happen. Trail plays the Silverbacks three times in the next week-plus twice, beginning tonight, at Cominco Arena - and realistically needs a sweep of those games to overcome the games-inhand the rebuilt and resurgent Salmon Arm squad possesses. The Silverbacks, of course, will be well aware of the situation - expect intensity. The Smokies also host West Kelowna Saturday and the points from that game would also be helpful. Given that the Smokies made their charge in Vernon while missing the services of their top two scorers and are supposed soon to have both back, the talent is there to
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Thompson meet the challenge the club faces. It is a hopeful sign that the tying and winning goals Wednesday were scored by an Affiliate Player with lots of call-up space remaining and that Todd turned back the last 14 shots he faced after surrendering four goals from the first 18. Trail are still a long shot for the playoff round and the big question is - will the Smokies that swarmed Vernon in the last period Wednesday be there from the first puck drop of future games? You’ll have to get out to the games to see. I guarantee you will be less unhappy with the experience, regardless of the score, than you have been with the NHLNHLPA performance of the past five months. • Not looking forward to the loss of live coverage of other events, particularly European soccer, that will likely follow the return of the Americanized, “Canada’s Game,” in the near future. Some of that coverage, at least, is likely to be replaced by the bilious babbling bozos who cover the NHL in all its lack of glory. I wish that the big boys of hockey had just stayed away and learned a real lesson and I hope that fans will spend their hockey-designated money and time on the minor and junior teams that have been playing their hearts out in local arenas all along.
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eight training is essential for women’s weight loss. Many women are under the impression that cardiovascular exercise is the only way to burn body fat and lose weight. This is a myth. While cardio exercise is a very important part of one’s health and fitness,
(as it’s needed to keep the heart and cardiovascular system strong and healthy), you will only burn calories during cardio exercise and your body will soon adapt to the type and duration of the cardio workout, which over time can lead to a weight-loss plateau. Women are usually afraid to try weight training because they think that
it will give them a thick and bulky appearance. This is also a myth. Women can achieve a toned and fit appearance without that big bulky look, by how they train. When performed properly, weight resistance training has many benefits, from a toned fit body, increased metabolism and weight
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Get into the flow with Hatha Yoga Two new Yoga classes start this month. Jana Roy is a certified instructor new to the area, and she will be teaching classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre. Tuesday’s is Gentle Hatha Yoga, a basic class excellent for beginners. Wednesday’s is the Morning Flow class which is simple yet challenging, suitable for all levels. Both are a great way to start your day. Girls Softball Development Program for ages 8 to 14 starts Sunday to April 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Willi Krause Fieldhouse. Coaches from Thunder Fastpitch will be delivering training in a positive, structured environment designed to provide girls with a good and balanced learning situation and the opportunity to become better ball players. 30-Minute Circuit classes run Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre Fitness Studio. Instructor Diana Howard will guide you through a simple yet challenging circuit which incorporates muscle strength, cardio, stamina, core, and flexibility. Excellent for beginner to intermediate fitness levels. Drop ins are available. Mom and Baby fitness classes will run Thursday’s from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. starting Jan. 24 to Feb. 28. These action-packed classes include a large variety
of fun, easy to follow fitness exercises for mom while she can still be with baby. Boot Camp runs Thursday’s from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre Fitness Studio. These classes include a variety of exercises to keep the heart pumping and burn some calories. Classes are currently running, so come out and give it a try; drop in tickets are available for purchase at the Aquatic Centre. Boomer Fit classes for adult to seniors with Lynn Kenneway run Monday and Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. This class is for all levels. Drop in. Check out our Personal Training promotion for the month of January. Book a session with a personal trainer, and be entered into a draw to win a free personal training session. Get on track with a successful fitness program that can be designed according to your specific needs and goals. Our new Evening Squash program will be starting Jan. 14 to Mar. 18 at the Trail Memorial Centre squash courts. Monday or Wednesday between 4:45 and 7 p.m. The idea of this program is to get more people out playing squash games and meeting new people to play with. We also have Beginner Squash Workshops. Learn the basic techniques of squash and how the game is played. Jan. 31 and Feb. 28 from 4:45 to 6:15
p.m. Discover Dance is a new dance program for kids ages 3 to 6. Learn the basics of ballet, jazz, modern, and tumbling. This program is aimed to help with the development of coordination, flexibility, balance and strength while promoting overall physical fitness in a fun, creative and exciting atmosphere. Group 1 is for ages three to four, and runs Tuesday’s from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Group 2 is for ages five to six and runs Tuesday’s from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre McIntyre Room with instructor Michele Wright. Stand Strong is a new program for girls ages 10 to 13. Stand Strong is a positive place where girls can open up to share their accomplishments, their struggles, their goals and most importantly who they are in a judgment-free environment. We will look into the influences of media, the importance of a healthy diet, confidence building, and much more with the support of your peers around you. Lots of theater games, team building activities, snacks, DIY crafts and tons of fun. These classes will happen on Tuesday’s from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. starting Jan. 22 to Feb. 26 with instructor Richele Wright. For more information about these programs, call Trail Parks and Recreation at 368-6484, or the Aquatic Centre at 364-0888.
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The B.V. Youth Council is hosting a free skating event on Saturday at the B.V. Arena from 2:45-4 p.m. If you are in grades 6-12 and live in the Beaver Valley, then come on down and bring your friends. Free admission, skate rentals, food and beverage provided. The Senior’s Dinner serves up some great food and entertainment Feb. 8 at the
Fruitvale Memorial Hall. Cocktails start at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. catered by Geoff and Jeannie Tellier of “Chef for Hire.” Following the meal, sit down and relax or get up and dance to Walter Crockett’s “Rusty Nails”. Tickets are $20 and available at the Village of Fruitvale and Village of Montrose offices. Please call the BV Arena at 367-9319 for more information or to reserve your table.
Zumbatomic is a specially designed Zumba class for kids. The two Zumbatomic age groups are Little Starz 4 - 7, and Big Starz 8 - 12. The next session runs Jan. 21 – Mar. 4 at the Fruitvale Hall from 3-3:30 pm (Little Starz $30) and 3:45-4:30pm (Big Starz $36). Bop Shu Wop Children’s Choir, instructed by Julia Halbert and supervised by Jill Prince, will let children play fun games related to
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REgional city. The new bylaw also changes the definition of “smoke” and “smoking from earlier versions to include substances that do not fall under the Tobacco Control Act, including shisha which is smoked in Hookah pipes. This would essentially make it impossible to open a Hookah Bar in Revelstoke.
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with Mr. Good Times when he is creating so much pain for his wife and stepdaughter. How do we continue accepting fun invites when we know he is such a control freak? I realize I can’t interfere in his marriage, but I don’t want him to think we condone his treatment of his wife and stepdaughter. The fact that Pete sees nothing wrong with his actions is disturbing. What can we do? -- Worried Sister-in-Law Dear Worried: Abusers often come across as charming guys. But we don’t know what’s really going on. The pets could be fine, the daughter might be
able to all. Gifts are not required. Your presence will be gift enough.” Or do you have another suggestion? -- Want To Do the Right Thing Dear Want: In other words, you want the guests to pay for their own meals. That necessitates rephrasing the entire invitation because you are asking them to host themselves. Try this: “Please join us in taking our parents out to their favorite restaurant.” Dear Annie: “A Guy in Virginia” asked whether it was OK to look at a woman’s tattoo. I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify sexual harassment. It has a very strict legal meaning at the federal and state level in order to regulate how people behave in the workplace. It has nothing to do with a guy checking out some woman in the grocery. It’s sexual harassment if the person in authority says, “If you don’t sleep with me, I
will fire you” -- or not give you a raise, flunk you, etc. It’s sexual harassment if it creates a hostile work environment -- a pattern of looking at pornography at work, making lewd comments or sexist jokes, or displaying
suggestive calendars or photos. It is not sexual harassment to say, “I like your hair,” although a pattern of personal remarks that make someone uncomfortable would eventually constitute a hostile work environment.
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OK if her biological father stepped up, and if Pete’s wife wasn’t paying the mortgage, having the house in his name may have been justified. However, all of these things together make Pete’s behavior questionable, if not pathological. If he is forcing these changes onto his wife and she feels trapped, please encourage her to call the Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline. org) at 1-800-799SAFE. And speak up. Tell Pete you find his behavior disturbing. Dear Annie: My sister and I are trying to plan a nice dinner for our parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. We would like to invite about 30 close family members and friends to a restaurant that our parents like, but footing the bill for everyone’s meal would be difficult. Would it be OK to add this sentence to the invitation: “We chose a restaurant that we think is afford-
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Dear Annie: My husband and I recently moved to the city where my husband’s family lives. One of his brothers has been married for two years. (It’s his third wife.) “Pete” is a likable guy who often arranges fun activities. Pete moved into his wife’s house when they married. She had a teenage daughter, a dog and a cat. Pete got rid of all three. He is obsessive-compulsive and doesn’t like to clean up after pets and couldn’t tolerate his wife’s daughter. The girl now lives with her father, who isn’t a great parent, so she sometimes sleeps in the park. We don’t know what he did with the animals. Pete also made his wife sign over her house because she wasn’t paying her portion of the mortgage and bills. Pete’s wife confides in me, and while she accepts everything he does, she is miserable. My husband and I feel guilty hanging out
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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your relationship with authority figures might change suddenly today for the better or for the worse. (It’s hard to say.) But if something goes sideways, don’t quit your day job. Give things a sober second thought. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Romance with someone from another culture might begin suddenly today or a relationship might end suddenly. This also could apply to travel for pleasure. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Something is very unpredictable today, especially related to whatever you share with others -- inheritances, debt, shared property and jointly owned possessions. Doublecheck everything if you can. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A relationship might break up today. You could be blindsided by news from someone.
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(In a few cases, you suddenly might fall in love with someone who is unusual.) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Something related to your job will go sideways in a New York minute today. It could be a relationship with a coworker, it could be a workrelated romance -- or it could be something that affects your earnings. Caution. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is definitely an accident-prone day for your children, so you must be careful. Be extra vigilant about every potential hazard. Know where your kids are at all times. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Relations with family members are rocky today. Domestic arguments could break out. Perhaps something beautiful, especially art, might get broken at home. Guard against electrical fires and accidents. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Physical or verbal accidents
might occur today. Pay attention to everything you say and do. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Sudden changes to your financial picture might occur today. This could be positive, but it could also be negative. Keep your eyes open and guard your possessions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might develop a crush on someone rather unusual
today. Or an ongoing relationship might end suddenly. Whatever occurs will be unexpected. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Something you’ve been holding back might erupt within you today. Because of this, you might tell someone off or finally get something off your chest. (Oops.) PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Friendships could be dis-
rupted today. Alternatively, you might strike up a new friendship with someone who is very unusual or different. A meeting with others might be canceled. YOU BORN TODAY You’re a committed professional who is willing to undergo hardship to achieve your aims. Your career takes precedence over many things in your life. Many of you are dedicated to serving others. Personally, you are a lively storyteller and
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K215713 FruitvaleMLS# $76,200 Fruitvale $76,200 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
K215860 WarfieldMLS# $93,000 Warfield $93,000 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K214582 Trail $129,900 $129,900 FredTrail Behrens 250-368-1268
MLS# K216126 Trail $189,000 $189,000 FredTrail Behrens 250-368-1268
K204952 Warfield MLS# $227,000 Warfield $227,000 Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
K216917 Rossland MLS# $199,000 Rossland $199,000 Marie Claude 250-512-1153
K216903 Rossland MLS# $399,000 Rossland $399,000 Marie Claude 250-512-1153
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Saturday horoscope By Francis Drake For Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 ARIES
(March 21 to April 19) For the rest of the month, relations with authority figures will be very smooth. In fact, for some of you, they will be so smooth that a romantic liaison might begin. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) At some point this month, or early next month, by all means, try to travel somewhere for pleasure. Your appreciation of beauty is
heightened, and you want to get away somewhere and have fun. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The next three weeks are a good time to ask for loans or mortgages, because people are inclined to be generous to you. (They even will be generous to you in intimate situations.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Relations with partners and close friends will be very
smooth for the rest of the month. That’s why this is the perfect time to mend broken fences and get cozy. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Very likely, you will enjoy your work in a more pleasurable way this month. You will feel pampered or surrounded by a beautiful workplace. A work-related romance might begin. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You really want to have a
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good time this month in an easygoing, pleasurable way. Romance, enjoyable social diversions, playful times with children and fun sports all will appeal. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a perfect month to redecorate or to buy beautiful things for where you live. It’s even a good time to check out real-estate opportunities. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) For the remainder this month and into next month, look for opportunities to make money through writing, acting, teaching and talking. Relations with siblings are warm. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Trust your moneymaking ideas this month, because
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you might be onto something. Nevertheless, you are tempted to buy beautiful things, because they’re all around you! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) The next few weeks are the perfect time to buy wardrobe items for your sign. You feel good about yourself; you like what you see in the mirror. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will delight you this month. You need to hide somewhere and just bask in the luxury of your own company. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Enjoy warm friendships with others this month. Possibly, a casual friend could become a romantic interest. Who knows?
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YOU BORN TODAY Security matters to you, which is why prestige and status matter. (One assures the other.) You constantly strive to improve your situation in life or to better yourself. You have a regal pride that can be attractive. Socially, you often are the life the party -- you’re certainly entertaining. In the year ahead, partnerships and close friendships will be your primary focus. Birthdate of: Shonda Rhimes, screenwriter/producer; Orlando Bloom, actor; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Sunday/Monday horoscope By Francis Drake
For Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t worry if you spend today daydreaming. We all need a mental-health day now and then, and let’s just call this one yours. (Mondays are never easy.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Be careful with groups today, because you might agree to something -- or worse yet, volunteer for something -- and later regret it. Do not overextend yourself to others. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) When talking to authority figures today (bosses, parents, teachers and the police), remain realistic. Don’t exaggerate. Don’t try to impress. And don’t volunteer for anything! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your plans for travel or for something to do with publishing and higher education might be excessive today. If you suspect that they are, they are.
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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Don’t give away the farm today. Even though you’re sympathetic to the needs of others or you feel kindly to someone if you have to divide something, keep a healthy self-interest! VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Discussions with others are fun and upbeat today. It’s a very enjoyable day of schmoozing. However, it’s easy to exaggerate or go overboard. Be cool. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Be realistic about the demands you make on others at work today or the demands you agree to for yourself. It’s easy to bite off more than you can chew. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Who would believe it’s Monday? You would far rather be partying your face off! If you’re in charge of a social situation, especially ordering supplies or food, be careful not to order too much.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Don’t exaggerate with family members today, and don’t promise more than you can deliver. This is a fun-loving day, and people are inclined to stretch things to please others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be realistic about what you can accomplish today. You might, in fact, cut your list in half -- seriously. Everyone is overly ambitious today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) When making business deals today, if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. However, on the whole, this is a good day for business and commerce. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will tend to be extravagant today. In fact, in all matters that are financially related, your judgment might be a bit off. Be aware of this. Forewarned is forearmed! YOU BORN TODAY You have a wide variety of inter-
ests, talents and abilities. However, you never hesitate to follow what you believe is the right course for you. At times, danger seems to intrigue you. (You certainly like excitement.) Once your mind is made up, you are intractable. You are always courageous. In the year ahead, an important choice will arise. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Ben Heppner, tenor; Faye Dunaway, actress; Steven Soderbergh, director. For Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a pleasant day. You feel content with the world. Because you’ve been so highviz lately, today you would like to hide. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Discussions with others in group situations, especially females, will be inspirational. Someone from another culture or a different country might open your eyes to a new way of seeing life. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The details of your private life, especially about how someone assists or helps you, might be made public today. Just be aware of this, in case it’s private. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You would like to escape
somewhere today to do something different. Visit someplace beautiful, or take a walk in the park. Let your surroundings inspire you! LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Stay in touch with your bank account today. Find out how much money you don’t have. Information is power. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You have to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. It’s simply a matter of gentle compromise. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Focus on getting better organized today. Although you are inclined to daydream, you still want to pull your act together. Set aside 15 minutes to do some serious tidying. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) A playful, flirtatious day! Enjoy sports events, playful times with children, romantic liaisons and anything related to the arts. A great day for pleasure and relaxation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It will please you if you have a chance to cocoon at home today. You want to pull in and withdraw a bit so that you can ponder profundity. (It’s crazy out there!)
Saturday’s Crossword
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) In discussions with others, you will go with your hunches today. You feel greater trust in your emotions than in your intellect, at least for now. You also can be a good listener to siblings and neighbors. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) If shopping, you’ll be emotionally influenced by whatever you see. I suggest that you keep your receipts and try to make your purchases as sensible as possible. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) The Moon is in your sign today, dancing beautifully with Mercury. This blesses all your conversations with others and helps you to intuit what others want to know. YOU BORN TODAY It’s curious, but as a child you had heroes and as an adult others view you as heroic (despite what you think). You are idealistic and rebellious. This combination often puts you at the helm of energy directed toward correct wrongs in society. You also are pleasure-loving. In the year ahead, work hard to build or construct something, because your rewards will soon follow. Birthdate of: Andrea Martin, actress; James Nesbitt, actor; Martin Luther King Jr., civil-rights leader.
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Homeowner grant threshold rises By Timothy Schafer
Submitted photo
Local 480 sponsored the “Free Hot Dogs” at this year’s Silver City Nights event in downtown Trail. The Local decided to put out a donation box and the citizens of our community donated $425 with all proceeds going to the United Way of Trail and Distict. Local 480 President Doug Jones presents the cheque to Naomi McKimmie the Executive Director of the United Way.
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Greater Trail residents eligible to receive the entire Home Owner Grant this year will enjoy a bigger gift from the province. The grant has been increased by $10,000 to $1.295 million to keep pace with rising property value assessments. Those with homes valued above the threshold may still be eligible for a partial grant. The Northern and Rural Area
Homeowner Benefit, one of the measures that keeps the carbon tax revenue neutral, increases the Home Owner Grant by $200 for home owners living outside of those areas to provide additional property tax relief. An additional grant of $275 is available to those who are aged 65 or over, permanently disabled or a veteran of certain wars. The grant is not provided automatically. Homeowners must apply every year.
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Bright, cozy 3 bdrm home with amazing 615 Shakespeare Street, Warfield southern views. This home comes with $219,000 additional land located across Railway St that can be used to build a garage and 3 bed, 3 bath home with loads of possible suite above. Hardwood floors, character, hardwood floors, updated tons of sunlight and open kitchen and kitchen, newly finished bathrooms. dining area. This home should be on your Lots of upgrades. Call your REALTOR® viewing list! today to view it! Call Christine (250) 512-7653
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