ROCKIN’ AT OK FALLS ELEMENTARY Rock and roll musical by Fine Arts students See page 10
CAWSTON PLAYERS ACTING UP
BURNING COMPLAINT
Upcoming performance at Cawston Hall See page 9
Fire has Ministry of Environment investigating See page 4
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Tamok dies while in prison Inmate killed man in 2011 Penticton car crash
Photo by Steve Arstad
Sadie Hockey takes her turn at the receiving line after accepting her diploma for completing this year’s DARE program at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School. Local dignitaries were on hand to witness the students’ graduation ceremonies at the school’s elementary gym.
Black Press An inmate from Pacific Institution in Abbotsford has died of natural causes following a lengthy illness in the prison hospital, according to Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Frank Tamok, 73, of Olalla was serving a six-year 11-month sentence for causing death by criminal negligence, causing bodily harm by criminal negligence, and failing to stop at a motor vehicle accident. He was involved in a crash in Penticton that killed Bradley Lentz on the Canada Day long weekend in 2011. During Tamok’s four-day trial last
year, the court heard that Tamok’s blood alcohol level was more than double the limit when he crashed into eight vehicles. Lentz was a passenger in a GMC Jimmy that Tamok rear-ended at high speed. The force of the crash launched the Jimmy into the air, sending it crashing down on the front end of a truck before it came to rest upside down on the shoulder of the road. Tomak’s sentence had begun on July 19, 2012. As in all cases where an individual dies while in custody, the police and coroner have been notified. In addition, CSC will review the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Similkameen Elelmentary Secondary grade six students complete drug awareness program By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview. com Similkameen Elementary Secondary School’s grade six
classes were awarded their DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) diplomas during a one hour ceremony at the school on March 13. The student gath-
ered in the elementary school gym along with local political dignitaries to watch student skits depicting lessons learned from the DARE program about making
sensible choices in partaking of drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. The presentations were presented by student Masters of Ceremony Sofia Zebroff and Jada
Bottemiller. Assistant Constable Troyce Beglaw was singled out byseveral speakers for his instrumental role in continuing tobring the DARE program
to the school. Students also heard congratulatory messages from local MP Alex Atamanenko, Penticton RCMP Inspector Brad Haugli and
Mrs. Patt Vermiere, who passed along a message on behalf of MLA John Slater. Students all received a certificate, following which cake was served.