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Happy Birthday, Canada!

However we choose to celebrate Canada Day, it usually involves food, music and coming together as a community. This year was no different, and everyone enjoyed the festivities in Ashcroft and Cache Creek.

Congratulations to Bob and Helen Corley of Cache Creek for being selected and recognized as Citizens of the Year (Above, with MLA Jackie Tegart).

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Left: Ashcroft’s newest member, Cst. Michael Graefer leads the Colour Party of Legion members and cadets at the Ashcroft Canada Day celebrations in the pool park.

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June 26 at 1:15 pm police received a call from a 49 year old Ashcroft man who reported that his 23 year old son had assaulted an unknown elderly male in the parking lot of the Ashcroft Post Office. The 60 year old

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June 28 at 7:30 pm a 62 year old Ashcroft man was weedwhacking in his yard when his neighbour approached him, screaming that debAshcroft “vicris from the weedtim” was locatshcroft etAchMent whacker had hit his ed and advised wife. The 48 year old police that it neighbour pushed the was a non-event 62 year old, and his 64 Wendy Coomber and that no asyear old wife punched sault had taken year old Cache Creek man him in the throat. Both place. called to report that a for- parties separated and the 62 mer employee was calling year old phoned the police.

Low battery warning him and former co-workers The neighbours were both June 27 at 8 am BC to complain about having his arrested for assault, but adAmbulance attendants re- job terminated a month ago, vised that the other man quested police assistance while making vague threats purposely aims his weedwith a 25 year old Walhachin about taking them to court. whacker to hit them with flyman who was not respond- The 43 year old Savona man ing debris. ing to them as carbon mon- was spoken to and promised oxide detector alarms were not to call them anymore.

Hit and Run going off inside the house.

June 30 at 8:22 am a 43 They were concerned that Unwanted attention year old Clinton woman there might be a gas leak.

June 27 at 7:45 pm a 30 called to report a hit and run They also called Savona Fire year old Cache Creek man in the parking lot of the RoyRescue. As it turned out, the called to complain about a al Bank in Cache Creek. She detector was ringing because suspicious female with an gave police the license numthe battery was low and all unleashed dog who had ap- ber of the white van that hit the diabetic man required proached him while he was her Jeep Liberty, causing was a peanut butter sand- fishing under the Ashcroft minor damage. The Regiswich to get him back on his bridge. The 52 year old tered Owner of the van is feet. woman and her dog walked an 81 year old Cache Creek past the man, but her dog de- man.

Dog taxi cided to sniff the man’s dog.

June 27 at 9:30 am an of- The dog’s owner also greet- Crash ficer on patrol noticed a dog ed the man. He was advised June 30 at 9:30 am poon the highway while driv- that if he was upset about lice were called to attend a ing through the bluffs on dogs off leash, he should single vehicle crash after a Hwy 97C. It was quickly contact the Village Of- small red car crashed and joined by a second dog and fice. Ten minutes later, the rolled into a ditch on Hwy the pair were in danger of woman called the Detach- 97 near the Loon Lake turnbeing hit by passing traffic. ment to report that a man off. The three young women The officer pulled over near under the bridge had gone in the car were all uninjured, the dogs, opened the door, “ballistic and threatened to and it was determined that and in they both jumped. get a lawyer” because her the crash had taken place in They were left with the by- dog was not leashed. She Clinton’s jurisdiction. law control officer in Cache was just reporting it for inCreek. Soon after that, po- formation.

Cleaning house lice received a call from a June 30 at 7:40 pm police frantic dog owner in Bos- On the road again attended a residence on the ton Flats wondering if anyJune 28 at 11:30 am po- Ashcroft Reserve to remove one had reported her dogs, lice received a report of two unwanted and intoxicatwho had gotten loose. She mountain goats all over Hwy ed men from the house, at was told to phone the Cache 1 by the Mushroom Com- the request of a 54 year old Creek Village Office. post facility. The 53 year old woman. The woman’s husMonte Creek man said he band, 62, and stepson, 23, Telephone harassment saw 20-30. Police attended agreed to find alternate acJune 27 at 9:30 am a 52 but the goats, which were commodations for the night.

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Festival activities

will get you moving How you wish to move at the upcoming Ashcroft Wellness Festival will be entirely up to you, but move you will! Festival goers will have plenty of opportunities to participate in or just to observe the variety of activities being offered at the Wellness Festival.

If hiking is an activity that you would like to participate in, there are two guided hikes planned. Many locals have heard of the Inukshuk Trail that meanders along the base of the hills above the Mesa. It is a hike with a moderate degree of difficulty so is very do-able for almost everyone.

Thank you to Ashcroft Treating who made a wonderful donation of lumber so additional bridges and new benches could be added along the trail to make it even more user friendly. This hike will be wonderful for all ages and will take place early on the Saturday morning.

A more challenging hike will take place on Sunday morning and will head up the Three Meadows Trail. This hike is for moderate to advanced hikers and involves some steep climbs. The challenge is worth it though as you will get some incredible views high up above the valley and on top will look across the meadows towards the IG Granule Plant.

For those who wish a less energetic type of exercise that

benefits mind, body and soul there will be a one hour yoga session on both Saturday and Sunday morning. If you don’t already practice yoga but would like to find out more and give it a try, here is your opportunity.

Are you interested in self-defense, karate or tai chi? All will have demonstrations that you can watch and, if interested, can find out more about them.

If you like music and movement, you will probably like Zumba. It is dance fitness and involves various dance moves that include both fast and slow rhythms. A terrific and fun way to get exercise, it is typically one hour long and is guaranteed to get you moving! Come out to watch or join in the adult or children’s class.

There are also at least two walking “tours” of the downtown area on Saturday: Museum curator Kathy Paulos will lead a historic Ashcroft Walk and there will also be a Photography Walk for camera buffs with Journal editor Wendy Coomber.

And the children’s triathlon is being held on Saturday, starting at the swimming pool park. Contact co-ordinator Wayne Little if you wish to take part in it.

We are very excited to have the “pole lady” coming from See FESTIVAL on p. 6

New library gets a big thumbs up from community The brand new TNRD Cache Creek Library was officially opened on June 26. Cache Creek Council members, TNRD board members and staff and members of the public were all in attendance to celebrate the grand opening and view the items intended to be buried in the Time Capsule, which will include the above photo. Holding and cutting the ribbon are TNRD CAO Suhk Gill, architect Kevin Ryan, TNRD board chair Randy Murray, contractor Brian Hall, Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta and TNRD Director of Libraries Marc Saunders. Councillors Lisa Dafoe, Herb Hofer and Wyatt McMurray were also in attendance, as was former TNRD Director of Libraries Kevin Kierans.

Anonymous donor enables free Friday swimming Thanks to an anonymous donation, numbers on Friday nights, which is “We haven’t had a noticeable dethe Village of Ashcroft is offering free usually has a low usage rate compared crease in the number of swimmers due public swimming every Friday night to other public swims throughout the to Cache Creek’s free swimming,” she (5:30 - 8 pm) from July 5 - Aug. 30. week. Saturday is still the businest. said.

Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson said a local business recently came forward and wanted to sponsor a block of free swimming for residents at the public pool, but they didn’t think the Village should have to pay for it.

It was sort of a response to Cache Creek’s recent announcement of free swimming, he said.

“Thanks to whoever did it, it’s great!” he said, adding “I don’t even know who it is.”

The donation is equivalent to approximately $2,200.

“That’s a substantian donation to the Village,” said Administrator Michelle Allen.

Allen said they’re The local Lions Club was busy recently cleaning up Government St. About 150 hoping that the free pounds of garbage was collected by Lions Ines Lopez, Arlene Lebedoff, Vivian swimming will boost

Local Lions clean up

Ashcroft Treating donated the lumber for the new benches and bridges for the Inukshuk Trail, and Bruce Walker built them.

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TOM FLETCHER

Pay attention to the summer session VICTORIA – Call it the Beach Blanket Budget.

Despite having to campaign once again to win a seat in a byelection, Premier Christy Clark has ordered the legislature to sit without her through most of July to pass the budget that was tabled before the election.

This rare summer session ensures a couple of things.

First, there will be less time for real financial results to contradict the rosy predictions made by Finance Minister Mike de Jong in February.

Second, it ensures that there will be minimum public attention paid to the deliberations, as people focus on their summer vacations and put the business of running the province aside again.

B.C. Liberal house leader Mike de Jong insists there has been no decision made on whether the legislature will sit again in the fall. The standard schedule, put in place under former premier Gordon Campbell, calls for MLAs to assemble in October and November, to consider legislation, after a spring devoted to the budget and ministry spending.

This was a serious reform that went along with four-year scheduled elections. But Campbell soon abandoned this noble approach, with fall sessions dwindling to a few days to deal with urgent issues or disappearing altogether.

I expected Clark to reverse that after she led the party to victory in May and consigned the Campbell era to the history books. Open, accountable government and all that.

So why the summer session? I’m inclined to agree with NDP house leader John Horgan, who meets privately with de Jong in his role of government house leader to thrash out schedules. Here’s Horgan’s message to Clark and her government as he emerged from the latest meeting: “You ran on a platform that you claimed you were ready to implement. And what we’re getting instead is, ‘let’s jam ’em in here while the media’s on holidays, while people are at the beach thinking about other things. We’ll pass our bogus budget and then we’ll see you in February’.”

Is the budget accurate, or “bogus,” or somewhere in between? They’re always projections, so that can’t be determined until next year. But the proposal to keep the increase in overall spending to less than two per cent, with nearly all the increase going to health and education, is difficult to accept.

During his time, Campbell topped the Fraser Institute’s ranking of most fiscally responsible premiers, limiting spending growth to 4.4 per cent. During those same years, average provincial economic growth was only 4.1 per cent, meaning that under the supposedly tight-fisted, tax-cutting Campbell, government continued to grow to more than 20 per cent of gross domestic product.

Clark has indicated several times since her surprise election win that she intends to make government smaller. That’s the difference between her “core review” of government programs and the one conducted by Campbell in the painful first years of his mandate.

This is why I mentioned last week that one of the more significant instructions given to Clark’s cabinet ministers was to examine turning the Liquor Distribution Branch into a separate corporation with its own board of directors.

That in itself may slightly increases the size of government. But it could be a preliminary step to selling the whole thing off and reducing the government’s role to taxing and regulating booze sales.

You can imagine how that would go over with the NDP, with former liquor store union boss George Heyman among the loudest opposition MLAs. This is the kind of change that should be debated in public, not by press release.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press

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Thanks to all who helped make Grad so memorable Dear Editor On behalf of the 37 graduates of the Ashcroft Secondary School for 2013, we would like to share with your readers about some people who made our graduation on June 7 a night to remember.

Thank you to our Principal, Mrs. Colleen Minnabarriet. She has been the driving force behind us, not only for the past five years, but with all of our Prom celebrations as well. There aren’t enough adverbs and adjectives to describe all that you do.

Zip-lining with us is definitely a highlight!

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Special Thanks to Mrs. sors this year for makHaller, Ms. Parsons, Mr. ing cutting of Prom tickClose, Mr. Rainey, Mrs. ets easier!

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Local music lovers have new concert venue in Ashcroft New local music venue Tiki lounge

The Tiki Lounge is in the bar at the River Inn. On Thursday nights from 7:30-10 pm local musician and organizer Llynn Kellman hosts an open mic, and a weekly Artist/Band is featured on Friday nights.

Next Friday’s (July 5) musical guests at the Tiki Lounge are the talented Rob Hall and Meeka Morgan Hall with friendly accompaniment. These guys bring the good energy with them wherever they go so it should be a great evening! On Friday, July 12 you can see – back by popular demand - local World/Folk fusion band – Spiritus Mundi. Donations encouraged.

only” is available as well, starting at 7 pm. Call for reservations at (250) 458-2256.

This seasoned performer always wow’s us with his talent. He’s a multiple Maple Blues Awards and Juno Winner. For nearly four decades Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across Canada, the United States and Europe.

“Simply stated, for my money, he is one of Canada’s best bluesmen,” says James Doran, Ottawa Blues Society.

Davis’ songwriting talent received international recognition when Colin James covered his searing ballad “Why’d You Lie”. Morgan’s passion for the Blues has never wavered... and he fully expects to be on the road for the rest of his life.

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Robyn. “We have so many influences it is hard to pin us down into one style, we are very eclectic.”

With a mission to get the dance floor bumping when the troupe lays down their heavy grooves, Robyn said they also have their own moves up on stage. “We have silly dance moves that we do together,” said Robyn, of her on-stage choreography with vocalist Chelsea Burden. “We have some co-ordination, basically we are like 10-year-old girls on stage in jazz class again. There is going to be a lot of gold sparkly outfits, let’s just leave it at that.”

Jackie Treehorn, named after a character in the movie The Big Lebowski, has been gigging regularly since 2009 with four vocalists, keytar, guitar, bass and drums. Their current cast of players released a debut full-length album, We Are Jackie Treehorn, in 2011 with the single Cruel making the Top 20 in a Vancouver radio station song search competition. The band released a new single from their EP this week called Back In Town, which was a full collaboration between the bandmates. Robyn contributed most of the lyrics, but she says the single reflects the band the most because they all had some input.

“Our songs all convey messages and tell stories. The new single is about watching somebody you care about make the same mistake over and over again. It

Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Nadine Society preDavenport sents Music In creativecurrent@ The Park Contelus.net cert Series in Ashcroft. The popular evening Concerts at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. are held throughout the Summer in June, July and August and are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday night from 6:30-9:30 pm. Passthe-hat-donations encouraged - pay what Bluesman Morgan Davis at The you can!

Packing House On Wednesday, July 10 get your soul Join the Packing House in Spences boots on for the Jackie Treehorn Band Bridge for a wonderful night of blues. with local opener, Nadine Davenport.

One of our fave’s is back, to get us feelLook forward to a high energy mix of ing the groove. The bluesy groove that is.

Folk, Funk and Soul when Vancouver’s Blues Man Morgan Davis will return to Jackie Treehorn Band, take to the Gazebo the Packing House in Spences Bridge for at Heritage Park in downtown Ashcroft. a dinner show on Saturday, July 6. DinThey are a funk-a-delic, soul-tastic, rockner from 5:30 pm. An optional “show a-phonic, six-piece sound-storm...you won’t want to miss this one !

“We have a very funky, retro 70s and 80s kind of sound. We try to make it fun Vicky Trill was the Sunshine cards and something that people guest speaker at the have been sent to 15 can really dance to and enjoy with their bodies, minds and Ashcroft-Cache Creek members.

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Senior’s Association The Association is musicality we bring to it,” See CURRENT on p. 6 Muriel Scallon meeting in June. She applying for a grant to said lead vocalist Ashley spoke on senior’s fitput in a chair lift at the ness activities such as swimming, exercise, Centre to help our handicap seniors get into the walking and playing games like bocci ball on building. the grass. July 10 will be a Games Day in Cache The Seniors Centre is closed for the sumCreek Park, and all are welcome to attend. mer until Sept. 9. We will have an Open House We have been discussing the concept of Whole Donna Tetrault read the Minutes of the last on Sept. 25 from 1-4 pm. Anyone interested in Body Vibration (WBV) where you can stand or meeting. Fritz Baatz read the annual financial becoming a member, please come out and keep do various exercises (ie pushups, squats) on a report. All other reports were read and were our Seniors Centre open to enjoy another year platform that oscillates and vibrates. well received. or so.

The BC Carpet Bowling Association held On Oct. 10 we will honour our 80-plus The topic that is attracting the most attention their annual meeting in Ashcroft and Pat Kirby group. Join us at the luncheon and wish them lately is weight loss, or more specifically, fat loss brought us up to date on that. well. The Fall Bazaar and Tea is on Nov. 30. and WBV. When the platform oscillates and Bingo is finished until September – thank Birthdays for June: Happy Birthday to Pat vibrates, it creates an acceleration force in the you to all our callers, cashiers and helpers for all Kilt, Dorothy Maksymiw, Ken Martin, Gina body which causes a stretch reflex contraction you do throughout the year.

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Music in the Park series offered in Clinton has a bit of a heaviness to it but also very supportive, helpful and a message of love really,” said Robyn.

Check out the rest of this summer’s ‘Music In The Park’ below; The Mark James Fortin duo comes to town on July 24. Mark is Folk Singer Songwriter wife plays acoustic guitar with his wife Lorna on cello. Our local opener that night will be the newly-formed World/Folk Fusion band ‘Spiritus Mundi’.

On Aug. 14 hear the sweet soul/ blues sounds of the Andrea Smith duo.

Andrea is a velvet-voiced blues, roots, rock and jazz singer falling somewhere between Bonnie Riatt and Kathleen Edwards with hints of Eva Cassidy. Karla Cummins will be our local opener.

Our last show of the season will feature the Benny Walker Band, on Aug. 28. Benny plays an effortless blend of blues, roots and acoustic folk. His intimate, eloquent song-writing is complemented by a rich, soulful voice. Our local opener will be the lovely Jennifer Ferguson.

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The WRAP society hopes everyone enjoys the music all summer long!

Look for posters around town and take home one of the small handouts that will be available at local retailers.

Also why not check out www. windingriversarts.ca for info on all the upcoming artists and their music. So bring a chair, a blanket, a picnic dinner or buy dinner from one of our food vendors. Pass-that-Hat donations encouraged. Come early - the park fills up fast.

Family Afternoon Movie..features ‘The Croods’

The Village of Cache Creek presents another fun Family Movie at the Cache Creek Community Hall. The feature movie this month is the animated pre-dvd-release of ‘The Croods’.

Bring the whole family to see this funny adventurous movie on Sunday, July 14 for a special summer time Matinee. Admission at the door. Doors open at 1:30 pm with the Movie starting at 2 pm.

There will be popcorn and goodies available for purchase at the concession supporting Cache Condolences to my friend and fellow Creek Elementary School’s councillor, Wayne Marchant Parent Advisory Council. No on the loss of his dear wife Sharon. outside food or drinks, please.

Children must be supervised She lost her battle with cancer on and remain seated and quiet during the movie please.

Monday, July 1. She will surely be Here’s a sneak peek at missed in the community. the plot: The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that Susan Swan follows the world’s first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave

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Ashcroft Art Walk begins another summer stroll

The Ashcroft Arts Club was formed in 1967 and has held an annual Art Walk every year. For many years, businesses in Ashcroft’s downtown have displayed art produced by members of the local art club. Paintings on display can be purchased from the displays.

Pick up local area maps for locations of all art displayed throughout downtown.

This year’s Art Walk is currently underway with 13 different businesses taking part. This is an excellent opportunity to view the work of local artists and appreciate the variety of mediums that they use.

The Art Walk is presented by members of the Ashcroft Arts Club. The Art Club was formed in 1967 and in addition to their annual art show and sale they organized an Plein Air painting session. Over 40 artists took part in this two day event.

Clinton Music in the Park

There will be a series of Music in the Park events in July and August at the bandshell in Reg Conn Centennial Park in Clinton. It all begins at 8 pm when local talent will take the stage to entertain. This is a family event, so no alcohol allowed on site.

The following musicians and dates have now been confirmed: July 6 - local artists Lynn Shook Duo, Arlen Park, and more; July 20 - Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson; Aug. 10 - Ridley Bent and Band; and Aug. 31 - Barney Bentall and Band.

Get moving, get fit at Wellness Festival Kelowna to put on demos on Nordic Pole walking.

What is this you ask? Pole walking is using specially designed walking poles to add to your exercise regime. Pole walking not only makes walking more beneficial but they actually take less effort to use and are easier on our bodies.

Typically, we use less than half of our major muscles when we walk. When we use fitness walking poles using the correct technique, we use over 90 per cent. In doing so, weight is spread out, helping to lessen the load with which we hit the ground, making a big difference for those people who have back, hip, knee, ankle or feet problems. Walking with poles naturally aligns the spine and strengthens the core with each step helping us to stand and sit taller.

You don’t have to go as far or work as hard when using walking poles and you increase your cardio by 20 per cent and calorie burn by up to 48 per cent without any more effort! Thirty minutes of pole walking is equal to 50 minutes of regular walking. It’s one of the most beneficial and rewarding activities you’ll ever do!

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Some random shots from Canada Day celebrations, from beating the heat at the Cache Creek pool to music from Andrea and David of Just Duets in Ashcroft.

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COMING EVENTS July 10 - Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents Music In The Park with the Jackie Treehorn Band.

Opening for him is Nadine Davenport. Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. in Ashcroft, 7:00-9:30 pm.

July 15 - Cache Creek Council meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Village Office.

July 19-21 - Ashcroft’s first annual Wellness Awaits You Festival. Demonstrations, workshops, activities, music and more!

July 24 - Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents Music In The Park with Mark James Fortin. Opening for him is Salmagundi. Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. in Ashcroft, 6:30-9:30 pm. Donations happily accepted.

Aug. 14 - Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents Music In The Park with the Andrea Smith duo.

Opening for her is Jennifer Ferguson. Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. in Ashcroft, 6:30-9:30 pm.

Every Friday - Soup’s On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.

Every Saturday - Cache Creek Farmer and Flea Market 9 am to 1 pm at the main intersection, next to Chums Restaurant.

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Children should be seen and heard

I live with my husband, two kids and two dogs in an old house with a back and a front yard. There have been times, many times, that I’ve longed for the simplicity of our condo days when we weren’t constantly working on stuff around the house like we are now. I guess I should be careful what I wish for.

My friend Lindsay Bell, wanting to downsize for similar reasons, moved from a house to a condo this past October and

was excited to find a nice one close to her children’s school that was also near a park and the aquatic center. With many other children living in the building, and tons more in the vicinity, it seemed ideal for her young, active family that consisted of a five year old and an eight year old.

Little did she know that she’d soon be battling the condo’s strata council for her children’s right to play on the greenery outside the complex.

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ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com “I had asked for a safety sign above the garage, something like ‘slow down’ because people of all ages have almost been hit by cars coming and going. What we got instead was a sign that says ‘No Grocery Carts, No Bikes, No Scooters, No In-Line Skates.’”

Now faced with summer holidays and a concern as to where her sons and all the other kids from the complex could get some fresh air, she was informed they would have to be supervised at all times or go off the property.

“This isn’t a retirement condo,” she said.

“There are about 20 to 30 kids living here and they’re not even allowed to play on the grass outside the

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complex is a far cry from the management of the low-cost apartment dwellings I grew up in when my brother and I were the same ages as her boys.

Some of my fondest childhood memories are from that place where we could play outside on the building’s property from morning to night, only coming in for meals and bathroom breaks.

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would play with their pals while our folks worked or cleaned or did whatever boring old grownups did, and we’d play kick-thecan, cops and robbers and Charlie’s Angels in the fresh open air.

Lindsay would have loved that place for her sons. But now she’s stuck with a beautiful condo in a complex where they can’t play outside unless she’s with there too.

Children need to run

around and blow off steam, and in this day and age when so many of them are cooped up inside playing video games and watching TV, our society should be making it easier for our kids to be kids, not harder.

“They’re more worried about esthetics than safety,” Lindsay said about her strata council and the new sign they installed. “I told them that a shrub can be replaced, a child can’t.”

Not ready to give up, she’s hoping there will be a change made to the bylaws if there’s a 75 per cent vote among owners in favour of allowing kids the outdoor breathing room they deserve.

“I’m not asking them to be okay with our kids destroying the grass with scooters and bikes and skates,” she said. “But they should be able to safely play outside their own home with other kids who live here too.”

I’m hoping she gets the 75 per cent vote required so those children can play like I could - like my son and daughter can and like every child should be able to do.

Turn up the sound of kids playing outdoors, it’s music to my ears.

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Beautiful front yard contest held in Cache Creek The Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee is holding a Cache Creek Front Yard beautification award program this year and also an award program for businesses.

Judging will take place on Monday, July 8, and will include all properties inside the village limits so there is no need to enter ahead of time.

Judges will be touring Cache Creek looking for

winners in both categories.

The judges are invited by the Communities In Bloom Committee and are from Clinton and Cache Creek.

They will select the top 20 residential front yards and the top 10 businesses for recognition, as well as a top three in each category.

The judges will be looking for tidiness, overall design and attractiveness, maintenance, and plantings including floral displays. All

properties within the village limits will be judged.

Winners will be contacted following the judging in person or by phone, and awards will be handed out Sunday, July 14 at 7:30 pm at the Cache Creek Pool 40th anniversary party by the guest Communities in Bloom Provincial Judges.

See Vicky Trill to enter the Amazing Race that will be included in this event, and come down for the Water Show

at the pool that will start immediately following the ribbon cutting at 7:30 pm that evening.

The official judge’s tour of Cache Creek, including the golf course, downtown core, park, community hall, landfill, and Village Office will also include residential properties occurs Monday July 15. So tidy up your yards and streets and make Cache Creek look her best.

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CHANGE TO OFFICE HOURS FOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS Please be advised that the Village Office located at 601 Bancroft Street will remain open during the noon hour from Tuesday, July 2nd to Monday, July 15th, 2013 inclusive to allow residents to pay their property taxes.

Deadline for property tax payments is 4:00 pm, Monday, July 15th to avoid the 10% penalty.

Community Volunteer Groups The Royal Canadian Legion #113

301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society

601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 250-453-9656

Ashcroft and District Fall Fair Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128

St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome

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Ashcroft CiB looking for Best Residential Edible Gardens Ashcroft Communities in Bloom committee are requesting the help of our local citizens in finding residents who have vegetable gardens worth noting. We have found many wonderful yards filled with flowers and eye catching landscaping, but because vegetable gardens are usually found in the backyards they go unnoticed.

We are sure that in our Village there are many people who grow a vegetable garden and that many are worthy of recognition. The size of the vegetable garden is not that important, rather, consideration will be given to the variety of the plants being grown, the overall esthetics (neatness and landscaping), incorporation into the yard and the health of the plants. The garden may be grown directly in the ground, in raised beds or even containers. The adult category is the Best Residential Edible Garden.

We are also on the lookout for any youth (14 years of age and under) who may be growing and caring for their own vegetable garden. It can be tended and grown by one or more children and consideration will be given for the same areas as in the adult category. In both categories, bonus consideration will be given if the crop is to be

shared with others, food banks etc.

Why is Communities in Bloom asking for this information? Well, each year we submit a name of a local resident along with photos and a small description to the Scotts Miracle Grow Garden Contest. We enter one resident into the Best Residential Flower Garden and are very proud that one of our residents was a national winner a few years ago!

This year, we would also like to enter a resident’s name in the Best Residential Edible Garden as well as one in the Best Youth-Run Edible Garden categories. So, we are asking for the help of our local citizens and ask that you either give us a call or an email with a name.

Please call Andrea at 250 453-9402 or email headref@telus.net. We ask that you contact us by July 15 in order to give us time to get all the paperwork done.

Our selections that are entered into the contest will be in the small town category and winners will receive a wonderful gift basket from Scotts.

We are always proud to showcase what our local residents can do, so please give us a helping hand with this.

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Desert Spokes Cycle Society Phone 250-457-9348

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

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Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard Phone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net

Bridging to Literacy Contact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417

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Shirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society Contact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564

SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415

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Living in a violent society years turning some of them into individuals inflicting hurt and violence?

In the Bible we have description of the world just before the Karl Samek flood – Genesis 6:11– Seventh Day Adventist 13: “And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled Everyone has encountered viowith violence. And lence in some way. I encountered God saw the earth, and, behold, it it in school. I saw other kids be- was corrupt; for all flesh had coring bullied. Stronger beat on weak- rupted their way upon the earth. er. I hated it then and I hate it now. And God said unto Noah: ‘The Violence is everywhere around the end of all flesh is come before Me; globe and it’s growing. for the earth is filled with violence There are other kinds of mental, through them; and, behold, I will emotional, social, verbal, psycho- destroy them with the earth’.” logical forms of violence or abuse.

Bible tells us that God’s heart Much of it happens in homes. It’s was grieved because humanity like a perpetual self-feeding mon- “perverted their ways and every ster growing stronger with each thought of their hearts was only outburst. It’s been claimed that ag- evil continually.” Image of God gression and violence is the expres- which is His selfless, caring, selfsion of insecure individuals who giving tender love was obliterated had not experienced security of un- from people’s lives. Their greedy, conditional love and acceptance. self-centered hearts became set There are other causes as well. A on pursuance of their own selfhidden unhealed hurt and pain feed ish goals irrespective of the conanger, confusion, animosity and sequences to anyone else. Their rage. It’s often vented on the vul- neighbors, family members benerable and innocent. Generation- came obstacles in their mad pural hurts that haven’t been healed suance of twisted or unrealistic degrow exponentially. People revert sires. Yet, getting all that we want to alcohol, drugs or free love, but does not heal our hearts or satisfy the pain does not go away. Can our heart’s hunger. It only makes this trend be reversed, changed and us more disappointed, frustrated healed? It can though it is a gradual and angry. The Lord who came to road toward recovery with its ups heal us we ignore, recklessly turnand downs, but it’s worth it. ing to unfulfilling pursuits.

Media and entertainment feed In Luke 17:26 Jesus speaks of us with steady doses of violence. the condition of humanity just beThe daily news report every un- fore His Second Coming comcouth or gory event. Sports glorify paring it with the pre-flood times: bloody encounters. Eager crowds “And as it was in the days of Noah, watch modern gladiators of vio- so it also shall be in the days of the lence and brutality. Watching the Son of Man.” There’ll be the same helpless, soft and tender newborn reckless obsession with pursuits of babies temporary life to the disregard of and the eternal values and God. Violence affection was the norm then and it is becomand love ing today. Once I read a statement: shown to “The inhumanity of man to man is them at his greatest sin.” Yes, we often hurt their birth most the ones closest to us. How we in sad! turn beNoah after finding God’s grace come soft that transformed him was given and ten- 120 years to call people to turn der, more their lives and accept God’s grace caring to change their lives. Today the and gen- same offer through the gospel is oftle. What fered to spiritually blind and hurthappens ing humanity. God took on Himto us even self human guilt in the person of few hours His Son. He’s extending to us all later turn- through His unconditional love ing our the offer of forgiveness, change displeas- of heart, life and life focus. How ure on many of readers of this article will others? take Him on His offer?

Or what -happens Karel Samek is Pastor for to that the Ashcroft 7th Day Adventist soft bun- Church. For more information on dle of the Ashroft Church, go to www. new life ashcroft22.adventistchurchconin after nect.org

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Thursday, July 4, 2013 The Journal

Golden Country presents

... Past, Present & Beyond In the Line of Duty: Pt. 5 - The Man with no name Why no one tried immediately to stop the man who gunned down Special Constable Isaac Decker remains a question that, more than 100 years after the fact, will never be answered. There were certainly enough onlookers, that day by the river in Ashcroft in late June 1909, but none of them made a move towards the gunman, who was able to remove papers and a revolver from his dead companion before crossing the CPR tracks and disappearing into the hills.

Perhaps they were in a state of shock, still trying to comprehend what had just happened; or perhaps they were rightly hesitant about approaching an armed man who had callously and deliberately shot an officer of the law. It was several minutes before two of the men at the scene took off in pursuit, presumably in the hope of at least finding out in which direction the man had fled so that he could be tracked.

Not that those who were at the scene did nothing. As soon as the gunman fled, people scrambled down to where Isaac Decker lay, shot in both the lower body and the head.

Almost instantly the cry went up that the policeman was not dead. A spark of life still remained, but it was obvious that Decker was gravely injured. A stretcher was hastily procured so that he could be moved, and someone was sent running to alert Dr. Burris to what was happening.

GOLDEN COUNTRY BARBARA RODEN Not that Dr. Burris needed much in the way of alerting. Ashcroft was, by this time, in an uproar. Eight-yearold Tommy Cumming – who had witnessed the entire affair – had spread news of the tragedy, and by the time Decker was brought back into town it seemed that there was scarcely a person who did not know what had happened. There was no shortage of volunteers ready to man a posse; but Joe Burr, the policeman in charge of the Ashcroft detachment, had not yet returned. Isaac Decker was to have been in charge during Burr’s absence, and the lack of clear leadership led to confusion and delay. The two men who had set out after the fugitive returned, empty-handed and with nothing to report. By the time a posse was organized night had fallen, and it would have been pointless sending men out into the darkness against an armed and dangerous man who could be anywhere. Pursuit would therefore have to wait until

morning.

The body of the other man also had to be moved from where it lay by the river, so that he could be examined and searched.

Decker’s shot had caught him full in the face, and he had probably been killed almost instantly. Search was made of his pockets for anything that would identify him, and which might have been overlooked by the other man, but apart from two photo- Ashcroft in 1909 graphs there was nothing.

If the searchers hoped to One of the pictures showed fi nd any clues in it, however, a little girl on the porch of a they were disappointed. The house, while the other was of case contained a good suit of an older man driving a team clothes, two linen shirts, colof horses. The photos were lars, and ties, none of which promptly scrutinized, in hopes had identifying marks or that they would provide a clue, names in them (the dead but there was nothing on them that identified the people, or man’s clothing likewise bore where the pictures were taken, no identifying marks). There was also a wooden clothes or by whom.

Search was also made of brush, bearing the trademark the green boat in which the of the Long Beach Mercanpair had been traveling, and tile Company. It was the only here the investigators ap- hint of a clue the investigators peared to find confirmation found.

As soon as it was light the that the men were indeed the next morning, June 29, 1909, bandits who had held up a the posse – consisting of CPR train near Kamloops a townsmen, Natives, and two week earlier. In the bottom of bloodhounds – set out.

There the boat were some 30 sticks was a report that a man anof dynamite, as well as a coil swering the fugitive’s descripof fuse and some detonators, and it was surmised that these tion had eaten dinner at the were intended to be used in Evans Ranch, and spent the another hold up. More import- night sleeping in the icehouse antly, a suitcase was discov- there, but this lead proved a ered, presumably left behind false one. The hounds manby the fugitive in the haste and aged to pick up a scent near confusion, or because he did the river, and the party folnot want to be burdened with lowed it for some miles to the east of town, towards the Goss it in his flight.

Ranch [now the YD], but there the trail went cold. No sign of the killer was found, and the posse returned to Ashcroft.

Dr. Burris, in the meantime, had been tending to the injured Isaac Decker. Those who had not been witness to the shooting presumably took heart in the fact that the policeman was still alive, but the doctor only had to make a cursory examination of the man’s injuries to realize that he was beyond any help that surgery or medicine could offer. All that remained was to make his final hours as comfortable as possible; and at around midnight former policeman Isaac Decker, who had been sworn in as Special Constable only a few short hours earlier, breathed his last. He was laid to rest three days later, on July 1, 1909, on what was then called Dominion Day. He was 53 years old, and survived by his widow Lena and 12 yearold son Archie.

To be continued

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