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PENTICTON SERVICE AMONG BEST Joe Fries

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Not only is Penticton a great place to soak up the sun and sample some wine, it’s also a good place to get hurt.

The city had B.C.’s third-fastest ambulance response times in 2012, according to data provided by a former air ambulance pilot who’s advocating for improvements to the pre-hospital care system.

B.C. Ambulance Service statistics show the average response time in Penticton to a Code 3 call, for which lights and sirens are activated, was eight minutes and 12 seconds.

“Penticton is one of the few municipalities in all of B.C. that has reasonable ambulance access,” said Hans Dysarsz, who obtained the numbers through a freedom of information request.

It’s also one of just 10 communities in the province that enjoy a response time below the North American standard of 8:59 suggested by the U.S. Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services.

Around the South Okanagan and Similkameen, the longest waits last year were 22:31 in Naramata and 18:37 in Okanagan Falls.

Neither community has an ambulance station, so patients must wait on ambulances from elsewhere.

Oliver, Osoyoos and Summerland response times all fell within a minute of

the 10-minute mark, while Keremeos lagged behind at 13:23.

All four communities have ambulance stations with one ambulance available at all times and another on call.

BCAS spokesperson Kelsie Carwithen said in a statement that the 8:59 standard only applies to urgent calls in metropolitan areas.

She also noted that in many places patients don’t have to wait for an ambulance to receive care, since some fire departments provide first responders.

The BCAS is “committed to improving all response times,” added Carwithen.

“Over the last three years, BCAS has maintained a consistent average response time for urgent calls in urban areas despite increased call volume.”

Penticton’s ambulance station has one unit ready around the clock, plus another on day shift and a third on call.

Carwithen said resource placement is dictated by call volume to, and location of, a particular station.

“In terms of response times, weather, terrain, road infrastructure, traffic and geography can all have an impact,” she added.

Dysarsz, however, thinks more minutes could be shaved off if the B.C. government allowed first responders to also transport patients to hospital, which is currently the sole purview of BCAS. “The whole issue of pre-hospital care in B.C. is a bizarre and unexplainably weird

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He’s advocating for a European-style system where some countries employ doctors in ambulances and call out physicians who have clinics near an accident scene, which he said would reduce the time people wait for care and ultimately save lives.

“In Canada, the pre-hospital care system is completely standalone from our down-line health care system,” said Dysarsz.

It’s not one transparent system like they have in other countries where they realized this decades ago.”

The “scoop-and-run system” used in B.C. “might work for FedEx and UPS, but it doesn’t work when you’re dealing with people,” he said.

Dysarsz, who helped create Alberta’s STARS Air Ambulance service, said anyone who has had a love one die while awaiting an ambulance or en route to hospital should ask their family doctor if the victim’s condition was time-sensitive.

“If they’re told, ‘This was completely treatable,’ at that point those people should get pissed off and go to their MLA and say, ‘enough is enough,” said Dysarsz.

“We don’t need $380-million highways to Whistler.

“We don’t need roofs on sports stadiums like B.C. Place for $550 million.

“We need an ambulance service that saves our asses when we’re in trouble.”

AVERAGE CODE 3 AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES ACROSS B.C.

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The aerial symmetry of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will once again grace the evening sky over Okanagan Lake to kick off the Penticton Peach Festival.

The familiar red and white Tudor jets of the world-famous squadron are scheduled to take flight for the thrilling, 35-minute show starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7.

The team previously performed in the Peach City for the festival in 2008 and 2009. Their last show was abbreviated due to poor visibility caused by forest fires burning in the region.

“We are just thrilled and it’s tremendous to have the Snowbirds back and a great way to begin Peach Festival,” said festival society president Don Kendall.

“There really is no other attraction that brings out as many people as the Snowbirds. The last time they were here it’s estimated 20,000 spectators saw the show, people were lined up on the beach six and eight deep from Okanagan Lake Park to the Sicamous.

“The best part, it’s free.

“I mean really, how many times does a family get to go

down and see this kind of firstclass entertainment and not have to worry about what it’s costing them?” said Kendall.

And the first night’s showcase just gets better.

Following the 7 p.m. opening ceremonies at Okanagan Lake Park, there will be performances

by Flashback, Nikita Afonso and another huge fan favourite, Luisa Marshall who packed the park her last time in Penticton.

According to Kendall, getting the Snowbirds back for the third time in five years was not an easy task.

The president credited the efforts of his Snowbirds committee under the direction of Fred Trainor as well as MP Dan Albas for helping with the logistics of the application to secure the squadron.

But in particular he singled out the contribution of Peters Bros.

Construction as the main reason festival goers will get to enjoy such an internationally renowned aerial demonstration.

“Peters Bros. are an integral part of Peach Festival,” said Kendall. “Whenever we’ve been able to get the Snowbirds they’ve stepped up to sponsor them and that is critical.

“Peach Festival wouldn’t be possible in its present state without Peters Bros. They and the other sponsors make it possible for us to put on the largest free festival in Western Canada.”

In addition to the Snowbirds, the company also covers a portion of the entertainment costs and the colourful, grand parade.

To enhance people’s enjoyment this year, festival organizers have arranged to have the air show’s narrative broadcast on public address systems near the Kiwanis Walking Pier and for the first time, in Okanagan Lake Park.

It can also be heard live on 800 AM -EZ Rock Penticton.

As well, this year for those attending the entertainment acts, a large LED screen will be set up.

Because of the big crowds expected for the air show, the president urged people to go down to the lake front as early as possible and take time to visit Shooting Star Amusements in Rotary park.

His other advice: “Don’t be in a hurry to leave after the Snowbirds, stay and enjoy the evening.

The entertainment is free and it’s just a great night for the family, something everyone can afford to do.”

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Ashton willingly shares expense account Rookie Penticton MLA still finding his away around legislature Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

Settling in to his new work as Penticton MLA, Dan Ashton is trying to set the tone for collegues, promising to release the expenses for his constituency office on a monthly basis.

“I really think it’s important. I think it should be followed by everybody,” said Ashton, explaining that he is accepting a challenge from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to make monthly financial information for his constituency office expenses available to the public.

“The office expenses, wages, what it costs to run an office, it will all be listed out. Here it is so people can see. It’s their dollars,” said Ashton, adding that the legislature overall is working in the same direction.

With a new office and staff, he felt it would be easy to establish a monthly reporting system.

“We’re brand new so it is very easy for us to start,” said Ashton, who caused a minor stir among other liberal candidates during the election, when he promised to pay the costs, up to $35,000, for a municipal byelection to replace him as mayor.

That promise is still good, he said, and he will be paying up “the minute the bill comes from the city” after the Sept. 7 byelection.

“I am assuming in September or October, I will be hearing from the city and make my way over there,” said Ashton, who is finding himself a busy man these days.

One of the biggest differences in moving from mayor to MLA, he said, is the number

of people that come through his office doors.

“It’s because you represent so many agencies, that’s the difference,” said Ashton, on a break from the B.C. legislature, where he also has a lot on his agenda.

In addition to being named parliamentary secretary to the minister responsible for core review, Ashton sits on the treasury board and chairs the finance and government services committee, which will travel the province to gather input in advance of the 2014 provincial budget.

“It’s kind of like drinking from the fire hose to start. It was a full on, full court press,” said Ashton, adding that he had a big learning curve, heading straight from the election into the legislature to pass the budget.

The size of the legislature has taken getting used to, both in terms of physical space and people.

“You miss the people. It’s a big entity, the provincial government, going from a city or a regional district, where you literally know everyone on a first name basis,” said Ashton.

And while he has no problem finding his new digs in Penticton, Ashton admits it’s not as easy in the B.C. legislature buildings.

“I still get turned around in the legislature,” said Ashton. At home in his riding though, he chose a familiar space, taking over retired MLA Bill Barisoff’s offices on Riverside Drive.

But while the location and the furniture are the same, Ashton indulged his love of hockey and asked local artist Glenn Clark if he would like to provide some of the decor, in his paint-

With a Glenn Clark painting in the background, Penticton Mla Dan ashton (centre) works with his new staff, Barbara alexander and Dick knorr in retired Mla Bill Barisoff’s office.

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ings of the 1955 World champion Vees.

“Glen’s a great artist and I am proud to be able to represent someone from Penticton here,” said Ashton. But though the art is new, the familiar office comes with memories as well.

“I do have the ghost of Mr. Barisoff looking over my shoulder,” said Ashton. He sometimes finds himself asking how Barisoff would have handled a situation. “Bill did an incredible job for this area.”

While Ashton considered moving the office to downtown Penticton, he decided that

the current location was more accessible for constituents in the Summerland and Peachland areas of the riding, where he also plans to open sub-offices.

Taking over Barisoff’s office meant there was little to do other than negotiate a new four-year lease with the owner.

“So it was a coat of paint, we lightened it up, refurbished it with some new art and inherited the furniture so it was zero cost for the taxpayers,” said Ashton.

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the City of PentiCton has plans to convert a spit of land adjacent to the marina into a waterfront park.

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While it is commonly used for overflow parking, the City of Penticton has plans to turn a spit of land separating the marina from the beach area along Marina Way into the city’s latest park.

Dubbed the Marina Way Lookout, the city considers the spit an environmentally sensitive area, and has restoration plans including planting more than 20 trees and 300 shrubs indigenous to the area while removing undesirable and invasive plants.

According to the plan, the space will be transformed into a passive lookout space, enhancing the lake view along the spit, with a path leading from the Okanagan Lake walkway to the end of the

breakwater.

New benches and picnic tables will also be installed, and some parking will be retained at the foot of the spit.

“The Marina Way Lookout project fits perfectly with council’s strategic priority of waterfront enhancement,” said Coun. Andrew Jakubeit, acting as deputy mayor.

“This project may be much smaller in scale than other waterfront initiatives, but has the potential to provide great return for residents and visitors, with more green space, restored ecological habitat and a tranquil place for people to enjoy the Okanagan Lake vista.”

The area also has heritage connections, which city staff are examining how to incorporate. The area once served

as the primary gateway to Penticton’s original townsite, just to the east of Penticton Creek.

The public will have an opportunity to provide input on the plans until Aug. 20, both online and in person.

The parks department will be on hand at the Saturday market on Aug. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Residents and visitors are welcome to review the concept drawings, ask questions and provide their feedback and thoughts.

Details of the plan are also available online at www. penticton.ca/waterfront. Residents can provide input by emailing parks@penticton.ca (with subject line Marina Way Lookout) or calling 250-4902500.

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A campfire ban over much of the Southern Interior might put a damper on outdoor enthusiasts’ weekend plans, but it could help keep Willowbrook’s fire chief from missing another dinner engagement.

Brad Fossett was on his way to a friend’s farewell party on Sunday when his department was dispatched to a wildfire near the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory about five kilometres southwest of Okanagan Falls.

“I got my page, picked up my radio, told my wife ‘I’ll see you later,’ and headed out the door and was gone for two days,” Fossett said.

The chief and 18 members of the volunteer fire department responded to the wildfire and were soon joined by counterparts from Kaleden and the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch.

“It was an extremely well-

coordinated effort between the two fire departments and forestry. They had some of the best in the business doing the job there and I was amazed at how well it went,” he said.

Willowbrook’s volunteers established water lines at the north and south ends of the fire, then focused efforts on protecting the Sweetwater Ranch and a dozen properties that were placed on evacuation alert.

The fire burned to within about 120 metres of one of those homes.

“It was close enough to feel the heat,” Fossett said.

Although the blaze eventually charred an area of 70 hectares, it was contained by Monday afternoon. Forty firefighters remained on the ground throughout the week to mop up.

Officials believe the fire was caused by human activity, but don’t know much more than that, according to Melissa Welsh, an information officer for the Wildfire Management Branch.

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“It’s still very much in the early stage of the investigation,” she said.

So far this fire season, 72 per cent of blazes the branch has attended have been attributed to human activity, mostly campfires left unattended or that got out of control, Welsh said. That statistic, plus recent hot, dry weather prompted the campfire ban over a large swath of B.C. “Human-caused wildfires

really just divert our resources away from naturally occurring wildfires and we want to put our attention on those ones,” she noted.

The fire ban prohibits open burning on Crown land throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, which covers the Thompson, Okanagan, Similkameen and Shuswap regions. Local governments in the South Okanagan have also ordered bans within their jurisdictions.

Cooking stoves are excluded from the orders, similar versions of which are in place for the Coastal and Cariboo fire centres.

As of Thursday, the fire danger rating around Penticton was pegged at high.

Environment Canada is forecasting rain and thunderstorms throughout the region this weekend, but Welsh doesn’t think it will be enough to push down the fire danger rating.

She’s also concerned about the potential for lightning-caused fires.

Crown counsel seeks to tighten grip on Teneycke Kristi Patton

Western News Staff

An “extremely dangerous” Okanagan Falls man’s freedom must be curtailed to protect the public, a Crown counsellor argued this week.

That man, Ronald Teneycke, appeared at the Penticton courthouse on Wednesday to face the crown application for a Section 810.2 order.

It’s contained in the Criminal Code, but is not a criminal charge. Rather, it’s a way for Crown to have restrictions and controls put on a person they fear will commit a serious offence.

If approved by a judge, the order can put conditions on Teneycke for up to two years.

“Based on Mr. Teneycke’s violent past and the fact he is an untreated sexual offender and the numerous psychiatric assessments, the application is justified,” said Crown counsel John Swanson.

Teneycke has a long criminal history, including a 2010 conviction for three counts of uttering threats, dangerous driving and fleeing a peace officer. He was sentenced to 14 months in jail and given the maximum probation allowed of three years. Before the probation was due to end, Crown presented the 810.2 application. On June 26, Teneycke was before a judge and released back into the community with nine bail conditions imposed upon him including an 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew until the 810.2 hearing takes place.

“Absolutely there is no doubt that if he is not placed under reasonable restrictions, Mr. Teneycke will re-offend,” said Swanson.

Judge Gale Sinclair agreed to adjust Teneycke’s curfew to midnight to 6 a.m., but the remaining conditions will

stay until the hearing.

Swanson said the 810.2 order is justified because although it’s been 20 years since Teneycke committed violent crimes, those offences were on the “serious end of the spectrum.”

Teneycke spent 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Okanagan Falls girl.

Parole documents said he “brutalized and tortured” the teen for five hours. Extra time was tacked on to that sentence when he uttered threats to a parole officer while behind bars. Once released, he returned to live in Oliver then moved to Okanagan Falls and breached his probation multiple times.

Teneycke wants to move to an acreage in rural Oliver to work on a ranch.

He currently lives with his elderly mother in Okanagan Falls and wants the freedom to be able to go between the two places in case he needs to assist his mother.

Defence counsel Michael Welsh said Teneycke was put on the threeyear probation in 2010 and has complied with all of those conditions for the duration.

Judge Sinclair, who has sat for many of Teneycke’s trials and court appearances, said both lawyers neglected to mention a “considerable hiccup” the 51-year-old man had last year when he was charged with the sexual assault of a Penticton woman but was acquitted at trial. Swanson said because Teneycke was acquitted, that information would not be provided during the hearing.

“It has been a long and arduous road for Mr. Teneycke and the public and I have to balance his interests versus the public,” said Sinclair.

A hearing date for the 810.2 application is to be set today.

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B.C.’s health minister set tongues wagging Thursday when he told a radio interviewer a new tower at Penticton Regional Hospital would not be built in the next four years.

Terry Lake made the comment during an interview on CBC Daybreak South in response to a question about how soon the Liberals would get the job done.

“Not in our current four-year term,” Lake replied, “and I don’t think anyone has committed to having a hospital (tower) built in Penticton in the four-year term.

“What we’ve said ... is that we are committed to a new hospital (tower) in Penticton, and we have to go through stages.”

Janice Perrino, who chairs the board of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District, said Lake’s response had been misinterpreted to mean the government had backed away from its promise to build the tower.

“What he’s saying is technically very true. It’s going to take five years just to get the building built, so it won’t be done during this term because it can’t physically be done,” Perrino told the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen at its Thursday meeting.

“It’s very conceivable that it could take up to six years to get it built, just to get the doors open, so I don’t know that anything he said this morning could be perceived as negative.”

Health Ministry spokesperson Ryan Jabs said in a statement that Lake’s comments did not signal any sort of change with respect to support for the tower.

“A new patient tower at Penticton Hospital is a priority for the community and we’ve made it clear that it’s a priority for this government,” Jabs said.

He said the tower, like any major capital project, requires careful planning to ensure it’s designed and built appropriately for the least cost possible and without interruption to patient care.

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After nixing a $2 environmental levy, the Penticton Indian Band is now proposing a deal that would cost local taxpayers $28,000 a year to help maintain the trail alongside the Okanagan River channel.

The deal would see the City of Penticton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and PIB split three ways the $42,000 annual cost to keep the trail in good repair, remove garbage and maintain toilets at Skaha Beach. The work would be performed by a PIB employee.

While the RDOS had been set to ratify the fiveyear agreement at its meeting Thursday, the matter was instead deferred at the request of Andrew Jakubeit, a director and current Penticton deputy mayor.

Jakubeit said staffers who negotiated the deal were on vacation and unable to explain elements of the agreement to city council.

He’s also concerned that because the city contributes roughly 40 per cent of the RDOS budget, Penticton could effectively be on the hook for more than a one-third share of the proposed maintenance contract.

Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes, also an RDOS director, took issue with his community being asked to contribute through the regional district to a Penticton attraction.

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Fishery doesn’t smell good As it has in the past few years, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is going ahead with a recreational sockeye salmon fishery on Osoyoos Lake, despite a large drop in the number of salmon returning to spawn in the Okanagan River.

The sockeye run is still being counted in the hundreds of thousands, but this year’s run is shaping up to be less than a third of last year’s spectacular run, when more than 325,000 sockeye found their way over Wells Dam. Sockeye numbers have bounced around for the last couple of decades, but the general trend has been upwards. Much of the credit for that must go to the Okanagan Nation Alliance, which has gone to extraordinary lengths to restore sockeye to the river system going back to the early 1990s, when the run was only 3,000 to 5,000 fish.

This is year 10 of their 12-year program to restock the sockeye run. Although indicators point to success, it’s been shown again and again that, when it comes to fish stocks, circumstances can change overnight.

So we have to ask, is it wise to open up a recreational fishery in a year when the run is down?

The DFO says plenty of sockeye are getting through, and they will be closely monitored. But common sense says that each fish caught is one less going to the spawning beds.

This year’s run is only at some 75,000 fish so far, but Richard Bussanich, an aquaculture specialist with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, says the spawning beds can handle 80,000 fish. That makes it crucial that as many salmon get through as possible.

In 2010, Okanagan Nation leaders questioned PENTICTON WESTERN DFO’s fish management strategy for opening recreational fisheries without consultation and without gathering sufficient data to work out what the level of sustainable, ongoing fish harvesting would be. Opening another fishery in a year when returns are below optimum levels certainly lends credence to that opinion.

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Infanticide leads to monogamy Science writer Matt Ridley once described the human mating system as “monogamy plagued by adultery,” which sounds a little judgmental.

Perhaps we should just agree that we are an imperfect pair-bonding species. Quite imperfectly – I am on my second marriage, and so is my wife – but the point is that we do form pairs: 89 per cent of the world’s people get married before the age of 49.

Elsewhere in the animal world, monogamy is definitely a minority taste. Only three per cent of mammals are monogamous.

Even among our closest relatives, the primates, only a quarter of the species form pair bonds. Moreover, the very fragility of the pair bond in human beings suggests that it is a behaviour we only adopted fairly recently in our evolutionary history.

So when did we acquire it, and why?

There is a new explanation on the table.

In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists argue that the

main reason why human beings – more precisely, male human beings – became monogamous was to keep their babies from being killed by other males.

There are many species where an incoming male will kill a female’s offspring by a previous male in order to make room for his own. It’s especially common in mammals, where a female remains infertile while she is still producing milk for an existing baby.

The new male is in a hurry to get on with fathering the bearers of his own genes, and if he kills her existing offspring she will become fertile sooner.

This may have been a particularly big problem in our own species, because human females may nurse a child for as long as two or three years. Infanticide is ugly, but unfortunately it makes sense as a male reproductive strategy.

So it also makes sense for the father of the existing children to stick around and protect them from that fate.

This was the hypothesis of the scientists from University College

Gwynne Dyer

Dyer Straits London and Oxford, Manchester and Auckland Universities who published the article in PNAS. “You do not get monogamy unless you already have infanticide, and you do not get a switch to paternal care if you don’t already have monogamy,” wrote Dr. Christopher Opie of UCL. This flies in the face of the previously dominant explanation, which was based on the remarkably long childhood of human offspring.

As our brains got bigger and the amount of cultural learning that had to be imparted to our children grew greater, the portion of their

lives that they spent as dependent children grew longer and longer. Male help was therefore needed to raise them successfully.

True enough, but why would the males commit in the first place? They were unlikely able to make that kind of statistical calculation, and the normal male reproductive strategy in mammals is to impregnate as many females as possible and leave the mothers to raise them.

Maybe they just stayed with the females to keep their children from being killed by other males.

So the researchers decided to test the rival hypotheses: did males commit to monogamy to prevent infanticide, or to ease the burden on females and thus improve the children’s survival chances in a different way?

The cynics among you will already know the answer to this, but scientists actually have to prove things.

What they did was take a family tree of 230 mammals, including most of the primate species, and put in the details of their mating

behaviour, rates of infanticide, and amount of paternal care (i.e. monogamy). Then they simulated the evolution of those species over a period of 75 million years, running the program millions of times to see how monogamy rose or fell for each species under different circumstances.

The conclusion was clear: among primates, monogamy was always preceded by one thing and one thing only: infanticide by males.

Once you have monogamy, there is usually a rise in the male commitment to caring for the offspring as well, but infanticide has to come first. It’s not exactly romantic, but evolution isn’t.

So here we are, living in couples and raising our offspring together as if we were birds. (90 per cent of birds are monogamous.)

It doesn’t really matter how we got here, but it’s definitely a better place to be. In the end, we even figured out how to love each other.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Plans could make Penticton next Detroit As a resident of Penticton since 1976 I applaud the words of Penticton councillor John Vassilaki quoted in the Penticton Herald, July 24, 2013.

“The city was alive. The downtown was vibrant as any street in a large community,” said Vassilaki.

I agree and remember well those happy days of old. No parking meters or ticket dispensers. No traffic congestion.

I remember launching my 17-foot ski boat, first to learn then teach youngsters waterskiing on Okanagan and Skaha lakes and having no hassles as to where to park my boat trailer.

I remember visiting my parishioners in

Stove goes missing

Last Wednesday I delivered a three-year-old, white, self-cleaning GE stove to a friend’s house in the Glenfir area of Summerland.

I didn’t know my friend was not going to be home so I left the stove on the patio outside their door with the intention of coming back at a later time to install it.

Over the next day or so someone, thinking that the stove was a discard, removed the stove from the patio.

The loss of this stove has caused great hardship and hard feelings between my friend and I. Neither of us can afford the cost of replacing this stove. If you are the person(s) who removed the stove please return it, no questions asked.

I will even come and get it. No harm done just call me and I will go and get it.

Call Mark at 250-488-7124.

Mark Dicer Summerland

B.C. Liberals showing true colours

In his Inside B.C. column, Les Leyne asks, wheelchair fees now but, what next?

I have to wince as I type thinking of those constituents who rejected Christy and how she used her false charm on the few who supported her fixed byelection.

They will soon learn the words to the Christy Clark theme song, “I fooled you once, I’ve fooled you twice and I’ll fool you once again.”

More of my premier’s BS to put your mind at rest, “I will continue to fool the few who reset me while ignoring the pests who see through me.”

Barnum said, “There is a sucker born every minute.”

But unlike Premier Clark I would never have guessed there were so many residing in one place.

People would have to be unconscious if they are unaware of the changes, surfacing yesterday, today and likely tomorrow, that were planned before the fixed byelection.

Regarding wheelchair fees for

the hospital, even taking some to emergency without worrying about a parking ticket on my windshield. I remember my wife taking me to emergency at the onset of my heart attack without worries about parking.

Yes, the city, downtown, lakeshore, hospital, Main Street to the humblest back street was alive, vibrant, and friendly.

The city was growing. So what happened during the passing of the years?

Revitalization projects that set us back?

Imposed upon us more and more restrictions?

Fines?

Fixing that which works well?

those in need is perhaps only the seed to ignite other bad Liberal deeds ?

Perhaps rental of crutches, bedpans, or pay toilets and televisions and even charge day visitors who bring sunshine and pleasure to elderly hearts in care homes.

One thing nice is B.C. has a new health minister, Terry Lake, a veterinarian who perhaps could donate some time clipping nails and filing teeth for those elderly that still have them.

Perhaps accumulated Air Miles could be offered to those wheelers who save enough miles to fly a political airbag out of our country.

Tom Isherwood Olalla

Evening shopping is available

(re: Evening shopping would be great, Letters, Western News, July 24).

I would like to respond to the letter by Rolf Loth.

Mr. Roth, I can’t agree with you more.

We have had this request quite often, and I happily will tell you that SmartShopper is open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays, all year around. Coffee is fresh all day.

We are there for you. And we are always open to suggestions.

Have a great week!

Leigh Follestad Penticton

Public property no place for pet business

Why do people let their pets pee and poo on other people’s property (including city property)?

Why don’t they let their pets do the messes on their own property?

Even when people pick up poo when walking their dog, there is stinky residue left behind thus flies which carry disease.

Pee you can’t even pick-up but leaves yellow patches all over town.

How would a person like it if their friend or neighbor were to pee or poo on their lawn or in their gar-

Change for the sake of change not necessarily for improvement?

Unnecessary expenses?

If the ticket dispenser for the boat-trailer parking will cost $10,000, how much did all the parking meters cost?

In my vision of a revitalized, vibrant not just downtown but the city as a whole, those annoying installations do not exist.

The one-way traffic pattern on Main and Martin works fine. To improve it we might want to follow the example of Wenatchee, Wash., where in a similar situation the traffic lights are synchronized.

Traveling at the posted speed limit one

den?

It’s the same thing if you think about it.

You hear excuses that my dog goes where it wants to go, or I grab my dog’s leash and control where it goes.

I’ve even seen people looking the other way when their pooch does its business.

My nieces and nephews play soccer in a school field. Have you ever walked in a school field and looked down?

Yellow patches and remnants of dog poo which the children run and roll through.

Our pets only do their business on our property. Please have respect for other people’s property and provide your dog or cat a litter box or have a designated place on your property where they can do their business and thus cleaning up the mess will be up to you, not some other person.

Some people are disabled and have trouble bending to clean up pet messes, so please keep this in mind.

Laura Pede Penticton

Sockeye on the run give them a break

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has set August 1 until further notice for this year’s recreational sockeye salmon fishery in Osoyoos Lake.

In season information will be used to determine the closure of the fishery, please refer to the DFO website, www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc,ca/ rec/index-eng.htm for more information.

As of July 26, 59,000 sockeye had crossed over the Wells Dam. It is anticipated the run will exceed the 80,000 fish needed to establish a harvest from this run.

The criteria for harvest, total allowable catch (TAC) is based upon the following: conservation first, food, social and ceremonial fishery for First Nations then recreational fishery and finally commercial fishery.

As well as return numbers, environmental conditions such as water temperature and level are consid-

drives through town without having to stop for a single red light.

For revitalization let’s look to vibrant places like the Las Vegas strip, cities in Hawaii, the tourist attractions in Florida.

They all offer plenty of free parking.

Even Tacoma, Wash., has a large parking garage just outside city center and an electric tram that takes people downtown.

Both are free. The merchants in those centres prosper.

So can we!

Let’s not follow the example of Detroit.

ered in the expected number of fish that will make it to the spawning areas.

These factors are also taken into consideration when deciding on opening and closing any fishery.

Anglers should be aware that in the last few years sockeye have due to high water levels made it past the dam at Okanagan Falls into Skaha Lake.

This year, with the high water, there is a greater chance of more fish than normal making it into Skaha lake.

There is no fishery for salmon in Skaha Lake and any sockeye caught must be released back into the lake.

Anglers fishing for Kokanee, which are in fact a landlocked sockeye, could catch sockeye in Skaha Lake.

Please help these fish complete their return to the Okanagan channel from where they started their journey.

The Okanagan First Nations have worked extremely hard to bring these fish back to the Okanagan so every effort we as sport anglers can do to help will be appreciated.

Kokanee are very bright silver fish while a sea-run sockeye will be in spawning colours, very easy to tell them apart.

Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake for the past few years has been excellent.

Anglers troll for these fish using weights to get down to the deeper cooler water where the sockeye hold waiting to go upstream when the Okanagan river cools down later this fall.

Silver flashers and pink hoochie lures seem to be one of the favourite ways to catch these fish.

DFO will have a boat on the lake again this year so be sure to have your salmon tag and keep only the limit allowed.

Bob Otway Sport Fishing Advisory Board Thompson Okanagan Penticton

Horse carriage rides a nuisance

What is the deal with having

Harry G. Kapeikis Penticton

horse-drawn carriage rides along Lakeshore Drive?

What genius thought this was a good idea, and who approved it?

How is it possibly a good idea to force a living creature to haul a heavy load back and forth along a burning street in sweltering 30-40 C weather?

I personally am appalled and ashamed that this is happening in my city and will never promote or contribute to this blatant and embarrassing act of animal abuse.

I suggest that whoever is running this sick show get themselves a rickshaw and sell rides on that instead.

Let’s see how you like it.

December van den Berg Penticton

Song for Trayvon

A life-prolonging song should be written for innocent black teenager Trayvon Martin’s approved execution.

For example, “George, leave your guns at home, leave your guns at home George.”

Joe Schwarz Penticton

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Residents of PaRk Place in oliver have almost all vacated the building which was deemed unsafe to inhabit because of structural damage that the residents’ engineer report states the most probable cause was an earthquake.

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Tenants that have been forced to move from an Oliver apartment building because of structural damage are doing the best they can to get by.

It was in June that residents in the 43 unit building Park Place found out from a report from their engineers that the building they described as “beautiful” was riddled with structural damage from an earthquake. The residents found out they would have to move all of their possessions and find a new place to live by Aug. 15.

Linda Gergely said on Thursday she is one of about eight units occupied in Park Place, her moving date is next week. She, along with many others in the building, are left with an uncertainty of when they will come back to their homes, if ever.

“Everyone has found a place to live, so that is excellent. We are hoping the building can be saved and we will be able to come back home,” said Gergely, who bought her unit just over a year ago. “It is up to the insurance company now. They have commissioned their own engineers to do a report so we are waiting on that and they were here on-site last week.

Our engineers filed a report already stating the most probable cause is earthquake.”

Park Place sits about 100-feet from a fault line and residents said on the morning of Nov. 18, 2011 a 4.6 magnitude earthquake destabilized the building.

The damage did not show until recent maintenance complaints began to pile up.

Many of the residents have been able to stay within the community, whether that is with friends, family, renting or moving to senior assisted living centres. A few of the residents had no other option but to move outside of the community to find a place they can live, including one woman who moved to Quebec.

Gergely is one of the residents who found a place to rent within Oliver, she like many others in Park Place will have to juggle paying their mortgage for

their Park Place home and now monthly rent.

“The plan was to live in Park Place until I couldn’t live on my own anymore, as it was for many of the residents. For me it has been tough because I still have to pay the mortgage, not everyone that lives here is in the same situation. We all just have to do what we can. I have been considering going back to work. I don’t think I have a choice really,” said Gergely.

Gergely said throughout the uncertainty and cloud hanging over the residents, the community has rallied around them. Work party’s were organized to help with moving logistics for residents who needed it. A fundraiser was also held at the Wolf Den at Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course. They provided dinner and everything they raised through tickets and beverages, along with a silent auction donated from local business and individuals was donated to residents from Park Place in need.

“This community is so good when it comes to helping its’ residents. I want to say thank you to anyone who has helped out in any way,” said Gergely.

“We want to thank everyone who has been so kind in helping us.”

Beth Garish, who is one of many who helped organize the fundraiser, said they raised about $7,500 and churches and various organizations bumped that up to a total of $13,000. That money is going to be distributed to those in need from Park Place within the next week through an registered local charity called Churches That Care. Another fundraiser is being contemplated for the fall.

“There are some residents who will have ongoing financial challenges and in some cases they are quite severe, because of the mortgages, strata payments, now rent and they are on very limited income as many are seniors,” said Garish.

An account has been set up at the Valley First Credit Union in Oliver under the name Churches That Care, donations will be accepted through that account. Tax receipts will also be issued.

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This new dock at the west end of Yellow Lake was recently installed by the Penticton Flyfishers providing for easy access where the big ones bite. The pier is close to a large drop off and is one of several docks on the lake put in by the Flyfishers.

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Fishing in Yellow Lake just got a bit easier.

In July, the Penticton Flyfishers club installed a T-shaped dock, allowing easy access to one of the deep cool spots where fish like to congregate in the popular fishing spot along Highway 3A between Keremeos and Kaleden.

“There is a drop off there that goes out and down about 30 feet, about six or seven feet out from the dock,” said the Flyfishers’ George Graw.

The club already maintains a couple of docks in the lake, mainly for tying boats to, but the new dock, he explained, will help younger kids get out fishing, some with a little help.

“You can clip a float and put a worm or whatever on a line and they will have a decent chance of catching a fish,” said Graw. “There is pretty nice kokanee and rainbow trout in there.”

According to Graw, the Flyfishers put a lot of thought into finding the ideal spot for the dock, combining both accessibility and depth of the water.

“If they can flick their wrist, they will get it out there to where the water is deep enough,” said Graw.

“That’s just ideal for any little kid that’s just learning to cast or can’t cast, mom or dad can flick it out

there for them.”

Yellow Lake was also chosen because it was on a busy tourist route, right alongside the highway with the thought of travellers and if they had grumpy kids could stop there, let the kids out to have a stretch and maybe try fishing.

While it’s late in the season to arrange anything, Graw said the Flyfishers are looking at the possibility of arranging a day next year for the club to take a group of kids fishing, an activity he enjoys himself with his grandson.

“I got him thoroughly hooked,” said Graw, telling how the youngster once reeled in three fish in two days of fishing.

“He went up to his Aunty Marg and said ‘this fishing is really easy. Grandpa ties a bug on the string, throws it in the water and the fish come and eat it.

There’s nothing to it’,” said an envious Graw.

“He really enjoyed it, that was the main thing.”

The new dock, however, didn’t cut into the club’s treasury. Funding for it came through the Habitat Conservation Trust fund.

“We’re just going to maintain it,” said Graw. The dock itself was built by New Wave Docks of 100 Mile House, then trucked down to Yellow Lake.

“They built it and brought it down and put it in and we just kind of sat around and watched,” he said.

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Stray fireworks are believed to have sparked a blaze late Friday on Munson Mountain.

Crews from the Penticton Fire Department and B.C. Wildfire Management Branch contained the damage to about two hectares at the base of the hill.

The flames scorched the grass and bushes along the ridge behind the large white letters that spell out Penticton.

Capt. Tom Smith of the Penticton Fire Department said a report of fireworks preceded the call-out around 11 p.m.

“There are orchards all the way around, but (the fire) had the po-

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Accompanied by more than 100 of his closest friends, Chuck Simonin took the motorcycle ride of his life last Sunday.

In fact, the entire weekend was dedicated 10:27:03 AM to, and in celebration of, Chuck, a well-known Penticton man who died of a heart attack in late June.

Saturday would have been his 65th birthday.

For the ride, Chuck’s ashes were carried in a specially-designed wooden urn with a symbolic First Nations eagle crest on the front - a culture he was very close to.

The urn was carried by his wife Michelle, who was a passenger on the bike driven by one of his best friends, Roy Colmer.

Chuck’s son and daughter, Luke and Dora, lead the cavalcade on their father’s motorcycle.

“I think he’d be more than thrilled with what’s happening here today because he loved doing this stuff and we’re all here in memory and support of him,” said his son as the choppers around him revved their engines amid the tears and laughter of the participants.

“I think what is happening here with everyone just kind of speaks for itself and I’m sure most people here would have a story or

two about riding bikes with dad.

“I know he’d just be tickled with this.”

The large group left the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, where the day before over 600 people attended a memorial service, travelling the backroads to Oliver before returning home.

Like others who knew her father, Dora described him as, “larger than life. My dad was an incredibly giving individual, incredibly genuine.”

Growing up in a small Alberta town just east of Calgary where he was born, Chuck developed his passion for rodeo, in particular the three-man, wild horse race team.

It was a sport he continued to practice, even after moving to Naramata with his family in the early 1980s where he opened Wild Rose Stables.

One of his biggest claims to fame was winning a gold medal at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics where rodeo was a demonstration sport.

His children remember fondly the summers travelling with their dad on the rodeo circuit.

Luke even had an opportunity to join him in competition once at the Calgary Stampede.

“Dad taught me a lot of things directly and a lot of things indirectly,” recalled Luke about his childhood.

“He just sort of taught you to be your best and that if you put an honest effort into life you’ve got nothing to be ashamed of or to worry about.

“I think one of the most important things he taught me was just to have a positive outlook on life.”

Michelle also remembered her husband as someone who had the ability to bring out the best in others.

“You know what, he was just a man who was living life, was vulnerable and inspired people to achieve their greatness,” she said.

“He had a sensitive, intimate relationship with

everyone he met. He was five-star, cowboy guy with a huge heart and touched everyone’s heart in so many different ways.

“He will be missed by so many people.”

In addition to motorcycles and rodeo, Chuck was involved in Ironman for many years, minor baseball and worked as a teacher, running for school board in 2011.

Chuck was also remembered by Mary, his friend and ex-wife, stepdaughter Brigitte, brothers Hal and Tim Moss, and sisters Lynn LeBrun and Patti Jones.

He was predeceased by his other sister Cheryl in 2008.

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It didn’t take long for Carly McKillip, one half of the sister duo One More Girl, to know she was destined for the spotlight.

“One of my earliest memories is being eight years old and my dad was on tour for about six weeks. When he came through town my mom took us to the show so we could see him. I was sitting in the audience watching and it was very cool and exciting but I was bawling my eyes out, hysterically crying,” said McKillip.

“My mom pulled me aside and took me out into the lobby and said ‘Aww, honey do you miss dad?’ I said ‘No, I just want to be up there.’ That is how my parents both knew I was definitely going to be in show business.”

McKillip, and her sister Britt McKillip, have been making music together ever since they were little girls. Now seasoned veterans of the entertainment business; despite their young age, they are gearing up for a huge leap in their career with a CD full of fresh tracks on the horizon and the single Run, Run, Run released in March.

Music has always been the heartbeat of their home as their dad, Tom McKillip, is an award-winning producer and musician.

While some might be quick to judge they took an easy road because of their family name, Carly said they have it all wrong.

“A lot of people would accuse us of being handed certain opportunities, but I think we almost had to work a bit harder to prove ourselves. We had to prove we were legitimate and not just getting opportunities handed to us. It forced us to work a bit harder,” said Carly.

“I think a lot of people think we live this glamorous life, and there are definitely times it is pretty cool and my job is pretty cool, but we carry our own instruments and unclog our own eyelash glue with guitar strings, yeah, that is my life.”

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“The album is really special for us because our first album we were really young when we released it. We have done a ton of writing this time,” said Carly, who is nominated in the All Star Band Award for keyboards in the Canadian Country Music Awards.

And, if you follow the duo on Twitter (@one_more_girl)

you probably noticed a lot of pictures of animate and inanimate objects wearing Ray Ban sunglasses.

“Yes, soon it will all make sense,” joked Carly. “We just got a mix back for a song called Ray Bans which is really cool and it will be a fun summer song. We actually will open our show with Ray Bans and there will be a few songs in our set that will be brand new. We have been trying them out on everyone this summer and they seem to be going over really well.”

Wanting to get her hands on every aspect of her career, Carly said she has been taking cues from her dad on the production side of things. The father and daughter co-produced Aaron Pritchett’s latest single Suntan City, which is getting a lot of play on country radio.

“I grew up wanting to be like my dad and wanting to do what he does. I have been going to the studio with my dad since I was about 16 years old just to go and watch and hang

out. I was a bit of a dork,” Carly jokes. “I would rather be in the studio, with a bunch of guys my fathers age than be out with friends my own age.”

Just like many who have attended Peachfest, Carly can think back fondly of memories of the five-day festival.

“Peachfest was my first trip my parents ever let me take by myself without them. I think I was 19, just got my first car and decided to drive up to Peachfest with a bunch of friends,” said Carly. “It was a lot of fun and I’m excited to be back and to play.”

One More Girl will perform at 9:15 p.m. in Okanagan Lake Park during Peach festival on Aug. 9.

Other headlining acts playing during the free five-day Peach festival include Luisa Marshall in a Tina Turner and Donna Summer tribute at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, Honeymoon Suite at 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 8, Dr. Strangelove at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 and Killarney at 9 p.m. on Aug. 11.

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The Steadies define their genre as island rock and their mix of rocksteady and reggae influences with pop music takes listeners to the beach or rumbling on the dance floor.

In short, The Steadies aren’t invited to the party, they are the party. Their steady beat is a perfect match for the Okanagan Lake Park venue during the Penticton Peach Festival next week and has landed them two slots at the oldest free family festival in B.C. “It’s why we love B.C. People just get our music here and we are super excited about Peachfest. We hear nothing but good things,” said frontman Earl Pereira. “It is so nice to play at festivals because it is better for making real fans, there really is

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You may have seen Pereira strumming with the popular Canadian band Wide Mouth Mason where he earned his rock n’ roll pedigree as a founding member, or perhaps rocking the Barking Parrot at the

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“I love collaborating with people, but there is something to be said about having something of your own that represents you completely and when Wide Mouth Mason was slowing down I didn’t want to stop. I am like a kid, still full of energy and this is the perfect way for me to carry on,” said Pereira.

“As a musician, you feel like you can always get better and improve and this really helps me reach my potential, or get closer to that as a singer and songwriter.

With The Steadies, I am kind of responsible for everything and I love it.”

Having played over 3,000 shows and opening for iconic artists like the Rolling Stones, AC/ DC and Nelly Furtado has helped The Steadies.

Pereira co-wrote and coproduced Wide Mouth Mason’s entire awardwinning catalogue and

gave him the opportunity to work with a roster of legendary producers including David Leonard (Paul McCartney, Prince) and Todd Burke (Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Johnny Cash).

“Having that big stage experience with groups like the Rolling Stones has helped us jump a couple of levels because I push the guys in my band a lot as far as really putting on a performance,” said Pereira.

The Steadies have cut a name for themselves with performances with The Roots, The Wailers, K-OS, Arrested Development, Bedouin Soundclash and Ziggy Marley. Rocking alongside Pereira are talk show host/drummer Jason Hattie and Trinidadian guitar prodigy Justin ‘Juice’ Lee. Their self-titled EP was nominated for a 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards with plans to release their first full-length album Starcity Shakedown in early-fall.

“There will be some collaboration on Starcity Shakedown. What will probably be our lead sin-

gle is a dance-floor packer that hip hop artist Kyprios, who I go way back with, will be on. It’s a fun and funky track. We took a piece of the music from a classic 10cc song called Dreadlock Holiday and we built a song around that. It turned out really well,” said Pereira, adding he hopes to collaborate with Daniel Wesley who recently played a gig in Penticton at The Mule Nightclub.

Pereira is engineering and producing Starcity Shakedown himself. It is just another evolution in his career and one he believes he always wanted to take on.

“I think, looking back at that time with Wide Mouth Mason, I was unknowingly in their face.

Usually it was me right beside whoever our producer was at the time, guys like David Leonard who has produced Prince and other amazing artists like the Barenaked Ladies, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams and Gordie Johnson. I have always been interested in producing and mixing deep down, so it makes sense now when I look back at the information I absorbed from those guys and it really paid off because that is experience you cannot buy,” said Pereira.

Expect to hear a few of the new tunes at Peachfest next week.

“We are really focused on having a certain sound that is superupbeat and energetic. We just want to keep making melodic songs that people can sing and dance to in their kitchen while cranking up the sound,” said Pereira.

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concerts Aug. 2 — Sunshine Cabaret free summer concerts series at Gyro Park with the Steve Jones Band.

Aug. 2 — Students and professional musicians perform at the Jazzcool Concert at the Shatford Centre at 2 p.m.

Until Aug. 3 — Michael Kaeshammer at the Dream Café. Tickets are $44.

Aug. 3 — Country star Alan Jackson at the South Okanagan Events Centre with special guest Livy Jeanne.

Aug. 3 —Sunshine Cabaret free summer concert series at Gyro Park with Great White North.

Aug. 3 — Oliver Community Arts Council presents renowned Canadian tenor Michael Burgess in concert. Concert is at 7 p.m. and tickets are $25 in advance at Beyond Bliss, BuyLow Foods, Oliver Parks and Recreation, Polka Dot Door, Jardin Antiques, Paw Prints Studio, Winemaster, S.O. Country Radio station, Berg’s Showroom and Front Street Gallery. At the gate tickets are $35.

Aug. 7 and 8 — Hans Theessink and Terry Evans bring gospel tones to the Dream Café.

Aug. 10 — Silk Road, classical Chinese music and French-Canadian folk music is a breathtaking intercultural experience at the Keremeos Grist Mill. Tickets are $15 and available at www.oldgristmill.ca.

Aug. 15 — Brad Paisley’s Beat This Summer tour at the SOEC with special guests Chris Young and Kristen Kelly.

Aug. 17 — Folk-musican Brett Wildeman at The Elite at 9 p.m. Cover is $6.

events Unti Aug. 10 — Penticton Chamber Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing. Aug. 2 at Memorial Park in Summerland, Aug. 3 and 4 Topshelf Winery in Kaleden, Aug. 7 and 8 Kenyon Park in Ok Falls and Aug. 9 and 10 at Township 7 Winery. Tickets are $15, except for the Township 7 shows which are $20. Children 12 and under are free.

Aug. 2 to Sept. 12 — Art Happening is opening at the Shatford Centre featuring members of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aug. 4 — Mr. Muscle and Miss Bikini at Skaha Beach featuring a beverage garden, muscle and bikini contest, feats of strength contest, live DJs and more. Must be 19 years of age. Party starts at noon and entrace is $15 at the gate. Proceeds go towards the JCI Summer Day Camp for kids.

Aug 7 to 11 — The 66th annual Penticton Peach Festival with free live entertainment throughout the day, a kiddies’ day, mid-way parade, aboriginal village and more. Headlining acts include Honeymoon Suite. For more visit www.pentictonpeachfestival.com.

Aug. 17 — Shirley Valentine, starring local actress Nicola Cavendish, is at the Oasis United Church. Fundraising event with performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at Dragon’s Den, Coles Books, Indulgences and the church office.

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For 30 years, beachready bodies have hit the hot sand at Skaha Beach to show off their physiques, and all for a good cause.

The annual Mr. Muscle and Miss Bikini contest, presented

by Parkers Chrysler this Sunday, raises money for the Junior Chamber International Summer Day Camps for Kids, a program operated through the Penticton community centre.

“We raise thousands of dollars every year for the kids camps and this is by far our biggest fundraiser we hold. We are hoping to see about 2,000 people there this weekend,” said Monica Horning, JCI Penticton vice president. “It is just such a great cause and all for the kids so we want everyone to come out and have a good time.”

In addition to sculpted bodies competing for cash prizes, the event also features DJ’s spinning music, a beverage garden, food vendors (Barnyard Pitas and Burger 55), a dunk tank and a feats of strength competition.

“It will be sponsored by the new cross fit company in Penticton called Beach City Cross Fit and it is basically a strong man/woman event. There will be different tasks like lifting heavy barrels full of water, pulling tires and lifting giant tires.

It should start around 3 p.m., depending on how many participants there are,” said Horning.

As for the Mr. Muscle and Miss Bikini event, Horning said this is the first year they used a preregistration on their new website.

She said they already have seven Miss Bikini competitors signed up and two for Mr. Muscle, and expects more sign up the day of the event.

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The JCI Summer Day Camps for Kids has operated for over 25 years and JCI Penticton has sponsored it since 1994.

The camps are operated through the Penticton Community Centre for children ages six to 12 years throughout July and August. The program aims to both assist working parents who need care for their

children and to provide a fun and exciting experience for kids looking to do something different during their summer vacation.

Camp staff include secondary and post-secondary school students who are keen on working with kids and demonstrate they are the most creative, energetic and caring youth around — exactly the type of young leaders JCI Penticton wants to support.

JCI Penticton is also part of many other events and programs in the community including Speed Networking which raised money for two dinners at the Penticton Soupateria, a Murder Mystery party at Bogner’s as a fundraiser for the Penticton Hospital and they raised money for the summer day camps at Fest of Ale by selling water.

Those wanting to see if they are hunky enough to win the Mr. Muscle contest or want to strut their stuff in their bikini have an opportunity to win $500 if they take first place, $300 for second or $200 for third place.

Last year’s Miss Bikini was Summerland’s Nikita Kiceluk, while Kelowna’s Jared Kittlitz took the Mr. Muscle title.

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Keith reflects on Cup win Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Winning the Stanley Cup is unbelievable, said Duncan Keith.

It’s the same as when he won it the first time in 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Keith and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in six games to clinch the 2013 Stanley Cup. What wasn’t similar is how the two Game 6s on the road played out.

“Definitely in the first one a sense of whether the puck went in or not,” he recalled of Patrick Kane’s heroics, which not many knew beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton. “This time, it was such a crazy ending that I think really made it special.

Being able to celebrate properly right off the bat.”

Keith, who is back in Penticton for the off-season, said crazy is the only way to explain what happened in the Stanley Cup-clinching game against the Bruins.

“There’s so many highs and lows in playoff hockey,” said Keith, who played with the Penticton Panthers for two seasons.

“We went through so many highs throughout the playoffs. Game 6 was just typical of the way the whole playoffs went. We were down the whole game. We could have been down more in the first period if it wasn’t for our goalie (Corey Crawford).”

The Hawks defenceman said they regrouped after the first period with a pep talk, since they were only down a goal. They knew there was lots of hockey to be played. The Hawks tied it up, then the Bruins made it 2-1 late in the third.

“Your mind is kind of racing, wondering whether you are going to go back to Game 7, but you still got time left,” he said. “It can still be done.”

Then the Hawks make it 2-2 on a goal from Bryan Bickell at 18:44 and Keith said the Hawks now thought about overtime.

“I was on the bench then all of a sudden, we scored 17 seconds later. I couldn’t believe it,” said the 2010 Canadian Olympic gold medalist for Canada and Norris Trophy winner. “We thought we won the Cup right there. There was still a minute to play. We had to keep it together.”

Boston, said Keith, were their toughest opponents in the playoffs. The Bruins sacrificed their bodies blocking shots and played a style the Hawks had yet to see.

Keith said the Hawks had their chances, and then they just disappeared.

“Whether it was a stick that would get in the way, or a guy

I was on the bench then all of a sudden, we scored 17 seconds later. I couldn’t believe it. We thought we won the Cup right there.

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wdiving in front of it, just frustrating in that regard,” he recalled. “I think we did a good job sticking with it. I think it just showed how close those two teams were going to overtime and the length of overtimes both games went.”

Having his son Colton in the Stanley Cup highlighted celebrating the victory.

“I’m sure he’ll look at that picture maybe later on in life and

appreciate it a little more,” said Keith.

As for having his day with the Cup, that will be Aug. 31 and Keith intends to start making plans to share the beautiful trophy with Penticton.

With it being three years since his first championship win, Keith was asked if going through playoff disappointments makes him appreciate the two championship

wins more.

“Absolutely,” said Keith, who was born in Winnipeg, but also lived in Fort Frances, Ont., before moving to Penticton. “Anybody that’s ever won one, even the guys that go to the final and end up losing it, you realize how long of a grind it is. How good you have to be to win the Cup. I’m just happy I’m part of an organization and a team that will do everything it can

to try and win every year.”

Keith had a feeling the Hawks had a good team because of the skill the players possessed.

Losing to the Phoenix Coyotes the year before was tough. He felt they played hard, but couldn’t solve goalie Mike Smith. The playoff losses lingered in the players’ minds, yet they knew expectations this season were high. Keith said everyone arrived at training camp following the lockout in great shape.

“I saw how fast the team was the first few practices,” said Keith, who has 59 goals and 309 points in 607 NHL regular season games, to go with eight goals and 43 points in 74 playoff tilts.

“How high the tempo was. Sure enough we had such a good start (24 games without a loss to set a new NHL record) that eventually I kind of thought we had a really good team. It was just a matter of putting it together in playoffs.

Playoffs as everybody knows is a different animal.”

With the core the Hawks possess that includes captain Jonathan Toews, Kane and Patrick Sharp, Keith feels they should contend for the Stanley Cup every year.

“There are a lot of good teams in the league,” said Keith, listed at six-foot-one and 200 pounds. “You have to have some luck. Have some things go your way. I think we have a good chance at winning more Stanley Cups.”

Before Keith has his day with the Stanley Cup, he will be attending Hockey Canada’s Olympic orientation camp Aug. 25 to 28 in Calgary.

“I feel like it’s a privilege just to be invited to this camp,” said Keith.

“I’m going to prepare as best I can to have a good start to the season and show them I deserve to be on that team.”

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Talented basketball players honed their skills during the 32nd edition of the Penticton Basketball Camp, July 29 to Aug. 1.

Working with youth in Grades 7 to 12 at KVR Middle School and Pen High, Gordie Herbert stressed one thing.

“At the end of the day when you come Thursday afternoon, they have things they can go work on their own if they want to,” said Herbert, a Princess Margaret and Pen High alumni, who played for the University of Idaho and professionally in Finland for 12 years.

“Work on their shooting, they have the right technique. They know what they can do with the basketball. Work on your passing, work on your dribbling just with the ball in the driveway.”

Herbert added that he and the other UBCO Heat players/coaches can help, but they don’t make players.

“We can give guidelines and help them become really good players,” said Herbert, adding that team practices help players develop by 25 per cent. “If you want to become a player, it depends what you do with the other 75 per cent.”

Herbert likes what he has seen from the older and younger players. Among the group was Karter Fry, entering Grade 6.

“He’s very talented for his age group,” he said.

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lot of people with their dribbling, shooting and defensive skills,” said Fry, with sweat on his face. “It’s a pretty hard camp. I’ve really liked our shooting drills. We go around these cones and then shoot the basketball.”

When a player loses a drill, Fry said they have to run two suicides (running to and from a starting line).

Among the challenging drills was dribbling the ball low around the

cones.

“That was really fun,” he said. “It’s actually pretty hard too. You have to go around with your head up and try to pick up the cones and flip them.”

Fred Fedorak, who organized the camp, said it’s been fantastic having Herbert, who replaced UBC Thunderbirds coach Kevin Hanson, to work with the players.

“When he’s demonstrating any skill in bas-

ketball, his background knowledge is tremendous,” said Fedorak.

“To get him telling stories about his experiences over in Europe coaching, they are entertaining and unbelievable.”

There has been an adjustment process for Herbert, who was an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors in 2008-09, currently coaching professionally in Germany.

“Coming in I had no

idea what the skill level was,” said Herbert, who has enjoyed the new experience. “As a coach, I have to adjust what we’re doing to their skill level. The main thing is to teach fundamentals, teach skill development.”

Herbert said if asked, he would come back to work the camp.

One player who has enjoyed learning from him is Prabh Chahal, who is entering Grade 9 at Princess Margaret.

“The new coach here, Gordon Herbert has taught me a lot so far,” said Chahal, enjoying his fourth camp.

“It always makes me better every year.”

Heading into the camp, Chahal wanted to work on his shooting and dribbling and he has seen just that.

“The coaching is awesome,” he said.

Jas Sahota, entering his senior year as a Mustang, has enjoyed his third camp. He was determined to tune up his game by improving his ball handling, passing and explosiveness.

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Strong play by the South Okanagan Minor Baseball Association midget AAA Tigers has coach Junior Deleon optimistic about provincials in Chilliwack this weekend.

The Tigers closed out their regular season schedule on July 28 with a 3-2 win against the Tri City Indians.

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They won three of their final eight games to finish 13-27-0.

Deleon said his team was able to beat clubs ahead of them in the standings.

“Not only have we played well over the last little bit, but we have had some good practices to work some kinks out,” said Deleon. “The boys are starting to believe that this could be a special run at the provincials.”

With that feeling, Deleon added that he wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers advanced to the second round.

However, their opening match against the Victoria Selects, who finished fourth with a 19-18-0 record, is key.

“The first game is the biggest when it comes to moving on to the next round,” said Deleon, whose team then faces the Cloverdale Spurs, the best team in the league, and the Chilliwack Cougars. “If you win the first game at the provincials, you are usually in the driver’s seat. Winning the first game takes so much pressure off of the play-

MATT BRODT of the South Okanagan Tigers fails to tag out Ryan Petkau of the Chilliwack Cougars on second base during a Midget AAA game at Fairfield Park on July 27. The Cougars won the game 4-0 and will face the Tigers in provincial action Saturday.

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ers and makes game 2 less tense.”

Part of the reason Deleon is confident has to do with pitching.

Bradley Fleming had a strong outing against Victoria and has pitched well. Deleon said the Tigers have more pitching depth. With several

four-game weekends during the season, the Tigers’ coach feels they are well prepared.

Deleon also has a stronger grasp of his lineup as some players were forced to miss games late in the year.

That gave others the chance to step up. Early

in the season, the Tigers received their production from the top of the lineup, now everyone is performing.

“The Tigers did come into the provincials in the last qualifying spot, but the team is in better shape then the record shows,” he said.

Growth impresses Dutch coach MVL- No. There will be two or three Marco van Lochem, head of youth coming in October. The plan is next August sports for Excelsior Rotterdam pro soccer 2014 there may be 10 to 20 that come. It’s team in Holland, returned to Penticton to an experience for life. The culture there is work with Pinnacles FC Excelsior players so nice for them. I think it’s an important last week. Van Lochem last visited Penticton trip for culture and also for soccer. in November of 2012 with general manager PWN- How good are the coaches?

Ferry de Haan to sign a partnership between MVL- The coaches must make the the clubs.

Western News sports editor Emanuel Marco van Lochem next steps now. The coaches must read the game better. That’s a huge step. That’s Sequeira sat down with van Lochem to talk about the camp held last week for players aged 11 to 18. almost like Neil Armstrong landing on the moon. That’s PWN- What were your impressions of what you saw the most important thing that the coaches are developing themselves. during the week?

PWN- Do you see the growth in the coaches?

MVL- It was eight months ago that I was first here, MVL- I see they are growing. If the opponent now and it’s growing. Maybe eight months ago I saw one or two players that were fairly interesting. Now I see six to knows the answer about the way the Pinnacles play, then 10 players who are fairly interesting for Canadian soccer they must make new steps.

PWN- What do you think of the Pinnacles under-21 or everywhere else.

PWN- How did you find they responded to your teams winning the Pacific Coast Soccer League Challege Cup championships? coaching?

MVL- I think it’s very important for the name of the MVL- It was so much better. They understand the exercises. I think it’s important that the coaches are doing club because then they see that nice soccer can also win their job and that the children love the exercises. They tournaments. If you are developing kids, winning is not can improve during the games. You see the results today. important, developing is important. If you can use both PWN- What did you want them to gain most from of them, developing with winning tournaments like this, I think you are on a good wagon. you working with them?

PWN- What did your family think of Penticton?

MVL- They need more speed in the sessions. After MVL- I think it’s amazing here. If you see the the pass, quick thinking. You see that it’s better and better. weather, the people are nice. The beaches are beautiful.

They are on the right path.

PWN- Sounds like you like the partnership between The water is so clean. We went on speed boats and go on a tube. It’s unbelievable. For my kids and for my wife, it’s the clubs?

MVL- I think it’s a very good partnership. Now we important that the family is together.

PWN- What did your kids enjoy most of Penticton? must make next steps. Play better games against better MVL-The tube. They love the tube and they love the opponents. Play more possession. Now the other team must find answers about possession the Pinnacles are beaches. They enjoyed the food and sight seeing.

PWN- Did you float the river channel? playing.

MVL- Yes. That was nice.

PWN- Have more players come to Holland yet?

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Sixteen Penticton athletes won 33 medals at the Special Olympics BC Summer Games held in Langley July 11 to 14.

The athletes competed in 5-pin and 10-pin bowling, bocce and aquatics.

Mona Hazel, who coached 10-pin bowling for region 2, said their performances were great.

“Every athlete came back with a medal,” said Hazel. “With some, it was four medals. They were all going in with the hope of getting medals to get to the next step.”

That next step is the national games in Vancouver next summer. The athletes will have to wait until September to know if they qualified.

Below is a list of the categories each athlete won in: Five-pin bowling: Mackenzie Walker won gold for team high and highest pins over average; Alfred Wiltse earned a silver for team high.

10-pin bowling: Jake Huff, Tyler Zanatta, David McPherson and Jesse Frigon won gold for overall team competition. Huff and Zanatta also won gold

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in the doubles category, division two and 4 singles.

McPherson earned bronze in the division five singles category.

Bocce: Kevin Ellis and Ariel Eastland won gold in the A event, while Chad Conlon, Lynden Hicks and Margaret Burnell won gold in the B event.

Aquatics: Angela Klein, won gold in the 25-metre freestyle and earned two silver and a

bronze in the 50-m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, respectively. Avery Newton won gold in the 100-m butterfly and earned silver in the 200-m freestyle as well as gold and bronze in the 50-m butterfly and freestyle, respectively. Newton will also compete with Team B.C. in the Canada Summer Games hosted by Sherbrooke, Que. Aug. 2 to 17. Amanda Schleppe won

gold, silver and bronze in the 100-m backstroke, breaststroke and individual medley, respectively. Larry Cavenaile claimed gold in the 25-m backstroke, freestyle and 50-m backstroke and bronze in the 50-m freestyle. Cam Stoddart earned silver and two bronze in the 25-m butterfly, freestyle and backstroke and added silver in the 50-m backstroke.

Hazel said what the

athletes accomplished is wonderful. Should some advance to nationals and have success, the next step is the 2015 World Games in Los Angeles.

“That would be really sweet if they could go,” said Hazel, who was joined by fellow coaches Dona Cade, Ray Huson, Marlene Keen and Fae Hodgins. “We’re proud of every one of them. It’s very exciting for us.”

Pikes ready for regional meet at home Western News Staff

The Penticton Pikes have 44 swimmers among the more than 300 competing in their regional meet this weekend.

The Pikes have the second largest contingent. Coach Elliot Clarke’s expectations for his swimmers are to earn at least one best time and for eight to advance to provincial in Coquitlam in mid-August.

“They are definitely ready,” said Clarke of his swimmers. “They have been working hard and getting best times in practice. It should be a good weekend.

The Pikes had a strong showing in the Kristy Hatt Invitational swim meet in the Fraser Valley with a small group the July 20 weekend.

The Pikes used the weekend as preparation for a regional meet.

Two of the Pikes newer competitors, James Krause and Amelia Stewart, had best times. Leif Forge won the 100-metre breaststroke then took third in the 50-m butterfly and 100-m freestyle.

Hayden Krause finished with third-place results in the 100-m freestyle, 50-m freestyle and 100 individual medley. Ash-

ley McMillan collected first-place results in the 50-m freestyle, 50-m backstroke, 100-m freestyle and 100 IM. Shannon Clarke returned with second-place results

in 100-m breaststroke and 100-m backstroke.

The boys relay team of James and Hayden Krause, Forge and Ryan McMillan placed second in both the freestyle and

the medley relay.

The girls relay team consisting of Clarke, Ann Turgeon, McMillan and Amelia Stewart placed second in the freestyle relay.

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Cost of borrowing is $1,209.67/$4,148.90 or APR of 1.99%/4.99% and total to be repaid is $17,988.67/$26,352.90. Offers include a Delivery Allowance of $250/$0 and freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ††Until September 30, 2013, lease a new 2013 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2013 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 with 5.0L engine and get 0.99% annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $29,226/$31,720 at 0.99% APR for up to 24 months with $1,500 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $374/$389, total lease obligation is $10,476/$10,836 and optional buyout is $19,223/$21,400. Offers include Delivery Allowance of $7,250. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after any price adjustment is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions apply. Excess kilometrage charges are 12¢per km for Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Fusion and Escape; 16¢per km for E-Series, Mustang, Taurus, Taurus-X, Edge, Flex, Explorer, F-Series, MKS, MKX, MKZ, MKT and Transit Connect; 20¢per km for Expedition and Navigator, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2013 Focus 2.0L I4 5-speed manual transmission: [7.8L/100km (36MPG) City, 5.5L/100km (51MPG) Hwy]/2013 Escape FWD 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic transmission: [9.5L/100km (30MPG) City, 6.3L/100km (45MPG) Hwy]/2013 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, vehicle condition, and driving habits. ‡When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost 4x2 and 4x4 and 6.2L 2 valve V8 4x2 engines. Max. payloads of 3,120 lbs/3,100 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8/3.5L V6 EcoBoost 4x2 engines. Max. horsepower of 411 and max. torque of 434 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR. ‡‡F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 47 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report, December 2012. ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2013 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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Meanwhile, Antoniak of Summerland, representing the Penticton Golf and Country Club, shot 89 and 82 for a 171.

Doreen Butterworth won the first flight low gross of the Summerland Golf and Country Ladies Club event shooting 88 on July 30.

Find full sports briefs at www.pentictonwesternnews.com.

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SHEILA McKay (nee EDINGER) Nov. 9, 1963-Aug. 2, 2008 Darcy and Kevin Neal of Coldstream announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Neal to Kevin Recksiedler, son of Ruth Recksiedler of Maple Ridge and Dennis Recksiedler of Pitt Meadows. Wedding to take place September 2014 in Kelowna. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Our lives go on without you, But nothing is the same, We have to hide our heartaches, When someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent the tears that fall, Living our hearts without you, Is the hardest part of all.

You are so missed.

Yvonne, Jeff and Jordan, Dad & Mom

Funeral Homes

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LOVE’S Family Daycare, Young St. area, licensed, 1 spot avail. Aug. 01 for your child (babies.-5yr) 250-4930566

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AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake • Guaranteed 40hr. Work Week & Overtime • Paid Travel & Lodging • Meal Allowance • 4 Weeks Vacation • Excellent Benefits Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

Education/Trade Schools INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

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Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

LAYOUT Artist - Bongarde Media is seeking part-time layout artist for Penticton office.

Must have experience with the Adobe Creative Suite. Must be organized, able to manage time well and be able to interpret customer job requests.

Submit resume to: vickyp@bongarde.com by Aug 10/13 LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN Nelson Ford, in Nelson BC, is looking for the right technician to service our customers. We offer factory Ford training, competitive wages, and great benefits. Salary dependent on experience $28 - $35/hr based on Ford training. Will consider 3rd/4th year apprentice. Send resume to rmcmahon@nelsonfordsales.com or fax 250-352-7282

Gas ticket Residential & lite commercial Furnace, A/C, H/P, Rooftops, MUA’s, Walk-in Coolers & Freezers experience Must have strong work ethic & customer service Diagnostic & electrical skills

Please send resume to: rprheating@shawcable.com or Fax: 250-490-0916

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Douglas Malcolm October 2, 1975- July 24, 2013

154 Ellis Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 4L5

250-492-3677

It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Doug Setters, who left us much too soon at the age of 37. Douglas will be lovingly remembered by his father Robert Setters, mother, Christine Setters (Brian Roberts), sister Sarah Setters, brother Graham Setters, grandmother Olga Kawaza, nephew Preston Lewis, Aunts and Uncles, Sharon Kennell, Nick (Diane) Kawaza, Darlene (Art) Nielsen, Norine Shepanski, Virginia (Ray) Gilligan, and many cousins and friends. Doug was predeceased by his grandparents Douglas and Patricia Setters and Norman Kawaza.

Doug was born in Calgary, grew up in Penticton and finally made Red Deer his home. Doug loved animals, food and music and he possessed a deep spirituality. Doug’s kind and generous nature will be missed by his family and friends. A Celebration of Doug’s life will be held at the Penticton Funeral Chapel, 501 Winnipeg Street, Penticton, on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers donations could be made to the Loaves and Fishes Benevolent Society 6002 54th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4M8.

He had a nature you could not help loving And a heart that was purer than gold And to those who knew and loved him His memory will never grow cold

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Editor The Grand Forks Gazette is currently seeking an editor to manage its weekly community newspaper in the beautiful City of Grand Forks. The successful editor will work out of our Grand Forks office and will manage a team of one reporter. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in community and become an active member of the community.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting the vision for this community newspaper and for helping our reporter excel with their reporting skills. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who works well as a member of a diverse and unique team.

Qualifications: Proficiency with InDesign and Photoshop are required as is a background in the community newspaper industry.

Duties include: Page layout, writing stories, managing a full-time reporter and some freelancers, proofreading and editing stories, photography, community relations in your role as editor and the daily management of our website.

This position would suit a reporter who is looking to grow their career by moving into an editor’s position. We are looking for someone who is innovative, computer and digital savy and can help lead our community-focused newspaper into the future.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Please email resume, with cover letter, to Chuck Bennett, Group Publisher at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.

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Peter’s Bros. Paving is accepting applications for entry level sales estimators. Salary between $50,000 and $80,000 per year depending on experience and education. Applications can be picked up at 716 Okanagan Ave. E., Penticton, BC between 9:30 and 3:00, no resumes.

PIANO TEACHER WANTED! World of Music, an established music school in Kelowna, is looking for a piano teacher to join their team. Ability to play/teach a second instrument is an asset. Email a resume and cover letter to lessons@worldofmusic.ca or drop by the store on 1776 Baron Road.

Employment

Peters Bros. Paving is accepting applications for employment for the 2013 construction season as well as mechanics and apprentices. Applications can be picked up at 716 Okanagan Ave. E, Penticton, BC between 9:30am and 3pm.

No resumes.

PHOTOGRAPHER REQ’D for school photography.

Contract position, Aug. 18 to Nov. 15.

Must have reliable car, computer skills.

Some overnight travel req’d.

Training & equip. provided. email resume to: peter@mountainwest.ca TRUCK DRIVER WANTED Working for a large winery in the south Okanagan. Must have Class 1 and clean driving record, experienced with super B trailers, long hours, weekends and night shifts, $25 per hour, Fax: 250-4984992 ATTN: Jordan

1-800-222-TIPS Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services EXP’D SERVERS neededmust have min 5 yrs exp. in a full srvce envrnmnt. Organization, reliability, speed and a great personality a must. Must be avail to start immed. Resumes to 988 Lakeshore Dr. Penticton.

Trades, Technical ROOFERS. Cedar Shake Installers in Edmonton, AB. Excellent Rates!

Call Daren 1-780-461-8995.

Services

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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painting, tiling, ooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry nishing,

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MR ALMOST ANYTHING at your service; Home Repairs, Renos, yard work. Exc. Refs. call Paul at 250-488-0182

Moving & Storage FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating All your painting needs at affordable prices, re-paints, new construction, decks, sm. bldgs, quality work, 20+yrs exp., call for est., (250)328-2313 HERE COME THE PAINTERS, 12 years experience, Interior/Exterior, 250-486-2331 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

Carpet Cleaning

2 Coats Any Colour

GREEN VALLEY CARPET CARE Dry in 2 hours only! Deep cleaning & environmentally friendly. Biodegradable and non-allergenic, pet friendly.

Uses cutting edge Encapsulation method!

Quick response.

CALL 250-809-4965 or visit:

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Cleaning Services

Housekeeper req. for resort motel, FT position, exp. preferred or will train, $14/hr (exp.), bring resume to: Crown Motel, Lakeshore Dr., 250492-4092

Medical/Dental

Do you need your lawn cut and/or cared for? For friendly, dependable service, call Del, reasonable rates, (250)4888079, DIH Enterprises

Help Wanted

licensed, insured, WCB

www.PitStopLoans.com 1-800-514-9399

MISS MOP N’ TASKER. Licensed, bonded & insured professional house cleaning service. Contact 250-809-7522

EXPERIENCED MOA with knowledge of OSLER, good computer skills, ability to work independently. Meticulous attention to detail. Excellent inter-personal skills essential.

Apply in confidence to: PO BOX 22065, Penticton, BC, V2A 8L1 Interviews will be held Mid-August

BELCAN

Painting & Reno’s

Garden & Lawn

Handypersons

(1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $299, (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Rubbish Removal Garbage hauling, metal hauling, batteries, furniture/appliances hauled to dump, dirty jobs too! (250)462-2146 PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 HAULING RUBBISH TO THE DUMP, serving Penticton, dump service, junk & yard waste, odd jobs, service with a smile, Pat 250-486-4867

Pets & Livestock

Musical Instruments Grand Piano - upright, Bell 1910 vintage, fair condition, needs tuning, $400 OBO. Call evenings 250-499-5337

Feed & Hay Ginseng tarps 24’ x 80’ for shade or windbreak. Inexpensive and attractive solution for hay shed, livestock shelter etc. $150 each. 250-558-8322.

Quote available for installation.

Pets Shih-Tzu puppy for Phone 250-547-8974

sale.

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage COUNTRY HOME ANTIQUES Open this weekend Sat, Sun & Mon, 10am-5. Specialize in Swedish Antiques. 4262 MacDonald Rd (off Otter Lake Rd) Armstrong 250-546-2529

Appliances Maytag Bravos XL washer & dryer w/steam, 1yr old, $1400, (250)493-6150 Portable AC, 3 in 1 AC, heater & fan, hardly used, like new, $250, Gary (778)476-2665

Free Items Due to unfortunate circumstances free to a good home, two spayed adult female cats, one black with white markings, one all black (250)493-1287

Fruit & Vegetables

Furniture

Windows

PENTICTON BARGAIN STORE

Help Wanted

TUESDAY-FRIDAY, 10AM-5PM SATURDAY, 10AM-4PM CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY

Check Out Our Elliptic Bike Rentals!

WE BUY & SELL ESTATES! DOWNSIZING OR MOVING? GIVE US CALL! MANY ONE OF A KIND & UNIQUE ITEMS!

256 Westminster Ave. W. Ph: 778-476-5919

www.pentictonbargainstore.com

MOVING SALE!

CONVEYANCER VERNON, B.C.

Located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, Nixon Wenger is one of the largest, fastest, growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 21 lawyers and a newly constructed office building, our Vernon, B.C. office has an opening for a Conveyancer.

Our successful candidate will have 3-4 years of conveyancing experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. In addition, the applicant must be knowledgeable with E-Filing through BC Online and experience with econveyance would be an asset.

Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email.

Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, an RRSP program and a moving allowance.

Nixon Wenger welcomes your interest in this position within our Conveyancing Department.

Please submit your resumes to humanresources@nixonwenger.com by Thursday, August 15th, 2013 at 4:00pm.

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Commercial/ Industrial

Garage Sales Lost on Ok Beach, Nikon camer bag, Canon camera, Panasonic video camera, (250)4941673 leave message for Monica, reward offered

PENGUIN MFG. HOT TUB COVERS. 250-493-5706

Help Wanted

Rentals

Equestrian

Swimming Pools/ Hot Tubs

Yard work & painting, fences, deck repair or new, garbage hauling, plumbing, roofing, licensed, ins., 250-462-2146

Merchandise for Sale

Herd sale: several broke & started Friesian X Sport horses, mares & geldings. Ages 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. Easy to handle, ready to go into any discipline.

Reasonable offers accepted.

Call after 6pm. 250-547-8786

In need of canning jars? 31 Kerr wide mouth mason jars are for sale. Asking $6 for a dozen. Call 250-462-5874 Trout Creek Fruit Stand, 6215 Hwy 97, across from Summerland Motel, Open every day, local cherries, rainer cherries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, new potatoes, apricots, peaches, nectarines, free-stone peaches, plums, sweet and hot peppers, carrots, garlic, beets, pickling cukes, dill, beans, jams, syrups, honey, and much more!

250-490-0046

POWERWISE REBATES Replace your windows with new vinyl thermal windows. All rebates available.No obligation estimate. Call toll free 1-(866)764-2027

Merchandise for Sale

Berg’s is moving so everything must go!

This weekend only

PAY NO TAX! Lots of great items still in stock but NOT FOR LONG

2203 DARTMOUTH DRIVE (across from the SPCA)

Open Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm BRAND NEW Queen Mattress & Box Set. Company coming? Tired of your old mattress? Still in plastic Mfg. warranty 250.870.2562

Garage Sales GARAGE sale. Sat. Aug 3 8:00 - 11:00 am. 2505 Dartmouth Drive. Kids toys, bikes, beach/summer gear & misc.

Low prices!

Garage Sale, Sat., Aug. 3, 8noon, 187 Evergreen Cres., kitchen appliances, household Great stuff, great prices! Sat., Aug. 3, 8am-noon, 179 Dewdney Cres.

Multi-family Garage Sale, Saturday, Aug. 3rd, 8am, 1634 Carmi Ave.

Okanagan Falls Flea Market, open 6am-4pm, Sat/Sun., outdoors, (HWY 97), new and old vendors welcome, for info call 250-497-5762 Oliver Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market Fri, Sat, Sun 8am - 4pm Produce Vendors welcome behind Chevron Info call Cory 250-408-4222 Saturday, Aug. 3, 1085 Kilwinning, 7-12 noon YARD SALE! Great stuff, check it out!

Summerland, Yard Sale, Saturday, Aug. 3, 6116 Orr Pl., 9am -1pm.

Sun & Mon, Aug. 4 & 5, 9am2pm, 1151 Johnson Rd. Preschool/daycare/out of school care closure! Quality toys, games, furniture, and MORE!

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.

SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!

40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com ForkLifts for Sale. Various brands and sizes.18 to choose from. Call (250)-861-9171, or (250)-762-4883 SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

Medical Supplies Brand new electric “Carroll” Invacare Home care hospital bad, includes head, foot & hi/lo adjustments, side assist rails & head/foot boards, incl., Solace Prevention 3080 Mattress with Visco elastic foam heel section & rigid sides, also includes crank bar, $2000 obo, call Carol at (250)490-9504 Shoprider Scooters & power chairs, new & used. Stair lifts, vertical platform lifts.

Kamloops: 250-377-3705 Kelowna: 250-764-7757 Vernon: 250-542-3745 or call TF 1-888-542-3745 www.okmobility.ca

Misc. for Sale Assortment of crystal wine glasses 7 liqueurs, cups/saucers, lunch/dinner sets, culinary set, 60 pce English silver in 2 drawer walnut case + misc. pieces, (250)493-8030 For Sale: Lg dog crate. Approx 36x24x26. Largest size allowed on West Jet. Used one, $150 new, asking $90. 250859-0740 Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $3.25 lb. CWF. 250307-3430 or 250-546-6494 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? round kitchen table w/chairs, like new, $125 obo, reclining micro-fibre sofa, $150 obo, 42” flat screen LG TV, $200 obo, Maytag washer/dryer (stacker), $400, (250)809-4656 Universal roof rack, $75, call (250)492-7516 Vintage claw foot tub with caps, shower & curtain rod, $350, Hunter’s low camper w/boat rack, $350, s/s sink, $15, porcelain sink, $20, windows, doors & bi-folds, $15$50, aluminum deck railing , 100 ft for $100, other misc items, (250)462-4821

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 250-499-0251

Sporting Goods ***2009 Electric Golf Carts*** $2100 each, Club Cars (250)493-6791 Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Real Estate Acreage for Sale For Sale or trade on investment/income property in Penticton area; N.Ok. 40 acres, agric./rec./res., horse/timber prop. 3 existing homes w/2 creeks, beautiful prop., photos avail., $829,000, (250)4881425, msgs. at 250-766-4342

For Sale By Owner 10acres Hobby farm, w/3bdrm basement house between Vernon & Armstrong BC. 4855 Miller Rd. $429,000 (may finance). 1-250-546-8630 3 bdrm home w/full basement on 1/3 acre, quiet area, great Location, tool shed, carport + garage,wood shed & work shop. 1288 Lyon St., Penticton, (250)493-9320 call for appointment to view & discuss FOR SALE BY OWNER. One bedroom Condo in an 8 unit complex.

233 Haynes Street. $130,000., 250-462-6275.

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000. www.orlandoprojects.com Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888

Recreational For lease: 4 fully serviced quiet recreational Lakeshore lots, North end OK Lake. 250549-1618

RV Sites COME visit Blind Bay Resort on Sunday, August 4 for our open house and Summer Sale. Fully serviced and landscaped RV lots at Shuswap Lake start at $119,900. Financing available. Amenities include a beautiful sandy beach, private marina, heated pool and more. Visit BlindBayResort.com for details or call 1-800-667-3993.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Property Management

RENTALS The Verana: Exec. 2 bdrm + den condo. F/s, w/d, d/w, air/heat, pkg and deck. $1300.00 incl water. Avail Sept. 1.

250-770-1948

101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD.

1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-3626 1-A Condo Winfield area, 2bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1025 sq/ft all furnishings & extras, 5appl, exercise room, pool, hottub, dry sauna, next to lake, heated U/G prkg, avail Sept 5 - May 30. $1400/mo + $750 DD. Immediate viewings. NS, NP. 403-803-2577 2bdrm, $800, adult/senior oriented, clean, quiet, cat ok, 250-492-7328 2bdrm, adult oriented, quiet, N/S, N/P, 285 Edmonton Ave., $800, Dennis 250-488-5678 Large 2bdrm, Penticton Ave., close to schools/transit, $750, call Dennis at Realty Exec’s (250)493-4372

Commercial/ Industrial 485 Warren Ave E, 2345 sq.ft., high profile corner building, shop, new lighting, new offices, 3-phase power, 10x10 o/h door, shop w/1 tonne center pole jib crane, etc., Penticton, (250)490-9016, for info email: dana@trucktransformer.com

PRIME Commercial Space: 2300sqft. in busy Apple Plaza, ample parking. Call Barb 250492-6319

Duplex / 4 Plex In Oliver, 2bdrm upper level duplex, family orient., newly reno’d, lg storage rm, coin laundry, close to new mall, n/p, $650/mo. Avail Sept. 01.

250-498-2817

Homes for Rent 3 bedroom townhouse near Skaha Lake close to schools and shopping. 5 appliances, 1 1/2 baths. Enclosed private backyard, pet friendly. $1200 monthly. 250-488-6950. bpanchyshyn@hotmail.com Country style house, on quiet rural acreage, east of Penticton, 13 min. from town, 1bdrm+ loft, elec. heat, wood stove, avail. Sept. 15-July 1, $775/mo., incl. TV & WiFi, (250)492-8087 Summerland, 4bdrm, 2ba, newly reno’d, acreage, ns, $1350/mo., (778)989-9219

Recreation Full service trailer site avail.

Short/long term. Open all year.

Lower Silver Star mtn area.

250-545-2798, 250-558-1559

Shared Accommodation Single female to share home, works out of town, only home 7 days per month, need someone to look after cats/house, very reas. rent, ref’s req., 250488-6451 leave message

Suites, Lower 1250sqft executive suite, lakeview, private patio, w/d/f/s/dw, internet/cable, 2bdrm, large open kitchen, $1100, avail. now, (250)492-2915 DAYLIGHT BASEMENT SUITE, 2bdrm, 1000sqft, Avail. Sept. 1, w/d, f/s, gas/elec. incl., n/s, n/p, mature adults pref.

Ref. Req., $800/mo. 250-493-5370 Lower, daylight, furnished suite in private home in Heritage Hills. Separate ground level entrance, approx. 1700 sq.ft. The suite has 2 bedrooms, (with master ensuite), 2 bathrooms, large eat in kitchen incl. 4 appliances, dining area and spacious living room c/w gas fireplace, separate laundry facilities. Walk out from kitchen to covered, furnished, patio area with lake view. We are looking for a quiet, clean, responsible, mature couple who are nonsmokers, non-drinkers and appreciate nature and deer.

No pets, please. We require references, a damage deposit along with first and last month’s rent. Ready for occupancy Sept. 1. $1200/mo. includes utilities and satellite TV. Please call 250-4978252 between 9 am and 4 pm or leave a message.

Suites, Upper 3bdrm, 2bath, upstairs, ns, np, Penticton South, $1100/mo., (250)809-6896 after 4pm

Townhouses 2bd 2ba, den, fp, fenced backyard, 5appl., close to mall, bus route, $1200+util., mature working person pref., ns, small dog on approval, avail. immed., ref’s, 250-493-5032

Want to Rent Rural Home Wanted Long-time South Okanagan family of 5 is looking for a perfect long-term rental situation. Seeking a quiet, out-of-town location, possibly with some land or in a rural setting. We work in the Oliver area, and our kids attend Oliver schools, but we are willing to take on a bit a of a drive. We have two wellbehaved dogs, a 6-yr-old indoor cat, an excellent track record when it comes to renting, and can provide solid references. 250-498-1713.

Seniors, 2bdrm, 2bath, den, close to mall, no yard, Penticton, (250)499-7045

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The PenTicTon Public Library has baby songs and rhymes for infant to 15 months from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. until Aug. 16. nighT MarkeT aT the SS Sicamous, from 4 to 8 p.m, on the grass in front of the ship with live music, foods and homemade crafts.

SeniorS SingleS lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622.

The PenTicTon Public Library has story time on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. until Aug. 21.

FraTernal order oF Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment by Almost Alan from 7 to 11 p.m.

890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. Senior coMPuTer droPin sessions are held Monday and Friday from

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1 to 2:30 p.m. for members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers. al-anon MeeTS aT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. royal canadian legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Jerry’s Jam Session at 5 p.m. elkS club on Ellis Street has drop-in darts/pool starting at 7 p.m. anaveTS haS karaoke from 7 to 11 p.m.

Everyone welcome. alcoholicS anonyMouS haS a group meet in Naramata at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. in Community Church hall.

In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Friends Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. at Oasis United Church. overeaTerS anonyMouS MeeTS from noon to 1 p.m.

at the United Church at 696 Main St. The bereaveMenT reSource cenTre at 626 Martin St. is hosting weekly drop in grief support sessions at 10:30 a.m.

Everyone is welcome.

Saturday August 3

anaveTS haS dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment by Shindigger at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. alcoholicS anonyMouS haS its 12 bells group at noon at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. The Saturday night group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave., and in Summerland, the Grapevine meeting is at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Call service 24 hours is 250-490-9216. elkS club on Ellis Street has crib at 10 a.m., drop-in darts and a meat draw at 4 p.m. royal canadian legion branch 40 has crib at 10 a.m., a meat draw at 2 p.m.

and sing-along at 4 p.m.

Dinner/dance at 5:30 p.m. with Diamond Forever. chariTy boTTle drive with all money going to the Penticton Regional Hospital pediatric ward, SPCA and Critteraid. Drop off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marketplace IGA on Government Street.

Michael burgeSS will be performing in the Oliver Community Bandshell at 6359 Park Dr. Ticket are $25 in advance and $35 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased in Oliver at Beyond Bliss, BuyLow Foods, Oliver Parks and Recreation, or in Osoyoos at Polka Dot Door, Osoyoos BuyLow and in Penticton at Winemaster, S.O. Country Radio (Adidas Sportsplex), Berg’s Showroom, Front Street Gallery Plus: Jardin Antiques (OK Falls), Paw Prints Studio (Willowbrook). Credit card orders can be done by calling 250-498-4732 or emailing OliverCAC@gmail.com.

The SS SicaMouS is having a barbecue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $1. There will also be live music.

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royal canadian legion, Branch #40 has a brunch at 8 a.m. Bacon, sausage,

eggs, pancakes and coffee for $6. uniTed PenTicTon church presents Sermons that Speak with Rev. Dr. Richard Topping, principal of the Vancouver School of Theology at 10 a.m., 696 Main St. alcoholicS anonyMouS MeeTS in OK Falls at 10:30 a.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., then in Penticton at 11 a.m. for the women’s group at the Lawn Bowling Club at 260 Brunswick St. Also the Sunday 123 group meets at 8 p.m. in the Education Room in the basement of the Penticton hospital. The closed men’s group meets at 11 a.m. at the Eagles hall at 1197 Main St., side door, upstairs. Alcoholics Anonymous Big book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 11 a.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. The SS SicaMouS has a high tea from 2 to 4 p.m. every second Sunday.

Tickets are $12 each, with a 10 per cent discount for members. Funds raised will go to restoration work aboard the ship. To book your place call the ship on 250-492-0403 or email info@sssicamous.ca.

Sunday evening danceS are at 7 p.m. at the South Main Drop-In Centre with live music by DJ Emil.

Cost is $3.

anaveTS have horSe races and meat draws at 2 p.m., hot dogs and hamburgers are available. elkS club on Ellis Street has dog races at 2:30 p.m. with an M&M food draw.

Darts/pool. lakelandS church haS Sunday services on the second floor of the Penticton Community Centre from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. For more info contact info@ lakelandschurch.com. b.c. SPca haS a community market 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1550 Main St. SurvivorShiP Flea MarkeT is every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1652 Fairview Rd. The market raises funds for team activities and breast cancer awareness.

Monday August 5

M enTal W ellneSS cenTre has Brown Bag family support group from noon to 1 p.m. weekly and individual support for family members from 2 to 4 p.m. weekly. a l c o h o l i c S anonyMouS nux group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Centre at Green Mountain Road and Penticton I.R. Road.

SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday, August 10, 2013 12 Noon to 5 PM Penticton “Skaha Lake” Gazebo

RELVIS

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off

Billy Chern

A Good Ole Southern Gospel Concert... Everyone’s Welcome!

The Banksons... Everything New... Ralph ‘Relvis’ Ramsay...

3 Tenors... Gillian Russell... Billy Chernoff...

Plus More Talented Musicians!

Bring Family, Friends & Chairs. Enjoy the Festival Under A Shaded Canopy.

Drop By Skaha Lake Gazebo During Peachfest - August 10, 12 Noon Inter-Church Contact: Don Stayko at dgstayko@gmail.com & 250-488-0451

Summerland 12 and 12 group at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the United Church basement.

SouTh Main droP-in Centre has improver line dance at 9 a.m., Scrabble at 10 a.m., carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., easy to intermediate line dance at 1 p.m., and duplicate bridge at 1 p.m. elkS club on Ellis Street has drop-in darts at 7:30 p.m.

Nonmembers welcome to join. r oyal c anadian legion branch 40 has dart dolls at 11 a.m. and wings at 4 p.m. in the hall at 502 Main St. Food addicTS in Recovery Anonymous is at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. Contact Kent B. at 250-809-3329. care cloSeT ThriFT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations are appreciated and new volunteers are always welcome. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice.

P enTicTon l aWn boWling Club is offering free lessons at 6:30 p.m. for anyone interested in trying the sport.

They are located at 266 Brunswick St. Everyone welcome.

tueSday August 6

S ouTh o kanagan ToaSTMaSTerS meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the community services building at 5876 Airport St. in Oliver.

Become a more confident speaker. Call Bill at 250-485-0006 or Melba at 250-498-8850 for details. kaleden branch oF the Okanagan Regional Library summer reading program has Alien Adventures at 6 p.m.

The branch also has a free program with the SPCA. Lots of great prizes, games and crafts and reading fun.

The PenTicTon arT Gallery has creative kids art adventures with the theme of Fantasia Aug. 6 to 9. It’s $100 for members and $120 for non-members. Preregistration is required, call 250-493-2928.

The SS SicaMouS has Toonie Tuesdays, you can explore the ship for only $2, with guided tours every hour.

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Other cash credits available on most models. By selecting lease or financing offers, consumers are foregoing such discounts and incentives which will result in a higher effective interest rate. See dealer for details. $2,500 non-stackable cash credits is a manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew. Non-stackable cash credits are available only when consumers opt for the cash purchase of a new or demonstrator model. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing such discounts and incentives which will result in a higher effective interest rate. Offers end July 31st, 2013. See dealer for details. ‡0%/0.99% purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto Financing/Scotiabank for 84 months on new or demonstrator 2013 Cruze LS/2013 Equinox LS/2013 Silverado EXT 4X4. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0%/0.99% APR, the monthly payment is $119/$123 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0/$354, total obligation is $10,000/$10,354. Offer is unconditionally interest-free/Based on a purchase price of $28,599 with $3,300 down on the 2013 Silverado Ext 4X4. +®The Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. *^For more information visit iihs.org/ratings. *†Comparison based on 2012 Wards segmentation: Middle/Cross Utility Vehicle and latest competitive data available, and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ^^Based on latest competitive data available. ¥Offer only valid from July 3, 2013 to September 30, 2013 (the “Program Period”) to retail customers resident in Canada who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a GM or competitor pickup truck to receive a $1,000 credit towards the purchase, finance or lease of an eligible new 2013 Model Year Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty, Chevrolet Heavy Duty, GMC Sierra Light Duty, GMC Sierra Heavy Duty, or Chevrolet Avalanche. Only one (1) credit may be applied per eligible vehicle sale. Offer is transferable to a family member living in the same household (proof of address required). This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. The $1,000 credit includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. As part of the transaction, dealer will request current vehicle registration and/or insurance to prove ownership. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details.

TOPS B.C. 4454 has weekly meetings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 445 Ellis St. Use back lane entrance.

Meetings are downstairs.

Phone Susan at 250-4965931 or Sally at 250-4926556.

Al-AnOn for friends and family of alcoholics meets at 10:30 a.m. at 2800 South Main St. and 6:45 p.m. at 157 Wade Ave. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian. Call 250490-9272 for info.

SOuTh MAin DrOP-in Centre has ultra-beginner line dance at 9 a.m., partner bridge at 12:45 p.m.

and knitting and crocheting at 1 p.m.

MenTAl WellneSS CenTre has individual support for family members in Summerland from 10 a.m. to noon at 13211 Henry St. 890 Wing Of South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together for a gab and coffee every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 126 Dakota Ave. rOyAl CAnADiAn legiOn has a service officer at 1 p.m.

PenTiCTOn COnCerT BAnD rehearses at 7 p.m.

New members welcome.

Intermediate to advanced musicians. All band instruments. The band is available for performances.

Phone 250-809-2087 for info.

AlCOhOliCS AnOnyMOuS yOung person’s group at 7:30 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. Call/text Guy at 250-460-2466 or Niki at 250-460-0798. As well, the beginners’ meeting runs at 8 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church at 157 Wade Ave. P e n T i C T O n TOASTMASTerS MeeTS every Tuesday from 6

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Membership is open to anyone 18 and up. Guests are welcome and allowed up to three free meetings.

Call 250-492-2362 for more info. yOgA MeDiTATiOn/vegeTAriAn SuPPer is upstairs in the Elks Lodge at 344 Ellis St. in Penticton Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

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SOWinS AnD ChAllenge Penticton have partnered to host Walk a Mile in her Shoes Challenge on Aug. 23 in Skaha Lake Park near the Rotary Pavilion. Everyone is invited to participate to bring awareness to gender-based violence and recovery programs.

Net proceeds will go directly toward SOWINS programs and services to end violence through advocacy, empowerment and prevention education. For info, call 250-276-2163.

lawn chair. Admission by donation. Rain venue: Quail’s Nest Arts Centre 5840 Airport St. PenTiCTOn WOMen in Business have a luncheon on Aug.13 at the Penticton Ramada.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration is necessary. Respond to pwib@telus.net by 5 p.m. on Aug. 10.

Members are $20 and guests $25. There will be five showcasers presenting. Remember to bring your business cards.

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