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FORMER NHLER Brent Gilchrest has been passing on his knowledge and experience about the game of hockey to a new generation of younger players as the head coach of the Kelowna tier 2 midget team.
MOVIE COLUMNIST Rick Davis said Christmas may be over, but the spirit of giving is still strong in Hollywood with a number of high profile new films now showing at local theatres.
MAXINE DEHART says women wanting to keep physically fit should take note of the relocation of The Women’s Place Fitness centre, which officially opens on Saturday.
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THURSDAY Jan. 2, 2014 The Central Okanagan’s Best-Read Newspaper www.kelownacapnews.com
Snow safety a concern Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
WINTER WONDERLAND …
Many Central Okanagan residents chose to ring in the New Year by skiing at the Big White Ski Resort. CONTRIBUTED
Kirschner family matriarch turns a quiet 102 Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
As the majority of Kelowna residents dust off the remnants of New Year’s Eve festivities and contemplate plans for the days ahead, Emma Kirschner will be turn-
ing the corner on an event most of us will never see. Kirshner, a New Year’s Eve baby of 1911, turned 102 as 2013 came to an end. There wasn’t the same scale of celebration as was had on her century milestone. No letters
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from the Queen this time, either. But Kirschner doesn’t have a lot of demands after more than a century here. She has, after all, seen a lot in her time. Her son Allan said she was brought into this world in the simplest of
fashion. “She lived on a farm, and my grandfather brought a midwife there on a stone boat sled,” he said. From that starting point, she went on to see the world change by leaps and bounds. Planes, trains and
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Search and Rescue responders are keeping a close eye on the hills around this valley, as the moderate weather may have caused some unstable terrain. “There are five avalanche zones on the backside of Big White and Graystokes we are watching,” said Duane Tresnich, vice-president of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue. “With the warmth, rain and snow we’ve been experiencing, the snow forms icy layers.” Those icy layers can be precarious platforms, and cause trouble for those venturing out for a snowy trek or ski. For that reason, Tresnich is recommending that those who have the desire to head into the wild do some precautionary packing. “We are hoping people, if they go into the back country, they have the proper equipment with them,” he said. “Bring a shovel, a probe and a transceiver.” It’s a kit he said most snowmobilers are equipped with, but back country skiers don’t tend to tote them along. kmichaels @kelownacapnews.com
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