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We may be under the sign of Capricorn the Goat these days, but Aries the Ram is making sure he stays in the picture — typical of the pushy, head-butting ways of Aries. Local photographer Gerry Frederick recently spent an hour and a half around the vicinity of a herd of sheep out by the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, until the sheep got used to him enough that he could move in for the close up.

Home invasion four appear in court SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

Four people charged over a series of Cranbrook home invasions have appeared in Criminal Court.

Terrence Albert Allan, An-

drew Daryl James Monnette, Megan Wynter Sands and Jay Leonard Hills each had brief court appearances in Cranbrook Provincial Court on Monday, January 6.

The four were charged by

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RCMP who were investigating two home invasions and a break-in in Cranbrook over the holiday season.

Megan Sands faces 16 charges including break and enter a dwelling with intent to

commit an offence, disguising the face with intent to commit an offence, and use of a firearm in an offence.

She appeared in Cranbrook court on Dec. 31, 2013, and Jan. 3, 2014, and has

been denied bail.

Evidence revealed in a bail hearing cannot be published under a mandatory ban.

Sands will next appear in court on January 20.

Jay Hills faces nine

charges, including robbery, disguising the face with intent to commit an offence, and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

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Cranbrook’s last baby for 2013! In keeping with tradition, the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary has presented Elizabeth Dawn Hoyt with a number of gifts, welcoming her birth. Elizabeth was born December 31 at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Pictured here are Elizabeth, her parents, Valarie and Burton, and CHCA President Rachel Christie.

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Christmas stockings for Christmas babies. For the past 35 years, Evelyn Botteril, a life member with the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary, has been making Christmas stockings for babies born between December 24 and 26 at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Each year she makes, and delivers to the hospital, about 10 stockings. This year, Kate Fox, a CHCA Director, presented the stockings to Gwen Manarey, EKRH Maternity Ward Unit Clerk, on her behalf. This year six babies received their stockings.

Like many smokers, Dan wants to quit. He has heard that electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, eCigs or vapour cigarettes, might be helpful. But with all the controversy about them in the news and on the internet, he isn’t sure.

Dan is skeptical. He has noticed e-cigarettes are not just sold in pharmacies like other quit smoking aids. They can be found at convenience stores and gas stations often strategically placed near conventional cigarettes. Dan also knows that tobacco companies are making them and he doesn’t trust that they would make a product to help people quit smoking.

Dan also wonders how they can help smokers quit when they look and act like regular cigarettes. He has heard that quitting smoking can be as difficult as quitting heroin but he also knows that when people are trying to quit injecting heroin doctors don’t prescribe a drug delivered through a needle.

E-cigarettes are cigarette-shaped tubes that simulate the sensation of smoking. Batteries in the tubes heat up a fluid filled cartridge that gives off a vapour which looks like smoke. Although the jury is still out on e-cigarettes, there are health and safety concerns that Dan should be aware of.

Health Canada recently advised Canadians not to purchase electronic cigarettes because they have not been fully evaluated for safety. (www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recallalert-rappel-avis/hcsc/2009/13373a-eng. php) There are concerns that electronic cigarettes may make smoking socially acceptable again, especially if used in smoke free places. Because e-cigarettes release a vapour and not smoke, there are currently very few rules about where they can and can’t be used. The result is e-cigarettes being used in places where smoking has been banned like classrooms, pubs and shopping malls.

E-cigarettes might encourage young people to start smoking. In Canada, e-cigarettes cannot contain nicotine but they can contain kid-friendly flavours ranging from bacon to bubble gum, flavouring that could encourage youth to smoke e-cigarettes as well as real tobacco products.

Dan decides e-cigarettes are not worth the risk. Instead, he plans to talk with his health care professional and visit quitnow.ca for tips, tools and support.

Jeff Conners is a Tobacco Reduction Coordinator with Interior Health

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Man rescued H1N1 breakout in Alberta after avalanche and B.C. heightens concerns in Elk Valley Flu season

Arne Petryshen and C arolyn Gr ant

The H1N1 flu virus is breaking out in Alberta and the Lower Mainland as the new year begins.

The Canadian Press reports 965 confirmed cases of the flu in Alberta and 270 of those people are in hospital.

In the Lower Mainland at least 20 people are in intensive care, some of them on ventilators, due to H1N1 influenza.

In Alberta, the problem is magnified by the fact that only 21 per cent of the general public and 49 per cent of health-care workers have had flu shots. Alberta began offering mass immunization clinics in many communities last Friday.

Dr. Sue Pollock, medical health officer for Interior Health, confirmed she is seeing H1N1 across the province.

“We are seeing an increase in influenza cases at this time, which is not unexpected given that we just had the holiday season, and there are a lot of social gatherings during that time,” Dr. Pollock said.

In terms of preparation, Dr. Pollock said the virus has been circulating throughout the world since 2009.

“It’s really become one of our seasonal flu viruses,” she said.

“The good news is that the flu vaccine does provide protection against H1N1. The flu vaccine is still available for people to get and they can access that through their local pharmacist or by calling their local health units.”

She said the heightened sense of concern comes from the age groups that the virus is infecting.

“Last year the predominant circulation strain was H3N2 and that strain was more likely to impact individuals over 65,” she explained. “With H1N1, what we’re finding is that young and middle age adults have less immunity to H1N1 than individuals over 65, so what we’re seeing is that the rate of acquisition and even some of the complications that we’d normally see in individuals over 65 is now being seen in the young and middle age groups.”

In B.C. flu shots are mandatory for health-care workers. The general public does have a choice, but anyone visiting any type of health care facility must either wear a mask or produce proof of a flu shot.

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It’s not too late to get a flu shot This year’s flu shot does contain a vaccine for the H1N1 strain, and if you haven’t had one yet, Public Health Nurse Terri Fergus at the Kimberley Health Centre says vaccines are still available.

“No, it’s not too late to get a flu shot and yes, we still have vaccines available,” Fergus said.

Fergus said that as far as she knows there is no shortage of the vaccine.

If you qualify to receive a free shot (qualification details can be found at interiorhealth.ca), you can call the public health nurse in Kimberley (250-427-2215) or Cranbrook (250-420-2207) and arrange a time to get a shot.

If you don’t qualify, many local pharmacies are still offering the shots.

According to the Lung Association, H1N1, also known as the swine flu, is a highly contagious virus that infects the breathing tubes in your nose, throat, and lungs.

H1N1 flu symptoms are similar to regular seasonal flu symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills, no appetite (don’t feel hungry), nausea, vomiting (throwing up) or diarrhea and a runny nose.

For these symptoms, the best thing to do is stay home and take care of yourself while not infecting others. However, H1N1 can produce more dangerous symptoms, even in otherwise healthy young adults. In fact the Fraser Health Authority told CBC News that many of those in intensive care were otherwise healthy young adults.

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emergency help if kids show one or more of these signs: • fast breathing or trouble breathing; • skin is bluish or grey; • blue or grey lips; • not drinking enough fluids, hasn’t peed (passed urine) in many hours, or no tears when she cries; • lots of vomiting (throwing up); • not waking up, not paying attention to anything; • cranky, doesn’t want to be held; • seizures; • child’s flu symptoms improve but then come back; she has a fever and her cough is worse.

Warning signs of severe flu in adults — get emergency help right away if you have one or more of these signs: • it’s hard to breathe, you’re short of breath; • blue or grey lips; • pain or pressure in your chest or stomach; • suddenly dizzy; • confused; • dehydrated, not peeing (no urine); • lots of vomiting (throwing up); • seizures; • your flu symptoms improve but then come back; your cough is worse and you have a fever.

If you have these severe flu symptoms go to the emergency department right away or call 911 or your local emergency number.

If you have asthma, COPD or another flu risk factor and you get flu symptoms, call your doctor right away.

An Alberta man survived a close call with an avalanche over the weekend near Sparwood.

Elk Valley RCMP were notified about an avalanche just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, near the Teck Coal Mountain mine. The mine is south-east of Sparwood.

Police were advised that a group of five skiers were in the backcountry area near the Coal Mountain mine when they triggered an avalanche. The avalanche reportedly buried one of the skiers. The other skiers were able to locate and rescue the male who was found alive but suffered a broken arm, bruises and the effects of hypothermia.

Sparwood Search and Rescue was activated and the local police dog services team were advised. Police said that while the search team

was enroute to the scene, the injured skier was brought down the mountain by snowmobilers who were in the area.

The man, from Lethbridge, was then transported to the Fernie hospital where he was treated for his injuries and expected to make a full recovery.

RCMP are cautioning those who are exploring the backcountry to be prepared.

They advise people to check avalanche conditions in the area you plan on visiting. Police said if there is a high risk, go to another area that is a lower risk. People should plan and be prepared by bringing along an avalanche beacon, probe, shovel, warm clothing, survival kit, first aid kit and basic tool kit. And of course leave an itinerary with someone and don’t go alone.

Centre 64 to train theatre technicians SUBMIT TED

If you are interested in learning the basics of the technical aspects of theatre productions this may be an opportunity for you.

Kimberley Arts Council is hoping to train some interested residents to become theatre technicians at Centre 64. KAC president Mike Redfern says the arts council is hoping to train and hire up to six people on a part-time basis to provide essential oversight and direction of the technical aspects of productions at the theatre.

“In addition to running lights and, occasionally, sound effects, we want to train responsible people to take care of our equipment and to help with both the creative and operating aspects of lighting and sound effects in the Theatre at Centre 64. Once trained, the theatre technicians will have the opportunity to be in charge of the technical aspects of plays and concerts for users of the venues. The technicians will be paid an hourly wage for these duties,” said Redfern.

Responsibilities will mainly involve

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supervising use of technical equipment and stage curtains and props by theatre users, ensuring that theatre equipment inventories are maintained in good condition, and running lights and, possibly, sound effects for specific productions.

“Centre 64 has suffered some equipment losses and damage in the past that have resulted in additional expense to the arts council and inconvenience to other theatre users. The use of the Theatre at Centre 64 for concerts, film shows, plays and other performances is expected to continue to increase during 2014 and we need to prevent further losses or damage by having all future stage productions supervised by competent theatre technicians,” said Redfern.

A training session with Terry Macham will be held in the theatre on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration is free and anyone interested in taking part is invited to contact Mike Redfern at redruth@ shaw.ca by Wednesday, Jan. 15, for more information and to register.

“Are you making a new year’s resolution or three this New Year?”

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This week’s poll: “Given the outbreak of H1N1 in the Lower Mainland and Alberta, are you considering getting a flu shot?”

Log on to www.dailytownsman.com to make your vote count.

This web poll is informal. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate.

Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.

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Jumbo ski resort violates First Four charged in Nation rights, court review hears home invasions Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court has heard that the provincial government’s approval of the Jumbo ski resort in the East Kootenay violates the local native band’s religious freedoms.

Peter Grant, the lawyer for the Ktunaxa Nation, told the

judicial review hearing that the resort will be built on the band’s sacred land, about 55 kilometres west of Invermere.

In opening remarks, Grant told the court that residential schools already suppressed the band’s cultural identity, and the court must say no to anything that could further destroy

the band’s religious traditions.

Grant says the spiritual significance of the area was known to the government, but it hardly mentioned it in the March 2012 decision to approve the $450-million resort.

The Ktunaxa Nation asked in late 2012 for a judicial review of the province’s decision, say-

ing the government did not take into account the band’s spiritual connection to the land.

Jumbo Glacier Resort, slated to become North America’s first year-round ski resort, is expected to attract between 550,000 and 800,000 visitors a year when completed.

provincial news and notes

B.C. population reaches 4.6 million Black Press

B.C.’s population grew by 24,000 in the third quarter of 2013, reaching 4,606,375.

It’s the largest population increase for that quarter since 1996. The increase was mainly a result of 15,477 non-permanent residents, which Statistics Canada warns are a volatile component of population measurement.

Northern B.C. communities are dealing with what they call “ghost populations,” with thousands of workers flying in and out of industrial camps who put pressure on local services without con-

tributing to communities.

Interprovincial migration figures showed the seventh consecutive quarter of net loss for B.C., down 282 people from the second quarter.

B.C.’s total population increase over the 12 months ending Oct. 1 was 47,496 people, mainly due to international immigration, which saw a net gain of 35,282 people. Natural growth (births minus deaths) accounted for 11,214 of the total.

Deflation in B.C. prices B.C.’s consumer price index slipped into negative territory in Novem-

ber, partly due the repeal of the harmonized sales tax last spring.

The price index in Vancouver was up slightly, but deflation in Victoria and other areas of the province produced a provincial average of -0.2 per cent for the month. Canada-wide, inflation was 0.9 per cent.

The cost of restaurant food fell 4.4 per cent in November compared to the same month in 2012, Statistics Canada reported. The provincial average cost of health and personal care, including services where sales tax was removed, went down 3.1 per cent.

RECRUITMENT FOR COMMITTEES 2014 CITY OF CRANBROOK There are several opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below.

Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook.

Economic Development Committee The Economic Development Committee provides advice and recommendations to Council on the City’s economic development strategy, Cranbrook’s competitive position, emerging economic development priorities and opportunities, and ensuring a sustainable resilient economy.

One position is available. Applicants shall represent the following economic sector: Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Utilities Committee The Environment and Utilities Committee provides advice and assistance to Council in the enhancement, restoration, management and protection of the City’s utilities and its built and natural environments, as well as ensuring that the community is planned to provide for environmental sustainability. Two positions are available.

Key City Theatre Society The City of Cranbrook appoints two of the nine directors of the Key City Theatre Society. City appointed directors will be expected to provide regular reports to Cranbrook City Council on the operations of the Key City Theatre Society.

There were average price increases in food purchased from stores, up 1.1 per cent, clothing up 1.3 per cent, transportation up 0.7 per cent and alcohol and tobacco products, up 1.7 per cent.

Average rent costs were up 1.0 per cent, but overall shelter cost was down 0.7 per cent, continuing a decline since mid-2012.

Housing market upswing predicted The B.C. housing market will see slow but steady growth over the next three years, according to a forecast by Central 1 Credit Union.

The trade association for B.C. and Ontar-

io credit unions predicts the number of sales will rise about seven per cent to 72,500 in 2014, and reach 84,000 by 2016. The median resale price is forecast to increase 1.5 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015 and three per cent in 2016.

New home sales are expected to rebound by about 30 per cent in 2014, but remain at a low level of 15,500 units sold, said Central 1 economist Brian Yu. New construction in the Lower Mainland Southwest region is expected to decline slightly, while housing starts are forecast to rise in most other areas of the province.

PUBLIC NOTICE BC • CANADA BC • www.Kimberley.ca

CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL The Regional District of East Kootenay Transfer Station is the designated area for disposal of Christmas trees. All residents are encouraged to have their discarded trees delivered to this area.

City trucks will make one pass through each neighbourhood on or after January 13, 2014 to pick up any remaining trees. If you are unable to dispose of your own tree, please leave it at your garbage collection location in a manner that will not conflict with snow removal equipment.

OPERATIONS SERVICES DEPARTMENT

One position is available.

Terms of reference for all the committees are available on the City’s website – www. cranbrook.ca Interested individuals are invited to submit a Volunteer Application form available at City Hall or the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca.

Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Maryse Leroux) or by email leroux@cranbrook.ca , no later than Friday, January 10, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

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Bring your used stamps to 822 Cranbrook St., Cranbrook

This is a year round fundraiser by the Eastern Star for funds to supply Cancer Dressings.

Please bring stamps with a 1/4” around the stamp to the Townsman for Skip Fennessy who picks them up.

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Awaiting legal counsel, Hills consented to stay in custody until a bail hearing is held for him on Jan. 15. Hills will remain in Cranbrook cells until that hearing.

Andrew Monnette has been charged with 22 offences, including uttering threats, assault with a weapon, break and enter a dwelling with intent to commit an offence, disguising the face with intent to commit an offence, and use of a firearm in an offence.

Monnette appeared in Cranbrook court via video from a pre-trial centre. He agreed to stay in custody while waiting for his legal counsel to prepare for a bail hearing on Jan. 20.

Terrence Allan has been charged with 19 offences, including uttering threats, break and enter a dwelling with in-

tent to commit an offence, disguising the face with intent to commit an offence, and use of a firearm in an offence.

Also appearing via video from pre-trial custody, Allan agreed to stay in custody until a bail hearing on Feb. 3 in Cranbrook.

According to RCMP, a home on 1st Avenue South in Cranbrook was the location of a home invasion on Dec. 18.

There was a break and enter at the same home on Dec. 24.

On Boxing Day, there was a second home invasion at a property on 6th Street North in Cranbrook.

RCMP said four people entered the residence carrying a long gun, a shot gun, an Uzistyle firearm, brass knuckles and a baton.

In both cases, electronic devices were stolen.

At the Cranbrook Public Library M i k e S e l by

Due to the holidays, there is no new arrival list this week.

Preschool Story Time is this Wednesday at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., and Toddler Story Time is 10 and 11 a.m. Both will be all about winter!

The charming penguins which are currently adorning the library’s windows were made by our own Gordon Jackson. Please come and check out these delightful creatures.

Also on display this month is the fantastic folk art display of Yoki Prints, courtesy of Jurgen Flemming.

Please note that the library doesn’t just display original artwork.

We also display all types of collections.

Please contact Margaret at the front desk if you wish to display something.

Coffee lovers please

take note: The library is now offering Fire-Side Reading Roast—a special medium blend created by the Kootenay Roasting Company.

Available for only $13.75 a pound (both whole bean and ground available), with all proceeds going to the Cranbrook Public Library Foundation.

New to the library catalogue are ‘electronic editions’ of various titles. If the title you are looking for states ‘electronic resource,’ simply click on the URL below it to be taken to our Overdrive E-Book site. This eliminates the need to manoeuvre through and check two separate catalogues for a desired title. Please contact library staff if you have any questions.

Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

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Survey will gauge the pulse What’s Up? of East Kootenay communities KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Readers of Black Press community newspapers across the Kootenays will have a chance to win a cool $1,000 for completing an online survey that will help local businesses better understand customers in their community.

Black Press has partnered with respected research company Pulse Research to bring the Pulse of East Kootenay survey to readers, which looks at the shopping plans and priorities of our readers and their media reading habits.

Reader answers will help gauge the current consumer climate to help local businesses craft new ways to serve their clients and customers.

Responses will be kept completely confidential; reader contact information will only be gathered in order to enter the

name into a prize draw for one of five $1,000 cash prizes to be given away across the Kootenays.

Readers who submit the survey before January 31 will also have their name entered into a draw for a $20 grocery gift card.

The online survey will take about 35 to 40 minutes, erasing the need for readers to spend long periods of time on the phone answering questions.

“We are very excited to be a part of this service to the business community,” says Black Press group publisher Chuck Bennett. “We are pleased to be able to offer this information and are certain it will be beneficial.”

The Pulse Research survey has already been successful for businesses. In fact, one client took the results of the research to the

bank and was able to secure a loan to expand their business, on the strength of the research.

Among the benefits of the study is allowing businesses to identify niche areas of their business, including showing potential areas for growth or expansion.

Pulse Research was founded in 1985 to provide publishing clients with research-based advertising sales and marketing programs designed to get results.

They are able to deliver insight to businesses who are currently faced with an ever-changing mix of products and services, including web, niche, special sections and deals.

Check out www.pulseresearch.com/ eastkootenay to complete the survey and to enter the prize draws.

The Early Years

Social play and interaction Charlene Stropky

Have you ever given your child a time-out for calling a purple toy yellow?

Have you taken away a privilege when your child cannot use the pedals on his tricycle?

Have you removed all the blocks because your child could only stack four instead of seven?

These may sound like silly scenarios — using discipline techniques when a child has not yet learned a skill — and yet this happens all the time as children are learning the complex skills of interacting and getting along with others.

While we patiently and repetitively teach our children about colours, counting or getting dressed, we are not always as patient or aware of all the skills needed for positive social experiences.

Children need to: learn language; understand facial expressions; understand their own feelings; understand the feelings of others; be able to control strong impulses; remember expectations and deny their own heart’s desire; and balance their own wants and needs with the wants and needs of others. Even as adults, it is difficult to always abide by these expectations.

How your child reacts and responds to social learning and interactions is strongly influenced by his temperament.

Temperament refers to a child’s natural approaches and reactions to the world. By observing your child, you can see if he is most likely to be active or quiet, if he adapts easily to new situations or if he takes a longer time to warm up, if his emotional reactions are intense or mild, or if he is able to stay focussed or if he is easily distracted by what is happening around him. Tuning in to your

child’s temperament can help you to adapt the environment and your expectations in order to anticipate and prevent or soften the challenges that may arise.

There are many ways to support and foster your child’s development of social skills: • Provide close supervision when children are in groups.

• Practice the language and actions of sharing and turn taking during play and routine times with your child.

• Do not force children to apologize. Instead, make them aware of how their action affected someone else, and work with your child to “make it better”. As your child matures, he will become more sensitive to the feelings of others. As long as he has been provided with lots of examples (especially from you), he will be able to offer an apology that is truly heartfelt and sincere.

• Forcing children to share may make them even more possessive. We all have favorite items that we don’t like to share. Or a child may have a plan in mind that requires ALL the pieces of something. Try to understand the situation.

Sometimes, encouraging a child to share is appropriate. At other times, it is appropriate to expect a child to have to wait for a turn. A child who has to wait for a turn can learn ways to make the waiting easier.

• Think of yourself as a coach — be close by to help

your child read a situation and respond in a positive way. If your child doesn’t remember the words to use or is hesitant to ask for a turn, or to protect his space or belongings, say the words for him or provide some prompting. Maybe he will copy you or try them next time. At least he will know that you understand what he is feeling.

• Show children the results of their actions. “Emily looks really happy because you shared the playdough with her”. “Alyssa is crying because you took away the cars”.

• If you haven’t seen a whole situation develop and unfold, don’t assume to know what happened. All too often, the “wrong” child gets blamed and punished. As Henry Ford said, “Look for solutions, not blame”.

• Save time-outs or the removal of privileges for the most serious situations, and try to look upon the others as opportunities to learn and practice new skills.

• Aggression towards others usually peaks at around three years old. As a child learns other ways of communicating and problem solving, and his brain matures and develops, aggressive actions should subside. Your child’s temperament will play a large role in determining his level of aggression and impulsiveness. Children who are more naturally aggressive and impulsive require very close supervision and swift intervention in social conflicts.

• Do not do or say anything to your child or to others that you do not want your child to do or say to others. Our children are always watching us.

Teach by example. Show caring behaviour towards your child and towards others.

If you have concerns about how your child is managing social learning, talk to someone about it. A good place to start is the facilitator of any parent-child groups you may be attending. You could also talk with your child’s preschool or child care educator, your family doctor, or any local agencies that provide service to young children and their families such as the East Kootenay Infant Development Program, Paq’mi Nuq’yuk Aboriginal Early Years or the East Kootenay Supported Child Development Program. Or visit www. mcf.gov.bc.ca/early_childhood/index.htm for a list of programs and services available for children birth to 5 years of age.

For more information on temperament check out “Tips on Temperament” at www.zerotothree.org/child-development/temperament-behavior/ tips-temperament.html Charlene Stropky is a Consultant with the Infant Development Program This article was submitted

by The Cranbrook Early Childhood Development Committee.

The committee meets the first Tuesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. at Cranbrook Family Connections (next to the Skatepark). New members are always welcome. Visit www.ekids. ca for information about programs. For more information about the committee, contact Theresa at cranbrookecd@ gmail.com

UPCOMING Jan 11th – 31st Artists Marissa Phillips and the students of Mount Baker Secondary display a joint art exhibition exploring the Ktunaxa tradition of story-telling through media and performance. Open Tue - Fri 11am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 2pm.Cranbrook and District Arts Council, 104 135 10th Ave South, CBK. info: 250-426-4223 Abreast in the Rockies Dragonboat Assoc. Meeting Monday Jan. 13, 2014 at 7:00 pm, Mount Baker School Library. Interested paddlers welcome.

January 14th. Kimberley Garden Club January program: Brainstorming educational gardening topics for 2014. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.

2014 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, Jan. 15th, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Thurs 16th Jan 7-9pm; To Tell A Story; This exhibition explores the Ktunaxa tradition of story-telling by artists from Mount Baker Secondary School and artists Marissa Phillips. Cranbrook and District Arts Council, 104 135 10th Ave South, CBK. info: 250426-4223 THE PACEMAKERS; JANUARY 18th, at the Cranbrook Seniors HALL, 2nd St. S. at 7 pm. Refreshments served. Open JAM, January 25, 1:30 pm. Updates: Flo 250. 489.2720.

Wild Salmon Warriors Cranbrook chapter invites supporters to participate in the province wide “Boycott farmed salmon event” Jan 18 at SuperStore in Cranbrook 12:00 noon. info audrylochrie@gmail.com or 250-444-7077 “Holy Spirit Encounter” Sunday Evening January 19th, 7pm.

Speakers: Darrell and Sondra White from Redding California; facilitate Inner Healing and Sozo Ministries and train teams to do the same at the Bethel Transformation Center. All are welcome!

Free will offering taken. House of Hope Cranbrook, 629 -6th St NW Info: jeff.crozier69@shaw.ca or 250-421-3784 The East Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday Jan. 21, 2014 at Arthur’s Sports Bar & Grill( Day’s Inn ) 600 Cranbrook St.N,Cranbrook BC. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by Jan. 17th, 2014. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Myrtle 250-426-2378,Jean 250-426-8338

ONGOING COME SKATE WITH US. Ongoing registration available for Precan, Canskate, StarSkate, Adult & Powerskate programs. Check us out at www.cranbrookskating.com Starting Jan 28th; Cranbrook Writer’s Group. This group of published and aspiring authors meet on the fourth Monday of the month at the arts council. Participants engage in writing exercises, constructive critiques and share in information on upcoming literary events and contests. Cranbrook and District Arts Council, 104 135 10th Ave South, CBK. info: 250-426-4223 www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

The Cranbrook Skating Club is celebrating their 60th Anniversary with an Ice Show on March 1st, 2014 at Western Financial Place.

We are looking to research the Club’s history and also locate previous skaters, coaches and judges. Contact Debbie Mandryk @ 250-489-2318 or debbiemandryk@msn.com.

East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the first Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for of the menu dinner 5:307:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883 Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www. fightwithus.ca and register as a volunteer.

Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs.

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SUPERVOLCANOES!

Another thing to worry about

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he good thing about volcanoes is that you know where they are. If you don’t want to get hurt, just stay away from them. The bad thing about supervolcanoes is that you may know where they are, but there’s no getting away from them. They only blow up very rarely, but when they do, the whole world is affected. They can cover an entire continent with ash, and lower temperatures sharply worldwide for years.

“This is something that, as a species, we will eventually have to deal with. It will happen in future,” said Dr Wim Malfait of ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal institute of Technology) , lead author of a recent paper in “Nature Geoscience” that says supervolcano eruptions don’t even need an earthquake as a trigger. “You could compare it to an asteroid impact,” he says. “The risk at any given time is small, but when it happens the consequences will be catastrophic.”

I know you already have enough to worry about, what with climate change and asteroid strikes and the like, but I’m afraid there’s more.

Volcanoes and supervolcanoes both involve magma (molten rock deep underground) that breaks through to the surface, but in practice they are quite different. Volcanoes gradually build themselves into mountains by repeated, relatively modest eruptions of lava. Supervolcanoes are a single massive explosion of magma rising to the surface over a huge area, and blasting at least a thousand cubic km. of ash into the atmosphere.

How massive? The largest recent volcanic eruption was Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, which blew about ten cubic km. of ash and gas into the upper atmosphere in 1991. The result was a 0.4 degree

C drop in average global temperature for a year or so. But the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano 640,000 years ago was a hundred times as big.

It covered the entire North American continent with ash – and just like an asteroid strike, it threw massive amounts of dust and ash into the stratosphere, where it stayed for years, blocking out much of the sunlight. (It doesn’t rain in the stratosphere, so the debris stays there for a long time.) As a result the average global temperature fell by as as 10 degrees C for Gwynne much a number of years.

It was temporary, but Dyer while it lasted there was a steep fall in the amount of plant material growing on the planet, and a corresponding collapse in animal populations as well. Not mass extinctions, so far as we can tell, and fairly soon the plant and animal species repopulated their former habitats, but it certainly spoiled the party for the equivalent of several human generations.

Homo sapiens was not around 640,000 years ago, but people like us certainly were around when another supervolcano, Toba in northern Sumatra, blew about 73,000 years ago. The event has been tentatively linked with a “bottleneck” in human evolution at that time in which, according to some genetic studies, the human population was squeezed down to only around 1,000 people.

This hypothesis has been challenged by a recent study of the sediments in Lake Malawi by an Oxford University-led team. They did not find any layer in the sediments with much reduced vegetation, which you would expect to see if there were a long-lasting cooling of the climate. This is puzzling,

since Toba was the biggest supervolcanic blast in 2.5 million years: it boosted two to three times as much dust and ash into the air as the Yellowstone eruption.

But only a couple of years of severely diminished sunlight would still cause catastrophic population losses in both the plant and the animal kingdoms. Even a relatively short “volcanic winter” would be a huge catastrophe for human beings.

How many people would die if such a catastrophe happened now? It is unlikely that even half of the world’s 7 billion people would survive two or three years of severe hunger, and civilisation itself would take a terrible beating. Nor is there anything useful you can do to prepare for such a catastrophe, unless you are able to stockpile two or three years’ worth of food for the entire world.

At the moment, our global food reserve will feed the population for only three or four months, so that is not likely to happen.

If it does not, then we just have to hope that the calamity doesn’t happen — knowing that we probably will not have much warning if it does.

What Dr Malfait’s team discovered is that the detonation of a supervolcano is entirely dependent on the temperature of the liquid rock in the underground chamber. As it gets hotter, it gets less dense than the solid rock around it. At this point, it will behave just like an air-filled balloon or football that is held underwater, trying to pop up to the surface.

Eventually, the magma forces its way to the surface over an area of hundreds of square kilometres, expands and explodes.

On average, such an explosion only happens once every hundred thousand years, but in practice it could happen at any time, with as little as a few weeks warning. Just thought you’d like to know. Sleep well.

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King makes Ice home debut TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The Kootenay Ice shored up their blue line last week, acquiring rearguard Tyler King from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for rookie forward Hudson Elynuik.

“I knew the Ice were always a hard working team and I think they play a little similar to how we did in Spokane, so I felt like I could fit in here pretty easily.”

Tyler King Since the deal, which went down last Tuesday, King has appeared in three games with Kootenay, and seems to fit right in, playing top four minutes against the Tigers and the Broncos.

Kootenay is out a defenceman after Tanner Faith aggravated an injury during the B.C. Division road trip in December and will require season-ending shoulder

surgery.

Rookie defenceman Troy Murray has steadily improved throughout the fall schedule, but the team was in need of someone with veteran experience, hence the deal for King, who admitted that the trade came as a surprise.

“It was definitely a shocker, I wasn’t really expecting it, but it was a good opportunity for me to come here and I’m glad it got done,” said King.

Since the trade, he suited up for three games, notching an assist in his debut with the Ice on Thursday in Medicine Hat against the Tigers.

Ice assistant coach Jay Henderson has taken notice of what the new blueliner brings to the table.

“He skates well, moves the puck well, he’s a great shot,” Henderson said. “Obviously he’s got to get familiar with our systems and a good week of practice will help with that, but I like the way he’s shown so far and he’s played some good minutes for

us.”

Though the the Ice and his former team in Spokane are in different conferences, the geographical proximity ensures five meetings between the two clubs, three of which have already happened.

“I knew the Ice were always a hard working team and I think they

play a little similar to how we did in Spokane, so I felt like I could fit in here pretty easily,” said King.

The 18-year-old defenceman is a former first round pick in the WHL bantam draft and is in his third year in the WHL. His time in Spokane under head coach Don Nachbauer has

helped season him into a reliable presence on the back end.

“I’m a hard working D-man, try to be good in the defensive zone and jump up in the rush every once in a while, try to get some offence going,” said King. “Just do whatever I can back there to keep the puck out of the net.”

WHL trade deadline nears TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

After picking up Tyler King last week from Spokane, Kootenay Ice GM Jeff Chynoweth hinted that he may not be finished as the WHL trade deadline nears on Friday, Jan. 10th.

Chynoweth noted that the team was looking for a veteran defenceman, which materialized with the acquisition of King, and possibly an older forward.

Kootenay still has a vacant 20-yearold spot, as Jagger Dirk and Zach McPhee are the only overagers currently on the roster.

Since the King trade last week, other WHL teams have been making roster changes.

Saskatoon and Swift Current swung a big deal, as the Blades sent veteran Nathan Burns and a 7th round pick to the Broncos for Connor Sanvido, Wyatt

Sloboshan, a 2nd round pick (2014) and conditional 3rd round selection (2015).

Medicine Hat shipped Spencer Jensen to Moose Jaw in exchange for three draft picks, one of which was a conditional selection.

On Monday, the Warriors also sent their overage D-man Travis Brown to Victoria in exchange for Noah Gregor, a pair of 3rd round picks and a conditional selection.

“The prices are high, they’ve been high all year,” said Chynoweth, referring to the Blades-Broncos trade involving Burns.

“The problem is that we don’t have many bullets left in our gun, so to speak, so we got to be very cautious not to give too much away—meaning you still build your team through the bantam draft and those bantam picks mean a lot to us.”

Veteran QB McPherson signs on with Stampeders C ANADIAN PRESS

Adrian McPherson is returning to the CFL. The veteran quarterback has signed with the Calgary Stampeders, according to a source.

McPherson, 30, spent five seasons with the Montreal Alouettes (2008-’12), earning Grey Cup rings in ‘09 and 2010 with the club before being released to pursue other offers.

Instead of landing another CFL job, the six-

foot-three, 220-pound native of Bradenton, Fla., spent last season with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. McPherson appeared in 13 games, completing 238-of-385 passes (61.8 per cent) for 3,151 yards and 59 touchdowns with five interceptions.

McPherson also added 415 yards rushing on 91 carries with 31 TDs, all team highs. In 2004, McPherson was

the AFL’s top rookie with the Indiana Firebirds.

In Montreal, McPherson served mostly as the backup behind Anthony Calvillo, completing 145of-247 passes for 1,505 yards with 10 TDs and six interceptions during his time with the Alouettes.

He also rushed for 1,035 yards on 218 attempts, scoring 20 touchdowns.

On Sept. 11, 2010, McPherson started in place of an injured

Calvillo and guided Montreal to a 27-6 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In that game, McPherson completed 21-of-37 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 121 yards.

The addition of McPherson fills a need for Calgary, which lost veteran starter Kevin Glenn to the expansion Ottawa Renegades last month. Glenn’s depar-

ture left the Stampeders with former starter Drew Tate and impressive youngster Bo Levi Mitchell under centre.

McPherson was selected in the fifth round, No. 152 overall, by the NFL’s New Orleans Saints in ‘05. In December ‘06, he launched a $20-million lawsuit against the Tennessee Titans after being run over by a golf cart driven by the club’s mascot during an exhibition game.

Miami Dolphins fire offensive co-ordinator Mike Sherman STE VEN WINE Associated Press

MIAMI - A punchless offence in the final two games kept the Miami Dolphins out of the post-season, and they’ll have a new play-caller in 2014.

Offensive co-ordinator Mike Sherman was fired Monday, the first change by the team since the holiday collapse. Coach Joe Philbin de-

fended Sherman the day after the season, but owner Stephen Ross was expected to demand some sort of shake-up following the dismal finish.

Sherman joined the Dolphins when Philbin was hired two years ago, and the two have been close for more than 30 years. But this season Sherman’s unit ranked 27th in the NFL in yards, allowed a fran-

chise-record 58 sacks and scored once in its final 24 possessions.

The Dolphins (8-8) would have made the playoffs if they had won one of their final two games against the Bills and Jets. Instead, they were beaten by a combined score of 39-7.

Other changes in Philbin’s staff are possible, and offensive line coach Jim Turner’s

status remains in doubt. The line was the focus of a bullying scandal that mushroomed at midseason and left the Dolphins without two starters, and the NFL has yet to release a report on its investigation into the case.

Philbin thanked Sherman for his contributions in a brief statement announcing the firing.

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NFL playoff race heats up after wildcard games ASSOCIATED PRESS

49ers Packers

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At Green Bay, Kaepernick threw for 227 yards and ran for another 98. Kaepernick escaped a blitz on thirdand-8 and scrambled for an 11-yard gain to the 27 with 1:13 left. The 49ers (13-4) ran down the clock and the 15year veteran, in his first season in San Francisco, made the winner.

Mason Crosby’s 24yard field goal tied it at 20 for the Packers (8-81) with 5:06 left.

San Francisco has won seven straight. Next up, the NFC South champion Panthers, who beat the 49ers 10-9 on Nov. 10 at San Francisco.

“They got us the first time,” All-Pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman said, “we need to get them this time.”

Chargers Bengals

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At Cincinnati, San Diego, which has won five straight, barely got into the playoffs, needing an overtime victory against Kansas City’s subs last weekend. Now, the Chargers (10-7) head to AFC top-seeded Denver (13-3), where they won 27-20 last month - the Broncos’ only home loss this season. The original AFL teams have never met in the playoffs.

“We talked all week about this being the fifth round,” quarterback Philip Rivers said, “so the sixth round will be in Denver next week.

We know Denver is a great team ... we’ll be ready for the challenge.

Go see if we can score one more point than they can.”

The Chargers also avenged their most recent loss, a 17-10 home defeat to Cincinnati, which finished 11-6 but is 0-5 in the post-season under coach Marvin Lewis.

Saints Eagles At

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Philadelphia,

Shayne Graham gave his 10th team something to celebrate with four field goals, including a 32-yarder on the final play to win. New Orleans had been 0-5 on the road in the post-season, but a strong running game, solid defence and the leadership of Drew Brees.

“As much as we hate hearing that talk, we kind of brought it on ourselves,” Brees said of questions about the Saints (12-5) winning on the road and in the cold - whether during the season or in the playoffs. “We lost our last three on the road.”

Thanks to Graham, who was signed 2 1/2 weeks ago when longtime kicker Garrett Hartley was released, they get a chance to start on playoff winning streak away from the Big Easy.

The Eagles (10-7) went from last to first in the NFC East under first-year coach Chip Kelly and have plenty to build around.

Colts Chiefs

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At Indianapolis, the Colts (12-5) staged one of the NFL’s greatest comebacks. Andrew Luck, showing the touch and poise of, well, Peyton Manning in previous years in Indy, threw three of his four touchdowns in the second half. Luck also scored on a fumble return, and connected with a wide-open T.Y. Hilton on a 64-yard pass. Adam Vinatieri, who knows something about big post-season kicks, made the extra point for the winning edge.

Indy trailed 38-10 in the third quarter.

Kansas City (11-6), which began the season 9-0, will have a tough time putting this loss behind it.

“Any time you’re leading like that and then have them battle back and then take it and losing by a point is a tough pill to swallow,” Chiefs QB Alex Smith said.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You can’t deny a volatile element that runs through your day. Pressure builds because someone in authority makes heavy demands. A new beginning might be plausible, though there could be some awkward and/or hard moments. Tonight: Beam in more of what you want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might feel pressured and overwhelmed. A situation could become more out of control than you thought possible. Your sense of humor will come through, but perhaps a little too late. Express your true feelings. Tonight: Try to be unavailable. Cocoon, if need be.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You usually flex well with the unexpected. You might get an opportunity to test out that ability today. A friend could feel threatened by your devotion to someone else. Remind this person that your feelings for him or her are not affected by this.

Tonight: Out and about.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might decide that you can’t depend on a higher-up to help you. This is an excellent decision, though it probably would be best not to announce it to the world.

Your emotions could point you in one direction, while your intellect will suggest a different path.

Tonight: Work late.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Keep your eye on the big picture, especially as others seem to be reactive and difficult. You will understand where they are coming from, but convincing them to consider a different perspective could backfire. Tonight: Choose something that you don’t normally do.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Deal with a partner directly.

An argument regarding your spending might seem inevitable, but if you chill out, you could find a compromise. Friends surround you, but a child or loved one needs more of your time or attention. Tonight: Share with a trusted friend.

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You might want to defer to someone who seems much surer of his or her position than you do. Nevertheless, if you are not careful, a major disagreement still might ensue. Understand the effect that a loved one has on your moods and your reactions.

Tonight: Paint the town red.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In your situation, actions count more than words. You often push yourself very hard without thought to the implications. Stay focused and you will accomplish a lot more than you thought possible, especially if you maintain your distance. Tonight: Choose a relaxing activity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Allow your creativity to flourish, and you will gain as a result. You might have come to a conclusion that you want to buy a certain item that will add to the quality of your life. Talk to others who have made a similar purchase before you act. Tonight: Ever playful.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Deal with a personal matter before it deals with you. Your

sense of humor emerges with a contrary boss or older friend who challenges one of your loved ones. You might be questioning the outcome and the reason behind this person’s behavior.

Tonight: Happily at home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Communication remains vigorous, but it could take an interesting twist or turn. Just when you thought you had a grasp on a situation, you will discover otherwise. You might not know the other parties involved as well as you think you do. Tonight: Let off some steam.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Be aware of the cost of being spontaneous. You might have set yourself back without intending to. You can stop what seems like a runaway train by opening up and expressing your deeper thoughts. As a result, you will be more comfortable with what occurs. Tonight: Be lively.

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We have both grown up to be very different people. I am repelled by Agnes’ lifestyle of promiscuity and high-risk behaviors. Although she is free with praise and is loyal in an odd sort of way, she is incredibly narcissistic and often condescending. Add to that a volatile and sometimes violent temper, and she is a person I no longer want in my life.

Still, we have a history. When she says I am “the only one who has stuck with her,” I feel a responsibility to maintain the friendship. I am also fond of her 5-year-old son.

I don’t want to be dishonest by pretending that her decisions, her manner and her lifestyle don’t bother me. It seems dishonorable. But if I tell her any of this, I know it will lead to a nasty confrontation. The truth about my feelings would crush her. She considers friendship and loyalty to be sacred and would take my disapproval as a betrayal of her trust. Should I tell her the truth for my sake or continue the deception for hers? -Conflicted Dear Conflicted: It depends on what you want. If your goal is not to see Agnes anymore, go ahead and let loose. People outgrow friendships all the time. You don’t have to maintain this one, although it means you would not be around to show her son what a stable person looks like. You also could slowly make yourself less available to Agnes so there is no confrontation at all while the relationship withers. But a true friend would tell Agnes gently and kindly that you are worried about her. In turn, Agnes, while not pleased, would accept your concern and not cut you out of her son’s life.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for two years, and we have been together for 16. This is my third marriage and his second. He is 61, and I am 58.

I work out of the home, and he is now semi-retired. I would appreciate some help with cooking or cleaning, but he always says I wouldn’t be happy with the way he does it.

I’ve told him this is a cop-out. I honestly do not care how well he does, only that there is effort and validation of my feelings. I’m exasperated. We get along great otherwise, but he is such a horse’s butt about this.

Just yesterday, he made himself a sandwich for dinner and never even asked whether I wanted anything. He doesn’t pressure me to cook. I do it because I know he likes to have dinner and I enjoy cooking. But I would certainly never eat in front of him and not offer something.

Am I being overly sensitive? Is it too much to ask for help with cleaning and cooking or to have my feelings taken seriously? -- Hurt and Exasperated Dear Hurt: We think your husband is a little lazy and has been trained to be waited on. He needs to step up and be more of a full partner. Separate the household chores and assign specific tasks for each of you. If you enjoy cooking, you could do more of that, and he could do more cleaning. Ask what he’d prefer. If he doesn’t follow through, do NOT pick up after him. Or, if you can afford it, hire someone.

Dear Annie: “Ms. Bit” said she was having trouble reaching certain body parts to clean them. I suggest she upgrade her toilet to a bidet toilet that provides a warm water bath and a drying fan for the parts in question. My elderly parents had one installed years ago, and it served them well. -- A Fan of Being Clean Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Family concern for missing Joshua Jeffs, who fled Revelstoke RCMP into forest Aaron Orl ando Revelstoke Times Review

Friends and family of Joshua Jeffs are increasingly concerned about his wellbeing after not hearing from him since December 19, when he ditched out of the stolen car he was driving at 12 Mile south of Revelstoke.

Revelstoke RCMP followed the young Manitoba man from Revelstoke starting at about 5:30 that morning, after police checked the plates of the Hyundai Sonata he was driving and found it was listed as stolen.

The car ended up at 12 Mile, where it became stuck at the end of the road at the riverside recreation area.

Police apprehended a female occupant, but Jeffs evaded police. The RCMP set up a perimeter that morning from 6 a.m. to noon, but didn’t locate him.

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Joshua Jeffs listed Jeffs, 23, as missing, after family members contacted police with concerns. They said they haven’t heard anything from the young man since the incident.

Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky told the Times Review police simply don’t know where

Jeffs is. “We have no substantial evidence to say he is anywhere,” Grabinsky said.

His cell phone was found in the stolen car, and they haven’t been able to turn up any evidence he escaped the area and is doing fine somewhere else – such as transactions using his bank or credit card.

Grabinsky said two possibilities are likely: he evaded the roadblocks and search and left town, and is now laying low, “or he succumbed to the elements.”

Staff-Sgt. Grabinsky said the RCMP decision to list Jeffs as missing (in addition to the warrant for his arrest arising from the Dec. 19 incident) resulted from contact from the family in early January expressing concern.

Grabinsky defended police actions. He said the ‘chase’ to the area was a more of a ‘follow.’ He said an officer had ob-

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TORONTO — Some braced for blizzards, others dealt with precarious flash freezes, and still more faced bone-chilling temperatures — and then there were those who endured power outages dating back to earlier bitter weather.

A mixed bag of nasty conditions led Environment Canada to issue warnings for vast swaths of the country on Monday, when many headed back to work for the first time since the holiday break.

“It’s almost like the total meteorological lexicon of everything miserable in terms of winter is found somewhere in Canada,’’ said senior climatologist David Phillips.

The sheer amount of varying warnings was considered somewhat unusual even by the national weather agency that put them out.

Phillips listed some of the misery.

“From wind chill to winter storm warnings to flash freezes to freezing rain to heavy rain to strong winds; snow squalls also.’’

Southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba experienced some of the most bitter cold, where communities long-used to chilly conditions were lashed by frigid gusts which prompted a series of wind chill warnings.

“We’re seeing wind chills that are into the minus 50, which would freeze flesh in less than five minutes,’’ said Phillips, who warned residents to bundle up.

Meanwhile, communities in northern and southern Ontario were warned of flash freezes, wind chills and even snow squalls in some areas.

The latest blast of winter came just a week after a wicked ice storm left hundreds of thousands without

power in parts of Central and Eastern Canada.

Toronto and Windsor, Ont., — which were expecting wind chills from -35 C to -40 C into Tuesday — were among some communities which issued extreme cold weather alerts while urging those who were homeless to seek shelter.

It was a slightly different story in Quebec, where somewhat warmer temperatures meant Environment Canada issued rainfall and freezing rain warnings for southern parts of the province, although communities further north faced blizzard warnings.

Authorities in Ontario and Quebec urged caution on icy roads and slushy sidewalks and warned motorists to take care in communities that were expecting blowing snow and whiteout conditions.

In Atlantic Canada, freezing rain and rainfall warnings were issued for much of New Brunswick, eastern Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and parts of Newfoundland.

A mass of cold Arctic air, combined with a warmer weather system that had come up from the U.S., had led to much of the recent variety of inclement conditions, said Philips.

Environment Canada warned, however, that the milder temperatures in the eastern part of the country would be short lived.

“The cold polar arctic air will now flood the eastern part of the country and will almost freeze everything instantly,’’ he warned. “That’s why we have these flash freezes. It’s going to be a messy situation.’’

Some communities, including Toronto, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City, were expected to see a drastic drop in temperatures by Tuesday.

served the pair prior to the incident, but that the search was impeded by a lack of co-operation by the female who was arrested. Grabinsky said she didn’t co-operate with police for about 30 hours after her arrest.

Police searched for Jeffs on Dec. 19, but relatively low snow cover in the area made the search difficult. “There was very minimal snow in the area and footprints weren’t obvious,” Grabinsky said.

Two days later, on Dec. 21, police launched a more extensive search that involved Revelstoke Search & Rescue, an RCMP helicopter and an RCMP canine search team. Snow had fallen since then, and searchers turned up no signs of Jeffs, such as footprints.

Since then, RCMP have asked helicopter companies and area residents to be on the lookout.

SPCA branch’s holiday donations targeted in weekend robbery C ANADIAN PRESS

QUESNEL, B.C. — An SPCA animal shelter in northern British Columbia is starting the new year without its yearly round of holiday donations after a weekend robbery.

Someone broke into the shelter in Quesnel, located more than 400 kilometres north of Vancouver, between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, said manager Colby O’Flynn.

The cats and dogs at the shelter were unaffected, said O’Flynn.

O’Flynn said a staff member arrived for work on Sunday morning and noticed a chill in the air. The worker quickly saw that a window had been kicked in and the shelter’s offices had been trashed.

“They were able to kick the bars off a window and ransacked the shelter, throwing everything everywhere, digging around trying to find the money,’’ O’Flynn said in an interview.

The area of the shelter that houses the animals is behind an alarmed door, which wasn’t opened, she said.

O’Flynn said she was

waiting for permission from the RCMP to enter the building to assess what had been stolen, but she said the cash registers were emptied and the donation boxes were gone.

The shelter could be out more than $1,000 — money that would have paid for veterinary procedures, she said.

The shelter is asking for the public’s help — both to find the perpetrator and to help replace some of the donations that were stolen.

“To lose $10 as a non-profit is devastating, so even if we lost $1,000, it’s going to be very difficult for us,’’ said O’Flynn.

She said the shelter is reluctant to ask people who have already donated to give even more money.

“The fact that the money that was already donated was stolen is heartbreaking, because a lot of people who donate don’t have the extra funds to do it, but they do it out of the kindness of their heart,’’ she said.

“So to ask them to donate again is not something we want to do.’’

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Delta retires DC-9s with final flight by 35-year-old plane Joshua Freed THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines is retiring its last DC-9s, the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the big U.S. airlines.

The final passenger flight was planned for Minneapolis to Atlanta on Monday evening.

McDonnell Douglas delivered the first DC-9s in 1965, and eventually built 976 of them. The plane was noteworthy at the time because it was small enough to fly to airports in smaller cities that had previously been served by propeller-driven planes. Its low-to-the-ground profile put its cargo door at about waist height, so ground crews at smaller airports could load it without special equipment.

The plane flew for Delta, Continental and several smaller regional airlines.

The one slated to fly the final scheduled flight on Monday was built in 1978 and went to North Central Airlines. Its fate

after that mirrors the merger wave that rolled through the whole airline industry. A combination of North Central and other airlines formed Republic Airlines, which merged with Northwest Airlines in the 1980s. Delta bought Northwest in 2008.

Most airlines retired the DC-9s by the 1990s. But instead of retiring them, Northwest in 1995 refurbished their interiors to squeeze more flying out of them. Federal rules don’t limit how many years a plane can fly, only how many takeoffs and landings. As long as it stayed under those limits, the DC-9s could keep flying.

At one time the planes made up almost one-third of Northwest’s fleet. As of Monday Delta was down to its last six.

It’s keeping two planes as spares for a few more weeks.

The final flight prompted dozens of aviation enthusiasts to buy tickets, and they lined up at the window to watch the plane come in from LaGuardia airport in New York.

Planespotters photo

The 35-year-old DC-9 aircraft will be retired by Delta Air Lines. The air craft is the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the large U.S. airlines.

Researchers don’t find evidence of time travel Seth Borenstein THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Time travellers, if they really exist, seem to be keeping their adventures to themselves.

Researchers with perhaps a bit too much time on their hands

conducted an extensive Internet and social media search for evidence of time travellers going back in history and then bragging about it online.

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Future” tweeting secrets a bit early.

Spurred by idle chat during Thursday poker games, an astrophysicist and his students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, searched for mentions of Pope Francis and Comet ISON before they popped into reality. Francis was elected pope last March and ISON was first detected in September 2012.

The idea: If someone mentions a Pope Francis in a 2011 tweet, Facebook post or blog item, then they must have

come back from the future with special knowledge.

But no one posted anything prescient.

And last September, the researchers asked people to tweet “#Icanchangethepast2” — but do it before August, a month earlier. Again, no one did.

The disappointing results, rejected by three physics journals, will be presented Tuesday at the American Astronomical Society conference in Washington.

If someone went back in time and said something to

hint about the future, it would prove the concept of time travel, said astrophysicist Robert Nemiroff.

He said this was merely summer fun that cost nothing to do.

“This wasn’t a major research push,” Nemiroff said Monday at the astronomy meeting. “This was typing things into search engines.

Billions of dollars are spent on time travel movies and books and stuff like that. This probably costs less than a dollar to check on it.”

Nemiroff said this isn’t his

normal field and he didn’t much believe in travelling backward in time before — and believes less in it now.

“Unless I go back (in time) and publish lots of papers,” he joked.

Other scientists didn’t quite take it too seriously either.

Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb said in an email, “as anyone who uses online dating knows, the Internet is the last place to find the truth about the physical reality.”

Homeless man claims to be rock band drummer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — He wasn’t asked to play a few licks on the drums, but police in Gloucester quickly determined that the homeless man they found at a city business

wasn’t who claimed to be.

When officers responded to the business Thursday to assist employees with the man, he claimed he was the drummer for the 1980s-era hard rock band Whitesnake.

French will ban comic seen as anti-Semitic THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS — France’s interior minister says local officials are allowed to ban shows by a comic considered anti-Semitic who’s about to start a national tour.

Comic Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala is especially known for popularizing a hand gesture used by sports stars like Nicolas Anelka, among others, that Manuel Valls, the French minister, sees as anti-Semitic code.

Valls notified regional prefects on Monday that they,

along with mayors, can close down Dieudonne’s shows based on a potential risk to public order.

Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said there’s “no doubt” that Thursday’s show in the western city of Nantes, where he used to be mayor, would get the axe.

Valls says the racial and anti-Semitic remarks in Dieudonne’s show are legal infractions and “no longer belong to the artistic and creative dimension.”

The Gloucester Times reports that a quick check of records indicated that that was not true.

The man, who had no known address, had been asked to leave an apartment

building earlier in the night when he was found sleeping in the doorway.

The unnamed man was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Barber hopes to set record for most haircuts THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — A Michigan barber is hoping to find his way into the record books with some quick work.

Bryan (B-Dogg) Price wants to set a Guinness World Records mark for completing the most male haircuts in an hour.

The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep. com/1985hgE ) Price needs to complete 35 haircuts, but he says his personal goal is 40.

The 46-year-old from Oak Park is planning the record attempt April 6 at Michigan Barber School on Detroit’s west side, where he got his barber’s license in 1988.

Price plans to use two cordless clippers at the same time and move back and forth between the two chairs.

The cuts will be recorded on video.

Ivan Zoot, who holds the record at 34 haircuts, says he wishes Price good luck in his attempt.