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The dispute between the City of Penticton and the Penticton Hospitality Association continues to evolve, but indications are it is not getting any closer to a resolution.

Last week the PHA’s legal representative sent a letter to the city asking again for a return of the hotel room tax funds, frozen since city council announced it was breaking the contract with the association.

“They’ve been asked to hand back the money, pending legal action,” said Tim Hodgkinson, operations director for the PHA. Mayor Garry Litke refused comment on the notice, because it was between lawyers and before the courts.

“We want to have the matter resolved so we can release the money, but it has to be released according to the terms of the contract that was signed with the prov-

ince,” was all Litke could say.

He was more willing to comment on the resignation of Miranda Halladay, who left both the Tourism Penticton Society and her post as chair of the board.

Litke said she had done an excellent job leading the society.

“She tried very hard to help us resolve the situation,” said Litke.

“But I understand also that people have personal lives and business lives and need to move forward.”

In going, the co-owner of Elephant Island Winery had some harsh words for the Penticton Hospitality Association and the divided state of tourism marketing in Penticton.

In her resignation letter, which she made public, Halladay indicated her decision was due to both increased work at her own business and frustration from lack of progress with the PHA in talks to create a single tourism marketing organization.

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Deleyne Hunter, 52, has been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service as the woman who died from injuries she suffered in a Friday morning fire in Osoyoos.

Hunter was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital later that

afternoon for specialized treatment, but died Saturday, said the coroner in a press release.

The male occupant of the duplex, identified as Sheldon Hall, 41, was also taken to Vancouver General Hospital by air, is reported to be in stable but serious condition with burns to about 35 per

cent of his body. He is currently being treated in the burn unit.

Osoyoos RCMP initially reported the pair suffered critical burns in the fire, in the west unit of the building located at 8703 92nd Ave, which broke out shortly before 9 a.m.

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Tourism manager resigns amid mess Frustration and lack of genuine progress lead Halladay to resign as head of tourism office TOURISM from front In her letter, Halladay also cited concerns the Penticton Hospitality Association was following “a program of stall and delay.”

“It was incredibly frustrating, that feeling of spinning your wheels that ultimately takes its toll,” she said.

“I don’t mind hard work where there is a sense of accomplishment at the end of it.

“If intents were genuine, I think that there would have been a solution. It doesn’t take that long to come up with a reasonable solution.”

PHA representatives said they were not stalling, but claim rather the association was the driving force behind the move to create a single organization.

Although tourism marketing in Penticton has been divided for more than a year, Hodgkinson said work on bringing the two groups together only began mid-year.

“The serious attempt by both sides to look at moving forward to create one society would have started when I was the

one that made specific contact with Jessie (Campbell, CEO of Tourism Penticton) and said let’s start putting something together,” he said.

Halladay had other concerns, including an apparent lack of involvement from the PHA board in the discussions, that the only PHA members Tourism Penticton had contact with were Hodgkinson and PHA president Rob Appelman.

“The board are fully involved and up to date with what we do. Completely,” said Hodgkinson.

“We didn’t have any over the summer because everyone is very busy, but we have had meetings every month,” added Appelman.

Another problem, according to Halladay, is that Hodgkinson is not only a paid staff member of the board, but also a voting member, a situation she said was counter to any good governance model she had been involved with.

The PHA seems to just operate on their own terms,” said Halladay. “No one questions what is driving their decision making process.”

Appelman said having a staff member on the board shouldn’t be an issue.

“It says right in our bylaws that we can hire anyone we feel is qualified to do the day to day operations,” said Appelman.

Hodgkinson added that the PHA sought legal advice before hiring him in order to

Miranda Halladay operates Elephant Island Winery along with her husband Del. She recently stepped down as chair of the Tourism Penticton Society both to devote herself to their business and because of frustration over negotiations with the PHA.

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put the correct checks and balances in place so there wouldn’t be any actual or perceived conflict of interest.

The PHA felt it was necessary for him to

be on the board, Hodgkinson said, because of clauses in the contract with the City of Penticton to handle the additional hotel room tax funds.

“The city we knew at that point the city had every intention of making sure the PHA was forced to spending that money with Tourism Penticton. If you read in the contract, there is a point in it about using third party suppliers,” said Hodgkinson.

“In order to fill the role successfully, for the PHA and for me to be able to help and assist it was absolutely necessary that I was part of the voting process.”

However, Hodgkinson contends that to avoid conflict with his role as operations director he doesn’t vote on marketing issues, and only presents information to the board to make decisions on.

But Hodgkinson and Appelman said the only real issue is resolving the contract dispute with the city, which started at the end of October, when the city announced the PHA was in breach of the obligations spelled out in a five-year contract signed with the city in July 2012 giving them control over the approximately $400,000 for tourism marketing collected annually via the hotel room tax.

“People keep side-stepping things,” said Hodgkinson.

“With us, what takes precedence is this attempt at termination and the legal ramifications of that.”

Cause of Osoyoos fire still under investigation FIRE from front According to Sgt. Kevin Schur of the Osoyoos RCMP, Hall told officers at the scene he was in a back bedroom when the fire started.

“He said it was already in flames when he got up,” said Schur Tuesday.

“Talking with the fire chief, there was a flash over, maybe a door was opened and oxygen got in and it flashed which is very dangerous and very hot at a certain height which is consistent with the injuries on his back and the back of his neck.”

Schur added if the man had been standing at the time, his burns could have been much worse.

According to Chief Rick Jones of the Osoyoos Volunteer Fire Department shortly after the couple got out of the structure they were cared for by neighbours and passers by until emergency responders arrived.

“Those people did a really good job because they were burned pretty bad and it’s a really hard thing to do,” said Jones. “When we got there the flames were coming out of the front and the top of the house.”

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When we got there the flames were coming out of the front and the top of the house.

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Ambulance Service because the Osoyoos paramedics were out of the area on another call.

“They had to bring another one in from out of town so it took a little longer and in that situation one minute seems like 10 minutes,” he said.

Some people at the scene had complained about the length of time it took paramedics to get there.

Initially both victims were taken to South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver before being airlifted to Vancouver.

Jones estimated about a dozen firefighters were able to respond and finished up around noon, some stopping back later in the day to check for hot spots.

Initial indications are the fire began in the living room and at this stage fire investigators believe it was accidental. There are reports it may have started from a cigarette or faulty electrical bar.

At the time of the fire one nearby neighbour was told by firefighters to leave his home, and when he did, he saw flames shooting up nearly six metres in the air.

Police, the Fire Commissioner’s office and now the B.C. Coroners Service are all still investigating.

This latest fatality came almost two months after an 81-year-old woman died in a mobile home fire at Figueira’s Mobile Home Park in Penticton.

Since mid-August of last year there have been a total of four fire-related deaths in the South Okanagan, including the latest two.

The first fatality was a 25-year-old woman who was at the Jubilee Motel and the second, an eight-year-old Oliver boy who was in a motorhome which caught fire in an RV park there.

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Council agrees to reduce number of fire inspections Steve Kidd

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Penticton’s fire chief is recommending the city lower its standards for how often buildings in the city receive a fire inspection.

“Over the past two years, the fire department has only been able to achieve approximately 50 per cent of the inspection frequency as per the existing policy,” said Fire Chief Wayne Williams, reporting to city council Monday evening.

The fire services review, completed last year by Behr Energy Services, concurs. Based on the number of properties needing inspection and frequency required, it says the fire department doesn’t have the capability to meet those goals using the current system of two fire inspectors.

William said they plan to adjust inspection frequencies on high risk properties — restaurants, industrial workshops, care homes and day cares — and reduce the frequency of inspections on lower risk buildings like retail shops and medical offices.

“We believe the new frequency is a more achievable standard and provides a comparable best practice relative to other fire services within the province,” said Williams. “It also will enable our staff to focus more time on non-compliant occupancies, which will reduce the overall deficiency levels and further reduce the risks to the public and responders.”

The inspections do fulfill two very necessary functions, according to Williams. Along with the public safety aspect, they also help the firefighters and the department familiarize themselves with the various buildings they might be called to in an emergency.

Under the current policy, theatres, churches and apartment buildings were among the group requiring six inspections per year. Most will now drop to one or two inspections a year, with the lowest risk buildings, like retail shops, just once every two years.

The highest risk category is scheduled for three inspections per year: assisted living, group homes, care facilities and the hospital.

Admitting he owned both, Coun.

John Vassilaki wondered if the frequency for apartments and nightclubs was high enough.

“I just want to make sure everyone is safe in those buildings, even though it will put the onus on me again to take care of those buildings better than most,” said Vassilaki.

Williams said problem buildings will get special treatment.

“The buildings we have regular problems with, we will increase their frequency,” he said, noting that such a building could be raised from the low to medium risk category. “Even though it says one per calendar year, if the inspectors are constantly finding problems with the building, they will increase the frequency and go back before that year is up.”

It has been a number of years since the city reviewed its inspection frequency policy, and that was developed at a time when the provincial office of the fire commissioner was involved in recommending those frequencies. But William said that many communities have determined that these rates are not achievable or reasonable given periods of high growth, availability of resources and the level of risk involved.

Council voted unanimously in favour of accepting the new fire inspection schedule.

Penticton will benefit from new flights Steve Kidd

Western News Staff

Even though Penticton wasn’t on the list of new routes announced this week for both WestJet and its new regional carrier, Encore, Mayor Garry Litke said the South Okanagan still stands to benefit.

The list of new flights for Encore includes new routes between Fort McMurray and Kelowna, and Fort McMurray and Vancouver as part of the largest single increase of flights to Fort McMurray since WestJet first began service to the area.

“Anything they can do to bring people to the Okanagan is going to benefit all of us. With a new flight to Fort McMurray out of Kelowna, that makes it more feasible for people to live in Summerland and Penticton as well,” said Litke, adding Penticton is aggressively

pursuing commuters to and from the oil fields, with advertising in both Peace River and Fort McMurray.

“The subtext is we know you have to work here but you could be raising your family in Penticton,” said Litke, adding that Penticton still has hopes of enticing Encore to offer direct flights out of the city’s airport.

“Would I have liked to have a WestJet flight to Penticton? Of Course, but the WestJet executives make their decision based on numbers,” he said.

“They have seen that corridor from Fort Mac to Kelowna as a profitable one, but I think we can all benefit from it.”

The campaign for Penticton Airport continues, however.

Litke and a team from the city met with WestJet late last year, pointing out that West Kelowna is closer to Penticton than to

Kelowna’s airport.

“They seemed intrigued by that and as a result we ended up talking for almost two hours about bringing a WestJet flight here, but we are in competition with other similar size communities in Quebec and Ontario,” he said. “The other thing this announcement out of Kelowna might do is might make Air Canada pay more attention to the fact they are losing customers by not being competitive, that they need to improve their service for everyone in the South Okanagan.”

Litke added the city is also looking into the possibility of recruiting a private charter service to fly out of the Penticton airport.

“There seems to be a good business case for a private charter to set up business here and offer flights to Calgary and Fort McMurray,” he said.

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Exposure nets probation Joe Fries

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A veteran judge was perplexed Monday by a case centred on a “bizarre” incident during which a Summerland man walked around his home naked in the presence of his family’s teenaged babysitter.

“To say that this was a bizarre offence is an understatement,” said Judge Robin Smith in provincial court in Penticton.

“It doesn’t fit into any category I’ve dealt with in my 18 years.”

Howard Lamb, 46, was handed a suspended sentence and 18 months probation after pleading guilty to a single count of committing an indecent act during the incident in June 2013.

Crown counsel Susan Greba said the 16-year-old babysitter, who worked for the family for about six months,told police she’d had two earlier “awkward encounters” with Lamb when she saw him naked as he undressed in a bathroom or bedroom with the door open.

On the day of the offence, Greba continued, the girl arrived at the family home to find Lamb wearing boxer shorts as his wife prepared to go out. Once the wife left, he removed his underwear.

“He basically walked around naked for 30 minutes then got dressed for work,” Greba said, noting Lamb “didn’t make any sexual advances,” but did engage the girl in conversation.

“A lay opinion may be it was just a come-on,” said Greba.

Later that day, the girl relayed details of the inci-

dent to her mother, then went to the police two days later.

Court heard Lamb told a psychologist that he was comfortable being naked and didn’t think it would offend anyone, and that he had been drinking the night before and may still have been under the influence of alcohol when he slipped off his underwear.

The judge rejected that explanation.

“That might be something he tries selling his wife, but anyone who’s not emotionally tied to this knows instantly that’s nonsense,” Smith said.

Rather, it appeared to the judge to be an attempt at “being provocative to see what kind of response he gets from a 16-year-old.”

Lamb, who the court heard is considered a low risk to re-offend, wrote an apology letter to the girl just hours after the incident and again admitted his error at the sentencing hearing.

“I deeply regret what I did. It was a huge mistake,” he said.

“I wasn’t thinking clearly that day. It was a huge mistake and I regret it very much.”

Smith agreed to the suspended sentence and 18 months probation that was proposed as a joint submission by the Crown and defence to acknowledge Lamb’s early guilty plea, which spared the girl from having to testify at trial, and his lack of a criminal record.

His probation conditions include no contact with the girl or her family, and no contact with females under the age of 18, other than his own children, unless he has the approval of his probation officer or is in the presence of an adult third-party.

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Apology must be meaningful The province wants us all in on the apology it plans to make to B.C.’s Chinese community for a litany of historical wrongs imposed on it by past B.C. governments.

In crafting the wording of the apology, the minister responsible for making the apology, Theresa Wat, said she wants all British Columbians to participate.

The apology is a long time coming.

Despite the contribution Chinese people made to building this country, they were treated as less than second-class citizens by many in the general public, businesses and the provincial government.

More than 100 pieces of discriminatory legislation and regulation against the Chinese community were passed in the 1800s and early to mid-1900s, including restrictions on employment, voting, ability to hold public office and land ownership, as well as exorbitant taxes based on ethnicity and restrictive licensing and regulation.

Chinese people were not allowed full citizenship until 1947.

But, for many, the racism did not stop then.

And for some it lives on today.

So, it’s fitting the community should be asked to provide input into the apology the province plans to make.

What’s needed now is to hear clearly from the Chinese community itself about what it expects in PENTICTON terms of an apology.

WESTERN Throwing it open to the public in 2014 may generate helpful input but it should not be allowed to blunt the apology with the excuse that the sins of the father should not be put on the son.

B.C. needs to step up and address its racist past.

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Old man take a look at your facts Neil Young’s anti-oilsands concert tour was the perfect distillation of the American enviroassault on its dependent northern neighbour that’s been going on for a decade or more.

After touring Fort McMurray in his electric car with actorturned-protester Daryl Hannah, the 68-year-old Young covered all the big propaganda hits and added his own fantasy facts.

It looks like a war zone up there!

Hiroshima! If it keeps going it will be like the Moon! There’s no reclamation! Tar sands oil is all going to China, and that’s why their air is so bad!

All of those statements are false.

And then Young dropped his own nuclear bomb, claiming cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are 30 per cent higher than, well, somewhere else. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has cited a discredited study by former community doctor John

O’Connor to press the same claim.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta reviewed O’Connor’s claims in 2009. It concluded that “Dr. O’Connor made a number of inaccurate or untruthful claims” about cancer patients, and then refused to provide patient information after his claims made international news.

Retired professor David Schindler toured with Young and continued to push the health scare, referring darkly to newer research showing increased mercury and PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) contamination.

When you peel back the propaganda and journalistic hype, these studies mainly reveal that such toxins are on the rise, but are found in much higher concentrations around large cities where fuel is consumed. The cancer claims were then debunked by a Royal Society of Canada expert panel in 2010.

Tom Fletcher

B.C. Views This cancer scare is the most damaging and dishonest part of the selective attack on Alberta. The oil industry, politicians and most of the media seem unwilling to examine it critically.

Climate scientistturned-politician Andrew Weaver was at Young’s Toronto news conference. He says there were no questions for him, Adam or Young’s other validator, David Suzuki, who previously worked with Schindler on a slanted oilsands documentary for the CBC. Weaver calculates that Young’s claim about greenhouse

gas emissions is substantially correct, if you include emissions from the finished fuels.

Weaver refused any comment on the cancer claims.

Young included the obligatory sneering comparison between Stephen Harper and George W. Bush, which is another sign he’s lived in California too long. He seemed unaware that the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau support continued oilsands development.

As for moonscapes, Young could have driven his famous electric Lincoln from his Redwood City mansion on a hill to nearby Bakersfield, to view the greasy expanses of closely packed pumpjacks reaching to the horizon, still expanding due to hydraulic fracturing.

Young could have visited North Dakota, where the second shale oil train explosion luckily didn’t kill anyone. It seems there will be no remake

of Young’s classic Kent State lament dedicated to 47 Dead in Old Quebec. That’s American oil, so no protests.

Chief Adam was frank in an interview on CTV about using the “Honour the Treaties” tour to strengthen his legal position. Young’s concert tour put $75,000 in his fund to pay lawyers. Oil isn’t the only thing being extracted here.

By the end of the tour Sunday, Young and Adam conceded they weren’t trying to shut the Athabasca oilsands down, just start a dialogue.

Thanks to uncritical media coverage, there will no doubt be discussions at dinner tables and in classrooms all over the world about the terrible Alberta tar sands and the cancer they don’t actually cause.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca.

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No need for national park

I would like to comment from a rancher’s perspective of the hotly debated topic of a national park in the South Okanagan.

Our family has been ranching here for more than six decades and have lived in harmony with all of nature during this time.

We are good stewards of the land. A quick and conservative tally of conservation land from Penticton south to the US border is approximately 10,000 acres. I feel this is enough land under conservation.

We do not need a national park in this area. Ranchers were not included in the feasibility study about the park until it was almost over and even then, we were not given any concrete answers to any questions we asked Parks Canada.

Many park supporters make it sound like everyone is on side and this could not be further from the truth. Ranchers need land for cattle grazing without more regulations and additional costs of moving cattle to different pastures, worrying about gates being left open, etc.

Tourism will continue to grow as we have many attractions including nice weather and the warmest lake in Canada. We have endured more than a decade of uncertainty of whether or not we will be able to continue ranching in this area.

Our livelihood is at stake here and we are very thankful to Linda Larsen and the rest of the provincial government for their foresight on this matter.

Hazel Pendergraft Osoyoos

Help Canadians first

Once again our fine prime minister is doling out the big bucks to foreign countries.

This time it is $66 million to Palestine and we have people in Canada that need help.

People can not even afford to pay their hydro bills or a senior needs some more money just

to pay the rent.

We have our own children going to school with no breakfast in the morning and he just keeps giving the money to other countries.

Does he not like the people of Canada who first that elected him.

Where is this money coming from?

No wonder we will never have a balanced budget, he is too busy trying to pretend that Canada has a money tree and he is trying to strip it and see how fast he can help everyone else except the people of Canada.

Time we had a new government when the next election rolls around ... one that cares about the people of Canada.

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Tourism board illegal

I was going to post this as a letter to the editor, but I think you may find it better as an editorial or article done by yourself.

I’ve been doing some societies research for a group, and found the current Tourism board of which Miranda Halladay just resigned from, may not have been legally elected at the last AGM. Under the Society Act there are some things you can’t change, such as voting electronically, it’s just not allowed.

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and any adjournment is void.

B - Voting must be by show of hands, unless by secret ballot, to be decided at the meeting by those members present.

The voting was also done over a period of a week via email. Anyone could have logged on to a computer and voted.

The reason I bring this up is the current TP board was elected using these methods, and they didn’t keep any records of who voted, or if they were authorized to vote.

This means that if they violated the act and or the TP bylaws, all decisions made, monies spent that was approved by the board, or changes to their bylaws since would be null and void.

I have read the TP bylaws and there is proxy votes, but not of which kind.

There is no mention at all of electronic voting in the TP bylaws.

So they can’t do it, and even if it were in the bylaws, the registry strongly advises to remove it because of the inability to insure who is casting the vote.

21. This is a vote-buyer for Harper.

The Jewish vote in Toronto and Montreal is courted by all parties and Harper just happens

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Pat Wand donates dozens of stuffed animals every year for children having surgery at Penticton Regional Hospital and at Summerland Health Centre. Thank you to Pat for all of your generosity and thoughtfulness.

On behalf of the Penticton and District Stamp Club, Gus Boersma made a donation for $500 to Hospice House and $2,000 for the digital X-Ray campaign. Our thanks to all of the members.

Jimmy’s Kitchen held a fundraiser for the digital X-Ray campaign. Mary Chia, Chris Ho, Owner and Jenny Pang present a cheque for $1,100.

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #40 Ladies Auxiliary, Sue Willard, Treasurer, Carole Wennington, Bingo Coordinator and Mary Mayes, 2014 President presented a cheque for $1,500 for the digital X-Ray from their Bingo funds.

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Caught not taught.

According to outreach co-ordinator Joan Chambers of Literacy Now South Okanagan Similkameen, that is the best way to impart the joy of reading to kids.

To help do that, all this week leading up to Family Literacy Day Saturday, the goal is to show children and adults just how much fun exploring the written world of words can be.

“A few minutes of family learning everyday helps the children prepare for the challenges ahead, encourages a lifetime of reading enjoyment and also sharpens an adult’s literacy skills,” said Chambers.

“And you’re never too old.

Literacy is one of those things that you use it or lose it and just because you may have graduated from university if you’re not really reading on a regular basis you begin to lose those skills.

“Having kids seeing you read for enjoyment goes a long ways for them to enjoy it.

“Be really positive about their

progress and by bringing the story to life by asking questions about what’s happening is really engaging them.”

In large part, that is what prompted the decision by organizers to extend the Unplug and Play challenge to parents as well as children.

“We’re hoping to make families mindful of the importance to spend time together to read and do other activities that boost literacy like play a game together or read a recipe together or read a newspaper together or go on a sensory walk and experience your neighbourhood together,” said Chambers.

“I don’t think we are aware of how much time we spend plugged in. I think we are just caught up because so much information comes to us on line and in other ways so we don’t really think about unplugging and connecting with each other as much as we used to.

“Unplug and eat together, unplug and sing, get outside, unplug and be active.”

She hopes if families can do this for at least 15 minutes a day

it will turn into much more time spent together and will be something which will continue.

Other events leading up to Saturday’s gala include the Heap the Honda Book Drive at Cherry Lane at week.

The public is asked to bring new or gently-used books and deposit them in the red Honda.

The donated materials will go to Strong Starts, health centres, Little Free libraries and take it or leave it book shelves in the community.

Thursday, there will be a threehour Plain Language workshop which is open to everyone and takes place at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitors Centre from 9 a.m. to noon in the second floor boardroom.

On Saturday at Cherry Lane the fun begins at 10 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.

A variety of activities and displays are planned including one of the city’s first Free Little Libraries which is a covered, outside stand on the lawn of a local couple.

It makes books available for pickup and/or drop off 24/7 and is a growing, worldwide program.

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Hunt puts heart into organ donations number of registered organ donors in Canada and press for legislative changes so people have to opt out of becoming an organ donor, rather than opt in as they do now.

An Ipsos Reid poll conducted in 2010 found 95 per cent of Canadians approve of organ donation, yet the percentage who actually register to donate is much lower.

In this province, just 19 per cent of residents were on the registry as of December, according to the BC Transplant Society.

Hunt said the survey shows the organ donor registry system is out of synch with public sentiment, and switching to an opt-out model will improve it.

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After spending nearly two years convincing people to sign up to become organ donors, Shelley Hunt is looking forward to finally making an example of herself.

The 30-year-old Okanagan Falls woman is one of the co-founders of the Because I Can project and is the latest inductee into the Top 40 under 40.

Hunt grew up in Trail and then attended Vanguard College in Edmonton, where she trained as a youth worker. She and her husband, Gaetan, then moved to the Okanagan about five years ago.

She helped organize some community events, such as the Wishmakers Walk and annual Easter egg hunt at LocoLanding, but wanted to take on something bigger.

“I was really looking for something that was a lot more direct. I didn’t want to just hand over a cheque to somebody; I wanted to be involved in something,” said Hunt, a mother of two.

In March 2012 she spotted a pamphlet about organ donation in her junk mail and decided to research the subject.

When she learned of the huge need that exists for organ donors, she knew she’d just heard her calling.

“I never look through my junk mail and so it was exactly the right time in my life,” said Hunt.

Because I Can began when she posted on Facebook a video she made with her son about the need for organ donors.

Co-founder Jess Royan, a casual acquaintance at the time, got in touch with her and “literally within 24 hours we decided we were going to start a national campaign,” Hunt said.

A third co-founder, Levi Sampson, joined a little later.

Since the project’s website launched in May 2012 to share stories about organ donors and recipients, the SHELLEY HUNT, is a co-founder of Because I Can, a national organization promoting the importance and need group has set its sights on for organ donations. two goals: increase the Mark Brett/Western News

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“We’re spending million of dollars trying to get people to opt in and they’re just not doing it, yet they support it,” she said. “We need a system that better reflects that.”

Canada also needs more groups like Hunt’s, according to one organ transplant recipient.

“Let’s just say it’s a fact that if 100 per cent of people were registered organ donors, there would be no waiting list,” said Penticton resident Annika Lim. “This is how incredibly impactful it is.”

Lim, 38, received a kidney from her father nearly 15 years ago and has since become involved in a variety of causes that promote organ donation.

She described Hunt, her friend, as “incredibly passionate, incredibly loyal to her cause,” and “so generous, so giving.”

Lim added that with Hunt having committed to making an organ donation she has now “graduated to a whole other level.”

Hunt said she’s been accepted into an organ donation chain that has her attached to a five-year-old boy in Langley.

The two are not a medical match, but when one of Hunt’s kidneys goes to an as-yet unknown recipient, it will trigger someone else’s donation to the boy.

“The chains can actually be quite long and complex, but it usually consists of six pairings,” she explained, adding the transplants will likely take place sometime this spring.

In the meantime, Hunt is more inspired than ever to continue her work and continue sharing stories of organ donors and recipients.

“Canadians are empathetic people, we’re compassionate people, but numbers don’t always speak to us. We need to hear about what’s going on,” she said.

“I feel like as soon as people hear those things they will become donors.

“That just fuels the passion right there. Who else is going to do it?”

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A playful group of Barenaked Ladies had their way with an appreciative crowd Sunday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.

On the second stop of a 10-date cross-country tour, the Canadian pop-rockers showcased impressive musical and comedic talents that charmed a nearly full house.

Frontman Ed Robertson earned the loudest laughs when he took a light-hearted jab at Penticton, where residents were “so friendly while we perused a mostly closed Main Street” before the show.

Later, he pointed into the crowd and excitedly identified “the guy who made me a latte at Fibonacci’s today.”

Bass player Jim Creeggan also busted up the audience when he picked up a thong that had been thrown on stage and placed it on his head.

“Thanks for the headband. I feel like John McEnroe in the ‘70s,” he said.

The four-piece ensemble played from a sparsely decorated stage, which featured risers for the drum kit and keyboard, but little else besides lighting equipment.

Even without flourishes like video screens, the Ladies’ talent was easy to see as each member played multiple instruments, sang and danced.

The set list featured 20 songs: six off the new album, Grinning Streak, plus many classics dating back nearly 25 years.

They opened with Limits from the latest record, then went back to older gems, like Pinch Me, Brian Wilson and Lovers in a Dangerous Time.

“I know you were enjoying the catalogue of monster hits and you’re dying to hear material from our new album,” Robertson said, tongue in cheek, before moving once again to more recent work.

Heading into the home stretch, the quartet belted out other fan favourites, including the theme song they wrote for The Big Bang Theory, plus One Week and a sing-along version of If I Had $1000000.

Their last number was a medley of recent hits from other pop artists, like Roar by Katy Perry, Royals from Lorde and Wake Me Up by Avicii.

Following a two-minute standing ovation, the Ladies returned to the stage for an encore with Robertson on drums and usual drummer Tyler Stewart on lead vocals for Alcohol, then covers of Violent Femmes’ Blister in the Sun and Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love.

Stewart ended his turn in the spotlight with a set of rocker-style leg kicks.

“You try doing that with man boobs,” he joked.

The first opening act was Clara Venice, a selfdescribed “one-girl band from Toronto,” who performed a handful of electronic dance songs and pop numbers from her album Love Riddle.

She was followed by Canadian country-rockers Ladies Of The Canyon, who put on a powerful performance in support of their new record, Diamond Heart.

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The SS Sicamous Society is hosting a party they hope everyone will get into the swing of.

On Saturday the historic paddlewheeler hosts a 20’s-era inspired Prohibition Party with music, dancing, drinks and food. The event is a fundraiser for the Sicamous.

“The 20s were a romantic time,” said Jessie Dunlop, assistant manager of the SS Sicamous. “I saw the Great Gatsby movie which was one of the inspirations behind this and the vintage era seems to be very much in fashion at the moment and is something people are embracing.

“Last year a 1920s theme party was held there and it just suits the venue. We want to make a tradition of it and host things people get excited about.”

Local wines will be poured from Misconduct and Dirty Laundry and Cannery Brewing will be offering their libations, making the event only for those 19 years and older. Dunlop said those attending the fundraiser should expect opulence and decadence to take centre stage with food such as keen key lime pie, swanky stuffed

mushrooms with truffle oil, a West End Waldorf salad and more. Those attending are also encouraged to dress up.

“We want people to get their feathers and hats and really get into the swing of it,” she said.

“I love the 20s. If you look at photographs from that era everyone looks so beautiful and glamorous no matter what they are doing or what time of day it is.”

The Penticton School of Dance will be attending to perform and teach the Charleston and some old fashion dance lessons. Dunlop added DJ Captain K will be playing a mix of vintage music and electro-swing.

“It is a new genre quite popular in Europe that infuses old music with new beats and it is fun to dance to,” she said.

With the event just a few days away Dunlop said it doesn’t take much to throw a costume together. She said in that time period women did not wear blush and emphasized a pale complexion, dark mascara and really emphasized the lips.

Straight-waisted dresses, feathers and headpieces were also popular and can be as simple as adding a few feathers to a headband.

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“Those types of hats are available at shops like Tiger Alley in Penticton or there are lots of costume shops in the Okanagan that might help create the flapper girl look,” said Dunlop.

The fundraiser takes place on Saturday, Jan. 25. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $30 with all proceeds going to the SS Sicamous.

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Olympics hit and miss for Penticton skiers Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

WILL WRIGHT of Twin Lakes lands his kick on Joseph Habchi of Nova Scotia during his second of six matches in the under-21 division on Jan. 18 at the Karate Canada National Championship. Wright made it to the finals in that division and picked up a silver medal.

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Karate students impress at nationals Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Mike Ditson is proud of his karate students, Will Wright and Jackson Tribe.

Wright of Twin Lakes and Tribe of Penticton are members of Taneda Karate Dojo who performed extremely well in the Karate Canada National Championships held in Richmond Jan.17-19.

After finishing in the top five last year, Wright earned a silver medal in the under-21 division against Nova Scotia’s Ryan Oneil. Wright also placed fifth in the men’s division.

Wright was really happy about what he accomplished.

“Being able to compete (in the men’s) division the day before really let me take in the atmosphere, kind of the mood of the tournament,” he said, adding it helped him perform the next day.

“He beat two spectacular athletes back-to-back,” said Ditson of Wright. “I don’t know if anybody has beaten those two people in the same tournament before. It was pretty spectacular wins, too. Will was a highlight for B.C.” Ditson credits Wright’s dedication to training for his success. He’s shown a lot of improvement, but

has also changed his training methods.

“He was able to do some of the things that he’s very good at and he dominated some of his opponents,” said Ditson, also a member of the Team B.C. coaching staff and junior national teams coach.

Wright, who believes the experience will help him in the future, said his final match with Oneil was tough but added he felt he did a pretty good job.

“The guy was just really good,” he said. “The first 30 seconds to a minute I felt like I was really controlling the match. Then things started going in his favour.”

Tribe, a defending kumite division champ, finished fourth after winning two of his four matches.

His results were still good enough to qualify him for the junior national team.

While Tribe was unsuccessful in defending his kumite title, Ditson said he was in one of the toughest divisions in the country.

“He is still very spectacular in what he did,” said Ditson. “I think a top four finish for him, although I know he probably expected a little bit higher, but after looking at the division afterwards, it was still a very good finish to be in the top four.”

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Andi Naude’s Olympic dreams will have to wait.

The Penticton resident and alumni of the Apex Freestyle Club wasn’t selected to the 26-person roster for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, which is made up of five disciplines.

“For sure it’s tough,” said Naude, who was preparing to return home for a break until March.

“Not making the team has made me more determined to improve my skiing and myself as a person.”

Naude, 18, placed 13th in the final round in the World Cup event at SaintCome, Que., on Sunday, causing her to miss out on her Olympic debut.

“I had a good qualification run, but then finals I sort of didn’t put down the run that I thought I should have put down,” she said, adding that it’s OK and she will learn.

Keeping the Pentictonite in good spirits was the support of her father.

Naude said it helped having him around.

“He talked me through it,” said Naude, who was the next female in line to make the team.

PENTICTON’S Andi Naude skis to fourth in moguls finals action at a FIS freestyle ski world cup event at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary on Jan. 4, 2014.

That has been her best result of the season. She placed 13th on Sunday in Quebec and missed being named to the Olympic team.

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“It’s not the end of the world for sure.”

Naude received the news Sunday night and was upset, but she is also happy for her teammates.

“I know that they deserve it.

“They work really hard. They will do a great job.”

The women’s mogul team consists of sisters Chloé, Justine and Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, Que., and Au-

drey Robichaud of Quebec City.

Penticton will be represented in the Sochi Olympics next month as Matt Margetts was selected for half pipe skiing. Margetts is in his third season with the national team.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey over the years,” Margetts wrote on Twitter.

Margetts has been unavailable for comment.

Firefighters hockey tourney Western News Staff

The 10th annual Firefighters hockey tournament begins Thursday on the outdoor rink at Apex Mountain.

There will be 22 teams from B.C., Washington and Oregon participating.

Organizer Marc Tougas said the money raised will go to the British Columbia Professional Firefighters Burn Fund.

“It’s exciting,” said Tougas of the fourday tournament. “It’s lots of fun and brings people to Apex. It’s a chance to play outdoor hockey. There are not a lot of places left where you can do that. It goes back to the grass roots of the game.”

Tougas said the tournament has become so popular among players that there is a waiting list to get in.

The finals begin Sunday at 9 a.m. for the C side. The women’s final is at 10, while the B and A championship games are at 11 a.m. and noon, respectively.

The 15th annual Shootout Hockey Tournament at Apex was a huge success again. Winners of the A men’s division were the almighty Molson Canadians from Penticton. The B men’s Division was split between the Shockers from Burnaby and the Guzzlers from the Vancouver area.

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Dave Senft and the Schoolboys from Chilliwack defeated Summerland’s Steve Clement to claim the Tin Cup. The Penticton Curling Club hosted 34 men’s teams, 22 of which were non-locals, for its annual bonspiel, which concluded on Sunday.

Senft’s rink defeated Penticton’s Blaine Black 5-4 to advance to the final. Senft made a slash double to take the semifinal game, said Black.

“He made a great shot and deserved the victory,” Black said.

Osoyoos’ Lee Sapach defeated Kelowna’s Brad Kuhn, who was a 2000 World Junior champion, to win the B event.

Salmon Arm’s Dave Belway defeated Kelowna’s Brett McAvena to take the C event, while Penticton’s Barrie Johnstone and Jared St. John fought for the D event.

Johnstone’s rink won.

Black, who was also the bonspiel’s chairperson, said this year’s event had stronger teams compared to last year.

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“Some of the comments are that this is the best men’s bonspiel in the valley, coupled with the prizes,” said Black.

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New chemistry will bring Vees goals Offence is what the Penticton Vees want.

Finding ways to generate goals is on the practice agenda before the Vees travel to Vernon Friday to take on the Vipers, then return Saturday to host the Trail Smoke Eaters at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

It’s hard to blame Vees coach Fred Harbinson for wanting a few more goals as his team has lost by one in its last three games. On Jan. 17, the Merritt Centennials topped them 2-1 in the Nicola Valley Arena.

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having a 2-0 lead. The winner came shortly after the Vees killed off a five-minute major assessed late in the third period when Cam Amantea levelled former teammate Evan Anderson with a shoulder to the head.

After the Vees finished an excellent penalty kill, they were unable to clear the puck deep enough for a line change. The puck eventually ended up on the stick of the wrong guy, Landon Smith, the BCHL’s leading scorer, who roofed a shot past a stretched-out Hunter Miska.

Defensively, the Vees don’t have a lot to complain about, but to get the offence going again, it’s

Colgan got his first point as a Vee when he set up Benoit, who shot the puck off SilverBacks goalie Adam Clark for the goal.

“It’s still a work in progress,” said Harbinson of the lines.

Harbinson added that he needs veterans to step up if they are not scorEmanuel Sequeira ing, they need to do other On the Sidelines things.

“We need a good balgoing to come down to line ance, we can’t rely on one line to solve all our probchemistry.

With the additions of lems,” he said.

Lines were more conErik Benoit and Shane McColgan, Harbinson is sistent against the Silvertrying to find combinations Backs as Harbinson had that work. The former Ben Dalpe with Nic Pierog WHLers teamed up to put and Brad McClure. For the Vees ahead 2-0. Mc- stretches, he also had Mc-

Colgan with Benoit and Steen Cooper, while Cody DePourcq skated alongside Travis Blanleil and Jack Ramsey, leaving Riley Alferd with Matt Serratore and Cam Amantea.

The combinations looked better. In Saturday’s loss, both teams fired 21 shots on net. The Vees fired 10 towards Clark in the first period and showed a lot of jump. Benoit and Alferd scored their third goals of the season. Alferd said it is different playing with the newcomers, but also said at this point in the season, because everyone is good, they should be able to play with anyone.

“I don’t think it really matters a whole lot.

Bringing in new guys brings in a bit of a different dynamic,” he said.

“Just one or two changes isn’t that big. We’re only going to get better.”

Amantea partly agreed it’s a feeling out process. To him, the team added three super-skilled players that can score.

“They all have good work ethic too, which we need,” he said. “It’s just going to take time to kind of get the lines where the coaches want them to be and get into a routine.”

McColgan said he is still trying to get his legs under him and that he’s not in the best shape.

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Mustangs keep growing Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

The Princess Margaret Mustangs senior girls basketball squad galloped back from Kamloops with two wins.

They wrapped up the Sa-Hali tournament over the weekend by defeating Prince George 63-40.

Megan Admussen-Blair led the Mustangs with 17 points, and Callan Cooper added 13 points. Taylor Corrie chipped in with eight points, while Kenzi Haberstock and Danielle Ruocco each added seven points. Corrie received an all-star award for her solid play in the three games.

The Mustangs, who received the sixth honourable mention in the AA rankings, opened with a 68-46 loss to Prince George’s Duchess Park, ranked third in B.C., the eventual tournament champs. Mustangs coach Dave Killick said his team played well and stayed within eight points with five minutes remaining. Corrie led with 11 points, while Cooper scored 10 and AdmussenBlair finished with 10.

Killick expressed disappointment with the draw setup, but added facing Duchess Park, the Mustangs proved they can play with any team in B.C. Their second win was

against Vernon’s Fulton Lady Maroons, 81-36.

Cooper, Admussen-Blair and Ruocco each drained 14 points.

“Our team defense continues to improve, and our execution on offence is getting better,” said Killick, who received strong defensive performances from Maddie Winter, Haberstock and Haley Lehr. “Individually our players continue to develop.”

The Mustang’s next action will be when they host their home tournament on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

Senior boys Facing strong competition, the Mustangs won two of four games in Vernon. Defence was a problem, said coach Raj Dhillon.

“Excellent job of guarding the ball, but we got lazy off the ball,” he said.

Facing teams from the valley, Dhillon liked the calibre as it gave the Mustangs an opportunity to see how they stack up against their competition. One of the things the Mustangs improved since their last tournament two weeks ago was their ball movement.

“We are being patient and looking for the best shot, not the first shot,” said Dillon.

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Emily Clarke’s standout performance in Salmon Arm helped the Pen High Lakers senior girls basketball team improve to 5-1.

Lakers coach Lesley Lacroix said no one shone more than Clarke, who rang up 30 points while adding six rebounds and collecting three assists.

Her efforts vaulted the Lakers past the Jewels 6146 in AAA Okanagan Valley league play Jan. 18.

“It was the best shooting performance from Emily this year, which is great considering she puts in countless hours in the gym practising her form and shot from different areas,” said Lacroix. “She played Emily Clarke with great confidence.”

Trailing by two points at halftime, the Lakers adjusted their defence to pressure the Jewels in the front court, making it difficult for them to get into a motion offence.

“Ana Moroziuk shut down their rhythm with her intense on-ball pressure,” said Lacroix, of her guard, who finished with seven points and six assists.

Lacroix liked that her players took care of the ball in pressure situations. In the past, they turned

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“Limiting our turnovers in the fourth quarter allowed us to maintain our lead and be patient on offence,” she said.

Lacroix added that it’s always tough to match up with the Jewels on the road, but said her players had their best performance of the season in an important league game.

Also contributing to the win was Hayden Craig sinking eight points while grabbing 11 boards.

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By The Numbers BCHL

Interior Division (as of Jan.22) GP W L T Otl Penticton 44 27 11 2 4 W.Kelowna 42 26 12 2 2 Vernon 45 23 14 3 5 Salmon Arm 45 22 17 1 5 Merritt 43 22 17 3 1 Trail 45 9 31 2 3

Pts 60 56 54 50 48 23

Island Division GP Powell River 43 Victoria 44 Nanaimo 46 Cowichan V. 45 Alberni Valley 44

W 29 28 22 17 13

L 10 11 22 26 24

T 2 3 1 1 2

Otl 2 2 1 1 5

Pts 62 61 46 36 33

Mainland Division GP W Langley 46 28 Prince George 44 25 Coquitlam 44 22 Surrey 45 18 Chilliwack 45 10

L 12 15 18 25 31

T 1 2 1 1 1

Otl 5 2 3 1 3

Pts 62 54 48 38 24

League Leaders

GP G A PTS PIM Landon Smith, SA 45 37 31 68 26 Brad McClure, Pen 44 34 28 62

M. Fitzgerald, Vic 44 M. McNicholas, Ver 45 A. Rockwood, Coq 43 G. Fitzgerald, Vic 37 Alex Gillies, SA 38 Canon Pieper, Coq 44

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Brett Beauvais, Pen 43 10 40 50

R. Rosenthal, Coq 40 25 24 49 Goalie Leaders

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Vees Scoring Leaders GP G Brad McClure 44 34 Brett Beauvais 43 10 Nicolas Pierog 45 27 Ben Dalpe 44 15 Steen Cooper 43 8 Max Coatta 40 14 Cody DePourcq 44 14 Travis Blanleil 42 7 P. Stoykewych 39 4 Jack Ramsey 43 7

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A 28 40 13 19 24 17 15 19 15 11

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PTS PIM 62 22 50 26 40 38 34 8 32 12 31 8 29 16 26 52 19 24 18 21

Riley Alferd 43 Cam Amantea 31 Matt Serratore 44 Alex Coulombe 42 Chris Rygus 41 Patrick Sexton 44 Josh Blanchard 20 Erik Benoit 7 J. Hilderman 31 S. McColgan 3 Vees goalies Hunter Miska, Pen Olivier Mantha, Pen

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25 13 9 2 2.27 .915 21 14 6 0 2.28 .911

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Okanagan Division GP W x-Kelowna 40 26 Summerland 40 22 Osoyoos 40 22 N. Okanagan 40 19 Princeton 39 13

L 11 14 17 20 22

T 0 1 0 0 0

Otl 3 3 1 1 4

Pts 55 48 45 39 30

Eddie Mountain Division GP W L T x-Creston V. 39 29 10 0 x-Kimberley 44 23 20 1 Fernie 41 20 15 0 Columbia V. 44 11 24 3 Golden 42 13 25 1

Otl 0 0 6 6 3

Pts 58 47 46 31 30

Neil Murdoch Division GP W L x-Beaver V. 42 32 7 x-Nelson 42 31 7 Castlegar 42 18 19 Spokane 42 15 23 Grand Forks 38 14 20

T 1 1 2 0 2

Otl 2 3 3 4 2

Pts 67 66 41 34 32

T 0 0 0 0 0

Otl 1 5 2 2 3

Pts 67 43 40 36 17

GA 20 49 23

Pts 25 26 6

Doug Birks Division GP W L x-Kamloops 41 33 7 x-100 M.H. 42 19 18 Chase 40 19 19 Sicamous 40 17 21 Revelstoke 40 7 30 X=Playoff spot clinched.

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Representative Standings, Oct. 29 Midget Tier 2 Male Team W L T GF Kelowna 12 1 1 72 West Kelowna 13 3 0 75 G. Vernon 3 3 0 13

Greater Trail Salmon Arm Penticton Kamloops

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Bantam Tier 1 Male Team W L T GF GA Kamloops 11 0 1 77 8 Prince George 6 2 1 42 16 G. Vernon 2 1 0 8 7 Kelowna 7 4 0 66 26 POE (S2) 3 10 0 22 81 OHA Bantam 0 12 0 9 86

Pts 23 13 4 14 6 0

Bantam Tier 2 Male Team W L T GF GA Penticton 12 0 1 84 20 Kamloops 9 6 0 68 54 West Kelowna 7 7 0 37 29 Kelowna 7 7 2 50 62 Greater Trail 6 7 1 55 56 Salmon Arm 3 11 2 42 79 G. Vernon 0 6 0 4 40

Pts 25 18 14 16 13 8 0

Bantam Tier 3 Male Team W Kelowna 8 South Okanagan 7 Kamloops 6 Merritt 4 Penticton 3 Salmon Arm 3 West Kelowna 1

T GF GA 1 54 38 0 47 36 2 46 26 4 53 41 2 33 42 0 14 36 1 24 52

Pts 17 14 14 12 8 6 3

Peewee Tier 2 Male Team W L T GF GA Kelowna 11 0 0 72 28 Salmon Arm 9 2 2 61 33 Penticton 6 4 2 50 38 West Kelowna 5 5 2 46 35 Winfield 5 6 0 46 44 Greater Trail 3 7 1 27 41 G. Vernon 1 6 0 15 62 Kamloops 1 11 1 26 62

Pts 22 20 14 12 10 7 2 3

Peewee Tier 3 Male Team W South Okanagan 9 Kelowna 8 West Kelowna 8 Merritt 6 Kamloops 3 Penticton 2 Salmon Arm 1

Pts 20 18 17 14 7 4 2

L 2 3 3 3 6 7 8

L T GF GA 1 2 91 27 2 2 68 27 3 1 65 60 3 2 44 38 8 1 42 62 9 0 29 75 11 0 28 78

Recreation League Standings Atom Dev Koteles Conf/Berg/Fisher Div Team W L T GF GA Pts Kamloops 10 0 1 70 30 21

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Atom Dev Michie Conf/Adolphe Div Team W L T GF GA Summerland 9 0 0 43 18 South Okanagan 7 1 0 25 15 Merritt 6 1 3 51 21 North Okanagan 7 2 2 56 24 Salmon Arm 5 5 0 35 39 West Kelowna 4 5 1 21 32 G. Vernon 3 4 2 35 35 Penticton 3 5 1 45 39 Kaml. PW Fem. 0 9 1 30 88 Kelowna 0 12 0 12 42

Pts 18 14 15 16 10 9 8 7 1 0

South Central , Atom Rec Team W L T GF GA Summerland 8 0 1 69 22 Penticton 3 7 1 3 81 24 Penticton 1 7 2 1 69 36 Penticton 2 6 2 1 74 50 Penticton 4 6 3 0 48 24 Summerland 2 4 3 2 43 33 West Kelowna 3 4 4 3 39 54 West Kelowna 1 4 4 2 42 50 West Kelowna 2 4 6 0 31 34 Princeton 2 8 1 38 81 West Kelowna 4 1 9 0 32 S. Okanagan 1 0 11 0 17 103

Pts 17 17 15 13 12 10 11 10 8 5 72 0

South Central , Peewee Rec Team W L T GF GA Princeton 16 0 0 114 21 Penticton 1 12 4 0 95 52 West Kelowna 2 12 4 0 100 43 West Kelowna 1 7 8 1 63 69 West Kelowna 4 7 8 0 63 63 Penticton 2 7 9 0 69 80 West Kelowna 3 5 9 1 59 39 Summerland 1 3 12 0 43 91 South Okanagan 1 0 15 0 27 175

Pts 32 24 24 15 14 14 11 6 0

South Central , Bantam Rec Team W L T West Kelowna 1 11 1 2 Penticton 3 12 2 1 Summerland 1 10 1 3 West Kelowna 2 9 3 1 Penticton 1 8 4 2 Penticton 2 8 4 3 Kelowna 2 6 5 4 Kelowna 8 6 7 1 Kelowna 3 5 6 3 Kelowna 1 5 6 2 Kelowna 5 5 7 2 Kelowna 6 4 6 4 Kelowna 4 3 9 2 West Kelowna 3 2 11 2 Kelowna 7 2 11 2 S. Okanagan 1 1 14 0

Pts 24 25 23 19 18 19 16 13 13 12 12 12 8 6 6 2

GF 81 68 73 76 55 74 71 53 56 47 53 64 77 42 45 22

GA 41 30 36 51 43 59 56 60 49 41 59 52 106 77 70 127

South Central , Midget Rec Team W L T GF GA Kelowna 8 8 2 3 70 54 Kelowna 1 7 1 5 79 48 Kelowna 3 9 3 1 62 44 Kelowna 6 8 3 2 73 50 Kelowna 2 8 4 2 54 42 Kelowna 7 7 4 1 56 43 Penticton 1 8 5 1 75 55 West Kelowna 3 6 5 2 42 38 West Kelowna 1 5 5 3 60 53 Penticton 2 5 5 3 53 61 Kelowna 5 4 6 2 44 50 Kelowna 4 4 7 2 49 58 West Kelowna 2 4 7 1 49 56 Penticton 3 2 9 2 54 72 South Okanagan 1 2 10 2 47 94 Summerland 1 0 11 2 27 76

Pts 19 19 19 18 18 15 17 14 13 13 10 10 9 6 6 2

Female Midget Rec Team W L T GF GA Penticton 11 0 0 51 13 Kamloops 5 6 1 30 48 Kelowna 4 6 1 23 20 Chase 2 10 0 19 42

Pts 22 11 9 4

Peewee Female Rec Team W L T GF GA Penticton 12 1 1 85 18 Merritt 11 1 1 53 18 Kelowna 1 7 4 2 69 31 Kelowna 2 6 4 2 45 24 Kamloops 4 8 1 41 57 Thomp. Cariboo 3 7 3 41 41 Chase 3 10 0 10 84 Lillooet 1 12 0 12 83

Pts 25 23 16 14 9 9 6 2

Penticton Darts Week 16 Rnk Team Mon Pts 1 Smokin Aces 6 2 Anaf Wreckers 6 3 Clancey’s Snipers 7 4 Best D.S. Bar 1 4 5 The Elks Factors 5 6 Elks Avengers 3 7 Barley Mill Dart Bags 2 8 Legion Dreggers 4 9 Clancey’s Crushers 3 10 Anaf Vixens 4 11 Elks Kodiaks 4 12 Anaf Hand Grenades 3 13 Clancey’s Arrows 4 14 Anaf A and H 7 15 Legion DDT 1 16 OK Falls Legion 1 17 Elks Bullits 3 18 Eagles Eye 3 19 Eagles Flytes 0 20 Elks Points 0

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Tinhorn celebrates 20th year Western News Staff

It’s been 20 years since Tinhorn Creek Vinyards was established just south of Oliver in the famed Golden Mile wine growing district.

Sandra Oldfield, the winery’s CEO and wine maker, said they are going to celebrate in style, planning 20 events throughout 2014 to commemorate the winery’s 20th year, including a celebration of their 21st harvest this fall.

Since harvesting their first grapes in 1994 on the Golden Mile in the Okanagan, the family-owned and operated Tinhorn Creek Vineyards has been a pioneer of carbon-neutral wine making and has been instrumental in introducing the world to B.C. wine.

“Our 20th anniversary is a great time to celebrate what we’ve managed to build in an ever-changing BC wine industry,” said Oldfield.

“It’s a chance to look ahead to where Tinhorn Creek and B.C. wine lovers are heading.

I’m very excited about what the next 20 years will have to offer because I know we’ll be right there helping to shape and strengthen the wines and the wine industry.”

As a top winery destination evoking classic south Okanagan terroir, Tinhorn Creek grows grapes on both the Black Sage and Golden Mile benches for their 100 per cent estate grown wines, which will feature at the events throughout the year.

Tinhorn Creek will be offering 20th anniversary event passports. Pick up a passport at the winery and have it stamped when you attend any of the anniversary events.

Those who attend five events or more will be entered to win a prize.

One of the first events is on Feb. 12, with the Good Wolfe wine maker dinner, where guests can try Yaletown’s newest restaurant and taste Tinhorn Creek’s wines with

Wine maker Sandra Oldfield relaxes outside Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Below, Tinhorn grows its grapes on the rich terroir of the Golden mile and Black Sage benches.

Contributed photo

winemaker Oldfield.

On April 22, Miradoro Restaurant proprietor Manny Ferreira will celebrate 20 years since he bought a case of Tinhorn wine by returning to the kitchen to appear as guest chef at a special communal table dinner.

There will be music too, continuing the winery’s annual series of concerts.

For the 20th anniversary, they are offering a greatest hits concert series, which starts on May 24 when the vineyards’ outdoor amphitheatre will feature music from favourite past concert performers, washed down with a selection of the winery’s own best hits.

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The vineyard itself will be the spectacular setting for many of the 20 special events.

Highlights include a communal crab feast on June 8 where guests can chow down on Cajun style crab and enjoy Tinhorn wine on alfresco long tables.

July 20 is the winery’s open house. This family-friendly event will be a special party with fun games and great giveaways, plus entertainment such as a magician, face painting and music; accompanied by a barbecued feast and treats from Miradoro Restaurant.

In August, the fun is still going to be outdoors, with a special Starlit Supper prepared by the Miradoro team, with a multi-course menu paired with Tinhorn Creek wines, all served in the moonlit outdoor amphitheatre.

On Oct. 10, it’s the City Lights Meets Country Nights dinner at Miradoro, featuring Chef Angus An from Vancouver’s award-winning Thai restaurant Maenam. Chef An and Miradoro’s Executive Chef Jeff Van Geest will be creating alternate courses paired with Tinhorn Creek wines, with the winemaking team guiding diners through the wine pairings.

There’s more food on the table in November, as Tinhorn celebrates their 21st harvest with the hearty harvest communal table dinner on Nov. 18, a long table dinner with hot mulled wine, soup and a taste of the new wine releases.

Dec. 6 brings Tinhorn’s Tacky Christmas Social. Get into holiday spirits at a festive night of games, great food and wine tasting — and don’t forget your ugly Christmas sweater.

As the first winery in Canada to support carbon neutral measures, Tinhorn Creek continues their commitment to land stewardship, conservation and environmentally sustainable practices.

For more information and access to Tinhorn Creek’s full schedule of 20th Anniversary events, call 1-888-484-6467 or visit the website at www.tinhorn.com.

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STILL, Olya Noela Mary ‘Noel’ nee Laibida February 24, 1926 – January 19, 2014

Noel Still of Penticton passed away on January 19, 2014 following a surprise illness which turned out to be breast and bone cancer at the age of 87 years.

She will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her daughter Penny-April Dellamater (Tom) of Penticton, son Scott Chyzowski of Langley and his daughters Shae (daughter Jayda) and Brittany, both of Richmond, daughter CandaceMay Danforth of Edmonton and her sons Tyler, David, and Zander, and daughter Tamara-June Christensen (Roy) of Kelowna and their son Jonathan and daughter Dailynn (Ian).

Noel was born in Vegreville, Alberta in 1926. She moved to Penticton from Sicamous 19 years ago. Noel loved travel, her friends; particularly her Friday morning coffee club. She was a great mother and grandmother. Mother didn’t want a service. Please remember her at her most vibrant. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, Penticton Regional Hospital Priority Equipment Fund. Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting www.Hansonsfuneral.ca.

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Full time position - 40 hours per week The Cascade Medical Clinic in Princeton B.C. is seeking a Medical Office Manager.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience in a medical office, be responsible for all aspects of maintaining the day to day nonmedical aspects of the clinic and supervision of Medical Office Assistants.

The contract is term specific for 6 months from commencement date, with the likelihood to be extended into a permanent position.

Please email resume and references to: sosdivision@shaw.ca Or fax: 778-476-5992 Closing date: Friday, February 7, 2014

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Commercial/ Industrial APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location, 2300sqft. in busy plaza, ample parking, also 5821100 sqft. shared office space avail., call Barb 250-492-6319

Duplex / 4 Plex Grnd fl, garden, 2bdrm. 6 appl, cat neg., NS, on bus route, central Penticton, $900/mo. +util., (water incl.), storage, 2 parking, avail. Feb. 1, call 250488-3340 or 250-493-3141

Homes for Rent 2BDRM, 1 full bath, 4 appl., fenced grass yard on the Similkameen River. 5 km west of Hedley. N/P, N/S, $800/mo. incl. elec., Ref’s & DD req.

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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Estates, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Bills etc.

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Cars - Domestic 1979 Mercury Cougar, 351 engine, p/s, p/b, p/w, a/c, new tires, very clean, exc. cond., $1500 obo, 250-490-9884, or 250-488-4817

Cars - Sports & Imports 2007 Subaru Outback Wagon.

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Trucks & Vans 1999 Silverado ext’d cab, extra tires, box cover, good shape, 1 owner, offers, 250-490-8094 2002 Astro Van, AWD, power everything, may need engine work, $500, (250)493-5854

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The B.C. GovernmenT Retired Employee Association meets at 10 a.m. in the Penticton Museum Theatre Room.

Guest speakers are Susan McIvor and Robin Wyndham, co-authors of After the Error: medical errors and empowering patients.

The PenTiCTon ACAdemy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15-8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250493-7977 for more info.

The nArAmATA SCoTTiSh Country Dance Club has classes at 7 p.m. Please bring soft-soled shoes to wear for dancing.

For more information call Davina at 250-4871272. Classes are held Wednesdays through April from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Shatford Centre. Neither Scottish background nor a partner is required.

The PenTiCTon PuBliC Library has preschool storytime (ages 3-5) from 11 to 11:30 a.m. until Mar. 26. Stories, songs and rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets. This is a free drop-in program. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-7707783 or ask in the children’s library. okAnAGAn FAllS SeniorS’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m.

SummerlAnd ArT CluB meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library.

Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250494-5851 for info.

BereAvemenT The reSourCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107.

FoSTer CAre inFo sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster.

PenTiCTon duPliCATe BridGe CluB holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton library. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info.

Al-Anon For FriendS and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United

Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. oliver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays.

Everyone welcome.

BinGo every WedneSdAy in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m.

Lunches are available.

SeniorS’ reCreATion and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information.

AnAveTS hAS humP Day with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and music by Shindigger at 6:30 p.m. kiWAniS CluB hAS a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St. hAnd And FooT CAnASTA at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before.

Call June evenings at 250492-7630 for info.

AlCoholiCS AnonymouS hAS Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 352 Winnipeg St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement.

65-PluS SinGleS CoFFee CluB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250770-1018.

SouTh mAin droP-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. eAGleS hAve A $5 lunch from noon to 2 p.m.

Members and guests welcome.

The order oF St. Luke meets on the first and third Wednesdays in St. Saviours’ Church at noon for healing prayer.

S ouTh o kAnAGAn and i mmiGrAnT Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250-492-6299.

THURSDAY January 23

SouTh mAin droP-in Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

o kAnAGAn S ouTh nATurAliSTS’ Club meets on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Penticton United Church.

Speaker Anne Kiefer will give a talk: A Camping Safari in Botswana. liTerACy noW So-S is hosting a Plain Language Workshop in Penticton at the Wine Country Visitors Centre on Jan. 23 and in Oliver at the Okanagan College on Feb. 26. Both events run from 9 a.m. to noon. Come and learn the skills to make your communications easy to read and understand. RSVP by Jan. 17 or Feb. 18.

FiTneSS FriendS meeT at 10 a.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. Come get in shape. Call Dot at 250-492-5400.

The PenTiCTon PuBliC Library has bedtime stories (ages 3 and up) from 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. until Mar. 27 except Mar. 6. Stories, songs and rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets. This is a free drop-in program. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library. okAnAGAn FAllS SeniorS’ Centre has Scrabble at 10 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and crib at 7 p.m. elkS CluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome.

ToPS B.C. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info.

ToPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250770-8093.

FrATernAl order oF the Eagles has musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. AlCoholiCS AnonymouS niGhT group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre.

The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. deSerT SAGe SPinnerS and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre.

Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@ telus.net or 250-498-4959.

Al-Anon For FriendS and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272.

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fRidAy soCiAl dAnCe at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. Join us for music by Vic and the Band Masters starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person, all welcome. summeRlAnd PleAsuRe PAinteRs meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New members and drop-ins are welcome.

Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info. senioRs PentiCton ComPuteR Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Lectures on

Have you been treated unfairly by a provincial or local government agency?

The B.C. Ombudsperson may be able to help

Ombudsperson’s staff will be in your community on the following dates, and are available by appointment to discuss your complaint:

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Merritt Feb 3 Penticton Feb 4 Vernon Feb 5 Kelowna Feb 6 For an appointment call 1-800-567-3247 (toll-free) www.bcombudsperson.ca

featured from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Non-members welcome. For more information visit www.pentictonfuntimers.org or call Brian 250-492-7036.

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.

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.

the PentiCton PubliC Library invites all kids ages 5 to 12 to celebrate Team Canada and the Winter Olympics with stories, songs, crafts and a puppet show from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the children’s library. For more information on this free program, call Julia Cox at 250-7707783 or ask in the children’s library. the PentiCton PubliC Library has toddler time (age 16 months to 3 years, with caregiver) from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and baby songs and rhymes (infant to 15 months, with caregiver) from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. until Mar. 28 except Mar. 7. Stories, songs and

rhymes, plus fun with the felt board and playful puppets. This is a free drop-in program. For more info, call Julia Cox at 250-7707783 or ask in the children’s library. eAgles hAve dinneR from 5 to 7 p.m. with entertainment and dancing from 7 to 11 p.m. Members and guests welcome. okAnAgAn fAlls senioRs’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and crib at 1 p.m.

SATURDAY January 25

the nARAmAtA sCottish Country Dancers are hosting a full-scale Robbie

Burns supper at the Shatford Centre on Jan. 25 with all the traditional ceremony, finery, speeches, and lively celtic entertainment, including dancing by Naramata Scottish Country Dancers and local highland dancers, traditional songs by a quartet of singers and instrumental music from pianist Kristi Lind and violinist Elizabeth Lupton. the gReAt gAtsby Party, A Roaring 20s party on board the SS Sicamous paddlewheeler on Jan. 25.

Dress up, drink fine wines and dance the Charleston (with the Penticton School of Dance!). Nibble on appetizers inspired by the

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Tickets are $30, and are available from Cannery Brewery, the Grooveyard, and from www.

SSSicamous.ca. oliveR senioR CentRe, 5876 Airport St., has dancing to old-time music from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

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. Robbie Burns dinner at 4 p.m. fRAteRnAl oRdeR of Eagles have hamburgers from noon to 4 p.m.

Beaver races at 4 p.m.

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This week our family pledges to Unplug and Play TOGETHER each day for 15 minutes.

Things we Tried: ■ Played board games after dinner.

■ Read out loud to each other.

■ Took a winter sensory walk in a place that was new for us (followed a sound, a scent, a moving animal, looked for living things or signs of wildlife).

■ Cooked or baked something related to a story we read.

■ Visited the library and borrowed new materials.

■ Made a craft, created with clay or drew a picture from a favorite story.

■ Collected books and took them to the Book Drive at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre this week.

■ Considered creating a little free library time at our home, school or community. See www.littlefreelibrary.org.

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Saturdays at 10 a.m. on computing-related topics.

WinteR stoRy time for preschoolers at the Keremeos Library, 638 7th Ave., runs from Jan. 17 through March 14 on Friday mornings from 11:15 a.m. until noon. No registration is required for this free program. oliveR senioR CentRe, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m.

RoyAl CAnAdiAn legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Friday dinner at 4:30 p.m.

AnAvets hAs kARAoke at 7 p.m. with Jack Ramsay, Scotch doubles pool at 6:30 p.m. senioRs singles lunCh Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250770-8622. elks Club on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. beReAvement the ResouRCe Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-4901107.

890 Wing of South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. t he f untimeRs bAllRoom Dance Club holds a dance most Fridays upstairs at the Elks Club on Ellis Street. Ballroom and Latin American dancing is

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AnAvets hAve fun pool at 7 p.m. and 269 dart club at 7:30 p.m.

RoyAl CAnAdiAn legion branch 40 has crib and drop-in eight-ball pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. inteRioR heAlth fACilitAtes a caregiver support group for individuals caring for a family member or friend, at home or in a care facility in the Penticton Health Centre on the second and fourth Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 250-7703486 for info.

City PeACh toAstmAsteRs meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church.

Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250492-2362 for info.

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I pledge to: 1. Have less screen time (TV, iPod, cell phone, computer games etc.)

2. Spend more time playing unplugged! For example: walking, skating, swimming, board games, etc.

3. Have more family time!

4. Read more!

Bring this to Family Literacy Day at Cherry Lane Saturday Jan. 25 to enter to win great draw prizes.

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