Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, February 13, 2014

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Job creation, spending focus of throne speech

The best among us The Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary Club held a luncheon last week in the Legion to honour the communities’ Citizens of the Year: Cache Creek’s Anne Bonter (Below, left) and Ashcroft’s Deanna Horsting (Below, right) for their years of hard work. Above, L-R: Shirley Dobson, Anne Bonter, Royal Bank manager Amrit Sekhon, Rotary president Dustin Miller, Interior Savings Credit Union manager Karma Weigel, Deanna Horsting and Stephanie Walker.

Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon opened the second session of the 40th Parliament on Tuesday with a speech from the throne.

The speech focused on controlling spending and job creation by opening new markets for investment and leveraging B.C.’s strengths from natural resources to technology.

“The way to create jobs is to grow our economy, elevating British Columbians from all walks of life,” said Premier Christy Clark. “In this session we will continue to deliver on our plan for a strong economy and a secure tomorrow.”

This session, the government will introduce the second consecutive balanced budget followed by an action on key priorities including: * An overall framework for LNG that includes taxation, environmental actions, and First Nations benefits. * A 10-year skills training action plan for youth and older workers who want to upgrade their skills. * A 10-year transportation plan to prioritize projects in greatest need for investment. * A plan for personalized education for students and a decade of labour peace. * Legislation to modernize B.C.’s liquor policies. * The Water Sustainability Act to protect water for future generations. * A new strategy to grow B.C.’s tech sector. * A long-term, comprehensive strategy to move toward a violence-free B.C. “Governments in the Western world face a stark choice: finding new ways to grow their economies, or managing decline,” said Premier Clark. “British Columbians chose a strong economy, and we will deliver.”

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Remembered always While visiting friends in Rouen, last summer, Gail Groome had the opportunity and privilege to visit the Canadian War Cemetary just outside of the Town of Dieppe and the Museum in the Town, dedicated to Canadian soldiers.

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shcroft etAchMent Feb. 4 at 10:30 pm police were called to a domestic disturbance at a residence on Hwy Wendy Coomber 1 near the old ChrisFender bender tian Ranch after a 44 Feb. 9 at 9:30 am police were year old female resident had becalled to a two vehicle accident in come intoxicated and was causing Ashcroft when a pickup truck reara disturbance. She was escorted to ended a 2014 Jeep. Both drivers another residence in Cache Creek were on their way to the arena for a to sober up. minor hockey game. The accident resulted in minor damage, no injurBattling couple Feb. 4 at 10:50 pm police at- ies. tended a residence on the Ashcroft Reserve for a reported assault. An Heat but no fire Feb. 9 at 11:30 am police investigation of the incident rewere called to assist the Ashcroft sulted in both a male and female Fire Dept. at Ashcroft Elemenbeing arrested for assaulting each tary School for a suspected fire. other. The 23 year old female will The reported smoke turned out to appear in Kamloops Provincial be steam coming out of a furnace Court on March 10 and the 26 year stack. old male will appear on March 13.

The assaults resulted in only minor injuries. Liquor was a factor with Flying objects Feb. 9 at 1:50 pm police were both parties. called to an Ashcroft residence to assist a mother with her 14 year Convicted Feb. 6 Gordon McLin, 21, of old daughter. The young lady had Cache Creek was convicted of thrown a hard object, striking her driving while prohibited on Dec. 40 year old mother and causing an 13, 2013. He was fined $500 with injury that requrired stitches. The an additional $75 surcharge and daughter was remorseful and no given a further driving prohibition charges are being contemplated.

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Experts battle online crime

by Tom Fletcher Black Press Online privacy and security experts gathered in Victoria on the weekend to share strategies to protect computer networks they say are “under attack like never before.”

Charles Wordsworth, technology security consultant and vice president of Privacy and Access Council of Canada, said the days of teenage computer hackers making mischief have been replaced by organized crime, much of it based in Eastern Europe.

A key concern is breaking into computer networks that collect personal information. The attraction is simple, Wordsworth said. Online criminals work in secret, with little risk to them as they search for weaknesses.

“You don’t get shot robbing online banks,” Wordsworth said. “Unfortunately from my experience, the hackers are getting smarter, they have more money than anybody else, so therefore they can hire people who are a lot smarter than the people who develop the applications.”

B.C. and other governments increasingly use web applications for access to their programs. B.C. Auditor General Russ Jones reported last week on security deficiencies, calling on the province to require better security measures from contractors who develop websites used by government.

One recent example of a preventable breach was in Alberta, where 620,000 medical records were taken along with a laptop computer owned by a private medical clinic with 25 outlets in the province.

Sharon Polsky, CEO of Privacy and Access Council of Canada, said encryption is simple now and should be required of all government contractors. She said protection has to be built in at the beginning, and all employees and contractors with access to personal data should be trained to protect it.

While there isn’t much the average person can do to protect against institutional data breaches, there are simple precautions everyone can take.

The conference was organized by the Vancouver and Victoria chapters of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) an independent industry group with members in 180 countries. It has created a website at www. bcaware.ca with advice to protect mobile security, social networking privacy and dealing with cyberbullying.

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Load restrictions any time now

by Carole Rooney 100 Mile Free Press A sure sign spring breakup is around the corner is the notice of upcoming road restrictions.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) has issued a public notice that load restrictions may be put in effect on highways and secondary highways and roads on short notice.

Interior Roads Ltd. (IR) 100 Mile Division general manager Ken Kelly says MoTI controls when these load restrictions are in effect, but locally, it does consider the advice of IR. “We make recommendations to them because we are out there monitoring and [maintaining] the roads, and we see when breakup starts. You can tell if the frost is coming out of [the roads].”

MoTI wants trucking and transport companies and the general public to be aware that heavy vehicles and commercial transport trucks and trailers could be limited to 50 per cent, 70 per cent or 100 per cent (none overweight) of a specified legal axle weight loading.

Overweight permits will not be issued, and those already held will be invalidated should the need occur.

MoTI Cariboo District manager Todd Hubner says the ministry also uses its own field staff observations.

By accessing data from thermistors (temperature-sensing elements) embedded in the road base, he explains MoTI management can detect real-time temperatures up to two metres below the surface anytime up to seven days prior.

“It allows us to track the progress of how quickly the frost is coming out.”

“It is a very collaborative process. We

are looking at [IR’s] observations, our observations, weather forecasts, how quickly the frost is actually coming out – and we also gauge the importance of that road to industry.”

The MoTI meets with local mills and other industries, so they can gauge their inventory levels and ramp up stock to get them through the breakup period, Hubner says, adding it may allow hauling at night in the final days before enforcing restrictions.

Kelly notes the local IR crews also do a visual check because a stretch of warm weather will reveal bare road surfaces again, even on back roads. He says that’s when the roads begin to break up (soften and become more porous).

“The side roads – which are usually the ones that have the more restrictions – they are covered with compact snow for the most part right now. And, that is the way we like to leave them for winter conditions because it protects the road surface more ... if you do get a few mild days, it’s not melting into the road surface.”

The frost really starts to come out once temperatures stay above zero during the night as well as the day, he notes.

Road signs will be placed when restrictions go in effect, and are posted online at www.DriveBC.ca, with more information under its Load Restrictions link.

For more information, contact Brad Bushnell at 1-250-256-0329.

However, Kelly says can no one can accurately predict when the heavy loads will be restricted on local roads and highways.

“You never know; it just depends on the weather.”

Bohemian waxwings feasting on a winter crop of mountain ash berries. Waxwings usually travel and feed in large groups of several dozen. Their preferred food is the mountain ash berry, but rose hips will do, as will cedar berries and many other types of berries left over on the bush from last year.

Count those backyard birds

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, bird watchers from more than 100 countries are expected to participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), Feb. 14-17.

Anyone anywhere in the world can count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and enter their sightings at www.BirdCount.org.

The information gathered by tens of thousands of volunteers helps track the health of bird populations at a scale that would not otherwise be possible.

The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with partner Bird Studies Canada.

“People who care about birds can change the world,” said Audubon chief scientist Gary Langham. “Technology has made it possible for people everywhere to unite around a shared love of birds and a commitment to protecting them.”

In North America, GBBC participants will add their data to help define the magnitude of a dramatic irruption of magnificent Snowy Owls.

Bird watchers will also be on the lookout Anne Bonter, manager of Ashcroft’s Second Time Around, presents Marcie Down, Sage & for the invasive Sand Pony Club District Commissioner with a donation for the Pony Club, along with club Eurasian Collared-Dove to member Amy Down.

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see if it has expanded its range again.

GBBC observations may help show whether or not numbers of American Crows will continue to rebound after being hit hard by the West Nile virus and whether more insect-eating species are showing up in new areas, possibly because of changing climate.

Last year’s Great Backyard Bird Count shattered records after going global for the first time, thanks to integration with the eBird online checklist program launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab and Audubon.

Participants reported their bird sightings from all seven continents, including 111 countries and independent territories.

More than 34.5 million birds and 3,610 species were recorded - nearly one-third of the world’s total bird species documented in just four days.

“This is a milestone for citizen science in so many respects - number of species, diversity of countries involved, total participants, and number of individual birds recorded. We hope this is just the start of something far larger, engaging the whole world in creating a detailed annual snapshot of how all our planet’s birds are faring as the years go by,” said Cornell Lab director Dr. John Fitzpatrick.

“Canadian participation in the Great Backyard Bird Count has increased tremendously in recent years, and it’s wonderful to see this program growing globally,” said Bird Studies Canada President Dr. George Finney. “The count is introducing unprecedented numbers of people to the exciting field of bird watching.”

The Great Backyard Bird Count is a great way for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with nature and make a difference for birds. It’s free and easy.

To learn more about how to join the count visit www.birdcount.org and view the winning photos from the 2013 GBBC photo contest.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is made possible in part by their sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited.

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They can be nutty, we love seeing them Geocachers are a funny bunch.

Sort of like those who indulged in “treasure hunts” of the past and found their prizes after deciphering a set of clues, modern day geocachers use electronic “clues” provided by their GPSs. And they don’t give up when they know the treasure is close by.

Gold Country is to be commended, once again, for developing this excellent program that has showcased our region to the world for the past five years.

The Journal used to house one of their caches, but it was removed after a few short months because it conflicted with another cache nearby. But it gave me an opportunity to watch the geocachers who came seeking their treasure.

Always at least two of them, and often a family or group.

Actually, I still get to watch them because, although Gold Country removed reference to The Journal’s cache from their material, it is still included in their beautiful geotourism field guide, vol. 3 as well, possibly, on a few random websites (because you never know where your information is going to end up!)

They literally leave no rock or leaf unturned in their search. Because it has to be here, right? If I’m not totally engrossed in my work, I go out and let them know their search is in vain. Truthfully, I’m a little concerned that they’re going to start dismantling the building in their effort to find the cache.

Spring IS coming - it has to - and with its fair winds comes our tourism season.

Tourism is a clean, green industry - no one can argue about the pollution, noise or dangerous materials moving through town.

We like to see tourists here, and we especially like to see them in the local businesses because these days, every penny counts.

Believe it or not, I’ve lived in communities where the benefits of tourism have been debated. Really, what’s the downside?

That your favourite table in the restaurant has a stranger at it?

Let’s get ready to welcome tourists this Spring and give them something to stick around for.

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DUCKING FOR COVER in the cedars from last week’s frigid north wind

Social policies must catch up to science

by Elizabeth Lee Ford Jones Expert Advisor EvidenceNetwork.ca www.troymedia.com Troy Media/ -We are not our genes.

The choices we make, from breakfast to bedtime, reshape our gene expression, moulding us into the people we are. Living an active life of purposeful activity with social support, eating nutritiously and sleeping well in a safe place to call home can reduce our risk of a host of diseases.

But more important than whether we make healthy choices is whether we can make them. Right now, many Canadians are struggling to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.

The late Clyde Hertzman, recipient of the Order of Canada for his groundbreaking work on early childhood development, said that much of childhood risk is preventable. On the anniversary of Hertzman’s death this month, we must remember the powerful legacy he left behind; namely, his constant belief that by caring for children we can change schools, neighbourhoods, communities and cities we can change the world.

Each child is born with 100 billion neurons, neither branched nor connected, with time-sensitive windows of optimal opportunity.

We are, as you read this, building brains in our communities.

We can build good brains or bad ones, and the experiences available in the first 1,000 days of life have an enormous impact. Hence the importance of the early years: cuddling, singing, reading and an early tuck into bed every night. The building blocks also stack and form in middle childhood

and adolescence.

The environment we are in turns our genes off or on. Epigenetics, the study of changes to our genes that our children, and their children, could inherit, shows us that genes capture information from environmental exposures.

If the DNA is the hard drive, epigenetics is the operating system.

Consider the stress hormone cortisol, which is bad for the brain in excessive amounts: it switches genes off or on through specific receptors, such as those in the memory and learning centre, the hippocampus. The stress hormone receptor turns on or off depending upon the quality of caregiving.

When the cortisol is activated too often and there is no responsive adult to balance out that stress, it becomes toxic.

Poverty, neglect, family violence and substance abuse can expose children to toxic stress that changes their bodies and increases their likelihood of having many problems later in life, including early pregnancy, heart disease, asthma and cancer.

Researchers understand these processes well. The evidence that experience moulds our biology is undeniable, and prevention must occur in the homes of children, in the policies created in the halls of government and in society at large. But the paths to Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill, where decisions are made, do not often cross through Canada’s many impoverished neighbourhoods, such as Toronto’s Regent Park, Jane and Finch and Scarborough, where healthy food is often scarce, and safe, affordable housing is hard-won. Closer to the city’s borders, public transit is sorely lacking.

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a poverty postal code, according to the Toronto Community Foundation.

These Canadians and others like them suffer from inadequate transit, safety, affordable housing and a lack of subsidized healthy food. For example, Regent Park didn’t even have a grocery store until a few years ago.

Clyde Hertzman once said that neuroscience has caught up with social epidemiology. Unfortunately, our social policies have not caught up with these powerful sources of evidence, which have shown us the bonds between environment and health.

There is a fundamental disconnect between the parents most in need, who struggle each day to build the brains of their children and to keep them fed, and the policymakers who decide how many building blocks to hand over for the task.

Canada invests too many resources into complex care - treating people once they’re already sick - and too few into the factors that keep them healthy in the first place, starting in the first years of their lives.

A civil society requires a safe, supportive and affordable life for families, for optimal parenting that gives every child a chance in life.

Dr. Elizabeth Lee Ford-Jones is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork. ca, a paediatrician specializing in social paediatrics and Project Investigator at SickKids and a professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. The above represent the opinions of Dr. Lee Ford-Jones and not necessarily the official positions of either The Hospital for Sick Children or the University of Toronto.

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Shrove Tuesday and Bean Supper Eight ladies answered city, Archives and Outthe Roll Call at the United reach reports were given Church Women’s Feborally for information.

United Church Women ruary meeting. President Reta received quite a Phyllis Gray Reta Robertson warmly few Campbell’s labels welcomed everyone. off their products, soups Joyce Freeman led the devotional taken from and others from those in the community who save the booklet There is a Season by Betty Radford them for us. These are sent off to help with ChrisTurcott. The scripture was luke 10:38-42, the story tian work elsewhere, so we are grateful. To all who of Mary and Martha. Mary’s to listen to Jesus and save them for us, Thank you!

Martha’s being too busy to really pay attention We then broke for refreshment time. to Jesus’s teaching. Are you a Mary or a Martha?

New Business was next and we noted that the Sometimes we need to step back and decide what World Day of Prayer will be held this year in the our priorities are. Joyce closed with a prayer.

Anglican Hall on Saturday, March 8 at 11 am, folOld business was attended to as we finalized lowed by lunch. Note the day and time change. our Friendship Tea plans. We are hoping for a Our 68th Bean Supper will be held March 10 good turnout as this annual event is only way we from 5-7 pm with two sittings, from 5-6 and 6-7. can show our community friends how much we Final plans were discussed and small changes were appreciate their support for our fundraising events. made. Watch for a notice in coming events inThe Many pieces of correspondence were dealt Journal and posters. This is our main fundraising with: newsletters from Carmen Salacsacan and event of the year so we hope we will be well supher missionary work in the Philippines; Naramata ported. This is the longest on-going event in this Centre; Centre for Christian Studies; news from community and a time of Fellowship and Food.

U.C.W. Groups; and B.C. Conference. The Con- We only missed one year since 1945. We thank all ference is May 7-9 in Abbotsford. Also, Reta re- those in advance who help and support us. ceived a long distance phone call thanking our Shrove Tuesday is March 4 with Zion United Sunshine Lady Dorothy Pears for the lovely birth- Church hosting. Final plans to be made. Our next day cards from U.C.W. We also received the form meeting will beheld March 4 at 1:45 pm instead of to fill our for the sta- 2 pm to accommodate the Shrove Tuesday meal at tistics report.

5:30. It is by donation. This is a joint church event A written treas- and the men from the Anglican church and the urer’s report was United church usually do the cooking. handed out and apWe closed with the U.C.W. Benediction.

BC Supreme Court would have found that proved by treasurIf any ladies are interested in our work they are unfair? Now, because of the very same arer Colleen Mireau. welcome to join us or just come as a visitor. rogant attitude, it is going to cost us literal- Sunshine, Publi-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Decision on classroom sizes no surprise Dear Editor In regards to your headline story about the latest BC Supreme Court ruling on Teachers contracts and class sizes (“Government to appeal teacher order”, Feb. 6, 2014).

It seems that the only one surprised by the latest court ruling that supports the BCTF and dams the bargaining arm of the Clark Government, is Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who wasn’t around when the Liberals decide to tear up contracts, throw collective bargaining out the window, and become arrogantly totalitarian, while never expecting any retaliation.

Who would have ever thought that the

ly hundreds of millions of dollars, because we tried to con the teachers instead of bargaining with them.

This, and the Clark Government commitment to a balance budget this Spring supersedes any pay raise for teachers, smaller classes, or cutting a billion dollars from any already cash strapped programs in place. Obviously, the Government has no other option than to oppose this decision, or at the very least stall.

It will be interesting to see just how Premier Clarke approaches this delicate file.

Obviously, the longer she takes, the better off she is.

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Young in age, Ashcroft Secondary School’s Jr. Girls Basketball team is growing with experience into a team to be reckoned with.

L-R (Back): Coach Vicky Trill, Mackenzie Woodburn, Ashley Collins, Tasia Teneycke, Cody Dunbar, Elizabeth Ranta and Coach Patty Kinvig. (Middle): Teresa Thomas, Rayna Antoine, Jaimie Roselle and Katie Harry. (Front): Kaylee Brunskill and Rylea Pigeon.

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Congratulations to Ashcroft Secondary School’s Junior Girls Basketball team who were the champions at their home tournament this month!

This team of enthusiastic, hard working and talented young ladies have been turning heads.

Playing in the West Zone Junior girls league means playing schools that are much larger, usually with a Junior team of girls who are 14 and 15 with a year or more of basketball experience. The Ashcroft Rams however put together a group of 13 and 14 year old girls with most having no basketball ex-

perience at all.

The first few practices included what a “key” is, how to substitute into the game and how to hold the ball correctly.

Both Patty and I told the team from the beginning that this would be a difficult season, but if they didn’t give up, we believed they had what it takes to one day be a great team, maybe not this year, but next year and the years following.

The Rams first game was played in December at Valleyview Secondary School, a school with five times the population and with a year or

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Needless to say, the score was 60-9 for Valleyview.

A number of losses followed that first game, the team however did not lose heart.

They continued to believe their coaches, trust the process and kept working harder, practicing with purpose and playing with heart. The Jr. Girls Rams continued to learn, practice and improve, and in January the Rams began closing the gap. They got their first win at a Princeton tournament and that gave them a turbo boost to take it to the next level. Last weekend, the Rams hosted a tournament and won every game finishing with the championship trophy!

Oh, and what about that Valleyview team we played at the beginning of the season? We just played them this week and lost by 8 points.

I’d say that’s a major improvement and that’s probably why other coaches are coming up to us to express their unbelief at a team that just doesn’t quit!

So proud of these girls and can’t wait to see what kind of greatness lies ahead!

Coach Vicky Trill

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Most of you have forms their technique. tried running at some Learning to run proptime in your life. erly reduces, prevents Maybe you ran in and helps people regym class or at the cover from injuries – track meet in school, proving that running Vicky Trill or maybe you just ran can be pain free, easaway from the bullies ier and a ton of fun. trills@telus.net who tried to take you People of all ages, lunch, but chances are paces and levels have you’ve tried running. improved their lives, I’ve met health and happeople with all piness and levels of fitness, yes have besome who love come lifetime running, some runners. So if who run beyou believe cause it’s just Movement is good exercise, Change, then and others who join us on a tell me, “I can’t Saturday in run, I’ve never March to learn been a runner.” to and improve Whichever one your run and you are, there transform your is a run club for Coach Trill’s Boogie the Bridge 2013 team life! you!

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Painting art from the heart

The day my daughter Daisy was born, her three-year-old brother Sam held her in his arms. The day Daisy’s friend Kylee was born, her three-year-old sister Kayla could not do the same.

Kylee was born with a life-threatening condition called transposition of the great arteries and had to be flown to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver for emergency open heart surgery. Once the major operation was a success, she was in Kayla’s arms all the time.

Despite such a terrifying and traumatic introduction to the world, Kylee is now 10 years old and is as happy and healthy as any parent could ever hope.

Grateful to the medical team for saving her life, she and her older sister raised money for the BC Children’s Hospital three years ago by selling stones they hand-painted while camping.

Since then they’ve sold over a thousand beautifully decorated rocks at campgrounds, in their neighbourhood, at craft fairs and even art shows. This

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com Valentine’s Day they’ll be setting up their “Charity Rocks” table and selling their hearts out at the Kelowna General Hospital to raise money for its new Interior Heart and Surgical Centre.

“They’ve supported a variety of charities over the years,” their mother said. “And they’ve always insisted on donating 100% of the proceeds. They won’t even let me use a small portion for supplies.”

When asked who their idol is, their answer isn’t a recognizable celebrity we might see in the tabloids, such as Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift.

Their idol is Spencer West, a Toronto man who has no legs, yet has accomplished incredible feats such as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands

to raise money for Free the Children, a charity that builds schools and water systems for kids in third world countries.

An author and motivational speaker, Spencer West has presented at the youth empowerment event “We Day” for years, and that’s where the sisters first saw him. For three years in a row they have listened to him share inspiring life lessons, and were thrilled to meet him in person when they participated in a fundraising hike up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver last summer. They believe, like he does, that anyone can overcome their obstacles and become a force for positive change in the world.

For them, their biggest obstacle might be their exceedingly shy p e r s o n a l i t i e s, which has caused them to miss

out on opportunities reserved for the more extroverted students at school. But whenever they have the opportunity to raise money for charity, they have no problem coming out of their shells temporarily - proving the theory that introverts should never be underestimated.

“Painting is fun,” Kylee said. “But talking to people and selling the rocks is our favourite part.”

Driven to help those in need, the artistic duo plan to continue giving back in some form or another, fully committed to helping others while not limiting themselves.

The girls don’t place a set price on their waterproofed creations, but they gladly accept donations. They also take custom orders and are excited about their expanding clientele.

“The more we raise, the more we donate,” Kayla said. “As we get older and gain experience, we plan to help to a greater extent.”

With loving hearts as big as theirs, I have no doubt these talented sisters will.

Kylee and Kayla will be selling their rocks at the Kelowna General Hospital’s auxiliary bake sale in the Royal Lobby, Friday, February 14th from 9 am to 3 pm. They can also be contacted on their website: RocksForCharity. weebly.com or you can like their Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/rocksforcharity Let’s help support these caring young ladies and others like them. Generous hearts are a gift to us all.

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Minor Hockey Skills Competition

The Clinton Minor Hockey will hold the Second Annual Skills Competition for ages Susan Swan 18 and under (Clinton minor 459-2224 or 2325 hockey kids only) on Sunday, countrysquire@ Feb. 23 from 4-5 p.m. in the bcwireless.com Clinton Arena. There will be drill sessions similar to those Family Day held last year and a hockey game if The Clinton Snow Jockey Club enough kids show up. hosted a Fun Day of the Big Bar Ski Be at the arena by 3:30 to register.

Trails on a cold but bright Sunday, Feb. 9 in honour of BC’s Family Day. Recycling Paint, Etc. One does have to wonder why the Thanks to the TNRD, the Clinton BC Family Day is on Feb. 10 when Al- Eco Depot can now accept left over berta, Saskatchewan and Ontario hold paint, flammables, pesticides and aerotheirs on Feb. 17? Manitoba also has a sols for recycling. holiday on Feb. 17 for Louis Riel Day. This new household-hazardous The USA celebrates Washington’s waste recycling service, Paint Plus, is Birthday/Presidents’ Day on Feb. 17. part of the stewardship partnership with Is our February holiday out there the Product Care Association. This is all by itself because we are so unique? a not-for-profit industry association Does anyone know why we don’t cele- that manages product stewardship probrate Family Day the same weekend as grams across Canada. the rest of the provinces that honour it?

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Agriculture Association

The Clinton Agriculture Association Annual General Meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Library. The Association encourages every one who has an interest in the Clinton Rodeo to come out and support them. They are looking for new faces and new ideas.

If you would like to help out but can’t make the meeting you can call Katie McCullough at 250-459-2172 or Jane Munro at 250-459-2573.

Ice Fishing Derby

The Clinton and District Outdoor Sportsmen Association invites everyone to an ice-fishing derby on Sunday, Feb. 16 from daylight until noon at Beaver Dam Lake.

There is a $10 entry fee, payable at the lake. A fishing licence is required to take part. There will be a concession and cash prizes will be awarded.

cepted and materials must be in their original containers, sealed, with no leaks and with the labels intact.

Please visit the Product Care Association’s website at productcare.org for volumes and types of materials that will be accepted.

Clinton Stitchers

If you are looking for a way to get out of the house and meet with like minded stitchers (knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, etc.) then drop by the StitchnTime at the Clinton Health and Wellness Centre from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Bring whatever you are working on and be with other stitchers who are only too happy to help beginners.

Quilters Welcome

If quilting is your thing then there is a group for you, too. A group of quilters meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Clinton Seniors Centre on

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Elementary schools within School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) will accept registrations for kindergarten placements for the 2014-2015 school year during the weeks of February 3rd – February 21st, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

(NOTE FRIDAYS: Only till noon on Friday’s at Sk’il’ Mountain Community School and Gold Bridge Elementary is closed on Fridays)

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TOPS

If you made a resolution to lose some weight this year and you need a little encouragement, drop by the Clinton Health and Wellness Centre on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. That is when the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets to weigh in and learn healthy ways of loosing weight. New members are welcome.

SOUTH CARIBOO SPORTSMEN ASSOCIATION AGM February 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm

The South Cariboo Sportmen association is holding their annual general meeting on the above noted date and time.

The meeting is being held at the Ashcroft Secondary School Library. All members and those interested in becoming members are asked to attend and provide input into the club for 2014. Elections for the new executive will be held at this time. Only paid up members for the current year (2014) are eligible to hold office or to vote on the executive positions.

Your input is important and all members are urged to attend.

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Perhaps you need a little exercise to help with that weight lose or to help you tone up. The fitness room in the south end of the Municipal Office is ready for your use with stationary bicycles, treadmill, various fitness videos, etc.

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... Past, Present & Beyond Death on the Range - Pt. III: A tragic discovery Albert “Chubby” Clinger, who claimed to have been robbed of several hundred dollars by his partner, Thomas Burton Smith, seemed in no hurry to return to their pre-emption at Springhouse Prairie. District Chief of Police Frank AikGOLDEN COUNTRY en, to whom Clinger had told his story, BARBARA RODEN knew that whatever the truth of the matter was, the place to start looking was at Springhouse. He also had a feeling that the truth might be considerably stranger than the story Clinger had already told; so he contacted Constable Jack Bourne at 150 Mile House and told him to report to Clinton.

After briefing the other man on the details of the case, the pair started out over the 45 miles of rangeland trail ahead of them.

The cabin that Smith and Clinger shared at Springhouse was deserted. According to Clinger, Smith had robbed his partner and disappeared on Feb. 4, 1915, with Clinger waiting until the 9th to contact the police. It was now Feb. 11 – a week since Smith had vanished into the BC interior – but the man had clearly not been back to his cabin. After a brief examination of the homestead, Aiken and Bourne mounted their horses and set out to see what sort of trail they could find, and what it would tell them.

It did not take them long to find evidence that two men had set out from the cabin on horseback, and about a week earlier, judging by the weather since then and the condition of the tracks.

The two policemen followed the riders’ path, which led in the direction of the homestead of their nearest neighbour, Napoleon Pigeon, who lived about 25 miles from the pre-emptors’ cabin. Eventually, near Dog Creek, they found the spot where Clinger said the two men had camped for the night while en route to Ashcroft for supplies. Two sets of tracks led away from the spot, deeper into the bush.

Everything they had seen so far tallied perfectly

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with Clinger’s story. The pre-emptor had said that he’d followed Smith’s trail from the camp, after waking up and realizing he’d been robbed, but had lost it when it entered a hay meadow that had since been trampled down by cattle. Frank Aiken, however, was considered to be one of the best trackers in the area. If Smith had left a trail – which he must have done, if Clinger’s story was true – then Aiken was the man to find it.

Once more he and Bourne set out.

They followed the two sets of tracks for several miles, until both seemed to come to an end near a small, bushscreened draw. The policemen dis- Stagecoach along Dog Creek c. 1904. It was in this area that Chief mounted and began casting about, Cst. Aiken and Cst. Bourne made a terrible discovery in Feb. 1915. looking for any sign that the nearof Clinger’s story about his friend having rolled him by area had been disturbed. It did not take them long to find what Albert Clinger had ap- and taken a considerable sum of money. But there parently missed; for in the nearby draw, obscured was nothing of value in Smith’s pockets. If he had inby bushes, lay the body of a man, slumped face for- deed stolen money from his erstwhile partner, it was ward in the snow. Aiken must immediately have rec- no longer in his possession.

Aiken and Bourne loaded the body of Thomas ognized the man as Thomas Burton Smith; and while the body was frozen solid, hypothermia was not the Burton Smith on to the back of their packhorse and cause of death. A bullet hole through Smith’s head set out for Clinton. It must have been a grim ride for the pair, and doubtless Frank Aiken spent much of indicated what had killed him.

The short February day was drawing to a close the time considering various explanations for the when Aiken and Bourne made their discovery. They chain of events that had unfolded. Whatever had hapwere in the middle of the bush, miles from the near- pened, there was a dead man at one end of the chain; est human habitation, with two choices: spend the and his partner, who had started the investigation night where they were and ride out next morning in rolling, was at the other end. Chief Constable Aiken daylight, or head into the darkness with their terrible had no idea if Chubby Clinger was telling the truth, cargo. If they considered this latter option at all, it or part of the truth, or a pack of lies, but one thing was soon discarded, for the policemen made camp was clear: he would need to answer a lot more quesnot far from where they had found Smith’s body. tions.

On Monday Feb. 15, 1915 an autopsy was held How peaceful a night they spent has not been recordon the body of Thomas Burton Smith. An inquest ed.

Next morning they made a thorough search of was to have taken place the same day, but it was held the area, but found nothing. There was no sign of over pending “further developments”, according to any struggle, and Smith’s horse had vanished: it had a report in the Ashcroft “Journal”. We do not know either been taken by his murderer, or had wandered precisely what those further developments were; but off on its own. Of the bullet which had killed Smith sometime between the day of the inquest and the there was no sign. The remains of a fire were near day of the report in the “Journal” – Saturday, Feb. where the body had been found, so it was possible 20 – Albert Lester Clinger was arrested at 150 Mile that the man had been crouched or standing near it, House, in connection with the death of Thomas Burand had never seen his assailant creep up behind him. ton Smith.

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