Barriere Star Journal, February 13, 2014

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Post office marks Barriere’s 100th with tea, cake and history

MP McLeod applauds new Citizenship Act ..... page 2

Experts battle growing online crime

Commemorative stamp will used for 12 months at Barriere post office.

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On Monday, Feb. 10, Canada Post officially marked their Barriere post office as serving 100 years in the community by hosting a customer appreciation day. The event was marked by the unveiling of a commemorative stamp (pictured below) that will be used at the Barriere postal outlet throughout the upcoming 12 months. Post office staff dressed in period costume for the occasion, served up tea and cake, and also shared the history of the post office within the community since 1914. There were also a number of historical items on display, which included stamps, currency, and other interesting items from yesteryear.

Looking at our first responder program As the Mayor Sees It

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The winning favourite cake

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(L-r) Barriere post office worker Anita Gammel, postmaster Lorraine Sequin, with post office worker Michele Lofto are shown last Monday, dressed in period costume and enjoying a cup of tea, while telling customers some of the history related to the community’s post office during the past 100 years.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward

Home invasion; two arrested in McLure North Thompson Star/Journal It was a rude awakening for a number of McLure residents in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 7, when eight police vehicles and an ambulance arrived outside a home within the community. At the time, this caused a great amount of concern for those living within the area.

The official police report states

that at approximately 6:45 a.m., Barriere RCMP responded to a report of a home invasion in progress at a residence on McLure Ferry Road, with the home invasion reportedly involving four persons and a firearm.

Barriere RCMP members and police from Kamloops and Clearwater Detachment areas responded, and on arrival the residence was contained, and

communication with the occupants and victims was established.

Residents in the area say that during this time all local traffic was stopped, including the morning school bus.

Police report that after establishing communication with the occupants of the home, they were then able to remove all occupants from the house and identify them. The

identification resulted in the arrest of two persons for matters unrelated to the home invasion. The two adults arrested were scheduled to appear in Kamloops court last Friday.

At press time Barriere RCMP say they are still investigating the incident but do not believe that there is a danger to the public in this matter. They expect to release more information sometime this week.

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Thursday, February 13, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal

MP McLeod applauds new Citizenship Act

Ferry route cuts go ahead in April

By Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – BC Ferries sailing reductions to save $18.9 million will go ahead largely as announced last year, with some “refining” to come after hearing public concerns, Transportation Minister Todd Stone said Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Stone released the final report on consultation with coastal communities, confirming that despite public objections, low-utilization sailings on minor routes across the system will be stopped by Apr. 28. Final schedules are to be released by the end of March.

Stone said some routes have the option of eliminating mid-day sailings so they can retain early-morning and late evening routes used by people going to work or taking in events. BC Ferries will meet with community representatives to examine those options, although Stone acknowledged that union contracts restrict possible savings from splitting up the service day. Surveys showed most opposed, but seniors will lose their longstanding free ride on Monday through Thursday sailings. BC Ferries will also go ahead with a pilot program of slot machines on one of the major routes, another idea panned by most of the public.

The government’s consultation report has been posted online at www. coastalferriesengagement.ca.

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March 13th - 16th, 2014

Cowboy Artists & Artisans • Cowboy Poetry Music • Seminars • Open Mic’s

Calvary Community Church and Coast Kamloops Hotel & Convention Centre Tickets at Barriere Country Feeds & The Horse Barn in Kamloops or call 1-888-763-2221

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Ottawa – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo says the Feb. 6, 2014, announced reforms to the citizenship act will create a faster and more efficient application process.

“This is the first comprehensive reform of the Citizenship Act since 1977,” said McLeod.

“This important legislation will streamline Canada’s citizenship program by reducing the decision making process from three steps to one. This in turn will bring the average processing time for citizenship applications down to under a year.”

Bill C- 24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, will: Reinforce the Value of Canadian Citizenship. This act will provide a clearer indication that the “residence” period to qualify for citizenship in fact requires a physical presence in Canada. More applicants will now be required to meet language requirements and pass a knowledge test, to ensure that new citizens

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo are better prepared to fully participate in Canadian society. New provisions will also help individuals with strong ties to Canada, such as by automatically extending citizenship to additional “Lost Canadians” who were born before 1947, as well as to their children born in the first generation outside Canada.

Crack Down on Citizenship Fraud - This legislation includes stronger penalties for

fraud and misrepresentation (a maximum fine of $100,000 and/or five years in prison), and expanding the grounds to bar an application for citizenship to include foreign criminality which will help improve program integrity.

Protect and Promote Canada’s Interests and Values The legislation brings Canada in line with most of our peer countries, by providing that citizenship can be revoked from dual nationals who are convicted of terrorism, high treason, and spying offences (depending on the sentence received), or who take up arms against Canada. Permanent residents who commit these acts will be barred from applying for citizenship.

“It is projected that this legislation will not only reduce the current backlog by more than 80 percent, but it will align the citizenship fees with the actual cost of processing, relieving the burden on the Canadian taxpayer who currently subsidizes 80 per cent of the cost,” concluded McLeod.

TNRD ‘O’ and ‘P’ pledge $10,000 gas tax funds for Barriere Curling Club repairs The ThompsonNicola Regional District Board’s Jan. 30, meeting included the following:

Gas Tax funding The Barriere Curling Club building will be receiving a chiller

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Dick Ross February 18, 2013

If tears could build a stairway And memories a lane I’d walk right up to heaven And bring you home again...

Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by Carmen and family.

upgrade through $10,000 from Federal Gas Tax Revenues – Community Works Funds from Electoral Areas “O” (Low North Thompson) and “P” (Rivers and the Peaks).

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2452, 2014 First reading was given for Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2452, 2014 BA 30.

The purpose of the application is to rezone lands contained in the

subject property from RL-1 Rural and P-2: Industrial Zones to a new Comprehensive Development (CD-3) Zone. Rezoning the property will allow further development of Fountainview Academy, a mixed agriculture and residential use secondary school. The bylaw will be taken to public hearing at a future Regular Board meeting.

Letter of support A letter of support will be provided for the Literacy in Kamloops program (LinK), specifically in support for the Literacy Outreach Coordinator Positions and LinK’s community literacy work.

Gas Tax Funding Tree Canada Program Director Pennell requested and received the support of the Board for a Tree Canada Grant application toward funding landscaping of the newly renovated Vavenby Community Hall.

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Experts battle growing online crime

By Tom Fletcher Black Press Online privacy and security experts gathered in Victoria recently 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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Ed Pereira, president of ISACA Vancouver, is one of the experts working to protect personal information from identity theft and other online crime.

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BC Timber Sales partnerships made possible North Thompson Star/Journal The Province has changed the way it does business to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced last week.

The new BC Timber Sales Account Regulation gives BC Timber Sales the authority to enter into business agreements with First Nations and communities and sell some timber harvesting rights through competitive auction.

The new regulation could make an additional 600,000 cubic metres of timber available for sale over the next four years

while generating as much as $1.6 million for government.

“This regulation will allow First Nations and small communities to partner with government and sell their timber through a competitive, auction process.

It’s a great opportunity to generate employment opportunities and support local economic development,” said Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

North Island Community Forest Limited Partnership Chair Gordon Glover, RPF, said, “This change gives us the ability to get our timber to market and draw on BC Timber Sales expertise to sell our timber at fair market price. It’s a great opportunity for community forest

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tenure holders that may not otherwise have the necessary infrastructure to work with government to enhance business opportunities.”

BC Timber Sales is an autonomous program within the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Established in 2003, the program supports the ministry’s goal of providing British Co-

lumbia with sustainable benefits from the commercial use of public forests.

BC Timber Sales auctions 20 per cent of the overall volume of public timber harvested each year.

In its first 10 years, BC Timber Sales has: • Brought more than 143 million cubic metres of timber to auction.

• Generated $360 million in net revenue for the Province.

• Planted 425 million seedlings.

• Our Natural Advantage: A Forest Sector Strategy for British Columbia, identifies community forests as a key element in supporting prosperous rural forest economies.

Learn More: h t t p : / / w w w. f o r. gov.bc.ca/mof/forestsectorstrategy/Forest_Strategy_WEB. PDF

In loving memory of Ruben Heinrichs You left us 42 years ago

You were too young to go God called you home When you left us Our hearts were broken I often lay awake at night Wondering what it would be like If you were here with us You will never be forgotten You will always be in our hearts We will always miss you Life goes on Love the Heinrichs Family

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OPINION Guest Editorial;

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Thursday, February 13, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal 359 Borthwick Avenue, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

By Mark Milke, The Fraser Institute

Guess how much the 1% pay in income tax About five years ago I became acquainted with a retired fellow by the name of Jim Tocher. Then in his eighties, Bolden B.C.-born Tocher was a classic Canadian success story.

After university in Vancouver, Tocher worked for several energy firms in the 1950s and 1960s before going it alone and starting his own Calgary-based companies in the 1970s. He founded several energy and resource companies over the decades. He created his last one, Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., at age 66.

During one of the last times we chatted, Tocher relayed his proudest career moment.

At a company Christmas party some years earlier, he gazed around the room and realized that everyone present, about 100 employees, had been able to carve out a career, buy homes, and pay the associated bills of life because of the company he created from scratch.

Jim Tocher died in 2009 but I relay his personal history because of the recent headlines that some Canadian executives earn in a few days or weeks what the rest of us might earn in a year or longer. In assessing those stories, it is critical to remember one fact: risktaking entrepreneurs are not a burden but a key part of a civilized, opportunity-based, and prosperous country.

(A useful caveat: this doesn’t mean every CEO is worth his or her salary, but it is impossible to definitively peg the “correct” salary for such positions from the outside or in advance.)

For example, some may balk at the $3-million pay package (and potentially tens of millions more in share compensation) for the new Blackberry CEO, John Chen.

However, if Chen turns Blackberry around and its shares appreciate to $20 from $9, that’s an extra $5.8 billion in shareholder value. At that point, shareholders, and the company’s remaining employees who avoided a Nortel-like fate, may think such executive pay worthwhile. Shareholders, owners of the companies that they are, should indeed demand accountability from boards and performance from company executives on CEO compensation. But in a free society where governments don’t get to set wages, such actions are properly left up to shareholders, boards, and executives to fight it out.

More broadly, in deliberations over high-income earners, there is also another point to consider: the amount of tax paid by the now-clichéd “1 per cent,” the top 1 per cent of income earners.

The Canada Revenue Agency recently released tax statistics from the 2011 tax year and here are some results from my number-crunching.

Of the 25.1 million tax filers, 8.4 million people paid no income tax at all as their incomes (after deductions) fell below the taxable threshold. It doesn’t make sense to tax the poor in that cohort, of course. It does mean all income tax was paid by the other 16.7 million.

Now let’s break that down. Anyone who reported income of more than $250,000 in 2011 belonged to the top 1 per cent of all income earners (actually, the top 0.8 per cent, but for the sake of simplicity let’s round up). That group garnered 10 per cent of all declared income.

That sounds awfully “greedy” to some - 1 per cent of the tax filers with 10 per cent of the income - until you see how much of the overall tax burden they shoulder. The top 1 per cent (203,010 people) paid 20 per cent of federal and provincial incomes taxes, or $32.6 billion in taxes.

Expanding the analysis, the top 6.6 per cent of income earners in 2011 (those with incomes of $100,000 or above) garnered 29 per cent of the income but paid 47 per cent of all federal and provincial income taxes, or $77 billion of the $161.4 billion collected in total.

Those who love class warfare and complain about high-income earners should be reminded of two critical facts. First, tax proceeds from that latter cohort help finance almost half the bills for everything from schools to healthcare to public transit and national defence. It is thus unwise to dampen such beneficial wealth creation as it even creates a gusher of tax revenues.

Second, as my late friend Jim Tocher reminisced, the successful entrepreneurs among that group also help create opportunities for others. In life, that’s what’s called a “winwin.”

Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, and author ofTax Me I’m Canadian - A Taxpayer’s Guide to Your Money and How Politicians Spend It, published by Thomas & Black. Column courtesy of www.troymedia.com

To spay and neuter, or not? That is the question To the editor; Are ‘humans’ (who are given dominion over all creatures of the earth) responsible, or do they not care a hoot about what happens to their pets?

It takes two to tangle - here is the scenario: along comes Mr. Tom Cat, saying, “Come on Toots, lets boogie down to the garden and be whisker to whisker upon the stone wall gazing at the moon”.

After which Mr. Tom Cat leaps off the wall saying, “Nice to know you Toots, see you around”. Off he goes, leaving his lady puss holding the cat in the bag.

That’s right, Toots is now in a family way. Just 62 to 65 days, then mama cat gives birth to any-

where from three to five kittens. Right after birth mama puss could go into heat, so the cycle of unwanted kittens, that some humans don’t want as pets, continues on a yearly basis. Toots can have as many as three litters a year.

Many of these little ones end up surviving in the wild, or find a home only to be tossed out on their ear on the side of a country road, or land in the care of the SPCA or the Humane Society. (Please take note - a pet that is surrendered to the SPCA may not see another day if not deemed ‘sociable’; they could be put to death at the cost of the owner or the society.)

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Prescription pot pretense ending VICTORIA – On April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot.

Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world.

How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated smallscale growers is withdrawn in a couple of months.

Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the province’s Hells Angels.

Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments.

RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told Maple Ridge council last week that his detachment will first target

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Tom Fletcher medical growers they know are linked to organized crime. But it’s difficult to determine which are legal and which are not.

“This has the potential to cripple the courts,” Fleugel said.

“Something is going to have to take a back seat if we are going to go after all of them.”

The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume.

This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped in a failed war-on-drugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even common sense.

Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion of the medical marijuana law to run an Amsterdamstyle retail trade.

Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties.

“By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns.

Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills.

Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the illconceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the seriouslooking “Medical Cannabis Dispensary.”

It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side.

Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required.

In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/ withdrawal.”

And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet?

Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher!

Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer.

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

Dog Obedience Classes in February!

Learn to teach your dog good manners and acceptable behaviour in all situations. Basic & Novice Classes Six week courses start on Sunday • Feb. 16 • 1 p.m. at Barriere fall fair hall. For dogs 6 months & up Cost $100 • Call Jill 250-319-8023 to register

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ABC word games Young Abby Rilcoe spent some time concentrating on completing word games at the ABC Family Fun Day for Literacy held at the Ridge on Feb. 1. The event was a Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach initiative.

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Let Cupid spark love, family style (NC) Your children are still small so it’s not surprising that you find yourself home-bound on the most romantic Friday night of the year. But Valentine’s Day can be a great opportunity to fill the home with love.

Everyone decorates, wears red, shares the food they love, and selects — or makes — a special Valentine card for each member of the family. Older children and teens may also want to focus on the love for their mother — and Dad is going to be just the right collaborator to make that happen.

“As parents, our focus often switches from each other to family needs, but pulling off little surprises speaks volumes,” says Canadian lifestyle expert, Janette Ewen.

“And as a team effort it can even be more fun to spoil the lady of the house.”

Most women agree that a pretty piece of heart-shaped jewelry will do that every time she says, but so will the love that is shown though helpfulness, tidying toys, drawing a picture, and by heart-felt words on a card.

Ewen suggests a few more familyinspired ideas: Make a special breakfast together complete with heartshaped pancakes, red berries, red napkins, and red roses.

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B.C. government vows plan Better recycling rules for small for 10-year skills training businesses that meet the criteria

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – In a speech from the throne that echoed Premier Christy Clark’s election campaign, the B.C. government promised Tuesday to begin a 10-year skills training plan to drive industrial development.

Lt. Governor Judith Guichon read the speech in the ceremonial beginning of the B.C. legislature session. It touched on the B.C. Liberal government’s familiar themes, including the need to train and retain citizens to fill one million jobs due to growth and baby boomer retirements in the next decade.

“British Columbians can look forward to enhancements to the Industry Training Authority, as well as the re-engineering of our secondary and postsecondary institutions to ensure our students have the skills for the jobs of the future,” Guichon told MLAs gathered for the first time in 2014.

Employers and job seekers will be watching for details in the provincial budget, to be presented by Finance Minister Mike de Jong on Feb. 18.

Opposition critics have focused on the government’s reductions of skills training and the shortage of spaces and equipment for industrial training.

The speech also promises a new 10-year plan for transportation, to build on major road, bridge and transit works that have become contentious in the Lower Mainland as it struggles to keep up with population growth.

In education, the government renewed Clark’s goal of a personalized education plan for each student and “an agreement to ensure a decade of labour peace in our classrooms.” That goal comes as the government pursues an appeal of the latest court judgment in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation over removal of class size and support staff from their union contract.

Speaking to reporters after the speech, Clark emphatically denied the conclusion of a B.C. Supreme Court justice that her government engineered the 2012 teacher strike to build public support for an imposed settlement.

NDP leader Adrian Dix called the speech “particularly lacking in vision or substance,” adding that it contains nothing for B.C. residents who “don’t work in the industries of liquefied natural gas or liquor.”

In addition to touting the future benefits of LNG exports and pending liquor law reforms, the speech recounts increases in Asian trade, the ongoing “core review” to reduce provincial spending, and new union agreements that tie wage increases to an expanded economy.

North Thompson Star/Journal The Province is taking steps to reduce red tape for small businesses impacted by a new recycling program which shifts costs from B.C. taxpayers to industry. Government intends to introduce a new regulation which will exempt small businesses from any reporting or recycling costs if they meet any one of the following criteria: • Under one million dollars in annual revenues; • Under one tonne of packaging and printed paper supplied to B.C. residents; or • Operate as a single point of retail sale and are not supplied by or operated as part of franchise, a chain or under a banner.

This means less than 3,000 businesses out of over 385,000 in the province will be affected by this program; less than one per cent of the total number of

business in B.C. Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC), the industry-led stewardship organization responsible for the recycling program, will also be giving an option to businesses for an annual flat fee if they are considered a low volume producer of packaging and printed paper. Businesses producing between one and five tonnes can pay a pre-determined recycling fee and will not have to provide detailed reporting.

Last fall, government requested MMBC to consult with small businesses after being presented with concerns about the program’s implementation.

In response, MMBC engaged with the business community, led by the BC Chamber of Commerce, and presented a policy to government intended to eliminate administrative burden for small businesses in B.C. The new program will come into effect on May 19, 2014.

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Then, on Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Fall Fair Hall, there will be a Meet and Greet, for the new candidates and their parents to meet the current ambassadors, committee members and volunteers involved in the program.

In changing the name of the program to “Ambassador Program” just over a year ago, the intent was to follow the lead of other such programs throughout B.C. in opening it

The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Ambassador Program (NTFFRAP) is gearing up for a new year and meeting new sparkleheads.

Representatives will visit Clearwater Secondary on Feb. 13, and Barriere Secondary on Feb. 17, to speak to young ladies about participating in this awesome program.

up to include young men.

However, in order for the NTFFRAP to include young men in their recruiting, they are required to have at least one male volunteer on the committee.

If you, or someone you know would be interested in taking part in this program (men or women), please contact the NTFFRAP committee chair, Shyanne Johnson at 250-672-9240.

February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day

By Margaret Houben Random acts of kindness - little, deliberate acts done to brighten another person’s day by doing something thoughtful, nice and caring for them, with no thought to getting anything back.

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One pound of body fat contains 3500 calories. If you reduce the number of calories you eat and drink each day by 500 calories, you’ll lose two pounds in a month. combine that with walking a half hour per day and you are well on your way to your desired weight. With all the weight-loss ideas all around us, this is the simplest: expend more calories than you take in. It works.

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• Write a letter to a stranger - anyone who is lonely, isolated, or just in need of cheering up (ie: elderly people in nursing homes).

• Pay for someone else’s coffee, or take some goodies in to work to share with your coworkers or staff.

• Give someone in your family a break - make them breakfast in bed, do a chore for them that they normally would do.

• Share a smile.

• And most importantly - do each act of kindness without expecting anything in return! The greatest act of kindness is one that is freely given.

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Looking at our first responder program The topic of first responders came up during the Electoral Area Directors Forum this week. One of the speakers was Becky Denlinger, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Ms. Denlinger is also the Fire Commissioner for B.C. and spoke briefly around call volumes for fire departments.

During the discussion period it came out that there are many different models across B.C. as to how first responder calls are handled.

In a department were the members are paid, the trend is that the first responder calls are becoming the majority of the work.

The fire fighters are there being paid and the current idea is that they need to be busy doing something, so they are dispatched on most every accident and ambulance call.

While in some respects this does justify having the current number of fire fighters on the payroll, it also drives the cost of the fire department up. In communities were the taxpaying public are already being asked to take on more and more costs, this becomes a very real issue at budget time.

In small communities were the fire department is manned by volunteers, the dispatch procedures are not consistent from area to area.

We were told in some communities the dispatch people refused to call the first responders even though they were the logical choice due to the length of time it would take for an ambulance to come.

In other areas the first responders were called for everything and the crews were overloaded. In both cases this is not a good situation.

We were also told that most small communities had difficulties around financing any sort of first responder program and as a result had not done so, even though there was a definite need.

In others, there is a fear that by putting a first responder program in place the community might lose the ambulance service that currently serves the area. This is not true, as the first responders are not permitted to transport the people that they are helping, so the ambulance service is of course still required.

A person that I had spoken to last year on the topic of first responders said that I was against the idea.

I explained that this was not true. I feel that there is a definite need for the program, but I was against local tax payers being forced to pay for the service.

The province has the responsibility to provide health care, not local government. If there was to be a first responder program in an area, then funding should be sourced in a different manner than property taxation.

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Bill Humphreys This would be done at least until the system can be changed and the program paid for from the appropriate revenue source.

Back when Barriere decided to have a local volunteer Fire Department, a group of dedicated individuals banded together to raise the funds required to buy the proper equipment and train volunteers to do fire fighting.

Today the Barriere Volunteer Fire Department is funded through local and regional property taxation and provides service to quite a large area.

If it was not in place during the fires of 2003, I fear that we would have lost much of the community.

Some of our local volunteer fire fighters have taken the appropriate training to provide first responder services here in Barriere.

What remains to be

done now is to find a way to properly equip and fund this service so that they can do what is needed.

I ask that everyone please remember that this will not cause Barriere to lose our local ambulance, as the first responders cannot transport patients.

Budget discussions are being held all across B.C. and there are many different levels of proposed increases being put forth.

To be honest, I have yet to find a community that is holding the line on property taxes.

There have been increases in the cost of fuel, electricity and wages all across the province and any recently incorporated municipality or town is facing paying for their roads and other infrastructure costs that can be quite staggering.

Hard decisions need to be made here in Barriere to keep taxes in line.

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CRIB - Feb 6 - 14 players 1st - Terry Vaughan 2nd - Donna Smith 3rd - Jarek Kollewski High Hand - n/a • Skunk - Betty Wolff

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High Finish - Ladies - Maureen Wiseman w/35 • Men - BJ Lyons w/79

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Thanks to a number of great community volunteers the ABC Family Fun Day for Literacy in Barriere could provide plenty of help for youngsters learning new skills.

Here, volunteer Laura Campbell shows Mackenzie Buchanan some tips on Lego building during the event. Other volunteers who gave their time were Amanda Sabyan, Lindsay Arcand, Charlie Kibble, Donna Kibble, Cindy Wilgosh, Joanne Stokes, Gary and Marnie Pfeifer, and Judy and Seanna Armstrong.

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Plenty of free fun at outdoor ice rink North Thompson Star/Journal The outdoor ice rink in Barriere served as a great venue for the Feb. 10, Family Fun Day in the community.

Although temperatures were cold, sitting around minus -12°C, they were much warmer than the previous few days had been. An early morning snowfall created extra work for a number of volunteers who stepped up to shovel the snow off the ice, and in short order their job was done and the skates went on.

Kids, adults, and seniors Above: (L - r) Bill Kershaw and Al Fortin man the snow shovels. took to the ice for a leisurley Below: A young hockey enthusiast practices his game. skate, a little bit of hockey, or just some fun on the ice with plenty of laughter and smiles.

Dave Stutt brought his good team to give sleigh rides, and Bernie Kershaw manned a free concession, serving up hot drinks, hot dogs and cookies.

The event was a collaberation between Bill Humphreys and Bill Kershaw to host a free family fun event in the community. Everyone agreed it was a great way to spend B.C.’s Family Day.

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Barriere Post office opened on Feb. 1, 1914 As close as anyone can tell, the first post office in Barriere was located right by the Barriere Store, close to where the Barriere Museum is now.

The first postmaster, Jno R. Vant, opened the doors on Feb. 1, 1914. The store was situated close by the Barriere Hotel, which was built by James Nelson around 1916 and burnt down in 1938.

Archie Gaudreau operated the post office from his log house from October 1936, to July 1940 when he joined the Postal Corps in the Canadian Army.

As best we can tell, that log house was situated where the Monte Carlo Motel sits now, but this has not been verified.

Fred Olson, Evelyn Neil, Maud Loveway and Bernice Roos filled the position of postmaster until Archie’s return.

Archie resigned and retransferred on discharge from the army in 1945.

Clarence Humphreys became postmaster on May 1, 1946. At that time the post office operated out of Trader’s Supply Store by Meek’s Garage by the Barriere River bridge.

When this burned down, Clarence and his wife Jean, built their own store on the other side of the bridge. This building now serves as a thrift shop in a building owned by Manne Salle.

Clarence Humphreys resigned in August of 1966.

Alice Stephenson became the next postmaster on Jan. 6, 1967, operating out of the same building until 1978 when the new corporate owned building was built, and where it sits today.

Al Lumley transferred in from the post office in Falkland around 1980, and retired in 1992 when Jean St. Pierre transferred in from Lone Butte and became the Barriere postmaster.

Jean retired in March of 2011, at which time Lorraine Seguin took over the position in September of that year. Lorraine remains in the position of postmaster today. *Historical information courtesy of Anita Gammel and Lorraine Sequin.

(Right) Barriere post office worker Anita Gammel cuts into a 100th birthday cake for Barriere and the post office, during customer appreciation day at the post office on Monday, Feb. 10.

(Lower left) This 1939 dictionary belonged to postmaster Alice Stevenson in 1967 when the post office was in the building where the thrift shop is now.

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SPORTS Hewitt of Kamloops advances in two Olympic speed-skating events

By Marty Hastings Kamloops This Week

Learn to skate

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Kids had a great time practicing the art of skating at the outdoor rink in Barriere during the Family Day skate last Monday.

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This year the B.C. Winter Games will be held in Mission, Feb. 20 to 23. The community will rally over 2,500 volunteers and will host up to 2,220 athletes, coaches and officials from across the province.

There will be 18 different sports for athletes to compete in: archery, badminton, basketball-special olympics, basketball-wheelchair, biathlon, curling, diving, figure skating, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, netball, ringette, skiingalpine, skiing-cross country, skiing-freestyle, and speed skating.

For those of you who many not know, ringette is a Canadian game that was created in 1963, by Sam Jacks from North Bay, Ontario.

It was originally designed as an alternative on-ice game for females, but has since evolved into a twogender sport with an emphasis on passing, speed, and team play. It

has also gone international, with several other countries around the world joining in on the fun. The game is played similarly to hockey, but instead of a puck, the players pass around a blue rubber ring.

There are 12 athletes from the North Thompson Valley who will be participating this year.

• The Thompson-Okanagan Netball Team with members: Jenessa Jones (McLure), Breann and Chelsey Fischer (Little Fort), Jenny Jim (Little Fort), Vanessa Balatti, Flora Copley, Ariel Fennell, Chelsea Lloyd, Jillian McInnes, and Jamie Proulx (all from Barriere), as well as head coach Kim Fennell and official Alex Harpauer (both from Barriere), and adult supervisor Seana Trimble (Kamloops).

• Allison Borrow (Clearwater) as part of the ThompsonOkanagan girls hockey team.

• Beckett Hooton in the skiingalpine competition.

Canadian shorttrack speed skater Jessica Hewitt had two strong performances at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 10.

The Kamloops product finished second in her heat in the ladies’ 500-metre event, posting a time of 43.447 seconds.

Kexin Fan of China was first with a time of 43.356.

Hewitt will race in the quarter-final round on Thursday, Feb. 13. The races begin at 2 a.m.

Area residents should also think about getting up early on Feb. 18, when Hewitt and the Canadian women’s team compete for gold in the 3,000-m relay final.

They are scheduled to race at 2:54 a.m.

Hewitt, along with teammates Valerie Maltais, Marianne St. Gelais and Marie-Eve

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Canadian short-track speed skater Jessica Hewitt of Kamloops, had two strong performances at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 10, and competes again today.

Drolet, placed second in their heat in the semifinal round on Monday.

The Canadian women finished in 4:08.871. Only Korea (4:08.052) was faster.

It appears the 27-year-old is peaking at the right time.

KTW reached her on Facebook on Sunday, Feb. 9.

“I skated the fastest ever in practice today, so it couldn’t be better timing,” Hewitt said.

“I’m really excited.”

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Cycling accident Hewitt had an unfortunate run-in with metal spikes in Sochi on Saturday, Feb. 8.

“I was biking last night back from the rink to go to the dining room and I cut across

a pathway and I didn’t see some big metal spikes sticking out of the grass,” she told the media. “So I hit that and fell face-first.”

The cuts on her face were visible at training on Sunday.

Terwiel’s first Olympic ski run will be Feb. 21 Sun Peaks Olympic hopeful, Elli Terwiel will be skiing for glory in Sochi, on Friday, Feb. 21, with two runs broadcast on Sportsnet — at 4:45 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

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Family Night Party brings out a crowd

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The Barriere Ridge was really hopping last Sunday evening, with a great turnout for the Family Night Party.

At the door to greet party-goers were three generations from the Armstrong family, Peggy, Judy and Seanna.

Everyone received a ticket to vote on their favourite cake, and were encouraged to leave their coats in the council chambers.

The silent auction was busy throughout the evening, with many placing bids. The movie, “Despicable Me 2”, was played in the multipurpose room to a full crowd.

The craft room was kept busy with children of all ages colouring and making masks, and playing with some of the many toys in the room.

In the gymnasium, Charlie Kibble kept the music going while partygoers either danced or for the younger ones, played in the bouncy castle.

The Parents Retreat, set up in the Volunteer Centre room, was a great hit with the adults, many of them escaping the chaos to relax, enjoy a quiet cup of coffee, and a massage, before rejoining their children.

Before the evening ended, the grade 7 concession ran out of bannock, candy and pop, but as they were also selling hot dogs and chili, no one went away hungry.

A second concession was selling popcorn and candy floss. Van Houte had donated coffee and hot chocolate, which were free for everyone (the coffee was in the Parent Retreat room).

The winner of the favourite cake contest was Cindy Culling (see photo of cake on front page sidebar).

The final tally for funds raised during the evenin was; $1,131.75 from the silent auction, and just over $850 in door donations. The total of funds raised will be divided equally between the Splash Pad project and Barriere’s Success By Six.

(Top right) Uncle Chris the Clown entertained a small army of youngsters throughout the evening.

(Right) At the door to greet party-goers were three generations from the Armstrong family. (l-r) Peggy, Seanna and Judy.

(Below right) The bouncy castle setup in the gymnasium drew a lineup of kids awaiting their turn.

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Photographing an urban still life In the Art classes that I took in college we would gather all sorts of interesting items to create what the instructor called “a stilllife”, and each week we would build a still life to help us learn how to draw shapes, shadows, and reflections. We would compile a menagerie of odd shaped objects in some corner of the drawing studio and then place lights from different directions to produce interesting and unique shadows.

I enjoyed the art classes with all the creative mediums and imaginative people, but when one of my teachers suggested I try photography everything changed. Photography with it’s almost magical processes both behind the camera, and in darkrooms with their chemical filled trays,

reached out and grabbed me and there was no going back.

Those original photography classes included a few sessions with live models, and sometimes mannequins, but I missed those long classroom discussions and the quiet periods of contemplation that accompanied those simple arrangements of objects in those art classes. I wanted my photography to be something more than just a record of the world around me. Looking to do something other than scenics or portraiture, I decided it would be fun to join classmates that were into street photography.

They wandered urban areas, pointing their cameras at scenes that included unsuspecting people in their hectic environments to create engaging images that

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John E n ma n suggested different stories to each person that viewed their pictures. I enjoyed their compositions comprised of light, shadow, architectural features and, of course, those unsuspecting people. I tagged along with them because I liked hanging out with photographers, enjoyed walking, and discovering the city, but always ended up either making posed pictures or excluding people all together in favor of some lamppost, architectural feature, or drawing on a wall. More often than not, I’d wander off from the others to explore

some alley or stairwell, searching for some more intimate features that were always part of, instead of the complete scene.

I did then, and still do, include people in some of my city-scapes.

I like looking at the street photography of modern photographers, but the people in my “street” images are really nothing more than additional elements that fill a space that could as easily be occupied by any other object. I suppose my interest in still-life changed from drawing to photographing one.

I admit to

Gardening and more at the Library

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The days are getting a little longer and it’s not quite so cold outside. This means it’s time to start thinking about your garden. Why not pick up a few gardening books from the library to get you in the mood and start off the upcoming growing season on the right note. There are things you can start doing now, that will make your gardening chores that much easier... such as deciding what types of things you will want to plant, and if they can be started inside, and when to plant in order to have them ready for transferring to the garden in the spring.

Of course, if you’re not a gardener, you can always pick up a book or two to read just for the shear enjoyment of it.

Eggs In A Casket by Laura Childs - While Petra handles the breakfast rush at the Cackleberry Club, the café’s other two owners, Suzanne and Toni, head to Memorial Cemetery to help prepare for its 150th anniversary celebration. But as they search the winding paths for the historical society tent, they discover something else out of place: the body of ex-prison warden Lester Drummond lying facedown in someone else’s freshly dug grave.

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photographing almost everything. I am pretty indiscriminant when it comes to the subjects I point my camera at, and without hesitation will photograph as creatively as I can, what ever moves me at the time.

And I like to think I adhere to the words of famous documentary photographer Elliot Erwitt who said, “To me, photography is an art of observation.

It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…

I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

My process, while wandering in search of still-lifes, is to never be on any direct course in my search for another still life and my photographs rarely show the whole. I photograph those parts that catch my attention; the still-life might include an interesting door, railing, or even window frame as I review and how the light touches them.

Drawing a stilllife in those classes was much easier than searching out one with a camera. After all a photographer

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April 20– May 20

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May 21– June 21

COMMUNITY EVENTS & SERVICES

250-674-2674 Feb 13 - Career Fair, 10am-2pm @ Simpcw Community Mar 28 - “The ME in Dementia” Workshop with Dr. Howard Hall in Chu Chua.

Feldman of UBC, 9am-4pm @ Coast Kamloops Hotel & Feb 13 - Girls Tier 2 Basketball, 3pm @ Barriere Elementary Conference Centre. Register: 1-855-742-4803.

Mar 28 - Pool Tourney, 6:30pm @ Barriere Legion.

Feb 13 - LNT Com. Forest Soc., 7pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18.

Feb 14 - Pool Tourney, 6:30pm @ Barriere Legion.

Feb 14 - Valentines Dinner & Dance, limited dinner tickets New Recruits Welcome. Marc 672-9681.

Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615. $15ea steak dinner 6pm, dance (free) Sleepless Nights 7pm.

Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & Feb 15 - Senior’s & Caregivers Workshop, 10am-4pm @ the music at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 Ridge. Info call 250-672-9773.

Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at NTVIC in the winter, at Museum in the summer.

Feb 20 - LNT Com. Forest Soc., 7pm @ Lions Hall.

Feb 22 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza. Riding Club: Jan-Mar: 3rd Sun. 1pm; Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs.

Feb 22 - Food Bank Scavenger Hunt, 1-3pm @ Fadear Park, 7pm at NTVIC. www.barrieredistrictridingclub.com.

Darcey 250-318-9975. for children grades K-7. Prizes.

Feb 22 - 10th Annual Chamber Silent Auction & Business Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890 of the Year Award, 6:30pm @ Fall Fair Hall.

Choir: Thurs. @ Christian Life Assembly, Annesty Rd. Youth 7-18 3:30pm; Adults 19+ 6:30pm. Leah 250-957-8440.

Feb 28 - Pool Tourney, 6:30pm @ Barriere Legion.

Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.

Mar 6 - Barriere Grad Fashion Show, 7pm @ BSS gym.

Mar 7 - World Day of Prayer service, 11am @ St. George’s Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of Sep to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee.

Catholic Church, refreshments to follow. All welcome.

Mar 8 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza. Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, Mar 22 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza. call 672-9916 or Leesa Genier at 320-3629.

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Mar 22 - NT Fish & Game Club Annual Game Dinner & Dance, doors open 5:30pm. Tickets: 250-672-1843.

Barriere Food Bank: Wednesdays. Message 672-0029

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June 22– July 22

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July 23– August 22

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November 21

Take stepsave back Spendaless, more when youdefinitely don’t see and you’ll eye to eyeVirgo. withMore a get more, colleague, Virgo. in your bottom line Disagreements and more peace ofcan quickly escalate, so mind. Flowers provide keep level head a greata pick-me-up. and take all things August 23– September 22 into consideration.

Libra, yoursmiles intuition Lady Luck on and to there work you,ability Libra, and with people closely is nothing beyond your will your life reach.make A treasured much more enjoyheirloom resurfaces, able.

Make of bringing backuse many these talents as you fond memories.

September 23– pursue a new career October 22 path.

Falling into The tiniest of a slump just isn’tmake youra vast style, changes Scorpio.

Even improvement in aif things don’t seemis project. A rejection to be going your a blessing in disguise. way, your for attitude Be grateful what and work ethic will you’re given, Scorpio. make the most of the situation.

Sagittarius, playing News from afar gets games withjuices someone the creative can be fun, flowing, and but you don’t let things turn accomplish more than into a serious rivalry. you have in some time, Focus on being Sagittarius.

A game of lighthearted this wits at the office November 22– week. proves challenging.

December 21

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Genealogy: Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the mth at the Library, 6-7pm, except Jul/Aug. 250-672-9330.

Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip - call 250672-9391.

Photography Club. All welcome. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.

Community Quilters: 2nd & 4th Thurs. of mth, 2pm at the Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250672-2012.

Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm.

Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.

BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues. of mth, 5:30pm.

250-672-9943.

Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.

Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.

Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed, & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall.

Community Kitchen: If interested call Dede 554-3134.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon. of every mth, 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-

9866.

Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Call 578-0056.

Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill Hayward 319-8023.

Little Fort Recreation Society: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pm LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Fire Dept.: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, McLure Firehall Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. NT Fish & Game Club: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1843 NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall.

672-5660.

Quilting: 1st Tues of the mth, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-6742135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

Walk & Fitness: Indoors, Tues & Thurs 12-2pm. Barriere Ridge Gym.

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HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY TO OUR RACHEL VALENTINE FEBRUARY 14TH, 2014. WE LOVE YOU, YOUR FAMILY

THE 5th annual WCOWMA-BC Convention & Trade Show will be held at the South Thompson Inn and Conference Centre (3438 Shuswap Road) in Kamloops on February 20 - 23, 2014. Workshops, open forum discussions, networking opportunities and door prizes. Trade show admission is complimentary. Don’t miss the only wastewater trade show and convention in BC. More info at www.wcowma-bc.com

Cards of Thanks Barriere & District Hospice Society would like to let the RC Legion, Branch 242 know that we appreciate their support very, very much. We, at Barriere & District Hospice, Thank You very much for your donation of $1500.00.

Coming Events QUALITY ASSURANCE course for Health Canada’s Commercial Marijuana Program. February 22 & 23 Best Western Hotel, Kelowna, BC. Tickets: www.greenlineacademy.com or 1-855-860-8611 or 250870-1882.

Riverwalk Developments Open House, Feb. 22, 10am-4pm. Karina Scott & Debra Fennell, Royal LePage Westwin Realty, Barriere. 250-672-5300

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Barriere Alcoholics Anonymous Call: 250-672-9643 For Al Anon Call: 250-672-9643, 250-677-4234 Clearwater: AA Meetings Every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Drive, side door.

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Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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HAFI GRANTS Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability.

You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building contractor @ 250-674-3875.

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NORTH THOMPSON JOBS BARRIERE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 629 Barriere Town Rd. V0E 1E0 • 250-672-0036 • Fax: 250-672-2159

E-mail: mail@barriere-employment.ca • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR – Yellowhead Community Services CB0250 SUPPORT WORKER – Yellowhead Community Services CB0259 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR/MANAGER – Yellowhead Community Services CB0262 TOW OPERATOR – North River Towing B0272 MANAGER, PARTS AND TIRE DIVISION – Insight Tire & Auto Ltd. BC0276 FALLERS, BUCKERMAN, LABOURERS – Interior Tree Falling BC0277 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE – Jim’s Food Market BC027 RESIDENT RV HOST(S) – Chinook cove Golf & RV BC0286 Go To: http://www.wiegele.com/employment.htm for information on jobs with Mike Wiegele & http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/corporate/work-and-play/opportunities for Sun Peaks.

Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information.

We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.

• Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free information on many services.

“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia” In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2 • 250-674-2928 • Fax 250-674-2938 E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca

Pastry Chef: FT/Clearwater #C0290 Ticketed Fallers, Buckermen, Pilers & Labourers: Seasonal/Alberta #BC0277 Practices Forester: FT/Clearwater #C0289 Manager-Parts & Tires Division: FT/Barriere Front Desk Clerk: PT/Clearwater #C0288 #BC0276 Resident RV Host(s): PT/Seas Bar #BC0286 Whitewater Rafting Instructor: Seasonal/ Office Assistant: PT/Clearwater #C0284 Clearwater #CB0275 16 Job Postings –Blue River: FT & Seas Cashier: 4 pos./Clearwater #C0271 #CB0283 Maintenance Admin. Asst.; Cook/Prep Cook: 3 pos./Clw #C0270 Housekeeping Shift Super/Office Asst.; Sandwich Maker; Lounge Server; Line Logging Truck Driver: Seas/Clw #C0269 & Buffet Cook; Head Chef; Reservations German Speaking Tour Guide: FT/ Coordinator; Reservations Super; Seasonal/Clearwater #C0264 Maintenance Labourer; Maintenance Professional Driver: Casual/Seas./Clw Tech; Chef Garde Manger; Marketing #C0263 Coordinator; Maintenance Manager; Early Childhood Educator/Facility Guide; Fine Dining Server & Housekeeper. Manager: FT/PT Barriere #CB0262 Home Support Worker: PT/Casual Clw Support Worker - Child care programs: 2 #C0282 positions/Clearwater #CB0259 Sightseeing Boat Operator: Seasonal/Blue Traffic Control: Casual/Clw #C0256 River #C0281 Early Childhood Educator/Educator Customer Service Representative: FT&PT Assistant: FT/PT Clw/Barriere#CB2050 Little Fort #BC0278 to help with your work search are available. Please contact us to register for one or all of these free workshops.

Mar. 4, 5 & 6, 2014 - “Back to Work Boot Camp” Workshops will be as follows: You and Your Career-Assessments Workshop: Tues. Mar. 4th (am) Labour Market Information Workshop: Tues. Mar. 4th (pm) Resume, Cover Letter and Interview Skills Workshop: Wed. Mar. 5th (am) Networking & Dress for Success Workshop: Wed. Mar. 5th (pm) Internet & Email Basics Workshop: Thurs. Mar. 6th (am) Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the

Free Workshops

impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in & our friendly staff will assist you.

Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.

Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.

BLUE RIVER ITINERANT: An employment consultant comes to the Blue River School.

Next visit is Tues. Feb. 18th, from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

Required F/T for Vancouver Outboard. Primary duties will include maintenance troubleshooting and repair of diesel & gas marine engines.

Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems is an asset. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

Exc. Compensation Based On Experience.

Please forward resume: vancouveroutboard@ telus.net

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By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal Genealogists have an entire week set aside to celebrate family names and genealogy in general. The first full week of March, which this year will run from Sunday, Mar. 2 to Saturday, Mar. 8, is Celebrate Your Name Week. Each day of the week has a specific title and it’s own type of events.

On the first day, it is Namesake Day - have you ever wondered if you were named after anyone? Explore your name, and not just your first name, but any middle names and even your last name.

Is there anyone else out there, in the big wide world, who has exactly the same name with exactly the same spelling?

What is the story your name tells?

The second day is Fun Facts About Names Day - for instance, do you know what Donald Duck’s middle name is?

On a monopoly board, did you know the guy in jail actually has a name?

There are lots of fun facts about names... take some time and look some of them up on the internet. (If you don’t have internet at home, go to the library and use theirs.)

The third day is Unique Names Day - do you, or someone you know, have a unique name, or perhaps a regular name with a unique spelling? If you do, discuss it and celebrate it today.

The fourth day is Learn What Your Name Means Day - every name has a meaning.

For instance, Peter means “rock”, while Elizabeth means “my God is bountiful”.

There are lots of different sites on-line where you can look up

the meanings of names, and the library has books on names that you can borrow.

The fifth day is Nametag Day, or AKA Day - perhaps the name that most people call you is not actually your legal name.

For instance, your friends may call you Chuck, but your name is actually Charles. Or perhaps it is Elisabeth, but everyone calls you Betty. If so, you may want to celebrate this day as AKA Day (AKA stands for ‘also known as”).

Or you can celebrate this day as Nametag Day by wearing a “hello, my name is...” tag for the whole day. You can have fun with this by renaming yourself, and seeing if anybody notices that the name on your tag isn’t actually yours.

The sixth day is Middle Name Pride Day - do you have a middle name, or perhaps several extra names?

Not everyone does, but a lot of people do, especially royalty. For instance, Queen Elizabeth’s middle names are Alexandra Mary.

If you have a middle name, tell it to someone who doesn’t already know it... and celebrate those middle names.

The final day of this week of celebrations is National Genealogy Day - this is a day to climb into your family tree and poke about in the branches.

If you haven’t already started a family tree, this is the perfect opportunity to start one.

Discover the names of the branches of your tree.

For more information about genealogy, drop by the Barriere Library on the first or third Friday of each month, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., when the Barriere Genealogy Group meets.

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February 9, was graduation day for Good Obedience Class participants at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere. Pictured; (l-r) Janel Lanoville and Sandy, Gary Woodland and Hunter, Ron Lampreau and Tucker, and Marianne Rosted and Summer. Missing from the photo is Christine Proulx and Ben.

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Food Bank on hand at Legion Every month, until further notice, the Barriere Food Bank will be at the Legion’s In-House Raffles on the second Saturday of the month. They will have representatives on hand, and will happily accept donations of any sort.

The food bank is always in need of items. Standard staples that are always needed are peanut butter and jam (especially the jam, as it is something seldom received), potatoes and onions, canned items of any sort, and some infant cereals and canned baby food would be good, as they currently have a few infants in some of the families who are utilizing the food bank.

For more information about the food bank, call 250-672-0029.

Letters to the editor: Continued from page 4....

To spay and neuter, or not?... life. Please consider your decisions. Do the right thing for your pet - spay and neuter them. The low cost at the SPCA spay and neuter clinic is reasonable. Male cat neutering costs $75, spaying a female cat costs $110. To vaccinate your pet, $35, and only $15 for a rabies vaccination. Anyone can save for this one time investment for your pet.

Please be a caring human with compassion for our little furred friends, who need us to help them in life.

The Humane Society and SPCA are overwhelmed with cats and kittens. Also, those compassionate persons who foster these little ones often get them spayed and neutered at their own expense.

Before leaving Ontario 26 years ago, our veterinarian (Dr. Harry Abbey), bless his soul, neutered male cats for $10 and spayed female cats for $20. Nowadays, the cost of spaying or neutering varies from veterinarian to veterinarian. No wonder the spay and neuter clinic is swamped with clients.

Do your research, please. In Hamilton, Ontario, the SPCA offers up for adoption cats and kittens for $24 which includes being spayed or neutered, vaccinations and deworming. However, if they are not adopted death will come.

In Halifax, Nova Scotia, a veterinarian of advanced years still spays and neuters feral cats and kittens for free.

When humans go in for surgery, the equipment

is sterilized, but not so for our pets. The equipment comes from Western Europe, is used only once, and then thrown away. Therefore, the cost goes up per animal. Surely all those who are concerned for the welfare of the pet would be as gracious as Dr. Abbey in regards to the cost.

No wonder the owners, the caregivers of our furry children are perplexed with the cost. Every one of us could afford $10 and $20 dollars, but not what some veterinarians charge for the fix.

Today, in the 21st Century, there is no mobile veterinarian who will come to one’s home to care for your pet. Surely, one who loves cats and kittens and other animals could come to see their furry patients in their own home at a reasonable cost. Especially for those on a low income and seniors.

We all have to be on the same page in this game plan of spaying and neutering, for the sake of the little ones who help keep the rodents at bay and are companions for the lonely senior. A furry gift from above to us here below. All over the world these furry children, from Sochi to Barriere, need our help.

Please do the right thing - spay or neuter your furry child. This is a one-time investment, versus what can be a long trail of unwanted kittens.

(PS - the SPCA offers 50 per cent off to seniors needing a cat companion.)

Thank you for caring, Joscelyn Shaw Barriere, B.C.

A relationship scam starts simply. Two people meet online, usually through a dating site. They email, trade pictures, talk on the phone, and soon they’re making plans to meet... and maybe even to get married.

But as the relationship get stronger, things start to change.

Dating sites offer convenience and anonymity, which is just what scammers need.

You may feel you get to know someone through photos, email or chatting, but it’s easy for the person at the other end of the keyboard to conceal the truth.

Many people find true love via online dating sites, but there are red flags to watch for that may indicate you’re dealing with a scammer.

Better Business Bureau is warning singles

to know the warning signs of “catfishing,” or romance scams. Be wary of anyone who: Asks to talk or chat on an outside email or messaging service. Oftentimes, this allows fraudsters to carry out scams without the dating site having a record of the encounter. Remember that scammers play on emotion... and romance is certainly a strong emotion.

Anytime people are vulnerable, fraudsters find opportunity.

Claims to be from this country but is currently traveling, living or working abroad.

Scammers come up with all kinds of excuses why they can’t meet in person just yet.

Be cautious of online daters who claim to be called away suddenly, or to be in the military and stationed overseas.

Asks you for money

or credit card information. In some cases the scammer will claim an emergency like a sick relative or stolen wallet, and will ask you to wire money.

The first wire transfer is small but the requests keep coming and growing. Or he may ask for airfare to come for a visit. The payback promises are empty; the money’s gone, and so is he.

Sends you emails containing questionable links to third-party websites.

Third-party links can contain malware that’s designed to steal personal information off your computer. Scammers may use third party links that look credible, but in reality, they only link to viruses that can lead to identity theft.

For more tips you can trust, visit www. mbc.bbb.org and for the latest, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

A record year in organ donation and transplants With much thanks to living donors North Thompson Star/Journal Another record has been set for transplants performed in B.C. Three hundred and forty six (346) transplants were carried out in British Columbia in 2013, providing a new chance at life for many patients on the organ waitlist in BC. That’s 40 more transplants than the year before.

In all, 197 British Columbians donated organs in 2013 (130 living donors and 67 deceased donors).

Living kidney donation contributed to the greatest increase in kidney transplant numbers. The increase can be attributed to several factors – the ability of the transplant centres to fast track assessment of potential living donors; greater public awareness of organ donation options; and B.C.’s participation at the national level in programs such as the Living Donor Paired Exchange, managed by Canadian Blood Services, to connect non-matching donors and recipients with other potential matches across Canada.

B.C.’s donors per million population rate for 2013 continues to lead the country for living donation at 28 donors per million population.

The rate for deceased donation, of 14.5 donors per million popu-

lation, is on par with the national average.

Highlights for 2013: (complete stats included at end of release) • Total number of transplants – 346, increase of 40 over previous year • Record number of kidney transplants from living donors – 127 – (83 in 2012) • Two combination heart/kidney transplants performed (only 6 such transplants performed in BC since 1968) • Heart transplants – 23 (16 in 2012) • VGH Transplant Centre – 199 transplants (168 in 2012) • St Paul’s Transplant Centre – 140 transplants (131 in 2012) • BC Children’s Hospital – 7 (7 in 2012) • Living donors – 130 (90 in 2012) • Deceased donors – 67 (70 in 2012) • Pediatric heart transplant program announced for development at BC Children’s Hospital Approximately 495 people in B.C. are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant.

Register to be an organ donor at transplant.bc.ca – 85 per cent of British Columbians agree with organ donation, yet only 19 per cent have registered their decision.

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Submit an entry by telling us how hockey, your team or a favourite player has inspired you.

Encourage everyone to enter and increase your odds of winning in the random draw. Include a photo if you want – perhaps from your own hockey days, or a team photo or show us how excited your team would be to win 25 tickets to the Heritage Classic. Players, coaches, friends and family can enter on behalf of a BC minor hockey team.

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Tell us how hockey, your team, or your favourite player has inspired you, and your team could win 25 tickets to to watch the Vancouver Canucks play the Ottawa Senators at BC Place.

Anyone can enter on behalf of their team, or their favourite B.C. minor hockey team.

Ten minor hockey teams from British Columbia will each receive 25 tickets to attend the Heritage Classic, held on March 2 in Vancouver’s BC Place stadium.

This year’s Tim Hortons Heritage Classic will hold up to 55,000 fans, eager to watch a vintage, clearly Canadian showdown between the Canucks and Senators.

10 minor hockey teams in B.C. could win 25 tickets for each of their teams, to watch the 2014 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic between Vancouver and Ottawa.

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Snowmobile restrictions for those travelling in mountain caribou country Submitted Backcountry recreationalists are reminded to follow the rules while snowmobiling to help protect mountain caribou habitat and support British Columbia’s Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan. Natural resource officers and conservation officers are patrolling B.C.’s backcountry this winter to enforce snowmobiling regulations and area closures.

Failure to comply with the regulations or co-operate with officers could result in fines or equipment seizures. Continued non-compliance could result in increased closures in that area.

Closures now are in effect in about 60 areas frequented by the mountain caribou, an endangered species in British Columbia. Maps showing the locations of these closed areas are available online at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/snowmobileclosures/ Areas of particular concern this winter include: Silvercup Ridge, Mt. Grace, Standard Peak, Sale Mountain, Frisby Ridge, Catamount Glacier, North Star Glacier and the Upper Spillimacheen River area.

The closures are intended to help boost mountain caribou populations in these areas. Snowmobile activity can affect the animals’ behaviour, prompting them to move into less suitable habitat where the food supply is not as plentiful or where their activity in steep terrain could create avalanche hazards.

If mountain caribou are forced out of an area unnecessarily, the caribous’ energy reserves can be depleted during this critical time of the year.

People who encounter mountain caribou while snowmobiling in an unrestricted area should take the following precautions:

* Do not approach the animals. * Turn off all snowmobile engines and give the caribou a chance to move away. * Leave the area as soon as it is practical to do so. * Avoid riding within sight of the animals.

Snowmobilers should also be aware that it is illegal to damage young trees in reforested areas or operate a snowmobile on plowed forest service roads.

Other areas of B.C. are closed to snowmobiling to help mitigate competing interests between different recreational user groups. Signs identifying these areas are posted at trailheads and maps of their locations are available through local snowmobile clubs or on the Recreation Sites and Trails BC website at: http:// www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca. Managed snowmobile trails often have fees and rules associated with their use and that information is also posted at applicable trailheads.

To report a violation, call FrontCounter BC at 1 877 855-3222 or call the Report all Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline at 1 877 952_RAPP (7277).

For information on snowmobiling regulations, visit: http://www.snowmobile.gov.bc.ca or contact a local Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations office, snowmobile club or FrontCounter BC office. To learn about avalanche safety, visit the Canadian Avalanche Centre website at: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/ To learn about mountain caribou, visit the Mountain Caribou Recovery website at: http://www. env.gov.bc.ca/wld/speciesconservation/mc/index. html Media Contact: Media Relations Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 250 356-5261. Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect

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MARCH 13-16, 2014

Official newsletter of the BC COWBOY HERITAGE SOCIETY

Features Ramada Kamloops Hosts Thursday Night Kickoff Dinner Dance

JOE MARTIN AWARD ~ Pages 2

Just $39 (including tax & gratuity) admission includes the Cowboy Buffet, lots of great entertainment, and the Dance, featuring Ed Peekeekoot and Friends!

Shuttle busses will be available from the Festival headquarters.

Happy Hour at 6 p.m., dinner buffet at 6:45 p.m., Entertainment at 8 p.m. The buffet will include: buns and butter, mixed field green salad, caesar

salad, pickle tray, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, fresh market vegetables with seasoned butter, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetarian lasagna, chef’s choice of dessert, and coffee or tea!

Yummy! Sounds pretty good to me and with Ed singing who would want to miss this great evening? Tickets are available at the Horse Barn or at the Ramada in Kamloops or by phoning 1-888-763-2221.

The Kamloops Cowboy Festival Shuttle Buses - 250-819-7076

Raffles of 2014 ~ Page 3

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ~ Pages 5-7

2014 HALL OF FAME ~ Page 8

Need a ride? Flag one down, ask a volunteer, or ask at the information desk at the main door at the Convention Centre or at the church. There will be four shuttle buses running all weekend long. The Horse Barn will once again sponsor one shuttle bus which will run between the Festival (at the convention centre) and the Horse Barn.

The regular shuttle vans will be available all weekend for hops between the Calvary Church and the Convention Centre, and the Horse Barn. They will also do pickups at the airport, bus depot, and RV park ... if you know when you're going to need a lift let them know and they'll gladly pick you up.

Or phone 250-819-7076.

Friday morning between 9 a.m. and noon, and periodically throughout the weekend, there will be free entertainment at the Horse Barn.

Festival Hours Wednesday

• Entertainment at the Horse Barn 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.

Thursday

• Entertainment at the Horse Barn 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.

• 7 p.m. Kickoff party at Kamloops Convention Centre - weekend pass holders only.

• Dinner Dance at the Ramada Kamloops – 6 p.m. Happy Hour and 6:45 p.m. dinner buffet in the restaurant. 8 p.m. entertainment in the Columbia Room. Shuttles will be available.

Friday

• • • •

Art Show 11 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Daytime entertainment 11 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Evening Show (Calvary Church) 7 p.m.

Dinner Theatre - happy hour 5:30 p.m. - dinner & show 6:30 p.m.

Sunday • • • • •

Doors open & entertainment starts at 9:30 a.m.

Cowboy Church (Calvary Church) 10:30 a.m. to Noon Trade Show & Art Show 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Daytime entertainment (Convention Centre only) 11 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Rising Star Showcase (Convention Centre only) 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. (tentative) • Dinner Theatre - happy hour 5:30 p.m. - dinner & show - weekend pass holders only

• Doors open at 9 a.m. - for ticket purchases only • Entertainment at the Horse Barn 9 a.m. till 2 p.m. - shuttle busses will be available • Trade Show & Art Show, 12 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

WEEKEND PASS - $65 - Includes everything (except the dinner theatre) all weekend!

• Daytime entertainment 12 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

EVENING SHOW - $30 - Includes regular evening performance and daytime admission!

• Evening Show (Calvary Church) 7 p.m.

FRI OR SAT DINNER THEATRE - $30 UPGRADE - with a weekend pass - Includes dinner!

• Dinner Theatre - happy hour 5:30 p.m. - dinner & show 6:30 p.m.

FRI OR SAT DINNER THEATRE ONLY - $60 - Includes an evening performance & dinner!

Saturday SUNDAY DINNER THEATRE - $25 UPGRADE - with a weekend pass - Includes dinner!

• Doors open at 10 a.m.

DAY PASS (FRI & SAT) - $15 - Includes all daytime entertainment, trade show, and seminars!

• Trade Show 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

DAY PASS (SUNDAY) - $10 - Includes all daytime entertainment, and trade show!

2014 TICKET PRICES - 1-888-763-2221

Festival Entertainers ~ Pages 9-11

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Welcome to the Festival

18th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival From the president and Festival Chair Mark McMillan That's right - it's now the 18th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival. You've probably been here before so you know what's going on - welcome back! If this is your first time then welcome and have a super time. If you have any questions just ask a volunteer (in the red neck rags) that's why they're there.

We're pretty excited about the program again this year as the tradeshow is full, the art show looks like it'll be awesome, and the entertainment lineup

should make for some super shows! There should be some great workshops too, check them out on the bottom of the programs.

We're really happy to announce that the Friday main feature show at the Calvary Church will once again be opened by the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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Sorry, but the recipient for 2014 is being kept as a surprise!

The BC Cowboy Heritage Society is proud to be able to once again present the Joe Marten Memorial Award for the Preservation of Cowboy Heritage in BC. The Society's mandate is to promote and preserve cowboy heritage in the province of B.C. and this award is an excellent way of recognizing anyone that participates. The 2014 recipient undoubtedly fits the requirements of this award.

The award will be presented on Saturday, Mar. 15 during the evening main feature show at the Calvary Church. Join us to help honour the 2014 recipient, you will most likely know this person. Last year the award went to a very deserving Don Loewen.

We would like to thank Traudl Marten for sponsoring this award. She will be at the Saturday evening show to present the award. Information about Joe Marten and this memorial award, as well as the nomination form, are available on the web site at: www.bcchs.com.

Hugh McLennan and friends will be performing at Cooper's Foods With the Kamloops Cowboy Festival fast approaching, now would be a great time to mark your calendars and get ready for some fun prior to the event. Something special is happening on Mar. 8 at 1 p.m. in the afternoon at the Cooper's Foods Store

The North Shore Community Centre’s Annual Spring

Antiques & Collectibles Sale March 15 & 16, 2014

All guestrooms fully renovated in 2008, New hot tub and fitness room, business centre, FREE wireless hi-speed internet. Whether you’re coming Hot tub and fitness room, business centre, FREE wireless for business or pleasure, let us look after your needs.

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Joe Marten Memorial Award for the Preservation of Cowboy Heritage in BC

Saturday 9-4 / Sunday 9-3 Admission $4 Children under 12 Free

Over 30 vendors from across the Interior Take a trip down memory lane...

Phone: 250.376.4777 Fax: 250.376.4792 Email: nsccs@shaw.ca

The following cowboys will be inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame during the intermission at the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo on Sunday, Apr. 20.

Clarence Petal - Working Cowboy & Competitive Achievements Clarence Bryson - Ranching Pioneer Telford Family - Family See a bio and photo of each of these inductees at www.bcchs.com - click on "Hall of Fame" and then on "Hall of Fame Archives".

B.C. LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Please call for more information

North Shore Community Centre Phone: 250.376.4777 Fax: 250.376.4792 Email: nsccs@shaw.ca

The North Shore Community Centre’s nsccs.webs.com 8th Annual Fall

ing Cowboy Festival.

Come on down and have a chin wag with Hugh and the Festival folks, enjoy the music, and have some fun!!

See you all there ... remember Saturday, Mar. 8 the week before the Kamloops Cowboy Festival!!!!

Mark it on your calendar.

Williams Lake Induction Ceremony in April

Vendor Tables $40 each

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in Valleyview in Kamloops. We are honoured to have Hugh McLennan and friends performing at the store which should make for a great day. While Hugh and his friends are performing there will be raffle tickets, Festival passes, and hand out information about the upcom-

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BCCHS - Society Fund Raiser Raffles 1st Raffle The 2014 Commemorative Belt Buckle

This has become a favourite annual raffle. Tickets are $10 each and the winner will receive a solid silver, custom handmade, 2014 Kamloops Cowboy Festival commemorative belt buckle valued at about $750. It's a one of a kind buckle too, made by Merritt silversmith Richard Tenisch. There are only 300 tickets printed for this raffle and they're $10 each. Tickets will be sold in the trade show area, at the information desks, and at the General Stores - ask any volunteer!

2nd Raffle The 2014 second, but just as popular, raffle ...

Don’t miss out on the meal deal of the weekend … it’s quick, it’s very reasonable, and it’ll be super good.

Plus - you’ll be supporting the Girl Guides, too!

That's right, once again the “Girl Guides” will be running the daytime concession at the Calvary Church on Friday and Saturday and will be serving such things as bunwiches, homemade soups, chili & bun, BBQ beef on bun, and beverages hot or cold all for very reasonable prices!

We at The Horse Barn are proud to have been a part of The Cowboy Festival for 18 years! Every March we look forward to renewing old acquaintances and making new friends when musicians and entertainers drop by and favour us with tunes and poetry during the Festival! Take the shuttle and join us each day to celebrate the “cowboy way of life” and stick around to browse every department and learn more about horses and the people who love them!

Here's a tentative schedule for the entertainment at the Horse Barn: Wednesday March 6 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. with host Gordie West Thursday March 7 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. with host Gordie West

There are two prizes on this one - the first prize is a custom made metal screened fire pit donated by GreyWolf Metal Art and valued at $750. These fire pits are one of their top selling items! The second prize winner will receive two weekend passes for the 2015 Kamloops Cowboy Festival and three nights accommodation at the Ramada Kamloops Hotel.

There are only 900 tickets printed for this raffle and you get 3 tickets for $10. Tickets will be sold in the trade show area, at the information desks, and at the General Stores - ask any volunteer!

Tickets for both of the above raffles will be sold up until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2014 with both draws to follow at 9 p.m. at the Dinner Theatre Show at Kamloops Convention Centre. For more information call 1-888-763-2221 or email: cowboys@bcchs. com.

Girl Guide Concession "COME CHECK US OUT"

Horse Barn provides entertainment showing their continued support

Friday March 8 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. with Ryan Fritz, Corky Williams, Hugh McLennan 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. with Allen Christie, Tom Cole, Brian Salmond 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. with Mag Mawhinney, Hansons, Gordie West 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. with Ed Peekeekoot, Allen Christie, Dave Longworth 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. with Diamond Doug, Jess Lee, Ed Wahl Saturday March 9th 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. with Dick Warwick, Jess Lee, Hugh McLennan 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. with Terri Mason, Gordie West, Ol' Ugly, Louisiana Hay Ride 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. with Horse Crazy, Frank Gleeson, Ryan Fritz, Ed Wahl

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FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPER in the church gym will be served from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. - PASTA DINNER WITH SALADS, DINNER BUN, DESSERT, AND BEVERAGE - all for only $15.00.

SATURDAY NIGHT the supper in the church gym will be ROAST BEEF DINNER WITH SALADS, ALL YOU CAN EAT CHILI, DINNER BUN, BEVERAGE, AND DESSERT - only $20.00 - served from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.

Book early for supper as they sell out every year - tickets will be available at the Girl Guide concession the day of the dinner and MUST BE PREPURCHASED. Possibly the best grub in town!

Cathy McLeod, MP Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

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BCCH Society Student Scholarships Todd Stone

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Scholarships provided by BCCHS have helped many promising students to fulfill their dreams and contribute to society. In the process those who enter increase their awareness of our BC cowboy heritage and the role of the cowboy and ranching in our history.

This year we had 22 qualified entries. Entries can be in any of three categories: original art; cowboy crafts; and the written word. Up to three scholarships are awarded. This might be one in each category or all in a single category. The Chairs of the committee are Linda and Sharlene Puhallo.

There were some excellent entries this year. The winners of scholarships are: - Brittany Zettergreen of Kamloops for a pencil drawing, - Kathryn Barnett of 150 Mile House for a short story, - Kevin Gourlay of Parksville for a pair of chaps.

The winners will each receive $500 towards future education and the awards will be presented at the Kam-

Workshops and Seminars Sponsored by FACTOR - support from Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters The tentative schedule for workshops is printed on the bottom of the entertainment schedules.

Please note all workshops and seminars will be held at the Calvary Church and there will be no workshops on Sunday. Workshops are free with admission.

We are lucky to once again have some of the top performers in the Western Music industry in our lineup again this year and we’re pleased that they are willing to share some of their thoughts with us in the form of a workshop. If you’re interested in songwriting then be sure to check out the workshop by Steve Taylor and Steve Herrington, this may include poetry writing and turning poems into songs.

Don Loewen, a Joe Marten Award recipient, has agreed to talk about saddles and will gear it to what the participants would like to

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no time. If this isn't the way you want to go, then how about a good read ... Corky Williams and Sage Birchwater teamed up to write a new book and it's a fun read. They will do a workshop highlighting some of the stories in the book and telling lots of stories that aren't in the book ... maybe some ideas for a sequel? Or then there's the Vet stories ... Dave Perrin will do some readings from his books ... lots of fun!!

Please check the bottom of the Friday and Saturday schedules for the workshop location and times.

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hear. Cowboy Hats - yes ... back by popular demand will be Tim from Cowboy's Choice and a workshop geared to hat history and custom hat building.

This year there will be two guitar workshops. Ed Peekeekoot will do a guitar picking workshop (on his new Riversong guitar), and Jim McLennan will do a workshop on accompanying with a guitar - how to make another performer look good.

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loops Cowboy Festival during the main evening feature show on Saturday, Mar. 15, at the Calvary Community Church.

Mike Puhallo Memorial Student Scholarships Last year a Mike Puhallo Memorial Scholarship was started geared specifically to Cowboy Poetry. Last year we received five entries, which was ok for a first year, but this year we received 20 entries ... and a lot of pretty good poems, too. The judges, Sharlene Puhallo, Dave Longworth, and Rod Miller had a tough time.

The top two poets will receive scholarships for $500 each for their poems. They are: Robert Lalonde (Penticton) with a poem called "Another Day in the Saddle" YuJin Song (Abbotsford) with a poem called "The Essence of Home" Megan Williston (Kelowna) with "Plain Talk on Stud Fees in 1909" and Kathryne Cunningham (70 Mile House) with "Fred" both get an honourable mention for putting in a great effort.

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Pre-Festival Show 9:00 AM to Noon at The Horse Barn on Mt Paul Way Free Shuttle Service Available 1:00 to 1:40 Official Opening Hugh McLennan MC Frank Gleeson Butch Falk

Calvary Church 11:00 to 11:40 Allento Christie 11:00 11:40 MC Diamond Allen ChristieDoug MC Marshall Veal Diamond Doug Marshall Veal 12:00 to 12:40 Mag to Mawhinney 12:00 12:40 Tom Cole & Brian Salmond MC Mag Mawhinney Tom Cole & Brian Salmond MC

12:00 to 12:40 Official Opening Abe Zacharias MC Dick Warwick Horse Crazy 1:00 to 1:40 Ryan Fritz Mag Mawhinney MC Mountain Saddle Band

2:00 to 2:40 Gordie West MC Corky Williams The Hanson Family

2:00 to 2:40 Tom Cole & Brian Salmond MC Sons of Louisiana Hayride

3:00 to 3:40 Matt Johnston MC Steve Taylor Jess Lee

3:00 to 3:40 Allen Christie MC Rae-Lee Fraser Ed Wahl

4:00 to 4:40 Ryan Fritz Terri Mason MC Sons of Louisiana Hayride

4:00 to 4:40 Bud Webb Diamond Doug MC Ed Peekeekoot

5:00pm – sound check Friday Evening - 7:00 PM! Hugh McLennan MC Butch Falk Frank Gleeson Shirley Field - retirement special Intermission Hall of Fame Inductions Allen Christie Diamond Doug Mountain Saddle Band

5:30 to 6:30 Happy Hour 6:30 PM dinner & entertainment Gordie West After Dinner Show Mill Girl Follies Dave Longworth MC Jess Lee Rae-Lee Fraser Tom Cole & Brian Salmond Intermission The Hanson Family Ol' Ugly Ed Peekeekoot

Friday Workshops at the Calvary Community Church

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Workshop Room #2 - Dave Perrin - book readings from his books Workshop Room #1 – Jim McLennan - Guitar Accompaniment Workshop Room #2 – Horse Crazy - Harmony Workshop Room #1 - Corky Williams & Sage Birchwater - New Book

2014 Kamloops Cowboy Festival Sponsors

The Cowboy Festival wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for our sponsors. We have quite a pile of sponsors lined up - please take a minute or two and go through this list - if you see a sponsor that you could patronize please support them - they support us!

Platinum Sponsor • FACTOR • CJKC Country 103.1 • Coast Kamloops Hotel

• Black Press Group • North Thompson Star/Journal • Canadian Cowboy Country magazine • Ministry of Canadian Heritage APC • Spirit of the West Gold Sponsor • Noran Printing Ltd • The Horse Barn • Calvary Community Church • MSR Web Design • Dr David Ciriani Inc Silver Sponsor • Saddle Up magazine • TV 7 - Midday • Radio NL

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1:00 to 1:40 Hugh McLennan MC 1:00 to 1:40 Rae-Lee Fraser Hugh McLennan MC Ed Peekeekoot Rae-Lee Fraser Ed Peekeekoot 2:00 to 2:40 2:00 to 2:40 Gordie West Gordie West Dick Warwick MC Dick Warwick MC Sons of Louisiana Hayride Sons of Louisiana Hayride 3:00 to 3:40 3:00 to 3:40 Ed Wahl Ed WahlLongworth Dave Dave The Longworth Hanson Family MC The Hanson Family MC 4:00 to 5:00 4:00 to Christie 5:00 Allen Allen ChristieDoug Diamond Diamond Doug MC Lone Prairie Lone Prairie MC 5:00pm – sound check 5:00pm – sound check 7:00 Saturday Night Feature 7:00 Saturday Night Feature Dave Longworth Dave Longworth MCMC Gordie West Gordie West Dick Warwick Dick Warwick Marshall Veal Marshall Veal Intermission Intermission BCCHS Scholarship Awards BCCHS Scholarship Awards Joe Marten Award Joe Marten Award Matt Johnston Matt Johnston Terri Mason Terri Mason Horse Crazy Horse Crazy

Convention Centre Theatre 11:00 to 11:40 PM Horse 11:00 to 11:40Crazy PM MC Williams Horse Corky Crazy MC Wahl Corky Ed Williams

Ed Wahl 12:00 to 12:40 Matt Johnston MC 12:00 to 12:40 Dave Longworth Matt Johnston MC The Hanson Family Dave Longworth The Hanson Family 1:00 to 1:40 1:00 toJess 1:40Lee Steve Taylor MC Jess Lee Mountain Steve Taylor MC Saddle Band Mountain Saddle Band 2:00 to 2:40 2:00 toButch 2:40 Falk MC Butch Falk MC Ol' Ugly Ol' Ugly Allen Christie Allen Christie 3:00 to 3:40 3:00 toRyan 3:40 Fritz MC Ryan Fritz TerriMC Mason Terri Mason Horse Crazy Horse Crazy 4:00 to 4:40 4:00 toFrank 4:40 Gleeson MC Frank Tom Gleeson MC& Brian Salmond Cole Tom Cole & Brian Salmond

5:30 to 6:30 Happy Hour 5:30 to 6:30 Happy Hour 6:30 PM Dinner & Entertainment 6:30 PM Dinner & Entertainment Ed Peekeekoot Ed Peekeekoot After Dinner After Dinner Show Show Mill Girl Mill Girl Follies Follies Hugh McLennan MC Hugh McLennan MC Mag Mawhinney Mag Mawhinney Ed Wahl Ed Wahl TBA TBA Sons of Louisiana Sons of Louisiana Hayride Hayride Intermission Intermission Ryan Fritz Ryan Fritz Steve Taylor Steve Taylor Lone Prairie Lone Prairie

Saturday Workshops at Calvary the Calvary Community Saturday Workshops at the Community ChurchChurch

11:00Workshop Workshop Room - Steve & Harrington Steve Harrington - Poem/song writing 11:00 Room #1 - #1 Steve TaylorTaylor & Steve - Poem/song writing 12:00 Room #2 - #2 Cowboy's ChoiceChoice - Cowboy hat history custom & hatcustom buildinghat buildi 12:00Workshop Workshop Room - Cowboy's - Cowboy hat& history 1:00 Room #1 - #1 Corky Williams & Sage&Birchwater - Chilcotin- stories 1:00 Workshop Workshop Room - Corky Williams Sage Birchwater Chilcotin stories 2:00 Room #2 - #2 Dave PerrinPerrin - book -readings from his from 5 books 2:00 Workshop Workshop Room - Dave book readings his 5 books 3:00 Room #2 - #2 Ed-Peekeekoot - Guitar- Pickin' 3:00 Workshop Workshop Room Ed Peekeekoot Guitar Pickin' 4:00 Room #1 - #1 Saddles - Fit and Function 4:00 Workshop Workshop Room - Saddles - Fit and Function

• Ramada Inn Kamloops • Hampton Inn • Four Points by Sheraton Kamloops • Hotel Five540Forty Bronze Sponsor • SignRite Signs • Lee's Music • Caffe Motivo (formerly Cowboy Coffee) • Hub International Barton Insurance • Tech Highland Valley Copper • Valley First Insurance & Ada Mogge • Travelodge - Mountview • Canada's Best Value Inn • PMT Chartered Accountants (100 Mile House)

• Best Western Kamloops • Douglas Lake Equipment • KGHM International Ajax Project • Plaza Hotel Sponsor • Ideal Brake and Muffler • Dearborn Ford • Kamloops Dodge Chrysler • Dilman Enterprises • Larry W. Good • National Car Rentals • Enterprise Rent-A-Car • Omega Communications • Big O Tires (Notre Dame) • Canadian Springs Water

• Interior Savings Insurance Service • Big Sky Station • Kam Lake-View Meats Ltd • Scott's Inn • Kamloops Large Animal Clinic • Cooper's Foods (Valleyview) • Howard Johnson Downtown • Sandman Inn and Suites • Riverland Inn and Suites • Howard Johnson on the Hill • Quality Inn • CIBC (Victoria St) • Surplus Herby's • Princess Auto

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The Spirit of the West Rising Star Showcase 2014

2014 Performance Schedule!

Sunday This is subject to change!

Calvary Church

9:30 to 10:30 Pre-Church Entertainment Abe Zacharias 10:30 to 12:00 Cowboy Church Steve Harrington _____________________________

See the finals of the Spirit of the West Rising Star Showcase at the Kamloops Convention Center at 3:00 PM (tentative) sponsored by Spirit of the West Radio Show

www.bcchs.com Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre 1-800-665-6674 Make sure you book your room To include the Sunday night Dinner Theatre Show. Tickets are available in advance with a weekend pass.

Please Note: The Horse Barn will NOT be open on Sunday!

Get your shopping done Friday or Saturday - ask for the shuttle bus.

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This year we’ll be using the same two stages - one in the Festival Trade Show area and the other in the Fireside Room at the Church.

Sunday the three finalists from both categories will perform on the main stage in the Dinner Theatre at 3 p.m. This is a special Rising Star Showcase.

At this point in time we are still accepting applications. See www.bcchs.com or phone us at 1-888-763-2221 for more information.

11:00 to 11:45 Bud Webb Marshall Veal Allen Christie MC 12:00 to 12:45 Hugh McLennan MC Mag Mawhinney Matt Johnston 1:00 to 1:45 Ryan Fritz Terri Mason MC Jess Lee 2:00 to 3:00 Butch Falk MC Dick Warwick The Hanson Family

3:00 to 5:00 (tentative) The Spirit of the West Rising Star Showcase Finals Hugh McLennan MC Sunday Dinner Theatre 5:30 to 6:30 Happy Hour Gordie West 6:30 Dinner and Show featuring Mill Girl Follies Tom Cole & Brian Salmond MC Lone Prairie Diamond Doug Horse Crazy Intermission Mountain Saddle Band Ol' Ugly Ed Peekeekoot Note: No workshops on Sunday

New for 2014 - The Spirit of the West Radio Show will now sponsor the Rising Star Showcase. Each year we’ve found new, extremely worthy, main stage entertainers for the following year’s Festival.

That gives a pretty good indication as to the quality of performers that enter this competition.

There are two different categories - one for Cowboy Poets and one for Western Musicians.

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Introducing the 2014 Hall of Fame inductions 2014 Hall of Fame Induction ceremony for the following three inductees will be held during the evening feature show at the Calvary Church on Friday, Mar. 14.

Steffens Family ... as a Family

a 320 head beef herd as well as numerous other farm animals and poultry. The family would hold cattle drives ever year to Nicola where the cattle were loaded on the train and shipped to Vancouver. In 1983 they held their last cattle drive from the home ranch to the Merritt Stock Yards.

In 1930 James (one of

Logan Lake. In the early 1970s Jim bought the Steffens Brothers' Ranch outright - it consisted of the Lazy L, Home Ranch, and Bergoing. He started downsizing in the late 70s and early 80s and sold his vet practice and then the Lazy L. Today Jim still lives on the last 63 acres.

Fox Ranch ...

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ing for several ranchers in the area, before applying for his homestead.

He received the deed to his 160 acres, on Oct. 13, 1900. Brothers Fred and Lew came west to work for him. In April of 1907, Fred and Lew pooled their funds and purchased three more quarters of land at Duck Range, farming in partnership for the next 22 years, adding Jack Fox's quarter, and Alexander and Elsie Al-

Bud not only expanded the land base but also improved the land. The ranch underwent changes and hard times, but today, they run a cow calf operation built from a few favorite top cows. Their son Jim and his wife Jo-Ann, also live on the ranch with their three young children. Bud noted, that the 100 year mark was accomplished in two generations.

Valentine Haynes ... as a Working Cowboy

Claude Paul Henry (CPH) Steffens came to Canada in 1885. In 1904 his family (wife and 13 children) pre-empted land 12 miles north of Merritt and 7 miles south of Mammette Lake. These 320 acres were the beginning of the Steffen Brothers Ranch. CPH died in 1910, but between 1904 and 1930 the family acquired approximately 4,000 deeded acres. The seven brothers that were still at home registered 7B as their brand. The ranch income came from

the brothers) bought his brother Fritz's Lazy L Ranch and with his family ran the ranch until his death in 1958. All of Jame's kids were involved in the ranch but it was Jim that had the most interest. Jim got his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and ran a vet clinic in the basement of his house in Merritt. He would work all day at the ranch and then head to the clinic for a 6 p.m. opening. He was the first vet in Merritt and also the first to start clinics in Princeton and

In the fall of 2000, the Fox family celebrated 100 years on Duck Range, 40 kilometers east of Kamloops. John and Jayne Fox, immigrated to Canada from Ireland in the 1860s and settled in Ontario. John Fox Jr., one of 10 children, was the first Fox brother to arrive in BC. Jack, as John Jr. was called, came to BC in the late 1890s, work-

Valentine Haynes was the first white child born in Osoyoos, on Dec. 21, 1875, the eldest of six children born to Judge J. Haynes and his wife Emily. Judge Haynes arrived from Ireland in 1853 and joined the newly formed BC Police force. He was the first Collector of Customs at Osoyoos in 1861. Val became a cowboy at the early age of eight years old, trailing a herd to Alberta and returning home. In 1888 Val and the Judge were

lan's quarter which they had pre-empted in 1904.

Fred's death in 1929, split the partnership, with his widow receiving the original three quarters which was then sold in the 1940s. Lew remained on the other quarters. In 1930, Lew built the frame house that his son Bud and wife Dorothy still live in today. Building upon his father's hard work,

on the Dewdney Trail, in Princeton when the Judge died. Mrs. Haynes moved the family to England in 1890, Val returned to BC in 1893. He went to work for Thomas Ellis who had acquired the vast Haynes estates. When the Shatford Bros bought out the Ellis holdings in 1905, Val was made foreman until the Shatfords sold in 1919. During this time he bought the Hester Creek Ranch (1906), and pieces of the former Haynes estates; much of Kruger Mtn, Vaseaux (Swan) Lake (1935). He was a keen judge of horses and cattle and was able to carry on as a successful stockman and cattleman in a big way despite the encroachment of the modern era. In appearance, he was every inch a cowboy with his large, flat-brimmed Pikes Peak hat, silk neckerchief and woolly chaps. "There is so much more that could be said about Val Haynes". He was an outstanding cattleman and cowboy, and remained active until a month before his death in 1963.

Once Again - Expect a Super Cowboy Trade Show!!

We have a really good variety of products again this year and can once again say that we truly have something for everyone. We have everything from art, books, and clothing, to real estate, saddles and silver. There are collectibles and home dÊcor, jewelry, stirrups, and photographers. We hope you will be as pleased with this years’ line up as we are and we hope you patronize as many as you can, to let them know what a great asset they are to the Kamloops Cowboy Festival!

Hours for the Festival Trade Show are: Friday, March 14 - 12 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, March 15 - 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Sunday, March 16 - 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Exhibitors in the 2014 Festival Trade Show Bar O Seven Ironworks BC Cowboy Heritage Society BC High School Rodeo BC Rodeo Association Barkerville Historic Town Canadian Cowboy Country magazine Cariboo Saddlery Charming Cowboys' Choice Cowboy Classic Equipment Dancing Loon Cree-ations Dave Perrin Equimage Decals Garry's Saddle Shop

GreyWolf Metal Art Hat Creek Ranch The Horse Gate Trailer Sales Joanne's Saddle Blankets Kactus Western Wear Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association Lazy B Stock Horse LiL Bear Stitches Longhorn Rope Creations Louisinana Hayride Mack Bryson Author Marianne Van Osch Author Medicine Man Gallery Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin

O'Keefe Ranch Original Cariboo Stirrups Patricia's Art Prairie Girl Gifts Princeton Exhibition Days Rafter K Wheelwright Ranches Only.Com Richard Tenisch, Silversmith Saddle Up Magazine Shannon Fort Art Stone Crop Studio SweetWater Bronze Thompson River Boot Company Westwold Beads & Bling Westwold Frame Shop

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THIS YEAR'S Abe Zacharias

Abe Zacharias is an award-winning vocalist and songwriter who has performed in many parts of Canada and the US. His 1993 appearance on the stage of the Grand Ol' Opry and his 1997 Golden Heart Award (Country Gospel Male Vocalist of the Year) are two of his career highlights. Abe has gained a legion of fans through his more than 35 years of making music. He was especially pleased when one of them, country star Paul Brandt, credited Abe as being one of his important musical influences.

Recently one of Abe's songs, Prairie Homestead, from his Songs of the Sage and Saddle album has been receiving extensive airplay by the European Country Music Association. In December 2009 it went to #10 in the Netherlands and #8 in Belgium.

Then in January of 2010 it went to #2 in Norway.

Allen Christie

In a similar style to Ian Tyson or Tom Russell, but not without his own unique inflections, Allen Christie is poised to carry high the torch of North American Cowboy Music. His warm report and solid delivery of self-penned gems that are earmarked to become classics in this genre make Allen an act that's well worth getting out to see. Al-

len Christie has been touring North America with a driving acoustic sound that has been getting a lot of attention.

By blending elements of alternative country, western, and bluegrass music, Allen has taken his roots based sound to new levels. He has recorded 4 albums, all featuring songs he wrote reflecting his rural Alberta upbringing.

Songs that paint vivid pictures of what life is like on the Prairies - you get to share the hopes and dreams of the people that work the land along with their special moments, successes and failures, and ultimately, their ability to not just survive rural living, but to celebrate it. His talent as a songwriter has not gone without recognition. Allen's songs have made it to the big screen as part of movie soundtracks, TV documentaries, and TV and radio commercials.

Bud Webb

Bud began his professional career in the music industry in the late 60's touring throughout Canada with his band "Bud Webb & The Outriders". By the mid 70's they had two albums under their belt and many successful tours including working with Marg Osborne and Don Messer of the "Don Messer Show".

Today, Bud has settled in Lake Errock, B.C. In 2002 Bud was inducted into the B.C. Country Music Hall of Fame. He continues to stay active with live performances and annual Santa Claus appearances. He has released three CDs: "Cowboy-Ography", "Enjoy a Seniors Moment", and "I Just Don't Look Good Naked Any-

more". The latter was live from the Merritt Mountain Fest. Now enjoying his eighth decade he'll be back to perform a few sets throughout the weekend.

Butch Falk

A featured performer at many cowboy gatherings and festivals in Canada and the US. Butch possesses a unique ability to bring the most descriptive cowboy lyrics to life.

His music literally transports the listener to another place and time.

A dynamic contemporary performer, Butch Falk is always true to the cowboy spirit in all of us. When Butch is not performing he is busy in his workshop building guitars. Nominated for the Academy of Western Artist's 'Rising Star Award' in 1998, Butch went on to become a Nominee for Male Vocalist of the Year in both 1999 and 2000. His song, 'Cinnamon', was nominated for The Academy of Western Artist's 'Song of the Year'. Another cut, 'Below the Kinney Rim', made the Top Ten play list on western music stations as well as the Top 100 for the 1990's.

Corky Williams

Corky is now a resident of Williams Lake, but used to be a rancher at Anahim Lake, B.C. for

over 20 years. After retiring from the ranch Corky spent a decade making his living as a professional live stage actor with the Greater Tuna Theatre Co. out of Austin, Texas. He did 21 performances at the 1986 World's Fair with the Ian Tyson Cowboyography show. He does poetry and stories of what he experienced living with the Chilcotin and Carrier Indians and cowboys that live there in that big land.

He can make you laugh and he can make you cry, but that is how the spoken word can affect you. Corky just released a book with Sage Birchwater titled "Corky Williams, Cowboy Poet of the Cariboo Chilcotin".

Sage will join him on stage this year to share some of Corky's stories and they will put on two workshops over the weekend with bonus added features and stories.

David Longworth

Dave thanks his Dad and Uncle for starting him in cowboy poetry at a young age, as they both were fond of reciting classic cowboy poetry. At the age of 16 he first went on his own, working on farms and ranches, chasing his dream of becoming an artist, and started into the folk and country music scene. About 1983 the music thing stopped and Dave started to focus more on a career as an actor. Although he had some concern that he had no formal training, after 24 years of bits, feature roles, movies, and TV series, he is now a very established actor! In 1990 he helped produce a cowboy poetry festival in Princeton and in 1991 was a feature poet at the Okeefe Ranch. He gives

a good mix of classics as well as his own original poems.

Diamond Doug Keith

In the famed 'Red River Valley' "Rhymin' Diamond Doug Keith", Cowboy Poet, Cowboy Cartoonist, Humorist, and Western Illustrator is able to capture his unique comedic take on everyday cowboy life, a life that he lives.

He features at Cowboy Gatherings across North America. Besides his poetry, Doug loves to show his art wherever he can.

In fact, he was commissioned to produce the official portrait of "Skoal's Airwolf", the three-time world champion buckin' horse, upon its retirement. Doug has been accepted into the Prestigious Cowboy Cartoonists International. Diamond has been named Manitoba Cowboy Poet of the Year. Doug has been featured in several Nationally broadcast documentaries. The JUNOS also came calling, where Doug was the MC for the JUNOFEST Country Showcase. His greatest love, Cowboy Poet / Artist and horsewoman is his daughter, Cody Anne. Look for Doug and her either in a saddle or around a fire near you.

Dick Warwick

Born and raised in the Palouse Hills Region

of Eastern Washington state, Dick Warwick lives on the family place where he and his wife, Sue, raise horses, a few cattle and grain crops. He is the fourth generation of his family to farm and ranch in that locale; and his son has followed in his footsteps. He has been involved with livestock and farming his whole life, and has written poetry almost that long. He has performed throughout the West and Australia and has for 10 years enjoyed touring Australian bush poets around the western United States. He has appeared in Australia's National Folk Festival three times and our own National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on several occasions, most recently in 2012; and many other venues. He has produced a number of CDs and also a book, Out West to Outback and Beyond, a selection of some of the poems he has written over the past 15 years. A new CD, Cowboy Poetry Lite, was released in January, 2012 and has received excellent reviews.

Ed Peekeekoot

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Ed was surrounded by the many musicians in his family and their instruments. His first "real" guitar was purchased when he was 16. Ed studied Chet Atkins recordings and played in bands in the Clearwater, B.C. area while continuing to fill his own artistic toolbox.

He has expressive skill on fiddle, banjo, dobro, and harmonica, as well as guitar. Ed

has developed a solo style performance that at turns has people laughing, then crying.

In recent years he has been working on another style of "roots" music - the true roots of his own Cree heritage. Ed's work has made its way across North America and into many different countries, including Germany, Australia, Japan, Israel, England, South Africa, and Taiwan - all this from his home base of Crofton, British Columbia. Ed will be playing the Thursday Night Kickoff Dinner/Dance at the Ramada, too!

Ed Wahl

Ed has been playing the guitar and singing most of his life, growing up in a very musical family in Prince Rupert, B.C. He loves to sing and has a very vibrant voice and stage presence. He has competed in various karaoke contests over the years and has taken first place several times. He competed in the B.C. Talent Search in 2006, making it to the semi-finals, and was a Vancouver finalist in the CMT Karaoke Star Show which was televised across Canada in 2008. Ed's musical preference has always been classic country, bluegrass, traditional local music, and more recently, Cowboy Music! He released his first CD in January 2009, entitled "Off The Wahl - Country Classics by Ed Wahl" and has now released a cowboy CD, "Keeping the West Alive". He plays and sings at Legions, seniors' centres and private parties, and most

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weekends you'll find him jamming around the Lower Mainland.

This past year he was in the Cariboo a few times - a favourite at every show he attended ... and he's sure no stranger at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival.

at a Farm Aid Concert in Atlanta, Georgia alongside famous singing stars. Regrettably he wasn't able to attend, but just being invited was an honour.

Numerous dignitaries have been entertained

by Frank, including the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., the Premier of B.C., mayors and council members.

He was recognized by the 2003 city council when he was declared "official poet of Williams Lake". On several occasions, Frank has been nominated by the Academy of Western Artists to receive the Will Rogers Award for male cowboy poet of the year.

In 2003, he placed in the top five. His songs and poems have been played on radio and television throughout Canada, United States, and Europe. He has been a feature entertainer many times at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada and

Frank Gleeson

This Williams Lake rancher is known as the fastest, funniest, cowboy poet in the west. His original poems are delivered in an easy going, humorous style. Frank has entertained audiences across Canada and the U.S. One of the highlights of his career was an invitation to perform his poetry

the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. In March 2010, Frank was inducted into the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame in the artistic category. Frank writes all his own material and has five books of poetry and has recorded four CDs of his poems and songs.

The Gordie West Band

You may have seen this duo at one of many cowboy festivals in B.C. and Alberta or promoting the Calgary Stampede throughout North America. Gord West and Mike Dygert (aka The Gordie West Band) are a couple of guys with a thirst for the folklore of the west and a yen to play good, old cowboy music! Gordie West, who

lives a short drive north of Kamloops, began playing in country bands in his teens, spent close to 20 years touring overseas where he released 5 albums and now combines a singing career with the wandering life of a Tour Director.

He has a voice range that can showcase the ballads of Marty Robbins and the yodel stylings of Wilf Carter. Mike Dygert hails from Three Hills, a small town northeast of Calgary, Alberta.

When he's not with Gord, he's usually off playing with "Horsefeathers", a country dance band. He has a dry wit that will leave you wondering "where'd he come from" and "how'd he get there"! Together they make the music come alive with song and good humour.

The Hanson Family

City of Kamloops Office of the Mayor

Welcome to Kamloops!

We are pleased to welcome you to the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. We hope you enjoy exploring our vibrant community and we want to thank you for visiting us!

Mayor Peter Milobar Councillor Nancy Bepple Councillor Donovan Cavers Councillor Ken Christian Councillor Nelly Dever Councillor Tina Lange Councillor Arjun Singh Councillor Marg Spina Councillor Patricia Wallace

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The stage comes to life with the energy, talent and enthusiasm of Lisa, Theresa and Daniel Hanson from Veneta, Oregon. Dazzling audiences everywhere with new and fresh arrangements, this dynamic trio brings you the best of Western Swing, yodeling mastery, rousing fiddle tunes and blazing harmony combined with humor and audience participation. The beautiful harmonies and vocal arrangements of The Hanson Family have gained them much recognition in the music world as well as the honour of winning, among other awards, the 2013 Kamloops Cowboy Festival "Country 103 Rising Star Showcase", the 2006 Western Music Association Marilyn Tuttle "Best of the Best" harmony award, and the 2005 WMA "Youth Yodeler of the Year". They have entertained at the Alaska State Fair, Pendleton

Roundup, Paramount Theater in Seattle, New York City Center Theater in New York, and hundreds of other events and venues across the US and Canada. Their show is a delight for all ages and one you won't want to miss!

Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band

real words of the people on the land along with the music and poetry of the west. As well as many other awards, Hugh's show was named Canada's Best Agricultural Radio Program in two different years. His speaking engagements take him all over North America.

Jess Lee

been around in western music for a long time.

Jess Lee (The Midnight Rodeo Band), Lain Roth (host of "The Hunting Chronicles" on wild TV) and Allen Christie (western singer/songwriter) have joined forces to bring you a truly western musical experience. Their great vocals and tight harmonies might put you in mind of the Sons of the Pioneers as they take you on a musical journey through some of the western classics as well as some of their own works.

Mag Mawhinney Horse Crazy cowgirl band is an award winning trio offering hot licks, harmonizing, humor, all wrapped up in kick your cowboy boots up western music. The band has been performing since 2000, twice winning Western Music Associations "Best Trio of the Year". They have created an unmistakable sound, with five albums and performances across the United States and Canada.

Lauralee Northcott, Jennifer Epps, and Judy Coder share a special chemistry. You don't want to miss the next Horse Crazy performance.

Hugh McLennan

Hugn and his wife Billie live the life they love - shared with their cattle and horses in some beautiful country! Hugh has spent a lot of years training horses for the public and specializes in starting colts and developing them for ranch work. He spent many years working in radio and TV, but his heart was always in ranching and cowboy life. Sixteen years ago Hugh started the Spirit of the West radio program with the objective to bring the livestock industry to the general public using the

Jess was signed by RCA in 1980 as the lead singer of the Midnight Rodeo Band. He recorded his first solo album Honky Tonk Love Affair in 1990. This album included five Canadian chart hits including the #1 hit "Crowhill Road".

The title track was featured in the movie Harmony Cats, was voted song of the year by the BCCMA, and garnered Jess Lee the Country Male Vocalist of The Year Award. In the mid90's Jess returned to his aboriginal musical roots and, together with songwriter Bonnie James, wrote the album Sacred Ground that was nominated for a Juno Award in 2004. Jess Lee has appeared on numerous award shows and television shows including "Native Voices", and "The Tommy Hunter Show." In 2011 Jess Lee was inducted into the BCCMA Hall of Fame.

Jess has a new album out called "I Am All of This". Dennis Charney, Country Music News, said "The best pure country voice in Canada". Jess will do solo performances this year at the Festival and is also part of the group "Lone Prairie".

Lone Prairie

Lone Pairie was at the Festival in 2010 and went over super well.

They may be a relatively new band, but it's members individually have

is an award-winning, western roots poet who was recently named the 2012 Cowgirl Poet of the Year for the Will Rogers Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Western Artists in the U.S. She has been a featured performer at every major cowboy festival and other events in Western Canada and into the U.S. Her recitations have also been aired on TV and radio. Her passion for writing extends to freelancing and she's been published internationally in numerous magazines, anthologies, newspapers and web sites. In recent years, Mag has turned her hand to song writing and her fourth poetry book, "Western Spirit", released in 2012, was also nominated as one of the Top Five Poetry Albums for the Will Rogers Awards. The book contains poems, songs and photos. It also includes a 13 track music CD in which eight musicians from Canada and the U.S. sing the melodies they've composed for her lyrics. Mag resides on Vancouver Island.

Mag had the honour of receiving the Western Music Association's "2013 Cowboy Poetry Book of the Year" award for her book, "Western Spirit". The

Cowboy Times March 13 - 16, 2014 11 award show was held in Albuquerque NM, Nov. 23, 2013. Congratulations Mag!

Marshall Veal

writes and performs music and poetry of The West. It must be in the blood...as Marshall credits the influence of his ancestors who settled in the 1880's Canadian West.

Marshall's poetry and music uphold cowboy and western traditions.

Whether at festivals, gatherings, or private events, Marshall delivers a great song or poem with passion, a dose of humour, and an occasional new twist. Marshall has entertained in Canada, U.S.A., and Europe. His music is featured on Radio, TV, CD, DVD, and even in children's hospital programs. Marshall's widely-reviewed CD "Canadian Journey", and his book of poetry "Who Has Seen The West", reflect a lifetime's fascination with western history, cowboy culture, and life's predictable predicaments.

Marshall has headlined at cowboy gatherings across the Canadian West, and continues to ride western trails and write new poems and songs.

Matt Johnston

Vocalist". His debut recording features eight of his original songs and is put together with 23 poems by Canada's Cowboy Poet, Mike Puhallo.

After focusing on his homestead and family life for a few years Matt is shifting his energy back towards music and is currently working on a new album. Matt hangs his hat in Upper Clearwater which is surrounded by Wells Gray Park. Matt and his wife Ursula are both farriers. He divides his spare time between family, homestead, horses and working in his saddle shop. Busy guy, hey!

etry with a cowboy touch that will have you swayin' in the saddle and yearin' for more." The Mountain Saddle Band hails from the White Mountains of Arizona near Show Low, long established cowboy country. They have been performing cowboy music for many years and have developed their own unique sound, that has been compared to the "Sons of The Pioneers".

Mountain Saddle Band is a member of the Western Music Association and is committed to preserving and promoting the heritage and culture of the American Cowboy.

The Mill Girl Follies

Ol' Ugly

They are a Clinton-based dance troupe developed to keep the Cariboo's gold rush heritage alive.

The troupe began several years ago and has been performing throughout the Cariboo region. In addition to the traditional 1800s can can, they've expanded their repertoire with dances from other eras, like the Charleston from the roaring 20s, and songs and waggish skits.

The troupe prides itself on being inclusive and you will see dancers of all ages and talents. You can expect ruffles, frills, big smiles and a good high kickin' time from these gals.

Mountain Saddle Band

Matt's song writing talent and love of the cowboy culture have produced some wonderful songs.

Matt has been writing and performing at Cowboy Festivals, concerts and gatherings for over a decade. In 2002 and 2003 he was nominated for the "Rising Western Star Award" by the Academy of Western Arts in Fort Worth and again in 2010 for the "Male Western

"Trail dust, creaking saddles, fire red sunsets, campfires, the smell of worn leather, horses and star filled nights are just a few of the things you will think of when you hear Mountain Saddle Band.

Their sound will recall the days of the Old West in your heart. A unique blend of mostly old, some new, cowboy music, gospel music and cowboy po-

He ain't nothing special, he just loves to make people laugh. Â And there is them that agree: 'Country Music News' says of Ol' Ugly, "He has become a favorite on the Western Canada entertainment scene over the past few years where his routines, which include unique facial expressions and a number of story characters, bring comparison to comedic works of greats like Red Skelton and Jerry Clowers." "I have no idea where Ol' Ugly fits in but he leaves his audiences rolling in the aisles," said Hugh McLennan, popular host of radio's, 'Spirit of the West' at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival in 2004.

Ol' Ugly is one of the busiest performers in Western Canada and in 2005/06 season he performed at over 45 shows. His CDs have been amongst the top selling comedy CDs in the country.

Rae-Lee Fraser

Rae-Lee is a 20 year old

aspiring cowgirl poet that is currently taking the bachelor of arts program at Thompson Rivers University. She grew up on a farm in the Squam Bay Valley, raising sheep and riding horses. Rae-Lee spent eight years in 4-H, dedicating her time to sheep and beef projects. Her time in 4-H taught her much of what she knows today. When she is not in school Rae-Lee loves to spend her time fishing, hunting deer, and riding her mare Whitaker. She says she would not be able to do any of these things if it weren't for growing up rurally.

Rae-Lee considers herself very lucky to have grown up where she did because it has shaped who she is today. You can expect to hear all about Rae-Lee's experiences on the farm and with her animals in her poems. First place Rising Star Cowboy Poet in 2013!

Ryan Fritz,

Ryan is a singer, song writer, working cowboy, and rancher. Ryan says he doesn't think he could be one without the other.

Most of his song writing material comes to him while working in the saddle or picking guitar at night to unwind the day's events. Ryan has just released his fourth album entitled Wind Blow Buckaroo. With original songs like, "Horses on the Fly" and "Kids in the Wagon" he shares a glimpse into modern day cowboy life and pays tribute to the days of old.

He has performed at various cowboy festivals in both Canada, the U.S.A., and is looking forward to performing his new songs for his listeners. A true product of the West, Ryan was born in B.C., raised in Alberta, and now calls Saskatchewan home. He has worked on some of Canada's largest ranches, including the Gang Ranch and Doug-

las Lake. He runs his own outfit in Saskatchewan with his family, where traditions of cowboying, ranching and music are a part of everyday life.

Shirley Field

18th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival, their second time here.

The audience will be absolutely delighted with such great 'cowboy' songs as: I'm An Old Cow Hand; Tumbling Tumbleweeds; Cool Water and Happy Trails. Come out and see them on stage. William Brookfield, Mike Melnichuk, and Gil Risling.

Steve Taylor

An exceptionally talented yodeller, Shirley is a musical treasure. At the age of nine she announced that "I'm gonna be a Yodeller"! Shirley wrote a book with Rudy Robbins called, How to Yodel the Cowboy Way, which has inspired yodellers around the world.

She has performed with the likes of Loretta Lynn and Marty Robbins. In 1962 she sang at the Grand Ol' Opry. Shirley was inducted into the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame in March 2000.

She has a book and CD on how to yodel and over the years has taught many of our feature performers to yodel - some of them at her workshop on how to yodel, at the Festival.

Shirley was inducted into the B.C. Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.

Shirley has decided that as she is well into her 80s it's time to retire ... even though she can still yodel up a storm! This year she will be asked to sing one song at the Friday evening performance at the church where she will be honoured and thanked for her many years of support. She had asked us to leave her off the program this year, but asked if she could have a chance to thank the audience and her many fans!

Growing up in Illinois, Steve found that singing and drawing got him a lot of attention and his parents always encouraged him. He attended Trinity Bible College in Chicago, where he toured and recorded with the Trinity Ambassadors Quartet and now he's "Back in the Saddle Again." His love of the west, lead to his move to Arizona, where he eventually became a western artist, minister of music, song writer, poet and actor. Steve says: "I'm thankful every day for the beauty of God's creations and for bringing my wife JoAnn and I to the White Mountains in 1982, where the "Cowboy Way" is still a way of life. We've hired Steve as a Cowboy Poet but he's also part of the Mountain Saddle Band.

Terri Mason

Sons of the Louisiana Hayride

The Cowboy segment of the Louisiana Hayride Live Stage Show has been hugely popular. Now, the Cowboys will be coming to the

Since her inaugural debut at Pincher Creek in 1992, Terri has been featured at every major gathering across the West. Terri was the first Canadian woman featured in Elko, Nevada and the first Canadian featured at Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. In

2006, Terri was chosen to represent Alberta at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. Terri spent most of her youth working with horses as an outfitter and a horse logger. In 1999, she was the lone woman invited to take part in the Last Great Hitch of the Century - a 30-horse hitch of draft horses.

She is a walking plow champion and a member of an annual threshing crew. In 2005, Terri and her team of draft horses helped build the Centennial Road at Reynolds Alberta Museum. Terri now lives with her draft horses on a cattle ranch in central Alberta and is the editor of Canadian Cowboy Country magazine, the Yellowhead Highway Travel Guide and a segment producer and story consultant for the multiple award-winning television show, Cowboy Country.

Brian Salmond and Tom Cole

These tall lanky cowboys are the image you would expect of men who have spent their days on the back of a horse raising cattle. Tom and Brian grew up on their family's respective ranches in northern B.C. Their poems, songs and stories reflect the western lifestyle. Brian Salmond has an unusual and refreshing twist on his writings. He has the uncanny talent to see the humorous side of seemingly every situation and is able to record it on paper for others to enjoy. While delivering his poems to an audience it is apparent that Brian is also gifted in relating his stories to others. Tom Cole is a larger than life tall drink of water (6'6) that can quench your thirst for country music.

His rich baritone voice was made to sing cowboy songs. His approach to the music makes the listener believe every word he sings.

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