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KELOWNA ROCKETS forward Nick Merkley was named the WHL’s Rookie of the Year for 2013-14.
COLUMNIST Maxine DeHart takes us inside a new Kelowna business, Okanagan Home Centre, recently opened on Highway 97 North.
KELOWNA’S Brennan Henderson, aka James Deen, has been working on his electronic mixing skills in the basement of his home for several years, and those efforts are paying off now as he’s being invited to play some gigs with big names in the business.
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Two of Rex Jardine’s daughters were enjoying their Sunday afternoon, hanging out in bed when potential disaster whizzed by overhead. “I was working in my office, just three or four rooms down, and I heard them scream out, ‘hey Daddy— something happened to the glass,’” he said. Jardine went over and discovered a bullet had punctured the girls’ bedroom window, continued through their room to the closet, until it eventually landed in some clothing. “It was absolutely above their bed,” he said, of the bullet’s trajectory. When all calmed down in the house, Jardine went out and drove around his East Kelowna neighbourhood, looking for answers. He came up empty handed. No one had anything to say on the matter. When police got involved, however, they quickly reached a different conclusion. Const. Kris Clark said the Jardines’ 18-year-old neighbour admitted to firing off rounds from a high powered rifle, in an attempt to kill coyotes. “It’s rural, there’s a bit of farm land and orchards out there,” said Clark, explaining that the practice isn’t unheard of. “There is a bylaw that prevents the discharge of firearms within city limits, but you can get exemptions for getting rid of pest animals or livestock.” Whether that exemption had been granted, as well as a series of other details will be investigated as police decide if they will be pressing criminal charges or pursuing a bylaw violation. Jardine is hoping for the former. “I understand it’s an 18-year-old kid, but I want to see Crown counsel press charges. They shot into the bedroom with a high power rifle,” he said. “I haven’t received a phone call or an apology or anything from these people, which is what I’d do if I were to do something like that.” See Shots A5
Goaltender Steve Berry was standing in his crease as he watched his teammate, and friend, Dennis Savage collapse at Royal LePage Place about a month-and-a-half ago. “He went down… right in front of me. I knew it wasn’t an injury from an ankle or a knee,” said Berry. “It scared me.” Immediately, Berry and fellow Ogopogo Seniors Hockey Club player, Bill Koch, skated over to Savage. They realized he wasn’t breathing and they couldn’t find a pulse. Berry began performing CPR while yelling at the other players to call 911 and retrieve the team’s automated external defibrillator (AED), which they keep on the bench every time they play—just in case. ••• In 2006, a player named Vince Rowe suggested the club purchase an AED and that the players receive the appropriate training on how to use it. Savage admitted not everyone was keen at first. “I was probably one of the ones who was maybe a little hesitant about buying it,” said Savage. The equipment and training would mean each player would have to pay an extra $40 on top of their regular fees. Although
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