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Kimberley North Star Quilters recently donated 30 quilts to Rotaplast International to be used by teams made up of volunteer doctors, nurses and Rotarians who carry out cleft palate and burn surgeries in underdeveloped countries. Each patient is given a quilt prior to surgery and gets to take it home, a more comfortable alternative than being wrapped in plastic sheets which was the case before the introduction of this program by Rotarian and quilter Terry Hodskins from Maine in 2001. Since then 19000 quilts which would cover five football fields have been donated by quilters from the US and Canada. Photo: Bev McCormick, President Kimberley Rotary Club, quilters Lorna Willey, June Owen, Eileen Dean, Carol Andrews, Joan Giesbrecht and Sheila Hart District 5080 Rotaplast Ambassador and Director of the Nelson Daybreak Rotary Club. Sheila has been on a mission to Nepal and shared first hand information on how the program works to the North Star Quilters on Monday, April 28th.
Two long-time City employees retire C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The City of Kimberley lost a wealth of experience in one day last week as both Chief Corporate Administrator George Stratton and Deputy Fire Chief Jack Paterson retired. Stratton retired after 23 years with the City and over 40 years in municipal government. Council commented on his retirement last week at their regular meeting, all agreeing that his wealth of knowledge of local government would
Grizzly spotted in Marysville C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
be missed. Coun. Darryl Oakley, who served with Paterson on the Kimberley Fire Department said that he went above and beyond his duties as Deputy Chief. “He was hugely respected,” Oakley said. “He was a calm voice and really great to work with, a true professional.” “Both George and Jack did great work for the City over the years. They will both be missed,” said Coun. Jack Ratcliffe.
A grizzly bear was spotted in Marysville on Thursday evening at about 5:30 p.m. Hannah Hollister, who lives on 301 Street, just below the Rails to Trails, says the bear was in her driveway where her four-year old son was playing. “My son was outside playing with the hose. He came in and told me there was a bear. We went outside and it was still there. It was definitely a grizzly, probably two or three years old.” Hollister says she used to work for Fish and Wildlife and would recognize a grizzly. She said her son pointed to where he had been standing, about eight feet from the bear. “He thought it was awesome,” she said.
Hollister said the bear wasn’t doing anything, just standing there. It didn’t appear afraid of them, but didn’t appear aggressive either. “My son told me that our little dog — who is afraid of cats — got between him and the bear. She barked and the bear backed off to the end of the driveway. I called her away and she was growling at the bear but she came. Then she scooted into the house with her tail between her legs. We went inside and shut the door. I opened the blinds, which are squeaky, and that seemed to scare the bear off.” Hollister called the Conservation Officer service and was told that there had been other reports of the grizzly in town last week. Residents are encouraged to manage attractants so the grizzly, or any other bear, will move on.
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