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Are you ready for the weekend? The Princeton Racing Days Association has put together a weekend full of fun for all ages! Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
The Racing Days Association is playing host to the Little Britches Rodeo on this upcoming weekend, but that is not all. If there are enough entries, the team plan to host a Kloochman race (ladies only), My Horse is Faster Than Yours Challenge (mixed) and match races as well. Jamie Payton plans a Canadian Relay race 3 man teams and barrel racing. The weekend will include performances and activities including: West Coast Lumberjack Shows, featuring The Mountain Show; Bells and Whistles Mini Golf will have a challenging and fun 9 hole miniature golf course; Mudd Safety Awareness will present the do’s and don’ts of ATVing; Rainbow the Clown, (aka Larry Dixon of Calgary, Alberta) an award-winning balloon artist will entertain during the weekend. Darrel and Kathleen Johnston of Buckin’ Bull Rentals from Mission B.C., will return to Princeton on Saturday, June 28 to provide a day of thrills for Princeton. For the adults only, the beer garden will be open and on Saturday night you can dance to live music provided by Dale Seaman and Highway 97. Concession, vendors and plenty of action await you at Sunflower Downs on June 28 and 29. Admission costs $5 for adults and $2 for children (12 and under) and seniors.
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The graduates of 2014 along with their dates began Prom Night festivities at Veterans Square on Saturday, June 21 - Graduation Day in Princeton. After the first three formal dances with parents and relatives, the grads and escorts continued prom at the Riverside Centre Theatre, dancing ‘Under the Stars.’
Council endorse Satellite Boundary Extension Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
Town Council is pursuing a satellite boundary extension to include the properties of Copper Mountain Mine into the Town of Princeton. Although the mine and it’s employees benefit from services in Princeton, the town receives no tax revenue. CAO Rick Zerr and director of finance, Shirley McMahon have been working on this proposal for six months. “No lack of effort here,” said Mayor Frank Armitage during the June 16 regular meeting of council. “I commend you both on the great job.” With a motion made by Councillor Maynard and seconded by Councillor Pateman, council endorsed the extension and
authorized staff to forward the submission to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and fulfill all of the necessary statutory obligations. Council received and approved the 2013 Statement of Financial Information and the 2013 Small Community Investment Fund Report. The financial statement includes information with respect to debt, payment to suppliers, employee and council remuneration and expenses and will be made available to the public on the town website. The Small Community Investment Fund Report (a report which outlines what is accomplished with funds received in the prior year) will be available to the public via the town website as well. Visit princeton.ca for more information.
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On Wednesday June 18, at approximately 9 p.m., a fire was set in the grass right beside the Brown Bridge. The 911 operator received numerous calls immediately (blocking the line momentarily). The Princeton Volunteer Fire Department arrived within a couple of minutes and doused the fire. Princeton RCMP confirmed the youth involved were apprehended. A bit of playing around with cottonwood resulted in a fire that went out of control quickly, causing them to bolt from the scene. It was also confirmed that one of the members of the group involved called 911 to report the fire.
Similkameen River claims life of local man Lisa Carleton lisa@similkameenspotlight.com
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The swift moving water of the Similkameen River claimed the life of 23 year old Scott Fechner during the weekend of June 13. Fechner and friends were camping at PY Point, along the Old Hedley Road. On Friday evening, Fechner left the campsite on foot, headed for home. Although it was not unusual for Fechner to go off on his own, family and friends became concerned Sunday afternoon when no one had heard from him. On Monday, when he had not
gone into work, the police were called in. A shoe and hat were located on the bank of the Similkameen on Monday morning. The RCMP helicopter and Ground Search and Rescue were then called in to assist with the search. Cst. Herron of the Princeton RCMP reported that the body was located on a sand bar and recovered by Swiftwater Rescue team members. The B.C. Coroner’s service is investigating. RCMP are asking residents to remember that water is high and fast this time of the year and to take extra care when along the shore.
Rural break and enters, property theft on the rise With the warmer weather, Princeton RCMP have seen an increase in the number of rural break and enters and property thefts including several recent incidents in the Princeton-Summerland Road area near Bankier. Two males associated to an older model white Chevy Astro van are believed to be involved in some of these incidents. Residents are asked to report any suspicious activity to police and to secure their belongings. Cst. Shiell Princeton RCMP
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Princeton Lions Club closes doors It is with regret that I announce the Princeton Lions Club is calling it quits as of June 30, 2014. For 42 Years, our motto has been “We Serve” but with membership down to 7 “active” members we are just not able to accomplish the goals that we have set for ourselves. We have tried repeatedly to encourage new members to join us, but in today’s world of cable TV, satellite dishes, computers, video games and organized sports, people are no longer looking for ways to fill their long winter evenings. Volunteerism has gone the way of the Dodo. Many of our remaining members are people well past retirement age who have health issues that require a lot of time on the road between Princeton and Penticton, Kelowna, Vancouver etc. Three of the remaining active members are leaving the area to move to places with better health care. Unfortunately, in the past few years, we have lost some members who have passed on. We just cannot continue with those few members
Report cards next casualty of school strike Tom Fletcher Black Press
With schools behind picket lines for a second week and little hope of a quick settlement, school districts are starting to notify parents that yearend report cards won’t be produced. Surrey school district superintendent Jordan Tinney posted a notice to parents that even shortened report cards that were planned at the beginning of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation strike won’t be possible. “The information that we need to produce report cards is in the hands of teachers and they are on strike,” Tinney wrote. “The support staff we normally have to help us develop and print report cards are also honouring the picket lines and are not at work.” New Westminster superintendent John Gaiptman sent out a similar letter Monday, telling parents not to expect report cards for kindergarten to Grade 8. “Please be assured that, although you will not receive a final report card, your child will be placed in the next grade level for September,” Gaiptman wrote. School districts are running buses this week to get Grade 10-12 students to their provincial exams, which have been designated an essential service by the B.C. Labour Relations Board. Tinney added that summer school plans are looking “very tenuous” in Surrey, and some districts have already canceled their summer instruction. Education Minister Peter Fassbender has said the partial lockout imposed on teachers will be lifted after year-end administrative days so it does not interfere with summer school programs.
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that we have left. Our programs, projects, supplies and equipment have been dispersed locally to other service clubs and charities. It is our understanding that Princeton will still look forward to such things as Pancake Breakfast, Duck Race, Grey Cup Pool etc, as these have been taken over by other organizations along with our equipment. The club would like to take this time to extend their thanks the community and the business community for the support over the years ~ It has been great. The Lions will fulfill our commitment to our Ambassador candidate and then we will bid you a fond adieu, it has been a pleasure serving the people of Princeton. Dave Shalanski, president, and all the members of the Princeton Lions Club.
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Simple Math for BCTF: Economic Growth = Higher Wages Guest Editorial Jordan Bateman, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Whatever the final government deal is with the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF), and whenever it’s settled, the BCTF must quit opposing economic growth if it ever hopes to accomplish its long-term salary and class size goals. Most taxpayers, understandably, are not interested in shelling out more money to the government. There has been no public rush to open wallets for big raises for teachers – or any other government sector union. The BCTF’s long-held desire to go back to year 2000 tax levels in order to fund raises for its teachers, would gut most families financially – B.C. budget documents show a twoincome family of four, making $90,000 per year, would pay $6,234 a year in provincial income tax, nearly double what they pay today. Taxpayers can’t afford that kind of hike, and the B.C. government knows it. That’s why they are focusing on growing the B.C. economy, in order to generate more money from sources other than Joe and Jane Taxpayer. But here the BCTF’s chickens have come home to roost: the BCTF, inexplicably and wildly overstepping its bounds as a union meant to represent the interests of teachers at the bargaining table, has come out against virtually every significant economic development project proposed in B.C. Why would the teachers’ union pass a motion against the Northern Gateway Pipeline, which would generate $1.2 billion for taxpayers over its first three decades in operation? How could that possibly serve the interests of its members, who want higher wages and smaller classes – things that revenue could help address? How did it serve the teachers’ union to reject the Prosperity Mine in the Chilcotin, which would have generated $5.52 billion in new tax revenue for the province, plus another $4.3 billion for the federal government? Why would the teachers’ union oppose the Kinder Morgan pipeline proposal, months before any plan had been released? Why is the B.C. teachers’ union fighting the Keystone XL pipeline, which would connect Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico, never coming near B.C.? What does it have to do with B.C. classrooms or teachers? Yet the BCTF opposed all of these economic development measures. The BCTF flag flew high at an anti-fracking rally in Vancouver last month – yes, the union opposed the fledgling liquefied natural gas industry too. Why would the BCTF join Occupy Vancouver, protesting against the same wealth-generating corporations their teachers’ pensions are heavily invested in: TD Bank ($155.7m in pension investments), ScotiaBank ($124.3m), RBC ($166.7m), Bank of Montreal ($75.2m) and Bell Canada ($61.2m)? The BCTF opposed the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. Yet, the BCTF fought it – with no thought given to the $140 million their pension has invested in Chinese state-controlled companies. Despite actively opposing all of these economic drivers, the BCTF still cries poor, noting teachers start here with a salary of $49,410, way behind Alberta’s $58,500. Alberta teachers get paid more for a simple reason: that province has aggressively pursued economic growth and could afford more. The oil sands, the single rate tax, and other economy boosters generate billions that flow into the provincial treasury, making it possible for Albertans to pay their teachers more – while their taxpayers shell out $50 per week less than identical British Columbians. Alberta teachers have benefitted from Alberta’s economic growth, so it’s probably no surprise the Alberta Teachers’ Association isn’t out campaigning against the Northern Gateway pipeline. Want a raise, B.C. teachers? Want to address class size and composition? Then quit fighting every economic (and tax revenue growing) opportunity that comes B.C.’s way. Cause and effect – it’s a lesson you taught us.
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A brief history of teacher demands VICTORIA – A few things have changed since the last all-out have defined all other public sector union settlements. teacher strike in B.C. Doney made it clear last week that no mediator is going to That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation come in and “split the baby” as long as the BCTF position is so was coming off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a far beyond the current compensation framework. 16 percent raise over five years and what the union termed an Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deterio“enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher- rating working conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the gov- lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that? ernment’s big-spending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006. For those who have been exposed to life outside school for By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here legislature lawn, howling for another 16 percent with in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE, world evaluates a teaching job. BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long for less. Teachers had just sailed through a crippling as per the accepted definition, and the top-heavy global recession with a series of raises, but were seniority list that places the average teacher salary at oblivious to all that. around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an Last week the protest venue switched to hour, plus a suite of benefits that most private sector Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands employees can only dream about, starting with three looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is months of prime-time vacation. TOM FLETCHER up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere 8 percent over I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the five years (compounded, for those who passed job goes far beyond five hours in the classroom and math), plus another huge basket of cash disguised an additional four hours a day preparing and markas benefit improvements and so forth. Government ing. They throw out different estimates, variously negotiators put their total compensation demand at 14.5 percent. defined. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the One obvious dodge: they want the bottom two steps of the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the teacher salary grid dropped. That’s simply a raise for entry- work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it. level teachers. Admittedly those are rare creatures these days with Consider another union demand that seems to be just another shrinking enrolment and ironclad seniority rules that allow retired thinly disguised raise. The BCTF wants a large increase in teachers to monopolize substitute work. preparation time for elementary school. There are no duties being Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that the govern- added here. For this one item, government negotiators calculate ment has granted the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 million every year by the fifth year province. The education ministry executed a takeover of the B.C. of the BCTF proposal. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran industrial union negotiator Peter Cameron. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black He’s backed up by long-time labour specialist Lee Doney, whose Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that
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Forum on rivers provides information on proposed Fortis Dam Carla Clark Similkameen Spotlight
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Lee McFayden (top) and Ken Farquharson (bottom) were the presenters at the Forum on Rivers held on June 5 at the Senior’s Hall. Both shared their knowledge and concerns in regards to the Similkameen River and the proposed Fortis Dam.
A Forum on Rivers information meeting was held on June 5 at the Seniors’ Hall. The forum was organized by Mary Masiel. The topic: The proposed Canyon Dam on the Similkameen River. Guest speakers were Ken Farquharson and Lee McFayden. Farquharson is a retired professional Engineer, Elder for Parks, co-founder of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORC) and the Sierra Club of B.C., and the Committee on Endangered Rivers. McFayden is a longtime Similkameen resident, retired organic farmer, Steering Committee member for the Okanagan River Restoration Initiative. Investor-funded Fortis Inc., parent company of Fortis Generation and Fortis BC, have allegedly partnered with the Washington Department of Ecology, who has budgeted 1.6 million to the Fortis BC Storage Feasibility Study for an evaluation of a proposed hydropower and water supply storage facility on the Similkameen River. The structure site will be 15 kilometres south of Princeton and Hwy 3 towards Hope. The dam structure is estimated to be 165 metres high and 500 metres wide, which Farquharson says will make this dam the third largest in B.C. The reservoir will be 20 km long, covering 750 hectares. Farquharson states that “the proposed full pool elevation of the reservoir has not yet been made public.” It is estimated that it would produce 45 - 65 megawatts of hydro electric power and produce 205-220 gig watt hours of average annual energy. The cost - between $350 - $400 million dollars. If there is approval across the board, construction will commence in 2018 and would take two years until its completion. Fortis Generation is promising the positive aspects of such a project; flood risk reduction downstream and on Osoyoos Lake;
water shaping to improve water availability to downstream users (especially during summer); less flow variability; potential water quality improvements; base load renewable hydro generation and the ability to decide the amount of energy at its peak and the control as to when to release. “Is stated by Fortis, that there would be a shared cost and water supply for both Washington and Oregon, with no mention of a cooperative agreement with BC interests,” Farquharson writes. There are currently 102 water licences on the Similkameen River - two of which belong to Fortis Inc. In the review, Farquharson says that as co-founder of the ORC, he was asked to represent them at the forum. “The ORC is a supporter of free flowing rivers and has recently listed the Similkameen River in its annual Endangered Rivers survey,” he wrote in his Canyon Dam Review. “My recommendation is to oppose this project due to the loss of sovereignty proposed for the river and lack of study by the BC government of the future water needs of the Similkameen Valley in BC,” he adds. As far as Lee McFayden’s view on the proposed dam, she had this to say. “To me, the Similkameen is the lifeblood of the valley - and like blood, it is very precious…may the river forever flow free.”Farquharson, in his review of the proposed dam adds that the lack of input from the BC government to this peculiar process is extraordinary —it is unprecedented in planning for such an important river with international implications, and he asks “Has our provincial government no interest in how our waters are used, and questions why is the future of the river being left to Fortis, the Okanogan PUD and US agricultural interests? After the lengthy forum came to a close, Farquharson simply summed it up by saying—”The project should be opposed as it leaves Fortis and US interests in control of the river.”
Not all are happy with happy hour regulations Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government has begun allowing “happy hour” discounts for alcoholic drinks, imposing minimum drink prices that force some outlets to raise their prices. Effective this week, the minimum price for draft beer or cider in B.C. is 25 cents per fluid ounce, which puts a 12-ounce sleeve at $3, a 20-ounce pint at $5 and a 60-ounce jug at $15. Using a one-ounce minimum, the lowest permitted price for any alcoholic drink is $3. The release of the regulations Friday was greeted with protests from some pubs that were offering drink specials below that price. The regulations also give licensed restaurants the ability to serve drinks without a food order, although their licence still
requires them to offer a full food menu. The B.C. government’s liquor policy review also levels the field between pubs and restaurants by allowing families with children into pubs at mealtimes. The B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association issued a statement reminding its members that the new rules also allow customers to carry a drink from a lounge to an adjoining restaurant. Licensees are also allowed to transfer small amounts of stock from one to the other if they run out of a particular product. In a policy directive to industry associations, local governments and police agencies, the government’s Liquor Control and Licensing Branch says the lower price may be applied selectively for “ladies night” specials or “team night” for players in uniform. Minimum prices do not apply to catered events, or special occasion licences.
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Now at an age when no one would be critical if she retired to a rocking chair, Carrie Allison gives little indication she is ready to slow her pace. Â She looks after the diminutive white chapel situated on a bluff overlooking the Similkameen Valley not far from Hedley. Once a year she hires boys to harvest the weeds from the adjacent cemetery.
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From her home, Carrie Allison takes time to sit and share her memories with Art Martens.
Community Focus ~ The life and times of Carrie Allison Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
Although as a child Carrie Allison completed only the fourth grade, I came away from a two hour visit with her feeling I’d been educated in history and wisdom. She was sent from her home in the Merritt area where she was born, to a residential school in Kamloops at age 8 and was educated there until age 12.  Carrie is now 83 and even though her experience in the residential school wasn’t as horrific as what we often hear about in the media, the memories still haunt her. A note of sadness creeps into her voice when she says, “my dreams about it are always bad. In one dream I hear a baby crying at night, but it is dark and I can’t find it.� She pauses a moment to reflect, then continues. “I was away from home 10 months at a time. There wasn’t enough to eat and I was always hungry. We ate in the same room as the staff, and we could see they had meat on their plates. We were given only vegetable soup and one slice of bread. At Easter they gave us one egg with our meal. I knew mostly the language of my people, but I was punished if I spoke it.  In winter they made us walk to town.  My hands and feet got really cold. We weren’t allowed to talk to the boys or even look at them. We were in the classroom half a day, the rest of the day we had to work. The girls cleaned up the dormitories, the priest’s room, the hallways, play room and dining hall.� Knowing that she looks after the diminutive white chapel situated on a bluff overlooking the Similkameen Valley, not far from Hedley going toward Keremeos, I ask why she is
still involved with the Catholic faith. Many would have turned their backs on the faith because of the pain caused by the school experiences. “People sometimes ask me that,� she answers.  “I tell them God didn’t do that to me.  It was people. I never look back. I tell the kids to always look ahead and try to make something of themselves.� Carrie never knew her father. Fortunately her mother was deeply committed to her family and Carrie speaks of her as a wonderful role model. “She was very small,� she says. “She tanned hides and traded them in town.  She also made gloves and moccasins.� Carrie recalls clearly the injunction of her mother to  “take care of yourself.  No drinking.  Before you go away, do the dishes and clean the house.� Now a mother and grandmother herself, she does all she can to pass on the values of the older generation. “Young kids don’t know what we went through,� she says with a perceptible hint of disappointment. “Sometimes I think we should take them back to our time. No electricity, no indoor bathroom. We had to pack water from the river. Mom didn’t have a washing machine so she carried her laundry to the river. She heated water in a tub there and after she washed the clothes, she hung them on branches.� I sense now that in her mind she is reliving those times. “Sometimes we bathed in the river. In winter we heated water in the tub and bathed there. Those were happy days. I was with my family.� ~ See next week for part two of the Life and times of Carrie Allison
~ Art Martens livingsignificantly.ca
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There will be a lot of funny business going on at the Princeton Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library for kids aged 5 to 12. Best of all – it’s free! Ronald McDonald HouseŽ BC Registration in the Okanagan Regional Library is growing. Summer Reading Club includes an awesome reading log, chances to win great prizes, lots of special events including magician Leif David, and great programs in the library to help your kids enjoy the world of reading. The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Club is “Funny Business� and our librarians have developed a summer full of opportunities for your kids to laugh out loud. Wednesday, July 2, 10-11:30 a.m: FUNNY PAGES: Create your own comic book, play charades and make a Spongebob craft. Wednesday, July 9, 10-11:30 a.m: THAT’S The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. Courtesy of Carrie Kassa GROSS: Activities and games to gross you out! A home away from home for seriously ill children Wednesday, July 16, 10-11:30 a.m: PUN AND receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the Winners of the annual tournament are left to right: Denny and Tasha White, new and bigger House has enough room to welcome Judy Robinson, Jim Powell,  Cliff Robinson and Blake Herrick winning for the GAMES!: Make a joke jar, enter a rude noise contest and be in a “snowball fight�. kids. 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year Wednesday, July 23, 10-11:30 a.m: MAGIC together when it matters most. SHOW! Magician Leif David from  Ali K. Zam Productions will entertain you with his magic show! Help us continue our work Register by phone at 250-295-6495 or drop into by donating at rmhbc.ca The annual Otter Lake Fishing Derby Winners are as follows: In the the Princeton Branch at 107 Vermilion Avenue. mens competition Cliff Robinson took first place and Jim Powell second. For more information about these and other First place for the ladies competition was won by Tasha White with sec- great programs at your ond place going to Judy Robinson. local library, please 111129672-1_RMH BC New House_BlackPress_2.8125x4.indd 1 5/14/14 9:47 AM Hidden weight prize of a turkey deep fryer, propane tank, gift cards for visit www.orl.bc.ca. Cooper’s foods and the Liquor Store went to Denny and Tasha White. CLIENT PROOF # 1 CREATION DATE: May 8, 2014 MODIFICATION DATE: May 9, 2014 12:13 PM OUTPUT DATE: 05/14/14
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Confessions of a procrastinator I have a confession. I am a gold medal winning, a gorgeous garden and a charmingly decorated first class procrastinator. Just ask our fearless house and entertained regularly. publisher/editor, or my husband. I don’t get how it So, I tried the list trick. It worked all right for a happens. I make a plan, set priorities and timelines short time but then I would begin to get cocky and and then put it in the “must do� box in my brain. make the lists in my head, grossly overestimating Then I get out of bed and the whole thing seems my ability to stay focused without some concrete to self-scramble while I’m making coffee. I’m sure evidence of how complicated my life was. Back to you understand. square one! I have thought that I should listen to the little Following some impressive self-castigation, voice in my head that warns I’m headI would search for metaphysical ing in the wrong direction and that, meaning in my actions. You know, instead of procrastinating, I should try to find a lofty reason for putting back away for a while. Maybe take off till tomorrow whatever I really a walk or have glass of water. Then should do today. I once heard a when I return to the issue, maybe man wandering around in a garden I’ll be ready to begin with a brilliant saying to himself, “I coulda been a solution. This hits me especially when genius, I coulda been a genius.� I I’m involved in creative activity and briefly entertained the thought for drives me nuts. Besides having senior myself as a legitimate excuse but I MERRILYN HUYCKE moments these days, I’ve always been do have a basic grip on reality and easily distracted. What if I wind up realized I was seriously unqualified. on one of the dreaded bunny trails I had to face it. I was a plain, garden that lead to only Heaven knows where variety capital P procrastinator. and I can’t even remember that I was So, I still struggle with the problem. However, I have managed to work out a procrastinating? See what I mean? I consulted a neighbour a few years ago who couple of strategies that aren’t a cure but they do had licked the problem. We would chat over the help when I remember to use them. The first thing back fence from time to time - I could never figure I realized is that I need a concrete deadline. Being out how she accomplished so much and still have raised in the fifties, I was taught it was not okay to time to chat. I asked her what her method was, let others down. If I did let folks down, at least I which was actually a trick question. I already felt bad about it. That’s why deadlines still usually work for me knew what the answer was. Sure enough, she told me she starts every day with coffee and unless I’m having a passive/aggressive spell. The list making. Of course the first thing she wrote next thing is to break a chore up into bits that was, “Make a list� which I thought was shame- are manageable. When I’ve succeeded, I reward less cheating but she said it gave her a feeling of myself - not with food - I’m on a diet! accomplishment and motivation. The proof was So, there you are! Now if I can only find the list that she ran a full time, successful business, had I made yesterday...
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Eighteen naturalists including a visitor from Holland, were led by Tip Anderson on a leisurely stroll through the scenic site of Dalby Meadows, located just a few kilometers from town.
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Spotlight on Smiles
Thumbs Up/Down Thumbs up to those in public service who give good service and accept a gratuity graciously—not expect or demand it. Princeton Pentecostal Church (The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)
Name: Billie (27 year old Blue-fronted Amazon parrot) has been with Daruka for 25 years. Together they are travelling across Canada with ‘The Walking Monk.’ www.thewalkingmonk.net
Thumbs down to those in public service who demand gratuity whether they give good service or not. A gratuity is a gift, a token of appreciation and should never be expected or demanded! If you have a thumbs up/down or want to be our Smile of the Week, give us a call at 250-295-3535 or drop by the Spotlight at 282 Bridge Street.
165 Vermilion Avenue Beside the Museum, invites you to join with us in Sunday Worship 10:30 am Morning Worship 250-295-7951 Pastor Jack McNeil
St. Paul’s United Church Also serving the Anglican Community
Office: 250-295-7714
WORSHIP - 10:00 am Communion: 3rd Sunday of the month
Office Hours Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thurs. 9:30 - 11 a.m.
190 - 1st Avenue Everyone Welcome
Baptist Church of Princeton
Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am Prayer Meetings on Wednesday at 7:00 pm
250-295-7752
Living Water
Community Church Invites You to
38 Kenley Avenue 10:30 Morning Worship
Pastor George Donovan Tel: 250-295-7733 CELL:250-293-6447
Similkameen Spotlight June 25, 2014
PEPPERY TURKEY CASSEROLE Makes 8 servings 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns 1 cup dry white wine 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, including juice 2 cups chicken or turkey stock 11/2 pounds bone-in turkey breast, skin removed, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 teaspoons sweet paprika, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped 2 green bell peppers, diced 1 roasted red bell pepper, diced
3 11/2
1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, oregano and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add white wine and tomatoes with juice and bring to a boil.
CAPRICORN: Capricorn, quickly curb any feelings of boredom by exploring a new hobby. Try taking a new fitness or art class. You’ll have chances to mingle, too. AQUARIUS: Put the brakes on impulse buys, Aquarius. This week you may be tempted to spend more money than you have, and that will only lead to long-term financial concerns. PISCES: Pisces, it is time to rebrand yourself. This may start with a mini-makeover or more significant changes to your life and career. ARIES: Aries, let your creative side take over this week. Your imagination is ready to run wild, and this burst of creative energy will have long-lasting positive effects. TAURUS: Taurus, though you are known for being a tad stubborn, this week you are open to any and all suggestions. You may surprise a few people by being so open-minded. GEMINI: Gemini, while you may have natural leadership abilities, most of the time you do not want to pull rank. This week you may need to step things up a bit. CANCER: Cancer, now is a good time to travel, even if it means just a quick jaunt. But if a big vacation is on the horizon, know that you will likely have a smooth trip ahead. LEO: Your powers are magnetic this week, Leo. Others find you simply irresistible, which can bode well if you are looking for a romantic partner or want to step things up. VIRGO: Virgo, a busy week at work will require lots of cooperation among you and your coworkers. If ever there was a time to summon your leadership abilities, now is the time. LIBRA: Libra, many things are in disarray and you may need some help getting back to efficient living. Download an app to help you track expenses or keep tabs on your responsibilities. SCORPIO: You are bound to be the center of attention, Scorpio. Get over any shyness early on because you will be spending time with coworkers for most of the week. SAGITTARIUS: You will do some of your best work at home this week, Sagittarius. Spend ample time getting the house in order. A few days working from home could kickstart plans. FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY
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2. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. Add chicken stock and stir well. Season to taste with salt, if using. Add turkey and stir well. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours, until turkey is tender. 3. Add paprika solution, jalapeno pepper, bell peppers, and roasted red pepper to slow cooker stoneware and stir well. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, until peppers are tender.
4. Meanwhile, in a pot, bring water to a boil. Add quinoa in a steady stream, stirring to prevent lumps from forming, and return to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Set aside. 5. When peppers are tender, add cooked quinoa to slow cooker stoneware and stir well. Serve immediately. PC146258
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* now open 6 days a week!
Huffy’s Auto Repair 4 LICENSED MEChaNICS
2 with Extensive GM Training / 2 with 30 years experience
all mechanics take ongoing training & updating. We have the Best Diagnostic equipment availaBle •A/C Work •Transmissions • Specialize in Computers & Computerized Fuel Injection now offering: •Flat Repairs •New Tire Sales •Wheel Balancing Can inspect motorcycles to greyhounD Buses
Gecko Flats Design Drafting M Design Services
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Ph: 250-295-6458
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Hope Auto Body Ltd.
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331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0
Owner
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Reichert Sales & Service Ltd ski-doo & can-am Sales & Service reichertsales@mac.com
Marg & Ed Reichert
Tulameen, B.C. V0X 2L0
Ph: 250-295-6489 Fax: 250-295-7768
FEED SUPPLY STORE FLETCHER Building Supplies
Farm Feed and Pet Food 222 Burton Ave., Princeton 250-295-6938
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Chris Jennings PO Box 681 PrincetonF BC V0X 1W0
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FLOORING
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Don & Anna’s Greenhouses & GARDEN CENTRE OPEN: Mon - Sat, 9 am - 5 pm Sundays 10:30 am - 4:00 pm #31 Ashnola Road, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N1
Phone:(250)499-5785 Email: don_annas@nethop.net
AD SPACE
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Cell: 250-295-8025
Heather Dobbs
Licensed Property Manager 240 Bridge Street PO Box 499 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0
Office: 250-295-3222 Email: hdobbs@telus.net
ROOFING SPECIALISTS ALL PURPOSE ROOFING • Let me keep you dry /Reasonable rates • Any type of re-roofing & repairs • Serving the area for over 20 years • Over 60 years experience/NO Subcontracting
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Farm & Industrial Equipment George Edge
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FLOWERS Open daily from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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1167 Hwy 3 East
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TOM REICHERT RENTALS Box 1C #2 Tulameen, BC V0X 2L0 Phone 250-295-7329 Fax 250-295-7395
Specializing in: Cement Finishing Damp Proofing & Forms otterrock@nethop.net
ROOFING SUPPLIES FLETCHER Building Supplies ROOFING SUPPLIES SHINGLES, METAL ONDURA...
222 Burton Ave., Princeton 250-295-6938
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Business & Service Directory AUTO PARTS MAC’S AUTO PARTS 193 Vermilion Ave. Ph: 250-295-6944
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HONDA WATER PUMPS, TILLERS, LAWN MOWERS, GENERATORS, SNOW BLOWERS
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
N & L SERVICES I’m not a poet and I know it... BUT I AM THE BEST DAMN MECHANIC IN THIS TOWN! S
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BINS & DISPOSAL
BACKHOE SERVICES
Brian Coyne Owner
DARYL CLARKE
Certified Septic Design & Installations / Foundation Excavations Water, Electric & Sewer Line Installations / Landscaping & Clearing
Phone: 250-295-0095
Cell: 250-293-6021
ENGRAVERS
Zorn EngravErs & TrophiEs Hermann Zorn
Government Certified and Licensed Engraver since 1966 Supplier of a complete line of quality trophies, gifts and manufacturer of plastic or metal signs & badges.
331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0
Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588
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Email: mlaska@nethop.net
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(By Cooper’s)
Join us for “GOSPEL HOUR” Sunday Mornings, 11:00 am
Come and listen and hopefully sing along with us. We would love to meet you.
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BOTTLE RETURN/RECYCLE
THE HUT
WE NOW ACCEPT ELECTRONICS FOR RECYCLING!
Bottle Depot
(* excluding small appliances)
WE ACCEPT ALL POP, JUICE, WATER, MILK, LIQUOR AND BEER CONTAINERS WE ALSO RECYCLE HOURS: 11 AM - 4 PM DAILY LIGHT BULBS! CLOSED TUESDAYS AND STAT HOLIDAYS
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Mobile Home Specialty No Job Too Small Professional Decks
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Shining His Light Ministries
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Phone: 250-295-6254 E-mail:hermannzorn@xplornet.com
Laska’s Floor Service
250-295-0005
OTTER VALLEY
P.O. Box RR#1, Site 11, Comp 26 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0
FLOORING SERVICES
3 Licenced Mechanics
250-295-4393 Cell: 250-295-2049
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PET SUPPLIES Aquarium Supplies Aviary Supplies Herp Supplies Live Fish
Quality Foods, Toys and Supplies for your Dogs & Cats.
Phone: 250-295-7381
Gord McEwen www.westcoasteq.com Princeton, B.C. Ph: 250-295-0101 Fx: 250-295-0103 email: gord@westcoasttruckparts.com
Princeton Plaza
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331 Old Hedley Road PO Box 948 Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0
Ph: 250-295-0606 Fax: 250-295-6588
SEPTIC SERVICES
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516 7th Ave. P.O. Box 128, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 Tel: 250-499-2561 Cell: 604-649-9908 Email: numnongkhai@hotmail.com Website: www.benjathairestaurant.com
Septic Cleaning Outhouse Rentals & Sales Mark Riegling
Owner /Operator
250-295-4191
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Many thanks to the staff of the Funky Monkey for their excellent food and catering services for the Celebration of Life for Brian Patterson on Sat., June 14. Gail Davidson
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KIRKLAND (nee WEINHANDL) BRENDA ARLENE, April 22, 1950 June 4, 2014: Brenda passed away peacefully at St. Marys Hospital with her family by her side. She is survived by her husband Tony, daughter Tiffany (Darryl) Gower and two grand-daughters Taya & Keeli. She is also survived by her mother Helen, brothers Dan (Debbie) and Mark (Megan) plus her extended family Margaret (John) Corlett (son Kevin & family, daughter Jennifer). Brenda was predeceased by her father Bill August 26, 2012. Brenda’s chosen profession was nursing, in which she excelled. Those who knew Brenda knew the passion and dedication she had for her job. She graduated from St. Pauls August 6, 1972 and started her career at St. Marys Hospital in Sechelt. In 1974 Brenda and Tony moved to Princeton where Tony had accepted a position with Northwood Mills. After a brief move to Kamloops they returned to Princeton where Brenda carried on her career as a registered nurse at Princeton General Hospital. After her retirement in June 2010, she and Tony moved back to the Sunshine Coast to enjoy their retirement years close to family. Brenda will be deeply missed by her extended family, and many friends throughout the province and abroad. No formal memorial is set. A local celebration of life will be announced in the near future.
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WOODFORD, MARYANNE May 10, 1951 June 6, 2014: Maryanne was born in Prince Rupert BC, and raised in and around Stewart BC, where she met and married her husband, William (Bill) Woodford, in 1969. They moved around BC for several years, lived in the Yukon for 10 years, relocated to Princeton area in 1983, 19 , finally ¿nally to Coalmont in 1985. 19 . Maryanne is remembered by the dedicated and tireless volunteer work throughout the communities of Coalmont, Princeton and Tulameen. Most notably are the countless years she dedicated herself to the Fall Fair. She loved her pets, gardening, crafts such as knitting and crocheting and being creative with the magic tree. She also had a passion for cooking and would teach her skills to anyone who was around. Fresh bread and canning was always being prepared though out the year and there was always a hot meal on the table with more than enough to go around. Maryanne leaves memories with her family: Daughters - Jody and Sherry, Son – Garnet, Grand Children – Drew and Elyssa, Brothers – David and Richard, Sisters – Heather and Virginia, and several NotNot to severalnephews nephew and andnieces. nieces. mention everyone who had the pleasure to mention everyone who had had the of knowing pleasure of her. knowing her. One of her most remarkable characteristics would be for Maryanne’s determination and attitude towards life events; she never would let the hard times diminish her spirit and always would have a smile on her face and have a kind word about and to everyone. Maryanne will be honoured in a Celebration of Life on the 28 June 2014, 1853 18 Columbia Street, Coalmont BC (Behind the Hotel) starting at 2 PM. Maryanne made it quite clear that she wanted everyone to get together, listen to good music, eat and have a good time. The The family family would would like like all all Memorial Memorial Contributions Contributions be be donated donated to to the the Tulameen Tulameen and and District District Fire Fire Department. Department.
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Hiring: Assistant Operator, Lead Hand, Supervisor Oilfield = opportunity = job = income = career Recruiting rep. coming to these locations: Vernon –July 10, Kelowna –July 11, Castlegar – July 13, Kamloops –July 18. Contact: recruitment.opsco@ensignenergy.com for details Housekeepers required, must be able to work some weekends and evenings, $11 per hour to start, experience preferred but will train. Please bring resume to the Villager Inn, Princeton. No phone calls please. Living Water Childcare Center is hiring a manager for before and after school child care center opening in Sept. Interested applicants please phone 250-295-7733 or 250-2957861 for more information. PRINCETON HUSKY now hiring part & full time. Apply in person with resume at 580 Hwy 3 West. Vernon Service Company requires Journeyman Service Plumbers/Gasfitters, $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416
Drivers/Courier/ Trucking
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Home Repairs FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot. MOVING! Queen Bed (mattress, box spring, frame - like new) 3 sets sheets, bedspread, shams, drapes $150. Other Furniture. 250-295-6423
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Trades, Technical IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for a Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician (Mechanic) with truck experience and also a trailer mechanic. Fax or email resume and references to: Calnash Trucking, Lac La Biche, 1-780-623-4051; calnash@telusplanet.net.
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Merchandise for Sale
Auctions AUCTION. Commercial Picture Framing Equip & Inventory. July 5th, 11 AM, On Site Kelowna. (250)545-3259 doddsauction.com
Flea Markets Flea Market, June 28th, 9 am to 1 pm, Senior’s Hall, Book table Rentals, now $7. Call Anita at 250-295-6916 or 250295-7515
Friendly Frank 1914 Cast Iron pot-bellied stove. $75 OBO (good for decoration, painted & planterized) 250-438-0031
Garage Sales 2 Family Garage Sale, 743 Highway 3 (Old Mushroom farm), June 28 & 29, 8 am daily, bird houses, yard tools, concrete lawn ornaments, tools, kids bikes, etc! 20 hp Kubota 4x4 tractor w/loader. Downsizing, huge garage sale, June 28 & 29, 8 am to 3 pm, 118 Deerview Crescent. Last Garage Sale till Fall, Roll top desk, table/chairs, utility trailer, tools, bicycles and much more...105 Deerview Crescent, Sat. June 28, 8 - 2, Sun. June 29, 9 - 1 Vermilion Court Yard Sale, 72 Fenchurch Avenue, Princeton, BC. Saturday, July 5th, 2014, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Homes for Rent 1 bdrm basement suite, heat, hydro, cable incl. N/S, no pets, $550 + damage deposit. Avail. July 1st. 250-293-6472 2 bdrm cabin on Similkameen River, no pets, fully furnished, dish network & internet included, $650 plus utilities, damage deposit, references required. Avail. Aug. 1st. 250-295-6207 2 bedroom house for rent in Princeton, N/S, no pets, references required. 250-295-6449 3 bedroom double wide on 6 acres, N/S, no pets, references required. 250-295-6449
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Transportation
2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 LT, lots of extra’s, near new tires, great condition, $6750 OBO. Call 250-295-7876
Auto Accessories/Parts
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Recreational/Sale 1996 Fifth wheel Rustler Trailer, new brakes & tires, 125 Watt solar panel, A-1 working condition, no A/C. 250-2950323
Scrap Car Removal “WANTED” Scrap Cars, Trucks, Metal. U Call I Haul. Scrap Metal & Vehicles can be dropped off @ 680 Old Mill Rd. Cash for some. 250-295-5102
Auto Financing
Misc. Wanted
Sport Utility Vehicle
BUYING Coin Collections, Estates, Antiques, Native Art, Silver, Jewelry 250-499-0251
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2007 Jeep Liberty, 139,000 km, very clean, new tires, recent alignment, brakes, battery, 3.7 ltr., gas auto. $8800 OBO. 250-293-1188
Flea Markets
Flea Markets
Real Estate Acreage for Sale
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WATERFRONT Log Home with Acreage Lone Butte Area photos and contact at www.loghomebythelake.com
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 & 2 Bdrm apartments in new building. Close to trail & river. Twin River 223 Burton Ave., F/S, cats OK, starting @ $700/month + utilities. 604783-7020. 1 bdrm Apt for rent in Princeton, available now. Level access in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $530.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back. APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Small bachelor unit $450. Lg. bachelor unit $550. 1 bed. unit $650. All utilities included. 1 bedroom $550 utilities extra. 1 bedroom $500 utilities extra. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095
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Misc. for Sale 16.5 ft Kevlar Canoe, paddles, pfd’s, excellent condition $1500 OBO. 250-292-8531 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045, www.dollars4guns.com
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HOUSES FOR RENT. Call Heather at 250-295-8025
Tack/Supplies Used Vic Bennett 16” All Around western saddle, rawhide covered, front and back cinches. Good condition. $1,200. Phone 250-494-8617.
Cars - Domestic
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SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Transportation 1988 Chrysler New Yorker, 132,000 kms, runs well. Moving - must sell! $600 OBO. Call 250-295-4083
COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent on Vermilion Ave. 1000 sq. ft. or 400 sq. ft. of commercial, with 600 sq.ft. attached living quarters. Call Karen @ 250-295-3095
Pets & Livestock DRIVERS WANTED
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June 28, 2014, 9 am to 1 pm Senior’s Hall Book Table Rentals, Now $7
Phone Anita: 250-295-6916 or 250-295-7515
Cottages / Cabins
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• Fully furnished and includes utilities. • Rooms from $400 - $450 • 2 Bedroom Apt. $1000 - $1200 • 4 Bedroom Apt. $1800 • 4 Bedroom Cabin by Creekside $1800 • RV Site $500 Also 2/3 Bedroom House with huge yard to the river. Fully furnished but excludes hydro: 207 Angela Ave. $1000
Phone Princeton Castle Resort 250-295-7988 Tenders
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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.� ~ Harriet Tubman A keepsake edition in celebration of the Class of 2014 - Princeton, B.C.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2014
Share the kindness within you
What a wonderful group! the Villager Inn Princeton 244 - 4th Street, Princeton, B.C. Email: info@villagerinn.ca Website: www.villagerinn.ca
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. “
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Good News, Grads!
“I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.” Author Unknown
2014
Today is the first of many extraordinary days to come, as you go from student to graduate. Whether you continue your studies or enter the workforce, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. No matter where they take you, your achievements will always be frontpage news to us here at home!
SPOTLIGHT The Similkameen
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The Bernice Wardell Award currently tied between Hillary Riel and Andrew Silbernagel is presented by Pam Mackenzie.
Tully Adams Future Plans: to be the sickest Tully Bear! Thank you: to my mom and dad for always being there for me, to my friends for all the good times we had and are going to have. Greyson Antonick Future Plans: live the dream & be happy. Thank you: to my parents for always being there, my friends and to everyone who supported me. Hayley Barbeler Future Plans: To travel and get dual citizenship between Australia and Canada Thank you: to my mom and dad, friends and family for never giving up on me! Shania Bertucci Future Plans: Move to Kelowna with MS & go to school for Dental Assisting. Thank you: to Bons, for putting with HM and I, also for making us beef dip! Love You! Carmen Brodie Future Plans: To become a blaster up North and see where that takes me! Thank you: to Moma Brodie for putting up with all my bad decisions, father Brodie for keeping busy and having enough kids to start a hockey team. Carver Carrat Future Plans: Work for a seal or two and continue to be happy! Thank you: to my mom for raising me and being amazing and to my buddies for making high school a great time. Chance Clarke Future Plans: Have fun, be successful and to stay in touch with friends. Thank you: to all my friends and family for molding me into the person I am today. C.J. Cromarty Future Plans: Owning my own business and loading logs! Thank you: To all my teachers who helped me pass. To my fellow grads: We did it y’all!
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Congratulations to the
CLASS OF 2014 From the “Little Folks” at
Old Hedley Road
The Governor General’s Award, presented by Miss Kirsten Haayer is currently tied between Kassandra Montgomery and Alyssa Leiding. The final results will be tallied after Provincial Exams are marked.
Trista Draeger Future Plans: To live life to the most I can, with what I have! Thank you: To everybody that helped me get through all of my classes and through my hard times. Destiny Earle Future Plans: To travel the world and learn as many languages as possible. Go and live in Peru for a year. Thank you: To my family and friends for always being there and supporting me.
250-295-3083
“A milestone passed, new things begun, dreams as shining as the sun, a goal achieved, a victory won! That’s Graduation.” — Author Unknown FLETCHER
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We wish the grads of 2014 the very best in thier future endeavors!
Jordan Fuller Future Plans: Party, Maybe go to school and go to work Thank you: To all my friends and family To my fellow grads: Live Young, Wild & Free! Leigh Grenier Thank you: to Grandma and Grandpa for everything. To my fellow grads: Good luck me harties! 258 Bridge St.
Kendra Hill Future Plans: Become a veterinarian and open up my own bet clinic. Thank you: to everyone who helped me through everything, and school work as well!
250-295-6322
Jennifer Hilton Future Plans: to go to school and travel Thank you: to Carmen Brodie for being so lame and to Tully for calling her out on it to my fellow grads: well that was fun and good luck. Zachary Jwaszko Future Plans: Military Thank you: To andrew Silbernagel, Joel Huckell, Alex Burke, Brynn Johnson and Jason Palmer Krystoffer Krenn Future Plan: to become an Electrician Thank you: to my Mom and Teachers To my fellow grads: You are awesome, Good Luck in your future!
Weyerhaeuser Princeton would like to Congratulate the Graduating Class of 2014. Your Bright Future is Growing.
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PRINCETON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY SERVICES congratulates the Grads of 2014. Reach for the Stars and Live Life Well! 47 Harold Avenue
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The Future Is Yours As you leave behind the halls of school and enter the real world, we hope the lessons you’ve learned will guide you toward great success. Your hard work and commitment are an inspiration to the students who look up to you, and you’ve made all of us very proud.
Congratulations, graduates. We wish you all the best!
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Graduation 2014
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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only dream, but also believe.” (Anatole France)
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fade, they reveal the possible. ~ Charisse Eggleston
Congratulations to the Class of 2014!
Congratulations to
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Congratulations Congratulations Graduates of 2013 Graduates of 2014 .
We wish each you the bes of luck as yo pursue We wish each of exciting new you the best luck challenges as you pursue and goals exciting new after graduat challenges and goals after graduation
All the Allbest, the best, Princeton Princeton Town Council Town Council
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 - 1978)
Commitment to making the world around you a better place requires thoughtful consideration of consequences, both short and long term. Graduates, you hold the promise for our future, as you have learned much through your schooling. As you move out into the world, remember the lessons of life are learned by watching and listening; never assume a person or a situation does not have anything to teach you.
Hats off to the Graduates of 2014! Congratulations on your acheivements. All the best in your future!
Best wishes for your prosperity! Angelique Wood
Electoral Area Director, Area “G” of the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen
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Congratulations to the Class of 2014! All the best to you!
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Logan Littlejohn Future Plans: to go to school and travel as much as possible! Get a great job & live life to the fullest. Thank you: to my family and friends for always being there for me. Jeannine McIntosh Future Plans: Learn all that I can. Thank you: to my Mom and Dad, Mrs. Larsen, Mr. O’Malley and everyone who didn’t care how much I loved to read.
Congratulations to all the Graduates of 2014! Best of luck in your futures!
Graduates of 2014, plan well... work hard... attain your dreams! Congratulations to you all! 232 Bridge Street
Alyssa Leiding Future Plans: YWAM, travelling, University, Mission trips, saving the world. Thank you: to Kendra for being my best friend, to Mom, Dad and Jesus for helping me get through life, guiding me.
250-295-3383
Tierra McIvor Future Plans: to get my degree in social working, to travel as much as possible and spend time with my family. Thank you: To Papa for my strength, to my Grandma for my confidence & to my Mom for making me believe in myself. Kassandra Montgomery Future Plans: Go to university, travel. Thank you: to my parents for raising me to be who I am. My friends & to aunt Sharon for being like another mother to me. Quinn Murray Future Plans: Ski Bum, work up North to make $$ for school, become a graphic designer and photographer. Thank you: to my Mom and Dad for always supporting me and to the teachers that believed in my success! Cody Rice Future Plans: to work on the Oil Rigs for 4 plus years, then go to school for a HD Mechanic and welding ticket. Thank you: to my family for always being supportive and to my buddies.
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Hayden Riel Future Plans: I plan to become a marine biologist. Thank you: to my parents, my teachers and classmates. To my fellow grads: It was great getting to know you!
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Congratulations Class of 2014! “There is a good reason they call these ceremonies ‘ commencement excercises’. Graduation is not the end; it’s the beginning.”
~Orrin Hatch
Hillary Riel Future Plans: Bible school in Europe. Thank you: Mom & Dad for always being supportive. Jesus for so many blessings. My friends for always being there for me, Liz for beings a great role model.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Layne Robillard Future Plans: Become a special effects makeup artist. Thank you: To all my teachers for helping me succeed, to my family for always putting up with me and loving me and to my friends for always being there.
~ Nelson Mandela
Congratulations C.J. Cromarty and all the Grads of 2014! 4-136 Tapton, Princeton Plaza 250-295-7381 epets1@telus.net
Andrew Silbernagel Future Plans: To go into photography, start my own business and travel. Thank you: to my parents, friends, teachers, Sandi Lawlor, Lori Thomas, Liz Knibbecke and everyone else who believed in me! Morgan Whelpton Future Plans: go to Med School Thank you: to my friends, family and teachers. To my fellow grads: Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr. Suess Tracie Nixon ~ Graduate of the Bridge Future Plans: become a councilor and have my own business. Thank you: to my parents for taking care of my 2 year old so I could go to school, to Ms. Blair and Mr. Jonas for the opportunity!
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“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so “For my part I know nothing with any certainty but the sight of the stars makes just keep on rolling under the stars.” me dream.” ~ Vincent van Gogh ~ Jack Kerouac SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES 2014 $500 Ambassadors (in memory of Katie Norman & Michelle Webster) ~ Destiny Earle; $800 Copper Mountain Mine Sponsored by Andrew Block of Delta Pacific ~ Chance Clark, Andrew Silbernagel, Hillary Riel; $500 CUPE 847 ~ Kassandra Montgomery; $1000 Dogwood District Authority Awards ~ Alyssa Leiding, Andrew Silbernagel, Hillary Riel, Destiny Earle, Chance Clarke, Layne Robillard, Kassandra Montgomery; $1000 Dot Raine Memorial Bursary ~ Andrew Silbernagel; Family Fair Bursaries ~ Tully Adams, Greyson Antonick, Hayley Barbeler, Ben Beeler, Shania Bertucci, Carmen Brodie, Chance Clarke, CJ Cromarty, Trista Draeger, Destiny Earle, Kendra Hill, Jennifer Hilton, Krys Krenn, Alyssa Leiding, Logan Littlejohn, Jeannine McIntosh, Tierra McIvor, Kassandra Montgomery, Brad Palumbo, Hayden Riel, Hillary Riel, Layne Robillard, Andrew Silbernagel, Morgan Whelpton; $1000 George Pearkes Royal Canadian Legion Branch #56 ~ Andrew Silbernagel and Chance Clarke; $350 George Pearkes Royal Canadian Legion Branch #56 Ladies Auxiliary ~ Destiny Earle and Carmen Brodie; $500 Grad Legacy ~ Hillary Riel; $300 Knights of Columbus
~ Andrew Silbernagel; $100 Jennifer Shaun Cusworth Memorial Bursary ~ Hillary Riel; $2000 John and Jean Gibson Memorial Bursary ~ Chance Clarke; $500 Michelle Webster Memorial Scholarship ~ Destiny Earle; $750 Nicola Similkameen Principals and Vice Principals Scholarship ~ Alyssa Leiding; $1000 Nicola Valley Institute of Technology ~ Jeannine McIntosh; $2000 Princeton District Teachers Union ~ Alyssa Leiding or Kassandra Montgomery; $1000 Princeton Hospital Auxiliary ~ Jennifer Hilton; $500 Princeton Minor Hockey ~ Chance Clarke; $1000 Princeton Rotary Bursary Bud De Wolfe Memorial ~ Alyssa Leiding; $1000 Princeton Rotary Bursary Paul Block Memorial ~ Kassandra Montgomery; $1000 Princeton Rotary Bursary Bill Huysoon Memorial ~ Chance Clarke, $1000 William A. Irwin Endowment ~ Carmen Brodie; $500 Rebecca Folick Memorial ~ Tierra McIvor; $1000 Ruby Cappos Memorial Bursary ~ Tierra McIvor; $500 Senior Citizens Branch #30 Bursary ~ Destiny Earle; $600 Trehearne Family Bursary ~ Carmen Brodie
GRADE 12 SCHOOL AWARDS 2014 Citizenship - Tierra McIvor (for First Nations Dinner preparations), Hayden Riel (for mentorship on camping trip with Grade 7s), Chance Clarke (for help in the cafeteria), Destiny Earle (for Leadership contributions), Zach Jwaszko (for being a volunteer Teaching Assistant), Leigh Grenier (for using his own time in end of year Art Room cleanup) Leadership: Greyson Antonick, Hayley Barbeler (for the winter formal), Shania Bertucci, Carmen Brodie (for the pancake breakfast), Carver Carrat, Destiny Earle, Kendra Hill, Jennifer Hilton, Logan Littlejohn, Jeannine McIntosh, Hayden Riel, Hillary Riel, Layne Robillard (for Who Dunnit?), Andrew Silbernagel, Morgan Whelpton. Outstanding Leadership - Shania Bertucci, Carmen Brodie, Destiny Earle, Hillary Riel, Layne Robillard Outstanding Achievement as a First Nations student - Tierra McIvor, Carver Carrat Academic Excellence in: Apprenticeship & Workplace Mathematics 11 - Tierra McIvor Foundations of Mathematics 12 - Kassandra Montgomery Pre-Calculus 12 - Andrew Silbernagel Biology 12 - Destiny Earle, Carmen Brodie. Top Academic in Biology 12 to Alyssa Leiding. Chemistry 12 - Top Academic to Andrew Silbernagel Communications 12 - Quinn Murray English 12 (Semester 1) - Hillary Riel, Andrew Silbernagel, Alyssa Leiding English 12 (Year Long) - Kassandra Montgomery, Layne Robillard Outstanding Achievement in Ceramics 12 - Tierra McIvor and Trista Draeger Outstanding Achievement in Drama 12 - Hillary Riel, Layne Robillard Outstanding Achievement in Senior Metalwork - Chance Clarke Outstanding Achievement in Senior Foods - Tierra McIvor Outstanding Achievement in Photography 12 - Kassandra Montgomery Outstanding Achievement in Law 12 - Andrew Silbernagel Overall Excellence in Senior Vocational Classes (The Haker Memorial Award) - Chance Clarke Top Academic Grade 12 student - Currently tied between Kassandra Montgomery and Alyssa Leiding. Top student will be determined when provincial exam marks are available. Top academic contenders - Destiny Early, Andrew Silbernagel, Hillary Riel
“May you build a ladder to the stars... And climb on every rung, May you stay forever young.” ~ Bob Dylan
Gradulations Class of 2014
Follow your dreams!
“Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.” —Wendy Wasserstein
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