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ELECTION 2014
Shypitka running for Council TRE VOR CR AWLEY
ARNE PETRYSHEN PHOTO
The staff at Max’s Place were quite excited to be taking part in last week’s Reach a Reader campaign, courtesy of Black Press and the Columbia Valley Alliance for Literacy. The third annual campaign in the Kootenays set out to raise funds and awareness for CBAL programs. See later this week in the Townsman for more details, and a special photo feature. Left to right Angie Wulff, Lisa Barnes, Roxana Podrasky and Anett Jahnel.
Cranbrook man in Awana club coming stable condition back to Cranbrook after bear attack ARNE PE TRYSHEN
BARRY COULTER
The investigation is continuing into an incident Sunday, where a Cranbrook man was attacked by a grizzly while hunting near Fernie, according to Ministry of Environment Officials. Wilf Lloyd is reported to be in stable condition in Calgary, where he was airlifted after the Sunday morning attack. Lloyd also sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. His hunting partner — Lloyd’s son-in-law, “Skeet” Podrasky — shot
the bear several times in an attempt to rescue Lloyd. One of the shots hit Lloyd in the leg. He underwent surgery on Sunday, and again on Tuesday. Darrell Orth, a friend of Lloyd’s, told Mike Turner of Global News that both men were experienced hunters, who knew the area very well. They were hunting elk on Podrasky’s family land near Fernie when the bear attacked.
See BEAR, Page 4
Growing up, the Awana kid’s club was a big part of Andrea Spowart’s life, so when she moved to Cranbrook she hoped to enrol her own children, but the club had disappeared years ago. So Spowart decided to bring the club back to Cranbrook. She is hoping to get parents and kids interested and signed up and plans to start it in January. “It’s something I grew up in and I really saw the value behind it,” Spowart said. “So now I have my own little kids, I want to pass it on to them.” The Awana club has been around internationally for over 60 years. “It had its first club in Cranbrook years ago,” Spowart said. “It stands for Approved Workmen Are Not
Ashamed. That is from Bible verse 2 Timothy 2:15. “It’s a kids club. Technically it goes from ages 2-18, we’re going to just focus on Grades 2-6.” She said the club is centred around game circles, and athletic ability doesn’t matter. “You could be the best sports person going or you could hate P.E. in school and you could play these games,” she said. “That’s part of the draw to Awana, is the kids love these games.” On top of that there is a handbook time, where kids learn Bible verses, as well as a song time and a group time. That makes up the evening.
See AWANA, Page 3
The municipal election has another entrant, as Tom Shypitka declared his intent to run for city council on Wednesday. Shypitka, who provides financial services with Sun Life Financial, decided to enter the race this time after reflecting on the current state of affairs in the city. “At this stage of my life, I felt I had the responsibility to make a positive change to the city I love, rather than just talking about it,” said Shypitka. “I will not be the candidate who finger points and says who or what is to blame for any shortfalls the city has seen in recent years. Rather, I prefer to concentrate on the positive and will
TOM SHYPITKA
look forward from where we are now.” Shypitka, a bornand-raised fourth generation resident of Cranbrook who has been a self-employed business owner for 33 years, wants to grow business while also tackling infrastructure, services and culture.
See SHYPITKA, Page 4
Hudson enters Council race TRE VOR CR AWLEY
The deadline for nominations for the municipal election passed on Friday, but there was one final entrant for city council. Anna Hudson has entered the race with a platform that includes improving Cranbrook’s infrastructure, particularly roads, water and sewage systems, while building up the local economy. “Overall, I’m interested in ensuring that Cranbrook city council does everything it can to
ensure that Cranbrook remains one of the best places to live, work and raise our families,” wrote Hudson, in a press release. Hudson is an educator, public administrator, facilitator and a legally trained researcher. She is also a spoken word performance artist, with a love of democratic theory and practice that is a longstanding personal and professional pursuit.
See HUDSON, Page 4