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A local psychiatrist is “lucky to be alive” after he was allegedly attacked Friday afternoon while interviewing a patient at Penticton Regional Hospital. Summerland man Gregory Stanley Nield, 30, has since been charged with assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault. He made his first appearance at the Penticton courthouse on Tuesday where he was ordered to a 30-day psychiatric assessment to be completed at the Forensic Psychiatric Institute in Port Coquitlam. Nield looked at family and friends at the back of the courtroom for most of his brief appearance. Through his lawyer he apologized for his appearance stating, “he normally doesn’t look like that.” Nield had been featured several times in the sports section of the Western News for his achievements in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Penticton RCMP said in a press release that officers were called to the hospital because a patient “had attacked a doctor and was continuing to cause problems,” and Nield was later arrested without incident. Police said the victim suffered a broken jaw and other facial injuries as a result of the attack. Court documents identify the victim as Dr. Rajeev Sheoran, whose LinkedIn profile describes him as a self-employed consultant psychiatrist. Interior Health CEO Robert Halpenny said Sheoran was conducting a one-on-one interview with Nield in the PRH psychiatric unit when there was a “violent altercation,” and Sheoran was “seriously injured” and taken to Kelowna General Hospital for treatment. Gayle Duteil, president of the B.C. Nurses’ Union, painted a more grim picture. “We won’t go into specific details, but the doctor is lucky to be alive,” she told a separate news conference Monday. “Nurses on the scene said the patient calmly walked out of a closed-door session and announced the doctor might be dead.” Duteil said the incident “highlights the dangerous lack of security in B.C.’s psychiat-

OFFICERS OF THE BC Sheriff Services lead Gregory Stanley Nield, 30, of Summerland to a waiting vehicle at the back of the Penticton provicial courthouse Dec. 9 after he was remanded by a judge for a 30-day psychiatric assessment. Nield is facing two charges in connection with the alleged assault of a Penticton psychiatrist Dec. 5 at Penticton Regional Hospital.

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ric and forensic facilities.” She called on Interior Health to provide personal alarms to medical staff at PRH and post dedicated security guards in the psychiatric unit. Halpenny said staff and patient safety is a priority, and a full investigation is already underway in conjunction with the RCMP and WorkSafeBC. He said Nield did not appear to present an exceptional threat. “Any patient admitted in any location in

the hospital, there’s always certain risks, and certainly in the psychiatric unit there is enhanced risks, (but) I wouldn’t say that this individual was obviously any different than any other patient in that environment,” said Halpenny. “The physician himself felt comfortable to meet with the patient, so I wouldn’t say there was anything too unusual.” Dr. Jacqueline Stewart, president of the Penticton Medical Staff Society that represents physicians who work at PRH, called it

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Manufacturer moves to the city Princeton murder Sangster’s acquires industrial property Kristi Patton

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Penticton’s industrial area has attracted an arm of Canadian business Sangster’s Health Centres to the city. Canadian Bio, the manufacturing portion of the supplement/nutrition company, has bought a 33,000 square foot building at 260 Okanagan Ave. and will be re-locating from Saskatoon. “It is an ideal building for my needs and it is virtually walk-in ready. It was extremely attractive because right now we have space concerns in Saskatoon,” said Sangster’s president and CEO Darryl Sangster. “Real estate costs in Saskatoon are extremely high right now and there is no buildings pre-developed that would have worked for us.” Canadian Bio produces a wide range of high quality natural health products, ranging from vitamins and herbal solutions to organic natural food choices such as hemp seeds. They will take over the building that Trophic Nutritional Supplements formerly was in. “Right now the manufacturing side of our business is a division that is really growing. About 85 per cent of our revenue is Sangster’s products but we are looking to expand more to third-party,” said Sangster. “A lot of the demand

we can’t supply right now because we don’t have a combination of the equipment or the space. This facility allows us the room to purchase the equipment.” Sangster said he has offered moving packages to his current employees, but added he may have to hire people when they set up in the spring. He plans on slowly winding down Saskatoon operations while winding up in Penticton when they take possession of the building in March and be full-scale operational with 10 employees in June or August. “Hopefully with the potential business that will come from this move we will keep growing the manufacturing,” he said, adding that could mean more jobs created. Sangster said they have a firm footing in supplements in the Canadian marketplace. His great-grandfather started the business in 1960 then his father founded Sangster’s Health Foods in 1971. In 2010, Sangster and his wife purchased the company, entering it into the third-generation as a privately owned family business. He pushed toward vertical integration of the whole organization with the acquisition of Canadian Bio to efficiently manufacture and control Sangster’s product line. “The industry as a whole is expanding as the consumer becomes a lot more educated and aware of their health, they are making proactive decisions,” he said. “This is all positive for the industry as well.”

Canadian Bio are working on a different business model than the few bigger companies in the country. “We satisfy the small market players. As a smaller business, prior to us manufacturing, we were forced to buy product from the few select manufacturers in Canada which means we had to play with minimum lot cases,” he said. That means Sangster’s, which has 37 stores across Canada including one in Cherry Lane Shopping Centre, was forced to carry a two-year supply of the product. With 250 different skus, it was becoming a potential risk when considering shelf life of a product. “Big players won’t do small runs. We can have a small market business that has their own line, but can’t afford to buy 2,000 bottles of Vitamin C come to us and produce 500 bottles,” said Sangster. Penticton economic development officer Colleen Pennington said she is currently working on taking inventory of available industrial properties to capture more opportunities such as this one. They also have been introducing Sangster to local resources. “We are a small city and want to use that to our advantage so people wanting to come to Penticton to do business know we are welcoming them with open arms and helping them get up and running more quickly,” said Pennington. “If by default that word of mouth of how we treat companies spreads, it is just another positive.”

trial set for 2015 Joe Fries

Western News Staff

The trial for a man accused of firing the shots that killed two people and wounded another is set to begin Feb. 16 in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton. John Ike Koopmans was 49 when he was arrested in March 2013 and charged with two counts of murder and a single count of attempted murder stemming from an incident at a property on Old Hedley Road in Princeton. He’s alleged to have shot and killed Robert Keith Wharton, 44, and Rosemary Fox, 32, and injured another man. At a pre-trial conference Friday in Penticton, both Crown counsel Frank Dubenski and defence counsel Don Skogstad indicated they’re set for the five-week trial in mid-February, but agreed that coming to terms on an agreed statement of facts beforehand would likely reduce the time required for the

RoBeRt (Keith) Wharton, 44, and Rosemary (Rose) Fox, 32, were shot to death at a property in Princeton.

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hearing. B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Austin Cullen, who will preside over the jury trial, called for one final conference with the lawyers in early January to further refine the time estimate. Koopmans, who is in custody, was committed to stand trial following a sixday preliminary inquiry in February in provincial court in Penticton.

Budget deliberations begin for City of Penticton council Mark Brett

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With day one of city budget deliberations under his belt, new Mayor Andrew Jakubeit is already optimistic about the end result. “I think we’re at a very good starting point, we have a $315,000 shortfall. Going into last year’s budget process we were a little over $900,000 we were short on and years previous it was $1.7 or $2 million that we had to somehow cut or take out of reserves or find a way to balance,” said Jakubeit as council was set to begin the next series of discussions Dec. 10 on the city’s operational expenses. “Last year was the first time we actually had a tax increase of two per cent and if you look back over the last five years we’ve always been at zero so going to this, which I think is a 1.2 per cent tax increase even if we didn’t lift a finger, is a good starting point. “Council is going to have to find that balance point as to what they

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think is responsible to the taxpayers and themselves and doesn’t shortchange or handcuff administration now or down the road.” Prior to council budget presentations, city staff reduced the budget by $833,000 resulting in the $315,000 net operating deficit. That deficit had been incorrectly reported as $833,000 in a Dec. 5 Western News story.

The Dec. 8 session was devoted only to the city’s capital budget – the annual overview of projects relating to community infrastructure. The next round of discussions will be on the operational budget and were scheduled to begin Dec. 10 followed by another one Dec. 16. Deliberations on grants and deliberations are tentatively set for Dec. 17. “I think tomorrow (Dec. 10) being the first day of the operational budget, I think that’s where there will be a lot more debate,” said Jakubeit. “Economic development is the first thing on the slate and they’ve asked for some increases and I think tourism is next so I think Wednesday is going to be a bit more exciting and interesting.” The mayor is also hoping the public will show more of an interest in the future budget talks, saying at the start of the 8:30 a.m. sessions people have a five-minute period to voice concerns or ask questions.

As well, comments and questions can by made online or through other social media. He admitted there are challenges with four new faces on council but is not expecting any significant delays or problems. “Some (councillors) just don’t have the history of how we dealt with (matters) in the past or what some of our strategic priorities or master plans on this or that are, but they’re quick studies,” said Jakubeit. “We’re trying to make our decisions on a solid business case and what are the comfort and balance levels.” Proposals during the day of capital budget discussions featured a variety of projects including those under the strategic priority category: downtown revitalization (the 100200 blocks of Main Street), downtown washrooms and SS Sicamous area design work. The city is applying for grants and considering applying Federal Gas Tax funds to go towards these

projects Other larger capital projects proposed included: • Westminster Substation transformer purchase partnership with FortisBC. ($1.925 million in 2015, part of the $4.967 million price phased over two years) • Reconstruction of Corry Place, an older neighbourhood that has petitioned council requesting curb, gutter, storm drain systems due to localized flooding, as well as underground infrastructure upgrades at a price of $895,000 • Water main replacement projects for replacements in two areas of the city for $1.15 million • Upsizing the sanitary sewer system for the Penticton Regional Hospital to serve the patient care tower expansion for $927,000. Other expenditures brought forward included equipment upgrades and replacement for Penticton Fire Rescue and the request for consideration of an outdoor skating rink in the area of Gyro Park.

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Advisory Committees now accepting applications The City of Penticton will be accepting applications for the following Advisory and Mayor Select Committees: • Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Community • Agriculture Advisory Committee • Art, Creative & Cultural Innovations Committee • Development Services Advisory Committee • Heritage and Museum Committee • Penticton Creek Restoration Select Committee • Transportation Advisory Committee • Community Sustainability Committee • Community Revitalization Select Committee Individuals interested in serving in a voluntary capacity for one or more of the above-named committees are invited to submit a “Council Advisory Committee/ Board Application Form” which can be found on the City of Penticton website at www.penticton.ca/committees or picked up at reception at City Hall, 171 Main Street. Please return completed applications on or before January 9, 2015. For further information or to view the draft Terms of Reference for each committee, visit www.penticton.ca or call Dana Schmidt, Corporate Officer at 490-2405. Library Board trustee appointments

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Retired cop punched in road rage incident Joe Fries

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A brain-injured man who punched a retired Mountie during an incident of road rage has been spared a jail term. Instead, a provincial court judge in Penticton on Monday handed Richard Soren Keldsen, 57, a suspended sentence of 12 months probation, a $500 fine and a one-year driving prohibition after pleading guilty to single counts of assault and driving with a suspended licence. Court heard Keldsen was

behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer on May 3, 2014, driving near Keremeos when he passed Walter Makepeace going up a hill on a double yellow line. A little further up the road, both vehicles stopped at a red flashing light and Keldsen got out of his SUV and approached Makepeace’s vehicle. Makepeace rolled down his window, “because he thought if Mr. Keldsen just vented it would de-escalate the situation,” said Crown counsel Nashina Devji. She said Keldsen then punched Makepeace once on

the left side of his face, then got back in his vehicle and drove off, and later admitted the assault to police, who were assisted with statements from two other witnesses. Defence counsel James Pennington said the incident began when Makepeace cut off his client at an intersection. “Essentially, he pulled onto the highway right in front of Mr. Keldsen,” said Pennington. The lawyer noted his client suffered a brain injury when he fell down some stairs while renovating a home about three

years ago, and has had difficulty obtaining and completing work since. On the day in question, Pennington said, a job came up for Keldsen and his wife was unavailable to drive him, so he took her truck without permission. Following an impassioned plea for help from Keldsen’s wife in court, Judge Gale Sinclair included in Keldsen’s probation order a condition that he get counselling and any other treatment recommended by his supervisor, and have no contact with Makepeace.

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Public notice is hereby given that the City of Penticton Council will be accepting applications for trustee appointments to the Library Board. There are five available positions to fill; 4 two-year terms ending December 31, 2016 and 1 one-year term ending December 31, 2015. Interested individuals must be residents or resident electors of the City of Penticton. If you are interested in serving in a voluntary capacity to the Library Board, please fill out a “Committee Application Form” identifying your interest, related education, experience and background and send to the City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9 Attention: Dana Schmidt, Corporate Officer either by email dana.schmidt@ penticton.ca or drop off your submission at City Hall Reception, on or before noon, Wednesday, December 3, 2013. Applications can be found on the City’s website at www. penticton.ca/Committees & Boards. For further details on the appointments, please contact Heather Buzzell, Chief Librarian at 250-770-7781. Public Hearing – 1400 Riddle Road A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2014 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 2014-48 to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw 200220 as follows: Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 2014-48 - 1400 Riddle Road “Official Community Plan Bylaw No.

2002-20” Schedule ‘B’ Future Land Use is hereby amended as follows: Re-designate District Lot 392S, Similkameen Division Yale District, located at 1400 Riddle Road from “North East Sector” to “PR” (Parks and Recreation). The City wishes pursue enrolment in the “Avoided Forest Conversion Project” to generate carbon offsets for the City to use in its corporate climate action reporting. Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014 to Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton.ca . No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including Monday, December 15, 2014 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall,171 Main St.), Penticton Public Library (785 Main Street)

and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St.); or online at www.penticton.ca/ publicnotice. Snow Angels - Neighbours helping Neighbours For some, the first snow fall of the year is exciting – but for others, snow brings worries of slipping and falling. Clearing snow is important for pedestrian safety and mobility, particularly children and seniors. The City of Penticton’s Good Neighbour Bylaw asks that property owners clear their sidewalks of snow and ice before 11:00 am following the snow event. Keeping sidewalks shovelled, ice-free and safe can be very challenging – even dangerous – for older adults and others who have limited mobility. Snow Angels is a program that encourages Penticton residents to be good neighbours and help neighbours in need with snow removal. What does it take to be a Snow Angel? All you have to do is adopt a sidewalk this winter and keep it clear. Watch for people in your neighbourhood who could use help removing snow & ice from their sidewalks and driveways and ask if you can lend them a hand. Snow Angels can be nominated to win prizes! Nominate your Snow Angel by calling the Public Works Department (250) 490-2500. For information, visit www. penticton.ca/snowangels. Thanks for making our community safe and accessible for everyone.

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One of the loudest advocates for federal rules to drown invasive species’ attempts to reach Okanagan lakes is cautiously optimistic about proposed regulations announced Dec.5. At the heart of the new rules is a list of prohibited species, including zebra and quagga mussels, and new powers for fisheries officers and border guards to block anyone who attempts to bring the invaders into Canada. Currently, there are such rules in B.C., but only provincial conservation officers can enforce them, meaning border guards are powerless to stop a boat with mussels attached from entering the country from the U.S., where the species are well-established. Leading the charge for the new rules was the Okanagan Basin Water Board, which has warned it could cost up to $40 million a year to deal with the fallout from mussels, which would foul water intakes, crowd out native species and litter beaches with razor-sharp shells, if allowed to colonize here. Executive director Anna Warwick Sears said the proposed rules appear to be just what her organization was looking for. “It’s the most common-sense thing that we can do is have that law there at the international border crossing. It’s the easiest, cheapest, most obvious. And it’s complimentary with provincial legislation that passed two years ago,” she said. “The weak point is always ... the funding and the enforcement.”

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“We’d love to see (the regulations) in place for next boating season. That’s our ultimate goal,” he said. Besides new regulations, the OBWB has also called for adoption of a system similar to one in Idaho that charges boaters $10 a year to help pay for inspection stations where vessels entering the state are checked for invasive species. Warwick Sears would like to see such stations on major highways in the Southern Interior to check out boaters travelling here from out of province or country, although organizing such a system will most likely fall to the B.C. government. “I think part of that is unknown based on the provincial government still trying to get their own approach organized, but I’m sure there’s a lot of dialogue back and forth right now trying to figure that out,” she said.

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B.C.’s leaky roof The analogy is appropriate, but it needs to be taken a step further. In a year-end interview with Black Press’ Tom Fletcher, Premier Christie Clark tried to compare her government’s finances to that of any household. Repeating the words she and her finance minister spoke earlier in the week, the premier suggested a family that has rode through tough times using credit cards needs to put money on those cards when the finances improve. She was speaking of the government’s estimated $444 million surplus and her plan to put that money toward B.C.’s debt. We agree that is a prudent strategy. It is irresponsible to ignore the debt. It’s almost criminal to burden future governments and future generations with such a financial milestone. However, we don’t believe the entire $400 million needs to go to paying down the debt. Let’s continue with the premier’s fictitious family. When times are tough and you are living off credit cards, many things around the house fall into disrepair. The plumbing, the electrical, perhaps the roof. Yes, you can get by for a while without these things being fixed. They can be put off until finances improve. But when the money situation gets better, it makes sense to not only put some cash down on the credit cards, but fix the roof. A leaky and/or old roof is just going to cause more expensive problems down the road if it’s not upgraded. The B.C. government has a bunch of leaky roofs. It’s time to take a quarter, a third or even half of that $444 million to fix some of these problems around its house. There is no shortage of suggestions for what to do with some of this money. Ask the NDP for ideas — they are very good at spending taxpayers’ money. When times were tougher, maybe it made sense to hike medical premiums and claw back child support payments from social assistance WESTERN andPENTICTON disability recipients. Perhaps it was prudent to increase ferry rates and cut some of that service. However, we are seeing some of the results of these cuts, especially in regards to the ferry service. Those measures have caused damage to the economy. Sure, Premier Clark, pay down that credit card debt, but fix the roof first. — Black Press

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Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit cards A year-end interview with Premier Christy Clark. For an extended version see the opinion section at www.pentictonwesternnews.com. TF: Are you still conﬁdent that we’re going to see a major LNG project approved by the end of 2014? PCC: We’re still in negotiations with Petronas and Shell, so I don’t know if it will be by the end of 2014, but I’m hoping in the next few months. [Days after this interview, Petronas announced a delay in their investment decision until 2015.] TF: I talked to a couple of SFU climate mitigation specialists, and they agreed that it’s unlikely to the point of impossible to have a major LNG industry and still meet Gordon Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction

by 2020. What do you think? PCC: I think that we may prove them wrong. Many of these facilities, not all of them, will be partly or fully electrically powered up, so that reduces those impacts, and there’s going to be a real incentive to invest in new technology to minimize that as well. I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that in shipping 82 million tonnes of liqueﬁed natural gas to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change. TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book. They have seven conditions for an oil pipeline, Energy East, which involves conversion of gas pipelines and taking Alberta oil to the East

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B.C. Views Coast. What do you think? PCC: I think they took our ﬁve conditions and elaborated on them. So you’ve got British Columbia, Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, all signed on to some version of the ﬁve conditions. And of course Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as well. TF: What about the conditions they have added? PCC: One of the things they say they want to protect against

is a shortage of natural gas coming to Ontario and Quebec. These are the same two provinces that have put a moratorium on extracting natural gas. They want to make sure that we do it here, good enough for us to do, and send it to them, but they won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit. TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basically bought the anti-hydraulic fracturing myth? PCC: Yes. Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard. TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400

million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years. Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child support clawbacks. What’s your view? PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do. We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Intolerance to Christmas The replacement of Christmas with holiday is to the point of ridiculous. Stores afraid to post some Merry Christmas signs with their happy holiday ones. They may offend one or two people. Maybe ask those who are offended by Christmas to show some tolerance, after all isn’t that what they preach? Christmas is part of Canadian culture, tradition and is rooted in our heritage, at the very least it should be tolerated. Replacing everything that once said Christmas with holiday is really a slap in the face to Canadians. Traditional Christmas images being called holiday images, really? Many know what I am talking about. Don’t let political correctness keep you afraid from speaking out. Don’t worry if someone may get offended, chances are they have no problem offending you. Sure we are multicultural, this is no excuse to replace what once said Christmas with holidays. Merry Christmas, happy

Deferring on election promises

The City of Penticton electrical billings have been read and billed incorrectly for the past seven months. The council motion to reduce deferred billing days to 20 days has not been adhered to by city staff. Could you please explain to the Penticton utility users how you intend to correct the errors? In my case, I have been under billed by 20 days (it just keeps climbing – four additional days this month) of electrical consumption if you count the days between April 10, 2014 and Nov. 10, 2014? My electrical meter was last read on Oct. 21, 2014, and it should have been read within a couple of days of Nov. 10, 2014. Firstly, can the mayor explain to the Penticton utility users as to your plans to once again reduce the deferred billing days from 40 days to 20 days (second time in the past year) or are you going to simply amend the previous motion and increase the allowable deferred billing days back to 40 days. Will council spread the recovery of the error over 10 months (two days per month) for utility users that are not flush with cash? Secondly, how is it possible for this billing error to go unnoticed by council and bureaucrats for a period of seven months? Thirdly, did council of the day have any understanding of the motion that they voted on previously? And fourthly, what internal steps has council taken to insure that once this billing error is corrected that it does not reoccur in the near future? Once you answer the above question we will know if coun-

Replacing everything that once said Christmas with holiday is really a slap in the face to Canadians. — David Mercier

holidays, it is very reasonable to have both signage in stores as well as in flyers. It includes all without alienating Canadian traditions that have been part of Canada from the beginning. Hats off and thumbs up to businesses that have Merry Christmas posted in their stores, thank you, I look for those businesses to do Christmas shopping and spend money in the off-season in support to tolerant businesses. If someone wished me a Happy Hanukkah, well back at ya, I won’t

cil (election promises) understands the meaning of accountability, transparency, honesty and openness in coming to grips with these recurring billing errors. Or, will council simply go into hiding once again and ignore all of the election promises? Ted Wiltse Penticton

Gap in political principles

Re: Sun News pundits Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley bring their Free Speech Tour to Penticton’s Royal Canadian Legion on Dec. 12 (Western News, Dec.3). On Lilley’s Nov. 20 show, he suggested Hugh Segal, Joe Clark and Preston Manning were “fake Conservatives.” He said Manning now argues for carbon pricing, and if a veteran conservative like Manning “no longer stands by (conservative) principles, then let’s just admit that they’ve left the tribe and let them go.” In an interview published Nov. 14 in The Globe & Mail, Manning said: “The words ‘conservative’ and ‘conservation’ come from the same root. Living within your means — something that fiscal conservatives believe in — is actually an ecological concept. You can’t take more out of a natural system than goes back into it. Conservatives could make the harnessing of market mechanisms to environmental conservation their signature contribution.” The reality is that Stephen Harper has driven the Conservative Party so far to the right in the last eight years that to Lilley and Levant, even Segal, Clark and Manning seem liberal by comparison. The majority of the Sun News gang are

be offended because I don’t celebrate it. If someone who celebrates Kwanzaa, Habari Gani, and a Merry Christmas and so on. Greet others with your greeting and let them greet you with theirs. In October there are many observed days yet there is no boycott of Happy Halloween. I hate Halloween, but it is part of Canadian culture and tradition, it would be rude and ignorant to try remove it. So I tolerate it, I don’t celebrate it but I wont cry if it offends me, that would be just plain intolerant and ridiculous. I have heard so many complain about being tired of holiday this and holiday that and having Christmas stepped on, so do something about it. What I have found is that a minority of complaints trump a majority of compliments. We need to compliment louder. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Habari Gani and happy holidays.

essentially neo-conservatives with a strong libertarian bent. On Dec.18, 2013, then Conservative senator Hugh Segal (who resigned his seat last June) said on CBC’s The Current: “Neo-conservatism, I think is really the aggrandizement of selfishness. It’s about me, only me, and after that, me. It’s about investing only in things that produce a huge profit for yourself, and it’s not about society as a whole, and it tends to be very insensitive to those people who, for one reason or another, have fallen beneath the poverty line, and its’ engaged in presumptions that those people are all poor because they are lazy. Neoconservatives believe that fundamentally. The truth of the matter is that the vast majority of Canadians beneath the poverty line in this country actually work. Some of them hold down two jobs, and don’t actually get sufficient income in order to meet their basic obligations. So it’s a very different view, and I am a traditional Conservative, and I don’t apologize for that.” For more info, search for Sun TV smears Preston Manning for believing in climate change on vancouverobserver. com, and read the bestseller Party of One (2014) by investigative journalist and iPolitics. ca contributor Michael Harris. In Party of One Harris closely examines the majority government of a prime minister essentially unchecked by the Opposition. He looks at Harper’s policies, instincts, and the often breathtaking gap between his stated political principles and his practices. A chapter of Harris’s book (which discusses Canada’s veterans) can be read online. David Buckna Kelowna

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Cloud of suspicion

The tragic fatal taking down of Mr. Eric Garner for illegally selling loose cigarettes by the New York Police Department is likened to a western rodeo calf roping event. However, the calves fare much better. The U.S. police forces now under a disquieting cloud of suspicion and distrust by the populace would do well to emulate the small well-regarded RCMP detachment - in Princeton, B.C. Joe Schwarrz Penticton

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On web poll Should the city cut back on annual grants to community organizations: “Absolutely not! Think how much more would city have to pay out for wages and benefits if employees performed the work of these organizations do for free..”

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On Gwynne Dyer’s column, The global terrorism index:

“Actually, the extremists who run groups like the Muslim Brotherhood are already in Canada, the USA and the UK and are slowly working to undermine our societies through lawfare, political correctness and the fake concept of Islamaphobia ... It is Dyer that has his logic reversed. Extremist Islam wants your voice silenced and depends the complacency and the appeasement path he advocates. ”

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On Def Leppard kicking off Canadian tour at the South Okanagan Events Centre: “Awesome seen them in (Kelowna) great concert !”

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Schools tackling student anxiety Steve Kidd

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Two Penticton educators are challenging the common wisdom that 20 per cent of students are having troubles with basic skills. “It goes much more than not just being able to read or write,” said Terry Grady, Princess Margaret Secondary principal. “There are kids that are struggling with anxiety and mental health issues that are so overcoming to the kids that they are not able to wake up in the morning.” For a number of years, the Okanagan Skaha School District has enjoyed a high success rate when it comes to getting students through to graduation, usually in the 80 per cent range, and higher than the provincial average. A single missed day can be the start of a cycle of anxiety and increasing missed school days, according to Grady. “Now they are really behind the eight-ball,” he said, explaining that the concern at home and at school can increase the student’s anxiety level even more. “Sadly, many of the kids start turning to self-medication: drugs and alcohol. “Before you know it, they are so far behind in school, it seems hopeless and then they just drop out.” Sandra Richardson, vice-prin-

cipal at Maggie, said the statistics are shocking, with 15 to 20 per cent of students struggling with a range of mental health issues: Stress, anxiety, and depression, all the way to the extreme of early onset of significant mental health issues. Richardson said that according to some of her peers at elementary schools, signs of these problems can show as early as kindergarten. Statistics, however, show that it is usually around Grade 9, at 14 years old, where some of these issues start to show. In a typical 30 student class, she said, you might have five students struggling. And of those five students only 1.5 will be getting professional support. “It’s the topic that nobody wants to talk about,” said Grady, who says it is even hard to put a name to it around students. “It’s got the word mental in it and there is stigma associated with that.” It’s an issue that affects students across the board, according to Richardson. All economic levels, genders, even students capable of doing well academically. “We can no longer deny that 20 per cent of our kids are hurting,” she said. Richardson and Grady, with the support of Penticton Rotary Club, are developing a program to help, working with students,

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as well as teachers and parents to help the kids become more resilient. Grady said they started school this year with a book reading, Fighting Invisible Tigers. We wanted to plant the seed in our staff of the importance of teaching kids how to take care of themselves and the importance of mental health and wellness. The staff have read through the book, and are now working collaboratively to develop plans and methods and training staff to recognize when a student is struggling. Kids struggle talking to adults about their feelings, so Grady said developing a peer mentoring program is another factor. “We want to train kids to listen to what is going on, and then recommend and direct them to people that can help them,” he said. “They need to be able to talk about mental wellness. Get rid of this stigma.” The problem isn’t unique to Princess Margaret. Richardson said they have begun work on reaching out to their feeder schools with the eventual aim of taking the concept district-wide. “We are not the only school. That 20 per cent is international. We recognize the need to help all our children and if something works in our school, perhaps it will help somewhere else.”

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Event celebrates giving Mark Brett

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They came by the hundreds to the Penticton Lakeside Resort bearing gifts for the annual Toys for Tots to Teens breakfast. In fact, according to coordinator Deborah Silk over 1,000 people attended the two-hour event on Dec. 2 with a special gifts for local kids who will likely receive very little else, if anything, for Christmas this year. Among those attending was Rylee Simmonds, 3, who was with her grandparents and carrying a large stuffed cuddly dog she brought to put under the tree. “We want her to know that it is very important for to give to other people because they may not be as fortunate as we are,” said her grandmother Judi Thompson before heading into the auditorium. “We’re here to brings toys for the children because they deserve it and this is the season of giving and we’re showing our granddaughter this is the thing to do. “I don’t think she knows quite yet what it’s all about but she’s slowly figuring it out.” According to co-ordinator of the event Deborah Silk, this year’s breakfast was one of the most successful in recent memory. The program has been running now for over two decades.

“This is probably the happiest year I’ve had,” said Silk afterwards. “And believe it or not, we’re almost short gifts for babies and that’s the first time. Usually we’re having to ask for more gifts for teenagers.” She estimated about 1,600 gifts including over 400 for the older kids. “I think there is a growing need. I think all the organizations are really feeling the crunch,” said Silk. Hundreds of volunteers ranging from newly-elected Mayor Andrew Jakubeit and Chief Jonathan Kruger of the Penticton Indian Band, Miss Penticton royalty, police, fire and Penticton Vees hockey team helped out during the morning. Skaha Ford also donated $1,000 and once again Canadian Tire donated a large number of gifts to be included in the Salvation Army Christmas gift baskets. Other beneficiaries include the South Okanagan Women in Need Society, Dragonfly Pond, Penticton and District Community Resources and the Ministry of Children and Families. As well this year some gifts went to the Okanagan Falls Helping Hands organization. “We are just so grateful to everyone who donated toys, their time and everything else to make this year’s event so successful,” said Silk.

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MR. AND MRS. CLAUS (above) ride their sleigh through Main Street finishing off the parade on Dec. 6. Jade DeCosse (below, right) drums up Christmas spirit representing Holy Cross School.

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DARRYL JONES (above) shows off his holiday spirit with his light-up Christmas sweater during the parade on Dec. 6.

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QUEEN SHAUNA MORROW (above, right) rides the Peach Festival float during the Santa Claus Parade. (Left) Cindy Giles shows off her lavish outfit for Get Bent Arts and Recreation.

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A rock show for the ages is making its way to the South Okanagan Events Centre. Rock music staple Def Leppard has announced a 13-stop Canadian tour in 2015. The tour will head to major venues across the country, kicking off in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre on April 15. Tickets will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Dec. 12 at www.livenation.com. The show will feature the longest standing

line-up for the group including Joe Elliott (vocals), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Phil Collen (guitar), Rick “Sav” Savage (bass) and Rick Allen (drums). With tons of hits like Pour Some Sugar On Me, Photograph, Rock of Ages and Animal to pull from, the show is bound to be an energetic run through the career of the rock icons. Def Leppard has sold 100 million records worldwide and recieved two prestigious Diamond Awards all while putting on must-see concerts for the past 30 years.

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Grammy-nominated Farris returns to Café

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MIKE FARRIS will be bringing songs from his Grammy-nominated Shine For All the People to the Dream Café for three days starting Dec. 12.

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Mike Farris wasn’t doing anything particularly glamourous when he received

word he had been nominated for his first Grammy on Dec. 5. “I was in the middle of doing some plumbing repairs in my kitchen,” Farris said. “I had been underneath that sink for a day and a half.” The gospel singer/ songwriter received a text from Tom Carolan, who had originally signed Farris to Atlantic Records 20 years ago, telling him he was up for the Best Roots Gospel Album for his latest album Shine For All the People, released in September. “Then all hell broke loose,” Farris said. Carolan’s text was followed by multiple phone calls and texts from friends and business associates congratulating him for the nomination. “It was crazy,” Farris said. “I’m ecstatic about it it’s an honour. It’s not the be all end all, but it is a great award to be recognized by your peers. It is the most prestigious music award that we have, so it is a real honour.” Farris returns to the Dream Café and has extended his stay to three nights from Dec. 12-14. Farris played the Dream Café in August and the experience was one that definitely stuck with him. “You guys have an amazing little venue there. You should all be really proud of it. (Dream Café owners) Pierre and Debra

have done a great job. “Nobody in the states knows that this town even exists and then you show up and you’ve got this great venue. What takes it from a great venue to a spectacular venue is there is all these people who come in there and they support it, and they are hardcore man,” Farris said. Shine For All the People may be up for a Grammy now, but during the years it took to produce the album, Farris was unsure if it would ever see the light of day. Fighting a relapse into drug addiction and running into financing troubles held the production up considerably. “It wasn’t an easy birth that one,” he said. Farris said there was a sense of relief when the album was finished and released. “To see it finally put together with all the artwork and everything and to know that you have got something to be proud of and you could finally share with everybody, it was really amazing,” he said. He is no stranger to hardship and the songs on Shine For All the People mark different points of recovery and struggle for Farris. “Some of these songs became, at different points in my life, my mantras. Those songs became my war cry,” Farris said. See FARRIS PG. 13

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to them that is of their own. Even if it’s not their individual story, it is from someone in their age bracket,” Thomson said. “This is a way that kids can really see themselves reflected on our stage.” Tickets for the performance can be purchased online at www. okanagansymphony. com or over the phone at 250-862-2867. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $12 for youth.

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stacey Gagno, Branch manager of Valley First Oliver Branch, presents Desert sun counselling and resource center co-chair pat Monahan with a cheque for $850. the funds will be dedicated to the Men’s counselling program and was raised by the staff who participate in Jean’s Day on Friday’s throughout the year.

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Dannielle Hyde jumped in at the deep end when she took over as the Literacy Now co-ordinator on Nov. 3, immediately starting to put together the annual Family Literacy Day, which takes place on Jan. 24 this year. “I thought it would great to get out the advertisement as quick as possible and keep reminding people that we have this event going on in this community and to get as many people out as possible,” said Hyde. That’s meant getting in touch with both past and potential new participants along with organizing entertainment and arranging a location, which will be Cherry Lane Shopping Centre, as in past years. This will be the seventh annual Family Literacy Day in Penticton, and Hyde is planning to build on past successes, like the Heap the Honda event. She’s already contacted Honda to see if they would like to participate again and supply a vehicle that people will be invited to fill with new and used books for children, starting on Jan. 24 and continuing through to Jan. 31. “We are going to have Jake (Evans), who is a local hip hop

JOan cHaMBers, former co-ordinator of Literacy now, south Okanagan-similkameen, at the Heap the Honda event last year. Family Literacy Day takes place Jan. 24 to 31 this year.

OperatiOn pOpcOrn — Kidney donor Betty Kootnikoff (left) was among the donors and recipients and their families who delivered the festive popcorn tins as part of B.c. transplants Operation popcorn program in appreciation of the efforts of medical staff members at penticton regional Hospital recently. those accepting the gifts included operating room manager Donnie Fullerton (right) and nurses christine MacKinley (left) and carolyn Mitchell.

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artist, he is going to be participating on stage as well. And then we are trying to get some local drummers and dancers from the Penticton Indian Band as well as choirs,” said Hyde. “From what I have gathered from the people’s suggestions after the events is that the readings are sometimes not be able to be heard through the audience because of all the commotion in the shopping centre. “We will have readings, but we are also going to have other stage performers as well.”

Evans will also be operating a booth, promoting the children’s book he produced last year featuring his son, Feelin’ The Beat - dancing hip hop with Jake and Damien. “For the most part, it is the same organizations from years past,” said Hyde, listing off groups like the Community Resource Society, Strong Start, Okanagan College and South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services. “We are also going to invite the En’owkin Centre and Theytus Books.”

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Adventure and volunteerism lead to African fundraising efforts Western News Staff

Theo’s Restaurant and OliveUs Education Society are proud to present a display and sale of African pottery along with a presentation on volunteerism in Africa by Kelowna adventurer and volunteer Debra Brosseuk. Brosseuk, who grew up in Penticton and presently resides in Kelowna, has a Bachelor of Education and is an amateur potter, painter and photographer who travels every year to Africa to volunteer, teach and work. Her interest in pottery led her to work with a group of Rwandan potters who are living in extreme

poverty but who’s talent for pottery is providing a source of income and long-term hope. Last month Brosseuk returned from this village with two suitcases of pottery which will be available for sale on Saturday. All proceeds from this sale goes to the potters and to her education project in Rwanda. Brosseuk will present a discussion and slideshow entitled: Adventures & Volunteerism in Africa. Like the arching branches of the Olive Tree, so are the many tribes, clans and nations of Africa. Brosseuk will share her spectacular photographs and experiences with varied tribes and peoples,

rich in diverse culture, including: Ethiopia, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and Rwanda. She will also discuss how she has turned travel into volunteerism and will discuss her humanitarian aid education project in Rwanda as well as her new project with OliveUs, which will feature artwork from the children she works with in Rwanda. The fundraising event takes place at Theo’s Restaurant on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A presentation will take place at noon with a 30-minute question and answer period after. Admission is free and complimentary coffee and tea will be served.

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a smile on his face to the rink and wants to work and his work ethic is as high it goes. It’s been a pleasure coaching him.” DePourcq, who is eligible for a fifth season next year, quickly listed his most memorable game but couldn’t remember who it was against. “The Royal Bank Cup (final),” he beamed. “Just watching the seconds tick down on the clock was a great feeling.” The Vees clipped the Woodstock Slammers of Ontario 4-3 in the 2011 RBC champion-

ship in Humboldt, Sask. DePourcq’s father, John, won a national title with the Penticton Knights in 1986. Just because DePourcq is a seasoned veteran with the Vees, it doesn’t spare him from a little ribbing. Talking to a fan in the hallway after the game rather than heading upstairs for a run, Harbinson joked: “So, you play your 200th game, you don’t have to do the cool down?” When asked about DePourcq, Ramsey said he’s a great guy on and

off the ice, a quality that everyone sees. “The biggest thing that stands out for him is he’s just a great guy to always be around,” said Ramsey, who always looks forward to seeing him at the rink. “He is always going to have a smile on his face.” Ramsey learned about leadership from him. While DePourcq never wore a letter last season, that didn’t stop him from being vocal. “He always stood up and talked when he needed to talk,” said Ramsey.

“He always led by example on the ice. He’s not the biggest guy out there, but he is definitely one of the tougher guys on our team. He is willing to go in the corner and battle every time. It shows he’s pretty tough and he’s got some character.” Vees notes: The Vees took back third spot in the Canadian Junior Hockey League rankings from the Carleton Place Canadians, who dropped to No. 3 ... Steen Cooper is nine games shy of reacihng 200 career BCHL regular season games.

Maggie bows to other Mustangs Western News Staff

The Princess Margaret senior girl’s basketball team opened their season placing second at the George Elliot tournament in Winfield over the weekend. The Mustangs, currently ranked No. 8 in the province, lost to No. 3 Immaculata Mustangs of Kelowna 96-68. The northern Mustangs used

an 8-0 run late in the second quarter to open up a 12-point lead. Megan Admussen-Blair led Maggie with 26 points and was named player of the game while Danielle Ruocco added 21. Caitlin Neary was the leading rebounder with seven boards. The Mustangs opened by defeating Kelowna’s Aberdeen Hall 74–22. Admussen-Blair knocked down 17 points with

nine rebounds, while Ruocco chipped in 14 points. Reiley Terbasket and Taylor Corrie each contributed seven points while Shinaaz Johal dominated the boards grabbing 14 rebounds. In the semifinal, the Mustangs dispatched a stubborn Heritage Christian team from Kelowna 63–59. The next action for the Mustangs is this Wednesday in Summerland. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.

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Bahrain good to Symonds Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Wanting to test himself against the best, Penticton’s Jeff Symonds took on Challenge Bahrain. He also wanted a chance at the $500,000 US prize purse that paid out $100,000 to the winner. Symonds placed seventh, earning $6,000 among a star-studded field of the world’s most decorated triathletes. “It was good. In that field I was happy,” said Symonds, who finished the 1.9 kilometre swim leg in 21st place in a time of 22 minutes, 45 seconds, then climbed to 13th place after completing the 90km bike course in 2:06:32. He overtook six more athletes on the final leg, finishing the 21.1-km halfmarathon run in 1:12:27. The two-time Challenge Penticton champ said competitors were multiple Ironman champions. Symonds said the temperatures in Bahrain, an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia, was in the high 20s. He added it wasn’t too bad, but it was hot on the run. He described the swim as beautiful with massive buildings surrounding the athletes. “The bike was just fast,” he said. “Almost a big loop of the island. The whole run was flat. The run went through Al Areen

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JEFF SYMONDS, high-fiving the crowd after his second win at Challenge Penticton, placed seventh in Challenge Bahrain in the Middle East. Mark Brett/Western News

Wildlife Park (where he saw an ostrich).” Germany’s Michael Raelert won the men’s event (earning $100,000) in a time of 3:36:04, followed by another German, Andreas Dreitz, with Tim Reed from Australia taking third place. The women’s event was won by Denmark’s Helle Frederiksen in 3:55:50, with Great Britain’s Ra-

chel Joyce and Jodie Swallow filling the minor spots on the women’s podium. “Kevin and I are deeply proud of Jeff’s achievement,” said Michael Brown, in a statement on behalf of himself and Kevin Cutjar, coowners of the Penticton event. “Achieving seventh place in this worldclass field – one of the

strongest ever assembled for a race of this distance – is well deserved for this hard-working athlete.” Brown attended the Bahrain event to support Symonds and build awareness of Penticton’s own Challenge Family triathlon. Symonds said all the top athletes were flown out to Bahrain and put in five-star hotels.

“They really took good care of us,” said Symonds, adding that singer Akon performed after. “They really wanted to show the world they could host an amazing triathlon. They didn’t really spare too much expense. It was amazing.” Next up for Symonds could be Challenge Dubai in February.

Lakers compete with Owls Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Pen High Lakers coach Lesley Lacroix was more than happy with a 63-46 loss against the Kelowna Secondary Owls Wednesday night. “I’m thrilled,” the senior girls basketball bench boss added following the defeat at Pen High. “I thought this was going to be a 40 to 50 point loss. This is a top-10 ranked team in the province. This bodes very well for us at this time of the year.” Haylee Robertson scored nearly half the Lakers points, finishing with 22, while collecting 11 boards. Natasha Reimer was a rebounding monster, grabbing 23 to go with nine points. Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu with finished with eight points, six assists, and 10 boards. While the Lakers lost by 17 points, the majority of the spread was 10 points. “It was the second half of the last quarter when we started to fall back a bit,” said Lacroix. “They are just a deep team.” It didn’t help that Lacroix had to keep Reimer on the bench because of foul trouble, which she said made a big difference. Lacroix likes that her team is playing aggressive and knows they will make

mistakes. She said it’s not about playing perfect basketball, as long as they make up for it defensively if they turn the ball over. “We passed the ball into Haylee really well,” said Lacroix. “She played a hell of a game. Caught some really tough passes over the defensive end as they were fronting her.” Lacroix also said the Owls got an edge from their perimeter shooting, an area the Lakers cannot match them in right now. Over the weekend the Lakers were in Abbotsford for a tournament hosted by WJ Mouat. They opened by getting trounced 85-11 against the host team, ranked third provincially. They followed that up with a 66-50 loss against the Walnut Grove Gators, who they faced in Penticton recently. Reimer led with 15 points, Robertson had 13. Reimer also drained 16 points as the Lakers lost to Victoria’s Claremont school 55-45, but defeated Spectrum, also of Victoria, 68-34. Reimer was the offensive ring leader with 23 points and 19 boards. Lannon-Paakspuu had 19 points and six assists, getting player of the game honors, and Robertson had 14 points. The Lakers were in Rutland Tuesday night to take on the Voodoos and head to Nelson this weekend for a tournament.

PEN HIGH LAKER Haylee Robertson watched desperately wanting her free throw to sink with teammate Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu also watching in the background against the Kelowna Secondary Owls. Emanuel Sequeira/Western News

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Pacific Rim Vees coach impressed Western News Staff

The Pacific Rim peewee Tier 3 Vees didn’t win their home tournament. They didn’t even finish in the top three. A rematch with the Seattle NW Admirals resulted in a 7-5 loss for sixth, yet Vees coach Jamie Anderson wasn’t disappointed in his group. “The boys worked hard,” said Anderson, adding that they surrendered an unfortunate goal and lost a player to injury. “It was emotional when we got down. I told them to keep their chin up and work hard. I think they did that. We just came up short.” It was the second time in the 10-team tournament the Vees lost to Seattle 7-5, the team they opened the tournament against. Penticton’s Pacific Rim peewee Tier 3 Vees finished sixth in their 10-team tourna-

ment last weekend. In that final game, Anderson received offence from Jacob Schulting, who scored twice with Noah Ouellette, Owen Haight and Rickson Kruger rounding out the scoring.

Anderson said his team played well overall. After the opening loss, Penticton defeated Abbotsford 7-5 and Revelstoke 6-3 before meeting Seattle again. “Saturday we played strong teams,”

PENTICTON peewee Vees forward Zachary Evanoff battles Seattle NW Admirals Will Seguin for control of the puck in Sunday’s final game of the Penticton Tier 3 hockey tournament at the Memorial Arena. The Vees lost to the visitors finishing in sixth place. Mark Brett/Western News

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said Anderson. “The boys played well.” In the win over Abbotsford, Jager Peever picked up the win in goal as he received offensive support from Haight, Chris Sculting, Ethan Giroux, Finn

Halladay and Kruger with a pair. Against Revelstoke, Peever played goal again and watched Haight score twice, Kruger, Jordan Moore, Ouellette and Schulting each added one goal. In that final game, Kruger potted a

hat trick, while Ouellette and Schulting also scored. In other Penticton Minor Hockey Association Action, the peewee Tier 2 Sherwood Trophies Vees lost 6-3 to the Fort St. John Flyers in the semifinal of a

Kamloops tournament over the weekend. Owel Labadie, Levi Carter and Ethan O’Rourke scored, while Labadie was named player of the game. see HOCKEY pg. 21

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It’s expected to be a long cold winter… Will you help? We are looking for blankets, sleeping bags, toques, scarves, gloves/mittens and winter coats. New or gently used to give to the homeless and to those in need. Our goal is to hand out blankets, coats and other items to our Soupateria clientele and others in need at the Parish Hall @ St. Saviors Church adjacent to the Soup Kitchen, on December 15th, 16th, and 17th from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m. An early warm Christmas gift, to the people we serve daily and to all those in need. We expect to feed about 150 people or so at our local Soup Kitchen/ Soupateria on Christmas Day. If you can help, please drop off blankets and other items at my office @ 699 Main Street, or you can arrange to have them picked up from your home or office. We will arrange to have them cleaned if need be and delivered to the Parish Hall “Free Store”.

JuST CAll 250-770-8888 Greg litwin - Director for our local Soup Kitchen Soupateria Society

Thanks very much for your caring and compassion!

Complete Christmas Dinner $ for 2.00 We need your help to serve hot meals to the less fortunate people in the Penticton area this Christmas season.

For just $2.00, you can provide a hot meal. Please mail your gift today.

❑ $20 helps 10 people ❑ $40 helps 20 people ❑ $60 helps 30 people ❑ $80 helps 40 people ❑ $200 provides 100 meals ❑ $ ..................... to help as many people as possible Charitable donation receipts will be issued.

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Name: ................................................................................... Address: ..................................................... Apt. .............. City/Prov./P.C.: .................................................................... We love volunteers. Please visit www.soupateria.com for further information.

Do you know someone who should be nominated for

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK? Email sports editor Emanuel Sequeira your information and a photo to sports@pentictonwesternnews.com. Send no later than 4pm Thursday.

Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

Landing 11 medals, including four gold, is the best performance Trevor Buttenham has seen since joining the Glengarry Figure Skating Club in 2012. “I had a couple of really nice surprises in that group,” said Buttenham, coach of the club, who took 22 skaters to West Kelowna Nov. 28-30 to compete in 38 events. Winning gold for the club were Angelina Veltri, Patricia Fortunato, Denielle Powers and Meagan Pankratz. Veltri captured gold in the bronze interpretive while enjoying a personal best performance scoring 27.09 points. Veltri skated a performance put together for her in the spring and it was the first time she did it in front of judges. “For her to come back and bring back a gold medal the first time with this program in a competition, it’s great,” said Buttenham, adding it’s a big improvement with her new personal best. Powers, a new member after moving to Penticton from northern B.C., won gold in elements one. She also took bronze in Stars4 for girls 13 and older and finished 10th in bronze interpretive. “She surprised me because I had never seen her before,” said Buttenham. “She has done really well.” Buttenham was very pleased with Fortunato because she’s at the level where she should be going into elements. Buttenham and Fortunato had some tricks that were lower than some of the other girls, but she delivered, making four clean tricks. “Sometimes that beats out a harder trick done less well,” he said of her gold performance in elements two women, a personal best 5.40 points. With Pankratz, she laid down two nice dances, said Buttenman, who watched her take gold in senior silver solo dance with a personal best score of 16.97. “She’s really starting to mature as a skater,” he said of Pankratz who also finished sixth in elements three women and men. “She’s really start-

ANGELINA VELTRI WON gold in the bronze interpretive in the Okanagan Interclub event held in West Kelowna Nov. 28 to 30. Maximum Exposure Photography

ing to grow into who she is. Has good strength in her legs, good motion, good movement across the ice.” For the skaters who didn’t skate over the summer, this was their first competition as they would not have been ready for the Autumn Leaves event earlier in the season. The Okanagan Interclub competition allowed the skaters to “get their feet wet” said Buttenham. Remaining results are: Juvenile Women U14 Jordana McEachern — second, 23.58 Nadia Snyman — fourth, 18.85 Jr Silver Women Sabrina Fortunato — second, 20.67 *PB Star5 Girls 13&O Keara Anutooshkin — seventh, 9.62 Star4 Girls 13&O Isabelle Tuckwood — fourth Jasmeen Bajwa —

sixth Star4 Girls U10 Samantha Macnally — fifth Star3 Girls Kaylee Fortunato — silver Joycey Cheng — bronze *PB Amy Slater — merit Star2 Girls Cloe Robert — silver *PB Alex Jung — silver Sara Slater — bronze Rachel Jung — bronze Star1 Girls & Boys Megane Martineau — gold *PB Giselle Weisheit — silver *PB Sienna Nichols — bronze Silver Interpretive Anne Lu — sixth, 28.66 *PB Bronze Interpretive Sabrina Fortunato — fourth, 24.94 *PB Jordana McEachern — sixth, 24.56 *PB Patricia Fortunato — seventh, 23.60 *PB

Isabelle Tuckwood — eighth, 23.34 *PB Keara Anutooshkin — ninth, 22.32 *PB Elements 3 Women & Men Sabrina Fortunato — third, eight points *PB Meagan Pankratz — sixth, 7.10 *PB Elements 1 Women Samantha MacNally — second, 4.20 *PB Kaylee Fortunato — fourth, 2.30 *PB Senior Silver Solo Dance Patricia Fortunato — second, 12.57 *PB Sabrina Fortunato — third, 12.44 *PB Isabelle Tuckwood — fourth, 11.94 *PB Bronze Creative Kaylee Fortunato — fifth The club’s early bird registration is open for the january sessions until Dec. 21. for CanSkate, CanPowerSkate and AdultSkate. For more information check http:// www.glengarryfsc.com/ registration/.

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Sherwood Trophies loses semifinal from HOCKEY pg. 19 The Vees opened the tournament with a 4-3 win against the West Kelowna Warriors. Stephen Searcy, O’Rourke, Xavier Roepcke and Carter found the back of the net. Ryan Polvere earned player of the game honours. The Vees’ second match had them pitted against Prince George, doubling them up 8-4. Brennan Nelson, Kai Espenhain and Carter pocketed a pair of goals. O’Rourke and Tyler

Henderson rounded out the scoring with O’Rourke named player of the game. The Vees then battled the Trail Smoke Eaters to a 2-2 deadlock. Sam Togyi and Henderson scored with Esphenhain named player of the game. The Vees closed out round robin action against Chilliwack with a 4-1 win, which gave them first in their pool. Scoring

for the Vees in that final game was Nelson with two, O’Rourke and Ben LeFranc. Goalie Andrew Howells earned player of the game. The Penticton White Knights earned 3-2 victory against Summerland in novice division action Dec. 7. Ryan McMillan led the White Knights with a pair of goals, while Brett Pickford scored the other. The team received outstanding goaltending from Jesse Sanche.

By The Numbers BCHL

Interior Division (as of Dec. GP W L T Penticton 31 26 4 0 Vernon 28 17 8 1 W.Kelowna 29 15 9 0 Merritt 30 16 12 0 Salmon Arm 29 10 12 2 Trail 28 12 15 0 Island Division GP Nanaimo 31 Powell River 29 Alberni Valley 28 Victoria 28 Cowichan Va. 30

8) Otl 1 2 5 2 5 1

Pts 53 37 35 34 27 25

W L T 20 10 0 14 8 0 15 10 1 13 10 0 9 20 0

Otl 1 7 2 5 1

Pts 41 35 33 31 19

Mainland Division GP W L T Chilliwack 29 19 9 0 Prince G. 31 17 12 0 Langley 30 14 11 1 Coquitlam 31 11 15 1 Surrey 28 4 21 0

Otl 1 2 4 4 3

Pts 39 36 33 27 11

League Leaders GP G A PTS PIM Corey Mackin, Coq 31 30 23 53 2 Liam Blackburn, W.K. 29 13 33 46 14 Brett Supinski, Coq 31 21 22 43 20 J.Lukosevicius, PR 28 14 25 39 20 J.Luedtke, PG 31 10 29 39 22 Kurt Keats, PR 28 22 16 38 45 J.Pritchard, PR 28 17 19 36 34 Jake Lucchini, Tra 28 13 22 35 16 Kurt Gosselin, AV 24 9 26 35 26 C.Zuccarini, Trail 28 17 17 34 28 Riley Alferd, Pen 31 17 17 34 30 Jacob Jackson, Nan 30 14 20 34 22 Br. Gelsinger, W.K. 30 12 22 34 10 Craig Puffer, Chi 29 19 13 32 20 John Schiavo, Mer 30 17 15 32 2 S.Rempal, Nan 31 17 15 32 26 Scott Clark, AV 26 13 19 32 57 Kevan Kilistoff, Lan 29 12 20 32 8 Gavin Gould, Mer 30 12 20 32 24 Dane Gibson, Vic 26 11 21 32 27 Goalies GP W L T GAA SV% B.Barry, Pen 10 9 0 0 1.59.925 H.Miska, Pen 22 17 5 0 1.96 .925 D.Todosychuk, Ver 9 7 2 0 2.38

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G.Decelles, Nan 26 17 7 0 2.67.925 Bo Didur, Lan 20 10 9 0 2.67 .922 J.Schamerhorn, Ver 22 10 8 1 2.77 .909

B.Christopoulos, AV 21 12 8 02.89.916

A.Desautels, W.K. 19 9 9 0 2.98.904 A.Redmond, SA 23 8 12 2 2.99.901 A.Pelino, Chi 20 12 8 0 3.01 .899 Vees Scoring Riley Alferd Demico Hannoun Patrick Newell L. Zerter - Gossage Tyson Jost Jack Ramsey Matthew Serratore Gabe Bast Dante Fabbro Mitch Newsome Mike Lee Cody DePourcq Miles Gendron Steen Cooper Connor Chartier Dakota Conroy Connor Russell Patrick Sexton Cam Amantea Jarod Hilderman

GP G A PTS PIM 31 17 17 34 30 30 16 12 28 24 31 9 19 28 4 31 11 16 27 4 24 11 14 25 2 31 10 14 24 10 26 13 10 23 16 30 3 19 22 20 22 3 15 18 12 28 4 12 16 14 30 0 16 16 14 26 7 7 14 10 31 4 10 14 20 30 3 6 9 10 8 2 5 7 4 7 4 2 6 8 22 1 5 6 8 18 0 6 6 23 23 4 1 5 14 30 0 5 5 10

Vees Goalies GP W L T GAA SV% B.Barry, Pen 10 9 0 0 1.59.925 H.Miska, Pen 22 17 5 0 1.96 .925

KIJHL Okanagan Division (as of Dec. 8)

Osoyoos Summerland Princeton Kelowna N.Okanagan

GP W L T Otl Pts 31 25 5 0 1 51 27 18 8 0 1 37 28 13 11 2 2 30 30 12 14 2 1 27 32 4 25 1 2 11

Eddie Mountain GP Fernie 28 Golden 33 Creston Va. 30 Kimberley 30 Columbia Va. 30

Division W L T 22 4 1 17 11 0 15 11 1 15 12 1 5 21 0

Otl 1 5 3 2 4

Pts 46 39 34 33 14

Nelson Hurry Calvin Hadley

27 3 5 8 20 1 7 8

Steam Goalies Brett Huber Spencer Huff

GP W L T GAA SV% 20 11 8 0 2.88 .898 5 7 3 0 3.11 .897

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Representative league (Dec. 8) Midget Tier 2 W L 8 1 4 2 5 4 4 4 2 3 4 8 1 6

T 1 2 3 1 0 2 1

GF 61 25 34 22 13 34 23

GA 17 21 35 35 16 57 31

Pts 17 10 13 9 4 10 3

L 0 2 5 6 8

T 1 3 3 2 1

GF 38 32 24 18 25

GA 7 15 30 43 42

Pts 17 13 9 8 5

Bantam Tier 2 W L Salmon Arm 5 2 West Kelowna 5 3 POE 3 2 Penticton 5 4 Greater Trail 4 3 Kamloops 3 3 Kelowna 3 5

T 2 0 1 0 4 3 2

GF 30 34 31 41 42 25 30

GA 19 19 16 33 36 24 30

Pts 12 10 7 10 12 9 8

Peewee Tier 2 W L Penticton 9 2 West Kelowna 8 3 Kelowna 6 3 Greater Trail 6 6 Salmon Arm 5 7 Kamloops 3 7 G. Vernon 0 9

T 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

GF 58 59 47 43 39 32 16

GA 26 39 32 46 45 36 70

Pts 20 17 12 12 10 7 0

Peewee Tier 3 W S.Okanagan 10 Merritt 7 Winfield 8 Kelowna 6 Kamloops 5 Penticton 5 Salmon Arm 2 West Kelowna 1 Kelowna Fem 1

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1

GF 96 35 70 49 33 46 20 19 20

GA 20 25 39 28 32 77 60 56 51

Pts 20 14 16 12 10 10 5 4 3

Neil Murdoch Division GP W L T Nelson 31 18 7 2 Castlegar 31 18 9 1 Beaver Valley 28 15 8 1 Spokane 31 15 13 0 Grand Forks 31 7 20 1

Otl 3 3 4 3 3

Pts 41 40 35 33 18

Kelowna Penticton West Kelowna Kamloops G. Vernon Greater Trail Salmon Arm

Doug Birks Division GP W L T Kamloops 30 19 9 0 100 M.H. 28 16 10 0 Sicamous 30 15 13 1 Chase 31 11 13 5 Revelstoke 30 11 13 2

Otl 2 2 1 29 4

Pts 40 34 32 2 28

Midget Female A W Kamloops 8 Williams Lake 5 Penticton 3 Salmon Arm 3 Kelowna 2

League Leaders GP G A PTS PIM Aaron Azevedo, Oso 30 17 30 47 16 Bryan Lubin, Cas 31 24 22 46 68 Doan Smith, Fer 29 23 19 42 55 Rainer Glimpel, Oso 31 17 25 42 14 Ian Desrosier, Gol 31 21 20 41 18 Jason Richter, Kim 30 24 15 39 8 Cole McKechney, Gol 30 12 27 39 24 Troy Maclise, Oso

29 17 21 38 32

Felix Larouche, Kam Josh McCulloch, Fer Ian Chrystal, Kam Jonathan Lee, Kel T.Klingspohn, Sum Max Newton, GF Cole Keebler, Fer Cody Hodges, Cha Ethan Rusnack, Kel Robson Cramer, Nel Rayce Miller, Nel P.Lautard, Sum

29 26 30 30 30 21 23 30 26 30 31 19

15 23 38 25 11 36 22 14 36 13 23 36 23 12 35 16 18 34 16 18 34 16 18 34 14 20 34 14 20 34 19 14 33 15 17 32

10 17 40 33 24 26 8 42 14 40 47 18

Goalies GP W L B. Soles, Oso 16 13 1 Jeff Orser, Fer 18 15 2 B. Stephens, Pri 4 3 1 Drake Poirier, BV 15 10 4 L. Langan, Oso 23 17 5 A.Maida, Nel 14 7 5 Pat Kasper, Sic 12 4 8 O. Charest, Sic 13 8 4 J. Sandhu, CV 18 10 6 T.Brouwer, Kim 21 13 6

T GAA SV% 1 2.18 .916 1 2.25 .922 0 2.26 .912 0 2.59 .917 1 2.60 .909 1 2.67 .890 0 2.72 .925 1 2.73 .918 0 2.80 .885 1 2.81 .898

Coyotes Scoring — Top 10 GP G A PTS PIM Aaron Azevedo 30 17 30 47 16 Rainer Glimpel 31 17 25 42 14 Troy Maclise 29 17 21 38 32 Luc Gradisar 24 14 18 32 44 Ryan Roseboom 29 11 20 31 40 Jackson DeMatos 20 15 13 28 46 Rory Neary 24 9 17 26 16 Colten Braid 30 15 10 25 34 Brett Jewell 29 10 10 20 44 Daniel Stone 28 2 18 20 4

78 85

L 1 2 3 3 5 6 9 8 8

Recreation League Atom Development Koteles Div B W L T GF GA Pts Penticton 1 4 0 0 27 2 8 Kelowna 3 5 0 2 42 10 12 G. Vernon 2 3 2 0 23 27 6 Kaml. Fem A 3 3 1 34 31 7 Summerland 1 5 1 15 32 3 Kamloops 3 0 6 0 9 48 0

Coyotes Goalies GP W L T GAA SV% Brett Soles 4 4 0 0 2.18 .916 L.Langan 23 17 5 1 2.60 .909

Atom Development Michie Conf. W L T GF GA W.Kelowna 2 7 0 1 51 15 Kelowna 4 4 1 1 31 23 S.Okanagan 4 2 1 32 19 Merritt 3 3 0 28 31 N.Okanagan 3 4 1 41 46 Winfield 3 4 0 23 25 Salmon Arm 2 0 4 0 5 26 Penticton 2 0 6 0 14 40

Pts 15 9 9 6 7 6 0 0

Steam Scoring — Top 10 GP G A PTS PIM Tyson Klingspohn 30 23 12 35 24 Cole Woodliffe 26 13 14 27 24 Jack Mills 27 12 15 27 50 Riley Pettitt 21 8 6 14 28 Michael McEachern 22 1 12 13 35 Wyatt Gale 22 6 6 12 19 Braden Eliuk 27 5 6 11 8 Lathan McKinney 20 4 7 11 4

South Central Atom W L Princeton 10 0 W.Kelowna 1 11 2 W.Kelowna 2 8 1 Summerland 5 5 W.Kelowna 3 5 5 W.Kelowna 4 5 7 Penticton 3 3 5 Penticton 1 3 6

Pts 21 22 18 10 12 10 7 6

T 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0

GF 89 73 78 56 54 59 39 33

GA 36 42 54 45 33 49 53 65

Penticton 2 S.Okanagan

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8 0 34 35 4 13 0 17 120 0

South Central Peewee W L T Penticton 1 9 0 0 Penticton 3 7 1 0 Penticton 2 7 2 1 W.Kelowna 2 4 5 0 Summerland 4 5 0 W.Kelowna 1 3 6 1 W.Kelowna 3 3 8 0 S.Okanagan 1 11 0

GF 99 76 68 48 34 42 39 62

GA Pts 25 18 28 14 35 15 55 8 55 8 56 7 96 6 118 2

South Central Bantam W L T Penticton 2 8 0 1 Kelowna 1 7 1 0 Penticton 1 6 1 2 Kelowna 4 7 3 0 Kelowna 7 5 2 1 Kelowna 2 5 4 1 West Kelowna 1 5 4 West Kelowna 3 4 5 Kelowna 6 4 5 0 Kelowna 3 3 4 1 Kelowna 5 3 5 0 S.Okanagan 3 8 0 Princeton 2 7 2 W. Kelowna 2 1 7 3 Summerland 0 7 0

GF 86 61 52 49 46 57 1 2 38 26 44 29 35 28 8

GA 29 20 21 41 22 35 31 28 42 22 36 73 62 49 87

Pts 17 14 14 14 11 11 38 41 8 7 6 6 6 5 0

Female Midget W L Penticton 9 0 Chase 5 2 Kelowna 3 3 Kamloops 4 6 G. Vernon 2 5 Merritt 2 5 Clearwater 1 5

T 0 2 1 0 2 2 1

GF 42 21 11 19 14 18 11

GA 7 12 9 27 22 34 25

Pts 18 12 7 8 6 6 3

Female Bantam W L Lillooet 8 1 Kelowna 4 2 Penticton 2 3 Kamloops 0 8

T 1 2 2 1

GF 42 21 27 12

GA 18 19 18 47

Pts 17 10 6 1

Parkers (Cowboys) .......................................41 41 Parkers (Lions) ............................................34 Home Hardware (Texans) .............................27 Underwriters (Colts) ....................................25 Appleton Waste (Steelers) ............................42 Appleton Waste (Ravens)..............................28 Black Iron Grill (Rams) ................................24 Penticton Western (Vikings) .........................30 Lachi's (Panthers)........................................41 Marketplace IGA (Giants).............................36 Clancy's (Cardinals) .....................................17 KVR (Broncos).............................................24 RPR Heating (Raiders) .................................24 A&K Grimm (Seahawks) ..............................24 Underwriters (Patriots) ................................23 Bodies on Power (Packers) ...........................43

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Andres (Bears) .........................................28 28 Leisureland RV (Buccaneers) ....................17 Skaha Ford (Jaguars) ...............................13 RPR Heating (Browns)..............................24 Penticton Toyota (Bengals) .......................21 Marketplace IGA (Dolphins) .....................13 Skaha Ford (Redskins) ...............................0 Parkers (Jets) ..........................................24 Canadian Tire (Saints)..............................10 Parkers (Titans) .........................................7 Black Iron Grill (Chiefs) ...........................14 RPR Heating (Bills) ..................................17 Lachi's (49ers) .........................................13 Boyd Autobody (Eagles) ............................14 Pacific Rim (Chargers)..............................14 Penticton Toyota (Falcons) .......................37

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Dart Association Week 12 Dec. 8 A-B Division Rnk Team Mon Pts 1 Smokin Aces 6 2 Best Damn SB # 1 7 3 Elks Factors 4 3 Clancey’s Snipers 5 5 Anaf Wreckers 1 5 Elks Crue 2 7 Hand Grenades 5 8 Dart Bags 3 9 Elks Avengers 4 10 Legion Dreggers 3 10 Clancey’s Crushers 4 12 Clancey’s Arrows 2 13 Legion DDt 3 14 Anaf A and H 0 14 Elks Bullits 2 14 Anaf Vixens 5 17 OK Falls Legion 4 18 Elks Points 4 19 Eagles Outsiders 3 20 Eagle Eye 2

Ttl 68 65 59 59 57 57 48 46 43 37 37 36 35 31 31 31 30 26 21 18

BC Girls Basketball ‘AA’ Rankings

1.St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) 2. Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) 3. Immaculata Mustangs (Kelowna) 4. Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) 5. Vernon Panthers 6. Seycove Seahawks (North Vancouver) 7. Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) 8. Prince Margaret Mustangs (Penticton) 9.Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) 10. Wellington Wildcats (Nanaimo) Honourable mention —Rick Hansen Hurricanes (Abbotsford), Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops), York House Tigers (Vancouver), Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay), Southridge Storm (Surrey)

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our mother Connie Woods on the morning of December 2nd, 2014 at the Village by the Station in Penticton. She has gone to join her beloved husband Duncan and be in the arms of her Savior. Mom was always devoted to her family and instilled in us the love of reading and fine arts. She was a loyal friend and had many lifelong friendships. Connie loved to travel and was always ready to plan the next adventure. She is survived by her children, Donna of Penticton, Wayne (Colleen) of Sooke, B.C. and Carol (Larry) of Cochrane, Alta. Connie also leaves behind her grandchildren, Joanne, Karen, David, James and Michael as well as five great-grandchildren. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the staff at Village by the Station for their wonderful and compassionate care of mom in her final years with special thanks to the staff of Cottage Four. A Celebration of her Life will be held in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Village by the Station or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.everdenrust.com EVERDEN RUST FUNERAL SERVICES 250-493-4112

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Peach city Radio, a community-based volunteer-run radio station is very close to having a home on the FM dial in Penticton but help is needed to make it happen. Help by taking part in the Raise the Radio support campaign. More information at www.peachcityradio.org/support/ raisetheradio/ or by contacting info@peachcityradio.org. caRPet Bowling fRom 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Recreation and Wellness Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Kiwanis cluB meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information. Bingo e v e Ry wednesday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. Penticton duPlicate

BRidge Club has games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton Legion on Martin St. Call Birgitta at 250770-1154 for info. caRe closet thRift Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice. Donations always welcome. P enticton t he academy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250-4937977 for more info. senioRs’ RecReation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for

more information. elKs cluB has a management meeting at 6:30 p.m. hand and foot canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info. oliveR douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. south main dRoP-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social, bocce and medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. and pilates at 3:30 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. oKanagan falls senioRs’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. anavets has humP Day with Stu’s kitchen open for breakfast, lunch and

dinner. Entertainment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m. fRateRnal oRdeR of the Eagles has a homemade soup and sandwich lunch at noon. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. s u m m e R l a n d a Rt c luB meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250-494-5851 for info. fosteR caRe info sessions every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc. ca or www.mcf.gov. bc.ca/foster. B eReavement t he ResouRce Centre at 626 Martin Street has a drop-in grief support session at 6:30 p.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-490-1107. al-anon foR fRiends and family of alco-

holics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-4909272 for info. a l c o h o l i c s has a nonymous Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1197 Main St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement.

Thursday

December 11 holiday fun foR the whole family at the Naramata Library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Seasonal Stories, music with Yanti Roland, make and take crafts, Santa’s Workshop Lego building, hot chocolate and popcorn. Drop in for this free family event at 3580 Third St. For more information please call the branch at 250-4965679 or visitwww.orl. bc.ca. fitness fRiends meets every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at

10 a.m. Come and lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for more info. toPs (taKe off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. line dancing at the Oliver Senior Centre at 10 a.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778-439-2070 for more information. weeKly suPPoRt gRouP at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness. Call 250493-7338 for details. toPs B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info. c anadian R oyal legion branch 40 has zumba at 5 p.m., crib and drop-in pool at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. food addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from eating disorders meets at 6:30 p.m. in the

social room (ring #206 for admittance) at 1820 Atkinson St. For more information call 778-4760374 or 250-809-3329 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. south main dRoP-in Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowling at 10 a.m., bingo, improver line dance and a crafters meeting at 1 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. deseRt sage sPinneRs and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250-498-4959. anavets has stu’s kitchen open 9 a.m. to noon, drop-in pool at 7 p.m., 269 Darts club at 7:30 p.m. elKs cluB has fun darts at 7 p.m. fRateRnal oRdeR of the Eagles has tacos at 5 p.m. and musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. al-anon foR fRiends and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m.

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calendar in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-490-9272. a l c o h o l i c s night a nonymous group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church.

Friday

December 12 fRiday social dance at South Main DropIn Centre, 2965 South Main St. Music by Glory Days, starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. f untimeRs ’ t he BallRoom Dance Club meet most Friday evenings, upstairs at the Elks Club, 343 Ellis St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Come and enjoy an evening of ballroom and Latin American dance. Everyone welcome. For more information contact Robert McKenzie at 250-4930601 or visit pentictonfuntimers.org. fRateRnal oRdeR of

the Eagles has Indian tacos by Doug’s Curlers at 5 p.m. with a entertainment by Paul James at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. anavets has stu’s Kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Fireman’s Christmas party at 5 p.m. R oyal c anadian legion branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m. elKs cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. south main dRoP-in Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., and mah jong at 1 p.m. al-anon meets at the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-4909272. s ingles s enioRs lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250496-5980 or 250-7708622. t he B eReavement ResouRce Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions

Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, call 250490-1107. s u m m e R l a n d PleasuRe PainteRs meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. New members and drop-ins are welcome. Contact Ruth at 494-7627 for info. the oliveR senioR Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. 890 wing of South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. Penticton senioRs comPuteR Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. f alls o Kanagan legion has a meat draw at 5 p.m.

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