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Swimmers off to the races Riley Andrusak competes in the breastroke during the Saturday at the Races event held at the Nelson and District Community Complex last weekend. The Kootenay Swim Club is preparing for the MJB Law Classic in Kamloops this weekend. See story on Page 21.

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Several West Kootenay search and rescue teams and the RCMP have located a missing skier on the Whitewater ski hill after more than two days of searching.

Edward Perello, 47, of Ymir was being extracted from the location and taken to a waiting ambulance on Thursday moring. His medical condition was unknown at press time, but search teams indicated that he appeared to be doing well.

An individual who believed they spoke to Perello at the ski hill, later contacted the Nelson RCMP and provided a potential direction of travel of the missing skier.

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In a written statement from the RCMP, they thanked the public for their assistance.

“If it were not for information provided by an individual who spoke to Mr. Perello and provided us with a direction of travel, he may not have been located in time or at all.

“We are very pleased with the outcome for Mr. Perello and his family. Once again, another fantastic effort put forth by SAR and all individuals who contributed to his safe return.”

Perello went skiing alone at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday and did not return home. He was reported missing late Tuesday afternoon.

Twenty-seven people conducted a ground search

of the area on Tuesday until midnight and 22 people started searching again at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.

A helicopter was onsite for one hour searching for the man in areas that Nelson Search and Rescue could not reach. Search manager Chris Armstrong said Perello was believed to be wearing all grey and described the conditions as “terrible”.

“The day [Perello] disappeared there were 15 centimetres of powder but that night there was an immense amount of rain which turned the snow isothermic which makes for adverse conditions,” said Armstrong.

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At the inaugural meeting of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) board this morning, Karen Hamling was chosen as the first female chair in its 49-year history.

Hamling has been the mayor of Nakusp since 2005 and was recently re-elected. She defeated East Shore director Garry Jackman to become chair.

Hamling encouraged the board to “continue to work together for the benefit of our respective communities and residents.”

She thanked the board for giving her the honour.

“We have a lot of work to do. We’ve been set a good pace and I’m looking forward to working with everyone and I will sit down with each director to find out what their concerns are. You won’t find me doing a lot of debating during meetings. I’m here to run the meetings. I will have an opinion occasionally but I’m not here to debate your issues.”

She told the Star the she hopes people remember that everyone on the board is also a taxpayer.

She is joined by Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, who will once again serve as vice chair, after defeating rural Nelson director Ramona Faust.

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Search and rescue personnel involved with the search were from Nelson, South Columbia, Rossland and Kaslo.

Armstrong had put in a request for more assistance from all southeast search and rescue personnel on Wednesday for a Thursday arrival.

Prior to that he said, “We have lots of volunteers diligently looking.”

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Karen Hamling (right) has been chosen as the new Regional District of Central Kootenay board chair. She is the first woman to hold the position. Lawrence Chernoff was re-elected as vice-chair.

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By board policy, the elections are conducted by secret ballot and the totals are not made public.

Hamling replaces John Kettle, who did not run for re-election following 12 years as a director and four years as chair.

Hamling acknowledged both she and Chernoff are municipal representatives,

but assured the board that both municipal and electoral areas would be “represented equally” at the table.

Hamling is the 11th chair in the regional district’s history. Her election comes on the heels of Deb Kozak’s election as mayor of Nelson — the first woman to hold the post in the city’s history.

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scherer said Perello is experienced in the outdoors but the weather conditions have been wet.

Perello was gone for three nights and while it has been mild, it has been raining a lot.

Whitewater Ski Resort manager Kirk Jensen and four staff from the snow safety program were also assisting with the search and offered up the resort day lodge for the search team.

Jensen said the search focus [on Monday and Tuesday] was from

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the top of the Summit chair and the basin front as Perello’s vehicle was parked at the access point to that area. He said Perello has been a pass holder for the last two years and is thought to be an advanced skier.

“We know he had a backpack with food and water,” Jensen said. “Perello has touring gear but the searchers are not sure if he was using that or if he was using snowshoes which means he would have been carrying his skis.”

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As of Wednesday morning, no one had seen anyone skiing solo. An individual eventually came forward who reported seeing Perello.

A different portion from the search area of the Whitewater Ski Resort was open last Friday through Sunday but was closed mid-week with early season conditions.

Whitewater had asked the public not to enter the ski area boundary until the search had been resolved.

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More than a year after the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill, Interior Health has released a report, including recommendations, regarding its inefficent aqnd controversial response to the incident.

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Interior Health has released a report detailing their findings and recommendations following the July 26, 2013 jet fuel spill in Lemon Creek. Based on a debrief in the fall of 2013, the document summarizes the findings of their review into Interior Health’s controversial and inefficient response to the spill.

“This was a really, really significant event that had a major impact on the community and the residents that live in that area. It was a very significant event for (Interior Health) as well because while we recognized some things went really well, there were some things that we think could have gone better,” said Roger Parsonage, regional director of health protection for Interior Health.

He said the most significant finding of the report was that their response was too slow.

“The initial hours of the response overwhelmed us. That was particularly evident in the first 72 hours. So what we’ve taken from that is we need to mobilize resources much, much quicker and we’ve developed an interim emergency response structure,” he said.

They also hope to establish a toll-free

number that can be scaled up quickly and easily to take public calls and respond to questions/concerns.

The aim is to have that phone number established by the spring of 2015.

According to the “key findings” section of the report, the initial response was provided by a manager, communications officer and the medical health officer, rather than coming through the health emergency management (HEM) on-call number.

“But not enough of them were brought in given the scope of the situation. The situation was chaotic with a significant workload, exacerbated by an initial inability to contact staff on the weekend,” the report reads.

It further states that they did not have an established emergency response structure with clear roles and responsibilities, and that there was no time to put one in place during the incident.

Parsonage said though the report is completed, their work in streamlining their future response process is ongoing.

“This is not something we’re going to do, then call it done and forget about it. I expect we’ll continue to test and modify these procedures, so that we’ll be prepared whenever we do have an event to respond

to. I expect this is going to be a permanent part of how we do business,” he said.

He said the report was released in an effort to increase transparency and to regain public trust.

“We have tried to listen more carefully and respond to the needs of the community.

What we’ve tried to do is be flexible and tailor our response to the concerns we’re hearing from residents.”

He said that wasn’t the case during the initial response.

“Our response was not very transparent until the issue was forced, and this likely fuelled some of the vocal public distrust of Interior Health and the resulting complaints to the ombudsperson,” reads the report.

Parsonage said they’ve already been able to take advantage of some of the lessons they learned from Lemon Creek.

“Several of these recommendations and resulting actions were used effectively in supporting Interior Health’s role in the response to Mt. Polley Mine’s tailings spill in August 2014,” reads the introduction to the report.

The full report is available online at interiorhealth.ca/AboutUs/Accountability/ Pages/ExternalReviewsReports.aspx.

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Guilty plea in escape attempt The man charged in the armed robberies of several local financial institutions has pled guilty to trying to escape from custody.

Andrew Stevenson, 34, faces a maximum of two years in prison when he is sentenced on January 6.

On September 15, Stevenson was due to elect trial on 21 charges, less than a week after being denied bail.

According to the Ministry of Justice, a deputy sheriff was escorting Stevenson into the courthouse through a sheriff-access only door when he threw off his crutches and fled.

Stevenson was using the crutches as the result of injuries he suffered during his arrest on April 25. Consequently, he wasn’t wearing leg irons. The deputy sheriff caught Stevenson after a two-block chase.

He was still using crutches during his last several

court appearances via video link from Kamloops.

Stevenson is accused of robbing Kootenay Currency Exchange in Nelson, in which a shot was fired, Nelson and District Credit Union, Kootenay Savings in Castlegar, and Johnny’s Grocery in Robson. He is also charged with two break-ins at Castlegar pharmacies in March and April.

Among other counts, he is accused of possession of a restricted weapon, pointing and firing a firearm, possession of stolen property over $5,000, and fleeing police.

He and his co-accused, Krista Kalmikoff, 28, who has been released on bail, will have preliminary inquiries January 28 and 29 to determine if there is enough evidence to send their cases to trial.

Kalmikoff ’s lawyer has indicated she wants to be tried by jury.

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Nelson Police were called to a loud domestic dispute in progress in Uphill earlier this week.

Neighbors reported hearing loud arguing and the sounds of items being thrown. They were worried that somebody was going to get hurt. Police attended within minutes of receiving the report.

Upon attendance the officers witnessed two intoxicated adults having a tug of war over a dog.

Broken dishes and empty beers cans littered the area. The combatants both claimed to police that they alone, were the best keeper of the pet.

Fortunately, police were able to convince the participants to release the dog without harming it.

Once apart the animal was safely secured. The officers interviewed the disputants separately.

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gotiation, the officers were able to piece together enough information to formulate a plan that all could agree upon.

The dog was placed with its rightful owner. Police drove one of the participants to their residence and both parties agreed to reconvene the discussion when the effects of the alcohol and marijuana had worn off.

No charges are expected.

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The Langham Cultural Centre as it looked in 2000. Despite what some sources say, Charles J. Kapps built it in 1896-97.

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Not much has been written about the Kaslo landmark’s early days, and what little exists is often wrong

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aslo’s Langham Cultural Centre is a remarkable building. With its wonderful old staircase, dormer windows, stained-glass windows, and original woodwork, it gives us a very good sense of a Victorian-era hotel or rooming house.

Moreover it’s one of few survivors of its era and type in West Kootenay.

Other such buildings have burned in recent years, including the Silver Ledge in Ainsworth, while a few like the Leland in Nakusp and Ymir Hotel are of similar vintage but have been extensively renovated.

The Langham is so authentic and its survival so improbable that it almost feels like it shouldn’t be there — and it wouldn’t be if not for a group organized by Michael Guthrie that heroically rescued and transformed the once-derelict building in the mid-1970s.

The Langham recently celebrated its 40th anniversary as the village’s arts and culture hub with a gala weekend that included a terrific exhibit about its last four decades.

Elsewhere within its corridors, Ian Fraser has developed an excellent museum about the Japanese-Canadian internment in Kaslo during the Second World War, and documented the building’s role in that sad chapter of Canadian history. (It was this part of its history that recently led a panel of judges to name it one of BC’s best buildings.)

But not a lot is known about the Langham’s first 45 years or so, which are usually summed up in a few sentences. In the first installment of this series, we’ll try to answer two simple but vexing questions: who built the Langham and when?

TALE TOLD IN TAXES A BC Heritage Trust plaque on the building gives an 1893 date of construction, but it’s wrong.

The book Heritage Homes and Buildings of Kaslo, published in 1992, says the Langham “was erected in 1895 at the end of the boom period … by a woman who owned a stage line that went to the mines west of town.” That’s also wrong.

More accurate is the Canadian Register of Historic Places website, which gives the date of construction as 1896 and the builder as Charles J. Kapps.

Tax records held by the Kootenay Lake archives for 1894, the earliest available, show the two lots the Langham now sits on — Block 10, Lots 23 and 24 — were owned by Francis Beattie. With partner W.J. Saunders, Beattie ran the Montana Hotel on Front Street, which burned in Kaslo’s great fire that year. He was at the time also recently elected to city council, but moved to Banff that fall, and his seat was declared vacant.

(Someone probably concluded Beattie was a woman on account of his first name and decided he must have built the Langham on account of owning the property, but there’s no sign that he ran a stage line.)

The future Langham properties were then valued at $325 and $375 and the improvements at $100, which suggest a modest building. In 1895, Beattie was still listed as the owner, but the property values had decreased to $305 and $340.

A tenant named Flaherty — probably Michael Flaherty, listed in the 1894 civic directory as working at the Dardanelles Hotel on Front Street — was paying taxes on the building, valued at $40.

In 1896, Charles Joseph (Carl) Kapps is shown as the new owner of the lots, now worth $300 and $350 with $75 worth of improvements. In 1897 the value of Kapps’ land suddenly jumps to $750 and $800 and the improvements to $2,500 — a sure sign the Langham had been built.

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ecause I was raised in a Christian family, I’ve always held the age of 30 in my mind as the magical point of self-actualization in a person’s life, the point when they’ve finished developing and are prepared to continue life as the person they’re destined to be.

Jesus Christ, according to the Bible, led a fairly routine existence as a carpenter until his 30th birthday.

All that other stuff came afterwards.

On December 13, I’m going to reach that particular landmark and I’m trying to figure out how to feel about it.

As a child, when I imagined myself as a 30-year-old man, I saw a mohawked half-cyborg wearing punk-style ripped jeans and smoking a cigarette. (I was a weird kid.)

As I grew older I picked up more specific ambitions—most notably, writing—and my vision of the future started to congeal.

Pretty soon my goals were more specific: I wanted to publish a book

by the time I was 30, I wanted to be a whitewater rafting guide and I wanted to find a life partner before the university game of romantic musical chairs came to a halt.

Beyond that, my primary goal was not to be bored by my own life.

To that end, I traveled to Tijuana to work in an orphanage. I quit a lucrative job lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons to pursue an incredibly non-practical academic path in creative writing at UVic and UBC (doggy-piling myself with monstrous student debt in the process).

When given the opportunity to spend a summer working as a reporter in the Yukon, I took it (twice). And when I decided, on a whim, that I wanted to teach myself how to backpack while I was still in my 20s, I spent two months traveling through Thailand and Laos.

But mostly importantly, when faced with the option of dropping everything to pursue an itinerant

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life with my partner Darby a few years ago, I ditched on my grad school plans, left all my friends behind and moved with her to Nova Scotia.

Since then we’ve lived in a variety of cities Canada-wide. We’ll hit our 4-year anniversary in 2015, and we’ve even picked up canine progeny: Muppet and Buster, who I’m obsessed with.

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As far as I can tell, things are humming along nicely. And though I’m not a whitewater rafting guide yet, I’m sure there’s still plenty of time.

And that book? Well, let’s put it this way: I’d rather publish my first novel at the age of 60 than put out something subpar, and though I have a decent third draft of my thesis novel Whatever you’re on, I want some half-finished, it will most likely be years until it ends up on bookshelves.

I’ve made peace with that.

Which all brings us to today.

For the first time in a decade, I have a legit long-term home. I only live a few blocks from the Nelson Star, so every morning I saunter down the Ward Street hill, enjoying the epic view across Kootenay Lake.

(Is it possible to be in love with a rock formation? Because I’m obsessed with Elephant Mountain.)

This job has given me the opportunity to meet an overwhelming

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variety of people. I never imagined I would be on a first-name basis with the local mayor, police chief and MLA simultaneously. And I feel so fortunate to have been exposed to the eclectic assortment of entertainers, artists and musicians who I’ve had the privilege to interview in the past seven months.

The best part? I feel like I have a function in society. Like I’m something more than a superfluous mouth to feed.

Years ago a friend told me that dreams change as you grow older.

(Imagine how pissed you would be if you wished for a pony as a sixyear-old and it arrived on your 50th birthday.)

Indeed, some of the things that were most important to me years ago have completely fallen off my mental radar (i.e. my short-lived acting ambitions) while other opportunities have taken me places I couldn’t have expected.

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Don’t have to follow your plans

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Here’s another choice maxim I’ve picked up: “It’s okay to have plans, as long as you don’t have to follow them.”

Pretty soon I’m going to be a 30-year-old, and though I’m not

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exactly the person I imagined I was going to be (I’ve yet to pick up a robotic arm, for instance), that’s okay. Ten years ago I’d never heard of Nelson, and now it’s my home.

I had no idea I was going to be a journalist, and here I am with my face in the newspaper. I hadn’t met

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Darby yet, and now she’s the first and last person I see every day.

While I’m counting my blessings, I should also mention my life involves a significant amount of dog-cuddling, which contributes to my daily well-being.

This is my life? I’ll take it.

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HUGS: A hug to each and every electrical worker who goes out in the snow and freezing temperatures to restore our electricity after Mother Nature’s wind, etc., has broken the current. We truly appreciate it when the electricity returns.

SLUGS: To all employers who put their staffing issues on the employees when they phone in sick or injured.

The employees’ problem is to heal. The employers job is to have enough staff.

HUGS: To the local animal hospital for their kindness and support during the passing of our rat, Pepper. We wish you had a human practice! Thanks so much.

HUGS: To all those volunteer elves who hang the Christmas lights downtown. My, my, how it looks

HUGS: To all the charitable organizations that help those in need all year long. The holidays may be when they get the most attention, but you help people in the spring, summer, and fall as well.

Thanks for all that you do for those less fortunate. — A former client.

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at editor@nelsonstar.com with your short quips, compliments or complaints. Keep it tasteful and anonymous — no names of individuals or businesses, please. You can also drop by a written submission to our offices at 514 Hall Street.

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HUGS: To everyone who volunteered and attended the Santa on Baker event. It was a great night and the holiday atmosphere was created by the people there who just wanted to spend some time with family and friends. Santa helped too!

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School board chairs elected Will Johnson Nelson Star

Lenora Trenaman and Heather Suttie were elected as the new chair and vice-chair of the Kootenay Lake school board on Tuesday evening.

Cody Beebe was chosen as the provincial representative to the BCPSEA and newly elected Nelson trustee Curtis Bendig was named as the alternate.

Outgoing board chair Rebecca Huscroft said the experience was a great time of personal growth, and she relished leading the district through a difficult period, which included the teacher’s strike earlier this year.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for Lenora. She brings a lot of experience to the table,” she said.

Trenamen was first elected to the Kootenay Lake Board of Education in 2005. Born and raised in Creston, she has lived in the Balfour area for over 30 years.

She currently represents Crawford Bay, as well as the East and North Shores.

Suttie, who represents the town of Creston, was first ac-

Lenora Trenaman (right) was elected as the new school board chair on Tuesday while Heather Suttie (left) will serve as the vice chair.

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claimed as a trustee in November. She is currently the chair of the Creston-Kootenay Foundation, which is dedicated to managing an endowment fund of over a million dollars to benefit communities from Yahk to Riondel.

Beebe represents the south rural zone, and is currently the

local union president at the Columbia Brewery. He also helped spearhead a campaign to stop the movement of Homelinks to Canyon-Lister Elementary School, which he cited as his reason for running in the most recent election.

Bendig, who works as Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle

Mungall’s constituency assistant, has been active on a number of boards and committees including the Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Advisory Committee and the Kootenay Carshare Co-op.

The board now consists of nine members. Trenamen, Suttie, Huscroft, Bendig and Beebe will be joined for the next four years by Sharon Nazaroff (Slocan Valley/Bonnington), Bob Wright (Salmo, Taghum & Blewett) Bill Maslechko (City of Nelson / Bealby Point) and Dawn Lang (Village of Kaslo and North Rural Zone-Area D).

Superintendant Jeff Jones welcomed both the returning and the new trustees, saying they have a number of issues to address over the next four years, including student poverty and decision-making around surplus properties as enrolment drops province-wide.

“There are enormous challenges, there’s no doubt about that,” he said, before adding he believes they’re up to the task.

A full list of trustees with biographies and contact information can be found at sd8.bc.ca.

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Jon Steinman of Deconstructing Dinner fame accepts a sustainability leadership awards from outgoing councillor Candace Batycki.

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Trio honoured at inaugural sustainability presentations

EcoSociety tops awards

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A longstanding environmental group, the principal of an architectural firm, and an influential broadcaster were recognized Monday as the inaugural recipients of Nelson’s sustainability leadership awards.

The West Kootenay EcoSociety, Lukas Armstrong of Cover Architectural Collaborative, and Jon Steinman of Deconstructing Dinner were chosen by a jury from among 11 nominees that included a “diverse cross-section” of non-profits, businesses, and individuals.

The EcoSociety, awarded first place, was cited for its “incredible contribution to enhancing Nelson’s sustainability” and “excelling at civic engagement, bringing together diverse communities to explore, understand, and experience sustainability.”

The group puts on weekly markets on Baker Street and Cottonwood Falls Park, puts on MarketFest on three Friday evenings during summer, provides educational events, and “even the odd rally at city hall.”

“While the old thinking was that there is a conflict between environmental stewardship and economic prosperity,” jury chair Dan Woynillowicz wrote, “the EcoSociety has successfully highlighted the important economic opportunities that accompany sustainability.”

The jury also gave special mention to executive director David Reid, who was also nominated as an individual, saying “his leadership at the EcoSociety is a key factor in its success.”

In accepting the award, Reid paid tribute to the “work, involvement, interest, and passion” over the last 20 years of people like Michael Jessen, John Alton, and Suzy Hamilton.

“They planted the seed for the EcoSociety. I’ve just been fortunate

in the last few years to come along and help that plant grow and start to harvest some fruit,” he said. “I’m excited about the work we’ve been able to do as a community and the work we’ve got coming up.”

Reid said the society has founded a separate non-profit to create a regional sustainability network and set an agenda similar to Nelson’s Path to 2040 strategy. They also plan to hire a field organizer to “help all of us accomplish the dreams we’ve set out.”

Firm helps shrink footprints Second place went to a “relative newcomer who is already leaving a major imprint.”

The jury said that under Lukas Armstrong’s leadership, Cover Architectural Collaborative is “demonstrating bold leadership in presenting people with passive house green building solutions that can drastically shrink the environmental and energy footprint of our homes and buildings.”

Armstrong and his team were further lauded for their “ability to communicate both the business and personal case for achieving sustainability in the buildings we occupy. By offering hands-on exposure to passive design and public education about sustainable living, Lucas is bringing a key solution to our sustainability challenges.”

Rob Stacey, a partner in the firm, accepted the award on Armstrong’s behalf.

“Just over a year out of the gate and we’re getting recognized.

That’s intimidating,” he joked.

“If anything, it raises the bar. As much as our ideology support sustainability in all its forms, we’re lucky to have good clients supporting us.”

Stacey said he looked forward to “making change that is quite difficult,” as it’s one thing to read about important ideas, “but whether we have the guts to implement them is the true issue.”

Food security pioneer Third-place finisher Jon Steinman is the creator and host of Deconstructing Dinner, a radio and TV series that looks at food systems. The jury called him “an early leader in the field of food security,” and said he has “has helped raise awareness of the challenges we face and the solutions available to build a robust, secure, and sustainable regional food system.”

Along the way, he has “always placed a strong emphasis on participatory community engagement and education and has a talent for bringing global issues home, demonstrating how local and regional food systems contribute to community sustainability.”

Steinman said the recognition capped an exciting couple of weeks, in which he also learned his TV series won its country category at the Taste Awards, the Kootenay Co-op announced the official start of Nelson Commons, and a cohousing project he’s involved with on the North Shore is ready to be occupied.

He noted that he arrived in Nelson from Ontario 10 years and two weeks ago.

“It’s what led me to choosing this career that focused on sustainability and raising awareness around our food system,” he said.

“This community inspired me to pursue this path.”

Outgoing city councillor Candace Batycki, who presented the awards, said the city has put a great deal of effort into sustainability planning in recent years, but implementing that work needs to involve both local government and the community at large.

“Nelson is blessed with innovative, active, passionate and creative people who take sustainability seriously,” she said. “This is about recognizing and celebrating the hard work and leadership of so many.”

The awards come with prizes of $1,500, $1,250, and $1,000.

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Community Events Christmas on Baker is back again this year.

Join in on Friday, December 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the 600 block of Baker Street, Nelson.

Featuring a live nativity scene, special music, free hot chocolate and snacks.

Kootenay Lake Hopital Auxilary Christmas bake sale on December 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get there early for the best selection of baked goodies. Don’t miss out on a chance to buy a raffle ticket for a delicious cake donated

by The Vienna Bakery.

Come to The Civic Theatre on Sunday, December 14 starting at 1 p.m. for their free “Home for the Holidays” Winter Celebration open house featuring Raymond Brigg’s The Snowman and It’s a Wonderful Life. There are prizes to be won and a special visit by Santa Claus. Bring a food donation for the Nelson Food Cupboard and receive a free mini popcorn.

Seasonal Sing-along at the Vallican Whole Community Centre. It’s time to start warming up for the Vallican Whole Community Choir’s annual Seasonal Sing-along. On Sunday, December 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., join with friends and neighbours singing the songs that have warmed up cold winter days for generations. Admission by donation, potluck treats welcomed, mulled cider provided. At the Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan River Road: VallicanWhole.com.

Join ANKORS holiday open house on Monday, December 22. Come enjoy some treats and holiday merriment from 2 to 4 p.m. at 101 Baker Street. Call 250-505-5506.

Like the Dickens, a dramatic reading of The Christmas Carol on December 22, at Nelson United Church - 602 Silica Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation Proceeds go to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

Weekly EVENTS The Nelson Ultimate Frisbee Association hosts weekly drop in Ultimate Frisbee at Soccer Quest, 308 Cedar Street, every Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The drop in fee is $10. Co-ed Ultimate is a great way to stay in shape and meet new people during the winter months. All levels welcome. Beginner basics and throwing clinics available. Check out nelsonultimate. ca or contact nelsonultimatefrisbee@gmail. com.

Free flow Djembe drum circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay at Victoria from 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments to complement the rhythm. A small fee to cover hall rental will be collected.

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com.

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in).

Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email topspinthursday@gmail.com.

Community Threads holds a fibre craft themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street.

Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. Hosted by the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@uniserve. com.

Join the Ymir Hotel’s country and bluegrass jam every Friday night. Things get started around 5 p.m. and wrap up around 9 p.m.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email nelsontrailrunnerz@gmail.com to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 onehour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement.

The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-352-7333 for Friday.

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Tell us about your upcoming event, email: reporter3@nelsonstar.com MONTHLY MEETINGS. The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians will have their monthly meeting and seasonal social on Saturday, December 13, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Seniors’ Citizens Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street. Note the change of venue, and if you are coming please bring a potluck lunch item. Info: 250-352-9871.

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is on December 15. More information, call 250-352-3583.

Workshops Ellison’s Market offers a free workshop every Saturday. This December 15 from 10 a.m. to 11a.m. is Ellison’s “Gifts from Home”. Come learn how to make inexpensive and beautiful homemade gifts that come right from the heart. From super-food, hot chocolate mixes to Mason jar soup mixes and so much more.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is hosting a free Tax Seminar covering Medical, Disability and similar Tax Topics presented by KRIS WITT, member of CMA and member of CPA. This seminar is directed at Seniors and their support persons who are taxable (so pay income tax). The Seminar will be held at the Seniors Center Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street, Nelson at 10:30 a.m January 13. Space is limited. To reserve a space, call 250-352-6008. Sponsored by the Nelson and District Credit Union.

FUndRaisers The EcoSociety presents the book collection of the late Kim Kratky for sale at the Nelson Trading Company, Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fantastic variety for all readers. Kim was a passionate advocate for Jumbo. All proceeds go directly to Keep Jumbo Wild.

Nelson Hospice Holiday Grief Support Group Drop-in on December 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 402 W. Richards Street.The Holidays can be a particularly challenging time for the bereaved. Nelson and District Hospice Society’s trained facilitators offer a confidential and nurturing environment providing support for those grieving the loss of loved ones.

The groups will include time for sharing, and for learning about some basic coping skills for the holiday time and all times.

Kutenai Art Therapy Institute welcomes families and individuals this Saturday December 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. to explore art making in a supported environment. 1 until December​ 13. Drop in free or by donation.

Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, 191 Baker Street, Nelson. Call 250-352-2264.

The Nelson Royal Canadian Legion Branch #51 is hosting a New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday, December 31, at 402 Victoria Street, 8 p.m., for their members and guests (membership available to the public). There will be live music with Earl and the Girl, a pot-luck dinner, and party favourites. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased in the beverage room. For further information, please email rclbr51@ telus.net or phone 250-352-7727/250-3526464. Come early for a good seat.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, bigscreen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.).

Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: rclbr51@telus.net or 250352-7727 or 250-352-6464.

Announcements Nelson and District Hospice Society will host its annual Tree of Remembrance at the Chahko Mika Mall from December 11 to 18.

Place a dove on the tree for a lost loved one.

Resources available to help the bereaved work with their grief through the holiday period.

For more information, call Nelson Hospice at 250-352-2337 or email info@nelsonhospice. org.

Lions Club Variety Show is coming January 28, 2015. The show continues to be suitable for children of all ages at the Civic Theatre, 719 Vernon Street, Nelson. Telemarketing sales will be starting soon so please be sure to answer your phone when we call and support your local Lions Club by purchasing tickets for your family or for less fortunate children in the community.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250-352-6008.

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Entertainment listings

Film St. Vincent plays tonight, December 12, and December 14 at 7 p.m. It will also be shown on December 13 and December 16 at 9:15 p.m. Starring Bill Murray, the film features a young boy whose parents have just divorced. He finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door. Also starring Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. For more information visit civic theatre.ca.

Two documentaries about wolves will be screened at the Slocan Community Hall, next to the Slocan Park Coop on Sunday, December 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. Donations are requested to cover the cost of renting the hall and the projector system.

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter plays on December 17, 2014 at 8 p.m. When On Any Sunday premiered in 1971, it wasn’t just any movie. Directed by Bruce Brown – who also helmed surfing classic The Endless Summer, this insider look at motorcycle racing reached a wide audience. Four decades later, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter shows that the passion for riding motorcycles is as strong as ever. Bruce’s son, acclaimed filmmaker Dana Brown, directs this modern take on the original, capturing what it means to ride in the United States and globally.

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Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Nightcrawler, which plays at the Civic on December 12 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., as well as 7 p.m. on December 13. Directed by Dan Gilroy, the films features Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work. He muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism and blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

For more information visit civictheatre.ca The Civic Theatre is hosting Home for the Holidays, their inaugural winter celebration of family and friends on December 14 at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free and

Bill Murray stars in St. Vincent, a comedy about a young boy who befriends a misanthropic war veteran neighbour. The film screens at the Nelson Civic Theatre on December 12 and 13. family-friendly open house-style afternoon of films and festivities. For more information visit civictheatre.ca..

MUSIC Clinton Swanson hosts a trifecta of bands for a Christmas-themed dance party at Spiritbar on December 13. The evening will begin with Clinton Swanson and Friends, and will feature Sydney Black from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Next up will be Hornography from 10 to 11:15.

That set will also feature special guest DJ Rafferty Funksmith. Finally, Swanson will take the stage for a third time with his band Below the Belt at midnight. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and are now available at the Hume Hotel.

Nelson Choral Society presents “Snow on Snow – English Christmas Music Through the Ages.” Directed by Kathleen Neudorf, the concert features soloist Allison Girvan and cellist Jeff Faragher, with special guests The Tubadors. Two performances at the Capitol Theatre: Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m and Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets $15 at the Capitol. Children 12 years and under are free.

Shades of Nature Shades of Nature is open for business.

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On Saturday December 13 from 1-3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions present Midheaven (Aerin Fogel) from Toronto with some soul pop followed by Shona Rae and The Hound from Calgary with rockabilly, country, rock and blues.

The Nelson Community Band Christmas concert is on Tuesday, December 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 1st Baptist Church. The band will play

seasonal melodies and classic songs. Special guests Lalin, a young adult vocal ensemble directed by Allison Girvan, will perform.

Entrance by donation.

The 6th annual Christmas Crankoff with Nelson, BC legends BC/DC will team up with Immune 2 Cobras for a Spiritbar show on December 20 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) and are from the Hume Hotel. For more information call (250) 3525331.

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25 or 6 to 4, a local 12-piece Chicago tribute band, plays Spiritbar on December 27.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20, available in advance at the Hume Hotel front desk or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).

Literature The EcoSociety presents the book collection of the late Kim Kratky for sale at the Nelson Trading Company, Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13, from 10 am to

5 pm. Fantastic variety for all readers. Kim was a passionate advocate for Jumbo. All proceeds go directly to Keep Jumbo Wild.

visual arts Jason Asbell’s mixed media visual arts show Not Quite Plagiarism is now showing at the Nelson Public Library. It consists of altered covers and pages from a 1950s children’s illustrated dictionary. The process differs from traditional collage in that these reconfigurations appear at first glance to simply be reproductions of the original. With a second look, the humour and irony in these strange juxtapositions is revealed.

Oxygen Art Centre will hold the exhibition Mater Familias, a sculptural installation by ceramic artist Kathi Hofman, on January 9.

An opening reception will take place between 7 and 9 p.m. The artist will give a talk about her work on Saturday, January 10 from 10 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will run until February 7, 2015. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m.

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Kaslo artist Rose-Blanche Hudon completed the puppet version of francophone pioneer Henri Borgeois this week. Submitted photo

Kaslo puppet designer Rose-Blanche Hudon has been working tirelessly to prepare the first of a trio of planned puppets celebrating Francophone pioneers in the Kootenays.

This week she was putting her finishing touches on the first character, Henri Borgeois, in time for his debut on December 13. And she’s extremely happy with the end result.

“I got to know Henri Borgeois through this process. He had a really special life. His doctor recommended he live in the mountains because of his illness, so he moved west from Quebec without his family,” she said.

The puppet will make its first public appearance at the Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest (AFKO) Christmas celebration in Crescent Valley, which was originally named Borgeois Siding after the pioneer.

Though his family eventually joined him, Bourgeois lost both of his children in a fire. He eventually recovered from his grief to became one of the most prominent and influential Francophone pioneers in the West Kootenay.

Hudon said imagining the struggles he overcame inspired her to do her very best work in creating his likeness. She hopes the puppet will help honour his memory.

Hudon, who studied stage design and puppeteering at L’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) said this has been one of the biggest project she’s ever undertaken. She was recruited by AFKO and went through an extensive consultation process before deciding on a final design.

“We had to meet as a group and discuss every character,” she said, noting they came up with a variety of possibilities before deciding on the current design.

“It’s more like a comic book than a real representation,” she said. “I went to my drafting table and drew the character, trying to draw from

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The puppets will ultimately be somewhere between 10 and 12feet tall, depending on the puppeteer. The shoulders are four-feet wide, while the head is three feet by three feet.

During the process, Hudon changed the original design, which called for a wooden structure. Instead they went with threeinch thick PVC plumbing. The head and hands are constructed of papier-mâché and plaster.

During the process she had to vacate her basement suite, and had to choose products that wouldn’t create fumes that would seep into the rest of her house.

“My basement was transformed,” she said.

But now that she’s nearly finished the first, she thinks the remaining two puppets of J.O Patenaude and Elie Carpentier will go a lot faster.

Hudon is also going to be involved in the upcoming production of Jorinda, an opera at the Capitol Theatre. She will be assisting in the construction of the puppets involved.

Hudon said she hopes the AFKO puppetry shows, which

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The hands and the head of the AFKO puppet are constructed of papier-mâché Submitted photo and plaster. will be touring through the Kootenays and will eventually make an appearance in Nelson, will renew interest in puppetry.

“You can make puppets out of tea pots. It’s an art that has to be rediscovered. It’s not just marionettes and hand puppets, and it’s not just for children,” she said.

For the production local experts contributed to build the set, the puppets and the costumes. Bi-

lingual signs will be designed to illustrate the story of each character.

In addition, French schools, French immersion classes, and the general public will be invited to an exhibition at the Touchstones museum in March 2015.

“I would invite people to open their minds about what we can do with puppetry.”

For more information, or to learn about the upcoming shows, visit afko.ca.

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Kootenay musician Dréa Drury was studying Buddhist dakinis, a series of goddesses that embody fierce compassion rather than using force or weapons, when she was inspired to create her four-song EP Warrior.

She hoped to explore the esoteric application of sound with her compositions, weaving in aspects of her own shamanic and spiritual background. The end result is a little difficult to categorize.

“It’s a mix between dark ambient, world tribal and shamanic. There’s progressive metal in there too. Some people have said it’s like Dead Can Dance meets Tool,” said the 32-year-old singer, whose work will soon be featured on HBO’s show Vikings.

Currently based in the Selkirk Mountains, Drury acknowledges her connection to nature as being her primary teacher. She believes that music is medicine.

For her latest album she has adopted the moniker Anilah, which roughly translate as “wind energy”.

“The etymology is really complex, and it has many different meanings. But to me it’s the energy behind wind, or the energy behind breath. In yoga it can be described as prana, and basically it’s the energy behind breath which propels us,” she said.

Drury aims to channel that elemental energy, drawn from nature, into her artistic practice.

Having grown up in Argenta for the first 17 years of her life, she said she derives inspiration from her natural surroundings.

“That’s probably the thing that influenced me the most. I spent a lot of time in the mountains and in the forest just listening, and that’s where the first music came to me when I started composing around 15. Being in the silence, being in the forest and not having the options a lot of city kids have, I had to create my whole world,” she said.

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Sam Matthew of the Kootenay Swim Club practices his backstroke during the Saturday at the Races event held last weekend in Nelson. The 15-year-old swimmer is just four seconds away from reachKevin Mills photo ing an age group national qualifying time.

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Kootenay Swim Club’s young athletes have begun preparations for the upcoming MJB Law Classic in Kamloops, with eight swimmers set to make the trip.

“For this upcoming meet we’re focusing on trying to own the race from the beginning, right off the start,” said coach Chris Wright.

“Starts and turns have been a big focus. We’ve packed in the endurance and fitness, so they have that on their side. Now we need to couple that with reaction time, trying to get them out of workout mode and into racing mode.”

This previous weekend the club hosted Saturday at the Races, an event at NDCC where all members of the club could experience a fun race environment. Wright said his swimmer’s performances bode well for future competitions.

“The performances and times were pretty much on par with where they wanted to be for qualifying times, and they hadn’t even started

Swimmer Ella Korth warms up before the start of last weekend’s Saturday at the Races event.

Kevin Mills photo their taper yet,” he said.

“They’re only going to get more and more relaxed as this week goes on.”

Wright currently has one swimmer on the cusp of an age group national qualifying time, 15-yearold Sam Matthew.

On the weekend Matthew was four seconds shy of the 400 I.M. time he needed.

“It’s quite a distinction to be able to make age group nationals. It basically indicates the level at which a swimmer has qualified relative to their age, so he’s on track to make

nationals,” he said, noting that he believes Matthew will shave off the final seconds at the upcoming meet in Kamloops.

Wright has also assembled two relay teams for the 13 and 14-yearold girls, including Kelsey Andrusak, Ella Korth, Ohia Wintraub and Sydney Wetter.

They will participate in both the freestyle and I.M. relays.

The girls are also performing at a high level individually, he said.

“Ohia is on the cusp of AA time.

She’s a summer swimmer, and I have a feeling she’s going to go right past AA towards AAA in her 100 and 200 fly,” he said.

“Kelsey, she’s basically going to get more AAA times. Right now she’s got one and she’s on the way to getting way more. She’ll be wellplaced, and she’ll probably final,” he said.

“Ella is a backstroker, and she qualified for AAs last year. She’s decided she’s going to try to make AAAs, and she was about three seconds shy in her 100,” he said.

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A lot of mental preparation will go into upcoming training, said Wright.

“This week it’s a very mental part of the preparation. They might think `we’re not training that hard’ so they won’t do well, but tapering is a time to repair, stretch, rehydrate.

You have to be confident. Everything you did in work-out will show up in that race,” he said.

After this meet is over, Wright will begin a rigorous Christmas training schedule. There is one more meet in Kelowna at the end of January before provincials are held in Kamloops sometime near the end of February.

Though the location has not yet been announced, Wright thinks the meet may be held at the Kamloops pool. That means this weekend is a crucial time for his swimmers to get used to that environment.

“They have a lot of nerves about traveling to this pool. This way they can get used to the setting, and they’ll be fully prepared when they go back for provincials.”

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Supporting kids’ sports Jeff Lively of Canada Post presents Kim Palfenier with a cheque for $2,000. The money will go to KidSport Nelson. The local chapter of KidSport has been running since 2007 and to date has allocated $110,000 to over 500 local kids for sport registration fees and a further $2500 for equipment.

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Nelson pickleball enthusiasts are hoping to encourage more people to get involved in the sport, which has a local contingent of players meeting regularly at Selkirk College’s Mary Hall.

“You can show up on your own if you want, or you can bring a friend. We mix people around. If two people come together they’re not necessarily going to play together,” said participant Barry MacLean, who said the sport provides a stimulating workout.

He said they endeavour to pair newer players with those who are more experienced.

“That way the experienced person can show them the nuances of the game, teach them the rules,” he said.

“You don’t have to be in tremendous shape. Anyone who has played tennis in the past, or squash or badminton, should have no problem figuring it out.”

MacLean said the sport is ideal for keeping active during the winter months.

“It keeps your mind working. It’s a sport I would recommend for somebody whose body doesn’t take squash anymore but still wants to be in a fairly active sport,” he said.

The game involves a paddle about twice the size of a ping pong paddle, with a width of approximately eight inches.

The group currently has access to five courts at a time.

MacLean said that though most of the participants are currently seniors, they welcome anyone to come out and try it.

The pickleball group meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mary Hall. The normal admission rates apply.

“We’re excited to teach some new people and show them the game,” he said.

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“I see my creative process as symbiotic with nature. I’m taking in from my environment and then also expressing through gratitude.”

The four tracks on her album are called Rolling Thunder, Warrior, Calling the Others and Medicine Chant.

Only one of those, the title track, features lyrics and traditional singing.

The others primarily consist of ambient music and chanting.

Drury, who has played in a number of Nelson bands and graduated from Selkirk College’s music program in in 2004, said it’s been a while since she’s performed locally. Her primary audience is overseas in Europe, but she’s hoping to play some local shows not that she’s living in the Kootenays again.

“As long as I can maintain a lifestyle where I’m living more rurally, it’s fine.

I’ve tried living in cities and it doesn’t work for me,” she said, noting that she’s formerly been based in San Fransisco, Montreal and Vancouver.

She’s currently at work on her second album, which is a collaboration with her mentor Einar Selvik, a composer for the Norwegian group Wardruna. It was Selvik who took the track “Warrior” and adapted it for use in Vikings. The song is scheduled to make an appearance on the show

sometime next year.

“He basically took that whole song and made it into a complete, fully orchestrated piece with Norwegian instruments and strings, so it sounds like a Viking war song,” she said.

She’s thrilled with the end result, and can’t wait to continue her work with Selvik. She said one of the driving impetuses behind her music is a passion for helping those struggling with mental health.

“I’m a really strong advocate of art and creativity as a means of transformation, for using our creativity to move through dense emotional states,” she said.

Drury herself has struggled with depression in the past, and used music to self-soothe and heal. She said one of the most rewarding parts of her musical practice is receiving letters from fans worldwide who say her music has helped them with their own struggles.

Partial proceeds from Warrior’s Bandcamp album sales will go to the charity To Write Love on Her Arms, an American non-profit organization which aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self injury, and thoughts of suicide.

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Hi skiers. The last column was focused on preseason conditioning and this week we will look at our skiing raison d’etre.

Why do you ski? What motivates you to get up early on the weekend and brave the elements? Is it the fresh snow, or the depth of the base at Whitewater?

As you begin the season take your time and look a little deeper and see what is at the core of your inner skier.

I have a feeling that it goes deeper than the current snowpack and into the bedrock of your soul.

Find that place and focus on it and see if you can build on it this winter.

See if you can be your own motivation rather than the current weather and snow pack.

Take your skiing to the mountain no matter what the mountain is bringing you.

When I look at the layers that make up the snowpack of my skiing experience, way down deep I see a carefree beginner being pulled by a T-bar.

I was full of anticipation while preparing to rocket down the hill with complete joy and independence. A pure skiing experience and I can’t tell you what the snow conditions were because I have no memory of them.

While we can’t turn back time, we can remind ourselves of the simple pleasure that is skiing and build on it.

I will give you a few tools to help you make this the best ski season since your first one.

The first step is to set some challenging but attainable goals.

Is there a run that you have never skied that you dream of skiing?

Do you have a mental picture of how you would like to ski in your mind?

Do you wish that you could ski well no matter what the conditions?

Set a goal. Skiing is a journey so decide where you are going.

Step two is to access the resources that can help you to achieve your goal.

2015 VOLUNTEER POSITION VACANCIES

Each year the City invites residents interested in serving the community and participating in the direction that the City of Nelson takes for the future to apply to serve on a Council Board, Committee or Commission.

Applications can be made online, in person, by fax or email.

The deadline to apply is Noon on Monday December 29, 2014.

Further information is available from the City’s website www.nelson.ca.

Please address confidential applications to: Joanne Caldecott at City of Nelson Suite 101, 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 or by Email to volunteers@nelson.ca or Fax (250) 352-2131

Dylan Henderson Ski Tips

A ski lesson with the snow school?

Some ski race training for all ages with the Whitewater Ski Team?

A book on ski technique from the library?

A knowledgeable friend that wants to trade skiing tips for fresh baking?

Make a solid commitment to your learning process.

The third step is to get out and work on that new skill but keep it simple and attainable with expectations at a level that will leave you smiling.

Have your goals increase in difficulty as the base at Whitewater increases.

As your skiing skill improves so will your confidence and motivation, and along the way you may find that pure skiing pleasure again.

“What were the conditions like at the hill?”

Smiling, “Oh, I didn’t notice”.

— Dylan Henderson is the head coach of the Whitewater Ski Team.

He is a certified development level coach with the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation and a Level 1 ski instructor with the Canadian Ski Instructors Association.

His goal is to give you something to keep your skiing fresh every week even if the snow is not. dylanhen@hotmail.com

FREE Community Christmas Eve Dinner The community is invited to dine with us on December 24 at 5 PM.

Christmas Eve Dinner is at Kootenay Christian Fellowship (Our Daily Bread) ALL WELCOME!!

All guests will receive a excellent dinner in a pleasant and homey atmosphere, plus a wrapped Christmas Gift.

Advisory Planning Commission [APC] 2 vacancies The role of the Advisory Planning Commission is to advise Council on matters referred to the Commission which includes land use, project design and landscaping, community planning as well as bylaws and permits relevant to land use provisions of the Local Government Act. See the Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw on the City’s website for further information.

Cultural Development Committee [CDC] 4 vacancies for community members particularly involved in the dance, literary, music and aboriginal areas of the cultural sector This Committee leads Council in the strategic planning and development of Nelson’s cultural sector and works in close collaboration with all sectors of the community. The Committee helps promote a high level of creativity, diversity and excellence in the cultural life of Nelson. Part of its mandate is to review, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the City’s Comprehensive Cultural Policy and make recommendation to Council on a variety of policy and initiatives pertaining to the arts, culture and heritage sectors. See the Cultural Development Committee Bylaw on the City’s website for further information Nelson & District Youth Advisory Committee [NDYAC] 1 vacancy This Advisory Committee supports the Nelson and District Youth Centre (NDYC) staff and youth through transitional times. The NDYC supports youth leadership through its services and programming which includes a drop in youth centre, indoor skate park and a Youth Employment Resource Centre. See the Nelson & District Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw on the City’s website for further information.

Nelson Housing Committee 1 vacancy This Committee advocates for the development of affordable housing units within the City. Its mandate is to identify housing needs and priorities; assist in finding collaborative and cost effective approaches; and provide networking opportunities for housing providers to share knowledge and identify opportunities for collaboration; cooperation and sharing of expertise. See the Nelson Housing Committee Bylaw on the City’s website for further information.

Nelson Public Library Board 2 vacancies The Library Board oversees policy and sets direction for the Library and is intended to represent the diversity of the community. Our mission is to engage readers, strengthen community and stimulate the pursuit of knowledge and ideas. Board participation includes monthly meetings and periodic special events. For more information, check out the About Us section of the website, and the policy manual at http://nelson.bclibrary.ca/.

Application forms can be picked up at the Library or found online. Please submit confidential applications for the Library Board to: Dianne Harke at Nelson Public Library, 602 Stanley St, Nelson BC V1L 1N4 or email to dharke@shaw.ca

If you would like to donate to ODB’s Christmas Eve dinner please respond to this ad. Ǒ KHOSV SHRSOH Ǒ KHOSV SHRSOH Ǒ KHOSV SHRSOH Ǒ SURYLGHV PHDOV

You can donate online or mail a cheque.

To donation online go to: www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com and on the right hand side at the bottom is paypal service

It costs approximately $5.00 per plate to host our Christmas Eve dinner. Any donations received above the cost of our Christmas Eve dinner will go to providing meals throughout the next year. Five days a week we provide hot meals and other vital services to the working impoverished, those looking for work, low income families, the disabled and seniors.

An income tax receipt will be mailed to you in March of 2015 KCF and ODB is a registered Canadian charity. #894450840

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Harold Whitney Gould 1931 - 2014

It is with great sadness that the family of Harold Whitney Gould announce his passing on December 6, 2014 at the age of 83. He passed away peacefully at Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, BC, with close family at his side, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Harold was born in Nelson on April 11,1931 to Noble and Tillie Gould, and was raised in nearby Ymir. He married Jeanette (MacDonald) on June 16th, 1956 and the two of them made their home in Nelson. They had many happy years surrounded by friends and loving family. Harold worked most of his life operating heavy equipment on a variety of projects including highway and dam construction.

His last 15 working years were spent with the Regional District of Central Kootenay, until retiring at the age of 65.

He loved Nelson and the Kootenays and was involved in supporting Nelson Sr. Maple Leafs hockey, particularly the Nelson Booster Club in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s. He lived life (with Jeanette) as fully as possible: summers boating and fishing at â&#x20AC;&#x153;the lakeâ&#x20AC;?, snowmobiling the mountains in winter, huge family Christmases, long weekends away, retirement winters in Arizona, and even took several trips to Asia. He was a great story and joke teller - he could make everyone laugh until their sides hurt. When it came to fixing things and building gadgets, his resourcefulness and creativity seemed endless, designing things and making plans continually in his head as he went along. He never ceased to surprise even those who knew him best and was respected and loved by everyone.

Harold is survived by his wife, Jeanette, son, Jay (Melinda Jong), and their children, Jasmine, Jaimin, and Jordan of Osaka, Japan, daughter, Luree (Mike Roch) and their children, Jayden and Keaton of Nelson, and sister Phylis Ritter (pre-deceased, Wayne), sister in laws Kitty (Karen, Lynnene & Jill), Margie (Vicki, Adele, Corinne, Joanne & Kurt), and Patsy &Tom Johnson (Steven). He was also predeceased by his other sister, Ruby and husband, Gordon Spiers, his mother Tillie and father Noble, brother in laws George Mulligan, Bill Lange and nephew Derek. He wanted no fuss made at his passing, so there will not be a funeral.

Instead, a memorial service celebrating his life will be held at a later date for close family and friends. Harold will be greatly missed by all. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation.

We would like to give our sincere thanks to the doctors (Dr. C.J. Reinecke and Dr. P. Malpass), nurses, and support people who helped Harold and us through this difficult time.

No regrets for a life well lived.

A sad goodbye to a loving Son and Brother. Born in Vancouver and lived most of his life in Cranbrook and Nelson. Ron is survived by his Dad Fred, Sisters Carol, Pat and Rita. nieces, nephews and Cliff. Predeceased by his Mothers, Irene and Doreen and Dad Elmer. He suffered for many years with the effects of diabetes. Many thanks to Roxanne Smith and Ralph Beatty and his many friends for all they have done for him over the years. Rest peacefully. We love you.In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Diabetes Foundation. Celebration of Life to be held in May.

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March 10, 1922 - November 30, 2014 Predeceased by sons Melvin, David, and Jim Kienholz.

Longtime member of F.O.E. Leaves behind loving husband of 47 years, F. Stan Williams, daughters Lorraine (Kienholz) Leschied (Bob) of Toronto, Beverley (Kienholz) Russell (Don) of Summerland, grandchildren and one greatgrandchild, various nieces, nephews, and relatives.

She was loved by all. May she rest in peace.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation.

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PT Executive Director on contract bases is required by S.E.E.D.S. apply before Dec 15th seedsnelsonbc@gmail.com Job description upon request.

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Are you naturally inquisitive and mechanically inclined? Do you have an analytical mind allowing you to trouble shoot and independently resolve technical issues?

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DELI MANAGER Kootenay Co-op is seeking a creative and dynamic individual to be our new Deli Manager. This position requires the applicant to possess skills and experience in all aspects of food service management including excellent leadership, communication and time management skills, customer service, inventory control, product selection, merchandising, human resources and ďŹ nancial management. The ability to work a ďŹ&#x201A;exible work schedule including evenings and weekends is also required.

The successful applicant must be highly motivated to grow with this department into our future new store!

We oďŹ&#x20AC;er a competitive salary, great beneďŹ ts package and a cooperative work environment.

If you possess the skills and availability described, apply with resume and cover letter before Friday, December 19th to: Deirdrie Lang, General Manager Kootenay Co-op,295 Baker Street,Nelson, BC, V1L 4H4 dlang@kootenay.coop

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Job opening: January 2015 Responsibilities include performing all accounting functions for the dealership: - Cash Control, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, GST, PST and other source deduction remittances.

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For Sale: North Shore Crescent Beach Triplex Cabins on the beach, each has a boat slip.

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Homes for Rent Rare opportunity for 2 private, well-located adjoining lots, each with a tenanted house. Large properties; total of 868 sq meters. Total rental income $1300/mth. Houses are older with some recent improvements. Two blocks uphill from the intersection of Columbia Ave. and Washington St., in the heart of Rossland.

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Churches of Nelson

Bringing to you our weekly words.

Do you think of yourself embodying the sacred?

There is a theological concept known as panentheism. Panentheism literally means that God is in everything and vice versa. This is the incarnational idea that God’s breath, the Spirit, animates all of life.

We are mid-way through the Christian season of Advent; December 24th, Christmas Eve, marks the beginning of the 12-day festival celebrating the birth of Christ, what is often called the incarnation—God taking on human form. However, part of our Christmas celebration, according to many post-modern theologians, is that we celebrate the incarnation of God in all life and in each of us.

Dr. Sallie McFague, Distinguished Theologian in Residence at Vancouver School of Theology, has written about panentheism and about the concept of self-emptying and changing our behavior with respect to consumption of the earth’s resources. McFague is an outspoken critic of unbridled consumption and the danger this poses to the climate.

The climate change meeting in Lima, Peru, will be over by the time this comes to print and I hope there is a renewed vision for getting to zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest!

Nelson Seventh-Day This season of Advent preparation and the celebration of Adventist Church the incarnation could be an important turning point with Rides Sabbath (Saturday) Services available! respect to climate change. Based on the incarnational idea Please 10 am Bible study/discussion of panentheism, join 11 am Worship Service us at Nelson Christian Science Society we can drasti1502 12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA Granite cally reduce our Also available: “It Is Written" CTV 11 am Saturdays Road Sunday Service in Balfour carbon foot“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heauy laden, 9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. and I vill giue you rest” Matthew 11:28 print; we can www.nelsonadventist.ca Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 For information 250-229-5237 give gifts that are carbonneutral.

We JOIN US FOR OUR CHRISTMAS can purchase CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE GATHERING SUN., DEC 14 @ 5PM DINNER POTLUCK SO BRING A SIDE foods for our 813 Ward Street 352-7131 DISH OR DESSERT TO SHARE celebrations ADDRESS: 4165 BROWN RD, BONNINGTON SLEDDING, BONFIRE, Sunday Mass Times: that are locally CAROLS AND MORE! • Saturday 7:00pm NO MORNING GATHERING produced. We • Sunday 8:30 am Displaced rhythms? can donate in and 10:30 am Come experience ours! memory or Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon celebration of rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca Look for us on Facebook a loved one toward green Anglican Church of Canada causes.

We Unity Centre St. Saviour's Pro Cathedral can write letWard & Silica, Nelson of the Kootenays ters to politiFamily Service & Eucharist Children’s Sunday School cal leaders and Sunday Service 10:30 a.m advocate for St. Michael & All Angels Canada to take Busk Road, Balfour 717 Vernon St. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. a leadership Sunday at 11 a.m.

Sun. Dec. 14 Christmas Lessons & Carols service 7 p.m. role in getting Office: 9 am - 1 pm Tue - Thurs • 250.352.5711 www.kokanee-parish.com to zero carbon Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 emissions.

ALL ARE WELCOME! This festive time is an opThe Salvation Army portunity for Nelson Community Church human beings to be remindSunday Worship Service ed that all of at 11:00 am creation is inEveryone is Welcome terconnected Your Pastors: through God’s Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows love. _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ _____________________ _______________ ______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______________ ______________ _______

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Nelson United Church Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome Advent 3 Constructing Christmas Musical Sunday with the Bell Choir All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available

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A Friendly Bible Centre Church Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

“Special Guest Speaker” 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber Refreshments are served after the service (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

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Friday, December 12, 2014 Nelson Star

Sports

Good days on the lake

Kootenay Lake: We have had some pretty good days on the lake lately. Most days with eight to 10 fish being caught.

Sizes have ranged from two to 13 pounds. The water temperature has dropped below 50 degrees and our fish are still feeding more on the surface. Which makes for some exciting bucktail action. My favorite kind of fishing.

We have been experimenting with lighter gear as well as fly reels and mooching reels to make the battles even more exciting.

On one of our trips last week, a young lady named Kalyn asked to bring her fly rod on board and we accepted the challenge.

Throughout the day we hooked numerous fish on all of our rods except the fly rod. However, patience prevailed and in the final hour of the day the fly reel The Fishing Report started screaming.

Kalyn was quick to grab the rod, and just in time because the reel had only three wraps of line left on it when she grabbed it and slowed the fish down.

After about a 15-minute battle with her six-weight fly rod, we finally got the fish to the boat: a beautiful nine pound Rainbow.

What a great battle on this light rod! I think we are hooked on this newfound technique.

And now with lots of two to three pound Rainbows being caught, I think the lighter gear will be a lot of fun. As long as the gear can still handle a 10 to 12 pound fish, we should be OK. Either way, it will be exciting. Looking forward to experimenting more as the season continues.

Our latest trip had some boys from Alberta join us for their annual Kootenay Lake trip. And while the weather was freezing cold here, they were still happy to not be back at home where it was even colder and a lot more snow. A nice get away for the crew.

They managed to land 10 fish up to 10 pounds during their trip. Day one was a bit slow because of the weather change, but day two made up for everything. Lots of action on the mooching reels. Line peeling and fish jumping made for a few exciting battles. They are already planning their next trip.

Looking forward to it.

December is usually a good month for fishing, so hopefully the pattern continues. Either way, we’ll be out there, so stay tuned

Kerry Reed

What are they biting on?

Mostly surface action for our boat, so the magic lures have been the usual bucktail flies. Lately the lucky numbers have been 203, 210, 215, 224, and 228. Colours have been purples, blacks or grays.

Also catching a few Bulls on the downrigger with Lyman plugs or flashers and hoochies. There seems to be a lot of fish showing up on the sonar at depths between 80 to 120 feet. Although most of the fish seem to come to the surface when they want to feed.

Mix it up a bit and run both surface lines and deep lines and you should catch some fish.

— Kerry Reed is the owner of Reel Adventures Fishing Charters in Nelson reeladventuresfishing.com

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High flying hoops Eamon Studer of the L.V. Rogers Secondary School’s senior boys’ basketball team leaps into the air as he attempts to make a basket. The Bombers hosted Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Secondary on Tuesday night. The Bombers were dominant on the hardwood, beating the Castlegar squad 52-22.

Kevin Mills photo

Leafs battle Bruins, Braves

The first place Nelson Leafs are in Grand Forks tonight to battle the fifth place Border Bruins. The Leafs have a 23 point lead over Grand Forks in the Neil Murdoch

Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

On Saturday night, the Leafs return home to the Nelson and District Community Complex

to host the fourth place Spokane Braves. Nelson has an eight point cushion over their U.S. rivals.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. and tickets are available at the NDCC.

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Friday, December 12, 2014 Nelson Star

Arts

Prizes will be handed out for fiction, non-fiction and poetry based on the theme Velocity

Kootenay Literary Competition open for entries WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

Nelson writer Eli Geddis won last year’s fiction category of the Kootenay Literary Competition for his story Ninety Corndogs and a Porcupine. Will Johnson photo

Nelsonite Eli Geddis has plenty of experience writing long-form fiction, magazine articles, songs and poetry, but until last year he hadn’t explored his short fiction skills.

When the annual Kootenay Literary Competition swung around, he decided to give it a shot and his resulting story Ninety Corn Dogs and a Porcupine ultimately took the top prize.

“My story is about two friends who go out into the Flathead Valley to dispose of the ashes of one of the friends’ twin brothers who died,” said Geddis.

“I wanted to capture the idea of refuge as both a safe place and a prison, a containment, something you need to work your way out of eventually.”

Geddis’ story, which culminates with the pair stranded on an island by floodwaters, earned the author a cash prize and was published in the 2013 anthology, which is available at Otter Books.

“I was primarily interested in entering this contest because it’s a really good opportunity for unpublished writers to get their work seen.

This one especially appealed to me

because of it’s local slant. I could reference Canal Flats and the flood of 2012 and know that people can connect with that,” he said.

Geddis had entered the contest the year before, but rather than writing something original to fit the year’s theme, he excerpted an already existing work.

This year’s Kootenay Literary Competition’s theme is Velocity.

Writers may interpret the theme in any way they like, and approach it through any of the genre categories.

The theme is to integrated into the creative work at the writer’s discretion.

Geddis recommends that writers interested in participating write something new from scratch, like he did in 2013.

“I would recommend they approach it from a fresh perspective.

Velocity means one thing, but what might it mean from a literary standpoint? Talk to your friends, draw from the people around you,” he said.

Geddis said the entire experience, including the gala and the publication of the anthology, was thrilling.

“After I found out I won I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone until the gala, which was kind of funny because I

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was trying to goad my friends into going but couldn’t let on,” he said.

Geddis noted the gala was a unique opportunity for networking, and second-place finisher Roz Nay has already used the momentum to publish a book.

“Even if you don’t win, you get to go to the gala. You network, meet publishers, writers, agents and basically people who love the written word. It was a good opportunity for me to see the whole literary scene in Nelson and the Kootenays at large.”

Geddis currently has a booklength manuscript with a working title of Little Fishes that he’s working on.

This year’s Kootenay Literary Competition, which is put on by the Kootenay Writers Society, is open to Kootenay residents 18 years an older with categories in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winners in each category.

All entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015.

Prizes will be awarded on February 26.

To learn more about Geddis’ work, visit eligeddis.com. For more information visit kootenayliterarycomp.com.

Nelson Star Friday, December 12, 2014

Community

NOW OPEN SATURDAY’S 9AM - 1PM

Helping the community

Students volunteer

For the past while, approximately 20 kids in grades 3-5 from the Nelson Christian Community School have been coming down to the S.H.A.R.E. Nelson store once a week for an hour to help out and learn about the importance of volunteering and giving back to their community.

Through the weeks, students have been shown how to recycle almost everything and have also helped with merchandizing, sorting and preparing items for Stepping Stones and the Women’s Center.

Along the way, the students have learned many things about the community, including how to try and keep items out of the landfill and the different ways the store tries to raise money for Our Daily Bread (its main purpose).

The students also visited the soup kitchen at Our Daily Bread to chat with the workers and volunteers and learned a little about how there are people within their community that don’t have enough to eat, even kids.

They also helped to collect blankets and winter gear for Stepping Stones shelter and items that the Women’s Center could use.

The kids jumped at the chance to help those in need. For the last week visit, organizers created a theme for the Christmas Season.

When the children arrived, there were given random Christmas cards and asked to write a positive and encouraging message or to draw a picture to be put on the tables at Our Daily Bread’s Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve. They also decorated trees.

Afterwards, staff sat down and read the cards, which were filled with a an amazing depth of caring and understanding.

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Students help decorate trees as part of a lesson on volunteering and helping the Submitted photo community.

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1.28-acre serviced lot with lake and mountain views. This north shore property is close to recreation for the outdoor enthusiast. Located on the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in an upscale neighbourhood, this lot is a great option for those looking to build.

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Lev Zaytsoff

250.354.8443

Nelson Right to Life

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A Tuxedo spayed girl, she’s 6 months old and ready to find a home. Stache is Purl’s sister, slightly shyer initially, but full of fun and loving. We would love it if Stache and Purl could find a home together, and KAAP would offer a discounted adoption fee for both to the right home. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

norm@valhallapathrealty.com

$427,000

4-bed, 3-bath home on an oversized lot is sure to spark your interest.

Features include 2 gas fireplaces, spacious open plan, gourmet kitchen, double attached garage, fully finished basement with in-law suite and a beautifully landscaped level yard. Call today for more details.

lev@valhallapathrealty.com

renovated & ready!

Wishing you the peace and joy of Christmas.

KAAP has lots of LOVE waiting for you …

These and more cats and kittens are available for adoption. When you adopt a rescue pet, you ensure that they are going to be spayed/neutered, vet checked, and vaccinated. And when you adopt a rescue pet, you make room available for another homeless pet in one of our foster homes.

Thank you for supporting our rescue efforts in this community! www.kaap.ca/adopt for more info.

He’s a 9 month old Tux, as sweet and loving as can be.

He likes other cats, dogs, and should be good with kids as well. Button has a lame front leg, and though it doesn’t slow him down much, he will have to be an inside-only kitty for life. Call KAAP at 250-551-1053.

Great family home

Matthew 1 & Luke 1

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Steven Skolka

250-354-3031

$269,000

Newly renovated sunny 4-bedroom 2-bath home on private acreage with rental suite! Bordering rail trails and short country walk to private beach and swimming on the beautiful Slocan River. Private yard includes many outbuildings and garden space.

steven@valhallapathrealty.com

6-mile lot

Wonderful location for this .4-acre lot at 6-Mile. Private setting with a short drive into Nelson, best of both worlds! Neighbouring 1.96-acre property with home is for sale as well, please ask listing agent for details.

Kristina Little

250-509-2550

$69,900

kristina@valhallapathrealty.com

www.valhallapathrealty.com

Purl

Stache As her name says, she is a most affectionate and cuddly girl.

She loves playing with Stache, and will be good with everybody, kids, dogs, and cats.

Purl is 6 months old, spayed and vaccinated, and ready to go. Call KAAP at 250-5511053.

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program Society

www.kaap.ca • 250.551.1053

Wondering how to donate to help KAAP pets? The Kootenay Co-op store in Nelson has a KAAP “Till Card”. When you pay for your purchases, just ask to swipe the KAAP till card, and $2 will be gratefully received. Thank you!

www.spca.bc.ca/nelson • 250.352.7178

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712 Nelson Ave, Nelson BC

Donation by Devitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ownership and employees of Vince Devitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shoes presented the Nelson Food Cupboard with a cheque for $735.

The funds came from 10 per cent of net sales made on Customer Appreciation Day, November 29, plus the donations from the hotdog and smokies barbecue the same day. On hand for the presentation are (front row, from left to right) Rachael Hosall, Jeanne Dempster, Marilyn Lawrence, Tim Powell, Vince Devito (back row, from left to right) Jennifer Lehmann, Denise McInnes, Jesse Olson, Margot Waterer, Mathew Devito, and Kim Charlesworth.

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t: 250-354-4077

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