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Keeping track of the birds

By Barb Brouwer

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They were around, but seeing them was an issue.

Some 30 dedicated birdwatchers set off in all directions Sunday morning on the annual bird count in thick fog.

Despite conditions, some 70 different species were seen in a 15-mile circle around Salmon Arm. “We should have had 77 or 78 species,” said Shuswap Naturalist Club president Ed McDonald, who noted the most common birds were Canada Geese, pigeons and starlings.

“We had a huge number of Bohemian wax wings, a beautiful bird whose favourite food is mountain ash berries.”

A colourful winter bird, McDonald had about 300 of them in his backyard a few weeks ago. They stripped his mountain ash tree of its berries and moved on.

The most sought-after bird is the American dipper, one of the few songbirds that actually sing in winter.

“They hang around the rivers and go underwater to find whatever they can to eat, then hop up on a rock and dip,”

McDonald says. “They have a thing like Saran Wrap that comes over their eyes so they don’t get their eyes wet.”

He says one of the strangest thing seen was a mountain blue bird out towards Grindrod.

“The lighting wasn’t very good and the last thing they thought they’d see was a male mountain blue bird,” he says.

In charge of the numbers, naturalist Ted Hillary said 16 species of waterfowl were counted this year – most of them in the Salmon Arm Bay. “We had 33 red-tail hawks in the 15-mile circle,” he said, noting the circle was drawn when Imperial measure was still used.

Thirty-two bald eagles were counted and 56 California quail.

“We’re just starting to see lots of them because the climate is getting drier and there’s not as much snow in the winter,” Hilary says.

“They’ve been in the Okanagan all over the place.”

It may seem that a lot of pigeons like to call the area home, but Hillary says their numbers are actually declining.

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But the population is growing for another bird in the same family – the Eurasian collared dove that just began coming to the area in the last few years.

“They’ve been in North America only since 1985. They started in Florida and they’ve colonized the continent so quickly,” said Hillary, noting 100 were counted in the area on Sunday. “They nest in evergreen trees starting in February and while they only have a couple in each nest, they nest up to four times a year.

And the young start nesting in a year.”

Hillary says only three pygmy owls were spotted, but they are hard to see and hard to hear and the foggy conditions didn’t help.

There were 78 trumpeter swans counted in Salmon Arm Bay and another 49 along the Shuswap river near Grindrod.

Other fowl residents of the bay area included 750 Canada Geese, 325 mallards and one western grebe near Sandy Point.

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By Richard Rolke

trict to discuss potential options for the abandoned rail line. The Shuswap Trail Alliance will also be asked to participate.

Possible options include a trail or using some of the land to expand congested portions of Highway 97A. “It’s important that it be maintained as a transportation corridor,” said Christian.

A major concern for the municipalities and regional districts will be raising the funds needed to purchase their portions of the rail line from CP. “Cost is the issue and we have to look at how to address that,” said Christian.

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Long-term public needs are the priority as a local First Nation brings its neighbours together.

The Splatsin have obtained 29 acres of the abandoned Canadian Pacific rail line and it hopes to work out a plan for the remainder of the Spallumcheento-Sicamous corridor with area jurisdictions.

“We are for working together collaboratively. We all have an interest and want to do what’s right,” said Chief Wayne Christian.

Some time in the new year, the Splatsin will host a meeting with Armstrong, Enderby, Spallumcheen, Sicamous, the Regional District of North Okanagan and the ColumbiaShuswap Regional Dis-

value at the time was $3.2 million. RDNO did not look at the cost for the rail line from Grindrod to Sicamous.

Beyond transportation, Christian says the Splatsin are interested in preserving the rail line because there are native village and burial sites along the way.

“We also have to look at the environment. When they put in the railway, it blocked (fish) spawning beds,” he said.

Of the 29 acres the Splatsin have obtained, six acres is 1.5 kilometres south of Sicamous along Mara Lake and more than 23 acres are south of Enderby.

Christian says there are no immediate plans for the two sections of land.

“There is a greater discussion for all of the land within our territory,” he said of the upcoming meeting with the other jurisdictions.

“What is our common ground and what can we do collectively.”

The Splatsin obtained the 20 acres by taking the federal government and CP to court in 2011 for lack of consultation over abandonment of the line. An out-of-court settlement was reached.

Greg McCune, Enderby mayor, is looking forward to the meeting with the Splatsin.

“Our interests and the Splatsin’s interests align. We are thinking the same thing,” he said of public access to the rail corridor.

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City to review adding banks to shopping centre zoning

By Martha Wickett

markEt nEws staff

City council will be asked to make a decision in the new year regarding where financial institutions should be located.

On the Jan. 5 agenda of the city’s development and planning services committee meeting is an application for a zoning amendment to add financial institution to the list of permitted uses in the C-7 shopping centre commercial zone.

The applicant is the owner of the Mall at Piccadilly, the Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada.

“Standard Life sees the opportunity to add a financial institution to Piccadilly Mall’s tenant mix as being complementary to the services already provided such as the Okanagan Regional Library, a postal outlet and our medical service providers,” states a letter from the applicants, adding a financial institution would be convenient for residents of nearby Piccadilly Terrace and Piccadilly Care Centre, as well as other residents and businesses located nearby.

A city staff report notes the city adopted three bylaws between July 2008 and December 2010, all with the overriding concern of maintaining the viability of Salmon Arm’s traditional downtown core.

One of those, in December 2010,

removed financial institution from the CD-8 zone, the zone governing the SmartCentres site.

“Banks, credit unions, financial and insurance agencies exist as important anchors to any commercial node, collectivity pulling in clients and commerce,” states the staff report. “The loss of one or more banks/credit unions from this area would have a negative impact on the downtown core.”

It goes on to say that the decision to allow ‘financial institution’ in the C-9 zone at the Uptown Askew’s site was “somewhat consistent” with past and present official community plans.

“It also made sense from a proximity planning perspective, as the majority of Salmon Arm’s population resides closer to that site compared to the downtown core,” the report adds.

It points out that either Centenoka Mall or the Mall at Piccadilly, both zoned C-7, could accommodate “a small-scale financial institution within their respective building areas assuming leased floor space became vacant in either mall. Neither mall presently has sufficient land to expand building area without compromising more parking spaces (both malls have been granted significant parking stall variances over the years).”

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Impaired driving charge laid It wasn’t hard for police to conclude that alcohol was involved.

At 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 19, a member of the public reported witnessing a male exit a local pub grossly intoxicated.

The male had tripped over the curb and walked into a tree prior to driving from the

area. The male drove to 10th Ave NE where he went into the ditch.

BC Ambulance Service was on scene as police arrived. The 62-year-old driver from Salmon Arm was arrested, and will be charged with impaired driving.

The vehicle was impounded.

Theft from vehicle Overnight on Saturday, Dec. 20, a theft occurred from an unlocked vehicle on 5th Street SE. Stolen was a small quantity of change and the garage door opener. Police remind residents to lock their doors at all times.

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The USNR midget tier two Silvertips came off a huge 4-2 win last weekend in West Kelowna and earned three out of a possible four points.

Their relentless effort paid off against the division’s first place team, the Kelowna Rockets. The Silvertips split the decision against the top ranking team on Saturday with a 4-4 tie.

Sunday’s game took them to Kamloops where a solid 60-minute effort paid off in their 5-1 victory.

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For the past week, hockey fans have been glued to their TV sets as Team Canada captain Curtis Lazar has helped lead Canada to the quarter finals of the 2015 world junior championship.

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Child poverty needs action year-round

The holiday season has passed and Salmon Arm residents have, once again, shown their generosity. Hampers went out, donations came in and the shelves are stocked at the food banks.

This is a great thing, and it is good-hearted people that both organize and contributed to this success. But the best they can hope for, and it is a good goal, is to alleviate some of the need.

The sad fact is, the issue of child poverty is not going to be solved by a once-a-year campaign.

According to the annual report released by First Call, a coalition of advocacy groups, child poverty is on the rise in B.C. rather than declining.

According to the B.C. Child Poverty Report Card, 169,240 children were living below the poverty line in this province in 2012. Last year, the report said 153,000 children.

It’s also sad that this is a problem that will likely never be eliminated completely, but First Call set out 19 recommendations in their report with a goal of reducing the provincial child poverty rate to seven per cent by 2020.

The recommendations cover a range, from raising the minimum wage to increased child tax benefits and rescinding cuts to Employment Insurance. But what they all have in common is the need for provincial and federal governments to address the problem.

We applaud the efforts of those who fight, to make our community, and the world, a better, warmer place. But when we see the enormity of the problem of child poverty, it is clear it is time for upper levels of government to join in the fight to make some long-term change.

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Face each new day with anticipation

How often have I stood and cast my line to the unknown – to some momentary flash of silver in the waters off to the corner of my eye – all in the hopes of hooking and catching a fish.

I have, indeed, spent long hours standing on a banks of a stream or sitting out on a boat somewhere, alone with my thoughts, waiting for a bite, watching a mayfly’s wings flutter in the light of early morning, listening to the distant sound of autumn leaves rustling the wind.

I have also spent time on the water without a single nibble and felt the day well worth the time and effort.

Some of my fondest memories are of days spent sitting out on a lake somewhere with my old dog Duff. She was a devoted fishing partner, the likes of which I will probably never see again. So be it.

Years have gone by and changes have occurred. I am now retired from the newspaper, although I plan to continue writing my column for as long as there are readers willing to read it. As a newspaper columnist I have

The GreaT OuTdOOrs James Murray always tried to put information out there and let the readers make up their own minds. I certainly do not expect anyone to agree with all of my personal opinions all the time. Even Duff didn’t always agree with me. My beliefs and opinions are simply nothing more than my own.

Having said that, fishing is a part of who I am. I make no excuses for finding simple pleasure in the catching of fish, and, while I have been asked by my critics why I fish – what possible pleasure can anyone get out of catching a creature simply for the pleasure of playing it to the net and then releasing – my answer remains: if I have to

explain, you probably won’t understand.

If all goes well, I plan to keep on fishing until that day comes when my weary old legs can no longer take me into my favourite lakes and streams. I hope that day’s a long way off.

Even my little world is continuously changing.

Some changes are for the better, others, well let’s just say that I am willing to embrace some changes and try to put off or avoid others.

Cane rods have been replaced by ultra high modulus graphite rods. The Pflueger reels I use to buy with my hard-earned allowance at Gerlovin’s Hardware Store have been replaced with machined aluminum reels that cost more than some of the vehicles I’ve owned.

Gone are the wooden plugs with their glass eyes.

Gone too are lures with names like Chubb Creek Minnow and flies like the Lady Amhurst and Silver Doctor. We now have Killer Crank Baits, Buzz Bombs, and Hawg-busters. Electronic fish finders and GPS (Global Positioning Sys-

tems) devices have made the sport of fishing into a serious business – when an angler goes fishing now, it’s almost as if they are at war with nature itself.

I know that I can no more stop change from happening than I can stop the passing of time. Today’s graphite rods are much lighter and easier to cast, modern fly tying materials impart a whole new realism to fly patters and I finally own a pair of punctureproof waders that do not leak. Electric trolling motors are virtually silent and much, much more environmentally friendly. For some reason I prefer sleeping in a soft, warm, comfortable bed up at the cabin rather than in a sleeping bag on the ground inside a mildewy, smelly, old canvas tent.

On the other hand, there is also something exciting about the unknown. After all, if I can cast my line to the unknown with the hope and anticipation of catching a fish, why not face each new day with the same hope and anticipation? If nothing else, it makes life more interesting.

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Looking back at 2014

Year in review: The headlines from January to June.

January

• The grand opening of Sorrento’s Community Health Centre was celebrated on Jan 17.

It was an opportunity to take in the site and meet health practitioner Judy Deringer.

• Police investigated an aggravated assault that followed an altercation between two men. The victim was taken to hospital in serious condition for treatment of a skull fracture.

• Sorrento Elementary School did away with report cards in favour of taking part in a pilot program involving student portfolios.

These give students a visual of the progress they’ve made, including strengths and where there’s room for improvement.

• The Sorrento Food Bank received 500 pounds of food and 50 winter coats through donations over the holiday season.

• Cedar Heights Hall hosted its first Chinese New Year celebration, capitalizing on the hall’s recent makeover.

• The Columbia Shuswap Regional District board approved development of two trail projects in Blind Bay and Sorrento to the tune of $44,500.

• CSRD directors approved grants for the following non-profit

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n Marilyn Clark, chair of the health-care committee; Dr. Melanie Dyer; Judy Deringer, nurse practitioner; Norm Martin, health-care committee; Barry Stokes, chair of SACA and Paul Demenok, Columbia Shuswap Regional District director for the South Shuswap, were just some of those responsible for getting the health centre up and running. organizations: Carlin Elementary Parent Advisory Committee ($5,000) and South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce ($23,435).

February • The Shuswap Lake Festival board is on the hunt for a president and a treasurer. If unable to fill the positions, the festival will be cancelled.

• The South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce was up and running after being dormant for most of 2013.

The new board of directors includes: Brad Davies, president, Tim Thompson, vice-president, Erica Zazzi, treasurer, and directors Gareth Seys, Dan Baskill, Brad Long, Brad Scott, Fiona Harris, Dee

Crinion, Dave Brice, Samara Sonmore, Katlin Zsufa and Robin Cyr. And, after playing an instrumental role in the chamber’s revitalization, Karen Brown was hired as manager.

• Public input was sought for the development of a water-quality program to be overseen by the new Shuswap Watershed Council.

• The cause of a second residential fire in less than a week Bolton Road in Tappen has yet to be determined.

On Feb. 13, fire crews were called to a residence which was empty at the time of the blaze.

Firefighters were unable to save the 30-year-old home.

On Feb. 9, a family of five lost their home on Bolton Road to a fire,

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South Shuswap year in review Continued from page. 7 Shuswap Lake Festival board. Confident a treasurer will be found, the board has decided this year’s festival is a go.

• CSRD board chair David Raven says he will not reconsider a rezoning decision regarding the expansion of Blind Bay Resort.

This means the board’s Jan. 16 decision to reject Dan Baskill’s application stands. In response, Area C South Shuswap director Paul Demenok challenged Raven’s authority, arguing the voting process was flawed.

In response, Raven said, “I do not personally have a dog in this fight. My determination is that this decision was made in an appropriate manner by the board. The process that was followed was defendable and the decision is defendable.”

• Notch Hill residents were steaming over a CP Rail coal train blocking the only road out of the Davies Road area. CP said the blockage was the result of a mechanical failure.

March • Vancouver’s favourite mariachi band, El Mariachi Los Dorados, brought their authentic Mexican traditional music with a northern touch to Carlin Hall on Thursday, March 20.

• Interior Health officer Brian Gregory was in Blind Bay looking into a report of “brown, gooey stuff” near a pumping station in the

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• The South Shuswap Recreation Trail Society considered dissolving at its annual general meeting. The decision was considered as the society’s goal was partially achieved with the addition of a paved shoulder along the Blind Bay/Eagle Bay Road corridor.

• The Sorrento Village Farmer’s Market was named the best in the small markets category at the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Conference.

• Area C South Shuswap director Paul Demenok said recent decisions at the CSRD board prompted some to call for incorporation of Blind Bay-Sorrento as a municipality.

“It is important to consider that there are many pros and cons associated with incorporation, all requiring careful study and deliberation,” said Demenok.

• Interior Health confirmed the brown goo found on the shore in Blind Bay, though unsightly, is not harmful.

The fluid was believed to be groundwater ris-

ing to the surface, with iron content reacting to bacteria in the water.

• The Shuswap Hospital Foundation stepped up with a donation of $12,712 to assist the newly opened Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Committee in furnishing and equipping two examination rooms.

April • At a March 23 karate tournament in Japan, Shorei Kan members Jean-Luc Desgroseillers earned second in his match; Vic Hargitt judged other matches and Conrad Northeast took senior black belt and was third place overall.

• The CSRD board approved $50,000 for a parks and recreation study, to be completed

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• A second mudslide in 10 days took place on Eagle Bay Road. On April 7, 20 trees and 30 cubic metres of water came down, blocking the road. The slide occurred in the 5900 block, the same location as another recent slide.

• The Sorrento Centre board confirmed Peter Roundhill will be taking on the role of interim executive director.

• The Community Health Centre was seeking local heroes to be featured in a 2015 fundraising calendar.

• An electrical outlet was believed to be the source of a residential fire on Taylor Road in Sorrento.

While at the Taylor Road fire, the department was paged to attend an out-of control grass fire on Bolton Road in Tappen. As he was returning to the Taylor Road fire scene from the Tappen grass fire, CSRD fire services co-ordinator Kenn Mount spotted an unattended brush fire near CP Rail tracks in the 2600 block of Notch Hill Road.

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• Author Gail Anderson-Dargatz hosted a free workshop at the South Shuswap branch of the Okanagan Regional Library. Geared for older teens, college and university students, the workshop will look at how to turn real-life stories into works of fiction.

• FACES Dance Studio hosted a fundraiser for Megan Leverrier so that she may continue to receive treatment in Toronto for a rare double tumour.

May Sorrento Elementary School students placed third in B.C. and sixth in Canada for the 60 Minute Kids Club Health Challenge.

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and thinking positive thoughts.

• The White Lake Residents Association hosted a public information meeting regarding the recent decline in the trout population in White Lake. Concerns surfaced early in the year, when longtime fisherman Alf Davy raised the alarm about a substantial drop in rainbow trout catch in the past three years.

Residents had also questioned if there have been changes to the food system or vegetation. A long-term plan is in the works to do a study on vegetation in White Lake and several other Interior lakes.

• The South Shuswap Children’s Theatre Foundation held two performances of Alice in Wonderland, adapted from the Lewis Carrol classic, with a modern twist.

• Thomas Schroeder, Bryce Roberge, Alex Muir, Ethan Senger, Austin Crocker, Cameron Roberge and Cory Lebeau were honoured in a recognition assembly after their Grade 8 track and field team won the North Zone Championships held in Kamloops on May 8.

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June • The new Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre Society was established and granted charitable status under the Income Tax Act. It was now able to provide taxdeductible receipts for donations. This will allow for fundraising to support the Centre.

• Carlin School’s after-school soccer program has been hugely successful, with kids in

kindergarten to Grade 6 flocking to the fields every Wednesday after the last bell. This year, four groups of kids are coached by 10 volunteers, including five middle-school mentors.

• The White Lake Stewardship Group, Shuswap Trail Alliance and the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society partnered to mark Invasive Species Week by pulling yellow flag iris from

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• While there didn’t appear to be anything controversial set out in the agenda, the village office was unusually full for the first council meeting of the new year. The gallery was packed and the crowd overflowed into the lobby and office, as people came to show their support for a pellet plant proposed for the village.

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Chase year in review Continued from pg. 12 Fishermen, to come to the area, provided they could get a partnership with community members. Council received information on the proposal back in November from the show’s Calgary producer, Jim Hoey.

• Three games over a four-night period saw the Chase Heat reach the playoffs for the first time in the short threeyear history of the franchise. Along with the playoffs, the official unfurling of the Secwepemc flag in the arena will be taking place.

February The BC Coroners Service confirmed the identity of two men who died following a motor-vehicle crash near Chase on Jan. 31. They were Mehmed Fazlic, 59, from London, Ont., and Slobodian (Bobo) Katic, 43, from Niagara Falls, Ont. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

• The Chase Heat played the Revelstoke Grizzlies at home on Jan. 31 and earned a 5-0 victory.

• Long-requested improvements to the lethal stretch of highway at Hoffman’s Bluff moved closer to reality. Hoffman’s Bluff, 10 kilometres west of Chase, saw another fatality on Feb. 10 when a pickup truck and a compact sedan crashed, killing driver Carley Rosaline Kennedy, 27, of Mara.

Moving improvements forward was a vote by the Neskonlith Indian Band that saw about 94 per cent of members favour a land transfer to the provincial Ministry

of Transportation and Infrastructure. In return, the Neskonlith will receive land and other benefits.

• On Monday, Feb. 3 in Kamloops court, a date nearly a year away was set for the trial of Leon Michael Reinbrecht of Celista, who stands charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The charges were laid following a crash in Magna Bay on July 3, 2010 that left an 18-foot Campion Runabout speedboat driven

by Reinbrecht fully embedded inside the cabin of a houseboat. The crash killed 53-year-old Kenneth William (Kenny) Brown of Chase, owner and operator of the houseboat, and sent eight other people to hospital.

• The top five things young people between 17 and 30 factor into a decision on where to live are: steady employment within driving distance; affordable housing; training opportunities; a safe and friendly place to raise a family; and a strong sense of community.

The top three things Chase could improve to help young people and their families are: professional development, health services and recreational opportunities. These were some of the findings of a survey distributed as part of Project Comeback, a pilot project Chase is involved in as one of five communities in B.C.

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n Chase council considered a proposal for a Canadian fishing show, The Dimestore Fishermen, to come to the area.

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n Citizens in support of a pellet plant for Chase packed council chambers to show their approval of the proposal. single-goal defeats at the end of last season – that’s how the Heat went down fighting in the KIJHL semifinals versus the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

• Tess Jablonski of Chase took a dip in the South Thompson River to complete her winter challenge, a popular fad that started by videotaping acceptance of the challenge to plunge into frigid waters within 24 hours of being nominated by others – and then doing it.

• More than 100 players, parents and community members attended the Chase Minor Hockey Recognition Ceremony on March 11. Chase Heat coach Brad Fox spoke to the families and players about “keeping the fun” in minor hockey and it being important at a development age that the players are playing because they enjoy it.

• Chase RCMP responded to an early morning, single-vehicle collision March 18 on Highway #1 at the Squilax-Anglemont Road intersection. The collision involved a tractor-trailer rig, which had gone off the road to the right and struck a rock face, catching fire.

The driver and a passenger who was in the sleeper unit were able to escape. They were transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops by ambulance with minor injuries.

With the release of an independent report into the Chase Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Village of Chase council planned to take a close look at the operations in the coming months. The report, which covered ar-

eas from staffing levels, recruitment, firefighter training, the fire hall and fire equipment, provided a detailed overview of operations now and goals for the future.

• Village Lanes Fun Centre sent four teams to the Hi Low Doubles Zone Finals at Falcon Lanes in Kamloops on the weekend of March 22-23. Two teams took part in both the bantam and junior divisions.

Leading the way in the bantam division was Christian Greenaway and his partner Callum August. Combined, the two bowlers were 256 pins over their average, which placed them in the number-one spot.

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The KamloopsThompson board of education held its first public meeting on Monday, March 31, to discuss its 2014-2015 operating budget, which is set at $128.3 million.

The proposed budget showed revenue at $127.5 million. Expenses were $128.3 million, but the board was taking $1.2 million from its operating reserve and another $54,037 from its First Nations reserve to ensure the budget was balanced, as required by provincial legislation.

• The surveys were done, a workshop had taken place and Chase’s Project Comeback initiative was working towards implementing a project that would help retain youth or encourage their return after leaving the rural community for a time.

• A combination of provincial and federal funding meant Project Comeback had $24,000 to invest in a program that fit their mandate.

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Chase year in review Continued from pg. 13 • The provincial finals of the hi-low doubles championships were held at Capri Valley Lanes in Kelowna the first weekend of April.

Capturing the gold in the junior division were local Chase bowlers Ryder Louis and Alex Greenaway.

• A company that promised to bring 25 jobs to Chase with the operation of a pellet plant gave up on the location, saying a negative reception had caused it to look at property elsewhere. Pinnacle Energy chose not to exercise an option to purchase land on Aylmer Road for a pellet plant, despite receiving necessary rezoning from Chase council last year.

• Three Chase area young people got a chance to share their area’s strengths and challenges as part of the province-wide Rural Youth Diversity Project workshop, and returned home with personal pledges to change the area in some way. Natasha Durning of the North Shuswap, Genie August of the Little Shuswap Indian Band, Mel Charters of the Adams Lake Indian Band and participant Natalya Melynchuk went to

n Chase Secondary’s Fun Fair, with lots of fun attractions, took place during Gratitude Month. the event in Richmond April 7 and 8.

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An Edmonton man was in custody and facing numerous charges after an arrest on May 1 that involved Shuswap residents, logging truck drivers, Chase and Barriere police, Central Interior Traffic Services, the police dog service, the emergency response team and an Air 4 helicopter from Kamloops.

Justin Brock Normand, 20, of Edmonton faced charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000 (a car), intentionally causing damage to the car by arson, break and enter of a home with theft of a firearm and illegal possession of the firearm.

• In early May, the Chase Curling Club

warned it may close its doors in September unless it recruited more members. The Village of Chase had agreed to help the club with $5,000 in the short term, but the club was still falling short in terms of support.

• Lee Creek joined other communities in the North Shuswap official community plan as a Secondary Settlement Area. Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors unanimously supported a staff recommendation to redesignate Lee Creek at the May 15 board meeting which was held in Falkland. In presenting Bylaw 830-10 to the board, development services manager Gerald Christie explained the SSA designation is supported by Interior

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Steven DeBoer has successfully passed the Uniform Final Exam, UFE. Steven was a graduate of Salmon Arm Senior Secondary in 2001. Steven received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Okanagan School of business in 2012. Steven was also the recipient of The President’s Academic award in June of 2012.

Steven has been a member SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise. He was a member of the 2012 team that represented Okanagan School of Business at The Queens University Inter Collegiate Competition.

Steven is currently employed as a Senior Associate at Deloitte in Calgary, Alberta.

Dad was a man that lived to his own drum and that drum stopped on December 17,2014.

He leaves this earth to join his mother and his very beloved brother James.

Dad leaves behind our amazing mother Carol his wife of 52 years, and his children Reg (Leesa) Jeff (Diane) Susan (Troy) and Trena as well as his honorary son Ian. Dad also leaves behind his pride and joy, his grandchildren Randelin, Amanda, Quinn, Makayla, Beau, Cole B, Cole C, Ryan, Ellie, Omar, Thom and Sam, and his sister in law Linda as well as a niece Rhonda (Allan). He was a wonderful grandfather who would tell stories and the kids would listen for hours. He had so much patience for them all.

Dad was born on September 10, 1938 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan and had his challenges as a youth but he was able to persevere. Mom and dad moved to Salmon Arm from Calgary with their young family to start a new life. Dad loved Salmon Arm the first time he visited, for Mom it took longer.

Dad was a big dreamer who provided us with many adventures as we grew up, always looking for a new project to think about.

Mom and dad always had a coffee on for anyone that stopped by and ready for a good conversation (debate).

Dad was able to connect with his paternal family later in life and such a blessing. It provided him with the piece of his history that was missing in his life.

Dad has been unhealthy for several years and we are so happy that he was able to keep going all these years. He was able to see his children and grandchildren in a good place and he could see the future generation on the horizon. We know he did not want to leave our mother but his physical body gave up on him.

Dad’s big smile and sense of humor will forever be in our memory as we fondly think of all the laughs and times we shared.

Run Free, breath in the fresh, clean air. We love you dad and we will miss you.

There will be no service, but a celebration of his live at a later date to share memories and tell some Mel stories. Email condolences can be sent through Melvyn’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralhome.com

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WILLIAMS, SHIRLEY MAY Born May 24 - 1942 Passed Away December 16 – 2014 Shirley passed away quickly and peacefully after a short battle with cancer and a lengthy progression of Parkinson’s Disease. She passed away with her family by her side at Mt. Ida Mews care facility, where she was cared for greatly.

She was predeceased by her brother, Ken Kornelson in 1965; her father, Abe Kornelson in 2005; and her mother, Anne Kornelson in 2012.

She is survived by her husband, Lew Williams; daughter, Kim Fuller (and Rod); son, Ken Williams (and Robbie); 6 grandchildren, Reilly, Danelle, Leray, Reid, Bailey and Blake; great grandson, Rylan and many friends who she considered part of our family. A Celebration of Life will be held on January 3, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Elks Hall, 3690 30 Street NE, Salmon Arm (where Shirley and her husband, along with family and friends celebrated their 50th Anniversary).

A sincere thank you to Dr. Levins, the staff at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital and Mt. Ida Mews, and to all who stopped in to visit, made phone calls, sent cards, food and best wishes. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society or Parkinson’s Disease Charities.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129.

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HELENE BLANCHE JANSEN (NEE GAUMOND) SEPTEMBER 3, 1917 – DECEMBER 21, 2014 Helene was born in Shell River Saskatchewan and spent most of her life in Maple Ridge and Salmon Arm. She passed away peacefully in Salmon Arm. She was predeceased by her husband Herb Jansen and her daughter Eveangeline Donnelly. She is survived by her daughters Muriel Cue (Tony) and Sue Ackerman. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Michael, Benjamin, Elaine, Brian, Danielle, Amelia and great-grandchildren, Rio, Sage and Jack.

Helene was an RN in Alberta and B.C. for over 40 years. Due to her determination, she upgraded in her late 50’s to earn her Bachelor of Nursing degree. As a result she held a position as a public health nurse in Mackenzie for 5 years.

Helene loved nature and the outdoors, showing her passion though gardening, camping and hiking.

She also had a great love of music attending concerts and playing the violin herself. In her retirement years she had time to devote to quilting, making dozens of quilts for friends and family.

She also had time to travel and volunteer in the community.

Throughout her life, Helene showed that she was a very determined person who valued education and her faith. She had a full life rich with varied experiences, she is much loved and will be missed.

We would like to thank the community care aides, who looked after her in her own home and the kind and compassionate staff at Bastion Place. We would also like to thank Dr McCallum for his care and concern.

A prayer vigil will take place January 8, 2015 at 8 pm. The funeral Mass will be January 9th at 11:00 am. Both services will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Salmon Arm. Email condolences may be sent through Helene’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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KENNEDY, DOROTHEA F.W. 1922 – 2014 Dorothea celebrated her 92nd birthday December 11th and went home to be with her Lord & Savior Saturday, December 20th after a short illness.

Dorothea was born in 1922 to Edna & Ernest Hine.

She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years Leonard, mother Edna, father Ernest and infant children. She is survived by her children Norman (Wendy), Allan (Theresa), Terry (Elton), Patricia (Dennis), seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. from the New Life Outreach Church, Tappen. Interment will follow at Tappen Cemetery. Memorial donations in Dorothea’s name may be made to the New Life Outreach Church, 4409 Trans-Canada Highway, Tappen, BC, V0E 2X2.

The family would like to take this time to thank the staff in Cottage #5 and the nurses at Hillside Village for their love and care of Dorothea for the 4 ½ years she was there. It truly was her home. She loved doing puzzles and had her special table there.

Thank you also to Dr. DuPlessis and Dr. Bonthuys for their care of our mom.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Dorothea’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.

PETRACHUK, CAROLINE “YVONNE” (NEE ROKOSH) Passed away peacefully in Salmon Arm, BC on December 25, 2014 at the age of 79 after a long, courageous battle with dementia. It is with great sadness, and loss, that we must say goodbye to a beautiful, loving mother, sister, aunt and friend, that we will cherish forever.

She is survived by her loving daughter, Karen Swaffield (Luis Vargas), brother, Roy Rokosh, and niece and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Frank & Alma Rokosh, and brother, Frank “Bud” Rokosh. Yvonne was born in Revelstoke, BC on October 12, 1935 and grew up in Solsqua, BC; however, she spent most of her life in Vancouver, BC. Yvonne built a successful career in the lumber industry in Vancouver, working for more than 40 years in this field. She was an extremely conscientious professional who was highly respected by her peers.

Yvonne was musically gifted and played the piano from a young age. She played in bands in the Eagle Valley when she was a teenager, and well into her adulthood. She was unable to play the piano in the last six months of her life. Prior to that, and even with the dementia, she was always able to sit down at the piano and play beautifully for those who were listening.

Yvonne enjoyed spending time laughing with friends and family, playing the piano, knitting, playing cards, and traveling. Those of us who were lucky enough to know and love her, are much better for it. We are also forever grateful to those at Mount Ida Mews who cared so dearly for Yvonne.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences can be sent through Yvonnes’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com. A celebration of Yvonne’s life will be held on a future date in Salmon Arm, BC.

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SCHNARE, JAMES MERRITT December 13, 1930 – December 11, 2014 Jim was born and raised in Chester, NS to Freda Mae (Gerard) and Fredrick Albert Schnare. He worked in Sudbury, Ontario for a few years then moved on to Vancouver Island and worked at the Kennedy Lake Mine for several years. He then he moved his family to the Yukon and spent 17 wonderful years working at an open pit mine in Faro. He loved it! Hunting and exploring the rivers and lakes, prospecting with his friend Pete Long; he felt they were the best years of his life. Jim is predeceased by his brothers Douglas and Owen in NS. He leaves behind his loving wife Patty, sons David (Patsy) of Canaan, NS; Robert and John of Victoria, BC; and daughter Tara Pacheco of Port Orchard, Washington, grandchildren: James, Paige, Daniel Gardner, California; David, and Shauna, Halifax, NS, great grandchildren: Ezmee, Zion, and Azelia Decaens; Fisher and Meyer Schnare, sister Norma Armstrong, sister-in-law Joan as well as many wonderful nieces and nephews! After coming to Salmon Arm, he loved hiking with friends Connie and Joe, cross-country skiing, and biking.

His last years were spent sharing good food and stories with Pat and John, and walking in the Larch Hills with his little black friend Lucky. “We have had a wonderful life… Patty.”

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd. 250-822-1129. Email condolences and shared memories through Jim’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com MARION PATRICIA RAULT 28 APRIL 1920 – 23 DECEMBER 2014 FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS Patricia Rault, 94, passed away peacefully under the loving care of the staff of the Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm, BC on December 23 after a stroke. Pat was born in Hannah, AB and grew up in Edmonton where she raised her family and spent memorable summers swimming in her beloved Pigeon Lake.

She is predeceased by her husband Norman Rault and daughter Janice Rault, brother Dr. Lionel Dobson and sister Rose Wilson. She is survived by her five sons, David, Peter, Ronald, Lionel and Lawrence Rault, granddaughters, Jasmine Rault, Marina Stephanson, and grandsons, Tristan and Adam Bacon, Daniel and Jesse Rault and great granddaughters, Skylah and Naomi Rault. A celebration of her life will take place in April 2015 at Pigeon Lake, AB, please contact a family member for details. Memorial donations may be made to the Shuswap Lake Hospital Foundation, Box 265, Salmon Arm, V1E 4N3 or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid.

Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

• Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools

www.dandeglan.com 981 - 16th Street N.E., Salmon Arm V1E 2V2

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• Shavings, Sawdust, Bark Mulch, Wood Chips (bulk/mini bags) • Well Rotted Manure • Soils • Extra Clean Wheat Straw

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Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

Farm Services

Farm Services

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE LTD.

We Deliver

• Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

250-838-0111 or 1-855-737-0110 Help Wanted

Help Wanted CARE GIVER req’d in Sicamous for a male quadriplegic.

All aspects of personal care necessary. Experience &/or related education recd. For the right person $15/hr. Afternoon shifts. Email : karen.letendre@gmail.com FT Head Baker for True Grain Bread in Summerland. Producing highest quality baked goods. 5yrs experience baking bread from scratch. Forecasting, ordering, recruiting, training & scheduling responsibilities.

Master level certification or Red Seal required.

Full details: http://www.truegrain.ca/index. p h p / c o n t a c t - 3 / e m p l oy m e n t Send resume: leslie@truegrain.ca LIVE in Nanny for 4 children’s 5 /wk also housekeeping salary base on exp. 306-843-4308.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED To distribute the Shuswap Market & Lakeshore News AREAS AVAILABLE SALMON ARM -Appleyard NE 54 papers -20th St SE/Auto Rd 67 pp -Auto Rd. 12 St. SE 69 pp CANOE 50 & 51 St/72 Ave 47 pp CHASE -Brook Dr./Leighton 95 pp -Whispering Pines/Okanagan Ave.74 pp SICAMOUS -Cottonwood, Oak 67 pp -Whitehead/Conn 50 pp Call Valerie 250-832-2131

Medical/Dental Seeking full-time MOA/Practice Manager to join our team at a busy ophthalmology and retinal subspecialty practice in Vernon.

We strive to provide high quality patient care in a friendly and team-oriented setting. Our office is paperless and uses the latest in eye care technology.

We are looking for an experienced MOA who is highly organized, able to multi-task and communicates effectively.

This position fulfills a leadership role in our clinic and will command a high wage.

Please email cover letter and resume to hhollands.office@me.com

Services

Help Wanted

The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) is looking to fill two part-time positions: Children’s Literacy Facilitator (10 hours/week) Coyote Café After School Literacy Teacher (5 hours/week) Both positions require a Bachelor of Education and specific job descriptions can be found at www.shuswapliteracy.ca Please send a resume and cover letter outlining the position(s) you are applying for with at least three references to Jennifer Findlay at admin@shuswapliteracy.ca by January 9, 2015.

Misc Services

Home & Yard

•Renovation •Repair •Maintenance

•Fencing •Decks •Patios

250-253-4663 SNOW REMOVAL Driveways, Parking Lots.

Shuswap Pro Roofing.

(250)833-7523 SNOW REMOVAL Sidewalks,driveways,small parking lots, roofs. Residential or Commercial. Shuswap Window Cleaning 250- 833-2533

Serving and caring for families in our community since 1947.

Whether you’re considering pre-planning or have lost a loved one, you can trust our professional and friendly team to support you with meaningful grief services. We provide individualized funeral, memorial and celebration of life services, as well as grief counselling and an aftercare program.

For more information and the answers to many frequently asked questions, visit us online at: Capreece Bowers, Celebrant & Clinical Counsellor

www.bowersfuneralservice.com

440 - 10th Street SW (PO Box 388) Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N5

250-832-2223

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Pets & Livestock

Merchandise for Sale

Feed & Hay

Heavy Duty Machinery

COW hay mulch ground cover $3. Alfalfa excellent feed $7.

250-832-4160 250-803-8298 SECOND cut grass Hay $6/bale. Al Fritzel (250)832-9070

Pets FEMALE puppy for sale Lhaso Shih-Tzu (250)803-2092 leave message

Merchandise for Sale

Firearms FIREARMS: ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed dealer 1-866-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com.

Food Products

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

FARM fresh free range brown eggs $3.50/dozen (250)832-8918

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Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Misc. for Sale

Misc. Wanted

Apt/Condo for Rent

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

WANTED: Real wood armoire/wardrobe, ideally with shelving and/or drawers within (250)832-6765

Misc. Wanted A Collector wants to buy your silver coins, Ingots, collectors coins, old money, old stone carvings, and sculptures. Call Todd 250-864-3521 BUYING gold jewelry! Bracelets, chains, necklaces, rings, watches, coins, gold teeth, etc.

Call Todd @ 250-864-3521.

WANTED: 4-6 dining chairs with armrests & casters, reasonable (250)832-6370

Real Estate Mortgages TEKAMAR MORTGAGES

Best rate 5yr-2.99%OAC

Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976.

Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766

Toll free 1-800-658-2345

LAKEVIEW MANOR Beautiful unfurnished and fully furnished Apts.

Viewing Shuswap Lake & McGuire Park. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building. *Short term rates avail.

Ref’s req’d (250)833-9148

Homes for Rent 4BDRM., 2bath, good location, near school, arena & rec centre, $1450/mo. + util., NS, NP, (250)295-5498 SUNNYBRAE: Semi Lake Front 3 bdrm. 2 bath. W/D D/W. 2 small storage sheds.

Large lot. 1.4K to beach. N/S $1100 Jan. 1 (250)833.2879 or e-mail:ron@rhelectric.ca

Rentals

Transportation

Suites, Lower

Cars - Sports & Imports

1 Bedroom Basement Suite for Rent in Hillcrest area Salmon Arm. Bright living room, gas fireplace, $800/month including utilities. 250-803-1095 BACHELOR ste, private daylight entr., NS, avail. now, util. incl. $600/mo. (250)832-6494 RANCHERO/Mellor’s Store area: 2bdrm. $750/mo. + utils. avail. now, NP, W/D/F/S & parking. (250)546-3717

Suites, Upper LARGE 1bdrm, F/S, NP, NS, utilities & cable incl., female 35+ preferred, refs req.

(250)804-6123 (250)832-4827

2003 Kia Rio, 140,000kms, 5 speed manual, new computer module, runs good, must go ASAP $1500. obo (250)8048069

Motorcycles ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of ASSOCIATION FOR INJURED MOTORCYCLISTS INTERIOR CHAPTER January 11, 2015-1:00 P.M. MEKONG RESTAURANT 1030 Harvey Avenue Kelowna, B.C.

You Deserve the Home of Your Dreams

Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of JOHN PETER LEBERECHT STRACK, also known as JOHN PETER L. STRACK, JOHN PETER STRACK, JOHN STRACK, J. PETER STRACK, J.P. STRACK and PETER STRACK, formerly of Calgary, Alberta, who died on February 18, 2014, leaving property at 300 Tappen Beach Road, Tappen, British Columbia, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the Executors c/o Gail Black, Miller Thomson LLP, 3000 – 700 – 9th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 3V4, on or before the 29th day of January, 2015, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate to the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Karen Marie Strack & John Walter L. Strack, Executors

Pet Services

Pet Services

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

Appointments necessary.

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

NEWSPAPER ROLLENDS

IDEAL FOR: Table covers, crafts, drawing or packing. Various sizes.

Available at the SALMON ARM OBSERVER OFFICE • Cash Sales Only 171 Shuswap St. NW, Salmon Arm

Everyone deserves a beautiful place they can call home. Shuswap real estate agents firmly believe in that and will strive to make it happen for you and your family. Check out their ads in our real estate section and call any of them today and make your dreams come true!

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Chase year in review Continued from pg. 14

Sicamous Business Directory

Adventure Tours’ secure Scotch Creek compound at some point overnight on May 29.

• Celista Estate Winery was celebrating the award of a double gold medal from the All Canadian Wine Championships. The medals went to Inspired Madness red wine at the championships, held last month in Ontario. Celista also won a silver medal for its Gewurztraminer and bronze for Ortega.

• Three communities of

the Shuswap worked together to recruit family practice physicians and promote the Shuswap lifestyle at a Rural Emergency Continuum of Care Conference in Penticton. They were Scotch Creek, Blind Bay and Sicamous.

• Mounties are accustomed to pursuits on the Trans-Canada Highway — but not quite like the one that took place in April 2013. In June, a Chase resident admitted to a provincial court judge he “overreacted” when he pursued a fleeing Mountie in an RCMP cruiser on the highway. Police were so alarmed they dispatched

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a helicopter to assist. Shawn David Henry pleaded guilty to uttering threats following the two-part altercation last year, with provincial court judge Len Marchand levying a $900 fine.

• There was lots going at the North Shuswap Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library for kids aged five to 12.

Registration in the free Summer Reading Club included a reading log, chances to win great prizes, special events including magician Leif David, and great programs in the library to help yong people enjoy the world of reading.

COMPUTER SERVICE

250-836-5300

Repairs and Sales Upgrades and accessories Wireless & home networking

John Schlosar, A+ Certified computer@cablelan.net

Sicamous Vision Care Centre

Optometrist ❙ Dr. Shelley Geier

n To raise money for the CIBC Run For the Cure, Chase Sunshore Golf Course hosted the fourth Annual Pink Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament in May.

Auto Repair

Eye Examinations Eye Glasses/Safety Eyewear/Sunglasses Contact Lenses Refractive Surgery Assessment 217 Finlayson St. PO Box 542 Sicamous, BC

Ph: 250-836-3070 Fx: 250-836-2359

Sawmill

Eagle River

Automotive Specializing in: Light trucks 4x4s General Auto Repairs Highway #1 East, Sicamous, BC

(250) 836-2333

Chiropractic Monashee Chiropractic & Massage Dr. Cameron Grant, D.C. Roxanne Petruk RMT

Firewood For Sale

Business Profile Nillerahs Day Spa

Since opening in 2007 Nillerahs Day Spa has offered Sicamous manicures, pedicures, therapeutic massages, waxing, permanent hair removal, advanced pedicures and facials.

Some of the new services and products added in the past year include Epilfree Permanent Hair Removal system and Gelfx gel nail polish ~ for lasting results!

Owner Sharel Perkins and staff Julie Davies and Linda McKnutt look forward to providing all your esthetic services in Sicamous. Call 250.836.4643 for information or to book your spa experience.

Spas and Hair Salons Parkland Mall #7 1133 Hwy. 97 A Sicamous

250-836-3365

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Facials • Manicures • Pedicures Waxing • Spa Packages Massage, Relaxation, Therapeutic, Hot stone www.nillerahsdayspa.com

For Free Estimate

Cell 833-8009 • Home 836-4154 Serving Sicamous & Area for 20+ Years

Pharmacy EAGLE VALLEY

Pharmacy AND THE FLOWER SHOP

A Pharmacy, Flower Shop and more........

Health & Beauty Cosmetics Greeting Cards Beautiful Giftware Section

250-836-2963 Pharmacy: 836-3784

Womens Clothing Boutique Kodak Digital Print Centre Toys,Games and Puzzels Home Healthcare Products.

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Happy Corkers is a u-vin “on premise wine” making business and gift store

250-836-wine 444 #3 Main St. Sicamous

Ph: 250-836-4643 visit us at 231 Finlayson St.

• Residential & Commercial • Interior/Exterior • Wallpapering • Drywall Repair • Professional Workmanship

By the cord or by the truckload Call Tyler at 250-836-0004

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MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

TO JANUARY 2 OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY CLOSURE – All branches of

the library will be closed during the holiday season.

Branches will reopen on Saturday, Jan. 3 or later depending on their nomal operating hours. As of now, items that normally loan for one week will be given a three-week loan period.

TO JANUARY 4 CARAVAN FARM THEATRE – presents The Contest of the

Winds, a winter sleigh ride show by Linz Kenyon, based on an Interior Salish legend. Showtimes at 4, 6 & 8 p.m. No shows Dec. 24, 25 & Jan. 1. For tickets, call 1-866-1011 or book online at www.ticketseller.ca.

TO JANUARY 5 FIFTH AVENUE SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE – The office and

kitchen will be closed for the holidays. The building may be open for scheduled activities, so check with your convenor.

- 30th St. NE. Speaker is Lana Fitt, from the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society. For more information, contact Milford Berger at 250-804-0977.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 WHITE LAKE NEW HORIZONS CLUB – presents their First of

the Month Pot-Luck & Social at White Lake Community Hall, 3617 Parri Rd. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Everyone 50+ are welcome. For information call Lester at 250-835-0077.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY – presents The Magic of Vienna at

the SASCU Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m., featuring some of the great opera arias and duets, plus overtures,

RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A CITIZEN WATCH

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 New Year’s Eve with tributes to Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Michael Bublé at the Fifth Avenue Seniors Activity Centre.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets include a pasta dinner, door prizes and midnight festivities.

held from 5 to 10 p.m. for all ages. Tubing, sledding, hot chocolate and a bonfire from 5 to 8 p.m. (bring your own toboggan or snowboard – we have tubes). Games for all ages from 8 to 10 p.m. Coffee house for the adults to enjoy. Five Corners Pentecostal Church, 3160 10th Ave. SE. For info., call 250-832-3121.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE – will be held from 9

a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Mall at Piccadilly (library entrance). For info., call 250-832-6161 or 250-675-4818.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 A FUNDRAISER FOR JUSTIN STARKELL – following a serious

accident in Calgary, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Cafe and Grill.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Mommy, a Canadian

film, at 5 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre. Some subtitles. Director Xavier Dolan, Montreal’s enfant terrible, brings his fifth film to the screen. In it a widowed single mother is raising her violent son alone.

Although he can be sweet as an angel, Steve is volatile.

Diane is not exactly serene either. A working-class Quebec woman with a messy personal life, she’s barely keeping it together. When their mysterious shy neighbour, Kyla, takes an interest in mother and son, a surprising trio develops. Tickets are available at the door, or advance tickets from Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) – convenience charge applies.

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

TCB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS –

ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE SNOW PARTY & GAMES NIGHT – will be

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

J E W E L L E R S 380 Alexander Street NE Salmon Arm P. 250.832.8040 490 - 4900 27th Street, Village Green Centre, Vernon P. 250.545.4944

www.jcbradleyjewellers.com • Locally owned and operated

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY – to fund Liberal candidate Cindy

Derkaz’s campaign for the 2015 election will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Elks Hall, 3690 30th St. NE. Live music with the Salmon Armenians, dress fancy/funky, cash bar with wine and beer. Tickets are available at Acorn Music and include appies and bubbly at midnight. A portion of each ticket will be eligible for a tax receipt.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Dr. Cabbie, about an

unemployed doctor turned cab driver who becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic – a heartwarming journey of a young Indian doctor who immigrates to Canada with the selfless ambition of healing others, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 THE SALMAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION – will present the

Royal Ballet dancing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at 1 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 PROBUS CLUB OF SALMON ARM – will hold their monthly

meeting from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Elks Hall, 3690

waltzes and marches in the Viennese tradition. Guest conductor is Martin MacDonald. Soloists are soprano Lambroula Pappas and baritone Andrew Greenwood.

Tickets are available at Wearabouts in Salmon Arm, Kamloops Live! Box Office or at the door. For further information, contact 250-374-5483.

JANUARY 9 TO 15 SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Foxcatcher, a joint

presentation with the Salmar Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre. Based on true events, this film tells the story of the relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carrell) to his estate to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he jumps at the opportunity to train at a topnotch facility and to step out of the shadow of his revered brother (Mark Ruffalo). Here, wrestling, that most primal of sports, functions as an apt metaphor for the themes of control and manipulation in America. The Shuswap Film Society will be your special hosts on Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10, with door prizes awarded to the audience.

SENIORS’ RESOURCE CENTRE – presents Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for those 19+ or seniors. This free six-week self-management workshop is for adults with ongoing physical or mental health conditions. Family members, friends and caregivers are welcome. For more information, contact Carol Sicoli at 778477-2966.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 THEATRE 101 – takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre, 41 Hudson Ave. NW. Would you like to know more about how a theatre production is put together? Perhaps you’re new to theatre or have only been involved in one or two areas before. If so, Theatre 101 is for you – and it’s free. You’ll learn how each department works, how plays are chosen, what the director does, about producers, set designers, lighting, sound and much more. Shuswap Theatre’s in-house experts will explain it all. For more information or to register for this exciting session, go online to www.shuswaptheatre. com, email inquiry@shuswaptheatre.com or call 250832-9283.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 OKANAGAN COLLEGE – presents a Macquarrie Institute

Lecture – Systems Ecology: Holistic Planning for Today and Tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

BC Tomorrow Society’s Barry Wilson will share a holistic approach to land-use planning and society vicepresident and Salmon Arm Secondary instructor Dave Ramsay will share an exciting and innovative plan to bring interactive systems ecology into the classroom.

Admission by donation.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 SHUSWAP AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) SUPPORT GROUP – meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Public

Health Unit, 851 16th St. NE, a support group for parents/guardians will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a public presentation (everybody welcome) will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact Nadine Moore at 250-833-0164 ext. 7.

You can now upload your own events on our website…AND IT’S EASY!! Simply go to www.saobserver.net, go to CALENDAR, and click on Add Your Event.

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