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Newspaper provided first taste of English language for Italian girl couldn't understand one word,” Zanier laughed. “Every time there was a line (sentence) we would say, “Dad! What does this mean?” She recalls sitting on the front stoop of the family's BY SHERI REGNIER Rossland Avenue home with Times Staff her sister, studying words For Mary Zanier, the newspa- from the newspaper, tryper has always been more than ing to grasp an understandheadlines and daily giggles with ing of this strange new world. the comics – the pages of stories “Everyday we waited for the and advertisements introduced paper,” she said. the bambolina to a whole new “If there was something we language and thought was realculture. ly interesting, On June 1, me and my sis1951 Zanier, ter used to write along with her down the whole mother and sissentence. Then ter landed on my father would her father's tell us what it West Trail doormeant and we'd step. Zanier, write it in Italian who turns 81 on and study it in Valentine's Day, English.” Zanier said her father added. had immigrated “That's how SHERI REGNIER PHOTO to Canada from Mary Zanier has been read- we learned San Martino, English. Sitting ing the Trail Times for the in the northout there with a ern province past 64 years. pop in our hands of Udine, Italy, prior to the reading it over and over again Second World War. until we understood. That was After the war broke out, the before we started going to rest of the Zanier family was school, so when we did go, we turned away from boarding a already had a pretty good idea of North America-bound vessel what things meant.” in Venice, so it was a number Another vivid recollection of years before they could be she has, is her first glimpse of reunited in Trail. a curious Trail Times advertiseShe was 14 by then, didn't ment. speak, read or understand “I remember when I came English. But her father did, so over here and I first opened up with his help and a daily read the paper and there was adverand re-read of the Trail Times, tising for a “7” and an “Up,” she the teenager would soon learn chuckled. the language and a thing or two “We thought wow, and wantabout life in a new country. ed to know what this big thing “I first got the paper from my was.” father because he was already Her father made a trip down here a few years and a subscrib- to Star Grocery and bought the er,” she said. Zanier girls their first bottle “So he knew English. But pop. when we first got the paper we See LETTERS, Page 2 As the Trail Times launches a second month of celebrating 120 years in business, staff writers are asking the community, “How has the Trail Times impacted your life?”
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Jamie Santano demonstrates one of the exercises that makes up part of the Active Start program for children with intellectual disabilities. The program is held Tuesdays at the Sunningdale Children’s Centre.
Active Start promotes physical activities for youngsters Special Olympics initiative for children two to six-years old BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
Jamie Santano knows first hand how children with unique challenges can grow into accomplished athletes, especially when you start them young. Her daughter Sophia became involved with Special Olympics BC (SOBC) Trail five years ago. During that time she's developed ski, swim and soccer skills – but she's always been the youngest member of the team. “I wanted to change that,” said Santano. “I wanted more
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children and their families to get involved in this wonderful organization. I know how much joy it has added to our lives.” Santano, is taking the lead on Active Start, which is a new sports initiative for children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of two and six. The 12-week program was developed by Special Olympics BC, and involves family-centred activities that help the child learn basic motor skills such as walking, running, jumping and throwing, in a fun and safe environment. “The rationale behind Active Start is that when children with an intellectual disability receive early instruction in basic motor
skills and have the opportunity to experience play,” she explained. “There is improvement in physical, social and cognitive abilities.” Active Start provides lessons for young athletes to learn and refine gross movements from large muscle groups and whole body movement, then build on those experiences outside of the gym. “The program provides caregivers educational information and resources that allows them to offer similar opportunities in the home environment,” Santano noted, mentioning that parents or caregivers can attend the Active Start program with the child. See ACTIVITIES, Page 3
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Jim Lawrence from Meadow Creek is a member of the West Kootenay Camera Club. His photo, ”Swans on Black” was taken at Meadow Creek last year.
West Kootenay Camera Club celebrates 25th anniversary of photo show Youth category added to competition this year Submitted The West Kootenay Camera Club is celebrating a special year, marking the 25th anniversary of its Annual Photo Show. The Photo Show will take place from June 5-13 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, coinciding with the Castlegar SunFest. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Club will host a Youth competition. The Annual Photo Show is a juried event with qualified judges from varied backgrounds in both photography and the world of art. This year’s judges are from Spokane and Kelowna.
2015 before 4 p.m. Entries can be submitted to: Castlegar: Kel Printing; Trail: Doell Photography; Nelson: Vogue Photography. The public is invited to view the display of all photographs at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, from June 5–13. The official opening of the event will take place on Friday evening, June 5 from 6-9 p.m. Throughout the weekend, June 5-7, visitors to the Gallery can cast a vote for one looney to help select the People’s Choice Award photo. The winner of the “Looney prize draw” will win a framed photograph by one of the Club members. For more information, entry forms, contest rules and regulations, please visit the West Kootenay Camera Club website: www.westkootenaycameraclub. com
Letters to the Editor are her favorite part of newspaper FROM PAGE 1 “It was so good, different from anything else I’d ever had. That sticks in my head, ‘What’s a 7 Up?’” Zanier laughed. Now a 64-year subscriber of the Trail Times, Zanier still looks forward to receiving the paper in her mailbox, but for different reasons these days.
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Art and culture knows no bounds with the Trail and District Arts Council (TDAC). The group received an $8,900 operational grant from the province last week, which means patrons from the entire area will benefit from the funds. “We, as an arts council, don't keep any of it,” said TDAC member Betty Seinen. “And we are allowed to use it however we want, and not toward a particular program. We give it to all our affiliates plus we top it up.” Last year, the organization dispersed about $12,000 to theatrical groups such as the Columbia Phoenix Players and Rossland Light Opera Players to musical groups like the Trail Pipe and Maple Leaf Bands, as well as for showings at the VISAC Gallery, or events with the Columbia Writers Studio. “Every arts council is eligible to apply for assistance and most of them get it,” said Seinen. “And they'll get matching funds of up to $4,000 from local government.” She said the provincial grants are based on population and distance from the bigger centres. Of the Trail grant, $4,000 was matched from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary's recreation and culture service. “The first portion is basic assistance, the second from the regional district, and the balance is for annual performance,” she explained. “Which is based on what we do that might distinguish us a little from other councils, like the new programming we offer, Sunday movies, things like that.” Meanwhile, $10,000 was directed to the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC). Renate Fleming, of the RCAC board told Alicia Wallace of the Rossland News how important these funds, from the provincial government, are to RCAC as the organization is not restricted on how the funds can be spent and has some flexibility in delivering arts and cultural programs to the residents of Rossland. “Funding is important to us. It is not registered to a particular project and we can use the funds where we need them,” said Fleming. “We are excited to get this money. It’s essential for us in doing what we do. It helps support all our programs. This kind of money helps with everything we do for Rossland,” said Fleming. More than $6.9 million was provided to 277 artists, museums, and art organizations in 97 British Columbia communities.
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The City of Trail has asked local communities to support its bid for funds to build a second access to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.
Nelson council rejects Trail’s request for support By Will Johnson Nelson Star
Nelson turned down Trail’s request for a letter of support in their New Building Canada grant application for a secondary access road to the Trail hospital in a 3-3 tie at the most recent council meeting. “I don’t see the defeat of this motion in any way as a slight to Trail. the motion was very seriously considered and there was support for it, but we’re applying for the same money,” said Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak, who voted in favour of sending the letter. Councillors Janice Morrison, Valerie Warmington and Robin Cherbo voted against the motion. Previously Nelson council had received a letter from Trail mayor Mike Martin asking for support to build a second access road in case of emergency, as the hospital is a regional resource that many Nelson residents take advan-
FROM PAGE 1 Active Start is scheduled in the gym of the Sunningdale Children’s Centre on Tuesdays from 9-10 a.m. For information visit the Special Olympics BC Trail website at sobctrail.com or email Santano at thesantanos@shaw.ca. “As an early childhood educator, I understand that children learn through play,” said Santano. “By
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tage of. And though the councillors said the road was needed, they felt the application could go on without their written support. During debate, councillor Morrison expressed reservations about sending the letter because she wasn’t sure what kind of judging matrix would be used, and she didn’t want to bolster Trail’s application to the detriment of Nelson’s projects. Also, she wondered aloud whether the access road should be under the jurisdiction of IH, rather than local governments. Kozak agreed that the judging process used on applications isn’t always transparent. “It seems to be a bit of mystery,” said Kozak, noting they’re often not told why their applications are successful or not. “One thing about grants that are distributed from the provincial and federal
providing a fun and playful environment, games and activities that focus on developing the motor skills necessary to participate in many sports,” she noted. “Our goal is that the children involved will develop a love of sport and they will enjoy living active, healthy lifestyles.” Santano’s daughter became involved in SOBC’s Fundamentals
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levels is they quite often put us smaller communities in competition with each other,” she said. “Nelson a few years ago put forward a motion that instead of doing that, all the applications could be received at that level and then prioritized. “That way, say you’re not successful this year, but you know in the next few years you will be. I’m not sure if there’s going to be reform at those levels but I hope so.” She said she finds the competitiveness “destructive” and she reasserted her intention to strengthen ties regionally. In the past, Nelson has received funding for the skate park while Trail was unsuccessful, which some take as a sign that Morrison’s fears are well-founded. “They’ll still put forward their proposal and they’ve got a good chance of going forward. We’ll see how they fare,” said Kozak.
program at the age of eight, though the program is available for children ages seven through 12. The greatest benefit, she says, is how her daughter has developed of a love for sport. “She’s watched her very athletic brother go off and be part of team sports. She’s a good little skier and has been expanding with the team. Now swimming is her favourite
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Rural revival vowed in legislature throne speech By Tom Fletcher Black Press
VICTORIA – The B.C. government presented a cautious preview of the coming year with its speech from the throne Tuesday, predicting a rural revival through industrial growth
while lowering earlier aggressive expectations for mining and natural gas exports. Read by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to begin the spring legislature session, the speech announced the formation of a rural advis-
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to eliminate our debt,” adding that exports are needed to maintain a gas industry that already employs 13,000 people. The speech referred to five new mines opening since 2011, but avoided mention of northeast coal mines that have closed due to low commodity prices that also threaten the continued operation of metal mines in B.C.
Much of the speech touts earlier achievements, including the carbon tax on fuels and a settlement with B.C. public school teachers after a bitter strike last year. The government confirmed it is about to table a third straight balanced budget on Feb. 17, and hinted at new spending aimed at expanding the economy. “This year in
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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s Liberals scored a two-fer Monday. Well-connected Toronto-area Conservative MP Eve Adams crossed the floor to sit with the Liberals. And her surprise defection had the full support of her fiance, former top Conservative operative Dimitri Soudas long considered one of Stephen Harper’s fiercest loyalists and an architect of the Tories’ re-election strategy for 2015. Within hours, Soudas made it clear he’s prepared to use his inside knowledge of the Conservatives against them. “Mike, stand down on throwing stones from glass houses,” he tweeted in response to what he considered a jab at Adams from Edmonton Tory MP Mike Lake. “What did you ask me to do again?” Conservatives cast Adams’ decision as pure opportunism by a woman spurned by the governing party. Party president John Walsh said Adams asked “just a couple weeks
ago” about running in another riding, after the party barred her last summer from running in Oakville NorthBurlington. “I informed her in writing on Jan. 29 that she would not be permitted to run for our party in the next election due to the misconduct from the Oakville NorthBurlington nomination race,” Walsh said in a statement. Prime Minister Stephen Harper echoed those comments later Monday at an Ottawa news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “The national council of our party is responsible for an honest, clean nomination process. It informed MP Adams some 10 days ago that she could not be a candidate for the party for reasons that I think everybody understands,” Harper said. “That’s obviously the reality of the situation and that’s the sole reason we obviously have the development we have today.” But Adams and Trudeau cast her move as a matter of principle. “This is not about
having a tough day at the office; everybody has grumpy bosses from time to time,” Adams said. “This is about the fact that my values simply don’t align with this (Conservative) team and I’d like to continue serving Canadians.” Whatever the Conservatives may say about Adams now, Trudeau noted that she continued to serve as a parliamentary secretary to the health minister right up until she resigned Monday. Parliamentary secretaries are appointed by the prime minister and are one rung down from cabinet. Adams took some harsh parting shots at the party she has championed since she was 14 and at Harper as she blasted the Tories’ recently-introduced income-splitting tax measures for families. “I cannot support mean-spirited measures that benefit only the richest few,” she said. “I can no longer support mean-spirited leadership that divides people instead of bringing them together ... I want to work with someone who inspires,
Harper shuffles cabinet THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has picked Rob Nicholson to fill the void left in his cabinet by John Baird’s surprise departure last week. The swift shuffle sees Nicholson take over the foreign affairs portfolio and hand over his previous job at national defence to Jason Kenney. Kenney’s role as minister for employment and social development will go to Pierre Poilievre, an Ottawa-area MP who has held several smaller cabinet roles over the years.
Poilievre will also assume responsibility for the National Capital Commission, which was previously overseen by Baird who also represented an Ottawa riding. “Our government is delivering real results for Canadians by growing the economy, making communities safer, and standing up for Canadian values at home and abroad,” Harper said in a statement Monday morning. “The changes to the ministry announced today will help ensure that key portfolios continue to have the strong leadership required to advance Canadian priorities.”
not with fear mongerers and bullies.” However, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair accused Trudeau of “stoking cynicism” about politics by welcoming an MP who, until Monday, had supported “every single decision,” including income splitting, taken by Harper for the past nine years. Adams was first elected for the Conservatives in 2011 in the Toronto-area riding of MississaugaBrampton South but had hoped to run again for the Tories in the newly-created riding of Oakville NorthBurlington. A bitter nomination contest ensued and both she and her opponent were forced to drop out amid allegationis of dirty tricks. Among other things, it was alleged that
Soudas, at the time the executive director of the Conservative Party, was using his position to unfairly help Adams. Soudas, who formerly served as the prime minister’s communications director, subsequently lost his party job, to which he’d been personally appointed by Harper. Adams said she’ll run for a Liberal nomination in a Torontoarea riding but declined to identify the riding. However, she is expected to seek the nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence, currently held by Finance Minister Joe Oliver. Her choice of riding - won by Oliver in 2011 with a comfortable 4,000-vote lead over former Liberal cabinet minister Joe Volpe suggests Trudeau’s team was not prepared
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he Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision on assisted suicide last Friday means that, soon, doctors (and only doctors) may lawfully help competent adults, who are grievously and irremediably ill, to end their lives. Even though this litigation began in 2011 and is likely to cause less than 1 per cent of all Canadian deaths annually, our nation is probably not ready for this momentous event. Symbolically, this decision changes Canada. It forces acceptance of the fact that, for some people who suffer terribly and have no prospect of adequate relief, death is not feared but welcomed. Physicians, who have traditionally preserved life, may soon take the lives of consenting patients. Although many people, including many physicians, agree with the decision, others do not like this change and some people are afraid. On a practical level, only Quebec has legislation to address such fear. The Supreme Court acknowledged that Parliament and the provincial legislatures may choose to respond by passing laws consistent with the judgment, reconciling the Charter rights of
patients and physicians. Ideally, these governments should work together to regulate assisted dying despite the challenges of developing legislation rapidly. Ordinarily, politicians might choose to avoid such a politically contentious matter but, given the societal changes this judgment has engendered, politicians simply must act and physicians should help. First, we must reduce fear. Since the litigation began, we have heard healthcare providers and some members of the public express significant fear. Some people incorrectly believe that this decision will disproportionately affect the elderly, and include the killing of infants or the mentally infirm. Anecdotal healthcare stories report families where younger members attempt to make adverse surrogate medical decisions to gain access to the patient’s money sooner rather than later. Although many senior citizens are relieved to have choice at the end of life, others worry that the decision, if not properly legislated, could increase their vulnerability. Some physicians are conscientiously opposed to physician-assisted dying
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and though the Supreme Court of Canada acknowledged their right to refuse, some doctors are afraid of being forced to participate. Such fears will prove illfounded with proper regulation. Provincial legislatures must act quickly by stipulating through legislation and accompanying regulations how physician assisted dying will be conducted. At least five jurisdictions in the United States and Europe have experience and law that can serve as precedent. This task will be daunting. According to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the challenges have been understated because the consequences are grave and resources are constrained. Nevertheless, the CMA has consulted the Canadian public and doctors, and
medical associations in permissive jurisdictions to devise possible protocols for Canada. Given the enormity of the task of ensuring that those, and only those, who qualify under the Supreme Court decision actually receive medical aid in dying, we propose that: 1. The CMA collaborate with other national medical organizations such as the Canadian College of Family Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians; 2. These physicians form a committee and include a representative from each of the Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association and the Canadian Bar Association; 3. The committee have between eight and 12 members, balancing a variety in professional background against the need to be timely in making concrete recommendations; 4. The CMA fund the work of the committee and a small secretariat; 5. The committee be independent of its funding source; 6. The committee members immediately make themselves knowledgeable
about the judicial ruling and the evidence on which it was based, and the regulatory regimes in permissive jurisdictions, especially Quebec; 7. The committee propose regulation of physician assisted dying and medical standards for the provinces and territories other than Quebec; 8. The committee attend to the values expressed in the reasons for judgment of the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada judges (respecting autonomy, alleviating suffering and protecting the vulnerable, such as the bullied and the depressed); and 9. The committee offer draft regulations and standards for review or adoption by federal, provincial and territorial governments and colleges of physicians and surgeons. Legislating physicianassisted dying is bound to be difficult. Canadians will undoubtedly be comforted to know that politicians have been offered the assistance of physicians and other professionals to get this right. Juliet Guichon, Christopher Doig and Ian Mitchell are professors in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.
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Refurbished Old Bridge would be a popular heritage site for Trail For some time I have been concerned with the manner in which the former Mayor and Council of the City of Trail chose to deal with the bridge issue. Rather than look at it as a “DIAMOND in the Rough”, they seemed to view it as a piece of junk, a bridge that carried hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks and people across the river for almost a century. As a former board member of B.C. Heritage Trust I had the opportunity to travel our province and see the many projects that were brought back from certain demolition to become focal points in their respective communities. I sincerely believe that the Old Bridge could be stabilized, regenerated and become one of the finest and most popular walking bridge in the province. Because there was never an engineering report made public to my knowledge then I believe that my assertion is as valid as other letter writers who do not believe the bridge can be saved or made whole. A former Trail
council member told me that when he asked for a copy of the Engineers report he was not only refused, but told not to bring the subject up again. There have been many bridges across Canada that have been revitalized, some 100, 200 and 300 years old. The same, I believe, could be done to the Old Bridge. This is my vision of the refurbished bridge. - Paint it Orange and Black - Light it with orange and black lights - Install a large neon sign, which would read, SMOKE EATER TRAIL, SMOKE EATER PASS, SMOKE EATER WALK or any other name that would compliment the Smoke Eater name. The City of Trail and our area is known the World over because of these great hockey teams and many would come to walk across this bridge and leave with a strong memory of our area. Further on the refurbishing. - Refinish the traffic area of the bridge, which would only be
used in emergencies. - Build a bench along a portion of one side of the bridge with tables. One could rest or eat their lunch. - The other side could have hanging flower pots or something else. The Arts and Culture folks could help here. - A metal roof cover over the traffic area would be installed. - Gates, not unlike the ones at Violin Lake would be installed, with keys to emergency personnel. Any ideas would I am sure be welcome. I thank the Mayor and Council of the City of Trail for giving this idea some consideration. I believe it could also save millions of dollars. PS – Let’s go back to when the bridge issue started. One day a five-ton truck and many others crossed the span and the next day a person couldn’t walk across it. Like Judge Judy says, “If it doesn’t make sense it isn’t true.” Bill Trewhella Warfield
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NDP plan doesn’t think long term In response to “The Affordable Childcare Plan” (MP Alex Atamanenko: Keeping House, Trail Daily Times, Friday, Feb. 6) Actually, the real benefits of investing in women being able to stay home to raise their own children far outweigh the benefits of farming this responsibility out to poorly-funded childcare centres. Hundreds and hundreds of scientific studies since the ‘70s (check out Paul Tough’s “How Children Succeed” and Salvatore Maddi’s “Resilience at Work”) have shown the two main factors that lead to health, happiness, self-motivation and success in adulthood are ensuring children learn how to be
stress hardy and resilient. The three main factors that lead to children growing up to be stress hardy and resilient are exposure to controlled and constructive early stressors, having access to a dedicated, constant and strong support person (read: mom or dad) to help them learn to deal with the stressors productively, and having a strong sense of purpose giving them a good reason to put up with stressors. None of these outcomes link well to underfunded childcare centres with a few low paid adults serving dozens of children all at once for lengthy periods. If you want true, sustainable economic development, rather
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E. Joyce Ritz
was born on October 1, 1932 and passed away peacefully on February 8, 2015 at the age of 82. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family. A private family service will be held in the summer. The family would like to thank Dr. Stanley and Columbia View Lodge for the wonderful care that Joyce was given. As an expression of sympathy, your donations to the Canadian Cancer Society- www.cancer.ca would be greatly appreciated. Submitted photo
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lorna May Jackman on February 5, 2015 at the age of 88 years. She was born on June 27,1926 in Lashburn, Saskatchewan. Lorna is survived by five children, Rick (Cheryl), Dale (Kim), Yvonne, Neil ( Joey), Ruby (Dave) Blake, and daughter-in-law, Denise; fifteen grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Ted, her eldest son Robert (Lorne) and her youngest son, Ted (Teddy); as well as her sister, Ruby. Lorna served as a Royal Canadian Legion Member for 50 years. She met her late husband,Ted, of 60 years in Rossland while working as a telephone operator, and they settled in the Kootenays, moving between Nelson, Crescent Valley, Salmo, Fruitvale, Riondell and Creston. Lorna was employed by Canada Post for 17 years. She enjoyed bingo, bowling, going to the casino in Bonners Ferry, and a good game of 31 with her kids. As the mother of seven children, her kids and grandchildren were a huge part of her life. Reverend Michael Hare will celebrate a Memorial Service at the St. Johns Anglican United Church in Fruitvale on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.ca The family would like to express a very special thank you to all of the staff at Rosewood Village for their love, care and support. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Lorna’s memory can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society - www.cancer.ca or the Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca
The annual BV Recreation’s Seniors’ Dinner was held on Friday at the Fruitvale Hall. Almost 200 people people enjoyed an evening of dinner catered by Kim’s Creations, a talented performance from Fruitvale Elementary School students, The Harmaniak’s, and a fun dance to the Rusty Nails. This event was cancelled last year with ticket sales of only 44. With financial assistance from the Age Friendly Program, Village of Fruitvale and RDKB Area A, ticket prices were cut in half for seniors to enjoy a night out. The monthly Age Friendly Luncheons have been such a success and the seniors of the Beaver Valley proved once again their commitment to getting out and enjoying a social event.
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NFL Films founder revolutionized television coverage of football THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Ed Sabol, the NFL Films founder who revolutionized sports broadcasting and reimagined pro football from an up-and-coming league to must-watch theatre, has died. He was 98. Sabol died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona,
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Trail Smoke Eater goalie Brett Clark came up big in the third period, backstopping the Smokies to a 2-1 victory over the Surrey Eagles on Saturday at the Cominco Arena. Trail hosts Salmon Arm tonight.
Silverbacks battle Smoke Eaters tonight By Jim Bailey
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After picking up 3-of4 points on the weekend, the Trail Smoke Eaters will look to cool off a hot Salmon Arm team that is fighting tooth-and-nail for an Interior division playoff spot. The Silverbacks are coming off a season-turning three-win weekend, beating West Kelowna 4-1 Friday, Merritt 7-3 on Saturday, and Surrey 3-2 on Sunday. The six points lift the Backs into a tie for third place with Merritt with 56 points, while West Kelowna falls one point back in fifth spot with just six games remaining. Trail is in a position to seriously affect the outcome of the playoff race with three games remaining against West Kelowna, two against the Vernon Vipers, and one each versus the Silverbacks, Centennials, and Penticton Vees. “I hate the term spoiler, but we just want to continue to work on playing the game the right way,” said Trail coach and GM Nick Deschenes. “There is still a lot to play for, and these teams are gunning for us, so we are going to have good competition and every game is important.” On the weekend, Trail would give up a late goal, then fall 5-4 in overtime to the Merritt Centennials, before bouncing back with a 2-1 victory over the Surrey Eagles on Saturday.
“We seem to find ways, I wouldn’t call it shoot ourselves in the foot,” said Deschenes. “Those are key moments in a game, and this year it has happened a few times. However, we did keep Surrey at bay with the last 10 minutes to play in the third. I would have liked to see a bigger score against them, but I think their goaltender played really well.” Smokies goalie Brett Clark also shone, stopping 29 shots and was named the game’s first star as he made several key saves in the dying minutes of the third period to preserve the 2-1 victory over Surrey. Trail’s Harlan Orr netted his 14th tally of the season and what proved to be the winning goal on the power play to give Trail a 2-0 lead at 15:41 of the second period. After the Eagles Dylan McCann was sent off for tripping at 14:04, the Smoke Eaters swarmed the Surrey net but goalie Christian Short foiled the Trail attack, until Smokies’ leading scorer Jake Lucchini fed Dallas Calvin who ripped a point shot through traffic. Short made the save, but Orr was on the doorstep to bang it in. Following a scoreless and tentative first period, the Smokies would get on the board first. Cooper Leitch streaked down the left side into the Eagles zone and sent a hard pass in front to Brian Basilico who snapped it past Short
at 3:47 to put the Smokies up 1-0. Orr would score before the end of the period as Trail outshot the Eagles through two periods 23-17. Surrey would pressure in the third and score seven minutes in when Spencer Unger finished a perfect tic-tac-toe 3-on-1 with Ben Vikich and Darius Davidson that left Clark with no chance. But the Grand Prairie native would come up big in the late going, sliding over and robbing Davidson of an open netter with just under two minutes remaining. Surrey pulled their goalie with 1:15 to play, but a solid forecheck and tight defence coupled with a sixfoot-five Stephen Penner humbling of Vikich in the final seconds, would stifle an Eagle attack. Surrey outshot Trail 13-12 in the period, but Trail held the edge in the game 35-30. Short received second star honours, while Trail defenceman Dexter McLeod was named third star and AP Lincoln Lane the Energy Player of the Match. In Friday’s game against Merritt, an exciting backand-forth match up would eventually result in a 5-4 overtime win for the Centennials. Jake Lucchini had two goals and two assists and Calvin scored twice and added an assist as Trail blew a 4-3 third-period lead in the final minute before Josh Teves netted the OT winner at 1:43 of the 4-on-
4 overtime. Merrit outshot Trail 16-5 in the first period but the game was tied 1-1 heading into the second, as Adam Todd returned to the goal crease and played well for Trail in the first. The Cents would take a 3-2 lead in the second on goals from Rhett Wilcox and Cole Choney, while Lucchini scored his second of the game. Smokies’ forward Calvin tied it up on the power play with seven minutes remaining, and would put the Smokies up 4-3 with 1:25 to play in regulation. However, Cents forward John Schiavo would net an unassisted goal just 26 seconds later to tie it and force OT. Merritt outshot Trail 37-31 and were 0-for-2 on the power play while Trail went 2-for-5. Calvin was the game’s first star while Lucchini received third star nod for Trail. “There was definitely some positives,” added Deschenes. “There is still guys playing for lots. Dallas Calvin is still looking for an NCAA opportunity, and I know that guys like Craig Martin, who have had a lot of their season taken away by injury, want to finish on a good note. There’s still lots to play for. And you always play to win, that should be in your mindset even if you are playing street hockey.” Game time tonight against the Silverbacks goes at 7:30 p.m. at the Cominco Arena.
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks completed the first leg of a long journey on Friday capturing the Murdoch division title with a 6-3 victory over the Spokane Braves followed by a 4-3 overtime win over the Castlegar Rebels on Saturday. “It’s a nice milestone, and it’s kind of cool to have a tangible victory, but our eyes are set on a much higher prize that’s further down the road,” said Nitehawks assistant coach Kevin Limbert. The Hawks missed out on the division title last year on the final day of the season, but were still playing hockey two months later when they won the Western Canadian championship Keystone Cup on April 20. As Limbert and the rest of the Hawks realize, the division title is nice “but not that important.” On Saturday in Castlegar, the Nitehawks’ Taylor Stafford scored the tying goal and overtime winner at 2:34 of the first OT to complete the comeback. Castlegar jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from Cal Owens and a power play marker from Aaron Petten, before the Hawks Braydon Horcoff would reply, finishing a Ross Armour setup to make it 2-1 at 6:23 of the opening period. However, Castlegar would go up 3-1 five minutes into the middle frame when Petten scored his second of the night. But the Hawks would claw their way back with Ross Armour drawing B.V. within one on a power play at 11:46 of the second with helpers going to Horcoff and Stafford. The Nitehawks dominated the third outshooting the Rebels 24-11, but it would take over 18 minutes before Stafford beat Rebel goalie Patrick Zubick to tie the game at 3-3 and force OT. “That was a hard-fought game and they battled us very hard,” said Limbert. “They were very physical with us until we started really moving our feet. They have some big guys on the back end that will really punish you, so we had to make sure it was more of
quick game than a brute force struggle.” Zubick stopped 45 shots in net for Castlegar while Carson Schamerhorn stopped 31 for the Hawks. In Friday’s match up the Nitehawks power play was firing on all cylinders after going 1-for-20 over a four-game span. The Hawks went 4-for-8 with the extra man on their way to a 6-3 victory, in a physical game that saw Spokane collect 83 minutes in penalties, and B.V. 46. “It was a pretty gutsy effort,” said Limbert. “We’re trying a few new things, and different combinations and trying to hone that in for the post season. So it (power play) seems to be coming along nicely.” Horcoff, Armour, and Tyler Hartman all had three-point nights while Drake Poirier got the win in net for B.V. stopping 26 shots on the night. The Nitehawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead on two goals from Hartman and a single from Spencer McLean, before the Braves Lance Noonen replied on the PP with 31 seconds remaining in the opening period. Justin Loepker drew Spokane within one but the Nitehawks’ Horcoff restored the two-goal lead at 6:04 of the second period. Spokane’s Dilon Bogart would make it 4-3 on as shorthanded effort, but Ross Armour would score on another power play to make it 5-3 at 4:42. Stafford would ice it early in the third, as the Hawks outshot the Braves 46-29 on the night. The Nitehawks have a home-and-home with Castlegar this weekend starting Friday at the Hawks Nest at 7:30 p.m., in what could be a preview of the division final. The Hawks close out their regular season with a trip to Grand Forks on Sunday. As it stands, the Nitehawks will likely play the Nelson Leafs in the first round of the playoffs. Spokane needs one win in its remaining three games to clinch third place over the Leafs. The Braves played the Grand Forks Border Bruins last night, but scores were unavailable at press time.
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Vernon Morning Star VERNON - Jim Cotter settled in the hack at the Vernon Curling Club Sunday afternoon and took a little extra time to deliver his final rock. Cotter’s weight, the brushing of front end Rick Sawatsky and Tyrel Griffith and the call by third Ryan Kuhn was bangon as the rock settled right on the middle of the button to give the Vernon foursome a thrilling 7-6, extra end victory over New Westminter’s Dean Joanisse and a second straight Canadian Direct Insurance B.C. Men’s Curling Championship. The win avenged an 8-5 loss Saturday morning in the one versus two Page playoff format to Joanisse, and sends the Vernon quartet on to the Brier in Calgary starting Feb. 28.
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The Kootenay Zone representative, Tom Buchy rink, had a great start to the tournament with an 8-7 win over Jason Montgomery from Duncan, followed by an 8-6 shocker over Pierce and an 8-3 victory over Sean Geall’s foursome to make it to the A-Final against eventual champion Cotter. In a close match, Buchy trailed last year’s Brier runner up 3-2, but Cotter would score two in the eighth and Buchy’s single in the ninth wasn’t enough to play 10, as the Vernon rink claimed the 5-3 victory. Buchy would bounce back for an 8-6 victory over the Mark Longworth rink from Vernon in the B Event, but would fall 8-6 to Joanisse, and be eliminated in a rematch against Pierce, 8-3, to bow out of the Page Playoff.
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“Joanisse and his team just played awesome all week and we knew we’d have our hands full and would have to get a couple of breaks along the way and be at the top of our game,” said Cotter, who captured his fifth purple heart as provincial champ, and who lost only one game at his home club during the bonspiel. “It just feels fabulous. I’m so proud of my guys. We went through a lot of adversity. We had so many one-point games this week and we knew we had a target on our backs. We seem to like those close games and relish in that moment.” Cotter needed a near carboncopy win Saturday, 7-6 in an extra end of New Westminster’s Brent Pierce, to reach Sunday’s final.
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Sumrland 50 28 17 2 3 61 Princeton 49 20 23 3 3 46 Kelowna 50 21 24 2 2 46 N. Okan 51 6 40 1 4 17 x-clinched division t-clinched league title Friday Games Castlegar at Beaver Valley 7:30 p.m. Nelson at Grand Forks 7 p.m. Spokane at Sicamous 7 p.m. Saturday Games Beaver Valley at Castlegar 7 p.m. Kimberley at Grand Forks 7 p.m. Spokane at Kamloops 7 p.m. Sunday Games B.V. at Grand Forks 2 p.m. Castlegar at Nelson 2:30 p.m. BCHL All Times Pacific Interior Division GP W L T OL Pt Penticton 51 38 8 3 2 81 Vernon 51 31 16 1 3 66 Merritt 50 27 21 0 2 56
Salm Arm 51 24 19 3 5 56 WKelona 52 24 21 0 7 55 Trail 50 17 29 0 4 38 Island Division GP W L T OL Pt Nanaimo 52 36 13 0 3 75 Powell R 53 26 17 1 9 62 Victoria 51 22 18 1 10 55 Alberni 49 24 20 2 3 53 Cowichan 51 19 28 2 2 42 Mainland Division GP W L T OL Pt Chilliwack 50 30 16 1 3 64 Langley 50 27 18 1 4 59 P George 50 25 20 0 5 55 Coquitlam 52 21 26 1 4 47 Surrey 51 8 40 0 3 19 Today’s games Vernon at Penticton, 7 p.m. Salmon Arm at Trail, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games Prince George at Langley, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Alberni Valley at Victoria, 7 p.m. Coquitlam at Langley, 7 p.m. Salmon Arm at Vernon, 7 p.m.
Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m. Prince George at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Trail at West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at Surrey, 7:11 p.m. Merritt at Powell River, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, February 14 Nanaimo at Vernon, 6 p.m. Prince George at Victoria, 7 p.m. Merritt at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m. Surrey at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Penticton at Trail, 7:30 p.m. Scoring Leaders Player Team G A Pt C.Mackin Coq 46 47 93 B.Supinski Coq 42 44 96 J.Pritchard PR 35 37 72 Lukosevicius PR 32 38 70 D.Gibson Vic 25 45 70 L.Blackburn WK 21 47 68 J.Lucchini Trail 27 38 65 K.Keats PR 30 30 63 J.Luedtke PG 19 44 63 G. Torrel Lang 23 37 60 L.Coughlin Ver 20 39 59 C.Zuccarini Trail 27 30 57 L.Finley Ver 22 33 55 B.Taylor Nan 22 33 55
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nothing to hide, your husband should know when you are talking to Kevin. You should willingly show him all texts, emails and Facebook messages. Right now, we suggest you limit contact Marcy Sugar & with Kevin because Kathy Mitchell he is a sore subject to your husband. Assure when I went to visit my your husband that you mother back home. He will be more open, so says it’s cheating if a he has less reason to woman talks to anoth- worry. Include him in er man on the phone all conversations with when her husband isn’t male friends, and ask home. I don’t feel as him to do the same though I cheated in any with his female friends. form, but now all my But if he continues to husband does is accuse accuse you, there is me. more going on, and it’s I didn’t want Kevin time to get professional when I was younger, counseling. and I don’t want him Dear Annie: I have a now. I just want to be good friend whose comfriends and talk to him pany I enjoy immensenow and then. Can you ly. But when we go out help? -- Ever Faithful to lunch or dinner, he Dear Faithful: Your never washes his hands. husband seems overly I’ve mentioned to him suspicious, but part of that washing his hands the problem is that you prior to eating protects were talking to Kevin him from picking up without his knowl- germs (even E. coli). edge, and this seemed Instead, he tells me that secretive. If you have not washing his hands
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YOURByHOROSCOPE Francis Drake (This will go over like a lead balloon.) Try not to let this get you down. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Children might feel like an increased responsibility today, which, let’s face it, goes with the territory. Some days are easier than others. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Family relationships might be strained today because someone in authority is unhappy with what’s happening. Don’t worry. Nobody can please everyone all of the time. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) It’s easy to fall into negative thinking today. What’s important to know is that things actually look worse than they are. Lighten up. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Michael Todd once said, “I’ve been broke many times, but I’ve never been poor.” Sometimes this is a state of mind, isn’t it?
For Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Avoid tackling controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues with others today, because these discussions will discourage you. There’s a lot of negative thinking going on right now. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Stay in touch with your bank account so that you have a good idea of what you have and do not have. Don’t be discouraged by the facts. The first step is to know what your situation really is. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Discussions with partners and close friends might discourage you today. However, don’t let others get you down. This is just a temporary viewpoint -- nothing permanent. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Someone older or in a position of authority might be critical of your work today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Today is an opportunity to work hard because duty and orderliness will appeal to you. Ignore people who are stingy or critical. Who needs this? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Today you might feel lonely or cut off from others. Therefore, it’s important to know that many people feel this way today. So in a way, you are not alone. (Ha!)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Someone older or in a position of authority might rain on your parade today. Don’t let this happen. No matter what other people say, you are your own person. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a poor day to ask for permission or approval from authority figures. Their answer will be, “Talk to the hand.” (Bummer.)
YOU BORN TODAY There are many sides to your personality. You are quick to see the big picture and skilled at bringing together groups with opposing ideas. You are a nurturer. This is a testing year of growth and building. This growth will occur beneath the surface. Do not make major changes yet -- wait until next year. Strengthen your financial position by reducing your overhead.
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120 Mountain Side Dr, Fruitvale
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Location, Location, Location! This home is located close to hospital, shopping, schools and Gyro Park.
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Submitted February is Heart Month and eating a healthy diet plays an important role in preventing heart disease. If I had to recommend just one thing people could do to eat healthier it would be to eat more vegetables and fruit. Research clearly connects vegetable and fruit consumption to health and longevity. Most Canadians still fall short of the Canada Food Guide recommendation for adults to eat seven to 10 servings a day. Here in B.C., only around 40 per cent of us (age 12 and over) get five servings or more of vegetables and fruit a day. How many servings of vegetables and fruit did you eat yesterday? One serving of vegetables is half a cup chopped (fresh, frozen or canned) or one cup of raw leafy greens. One serving of fruit is half a cup chopped (fresh, frozen, or canned) or a whole
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by the double as well. South then raises diamonds showing four diamonds. A delayed raise would show three diamonds. Bingo, North now knows they have a double fit and also that the opponents seem to have strength in the suits they do not have any length in. West goes as far as doubling Six Clubs for a lead. A redouble of any lead-directive double guarantees first round control. North passes the double so that he may be positive that South has a void in clubs. South complies and redoubles showing that void. Using all the information he has, North has a relatively easy call of the grand in spades.
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