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His clothing still on fire and suffering from burns to his face and hands, Penticton’s John Michael Cerne put his own life on the line to return to a flaming drill shack to save a co-worker. “I was just trying to put out the fire on myself and I looked back at my partner who was in there stuck inside on the floor and was pretty much covered in a pool of burning oil,” said Cerne, recalling the terrifying early-morning hours of March 23, 2012 at a diamond mine at Thor Lake, Northwest Territories. “Even from where I was I could see the terror in his eyes, he didn’t know what was going on or where he was and I just couldn’t let a man go … I couldn’t let a man go down, so I just pretty much went back inside and hauled him out of there.” Once outside, Cerne, who was 29 at the time, wrestled Andrew Cormier to the ground, smothering the flames on the still-burning man with his own body on the snowy ground. Cormier also remembers, all too clearly, the accident and trying to escape the building. “Where I thought the door was, was the back of the shack. There was no door there, that’s how much flames there were so I just put my hands over my face and I went to the ground swirling around trying to get away from the fire,” said Cormier who lives in Owen Sound, Ont. “He (Cerne) just ran in and grabbed me and threw me out the door, I was completely on fire.” After putting the fire out, Cerne knew they had to get to the main camp nearly two-kilometres away so he put his friend on a snowmobile with little clothing that was left and

JOHN CERNE holds the Medal of Bravery he received March 6 during special ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Cerne was awarded the medal for the daring rescue of an injured co-worker from a burning shack at a mining site in the Northwest Territories in March 2012. Born and raised in Penticton he is now living in Naramata.

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in the darkness and the frigid -35 C temperature, began the trip back. There, the pair had to wait another nearly four hours without any significant treatment before a plane could land to medevac them to hospital in Yellowknife a couple of hours later. Cormier was taken immediately to the intensive care ward before being transferred to Toronto to un-

dergo further treatment. Not surprisingly, he calls Cerne his hero and still finds it difficult to express his appreciation. “Honestly there really wasn’t any hesitation (of Cerne going back inside) he just kind of assessed and acted,” said Cormier, who is now 27. “If I had been there any longer then maybe I would not even be here

or in a lot worse shape. I did suffer some injuries but I’m overcoming them and I’m retraining and moving on and it’s all because of him.” Cerne, who was born and raised in Penticton and now lives in Naramata, was not as seriously hurt and was recovering at home in a couple of days. In addition to his burns, he also

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suffered frostbite to eight fingers suffered on the sled ride to the camp. For his courageous actions, Cerne was honoured March 6 at a special ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ont., receiving the Medal of Bravery from Gov. Gen. David Johnston. Cerne, who still works as a driller in the NWT, and Cormier were part of a crew that were working in the shack when the accident took place. “What happened was one of the hydraulic lines burst and caught on fire and it was pretty much spraying vaporized hydraulic oil all over the place and once it ignited it was like a flame thrower,” said Cerne. “I got lit from head to toe.” The third man escaped unharmed. About deciding to go back inside, he said: “That was just something that had to be done, a split-second decision. You can’t really tell if you’re going to, it’s not something you can tell until you’re put in that position. The important thing is at the end of the day Andrew got to go home.” Afterwards, Cerne experienced some sleepless nights and some terrifyingly vivid dreams about explosions but now, for the most part, he is back to his old self. Cerne decided to return to the job he enjoys but almost cost him his life. “I pondered it for awhile about what I was going to do and I didn’t actually know if would be able to get back into a shack and see all that but I guess I’m the type of person, you fall off a horse and you get back on.” And in hindsight, would he do it again? “Definitely. I would definitely do it again,” Cerne said.

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A landowner along Three Mile Road says he is shocked and stunned by Penticton city council’s decision to investigate making part of Three Mile Beach clothing-optional. At their last regular council meeting on March 2, council directed city staff to look into ways of designating portions of the beach as clothing optional, or installing berms or landscaping to segregate usages. It’s a decision that found favour with local activist Kevin Protea, who issued a press release this week on behalf of the 3-Mile Naturist Beach Committee. “Considering that Three Mile Beach has traditionally been used as a clothing-optional destination for almost 100 years, we are happy to see this history being acknowledged,” said Proteau. “It is clear to us that they are trying to be fair and considerate of everyone involved.” Wayne Bazen, who lived on Three Mile Road for a decade and has cancelled plans to build a new million-dollar home there, disagrees. “Neither option is acceptable to us,” said Bazen. He thinks council may not understand what is going on at the beach, noting that there is confusion about the historical use of the beach for skinny dipping.

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Bazen said it is true that the area has had a clothing optional beach for many years, but only a secluded section, away from the main beach. “The public portion has never been used as a nude beach. All the nudity has taken place by way of an illegal trespass on private property,” said Bazen. That was the start of the current controversy, when landowner Cary Pinkowski chose to list his land for sale last year and closed access through it to the secluded beach area. Naturists responded by shifting to the open section of beach, causing homeowners in the area to protest. Proteau also supports a proposition made by Coun. Helena Konanz that an area of the beach currently designated as a dog beach be allocated as a public beach, with the northern section be made clothing optional. “The 3MNBC also believes that resources would be better allocated there, rather than to split up the 150 metres of beach on the north side. This would address all the issues being discussed and would provide a win-win situation for the public, residents, naturists and the city,” said Proteau. Bazen said that is hardly a solution either. Not only would it leave a nude beach in full view of the homeowners, but the dog beach is rocky, while the north beach is sandy. Proteau said that could be taken care of by trucking in sand and

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upgrading the south beach. “It would take a couple of bucks, but it is very little cost to make that a beautiful beach,” he said. Bazen pointed out that Kelowna had to deal with a similar situation at Cedar Creek Beach, also known as Beau Sejour. Originally a private beach popular with nudists, the beach was acquired by the city of Kelowna in the late 1990s. Concerns over the nudists prompted the city to install signs notifying users that nudity at this beach is neither permitted or condoned by the city and may be subject to prosecution and also that acts of gross indecency will be prosecuted. Bazen said he will be attending the April 7 meeting, when city staff is expected to report back to council. “Council sounds bound and determined to make a decision on this,” he said, noting that making the beach clothing-optional would harm the interests of landowners. “I am not going to build there if this is a nude beach. We have all been harmed, our property has been devalued.” Proteau said he understands this is a difficult issue for council to deal with. “We applaud their efforts and can empathize over the difficulty of their task. 3MNBC therefore stands ready to assist and advise if anyone so wishes,” he said.

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$2 million donation to hospital expansion Western News Staff

A quiet community leader has spoken volumes with a $2-million donation to the new patient care tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. David Kampe, owner of the Peters Bros. Group of Companies, has become the first major individual donor to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s $20-million fundraising campaign to provide new medical equipment for the PRH expansion. Kampe, who has supported many community projects for years, said his gift aims at ensuring top quality health care for residents throughout the region for decades to come. He also hopes it will help spur others in the community to donate as well. “This hospital here is every bit as good as any hospital in the province,” Kampe said in a press release. “It’s a remarkable hospital for this region’s level of population.” Kampe had special praise for the efforts of Dr. Tom Ashton, lawyer Richard Thompson and Penticton MLA Dan Ashton in directing him towards the Medical Foundation as a recipient for the gift which will serve the entire community. Janice Perrino, the Foundation’s executive director, said the value of Kampe’s donation means much more to the campaign than simple dollars and cents. “No one understands the importance of a donation more than Mr. David Kampe,” she said in a release. “He came to us even before

... what an incredible hero mr. David Kampe is for our entire region. — Janice Perrino

DaviD Kampe, owner of peters Bros. Group of Companies, has donated $2 million to the penticton Regional Hospital expansion.

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we got the agreement for the patient care tower by the Province because he knew we had to have the community come on side and he was ready to get the campaign rolling.” Perrino said it’s hoped Kampe’s incredibly generous gift will give momentum for other individuals, corporations and organizations to financially support the hospital campaign. “Helping provide the best health care possible, it represents an investment in the future for the residents of the South Okanagan-Si-

milkameen,” she said. Perrino emphasized this is another example of how Kampe has supported numerous local charities and community events. “While there aren’t enough words to say thank you, it is important for the public to know what an incredible hero Mr. David Kampe is for our entire region,” she said. “He has quietly supported so many things in our communities and I have never met anyone more determined to make sure every person in our region has the best health care possible, right in Penticton, for decades to come. “ This marks the second time in four years that Kampe has stepped forward with a major donation to the Foundation. In 2011, he donated a one-hectare parcel of land at Industrial Avenue and Camrose Street, immediately south of the hospital. The land at the time was valued at $1.5 million. This latest donation follows the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary’s recentlyannounced pledge to donate $1 million over

five years for the Foundation’s campaign. “This organization has, with this gift, started the process of major gifts coming forward,” Perrino said. “They’re lighting the fire for other organizations. I’m just so impressed and thrilled.” Perrino is hoping to see other groups, companies and individuals coming forward to offer financial support for the expansion project. “People have really begun to think about this, so we are thrilled. It is only going to be happening because of people, whether they are with a group, with a company or on their own,” said Perrino. The province is scheduled to select its private sector P3 partner early in 2016 with construction of the $325-million Patient Care Tower to begin soon afterwards. The tower will include new surgical rooms, 84 single-patient rooms, ambulatory care clinics and other facilities. A second construction phase will see the hospital’s present front lobby and adjacent offices become part of an enlarged emergency department – almost four times the size of the existing emergency room. The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District will fund $122 million (40 per cent) of the construction cost, while the provincial government and its P3 partner will pay about $183 million (60 per cent). The foundation will provide the final $20 million of the total project cost for medical equipment

School district debriefs threatening letter incident Steve Kidd

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Operations at local schools are back to normal in the wake of an anonymous letter threatening harm to students found on school grounds last month. Wendy Hyer, superintendent for the Okanagan Skaha School district, said all the schools in the district are back to normal, with the exception of some of the middle and high schools, which have chosen to keep exterior doors locked during regular school hours. The letter, threatening harm to students at Penticton and Okanagan Falls schools was found on Feb. 18, sending schools in both school districts into lockdown and prompting RCMP to station officers in each school for several days. “All in all, it was a really challenging situation with two districts and RCMP working together to try and minimize the impact and the trauma that follows in the wake of something like this,” she said. The incident caused anxiety for all involved, but Hyer said that although the RCMP have yet to determine the author, some good

came out of the incident. “Out of that process, we were able to identify some youth who needed support in other ways and we were able to get them support they needed,” said Hyer. “That’s one of the positive things that came out of it.” In addition to the public meeting held Feb. 22 to talk with parents, Hyer said there was also a debriefing session with representatives from the RCMP, Okanagan Skaha and the Okanagan Similkameen School District to discuss how the situation was handled. That included discussions of sharing emergency plans, like earthquake drills and lockdowns, with parent advisory committees, as well as how to be more proactive with parents “When the letter was released, it certainly heightened the anxiety of parents,” said Hyer. “A lot of work went into where the letter may have come from. We talked about pros and cons of releasing the letter.” Hyer also said there was talk about the timing of the RCMP release. In hindsight, she said, it would have been better to release the information about the letter earlier. “The RCMP sent out a news release with the letter after school hours. That’s when they

a penticton RCmp vehicle is parked in front of penticton Secondary School Feb. 23 as police continued to monitor activities at four area schools following the discovery of a threatening letter.

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received approval. It would have been nice if it happened earlier in the school day so we could send information home,” she said. “In

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Penticton lost one of its strongest supporters when former mayor Ivan Messmer died March 8. Messmer, who was 83, was first elected as councillor in 1975, and then as mayor in 1980, a position he held until 1986, when he stepped down to enter provincial politics as the BoundarySimilkameen MLA. Dorothy Tinning, who took over as Penticton mayor in a byelection when Messmer stepped down, sent her condolences to his family, especially his daughters and grandchildren. “I know he was very proud of them. The last time I saw him, he was telling me all about their accomplishments,” said Tinning. “He was a very warm person and very good with people. He was a very energetic person, got a lot of feedback from people and loved being around people.”

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As a result of the Okanagan Lake raw water main replacement on Penticton Avenue, some turbidity and colour may be detected within the municipal water system. Residents should note that sampling and testing is conducted regularly and results are closely monitored. All results indicate that the water is safe to consume and well within Canadian drinking water guidelines.

Construction Road Closure: Atkinson Street Residents and drivers are advised that Atkinson Street will be closed at Industrial Avenue on Thursday, March 12. As part of Industrial Avenue upgrades, H&M Excavating will install underground pipes in the intersection throughout the day, and all traffic must be detoured around the site of installation. Industrial Avenue will remain open, but will be reduced to single lane alternating traffic. This closure will last one day. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are asked to stay safe by obeying all traffic control personnel and posted speed limits. For questions, contact 250-490-2500. More information and maps are available on the City’s website at www.penticton.ca under “Latest news.”

Former Penticton mayor Ivan messmer (at left).

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As mayor, Tinning said Messmer was devoted to Penticton. “Both Ivan and his wife Marge were tremendous ambassadors for Penticton, especially through the convention centre. That was one of their pet projects, I think,” said Tinning, noting that it was under Messmer’s leadership that a makeover of the convention centre began. Messmer, who ran a construction business before entering politics, was meticulous with the taxpayer’s dollars, according to Tinning, and

a believer in building a strong infrastructure — roads, sewer, water, services — first. “The structure of the city, the foundation … he always put the money there first,” said Tinning. MLA Dan Ashton agreed that Messmer was a strong community supporter and remained involved. “He was deeply concerned about Penticton for his whole life. He did an awful lot of good, both as a mayor and as an MLA,” said Ashton, who said he often heard from Messmer during his

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To help local areas of turbidity within the system, the City will be flushing water mains in certain areas over the next few weeks. Customers in affected areas could see discoloration of the tap water. If you see a difference, run cold water taps for 10-15 minutes or until it clears. Customers may want to check the clarity of their water before doing laundry. The City of Penticton regrets any inconvenience, and thanks customers for their patience.

The City of Penticton advises residents to be vigilant against fraud. Scams can involve individuals impersonating companies and organizations to lead citizens into believing that a request for information from a legitimate entity. This type of fraud can be generally perpetrated by mail, email or phone - with the aim to obtain information like personal, financial or password data. If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-4958501 or http://www.antifraudcentre.ca.

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The City of Penticton is advising the public to be aware that fraudulent calls are being placed with residents indicating their power supply is scheduled to be shut off today if they don’t reconcile outstanding utility amounts. The caller consistently seems to state they are from BC Hydro or are “a technician,” and state the person receiving the call owes money to utilities and their power is scheduled to go off today if they

A Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 pm on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Penticton City Hall, 171 Main Street, Penticton, BC to consider the following amendment to Zoning Bylaw 2011-23: Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2015-15 - 783 Winnipeg Street: Rezone Lot 2, District Lot 202, Similkameen Division Yale District, and of District Lot 4, Group 7, Similkameen Division Yale (Formerly Yale Lytton) District,

own tenure as Penticton mayor. “Ivan told you what he thought, and I think that is very good in an individual. Whether he liked what you were doing, or didn’t like what you were doing, you heard about it from him,” said Ashton. Andrew Jakubeit, the current mayor, said Messmer will be missed. “Ivan Messmer was highly regarded in Penticton and the region. His service to the community did not stop with government office; he was generous with his time, devoting even more energy in retirement to bettering the community through volunteerism,” said Jakubeit. After stepping down from Penticton council in 1986, Messmer was elected as a Social Credit MLA, and quickly advanced to a cabinet position, ending his tenure in government in 1991, after a single term, as Solicitor-General.

Plan 23635, located at 783 Winnipeg Street, from RD1 (Duplex Housing) to RM3 (Medium Density Multiple Housing). The property owner intends to rezone the property in line with the OCP designation and construct a 3 storey, 13 unit apartment building. Any person whose interest may be affected by the proposed amendment may appear in person, by petition or by attorney. Delegations and Submissions will be received no later than 9:30 am, March 16, 2015 Attention: Corporate Officer, City of Penticton, 171 Main St., Penticton, BC V2A 5A9; Email: publichearings@penticton.ca. No letter, report or representation from the public will be received by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. Please note that all submissions are a matter of public record. Those persons with special hearing, language or access needs should contact City Hall at 250-490-2400 prior to the meeting. The above mentioned bylaw and supporting information will be available for public inspection up to and including March 16, 2015 at the following locations during hours of operation: Development Services and Corporate Administration (City Hall,171 Main St.), Penticton Public Library (785 Main St.) and the Penticton Community Centre (325 Power St.); or online at www.penticton. ca/publicnotice.

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Defence aims to discredit witness Dale Boyd

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The defence council for John Ike Koopmans aimed to discredit the Crown’s key witness on Thursday. Bradley Martin, 51, testified in the trial of Koopmans, who is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in relation to the alleged 2013 shooting in Princeton. Martin testified Wednesday that he went to break up an argument between Koopmans, Keith Wharton and Rosemary Fox on the night of March 30, 2013 when he was shot in the chest. “Some things you never forget,” Martin told court when asked by defence council Don Skogstad whether his memory of the events would deteriorate with time. The defence raised questions about Martin’s unwillingness to participate in the preliminary trials that occurred last year. “To relive this moment again was hard enough,” Martin said. “They treated me like a criminal, put me in segregation.” Skogstad asked if it was true that Martin wanted to harm Koopmans. “I doubt that highly. I love life, I’m not out to harm anyone, I’m just out to get justice,” Martin said. “These are my guns, these are my bullets.” “Your teeth?” Skogstad asked. “My words, words. If the rest of society went that way we’d have a much better time,” Martin said. Skogstad put forward that there are medical records allegedly showing that Martin was deemed to be a paranoid schizophrenic. “I have no mental issues, other than being shot with a gun,” Martin said. “Was there a time in your life where you wore a tinfoil hat to protect yourself?” Skogstad asked later. “Definitely no. What did you say a tinfoil hat? How is that going to protect me?” Martin replied. The defence also went over Martin’s history with the RCMP earlier in the trial. Martin was arrested for possession with the purpose of trafficking in Medicine Hat five years ago and also has two counts of theft under $5,000 on

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s l a i c e p S BraDley Martin was seriously injured after being shot in the chest during an incident two years ago in a home on Old Hedley road in Princeton. He testified in court last week in the trial of John ike Koopmans.

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his record from 1984. He has also been caught and charged with possession of marijuana on other occasions, including one instance at the Penticton Peach Festival. Martin also testified he had been illegally removed from his residence at the Princeton Castle resort where he was employed. He also mentioned that he had lost his licence multiple times for what he said were unfair reasons and had hired a lawyer to get it back. Skogstad continued to question Martin on whether or not “undesirable” people would visit the Old Hedley Road property where the shooting took place. Martin mentioned one person who he didn’t know very well had visited the property. Martin said he personally didn’t like the unknown person, though he said it wasn’t his place to judge who his friends talked to. When Crown re-examined Martin, he confirmed that it was his cell phone that multiple voice messages were left on from March 29 to March 30, 2013 though he said it was common for Wharton and Fox to borrow his phone. There has been a discussion of cell phones throughout the trial. During earlier questioning, Martin was unable to recall which phone found on the

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scene of the crime was his. He said he had gone through a lot of phones because a deal with Rogers Wireless allowed him a hardware upgrade every year. Martin was also questioned about voicemails left on his phone, which he confirmed was his after the phone number attached to the phone was read to him. Crown Council Frank Dubenski read the transcripts of the messages left on the phone on March 29 for the court. “(Expletive) call me like right now,” one said. “He now owes me $450, just for being a goof,” another said. Martin testified those messages were not left for him and it was likely the person calling left them for Wharton or Fox. This week experts are taking the stand to go over key pieces of evidence in the case. A biological and non-biological trace evidence expert, a blood spatter analyst and a DNA analyst will go over their examinations of exhibits in the case including a pair of jeans, a jacket a T-shirt, said to be worn by Bradley Martin at the time of the shooting, as well as swabs taken from bullets and other areas of the crime scene. Koopmans is expected to appear at the Penticton Court House throughout next week.

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Last month, the province made it clear that student debt is a problem they are not giving up on. The provincial liberals introduced a new government policy, using one of the few tools available to track down people who aren’t paying off their student loans, by linking defaulted debt to driver’s licence renewals. With about $185 million currently on the books as defaulted and unpaid, there is no doubt that student debt is a problem for the province. But it is a problem for the students as well. There isn’t a student heading into college or university who doesn’t expect to find a wellpaying job waiting for them. In many cases, that is exactly what happens, and their student loans are paid back easily. For others though, it is not so easy. After four years of university, the job market may have changed and the expected job is no longer there, or entry-level wages are so low it becomes a choice between rent and making student loan payments. And once the six-month grace period for beginning to repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying can be a costly effort, hence the move to deny driver’s licence renewals to anyone in arrears. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines and traffic tickets, so it is no great leap to see how the same methods could be used against student loan defaulters. The bump in this road of political logic and good intentions, though, is that driving is often necessary to making a living. Denying a driver’s licence isn’t likely to increase anyone’s ability to pay back an outstanding loan. A better approach would be to find a way to work with defaulters in order to help them meet PENTICTON WESTERN their obligations, rather than penalizing the disadvantaged further. Or, perhaps the provincial government could look even farther ahead and join countries like Germany, Finland and Brazil, where post-secondary education is a right, not a privilege, and tuition is zero.

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Seniors’ advocate strikes a chord

B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ignored it. When this new office was promised by a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. They’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local offices. Much to the chagrin of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh assortment of horror stories to embarrass the government. Instead, it is to look for “systemic challenges” and recommend ways to deal with them. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key finding was not what she expected. “We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among se-

niors, particularly lowincome seniors, of government programs and the subsidies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said. The survey found that 60 per cent of seniors living on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the entire $864 cost of individual MSP premiums is waived. Other frequently overlooked programs are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax deferment and the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed spe-

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cifically for them. But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income qualifies. The survey also found that the biggest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to afford to stay in their homes. See home adaptation, property tax and rent subsidy programs above. Awareness and usage of the SAFER program was lowest in the north and highest in urban areas, perhaps not surprising since the B.C. government exists more in theory than in fact in

many remote places. So what should the government do about this? Well, it could advertise these programs. The government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s. Clark’s government did a whack of advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that. Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions. Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-aday parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent

of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it. The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government. A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart. Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Daycare centre is added value As I read the poll in the last edition of the Penticton Western News (see results below at right), I can’t do it without laughing. “New web poll: Should major daycare facilities be permitted in residential neighbourhoods?” Really? Is this what Penticton has come to? I am a mom of two children, ages 15 and seven. Yes my children are beyond the years of full time daycare but it wasn’t long ago that my son was on many wait lists in town to get into a full time daycare spot. I have pregnant friends who have not even given birth yet but they have their unborn baby on wait lists for daycares who accept children under the age of three. They are very hard to find because of licensing restrictions. Providing a home setting for children under the age of five is every parent’s wish come true. No parents want to place their child in an institution as some commercial buildings

Keep sending the message

It was great to see so much activity in February surrounding Pink Shirt Day and antibullying in our valley. The Penticton Western News coverage was exceptional and helped send a powerful antibullying message throughout the month. Let’s remember that the anti-bullying campaign doesn’t just apply to February, but needs to be part of our lives and our community all year. The South Okanagan Grandmothers for Africa are pleased to be able to sponsor an event which will be a great continuation of this timely and important topic. On April 20 in the Penticton Lakeside Ballroom, Barbara Coloroso will be doing a presentation, introducing her thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of her book, The Bully, the Bullied and the NotSo-Innocent Bystander. Coloroso is an internationally renowned speaker, educator and best selling author. She recently retired from the Board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and has gifted the Grandmothers for Africa South Okanagan with this presentation. Drawing on her decades of work with troubled youth and her wide experience with conflict resolution and restorative justice, she offers practical and

are set up. Penticton doesn’t have any choices for a safe, licensed, group daycare option in a cozy house setting. I purchased a home across the street from a school and two blocks from a daycare for a reason. To utilize it. A daycare centre would be an added value if I was considering buying. Exactly how would property values go down from a daycare centre? Judging by the amount of what I believe are snowbirds on that petition list, how can one possibly even have an opinion on a property that they do not reside at year round? I urge the neighbours on Yorkton Avenue and Lee Avenue to reconsider their opinions. Take a step back from their own personal agenda and attacks. Instead ask questions. Get clarifications. Don’t jump to conclusions. Coun. Judy Sentes makes an excellent point in reference to “neighbourhoods do change.” We need to accept and embrace change. Even

compassionate solutions and gives parents, caregivers, educators and, most of all, young people the tools to break the cycle of violence. Advance tickets are $25 and it will be $30 at the door so get your tickets from any member of the Grandmothers for Africa, the Lakeside Resort, the Dragon’s Den, or Hooked on Books. Tickets on sale after March 12. Rita Taenzer for the Grandmothers for Africa South Okanagan

Admiring the ‘55 Vees

Congratulations to all the original Penticton Vees from 1955 (still alive or passed on) for attaining the 60th anniversary of winning the World Amateur Championship. I know they couldn’t have done it without Ivan McClelland’s own personal great contributions then and now keeping the memory going and I am sure the people of Penticton and Canada will keep it going forever. McClelland’s book, and all the presentations he has made the over years, are unbelievable for the sport, country and our sleepy little town. I am always so proud to say to friends or anybody listening to me that I consider you a real good personal friend and I always will. It is ironic on this same anniversary day our junior A Vees would win an extremely impor-

when it may not be in the best interest of ourselves. It may be what is in the best interest of our community as a whole. Although you may have purchased your home as part of your retirement plan, things do not always go according to plan. Take a step back and look at what you are putting up a fight against, a daycare. Children learning and laughing. One block away from a playground, ball field, a water park and a beach. You speak about this being a major road for commercial vehicles and traffic. Wouldn’t it be great if bylaws could change this to a playground zone and slow traffic down in your area? How can one argue with that? I encourage mayor, council and residents of Yorkton Avenue to take a drive down Manitoba Street and Edmonton Avenue. Manitoba Street houses The Boys and Girls Club which is a large scale daycare centre. It is embed-

tant triple overtime game that I hope will help propel them to the RBC Cup national championship. Thanks for being the greatest ambassador for world amateur hockey and putting Penticton on the world map. You are an inspiration to everyone and one of the nicest gentleman anybody could ever know. An admirer forever, Colin Milne Penticton

What is the policy?

Re.: (Fee structure for default electrical bills still to come, Penticton Western News, March 4). I would like to tell my experience with city hall on this subject. I sold my house, to a new owner. We informed the billing department that our account should end by the end of the month. The new owner allowed us to clean the house after the end of the month. While we are still packing the last things and cleaning the property on the first of the new month, a city crew arrived, wanting to cut of the power. We were not in arrears with the payments and neither was the new owner. My spouse had to convince the city crew to leave the power connected, because a tenant also relied on the power. My spouse had to go to city hall and pay for the disconnect on

our final bill, as well as $68 for reconnecting the power; even though the power was never disconnected. It is city policy that unpaid bills are added to the property taxes. So, what is the rush to disconnect the power, while the new owner, tenant or landlord will pay from the first of the month anyway. I never told the city to disconnect the power when I terminated my account. What reason was there to clean out my wallet and make it $100 lighter? In older days they called it highway robbery. If the power is disconnected for a few days, the property is considered abandoned and one has problems with getting insurance. Technically speaking one would need an inspection of the whole property to confirm that everything is according to modern standard, if someone wants to occupy the property. I guess I have given the city a new idea of how to extract some more loot from the traveling public. Otto Sturhahn Penticton

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ded in a residential area. There is not a lot of extra parking. This area is in a 30 kilometre per hour zone. I also invite you to take a drive down beautiful Edmonton Avenue. A ball park on the corner, two daycare centres on the same side of the street and a street full of houses. There is no parking lot here either. Instead, we have beautiful homes — some with driveways and no parking issues. Sometimes we need to think outside the box. Even when it may be uncomfortable to others. We must look to our ever-growing population and community. Please do not put 15 property owner’s opinions above the endless families with children currently sitting on that wait list and the many other families that will come through those doors during the years of operations. Tracy Van Raes Penticton

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Public nudity is illegal Having lived on the Naramata Bench for a number of years, we are fully familiar with Three Mile Beach. It was one of the reasons we bought the property on the corner of Poplar Grove Road and Naramata Road. While living there we used the beach almost every day in the summer months, it was special. You met neighbours and also many families with children and dogs. All dogs were off leash and everyone was considerate to each other, you don’t allow a large dog to sniff and bother young children, etc. you then would put it on the leash – nowadays people need

an “on leash sign“ to do this. At the same time, being close to a beach was one of the things that influenced us to buy our property on the bench, well aware that prices were much higher than other areas in Penticton. We were also aware that further down towards the north end of the beach there were supposed nudists, this did not bother us because they were far in the distance out of sight at that time. Coming from Europe we are used to this. In parts of Europe nude beaches are allowed, here in Canada they are not, this according to Section 174 of the Criminal Code of Canada. There is only one nude

No to nude beach

In watching the debate on a Penticton public nude beach, I am compelled to comment on a statement made in the Penticton Western News Social Media Sound Off found on the letters to the editor page recently. I am a young liberal-minded women and I agree that the loosening of the law to allow women to go topless in certain provinces and to allow naturists to gather on private nude beaches (even if they could be viewed by the public) is a positive thing. The issue at Three Mile Beach is much more than a debate about body shame and body acceptance and naturists who simple prefer to sunbathe in the nude. The majority of people who would use the nude beach are indeed simply looking for a place to enjoy the sun in the nude. However, such beaches tend to attract a minority of people who engage in heavy drinking, drug use and lewd acts. I have been witness to these activities both at Wreck Beach in Vancouver while I was a student at UBC and now at Three Mile Beach since the naturist society has moved onto public land last year. Very little seems to be done to ensure that these illegal activities are met with consequences. So do we want to tolerate the minority illegal activity and lewd acts in order to pander to a special interest group who wants to commandeer a portion of a Penticton Public beach? Your call, Penticton. Tara Commandeur Resident of Penticton

The camel, the horse and the nudists

I am not a resident of Three Mile Road but I am one of the silent majority. The council members need to be reminded that the silent majority elected them. The vocal minority are just that, a minority. So far, I have found the council meetings to be kind of underwhelming. The lack of experience is obvious. The danger of this is that a decision could be made, the consequences of which we, the silent majority, have to live with. So, with regard to Three Mile Beach and the possibility of finding a new location for the nudists, my advice to council is do nothing for a year and see what happens. There is an old saying that a camel is a horse designed by a committee which implies that the committee tried to please everyone and did not end up with a horse, as intended.

beach that I am aware of: Wreck Beach by UBC in Vancouver. The land owner of the nudist beach at Three Mile Road, who has fenced off his property, is fully in his right to do so. Would you want to own expensive lakefront property in Penticton and have a bunch of nudists using it? However, at Three Mile Beach these nudists are using the only little stretch of sandy beach available on Three Mile Beach – is that fair? Nudism is not allowed in B.C. How would Penticton like it if all of the sandy beaches along Lakeshore Drive and Marina Way was full of nud-

We have had a few camels and we don’t need another one. Bill Smith Penticton

Charter protects innocent

(Re: Be Afraid in the letters to the editor, Western News, March 6).The charter was created to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens and to protect their freedoms. The intent was excellent but the result has been a disaster. The charter has done very little for the law-abiding citizens and has become the most effective tool ever for the criminal element. It had tied the hands of the police behind their back in their efforts to maintain law and order and the courts are letting criminals go free because of idiotic things like the persons privacy was violated or the authorities didn’t have a court order to monitor a suspected terrorists’ activities, etc. The courts protect the Charter Rights of the criminal – having committed a criminal act doesn’t matter anymore to the courts. The average law-abiding citizen has rights under the Charter and those rights include being protected from the criminals and terrorists and a person should not have to be placed in a position where they have been a victim of a criminal act only to see the courts release them to do the same thing to another person because the criminals’ Charter Rights weren’t adhered to. Charter Rights should be null and void when a person commits a crime. The Charter was never meant to be a tool to protect criminals and terrorists. The Harper government tough on crime stance took more courage to enact than previous governments had or dared to have because of the automatic backlash from the bleeding hearts elements of today’s culture. Mr. Billesberger stated. “The only people who will vote Conservative this fall will be the extremely stupid, the extremely wealthy, the apathetic and the politically blind.” This description more adequately applies to the people that don’t vote Conservative. Dan Tymchuk Okanagan Falls

Wolf cull is a savage policy

Wolves and caribou have co-existed for many thousands of years in B.C. without the extinction of the caribou. Ergo, it must be other, more recent factors that are causing population decline. CPAWS reports that, woodland cari-

ists? What would happen? Of course the police would be right there and make them leave. This would also not be good for the tourist trade of Penticton. The same thing should happen at Three Mile Beach, it is a public family beach and not a nudist beach! It is illegal to lie nude on a beach if this bothers other people. To the mayor and council this should be a no brainer. It is illegal and the nudists should find a more secluded beach where they cannot be viewed from other neighboring property owners or public visitors. Margret & Hans Karow Summerland

bou in Alberta are on the verge of extinction. Due to industrial use, very little intact habitat is left in Alberta that can sustain woodland caribou populations. Destruction of their range has made the caribou more vulnerable to wolves. Review a Google Earth map of the South Selkirks to see the enormous amount of clear-cut areas which have reduced the available caribou food and habitat. The access roads for logging provide trails for skidoos in winter to disturb the caribou and pack down snow to provide access for wolves to prey on weakened, stressed animals, and for hunters and vehicles to use. The caribou will not likely survive without an immediately created, large, and protected park, even in the absence of wolf predation. B.C. should not cull the wolves. They are not the larger problem. This is a foolish and savage policy, and should be promptly rescinded. Mike Roberts Kaleden

For the love of the game

We arrived home the other day to a handwritten note in our mailbox from a boy in our neighbourhood. Andrew was asking if he would be able to collect our recyclable bottles on a specific date and time, explaining that he loved to play soccer and he was trying to raise money for his soccer team to assist him with some of the expenses for this upcoming season. Well wasn’t that a pleasant surprise. A young man making an effort to help himself achieve something that he loves. Both my wife and I found this very refreshing. Saturday came and Andrew saw lots of willing neighbours assisting him with his goal as he collected bottles from our neighbourhood. On Sunday late afternoon our dog alerted us to the mail box, and he was not happy that the mailman came on a Sunday. Andrew was riding his bike around the neighbourhood delivering hand written thank you cards, thanking us for our bottles and once again expressing his love for soccer, signed Andrew. Wow, this young boy certainly gained our respect and needs to be made an example of. I also would like to commend the parents who obviously are trying to instil some very good values in their son and teach him that hard work comes with rewards, and to be respectful and polite. Way to go! Good luck with your soccer season Andrew. Well done. Bernhard and Jan Schneider Penticton

A selection of comments on Penticton Western News stories found online:

On web poll regarding daycare in residential neighbourhoods: “I’m confused at who would be against this? The elderly take such joy in observing the lil’ ones play, the closer to home a daycare is, the better as far as I’m concerned. Schools are most commonly in residential areas. A daycare is part of the educational path of young children today, thus where else should they be located? Industrial areas are not a place for children.”

— posted by Kelsey Marin

“Cannot understand some of these seniors of today. I am a senior and it makes one feel good having kids around. My grandchild never visits. You all live near the beach, park, construction, and a main flow street for traffic, and you worry about noise and traffic? With the building going on your quiet neighbourhood, as you knew it, is changing. We want service in our town and we are retired. If families can’t come here because shortage of daycare, who the heck is going to give you the service you are accustomed to. Come on, get with the times and don’t label yourselves a grumpy senior.”

— posted by Judy Johnson

“Since this home would be classified a daycare major, I personally would be more worried about the house/facility itself rather than then neighbourhood. This looks like a two-storey house. How would the children escape the second story if there was a fire? Is the house up to the standards required by the Community Care Act? As a parent those are some of the questions I have.”

— posted by Ellen Girouard

On Celtic Thunder return to roots:

“Saw the guys the last time they were in Penticton, with George. Will be a bittersweet evening to be at the concert next month in Penticton and not see and hear the Big Man. He was always my favourite member of this fabulous group. I will take tissues”

— posted by Stephanie Gay Lefroy

On 1955 World Championship Penticton Vees were the Cinderella Kids:

“At the 10-year celebration game I got to skate with the Vees during warm up and was on the bench as stick boy. I remember how much the members who stayed in town contributed to minor hockey and the community. They were and are hockey legends.”

— posted by Brian Bogle

“I remember this! We lived about a dozen miles from Penticton. My Dad was a hockey fan, and my sister and I helped him hook a rug while we listened to the series. At the time, I don’t imagine she and I realized what a big deal it really was, for this young team from an unknown small town in B.C. to take on the world!”

— posted by Donna Hamilton

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Burton Cummings talks small-town tour Laura Lavin Black Press

Iconic Canadian rocker Burton Cummings still remembers being a gobsmacked kid. In fact, he remembers most everything about his storied life and career. From growing up in frigid Winnipeg, to a Los Angeles home with a wall full of gold records, Cummings plucks memories from his 67 years on the planet as easily as his fans pick favourite tunes from his long playlist of hits. It’s his connection to the music and the people who love it that drives him to continue touring and continue expanding his repertoire of talents. Cummings is headed to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre March 12 as part of the In Your Backyard tour. “We’re doing almost like a mini tour of British Columbia,” he said. “We were just in Nanaimo. People were just overwhelming as far as the response and I started realizing, I’ve been on the radio for over 40 years now and it’s a bit of an event anywhere I can go, show up and sound like the records – the people just love it.” He hasn’t been to many small towns recently and decided fans shouldn’t have to travel to take in a good show. “I don’t have to be in a stadium to be

happy, I love the theatres. We’ve been doing a lot of theatres lately, also casinos. Suddenly now, in 2015, there’s casinos on every corner so if you’re lucky enough to have a batch of hit records from a certain era there’s so many places that want me to come in with my band,” Cummings said. Contrary to some performers. Cummings loves fans who bring cameras and take photos at his shows. “I encourage people to take all the photos you want and send them to us, we put them up. I’m getting great reaction from fans after the shows, they send us the pictures and it makes my (web) page more interesting.” He has one goal during his live shows and that’s “knock ‘em out.” “(We) play all the famous songs people came to hear. I’m a stickler for vocals, you know. I have a band where everybody sings besides me so that layer of vocals is always there. We really do try and sound like the records. That word spreads and I’ve noticed more and more the crowds are getting bigger and people are loving it — so whatever we’re doing, I think we’re doing something right.” Cummings is a music collector and has everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Skrillex. See CUMMINGS on PG. 10

BURTON CUMMINGS heads to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on March 12.

New manager for Venables Western News Staff

Bettyanne Hampton is getting ready to take over her new position as manager of Oliver’s new Frank Venables Theatre. Hampton, who spent her teenage years in Osoyoos, has an exstensive background in art managment, presentation and education throughout various arts centres on Vancouver Island. Prior to this appointment, Hampton has been the executive director of the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John since 2010. “The Board is very excited

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to have attracted such a strong leader within B.C’s lively art scene. Bettyanne is bringing a wealth of energy and expertise in facility management and equally importantly, in collaborative programming and community and professional presentations,” Wendy Newman, president of the theatre’s operating society board of directors, said in a press release. Hampton’s history also includes experience with arts education managing the Comox Valley Youth Music Centre for seven years, working with music and theatre educators from accross the province.

Hampton will join the team March 30, just in time for the province-wide arts touring conference in April being held in Vancouver. The conference will host B.C. community theatre managers and presenters as they work together to plan tours for professional artists coming through the area in the next three years. Starting next month, Hampton can be reached at the theatre office at 6100 Gala St. in Oliver either by email at manager@venablestheatre.ca or over the phone at 250-4981626.

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Ol’ Opry comes to Penticton Western News Staff

Canada’s longest running country music stage show is making a stop in Penticton. The Westbank Country Opry is bringing a ton of country fun to the Shatford Centre on March 21. Penticton radio personality from SO Country radio Dennis Walker is on hand to MC the event after taking over last spring. In that time, Walker has encouraged artists from around Penticton and the South Okanagan to join the show including Yanti Rowland, Maiya Robbie and Nikita Afonso and Beamer Wigley. The show’s proceeds will go

towards the Shatford’s Penticton Rotary Community Kitchen. The kitchen, to be located in the Shatford Centre, is set to open later this year . “Our house band will make the trip from West Kelowna and we are working on including several Penticton-based artists,” Lavern Panich, Opry musical director, said in a press release. The Opry will also be joined by special guest Jr. Miss Washington State Rodeo Riata Marchand. Tickets are $15 and available at the Shatford Centre. All the musical fun starts at 2 p.m. For more information visit www. Westbankcountryopry.com.

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“In my hard drive now it’s approaching 270,000 songs on MP3. It’s a true Smithsonian, because there is pertinent artwork for every single one,” he says “It goes back over century. It goes back to 1909 – and you might ask, ‘What do you have from 1909?’ I’ll tell you. I have the original Dixieland jazz band, which was recorded by RCA on those cylinder records. All of that stuff was eventually converted to MP3s. It’s not the clearest, but it’s neat to have stuff from 106 years ago. It’s a massive collection of music, I have soundtracks from great, classic films. I have a lot of stuff from Varèse Sarabande, a wonderful label and that’s all the classical stuff Beethoven and Mozart and Rachmaninoff. “The collection goes into every small corner of music – and what I go back to more often than anything is my Henry Man-

cini stuff. Especially the beatnik era, the Peter Gunn stuff from the 50s, man I would have made a good beatnik. I would‘ve had a goatee, big, dark glasses, I woulda had a beret on and end up doing impromptu poetry. I always was fascinated with that era – if I was just born about 10 years earlier I would have been right in there. But of all the huge music I have – it’s about a year and a half of music — out of all of that, I still go back to Henry Mancini and the Beatles.” Cummings is not a big fan of country music, but his collection does include the genre. “I have some pertinent country, especially some from the golden era 1959 to 1963 when they had all those cross-over records. And I still have a lot of hip hop and rap, I love digital underground from San Francisco and I listen to Jay-Z, purely out of interest. I say to myself: ‘Wow. Does the anger disappear after $400 million? $500

million?’ “Unless that’s just your deal on records. But for somebody with the clout to rent the Louvre for the day – that’s still an awful lot of anger in those records. I hope I don’t sound too sarcastic but you know exactly what I mean.” His taste even runs to electronic music. “I like Skrillex, I like Deadmou5 – who is Canadian by the way. I like a lot of stuff. People think it’s nonsense, but it’s very hard to do. Skrillex was the one that turned me on to it with Deadmou5. I have every genre in my collection.” Tickets for Cummings’ stop in Penticton range from $97.50 to $110.50 and are available in person at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC) or at the Penticton and Wine Country Visitor Centre. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ValleyFirstTix.com or over the phone at 1-877-SOEC-TIX.

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For the month of March, enjoying Penticton’s craft beers may be the best way to support bringing community radio to the city. Peach City Radio has teamed up with Bad Tattoo, Cannery Brewing, Tin Whistle Brewery and Kettle Valley Station Pub in a competitive fundraiser for the community radio station. These brewers are donating part of the proceeds from each growler — refillable two-litre jug — fill to the Raise the Radio campaign — an effort to help build a fully outfitted broadcast studio for the Peach City Community Radio Soci-

ety. For Martin Lewis of Bad Tattoo Brewery, taking part in the campaign was an easy decision. “We thought that a not-for-profit radio station in Penticton, focussed on local news and local talent, with volunteer DJs was just a great cause,” said Lewis. “I think Peach City Radio, when it gets started, will be great for the community.” Peach City Radio aims to raise $30,000 to purchase a transmitter, tower, antenna, and all of the required studio equipment for FM broadcast including, of course, some quality microphones. This future radio studio will be set up for the commu-

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favourite beer at the 2015 Fest of Ale in April. “It’s a fun campaign. When you come in and fill your growler, you are basically casting a vote for Bad Tattoo,” said Lewis. “And we will donate a dollar of every growler fill in the month of March to help them buy some equipment to help them do a better job of being on the air.” The radio society is awaiting the results of their application for a low-power FM broadcast licence and their January hearing before the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission. The society currently streams an online sig-

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Students research science for district fair John Arendt Black Press

Students set out hypotheses, conducted tests and calculated their results as they prepared entries for the Okanagan Skaha School District’s science fair. The fair was held at Summerland Secondary School on March 5 with more than 70 students from Summerland and

Penticton schools Koen Buckingham, a Summerland Middle School student, began his science fair project with an urban legend. The legend is that a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s mouth, a claim Buckingham questioned. After taking saliva samples from dogs and people, Buckingham grew bacteria and analyzed it. He dis-

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the future. Grant Mansiere of Summerland Secondary School studied how various eye colours are affected by blue light. He said blue eyes let in more blue light than other eye colours. The blue light affects circadian rhythms. This means blue-eyed people are more strongly affected by the blue light from electronic screens. Mansiere has entered science fairs in the past and took his project to the national level last year. “I enjoy learning about my topic and presenting my project,” he said. “I’m presenting myself with facts to back me up.” Named in the top five projects from KVR are Duncan Robinson (Cher Ou Pas The Vert) and Isabella Gunderson (Let It Float). Joining Penticton Secondary School’s Smith in the Top 30 projects are from KVR; Emily Moseley (What a waste), Ariana Lasinski and Katiana Picton (Des nettoyants proper), Katrina Kirschman (Animaux et De l’herbe), Kendall Brooks and Olivia Ransom (Les sabots se salient), Marcus Grainger (The quest for

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the battery of the century), Sophie Brydon and Jaden Yamamoto (Comment comprenonsnous?), Lyndsy Acheson (Ebola), Juliana Pariag (Can chalk neutralize heartburn as well as antacids?), Kayla Cobb (Arc en ciel), Olivia Loewen and Alexis Picton (Music: distraction or benefit?), Maria Iannone and Tess Widney (Se rechauffer avant de faire de l’exercise?), Josh Finer and Adam Koczij (La bataille des batteries), Amber Martel and Passion Von Dein (Health to sweet).

Students from Skaha Lake MIddle School in the top 30 include; MJ Cournoyer (To cut or not to cut?), Ian Heck (The exploding egg), Nicola Thompson (Seeing colours), Breanna Betz and Emma Flores (Selfinflating balloons). Nick Nourassa Iannone from McNicoll Park also made the top 30 with his project Industrial hemp rocks. From Entre-Lac Amy Whitty and Brooke Hall Eckes will also be headed to the district science fair with their project Finir de Brunir.

Off-road vehicle use forum Western News Staff

Off-road vehicles can be fun, but they have an environmental impact as well. That’s the subject of two open houses Okanagan residents are invited to attend on March 11 in Osoyoos and March 12 in Oliver. The open houses will host a discussion on the impacts of off-road vehicles on the sensitive ecosystems on Oliver Mountain and around Osoyoos West Bench. Each open house will have a presentation on grassland ecosystems and give people an opportunity to suggest options for minimizing environmental impacts. Some of these options

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gists to get these things going,” said Pew. “It’s kind of a bottom-up project that starts with the local biologists and goes through a system of committees.” Pew said the Freshwater Fisheries Society is a happy place to work. “We get a lot of ‘atta boys’ from anglers throughout the province,” he said. “We do work that people like to see and there are results, constantly.” The new arrangement doesn’t affect surcharges on licences for the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund. The fund will continue to receive 100 per cent of the licence surcharge dedicated to habitat conservation under the new arrangement.

Volunteers needed to canvass homes “It’s what we need to get the job done,” she said. Kelsey said raising awareness is important, that many people don’t realize diabetes is the world’s fourth leading cause of death. Kelsey’s statistics are staggering, with an estimated 250 million people affected around the world, nine million of them in Canada. In North America, one in three children born in 2000 or later will develop diabetes in their lifetime. “That and growing. It’s epidemic proportions. Ninety per cent of people living with diabetes have type two and it is mostly preventable,” said Kelsey.

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The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for some extra help as they return to the streets in May for their annual door-to-door campaign. Lynn Kelsey, assistant campaign coordinator, said they are looking for about 600 volunteers to canvass homes in Penticton and the surrounding area. “We need people who are willing to volunteer two to four hours of their time during the month of May,” said Kelsey. She admits 600 people is a large number to recruit, but says that covers an area from Oliver to Summerland.

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“That’s why we are working on getting the education out there as well.” There are a number of ways to help out, said Kelsey. Volunteers can choose to canvass in their own neighbourhoods, at their workplace, among friends and family or donate. Students may also qualify for volunteer credit hours through helping out. The residential fundraising campaign runs from May 1 to 31, with money raised going both to research for a cure and to send kids with diabetes to camp. For more information or to sign up, call 250-462-5582 or email lynnkelsey@hotmail.com.

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PENTICTON VEES Patrick Newell fires a shot that goes over the glove of West Kelowna Warriors netminder Stephen Heslop in the third period of the B.C. Hockey League playoff match at the South Okanagan Events Centre March 9. Below, Miles Gendron breaks down the ice en route to setting up one of two goals he earned helpers on. Penticton’s next games are March 14 and 15 when they host the Vernon Vipers in the second round. Both games are at 6 p.m. Mark Brett/Western News

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Smelling blood, the Penticton Vees went for the kill and got it Monday night against the West Kelowna Warriors at the South Okanagan Events Centre with a 7-0 blowout. The victory, in front of a crowd of 1,877, clinched the BCHL Interior Division semifinal for the Vees in six games. “We were excited. This was a big game for us,” said Vees rookie sensation Tyson Jost, who burned Warriors goalie Stephen Heslop twice. “Very proud of the boys for getting it done. It was a fun series and we’re glad it’s over. We battled through a hard series. Lots of overtime, it was fun. We’re looking forward to Vernon.” The Vees opened the scoring at 11:40 of the first period when Matt Serratore took a pass from Jarod Hilderman in the neutral zone and beat Heslop with a shot from above the hash marks that snuck between his arm and body. Jost made it 2-0 with his third goal of the playoffs at 15:31 after Demico Hannoun won a battle for the puck with Liam Blackburn at the Warriors blueline and made a move to pass it off to Jost. He then cut hard to the net untouched and tucked the puck behind Heslops stretched right pad. The Warriors had a few good chances, but Miska was there to make key saves and his defence cleared pucks out of danger. “The boys played unbelievable this whole series,” said Miska, who finished with 29 saves. “I was pretty dialed in on that game. I felt great. Guys were doing their jobs.” Jost was at it again in the second period. With 41 seconds remaining, the play started after he beat Andrew Johnson on the face-off and Hannoun passed back to Miles Gendron at the blue line. He fired a shot that Jost redirected past Heslop. “I guess just the timing of it. Gendy made a nice shot and I just got a stick on it,” said Jost. “I was pretty fired up when it went in. That’s a pretty good lead.” Vees coach-general manager Fred Harbinson said that was the back breaker. “We knew they were going to come out hard. We had

two huge penalty kills in the first period, especially at the end of the period,” said Harbinson. “They make it 2-1 and it’s a different deal. We had our chance on the power play and the goalie made a couple of unbelievable saves. We have seen a lot of two-goal leads evaporate in this series. Getting that third one late was huge.” The Vees cemented their lead with two goals in 19 seconds by Riley Alferd at 8:48, then Patrick Newell. The final two goals were scored by Dakota Conroy and Connor Chartier. Harbinson said it’s always hard to end a team’s season. “That’s a good team over there. I just thought our guys stuck with the game plan,” he said. “Didn’t look nervous, made some really smart plays.” The Warriors were without Brayden Gelsinger in the final two games as well as Jordan Masters and goalie Andy Desautels for the entire series. Masters is a point-per-game producer and Desautels won 14 of his 31 starts. Gelsinger, one of the Warriors’ top scorers, had two points in three playoff games. “It feels unbelievable,” said Miska of the series win. “It’s just another stepping stone towards the RBC Cup. That was one huge step. The boys played unbelievable this whole series. They were close games and tonight we knew this was the opportunity to win the series.”

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Sport schoolers to watch Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

High-end talent will be on display as the Canadian Sport School Hockey League playoffs begin in Penticton Thursday. Among the talent that has played in the league are Curtis Lazar of the Ottawa Senators, who captained Canada to gold in the 2015 World Junior Championship along with Detroit Red Wings prospect Joe Hicketts, and Minnesota Wild rookie defenceman Matt Dumba. This year the championship will feature players who will move onto junior A, the Western Hockey League and potentially the NHL. This season’s crop of Prep division players might be the best yet as nine of 21 players were selected in the first round of the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. More than 20 were taken in later rounds. Also, over a dozen current players have seen action in the WHL and BCHL this season with a few already receiving National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarships. Here are five players to watch from the prep division: Jordy Bellerive, Okanagan Hockey Academy White: One of the most highly touted players to enter the CSSHL this season, Bellerive, 1999-born, hasn’t disappointed as he racked up 30 goals in 26 games. The North Vancouver product was drafted second overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. He has played in three games with the Penticton Vees this season, scoring his first BCHL goal on Dec. 3. Kohen Olischefski, Yale Hockey Academy: One of the model student athletes in the CSSHL the past two seasons, Olischefski has followed up his 2013-14 Elite 15s Division MVP

season with a leagueleading 71 points (29-4270) through 28 games this season. Committed to the Chilliwack Chiefs for the 2015-16 campaign, he has played seven games with the Chiefs and the Abbotsford product has already received an National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarship to the University of Wisconsin. Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Edge School for Athletes: Selected 14th overall at the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft, Anderson-Dolan has produced 30 points (13-1730) in 25 games so far with Edge as the only ‘99-born on the roster. The Calgary product has already laced up the skates for the Spokane Chiefs three times this season. Michael Rasmussen, Okanagan Hockey Academy White: The six-footfour, ‘99-born Rasmussen has enjoyed a successful season with OHA White, leading the team with 45 points (24-21-43) in 27 games. Drafted seventh overall in 2014 by the TriCity Americans, the Surrey product made his WHL debut on Jan. 21 and has also played one game for the Vees this season. Rasmussen is confident in his team and said they have had a good season going 22-4-1 in 27 games. “We are the youngest in the league. Our results have been really good,” he said of their secondplace spot in the division. “We’re hoping to win it all. We have been doing good, just a bit of a rough patch (2-1 loss to Pursuit of Excellence, then a 3-2 win against them) and in the past couple games.” Rasmussen said he doesn’t know what to expect of the playoffs, but has experience from competing in provincials in the Surrey Minor Hockey Association. The OHA Prep Division team are

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the defending champions after breaking the Edge School’s four-year reign. Tak Anholt, Yale Hockey Academy: The ‘98-born Anholt leads the entire CSSHL in points per-game (2.7) as he has accumulated 64 points (28-3662) in just 24 games. The North Vancouver product is committed to the Vees for the 2015-16 season. He has suited up in five games with Penticton this season. Tickets are on sale and available at www.valleyfirsttix.com, in person at the Valley First Box Office

at the SOEC or the Wine Country Visitor Centre. All 34 games will be streamed on www.fasthockey.com. The is $9.99 per day, which gives fans unlimited access to all FASTHockey broadcasts for a particular day. Games will be played at the South Okanagan Events Centre, the OHS Training Centre, Memorial Arena, McLaren Park Arena and one in the Summerland Arena. The Prep Division quarter-final starts March 13 at 1 p.m. with Yale hosting Burnaby in the

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OHS Training Centre, Pursuit of Excellence hosts Edge at McLaren Park Arena and Delta hosting Okanagan White at Memorial Arena. At 3:30 p.m., Okanagan White hosts Banff at Memorial Arena, at McLaren Arena, Pursuit of Excellence faces Edge Prep. At 6 p.m., OHA Red hosts Delta at the OHS Training Centre.A full schedule can be found at www.csshl.ca on the main page by clicking on schedules on t he left side.

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Top 10 finish for KVR Express Western News Staff

The KVR Express Grade 8 girls basketball team capped its season with a 35-32 win over Whistler at provincials in Pitt Meadows. The victory helped the Express finish ninth with Olivia DeVito leading offensively with nine points and adding four steals. Jennifer Hayman added eight points, with nine rebounds and was named player of the game, while Kalli Doell and Liev Elder chipped in six and five points, respectively. “It was a fabulous end. We struggled against a very good Whistler team early getting down by 11 points in the first quarter, but we chipped away and kept within reach,” said Express coach Chris Terris. In the second half, the Express forced Whistler to turn the ball over resulting in some easy scores. They got their first lead when DeVito hit a threepoint shot with 1:35 remaining. The Express also got clutch scoring from Elder. “The girls had a great season,” said Terris. “We would have loved a doover in our first game (43-29 loss to Clayburn), but as coaches, we were very proud of how they bounced back to win their last three games of the tournament. “This team is right there among the best in the province,” continued Terris, adding that Walnut Grove, who they lost to earlier in the season, won the final by 27 points. In the opening tournament loss, Kayley Davies led the Express with seven points and five steals. In a 45-21 win over Vancouver’s Lord Byng, Hayman collected 10 points and was named player of the game, while Doell, DeVito, Mckenna Clarke and Tegan Elder each scored six points. Against Vernon, the Express won 33-14. Emma Terris led with eight points, while Davies had three steals and Hayman grabbed three rebounds.

KVR EXPRESS’ Jennifer Hayman (14) and Emma Terris (13) box out against Whistler in pursuit of a rebound. Hayman scored eight points and collected nine rebounds in a 35-32 win over Whistler in the consolation final of the Grade 8 girls basketball proivincials in Pitt Meadows.

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Penticton Minor Basketball is offering a spring mini hoops camp March 16-20 at KVR Middle School. The co-ed camp is for players in Grades 1-8 with older and advanced split from the younger and less experienced group. Players will be instructed by former university and college players and they will be put through drills and games. The camps are from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $80. Call Dustin Hyde at 250-490-0050 to register or email him at penticton.minihoops@gmail.com. Methods of payment include email money transfer though online banking to the email mentioned, dropping a payment off at the Pen High office or mailing a cheque, payable to Penticton Minor Hoops Basketball Camp, to 144 Chatham Place, Penticton, V2A 7L6. There is also a Facebook page at www.facebook. com/dustin/hyde.161.

Top downhill skiers at Apex Mountain

Western Canada’s best under-16 skiers are at Apex Mountain Resort to compete in Super G, GS and slalom for B.C. Alpine March 12 to 15. There will be 180 skiers being showcased for future Canadian World Cup and Olympic teams. The Apex Ski Club has six members competing in Marcus Athans, Kyle Blaser, Parker Sinclair, Tyra Henderson, Molly Wells and Mini Gentes. ASC coach Jorgen Anderson has high hopes for the boys, while he would like to see the girls gain valuable experience. “It’s the premiere event of the season,” said Anderson. The hope is for Athans to finish in the top 20, Blaser top 40 and Parker in the top 60. However, Anderson isn’t concerned about that. “I don’t care about the numbers,” he said. “I want them to come out of this with a positive experience, same thing with the girls.”

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Penticton Speedway owner Johnny Aantjes presented Canadian Tire owner Doug MacMillan with a cheque for $1,117 to Jumpstart from the Penticton Speedway Foundation. Last year alone, Jumpstart in Penticton helped more than 400 kids play sports in the Penticton area. The Penticton Speedway Foundation is committed to helping the community through local charities and organizations, such as Jumpstart, local breakfast programs and more. The foundation also teamed up with the Penticton Vees and Neil Jamieson of Underwriter’s Insurace to raise more than $15,000 through Wicked Wednesday games for the Vees towards School District 67s breakfast program and the South Okanagan Women In Needs Society.

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Harvey-Lister-Webb: 10 Goalscorers: Darren Schimpf (4), Mike Beliveau (3), Eduardo Cacace, Gord McLaren and Tony Dias. Rona:4 Venna Veselka, Don Russell, Dave Crompton and Joe Kandola. TC Auto Sales:11: Norman Peters (5), Mike Weckel (3) and Jon Padgett (3) Penticton Lock and Key: 2; Paul Borba and Peter Ruocco. TC Auto Sales ended the season with 12 wins, five losses and one shootout win to take first. In second was Harvey-Lister-Webb with nine wins, eight losses and one shootout loss. Rona finished 8-8-1-1 and Penticton Lock and Key was 4-12-1-1. Zico Pescada of Rona won the scoring crown with 43 goals and 93 points in 18 games. Mike Beliveau of Harvey-Lister-Webb, was the next closest scorer with 32 goals and 68 points in 17 games.

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FINE FORM — Glengarry Figure Skating Club members, Meagan Pankratz, left, performs one of her solo numbers that was part of the annual show, Ice Parade that was held at Memorial Arena March 10. Samantha MacNally tucks for this turn in her number. Mark Brett/Western News

England hockey school teams dominating Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

With its eye on expanding globally, the Okanagan Hockey Group in Penticton is seeing success in England. Bringing an academy there was the result of a successful expansion to Polten, Austria in 2008, which filled to capacity in three years. “We couldn’t take any more players. That exceeded expectations. It got there a lot quicker than we anticipated,” said OHG president Andy Oakes. England was chosen because the OHG has a long history and tradition in the country as Peter Russell, who coaches Okanagan Hockey Academy UK’s under-18 boys hockey team, ran some camps there over the years and worked as an instructor in Penticton. Plus, one of their former students, Steve Nell and his family owns the Swindon Wildcats, a professional team. Nell is their business partner, and operates a sports school and oversees youth hockey in Swindon, located 114 kilometres east of London. “It was a real good synergy for us to be able to go into a place he had control of the rink, he had lots of ice,” said Oakes. “He had all the facilities we needed set up.” Three years after its creation, the OHA UK is dominating the Junior League’s South Division. Playing in the English Ice Hockey

Association, the under-18 team is 14-1, while the U16 squad, guided by Canadian Laurie Barron, is 13-0. “The results the UK is producing is scary,” said Oakes. “The players they have are taking their game to another level. Their acceleration is so much faster.” The younger squad has scored 118 goals, while allowing eight and the U18 team has racked up a league-leading 218 goals and is tops with 13 goals against. “This is a big season. We want to see them have success,” continued Oakes. “Ultimately see them win their division. Next year as they continue to grow the program, they are going to end up having to look for some different competition to stay competitive. Push the players to a competitive level. It’s a really important year for us.” Oakes said the teams are comparable to North American squads. The Britain squads play in domestic leagues, but also travel to Austria and have gone to Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, France, Belgium, Denmark and Holland. “We’re producing a lot of really talented local domestic players,” said Oakes. Russell, named coach of Great Britain’s U20 national men’s team, has been very happy with what he has seen. “The players are coming to play

OKANAGAN HOCKEY ACADEMY United Kingdom has seen its under-18 and U16 programs have very successful seasons in the English Ice Hockey Association. Photo courtesy of OHA UK

each game and showing a real determination to keep our performance and attitudes levels high,” wrote Russell in an email. “I have a great group of players to coach. Like all teams, they are of mixed ability but we have a group team spirit and unity. They are great to work with on and off the ice.” Last December, the program had three players, Glenn Billing, Toms

Rutkis and Michael Stratford, play on Team Britain, which captured gold at the World Championships Division IIA against Korea. “It’s fantastic for firstly our players and our program. The players selected were all 17 years old so it shows they are competing with players older and more mature,” he said. “I think that is only a great thing for Okanagan Hockey Academy.”

In January, eight players, including Billing, Rutkis and Stratford, will join Great Britain’s U18 team for the International Ice Hockey Federation Division 2 Group A championships from Tallinn, Estonia March 19 to 25. “To have eight players selected into a Great Britain national team is a huge positive to our program here in Swindon,” said Russell in a press release.

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Ivan passed away peacefully at his home in Penticton at the age of 83. He is predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Marge. He is survived by his two daughters and their families; Susan Strohmann (Rob), Cindy Lewthwaite (Don), five grandchildren, Matthew, Jenna, Marcus, Charlie and Charlotte, and two great-grandchildren, Thomas and Oliver. He also leaves behind his partner and companion of the last 11 years, Lillian Carlson. Ivan moved to Penticton in 1967 with his family from Barrhead, Alberta. Messmer Construction built many houses and duplexes in the Summerland area as well as building and owning Peacock’s Perch Pub in Summerland. He was also an active business man in Alberta and as far away as Molokai, Hawaii. Ivan was the Mayor of Penticton from 1980 – 1986. He continued his political career representing the riding of Boundary Similkameen as an MLA from 1986 – 1991. During his term, he held several key portfolios including Minister of Parks and Solicitor-General. He retired from politics and went on to enjoy camping, golfing, wintering in San Diego, spending time with friends and cooking for family gatherings. Ivan was known for his great sense of humour and the twinkle in his eye. He loved to debate any topic and usually had you agreeing with his point of view. He will be missed terribly by his family and friends. We will always treasure our memories. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 150 Orchard Avenue, Penticton, B.C. with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Penticton & District Hospice Society, c/o Moog & Friends Hospice House, P.O. Box 1105, Penticton, B.C. V2A6J9. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com

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April 26, 1936 - March 6, 2015 Stan Loewen born in Penticton, BC passed away on March 6 at the age of 80. He is survived by his loving wife Joan Loewen of 64 years. His daughter Linda Chatten (Gordon Chatten), son Jeff Loewen (Elaine Loewen), son Michael Loewen (Carla Loewen), daughter Sandy Slager (Roger Slager), son Tony Loewen (Kristine Loewen). Also 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Living all of his life in Penticton. One of his many hobbies was to be the mechanic for car 54 at the Penticton stock car track for many years. He also enjoyed camping and fishing with family and friends. In his lifetime he held down many jobs. He worked many years of the CPR and K.P. Laminated in Penticton. He will be missed by many friends and all his family. A small open house will be held at 206-197 Dauphin Avenue from 1 pm to 4 pm Saturday, March 14, 2015. For family and a small group of friends. A request of no flowers and cards has been made.

Dolly passed peacefully February 27, 2015 with family by her side. Dolly was born January 24, 1927 into the pioneer families of John and Ethel Thomas (nee Hawthorne). She lived all her years in Okanagan Falls surrounded by many family and friends. She was predeceased by husband Angus, daughter Pamela, sisters Pat and Evelyn, brothers George, Ray and Morrie. She is fondly remembered by daughters Beverley (Lloyd), Diane (Gary) and son Thomas (Angie), grand-daughters Sherry (Jamie), Leanne (Chad) and Shelley, brother Lloyd (Gloria) and sister in laws Denise Thomas, Audrey Thomas, and many nieces and nephews. Also missing her is Harry the cat. Dolly loved O.K. Falls and contributed to the community, actively being involved in the Women’s Institute, Heritage Society, Recreation Commission, Seniors Centre, St. Barbara’s Anglican Church and St. Barbara’s Anglican Guild. She served on the committees responsible for the Community Centre Building and the KVR Walking trestle. In 1997 she was named Citizen of the Year. Dolly worked at the Charlie Oliver Orchard, Kaleden Fruit Packing House, O.K. Falls Post Office and the BC Livestock Sale Yard. She loved to bake cookies, set ladies hair, dance, garden, hike, sew, knit and visit. Her door was open to all and the tea pot was always on. Donations in lieu of flowers to St. Barbara’s Anglican Church, Moog and Friends Hospice House or the SPCA. Special thanks to the nursing staff at Moog and Friends Hospice House especially Bobby and Bernie. Service to be held at St. Barbara’s Anglican Church, Okanagan Falls March 16 at 2:00 p.m. Reception to follow at the Okanagan Falls Senior Centre. Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com Arrangements entrusted to:

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Honest Skilled Carpenter Available for all aspects of carpentry. Specializing in decks, pergolas, tile, framing,drywall, finishing. Reas. rates. 25 yrs exp. Photos & ref’s avail. Contact Paul 250-486-4739

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Firearms Local Okanagan Resident looking to purchase firearms, fully licensed, will travel, Call or text, (250)809-9664 Quality Firearms Buy & Sell. Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

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Furniture 11 piece solid bleached oak dining room set $2000, couch & love seat, beige 1yr old $500, lamps, end tables, solid wood 3-sliding door dvd/trinket cabinet $400, free Davenport, moving must sell, 778-5151997, 250-485-0916

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Rentals available immediately through Stanmar Services Ltd. Bachelor suites, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments located conveniently behind Penticton Plaza at 43 & 83 Calgary Ave., Penticton, BC. Rents start at $850 including utilities. Please note these buildings are 55+. Please email inquiries to: support.stanmarserviceses@shaw.ca

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Commercial/ Industrial APPLE PLAZA, Prime Central location in busy plaza; ample parking. 2300 SF build to suit; 220 SF shared office space; 600 SF up 1100 SF, call Barb 250-770-0536 Business Opportunity at APPLE PLAZA, furnished & equipped upscale office space, 1500 sqft. up to 2300 sqft. ready for occupancy, call for details, Barb 250-770-0536

WALK-OUT daylight suite, Pvt Ent, All inlc, All new. Prkg, N/S, N/P. Mature person. Refs & Deposit. $850. 493-0550

Townhouses 3bdrm townhouse, close to school, bus, shopping, $1150, avail. April 1, (250)493-4211 472 Winnipeg St Penticton, new apt, 2bd 2ba, $1100+util, 298 Maple St, 3bd townhouse $1250+util., Paul Singla, 250490-1700, 250-490-1530 End unit, 3 bdrm, in Baskin Gardens, Avail. March 15, $1100+util., 1-780-781-7964, leave message.

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Gospel Minister & family want to rent or buy house, prefer country home, can be in rough shape, Bill 250-494-7978

1bdrm, ns, 40+, ground level, large bright suite, close to H, bus, shopping, large private patio, $700+util., water incl., (250)492-0274, mornings

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1985 Corvette, Built 350, 202 Aluminum heads, cammed, bored, balanced, headers, 4” exhaust etc., rebuilt tranny, shift kit, new brakes, rotors, calipers, etc., targa top, 450+HP, extremely fast, $6000, 778-476-2046 1986 BMW 325, 4dr, sunroof, manual trans., needs painting, $2000 obo, 5 summer tires for above car, $1000 obo, cash only, (250)493-8923, Penticton

Sport Utility Vehicle 1998 Jeep Sport 4x4, 4 litre, 5spd, all power options, black, no rust anywhere, 178,000 kms, sun room, runs exc., new tires, brakes, muffler, $3500, 778-476-2046

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Noah’s gift to help the homeless Mark Brett

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Unmentionables are not at the top of most people’s wish list. However six-year-old Noah Ratke found that is not always the case when he and mom Gretchen reached out to a local men’s shelter to see how the money raised at a bake sale he organized could best be put to use. “Socks and underwear” was the response they got back from officials of Compass House men’s transitional housing, operated by the Salvation Army. Noah’s mom Gretchen admitted there was concern on the part of some adults about what was being donated but her son was sticking to his guns and that’s what the $300 was spent on. “He (Noah) just said no, that was what he wanted to get for these men,” said Gretchen. “He thought if you don’t have a home and you want a clean set of underwear and an undershirt and to feel like a person, knowing that somebody else is thinking about you and took the time to do this for you, that’s what he wanted to do. “Noah has a really strong social conscience and always has a sometimes annoying sense of right and wrong and fairness. He likes things in real life to be fair so he likes to even things out and help out when he can.”

Noah first got the idea after reading a book. “It was called Ruby’s Hope about a little girl who helped the homeless and I wanted to help out the homeless in Penticton,” said Noah. “My mom and I called the Salvation Army men’s shelter and asked what they needed most. They said they really needed underwear. I wanted the men at the shelter to know that there were people thinking about them and wanting them to succeed. “Everybody deserves respect and the right to be happy. Even little kids like me can make a difference.” Dennis Cyr, who operates the shelter for the Salvation Army, feels Noah’s donation is something that will mean a lot to the people who call the downtown shelter home. “When people come in here often times they just have the clothes that they’re wearing so something like a brand new clean pair of underwear is important,” said Cyr. “We can give them used clothes like pants and shirts but to have a brand new pair of clean underwear is pretty important. “It’s really amazing to have a young person like that thinking about people other than themselves. I think it’s a challenge to all of us. It’s the little things like underwear, things that we take for granted that make a difference.” Gretchen added she and her son often talk

Six-year-old Noah ratke hands over a package of underwear to dennis Cyr who runs the Salvation army Compass House men's transitional facility. Noah organized a bake sale at his school and raised over $300 to purchase his donations.

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about social issues and like she did when she was a kid, listen to CBC radio and the news. The family also knows what it’s like to be in a difficult situation. “When we were in Vancouver we were

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The BereavemenT resource Centre at 626 Martin St. hosts weekly drop-in grief support sessions at 6:30 p.m. Adults welcome. Call 250-4901107 for more info. volunTeer Income Tax Program on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Salvation Army and Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m at St. Saviours Anglican church until the end of April. alcoholIcs anonymous has daily meetings in Penticton and area. Call 250-490-9216 (24 hours) for more information. elks cluB has a management meeting at 6:30 p.m. BIngo every Wednesday in the Legion hall with the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m. Lunches are available. care closeT ThrIfT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and special auctions. Spring to summer changeover on March 30 Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds to the local hospital and hospice. Donations always welcome. anaveTs has hump Day with Stu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. olIver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities Wednesdays. T he p enTIcTon academy of Music String Orchestra rehearses from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. in the lounge of the Leir House, 220 Manor Park Ave. New members welcome. Please call 250493-7977 for more info. al-anon for frIends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. kIWanIs cluB meeTs at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 390 Brunswick St. Call 250-493-8901 for information. alcoholIcs anonymous has Nooners meetings Monday to Friday noon at 1197 Main St. Call service 24 hours is 250490-9216. Night group meets in the Baptist

Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. souTh maIn drop-In Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., coffee social 10 a.m. to noon, easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m., Pilates at 3:30 p.m., tai chi at 3:30 p.m., ukulele strumalong at 6:30 p.m. carpeT BoWlIng from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Recreation and Wellness Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. okanagan falls senIors’ Centre has music and coffee from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and carpet bowling at 1 p.m. summerland arT cluB meets Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Summerland Library. Painters of all levels welcome. Workshops available. Contact Mary at 250-494-5851 for info. fosTer care Info sessions every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250770-7524 or visit www. fosterbc.ca or www.mcf. gov.bc.ca/foster. penTIcTon duplIcaTe BrIdge Club has games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Penticton Legion on Martin St. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info. senIors’ recreaTIon and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-4900468 for more information. hand and fooT canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June evenings at 250-492-7630 for info.

THURSDAY March 12

lIne dancIng WITh Claire Denney every Thursday from 9 to 11

a.m. at the Oliver Seniors Centre, 5876 Airport St. Call Claire at 778-4392070 for information. frIendshIp force p enTIcTon -o kanagan has a luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. in the Days Inn every second Thursday of the month. Call Sharon Hudson 250493-1649 for details. Everyone is welcome. fITness frIends meeTs every Monday and Thursday in the Legion hall, 502 Martin St. at 10 a.m. Come lose those extra pounds. Call Dot at 250-492-5400 for info. elks cluB has snowball darts at 7 p.m. Tops B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250493-5968 or Liz at 250493-7997 for more info. royal canadIan legIon branch 40 has crib at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall at 502 Martin St. anaveTs has TheIr kitchen open 9 a.m. to noon, 269 Darts club at 7:30 p.m. fraTernal order of the Eagles has tacos at 5 p.m. and musical trivia bingo at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. Tops (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Ave. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. lIne dancIng aT the Oliver Senior Centre at 10 a.m. Get moving with Claire Denney. Call 778439-2070 for more information. Weekly supporT group at the Penticton Regional Hospital Mood Clinic for family or friends of any person who has a mental illness. Call 250-4937338 for details. alcoholIcs anonymous nIghT group meets at 8 p.m. at 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St. and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Vineyard Church. al-anon for frIends and family of alcohol-

ics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272. souTh maIn dropIn Centre has Spanish conversation and carpet bowling at 10 a.m., improver line dance, bingo and a crafters meeting at 1 p.m. Call 250493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. deserT sage spInners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@ telus.net or 250-4984959.

FRIDAY

March 13 frIday socIal dance with Vince’s Orchestra, at South Main Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St. starting at 7:30 p.m. $6 per person. lucky for some at Okanagan Falls Legion on Friday the 13th. Meat draw starting at 5 p.m. funTImers’ Ballroom dance Club meet most Friday evenings, upstairs at the Elks Club, 343 Ellis St., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening of ballroom and Latin American dance. Everyone welcome. For more information contact Robert McKenzie at 250493-0601 or visit pentictonfuntimers.org. anaveTs has sTu’s kitchen open from 9 a.m. to noon. Mixed doubles pool at 7 p.m. and karaoke at 7:30 p.m. souTh maIn dropIn Centre has yoga at 9 a.m., Tai Chi at 10:30 a.m., mah jong at 1 p.m., beginner-plus line dance at 1 p.m. The BereavemenT resource Centre at 626 Martin St. has weekly drop-in grief support sessions Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Adults welcome. For more information on other available programs or support in the loss of a pet, please call 250-4901107. eagle’s frIday nIghT Live with dinner by

Doug’s Curlers at 5 p.m. and entertainment by Glory Days at 7 p.m. Members and guests welcome to the hall at 1197 Main St. r oyal c anadIan legIon branch 40 has fish and chips lunch at 11:30 a.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tina Turner show at 7 p.m. in the hall at 502 Martin St. al-anon meeTs aT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272. elks cluB on Ellis Street has drop-in fun darts and pool at 7 p.m. penTIcTon senIors compuTer Club dropin sessions Monday and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 439 Winnipeg St. People may sign up for memberships, classes or have computer problems solved. Picture class on Mondays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. senIors sIngles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. The olIver senIor Centre, 5876 Airport St., has bingo with a loonie pot every Friday at 1 p.m. 890 WIng of South Okanagan Air Force Association meets at 4 p.m. in the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave.

UPCOMING EVENTS f undraIser for kaylee’s journey to conquer cancer on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jumping Beans Play Café, 197 Warren Ave. E. Drop in fees will be donated along with cookie sales and a donation box. Photo booth by donation from 10:30 to noon. The penTIcTon puBlIc Library has free family movies Saturdays at 2 p.m. in the library auditorium, featuring Monsters, Inc. on March 14. For more information, please call Julia Cox at 250-770-7783 or ask in the children’s library. sprIng flea markeT at the OK Falls Senior

Centre, 1128 Willows St. on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Concession, bake table, raffle and silent auction. Something for everyone. Call 250497-8199 for more information. The 2015 okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on March 14. f alls o kanagan legIon has drop-in darts and pool at 1 p.m. followed by a meat draw at 5 p.m. St. Patrick supper of soup, cornbeef, cabbage and desert at 6:30 p.m. with entertainment by Rusty Copeland. JoIn The souTh Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre at the Healthy Living Fair on March 14 at the Trade and Convention Centre. Register as a volunteer and be entered to win a handcrafted blanket chest. More info at www. volunteercentre.info. The penTIcTon radIo Control Club is hosting an indoor RC race on March 15 at 375 Warren Ave E. Registration is at 8:45 a.m., racing starts at 9:45 a.m. Spectators welcome. JusTIn glIBBery WIll headline Jazz Vespers on March 15 at 4:30 p.m. in St Saviour’s Anglican Church accompanied by Stefan Bienz on bass and Mike Treadway on drums. Jazz Vespers is held on the third Sunday of each month at St Saviour’s. All are welcome to an hour of jazz and meditation. sT. paTrIck’s dInner and dance on March 15 at

the Oliver Senior Centre, 5876 Airport St. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m., dancing at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12.50. For more info call 250498-6142. okanagan college speakers Series presents a screening of the documentary Ocean Frontiers on Mar. 16. All talks are at 7 p.m. in the lecture theatre at the Penticton campus of Okanagan College. ocspeakersseries.weebly.com. come and celeBraTe Saint Paddy’s Day at the Penticton Legion on March 17. Blakey Irish dancers at 4 p.m., Irish dinner at 5 p.m., live music with TR2 and special guest singer Irish Eyes at 6:30 p.m.

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