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History makers making history at Sproat Lake regatta REGATTA 2015: | Boats will race again at Sproat Lake from July 17–19, which is good news for former lake champion Joe Van Bergen.

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Boats line the course near the timing tower for the 2014 Sproat Lake Regatta, a full-blown affair featuring boat racing in everything from bathtubs to fullspeed drag boats. This year’s event July 17–19 promises to be even better.

Joe Van Bergen, right, and his brother are featured in a 1958 clipping for their racing accomplishments.

When the final regatta was run on the lake in 1963, Van Bergen held a Canadian speed record that still stands.

Now, Van Bergen

was five or six years old, and the young Nash raced that around Sproat Lake.

Sometime in the 1980s the recordbreaking Miss British Columbia drag boat came to Sproat Lake to make a few passes.

Her driver had broken the speed record at 202 miles per hour.

“When he fired that thing up they could hear it in the Alberni Valley,” Ray Nash said.

Mike Nash was 15 when Miss British Columbia came to

spends his spare time enjoying life at the lake—and helping revive the regatta.

He and the regatta committee are busy finalizing plans for the 2015 event, planned

for July 17–19 at the provincial park boat launch.

Ray Nash was too young to race when the regatta was at its most popular, but he still caught the bug.

“I was at all the races out there,” he said.

“I found out a lot about racing from Joe because he was a local hero at the time.”

Nash bought his son Mike a 1.5 horsepower Elgin eight-foot hydroplane when he

town.

“He saw that boat and that finished him,” Ray said proudly. Mike Nash spent 20 years as president of the nowdefunct Fraser Valley Drag Boat Association, serves on the Sproat Lake association and won the unlimited class at home last year. He now owns his own drag boat manufacturing company, Haulin Nass Racing.

He will be back to defend his title in July.

One day, Van Bergen and Nass would like to see the regatta become as large as it was in the late 1950s.

“We used to get 200 entries in each category. We would get up to 5,000 spectators,” Van Bergen said.

Last year’s entries didn’t come close to the regatta’s heyday, but it was still a success.

Until then, the regatta is taking baby steps. In addition to the regatta itself in July, the association will host an outrigger canoe exchange race on the August long weekend. editor@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Van Bergen still lives at Sproat Lake, where he spent his childhood. When he was younger he used to attend all the Sproat Lake boating regattas, and in 1953 entered a boat with a friend. It was a 12-foot boat with a twohorsepower motor, and they entered a class where “anybody with a motor could race,” he said.

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Focus on home reveals photo gems NORMAN SILVERSTONE

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took a two block walk with the famous Nikon camera to the local 7-Eleven store while pretending that I had never walked that route and had never seen the scenery. I came back home with 20 different wonderful images (of course the fact that I was using the miraculous 10~20mm wide-angle lens helped).

I then took the smart card out of the camera, inserted it into the MacBook Pro and proceeded to download four images at a time into the Photoshop Raw Editor. Since I had shot the photos in RAW to retain the full range of colours instead of JPEG the images opened in the RAW editor before going into the Photoshop Editor.

NORMAN SILVERSTONE/SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

‘Tres Amigos’, or Norman Silverstone’s photo of a trio of white daffodils, is an example of the type of photos you can find walking around your own neighbourhood—or in this case, near a 7-Eleven.

I brightened up the images and the colour a bit using the Exposure, Black, Clarity, and Vibrancy keys. In Photoshop I checked the image Levels then saved the image as a 9-inch by 14-inch 39MB TIFF

(non-lossy format), went back to the image, chose the brush tool, stamped my copyright on the image, changed the size to 4”x6” 75 PPI image and changed the file format to JPEG (lossy format). I then

saved it as a 350kb email copy.

I now had a working photo in TIFF format along with a copy photo in JPEG format that was ready to be emailed.

The photo of the three daffodils was

shot using 400 ISO, 10~20mm lens set at 20mm, aperture f10, shutter speed 1/640 of a second.

Les has now been in England for two long lonely months without a car; she has almost finished probate and

had put her ancestral home up for sale by sealed tender bids subject to probate.

The tender process ended March 27 at which time she had four sealed bids ready to be opened and perused. Les did not choose the highest bid but the most secure bid that had cash available.

Because landline telephones in England are so exorbitant and charge the phone call by the minute, I call Les every other day from Canada. We have a Telus phone package that has free North America calls and 1000 International minutes per month so I am taking full advantage of it.

The last time that we spoke Les said that she is ready for me to walk in the front door right now. I will be leaving for England again to help with house sale, probate and whatever else that I can help with.

We will be spending some time together in

England doing touristy things before we have to hop on a plane for another 11-hour flight.

Our poor little Jasper dog can’t quite figure out what is going on. Jasper is a rescue dog that we acquired from “Paws Without Borders”; he was brought up here from L.A. where he was wandering the streets searching for food, shelter, and friendship.

Since last August Les and I left him alone in the house with Lil (houseminder), I then came back without Les and Lil left, now I am leaving and Lil is coming back: no wonder he is confused and has separation anxieties.

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Think lost, not stray when approaching dogs A Brighter Note

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or more than two weeks my life has been consumed with trying to find our beloved dog, Charlie.

Between putting up flyers, chasing tips, social networking, actively looking, and managing emotions on the home front, it’s remained allconsuming.

Educating myself on how to think like a dog has taken some time as well, but it’s been a necessary step to finding our boy.

I’d had this vision of calling out Charlie’s name and him bounding out in front of me, wagging his tail at finally being found. But I’ve learned the longer a dog is

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◆ ALBERNI APPLAUSE

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Lieutenant-Colonel Don Stedeford, right, of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council promotes Kennedy O’Donovan to the rank of Chief Petty Officer with RCSCC 109 Alberni.

Sea cadet training officer Meighan Hygaard receives her promotion to the rank of sublieutenant from Skip Triplett of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council on April 2.

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Sea Cadet Capt. John Cloke, left, and Skip Triplett, director of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council, right, honour Salvation Army Major Bruce Mac Kenzie for his dedication and attention to the cadet corps. Mac Kenzie is Cloke’s employer.

Sea cadets honour Salvation Army, promote members Every year Port Alberni’s sea cadet corp commanding officer John Cloke takes two and a half months off of work to train cadets at Albert Head Cadet Summer Training

Centre. On April 2, members of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council thanked Cloke’s employer, Maj. Bruce Mac Kenzie of the Salvation Army, for allowing Cloke the time

off.

Skip Triplett, a former Armoured Military Officer and former CEO of Kwantlen College, and Lt.-Col. Don Stedeford, former CO of the Canadian

Scottish Regiment, were in Port Alberni to bestow honours on Mac Kenzie.

Also on April 2, two members of the corps received promotions— Meighan Hygaard to the

rank of Sub-Lieutenant and Kennedy O’Donovan to the rank of cadet Chief Petty Officer Second Class.

The sea cadet program is for youth 12–18 years old.

Anyone interested

in learning more can show up at a meeting on Thursdays at the Port Alberni Youth Centre, 4210 Cedarwood St., call Cloke at 250-730-0944 or e-mail John.Cloke@cadets.gc.ca.

Community Events TUES. APR. 14 ◆ SPROAT LAKE EX-EMPLOYEE COFFEE DAY is planned for 1–3 p.m. at the Steelworkers Hall, 4904 Montrose St.

SAT. APR. 18 ◆ HOW-TWO FEST at Echo Centre, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and learn something knew in 45 minutes.

Sessions all begin on the hour and run for 45 minutes or less.

No sign-up necessary.

All ages welcome, and admission is free. ◆ COUNTRY NIGHT WITH BACKSTAGE WHISKEY at Cherry Creek Hall. A fundraiser for FAVAS (Funding Alberni Valley Arts Society). Pre-sale

tix only, $20 each from Elite Dance Academy, Re/Max Mid-Island Realty and Port Alberni Pawnbrokers. Doors open 7:30 p.m. ◆ BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN SOCIETY of Port Alberni is hosting a garage/ tack sale on Saturday, April 18 in the Cherry Creek Hall gymnasium from 9 a.m. to noon. Table rentals are $10 or come down on the way to the farmers’ market to check out the sale.

E-mail coickle58@ gmail.com to rent a table.

SAT. APR. 25 ◆ DAYS WITH THE ARTS STUDIO TOUR supporting arts in the Alberni Valley, Apr. 25–26 from 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Wristbands and maps available at Rollin Art Centre and Echo Centre. $20 for both days or $15 per day. Showcasing the work of more than 50 artists at 20 different venues.

SUN. APR. 26 ◆ DAYS WITH THE ARTS STUDIO TOUR supporting arts in the Alberni Valley, Apr. 25–26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wristbands and maps available at Rollin Art Centre and Echo Centre. $20 for both days or $15 per day. Showcasing the work of more than 50 artists at 20 different venues.

THUR. APR. 30 ◆ BETA SIGMA PHI

FOUNDER’S DAY DINNER, 6:30 p.m. at Best Western Barclay Hotel Plus. Open to all members of Beta Sigma Phi. Members at large are welcome but must call Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.

SAT. MAY 2 ◆ LUNCHEON AND BAZAAR by the Order of the Eastern Star takes place at the Alberni Valley United Church from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Admission is $8. FMI contact Deb at 250723-7577.

SUN. MAY 3 ◆ YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE ALBERNI VALLEY (YPAV) hold

a grand opening of the Dry Creek Community Garden, Fourth Avenue and Napier Street, 12–2 p.m. Barbecue, garden tours, info on how to get involved. Everyone welcome. FMI: youngprofessionalsav @gmail.com; phone 250-720-7240; facebook.com/ drycreekcommunity garden.

SAT. MAY 9 ◆ MT. KLITSA GARDEN CLUB holds its annual community plant sale, 10 a.m. to noon at Rollin Art Centre gardens. Bring your own bag or box. No earlybirds. Annuals, perennials, shrubs and more. FMI: lesliewright@telus.net or 250-724-7219.

SUN. MAY 31 ◆ SECOND ANNUAL PURINA WALK FOR DOG GUIDES at Blair Park / Kitsuksis Dike.

Registration at 12:15 p.m. (Blair Park), event starts at 1 p.m.

SAT. JUNE 13 ◆ ALBERNI CANAL DOWNWIND CHALLENGE, Stand-up paddling (SUP) event, 1–5 p.m. at Canal Beach.

SAT. OCT. 10 ◆ PORT ALBERNI EUROFEST 2015 is three festivals in one: Schutzenfest at the Black Powder Shooting Range, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (free to watch, shooting events are $10); KinderFest at Glenwood Centre,

2–4 p.m., $10 per child. Hotdogs and hot chocolate, games and entertainment; OktoberFest at Glenwood Centre, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost $25 per person.

Partial proceeds will go towards the formation of a Port Alberni Festival Marching Band. More info TBA. ◆ Do you have an item for our calendar? Does your Ongoing listing need updating (it’s up to groups to update or cancel their own ongoing information)? If so, please contact our newsroom at editor@albernivalleynews. com.

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499

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2

99

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per 100gr

995

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1

69

Medium

Szechuan Beef

25

9

95

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5

99

per 100gr

Seafood • Quality Foods

99

Frozen or Previously Frozen

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Wild Coho Salmon

Fresh Steelhead Fillets

99

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99 100 gr

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2

49

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per 100gr

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250-275gr

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3

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5

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6

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399

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important not to scare them away and call the owner or Dog Control so they can coax them to safety.

There are a lot of helpful tips on the Internet to finding lost pets and for anyone who ends up in the unenviable position that we’re in now, I highly recommend reading up on it right away.

This heartbreaking experience has brought out both the “crazies” and the “compassionates.”

I could give you several examples of the former, but I’ll just say one of the worst was the scammer who pretended to have Charlie and threatened to cut off his head and leave it on our doorstep if we didn’t put money in his account.

Thank goodness the wonderful people have far outweighed the terrible, and for us that’s really been the big positive since losing him on March 23. Friends and complete strangers have helped us by

‘We have no idea what they’ve gone through.’

– Lori Welbourne sharing our posts on social media, sending us encouragement, telling us their stories, giving us advice, putting up posters, and actively looking for him as well as other lost pets in our community.

So far five people believe they’ve seen Charlie, but none of them said anything until hours after when they saw my ad.

We are grateful for their help, but if we, as a society, automatically respond to an unfamiliar dog out and about on it’s own in the same way we would seeing a toddler on their own, more lost dogs would be found.

In the past two weeks I’ve heard so many stories of people keeping cats and dogs they

considered a stray without first reporting them to the SPCA. While they might be well intentioned, this is theft and it’s completely crushing to the family missing their treasured pet.

The idea is to think lost, not stray.

If the animal has been reported to the SPCA and no one claims it, then it can be put up for adoption.

But these steps must be taken or lives can be deeply affected in a devastating way, especially for those of us who see our pets as family.

We still haven’t found our precious Charlie, but every day we wake up hoping this will be the day that we do.

We’re offering a large reward to anyone with a tip that leads to his safe return and we hope we’ll be paying up soon.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist from Kelowna. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com.

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