Similkameen Spotlight, July 15, 2015

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Drought declared, river fishing banned

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Anglers who enjoy the Similkameen and its tributaries may be disappointed in the province’s decision to ban fishing until September 15, but ministry experts say the move will protect vulnerable fish populations. The Similkameen River reached a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius July 1.

Andrea DeMeer Spotlight Staff

The provincial government has declared a Level Three drought in the Similkameen Valley and taken the unusual step of banning river fishing in the area for the next two months.

“This is the first time in more than a decade that the Similkameen River has been closed to angling due to high river temperatures and low streamflows that have resulted in fish mortalities,” said Greig Bethel, media spokesperson for the Ministry of Forestry, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Effective July 15 through September 15 all streams and rivers in the Similkameen drainage as well as the Kettle and West Kettle Rivers, and all tributary streams in these areas, will be closed to angling in an attempt to protect fish stocks threatened by low water flows and high water temperatures.

Weather Watch Wednesday

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Bethel said the ministry has received reports of dead fish in the river between Princeton and Keremeos.

“This is directly related to the high water temperature,” he told The Spotlight. “Water temperatures on the Similkameen River reached 25C on July 1.”

Bethel said while there may be an economic impact in the area “the decision is made to protect vulnerable fish populations. While we recognize there will be an impact to angling tourism, conservation must be the first priority.”

Loretta Young, co-owner of Princeton’s Outdoor Supply, applauded the move.

“I’m going to say it’s a fantastic idea with the water levels so low,” said Young.

“I’ve never heard of it before but we’ve also never had a year like this. This is short term pain for long term gain.”

Lake fishing is excluded from the ban.

Separately, the drought conditions call for voluntary water use reductions of 20 per cent or more from all municipal, agricultural and industrial users and operations staff in Princeton and the regional district are monitoring the situation.

Kevin Huey, director of infrastructure for Princeton, said it’s possible the town may move to Stage Two restrictions under the water use bylaw, a first-time ever response to drought conditions.

“We are looking at whether or not to go to Stage Two, that’s in our water restrictions. We are always at Stage One and our water restrictions are fairly tough already, really.”

Currently residents may only water lawns on alternate days, depending on their civic address. Watering is not permitted on Mondays, or between the hours of noon and 6 p.m.

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Quality the key for building world class destination definitely the beef jerky.”

Doug’s Homestead was already a destination shop when the McClelland’s took over the business.

“We didn’t change the name because our theory was Doug had it for almost 18 years.

We thought we didn’t have the right to change it. We put our own spin into it and turned out what it is today.”

Brent McClelland on DAY ONE with business founder Doug.

There are three important ingredients in the recipe behind 25 years of phenomenal success at Doug’s Homestead.

Quality. Quality. And quality.

“It’s the quality of the product, that’s what truly brings people back,” says Brent McClelland, who owns the flourishing meat and specialty foods shop with his wife Linette.

“That’s the most important lesson that Doug taught us and we haven’t strayed from it. If you put quality in, you get quality out, and they will always come back.”

The McClelland family purchased Doug’s Homestead on Highway 3 just outside of Hedley in 2008.

Brent was a shop welder in New Westminster, while Linette was the administrative assisatant to the VP of New Store Development for Starbucks.

“I had some family in the area,” says Brent, recalling the move. “And of course I was a customer and a fan of the shop. I was for the bacon. I loved the bacon. For Linette it was

Doug’s Homestead is famous for its freshly made pepperoni and beef jerky.

Famous around the province and even in the United States for beef jerky and pepperoni, weekend morning line-ups routinely form in the parking lot at Doug’s Homestead during peak season and the shop sells out on a daily basis.

“Everything goes,” says Brent. “I think it draws people from all over the place to get here early and it also shows that we are rolling over product. It shows that we are truly not just making gas station type jerky that could sit on the shelves for eight months.

We make it to be taken home and eaten that day.”

One of the most frequently asked questions at the counter is: “Why don’t you make more?”

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small intimate batches. I like to make it fresh everyday because that is what people are used to and that’s what they pay the money for. If I was a smart businessman I would make it all winter and freeze it but then I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.”

Doug Homestead’s pepperoni is equally sought-after, and is also made on site. In the past seven years Brent has introduced a number of new and popular flavors including teriyaki, honey garlic and Canadian maple.

Doug’s Homestead – using fresh Alberta beef and BC pork – also offers homemade sausage, breakfast sausage, and hamburger patties as well as a growing number of carefully selected gourmet foods, spices and sauces.

There are few people who cross the door who don’t end up as regular customers.

“We have a loyal customer base that we see all the time,” says Brent. “I know the day of the week by the faces we see. I know it’s a Thursday when I see certain people from town and I know it’s a weekend when I see certain people from the coast.

Doug’s Homestead is open mid-April to the end of October, and until the Labour Day weekend hours are seven days a week, 9 am to 5 pm.

For Brent and Linette McClelland Doug’s is truly a “family” Homestead.

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RCMP suspect arson

Helicopters equipped with “Bambi- buckets” responded to forest fires in the area Friday afternoon and over the weekend.

Storm sparks fires Spotlight Staff

A late afternoon thunderstorm sparked a 24-hectare forest fire south of Princeton Friday.

Thirteen firefighters and heavy equipment initially responded to the blaze off the Smith Creek Forest Service Road. As of Monday afternoon 30 firefighting personnel were on site conducting the mop-up stage, according to Kayla Pepper, information officer for the Kamloops Fire Centre.

While poor weather conditions hampered airtanker efforts to action the fire, overall the rain aided firefighters as they also responded to smaller blazes in the area.

“We had several other very small ones burning in the area and our initial attack crews from Merritt Fire Zone as well as those positioned in Princeton

responded,” she said.

“The reason so many of the lightening caused fires stayed so small is that a number of them did come with plenty of precipitation.”

A total of 30 lightening caused wildfires occurred in the region over the weekend, said Pepper.

Pepper added that due to intermittent rain Saturday and Sunday the current fire danger rating for the Princeton area is low. “It’s one of the only areas in the province that received that much precipitation, “ she said.

Other lightning-caused fires in the region included: a 7.2 hectare fire near Hat Creek Ranch, north of Cache Creek which is now contained; a five hectare wildfire burning near Chuwanten Mountain, east of Manning Park is now contained.

Hayes Creek Fire and Rescue and Princeton RCMP responded to another logging accident on Princeton Summerland Road Monday afternoon. No one was seriously injured in the roll over. It is one of many similar incidents to occur on that stretch of road this year.

A good Samaritan from Hope may have prevented a forest fire that began with arson Friday morning.

According to Sergeant Barry Kennedy the man was driving on Highway 3 near Sunday Summit when he noticed a fire in the bush. He left his vehicle to attempt to extinguish the blaze “and located a number of papers that had been stuffed in a cup and lit on fire.”

The investigation is continuing.

Police investigate several road accidents A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the centre line of Highway 3 East Friday afternoon struck a hydro pole and started a grass fire, according to Princeton RCMP. The accident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. near Taylor Mill Road.

The driver was uninjured and the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department responded quickly to extinguish the blaze, said Sergeant Barry Kennedy.

The driver, a Vancouver man, was not injured and there were

no charges. ************ Police are still investigating a single vehicle accident on Highway 5A Friday night that sent two people to hospital and littered the road with camping gear.

According to RCMP sergeant Barry Kennedy the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the rock face just north of Allison Lake The driver and a passenger, both of Coquitlam, were not seri-

ously injured.

Kennedy said alcohol may have been a factor in the crash. *********** A 27-year-old man, formerly of Princeton, is facing charges of impaired driving after an early morning accident on the weekend.

Sergeant Barry Kennedy said police were called to an address on Princeton Summerland Road at 5:55 a.m. Sunday after a vehicle rolled onto a front lawn.

There were no injuries.

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Town Hall News WATER RESTRICTIONS By conserving today, we reduce the need for expanded facilities and costly upgrades to the water system.

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Even numbered civic addresses may water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Odd numbered civic addresses may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

No watering is permitted between Noon and 6:00 pm.

Watering is not permitted on Mondays.

Washing of boats or motor vehicles with a hose is permitted only if using a hose with an automatic shut-off device.

Public sector entities are restricted to three days per week at any time.

Bylaw Enforcement will enforce all levels of the water restrictions bylaw. A person who contravenes the bylaw commits an offence and is subject to a fine.

For more information visit Town Hall during regular business hours.

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Time to crack down on careless smoking

Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any harder on smokers provincial politicians are on the receiving end of calls for tougher penalties for people who toss cigarettes out of cars or otherwise dispose of smoking material outdoors.

In what is shaping up to be one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in the province’s history smokers are being singled out as the cause of a number of recent blazes.

Last week near Surrey careless smoking was blamed for as many as 60 grass and mulch fires. It was the suspected cause of a grass fire near Kelowna, as well as one on Burnaby Mountain, and has resulted in several fires recently in West Vancouver.

Forestry Minister Steve Thompson was actually asked by media if he is considering an outright smoking ban in vehicles as a way of reducing fire danger.

Reasonably, the answer to that was basically a “no.”

However the ministry is currently reviewing fines under the Wildfire Act and hopefully that will result in greater penalties.

Consider that in 2014 the cost of fighting fires in BC was $297.9 million. Forty-four percent of those fires were caused by humans and some of those were indeed caused by smoking.

That’s an expensive habit for any province.

Yet in BC, the fine for flicking a lit cigarette out a car window is $173. The only way it can be higher is if the cigarette is proved to cause a fire, and the perpetrator can be assigned part or all of the firefighting and associated costs.

By way of comparison, the same flick in Calgary costs a smoker $1,000. In Western Australia – a place that knows a thing or two about wildfires – penalties for careless smoking can reach fines of $25,000 and/ or 12 months in jail.

Cigarette butt fines in BC area also out of step with related charges, for example contravening a fire ban, which can net a minimum ticket of $345 and if prosecuted in court could result in a maximum fine of $100,000 plus jail time.

More important than punishment, however, is education.

While BC residents might be considered the choir, the province needs to preach to the congregation of thousands of visitors who drive its highways every summer.

Hey visitors – no throwing your cigarette butts in our playground.

For travelers who are unfamiliar with the general dangers of forest fires – and really unless you live here you can’t be expected to know – tossing a cigarette butt might be no big deal.

Different countries and regions have varying smoking laws and cultures and people from those areas need to be informed about ours.

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Is B.C. LNG industry real? Yes

VICTORIA – The B.C. legislature is back in the premier went into this negotiation in a very session this week, a rare summer sitting to approve weak position, having to deliver on her extravagant a 25-year project agreement for the first large-scale and grandiose promises from the election,” NDP liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C. critic Bruce Ralston said. “The companies did well.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the Whether the citizens of British Columbia did well is lengthy legal agreement prior to the debate, saying certainly an open question.” this step should remove any doubt that an internaGreen Party MLA Andrew Weaver painted himtional investment group led by Petronas of Malaysia self into a corner, having spent the last two years disintends to go ahead. missing the B.C. LNG industry as a fantasy that will TOM FLETCHER With billions invested in upstream resources and never come to pass, strictly on economic grounds. buyers waiting at home, the Pacific Northwest LNG He has since branded the Petronas deal, a template group includes Chinese state corporation Sinopec, for any future projects, a “generational sellout.”

Indian Oil Corp., Japan Petroleum Exploration Corp.

Another big player with gas well investments in and Petroleum Brunei. northeast B.C. is Shell, with a proposal for Kitimat.

The most contentious issue is the government’s intention to Its prospects have improved since it took over British Gas Group, protect the investors from “discriminatory” tax and regulations for which had its own LNG intentions here. Another group led by the life of the project. The government insists these sorts of long- Altagas remains on track to ship LNG from its Douglas Channel term cost certainty agreements are commonplace, and don’t affect site before the end of the decade. provincial and federal taxes or environmental regulations unless It’s important to remember that without LNG exports, B.C.’s they single out LNG operations. natural gas industry will shrink rapidly after 50 years of increasFuture governments can raise corporate tax rates, carbon tax ingly significant revenues from sales to the U.S. Leaving aside or enter into a cap and trade system. Ottawa can scrap capital cost all the political positioning around the province’s largest private allowances that were recently extended to LNG producers, which investment to date, if this doesn’t go ahead we will all feel the is significant because Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has indicated effects. he would get rid of what he calls subsidies to fossil fuels.

De Jong had a blunt response when asked what the province Both the province and Ottawa allow capital cost write-offs gets in return for all its guarantees of low tax environment: “Their against corporate tax, to attract investment. B.C. attracted a lot money.” of gas drilling rigs from Alberta with tax breaks for deep drilling.

At peak construction, Pacific Northwest LNG will need as The B.C. government invited comparisons with Western many as 4,500 workers, with 500 or more operations jobs dependAustralia LNG producers, and NDP researchers did just that. They ing on how far it expands. noted that Australia’s Gorgon and North West Shelf LNG projects The finance ministry forecasts that once Pacific Northwest have written provisions that local employment and local suppliers LNG is up and running, it represents $9 billion in revenues to the will get preference. province over 10 years, including gas royalties and taxes. That’s Those are absent in B.C., along with apprenticeship guarantees more than taxpayers can expect from the entire forest industry. for LNG. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black “There was hard bargaining by the companies, and certainly Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Sikh wedding a pageant of color and commitment Last week Linda and I were once again reminded that a Sikh wedding is a joyous festival celebrating community, faith, culture, friendship, food and marriage. Like the approximately 600 guests in attendance, we were caught up by the aura of anticipation, pageantry and sense of reverence for marriage.

The invitation to the wedding came from Lucky (Lakhbir) and Santosh Farwaha, parents of Nikki, the captivatingly lovely bride.

For many years the Farwahas lived across the street from my family. Sometimes late in the evening, Mom and Dad visited them. If they were having a late dinner, they always said, “come and eat with us.” In time Lucky began addressing them as Mom and Dad. The Farwahas adopted us as family and we adopted them.

It was about 9 a.m. when guests began arriving for the wedding at the Temple (Gurdwara) in Mission. The men wore mostly dark suits. The ladies with their sarees and scarves provided a delightful splash of brilliant red, yellow, green, blue. Their attire indicated to us these people consider marriage important.

In the midst of the throng gathering outside the temple, Lucky noticed us. “Sat siri akal brother,” he said. I greeted him in like

manner. Linda snapped a hasty picture of me with him and his brother Jaspar. Lucky doesn’t stand still long and now he needed to rush away to greet other guests. He told me later, “we’ve had gatherings all week.”

Weddings are viewed as an opportunity to see friends, party, and also bless the bride and groom.

The groom, Govind, was now waiting with several men near the Temple entrance.

His gold wedding attire, turban, pointed gold shoes, and ceremonial sword gave the appearance of nobility. An exuberant four man band in uniform was approaching, followed by dancers. This was the Barat, a wedding procession of the groom’s friends and family.

The bride, in an ornate gold and red dress, and her family came from inside the temple to formally meet the groom and his family.

Following this ceremony, everyone entered a spacious dining hall with tables and chairs.

People were forming lines to where treats, juice and Indian tea were set out. A helpful lady informed Linda she should join the line of women. I went with the men.

After refreshments, we made our way to the main meeting hall. As required, Linda and I covered our heads and removed our shoes. An elderly man explained to me this is an act of reverence for the Sikh Holy Book.

In the meeting hall women sat on one side

There really is no hiding in a small town.

And that is doubly true at a small town newspaper.

Rarely does a day go by that someone in the drug store or the post office or just on the street doesn’t ask the question. “Are you that newspaper lady?”

I always take a step back and answer slowly.

“Maybe.”

You just never know whether you are about to receive a compliment or a lecture on punctuation (God, save me from retired school teachers) a complaint about a headline or a request to drop what you are doing and run out to take a picture.

Parents of teenage boys will know exactly how this feels. A visit to the local coffee shop can land you smack in the middle of a mine field with no map when you hear the question: “Are you so-and-so’s mother?”

Always take a step back and answer slowly.

“That depends.”

It’s possible the person asking has overheard your offspring accidentally using man-

ners in a public place and simply wants to person smiling? Does he have a red face and is spittle involved? Does she pass on congratulations. Sigh. It look like a lawyer? isn’t very likely though.

One memorable afternoon A few weeks ago I was in she called a young woman from my cubicle at the office when the editorial department to the the front door buzzed and a front desk to meet a customer woman asked the receptionist. who then pulled out a bottle “Does so-and-so’s mother work of water and dumped it on the here?” reporter’s head.

Assuming the worst I Apparently she read someslouched in my chair and fell ANDREA DEMEER into prayer. Please say no. thing in the paper she didn’t Please say no. like and was set on drowning old dog Dishonest help is too hard to the messenger. new tricks find and the back door is too far There are plenty of people from my desk. willing to talk to the newspaper Several years ago at a newspaper in as long as they don’t have to tell you who Ontario we employed an office worker who they are. loved to deliver the blind side. She’d buzz These are always frustrating conversations the phone and say someone was at the front because you start writing things down, think counter wanting to speak to the publisher, but you might be on to a good story, and then the she never gave any warning about how that source says “of course I don’t want my name conversation was likely to unfold. in the paper.”

There is someone at the front counter. Is The notebook closes. that person holding a heart shaped box? Is it The legitimate reasons for printing comticking or does it smell like chocolate? Is the ments from an unnamed source are few and

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of the aisle, men on the other. Before sitting down, many guests walked reverently to the front to bow before the Holy Book. We sat cross legged on a carpeted floor. There were no chairs.

After singing by several men, the priest, a tall lean man clad in white and wearing a black turban, addressed the bride and groom in Punjabi. He then read four Laavs (verses of a hymn). The words, emphasizing Sikh values and faith, were displayed in English on an overhead monitor. After each Laav, the bride walked around the Holy Book, following the Groom. In this she was accompanied first by her sister Sandy. At prescribed points, others took turns walking with her.

It was a show of family support and solidarity. Upon completing this ritual, Nikki and Govind were husband and wife. Once again there was singing, counsel and prayer.

MP Jinny Sim then spoke in English. “Go to the PNE and ride on the roller coaster,” she advised Nikki and Govind. “You’ll find married life is much like the ups and downs of the roller coaster experience”.

To mark the end of the ceremony, several men then walked among the guests, distributing Karah Prashad, a sweet sacramental pudding. A reception and sumptuous Punjabi meal followed. Lucky and Santosh had spared no expense to provide a marriage experience Nikki and Govind would treasure.

Govind and Nikki.

Later, on our drive back to Hedley, Linda and I agreed the wedding had been a pleasing intertwining of faith, community, culture and values. For Nikki and Govind, the rich experience will provide lasting memories, an undergirding for a lifelong relationship.

They will continue to receive support from their community, something that would be of benefit to every marriage and every family in our country.

There really is no hiding when you live in a small town

far between and usually involve a threat to someone’s safety, or possibly employment.

Also, their information needs to be profound.

Don’t want your name in the paper?

Obituaries get everyone in the end.

There are professions other than publishing and parenting that occasionally beg for anonymity.

Years ago I knew an obstetrician who could not buy groceries in the city where she treated patients because she was constantly approached by women she didn’t recognize insistent on showing her pictures of babies she delivered and didn’t remember.

No doubt being a member of council is a kin to being a newspaper publisher in this respect. Grab your dark glasses and floppy hat and try to make a run for a jug of milk in less than an hour. A small town suddenly becomes an obstacle course of complaints and unsolicited opinions.

Those people need to write letters to the editor. And sign their names.

SPOTLIGHT on the ARCHIVES 1 YEAR AGO:

5 YEARS AGO:

Which way is up?

Bud Granley and his son Ross drew everyone’s attention skyward at the 2010 Princeton Air Show with their gravity defying and amazingly skilled maneuvers.

Fire claims historic Keremeos building

20 YEARS AGO:

We will own the Airport

On July 13, David Anderson, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of Transport Minister Douglas Young, announced the signing of a letter of intent to enter into negotiations for the transfer of ownershipof Princeton Airport ot the municipality.

Princeton is one of 31 small airports across Canada, defined as having no regularly scheduled passenger service, serving local interests, such as general aviation and recreational flyers, and receiving federal support.

50 YEARS AGO: Playing at the Capitol: James Bond “From Russia With Love” Sean Connery, Lotti Lenya

“Beckett”

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“Swiss Family Robinson” James MacArthur, Dorothy McGuire, John Mills

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Man uttered threats, refused to provide breath sample Spotlight Staff

A Princeton man with five previous convictions for alcohol-related driving offenses received a 90-day conditional sentence in Princeton court Thursday after pleading guilty to refusing to provide a roadside breath sample.

Kenneth Archibald Ross, 46, also received a 14-day conditional sentence, to be served concurrently, for driving while his license was suspended. He is prohibited from driving for two years.

An additional charge of impaired driving was stayed – meaning it was dismissed but under special circumstances could be prosecuted anytime in the next year.

Conditional sentences are served in the community. Ross’ movements are restricted by a curfew, and he is not allowed to consume alcohol.

Court heard Ross was stopped June

1 by BC Conservations Officers conducting a roadside check on Highway 3. RCMP were called, and after failing to provide a breath sample Ross became agitated.

The Crown said when Ross was walked to the police cruiser he shouted “I’m going to kill as many people as I can when I get out and cops are going to die.”

After kicking and thrashing in the back seat of the cruiser Ross became unresponsive, and was taken to Princeton General Hospital for testing.

Eventually Ross was given a blood test indicating a minimum blood alcohol level of .135.

In requesting a conditional sentence Ross provided court with a psychiatric assessment, a letter from his employer, and documents indicating he is scheduled for eye surgery in August.

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Crews began work Monday morning in downtown Princeton, clearing away debris from the former site of Golden Hills Ice Cream and Coffee Shop. The café was destroyed by fire last month.

Dr. Berry at Vermilion Chiropractic Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Rick Mozell, with his 25 years of Chiropractic expertise, to the clinic.

Starting July 10, 2015, Dr. Mozell will be available Fridays only, 8:45 am - 2:45 pm.

Dr. Berry will continue to be available Tuesdays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

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Natasha Schooten, executive chef from the Grist Mill and Gardens was crowned BBQ Queen at this year’s Similkameen Wineries Association barbecue competition. Schooten beat out eight other chefs to earn the title with her slow-smoked short ribs with smoky-sweet apricot BBQ sauce, on zucchini nann bread with a zucchini, yellow tomato blueberry basil pico and crispy shallot.

The winning dish was perfectly paired with the 2014 Oracle Rose from Corcelettes Estate Winery. Pictured left to right, Charlie Baessler,Corcelettes, chef Natasha Schooten, Carole Bartlett, chef’s aid, and Barbara Baessler, Corcelettes. Schooten also wan best wine and food pairing.

Chamber puts former Visitor’s Centre on the block The Princeton Chamber of Commerce is open to offers for its building, the former Visitor’s Centre, on Highway 3 East.

In a press release issued last week the Chamber said it is “considering options for the building, including written offers to purchase, lease or rent the property.”

The building is approximately 3,000 square feet over two floors and sits on .657 acres of riverfront. The property is zoned Commercial-Tourist.

The release indicates expressions of interest can be sent to: Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce PO Box 540, Princeton BC, V0X 1W0 and will be accepted until August 31, 2015.

The office building was emptied when the municipality assumed responsibility for the Visitor’s Centre and relocated that service to Bridge

Street in May. Brenda Crawford, Princeton Chamber president, was not available to comment.

Coalmont trial date uncertain

The trial for a father and daughter, stemming from a fight in Coalmont last summer may not go ahead next month as planned.

In provincial court Thursday lawyers separately representing Marianna Gatzke and her father Karl Gatzke appeared via telephone to request the trial planned for August 13 be postponed while they become familiar with the respective cases.

They were directed to contact the senior judge who is scheduled to preside over the matter for a ruling.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

THANK YOU Otter Valley Fish & Game Club would like to thank the merchants who supported our banquet and dance on July 4th, with their donations: Mac’s Auto Parts Princeton Home Hardware The Source Brown Bridge Pub Coopers Foods Everything Pets Work ‘n’ Play Vermillion Forks Pub & Restaurant Princeton Brewing Co. Billy’s Family Restaurant County Kitchen Winking Pedlar Shoppers Drug Mart Lordco Petro Canada Coalmont Hotel Joan’s Hair/Tulameen Rick’s Trout Flies (Princeton Mini Mart) We would also like to thank everyone for all other donations for the supper, and lastly ot all the hard working volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without them. Sorry to anyone if we have missed you. We hope everyone enjoyed the meal and dance. Thanks again.

Brianna Musgrove Joelene Brown Eikonic Hair Salon is pleased to welcome Brianna Musgrove and Joelene Brown to our salon. Bree is a hometown Princeton girl. She completed her training at Marvel College in Kelowna. Bree also does ear piercing and is happy to look after your hair needs!

Joelene graduated from Blanche Macdonald School in Vancouver. She is a fully licensed aesthetician, competent in servicing nails, waxing, make-up, massages and of course hair!

EIKONIC Hair Salon 195 Bridge St. #2 Princeton For an appointment call:

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THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN! • Thumbs up to those doing their part in light of our recent drought conditions!

• Thumbs up to VOLUNTEERS! Our community is fortunate to have such dedicated volunteers to help organize community events and lend a helping hand!

If you have a “Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down”, or want to be our “Smile of the Week”, give us a call at 250-295-3535 or drop by the Spotlight at 282 Bridge Street.

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Duo brings taste of French Canada to music festival

To:

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

• All of the teachers, administrators and staff at Princeton Secondary School • Eva Pratico Photography • Heather Musgrove, Shandell Phillips and Nadine Thibert (grade eleven Moms) for a fantastic job running the grad tea • Cliff Glover for announcing at the grand march • Cool Beanz • Mac’s Autoparts • Princeton Posse • Work ‘n’ Play • Auto Tac • Coopers Foods • Valley First Credit Union • SBC Firemaster Ltd. And all of the parents, family and organizations that donated prizes, time, and support to make Princeton Secondary 2015 Grad happen!

Vazzy from Grand Forks will be performing at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival.

Rika Ruebsaat

Out here in the wilds of Englishspeaking British Columbia it’s easy to forget that we are a bilingual country. Princeton does have one or two French-Canadian residents, but we don’t hear French spoken in town unless it is tourists from Québec. But at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival there will be French singing in the streets.

Vazzy is a duo from Grand Forks consisting of Suzanne LeClerc and Bryn Wilkin.

Suzanne is an Acadian francophone from New Brunswick who grew up in a singing family. Her grandfather used to sing songs at parties and family gatherings and Suzanne has embraced this tradition in her repertoire. She sings traditional songs in French from the Maritimes, Québec and from France. Audiences needn’t worry if they understand no French because Suzanne translates the songs, and the energy and beauty of her renditions almost transcend the need for translation; music is, after all, a universal language.

As well as being a superb singer, Suzanne is also a multi-instrumentalist who plays bodhran, doumbek, harmonica, jews harp and foot percussion. Her partner Bryn plays fiddle, banjo and oud (a kind of Middle Eastern lute) and accompanies Suzanne’s singing. The voice and the instruments together weave a compelling musical tapestry. Vazzy in French means “Let’s go!” and when Suzanne and Bryn play lively dance tunes from Québec and other parts of French Canada on their menagerie of instruments it’s hard to stay sitting.

Les Fleurs Sauvage from Kelowna will be offering more French-Canadian songs at the

Festival. The singing trio is composed of artist-scholar Jeannette Angel and her daughters Eva Rae and Etta Marguerite Angel-Fox. Jeannette comes from a francophone background and grew up in Manitoba where she attended the Festival du Voyageur for years. Her children attend Ėcole de l’Anse-au-sable where they are immersed in a local francophene environment. Les Fleurs Sauvages sings a capella and will be sharing a rich repertoire of French-Canadian songs.

Previously known as Les Racines, this will be their third appearance at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival.

France is the motherland of “La Francophonie” and Quebec, Acadia, Louisiana, and many other places are its children.

On the Sunday afternoon of the Festival Vazzy and Les Fleurs Sauvages will be joined by Chris Roe, Lyn Pinkerton and Rika Ruebsaat for the “Songs of la Francophonie” session at which

you will hear songs from, Quebec, France and Acadia. The hour-long time slot will allow the singers to translate and explain the origins of the songs as well as giving the audience a wonderful cross section of francophone culture.

Vazzy, Les Fleurs Sauvages and the “Francophonie” session are just a few of the items on the rich menu of music available at the Princeton Traditional Music Festival. The Festival begins at 6:15 pm on Friday 14 August with an opening ceremony and a participatory dance on Veterans’ Way. On Saturday and Sunday there is music from 10 am until 6 pm right in downtown Princeton.

It’s all free and everyone is welcome. If you would like to find out more, visit the Festival’s website at www.princetontraditional. org. If you’d like to help out at the Festival or billet a performer the committee would love to hear from you. You can email princetonfestival@telus.net or phone 250-295-6010.

Free day program offered for young writers A variety of writing games, exercises and story-telling experiences are offerred in a four day 9 a.m. to noon Similkameen Summer Writers Camp this July 27 to July 30.

Similkameen Family Literacy coordinator, Dave Cursons, will give the morning workshops and grownups are welcome to attend and help out.

There is no fee for the four morning sessions. Similkameen Family Literacy is funded with BC Gaming proceeds. All materials are provided as well as a light mid-morning snack.

The morning program takes place in the Multi-Purpose room of the Keremeos Diagnostic Centre on 3rd Street off Highway 33 in Keremeos The writing sessions are designed for 11 to 14 year olds but inquiries for slightly younger or older kids are welcome.

Maximum registration is 16 youngsters.

Register before July 22 at 250499-2352 Local 107. Register with our reception person or leave a message with name and phone contact.

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Compost the key to water-friendly lawns and gardens

Dean Dack is often known as “the compost guy” and delights in helping gardeners produce three pound tomatoes while conserving water.

Judie Steeves

Perhaps you’ve seen him at your local farmer’s market. Dean Dack, “the compost guy,” might be considered one of your garden’s best friends, helping create healthy, WaterWise landscapes in the Okanagan.

According to Dack of Classic Compost, good soil, containing lots of compost, is the key to growing healthy plants; plants which need less water as a result.

He is passionate about growing healthy lawns and plants and about conserving the valley’s precious water

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“People call me up to tell me about the threepound tomatoes they grew with the help of my compost,” he says enthusiastically. “This is a very satisfying job,” he adds with a grin.

As he explains it, there are already nutrients in soil, but they are “locked up until a microbe digests it and processes it.

“Those soil citizens eat the carbon and organic matter and then they poop, burp and fart in the soil, and in the process create nutrients that plants can use,” he

explains with a mischievous smile. “You’d need a microscope to see all the critters, but there are lots of minerals and nutrients in compost,” he adds.

Dack advises lawns should be top dressed with fine compost that isn’t high in nitrogen, like synthetic lawn fertilizers are.

“Proper compost feeds the microbes in the soil,” he says, and helps the lawn retain moisture so it needs to be watered less often. Besides, he says, an over-watered lawn gets lazy. It doesn’t grow deep roots, so all the roots tend to be on

the surface of the soil where they quickly dry out in the Okanagan’s hot summer sun.

Instead, you should water more deeply, but less often, to encourage the lawn’s roots to grow deep, where they are less vulnerable to the summer’s heat.

That said, he adds, it’s important to know what kind of soil your lawn is grown in. If it’s sand, water will just leach right through, and if it’s clay, it will stay too wet, so a combination of sand, clay and compost is ideal.

Adding a compost mulch to lawns and around plants also helps to conserve moisture and prevent evaporation in the heat of summer, helping reduce heat stress on plants and keeping them healthier and less susceptible to insects and disease.

“We should be feeding the soil, instead of fertilizing plants,” he explains, adding, “If the plants are healthy there’s less disease and they require less water.”

Over-fertilizing lawn is also an issue, says Dack. “If you put on too much fertilizer, it’s like putting your lawn on steroids and thatch builds up. It’s hydrophobic so water can’t get through to the root zone of grasses,” he explains.

“People need to be educated about soils and how important it is to be water conscious,” he says. Communities should also have landscape and irrigation standards and enforcement of them.

Holding up a handful of rich, dark composted soil, he says, “We have

Species at Risk, the new hands-on exhibition from the Royal BC Museum, looks at why certain species are at risk, what their loss could mean and how you can help.

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the whole world in our hands and we have to look after it.”

With 24 per cent of all Okanagan water used on household lawns and gardens, and less water available per person than anywhere in Canada, valley residents are encouraged to reduce outdoor water use this summer.

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Town eyes further water restrictions

Level Three drought area includes regions east and west of Penticton.

continued page 12 Stage Two restrictions would limit lawn watering to two days per week, and prohibit the use of hoses to wash cars, boats, driveways and buildings unless they are equipped with automatic shut off devices.

Stage Three restrictions ban lawn watering outright and limit garden watering to hand held containers and hoses while Stage Four prohibits all use of water outdoors.

Huey said that despite conditions “our water use hasn’t been excessive” so far this

summer. “We do ask people to look at their water usage and reduce their consumption. The ministry is calling for a voluntary reduction of 20 per cent and we would ask people to be aware of that and reduce accordingly.”

Mark Woods, community service manager with the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, said the regional government has already taken steps to reduce water usage, for example by reducing watering in regional parks.

“We’ve already implemented all kinds

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of measures to reduce the water usage,” he said. “We dial back the amount of watering depending on the circumstances and we can eliminate it entirely but we haven’t reached that point yet.”

The province declared the drought area late Friday afternoon and Woods said RDOS staff was meeting Monday to determine if further action should be taken. “The 20 per cent reduction is a no brainer. It’s absolutely achievable which is good…As a local government I think we have a responsibility to provide some leadership on that so we’ll be talking about it, what we can do to educate the public and the steps we can take.”

Contributing factors to the current drought conditions include lower than normal winter snow packs combined with high spring temperatures and low rainfall, according to Environment Canada.

Greg Nesteroff Editor at the Nelson Star and Castlegar News. His regular forays into local history bring the dead and forgotten back to life.

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The Princeton Library’s Summer Reading program is underway and Monday Kaileigh McClelland, her sister Cloe, and Mary Elizabeth Bond took part in a kiddy-sized round Wheel of Fortune. On Monday July 20th magician Leif David will appear at 11:15 am.

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To the editor Share your support for Princeton Ground Search and Rescue To the editor Do you know what your Princeton Ground Search and Rescue team does?

Since the team’s inception in 2000, team members have been tasked through Emergency Management BC by our partner agencies to perform: •52 searches for missing persons, seven of which were for kids •30 medical rescues •Eight body recoveries •Five swift water responses •Two evacuations •Two evidence searches •One mudslide search •One door-to-door canvas of all the residences in Hedley

•One plane crash These have all been done in all four seasons, in all types of weather, and at all times of the day or night. All as volunteers.

PS: We even take time off from our paid work to do this!

What would you do if these dedicated volunteers weren’t available to help you or someone you know?

Please show your support for your local Ground Search and Rescue team by letting our local councillors know that you appreciate what we do.

Tara Bowie Thanks for your support.

The Lower Similkameen Indian Band held a grand opening for its new multipurpose building last week. After a Randy Rorvik beautiful ceremony a ribbon cutting took place. Left to right, Nathan Matthew, First Nation Health Authority, Eliza Manager Terbasket, council member and Health and Social Team Lead, Terry Terbasket, council, Chief Keith Crow, Trudy

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THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR UP TO DATE. Please remember to check your listing in the Spotlight Community Calendar.

If changes to your listing are needed, please call us at 250-295-3535 or email editor@similkameenspotlight.com

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church Office: 250-295-7714 WORSHIP - 10:00 AM 190 - 1st Avenue Everyone Welcome

Arts SHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES: Wednesday & Thursday Call Shirley at 250-295-4076 GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577 ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month.

Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced.

BUNCHGRASS QUILTERS Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511 PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO: Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop opportunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY: The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featuring traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please contact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community: INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? For people who want to learn to pray with great simplicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know themselves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541.

ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH: Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue 250-295-7588 princetonmuseum@gmail.com www.princetonmuseum.org WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities.

We also have gifts for you from local merchants and businesses. Call 1-866-856-8442 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hospital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-2951577 PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY: Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

Living Water

Community Church Invites You to 38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning Worship Pastor Jason Neufield Tel: 250-295-7733 Cell: 250-293-6224

Princeton Pentecostal Church 165 Vermilion Avenue invites you to join us in Sunday Worship 10:30 am Pastor Jack McNeil 250-295-7951

Princeton Baptist Church Across from Arena Old Hedley Road Family Worship 10:00 am

250-295-7752

Community:

Health

Club Notes:

HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am.

Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. sehaker@persona.ca

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY: Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact kvrrider@gmail.com New Members welcome!

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre.

Members can invite a guest.

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is confidential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-4936622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre.

10:00 am

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Library call 250-295-7005

PRINCETON FISH & GAME: Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, contact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) First Saturday of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION: Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the office at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

AL-ANON: Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB: Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-2950217. New members welcome!

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083 PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060 JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN: New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots.

Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727 CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional support, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for confidential services.

MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE: @ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge necessary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

Health CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN: If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-2954050 or Del 250-295-3266 TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

Club Notes: FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER: Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95 A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174 Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 ROYAL PURPLE: Meetings first and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES: YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.

SPECIAL “O” BOARD; Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB: Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m.

Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome!

PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND: Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet first Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB: Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON: Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome.

Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Everyone is welcome! There will be no meetings in July & Aug.

GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA: Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY MUSEUM: General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month.

6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

Youth PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY: Lori Gullison 250-295-3977 SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374 PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB: Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS: Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2.

(Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME: Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Club House.

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB: Lindsay: 250-295-0759

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CAPRICORN: Capricorn, take a hectic schedule day-by-day. Everything will get done in time, and you just need to have a little patience. Distract yourself this week.

AQUARIUS: Someone or something may have turned you off of making a large purchase, Aquarius. Discuss your sudden change of heart with someone close to you.

PISCES: Don’t turn your world upside down to take on another project, Pisces.

You have plenty on your plate to keep you busy as it is.

ARIES: You are in for a treat this week, Aries. You finally get to experience the results of all of your hard work.

Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.

TAURUS: Taurus, calmly approach a difficult situation this week. Giving yourself time to carefully assess a problem will provide the most effective solution.

GEMINI: Gemini, a resolution to a problem you haven’t been able to solve is on the horizon. This will make things much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off.

CANCER: Cancer, since you are a friendly person and the life of the party, it should come as no surprise that everyone wants to be your friend. Expand your social circle if you feel you have time.

LEO: Leo, sometimes you take on too much. Reevaluate your schedule and see if there are ways you can cut back on your commitments for a few days.

VIRGO: Virgo, your goal for the time being is to take care of business and clear your calendar. You may be more than ready to indulge in some rest and relaxation.

LIBRA: Curiosity may get the better of you this week, Libra. It’s good to pursue your interests, but make sure you aren’t stepping on anyone’s toes along the way.

SCORPIO: Scorpio, you desire quick answers, but no one seems to be moving at your pace this week. You might just have to buckle down and be patient.

Answers will come in due time.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarius, a trip is enticing, but you have too many responsibilities on your plate to up and leave right now. You will have time to get away soon enough.

FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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“Styling Jen” Jennifer McDonald Professional Hair Stylist

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A 18 www.similkameenspotlight.com Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Similkameen Spotlight BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Eleanor Hicks Senior Ladies Club Championship was played July 9 at the Princeton Golf Course.

Eighteen ladies participated.

Winners were: overall gross, Barb Fraser with 86, overall net Dot Geib with 64.

Other winners were, first flight low-gross Pam Morphy, low net Elaine Hawood; second flight low gross, Gloria Gagnon, low net, Kay Palmar; first flight second low gross, Pat Schmunk, second flight low net Judy Cross; second flight second low gross Mari Polley, second low net, Pat Quinn. Long drive winners were Barb Fraser and Lois Funk. Accuracy winner was Pat Taylor. Fewest putts was won by Pat Schmunk and Dot Geib. Pam Morphy won for a chip in deuce and Marg Mason won for a chip in.

The Princeton Legion held its annual golf tournament Saturday and the weather did nothing to dampen enthusiasm. The champions scored a gross score of 33 on the front nine.

From left to right; Barry Luchsinger, Sharlene Anderson, Robert Hicks and Al Anderson.

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Happy Birthday Nana! Love: Niki, Collin & Jade.

OUR GLASS Shop, located on Vancouver Island, seeking qualified glazier or 2nd year apprentice. Competitive wage based on experience/benefit package. Please respond to: ourglass@telus.net

FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

Wanted: Bedroom Suite - size double, fridge with freezer or small chest freezer, 6 sturdy wood dining room chairs, or dining suite, 20’ metal shipping container, ATV’s , dirt bike in good condition, Princeton area. 604-617-3470

2 Bedroom apt. in a quiet building. Very clean, heat included. Coin op. laundry. $700.00 a month. Phone 250295-3482

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Heavy Duty Mechanic The Town of Canmore

Requires a Permanent F/T 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic for our Public Works Team!

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services RETIREMENT home in Osoyoos seeks Food Service Manager.

Must have Red Seal. Apply: jobs@balticproperties.ca

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Trades, Technical CANADIAN MILL Services Association (CMSA) is looking for a Lumber Inspector/Supervisor for the Prince George area.

Duties include visiting CMSA members for the purpose of inspecting lumber for proper grade, moisture content and grade stamping, reviewing kiln records, and providing Grader training. The idea candidate is a self-starter, works safely, is willing to learn, can work with minimal supervision, and possess a valid BC drivers licence. Ideal candidates will have a lumber grading ticket.

CMSA offers a very-good salary, pension plan, & benefits, and also supplies a company vehicle, laptop & smartphone.

Please submit a resume in confidence by July 15, 2015 to to: forestry2012@hotmail.com

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Services

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2 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Merchandise for Sale

Garage Sales July 18th/15 from 9:00AM 2:00PM @ 36 Pines Mobile Park, Princeton B.C. Selling shop items, household items, oak mirror.

Saturday, July 25th 9:00 1:00 @ 522 Taylor Way (San Ang Estates) Princeton, B.C. Yard Sale for Shining His Light Ministries. July 17th-18th and July 24th-25th from 9-12 at Catholic Hall Corner Lime and Harold. Household items, misc, some furniture.

Misc. for Sale Craftsman Ride on Lawnmower, new bagger, 22HP. Bowflex Extreme 2SE. Eliptical trainer Nautilus Model E514.

Recumbent Bike Nautilus Model R514. 250-293-6336

Education/Trade Schools

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Help Wanted Clerical/Marketing position available immediately. Knowledge in the following programs a definite asset: Excel/Publisher/Website data input. Please, resumes only accepted via email to Princeton.advantageteam@gmail.com

1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent References, D.D. Cat maybe??

Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-4842783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

Apartments for rent in Princeton, available now. Level access in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed.

Rents start at $500.00 month.

Phone 1-250-295-1006 for details or leave a message with the best time to call back.

SHOP LOCALLY Misc for Rent

For Lease Commercial space for lease.

1500 square feet. 20ft ceilings, overhead door, small office. $850.00/month. Day time call 604-877-1599 & Night time call 604-298-1948.

HOUSES FOR RENT. Call Heather at 250-295-8025

OfďŹ ce/Retail 2 - 200 sqft office space available.. Call Heather 250295-8025

Suites, Lower $650 a month + shared utilities, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 year lease necessary. Includes all appliances: Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Small deep freeze, plus only a five minute walk to Downtown/River. Serious inquires only please. Posted on Craigslist.com/Kijiji.ca for pictures.

Call: 250-499-2226

Suites, Upper

Ride on weedeater lawnmower, 13.5 HP, 38� cut, $500 firm.

250-295-3334.

3 Bedroom Upper Suite for rent. 3.5 year old home. Porcelain and laminate flooring.

Fully applianced. Smoking is ok outside. Cats are ok. Located on Allison Flats. View of river. $950/month plus utilities or $1150/month utilities with 1 year lease. Discounted for 1st month only if in by July 15th with damage deposit.

Available July 1st. Call 250295-1775

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Pallet Jack. Works well. Large capacity. Asking $150.00. Call 604-67-3123

CHILD & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN Permanent – Full-Time

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Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bedroom furnished suite for rent in down town Princeton, level access, including power & heat & satellite TV $550 per month. Need excellent References, D.D. Cat maybe??

Avail. Feb. 1st. Phone 604-4842783 and leave a message with the best time to call back.

Princeton & District Community Services Society is now accepting applications for Aspen Court, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath family townhouse complex. BC Housing offers affordable rents for qualified applicants based upon 30% of gross income. Please contact Princeton & District Community Services Society at 250295-6666 for applications and information.

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2 bedroom, fully furnished, dish network and internet included. Absolutely no pets or smoking. $700.00 plus utilities.

Quiet area on Similkameen River. Call 469-615-7178

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The Lower Similkameen Community Services Society, in partnership with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Child and Youth Mental Health Services, is seeking a TualiÂżed individual to deliver a full range of mental health services to children and youth living in the Keremeos area. Candidates will have a Master level education in the human services Âżeld, or Ee a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, with at least two years e[perience working in Eoth a psychiatric and a school setting.

Start date: Hours:

August 2015 35 per week

Use of a personal vehicle is required. Clearance through a criminal record review is required.

This position is unionized, starting wage $31.56 per hour, plus a comprehensive EeneÂżt package.

Closing date for applications: July 29, 2015, 4:00 p.m.

Please send applications marked ³Con¿dential´ - Competition 2015-CYMH .

Ey mail, facsimile or e mail to: Lower Similkameen Community Services Society 720 – 3rd Street Keremeos, BC V0X 1N3 Fax: (250) 499-2333 E-Mail: admin@LSCSS.com

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