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Christina Yahn of the Nelson area is running in Kootenay-Columbia for the Libertarian Party in the upcoming federal election.

Libertarian Party candidate will run in local riding BILL METC ALFE Nelson Star

Kootenay Columbia has a fifth candidate in the upcoming federal election — Christina Yahn of the Libertarian Party.

Yahn has been a resident of Nelson and the Slocan Valley for 12 years and her main activity has been as an apiarist and a developer of new ways of beekeeping. She runs the Queens Bees Project as well as a small business that develops and sells bee-related body products and candles.

The Libertarian Party, under its leader Tim Moen of Calgary, is running 85 candidates across the country. Its policies promote private property rights, the free market, individual liberty, and the withdrawal of government from many spheres of public life.

The following is an edited and condensed version of the Star’s interview with Christina Yahn last week.

Why did you decide to run?

The main reason is my involvement in farming and small diversified agriculture, and over the last 14 years, time and time again politics comes into play, and so my interest in politics is driven by that, to the point where I feel like stepping up. I don’t feel the representation is there for that arena.

I would like to localize the food security issue. A lot of current regulations stifle our farmers and stop them from bringing food to market at a competitive price or at all.

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Sarah Burton, Toronto’s critically acclaimed alt-country songstress, keyboard player and guitarist, hit the stage at the Byng Roadhouse in Cranbrook last week for her first ever performance in the East Kootenay.

Conservation officers look for poaching info ARNE PE TRYSHEN

Conservation Officers are asking if anyone has any information on the matter a pair of elk that appear to have been poached outside of Cranbrook. The two cow elk were shot about a month ago.

“The incident day would be in and around July 15 of this year,” explained Jared Connatty, Conservation Officer. “These two cow elk, that were shot with a rifle, were found very close together in the Moyie Lake - Cutting Creek area.”

Connatty said that half of the meat was removed from one of the animals, but the other was left intact. The elk were both shot once.

Connatty said there was

likely a side-by-side or UTV used in the commission of the poaching, based on tracks that were found onsite.

Connatty said things like this are peculiar.

“It doesn’t happen very often,” he said. “It does happen just not often — only a few isolated incidents in the year. It all depends, intent can vary from who is involved. It could be a joy shooting scenario, or it could be someone looking for sustenance, you don’t know. At the end of the day it’s a violation that has occurred, unless they can prove otherwise.”

If you have any information that may be related to this, then please call the RAPP line 1-877-952-7277.

Crews fight fire up St. Mary Lake Road C AROLYN GR ANT

On Monday afternoon, Southeast Fire Centre crews and Kimberley Fire Department members responded to a fire five kilometres up the St. Mary Lake Road.

Karly Shaugnessy of the Southeast Fire Centre said that there were two air tankers, a helicopter and two initial attack crews on the fire Monday.

“The fire is at 0.3 hectares and is currently under investigation,” Shaugnessy said. “It is believed to have spread from a structure fire.

“The fire is burning near

other structures but at this time they are not at risk.”

The RDEK and Fire Centre were asking people to stay away from St. Mary Lake Road so as not to impede fire crews.

“We are asking everyone to stay off St. Mary Lake Road to allow the crews to fight the fire from the ground and air,” said Loree Duczek of the RDEK. “At this time, there are no evacuation alerts or orders in place.”

Shaugnessy said that while the fire was not contained, crews were making progress and the hope was that it would not grow larger.

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2015 Cranbrook Bandits Awards

The Cranbrook Bandits handed out annual team hardware Sunday afternoon.

The Bandits finished second in American Legion Baseball Montana State â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play this season as they made their second consecutive trip to the state championship.

Devon Marra (bottom left) took home honours as Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

Tyler Thorn (top right) earned accolades as Pitcher of the Year.

Brandon Ouillette (bottom right) claimed Defensive Player of the Year.

Carson Meggison (not pictured) took home Rookie of the Year honours and was also named Most Dedicated Player.

Bandits head coach Paul Mrazek (at right in bottom photos) presented the awards.

ABOVE (L to R): Devon Marra, Brandon Ouillette and Tyler Thorn pose with their trophies Sunday. Not pictured: Carson Meggison rounded out the contingent of award winners.

For more on the Cranbrook Bandits awards see Page 7.

- All photos by Taylor Rocca

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Bill Green honored for fisheries work For the Townsman

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The world’s diversity as it is represented in Cranbrook will be on display at the second annual Multicultural Festival, in Rotary Park this weekend, August 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cranbrook multicultural festival this weekend Arne Pe tryshen

This weekend, the second annual Cranbrook Multicultural Festival will be bringing diversity to Rotary Park. The event runs Saturday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Coco Seitz, the president of the Cranbrook Multicultural Society and the executive director of the festival, said the festival is a long overdue celebration of different cultures in Cranbrook.

“There are a lot of immigrants who live in Cranbrook either first generation or second generation,” Seitz said. “Then we have lots of cultures. Last year we thought it would be a good idea to put together a festival to celebrate cultures and also to educate our local children and local residents about the different cultures in Cranbrook.”

Last year there were 12 cultures featured between the three aspects: live music, cuisine and culture booths.

“This year in total we have 18, so we’ve definitely increased the amount of cultures that we’re showcasing,” she said. “Again this is through the three parts of the festival. Some cultures are only there for the cuisine, some are doing performances, then there are eight cultures that have their own cultural booth.”

Many of the booths will feature culturally significant crafts for children to make.

There will also be bocce and soccer.

Cultures will include: Canadian; Japanese; Indian; German; Ktunaxa; Korean; Italian; Irish; Metis; Croatian; French Canadian; Thai; Chinese; Filipino; South

African.

There will also be a traditional dress fashion show.

“So people are going to come with their traditional dresses, their Korean gowns and Chinese qipoa, the Ktunaxas will wear their regalia.”

Also all of the cuisines offered will be $5 or less.

“So the idea behind that i everyone can have lunch in the park and sample different kinds of food,” she said.

Last year 2,000 people went out to participate and it was a rainy day, so this year hopefully the weather will be nice and they can get even more people out.

“We’d like to thank our sponsors: Columbia Basin Trust. We got out funding through three different streams, but the actual funding provider is CBT.”

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Bill Green of Kimberley was in Portland, Oregon, Monday, Aug. 17 receiving a prestigious conservation award from the American Fisheries Society.

Green accepted the William E. Ricker Resource Conservation Award on behalf of the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nations, joint recipients with the Okanagan Nation Alliance and 15 American Tribes.

The Ricker award recognizes singular accomplishments or long-term contributions that advance aquatic resource conservation at a national or international level.

Green is the founding executive director of the Canadian Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission, established by the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc Nations to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems and return salmon to their historic range in the Columbia and Kootenay River systems. The cross-border coalition of First Nations and Tribes is being honored for their significant leadership and vision in restoring ecosystem function and resiliency to the Columbia River watershed, the American Fisheries Society said in making the award.

The coalition’s active engagement in renewal of the Columbia River Treaty will help integrate ecosystem function as a co-equal treaty objective, the society noted.

“It has been an incredible honor and learning experience over the past 20 years to work with the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc communities,” Green, a fisheries biologist, said.

“Bringing back the salmon is of profound cultural importance to them, and will produce ecological and economic benefits for all people.”

Salmon runs were cut off from the Upper Columbia in the 1940s when the Grand Coulee dam was built in Washington state. Subsequent dams installed in later decades added further barriers to traditional salmon migration in the Columbia watershed.

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Bill Green lumbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission has negotiated agreements with the Columbia Power Corporation to provide fish passageways at their hydro plants.

“Our target is to have salmon running at Trail and Castlegar within five years, then soon after into the Arrow Lakes and the Slocan,” Green said.

“First Nations are working to have salmon as far upstream as the headwaters at Columbia Lake by 2040.”

The ambitious long-term plan calls for re-introduction of chinook salmon initially, followed by sockeye and steelhead. “But this isn’t just about salmon,” Green added.

“Bull trout, sturgeon, burbot and other native fish species will also benefit.”

The 2,000-kilometer Columbia, the biggest river system in the Pacific Northwest, rises at Canal Flats and flows into the Pacific at Astoria, Oregon. Its massive watershed encompasses rivers and streams in BC and seven US states.

The American Fisheries Society, founded in 1870, is the world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to fisheries science and conservation.

The Ricker award is named for the late William Ricker, a world renowned Canadian fisheries scientist.

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Buttheads, drone dummy add to wildfire threat Tom Fletcher Black Press

Forests Minister Steve Thomson called for public assistance Monday to identify those responsible for careless wildfire starts, or unauthorized intrusions into evacuation areas and restricted airspace.

The B.C. Wildfire Service had to ground eight helicopters and three fixed-wing aircraft for three hours while battling fires around Oliver Sunday, due to an unauthorized drone flying in the area.

Thomson was at Oliver airport when crews were called back from efforts to contain the Testalinden Creek and Wilson’s Mountain Road fires that threaten the community.

“You could really see the frustration of the pilots and our wildfire team,” Thomson said. “Ticked off would probably be too mild a term to talk about their reaction. It’s really something that is just not acceptable.”

Despite the interruption, the B.C. Wildfire Service estimated the Testalin-

den Creek fire south of Oliver to be 40 per cent contained, and the Wilson’s Mountain Road fire just north of Oliver was 70 per cent contained as of Monday.

Reports of a video showing a smoker igniting the volatile fire west of Rock Creek have not been confirmed, Thomson said. He asked for anyone with video or other evidence of careless smoking or hazardous activity to contact their local police or the B.C. Wildfire Service (1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on mobile).

The Rock Creek fire remained unconfined at about 3,750 hectares Monday, and has destroyed 30 homes. Chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek said the fire has not spread significantly since it was reported last week, but with hot days ahead that could change.

There were 44 new fires reported Sunday, making a total of 239 burning

by Monday. There have been 292,000 hectares burned and $207 million spent so far this year, almost the same as this time last summer.

BC Wildfire Service

Wilson’s Mountain Road fire threatens the community of Oliver in the South Okanagan. It was 70 per cent contained by Monday.

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As reported last week, Kimberley archer Darby Dean brought home two gold medals from the 2015 Canadian National Championships in Winnipeg. Darby shoots with the Cranbrook Archery Club. Two Cranbrook athletes also competed in the national championships, Brittany Johnson bringing home a silver and Adam Pitney, two silver medals. All three archers have been working hard to achieve top Canadian ranking and are pleased with their results. They want to thank the coaches for all they have done to get them where they are today as it wouldn’t be possible with out them.

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The bureaucracy around having chickens and bees in the city is absurd and it is a basic right to feed yourself and your family including to pollinate your crops.

We need community gardens, community greenhouses, and we would be more than willing to work with city councils to make a realistic plan about this.

My interest in beekeeping developed from working on a farm in Winlaw where I was was introduced to the world of bees, and fell in love with them. I did not realize bees are used by loading them on semi trucks and hauled, going to different crops as they bloom, and that is not sustainable.

Bees are the foundation of our food security, so I have been doing advocacy work speaking on behalf of bees and the dire state of food security with the decline in pollinators. In the Kootenays we import about 85 per cent of our food, mostly from California, which is on fire and under drought, so my work with bees spans out to the entire food system.

Why the Libertarian Party?

The Libertarian Party speaks for me because it is the only one that refuses to use aggression to enforce its own ideology. In this election there is the “anyone but Harper” movement, and I can relate in certain aspects, but in the long run, all the other parties use an authoritarian mandate to put their agenda in place. The Libertarian Party puts individual freedoms first.

Both the Greens and the NDP have aspects that are appealing, especially the Green Party, but they also have a lot of policies that

would impinge on personal freedom and rights, and the NDP has a lot of policies that infringe on personal choices as to what you would put into your own body and so on.

What other issues interest you?

Foreign policy has become a passion of mine. We used to be known as a peaceful nation and we do not have that reputation any more. I want us to pursue a more non-interventionist policy.

We would end the treaties that were put in place [with First Nations people] hundreds of years ago but do not reflect current realities. Often they were signed under duress. Some groups would like to become sovereign, and so we would end those treaties and those obligations. If they were to become sovereign nations they could protect their private property rights on their territories. There would be negotiations on what the boundaries would be, and it would end all the controversies about pipelines and mining projects. It would immediately give the power back to the First Nations to have proper consultation so they can protect their lands.

With drug policies, we should not be locking people away for non-violent crimes. Drug abuse is a public health issue, not a criminal issue.

The Libertarian Party is against any form of gun control and would repeal the section of the criminal code that says you have to have license a gun.

Could you comment on that?

For me, over-regulation of guns is an issue. I am not a gun enthusiast but and I have lived in rural areas, having bees in bear

territory, and I see the value in owning a gun. I see value for rural people to have that right. Reasonable adults have a right to own a gun.

The Libertarian Party platform is to privatize health care. Could you elaborate on that?

My father is a paramedic and I have seen first-hand how horrendous the health care system is, waiting eight hours to be able to access a doctor, considering the amount of money we pay for health care. We have some of the highest medical costs and we have a very low quality of care.

A lot of doctors agree that having a private sector would reduce wait times and people could access better care generally. People who wanted to pay for private health care could have that option, and nothing would be taken from the public systems but wait times would go down.

The Libertarian platform says it would increase personal tax exemption and radically reduce taxes. How would you do that?

The plan is to increase tax exemptions to $17,000 and the party is very against corporate welfare. We would end all forms of corporate welfare and corporations would be taxed accordingly.

We would end subsidies, bailouts and tax breaks.

How will you approach campaigning?

I have a full plate. I am a mother and a small business owner, and have very limited resources.

This is the first time a Libertarian has run in this riding. It will be a grass roots campaign. I will use social media as much as I can and attend debates.

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Nanking

It is certainly appropriate to remember Victory in Japan Day. It is also a time to remember the catastrophic effects of having to resort to atomic bombs in order for Japan to capitulate and end the war in the Pacific. Many Japanese people suffered and died because of the bombing, and this too should be remembered.

But there is another related human-inspired catastrophe that preceded World War ll and should also be acknowledged: “The Rape of Nanking.” In 1937 the Japanese invaded China for the third time in that decade. The Japanese army was very well trained and armed, and quickly defeated the Chinese army. At that time the capital of China was the city of Nanking, with a very large population of peasants and disarmed Chinese soldiers.

Within six weeks, the actions of the Japanese soldiers resulted in the slaughter of 350,000 people and the rape of 80,000 women.

The Japanese soldiers were encouraged by their senior officers to treat the Chinese in totally barbaric fashion. Houses and complete villages were set on fire. Thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were arrayed for execution by beheading, raked by machine gun fire, bayoneted, doused with gasoline and burned, and buried alive.

This form of warfare by the Japanese was repeated throughout China and resulted in the deaths of millions of people. Since the end of WWll, with much aid and influence from the United States, Japan has developed as a successful, democratic country, but a country unwilling to face up to this terrible part of its history. Jap-

anese Governments have yet to express remorse for the behaviour of its military. In fact quite recently, in a CBC broadcast, a Japanese spokesman said that Japan today should not have to apologize for a country’s past bad events.

The Kimberley library has a copy of the book “The Rape of Nanking” for those interested in learning more about this epic tragedy.

Peter Moody Kimberley

Canadian Scientists

Canadian scientists have really shown the world marvelous scientific discoveries In 1922 Frederick Banting discovered insulin and since then, countless diabetic lives have been saved. Recently Canadian scientists from Winnipeg have discovered a vaccine for ebola that is showing very positive results in Africa.

Our present Conservative government of Stephen Harper tried to muzzle our great Canadian scientists back in 2013. Maybe Canadian citizens should muzzle Stephen Harper and his government in the upcoming election.

Canadian scientists need to be supported 100 per cent as they have made our world a better and safer place.

Michael Jones Kimberley

At the Cranbrook Public Library Orianna Fielding’s ‘Unplugged’ is a May Clinic A to Z Health Guide guide to rebooting one’s self the same way What’s Your Story – Brandon Doman we do our computers or phones—by un- The Jewelry Recipe Book – Nancy Soriano plugging them.

On the Shoulder of a Giant – Neil ChristoMichelle Mulder’s ‘Trash Talk’ high- pher lights the innovative ideas young people Backache, Stress, and Tension – Hans have come up with to deal with the plan- Kraus et’s garbage. One is example is Boyan Slat, Tangled Up – Penny Raile a Dutch teenager who invented a system Tell Me A Story in the Dark – John Olive for removing plastic from the world’s Unplugged – Orianna Fielding oceans, utilizing the sea’s natural cur- Infuse: Oil, Spirit, Water – Eric Prum rents.

The World on a Plate – Mina Holland Where did the summer go? Closing Nut Butters – Mary Loudermilk Ceremonies for the Summer Reading The Wrong Cat – Lorna Crozier Club will be on August 25th and 26th at The English Spy – Daniel Silva (fic) 1:00pm. Kids who have completed a read- The Naked Eye – Iris Johansen (mys) ing log can sign up at the front desk under Truth or Die – James Patterson (mys) which day they would like to receive their Glycerine – Garry Ryan (mys) medal and certificate. Saturday, August Nemesis – Catherine Coulter (mys) 22, is the last day to turn in reading logs. Aurora – Kim Stanley Robinson (sci fic) Please contact us at the Library if you The First Confessor – Terry Goodkind (sci have any questions or need further infor- fic) mation..

The Frozen Ground (DVD) Our new website is up and running at: Drop Dead Diva: Seasons 2 & 3 (DVD) www.cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca.

There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our Facebook pages and our new website for more information and updates.

A Window Into Our Past by the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History is only display this month. Don’t miss this amazing display of photographic history, including the shocking name of the Fernie Women’s Hockey Team in 1924.

Adult Newly Acquired: Lonely Planet Egypt – Anthony Sattin A Force for Good – Daniel Goleman The Exhaustion Breakthrough – Holly Phillips (613) Last Man Off – Matt Lewis Mayors Gone Bad – Philip Slayton Do Less, Get More – Shaa Wasmund Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies – G. W. Scotter The Sweet Side of Ancient Grains – Erin Dooner Russian Cuisine – Maria Depenweiller Cocktails for a Crowd – Kara Newman How to Raise an Adult – Julie Lythcott-Haims The Chinese Head Tax…-- Arlene Chan

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Young Adult & Children’s: Sneaky Math – Cy Tymony Young Adult Fiction The Truth Commission – Susan Juby The Girl From the Well – Rin Chupeco Ghost Most Foul – Patti Grayson The Heir – Kiera Cass Dragonknight – Donita K. Paul Flip Turn – Paula Eistenstein The Wrath and the Dawn – Renee Ahdieh How to Save a Species – Marilyn Baillie Why We Live Where We Live – Kira Vermond Tastes Like Music – Maria Birmingham Trash Talk – Michelle Mulder You can Draw – Damon Toll The Mosquito Brothers – Griffin Ondaatje (j fic) Theodore Boone: The Fugitive – John Grisham (j fic) The 4th Garfield Treasury – Jim Davis Life in the Arctic with Nina & Nikita – Julie Ewashen (j fic) A Warm Welcome – Erica David (j fic)

MuchMusic beatbox champion Jason Hachey (known across Canada as Hachey the Mouthpeace) swaggers onstage at the legendary Byng Roadhouse this Wednesday August 19th (showtime 9:00pm) to unleash his truly phenomenal powers of offthe-cuff ad-lib vocal sound effects (as well as laying down dope rhymes). Having recently wowed the audience at the 2015 Juno Awards, Hachey the Mouthpeace is sure to dazzle the local lovers of live-action hip-hop with his return to Cranbrook.

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Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Meadowbrook Motors. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

East Kootenay Outdoor Club: Saturday, August 22, 2015, Hike to Moyie Falls. Info: Phone Lorne 250-426-8864 Garage Sale and Sheet Music Sale for Kimberley’s International Piano Summer School, July 2016 - at Kimberley United Church, Saturdays, August 29 and Sept 5. Info: arnesahlen@hotmail.com or 250-427-2159.

Sept 3rd, 11:00am: Legacy Builders Fall BBQ (for those 50 and over).

Abundant Life, 501 - 11th Ave. S. FREE! Just let us know you’re coming, 250-426-2866.

“South-West Passage” Saturday, Sept 5, 10:00 am. Leaders - Ellen & Dan Chase (250-427-5517). Meet at the Riverside Campground. A moderate 2-2.5 hour hike. Bring water.After the hike: burger & beverage at Riverside Campground for $10.

September 13 At Fort Steele Heritage Park the 38th. annual Kootenay Country Fair, fun for all ages. Crafts, games, live music, food,animals 9am to 4p.m. Auction at 4pm. Entry forms at Top Crop, Top Crop Too, (Kimberley) Cranbrook Photo.

An Artist’s Retreat with Joseph Cross at the Bull River Guest Ranch Sept 15-18 - Cranbrook. Join acclaimed BC artist Joseph Cross (PSA) for four days of personalized coaching in landscape painting at scenic Bull River Guest Ranch. Sept. 15-18. Sponsored by the Kimberley Arts Council. Info: www.paintersretreat.ca or call Kimberley Arts Council at 250-427-4919

ONGOING TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Chateau Kimberley Art Gallery, 78 Howard St, Kimberley. Open 10am8pm, through to Oct. 15. Featuring art by Jean Pederson, Joseph Cross, MaryAnn Bidder, Lynne Grillmair, Jeannette Oostlander, Karen Arrowsmith, Marianne Rennick, Jeanie Miller & Teresa Knight.

Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

“The Way” Introductory Orthodox Christianity next 12 weeks at Kimberley Public Library (Upstairs room) Thursday evenings until October 22nd: 7 -9 pm. Drop in to any or all sessions. Contact: Fr. Andrew: 250-420-1582 or frandrewapplegate@gmail.com for info.

MILITARY AMES is a social/camaraderie/support group that meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the Kimberley Public Library reading room. All veterans are welcome. For more information call Cindy @ 250 919 3137.

Cranbrook Writer’s Group meet on the 4th Monday of the month at the Arts Council. Engage in writing exercises, constructive critiques & share in information on upcoming literary events & contests. Cbk and District Arts Council, 104, 135-10th Ave S, CBK. info: 250-4264223 www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a difference in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.

Aged10-14? Got the writing bug? CBAL hosts the Youth Writing Group at the Cranbrook Public Library. The 2nd & 4th Wed of each month, 4-5:30pm Free! Call Lori 250-464-1864 or khough@cbal.org Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

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Learn the game of shuffleboard! Every Monday, 10:00 a.m. at Cranbrook Curling Rink. Info call: John 426-3959, Dennis 421-9176.

Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook.

Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:008:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies!

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.

The Cranbrook Quilter’s Guild meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, September - June, 7.15 p.m. at the Cranbrook Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17th Ave South. Interested??? Call Jennifer at 250426-6045. We’re on Facebook and www.cranbrookquiltersguild.ca.

Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903.

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With more time, will more voters care?

Several readers took me to task for last week’s commentary on the beginning of our long, hot federal election campaign.

They pointed out, among other things, that there are substantial cost increases to Elections Canada as well as higher spending limits for the parties. And thanks to generous tax deductions for political donations, taxpayers subsidize all party spending whether they want to or not.

That’s the system as it is today, so rather than rail against it, it seems more useful to ask what we’re getting for our forced investment in this exercise.

First, more leader debates. The traditional main event organized by TV networks for Oct. 8 appears to be a bust, with only Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Green Party leader Elizabeth May expected to attend. Conservative leader Stephen Harper declined, prompting NDP leader Thomas Mulcair to say he will only take part in debates that include Harper.

Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair have agreed to a Sept. 17 debate hosted by The Globe and Mail and Google Canada. This one is to be focused on the economy, which should force participants to get beyond their talking points and pointing fingers.

On Sept. 28 there will be a debate fo-

cused on foreign policy hosted by Munk Debates, a charitable foundation. Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair have accepted. May and Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe were not invited to either of these.

The national media have decided that the biggest issue currently is the trial of suspended senator Mike Duffy, but this has turned out to be a rehash of facts and assertions heard many times over by those who care.

The expense account abuse has pushed the issue BC VIEWS of senate reform to the forefront. Harper declared his Tom intention to starve the SenFletcher ate by refusing any more appointments, after most provinces ignored his call to elect their nominees.

Trudeau, having expelled all Liberal senators from the party caucus, has warned that Harper’s plan and Mulcair’s long-standing position to abolish the Senate are both unworkable, if not unconstitutional. Trudeau has promised changes to the senate appointment process, but no specifics so far.

Party policies are being doled out one bit at a time, and the national and local candidate debates may help clarify them.

Here are a couple that could use closer scrutiny.

Harper has promised to revive a stimulus program from the 2009 economic cri-

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sis, offering a 15 per cent tax credit for home improvements between $1,000 and $5,000. This sounds great if you’re a homeowner, but does nothing for renters, drives up the cost of housing in already overpriced urban markets and encourages more consumer debt.

Trudeau has promised an additional $2.6 billion over four years for First Nations education on reserves, and accelerated spending on school infrastructure.

Mulcair has promised to hold a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Mulcair and Trudeau both pledge to reverse the Conservative moves to eliminate what’s left of door-to-door mail delivery, and to extend the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security pension from 65 to 67.

All of these promises are presented in the most appealing way possible by the parties that promote them, and all involve spending and taxation trade-offs that the parties would prefer not to discuss.

Another possible dividend from a formal campaign stretching more than two months is that more voters will pay attention to the real issues and actually take the time to cast a ballot. If that happens, and the long decline in voter turnout is reversed, it’s a good investment.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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The Cranbrook Bandits returned to the Montana State ‘B’ championship for the second consecutive year this past American Legion Baseball season.

Despite falling just short of back-to-back titles after falling to the Bitterroot Red Sox in the league state finale, the Bandits had another successful and memorable campaign that saw the continued development of the program both on and off the field.

Sunday afternoon, the Bandits celebrated that success at the team’s annual awards banquet and barbecue.

“Each year we keep developing and doing more with the game,” Mrazek said to those in attendance Sunday afternoon. “This year we introduced a couple of new things -- when we would squeeze we would also be trying to score the runner from second; when other teams weren’t paying attention, we delay steal. These guys really learnt it well.

“These guys did a great job with a lot more advanced stuff than we were doing three years ago. These guys will nod their heads and agree they were doing a lot more things strategically -- offensively and defensively.

“That’s why you guys were in the state final again. Unfortunately we didn’t win it this year, but you did a great job getting there.”

Veteran shortstop Devon Marra laid claim the biggest hardware haul, taking home awards as Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

“It feels great,” Marra said with a grin splashed across his face. “It’s a great group of kids.

We’re all really close friends. [The MVP] is a good award to win overall. I’m going to enjoy it.

“Being a leader, someone that everyone looks up to and playing my role [is what helped me find success this season].”

Marra led the Bandits in a handful of major offensive categories during the 2015 American Legion season, making him a clearcut choice as Offensive Player of the Year.

Leading the team with 47 hits, he also topped the charts with a .416 batting average. His 36 RBI were also most on the squad.

For Marra, it was the second consecutive season he was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year.

If his work at the plate didn’t hit home the magnitude of his impact, then his consistency off the mound made sure to seal the deal.

The veteran not only spent time in the infield, he also put forth a productive season on the bump, winning four games, registering a 3.33 earned-runs average (ERA) and striking out 53 batters.

On the other side of the ball, Defensive Player of the Year honours were bestowed upon

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The Cranbrook Bandits annual team awards were handed out Sunday afternoon to officially wrap up a successful 2015 American Legion Baseball campaign in which the team made its second consecutive appearance in the Montana State ‘B’ championship.

The Bandits are, from left to right: Head coach Paul Mrazek, Jake Bromley, Cayden McCormack, Brandon Ouillette, Cedar Kemp, Devon Marra, Rylan D’Etcheverry, Noah Rennette, Robert Nickell, Tyler Thorn, Daniel Mercandelli. Not pictured: Connor Armstrong, Brendan Bird, Carson Meggison, Shayne Walker. gritty catcher Brandon Ouillette for the second consecutive season.

Ouillette handled the bulk of the catching duties over the course of the season serving as a key factor in the success of the Bandits pitching staff with his confident calls from the behind the plate. “[He] works his butt off at practice and at games, always running hard,” Mrazek said of Ouillette. “He plays a very difficult position where you get beat up.

He doesn’t want to come out of the game, it doesn’t matter how

Blue Jays demote Hutchison CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - The Blue Jays have sent righthander Drew Hutchison to triple-A Buffalo a day after he pitched Toronto to a win over the rival New York Yankees.

Hutchison pitched 6 2/3 strong innings at Rogers Centre on Sunday in Toronto’s 3-1 victory that avoided a three-game Yankees sweep.

Hutchison is 12-2 in 24 starts this season, but has been inconsistent,

especially on the road, and has a 5.06 earnedrun average.

The move comes as

Toronto looks to shorten its starting rotation in preparation for a run at the American League East title. The Jays entered Monday a half-

game back of the Yankees for the division lead.

Toronto also recalled infielder Matt Hague from Buffalo to replace recently demoted reliever Aaron Loup.

Hague leads the International League with a .348 batting average, 83 runs batted in, a .427 on-base percentage and 161 hits.

The Jays said a roster move to fill Hutchison’s spot on the roster will be made Tuesday.

much he gets beat up.”

Though he was recognized for his defensive expertise, Ouillette

wasn’t a one-trick pony, hitting a productive .305 and leading the club with 36 runs scored.

While Ouillette was honoured for his work behind the plate, Tyler Thorn was recognized

for his craftiness off the mound as he was named Pitcher of the Year.

Arguably the highlight of the season came July 10 in Kalispell when the left-handed hurler threw five innings of nohit baseball in an 11-0 victory over Priest River.

For Thorn, it was his second consecutive year being named Pitcher of the Year.

Rounding out the crew of award winners was 14-year-old Carson Meggison, who was named Rookie of the Year and Most Dedicated Player.

The young second

Veteran NHLer Briere retires CANADIAN PRESS

Daniel Briere has announced his retirement after 17 NHL seasons.

Briere made the announcement in a column for the French-language newspaper Le Droit and through the Philadelphia Flyers.

The 37-year-old said it was time to spend more time at home with his family.

Briere put up 307 goals and 389 assists in 973 career games for the

Phoenix Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche.

The Gatineau, Que., native was a first-round pick of the Coyotes in 1996 and led the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in scoring.

Known for playing above his stature, Briere also earned a reputation as a star playoff performer with 53 goals and 63 assists in 124 post-season games.

baseman flourished as the season progressed, finishing the campaign with a .205 batting average and 14 runs scored.

“For a 14-year-old in his first year to hit .200 is great,” Mrazek said of Meggison. “I looked back at first-year players at 14 years old and they’re usually hitting around .100 or .150. “[He] was consistently hustling and worked hard in the games and at practice.”

Outside of finishing second at the Montana State ‘B’ championship, the Bandits went 20-231. In 2014, the team fin-

ished the season 20-23 while claiming the Montana State ‘B’ title.

In addition to recognizing award winners, Mrazek was quick to share plenty of positives thoughts and observations on a tight-knit group that contributed to another successful season of Cranbrook Bandits baseball.

“Everyone is best friends with everyone,” Marra said. “We never fight. We always get along. That’s a big part of being a team on the field -- being a team off the field.”

Olympic champion gives up title after blood doping ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympic champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey has agreed to give up her 1,500-meter title and serve an 8-year ban for blood doping.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it approved a settlement agreed to by Alptekin and the IAAF. CAS says Alptekin has forfeited all her results from July 29, 2010, including the 2012 Olympic gold and her 2012 European Championship title.

CAS says the IAAF charge that Alptekin manipulated her blood between July 29, 2010, and Oct. 17, 2012, “is upheld by default.”

Alptekin was investigated based on abnormal blood values in her biological passport. The IAAF appealed after the Turkish Athletics Federation cleared Alptekin in December 2013.

Alptekin previously served a two-year ban for a positive test at the 2004 world junior championships.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll want to get more involved with an issue, but you might not see a better path.

Steer clear for now; you know when enough is enough. Zero in what you want. A friend will be significant in helping you decide what to do. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Remain easygoing when dealing with a fiery relative, neighbor or friend. On top of this issue, you could discover that someone is taking a strong stance. You might feel as though this is some kind of control game. Tonight: Opt to handle a problem as a team.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could opt for a dynamic change regarding a personal issue. You might not agree with a partner, but you realize that you need to compromise in order to get past the problem. A positive attitude would be better than getting into a power play. Tonight: Head home early.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Reach out to someone you care a lot about. You often let this bond slide and just assume it will be OK. Your assumption is faulty and needs to be revised.

You will see that this person is waiting for you to make contact.

Tonight: Make a couple of calls before you make plans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Curb your anger or frustration.

You are more powerful and connected than you realize. Assume a more relaxed temperament.

Express your thoughts clearly, especially with a child. Caring evolves between you and a loved one. Tonight: Be content.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You could feel as if you have a lot to do, and it is important

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You might want to take some time with a special person. Tonight: Let the party go on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might need to confide in a close friend who will keep your words and secrets to him- or herself. Find a way of letting this person know how much you care about and appreciate him or her. Nothing can replace this type of loyalty. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You are a people person, and nothing that occurs today will prove otherwise. You have a lot of pressure on you to deal with a matter involving your domestic life. Be willing to say “no” to a request. A friendship plays a significant role in your life. Tonight: Let go of stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might want to consider an option that could prevent a conflict with an older relative or an authority figure. You will

need to step back from a hassle at the moment. Remember that it is more important to win the war than it is to win the battle.

Tonight: A must appearance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others might wonder why you have little to say right now.

You have a way about you that makes a child or loved one think before he or she leaps. You understand that sometimes the less said the better. Be open to a conversation. Tonight: Start planning the weekend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to listen carefully to a partner’s emotional and financial needs. This person seems to have a very different point of view from you. Neither of you are right or wrong; you both simply have a unique way of approaching matters.

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The wedding is in two weeks. Yesterday, my sister-in-law announced that she is giving my brother a surprise party on my daughter’s wedding day, three hours after the ceremony begins. It’s two weeks before his actual birthday. And it’s not as though she planned it because we’d have a ton of relatives in town for the wedding.

There are only two family members who don’t live nearby, and they are only a couple of hours away. She could have scheduled this birthday party at any time.

This is the tackiest thing I’ve ever heard of. I don’t even know how to pretend it’s OK. I am just speechless. Your thoughts?

-- Bride’s Mother Dear Susan: We completely agree that your sister-in-law has done something both tacky and with underlying hostility.

You don’t have to pretend this is OK. It is not.

Would your husband speak to his sisterin-law about the party and ask that it be rescheduled? Is there any other person who can intercede and convince your sister-in-law that this reflects poorly on her? You also can tell her how unhappy and shocked you are by her decision to plan this party in a way that deliberately takes attention away from your daughter’s big day. Especially when she didn’t check with you first.

If she refuses to change her plans, we recommend you ignore what you can, and accept that your sister-in-law lacks class. Do your best to minimize your disappointment and any damage to your daughter and her groom. Put on a good face and make the best of the day. Please don’t let anyone ruin it.

Dear Annie: I am a psychiatrist with 35 years of experience and would like to comment on the letter from “Worried Mom.” Her ex-daughter-in-law, “Mandy,” had multiple affairs, eventually abandoning her family and leaving town for some man she met on the Internet.

Now she is emailing family members, demanding money and threatening to sue for sole custody of the children.

In no way should the writer’s family respond to Mandy’s emails. She sounds like she is seriously mentally ill, and the truth is, psychiatry doesn’t always work.

People like “Mandy” are resistant to the meager therapies offered to people with severe pathology, and they get worse with age, as they are increasingly isolated, addicted, rejected, entrenched in their defenses, etc.

The only thing to do is nothing. There is no “rapprochement” with a deranged and desperate person. We don’t like to advertise our failures, but I guarantee that most seasoned therapists would agree that people with the described pathology never get better. -- Portsmouth, N.H.

Dear Portsmouth: Most children desperately wish for normal, stable parents. Even when they realize a parent is mentally ill and incapable of such normalcy, they still hope for some type of reconciliation, if only an acknowledgement that it won’t get better. We appreciate your honesty about therapy’s limitations.

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Kokanee joins up glacier research Bob Weber Canadian Press

A B.C. scientist is hoping to use a few cold ones to get the public thinking about really big cold ones - glaciers.

Brian Menounos, a glaciologist with the University of Northern British Columbia, has teamed up with Kokanee beer for a project that will result in a better understanding of what’s happening to western glaciers as well as a special batch of suds.

Kokanee is helping fund research into snowfall and melting rates on the Zillmer Glacier in British Columbia’s Cariboo Mountains. In return, the Labatt’s brand gets about five litres of water melted from snow that fell in 1962 - the year Kokanee was founded - to help brew a special, limited run of beer.

“I do see a good opportunity to help get the word out,” said Menounos. “If there’s an opportunity to disseminate what we do to the general public and have them become more in-

terested and more concerned about the environment, then I think that’s a good thing.”

Depth in a glacier can be dated like rings on a tree, using thin layers of dust deposited on the snow every summer.

Menounos and his colleagues have been studying the fate of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains for years.

“Which areas are melting fastest, what’s the quantity of melt, what’s the loss of ice from these glaciers?

That helps land managers, allocation of water, things of that sort.”

The fate of the glaciers affects tourism, aquatic ecosystems, agriculture, forestry, and water quality in many downstream Canadian cities.

Last spring, Menounos was a co-author on a paper that concluded Western Canada’s glaciers are likely to shrink by about 70 per cent from 2005 levels by the end of the century.

The ice level in the Zillmer Glacier drops an average of 60 to 70 centi-

Kokanee is teaming up with science for glacier research, and a special beer metres a year, Menounos said.

When an ad agency for Labatt’s called him up to ask if they could get a bit of meltwater from 1962, he saw an opportunity.

“I’m not really in the ad business, but I did see there was an opportunity to have a partnership with a company if they truly supported research.”

Kokanee contributed

$10,000 (most of Menounos’s research is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust). The five litres of meltwater will be used to make Deja Brew, said Kokanee brewmaster Brad Ziefflie.

Ancient mass grave reveals evidence of massacre among prehistoric farmers Frank Jordans Associated Press

BERLIN - Scientists say they have found rare evidence of a prehistoric massacre in Europe after discovering a 7,000-yearold mass grave with skeletal remains from some of the continent’s first farmers bearing terrible wounds.

Archaeologists who painstakingly examined the bones of some 26 men, women and children buried in the Stone Age grave site at Schoeneck-Kilianstaedten, near Frankfurt, say they found blunt force marks to the head, arrow wounds and deliberate efforts to smash at least half of the victims’ shins either to stop them from running away or as a grim message to survivors.

“It was either torture or mutilation. We can’t say for sure whether the victims were still alive,” said Christian Meyer, one of the authors of the study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Meyer said the findings from Schoeneck-Kilianstaedten bolster theories put forward after the earlier discovery of two other grave sites in Germany and Austria. At all three sites, the victims and the perpetra-

Scientists say they have found rare evidence of a prehistoric massacre in Europe tors appeared to have been from the Linearbandkeramik or LBK - culture, a farming people who arrived in central Europe about 5,500 B.C. Their name derives from the German phrase for “linear band ceramics,” a reference to the style of their pottery.

Intriguingly, the sites have all been dated toward the end of the LBK’s 600-year presence, suggesting that members of this culture - which is thought to have developed in what is now Hungary and spread along the Danube River - may have turned on each other.

“It’s about finding patterns.

One mass grave was spectacular, but it was just a single grave.

But when several such sites are found from the same period, then a pattern emerges,” said Meyer.

In their article, the authors suggested that “the new evidence ... in conjunction with previous results, indicates that massacres of entire communities were not isolated occurrences but rather were frequent features of the last phases of the LBK.” Meyer, an anthropologist at the University of Mainz, Germany, said nobody can say for sure what prompted the killings

so long after the fact. But it’s possible to put forward theories, based on what’s known about the LBK culture and the conditions they faced. For example, the end of LBK culture coincided with a period of climate change.

“The LBK population had expanded considerably, and this increases the potential for conflict,” said Meyer. “Also, the LBK were farmers, they settled.

So unlike hunter gatherers, who could move away to avoid conflict, these people couldn’t just escape. Add to this the fact that there may have been a period of drought that constrained resources, causing conflicts to erupt.”

Meyer said the theory of conflict between different groups within the LBK is supported by the existence of an apparent ancient border near the Schoeneck-Kilianstaedten site. Archaeologists have found that flint was traded on either side of the divide but not necessarily across it - suggesting the two groups did not see each other as kin, he said.

The attackers, however, spared some members of the group, with victims skewed toward young children, adult men and older women.

“It’s a bit of throwback beer to give people a bit of heritage, to take people back to the era when Kokanee was first produced in the Kootenays.”

It won’t taste any dif-

ferent, but will be sold in cans that reflect the brand’s original package.

“Because we were able to grab some of the remaining ice from Dr. Menounos, we were able to, in spirit, look at recreating one of the first-ever batches of Kokanee,” said Candy Lee, Kokanee brand manager.

Such partnerships can be useful, said David Robinson of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.

“There’s lots of researchers working with the private sector and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

The key is transparency, accountability and academic freedom, said Robinson. And the research should be driven by scientific, not commercial, priorities.

Menounos said he hopes to keep the partnership going.

Stay tuned, said Lee. “This is what we hope to be a first step in more initiatives in how we can give back to the mountains.”

Canadian company gets patent for 20-kilometre-high space elevator C anadian Press

PEMBROKE, Ont. A Canadian company has been granted a U.S. patent for a 20-kilometre-high space elevator.

Thoth Technology of Pembroke, Ont., says the freestanding structure would allow astronauts to launch from a platform high above the Earth.

The company says the new technology would save more than 30 per cent of the fuel of a conventional rocket.

The inventor, engineer and physicist Dr.

Brendan Quine, says the elevator would be pneumatically pressurized and guided over its base to allow such a tall and slender structure to stand freely.

The company says the space elevator could also be used for wind-energy generation, communications and tourism.

Quine says the project will cost between US$5 billion and US10 billion and could take three to five years to complete.

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