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BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

The Creston Ministerial Association is anticipating a rise in the need for Christmas hampers this year, with food bank use 1.3 per cent higher than 2014 (and 26 per cent higher than 2008), according to Food Banks Canada.

Although exact numbers won’t be known until hamper registration closes Dec. 9, the Creston Valley’s giving spirit will ensure the annual hamper program’s success.

“This community is very gener-

ous,” said Erickson Covenant Church Pastor Tom Greentree. “Knowing the need is greater reminds us that every little bit counts. The financial donations, the food donations, the hours put in — every little bit helps.”

Last year, over 130 volunteers packed 400 hampers at the Creston and District Community Complex, filling boxes with non-perishable food, gift cards for turkey, toys, books, games and other gifts.

The number of hampers appeared to be down over previous years — requests peaked at 485 in 2012 — with recipients required, as of last

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less duplication and fewer hampers going to those who may not actually want or need them.

“We’re actually enabling people to have Christmas this year who may not have had much without this,” said Greentree.

Many organizations and businesses get involved, with the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy accepting donations of new books (at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books, Overwaitea Foods, Extra Foods and the Advance until Dec. 11).

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“We are collecting new books for children, and new or gently used books for adults, for the Christmas hampers packed by the Creston Ministerial Association,” said community literacy co-ordinator Joan Hedstrom.

Donations can be made at the collections boxes are located at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books, Overwaitea Foods, Extra Foods and the CBAL office. The boxes will be picked up Dec. 11.

“We also invite you to take up a book collection at your workplace.”

To learn more, call Hedstrom at 250-402-3534.

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A Creston senior recently informed the Advance that she received an early morning phone call informing her that she committed tax fraud at “the airport” by not claiming everything in her luggage.

Having not been on a plane for quite some time, she wasn’t duped, and promptly informed the Creston RCMP, who recommended she contact the Canadian AntiFraud Centre. Anyone receiving this or similar suspicious calls should also do so, by calling 1-888-495-8501.

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LOCAL NEWS

Wall of fame to honour athletes and sports history

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

There is no official way to honour the Creston Valley’s sports builders or athletes, and the Creston Valley Sports Wall of Fame committee wants to change that.

The committee plans to create a website and interactive video screen at the Creston and District Community Complex (CDCC) that would allow viewers to choose between history and athlete sections.

“Sports is such a big part of the community that we think it’s long overdue,” said Signe Miller, who conceived the idea with Nicole Nilsson.

The duo was the driving force behind the recent installation of the CDCC’s electronic sign on Canyon Street, and Karen Douville, Joy Margitan, Jim Elford, Tammy Hardwick and Helen White join them on the committee.

Nilsson, together with her husband, Alex, has been involved in the development of various sports, from swimming to cross-country skiing to soccer — which is why the rec centre’s field is named for him.

“Other than that, there’s no record,” said Miller.

For Phase 1, the committee has identified about 30 sports, including Special Olympics, that could be part of the wall of fame, and they hope to have a more substantial list after the submission period closes Feb. 26. Along with team names, they are on the lookout for awards, trophies and certificates to be reproduced on the website.

“There are some great photos at the museum,” said Nilsson. “That’s only a part of history.

We need much more.”

With an initial cost of about $5,000, the committee was thrilled when the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Creston Valley Services Committee agreed at last week’s meeting to fund

The Creston Valley Sports Wall of Fame logo, created by Warren Bruns.

the project. The budget item was approved by Area A director Garry Jackman, Area C director Larry Binks and Town of Creston Coun. Kevin Boehmer (filling in for Mayor Ron Toyota; Area B director Tanya Wall was absent).

“This means we can proceed with our gathering of sports history and recording it on video for our future website,” said Miller in an email to the committee.

Once the historical information is complied for the Creston Valley Sports Wall of Fame, the committee will move on to Phase 2, celebrating provincially-, nationally- or internationally-recognized athletes.

“Later on, we’re going to ask groups to nominate athletes,” said Miller. “But that’s a long ways off.”

For more information, contact Signe Miller at 250-428-9584 or kenandsigne@gmail.com, or Nicole Nilsson at nilsson@telus.net.

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Pyramid Building Supplies is collecting toys (simply visit the store, pull a tag with an age and gender from the Christmas tree, buy an appropriate gift, and return it unwrapped to Pyramid by Dec. 12), and the Bargain Shop is collecting toys and cash, with a goal of $4,200.

Packers — who will be hard at work on Dec. 14 — often find that teen gifts are in short supply, said Greentree.

“Everybody wants to buy a doll for little Sally who’s

Thank You

From the Community of Creston Arts Council to all who helped with the Christmas Art & Craft Market on November 21

The Exhibitors: the Market could not happen without you and your amazing creations!

The staff at the Community Complex for your hard work and cooperation.

Gleaners for the decorations.

Wloka Farms for the delicious apples at our reception table.

The Poster volunteers: the Arts Council members and directors, and Lynn Cochrane To the local businesses for the use of your electronic boards: Pyramid Building Supplies, the Chamber of Commerce, Dairy Queen and of course, the Community Complex. Also thanks to the businesses in the Creston Valley who willingly allowed us to put up our posters.

Tanna Patterson, for donating tickets on behalf of Birdfest.

The Decorations and Meet & Greet Teams: Andrea, Janet, Anne, Carmen, Ann, Mickey, Audrey, Nora, Barb and Brenda.

The Arts Council volunteers: Anne, Barb, Brenda, Alison, Audrey, Kurtis, Linda, Shelagh.

The people of Creston and area for donating to the Food Bank and for supporting this event.

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seven, but what do they buy a 15-year-old?” he said, suggesting items like gift cards or movie tickets.

Cash is also important, and businesses get in on that, too — the Creston and District Credit Union hosted a bake sale last week, Sue’s Clotheslines has raised over $1,200 with a silent auction (with other fundraising still going), and until Dec. 11, the Creston Valley Advance is accepting donations for its Community Christmas Card, which raised $7,613 last year.

And, as always, the ministerial association will take up a special collection at a carol service, which will be held at

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Dec. 14.

The hamper program usually costs about $25,000, and donations exceeding that are put to good use, with the ministerial association assisting community members with expenses including dental, medical, and utilities.

“I like to think we have an opportunity to steward the generosity of the valley — our Christmas generosity, particularly — through the whole year,” said Greentree.

Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 14 (packing) and Dec. 15 (pickup). For more information, contact co-ordinator Terri Goulder at 250-428-4174.

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Holiday Train raising funds for food bank

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

A relatively recent, but extremely popular, Christmas tradition continues on Dec. 14 when the CP Holiday Train once again rolls into town.

The festively decorated train’s trip through the Kootenays is a biannual event. The Holiday Train is scheduled for a half-hour stop in Creston at 10 a.m. It will park behind Millennium Park and Mayor Ron Toyota said he anticipates it once again will draw a crowd of several hundred.

“The lights and entertainment are very popular with the public, but more important is the focus that the event puts on raising money for food banks,” he said.

At each stop along the route — which extends as far east as

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Montreal and into the U.S., as well — CP Rail representatives make donations to the local food bank.

Many communities take advantage of the event and hold their own fundraisers in conjunction. Toyota will once again be issuing what he calls the Mayor’s Challenge to attract donations to the food bank, which is operated by Creston Valley Gleaners Society.

The Holiday Train has been running each December for 17 years. The 1,000-foot-long train features 14 brightly decorated cars, each lit with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED lights and holiday designs.

All food and cash donations associated with the Holiday Train remain in each community for local distribution. see train, page 5

The community garden’s new bed frames will be put to good use in the spring.

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Girls and gangs ▾ MYTH: As a gangsters girlfriend or wife you’ll have everything you want: Reality: Even gangsters’ girlfriends and wives are the target of violence and retribution, with women associated in some way to gangsters murdered, some in front of their children.Over the past several years there have been a number of women associated in some way to gangsters murdered, some in front of their children.

Shop students make new beds for garden

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by J.H. Huscroft Ltd. sawmill on Nov. 24.

Marlene Nash, gardener With a little help from its and volunteer, said on Tuesday friends, the Creston Comthat the committee that manages the gardens on 11th Avenue November is National Philanthropy Month North met last spring and agreed that the There is no better time to support your original landscaping Community Foundation. timbers that made up Building Together - Giving Forever the frames when the garden was constructed were rotting.

“Jacquie Ryckman (a neighbour and vol• The Creston-Kootenay Community unteer) wrote to J.H. Foundation manages endowment Huscroft Ltd. and funds that improve the quality asked if they would of life for all citizens living in the supply the lumber,” Valley and surrounding area? We Nash said. “And they generously agreed to also administrate and manage supply the material.”

Scholarship Funds.

Nash then called PCSS principal Scott • The Creston-Kootenay Community Cobbe, who arranged Foundation is a registered charity for Shayne Ducharme’s and able to issue tax receipts? shop students to construct the frames.

• The Creston-Kootenay Community The frames are Foundation is operated by a Board now on-site, waiting for spring, when volcomprised of ten volunteers from unteers will dismanwithin your community? You tle the old ones and probably know at least one of us! put the new ones in place.

You can learn more at: “Everyone worked www.ckfoundation.com together,” Nash said.

“That’s just how this ckfoundation@gmail.com • PO Box 701, Creston, BC community is.”

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Water rates steady, sewer rates increasing nine per cent in 2016

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

With acting mayor Joe Snopek handling the gavel, Creston town council directed staff to plan a budget that increases sewer rates and holds water rates steady in 2016.

At a committee of the whole meeting following the Nov. 24 regular council meeting, municipal services director Ross Beddoes presented council with an overview of the sewer and water budgets to date, with projections for capital and operating costs into 2016.

Beddoes said that the 2015 increase of five per cent in water rates turned out to be higher than needed when the final costs of water from the Arrow Creek plant turned out to be lower than expected. While there was discussion at the council table about increasing the water rate by two per cent to help build

the capital project fund, council voted for no increase.

Sewer rates are in for a nine per cent increase with the reserve fund having been decreased by recent major capital expenditures.

“We recommend a plan to bulk up the reserve funds so that we can plan to pay for necessary improvements rather than having to borrow,” finance director Steffan Klassen said.

The recommendations will now become part of the 2016 budget process.

Council Briefs •A scheduled presentation by Friends of Children - East Kootenay was cancelled when representatives were unable to attend due to weather conditions. The organization raises funds to help families with medical expenses for children needing medical treatment.

•Council approved sending a formal letter of congratulations to Chief Warrant Officer W.J. Ingram, who retired this year from his post as commanding officer of Creston’s Royal Canadian Army Cadets.

•Town manager Lou Varela presented council with an overview of a provincial draft bylaw that defines standards for agri-tourism and farm retail sales.

•Klassen walked council through the upcoming 2016 budget process, explaining how each department approaches budgeting and acknowledging council’s direction to hold budgets to a 1.3 per cent inflationary increase.

•Coun. Karen Unruh expressed her disappointment that councillors and staff will not be having a Christmas party.

Varela said a decision not to have a party was a mutual agreement between staff and CUPE representatives.

Winter conditions lead to accidents •Police conducted a well-being check at a Whimster Road residence and determined the occupant was OK. Creston RCMP responded to 55 calls •No injuries resulted when a vehicle for service from Nov. 23-29, Cpl. Gerry overturned in icyServices road conditions on Home Sliworsky said on Monday.

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•Police were called to investigate a was issued a warning. noise complaint on 11th Avenue North.

•A well-being check at an Eighth Interior North residence Propertyrevealed Security the November Avenue Staging24 Homes Checks •A vehicle driving too fast for road Decorating occupant was OK. conditions went off Highway 3A at •Police determined that “irritating” Crusher Road, shearing off a utility pole Facebook messages reported by an Elm and causing a power outage. No injures Street residence were not a criminal were reported. matter.

•A Lister resident complained that •An investigation continues into horses at large were going on to his whether youths on Canyon Street were property and eating grain. The issue has intending to traffic marijuana. A small been referred to the SPCA. quantity of the drug was seized.

•When a driver who was reported to •An uninsured vehicle was towed be driving erratically in Erickson was from 10th Avenue North. located, police determined that he was •A threat by a youth to do physical not impaired. harm to another youth on Hilton Street •A wallet found on Erickson Road was mediated by police. has been returned to its owner.

November 26 •A warning letter has been sent to •Police were called to locate a the owner of a vehicle reported to woman who left the hospital while have been overloaded with passen- awaiting medical treatment. She had gers when it left the community com- gone home because she was tired of plex parking lot. waiting, she said.

•An electricity meter was ripped •A domestic dispute on Dogwood off the outside of a Seventh Avenue Street did not include an assault, police North residence after a landlord-ten- determined. ant dispute.

•An arson investigation is underway •A harassment complaint is being after a fire in a Seventh Avenue North investigated. residence caused minor damage.

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Train FROM PAGE 3

Since 1999, the train has raised more than $10 million and collected 3.3 million pounds of food for North American food banks. It is a joint effort between CP Rail and its 15,000 employees who live and work in 1,100 North American communities.

“The awareness that Christmas is a time to celebrate but also to provide care for the less fortunate

among us is important at a time when it is all too easy to forget about others and just focus on our friends and families,” Toyota said.

Entertainment at the Creston stop will be provided this year by three Canadian performers: country singer Kelly Prescott, a veteran of U.S. Holiday Train tours, and country rockers Jim and Devin Cuddy. Jim is a popular solo performer and is well known as the lead singer for Blue Rodeo, and his son, Devin, has carved out his own reputation as a songwriter and performer.

November 27 •A vehicle lost control on an icy Highway 3 near Kootenay Pass and went down an embankment. No injuries were reported.

•An Erickson Road male reported harassing text messages by a female.

•Another vehicle went off the road near Kootenay Pass in icy conditions.

•A verbal domestic dispute resulted in a police visit to a Highway 3 residence.

•A female reported that her intoxicated son had left a Highway 3 residence. Police located him and found him unharmed.

November 28 •A vehicle went out of control while passing another vehicle on Highway 3.

It spun and went into the ditch, causing minor injuries to occupants.

•Police are investigating a suspicious fire in an RV on Highway 3A, which caused damage to another vehicle in the driveway, as well as to telephone wires.

•Police located the driver of a black Dodge pickup reported to be driving recklessly on Goat River Road at Highway 3. He was issued a ticket.

•A prohibited driver stopped on Collis Street was issued another driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded.

•A driver impaired by drugs on Highway 3 was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition.

November 29 •Licence plates were stolen from a vehicle on 16th Avenue North.

•Two intoxicated males were fighting at a West Creston residence. Police separated them and did not lay charges.

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First we retake Manhattan

While there is no shortage of naysayers — particularly on the political right — and especially in North America, it seems, I am convinced that there is no more important issue than climate change. And there is simply far too much evidence that human activity is a part of that change that we can afford to ignore it.

To stem, and possibly reverse, much of the change (it isn’t impossible — just look at what has happened to the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica) has to come in the way we produce energy. New technology is emerging every day and there is every reason to be hopeful. But an even more focused effort is needed, and hope came in Paris with the announcement by Bill Gates that billions of dollars from private investors have been raised in an attempt to grow businesses from ideas generated by “stepped-up government basic research.” (I put the phrase in quotes because basic research was pooh-poohed by the Harper government in favour of research directed toward profitable enterprises.)

This announcement goes part way to the direction I have been calling for in recent years — the creation of a Manhattan Projectlike effort on a global scale. I say let’s put our best and brightest into well-equipped facilities and give them a mission — save the planet for continued human habitation by finding safer and friendlier alternatives to carbon-based energy.

The Manhattan Project was not a global effort, but rather restricted to the United States, with support from Canada and Britain. The mission to research and develop

what led to the nuclear bomb was undertaken by 130,000 workers in more than 30 sites spread around the supporting countries. The equivalent of $26 billion was spent on the effort and the result, for good or bad, was remarkable.

Lorne Eckersley What could we accomplish, I wonder, if countries could work for the common good of everyone on the planet? It might even have the unintended consequence, much like the research and development associated with space programs, of producing innovations we haven’t even dreamed of. Instead of a race to find a way to defeat an enemy, an energy Manhattan Project could bring nations together with a common cause, all the while using our competitive differences to a more positive intent.

Gates’ approach is especially exciting because it directly connects the research conducted by governments (the U.S., China and India, and 20 other countries, have all committed to a doubling of their energy research budgets) with philanthropists and, ultimately, the private sector, which will be charged with manufacturing and distributing alternative energy technology.

We have come a long way in recent years. Consider the simple battery of the sort we use to

power numerous items around the home. When I was a kid a flashlight never lasted for more than a few weeks — the batteries lost their power even when they weren’t in use. Today the equivalent battery can sit on a shelf for 10 years and still maintain its full charge.

Really, the meaningful innovations will come from storing energy. The simplest solutions — solar, wind, water — all tend to produce huge amounts of energy, but not on a 24/7/365 schedule. Harnessing and storage of power produced at peak periods for use at other times is key.

Gates knows first-hand that once useful technology is developed it doesn’t take all that long for productivity to reduce the costs of production. Most readers will remember the costs of early home computers and how they have continued to drop even as they have become more powerful and effective.

“We need innovation to get to breakthrough solutions,” Gates told the Wall Street Journal this week. “These are investors who care about clean energy and cheap energy. …

“There’s a sense of urgency, because of the time frame once you’ve invented something to get it to be a part of the primary global energy system,” he said.

“If you have a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, you’d better be inventing in this next decade in order to have time to shift over the global energy system. Usually it takes 50 years. We have to move faster than that,” he added.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, December 3, 2015

Poppy sales successful To the Editor: Once again the citizens, businesses and organizations of the Creston Valley have shown their generosity, their spirit and their sense of national pride. The week of remembrance for 2015 will be remembered as one of the most successful in recent memory. When other parts of the province were experiencing downturns in poppy sales, our branch exceeded our totals for 2013 or 2014. These funds will enable us to continue to assist the cadets, the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors and school bursaries, and provide assistance to any military veteran or their families. Your generosity has definitely made a difference and the Creston Valley a great place to live.

This success could not have been achieved without the assistance and support of the legion members. Nov. 11 is one day, but the planning and organizing for it begins in mid-October and continues until early December. By a rough count, somewhere around 100 people make a time contribution during that six-week period. Once again, the legion expresses thanks and appreciation for all your efforts.

Ian Currie, President Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 29

Closer look at beliefs To the Editor: “I’m Presbyterian,” said Donald Trump. “Boy, that’s down the middle of the road, folks, in all fairness. I mean, Seventh-day Adventist, I don’t know about.”

But who are Seventh-day Adventists, and who is Trump’s rival, Dr. Ben Carson?

In American politics, religion matters. Particularly when a New York Times/CBS poll showed Carson leading Trump nationally.

So who are these people who mystify Trump? According to Christianity Today, Adventists are the fifth-largest Christian denomination in the world. That a Seventh-day Adventist is leading the Republican field has come as a surprise to many Americans, as it has to many Adventists around the globe. The church has traditionally emphasized healthcare, education and, of course, theology, rather than careers in public life.

So what are the essentials of the faith? Seventh-day Adventists believe in the absolute truth of the Bible and view it as revealing God’s will for them. They believe it holds the key to salvation and clearly spells out how they should live and act toward others.

They dedicate their lives to glorifying God and believe their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. To that end, Seventh-day Adventists believe in the importance of eating a healthy diet and in abstaining from using tobacco, illegal drugs and from drinking alcohol.

The Seventh-day Adventist church is a Protestant Christian denomination.

They believe Jesus is the Creator. He is the Son of God who died for us, was resurrected, and through Him humanity can be reconciled to God. However, Adventists have a few unique characteristics. Here are the basics.

As the name indicates, Seventh-day Adventists go to church on the seventh day of the week: Saturday, the biblical Sabbath. With approximately 19 million

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members around the world, it is the largest Sabbath-keeping church in the world.

During the Sabbath, sunset Friday to sunset Saturday, Adventists hit the pause button on the frantic modern life and spend the time connecting to God, nature, family and community. They continue to provide essential services, like health care, following Christ’s admonition that it is “lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Adventists believe in a holistic faith that incorporates mind, body and spirit. This boils down to staying healthy, keeping a close walk with God and reaching out to others.

They believe Christ will return. This comes out of the Adventist understanding of Biblical prophecy, which leads them to believe that Christ’s second coming, will be soon. How soon? No one can say.

As their investment in schools, health care, aged care and a variety of other endeavours indicates, Adventists are focused on helping the world they live in even as they look forward to a world free of pain, suffering, injustice and exploitation.

They also run approximately 8,000 schools worldwide, making it the largest Protestant school system in the world and have about 500 hospitals and medical centers, including the renowned Loma Linda University Medical center in Loma Linda, Calif.

Carson was a pediatric neurosurgeon who performed the world’s first separation of brain-conjoined twins.

One thing that you will not hear is an endorsement of his candidacy from the church: the Adventist church avoids partisan politics. Which is just as well, as individual members’ preferences range across the political spectrum; the chaplain of the U.S. senate is Dr. Barry Black, a Seventh-day Adventist, and there are two Adventists currently serving in the U.S. Congress, both Democrats.

Pastor Ian and Averil Cotton Creston

No freedom with TPP To the Editor: (Open letter to International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland) I am very concerned about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and Canada’s future freedom to choose our economic direction.

I live in a rural farming community that is capable of feeding the Columbia Basin of B.C. almost 100 per cent — organically, no less! Citizens are aware and responsible for their water use; protection of our watersheds is a priority.

Food security is paramount, as we live in an area that gets closed off from the rest of the world by winter and climate change avalanches. We have local milk, protein, veggies, fruit and grain. The TPP agreement could undo all of our life-supporting work. Many of us happily live with lower incomes; we are farmers, loggers and maintenance workers with a generous portion of intellectuals who traded urban life for a rural quality life.

Many of us have set ourselves up with renewable energy systems independently; we are a good example to the rest of Canada, of bringing vision into reality for the good of planetary health.

Having read Jim Balsillie and Chris Hedges’ comments on the predatory domination of the American and Japanese TPP economic laws on the rest of the signature nations like Canada, I believe it behooves Canada’s new Liberal government to set the right tone and reject this TPP agreement in any way it can. Under the TPP agreement, our intellectual ideas will be controlled, we will

be forced to accept the TPP highway or no way (be sued). We can kiss any nonbinding agreements on climate change made in Paris goodbye.

Many of us Canadians are intelligent and freethinking, and we want to participate in steering the ship of Canada. Canada is more than a “business opportunity”. It is time for Canadians to raise our standards above the pursuit of profit and regain the wholesome Canada that values the health and integrity of the nation’s people and environment as of equal consideration in choices to make economically.

I leave you with a quote of Ralph Nader, told to Chris Hedges, regarding the TPP agreement: “It allows corporations to bypass our three branches of government to impose enforceable sanctions by secret tribunals. These tribunals can declare our labour, consumer and environmental protections [to be] unlawful, non-tariff barriers subject to fines for noncompliance. The TPP establishes a transnational, autocratic system of enforceable governance in defiance of our domestic laws.”

Please, Chrystia, choose the higher ground of economic freedom of choice for Canadians.

Susan Eyre Yahk

High-flying memories To the Editor: Next year, on the weekend of Aug. 5 and 6, Cranbrook will be having an air show. So far, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds are booked, along with the CF-18 Hornet, various civilian aircraft and, quite possibly, a Rockwell B-18 Lancer from the U.S. air force. Although pencilled in for now, Creston just may be hosting an air show sometime during the summer of 2016, as well. I am keeping my fingers crossed for this one!

During the 1980s and early 1990s, I attended a number of air shows at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Wash. Perhaps the most memorable show occurred on May 20, 1984, in which the theme was “Salute to Canada”, featuring the Snowbirds, along with a CF-101 Voodoo.

Later that afternoon, there was a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (the G model), which was an awesome sight to behold — when she was taxiing down the runway with a thunderous roar, she was so loud I could actually feel the noise from her eight Pratt and Whitney J57 turbo-jet engines, and the ground was also shaking! After becoming airborne, the bomber kept rumbling on and on like thunder until she was almost out of sight, not to mention leaving behind a trail of thick, black, oily smoke, the odour of which reminded me of a charcoal barbecue. The B-52G was phased out 10 years later in 1994, with the H model being the only one still remaining in service; she is powered with quieter, more fuel efficient TF-33 turbofans, and is expected to keep on flying until 2030.

My personal favourite was the D model, which was retired 32 years ago in 1983. There is one on display at the Fairchild museum (serial number 56-0676) that was built in 1957.

To close my letter on something completely different: I would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas, regardless of your faith, and I will see you at the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday. Have a happy St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6) and a happy Hanukkah (Dec. 6-14). Best wishes for 2016!

Allan Clement Creston

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These are just 10 simple reasons why you should travel at least once in your life: 1. You will never forget it. Trust me.

Whether it be with your family, your partner, or even just yourself, you will never ever forget how it was tasting fresh lobster from the ocean in Hawaii.

You’ll never forget what it was like to make new friends backpacking to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. You will never, ever forget what it was like to swim with dolphins in Cuba.

2. One of the best things of travelling is the food. I know this one seems a little strange, but it’s definitely true. You’re going to try some interesting things you never even imagined. The combinations of certain foods will baffle you. Every place has their own very individual dish, and yes, Britain is mainly a series of different foods, but goodness gracious, it will be the best fish and chips you ever had. And when you go to Peru, you will have never thought of eating gerbils, but you’ll probably try it, just for the experience.

3. The people. The way they talk, the way they walk, the way they dress. They

Creston council and the town staff work hard at managing budgets and expenses, trying to keep property taxes as reasonable as possible while maintaining expected levels of service. It is important to note that approximately 53 per cent of your property tax bill goes to municipal government, with the town collecting the remaining 47 per cent for the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), provincial education and more.

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pose to be used for eating for learning how to use chopsticks. But in the end, you’re pretty happy that you learned how to use chopsticks, even though you didn’t really get to eat much.

8. You’ll learn that not every country is the same, and that you might need to watch what you do and what you say, because it might give the wrong impression. People believe in different things and they talk differently. Like how in London, they say toilet instead of washroom. So you may get a few funny looks if you ask, “Excuse me. But do you know where I could find a washroom?”

9. You’ll realize how valuable a map is to people. Or asking for directions.

Because once you’re that tourist that needs to ask “Where do I find (fill in the blank)?” you’ll be very grateful when you actually find where you’re trying to get.

So don’t be hesitant to find a map or ask for directions when you first get somewhere, because the transportation can be very different once you’re in a strange setting. For the first little while, it can feel very weird when you’re in a vehicle on the other side of the road.

10. You’ll realize how much you miss home. Yes, there will definitely come a point in time where you think to yourself, “Hey, I wonder how Mom and Dad are doing,” or, “Does Mr. Snuggles miss me?”

This is when you’re going to look back and think about how much you wanna go home and snuggle up in your own bed and smile to yourself and realize how much you love home.

Travelling gives perks to the traveller, so many perks, and this is just a few of them. When you go on a trip, you’re going to laugh and smile and cry (hopefully happy tears) and feel so energized and excited, but most of all, you’re going to want to go back. So I hope you’ve started packing your suitcase, booking your tickets, and mapped out your destination, because this is where your dream vacation starts. Are you ready to take the trip of a lifetime?

Elizabeth Nygren is in Grade 12 at Prince Charles Secondary School. The Teen Take is co-ordinated by the Teen Action Committee.

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talk with such interesting accents that eventually you may adopt, and suddenly you find yourself wearing a sari from India. Everything is so miraculously different, but it’s oh so interesting. And the longer you stay, the more it feels like you could live there. Because in some way, all these people aren’t too different. And they remind you of home. Home is where the heart is, after all.

4. A big one here is the culture. Isn’t that why people mostly go anywhere?

In Japan, they mix the modern times with things of the past. They combine them to make it what it is. Or in Rio de Janeiro it’s always the best of times, with so much liveliness and excitement all around. The culture is the one thing that makes a place what it is.

5. You’ll never regret your decision. I know I’m never going to say, “I wish that spring break I stayed home instead of making memories with my friends in the streets of London, England.” And I know I’m not going to say that after this spring break either when I go to New York, New York, with some of the best friends I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the high school experience with. Probably in the future, I’m never going to regret spending my money on a trip to Japan with the love of my life. Why would I? That’s what living the dream is right there.

6. You get the experience of what it’s like to sit for a very long amount of time. The idea of it sounds fun, but when you’re actually doing it, maybe not so much. But doesn’t it sound fun to sit in a car for hours, singing songs, sharing secrets or playing the licence plate game, all while you’re on your way to some new and exciting place? Or being on a train and experiencing what it’s like to hear the actual “choo choo”?

Or to sit on a plane and gaze at the clouds and sunsets when you’re hundreds of miles in the air?

7. You’ll discover so many new things.

Maybe when you go to eat dinner, the only eating utensil you are provided with are chopsticks. And guess what? You don’t know how to use chopsticks! So, you end up taking the whole time that was sup-

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I’ve travelled quite a bit, and saying that is pretty big for a 17-year-old girl.

But I find it pretty amazing. I’ve ridden the London Eye in England, stood on a volcano in Costa Rica and seen the Statue of Liberty with my own eyes.

When you go to all these places, it makes these amazing memories that you can keep for a lifetime. No one says “Dang, I wish I never went on that trip to Mexico. Or France. Or Japan.” I would think that all of us have a bit of a travel bug. Whether it be foreign countries or a road trip across Canada.

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We all create ripples

Remember how you, as a child or an adult, would toss a pebble in a pond and watch the ripples spread out until they interact with the shore or branch or rock, which in turn would return its own responding ripples until everything melded

From the Centre Neil Ostafichuk together and smoothed out? That is what we do as humans; our own ripples interact with those around us, sometimes joining and building in intensity or eventually smoothing out after the initial contact, yet the others we have contact with send out their own ripples in their own ponds and on it goes.

For some reason I thought of this analogy a fair while back during one of our early morning swims at 5:30 a.m. We have a pretty dedicated “swim family” of regulars; most have been coming for years and even though we don’t necessarily interact with each other outside the facility, we loosely keep track of who is missing and whether it is a health reason, vacation or other. A few have come and gone over the years but it is a pretty solid routine as everyone has their set time and usual lane so when something changes that recurrence, it creates a ripple.

Another example of a ripple I have observed with our 5:30 a.m. crowd is because we are these timed to the minute creatures of habit, when there is a delay in the early morning swim routine; slow start, icy roads or a delay in getting in the water, we tend to be just slightly “off” for some of the day, having not fulfilled our day’s

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destiny of a set number of laps or circles around the river. This can have an impact with us sending out ripples, as well — slight for some, more for others.

How about starting a good ripple of your own? Do you know how much merely smiling at someone can change their day and ripple even further out? Face it; you have to be a pretty tough hard case, barring some personal disaster, to not return a genuine smile from another. A study published in the journal Neuropsychologia reported that seeing an attractive smiling face activates your orbitofrontal cortex, the region in your brain that process sensory rewards.

This suggests that when you view a person smiling, you actually feel rewarded. We all have probably experienced the converse — a totally miserable or uncaring person on the other end of the phone or in person — which can negatively resound for you and your interactions perhaps the rest of the day or longer if you carry a grudge.

“What’s in it for me?” some might ask. Well, my dear Watson, each time you smile, you throw a little feelgood party in your brain, as smiling activates neural messaging that benefits your health and happiness, releasing neuropeptides, dopamine, endorphins, serotonin — a little chemical factory in your head. Long story short, this assists in fighting stress and lowering your heart rate and blood pressure. The added benefit is when you smile, your brain is aware of the activity and actually keeps track of it. The more you smile, the more effective you are at breaking the brain’s natural tendency to think negatively. If you smile often enough, you end up rewiring your brain to make positive patterns more often than it does negative ones. That ends up being a pretty good ripple.

Neil Ostafichuk is the recreation supervisor at the Creston and District Community Complex.

Mortgage ‘character’ involves big picture

For this month, we will be continuing to take a look at the five Cs of credit. To refresh your memories, the five Cs include credit, capacity (ability to make the payments), capital (down payment), character (length of employment, savings history and

Mortgage Corner Dean Bala other factors that supplement credit history) and collateral (assets owned in addition to down payment). In previous columns, we took a look at what lenders look at when reviewing credit, capacity and capital.

The next one we will explore is character. With other areas we have covered, things are a little more objective. We have hard numbers to measure things with, such as beacon scores, debt service ratios, down payment percentages, etc. With character, things get a little more subjective.

When analyzing character, a loan underwriter will review all of the information in the application and see how everything “fits” together. This will involve looking at the other areas and seeing how everything looks when looking at the whole picture.

A good example of this is a borrower’s employment history. While employment is looked at in capacity, the underwriter will look again in regard to character. In capacity it is all about whether the numbers add up (i.e.

Do you make enough to be able to pay your obligations?). With character, the

underwriter will look at the industry you work in, how long you have worked in that industry, how many different employers you have worked for, etc. The reason it gets more subjective is that it is difficult to set criteria because there are so many variables. For example, someone with multiple employers within a relatively short time period might seem like too high of a risk. But if that person works in an industry where that is normal, then this might be overlooked.

Another example is savings history. One thing that a lender will analyze in regards to character is a person’s net worth. What this shows is a person’s propensity to save versus spend. If a person has shown a good savings history, it might be the difference between the loan being approved or declined. Again, there is no firm number or rule of thumb as to how much of a net worth a person needs to have; it is just a matter of how everything fits together.

I could keep giving more examples, but I think you get the point. Character is where the lender takes all of the pieces, puts them together and sees how things look. It is the big picture test. Fortunately, a good mortgage professional will be able to give you an idea of how things look while you are doing the application. Often even if something does stand out as a negative, if there is a reasonable explanation for it, this can be sent in in the application notes so it does not become an issue for the underwriter. So having an experienced mortgage professional can sometimes be the difference between an approval or a decline.

Well we are winding down in our review of the five Cs of credit. Now we have looked at credit, capacity, capital and character. Next month we will have a look at the final C, collateral.

Dean Bala is a mortgage broker and Realtor working out of the Creston Valley Realty office in Creston.

For more information, he can be reached at 250 4023903 or dean_bala@yahoo.com.

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There are a few other qualifications in addition to those listed above. You must have fire insurance and 25 per cent equity in your property. The property must be your residence and registered in your name. Additionally, it is important to note that to take advantage of a deferral program there can be no out-

standing arrears or delinquent taxes owing.

If you qualify, the province will pay the balance of your current taxes after deduction of the homeowners grant. A lien will be placed on your property, which must be paid before you can sell the property. You can repay your deferment loan at any time in full or part without penalty.

More information on these programs is available on the British Columbia Tax Deferment website. You can call 1-800-

Notice of Street Closure Canyon Street (Highway 3) from 16th Avenue to 10th Avenue

663-7867 and ask to be transferred to 250-356-8121 or email TaxDeferment@ gov.bc.ca. If you have forms to submit or questions to be answered, our always helpful town staff would be pleased to assist you with your enquiry.

Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!

Jim Elford is in his first term on Creston town council. Council Comment is a monthly column by Creston councillors.

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Community band hosting third annual Christmas concert

CRESTON COMMUNITY BAND

The Creston Community Band is pleased to welcome all to its third Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

Guests can enjoy an evening of favourite Christmas music at the St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church hall, sing along to favourite carols and listen to Christmas music by Kokanee Brass. St. Stephen’s will operate a concession with tables set about for a relaxed intimate atmosphere. Concession proceeds will go to a selected charity.

The present Creston Community Band was formed in 1989 by a small group of dedicated musicians who saw a real need to provide appropriate music at various Creston area functions. Band members come from all parts of the community. It even has a bit of international flair with one member making the journey from Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho.

Under the direction of Monte Anderson, the Creston Community

Band has a large repertoire that includes upbeat swing, jazz, Dixie, film and television tunes, Broadway hits, classical, traditional and dance tunes. It plays something for all musical types and tastes.

The band is always looking for new members, so if you are a recent player or have not played since school (however long ago that was), from piccolo to tuba, come talk to us and we will help you get back into the “swing” of things.

The band has moved to St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church hall where it stores its music library, drums, stands and other equipment. The move allowed it to practice and perform in the same location, while continuing to support local functions at other venues.

Admission to the Dec. 7 concert is $10; the doors open at 7 p.m. The Creston Community Band rehearses at 7 p.m.

Monday evenings at the St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church Hall. To learn more, visit www.crestonbc.com/ccb.

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Creston Community Band members Caroline Martin (left) and Carla Ahern in a recent concert.

Nelson’s Spearhead to rebuild Yasodhara temple YASODHARA ASHRAM

Yasodhara Ashram and Spearhead Inc., Kootenay organizations with a global reach, are joining together for an innovative project — Spearhead has recently been chosen from a pool of international contenders to be the fabricator for the new Temple of Light.

The ashram, a Kootenay Bay yoga retreat and study centre, suffered a tragic loss in June 2014, when an accidental fire destroyed its original temple.

“The past year has been one of regeneration and renewal for us,” said Swami Lalitananda, president of Yasodhara Ashram.

“We committed to rebuilding the temple and have found creative and skilled partners to help us make it a reality.”

Spearhead is a specialty fabrication company whose focus is on heavy timber, steel and architectural woodwork. Operating from Nelson for over 20 years,

Spearhead works with top-tier architectural firms on projects all over the world, from Alaska to Dubai. The company’s sophisticated technology allows it to push the boundaries of basic materials and bring a high level of efficiency to complex projects.

The Temple of Light, designed

by Patkau Architects, is an inventive form of curved panels that require specialized prefabrication. Spearhead will collaborate with the architects and construction team to produce precise digital models that link directly to their digital manufacturing equipment. The temple’s structural components will be prefabricated at their facility, ensuring both quality and efficiency.

“We were drawn to the Temple at Yasodhara Ashram not only because of its beautiful design but also because it is a local project,” said Spearhead project manager Tara Primeau.

“We have long admired the work of Patkau Architects and

are really looking forward to working with them and the ashram team.”

Thanks to Spearhead’s advanced technology, proximity to the Ashram and compatibility with Patkau Architects, a new working schedule for the build has been confirmed. With the prefabrication work to begin over the winter and installation to take place in the spring, the Temple of Light is projected to be ready for occupancy as of the fall 2016.

The project has added benefit to the Kootenay region, as it will put over $1.5 million back into the local economy.

“We are delighted that our build will support our local economy,” said Lalitananda.

“Working with Spearhead is part of the ashram’s longstanding commitment to local resources and community resilience. It’s amazing to have found the best company in our own backyard.”

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SATURDAY & MOVIES Warm SATURDAY EVENING Fuzzies to...

-Mel Rejman for her time and hard work in organizing the Junior and Senior Novice fundraising.

-Nikki at Fancy That for the “The Full Meal Deal”: awesome massage, pedicure, and hair style.

-Everyone who helped last Thursday to retrieve the Blossom Valley Singers’ music from the United Church basement.

-Barb Wloka for your joyful signs, especially the one about grandmothers.

-Donna at Blanket Maker for the cord to finish our new granddaughters’ elephant mobile.

-Mr. Jorgensen for helping us with our cat.

-The Knights of Columbus and all who helped for preparing the lovely Fall Feast. Way to go! We all enjoyed the meal and camaraderie.

-Wendy Berge for designing and putting up the beautiful decorations!

-Bob Johnson (Baille-Grohman) for hosting a wonderful wine tasting evening for our ladies wine club.

-Sara and staff at The Grey Goose for making Nov 24th an awesome birthday party and making the yummy mouse cake.

-All the wonderful people who donated baking for the seniors- CVSA Craft Fair and Bake sale.

-Sue’s Clothesline in appreciation of you and all that you gals do.

-Creston Card and Stationery for their help this year with Home Hardwares Santa Pictures!

-My great family, the many friends and the New Horizons seniors group for the wonderful surprise 90th birthday celebration.

-Wloka Farms for your kindness to us this fall. The raspberries were so delicious. You are a star in the community.

-The staff at Buffalo Trails for your understanding of my necessity of having a guide dog. We appreciated your kindness.

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Help us make sure there’s A Book Under Every Tree

This Christmas, give the gift of reading by joining the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) and the Creston Valley Public Library’s Annual “A Book Under Every Tree” Campaign

We are collecting new books for the Christmas hampers packed by the Creston Ministerial Association.

Collections boxes are located at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Books, Overwaitea, Extra Foods, Creston Valley Advance and the CBAL office.

The boxes will be picked up December 11, so make your donation today!

We also invite you to take up a book collection at your workplace.

For more information, call Joan at CBAL • 250-402-3534.

Peace • Love • Books

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Holiday traditions from around the world (NC) December is a time when meaningful holidays are celebrated around the world—and that usually means an occasion for gift giving.

Two of the world’s oldest religions—Christianity

and Judaism—celebrate major holy days in December, Christmas and Hanukkah. In recent years, they have been joined by the secular Kwanzaa, a celebration of African culture and family values.

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1022 Canyon St. Mon - Friday Ethiopian Christians use the old Featuring Local Creston Artisans and Goldsmith Ron Hurry Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas on January 7 when mass can start as early as 4 a.m. and people attend dressed in white.

In the Netherlands, children open their Christmas presents on December 5, Sinterklaas, named after Saint Nicholas, the European gift-giving precursor to North America’s Santa Claus. Red bracelets are a popular Christmas Unique One-of-a-kind Gifts • Fine Jewelry gift for babies in Ecuador, while Wood Furnishings • Beeswax Candles •Native Art children in the Philippines receive Ceramic Gnomes • Tea Sets • And more in store! money in red envelopes. It’s a Christmas holiday tradition in Guatemala for people to build a massive heap of trash, place an Open during effigy of the devil on top and set Santa Claus Parade it ablaze. In Finland, families take Saturday, December 5 saunas on Christmas Eve while 8am - 7:30pm waiting for Saint Nick.

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Hanukkah celebration, while Kwanzaa’s weeklong festival ends with present exchanges— hand-made preferred.

No matter how you celebrate, a meaningful gift that provides hope is a wonderful way to partake in the season’s spirit. If you’re looking for ethical gift ideas for all holiday traditions, you can find some unique selections online at Plan Canada’s Gifts of Hope, www.plangifts.com. www.newscanada.com

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8 new family traditions to start today (NC) Traditions are important to every family.

They can strengthen bonds and create meaningful and lasting memories. While many traditions are set in stone, try adopting some new rituals this season to get into the holiday spirit and bring your family together.

1. Rent a ping-pong table and host an elimination tournament with your family. The last person standing gets a free pass for not doing the dishes.

2. On Christmas Eve, implement a mandatory onesie dress code. To document your onesie party conduct a playful photoshoot with your family and friends.

3. Create a playlist of old tunes from your grandparents and parents’ generation, your teenage years and classic cheesy holiday songs.

Turn up the music and have a dance party.

4. Combat the cold by incorporating tropical items into your holiday menu. Create Caribbean

breakfast dish that you can easily throw together inspired drinks like coconut eggnog slushies or the night before will save you when your family mandarin orange spritzers and beach inspired snacks like guacamole or crab dip. wakes up with hungry tummies after a night of festivities. www.newscanada.com 5. Dust off and bust out your old school VHS player and watch old home videos from your childhood.

6. Have a slumber party with your siblings by camping out in the living room in front of the tree.

7. Host an ugly sweater craft session and contest with your Providing food and gifts for the people of the Creston Valley and surrounding area family. The person with the most • Bring an unwrapped gift for a person of any age and gender ‘likes’ on social media gets to • Donate non-perishable food items • Donate at Overwaitea checkouts until Dec 15 open the first present. Grab a DIY • Volunteer on Dec 14 & 15 from 8am – 4pm at the & District Community Complex holiday sweater kit from your local • Creston Make a monetary donation to the Creston Valley Ministerial Association Mark’s store or order one right to If you require a hamper, please contact any church your house at marks.com.

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8. Make breakfast. Four words: Take donations to any local church or to the Creston Valley Advance office, 1018 Canyon St. “The Wife Saver Recipe.” This

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Buying for wine lovers easy in Creston Valley

Finding locally made gifts for wine lovers gets easier Kootenay Crush White and Autumn Tryst. every year here in the Creston Valley. And even easier For a hearty winter pleasure, consider Old Koot, the if you don’t restrict your choices to wine, and look at port-style fortified wine that Al Hoag insists is not related products — including non-alcoholic ones — as named after himself. Other products in the lineup well. include some very tasty fortified wines, or “stickies” Creston’s first winery, Skimas Skimmerhorn’s Kiwi winemaker merhorn, has an excellent variety Mark Rattray would say, include of choices. Red wine fans can the aptly named Apple Pie and choose from the always popular Cherry Pie, each made with local Marechal Foch and wonderjuice and spiked with alcohol ful blend, Devil’s Chair. White produced on site. Consider, too, wines include Pinot Gris, Frozen, a white dessert wine made Gewürztraminer and Ortega vain the traditional icewine style. rietals, and signature blends like After a great 2015 harvest, next Lorne Eckersley year will be an exciting one at Wynnwood Cellars in Wynndel, when new vintages are released.

Give the winery a call to check on current availability — its small production numbers mean these wines disappear quickly. Wines made by Dave Basaraba improve each year as the vines mature and they are worth making the effort to purchase some before regular visitors from Alberta snap them up on the way to and from Kootenay Lake!

Saturday, December 5 • 10am - 4pm Meanwhile, back in Erickson, Baillie-Grohman capped a great year at 1322 Northwest Blvd.

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In recent years we have become big fans of rosé wines and Baillie-Grohman’s fantastic Blanc de Noirs, made from Pinot Noir grapes, is one of the reasons. Rich in flavours and with a delightful mouth feel, this is a wine that definitely gives consumers some insight on how wines taste different each year, with Continued on page 17

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weather conditions being a major influence. Personally, I have enjoyed each vintage.

White and red blends — Recolte Blanche and Recolte Rouge — have experienced amazing popularity when they were introduced a few years ago, and supplement the single varieties like Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and the brilliant Pinot Noir Estate wines beautifully.

So you aren’t quite ready to grow your own vines and

stomp your own grapes? Consider letting Bill, Randy and Gail at Creston Valley Winecrafters do most of the work in turning high quality kits into wines you will be proud to serve at your table or to give as gifts. The growth in the U-brew industry in recent years has led to the production of kits of exceptional quality and variety.

Drop in soon for an up close and personal look at the very fine facility and to learn what’s available.

One of the exciting additions to the Creston Valley’s food production in recent years has been JRD Farms, where Dave Mutch brings his years of winery experience home. Mutch makes Mad Trapper Old Fashioned

Apple Cider as well as William Tell Sparkling Old Fashioned Pear and Apple Ciders, all giving non-alcoholic beverages a very fine reputation. This year, apple and pear cider vinegars were introduced and have proven to be extremely popular with local cooks. And to set the record straight, no, the vinegars aren’t ciders that have gone off! They are made specifically to supplement and enhance food flavours and add marvelous complexity to salads and other dishes.

JRD Farms is a regular vendor at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market and we have a special tip for visitors.

Within the next few days real, honest-to-goodness ciders of the alcoholic sort will be made available along with Dave’s other products. Drop down to the market at Morris Flowers Greenhouse on Saturday mornings and find out all about this exciting new development.

Finally, this year we learned of the sad news that two of Creston’s most innovative thinkers (and just all-round good people) are relocating to Continued on page 18

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Presented by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Free Admission • Refreshments Over 350 Nativities • Thousands of Lights • Sacred Christmas Music Children’s hands-on activity room

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Montana, where they will continue production of their fabulous Tabletree Black Cherry Juice at a new production facility on Flathead Lake. The ever-popular Susan and Gary Snow aren’t turning their back on the B.C. market and are looking for ways to keep and expand the market they have built throughout Western Canada. Tabletree made the news last year when the product was used by the Edmonton Eskimos after coach Chris Jones became convinced that the health and healing benefits were of value to professional athletes. We don’t know if the juice had any influence on Sunday’s Grey Cup win, but we like to think it did!

Buying locally does take a little effort when the producers are closed for the season, but a quick check of their websites will help put you in touch. Some of the wines and products are available in local stores, or at the farmers’ market.

Online shoppers are having an ever-easier time of it when it comes to shopping for B.C. wines, with many of the wineries now shipping orders throughout the province (and even to other provinces!), often with no cost for the deliveries. Many wineries have wine clubs that offer members special prices and access to wines that Buy a 10 or 20 aren’t readily availSharpen Gift Card!

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Monday, December 14 • 9:45am CP Rail Holiday Train, along with Behind Millennium Park Creston Valley Gleaners invites you to Entertainment by Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), Devin Cuddy, and Kelly Prescott come out Hot Chocolate and a Special Visitor ng donations for the Food Bank Gleaners Volunteers will be accepti Monday December 14th 10 A.M. Behind Millennium Park

During the month of December 5% of all annual exams will be donated to PAWS, our local animal shelter. PAWS is a volunteer-based organization committed to finding safe, loving, forever homes for abused, abandoned, stray and unwanted animals in the Creston Valley.

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Clean up pesky pine needles Despite how well you may tend to Christmas trees and wreaths, you can expect some pine needles to find their way onto your floors during the holiday season. Such needles can become imbedded in carpeting or stuck in socks and furniture, proving to be quite a nuisance.

Attempting to vacuum them all up can be frustrating, as some vacuums simply do not have the suction power to handle all of those heavy needles.

Plus, they can become lodged in the inner cavities of the vacuum and clog it. To lessen the mess, wrap a tree bag around the base of the Christmas tree when you are setting it up and hide it under the tree skirt. This bag

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will catch many of the needles that fall off during the season. Each day, sweep any needles that make it to the floor so they are not tracked around the house throughout the month of December. Think about making a homemade sticky needle catcher.

Wrap duct tape around your hands or a broom with the sticky side facing out, then pat areas of the floor where needles have accumulated, and the needles will likely stick to the tape.

If you want the evergreen aroma to last a little longer in your home, place collected pine needles in a cloth satchel and make a potpourri bag for an inexpensive air freshener.

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Ingredients • 16 slices white bread, crusts removed • 16 slices Canadian back bacon or ham • 16 slices sharp cheddar cheese • 6 eggs • ½ tsp. pepper (2 ml) • ½-1 tsp. dry mustard (2-5 ml) • ¼ cup minced onion (60 ml) • ¼ cup finely chopped green pepper (60ml) • 1-2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (5-10 ml) • 3 cups milk (750 ml) • dash Tabasco • ½ cup butter (125 ml) • Special K or crushed Corn Flakes

Directions Set 8 pieces of bread into a 9” x 13 (23 x 33 cm) buttered, glass baking dish. Cover bread with slices of back bacon or ham. Lay slices of cheddar cheese on top of bacon and then cover with remaining slices of bread to make it like a sandwich. In a bowl, beat eggs and pepper. To the egg mixture add dry mustard, onion,

green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, milk and Tabasco.

Pour over the sandwiches, cover and let stand in fridge overnight. In morning, melt butter, pour over top.

Cover with Special K or crushed Corn Flakes. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour at 350°F (180° C). Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Serve this with fresh fruit and hot cinnamon rolls.

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With your contribution to the Creston Christmas Hamper Fund, your name will be added to the Community Greeting Card appearing in the Special Thursday, December 24 issue of the Creston Valley Advance.

Minimum $10 cash or cheque donations accepted until Friday, December 11, at the Creston Valley Advance office.

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december 5, 2015 • 2 - 4pm in our lower fellowship hall 315 15th avenue north • Specialty Preserves • Bake Sale • White Elephant Sale $5 per person with light lunch

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Santa Claus Parade and Celebration

Saturday, December 5th • Noon - 7pm WHAT’S HAPPENING: 12 - 2: Gingerbread decorating at the Creston & District Community Complex ($2.50 per person)

2 - 4: FREE SWIM at the Creston & District Community Complex

5:30: Old Fashioned Christmas Stories at Creston Card & Stationery • Presented by the Creston Museum

6 - 7: SANTA CLAUS PARADE on Highway 3 (Canyon Street) from 16th Avenue to 10th Avenue. Highway is closed.

SPIRIT SQUARE: FREE Uberdogs • Hot Chocolate and BONFIRE Stores will be OPEN: Watch for in-store specials & contests!

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SpongeBob Abominable Christmas Å Make It Pop Make It Pop Make It Pop Amer. Funniest Home Videos Wipeout ’ Å Nicky Deuce CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing (:00) ››› “Cancel Christmas” (’10) ’ “A Gift Wrapped Christmas” (’15) Meredith Hagner. ’ Å NCIS “Royals and Loyals” ’ Hawaii Five-0 ’ Å Bering Gold Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts (N) Moonshiners “Gone A-Rye” How It’s Made How It’s Made Bering Sea Gold “Girl Drama” Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts Beauty Arranged “Secrets Revealed” Married at First Sight Å Untying the Knot (N) ’ Å Arranged “Secrets Revealed” Married at First Sight Å My 600-Lb My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å My 600-Lb. Life ’ Å Blue Bloods Legends (N) ’ Å Kingdom “Happy Hour” (N) Motive “Dead End” ’ Criminal Minds Å (DVS) Legends ’ Å Johnny Test Alvinnn!!! and › “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” (’11) Å Star Wars Star Wars Green Lantern Bob’s Burgers Archer Å Jessie Å I Didn’t Do It The Next Step The X Factor UK ’ Å Fresh Prince Malcolm Life Derek Wingin’ It ’ Wizards-Place Connor Under (:00) The Story of the First Noel Å Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å King King The Middle ’ Family Guy ’ American Dad American Dad Big Bang Match Game Corner Gas ’ JFL Laughs: Gags Laughs: Gags The Simpsons Just for Laughs Big Bang Big Bang (:00) Chopped Christmas Cookie Challenge Cake Wars (N) Å Holiday Baking Championship Christmas Cookie Challenge Cake Wars Å Be Alive Survivorman (N) Storage Can Storage-Texas I Shouldn’t Be Alive Å Survivorman Å (DVS) Storage Can Storage-Texas Hunting Hitler To Be Announced Ice Road Truckers ’ Å To Be Announced (:00) Castle ’ Supernatural (N) ’ Å Paranormal Witness ’ Å InnerSPACE Investigators Person of Interest “Nautilus” Supernatural ’ Å (:00) ››› “Scrooged” (’88) Bill Murray. ›› “A Christmas Carol” (’84, Fantasy) George C. Scott, Angela Pleasence. ›› “Sahara” (’05) Matthew McConaughey.

Security The Dead Files ’ Å Ghost Adventures ’ Å Mysteries at the Museum ’ The Dead Files ’ Å Ghost Adventures ’ Å News Channel CTV News Channel ’ Å News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National News-Lisa CTV National Cat in the Hat My Big Friend Max & Ruby Charmers Bucket-Dino (:10) Caillou Max & Ruby Toopy & Binoo Bubble Team Umiz.

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News Tonight Show-J. Fallon Late Night With Seth Meyers News KIRO News KIRO News Evening News The Insider (N) Entertainment Big Bang Life in Pieces (:01) Mom (N) 2 Broke Girls Elementary (N) ’ Å KING 5 News Nightly News KING 5 News KING 5 News Evening (N) Michael Bublé’s Christmas in “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (’15) Alyvia Alyn Lind. (:00) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls.

NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings. (N) (Live) Å SportsCentre (N) (Live) Å (:25) NFL Football Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals. (N Subject to Blackout) Å Sportsnet Central (N) Å Gotta See It Sportsnet Central (N) Å Global Nat. (6:59) News Hour (N) Å Entertainment ET Canada Bones An Old West-style shooting competition. (N) ’ (PA) Elementary (N) ’ Å Wild Kratts ’ The Water Park-Seasons Waterfront Cities of the World Athens: About Democracy Sand Wars ’ Å “Life Off Grid” (’14) ’ Å Dragons’ Den (6:59) CBC Vancouver News 22 Minutes ’ Coronation St. Michael Bublé’s Christmas in Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality The National (N) ’ Å Q13 News Name Game Modern Family Big Bang Big Bang Bones An Old West-style shooting competition. (N) ’ (PA) Q13 FOX News at 10 (N) Cooper 360 Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Tonight With Don Lemon Anderson Cooper 360 Å Anthony Bourdain Parts CNN Newsroom Live (N) Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue Bar Rescue “Owner Ousted” Bar Rescue House Hunters Flip or Flop (N) Flip or Flop ’ Fixer Upper (N) ’ Å Hunters Int’l House Hunters Flip or Flop ’ Flip or Flop ’ Fixer Upper ’ Å The First 48 The First 48 (N) ’ Å (:01) Nightwatch (N) ’ Å (:02) The First 48 ’ Å (:01) The First 48 ’ Å (:01) The First 48 ’ Å (:00) ›› “Snow” (’04) Tom Cavanagh. ››› “Snow 2 Brain Freeze” (’08) Tom Cavanagh.

“Holiday Baggage” (’08) Barry Bostwick, Cheryl Ladd.

SpongeBob The Santa Claus Brothers ’ 100 Things Ho Ho Holiday Special (N) ’ Amer. Funniest Home Videos Laughs: Gags “Air Bud: Golden Receiver” CBC News The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing The National (N) ’ Å The National (N) ’ Å CBC News-Ian Hanomansing (:00) “The Flight Before Christmas” (’15) ’ “Last Chance for Christmas” (’15) Hilarie Burton. ’ Å “The Flight Before Christmas” (’15) Mayim Bialik. ’ Å FantomWorks FantomWorks (N) Å Street Outlaws: Full Throttle Street Outlaws (N) Å FantomWorks Å FantomWorks Å Stranger Fatal Vows ’ Å Untouchable “House of Pain” See No Evil “Skylar Neese” The Millionaire Matchmaker The Millionaire Matchmaker 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé ’ Å 90 Day Fiancé ’ Å 90 Day Fiancé ’ Å 90 Day Fiancé ’ Å 90 Day Fiancé ’ Å Blue Bloods “Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery” (’15) ’ Å Motive “Bad Blonde” ’ Criminal Minds Å (DVS) “Murder, She Baked” Johnny Test Be Cool Be Cool Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Camp Star Wars Star Wars Green Lantern Bob’s Burgers Archer Å Jessie Å Jessie Å Family’s Play The X Factor UK (N) ’ Å Fresh Prince Malcolm Life Derek Wingin’ It ’ Wizards-Place Connor Under (:00) ›› “Duplex” (’03, Comedy) Ben Stiller.

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“Backcountry Snowmobiling Basics” is part of the library’s Great Outdoors speaker series.

Heidi Henke

Library speaker offering winter backcountry tips CRESTON VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

The next installment of the Creston Valley Public Library’s Great Outdoors speaker series is “Backcountry Snowmobiling Basics” with Trish Drinkle. This presentation will appeal to a wide range of enthusiasts of the winter outdoors — snowmobilers, backcountry skiers, photographers and more.

Drinkle is the president of the

A division of

Kokanee Country Snowmobile Club, the past-president of the Association of British Columbia Snowmobile Clubs and an active steward for the sport of snowmobiling. She will help explain how to stay safe and enjoy our mountain snowmobile experience. Technical advice, safety tips, avalanche awareness and more will be presented during this night of adventure. Whether you are a first-time rider, a trail rider, accessing the winter back

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country for photography or skiing, or a passionate mountain free ride snowmobiler, Drinkle will help keep you on track and ready to ride.

The Library’s Great Outdoors series will run once per month for the next several months. Watch for upcoming topics, “Bee Hive Yourself”, “Herbs in the Wild” and “Fifty Years of Fly-fishing”. For more information contact the library at 250-428-4141.

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— The Creston Western Financial Group branch recently donated to the Trails for Creston Valley Society to help with existing trail improvements, with (left) Bernice Ducharme presenting the $627.50 cheque to Leslie Kelner of the trails society. Funds were raised through the Western Communities Foundation’s (Western Financial Group’s charitable arm) annual Support the Cause Day walk on May 27.

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Nutcracker screening at library

BY JULIE EWASHEN The Nutcracker will be on the big screen at Creston Valley Public Library on Dec. 12.

Because this ballet is a favourite with children, show time is 4 p.m.

With music by Peter Tchaikovsky, this colourful production is a joy to watch and to hear. The first performance of The Nutcracker took place in Russia in 1892. The San Francisco Ballet performed the first American production of The Nutcracker in 1944.

It’s the night before Christmas and the mice are definitely stirring, along with fairies, puppets and more.

The music is performed by the Sofia National Orchestra and the production was filmed in 1995. Dancers are from Ballet of the Slovak National Theatre with children of the Dance Conservatory Bratislava.

Admission is free, and popcorn will be served.

The first act is about 35 minutes and the second about 30.

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Singers ringing in season with a colourful concert BLOSSOM VALLEY SINGERS

Green, red, orange and yellow, blue, gold, silver and white.

“The Colours of Christmas”

by John Rutter is the theme song for this year’s Christmas concert

by Creston’s popular community choir, the Blossom Valley Singers, at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 13 at the Prince Charles Theatre. This year’s music selection will entertain everyone with a variety of traditional and current Christmas songs.

The colour blue takes a ladies’ ensemble on a shopping frenzy, while Rudy (a.k.a. Rudolph) has never been so much fun in red.

The traditional holly carols cover the green, and expect some white snow-related music, as well. A

Members of the Blossom Valley Singers in last year’s Christmas concert.

Calypso carol from the West Indies and the traditional spiritual “Amen! Tell it on the Mountain” liven up the concert.

The choir again will be conducted by Anita Stushnoff and accompanied by Monte Anderson, two of the most talented musicians and teachers in the valley.

The choir will welcome some special guest artists, including children’s voices to round

out a very entertaining Christmas concert.

There will also be the usual concert singalong of your favourite Christmas carols and once again, by popular demand, the finale will have you standing to the traditional “Hallelujah” chorus.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 12 and under, available from choir members, Black Bear Books or Creative Fix.

Obituaries

Bernadette Claire Ballard

Leonard Cecil Metz Joseph Russell (Russ) Wirth

March 14, 1930 ~ November 23, 2015

Russ Wirth passed away at his residence in Swan Valley Lodge on November 23, 2015 at the age of 85 years, with his wife Jo at his side.

Russ was born on March 14, 1930 in Assiniboia, SK, the middle of five children. The family moved to Toronto, ON where Russ was raised and got his education.

Russ worked for 37 years for Ontario Hydro. He retired and moved out west in 1987. He met and married his wife Jo, and they moved to Crawford Bay, BC where they lived for ten years before moving to Creston, BC. He loved the mountains, hiking, reading and travelling.

He’ll be sadly missed by all who knew him, especially his seven daughters, whom he loved as his own.

Russ was predeceased by three brothers.

He is survived by his wife Jo; daughters Sher (Phil) Buller, Roberta Kerr, Jacky (Ken) Smith, Jennifer (Nick) Hodgkinson, Paula Bergevin, Rande (Mike) Allison, and George (Dave) Bachmier.

A Celebration of Russ’ Life will take place at a later date.

Brian Lawrence

November 25, 2015 ~ April 16, 1920 Len Metz of Creston B.C. passed away surrounded by his loving family at the Creston Valley Hospital on November 25, 2015 at the age of 95.

Len was born to Henry Robert Metz and Christina Louise Voigt on April 16, 1920 in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Len worked in the Oil Field for Home Oil for 37 and a half years.

He attended school in Delburne Alberta.

He was in the 1st Armoured Division Wksp., R.C.O.C. from 1941 to 1946.

He married Donna Isabelle McLeod on September 29, 1946 in Calgary Alberta.

Len is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Donna, and their three sons, Don Metz of Calgary Alberta, Rusty Metz of Duncan BC, and Wesley Metz of Okotoks Alberta.

Len was a loving husband and father. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

A service will be held at a later date.

Friends wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to The Creston Royal Canadian Legion, Box 135, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0

Bernadette Claire Ballard passed away on November 24, 2015 at the age of 87.

Passed away on November 24, 2015 at the age of 87. Survived by her daughter Adele Wooldridge (Duayne) of West Kelowna, BC; sons: Gary Norman Dietrich (Janice) of Red Deer, AB, Donald Lester Ballard (Sandy) of Victoria, BC, Ronald Arthur Ballard (Shelby) of Prince George, BC, Glen Loyal Ballard (Cindy) of Mexico; grandchildren: Amber, Chad, Jordan, Corinna, Sheree, Bonnie, Loyal, Brandon, Abbey, Erin and Levi; great grandchildren: Charlotte, Alice, Arianna, Isla, Bria, Joshua and Aiden; sister Bertha Heinz of Regina, SK; brothers: Alphonse Brochu (Georgina) of Regina, SK, Emile Brochu (Hannah) of Regina and Jerime Brochu (Phil) of Assiniboine, SK. Predeceased by her husband Loyal Ballard, sister Maria Quail, brothers Joseph Brochu and Jerime Valere Brochu. Bernadette was known to all as “Bonnie” and is also survived by many nieces and nephews who loved her deeply. Her smile and strong will are things that will never be forgotten. Bonnie was actually born on a leap year, but her Dad thought every little girl should have a birthday every year so he registered her on February 28th instead. She was the eldest child of Marie Louise and Arthur Brochu and

born in Saskatchewan. “She will forever be missed, but never forgotten.” Bonnie loved her garden and worked hard raising her children with her husband Loyal, while holding down the “fort” for him answering his business calls on the phone while he worked. She will always be remembered for her radiant smile and kind demeanour. A strong, feisty little lady that stood up for herself and was a mentor to her entire family. Everyone who knew Bonnie loved her; even if it was for a very short time. She lived in Creston for many years and relocated to live with her daughter in West Kelowna in 2011.

A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, December 2nd at 1:00 pm at Springfield Funeral Home, 2020 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC, followed by a reception at the Springfield Funeral Family Centre.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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In Loving Memory Of LEN METZ Passed Away November 25, 2015 Age 95 years Residence Creston, BC Cremation A service to be held at a later date Friends wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to Creston Royal Canadian Legion Box 135 Creston, BC V0B 1G0 In Loving Memory Of LOUISE HAMILTON Passed Away November 29, 2015 Age 56 years Residence Creston, BC Cremation A Family Service will be held at a later date Memorial Contributions can be made to Canadian Cancer Society 19-9th Ave S. Cranbrook, BC V1C 2L9 In Loving Memory Of “RUSS” JOSEPH RUSSELL WIRTH Passed Away November 23, 2015 Age 85 years Residence Creston, B.C. Cremation A service to be held at a later date.

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Coming Events Laurie-Anne’s Victorian Lace & Linen OPEN HOUSE Everyday & Christmas linens Friday December 4, 2015 10am-8pm #5 531-18 Ave S. With Rusty 250-777-1497 New Horizons Seniors NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL Thursday December 31 Rotacrest Hall Music by Midnite Special Cocktails 8pm Dancing 9 pm - 1 am Midnight Lunch catered by Della Wilson Everyone Welcome!

Advance tickets only $25 available at Black Bear Books or call 250-428-8985 Redeemer Lutheran Church Ladies would like to invite you to our

Christmas Tea In our Fellowship Hall 315 - 15th Ave N Saturday December 5 2 - 4 pm Specialty Preserves Bake Sale White Elephant Sale $5 with Light Lunch

West Creston Hall

Annual Christmas Tea and Bake Sale

Saturday December 5 Noon-2pm $5 admission Free door prizes Some vendors and crafter’s

All welcome!

Wynndel Community Centre ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFT FAIR Saturday December 5 9am-2:30pm Wynndel Memorial Hall Delicious luncheon served Free Admission

Information A Book Under Every Tree Collecting new children’s books and new or gentlyused books for adults for the annual Ministerial Association Christmas hampers.

Collection boxes at: The Advance Office Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Books, Overwaitea, Extra Foods and the CBAL office.

Last day to donate: Dec 10.

For more information call 250-402-3534.

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422 - 7th Ave N (Anglican Church Basement) Monday 11am (closed) Wednesday 8pm (closed) Friday 8pm (open)

“Building Together Giving Forever” The Creston-Kootenay Foundation manages endowment funds that improve the quality of life for all citizens living in the valley and surrounding area.

We also administrate and manage Scholarship funds.

At this season of giving now is the perfect time to consider your donation.

We are a registered charity and able to issue tax receipts

For more information visit: www.ckfoundation.com email: ckfoundation@gmail.com

CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment Creston Valley Hospice Society Trained Volunteers provide compassionate and emotional support to terminally ill patients in home, hospital, or care facility.

We also visit the chronically ill and shut-ins.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 250-428-7575

250-428-5954 or 250-435-1370

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Original Paintings, Paper Batiks & Photo Cards

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CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Sunday December 27 8am-4:30pm Meet at Redeemer Lutheran Church lower hall Interested?

Field counters contact: Lorraine Scott 428-7289 Feeder Watchers contact: Catherine Prowse 428-8435 Creston Field Naturalists

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250-428-5080 WE HAVE MOVED Richard McLeod, CPA, CGA & Rita Patstone, CPA, CGA along with Donna Phillips have moved and are now located at

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Stop by and see our new office and let us help you with all your accounting and bookkeeping needs.

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To all the medical staff that got Terry stabilized and out of Creston to Kelowna- thank you, thank you, thank you! You were all amazing.

To all the family and friends- thanks for all your help and concernJane and Wally for driving, Jane and Marian for the nut sales, and Jodie for the help at home and our kids for being wonderful.

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2NDHAND HEAVEN 910 Pine St. 250-428-2375 Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat 10am - 4:30 pm Christmas Decorations, Tools, Toys, Furniture, Books, Pictures, Bedding, Dishes, & MORE!

A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

Registered Professional Forester with the Association of BC Forest Professionals Serving the Kootenays since 1997 t CDGPSFTUFS!UFMVT OFU

NATURAL GAS BOILER Super hot model GS 90. Input per 1000BTU- 90. Output per 1000BTU- 72. Orifce size 43, 4-burner. Net IBR rating 61200 BTU. $350. 250-428-5640

Quality second-hand Furnishings, Appliances, Electronics & More!

MODEL 700SGM Logan Simplex 40� mat cutter w/cutting board, bevel cutting head, mat guide stops, straight cut attachment $160. Assorted mat boards w/four 40x32 sheets $45. 250-428-5056

Contractors

Misc. for Sale

MOVING SALE: Twin electric beds; lg. entertainment center; 3 pc. dresser set w/headboard; love seat; oak dining room suite w/hutch, futon; area rugs; mirrors; pictures; book case; golf clubs; skidoo trailer; chop saw; bench saw; air compressor/nailer. All good quality & in good condition.

250-428-5110

Misc. for Sale

GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $4.90/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Household Services

Merchandise for Sale

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Pets

250-866-5677 Gift Certiďƒžcates available

This is a full time position with company pension, dental, extended health, msp, life insurance, short and long term disaEility :e are a non smoking workplace Apply via email to Mustinstorm#shaw ca 3lease enclose references

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Registered Massage Therapist

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Orchard labourers 40-60hr/wk $10.50/hr phone: 250-428-7563 fax: 250-428-7573

HELP WANTED

Services

SUTCO Seeks US Qualified Class 1 driver for Creston based chip hauls. rotating shift work, home daily, extended health benefits, matched contribution pension plan, late model equipment, e logs and direct deposit pay. Apply at www.sutco.ca, fax resume and abstract (250) 357-2009, call 1 888 357 2612 ext.230

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4 workers needed February - November, 2016

Employment H&R ORCHARDS LTD 4733 Canyon Lister Rd Box 1 Canyon, BC V0B 1C0 6 workers needed immediately, full time. 40hr/week orchard laborers, $11/hr start. Orchard maintenance. Fall, Winter & Spring. Tree pruning in winter, tree planting fall & spring. On & off irrigation & repairs. Picking, packing, sorting, weighing, loading & unloading fruit.

Cleaning racks, trays & growing area. No experience req.

English/Punjabi an asset.

Call: 250-428-7563 harbansdhaliwal@hotmail.ca

H & R Orchard Ltd. 4733 Canyon Lister Rd Canyon BC V0B 1C0

The Creston Dairy Queen is looking for employees with a minimum of 1-2 years in the food service industry and a high school diploma.

Candidates must be open to weekends and night shifts.

Career Opportunities

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Janis Caldwell-Sawley

Mortgage Specialist Cell: 250-417-1336 janis.sawley@rbc.com

Flexible Appointments

NOKIA 195/65R15 winter tires on steel rims. Fit VW Jetta TDI 2006-2010 or Jetta or Golf 2006-2015. Good cond. $400.

Lg fire pit, never used (cost $120 US) Best offer. 250-4287323

STEEL BUILDING sale.�Really big sale-year end clear out!�

21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

VINTAGE, ELEGANT bone china “American Beauty� dinner set. Many extra pieces.

For app. & info 250-866-5120

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+ Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local.

4 OUT OF 5 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DIE OF HEART DISEASE.

Serving the Creston Valley Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

SENIORS for SENIORS

Are you a Senior with room in your heart and in your home for a pet?

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Visit getserious.ca

P.A.W.S. has a solution!

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Help a Senior Kitty get out of the shelter and into a caring home Fetch a Friend and gain a warm, loving companion. AND as a P.A.W.S. foster pet, from the SPCA today!

P.A.W.S. will take care of medical costs, food and kitty litter!

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE! spca.bc.ca Call P.A.W.S. today 250-428-7297

Real Estate For Sale By Owner

2/BDRM HOUSE for sale.

Large fenced corner lot, driveway, quiet, clean, re-modeled.

Incl.

F/S Dishwasher $168,800. 250-428-0017

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Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

Homes for Rent

Legal Notices

CRESTON ATTENTION SENIORS Nikkyl Place Seniors APARTMENTS includes 2 meals a day house keeping,laundry & reg bus service.

Wheelchair access main floor 1/bdrm units $1200/mo 2/bdrm $1300/mo.

250-402-9351

3/BDRM HOUSE Trailer w/addition in Canyon $900/mo incl heat & appliances W/D. No large dogs. Available now.

250-428-2042

Cars - Sports & Imports

Legal Notices

1/BDRM APT New bathroom flooring & paint. $575/mo + elec. N/S N/P Ref. req. 250428-2202

1/BDRM GROUND floor apt 1000sqft W/D DW/micro; all appl. 15 min from Creston.

Mtn country views. $800/mo Util incl. D.D. $400 Ref. Req. (quiet person) 250-402-6692

BACHELOR SUITE (2nd floor); 1/bdrm suite (2nd floor) Both 55+ plus util. N/S N/P Appl. avail. at church office 115B 10 Ave N. Tues-Fri. 9-11:30am 250-428-6517

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Creston: 1/BDRM & 2/bdrm $500/mo & $625/mo + elec.

N/S N/P. Call 250-2540840/250-866-5789

ROTACREST HALL RENTAL Special Occasions/Events Call 250-428-7127 For Information and Booking

Halls/Auditoriums

WEST CRESTON HALL and/or grounds available.

Full kitchen facilities.

Leona 250-402-6643 Visit www.westcreston.info

Classifieds Get Results!

LARGE 5/BDRM 3/bath home with fabulous view. F/S, W/D, DW, freezer. Absolutely no smoking. Children welcome, pets negotiable, fenced yard. $1300/mo + DD. Avail Jan 1.

Refs required. 250-428-0640

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

The link to your community

RENTALS AVAILABLE Creston: 2/bdrm home near Rec. Centre, hospital. All appl., double garage, garden area. Avail. Dec. 1 Creston:1/bdrm apt. all appl., parking, central location. 55+ N/P Avail. immed.

Damage deposit, N/S,pets with restrictions, ref. req. for all properties. Ask for a “Tenancy request form” available from Century 21 front desk or call Ken at 250-428-6168

2005 COROLLA CE 4/door, 4cyl, 300,000kms. One owner, includes winter & summer tires $3,300. 250-428-2920

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 CHEV Tahoe. Exc. cond.

200,000km $5000 obo 250428-1973 www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca

Property Management PROPERTY MANAGEMENT For your Property Management

Rental & Sales needs Ingrid Voigt

RE/MAX Discovery Real Estate

250-428-2234,1-877-428-2234

Boats World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

Red Cross MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Loan Service Walkers Wheelchairs Crutches • Canes • Bed Rails Raised Toilet Seats • Commodes

WAREHOUSE LIENS ACT

Notice is hereby given to Jay Bradshaw, Creston, B.C. that steps as per the Warehouse Liens Act are in effect for the collection of monies on UNIT #26Y at JC’s Self Storage.

The deadline for a response to this matter is on or before December 21, 2015 at 5:00 pm.

Signed, JC’s Self Storage, 620 Payne Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G6 250-428-9933

Your donation can help support the many worthwhile programs at Kootenai Community Centre Society

The 10 Steps To Safe

Online Social Networking

Donations Accepted

SENIOR PROGRAMS

Creston Valley Hospital Lower Level

250-428-9619

Mon • Wed • Friday 2pm - 4pm

1 Do your research. Carefully investigate any online social network you may want to join. Use only well known online services.

2 Once you have picked a service, carefully read and clearly understand their Terms of Use. 3 Carefully read and clearly understand their Privacy Policy. Avoid using services that share your information with other companies.

4 Never expect absolute privacy! Create your account without providing any critical personal information. Do not provide valid critical information like: date of birth, full name, social insurance number or address.

5 Protect your account profile with the highest and most restrictive security setting.

6 Build your profile. For each element of information you add, ask yourself this question: “Can a financial or sexual predator benefit from this information?”

7 You control your online environment. Do not give strangers permission to view your profile.

8 Protect your friends. Be careful of what you are posting on the Internet about them.

9 Monitor your own page for personal information posted by friends in their messages. Also monitor your friends’ pages for your personal information. A simple comment or a photo may reveal your date of birth or give information that could be useful to predators.

10 Be creative, be safe and have fun!

PhoneBusters, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre, is jointly operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police and the Competition Bureau.

Contact PhoneBusters at 1-888-495-8501 or www.phonebusters.com .

Advocacy, Shelter from Abuse

ADVOCACY STOPPING THE VIOLENCE PROGRAMS

Outreach and Support, Older Women, Safe Home - Irvine House

YOUTH PROGRAMS Beyond Wild, PARTY

CHILD CARE PROGRAMS Teddy Bear Day Care and

Grizzly Bear Out of School Care

Pyramid Building Supplies, together with the Creston Ministerial Association and the Creston Valley Advance is asking for your help to make Christmas a little brighter this year by presenting...

THE WISHING TREE

This is how it works: Simply stop down to Pyramid Building Supplies between now and December 12th and pick a tag off the tree. The tag will tell you the age and gender of the child you are to buy for.

For example:

Four year old girl: you would then purchase a present for a four year old girl, and return it unwrapped with wrapping paper to Pyramid Building Supplies, who will forward it to the Ministerial Association for distribution.

REMEMBER!

All gifts should be brought into Pyramid Building Supplies

by December 12th PYRAMID BUILDING SUPPLIES 1220 NW Blvd Creston, BC • 250-428-7114

Please include your name and address for tax receipt 1508 Cook Street P.O. Box 237 Creston, BC V0B 1G0 250-402-0068

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Arlen Johnson, Proprietor 4015 Hwy 3, Erickson BC

Gerlinsky Hoe & Skidsteer Services 250-428-9453 • Cell: 250-428-1314

Call Ron Kepke Cell 250-428-1973 250-428-4306

• Residential • Commercial • Acreages As low as $12/wk Sr/Disabled Discounts

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• Residential • Commercial • Fire & Flood Restoration Serving Creston since 1991

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• Renovations • Eavestrough • Fascia • Soffit • Vinyl Siding • Metal Roofing • Window Capping

Duct cleaning services & system sterilizations

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Experienced in: Water lines • Wells • Stump removal Landscaping • Road maintenance

Creston Residential Pickup & All Rural Areas 3 - 40yd Bins

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2015 Terrain SLE-1 AWD, Acadia SLE-1 AWD, Sierra 2500HD/3500HD. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. * No purchase necessary. Open to Canadian residents with a valid driver’s licence who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence. Contest closes January 4, 2016. Credit Awards up to $10,000 include applicable taxes and must be applied to the purchase or lease of a new 2015 or 2016 MY GMC vehicle delivered on or before January 4, 2016. Thirty Vehicle Awards available to be won, each consisting of winner’s choice of a vehicle with an MSRP of $35,000 CAD or less. The customer is responsible for any other taxes, license, insurance, registration, or other fees. Vehicle Awards are not transferable and no cash substitutes are permitted. Not all awards have the same odds of winning. For full rules and program details, visit your GM dealer or gm.ca. Correct answer to mathematical skill-testing question required. See your GM dealer or gm.ca for full contest rules and program details. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between December 4th, 2015 and January 4th, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2015 GMC vehicles excluding Yukon, Yukon XL, Sierra 2500 HD Diesel, Savana, Canyon 2SA and Canyon 4x4. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † $11,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $10,000 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra HD Gas models (excluding HD Gas Double Cab 1SA 4x2), $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $10,000 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ‡‡ 2,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive) and a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Terrain, which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. ‡ $5,200/$5,000 is a combined total credit consisting of $1,000/$1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive) and a $4,200/$4,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Terrain SLE-1 FWD/Acadia SLE-1 FWD, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $4,200/$4,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Terrain SLE-1 AWD/Acadia SLE-1 AWD.

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Bowling

Nov. 15-21 bowling scores from Romano’s Runaway Lanes: Sunday Mixed: Ladies’ single-triple: Marlene McGunigle, 241-628.

Men’s single-triple: Bob Bergman, 276-666.

POA: McGunigle, 91.

Monday Ladies: Single: Korry Pukas, 266; triple: Rosie Yopek, 655; POA: Yopek, 236.

Tuesday No-Tap: Ladies’ single-triple: Marion Rinas, 279-625.

Men’s single-triple: Ralph McGunigle, 278-651.

POA: Tamara Romano, 65.

Wednesday Matinee: Single: Jessie Kemp, 191; triple: Florence Messinger, 465; POA: Barb Martin, 37.

Wednesday Mixed: Ladies’ single: Marlene McGunigle, 270; ladies’ single-triple: Gin Bergman, 270-685.

Men’s single-triple: Kevin Viers, 277-720. POA: Tony Montgomery, 129.

Thursday Golden Age: Ladies’ single-triple: Shelagh Schmidt, 237583. Men’s single-triple:

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Ralph McGunigle, 255628. POA: Schmidt, 64.

Friday Social: Ladies’ single-triple: Laurie Reine, 231; ladies’ triple: Tamara Romano, 544.

Men’s single-triple: Pete Scholz, 232-645. POA: Rob Juurlink, 107.

Special Olympics Two Games: Ladies’ single-double: Nikki Lohrer, 109-206; POA: Lohrer, 6.

Three Games: Ladies’ single: Frances Collison, 148; ladies’ triple: Kathy Schmidt, 426; POA: Dodie Benincasa, 134. Men’s

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single: Jimmie Onfrychuk, 200-515; POA: Onfrychuk, 116.

Youth Bowling Thursday: Girls’ singletriple: Brooke Bergman, 212-549. Boys’ single-triple: Darien Bergman, 206-577. POA: Bryce Bergman, 69.

Saturday: Single-triple: Dominik, 116-296; POA: Mackenzie Winters, 33.

Seniors Creston Valley Seniors Association Oct. 26 dart scores: Ladies:

Nancy Luganis, 77; Erika Reinke, 59; Connie Opsahl, 54. Men: Merlin Thompson, 100; Ray Pedersen, 95; Don Schwab, 90.

Oct. 30 cribbage scores: Ladies: Margaret Popovich, 826; Dot Eisenhut, 826; Kerstin Bzdel, 821.

Men: Art Beauchamp, 839; Vern McCartney, 821; Scott MacKenzie, 808.

Nov. 4 dart scores: Ladies: Sally Malner, 105; Erika Reinke 93; Darlene Thompson, 89.

Men: Bob Dobson, 100;

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Nov. 13 cribbage scores: Ladies: Liz Bryans, 833; Irene Deprey, 826; Ellen Sterling, 810. Men: Bob Wikdahl, 823; Don Schwab, 816; Floyd Adams, 811.

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Lucy Jefferson, 92; Connie Opsahl, 91. Men: Don Schwab, 85; Hans Reinke, 79; Merlin Thompson, 77.

Nov. 20 cribbage scores: Ladies: Geri McIntyre, 839; Irene Deprey, 829; Ursula Bzdel, 817. Men: Jerry Popovich, 838; Scott McKenzie, 829; Bob Wikdahl, 825.

Nov. 23 dart scores: Ladies: Connie Opsahl, 92; Darlene Thompson, 83; Nancy Luganis, 86.

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Working to build our business community.

WHAT IS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANYWAY?

THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED AND GENEROUS MEMBERS:

A Chamber of Commerce provides an avenue for the business people in a community to create a positive business environment. It also provides the local business community with a vehicle to promote their region to the outside world - either for tourism or business investment.

It then serves to help people find their way when they arrive.

Sullivan Stone

For our outdoor planters

Paul’s Country Workshop For interior cabinetry

Tremlock Properties

For snow removal and more. from

The Chamber provides an opportunity for those people who create local jobs and drive the local economy to work with

government and the public to build a better community.

The comunity Chamber works closely with the municipal and regional governments.

The provincial Chamber acts as an umbrella organization to lobby the provincial government on issues of mutual concern to all chambers, and the Canadian chamber serves a similar role at a national level. The chamber speaks for the business community at public hearings, to the media, and behind closed doors. They are the voice of business.

DID YOU KNOW? The Chamber of Commerce staff and board of directors are active on other committees and organizations, representing the concerns of our membership and community:

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Another busy and productive year for the Chamber of Commerce! We continued to work on your behalf to help grow local business and promote the valley as a great place to live, do business in, and visit.

• Coordinated annual Small Business Week events.

Some of the highlights include:

• Operate the Visitor Centre.

• Advocating for business - reducing bureaucracy at Creston Town Hall, simplifying procedures and rules for signage, busker licenses, and business license. Also working with local businesses to have parking meters removed from downtown.

• Organize and coordinate annual Canada Day event and the Santa Claus Parade and Festival.

• Sponsoring/providing in-kind support for local events: Blossom Fest, CV Bird Fest, Tour De Farm, Bus Art Wine Tours, Farmers’ Market, Fall Fair, local concerts and other community events.

• Buy BC Program.

• Partnering with Town Hall and Telus to promote fibre-optics.

• Expanded Shop Local campaign and Shop Local contest.

• Coordinationd the federal election forum.

• Decorated vacant storefronts with posters promoting the valley.

• Put on annual Trade Show.

• Purchased video license for retail and tourism training.

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3. CV Spirit Committee 4. Creston and District Community Directed Funds Committee

We also attend Town Council meetings, RDCK meetings, and numerous other organization meetings as required.

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• Hosted a ceremony for the planting of the Friendship Tulip Garden.

Part of our role is to market the Creston Valley as a great place to visit, move to, and relocate your business to. We operate the Creston Visitor Centre and help over 16,000 tourists annually.

We distributed 20,000 Travel Guides to every Visitor Centre in BC, across southern Alberta, and along the International Selkirk Loop. We are active on Facebook and Twitter. We provide content to numerous publications annually, including a feature article in Conde Nast Travel magazine in China - over 200 million viewers!

• Worked with the Town of Creston with the installment of the electric car charging station in front of the Visitor Centre.

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REGION / SPORTS

SD8 call-out Thunder Cats defeat Nitehawks problems escalating

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

BY WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

The School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) call-out system for substitute teachers is causing anxiety, missed work and numerous other problems according to five people who spoke out against it at the Nov. 24 school board meeting.

“The absolute inefficiency is calamitous,” art teacher Shannon Lanaway said. “Most teachers I’ve talked to feel like we should go back to the old system. Teachers on call are losing uncountable days of work, and they’re going to work not knowing what they’re teaching, or where, or when.”

Lanaway recently received a call while teaching at W.E. Graham in Slocan that requested she teach in Salmo 15 minutes later — though the commute is more like an hour and a half.

“This system doesn’t understand geography,” she said. “This situation is sucking the life and love out of the role of being a teacher, and I’m speaking as an employee of 12 years.”

Teacher Sara Simonet echoed Lanaway’s concerns, as did Nelson District Teachers’ Association president Paul Boscariol, teacher Kathy Couch and Creston Valley Teachers’ Association treasurer Doug Kunzelman.

“You’re already filled with anxiety when you’re at a new school and have a new job, and then it’s something else if you have no idea where you’re supposed to go or what you’re supposed to do,” she said.

Simonet reported that she’s received call-outs with almost no information in them, and inaccurate times and dates.

Kunzelman said the problem is affecting “our most vulnerable teachers.”

“They can’t live on cancellations. They can’t live on a [teacher on call] salary, so they have other jobs. This affects more than just their [teacher on call] work. I think it’s important for the trustees to hear this.”

Boscariol said the district is well aware of the problem.

“The financial impact has been significant for these individuals,” he said. “Something needs to be done to rectify some of the challenges. Some aspects are related to human input error, and there’s a certain degree of adjusting to the system, but there are other challenges that aren’t going away.”

According to Boscariol, the district is “disenfranchising a good portion of the teaching population.” They also haven’t been invited to participate in non-instructional days to learn about the new curriculum.

He encouraged the board to petition the education ministry for more funding.

“We’re urging the board to connect with other school boards and to press the ministry to loosen the purse strings to provide funding for all teachers to participate in the outlay of this K-9 curriculum.”

Board chair Lenora Trenaman told those who spoke that they’re “well aware” of the situation but little could be done.

“We can visit this again,” she said.

Supt. Jeff Jones encouraged the teachers to meet and talk directly with support staff.

After a few consecutive games of not playing to their full potential, the Creston Valley Thunder Cats turned up the heat on Friday, trouncing the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 10-2.

“It was as close to a full sixty-minute effort as we’ve had,” said head coach Jeff Dubious.

The Thunder Cats are second in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey

League’s Eddie Mountain Division with 34 points, 11 behind the Kimberley Dynamiters, and two and four ahead of, respectively, the Fernie Ghostriders and Columbia Valley Rockies.

The Nitehawks are currently at the top of the Neil Murdoch Division with 39 points.

“They’re probably not feeling like they played their best sixty minutes,” said Dubois. “We worked really hard to create offensive opportunities for ourselves, and did a really good job of con-

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verting the opportunities we did create.”

The Nitehawks scored first, three minutes into the game, with Ian Desrosiers tying the score six minutes later. In the second period, Logan Styler, Logan Wullum, Jackson BruceFuoco and Lien Miller-Jeannotte scored before the Nitehawks scored their final goal with three seconds remaining. In the third period, Carson Cartwright (power play), Alec Wilkinson, Sebastian Kilcommons, McConnell Kimmett (power play) and Jake Livingstone added Creston’s final five goals.

Dubois was pleased with the effort of Wullum, Miller-Jeannotte and Austin Dean, who were part of three straight goals in the second peiod.

And he was particularly happy to see four defencemen — Bruce-Fuoco, Kilcommons, Kimmett and Livingstone — adding goals in the game.

“It was nice to get some offensive contribution from the blue line,” Dubois said.

The effort from the entire team was something Dubious has been stressing in practices.

“We’ve been working really hard with our group on good habits and just the little details that can become big in certain moments. … It’s one of those at the end of night you feel like it came together.”

This weekend, the Thunder Cats visit the Spokane Braves on Friday. Although the team is at the bottom of the Neil Murdoch Division with 12 points, they’re not to be underestimated.

“We beat them at home when they were up in October, but they’re certainly a team on home ice that can catch you if you’re not doing the right things,” said Dubois.

On Saturday, the Thunder Cats will host the Golden Rockets, with redemption in mind after a 5-3 loss in Golden on Nov. 22.

“I’d be shocked if the motivation level doesn’t take care of itself,” said Dubois. “The guys felt pretty sheepish with the effort they put in in Golden a couple weeks ago. The guys are going to look at that as a bit of a do-over.”

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Sports

Youth program hurrying hard with new gear

BY ANDREW McINNIS It’s been a very busy first two months at the Creston Curling Centre, and as the season continues to roll on into December the club would like to take the opportunity to highlight its junior program.

On Nov. 17, opening night this year, a record 42 kids turned out to try the sport for free. This turned into 48 kids registered for the program. This is the fourth year running the Tuesday night junior program, which wraps up Feb. 13 with a one-day bonspiel.

The program is thriving and the club would like to express its appreciation for the new equipment that it was able to buy in the off-season. Through generous grants from the Columbia Basin Trust, the Town of Creston and ViaSport, the club was able to ensure the juniors had some great quality equipment to use at the rink. Regional District of Central Kootenay Area A donated $175, both areas B and C gave $1,500, the town donated $714 and ViaSport granted $2,000.

With the money, the club purchased gear from the curling company Asham, which gave it a great discount, allowing it to buy almost twice the amount of equipment for the same price.

The club bought 24 junior-sized brooms, 50 regular-sized brooms, 95 grippers and 80 sliders. The

Junior curlers and coaches showing off the Creston Curling Centre’s new gear, purchased with the help of several grants.

club was also able to have 14 members take the club coaches workshop in October, which will help with coaching both junior players and new curlers. A new curlers workshop is planned again this year in January.

The club was able to go to Erickson Elementary School this

year to run the Sticks and Stones curling introduction program during gym class for grades 3-7.

In the new year, Erickson, Adam Robertson Elementary School, Homelinks and Mormon Hills schools have all had interest in getting their classes on the ice.

The junior program was a suc-

cess thanks to the effort of volunteers and coaches Cathy Robinson, Doug Hannah, Patrick Eddy, Laddie Pavlis, Greg Terrill, Ted Hutchinson, and Kelly and Dale Moberg.

Terry O’Connor and Ross Gowan have been coaching the high school boys and girls teams,

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and the girls team recently participated in the Own the Podium weekend workshop in Grand Forks.

The future is bright for curling in Creston, and the equipment and coaches will help us open the game up to many more kids and newcomers for years to come.

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