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The Creston RCMP are asking residents in the area of Crawford Bay and Kootenay Bay, to be aware of the presence of an adult cheetah that was spotted along Hwy 3a on Thursday afternoon. The cheetah was seen wandering roadside by a motorist on Hwy 3A near Kootenay Bay. The witness was able to photograph the animal and reported the incident to the Creston RCMP. It was observed to be wearing an orange cloth collar.

Concerns are now for the welfare of cheetah on the loose C ANADIAN PRESS

A cheetah on the loose in British Columbia’s Interior is still unaccounted for after it was last spotted roaming a snowy highway in the Kootenay region last week.

Conservation officers are urging people to phone in any tips or sightings of the big cat.

RCMP notified the public on

Thursday that the feline had been seen wandering near Crawford Bay, about 50 kilometres northeast of Nelson.

Area residents and staff at Crawford Bay School were notified Thursday about a cheetah spotted on a nearby highway, said Principal Laury McPherson.

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Conservation officer Jarad Connatty and bloodhound are pictured are on a search for a cheetah, which is at large near Crawford Bay. Precautions were taken with school children and the community was alerted. Of of press time, the african cat was still on the loose. Concerns are now with the cheetah because of the sub-zero weather.

LSD seized during arrest: Subject may have been selling to students BULLETIN STAFF

An 18-year-old Cranbrook male was arrested on December 11 at which time officers seized LSD and mar-

ijuana.

A press release from the RCMP said the Cranbrook/ Kimberley Crime Reduction Unit entered into an investi-

gation after learning a subject may have been selling drugs near the high school.

The officers were able to identify the subject and make

the arrest on December 11, around 1:30 pm on Baker Street. A search located 10 hits of LSD and a small quantity of marijuana. Additional

evidence to support a charge of Trafficking was obtained.

Officers were very concerned given the proximity to the high school and informa-

tion that he may have been selling to students. Although LSD has been seized before in the Cranbrook area it is not that common.

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Death, Taxes, and Avalanches Jeff Sotropa

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a resort skier and summer hiker taking my first steps into the winter backcountry, I hadn’t in the slightest way understood that the vast majority of mountain slopes were waiting to bury me alive. Death traps, plain and simple.

There’s nothing to debate about it. Decades of snow science assert that if you head up into the snowy wilderness there is every probability you could trigger an avalanche. It’s not just “perhaps” or “maybe”, it’s often “likely” and “considerable”.

And that’s when you’re being careful.

Dave Quinn knows more about this than most. As instructor of the two-day Avalanche Skills Training 1 course at College of the Rockies, he is full of both wisdom and winsome irony on the subject.

“What I hope you’ve learned this week,” he says cheerfully to the recent class I attended, “is to be much more frightened next time you head up a mountain.”

We all laugh. Then swallow as the punch line sinks in.

For years, Dave has studied snow, led troops of adventurers through all kinds of terrain, and taught dozens and dozens of classes in Avalanche safety. Dave knows the backcountry. He’s also the energizer bunny. But most of all, he wants to see people get out there for the joy of it -- then get home safely. He’s gravely serious, with a contagious grin. You’d want him in your platoon.

I had always imagined avalanches on a grand scale.

They’re impressive dust clouds surging over cliffs off in the distance. I now have a name for those: sluff avalanches. As impressive as they are, they are rarely deadly to humans.

The ones you want to avoid like an insurance salesman? Slab avalanches. (And no offence to insurance salesmen, I work in advertising.)

Just imagine three feet of snow on your metal roof.

You’re standing under the edge of its eave. That’s a slab avalanche. It seems that a good portion of the Kootenay mountains is your metal roof waiting to happen.

What surprised me most was how little it takes to find yourself in avalanche conditions, and how prevalent they are on pretty well every mountainside. Just several inches of slab breaking free can be devastating.

All of this was brought home for me in an instant

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Dave Quinn prepares his COTR Avalanche Skills Training 1 class of backcountry enthusiasts to be safe by constantly observing their environment. when Instructor Quinn, Mountain Man showed the class a particular YouTube video. He showed us dozens of examples online, and there are thousands more to watch. But what was so remarkable about this one was how unremarkable the conditions were. It was nothing.

A whiff. I’ve seen that kind of slope countless times out my car window and never given it a thought.

Now I give it a thought. In the 15-second video clip, a sledder grazes by a 15-foot snowbank. In a heartbeat, the entire stash of powder is on top of him.

The audio commentary on his friend’s camera phone switches from friendly banter to something I can’t print here. Then a frantic effort to save his life. Save his life?

Yep. And then we’re on to the next video example.

In the Avalanche Skills Training 1 course, you learn all about slope angle, wind and sun influences, snow pack, types of snow, the impact of trees, rocks and temperature. These are all really important, but they aren’t most important. It’s not so much the snow conditions or mountain environment that instigate deadly or harmful avalanches. It’s people and their brains.

“The biggest factor by far,” Quinn explains, “is the

human factor. The smartest, most experienced people cause avalanches. It’s just that they did one thing they sensed they shouldn’t have.

And then somebody’s probing around in the snow to find their best friend.”

The focus of our training was objectivity. You have to be detached and analytical.

You have to be constantly in observation mode. You have to temper the stoke, think twice about just one more run, or avoid simply retracing a route without reassessing the scene.

“It’s like when you cross the street,” Quinn instructs, “you look up and you look down to see what factors might indicate avalanche conditions. And if there’s the slightest doubt about safety, you just don’t go there.”

Another critical lesson he reinforces is to travel with people you can trust. You’re leaning on each other’s judgment and influence on the mountain. They’re the ones you are depending on if it happens.

“If you go out alone,” he asks, “who digs you out? And if your buddies say, ah, it’ll be fine, but it might not be… do you really want to put your life in their hands?”

Good question, Dave.

A great tool is the avalanche website avalanche. ca. It provides regular up-

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Understanding snow is important, but managing human factors is most critical to backcountry safety. Dave Quinn instructs a recent COTR Avalanche Skills Training 1 course. dates for every Canadian region and most known routes.

What’s sobering is that if you’re heading up toward even middling altitudes, avalanche conditions are often

“considerable”.

This means, triggering one is ominously likely if you don’t exercise good judgment.

If you’re inexperienced,

and if avalanche conditions venture from “moderate” into the “considerable” zone, then as Quinn suggests, “It’s probably a great day to spend at the resort. Leave the backcountry for another day.”

All this seriousness doesn’t dampen Quinn’s enthusiasm for getting out into the backcountry. On our fullday trek into Windy Ridge above Kootenay Pass, it was a ton of fun as well as properly educational. We played hide the beacon, shoveling Olympics and finished with a brief but very worthwhile drop through a stash of powder – in the trees, of course, because that’s usually where the most stable snow awaits.

What a playground we live in, even for a depressing workaday town such as Cranbrook. It’s really a mountain paradise. The only thing is that these lovely mountains would just as soon eat you whole you as look at you.

So take your fun seriously.

If you’re planning on sledding, skiing, boarding or snowshoeing in the backcountry or even a resort’s sidecountry, do your loved ones a sluff-avalanche-sized favor: make sure you’ve taken an avalanche skills training course. The probability is “considerable” that your life depends on it this weekend.

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At right: With all the buzz over the ‘a depressingly workaday town’ coffee mugs that were recently sold

by Nathan Siemens and Lee Tengum of CranbrookCity.com out of the 1710 WorkSpace, the cups went like hotcakes. As each went for $20 a pop on a run of 50 that were created by Jason de Rijk of Sidekick Stickers in less than 24 hours, Siemens and Tengum were able to raise a tidy sum in just under a week. With the help of James McKee of Favorit Cycles and Mike Stephens of Gerick Sports, the two purchased six children’s bikes and, with the guidance of Darcy Victor from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, will go to some deserving kids for Christmas. From left to right: Darcy Victor (MCFD), Lee Tengum, Nathan Siemens, Mike Stephens, James McKee.

Business buys in to CKDI C A R O LYN G R A N T

The Cranbrook Kimberley Development Initiative is moving forward, and Mayor Don McCormick says that the buy in and support from the business community has been nothing short of spectacular.

The CKDI is a joint venture in which Kimberley and Cranbrook will work together to attract and secure industrial development in the region.

The Mayors of Cranbrook and Kimberley, along with the Economic Development Officers and in-kind contributors from the business community will be responsible for operational activities, including but not limited to developing the business plan and marketing tools, sales trips, and hosting familiarization trips. A business plan has been developed.

One of the keys was to get buy in from local business in order to create enough start up funds. A goal of $5,000 from each of 50 local businesses was set. And with that funding, matching funds will be leveraged.

So far business is indicating that they are on board.

“At last count, 38 businesses were in for

$5,000,” McCormick told the Bulletin last week. “Our goal is 50 by the end of December, then we will look for the commitment for matching funds. The business community in both Kimberley and Cranbrook have responded in an amazing fashion.

They understand this won’t happen if we sit on our hands.”

The municipalities of Cranbrook and Kimberley have earmarked $10,000 each towards the initiative. Other government and institutional funders are being approached to match investor contributions. The $540K will be used for marketing and sales expenses over the next 3 years.

The Cranbrook-Kimberley Development Initiative has been incorporated as a non-profit society that will be overseen by an eight person board made up of contributing local business leaders. The Finance Officer from New Dawn Construction will act as the Treasurer and oversee financial transactions.

A website has been developed to provide information to interested parties and leads (www.ckdi.ca). A sales and marketing plan is under development as well.

Cheetah still at large Continued from page 1 RCMP in Creston said the cheetah was spotted along Highway 3A on Thursday at about 4:30 p.m., in the Crawford Bay and Kootenay Bay areas.

A motorist who saw the animal sent photos to police. The witness told RCMP the animal appeared to be wearing an orange cloth collar.

Insp. Joe Caravetta of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Friday that three officers are hunting for the cat and also looking for its owner.

He said the provincial wildlife veterinarian doesn’t believe the public is at risk but the situation is being treated seriously.

“We want to be able to find this cheetah and for its own health and benefit be able to capture it and get it to a facility and have it checked out,” Caravetta said in an interview from Cranbrook.

“It could be hungry, and any animal that is hungry may do things that may not be in its character.”

Caravetta said cheetahs are typically shy and less aggressive than other big cats, but noted the animal is out in the cold rather than in its normal tropical habitat.

He said staff are trying to determine if anyone in the area has registered the cheetah, adding the jungle cats are legally allowed with a permit.

A spokeswoman for the Calgary Zoo says the B.C. government asked late last week whether the Alberta facility would be willing to house a cheetah.

Trish Exton-Parder says no further news has been received but the zoo has the proper permits and would be happy to help if the animal is found.

B.C.’s Forests Ministry says only the Vancouver Zoo has permission to possess a cheetah in B.C. but that another permit had been applied for in the Kootenays and was under review.

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Gov’t to act on Mount Polley recommendations: Bennett Townsman Staff

The B.C. government announced it will introduce new regulations and requirements stemming from recommendations that came out of an investigation into a tailings facility failure at Mount Polley in August 2014.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett made the announcement on Friday, noting that the action comes from a report from the Chief Inspector of Mine, which highlighted 19 recommendations in seven categories.

“We’ve learned from this investigation that in the case of Mount Polley, the allowable margin of risk around the design, construction and management of the tailings storage facility was too narrow to allow for an unknown factor, the labor of unstable soils below the dam embankment,” Bennett said in a press release.

“We’ve also learned that weak practices on the mine site increased the risk of dam failure and exacerbated environmental consequences from the breach.”

Bennett hopes to work with various industry groups such as the Mining Association of B.C. (MABC), Mining Association of Canada (MAC), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of

B.C. (APEGBC), and the Canadian Dam Association (CDA) to implement the regulations.

“This is unacceptable. My commitment is to implement all recommendations, work with the MABC and MAC, the APEGBC and the CDA to ensure that risk of dam failure is reduced by better regulations, better policies and better professional guidelines,” Bennett said.

The recommendations themselves are directed towards the mining operator, mining industry, professional organizations, and the government regulator to prevent further incidents in the future.

A few key points include: • All mines with tailings storage facilities must have a mine dam safety manager and designated individual to oversee the water balance and water management plan.

• Establishing a dedicated investigation, compliance and enforcement team within the Ministry of Energy and Mines.

• Establishing a formal documentation management system for all tailings storage facilities from development to post-closure.

“We conducted a very thorough and indepth examination of

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION Pursuant to the authority of Section 26 of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the City of Cranbrook intends to renew a Lease Agreement with the British Columbia Building Corporation with respect to lands and a portion of the building located at 1212 2nd Street North, Cranbrook, BC, legally described as: PID 026-546-815 Lot 1, District Lot 29, Kootenay District, Plan NEP80190 Comprising of an area of approximately 13,462 square feet. The Lease shall be for a term of five years from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2021, with an option to renew for an additional term of five (5) years.

In consideration of the Lease, the British Columbia Building Corporation shall pay rent to the City of Cranbrook as follows: $175,006 per year plus monthly rental for 32 parking stalls.

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the Mount Polley Mining Corporation’s actions from its initial site investigations 26 years ago to present,” said Al Hoffman, the B.C. Chief Inspector of Mines.

“Through our investigation, we determined that while the mine did not contravene any existing regulatory requirements, its management and operational practices failed in a number of areas such as water management and

misplaced confidence in the TSF design.”

Many recommendations will be addressed through the review of the Heath, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in B.C. with the hope of being completed by 2017.

Bennett is also planning to introduce legislation next year to add administrative penalties under the Mines Act. Currently, compliance and enforcement tools

are limited to shutting down a mine through the cancellation of a permit, issuing stopwork orders or pursuing prosecutions.

Hoffman’s report, with advice from the Ministry of Justice, did not find enough evidence that Mount Polley Mining Corporation contravened existing regulatory requirements.

However, the Conservation Officer Service

is still conducting its investigation into Mount Polley accident, which is based on compliance under Ministry of Environment legislation.

It may be possible that the investigation finds non-compliance that could warrant a report to Crown Counsel.

A tailings storage facility at Mount Polley failed in August 2014, sending millions of cubic metres of toxic mining waste into Pol-

ley Lake, which flowed down a nearby creek into Quesnel Lake.

The tailings story facility failed because the strength and location of a layer of clay underneath the dam was not taken into account in the design or in subsequent dam raises. Other factors exacerbated the dam breach, including the slope of the perimeter embankment and inadequate water management.

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Second annual hunting film tour to play Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre Submitted

The Back Country Hunters and Anglers (B.C. Chapter) are pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual North American Hunting Film tour will play the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook on Saturday, Feb. 27.

The special film night is a fund-raiser for the non-profit group which was formed in February of 2014.

The mandate of the B.C. Chapter is to utilize the moral structure and strong conservation message of the parent organization, to actively represent conservation and wild land issues. The B.C. Chapter is 100 per cent self funding and is directly

responsible to it’s B.C. membership.

The Hunting Film Festival will get underway at 7 p.m. but the fun evening will start at 5:30 p.m., with a social in the lobby of the theatre, where there will be door prizes, and raffle items for hunters to take advantage of.

All seats for the event are reserved and priced at $20 including all taxes and service charges.

Tickets are on sale now at the Key City Theatre box office or available by phone at 250-426-7006, or online at www.keycitytheatre. com. You can also pick tickets up at Mountain Man Outdoors on Baker Street in Cranbrook.

Last year’s film tour was held

in May and was a huge success despite the great weather. Organizers though decided to move the event to the winter months this year to give even more people a chance to attend this popular event.

The Backcountry Hunters and Anglers have also indicated that the hunting film festival on Feb. 27, is for all ages of hunters, and will be for the entire family to enjoy, regardless of whether you are a member of the organization or not.

For more information on the event and the BHA , go to www. backcountryhunters.org. For more information on the films go to www.huntingfilmtour.com

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Trevor Crawley photo

The Little Jazz Orchestra played a Christmas concert at the Heid-Out Brewhouse and Restaurant Saturday, Dec. 19. Left to right: Stewart Taylor, David Ward, Janice Nicli, Graham Barnes.

Public Consultation: Proposed Amendment of Official Community Plan The City of Cranbrook is proposing to amend the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP).

On December 7, 2015, City Council gave First Reading to “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3843, 2015”.

The proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment will replace the current “Wildstone Neighbourhood Plan” with a new updated plan that reflects the revised vision for the development of the Wildstone neighbourhood area. Specifically, the new plan will: • Divide the lands into two separate subareas: 1. “Wildstone Subarea” for the areas surrounding the golf course and 2. Highlands Subarea for the lands lying west of Moir Park and provide development policy for each subarea.

• Establish a new phasing strategy for the development through the use of development blocks and associated policies for each Subarea; • Establish minimum and maximum densities for each development block and for the development as a whole; • Establish ‘development districts’ which will guide the type of development for each of the existing and future development pods; • Establish a conceptual trail network for the development; • Remove the lands legally described as Parcel A (See 10856I) of DL 2869, KD Except Parts included in Plans 13711 & 13938 (lands between Echo Field Road and Wildstone) from the neighbourhood plan area.

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The Wildstone Neighbourhood Plan area encompasses approximately 298 ha of land in the northern portion of the City, as shown on the map below:

Some of Liela Cooper’s students performed at Garden View last Monday night to the delight of residents.

Province

Single parents head back to the workforce Tom Fle tc her Black Press

The B.C. government’s new training and employment program for single parents has enrolled more than 1,300 people since it began Sept. 1.

The program covers tuition, daycare and transportation costs for up to a year of on-thejob training or education towards in-demand jobs for single parents on social assistance or disability payments. The benefits can continue for up to the first year of employment, including extension of government-paid dental and other health benefits.

It replaces the previous system, often referred to as the welfare trap, where single parents would lose their assistance payments and benefits if they went back to school to

train for a job.

Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell called the results of the program’s first four months “a very good sign,” particularly since about 400 of the voluntary participants are not in the ministry’s “expected to work” category because their children are under the age of three.

Of the 1,330 people signed up to the program as of mid-December, 50 are already on the job in construction, retail, health and community service positions. More than 90 per cent of participants are single mothers, reflecting the fact that women are 90 per cent of the 16,000 single parents receiving income and disability assistance in B.C. “When they come into a WorkBC office, there is an assessment that takes place to de-

termine the best path for that individual,” Stilwell said in an interview. “The case managers look at aptitude and background as well as what’s going on in the local job market, and try to figure out how to individually map the supports that are needed for that person. It’s a very flexible program.”

When the single parent program was launched, Stilwell described it as “one of the most significant social program shifts this government has ever introduced.” It came with a financial commitment of $24.5 million over five years.

The ministry cites research showing children who grow up in an income-assistance family are up to three times more likely to become dependent on income assistance themselves later in life.

A copy of the proposed “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3843, 2015” is available at City Hall for public information.

If you require more information or wish to comment on the proposed amendment of the Official Community Plan, please contact Mr. Rob Veg, Senior Planner at Tel: (250) 489-0241, or Fax: (250) 426-2010 or email at rob.veg@cranbrook.ca.

Please provide written comments by January 4, 2016.

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AMERICAN VIEW

‘Might Makes Right’ is Wrong

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ullies love fear. And once they sniff its smoke, the real pros know how to fuel and exploit it. They always claiming to represent the greater good, when what they really specialize in is looking out for #1 while flinging loads of #2 at the rest of us. Consequently, the people most susceptible to their reviled reveille are the weak, the ignorant, the powerless, other bullies and folks with neck tattoos.

Hitler, Stalin and Joe McCarthy all secured status in the Big Time Bully Hall of Fame by railing against imaginary enemies. They created an “us versus them” story line where anybody who doesn’t look like us is a THEM, which can lead to an incestuous behavior typically endowing royal families with weak chins.

Quickly tiring of having sand kicked in their face by a series of invading hordes, Russia turned to bullies for self-preservation. It’s one of the reasons the Russian people never really warmed up to Mikhail Gorbachev, even though we thought he was the bees’ knees. Or the bear’s hair. Or kittens’ mittens. Whatever. We liked him.

They didn’t.

The architect of Perestroika didn’t want

to bury the West, he wanted to partner with it, to give his people Madonna CDs, Happy Meals and bars of soap without splinters of bone in them. Can’t we all get along? But after the Soviet Union dissolved, they kicked him out. So, apparently, the answer is nyet, we can’t.

Vladimir Putin has since Will Durst run his country by parading around as the guy you don’t want to mess with, compared to Obama, who is the guy you don’t want to play backgammon with. Putin is a dangerous bully and wants you to know it.

That’s why he’s always pulling stunts like riding wolves bareback shirtless and wrestling sharks. For crum’s sake, the guy is 5’ 7”, which is barely taller than Tom Cruise.

Maybe he should play Jack Reacher in the sequel.

President Obama suffers from Gorbachev Syndrome, with the world singing his praises, and the right castigating him for not being macho enough. The irony is, America is tired of fighting. We love that Obama has kept us out of war. The problem is he refuses to swagger while doing it.

That’s really what we want - a bullying pacifist. Jimmy Carter’s policies with Ronald Reagan’s swashbuckle.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

So give Donald Trump his due, the man knows how to swagger. He’s spent his whole life running bluffs in the highest stakes poker game on the planet: New York real estate. The man is to bluster what Switzerland is to cuckoo clocks.

And now as a candidate, he’s capitalizing on our anxiety over a terrorist invasion, massaging it like a trainer does Aaron Rodgers’ calf in the Green Bay Packer locker room during halftime of a playoff game against the Seahawks.

His plan to register Muslims is not only unconstitutional, small-minded and xenophobic, but a bombastic opening ante smacking of fascism. In this post-nuclear world, the phrase “Might makes right” is wrong and it’s time we band together to smite might.

Not even Ronald Reagan, in the depths of the Iranian hostage crisis, lowered himself to scapegoating an entire religion.

Matter of fact, the only way Trump resembles Reagan is both are known for gravity-defying hair whose color falls slightly on the suspect side of reality. Meaning Trump is the worst of two worlds, Putin’s ugly rhetoric and Reagan’s hair.

Will Durst is an award-winning \columnist, comedian and margarine smuggler.

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City bylaws and other things

When I heard that the city was going to have a bylaw on smoking on the trail systems and the Rails to Trails, I thought “whats next.”

People walking on the Rails to Trails and smoking should be the least of our worry’s. There are a lot more important things in the community to deal with. If the city is worried about fire safety on the trails and second hand smoke they they better take another look. We walk the Rails to Trails every day and haven’t en-

countered any problems at all. Maybe a few cigarette butts but lots of dog crap!

The city should be dealing with the infrastructure problems first.

As far as the city going back to garbage cans, that is the another issue. Years ago they worked hard to get the community to switch over to bags because of shoulder injury’s tothe truck drivers. The repetitive motion of dumping cans caused employees to damage shoulders and be off on compo for extended lengths of time.

As for pulling bags out of cans in the winter when they are frozen inside the cans, good luck.

The flume looks to be another issue.

All of a sudden now we the tax payers have to find more money to complete it.

The Mayor said this would not happen if I recall. How quickly things change!

(I do have faith in Albert Hoglund but I think it ends there).

On a lighter note, whoever is ploughing our streets this year in Marysville, is doing a wonderful job.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the City employees.

Bruce L. Filip (retired city worker), Laurie Filip Kimberley

Star Wars

Sequel from the alternate universe

G

eorge Lucas didn’t have a plan to follow up his 1977 film ‘Star Wars.’

He had two plans.

As unthinkable as it is today, there was a time when no one knew if ‘Star Wars’ was going to make any money, least of all Lucas himself. If his film turned out to be a financial success, the world would get 1980’s ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (and this is exactly what happened). There was, however, a very real possibility that ‘Star Wars’ would flop. Every major studio had passed on it, and even the studio that made it — 20th Century Fox — didn’t believe in it, putting all of its resources behind the film ‘The Other Side of Midnight.’ If it had been a financial disaster, Lucas still had plans for a sequel; albeit a very different and low-budget one.

This alternate sequel was based on a story-outline Lucas wrote titled ‘Journal of the Whills,’ which novelist Alan Dean Foster expanded into a full treatment. In 1976, Foster was hired by Ballantine Books to ghostwrite the novelization of Lucas’ upcoming “space fantasy.” Impressed with his work, Lucas asked Foster to write another novel — a sequel which could be filmed for very little money.

This was not as easy as it sounds, for all Foster had to go on was the script for ‘Star Wars,’ as the film itself was still in pre-production. Crucial plot points were also years away, such as Darth Vader being

Luke’s father, or the fact that Luke and Leia are brother and sister. Since this follow-up was to have little or no budget, Foster was told not to include any space battles (too expensive to film), nor any scene with Han Solo (Harrison Ford would be too expensive to retain).

Using the ‘Journal of the Whills’ as a starting point, Foster wrote a fairly imaginative story which surprisingly fit quite well as a sequel to a film he hadn’t yet seen. Having Luke and Leia crash land on a swamp planet, Booknotes Foster had them rescue an indigenous populaMike Selby tion from the clutches of the Empire. The story ended with Leia battling Darth Vader in a lightsaber duel, until Luke shows up and chops off Vader’s right arm. Not knowing that Luke and Leia are to be siblings, Foster peppered the story full of (now creepy) sexual tension between the two.

But ‘Star Wars’ was a hit — in fact it was the hit. It remains the most financially successful movie in the history of cinema.

Lucas was free to film as many space battles with Harrison Ford as he wanted.

The work on the sequel that never was did not go to waste. It was released in 1978 in novel form, under the title ‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.’ Announcing on the cover to be “from the further adventures of Luke Skywalker, based on the characters and situations created by George

Alan Dean Foster and friend Lucas,” this was “a new novel written by Alan Dean Foster.” The cover only shows the back of the Luke and Leia, as Ballantine was in a legal battle with Fox over the likeness rights of Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.

This paperback novel sold for $1.95 (about $7 today), but in 1978, this was it.

Unlike today, back then there was only the original ‘Star Wars’ film which one hopefully saw the year before in theatres, and this book. It was an excellent placeholder until ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ finally came out in 1980, but became a confusing mess if read after that point.

Although that doesn’t seem to matter to die-hard fans, as ‘The Splinter of the Mind’s Eye’ remains in print today.

Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

Four peaks in four days for Jumpstart Fo r the Towns man

Canadian Tire believes that all kids should have the opportunity to play. However, the reality is that one in three Canadian families cannot afford to enrol their children in sport or recreation activities.

Canadian Tire Jumpstart was created to help give kids a sporting chance. The charitable program helps underprivileged kids aged four to 18 participate in organized sport and recreation by covering the costs of registration, equipment and/or transportation.

Canadian Tire lends its support by helping fund the pro-

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gram’s administrative costs.

In July, 2016, for the purpose of fundraising for the Jumpstart program, Marianne Reinders will be joing a group of women from across Canada who are partners of Canadian Tire dealers. They will be hiking through Banff National Park and Lake Louise. In all they will be summitting four peaks in four days in the Canadian Rockies. It will be a significant achievement of 80 kilometres, 27 hourse of hiking and a total of 2,520 metres of elevation gain.

All participants are personally responsible for their own

travel, accommodation and meal expenses.

If you wish to make a donation to Marianne’s fundraising campaign please make you cheque payable to Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. You may either drop it off at the Canadian Tire store in Cranbrook or mail it to Marianne Reinders, c/o Canadian Tire,

1100 Victoria Avenue North, Cranbrook, B.C., V1C 6G7.

Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $20.

Please remember to include you full name and mailing address.

One hundred per cent of all donations raised by Marianne will go directly to kids in our local community.

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UPCOMING

Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Simply Kimberley. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Back by popular demand! Have Camera Will Travel.... presents “Have Kids, Will Pedal” Join the Clark family on a cycling adventure - 6,000 km of roads less traveled along the Andes in Chile, Argentina & Bolivia at Centre 64 on Wednesday, Dec 23 at 3:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre 64.

Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Dec. 30, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Hospital Employees Union, Kimberley Local. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Sponsored by Wildsight at Key City Theatre, Saturday, January 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $30 online or at Key City Theatre box office. New reserved seating.

Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrook’s 2015 Literacy Champion.

Nominations close January 20th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-420-7596 or khough@cbal.org or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook.

Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills? CBAL Cranbrook offers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 29th. Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-417-2896, space is limited.

ONGOING Noon every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldn’t you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?

Cantebelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm.

Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies.

Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or suetrombley53@gmail.com Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

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

Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www. cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.

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

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

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

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

“The Way” Introductory Orthodox Christianity next 10 weeks, St. Aidan Orthodox Church, 201-7th. Ave., Cranbrook. Thursday evenings until Dec. 24th; 7 pm–drop in to any or all sessions.

Contact: Fr. Andrew: 250-420-1582 or frandrewapplegate@gmail. com for info.

Quilters meet in Kimberley on the 2nd Monday at Centennial Hall at 7:00 PM and the 4th Monday for sewing sessions in the United Church Hall at 10 Boundary Street.

Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a difference in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.

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

Enjoy Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S. Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.

Cranbrook Writer’s Group meet on the 4th Monday of the month at the Arts Council. Engage in writing exercises, constructive critiques & share in information on upcoming literary events & contests. Cbk and District Arts Council, 104, 135-10th Ave S, CBK. info: 250-4264223 www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.

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Ice drop final games heading into holiday break Late push in Red Deer falls short Friday before loss to Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday Taylor Rocc a

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Ice forward Austin Gray (right) battles for a loose puck Tuesday at home against Red Deer. Gray tallied his first-career WHL goal Friday in a 5-4 road loss to the Rebels.

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Heading into the holiday break on a 12-game losing streak isn’t exactly what Kootenay Ice head coach Luke Pierce was hoping for.

The long skid for the Ice was extended this past weekend, as the Red Deer Rebels held on for a 5-4 win Friday before the Edmonton Oil Kings claimed a 5-2 triumph Saturday night.

“We really want to focus on what our effort was like Friday at times,” Pierce said Sunday. “We never quit there in the end of it and I liked our start of the game.

“We showed we can play within the game against a real good hockey team. Both games against Red Deer this week are what we want to build off of and kind of put that Edmonton game behind us.”

Rookie Austin Gray opened the scoring Friday with a laser that cruised over the shoulder of Rebels goaltender Rylan Toth. The marker goes into the books as the first-career WHL goal for Gray and came 13:23 into the first period.

From there, the Rebels took a 2-1 lead in the second period after Ivan Nikolishin and Conner Bleackley recorded back-to-back tallies.

Veteran Matt Alfaro drew the Ice even with a power-play goal late in the second period.

With less than five minutes remaining in the middle period, Ice defenceman Cale Fleury stepped up to deliver a punishing check on Rebels overage forward Presten Kopeck at centre ice.

The veteran Kopeck went down in a head and remained down for an extended period before being helped off the ice. Fleury was handed a five-minute major and game misconduct for checking to the head,

handing the hosts an extended man advantage.

The Rebels converted twice on the extended power play, with defenceman Colton Bobyk cashing in with only 15 seconds to go in the second period, giving his team a 3-2 edge after 40 minutes.

Rebels forward Evan Polei doubled his team’s advantage 1:51 into the third period, converting for the second time on the five-minute power play.

Rebels captain Wyatt Johnson gave his team a commanding 5-2 lead with a solo short-handed effort less than five minutes after Polei’s power-play tally.

Shortly after it looked as though Polei tallied his second of the night, only to have the goal called off after a lengthy review that determined the 19-year-old, had directed the puck in with a distinct kicking motion.

Rather than falling behind 6-2, the Ice found themselves still within range of the Rebels and soon the comeback was on.

Ice rookie Jared Legien pulled the visitors within two. Carrying the puck low into Red Deer territory, the native of Pilot Butte, Sask., put a rather harmless looking shot towards Toth from a band angle, finding a hole for his second goal of the season.

“Jared hadn’t played a lot in that game,” Pierce said. “Going with 10 forwards, it’s tough to get him into the rotation. But he sparked us.

We were a pretty deflated group at 5-2. Even your veteran guys, your leaders -- at times -need a spark from other places. We got that from Jared and I thought our team’s response after that was outstanding.

“It taught us some lessons that you’re never out of a game. Some-

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times you need different people to step up.”

Only 94 seconds after Legien’s tally, veteran Zak Zborosky sniped another power-play goal past Toth to make it a 5-4 hockey game.

Pierce pulled Hoflin for an extra attacker with nearly two minutes remaining in regulation.

Skating 6-on-5, the Ice controlled the play and maintained extended offensive-zone time, creating a number of quality scoring opportunities.

Despite the pressure, the Ice were unable to find the equalizer as the Rebels held on for the win.

Saturday’s contest in Edmonton pretty much went wrong for the Ice right from the opening puck drop.

“I don’t think our leaders had a great night,” Pierce said of Saturday’s loss to the Oil Kings. “When your best players aren’t your best players, it’s tough to win.”

The Oil Kings stormed out to a commanding 4-0 lead by the 13:28 mark of the second period, with defenceman Aaron Irving opening the scoring in the first period.

Brett Pollock scored twice, including a shorthanded marker, and Lane Bauer added a power-play goal in the second period to give the Oil Kings all the offense they needed.

Ice defenceman Jason Wenzel gave his team a spark with a goal on the man advantage late in the second period but it wasn’t enough to ignite a comeback like Friday’s in Red Deer.

“We got a spark from Jason Wenzel on the power play on a real nice play from, essentially, an all-rookie power-play unit,” Pierce said. “So we’re starting to get some contributions from other people to ignite our team. That’s going to be key for us.”

Sherwood Park native Jesse Zaharichuk found a way to the scoresheet midway through the third to make a 4-2 game, but Brandon Baddock put the visitors away for good when he registered a power-play goal -- Edmonton’s third of the night -- late in regulation.

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Christmas Church Services This Christmas Eve experience the wonder of the season.

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Christmas Eve Service Doors open at 6:30 pm

Cranbrook Alliance Church 1200 Kootenay St. N.

Come celebrate this one event that changes our lives – the birth of Christ.

A Christmas Gift to You: Jesus Christ Bring family and friends to celebrate Jesus’ Birth.

Join Us on the Journey!

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

7:00 pm Candlelight Family Service 10:00 pm Communion Service All are welcomed.

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Christmas Day Family Service 11:00 a.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services

Celebrate the Christmas season

Christmas Masses

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Seahawks clinch fourth consecutive playoff berth with victory over Browns Tim Booth Associated Press

SEATTLE - Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin and the Seattle Seahawks are headed to the playoffs for the fourth straight season, thanks to an offence that can’t be stopped lately.

Wilson threw three touchdown passes, two to Baldwin, and the Seahawks clinched a playoff spot with a 30-13 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Again, it was behind the play of Wilson, who put together another elite performance in a week where Cleveland coach Mike Pettine stirred debate by saying Wilson wasn’t in the top tier of NFL quarterbacks.

Wilson completed 21 of 30 passes for 249 yards and became the first quarterback with three of more TD passes and no interceptions in five straight games, although he was nearly picked off

at the goal line by Tramon Williams in the closing minutes.

Behind Wilson in the record book was Baldwin, thanks to his touchdown catches of 6 and 3 yards. Baldwin joined Jerry Rice as the only wide receivers to have 10 touchdown catches in a four-game span in the same season. Rice had 10 TD catches from a combo of Joe Montana and Steve Young during the 1987 season. Baldwin has grabbed all 10 from Wilson.

Baldwin also became the third wide receiver since 1960 with four straight games with multiple TD catches joining Calvin Johnson in 2011 and Cris Carter in 1995, and matched Daryl Turner’s single-season franchise record of 13 TD catches.

Tyler Lockett added a 27-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the fourth quarter to give Seattle a 27-10 lead and,

while Baldwin was setting records, Jermaine Kearse had the best regular-season game of his career with seven catches for 110 yards.

Coming off arguably the best game of his young career, Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manziel didn’t make any critical mistakes but only got the Browns into the end zone once. Manziel was 19 of 32 for 161 yards and was intercepted by Marcus Burley with 2:06 remaining trying to force a throw downfield.

Manziel wasn’t fazed by making his debut in the loudest venue in the NFL. Manziel mostly silenced the 12th Man on Cleveland’s first drive, leading the Browns on a 15-play march converting four third downs and hitting Barnidge on a 7-yard TD strike. It was the first touchdown drive allowed by the Seahawks defence since the fourth quarter of their win over Pittsburgh, a

Kootenay Ice Scoring Summary FrIday, december 18

Kootenay Ice 4 at red deer rebelS 5

First Period 1. KTN - A. Gray, (1) (J. Zaharichuk, B. Allbee), 13:23 Second Period 2. RDR - I. Nikolishin, (19) (P. Kopeck, W. Johnson), 0:48 3. RDR - C. Bleackley, (8) (K. Doetzel, B. Hagel), 9:39 4. KTN - M. Alfaro, (8) (C. Fleury, T. Murray), 16:27 (PP) 5. RDR - C. Bobyk, (10) (B. Hagel), 19:45 (PP) Third Period 6. RDR - E. Polei, (12) (J. de Wit, L. Pederson), 1:51 (PP) 7. RDR - W. Johnson, (8) (unassisted), 6:40 (SH) 8. KTN - J. Legien, (2) (R. Beattie, T. Murray), 10:32 9. KTN - Z. Zborosky, (13) (M. Alfaro, J. Zaharichuk), 12:06 (PP) Shots 1 2 3 T Kootenay Ice 11 7 8 26 Red Deer Rebels 14 21 11 46 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 41/46 57:48 0.891 RDR - Rylan Toth 22/26 60:00 0.846 Power plays Kootenay Ice 2/4 (50.0%) Red Deer Rebels 2/3 (66.7%) Three Stars 1) C Conner Bleackley, Red Deer Rebels (1G); 2) C Matt Alfaro, Kootenay Ice (1G, 1A); 3) D Colton Bobyk, Red Deer Rebels (1G) Attendance: 5,129 (Enmax Centrium)

7. EDM - B. Baddock, (14) (B. Pollock, D. Mayo), 14:31 (PP) Shots 1 2 3 T Kootenay Ice 3 14 5 22 Edmonton Oil Kings 6 13 21 40 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Declan Hobbs 35/40 60:00 0.875 EDM - Patrick Dea 20/22 60:00 0.909 Power plays Kootenay Ice 1/5 (20.0%) Edmonton Oil Kings 3/4 (75.0%) Three Stars 1) LW Brett Pollock, Edmonton Oil Kings (2G, 1A); 2) C Lane Bauer, Edmonton Oil Kings (1G, 1A); 3) D Aaron Irving, Edmonton Oil Kings (1G) Attendance: 6,362 (Rexall Place)

Kootenay Ice Scoring Statistics

Player GP G A Luke Philp 22 13 16 Zak Zborosky 23 13 11 Jesse Zaharichuk 26 5 12 Matt Alfaro 36 8 8 Cale Fleury 25 3 7 Austin Wellsby 36 4 4 Vince Loschiavo 32 3 5 35 2 6 Bryan Allbee Noah Philp 35 1 7 Dylan Stewart 30 4 3 Roman Dymacek 32 3 4 Tanner Lishchynsky 26 0 7 Max Patterson 29 3 2 Troy Murray 34 0 5 Mario Grman 36 0 5 River Beattie 26 2 2 Jared Legien 35 2 2 Saturday, december 19 Dylan Overdyk 31 0 4 Jason Wenzel 25 3 0 Kootenay Ice 2 Dallas Hines 28 2 1 at edmonton oIl KIngS 5 Shane Allan 30 0 2 Austin Gray 11 1 0 First Period 0 1 1. EDM - A. Irving, (4) (L. Bertolucci, T. Robertson), 9:22 (PP) Jaedon Descheneau 2 Wyatt Hoflin 26 0 1 Second Period Eli Lieffers (AP) 2 0 0 2. EDM - B. Pollock, (12) (L. Bauer), 3:07 Connor Barley (AP) 3 0 0 3. EDM - L. Bauer, (17) (D. Mayo, B. Baddock), 6:01 (PP) Goaltending Statistics 4. EDM - B. Pollock, (13) (unassisted), 13:28 (SH) Player W L OT/SL SO 5. KTN - J. Wenzel, (3) (N. Philp, J. Legien), 14:35 (PP) Wyatt Hoflin 4 19 1 1 Third Period Declan Hobbs 1 8 1 0 6. KTN - J. Zaharichuk, (5) (M. Alfaro, Z. Zborosky), 7:36

PTS 29 24 17 16 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0

PIM 30 8 6 50 17 6 18 18 14 4 22 28 16 29 35 19 21 12 8 14 18 11 5 4 0 0

GAA 3.86 4.68

SP 0.896 0.874

span of 21 possessions.

Cleveland had 80 yards on its first possession, but just 27 the rest of the first half and 150 the remainder of the game. Isaiah Crowell, coming off a career-high 145 yards last week, was held to 23.

Seattle started with a committee trying to replace the absences of Marshawn Lynch and Thomas Rawls at running back. Derrick Coleman got the first carry, Bryce Brown got a handful of looks, but it was Christine Michael who shined. The former second-round pick by the Seahawks who was traded away to Dallas at

the end of training camp and re-signed this week, finished with 84 yards rushing.

But it was the arm of Wilson that made the difference, hitting Baldwin on a pair of TD throws on consecutive drives in the first half to take a 14-7 lead. Seattle got a gift at the end of the first half when Wilson hit Kearse for 39 yards on the final play, but Williams was flagged for facemask on Kearse as he tried to get extra yards. The flag extended the half for one play and Steven Hauschka hit the second of his three field goals.

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“It’s key right now for all of us,” Pierce said of the holiday break. “You need a bit of a mental break. You need a physical break. But again, what you do with your beak can determine how your second half will go.

It’s no different than what you do with the opportunity that’s there when there are a lot of injuries. Do you take advantage of it and work

harder and pay more attention to detail and have success? Or what?

“What are you doing on the break? Are you taking care of yourself and getting yourself ready to go? The guys who have been overworked and overused -are you making sure you’re getting the proper rest? You’ve got to try and capitalize on it as best you can.”

Watch for a Kootenay Ice mid-season review in the Townsman later this week.

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Checking out China: Part III Carla Nelson of Maritime Travel in Cranbrook takes us on a trip down the Yangtze River

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short flight from Beijing to Chongqing gets you to the Yangtze River.

Chongqing itself is massive – 33 million people in the city and its suburbs! This is the city famous for the Panda, and spicy Sichuen food.

Chongqing is at the confluence of two rivers, the Yangtze and the Guilin.

During the war, this city was bombed by the Japanese 218 times, which means it was continually rebuilt and is a very modern, industrial city, home to the biggest Chinese factories, including the largest manufacturer of laptop computers.

The Yangtze River “Chang Jiang” or Long River, is the longest river in Asia, and the third longest in the world (Nile, Amazon). It spans 6,300 kilometres from the glaciers of Tibet to the East China Sea in Shanghai. For thousands of years, the river was used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, and industry.

Flooding has always been a major problem during rainy season.

There have been disastrous floods in 1931, 1935, 1954 and 1998, resulting in great loss of life and economy.

The area of the Three Gorges is between Chongqing and Yichang, a 320 kilometre section. This area is referred to as ‘the throat of the hourglass’. Traditionally, men, called ‘trackers’, would physically pull the ships through the most risky and deadly sections, by rope, from land, along the steep gorge. It would take 70 to 80 men at a time. Lifestyle along the Gorges was agricultural, remote, and hard.

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The Yangtze River “Chang Jiang” or Long River, is the longest river in Asia, and the third longest in the world in 1919, but construction did not begin until 1994. The dam took 17 years to complete.

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tourists only, locals are not allowed to visit.

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1.3 million people were ‘relocated’ as 130 cities, 140 towns and 1,350 villages were flooded.

1,350 archaeological sites were lost. Today, heavy shipping has polluted the river and marine life has been en-

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dangered. Excess sediment in the river, erosion and landslides are a result of the building of the Dam. The Yangtze River Cruise is a pleasant four day journey that includes spectacular scenery through Qutang, Wu and Xiling Gorges. We cruised on a Chinese owned 5-star ship. More like a 3-star

by North American standards, butcomfortable nonetheless. Excursions ashore include a visit to Fengdu Ghost City, a 2,000 year old city that was partially flooded by the Dam project. It is a place where Chinese believe spirits of the dead come to rest. Next is Shibaozhai. The old town was flooded when the river was raised by 65 metres, but the Shibaozhai Pagoda was saved. There are 99 lucky steps to the top where the view is magnificent. The pagoda was built without nails and its nine stories are clinging to the side of a rock face.

The next excursion — Shennong Stream.

This is where we experienced the traditional lifestyle, sailing past the ‘hanging coffins’, in wooden peapod boats with the ‘trackers’ and listening to the songs of the boatmen as they rowed. The last excursion was to the Three Gorges Dam. Larger than the Panama Canal, it takes three hours to transit the five locks and it can accommodate twofreighters at a time.

400 ships go through every 24 hours.

The Yangtze River Cruise ends in Yichang, a small city of only 1.3 million. It’s a quick two hour flight to Shanghai, which is the topic of China – Part 4!

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll bask in the holiday cheer.

Be careful not to get too frantic about any last-minute details, should there be any. You are very organized, and you display that trait frequently. Others don’t seem to go with the flow as easily as you do. Tonight: Choose a fun holiday happening.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might want to take another look at a difficult situation and a personal matter. You could be overwhelmed by everything that is happening around you. A contrary friend or loved one will not attempt to make the moment any easier for you. Tonight: Make nice.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) A meeting, even if it is just business, easily could dissolve into holiday chatter and a discussion of plans. Don’t get caught up in last-minute holiday details. Try to approach tasks methodically, with the knowledge that you can get only so much done! Tonight: Join friends.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A partner has a lot to share, but you might not be in the mood to listen. You need to invest more into this bond if you want to have it work as well as possible for both you and your significant other. You’ll get strong feedback immediately. Tonight: Others notice your smile.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might not have intended to share so much or allow your imagination to get out of control so easily. You could be in a playful mood, and you’ll want to take the lead in bringing certain people together, perhaps at the office. Tonight: Funnel your intensity where it counts.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) One-on-one relating proves to

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be more satisfactory than some of the gossipy chatter that surrounds you. You know how to get the type of attention you need and desire. A parent, roommate or loved one could be very touchy at this moment. Tonight: Make it special.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Defer to a friend who always seems to have it together. This person displays a high level of organization, and tends to be very efficient. Listen to what is being shared before you ask for a favor. Remember, everyone feels a little hassled at this time of year. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might be focused on getting as much done as possible. If you try to socialize less, your ability to handle many details will emerge. You could be very tired by the end of the day. Look back and see what you have accomplished. You might need a nap.

Tonight: Squeeze in a walk.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your creativity flows; almost everything triggers your wild

imagination. Reach out to someone you care about before the holidays get into full swing.

A boss or older friend could become a little crazy about last-minute details. Tonight: Be willing to adjust your plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Be sensitive to a family member who doesn’t seem to get enough attention. This person feels easily victimized. It isn’t necessarily that you are not making this person happy, but instead that he or she is set on a certain outcome.

Tonight: Order in while wrapping a present or two.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Return calls before making any definitive plans; this could make all the difference in keeping your day organized. You’ll see a personal matter in a new light, which will be beneficial. Make the most of an offer that comes your way. Tonight: Go caroling.

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The 21-year-old grandson walks three miles to and from work every day, rain or shine. On some days, I drop my grandson off at school, which is within a half mile of where my neighbor’s son works. I offered to give the young man a ride on those days when I’m going in that direction anyway.

My husband feels this is wrong. He says no one would approve if he offered to give the 18-year-old granddaughter a ride.

Annie, this young man is the same age as my grandkids (who I wish had the oomph to walk anywhere). I don’t know why it’s any different than when I take his grandmother shopping or to the bank. My husband and I have been married for 30 years and have no trust issues. He says it has nothing to do with trust. It’s just not right. I’m confused.

What do you say? -- M. Dear M.: We say, give the kid a ride. We understand your husband’s perspective and agree that there is a double standard here. When Grandpa gives a young woman a ride, there is a presumption that he might be sexually interested in her and could take advantage. But the same presumption doesn’t hold for Grandma, probably because society considers postmenopausal women to be asexual beings and more likely, that the young man can defend himself.

However, your husband is talking in generalities, and your issue is very specific. You are not interested in this young man other than to help him get to work. If your husband is worried about what the neighbors will think, he can come along for the ride. It’s a shame that we’ve become so suspicious of one another that we cannot do a good deed without raising such fears.

Dear Annie: Is it OK to give money as a wedding gift to a couple in their early 20s? We aren’t concerned that they won’t remember our gift. We just think that money provides greater flexibility.

Isn’t cash what most young couples need? -- Wondering in New York Dear Wondering: It is always OK to give money as a wedding gift, and many couples appreciate it more than other things. The drawbacks are that the couple will know exactly how much you spent on their gift and that some people believe a monetary gift is gauche. Money doesn’t hold the same sentiment or personal touch as something that is chosen specifically for the couple, but according to our mail, most couples don’t mind that one bit.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

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