Kimberley Daily Bulletin, January 11, 2016

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Stan Salikin to receive Caring Canadian Award

Stolen vehicle with infant inside recovered Driver arrested; charged with Child Abduction, Impaired Driving

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On January 9th, 2016 at 10:47 a.m. Cranbrook RCMP received a frantic report of a stolen vehicle with a 4 month old infant inside. Investigation revealed the complainant was travelling from Trail to Kimberley when she ran into a female acquaintance in Fruitvale who requested a ride. The complainant left the vehicle running with both passenger and her daughter inside as she

briefly attended a Cranbrook residence. Upon discovering the vehicle and occupants gone she immediately called 9-1-1.

Shortly after, Cranbrook RCMP received a report of an impaired driver with fresh vehicle damage at the Tamarack mall parking lot which turned out to be the same stolen vehicle. Two Cranbrook citizens quickly identified the safety concern with the infant’s pres-

ence and provided assistance while phoning police. RCMP members were quick to respond and returned the unharmed infant immediately to her mother. The driver was arrested at the scene and transported to Cranbrook RCMP cells.

Cranbrook RCMP are proposing several Criminal Charges including Child Abduction, Impaired Driving and Refusing to Provide a Breath

Sample. The 24 year old Fruitvale resident will appear before a Judicial Justice of the peace on Monday, January 11th. The investigation is ongoing and includes assistance from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Cranbrook RCMP applaud the actions of the two citizens in the quick and safe return of the child in a situation that could very well have ended tragically.

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very deserving Kimberley man has been notified by the Office of the Governor General of Canada that he will be receiving a prestigious award.

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada will be awarding a Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to Stan Salikin in recognition of his contributions to the community.

The Caring Ca- Stan Salikin nadian Award, which was established by the former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, recognizes individuals who volunteer their time to help others and to build a smart and caring nation.

Stan doesn’t know who nominated him and says he was pleasantly surprised when he received the email from the Governor General’s office in December. He will receive the award sometime in 2016.

Stan is a very visible presence in Kimberley through his efforts for the Helping Hands Food Bank, the float committee and as a Rotarian. He is known as the king of fundraising ticket sales.

When there are tickets to be sold to assist in a charitable endeavour, getting past Stan is impossible, you will buy a ticket. Or five. He sets up a small table at the BC Liquor Store, Mark Creek Market or Overwaitea and gives a smiling hello to every passer by, waving a book of tickets at the same time.

He doesn’t just sell tickets, he is everywhere in his small pickup truck — moving furniture for the Food Bank garage sale, picking up groceries.

He drives the float to the Grey Cup parade and cajoles volunteers to don the Kimberley costumes and hop on board. He is an active Rotarian, and was on the Chamber of Commerce for years. Congratulations, Stan. A well deserved recognition of all that you do for Kimberley.

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RCMP were able to catch up with the suspect vehicle in Marysville.

Walmart thief arrested in Marysville 23-year old Kimberley man arrested FOR THE BULLE TIN

On Thursday January 7, 2016, Cranbrook

RCMP were called to theft from Wal Mart located on Cranbrook St N. An unknown male grabbed a computer and ran out the fire exit door of the store.

The male jumped into

a vehicle and left the area.

Employees of the store were able to get the license plate off the vehicle and after extensive patrols by both Cranbrook and Kimberley RCMP,

along with the Police Dog Service, the vehicle was stopped in Marysville.

Two males were arrested on scene with one transported back to Cranbrook.

A 23 year old Kim-

berley resident will remain in custody to appear before the courts.

The second male, also from Kimberley, was released after being given a future court date.

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Hydro break proposed for struggling mines To m Fle tc her Black Press

The B.C. government is considering a payment deferral program for mines’ electrical bills, to help keep mines running during an extended slump in metal and coal prices.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett is taking a proposal to cabinet that would allow mines to defer a portion of the BC Hydro bills, with repayment to begin when prices of copper and other mineral commodities reach a certain stage.

Imperial Metals announced this week that Huckleberry Mine. a copper-gold mine south of Smithers, is suspending pit operations and laying off 100 of 260 employees. Bennett told Black Press the continued slump in world commodity prices means more job losses are on the way.

Electricity deferrals were used by the NDP government in the 1990s and Social Credit in the 1980s. Bennett

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Red Chris Mine in northwest B.C. began operation this summer after protests and multiple reviews of its tailings facility. It processes one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits, but low commodity prices threaten operation for this and other B.C. mines. said unlike the NDP program that varied rates with commodity prices, he is proposing

that mining companies repay deferred funds with commercial interest, with no net burden

to taxpayers or BC Hydro ratepayers.

“If we can’t figure out something to help

reduce operating costs, there’s going to be not just layoffs, there’s going to be mines shutting

down,” Bennett said. “I don’t expect bankruptcies and I don’t expect shutdowns forever, but

you definitely would see temporary shutdowns until commodity prices come back. And you may see that anyway, even with the program.”

The province loses income tax revenue and BC Hydro loses power sales when industries scale back or shut down, which would put pressure on government services and BC Hydro rates. That gives the province incentive to use a deferral program, he said.

Bennett vowed that the rate deferral would not be approved if BC Hydro price caps in the current rate plan were affected.

Hydro rates jumped nine per cent in 2014, followed by annual increases of six, four, 3.5 and three per cent in the 10-year rate plan.

Starting with the proposed four per cent increase in 2016, the independent B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) is reviewing if rate increases can be lower than what is capped in the rate plan.

Canada-BC Job Grant provides incentive to train employees Submitted

Employers in the East Kootenay can now access government funding to help current and future employees gain the skills they need to improve their employment options.

The goal of the Canada-BC Job Grant is to increase the participation of British Columbians in the labour force and to help them to develop the skills necessary to find and keep a job.

Employers are being encouraged to be involved in the training

process to ensure that the skills being gained are aligned with job opportunities. The Grant will reimburse employers up to two thirds of eligible training costs, up to a maximum of $10,000 per participant per fiscal year.

College of the Rockies is one of the post-secondary options available offering programs and training in many of the priority areas identified by the Canada-BC Jobs Grant. The College’s Continuing Education and Contract Training departments

offer many training solutions for business that would fit the Grant criteria.

“This Grant is aimed at improving productivity and competiveness of the workforce,” says Leah Bradish, Director of Continuing Education, Contract Training and Regional Campus Operations at College of the Rockies. “In 2015, the available funds were exhausted quickly so it is important that those interested in taking advantage of the program act quickly.”

Grant applications

The Cranbrook Food Bank needs your help.

Drop boxes at Safeway and Save On Foods Food Bank office 104-8th Ave. S. • 250-426-7664 (from 10am-3pm)

College of the Rockies offers many programs that fit well into the Canada-BC Jobs Grant program. One of the high-priority sectors identified for the Grant is the forestry industry. are currently being accepted for high priority sectors which include construction, agrifoods,

Aboriginal peoples and First Nations, forestry, manufacturing, mining and energy, natural gas,

Protect our earth.

The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin promote recycling.

We use vegetable-based inks, and our newsprint, tin and aluminum waste is recycled.

small business, technology and green economy, tourism and transportation.

Training must commence by March 31, 2016 to be covered by the Canada-BC Jobs Grant. Applications are available online at workbc.ca/Employers/Runyour-business/CanadaB-C-Job-Grant.aspx

Though businesses can submit their applications directly to the province, College of the Rockies can provide assistance in identifying and delivering workforce training solutions.

Those interested can contact Leah Bradish at 250-489-8286 or lbradish@cotr.bc.ca.

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Centre 64 invites you to the ART movies For the Bulletin

Interested in learning more about ideas, influences and trends in the visual arts? Relax in the casual atmosphere of Studio 64 to watch a movie and share the guided discussion afterwards.

Centre 64 begins its Friday ART Movie program on January 22, at 7:30 p.m., with the visually stunning environmental art film, “Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides”.

This 90-minute award-winning film explores the famed artist’s ever-inventive works made outdoors with found natural materials like leaves, branches, flowers, rocks and ice. Goldsworthy speaks of “collaborating with nature” with his site-specific land art.

He also accepts his work’s

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Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski made his first official visit to the RDEK board of directors on Friday morning to formally introduce himself as he prepares for the upcoming parliamentary session in Ottawa.

Stetski gave a brief update on local operations, as constituency offices are now up and running in Cranbrook and Nelson and paid homage to his predecessor, David Wilks.

“I’d like to finish by thanking David Wilks for the time that he spent as both Member of Parlia- Kootenay Columbia MP Wayne ment and as a member of the Stetski RDEK board,” Stetski said. “I certainly did not agree with Mr. Wilks’ politics and certainly not his Prime Minister at the time, next two years if possible, as Cenbut I do have a great deal of re- tre Block—the main building of spect for anyone who takes the the parliamentary complex that time to sit in the chairs that you houses the House of Commons are sitting in today or in any polit- and the Senate—will be undergoical office—we all know how ing renovations that could last up to 10 years. challenging it can be.”

Stetski said walking into the Stetski encouraged the directors to visit Ottawa within the House for the first time was a pro-

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found moment.

“When you do walk into the house of Commons to take your seat, you can’t help but think about 148 years going back to Sir John A. Macdonald and the fact that you’re entering that House really where Canada was made,” he said.

“Canada we have today was largely made in the House of Commons over the decades, so you feel quite humbled and you also fee quite proud to be there representing the people.”

RDEK board chair Rob Gay said a good working relationship with elected officials at every level of government is key to resolving and advancing issues.

“We, as a board, have a good working relationship, we feel, with our MPs as well as our MLAs,” Gay said. “ They usually come on an annual basis and update us, so this was just an introductory one, but I think when MP Stetski comes back, he’ll have a little bit more meat as to what’s going on.”

Too much speed for conditions leads to traffic fatality, police say On 2016-01-07, at approximately 5:05 p.m., Elk Valley RCMP came across a motor vehicle accident on Highway 43 approximately 3 km south of Elkford, BC. The collision occurred when a northbound, Hyundai Accent lost

control and entered the southbound lane, where it struck a commercial flatdeck vehicle. An 87 year old male from Elkford was pronounced deceased on scene.

The 21 year old male driver of the commercial vehicle was transported to Elk Valley Hospital with

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fleeting and ephemeral quality, which he captures at the height of beauty with his brilliant photography. This film should be of interest to environmentalists, lovers of nature and art enthusiasts.

The remaining Friday ART Movie nights (7:30pm start) are: February 19: “Georgia O’Keefe” (from the Great Women Artists Series); March 18: “Eames: the Architect and the Painter”, and April 22: “Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies”.

Admission by donation.

Light snacks provided. No host bar.

Kimberley Arts Council/ Centre64, 64 Deer Park Ave., Kimberley www.kimberleyarts.com

RDEK board meets with MP Stetski

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minor injuries.

The matter is being investigated by RCMP and the B.C. Coroner’s Services. It is believed that “driving too fast for road conditions” was a contributing factor in this collision.

Skiing got well away during the Christmas holidays with the tow operating every day from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6.

Considerable amount of work was carried out on the tow during the summer months and work is still going on to improve facilities. However, it seems that the rope tow is becoming out-dated and with the ever-increasing popularity of the sport, the present run is fast becoming inadequate to cope with the members. In the near future serious consideration will have to be given to extending the run towards the top of the North Star and to the installation of a chair lift or T-bar or some such device to take us to the top. Junior members who took advantage of the reduced rate junior instruction course held at Rossland during recent holidays, were most impressed when they saw the standard

of skiing of those fortunate enough to have the advantages of a chair left and long runs in their home grounds.

There is no doubt that Kimberley juniors, who are potentially as good as any other youngsters in Canada, are at a serious disadvantage when competing against those practising in up-todate ski areas. The fact is that only practise on a long course can produce champions in downhill skiers.

From the point of view of the majority who look upon their weekend’s skiing as a pleasant and invigorating pastime, the North Star is perfect. The gradient is never so steep as to be impossible, the view from the top is magnificent and no doubt many visitors would be attracted to the area. It is difficult not to enthuse about such a scheme. Practicalities such as the organization and financing are certainly not being mentioned in these notes, they are merely to let you know what some of the skiing fraternity are thinking and it’s always a good subject for an argument.

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Recruitment for Committees 2016 There are opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below.

Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook.

The Way it Was From Page 3 In all sports competent instruction saves the time and frayed nerves of the novice and eliminates bad habits formed when a person is plugging along on his own, hoping that the day will come when he finally catches on. Kim-

berley Night School have arranged a ski instruction course and have asked Sam Wormington to take charge.

Sam has agreed to give it a whirl and has prepared a schedule which should hold the interest of all from the raw beginner to the advanced

Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee

R OUT E S I N C R AN BRO O K : 102 - Victoria Ave - 27th Ave S, 3 St S 105 - Kootenay St, 17th &18th Ave N, 6th-8th St S 112 - 3rd & 4th St S, Little Van Horne-2nd Ave S 113 - 3rd & 4th Ave S, Van Horne-4th St S 133 - 5th & 6th St S, 5th-9th Ave S 135 - 12th - 14th St S, 2A & 3rd Ave S 136 - 6th & 7th Ave S,16th St S 146 - Hycrest Trailer Park - 19th Ave S, 10th St S 148 - 20th & 21st Ave S, 7th-10th St S 157 - Innes Ave & Jostad Ave 170 - 3rd-5th Ave S, 4th-6th St S 180 - 4th - 10th St S, 14th Ave S 181 - 10th - 12th Ave S, 12th-14th St S 187 - Victoria Ave, 2nd St N 188 - 31st - 34th Ave S, 6th St S 191- 4th St S & 31st Ave S 302 - Larch Dr, Spruce Dr

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The committee examines the issues related to urban deer within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook and continues to maintain and monitor an ongoing management plan and report to Council. Two positions are available.

Wellness and Heritage Committee The Wellness and Heritage Committee provides advice to Council on priorities for planning and policy development with regards to sports, arts, leisure, culture, heritage, parks, and recreation facilities and activities. One Youth position is available.

Terms of reference for all the committees are available on the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca Interested individuals are invited to submit a Volunteer Application form available at City Hall or the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca.

Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Kelly Thorsteinson) or by email thorsteinson@cranbrook.ca , no later than Friday, January 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the authority of Sections 24 and 26 of the Community Charter, the City of Cranbrook intends to enter into a Licence of Occupation with the Cranbrook Archives Museum and Landmark Foundation on the lands commonly known as the Railway Museum located at 57 Van Horne Street S, 75 Van Horne Street South, and 1 Van Horne Street South Cranbrook, BC, legally described as: Lot 1, Plan 10269, except Plan 13894, 15928, NEP 62056 (57 Van Horne Street S.) Lot 1, Plan NEP 65720 (75 Van Horne St. S.) Parcel A, Plan 46091-I and Lot 3, Plan 10269 (1 Van Horne Street S) The term of the License shall be from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2019.

In consideration of the License of Occupation, the Cranbrook Archives Museum and Landmark Foundation shall pay to the City, Five Dollars ($5.00) for the three-year term.

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skier. Sam holds, among other certificates, a 4-way ski instruction diploma and an instruction certificate awarded to him by Engen bros. Of Alta., Utah, so he should know what he is talking about. The first meeting was held Monday, January 7, in the high school cafeteria, with 15 people enrolled. Sam outlined the course, gave a talk on equipment, use of waxes, etc., and demonstrated the various types of harnesses and their method of adjustment.

The first practical lesson is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m.

NEW ADULT FICTION January 11th, 2016

GALBRAITH, ROBERT Career of evil JACKSON, LISA After she’s gone KOONTZ, DEAN Ashley Bell RAGEN, NAOMI The devil in Jerusalem RANKIN, IAN Even dogs in the wild ROLLINS, JAMES The bone labyrinth TAYLOR, BRAD The forgotten soldier WOODS, SHERRYL Willow Brook Road

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Destination Marketing?

I read with interest the news item in last week’s Townsman about the proposed destination marketing tax (aka destination marking fee; tourist improvement fee). All I could say was OMG, you’ve got to be kidding!

Have I missed something? When did Cranbrook become a ‘destination’ for tourists? Don’t we have enough problems getting people to visit Cranbrook and look around once they pull into a hotel or motel overnight on their journey somewhere else? Isn’t it a common complaint around here that they don’t do that? Now the City and local businesses want to put a tax on the people passing through? What for — what new things do we have to offer them in return so that they can get a bang out of their tourist experience

The Destination Marketing Tax (DMT) is like putting the cart before the horse, wouldn’t you say? How about if we build a great ‘destination’ that will attract people before we start taxing them?

The point of a DMT is to promote business; promote tourism. The intent I believe is to advertise outside of the region. But where is this money actually going to be spent to accomplish that? On what? And who is going to coordinate that or is each hotel going to do their own advertising? Where will the oversight occur? In whose hands?

I advise caution. With a simple search on the internet you can find out just how quickly and easily this so called ‘tax’ has been misappropriated in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The money hasn’t been pooled to promote their destination (and why would they need this?). Furthermore, each business (hotel, shop, restaurant)

pockets their own tax. It is assigned to your bill automatically and without letting you know. No one draws your attention to it because honestly, you are not required to pay it! Just ask, and most places will immediately remove it from your bill. I speak from very recent experience but please … go ahead … check on the internet to verify what I am saying.

But back to Cranbrook. Maybe I am wrong, but I do not think we are a tourist destination, are we? We are at present a gateway to tourist destinations much like the City of Hope, BC. How in the world does the Business Association of Cranbrook and our City Hall think they can justify Destination Marketing Fee without being a destination for tourists?

Sheesh.

Melodie Hull Cranbrook

Dozens show up for refugee group meeting For the Townsman

Almost 40 people showed up Wednesday at Christ Church Anglican for the first public meeting of the Cranbrook Hub for Refugees (CHR).

Several more donations were also received to sponsor a refugee family in Cranbrook from Syria or elsewhere in the world.

“It’s extremely gratifying to see so much support for this cause and it will go a long way towards seeing that we’re ultimately successful in bringing a refugee family here,” said CHR Co-Chair Gerry Warner.

The group, which formed in early October, has already raised almost $20,000, which is enough to get the group certified as an official refugee sponsor by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

CHR Finance Director and Treasurer Antoine Beurskens told the crowd this is approximately half the money required to support a family of four for a year, which is

what the IRCC sponsorship agreement requires. But CHR will try to raise more money to “top up” this amount beyond the social assistance level which is the minimum required by IRCC. CHR Co-Chair Bonnie Spence-Vinge said now that the group has raised the $15,000 minimum to be certified by IRCC the next major step is to develop a settlement plan to prepare for the refugee family’s arrival expected sometime in the spring.

“The settlement plan will detail what CHR has to do to orient and support the refugee family during the 12-month sponsorship period,” she said. “It will also provide a framework for working through the many details of who will do what, when and where with the resources we have.”

The task before the family’s arrival will be to create outreach teams headed by volunteers with experience and expertise in areas of support that the refugees will

need,” she said. These will include short and long-term housing, furniture for the home or apartment, clothing, employment assistance and job training, ESL education, health and trauma counselling, cultural education and such everyday tasks as shopping assistance and child care. she said.

A volunteer sign-up sheet was circulated at the meeting and signed by most of the people there. It’s hoped that many who signed the sheet will show up at the next CHR meeting Jan. 14 to volunteer as outreach team leaders, Spence-Vinge said.

“It’s important to remember that this is a partnership with the church, the general public and the government and it will only succeed if all three get involved,” she said.

The Thursday Jan. 14 CHR meeting will be held 7 p.m. at Christ Church Anglican at 46 – 13th Ave. Meetings generally last a little more than an hour and everyone is welcome.

Communities get more funds for popular granting programs Columbia Basin Trust commits 15 per cent increase to support local projects

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Community projects will be getting access to more funds this spring through Columbia Basin Trust’s popular Community Initiatives and Affected Areas programs. The Trust announced a 15 per cent increase from $3.6 million per year throughout the Basin, to over $4.2 million per year for each of the next five years.

“We are pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with local governments and First Nations to identify local priorities and deliver benefits to Basin communities,”

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said Neil Muth, President and CEO. “The ultimate goal is to support the projects that are important to residents, and we know this increase will help communities do more.”

Started in 1998, these programs are the Trust’s longest running granting programs designed to help address the needs of Basin communities.

The Trust distributes funds to local government and First Nation partners once a year, and communities then use various methods—from local council decisions to votes from residents—to decide which proj-

ects will receive grants.

“We are very pleased that CBT has decided to increase the funding for this program,” said Revelstoke Mayor Mark McKee. “Over the past 18 years, the program has provided significant support for many community projects that could not have proceeded without the funds provided by the Trust, and these projects have really benefitted our residents and improved their quality of life in many ways.”

“From Better Babies to seniors programs, educational initiatives, environmental proj-

ects and community hall renovations, the Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs have provided critical support to a broad range of projects that have directly benefited the residents in our communities,” says RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay. “Every year we are over-subscribed, and the increase in funding is fantastic news as it will allow even more people to benefit from these valuable programs.”

The new five-year commitment totals over $21 million and extends to 2021.

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Parents Night Out: Tablet Time – join other parents & CBAL at the Cranbrook Public Library and learn to weave tablet time with apps, puppetry, stories and art. Jan 12 for parents with children aged 3-5 and Jan 26 for parents with children aged 6-9. Parents only, bring your own tablets & smart phones, sorry no childcare available.

Preregistration necessary as space limited. FMI: Katherine 250-4207596 or Deanne 250-426-4063 British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, will be holding their luncheon meeting at the Heritage Inn on January 13th at 12 noon. Our guest speakers are Bev Wagner of COSCO & Brenda McLennan with CARP. Info: Larry Hall at 250-489-3968.

January 13. Kimberley Garden Club’s first meeting of 2016. Let us know what programs you want to see this year! Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. Info: Nola 250-427-1947.

Abreast in the Rockies Dragon Boat Team Meeting: Monday, Jan 18, Mt. Baker Library, 6:45pm. Paddling registration available.

The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday Jan.19th at Heritage Inn, 803 Cranbrook St.N. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP

by Jan.15th. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338.

KidsZone – Tuesdays, starting Jan 19th, @ 3:35-5:00 p.m. at Marysville Community Church. Snacks, Games, Crafts, Stories, Singing. No Cost.

Registration: 250-427-7099 Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, January 20th, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Alpine Resort. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

January 20, GoGo Grannys Travelogue. Jeff and Linda Williams will present their travelogue titled “Normandy: Land of William the Conqueror”. Join us in the lecture theatre at the College of the Rockies at 7:00. All proceeds support Grandmothers in Africa.

Want to play your instrument with others? The Cranbrook Community Orchestra (CCO) is for musicians beginner to advanced.

Find out more: 250-581-0058 Shelagh or facebook: Cranbrook Community Orchestra. Wednesdays; first meeting Jan 20 Got Scottish?! The annual Robbie Burns Dinner Fundraiser for Kimberley Cranbrook Highland Dance Association. Tickets on sale until Jan 16 at Lotus Books. Dinner is on January 23, Heritage Inn in Cranbrook. Tickets not available at the door. FMI Robin 432-5404

ONGOING TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Phone 778-520-1981.

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.

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here is not a shred of doubt about why the government of Canada is pressing ahead with a $15-billion, 14-year contract to sell Ontario-made armoured troop carriers to Saudi Arabia. At issue is whether doing so is in keeping with Liberal rhetoric about human rights, and Ottawa’s explicit rules governing arms sales to foreign countries. The answer in both cases is no. There’s no doubt about that, either.

Cutting to the chase, we can identify two core rationales in favour. The first is local and specific to Southwestern Ontario.

The second is international and applies to the whole industrialized, democratic world, led by the United States.

London, Ont., where the LAV III is built

by General Dynamics Land Systems, is an economically hard-pressed regional hub, looking for a lifeline. This is not new. Traditional manufacturing and food processing has been departing Southwestern Ontario for a decade. Soaring electricity costs, courtesy of the McGuinty-Wynne Liberal government, have neutralized any benefit that might have accrued from a weaker Canadian dollar. So much for “Dutch disease.”

Until late 2014 there seemed to be a prospect of looping the eastern Canadian manufacturing economy more fully into the Western oil-sands bonanza. Then said bonanza collapsed — courtesy of a precipitous decline in the price of crude oil brought to us by, coincidentally, Saudi Arabia, which continues to flood global markets with crude in an attempt to squeeze out higher-cost North American production.

So the Saudi arms deal, brokered by the federal Canadian Commercial Corporation under the previous Conservative government, was a big economic win, providing 3,000 well-paying jobs over the next 14 years. In politician time that may as well be forever — particularly with Ontario’s pop-

ulation, and Southern Ontario’s seat count in the House of Commons, continuing to grow.

This is likely why, during the fall campaign, only New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair raised objections to this contract, and then only in muted fashion.

The Liberals were four-square in favour, alongside the Tories. Speaking on Quebec current affairs TV show Tout Le Monde En Parle, Liberal leader (now Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau downplayed it as a matter of some jeeps — move along, nothing to see here.

Last week, Foreign Minister Stephane Dion responded in much the same way following the latest rash of Saudi human rights outrages, including the execution of a prominent cleric, Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, who was guilty of nothing other than peacefully defending his country’s Shia minority. Canada deplores these regrettable beheadings but a deal is a deal, was essentially Dion’s position.

This has long been official Canadian policy: To look the other way. “Canada and Saudi Arabia share common interests on many peace and security issues, including energy security, humanitarian affairs (including refugees) and counter-terrorism,” chirps the foreign affairs department website.

The U.S. State Department puts it more bluntly: “Saudi Arabia’s unique role in the Arab and Islamic worlds, its possession of the world’s largest reserves of oil, and its strategic location make its friendship important to the United States.”This is why, to restate the obvious, President George Bush Sr. pushed Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in 1991.

Inconveniently, independent observers report that Saudi Arabia, a medieval monarchy possessed by a single extended family, is a human-rights horror show. Here’s Amnesty International’s current overview: “The government severely restricted freedoms of expression, association and as-

sembly, and cracked down on dissent, arresting and imprisoning critics, including human rights defenders. Many received unfair trials before courts that railed to respect due process, including a special anti-terrorism court than handed down death sentences.”

According to Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2015: “Saudi Arabia’s discriminatory male guardianship system remains intact despite government pledges to abolish it. Under this system, ministerial policies and practices forbid women from obtaining a passport, marrying, travelling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian, usually a husband, father, brother, or son.”

These “jeeps” are, of course, nothing of the sort. They are heavily armoured and can also be heavily armed, with roof-mounted machine guns and small cannons. They are not bound for the regular Saudi army, but to the National Guard, which serves as the House of Saud’s praetorian guard. In the event of a popular revolt, they logically would be deployed against Saudis themselves. There has been no declaration from any quarter, that I am aware of, that “there is no reasonable risk that the goods might be used against the civilian population,” as required under under Ottawa’s export control rules, in countries where there is a record of human rights violations.

The courageous thing, given the above, would be for the Trudeau government to freeze this arms deal pending public commitments of redress from the Saudi government, then use the delay to quietly scour the globe for a more suitable buyer. It should be possible, given ambition and effort, to backstop London, Ont. workers while also not turning a blind eye to blatant injustice. Should it not? This isn’t the dark ages, after all. It’s 2015.

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A third-period outburst Friday night gave the Kootenay Ice backto-back wins for only the second time this season, as they claimed a 5-3 victory over the visiting Regina Pats.

At the time, the victory gave the Ice points in three consecutive games, a run that would end Saturday night as the Central Division-leading Lethbridge Hurricanes skated to a 7-1 triumph over the Ice. “I know it sounds too simple — but effort from a lot of players, not just select individuals,” said Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice, on Friday in regards to the biggest difference in his club over this recent stretch. “Guys are understanding there’s different ways to contribute to hockey games.”

A four-goal outburst in the third period for the home team brought all those in attendance at Western Financial Place to their feet Friday night.

Ice forward Matt Alfaro tallied twice in the final 20 minutes of play, his second of the night standing as the eventual game-winner and goaltender Wyatt Hoflin was rock solid, making 45 saves to claim his sixth victory of the season.

“We came out flying [in the third period] and even when they scored, we had good responses and good shifts after goals,” Alfaro said Friday. “If you look at all our goals, they were pretty close to the net.”

On the blueline, Tanner Lishchynsky was both steady in his own end and dangerous in the offensive zone. The 20-year-old native of Prince George registered a plus-3 on the night, fuelled by a three-point effort that included his first goal of the season.

“It’s been a long time since I scored,” Lishchynsky said with a smile Friday. “I was happy to get that that one out of the way and help the team win. Any day you score is a good day, so I’m happy.

“We’re just getting a lot more confidence now. Everyone’s starting to work hard. We’ve figured out how to play the

game the right way and everyone is coming together. We’re becoming more of a team. All it comes down to is we’re working better and working harder.”

The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw through 40 minutes of play before Alfaro kick-started the third-period press from the Ice. “It was a neutral zone breakout that kind of broke down,” Alfaro said, recounting his first goal of the night. “Jesse [Zaharichuk] brought it back and gave a nice pass to Zak [Zborosky].

He made a beautiful chip over to me, so it was a good bounce.”

All that was left for the 19-year-old native of Calgary was the lift a backhand shot past Pats 16-year-old rookie goaltender Jordan Hollett and it was a 2-1 lead for the hosts.

Only 33 seconds elapsed before Lishchynsky got in on the action.

The veteran rearguard charged the net off the rush, redirecting an Austin Wellsby shot for a 3-1 advantage.

The visiting Pats responded quickly as Adam Brooks beat Hoflin with a one-timer only 49 seconds later. Brooks’ 22nd of the season sparked some nervous energy in the crowd.

This was a scene all too familiar to many Kootenay Ice faithful.

Only eight days earlier, Ice fans watched as a 4-3 third period lead evaporated and the Red Deer Rebels stormed back for a 6-4 triumph late in regulation.

“The way we collapsed [against Red Deer], we were able to sit down and watch that whole seven minutes of hockey and dissect every single play on what not to do and how to manage things emotionally,” Pierce said. “In the past, you’re a house of cards. There’s a goal and it just blows the thing apart. Now we’re starting to put some foundation there where we can handle those things and sustain it.”

Evidently, the Ice learned their lesson.

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Zak Zborosky (#22) watches as a shot from linemate Matt Alfaro (#21) soars past Regina Pats goaltender Jordan Hollett Friday night at Western Financial Place. The goal, Alfaro’s second of the night, stood as the game-winner. we’ve found a way to stick around hockey games,” Hoflin said Friday. “Then we’re the team that gets the next one and the next one. In the past, we hung around but other teams were getting the next goal.

Right now we’re the ones getting the next goal and that’s big for us.”

Alfaro pounced on a loose puck in the slot for his second of the night to restore the two-goal advantage with 12:35 to go, chasing Hollett in the process.

Still, the Pats weren’t done.

With Cale Fleury serving an interference minor, Colton Kroeker found the back of the net on the power play to once again bring the Pats within one.

With only two minutes remaining in regulation, Wellsby capped what was a quiet, but strong outing as he

pounced on his own rebound, poking it past Pats affiliate goaltender Kurtis Chapman to round out the scoring.

By the final buzzer, Wellsby had collected three points, including two assists.

There were multipoint performances all around for the Ice, including Lishchynsky, Jesse Zaharichuk (two assists), Wellsby, Alfaro and Zak Zborosky (two assists).

The Ice were unable to build off Friday’s positive showing as they visited the Hurricanes, falling 7-1 Saturday night.

The hosts built a 2-0 lead through the opening 20 minutes as captain Tyler Wong and import Egor Babenko struck with back-toback goals only 36 seconds apart.

Ice defenceman Cale Fleury got the visitors back in it midway

through the second period, sending a long power-play point shot past Hurricanes goaltender Jayden Sittler, making it a 2-1 game.

The Hurricanes stormed late in the middle period, with Andrew Nielsen and Brayden Burke scoring before 40 minutes had come to close.

Burke added another in the third period, as did Babenko. Overage forward Justin Gutierrez piled on to round out the scoring.

Hoflin made 24 saves on 30 shots before getting the hook. Backup Declan Hobbs was good on four of five shots in relief.

Sittler steered aside 31 shots.

Next up, the Ice (832-3-0) host the Saskatoon Blades (15-23-3-0) on 2-for-1 Tuesday (7 p.m.) at Western Financial Place.

Kootenay Ice general manager Jeff Chynoweth kept things relatively low key on WHL trade deadline day after making his big splash last Sunday with the trade of captain Luke Philp to the Red Deer Rebels.

Chynoweth swung one deal as the WHL trade deadline rolled in Sunday at 12 p.m. (Mountain), acquiring the rights to 16-year-old forward Kaeden Taphorn from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft.

“Kaeden Taphorn is a dynamic offensive player and we are very excited to acquire him,” Chynoweth said in a team release. “He and his twin brother Keenan are valuable prospects for our future and we look forward to having both players possibly suit up for our club before the end of the regular season.

“We thank Ron Toigo and the Vancouver Giants organization for their cooperation in accommodating the Taphorn family’s wish to have the two brothers player together.”

The Taphorn name should be a familiar one to Ice fans.

Ice prospect Keenan Taphorn is the twin of Kaeden, and was a second-round pick (34th overall) at the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. Kaeden was then selected by the Giants in the third round (47th overall).

“Seeing the Giants take [Kaeden], I was really devastated,” Keenan said following the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.

“We’ve played together our whole lives. It wasn’t a great moment.

“Hopefully we can get something happening here and get us to play together again.”

Both Taphorn brothers failed to report to their respective WHL camps this past fall. According to Chynoweth at the time, the Taphorn family was holding out in hopes of find a way for both boys to play for the same organization.

It may have taken some time, but the Taphorn family finally got its wish.

In 29 games this season with the Yorktown Maulers of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League, the 6-foot, 165-pound Kaeden has registered 10 goals and 22 points.

Twin brother Keenan has registered three goals and 17 points in 29 games.

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First Period 1. KTN - N. Philp, (3) (A. Wellsby, T. Lishchynsky), 17:10 Second Period 2. REG - C. Hobbs, (11) (A. Wagner, R. Woods), 14:45 Third Period 3. KTN - M. Alfaro, (11) (J. Zaharichuk, Z. Zborosky), 2:54 4. KTN - T. Lishchynsky, (1) (J. Legien, A. Wellsby), 3:27 5. REG - A. Brooks, (22) (A. Wagner, C. Harrison), 4:16 6. KTN - M. Alfaro, (12) (J. Zaharichuk, Z. Zborosky), 7:25 7. REG - C. Kroeker, (8) (C. Harrison, R. Woods), 14:54 (PP) 8. KTN - A. Wellsby, (6) (T. Lishchynsky, D. Stewart), 18:00 Shots 1 2 3 T Regina Pats 16 18 14 48 Kootenay Ice 16 5 13 34 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% REG - Jordan Hollett 23/27 47:25 0.852 - Kurtis Chapman (AP) 6/7 10:47 0.857 KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 45/48 60:00 0.938 Power plays Regina Pats 1/3 (33.3%) Kootenay Ice 0/3 (00.0%) Daily Townsman Three Stars 1) C Matt Alfaro, Kootenay Ice (2G); 2) G Wyatt Hoflin, Kootenay Ice (45 saves); 3) D Tanner Lishchynsky, Kootenay Ice (1G, 2A) Attendance: 1,939 (Scotiabank Saddledome)

First Period 1. LET - T. Wong, (26) (unassisted), 11:55 2. LET - E. Babenko, (21) (J. Gutierrez, N. Watson), 12:32 Second Period 3. KTN - C. Fleury, (4) (Z. Zborosky, J. Zaharichuk), 10:13 (PP) 4. LET - A. Nielsen, (10) (T. Wong, B. Burke), 16:25 (PP) 5. LET - B. Burke, (12) (G. Estephan, A. Atwal), 19:43 Third Period 6. LET - B. Burke, (13) (T. Wong, A. Nielsen), 3:43 7. LET - E. Babenko, (22) (I. Merezhko, C. Millette), 8:08 8. LET - J. Gutierrez, (21) (C. Millette, I. Merezhko), 16:47 Shots 1 2 3 T Kootenay Ice 12 6 14 32 Lethbridge Hurricanes 11 11 13 35 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 24/30 48:08 0.800 - Declan Hobbs 4/5 11:52 0.800 LET - Jayden Sittler 31/32 60:00 0.969 Power plays Kootenay Ice 1/5 (20.0%) Edmonton Oil Kings 3/4 (75.0%) Three Stars 1) LW Brayden Burke, Lethbridge Hurricanes (2G, 1A); 2) RW Tyler Wong, Lethbridge Hurricanes (1G, 2A); 3) LW Egor Babenko, Lethbridge Hurricanes (2G) Attendance: 3,966 (Rexall Place)

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your efforts count when dealing with others. You might feel as if you are not being appreciated by someone you care about. It doesn’t have to do with you; a domestic issue could be coloring this person’s thoughts. You’ll deal well with changes. Tonight: Go with the flow.

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Follow your instincts when discussing an emotional issue.

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This is putting a huge strain on our relationship. We’ve been to counseling for a year, but it hasn’t helped. She tells me that men my age don’t really need sex and that my libido is too high. Every fight we have brings back arguments from 10 or 15 years ago. It’s like she cannot forgive and move on.

Women wonder why men stray. I don’t want to leave her, but I’ve had enough.

How can I explain this to her? Every time I bring it up, she shuts me down. -- Cut Off in Montreal Dear Montreal: Your wife is wrong about your libido, although it’s possible that she has libido problems of her own. But that is only part of what’s happening. No matter what you may have done 10 or 15 years ago, bringing up old arguments and shutting down any discussion of current issues damages your marriage.

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Dear Annie: I wrote to you a couple of years ago, signing my letter, “Unhappy Parents.” I said that my husband and I felt my stepson was making a big mistake by marrying much too young and we said so.

Instead, my stepson repeated these hurtful words to his fiance and from that point forward, they would not speak to us. We were not allowed to attend the wedding.

My husband was an amazing father, and we were all very close until this woman wedged herself in and started saying bad things about us. Apparently, she is extremely close to my husband’s ex-wife and that woman hates my husband.

You told us to try writing them a letter and apologizing, even though there was no guarantee it would succeed. We immediately did this, but it didn’t help much. They have since had my husband’s first grandchild. We sent baby gifts, but have not been asked to see the baby. They instead sent us a book of pictures of the baby, including several with the ex-wife holding the child. It’s a beautiful book, with quotes about the importance of family, yet there is not one photo of my husband in it.

I am so hurt. They have now alienated my husband’s daughter, which in hindsight was likely a relationship only held together for financial reasons. Annie, I helped care for these kids for 22 years.

Should I give up? Is there anything else I can try? -- Still Unhappy Dear Still: If the ex-wife is poisoning the relationship and the daughter-in-law still holds a grudge, there isn’t much you can do. However, they did send photos of the baby, which is more than you might have received before. Your husband should let his children know that he will always love them, but otherwise, we urge you to focus your energies elsewhere. We’re so sorry.

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Former ombudsman ‘gob-smacked’ it took Ottawa five years to track homeless vets Murray Brewster Canadian Press OTTAWA Pat Stogran, Canada’s first veterans ombudsman, vividly recalls being hauled into the minister’s office one day in late 2008, where an angry, red-faced Greg Thompson — the veterans minister of the day — upbraided him for making public the issue of homelessness among ex-soldiers.

It was not an issue, Thompson allegedly told the extra infantry colonel, who had been selected for the watchdog post by a Conservative government eager to demonstrate that it was the best friend of the troops.

The encounter, chronicled in Stogran’s book Rude Awakening: The Government’s Secret War Against Canada’s Veterans, was the beginning of the end of the rapport they’d enjoyed. And it eventually led to the Harper government not renewing Stogran’s position in 2010.

Stogran says he tried unsuccessfully throughout his mandate to get the former Conservative government to recognize that homelessness among ex-soldiers was not only an issue, but a growing concern.

“They weren’t going to do anything unless they got hit in the head with a hammer,” said Stogran, who indicated the reluctance to acknowledge the problem extended to the veterans department as well.

What got him in trouble was the high-profile visits he made to homeless shelters across the country, where in 2009 - despite being chewed out - he began asking staff to collect data on whether shelter residents had

Pat Stogran, who was Canada’s first veterans ombudsman, says he is ‘gobsmacked’ that it took until 2014 for the federal government to begin tracking the issue of homelessness among veterans through a national database.

(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) any military service.

That data didn’t make its way into the national registry in a co-ordinated way for five years.

“I’m gob-smacked it took until 2014 for them to actually pick up on it,” Stogran said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Last week, Employment and Social Development Canada released a report to The Canadian Press that estimates 2,250 former soldiers - about 2.7 per cent of the total homeless population - use shelters on a regular basis.

Some groups, such as the Royal Canadian Legion, say they believe the estimate is too low and point to the fact that a Legion outreach program has dealt with 425 homeless ex-soldiers in Ontario alone since 2009.

The current veterans ombudsman, who worked for Stogran, says he also recalls the former government balking at the notion that veterans were - for one reason or another - ending up on the streets.

“There was some argument with the minister at the time whether it was an issue. Obviously it is,” Guy Parent said last week, reacting to the social development report. “Even one homeless veteran is too many.”

Thompson was actually quite vocal in dismissing Stogran, telling The Canadian Press in a 2009 interview that his ombudsman produced no evidence of such a problem.

“He’s never taken down one name of the homeless veterans that he’s met. That is just beyond the pale,” he said in May 2009.

“Why hasn’t he forwarded those names to Veterans Affairs Canada, knowing full well we have the programs there to help them? Why would he be so insensitive to veterans as to not provide those names? It makes absolutely no sense.”

The force of his argument may be somewhat diminished given that 2007 briefing notes, obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information, warned

Thompson that the issue was something the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada wanted to talk to him about at the organization’s annual meeting in May of that year.

“There have been a number of reports over the last year of people identifying themselves as veterans accessing food banks and homeless shelters in Alberta,” said the May 10, 2007 note.

A few months after that interview, in November, Thompson introduced a trial outreach program meant to identify ex-soldiers on the streets.

Parent noted that the veterans department is working with an outreach group to combat the problem. And Kent Hehr, the new Liberal minister, told CBC Television’s Power n’ Politics last week that his ministry is working aggressively to reverse the trend.

But Stogran says the new minister is facing an entrenched bureaucracy that needed as much convincing as the Conservatives.

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No Powerball winner, US lottery jackpot may reach $1.3 billion

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No ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following the drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said early Sunday, boosting the expected payout for the next drawing to a whopping $1.3 billion.

The winning numbers - disclosed live on television and online Saturday night - were 16-19-32-34-57 and the Powerball number 13. All six numbers must be correct to win, although the first five can be in any order. The odds to win the largest lottery prize in U.S. history were one in 292.2 million.

Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game, said they expected about 75 per cent of the possible number combinations would have been bought for Saturday night’s drawing.

Since Nov. 4, the Powerball jackpot

has grown from its $40 million starting point as no one has won the jackpot.

Such a huge jackpot was just what officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game, hoped for last fall when they changed the odds of matching all the Powerball numbers, from about one in 175 million to one in 292.2 million. By making it harder to win a jackpot, the tougher odds made the ever-larger prizes inevitable.

The U.S. saw sales of $277 million on Friday alone and more than $400 million were expected Saturday, according to Gary Grief, the executive director of the Texas Lottery.

The record jackpot lured an unprecedented frenzy of purchases.

Powerball is played in 44 states as well as the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday.