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After weeding out a host of options, School District #83 trustees agreed to consider a number of changes to its schools, including the closure of two elementary schools – one at Silver Creek and the other in Armstrong.

The proposed changes are in response to budget pressures on the school district in light of decreasing enrolment and dwindling funding

from the Ministry of Education.

A committee meeting was held Tuesday evening to allow school trustees to discuss the input from recent meetings and develop consensus on which options would be turned into formal motions for the upcoming Feb. 9 regular board meeting.

For Salmon Arm they include: • Amalgamating Silver Creek Elementary and Salmon Arm West into one school at the Salmon Arm West site.

• Determining the feasibility of creating a one-campus school at Salmon Arm Secondary’s Sullivan campus.

For Armstrong and area: • Amalgamate the current four schools into two K-7 elementary schools and one 8-12 secondary school. Trustees indicated the most likely building for closure in this case would be Armstrong Elementary, which is a historic brick structure. Trustees commented that the community might be interested in

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“I can live with it,” she said, “But we will be hearing from the community about it.”

Trustee Michel Saab noted the move to Salmon Arm West gave the most cost savings.

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ings, parents told us if we have to make them, we should make cuts to buildings, not programs.”

The conversion of Salmon Arm Secondary into a one-campus model by expanding the Sullivan campus also had widespread support, with trustees proposing a feasibility study into that idea.

Along with this would be the closure and sale of the current Jackson campus, which is used primarily for the Grade 9 and 10 students.

“I think one campus is what most people want, but it will be interesting to see the costs,” says trustee Barry Chafe.

Trustees did not comment on the proposal to convert the elementary and high schools in Sicamous into one K-12 school, as this has been the subject of another committee report. It is anticipated this amalgamation will also come before the board on Feb. 9.

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Trustee Debbie Evans, who represents the Silver Creek area, told the trustees she has shed many tears over the issue, but ultimately agreed with the other trustees to include the motion that would move the Silver Creek students to Salmon Arm West.

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At Tuesday’s meeting, none of the suggested motions indicated whether any school closures would happen for the 2016-2017 school year or in future years. When asked by the Market News, School District #83 indicated that a proposed timeline for closures would be brought forward at the Feb. 9 meeting.

A 60-day public consultation process is required for any school closure or major reconfiguration of a school.

This means trustees would not make a final decision on any of the options until after additional public input.

One of the most controversial topics was the closure of Silver Creek Elementary, which would save the school district approximately $213,353 annually.

The school had been slated for closure last year, but trustees then voted against shutting the rural school, which has a current enrolment of 46 students.

Due to the small size of the school, the cost per student to operate Silver Creek Elementary is $10,147. This contrasts with schools like Bastion Elementary, where the cost per pupil is $6,144.

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The return of late-run Adams River sockeye was only six per cent of its cycle average.

And spawning success for the Adams River sockeye population was just under 66 per cent, the third lowest on record, reported Keri Benner, program head of Fraser Sockeye Stock Assessment at Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Kamloops.

This is the second year in a row Adams/ Shuswap sockeye have had far fewer spawners than what were expected pre-season, and more importantly, what the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) estimated in-season.

Only 9,700 sockeye returned to the Adams/ Shuswap area (and only 3,183 females spawned).

“Seven years ago the crash in the Fraser River salmon resulted in major media coverage and the comprehensive, expensive Cohen Commission – and then the Harper government ignored the recommendations and approved more fish farms despite the concerns,” says Shuswap Environmental Action Society president Jim Cooperman of the $26 million Cohen Report completed in October 2012, after 18 months of testimony.

The report, The Uncertain Future of the Fraser River Sockeye, was heralded as a blueprint for salmon conservation and provided 75 recommendations to government.

Cooperman says he believes possible causes for this year’s poor return include the impacts of climate change,

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“If and when the new Trudeau government takes action to implement the Cohen Commission recommendations, it will likely be a case of ‘too little, too late,” he said. “And given the potential impacts from climate change, in the coming decades if the salmon are gone it may be the least of our concerns.”

Cooperman is critical of both media and government, saying they ignored the “grim” situation in the fall.

But Stu Cartwright, acting area director of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the B.C. Interior said all salmon stocks are managed based on information collected.

“There’s no significant changes to what we expected,” he said, noting anomalies happen from time to time in nature and some runs that have been less than 10 per cent of expected run size did come back.

“When it’s less than 10 per cent, everybody’s quite concerned, but I don’t think there’s any one single smoking gun.”

Cartwright says the department is still putting pieces of the puzzle

together and he is certain there will be studies to better understand what happened.

“Science doesn’t deliver on anyone’s timeline; it has one of its own,” Cartwright says of critics who demand immediate action. “It happens however long it takes… sometimes it takes years or several salmon cycles to understand.”

He says a mandate letter from the new government has identified science as one of the areas in the department that’s going to receive bolstered funding.

“We don’t know what it means other than it’s (been deemed) very important and we will receive resources.”

But Cartwright says no new funding will be in the works until the end of the fiscal year on March 31, and there’s no indication of how soon in the new fiscal year the funding will be forthcoming.

In the meantime, the numbers are discouraging.

“The salmon are on a four-year cycle, so to get an idea of how good or bad the return is, one must review the numbers,” says Cooperman.

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n Three thieves were caught in the act by video surveillance cameras that recorded a break-in at Shuswap Pawn in Salmon Arm at 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10.

Passersby ignore piercing alarm

By Martha Wickett

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Mike Jalving has been doing some sharing in hopes of gleaning information about who broke into his pawn shop.

At 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10, three thieves entered Shuswap Pawn at 360 Alexander Ave. to see what they could steal.

When they broke in, they triggered the security system.

Jalving recently shared three of the several videos taken of the break-in on his Facebook page.

One features the intro line: “Let’s play a game. Who are the losers?”

As of press time, about 3,000 people had viewed them.

In one video, the three men can be seen breaking display cases and shoving items into a bin.

Jalving was not as surprised with the break-in as he was with the reaction of people nearby.

“What was shocking, it was 7:45 at night, and you can see cars driving down the road. My alarm is really loud – ear piercing loud – you can hear it across Salmon Arm,” he said, noting there was a movie being shown next door and people nearby.

“Come on people, look out for your fellow townspeople,” he says.

Jalving has had experience pitching in when he sees something wrong.

Back when Jalving was 16, he was dropping his girlfriend off at a

mall in Calgary. He noticed a guy inside the mall with a winter coat, and thought he must certainly be hot wearing heavy clothing during warm temperatures.

Jalving watched as the man went into the Royal Bank and then, shortly after, came running out past him.

Jalving followed him in his car and saw him go into a co-op.

He notified authorities before wandering around the store himself, pretending he was looking at groceries.

The man was arrested and Jalving was showered with accolades and featured in the media.

“If you see something going on, it’s OK to be a little nosey,” he says.

At Jalving’s pawn shop the thieves stole a few small electronics, he says, including a couple of used digital cameras, as well as some Scentsy warmers that melt scented wax.

“They come in two or three pieces, each of those warmers. I think they might have got one complete warmer. They got some soap and some hand cream. I don’t even think they knew what they were grabbing.”

He said anything of value is locked away.

Jalving said the pawn shop has not been broken into since 1998 when it opened. He has been running it for about eight years.

He released the videos, he said, because he hadn’t heard anything from the police for about two weeks prior and wanted to generate awareness of what had happened.

Body found at Jackson campus Police are indicating there was no foul play involved after a body was discovered Monday morning at the Jackson campus of Salmon Arm Secondary.

The body of a 27-year-old man was discovered at 6 a.m. below the school’s tennis courts near the field

house. The man’s family has been notified, but the identity of the victim has not been released by the BC Coroner’s Service.

While students arrived to find an area blocked off with police tape, Salmon Arm RCMP Sgt. Andrew Hunter says there was

no indication of a suspicious death and the investigation has now been turned over to the Coroner’s Service.

Principal Reid Findlay emailed a notice Monday morning to inform parents of the situation and to ask them to contact him with any concerns.

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Secure funding needed for SAR North Okanagan-Shuswap residents have come to expect that members of Vernon and Shuswap Search and Rescue (SAR) will drop everything during an emergency.

But imagine what would happen if the volunteer unit wasn’t there?

Who would spend hours looking for lost snowmobilers in the backcountry? Who would help look for a missing child or someone who fell off a boat? Who would help the RCMP gather vital evidence during a case?

The reality is that the North Okanagan-Shuswap, and communities across the province, benefit directly because of the civic-minded spirit of SAR volunteers.

“Within ground search and rescue there are roughly 100,000 hours of volunteer time donated to searches (provincewide). To replace these would cost more than $5 million annually in direct salary dollars,” said Todd Stone, transportation minister.

That’s why the government’s announcement of $10 million for SAR training, administrative support and equipment upgrades is welcome news.

It will take considerable pressure off of the units who have largely been left covering the cost of their activities.

However, while Victoria’s assistance is positive, it’s only one-time support. Yes, it’s $10 million but it won’t go far among 80 units, particularly given the expense of equipment.

As Stone pointed out, the SAR volunteers save all of us about $5 million a year. If we had to pay staff for search duties, it’s unlikely the service would exist.

One-off funding is great but more needs to be done to ensure the long-term viability of our search and rescue teams.

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Picking up the basics of gold panning (Part one of a series.)

So there I was, sitting on a rock beside a fast-flowing mountain stream, crystal clear waters tumbling over the moss-covered rocks, the warmth of the sun at my back and a blue sky above, thinking to myself, can summer days get any better than this?

How many times before had I sat on a rock somewhere beside a river or stream, rod in hand, waiting, hoping to catch a momentary glimpse of silver in the water, casting to any rainbow trout that just might happen by. Things were a little different, however, on this particular afternoon. Instead of a fishing rod in my hand, I was holding a metal gold pan, hoping for a flash of gold instead of silver.

Because of high water temperatures and low water levels, fishing had been curtailed in the East Kootenay area where I was staying last summer. That was when I decided to try my hand at gold panning.

There is an old adage: gold is where you find it.

Now I won’t say how well I did or did not do, but I can say without hesitation that

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At the beginning I went out after supper almost every evening for two weeks.

It took the better part of the first week before I finally found a couple of gold specks about the size of a grain of salt. As small as they were, I was still pretty excited. Three weeks into my panning, I met Will. He mentioned he had been panning for more than 20 years. I learned a long time ago that one of the best ways to learn how to do anything is to watch and listen to someone who knows what they are talking about. Needless to say, I listened. After that, Will and I went out panning on

a regular basis and I have to say I learned a lot from him.

One thing I do know for sure is that when you see that flash of gold (no matter how small) at the bottom of your pan, it’s like getting a three-pound rainbow on the end of your line.

Gold panning is not really all that complicated and, like most things, practise makes perfect.

Once you’ve found a ‘placer deposit,’ scoop some gravel into your pan, immerse it into the stream and then begin agitating in a side-to-side motion. This will cause the heavier materials within the mixture of rocks, pebbles, mud and sand to sink to the bottom.

It is important to note that gold is 19 times heavier than water.

In the old days, prospectors used panning to determine where the most productive areas were along a stream bed. They would then shift to equipment such as dry rockers and/or wet sluices that could process larger volumes of sand and gravel more quickly and efficiently. Early sluice boxes were constructed from wood. Most modern sluices

are constructed from light weight aluminum. Will and I purchased a used, threepiece break-down aluminum sluice that is highly portable.

The principal is the same regardless of design or material. Water is used to wash potentially gold-laden material along the length of the box, which is positioned at a slight downward angel. Gravity separates the gold from the lighter rock and sand as it moves along.

Modern sluice boxes use riffles or obstructions that slow the free flow of sand and gravel. These riffles form pockets behind which gold will accumulate.

The gold recovered is mostly in the form of small nuggets, flakes and flour gold. Another piece of equipment, used both back then as well as now, is a dry rocker which is also capable of processing a much greater volume of material than a gold pan.

Gold panning is a popular outdoor activity, for no other reason than it is a lot of fun.

A gold pan, whether metal or plastic, will cost around $25 to $30. The metal one I bought was probably the best investment I ever made.

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Chase’s cowboy artist SHUSWAP PASSION Jim Cooperman The town of Chase lost a true treasure and a most valuable piece of history, when a large mural of a cowboy scene was destroyed after an arsonist set fire twice to the museum in 2011.

The prolific artist, Jerome Howard Smith, is one of the Shuswap’s most fascinating historical figures whose paintings are now held in private collections and galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Most of his works have western themes including those from his 1889 assignment to Montana, where he worked alongside the famous Charles Russell.

Smith was born in Illinois in 1861, where he grew up on a farm and learned to break horses. After venturing west where he worked in mining camps and on ranches, he studied art in Chicago and then worked as a comic illustrator in New York City until moving to Paris to study art for two years.

He then headed west again, living briefly in San Francisco.

Smith eventually settled in Chase where he married his uncle Whitfield Chase’s daughter Amy and pursued both ranching and his art-

work. Amy’s mother, Betsy, was from the Nez Perse Nation near the Montana border area and her dowry included a mare and a colt for the future Chase Ranch.

As the town of Chase grew rapidly after the massive Adams River Sawmill began production, his artwork became a source of pride for the community.

Nearly every store and office displayed one of his paintings, which for the most part were of Western scenes and featured horses. To save money, many of Smith’s paintings were done on the canvas backing of linoleum.

The largest ones were the murals that adorned the walls of the Black Douglas Opera House, which later became the Royal Canadian Legion building until it burned down in 1958.

Some of his most appreciated works were the cartoons and illustrations he did for the Chase Tribune. Drawn with a whimsical, carefree style, these drawings reveal Smith’s passion and humour, especially the caricatures of local residents, politicians and businessmen. His drawings were also used for advertisements, including one for Celista pioneer Harry Fowler’s boat manufacturing business.

In the 1950s, the owners of the Chase Cafe were renovating an upstairs room when they discovered one of Smith’s paintings behind the linoleum on the floor. It was a mural of a cowboy break-

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n The famous lost and found mural sits atop Clegg’s Harness Shop, 1910. It was then tragically lost in the 2010 Chase museum fire. ing a horse that in 1911 graced the front wall of John Clegg’s harness shop on Main Street in Chase. The mural, which had been cut to fit into the upstairs room, was restored and hung for many years in the Chase Community Hall until it was moved to the museum where it met its fiery end.

When the sawmill closed in 1925, the town of Chase lost many residents, including Smith who moved his family to Vancouver. Tragically, three of his and Amy’s four children died, including their youngest son who apparently had been into his father’s paints.

Their daughter Mary followed the family tradition and married her cousin Donald Ross.

Life was difficult for the family in Vancouver as his paintings brought in only a meagre income. Smith painted daily in his studio even as his hands began to shake. He passed away in 1941 at the age of 80 and, like many famous artists, his paintings did not become valuable until years later.

Images of just a few

of Smith’s paintings can be found by searching on the Internet. There is one exciting scene of a horse stampede and another of a group of pioneers outside a general store that is reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting. It would be wonderful if one day there could be either an exhibit and/or a publication of Howard Smith’s paintings and illustrations so local residents could gain a greater appreciation for one of the Shuswap’s most interesting characters from the past.

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The Writers’ Group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the South Shuswap library in Blind Bay. There is no charge. For more information, visit www.thethirdhouse. ca.

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Sunnybrae Seniors Society hosts a chili and stew dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Point Rd. Go for the food and stay for the coffeehouse.

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NimbleFingers registration opens Registration for the 27th annual NimbleFingers opened at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb 4 at www.nimblefingers.ca This year’s popular one-day festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the beautiful Sorrento Centre.

NimbleFingers is a new name for an old friend—the BCBW, or British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop.

Directors Julie Kerr and Craig Korth are keeping up the tradition that participants from across Canada and the U.S. have enjoyed for years at the BCBW—great instructors, engaging workshops, fantastic food and accommodations and lots of amazing music. Spend an inspiring, challenging and thrilling week with others who share your passion for bluegrass and old-time music.

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Don’t panic over the Zika virus GLOBAL VIEWS Gwynne Dyer Zika, the mosquitoborne virus spreading through the Americas and linked to thousands of babies born with underdeveloped brains (microcephaly), is just the latest new disease to spread panic around the world. And wait! News just in that it can be sexually transmitted too!

There is real cause for concern here. The virus is almost bound to spread to the rest of the world, except those parts with winters severe enough to kill off the two species of mosquito that bear it, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopicti. And these mosquitos are active during the day (unlike the Anopheles mosquitos that spread the malaria parasite), so insecticide-treated bed nets don’t offer much protection.

The World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency, and the media panic is building: first AIDS, now this. We are too many, we travel too much and new pandemics are Nature’s retaliation for our many sins. Clearly the apocalypse is upon us.

Well, no, actually.

New diseases have been devastating human populations for at least three thousand years, but no modern pandemic compares with the Antonine Plague of the 2nd century CE, the Justinian Plague of the 6th century, or the Black Death of the 14th century, each of which killed between a quarter and a half of the populations affected.

The worst pandemic of relatively modern times was the “Spanish Flu” outbreak of 1918-19, which killed between three and five per cent of the world’s people.

It was bad, but it hardly compares with the older plagues.

The slow-moving Aids epidemic has killed about 30 million people since the 1980s, or less than half of one percent of the world’s current population.

Two million people died of AIDS in the peak year of 2005, but the number of deaths in 2015 was only 1.2 million. New infections are also falling.

And Zika? So far as we know, it doesn’t kill anybody – apart from some of the microcephalic babies, about a quarter of whom die because their brains are too small to control their bodily functions.

The majority, who do survive, face intellectual disability and development delays Four-fifths of the adults who are infected experience no symptoms whatever, and the fever in those who

do usually burns out in less than a week. Nor does the Zika virus remain in the body permanently: women who have been infected are advised to wait six month before becoming pregnant (although many will probably choose to wait longer).

Zika has been around for quite a while.

It was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947, and the first human case was detected in Nigeria in 1954. It gradually spread east across Asia, and started crossing the Pacific early in this century. But by the time it reached Brazil last year, it had suddenly mutated into a form that causes microcephaly in some of the babies of infected mothers.

Infectious diseases were probably not a problem for our precivilised distant ancestors, but since we began living in dense populations, highly infectious diseases have been civilisation’s constant companions. And for most of our history we had no way of controlling these diseases except quarantine.

In the past century, however, science has

begun to get on top of the problem.

Killer flu epidemics are still possible because the highly unstable influenza virus can mutate faster than we can create and mass-produce the appropriate vaccine, but smallpox has been eradicated and polio is on the brink of extinction: new polio cases have fallen 99 percent in the past 25 years and Africa is now entirely polio-free.

Even the ancient scourge of malaria (not a viral disease) is in retreat. Deaths from malaria have halved in the past 15 years, and the new “gene-drive” technology opens up the prospect of eventual eradication of the disease Now that Zika has become a problem, researchers have started working on a vaccine and, in due course, one will almost certainly become available. Another approach may be to target the species that propagate it by releasing genetically modified sterile mosquitoes to reduce the size of the insect population. It will take time, and it may be necessary to use both

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Organize your cupboards.

Canned goods or packages can get pushed back into deep cupboards and forgotten about. Place these items on a tray or bin so that they can be pulled out more easily and you can see what is on hand to use.

Make use of leftovers.

Ever opened the fridge and found a container that looks more like a science experiment than something edible? Have some cans in your pantry been there so long that the dust on top could be measured in millimeters? With food prices steadily rising, now is a good time to look at how we can reduce food waste.

Plan your meals before you shop.

Check out the Healthy Families BC website for terrific ideas on how to get orga- nized and plan ahead.

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on your grocery list. Use the bulk section to get the correct amount of an ingredient. If the item is packaged in an amount which is more than needed, make more of that reci- pe and freeze what is left or use the ingredient in another recipe.

Store food properly.

Use the Store It! guide. A little extra effort to store vegetables and fruit properly goes a long way to reduce spoilage and save money.

Today some fruit and vegetables cost the same per pound as some fresh meat or fish. I recently saw red peppers for $4.98/lb while beef inside round was $4.84/lb.

Different foods have different storage requirements. That dusty can of food does have a shelf life of 2-5 years, depending on whether it contains a high or low acid food.

Portion leftovers in individual containers for lunches. If you have a lot of leftovers, freeze them in a clear container labelled with the date and name of the leftover. As a reminder, jot down the left over name on your menu plan for the next week.

Leftovers can be incorporated into casseroles, stir fry, frittata, soups and smoothies.

Get creative.

A friend once told me how her father used to make “Leftover Night” more interesting. He would list the leftovers on a board and take orders. They would set the table with nice placemats, napkins, and serve the food on fancier plates. Instead of dreading leftovers, the family looked forward to this special meal.

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n Haillie Tennent uses Hannah Capek’s back to write up her assessment of Brielle Webb’s project on the French Revolution and the role high food costs and food scarcity played in inciting an uprising against the French monarchy in the SAS Jackson Campus library on Wednesday, Jan 27. Webb’s was one of numerous projects on display for the first Grade 9 InspireEd Showcase of Learning event. During the event, students were assessed by their peers on projects of their choice, representing a culmination of academic disciplines.

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Treatments put teen’s cancer in remission

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Megan Senn and her mom have received the best of gifts for their upcoming February birthdays.

Megan, 16, was diagnosed with leukemia in August. Since then she has been in Vancouver, undergoing treatment at BC Children’s Hospital.

Megan’s birthday is Feb. 26 and her mom’s, Karen Quinton, Feb. 11.

Quinton explains that Megan’s leukemia is now in full remission.

“Her latest bone marrow biopsy confirms that even at a microscopic level, no cancer cells can be detected. Terrific news worth celebrating! Chemotherapy is working and Megan’s body is responding!” she writes in a letter provided by Megan’s aunt, Leslie Stewart.

“Megan’s doctor describes treating leukemia like shovelling while it is still snowing.

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path, snowflakes fall where you have just shovelled and you need to shovel again. So even though Megan is in remission, she must continue chemotherapy to ensure her leukemia stays in remission.”

Quinton expressed her gratitude.

“I am continually amazed and grateful for the support Megan and I receive from the Salmon Arm and Sicamous communities. It is because of your generosity that I am able to stay here with Megan and focus my energy on helping her heal.

Your prayers, emails, dinners, chauffeuring, letters, visits, care packages and fundraising are all greatly appreciated.”

Megan will receive intensive chemotherapy treatment in Vancouver until spring. Once they are able to come home, they will need to make frequent trips back to the hospital until January 2018.

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n Megan Senn and her mother Karen Quinton. notes it’s been crucial to have her mom by her side to help her understand what’s been happening.

To help, two fundraising events in the Shuswap are planned to help the family, appropriately promoted as “Double the love in two towns.”

A chocolate bake sale will take place at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Then, in Sicamous, a

beef on a bun fundraiser will take place at the Askew’s grocery store on the same day, Feb. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Funds can be donated via a GoFundMe account under Megan Senn Recovery Fund at http://www.gofundme. com/6q3mrt38.

Donations can also be made at any branch of SASCU, by asking for the ‘In trust for Megan Senn, account 1626480.’

Support the Food Bank This Valentines Bring a full bag of groceries to the Salmon Arm Observer office (171 Shuswap St.) in the month of February and receive a gift certificate to a local merchant No expired items please. 1 Certificate per family

The Board of Directors of Salmon Arm Museum & Heritage Association invites you to help complete Front Street at R.J. Haney Heritage Village. We are planning an exciting

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n Olivia Worton is all smiles as she takes to the field to play soccer during Unplug and Play Week’s Family Footy event at the SASCU Memorial Complex on Saturday, Jan. 30.

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n Darienne Gray waits her turn to play the bongo during the Unplug and Play Weeks’s musical petting zoo event at the library on Friday evening, Jan. 29.

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Downed trees cause power outages Some Salmon Arm area residents were without power on Thursday, Jan. 28, thanks to falling trees.

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The same fate befell some residents of Silver Creek. BC Hydro reports a tree fell on the lines about 5:30 p.m. and power was restored at 7:23.

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n Senior Golds Ben Novakowski gains control of the ball after stealing it away from a Kelowna Owls player at the Salmon Arm Secondary Sullivan campus gym on Monday evening, Feb. 1. The Owls, arguably the best in B.C., won 99-57. The Golds’ final home game of the regular season is on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Sullivan, 1:45 p.m. tip off. Shuswap Middle School invites the public to come watch their third annual Barry Dearing Basketball Tournament taking place on Feb. 5 and 6, a fundraiser for the Barry Dearing Foundation, which helps students in School District #83 who can’t afford to participate in extra curricular and community activities. The first SMS game goes Friday at 2 p.m. against Westsyde from Kamloops.

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The U15/16 girls team plays on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m., 12:20 and 7:55 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 7, the U17/18 boys team will take to the field at 9 a.m., 1:30 and 5 p.m.

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Pirates take over Larch Hills For some of the kids at the Pirate Loppet last Friday, this was only their third time on skis. For some it was their only. Regardless of ski ability, it was evident the gang of 505 elementary school kids – with a few middle school kids in the mix – were there to celebrate the piratey day in loppet fashion.

Everyone, adults and kids alike, is encouraged to dress up in the pirate theme. Everything from slapping on a moustache and/ or a pirate hat/scarf to the elaborate and creative pirate outfits really added to the atmosphere. Cutlasses and blunderbusses were abundant.

With the addition of the two-kilometre route to the existing five kilometre, each skier from grades two to eight had an opportunity to have a wonderful ski.

The school with the largest percentage of participants was Grindrod with 37 per cent of their student population skiing the event.

Good show.

On the weekend previous to the Pirate Loppet, the Larch Hills Nordics hosted the BC Midgets Championships which attracted 250 skiers from around

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This competition is limited to skiers nine to 12 years old and is such fun to be a part of.

As a member of Keith Hepburn’s timing crew, I was blessed with the job of organizing the skiers at the start line with Barb Heckrodt for the interval starts on Saturday, then the relays, then the sprints on Sunday.

A nicer gang of kids you couldn’t find. With them as our future the sport is in good hands.

We have talked about going to Methow Valley for many years, so having had so many come up from Methow for the Reino-Keski Salmi Loppet and the Midgets, it resparked the interest.

We headed across the border last weekend into Washington to see what this Methow Valley was all about.

Just over five hours from Salmon Arm got us to Winthrop, then on up the valley to Mazama where we had a cabin for the six of us right adjacent to the trail.

There’s a lot of snow in this valley, with 200 kilometres of trail groomed every day.

Understandably we managed to ski only a fraction of the ski area but hear from other Larch Hills skiers that the four major sectors in the ski area each have their own appeal.

Where we were staying was in the valley bottom close to Mazama. It was mostly flat, so that gave us the opportunity to work on our ski skating technique. Concern about the American dollar was softened by the Methow Valley ski association offering three-day ski passes to Canadians at par. You gotta like that!

We were skiing the trails that were used for the two-day Pursuit race held there the previous weekend in which four of our Larch Hills skiers entered – not only entered but made their mark. On the first day, Thomas Hardy was sitting second after the 30-km classic leg, Winthrop to Mazama.

On the second day, by virtue of his time in the classic race, he was sent out on the 30km skating leg back to Winthrop one minute behind the leader.

By the finish, Thomas had made up the minute and pulled past the leader in the last kilometre, winning the race and the two-day pursuit trophy. How very exciting!

Just as Methow Valley skiers have made their mark in Larch Hills events, Larch Hills skiers have made their mark in this Methow Valley event.

Great conditions on the hill – on track and

backcountry. What a ski season we’re having.

The Larch Hills Nordic Society meeting is next Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Room 1, Salmon Arm recreation centre.

All current and prospective members welcome. No large issue like the chalet expansion vote, which attracted more than 200 members to last month’s meeting, but if you like to keep abreast of the workings of the society, do attend.

Great goodies and tea follow the meeting give everyone a chance to mingle.

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CHASE Heat shut out the Posse

By Scott Koch CONTRIBUTOR

Inspiration, aspiration, perspiration.

In the ‘piration’ world of hockey those three words play a major part in the success of the individual and the team. “Sweat Equity” derives from “positive vibes” and “ a goal-oriented” drive to be the best you can be.

In this season of Junior Hockey in Chase, the brain trust of the Heat, led by Brad Fox, has developed an onand off-ice program that inspires the players to achieve success.

The player selection process weeds out those who choose not to aspire to greater levels and hence hold their teammates back from achieving team and personal success.

And, lastly, it’s a crime if you don’t put in the time – and effort!

The cast of characters includes a number of young pucksters that had Chase as their firstchoice destination, some who couldn’t catch on elsewhere, and then some reclamation projects that were on their second or third chance.

The magic is the chemistry that develops, in great part to the leadership from the ‘letters,’ and the unwritten rules of what is appropriate behaviour and what isn’t. In this season’s case it is

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n Chase Heat Alex Durbeniuk watches as the point shot zips past Princeton Posse goalie Chandler Billinghurst. Chase would go on to defeat the Princeton Posse by a final score of 3-0. four 20-year-old veterans from Richmond, B.C., Sherwood Park Alta., Calgary, Alta. and Little Fort, B.C. They, along with a strong supporting cast, found positive ways of welcoming newcomers and rookies into the fold, and also helping them to quickly meld into the team environment. The best part, is that it is contagious and 23-plus players have all been “cursed” with the Heat wave.

Looking into the future, this group will be fine, outstanding citizens and tremendous contributors to their families and communities, partially because they chose Chase – our community.

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rial Arena. In front of a sparse crowd of 163, Nic Bruyere earned his third shutout, stopping all 16 shots in a 3-0 victory. The star of this contest was Michael Fidanza. In the 1st, Braden Hughes fired a laser from the point on the power play assisted by Trevor Okino and Fidanza. In the 2nd, Fidanza scored a beauty on the powerplay from Josh Bourne and Hughes.

In the 3rd, it was Fidanza again from Bourne to put a bright red bow on the win.

Sunday, the 31st saw the Heat in Kamloops versus the Storm. An opportunity to move up in the division stand-

ings was lost as Chase chased rather than controlled the play.

Bruyere faced 29 shots and repelled 26 in a 3-1 loss. It was closer than the final score indicated as the Storm scored an empty netter with 1:11 left.

Josh Bourne, with 13 seconds left in the 2nd, got the Heat within one, assisted by Brad Whitehead.

Next to visit the Little Shuswap are the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Oldtime shinny is probably on the menu so come on out and cheer on your team – and bring your friends.

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Part 2 of a two-part feature.

Skmana Cross Country Ski Club has been a member of Cross Country B.C. for more than 22 years.

Daryl Spencer was instrumental in the club becoming a society on Aug. 1, 1990.

From 1988 and for 12 years, a Jackrabbit ski program was sponsored by Skmana.

Several levels of classes were offered and some children placed highly in provincial competitions. In the mid 1990s there were about 30 children in Jackrabbits and four coaches.

A key to the success of the club was the Starting Line in Chase owned by Brian and Trish David. For many years the store was an info centre for the club and also sold and rented skis. The Jackrabbit program ended when there was a lack of children using the program,

coinciding with a lack of volunteer coaches.

Some of the coaches who contributed were Cathy Hopland, Jim McLellan, Jean Jenks, Ian and Hamish Jenks, Kathy Spencer, Ann Grube, John Thornbury, Michelle Zwolak, Phil McIntyre-Paul and Brian Kay. Skmana is a delightful skiing destination.

The 18 kilometres of groomed trails wind around the lakes and through forest and meadows along old logging roads. The trails range from beginner to advanced. In addition there are myriad possibilities for those who wish to ski on ungroomed pathways.

Trails for snowshoeing are offered as well and, with the help of the Shuswap Trail Alliance, substantially more snowshoe trails were opened for the season of 2011-2012, with more opening in following years.

To reflect the growing enthusiasm for

snowshoeing, the club has changed its name to Skmana Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club.

Tobogganing hills are near the parking lot and a small one is near the cabin. The Skmana lakes area is co-managed between Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Skmana Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club. A forest recreation site is on West Skmana Lake, with picnic tables and toilets. The info center for the club is G-Force in Chase.

What has sustained Skmana Ski Club for more than 30 years has been the many volunteers who have given so much of their time and energy. They are too numerous to mention but those who have have been exceptional. In addition to those mentioned earlier are Jim McLellan, Cathy Hopland, John Thornbury, George Carlin, Ken Sparrow, Ron Fairhurst, Ken Shaw, Darcy and

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Patricia Simpson and Brian David. The one person who has been a member since Skmana Ski Club’s inception, supported the club in all its endeavours and continues to do so, is Eileen Boscher.

George Carlin, who did so much for the club and supported it for many years, passed away in 2015.

The club’s membership has been around 100 but many other people ski and snowshoe by donation.

Members come from the wide surrounding

area of Chase, Adams Lake, Pritchard, North Shuswap and Sorrento, with many guests from farther afield.

Skmana is a small and homey club. Christmas is celebrated with a potluck, complete with mulled wine and a live candle tree to sing carols beside. Valentine’s Day features a chili potluck, mushy Valentine cards and an evening ski.

It’s a magical area for winter and summer recreation, just a bit off the beaten track, a place of solitude and peace.

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is available at G-Force as well as snowshoes for purchase. Donations of equipment are appreciated. Call Patricia Simpson, 250-6793951, for more information.

The Chase Curling Rink’s first Pancake Breakfast for the 2015 – 2016 season, Sunday, Feb. 14. from 9 to 11 a.m. For $7 you get to enjoy all you can eat pancakes, sausages and eggs served with real orange juice and coffee/tea. All proceeds go directly to help pay bills for the struggling curling club.

Chase Excellence Program Fundraiser, Pasta Dinner & Apron Auction, Feb. 20, Chase Community Hall, dinner 5 to 6:30 with auction to follow.

All you can eat, $10 for adults, $5 for children 10 and under.

“From Heat to Toe,” Chase Excellence Program fundraiser, sell your gently used clothing, shoes, purses and accessories, rent a table for $20, Chase Community Hall, March 12, 10 to 3 p.m., telephone Jacquie Everett, 250-6752574 for more information.

Chase Creekside for Seniors, for more information on daily programs, call Sharon at 250-679-1183.

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Are you looking for ways to give back to your community, meet new people, have new experiences, or develop valuable professional and personal skills? We are recruiting volunteer leaders in Salmon Arm and local communities to train and then co-lead free six-week (2.5 hrs/week, self-management workshops for people living with chronic pain).

You will develop group facilitation skills to share strategies for healthier living and support others. FREE 4-day leader training, ongoing support and small honorarium provided for workshops led.

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Chase Junior Curling Club Inter City Playdowns will be held in Chase this Sunday, Feb 7.

Teams from Kelowna, Lumby, Salmon Arm and Kamloops, including Chase’s very own junior team, will be on the ice, all striving for their personal best while having fun doing it.

It’s been a remarkable year. The Chase Junior team has spent many hours in the rink practising for the year-end event.

Come out and cheer them on – you’re invited to bring the whole family.

Games are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2016/2017, which begins April 1, 2016. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm. All individuals or companies registered in 2015 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2016. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2015, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

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Chase and District Fish and Game Club, Annual Banquet, Saturday, Feb. 6, Adams Lake Rec/Conference Cente, across the Thompson River from Chase, happy hour 5:30 p.m., banquet 7 p.m., Dance to DJ Brendan Methot Music, tickets $25 each.

For tickets or information call Vickey at 250-955-2374 (Magna Bay Celista), Millar Cabin at 250-679-3332 (formally Naramada In Chase) or Ben at 770-220-0507 (Scotch Creek).

Public skating, until end of February, Chase Arena, Mondays: 5 to 6 p.m., Fridays: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Drop-in hockey Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Skmana CrossCountry Ski Club & Snowshoe Club invites you and a friend to join the club every Friday in February for an afternoon of cross-country skiing or snowshoeing at Skmana. Activities will alternate each Friday afternoon. Meet at the Skmana parking lot for a 1:30 p.m. start. Memberships are available at G-Force for $30 per year or a user fee of $5 per day will be required. Some complimentary crosscountry ski equipment

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Plan your meals before you shop. Check out the Healthy Families BC website for terrific ideas on how to get organized and plan ahead. For example, go through your fridge and cupboards to see what you already have on hand. Post the handy HealthyFamilies BC Meal Planner sheet to tell your family what meals are planned.

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Store food properly. A little extra effort to store vegetables and fruit properly goes a long way to reduce spoilage and save money. Today some fruit and vegetables cost the same as some fresh meat or fish.

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SUTHERLAND, “LUCKY” WAYNE Lucky Wayne Sutherland passed away in Kelowna General Hospital on January 16, 2016 at the age of 77 years.

Born in Vancouver, BC on September 13, 1938. Lucky was well known and respected in the Shuswap for his long and active life in the area. His hard work included 30 years with A.D. Booth, Jack Brooke for 5 years and then several years with Vernon Paving.

Lucky was a key member of the Salmon Arm Volunteer Fire Department, including Master Mechanic, Training officer, and Hall 2 (Broadview) Captain.

He enjoyed traveling, camping, hunting, and a passion for Ice Fishing.

Lucky leaves his loving wife, Marilyn; three children, Lisa (Brent) Gagnon of Langley, Rick (Catharina) of Salmon Arm, Bill (Jodie) of Pritchard; 4 grandchildren, Tracy (Curtis) Bellows, Jacey Sutherland, Tyson Sutherland, and Samantha Caron; 2 great grandchildren, Harper and Adlyn Bellows. He was predeceased by sister, Josephine and brother, Daniel.

On line condolences may be sent to Lucky’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com At Lucky’s request, no formal service, the family will hold a family gathering when weather permits.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

DAVID EDWARD NORDSTROM July 15, 1941 - January 26, 2016 Dave was born in Armstrong BC and after graduation, studied at UBC, and in London, England. He had a varied career as a school teacher, school counsellor, and private counsellor. He also worked in children’s and psychiatric hospitals. During his 22 years in Victoria, he was instrumental in creating programmes for Capital Families. One of his favourites was the “Tanta- Oom” mentoring project which matched young people with professionals in their fields of interest. Some of his other workshops were “Dads and Kids” and “Anger Management”.

As a Chaplain in the Unitarian Church, he conducted marriages and memorial services. He was an amateur artist and musician, and wrote reviews of musical events for several newspapers.

More recently he offered a course on “Civil Debate” at Okanagan College in Salmon Arm. Dave is lovingly remembered by his wife, Jean Ethridge, son Tony (Nicole), grandchildren Bethany, David and Megan, and son Andrew (Lisa), grandchildren Haylen and Jager, and other extended family. He is predeceased by his mother, Margaret, father, Bill, brother Eric, sister-in-law Audrey and brother Tom. Thank you to all the staff of Shuswap Lake General Hospital for their exemplary care of Dave, and to Judy Evans, Hospice Coordinator, for her spiritual guidance. Special thanks to Dr. Bell, Dr. Britto, Dr. Malinowski and Dr.Spencer.

The Memorial Service will be held at Bower’s Chapel, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 3 P.M. No flowers. If so desired, donations may be made to Potters without Borders. www.potterswithoutborders.com Online condolences may be sent through Dave’s obituary at www. bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm.

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KURT STUMP MARCH 17,1933 – JANUARY 23, 2016

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Kurt Stump of Malakwa; beloved husband, father and grandfather on January 23, 2016 at the age of 82.

Kurt was born March 17, 1933 in Buchackern Erlen, Switzerland, the youngest of four siblings.

After finishing school, Kurt entered his mandatory military service and achieved the status of corporal.

He then entered farm school before immigrating to Canada in pursuit of better opportunities. Shortly before leaving Switzerland he met an enchanting young woman, Hermine, who would later become his wife.

Kurt arrived in Canada in 1955 with nothing but a few short sleeved shirts and worked his way from Eastern to Western Canada before settling on forty acres in Malakwa. Kurt couldn’t forget the lovely Austrian girl he had met before leaving Europe and finally convinced Hermine to come to Canada to build a life together.

With determination and hard work Kurt and Hermine built Crystal Lake Ranch. Farming and family were Kurt’s life. He loved being outdoors, raising cattle, growing crops, planting trees, milling wood and building structures that would last. He lived the lifestyle he enjoyed. His grit and determination were exemplified in his last year of life. Within 7 weeks of breaking his arm and leg in a bad fall, he was back operating his sawmill, all the while courageously battling cancer.

Kurt is survived by his wife Hermine, daughter Sylvia (Marvin), sons Peter (Lauren) and Werner (Jody) and grandchildren Yolanda, Leisl, Erica, Myer, Kayla, Gunner, Brenner and Callista.

A heartfelt thank you is extended to the staff at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital who supported Kurt and his family during his last year.

No funeral service will be held. In lieu of flowers, if desired, donations can be made to the Shuswap Lake General Hospital or the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge. Online condolences may be sent to Kurt’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.

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DORIS LILLIAN RITTER (HOLTZMAN) 1923 – 2016 Doris (Dorie) Ritter passed peacefully at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm, BC on January 23, 2016 at the age of 92.

She was predeceased by her husband Joseph and daughter Lorraine and is survived by her children Joanne, Dianne (Barrie), Doug, Don (Jacquie) and Cathy (Rick), and brothers Milton and Alvin.

Doris was born in Miniota, Manitoba and grew up on the family farm near Kelstern, Saskatchewan.

She and her husband spent their retirement years living in Canoe.

Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma and Great Great Grandma will be dearly missed.

A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Doris’ obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com

STEVE MELNYCHUK Steve Melnychuk was born to Vera and Eli Melnychuk on June 26, 1931 at Hamlin, Alberta.

Upon leaving home after several family moves, he met Mary Scheltens in Burnaby, B.C. and married her in October, 1957. Their home was a busy place with many activities with grandchildren, great grandchildren, family, and friends.

Steve was blessed with and survived by his loving wife Mary, two children, Randy (Debbie) Melnychuk and Julie (Orest) Romaniuk, five grandchildren, Melissa (Walter) Lindberg, Jennifer (Derek) Bay, Joshua (Robyn) Romaniuk, Mark Melnychuk, Sydney Melnychuk, six great grandchildren and three brothers; Orest(Shirley), Bill(Gloria), and Walter(Jacqueline).

Steve was a logger and a chef in a logging camp. He also worked at Sears in Burnaby in the parts department assembling bikes where he later became assistant manager. Then he moved to Kamloops to manage a lighting store for Henry Electric Ltd. He moved back to Clearbrook and opened his own lighting store in Aldergrove (Steve’s Custom Home Lighting), which still exists today. After the lighting store, Steve worked with Sutton Real Estate in Abbotsford until he retired.

He moved to Canoe to an acreage with many fruit trees and a luscious garden. He loved woodwork and carpentry.

Steve was predeceased by his parents Vera and Eli, sisters Mary Yellowega and Nancy Melnychuk.

Steve died peacefully at home surrounded by family at the age of 84.

There is no funeral by Steve’s request. Ashes will be laid at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your choice of charity.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Steve through his obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.

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KUNZE, MARIA It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Maria Kunze on Saturday, January 30, 2015, at the age of 88. Maria was born in Berlin, Germany. After graduating high school, Maria worked as a secretary. It is in Berlin that Maria met her husband, Karl- Heinz.

Married for 51 years, they raised three sons, Dietmar, Reinhard and John.

In the fifties, the family began a new life in Calgary and called this city home for many years. KarlHeinz and Maria eventually retired to White Lake, BC, where they took pride in tending to their garden and orchard. A woman of faith, Maria was active in the Seventh Day Adventist church. She also loved to sew, knit and fish. In her final months at Hillside Manor in Salmon Arm, she enjoyed playing the organ, listening to German music and writing her memoirs.

Maria is predeceased by her husband, KarlHeinz in November 2003 and her son, Dietmar in May 2007. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Reinhard and John, daughters-in-law, Rae Kunze, Cheryl Guttridge, and Claudette FinkKunze, grandchildren Cindy (James) Gibbons, Christine (Dennis) Kovacic, Chartotte (Walter) Mandel, Carolynne (Steven) Wolfe, Corrine (Gary) Gordon, Daniel (Zlata) Kunze, Christopher Kunze, Laurie Tripp and 12 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Maria’s life will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (3270 60 Avenue NE) in Salmon Arm BC on Sunday, February 6, 2016 at 1:30 pm. Memorials in Maria’s name may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent through Maria’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

David Benjamin Gooden 1929 - 2016 Dave Gooden passed away peacefully on January 19 at his home in Parksville, lovingly supported by family. He was 86 years old.

He is survived by his wife Jill Gooden of 31 years, children Les (Tatiana), Bryan (Juliet), Kevin (Deanna), and Elizabeth Taylor, and step-children Robert Graham, Maree Roome and Heather McPhee. He is survived also by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as his first wife Dorothy Gooden and sisters Dora Gooden and Florence Hutchison.

A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Knox United Church in Parksville, BC

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DELI CLERK – Our Uptown Deli/Café requires part time help. Must be friendly and outgoing, able to multi task, have excellent customer service and hold a food safe certificate. Experience would be an asset and available to work weekends. If you are energetic and enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askew’s team then we want to hear from you.

Please forward resume in person, to; Shannon Garrison – Deli/Café Manager Uptown store – Monday to Friday during the day

The Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association is accepting resumes for the position of Grounds / Facilities maintenance. This position reports to the president or designate. It will require flexible schedules to coincide with events and operations held on the grounds and buildings.

Responsibilities:

- Routine maintenance of grounds and buildings - Seasonal preparation of grounds and buildings - Supervision of work done by outside contractors

Qualifications and Experience:

- High School Diploma - Maintenance, construction and/or agriculture experience - Availability for weekends and evenings in addition to daytime - Clean driver abstract Resumes can be emailed to lacres1@telus.net or delivered to 351 – 3rd Street SW, Association Office, to the attention of Phil Wright.

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Mascon Cable Systems www.mascon.bc.ca

We are a Cable TV and High Speed Internet Service Provider located in Salmon Arm BC. We are seeking a conscientious and customer service oriented individual to join our team for the following position: Part Time Customer Support Reps – Shifts would vary. Hours of Operation are 7 days a week 6 am to 9pm. Responsibilities will include Customer Service and Technical Support for our Digital Cable, Internet, Digital Phone and Wireless Internet . You will need to be technically inclined, internet savvy and customer focused.

We offer a competitive salary. May work into a full time position for the right applicant. Please submit your resume and cover letter by email to info@mascon.ca.

The Shuswap Recreation Society is accepting resumes for the position of Maintenance / Custodial staff. This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and will require flexible schedules to coincide with events and operations within the Shaw Centre.

Responsibilities: • Custodial Services • Event Set-up and Take-down • Minor Maintenance Qualifications and Experience: Required: • High School Diploma; • Custodial Experience • WHIMIS certification • Schedule flexibility including weekends and evenings • Mechanical inclination and ability to lift heavy objects from time to time.

Resumes can be emailed to dboyd@salmonarmrecreation.ca or delivered to the SASCU Recreation Centre, 2550 – 10th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm BC to the attention of Darby Boyd.

Shuswap Recreation Society 2600 – 10th Avenue NE Salmon Arm BC V1E 2S4

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Livestock FOR Sale: Piglets $50 + other sizes available. Phone for more info (250)832-7462

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Musical Instruments 120 Bass Salanti accordian with 7 changers, good cond., has case $500. (250)836-4624

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IN THE MATTER OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIENS ACT Auto Road Self Storage

5421 Auto Road SE, Salmon Arm, BC Claims a Warehouseman’s Lien against the following person. If not paid in full on or before date stated, the goods will be sold or disposed of February 29, 2016.

Amount owing: $1,777.75

Phone: 250-832-3997

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Super Self Storage

4750 40th Avenue SE, Salmon Arm, BC Claims a Warehouseman’s lien against the following persons. If not paid in full on or before date stated, the goods will be disposed of on or before February 29, 2016.

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent SICAMOUS: Avail Feb. 1 $550/mo utils incl. Call Lynn at 1 (250)836-5741

Cottages / Cabins Sunnybrae Cottage Monthly Rental Paradise Point Fully furnished 1 bedroom kitchen, living, dining room & laundry $850/month includes hydro, sat tv & internet (250)803-2480

Misc. for Sale HANDMADE in school, large 3’x7’ cedar table $200. benches to match $92.00 (250)8335821

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Contact Ken (250)803-8577

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Court backs ban on pharmacy rewards

By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

Major supermarket chains have lost a court battle to continue offering their pharmacy customers loyalty reward points on prescription drugs in B.C. A B.C. Court of Appeal ruling Wednesday upholds the power of the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to enforce its two-year-old ban on incentive programs like Air Miles and other loyalty rewards.

The decision, which overturned a B.C. Supreme Court ruling last year that initially struck down the ban, says inducements from pharmacists are “a matter of public interest and professional standards” for the college, which can prohibit incentives with-

out clear proof of harm to customers.

The pharmacists’ regulatory body, which imposed the ban in late 2013, had argued loyalty points are a powerful lure for consumers that can alter their medication buying habits and potentially harm their health.

“The College considers the provision of incentives like redeemable points to be unethical, unsafe and unprofessional,” registrar Bob Nakagawa said.

“Pharmacists are medication experts, and sometimes the right thing for them to do is not dispense a drug. A patient’s motivation to collect redeemable points may inappropriately encourage drug use and

can put their health at risk.”

One of the objections raised by the college was that insured patients who don’t pay out of pocket might continue to refill a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points and the unneeded drugs may be abused or diverted to the illegal drug trade.

The case included anecdotal evidence that the top priority of some customers was to find out how many points they’d get filling a prescription rather than information on proper use or health effects.

There were also allegations of pharmacists retroactively dispensing medication to patients who had already missed past days but

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were eager to get the points “thus generating further revenue for the pharmacist for drugs the patient does not need.”

The ruling is a defeat for Sobeys and Jace Holdings, the companies that operate Safeway and Thrifty Foods stores. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. was also an intervenor in the case.

A Sobeys representative said the company is disappointed with the court’s decision and considering its options.

Incentives have long been forbidden on methadone prescriptions as well as any Pharmacare-covered prescriptions.

Profile of the week Bart’s Muffler offers more than muffler repair. For many years Bart’s has been a full service automotive maintenance & repair shop. You can bring vehicles, trailers & RV’s of all types, new or used in for a range of the latest in servicing repair & maintenance. Five hard-working employees are happy to help customers with any of their automotive needs.

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Salmon Arm Toastmasters is opening the window on their club Thursday, Feb. 11 from 6:50 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 130 of Okanagan College.

This open house is an opportunity to meet members and hear guest speaker and language teacher Caleb Espinoza talk about finding your voice in a crowd.

“Salmon Arm Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to develop their communication and leadership skills,” says Emily Johnson, the Salmon Arm club’s vice-president of public relations.

After hearing from Espinoza, members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that will include prepared speeches, Table Topics or impromptu speeches and evaluations.

Ian Clay, who has been a member of Toastmasters for more than 20 years, will be the Table Topics master.

“Table Topics are one of my favourite parts of the meeting,” he says, explaining guests and members are randomly selected to speak for one to two minutes. “It helps you think and speak clearly on your feet.”

Other speakers include club president Walter Scheidegger, Johnson and Julia Blackburn, club vice-president of education.

Regular weekly meetings of the Salmon Arm Toastmasters are held Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

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Exploring the connection between the heart and love Hearts and Valentine’s Day are forever intertwined. One of the most recognizable symbols of love is the modest heart, and hearts adorn candy boxes and cookies while paper hearts are pinned to doors or windows as a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Young valentines may share candy hearts printed with silly sentiments.

A symbolic heart bears no resemblance to an anatomical heart, and yet it is used to represent the deepest feelings of affection a person can share.

Some may wonder just how the emotions of love became tied up in the shape of a heart, even though it’s widely known that the brain, and not the heart, governs affections.

In ancient times, people believed that the heart was the center of all human emo-

tions. Since the heart is prominently located in the center of the chest and the middle of the body, it became the cornerstone of human feelings. Love is considered to be one of the most profound and strongest human emotions, therefore it was reasoned that the feeling must emanate from the heart.

Surprisingly, the heart has not always been the only organ associated with love.

During the Middle Ages, the heart was deemed a useless organ. Followers of the Greek physician Galen theorized that the liver actually was the seat of the soul and love.

The first depictions of a symbolic heart date back to the 11th century, when the heart was drawn to resemble a pinecone held upside down with the point facing upward.

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Around the same time, the heart was depicted with the point facing downward and the indentation at the base.

Naturally, as time passed and more was learned about human anatomy, it became obvious that the brain was the seat of all emotion and thought processes. However, as the brain was something intangible in a living body in ancient times, and the beating heart could be much more readily monitored - with a pulse rate speeding up when a person is ex-

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Although the human heart is not bright red like symbolic hearts, that was the color chosen. Red has long been associated with passion, so it made sense to depict the heart in a bright red hue.

Many other theories have been offered regarding the symbolic heart and its representation of love. While there’s no definitive correlation between love and hearts, the heart has become an accepted symbol of the emotion and the season of romance.

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MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

THURSDAY, FEB. 4

MEDITATION – A drop-in class of guided meditations and

MURDER MYSTERY – The Salmon Arm Actors’ Studio

presents Funkin’ Dead, a five-act murder mystery with a four-course dinner Feb. 4 to 6, 12 to 13 and 19 to 20.

Drinks are served at 6 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.saactorsstudio.com, Intwined Fibre Arts or by calling James at 250-833-5134.

TOASTMASTERS – Check out Salmon Arm Toastmasters,

which meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Or check online at salmonarmtm.com.

WEEKLY CRIB – Runs every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at

the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall. For info, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, FEB. 5 KNITTED WEAR – The Grandmothers to Grandmothers

sale of knitted goods takes place on the first Friday of every month at the Mall at Piccadilly.

BIRTHDAY LUNCH – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity

Centre hosts the monthly event at noon for those celebrating birthdays in February. Purchase tickets

by Wednesday, Feb. 3.

FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents 45

a teaching takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW. Suggested donation is $10. For class topic and information, call 1-250-558-0952 or send an email to www.dorjechang.ca. No fragrance please.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12

FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Rams, an

includes:

• up to 5 litres of genuine Mopar® Motor Oil • Mopar Oil Filter • Rotation of 4 tires • Peace-of-Mind Inspection of cooling system, all fluid levels, electronic battery test, front and rear brake systems, exhaust and suspension systems • Provide written report • Manufacturer’s check

for dedicated volunteers and will host an information session at 6 p.m. at 4871 46 Ave. SE. Call 250-8047918 or email shuswapvsar.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday from

1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

TOASTMASTERS – Salmon Arm Toastmasters hosts an

open house from 6:50 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 130 of Okanagan College. Regular meeting will follow presentation by special guest Caleb Espinoza. Everyone is welcome. Salmon Arm Toastmasters usually meets weekly on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 FUNDRAISER – A Burger, Beer and

Dance Fundraiser will be held for Kaden Sagh at Salmon Arm Elk’s Hall, 3690 30 St. SE. For tickets contact Sancha at 250-833-6587, or Kristie at 250-833-2601.

FILM FARE – The Shuswap Film Society presents the 27th Annual Shuswap International Film Festival to Feb. 27. Details to come.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20

COLDEST NIGHT – Walk with others

to raise funds for the Lighthouse Shelter and Second Harvest. and for HEMI Contact event co-ordinator Chris Conditions apply. See your retailer for details Moore at info@lueseaphilanthropy. org or call 250-833-4066.

CALLING ALL PIES – R.J. Haney Heritage Village announces the 20th annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest to be held at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Feb. 20 during Heritage SATURDAY, FEB. 13 Week celebrations. For rules and more information, visit www.salmonarmmuseum.org.

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held every third Thursday at the curling rink from 7 to 8 p.m. to discuss chalet, trails, fundraising and preservation of Fly Hills recreation. Visit www. sasnowblazers.com.

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Nordic Society meets at 7 p.m. in Room 1 of the SASCU Rec Centre. All current and prospective members are welcome.

THURSDAY, FEB. 18 SNOWBLAZERS – Snowmobile Club monthly meetings are

volunteer leaders to train and then co-lead free six-week (2.5 hours/week) self-management workshops for people living with chronic pain. A free, four-day leader training takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26, 27 and March 4 and 5 in the community room at Uptown Askew’s. Attendance all four days is required. Ongoing support is provided and a small honorarium given for workshops led. To WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS. register, call toll free 1-866-902Package 3767.

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enchanting Icelandic film about two estranged unmarried brothers who are reunited after 40 years by an infectious disease that threatens to decimate their prized sheep, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For more information, contact Pat Bolen at 250-832-4174.

Men’s Club presents the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5 p.m. at 450 Okanagan Ave. Tickets are available at the church office and at the door.

CAMPUS EVENTS – Okanagan College hosts a bannock-

in concert at 2 p.m. at St John’s Anglican Church.

Tickets are available at Acorn Music or by calling 250832-9832.

CANASTA – Hand and foot canasta

FLAPJACKS – First United Church

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17

HEART SONGS – The Ancora Women’s Ensemble performs

Years at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. A week before their 45th wedding anniversary, Kate and Geoff Mercer’s genteel life in the English countryside is threatened when Geoff receives a letter saying the body of his long-dead first love has been recovered – perfectly preserved – in the Swiss Alps.

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FOOD CLASS – Learn to make your own naturally

fermented vegetables from 10 a.m. to noon at the Shuswap Family Resource Centre, 161 Trans-Canada Hwy. NE. To register, send an email to karen1raven@ gmail.com or briannelfester@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14 HEARTSONGS – Everyone is welcome to attend this

concert and dessert event to raise funds for a conference at 6 p.m. at Five Corners Church. It includes live music, a cake auction and more.

DAY AND NIGHT – An affordable pancake breakfast will be

held at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre from 8 to 11 a.m. A jammers dance begins at 7 p.m. Play an

GREEN THUMBS – Shuswap Garden Club hosts A Day for

the Gardeners at 8:30 a.m. at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre, 170 Fifth Ave, SE. Admission is free, speaker topics include What’s New for 2016, Gardening for Pollinators and How to grow Ornamental Grasses and Succulents. Seating limited to 150. There will be complimentary tea/coffee/water and goodies. Bring your own lunch or buy a Subway lunch. Attendees must register before 9:15 a.m. Speakers present from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors and raffles will be featured. For more information, contact Kathy at 250-832-2028 or visit www.facebook.com/ShuswapGardenClub.

FUNDRAISER – Fly Hills Snow Blazers host a dinner/

dance at 6:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm Curling Rink, featuring the music of Shoe Swap. Tickets are available at Shuswap Xtreme Recreation, Hideaway Liquor Store and at the door.

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