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by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL With the help of the community, one cancer survivor from Golden is hoping to give back to others.

By helping to facilitate a free workshop on how breathing affects stress and acid imbalances, hosted by Stan Metcalfe of Element Therapeutics, Kindergarten teacher Ruth Finnie is doing just that.

Ruth was diagnosed with uterine cancer eight months ago. She had surgery six months ago and since then, during her ongoing recovery, she has been determined to help build a successful survivor support group in Golden.

Ruth says the group – and the workshops and sessions she hopes to help facilitate for it - are for anybody dealing with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. “I feel that therapeutic workshops can benefit a lot of people. Sometimes you feel like you have lost a bit of control over your life,� she says of dealing with a lifethreatening illness.

Ruth stresses that the support group is not just a place for people to come and talk about their struggles and experiences – though anyone is of course welcome to do so – but offers an opportunity to connect with other people and learn new things and refreshing ideas. “It’s also about just getting out and having something to do that day,� she says.

Ruth is no stranger to hosting groups like this one. Her family has been touched

by cancer for many years and she has spear-headed support groups before for families dealing with loved ones with cancer. But this time she knew she would need help. And, that this type of service was needed in the community. “When I was told on September 19 (2015) that I had a rare form of aggressive, uterine cancer, I wanted to talk to somebody and really connect,� she recalls. Ruth searched through the many resources that Golden has, but found that there was no support group for those with life-threatening illnesses in the community. “I kept asking people if there was there something or someplace I could go to just so I didn’t feel alone, and there wasn’t.� “I even turned to Facebook,� she says laughing. “I went everywhere because I kind of went into a panic mode. I’m the kind of person that needs to connect.�

And so, the idea for the support group was born. “There are so many things available in larger centres and travelling to find these kinds of support groups is one more thing that people with life-threatening illnesses shouldn’t have to do,� she says. “Why should we have to travel out of town when we so many amazing people in this community who could offer any of these kinds of things.�

One of the ideas high on Ruth’s list is finding someone who could help facilitate a nutrition class – specifically for foods that help to boost the immune system. “Someone who could help to teach people a quick and easy meal. Once a year, once a month or whenever they are

up to it,� she says.

There are so many activities that a support group could benefit from, Ruth says. A good diet and variety of exercise are really important, but she also believes in the benefits of a nature walk; a drumming session; music and singing; reflexology; financial advice; a make-andtake woodworking class; and crocheting.

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Knowing she would need help to get the group started, Ruth reached out to Karen Cathcart, campus manager at the College of the Rockies. “I realized that I don’t want this to become ‘Ruth Finnie’s’ project,’ � she says. “I want this to continue. I want this to be a community project.�

College of the Rockies campus manager Karen Cathcart says that she

was surprised to learn that there wasn’t a structured support group for people with chronic or life-threatening illnesses in town, but that the college was keen to provide support.

After conversations with Ruth, the college helped to create and send out a one-page form to potential volunteers that might want to help by offering their services. The school has also offered up space when needed and has helped to cover advertising costs to get the word out to the community.

Cathcart says that her hope is that volunteers will help those in the support group become empowered to take back their lives while learning new, therapeutic and fun skills though the workshops. She praises the amazing medical support in the community, and notes that she hopes this initiative will give people the support they need outside of that. “The college is very community-minded and happy to help in any way we can.�

Ruth hopes the group will gain momentum and grow. “I want people planning to attend these workshops and sessions to come with one goal in mind – to have fun and to participate as much or as little as they want.�

For Stan Metcalfe, the decision to volunteer to offer the first group workshop stemmed from a desire to support Ruth. “(She) is a giving woman and I would do anything to support her,� says Metcalfe. “Cancer is a difficult disease $POUJOVFE PO QBHF

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DJ WakCutt, Road to the finals

by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL

It’s no secret that Golden has a robust music scene and heaps of talent, so it’s no surprise that hometown homeboy DJ WakCutt is heading to the Canadian Red Bull Thre3Style Championship on May 9 in Winnipeg, Man. Having recently secured third place in the Red Bull Thre3Style: Best of the West qualifying event, WakCutt is looking forward to competing – he finished second in the competition in 2013. This year, one DJ will take the title of national champ and represent Canada at the World Finals in Tokyo, Japan. “The event started out as a Canadian event and it’s been interesting to see it grow over the years,� says WakCutt who also competed in 2010.

Though he is not usually the type to compete, WakCutt says the format of this event is different. “It’s more of a party-rocking competition than a straight skills and technique kind of thing,� he explains. DJs still have to be good technically, but the judging is based on a well-rounded set approach. “That’s my style of DJing so it fit the format for me.�

According to the Red Bull Thre3Style website, competitors are given 15 minutes to prove they are the best.

They are marked on “originality in song choices, confidence performing and mixing prowess.� They also have to play a minimum of three genres.

The turntablist says he is nearly ready, having made the decision to compete with the set that won him a spot in Winnipeg. “I will probably sub in some tunes if need be or tweak and fine tune parts that I don’t think were working,� he says. “With the competition only two weeks away there is no time to start from scratch, but there are parts of it (the current set) that I really like and that I feel are strong.�

Outside of the 3Style event, WakCutt recently finished up a video DJ set with Forest Lab (explain) BIOTRYTHMS - a visual, musical collaboration, was so well received on its screening at the Rockwater, that WakCutt says the duo intend to show

WakCutt says he’s lately been enjoying some “downtime� from work, but is starting to getting geared up for festival season. “I also have a little mini-tour booked for May long weekend, May 13 to 16, touring Banff, Canmore and Grand Prairie.�

WakCutt began his love affair with vinyl many moons ago, having grown up with a father that was very into records. “It’s more of a party-rocking competition than a straight skills and technique kind of thing,� he explains.

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With WakCutt developing the sound and Forest Lab on the video edit, the video set used as much original material from the two artists as possible. “It’s a bit more personal and different from any other that I have seen,� WakCutt says. “You see a lot of video sets that take the usual clips of videos and movies that

everybody recognizes and that’s cool, but we wanted to do something a bit different.

And, it turned out exactly the way we wanted it.�

Their collaboration took a long time, but it turned out to be a labour of love for the artists. “It took way longer than we thought about a year-and-a-half all said and done,� says WakCutt smiling.

“It started with just having records around,� he recalls, “And then it led to hearing that sound once and you just stopped it with your hand . . .�

He delved into the music scene and after seeing how tightly knit it was, he was hooked.

WakCutt says he always figured he’d want to do something for himself in the way of work, but didn’t suspect he would get to make a living out of his passion. “Best job ever,� he says laughing. A lot less money, a lot less stress.�

In an ever growing profession, WakCutt is not one to follow trends in order to stay relevant. He does it by playing the music he loves. And if you catch one of his sets, it is really evident. “Over the years I have played so many different styles of music that it has become my style to play a bunch of different styles in my sets,� he says.

If he takes the Canadian title, WakCutt would get to travel to Tokyo to compete in the world finals. He is feeling confident that he has a good crack at taking the win. “I’ll enjoy it, no matter what.�

Check out WakCutt’s Best of the West set at mixcloud.com/redbullthre3style. You can also find WakCutt on Facebook and Instagram. www.soundcloud.com/wakcutt FB = wakcutt, twitter - @wakcutt instagram - @wakcutt

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Soccer season kicks off

Golden Minor Soccer is in full swing with over 270 kids in the community program this year. The U7 and U5 teams practise on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Photo by Carrie White

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Going forward Janet Crandall-Swaffield Publisher Thank you to everyone for your comments and feedback regarding our first issue. A lot has happened in a short amount of time, and while we are looking forward to the many possibilities for articles and features, I have to stop and acknowledge something significant.

A newspaper or any other print type of product like this will often have errors - spelling or grammar - even factual errors. When you’re facing a deadline, there can be a lot of details coming at you, and you might not see everything for what it is or how it might be perceived. But that’s the job.

One such thing was our story on Eat Pure Mountain Market, where we quoted owner / operator Nicole DuVent as saying “Our town had been without a health food store for the last couple of years ...�

To many, this line may have gone unnoticed, but it didn’t go unnoticed by Mike Pecora of Elite Nutrition, who has owned and operated a health food store in Golden for the last 23 years. The line could have read “this type of health food store� and it could have gone on to explain specifically as to what the product and service offerings are in the store, i.e. fresh organic produce, juice bar, bulk items, etc. But it didn’t. I should have known better. And there really isn’t any excuse to be made in my defense.

Putting myself in Mike’s shoes, I can only imagine the feeling he must have felt in the pit of his stomach when he read that particular statement. Not a nice feeling. Not nice at all. Some might think ‘it’s just business, it’s not personal.’ Well, it’s personal to Mike.

And it’s personal to me.

I believe whole-heartedly that in this business you must be accountable, you have to own your mistakes, and in this case, this one’s on me.

While I can’t take it back, I regret any negative effect it may have had on Mike and his family, and the staff at Elite Nutrition. Things like this often travel fast, good or bad. Hopefully this will take the same path.

I visited Mike at Elite Nutrition so that we could speak face-to-face, so that I could apologize in person.

Maybe it would have been enough to just leave it at that, but I don’t think so. When you’re wrong, you have to say so, make it right, and then carry on. That’s what we’re doing here. It’s the kind of publication we want to be. Moving forward, I hope you enjoy this issue.

We’ve got lots more that’s yet to come.

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by Janet Crandall-Swaffield 1VCMJTIFS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL

We suppose that newspapers have always been called newspapers because that is what they are - papers that carry news. And stories, features, information on upcoming events, and so much more. And we hope that you like the print version of our paper, it’s hard to beat snuggling up in your favorite chair with a good read. A challenge can be that you have to pick it up somewhere, and maybe your biggest challenge is remembering to pick it up.

So on those days when you forget to pick us up, or worse yet, you come down with shingles or your spouse is cranky, the kids just won’t stop whining and the car is out of gas, or maybe you’re out of town ... why not just read us online?

Kidding aside, here’s how easy it is. Go to our website at www.GoldenThisWeek. com and click on ‘current issue’ at the top right. Then you will see the current issue, click on the front cover and it will open

Check out our website at www.GoldenThisWeek.com and load the pages just the same as the print version, it’s completely free and easily accessible to you, the reader. And you don’t even have to lick your finger to turn the pages! Just click the arrow and the

pages turn for you. Besides that, our print version doesn’t hit the streets until Friday morning. You can read exactly the same thing online from about Thursday afternoon on. That time will likely vary, depending on

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Museum offers scavenger hunt We have been out interviewing What do a Bubble Gum long standing members of wrapper, a pink flamingo and the community, recording a Canucks jersey have in their memories for future common? They all could be generations. In order to share items on the list of things to a little bit of each of these find for the Museum Scavenger stories with the public we are Hunt. Are you brave enough, putting together a home movie cunning enough and fast to share with the public. A heart enough to gather all the items warming, informative little film on the list in two hours?

Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 10 am to Noon Pre-register at the Golden Museum that will leave you smiling. This Gather up your team of 4, free public event will take place call the museum to confirm What you need: at the Civic Center on May 21, your registration and gas up A car and team of 4 people ($40. entry fee) 2015 at 7:00 pm. the car because this event A sense of humor and a couple of hours Interested in learning more is happening May 23, 2015 Drop by the museum for more information about these and other events? beginning at 10 am.

Call the Golden Museum at Bearers of Tradition is a (250) 344-5169 or email museum.golden@gmail.com. very special project that the museum has undertaken.

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and physiotherapy has a role to help in the health of these patients.â&#x20AC;?

Metcalfeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s session will offer education and a practical exercise session on breath and postural changes that can alter stress, energy and pain levels. He will also provide

a description of how breath can alter heart rate, energy level and acidbase balances in the body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can get a simple, practical exercise that can help ease stress and pain,â&#x20AC;? explains Metcalfe.

Looking ahead, Ruth hopes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get the ball rolling and make it easierâ&#x20AC;? for people living with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. She also hopes for feedback from the

community members that would use the services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a vision, but that is my vision. I need their input too.â&#x20AC;?

The first workshop for the survivor groups will be hosted by Stan Metcalfe at Element Therapeutics on May 5 at 7 p.m. There is room for 16 people. Those interested can contact Ruth through Facebook or by phone at 250-344-2171.

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Join us in celebrating the 22nd McHappy Day here in Canada.

On McHappy Day, $1 from every Big Mac速 sandwich, Happy Meal速, and hot McCafe速 beverage sold in our restaurants will go to Ronald McDonald House.

We invite you to be part of the fun on May 6, by coming into the restaurant and helping behind the counter. Please give us a call at (250) 344-4515 and we can arrange for you to be part of this exciting day.

Thank you for your support!

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Workshop aims to remind us of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;need for natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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In Golden, we are no strangers to nature and on May 8, children, nature lovers, parents and caregivers are being offered a chance to reconnect with the great outdoors through art.

Goldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) is partnering with the Town of Golden to bring nature art teacher and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book author and illustrator Marghanita Hughes to the Civic Centre to deliver a workshop called Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Outside.

According to her website, marghanita.com, Hughs facilitates nature based art classes for both children and adults and interactive workshops for educators who wish to incorporate nature into their class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ECDC has identified â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outdoor playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as a pillar of focus for community capacity building in the early years,â&#x20AC;? says Joanne McCullough ECDC coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To support this, we will be bringing in the renowned Marghanita Hughes to offer this incredible workshop.â&#x20AC;?

McCullough notes that participants will get a professional development certificate and encourages all teachers and day care providers to attend.

Jordan Petrovics, Goldenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recreation Services Manager, says the Town is excited to partner up with the ECDC to host the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hosting keynote speakers like Marghanita Hughs is an objective for the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recreation Partnership Program,â&#x20AC;?

says Petrovics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guest speaker is definitely going to deliver a powerful message to the participants and give the opportunity for public to connect through sharing their ideas on active, outdoor play.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ECDC has identified â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outdoor playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as a pillar of focus for community capacity building in the early years,â&#x20AC;? says Joanne McCullough ECDC coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To support this, we will be bringing in the renowned Marghanita Hughes to offer this incredible workshop.â&#x20AC;?

McCullough says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents will feel inspired and empowered to let nature fill their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minds with creativity and imagination. This will undoubtedly positively impact their development.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go Outsideâ&#x20AC;? workshop with Marghanita Hughes will be hosted at the Golden Civic Centre on May 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are available by donation by visiting Golden Early Childhood Development Coalition on Facebook or by going to marghanitahughesgolden. eventbrite.ca

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Marghanita Hughes Let’s Go Outside Friday, May 8, 2015 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Golden Civic Centre

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Delicious goodies and homemade crafts are just a few of the things the Golden Farmers’ Market has to offer. The summer season kicks off on June 17 at 12 p.m. in the CP parking lot. Top: Jayne Baun of Pretty Flour Custom Cakes.

Top right: Jutta Krezdorn of Rocky Mountain Honey Farm in Parson. Right: Kathy Lind, R.A., of Apple Island Naturals.

Bottom right: Rebecca Malaka of Rebecca’s Stuff.

Bottom left: Laurie Dagg of Grandma’s Creations and her granddaughter Reve Romani.

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Kay Nagao, co-manager of the venue, says the non-profit organization - started

by Lee Bedford of Canyon Creek Pottery and Patty Nickisch of Pattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenhouse in 2007 - has become a regular summer fixture for both locals and tourists. Nagao creates a variety of jewellery and accessories under her business, Kaycrafts. She

joined the market in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Saturday Spirit Square Market was added to the schedule in June 2012 and although it is smaller in scale than the Wednesday market, it became a popular Saturday stop for locals and tourists,â&#x20AC;? she says.

i5PXO $PVODJM JT IFMQJOH BT NVDI BT UIFZ DBO w The market heads into its eighth year of operation this summer, and Nagao says the event sustains itself on vendor fees alone at this time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were receiving grants from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), which we used to pay for the musicians, but because the

CBT encourages organizations to eventually pay their own way, this funding was discontinued,â&#x20AC;? she notes, adding that Town Council has kept the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CP lot fee â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its summer location â&#x20AC;&#x201C; low and offered up use of the Spirit Square for free this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Town Council is helping as much as they can.â&#x20AC;?

Looking forward, Nagao says the Golden Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market hopes to continue being a summer fixture and would, ultimately, like to grow and become even more valued as a Golden attraction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market has been a positive addition to Golden because it has brought a weekly and then bi-weekly shopping and social event to its residents and to visitors over the summer months,â&#x20AC;? she says, noting that the event has allowed local farmers, crafters and bakers to have a

regular venue to show and sell their wares. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a showcase for local musicians and a place for non-profit organizations to provide information to the public or raise funds for their cause.â&#x20AC;?

The market is always in need of volunteers and welcomes interested vendors.

Nagao says anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, vendor or performer should visit goldenfarmersmarket.com and send a message or submit a vendor application.

The regular summer Golden Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market season kicks off on June 17 in the CP parking lot from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have most of our regular vendors returning this summer, and we have had interest from several new vendors as well,â&#x20AC;? says Nagao.

The farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market runs every Wednesday and Saturday until Sept. 26.

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Get wrapped with Eat Pure

Ellen Hatlevik Independent Beauty Consultant www.marykay.ca/ehatlevik (250) 344-4799

Collard Leaf Wraps with Creamy Beet Hummus. Delicious!

By Nicole DuVent

Please support McHappy Day at McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on May 6th.

Welcome to this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s installment of the Eat Pure Column: Get WRAPPED! From Mexican burritos to Japanese sushi and Vietnamese rice wraps, all cultures seem to love the idea of wrapping food into an easy to handle, utensil free package.

What could be simpler though, than wrapping your next lunch up in a leaf instead?

I know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking - and nope lettuce just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to cut it - but there is a leaf out there that is downright fantastic at making a sog-proof, gluten-free, easy-to-pack lunch on the go: Behold the mighty Collard Green!

This easy-to-grow spring vegetable is a terrific alternative to crumbly gluten free wraps or high carb wheat ones, plus youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel satisfied without that after lunch energy slump. The best part is that they super flexible, you can use collard leaves to make a simple lunch wrap or a stunning appetizer, for sushi or enchiladas!

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Make memories with Mom at Mountainside Gardens

by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL On May 10, celebrate your love for Mom by heading to Mountainside Gardens for their ninth annual Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Tea. Organized by Mountainsideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners and operators, Tyler and Pamela Tetrault, the event took shape 10 years ago when the Tetraults moved to Golden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We met Jan Rodman who used to own and operate Wells Landing Greenhouse south of Town,â&#x20AC;? explains Tyler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jan gave us some insights into operating a greenhouse in Golden, and also told us that she would have a Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day tea.â&#x20AC;?

Janâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event was very fun and successful, says Tyler, and many families made it an annual ritual.

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For Tyler and Pamela, their favourite part of the annual tea is seeing some of the mothers take the time to get dressed up making the event very special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always look forward to seeing some of the same families each year, one family has five generations in their group

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Tyler says that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to count how many people actually attend the event, but guesses that on average, over 100 people come to enjoy the tea and music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see all ages, from babies to the most senior folks in our community,â&#x20AC;? he says, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We receive a lot of joy and

gratefulness from our customers, which is exactly the way we feel towards all of them. This event is a great reciprocation between happy customers and grateful business owners.â&#x20AC;?

Tyler says that Mountainside Gardens looks forward to growing the Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Tea, adding new features and garden space to share with the community.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would love to see this tradition continue and make it more special each year, with more music performers and more space for the kids to play. To us, Mothers Day really marks the beginning of spring in Golden.â&#x20AC;?

Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Tea at Mountainside Gardens runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on May 10, at 777 Barber Rd., Golden, B.C.

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Springtime at Reflection Lake

Spring has definitely sprung around the region! The leaves are starting to show thier colours and the wildlife is on the move at Reflection Lake. photos by Carrie White

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Golden’s People - Where are they now?

Above: Coach Shari Demmon-Leibbrandt with the Netherlands National Curling Team.

Shari Demmon-Leibbrandt In her own words Hello Golden, Town of Opportunity.

Even if the opportunities are not what we expected, planned or even imagined, if you keep your mind and heart open, are willing to challenge yourself, take a little risk and explore the world – opportunities lead to dreams that really do come true.

Growing up in a small Canadian town has advantages, many of which I never realized or really appreciated when I was a kid, in my hometown of Golden. Often as kids we thought it was boring, there was nothing to do, everyone knew what you were doing, where you were going, and who with. As a kid, these are just a few of the normal words our parents heard. What I didn’t realize was that all the valuable lessons and opportunities I was experiencing in my little hometown would lead me to become the person I am, give me the courage and confidence I needed to meet all the life challenges and rewards

and endless determination to meet and succeed in the big world. As a kid, you don’t think of the comfort of home, support of community and its people as the role models for where you are going, when you grow up.

“There are so many Golden people that inspired me, gave me invaluable lessons and true gifts.

Your hours of commitment, teaching, coaching and sharing is very appreciated, all of you!”

First, where am I now? I am married, living in the Netherlands, a country with windmills, tulips and lots of water. A country my Grandpa risked his life to help free. I am the National Curling Coach and

absolutely loving the adventure.

How did I get there? I moved to Golden on March 26th, 1972, it was my birthday present. Although, at the time I thought it was punishment – new school, new home, new everything. After the trauma of moving, Golden became home. One of the biggest riches in my childhood was sports and Golden had a lot to offer. The valuable opportunity I got to participate in sports as a youth has become not only great fun, but has taken me on the most incredible journey.

During my sport years in Golden, along with figure skating, soccer (younger ages) school sports (volleyball and basketball) and softball, I also learned to curl. In each of these sports I played in teams, with great teammates and I was taught by some really amazing teachers and coaches. As well as supported by some extremely important parents, clubs and a community along the way. There are so many Golden people that inspired me, gave me invaluable lessons and true gifts.

Your hours of commitment, teaching,

coaching and sharing is very appreciated, all of you! These elements that were nurtured growing up in that small Canadian town, have provided me with the essential tools to now coach at an Elite International level and taught me how to be a top coach with knowledge, skills and compassion to inspire my athletes.

After graduating high school, I moved to Calgary to attend college and play curling at a higher level. I was rewarded with great experience and a lot of fun. After college I stayed in Calgary to work and curl, reaching the Alberta Women’s finals in 1990 and gaining even more valuable experience in curling and life lessons.

Looking for a change of pace in 1992, I moved on taking another journey, leaving the city, moving to Panorama Ski Resort to manage in Food & Beverage and taking a ‘timeout’ from competitive curling. Some unexpected circumstances, took me back to Golden in 1993 to work in the family businesses. My plan was one year, but that ... Continued on page 19

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Shari Demmon, coaching the Netherlands

Above Left: Shari curling in the Netherlands. Right: Shari in discussions with the team during a timeout. ... Continued from page 18 became more than ten.

During my time back in Golden, I renewed many old friendships, made many new ones and enjoyed the ‘home’ of community. This article is about where are they now, so let’s move along. In 2000, I was introduced to ICQ (some silly chat network) so that I could easily keep in touch with Ale’s parents in Mexico (Ale at age 14 was living with me for a year). While teaching me to use ICQ, Ale clicked on some random guy, named Christian, across the world in Holland and we asked, ‘how’s your weather there?’

He replied. After 3 ½ years of chatting, visiting each other and a long distance relationship, I decided to take another life changing journey for love. In 2003, I moved to the Netherlands to learn a

bit of Dutch language and culture. Who would have guessed that ‘random search’ could be one of the best finds in life, love and happiness. It was a beginning of many new adventures, a new voice and a new world to explore, both exciting and scary. The plan was to then move back to Canada together after a year. However, like my one year plan in Golden, this one has also become more than ten.

Getting to know a new home, new country, new world can be exciting, but also challenging, frightening and even emotional. The support and values of community and sport clubs I learned in Golden was an enormous benefit during the challenges. In search of finding something familiar, something normal in this new world, I contacted the local curling club. Before long, I was doing some coaching with the National Curling

Teams, and then I was playing with the National Team (2004-2010) and coaching National Junior Teams (2005 – current) and developing young talents.

My competitive curling ‘time out’ was officially over. I skipped the Dutch National Women’s team at seven European Championships and one Worlds before focusing only on coaching. The juniors I started coaching in 2005, graduated into the Men’s division in 2011 and went on to win their first Dutch National Championship that same year.

In 2012, only their second year in the Men’s division, they won a bronze medal in the European B group (#13 in Europe), the following year placing 14th just out of medals. In January 2014, the Juniors (with the youngest team in event - ages 16, 16, 14, 14, 20) won Silver at the EJCC (European Junior Challenge) only a

centimetre away from the Junior Worlds.

In 2014, the Netherlands Curling Association changed the program to focus on Men’s Topsport and Talent Development. Under the new system, I officially became the Bondscoach (Netherlands National Coach). Previously, I was the National Junior Coach and Team van Dorp’s team coach. Coaching the National Men’s Team, Junior Team and training the Talent Selection group, as well as instructing and mentoring new trainers and coaches keeps me very busy, and I love it. It is an awesome journey, coaching these young athletes with big goals, Olympic ambition and all the commitment and motivation to succeed.

In the selection team’s first season, we won silver in the B division, qualifying them to play in the A division next season along with 2015 World Champions Sweden. The

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Above Left: Christian in the backyard of their home. Inset: Christian and Shari Leibbrandt. ... Continued from page 19 team goal is qualification for the Olympics in 2018. It is ambitious and will require a lot of hard work, but it is very achievable.

So, where am I now? Almost year round you can find me either on the ice or behind the glass at curling clubs all around Europe, in the class or gym with my teams and athletes, coaching at summer curling camps for WCF, taking or teaching coaching courses, editing books (a new adventure), finding time for a little vacation to somewhere new or back home to Canada to visit family and friends, and enjoying my home in Boskoop, Netherlands with the love of my life, Christian (some random guy on ICQ).

From that small town curling club, in Golden – the town that taught me – opportunity can be yours if you risk taking it and work hard, learn along the way and open your heart for the journey of a lifetime. I guess, looking back now – to my 6th birthday, I can honestly say, it truly was a gift. Thank you, Golden.

If you would like to keep up to date on my curling adventures, check out the team website (www.curlingteam.nl) or facebook pages (Curling Team van Dorp and NL

Juniors) or catch up with me on Facebook or LinkedIn.

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The Wenman Building Pictured here is Bill Wenman Jr's store, which still stands in Golden, Bill is the man to the left in the photo. William Wenman Jr., married Maude Maxwell Sept. 5, 1917.

Although Bill had relatively little formal education, he developed the widest possible range of interests and activities. His hobbies, as a young man, included philately (stamp collecting), photography, taxidermy, mountaineering and hunting. His main hobbies were his collections of artifacts and objects of local historical interest, which, along with a collection of butterflies and the like, he displayed in a spare room in their home - his "museum", much of which formed a basis for the Golden Museum when it was inaugurated in June 1974.

Bill also recorded weather information for the Federal Department of Transport, Meteorological Branch, for nearly half a century.

- Golden Museum

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A history of candy and food items

Rogers’ Chocolates, Canada’s oldest chocolatier?

by Janet Crandall-Swaffield 1VCMJTIFS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL Rogers’ Chocolates may just be the oldest chocolatier in Canada, celebrating 130 years of operation. Who would have thought that such a player would be right here in BC. Based in Victoria, BC, Charles “Candy” Rogers started making his own chocolates in the back of his grocery store, once he realized how popular chocolate was, and that it was outselling other grocery items.

“Today, after 130 years in operation, Rogers’ Chocolates has 9 retail stores, a very busy mail order and online system that ships to over 50 countries, and a 20,000 sq. ft. factory.”

Word of mouth spread, and Rogers quickly became a popular man.

Rogers was joined in the business by his wife Leah, and together they make chocolates each day, opening the door to a long line of waiting customers, often selling out in a few short hours and then simply closing the doors to begin on tomorrow’s offerings. Although the current product line offers a wide variety of items, it is the Victoria Cream that is likely the flagship product of the Rogers’ line, but there really are multiple products available that proudly represent the Canadian chocolate scene.

Many of “Candy” Rogers’ original recipes remain untouched since 1885, and make up the present day ‘Classics’ collection.

Rogers’ is consistantly developing Organic, All Natural and Artisan products, offering a full range of tastes for the discerning chocolate lover.

Charles and Leah Rogers had one son, losing him to suicide just before his

sixteenth birthday. A devastating loss, they threw themselves into their work, laying the foundation for what would serve future generations of ownership well.

The business ultimately moved into a larger commercial space in 1891, a location where the heart of the company still operates from.

According to Tourism Victoria, “Rogers’ Chocolates has operated continuously in the building up to the present time, although no longer owned by the Rogers family. While alterations and an addition have been made to the area at the rear section of the building, the retail shop and its furnishings remain unaltered from the time of Rogers’ personal occupancy in 1917.”

Upon the death of Charles Rogers in 1927, his wife sold the business to a wealthy American customer, Mr. William Alexander Lamb.

Want to try your own hand at making chocolates? Rogers offers several recipes online in the ‘Our Story’ section. Follow this link … http://www.rogerschocolates.com/ pdfs/truffles.pdf

Today, after 130 years in operation, Rogers’ Chocolates has nine retail stores, a very busy mail order and online system that ships to over 50 countries, and a 20,000 sq. ft. factory. There are also several hundred wholesale outlets.

Locally, you can find an excellent selection of Rogers’ Chocolates at Bean Bag Coffee in Golden. Chocolates are a great gift choice for Mother’s Day.

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