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Last year, Desert Sun began a new service called the South Okanagan Women’s Crisis Line, which can be called 24/7. Phone 250-485-7777 or 1-877723-3911. We want to thank all the generous individuals and service clubs who volunteer and donate to our nonprofit society, including a grant we receive from the Town of Osoyoos and those who come out to the fundraisers that benefit us. There always seems to be a shortfall in finances, and we are grateful to those who are able to help us fund the services needed in Osoyoos and Oliver. I was very happy to attend the volunteer luncheon sponsored by the Town of Osoyoos in April. Desert Sun nominated our former chairperson Maureen Olson, and we were so happy she was named as the Individual Volunteer of the Year. Congratulations to the others who were nominated. It was a great event! For more information about Desert Sun programs and services please check our website: www.desertsuncounselling.ca or call 250-498-2538, Oliver, or 250-485-2623, Osoyoos. Thank-you, Pat Monahan Co-Chair Desert Sun
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BRIAN HIGHLEY has run international campaigns with Adbusters magazine and published the OK Sun newspaper in Osoyoos. He is of course writing this, and feels strange referring to himself in the third person.
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JUNE CONTENTS 6 Singer/Songwriter Kansas-Lee 10 Protecting our lakes from invasive mussels
14 Art, Music and Dance at the Oliver Art Gallery 20 South Okanagan Restaurant Guide
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In this issue, we check in with Osoyoos singer songwriter Kansas-Lee Hatherly. Kansas-Lee will be in the lineup for the inaugural Desert Live Music Festival in Osoyoos, which runs from June 28 through July 1. Head over to www.desertlive. ca for ticket information. We are so excited to reunite with Lisa Scott, coordinator at Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society. This month Lisa informs us about invasive mussels and how to protect our lakes. June is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. At this time of year, we like to take a moment to encourage all the coaches and parents out there to get informed on recognizing the signs and symptoms of a concussion and what to do in case of an emergency. Congratulations goes out to Pam Maurer of Oliver. Pam is the winner of this month’s Oliver Theatre movie pass contest. That contest is ongoing, so head to www.oksun.ca and click on the Contests tab to enter. As always, we invite everyone in the community to submit stories, artwork, and school and club news to be printed and shared. One goal of the Okanagan Sun is to embody the voice and character of our amazing little corner of the world - and a great way to do that is to write, read and learn about ourselves. brian@oksun.ca
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Kansas-Lee Hatherly Performing At First Annual Desert Live Music Festival By Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug
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visit into Kansas-Lee Hatherly’s world is a look inside a life centered around music. A downstairs room at the family home in Osoyoos is where Hatherly retreats to write songs and play music on her recently acquired piano, which her mom and dad found for her at a garage sale this spring. It is a warm tone painted creative oasis, with Hatherly’s sketches and paintings adorning the walls, her old record albums lined up neatly, her latest favourite book propped up and ready to read ‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith, and journals on a table filled with her own mixed media and handwritten travel journals. Her mother Leslee’s vintage guitar rests against a wall, along with a banjo and array of other well worn musical instruments grouped together in the corner. Hatherly picks the guitar up to show me, and instinctively strums it, as she talks about her music and upcoming gigs. The most immediate one will be her performance at the inaugural five-day Desert Live Music Festival in Osoyoos, at Gyro Beach on Saturday, June 28. At noon, she will be playing a set of about 15 songs, both covers and her own originals. "I'm really excited for the festival. I've been listening to the other artists that are performing there, and I think it's going to be a great few days of music," says an enthused Hatherly. She will join a lineup that includes out-of-town Canadian performers such as Shawn Hook, Ari Neufeld and Uno Maas among many others. There will be a variety of music genres on tap during the five-day festival, from reggae and funk to soul and rock, ending with the spectacular Osoyoos Canada Day fireworks finale on July 1. Hatherly is used to performing songs publicly, as she has done so for most of her life, mainly at South Okanagan venues and particularly in Osoyoos. Still, Hatherly is a little nervous about the upcoming festival appearance on home turf, being as she is one of the few solo performers. "There's going to be tons of people down there, so hopefully they'll
be able to feel what I'm doing and enjoy the music," she says. Earlier this year, and at the urging of her dad Mick, Hatherly entered CBC Radio’s national Searchlight music competition. She ended up placing among the 10 finalists in this region for her song entry ‘The Wrong Place,’ which was played on CBC radio
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(along with an interview) during the contest. She says she isn’t really focussed on winning any kind of singing contest, noting that music is so subjective. "You can't really compare anybody's music because we're all so different, right?” As for her own music, Hatherly doesn't like labels but if pressed, would have to call it "indie folk pop." However, Hatherly did find it “cool” that the CBC played her song on the radio, because it got out to a general audience, and gave her some good feedback in return which she found helpful. "I'm just more excited that I'm starting to write music that I like. And I feel like I'm getting to a place where I'm writing good music,” she explains. “That's what I'm most excited about, and I think this contest has been really good for me, because people have been listening to the song because of the contest.” Of Travelling And Music
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Since graduating from Osoyoos Secondary School several years ago, Hatherly has travelled with her boyfriend several times in the southern U.S where she has sung in a few cafes and pubs along the way. Also while 'on the road' in California and Arizona, Hatherly had the opportunity to mix and ‘jam’ with other musically minded people. She was particularly enamoured of a place named Slab City in southern California. Her first night there, she walked up to a place informally dubbed the “oasis club,” because they were having an outdoor music night around a campfire. “There’s about five guitars, a couple of mandolins and a little squeezebox, and they’re all playing music together,” Hatherly recalls fondly. "Everybody's singing and I started to cry,” she continues, “because I was so moved by the fact that there are people that still want to get together and play good music.” They welcomed her
warmly and she joined in. "I just loved it there. I was so inspired by everybody there." Hatherly has probably written over a hundred songs throughout the years (so far), and she gleans inspiration from happenings around her. "I have alot of different influences...it's not just other musicians. It's like films that I watch inspire me, like places that I go, people I talk to...you absorb everything," she explains. "Especially being an artist, you absorb all these things and then you go home and you paint it out, or you sing it out or you draw it out... ." Music Runs In The Family Hatherly’s artistic energy also extends to sketching and painting. Although she says it is mainly for a creative outlet, her works are of a quality that could be exhibited at the local gallery. "I've always loved to draw and paint and create stuff," she says. "I wrote poetry, anything to do
with art I'm totally, totally into." Hatherly's interest in art and music seems to run in the family. At one time, her mother Leslee performed as a singer in venues in Vancouver and Hatherly’s grandmother was an artist (sculptures) in her own right. As well, Hatherly’s dad Mick has worked around musicians, particularly in Vancouver. She points out a wall in the family home that is covered with her dad Mick’s ID passes from when he was on staff at GM Place; which gave him entry to see the concerts of a vast array of epic performers, from Bryan Adams, KISS, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac and Elton John. Hatherly’s brother Brody, who also grew up in Osoyoos, is more sports inclined than music minded,
and he is an avid and talented skateboarder (sponsored by Converse). He is a longtime staff member at Unity Osoyoos, a local boardsports and clothing shop. Hatherly takes inspiration from many sources of music, both past and present."But I love all kinds of music, I like to play all kinds of music." "I mean, I'll go on the piano and play some Elton John or Lady Gaga," she says. "Then I'll go on my guitar and play some Feist or Ani DiFranco.” In the immediate future, Hatherly hopes to save up enough money from working locally to travel to Europe. After that, she wants to come back to the South Okanagan, and make a living for the rest of her life performing music, on the local festival circuit and wherever else life as an artist might take her.
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Love Playing In Okanagan Lakes? Help protect them… spread the message. Not the mussel. By Lisa Scott
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nvasive mussels - they aren’t here yet and we don’t want them. That is the message being reinforced by the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS). The non-profit society has collaborated with several organizations this summer to spread the message about keeping Zebra and Quagga Mussels out of the Okanagan-Similkameen. These invasive European mussels are not believed to occur in BC. But they could easily be transported here from infested lakes in the United States, Lake Winnipeg or the Great Lakes region of Canada. They were introduced to North America in the late 1980s. Currently, there are no mandatory checkpoint stations in BC, unlike western US states such as 10 www.oksun.ca
Idaho, where you cannot launch a boat unless you have been inspected. The Okanagan-based society has launched a campaign to educate people about the dangers of invasive mussels and what they can do to prevent their spread. “It would only take one boat infested with mussels to enter a lake in BC and there would be no turning back. We are trying to encourage everyone to take responsibility to help prevent invasive mussels from entering our waters,” states local biologist Lisa Scott, who is also the Coordinator of OASISS. Zebra and Quagga Mussels are thumbnail sized, freshwater mollusks that rapidly colonize hard surfaces and can clog water-intake structures, impact recreation and devastate local fisheries. In the
Okanagan, the effects of their invasion would be felt at the commercial activity level, throughout the tourism sector and at the ecological level. Direct costs and lost revenues are estimated to be in excess of $40 million per year. In December 2012, the B.C. government made it illegal to bring the mussels into the province – dead or alive. Failure to clean mussels off boats or related equipment could result in a fine of up to $100,000. But legislation alone is not enough. There has been a call to action from many BC groups for the provincial government to take further efforts to prevent the spread of the mussels. The main advocacy group in the valley is the Okanagan Basin Water Board. They are asking the provincial government to set up mandatory boat inspection stations at key entry points into our province. This has been an effective approach in U.S. states such as Idaho, where close to 200,000 inspections of watercraft have taken place in the past five years. During this time, 19 percent of the 105 intercepted vessels transporting mussels were destined for BC (11%) or Alberta (8%). In March of this year, we received another wakeup call. A customs official with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) contacted the BC Conservation Officer Service regarding a boat infested with invasive mussels. The conservation officers directed the boat to be decontaminated before it was allowed to enter Okanagan Lake. The CBSA had no legal authority to prevent the boat from coming into Canada, but fortunately the driver voluntarily complied. As of May, federal legislation is still pending in Ottawa that will allow border services officers to detain such boats, and ensure they are decontaminated before entering BC. But action needs to be accelerated. There are other unofficial reports of mussels moving across the Canada-U.S. border undetected, and OKANAGAN SUN • JUNE 2014 • 11
launching into Okanagan waters. It is imperative that Okanagan boaters take action and be part of the solution. The most effective way to ensure our lakes do not become infested with mussels and other aquatic invasive species is prevention. Follow these tips: CLEAN off any visible mussels, plants, mud or other debris from all equipment that enters the water (e.g. boats, trailers, waders, scuba gear). DRAIN all water from your bilge, ballast, live well and bait buckets onto dry land. DRY all equipment for five days in the sun before entering another water body. If this is not an option, then pressure-wash all equipment with hot water (600C+) and towel dry. NEVER transport live fish between waterways (it’s illegal) and NEVER empty aquarium fish or plants into the wild.
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Report mussel-affected boats or equipment to the provincial Conservation Officer Service’s “Report All Poachers and Polluters” (RAPP) hotline: 1 877 9527277 (toll-free). For more information on invasive zebra and quagga mussels, the risks to the Okanagan, prevention tips and to speak out about your concerns, visit www.dontmoveamussel.ca. About Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) www.oasiss.ca OASISS is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to working collaboratively to prevent, monitor and control the spread of invasive species in the Okanagan-Similkameen region. OASISS has been actively participating in the education, coordination and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen since 1996. In April 2012, t he Society broadened its constitution to include the management of invasive animals. OASISS coordi-
nates and implements an invasive plant treatment program on behalf of its partners, and also delivers public education, outreach initiatives and community stewardship programs. Current members include representatives from: local, regional, provincial and federal government; utility companies; conservation/stewardship groups; First Nations; forestry and mining companies; and cattle producer associations.
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WHAT IS AT RISK IN THE OKANAGAN? • Our beaches – covered with sharp shells and the smell of decaying mussels • Our fish and lakes, with potential collapse of our fishery and lake eco-system • Safety of our drinking water from toxic algae • Boats and motorcraft with mussel-clogged motors • Okanagan tourism with fewer visitors due to fouled water, beaches and fishery • Real estate values, especially waterfront property values • Increased taxes to help manage the infestation
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Art, Music And Dance At The Oliver Art Gallery
By Sandra Albo Dinosaurs, dingoes and Druids have danced. The rhythms of nature inspired our ancestors to make reed instruments to accompany the dancing. They used rhythmic body movements to paint on cave walls and draw maps in the sand. Fine Art had begun. Man saw motion in Mother Nature at work and copied the beautiful balance in his tunes and dances. Cultures added diversity to them. Costumes added colour to them. Human bodies contorted to them. Today we live in the fast lane. Young people drive or walk with iTunes coming through their ear-
buds. This brings them personal peace from the music by which they work and live. It seems to be necessary for their daily survival. Some find time to paint to their music or even dance. Each generation changes the type of music we listen to from the outside influences of the times. The first human portraits were rigid and still, but visual artists slowly evolved to include motion. Today they have sculpted, painted and photographed people making music and dancing. So too have the artists in the Okanagan. During the month of June, the
gallery artists will be showing art inspired by music and dance. Come in to see the paintings, sculptures, and ceramics and get inspired yourself. Come in and dance with us, or bring your own partner. The Oliver Art Gallery is located at 6046 Main Street and open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm. Next month, look forward to a new theme. We will be showing “Water Scenes� of all sorts. If you are interested in art classes, ask at the gallery as to what is available. We sell art, prints and have a large selection of cards for all occasions.
Show & Shine At Spirit Ridge To Promote Area 27
Some pretty cool cars could be seen in Osoyoos and at Spirit Ridge recently, where they gathered to promote the proposed Area 27 Professional Racetrack for Oliver. Construction of the track is slated to begin this summer and will take 6-8 months to complete phase 1. The target opening of the track is the summer of 2015. Area 27 was founded in 2013 by Trevor Seibert, Jacques Villeneuve, Bill Drossos, and David King. Photos by Doris Lancaster
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We hope to see you soon! JoJo's Cafe is the place in Osoyoos to get your lattes, americanos, cappuccinos, mochas and iced drinks. We also serve fresh, made-toorder sandwiches and homemade soup. If you're craving a muffin, cookie or something else that's sweet then come on in! You will love our baking that is made from scratch in our kitchen every day.
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Where To Eat
while in the South Okanagan JoJo’s Cafe
8316 Main St, Osoyoos
Ridge Brewing Company Pub
9907 Hwy #3, Osoyoos
250-495-6652
Not just any pub, we’re an inviting micro brewery experience where our servers want you to feel like family and friends. Our Sante Fe styling is comfortable, relaxing and attractive. You can find a comfy corner to share with friends, or position yourself at the bar. Enjoy the air and the ambiance on our stunning patio. We also have 2 pool tables for those looking for recreation and 11 tvs to make it the perfect place to watch the game.
Talon’s Restaurant @ Spirit Ridge
OK Falls Hotel
Casual fine dining high above Lake Osoyoos. Stunning views of the lake and surrounding mountains for guests to enjoy. With a focus on regional products, fresh ingredients and friendly service, complemented by an inventive menu of “wine country comfort food”, classic cocktails and the best of local wines. For reservations call 250-495-5445
Come and see our unique Western-themed pub. Newly renovated with a beautiful, large wrap around deck. Our service has no comparison and when you add that to the lean, mouth watering buffalo burger. we know you’ll have an experience you are going to want to tell your friends and family about!
Latte’s, americano’s, chai tea - come to Jojo’s to get your caffeine fix! Jojo’s is a neighborhood coffee bar that uses fresh, locally sourced ingredients for lunch items such as homemade roast turkey sandwiches, BLT’s and homemade soup. Enjoy a freshly baked muffin or homemade cookie with your coffee.
1200 Rancher Creek Rd, Osoyoos
Wedgie’s Pizza & Carole’s Pasta Deli
5210 Hwy 97, Okanagan Falls Dine in or take out our packaged homemade pasta to cook at home, your motel or campsite. All products are preservative free, and we carry gluten free products. Call ahead for lunch or dinner pizza and show up ready to be served! 250-473-9132
La Botana
9418 Hwy 97, Osoyoos Authentic Mexican food. Come and try a variety of tacos, carnitas, pozole, etc. Enjoy Friday specials on the patio, dine in or take out. Our food is authentic Mexican and reasonalbly priced. 778-437-3007
Ambrosia Western & Indian
1054 Main Street, Okanagan Falls
For reservations call 250-497-5768
Medici’s Gelateria & Coffee House Medici’s is located in a former Catholic church on Fairview Road in Oliver. Our ambiance is relaxing, quaint and truly remarkable. We offer hand-crafted artisan gelato and sorbetto, true Italian-style. A full range of specialty coffees using fair-trade, organic Cherry Hill blends are available. Lunches feature homemade soups, unique paninis and deli sandwiches. Medici’s is licensed and we regularly showcase superb artists on our stage. 250-498-2228
ELLA Greek & Mediterranean Restaurant
6511 Cottonwood Plaza, Osoyoos Fully licensed
Join us on our relaxing patio for wraps, soups, platters, coffee, dessert and lots more. Family owned, we offer the best in what Greek and Mediterranean cooking has to offer! We also cater and deliver for all your party needs. Ask us for details. To make a reservation call 250-495-7488
Bulldog Burger Bar
6910 Main Street, Osoyoos
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We invite you to come and taste our authentic home-cooked meals! Our licenced restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and all meals are available to eat in or take out.
Stop in at Osoyoos’ newest burger joint and try our homemade 6 oz. burger, or any one of our specialty Bulldog Burgers with poutine fries! Located on Main Street across from Watermark Beach Resort.
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The South Okanagan has many wonderful choices of dining spots to suit anyone’s tastes. From romantic dinners for two to family-friendly greasy spoons, and everything in between!
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Where To Eat while in the South Okanagan
Ye Olde Welcome Inn
8515b 97, Gallagher Lake
Known around the Okanagan for fresh food and excellent service! Set under the dramatic landscape of McIntyre Bluff, this is a long-time favorite place for people to relax and dine by the real wood burning fireplace. Chef on duty until 11 pm seven days a week. Eat in or take out
Falls Restaurant
1030 Main Street, Okanagan Falls Chinese cuisine at its finest! Chicken, Beef, BBQ Pork or Vegetarian Chow Mein to perfection. Or try our Sweet & Sour Pork or Lemon Chicken! Eat in or take out. Western food also available!
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Osoyoos Pizza Factory
Amore Pizza Factory
Located in the center of Osoyoos shopping and business district, we serve up Osoyoos’s best pizza pies. At Osoyoos Pizza Factory, every dish is created using the freshest, finest ingredients. We hand toss every pizza and use only fresh toppings. We are proud of our long tradition of serving Osoyoos pizza lovers. 250-495-2033
It’s all about fresh handmade dough and homemade sauce. Real ingredients, excellent taste, great service and awesome atmosphere. Come in and have a whole pizza or enjoy a slice and a cold beverage on our sidewalk patio. Nothing better than pizza and people watching!
8115 Main Street, Osoyoos
Dairy Queen Osoyoos 5914 Main Street, Osoyoos
Dine in, take out or drive through! Summer and Soft Serve are always better together! Come in and taste 70 years worth of treat perfection. We also carry ice cream cakes for all occasions. Open 10 am to 10 pm every day.
6273 Main Street, Oliver
250-535-FOOD
Auntie Ag’s Seafood Cafe 6240 Main St, Oliver
Great food and personal service at a family-run, authentic British-style award-winning Fish and Chip shop. We also offer amazing homemade Seafood Chowder, teeming with cod, salmon and halibut. As an alternate to Fish and Chips we serve Fish Burgers, Chicken Burgers, Beef Burgers, Shrimp, Scallops and Vegetarian choices.
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Caitlin’s
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Anytime is a good time for Caitlin’s! Breakfast time try our bacon & eggs with hashbrowns, strawberry French toast with whipped cream and more! At lunchtime tackle our enourmous burger. If it’s snack time, our doughnuts are made fresh everyday. Don’t waste time! Make time for Caitlin’s.
Fairview Mountain’s dining room has been rated as one of the top restaurants in the South Okanagan due to its fine cuisine and relaxing atmosphere. Next time you’re looking for that unique spot to bring guests visiting the Okanagan for the first time for a casual lunch or for an elegant dinner, we hope you think of the Fairview Mountain Golf Club. 250-498-6050
Hwy 97, Okanagan Falls
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Fairview Mountain Golf Course
Nk’Mip Cellars Patio
The Firehall Bistro
Come, sit back, relax and enjoy our breathtaking view while enjoying locally sourced gourmet cuisine and our own award winning Nk’Mip wines.
A cool, fun and relaxed experience in a totally funky family setting. Daily lunch and dinner specials prepared fresh combined with a fantastic selection of beverages both from the cellar and on tap. The ambiance is laid back and family friendly - and truly having lunch in Oliver’s old firehall is just cool!
1400 Rancher Creek Rd, Osoyoos
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soyoos has several new businesses in town, among them 'A New Leaf Tea & Gifts Cafe,’ which opened on May 26. Owners and longtime Osoyoos residents Amber and John LePage have completely revamped and redecorated the former Indie Lulu store into an attractive and comfortable space. It has the distinction of being the first privately owned Aboriginal gift shop/cafe in the South Okanagan. The response from customers so far has been "excellent, awesome," says Amber. There are beverages galore, from a line of over 30 Free Trade
teas to a variety of coffees to pure fruit smoothies. And everything is organic, including the breakfast and lunch menu (chicken, turkey and ham cooked whole and in-house) as well as freshly baked goodies such as cinnamon buns. Amber says they want to encourage local artisans and artists to bring in items to put on consignment in the gift shop; and there will also be Aboriginal gifts available for purchase. It is open every day, from 7 am to 6 pm weekdays and from 7 am to 8 pm on weekends. Follow them on Facebook for updates. They are located at 5306 Main Street. You wont go hungry at the new Good Karma Kitchen in Osoyoos! They serve up items such as their Mega Omelette for breakfast, Cowboy Country Sandwich for lunch and Bulls-Eye Burger for dinner. Plus so many other choices, and special servings for Little Tots and for those
Amber (at left) and John LePage opened up their new business 'A New Leaf Tea & Gifts Cafe' at the end of May on Main Street in Osoyoos. They are shown here with their daughter Shanowa.
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with a Sweet Tooth. Stop by to check them out or to pick up a takeout menu. Oh, and they also offer hard ice cream, smoothies, homemade desserts and party trays. Located next to Mamis Pizza at 8515B Main Street. The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome the following new members: Kirk Sheppard Tattoos in Osoyoos, Central Agencies Ltd in Oliver, Beach Bum Lunch Box in Osoyoos, Tall Tower Painting in Oliver and Barry Beecroft Fuel Distributors in Penticton. The new Centex fuel station on Highway 97 in Okanagan Falls is open for business. The station also includes a go market.
Elite Jewellers in Oliver has moved across the street and a few blocks south. They are now located at 6047 Main Street, beside Tulips in Bloom. Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen is seeking a friendly, organized, and hardworking individual to provide reception and administrative support for their Penticton office for the 2014 summer season. This is part of a ‘Get Youth Working’ program. If you are under 29, years of age this is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in administration, customer service and to develop your marketing and social media skills. For information, visit www. cfokanagan. com
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The corner building at 8312 74th Avenue in Osoyoos, one block off Main Street, has gone through several changes over the years. Most recently, it was former MLA John Slater’s office, and before that, served as the popular lunch and dinner restaurant Chalet Helvetia. Over the past year, it has gone through longterm renovations. Convivia Bistro Cuisine will soon be opening as a quality dining experience for customers. Osoyoosites may have noticed Greg Kuzmak loading merchandise into his new Main Street location last month. Located beside Boutique de Sonia in the former Unity space, the new store – called Wander Home - sells import furniture, home decor and handicrafts. Wander Homes’s sister store is the Wander Cafe, which will continue to sell clothing and jewellery. Photo by Brian Highley
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Natural Pain Relief Pain is a part of life, but if you stub your toe or cut your finger, the pain goes away in a day or two. Not so for those with chronic inflammation. Millions of people just like you are living with migraines, neckache, backache, arthritis, fibromyalgia and more. When you're in pain, it's easy to reach for the first thing available. Unfortunately, most prescription and over-the-counter pain relievers do more harm than good. NSAID and steroid pain relievers block pain signals and decrease inflammation, which temporarily eases pain. This conventional approach is similar to putting a bandage on a festering wound. You may not be able to see or feel the wound, but it's still there, just beneath the surface. These pain relievers have terrible side effects associated with them, including bleeding ulcers and chronic candida infection. NSAID pain relievers can also cause cardiovascular complications by raising blood pressure and contributing to arthrosclerosis. Steroid pain relievers lower your immune resistance, leaving you vulnerable to infection. Other troubling side effects of steroid pain relievers include altered response to physical stress, withdrawal, bleeding ulcers, osteoporosis, unusual mood changes, insomnia, weight gain, elevated blood sugar, hypertension and vision problems. Any type of chronic pain condition can be exacerbated by certain diet and lifestyle choices. A diet filled with highlyprocessed foods means you're putting an excessive amount of chemicals into your body that worsen inflammation. These foods also have little to no nutritional value, which suppresses your immune system and leads to chronic disease. If your diet consists primarily of fast food, canned food, microwavable meals, and snacks, you are increasing your pain and inflammation with every meal.
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Do your best to avoid genetically modified foods (GMO) as these foods contain pesticides that do damage to your immune, digestive and neurological systems. Oftentimes, undiscovered gluten, lactose, soy, corn or food dye intolerance can be a strong contributing factor in chronic pain. It is also important to note that the chemical cleaners and cosmetic products in your home can contribute to autoimmune disease and chronic pain. Maturing in age shouldn't mean living with chronic pain. It doesn't just “come with the territory." Don't accept it. Fight back and heal your body at the same time with the power of curcumin, the healing ingredient in turmeric. If you've tried common turmeric or curcumin supplements before, you may not have experienced the type of relief you expected. This could be due to a few factors. Malabsorption is a common issue in those with chronic pain. As you mature, digestion slows and enzymes deteriorate. Also, food allergies and genetically modified food consumption interfere with critical nutrient absorption. This is what makes BCM-95 turmeric so unique and beneficial to your health. This formula offers a powerful 300 milligrams of pure anti-inflammatory curcumin, which is clinically proven to be seven times more bio-available than regular turmeric extract. This means your digestive system can easily absorb it, so you're getting the most out of every single dose. This pure, concentrated form of bio-available turmeric fights pain, eases inflammation, protects and repairs your stomach lining, detoxifies your liver, improves gallbladder function, and improves your digestion and absorption of nutrients from food. It also provides you with added protection against the development of cardiovascular disease and tumor growth. For a free sample and information pamphlet, stop by Bonnie Doon at 8515A Main St., Osoyoos.
Mediocrity Never Spells "SUCCESS!" By Jorg Mardian Everything in life runs on challenges. No matter where in life you are, as you gaze backwards, you’ll realize that your significant accomplishments were always followed by being challenged. For many today, the challenge lies in maintaining good health. We live in a society that robs us in every way – through sedentary jobs, mind numbing social activities, refined foods devoid of nutrients, toxic air and products. We have to be extremely careful what we touch, and think about how our behaviours affect us. Some understand this and look to change, but quickly find there’s no shortcut to the process. Commercials, magazines and articles tell us 12 minute workouts and packaged powders will give us fast results. They’re wrong! They’re selling us a process of mediocrity and we’re hooked on the message, but we don’t see the results. Frankly that’s a shame because we all have the ability to achieve any fitness or weight loss goal if we set your mind on consistency. Practice to achieve It’s not what you do every once in a while, but what you dedicate yourself to on a daily basis that makes a difference. So for example, if you’re trying to lose weight, you can bring about any bodily change if you develop the ability to work tirelessly towards your goal; if you train your mind to be resolute against failures and setbacks. This might be
difficult to accept in today’s wishy-washy, shortcut obsessed society, but the absolute truth is that your mind, like a muscle, can become stronger if you train it. Think of the analogy of the bow and arrow. To hit the target, you have to exert effort and pull the arrow backwards. Such are your difficulties, challenges and obstacles which pull you backwards. But your effort, with aim and focus, is going to launch you forward in a positive direction. Of course we can try to bypass that effort, but shortcuts don’t work. It takes time to get results, whether in business or personal life. Sure, some have success that seemed to spring up overnight, but you probably didn’t notice the years of preparation that led to the success. Like the gold medal winner in swimming or track meet, success looks blindingly fast; incredibly efficient, even astounding. But there are thousands of hours of brutal training to become world class. Do you want to have world class health? Work hard at it and when you succeed, people will marvel as well. And that is as it should be, because big challenges often prepare ordinary people for extraordinary success. If you want your goal bad enough, it’s yours. Take it, own it! Talking about things doesn’t get them done. It’s time to get up and make an immediate difference in your life. Get going right now, challenge your mind and read a health book, take up some form of fitness – anything that gets you out of your comfort zone. Harry Emerson Fosdick once said: “No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, and disciplined.” How true! There is simply no shortcut to anywhere worth going. There is no substitute for doing the work. Life is a journey which requires many steps, it consists of goals met through effort and fulfilled commitments. If you take responsibility for your goals, the final outcome ultimately, unless death derails you, will be success. OKANAGAN SUN • JUNE 2014 • 23
Okanagan Correctional Centre Breaks Ground Major Construction Set To Begin In August
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ith the help of an excavator, representatives from the Province, Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB), local community and construction partners donned hard hats and officially broke ground last month to celebrate the construction of the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC). The OCC project will act as a catalyst for the local economy and create family-supporting jobs, generating approximately 1,000 indirect and direct jobs during construction. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2016 and, once the centre is operational, more than 240 new, full-time correctional positions will open up in the Okanagan. “After many years of negotiations and planning it is good to witness the groundbreaking of this very important project for our region,” said Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band. “This project will bring many jobs during and after construction.” Workers have been on the 14.5-hectare (36-acre) OIB site since early spring to protect the local habitat and prepare the site for major construction activi-
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ties, expected to commence this August. Extensive work already is underway and continues on finalizing the design of the state-of-the-art centre. With 11 living units and 378 cells, the OCC will more than double corrections capacity in the region, further delivering on the Province’s pledge to build safer communities and protect public safety. Numerous innovations in design and surveillance will offer enhanced safety and security for both staff and inmates. “The Okanagan Correctional Centre reflects our government’s commitment to enhance public safety,” said Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. “This state-of-the-art correctional centre will create 1,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and 240 full-time, family-supporting correctional jobs once operational. These jobs will have positive spinoffs throughout the economy such as local coffee shops, businesses and service providers, which will also reap the benefits.” Abundant natural light, improved indoor air quality
and reduced energy consumption and water use are expected to lower the OCC’s operating costs over time. The OCC will be designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification - an international recognition of efficient, sustainable building strategies and practices. Once operational, all correctional services, including frontline supervision of inmates, will continue to be funded by the Province and delivered by BC Corrections. Building on the success of existing programs at other correctional centres, the OCC will offer core programming based on individual risk and needs assessments. Programs that are centred on reducing reoffending, such as violence prevention and relationship skills, substance abuse management and educational and voca-
tional programs that help provide inmates with employable job skills for their release into the larger community will be delivered. Plenary Justice, the project’s private partner, was selected through a competitive selection process to ensure a quality building design and delivery approach that achieves value for B.C. taxpayers. Under the terms of a fixed-price, performance-based agreement,
Plenary Justice is responsible for delivering the OCC project on time and on budget, with capital construction costs capped at $192.9 million. The contract to build the OCC on OIB land is the first such partnership between the Province and a First Nation in B.C., laying out the details of the land lease and utilities service for a 60-year period, plus an option for an additional 20 years.
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CHECK OUT our amazing garden section featuring items from fountains to fertilizer, or weedkiller to wind-chimes. OKANAGAN SUN • JUNE 2014 • 25
Then and Now
Main Street in Oliver 1955. Photo by Harry Davis, courtesy Okanagan Archive Trust Society www.oldphotos.ca Main Street, Oliver. May, 2014. Photo by Brian Highley
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Four Food Chiefs Of The Okanagan People By Barb Sabyan
Events Coordinator and Interpreter at Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
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ong before humans roamed this earth there was a race of ‘animal people.’ The Creator came to the animal people to inform them that a new people would be living on the Earth; human beings. Creator feared for the new beings, as they did not have the skills of knowing how to survive on this earth. No wings for flight, no fur for protection of the elements and no claws for digging or hunting. Four representatives of the plants and animals, the ‘food chiefs,’ unanimously decided they would sacrifice themselves for the new people. The Food Chiefs are: Skemxist (skem-hist); Black Bear, who represents all animals with four legs Ntytyix (in-tee-tee-ech) King Salmon, representing all life forms from the waters Siya (see-ya) Saskatoon Bush: representing all plants above ground, and finally, Spitlem (Speet-lum) Bitter Root: who represents all plants under the ground. They collectively agreed to sacrifice their lives so that the new people could survive on this earth. However, in return, the human people
had to agree to be ‘keepers of the land.’ With this said, it is of the Creator’s will that all animals and plants live together in harmony for the good of all. And for future generations of both the human race and the animal people, it was said that the land be treated with respect and gratitude for the life it provides.
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The NK’MIP Desert Cultural Centre invites visitors to celebrate thousands of years of Okanagan First Nations habitation on desert lands. The Centre provides on-site tours – including a reconstructed traditional village, interpretive programs and interactive displays reflecting the rich heritage of the Okanagan people. The NK’MIP desert lands are one of Canada’s three most endangered ecosystems and the home of many endangered plant & animal species. The $9 Million facility opened in June of 2006, celebrating the theme of the “Lands, Legends and the People”, and showcasing the significance of the Osoyoos Indian Band through historical time to the present. In addition to rattlesnake research, guided and self-guided hikes, the Centre presents the story of a First Nations people in the context of one of the most environmentally unique landscapes in Canada. An exciting addition is the Chaptik Theatre, featuring the debut film "Coyote Spirit". This original movie shares the story of a modern-day girl that goes back to the “Res” (Reservation) for the summer and learns from her grandfather and the mythical “Coyote” about who she is and what it means to be Okanagan. OKANAGAN SUN • JUNE 2014 • 27
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Osoyoos Home Hardware had a visit from Farm Chef, Derek Uhlemann of Covert Farms. What a dynamic fellow he is! He is such an ambassador for the South Okanagan when he appears on Global and CTV on their cooking segments. Lucky for us that he has settled in our area. Everyone loved him! His main dish was Organic Chicken Thigh, smoked tomato mole with fried arugula. 8 thighs organic chicken bone in 4 pieces smoked chili peppers 2 cups smoked/sundried tomato 1 summer onion 2 cloves garlic 1 stick cinnamon 2 oz. bitter chocolate 8 cups arugula To taste: olive oil, salt and pepper and honey Place chicken thighs on their back and remove bone reserving for later use. Place chicken into roasting pan skin side up and pack tightly. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Put bones in a stock pot and fill with water until covered. Add chili peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic and cinnamon stick. Bring stockpot to a low boil. Boil for 45 mins. Or until the onion is translucent. Turn oven on to 375 and insert chicken thighs once the oven has come to temperature. Remove cinnamon and chicken bones from stock and discard. Skim tomato, onion and garlic into the vitamix and cover with stock until submerged. Blend adjusting with more stock until it is the thickness 28 www.oksun.ca
chamomile buds and steep. Cool completely and add remaining whip cream and confection sugar (icing sugar) with dollop of vanilla and serve on top of chocolate cake. Wild Okanagan Chamomile is readily available in our area. It is also called a pineapple weed. I plugged this into the computer and found a wealth of info on it. Derek described it as a chamomile weed with a pineapple yellow acorn shaped of tomato stock. Add chocolate and flower. The best place to source it reserve to stovetop after you adjust is on an organic farm where there is seasoning. no spraying. It is found mostly along Check that chicken has an internal roadways but you have to wash it temperature of 180 and remove to really well before use. rest. My schnauzer, Kobi, was the one Heat a pan with 2 tbsp. of olive oil, that found it for me at Wright’s Rv drop in the arugula with care to avoid Park He is so used to smelling the back splashing and flare up. Sauté herbs in our garden that I found him until wilted. sniffing this one It can grow from Smear tomato mole onto plate, add 6 – 18” tall and has fern like leaves wilted arugula and chicken thigh cut growing alternately up the stem The in half on a bias and serve. fronds are great for presentation on He served Covert Family Estate our platings. 2012 Amicitia White with this course. It is apparently a great cure for Dessert was a Flourless Chocolate headaches. Put about 20 of the Cake with pineapple chamomile whip yellow heads, leaves and stems, cream chopped into a tea ball and steep for 1# unsalted butter 10 minutes. 27 oz. dark chocolate Derek served his 20 eggs delicious dessert 7 oz. granulated sugar with the Covert 3 cups whipping cream Family Estate ½ cup confectioners sugar 2010 Amicitia *1 bunch wild Okanagan chamomile Red which won 1 dollop pure vanilla extract a big award at Melt the butter and the chocolate the recent Spring over a water bath. Wine Festival. Whisk the egg yolks into the melted Gene Covert is the chocolate. winemaker so it Whip the egg whites until shiny. Add makes this truly a granulated sugar and whip until very prestigious award stiff. Fold into the chocolate. Pour for the Covert the batter into a large shallow baking Family. Make sure pan lined with buttered parchment that you and your paper. guests make the Bake at 400 for 10 mins. And then trek up to Covert lower temperature to 350 and conFarms for wine tinue baking until done, approx. 40 tastings and check mins. A cake tester will not come out out their website clean even though the cake will be for events forthdone. coming this season. You’ll be glad Invert the cake onto the back of a that you did! baking sheet, cool completely and Frances of Osoyoos Home Hardthen dust with powdered sugar. ware now has a toy section Check Heat 1 cup of whip cream adding it out.
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June: Annual Summer Season Show & Sale at Osoyooos Art Gallery May 17 to Sept 6 June 7: Desert Park Derby Nites fundraiser at Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos. Live Entertainment, Dinner, Games, Live Auction, and more. 6 pm to midnight. $50.00 Tickets available at Watermark Beach Resort. June 7: Cactus Jalopies annual car show in Osoyoos at Gyro Park at 10 am. There will be cars, motorcycles, boats and of course JF Launier’s 2014 Ridler award winning car, the 1964 Riviera! Great for all ages: show and shine, kids game, beer gardens, and Extreme motorcycle stunt show. Drag races will follow on Sunday, June 8. June 8: The Wine Country Racing Association drag races at the Richter Pass Motorplex at the Osoyoos Airport. Admission $10 per person 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. June 14: Horse racing at Osoyoos Desert Park. Presented by the Desert Park Exhibition Society. Admission is $5, programs are $2 and parking is free. June 22: The Wine Country Racing Association drag races at the Richter
Pass Motorplex at the Osoyoos Airport. Admission $10 per person. 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. June 27- July 1: Desert Live Music Festival. Inaugural year at Desert Park in Osoyoos. Desert Live is a free, outdoor multi-genre festival showcasing great Canadian music. June 30: Miss Osoyoos Pageant at the Osoyoos Secondary Theatre. Doors Open at 6 pm, Pageant at 6:30. Adults $15 Children Ages 6-12 $7.50 Tickets from Royalty, Candidates or at the door. July 1: Free Canada Day Pancake Breakfast. Celebrate our nation’s birthday with pancakes and family fun! 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Oliver Community Centre. July 1: Join us in Osoyoos for the 66th Annual Cherry Fiesta. Pancake Breakfast, Parade, Music and Entertainment, Beer Garden and all ends with Fireworks at dusk (around 10 pm). This annual double celebration, July 1st and cherries being the first harvest of the year, originated in 1948 when Osoyoos was a small village. In 1949, representatives of the Gyro Club realized that one club could not handle and succeed in staging a worthwhile community day, called together the Kiwanis, Legion, Board of Trade, Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Commissioners to discuss pooling resources. Names proposed were Cherry Festival and Cherry Carnival. Cherry Carnival won out. (later changed to the Cherry Fiesta to reflect the Town’s Spanish theme). Cherry Fiesta will be a true celebration that creates many opportunities for residents, their families, and visitors to Osoyoos to celebrate Canada’s birthday and the pride of calling this great country “our home”. In 2014 it will be our 66th. Vendor and Parade entry forms available on our website at osoyoosfestivalsociety.ca/ wp/ For more information call Lyn at 250-495-5053
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Every Monday Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, St. Anne Parish, Osoyoos, 7 pm Every 3rd Monday Arthritis community group, Osoyoos Health Centre, 1 pm Everyone welcome Info: 495-8041, 495-3554 First Monday Parkinson’s Disease group, Osoyoos Health Unit, 1 pm Maureen 250-495-7978 Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday Oliver Kiwanis Club, Community Centre, noon lnfo: Rosemary 250- 498-0426 Every Tuesday Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Oliver Search & Rescue Bldg. 4 pm-5:30 pm Info: Norma 250-498-8455 Third Tuesday Soroptimist Osoyoos, McKia’s Restaurant, 6 pm (no meetings summers) Info: Doris 250-495-442 New members welcome Third Tuesday Women of Oliver for Women Info: 250-498-0104 First & Third Tuesday Osoyoos Quilters, Anglican Church Hall, 9 am Info: 259- 4954569 First & Third Tuesday Oliver Royal Purple Lodge #63, Elks Hall, 7:30 pm Info: Annie 250- 498-2170 Every Tuesday Toastmasters, Oliver, 7 pm Info: Bill 259- 485-0006. First & Third Tuesday Osoyoos Photography Club, Room above Art Gallery, 7 pm Info: Peter 250-535-1278 First & Third Wednesday Osoyoos Royal Purple Lodge #240, Elks Hall, 7:30 pm Info: 250-495-6748 First Wednesday & Second Thursday O’s Own Writers, Osoyoos Art Gallery, 10 am (Wednesdays) and 7:30 pm (Thursdays) New members welcome Last Wednesday every month Osoyoos Reiki group, Holistic Desert Connections Info: 250-495-5424 Every Thursday Bingo, Osoyoos Senior Centre,1 pm First & Third Thursday Kiwanis Club of Osoyoos, Cactus Ridge, noon. Info: Donna 250- 495-7701 Second Thursday Multiple Sclerosis group, Oliver Community Services basement, 10 am – noon. Info: Cathy 250-4956866 Thursdays Osoyoos Rotary Club, McKia’s Restaurant, noon.Visitors welcome Every Thursday Desert Sage Spinners & Weavers drop-in, Oliver Community Centre, 10 am to 3 pm. Info: 250-498-6649 First & Third Thursday Osoyoos Lake Lions Club, Jack Shaw Gardens, 7 pm Info: 250-495-2993 Every Thursday Oliver & Osoyoos Search & Rescue. Oliver SAR hall, 7 pm www.oosar.org. Every Friday night Osoyoos Elks Bingo. Doors open 5 pm Bingo starts 7 pm
Known around the Okanagan for fresh food & excellent service! Set under the dramatic landscape of McIntyre Bluff (Indian Head), the historic Ye Olde Welcome Inn has been a long-time favorite place for people to relax and dine by the real wood burning fireplace. Enjoy a barbeque on the patio or play a game of pool or darts.
39008 Hwy 97 Oliver at Gallagher Lake
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Our extensive menu features most meals for under $10 or up to $20.95 for a New York Steak and Lobster. You can depend on Dale or any of the eight year-round staff to give you “old school service” every day of the year, with a chef on duty until 10:00PM seven days a week. Come savour fresh, homemade food served by well trained staff in our warm, friendly and comfortable establishment! Eat in or take out.
Known around the Okanagan for fresh food & excellent service!
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Set under the dramatic landscape of McIntyre Bluff (Indian Head), the historic Ye Olde Welcome Inn has been a long-time favorite place for people to relax and dine by the real wood burning fireplace. Enjoy a barbeque on the patio or play a game of pool or darts.
39008 Hwy 97 Oliver at Gallagher Lake CALL 250-498-8840
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Ye Olde Welcome Inn has wonderful chefs in everyday until 10pm
Our extensive menu features most meals for under $10 or up to $20.95 for a New York Steak and Lobster. You can depend on Dale or any of the eight year-round staff to give you “old school service” every day of the year, with a chef on duty until 10:00PM seven days a week.
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7 Passenger, Air, Power Package, Cruise, CD, Traction Control. T24741A
$17,600
$14900
Bi-Wkly**
$13,965
$11900
$32,400
Bi-Wkly**
$23900
Bi-Wkly***
$20,975
$17700
Bi-Wkly**
$14,897
$11100
Bi-Wkly***
All Payments Include Taxes and Fees. 4.97% APR O.A.C. Rates Subject to Change. $0 Down Payment. ***84 month, **72 month, *60 month term. †Some Restrictions Apply.
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