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end of January,” said Haight. “The ski-in, ski-out service Christmas holidays are well is a big factor for them.” underway, but the best is yet to Similar to the Lower come at Silver Star Mountain Mainland, there isn’t a lot of Resort. snow in Washington Up until Dec. 25, State and skiers from about 3,000 people there are heading to the a day had been at Star. the resort, but that is And there is plenty expected to swell to to do even if you don’t 5,000 or more peoski. ple a day over the Proving popular coming week. are careening down Anne Haight “We’re ramping Tube Town, skating on up to New Year’s Eve Brewer’s Pond, snow and beyond,” said shoeing and soaking Anne Haight, director of sales up the atmosphere in the viland marketing. lage. “We’re on par with where we Huge crowds are anticipated were at this time last year.” at Silver Star Wednesday for the While many of the skiers annual New Year’s Eve extravaand snowboarders are from ganza. the Okanagan, many are com“This is a great time for faming from Vancouver, largely ilies,” said Haight, adding that because coastal resorts are lack- public safety during the event is ing snow. paramount. “We’re 100 per cent open,” The torchlight parade and said Haight of Silver Star’s 116 fireworks display begin at 8 runs and a snow base of 123 p.m. centimetres. More than 100 skiers will “The conditions are fantas- make their way down Milky tic.” Way and the face of Silver There is also an internation- Star, converging in the village TIM FITZGERALD/MORNING STAR al feel to the resort. for the fireworks display. “Our Australian friends start Accommodations for New Eight-year-old Grace Nyce, of Kelowna, can hardly contain her excitement as she makes her way down Tube Town Adventure Park at Silver Star Mountain Resort Friday. arriving between now and the Year’s Eve are fully booked. RICHARD ROLKE
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The Law Society of B.C. has ordered Vernon lawyer William Mastop be disbarred. Mastop pleaded guilty in December 2012, in B.C. Supreme Court, to participating in or contributing to the activity of a group police called The Greeks, a known criminal organization, for the William Mastop purpose of enhancing the ability of the organization to facilitate or commit an indictable offence. Independent of the criminal proceedings, the law society
conducted its own assessment of Mastop’s conduct and ultimately the society’s board of governors (Benchers) relied on Law Society rule 4-40 to conclude the matter using a summary process. The society’s rule 4-40 is only used in exceptional circumstances. It forgoes the need for a citation and citation hearing, allowing the Benchers to summarily suspend or disbar a lawyer who has been convicted of an offence that was proceeded with by way of indictment. In its decision, the panel noted: “We think it is important to apply a sanction that will be effective in deterring other lawyers who will need to resist requests from clients for ille-
gal assistance. In order to maintain public confidence in the legal profession, there should be no possibility of doubt that the law society takes such conduct with the utmost seriousness, and the profession needs to know that as well.” Mastop was originally sentenced to one year in prison but that was extended to two-and-a-half years in November, after the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the trial judge erred by focusing on the lack of evidence of direct consequences stemming from Mastop’s actions, rather than focusing on his intention and the “egregious nature of his actions.” After being charged with the offence in 2009, Mastop was released on bail with one of the conditions being that he not practice law, which he has not done since.
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Adrian Hobbs (left), of Graphic3 Signs And Designs, installs the RBC Cup road sign by the north tourism booth as RBC Cup chairperson Mike Lane looks on. A second sign has been placed 100 metres south of the intersection of Highway 97 and College Way while a third sign will be installed on Highway 6, near the Hillview Golf Course. The national junior hockey championships are in Vernon May 10 to 18.
Infrastructure deficit priority for city if every asset had to be replaced, the price tag is $800 million. It’s not cheap running a community. About $17 million a year is needed for Much of the City of Vernon’s focus during renewal, including $8.4 million for roads 2014 will be on strategic asset management, and $4.5 million for the sewer system. and specifically ensuring sidewalks, roads, Consultant Michael Trickey recently told sewer pipes and public buildings council there is a need to look at are maintained and replaced as the specific function of a road and required. to not over-design. “Most communities have aging “How many lanes do there have infrastructure,” said Mayor Rob to be? How many shoulders? Does Sawatzky. there have to be a bike path?” he “We have to finalize a sustainsaid, adding that maintenance facable program to manage them.” tors to consider are landscaping, It’s believed Vernon’s infrasnow storage and street lighting. Rob Sawatzky structure deficit is about $80 milBesides its own infrastruclion, and while some of that will be ture, the city will be focused on paid through taxes, other options Greater Vernon’s master water are being considered. plan. Upgrading the water utility could cost “We can be more modest in the way we $100 million. design roads and our sewer infrastructure,” Another priority for Vernon council will said Sawatzky. be trying to bolster the economy. “If we bring a road down in size by oneHowever, Sawatzky isn’t convinced third, that reduces maintenance costs.” Vernon is destined to become the centre of The lifespan of all city assets — roads, large manufacturers and it must consider underground pipes, sidewalks, buildings, why people come here. etc. — is 47 years and the average remaining “Our strengths are an attractive climate, life is 51 per cent. our lifestyle and arts and culture,” he said. The $80 million deficit refers to infra“We have to make ourselves as attractive structure that is past its life expectancy, and as we can to people who can live where they RICHARD ROLKE
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want such as independent small businesspeople.” The new year will also see the city become responsible for most parks in Vernon. Previously, they had been under the Regional District of North Okanagan. “There should be a net savings for city taxpayers,” said Sawatzky. “With one less layer of administration, we can be more responsive to (public) needs.” In terms of governance, a citizens’ group has asked the four Greater Vernon jurisdictions to pursue a study looking into the feasibility of amalgamation. Sawatzky won’t speculate on whether his council will support the concept. “Personally, I believe it’s worthwhile asking the provincial government for a study but I am only one voice on council,” he said. “Without information, citizens can’t make an informed vote if it comes to that.” But Sawatzky points out that Vernon cannot go it alone when it comes to amalgamation. “There can only be a study funded by the province if there are willing partners,” he said of Coldstream and Areas B and C. One question that Sawatzky will likely be asked frequently during 2014 is whether he will seek a second term in office during
November’s election. “My plan is to discuss it with my family and make a decision as the year moves on,” he said, adding that he will consider a number of factors. “You have to consider age, health and family. It’s a very time consuming position. But it’s very rewarding to see the co-operative effort to build a community and to be part of it.
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Township council has busy year ahead ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
Ambition, progress, co-operation, strategic planning. The new year will be a busy one to ensure community sustainability in the future for its residents for Spallumcheen council. “We are committed to addressing long outstanding issues, dealing with current challenges and planning for the future,” said Mayor Janice Brown, who envisions a busy year with a number of projects to complete that have already commenced; with a strategic vision for the future to be presented and priorities confirmed; and a number of new initiatives already under way. One of the big changes will be the hiring of a new chief administrative officer to replace Greg Betts. The new CAO will work collaboratively and co-operatively through a transition with council and Betts to advance many projects already begun. Betts will remain as a consultant. “He was much busier than I think he expected, but Greg gave us such great direction,” said Brown. Council’s strategic vision and priorities for the future and 2014 will
“This plan is focused on sustainability.” — Janice Brown
be outlined in phase two of the township’s community development plan, which is to be considered early in the new year. The plan is a key policy document which is the foundation for the township’s first strategic long-term plan, and provides guidance and police development on key community and municipal issues. “This plan is focused on long-term sustainability of the community, giving consideration to community values,” said Brown. Notable initiatives that commenced in 2013 and remain part of the future include the implementation of a long-term water strategy, where the township reached a memorandum of understanding with the City of Armstrong. Spallumcheen continues to negotiate with Greater Vernon Water for expansion of service to provide capacity for industrial developments in the southern part of the township. The introduc-
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tion of development cost charges for roads is being sent to the province for its review before a public stakeholders meeting will be held in late January. A fire service review, completion of a road network plan, and the Fortune Creek Drainage and Diking District assessment are all on the schedule for 2014. Topping the list of new initiatives that council will consider in 2014 is the development of an industrial business retention and attraction action plan, and a comprehensive submission to the Agricultural Land Commission that will feature a series of policies that continues to support farming. The ALC tends to draw a lot of opinion at the council table and Brown, completing her first term as mayor, enjoys listening to the variety of ideas stated by her council. “I think you need people that don’t always go with the flow, have their opinions and don’t waiver from those opinions,” said Brown. “We agree to disagree and we respect each other’s view.” Brown’s first term as mayor ends in November 2014, and she has already decided to seek a second term. “I think I’ve just begun,” said Brown. “I’ve been getting lots of positive feedback and support from the community, council and staff. “Because we’re working so hard and achieving things, it’s like an ‘a-ha’ moment, that this is why I do what I do. “We all value our municipality, and we’re going to continue to work to make it the best place to live.”
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A 74-year-old Vernon man was sent to Vernon Jubilee Hospital Christmas Eve morning with minor injuries after being struck by a car downtown.
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t’s that time of year again for all of the top 10 lists of movies you never saw, music you never heard, TV shows you never watched and books you never read. Not that you didn’t try. You wanted to see that must-see movie all of the critics were talking about at Sundance and Cannes but, like the rest of the movies on their top 10 list, it never came to your town. Now you can’t Jim Mullen remember what it was called, just that it sounded wonderful. But you also remember that, three years ago, you went to a movie that was at the top of everyone’s top 10 list and you hated it. Why didn’t anyone mention that it was in Dutch with English subtitles? There were some movies you wanted to see this year but they only stayed at the mall for one week and that was the same week Sally at work was sick and you had to fill in for her. Oddly enough, she saw it. Where does she find the time? Then there were all the movies that opened Thanksgiving Day. Why didn’t you go? Oh yeah, you were busy that week cleaning the house and getting the extra bedrooms ready and shopping for stuffing and preparing a Thanksgiving meal and then cleaning up the mess afterwards — while everyone else went to the movies. Everybody went on Thanksgiving night because the next day was Black Friday and they wanted to shop, not see a movie. Then you got so busy with Christmas cards and making cookies that you still haven’t seen any of the new films. The kids have got plenty of time to go to movies. They aren’t spending any of their free
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time studying, that’s for sure. They act like it’s hard to maintain a grade point average of .02. That’s worth $50,000 a year. Why is it that when you send kids off to college, they come back stupider than when they left? You wouldn’t think it was possible. You didn’t get a chance to hear any of this year’s top 10 songs, either. When you turn on the radio in the car, they never tell you what song you’re listening to. You’d really like to know so you’ll know what song it is that you’re hating. You’re just now starting to like stuff that was on 1997’s top 10 list. All the new stuff sounds awful until you’ve heard it about 50 times. By the time you start to like it, it’s an oldie and no one plays it on the radio anymore. So gradually you go back to listening to stuff that was popular when you were in high school. You know you’re officially out of touch when you go to the wedding of two 20-somethings and you’ve never heard any of the songs they’re dancing to at the reception. The top 10 books of the year? Do you know what it means if you sell a million books in the U.S. of A.? It means 309 million people didn’t buy it. And very, very few people sell a million books. So making a top 10 list of books is like making a top 10 list of edible worms. What’s strange is that most small children love books. But when they get to school, we teach them that reading is boring by making them read Shakespeare and Dickens, when we should be making them read the Harry Potter and Hunger Games books. Since there is absolutely nothing that can’t be turned into a top 10 list — top 10 back-ofthe-airplane-seat magazines, top 10 shepherds, top 10 roadkill recipes — you may wonder why there are so many of them. It’s so we can go to the office party early. Ours is one of the top 10 in our building. Contact Jim Mullen at JimMullenBooks.com.
The need to pump significant dollars into aging infrastructure is constantly on the radar and it will dominate discussions at Vernon city hall throughout 2014. “We have to finalize a sustainable program to manage them,” said Mayor Rob Sawatzky. In Vernon, the deficit amounts to about $80 million to replace assets that are past their life expectancy, whether it is roads, sidewalks, sewer lines or public buildings. About $17 million a year is needed for renewal. City council took a positive step in 2013 by designating a 1.9 per cent tax increase towards infrastructure only, but that won’t generate enough funds, and residents should expect further tax hikes as the years go by. But addressing the deficit isn’t all about money. The city is currently looking at how roads are designed. “How many lanes do there have to be? How many shoulders? Does there have to be a bike path?” said consultant Michael Trickey, adding that long-term maintenance implications to consider include landscaping and snow storage. The bottom line is that public expectations may have to change. Just because a road was a certain width before or new development always led to sidewalk installation doesn’t mean that may occur in the future to minimize maintenance costs. On top of this, the Interior Health Authority continues to demand upgrades to the regional water system and that could cost a staggering $100 million. Hopefully senior levels of government will step up to the plate with grants for all forms of infrastructure, but the reality is that local taxpayers will be on the hook for the bulk of the cost. It’s the price that must be paid for operating a community.
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Protect upper BX Creek
serious local environmental issue has been brought to Sierra Club Okanagan's attention. There is an application in at the Regional District of North Okanagan for a gravel pit licence for a property on Brentwood Road on the banks of upper BX Creek. Sierra Club Okanagan strongly objects to any commercial or industrial activities within the riparian and supporting banks and vegetative ground water filtration zone. In other words, all land bordering a water course (stream, creek or river) all the way to the top of the banks or rim of a ravine and beyond to stable soil. Vernon and area, being one of the oldest settled areas in B.C., has promoted its scenic beauty with its lakes, grassland hillsides, pine forests and mountains, as well as its recreational activities, fruit orchards and ranches. Locals and tourists have appreciated these natural assets, so now it's time to make protecting these
natural assets our top priority. We need to stop all detrimental development and activities in this area's watersheds (lakes, ponds, wetlands, streams, creeks and rivers), as well as restore previously damaged and corrupted habitats.
AMALGAMATION STUDY Amalgamation keeps raising its ugly head (Dec. 11). Vernon council is pushing for a governance study specifically to look at amalgamation. Reasons in favour of amalgamation seem to centre about reducing levels of government and avoiding duplication of services. Please give your head a good shake. The only duplication is in the positions of mayor and council. They are the ones that really are token workers. Everyone else has a job to do, an area to cover or a responsibility to oversee. This will not mean a decrease in workers or equipment. What the burghers of Vernon fail to ask is, "How do the citizens of Coldstream feel about this?" For instance, I am underwhelmed by the decision to do away with the easily accessible tourist booths at each end of town in favour of renovating a building that should have been torn down long ago. Did Greater Vernon pay too much money, as usual, for this and now must do something with it at any cost? I'm sure we can all think of similar boondog-
Upper BX Creek is a very important and unique corridor. This creek provides mountainfresh and cold water from the snowpack of Silver Star Mountain to Swan Lake and Okanagan Lake, providing nutrients and fish habi-
gles over the years. My feeling is that when the City of Vernon can show a significant track record of above-average decision-making and governance that doesn't appear to be patched together for political expediency but for the good of the community, then that is the time to talk about amalgamation. Simo Korpisto THANK YOU It was a bittersweet moment. We were gifted with a significant donation for the women and children we serve but it came at the cost of a local agency. The Vernon and District Women's Centre closed its doors in May 2011. The board has remained active and hopeful that the political climate would change and funding to continue their work with vulnerable women in our community could continue. This unfortunately has not been the case. The board of the Women's Centre is preparing to dissolve and in doing so has generously gifted their remaining funds to continue to assist women and children. We extend a heartfelt thank you to the board
tat. The surrounding ravine provides excellent habitat for many species (birds, bear, deer, fish, etc.) ,including the endangered screech owl. Upper BX Creek creates a microclimate of cool moist conditions in an otherwise very dry region, with a canopy of tall cedar trees, Douglas firs and black cottonwoods and has unique features uncommon in the now urban developed Vernon area such as moss, small bogs and wetlands. The upper BX Creek is such a special and unique area, that local governments have the entire creek and bordering lands mapped out in their future plans to protect as park. Sierra Club Okanagan applauds this responsible far sighted initiative. But the government needs to act now to assure that this sensitive habitat is not harmed, by stopping any plans to disturb or develop any of the land along this creek. Brad Foster, director Sierra Club Okanagan
for this meaningful gift which we plan to put towards running groups for women who have experienced violence, mental ill health and substance use issues and to continue our work to prevent violence against women and children in our community. Again, thank you. Brooke McLardy, programs director, Ninke Beeksma, executive director, Vernon Women's Transition House Society KUDOS I wish to extend a huge thank you to lifestyles editor Katherine Mortimer and managing editor Glenn Mitchell for the fantastic coverage given to the North Okanagan Amateur Radio Club Dec. 15. We are absolutely thrilled with the exposure for our club and have already had a number of inquiries as a result. Kudos to The Morning Star for be so connected to the community. We greatly appreciate Katherine's time, effort and outstanding editing job. I couldn't have said it better. Bob Byrne, NORAC president
JENNY HAS A HOME Jenny has been found. She is a true lady who gets around. I would like to thank all of the vets who looked for her, as well as my family and friends who all knew my situation and concern for my puppy. Three years in the waiting to know, and now we can rest in the knowledge that Jenny is happy and well. A special thanks to her new owners who had the courage to make contact with me. Good lucky puppy pal. Sylvia Stewart
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Rose Watson talks with Premier Christy Clark during her visit to the Schubert Centre in Vernon. Below: Morning Star reporter Jennifer Smith gets suited up alongside BX-Swan Lake firefighter Lyndsey Pasemko before taking part in a fire practice at an old Dixon Dam Road home.
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Kelowna’s Prospera Place July 8 as part of the legendary band’s Monster tour. Out of 8,220 participants, 52.3 per cent of voters agreed to borrow up to $7.5 million to construct a sports complex next to Okanagan College. RCMP officers involved in the Maple Ridge shooting of a former Vernon resident, Angus David Mitchell, will not face criminal charges. Silverhawk Utilities, a Calgary firm that owns the sewer systems at Silver Star, has issued disconnection notices to a strata complex, about four private homes and four buildings owned by the ski resort. Among 113 recommendations, a core services review suggests scaling back transit services and discharges treated waste water into the lake as ways of reducing costs and increasing efficiencies at the City of Vernon.
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Continued from A10 Close to 100 residents turned out to hear Conservative Scott Anderson, Liberal Eric Foster, NDP Mark Olsen and Independent Korry Zepik at the first Vernon-Monashee candidates forum. Coldstream residents will once again have a chance to plant a greener future. The district will be giving away seedlings at the municipal office Sunday. Nearly three years after his death, Bill Hesketh’s dream of a Vernon-based addiction centre has come to fruition. The 43rd Avenue facility was officially opened with members of Hesketh’s immediate family doing the honours. Vernon’s Diane Schuetze’s college career at Thompson Rivers University is over. She leaves as the greatest women’s basketball player the school has ever seen. More than 100 dualarea nordic passes were sold as of mid-January as a result of increased collaboration between Silver Star Mountain Resort and Sovereign Lake Nordic Club.
May 2013 Liberal candidate Eric Foster thinks private-public partnerships work well. NDP candidate Mark Olson is fundamentally
apposed to them. The two candidates gave different points of view to an audience question at the Vernon-Monashee riding all-candidates forum hosted by the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Society. A portion of Vernon’s 30th Avenue was shut down as police investigated a possible drug lab. Officers converged on an apartment in the Kalamalka Hotel after staff alerted them of items consistent with a former laboratory. Former police officer Geoff Mantler was handed a suspended sentence and 18 months probation for kicking brain-injured Buddy Tavares in the head in a Kelowna incident that was caught on video. Zac Benn cracked a trio of long course club records as the Vernon Kokanee competed at the Chinook Invitational at the Talisman Centre in Calgary. Competing in the Boys 12 division, Benn set new benchmarks in the 100 and 200-metre butterfly, finishing in one minute, 8.65 seconds and 2:33.79 respectively. His third record was in the 200 IM (3:35.82). It was another record breaking year for the 22nd annual NOCLS Charity Golf Classic at the Vernon Golf and Country Club with a total of $112,414 raised on behalf of developmentally disabled adults.
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YOU AND THE LAW BUYERS — IF IN DOUBT, GET AN INSPECTION By Janice Mucalov, LL.B. Moisture, mildew and mould? Not what you want when buying a home. Say you’ve found a home that’s in a good location and on a sizable property. It looks in reasonable shape. To be safe, you think you should get an inspection done. But your agent, who also listed the home for the sellers, talks you out of it. He tells you an inspection was done fairly recently, and the only real problem was that the furnace was too small. So you save your money and buy, without insisting on a satisfactory inspection report first. Then, after you move in, you discover moisture, mildew and mould. You repair some problems yourself, but you also have to get different inspection services to go through the home, report on the problems and estimate the costs to fix them. Unfortunately, the more you look, the more problems you find throughout the home.
The B.C. Supreme Court believed Ms. Brown. She said the only thing Robert told her about the previous inspection report was that the furnace was too small – he never mentioned any mould or mildew problems. So, in his eagerness to get a sale done, he told only a half-truth, and held back more important information that might have led the Browns to make the purchase conditional on an inspection, as they were thinking of doing. In the end, the court decided the Browns should get compensation from Robert and his firm totalling $47,000. In the judge’s assessment (based on the repair estimates), the house was worth $37,000 less than the Browns paid, had the hidden defects been known. $10,000 was in compensation for the psychological and emotional distress (including depression) Ms. Brown suffered from all the problems with the home in the years after the purchase.
So you end up moving out Had the Browns got an Kevin E. altogether for health reasons inspection, it wouldn’t have – one of your daughters is Cherkowski found many of the problems beginning to have blocked that were later discovered by nose problems – and have moving heavy appliances (washer and to sue the agent and his firm, as well as dryer) and cutting into walls and floors in the sellers. the house. These were “latent defects” that This was pretty much the situation the couldn’t have been discovered by such an Browns faced when they bought from inspection. But the inspection might well the Smiths, with the “help” of the agent, have discovered signs or symptoms, such Robert (all names changed). as surface mildew or moisture, which would have suggested a more thorough It turned that Robert had been told investigation. This Robert prevented, by by another agent in his office that an talking the Browns out of getting an earlier offer had fallen through because inspection done in the first place. an inspection had found mould (mildew, actually). But the sellers had made the If you encounter problems with a recommended repairs after that, so didn’t property purchase or sale, consult your think the mildew problems were there lawyer promptly. anymore.
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Continued from A11 The nominees for the 26th annual Women of the Year celebration are Ann Cotton, of AJA Delivery, Ruth Hoyte, of AE Berry Insurance Brokerage, Deb Leroux, Uniting Projects and Capital, Trudy McGrath, Melina Moore, Dalvir Nahal, Claire Radford, Ryan Robson, Hub Arts Collective, Dawn Roy, Linda Wills, and Nancy Wilson. There was a steady flow of foot traffic as Vernon residents checked out the new retailer on the block. Target unveiled its 103,000-square-foot outlet at Village Green Centre. The B.C. Lions believe Vernon’s Matt Walker to be a quick study as they selected the 21-year-old in the sixth round of the Canadian Football League draft. Walker, a Vernon Panther grad who played last season with the UBC Thunderbirds, was chosen 50th overall.
Ray Siebring is ready to soar again although he came close to being permanently grounded. Siebring and his passenger sustained nonlife threatening injuries after his Maverick flying car slammed into a tree near Ellison Elementary School. Polls had forecast an NDP victory but the Liberals’ hold on power stayed firm winning 50 out of 85 seats in legislature. Speedy Connor Mackus scored on a late 40-yard scamper as the Fulton Maroons upended the Kalamalka Lakers 24-20 in the Okanagan Valley Senior AA Boys Rugby Final at Kal. With Fulton trailing by three points, they stole the ball and Clark Richardson made a great run to jumpstart the winning phase. Former wilderness guide Luc Janssens brings the Jamming the Pipeline project to Vernon with proceeds from the concert going to Pacific Wild,
a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protection of the B.C. Coast and the area’s wildlife. A camping trip ended tragically for two Vernon men when their bodies were discovered in Kalamalka Lake, near Cosens Bay. According to RCMP, it is possible the pair, both in their 50s, had been on the lake in a 12-foot car-top-style boat with a small dog when a severe storm hit the region. An unusual customer has hatched a home in Vernon’s Walmart. Hidden amongst the rows of plants in the garden centre, a mother duck is nesting her six eggs. The webbed customer has been at the store for approximately two weeks, so it’s expected that her new family could hatch very soon.
June 2013 John Pierre was a child when life with his parents and siblings were splintered. It was never restored. “We’ve never come together as a family,” he said of the lasting influence of the Indian residential school he attended in the 1950s. Raw emotion was evident at the Federal Truth and Reconciliation hearings in Kamloops. A significant piece of Armstrong’s history is a step closer to being preserved. Following a public hearing, city council gave third reading to a bylaw that will give Armstrong Elementary School official heritage designation. Diane Schuetze with
the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women’s basketball team, the Kalamalka Lakers senior AA girls volleyball team and Jim Wilson, who spearheaded two major soccer projects were all honoured with awards at the Tim Hortons Athlete and Team of the Year ceremony. The Morning Star celebrates 25 years in print with a 25th Anniversary Edition June, 9 2013. For the second year in a row the British Columbia Automobile Association has named Westside Road the worst road in the province. Westside Road earned about 250 of the 2,000 votes in the third annual BCAA Worst Roads survey. City cuts aren’t the only financial squeeze facing a historic site. O’Keefe Ranch says other agencies are reconsidering funding after Vernon council decided to reduce its annual commitment starting in 2016. Try as they may, conservation officers are still flustered by residents not getting the message about leaving garbage out and attracting bears. Since April, in the City of Vernon, there have been 97 black bear complaints with 89 of those calls related to garbage. With its members ranging in age from 13 to 16, Amistad has its first recording release party at Vernon’s Power House Theatre. Amistad’s EP, consisting of five original songs, was recorded, produced and engineered by student Travis Camm at the Centre For Arts and Technology in Kelowna.
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Thomas Haslam, 18, who was killed in an industrial accident while working at Tolko’s Lavington planer mill. Four years of intense labour has been wiped out in a matter of minutes for Manjeet and Jaspal Sandher. A major hailstorm descended on
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Armstrong Rotary Club got right into the Christmas spirit this year by decorating one of the 28 trees in the Armstrong Museum in December. Businesses, associations families and clubs in the city were encouraged to participate in this first-ever event - the Centennial Festival of Trees. Silent auction items are set at the bottom of each tree. The tree decorating culminates a busy year for the Armstrong Rotary. We hosted a weekend-long homecoming in July. President Shirley Fowler co-ordinated the event. Hundreds attended and enjoyed meeting many old friends and visitors. The $6,500 surplus at the end of the event was disbursed to local worthwhile programs and international projects. The club again managed the multi-acre parking for the Interior Provincial Exhibition. Thousands took advantage of the convenient parking just across the street from the fairgrounds. The week-long job involved club members as well as many volunteers from the community and neighbouring Rotary Clubs. Rotary activities wound down on Dec 17 with a special meeting that included members’ partners invited for a Christmas party visited briefly by Santa.
Vernon Silver Star Rotary is a club for all seasons. Last summer about 2000 people visited our Father’s Day Wings ‘n Wheels event at the airport. In the fall we hosted several elementary school BBQs to create a fun start to the year, and a chance for families and teachers to interact. This winter is the annual Mass CPR training day, where hundreds are trained in basic first aid. In the spring we will award scholarships to deserving high school and Okanagan College students. Next summer our thoughts will turn to high school sports. Many of us know the star athletes on our Vernon Vipers hockey team. Some of us are familiar with the names of professional athletes coming out of the Vernon area. Beginning in 2014, the Rotary clubs of Vernon and Armstrong will begin an annual tradition of recognizing the area’s best high school athletes. Rotary’s focus on youth and literacy will raise awareness of our young athletes by recognizing top athletes in ten high school sports. An emphasis will be placed on those athletes who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the field of play. Join us in June 2014 to celebrate our student athletes, encouraging them not only in their future sporting endeavors but also in their lives.
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Vernon December is an important month for the Rotary Club of Vernon as this is the month when one important event for the club concludes Online Auction started Nov 29 and ended Dec 9 - and another starts and finishes in two days - Carol Festival Dec 7 and 8. Both events involve and depend on the support of many members of the public and businesses of the Vernon community and, of course, Vernon Rotary Club members. The financial success of the Online Auction provides funds to the Vernon Club for its community projects initiated by the club itself, and also provides funds for the club’s response to the many donation requests from other Vernon charitable or community organizations. This year, in addition to Rotarian labour provided to O’Keefe Ranch and painting a Rotary Room at Women’s Transition House, the club made cash donations to these to fund the material cost of the Rotary portion of these projects. In 2013, cash donations included $5,000 each to Students Without Borders and to Kindale Developmental Association. To further academic studies and trades, our budget for scholarships and support for any one year may approach $10,000. The many choirs and performers that participate in the Carol Festival and its corporate sponsors provide an opportunity for the Vernon community members to participate in this long-standing community event. In addition to December donations and contributions for knapsacks, for example, and to the Salvation Army, the club organizes and funds the Spring Breakout For Seniors in March, when 500 seniors enjoy a free evening of food, drinks, entertainment and dancing.
The Kalamalka Rotary Club wishes everyone the Best of the Season and a prosperous New Year. Yes, “tis the season to be jolly” and a good time to be reminded that, in our community, many cupboards are bare, and around the world, there are too many families for whom clean drinking water would be the greatest gift of all! Imagine your joy if you could be the person who delivers that gift to a village in Africa? Imagine if you were the anonymous Santa bringing gifts to a local family? This is why your neighbours and friends joined Rotary: to be part of an organization that has the ability to experience giving all year ‘round. The Kal club makes up just a fraction of the 1.2 million Rotarians in 34,000 clubs giving back to their Greetings from Ethiopia! communities and passing it forward all over the world. We have differing occupations and cultures, but our shared passion for giving helps us accomplish the remarkable. Our impact starts with our members - women and men who work tirelessly to solve some of our communities’ greatest challenges. We do this by raising funds (Rotary Dream Auction) and by lending a hand. For international projects, our efforts are supported by Rotary International, which turns generous club donations into grants to fund the work of our members and partners around the globe. Many of us have travelled to needy parts of the world to assist in medical, water and accommodation projects. “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.” - African Proverb
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Armstrong Mayor Chris Pieper presents the city’s recognition of excellence award to Samme Groeneveld (left), Sidney Cummings (centre) and Ella Brown (below). The other recipient is Colleen Venables.
Four Armstrong students have been recognized for outstanding individual achievements. Samme Groeneveld, Ella Brown, Sidney Cummings and Colleen Venables have been named recent recipients of the city’s centennial year recognition of excellence award. Groeneveld earned her honour for winning a gold medal in the hammer throw competition at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. Brown was also recognized for her performance in athletics. She won gold in the triple jump and bronze in the long jump at the 2013 B.C. High School Track and Field championships in Langley. Cummings earned a gold medal for the top mark in B.C. for Grade 6 and Grade 6 classical voice exam, and for extraordinary represenation and achievements in multiple music festivals, provincial competitions and regional musical productions. Venables was honoured for achieving first place at the Canadian National Music Festival; second laureate in the junior division of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition; multiple first place showings at B.C. performing arts festivals, and for extraordinary representation. Mayor Chris Pieper presented the city’s recognition of excellence awards to Groeneveld, Brown and Cummings. Venables was at a rehearsal with the Kelowna Symphony Orchestra. She will receive her honour in January.
Dr. Beverlie Dietze will join Okanagan College in January as its new Director of Learning and Teaching. Dietze is an experienced post-secondary professional who has spent nearly three decades in the sector in a variety of roles that include faculty member, department head, director and campus dean. “I am looking forward to contributing to Okanagan College and supporting faculty and staff to achieve success for students,” said Dietze. “I have a passion for teaching and learning and believe collaboration is the key to providing the best environment for students in
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Elizabeth May O.C. MP Leader: Green Party of Canada
From a political perspective, Canada’s past year has been anything but progressive. In February, Elizabeth May warned of “Chilling new developments in the repression of Canadian science”.
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After defunding hundreds of federal scientists and science programs, new rules were put in place requiring scientists working with Fisheries & Oceans to await departmental approval before submitting research to scientific journals or applying for research grants. This “pervasive repression of science in Harper’s Ottawa …. is the 21st Century equivalent of the Dark Ages … a slow drip of poison to democracy”, Ms. May lamented. This month Elizabeth May reported, “Consistent with muzzling scientists, Conservatives have moved on to trashing libraries”, including the Aquatic Research Library at University of Manitoba and the oldest federal research library in Canada at St. Andrews Biological Station; just two of a dozen closed or consolidated. While many items are being ‘relocated’, “thousands of valuable books and scientific documents went to the dumpster”, she said. “This administration seems to be deliberately undermining good policy decisions by limiting access to scientific evidence”. When the IPCC reported atmospheric CO2 levels had reached a danger threshold for planetary health at 400 ppm, the UN Secretary-General responded, “We must act”. But not like Canada, with its numerous ‘Fossil’ awards for backward leadership. Canada is “moving in the wrong direction” Ms. May said. As we consider New Year resolutions, is it too much to hope our federal government will resolve to restore respect for science, knowledge and democracy?
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Every level of women’s basketball Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe has played at, success has flowed like a sweet three-point arc. Whether it was earning provincial MVP at B.C. senior AA girls championships with the Kalamalka Lakers, or racking up all kinds of college records with the Simon Fraser University Clan, she has not only excelled, she has been a game changer. Raincock-Ekunwe, 21, has taken her act to the professional level with the Esperance Sportive Pully of Switzerland’s Ligue Nationale de Basketball A (LNA). The 6-foot2 forward, who is represented by Toronto-based Slan Sports Management, is playing with the Lausanne-based club on a one-year deal. Success probably came a little easier for Raincock-Ekunwe in high school, and she has had to work to stay ahead of the curve. She has also had to develop a mean streak, something that is far from natural for the soft-spoken Raincock-Ekunwe. “It takes a lot of commitment to the game to achieve success at higher levels,” she said. “In the past two years, my competitiveness and aggression in games has really improved. I’ve come a long way since high school and my first year of university.” Raincock-Ekunwe ended a fouryear career at SFU as an NCAA II All-American after finishing the season first in field goal percentage (65.3), fourth in rebounding (12.4
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Coldstream’s Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, playing with the senior women’s national basketball team, directs on-court traffic in a game against Puerto Rico at the Super Four International Tournament, in August, in Brazil. per game) and third in doubledoubles (22). After just three seasons in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (SFU played in the Canada West Conference her freshman year), she holds the conference record of 63 career doubledoubles, as well as the single-game record of 24 rebounds. She also has the highest career rebounding average in conference history with 12.52 per game. Those are the kinds of results that get an athlete noticed, and
Raincock-Ekunwe soon earned an invite to audition for Team Canada at a camp in Hamilton. She spent last summer travelling with the national team as a member of the practice roster. She visited France, Czech Republic, Serbia, China and Brazil to play exhibition games and tournaments. “I was quite surprised when the coaches told me I would be a part of the team,” said RaincockEkunwe. “There is no greater honour for an athlete than representing their country.”
However, there is one not-soinsignificant obstacle standing between Raincock-Ekunwe and a spot on Team Canada. The national coaches feel she is undersized to play her customary post position, and are instead asking her to brush up on her perimeter skills. “Its been a huge challenge to develop a three-point shot and improve on my ball-handling skills,” said Raincock-Ekunwe. “My perimeter skills have improved but they are still nowhere close to where they need to be.”
Forced to play a new position, Raincock-Ekunwe said it took a while to get adjusted to international ball. However, with Canada already qualified for the world championships next year in Turkey, and with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on the horizon, she has no shortage of incentive. “I have a lot of work to do improving my game if that is to be a possibility,” she said. “The women are more experienced, smarter, skilled and athletic. “Playing basketball in Switzerland will help me to continue adapting to the faster pace of international basketball.” While watching from the bench, Raincock-Ekunwe made a case study of her Canadian teammates in action. “I was content with watching the amazing perimeter players on the team play and picking apart their game and how they play,” she said. “I didn’t get many minutes playing with Team Canada this summer, but I was grateful for every second I got to play. My role was to come off the bench and provide a few solid minutes.” Raincock-Ekunwe expects to handle more of an offensive role with Esperance Sportive, who lost in the quarterfinals of both the LNA playoffs and the Swiss Cup last season. Aside from having to greet people with the traditional three kisses on the cheek, Raincock-Ekunwe said the transition to Swiss life has been a breeze.
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Vernon’s Curtis Lazar will probably want to hit the delete button on his first shift of the 38th IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Malmö, Sweden. After that, it was a long awaited dream come true for the 18-yearold power forward, who assisted on
Anthony Mantha’s powerplay winner as Canada brushed back Germany 7-2 to open the 10-team tourney on Boxing Day. “My line got off to a rough start as three seconds into our first shift the Germans scored,” Lazar told The Morning Star. “I was able to rebound, make some hits and also got an assist
on Anthony Mantha’s first goal. “Coach (Brent) Sutter has a lot of confidence in me and I saw ice time in all situations and found myself jumping around here and there playing with different guys in different positions.” Mantha, who plays with Val d’Or in Quebec’s Major Junior League, finished with a hat trick, singles going
to Canucks’ first-rounder Bo Horvat, Nic Petan, Sam Reinhart and Josh Anderson. “We were all quite nervous for the first game, but also full of excitement,” said Lazar, selected in the first round by Ottawa in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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She rooms with the team’s only other foreign player, American Sherrie Session, in an apartment in the city centre. “My roommate and I both like to explore so we’ve been busy getting to know Lausanne,” she said. “I’m grateful that Canada is a bilingual country because my high school French has been quite useful.” The team carries sponsorship from an Italian restaurant, so players eat for free, which helps augment a modest salary. “For an athlete, its amazing to get paid any amount of money to play the game you love,” she beamed. Raincock-Ekunwe has one year left in her bachelor degree in health science, but plans to keep plugging away at it through online courses.
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“I think we all got chilled when we stepped onto the ice and saw the crowd all wearing red and white; it was something I’ll never forget. I still can’t believe the fan support we are getting. It’s incredible.” As usual, Canada is loaded with talent, including big-name forwards Jonathan Drouin and Connor McDavid, and d-men Matthew Dumba and Aaron Ekblad. However, it is the team chemistry that has stood out Lazar so far. “What I was really impressed with was our depth and constant pressure and contributions from all lines,” he said. “We know moving forward everyone has to be making a difference in order to be successful. “Coach Sutter kept things simple for us. We all bought into the game-plan and executed it for most of the game. He keeps on telling us to stay the course and to not over complicate the game. This means getting pucks deep and establishing a forecheck while not turning the puck over in the middle of the ice or giving up odd-man rushes.” For Christmas, Lazar received “mainly chocolate and other goodies for my sweet tooth. I also got the book by (Canadian astronaut) Chris Hadfield which I’m looking forward to reading.” “I was able to Skype my entire family on Christmas and that was quite enjoyable,” said Lazar. “As a team, we actually went for dinner at a castle, and had a normal North American Christmas dinner, and then our (assistant) coach, Ryan McGill, dressed up as Santa and handed out gifts to us that were donated by our sponsors and the CHL. “All in all it, was a great evening that brought is closer together.” Lazar’s parents, Dave and Karen, have since made the trek to Sweden, but his siblings – sister Jenna and brothers Ryan and Cory – were unable to come along. Following their opening win, Lazar and the team went back to their hotel to relax and watch a bit of the U.S. vs Czech Republic game, which the Americans won 5-1. Canada faced the Czechs Saturday and wraps up pool play against Slovakia and the U.S., Monday and Tuesday, respectively. The other pool comprises Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland. The Canadians spend most of their time hanging out and playing NHL 14 on the Xbox in their hotel lounge. They also have a laptop and projector set up to watch TSN. Lazar doesn’t have an international mobile phone plan, so he uses wi-fi and social media to keep in touch with friends and family. “Friends have been getting a hold of me via social networks, and it’s always encouraging knowing they are behind not only myself but the team. It allows me to keep them in the loop of what going on.” Regarding Swedish cuisine, Lazar said: “The food has been great. Majority of it is pasta, which is normal for hockey players, but the additions of crepes at breakfast and Swedish meatballs at dinner really adds to the experience. “Nutrition is such a big part of the game nowadays and we all have to make sure we are well aware of what we consume.”
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Coldstream’s Hannah Love skates in between periods at a Vernon Vipers’ BCHL game at Kal Tire Place. Love, a Grade 11 student at Kalamalka Secondary, recently received her Gold Skill status. A member of the Vernon Figure Skating Club since she was four, Love is a veteran of many competitions and also coaches up-and-coming Canskate athletes. Love is coached by Kelly Bocklund and Schelley McCrae. She was also a striker with the Vernon United Under 17 girls rep soccer team, coached by John Hughes.
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The Charles Bloom Timberwolves have pulled off a double-double. The T-Wolves have been awarded the 2014 and 2015 B.C. senior A girls basketball championships, with this year’s 16-team event scheduled for March 5-8, in Lumby. “The support for the bid was phenomenal – there are 24 committees formed and over 30 volunteers from the school, community and School District 22 who have taken on leadership roles within the provincials organization team,” said Nathan Lee, Bloom’s athletic director and tournament director. “The support from Kalamalka Secondary and athletic director Reni Dolcetti has also been great. “Securing this bid has been a fouryear dream. The strength of our bid, and our tournament, is our organization team. We have great people involved and as such this will be a great player centred
event for all sixteen teams involved.” The Bloom tourney will be the only provincial held outside of the Fraser Valley (A, AA, AAA and AAAA boys and AA and AAA girls are all being held at the Langley Events Centre), and the only one with a high school acting as the primary venue for the event. Kalamalka Secondary will act as the second gym/ venue. “It will allow us to showcase our great school and an athletics program that we are very proud of, and it will bring great economic benefit to both Lumby and Vernon,” said Lee. “Plus, obviously, this is a great opportunity for our girl basketball players who will qualify for the provincials, hosted in their own backyard, for the next two years.” More volunteers and partners will be needed, both leading up to the event and during the tournament itself. Anyone wanting to help out can contact Lee at (250) 547-2191.
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Savitsky an easy call for umpires KEVIN MITCHELL Sports Editor
Heather Savitsky put hours into preparing the right words to praise longtime umpire Vic Rantio at his retirement party. Turns out there was no retirement gathering at Alexander’s Beach Pub. They tricked Savitsky and then showered her with praise and the 2013 Kelly Roste Memorial Trophy, awarded by the Vernon Umpires Association for dedication and determination. “I spent three days working on a threepage speech and then I walked in and Vic wasn’t even there,” laughed the fun-loving Savitsky. “I’m very honoured and I was actually speechless. I thought I was helping Wendy (umpire Filbrandt) on Vic’s retirement do. I called her some names she didn’t like.” The trophy, presented in memory of
Roste, a popular fastball player and umpire who died in a December, 1998 car accident, has gone to the likes of Keith Louis, Gary Roste (Kelly’s father), Dennis Einarson, Ann Holmes, Rob Ferroux and Jim Sanderson. Chris Lynch, president of the umpires association, said the group unanimously selected Savitsky. “Basically, Heather was involved in minor ball for so many years and was the guiding light for slo-pitch,” said Lynch. “She was the perfect choice. She has contributed to ball in many ways.” Savitsky, the mother of two grown ballplaying daughters – Samantha, 24, and Robyn, 22 – has been a slo-pitch fixture in the area for 20 years. “I played first base in mixed and shortstop in ladies and I coached,” she said. “I was injured in a collision with a guy at first base and had to stop playing.” The Kamloops High grad of 1982 lost her left arm after complications during surgery, but hasn’t let that tragedy taint her positive attitude and love of people over the years. She coaches co-ed teams – 19th year with the Ratz and seventh with the Okanagan Fever – and is the SloPitch National (SPN) regional director. She has helped Bob Bishop put on at least eight provincial and two national championships. “One of the most humble and heartfelt reasons I love my job so much, is running my Doug Massie Memorial Tournament every June. Next will be the fourth annual. The money raised over the weekend from the teams all dressed up in the year’s costume theme, and playing a crazy two-pitch format of slo-pitch, is incredible. Their support of the silent auction and just having fun makes it all worth doing every year.” Massie, a highly popular player with the Fever, died on Aug. 20, 2010 from a brain
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Heather Savitsky receives the 2013 Kelly Roste Memorial Trophy from Chris Lynch of the Vernon Umpires Association. The award recognizes Savitsky’s dedication to the sport. aneurism at the age of 51. Heather was coached as a kid by her parents until she started playing Rep fastball at age 12. She and husband Kevin moved to Vernon in 1993 and played together with the Ratz. The ever-smiling Kevin lost a courageous battle with cancer two years ago.
“Kev was the pitcher and comedian of the team,” chuckled Heather. She plans to stay in the game for perhaps another 20 years. “I love the game and all the people I’ve met from all over the country. I’ve been playing ball since I was five.”
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Both North Okanagan entries suffered opening losses at the Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Championships in Chilliwack. Despite a late push, Armstrong skip Brendan Cliff fell 8-7 to Tyler Tardi of the Langley Curling Club to start the eight-team junior men’s spiel Friday morning. Cliff, backed by the Vernon trio of third Matthew Schiman, second Deven Schmidt and lead Matthew Young, was even with Tardi at 4-4 after six ends, but the Langley crew counted a huge four-ender to take a comfortable lead in seven. Cliff blanked eight, scored one in nine and stole a deuce in 10 to make things interesting. He took on Nick Parker of New Westminster’s Royal City club later Friday, followed by Cameron de Jong of the Victoria Curling Centre in the night draw. On Saturday, Cliff opened against Justin Umpherville of the Beaver Valley Curling Club before tangling with Kyle Habkirk of the Coquitlam Curling Centre. The Vernon foursome finishes the roundrobin with Sunday draws against Nolan Reid of the Victoria Curling Centre and Cody Tanaka of Tunnel Town Curling Club/Langley Curling Club.
On the junior women’s side, Vernon’s Amy Edwards fell 10-4 to defending Canadian champion Corryn Brown of Kamloops Thursday night. Edwards, supported by third Sydney Hofer (Vernon), second Kylie Tokairin (Enderby) and lead Courtney Woo (Coldstream), kept it close early, taking a 4-4 draw into the break. Brown banked six points over the sixth, seventh and eighth ends to force handshakes. The North Okanagan foursome faced Kalia Van Osch of Nanaimo/Delta and Briana Egan of Coquitlam in Friday action. Edwards met Dezaray Hawes of Royal City and Brandi Tinkler of the Juan De Fuca Curling Centre Saturday. Edwards wraps up preliminary play today against Shawna Jensen of Victoria and Mariah Coulombe of Juan De Fuca. Tiebreakers and semifinals for both men’s and women’s events are set for Monday, with the championship games following Tuesday. The finals will be televised on Sportsnet on New Year’s Eve. Visit www.curlbc.ca/communications/ tv-schedules/ for the TV schedule. The junior men’s and women’s champions advance to the M&M Meat Shops nationals, Jan. 18-26, in Liverpool, N.S.
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Sports COLLEGE WATCH PLAYERS ATLANTIC HOCKEY Stevie Weinstein Bentley Falcons – Junior Todd Skirving RIT Tigers – Freshman Colton Cyr American International – Sophomore CCHA Cory Kane Ferris State Bulldogs – Senior Curtis Gedig Ohio State Buckeyes – Senior Darren Nowick Northern Michigan Wildcats – Soph. ECAC Connor Jones Quinnipiac Bobcats – Senior Kellen Jones Quinnipiac Bobcats – Senior Mike Zalewski RPI Engineers – Sophomore Kevin Guiltinan Harvard Crimson – Freshman Cole Ikkala Union Dutchmen – Senior Brett Corkey Colgate Raiders – Freshman John Knisley Cornell Big Red – Sophomore HOCKEY EAST Braden Pimm Northeastern Huskies – Senior Garrett Noonan Boston University Terriers – Senior Mike Collins Merrimack Warriors – Senior Marc Hetnik UMass-Amherst Minutemen – Freshman Peter McMullen Boston College Eagles – Sophomore Andrew Tegeler Maine Black Bears – Junior Sean Robertson Merrimack Warriors – Freshman WCHA Marcus Basara Alaska Nanooks – Freshman Kory Roy Anchorage-Alaska Seawolves – Junior NCHC Aaron Hadley Western Michigan Broncos – Freshman Adam Tambellini North Dakota – Freshman BIG 10 Luke Juha Penn State Nittany Lions – Sophomore Jedd Soleway Wisconsin Badgers – Freshman GOALIES Tyler Steel Brown Bears (ECAC) – Freshman
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JUNIOR B HOCKEY – Knights vs Grand Forks Border Bruins, 7;30 p.m., Nor-Val Sports Centre.
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JUNIOR A HOCKEY – Vipers vs Nanaimo Clippers, 7 p.m., Kal Tire Place.
Former Vernon Laker Glen Metropolit scored once and assisted on Derek Walser’s winner as Canada brushed back HC Vitkovice Steel 5-4 to open the Spengler Cup Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. The 39-year-old Metropolit has played for Lugano in the Swiss league the past two seasons. The Toronto product racked up 43 goals, 117 points and 92 penalty minutes for the 1994-95 Lakers. “Even at his age, on the blueline and in the offensive zone, he’s still one of the best players in the game in Switzerland so that’s where he’s going to be really good for us,” head coach Doug Shedden told Canadian Press. “He’s played for me before and that’s why I made him captain. This could
bers and drop-ins for its 2013-14 season. Play goes 7:15-9:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Coldstream Elementary gym through midApril. Call Kal at 250260-1692, or e-mail shuttlevernonbc2012@ gmail.com. BASKETBALL - Weekly $5 drop-in basketball goes Sundays 12:30-2 p.m. at Priest Valley Gym.
be his last Spengler Cup and his children are here visiting from Florida.” Also scoring for Canada against the Czech Republicbased Steel were Byron Ritchie, Micki DuPont and Alexandre Bolduc. C ountering for the Czechs were Rudolf Glen Metropolit Huna, Peter Huzeka, Roman Szturic and Lukas Kucsera. Canadian netminder Chris Mason posted 18 saves for the win. Filip Sindelar made 37 stops for Vitkovice. Canada, featuring former Vernon Viper Ryan McMurchy, played host HC Davos on Saturday.
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The Fix Auto Vernon Vipers struggled in Bantam Tier 2 hockey tournament play in West Kelowna. The Snakes’ best result came in their opening tilt, a 4-4 draw against Salmon Arm. Dex Elders picked up a pair from Brayden Jones and Keeghan McRae. Mason McLennan and Drayden Dougan tapped in singles from Joe Eggert. Ethan Huizinga made 31 saves. The Vipers then fell 7-3 to West
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PLAYERS GP G A PTS CANADIAN INTERUNIVERSITY SPORT (CIS) James Dobrowolski 8 0 2 2 Alberta Golden Bears – Junior Patrick McGillis 14 4 1 5 Queen’s University Gaels – Sophomore B.C. INTERCOLLEGIATE HOCKEY LEAGUE (BCIHL) Colin Minardi 8 2 1 3 Selkirk Saints – Sophomore Lucas Hildebrand 13 0 3 3 Selkirk Saints – Sophomore GOALIES GP MIN W-L-T GAA Graeme Gordon 6 360 6-0 1.50 Simon Fraser Clan – Junior PLAYERS Alex Gowie Calgary Dinos (CIS) – Junior
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BCHL B.C. HOCKEY LEAGUE INTERIOR DIVISION TEAM W L T OTL PTS GF Penticton 24 9 1 3 52 137 Vernon 20 10 3 4 47 125 Salmon Arm 19 12 1 5 44 130 West Kelowna 20 12 1 2 43 119 Merritt 19 14 2 1 41 109 Trail 7 28 2 1 17 93 ISLAND DIVISION Victoria 24 9 3 2 53 133 Powell River 24 8 2 2 52 137 Nanaimo 19 18 0 1 39 121 Cowichan Valley 14 23 0 1 29 101 Alberni Valley 10 21 2 4 26 104 MAINLAND DIVISION Langley 22 11 1 3 48 118 Prince George 21 11 2 2 46 120 Coquitlam 16 16 0 3 35 138 Surrey 16 19 1 0 33 124 Chilliwack 8 26 1 2 19 114 SCORING LEADERS PLAYER GP G A PTS Landon Smith, Salmon Arm 37 33 26 59 Brad McClure, Penticton 37 29 27 56 Myles Fitzgerald, Victoria 38 18 34 52 Michael McNicholas, Vernon 37 19 31 50 Alex Gillies, Salmon Arm 31 22 25 47 Brett Beauvais, Penticton 36 9 38 47 Gerry Fitzgerald, Victoria 31 22 24 46 Adam Rockwood, Coquitlam 34 8 36 44 Ryan Rosenthal, Coquitlam 34 20 23 43 Dexter Dancs, Vernon 16 27 43 35 GOALIES GP MIN GA W-L-T AVG Jeff Smith, Powell River 34 954 33 12-3-1 2.07 Andy Desautels, West Kelowna 33 1807 71 18-11-1 2.36 Olivier Mantha, Penticton 36 1088 43 12-6 2.37 Devin Kero, Merritt 33 1557 62 12-11-2 2.39 Brock Crossthwaite, Langley 35 1172 47 14-5 2.41
Kelowna, with McLennan netting a hat trick. Nicholas Cherkowski and Sam Eggert each added a pair of assists. The Vipers came up short in a 6-5 nail-biter loss to Kelowna. Brennan Schwarr scored twice for Vernon, singles to Elders, McLennan and Eggert. The auto crew finished with a 6-3 loss to Kelowna, with Damian ColjeeFehr and Cody Webb picking up singles from Caden Bracken, Eggert and McLennan. Jayden Jensen made 34 saves.
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Irene and Melvin Hoover celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the summertime, with family and friends in attendance.
Melvin and Irene Hoover: married Dec. 22, 1953.
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Regional District of North Okanagan residents are reminded to get their dog license. If purchased by Wednesday, an altered dog is $20 and an unaltered dog is $55. After Jan. 1, fees for an altered dog are $35 and $75 for an unaltered dog. The bylaw applies to residents with dogs in Vernon, Coldstream, Lumby, Areas B and C and those parts of Area D within the Lumby Fire Protection District. Dog licences available at K9 Control Services, City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, Village of Lumby, RDNO, Smoochies for Poochies, Crescent Falls Vet Clinic, AJ’s Pets and Things, Total Pet, Briteland, Central Animal Hospital, Natural Choice Dog Salon, Creekside Vet Clinic, Healthy Spot, Sunridge Vet Clinic, Pet Planet, Bosley’s and Shampooches.
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A new proposal regarding a downtown campus for Okanagan College in Salmon Arm is sparking optimism amongst proponents. A resident has proposed donating close to 20 acres of land. “Jerry Thompson, a generous, communityspirited land owner, has identified a 20-acre parcel of land that he is willing to donate to the college for the purposes of a campus in the downtown area,” said Tom Styffe, OC chairperson. The land is located within parcels Thompson owns between 10th Street SW, 10th Avenue SW, Foothill Road SW and Shuswap Street and is within the Agricultural Land Reserve. One of the biggest hurdles may be getting approval from the Agricultural Land Commission to use the property for a campus.
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Lincoln Cole
Addison Julianna
Reese Emma
Brooke Alexis
February 1, 2013 Son of Billy & Lisa Schrauwen
March 14, 2013 Daughter of Curtis & Carly Payne
March 8, 2013 Daughter of Brandon & Katelyn Abel
March 26, 2013 Daughter of Rick & Leanne Weins
March 27, 2013 Daughter of Colin & Carlin Vandergugten
Jaxsen Shane
Joseph Alexander
Ava Christine
Roan Alexander Allan
Mia Stephanie
April 4, 2013 Son of Sasha & Helen Prohoroff
May 25, 2013 Daughter of Paul & RenĂŠe Bielby
June 18, 2013 Son of Les & Rheanna Moore
July 4, 2013 Daughter of Braden & Jessica Harris
Joanne Margret
Jaxon Theo
Olivianna Claire
April 2, 2013 Son of Shane Kelly & Carleigh Grahame
Cobi Dawn
Rowynn Lilly Sharon
Tyson Robert
Mattock Ewen
Louis John
Aubrey Theresa
Myah Kate
July 14, 2013 Daughter of Jared & Lauren Davies
July 30, 2013 Son of Al Adair & Charity Wightman
August 8, 2013 Son of Cris & Jessica Hodgson
August 15, 2013 Son of Matthew & Erin Black
August 16, 2013 Daughter of Karsten & Natasha Belllows
August 25, 2013 Daughter of Brad & Laurie Stinn
August 28, 2013 Daughter of Dennis Heater & Angela Dombrowski
September 2, 2013 Son of Sean & Jenna McConkey
September 9, 2013 Daughter of Daniel & Katharine Russell
Finley Jacob
Griffyn Richard
Arthur Gordon
Narayan Coop Lucas
Donovan James Robert
Ava Monique Sophia
Tyson David
Emma
Declan Calder Paul
September 13, 2013 Son of Rob & Jasmine Scherz
September 23, 2013 Son of Fiora & Kristy Ware
September 26, 2013 Son of Christopher & Amelie Baryla
November 2, 2013 Son of Graeme Corbett & Terryn Thachuk
November 5, 2013 Son of James Scott & Elizabeth Brown
November 11, 2013 Daughter of Matt Lee & Ashley Nogue
November 18, 2013 Son of Kevin & Britanie Bissell
November 21, 2013 Daughter of Carlos & Jocelyn Thomas
November 25, 2013 Son of Anderson & Darcy Smith
The Babies of 2013
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Lincoln Cole
Addison Julianna
Reese Emma
Brooke Alexis
February 1, 2013 Son of Billy & Lisa Schrauwen
March 14, 2013 Daughter of Curtis & Carly Payne
March 8, 2013 Daughter of Brandon & Katelyn Abel
March 26, 2013 Daughter of Rick & Leanne Weins
March 27, 2013 Daughter of Colin & Carlin Vandergugten
Jaxsen Shane
Joseph Alexander
Ava Christine
Roan Alexander Allan
Mia Stephanie
April 4, 2013 Son of Sasha & Helen Prohoroff
May 25, 2013 Daughter of Paul & RenĂŠe Bielby
June 18, 2013 Son of Les & Rheanna Moore
July 4, 2013 Daughter of Braden & Jessica Harris
Joanne Margret
Jaxon Theo
Olivianna Claire
April 2, 2013 Son of Shane Kelly & Carleigh Grahame
Cobi Dawn
Rowynn Lilly Sharon
Tyson Robert
Mattock Ewen
Louis John
Aubrey Theresa
Myah Kate
July 14, 2013 Daughter of Jared & Lauren Davies
July 30, 2013 Son of Al Adair & Charity Wightman
August 8, 2013 Son of Cris & Jessica Hodgson
August 15, 2013 Son of Matthew & Erin Black
August 16, 2013 Daughter of Karsten & Natasha Belllows
August 25, 2013 Daughter of Brad & Laurie Stinn
August 28, 2013 Daughter of Dennis Heater & Angela Dombrowski
September 2, 2013 Son of Sean & Jenna McConkey
September 9, 2013 Daughter of Daniel & Katharine Russell
Finley Jacob
Griffyn Richard
Arthur Gordon
Narayan Coop Lucas
Donovan James Robert
Ava Monique Sophia
Tyson David
Emma
Declan Calder Paul
September 13, 2013 Son of Rob & Jasmine Scherz
September 23, 2013 Son of Fiora & Kristy Ware
September 26, 2013 Son of Christopher & Amelie Baryla
November 2, 2013 Son of Graeme Corbett & Terryn Thachuk
November 5, 2013 Son of James Scott & Elizabeth Brown
November 11, 2013 Daughter of Matt Lee & Ashley Nogue
November 18, 2013 Son of Kevin & Britanie Bissell
November 21, 2013 Daughter of Carlos & Jocelyn Thomas
November 25, 2013 Son of Anderson & Darcy Smith
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Christmas Tree Disposal Until January 19, 2014 Christmas Tree drop off site: 20th Street and 47th Avenue / St. John Ambulance Lot Residents of the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, and B.X. are invited to take their Christmas trees to the drop-off site located at 47th Ave and 20th Street in the vacant lot next to St. John Ambulance, up to January 19, 2014. Christmas Trees will not be picked up with your residential refuse. No plastic bags or other debris is to be left at the site. This no cost service is provided to residential customers by the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream and the Regional District of North Okanagan. Christmas trees can also be taken to Regional landfills free of charge until the end of January 2014. For further information, please call (250) 54-WORKS or 250-549-6757.
Christmas Hours of Operation Bylaw Enforcement Officers will be on duty. Tickets may be paid online at www.vernon.ca or at any downtown drop box located on 30th Avenue.
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Music therapist Christian Sjonnesen plays his guitar at The Gateby. The Rise Community Association donated the funds for eight-and-a-half months of music therapy sessions for residents.
Playing the gift of music
Music therapy brings everyone together in song at The Gateby thanks to a donation by The Rise Community Association Cara Brady Morning Star Staff
The music brought everyone together on a snowy morning at The Gateby. A man caught the beat with his toes, one woman borrowed glasses to look up the words in the song book, another woman raised her voice in a clear soprano for a few bars then sat silently, remembering, perhaps some long ago Christmas concert in a one-room school. Some of the people who made it possible, representatives of The Rise Community Association, which gave a donation for eight-and-a-half months of sessions with music therapist Christian Sjonnesen, joined in. “We wanted to give something back to the community and we think this a great thing,” said Sharon Ertl. Her husband, Ed Ertl, a retired pharmacist, said, “I have worked in care facilities and seen how much the residents enjoy music so I thought music therapy would be a good choice.” Rick and Dody Putz, also of The Rise Community Association, came out for the introductory session as well.
Dorothy Panchuk (left) and Phyllis Penney sing at the introductory music session with Christian Sjonnesen. “You can see it in people’s eyes how much they are enjoying it. Christian will be back Christmas Eve and the program will go on in the new year,” said Rick. Sjonnesen asked the residents for their favourite seasonal music and it wasn’t long before the songs were ringing out in the brightly decorated room. Gateby recreation therapist Marijon FlorentinusSchindel said music therapy is one of the best gifts residents could get. “I think we’re very fortunate to have this. The sessions will tie in with our existing program themes and help people as they relive memories. For most people music is a
very powerful medium that not only helps them access their memories but also to experience new concepts and ideas in an enjoyable way,” she said. “As Christian gets to know the people and their interests better, he will fit the sessions to the needs and goals of the individual participants.” She said music is often used as a way to help new residents settle in with group sessions or one-on-one time and encourages residents to sing or play an instrument they might have some experience with. “It’s amazing how many people here have music skills that they can enjoy themselves and share with others. We are really happy with this gift,” she said. The resident birds added their trills to Let It Snow. At the end of the session, Dody Putz was even more sure they had made the right decision to give the gift of music. “The lady here beside me has been singing along so happily,” she said. “That really got a lump in my throat. We are happy to be part of this gift.” Sjonnesen has been hired by family members to come in and do music with their loved ones and fellow residents and he said he is glad that the program can expand to other parts of The Gateby. He is just getting to know the up to 20 people who will take part. “They want to be more engaged and involved and we will have more participatory sessions, maybe a percussion group if that’s what they want. This makes a difference to the quality of the residents’ lives and that’s what The Rise association wants.”
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nother year seems to have flown by with its days of greatness, wonderful moments, problems and challenges. Some of us will remember 2013 as a wonderful year and others will be glad it’s over and some are in between. Change was the big theme in our household. We became empty nesters. My darling retired and I switched careers, and then each of these created spin offs. We are definitely at a new stage in Michele Blais our lives and we are embracing it. Life for me has been a series of stages: The first 18 years were with my parents and preparing myself for adulthood and I am grateful for my parents’ love and guidance. The next 15 years were about furthering my formal education as well as my street sense and worldliness. This was a very fun time, challenging me on many levels as well as discovering who I was and wanted to be as a person. Next came the ‘Mommy years,” not that they are over. It is just that the lads need me in a different way now that they are adults. This was also an extremely rewarding, and fun time and I am so grateful that I got to experience motherhood especially with my two sons. This was also a time to help me define myself and determine not only who I am as a woman, but as a mother as well. We wear many hats in our lives: mother, daughter, sibling, wife, worker,
The Way I see IT
volunteer, friend, citizen. We juggle, we drop the ball and we pick them up again. Balance becomes a key theme. Now I am in the “whoo hoo, I made it to 50-plus” era of my life. I am grateful, I am excited and I am still determining who I am. So as I approach a new year and think of it as an opportunity to continue to improve and develop, I wonder about making resolutions, goals, and setting milestones for this year. Will I keep them, or will I as I have been known to do, get started, enjoy, and stop? Setting goals that are important and resonate with me will be important. I want to give up talking about my weight and instead embrace the fun I am having being more active. My darling and I are cooking together more often and I am enjoying having an excellent chopper around the kitchen. Healthy eating is just so much more appealing than unhealthy eating. Veggies are just so much more colourful than some unhealthy choices. Being healthy is a more important goal. I am a bit on the hyper side, and there are those who think my use of the word “bit” might be an underestimation, however, I am trying to embrace the routine of meditation in my life, so I joined Oprah and Chopra’s meditation program and each day I am sent a message: “Today, no matter where you are or what you are doing, take notice of the abundance that surrounds you. Abundance may appear as a loose penny in the parking lot, a warm hug from a friend, or a plentiful display of produce at the supermarket. Consider how effortlessly and easily these gifts and signs of
abundance showed up in your experience and give yourself permission to feel authentic gratitude for these blessings. You will be surprised and delighted by the multitude of gifts that continue to appear throughout your day and for days to come,” says Deepak Chopra. I like the idea of meditation and see rewards for my sleep challenges as well. I feel I am benefiting with improved focus and that is also rewarding. There are many goals I could list: Be a better friend in that I should spend more time with my buddies; be healthier; read more; and worry less to name a few. What I hope for this year is that we can enjoy the abundance of great health, time with family, friendships, and that we are able to see the beauty and abundance in simple daily tasks and actions. I don’t want to be berated by my inner voice with my disappointments or failures, so I will choose those that I have the greatest chance of succeeding with. And when I do disappoint myself and fail, and I will, that I bounce back and see the new day as an opportunity to learn from what didn’t work and move on. I do not see guilt as something we need more of. Let it go. I hope that for our community that those who have been struggling get the breaks they need whether that is good health, employment, or peaceful households. I hope that the children and youth within our community enjoy love in abundance, have full tummies, and are safe. May those who are lonely make friends. May this year be the best year. Happy new year and may part of your new year plans and goals include being happy.
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Tom, Joseph, Irene and Donna meet once a month to talk about how their lives are affected by dementia. They are all caring for family members who are in various stages of the disease. The local resource centre of the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. needs volunteers who can facilitate monthly local support groups. “Volunteers are absolutely invaluable to our team,” says Carly Gronlund, the society’s support and edu-
cation coordinator for Vernon. “It’s exceptionally rewarding work, to know that you are making a meaningful difference in someone’s life. Our volunteers tell us they get far more back in return than they give.” These support groups are a lifeline for people who care for family members who are in various stages of dementia. “Caregivers can meet with people with similar issues who are in a unique position to offer support to others on the same journey,” says
Gronlund. “The group is a place that they can talk openly, share information and give each other mutual support.” Want to be a support group facilitator? The position has a few requirements: * Excellent listening and empathetic skills * Knowledge of dementia or a willingness to learn * Facilitation skills or a willingness to learn * Formal or informal caregiving experience an asset Training is provided, and a one-year commit-
ment is required. An estimated one in 11 B.C. residents over age 65 already live with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. And that number is projected to double over the next generation. The resulting need for assistance is soaring, and volunteers help ensure that the demand is met. For more information and to volunteer, contact Gronlund at 250-860-0305 or cgronlund@alzheimerbc.org. Residents can get more information on Alzheimer’s disease
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december 29 pro life thrift store Year-end 1/2 price sale. Everything in the store 1/2 price, from clothing and shoes, to dishes, books and more, Dec. 29 to 30. Our store is closed Dec. 31. We thank all our customers for their loyalty and support and wish everyone a merry Christmas and a healthy new year. We are at 3102-31st Ave. (near the bus depot). Regular store hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 250-545-0777.’ aa night owl meetings Every night during the holidays up to and including Jan 1 at Albert Place, 3610-25th Ave., starting at 9:30 p.m. and ending after all have shared. Everyone welcome. Vernon paCers rUnners ClUB Meets Sundays at 8 a.m. at clubhouse (32nd Ave. across from Kiss FM); Tuesdays at 5:30 a.m. at Landing Plaza; Thursdays at 5:30 a.m. at Bean Scene; Saturdays, 7 a.m., at clubhouse. Call Bill at 5450028 for more information. Breakfast and flea market Indoors/ outdoors, every Sunday from 8 a.m.- 11 a.m., at the Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 5101-25th Ave. Such a deal for $6. Tables for rent for $10 per spot outside. Mega Meat Draw the second and last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m., also 50/50 draws. Call 542-3003 for information. fraternal order of eagles mega meat draw The second Sunday and last Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at the hall, 510125th Ave.
december 30 the sChUBert Centre Many activities for seniors 50+ to enjoy. Mondays, it’s pinochle, tai chi, bingo, line dancing, exercise class. Tuesdays, bridge, canasta, crafters, wood carving. Wednesdays, afternoon dancing to live music, birthday lunch the last Wednesday of every month. Thursdays we have cribbage at 7 p.m. We’re open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The pool room and coffee shop are open daily; the Thrift Shop, Monday to Friday.
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enderBy Cliff qUilters meet First, third and fifth Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Enderby Evangelical Chapel, 708 Mill Ave. New members always welcome. More information at 838-7858. CreatiVe aCtiVities program for adUlts Creativity and Aging takes place every Monday, Schubert Centre 10 a.m. to noon at the meeting room. Includes intellectual discussions, poem writing, arts and music making. It is a group-led program. Art supplies provided. Facilitated by Dr. Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka. To register, call 250-549-4201 or Schubertcentre@ shaw. ca or just drop in. floor CUrling at sChUBert Centre Every Monday 10 a.m. to noon; Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 3 p.m. It’s loads of fun, easy to do and lots of friendly people. All welcome. liVing with a CompUlsiVe gamBler? Someone you love have a gambling problem? You’re not alone! Please come to a Gam-Anon meeting Mondays at 7 p.m. (except stat holidays) at Trinity Baptist Church, 1905 Springfield Rd., Kelowna, room 201, use south entrance. It is worth the drive! Gam-Anon is a fellowship for all people affected by the gambling problem.
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Reindeer… Caribou…What’s the difference?
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feature event: fun loy kok taoist tai Chi offers January classes aytime beginning classes start in Vernon Jan. 6 at 9 a.m. and Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. Evening beginning classes start Jan. 7 and 9 at 7 p.m. Armstrong beginning classes start Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. We are also pleased to offer a “3 Day Beginning Class” Jan. 17 to 19, 2014. Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi is a registered charitable organization founded by Master Moy Lin Shin in 1970. Beginning classes provide an introduction to Taoist Tai Chi training in a way that is relaxed and accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Our goal is that you feel balanced and comfortable and that you have fun. All Vernon classes are held at the Vernon Centre, 3105-28th St. Armstrong classes are held at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, 3005 Wood Ave. For information call 1-888-tai-chi-2, email southerninterior@taoist.org or visit our website www.taoist.org
Reindeer and Caribou look different but the main difference is domestication. Caribou are an elk-like species which can be found above the tree line in Arctic North America and Greenland. Reindeer are shorter, stouter and more sedentary than their caribou cousins. Reindeer were domesticated approximately 2000 - 3000 years ago in the North Eurasia region, although there are still semidomesticated reindeer grazing in the wild. In the Scandinavian and Arctic Russian regions there are people that herd them to this day. Both male and female reindeer and caribou grow antlers. Both caribou and reindeer have hooves that can be used as snowshoes for walking on the snow and for digging. The caribou and semi-domesticated reindeer live on lichens in the winter-adapting well to the harsh arctic climate. A caribou calf can run within 90 minutes after birth. Both reindeer and caribou have unique hairs which trap air providing insulation. These hairs also keep them buoyant in water. Surprisingly they both are very strong swimmers. Also, the few we have seen have made surprisingly co-operative and manageable patients in the clinic. All of us at the Vernon Veterinary Clinic would like to wish all our clients and their pets a joyous and prosperous Holiday Season.
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CoUntdown to 2014 Dec. 31, 2013 at Hullcar Hall, Armstrong, join us for our New Year’s Eve dance. Advance ticket sales on now, call Sherri at 250-546-1944. okanagan singles 40+ Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, dance to Mace at Checkers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover. Call Dot if attending: 250-542-4042. armstrong legion holds new year’s eVe danCe Goodbye, 2013.
Musician Don Herting will have the legion rocking for New Year’s Eve, which will have an evening buffet to satiate revelers. Tickets to ring in the new year $30 for singles, $55 per couple. CeleBrate new year’s eVe Under the spitfire with BBQ rib dinner, party favours, and live music by No Bad Days. Tickets $35 per person. Reserve now; call 250-542-3277. kelowna singles ClUB new year’s eVe Dec. 31, dinner/dance. Happy hour 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Rutland Centennial Hall, 180a Rutland Rd. N. Kelowna .Cost is $35 for the dinner and dance, or $20 just for the dance which runs 8 p.m. to midnight. Dress code is informal dressy, no blue jeans please. Music supplied by the Blue Healers. Everyone is welcome. Tickets available from executive members or call Claudette at 250762-6907. Please bring along a donation to the food bank, it will be appreciated. monashee toastmasters welcomes you to our Tuesday noon meetings in the meeting room of the Blue Ox Pub in Lumby. Build confidence while finding your voice in a fun and supportive atmosphere! Join us for our meet and greet starting at 11:30 a.m. Our meetings are held from 12:05 - 12:55 p.m. to enable participants to attend during the lunch hour. For more info., please contact Louise at 547-6480 or Mike at 547-9335. We look forward to meeting you! iCan of north okanagan International Cesarean Awareness Network invites the public to join them for their monthly support and information meeting. ICAN is for all who are striving to prevent unnecessary cesareans through education; who need support for cesarean recovery; or who want to promote or learn about vaginal birth after cesarean. This is a safe place to share birth stories, ask questions, receive advice, find and give support and encouragement; as well as find the resources you need. Meetings are held the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Please join us for coffee and great conversation at the Talkin’ Donkey For more info., see www. icanofnorthokanagan.com armstrong distriCt fish & game assoCiation We hold the following events every week: archery shooting Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.; trap shooting Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.; pistol shooting Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see our web site at www.adfga.ca or e-mail to adfga2011@hotmail.com pregnanCy sUpport Every Tuesday we offer a drop-in from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., including lunch. We offer a free and confiden-
Celebrate NEW YEARS EVE Halina Seniors Centre
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tial service to help you have a healthy baby. We are located at 2902 29th Ave. We are gratefully accepting double strollers, maternity and infant clothing donations. teaCh and play for kids Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., Aboriginal Infant and Early Childhood Development Centre. For more information, call 250-542-7578. narCotiCs anonymoUs Meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m., A Step Ahead, 2800-33rd St., basement of Gateway Shelter (open to the public, 12 stepmeeting). Our 24-hour helpline is at 250-5033260 or 1-866-918-3574. mothers for reCoVery peer sUpport groUp For any mother in recovery wishing to help herself and other mothers within her community struggling with addictions. The purpose of this group will be to help addicted mothers obtain recovery and parent successfully. Takes place every Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to noon at Kekuli Centre, 2905-28th Ave. Child care available at Early Childhood Development, 2902- 29th Ave. For more information please call Caroline at 250542-5448 or Maureen at 250-542-5311. Under the spitfire anaf Unit 5 Cribbage night and dart league Tuesdays at 7 p.m. New members welcome. We are at 2500-46th Ave. Call 250-542-3277 for more information. powered paragliding ClUB Join the Okanagan Free Flyer’s Powered Paragliding Club and take to the skies under a paraglider with an easy foot-launched backpack model engine. Good chance to meet up with fellow pilots and cruise around the beautiful Okanagan. Meets Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Call James at 546-2812 or e-mail james@gojoli.com for meeting times, locations and more info. tUesday eVening meditation groUp A short reading, followed by a 45-minute silent meditation at the Okanagan Centre for Positive Living, 2913-29th Ave., 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. freedom groUp meets Every Tuesday at 1 p.m., Upper Room Mission. This group is intended to give support to people who want to quit the use of hard drugs. While it does accept total abstinence, it does not require it to join. madd meets Mothers Against Drunk Driving meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., at the Best Western Inn, corner of Leckie and Hwy 97 N., Kelowna. Call 769-6235 for info. kiwanis ClUB of Vernon foUr seasons Meets Tuesdays at noon at Schubert Centre. New members welcome. Info., call 545-8650. halina seniors Centre Come out for a fun game of bingo every Tuesday from 1 to 3:30 p.m., 3310-37th Ave., behind the Rec Centre. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. All 19 and over welcome. For more information, call 250-542-2877.
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Celebrate 2014 at the Freedom Dance Be free this New Year’s Eve for the all-local event featuring Okanagan DJs and bands Morning Star Staff
It’s time to party like its 2014 when both organic and electronic sounds meet for a night of dancing. Okanagan-based DJs and bands are dropping the ball this New Year’s Eve for the aptly titled Freedom Dance at Vernon’s Elks Hall. “The event is about celebrating local arts and culture for the community by the community,” said Angela Roy, singer/percussionist with Vernon-based band Barefoot Caravan, one of the acts playing the jam-packed lineup. “We have so much local talent here. It is truly remarkable.” The dance starts with an open mic jam from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. “Those wishing to be a part of the jam will receive $5 off their ticket,” said Roy, adding artists wishing to participate can contact her at 250212-7594. Performing after the jam is electronic music artist Gtab, known for his funky breaks thrown with a little electro flavour. Gtab has played numerous outdoor shows around the Kootenays, Banff and in collaborations with the Golden Delicious crew. Known for their high energy engaging and interactive shows, Barefoot Caravan, who will take the stage after Gtab, is a five-piece band that performs indigenous songs in various languages that represent the people of the world. Combining these traditional songs with upbeat rhythms and three-part harmonies, the band writes and performs original music with a reggae, Afro-Cuban, ska and gypsy flavour. Featured at the Arts Wells and Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festivals this past summer, Barefoot Caravan recently completed a school
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Vernon’s Barefoot Caravan, above, with bassist Stand-up Steve, drummer Connor Mitchell-Zaphod Johnston, Moot on guitar/vocals, and Angela Roy on percussion/vocals (missing is Dace Hunsicker on vocals) perform their musical blend, along with Kelowna band Crowd the Joanna, bottom left, and DJ Molokaii at the New Year’s Eve Freedom Dance at the Elks Hall Tuesday.
residency program in the Kelowna school district, performing 41 shows in three weeks. The band is also currently recording a vinyl album. DJ David Beaudoin, aka “FroggyStylz,” will get the crowd jumping when he takes over the decks after Barefoot Caravan with his earthy, simple and funky sound. Growing up in Québec City, Beaudoin was inspired at a very young age by the street perform-
ers of the Old Capitale to become a talented hand percussionist and teacher. Now based in Lake Country, he is a host and DJ for weddings and parties, a storyteller, as well as a staff fire dancer. Kelowna band Crowd the Joanna, who take over the stage right after toasting the new year at midnight, are known for their boot-stomping, whiskey-hollering, hoedown full of sea chanteys and drinking hymns. “This band is a rock riot — their
tone and brutal presence of folk/ bluegrass-inspired music is genius. Not only is it rowdy and celebrated, the band combines an easy listening tone with gritty punk roots,” said Jeff Stychin on Kelowna site, Awesome Okanagan. Dancers can revel when local DJ Molokaii, aka Solomon (Solo)
Kaleikini, cranks up his bass-heavy beats to top off the night. No stranger to the bass, having played electric bass guitar for many years in many bands and building custom bass guitars under the name kemaguitars, Molokaii’s love for the low end eventually brought him to the electronic music scene. He now specializes in original production, rounding out his sets with edits and remixes. Molokaii has warmed the floor for Colorado’s Love & Light via Footwerk.ca, for An-Ten-Nae (in Victoria) and playing in conjunction with Bird of Prey, Mr. Bill, and Natural Alchemy, among others. He is motivated by the Okanagan’s thriving music scene, where he is a resident DJ at Kelowna’s Arcade and has played numerous times with Sentient Sound (Basswave) at The Grateful Fed in Kelowna. Doors to the Freedom Dance at the Elks Hall, 3103 30th St., downtown Vernon, open at 8 p.m Tickets are $25 each, available in advance at the Bean Scene Coffee House. Appetizers, courtesy of Uncle Dave’s Pizza, are included in the cost and will be served between 8 and 10 p.m. The Freedom Dance is a licensed event for 19-plus, however, event organizers are welcoming families for the Children’s Midday New Year’s Eve celebration, also Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Okanagan Centre for Spiritual Living in Vernon. “Just because your bedtime is well before 12 a.m. doesn’t mean you need to miss out on all the fun this New Year’s Eve,” say organizers. “Grab your mom, dad, sisters and brothers and join us as we ring in the New Year midday.” The event will feature crafts, cookie decorating, games, entertainment, lunch and a countdown to midday with a balloon drop, noise makers and sparkling cider. Entertainment will be provided by children’s performer Robin Redvest, a juggler and others. Cost is $10 per family at the Bean Scene, or $15 at the door. The Okanagan Centre for Spiritual Living is located at 2913 29th Ave.
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Anyone who listens to CBC Radio 2 will known the stylish songs of Royal Wood. The Canadian awardwinning singer-songwriter is an oft. heard artist on CBC whose career has been established with critical acclaim and impressive musical achievements. Greater Vernon audiences will have an intimate experience when Royal Wood performs the very first on-stage concert at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Tuesday, Jan. 21. The show will feature limited seating for audience members, who will
experience sitting up on the stage with the artist, instead of looking up from the auditorium. “With the audience seated cabaret style on the stage, this intimate concert is a unique and up-close-and-personal experience as Royal Wood performs with his four-piece band,” said the centre’s audience development co-ordinator Brian van Wensem. “Known for his classic cabaret pop style, he brings class, charm and a gentleman’s demeanor to the stage.” Royal Wood’s latest release, We Were Born To Glory, debuted in the Top 25 charts in Canada and
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was recently nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. The single, I Want Your Love, reached No. 1 on the CBC Radio 2 charts for three solid weeks, and remained in the Top 20 for 14 weeks straight. His videos for Not Giving Up and The Glory both found heavy rotation on MuchMusic. A 2011 Juno nominee for Songwriter of the Year, a past recipient of the iTunes’ Songwriter of the Year, and finalist in the International S o n g w r i t i n g Competition, Royal Wood has been asked to co-write with such notable artists as Randy Bachman, Colin James and Wayne Petti (Cuff the Duke). His music has been used in several TV and film productions, including major TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Being Human. His abilities as a producer and an arranger were recognized on his 2010 release The Waiting, when iTunes and CBC Radio 2 named his record one of the best albums of the year. His records have been released worldwide on Maple Recordings/ Universal and Rounder Europe, and he has successfully toured in Canada, the U.S, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland and Italy. Wood has also supported national tours with David Gray, Sarah Harmer, and Serena Ryder. Tickets for On Stage Concerts: Royal Wood are $25 (all seats, no minors) and are on sale now through the Ticket Seller box office, 250-549-7469, www.ticketseller.ca.
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queen who seems to have no one to love and no one that loves her. Through the retelling of her childhood being interspersed with her spending time at the Disney studios, we come to understand why she has the personality she has and why she is so protective of her Mary Poppins. Thompson’s performance is probably deserving of an Oscar nomination. She says paragraphs with subtle body movements. Travers herself doesn’t actually change, nor even change her perception that Walt Disney’s film is frivolous and silly. What she does is allow room for an acceptance of the story told as such. So her character’s arc is actually quite small, but feels huge because it’s a feat to get this woman to budge an inch on
anything. HOWE: We forgot to mention Colin Farell. I was very impressed by his overall performance, from a doting father figure to his daughter to his bed-ridden alcoholic state. It’s been a long time since we have seen him sink his teeth into something worthwhile. The only fault I could find with Banks was some of the other performances weren’t as strong as Thompson’s or Farell’s. —Taylor gives Saving Mr. Banks 4 pears out of 5. — Howe gives it 4 chimney sweeps out of 5. The film is currently showing at the Galaxy Cinemas in Vernon.
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The Barenaked Ladies, Jim Creeggan, Tyler Stewart, Ed Robertson and Kevin Hearn perform one of their only shows in B.C. at Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre Sunday, Jan. 19.
Barenaked Ladies are Okanagan bound Penticton will be one of only two stops in B.C. for the Barenaked Ladies on their tour in support of their latest release Grinning Streak.
The 10-date tour, with special guests Lakes of the Canyon, will be stopping at the South Okanagan Events Centre Sunday, Jan. 19.
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Knowing how many calories create an extra pound of weight will sometimes help us to be more disciplined in our holiday eating. If you eat an extra 500 calories per day in addition to your regular diet, you will gain an extra pound. With all the good food around at this time of year, it is easy to see how we gain weight. We’ve just passed the shortest day of the year. Lack of sufficient sunlight during the long winter months can affect our moods, our ability to get a good night’s sleep, our energy levels and general well being. These are symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder and can be relieved by sitting under a special light for about 20 minutes per day. We have information about this. If you are still a smoker, do yourself a favour and quit. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death. The benefits of stopping begin in the first week. Your doctor will congratulate you, your spouse and friends will thank you, but most of all, your body will thank you. If you want to stop, we can help. A big thank you to all the doctors, nurses and receptionists and you, our customers, for your help and cooperation throughout 2013. Your positive attitude toward our pharmacy and our profession is much appreciated. Thanks to you, our readers, for all your kind comments about the column through the year. We look forward to serving you throughout the coming year with great service from our wonderful staff. From us to you … a happy and healthy 2014!
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Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the tour comes on the heels of the band’s successful Last Summer On Earth Tour with Ben Folds Five and Guster. This was preceded by the release of their new album, Grinning Streak, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200. It marks the band’s first Top 10 debut since 2003 and fourth Top 10 debut overall. Over 25 years, The Barenaked Ladies have won eight Juno awards and earned multiple Grammy nominations. Known for such hits as One Week, Pinch Me, Brian Wilson, If I Had $1,000,000 and many more, the band also penned the theme song for the hit CBS series The Big Bang Theory and earlier this year collaborated with astronaut Chris Hadfield for the first space-toearth musical performance, debuting an original song, Is Somebody Singing. Opening the show will be Ladies of The Canyon with bassist Anna Ruddick, lead guitarist/singer Maia Davies, guitarist/singer Jasmine Bleile and drummer Tara Martin. The Montreal-based group’s sophomore release, Diamond Heart, was produced by Mark Howard (The Tragically Hip, Lucinda Williams, Vic Chesnutt) and was released on Sept. 24. Tickets for the Jan. 19 show are $25 to $85 (plus tax and service fees) available at www. ValleyFirstTix.com or call 1-877-763-2849.
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Lifestyle is one of the major reasons students from Okanagan College and the University B.C. want to return to the valley a few years after graduating. Other factors include jobs and arts and culture.
Students want to remain in valley Morning Star Staff
A survey conducted by the Okanagan Young Professionals (OYP) Collective is shedding some light on the life choices of regional students and alumni. A program of the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission, OYP conducted the survey among students and alumni from Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan. It was aimed at quantifying whether or not students and alumni are leaving the Okanagan, why they are leaving and what it would take to get them to come back. The survey also asked respondents about entrepreneurism and housing costs. The student and alumni survey followed exploratory methodology and research design yielding a total of 341 respondents. With a student/alumni total population of 23,000, the methodology achieved a confidence level of 95 per cent and a confidence interval of seven.
More than 63 per cent of students probably to definitely plan on staying in the Okanagan and 60 per cent of both students and alumni expressed interest in returning the Okanagan after a few years, citing jobs, quality of life and arts, culture and entertainment options as their top priorities. Interestingly, these priorities out-ranked cost of living and cost of housing. Other survey highlights include: n 58 per cent of alumni have remained in the Okanagan after graduation. n 63.4 per cent of alumni cited lack of jobs as a reason for leaving. n Of the 61 per cent of alumni thinking of returning, 43 per cent of those indicated their decision was prompted by getting married or starting a family. n 20 per cent of students plan to leave due to a lack of social, arts and entertainment options.
n 12.8 per cent of students and 7.3 per cent of alumni cited an outdated, conservative local government mentality as a reason for leaving. n 57 per cent of alumni and 49 per cent of students said they would consider buying or starting a business. “It’s so exciting to finally have numbers on the subject of grad retention and alumni attraction,” said Donnie Ungaro, young professionals culture officer, with the economic development commission. “For so long it was only assumptions and anecdotes. We now know how many plan on leaving but more importantly what their priorities are in returning to the Okanagan. From this we can focus our programming and efforts based on these priorities and start attracting young professionals back to the Okanagan.” A full copy of the report, more information on the OYP Collective and other COEDC programs can be found at www.oypcollective.com.
School of Business garners full international accreditation mitment to teaching excellence and to the process of quality The reputation of Okanagan improvement by participating in College’s School of Business is the accreditation process,” said going to be enhanced by a recent Steve Parscale, ACBSP director of accreditation it has received from accreditation, who will present the an international agency. Certificate of Initial Accreditation The Accreditation Council for at the ACBSP annual conference in Business Schools and Programs Chicago June 29. (ACBSP) Baccalaureate/Graduate Jim Hamilton “This accreditation is evidence Degree Board of Commissioners that Okanagan College is commithas awarded Okanagan College initial accreditation of its business programs. ted to providing the highest quality business “Okanagan College has shown its com- education for its students.” Morning Star Staff
Established in 1988, ACBSP is the only organization offering specialized business accreditation for all degree levels, from associate to baccalaureate to doctoral degree programs. ACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the School of Business at Okanagan College meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP. “Receiving accreditation from ACBSP is further evidence of the strength of Okanagan College’s business programs,” said OC presi-
dent Jim Hamilton. “A great deal of that strength comes from the knowledge and expertise of our teaching faculty and the level of engagement they maintain with industry and community partners. “We often hear from our students and alumni, as well as the many companies who employ our graduates, that they are receiving the very best education possible. To have a third party endorse the program provides that extra step in quality control and that is very important to us.”
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Many individuals, groups and organizations contribute to the success of the Canadian Cancer Society in our
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standing achievements and accomplishments is through recognizing their significant contributions and celebrating successes. The division Community Champion Award recognizes the outstanding contributions made by companies and community partners making a significant impact on the strategic goals of the Canadian Cancer Society. Silver Star Mountain Resort has demonstrated a strong commitment to the society over the past five years. Both the management and the employees have been instrumental in the success of the Relay For Life event in Vernon. Silver Star has demonstrated commitment through financial support, participating in the event and increasing the community awareness of the event. Silver Star makes a significant impact on the society’s strategic
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Go green for New Year’s IRELAND - As Ireland’s very successful Gathering 2013 draws to a close, Dublin is going all out to make sure this landmark year ends with a bash – and the new year starts with a bang. This happening city has a huge reputation to live up to, having been nominated among Lonely Planet’s top five New Year’s Eve destinations in the world. Especially impressive considering this is just the third year of Dublin’s NYE celebrations. But there’s an even more compelling reason to raise the roof. Throughout 2013, the entire Emerald Isle has been welcoming home all who claim Irish roots to rediscover kin and everything that makes Ireland such a marvellous experience. The year-long homecoming and festival of rediscovery and reunion has been a triumph. Even the weather shone. It’s a pity the party has to end, but Dubliners are determined to give 2013 a send-off to remember. After all, their hometown was the place where the Gathering officially kicked off for NYE 2013. For two days, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, Dublin will become one giant house of fun, with infectious ska maestros Madness just one of the headline acts for Ireland’s biggest New Year’s Eve festival. So expect lots of baggy trousers and pork pie hats in the style of the iconic band. Expect too, free family fun, pyrotechnics, live music, a feast of fringe events, the Liffey River transformed into a glowing waterway and a massive Countdown Concert. Not forgetting the impressive display of dancing lights and costume that is the People’s Procession. 5,4,3,2,1! The festival’s musical highlight has got to be the spectacular open air Countdown Concert on New Year’s Eve. The stage will be set right in the heart of Georgian Dublin at College Green and Dame Street, while vivid 3D projections illuminating the Trinity College backdrop will ramp up the excitement. This epic gig has everything needed to shake, rattle and roll Dublin right into the new year. A feel-good eclectic line-up includes Madness and Irish singer-songwriter and guitar genie Ryan Sheridan, who has stormed onto the international scene with his stompin’ songs of seizing each day and living it to the max. Together these artists are supercharged with the positivity and exuberance of New Year’s Eve in Dublin town. Other exciting names will be joining them, with the full roster to be unveiled over the next few weeks. New Year’s Eve promises truly breathtaking free events to bring to life the spirit of the Gathering and say farewell to an unforgettable year. The River of Light symbolizes the journeys made by people from every corner of the globe to Ireland. When high tide flows into Dublin around 4 p.m., hundreds of twinkling candles will be set afloat on the River Liffey to create a glowing, bobbing light show. The candles represent all the nationalities that came to Ireland this year, and the Irish
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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking Required immediately experienced Class 1 US drivers only. Must have US experience. We supply assigned trucks, company phones, US Medical, all picks and drops paid. Please fax resume with current clean abstract to 250-546-0600. No phone calls please. Wanted: Experienced Dump Truck drivers for Northern BC. Must have own Tickets, H2SALIVE & WHMIS. Must be available immediately, have own transportation and be reliable. Wages depending on experience. Please fax resume and abstract to: 250546-0600. No walk-ins or phone calls please. Only those considered will be contacted.
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D & M AUTO RECYCLING
Dynamic Auto Recycling company located in Lumby is looking to add a few more team members to our growing company. Applicants must have some automotive experience and their own tools. Wonderful BeneďŹ ts, Full time, starting at $17.00/hr. with lots of growth potential. Call Wade @ 250-547-2310
Sorry for the inconvenience MicroSolve will be close until Jan 2, 2014 Cheryl Andrus Microsoft Professional + Internet Microsoft Certified System Engineer A+ Service Technician
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542-8620 Help Wanted
“Let us give you something to smile about...� FULL TIME OFFICE MANAGER/RECEPTIONIST required for progressive and busy dental practice in Vernon. Existing office manager is moving out of town so if you are looking for a chance to further your career and take part in the excitement of our cuttingedge practice - then this may be the perfect opportunity for you! We are providing state of the art general, cosmetic, and advanced implant dentistry....and would love to add the right person to our dynamic team. Competitive wages and benefits. Please email resume to Dr. Bicknell at info@pleasantvalleydental.ca
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Five years with you was not enough. Twenty years without you has been tough. Memories are with us forever. Forgotten never!
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To join our team of professional line haul drivers email a resume and current drivers abstract to: careers@vankam.com Call 604--968-5488 Fax 604-587-9889 or contact Brandy at our Kelowna terminal for pick-up & Delivery drivers: 2610 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7Y5 For more info, please call, 250-860-6208 Van-Kam is committed to employment equity and environmental responsibility. We thank all applicants for your interest, previous applicants need not to apply.
Help Wanted Is now hiring a FULL TIME ASSISTANT MANAGER. Must be available for all shifts, days, evenings & weekends, some heavy lifting, not suitable for students. Drop off resumes to 2501-53rd Ave Vernon or joeyg@c-lovers.ca PRODUCTION WORKERS Wood Productionpackaging,assembly, chop saws, Seasonal! $11.00/hr. Fax resume to 250545-7203 or email valleywoodreman@shaw.ca.
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A seniors housing facility has a opening for the following position:
- PART TIME SERVER -
- Experience an asset but not necessary - Min. wage - Weekends - Evenings and odd day shifts - Not suitable for students. Apply within 3309 - 39th Ave, Vernon • Contact: Cindy Kury, Manager No Phone calls or faxes please
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RT 31 - 42 Ave & 35A St • 152 papers • Avail. Jan 3 RT 501 - Rosedale Ave & Danallanko • 40 papers • Avail. now RT 520 - Highland Park Dr & Highland Park Cres • 40 papers • Avail. now RT 105 - PV Rd & 16 St • 71 papers • Avail. now RT 108 - Cascade & Mutrie Rd • 96 papers • Avail. now COLDSTREAM RT 204 - Coldstream Cr Rd & Hillside Dr • 73 papers • Avail. Jan 5 RT 216 - Giles Dr & DeJong Dr • 92 papers • Avail. Jan 1 RT 220 - Lakeview Dr & College Dr • 94 papers • Avail. now EAST HILL RT 61 - 15 St & 16 St • 116 papers • Avail. Jan 8
INVENTORY RECONCILIATION ANALYST (Temporary - Two Term Positions Available)
Kal Tire is a Canadian company that was founded in 1953 and has grown to become Canada’s largest independent tire dealer. Based in 9ernon BC Kal Tire has Àourished by focusing on customer serYice and teamwork. Kal Tire’s key differentiator is its 5000+ Kal Tire team members who are committed to exceeding the customer’s expectations with the best technical skills Tuality products competitiYe prices and exceptional serYice aYailable anywhere. Two temporary positions haYe come aYailable due to the replacement of our current point of sale system. :e are seeking detail oriented indiYiduals with basic accounting education to Moin our ,nYentory team based in our of¿ce in 9ernon BC. These are full time temporary positions consisting of a minimum 9 month term. Kal Tire welcomes your interest in the Inventory Reconciliation Analyst opportunity. Interested applicants are requested to submit their resume by January 6th, 2013 to careers@kaltire.com indicating Inventory Reconciliation Analyst and Job ID# 973 in the subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those under consideration will be contacted. For current career opportunities please visit us today! kaltire.com/careers
RT 64 - 21 Ave & Pottery Rd • 77 papers • Avail. Dec 27 RT 65 - 19 Ave & 19 St • 79 papers • Avail. Dec 29 LUMBY RT 601 - Saddleview Ave & Mountain Ave • 110 papers • Avail. now RT 603 - Catt & Fairview • 80 papers • Avail. now RT 604 - Shuswap & Bessette • 109 papers • Avail. Jan 1 LOWER MISSION HILL RT 126 - 25 Ave & 35 St • 53 papers • Avail. now MISSION HILL RT 14 - 15 Cres & Valleyview Pl • 168 papers • Avail. now RT 92 - Argyle Ave & 39 St • 144 papers • Avail. now
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HELP WANTED FOR ARMSTRONG BUSINESS.
J&M SANDHER ORCHARD looking for farm workers. Pruning/planting/ thinning/harvesting fruit and other labour work. Up to 40hr/wk, $10.33/hr. 250-558-2988 and/or email jmsandher@hotmail.com
LOOKING FOR A MATURE, RELIABLE OFFICE ASSISTANT FOR AN IMMEDIATE FULL-TIME POSITION. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN RECEPTION, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS. MUST HAVE EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS & THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE PROJECTS EFFICIENTLY. PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND IS AN ASSET. PLEASE CONTACT: (250)-546-3456 TO SET UP A PERSONAL INTERVIEW. PLEASE ONLY EXPERIENCED APPLY! CONTRACT CARRIER required for door to door delivery, 3 mornings a week. Must have vehicle, be flexible, reliable & prepared for walking. $10.25/hr. Contact Donna or Tammy 250-550-7901 or fax 250-558-3468 or email circulation@vernonmorningstar.com
Financial Services
Required: Care aid who must live in Vernon, work in private home, female nonsmoker need only respond. (250)5585148, Fax 250-558-5285 Rosalinda’s Filipino Kitchen 2810 33rd St, Vernon, BC requires a Full Time Cook $11.50/Hr. Cook/Prep/Clean Filipino/Canadian exp. High School Preferred. Apply: t_smelser@yahoo.ca
JOURNEYMAN STEEL FABRICATOR, CWB WELDER, STEEL ERECTOR, TICKETED BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR required with minimum 5 years experience Ph: 250-542-5557 Fax: 250-542-4562
CDA with experience and Prostho Module at a busy dental office. 3-4 days/week for Mat Leave possibly leading to permanent position. Drop resume at 3102 34th St, Vernon, BC, or fax 250-545-8942 or email dr.craiggoplen@shawbiz.ca
Financial Services
Services
Merchandise for Sale
Real Estate
Hairstylists
Painting & Decorating
Heavy Duty Machinery
Houses For Sale
Roberta’s Painting, Serving Armstrong & area for 7 years Free estimates 250-546-3570 or 250-938-4796.
ForkLifts for Sale. Various brands and sizes.18 to choose from. Call (250)-861-9171, or (250)-762-4883
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Medical Supplies
Affordable pricing for hairstyling, waxing and makeup at Evolve Studio in Vernon. Flexible availability. Call Chelsie at 250-308-8203 for info
Cleaning Services AAA-Maid from Philippines. Residential & Commercial Cleaning Service. Gift Certificates aval 250-540-3644
Kitchen Cabinets Bring your Cabinets back to life with Remedy Cabinets. Renewing and Updating with savings for 21 years. Free estimates 250-309-9673
Work Wanted Medical/Dental
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*1 Vernon’s own DumpRunz Fast courteous service for around 1/2 the price of the big guys. 250-307-9449 Affordable handyman services. Dump Runs, Lawn Care. Pressure Washing. Will do pretty much anything. Large or small. Kris 250-308-4100.
Massage for Men 9-9 daily Winfield - by Al. 250-766-2048
Moving & Storage
LIVE-IN CAREGIVER I am a mature lady, independent, speak English and German, have extensive experience with seniors and children. Lv. Msg at 250 767 6545, Email: gglass@pacificcoast.net
U1ST - MOVING 2 ton. Prices starting at $65/hr. Call 250859-8362. FAMILY Movers. Moving? Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687
Livestock
Livestock
- Regular & Screened Sizes -
REIMER’S FARM SERVICES
250-260-0110 Help Wanted
WorkBC Employment Services Centre … provides a wide range of services and supports to help BC job seekers find work. • Self-serve resource centres • One-to-one employment support • Workshops • Self-employment services • Placement and training services • Apprenticeship supports 3105 - 33rd Street, Vernon Tel: 250-545-2215 Email: info@futuresbc.com www.futuresbc.com
The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.
In Memory 1 column X 3 inch $22.92 + HST =
$25.67
2 column X 3 inch $45.85 + HST =
$51.35
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2 Coats Any Colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!
Rubbish Removal PRO JUNK REMOVAL We haul a lot more for less. Call anytime. 250-766-3835
Open Houses
Feed & Hay Hay for sale Timothy/Alfalfa, (250) 547-6334
Pets HAVANESE puppies, vet checked & shots, delivery avail after Dec 23. 250-804-6848 WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Reserve now. Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna (250)-765-4996 www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com
Merchandise for Sale Dry Pine $150/cord. Split & delivered Min 2 cords 250938-0804 Firewood for sale, cut to length, split & delivered $150/ cord. 1-250-547-6533 lv msg. FIREWOOD FOR SALE We have apple, birch, fir or pine. Delivery available. 250-260-7932 PINE Firewood. Drycut, split & stacked, 16” lgth. Shortbx $75/ Longbox $90. (250)545-6461
Furniture KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR W/ COMFORT! BRAND NEW QUEEN MATTRESS $160. Still in plastic, mfg. warranty. 250.870.2562
Open Houses
Furniture Emporium WANTED: Good used Medical equipment, walkers, power lift chairs, scooters and other items. Phone 250-545-0240
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BUY-SELL-CONSIGN Quality furniture, household appliances, antiques, collectables and vehicles for CONSIGNMENT. www.doddsauction.com.
CALL DODDS AUCTION 250-545-3259
Firewood/Fuel
BARK MULCH FIR OR CEDAR
Help Wanted
3 Rooms For $299,
Pets & Livestock
Misc Services
SHAVINGS & SAWDUST 10 TO 150 YARD LOADS
Help Wanted
(1) 250-899-3163
Free Scrap Metal & Vehicle Removal. Nothing too big or too small! We buy batteries, $4. Call (250)309-6107 IPHONE CASE Brand new, never used Iphone 5 Lifeproof.Multiple colors. Asking $15.00. 250-549-1489 or text 250-3068489 for details. JUST in time for Christmas AT SIMON’S COINS-Royal Canadian Mint, proof silver dollars, 1971-1978 $18.00 EA. Limited quantity; Coins, Gold, Silver, Bayonets, Swords, plus much more #1 2906-32 St. 250-3081522 WANTED: Good used furniture, beds & appliances. Phone Furniture Emporium, 250-545-0240
Misc. Wanted
For Sale By Owner Owners Moving want to sell home in Bella Vista, 3bdrm +den, on large lot, $400,000. negotiable. 250-351-4181
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, December 29th 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
933 Mt. Grady Court HOME WARRANTY STILL AVAILBLE
Gary Palferyman Furniture
$469,800
4 Beds, 3 Baths • Possibility of a in-law suite Private Yard • Cul-de-sac Close to Kal Lake & only minutes to various Schools
REALTOR® • CENTURY 21 Executives Realty Ltd. • 2907 32 St., Vernon Office: 250-549-2103 • thevassbergteam@century21.ca
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Homes Wanted Qualified buyers looking for homes • East Hill rancher with walk-out basement, 3-4 bdrm, 2+ bath, walking distance to town • East Hill 2-3 bdrm home, 2+ bath • Full Duplex Contact Aaron Luprypa Sutton Group Lakefront Realty
250-308-4001
Lots By Owner 1 acre Okanagan Lake View Lot off Tronson Rd, serviced, secure w/private lake access. Offers. 250-275-1626
Mobile Homes & Parks 3 bdrm, mortgagable, new siding, paint & carpets, hardwood floors, appliances. Just reduced, age 55+ $25,900. #16-1600-43 Ave. Look at all offers. 250-558-1511.
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COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250864-3521 I make house calls!
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VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon
2bdrm, 1bath, Reno’d Kitchen on Kal Lake Rd, close to beach, schools, small dogs ok, n/s, no/parties $900. util incl., 250-275-3188
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VALLEYVIEW APARTMENTS
1604 31st Street
45+ Building
1 Bedroom from $625 2 Bedroom from $725 Move in Incentives for Seniors
• NS/NP • Heat and Water Incl. • Fresh Paint, Very Clean • Parking • Coin Laundry • Balcony • Elevator
GREEN VALLEY ESTATES Armstrong
Seniors 55+ 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments Walk to downtown Covered parking From $765 per month Call Troy at 250.546-3933 or cell 250.833-9158
250-558-9696 250-503-7315
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2 Bedroom From $84500 +40 Adult, Secure Building, No Pets, No Smoking, Covered Parking, Elevator. MOVE IN INCENTIVES AVAILABLE. For more information, please call
250-306-5770 Columbia Apartments Available Feb. 1 st
One bedroom + den Close to downtown. Seniors building. No Pets. Non-smoking.
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250-545-1519 VERNON MANAGEMENT LTD. 2805 – 35TH Street, Vernon LAKEVIEW PLACE 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F&S, DW, on-site laundry, quiet & private, great views. Sorry, NS, NP. $750/mo. Available immediately. VERNON GOLF 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F&S, DW, laundry HU. Sorry, NS, NP. $700/mo. Available Jan. 1 Great location
250-542-5580 BRENTWOOD APARTMENTS
2 Bedroom
… available in quiet Senior-oriented building. Large deck, air conditioning, laundry facilities on each floor. Heat included. Close to bus stop, Schubert Centre and downtown. N/P, N/S. To view, call
250-545-0962 or 250-503-7977 Discover the Secret!
Hawthorn Lane
Renovated condos with private courtyard — enjoy air conditioning and large deck, located in a convenient location right in the heart of Vernon. Affordable family living. In-house manager. Ask about rental incentives. 2 bdrm … $825 per month 3 bdrm … $925 per month To view, please call:
250-503-1257
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All suites include heat, hydro and hot water, F/S, W/D, AC and DW. No smoking / No pets.
Office Space For Rent 1500 - 1800 sq. ft. of PRIME OFFICE space in Downtown Vernon. On-site parking. Great location, newly renovated.
TWO MONTHS FREE RENT. Call to view
250-862-7785
Lease Incentives possible for new tenants
Duplex / 4 Plex
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1bdrm bsmnt, separate entry, n/p ,n/parties, n/s $650/mo utilities incld 250-351-0919 2 bdrm, large, near Fulton school, renovated, w/d hookup, neutered cat ok, no dogs, on bus route. $950 util incl. 250-542-4310 250-308-9738. Large 3bdrm up, 2 down, 2bath, carport, np, $1250 +util, DD, ref’s Feb 1. 250-542-9591
250-542-1701 1bdrm apart’s close to rec centre. N/P, N/S. $600-$700 + utils. (250)307-4948 1bdrm apt. Clean & bright, in quiet well managed adult building, bus route, heat, h/w, cable, locker/prkg. n/s n/p Starting $650. 250-550-4069 1 Bdrm. Armstrong, clean, bright and newly decorated upper unit. Walk to downtown, $625/month, coin laundry.Call Alex 250-545-3813. 2 BDR, 1 bath, ctrl. located, no util., small pet OK, N/S, $790. Call Vlada 250-308-8878 2-LARGE 2bdrm apt’s. $750 & $800/mo.+hydro, prefer NO PETS (will consider small pet) Avail Now. 250-869-9788. Bachelor & 1Bdrm - Downtown near Schubert Centre, bright and clean, F/S, Heat & Hot Water incl. No pets, $500$600/mo Call 250-308-8500 HILLSIDE TERRACE. 39th Ave, ADULT, clean & well maintained; 1 & 2 bdrm, N/S, N/P 250-545-5773 Rickford Manor 1 & 2 bdrm suites available to mature renters. No dogs/ No smoking building close to downtown $680.00 and up. Ask about the move in incentives. 250-549- 5254 Willow Manor, 1 & 2 bdrm reno’d suites. 50+ Walk to shops $625 & up. 250-549-9177
Commercial/ Industrial Great location for lease. Retail office, 1350sf, 3414 Coldstream Ave, 21 car parking, next to Teeter Totter Toy, Aval Feb 1, Call Rick250-770-0903
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EAST HILL Very comfortable 2 bdrm bungalow, double garage + 2 bay shop, family room, huge patio, very private yard near Silver Star elementary. Sorry, NS, NP. $1200/mo. Available Jan. 1. COLDSTREAM 3 bdrm, 2½ bath, family home in Kinloch subdivision. Open lofted floor plan, close to lake access, main floor family room plus bonus office room. F&S, DW, W&D. Great view of lake. Small pet OK. Sorry, NS. $1550/mo. Available immediately.
Suites, Upper 1bdrm suite avail. Jan 1, $800 util/incl. pets neg. 7949 Old Kamloops Rd. 250-545-0733 2bdrm, Armstrong, f/s, w/d, n/s, n/p, ref’s & Deposit req’d. $800. incl util. 250-306-9909, 250-546-3383 Coldstream orchard location, 3bdrm, office & den. 5 appl., double garage, pets neg., $1600 util incl., 250-549-0310 or 250-308-7004.
ALEXIS PARK 2 bdrm ½ duplex, full bsmt with 1 bdrm down. Great location close to school & town. F&S, laundry hookup. Garden area. Sorry, NS, NP. $850/mo. Available immediately.
Townhouses 2 BEDROOM TOWNHOME • Newly renovated, close to town • All appliances included • No pets, no smoking • Available immediately $850/mo … Neat as a Pin!!
250-542-5580 2bdrm Coldstream, n/s, n/p, ref’s req’d $950+util. no appliances, Jan 1. 778-255-3114 3bdrm, 1325 sq ft, 5-appl, central location, n/s, n/p, $1200.incl util. 250-558-3664 3bdrm house, $1200./mo, Centrally located 250-5491227 3storey Queen Ann estate house on acreage & fruit orchard. 4bdrm + den in heritage home. 1bath with tub/ shower. Appl, f/s, dw, mw, shared w/d, gas/heat & wood fp in living room, wood stove. Formal dining room & separate sunroom. Carport, 1 vehicle. Pets neg, ns. $1300 + shared util. (250)558-3664 4bdrm fenced yard, close to downtown Vernon, n/s $1450 + util call 250-549-3324 Desert Cove, 2bdrm home gated community, 40+, $1200 + utilities, call 250-549-8046
Auto Accessories/Parts FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles etc. Dead or Alive Auto Recycling. Call Leo (250)550-5245 RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES 2 Year, 60,000 km, Warranty. 250-542-2685. WRECKING GM FWD CARS, motors from $250; trannies from $200; doors from $50. All parts on shelf. Since 1994. Armstrong. 250-546-9055.
vernonhomes.ca/forrent • 1 bedroom apartment, centrally located, mountain & city views, balcony, 1 stall parking, utilities incl except hydro. $700 vernonhomes.ca/forrent
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Victorian Retirement Residence 3306 22nd Street -250 545-0470 Beautiful Suite Available. Rent includes, all meals, utilities, housekeeping and activities. www.victorianvernon.com
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Storage 8X8X20 New Containers Household/ Commercial rentals. $110/mo. Your place or mine. Warren 250-545-8118 Vernon. Rent, Sale or Lease.
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Happy Birthday Don! You’ve hit another milestone You’ve gone from falling trees to sawing logs!
McKenzie - Knezacek It happened as we all knew that it would. Morgan McKenzie and Rebecca Knezacek became official this past August 24, 2013. The intimate ceremony took place on the campus of the University of Victoria in front of a jubilant gathering of loving and supportive friends and family. The happy couple will continue to reside in Victoria until the completion of their education and then they’re off to conquer the world. Congratulations.
On November 23, 2013 an amazing little boy named Oliver Jordan Stone was born weighing in at 8 lbs 14 ounces. Proud parents are Greg and Ashley Stone and extra proud grandparents are Clarissa and Bob Stone and Brent and Paulette Holomis. Also proud are Uncle Jeff and Aunty Siona Holomis and Aunty Andrea Stone. Welcome little Oliver, you are truly the love of our lives!!!
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Lisa Raminsh earned her Bachelor of Education degree on December 6th from the University of Victoria. She received her BSc. degree there in 2010. Locally, Lisa attended Kidston and Kalamalka Secondary graduating in 2006. Given excellent public/ private teaching throughout, Lisa garnered music, math, and academic awards; earned scholarships; was inducted for life into the Golden Key International Honour Society; was awarded an Excellence in Science Teaching honorarium and the University of Victoria President’s Scholarship for Academic Achievement. Proud parents, Becky Strube and Imant Raminsh, and family and friends congratulate Lisa. We wish her continued success, happiness and adventure.
Parlee - Potts Kassandra Parlee, formerly of Vernon, and Mitchell Potts of Australia were married on February 23, 2013 at Shelly Beach in Colundra on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. Kassie was escorted down the aisle and given away by her mother, Diana Parlee of Vernon. Also in attendance were Kassie’s two brothers, Justin and Matthew Parlee from Vernon. The happy couple live in Currimundi, Colundra where Mitch is in his fourth year of apprenticeship to become an electrician. Congratulations may be emailed to Kassie and Mitch at kassie-parlee@hotmail.com
Anderson - Lambert Kate Anderson and Bryan Lambert, along with their parents are pleased to announce their engagement. Kate is the younger daughter of Lyn and Frank Anderson. Bryan is the son of Patricia and the late William J. Lambert. The proposal was witnessed by family and close friends while recently riding the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. “Christmas Express”. The wedding will take place in Vernon, August 2014.
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