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Surrey North Delta LeaderA new report urges Metro Vancouver not to

build any new waste-to-energy plants and that its existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby be phased out.

Those are among the recommendations in a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Its paper titled “Closing the Loop” exam-ines solid waste policy through the prism of re-ducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and encouraging green industries.

Author Marc Lee takes aim in part at Met-ro Vancouver’s advancing strategy of building a new waste-to-energy plant to consume 370,000 tonnes of garbage by 2018, ending the region’s use of the Cache Creek regional landfill.

The Burnaby incinerator, which burns 280,000 tonnes of waste per year, is a heavy car-bon emitter even using disputed official esti-mates, according to the report, making it a con-siderably worse source of electricity than burn-ing natural gas.

“Incineration has adverse consequences for health and GHG emissions, and requires a steady stream of waste that is inconsistent with zero waste objectives,” the report said.

In particular, it notes plastics and paper – key materials that should be diverted for recyc-ling – contribute the most energy when burned.

“Programs that succeed in reducing waste could, perversely, be a challenge for inciner-ators needing to run at high enough temper-atures to reduce the formation of toxic com-pounds.”

From a climate change perspective, it said, landfilling plastics and wood products would be preferable to incineration, because it would be a form of carbon storage, even though other strat-egies to reduce, reuse and recycle would be bet-ter.

Incineration doesn’t make garbage dis-appear, it said, noting at least 22 per cent is typ-ically reduced to ash that still must be landfilled, while heavy metals and other toxins can escape.

“Even if energy is produced from incinera-tion, it is uneconomic energy as it destroys use-ful materials that are costly to replace from vir-gin sources.”

What the Bunny left behindEaster Sunday in the Cache Creek/Ashcroft area was one of

the warmest in memory. The annual Cache Creek Easter Egg Hunt drew dozens of chocolate-loving children. The event was

organized by the Cache Creek Fire Dept. and supported by the Recreation Commission and Ashcroft Safety Mart.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Protecting her nieceMarch 27 at 8:54 pm po-

lice were contacted by an Ashcroft woman who com-plained that her 17 year old niece was being harassed at work by a 31 year old man who had asked her twice for a date and had made an in-appropriate comment. Po-lice located the Cache Creek man and told him to cease contact with the young lady.

Consistently erraticMarch 28 at 11:35 am

police received a report of an erratic driver on Hwy 1 near Savona. The complainant said the vehicle was all over the road. Police did not lo-cate the vehicle, but RCMP Detachments in Kamloops, Chase and Salmon Arm also received complaints about the same vehicle. It was stopped in Salmon Arm. The driver, a 52 year old Prince George woman, was sober and had a valid Drivers Li-cense, but was known to have mental health issues in the past. She was released to continue on her way, but RCMP will recommend to the Motor Vehicles branch-that her license be re-evalu-ated.

Wasn’t himMarch 28 at 5:30 pm po-

lice received a complaint about an erratic driver on Hwy 1 by Juniper Beach, tailgating and passing un-safely. The 51 year old Kam-loops driver was located at a pullout on the highway. He denied all allegations and was given a verbal warning about his driving.

Noisy neighboursMarch 29 at 7:15 pm po-

lice received a noise com-plaint from a building on Government St. The music

was at a reasonable volume when police arrived and the two men inside were very co-operative. The complain-ant was notified that Ash-croft’s noise bylaw does not come into effect until 10 pm.

Testing the new speakerMarch 31 at 2:25 pm po-

lice were called to the same building on Government St. for another noise complaint. The resident explained that he and some friends were testing a new sub-woofer and maybe have cranked it up. He was told to keep the noise down or a mischief charge could be laid.

Family troublesMarch 31 at 8 pm po-

lice attended a family dis-turbance on the Ashcroft Reserve after a 43 year old woman called to say that her intoxicated 24 year old son had assaulted her and was causing problems in the home by banging on the door of her basement suite, demanding beer. She told police that she didn’t have any beer in her room but that her son had been drinking all day and she just wanted him to leave her alone. Police lo-cated and spoke to the son who was calm and co-oper-ative. He said he was only knocking on the door be-cause she had the only phone in the house and he wanted to use it. He advised that he had plenty of his own beer. Police determined that no assault had taken place.

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March 31 at 10:05 pm police re-ceived a complaint from a

motorist that a truck with a car hauler had passed her on Hwy 97and had nearly hit her. It was last seen pulling into the Chevron parking lot in Cache Creek. Police lo-cated the truck and spoke to the driver, a 42 year old Mer-rit man, who advised them that he was having trouble with the trailer, in that some-times it shook, and that he would be taking it off the road to have it inspected. He also said he’d be having a nap before getting back be-hind the wheel.

Eat my dustApril 1 at 10:20 am po-

lice received a report of an erratic driver and road rage on Hwy 99 approaching the intersection with Hwy 97. A 57 year old Burnaby man re-ported that another vehicle was tailgating him, passing unsafely and driving at errat-ic speeds. It as also driving onto the shoulder in front of him, throwing rocks and dirt at his vehicle. The Burnaby man admitted to driving at an inconsistent speed and to giving the other driver The Finger as he drove past. The other vehicle was not located by the Registered Owner is a 30 year old man from 108 Mile.

Car/deer collisionApril 1 at 10:31 am po-

lice received a report of a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C about 20 km south of Ashcroft involving a deer.

The deer was deceased at the scene. The 57 year old Merrit man complained of neck pain and was transport-ed to the Ashcroft Hospital. There was substantial dam-age to his vehicle, which was towed. Police advise motor-ists to watch for deer and other wildlife on the high-ways at this time of year.

Friendly neighbourApril 1 at 4:47 pm po-

lice received a report of an itoxicated woman stum-bling along Quartz Rd. near the part. The complainant saidthe woman had fallen and was unable to get up, but that a vehicle had stopped and picked her up. Police located the driver of the vehicle who advised that she didn’t know the woman, but gave her a ride home to an apartment building on Col-lins Rd. where she was able to safely enter the building.

Living in a hazeApril 1 at 6:01 police

were advised that there was a highly intoxicated man on Hwy 97 by Roper Rd. on the Bonaparte Reserve, who had fallen down an emank-ment. Police located the 42 year old Williams Lake man, lying on the grass. Clinton RCMP also attending, as they were following up on a complaint about the same man being drunk in Clin-ton. BC Ambulance took the man to Ashcroft Hospital for examination and then re-leased him. He was arrested for being drunk in a public place and held in cells until sober. The stayover marked the 169th time that the man has spent time in police cus-tody.

Christine Elliott and Heidi Roy prepare some more hot dogs at the Cache Creek Easter Egg Hunt.

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A S H C R O F TCouncil Briefs

Consumer attitude needs to change

Karla Cummins and Theresa Takacs danced and sang at the annual Walhachin Women’s Day.

From the Ashcroft Council meeting of March 25.

Roll Call: May-or Andy Anderson and councillors Alice Durksen, Helen Kormendy and Jackie Tegart. Missing: Coun. Jerry Fiddick.

Plein AirCouncil will be sending

the mayor or acting mayor to

the opening night supper of WRAPS’s Plein Air on May 21, to welcome the artists to Ashcroft. Last year’s event attracted 34 artists this year the Society is hoping to at-tract 40 or more. The artists spend two days (May 22-23) in the community, painting

or drawing whatever scene strikes their fancy.

Daffodil Month and Day

Mayor Anderson de-clared April as Daffodil Month in Ashcroft, and Apr. 27 is officially Daffodil Day.

Lady Minto grantCouncil received word that its grant for an up-grade to the heating system and improved accessibility for the Lady Minto building (Village Office) was not approved.

Coun. Tegart sug-gested that the Village send a copy of the grant application to MP Mark Strahl, together with the letter advising them that the application was unsuccessful, and ask him to let them know if any other grants for this project become avail-able.

Honey BeeCouncil approved

a request from Clinton Shane Ekdahl to pro-claim May 29 as the fourth annual Day of the Honey Bee and that the Village send letters to federal cabinet min-isters supporting the idea of a National Day of the Honey Bee.

Bifuka delegationA delegation from

Bifuka, Ashcroft’s Sis-ter City in Japan, is vis-iting on Aug. 4-8. The Village will host a wel-

come dinner for them on the evening of the 4th. Other ac-tivities are planned for the rest of the visit. Next year is the 25th anniversary of the relationship.

Doctor Recruitment Program

Coun. Helen Kormendy asked Mayor Anderson what the TNRD had to say about the provincial rural doctor program.

“It doesn’t impact our community at all,” said An-derson.

Two communities in crisis were chosen - Clear-water and Chase.

“We missed out because of our success,” he said. But he wondered how the finan-cial incentive was going to be of benefit if the phys-icians aren’t available.

“They’ve told us it’s not about the money,” said An-derson. “The doctors have to be available and they have to be through the system.”

“It reflects the fact that everyone thinks it’s a sim-ple issue, and it’s not,” said Coun. Tegart. “But the lobby is still focussed on dollars.”

“Creating physicians within your own community is the bst way to keep them,” said Anderson.

Dr. Antoinette Kitsoff’s contact with other doctors helped recruit two more for Ashcroft, said Ander-son, and he hoped that Dr. Peedikayil and Dr. Govin-dasammy could others help recuit others.

Next meeting Apr. 8 at 4:30 pm in the

Village office. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The report also urges province-wide composting

and a phase-out of single-use products and packaging.

Materials that are toxic or non-recyclable should be either banned or tightly regulated.

It also says B.C. needs to develop green manufacturing or reprocessing industries, but admits it will be challenging.

Public investments will be needed, it says, to support a shift away from landfills and incin-erators in favour of waste reduction, reuse, re-pair and maintenance, and finally recycling and composting.

No estimate is provided of the public cost, but the report argues fees to landfill or inciner-ate garbage should be steadily increased to cre-ate an advantage for diversion.

It also notes much of what’s considered re-cycling is really “down-cycling” – degrading something like high-quality plastic to lower-grade uses like plastic wood.

The study admits its ultimate “closed loop” vision of a low-waste society where appliances, for example, are repaired and reused for far longer than today is at odds with an open econ-omy that freely allows imports and exports, as well as consumers’ penchant for quickly dis-carding tech gadgets in favour of new models.

“Meaningful progress will be difficult,” it said, but argued changes made now will be “much less painful than if we wait for nature to impose its own limits tomorrow.”

Nineteen firms are in the running to build a new waste-to-energy plant for Metro Vancou-ver.

Over the next two years the regional district is to determine a preferred technology and iden-tify potential sites.

Winterfest proceeds donated to Friends in need(Right) Sandra Dowding, director for the Loon Lake CRAS, presents a donation of $1,251.31 to (left) Amber French, member of the Family and Friends Society at Ashcroft Hospital’s long term care facility. The donation is part of the $7,500 raised by the Loon Lake Community Recreational and Agricultural Society during their Winterfest event, Feb. 9-10. The remaining money will be donated equally to the Clinton Wellness Centre and the Loon Lake Fire Dept.

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VICTORIA – The Pacific Car-bon Trust orchestrated a months-long campaign of calls and letters to discredit a report from B.C.’s Auditor General on its first two big carbon offset projects, before it could be released.

Just as the audit report was about to be made public, the trust, a Crown corporation created at taxpayer expense, participated in the leaking of selected critical let-ters to media outlets.

Then the Speaker of the B.C. legis-lature, Bill Barisoff, made a final, clumsy effort to delay the release of the report.

As soon as it was out, Environment Minister Terry Lake tried to discredit it, by blustering about all the highly paid experts who swore up and down that a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake, and a gas flaring reduction project near Fort Nelson, were bona fide carbon offsets worth $6 million of taxpayers’ money.

The audit states in plain language, with charts and timelines, that the $6 million was basically given away for nothing. I look forward to further audits on this carbon offset scheme, assuming it survives after the May election, be-cause these two projects aren’t the only boondoggles.

The Pacific Carbon Trust was set up in 2008 as part of former premier Gor-don Campbell’s climate change pro-gram. To make the B.C. government’s operations “carbon neutral,” the gov-ernment and all of its agencies were re-quired to pay the trust $25 per tonne for

their carbon dioxide emissions from fuel use.

In 2011 alone, B.C. universities paid $4.46 million to the trust. B.C.’s 60 school districts paid a total of $5.36 million the same year, and the prov-ince’s six health authorities paid $5.79 million. The money is supposed to go to projects that capture carbon, thus “offsetting” the heating of schools, the fuel burned by ambulances, etc.

The 55,000-hectare forest reserve is known as Darkwoods. The audit shows that the Nature Conservancy of Can-ada decided in 2006 to buy it, using $25 million of federal taxpayers’ money. The deal closed in 2008, the same year the Pacific Carbon Trust was formed.

From 2008 to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all rest-ed on the assumption that Darkwoods would be clear-cut logged.

Since the forest was already owned by Canada’s leading conservancy, this assumption makes no sense. Was the conservancy going to log it, or flip it to someone who would, after accepting

$25 million in tax money to acquire it? Legally, it could not.

(I would add that the assumption that logging releases all of the carbon in a forest is also false. Lumber ac-tually sequesters carbon for longer than trees, which eventually die and rot.)

The audit found a similar case against EnCana’s flare reduction pro-gram, which the company used on many wells before the trust started offering money. EnCana was saving

money as well as reducing emissions without collecting offsets. Therefore, the audit concluded, neither of these projects was a credible offset because the emissions savings would have oc-curred anyway.

Here’s the next Pacific Carbon Trust project that should be audited. In a complicated transaction, the trust bought offsets from something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limit-ed Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast that was subject to a preservation deal hammered out between the Coast-al First Nations, the B.C. government and three U.S.-backed environmental groups.

That was in 2006. The offset pur-chases were in 2009 and 2010, years after detailed preservation areas were mapped and codified in law.

Again, the trust paid for forest that was already preserved.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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MORE SIGNS OF SPRING: brand new crocuses basking in the sunshine

When Canadian journalist and author Walter Stewart was head of the journalism program at the University of King’s Col-lege (1984/85) in Halifax, he told us that while he was doing research for his book, Strike!, he asked a UAW leader how the union decided whether to strike. The man told him, “We all throw our lunchboxes up in the air. If they come down, we strike!”

It’s too bad that all decisions aren’t quite that easy to make.

As the next provincial election draws near (May 14) - faster than you may realize, I am hearing from long time party faith-fuls that their faith has been shaken, if not downright shattered.

I don’t even have to mention which party, because I know of people from dif-ferent political parties who have told me they don’t know who they’re going to sup-port this time.

One man held out a party brochure to me on the weekend: “You want to know what the (fill in any of the major BC par-ties) are doing?” “No,” I said, “I read about it every day in the headlines.” “Exactly,” he said as he tossed the brochure into the gar-bage can.

What do you do when you take your duty to vote very seriously, but you can’t take any of the parties seriously?

I find that the individual candidates and MLAs are usually far more likeable and honourable than their party. In fact, I real-ly don’t like party politics at all. Parties are too intent on getting and keeping them-selves in power. They often forget to listen to the individuals in their party who repre-sent all of us individuals.

On the other hand, it is hard to get 85 in-dividuals to agree on any specific point, let alone the several that BC’s MLAs face in the Legislature.

If you’re turned off by party politics, vote for the individual that you feel can best represent your interests. So far, we have NDP, Liberal, Green and Conservative can-didates in our Fraser Nicola riding. Talk to them, ask them questions. Even ask them how much the party influences their deci-sions.

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I remember hav-ing a conversation with a co-worker who was talking about her vacation plans. She was looking for a re-sort in Mexico that had a gym, so she could work out in the mornings. Another co-worker cut in and said, “why in the heck would you exercise while on vacation?” We tried to no avail to explain to him that a daily routine of exercise is just part of some people’s day. No different than you have to sit on the toilet to do you business each day, it just has to happen. He couldn’t make no sense of it.

I love going on vacation and getting some fun workouts. Finding new challenges and goals are exciting to me. Dis-covering new areas while going for a run with no real direc-tion in mind is great. You see some things that you simply wouldn’t while driving in a vehicle. There are obviously a lot of other people who feel the same way. I recently came back from vacation in Maui. At 7 am in the morning there were so many Canadians and Americans out running, you would swear there was a running event going on! Everyone wants to enjoy the cool air in the morning before the sun starts heat-ing up the island. People wanting to burn off that extra des-sert from the night before, or maybe they are training for an event like I was. I travelled literally the whole island by bi-cycle, up Haleakala mountain, on the Road to Hana, around both the West and the East side. I saw some amazing things and met some great people as well. All the while I was get-ting very fit, and having fun. Each and every night I could eat

as much as I wanted, as I was going to burn it off again the next day.

So you’re planning a vacation, what are some ways you can either start a new fitness plan, or continue getting exercise? Many re-sort areas either rent bicycles or have bicycles for use. Hiking trails and walking tours can pro-vide an opportunity to experience interesting sights up close. Pretty much everywhere you go on vacation will have a pool or ocean for you to swim in. Instead of lounging on the beach, why not take a long barefoot run or walk in the sand,

this is incredibly challenging and also rewarding seeing the “sights” laying in the sand soaking up the sun. If you are in a hotel, instead of taking the elevator, use the stairs. Play some beach volleyball. Rent a kayak or canoe and go for a paddle for a few hours. Golfing (without a cart) can be a great work-out. Or you can do one thing my wife hates – sign up for an event to your destination. Noth-ing better than a Half-Marathon or triathlon to keep you fit. One thing my family loves to do is go for a long walk after dinner.

I’m not going to even start with nutrition on vacation, as who can avoid all the great foods that will be enticing you. Just remember mod-eration, and have fun. If you plan on getting even half to one hour a day of exercise while on vacation, you won’t feel guilty at the buffet table, and you’ll look better in your bathing suit as well!

Wayne [email protected]

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To the Cache Creek Mayor and Councillor

We are a group of Ash-croft seniors who have been using the bus on the first and second Wednesdays of each month to attend lunch-es for Wheels to Meals, kindly provided by North End Cafe and the Bear

Claw Restaurant.We have been using the

bus for several years from Ashcroft to Cache Creek and return in order to sup-port the bus. There are al-ways others getting on or off at Cache Creek – what about them?

We were dismayed to re-ceive your notification that the bus would no longer drop off or pick up passen-gers in Cache Creek.

With the recent dev-astating changes to Driv-

ers License requirements, there will be fewer seniors able to drive and will there-fore need the bus to do busi-ness or have lunch in Cache Creek. It is a shame that you think so little of our seniors and others who need bus transportation that you will no longer support the bus.

Please show some hu-manity and reconsider your decision.

Bernice Lemley, Dorothy Colebank, Ena Charles,

Irma Schalles, Joyce Free-man and Betty Dillabough

Ashcroft

Have fun and stay fit, even on vacation

Seniors ask Cache Creek to reconsider

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Please be advised that the Village of Cache Creek will be fl ushing the water lines during the one week period from Monday, April 15 to Friday, April 19, 2013.

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Man-made unions don’t last as long as God’s

Karl SamekSeventh Day Adventist

FROM THE PULPIT

Everyone knows that attempts by the EU leaders to foment unity and prosperity are not working too well.

Building Europe into a power-ful global empire-like entity has been a dream pursued by many pol-itical, military and religious leaders in past history. When the Roman Empire disintegrated toward the end of the fifth century, it ended an era of four consecutive empires that dominated much of the key areas of the world – namely Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. The vacuum of div-ided Europe was filled by a religio-pol-itical system attempting to unite large segments of mankind under authority of “the one head and only one true re-ligion”. More or less willing political rulers of collaborating kings and nobil-ity were part of this enterprise.

Looking back we know that this human effort, however well-mean-ing at its start ushered in era of intoler-ance and oppression called dark ages. Power struggles, persecutions, political and religious corruption, intermarriage, intrigues, tried their best. Historians’ modest estimate of 100 million lost lives (some say 200 million) were the cost of military conflicts, religious wars and persecutions. Behind it was the ob-

session and conviction that mankind needs central rule in political and religious matters to rule their conscience to se-cure their submission.

Charlemagne tried to unit Europe in the 8th century, Charles V tried it in the 16th, Napoleon in 18th to 19th, Kai-ser William and Hitler in the 20th. Soviets had their shot on it coming from the east. Some combined it with corrupted re-ligion, others with atheism or other philosophies. EU start-ed as a revival of the same old dream. But will it succeed?

In 1940 after Hitler’s great victories in Europe, a Brit-ish Christian pastor kept con-fidently writing that based on the Bible prophecy, Hitler would fail. He referred to Dan-iel 2 as the source of his con-fidence. A German pastor who was drafted into Hitler’s army was asked by a high military officer about his beliefs in Hit-

ler’s success in the war in Russia. After being promised that whatever he said wouldn’t endanger his life, he gave the sober officer study on Daniel 2. Next day he repeated that study to a group of other German high ranking military officers.

Some historians claim that Napoleon, Kaiser William and Hit-ler were all told of this Bible proph-ecy. Hitler responded: “Let God keep to His own business and I will

keep to mine.” Daniel chapter 2 depicts the rise and fall of four great world em-pires starting with that of Babylon. His-torians have no problem pointing to Medo-Persia, Greece and Roman em-pires. But who is the fourth?

Today we hear much about the “New world order”. Will it succeed? According to Bible prophecies only for a fleeting very short time and then it will disintegrate and fall apart. Dan-iel chapter 2 predicts a “Big Rock” cut without human hands that will smash this final human attempt to dominate world affairs.

This Rock is none other than Jesus Christ at His Second Coming. Too sad that most people don’t listen to God’s word! Instead people look to astrology, silly predictions, occultism, ambitious politicians or world loving confused theologians and religious leaders prom-ising peace and prosperity. In Daniel 2:45, Prophet Daniel interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream closes with these words: “The dream is certain and its interpretation is sure.”

Will the EU, the “New world order” or the one world government succeed? Maybe for a very short time. Isn’t it a time start looking to Him for answers and build our confidence on His word, rather than on stars, promises and prog-nosis of men?

--Karel Samek is Pastor of Merritt,

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April 2013 • Week 2ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you must stand up for what you believe is right, even if it costs you a few friends along the way. It is the price to pay for doing the honorable thing.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take a trip this week if it will help you reach your goals. The change of scenery could give you an entirely new perspective on a situation that needs tackling.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, think about adding some new skills to your resume. It’s not that your job is in turmoil right now, but it always pays to be a step ahead when it comes to your career.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, just because everyone else is making changes doesn’t mean you have to at this time as well. If things are working out, then let them stay as they are for a while.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Don’t set limits on what you do, Leo. Changes at work mean you may need to � ll different roles that require new skills. There’s a good chance you can master them.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Networking comes in all shapes and sizes, Virgo. Attend a fun function to put yourself in touch with new people and lead to encounters that can help your future.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, don’t feel guilty if your opinion differs from others’. If you don’t agree with the consensus, then that is your opinion and your right.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, say what is on your mind because sometimes people just need to hear the honest truth. You have a good way of exacting authority and representing others.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, get together with people who share your love of adventure this week. Together you can enjoy time spent living vicariously and enjoying the scenery � ying by.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, if you want to get real results this time, change your approach with a person who has been troublesome in the past. You will get the knack of persuasion.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Discuss issues from your past that you have yet to resolve, Aquarius. This is the week to “come clean” with a spouse or romantic partner or someone else close to you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, do generous things for others, and not only will you feel great, but also you will get an unexpected reward.

WUZZLESA wuzzle is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display

of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to represent. Answers below.

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A movie experience from memory laneCall me crazy, but I

miss renting movies. I’m not talking about ordering the on-demand shows from cable or Net� ix, but physically renting them the old fashioned way - from a video store. That outing used to be a weekend ritual for our family.

Rarely did we know what we’d be taking home until we got there and looked. My husband and I would usually start off doing the rounds together, checking out the new releases before venturing over to the shelves where the older � lms were displayed in their faded covers; me in the drama and comedy sections, he

in the action and thriller. Paul would pick out one or two, and I would pick out one or two and then we’d haggle. Our kids would be in the family section doing the same. More often than not, they’d choose movies they’d already seen. Sometimes we would as well.

It was fun. Even if one person was getting on someone else’s nerves because he or she was taking too long to decide, the experience itself was great.

Of course, if you’d asked me at the time if I’d rather just order shows less expensively, in the comfort of our own home, and

not have to pay the late return fees that we almost always incurred, I would have said yes. But I wouldn’t have anticipated just how much I’d miss perusing the aisles in person.

Even decades before that I frequented video stores. In high school my best friend had wealthy parents and therefore owned a brand new state-of-the-art Beta video machine. Being the only one from our group who did at the time, her house became our movie-watching hangout.

We didn’t stop going to theatres – we still bussed downtown for matinees whenever

we were allowed. But to rent a show and watch it at night while lounging around eating

homemade popcorn became a wonderful treat for all of us. And picking out the movie at the little rental place beforehand felt magical.

Like my children, we often rented � lms we’d seen before and would watch them repeatedly. Other times we’d choose them based solely on their covers. Occasionally we’d take advice from the video store owner and rent something completely inappropriate for our age, such The Postman Always Rings Twice or Last Tango in Paris. We would then vow never to take a recommendation from him, or any other adult, in the future.

Over the years the prices dropped and all our families eventually bought video machines. By that time

only VCRs equipped for the larger, inferior VHS tapes were being sold, but we didn’t care. We were just happy to watch movies we wanted to see, when we wished, and without commercials.

As with everything in technology, things evolved and those big clunky video tapes we all marveled at when they � rst came out were replaced with sleek skinny DVD’s that allowed us to pause, select scenes, and never rewind again. Now even those are starting to become a thing of the past for so many of

us.Being able to order

movies and TV shows digitally is delightfully convenient in some ways, but the excitement and adventure in hunting for cinematic treasures, new and old, good and bad, is not what it used to be.

Thankfully there are still a few places left for people like me to rewind and revisit that wonderful, magical feeling of our former weekend ritual.

Lori Welbourneis a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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COMING EVENTS

MEMBERS & BONA FIDE GUESTS WELCOME

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday • 12 pm - 4 pm Thursday - Friday • 12 pm - 11 pm

Saturday • 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday • 12 pm - 6 pm

Ashcroft Legion General Meeting3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

(no meeting July and August)

Euchre, � rst & third Sunday of every month1:00 to 4:00 pm, beginners welcome

Contract Bridge, beginners welcomeEvery Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00 pm

MEAT DRAWEvery Saturday ~ 3:00 pm

Ashcroft Royal Canadian LegionFRI., APRIL 5 • 6:30 - 8:00 pm

BARON OF BEEF $10/plate

Visitors Welcome

* Legion Crib Tournament last Sunday of the month - Open 10 am starts 11 am sharp - 12 games * Free Pool Daily

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April 8 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Of� ce.

April 9 - Monthly meeting of the Zion United Church Women at 2 pm.

April 16 - Ashcroft/Cache Creek Seniors Fun Bowling. 10am to 3pm at the Cache Creek Community Center.

April 19 - Seniors trip to Anglemont: Bus leaves from Ashcroft Senior Centre. For more info call Pat 250.453.9762

April 19 - Opening Night of the Ashcroft Arts Club annual Fine Art Show & Sale at St. Alban’s Church Hall. Opening Night is adults-only, 6-9 pm. The show continues through to Apr. 23.

April 21 - Annual Plant Swap & Sale. Heritage Park. Plant Drop off 9:30 am -10 am. Sale Starts at 10 am (NO EARLY BIRDS). Brought to you by Ashcroft Communities in Bloom.

April 21 - Ashcroft Communities in Bloom annual Plant Swap at Heritage Park, 10 am.

April 27 - Ashcroft Cache Creek Seniors Strawberry Tea. 1pm to 3pm at the Seniors Centre.

Every Friday - Soup’s On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.

The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography mobile service will be visiting Ashcroft Hospital JUNE 21-22, 2013. Women ages 40-79 can book an appointment by calling 1-800-663-9203 or visiting www.smpbc.ca.

SPECIAL GARBAGE PICK UPTo aid Ashcroft residents with their SPRING CLEANUP, additional garbage pick ups will be provided on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 10 & 11, 2013.

The following restrictions apply:

• No hazardous substances will be picked up. This includes batteries, motor oil, paint, etc.

• Maximum weight of any single item or bundle is 100lbs.

• Heavier items up to 300 lbs will be picked up if noted when calling for service.

• The total weight per address is 1,000 lbs.

• The total volume of material per address is 4 cubic yards (6’ x 6’ x 3’).

• Garbage must be out where it can be picked up by equipment.

• Garbage cannot be on Highway Right-of-Way.

• Garbage must be a defined pile on a level surface.

• GARBAGE IS NOT TO BE PLACED ON BOULEVARDS UNTIL THE WEEK BEFORE PICK UP.

• DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Please call the Village Office at 250-453-9161 before noon on Tuesday, April 9th, to arrange for this free service.

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Early Bird Workshop Friday & Saturday - Register Early!

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EXCLUSIVE TO HEATHERS “BATIK FABRIC” FEATURING KAMLOOPS & REGIONAdmission by donation - proceeds to SPCA

Heather’s Fabric Shelf Second Time AroundAnnual General Meeting

to be held at the shop located next to Interior Savingsand the Barber Shop

Thursday, April 18 at 11:00All up to date members are welcome


Clinton’s Mill Girl Follies Tracy Falstrom, Jean Dall, Bernice Weihs-Torheiden and Clare Warner with birthday girl, Alice Crosson (centre).

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In Loving Memory ofMarlene Owens

May 9, 1941 - April 1, 2012

Living in the hearts of those she touched,For nothing loved is ever lost,And she was loved so much

Forever loved and always remembered,Ken and all the family

On December 14, 2012, Mr. Laurent Trottier passed

away peacefully at Merritt, B.C. at the age of 74 years.Survived by his loving wife Dulcie; his mother Elodie; brother Henry

(Lois); sister-in-law Roxie; sons Gordie (Elaine) of

Alberta, Andy (Denise) of Maple Ridge, Jim (Lisa) of Maple Ridge, and their mother Elsie; step daughter Connie of Surrey. He has 12 grand children and six great grand children. Laurent is predeceased by his father George and brothers Art and Jerry, and sister Alice. Remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and relatives.A celebration of life will be held April 13, 2013, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Community Hall in Spences Bridge.In lieu of � owers, please feel free to make a donation to the Cancer Society of B.C.

Laurent Trottier

A big “Thank You” to all who helped us carry the loss of Marrion - loving wife, caring mother, and cherished Oma. We are overwhelmed and touched by the extent of

sympathy we received from the community by coming to

celebrate Marrion’s life, by written or spoken words of encouragement and comfort, and hugs that warm the heart. Knowing that so many people care is a great comfort to us. We cannot thank you all enough for your support at this time of grieving the loss of our loved one.

Fritz Baatz and Family

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STRIKING A BALANCE

90th Birthday Celebration

Family and friends of Alice Crosson attended a party to honour her 90th birthday on Saturday, March 30.

Alice showed off her gift from her family, an electric scooter, dubbed ‘Alibug’ to make travelling around a lit-tle easier for the active sen-ior.

There was dancing and visiting and eating goodies to keep everyone occupied. The Mill Girl Follies also entertained and quipped that if they had started the troupe 10 years earlier Alice would likely have been in there dancing with them.

Mother Marries Son!Prior to her birthday cele-

bration, Alice Crosson, a BC licensed Marriage Commis-sioner, performed a marriage ceremony for her son, David and (his now wife) Gerri. Alice can’t begin to guess at the number of marriages she has performed over the years but says this one is her last. At 90 years of age she feels it is up to someone younger to carry on.

Easter BreakfastThe churches of Clin-

ton invited everyone to an Easter Breakfast in the Clin-ton Memorial Hall on Sun-day, March 31. Following a plentiful breakfast of pan-cakes, scrambled eggs, saus-ages and ham there were musical numbers and a short worship service to celebrate the Resurrection.

Easter Egg HuntThe Clinton Re-

creation Commission led by Sandi Burrage organized and hosted an Easter Egg Hunt in Reg Conn Centennial Park on Easter Sunday afternoon.

There was a ter-rific turnout with lots of little ones hunt-ing for eggs and get-ting prizes. The warm sunny weather made it even more inviting for everyone to get out-doors.

History of the Easter Egg

But have you ever asked your-self what

eggs have to do with Easter?Wikipedia explains it as

follows: “Eggs, in gener-al, were a traditional sym-bol of fertility, and rebirth. In Christianity, they symbol-ize the empty tomb of Jesus: though an egg appears to be like the stone of a tomb, a bird hatches from it with life; similarly, the Easter egg, for Christians, is a re-minder that Jesus rose from the grave, and that those who believe will also experience eternal life.”

The practice of decorat-ing eggshell pre-dates Chris-tian traditions. Decorated os-trich eggs, and representa-tions of ostrich eggs in gold and silver, were common-ly placed in graves of the an-cient Sumerians and Egyp-tians as early as 5,000 years ago.

The early Christians of Mesopotamia stained eggs red in memory of the blood of Christ. The Chris-tian Church officially adopt-ed the custom, regarding the eggs as a symbol of the resurrection; in A.D. 1610, Pope Paul V proclaimed the following prayer:

“Bless, O Lord! We be-seech thee, this thy creature of eggs, that it may become a wholesome sustenance to thy faithful servants, eating it in thankfulness to thee on account of the resurrection of the Lord.”

Although the tradition

is to use dyed or paint-ed chick-en eggs, a mod-ern cus-tom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or candy.

The eating of sweets and choc-olate is often seen as an ending of the Lenton season dur-ing which the eating of such things is often given up or avoided.

I hope everyone had a happy Easter.

Elegant Dessert Party

The next 150/50 Anni-versary event is the Ele-gant Des-sert Party on Sun-day, April 14. This is be-ing put on by the Clinton Health Care Aux-iliary and promises to be a fun event for all.

In addition to the

large assortment of delicious desserts available the enter-tainment will keep everyone in stitches.

Tickets are available from Health Care Auxiliary members or by dropping by Country Squire Gift Shop.

Birthdays and Easter Eggs

Newly-weds Gerri and Dave Crosson with Alice Crosson

A10 www.ash-cache-journal.com Thursday, April 4, 2013 Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal

The Village of Cache Creek is accepting applications for the following seasonal aquatic positions:

POSITION: HEAD LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Royal Lifesaving Society of Canada Instructor’s, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Level Two.

WAGE: $20.07 Per HourREQUIRED: May to September

POSITION: SENIOR LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate. Minimum 2 years Experience as Lifeguard.


POSITION: JUNIOR LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate.


POSITION: LIFEGUARD

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service Award or Bronze Cross Award. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate.


Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013 as follows:

Copies of all current qualifications MUST be included with your application.

Mail or In Person: Village of Cache Creek 1389 Quartz Road P.O. Box 7 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0Or Email: [email protected] Fax: 250-457-9192

Village of Cache Creek250-457-6237

Desert Hills RanchVegetable and Melon Farming

Farm Worker SupervisorPositions Available: 1Minimum Education: We would like to see two years experience in the farming sector, Secondary School.Salary: $13.50/ Hourly • Hours: 45 hours per week Skills Needed:

• Enjoy working outside and in all weather conditions• Must be in good physical shape and capable of heavy lifting• Past experience is an asset• English speaking and writing would be an asset• Be prepared each day with lunch and beverages• Reliability is very important• Being in a supervisor position requires being able to give

instructions well and to be able to communicate with individuals in a respectful manner. At Desert Hills Ranch we focus on working as a team and to us that is very important.

• nowledgeable skills that may be bene cial for the growth of our business

Duties:• Working as a team or individual harvesting and picking fruits and

vegetables• Various other farm duties such as weeding, planting, and irrigation• Washing, grading, and packaging vegetables• General farm chores

To Apply:Please apply directly to the employer by sending your resume by mail, fax or email to Desert Hills Ranch Fax: 1-250-453-9870, email: [email protected]: P.0. Box 1228 Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKERPart time position

* Provide approved evidence based support services to families & children/youth who are at risk for developing a mental health disorder.* would be an employee of the S. Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society* Must have a properly insured vehicle* Must successfully complete a criminal record check* Previous experience is an asset* Minimum of a B.A. or B.S.W. degree in a social/

health related field or have an equivalent combination of education & training.

Wages & hours to be determined.Closing date is April 11th at 12 noon

Please submit your resume to:Executive Director

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry SocietyBox 603, Ashcroft, B. C., V0K 1A0

Ph. 250-453-9656

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Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal Thursday, April 4, 2013 www.ash-cache-journal.com A11Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

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Van Kam’s Group of Compa-nies requires Owner Ops. for our Kamloops based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent

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Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayCache Creek Area: Hay fi elds available for share cropping. Approx 55 acres with 2 cuts. Ph 250.459.6806 for more info

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Clean, Affordable,Convenient Downtown Location across from

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On-Site ManagersContact 250-457-0235

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Shared Accommodation

Ashcroft: Roommate wanted. Town house, 1300sq ft. $450/mo util incl. Must be em-ployed or retired. N/S Pets ok Ref & D/D 1.778.230.1530

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PLEASE TAKE NOTEthat in accordance with

the Warehouse Lien Act the following vehicle will be bought by Kiyoto

Matsumoto, 7380 Hwy. 8,Spences Bridge, B.C.,

on April 18, 2013:2001 Toyota Echo

2 dr. sedan,Vin #JTDBT123110107461

belonging toCarolyn Gail Mackie.

Amount owing is $360.00

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Community Volunteer GroupsThe Royal Canadian Legion #113301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0250-453-9656

Ashcroft and District Fall FairContact Person: Janna 250-457-6614Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128

Second Time Around201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781

BC Lung Association Carolyn Chorneychuk,Director 250-453-9683 Email:[email protected]

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

SCI Thompson River, B.C. ChapterKen Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415

Ashcroft Yoga GroupCall Marijke - Phone: 250-453-0050

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Cache Creek Beautification Society(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693

Ashcroft and Masonic LodgeZarthan Lodge No#105Contact Person: Fred Dewick Phone 250-453-2415

Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.)Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244

Ashcroft & District Tennis AssociationContact Person: Maria Russell MartinPhone 250-453-9391

Ashcroft & District Lions ClubContact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762

The Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944

347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet CorpContact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661email: [email protected]

Sage & Sand Pony ClubDistrict Commissioner: Marcie [email protected]

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary ClubContact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

Ducks Unlimited CanadaAshcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer ChapterPhone 250-374-8307 Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department

Phone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

Bridging to LiteracyContact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

The “Purpose of Sunday” Car ClubPresident: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564

Cache Creek Recreation SocietyContact Person: Jackie Phone 250-457-9122

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0

Soccer AssociationContact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or [email protected] or [email protected]

Historic Hat Creek RanchContact: Jack Jeyes Phone 250-453-2259

Soups OnSt. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink StreetTel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome

Ashcroft Communities in BloomContact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050

Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita HowardPhone 250-453-9907 e-mail: [email protected]

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050

Kinsmen Club of South CaribooContact Person: Dave 250-453-9062

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April MagicApril blows and April

snows; it also shines and showers.

April’s nature’s opening act for Spring’s big show of flowers.

April sprinkles her magic rinse upon the still cold ground

To start the “splendour in the grass” and the green-ing all around.

April’s not “the cruellest month,” no matter what they say;

It washes winter’s sul-len face to reveal the smiles of May.

- William BedfordMany thanks to all who

worked so hard to make the Daffodil Tea a success. Thank you to everyone who came out in support of this Clinton Seniors Associa-tion fund raiser and a special thanks to the Mill Girl Fol-lies for their invaluable help with serving and entertain-ing and cleaning up. Your presence was very much ap-preciated.

Bonnie Prill won the Door prize. Alice Crosson

won the afghan and Loretta Ferguson won the basket.

Circumstances beyond our control caused the daffo-dils to be delivered to Clin-ton too early. I have spoken to the supplier and this should not happen next year. Please accept our apology for flowers that were not of the usual high quality.

April has three signifi-cant days that will be cele-brated in various ways in various places:

1. World Health Day (April 7) is a reminder that it’s time to re-evaluate our health and take positive steps to live well. Antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables are es-sential to good health at any age, but are especially im-portant late in life. These foods have important anti-aging properties and boost our immune system with ex-tra protection against health concerns such as heart dis-

ease and certain cancers.

Exer-cise in-creas-es blood

flow and oxygen to the brain which keeps the mind healthy and helps maintain cognitive performance.

We all know physical ac-tivity is good for us and it’s one of the best ways to help safeguard ourselves against major health problems, such as heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes. We also know that being active re-lieves stress and promotes a better night’s sleep.

2. National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) recog-nizes the importance of vol-unteers. Too much volunteer-ing may negate the benefit of good nutrition and exer-cise. Volunteering is truly a giving of oneself. It is very easy to become involved in too many extra activities which can cause stress, burn out and other health issues. In Clinton there are about 30 organizations who issue

pleas for assist-ance and it’s often difficult to make choices. Each group has its own merit and appeal and vies for our attention and time.

Why do people vol-unteer? For a number of dif-ferent reasons,

from a desire to learn new skills, to have fun, to meet new people and develop friendships, to make a dif-ference or to give something back to society and for many other reasons. Some volun-teers are completely devot-ed to the cause, while others simply wish to do their bit where they can. Many have a personal attachment to their environment and want to make it a better place for themselves and for others.

Volunteering can be fun and fulfilling, allowing one to experience many diverse opportunities not always available elsewhere.

3. Earth Day (April 22) creates awareness of our en-vironment and the need to protect our resources; to live responsibly and practice sus-tainable actions to make the earth a greener place for fu-ture generations.

Cards and Games are played every Monday at 1 pm at the Clinton Seniors Centre on 217 Smith Ave.

Ashcroft/Cache Creek Seniors Strawberry Tea is April 27. Watch for details in the local papers. This is al-ways a great event that de-serves our support.

Next regular General meeting is April 18, follow-ing a noon lunch at the Sen-iors Centre. Come and join us. Annual fees are $15.

Happy Birthday to Loretta Ferguson on Apr. 20.

“Old age is like every-thing else. To make a suc-cess of it, you’ve got to start young.” - Theodore Roos-evelt

Health Day, Earth Day and Volunteer WeekRockin’ & talkin’

Clinton Seniors Association

Zee Chevalier

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