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New water restrictions in place

The Keremeos Irrigation District announced increased water restrictions about a week after the province designated the area in a Level 4 Drought rating.

“In response to the Level 4 drought rating by the Province and the near record low stream flows for the Similkameen, the Keremeos Irrigation District advises its customers that Stage 2 water restrictions are in effect until further notice,” a Tuesday morning press release from the KID stated.

Under the new restrictions daytime watering is no longer allowed.

Residents may only water between the night time hours of 7 p.m. to mid-morning at 10 a.m.

The same rules apply for residential properties in regards to watering on the calendar days correspond-ing with the physical street address. Even numbered houses water on even days, odd on odd.

The District also requires that its agricultural customers reduce their water consumption by a minimum 30% under the Provinces request.

Properties 2 acres or more in size in the Agricultural Land Reserve with a district irriga-tion connection and appropriate flow restrictor and who meet the farm status classification with BC Assessment Authority are exempt from these restric-tions for watering their commercial crops only.

Underground irrigation systems on an automatic timer shall be permitted to water between the hours 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. only on the calendar days cor-responding with their odd or even street addresses.

The number of sprinklers which may operate during the permitted hours based on the size of the property are as follows:

0 - .25 acres - 1 sprinkler26 - .50 acres - 2 sprinklers51 - .75 acres - 3 sprinklers 76 - 100 acres - 4 sprinklers Those found not to comply with the restrictions

could face a fine.At Level 4 drought rating, conditions are extreme-

ly dry. Further declines in stream, lake and aquifer levels could lead to water shortages and affect peo-ple, industry such as agriculture, wildlife, and fish

stocks. All water users, including those who access groundwater, are urged to maximize their

water conservation efforts.

New doctor might be on horizon Review Staff

A new doctor might soon be in at the Keremeos Diagnostic and Treatment Centre.

Interior Health officials are releasing few details but have confirmed they are in advanced talks with at least one family doc-tor that would like to practice in Keremeos.

“There is a physician who has verbally indicated the desire to start practicing in the community of Keremeos. Arrangements to formalize an agreement are being made. When we have further information, we will make sure to share it with the community,” Dr. Curtis Bell, Interior Health’s execu-tive medical director of community and residential services stated in an email to the Review Tuesday afternoon.

It is unknown when a formal agreement between the doctor and Interior Health might be agreed upon or when the doctor

would start. The news that a new full-time doctor

might be on the horizon should come as a relief for many as the community has been struggling with only three doctors at the centre since the start of 2015.

After many years of service Dr. Gerald Partridge retired at the end of 2014.

Adding to the challenge was the announcement this spring that Dr. Michael Biggs, another longterm doctor, would fol-low suit and retire in September.

Interior Health has been in talks with the municipality and other stakeholders about ways to improve chances of attracting new physicians.

As part of ongoing initiatives, Keremeos Dr. Johan Boshoff recently attended a doc-tor recruitment fair in Penticton earlier this summer. Interior Health is in deep discussions

with a potential new doctor in Keremeos.

Kars Under the K

A 2 www.keremeosreview.com Thursday, August 6, 2015 The ReviewCOMMUNITY

OKANAGAN FALLS2nd MON: Communities for Kids OK Falls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr., 250-498-8433 for more info.TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144.TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.).3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre.WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okana-gan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. 1st WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.3rd WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting, Falls Community Centre. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665.THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre.FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m.FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone.1st FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.3rd FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m.SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm.1st SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.3rd SATURDAY: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

KEREMEOSMONDAY: N.A. meets at 8 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre.MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 2nd MONDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Upstairs at the Legion (Legion Hall). Ben Gumm for info 499-02164th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA (KCSA) Club House. More info call 250-499-7027.WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 10:00-11:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 106. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information.WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. refer-rals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Offi ce.1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in KeremeosTHURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982.THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m (starts in October). Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmTHURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290.THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878.THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Call Georgina at 499-0202FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm. - THURSDAYS until October.SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting.SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982.3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775.2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos.1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429.2ND WEDNESDAY: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073.LAST THURSDAY: KCSA Club meeting.1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Starts in September. 499-0112.

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Keremeos Cawston Food Bank

2334 Newton Road, Cawston

OPEN August 20th10:00 am to 12:00 noon

If you did not re-register in March you must register in

April. Everyone must bring ID and proof of residency.

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HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich. Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave.THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use.1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone wel-come to attend.2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm.3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club.DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum open daily 9am - 4pm, Daly Ave.TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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MEAT DRAW

at the Keremeos LegionSunday, August 9th

2:00 to 4:00 pm

Proceeds donated to Residents of

Orchard Haven and River Valley Lodge.

Perseid Meteor Shower Event at Dominion Radio

Astrophysical ObservatoryAugust 12, 2015

7:15 pm to 10:45 pmThe public is invited to come and enjoy the Perseid meteor shower at 717 White Lake Rd. south of Kaleden, BC. Admission is free. Bring a blanket or lounge chair to watch for meteors in comfort.

Dress warmly. For more informa-tion call 250-497-2300.

You’re invited:Sunday, Aug. 9th

7 - 9 pm (Drop in)at the Keremeos Fire HallHelp us wish Téa Hart� eld good

luck at the BC Ambassador Pageant taking place August 11 - 15

in Merritt, BC.Tea/Co� ee/Juice and

goodies will be served.You still have time to vote for her

for the People’s Choice Award!

The Review Thursday, August 6, 2015 www.keremeosreview.com A 3NEWS

Despot’s donate $30,000 to hospital project Walter and Barbara Despot’s ties

to the Similkameen Valley go back more than 50 years.

Now the well-known Keremeos couple are donating $30,000 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s $20-mil-lion campaign to provide medi-cal equipment for the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital.

The Despots moved to Keremeos in 1964 when Walter took over ownership of Keremeos Pharmacy, a business he ran until 1998. He would later turn to municipal poli-tics, including a nine-year stint as mayor from 2002 to 2011.

Walter became a director with the SOS Medical Foundation in 1998 and is now serving his second year as board chair.

“I’ve been in the health industry all my life with pharmacy,” he said. “I think this is really just another facet of health care.”

Back in 1998, Keremeos was about to construct a new Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, for which it needed fundraising help from the Foundation.

“I volunteered to take a direc-tor’s position on this board and I’ve been here ever since,” he said.

Barbara Despot said she and Walter didn’t hesitate to step for-ward with their own donation.

“We’re fine with that,” she said, “because we can.”

Barbara added no donation

should ever be considered too small.

Walter agreed their contribution was a no-brainer and he feels most other residents in the Similkameen will support the campaign as well.

“They know this is their hospital, so I’m expecting a good buy-in,” he said. “I believe in the program and I believe in the Foundation.”

Walter predicts community sup-port for the Patient Care Tower campaign will take off throughout the region following the start of construction of the $325-million hospital expansion in early 2016.

“Twenty million dollars is a lot of money that we’re committed to raising,” he said. “But I think once the shovel goes in the ground, we’ll find an awful lot of our local citizens who will say: ‘Hey, we’re really going to get this. I’d better step on board – they’re really going to need my help.’”

Walter also served as chair of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District board from 2004 to 2011. The regional district is con-tributing $122 million to the PRH tower, representing 40 per cent of total construction costs. Reserve funds for the project are now close to $35 million and should reach $54 million by the end of 2018. Most of the regional district’s remaining local share will be borrowed.

The province is contributing 60 per cent of construction costs through a public-private sector part

nership. Interior Health expects to select its private sector partner for the PRH project in early 2016.

The tower will include new surgical rooms, 84 single-patient rooms, ambulatory care clinics and other facilities. A second construc-

tion phase will see the hospital’s current front lobby and adjacent offices become part of an enlarged Emergency Department – almost four times the size of the existing emergency room. The project is scheduled to be completed by the

end of 2019.For more information about the

tower campaign, contact the SOS Medical Foundation office at 250-492-9027 or visit their website at www.sosmedicalfoundation.com.

Submitted Barbara and Walter Despot recently donnated $30,000 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s $20-million campaign.

Council showing signs of tensionTara Bowie

Review Staff A discussion about enforcing an out-

dated sign bylaw turned tense as Mayor Manfred Bauer called out councillor Jason Wiebe for what he described as a “com-pletely inappropriate comment.”

A report outlining challenges of enforc-ing the village’s current sign and canopy bylaw and the need for an update was brought to council Tuesday night.

During discussions, council heard that the Ministry of Transportation discontin-ued a pilot project it designed for the South Okanagan with regards to roadside signage restrictions and enforcement.

The pilot project was discontinued as enforcement proved too cumbersome for the ministry, council heard.

During the roundtable, Wiebe made mention of his concern and frustration that higher levels of government were not held accountable for seeing projects through.

He made specific reference to the Agriculture Land Reserve not enforcing regulations about an established fruit stand and restaurant that he thought was build-ing a hotel just outside of the village’s boundaries.

“We have have been told the ALR can’t do anything about it,” Wiebe said.

Mayor Bauer quickly asked that those comments be clarified to not include coun-cil as a whole and asked who he had heard it from.

“We haven’t been told anything so I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to talk for all of council,” Bauer said.

Wiebe took ownership of his com-ments about the development just outside of Keremeos but declined to provide infor-

mation about how he had heard the ALR was not following up on complaints.

He continued to vent about higher lev-els of government not following through on regulations.

“This is an issue. Things are not carried through,” he said.

He suggested the village write a letter to the Ministry of Transportation about the pilot sign enforcement project.

Bauer said Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen, which includes Keremeos, has already sent a letter.

Following the council meeting, Bauer still heated about Wiebe’s comments asked to speak to the Review to ensure it was under-stood the new council member was only speaking for himself and not the rest of council.

Bauer said he had not heard of any formal complaints being filed to the Agriculture Land Reserve about the development outside of town and that he understood the building would be a packing house and include housing units for farm workers.

“This was councillor Wiebe’s personal opinion. The Mayor chal-lenged him and he wasn’t able to provide answers of where he heard it from,” he said.

“I’ve heard of no official com-plaints (against the development) or anything.”

Despite tense moments around the table, council voted unani-mously to direct staff to review the bylaw and while doing so to no

longer enforce any of the current restric-tions regarding signs in the village.

Staff will investigate and prepare a report with recommendations about the bylaw for council to vote on during an upcoming council meeting.

8th Annual Summer Theatre Camp for Kids at Keremeos Grist Mill

9 til Noon, Monday to FridayAugust 24 - 28

For ages 9 to 14 years. Register before August 19th

at 250-499-2352 Loc. 107.

Registration is free. Ask about age exceptions. Parents and teen volunteers

are welcome.

Lower Similkameen Community Services Society

2015 Summer Theatre Camp for Kids hosted by The Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens in Partnership with Similkameen Family Literacy and funded by British Columbia Gaming.

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Lavender Festival Saturday, August 8th

Music, Meditation and Entertainment

A4 www.keremeosreview.com Thursday, August 6 2015 The ReviewOPINION

VICTORIA – Now that the political back-and-forth is over, there are two questions left about the Petronas-led proposal to make the biggest private-sector investment in B.C. history.

Will it actually happen? And is it a good deal or a bad one?

Premier Christy Clark ducked the first question on the day the project agreement for Pacific Northwest LNG was approved by the B.C. legislature.

“After many predictions about the Canucks and the Alberta election, I don’t make predictions any more,” Clark said. “But I can say that this project has gone farther than any of our critics said that it would.”

For what it’s worth, my prediction is on record: it will go ahead. The latest evidence is the company’s continued, costly effort to gain federal and local approval for a suspension bridge to Lelu Island to minimize the marine impact. Lax Kw’alaams Band mem-bers could not have had details on that change from an underwater pipeline when they voted to oppose the project in May.

Is it a good deal? The mayors of Prince Rupert and Port Edward have made their views clear – they see it as a lifeline for an area that has struggled for years with a faded forest and fishing industry.

The B.C. NDP is also now clear, having voted against the proj-ect agreement in the brief summer session of the legislature that concluded last week. Whether the project proceeds or not, this will be a key election issue in 2017.

NDP leader John Horgan and other MLAs made much of the lack of job guarantees, pointing to similar projects in Australia.

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman issued a statement with excerpts from the state of Western Australia’s agreement for the Gorgon LNG project. The so-called guarantees contain qualifiers like this: “... except in those cases where … it

is not reasonable or economically practical to do so, use labour available within Western Australia.”

Obviously there were no job guarantees, which could only exist in a command economy, in other words a communist dictatorship.

Everyone agrees that specialized trades such as welding alloys for low-temperature operation will be brought in. And LNG processing trains will be shipped in pre-fabricated from places like South Korea, as they have been in Australia and elsewhere.

Pacific Northwest LNG is on record with federal regulators that in the latter stages of construction, the use of foreign labour for the project could reach 70 per cent. Does that make it a bad deal?

Perhaps B.C. could attempt develop this expertise from the ground up. It seems to me that was tried with aluminum ship fab-rication, and it didn’t work out too well.

For David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance, the question is how many large LNG projects, pipelines and all, can be managed at the same time as the Site C dam is being built. It was skilled labour shortages, and particularly a shortage of supervisors, that caused Australia to lose some of its proposed projects.

Keane said all LNG proponents here want to use as much local labour as they can, because it’s less expensive and it builds local support. And he disagrees that B.C. is a sweet deal for the industry. Among other things, pipelines have to be built across two moun-tain ranges.

Not only that, B.C. producers would pay an LNG income tax, which is a first in the history of the industry. Add to that PST, GST, payroll taxes, municipal taxes and federal and provincial corporate income taxes. Add aboriginal revenue sharing, and we have a deal.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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BC ViewsTOM FLETCHER

Prospects for B.C.’s biggest investment

Bare chests bring RCMP confusion

It’s OK for a man to bare his chest on a hot summer day.

And it’s OK for a woman to bare her chest on a hot summer day.

Most of Canada may not be as accus-tomed to seeing the latter, and some may disagree.

But a 1996 appeal court ruling granted women the right to bare their breasts in public.

That decision was supported by the B.C. Supreme Court in 2000, though it drew the line at fully nude sunbathing.

Yet, a police of� cer in Kelowna told a young mother, bathing topless at a beach with a friend the other week, to cover up.

And three sisters in Ontario, while rid-ing their bikes topless in a residential area recently, were stopped by police and told to put shirts on.

The Mohamed sisters are now � ling a complaint against the Waterloo police force and organizing a rally in support of their rights this Saturday.

Police are allowed to ask women to cover their chests if there have been complaints or if children are nearby.

But would they ask the same of a man?It seems odd today to have such hang-

ups about public nudity, given what we can see on TV or online at any time.

Of course, public nudity shouldn’t be sexual in nature, and one must keep devi-ants in mind.

But if a woman wants to take her shirt off on a hot summer day, just to tan, who is a police of� cer to tell her she can’t?

Women’s breasts are so sexualized that their primary function is lost on many.

It’s time we get over that. This is no longer a morality issue, but one of equal rights.

And common sense.It’s time for police to bare some.

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Every so often a national or international news story hits home in a personal way.

So it was last week, with the revelation that Donald Trump once accused a lawyer in open court of being “disgusting” because she needed to take a recess to breastfeed her baby, and underlined her point by reaching for her breast pump.

Crazy that Trump, whose own lawyer recently stated there is no such thing as mari-tal rape, has the audacity to call anyone out for “disgusting” behavior.

It will be a sad day for CNN when Trump eventually drops out of the GOP race, akin to that letdown many felt when former Toronto mayor Rob Ford abandoned his re-election bid last year to enter hospital for cancer treat-ment. All coverage thereafter just seemed like it was in black and white.

I have experience breastfeeding in court. While no one actually used the word “dis-gusting” much feeling was conveyed via facial expressions. The judge stomped out of the room announcing proceedings would recommence when I was “done doing what-ever it is I had to do.”

There was really no way to respond to that, except to explain to the fidgeting gentlemen who remained that there were two choices: we could feed the baby or we could listen to the baby cry. In a wildly unsuccess-ful attempt at easing the tension I confessed breastfeeding burns 500 calories a day and bringing the baby to court was just part of my daily post-delivery weight loss strategy.

As often happens when one is in an uncomfortable position, time slowed to an injured crawl. Silence descended on the gath-ering like a large receiving blanket. The only reliefs were the earsplitting tick-tock of the grandfather clock in the corner and the occa-sional slurpy-noise.

The judge popped his head in the room twice on reconnaissance and finally directed the clerk to let him know when it was safe to return.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Slurp.The day was not supposed to unfold this

way. We were convened in mediation and I

was representing a newspaper in our firm that was being sued over an advertising mishap. It was not a substantial claim and the company didn’t feel the need to send down an expen-sive suit. The publisher could handle it, brief-case in one hand and diaper bag in the other.

Before the mediation date there was some casual coaching from the legal team. Just be yourself, be open and have a sense of humor.

Apparently there is such a thing as being “too open” and humor sometimes resides only in the eye of the beholder.

This occurred several years and at least one baby ago, and societal attitudes towards breastfeeding in public have certainly improved.

The world, however, remains imperfect. A few months ago moms staged a feed-in at a Kelowna mall to protest against a security guard who asked a woman – who was in

the food court no less – to stop nursing her child as it made other c u s t o m e r s u n c o m f o r t -able.

If you’ve ever nursed, or had to refrain from nursing a breastfeeding child for any

length of time, you understand uncomfort-able in a whole different way.

Surprising that a culture which unre-servedly celebrates the breasts of women like Katy Perry, Jessica Simpson and Kim Kardashian gets so squeamish when a mere

mortal female attempts to use the breast for the purposes it was actually intended – to nourish a child.

Everyone would be happier for sure if breast milk came out of our elbows – elbow milk – as there would be no reminder how we sexualize breasts and breastfeeding in an inappropriate fashion.

I think about that sometimes, when I’m driving along the highway and pass a man urinating beside his car on the side of the road. Good job he isn’t trying to breastfeed out there.

A final thought for readers: if you are doing research for a project such as a news-paper column and quickly want the names of celebrities with large and well-known breasts, you are ill-advised to type those words into an internet search engine.

Trust me on that.

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An emergency in the wilderness forces everyone to dig deep Art Martens

livingsignificantly.caWhen Al got a fish hook in the white of

his eye on the Bowron Lakes Circuit in cen-tral B.C., our expedition needed to respond quickly to an unexpected and difficult chal-lenge. Nightfall was only two hours away and we were in a remote wilderness with no means of calling for help. For me this crisis became a reminder that in unfamiliar, even dangerous circumstances, we are able to call on reserves of physical and inner strength we didn’t know existed.

As Expedition Leader for the One Way Adventure Foundation, I had assigned our three groups of leaders and young offenders to separate campsites on a bay on Isaac Lake. Less interaction between them meant less trouble. I had elected to travel with the girls group because their workers had little wilder-ness experience. After paddling all day, we had just set up our tents at the Betty Wendle site when we saw a canoe racing furiously toward us from Al’s camp, paddles flashing in the late sun.

As they drew near, the two youths in the canoe shouted, “Al’s got a fish hook in his eye!” I called to Sandy, our nurse, “Let’s go!”

We found Al propped against a tree. He had been fishing with one of the boys. The boy’s hook had got caught on something and when he pulled hard, it snapped free and lodged in Al’s eye. I left Al in Sandy’s care, a short length of line dangling from the hook. At the fire pit, his assistant was talking qui-

etly to the six boys. I told them I’d be going for help and Arnet was now their leader.

I knew there was a Rangers’ cabin a con-siderable distance ahead. This was the most dangerous section of the circuit. There was also a cabin some distance back on Isaac Lake. No guarantee of a Ranger at either point though, and night among the mountains would be totally dark. I decided to return to the cabin we had passed that afternoon.

A young man of about 20 from another group told me he was rested and offered to go with me. Concerned about the approach-ing darkness, we paddled hard across the bay to where Gordie was camped with five boys.

My volunteer paddler now lost heart and I arranged for two of Gordie’s boys to return him. Ben, a sturdy young member of Gordie’s crew, volunteered to paddle with me.

Ben was robust and resolute. Exchanging only occasional words, we paddled with deter-mination, not sparing ourselves. Fortunately I had known that if an emergency arose, I’d need to be fit and had trained rigorously.

After well over an hour of driving our-selves relentlessly, Ben gasped, “I think I see a motor boat!” The light was fading but as we drew closer, the cabin and boat came into focus. We had found a Ranger!

I explained the crises and the Ranger said, “I’ll go right away. I can’t take your canoe though. It would slow me down.”

With exhausted bodies we paddled in the growing darkness. At about 10 p.m. we saw the fire in Gordie’s camp.

After a brief chat, I returned alone to the canoe. In total darkness, I forgot the canoe wasn’t loaded. Higher in the water and less stable, it flipped in an instant as I was get-ting in.

I was suddenly standing in frigid water up to my chest. Gordie and his boys rushed down from their camp and rescued me and the canoe. They loaned me clothes, including a jacket, and I set out again.

The girls had retired to their sleeping bags and had let the campfire die. It was only because I recognized debris in the dark water that I found our camp.

Meanwhile, Al, Sandy, and the Ranger

talked all night, and Al became reconciled to the possible loss of his eye. By the time a helicopter dropped down to pick him up in the morning, he was understandably shaky.

A week later, back in Hedley, I saw Al. The helicopter had flown him to Prince George. Here a physician took one look and said, “Oh, this one will be easy.”

I’ve reflected back many times on this Bowron Lakes episode. Both Ben and I found unrealized physical and inner strength. I hope that for Ben, it also helped him understand he has immense potential to accomplish much more than he had previously believed.

Stay safe around damsRemember to stay safe this summer when visiting dams and around reservoirs

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DONNELLY, RONRon passed away July 20, 2015 just 15 days a� er his 87th Birth-day. He was born in Victoria, BC on July 5, 1928.At the age of 18 Ron met the love of his life Dolrothy, who he married in 1951. � ey cele-brated their 64th Anniversary in 2014.

Ron joined the Forest Service and worked and lived in Squamish, Boston Bar, Echo Bay, � ur-ston Bay, Alexis Creek and 100 Mile House, where a� er 36 years he retired in 1984.Ron’s � rst love his wife and family, and always the great outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, � shing and trap shooting, also enjoyed photography.In 1996 Ron & Dorothy moved to Keremeos.Ron is predeceased by his daughter Linda, his brother George and sisters Sandra and Mary Lou.He leaves behind his wife Dorothy and son Ron and sisters Claudi (Ron), Shauna (Mike), Jo-Ann (Gordon).Ron will be lovingly remembered for his love of the ourdoors and for being a kind and loving husband and father.

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Stef Laramie The South Similkameen Arts Society (SASY) held a scavenger hunt/ art project for children at the Grist Mill during BC Day. SASY members Wendy Provins and Debbie Rombough stand with Isabelle Landreville, 7, and Max Landreville, 5, and their projects.

Economy, security top issues for voters To the Editor

Stephen Harper is right!Canada’s economy and security are the paramount issues.The present government tinkers with a Canadian economy

fired by rapid resource extraction when the truth of the matter is the real economy is a cooler, long-range thing. It’s about good air, water and soil.

Some Conservatives say we can have both; a fast growing resource based economy and a healthy environment

We cannot at once burn fossil fuels and reduce global warming. We cannot have clean water while we use it to wash gas from deep rock. We cannot dump huge synthetic chemical loads onto farms and have good soil.

We all know that we cannot have our cake and eat it too.

The economy is paramount. Economics is the word for “household management.”

Our collective household is the plan-et earth.

Security is the other big issue that Mr. Harper names as he deploys mil-lions of dollars in party and public funds. This will be the longest election campaign in 80 years.

It is sad to think that Canada’s Government may be elected on the basis of greed and fear.

Perhaps the length of the campaign will allow us to reflect more deeply upon our own responsibilities of some of the things that trouble Canada and the world.

Security is best founded in social equality and assurance that the young, the elderly, the infirm and the disadvan-taged have recourse in respect, care and attention from all the rest of us.

Humble reflection, careful inquiry

and attention in our treatment of all peoples do not excite national-ism, as do ignorance, fear and illusions of valour.

Security is not founded in a pumped up police, domestic spy networks and the dispatching of soldiers to fight in foreign parts.

So, as the Prime Minister and his party seek another mandate from all of us, let’s consider what the economy really is and what security really means.

Then, vote accordingly.

Dave CursonsCawston, BC

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07 Mustang ShelbyBest of show – JimLyon ‘40 Ford Convstock 39 and older - Fred Alexander 31

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Corvette Stingraystock truck - Gary Wilson ‘53 ChevMod. 39 and older - Stuart Battie ‘ 38 Ford

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Stef Laramie Hundreds of people flocked to Memorial Park to check out the cars in the 14th annual Kars Under the K show and shine Sunday.

Stef Laramie A fun day was had by all that attended and volunteered at the 14th annual Kars Under the K event held at Memorial Park Sunday.

Stef Laramie More than 25 trophies were handed out at this year’s Kars Under the K show and shine.

Stef Laramie The 1948 Chev cab over was a big hit at the Kars Under the K Sunday. It took the owner 11 years to restore the car.


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• A&W Kiddies Day Sunday • Sandcastle Competition

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• Seniors Day on Wednesday sponsored by London Drugs

• Square Dance Festival Wednesday through Saturday at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre

• Sheila Bishop Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament

• Tim Hortons Giant Screen• Penticton Speedway Tribute Night

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Tree to Me prepares for second Lavender Festival Tara Bowie

Review Staff The lavender at Tree to Me will be attracting

more than butterflies and bees this weekend. The second annual Lavender Festival is being

held August 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the farm, eatery and bed and breakfast located just outside of Keremeos.

If the wind is blowing just right, the fragrant smell of 1,400 lavender plants greets visitors as they get out of their vehicles and enter the ever-evolving and forward thinking business.

“We do so many things with lavender. We do so many things in general,” Andrew Wurz, one of the manager’s at Tree to Me said. “We like to experi-ment with things.”

Wurz, who holds various roles including mar-ket and bakery manager said he and Tree to Me staff have worked on a variety of delicious laven-der infused products.

To tempt tastebuds this year will be laven-der honey jelly, lavender scones, lavender cream between shortbread cookies and preserved apricots in syrup with lavender and some other special items.

“Lavender can be difficult for people. For those that haven’t used it, that don’t know what it’s like flavour wise so they should come out and experi-ence it in a way that’s appealing,” he said.

For those on a diet or who might not be adven-turous enough to try out some of Tree to Me’s lav-ender laced edibles there are plenty of other ways to enjoy the flower.

Tree to Me sells a full line of soaps and lotions and lavender is one of the main scents.

Julie Ellison, a Tree to Me manager, designed the line over several years to ensure quality prod-ucts for customers.

“It’s been a lot of trial and error and patience. Our lavender products sell very well,” she said.

Dried and fresh lavender is also for sale as well as lavender essential oil made on-site.

This year’s Lavender Festival also include kids activities, live music, yoga and meditation, art workshops and a distilling demo throughout the day.

For those looking for more than lavender Tree to Me is the place.

The eatery has a variety of breakfast and lunch options including dessert and specialty made cof-fees and teas, of course.

Most ingredients come from right on the farm and what doesn’t is sourced from an organic farm as local as possible.

The menu is ever changing depending on what is in season, but Wurz has noted there have been some favourites that have emerged.

“The peach cobbler goes over really well and people love the meat pies. We obviously don’t have beef cows here but we get them from just behind us,” he said.

“What I want people to expect here is good quality, great food, and that we change it up,”

The eatery also cooks up a variety of different breads and offers gluten free bread and dessert options.

Produce from the farm out back is also for sale. The farm grows a variety of produce including lettuces, tomatoes, apricots, peaches, onions, herbs and many others.

For those from out of area or with guests expected, Tree to Me offers a variety of different bed and breakfast options.

Several suites are available including two bed-room, one-bedroom and bachelor style.

Each room has a view of the farm and access to an outdoor patio.

Earlier this year Tree to Me dug two trout ponds on the property. Over the next year landscaping will be complete and the vision is for the eatery to be able to use the fish in meal preparation and for customers to be able to catch the dinner they want to take home.

Greenhouses were also installed with the idea that produce could be grown on-site year round.

Several other projects are in the works for Similkameen’s most evolving business.

Tara Bowie The more than 1,400 lavender plants at Tree to Me attract all kinds of visitors. This Saturday, Aug. 8 is the second annual Lavender Festival at Tree to Me just outside Keremeos on Hwy. 3 A towards Penticton.


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Review Staff Although new changes to BC’s liquor laws

still need to mature, the Similkameen Wineries Association is happy with the ongoing progress.

The province announced last week that distill-eries, wineries, cideries and breweries with licensed lounges or special events areas can now sell liquor they don’t produce.

Caroline Cottrill, president of the SWA welcomes the changes.

“Every step they make makes it easier for winer-ies. Nothing is finalized so changes are still coming and we are encouraged by the changes we are see-ing,” she said.

Previously, a winery could only sell glasses of vino it produced onsite, and a brewery could only let customers buy a glass of its local beer.

Depending on a visitor’s taste sometimes restric-tions would mean that some would choose not to purchase anything, if they’d rather have a cider or a

mixed drink, for example.The recent changes also mean that wineries hold-

ing weddings or other events can now sell a variety of beverages without having to apply for separate Special Occasion Licence.

Several wineries in the Similkameen hold wed-dings throughout the summer.

The latest change, made as a result of feedback heard during the Liquor Policy Review, will cut red tape for B.C. liquor manufacturers and help to fur-ther support and promote their allies in the industry, while offering a new, value-added service for their visitors.

“Red tape is expensive. We are happy with any-thing that reduces the cost and time involved in us running our businesses,” Cottrill said.

Over the next few months the government will continue consulting with liquor manufacturers about on-site tasting options and the process for getting a liquor licence.

Liquor board chugs ahead with changes

Submitted photo Matthew Faulk plays sax outside Emmy’s Bakery Sunday afternoon. The high school music teacher is expected to play again this Sunday in front of the downtown bakery.

Summer camp takes the stage Aug. 24The 8th annual Summer Theatre Camp is tak-

ing place at the Grist Mill and Gardens Monday, Aug. 24 to Friday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This year’s program is for nine to 14 year olds, but parent volunteers can be on hand to support younger children and older teens are welcome to join in as volunteer helpers.

The camp is free and funded by BC Gaming proceeds through Similkameen Family Literacy, a program of Lower Similkameen Community Services Society.

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ASTROLOGY AND THE WAY IT WORKS

I should mention that I am not an astrologer. So why am I writing an article to tell others how Astrology works? The reason is because for many years I didn’t understand that Astrology is one of the oldest sciences on the planet. “Science,” you say? Yes, that’s right; Astrology is a science. Loosely defined, Astrology is the study of the influence that distant cosmic objects, such as planets and many stars, have on humans.There are many types of Astrology, including Chinese, Vedic and Tibetan, to name just a few. While the methods used to determine a reading or a prediction vary, all of them make calculations based on the position of the Sun, stars, moon and planets, measured at a specific point in time during the Earth’s revolution around the Sun. This is how your zodiac sign is determined and why astrologers can accurately “read” what influences the planets and stars have on your life. It’s old, and many don’t even know how old. It is reported that the three wise men in the classic Christmas story, were – you guessed it – astrologers! It even existed way before that.If Astrology is a science, what are the mechanics of how it works? Let us start with the basics, by just looking at the planets and their influences. Our sun, which is in the center of our solar system, is the “engine of Astrology.” In simple terms, the constant tug of gravitational energies from the orbiting planets around our Sun, transfer to us, and we feel the affect.Why would this affect us? We feel effects through a physical mechanism known as the solar wind: The Sun blasts out a con-stant stream of magnetic energy called the heliosphere (the solar wind). This solar wind is a multi-dimensional stream of energy that carries with it the information of whatever pattern of gravity the Sun is experiencing from the planets pull at that moment. More science: This patterned magnetic energy intercepts our own magnetic grid, where the informational pattern is transferred. We actually can see this interception of magnetic fields through the Aurora Borealis. In electronics, one magnetic field overlapping another creates inductance … information transfer!The energy stream from the Sun is always there, but it has cycles of intensity. Science already recognizes the energy of our solar wind, and in fact there is an acknowledgment that solar flares directly interfere with our electrical equipment and navi-gational devices. However, science has yet to see or discover the multi-dimensional patterns within the solar wind. Therefore, I am giving you future information that is yet to be discovered. This information has come from Lee Carroll, an international author and speaker who channels an entity known as Kryon.Before you roll your eyes and dismiss this article I would like you to know that Lee Carroll and Kryon have channelled at the United Nations in New York City for The Society for Enlightenment and Transformation, a record seven times! In 2012 Lee was presented with an honorary doctorate degree of Science, Transpersonal Psychology and Metaphysics. In addition, over the last twenty-five years, numer-ous predictions and scientific information from Kryon have later become validated.This article is of the copyright of OK in Health and the author; any reproduction, duplication and transmission of the article are to have prior written approval by OK in Health or the authorThese articles are provided by OK In Health eMagazine. To sign up for your free eMagazine go to www.OKin-Health.com for more great articles, events, recipes, and more. This column and articles are provided by OK In Health. Come visit HYPERLINK “http://www.OKinHealth.com” www.OKinHealth.com Your on-line community events and wellness magazineGet Connected! Sign up for your FREE monthly OK In Health’s E-Magazine.OK In Health - Your Wellness Community at Your Finger-Tips!

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TOP TEN PRESCRIBED MEDSIt’s always interesting to read Top Ten Lists. As of Oct. 2009, the top ten drugs prescribed in Canada were: two cholesterol-reducing drugs; one thyroid supplement; one diabetes drug; four cardiac and blood pressure drugs; one antidepressant; and one sedative, “tranquilizer”-type drug. What topped the list? It was Atorvastatin (Lipitor), a cholosterol-lowering drug. This list does highlight society’s biggest medical problems: heart, diabetes, cholesterol & depression.

BLADDER INFECTIONSBladder infections are more common in women than men. Here are some ways to prevent them. Drink more water. It helps flush the urinary tract. Add cranberry juice to your daily diet. Empty the bladder often especially after intercourse. This can prevent bacteria from taking hold. For chronic cases, a daily low dose of antibiotic can also discourage bladder infections.

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Andrea DeMeerA critically injured man was lifted by air ambulance off the side of Highway 3 one kilometre east of Bromley Rock about 11 a.m. Wednesday after the car he was driving went over the bank. Princeton Highway Rescue, RCMP, and firefighters from Keremeos and Hedley responded. Traffic was stopped and then reduced to one-lane for about an hour as first responders extracted the man from the vehicle and then airlifted him to hospi-tal. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

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The independent agency that investigates complaints against the RCMP is closing its B.C. intake office in Surrey in order to cut costs and centralize staff in Ottawa.

The move by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP has sparked criticism that police oversight could falter.

“B.C. was not consulted on this decision,” B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said in a statement. “We’ll be watching to ensure there is no reduction in service, as we are the largest RCMP jurisdiction and we expect the commission and the federal government to be account-able to British Columbians.”

The RCMP’s E Division has 7,100 officers policing B.C. That’s 37 per cent of all RCMP officers across Canada and more than are deployed in any other province.

About 3,600 inquiries or formal complaints are lodged against the RCMP nation-wide each year.

The office in Surrey will close by the end of the year and money saved will fund more investiga-tions, officials say.

“We’re trying to redirect some of our resources to make sure they’re properly used to address the con-cerns Canadians have,” commis-sion spokesperson Kate McDerby

said.The new agency took over from

the former Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP in late 2014, with an expanded man-date.

Besides responding to com-plaints involving officers it also monitors wider trends and develop-ments in RCMP policy and prac-tice.

Former commission chair Shirley Heafey said the office was first set up in recognition that the high proportion of officers in B.C. made a presence in the province “extremely important.”

She said she’s not confident the agency will be as responsive after it’s gone.

“I find it very, very sad,” said Heafey, who was with the commis-sion for eight years until 2007. “I don’t know exactly who made the decision, but it’s a bad one.”

Heafey said the Surrey office staff were highly effective at orga-nizing face-to-face mediation to resolve complaints quickly and at less cost than an investigation that can last two years.

“Usually when they sit down and talk to each other things can be resolved,” Heafey said, estimat-ing 800 complaints a year were resolved that way.

“Otherwise these complaints

hang over the police officer’s head for a long time and the complainant is waiting and waiting.”

McDerby said the Surrey office took in complaints from across the country – not just B.C. – but does not conduct any investigations itself and has not been involved in any mediation in recent years.

Incoming complaints are ini-tially sent to the RCMP for inves-tigation and commission staff only looks into them further if the com-plainant is dissatisfied with the out-come, she said.

Many complaints are now

filed online rather than by phone, McDerby added.

Closing the Surrey office won’t change how complaints against officers in B.C. are made or pro-cessed, she added.

McDerby was unable to say how much money will be saved by clos-ing the Surrey office. Eight full-time staff there are mostly retiring or leaving voluntarily.

The commission’s goal is to increase public confidence in the RCMP by increasing transparency and accountability. Its annual bud-get is $11.4 million.

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The first thing to look for is spots in your landscape that are either too wet or too dry after the system has been on. In particular, he suggests you make sure it’s not watering concrete, asphalt or sid-ing. In some cases, a sprinkler head just needs to be adjusted, but in oth-ers, it could be worn out and need replacing.

“You can save money and con-serve water by ensuring your sys-tem is working right,” he says.

Under drought conditions such as the valley is experiencing this year, you may wish to turn off the zones that water your lawn and let the grass go dormant for the remainder of the season, or you may decide to water the lawn less often. A rule of thumb is lawns need just over an inch of water a week (Contact your local water utility for a Make Water Work water-measur-ing Frisbee, or put out a tin can, to

measure how much it gets now.) However, Naka points out it’s

important to know what type of soil your lawn is in. It would need less if it’s in a clay soil base, and more if in sand or gravel.

“Lawn will come back. Many trees and shrubs won’t. So, to use the water you have most efficiently, concentrate on the shrubs and let the lawn go,” he advises. Conserve water by ensuring your irrigation system uses drip irrigation for trees and shrubs.

He also recommends training your plants to be drought-tolerant by not providing them with more than the minimum amount of water they need to survive. That way, they will grow deep roots and be healthier overall.

If you’re looking at installing an automatic irrigation system, he recommends you look for a certi-fied contractor. Go to the IIABC website for a list: irrigationbc.com

Ask your installer about high efficiency nozzles and you ensure you are familiar with the control-ler and that you can program it before the contractor is finished. They should also provide you with a drawing of the system, including where all the valves are, so you can shut them off, if necessary.

If purchasing a home, ask for a map of the system showing where the valves and sprinkler heads are.

Most systems now have rain sensors which can be added, so the system shuts down when there’s enough rain; and there’s a mini weather station which can be added to some, which measures evapo-transpiration rates, so water use is reduced when it’s cooler out.

With 24 per cent of all water used on household lawns and gar-dens, and less water available per person than anywhere in Canada, valley residents are encouraged to

reduce outdoor water use this sum-mer.

Take the pledge to Make Water Work at www.MakeWaterWork.ca for your chance to win over $8,000 in prizes, including a Grand Prize of a $6,000 WaterWise yard upgrade!

Take the pledge to: • W a t e r

plants. Not pavement.•Water between dusk and

dawn.•Don’t mow. Let it Grow.

Leave lawn 5-8 cm (2-3 inch-es) tall.

•Leave grass clippings as

mulch.•Top dress with compost; and•Change out some lawn for

drought-tolerant turf and/or native and low-water variety plants.

Make Water Work is an initia-tive of the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program.

Submitted Bruce Naka illustrates an inefficient sprinkler head.

SubmittedCathie Wells, middle, was the grand prize winner of Pharmasave’s 40th anniversary raffle contest. Wells won two tickets to the next Klippers Long table Dinner.

Keremeos Review, August 06, 2015

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