Keremeos Review, December 11, 2014

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Rockslide closes highway

Tara BowieReview Staff

Another rockslide has closed Highway 3 west of Keremeos.

Rocks came tumbling down around 3 p.m. Tuesday, in the exact same spot that has been closed twice in the past year. Just weeks ago crews removed the rocks from those slides, reopened the road to three lanes and built a cement wall barricade. None of those things stopped the rocks from hitting the roadway.

Doug Burlingame, a trucker for Ken Thomas Trucking in Princeton, was only a few vehicles behind where the rocks came down.

“Luckily no one was hurt,” he said while standing outside his log-ging truck. “I stopped in Keremeos to make a call and if I hadn’t I would have made it through fine and would be back in Princeton now.”

RCMP advised the road was going to be closed for the night just after 4 p.m. There was concern the rocks would continue to fall throughout the night.

Burlingame wasn’t sure how he was going to get the logging truck backed out of where he was parked or where he was going to stay for the night.

“I guess I’ll have to leave it here on the side of the road,” he said. “Not sure if I’ll get someone from Princeton to try and come get me or just stay the night and try to get out of here in the morning.”

As the slide happened just about

an hour before school closed approxi-mately 25 students who should have been headed home to Hedley were left stranded at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School. Students from Cawston had already transferred to SESS by time word had gotten out about the slide.

“Basically we gather all the kids together and contact all their parents and make arrangements. Some of the parents come to get them and oth-ers we find places for them to stay. Everyone pulls together,” said Cate Turner, the school’s principal.

All parents are contacted for per-mission before a student is sent to the home of a staff member or another student.

Heather Hibbs, who lives west of the rockslide, counts herself lucky she was visiting Penticton so she was able to pick her three children up at school.

She also picked up several other students who needed a place to stay.

“If I wasn’t here my kids would be stuck here for at least the night. Last time the road was closed for five days so I’m really glad I was here for them,” she said.

Hibbs was trying to reach a friend in Cawston so they could all stay the night.

Allyson Savauer from All Safe, a traffic control company contracted by Argo, was stopping traffic headed west out of Keremeos Tuesday night.

“Most people have been really understanding. They understand it’s for their safety,” she said.

Tara Bowie Santa waves to the crowds that lined the downtown last Friday during the annual Light Up parade.

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OKANAGAN FALLSSECOND MON: Communities for Kids OKFalls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr. at OK Falls Elementary, 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.).EVERY 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 Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting at the Falls Community Centre busi-ness at 7, entertainment at 8 p.m. 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.FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH: 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.FIRST SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.THIRD SATURDAY OF MONTH: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

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WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in at-tendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Yoga at Cawston Hall, 6 - 7:30 pm1st 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. 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.FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 for more info.FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm.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 OF MONTH: 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 OF MONTH: 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 OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting.EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112.1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Friends of Olalla, 4 pm, contact 250-599-9090.

HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich - watch for posters.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 welcome 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. EVERY SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum open daily 9am - 4pm, Daly Ave.EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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Retired cop punched in road rage incident

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A brain-injured man who punched a retired Mountie during an incident of road rage has been spared a jail term.

Instead, a provincial court judge in Penticton on Monday handed Richard Soren Keldsen, 57, a sus-pended sentence of 12 months pro-bation, a $500 fine and a one-year driving prohibition after pleading guilty to single counts of assault and driving with a suspended licence.

Court heard Keldsen was behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer on May 3, 2014, driving near Keremeos when he passed Walter Makepeace going up a hill on a double yellow line.

A little further up the road, both vehicles stopped at a red flashing light and Keldsen got out of his SUV and approached Makepeace’s vehicle.

Makepeace rolled down his win-dow, “because he thought if Mr. Keldsen just vented it would de-escalate the situation,” said Crown counsel Nashina Devji.

She said Keldsen then punched Makepeace once on the left side of

his face, then got back in his vehicle and drove off, and later admitted the assault to police, who were assisted with statements from two other wit-nesses.

Defence counsel James Pennington said the incident began when Makepeace cut off his client at an intersection.

“Essentially, he pulled onto the highway right in front of Mr. Keldsen,” said Pennington.

The lawyer noted his client suf-fered a brain injury when he fell down some stairs while renovating a home about three years ago, and has had difficulty obtaining and com-pleting work since.

On the day in question, Pennington said, a job came up for Keldsen and his wife was unavail-able to drive him, so he took her truck without permission.

Following an impassioned plea for help from Keldsen’s wife in court, Judge Gale Sinclair included in Keldsen’s probation order a con-dition that he get counselling and any other treatment recommended by his supervisor, and have no con-tact with Makepeace.

Submitted photo Members of Elks Lodge branch 56 put on a free breakfast with Santa Saturday. Members of the Elks and the Royal Purple pose with the big guy before he flew off to another engagement.

Light Up brings magic of Christmas to life Tara Bowie

Review Staff The magic of Christmas was at work

during this year’s Light Up celebrations. “It was amazing. Absolutely amaz-

ing,” Colleen Christensen, manager of Similkameen Country said. “The only thing we couldn’t plan was the weather. And when that safety bear walked down the street there was no snow and no rain and no wind it was incredible,” she said. “That was the start of the weekend and I thought you know what everything else is going to go perfect.”

While Friday night was dry and rela-tively warm for Keremeos residents con-sidering recent temperatures, Saturday brought a bit of snow.

“We did have a little snow on Saturday but basically it was a perfect Christmas snow,” she said.

The Elks kicked off Saturday morn-ing with a free breakfast with Santa at the lodge. About 80 children and parents attended the event that was revived this year.

The craft fair at the Victory Hall brought in about 30 vendors and hundreds of patrons over the weekend to peruse through unique gift items.

The Grist Mill held activities through-out the day and a community choir delight-ed crowds as they ate delicious homemade stew. A bon fire was even held in the late afternoon.

Seven area wineries held open houses over the weekend.

“There were so many great events. We couldn’t put this all on without the partner-ships we have,” she said. “We couldn’t do this without all the volunteers. I just want to say thank you. Thank you to all the business owners who decorated and all the people that went in and went to the parade and all the citizens that came out to the events.”

Best decorated business award winners were first prize, Valley First Credit Union,

second place, Emmy’s Bakery, and third place, MyTown Realty.

Parade winners youth, first place, Lower Similkameen Indian Band, second place, 1st Keremeos Scouts, third, home school group.

The people’s choice for best youth entry was 1st Keremeos Scouts.

Valley First Credit Union earned the top commercial award. The SS Museum Society earned the non-profit award and the wine association won the snowman theme prize.

The people’s choice for best parade entry overall was the Lower Similkameen Indian Band.

Tara Bowie Santa-look-alike Ken Helm and his helper Zach Reigling crammed into a small car to the delight of those that attended the Light Up parade Friday.

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A year-end interview with Premier Christy Clark. For an extended version see the opinion section at keremeosreview.com.

TF: Are you still confident that we’re going to see a major LNG project approved by the end of 2014?

PCC: We’re still in negotiations with Petronas and Shell, so I don’t know if it will be by the end of 2014, but I’m hoping in the next few months.

[Days after this interview, Petronas announced a delay in their investment decision until 2015.]

TF: I talked to a couple of SFU climate mitiga-tion specialists, and they agreed that it’s unlikely to the point of impossible to have a major LNG industry and still meet Gordon Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction by 2020. What do you think?

PCC: I think that we may prove them wrong. Many of these facilities, not all of them, will be partly or fully electrically pow-ered up, so that reduces those impacts, and there’s going to be a real incentive to invest in new technology to minimize that as well.

I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that in shipping 82 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change.

TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book. They have seven conditions for an oil pipeline, Energy East, which involves conversion of gas pipelines and taking Alberta oil to the East Coast. What do you think?

PCC: I think they took our five conditions and elaborated on them. So you’ve got British Columbia, Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, all signed on to some version of the five conditions. And

of course Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as well.TF: What about the conditions they have added?PCC: One of the things they say they want to

protect against is a shortage of natural gas coming to Ontario and Quebec. These are the same two provinces that have put a moratorium on extracting natural gas. They want to make sure that we do it here, good enough for us to do, and send it to them, but they won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit.

TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basi-cally bought the anti-hydraulic fracturing myth?

PCC: Yes. Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed

it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard.

TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400 million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years. Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child support clawbacks. What’s your view?

PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and mak-ing an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do.

We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.

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

Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit

BC ViewsTOM FLETCHER

Increased membership is a priority for new Similkameen Country president Chris Mathieson.

Now there’s a mountain that should be easy to climb.

Mathieson, as manager of the Grist Mill, has already demonstrated to the community that he has vision and finesse in developing a business.

More over, Similkameen Country offers its mem-bers so many opportunities for growth and support that in a perfect world signing up new participants ought to be as easy as selling cold bottles of water in the desert.

Similkameen Country organizes Business After Business events, giving members the all important chance to network. They can also promote their businesses through the Info Centre and also on the the organization’s website.

Similkameen Country puts on Keremeos’ Canada Day celebrations, Christmas Light Up and Parade, Taste of Our Valley and Similkameen Sizzle. Not only do these events bring visitors to town each year – visitors who spend dollars in local businesses – they can fairly be described as a cultural glue that holds the village and area together. These festivals also give Similkameen Country members the unique opportunity to present themselves to the community.

In addition to being involved with the Similkameen Economic Development Committee, the group also holds workshops on interest to local businesses. This is a particular benefit to new or home based businesses, that might not have access to all the resources they need to be successful.

Finally, businesses should belong to Similkameen Country because it’s the right thing to do. It’s good for people who make their living in a town to give back to that community and help it grow, and be beautiful, and have fun.

Every event that is held, every phamplet that’s distributed at a trade show and every meeting that is attended with government officials and tourist organizations strengthens the village and makes it a better place to live.

Of course, an organization the calibre of Similkameen Country did not occur by accident. Retiring president and longtime board member Joan McMurray and her team of volunteers have done an exceptional job in the past.

So have at it Mr. Mathieson. Enjoy a year of growth with Similkameen Country. – AD

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I used to read a lot of books on how to be happy.

That didn’t do much good. Expecting to learn happiness from a book is like expecting to learn from a book how to be taller, or have different color hair.

One thing that sticks out from that time though, is a book that listed the top ten gen-erators of stress. The author also correctly labeled stress for what it is; a body’s and mind’s response to change.

Among the top ten stressors of western living were losing a loved one, moving house, going to prison, and Christmas.

Christmas was actually identified as a greater stressor than jail time, and I think that’s because if you are going to the slammer you at least know someone else is in charge of the food.

Christmas for all its sentiment and joy is indeed a stressful season. It is stressful mostly, for women.

There are times when it’s easy to believe that our handed-down Christmas traditions and treasured season rituals are all just a product of an ancient and twisted misogyny.

I do not have a girlfriend of any age who doesn’t look completely stressed out by December 24th and appears equally and totally exhausted on New Year’s Eve.

That’s because in most homes the list-making, present-buying, wrapping, social planning, pageant-going, food shopping,

baking, meal preparation, card-sending, decorating and clean up fall to the woman of the house.

In these homes the male of the species has one holiday task to perform – and guaran-teed, as sure as reindeer fly, he will stumble through the back door, arms full and sweat on his brow exclaiming “You would not BELIEVE the line up at the liquor store.”

For women who struggle likewise I offer the following advice: refuse delivery of Christmas stress. When it arrives on your porch pretend it is covered in stickers that say “Do No Open ‘til July 25”, and put that box on a shelf in the garage.

It’s easy for me to say, now. For the first time I am spending Christmas 3,000 miles away from most of our friends and family. While there are people I miss dearly, espe-cially at the holidays, these circumstances are also surprisingly freeing.

I’m not juggling obligations. There is no debate about where we spend Christmas Eve, which side of the family we visit and when and who is invited for Christmas morning brunch. I am accustomed to cooking so many holiday meals that years ago my own favorite Christmas dinner became cold turkey and stuffing sandwiches, with lots of mayo and

iceberg lettuce, served with a large glass of Pinot Grigio and consumed in the bathtub, after everyone had gone home.

We are also not “doing” presents. Moving five people and a dog across the coun-try is an expensive venture. Further, when the DeMeer boys arrived in British Columbia they insisted life here was not worth living without owner-ship of complete and expensive

salmon fishing “set-ups.” I bought them in August, and as the happy clerk rang in those purchases I hummed jingle bells. Our daugh-ter who lives in Ontario gets an airplane ticket and that is Mom and Dad’s present to themselves as well.

With this new perspective I feel – a little bit like Cindy Lou Who – the whole culture of Christmas wish lists quite superfluous. I ought to have seen it earlier, in those years when I went half-mad trying to make sure I had bought “enough” for Christmas. I’d trudge home from the mall, throw all the purchases on the bed, make piles for each child and then panic when I realized there was one pile that was bigger than the others, or just one that was smaller. I’d go back to the mall and the whole ridiculous pattern repeated itself until the piles slid off the duvet and onto the bedroom floor. Then I worried

obsessively I had bought too much.One memorable year, approaching mid-

night Christmas Eve, Mr. DeMeer and I were watching It’s a Wonderful Life and struggling to assemble “the big Santa present” – one of those large game tables that has foose ball, air hockey, and tiddlywinks, and by February would be simply another household reposi-tory for laundry.

The table top, when it came out of the box, was cracked on one side, completely useless and there was no way it could go under the tree. Mr. DeMeer tried to comfort me, saying there were so many other presents that no one would notice or mind. But I couldn’t sleep that night, thinking Christmas was ruined for lack of a big Santa gift.

The next morning there were so many other presents that no one noticed or minded.

Christmas 2014 I may put small treats in stockings for the DeMeer children. I will cer-tainly donate to the local Christmas hamper campaign. Ashamedly this is not something I have always done in the past. We may gather with new friends over the holiday season and it’s quite likely I will make Christmas brunch and dinner for my family.

I will be having cold turkey and stuffing sandwiches with a glass of Pinot Grigio.

But I will be enjoying it at the dining room table.

Girlfriends: refuse delivery of Christmas stress

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ANDREA DEMEER

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With a degree from the Emily Carr School of Fine Arts, how could the outgoing Director of Area G possibly have had the under-standing and practical experience to deal with the difficult issues confronting the RDOS? This is a question we might be tempted to ask about Angelique Wood.

Living on the same street, two doors from her home, I’ve had the opportunity to observe her at fairly close range. Professor Ashley Montague, formerly of Rutgers University, has said, “if you want to know what a person is going to do, don’t ask them what they believe. Observe what they do.” After being her neighbour several years, I’ve concluded that although the lady is certainly a visionary with ideas, she has a distinct pragmatic streak as well. She is quite capable of chop-ping her own wood, attending to plumbing problems, and building a work shop.

Over a cup of hot ginger tea at our kitchen table, I asked Angelique what had motivated her to get into politics, what had surprised her, what she had learned.

Prior to coming to Hedley she worked at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, one of the biggest in Canada, largely devoted to aboriginal and ethnic art. She also sold aboriginal art for 7 years.

When she bought a small home in Hedley in 2005, it wasn’t her intention at first to live here. However, she found Hedley increasingly alluring.

After deciding to make this her home, she got involved with the museum. She painted the basement floor and installed glass shelves in the Tea Room. In 2007 she joined the Fire Department and got her air brake endorsement.

Turning to her time in the

RDOS, she said, “I came to the role thinking that most politicians must be corrupted. I found though that I was working with 17 individuals who cared very much about their communities. Many were brilliant in their careers. They came with ideas to improve things. There was an atmosphere of respect.”

Over time she came to the realization most people don’t feel anyone is listening. To counter this, she and fellow Hedley resi-dent Kim English created a forum. They invited speakers from other communities, politicians from the Similkameen Valley and interested citizens.

“We brought together a lot of grass roots leaders,” she said. We wanted them to understand how to communicate with elected officials. We wanted to get people think-ing, and talking to each other. We wanted them to be aware of what was happening in the rest of the universe.”

She emphasized that “we need to nurture each other and make our organizations strong. People need to feel safe enough to express their views.”

I have sometimes seen Angelique up very early in the morning, doing yard and garden work before attending to RDOS affairs. She feels a compulsion to get things done. It was a surprise to her that the wheels of government turn very slowly.

“I learned that even working 40 to 70 hours per week, I could not speed up the functioning of govern-ment. Getting agreement of stake-holders takes time. It’s important to stay focused on what you want to accomplish.”

She reflected on this a moment and then added, “ A lot of what you do as a politician is listen. Often when people have a problem, they are frustrated. Sometimes they

begin with yelling. It takes patience to wait for them to calm down. Then we can begin working on their issue.”

“Where did you make prog-ress?” I asked.

“We signed a protocol agree-ment with 3 of the 4 Indian bands,” she replied. “We wanted to open lines of communication between

the bands and the RDOS. We came to understand we need to work together.” She said the USIB is considering signing.

Angelique also cited develop-ment of a joint tourism strategy as an important step. This agreement includes both Area G Indian bands, Keremeos, Princeton and areas H,G and B.

What was gratifying? This ques-tion triggered an emotional moment and she picked up a kleenex.

“The most gratifying thing,” she said, “was the number of people who have come and said ‘thank you. You did a good job.”

Exiting director reflects on three years of accomplishments

Angelique Wood, exiting Area G director, makes her home in Hedley. She said she feels gratified by the number of people who have thanked her for a good job in the past three years.

Letter to the editorChallenge violence and meanness during the holidays

To the editor: Last week’s headline

banner in this paper read ‘Weather creates havoc for village.’

No doubt about it! But we’ve moved through it, relying on our civil services for major snow plowing and removal, and Fortis to restore power to dark-ened and frigid homes, plus our own hard work, shovelling the heavi-est snow our valley has seen in many, many years. Looks like we’re in for another cloudy week with some occa-sional rain but hooray, the bitter cold is gone!

Take a moment right now. Imagine what it would be like if last week’s havoc were a relentless daily assault. Now imagine – no, be

aware – that that’s just what it’s like for some of your friends, and neigh-bours, and relatives, and maybe even you. Only it’s worse. It’s not from weather’s assault, but from assaultive spouses, and rapists, and murder-ers, and just plain mean-spirited people and groups of people.

Saturday, December 6 was Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Part of my job is to help raise our community’s aware-ness about this real onslaught; to remind, and educate, and hope-fully motivate you – individually and collec-tively – to take preven-tative action. We need to help stop this kind of cold-hearted assault.

Women continue to be the major recipients of it, followed by chil-dren. But we know that frigid, blustery, cruel-hearted havoc can be directed to anyone, of any gender, any age, any race, in every season of the year. It is the chilling reality. It happens on our nation’s highways, in our public schools, and in closed-door homes on the streets where we live. It’s the way some human beings treat other human beings. And it’s never okay. We all know that.

If you were liv-ing in our valley a few years ago you’ll remember seeing post-ers all over town say-ing “WANTED! A few (hundred) Good Men!” They were the launch of

an initiative to encour-age males age 16 and older to join their names to others, speaking out about violence against women and children. Over a hundred of us signed up. Just that sim-ple act made a differ-ence. Those men helped us to secure government financial grants that led to a counselling program offering support to spou-sal abusers who wanted to stop their abusive behaviours. It was called CHANGE FOR GOOD. And it helped people throughout the South Okanagan/Similkameen to do just that.

Two posters helped in that effort. The first, you may recall, carried the bold red print words STOP IT! It was meant to capture the attention

of abusers, and chal-lenge them to change.

The second poster read CHANGE FOR GOOD, publicizing the availability of help. We expected men to respond, but women did too. And it reminded us that men can also be vic-tims, and wives can be abusers.

Then we published another poster. Some of them still remain. It both challenged and reminded all of us to practice kindness. In fact there are many of us who do. Undeniably that’s a good thing. And it even feels good, to the giver as well as the receiver. Yet it’s amaz-ing how many of us are selectively kind. That is, we practice kindness sometimes, to some peo-

ple. Other times we’re just kind of neutral on the kindness scale. We practice random kind-ness. That lets the door open – we can then also practice unkindness, or random unkindness.

That’s why our poster actually said “PRACTICE indiscrim-inate KINDNESS.”

“Indiscriminate” was in small print. And that made the poster not just a reminder, but a chal-lenge.

The challenge is, “Don’t just practice kindness to those who deserve it, but also to those who need it.”

That’s both harder and less simple. But if it weren’t, it wouldn’t be a challenge. Yet isn’t this true: If every one of us were to practice indis-

criminate kindness, that would be the ultimate solution? That would indeed end the violence.

‘Tis The Season. The holy holidays are upon us. Peace on earth, good will to all. Let me challenge you, and also remind myself: Let’s make practicing indis-criminate kindness our New Year’s resolution. Deliberately, conscious-ly, intentionally, day by day, with and to every-one – practice kindness and encourage others to join you.

Ron ShonkRCMP Victim

Services Coordinator,On behalf of our val-

ley’s Proactive Violence Prevention Project

Valley is a regular education for the uninitiated wine drinker

An (amateur) wine review Tara Bowie

Review Staff Wine lovers brace yourself. I have

a confession. Sit down. Hold on to something. What I have to tell you is going to be upsetting.

Here goes. Up until about six weeks ago I

drank my white wine with orange juice, cranberry juice and – when real-ly desperate – fruit punch from a can.

I know.It only took a few days of being

in the Similkameen Valley and a bad decision to cut the pinot grigio with grapefruit juice for me to see the error of my ways.

In my defence I became a wine convert only a few months ago.

Before the summer I never under-stood the appeal of wine and certainly couldn’t comprehend how anything that came out of a big box could taste good.

I think of it as destiny, that just as my love affair with the grape blos-somed I found a job in the heart of wine country with experts at 15 area vineyards who are ready and willing to give advice.

As I’ve been fairly busy getting to know the community, local ser-vice groups and different government agencies, I only managed to drop in to my first winery Sunday afternoon dur-ing the Light Up open house weekend.

As luck would have it I picked Seven Stones just outside of Cawston and ended up talking with owner/winemaker George Hanson, who dou-bles as the chair of the Similkameen Winery Association.

As he poured me samples of five of his magnificent wines, George acted

just as a bartender would – with a knowing nod and a non-judgemental look as I explained the error of my ways.

Apparently it’s very common for novice wine drinkers to start with white, and even add a little juice if need be.

He offered a gracious smile as I questioned my future outlook on new vintages, specifically of the red variety.

I’ve recently dropped the white and jumped into the vat with those that drink red wine.

George said that is normal as well and that often he can tell how expe-rienced a wine drinker is just by the colour they choose and what they say next.

He explained people often start exclusively with whites and can at times be intimidated by reds. Eventually they graduate and after enough research they confidently return to their favourite of the whites or drink both depending on their mood or food pairing.

As I asked the ultimate question, “what makes a good wine,” he let out the heartiest and kindest of laughs.

And when he was done laughing he said simply, “If you like it.”

I, of course, liked all the wines Sunday as did many of my fellow tasters. I even managed to pick two to go home with, a perfectly aged red (Meritage 2009) and a white (Chardonnay 2010).

Perhaps that means I’m onto the next chapter of wine drinking 101. Hopefully it’s food pairing as I’ve heard the Chardonnay goes well with buttered popcorn.

Kim Lawton George Hanson from Seven Stones samples a glass of red during the wine open house tour over the weekend.

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RDOS HOLIDAY HOURSCHRISTMAS TREE

DISPOSALNatural Christmas Trees,

free of contaminants, can be brought to any local

landfill in the RDOS free of charge.

Check with your local municipality or the RDOS for potential Christmas

Street collection programs in your community.

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN

HOLIDAY HOURS OF OPERATION

The main office at 101 Martin Street

will be closed over the upcoming holiday season on:

December 25 and 26and January 1 and 2

If you have an urgent water or sewer problem please call the

RDOS Emergency After Hours line at:

250-490-4141Missed Garbage Pickup

Please call 250-490-3888

Contact the RDOS at 250-492-0237for further information

LANDFILL REDUCED WINTER HOURS

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8:30 a.m - 4:45 p.m.Okanagan Falls

Mon to Fri 10 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Oliver Mon to Fri

12 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Sat

10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.Keremeos

Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

All landfills will be closed Statutory Holidays and

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Time to book your Christmas Greeting!

Deadline:Friday,

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Linda Larson, MLAAt this time of the calendar year we ask

ourselves, “Where did the months go? And am I really another year older?”

There have been a number of highway projects completed this year throughout the Boundary-Similkameen. Repaving projects have taken place at Bromley Rock to Stirling Bridge, Cawston to Nighthawk, and Chapman Road to Wapita Way on Anarchist Mountain. In addition, work has been completed on the road to Big White and Highway 33 inter-change.

The fall Legislative sitting wrapped up on November 27 and MLAs, including yours truly, are back in their ridings catching up with constituents and attending community events. The 40th Parliament also marks a significant

milestone in the history of women in gov-ernment. Since the first woman, Mary Ellen Smith, opened the door in 1918, the number of women elected to the B.C. Legislative Assembly now numbers exactly 100. It is also worth mentioning that in November’s elections, 37% of those elected to municipal and regional governments and school boards were women.

Congratulations to all candidates who put their names forward on the ballot. To those who were elected, I am looking forward to working with all of you over the next four years as you represent your communities. I am planning to meet with the new faces and reconnect with returning council and regional district elected officials when I am back in the constituency.

In my role as Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility, I will continue to meet with organizations who focus on creating an inclu-sive environment for people with disabilities and improving accessibility to employment for all. Every person has a contribution to make, and a skill that matched with the right employer is a benefit to both. Sometimes accommodations need to be made to ensure the work environment is compatible for an employee with a disability. There are so many agencies that offer the necessary support to help with these transitions.

The agriculture community got one item marked off its wish list with the Premier’s announcement of continued support for the replant program. Thank you to all the farmers who met with me and helped to move this

issue forward.As we are approaching the end of 2014, I

would to thank my staff in Oliver, Colleen and Patt, for keeping up with calls and correspon-dence and Marissa, in Victoria, for keeping me and my calendar organized.

To my constituents of Boundary-Similkameen, I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Don’t forget to contribute to your local food banks and charitable organizations who help the less fortunate at this time of year.

Finally, our Boundary-Similkameen con-stituency Christmas Open House will be held on Friday, December 19 in Oliver at the Cock ‘n’ Bull Cappuccino Bar located at 6041 Main Street from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us for some holiday cheer.

Larson urges constituents to donate to food banks

Review StaffBundled up in coats and with decadent

wine to keep them warm three local artists held an art show Saturday and Sunday in the caves of Seven Stones.

“As far as venues go you can’t get bet-ter than this here,” abstract artist Dwayne Woloshyn said.

Woloshyn showed a variety of work from originals to prints over the weekend.

“It’s been received very well. That is encouraging,” he said.

The uniqueness of Woloshyn’s art is that it can be rotated.

“It’s important to me that pieces can be changed so that if a person gets tired of look-ing at it one way they can just rotate it and see something different,” he said.

Carolyn Jager showed her art which ranges from acrylics to watercolour to her new form encaustic.

Encaustic is an ancient art of painting with molten wax and pigments.

Jager uses beeswax mixed with damar resin to create layers.

She uses a blowtorch to melt the wax. “It’s something very new to the Okanagan

Similkameen Valley,” she said. The third artist Wendy Provins moved to

Keremeos just over six months ago and has found a home in the local art community.

“It’s wonderful here,” she said. The self taught artist suffered a genetic

condition called Marfan Syndrome about 10 years ago. Her vision was severely affected and over the course of several years she endured six surgeries.

“It was during this time that I picked up my brushes and started to paint again,” the former banker said.

During the past four years she has paint-ed mainly with acrylics. A lot of her work focusses on birch trees as she loves the north-ern country and its abundant trees, lakes and rocks. She also incorporates circles in many of her pieces.

Caves lend impressive venue to art exhibit

Tara BowieWendy Provins, an acrylic artist stands with one of her birch tree pieces during the art show in the caves at Seven Stones over the weekend.

Tara Bowie Review Staff

Enrolment numbers are lower but not as far down on the curve as what was expected for the local school district.

As a whole the district’s school population has dropped by about 69 full time equivalent students over last year during the same time period.

The calculations were sent to the Ministry of Education following the Oct. 17 calculation cutoff date.

The drop in students equals a loss of funding of $361,611 as the board receives funding from the

ministry on a per student ratio, Bev Young superintendent of schools said during a phone interview.

The loss of revenue is not great considering the board’s overall operating budget was about $27 million this year. The missing rev-enue from the province will be pulled out of reserves.

“Our district is in a decline usu-ally between a two to three per cent decline. It’s anticipated however and we do budget for it. What this decline is mainly about is a higher graduating class across the board than entering kindergarten class,” she said.

The bright side is that there are about 10 more students enrolled in the district than projections cal-culated.

“Some families are leaving but some families are moving in. I think it’s a reflection of the eco-nomic difficulties in the area,” she said.

The board qualifies for funding protection with the province which guarantees it will receive at least 98.5% of its previous years budget.

“It is an unfortunate reduction. We prefer to be self sustainable because that grant could change at anytime,” she said.

Because the decline was spaced out across district no staff were impacted.

Student populations across the province have been on the decline since 2007 and are expected to rebound around 2017.

Young said over the years the school board has partnered with other organizations including day-care and early learning programs to make use of vacant space in the schools.

By the numbers: Cawston Primary + four stu-

dents Okanagan Falls Elementary – 24

students Oliver Elementary – 14 students Osoyoos Elementary + six stu-

dents Similkameen Elementary – nine

students Tuc-el-Nuit Elmentary + four

students Osoyoos Secondary School – 15

students Similkameen Elementary

Secondary School + one Southern Okanagan Secondary

School – 10 YouLearn elementary and sec-

ondary – 13 * numbers are rounded up

School district loses sixty-nine students in one year

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When Dr. Gerald Partridge came to Keremeos he figured he’d only be here about six months. That was 29 years ago.

“I guess I got too busy to look for anoth-er job,” he said with a laugh while being interviewed at the Review office about his upcoming retirement.

The seasoned doctor is leaving his full-time practice at the South Similkameen Health Centre at the end of the year. But he won’t really be retiring, he explained.

“Basically I’ll be working a lot less. It’ll be a supportive capacity. I plan to spend a lot of time learning and keeping abreast of the field,” he said. “I like to keep my head in things.”

Until a new doctor can be found the remaining three doctors at the SSHC will take over his patient load but Partridge will continue to see some of his about 900 patients for an undetermined period of time.

Partridge remembers coming to the

community in January 1986 as it coincided with the explosion of the NASA space shuttle the Challenger.

“That’s always kind of stuck in mind,” he said.

At that time there was just Partridge and Dr. Michael Jeanes, who retired just a few years ago.

“We worked every second night, every second weekend and at that time we were responsible for the obstetritics side too. Not many doctors work like that any-more,” he said.

One of the major changes over his career was the construction of the new South Similkameen Health Centre in 2001.

“Prior to that we were working in some-thing much smaller. We have every square foot in use and we still need more space,” he said.

Partridge said the community and the health care teams are fortunate to have such a centre in the area. Included in the centre is extended care, a dementia unit and assisted living among other needed

specialities. The community has also had the luxury

of having four doctors for quite a number of years.

“That provides a much more manage-able schedule that a lot of other communi-ties don’t have,” he said.

Computerized charts is another big change that came during Partridge’s career.

The SSHC switched over to electronic charts in 2010. It took about six months for everyone to become accustomed to the new method of charting.

“It was half a year of shear agony,” he said.

Now that the new charting system has become second nature, Partridge said the benefits to the patient are astounding.

“I can have Xrays sent to a specialist within minutes. We can be looking at it together at the same time,” he said.

In addition to his general practice, Partridge has also served as oncologist at Kelowna hospital. He plans to continue that role even when he fully retires.

Retiring doctor plans to still care for patients and keep abreast of advancements

The Cawston Players wowed us again this past weekend with their annual Christmas show, this time a 1960’s comic farce by Marc Camoletti.

Laughs abound from fasten seat belts on through a delightfully bumpy ride aboard the fast paced vehicle called Boeing-Boeing.

Hapless and sublime-ly without conscience, Guy Sasseville gave us Bernard, the Parisian bon vivant organiz-ing his love life around three flight attendants- Gretchen (Lufthanza), Gloria (Trans Worlds Airways) and Gabrielle (Air Italia).

Robynne Frasch gave us the sweetly self-absorbed, ravenously pragmatic Gloria who overcomes any chal-lenge to her peculiarly New York take on love and life. Her well-craft-ed dainty gestures were a delight.

Eben McKiblin made wonderful use of every inch of stage and waltzed deftly through his role as Bernard’s earnest American pal come to visit. And what a reception, as he short-ly finds himself in the arms of all three of the girls. Heather Paananen as Berthe, the French Maid, provides a won-derful link to the recur-rent peril that besets ‘the boys’ as they sort out their sundry love affairs. Paananen made superb use of the hairy eyeball to convey her disap-proval of all their she-nanigans.

Holly Hart, as the comely Gabrielle, struts

across the stage with that rapturous petulance peculiar to an Italian film star - quick temper included.

Amanda Elyzen explodes with eye-pop-ping vigor as the forth-right, lusty and quaintly sentimental Gretchen.

Hart, Frasch and Elyzen gave carefully turned renderings of Italian, New York and German accents using them as a delightful platform on which to develop their character. The audience loved it.

The set, a chic Paris apartment, was cre-ated through the ever-reliable artistic flair of the Players’ Yako de

Arburn.Teaming up to

both produce and direct the show were Bob McAtamney and

Amanda Elyzen, ably backed up by Stage Manager, Louise Giguere, who deftly assembled special props.

Altogether an enjoy-able weekend of the-atre with The Cawston Players.

Cawston Players serve up a laugh a minute

Dave Cursons A final curtain call for Cawston Players, (left to right) Robynne Frasch, Eben McKiblin, Amanda Elyzen, Heather Paananen, Guy Sasseville and Holly Hart at closing performance of Boeing-Boeing at The Cawston Community Hall on December 5th, 6th and 7th.

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JUST WHAT THE DOCTORS ORDEREDFinding Solutions to the Rural Doctor Crisis The story of the Selkirk College Rural Pre-Medicine Program is the story of why community colleges are vital to Canada’s education system. Its genesis arrived through a need to fill a critical gap with creative solutions and tangible outcomes, a model that is now playing out in the classrooms of the Castlegar Campus in British Columbia’s Southern Interior.

The three-year Rural Pre-Medicine Program launched in September with its first cohort of 17 eager students. With passionate mentors and dedicated instructors, the program aims to build a foundation of experience and knowledge students will need to prepare for entrance into medical school.

“If you come from a rural area, you are among those most likely to go back to a rural area,” says Rural Pre-Medicine Program Coordinator Elizabeth Lund. “If you want to populate the rural areas with physicians, you need to provide the proper education to students who live in rural areas and have a strong desire to get into medical school.”

The curriculum in the Rural Pre-Medicine Program weaves together courses tailored to rural medicine with courses recommended for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Extra training in skills such as mediation and conflict resolution, leadership, communication and interprofessional skills, small business training and MCAT preparation supports students’ futures as physicians and their medical school applications.

“People understand that this is something that can form one piece of a really long term solution to a big problem,” says Lund. “This is not a problem for doctors or the government, really this is a problem in our society across Canada where there is a big difference between rural and urban.”

Out of challenge comes opportunity and at Selkirk College the Rural Pre-Medicine Program is taking on the problem of a physician shortage outside urban areas by opening the door for students who desire to follow a pathway towards a career in medicine well suited for rural Canada.

Helping Solve the Problem of a Growing Need The mounting challenges with health care in rural Canada have gained traction in the media over the last few years. With shrinking government budgets, an aging population and societal shifts forming the basis of these struggles, more attention has been focussed on the gap between urban and rural.

Three years ago, Lund and her colleagues in the Selkirk College School of University Arts & Sciences were looking for ways to bolster second year sciences at the Castlegar Campus. A story on CBC radio about the doctor shortage in rural British Columbia triggered the idea for a program that would help address the need with homegrown solutions.

Lund was charged with putting together the proposal and soliciting support. For almost two years Lund put her skills in research and passion for education to the test as she approached senior levels of government, the Doctors of BC, local physicians, the University of British Columbia and anybody else that would listen.

“There was a lot of pounding the pavement… I had to become a salesperson,” says Lund, who holds a PhD in Chemistry. “That’s the last thing I thought I would ever do, but I was selling something that I totally believe in. It ceases to be selling and becomes talking to people to let them know what we want to do.”

The First Cohort a Brilliant Example of What is Possible On a sunny late-September afternoon in Castlegar, Selkirk College administration joined representatives from the Doctors of BC, the Ministry of Health and health care professionals from around the Kootenay region for a special reception to welcome the first Rural Pre-Medicine cohort to the program. With a class made up of diverse backgrounds that range from recent high school grads to single mothers who have been away from post-secondary for more than a decade, there was a buzz in the air.

“I have a vision of some of the graduates of this program not only making it into medical school, but also being really grounded and solid people,” said Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital physician Dr. Blair Stanley, chair of the program’s advisory committee. “Not only because of their rural roots, but because of some of the learnings they will have had in this unique program. They will bring that groundedness and can bring that awareness into their clinical setting when they are looking after patients. I think that will be a magical connection that they will have with patients and the work they do.”

A visit to a Friday afternoon chemistry lab is further proof that the cohort model and small classroom environment is already paying dividends. Three months into their education journey at Selkirk College, students work together with a spirit more often found with the cohesiveness of a sports team rather than the individualistic competitive pursuit of entrance into medical school.

“You can see already that the students in this program are going do something and they are going to do something great… It’s already a success,” says Lund. “I’m really proud of these students and very excited about the opportunities for them in the future. Whether they end up choosing medicine or another health field or something else completely different in science, this is where it starts.”

If you want to populate the rural areas with physicians, you need to provide the proper education to students who live in rural areas and have a strong desire to get into medical school.ELIZABETH LUND, RURAL PRE-MEDICINE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, SELKIRK COLLEGE

I have a vision of some of the graduates of this program not only making it into medical school, but

also being really grounded and solid people.DR. BLAIR STANLEY, KOOTENAY BOUNDARY REGIONAL HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN,

CHAIR OF THE RURAL PRE-MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

RURAL PRE-MEDICINE

Alicia Pongracz (top) and Jaeger Nickson (bottom left) are students in the first Rural Pre-Medicine Program cohort that is diligently building skills on the Castlegar Campus. With a diverse background and intimate understanding of the challenges faced by students in smaller communities, Rural Pre-Medicine Program Coordinator Elizabeth Lund (bottom right) is the motivating presence behind Selkirk College’s push to bolster the numbers of rural doctors.

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Bonny Roberts is as colourful as her paintings.

The passionate painter has spent her life working on her art skills progressing through water-colour, to oil to now trying some-thing new - resin.

“I’ve been painting all my life and I suppose I could just stick with one medium but I like learn-ing and pushing myself,” she said at her home studio in Keremeos.

The resin pieces create a layer-ing process with the art that can be seen from different angles.

Although she has no formal training, Roberts has attended many workshops and studied under a variety of artists over the years.

In all her work she incorpo-rates as much colour as possible.

“I just love colour. The more colourful the better,” she said.

Her passion for colour start-ed while studying under artist Richard Nelson decades ago.

“He was a wonderful colour-ist. I learned I could make any colour I wanted by simply layer-ing primary colours. That’s what I still do to this day,” she said.

A variety of her work through the ages from acrylics, to oils, to collage and even the new resin works will be available at a Christmas Open House being held at her home studio this upcoming weekend.

“I love for people to come in and see what I have to offer. Even if they don’t buy anything I just love talking about what I do and sharing that passion,” she said.

For those interested Roberts lives at 423 Vanderlinde Drive and the open house will take place both Saturday and Sunday.

Open house sure to impress

Tara Bowie Seasoned artist Bonny Roberts talks passionately about a new discipline she’s working with called resin at her home studio in Keremeos. She is holding a Christmas Open House December 13, 14 at 423 Vanderlinde Drive.


CAPRICORN: Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.

AQUARIUS: Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but someone crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.

PISCES: Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a pushover this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s perspective.

ARIES: Aries, although you are full of excitement this week, rein in some of those feelings so you can focus on the tasks at hand. Use your energy to your advantage.

TAURUS: Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.

GEMINI: Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.

CANCER: Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done. Think before you accept more work.

LEO: Financial matters are looming and a decision must be made, Leo. Don’t be overcome with anxiety, as all you need to do is carefully examine your finances to come up with a solution.

VIRGO: Spontaneity beckons, Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.

LIBRA: Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra. This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.

SCORPIO: Back up your promises with decisive action, Scorpio. That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are committed to honoring your commitments.

SAGITTARIUS: There may be more to the big picture than you are seeing, Sagittarius. Gather the facts before you jump to any conclusions. You may just see things from a different perspective.

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EMBRACING THE HOLIDAYS, THE STRESS-FREE WAY!

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire… Jack Frost nipping at your nose…”Well, although I’ve never personally roasted anything other than hotdogs, marshmallows, or the occasional “s’more” on an open fire…there is something about this and other Christmas carols that paint the picture of a peaceful Christmas season and draw me into the illusion that by merely thinking about it, I too, can have the ideal holiday experience that the malls and shops are trying to sell us before we’ve even had time to take down our Halloween decorations!As well intentioned as one may be to start early and plan ahead to avoid the rushing-around-last-minute kind of stress that is often associated with the Christmas season, many people find themselves experiencing holiday stress due to lack of time to fit it all in – the card writing, cookie baking, parties, concerts, get-togethers, fundraising, volunteering, shopping, wrapping, traveling…year after year, we try to pack so much activity into a few short weeks, then we wonder why we’re stressed!If you would like to experience a less-stressful December this year, try these easy to apply tips to reduce holiday stress and embrace the holiday season that is headed our way whether we’re ready for it or not.Envision – You have an idea of what an ideal holiday season would be like for you, so take some time to write down the key elements…this activity can offer some great insights into what your priorities are while providing clues as to the feelings you want to create, which may be achievable in lots of different ways. Love the smell of mulled apple cider but don’t care to drink it? Get a scented candle to create the mood you’re looking for, instant ambience – mess free! Much of our stress comes from a sense that our image and our reality don’t match up, yet we may be hard pressed to pinpoint exactly what’s missing, unless we take the time to clarify our ideal vision. Get organized – How much time do you really have? Be realistic and plan in advance starting now! Is there a tradition that is important to you to keep the same as you remember it? What could you change or adjust? Is it important that your home baking come from you? Can you delegate gift wrapping? Another cause of holiday stress comes from not having adequate time to make our vision into reality. If you really want to have home made baking and a Christmas letter in the mail by the 15th, plan now, and take baby steps to execute your plan - it doesn’t have to happen all at once. Use your smaller chunks of time to address cards, or if you have time to make cookie dough, but not enough time to bake, freeze the dough for later. With your vision in mind you will be able to make the most of your available time, time that without your plan, would otherwise be easily wasted. Hang up your cape - Recognize you don’t need to be a super hero…take into account all of your schedule’s demands, and choose wisely. Where would you like to spend your precious time and energy? Focus on your top 3 priorities, and for now, let the rest go…you’ll be more effective, and your stress will dissipate. Delegate what’s important that you don’t have time to do yourself, and let go of perfection. We all have things on our list that are great to do if we have time, but not worth stressing about if we don’t.After taking care of your top priorities in the time you have, your next task is to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour. Getting it all done at the price of getting adequate rest and then being cranky with your loved ones defeats the purpose (see #1 – what is your ideal vision and how do you want to experience the holidays?) Hold that vision while you go about doing what you do, and you will, to quote Bing Crosby, “have yourself a merry little Christmas now.” Season’s Greetings… seize the holidays!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.OKinHealth.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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They’ve found a way to reuse Grandma’s silver and Mom’s spoon collection.

Bonita Aldous of Windsong Creations said her and her partner in creativity tried out an idea about five years ago to turn old metal cups, saucers and spoons into beautiful wind chimes.

“A lot of people collected this stuff at one time. When you talk to your kids today they don’t want the silver they don’t want the spoons so you’re left wondering what to do with it,” she said during the Craft Fair at Victory Hall dur-ing Light Up weekend

Many of the items used are donated with the remainder coming from antique shops in the US.

“We try to match things up. We never really have a set or anything but we put things together that go together. They all make different sounds. They’re beautiful,” she said.

The wind chimes are tied together with heavy duty fish-ing line so even in the strongest of Keremeos winds they shouldn’t break.

Windsong Creations was one of about 30 vendors that filled Victory Hall Friday and Saturday.

Jackie Tallio and Irene Hagi had a table full of their work in the back corner. The creations varied from wooden clothespin characters, to owl stuffed animals, sewing work and even porcupine quill earrings.

“It’s a cultural tradition,” Tallio said while displaying the earrings.

She orders the quills online and then dyes them through a process that requires the quill to be wet to flatten it out.

Hagi started sewing about 40 years ago and her skills can be seen in all the products she makes. She also does a lot of delicate beadwork.

“A lot of people know my work,” she said. “I really enjoy it.”

Craft show draws thirty vendors

Tara BowieBonita Aldous of Windsong Creations sits at her table at the Craft Fair at Victory Hall Saturday.

Tara Bowie Irene Hagi, left, and Jackie Tallio display a variety of their handmade items at the craft fair Saturday at Victory Hall.

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But B.C. has a lot to offer that will become the basis of a revital-ization of the Super, Natural British Columbia brand.

“I thank God everyday we are

not Saskatchewan,” said Marsha Walden, Destination B.C. president, speaking last week in Penticton at the annual general meeting of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, discussing a new pro-vincial strategy centred on setting a new direction for the brand.

Tourism Penticton execu-tive director Chris Bower is glad Destination BC is taking time to consult with industry on the finer

details of the plan and that they are retaining the core Super, Natural brand.

“I think it’s very positive rath-er than trying to do a whole new rebrand, because that’s what the consumer knows us as in British Columbia.”

Super, Natural will be repack-aged, becoming the basis of a new package emphasizing B.C.’s wilder-ness.

“We believe a bold new brand platform is what is needed to dra-matically set us apart from all the competitors that exist in the world today,” said Walden. “We need to be putting out a brand promise that really ignites the imagination of people that causes them to give us a second look.

“Few people come here to stay in their hotel room.”

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The Regional District surveys citizens in its electoral areas every second year.

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Just 16% of those polled sup-ported a tax increase if it would increase service.

“The Regional District Board and staff will use this feedback to guide the organization’s decision-making and financial planning pro-cesses,” Pendergraft said.

Residents shared their opin-ion about local government with respect to quality of life, service

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Overall satisfaction ratings indi-cated 80% of residents rate the quality of life in their community as excellent.

Other results included 72% rate their community as an excellent place to raise children, and 80% rate the Regional District as an excellent place to retire.

As a next step in the Citizen Survey process, the Regional District will now review the sta-tistical and narrative results and determine areas that need to be addressed. This information is used in the strategic planning and bud-geting processes for the Board.

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Tara BowieChris Mathieson stokes the fire at the Grist Mill Saturday. The heritage site held activities and crafts all afternoon and ended the day with a fire.

Harold Desjardins was the man to beat again this week after bowling a combined score of 716.

Monday evening during Alley Oops action Desjardins was on fire when he took the top spot in the men’s category bowling a 316, 235 – 716. Paul Meikle bowled 212, Frank Shiels, 201, Bruce Crossman, 207, Norm Boucher, 220,

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For the Goldenagers Pam Irwin earned the top spot in ladies with a 244.

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There are no clues or leads in the armed robbery of a Princeton bank last week.

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedA Collector wants to buy your silver coins, Ingots, collectors coins, old money, o ld stone carvings, sculptures. Todd, 250-864-3521

Old Volkswagon Van/Bus with split front window. Any condition. Any info please call 403-690-7646 or [email protected]

Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Accumulations,Olympic Gold & Silver Coins +Chad: 250-499-0251. Local.

Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd fl oor residential, 3 bed-rooms. Sale incl: land, build-ing, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

Rentals

Homes for Rent3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 2 car gar-age, W/D/F/S/DW. 1 sm. pet OK. No smokers. $750/month + DD, utilities extra. 2 references required. Avail. immediately. 250-499-5134

CAWSTON - 3 bdrm house, large living room, dining room. Avail. Dec. 1st, no pets, large yard. $900/month + utilities. 250-499-0499

KEREMEOS - 2 Bdrm for rent. W/D, F/S. Fenced yard. In-cludes small storage space. $625 a month plus utilities. Small pets negotiable. Avail Immediately. 250-490-5846

19,951

Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

That’s how many companion

animals will need loving, new homes this year.

Will you open your home to

one?

spca.bc.ca


1018 SPARKES DR., KEREMEOS

$239,000 * 2 bdrm w/drive-around parking,

detached workshop & carport!

* On demand hot water, fas f/p, easy to show w/appt.! MLS®

12-1518 HWY 3A, OLALLA $125,000

*great price! 3 bed, 2 bath 2010 home in

pet friendly park!* 1,255 sqft, lg yard, stainless appl., move

in ready. MLS®

2108 MAIN STREET, CAWSTON $325,000 *5 bed, 4 bath home with 1 bedroom suite on almost 1/2 acre!* commercial size

garage, hoist, power, heat, Hwy access - wow! MLS®

10-2640 2ND ST., OLALLA $74,900

*2 bdrm, 1238 sqft home in quiet park.

* all re-done! Decks, kitchen,

fl ooring, A/C, sid-ing, shed and more!

MLS®

2640 10TH STREET, OLALLA $97,000*small 2 bed, 2

bath home on its own land! Lots of updates, very well

kept, move-in ready* garden shed - very affordable living! MLS®

7 - 622 KEREMEOS BYPASS ROAD,

KEREMEOS $109,000

* 2 bed + den, 2 bath in Acatia

Court, workshop & storage, nice yard* bonus room off cov. porch MLS®

2-31 HWY 3A, KEREMEOS

$25,000* almost 1,000 sqft, 2

bdrm home in sm. park.* older home is

updated but needs some work, nice yard & close to amenities!

MLS®

LOCATIONS WEST REALTY

#638 - 7th Ave., Keremeos

[email protected]/gregmcdonald

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Tuesday 250-499-6585

Greg 250-499-6583

T/F 1-866-499-5327Fax 250-499-5372

523 6TH AVE, KERE-MEOS $209,900

*over 1,000 sqft, updated 2 bdrm

home!* Dbl. detached ga-rage, shed, fenced, close to everything.

MLS®

Don’t forget to join us

for our Tea at the Of� ce

Sunday, Dec. 14th,

1 pm - 4 pm!

Join Us For OurAnnual Christmas Get Together

� e McDonaldsDad & Daughter Team

Greg & TuesdayInvite you to join them for their Annual Christmas Get Together

Everyone Welcome!Sunday, Dec. 14th

1:00 pm to 4:00 pmOur O� ce, 638 7th Ave.• Enjoy Tuesday’s Homemade

Goodies• Co� ee/Tea/Juice

1217 Hwy 3A, Keremeos ~ 250-499-9271 ~ www.treetome.caOpen:

9-5 Daily

We also have gift baskets ready and a variety of other giftware for a special

someone this Christmas!

JOIN US...this Saturday 1 - 3 pm for

SAMPLE SATURDAYTaste what we have been up to.

Tara Bowie Tuesday McDonald droves the Royal LePage Float in the annual Light Up parade Friday.

Tara Bowie The Lower Similkameen Indian Band earned first prize in the youth category and the people’s choice category at the annual Light Up parade held Friday.

Tara BowieLanden Klippenstein and students from the Cawston School paraded through downtown during the annual Light Up celebration in Keremeos Friday night.

Tara BowieValley First had a very successful Light Up weekend, winning Best Decorated Business and Best Commercial Float. Warm smiles contributed to the prize – Trevor Hall, Brady Erikson, Gwen Erikson, Julie Houle, Jack Erickson and Sia Williams all enjoyed waving to the crowd.

Keremeos Review, December 11, 2014

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