Summerland Review, March 12, 2015

Scientific research

S u m m e r l a n d Secondary School hosted the Okanag-an Skaha School District’s science fair last week.

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Chamber directors

The Summerland Chamber of Com-merce elected four directors by acclam-ation.

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Refugees arriving

A family of Syrian refugees will arrive in Summerland later this month.

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Volunteer commitment

Billy Boerboom, Summerland’s Good Citizen/Volunteer of the Year, is involved in service to the community.

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Basketball excellence

Two Summer-land Middle School basketball players have made signifi-cant achievements in their sport.

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Steam season endsOsoyoos take win in sixth game of division finals

John Arendt

The Osoyoos Coy-otes clinched the div-ision finals with a 3-2 win over the Sum-merland Steam on Monday evening.

The game was the sixth in the best of seven series.

Despite the loss, Summerland Steam co-owner and general manager Gregg Wil-son said the Steam performed well through the season and the playoffs.

“They just keep getting better and better,” he said.

In the first period, Daylan Robertson scored an unassisted goal for the Steam at 16:11.

The Coyotes responded at 11:09 with a power play goal by Jackson DeMatos, assisted by Rainer Glimpel and Luc Gradisar.

In the second per-iod, Colten Braid of the Coyotes scored on a power play at 8:21, assisted by Tyler Holz and Gradisar.

Riley Pettitt of the Steam tied the game with an unassisted goal at 4:40.

The final goal came at 16:42 when Braid scored on a power play for Osoyoos. Bell and Aaron Azevedo assisted.

The best of seven series lasted six games. While the

Steam lost their first two games in Osoy-oos, they won the next two in Summer-land.

The game on March 5 went into triple overtime before the Steam earned a 3-2 victory.

The long game was around 20 min-utes short of a league record.

“It was a gruel-ling game for both teams,” Wilson said after the game.

This is the first time this season Sum-merland has defeated the Osoyoos Coyotes.

In exhibition and regular season games, the Coyotes won against the Steam eight times. Twice the games ended in ties.

The Steam defeated the Coyotes again on Saturday evening with a 6-2 win.

On Sunday, in Osoyoos, the Coyotes won 5-2.

Wilson said the Osoyoos team was the strongest in the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hock-ey League this season.

“They are a very good team,” he said. “They only lost nine games all year.”

For next year’s sea-son, Wilson hopes to see the Steam to con-tinue with the strong performance from this year.

This is the first time since the 2002 to 2003 season that a Summerland team has advanced to this level in the hockey playoffs.

Playoff actionCole Woodliffe of the Summerland Steam scrambles to keep the puck from an Osoyoos Coyotes player in division finals hockey action on Saturday evening. While Summerland won that game 6-2, the Coyotes won the best of seven series in a 3-2 decision on Monday evening.

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The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan is a success story that benefits everyone.

The organiza-tion got its start 23 years ago, with an original investment of $200,000 from the founding donors, which included the Penticton Rotary Club, the City of Pen-ticton, HSBC and the Vancouver Founda-tion. In 1994, their first granting year,

the CFSO distributed $2,600 to six organ-izations.

Today, the grants come from invest-ment earnings on endowment funds that have grown to nearly $10 million. In 2015, the CFSO plans to award $340,000 in grants to charities throughout the Oka-nagan Similkameen.

“Next year, we will be well over $2 million total grants. That will be a sig-nificant milestone,” said Aaron McRann,

CFSO executive dir-ector.

It’s an incredible story of growth, espe-cially considering that the group only passed the milestone of $1 million in grants in 2012. The work of the CFSO doesn’t stop with managing the fund and distrib-uting grants.

“We have been transitioning over the last number of years beyond simply grant making. We are helping donors and community members with a lot more in the philan-thropic world,” said McRann.

That includes sup-porting programs like the Random Act of Kindness day, and 100 Women Who Care, which McRann describes as a giving circle combined with social interaction.

They also sponsor the Vital Signs report, which surveyed com-munities throughout the South Okanagan and Similkameen on 10 issue areas from arts and culture to the environment and work, “taking the pulse of our com-munities to provide citizens with a sense of where we’re at and where we might be going.”

And through the Smart and Caring communities pro-gram, the CFSO has branched out to help communities create their own investment funds.

“We now have investment funds in every commun-ity in our region,” said McRann. “That has been a huge suc-cess and is really the future of the founda-tion in a lot of ways.”

Community Foundation to award $340,000 in grants

Four directors were elected by acclama-tion to the Summer-land Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors for two-year terms.

Robert Hacking of Bad Robot Comput-ers and Electronics, Michael Hughes of

Ripley Stainless Ltd. and Erick Thompson of ET2media will join the board of direc-tors, while Kelsey Van Alphen of Alder Street Auto Body will return for another two-year term on the board.

The four will join

directors Christine Coletta of Okanagan Crush Pad, Kelly Marshall of Summer-land Credit Union and Jason Embree of Good Omens Coffee House, who each have one year remaining on their terms.

Hacking has been involved in retail since 1994 and is the managing partner of Bad Robot.

Hughes is a con-troller for Ripley Stainless. He received his business degree from the University of New Brunswick

in 1998 and has been in Summerland since 2003.

Thompson has lived in Summer-land since 2011. He is the co-owner of ET2media, a com-munication company specializing in video production. He has

also spent more than 20 years in radio and television.

Van Alphen and his wife Katrina took over Alder Street Auto Body from his father in 2005. He has been a ticketed journeyman since 2000.

The swearing in

ceremony took place at the chamber’s annual general meet-ing on March 10.

Outgoing directors are Arlene Fenrich of Edgy Petals, Maged Said of Mission Bottle Washing and Thor Clausen of Bartlett Tree Experts.

A new video from the Summerland Chamber of Com-merce is promoting the benefits of shop-ping locally.

The video was unveiled at the 77th annual Summerland Business and Com-munity Awards. Since that time, it has been viewed more than 7,000 times and shared more than 200 times.

The video was cre-ated by ET2media and is narrated by former Miss Sum-merland Maddy Campbell. The cost was shared by the municipality.

“For residents who currently do a lot of shopping outside the community, we want to encourage them to move some of their buying to a Sum-

merland business,” chamber president Arlene Fenrich said. “Even 10 per cent can make a signifi-cant difference in the community. And for those who do most of their shopping locally, thank you. As this video shows, it makes a huge differ-ence in the lives of real people.”

Christine Pek-tau, executive direc-tor of the chamber, said $68 out of every $100 spent locally will recirculate in the community.

“What is the real local impact of keep-ing our dollars in Sum-merland?” she asked. “Who are the people and organizations that benefit when we buy goods and servi-ces from Summerland businesses?”

Video promotes local shopping

Chamber directors elected by acclamation

Musical duoThe musical duo Victoria Road performed at the Sweet Tooth Cafe on Saturday evening. The duo consists of singer/songwriter Tanya Graham and guitarist Douglas Paton.

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CounCil report

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The regular meeting of municipal council was held on March 9 in council chambers.

The mayor and all councillors were present.Zoning amendment read

Council gave second and third reading to an amendment to rezone a property at 5815 Hwy. 97 from RSD2 to RSD1.

The bylaw was the subject of a public hear-ing earlier in the evening.

At the hearing, residents expressed con-cerns that the smaller lot sizes would change the character of Trout Creek.

Coun. Doug Holmes said while Trout Creek has a special character with its larger lots, the development proposal is along the highway and seems like a reasonable request.

Coun. Erin Carlson said allowing some smaller lot sizes would be reasonable.

Council gave unanimous support to the bylaw readings. Sani-dump fees increase

Council approved an increase to user fees at the sani-dump.

The fees will rise from $8 per use to $10 per use, to cover the municipality’s operating expenses.utility rate increases read

Council gave first three readings to a bylaw to increase electric rates, water rates and sewer rates.

The rate changes have been presented with the municipal budget.

The budget calls for a five per cent increase in water and sewer rates and a 2.625 per cent increase in electrical rates.

Refugee family to arrive in MarchJohn Arendt

A family of Syrian refugees will arrive in Summerland in late March.

The family of five is being sponsored by Summerland United Church as they relocate to Can-ada. They are among 10,000 Syrian refu-gees the government of Canada is taking in over the next three years.

David Sparks, co-chair of the Summer-land United Church’s sponsorship commit-

tee, said the people of Summerland have been generous in their support of the family.

“People responded really well,” he said. “It was not hard to get the housewares and furniture.”

Financial contribu-tions have also come in for the family.

The church is look-ing to raise a total of $18,000 for sponsor-ship costs. At present, more than $8,000 has been received.

The first year will

be a time of transi-tion for the family, Sparks said. During this time, the parents, two teenage daugh-ters and a nine-year-old son will learn English and become accustomed to life in Canada.

Ayman Kanaan, who will serve as the translator for the Syr-ian family, said they have a limited know-ledge of English.

“They won’t be able to put full con-versations together,” he said.

He added that the family will take Eng-lish classes and the children will also pick up the language at school.

In addition to learn-ing a new language, the family must also learn to adapt to a new community and a new culture.

Kanaan urges Sum-merlanders to show sensitivity and not to stare if the women are wearing veils or head coverings.

The South Oka-nagan Immigrant

Resource Centre will also provide assist-

ance as the family transitions to Canada.

“We’re not here just to care for them and look after them,” Sparks said. “We’re here so they can look after themselves at the end of the spon-sorship.”

Sparks also encour-ages other organ-izations in the com-munity to consider sponsoring refugee families.

“The need is abso-lutely huge,” he said, adding that 3.8 mil-lion refugees have come out of Syria alone.

Revenue from fishing licence sales will go to society

Steve KiddBlack Press

A new deal with the province will pour more money into the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B .C.

Starting April 1, the province is turn-ing over all revenue from fishing licence sales to the society.

Under the agree-ment, the total a m o u n t t r a n s -f e r r e d for 2015-16 will be approxi-m a t e l y $10 mil-lion, an increase of about $3 mil-lion annually over what the society cur-rently receives.

“It can’t do any-thing but good for the fisherman,” said Summerland resident Jon Pew, who is chair of the provincial soci-ety, which also oper-ates the Summerland Trout Hatchery.

Including Sum-merland, the society operates five hatch-eries around B.C., using them to stock 50 per cent of the province’s lakes and water bodies. Pew said the new funding will help with that, as well as expanding the society’s operations.

“We were getting a little stretched with inflation and cost of living and every-

thing,” said Pew. “That work will con-tinue and get noth-ing but better. But we would also like to spend some of that money doing enhancement work in the province.”

The additional funding allows the society to work with provincial biolo-gists to improve angling opportun-ities in small lakes, large lakes and rivers. This includes angler access improvements, stock assessment to

help inform manage-ment decisions, and resources to enhance capacity for compli-ance monitoring and enforcement on both stocked and wild water bodies.

“The 12-year track record of the Fresh-water Fisheries Soci-ety of BC has been exemplary. Their excellence in service

delivery, innovation, partnership build-ing and operational efficiencies will only be enhanced by this increased support,” said Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Pew said they have set up a system to evaluate possible projects to invest in and they’ve hired Dr. Paul Askey, formerly a biologist with the provincial fish and wildlife branch to help put it together.

“He works for the society now, and his job is to coordinate these projects and coordinate the com-munications with the province and all the local biologists to get these things going,” said Pew. “It’s kind of a bottom up project that starts with the local biologists and goes through a sys-tem of committees.”

Pew said the Fresh-water Fisheries Soci-ety is a happy place to work.

“We get a lot of ‘atta boys’ from anglers throughout the prov-ince,” he said. “We do work that people like to see and there are results, constantly.”

The new arrange-ment doesn’t affect surcharges on licences for the Habitat Con-servation Trust Fund. The fund will con-

tinue to receive 100 per cent of the licence surcharge dedicated to habitat conserva-tion under the new arrangement.

Arabic phrasesThe following are a few Arabic phrases

and greetings.Hello . . . . . . . . . . . .MarhabaWelcome . . . . . . . . .Ahlan wa sahlanHow are you . . . . . .Keef Halak or Keefak

(slang) (male)Keef Halik or Keefik (slang) (female)Keef Halkom or Keef-kom (slang) (a group, family)

Good morning . . . . Sabah il khairGood evening . . . . Masa il khairThank you . . . . . . . ShokranYou are welcome . . AfwanPlease . . . . . . . . . . Lao samaht

Province increases funding for Freshwater Fisheries Society

“We were getting a little stretched with inflation and cost of living and everything. That work will continue and get nothing but better.”

John Pew

trailer stolenOvernight on Monday an enclosed utility

trailer was stolen from Johnson Street.The trailer was recovered the following

morning, but some tools were missing.Anyone with information about this theft

is asked to contact the Summerland RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers.Missing hiker found

On March 7 around 7 p.m., police were called after a hiker on the Kettle Valley Rail-way trail was reported missing.

Search and Rescue volunteers were called to assist.

The woman was found later that evening at a home in Summerland.Woman arrested for shoplifting

Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman in connection with shoplifting incidents at Summerland businesses on March 3 and 4.

Police say the thefts are still under investi-gation.

On March 10, Sum-merland Chamber of Commerce members met for the annual general meeting at Sumac Ridge Estate Winery.

Elected by acclam-ation for two-year terms on the Board are: Robert Hacking of Bad Robot Com-puters and Electron-ics, Michael Hughes of Ripley Stainless, Erick Thompson of ET2media and Kelsey Van Alphen of Alder Street Auto Body.

Board members with one year remain-ing on their current term are Christine Coletta of Okanagan Crush Pad, Jason Embree of Good Omens Coffee House and Kelly Marshall of the Summerland Credit Union.

A new executive will be chosen at the board’s first meeting on March 12.

Outgoing chamber president Arlene Fen-rich said, “the new board combines the

proven leadership of our incumbents with the energies and tal-ents of experienced newcomers.

They provide an excellent cross section of industry experi-ence and strong busi-ness acuity and will lead our Chamber well in the coming year.”

Chamber executive director Christine Petkau, also reviewed the three areas where the chamber is active: Tourism, Member Services and Business Retention and Attrac-tion.

Within the area of tourism the chamber operates the visitor centre, welcoming approximately 12,000 visitors each season.

Along with coordinating the pho-tography and writ-ing the copy for the annual visitor guide, and promoting the community as a tour-ism destination, the chamber also organ-izes Summerland’s Festival of Lights.

In 2014 the Cham-ber launched a dedicated tourism website for Summer-land, along with a new tourism video. 2015 special projects include participat-ing in the creation of regional bike path guides and the pro-duction of the Sum-merland Showcase quarterly tourism bulletin – a digital resource distributed electronically to more than 15,000 addresses throughout B.C. and Alberta.

Within the area of

member services the chamber provides business advocacy on behalf of its member-ship and offers edu-cational opportun-ities.

Members receive promotional bene-fits through avenues such as the annual awards gala, the Summerland phone directory, business after business events, monthly newsletters and articles in vari-ous publications.

In 2014 the cham-ber hosted a com-prehensive election issues blog as well as an all-candidates forum.

In 2015 the new chamber website will be completed. The chamber will also host specific sector meetings to deter-mine key issues for members.

In the area of busi-ness retention and attraction the cham-ber coordinates sec-tor networking, the development of key

partnerships and the promotion of Sum-merland as a place to do business.

In 2014 the Cham-ber produced an online relocation and investment guide and partnered with the District of Sum-merland to create a series of economic development videos which are available on-line.

In 2015 the cham-ber will partner with the District to con-duct business walks to engage members.

As well, a video/Facebook campaign is planned to high-light the impact of shopping locally.

We always appre-ciate your feedback. Please contact me at cpetkau@sum-m e r l a n d c h a m b e r.com or our incoming chamber president at [email protected].

Christine Petkau is the manager of the Summerland Cham-ber of Commerce.

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YOUR VIEWS

When a family of Syrian refugees arrives in Summerland later this month, they will have to adapt to a new country, a new community and a new culture.

The Summerland United Church is sponsoring the family and the community has stepped up to provide housewares, furniture and financial support.

More than $8,000 has already been received. This is significant, although more is needed. The cost of sponsorship is estimated at $18,000.

The community’s outpouring of gen-erosity is impressive and commendable. Once again, in response to a need, the people of Summerland have taken action.

While the donations of money and supplies are necessary, it is also import-ant to show sensitivity as the members of this family adjust to a new life in Canada.

The language barrier alone will be a huge challenge for them, as will the tran-sition to Canadian customs and culture.

Some in this community have immi-grated to Canada and know what it means to learn a new language and fit in to a new community.

Even those who have come here from English-speaking countries have had to make significant adjustments, without language barriers.

Making the transition to a new country is not easy at the best of times. For refu-gees, who are no longer able to remain where they once had a home, the adjust-ment will be far more difficult.

For this reason, it is important for the community to show a level of sensitiv-ity and compassion when we encounter them.

The year ahead will be overwhelming, with many new experiences.

Anything we can do to smooth that transition and to extend a warm welcome will be appreciated.

In this week’s Review, we have includ-ed a list of a few Arabic phrases for those who want to exchange greetings.

The important part is to ensure that this family feels safe and welcome as they make the transition to life in Canada.

EDITORIALExtending a welcome

Chamber Corner

Christine Petkau

Smile, you’ve been archived!The Vanderburgh family arrived in Summerland from Ontario in 1907. After serving in WWI Alfred Vanderburgh earned his medical degree and practiced as a physician and surgeon in Summerland from 1926 until 1955, with time out to serve in WWII. He was awarded the Good Citizen Cup in 1951 and, keeping it in the family, his wife Marjorie won the Cup in 1956. Citizens dedicated to our community have always been appreciated, although official recognition started in 1938 with a trophy donated by Reid Johnston. The Summerland Museum would like to congratulate all of the outstanding individuals, businesses and organizations recognized at the 77th Annual Business and Community Awards presentation. Welcome to our history!

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

THE EARLY YEARS

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Conversation needed about genetically modified apple

Dear Editor:In recent weeks we

have heard from the maker and some of his investors of the genetically modified Arctic apple.

We have been told that the apple is safe, that it poses no threat to conventional apple growers or to the sec-ondary manufactur-ing sector.

We have been told that the browning enzyme in the apple has simply been silenced, nothing more.

What consum-ers need to know is that in order to silence the browning

gene, a virus, bac-teria and antibiotic marker gene have to be inserted into the apple’s DNA — no simple procedure.

While congratu-lations have to be given for scientific ingenuity, one must question whether our community and our neighbours are ready to become world-renowned for the production of the GMO apple.

This is a big deal. It is only the second fruit produced in the world that is GMO.

If GMO products pose no threat to consumers or to the

environment why has McDonald’s banned the use of the GMO Innate potato — a potato known for not browning?

Why has the North Okanagan Regional District of Lumby and Cherryville, in its Official Commun-ity Plan, opposed the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms?

Why did the Union of B.C. Municipal-ities ask the Prov-incial Government to ban any further GMO production in B.C.?

Why have 62 com-munities and 10

regional districts in B.C. declared them-selves, through coun-cil, as GE free zones?

Why have coun-tries such as India and China said no to growing GMO seed and a bigger no to importing GMO food?

The process by which Health Canada will likely approve this product for mar-ket is void of product safety testing. Health Canada is treating the Arctic GMO apple as a “plant with novel traits and novel feeds” and as such it will not be subject to the usual safety test-

ing used for a new food additive or pharmaceutical.

The conversation over GMO fruit tress grown in our com-munity has so far been one-sided.

We need a serious conversation about the GMO apple trees before we’re affected by a national and international, con-sumer-driven, anti-GMO apple cam-paign and the nega-tive impact it would bring. Other com-munities have done this, and so must ours.

Vicki LightfootSummerland

Dear Editor:I have recently read

in the media some of the items contained in proposed Bill C-51, and what I have seen is terrifying. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

This bill will severely limit our liberties, and you might as well tear out the pages regarding free speech from the Charter of Rights and

Freedoms. You, I, and every

other Canadian in this once great coun-try of ours will be vulnerable to arrest without charge (for up to seven days) if the authorities think that maybe, possibly, perhaps you might be involved in a possible terrorist act, such as protesting against Kinder Morgan on

Burnaby Mountain.Canadians need to

open their eyes before October as to the extent of irreversible harm and damage Stephen Harper has done to this country.

The only people that will vote Con-servative this fall will be the extreme-ly ignorant, the extremely wealthy, the apathetic, and the

politically blind.An ad for the

Conservative Party of Canada recently popped up on my Facebook page want-ing me to vote Harp-er. Thank the good Lord, it had a space for comments.

My comment was: “Me, vote Conserva-tive? Are you out of your (expletive) mind? I would vote

for the leader of ISIS before I would vote for Stephen Harper.”

I highly expect I will be placed on a “no fly” list at any time now, having my internet activities, emails and Facebook page bugged by CSIS, as well as having my taxes audited over the past 40 years.

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VICTORIA – B.C.’s new seniors’ advo-cate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ignored it.

When this new office was prom-ised by a campaign-ing Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advo-cates. They’re called MLAs, and inquir-ies go to their local offices.

Much to the cha-grin of the oppos-ition, Seniors’ Advo-cate Isobel Macken-zie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh assortment of horror stories to embarrass the gov-ernment.

Instead, it is to look for “systemic challenges” and rec-ommend ways to deal with them. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key finding was not what she expected.

“We were sur-

prised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, par-ticularly low-income seniors, of govern-ment programs and the subsidies avail-able to assist them,” Mackenzie said.

The survey found that 60 per cent of seniors liv-ing on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Servi-ces Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the entire $864 cost of individ-ual MSP premiums is waived.

Other frequently overlooked programs are a monthly rent subsidy called Shel-

ter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharma-care, property tax deferment and the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assist-ance designed specif-ically for them. But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income quali-fies.

The survey also found that the big-gest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to afford to stay in their homes. See home adaptation, property tax and rent subsidy programs above.

Awareness and usage of the SAFER program was low-est in the north and highest in urban areas, perhaps not surprising since the B.C. government exists more in theory

than in fact in many remote places.

So what should the government do about this? Well, it could advertise these programs. The gov-ernment does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s.

Clark’s govern-ment did a whack of advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hard-hats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that.

Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teach-ers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent

of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by tell-ing people how to get it.

The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the gov-ernment.

A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too differ-ent to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce polit-icians for being heart-less, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart.

Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

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

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Lessons learned from Ollie’s passingDear Editor: The

recent passing of Olaf “Ollie” Norum resulted in an amaz-ing show of com-munity spirit.

Upon receiving notification of his death and a subse-quent suggestion that a memorial bench be created for him, there was a massive outpouring of sup-port from current and former residents, resulting in dona-tions totalling $2,700 in a matter of days.

Norum was not a mover and a shaker in town — quite the opposite was true. The small, unassum-ing, friendly man was an almost ubiquitous presence on the streets and in the cafes of the town for 60 years, and few citizens were better known in the town’s history.

Certain themes arose during the dis-

cussion regarding Norum’s passing. Many people said things like, “I knew Ollie and liked him, but I never really took time to talk to him”, or, “I wish I had done more for him.”

Here is where we find an opportunity to learn from our old friend. Ollie’s influ-ence on the town both in life and death, should teach us to have more compas-sion for the disadvan-taged and more toler-ance for difference in general.

It is important to observe that Ollie was beloved not because he was like the rest of us — he was loved and remembered because he was different.

The Review recent-ly had a full page ad regarding the “Pink Shirt” anti-bullying campaign, and that is actually relevant

here because so many young people are tar-geted and picked on because they are dif-ferent.

What Ollie has taught us is that dif-

ference, when benign, is not something to be scorned or frowned upon, it is something to be celebrated.

So when Ollie’s bench is finally

unveiled in Memorial Park, maybe take a moment to sit on it and ask yourself how you relate to people that are different and less fortunate, and

perhaps resolve to do something good; take some time to say hello to somebody less for-tunate, maybe buy somebody a coffee or a breakfast. If we

can all become a little more compassionate, then Ollie will have given Summerland a very great gift.

Rick SelingerSummerland

Taking aimBrinay Burdick, 11, aims at a target during the Tropical Paradise Swim on Saturday evening. The swim, at the Summerland Aquatic Centre, featured plenty of games and activities for children and teens.

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The District of Summerland is looking for a variety of representatives from the local community to serve as volunteer members of a Council Task Force on Community Culture.The mandate of the Task Force is to develop a Community Cultural Plan for Summerland within 12 months.The Task Force will be a working group and members will need to devote an appropriate amount of time to complete the task. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:• reviewing and analyzing documentation, written submissions, verbal presentations, and other public

input.• arranging and attending face-to-face meetings, open houses and other community engagement events• identifying areas of need, setting priorities, and drafting a comprehensive “Community Cultural Plan”

document for presentation to Council. The selection of candidates will be determined by Council who will seek to balance various areas of expertise and involvement in Summerland’s cultural community.Candidates are asked to submit a letter of application summarizing their background experience, interests and availability, along with any additional information that will assist in the selection process to Karen Jones by email [email protected], fax 250-494-1415 or delivered to Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue, Box 159 Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 by March 31, 2015.If you have any questions regarding the Task Force please contact Ian McIntosh at 250-494-6451

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Top entries from the Okanagan Skaha School District’s sci-ence fair will advance to the Regional Sci-ence Fair next month.

A total of 30 pro-jects were selected to move on to the next level.

Grant Mansiere of Summerland Second-ary School placed first with Is It Fair To Be Fair.

Duncan Robin-son of KVR Middle School finished second with Cher Ou Pas The Vert. Jacque-line Mansiere of Summerland Middle School finished third with An Eye for Col-our. Isabella Gunder-son of KVR Middle School was fourth with Let It Float and Mary Benoit of

Summerland Middle School was fifth with Feasible Filtering.

Several other Sum-merland students will also advance to the Regional Science Fair:

Koen Buckingham, Would You Kiss Your Dog

Simon Carter, Don’t Curdle Your Herbal Part 2

Esunda Manuel, Which Pop is Worst for Your Teeth

Savanna Switzer, Can More Expensive Soap Kill Germs Bet-ter?

The Regional Sci-ence Fair will be held at Summerland Secondary School on April 11. It will include students from Kelowna to Osoyoos.

The top entries at

that fair will proceed to the national sci-

ence fair May 14 to 16 at the University

of New Brunswick in Fredericton, N.B.

Winners will advance to regional fair

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Students set out hypotheses, con-ducted tests and cal-culated their results as they prepared entries for the Oka-nagan Skaha School District’s science fair.

The fair was held at Summerland Sec-ondary School on March 5. There were between 50 and 70 students from Sum-merland and Pentic-ton in the fair.

Koen Buckingham, a Summerland Mid-dle School student, began his science fair project with an urban legend.

The legend is that a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s mouth, a claim Buckingham questioned.

“I thought dogs’ mouths were going to be dirtier than humans’ mouths,” he said, explaining that dogs do not practice dental hygiene the way humans do.

After taking saliva samples from dogs

and people, Buck-ingham grew bac-teria and analyzed it.

He discovered

higher bacteria levels in the samples taken from dogs than in the samples taken from people.

“My hypoth-esis is correct,” he said. “Dogs have more bacteria in their mouths than

humans.”Charley Smith, a

Penticton Second-ary School student, examined alternative

fuels for vehicles.His entry includ-

ed a hydrogen fuel cell he had designed and a prototype for a

wood-fuelled car.Smith said he has

worked on his entry for the past three years.

He would like to test his wood- and water-powered vehi-cles at the Penticton Speedway in the future.

Grant Mansiere of Summerland Second-ary School studied how various eye col-ours are affected by blue light.

He said blue eyes let in more blue light than other eye col-ours. The blue light affects circadian rhythms.

This means blue-eyed people are more strongly affected by the blue light from electronic screens.

Mansiere has entered science fairs in the past and took his project to the national level last year.

“I enjoy learning about my topic and presenting my pro-ject,” he said. “I’m presenting myself with facts to back me up.”

Students research science projects

Scientific findingsKoen Buckingham of Summerland Middle School studied bacteria in dogs’ mouths and people’s mouths. His science fair entry will advance to the regional science fair in April.

Winning entryGrant Mansiere of Summerland Secondary School researched how various eye colours are affected by blue light. His science fair project was the overall winner at the District Science Fair which was held last week.

Felicity Stahl and Tim Dyer, pharma-cists at Summerland Pharmasave, say that the majority of medi-cations they dispense on a daily basis are

for people battling chronic diseases.

They know that if people were willing to make some life-style changes, their need for medications

could decrease.Dyer and Stahl

participated in CHIP, the Complete Health Improvement Pro-gram in February 2011. As pharma-

cists, they recog-nized that diet and lifestyle were import-ant to achieving bet-ter health. However, their pharmacy pro-gram had minimal

nutrition training, so they chose CHIP to get themselves better informed in order to help their patients.

Dyer was 31 at the time, and since he had

been eating vegetarian for a year, he was con-fident that he was in good health and was enrolling in the pro-gram just to enhance his education.

He liked the idea of the pre-post blood work to help him see if lifestyle chan-ges would make any difference to his health. And was he surprised when at the end of the four-week program his blood work revealed a 30 per cent drop in his LDL cholesterol.

He said that the knowledge he gained from the program has helped him in his practice as a pharma-cist, particularly what he learned about how to address constipa-tion, a problem that he gets asked about many times in the course of his day.

Both Stahl and Dyer said the educa-tion was beneficial but added that the camaraderie, which came from the group learning environ-ment, was helpful.

Information ses-sions will be held on March 17 and 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 2 of the Penticton Com-munity Centre, 325 Power St., Penticton.

A Summerland session will be held Wednesday, March 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the lower level of the library.

The program runs Tuesday and Thurs-day evenings from April 7 to 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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This summer, the Summerland Yacht Club will hold a bathtub race to raise money for the South Okanagan Similka-meen Medical Foun-dation.

The Ogopogo Bathtub Race will take place on Aug. 22, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Money raised will be used for the Pen-ticton Regional Hos-pital Tower Project.

The race will begin at Peach Orchard Beach in Summer-land.

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This Saturday, March 14 will see the first Mid-Month Market and Vendor Showcase.

This new undertak-ing will run monthly from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Summerland United Church. It will feature homemade items and independent business consultants such as Tupperware, Mary Kay, Princess House kitchenware, Avon, epicure and others.

You will be helping to raise funds to assist in the resettling of a Syrian refugee family who will be arriving within a month.

For more about the variety of items that will be avail-able check out their Facebook page at midmonthmarket-

andvendorshowcase. This weekend will

also see the Sum-merland Dance Club monthly dance at the Summerland Legion and a concert at Cen-tre Stage Theatre.

If you got away for some sun in Mexico this winter and want to relive that experi-ence or if you didn’t get south here’s an opportunity to enjoy a fiesta of music and culture from ol’ Mexico. El Mariachi Los Dorados have returned for their annual spring concert featuring the bass gui-tar stylings of Diego Kohl and the lead gui-tar and vocals of band leader Alex Alegria.

On another musical note the next Pentic-ton and District Com-

munity Concert fea-tures QuintEssence! at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, March 18 at the Cleland Theatre.

For those who enjoy the music of the Penticton Tune-Agers they are back with their Spring Concert, Anything Goes, at 2 p.m. Sat-urday, March 28, at

Penticton United Church, 696 Main St. This concert is under the direction of Gor-don Dawson. Tickets are available at the Visitors Centre at the corner of Eckhardt and Channel Park-way, at Dragon’s Den on Front Street, at the Shatford Centre and from members of the Tune-Agers.

Symphony lovers will be pleased that the OSO will return to the Cleland Theatre on April 10 to perform Hayden’s masterpiece The Creation.

David Finnis is the publicity chair and past president of the Summerland Com-munity Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9908 Main St., Summer-land, B.C. V0H 1Z0.

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Worship with us, Sunday at 10:00 amwith Kids Shop Celebration Ages 3-12

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Be.Free Christ-centered 12-Step: Wed. @ 7 pmPastor: Rev. Rick Gay

Church Office: 250-494-9975

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Two Services each Sunday 9:00am & 11:00amSBC Kids In Both ServicesLead Pastor: Larry Schram

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held

every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth

Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. Now is the time to get in shape for the coming bathing suit season. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland Traditional Rug Artists will meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Summerland United Church Hall. If you are interested in joining this fun group or seeing what this creative craft involves do drop in. Visitors always welcome. For more information about this time-honoured art please contact Juliet at 250-494-1278 or Marilyn at 250-494-6434.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome. The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New mem-bers are welcome.

For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.Couples, select your St. Patrick’s Day attire to attend the dance, sponsored by the Summerland Dance Club. The dance will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. Live music provid-ed by the Vic Ukraintz Band. Prizes awarded. Snacks and sandwiches provided. For further information, phone Anne Ling at 250-494-7168.

SundayVintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBeginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion. Continuing classes at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Legion.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Learning About Stroke is a nine-week program for stroke survivors and caregivers Mondays at 2 p.m. at the con-ference room of the Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson Rd. Each session is 1.5 hours long and follows a small group format. To register, call the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society at 250-490-0613. The pro-gram is offered at no charge.Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other singers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets

the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayBridge games at St. Stephen’s Church Hall on Tuesdays beginning at 1 p.m. New players are always welcome. Refreshments served. Call 250-494-6116 or 250-494-5363.Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meeting to explore how we can assist you. The meet-ings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Summerland Women’s Fitness is hosting a free Couple’s Night March 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. Sweat it out with your favourite guy or gal. Summerland Heritage Cider Company will be providing samples of their fine crafted cider. Find the lucky shamrock and win a prize. Dress code: Comfortable cas-ual clothing and indoor shoes. Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087.Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email [email protected] Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members

are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge.Tai chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners, 10 a.m. for advanced, and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for beginner and intermediate. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-8902.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries wel-come.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court. Whist is played on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more informa-tion.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For information call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes responsible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages

including those with disabilities.

UpcomingInviting all bridge-playing ladies and gentlemen to a bridge social, Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The venue is the Penticton United Church at 696 Main St. The cost includes coffee, tea and lunch. Registration in advance is necessary, by March 23. Call to reserve your spot to Norma Lippa at 250-492-7883, or the church secretary at 250-492-2684. Come, play, socialize and have fun!Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfectly; we’ll eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at [email protected] for more info or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.Summerland Minor Softball practice nights are held at Giant’s Head Elementary school on Monday and Tuesday evenings. On Monday, the U8 and U10 players practice from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. while the U12 and U14 players prac-tice from 7:30 to 8:30 or 9 p.m. On Tuesdays, the U16 and U19 players practice from 7 to 8:30 or 9 p.m.The British Columbia Youth Writers Camp is open for submissions. The annual day-camp runs from July 5 to 10 at Okanagan College, Penticton Campus. Creative writers, illus-trators and readers age eight to 18 are welcome to attend. The registra-tion fee includes all cre-ative writing and illus-tration workshops, daily snacks and lunch, the camp anthology (which features the work of those attending), and camp supplies. Forms and rules for submis-sions are posted at pen-writers.com. Deadline for submissions to the anthology is April 18. Deadline to register for camp is May 1. The Penticton Tune-Agers look forward to welcoming you to their Spring Concert, Anything Goes, on Saturday March 28 at 2 p.m. at Penticton United Church, 696 Main St. Tickets are available at the Visitors Centre (corner of Eckhardt and Channel Parkway), at Dragon’s Den on Front Street, at the Shatford Centre and from mem-bers of the Tune-Agers choir and orchestra.

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Two Summer-land Middle School basketball players are advancing in their sport.

Kinsey Corday, a Grade 8 student, attended the Basket-ball B.C. Team Oka-nagan Regional Zone Tryout in Kelowna, where she was named to the team.

There were 35 girls at the tryouts.

During the past season, she led the middle school’s Grade 8 team to its second place finish in the District and South Zone, the highest fin-ish ever for the team.

She was also named first team tournament all-star at the South Zone Basketball Cham-pionships.

Her sister Lexi Corday, in Grade 6, attended the UBCO Junior Heat Tryout and was named to the team.

The girls at the tryout were all older than her.

Lexi Corday, a point guard, has played on the mid-dle school’s Grade 6 team since she was in Grade 4.

This year she

played on the grade 6 and 7 teams as well as exhibition games with the Grade 8 team. She has also played Penticton Power Club Basket-ball in the off season and has attended the

Penticton Basketball Camp.

“It’s really fun. I love playing and working with my team,” she said.

Kinsey Corday shares the same level of dedication to the

sport.“I work as hard as

I can,” she said. “I think that got me a place on the team.”

The girls spend at least three evenings a week in basketball practice and games,

as well as some mor-ning practice ses-sions.

In addition to their basketball schedules, they also play soccer with the Penticton Pinnacles FC Excel-sior Rep soccer team.

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CurlingSummerland Curling ClubResults: March 2 to 6Monday morning senior men: Eric Wil-

liams defeated John Nicolson, Bob Ezart defeated Eric Johnson, Stan Green defeated Paul Cowen.

Monday evening men: Gary Raymond defeated Brian Hodgson, Steve Clement defeated Jared St. John, Dale Abrey defeated Stan Green, Rick Drewnisz defeated Ken Rae.

Tuesday morning mixed: Bill Penman defeated Bob Ezart, John Nicolson defeated Hector Cartier, Marilyn Cahoon defeated Ev Gillespie, Jules Dore defeated Jerry Lidin.

Tuesday evening ladies: Lil Blashko defeated Shirley McPhedran, Jodie Brennan defeated Wendi Archer, Diana Leitch defeated Jackie Clement, Betty Raymond defeated Judy Beck.

Fun Spiel Wednesday morning: Eric John-son defeated Bob Ezart, Jerry Lidin defeated John Nicolson, Hector Cartier defeated Diana Leitch, Diane Krancenblum defeated Paul Cowen.

Wednesday evening men: Rick Drewn-isz defeated Louie Costa, Gary Raymond defeated Ken Rae, Gary Wingerak defeated Glen Brennan, Dave Gartrell defeated Doug Campbell.

Thursday morning ladies: Ev Gillespie defeated Marilyn Cahoon, Betty Raymond defeated RoseMarie Fenrich.

Thursday evening open: Jared St. John defeated Ken Rae, John Egyed defeated Gary Raymond, Dale Abrey defeated Cliff Rose, Clem Beaulac defeated Kevin Taylor.

Thursday late evening: Russ Lemke defeated Tony Blashko, Glen Brennan defeated Eric Johnson.

Friday evening mixed: Louis Costa defeated Cliff Last, Alan Tower defeated Ian Rogers, Armand Houle defeated Linda Whittome, Dave Hood defeated Sharon Boyles.

Friday late evening: Brian Budzinski defeated Tracy Waddington, Steve Callaghan defeated Cliff Rose.

Tip of the week: A delivered stone cannot be touched by any item as it is going down the sheet of ice. This is called a burnt stone, and must be removed from play. Any rocks moved by a burnt stone should be replaced to original position.

Junior curling is Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. after school.

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The Summerland Peewee Rep Jets and the Community All-stars team will face off in the Charity Hockey Challenge at the Summerland Arena this evening.

The game, pre-sented by Investors Group, is an annual competition.

It will include a raffle, a 50/50 draw and intermission entertainment.

The game begins at 7 p.m. Admission is by $5 donation at the door.

Proceeds will go to breakfast and lunch programs at Sum-merland’s schools.

Ice time for the event was donated by Summerland Minor Hockey.

The event was organized by Terry Rolston and Ryley Kitchen.

Peewee Jets face Allstars in charity game

Saying thanksMembers of the Summerland Bantam Rep Jets present a thank you card to their sponsor, Summerland Dental Centre. From left are John McIntosh of Summerland Dental, Remy Houde, Steve Sauer, Liam Trewhitt and Mitch Gove.

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A gruelling three-day endurance race has made a change to its name for this year.

Steve Brown, owner and race direc-tor of the ULTRA515 race has said the event will now be known as the ULTRA520.

The change came as a result of issues in the registration of the previous name and logo as well as objections from other companies.

“We actually viewed this as the potential for some positive changes that

would separate us from other events with similar for-mats,” Brown said.

“First and fore-most was the idea of changing the dis-tance and therefore the name differen-tiating us from 515 events with whom

we have no formal affiliation.”

As a result of the name change, organ-izers have expanded the race by adding five kilometres to the Day 1 bike compon-ent.

The day now begins with a 10-kilo-

metre swim, followed by a 149.8-km bike ride.

The second day is a 275.8-km bike ride.

The third day is an 84.4-km double marathon which ends in Summerland.

The race is held in early August.

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Basketball players excel

Basketball dedicationLexi Corday, left, and her sister Kinsey Corday, basketball players with teams at Summerland Middle School, have also tried out and been named to other youth teams. Lexi Corday was named to the UBCO Junior Heat while Kinsey Corday was named to the Basketball BC Team Okanagan Regional Zone.

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Review

If a person wanted to catch up with Billy Boerboom, to ask him how he felt about winning the Good Citizen/Volunteer of the Year Award, you could find yourself having to wait.

He might be mist-ing seedlings in his greenhouse one moment and dash-ing off in response to a call from the Fire Hall the next. Upon his return there could

be a semi-truck at his gate waiting to be unloaded.

“I’m constantly juggling. Lots of balls in the air,” said Boer-boom. “There are always lots of things going on.”

Boerboom has been involved with farming for as long as he can remember.

“My momma has a picture of me in a garden when I was seven, so I’ve done

this literally all of my life,” he explained.

His family came to Canada from Holland when he was nine. His parents taught him to work hard and to never quit.

Married with three children of his own, Boerboom operates the Windmill Garden Centre and the Apple Barn.

“This is my 25th year in the garden centre and I’ve farmed on the family farm now for 30 years,” he said. “I grow the fruit each year and

see that it is picked, p a c k e d and mar-k e t e d . ” He was q u i c k to add, “I’ve got a fantas-tic staff. I wouldn’t have got w h e r e I am without

them.”A p p r o x i m a t e l y

13 years ago, when speaking to one of his sons teachers, Boer-boom became aware that some children came to school hun-gry. His reaction to this problem was to start giving fruit to the schools in Sum-merland. He donates between four and five thousand pounds of fruit each year.

“I always think

about those apples I donate and that kid that would other-wise not have a good snack,” said Boer-boom. “Maybe one day that kid with that apple will become a farmer, a bridge builder, or even cure cancer.”

Not long ago Boer-boom met a family who has a child with muscular dystrophy.

“It really saddened me and I needed to do something,” he

said.As a result of

his desire to help, he is now selling 10-lb bags of apples through Nesters Mar-ket in Summerland. Each bag has the Apple Barn logo on it and inside each bag is a free game card for kids.

“Nesters are sell-ing the bags of apples for $8.98. We split it three ways,” explained Boerboom. “One third of that

sale goes to Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Boerboom has also contributed to the community in other ways too. He has been a volunteer fire-fighter for the past 25 years. “

“I feel that need to help and you learn a lot. They’re a great group of guys,” he explained.

Although he was naturally a helpful child growing up, Boerboom attributes

much of the way he is to the example his parents set for him.

“My parents played a huge role, in that they were always kind and consider-ate,” he said.

He has taught his own children to never under estimate what one person can accomplish.

“I always tell my boys, if you have a direction, a goal or a dream, remember you were born with

a ladder so don’t ever stop climbing.”

Boerboom also believes that farm-ers in general, have a common goal. “They all want to provide for people and to do good,” he said.

Above all else, Boerboom explained that he has been able to do what he does in the community, because of his wife’s help. “I have a very supportive wife,” he said.

Because of his career choice, to be a farmer, Boerboom said he has missed out on some things too. He explained that the responsibil-ities that come with the farm, have kept him tied close to home.

He looks forward to a future time, when he will be able to pursue other inter-ests and spend some time camping along Trout Creek.

As to how Billy Boerboom felt about being named Sum-merland’s Good Cit-izen/Volunteer of the year, he said this; “I’m very honoured. I’m very grateful for the award.”

If you know a positive story about someone in our com-munity, contact Carla McLeod at [email protected] or con-tact the Summerland Review newsroom at 250-494-5406.

Boerboom active in volunteer work

A busy volunteerBill Boerboom, Summerland’s Good Citizen/Volunteer of the Year, donates fruit to Summerland schools each year. In addition to his orchard work, he also serves as a Summerland volunteer firefighter.

“I always think about those apples I donate and that kid that would otherwise not have a good snack. Maybe one day that kid with that apple will become a farmer, a bridge builder, or even cure cancer.”

Billy Boerboom

S u m m e r l a n d ’ s Epilepsy Awareness Squad will hold a Purple Day celebra-tion on March 26.

Purple Day began in Nova Scotia in 2008 and has gained worldwide accept-ance. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about epi-lepsy internationally.

On March 26, beginning at 5 p.m. the Epilepsy Aware-ness Squad will host

an evening at The Sweet Tooth Café in Summerland.

The event will include door prizes, an open mic for local talent and informa-tion on epilepsy. Par-ticipants are encour-aged to wear purple to the event.

The evening is planned as an aware-ness raising event rather than as a fund-raiser (although there will be a donation jar

on site). Organizers Dan

Nixon and Catie Shaw wanted an event that would be open to all age groups.

Local talent of all ages are invited to come and join in the open mic part of the evening. Mics and amps will be provid-ed. Nixon and Shaw are Grade 11 students from Summerland Secondary School. They are the co-

founders of both the Epilepsy Awareness Squad and the Youth Empowerment Pro-ject. They created the Epilepsy Awareness Squad in 2013 after Shaw spent a week at B.C. Children’s Hos-pital for treatment of her epilepsy.

More information about the campaign can be found at yep-now.org or by email-ing [email protected].

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As a novice quilter, I have the requisite quilt gathering dust, half-finished in the bottom of a closet. I love quilts and the story they tell.

Quilting has recently surfaced in my life again as the library bookclub met to discuss “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd. Quilts play a promin-ent role in the story-line. The novel opens in Charleston, South Carolina in 1903.

We are introduced to the parallel stor-ies of young Sarah Grimke, a member of white, privileged, Southern society and Hetty “Handful”, a young, black slave.

On Sarah’s 11th birthday, Handful is ‘given’ to her as a gift. Sarah attempts to ‘return the gift’ only to meet the resistance of her parents. So begins the beautiful and tragic story of two girls living very different lives under the same roof.

The author creates vivid pictures with her intense, often brutal, poetic style.

As Sarah describes her very first mem-ory of slavery “As she speaks, an older slave, Rosetta, is dragged from the cow house, dragged by a man, a yard slave. She fights, clawing at his face. Mother watches, impassive. He ties Rosetta’s hands to the corner column of the kitchen house porch. She looks over her shoulder and begs. Missus, please. Mis-sus. Missus. Please. She begs even as the man lashes her with his whip.” I can easily conjure this image of abuse in my imagina-tion.

In the Grimke family, all sons are

introduced to the law as a profession but the girls are not encouraged or even allowed to read more than fairy tales, let alone pursue an edu-cation.

“A Grimke daugh-ter would marry a son of the plant-er class who would study law, medicine, religion, or archi-tecture in order to occupy himself until he inherited.”

Sarah quickly bucks this philoso-phy when she teach-es Handful to read, a practice that was absolutely forbid-den. When she is caught, the library is locked and all books removed from her room. This ignites Sarah’s sense of inequality not only between races but in gender.

As the story pro-gresses, Handful and her mother, Charlotte create a quilt with blocks of appliqued scraps that depicts their life story.

The quilt is dis-covered by the slave owners and we are given a glimpse

“Standing there, wait-ing for the little mis-sus’ steps to fade, I looked down at the quilt, at the slaves fly-ing in the sky, and I hated being a slave worse than being dead. The hate I felt for it glittered so full of beauty I sank down on the floor before it.” The quilt is a power-ful symbol through-out the story and at times, serves as the only power these characters possess.

This is an engaging read which is strong-ly based on historical events. (references are well documented at the back of the book) I invite you to pick it up and give it a read. I might even drag out that quilt and start stitching again….

The library book-club meets monthly from September through May. Details and copies of the reading list are at the library service desk – Everyone welcome.

Sue Kline is the Community Librar-ian at the Summer-land Branch of the ORL.

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Summerland’s Cli-mate Action Commit-tee is offering fund-ing for pilot projects which will have a

positive environ-mental impact in the community.

The projects must occur within Sum-

merland, must have clear, realistic and attainable goals and must not require long-term mainten-

ance.Lisa Scott of the

Climate Action Com-mittee said there is no maximum dollar

amount for the pro-jects, but explained that the funds are for supplies, not labour.

Scott said pro-jects could include planting initia-tives, promoting water conversation, anti-idling signage, recycling and other initiatives.

She added that the committee hopes to see unique means of alternative transport

proposed, such as inline skates or stud-ded bike tires.

Any and all pro-jects will be con-sidered so long as the applicant can show a greenhouse gas reduction.

The projects must be completed by March 31, 2016.

Funding is avail-able for individuals, community, neigh-bourhood or school

groups and nonprofit organizations.

Application forms and background information can be found on the muni-cipality’s website at summerland.ca/planning-building/climate-action or at municipal hall.

Complete appli-cation forms can be submitted by email to [email protected].

Funds available for climate action projects

Ticket winnerRob Murphy of the Summerland Review, at left, presents Percy Lloyd of Summerland with a pair of tickets to the March 12 Burton Cummings concert in Penticton. The Review held a draw for a pair of tickets to the concert. Those who submitted entries in person and those who liked the Review’s Facebook page were entered into the contest.

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CAMPBELL, DOUGLAS BRUCEDouglas Bruce Campbell passed away with his family by his side on February 27, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Doug will be remembered and sadly missed by his wife Ruth Louise Campbell, children Jim (Yvonne) Campbell of Royston, Wayne (Peni) Campbell of Telkwa, Darlene (Alan) Forsdick of Summerland and were Mom and Dad to numerous other children over the years, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister in law Margaret Campbell of Vernon. Doug was sadly predeacesed by his parents Chester Waldo and Mildred Campbell, brother Sid Campbell, sisters Lorraine Taber and Daphine Campbell. Doug was involved in Summerland minor hockey, Kiwanis International, served on the Summerland Municipal Council, a member of Agur Lake Camp, Commander of the Yaht Club, manager of Cornwall Cannery. Doug played a role in many young lives in Summerland. He has been identifi ed as a big man with an even bigger heart. A Celebration of Life service to take place in the summer. Memorial donations in Doug’s memory may be made to a charity of choice.

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Miyo Passed away peacefully in Kelowna, BC on March 3, 2015. Miyo is survived by her children, Diane (Chris), Bradley (Cindy) and Angela (Bryan) and grandchildren, Brendan, Mura, Keiji, Tane, Tyler and Naomi. Miyo was born in Japan and a longtime resident of Summerland, BC. Her passions were her vegetable garden, orchard, and golfi ng. Above all, she loved spending time with her many friends and family. Her loving and generous personality will be deeply missed.Th ank you to all of the caring nurses and doctors at the BC Cancer Agency “Southern Interior” and Kelowna General Hospital.No service by personal request. In lieu of fl owers donations may be made to BC Cancer Foundation “Southern Interior” 399 Royal Ave. Kelowna, BC V1Y 5L3Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com.

Enormously beloved, admired, respected and missed by her family - sons Bruce (Paula), Keith, David (Willy), Lee and Rob, granddaughters Courtney and Casey plus extended grandkids Kim, Dylan and Arlen. Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Mom was the youngest of five girls born to William and Caroline Agar. Educated in a one room schoolhouse in Lilac, Sas-katchewan where her eldest sister was teacher. In 1943 Mom volunteered for the RCAF and was posted to Claresholm, Alberta and then Yorkshire, England. She rose to the rank of Corporal. Following the war Mom joined her family who had moved to Penticton and be-gan working at the Summerland Research Station. She met Don McLachlan and they were married in 1948 - five boys followed in quick succession. While raising her family Mom was a hard working business woman in the family greenhouse business - gifted in plant and flower cultivation and arrangement. In 1970 Mom built a lovely new home overlooking the lake where she enjoyed her greenhouse and welcomed family from near and far. There were always fresh baked cookies waiting! Until recently, with the help and loving support of son Rob, Mom grew her own flowers and vegetables from seed - her garden flourished. Mom and her sister, Bobby, enjoyed many travels together to Chi-na, Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Greece and Turkey. Mom loved hiking, camping and fishing and any time she spent in nature and adventuring around the country. Mom and Bobby enjoyed many excursions and road trips around BC with Rob. Mom loved playing crib, cards and board games with family. She taught both her granddaughters to count by playing crib and instilled a love of plants in them both. She was a die hard Vancouver Canucks fan and bemoaned their ups and downs....with a cold one if offered! Predeceased by husband Don and sisters: Nora, Lena, Mabel and Bobby. She will be missed for her loving nature and clever wit.

Adored and deeply mourned by her family and life-long friends. No service by request.

Florence Thelma McLachlan (nee Agar)August 22, 1919 - February 24, 2015

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DONALD HUSTON passed away peacefully on March 1, 2015 at the age of 93 years. Remembered and sadly missed by his loving wife of 69 years, Elsie; children; Joan (Larry) of Kelowna, Barbara of Red Deer, Don (Carla) of Ottawa, Bev (Yves) of Regina, Val (Jay) of Regina, David of Calgary, Dennis (Debbie) of Moose Jaw, 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, siblings; Louella of Red Lake and Verona of Carman. Sadly predeceased by parents, Henry and Evelyn, siblings; Scottie, Lou, Orval, Pete and Betty. Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Summerland Legion No. 22, 14205 Rosedale Ave. Summerland, British Columbia.

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PAUL ROBERGE June 4, 1929 - January 10, 2015

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Career Opportunities

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work at home positions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employ-er-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career to-day!

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Drivers/Courier/Trucking

HIGHWAYOWNER OPERATORS

$3500 SIGNING BONUSVan Kam’s Group of Compa-nies requires Highway line-haul Owner Operators based in our Kelowna ter-minal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and moun-tain, driving experience/ training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent

employee benefi ts package.

To join our team of profes-sional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract & details of your truck to:

[email protected] Call 604-968-5488Fax: 604-587-9889

Only those of interest will be contacted.

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

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SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENTThe District of Summerland will be hiring students for the period of May to August 2015. To be eligible, students must have attended college or university during the last school term and be returning to their studies in the subsequent year.The total hourly rate of pay is $14.50 per hour. Students will be working 40 hours per week and will assist with landscaping operations including maintenance of green spaces, boulevards, playing fields, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, washroom facilities, and other duties required by the Works Foreman.Applicants should submit their resume no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015 to:Summer Student Work District of SummerlandBox 159, 13211 Henry Avenue Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0or email [email protected]

SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

Summerland residents turn to the pages of this paper to find professional and reliable local companies and service providers. To add it to your marketing mix, call 250-494-5406

QUALITY residential/commercial storage, Professional Wine Vaults,

rates from $15.00/month250-494-5444 • 9400 Cedar Ave.

www.aaministoragewinecellar.com

For GREAT WINE!

Sunoka Income Tax Services

Munly Dobson} 250-809-1097

[email protected] Victoria Road, N.

www.martinstfl owers.comSUMMERLAND

#3-13604 Victoria Rd. N. in the Sungate Plaza250-494-5432 or 1-877-494-5432

Summerland's Only Local Flower Shop.

See our daily specials and our entiremenu online at www.yakispizza.com

Jim McKillop 250-462-8464www.jimmckillop.com

A century of local heritage.Decades of selling in the Okanagan.Thousands of properties sold.When experience counts…

Medical/DentalWe require qualifi ed US capable Class 1 drivers imme-diately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or load-ed. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regu-lar home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

PETERS, JOHN LAMBERTJohn Lambert Peters of Summerland BC passed away peacefully on March 4, 2015 at the age of 83 years. Remembered and sadly missed by his loving wife Jacqueline, children; Debra Potter (partner Lloyd Westcott) of Castlegar BC, Brian Peters (partner Catherine Christensen) of Vernon BC, Sherrie Duckworth of Aldergrove BC, Susan Duckworth of Aldergrove BC, 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was sadly predeceased by parents: Peter and Sarah Peters, sons: Stephen and Michael, brother Glen. He looked forward every year to camping all summer at Woodbury Resort where most Sundays he would be fl ipping pancakes for the pancake breakfast. A Celebration of John’s life will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Providence’s Summerland Chapel, 13205 Rosedale Avenue, Summerland, BC. Interment will take place at Canyon View Cemetery, Summerland BC. Memorial tributes may be made to the Penticton and District Hospice Society (Moog and Friends Hospice House).

Condolences may be sent to the family throughwww.providencefuneralhomes.com. 250-494-7752

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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.

NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

MEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Tran-scription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today. 1.800.466.1535 www.canscribe.com. or email: [email protected].

Help Wanted Help Wanted

F/T - Millwright /Maintenance Person

Princeton, B.C.You will work on the repair & upkeep of bucking mills post peelers and wheeled mobile equipment. Must have 10 years exp. including hydraul-ics, welding & minor electrical repairs. Will have the ability to work unsupervised, be able to problem solve and prioritize jobs.

CompetitiveCompensation Package

w/ Profi t Sharing!Email resume:

[email protected] or fax: (1)250-295-7912

OKANAGANStore Manager

We are recruiting for a Store Manager. The suc-cessful candidate will have previous, relevant grocery experience. Applicants must possess excellent in-terpersonal skills, take a genuine interest in people and have a strong commit-ment to customer service while delivering budgeted results consistent with store operating standards in merchandising excel-lence, quality and presen-tation. We offer:Competitive Wages with starting rates based on ex-perience Company match RRSP Program.Benefi ts include: MSP, Dental, Extended Health, Life and Wage In-demnity.

Please email resume to:[email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

LandscapingEmerald Cedars: Direct from Okanagan Grower, acclima-tized for this area. SPECIAL 5ft tall - 10 for $200. Delivery & planting available. Call George at Budget Nurseries [email protected]

Screened Topsoil $25 yard. 6 yard minimum for free delivery. Dave Knight Trucking. 250-490-7652.

Trevor’s Lawn Cutting. Lawn cutting $20+; power raking & aerating $60+. Yard cleanup. WCB insured. 250-404-0409

Painting & Decorating

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM (1) 250-899-3163

3 Rooms For $2992 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra)Price incls. Cloverdale Premium

Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Water ServicesWATER QUALITY Problems? Treatment System Frustrations? Call the experts at - PURE Analytical and Water Treatment Services. FREE INITIAL CON-SULTATION! (250) 863 - 3315 [email protected] pureanalytical.ca

POLLED Hereford yearling bulls for sale, top bloodlines. See pedigrees and pictures at www.koote-nayph.com. For more information call Ed 250-365-3270 or Murray 604-582-3499

Appliances

#180-1652 Fairview Rd(across from Home Hardware)

NEW & REBUILT APPLIANCES HUGE SELECTION - LOWEST PRICES

493-3011 492-7236

Ask about our6 month buyback

Rebuilt Appliances with Full Warranties

WASHERS from $299WASHER/DRYER sets from $449FRIDGES from $299RANGES from $299

FertilizersAged horse manure for sale. No straw, no sawdust. 1 truck-load delivered $45, load by yourself $15, we load $25 or fi ll your own bag $2.50. Bigger loads available on request. Call 250-494-0506

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-71081-778-298-3192 8am-5pm

Delivery BC and ABwww.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleSAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metalbuildings 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.

Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antiques, Native Art, Estates +Chad: 250-499-0251 Local

We pay cash! Bring in your unwanted jewelry, gold dental crowns, silverware, war med-als, Canadian and US silver coins to Summerland Gold and Silver Exchange. 13209 Victoria Road. Locally owned and operated. 778-516-5888.

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LESSONSGUITAR LESSONS

Summerland Sounds250-494-8323

Real Estate

Business for SaleCOIN-OP BUSINESS FORSALE. Pool tables, juke boxes, digital music systems, & various games. All coinoperated All on Locations Revenue producing Okanagan & Area. Serious Inquires only wa i t i ng t re t i r e@gma i l . com Asking $55,000.00

Rentals

Want to RentRetired female looking to rent quiet suite, utilities included. NS, NP, ND. Long term req’d; reasonable rent.778-516-0656

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