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BY LORNE ECKERSLEYAdvance Staff

Residents of the Arrow Creek area might sleep a little more easily in 2014, knowing that they now have fire protec-tion.

The RDCK has adopted a bylaw estab-lishing a fire protection service that takes effect on January 1.

I am pleased that we were able to establish this service for the property owners in the Arrow Creek area, said John Kettle, Area B director and chair of the RDCK. Special thanks to Muriel Buhr for her commitment to this process on behalf of her neighbours. It has been a long time coming and will give the affected property owners some added comfort in knowing a fire or emergency in their area will now receive a response.

Under the contract, response to fire calls and other emergencies will be pro-vided jointly by Creston Fire Rescue, Wynndel-Lakeview and Canyon-Lister fire departments. They will be compen-sated equally for providing services.

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From page 1Getting fire protection into Arrow Creek

has been a priority for me since I first ran for election, Kettle said. Credit goes to the fire chiefs and volunteer firefighters who have shown leadership and co-operation in helping to bring this service together.

He added that having the fire departments work together is critical at a time when they are struggling to keep their volunteer num-bers up.

BY LORNE ECKERSLEYAdvance Staff

The Town of Crestons cost for the realign-ment of the intersection of Highway 3 (Northwest Boulevard) at Pine Street and Railway Boulevard will be $545,000, about 10 per cent of the total cost.

In a report to town council at Tuesdays regu-lar meeting, engineering director Colin Farynowski said that costs of the project deemed to be of equal benefit to the town and province will be shared equally.

Roadway, traffic signal and other compo-nents will cost the town about $215,000, he said.

In addition, components such as water main replacement, landscaping, irrigation and decora-tive lighting, for the sole benefit of the town, can also be included in the provincial contract, he said. These items total $330,000 are to be paid 100 per cent by the town.

Construction is scheduled for 2014. A motion to authorize the cost-sharing agreement was passed unanimously by the mayor and three councillors in attendance at town councils final meeting of the year. Couns. Tanya Wall, Judy Gadicke and Scott Veitch were absent.

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ed to council that the historic agreement with the European Union is a big win for workers, business and families right here in British Columbia.

The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is designed to reduce trade barriers between the signatories.

Throughout the province, hard-working people of B.C. will benefit, especially in key sec-tors of our local economy, he said.

In response to a question from Regional District of Central Kootenay Area B director John Kettle, Wilks said that it appears that the agree-ment paves the way for dairy farmers to export milk without affecting their quotas for sales within Canada.

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For two days each December, the Creston Room at the Creston and District Community Complex is abuzz with activity, as volun-teers swarmed to organize and pack Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association.

This year, about 400 were packed, considerably less than the 485 packed in 2012, of which only about 430 were distributed.

What this reflects is more accuracy in how we are getting referrals, said Creston Ministerial Association president Tom Greenhtree. It does not, I believe, represent a drop in need only the increasing accuracy of our referral and registration system.

The community wasnt any less generous, though, with donations of food, toys, gifts and cash pouring in right up until packing time on Dec. 16. And after those donations were made, more people took the time to work on the project.

Well over 300 amazing com-munity volunteers served with heart, soul and strength over the course of the two hamper days, said Greentree. Its like the com-munity of Creston stands up and says, We care. You might be struggling to make ends meet. You might feel like you are bare-ly keeping your head above water. And though we dont know the details of your situa-tion, we want you to know that you are not alone. We want you to know that Creston cares.

That caring spirit came from all ages, with volunteers ranging

from elementary school students to seniors.

Having young people involved in the hamper program is so critical, said Greentree. Not only are they an important part of the hamper work force and believe me, they are they are seeing generosity in action, they are looking into the eyes of the families for whom this food and these gifts are mak-ing a difference, and that experi-ence has an important role in the shaping of these kids into kind, generous, socially-engaged com-munity citizens.

Some, he added, even earned tears and hugs as they helped load hampers into vehicles when recipients picked them up on Dec. 17.

Although the organizing and packing are mammoth tasks, the atmosphere was nothing less than happy.

People are serious about their work, but theyre smiling,

said Terri Goulder, who was vol-unteering for her second year. Ive been blessed with so much, so giving my time and energy is the least I could do. Most people come in just because they want to help their neighbour.

That sentiment is at the top of the list for other volunteers, as well.

You want to be part of it, said first-time hamper volunteer Muriel Buhr, who spearheads annual shipments of apples, clothes and toys to Shamattawa, Man. No one is here for them-selves. Theyre here for everyone else.

Dolly Kaetler, who has volun-teered with the program for about 20 years back when it was at the Trinity United Church and packers

had to scurry between the pews said she volunteers to earn her monthly cheque.

I volunteer to give back what I get with my pension cheque, she said. What saddens me is we have so many working poor who need help to get through the holiday season.

Besides, it takes us oldies to show the young people how to do it.

And volunteering with the program is a great way to embody the spirit of the season.

Ive had help, and now its my turn to give back, said Gloria Preston, volunteering for her first time. Christmas is about giving. If we had Christmas every day of the year, maybe it would help the world.

Volunteers pack about 400 Christmas hampers

Well over 300 amazing community volunteers served with heart, soul and strength over the course of the two hamper days.Tom Greentree

Brian LawrenceVolunteers working at the Creston Ministerial Associations annual Christmas hamper packing on Dec. 16.

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Rachel RyckmanBIG BUCKS Readers and residents donated generously to the Creston Valley Advances Community Christmas Card this year, with $9,200 being collected for the Creston Ministerial Associations Christmas hamper program, a figure nearly double that of the $5,025 collected in 2012. Ministerial association president Tom Greentree (left) accepted an envelope stuffed with cash and cheques from Advance editor Brian Lawrence on Dec. 16, while preparations were underway for the hamper packing. For a list of donors, turn to the Community Christmas Card on page 28.

BY BRIAN LAWRENCEAdvance Editor

2010: Jordan Janzen. 2011: Lenora Blackmore. 2012: Matt Hansen. 2013: Victoria Bowns. 2014: It could be you.

The fifth edition of Creston Best Singer will be running later this win-ter, and producer Vern Gorham is already drumming up interest in the event, which has become popular for both audiences and performers.

Im amazed at how much sup-port the contest has received, said Gorham. I think part of that comes from the audience being able to participate.

As with previous years, the con-

test will begin with an audition night on Feb. 20, in which the audi-ence votes on the top 20 to move on to the final, which will run March 13 at the Prince Charles Theatre, where out-of-town judges will name the winner.

Although he previously hosted the contest in several individual com-munities in previous seasons, Gorham has streamlined the process for the 2013-2014 contest season, which started in Nelson in the fall.

The top two from Creston will move on to a regional contest in the late spring, along with the top two from Nelsons Best Singer a con-test run for Gorham by L.V. Rogers

Secondary School and the top five each from East Kootenay and West Kootenay contests.

Despite the changes, Gorham is still looking forward to discovering and promoting new talent.

I love being surrounded by all these incred-ible musicians and singers, he said.

For more information on upcoming contest, visit www.kootenaysbestsinger.com.

As the year draws to a close and we enter an election year there is cause for optimism on a number of fronts in the local polit-ical scene.

A couple of items of note are in this edition of the Advance. First, residents of Arrow Creek now have fire protection. It is co-ordinated by Creston Fire Rescue, in co-operation with the Canyon-Lister and Wynndel-Lakeview fire departments.

This has been a long time coming, and it should have happened sooner. Several years ago, the chiefs of each of those fire departments went to local elected officials with a plan they would work together to provide fire pro-tection service throughout the Creston Valley. I was in the room when the presentation was made and it was interesting to see the eyebrows of some of those attend-ing raise, mine included. There was a common belief that these groups would never work together, and certainly not by their own choice. That belief held that the fire depart-ments were silos, with the chiefs, volunteers and communities they serve fiercely protective of their independence.

This a done deal, I thought. Then the Regional District of Central Kootenay fire chief threw a huge bucket of ice cold water on the plan. Not going to happen, he said, unless the RDCK is operating the fire service. Fast forward a few years and the original plan is final-ly coming to fruition. Area B direc-tor John Kettle hopes that Kitchener residents will agree to a similar contract to the one under which Arrow Creek is now protect-ed, and volunteers in Area C are

scrambling to get enough property owners to sign a petition so that they, too, can finally have certified fire protection in West Creston and on the Creston flats, again on con-

tract. There is no reason to believe that recent developments in fire protection cant also happen with other services. Might the conversa-tion for a valley-wide water system begin next?

Another bone of contention between regional directors and the Town of Creston quietly died recent-ly. After a consultants report about cemetery services was presented to the local services committee recently, Kettle reversed his threat to with-draw funding for the two cemeteries run by the town.

Last week, town council passed a motion that would have taken most observers by surprise. It directed town staff to work with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to redraw boundaries to put the towns half yes half! of Erickson Street into Area B. In exchange, the town would bring some land to the north into its own boundaries. On the surface this might seem like much ado about nothing. But what it would do is put responsibility for Erickson Street into provincial hands, paving the way (pun intended) for much-need-ed work on the road. It has largely become a patchwork roadway in

recent years, with the town being unwilling to spend the millions to upgrade its share of the road.

This possible solution has come to the formal discussion stage

largely because of Mayor Ron Toyotas efforts to have informal talks with provin-cial highways management. Heres the problem, wheres the solution? That appears to have been the theme of the chats. If this town council can pull off the land swap idea it would be a huge feather in its collective cap.

Also not to be overlooked was a list of strategic goals for the Town of Creston. Specifically, one com-mits the town to pushing for a regional government, a single entity that would govern the Creston Valley (its far too early to start talking about boundaries), moving us away from the ridiculous situa-tion where people on one side of a street are governed by the Town of Creston and neighbours on the other side get services from the RDCK, with decisions being made by an unwieldy government cen-tred in Nelson.

Im sure local politicians would point to other areas of co-opera-tion, and even some where it isnt happening, but for the most part their accomplishments have been positive. Come election day next Nov. 15, we could see some major changes. At least one regional director is vowing to hang up his political spurs and it appears doubtful that some of the incum-bent town councillors will run again. It would benefit us all if newcomers stepped into an atmo-sphere of co-operation.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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To the Editor:Ducking a fence and scrambling

down a steep hillside to splash in the pristine waters of our fabulous rivers and lakes, kayaking or wandering along the banks observing the abun-dant wildlife has been a right of pas-sage for those growing up in the Creston Valley. Over the past few years, we have all watched with alarm as the access to our favorite swimming or bird watching spots have been blocked off for whatever reason seemed logical enough to warrant the cost and effort.

While other communities in the Kootenays have taken a proactive approach to maintaining access to their rivers and lakes, working with private landowners, user groups and govern-ments, we have taken a complacent, reactive approach, simply banning access to the water.

As a parent and educator who grew up fully immersed in the Kootenay life-style, I find a huge gap in our approach to teaching youth to be conscientious and concerned about water and envi-ronmental issues, when these same children will not have the opportunity to wander in our forests and swim free-ly in our rivers.

A few years ago, I could never have imagined that it would be possible for the Point to be taken from us for any

reason. That place is as deeply ingrained in the roots of this communi-ty as are apples and Kokanee beer. This year, as of September, there was no lon-ger any legal access to the Point. Actually, there is not a single designat-ed place to park, access and walk any-where along water in our whole beauti-ful valley! For sure, there are places one can go. I go, but I have to park illegally, trespass across a neighbours property and scale a cliff face to get to the beau-tiful hidden gems that are the heart of our home. Now, I also have to worry about getting my car towed.

I love Creston. I love the people, the mountains, the water, the clean air, the fruit, the climate, the quirky farming mentality and even that our time doesnt change. Creston is unique, and I strongly believe that we are a commu-nity that is equally interested in creat-ing safe access, parking, toilets and gar-bage collection services for ourselves and visitors so all can enjoy our rivers and forests. Our children can be raised within this environment, learning to love and respect it so caring for it is as natural as breathing.

We have seen that we can lose it. We are losing it. We are the caretakers of this community. We have an incredible opportunity to create a legacy for our children and the future. Please be a part of the conversations and brain-storming around making access to our rivers, walking trails, parking and maintenance a number one priority.

We are hosting a community trails meet and greet event at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 to share ideas, brainstorm and enjoy the company of other trails enthusiasts. The Downtowner Motor Inn has generously donated its conference room for this event, and refreshments will be served.

Mary Jayne BlackmoreLister

To the Editor:(Open letter to Yellow Pages Group Co.)I write to complain about your

recently distributed telephone directo-ry for Creston and area.

The minor problem that I find with this so-called directory is that the type-face is smaller. Fortunately, that is not a problem for my wife and I (as long as we wear our glasses), but I feel sure many of your subscribers/customers will find the listings extremely difficult or impossible to read.

My main criticism, however, is that is unbelievably hard to find the listing you want in the first place. Although the pages are numbered and each page shows, at the top, the names of the sub-scribers to be found on it, nowhere to be found are the names of the area in which those subscribers live (Crawford Bay, Sirdar, Cranbrook, Moyie, etc.).

This omission makes the directory at best maidenly frustrating to use and at worst a mockery of what a good directory should be. Your claim to be a customer service enterprise is flagrant-ly contradicted by the shortcomings I have enumerated above.

I trust you are in the process of pro-ducing a directory that meets the stan-dard set by its predecessors.

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In my recent A Zens-Eye View col-umns, I have presented the first six of eight practices of awakening that Buddha taught on his deathbed: 1) have few desires, 2) know how much is enough, 3) enjoy serenity, 4) make diligent effort, 5) remember to be mindful and 6) practice medita-tion. I repeat these practices to help with the fifth practice of awakening, Dont forget to be mindful. In order to be mindful of the practices of awakening, we have to memorize them.

The seventh awakening is to cultivate wisdom. It is to listen to the teachings of the eight great awakenings, to contemplate their meaning and how they can apply to daily life. Wisdom is to practice these teachings, and as a result to realize great awakening.

The Buddha said, Monks, if you have wisdom, you are free from greed. You will always reflect on yourself and avoid mistakes. You will attain libera-tion through these eight practices of which I speak. Indeed, wisdom is a reli-able vessel to bring you across the ocean of old age, sickness and death. It is a bright lamp that brings light into the darkness of ignorance. It is an excellent medicine for all who are sick. It is a

sharp axe to cut down the tree of delu-sion. Thus, you can deepen awakening through the wisdom of listening, con-templation and practice. If you are illu-minated by wisdom, you can see deeper

then what your physical eyes can see. You will have clear insight. This is called to cultivate wisdom.

In Buddhism, the word for wisdom is prajna, and it is often translated as wis-dom beyond wisdom. This is to remind us that when we speak of wisdom we are not speaking of the ordinary knowl-edge that we gather through collecting information, organizing it, analyzing it and evaluating it. These are the skills of a limited human intellect. Prajna is greater than intellectual knowledge or anything we have been taught. It is also greater than the psychological insights we sometimes get.

To cultivate wisdom is to cultivate realization of the truth that all of life is interconnected and that the only sensi-ble course of action is to do no harm, to do only good and to do good for others.

Any other act of body, speech and mind is rooted in ignorance, the opposite of wisdom, and dimin-ishes all of life.

Wisdom is not adopting a belief or religious creed and then allowing that belief or creed to harden our point of view with inflexibility and rigidity. Wisdom allows us to see the truth of each moment and then flickers with that truth like a flame flickers in a

rising breeze. Wisdom cuts away the blinders that prevent us from realizing true enlightenment.

Suggested practice: Spend the next couple of weeks contemplating your core beliefs. When you identify a longstanding belief, ask yourself, Did this belief reveal itself to me through wisdom beyond wis-dom, or did someone or something condi-tion my mind into believing this?

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Its fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not re-placed with newer models. Im thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6.

Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

which are both 4-cylinder equipped models. The top trim is the EX-L Navi with V6. This top trim level is the model seen here: it comes with LED projector head-lamps, 18-inch wheels and duel chrome exhaust tips. The 4-cylinder equipped models come with halogen headlamps and 17-inch alloy wheels. The coupe starts at $26,400, a $2,500 premium over the regular sedan but when the sedan is equipped with alloy wheels, the price is almost identical. The EX-L is $30,100 for the leather and navi and the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an inexpensive car but most are very well equipped.

Inside Its a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the

way the radio stores and retrieves pre-set radio stations. It took a long time to set the stereo up and having to go back and forth between different screens is not that intuitive. The rest of the dash is large, with big cup holder and plenty of storage areas. The steering wheel buttons and heat controls on the dash use first rate switches and they are placed with precision.

Drive Another trend that Honda is bucking, with this Accord Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed manual transmission and V6 engine. The latest movement is to turbo or super-charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6 power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. Im glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiasts car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.-ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylin-der models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manu-al transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel sav-ings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway.

Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission. I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most compa-nies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now. Soon Honda will have smaller turbo-charged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.

The Lowdown

Power: 2.4L 4-cylinder with 185hp or 3.5L V6 with 278hpFill-up: 7.8L/5.7L/100km (city/highway 4-cylinder) Sticker price: $26,400-$35,500

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If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe.Zack Spencer

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There are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014

Honda Accord Coupe V6.Zack Spencer

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BY MURIEL BUHR

The Christmas spirit started in January this year. The residents of Creston Valley kept Shamattawa, Man., in our thoughts. Our neighbour to the northeast in a remote region of Manitoba has been in our thoughts for the last four years.

Yes, it has been four years since that fateful Thanksgiving dinner where friends met Mark Ford, a young RCMP officer who was stationed in Shamattawa. Inspired by his commitment to the community he was working in, residents of Creston learned of a fly-in-only town previously unknown to us, a little town with about 700 children who do not have the things we take for granted, sim-ple things like fresh apples. In a recent report on the community, it was noted that 61 per cent of the housing is in need of major repair, unemployment is ram-pant and just five per cent of the population has a high school diploma.

Grateful for our blessings and the knowledge that our valley provides our community and beyond with fresh fruit and veg-etables, the residents of our val-ley have grown together in our endeavor to share our bounty with others less fortunate.

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Creston donates generously to Shamattawa

Brian Lawrence(From left) Creston Parcels Marty Cherwoniak, brewery logistics manager Grant Penn, Ken Shukin, Alica Shukin, Terrie Faulkner of Christmas by Creston, Nichols Shukin, Jonathan Shukin and brewery administrative assistant Lana Edmonstone with some of the donations for Shamattawa from the Creston Valley.

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From page 11Our project to provide fresh fruit

and a gift for each child in Shamattawa for Christmas this year had its challenges. We needed to collect for 695 children according to the Shamattawa bands own count. But where would we store the love-ly gifts coming in daily and, the most troubling, how would we ship them?

Shukin Orchards graciously donated sorting and storage space for our growing collection of gifts and an amazing 635 kilograms (1,400 pounds) of fresh, beautiful apples.

We held garage sales to raise money for gifts and shipping costs. We thank all the volunteers, like

Terrie Faulkner and Signe Miller and the Shukin children, who assisted at those sales and all the people who came out to support us by purchasing the treasures.

People volunteered to help sort, pack and box gifts, making new friends along the way, sharing excitement when opening a donat-ed box or bag and seeing a thought-ful gift for another child, and seeing the artistic skill and dedication of people like Jacquie Ringstad, who knitted 27 pairs of beautiful slip-pers. Gifts came from all over the valley and the East Shore: toys, makeup, Nerf and Lego, teddy bears, dolls, games and more. Gifts were received from businesses such as from Debbie Keirn and the staff at Marks, which will make teenag-ers happy, and from Extra Foods staff like Jo Jo and Joanne who, with

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the support of owner Ryan Leeming, generously donated gifts and personal items. And Gleaners supported our project with gift bags, Christmas stock-ings and more.

One of our greatest joys this year was watching the support from our children. With the fantastic support of Rachel Vlachos of Kidstastic Childrens Clothing and the schools announcement in their newsletters, an outpour-ing of gifts arrived from Crestons schoolchildren, complete with Christmas cards for those children far away.

The Beehive Quilters sewed all year and produced 30 gor-geous quilts for the people. Their talents and generosity show no limit. Each year, the RCMP detachment looks forward to those gifts particularly, as they give individual quilts to those most in need.

So many people came on their own with a gift from their heart. Generosity is boundless here in our valley. Ask and ye shall receive is what we have found. A request went out for 14 more Hot Wheels, as we had 72 and needed 86 for our boys aged five to eight. Within a day, three arrived. Within a week, we had 14.

Heart-stirring support came from Anita Storm, Lezlie Hewitt, Tamara Nelson, Bonnie Storm, Carolyn Hawton, Dawn Terrill, Joe Esler, Sylvia and Ed Turner, Eleanor Zander and many more individuals too numerous to count who believe in helping those less fortunate.

With our boxing parties occurring on a regular basis, our group discussions became concerns about shipping. How

would we get 3,000 pounds, including apples and 99 boxes of gifts to Thompson, Man., ready to be flown in by Perimeter Aviation? Perimeter Aviation let us know that they would help us fly in the boxes and made a benevolent dona-tion for the community and halved the normal price of shipping. With the generous support of the Columbia Basin Trust, the Shamattawa group, as we are dubbed, knew that we would be able to pay the shipping cost to fly our gifts from Thompson into Shamattawa. But how would we get our four pallets with those 135 boxes to Thompson?

Enter Columbia Brewery, under the leadership of Murray Oswald, with its gracious help in shipping from Creston to Winnipeg. With the knowledge and assistance of brewery logis-tics manager Grant Penn and administrative assistant Lana Edmonstone, arrangements were made to have Creston Parcel driver Matt pick up pal-lets from Shukin Orchards and transport them to the Columbia Brewery warehouse, on his own time, as a donation. From there, Columbia Brewerys transport drivers moved 1,360 kilograms (3,000 pounds) over 1,600 kilometres (994 miles) to their depot in Winnipeg. Without their donation, our project would not have been successful. Our deepest grati-tude goes to Columbia Brewery who gave assistance purely to help our communitys efforts, without regard for their ledger books the truest meaning of the Christmas spirit.

In Winnipeg, a young man, Troy Smith, volunteered to ferry all those gifts from the

Labatt Breweries depot to the Gardewine North warehouse. Young people still continue to impress.

For four years now, Gardewine has helped Creston by transporting our gifts from Winnipeg to the Thompson Municipal Airport, which is no small feat Thompson is 739 kilometres north of Winnipeg. That means eight hours of driv-ing in all types of weather for those truckers, to help us help the children. With the supervi-sion of Gardewines Jim Sinclair and Jordan Menec, the parcels were picked up and safely on their way to Thompson, free of charge, again in the spirit of giving and generosity. We all know that Santas own elves were behind the wheels of those trucks.

Once flown into Shamattawa, the RCMP and the band council worked together and, led by Const. Eric J. Descoteaux, they distributed those 1,400 pounds of apples supplied by Shukin Orchards. That gift of fresh fruit alone makes those chil-dren smile. Can you imagine what our gifts at Christmas will do for them? The RCMP once again will play Santas helpers in order to help to give gifts to the children.

Our deepest gratitude and thanks to each and every one of you who cared enough to con-tribute to our Christmas by Creston project. The children of Shamattawa will wake on Christmas morning this year and know that Santa came to their home. They will have a gift this year because of the community, once again, com-ing together, making spirits bright.

Merry Christmas to all!

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CHRisTMAs 2013Hung from glittering ban-ners and crammed onto highway billboards, Merry Xmas is a common sight. And some Christians dont like it. Rather than Christmas abbreviated, the use of Xmas is viewed as yet another attempt to minimize or even eliminate Christ from Christmas.

C o n s e q u e n t l y, some Christians have gone on the offen-sive. When business owners, in an effort to fit Merry Christmas across their store windows shorten it to Merry Xmas, they receive complaints. Using Xmas is viewed as an agenda-driven rejection of Jesus, the main character of Christmas.

It isnt. And Id like to set the record straight. The X in Xmas is simply an abbrevia-tion for Christ. Perhaps a little

language lesson would be helpful. X is the first letter of the Greek word Christ and has been the primary initial

for Christ since the birth of Christianity. Stories have been told of how the Greek word for fish, ixthus, became code

for basic Christian confession; each letter of ixthus stood as first letter of each word in the phrase, Jesus Christ, Gods Son, is the Saviour. And what did the X in ixthus stand for? Yep, the X stood for Christ. Another example is the familiar Xp (chi rho), which has been a symbol for Christ for over a thousand years.

The use of Xmas is a natural extension of this established practice, coming into litera-ture over 400 years ago.

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He gazed into the picture, clutched in his weathered handsAnd saw his lovely bride, with her brand new wedding band.The picture wasnt new, it was nearing seventy years old;If only it could talk, what a story twould be told.

Of a man who was still in love, and devoted to his wifeAnd all that theyd encountered in their coupled, love-shared, life.He looked back on their lives together, reminisced about the past.With all that theyd been through, their love for each other did last...

The crows feet neath her eyes displayed the maturity of her years,Brought on in a lifespan together, complete with joys and fears.Laying upon her brow - curly hair that had now turned white.Her hearing - not what it used to be, combined with failing sight.She didnt move as quickly, but then, there was no need,For life hurried fast enough, no point to rush its speed.

She dusted off her apron, and she put it in the drawer.Then gathered up the cookies that shed baked the day before.She put them on the tray, along with two cups of tea,Then carried them to the sitting room, and put them down gingerly.Are you still looking at that picture, she chastised lovingly.Put it down, you sentimental fool, then kissed him on the cheek.

He handed her a present, wrapped with loving careBy hands, arthritic and calloused, mottled by wear and tear.She declared as she unwrapped his gift: I wonder, what could it be?What have you gone and acquired, to give to lil ol me!She giggled like a child when she saw the vial of sandTheyd gathered it on their honeymoon in a foreign, distant land.

Hed wrapped it every Christmas, from the year that they were wedAnd shed pretend to be surprised while endearment lled her head.They had lled the vial together all those years agoTo remind them of the vows theyd pledged, standing toe to toe.She looked into his smiling eyes, then he gently took her hand.He whispered, Merry Christmas, then he kissed her wedding band.

Yes - hed wrapped it every Christmas, to bring them both to mind.Love could be so simple, when united, in the sands of time

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The date of the celebration of Christs birth is argued by some as a development of the early church that was heavily influenced by the dominant pagan culture of the time.

Whatever your position, the date doesnt alter the historical reality of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 2:2 tells us of wise men that came to observe and celebrate the birth of the King of the Jews. 1 Timothy 6:15 speaks of Jesus Christ as King of Kings. The celebration of the birth of Christ is a statement of faith, not just a mid-winter festival or a happy holiday.

We celebrate God becoming human, not man becoming God. We celebrate the invasion of Earth by heaven an inva-sion of the Prince of Peace and his king-dom rule, the invasion of peace, love, justice and generosity, some of the good things most of us would hope for in our world that is at odds with this eternal king and his wise rule.

As we observe this Christmas season, may it be more than a holiday, may it be a statement of faith, faith in Christ and Gods good intentions for the world he created in which we live.

Merry Christmas!Gord Lawrence is the pastor of Creston New

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Rather than seeing Xmas as the removal or substitution of Jesus, I see it as another example of his pervasive presence. Jesus is every-where, even when his presence is more hidden or subtle. And thats the Christmas story, isnt it? Jesus birth was hidden from the eyes of the world, made known only to a precious few. In the secrecy of that stable, God, the World-Lover, gave his most precious gift to be the Worlds Light. And Jesus, living, dying and rising again in obscuri-ty, became known to the rest of the world only as his hidden story was made known through eyewit-nesses. His story continues to be retold today, both boldly and incognito.

I find Xmas encouraging. Rather than a derisive minimization, Xmas expresses a willingness to include Christ in the season even when

space is limited. Like the infamous innkeeper in an overbooked Bethlehem, Xmas reminds us that though Jesus may at times be hid-den, he is always present.

Jesus is the reason for the sea-son, as the common jingle goes. And his presence is here, pro-claimed in longhand or short, point-ing us toward the generosity of the God who sent his Son, Jesus, as his life-changing gift to all.

So, the next time you see a Merry Xmas, remember that X marks the spot for Christ. And maybe say thank you to the business owner who chose to keep Christ in Christmas.

Merry Xmas.!Tom Greentree pastors the Erickson

Covenant Church and lives with his family on a Canyon farm. He welcomes any questions or comments and can be reached at www.ericksoncovenant.ca.

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then you grow wings. My busi-ness friends love these words, and my pastoral friends think I should read something else but, you see, they are concerned with healing and not so much with growth as the business folks are.

When I look at the Christmas story, I see a lot of risk in this great story that I and others use as a guide, a spirit leading. I remem-ber two very difficult pregnancies, I remember crying at the baptism (United Church) and presentation

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Brian LawrenceHAMPER HELPERS (Above, from left) Pharmasave owners Jody McBlain and Mike Ramaradhya were one of the seasons earliest contributors to the Creston Ministerial Association's Christmas ham-per program, handing a cheque for $2,500 to president Tom Greentree on Nov. 14. (Below) As volunteers were preparing to pack hampers on Dec. 16, Dennis Munro (centre) dropped by to deliver two $500 cheques, one for the hamper program, accepted by Greentree, and one for the Creston Valley Gleaners Society food bank, accepted by Geri McIntyre (right). The donation came from the proceeds of a small business Christmas party catered by Munro; which also took in non-perishable food items and toys.

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