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Steve KiddWestern News Staff

For the third year in a row, Penticton residents won’t be seeing any increase in their municipal taxes.

City council approved the 2013 budget this year, holding the line on taxes, even though the city had a $1.2 million defi cit to deal with in the operat-ing side of the budget. Rather than raising taxes 4.8 per cent to cover the defi cit, council chose to draw on reserve funds to make up the difference.

However, the 2013 budget didn’t pass unani-mously, with Couns. Helena Konanz and John Vassilaki both voting against it after suggesting signifi cant amendments.

Konanz was concerned that with current eco-nomic conditions around the world, the time was not right to be drawing on the city’s savings to en-sure a zero tax increase.

“The trouble is that we have to dip into our sur-pluses to get it. I don’t think this is a good time to do that,” said Konanz, listing off a number of costs, like the increase in the RCMP contract costs, that are outside city control. “Everything that is cost-ing the city more, just like it is costing everyone in Penticton more to live.”

Konanz likened it to a parent spending savings on extravagant Christmas presents during tough times. Sometimes, she said, you just have to say no.

“This next year could be very shaky, to dip into our savings is not the responsible thing to do right now,” said Konanz, making a motion that $1.2 mil-lion earmarked for part of the 2013 downtown re-vitalization be deferred and the money instead used to balance the budget.

“It’s exactly what our defi cit is in the budget. It’s the one toy you can’t (have) this year,” said Ko-nanz, noting that the city would still be able to do the planned conversion of the Ellis Street bus barn into a downtown market. “This is the one thing that would make it a zero base budget, but still al-low us to give lots of new services to Penticton. It really is the responsible thing to do.”

The money Konanz wanted to redirect is in-

tended for upgrades to Westminster Avenue, Mar-tin and Winnipeg Streets. Vassilaki agreed that it was not a wise expenditure, though his amendment would have seen money directed to improving un-derground infrastructure in downtown.

“I can assure you that no one is going to come to Penticton just to see us spend $1.2 million on those three intersections,” said Vassilaki.

Both amendments failed, and the budget passed with a 5-2 vote.

While there are no municipal tax increases in the budget, that doesn’t mean that Penticton resi-dents won’t be putting more money in city coffers. The budget also includes rate increases for some services, including a $2 increase in garbage/recy-cling fees and hikes to electrical and water rates.

“We have a fi ve per cent user fee increase that is being proposed and that is mainly to cover the replacement of our aging infrastructure,” said chief fi nancial offi cer Doug Leahy, noting that the water rate has not been increased since 2009. “We have expended a signifi cant amount of works and our water utility has forecast to be at a $40,000 surplus at the end of 2013, which is quite low.”

Likewise, council voted to increase electric-ity rates by 7.03 per cent, applying a 5.8 per cent increase in costs from FortisBC to an average of wholesale and retail rates as well as a 1.28 per cent revenue adjustment from the city utility it-self. Those rate will be confi rmed in January when council approves an amendment to the fees and charges bylaw.

While Konanz’ plan to defer part of the down-town revitalization didn’t fl y, the budget does in-clude some major deferments.

“The major road recapping infrastructure that we have expended in previous years has been de-ferred until 2014,” said Leahy, explaining that had been done to focus on the downtown and water-front revitalization priorities. “That being said, staff have recognized that we have to do some signifi -cant patching of our roads, so there has been an in-crease in our operating budget for patching of our roadways.”

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City maps out parking strategySteve Kidd

Western News Staff

Penticton council got a surprise Christmas present this week in the form of its first official, city-wide park-ing strategy.

Anthony Haddad, director of devel-opment services, introduced the strat-egy, which includes large areas of the city marked for resident-only parking, boat trailer parking fees at the Skaha Marina, and paid parking at the South Okanagan Events Centre during some events.

Money generated through the park-ing fees, said Haddad, could be used for projects and improvements in the area of the city where it is generated. Startup costs for the first year of the strategy are $271,000, with an estimated return be-tween $95,000 to $220,000.

Parking at the SOEC will generate significant revenue. With an operat-ing budget of $10,000, parking fees are estimated to create about $75,000 revenue.

“It was always planned, it was in the budget process when the events centre came on, and if I remember correctly, there was $400,000 in overall parking that would have been applicable, but the city decided to take it out,” said Mayor Dan Ashton.

Now, he continued, the city is look-ing at some special events as an oppor-tunity to raise extra funds.

Public input is always welcome, said Ashton, but there will be no formal

public information session to gather opinions.

“We didn’t concoct this overnight, this has been an ongoing discussion, and we have had input,” said Ashton. “I think this is going to be a benefit to citizens overall.”

Chuck Loewen, director of recre-ation, said they expect to be charging for parking at the SOEC for a dozen major events over the course of the year.

“Not Vees games or any of those other types, but some major concert events, special events, that kind of thing,” said Loewen, adding that the parking will apply to the entire com-plex, including the lot on the Power Street side.

While SOEC staff will be used to manage the parking, the revenue will benefit the city, not Global Spectrum, who hold the contract for managing the SOEC complex, including the trade and convention centre.

“The revenues that are received there will either reduce our subsidy further or get moved right into general revenue at the city here. We haven’t de-cided exactly how those revenues are going to flow yet,” said Loewen.

The marina at the southeast corner of Skaha Lake Park is also targeted. Haddad estimates it would only cost $500 to implement paid boat trailer parking, and would generate roughly $20,000.

Existing parking downtown will also be looked at, according to Haddad.

The strategy includes replacing parking meters in the Ellis and Robinson Street paid lots. While there are no changes planned to the current rates, Haddad es-timates $50,000 could be recovered by using new technology to stop the abuse of the one-hour free parking vouchers.

The current machines, he said, do not have the ability to restrict the vouchers to one time per user. About 140,000 free vouchers have been is-sued for 2012, up from 40,000 during the first few years of the program.

“There has been no significant in-dicator that would contribute to this increase other than users constantly printing out the free vouchers,” said Haddad.

While downtown Penticton is a prominent area for employment, festi-vals and tourism, Haddad said the com-pact and easily walkable nature of the downtown puts the services and shops within five to 10 minutes walking dis-tance of the surrounding residential area, outside of downtown’s paid park-ing lots.

“These surrounding residential ar-eas often feel the brunt of paid parking requirements and need to be consid-ered when reviewing a new strategy,” said Haddad.

The parking strategy identifies a wide swath of residential area bor-dered roughly by Eckhardt, the Chan-nel Parkway and Government Street as potential resident-only parking areas, as well as several blocks surrounding Skaha Lake Park.

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Western News Staff

When Grant Gichard collapsed on the pitcher’s mound two years ago, he was very lucky that his friends knew what to do.

“It was the first game of the sea-son, first batter, first pitch,” said Gich-ard, who was playing for the Berry & Smith fast-pitch team. “I’m told I just collapsed after pitching the first pitch. I was lucky, it was fairly public. An-other member of the team is a volun-teer firefighter and I had another per-sonal trainer who had just done CPR.”

Gichard, a physiotherapist and in good shape, had just had an SCA, a sudden cardiac attack, a condition in which the heart suddenly and unex-pectedly stops beating, unlike a heart attack, in which the blood flow to the heart is blocked.

The fire department arrived on scene some three minutes later, and the ambulance shortly after. Using the heart defibrillator equipment on the fire truck, Gichard received five shocks before his heart was restarted. From there it was off to Penticton Regional Hospital, where they used a new technique, cooling him down to minimize the damage, essentially putting him into a coma, before send-ing him off to the cardiac centre at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

“A couple of days later I came to, and within seven days I received a defibrillator and it’s wired into my heart,” said Gichard.

While Gichard certainly owes his life to the people around him, and the quick response of emergency services, he also includes the automatic external defibrillator, or AED, on the fire truck.

“People whose heart stops outside the hospital, the likelihood that they will survive and have any decent qual-ity of life, is less than five per cent. It’s almost nothing. If you have that happen and there is someone around

that knows CPR and there is an AED nearby, your chances are five times that,” said Dr. David Kincade, Gich-ard’s cardiologist.

As recently as the late 1990s, when Kincade was training, an SCA was not survivable. “And now, not only do people survive, I have a collection of people like Grant, who have not only survived these events, they’re fine, they’re back to full life. Grant has two little kids, he works full time, he’s fine,” said Kincade. “I have lots of pa-tients like that and those were kind of unknown entities 10 or 15 years ago. And the difference is AEDs.”

Gichard proved his fitness earlier this year when he took part in The Elevator, a gruelling relay race, travel-ling 52 kilometres and climbing 6,000 feet from Okanagan Lake to the top of Apex Mountain. That race, in March

2012, was the first ever, but Gichard has some plans for next year’s race. Working with Mike and Lyndie Hill of Hoodoo Adventures, the race spon-sors, Gichard is challenging the com-munity to enter relay teams in the race and raise funds to get more AEDs in the city.

“In talking with my cardiologist, we got talking about the need for more defibrillators around town. Some plac-es, particularly in the U.S., you can’t walk 100 feet without seeing them in the airports, train stations and bus sta-tions,” said Gichard. “People get fun-draising to do these adventure races, what about if we set it up so that all of the money would go to getting a device into a location. It could be a secondary school, it could be a gym-nasium, it could be one of the bigger businesses around town.”

“These are kind of a game changer really. We are really at the threshold, across Canada, they are rolling out these devices,” said Gichard, explain-ing that while training is helpful, the AEDs are designed to be simple to use. “You push the button and it talks you through everything. It even tells you when to do CPR compressions and the timing. Places where they have had a policy of installing more AEDs, like Washington state, the sur-vival rate for SCA has gone up by 30 to 40 per cent.”

“Someone who is inexperienced with using them but is calm under some duress could work their way through it. You could train a large group of people to do it in a couple of hours,” said Kincade, who has trained people to use the AEDs. “But truth-fully, if you opened the package and

were in a situation where you had to, you could figure it out. It’s developed to be pretty fail-safe.”

Canada is not quite as advanced in the distribution of the devices in pub-lic and private locations, but Gichard thinks that with a little community spirit, Penticton could become a lead-er in this area. There are a few AEDs around town, but Gichard would like to see more.

“The fire department have them, search and rescue has one, there are two at the community centre, Pentic-ton Golf Club has one, Summerland Golf Club has one, Apex Mountain now has two,” said Gichard, explain-ing that within a week of Apex getting their first AED, someone collapsed with an SCA and were revived. “Peo-ple that go through these events, they are very grateful, my understanding is they went out and bought another one.”

While AEDs were once costly, the price has dropped to about $1,500, within reach of fundraising efforts, especially of a relay team. Gichard is understandably focused on getting one at the location where he had his SCA.

“My goal is to get an AED into Lion’s Park, that’s my motivation. I would hope I could encourage some of the slow and fast-pitch teams to get a team together, do some fundraising and get an AED down at the park,” he said, encouraging the baseball leagues to get relay teams together to take on The Elevator and the fundraising challenge.

While the website is still under construction, those interested in tak-ing part in the Elevate for AEDs chal-lenge can get more information, and as the March race approaches, sign up to make their pledges. More informa-tion about The Elevator itself, sched-uled for March 23, is available at hoo-dooadventures.ca under the “racing and festivals” link.

Breathalyzer a sobering reminder for school eventJoe Fries

Western News Staff

Students attending last Thursday’s winter for-mal at Penticton Secondary passed their breatha-lyzer tests with flying colours.

“There wasn’t one instance of a student that came under the influence, and that was really the intention,” principal Alan Stel said Tuesday.

“It’s not to say that it’s 100 per cent foolproof in a situation like this, but I’d say we’ve reduced the temptation significantly.”

It was the first event at which the school re-quired students to submit to a breathalyzer test

in order to gain entrance. While a lack of policy around use of the device caused concern for the president of the school’s parent advisory com-mittee, Stel said he hasn’t received “any negative feedback at all from parents or kids in the last three days.”

About 240 students in Grades 11 and 12 gave breath samples on their way into the dance, and a few others were randomly tested during the event to ensure they hadn’t consumed alcohol on site.

“We also used it over top of the punch bowl just to double-check it a few times because there were a few rumours out there that it was spiked; there was no evidence of there being any alcohol

in there,” Stel said.The principal stressed that the breathalyzer is

intended only to keep school events safe.“I think kids like to know what to expect and

they like to know it’s a safe event and that’s really our focus. This is not some way to entrap them or punish them. It’s just to ensure that this is going to be a safe evening.”

Police are happy to have Stel borrow a page from their playbook.

“Anything that prevents youth from drink-ing, and ultimately perhaps driving or causing problems related to drinking, we’re in favour of,” said Penticton RCMP spokesman Sgt. Rick

Dellebuur.School dances are “not a big problem for us,”

he continued, “but you always have people who crash them who have been drinking and they cause problems. If they’re not actually in the dance then they’re out and about causing prob-lems on the perimeter.”

Dellebuur also said the breathalyzer tests don’t create any issues in terms of personal free-dom because dances are private events.

“It’s the same as a dress code. You may say nobody can attend in blue jeans, right? It’s one of the rules. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to go.”

Steve Kidd/Western NewsCardiologiSt dr. david KiNCade (left) and sports physiotherapist grant gichard with a defibrillator installed at the Penticton Community Centre. gichard is embarking on a fundraising challenge in conjunction with the elevator adventure race, to purchase more of the life-saving devices for public locations.

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Thieves busy over holidaysKristi PattonWestern News Staff

With people scrambling to pre-pare for the holidays, the RCMP are reminding everyone to make sure to take time for the necessary pre-cautions so your holiday cheer isn’t ruined by criminal activity.

“Although theft occurs year-round, it is the Christmas shopping season and thefts from vehicle are expected to rise,” said Const. Kris Clark, RCMP media relations of-ficer.

In Penticton, the Citizens on Patrol volunteers run a program called Lock Out Auto Crime with the community policing officer Jim Porteous. Volunteers patrol busy parking lots, leaving reminders on cars where they see money, valu-ables or packages visible.

“We haven’t been leaving no-tices because it has been so wet out that they just get destroyed. But they have been patrolling, looking at plates and letting their presence be known,” said Porteous. “There are so many cars that are hatch-backs and people being careless leaving cars unlocked. The other day I found a package on top of a person’s vehicle. They forgot to put it inside and I grabbed it to head back into the mall with it and a woman came out having just real-ized what she had done.”

Porteous said people should be extremely mindful where their chil-dren are while they are shopping. The RCMP officer said just last weekend while at a shopping cen-tre he saw a number of people lose track of their kids.

“There is so much going on at a busy place like a shopping cen-tre that parents have to be really mindful of where their kids are at all times, especially at this time of the year,” said Porteous. “People’s minds are other places and can lose track of what is happening around them very easily.”

Thieves often take advantage of the holiday season, and Porteous reminds people not to make it easy for them to do that. He suggests breaking down all boxes from new electronics or toys before people put their recycling out.

“Closer to Christmas we some-times see break-ins of residences and people’s gifts might be laid out under the tree so it is pretty

easy pickings for thieves. Right after Christmas people are putting their garbage out and are doing the right thing by recycling but they are broadcasting all the new toys, TVs or computers or exactly what they got for Christmas,” said Porteous.

Holiday parties will continue right through to the new year and Porteous said to make sure you know who you are inviting into your home and ensure that every-one gets home safe.

“The homeowners are respon-sible for their party so they are also responsible for the amount of alcohol people drink. Make sure you take the time to call a cab for guests and watch to make sure they haven’t been drinking if they are driving home,” said Porteous.

Here are a few tips to follow in order to keep the season bright:

n Don’t withdraw more money than you need when visiting ATMs. Thieves lurk in parking lots around financial institutions. Be aware of your surroundings and take note of anyone following you. If you sus-

pect that your PIN number has been compromised, contact your finan-cial institution immediately.

n Children should never be left unattended while shopping. If for some reason your child becomes separated from you, make sure they know what to do. Have them go to the nearest cashier to tell them they are lost.

n Don’t make it easy for pick-pockets and thieves. Men should carry their wallets in their front pockets while women should carry their purses close to their body. Avoid wrapping purse straps around your body as doing so could cause injury in the event someone grabs your purse. Don’t leave your purse in a shopping cart.

n If possible, park under light-ing and close to entrances. Never leave your children unattended in your vehicle and place your pur-chases in your trunk. Purchases vis-ible in your back seat can be stolen by simply smashing your window. This also applies to any other item left in plain view.

Kristi Patton/Western NewsFred Prechel, citizens on Patrol volunteer, has been busy with the lockout Auto crime prevention program that checks cars in parking lots to ensure doors are locked and valuables are hidden. Volunteers leave a note on windshields to remind the vehicle own-ers to ensure they are protecting themselves from potential theft.

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Premier ponders black ink, oilConnecting with thespirit of Christmas

opinionPublished Wednesdays and Fridays in Penticton at: 2250 Camrose St., Penticton B.C. V2A 8R1 Phone: (250) 492-3636 • Fax: (250) 492-9843 • E-mail: [email protected]

Premier Christy Clark has completed the traditional round of year-end interviews with leg-islative press gallery reporters. Here are excerpts from my dis-cussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oil pipeline pro-posal and the balanced budget her government has promised to present in February.

TF: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety?

PCC: No, we’re not. We’ve set out our position. The fi ve conditions need to be met, pe-riod.

(B.C.’s conditions are “world-class” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aboriginal consultation, passing federal-provincial environmen-tal assessment and a “fair share” of fi nancial benefi ts.)

PCC: We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta govern-ment and the federal govern-ment to come to the table.

We’ve been cross-examining Enbridge. We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And none of the other

conditions are even close to be-ing met.

We are doing our own study of marine traffi c. We want to understand the total number of ships that are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of them have fuel in them, and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough (bunker) fuel as a mini-tanker would.

Part of this is trying to under-stand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be to-day, in order to protect us should there be a spill from the existing traffi c.

TF: Balancing the budget: the Finance Ministry’s current

projections call for an upturn in natural gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of far-fetched?

PCC: It is going to be diffi -cult to present a balanced bud-get, but I think, because we’re going to build in some (fore-cast) allowance, as we always do, and because we’re going to be completely transparent about the assumptions that have led us there, and because we aren’t go-ing to fi ddle with any of the as-sumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly.

So when it comes to natu-ral gas, you know that the as-sumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Fi-nance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fi ddle with that.

There are those who would say we should artifi cially lower the (revenue projection) number that we use. But if you artifi -cially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artifi cially raising it?

You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And they’re the experts, not the poli-ticians.

TF: Right now we have a defi cit gap of more than a bil-lion dollars. Can that be closed without signifi cant spending cuts, or tax increases, or both?

PCC: You will see when we get to the budget. And it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. (Laughs) Nice try.

TF: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have this discus-sion about questionable spring election budgets?

PCC: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discus-sion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particu-lar date.

Next week I’ll have high-lights from my year-end inter-view with NDP leader Adrian Dix.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for

Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. t [email protected]

Does the voracious spirit of the holiday get you down? Have you fallen prey to the overkill yet? Are you buried in deco-

rations, frantically treading water stocking your holiday pantry, and breathless from chasing the perfect present?

Do yourself a favour and take a deep breath.The proper approach to the Christmas season

is not an exhausting marathon of preparation followed by an uncomfortable performance of forced tradition.

Christmas is not about putting your foot to the accelerator in a mad dash to briefl y touch on some arbitrary illusion of a reality that will never be yours.

And it’s not about turning off your self-con-trol on spending only to awake in January to a pounding credit card hangover.

No, Christmas is about stepping away from the rat race and taking part in those things that are most important to you.

It’s about doing things for others — and with others — not because you have to, but because you want to.

It’s not about spectacle, it’s about intimacy.By all means invest some extra effort in fi nd-

ing that special gift. However, before you do, make sure you aren’t doing it because it will im-press, but because it will be appreciated.

Go ahead and drag the kids to hunt for the perfect Christmas tree, or to cousin Gertrude’s house for fruitcake, or to that community choral show.

However, do it not because it is expected of you, but because it will help you to be con-nected.

In all this bustle, take a pause, dial it back and make some quiet time to connect with those people most important to you.

Because connection is the best present one can get.

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Music not missilesNews reports from the Middle East,

prior to the “cease fire” were frightening; rockets and missiles trace an arc in the sky, buildings crash to the ground, dark ominous billows of smoke rise and pol-lute the air, sirens howl as humans bleed, suffer, even die.

As runners in a race wait for the word to start running, so nuclear weapons are ready for the signal to action and destruc-tion.

The anniversary of our Savior’s birth is rapidly approaching. May we turn our thoughts and minds to the peaceful and heart-warming event which once took place near the site of the present unrest in the Middle East.

How pleasant and soothing it will be to hear the words and music of beloved, immortal Christmas carols in public plac-es.

Silent Night, Holy Night contains the message, “Christ, the Saviour is born!” O Little Town of Bethlehem invites Jesus with the words, “O holy child of Bethle-hem, descend to us we pray. Cast out our sin, and enter in. Be born in us today.”

What comfort and assurance there is in another seasonal carol which says, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King.” In Hark the Her-ald Angels Sing, we honour the divine King and sing, “Hail the incarnate Deity.”

What precious pearls poets of the past have passed on to people of the past and present.

Friends, enjoy peace through Jesus Christ, the prince of peace! Scripture says, “neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12.

Leander ArndtPenticton

A Christmas poemSanta’s elves are working 24/7 —

working in harmony like angels in heav-en. Suddenly a helper called Santa into

the night, he was upset and full of fright.The elf pointed tearfully in total dis-

may, Santa the ice is melting around your sleigh. Santa sighed and said with a frown, global warming has reached our town.

Not a twinkle appeared from his soft blue eyes, Santa looked up to God — then softly cried. Rudolph with his nose so bright — will have trouble guiding the sleigh tonight.

Pollution has dimmed all the lights below, but for the children we have to go. For the first time in centuries Santa felt stress — but his elves and reindeer would try their best.

With glaciers melting and sinking far below the sea, will the sounds of Christ-mas tidings and children’s voices sing out with glee? There is nowhere left on this planet to go — perhaps no more Santa, no more snow.

Tom IsherwoodOlalla

lettersChristmas, not holi-

day. This is Canada and Christmas has been part of our tradition and cul-ture for generations. To-day though, it is some-how offensive, it’s being made into a dirty word, which makes no sense. To the Christmas hat-ers I ask, why are you not being tolerant to the millions of us who love this time of year? You can preach tolerance but can’t practise it your-selves.

To any immigrant that finds Canadian tra-ditions offensive I have to ask this: This nation has opened its doors to you so you can have a chance at a better qual-ity of life and freedom. So why would you com-plain about our traditions and culture and call them offensive?

Those that enjoy our culture and traditions need to do more than just talk but support your words by actions. Our family shop at stores that have the respect and courtesy to Canadian culture and traditions. It really is simple, don’t compromise.

Christmas is just as much a secular holiday as it is a religious holi-day and both should be respected. Time for the haters to quit hating and to tolerate Christmas. Holiday tree? Holiday gifts? Really? This is what they are forcing on us to try and eliminate the word Christmas.

This whole idea that we have other holidays so we need to say holi-day instead of Christmas is bunk. Hanukkah and Kwanzaa may be in De-

cember, but the retailers know they don’t pay the bills. Retail advertising does not acknowledge either of these holidays nor does the music or TV shows. What does that tell you?

The problem isn’t holiday but the fact that Christmas has been re-placed with holiday. Holiday tree, holiday gifts, holiday music, holiday shows, holiday classics, yet no other holidays are referenced in them. At one time it was the word Christmas. Can you imagine our tra-ditions and culture being slowly eliminated to ap-pease a small handful?

The word Christmas being offensive? This is still one of the most amazing crazy things out there. I hate Halloween but I will not be so low

as to protest it or try and remove it from our cul-

ture. I tolerate it as do others.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

David MercierPenticton

Christmas is a part of Canadian culture


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Raises funds for the medical facilities throughout the region, including the Penticton Regional Hospital, Moog & Friends Hospice House, Trinity Centre, Summerland Health Centre and Extended Care, Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge, South Similkameen Health Centre and Orchard Haven in Keremeos, South Okanagan General Hospital and Sunnybank Centre in Oliver.

Marge Noble and family present the donation of $6,000 from Santa Presents for a new Sentinel Node Probe at PRH.

The Trustees of Branch 40 Royal Canadian Legion, Ed Findlater and Rick Lundin present a Christmas donation of $5,500 to PRH.

Richard Anderson, Chancellor Commander for the Knights of Phythias,

presented a cheque for $500.

Penticton Shriners, Carl Tymm, Ambassador of PR, Roy Gregory, Bill Martin, Director, Gaming, and Marcia Martin present stuffed animals for children coming to PRH.

Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 227, Bernie Diachuk,

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City vacancies decline slightlyKristi PattonWestern News Staff

In contrast to national trends, Penticton saw a slight decrease in vacan-cy rates and availability this year.

The average apart-ment vacancy rate in Penticton is 4.2 per cent, a decrease from the year prior (4.8 per cent), ac-cording to Canada Mort-gage and Housing Corpo-ration. In the province the average vacancy rate was 2.7 per cent, up from 2.4 per cent a year ago. The

data is taken from Octo-ber 2011 to October 2012 on purpose-built rentals.

“Provincially it was up a bit, pushed by Vancou-ver and Victoria numbers so Penticton is opposite. There are lots of factors in the rental market,” said Carol Frketich, CMHC’s B.C. regional economist. “It is really not a lot of change, but it is statisti-cally significant change.”

One-bedroom apart-ments, which are typi-cally the largest category, moved from 4.7 per cent down to 3.6 per cent va-

cancy. Of note, the num-ber of units went up this year and the vacancy rate came down.

“That usually means the demand side is strong,” said Frketich. “Things that can affect the rental market year-to-year is new units avail-able or if there are units that had been taken out of the survey because they were being renovated or under maintenance and repair and they have come back in.”

This information is backed by a slight in-

crease in the cost of rent per month and the grow-ing amount of inven-tory. The average rent per month across all apart-ment types in Penticton increased from $693 to $709 year-over-year, roughly equaling a two per cent increase. Aver-age rental rates in Pent-icton saw the biggest increase in three or more bedroom apartments. In 2011, CMHC listed those residences as $921 per month and in 2012 that raised to $969 per month.

Frketich said growth in jobs, migration pat-terns, the relative cost of homeownership com-pared to renting, and changes in supply, in-cluding additions to the secondary rental market, can influence the rental market conditions.

In private row (town-house) vacancy rates, Penticton saw a slight increase from 9.5 per cent to 11.8 per cent, while two-bedroom vacancy rates in this type of resi-dence dropped by half. A gain was seen in three or more bedrooms, moving from 8.3 per cent to 19.3 per cent. Rental prices on these units also rose from $950 to $978 year-over-year.

Jenny Francisco, se-nior property manager at Penticton Realty Execu-tives, said their portfo-lio at the present time is running around a 10 per cent vacancy overall in

their inventory of homes, apartments and town-houses.

“Typically in the win-ter in Penticton vacancy increases. With that summer service sector, I find many people move away when the summer seasonal jobs are done. Then, come February and March, the vacancy rates start to lower again,” she said.

Francisco said the economy could also play a role with vacancies, with condos available for rent because the owners couldn’t sell them.

“There is a lot of avail-ability for potential ten-ants. We do get a lot of in-quiries and we see people moving into town, just at this time of year it slows down a bit. Come January we see positive things of new people moving into town or getting a transfer into town and looking for a place. By March and April we get very busy,” said Francisco.

While the numbers decreased here, finding a place to call home isn’t quite as tough as in big-ger centres such as Van-couver where vacancy rates are 1.8 per cent. Vernon saw apartment vacancy rates go from 7.4 per cent in 2011 to 5.8 per cent in 2012. Kelowna increased from three per cent last year to four per cent, which could be due to new stock becoming available.

Mitch Moroziuk, director of operations, said that the recapping budget is expected to be $750,000 in 2014, climbing to $1 million in 2015.

The capital budget includes some major work re-volving around the revitalization priorities. The city will be spending $1.85 million on the West Okanagan Lake waterfront enhancement, with the city paying $650,000 and gas tax funding covering the remaining $1.2 million.

The 2013 portion of the multi-phase downtown Penticton revitalization process has a $1,625,000 bud-get, with $1.25 million approved to refurbish the Martin Street-Westminster Avenue-Winnipeg Street area and the remainder earmarked to transform the bus barn into a downtown market.

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Should the world end on Dec. 21, the Penticton Art Gallery wants to take you out in style.

To help celebrate the conclu-sion of The End Of The World As We Know It exhibit, Shane Philip, a West Coast multi-instrumentalist known worldwide for his dynamic didgeridoo-infused music will be performing. His intoxicating sounds are powerful enough to bring people to their feet to dance and soulful enough to quiet a packed house.

Philip said he is fairly cer-tain the world isn’t going to end on Dec. 21, and not just because he wants to play the gig he has booked for Saturday. He said ei-ther way he wants to make sure those at the Penticton Art Gallery have a blast.

“People are going to want to dance, because it is the end of the world and that is what I would want to do so I will be playing more upbeat stuff mixed in with other stuff,” said Philip. “I’ll play lots of my new songs. It will be a lot of fun.”

Using his feet to wildly work his drum kit while he plays the gui-tar, the aslatua, the djembe and his didgeridoos — Philip is a one-man force on stage. From early child-hood drumming on kitchen tables and car dashboards to his current range of instruments, Philip’s musical stylings have been self-taught.

“It was more just fun for me to play at home. Then I decided to make a career out of it and people started really liking it and I got extremely positive responses. I de-veloped that and started to develop more intricate stuff while playing the guitars, while playing the didg-eridoo and the drums and so on,” said Philip.

Two years ago he released his fourth studio album, Life. Love.

Music., a record rich with vocals and featuring his unique sound. In April, Philip won Best Live Act at the Vancouver Island Music Awards and he is currently work-ing on a new release expected out next year. New songs from that al-bum can be found on Soundcloud or by visiting his website www.ShanePhilip.com.

“I am very much inspired to write these days. The album is go-ing to be a little more folk-roots and with instruments I can play without electricity,” said Philip. “The themes I write about are al-most all Mother Nature or human nature and things that affect my life.”

On Saturday, the community is welcome to celebrate the birth of a new humanity and to be part of the change you wish to see in the world at the workshop portion of the exhibit at the art gallery. Birth 2012 is a global event that envi-sions people celebrating a global grassroots movement focused on linking people across the world through song, prayer, meditation and dance.

The End of the World gala will be held this Friday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $25 for non-members, $20 for gallery mem-bers/students, $10 for ages 13 to 18 and children 12 and under are free. This will be a licensed event.


Shane PhiliP is the featured performer on Friday for the con-clusion of The End Of The World As We Know It exhibit at the Penticton Art Gallery.

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Hand and Foot canasta at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before. Call June even-ings at 250-492-7630 for info.Penticton duPlicate Bridge cluB holds

weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Penticton Library. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info.65-Plus singles coFFee cluB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250-770-1018.Bingo every Wednesday

in the Legion hall for the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m.seniors’ recreation and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more informa-tion.okanagan Falls seniors’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee

hour at 9 a.m. followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m.al-anon For Friends and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-490-9272 for info. iode tHriFt store on 464 Main St. has week-ly specials and is open Monday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. The stores wish-es its loyal customers a merry Christmas and the best for 2013. It will be closed Dec. 23 and re-opens Jan. 3.summerland art cluB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels wel-come. Workshops avail-able. For info call Barb at 250-494-3002. dutcH coFFee cluB meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre food court from 10 a.m. to noon. For Dutch Canadians or immigrants or anyone else interested.tHe BreastFeeding caFé will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Penticton and District Community Resource Society on 330 Ellis St. Moms, babies and tod-dlers are all welcome to join. Contact Kaili at 250-404-4299 for info.

Foster care inFo ses-sions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster. oliver douBle o Quilters have drop-in activities every Wednesday. kiWanis cluB Has a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St., Penticton alcoHolics anonymous nigHt group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday noon at 361 Wade Ave. Penticton seniors Drop-in Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social and Medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., and easy to inter-mediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. and card games at 7 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities. anavets has Hump Day with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m., entertain-ment by Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m.Penticton academy oF Music String orchestra rehearses at the Leir House under the direc-tion of John Suderman

from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. New members welcome. For information please call 250-493-7977.elks cluB on Ellis Street has a lodge meet-ing downstairs at 7:30 p.m.sigHts and sounds of Christmas can be enjoyed daily from 4 to 9 p.m. until Jan. 1. Drive by Valley Congregational Church at 30850 Black Sage Rd. in Oliver and see the displays and enjoy the music which are guaran-teed to get you into the spirit of the season.

Thursday December 20

Franco 50-Plus cluB meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in program for French speakers want-ing to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discus-sions, hobbies and pro-jects. Call Lina at 250-492-2549 for info.desert sage sPinners and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre. Members create beautiful handworks. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becom-ing a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at [email protected] or 250-498-4959. Fitness Friends meets at

10 a.m. in the Legion Hall at 502 Martin St. Come, get in shape. Everyone is welcome.Pe a c H ci t y toastmasters meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United Church, Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-492-2362 for info.toPs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Centre on Power Street. Call Merle at 250-770-8093. toPs B.c. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church base-ment at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-493-5968 or Liz at 250-493-7997 for more infor-mation. okanagan Falls seniors’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.soutH okanagan immigrant and Community Services is offering free English class-es. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250-492-6299. al-anon For Friends and family of alcohol-ics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-490-9272. elks cluB on Ellis Street has darts at 7 p.m. All skill levels welcome.

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Regular Board Meetings will be held at the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Boardroom located at 101 Martin Street, Penticton, BC per the above scheduled dates. Please refer to the RDOS website www.rdos.bc.ca for meeting start times.

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Alcoholics Anonymous night group meets at 8 p.m. on 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre. The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St.FrAternAl order of the Eagles have Joseph’s famous pizza from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by music trivia by Affordable Entertainment at 7 p.m. Penticton Writers And Publishers meets every third Thursday at the Leir House at 7 p.m. If you love or want to write, come join us. For more info check

www.penwriters.com.AnAvets has pool at 7 p.m. and 269 Dart Club.Penticton AcAdemy oF music has a Broadway Debut and Triple Threat Musical Theatre class-es 4 to 7 p.m. for ages six to 15 with Melanie Konynenberg. Check their website for details www.pentictonacademyofmusic.ca or call 250-493-7977. New members welcome. Penticton squAre dAnce Club is holding beginner square dance les-sons every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Shatford Centre on 760 Main St. Contact Elsie 250-492-5856.

royAl cAnAdiAn legion branch 40 has turkey din-ner at 5:30 p.m. Members and friends invited.

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seniors singles lunch Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For loca-tion call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622. south mAin droP-in Center at 2965 South Main St., has an evening of social dancing, music by Vic and the Band Masters at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. All welcome.

890 Wing oF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. cAre closet thriFt Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers always welcome.senior comPuter droP-in Sessions are held every Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. These sessions are for members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers.

Al-Anon meets At the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.royAl cAnAdiAn legion branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday. AnAvets has an end of the world Christmas party.elks club on Ellis St. has drop-in darts/pool starts at 6:30 p.m. summerlAnd PleAsure PAinters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Summerland Library.the Astronomy society invites the pub-lic to Munson Mountain at 3 p.m. to celebrate the sun returning to longer daylight at winter sol-stice.droP-in grieF Support sessions are from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Bereavement Resource Centre at 626 Martin St. All Welcome. For more information call 250-490-1107.

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Greyback Dam is the main source of wa-

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has a storage capacity of approximately 12.33 million cubic metres of water. The dam was orig-inal constructed in 1967 and is considered a very

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Over the last five years, the city has con-ducted work on Grey-

back Dam to bring it up to current federal safety standards by raising the dam crest and widening the spillway.

A formal inspection of the operating gates of the dam was completed in 2011 and found that the gates were in need of full replacement as they were reaching the end of their lifespan.

Two existing gates (one eight inches in diameter, and the other 24 inches in diameter) that func-tion like valves were to be replaced, and a third isolation gate (24 inches in diameter) was also installed to assist with future maintenance re-quirements.

A team of city staff worked alongside con-tractors and consultants with dam gate expertise. Working approximately 150 feet from the shore, divers swam to the bot-tom of the reservoir in-stalling a bulkhead to plug off the inlet struc-ture and stop the water flow. Two cranes were used to remove and in-stall new gate structures — accessed from the crest of dam through a tower chamber approxi-mately 70 feet deep. Once the bulkhead was in place, pumps were required to divert wa-

ter back into Penticton Creek.

Crews worked 12 consecutive 12-hour days on the removal and replacement of gates weighing in excess of 3,000 pounds. Once all the structures were in place, divers went back down to remove the bulkhead and return the dam to normal opera-tions.

“This was an incred-ibly intensive project, and our foremen Brent Deleeuw and Ron John-son were instrumental in directing and guiding this project from start to finish with no major setbacks,” said Len Rob-son, public works man-ager.

The three operat-ing gates have brought Greyback Dam fully up to current standards. Regular maintenance is required, which is ongo-ing by city staff.

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national team mogul ath-letes, members of the Apex Freestyle Club gained valuable experi-ence during the Canadian Selections.

Brass from the Cana-dian Freestyle Ski Asso-ciation were in Penticton Dec. 13 to 16 to evaluate talent as a new season be-gins.

While there were many national C team and provincial-level skiers, AFC coach Kenni Kuroda was able to have four of his members participate on their host mountain.

“These athletes are all vying for spots on the Nor Am tour this winter,” said Kuroda. “That is one step down from World Cup.”

Kuroda said the event featured the best mogul skiers not on the World Cup tour.

AFC members com-peting were Koleton Phipps, Kassidy Todd, Mackenzie Schwingham-er and Madison Parker. Max Todd and Brayden Kuroda foreran the event. Kyle Parker is with the AFC, but wasn’t part of the club for this event.

“I had no expectations of them doing well,” said Kuroda. “They finished right at the bottom but still I felt that they skied very well.”

It was the first com-petition of the season for them and the other ath-letes.

Occupying spots in the top-three on Dec. 15 were Christel Hamel from the national team, Alex-Anne Gagnon of Quebec and Aimee Hewat of Ontario. The top three males were national members, with Po Gagne finishing first.

On Dec. 16, Hamel again took top spot, while Si-mon Lemieux this time took first.

Kuroda said he was proud of the way his ath-letes handled themselves “against far better compe-tition than they have ever been up against.”

Kuroda watched as his athletes skied stronger and faster than normal.

“Their airs, some of them were doing flips for the first time,” he said. “This is a big deal for them to build confidence.”

Kuroda also praised the performance of AFC alumni Josh and Jordan Kober as well as Connor and Noah Spence, who he said did extremely well.

In the first final, Joshua Kober placed fifth, scor-ing 23.57, the winner Gagne, scored 24.44. In the second final, Kober placed 10th scoring 22.95.

Joshua said he felt good about his perfor-mance after having a shaky qualifying run in which he was 11th.

“I pulled through and as a top non-national team athlete,” said Kober, who competes with the Whis-tler Academy. “Yester-day (Sunday) qualified in fourth, final run didn’t go so great. Overall I’m pretty happy.”

Joshua was looking for top-five finishes both days. He said the other skiers looked pretty good.

“It’s good to ski against national team guys,” he said. “It’s a good gauge to see how much better I have to get to make the national team.”

His brother Jordan finished eighth in the first final and seventh in the second.

“For me it went really well,” said Jordan, also with the Whistler Acad-

emy. “I put down a solid run. I felt pretty confident because our team has been training super hard all summer.”

While Jordan said that competing in the familiar setting of Apex Mountain

benefitted him, he doesn’t think there would have been much of a difference in his results had they been elsewhere. Head-ing into the event, Jordan was focused on having the best runs possible and

didn’t think about plac-ings.

Connor Spence placed sixth in the final on Dec. 15. AFC will have its first event in the Timber Tour at Apex Mountain on Jan. 17.

Photos courtesy of Ronda BarzilayJOSHUA KOBER, an Apex Freestyle Club alumni, enjoyed a solid performance at Apex Mountain on the weekend placing fifth while representing the Whistler Acadmey during the Canadian Selections with coaches from the Ca-nadian Freestyle Ski Association evaulating. Below, Mackenzie Schwinghamer of AFC hits the mogul course during her first national event.

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Golden goalie takes readers on a trip

Emanuel Sequeira

On the Sidelines

With Christmas seven days away, are you feel-ing the pressure to find the right gift for the hock-ey fan in your family?

You can’t go wrong with Gold Mine to Gold Medal and Beyond writ-ten by Ivan McLelland.

You may feel like you made a clutch save. This book takes readers on a journey in which McLelland, the top goalie for the 1955 world cham-pion Penticton Vees, makes several clutch saves at different times in his career.

Being a hockey fan, I love reading biographies.

When asked what it was like to write his first and only book, McLelland said it was a challenge for someone who hasn’t written anything before. While McLelland wouldn’t say he pos-sesses a photographic memory, it’s pretty good. However, he still relied on the scrap-booking of his mother Bertha Mary Brown and wife Evelyn Faye McLelland, both of whom are deceased. McLelland dedicated his book to both along with his daughter Bonnie

Lynn. Having that the information and mem-ories at his disposal, things just began flowing.

An example of one memory involves his mother. She used to buy No. 10 tins of Bee Hive corn syrup. The young-ster used to remove the labels and send them off for pictures of his favour-ite goalies, Turk Broda of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Frank Brimsek, who played for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. The empty cans would later be filled with coal and used as posts for Saturday and Sunday games at Porcupine Camp, Ont., where McLelland grew up. Another memory is of Molly, a mare, dropped little brown jewels that

made the perfect puck in 20-below weather.

McLelland also gives insight about the Vees and how those teams were assembled as they pursued the ultimate goal of winning the world championship, as well as turmoil they dealt with. There McLelland relays a story about Don Berry and his exchange with coach Bill Carse. Berry brought in two hot dogs and a Coke between the second and third intermis-sion of a game. Here is part of the exchange;

“What the hell is going on?” yelled Carse.

“Well coach, I worked late and didn’t have time to eat,” said Berry. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll be just fine out there.”

Berry sat on the bench.

In the chapter titled Building a Contender, McLelland writes about the Warwick brothers (Grant, Dick and Bill), who hail from Regina, Sask. The author doesn’t hide the fact that he and Bill didn’t talk much dur-ing the season. As he tries to describe Bill, he refers to him as a “shit disturb-

er” on the ice.While McLelland

admits to being a good English student, he said this is no literary treasure. He has always enjoyed writing, specifically let-ters. To help him with his project that took nearly two years to complete, McLelland bought books on how to write. They weren’t much help. However, one valuable tip he picked up was about writing short sen-tences.

What I enjoy about Gold Mine to Gold Medal and Beyond is it’s sim-ple to read. Part of what McLelland liked about writing the book were the approaches he took. The two chapters in which he goes over the Vees defeat-ing the Russians for the world championship, were written in the third person. He takes the read-er to Krefeld, Germany, where he’s accompanied by his imaginary friend. Some parts are embel-lished but McLelland said “it’s a good story.”

This book has many good nuggets.

McLelland said writing a good story with limited skill has been interesting. He never thought he had the ability to write a book. McLelland wrote Gold Mind to Gold Medal and Beyond as he was encouraged by family and friends to let people into his life and hockey career.That created a demand he didn’t know existed. Having sold more than 850 copies of the lim-ited edition, McLelland said it has been a suc-cess that he would like to see go national. It may happen as he has been asked to sub-mit his book to two national publishers in Eastern Canada. Sales from that first edition are going towards sup-porting Alzheimer’s, which took his wife. The rest of the money will go to family.

What has amazed McLelland is the num-ber of people who have talked to him about the book, revealing their own experiences.

Those interested in purchasing the book can do so by getting their name put on a list at Hooked on Books and it can be purchased as an E-book at www.goldmedalto-goldmine.com on Kindle, Apple iBook and other e-book formats. Or go to Smashwords.com.

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Express girls picking up steam

Emanuel Sequeira/Western NewsAFTER GAINING possession of the ball, Annick Cole (9) for the KVR Express looks to head to the hoop during their game against the Fulton Secondary Maroons in the KVR Winter Classic. The Express won the tourna-ment after defeating the McNicoll Dragons.

The KVR Express train chugged its way to victory during its Winter Classic girls basketball tourna-ment.

The Grade 8 team could not be stopped as they defeated the Clar-ence Fulton Secondary Maroons (Vernon) 37-19, Sahali Secondary Sabres (Kamloops) 51-14 and McNicoll Park Dragons 41-27 on the weekend.

Taking on the Dragons, Express coach Rene Aubin said that both teams play a similar style — fast paced offence and aggressive de-fence.

“Everyone was expect-ing an entertaining game,” said Aubin.

The aggressive style mentioned is how both teams opened the game. Hannah Clarke, the Ex-press point guard and leading scorer for the weekend, and key players Annick Cole and Lyndzie Caron, got into early foul

trouble. That trio did not play much in the fi rst half. Aubin credited the depth of their squad for keeping them in the game. The Ex-press held a fi ve-point lead at the half.

Relentless pressure paid off for the Express in the next half to wear down the Dragons. Having an extra jump helped the Ex-press outscore the Dragons 22-13 to seal the win.

“Overall we are being successful because of our desire to win,” said Aubin. “We have some details to work out to maximize our potential as a team. If we can fi gure those out, we will truly be a force.”

The Express coach added that going in, they wanted to improve their communication on de-fence and on offensive reads. They also wanted tighter transitions. Another goal was to get a look at the Dragons and where the Express are in relation to them.

“Their coach Nick Kor-vin has been working with

the girls for the last two years and they are pretty athletic,” said Aubin. “We fi gured them to be one of our main competitors in the South Zone.

“I was really impressed with the way the team stepped up in the second quarter to compensate for the players that were out due to foul trouble,” added Aubin. “It showed me that the players are under-standing our team motto: Together as one, we are stronger.”

Cali Anderson, Olivia Tom, Brenna Sunderman, Kyra Wallace, and Heidi Robertson were recog-nized with tournament outstanding player awards. Clarke was the team’s most consistent scorer averaging 14 points per game. Ki-era Moroziuk was a feisty defender causing many turnovers and Sunderman proved her versatility play-ing in different roles.

While the Express went 4-0, the Dragons were 3-1, Keremeos was 2-2, Sahali 1-3 and Fulton 0-4.

The Express are in Princeton for a tourna-ment that concludes today before taking a break until the new year.

“The Classic tourna-ment and the Princeton tournament will add to our game experience,” said Aubin. “The girls have played very little organized basketball before this year. Giving them a lot of oppor-tunity to experience real game situations is critical as we go on in the season pursuing our team goals.”

Emanuel SequeiraWestern News Staff

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Penticton skiers earns fi fthAndi Naude of Penticton made her de-

but with Canada’s national freestyle mo-gul team in Ruka, Finland, and earned a fi fth-place result on Dec. 15. Naude lost her dual mogul event to Aiko Uemura of Japan, who won bronze. In Breckenridge, Col., Penticton’s Matt Margetts placed ninth after scoring 74.25. Vernon’s Justin Dory won the event with a score of 93.5

Midget Vees take threeThe Penticton Tier 2 midget Vees

earned three points on the weekend in a league play double-header in Trail. In the fi rst game, the Vees erased a 3-0 defi cit to earn a 4-4 tie, despite having two goals

disallowed. Liam Hutcheson, Cooper Prechel, Tyrell Buckley and Jackson De-matos. On the Sunday morning, the Vees won 4-1 with Tyler Ehlers starting the scoring along with Michael Crawford and two goals for DeMatos. Quinn Harris and Franky Anderson were strong on defense for the Vees.

Men’s rec hockeyIn Penticton men’s rec hockey, the

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Gift ideas for the food loverJennifer SchellFor the Western News

We are now less than a week away from the big day. While you are making a list and checking it twice, I have some great gift ideas for those who have been nice this year.

For the chef or home cook in your life, Knifewear on Pandosy is a must shop. From beautiful hand-crafted Japanese chef knives to se-lect kitchen tools and chop-ping blocks, Mark and his crew have the stuff that foodie dreams are made of. This is also the place to find great gifts for the men folk in your life. With James Bond bringing back the sexy old-world art of shaving with a straight razor, Knifewear has a selection of snazzy razors to choose from as well as offering classes on how to use them.

The Lakehouse on Ber-nard Avenue is loaded with all things cooking as well as offering furniture and decorat-ing ideas for the home. I love the African shopping baskets available there and fun pull carts — perfect to fill with lo-cal goodies.

Mission Park’s new Urban Fare grocery store was a beau-

tiful sight to behold for locals who missed shopping their Vancouver digs. Even better than Yaletown’s store, store manager Todd Henry and team have now stacked the store with our amazing local bounty and creations. From Monika’s (Okanagan Grocery) bread, Sandrine’s chocolates and macaroons to local crackers and cheeses, there are endless possibilities to choose from to build a delicious Christmas basket (or purchase one al-ready created).

After your shop, relax in the restaurant with a latte or order a bottle of B.C. wine and a cus-tom cheese plate selection that is paired with the wine you se-lect for only $40. Available for 2-4 people.

Need someone to do the shopping for you? Oliver’s Sandy Summers’ new SOME (South Okanagan Merchan-dise Emporium) creates bas-kets that feature goodies from local artisans. Not just baskets, I love her use of colanders and other kitchen items used to hold the delicious treats. Chef Natasha Schooten of Terrafina Restaurant at Hester Creek ex-clusively supplies Sandy with jars of her bacon jam. Oh yes, I said bacon jam and it is to die

for. You can contact her at 250-485-7674 or by email at [email protected].

Other stop and shops down south include Dolci Artisan Fare in Osoyoos. Owners/chefs Jorg and Annina Hoff-meister’s eatery also includes local items as well as in-house creations like: Osoyoos Apple Smoked Paprika, Bacon Salt, Chocolate Covered Corn-flakes, Bacon Salted Candy Almonds and for the bacon enthusiast on your list: Bacon Lip Balm.

For a unique and beautiful Okanagan gift, I would recom-mend the amazing work of An-nabel Stanley. Annabel weaves baskets as well as sculptures from grape vine canes and wil-low.

If you have been to Quails’ Gate Winery, where her hus-band Grant Stanley is wine-maker, you will have seen her works there. The large vine-woven spheres are stun-ning and make for a beautiful Christmas decoration when wrapped in lights (I have one at my front door). She also creates spheres from the metal wine barrel rings as well as other creations like outdoor light fixtures.

Olive oil from the heavens.

Nothing says I love you like a bottle of premium extra virgin olive oil imported from Italy. Local girl Teresa Kuhn has just moved back from Italy with her husband and children and is continuing to provide us with the highest quality oils from small producers in Italy. I also suggest adding a bag of the superior Carnaroli rice (for risotto), the olives and sun-dried tomatoes to that gift bag — that’s amore! You can find out more at www.oliveoilmer-chant.com.

A copy of my cookbook, The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine & Cheese Maker — An Okanagan cookbook, is a great gift that becomes a real cele-bration of the Okanagan when paired with goodies created from the talented chefs, arti-sans, farmers and winemakers featured in the book.

Available at Mosaic Books, Urban Fare, Hooked on Books in Penticton as well as a large number of shops, wineries and restaurants across the valley. Check out our website www.anokanagancookbook.com for a list of the retailers carrying it.

Jennifer Schell is the editor of B.C. Food and Wine Trails

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Born May 22, 1917 in Hammersmith, England; passed away peacefully December 15, 2012 at Penticton Regional Hospital. She is survived by her daughters, Elaine (Ed) and Evelyn (Fahim); sons, Paul (Bea) and Ken (Terry). She will also be missed by her 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild all of whom knew her as “Grandma Great” as well as numerous extended family and many, many friends. Predeceased by husband, Henry and son, Brian. Queenie was a veteran of WWII, serving in the British Royal Navy where she met Henry, her husband-to-be. Later, she became a fl oral designer which she continued to enjoy well into retirement. She loved people and loved her church family. As a member of the Catholic Women’s League and the Legion, she avidly took part in as many activities as she could. She will be especially remembered for her kindness, generosity and positive attitude towards life. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, December 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church (361 Wade Ave W, Penticton) with a reception in the church hall to follow. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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We regret to acknowledge the sudden passing of Florence Elizabeth (McLean) Niddery on December 14, 2012 at the Penticton Regional Hospital, with her family close by. Born January 31, 1927 in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia where she remained a lifelong resident.Florence is predeceased by her loving husband, Hubert Johnston Niddery; her Mother and Father, Elizabeth and William McLean; Brothers, Charles, Gordon (Bud), Roderick (Manny), Malcolm (Boss), Robert, Kenny; sister, Wanita (Hon) and brother-in-law, Stan Spence, nephew Gary Spence.Florence is survived by her three children, Lloyd (Bev) Niddery, Sherry (Jim) Shaw, Beverly (Duncan) Currie-Mclean; sisters, Irma (Alvin) McLean and Verna (Forty) Schreiber; grandchildren, Joey-Marie Shaw, James Shaw, Sherry Kureluk, Leanne Johnson, Shelley Niddery, Cameron Currie, Clayton McLean and Kimberly McLean; numerous great-grandchildren; Colton and Jessie Fitzpatrick, Jake and Olivia Currie and Jordyn Currie, and numerous nephews and nieces.Florence (Sis) will be lovingly remembered for her love of family, her zeal for the outdoors and prospecting and her wonderful capacity for lifelong friendships. Sis was an Ambassador for Okanagan Falls, always so proud of her community and appreciative of the beautiful place she called home.Sis was a member of her local Legion Branch 227, and took pride in becoming a Charter member, and later a lifelong member. Florence was an avid historian and could be called on whenever local events or achievements came into question.A Graveside Service will be held Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Okanagan Falls Cemetery, with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at the Okanagan Falls Community Church, 1356 McLean Creek Road. A light luncheon will follow at the Legion Branch 227, Okanagan Falls (5009 12th Ave.)In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the following charities that were near and dear to Sis. The Kidney Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements in care of...

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Florence Elizabeth

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ZITA

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Went to be with the Lord with her family by her side on December 11, 2012 at the age of 53 years. She is remembered by her loving children: Jeremy Poon of Calgary, AB, Jayme Poon of Oliver, BC, and Justin Zakall of Okanagan Falls, BC, her mom, Sophia of Oliver, BC, four sisters: Zillah of Oliver, BC, Zena (Derek) of Sylvan Lake, AB, Zerlinda (Les) Schulze of Penticton, BC, Zonia of Oliver, BC, and son Zebedee of Oliver, BC, as well as extended family, numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Zita will be sadly missed by her partner in life, Russell. She is predeceased by her father, Steve. Zita had a passion for life that touched everyone around her. Her beautiful and contagious smile was displayed every day as she embraced her roles as an amazing mom, daughter, sister and friend. Her life was spent loving and helping others as well as enjoying outdoor activities which included gardening, hiking, long peaceful walks, and many others activities that brought her joy. Zita was born in Oliver, BC and worked in her family orchard, which she loved. She lived all of her life in Oliver, BC and the South Okanagan area. Her greatest joy was raising her three boys. Later in life, she entered the nursing fi eld which fulfi lled her need to bring love and compassion to those in need. She will be greatly missed and forever loved. Our Angel Zita is with the Lord, whom she loved and had great faith in. Rest in Peace Sunshine! A funeral service was held on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 11:00 am from the Penticton Seventh Day Adventist Church, 290 Warren Avenue West, Penticton, BC, with burial to follow at the Oliver Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the family in trust at Interior Savings, Acct # 523209.Condolences may be sent to the family through providencefuneralhomes.com.

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Help WantedAPEX Mountain Inn Currently hiring for P/T housekeeper and front desk positions(min 20 hrs wk)$12 hr. email re-sume to [email protected] or drop of re-sume 300 strayhorse road, apex.

QUALITY Manager wanted at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing Road, Lake Country, BC. Permanent Posi-tion. Must have a minimum of 4 years post-secondary edu-cation. Successful candidates must have in depth knowledge of cherries and cherry grading, Global Gap requirements, as well as a minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a cherry sorting room, including quality control and phytosanitary sys-tems. Must have a minimum of 3 seasons experience manag-ing optical cherry sizing equip-ment. Applicant must be ca-pable of working 6-7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day dur-ing harvest from June to Sep-tember and 5 days a week, 8-10 hours a day off harvest. Work includes but is not limit-ed to developing and maintain-ing food quality systems, man-aging 100+ sorting and box fi lling workers while maximiz-ing effi ciencies and ensuring quality from the fi eld. Pay range $28-$40/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at [email protected]

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Help WantedSeasonal labourer positions at Coral Beach Farms Ltd. 16351 Carr’s Landing, Lake Country BC. No experience necessary. Must have own transportation. Applicant must be capable of physically demanding (incl. heavy lifting) work in all weath-er conditions. 6-7 days a week. 10-12 hours a day be-ginning approximately Febru-ary 15th. 2012. Work includes tree planting, pruning & irriga-tion. Pay $10.25/hour. Apply by fax at 250-766-0813 or email at [email protected]

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Feed & HayHAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton. Round bales $70. each, ap-prox. 800lbs. Delivery avail. on larger orders. 250-838-6630 cell 250-804-6720

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AuctionsWestern Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, week-ly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting con-signments. 250-492-3203

Building SuppliesCedar D style logs, sidings, panelling, decking, Fir and Hemlock fl ooring, timbers, special orders. Rouck Bros, Lumby. 1-800-960-3388 rouckbros.com

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APARTMENTS:$625 1 and 2 bdrm apts near library/downtown, elevator, /$750 cov’d parking, f, s, a/c, balcony, cat ok. Avail. NOW (EFR)$650 2nd & 3rd flr walk-up, reno’d, 1 bdrm, with laminate, freshly painted, f,s, coin up laundry. Avail. NOW (KBD204/304)$725 2 bdrm, grd flr, h.w. flrs, newer kitchen, f,s, a/c, covered parking, extra storage. Avail. NOW (A447)$725 2 bdrm 55+ apart incl heat, water and cable, no pets, no /$795 smoking. Avail. NOW (WT104/105/306)$750 Skaha Place, 2 bdrm condo, large patio, f, s, a/c, elevator. Avail. NOW (A323)$800 2 bdrm suite, 1 bath, 5 appl, near Columbia School. Avail. Feb. 1 (H656-1)$1100 Near downtown, top flr, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, sec’d parking, balcony, elevator, 1 year lease req’d. Avail. NOW (OT563)$1600 2 bdrm, 2 bath at Lakeshore towers, Exec condo 6 appl, sec’d parking and lots of amenities. Avail. NOW ( OT567)

HOUSES:$650 1 bdrm duplex, fridge, stove, surrounded by orchards/ vineyard, patio area, work shed. Avail. NOW (OT566)$800 Near OK College & Can. Tire, 2 bdrm, 1 bath home, fenced yard. Avail. NOW to June/13. (H679)$900 Near Pen High, top half of duplex, 2 bdrm & den, 5 appliances, hardwood floors, lease req’d. Avail. NOW (H710-2)$1000 Near Pen-High, 2 bdrm house, with rec room in basement, fenced yard, h.w. floors. Avail. Nov. 1 (H699)$1250 3 bdrm, 2 bath in uplands, 5 appl, hw. flrs, freshly painted, 6 or 7 month lease only. Avail. NOW (OT560)$1500 3 +2 bdrm home, in Wiltse area, 2.5 bath, finished bsmt, large deck. Avail. NOW ( OT561)$2000 Reno’d 3 bdrm 3 level home w/1 bdrm in-law suite, incredible lake and valley views, all appl incld, no pets no smoking. Avail. NOW (OT565)

TOWNHOUSES:$900 Reno’d 3 bdrm 1.5 bath, townhouse in 4-plex, near school, 4 appl, fenced yard. Carport. Avail. Jan. 1 (Th500)$1300 Naramata new 3 bdrm, f, s, d/w washer dryer hook-up, unfinished bsmt, garage. Avail. NOW (th496-6/7)

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Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that 0941109 BC Ltd. of Port Coquitlam, B.C., intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region - Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for an Investigative License for Wind Power purposes covering the remainder of District Lot 2711, and adjacent unsurveyed Crown land east of Naramata, Similkameen Division Yale District (SDYD) situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Naramata.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412637. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St., Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until January 6, 2013. MFLRNO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp -> Search -> Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

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Yorkton & Edmonton Ave.: 55 Plus, 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo. F/S, W/D, D/W, A/C, pkg and storage. $795.00 & $850.00 incl. water, avail now

Kaleden: 4 bdrm house w/ garage. F/S, W/D, D/W, cent air/Heat, fire place, lrg yard, pets ok. $1375.00 + util.

Dwntwn: 1 bdrms/bach: f/S, A/C, deck, and ltd pkg, util and cable incl. $600.00 & $650.00. avail now

Lakeshore Towers: 8th floor, 1 bdrm, 1 bath & Den. and 4th floor, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, f/s, w/d, d/w, m/w, cent air and heat, pkg, deck, storage, pool, sauna, hot tub and more. Avail. Now $1150.00 & $1400.00 + elec.

Vanhorne: 2 bdrm house w/garage and pkg. F/S, W/D, 1 bath, fenced yard. avail Dec. 15. $925.00 + util.

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398 NANAIMO AVE. WEST ............................$1250.00 3 bed, 5 appl. Avail. NOW482 WESTMINSTER ...........................................$1100.00 3 bed, 5 appl. Avail. NOWNARAMATA ROAD..................................................$900.00 2 bed, ground level, privacy and view, 5 appl., wood stove. Avail. NOW


Firewood/FuelA-1 Firewood, split & deliv-ered, full cords Pine $180, 1/2 cord $100, 1/4 cord $50., sen-ior disc., incl. free kindling, free delivery, 250-770-0827

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FurnitureBEAUTYREST King and Queen Mattress and boxspring sets gently used pillow top! Only $300/set Located at 161 Ellis Street Penticton Western Star Auctions 250-492-3203

Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, week-ly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting con-signments. 250-492-3203

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Golf Clubs, w/ bag & balls, used twice, $120. Motorola DVR 1100, 160 GB, $80. Debbie Travis stand up bath cabinet, never used, $60. Dart board, new, $20, Call (250)-462-6275

Men’s brown leather coat, like new, made in Spain, $65, girl’s bicycle, good shape, $40, (250)490-3838, leave msg.

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

WANTED: Vintage paintings, postcards, fi shing rods, reels, tackle, old knives, Native bas-kets, old guns, saddles & gun rigs, military medals, pocket watches, etc. Silver & gold coins. Honest & Confi dential! Cash Paid! 250-308-7342, 250-260-8069

Misc. WantedI like to buy $100 coins, coin collections & specialty foreign coins. Todd 250-864-3521

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

Musical InstrumentsGuitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Mandy Cole. Phone 778-476-5917.

Guitars, amplifi ers, drums, keyboards, band & string in-struments, music books & ac-cess., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Na-naimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710

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Sporting GoodsBoxing Week Specials in Ef-fect: Norinco M14 308 cal incl. 520rds of ammo $833 tax in. Norinco AR-15 223 cal incl 1600rds of ammo $1299 tax in, other tax in specials at We-ber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2bdrm., 2 bath, 6 appl., in-suite laundry, avail. now, U/G parking, N/S, N/P, $1100/mo. (250)328-9443Close to Ok Lake, 2bdrm, 1den, 2ba, balcony, 5appl., rooftop patio, lakeview, $1185+util., (604)779-8860

FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-295-1006 leave a message.

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Apt/Condo for RentKeremeos, DT location, 3bdrm (1400sqft.), newly reno’d, 5appl., parking, $850+util, 1bdrm+den (55sqft.), newly ren’d, 3appl., $500+util., 250-492-7610, 250-492-1137Lrg. 2bdrm $850, & newly re-no’d 1bdrm, $750, avail. now. 40+ building (250)-487-1136RENOVATED & Clean - 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites - great locations - on bus route - 2 buildings to choose from . Call Chris 250-809-0015

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Creditors and others having claims against the Estate are hereby notifi ed under Sec-tion 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims are required to be sent to the Administrator of the Estate at 101 - 123 Mar-tin Street, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 7X6, on or before January 28, 2013, af-ter which date the Estate as-sets will be distributed hav-ing regard only to claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

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Ceremony markswinter solstice

Steve KiddWestern News Staff

This Friday, the public is being invited to partake in an ancient rite, and journey to the top of Munson Moun-tain to observe the winter solstice at the circle of markers that make up the Okanagan’s Pen Henge.

While not as ancient as some of stone circles and oth-er markers, the set of stones put in place three years ago by the Okanagan Astronomical Society fulfills the same function, with the shadows moving from one stone to another marking off important dates in the sun’s travels through the sky.

In this case, that is the sunset marking the sun’s southernmost point on its journey through the sky, which occurs at 3:27 p.m. on Dec. 21. If skies are clear, partici-pants gathered at Munson Mountain will see the length-ening shadow cast by the sun over the winter solstice stone gradually extend toward the central heel stone until the sun reaches perfect alignment over the stones. Last year, over 100 people made the trek to witness the event.

“I’ve noticed, ever since we started doing the stuff up on Munson, that more people are interested in the winter solstice … even more than the summer solstice,” said Chris Purton, retired scientist from the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. Purton spearheaded the installation of the standing stone array along with the Okanagan Astronomical Society, which later became part of the Okanagan Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

“The winter solstice is big all around the world in the northern hemisphere,” said Purton. “There are huge fes-tivals in all sorts of cultures to celebrate the fact that the sun has stopped fleeing. There is sort of a promise there that it is going to come back. And this is ancient, ancient. This goes back thousands of years.”

Pen Henge consists of a heel stone, plus four stones marking spring and fall equinoxes as well as summer and winter solstices.

“For most of the year the structure simply illustrates the enormous range along the western horizon where the sun sets,” said Purton. “Most people subconsciously know of this, but they are quite fascinated to see the idea laid out so graphically.”

After watching the sunset from atop Munson Moun-tain, the event continues at the Shatford Centre in Pent-icton, where Purton promises there will be warm drinks and snacks for people coming down out of the cold, and much more.

The reception includes displays by the South Okana-gan Naturalists’ Club as well as astronomical informa-tion and telescopes set up by OC RASC members. The event will also extend to the ‘End of the World as We Know It’ exhibition underway at the Penticton Art Gal-lery.

“It is going to be quite an event back there to cel-ebrate the arrival of the solstice and the cessation of the sun fleeing,” said Purton. “The aspect that appeals to me as much as anything is that we are joining in with people right around the world in this sort of event.”

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