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A missing dog was the catalyst for a brawl involving sticks, a pitchfork and a baseball bat in the small community of Coalmont in June 2014, several Crown witnesses testified in Princeton court last week.

Marianna Gatzke, the owner of a home on Columbia Street in Coalmont, and her 67-year-old father Karl Gatzke, are each on trial for assault charges stemming from the bloody street fight.

Marianna Gatzke has pleaded not guilty to assault while her father has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault causing bodily harm.

Court heard Thursday, during the first day of the trial, that fellow Coalmont resident Adonis Barron had been irate over his miss-ing dog and believed the Gatzkes had taken it.

The early morning calm of June 27, 2014 was shattered at the Sterne residence when Barron pounded a dent into the front door. Diane and Robert Sterne, owners of the Mosey On Inn hotel in Coalmont, often allowed Marianna Gatzke to use their internet or telephone.

The Sternes testified that Barron came to their home screaming about his dog and that he’d heard Marianna sold the animal on the internet.

“He was on a tirade yelling and scream-ing at us,” Robert Sterne said. “I told him, ‘if you don’t get off (our property), I’ll throw you off.’”

The Sternes stated they called 911 about the incident but were told someone from the RCMP would call them back at a later time.

Court heard from several Crown witnesses that after returning to his trailer on Columbia Street, Barron had coffee with his neighbor Penny Anguillon on her porch.

The Aguillon home is located across the street from Marianna Gatzke’s prop-erty. Penny Aguillon testified that over the 10 years they’d lived across the street from each other she and Marianna Gatzke had many problems and she’d previously called police to report being harassed by the woman.

Penny Aguillon described Barron’s behav-iour as “preachy” on the morning of June 27, 2014.

“He was in preacher mode,” she explained. “He was saying things like, ‘God will judge you. Give me back my dog or God will come after you one way or another.’”

Several times that morning Barron was seen walking up and down the street in front of Marianna Gatzke’s home, shouting about his dog.

The dog had been missing for several days at that point. The Spotlight was told outside the court office that several days after the fight the dog showed up back at home and died four days later.

“How did you know he was missing a little dog,” Crown attorney John Swanson asked.

“I saw her pick it up,” Penny Aguillon testified.

Penny Aguillon also testified she heard the father and daughter talking about Barron’s dog in their yard during the time it was miss-ing.

Several witnesses testified seeing Barron let the air out of Gatzke’s car tires that morn-ing, while the vehicle was parked along the street.

Later that morning, while Barron was on the roadway, the Gatzkes emerged from their property carrying sticks which several witnesses described as “rough cut two-by-fours.”

After seeing the sticks Barron picked up a broken ice pick or axe handle and the fight was on.

Eye witness testimony from residents of the Aguillon home – including Penny, the grandmother, Sandra, mother, Candice, daughter and Reg Duke, Candice’s boyfriend – differed regarding how many blows were struck but all stated Barron was hit first.

“Marianna started it. She was poking and jabbing at him,” Reginald Duke said.

Duke said as Marianna Gatzke was attack-ing Barron from the front, Karl Gatzke was attempting to attack him from behind. When

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File photoKarl Gatzke testified last week in Princeton court that he did not know how his neighbors came to be injured during a street fight in Coalmont.

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continued from page oneDuke realized Karl Gatzke was

planning to strike Barron with the stick, using a baseball-swing to the back of the head, he decided to go down to the street and help his friend.

The heavyset man testified he yelled at Karl Gatzke to get his atten-tion. It worked and as Karl Gatzke made his way over, Reginald Duke stated he called to the porch to have his girlfriend Candice bring him a baseball bat.

“He was coming towards me. He had the stick raised over his head ready to strike. I held the bat out to block it from hitting my head and it vibrated and fell out of my hands,” Duke said.

Duke said he then tried to steady himself in a stance so he could defend himself from Karl Gatzke, but he tripped over his slippers and pant legs and fell to the ground.

He testified Karl Gatzke then struck him four times on the forearms as he struggled to get up.

Candice Aguillon then rushed to her boyfriend’s defence and Karl Gatzke took aim at her and struck her with the stick.

After witnessing her daughter being attacked Sandra Aguillon testified she rushed to the roadside using her cane.

She testified she was hit several times by Karl Gatzke before she struck him hard with her cane. Karl Gatzke then fell to the ground.

“As soon as Karl hit my daughter I saw red. I went down there. He wasn’t going to beat my daughter again,” Sandra Aguillon said.

“I told him, if he got up I’d kill him.”

Karl Gatzke then crawled to the other side of the street, the witnesses testified.

A white truck came speeding down the roadway and stopped in the street. The man inside the truck yelled for everyone to stop fighting.

RCMP Constable James Heron said he arrived in Coalmont shortly after 11 a.m. and was flagged down by people on the street and directed to go to the Mosey On Inn.

While there Heron noted several wounds on Karl Gatzke’s hands and head.

He then drove on to Columbia Street where a 911 call was made regarding the fight.

“Adonis Barron had a pitchfork and was walking around the roadway,” Const. Heron said about the scene at his arrival.

Heron described Barron as visibly agitated and upset.

After several requests from Const. Heron, Barron put down the pitchfork.

“I kept engaging with him. He was visibly so upset that I was afraid he was going to grab the pitchfork,”

Heron said. “He kept talking about wanting to go inside and feed the dogs. If he was going to be arrested then he needed to go in and feed the dogs.”

Heron noted Barron had multiple injuries including a laceration above his left eye, and possibly a broken finger and hand.

Going into Marianna Gatzke’s yard, Const. Heron found her sitting in a chair “bleeding profusely from the head.”

An ambulance arrived on scene shortly after.

Heron read out the injuries he recorded in his notebook.

Duke sustained injuries to his left arm, small cuts, swelling, and red marks. Candice Aguillon had swelling on her arm while Sandra Aguillon had swelling on her left shoulder.

While under examination from his lawyer Karl Gatzke’s version of the events was very different from previ-ous testimony.

Karl Gatzke testified that he and his daughter were afraid for their lives after Barron had been heard yelling outside their home that morning. The pair left the home armed with sticks to protect themselves if Barron attempt-ed to hurt them. Karl Gatzke said the plan was to get in the vehicle and drive somewhere to make a call to police.

“They all darted out when we came out. Reg, Sandra, Candice, Penny they all ran down and grabbed their sticks,” he said.

Karl Gatzke testified Barron came at him and his daughter swinging his stick side-to-side.

Gatzke said he and his daughter were injured as they tried to block Barron from striking them.

As Barron began retreating from the fight, Karl Gatzke said he and Marianna Gatzke moved with him across the street.

“Why didn’t you just back away? You knew that if you backed away you wouldn’t be hit,” said Crown counsel John Swanson.

“We’re walking along with him. As he’s retreating he’s still swinging back and forth and we could be hit,” Karl Gatzke said.

During Karl Gatzke’s testimony he stated he never struck Sandra Aguillon, Candice Aguillon or Reginald Duke and was not sure how their injuries were caused.

Crown counsel was not able to finish his cross-examination of Karl Gatzke before the close of court on Friday.

The trial resumes March 10 in Princeton and several other witnesses are expected to testify.

The court issued a material witness warrant for Warren Spence, the man believed to have driven the white truck into the street at the end of the feud.

“I told him, if he got up I’d

kill him.”While the sign welcoming visitors to Coalmont proclaims it a “peaceful” village, it was anything but that in June 2014.

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Western News StaffA man facing multiple gun-relat-

ed charges stemming from events in Princeton is going to trial after plead-ing not guilty Wednesday and moving his trial to Penticton.

Donavin Francios Costa is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a firearm contrary to regu-lation, unauthorized possession of a

firearm, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and pointing a fire-arm in relation to events that occurred on Oct. 20 in Princeton.

The trial is expected to last three days and take place before a provincial court judge with two civilian wit-nesses, one expert witness testifying from Vancouver via video and mul-tiple police witnesses.

Spotlight StaffPilots of a commercial airliner claim they were

interfered with last Tuesday night while flying 24,000 feet above Coalmont.

When the plane landed in Vancouver police were called to investigate. Pilots said they saw a green laser directed at them in the sky.

“It’s highly illegal,” said RCMP Sergeant Barry Kennedy. “It can blind a pilot if they get a laser in the face and at nighttime they fly by lights. If anoth-er light appears it can affect navigation.”

While police have been unable so far to deter-mine where exactly the laser was coming from, it is certain it originated in Coalmont as the airplane pilots recorded the GPS coordinates.

Kennedy said a laser with a range of 24,000 feet would be a powerful tool and he hopes someone can help direct police to the culprit.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Princeton RCMP at 250-295-6911.

Green laser hits plane over

Coalmont

Man mistakenly tells 911 he was stabbed

A 19-year-old Princeton man who mistakenly told a 911 operator that he’d been stabbed later speculated to police that he was the victim of mis-identification.

RCMP were called to a home in the 400 block of Corina Avenue on Sunday morning at 2:50 am.

A resident there said he was awakened by some-one knocking on his door. When he opened the door an unknown male pulled him outside and stabbed him.

“BC Ambulance was called and they determined the complainant had not been stabbed, but there were injuries to his hand and leg…He thought he was stabbed but he was just assaulted,” said Sergeant Barry Kennedy.

The suspect fled north on Corina Avenue. He is described as Caucasian, 6’1” tall and 170 lbs.

Kennedy said the victim believes the assailant knocked on the wrong house.

Police puzzled over pepper spray fightA pepper spray fight that broke out between two

women walking their dogs has RCMP scratching their heads.

On February 12 a woman called police to report her dog was pepper sprayed by another woman on Corina Avenue, at about 3 p.m.

She later admitted to an officer that she initiated the conflict by first pepper spraying the woman who then assaulted her dog.

Kennedy did not know for certain why both women had pepper spray but speculated they might carry it as bear or cougar repellant.

Kennedy said the original complainant “is not being very forthcoming” and anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call RCMP at 250-295-6911.

Princeton RCMP are in possession of a 1999 Toyota 4-Runner that was found overturned on Highway 3 last Friday, three kilometers west of Eastgate.

But they can’t locate the owner of the vehicle, a Vancouver man, and they have not been able to identify the driver.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call RCMP at 250-295-6911.

RCMP look for Toyota’s owner

Princeton man chooses trial on weapons charges

File photoPrinceton RCMP responded to a call of shots fired in a residential area on October 20 2014, in relation to the charges now faced by Donavin Costa. An apartment on Burton Avenue was searched and a vehicle was seized.

Now that’s romance

Spotlight StaffPrinceton’s Mac

MacDonald knows just what she is getting for Valentine’s Day every

year.It’s always the same

old thing.For three decades her

husband Frank has given her the same Valentine’s Day card – literally, the same card.

The card is filled with dates, funny com-ments, hugs, kisses and tender declarations of devotion. Frank writes a new message every year

and the card reads like a mini journal highlight-ing memorable events in the couple’s life.

It covers everthing from hair color to the weather of the day.

Mac told The Spotlight she always looks forward to her tra-ditional Valentine’s Day “surprise.”

“It’s kind of special,” she smiled.

Frank MacDonald has given the same Valentine’s Day card to his wife Mac for 30 years.

Princeton police got a chance to put their train-ing to work last week when they set up a roadblock on Highway 3 near Manning Park, at the request of Hope RCMP.

On February 11 Hope police were in pursuit of a stolen pick up truck. The driver attempted to ram police cruisers, and then sped away.

According to Princeton Sergeant Barry Kennedy the road block generated a lot of questions from drivers.

Before getting to Manning Park, the truck thief turned back to Hope, and the vehicle was later recovered.

RCMP set roadblock

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BC ViewsTOM FLETCHER

Housing czar defends drug ghettos

Newspapers need to stop

whining

Housing Minister Rich Coleman was flabbergasted at the angry response to his solu-tion to the Victoria courthouse “tent city,” the latest tarp-covered camp to spring up in southern B.C.

Coleman announced two temporary shelters with three meals a day and medical sup-ports. One is a former nursing home close to the courthouse squat, conveniently located near panhandling and drug dealing spots as well as taxpay-er-funded services. The other offers indoor or outdoor tent space at a former youth custody centre, with a dedicated down-town shuttle bus so these “vic-tims” of “homelessness” don’t have to endure B.C.’s most generous transit bus system.

We weren’t consulted, said the indignant spokespeople for those bringing new-looking tents to take advantage of food and other handouts, offered in B.C.’s warmest climate by the province’s most naïve local government.

But this was just a show for the media by our resident professional protesters, some of whom aren’t really “homeless.”

After the reaction, which Coleman described as “bizarre,”

the combined 88 housing opportu-nities are being snapped up. Those on welfare will have to fork over their $375 monthly housing allowance, as the province contin-ues to convert more housing and offer more rent subsidies.

It’s no wonder that south-ern B.C. is the destination of choice. Coleman said it’s always been a seasonal thing, but this winter has been the highest in a decade, largely due to an exodus of economic migrants from the downturn in Alberta, naturally heading for B.C.’s most desirable real estate.

I asked him about two other homeless hotspots. In Abbotsford, campers have ignored a city deadline to take down structures in a three-year-old camp, after temporary shelter and costly provincial supports were brought on. A courtroom and street confron-tation looms with self-styled “drug war survivors” and their Vancouver legal help.

In Maple Ridge, a tent camp sprang up next to the local Salvation Army shelter, with people cycling through the shel-ter’s 15-day limit, camping and being fed until they could go back in.

Mayor Nicole Read, who has worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, said Maple Ridge took on its own outreach, shelter and housing effort because the province’s $1 million-a-year Salvation Army operation isn’t working.

Coleman is not amused. He said he’s had no complaints about Abbotsford’s Salvation Army shelter, and Read is the only one griping. And no mayor is going to tell him how to spend provincial dollars. Maple Ridge now has two shel-ters with accompanying street drugs, prostitution and crime.

I asked Coleman about the 10-year-study led by Simon Fraser University researcher Julian Somers on the hous-ing, outreach and services in Vancouver’s Downtown

Eastside. This is the heart of B.C.’s “housing first” strategy, where the province has bought and renovated 30 “single room occupancy” buildings, built another dozen and poured in every possible support, includ-ing the buyout of high-living executives at the Portland Hotel Society.

The study found that the hardest cases are worse off than ever, based on court, hospi-tal and other service records, while the influx to the noto-rious Vancouver drug ghetto have tripled in 10 years.

“I haven’t had a chance to go over that report yet, but I disagree with the assumption I’ve heard already, because I walk the Downtown Eastside,” Coleman said. “I don’t know if they do every few weeks to a month, but I’ve been doing it for about nine or 10 years and I can tell you it’s a whole lot better down there.”

The question is whether problems are being solved, or just better hidden from view.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legisla-ture reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc

There’s been so much self-interested prattle inked over the present crisis in the Canadian news-paper industry that thinking readers may well reach the independent conclusion there really are too many journalists.

It’s been a grim couple of months to be sure. The nearly insolvent Post Media merged editorial depart-ments in four major markets, laying off 90 news-room employees. On the heels of that decision Black Press brought the curtain down on the Nanaimo Daily News in the same week Torstar turned out the lights at its daily paper in Guelph, Ontario.

The editorial page backlash has been grossly arrogant, sloppily sentimental and more than a little ironic.

Let’s clear up a couple of erroneous notions.Newspapers are not public services, institutions

or community property. The present economy not-withstanding they are also not non-profits.

A newspaper is a business. It operates under the same conditions as businesses that manufacture and sell paper clips, or grow and process date nuts; that is supply, demand, changes in costs, pricing and technology.

Journalism, on the other hand, is not a calling, an avocation or a human right.

A journalist is a tradesperson, and on a great day, a craftsperson.

Put to rest the idea that newspaper owners have a special obligation to conduct a business that is losing money, or that a journalist being made redundant is anymore important than a clerk at Future Shop land-ing on the unemployment line.

There are notable professionals who disagree with such pragmatic views. They would doubtless fit in well at the CBC. But wait – last year the CBC downsized 250 workers.

This is where the irony comes in. According to the Canadian Association of Journalists, print media in this country lost more than 6,000 jobs over the past five years. Primarily those cuts were made in distribution warehouses, printing plants, graphic design departments, administration and manage-ment. While these downsizings didn’t quite go unre-ported they received nothing close to the column inches devoted to the most recent job losses.

Navel picking around water coolers across the country has identified no shortage of places to lay blame for the business’ decline. It’s the internet. It’s management. It’s the business model.

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It is impossible to appreciate the num-ber of people who call their domestic pets “Rocky” until you have christened a child with that same name.

Rocky is a unique moniker for a person to be sure, but it’s quite common among the four-legged set.

Imagine walking to the playground with your toddler, who suddenly veers off across a stranger’s lawn towards a woman calling “Rocky, Rocky, here boy.”

Your child collides mid-stride with a gold-en retriever.

It arises in conversation with surpris-ing frequency. There are those people who will go on and on about the animals in their households.

Yes our Pekinese – his name is Rocky, you know – just got his lip pierced.

Nod and smile. We have a Rocky as well.How fun. What is he?Human.This admission is invariably met with a

forced smile accompanied by uncomfortable silence.

Most people then stumble through a vague apology, but what they are sorry about is not

really clear. During our boy’s most

formative years the neighbor had a cat named Rocky. This coincidence was the genesis of confusion on more than one occasion.

Has anyone seen Rocky?Rocky got out.Rocky peed on the car tire

again.For clarity’s sake considered

briefly referring to the Rockies as Rocky I and Rocky II, as if the cat was some kind of sen-tient sequel.

However that solution would have played too heavily into the general but misplaced assumption that the family’s last born is named after the movie.

He IS named after a movie. But it’s not THAT movie.

One of the great things about producing an irresponsible number of children is eventu-ally you satisfy all the naming expectations of society in general and grand parents in particular and you are free to satisfy your

own desires in this regard.The DeMeers are charter

and card-carrying members of the What Were We Thinking Club. You know you qualify for inclusion in this group when friends visit you to meet a new baby and they eye Mom suspi-ciously, a little nervously.

So…are you done yet? It’s as if you are an old

brood sow, and they expect at any moment you are going to hoist your feet and expel more of the litter right there in living

room.In the DeMeer family that’s not quite a

facetious idea. Passionately committed to home birth, we were disappointed to learn – just two weeks before delivery – that Rocky was not going to be allowed to be born in the comfort and privacy of our upstairs bedroom.

A variety of late appearing health issues took a safe home birth off the table, so to speak. Confronted with an unexpected hos-pital experience this old brood sow fell into a nasty pre-natal depression and took to her

pile of straw.After enduring days of intermittent crying

and despondency, Mr. DeMeer would have agreed to anything to improve the situation.

He agreed to the name Rocky, something I’d lobbied unsuccessfully for through sev-eral pregnancies.

One of the greatest gangster films from Hollywood’s golden age is Angels With Dirty Faces, a 1939 classic with more stars than are in the heavens. James Cagney brings the character of Rocky Sullivan to life with stark brilliance. Sullivan is a killer with a heart of gold. He sacrifices his pride as he is dragged off to the electric chair in order to save the futures of the hooligan kids from his old neighborhood.

Rocky DeMeer is the namesake of Rocky Sullivan.

This admission is invariably met with a forced smile accompanied by uncomfortable silence.

Most people then stumble through a vague apology.

They seem to be sorry Rocky isn’t named for the neighbor’s cat.

People should take more care when naming their pets

old dog new tricks

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Observing Frank Schroeder and his choc-olate brown Standard Poodle on the streets of Hedley, it would be impossible to guess where he has been or what he has seen. His stature has been reduced four inches due to a curvature of the spine caused by osteopo-rosis. He and Teddy present such a peaceful picture it’s unlikely anyone would think he had once been a gun carrying guard at the B.C. Penitentiary.

“Although the prison system was already changing during my five years at the Penn, many of the old line guards were still pres-ent,” he said. “They revelled in telling us how things were done in the past, especially the floggings.”

He recalls vividly the incident in which Mary Steinhauser, a prison counsellor was taken hostage by inmates. “Those guys were brutal”, he said. “I knew Mary, she some-times sat at the dinner table with me. When the guards rushed in to end the standoff, they shot her.” She was liked and respected by the inmates and it was widely believed by them the guards deliberately targeted her. Frank doesn’t agree with this view.

After five years at the Penn, he was trans-ferred to Matsqui Institution. For three years he did night duty in one of the towers over-looking the prison fences. He was expected to shoot in event of a break out or riot. An expe-rienced hunter, he was familiar with a variety of firearms, but he never shot at a prisoner. For the last two years of prison work he was a Living Unit Officer and this offered an oppor-tunity to make a positive difference in some inmates. “I took one of the men skiing,” he said. “He was doing time for murder and had been in prison for years. I taught him to ski. I also taught him how to order a cup of coffee in a restaurant. After a year I could trust him

to ski alone.” Years later, while camping in a remote area of B.C. he met the man. He was working in forestry.

“Wearing the uniform hardens you,” he said. “I didn’t care for the atmosphere so I took a real estate course on the side. On April 30th, 1977 I took the uniform off for the last time and put the prison system behind me. On May 1st I began selling real estate.”

It wasn’t Frank’s dream job. He wished he’d been able to get a university educa-tion and become a meteorologist. Family responsibilities had made this impossible. He doesn’t complain, though. “I made a pile of money,” he told me, “and after four years I took time off to do some things I loved.” He travelled, hunted, fished, and built a house at Lone Butte. A workaholic, he had for some years run a renovation, gardening, landscap-ing business on the side. Building a house was not a problem. He also earned a broker-age licence and in time opened offices in Lone Butte and 100 Mile House.

The osteoporosis struck him in 2002, but Frank hasn’t allowed it to dampen his zest for experience and adventure. During the years away from real estate, he met Richard Canning, Director of the Canadian Bird Count. Canning is an author and a prominent authority on birds. Frank considers himself lucky to have done a number of bird counts with him since their meeting.

“My first encounter with birds actually happened when I was age six,” he recalls. “I taught a young swallow to fly. The parents were furious and dived at me repeatedly. It scared me.” To date he has spotted 340 dif-ferent birds and says, “I’m totally hooked on birding.” He doesn’t have a favourite bird. “If it wears feathers, it can come on my yard any time, in any number.” Teddy, his faithful companion, shares his enthusiasm. Seeing Frank look through his field glasses,

Teddy sits beside him patiently and looks too. “Sometimes Teddy notices a bird first,” Frank said.

The man and dog have a special friend-ship. Both are congenial, but in different ways. Frank is calm and steady. Teddy’s tail wags a lot.

Recently Teddy was seriously ill and Frank took him to a vet. When he was told his good friend might not survive the night, Frank slept in the kennel with him. Compassionate and caring, this former prison guard is a good addition to our peaceful little community.

Former prison guard recalls violence and brutality

Despite an intense life spent working as a prison gaurd, and then a realtor, Frank Schroeder now enjoys quiet passtimes like bird counting and spending time with his dog.

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LetterEditor all wet on pool issue

To the editorRe; “pools affordable in many small com-

munities”.The editor made great efforts to convince

readers that an aquatic centre is feasible even for our community based on other community population figures.

Fernie and Houston were used as examples. Researching I was able to find their operating costs along with McKenzie, Kimberley, Merritt, and Revelstoke.

Perhaps just coincidence that these are the same six communities used as examples in the editorial.

The editor failed to mention the operating

costs that were included in the study.The average revenue for 2009 for the six

aquatic facilities compared is $221,789.00. The average expenditure for the six facilities bud-geted for 2009 is $787,686.00 resulting in an average subsidy requirement of $515,897.00.

The editorial never mentioned if these exam-ples have financial support from their regional districts or if there were any seasonal closures due to operating cost or attendance figures.

Information is only valuable if it is presented without bias.

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Lots to love about Princeton’s local theatre group

Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

Elegant dining and light-hearted entertainment were the hallmarks of the second annual fundraising gala for Crimson Tine Theatre, held Saturday night at Riverside Centre.

Theatre fans were entertained by a series of locally written and sourced sketches exposing love in its many forms. The laughs were spontaneous, genuine, and often originated right from the belt line.

“All our shows are comedy based,” said artistic director Rhianfa Riel. “We find when we try drama our attendance drops.”

Riel penned the night’s open-ing two skits, exploring the ori-gins of Crimson Tine and answer-ing once and for all the questions: Why is it called that? Is that a typo?

Crimson Tine, which first performed in Princeton in 2006, is named for the bright red of Vermilion and the “fork” of Vermilion Fork. The punning of the name continued into The Forking of Overdramatic Bill by Robert Lipservice, adapted by Riel from the Shooting of Dan McGrew.

Drawing on the varied talent sets of its core group of perform-

ers the skits employed every tool from subtle sarcasm to slapstick. There were literally as many standouts as there were players.

Bobby and Victoria Gibb – who would doubtless be funny just standing on stage without lines – lent the evening their usual energy and enthusiasm and have obviously been practicing their accents.

Josh and Emily Herzog tack-led a host of characters with inhi-bitions tossed to the wind. The orgasmic chocolate cake scene was especially delicious.

Nichole Loza was a very con-vincing five-year-old and O’Neil Loza delivered his puns shame-lessly as Trigger Mortis, frontier mortician.

PattyAnn Peal added a touch of class to the evening with voice and guitar and each performance was paired with fine cuisine cour-tesy of Heather Anderson, assist-ed by Tanis Oliver and Isabella Brodie. (Encore worthy efforts from the kitchen included Greek salad inspired skewers and stuffed mushrooms, as well as gluten-free chocolate molten cake.)

Other key volunteers for the evening were Dayton Wales, Marylou Terryberry, Della and Kaylie Gibb, Marjorie Holland,

James, Jenni and Jayden Sawicki and Dianne and Dave Rainer.

Crimson Tine Theatre has a number of exciting events planned to close the 2015-2016 season. The spring production of Sorry Charlie will be presented for four performances in April, and in May the theatre group enters its first competition with Theatre BC.

“This is our first attempt at entering competition and we are super excited and probably terri-fied at the same time,” said Riel.

The festival selection is Pulitzer Prize winning Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire. “The play examines mourning and grief by focusing on a family shortly after the death of a four year old child. These are strong emotional themes …This is not our usual fare.”

Rabbit Hole will also have one Princeton performance May 7 and Riel said participating in the festi-val is an important part of growth for the local group.

“It’s an opportunity to learn new things, to grow in confidence and experience. We meet other like-minded people and we are inspired and encouraged to go on and do more and be better.”

Andrea DeMeerJosh and Emily Herzog drew laughs Saturday night with their attempt to have a romantic dinner.

Andrea DeMeerWhat do Bobby and Victoria Gibb love? Sports and money!

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SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the � rst and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083

PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN:New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727

CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional sup-port, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for con� -dential services.

MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE:@ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec-essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB:Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

Health

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN:If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

HealthCOMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. [email protected]

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is con� dential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Li-brary call 250-295-7005

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 AL-ANON:Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

Club Notes:FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER:Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174Princeton, BC V0X 1W0

ROYAL PURPLE:Meetings � rst and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet � rst Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Every-one is welcome! There will be no meetings in July & Aug.

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY MUSEUM:General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS:Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME:Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Club House.

Club Notes:

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact [email protected] New Members welcome!

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

PRINCETON FISH & GAME:Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, con-tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION:Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the of� ce at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB:Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES:YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.

SPECIAL “O” BOARD;Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB:Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome!

PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND:Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB:Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON:Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU:Mondays & Thursdays, 7:00 pm at the Princeton Baptist Church. Contact Kyle 250-295-5489

YouthGIRL GUIDES OF CANADA:Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY:Lori Gullison 250-295-3977

SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374

PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB:Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB:Lindsay: 250-295-0759

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

THE SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UP TO DATE.Please remember to check your listing in the

Spotlight Community Calendar.If changes to your listing are needed,

please call us at 250-295-3535 or email [email protected]

Princeton Pentecostal Church

165 Vermilion Avenueinvites you to join us in

Sunday Worship10:30 am

Pastor Jack McNeil250-295-7951

Princeton Baptist Church

Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship

10:00 am

250-295-7752

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church

O� ce: 250-295-7714

WORSHIP - 10:00 AM

190 - 1st AvenueEveryone Welcome

Living Water Community Church38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning WorshipPastor Jason Neu� eldKids Club Fridays @ 6Youth Fridays @ 7:30

Tel: 250-295-7733

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Quality Foods,

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Dogs & Cats.

Aquarium Supplies Aviary Supplies

Herp SuppliesLive Fish

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In Loving Memory of...

Missed by his children Barbara (Jim), Noreen (Mervin), Earl (Sandi),

grandchildren and great grandchildren

OUR FATHER KEPT A GARDENOur Father kept a garden.A garden of the heart;He planted all the good things,That gave our lives their start.He turned us to the sunshine,And encouraged us to dream;Fostering and nurturingThe seeds of self-esteem.And when the winds and rain came,He protected us enough;But not too much because he knewWe would stand up strong and tough.His constant good example, Always taught us right from wrong;Markers for our pathway that will lasta lifetime long.We are our Fathers garden,We are his legacy.Thank you Dad we love you.

John William, SINCLAIRFebruary 13, 1915 - February 19, 2013

Born January 24, 1928 in Princeton, BC and passed away peacefully in Kelowna, BC on February 7, 2016. Survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Olga; three daughters: Wendy Kim, Georgie (Marc) Pezzin, Sandy (Shawn) O’Reilly; son Ken (Carle) Schisler; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sister Doreen Burnett and brother Ken (Sandy). Predeceased by one sister Joyce. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 13th at 1:00 pm at Springfi eld Funeral Home, 2020 Springfi eld Road, Kelowna, BC. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna SPCA, 3785 Casorso Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4M7. For more information on Stan’s life or to send condolences to the family, please visit

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ChristiansonDerek (Diggler)

We are saddened to announce the passing of Derek Christianson.

Derek was taken from us on January 31, 2016. Diggler, as many knew him, was the best

damn father, husband and friend! The big man touched so many lives wherever he went. He leaves behind his loving wife Christine, his sons Maverick (12) and Dane (9), sister Corrina (Frank) along with her kids Blake and Brooke, father Nick (Gayle), in laws Lorne and Darlene Cochet and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his mother Lana in 2004.

The logging and motorsports industries will have a huge void now that he is gone.

Come to the Gibralter Room this Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 1-4 pm to share in some laughs, stories and memories of Derek with us.

The family would like to thank everyone for the huge outpouring of support that has been shown since we received this devastating news.

Compassionate Care Funerals entrusted with all arrangements. 250-392-3336

Thank YouThe family of Colleen Heck would like to thank

Dr. Stephanie Cairns for her emergency care.

Her understanding and kind words will never be forgotten. Thank you also to Dr. Munro for

the wonderful care she has given Mom over the last few years. It will always be appreciated.

To the ambulance members and all thebeautiful nurses and staff at PGH – any time

Mom came to the hospital she was always treated like one of the family.

Thank you to all the staff at Vermilion Court who made it their priority to make her feel

that his was a real home for her and took such great care of her. You are all very special

people. What a great place.

Thank you to everyone for the cards, kind words, and shared memories. Mom exited this

earth peacefully and left us all with precious memories we will cherish always.

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HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions or COPD? Restrictions in walking/dress-ing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today for assis-tance: 1-844-453-5372.

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School District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen) is accepting applications for a Temporary Computer Technician, to be based in Merritt, BC. This is a 7.5 hour per day position, temporary until June 30, 2016, with the possibility of being extended. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement. Please refer to the district’s website under www.sd58.bc.ca, Employment/Support Staff, Job Code #1190829 for a listing of qualifications and to apply. Application forms are available at the School Board office, 1550 Chapman Street, or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Employment/Support Staff, listed un Job Code #1190829 and follow the prompts provided. Applications, including a detailed resume with a minimum of three references will be accepted until February 26, 2016, and should be forward to:

Attn: Secretary TreasurerSchool District No. 58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8Fax: (250) 378-6263

Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.

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Employment

GET FREE Vending ma-chines. Can earn $100,000+ per year - all cash. Protected territories - locations provided. Full details, call now! 1-866-668-6629 or visit our website www.tcvend.com.

Education/Trade Schools

HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists are in huge demand. Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today.www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535. [email protected].

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

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Help Wanted

LIVE-IN CARETAKERfor Hedley Inn; duties include guest hospitality & cleaning. Live-in unit for active responsible N/S on pension, mild disability or the like.

[email protected]

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

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Services

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

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(Ceiling & Trim extra)Price incls. Cloverdale High

Performance Paint. NO PAYMENT,until job is completed!

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

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayCoarse hay, square bales, 60-75lbs, 250 local dry land bales left, Contact James (250)295-6521 or Trevor, 250-295-7678

HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass/mix, STRAW available in 3x4 square bales. Dairy or cow quality. Call for a deliv-ered price. Semi-load deliver-ies only. Visit www.hubka-hay.com or Phone 403-635-0104

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifi cations possible doors, windows, walls etc., as offi ce or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SalePOLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; [email protected]

REFORESTATION NURSERYSeedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shel-terbelts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guar-antee. 1-866-873-3846 orwww.treetime.ca

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

Help Wanted Help Wanted

Merchandise for Sale

Local Coin Collector BuyingCollections Gold Silver CoinsEstates 1-250-499-0251 Chad

Real Estate

Homes WantedWanted: home to purchase w/acreage in Princeton or sur-rounding areas, prefer no old-er than approx. 15 years, must have min. 2 bath and 2 bdrms, no mobiles. Call 604-467-6328 or 604-488-4222

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentApartments for rent in Prince-ton, available now. Level ac-cess in a quiet building. Need excellent references & D.D. No pets, can furnish if needed. Rents start at $500.00 month. Phone 1-250-295-1006 for de-tails or leave a message with the best time to call back.

Homes for RentFor Lease; Commercial space for lease. 1500 square feet. 20ft ceilings, overhead door, small offi ce. $800.00/month. Day time call 604-877-1599 & Night time call 604-298-1948.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Rentals

Business Opportunities

Painting & Decorating

Misc. Wanted Homes for Rent2bdrm cabin in Princeton, fur-nished, $650/mo.+ dd., util. incl., dish network & internet incl., clean, quiet, ideal for shift work or shared accommoda-tion, np, ns, no noise,469-615-7178

KEREMEOS 2 bdrm modular home, 5appl NS, pet neg Feb 22 $900 neg 250-499-2210

Like new view home on acreage. Quiet main fl oor suite. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms, jacuzzi tub and gas fi replace. All appliances, laun-dry and utilities included. $950/month 250-295-3966

Princeton 3+bdrm house next to golf course, wood stove, large yard, $700 a month, 509-477-9504 or 250-295-3536

Shared Accommodation

Rooms for rent in clean quiet home, incl. kitchenette, bath & spacious living rm, shared with 1 mine worker. Suitable for out of town workers, fully fur-nished, incl. tv, appl., dishes, bedding & linens. DT location, private entrance, off street parking. Avail now, short or long term, must have ref. $500/mo. 250-295-6408

Palmer 2

N+L Town

KWH 2

Sniper 16 2

N+L Services 4

Rosajura

Cherry Pickers

Free Raffi 2015 3

MC 2

Uncle "R" 2

Al Anderson

Baba's list 3

Hillside 2

B & E Gang 2

Tisdale

Two Old Guys

Philly 5

Hugh Jardon 3

Jaycee 6

Bumpa 4 2

RAM 2

Chucky 3

Steve 2

Habs Fan 3

Crosby Show 3

Go For It 4

Bowling Alley 3

CTL 4 2

Papa T & S 6

Knut 2

Old Guy 3

Webby 5

Schultz (T+M) 6

MyLou82 4

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1 1053 0 11 11 133 1228 611 129 0.86 12

2 1040 0 7 7 152 1245 628 95 0.84 12

3 1036 0 10 10 123 1262 613 93 0.82 13

4 1008 0 14 14 146 1203 610 155 0.84 8

5 1007 0 12 12 108 1239 616 113 0.81 14

6 1004 0 8 8 130 1246 621 101 0.81 14

7 1002 0 9 9 157 1173 630 165 0.85 15

8 1001 0 9 9 135 1178 620 170 0.85 13

9 997 0 13 13 147 1163 620 185 0.86 14

10 988 0 7 7 138 1229 608 131 0.80 12

11 983 0 6 6 132 1189 616 163 0.83 13

12 970 0 4 4 108 1196 615 157 0.81 14

13 965 0 19 19 138 1202 608 158 0.80 11

14 961 0 10 10 118 1185 614 169 0.81 13

15 960 0 6 6 156 1204 622 142 0.80 14

16 959 0 5 5 144 1181 616 171 0.81 13

17 956 0 3 3 120 1164 617 187 0.82 10

18 955 0 9 9 130 1191 615 162 0.80 12

T19 948 0 10 10 131 1146 605 217 0.83 9

T19 948 0 3 3 109 1184 614 170 0.80 12

21 947 0 4 4 138 1174 630 164 0.81 18

T22 943 0 5 5 127 1144 624 200 0.82 13

T22 943 0 5 5 119 1193 625 150 0.79 17

24 931 0 9 9 131 1169 613 186 0.80 14

T25 929 0 5 5 133 1151 620 197 0.81 12

T25 929 0 5 5 116 1183 619 166 0.79 17

27 928 0 11 11 126 1217 614 137 0.76 10

28 923 0 13 13 128 1163 619 186 0.79 13

29 921 0 7 7 111 1207 610 151 0.76 12

30 916 0 7 7 155 1181 621 166 0.78 13

31 914 0 6 6 114 1166 619 183 0.78 12

32 913 0 10 10 129 1179 613 176 0.77 14

33 912 0 5 5 98 1226 620 122 0.74 12

34 908 0 10 10 124 1147 620 201 0.79 15

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Princeton Posse hits the end of the trailAndrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

The trail ride comes to an end this Friday in Summerland for the Princeton Posse.

Claiming only nine wins the team wraps up the regular season in fifth place of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Okanagan Division, with 22 points and 14 points behind fourth place North Okanagan.

Instead of looking forward to playoffs the focus is on spring camp, summer training, and rebuilding for September.

“It’s not the season we were hoping for, obvi-ously,” said coach Geoff Goodman. “We had a lot of new faces, a lot of guys that hadn’t played at the junior level before and we had struggles in terms of consistency and compete level.”

Reflecting on the season Goodman acknowl-edged the team’s challenges actually began last summer, when more than half the players from the 2014-2015 roster signed with different Junior A clubs across the country over a period of a couple of weeks.

The Posse’s new head coach was left scrambling for recruits. He carded 13 rookies just out of midget.

“I don’t know all the facts,” said Goodman. “I just know it happened suddenly. Whatever nefarious things happened in the background, it’s not for me to say.”

Surprisingly the season got off to a strong start. With four wins in the first four weeks the team was briefly tied with Osoyoos for first place in the divi-sion.

However early in October veteran goaltender and MVP Stephen Heslop made the move to Junior A in Kelowna – he was to return for a few weeks shortly after Christmas – and the team’s fortunes took a dive.

The Posse was plagued by injuries, and more than one defeat was written off by the coaching staff to abysmal officiating.

“We had eight guys out in December and went on a big losing streak,” said Goodman.

Goodman characterized the team as “disappoint-ed, obviously. They are disappointed in their perfor-mances and where they are. They haven’t stopped playing hard though. We’re still practicing hard and the guys want to learn. They don’t want to lose and they don’t like losing.”

There are about seven or eight players who have either met or exceeded the bench’s expectations in the past season, said Goodman.

“I look at players like Parker Thibert, a local guy. He was very surprising coming out of midget. I thought that he improved a lot and we asked a lot of him. He played a lot of minutes for a first year player.

“Tristan Vandermeulen is another local player who just never stopped competing. He gave us his all when he was in there and we were very happy with that.”

Goodman promised there will be some new faces behind the Posse colors in September.

“I’m not throwing everyone out wholesale. We have guys who played really hard and did everything they could.”

The Posse’s top goal scorer and point earner was Bailey Shaver with 10 goals and 11 assists. Matthew Monk also had 21 points with five goals and 16 assists, followed closely by Morton Johnston with six goals and 14 assists.

“There’s going to be turnover. We need to find a few older guys like some 20-year-olds who have some leadership abilities and understand just what type of grind it is,” said Goodman

This year the roster lacked “that guy who could just go into the room and everyone would gravitate towards him and everyone would follow him into battle.”

The Posse’s spring camp is March 25-27.“I just hope that people realize we are going

to work hard this summer and we are going to be coming back next year and be a different team and a better team. Season is going to end February 19 but for us it’s a beginning.”

Bob MarshWith just nine wins this season, the Posse misses a playoff berth and will play its last game of the year Friday in Summerland.

similkameen spotlight, february 17, 2016

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