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Vol. 6 • Issue 82Free Friday, April 11 • 2014
No compensationfor spill victimsPage 3
Vol. 6 • Issue 82
Ladies soccerplayoffs wrap upPage 20
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Peter Defeo, the longest serving auxiliary fi refi ghter with Nelson Fire Rescue, has been named Citizen of the Year by the Nelson Knights of Columbus.
CITIZENof the
YEARSAM VAN SCHIENelson Star Reporter
The longest serving auxiliary firefighter with Nelson Fire Rescue has been named Citizen of the Year by the Nelson Knights of Columbus.
Peter Defeo, 56, was born and raised in Nelson. He joined the fire department in 1976 — the same year as now Fire Chief Simon Grypma. Unlike many auxiliary members, Defeo didn’t look at his position as a step towards becoming a career fire-fighter. He signed up because he wanted to gain some skills and contribute to his community, and 38 years later that’s what he continues to do.
“There’re always courses to take and something new to learn, which keeps it interesting,” Defeo said. “The way we fight fires has changed a lot over the years, as technology and different protocols are developed.”
Having been with the fire department for so many years, Defeo has come to be part of the history of the place. His younger colleagues like to joke that he’s been there since the fire cart was pulled by horses.
“I tell them, ‘no, I started two weeks after the horses left,’” he laughs.
Like all auxiliary members, Defeo attends weekly fire practice and when there’s a serious fire in town he’ll respond alongside the career staff to knock it down. Typically auxiliary firefighters get called to two to five fires per year.
Defeo also participates in fundraisers and community events as a member of the fire department. You can see him in uniform collecting donations at annual boot drives, ticket raffles and the rooftop campout; or volunteering at Santa on Baker or fire truck show and shines.
Defeo considers his commitment to community service to be “just what you do when you live in small community,” and so he was genuinely shocked to be named Citizen of the Year.
“I thought it was a prank call at first,” he said of the phone call he received from the Knights of Columbus informing him of their decision. “I’m still questioning the sanity of their decision.”
Defeo was nominated by John Riesterer, a longtime friend and former local firefighter. Riesterer said he put Defeo’s name forward because, “I cannot think of anyone who does more in
Peter Defeo honoured
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No compensation for victimsGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter
More than eight months a� er a tanker truck spilled jet fuel into Lemon Creek, BC’s environment minister says no compensa-tion is forthcoming from government for a� ected residents.
“We actually would not have the author-ity nor the ability to do anything more than recoup our reasonable response and cleanup costs,” Mary Polak said in response to ques-tions from Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy during debate Tuesday. “We don’t have the authority or the ability to collect in terms of compensation or, in fact, to provide compensation. It’s not within our authority to do so.”
Conroy said Slocan Valley residents are still feeling the a� ermath of the spill, which saw 33,000 litres of fuel pour into the creek and then � ow into the Slocan and Kootenay rivers. Some people lost their livelihoods and others are still feeling health e� ects, she said.
“I think it would be appropriate for the ministry to consider some kind of compen-sation,” she told Polak. “It might be a novel concept, but it might also be something the minister would like to think on if they’re saying they can protect the coast of British Columbia from oil spills.”
When Conroy initially posed her ques-tion, Polak replied that due to a class-action lawsuit � led last year by a resident, she couldn’t predict when everything would be resolved: “I think, sadly, it probably will take a signi� cant amount of time.”
� e suit names the province, the heli-copter company that required the fuel to respond to a forest � re, and the transport company, Calgary-based Executive Flight Centre.
Conroy also asked if Polak saw any con-� ict in the company evaluating the environ-mental impact of the spill, SNC-Lavalin, being paid by Executive Flight Centre. However, Polak said she couldn’t comment because of the legal action.
Conroy further asked if SNC-Lavalin would use baseline data for � sh populations compiled by the Slocan River Streamkeep-ers. “I understand it’s been o� ered to the ministry as well as SNC-Lavalin and that
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Polak said she couldn’t speak for the com-pany but ministry sta� , who approved the company’s environmental monitoring plan, would welcome the information.
Conroy asked if the government has learned any lessons from the spill and would develop a response protocol for rural areas to speed up response to such incidents. She called the delay in starting containment e� orts at Lemon Creek “a bit of a disaster.”
“[Residents are] hoping the minister will commit to some kind of spill protocol so
that things can be dealt with much more e� ciently, people can get the help they need quickly, the cleanup can happen quickly and people know who’s responsible for what,” Conroy said.
Polak replied that any such incident is followed by “fairly extensive debrie� ng” to determine if anything can be improved. However, “At this stage, that has had to re-main an internal debrief, and when the legal wranglings are over, we’ll be able to extend that more broadly, involve the community.”
� e full transcript of the exchange can be found at bit.ly/1lLbgKJ.
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Kirsten HildebrandNelson Star Reporter
The landslide that brought down a rain-saturated hillside along the Stillaguamish River near the town of Oso in Wash-ington State late last month brings home memories and concerns about similar occur-rences in the West Kootenay — especially in light of upcoming spring runoff and increased rainfall.
Jillian Madill is a former resi-dent of Johnsons Landing who said watching television foot-age of the slide in Snohomish County was so emotional she had to momentarily turn it off.
“We were just having a lot difficulty watching it because it brings back so many sad memo-ries of what happened in John-sons Landing,” she told 103.5 the Bridge. “We know what those people in Washington State are going through and it’s a very, very difficult situation. There is nothing you can compare it too. Certainly our hearts go out to those people… It’s just dreadful.”
But the “need to know” is so strong that Madill said she will continue to tune in.
Those living in the Perry Ridge area in the Slocan Valley where a 1997 slide moved one man’s home 11 feet overnight are feeling anxious as another slide makes headline news.
“It did just raise the anxiety we’ve had on Perry Ridge for many years,” said Perry Ridge Water Users Association presi-dent Marilyn Burgoon. “Any time I hear of a landslide any-where it concerns me because we know and have all the evi-dence of how unstable Perry Ridge is.”
Since the Snohomish slide, rescuers have searched through mud, in some places 70 feet thick, looking for bodies. The landslide killed 28 people and about 20 remain missing.
According to a Seattle Times article published just after the landslide, the plateau above the soggy hillside that gave way had been logged for almost a century with scientists warning that the slope had become increasingly unstable.
It was advised that logging cease as trees help absorb mois-ture.
“Our membership continues to fear such an event from the landscape above our homes, es-pecially since removal of trees
and the resulting ground water saturation,” said Burgoon. “It is a fact that we are going to have increased rainfall as a result of climate change which simply in-
creases the risk of some major event like that happening.”
Familiar with Washington State landscape from travelling through the area for work, Bur-goon says terrain here is similar. More frightening is what hap-
pens here when there is a rain on snow event resulting in groundwater saturation.
“And on the ridge, that is the m i s s i n g link in all the work they’ve done. They haven’t looked at the ground wa-ter. We don’t know where g r o u n d water is. It doesn’t fol-low surface water,” she said.
In light of the Sno-homish slide, Burgoon re-
sent a letter to the provincial government she first penned in 2012 following the Johnsons Landing slide asking logging in these unstable areas be stopped.
“We live in unstable areas and we don’t need any more water coming off the ridge,” Burgoon told 103.5 the Bridge. “We think prevention is a lot better than facing such a horrible thing like down in Snohomish.”
As Madill compares her own experiences in Johnsons Land-ing with what happened south of the border, she is impressed at the American resources being directed to the disaster.
“They’re throwing everything possible at this situation, feder-ally as well as state, all kinds of resources and declaring emer-gencies and that must kick in some financial assistance,” she said.
Madill said at the time of the July 2012 disaster at Johnsons Landing, response was “excel-lent.” But as the emergency sub-sided and time passed, support proved lacking.
“That’s when you really find out what resources are available to you and that’s when, on our part, it was a little bit disap-pointing with how the govern-ment dealt with us and contin-ues to be to this day.”
She explained Disaster Fi-nancial Assistance, falling under the provincial justice portfolio, is designed to give people “a hand up” when natural disaster happens and insurance doesn’t cover loss.
Madill feels let down by this program. Because they live ru-rally, what people need and is considered a necessity is differ-ent from those living in urban areas.
On their 17-acre property, they had two homes, a barn and a shop but DFA only covered 80 per cent if the assessed value of the one house.
“Everything else was just a write off, gone,” she said. “We still own the land and pay taxes but we can’t live on it or use it.”
These ties to Johnsons Land-ing and a serious financial hit keep them stuck.
“It’s really difficult because we’re trying to get on with life and make a new home,” she said.
Madill wishes the govern-ment would buy up land in the high hazard zone helping to solve the problem.
Tragedy stirs up memoriesFatal Washington State landslide brings home concerns
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The landslide that brought down a rain-saturated hillside along the Stillaguamish River near the town of Oso in Washington State late last month brings home memories and concerns about similar occurrences in the West Kootenay.
A local author whose recently-published book will benefit Johnsons Landing resi-dents affected by the July 2012 landslide will speak at the Shanti Yoga Studio on Wednes-day, April 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Philip Sarsons will lead two classes as part of Shanti’s yoga teacher training. The first lecture is open to the public and is a chance to learn about the I-Ching, a Chinese classical text, which is the central subject of
Sarsons’ The Book of Gardens: A Lover’s Manual for Planet Earth.
For members of the public, admission is $25, of which $10 will go directly to John-sons Landing residents drastically affected by the slide and toward community projects. Sarsons will also sell copies of his book, which he wrote it during a seven-month stay in the community a few years ago. He has pledged 20 per cent of the proceeds from
its sale to help affected residents.The book is available at Otter Books,
Booksmyth, Shanti Yoga and through Sar-sons’ website at thebookofgardens.com, which now has a direct fundraising tab where 75 per cent of donations go to John-sons Landing and the rest to marketing and awareness.
There is also a Facebook page for the lecture at on.fb.me/1iq2JsD.
Author to speak on I-Ching, raise funds for slide victims
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And he’s part of the Nel-son City Band, which is how he met Mary, his wife of 26 years. He’s a tuba player and she plays the trombone. To-gether they attend weekly band practise to prepare for
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“There’s rarely a night in our household that somebody
doesn’t have to run off to some meeting or event with the various clubs and orga-nizations we’re all a part of,” Defeo said. “That’s just the normal state for us.”
Anyone who knows Defeo will tell you that he’s the type of guy who’s always willing help with anything, whether it’s chaperoning a school trip or moving something with his pickup truck.
“To me, being part of a community means help-ing people out,” he said. “If there’s something I’m able to do, of course I’m going to do it. That’s how I’ve always been. It doesn’t seem out of the ordinary to me.”
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Woman still missingThe Nelson Police Depart-
ment continues to seek the public’s assistance to help find 47-year-old, missing Nelson resi-dent, Jade Giesen.
On April 6, at 11:30 a.m., Gie-sen was last seen walking on the Burlington Northern rail bed, to-ward Troup Beach.
Nelson Search and Rescue
have been called in and searched this area.
The Nelson Police Depart-ment is asking if anyone sees Giesen or has any information on this matter to immediately call the police immediately at 250-354-3919.
At this time, Nelson Police do not suspect foul play as a factor
in Giesen’s disappearance, but do have concerns for her welfare.
Jade Giesen is Caucasian, 5’4”, 115 lbs, with blond long thick dreadlocks.
She was seen wearing a waist length green coat; an oversized purse over her shoulder which is covered in white goat hair, pants, and blue runners.
Nelson Police ask for public’s help
Jade Giesen
“There’s rarely a night in our household that somebody
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various clubs and organizations we’re all a part of.”
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Editor: Kevin MillsPublisher: Karen Bennett
Editorial
Standing up for the Kootenays is some-thing I take seriously. Our region is the most beautiful place in the world; our
local economy is resilient for its diversity; and the people here show strength, determination and passion for all that they do.
There are many examples and one that comes quickly to mind is our long standing opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort.
We all know how much we love to ski and how much we love our local ski industry. The Kootenays has the highest concentration of ski resorts in North America.
No surprise then that we know a good ski hill from a bad one, and that’s why we know that the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort is a bad idea. In fact, we’ve known that for over two decades.
We also have a sense of responsibility for each other. When people lost their homes in the Johnsons Landing mudslide, we came together and raised funds to help.
With the same determination we raised over $1 million for a CT scanner that has yet to be available 24/7, but I know our passion will make sure we get it.
Considering the above, it was a slap in the face to see the Liberal government find $1 million dollars to fund the fake town of Jumbo over the next five years when they have told
me that they don’t have enough money to help real people with real problems in the Kootenays.
For the residents of Johnsons Landing left homeless by the mudslide, the Minister of Justice told me in a face-to-face meeting that she doesn’t have $1 million to offer a buy-out program similar to the one the Liberals had for North Vancouver in 2005.
After all the waiting for Trafalgar school upgrades, the Liberals chose to pay a mayor and council and their staff for a town of no one.
No roads, no schools, no hospitals, no houses, no people… nothing! And yet the Liberals find money for this town while our School District struggles to maintain our schools.
Early last week, when fellow Kootenay MLA Norm Macdonald questioned the Min-ister responsible for funding the “town” of Jumbo, I couldn’t help but be outraged at her smirks and response.
How could she not know all that we’ve been through in our region when it comes to keeping Jumbo wild? She behaved as though she was proud of the Liberals deceptive way to ram through a resort via a fake municipality.
Not acceptable.With two minutes left in question period,
the point of the day when we get to ask questions of the Ministers, I pressed her on such wrong-headed priorities.
Tax dollars should be going back into real services for real people, not to some Liberal friends overseeing a fake town with not a single resident, street or building.
Like all that I do on your behalf in the Legislature, you can watch the exchange at my YouTube channel or search Michelle Mungall MLA on YouTube or simply click on the YouTube icon at www.michellemun-gall.ca
In the weeks ahead, you can be sure that I will continue to stand up for Jumbo Wild, to save our ALR, for reducing child poverty and for all that we hold dear in our beauti-ful region.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
LAST WEEK, WE ASKED:
Should those impactedby the Lemon Creek spillreceive compensation?
Should council approve the new Crossing at Granite Point
development?
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The Fraser Institute does not seem like the very best indicator to me.
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The Fraser Institute uses such narrow mea-sures to assess high schools and does not capture
all the great things that go on in schools.When I was a reporter at the NDN, the former
principal bashed the Fraser Institute’s report one year when it rated LV poorly and lauded it the following year when it rated the school well..
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HUGS: Hugs to the service staff at a local Nelson car dealership. You saved the day with a window that would not close at the very end of the day! You truly offer exceptional customer service!
SLUGS: Slugs to my neighbor that insists on burn-ing his garbage in Upper Fairview. The smell of the burning garbage and plastics forces us to close our windows and stay inside. Please let the RDCK deal with your garbage and start recycling. It is really gross and not safe for anyone breathing those fumes in. Please stop.
HUGS: Hugs to the folks at the senior centre for help-ing everyone with their taxes this year.
HUGS: Hugs to the woman in the grocery store who was behind a man who had to put items back because of his budget. She took the items and pur-chased them for the man. Your actions have touched many hearts. Thank you.
SLUGS: To the couple up Smallwood Creek Road. Your big, out of control dog not only scared the crap out of me when he attacked my new white truck, he also left his claw marks down the side. Thanks a lot.
HUGS: To the man who will return my wife’s bike. You were at the dump on April 2 in a silver pick up. I had taken the bike out of the trailer as I unloaded. When I came to get the bike it was gone and the dump man told me that you had taken it, probably thinking that it was a toss away. Please see the Lost/Found sec-tion for my number.
HUGS: Just wanted to send a big bouquet of beauti-ful flowers and hugs to the kind lady that turned in my wallet to the Nelson City Police. She left no name but doesn’t realize that every piece of ID and every credit card and bank account card and much much more was in that! Silly me for leaving it on top of my car while picking up a heavy parcel to put in my car! Thank you so much and may karma return the favour tenfold.
HUGS: Many and great big hugs to my wonderful neighbour who shoveled snow from my sidewalks all winter and now has raked off the boulevard of its accumulation of winter debris. You are totally awesome!
SLUGS: To the creepy people who leave garbage in my mailbox. What is wrong with you?
HUGS: To the lovely young man who agreed, when asked, to take the photo of the lady in a local thrift shop. You were so gracious. It warmed my heart to be a witness to the interaction. — A touched bystander
HUGS: To the woman working at a local book store that helped me with a few extra coins when I didn’t have enough chore money to buy my bands for making bracelets. I did as you suggested and passed on the favour by doing something nice for someone else. — A happy and inspired little girl
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SHERI REGNIERTrail Daily Times
One of three teens injured in a car ac-cident on Monday in Trail has died.
The RCMP issued a press release Wednesday afternoon confirming the death. While no name has been released, sources close to the family indicate that the teen was a reserve player on the Nel-son Leafs KIJHL hockey squad.
The three young men, ages 17 to 18, were seriously injured when their car lost control near the Trail airport. All three occupants were ejected from the vehicle.
The remaining two males are still bat-tling life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. on the stretch of Highway 22 near the airstrip, according to Acting Sgt. John Ferguson of the West Kootenay Traffic Services.
The male driver of a 2002 Acura and his two male passengers, aged 17 and 18, were ejected from the car after the vehicle went off the road and rolled.
The driver was flown to Kelowna Gen-eral Hospital (KGH) immediately follow-ing the accident, said Ferguson.
The two passengers remained at Koo-tenay Boundary Regional Hospital, with a plan to transport one by ambulance and one by medic-vac to KGH Tuesday, he
added.“They are all serious,” said Ferguson at
the time of the accident. Traffic services are continuing to in-
vestigate the accident including physical evidence at the scene which is described as the 8900 block of Highway 22.
A collision analyst from Cranbrook ex-amined the site of the crash and reviewed witness statements and investigated the vehicle’s mechanics.
“Right now the indications are that speed was a factor and seatbelts were not worn,” said Ferguson.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, he added.
Teen succumbs to injuriesVictim said to have ties to Nelson hockey team
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Fire� ghter Greg Proctor shows some of the materials that can be burned.
STAFF WRITERNelson Star
A two week period that allows Nelson residents to burn their dif-� cult to access yard waste begins on Saturday.
Fire chief Simon Grypma ap-proved the period saying those wishing to burn need a valid permit issued by the Nelson Fire Depart-ment.
“Permits must be acquired in person, at the Nelson Fire Depart-ment, located at 919 Ward Street, and payment for the $10 fee can be paid by cash or cheque at the time of issuance and proof of � re insurance,” explained Grympa in a press release.
Residents are required to fol-low the Ministry of Environment’s Venting Index guidelines and burn only when venting is listed as “fair to good” the day of and following the burn.
� is “minimizes any accumula-tion of smoke-caused air pollution,”
said Grypma.Home owner are encouraged to
bring their yard waste to the Lake-side Drive Transfer Station, which charges $5 per load up to 2.5 cu-bic metres. Large loads are $50 per tonne or $25 per tonne if waste is chipped. Residents planning to burn are required to report to Nelson Fire and Rescue on the days of scheduled burning.
Contravention of Bylaw #3241 may be met with suspension or re-vocation of the permit and/or a fee for service as set out under Sections, 5.8 Suspension of Fire Permits, 5.10 Suspension of Burning, and 5.11Burning Without a Required Permit.
� e Corporation of the City of Nelson Bylaw #3241 can be found via the City of Nelson Website. � e direct link is: https://nelson.civic-web.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?Id=18081&Search=1&Result=1.
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For the fourth straight year, Nelson’s L.V. Rogers Secondary is the top local school in the Fraser Institute’s controversial annual rankings of BC high schools.
LVR placed 91st out of 293 public and private schools on the 2012-13 list released Tuesday based on criteria such as average exam marks, graduation rates, and English and math gender gaps, which are combined into a single rating out of ten.
Despite leading all other West Kootenay/Boundary schools, LVR’s placement was actually below its � ve-year rank of 68th, although it was slightly higher than last year when it was pegged at 98th.
Rossland Secondary, which was converted this year into a K-9 was the only other school in the Top 100. It � nished 95th and had a � ve-year ranking of 52nd,
the only mark higher than LVR’s among local schools.
Among other Kootenay Lake district schools, Mount Senti-nel was 155th, Creston’s Prince Charles 204th, and Kaslo’s J.V. Humphries 279th. Salmo and Crawford Bay were not ranked.
� e rankings are widely dis-missed by educators and admin-istrators as a limited and mis-leading measure of a school’s worth.
Top ranked on this year’s list were two private girls schools in Vancouver: Cro� on House and York House, both earned perfect scores. No public schools made the Top 20.
� e top interior school was Kelowna Christian at 20th and the top Kootenay school was Elk-ford Secondary in 28th for the second straight year. Last year Elkford ranked 37th.
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Time to indulge yourself
In honour of National Poetry Month, I put on my poetry cloak and wrote a Shakespearean sonnet. Are you ready? Here goes:
Ode to Deweyclassification 811.54
Of poetry, the Nelson Lib’ry strivesTo thoughtfully and tastefully acquire
Works that make our readers feel alive;That scintillate, that tantalize — inspire!
We specialize in poets from these climesFrom poems of love to angst to reverence;
The words on our good shelves reflect the times,Ourselves exposed in past and present tense.
Crozier’s Book of Marvels marvels us;Susan Musgrave’s Given is a gift;
Don’t you want to sit down and discussThese poems that so intrigue, expand, uplift?
Bisset’s thots are always incorrect,Wayman’s got the word on Dirty Snow,
And Austin Clarke — well, he’s got dialect;Fred Wah writes with nuance and with flow.
The tale’s well spun by Ernest Hekkanen,We love our books by Susan Andrews Grace.On Joyce and Shay and Hornby we depend:
Our local poets offer sense of place.
How glad we are to have this wealth of poems! How glad to have such honest reverie! We’ll add another, freshly minted tome
And launch it this month at your library.If you think only poets can write verseYou’ll find your inner poet if you might
Arrange some books disparate and diverse,And see the spines make poems to your delight!
So join us at the Nelson LibraryAnd celebrate the gift of poetry.
Apologies to those I didn’t mention in my over-long sonnet (traditionally 12 lines of iambic pentameter and a rhyming couplet) and bigger apologies to the real poets who’d have done a much better job. We really are so fortunate that poets continue to write poems, because in many ways they are the conscience of the writing world. And they sure aren’t in it for the money.
Poetry can be a little frightening for some, but it doesn’t need to be. For National Poetry Month, challenge yourself. Don’t let my sonnet colour your view! Take out a book of poetry (or a few), and discover what worlds can be painted with the artful arrangement of words.
In fact, try it yourself. Our Book Spine Poetry Contest runs all month. See our main book display area, where piles of books with potentially evocative titles are waiting to be arranged into new and different contexts.
Take a photo (or ask us to) and you could win! It’s a lot of fun; even staff members are having to keep themselves from quickly assembling a new poem as they walk by to help someone with a computer problem, or to find a book.
Please join us for the launch of Jane Byer’s first book of poetry, Steeling Effects published by Caitlin Press, on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate National Poetry Month, and I’m thrilled to add Jane’s deeply honest, inspiring book of resilience to our oh-so-wonderful collection of books by poets from across the country and beyond.
— Anne DeGrace is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Nelson Public Library. For more
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Contributing to the common cultural good
In honour of poetry month
Get ready to indulge yourself. Eleven great Nelson restaurants are preparing fixed price menus ranging from $15 to $45 and fea-ture several courses for one price.
Beginning April 13 and run-ning until May 7 (Sundays to Wednesdays only) diners can stop by one of 11 great eateries and try out a tempting menu.
“The idea is to create some ex-citement and get people to go out dining and trying something new,” said Karen Bennett, publisher of
the Nelson Star which helped cre-ate the promotion.
Not only will the public have the opportunity to try some af-fordable fine dining, they can win free food as well.
“If you eat at three restaurants during the month, you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate from every [participating] restaurant,” she said.
Consumers have to bring in their receipts to the Nelson Star office (514 Hall Street) to enter, or email copies
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Visit the Nelson Star Facebook page to view the menus offered and bon appétit.
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The Nelson Chapter of the Koo-tenay Lake Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its annual Easter (spring) Bake Sale on Friday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of Koote-nay Lake Hospital. There will be lots of great homemade baking, including cakes, cupcakes, cookies, bread, pies and much more. All proceeds go to support patient care at the hospital. Stock up for the Easter week. You will be glad you did.
Friends of the Nelson Library host its Kids Size Book Sale on Sat-urday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., downstairs at the Nelson Public Library. Come see the selection of board books for little ones; picture and chapter books; DVDs, Blu-Rays and CDs; puzzles and games. Pro-ceed from the sale go to the Grow-A-Reader program! For information email [email protected] or call Catherine at 250-352-5975.
Trans Connect is hosting a free All Bodies Swim on Saturday, April 12 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Aquatic Centre. This is a pool party to cel-ebrate all bodies, including trans*, queer, people of colour, fatties, scars, fur, mobility aids, inked and pierced. Children and allies welcome. For info call 250-354-5362
Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free BC is hosting a free video night to discuss how citizens can join in on issues like climate change, bitumen pipe-lines, Jumbo Wild, or even the ALR changes. All are invited to attend on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson Seniors Centre (717 Vernon Street).
Celebrate the full moon lunar eclipse with astrologer Michael O’Connor’s evening presentation of “An Astrological Smorgasbord” on Tuesday, April 15 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 533A Baker Street.
Interested in supporting Nelson’s downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thurs-day at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Coop meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.
The Starry Night Astronomy Pro-gram invites you to have a look at Mars, Jupiter and other wonders of the night sky, through two astronomy telescopes, at Taghum Hall, on Fri-day, April 18 and April 25, weather
permitting. For more info contact Wayne at 354-1586
The Nelson Chapter of the Coun-cil of Canadians will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at the Labour Exchange building at 101 Baker Street (next to the Best Western). Please note that this is a change from the usual second Sat-urday of the month. All are welcome.
Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson and District Club invites present, former and new members to its general meeting on April 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Banquet Room of the New Adventure Hotel (616 Vernon Street). Guest speaker is Megan Squires from the Nelson Good Neighbour Programme. For info see: https://sites.google.com/site/nelsoncfuw
The Easter Egg Hunt at Lakeside Park is back on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. until noon. The fun-draiser for the Nelson Food Cup-board will have pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts, balloons and face painting. Egg hunt start times are by age with under 2 years going at 10:45, 3 to 4-year-olds at 11 a.m., 5 to 6-year-olds at 11:15 and 7 to 10+ years at 11:30 a.m.
Come on down to the Legion Hall on Saturday, April 19 at 7 p.m. for an Old-Time Hootenanny! It’s a com-munity dance and social with live music, called dances and a licensed bar. No experience necessary! Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Children 12 and under are free. Tick-ets are available at Otter Books.
La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and sup-port to moms and soon-to-be-moms. We meet at 1 p.m. on the third Mon-day of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Our next meet-ing is on April 21. More information: 352-3583.
Trash to Treasure day returns on Saturday, April 26. This one-day event is your chance to help reduce waste by giving away your used household items or claiming old trea-sures from your neighbours. To par-ticipate, simply place unwanted items on the curb with a sign identifying them as part of Trash to Treasure. Then go treasure hunting around your neighbourhood. All unclaimed items should be removed from the curb by 4 p.m.
“Adopt A Pot” of organic vegeta-bles from SEEDS, at Lakeside Park greenhouse on Sunday, April 27 at 10 a.m. SEEDS will be selling five-gallon pots of luscious organic greens that you take home and grow on your patio, balcony or in your yard. For details call 250-352-3870.
BC Tax Forum featuring keynote speaker Seth Klein of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives goes Sunday, April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nelson United Church. Admission is by donation ($10 recommended). For information call 250-229-4223 or 250-352-9871.
Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morn-ing, noon hour, and evening meet-ings on specific days. For a schedule please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.
Al-anon meetings are held Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon Street, and on Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street in the basement. For more about the Cellar meetings contact Norma at 250-352-3747 and for the Front Street meetings contact Sharon at 250-352-7333.
Nelson and District Seniors Co-ordinating Society is a seniors’ one-stop centre for free information on community and services. It also of-fers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Available on Tuesdays from 10 to noon are seniors’ counsel-ling and free income tax service. On Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. learn about elder abuse prevention. Call 250-352-6008.
WorkshopsNelson and District Youth Centre
hosts Community Yoga on Thurs-days from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This fun evening practice is suitable for all levels, focusing on fluidity empow-erment. Admission is by donation ($5 recommended). Yoga for Girls is also offered Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 18 for a $2 fee.
Ellison’s hosts free workshops ev-ery Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. The topic on April 12 is raising chickens, everything you need to know about how to begin raising chickens, from
layers to meat birds. Have chickens already but need some tips? Come and bring all your chicken questions!
There will be a three-day series of African drum and dance work-shops with Mohamed Duranteau and Alseny Diallo at Winlaw Hall and Studio Alive in Nelson happening April 11 to 13. Sessions are $20 each. All levels are welcome. For details see wontanaradrumanddance.ca.
A free Essentrics introduction class for both men and women will be offered on Saturday, April 12 from 9 to 10 a.m. at The Moving Centre. Es-sentrics is a stretch and strength class that has countless benefits to include improved posture, pain relief, anti-aging, joint protection, increased flexibility, stronger, longer and leaner muscles, better balance, weight loss and toning, etc. Give it a try! Bring a mat or towel. Bare feet is suggested but indoor shoes are accepted.
Explore the connection and creativity of Argentine Tango — a popular social dance that you can find anywhere in the world — and it’s the same ‘language’ everywhere. New lesson series in Nelson — all levels from beginner on. Something for everyone. Starting Tuesday and Wednesday evenings April 15 and 16. Seven weeks of one hour classes with additional practice time for $100/person. Singles or partners wel-come. Registration required. Contact Heather 250-505-0109 [email protected] or Beth 250-352-5081 [email protected]
An intensive one-day workshop on Nonviolent Direct Action will take place on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oxygen Arts Centre (#3 - 320 Vernon Street, alley-way entrance). Instructors are former Parliamentary Page Brigette DePape, Leila Darwish, Organizer with the British Columbia-Yukon Organizing Office of the Council of Canadians; and Randy Janzen, Instructor in the Peace Studies Program at Sel-kirk College and former Director of the MIR Centre. To register contact [email protected]. The cost is $10 to $25, suggested donation. Space is limited, so register soon.
Learn how to needle felt spring decorations such as birds, small animals or fairies. Workshop is at Maplerose (390 Baker Street). Call 250-352-5729 to pre-register or for more info.
Casting CallThe Capitol Theatre Summer
Youth Program auditions will be held on Sunday, April 13. The pro-gram runs daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from July 2 to 26. This year’s show is The Secret Garden. Directed by Geoff Burns, music director Alli-son Girvan and choreographed by Lynette Lightfoot. In preparation for the auditions please have a song ready to sing for the directors so that they can hear your vocal range. To schedule an audition, contact Eva at the Capitol Theatre to book an audition time at 250-352-6363.
announCEmEntSlocan Valley Softball is look-
ing for all types of players. Maybe a mixed adult slow pitch team to play in Nelson or Castlegar, maybe a slow OR fast pitch team to play in tournaments, maybe a contingent of 55+ players to Langley’s BC Seniors games, maybe just family teams to scrimmage locally. Also hunting for sponsors. Contact Rick at 778-800-9821 or [email protected].
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutri-tion, Do It!) is a free program for families with children between the ages of seven and 13. This 10 week, twice-weekly program promotes healthy eating and physical activity to help families work together to-wards healthy weights. Next session April 23. For info call 250-505-4708.
Soles 4 Soles is asking you to do-nate your gently used footwear to go to people in the midst of extreme poverty and those recovering from natural disasters. All footwear in good condition, including sandals and boots, are accepted and needed. Please tie shoes together or use elas-tic bands to hold shoes in pairs, and drop them off at any of the following locations before April 15: Mark’s Work Wearhouse; Save on Foods; Vince DeVito’s Shoes; Valhalla Pure Outfitters; Vogue Portraits and Cameras; Streetclothes Named De-sire; Shoes for the Soul; Snowpack; Gaia Rising and Nelson Husky.
Friends of West Kootenay Parks is calling for local artists to par-ticipate in two 50/50 fundraisers on July 21 and August 23-24 in support of the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre Hire a Stu-dent Program. For detailed infor-mation contact Ron Robinson by email [email protected] or phone 250-352-9898.
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Village Portraits Then & Now
Greg NesteroffSpecial to {vurb}
In the 1970s, Swiss-born Ursula Heller travelled across Canada photographing everyday life in small communities like
Hafford, Sask., Feversham, Ont., Carcross, YT, and Vallican, BC. Her black and white photos, which captured a wide range of people and lifestyles, became a book, Village Portraits.
More than 30 years later, Heller and hus-band Barry Gray — whom she met during that project — set out in a tent trailer to revisit and re-document those villages.
The results became a spellbinding slide show of then-and-now images: the same people and places photographed by the same person a generation later. Many remembered her and still had copies of her photos. Kids she met back then were now in their mid-40s.
Heller and Gray, who live in Harrop, hoped to do another book, but couldn’t find a pub-lisher. Over dinner one night, former MLA Corky Evans, suggested turning it into a film.
They liked the idea but didn’t know any-
thing about filmmaking, so approached Wil-liam Fritzberg, a family friend and UBC film school alumnus who directed, produced, and edited short films and documentaries.
He saw potential and agreed to help, but Heller says it took a while to figure out what they wanted: “Barry and William thought it should be about my life. I said it’s not about me, it’s about these people in the villages. But the film is to a certain extent a bit of both.”
Fritzberg made a few trips to the West Koo-tenay and Heller and Gray went to see him in Vancouver a couple of times during the two-year process.
Gray wrote the script and narrates the fin-ished product in verse form, while son Tobias composed and performed songs to introduce each community in the film. (Tobias’ wife Maggie and sister Mona do back-up vocals, adding to the family effort.)
Heller says the film is very personal. “We didn’t use too many names. It’s not document-ing biographies of people, because then the film would be endless. It’s an impression from
my heart — what I experienced.”For Fritzberg, creating a film that relies on
still images was challenging, but he enjoyed the collaboration. “It was a wonderful experience with two of the most amazing people I know,” he says. “Anybody can pick up a camera and take a picture of something or someone but the way Ursula and Barry connect with their subjects is what creates the images they have. That’s really the magic of the whole project.”
The film has its first public screening Sat-urday at the Procter hall at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m. — bring a finger food snack to share and your own beverage.)
Next month the film will be shown in the Ontario and Saskatchewan communities Heller photographed. The trailer to Village Portraits Then & Now can be found at ursula-heller.com/village.
Above: Two photographs, taken three de-cades apart, of the same truck seen in Car-cross, Yukon. below: Ursula Heller and barry Gray, pictured then and now.
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On Good Friday of Easter long weekend mak-ing their Kootenay debut — � e Prototypes
are Brighton, UK based producers and DJs, Chris Garvey and Nick White.
Having exploded onto the scene over the past few years, there’s been no looking back for the production duo, with their polished, dance� oor-destroying drum and bass, electro and bass music. With support from the likes of Andy C, Roni Size, Matrix & Futurebound, DJ Friction, Pendulum, and DJ Fresh, and many
more � e Prototypes quickly have become one of the most hotly-tipped production duos in the electronic music scene.
Also one of the busiest production teams on the remix front, � e Prototypes credits read as a who’s who of some of the biggest names in dance and electronic music. With remixes for the likes of: Avicii, Ed Sheeran, Bingo Players, Hadouken, Modestep, AlunaGeorge, Fleur, Don Diablo, Ian Carey feat. Snoop Dogg, DJ Vadim, � e Qemists, Friction, and Koven — it’s not hard to see why � e Prototypes have become in such high demand.
� e Prototypes will be debuting their brand new album material for the � rst time in Canada. � eir album is due to come out on Viper Recordings later on this year and will mean a fresh dose of brand new dance� oor destroying music for Nelson!
� e show on April 18 will also feature one of the fastest rising drum and bass stars in Canada — Calgary's Dan Da-kota +. � ere will also be an opening set by local BeatDokter.
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So for a couple reasons, none of which are particularly life-threatening — to me or you — this is going to be my last Phono Files in this particular {vurb} format.
It may happen that it returns in some incarnation or other, but consider this my Return of the Jedi of album reviews. You know, there could be the big crossover video games and television cartoons to come, and hey, I might just let it all go to my head and make a trilogy of giant, glitzy, ill-executed studio blockbuster Phono Files. But, for now, this is where the Ewoks play bossa nova on the storm trooper helmets.
So thanks for reading. You can continue to follow my writing at eligeddis.com.Michael Brock – Scorpio EP
Eli Geddis{vurb} columnist
When I � rst knew of Michael Brock, in high school in Fernie, BC, I recognized him as the preternaturally talented ac-tor/singer in all of the highschool theatre performances. I have dis-tinct memories of a certain Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun, positively sing-ing his socks o� .
And now, eight years later, a� er a series of ma-neuvers that’s brought him across the world from Berlin to Vancou-ver, from model to actor, he’s emerged from some sultry, smoky corner of the R&Bsphere with a six-song EP called Scorpio.
Released through Hybidity Music (along-side fellow labelmates such as Nelson-fa-vourites HUMANS) Scorpio is 23 minutes of swirling, enticing, down-tempo soul-
tronica. Brock has found a comfortable sound some-where in between the al-ternative R&B of How to Dress Well, the tonal reg-ister of James Blake and the sexual subtext of � e Weeknd.
But where � e Weeknd is all sleaze and sweat, Brock’s R&B love songs have a warmth and wel-come to them, despite
their darker reverbed depths. Rapid stac-cato snares and clanging bells do little to
distract from his voice on whirling track “Green and Black.” And a sample from Bon Iver’s song “Perth” upholds a sultry call-and-response melody in “Soundtracks,” set alongside gorgeous female backing vocals.
� e album remains in the groove of smooth, queer and (beguilingly) minimal R&B until standout track “My Ocean,” where everything clicks, dropping into a deep bass rumble and a buzzing synth saw, his vocals multitracked and invigorated. It’s the sort of elevating moment that can de� ne an album.
Brock is a talented fellow, and Scorpio is hopefully just the tip of that iceberg.
Eli Geddis is a Nelson-based writer, musi-cian, and arts instructor. You can read all past Phono Files and more at eligeddis.com
Oliver at Waldorf
Oh Anie what a sweetheart. If you know Anie then you know that is a true statement! Her smile is infectious and brightens up any day. I am a fan
of Anie’s style. She always layers her out� ts beautifully and always has the best shoes. Anie is wearing a beautiful � oral velvet skirt found via Etsy, a great Levis denim jacket underneath her locally found leather jacket from Strutters. I love her little pink tights and of course her boots which are Fluevogs. You can � nd Anie at Commu-nity First Medical where she works as a yoga therapist — doctors and yogis working together, just wonderful!
Fashion Tip: Coloured tights. I am a huge fan of co-loured tights especially in spring. I love paring coloured tights with dresses, it looks so feminine and cute. Pinks with pinks, blues with blues, and mixing and matching colours and patterns are always fun. A little note when wearing coloured tights, like red and green: Try and stay away from pairing with white boots or black boots. It can look a bit harsh and you can end up looking like Mrs. Claus or a super hero! Stick to pairing pastels with pastels and soft colours with soft colours. That being said, it’s your fashion sense. If you are going for Mrs. Claus chic or sassy superhero then, of course, OWN IT.
Robin Kristopher is a vintage stylist who blogs at misskittenvintage.tumblr.com. Watch for her on the streets of Nelson looking for fashion-able folk to feature here.
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� e play Oliver has graced Broadway and small theatres alike for over 50 years. It was written by Lionel Bart and was adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens.
� e story follows Oliver Twist, a poor orphan boy toiling in a workhouse. His life is turned up-side-down when he dares ask for more gruel; and he has the adventure of a lifetime � lled with thieves, friends, danger, mischief, and, of course, song!
Nelson Waldorf Grade 8 students have been preparing all year for their own production of the musical, which will be shown April 16 and 17 at the Waldorf School gymnasium, at 6:30 p.m. Ad-mission is by donation, and snacks will be served at the intermission.
Bring friends and family, because this play can’t be missed!
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Craft distillery brings 100-mile vodka to local storesKirsten Hildebrand{vurb} contributor
The love of a good drink has taken one Slocan Valley cou-
ple into business with the area’s � rst cra� distillery.
Kevin and Lora Goodwin are making Valhalla Vodka at the Kootenay Country Cra� Distillery operating out of their Winlaw ranch where they once grew organic strawberry crops.
“We’ve always made things from our garden and we were big into making beer and wine. � is was just the next step up and we noticed no one was doing it around here,” said Lora.
Four years ago, Kevin was a construc-tion worker noticing a downturn in his trade. Not wanting to leave his family to earn a living up north like many others, he was thrilled with his wife’s idea to start a still on the property they’ve had for 14 years. He learned the art of distilling in Seattle, Washington while Lora waded through mountains of paperwork to li-cense their operation.
“It was a long process,” said Lora. Added Kevin, “She has gone through a painstaking amount of paper work and waded through all the red tape that’s in-volved in starting something like this.”
In addition to approval from the Re-gional District, the couple now has � ve licences from both federal and provincial governments assuring that their opera-tion is above board.
“It’s a state-of-the-art facility we’ve built,” said Kevin. “I think sometimes people envision somebody out in the woods with an open � re and this sort of thing but it’s sophisticated equipment that creates a sophisticated product.”
Today, their operation is turning out small batches of about 150 to 170 bot-tles of cra� ed vodka. � ey use locally-sourced milled heirloom wheat from a farm east of Creston and Kootenay spring water in their 300-gallon still that came from Lethbridge, Alberta.
“Our small batches and local use of in-gredients set us apart,” said Lora. “Vodka is 60 per cent water and the Kootenays have some of the best water in the world.”
� ey make a batch of vodka per week and are currently making their � � h batch. Vodka was the perfect spirit to get their business o� the ground and into the bottle.
“Vodka is a neutral spirit and it doesn’t need to be aged,” Kevin explained. “Vod-ka is just ethanol and water. It is the easier spirit to make.”
Once their business is established and some of their start-up costs are recouped, they plan to branch out into other spirits. Next up is a dry London-style gin — Lora already has a recipe ready to go — and a variety of fruit brandies and a young whiskey.
“I am really looking forward to aging some whisky. In Canada whisky has to be aged a minimum of three years so the whisky lovers are going to have to wait,” Kevin said.
Smaller cra� distilleries are on the rise south of the border much like the cra� beer movement of the 1990s, said Kevin. He and Lora have fallen in love with the art of making spirits and are proud of Valhalla Vodka’s taste that doesn’t need a sugary mix to mask it.
“We drink it over the rocks. It’s de� -nitely a sipping vodka and it has a nutty a� ertaste which makes it really smooth,” said Lora. Added Kevin, “We are partial to the � avour and think it should be en-joyed one sip at a time.”
Valhalla Vodka is available at liquor stores throughout the Nelson area.
Kootenay Country Cra� Distillery is located at 7263 Gustafson Road o� High-way 6 about eight kilometres north of Winlaw. � ey welcome visitors to their tasting room � ursday, Friday and Sat-urday from 2 to 6 p.m.
Find out more at kootenaycountry.ca.
Above: � e Goodwins’ custom made 300-gallon still can to turn out 150 to 170 bottles of Valhalla Vodka each week.
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�rts and Entertainment Listings
THEATRE Electro Social Club, an interactive theatre performance created by Rossland’s Rupert Keiller and Nadine Tremblay, will be in Nelson on Friday, April 11 at � e Royal. Tickets are $12 in advance, available at � e Dominion Cafe, or $15 at the door. Doors open at 9 p.m.
� e Kootenay Festival of the Arts wraps up this weekend with a highlights concert on Saturday, April 12. � e show features performances covering speech and dramatic arts, choral and vocal arts as well as piano, strings and guitar. � e concert takes place at the Capitol � eatre at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation.
Hume elementary school’s production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Kids goes Tuesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Wednesday, April 16 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at the school (seating is limited).
Nelson Waldorf Grade 8 students will be performing the musical Oliver in the school gymnasium on April 16 and 17 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. All are welcome to attend.
Nelson Youth � eatre presents Greaze: A Live Tribute to the Hit Movie on � ursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol � eatre. � is show will have you singing and dancing in your seat, with the T-birds, Pink Ladies and old Rydell. Zoe Burrell and Evan Forst star as the unlikely couple Sandy and Danny. � ey’re accompanied by past NYT actors, such as Zooey Bingham, Zorn Rose, Tate Whitman, Maddy Reilly, Tucker Bingham and more. � ere will also be some new faces among the NYT gang. Tickets are $11 for adults or $6 for students and seniors available at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phoning 250-352-6363.
DANCE� e Capitol � eatre Season Series presents: Shay Kuebler Dance Company’s Karoshi on Wednesday, April 16 at 8 p.m. Don’t miss this contemporary dance performance with explosive choreography and an all-male en-semble of six dancers. A thrilling and visceral experience. Tickets are $30 for adults or $24 for students at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.
VISUAL ARTSBella� ora will host a special exhibition of jewellery from the Willy Miller Collection, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, cuf-� inks and exotic headpieces. � e show goes Saturday, April 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at 621B Herridge Lane.
LITERATUREJoin Nelson author Deryn Collier for the launch of Open Secret, her latest in the Bern Fortin novel series, on Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Oxygen Art Centre (3-320 Vernon Street, alley entrance). Donations will be accepted at the door ($5 recommended).
Nelson poet Jane Byers will be celebrating the launch of her � rst book of poems, Steeling E� ects, at the Nelson Library on April 17 at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend this free event.
Karen Rivers, a children’s author from Victoria, is touring libraries throughout the Kootenays with her book � e Encyclopedia of Me, which has been nominated for this year’s Red Cedar Book Award. She’ll be at the Nelson Public Library on Tuesday, April 29 from 10 to 11 a.m. Her presentation is suitable for ages 10 and up. If you are interest in attending, please contact [email protected] or Nancy at 250-352-8283.
FILM� e Nelson Civic � eatre weekend movie (April 11 to 15) is Divergent, screening Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday at 7 p.m., as well as Sunday at 2 p.m. � e � lm is about a world divided by factions based on virtues and Tris who learns she's Divergent and won't � t in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must � nd out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. � e � ursday art house � lm on April 17 at 7:30 p.m. is Omar about a young Palestinian freedom � ghter who agrees to work as an informant a� er he's tricked into an admission of guilt.
Village Portraits: � en and Now, a photographic � lm created by Proctor residents Ursula Heller and Barry Gray, will be shown at Procter Hall on April 12. During the 1970s Heller travelled across Canada photographing small communities, then she repeated the journey about 35 years later. � e � lm shows how the communities have changed over almost two generations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing and the � lm will start at 7:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack to share.
Nelson Cohousing presents a screening of the documentary � lm Happy on Sunday, April 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Expressions Cafe. � e � lm explores human happiness through interviews with people from all walks of life in 14 di� erent countries, weaving in the newest � ndings of positive psychology. Admission is by donations with proceeds going to Kootenay Kids. Following the � lm, a cohousing group will speak about their new development at Six Mile.
West Kootenay EcoSociety and Nelson Hydro’s EcoSave Program present the � lm Deep Green at the Nelson Civic � eatre on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. � is thought provoking movie highlights innovative solutions to our growing climate and energy crises, and provides steps you can take to join the green energy revolution. Tickets are $5.
MUSICMiss Quincy and � e Showdown will be celebrating the release of their latest album Roadside Recovery at Spiritbar on Friday, April 11. � is is an early show. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).
Ed Solo will be at Spiritbar on Friday, April 11 with Bryx. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at the Hume Hotel.
� ere will be a Roots ‘n’ Culture Celebrationat Sleep Is For Sissies in Winlaw on Friday, April 11 from 7 to 11 p.m. Performers include Mohamed Andre Duranteau, Mama Sa, Farrada Dance, Yardy Fryz and Lady Humble. Bring your dancing shoes!
On Saturday, April 12 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions presents Sons and Daughters, a folk ensemble from Selkirk Music composed of eight harmonizing vocalists. � ey will be followed by Stephanie Dufresne with guests Glen Martin (mandolin) and Jesse Lee (upright bass).
Corazón will perform at Touchstones Nelson on Saturday, April 12. � ere will be � ve, 20-minute performances starting at 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out.
Edmonton prog-metal gods Scythia play the basement of Kootenay Co-op Radio on Saturday, April 12 with Nelson’s Sack Grabbath. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $10.
Vancouver based pop/rock band City Walls will be playing Finley's Irish Pub in on April 19. � e band is currently on tour in support of their new album Engines.
� e Galena Trio will perform at the Capitol � eatre on Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m. � is trio, sharing a passion for the art of Chamber music, consists of Nelson clarinetist, Nicola Everton, pianist Susanne Ruberg-Gordon and cellist Johanne Perron. Tickets are $14 for students and $24 for adults and are available at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Students from schools participating in the NOCS Outreach Program can access tickets at no cost.
Stickybuds will be celebrating four-twenty at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 19 with Mister Leon. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 available at the Hume Hotel front desk.
Nelson's DJ Volpix will be spinning at Expressions Cafe on � ursday, April 24. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $10, suggested donation.
Toronto’s multi-instrumental duo Sunparlour Players play Spiritbar on � ursday, April 24 with local songstress Rhoneil. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca (search “Hume Hotel”).
� ree DJs from Vancouver — � e Librarian, Max Ulis and Sobata — will be spinning at Spiritbar on Saturday, April 26. � ey’re here to promote the upcoming Bass Coast Music Festival. Doors open at 10 p.m. and Tickets are $15 in advance at the Hume Hotel.
Winnipeg singer-songwriter Ruth Moody of the Wailin’ Jennys plays an all ages concert at the Nelson Civic � eatre on Wednesday, April 30. Local troubadour James Lamb will open the show. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at � e Music Store (580 Baker Street) or $20 at the door.
Vancouver folk trio � e Wooden Horsemen play John Ward Fine Co� ee on Friday, April 30 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10.
AT THE PUBFinley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close.
Spiritbar hosts Top Spin � ursdays, a free weekly ping pong tournament with prizes each week. Doors open at 7 p.m. for registration and the tournaments begin at 7:30 p.m. sharp. All skill levels welcome.
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Talent runs in the familyThis was supposed to be a
formative, learning year for Nelson’s Haley Cooke. After solidly finishing in second place on the International Freeski Ski Association (IFSA) last season as a 12- to 14-year-old junior, the step up into the senior women’s age category was going to be an eye-opener.
“The older girls all ski stronger, faster and take more risks. I told my spon-sor, ROAM, my goal was to try to finish Top 10 in each national event so I could qualify to ski in the North American Championships in April,” said Cooke.
Before the IFSA Series was a month old, she was already turning heads with her direct, fast fall-line ski-ing accented by the amount of energy jumps she packed into each run.
Consecutive podium fin-ishes in three Canadian na-tional events landed Cooke as top Canadian and in third
place overall on the IFSA standings.
“I always knew I could ski at a high level and, once I won a competition, my con-fidence and determination started peaking even more,” she said.
It certainly helps that she gets a lot of instruction and encouragement from her brother, Trace, a former 15-18 IFSA champ himself. Hal-ey also credits the coaching provided by the Whitewater Freeride team.
“It’s no secret on the cir-cuit, everyone wants to hang with the WH2O team and coaches… we know line, where the best airs are and how to have the most fun — even when competing at this high level. We love the frozen water!”
Haley and more than a dozen other WH2O Fre-eride team members are off to Snowbird (from April 9 to 13) to compete in the North American finals in Utah.
Haley Cooke, sister of skier Trace, heading to North American finals
LVR senior girl’s squad take sixth place in 14-team tourney
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Nelson’s Haley Cooke, along with more than a dozen other WH2O Freeride team members, are in Utah to participate in the North American finals.
Staff WriterNelson Star
It was a great start to the season for the L.V. Rogers Senior Girls Soccer team.
Competing in the Kelowna this past weekend, the girls finished sixth out of 14 teams with an im-pressive record of two wins, two ties and one loss.
In its opening match, LVR dominated play, but had to come from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Salmon Arm. Senior and team captain Eric Augsten scored on a penalty shot in the second half, her second penalty shot of the game, to even up the match.
“It could have been 10-1,” said head coach Jamie Spendlove.
In its second match, the Bomb-ers again dominated, this time against Mount Boucharie’s AA side. Perkins and Tara Yowek both scored to register a 2-0 for LVR, but Spendlove pointed to the ef-forts of Jenna Wheeldon at centre back as a key reason for the team’s win.
The third game of the tournament pitted LVR against last year’s Pro-vincial A Champion, Immaculata. With the Bombers dominating early, Perkins gave the Kootenay squad the 1-0 lead. LVR continued to push with chance after chance, however,
Immaculata was able to score on its one opportunity late in the game to earn the draw. Unfortunately for LVR, that cost the team first place in its group and gave them a fifth place finish at best.
The next day the girls kicked off against St. Thomas Aquainas from Vancouver, the team that Im-maculata beat in the finals of A
provincials the previous year. Not missing a beat from its previous games, LVR once again dominated possession and were able to reg-ister the 1-nil win on yet another goal from Perkins. Spendlove also pointed to the efforts of keeper Keegan Paterson, who kept St. Thomas off the scoreboard.
In its final game of the tour-nament, a battle for fifth place, LVR drew a tough assignment in Okanagan Mission from Kelowna.
“This is a strong team from Kelowna that the girls could see again if they end up making the provincial championships,” Spend-love said.
LVR went up 1-0 early with a stunning left footed strike from winger Jesse Cooper, but despite dominating possession, the local girls gave up three unanswered markers. St. Thomas’s goals came from two penalty shots and a free kick from outside the box.
LVR continued to have the run of play and got one back from a penalty shot by Augsten that made the score 3-2, but that was a close as they would get.
“Being more structured and having majority of the posses-sion in every game is a good sign of things to come,” added Spendlove.
Soccer season kicks off in impressive fashion
The Nelson Leafs will take on their arch-rivals the Beaver Valley Nite-hawks tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
The Leafs are hosting the 2014 Cyclone Taylor Cup which will decide the BC junior B hockey champion.
Last night, the Leafs battled the Victoria Cou-gars in their first game of the four-team tourney. The score was unavail-able at press time.
The tournament finals are set for Sunday, April 13 with the third/fourth game taking place at 10:30 a.m. and the first/second game at 2:30 p.m.
Teams involved in-clude Nelson, Beaver Valley, Victoria and the Aldergrove Kodiaks.
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Dirty Dozen are the champi-ons of Soccer Quest’s Ladies Rec League after the squad defeated Selkirk Eyecare 4-2 on Wednesday night.
The two squads, who finished first and second in the division, were evenly matched throughout the night. After the first half, Dirty Dozen held a 2-1 lead, but early in the second half, Selkirk tied the score.
However, the Dozen slowly be-gan to take over the game, scoring two more goals to take the title.
“It was an awesome game. They fought hard but our team came together in the end and every-one played together and made it through. So it was a tough game and they were amazing opponets,” said Kelly Newhouse of the Dirty Dozen.
While it is a fun league, there was still plenty of intensity on the turf.
“It’s always competitive, it’s sports. It’s a good group of people and everybody respects each other, so it was a good way to win.”
Earlier that same night, the Red Dog and Lunachicks battled it out for third and fourth place in the league.
In another intense and high scoring game, Red Dog came out on top, winning 9-8 in overtime.
Jen Grant scored the game-win-ning goal for Red. In the contest for fifth and six place, Jackson’s Strikers defeated the FC Leos 6-4.
“It’s a totally fun league, we just had a blast playing this year,” said Strikers’ captain Lua Gerun.
Dirty Dozen take titleFinals held for ladies rec league
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In the battle for third and fourth place, the Red Dog squad defeated the Lunachicks 9-8 in overtime. The Dirty Dozen won the league, beating Selkirk 4-2.
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Business
Financial results releasedAs Nelson and District Credit
Union (NDCU) prepares for its annual board of director elections and 63rd annual general meeting, the credit union has released � -nancial results for 2013.
� e year’s high points were pos-itive growth in assets, members’ deposits and net income.
Some highlights include: Assets increased by � ve per cent
to $182.5 million. Members’ deposits increased
by � ve per cent to $166.9 million. Members’ loans increased by 10
per cent to $121.7 million.� is is signi� cant because keep-
ing interest local promotes practi-cal economics: every dollar that remains has a multiplier e� ect. When you borrow and invest with Nelson and District Credit Union, they can continue to actively help the local economy by cycling
investment back into their com-munity. � e credit union’s Com-munity Investment Program was a bene� ciary of the success with close to $110,000 distributed to over 130 local individuals and or-ganizations in 2013.
“Over the past few years Nel-son and District Credit Union was tested by the economy. We are pleased to report the tide is turning in the credit union’s fa-vour. In the past year, there have been numerous positive signs that have positioned NDCU for future growth and prosperity,” said Doug Stoddart, CEO of NDCU.
“Despite the ongoing chal-lenges in the economy, 2013 was a growth year for your credit union with many collaborative initiatives contributing to our success.”
� e Credit Union will host its 63rd AGM on Tuesday, April 29
at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson at 7 p.m. Members are encouraged to attend as the AGM is a chance to meet the board of directors, ask questions and hear about their credit union’s activi-ties and accomplishments from the past year.
Nelson and District Credit Union was established in 1950 and has grown to over $182 million in assets and serves over 10,400 members throughout the Koote-nay area.
NDCU is a community based � nancial co-operative that o� ers a full range of banking, � nancial planning (NDCU MoneyWorks) and general insurance (KIS Ltd) services.
� e three community branches are located in Nelson, Rossland and Crawford Bay. For more visit www.nelsoncu.com.
Credit union AGM set for April 29File photo
The Nelson and District Credit Union will host its 63rd AGM on Tuesday, April 29 at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson at 7 p.m.
Last month, the local organiza-tion KAN/TASK (Kootenay Ad-vocacy Network/TASK) donated $10,000 to the Kootenay Kids Society Physiotherapy and Occu-pational � erapy Program (PT/OT), earmarked for the purchase of much needed equipment.
� e PT/OT program o� ers as-sessments and treatment where there are concerns regarding the physical, sensory, behavioral or cognitive development of children throughout the West Kootenay Region.
Assessments and therapy for children and professional advice for parents are provided free of charge through funding provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Currently, the funding for this program is insu� cient to respond in a timely manner to the number
of requests for service received.In response, Kootenay Kids
has, for some years, foregone the replacement of worn equipment in favour of providing as many direct therapy hours as possible.
The $10,000 grant from
KAN/TASK will enable both aging equipment to be replaced and new equipment to be pur-chased and contributes greatly to Kootenay Kids’ capacity to meet the needs of families in our com-munity.
(From left to right) )Valerie Warmington, executive director Kootenay Kids, Vince DeVito, treasurer of KAN/TASK and Cari Julien, occupational therapist pose with a $10,000 cheque.
$10,000 donated to Kootenay Kids
2013/14 SEASON
THANK YOU TO OUR FINE SPONSORS:
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Georama’s Plant of the WeekGeorama’s
Common name: Witch HazelBotanical Names: Hamamelis intermedia
This week’s subject is a rather interesting large shrub that blooms in late winter or very
early spring. In our nursery they o� en bloom in mid February! Depending on the variety, they bloom with unique yellow, gold, orange or red � owers. As fall approaches, the dark green leaves turn yellow with hints of purple and red. Witch Hazels make outstanding landscape plants that grow in the sun or even part shade, and once established require little care to keep it healthy and beautiful – just give it plenty of room. Witch Hazels produce a delightful
spicy scent and birds will love snacking on the seed.
Although not really hazels they are probably called ‘hazel’ because of the leaf shape, which resembles that of true hazels and ‘witch’ comes from the use of its branches as divining rods.! A leaf and bark extract of the Witch Hazel is used for its astringent and soothing properties.Case Grypma from Georama Growers
Nelson City Soccer Outdoor League start week April 28, 2014.
Nelson City Soccer Leagues (Spring/Summer/Fall Outdoor)
Men’s Open, Ladies Rec and Men’s Masters
To register visit www.nelsoncitysoccer.com or call 250.551.6972
2014 Annual General Meeting
7:00 pm Wednesday, April 23 Meeting to be held in the Granite Pointe Clubhouse
22 nelsonstar.com Friday, April 11, 2014 Nelson Star
“Edie” passed away peacefully and gracefully in Nelson on March 31, 2014 at the age of 85. Edie was born and raised at Willow Point by her mother, Bertha Heddle, having lost her fa-ther, Malcolm Heddle, to diabetes six days after she was born. She was also predeceased by her husband, Joe and her brothers, Malcolm and his wife Alberta and Duncan Heddle. Edie gradu-ated in 1946 and worked at Mann’s Drugs in Nelson before her marriage to Joseph (Joe) Mitchell in 1954. Together they built a home on Heddle Road where Edie honed her gardening and bak-ing skills which she would enjoy her entire life. There were very few plants that Edie could not propagate. Together with their son, Blair, they moved to Terrace in 1963 where Edie became very involved in the Eastern Star and the Anglican Church and where she met many life-long friends. They retired to Sicamous in 1978. Edie loved coming back to Nelson on holidays, had a great interest in people and had a truly amazing memory of the Nelson pioneers, their families, their businesses and could easily point out where they were located along Baker Street as well as who were the original owners of many homes along the North Shore. After her husband died in 2001, Edie moved back to Nel-son and was so pleased to return to the church of her youth, St. Andrew’s by the Lake. She was a truly magnificent Aunt to her brother’s children and grandchildren as well as Joe’s nephews and nieces and will always be lovingly remembered by them all. Edie had a wonderful, gentle disposition and was a beautiful example to her family as she quietly coped as a severe diabetic for over 65 years.
Edie is survived by her son David Blair, his wife Susan and their children, Rachel and Ian of Salmon Arm, her cousins Fred Heddle (Audrey) of Nelson, Alice Bustard (Reg) of Ottawa, Ted (Barb) Healey of Castlegar, sister –in-laws Ann Mitchell of Eng-land and Marilyn Heddle of Vancouver and her devoted nieces and nephews Elaine Martin of Montrose, Joan (Lew)Jordan of Nelson, Susan (Ron) Durant of Kamloops, Sharry (Jack) Heigh-ton of Salmo as well as Murray Heddle of Nelson and his sisters, Libby Zoschke (Les), Peggy Neal (Jim) and Kathleen Bryden (Mike) of Vancouver together with numerous great nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Dr. And Mrs. Brian Woodward and Dr. Trevor Janz for their wonderful care as well as the love and attention she received from the staff at Mountain Lake Se-niors Community in Nelson and the Kootenay Lake General Hospital over the last several years.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 at 11:00am at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 723 Ward Street, Nelson with Reverend Marcella Mugford officiating.
A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM from the Solsqua Cemetery in Sicamous, BC.
As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation, 3 View Street, Nelson, BC V1L 2V1.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.
Edith Isobel Mitchell (nee Heddle)
August 14, 1928 – March 31, 2014
March lived up to the phrase “in like a lion and out like a lamb” only by half, according to a monthly roundup of statistics from the Southeast Fire Centre weather office.
The first three days were abnormally cold with records set for coldest average temperature on the 1st and 2nd at -7.7 C and -8.2 C, respectively. The coldest temperature all month was -10.1 C on the 2nd. There was as much snow on the ground on the 4th as measured at the Castlegar airport than at any other time during the winter.
Things became wetter and milder in the next few days. High pressure also produced a couple of sunny and slightly milder than normal days mid and late month, with the warmest temperature of 14.4 C re-corded on the afternoon of the 26th.
Otherwise March went out with slightly cooler than usual temperatures and overall the average tem-perature for the month was one degree cooler than normal while the total precipitation was 39 per cent greater than normal, of which 70.5 millimetres came in rain and 20.6 centimetres in snow.
But that was nowhere near the record 111 milli-metres of rain recorded in 1995 or the 59 centimetres of snow that fell in 1971.
Wetter than usualNews
AmazementPastor Jim Reimer – Kootenay Christian Fellowship
What would you have to do to amaze Jesus? What amazes you? What makes your jaw drop? What leaves you standing there, unable to say a word because of the amazing thing you just witnessed? Is it a sunset? Is it a performance at an Olympic event? A drum solo at a concert? Or the incredibly stupid thing somebody just did? Our amazement is usually provoked by the fact that we are
privy to something way beyond our ability or understanding. If that is true, then just what would it take to amaze Jesus? I am talking about the one who knows all, created us, can walk on water and raise the dead. If anyone could roll their eyes and say, “I’ve seen that before”, it would be Jesus. Yet the bible records Jesus was amazed on two occasions. On these occasions it had to do with people’s extraordinary faith or the lack there of. If you want to impress Jesus positively, exercise faith. If you want to amaze Jesus negatively, turtle in faith. What surprises me is that we don’t impress Jesus by our righteous acts, or our hard work, or even our knowledge of the bible. What really amazes Jesus is when an individual lives by faith and acts in faith. Trusting God can be di� cult. Our failed expectations,
disappointments, and failures challenge our ability to have faith in God. Here is what I have found; when I take tentative steps towards God, he meets me right there and my faith comes alive. I don’t need “big” faith, I just need to exercise the amount of faith I have. As my faith awakens, so does my hope and with hope comes encouragement. Soon those things that seem like mountains begin to shrink. Do you want to embark on an exciting journey? � en exercise faith towards God today. For background
to my devotional go to the � rst two books of the New Testament and read Matthew 8:5-13 and Mark 6:1-6.
Unity Centre of the Kootenays
Seniors Citizens Club 51-717 Vernon St.
Speaker: Dania Kaltara “To the Heart of the Matter the Science of Heat Intelligence.”
Sunday at 11 a.m.Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394
The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church
Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am
Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:
Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)
Nelson Christian Science SocietyA Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA
Sunday Service in Balfour9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd.
For information 250-229-5237
Churches of NelsonBringing to you our weekly words.
A Friendly Bible Centre Church
623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber
Refreshments are served a� er the service(A� liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)
“God’s Perfect Remedy”Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am
Sabbath (Saturday) Services
9:15 am Prayer, Praise & Sharing
10 am Bible study/discussion
11 am Worship Service
12:30 pm Vegetarian Fellowship Luncheon
Please join
us at 1502
Granite Road
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Pastor Leo 250-687-1777 www.nelsonadventist.ca
Wed 7pm Life after death?
Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist Church
“...who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.” Psalms 147:8
CatholiC ChurChCathedral of mary immaCulate
813 Ward Street 352-7131
Palm Sunday mass times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am
monday april 14th mass of holy Chrism 7:00 pm
Parish office open tuesday – thurs 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca
GATHERING THIS SUNDAY APRIL 13TH
10AM @ 2402 PERRIER LANEBring food to share at our
potluck brunch.All welcome.
Displaced rhythms? Come experience ours!
Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send
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Nelson United Church
Corner of Josephine and Silica StreetsPh: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
Week Six of LentPalm and Passion SundayQuiche & Salad Luncheon by donation to follow worship
All are Welcome
All children welcome for Sunday School and Nursery Room available
Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am • Minister: David Boyd
St. Saviour's Pro CathedralAnglican Church of Canada
Of� ce: 9 am - 2 pm Tue - Thurs • [email protected]
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & EucharistChildren’s Sunday School • Sunday Service 10:30 a.m
Of� ce: 9 am - 2 pm Tue - Thurs •
St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road, Balfour
Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.
Palm Sunday Service – April 13 – 10:30 a.m.Good Friday Services 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com
Sunday @ 10:30AM520 Falls St. (just off Baker St.)
• Developing Relationships• Music that will move you• Helping people - Help people
Easter Resurrection Sonrise Service At Rotary Lakeside ParkApril 20 from 8-8:30am
Worship by WYAM Joseph and Tracey RussellDevotional by Pastor Ken Keper
Sponsored by the Evangelical Churches of Nelson
Nelson Star Friday, April 11, 2014 www.nelsonstar.com A23
305 Hall St.250. 354.4386
Do you have previous rowing experience in high school, college or beyond?
Join our team of instructors at the Nelson & District Community Complex to provide learn to row programs at Lakeside Park as well as leading our Jr. Rowing Program.
Level Learn to Row certi cate offered ay 31 – June 1 if interested, but need to become certi ed. Part time up to hrs wk. tarting end of
pril ept.
Rowing Instructor
Go to: www.rdck.bc.ca for complete job description or phone Rebecca at:
3 3 , ext. 1 with more uestions.
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON
SUMMER STUDENT LABOURERS
The City of Nelson is recruiting for student labourers to work in the Operations Department. These positions are open to students who have completed 1 year of post secondary education and will be continuing full time studies in the fall. The positions require a valid class 5 driver’s license and successful completion of grade 12. For more information, please visit www.nelson.ca. These CUPE positions offer $15.50/hour.
Resumes should be sent to:
Human Resources#101 – 310 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 5S4 or fax to 250-352-2131 or e-mail [email protected] ensure delivery by: April 14th, 2014 at 4:30 pm.
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.The City of Nelson is committed to employment equity.
We encourage all qualified persons to apply.
Castlegar OperationCERTIFIED MILLWRIGHT
International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual production capacity of 2.6 billion board feet and offers one of the most diverse lines of lumber products to customers around the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at www.interfor.com.
A great career opportunity for a certified Millwright, this person will be responsible for maintaining, repairing, installing and modifying all sawmill/planer related equipment to maximize uptime, quality and production.
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:• Commitment to a safe workplace• Team-oriented with good interpersonal skills• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced production environment• Previous experience in the wood products industry would be an asset
To express interest in this opportunity, please apply online at www.interfor.com/careers by April 21st, 2014.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment background check.
Invest your future with oneof the world’s largest lumber companies
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Black Press
Full-time ReporterThe Nelson Star, a Black Press twice weekly publication in beautiful Nelson BC, is seeking an exceptional, full-time multimedia journalist/ photographer to join our editorial team.We are seeking a candidate who will find and capture compelling stories and features and who will thrive in a deadline-driven environment to produce stories for our newspaper and online products. The successful candidate will be able to write 10 to 15 stories per week, take photos and assist with online and social media responsibilities.
Qualifications• Superior writing skills, news judgment;• Ability to write on a variety of topics, including civic
affairs, arts and sports;• Proficiency in photography and knowledge of
multimedia reporting;• A degree or diploma in journalism or related
experience;• Experience in posting content to the Internet an
asset;• Ability to adapt to emerging trends in multimedia
reporting, including video, blogging and social networking.
• Knowledge of and experience with InDesign.
Applicants must own a reliable vehicle. This position will require the applicant to work evenings and weekends.All applicants please send resume, cover letter, as well as writing and photo samples to Karen Bennett, [email protected]. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Black Press has a very
unique opportunity for the right person.
We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers. It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year. We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at [email protected].
Unique Opportunity
Help Wanted Help Wanted
InformationNelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resources Centre Drop in Wed. 12-2 pm at 719 Vernon St., Nelson For info:
250 352-6008; [email protected] or visit www.nelsonelderabusepre-
vention.org
Announcements
Coming Events
Celebrate the FullMoon Lunar Eclipse
with AstrologerMichael O’Connor
Evening Presentation “AnAstrological Smorgasbord+ Q & A” 533 A Baker St,
Tues Apr 15, 7:30 - 9:30 pm$10 at door.
We pray for miracles, do dream interpretation at Chakha Mall in Nelson
located between Shoppers Drug Mart & Canada
Employment Offi ce 2 - 5 April 14 - 19, Easter draw on
19th, questions Gary 250-304-2348
Announcements
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Career Opportunities
Announcements
Lost & FoundFOUND: Bracelet in Soles 4 Souls shoe drop off box, around Mar 25th phone 250 229-5265 to ID & claimLOST: Ladies black Bike w/carrier at the dump, Wed Apr 2nd to a man in a silver pickup please call 352-7247
LOST Ladies Diamond Tennis Bracelet
Wednesday April 2nd Chakko Mika Mall Walmart area between 5 and 6 pm
or Selkirk College @ Find Your Divine EventBetween 4 and 5 PMPossibly Inside or OutHas Sentimental Value
Reward OfferedPlease Call 250-304-5183
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INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
Help WantedPICKERS NEEDED
BUSY ASPARAGUS FARMSeason Starts
Approx May 1 - June 15Attend Information SessionWednesday April 23 at 6pm
1252 Indian RoadCreston, BC
Accommodation availableEvenings: 250-428-2734
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A24 www.nelsonstar.com Friday, April 11, 2014 Nelson Star
ReporterThe Trail Times has an opening for a reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a fl exible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.This union position is for four days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position, covering maternity leave. Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and benefi ts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.Qualifi ed applicants should apply in writing no later than May 11, 2014 to:Guy Bertrand, managing editorTrail Times1163 Cedar Ave.Trail, BCV1R [email protected]: 250-368-8550Only qualifi ed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.
career opportunity
Reporting to the President & CEO, the Vice President, Capital Projects will have leadership responsibility for the implementation and delivery of hydroelectric power projects and will oversee the design-build construction of these projects as the Owner’s Representative. Responsibilities include providing expert input into the negotiation, analysis and completion of design-build contracts, applications, licenses and other approval requirements for new power projects and overseeing the construction of these projects.
The successful candidate will have a University Degree, with a Professional Engineering Designation and at least 10+ years of progressive experience in directing and managing design and construction of major power projects, preferably in the field of hydropower generation and distribution.
Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org for the detailed job description. Closing date for this position is May 2, 2014.
Please refer to Job #1405 when submitting your application.
Vice President, Capital ProjectsReference Number 1405
Employment
Help Wanted
Senior Accountant2 Year Term
Zellstoff Celgar, North America’s newest and largest single line softwood kraft pulp mill, located in Castlegar, BC, is looking for a Senior Accountant for a challenging and dynamicposition. Zellstoff Celgar is one of three world-class mills owned by MercerInternational. We offer a competitive salary andbenefi ts package, excellent growth opportunity, andrelocation assistance.
Reporting to the Controller, the ideal candidate iscomfortable in a leadership position where they will:•Ensure the successful daily operation of the accounting department•Supervise accountspayable staff•Provide cash management; accurate and timely cash forecasting; debtmanagement•Provide, analyse, andinterpret information for Mill Managers•Prepare and distributefi nancial statements •Reconcile various GLaccounts, record accruals, prepare journal entries forfi nancial statements, andensure approvals
The ideal candidate willpossess:•A professional accounting designation, or nearingcompletion of designation•3 – 5 years senioraccounting experience•Multi-currency experience•Excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated MicrosoftOffi ce abilities
If you are looking for achallenging and rewarding career opportunity and a competitive compensation package with one the Kootenay’s top employers, please send your resume by April 30, 2014 to:Carla [email protected](250) 513-0044
Spilker Watson McNally,Barristers & Solicitors, is
seeking a part-timebookkeeper. Previous lawoffi ce experience an asset. Please forward resume to:[email protected]
or drop off in person to: Suite 2 - 609 Baker Street,
Nelson, BC
Accounting/Bookkeeping
Help Wanted Help Wanted
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?
Relief is only a call away! Call Shelley Cameron Estate Administrator
at 877-797-4357 today, to set up your FREE
consultation in Nelson. Donna Mihalcheon CA, CIRP
33 years experience. BDO Canada Limited.Trustee in Bankruptcy.
200-1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna , BC V1Y 9X1
Employment
Help WantedBUSY DOWNTOWN Salon looking for part-time estheti-cian. Please bring resume to Cedar Avenue Salon & Esthe-tiques, 1334 Cedar Avenue, Trail. No phone calls.
Full Times SalesRepresentative. Andre’s
Electronic Experts inCastlegar is looking to grow their sales force. Looking for
individuals with salesexperience and knowledge of cellular/ electronic and
appliances. Full time -salary/commission with
potential wage to be $40,000 - $75,000 plus benefi ts. Drop
off resumes to 200 - 1965Columbia Ave Castlegar. or email [email protected]
PHARMACY ASSISTANT, PTExperience an asset. Send re-sumes to: Box 566 C/O Trail Times, 1163 Cedar Avenue, Trail, BC V1R 4B8 by April 11, 2014.
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services
Baba’s Indian Cuisine inNelson BC urgently requires a cook (Indian Curries) ability to
cook and put out Indian Dishes. Fluent in English and
possess post secondarydiploma or 2 years of relevant
experience. Permanentposition 40hr/week $13/hr
email: [email protected]
COOK and Waitress wanted @ Whiteline Truck Stop, 5920 Hwy 3, Salmo B.C. Inquire in person or Phone 250-357-2454
Fast Food Chain looking for Supervisors and Managers,
competitive wages.Resume to
SalesSEEKING self-starters to join our team placing Point of Sale displays for mobile accesso-ries into retail stores. Consign-ment sale: retailer never pays until goods have sold. You get $70 for each placement and 14% of refi lls. Exp. selling into retail is good. You need a car. [email protected]
Help Wanted
Employment
Trades, TechnicalCABINETRY/
MILLWORK FOREMANMi-tec Millwork & Cabinetryhas an opportunity for a qualifi ed Shop Foreman.Minimum 5 years’ experi-ence supervising a team of 5 or more cabinet makers.
Please email [email protected] for
further detailsSee us at www.mi-tec.com
F/T WELDER/FABRICA-TOR/MILLWRIGHTS req’d for industrial maintenance and construction in Grand Forks, BC area. Competitive salary based on experience. Please email resumes [email protected]
HEAVY DUTYMECHANIC WANTEDYRB Yellowhead Road & Bridge
Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking
for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility.
Applicants will need to hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport, class
three driver’s licence andMotor Vehicle Inspection
licence would be an asset.
Resumes can be faxed to 250-352-2172 or
e-mailed to [email protected]
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Landscaping
Happy Grasshopper Lawn-Care Let Us Hop to it
250 505-3601
Pets & Livestock
Feed & HayHAY FOR SALE
small square$160/ton
250-428-4316
Merchandise for Sale
Food Products
BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED
GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF
Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available
Quarters/Halves$2.95/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger
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Garage Sales2124 Silverking RdSat, Apr 12 th, 7-11 am
223 West Richards St, Sun Apr 13th 10:30-2:30 no early birds antique teachers desk $200 cash, books, misc items
2 Family Garage & Liquidation Sale, #20 Johnstone Rd, Sat Apr 12th 8- 3, Sun Apr 13th 8-3, call 250-688-1508 for more info or directions
MOVING SALE! 1100 Gilker St., Sat Apr 12th, 8-1
Living room, dining room & some bedroom furniture
352-5237
Multi - Family Garage Sale2800 Block Upper Six Mile Rd Sat. Apr 12th 9 am - 1 pm
Misc. for Sale
2 good condition all season tires 195-70/14 - $40/pr
New Condition woodcoffee table 48” x 24” $75
Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent
20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
Topsoil, Sand, Road Gravel Fill with deliv-ery call for prices 250.359.7188 c:250.304.8158
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Merchandise for Sale
Misc. WantedCollectors Currently Buying:Coin Collections, Antiques,Native Art, Old Silver, Paint-ings, Jewellery etc. We Dealwith Estates 250-499-0251
Real Estate
Apt/Condos for SaleHigh St Place,2 bdrm + den,,1187 sq ft. fantastic
view, covered parking250-777-2778 to view byappointment $350,000
Houses For SaleFor Sale by Owner, 2 Bdrm Condo, Fairview HeritageStrata 620 - 2 nd Street
Nelson, 55+, Ph for details 250-365-2743 or email
FRUITVALE, 3.5 usable acres with 3 bdrm. house. Owner built. 250-367-6331
LOWER ROSSLAND, Easy highway access. 2bdrm., 2bath, s/s appliances, gas fi re-place, new furnace, large deck and carport. $270,000. OBO. Call 250-362-9541
MONTROSE, 5BDRM. Fully fenced & landscaped. $415,000. 250-367-2131
Rentals
Rent To Own
Rent to Own If you have a small down payment I have a nice home for you. Less then perfect credit OK call Jessica @ 250 505-7420
Apt/Condo for RentClean, Quiet, 2 brd on lake
N/S N/P suitable forsingle or professional couple, excel ant for person on shift work $1200/m Avail May 1st call evenings 250 352-7946
DOWNTOWN TRAIL, renovat-ed 1bdrm. character apt, quiet adult building, coin-op laundry, non-smoking. 250-226-6886.
Duplex / 4 PlexCLEAN, bright 3 br + 2bath duplex- 2 car garage in uphill. New stainless appliances, washer dryer included. Private covered deck overlooking small yard in natural setting. No smoking/pets $1500 + utilities. Ref. required. Call Tom 250-551-6007 for appli-cation. Available 1 May
Help Wanted
Rentals
Duplex / 4 Plex Terrifi c Location
Nelson/Uphillhalf duplex, 4 bdrm,
2 bath. $1200/mo + util. N/S, N/P. Avail end of Apr.Phone 250-505-9759
Homes for RentNELSON- 2 bdrm executive waterfront home, 6 mile Nel-son, partially furnished. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $1700+ utils. (250)825-4471 or 250-354-9434.
WARFIELD, 3BD. $925.mo. 250-512-1814
Suites, LowerBASEMENT suite, 1 bdrm, single occupancy 1/2 mile North Shore Nelson. W/D, utilities, Satellite in-cluded. N/S, no pets, N/P. $750./mth references required. text or call 250-551-4008
Want to Rent57 yr old visually impaired gentleman reqs affordable shared housing. Clean, quiet & responsible, looking for like minded, kind person. Willnegotiate for cooked meals. Close to downtown, Nelson preferred. John 250 265-7354
Transportation
Auto Accessories/Parts
Auto Financing
Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today! 1.800.910.6402
Cars - Domestic2004 Rendezvous V6
traction control, 195,000 km locally driven, reasonable offers considered, $4,200
250-365-3119
Cleaning Services
Transportation
Cars - Domestic94 Buick Century, veryreliable, V6, $1450 OBO
352-3160
Cars - Sports & Imports
2002 Nissans, 4cyl 2.5 & 1.8, Altima 187,000km & Sentra, auto & 5 speed, both 4dr and new snow tires. $3,100 & $4,900. 250-442-0122 or 250-493-1807. Run and look excel-lent. Sentra one owner, non smoker, 5 speed. Grand Forks
2007 SUZUKI Swift Plus Hatchback, 142,000kms.Great car. 250-368-5645
Recreational/Sale2002 24.5’ Cougar Fifth Wheel with slide. Great Shape.$9,500. OBO. 250.367.9175.
22’ TRIPLE-E “Regal” 2011 Motor Home on 2010 Ford 350
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“I didn’t tell him the camper was way too heavy to be safe.”
Thank goodness, the stolen vehicle was behind me. Did I feel bad? Yes. Does it make me a bad person for selling a stolen vehicle? Probably. But to outsiders, my life hasn’t changed. I’m still the same old Walt. Oh, if they only knew.I was on a roll. To my disbelief, I’d sold seven cars already. I guess you could say it was a part of me now – I “fl ip” cars on the side.And, I was branching out – with a truck and camper. The truck had been rebuilt. It was roadworthy again. I even had the inspection records to prove it. And the camper? That was marketing genius.When I put it up for sale, I fi bbed. But only a little bit.“Truck for sale. Fixed after fender bender, looks new. Includes camper. It’s been in an accident, so I’m selling both for a low price. Great for family adventures. Call if interested.”Shortly after, I got a call. The man had a distinct, charming accent. He asked me what a “fender bender” was. I explained that it was a small accident. He seemed pleased and asked to meet me the next day. I assumed he was relatively new to the country, so I thought this would be an easy sale. Boy was I wrong!He’d gone to “new immigrant” welcome classes, where they shared information about life in Canada.I think this was where he developed an interest in camping Canadian style.He knew all the right questions to ask. But, I
gave him all the wrong answers. And, I didn’t tell him the camper was way too heavy for the truck to be safe.He also asked for a vehicle history report. I pulled the CarProof report out. I mean, I had nothing to hide. He asked me what “rebuilt*”meant. I told him that, because of the small accident, the transmission needed to be rebuilt. Oh, but I’d altered the sections detailing the amount of damage. Judging from his English skills, I’m sure he didn’t understand the difference. At least he was trying. He got an “A” for effort. I hope he fi gures out that the truck and camper would be unsafe on the road when he gets it fully loaded with passengers, fuel and gear. Good thing I have my “no returns” policy! Yes, I know what you’re all thinking. This is the lowest of the low.But you have to understand. I was slightly manic about this whole thing. At this point, I would do anything to make a sale and get myself another wallet full of cash.
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I can remember buying my first truck in 1986 like it was yesterday.
It had to be a specific make and model: I was looking for. A Toyota 4x4 pick-up, black in color and it had to be in good shape. I wanted it to be bone stock with as little mileage as possible.
I found one in the paper that was on the lot at a dealership in Surrey. Quickly I called them to inquire and they said they had a couple of people with deals written up, but it didn’t look like they were going to go through, so if I wanted it I had better get down there right away (Naive at that age to fall for and old trick like this).
I had to get a ride from a friend and I remember it was snowing so it was slow getting there. When I arrived it was running and they were anxious for me to drive it. I took it around the block and parked it in a vacant lot, hopped out and started to inspect it. I immediately noticed rust and some body damage. Clearing the snow off inside the truck box, I could see more damage. It looked like someone had dropped a bowling ball into it from about a high ledge. I could smell antifreeze and noticed some oil leaks.
I headed back to the dealership disappointed. The salesman was there to greet me. He asked if I had any concerns and I started to point out the obvious. He quickly dismissed them as cosmetic and said do you want to write a deal on it because he has people in the showroom wanting to buy it. I told him I was not interested.
On the ride home, I thought how quickly I had to grow up and look at everything as if someone was going to take advantage of me, sad reality. The next day I picked up the latest copy of Truck Trader and spotted the exact make and model I was looking for. I bought the 1983 edition for $9,000 from a family that only used it once a week to drive to Abbotsford and back to Coquitlam for supplies.
It was perfect; funny how God puts things in your path and everything works out in the end. A week later I started to work on it. I acquired some used 33 inch tires and installed a 4” lift kit. I drove that truck every night after work to show it off.
I washed it so many times I thought the paint was
going to come off. A year had past and I purchased many more items for the truck. A major car show was coming up soon and I decided I would put it in the back of the shop and work on it so I could enter
it into the show. Giving up my truck for a month was tough and I had to make a few sacrifices to get around.
My first car show was a hit. I came in second place and I was determined the following year I would be back with something they have never seen before. I poured most of my paychecks into my truck
and took it off the road for two months to prepare for its transformation.
I called up the owner of Interco Tire and asked about some Supper Swamper tires. He said he had a set of 44x18.5x15 tires in his office that nobody has seen before. At that time the largest they made were 42”. I told him to send them to me I would figure out what I had to do to fit them under the truck. When they came in they looked big. So big I was getting worried. The custom leaf springs came back from the spring shop and I knew my calculations were correct. With all the multiple shocks in place, chassis freshly painted, motor work done, a lower gears installed it was ready for the tires. I cleared away the debris pile that accumulated around my truck. Placed the floor jack under the rear axle and started to jack it up. With the rear tires on and clearing the fenders it was time to move to the front. When I started to lift the front I noticed how high the hood was getting, at that point I knew I had built a monster.
With all the tires in place I slowly drove it out of the shop. The sun gleaming down on the freshly polished paint and the smell of paint burning off the exhaust system still sticks in my mind. Outside it looked like a beast; people were slowing down to take a look. The show was a week later and I came home with first place. Mission accomplished. It was worth every penny of the $12,000 I put into it.
Then I sold it for $15,500 in 1990 so that I could afford to get married . . . need I say any more?
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Misty-eyed memories of my first truck
‘‘ It was worth every penny of the $12,000 I put into it.’’Ian Harwood
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Dateline:April 13, 1914
Roughly commanding her to hold up her hands, an unknown man yester-day afternoon held up Miss Alice Waugh and robbed her of $20. The girl was on her way home to her parent’s residence in Fairview. Directly she had given the bandit the money he walked off, in-creasing his pace as she yelled for help. The mon-ey stolen represented a month’s pay which Miss Waugh received at 3 p.m. yesterday from Mrs. I.G. Nelson, by whom she is employed.
Dateline:April 13, 1914
The contract for the new $20,000 two storey stone structure on Baker Street, next to the J.O. Pat-enaude building, which is to be built for Carmen Maglio, has been let to Waters & Pascoe. Work has already begun on the structure and George C. Egg, architect, states that it is expected to be finished by September 1 next. The new building will be a handsome structure of stone obtained from Mr. Maglio’s quarry and with a white marble front. More steel will probably be used in its construction than any other building in the city. One of the innova-tions contemplated in the
new building will be the installation of an automat-ic fire sprinkling apparatus in each room.
Dateline:April 14, 1914
Over 100 loads of rub-bish were handled by the city scavenging depart-ment yesterday when the citizens of Nelson observed their annual Arbor or clean-up day. Eight teams were kept busy throughout the en-tire day and though kept steadily at work they could not cover the whole city by night. Besides the large amount of material depos-ited on the city’s dumping grounds a large amount of flammable material was disposed of through the medium of bonfires which were lighted in all parts of the city, the fire regu-lations being suspended for the day. The day was observed in the city as a civic holiday with football games and horse races at the recreation grounds in the afternoon. The high-light of the afternoon was the matched race between W.B. Smith, a foot racer of this city, and Cora Brown, the speedy mare belong-ing to A.E. Johnston. In this handicapped race the horse was called upon to make the half mile while Smith was negotiating the quarter. This proved to be a walk-away for Smith and
he fairly romped into the finishing point a good eighth of a mile ahead of the Johnston horse.
Dateline:April 16, 1914
Only one infectious disease was reported in Nelson during the past month, stated the report of Dr. E.C. Arthur, medi-cal health officer, read at the city council meeting
on Tuesday night. Chick-en pox was the disease reported to him and three cases only had ap-peared in the city, these being confined entirely to one family. One case of pulmonary tuberculosis was reported and the pa-tient has been sent to the sanitarium at Tranquille for treatment. Meat mar-kets, dairies and bakeries
have been subjected to regular inspection stated the report. Residents in the vicinity of the city dumping ground to the south-west of the city are again complaining, stated Dr. Arthur. He strongly urged on the council the necessity of the construction of an incinerator at as early a date as possible.
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