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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Vol. 7 • Issue 56Free See story on: Page 17 See story on: Page 3

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The Crescent Valley Fire Department attended a fire at Brent Kennedy Elementary School where a school bus was engulfed in flames early Friday morning.

Fire not suspicious, but cause still being investigated

Tamara Hynd Nelson Star

Three empty school buses were dam-aged by fire early Friday morning.

Crescent Valley Fire Department responded to the incident at about 5 a.m. Friday when a passerby saw the buses on fire in a compound at Brent Kennedy Elementary School.

“Three buses looked like they were on fire, one totally engulfed,” said deputy fire chief Ryan Durand. “It was hard to tell the flame height due to all the smoke.”

The blaze was approximately 200 metres away from the school. “It was not in danger at all,” Durand said.

Eight firefighters responded with two trucks and a water tender.

“We extinguished the fire within 30 minutes, but we stayed on scene for two and a half hours.”

The blaze resulted in significant damage to one 2008 model school bus

and lesser damage to the other two which are 2010 and 2012 models.

“It was long before the bus drivers started work,” said Durand. “It was not suspicious.”

No injuries have been reported and school district operations manager Larry Brown said the regional com-mercial vehicle inspector conducted an inspection on Tuesday.

The Nelson RCMP was on site as well.

“The RCMP does not suspect arson/foul play,” said Brown. “They suspect it was something mechanical. We’re very regulated. The vehicles are inspected annually by certified inspectors.”

Brown added that the inspections

generally take place during the sum-mer so any work can be done. Each bus is then inspected by Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement before a permit is issued.

Brown said it appears that the mid-dle bus caught fire. The radiant heat damaged two more buses which were parked on either side, melting and damaging anything that was plastic and painted.

“I believe one [bus] will likely be a total write-off,” said Brown. “The other two will need repairs — new windows, decals, paint, seat covers and signal lights.”

Three school buses ablaze“The RCMP does not

suspect arson/foul play. They suspect it was something

mechanical.”Larry Brown

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‘You feel this sense of intrusion’Will JoHnsonNelson Star

Shortly before Christmas, one of the workers in the Cornerstone Children’s Cen-tre at First Baptist Church came in early one morning to prepare a lesson plan and discovered several homeless people sleeping on the floor of the playroom.

This was the first in a series of break-ins and thefts that has forced the church to install an expensive new alarm system, change all their locks and upgrade other security measures.

“We’ve been on edge,” said new pastor John Thwaites, who moved to Nelson in December with his family.

“That’s a $1,200 dollar decision we’ve had to make.”

The decision came after the discovery of a break-in on the weekend of January 3. Cigarette butts were littered across the altar and a guitar had been moved from downstairs and left on a pew.

“They got in, ate some food and it looked like they had a jam session on the stage. I came in the door and you could smell cigarettes so strongly because they’d been smoking,” said Thwaites.

After doing a sweep of the church they discovered that garlic bread and cupcakes had been stolen.

“I’m looking around and I see the stand-up piano in the back has been pushed back away from the wall. I went to look and found their food stash. There was leftover frozen garlic bread on the floor with a full one litre of Tang hooch, just open fluid in a jug.”

The items were taken away for finger-printing, but perhaps the most shocking discovery was that it appeared the intruders entered through the front door.

“That means it was a keyed entry. We exist for the community, and we have a lot of community groups. At that point we had about 40 keys out in Nelson, and there’s a good chance there could have been a key copied or illegally floated out there,” he said.

The church immediately changed all the locks, but there were more issues the fol-lowing weekend.

“That whole Saturday I’m just not feel-ing safe. I’m a big guy, I was in the mili-tary, but still at any moment if someone wants to knock me out they could. I’m in my office working and I can hear stuff downstairs. Two times that night I swept the church and went through all the stor-age units,” he said.

He couldn’t find anything that night, but Thwaites’ uneasiness wasn’t unwarranted, because he later discovered some things were missing from his office.

“Monday I came into my office and I saw a Gravol packet on the ground. I keep Gra-vol for out-trips with kids, and it would’ve been in the drawer. Then I saw one of the

edges of one of my wife’s homemade cards she’d made for Christmas, and they’d torn it to shreds looking for cash. They left this se-cret pile of garbage under my chair,” he said.

At that point he spoke to the church administrator, Dorothy Westnedge, and discovered a $200 gift card, a bag of park-ing change and some money that had been raised selling chocolates was all missing.

“It was emotional because now my per-sonal stuff is being torn to pieces. I just moved everything into this office and now I’m looking around going ‘What’s missing? What’s been damaged?’” he said.

“You feel this sense of intrusion.”It was at this point the church council

decided to install an alarm system, a deci-sion Thwaites didn’t come to lightly.

“Here’s where I wrestle with it….I want the faith community to step up to plate and engage in some sort of strategy to end pov-erty and homelessness. That’s my heart, but my hands are tied because there’s a daycare downstairs.”

Otherwise, he might have considered opening the basement for overnight stays during cold weather.

“I would’ve said to my leaders it looks like this is a need, so when the weather gets nas-ty do we introduce an emergency weather protocol? But that would mean overnight supervision plus we have to the get the okay from the licensing body that does daycares,”

he said.“Then there’s the separation of the two.

We can’t have the street population in the midst of our children.”

He expressed love for the intruders.“I’ve worked with at-risk and street

people for over 10 years in Victoria, in the States. One of my first pastorate was work-ing at an inner-city church in Edmonton. I love these guys.”

Thwaites said those responsible should feel safe approaching him. He said he wants to help.

“I don’t just want you to survive, I want you to thrive. And part of that is building relational trust. I want to meet you.”

Sgt. Dino Falcone of the Nelson Police Department said they’ve gathered some evidence to support charges down the road.

“It is frustrating for the owner. For any-one to go into their business or residence and find someone’s broken in, it’s a real inva-sion of privacy. It’s the unknowns that really upset the property owners,” he said.

Falcone said the RCMP was brought in to gather forensic evidence.

“Right now it looks like the primary mo-tive was shelter and food, and possibly a jamming session in the church. We’d have to look at the totality of the offence, but they could be charged potentially with breaking and entering. We have to look at everything before we can make a determination.”

First Baptist forced to install alarm system after multiple break-ins, thefts

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Pastor John Thwaites is frustrated by a series of break-ins and thefts that has forced First Baptist Church in Fairview to change their locks and install an alarm system.

“There may be more repairs as it’s still early but essentially anything plastic and painted on the side facing the fire was damaged.”

“We’re very thankful to the fire department. They did move one bus back about 20 feet to

help respond to the fire and this helped in that there was less damage to that bus.”

“I would very much like to know the cause,” said Brown on Friday. “We were still hoping to get three to four or five years out of the bus that was damaged the most.”

The school remained open

and the school advised parents via their website that they were mustering replacement buses.

“We do have enough buses that we can shift around. No one was late this (Friday) morning and we will make our obliga-tions. We can accommodate this bus shortage for the short term. But with ski trips and trips for

extracurricular activities, we don’t want to be short for too long.”

Brent Kennedy is a K-6 school with 232 students.

The school is located 20 ki-lometres west of Nelson, at the southernmost end of the Slo-can Valley, in School District #8 (Kootenay Lake).

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WILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Imagine for a moment that it’s Super Bowl Sunday, and you’ve just settled into a spacious living room with � ve or six of your clos-est friends to watch the big game.

Everybody present has a bag of Doritos in hand, and they’re hap-pily munching away and antici-pating the coming entertainment.

� en a newcomer arrives, and it becomes apparent that he hasn’t brought his own bag of chips.

“Basically the joke is, to avoid having to share, this group of guys watching football all sneeze into their own individual bags,” said

32-year-old Nelson cinematographer Corby Martin, de-scribing the 30-sec-ond Doritos com-

mercial he created with writer and director Devon Ferguson for the Doritos Crash the Superbowl contest.

“But a� er they all sneeze into their bags, the punchline is he brought his own. He pulls it out of his jacket, but then one of the guy sneezes into his bag too,” he said.

� e succinct short has now bested over 4,900 entries world-wide by getting short-listed � rst into the Top 30, and now being named a Top 10 � nalist. � e win-ner of the competition will receive $1 million dollars and have their commercial aired during the Su-per Bowl.

“We actually do this quite a lot.

� ere’s a whole industry of do-ing these spec commercial con-tests. We do these all the time, so � lming was just another day of work. But once we realized we were getting into semi-� nals and then when we were named � nal-ists, that’s when it became crazy,” said Martin.

So far the video has been viewed over 110,000 times.

“It’s been really awesome get-ting our work out there and get-ting it seen. Getting some rec-ognition within the professional industry has been really great,” said Martin.

He currently works a day job at a camera rental business and his ultimate goal is to become a director of photography in the commercial � lm industry.

Martin credited some of his initial interest in � lmmaking to

L.V Rogers teacher Dave Simpson.“I took a video shooting and

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� e video also stars local Xan-der Martel, who is wearing the green jersey in the commercial.

From now until January 28, voting is open in the Crash the Superbowl contest. Martin said people can vote from multiple de-vices every day. He hopes Nelson residents will support him.

“We’re just trying not to get our hopes too high, because it’s a pretty big thing to think about.”

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Hospital access ponderedGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

Nelson city council wants more details before deciding whether to back the City of Trail’s application for federal money to build a second access route to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

Council received a letter Monday from Trail mayor Mike Martin asking for support for the project, which would see an alternate access road built to the hospital, on a bench above East Trail.

But while some councillors liked the idea, others had concerns.

“While there has not been an issue to date, the single road access creates some vulnerability for timely healthcare in the event of a road closure or serious conges-tion while handling a mass casualty event,” Martin wrote. “The single road also does not provide for the most effective or effi-cient traffic movement for patients and staff day-to-day.”

Trail is applying to the New Building Canada Fund, although their letter didn’t indicate the overall cost of the project nor how much they are seeking. News reports have pegged the cost at $2.3 million. The city hopes to tender the project as early as this year, pending the acquisition of property.

Martin said the secondary access would complement Interior Health’s multi-million dollar plans to expand the hospital’s emer-gency, ambulatory care, and pharmacy de-partments. It would also allow an expanded parking area. Interior Health has been on record since 2009 as supporting the project in principle.

Councillor Anna Purcell introduced a motion to support the request, seconded by councillor Bob Adams.

“Having a second access to the Trail hos-pital would help our community in the sense that a lot of patients go to Trail in ambu-lances,” said councillor Robin Cherbo. “If for some reason the single access is blocked, it could be a crisis.”

However, councillor Michael Dailly said he opposed the request, suggesting that backing Trail’s application could jeopardize Nelson’s hopes of tapping the same fund for its Hall Street project: “I want to give us every shot at getting [the funding].”

Councillor Janice Morrison wondered if Interior Health has pledged any financial help, and if any other local municipalities have been approached for support besides Nelson.

Cherbo asked that a decision be delayed until Morrison’s questions are answered. The motion passed with Dailly opposed.

In an email to the Star, Trail city admin-istrator David Perehudoff explained they are not seeking money from Interior Health, as the project is considered a local road that is the city’s responsibility.

He also suggested that the proposed upgrades to the regional hospital should “ensure that the two hospital site model is retained, which would seemingly be to

Nelson’s benefit.”Perehudoff said Trail has asked other

local governments for support, and has so far received letters from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary board and regional directors for Beaver Valley and Lower Columbia-Old Glory. Warfield has also endorsed the project.

Mayor Deb Kozak said afterward that supporting Trail’s request wouldn’t necessar-ily hurt Nelson’s chances at getting money for its own project.

“Council will have to consider that we have a regional hospital and work together as communities. If we are better able to support each other regionally, we lift each other up. [But] the way the grant process is set up, it’s difficult. Communities compete with each other.”

Overall, the New Building Canada Fund has $14 billion to be spent across Canada. The component Nelson and Trail are seeking money from is worth $1.1 billion.

Nelson undecided about Trail’s request for support

Cause of Meadow Creek fire still unknown

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The City of Trail has asked for Nelson’s support as it seeks to build a secondary access route to Kootenay Boundary regional hospital.

Sawdust was not to blameGREG NESTEROFFNelson Star

While the cause of the fire that destroyed Meadow Creek Forest Products’ sawmill at Coo-per Creek in November remains a mystery, the company says combustible sawdust wasn’t to blame.

“There’s absolutely nothing to that,” spokesman Bob Bortolin said in an interview this week. “The danger exists primarily in mills handling beetle-killed pine. All the lumber we were do-ing was still alive. You still have an issue with dust, but not to the same degree.”

Accumulated dust has been responsible for several mill fires in BC over the last few years, some of them fatal.

Bortolin said the company took an “active role” to ensure dust was vacuumed up as part

of an overall cleaning program. Investigators told him that had dust been a factor, the fire likely would have been accompanied by an explosion. While neigh-bours reported what sounded like an explosion, the investi-gation determined it was more likely the collapse of the roof or floor. That was based on an examination of the building’s sheet metal for perforations and a lack of material ejected in the surrounding area.

WorkSafeBC inspected the mill three times last year follow-ing its acquisition by San Group. After the first visit on June 25, an inspector wrote: “I discussed that once the mill is in operation it will become a combustible dust inspection work site and to expect combustible dust focused inspections. I advised they will need to develop a combustable

dust management program.”A similar statement was

made after a follow-up visit on September 3, but dust was never flagged as a problem. At the time of the fire, the mill only had one outstanding safety order, re-garding lockout procedures.

The company complied with three earlier orders around equipping an emergency vehicle and dressing station, developing written first aid procedures, and safeguarding certain pieces of equipment.

Bortolin, who spent several days with fire investigators, said the origin was narrowed to a 12-by-12 meter area on the northwest side of the building. However, the cause remains elusive.

“It was 2 o’clock in the morn-ing. We didn’t have anybody out there welding or grinding,”

he said. “Somebody walked through the mill earlier in the evening and there was no sign of anything wrong.”

However, the fire is not con-sidered suspicious. The compa-ny expects to rebuild the mill on the same site, but Bortolin didn’t know how quickly it will happen or what form it will take.

“It might be that it goes down to the bare ground. The costs are being put forward by an engi-neering company,” he said.

About 20 employees were laid off as a result of the fire. Although some other buildings and equipment escaped the fire unscathed, the operation is idle.

The damage total has not been established.

The Office of the Fire Com-missioner investigated along with WorkSafeBC and the BC Safety Authority.

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My Christmas reading in-cluded a fascinating new book called Kennewick

Man, a study of skeletal remains discovered in 1996 on the bank of the Columbia River in eastern Washington.

He was an ancient hunter buried just south of BC almost 9,000 years ago, in the early Holocene period following the last ice age.

Among the oldest humans found along the West Coast of North America, he sparked an unprec-edented battle by the Smithsonian Institution to examine the skeleton and publish the book late last year.

� e most controversial evidence came from the skull. It doesn’t match the classic Mongoloid pro-� le of modern aboriginal people, key to the theory that the earliest humans reached North America by land bridge from Siberia to Alaska as glaciers receded.

Smithsonian scientists con� rmed initial reports that Kennewick Man

is a closer match with early Poly-nesians, and the Ainu people who remain in Japan today. He lived un-til about age 40, surviving for years with a stone spear point stuck in his hip.

The authors conclude from chemical analysis that “Kennewick Man could not have been a long-time resident of the area where he was found, but instead lived most of his adult life somewhere along the Northwest and North Paci� c coast where marine mammals were read-ily available.”

� is suggests migration by sea, perhaps from a great distance.

� e US Army seized the skeleton. � e scientists sued and eventually won the right to a brief examina-tion. � e court case exposed brutal and illegal actions of the US Army Corps of Engineers and federal de-partments to destroy the site and intimidate the scientists.

US law demanded all remains from before European settlement be

repatriated for burial by local tribes, without examination.

Umatilla tribe spokesman Ar-mand Minthorn wrote in 1996: “We view this practice as desecration of the body and a violation of our most deeply-held religious beliefs.

“From our oral histories, we know that our people have been part of this land since the beginning

of time. We do not believe that our people migrated here from another continent, as the scientists do.”

� e head of the Society for Amer-ican Archaeology tried to get the researchers to drop their lawsuit, fearing it would interfere with fragile relationships with area tribes.

The US Justice Department warned the Smithsonian that lead scientist Douglas Owsley and others might be in criminal con� ict of in-terest as federal employees suing the government. Even the White House weighed in against them.

Meanwhile the skeleton was mis-handled and later stored in substan-dard conditions at a Seattle museum, where it remains today. Parts of both femurs were lost, and scientists were falsely accused of taking them. � ey had been removed by tribal repre-sentatives and secretly buried.

Kennewick Man was found as the army was in tense negotiations with tribes on salmon � shing rights on the Columbia, their demand for re-

moval of dams, and the $100 billion cleanup of the Hanford nuclear site.

� e scientists � nally won their case in 2004, with a ruling that the skeleton is so old there isn’t enough evidence to show it is related to the current tribes. � e judge found the army repeatedly misled the court, and assessed the government $2.4 million in costs.

� e US Army still controls the skeleton and denies requests for further study. � e spear point, for example, could show the location where he was injured.

One � nal irony. Analysis shows Kennewick Man ate mostly salmon in his later years, around 6300 BCE. � ese are the salmon runs wiped out by dams built by US Army engineers before the signing of the Columbia River Treaty with BC.

—Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and

columnist for Black Press.t� etcher@blackpress.

When to step in? It’s a long saga of hate

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When is the right time for the local government to step in?

It’s a debateable question that has no correct answer. One side of the argu-ment is that government should keep it’s collective noses out of people’s busi-ness, while the other wonders why our elected o� cials didn’t act sooner.

Take the recent article about Ymir and one, part-time resident’s call for a bylaw to create better animal control, speci� cally dogs.

He claims dogs frequently roam free, causing disturbances and potentially dangerous situations. His own dog was attacked and injured — requiring 27 stitches — by a loose canine.

Should the government step in and try to prevent such scenarios from oc-curring again?

� e situation has created plenty of debate on social media sites.

Some residents dismiss the man’s complaint, saying it is an issue that should be dealt with dog owner to

dog owner. But, is this a reoccurring problem?

Regional District of Central Koote-nay, Area G director Hans Cunning-ham has con� rmed that dog control is a common issue in Ymir, but he estimates that 80 per cent of residents don’t want the government to create a bylaw.

It may be because they don’t want political interference, or it may be the cost associated with enforcing the by-law or numerous other possible rea-sons.

� e question remains, what if it happens again? What if it gets worse? What if next time it is a child that gets attacked rather than another dog?

Will residents then cry out, asking why the RDCK didn’t do something to control the dog situation?

It’s a tough predicament for politi-cians. Do you do what the people want, or what’s best for them. And how do you tell which is which?

Let’s hope the right decision is made.

Our View Letters

Re: Ron Robinson’s letter in the Nelson Star.

� e long saga indeed continues, but it is a saga of hate propagated by a radical Islam, its’ media and fanatically and devotedly transmit-ted to every succeeding generation for centuries and to this very day. Also, it is a saga of ignorance and traditional vili� cation of the State of Israel.

It is indeed extremely disap-pointing and exasperating to read yet another misleading letter to the editor full of inaccuracies, omis-sions and distortions.

� ere are too many of those gross untruths, so I would not bother with corrections. � e cor-rect factual material is available to the honest seekers.

It takes ignorance and perhaps intentional blindness or looking the other way, not to realize that

the whole “Palestinian Statehood” is a sham, a bait for the gullible Western public to gain sympathy for a cause, that has but one goal, a total destruction of Israel and annihilation of its population.

It’s not a guessing game, but an explicitly articulated agenda by Iran and many other Arab states.

� e dispute has never been about land or justice for those who su� er. It’s an old Muslim hate towards Jews and other in� dels, however Jews have a “priority status” on this sinister genocidal agenda.

It is much safer to demonize the tiny Jewish State rather than take to task “Big Arab Oil” and all the networks of terror that Arab states ruled by radical Islam support.

Let’s acknowledge a fact that every war that Israel fought so far was a war of self defense, a war for

survival, not for territory. � ose who question this fact had better check reliable history records.

Let’s take a good look at what happened in France last week. � e West needs to acknowledge the link between radical Islam and violence, in the Middle East and everywhere.

Appeasement of terror and evil will not yield a true lasting peace, only more violence that will open a door for a genocide. Israelis have been � ghting terror, evil and back-wardness in the Middle East on a daily basis for the past 66 years.

Let’s give them credit for their courage, perseverance, faith and trust.

I would suggest that vitriol be saved for fanatics and terrorists.

Anath Grebler

Nelson

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� e battle for Kennewick Man

Tom FletcherBC Views


Opinion

Reader is ‘scent-sitive’As I sit here writing this, I

have a metallic taste, itchy face and nose, and a raging headache. I am one of those invisible scent-sensitive people and it’s really starting to trouble me that people apply so much scent in the way of perfumes/body creams/hairsprays and natural products. A particular culprit to me is a natural rose body cream.

A couple of weeks ago I was bombarded with people’s per-fumes and creams, colognes, etc.

It happened again today, so I find myself writing this letter. In the course of a week several in-stances occurred... at a cafe I took my coffee and walked across the room to avoid scent, a day later I left my very good seats at a night-club to take up some not so great seats at the back because of a gaggle of super strong smelling gals, on another day I rushed through the change room of the aquatic centre as someone spritzed herself, later in the week I held my sweatshirt over my nose and mouth during a two-hour movie because there were no readily available seats af-ter a latecomer came in smelling strongly of perfume and sat a full

two rows in front of me. That was in one week! There’s a

store in town I can’t enter because the incense is so strong. I’ve held my breath or gotten off elevators. I don’t know that if I reserve a seat at the Capitol I will be able to stay in it depending on who’s scent might be sitting near me.

The thing is, I don’t have a medical bracelet to justify my re-quests, nor an allergy sanctified by the medical system, or even a vis-ible reaction on my skin that you can see. It’s not that I think people don’t believe me, but I don’t under-stand why they wear it so loudly that everyone gets to smell it, and even in clearly labelled scent-free buildings.

An analogy might be this: a passing car shudders with the sound of the bass booming. That’s like someone wearing a dumpload of scent.

Another car passes by, you can’t hear the cd playing, but by the lip-syncing gestures of the passengers it is apparent they are happily en-joying their music.

That’s like someone wearing just enough scent for them to enjoy and maybe their intimate friend,

too.I’m writing this letter as a plea.

A short while ago I had to leave an event early (discreetly) because of scent, even though a letter had been emailed to people to keep it scent-free for several individuals including myself. My only conso-lation (if you will) was that another person said to me at the exit that she couldn’t take it anymore, and she was leaving at the same time as me for the same reason. I guess you could say I felt validated.

I think of Nelson as a place that often times is dominated by body odour that may be offensive to some. I may not find it attractive, but it doesn’t affect me.

Most people probably smell just fine, and in fact, it’s pheromones that attract people to you and you to them. Please don’t be offended if you repel me for I will, unfor-tunately, have to leave. I know I speak for many, and it would be great if we can find some place where we can meet in the middle as this is a growing concern.

Thanks for listening.

Meg StewartNelson

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Obituaries & Memorials

Mary Kolesnikoff, 85, passed away peacefully at Jubilee Manor in Nelson B.C. First born on a farm in Cowley Alberta, child to Sam and Lucy Kooznetsoff followed by her sisters Betty Poznikoff, Doris Semenoff (deceased), Anne Malakoff and her brother Micheal Kooznetsoff. Mary was predeceased by her husband Peter Kolesnikoff (September 7th, 2011) and is survived by her son Tony Kolesnikoff(Rose), daughters Nina McLarty, Pearl Brown(David), 8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. Mary spent most of her life in the Slocan Valley – Appledale, Winlaw and Cresent Valley. Her garden was admired by many over the years; she was an avid gardener and loved to share her garden with family and friends. She also loved going to the hot springs with her grandchildren and husband Peter. She always enjoyed phone calls and visits from everyone.

Mary will be greatly missed, but heaven called another angel home to watch over her loved ones. At Mary’s request a private family service will be held at a later date.

Thank you to Dr. Kieth Bridger and the wonderful staff at Jubilee Manor for making Mary comfortable and cared for.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Kolesnikoff (Kooznetsoff) MaryNovember 29th, 1929 – December 28th, 2014

Scott Alfred James GradyAugust 27, 1974 - November 7, 2014

Our son Scott was the middle son of the “Grady Boys”. Scott was born August 27, 1974 in Maple Ridge B.C. where he lived with us and older brother Ryan. We then moved to Quesnel for two years where Chad joined the family. When Scott was four years old we moved to Nelson and the boys became the Grady Bunch, “Which one is he?”. Scott was smart, funny, intuitive and sensi-

tive. He loved playing with his brothers: bike riding, hiking and so much more. But Scott hated getting dirty; when there was yard work to be done, Scott would volunteer to make drinks and lunch for everyone. He found skiing to be very clean, so it was his forté - and he loved it. He attended Thompson Rivers University where he received a diploma in Adventure Tourism. He worked guiding for many different skiing operations and ended up settling in Revelstoke working for Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing. He married and had a son Micah, now three years old. Scott was a stay at home dad during the summer; he loved this and was one of the proudest dads ever. On July 31, 2014, Isla, a daughter, was born - another love of his life. Scott was a best friend to many of us. He was strong, funny, knowl-

edgeable and most of all generous. On November 7, 2014 he gave his own life, because of his depression - not to hurt others - but only to help.We would like to thank everyone who was there for Scott and his

family during the dif� cult times. Hopefully Scott’s legacy will be that we are all more understanding of mental health problems and do what we can to help each other. We all want - mental happiness - remember him often - remember him well.

Thanks again, The Gradys: Peter and Sylvia;

Ryan and Tera (Olen and Izzy), Williams Lake;Chad and Kari (Hnatiuk), Nelson;

and Emily (Micah and Isla), Revelstoke.



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Police were called out on Fri-day to investigate reports of a man demanding hugs from strangers.

On Friday the Nelson Police Department received multiple calls about the man, who was ag-gressively soliciting hugs from people near the businesses in the 100 block of Anderson Street.

The suspect had left the area prior to police arrival and was not identified at the time.

Later that day the police re-ceived a call requesting assistance where a man had thrown out all of his roommate’s belongings on the lawn after he was told by the roommate he was moving out. Po-lice stood by and kept the peace while the property was moved away.

It was then discovered that the angry roommate, a 34-year-old local man under the influence of alcohol, was the same person so-liciting hugs earlier in the day. No charges are pending but he was advised that he would be arrested for public intoxication if he left his home again in that condition.

q On January 10 at approxi-mately 10 p.m., staff at a local bar in the 400 block of Vernon Street called NPD to report a male threatening them. Employees asked the 36-year-old local man to leave the property for drinking and he responded by threatening to kill them.

He was arrested by NPD members without incident. He is known to police for engaging in this type of behaviour after abus-ing alcohol.

He was held until sober and will have to answer to charges of uttering threats and public intoxi-cation.

Aggressive huggingPolice investigate several reports

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The Nelson Police Department received several reports of a man demanding hugs from strangers.

Clean up crew

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Road crews were out in full force on the weekend, trying to clear some of the snow from streets and sidewalks. Heavy machinery moved the snow from the roads and piled it into large mountains. Some was even trucked out of the way.NELSON READS

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You can also stop by the Nelson Library or the Learning Place (lower level of City

Hall) if you need assistance entering.

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Search continuesWill JohnsonNelson Star

The search for Slocan resident Vic-toria Aguilar will continue until “all avenues of investigation have been ex-hausted,” according to a police press release.

Aguilar was initially reported miss-ing last Wednesday. She was last seen walking near her Slocan home on Har-old Street, a short distance from her home.

“Members of the Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP detachments have been searching for Victoria Aguilar since re-ceiving the report of her being missing on January 7, 2015,” reads an RCMP release.

“The RCMP along with Nakusp Ground Search and Rescue, police dog services and the New Denver Fire and Rescue boat, conducted search-es of abandoned roads, trails, beach fronts, river shores, water areas, cabins and open fields around Slocan. These searches continued for three days and have been unsuccessful in locating Victoria.”

The RCMP has utilized social media during the investigation, contacting family members in an attempt to garner information.

“A request has also been made for the RCMP helicopter to conduct air

searches of the area. However, the weather has preventing this from com-mencing thus far.”

Further searches are planned, and will likely be based on the timing of the snow melt or whether authorities receive any new information.

“The investigation continues and will remain open.”

Victoria Aguilar is still missing

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Slocan resident Victoria Aguilar was re-ported missing on January 7, 2015.Top 100 properties list

The property with the highest assessed value in West Kootenay is an acreage on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, pegged at $1.9 million.

Only three of the top 100 valued Kootenay prop-erties are on the west side of the Purcell Mountains, according to a list compiled by BC Assessment.

The list is dominated by Invermere properties and

topped by a waterfront parcel valued at $5 million.No. 68 on the list is an acreage at 10135 Highway

3A in Twin Bays assessed at $1.942 million. No. 83 is another acreage at 10231 Twin Bays Road, assessed at $1.821 million. No. 98 is also an acreage, 6950 Highway 3A at Longbeach, valued at $1.734 million.

The full list can be found at http://bit.ly/1y4yAvg.

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Storytimes are back at the Nelson Public Library! Preschool Storytime for 3 to 5-year olds starts on Wednesday, January 21, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Family Storytime on Saturday, January 24, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Preregister online at nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333.Join them for eight weeks in the Library Storytime room for a variety of exciting books, lively songs, loveable puppets and easy fingerplays.

The Winter Locavores’ Feast and Six Slocan Valley Minutes on Saturday, January 24 at the Vallican Whole Community Centre for an evening of unparalleled sociability and fun. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is at 6 p.m., SSVM starts around 7:30 p.m. Admission: 100 mile potluck item and donation. See VallicanWhole.com.

Family Literacy Week, an extra special event at the Nelson Public Library on Friday, January 30, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts and fun family literacy activities. For children 2 to 6 years old and parent/caregiver. Free with snacks and door prizes. Online registration at nelsonlibrary.ca or call Joanne FMI 250-505-5683.

Exam Cram for teens at the

Nelson Public Library. Ace those final exams. Study space, tutors with West Kootenay Teacher Education program, and food! Saturday, January 31, 1-5 p.m. Drop in or contact Joanne if you think you’ll attend. 250-505-5683 or [email protected].

WEEKly mEEtingsThe free flow Djembe drum

circle every Monday night at The Old Church, 602 Kootenay and Victoria from 7 p.m.

Nelson Choral Society’s spring session begins Tuesday, January 20, under the musical direction of Kathleen Neudorf. Newcomers welcome. Weekly rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Bethel Christian Centre, 623 Gordon Road in Fairview. You are welcome to try them out for a couple

of weeks before committing. They’ll be performing works by contemporary choral composers such as Bob Chilcott (a jazz mass) and Ola Gjeilo. For more information, see nelsonchoralsociety.org.

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday. Afternoon practice for girls and women will be held at 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch. For all ages: teens and 19-plus. Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at [email protected].

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Community Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in).

Top Spin Thursday as Savoy Lanes hosts a weekly ping pong night every Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Drop-in fee is $5. All levels are welcome. Paddles and balls are provided. For more information, email [email protected].

Community Threads holds a fibre craft-themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. For more information call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email [email protected].

Nelson Trail Runners: drop-in trail runs, Sundays at 7:30 a.m., and weekdays at 6:30 a.m. Meet at Mountain Station rail trail parking lot. Check them out on Facebook at Nelson Trailrunners or email [email protected] to confirm times. It’s an open, non-competitive, all abilities trail running group with over 100 members.

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon Street (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. For a schedule

please call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete meeting list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at The Cellar, 717 Vernon Street and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front Street at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-352-7333 for Friday.

Beginner Tai Chi Classes ev-ery Sunday at 10 a.m. The one hour class of Yang 24 form is by donation. At the Moving Centre – 533A Baker Street until March 29 with Odo (Chris) MacMillan who has been practicing Tai Chi since 1991.

monthly mEEtingsThe Regular General Meeting

of the Canadian Federation of University Women Nelson & District is Saturday, January 17, 10 a.m. at the Banquet Room of the Adventure Hotel (616 Vernon Street). Topic for this meeting is the culture of peace presented by Madelyn Mackay. New members are invited to attend and join the club. Visit sites.google.com/site/nelsoncfuw or Facebook page: CFUWNelsonandDistrict.

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding informa-tion and support to moms and soon-to-be-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is on January 19. More information: 352-3583.

Habondia Special Meeting to determine their fututre on Saturday, January 24, 1:30 p.m. at Community First Health Co-op Wellness Centre, 518 Lake Street.

Nelson Dances of Univer-sal Peace with live music. Do dances and walks with singing, representing spiritual tradi-tions from the world over. At the Old Church Hall on Sunday, January 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Victoria and Kootenay Street,

602 Kootenay. No experience necessary. For information call Candace, 250-354-4288.

WorKshopsEllison’s Market offers a

free workshop every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. with new weekly topic at Ellison’s on 523 Front Street. On January 17 it’s Super-food Snacks and Lunches. A new grab and go approach. Come and learn simple nutrient-dense healthy snacks and lunches that will keep you going this New Year.

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Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop for information and referrals on community resources and services: income tax service, low income dental program, or for help with pension and subsidy forms. Open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information call 250-352-6008.

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Auditions for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Jeff Forst, begin on Thursday, January 15 from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. As part of the seventh annual Bard in the Bush festival, the play has about 30 roles available. At least three-quarters of the roles are open for youth. The show will be performed at the Capitol from June 4 to 6. For more information about the project and to register for auditions, contact [email protected].

Oxygen Art Centre is hosting its first annual youth arts festival, which will premiere with a talent slam at the Capitol Theatre on February 14 at 8 p.m. Anyone aged 15-29 and performing in any discipline is welcome to audition for a part in this showcase of the Kootenay’s best young artists. Auditions will take place on Sunday, January 18 between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. at the Civic Theatre. There are a limited number of spots available. Selected acts will receive one-on-one mentorship with Lucas Myers or Bessie Wapp. Register online at oxygenartcentre.org.

Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones’ Hodor) will throw an epic Spiritbar dance party called Rave of Thrones on Wednesday, April 1 at 9 p.m. Long before he was portraying Bran Stark’s guardian on the HBO series, he was throwing parties worldwide as a house DJ. Fans of the books/TV show don’t want to miss this event. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are now available at the Hume Hotel.

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Allegro Dance Theatre and LVR Dance Academy is teaming up for a rousing night of dance that will include The Pied Piper on January 17. The evening will begin at 7:30. Tickets are now available through the Capitol Theatre box office. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students.

ComEdy

Yuk Yuks comedy night returns to Spiritbar on Thursday, January 29 at 8 p.m. January features renowned funny-man Scott Dumas, and emcee Chris Yorke will warm the audience up starting at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 and are available at the Hume Hotel.

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Nelson Civic Theatre presents a screening of The Homesman on January 15 at 7:30 p.m. Directed and starring Tommy Lee Jones, the western tells the story of three women driven mad by the pioneer life. They’re being transported across the country by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank) who in turns employs low-life drifter George Briggs (Jones) to assist her. Rater 14A. For more information visit civic theatre.ca.

Nelson United Church is holding a screening of the documentary The Wisdom to Survive at 7 p.m. on January 22. The film explores what is keeping humans from action on climate change and urges immediate steps. Thought leaders and activists in the realms of science, economics and spirituality discuss how we can evolve and take action in the face of climate disruption. The film will be followed by a community conversation. For more information visit ecosociety.ca.

ThEATrE

Monster Theatre’s The Little Prince shows at the Capitol Theatre on Sunday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Meet talking roses and foxes! Venture out on interplanetary travel! Learn about true love and loyalty! Join the little prince on a spectacular adventure as he celebrates open-mindedness, open-heartedness and the beauty of imagination. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

The Capitol Season Series presents Monster Theatre’s Who Killed Gertude Crump? on Sunday, January 18 at 8 p.m. A plot-twist-a minute puppet caper written and directed by Monster Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone and performed by Tara Travis who performed at the Capitol Theatre last season with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250 352-6363.

The Capitol Season Series presents Detour by Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre on Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m. Hiromoto Ida’s performance is the story of a man and woman from the “Walkman” era. Drawing from the minimalist tradition of Japanese Noh theatre, it contains no spoken words. Tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone at 250-352-6363.

The first ever theatrical performance at Shambhala Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will show on February 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. Starring Nelson cultural ambassador Bessie Wapp with back up from Sydney Black, Darren Mahe and three students from the Selkirk music program: piano player Amanda Cawley, drummer

Leonard Pallerstein and guitarist Brennan Buglioni. Tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre, and are $25 for adults and $20 for students. For more info visit capitoltheatre.bc.ca.

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Adham Shaikh will be at Spiritbar on Friday, January 16 at 10 p.m. with opening act Intersect. Shaikh is coming fresh out of the studio after working on his next full-length release. The show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets available from the Hume Hotel. For more information call 250-352-5331.

Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged sessions presents Sean Rodman on Saturday, January 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. with his banjo, guitar, kick drum and tambourine on his heels. He will get your boots stomping and remind you why we live in the Kootenays. He will be followed by singer songwriter Ronnie Hayward, who has recorded on approximately 50 albums, including 15 of his own. He will perform country, blues and beatnik poetry on guitar and upright bass.

The winners of the Kootenay Music Awards’ ‘Artist of the Year’ award in 2013, The Good Ol’ Goats will play a Spiritbar show on January 17 at 9 p.m. The night will be a mid-winter evening of bluegrass and shenanigans. Special guest TBA. Advance tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

El Papachango, a Latin/World Bass Don, has made countless appearances at Shambhala Music Festival and returns to the Kootenays for a Spiritbar show on Friday, January 23 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information visit

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Vancouver’s best unsigned band, The Boom Booms, are returning to Nelson on Friday, January 30. Every show is an explosive display of world, funk, and rock by this masterful five- piece band. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance at the Hume Hotel, or $15 at the door. For more information visit humehotel.com.

A Pete Seeger memorial concert is being held on Saturday, January 31 at the Junction Church at 2840 Eden Road (former location of the Playmor Dance Hall). Featuring tributes from local musicians Kenny Conrad, Olin McKay, Dan Perrault, Holly Hyatt, John Burden, Catherine McGrath, Sugar and Spice and Roxanne. Tickets are $40. Only 150 are available.

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Mater Familias, a sculptural installation by ceramic artist Kathi Hofman is now open. Exhibition runs till February 7. The show features a variety of ceramic-based assemblages that combine hand-built ceramic work with other materials and found objects. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For more information visit oxygenartcentre.org Kaslo artist Eliza Fry’s show Water Sustains Us, Water Defines Us incorporates an old blueprint of surveyed lots near Queen’s Bay that she found in the Langham storeroom that was “tattered and torn and lent itself very well to being repurposed.” The show is now up at the Nelson Public Library and will continue through the end of February.

Adriana Bergman, 15 (centre), will play the Pied Piper in an upcoming night of dance at the Capitol featuring Allegro Dance and LVR Dance Academy.


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Ouvrez les oreilles, embellissez votre journée!Par Alex Pilon

En voyage, nous découvrons des endroits extraordinaires, des cafés incroyables, des per-sonnes qui marquent notre journée et, sans nous en rendre compte, nous sommes entourés d’une belle énergie embellissant ces découvertes toutes aussi uniques les unes que les autres. Cette énergie particulière est la musique!

Vous ne vous êtes jamais ren-du compte que quelque chose de mélodieux venait ajouter au moment que vous passiez? Ce qui est beau de la musique, c’est qu’elle vient, sans préve-nir, ajouter la touche finale au moment présent. Dans mon cas, j’adore être attentif à ce bonheur totalement gratuit et chaleureux. La plupart du temps, je note la chanson que j’entends et qui me donne le sourire aux lèvres. C’est une

belle façon d’entrer en contact avec les gens et de créer de jo-lies rencontres, car qui n’aime pas la musique? Aujourd’hui, je m’apprête à vous partager quelques morceaux découverts et leurs anecdotes depuis mon départ du Québec.

Le premier, mais non le moindre, Christ Ronald. Un artiste britannique désormais établi à Vancouver et, qui m’a fois, n’est pas assez connu. Bon d’accord, ce n’est pas un chanteur francophone, mais j’ai tout de même eu la chance de le rencontrer dans un camp familial d’immersion fran-çaise, ici, en Colombie britan-nique! Un soir, il nous a offert un concert privé dans notre

campement, juste pour nous, les moniteurs et quelques amis. Nous étions 20 ou 25 personnes. Je pense bien me souvenir de ce moment toute ma vie. Nous étions tous com-plètement estomaqués par sa voix et ses paroles touchantes. Il nous a amené dans son uni-vers folk et country comme un roi.

Le deuxième, je dirais même LA deuxième artiste est Marie-Jo Thério. À défaut de l’avoir dé-couvert une dizaine d’années après ses premiers albums au Québec, je suis maintenant un grand admirateur! Dès ma pre-mière écoute, il y a de cela un mois, je ne cesse de l’écouter. Je revois très bien mon amie, lors d’une visite chez elle, qui arrête spontanément notre conversation pour me faire écouter la chanson La maline. Je me suis tout de suite laissé emporter par sa voix douce à la fois sensible et remplie d’une richesse émotionnelle incroyable.

Sur ce, je vous laisse découvrir à votre tour ces deux artistes exceptionnels talentueux qui vous laisseront, sans aucun doute, sur une belle note. À mon tour d’embellir votre journée!

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Pied Piper comes to CapitolAllegro Dance Theatre and LVR Dance Academy

are teaming up for a rousing night of dance that will include The Pied Piper on January 17.

Lynette Lightfoot and Jenn MacMillan, directors of the two companies, believe it’s essential for students to combine with other studios to give the dancers a sense of community and the opportunity to appreci-ate and learn from each other.

The audience will be treated to a wide spectrum

of choreography and music. The feature selection of the performance is The Pied Piper.

Like The Nutcracker or Cinderella, the piece is good training for the dancers to act, use props and work within a multi-age group.

The evening will begin at 7:30.Tickets are now available through the Capitol

Theatre box office. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students.

Night of dance with Allegro Dance Theatre and LVRWill Johnson photo

Allegro Dance Theatre and LVR Dance Academy are teaming up for a night of dance on January 17. The night will feature a performance of The Pied Piper.

Gertrude Crump and the Little PrinceWill JohnsonNelson Star

Performer Tara Travis is bring-ing two shows to the Capitol Theatre on January 18 — one for adults, and the other for children.

The first of the two shows, The Little Prince, is an adaptation of the beloved novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It features actor Nancy Kenny in the title role, while Travis plays “everybody else”.

“Multiple character work is kind of my specialty,” said Travis.

Travis said she’d long wanted to perform a show based on The

Little Prince, and she finally got the chance after teaming up with Monster Theatre’s Ryan Gladstone.

During the show, the little prince meets a variety of flamboy-ant characters. Some of them are aliens, which means there will be plenty of large body masks and costume pieces.

The Little Prince play at 2 p.m. that day, and then six hours later Travis will be back on stage for the puppet show Who Killed Gertrude Crump, in which Travis plays the ghost of Agatha Christie.

“She’s particularly cheeky in the

afterlife,” said Travis. “It’s a full-on murder mystery, so it does address death and murder and guns, that sort of thing. But it’s more of the old school archetypes, like an Ag-atha Christie novel with Monster Theatre humour injected.”

Travis said working with pup-pets gives her a freedom she ap-preciates.

“I have puppets that say hor-rifying things.”

Tickets for The Little Prince are $12.50. Tickets for Who Killed Ger-trude Crump are $20 for adults and $16 for students.

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Rep soccer registrationWill Johnson Nelson Star

Parents have approximately two more weeks to register in Nelson Youth Soccer’s Rep League, as the January 31 deadline approaches.

Try-outs will be held between mid-February and the end of April. And even though they can’t take everyone, there are other soccer options for those that don’t make the cut.

“There’s always a place in soccer for a child who doesn’t make the rep team. Through the red shirt program we let kids come out and better their skills in hopes that, if someone can’t make the tourna-ment, we can take them,” said Lua Gerun, co-coordinator of the NYS rep program.

The club is looking for players from U-11 to U-18, and depend-ing on the number of applicants some age categories may be com-bined.

The U-11 and U-12 levels are considered developmental.

“Every child makes the team at those two ages, for developmen-tal purposes. U-13 through 18 it’s competitive, and they’re able to compete at provincials,” she said.

Players will be required to at-tend two practices a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for an hour and a half each day.

“U-11 and U-12 always have a commitment to the house league too, so they have a house prac-tice during the week and a house game on Saturday. They travel to the odd jamboree, which is a one or two day tournament where they compete for fun,” she said.

Gerun said one of the goals of

NYS is to create athletes for life.“We want to make sure they’re

active for life, not just when they’re young and can reap the benefits of soccer,” she said.

To register, visit nelsonyouth-soccer.ca and follow the links to the registration tab. Then click the rep option.

An additional $30 fee applies to those selected as rep players. Any-one with questions should contact [email protected].

Deadline to sign up is January 31

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Nelson Youth Soccer’s Rep League registration deadline is January 31.

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Nelson native Dryden Hunt, who has been with the Regina Pats for four years, has been traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers amidst a successful season that has seen the left winger rack up 47 points.

“It’s obviously a surprise. It’s tough to leave some-where you’ve been for four years. I’ve built a lot of relationships, and it’s tough to say goodbye to my friends, my billets. But I’m pretty excited to be in Medicine Hat, and we’re going to make the long run this year,” said the 19-year-old.

Hunt moved from the third best team in the West-ern Hockey League’s Eastern Conference to the sec-ond best. Medicine Hat is also the top-ranked team in the tough Central Division.

Hunt said he’s thrilled to be playing alongside Trevor Cox and Cole Sanford, the top scorers in the league.

“Any time you play with skilled players like that, it’s easy on your game,” he said.

He said the transition has been a little surreal.“It was weird the first day to walk into the dress-

ing room and see a new jersey hanging there in my locker,” he said.

Hunt’s new team has been on a hot streak since the trade, winning two of three games. The most recent one in Kelowna saw them beat the Rockets — who are currently the top team in the country — 5-3.

“It was an unreal atmosphere. We’re in this sold out arena. We were down a couple goals, they went on

a power play for like four minutes. Then we got two penalty kill goals, which gave us all this momentum. We took it from there,” he said.

“It was probably one of the biggest wins of my WHL career.”

Hunt said he’s excited to meet his new billets and teammates. His teammate and close friend Kyle Bur-roughs, who played with him on the Pats, came over in the same trade.

Hunt said he anticipates he’ll have a prominent place in the Tigers’ lineup.

“Medicine Hat’s one of the smaller teams, and I’m one of the bigger forwards. So I’ll bring a different type of game. I’m strong on the puck down low, and this team’s obviously fast and buzzing all over the ice, but I’m a player who wants to take the puck to the net,” he said.

Hunt will play against his old team tonight in Medicine Hat. For more information visit ticker-shockey.com.

Hunt now a TigerNelsonite has 47 points in the WHL this season

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Photo courtesy of the Medicine Hat TigersAfter playing four years for the Regina Pats, Nelson’s Dryden Hunt has been traded to the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers.

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Nelson Leafs goaltender Joey Karrer keeps his eye on the loose puck during Nelson’s 5-1 victory over the spokane Braves on Saturday night. The Leafs lost 5-2 to the Braves the next day.

Leafs, Braves split seriesNelson and Spokane both won at home on the weekend

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The Nelson Leafs snapped a two game losing streak by hand-ing the visiting Spokane Braves a 5-1 loss on Saturday night at the Nelson and District Community Complex (NDCC).

However, the next night, Nelson lost to the Braves 5-2 in Spokane.

Saturday’s home game saw the visiting Braves score the first goal, but the Leafs took over af-ter that, scoring five in a row to earn the win.

Sean Collins opened the scoring for Spokane in the first period.

In the second, Nelson’s of-fence began to dominate. Sam Weber, Rayce Miller and Matt MacDonald all scored in the middle frame to put the Leafs up for good.

In the third, Timothy Nichols and Miller scored to make the final 5-1. The high scoring game came as a bit of a relief as Nelson has struggled to put the puck in the net in the past week.

Joey Karrer picked up the win for the Leafs, stopping 37 of 38 shots. Jon Manlow took the loss, stopping 41 of 46 shots.

After the game, Miller said a few tweaks to the game plan made a big difference.

“We switched up our fore-check and how we go to the net. We’re sending more traffic to the net, trying to get more

shots. Just greasy goals and we got some tonight,” said Miller.

The Leafs have struggled with injury problems all sea-son long and many players have had more ice time than normal to compensate. Miller said the squad is battling through it.

“We just have to look forward to the future. Every game is a new opportunity to prove what we can do with the line up we have.”

Head coach Dave McLellan said the offence was back on track.

“We were putting pucks in the right area tonight.

“We changed up our offen-sive tactic. We were running a hard two, three to the net and it paid off tonight. Our powerplay, we reworked that this week and I was really happy with it. The one goal we scored was really textbook,” said the coach.

On Sunday, the Leafs fell 5-2 to the Braves.

Spokane opened the scoring on Sunday when Dillion Bogart snuck the puck past Nelson net-minder Adam Maida.

The Leafs tied the score at one when Darnel St. Pierre scored, but a late goal by Spokane’s Dan-ton Oliver made it 2-1 Braves before the end of the first.

The Braves would never give up the lead again, getting three more goals from Jonny Marzec, Paxton Malone and Bogart with his second of the game. Nelson’s St. Pierre notched his second to make the final 5-2.

Maida stopped 38 of 43 shots for the loss while Braves goalie Trevor Dilauro picked up the win, stopping 34 of the 36 shots he faced.

Despite the loss, Nelson has

clinched a spot in the KIJHL playoffs.

The weekend results leaves Nelson five points behind the Beaver Valley Nitehawks for first place in the Kootenay Interna-tional Junior Hockey League’s Neil Murdoch Division. The Leafs are tied for second place with the Castlegar Rebels, but the Leafs have two games in hand.

Trade Deadline:The January 10 trade dead-

line came and went with little action for the Nelson Leafs.

The squad did acquire one new player, 17-year-old de-fenceman Brendan Grier.

The Leafs spent an undis-closed amount of cash to acquire Grier’s rights for the Victoria Royals prospect.

“The only hurdle we have now is we are having a hard time getting him reporting,” said McLellan.

In order to shore up the de-fence, the Leafs have also re-turned Brendan Smith, who was originally let go by the squad back in October.

McLellan is also looking at signing another free agent.

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Kootenay Conference

Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 40 25 10 1 4 55Nelson 40 22 11 2 4 50Castlegar 42 23 15 1 3 50Spokane 42 21 17 0 4 46Grand Forks 39 7 28 1 3 18

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 39 28 8 1 2 59 Creston Valley 39 21 13 1 4 47Kimberley 40 21 14 1 3 46Golden 41 20 16 0 5 45Columbia Valley 39 7 26 0 6 20 Okanagan/Shuswap Conference

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 37 24 10 0 2 50Sicamous 40 21 17 1 1 44Chase 40 18 14 2 6 44100 Mile House 40 19 18 0 5 43Revelstoke 38 15 17 2 4 36

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 40 33 6 0 1 67Summerland 39 24 13 0 2 50 Princeton 39 18 17 2 2 40Kelowna 38 15 19 2 1 33N. Okanagan 40 5 31 1 3 14

Leaf LeadersPLAYERS GP G A PRobson Cramer 39 16 30 46Matt MacDonald 39 16 28 44Rayce Miller 40 24 17 41Aaron Dunlap 36 15 22 37Darnel St. Pierre 36 11 23 34Michael Rand 34 16 12 28Austin Lindsay 37 12 16 28Nolan Percival 39 7 15 22Patrick Croome 25 5 11 16Austin Seaman 40 2 14 16Timothy Nichols 26 5 10 15Dylan Williamson 12 7 7 14Branden Chow 37 7 5 12Samuel Weber 38 6 5 11Aaron Brewer 38 4 7 11Drew Carter 36 5 3 8Joel Huber 34 1 6 7Blair Andrews 13 1 4 5

GOALTENDERS GP W-L-T AVG SV%Joey Karrer 11 5-5-0 2.96 .904 Adam Maida 20 9-9-1 2.73 .899Kevin Mills photo

Taylor Everhart of the Spokane Braves tries to stay with Leafs forward Matt MacDonald during Nelson’s 5-1 win.

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Nelson Minor Hockey hosted it’s annual novice tournament on the weekend and squads from Trail, Beaver Valley, Cranbrook and Spokane took part .

The tournament was broken into two divisions, junior novice (ages five and six) and senior novice (ages seven and eight).

“The experience the kids had on the ice as well as the opportunities off it were well received by the

teams,” said Danny Jewitt coach of the Nelson senior squad.

He said both the junior and senior Nelson teams did well in the event, which is played for fun and experience, rather than wins and losses.

He said the emphasis is on skill development, but at the senior level the aspect of competition starts to come in.

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Nelson Minor Hockey hosted it’s annual novice tournament on the weekend. Clubs from Cranbrook, Spokane, Beaver Valley and Trail took part in the event.

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Nelson Star Wednesday, January 14, 2015 www.nelsonstar.com A25

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SportsWinter is here: Time to play

It is easy to forget that only a few green weeks ago we were all wonder-ing if winter was going to bypass us this year. For those who were itching to get on the slopes or on the cross-country trails the latest snow storms provided the very thing responsible for many an ear to ear grin seen about town this week.

q The Nelson Nordic ski club held their ski improvement clinics last weekend with each class filled with enthusiastic participants, (of which I was one). If you haven’t tried cross-country skiing yet, you really must.

The NNSC is a well-run group of competent community volunteers so willing to share the local Nordic gem that makes the sport affordable and physically accessible.

Take the 10 minute drive from town to get to the full body workout while breathing in our beautiful fresh air and winter scenery. It’s so worth it. NNSC is offering guided leisure ski sessions for seniors starting February 2 for six consecutive Mondays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Contact ajpop@netidea for costs and details. Also, there are still spaces available in the Bunnies/BC Rabbits and Track Attack kid programs. For details contact Lisa Butterworth [email protected] or call 250-229-2116

q For an indoor winter activity the Nelson Curling club is offering

the junior curling league (youth age 10-18) which started up on January 10 and runs until Spring break. Juniors play Tuesday and/or Thursday from 3:45 to 5 p.m.

Youth can play one day or both, as they like. The Little Rockers league (kids age five to 10) starts up on Thursday, January 15 and runs until March 13. Little Rockers play from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

Helmets are required for Little Rockers. Fees are Little Rockers: $30/child and Juniors: $40/child, plus $15 Curl BC affiliation fee if they are over 14. In both leagues, players need warm layers and clean indoor run-ning shoes.

q Glacier Gymnastics Club is of-fering classes from now until March 21 for Gymnastics For All; Parent & Tot spaces which run weekday morn-ings. To register, visit www.glacier-gymnastics.com or contact [email protected] or 250-352-2227.

q The Kootenay Jiujitsu Club’s Nel-son location shares it’s facility (646 Baker Street, under the Dollar Store) with the Nelson Boxing Club. The 2014 Western Canadian champion instructor has coached and practiced grappling since 1993 and is affiliated with Rigan Machado, the Academy founder and heavyweight world champion. For information on classes and fees check out the website and Facebook page. Classes for children and adults available.

q The 2015 outdoor Soccer House and Rep registration is now open with Rep deadline on January 31 and House deadline on March 1. To get more information about all programs visit www.nys.ca, call 250-551-6972 or drop in the indoor soccer facility at 308 Cedar Street.

q The Kootenay Rhythm Dragons will be holding their annual general meeting on February 2 at the Hume hotel at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting thereafter. Those interest in attending should contact Linda Hoffmann at 250-352-5852 or [email protected].

Kim PalfenierGame On

Wildcats host top-ranked Cougars

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The Kootenay Wildcats female midget AAA hockey team played a three game set against the Prince George Northern Cougars in Nelson on the weekend. The Wildcats lost all three games by the scores of 9-2, 5-1 and 4-1.

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