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Bound for the GamesNelson girls to play on U12 squad

Trailer flips on road Both horses survive crash

‘Go well and safely’

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The Kootenay Rhythm Dragons celebrated their 10 year anniversary with an event at Lakeside Park on Sunday. As they rowed out into the lake, friends and family on the beach waved pink carnations and serenaded the team of breast cancer survivors and supporters. See story on Page 2.

City hall to have a new look as three councillors won’t seek another term

Dooley, Kozak undecidedWILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Neither John Dooley nor Deb Ko-zak have con� rmed their election plans yet, and rumours abound that perhaps they’ll be in a head-to-head race for the mayor’s seat later this year.

“From where I’m standing, I’d like to say that I’m still very enthusiastic about what I’m doing. We’re making incredible strides. And if I still feel the same way in a few months, I’ll take a crack at it again, for sure,” Dooley said.

� ough Kozak has yet to release any statement about her election plans, if

she opts to seek the mayoral chair and is unsuccess-ful, she would lose her coun-cil seat, as hap-pened to Donna Macdonald when she ran for mayor most recently in 1999.

Dooley’s reluctance to commit makes Kozak’s decision more di� cult.

“Unfortunately, it’s all-or-nothing,” said Macdonald.

Macdonald, meanwhile, con-� rmed again that she is retiring from council.

“I’ve served for 19 years and I have some other things I’d like to do,” she said. “I’m going to spend more time with friends and family, and I have a lot of writing projects.”

Macdonald has already completed a book-length memoir titled Surviving

City Hall. She had originally hoped it would be � nished in time to give to candidates during this election, but unfortunately that won’t happen. It’s currently under consideration for pub-lication.

Candace Batycki has also decided not to run again.

“It’s not that I’m not running because I don’t like being a councillor,” she said. “It’s just the timing of other things in my life. Maybe I’ll do it again someday.”

Batycki plans to return to her

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WILL JOHNSONNelson Star

Dodie Krepps joined the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons in 2008, and on Sunday the 85-year-old was only one of the paddlers present for their 10th anniversary.

“We just saw o� our Koo-tenay Rhythm Dragons,” said Mary Walters, standing on the shore as the dragon boat pulled away from Lakeside Beach.

Behind her approximately 40 people stood, waving car-nations in the air and singing while the rhythmic thump of the paddle drum provided per-cussion.

“We waved our pink carna-tions and sang Go Well and Safely which is a strong song to support our ladies and our whole team,” said Walters, who is also a members of the team.

She said she was proud of her team, which consists of breast cancer survivors and supporters between the ages of 30 and 85.

She said Krepps never misses a practice.

“I don’t want to sit at home alone. I want to be with friends and people,” Krepps said. “� e girls are wonderful and being

out on the lake is great.”� e team is trying to raise

awareness about breast cancer and to foster a supportive com-

munity for those a� ected by the disease.

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Will Johnson photoThe Kootenay Rhythm Dragons celebrated their 10th anniversary on Sunday.

Cherbo, Adams planning to run again

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conservation career. She’s been completing a Master’s degree while on council, and is looking forward to re-entering the work-force.

Paula Kiss will return to school to study project management once her term ends.

“I hope a lot of good candidates think about running, and if anyone has questions I’d be happy to let them know what the job entails,” she said.

� at means the entire female contingent of city council is either leaving or uncon-

� rmed, leaving only Dooley along with longtime council members Bob Adams and Robin Cherbo, both of whom enthu-

siastically con� rmed that they would be returning.

“I still think I have the time and energy and knowledge to help the city move ahead,” said Adams.

Robin Cherbo followed suit.“� ere’s always lots to do,” he said. “I � g-

ure I’ve got another four years in me at least.”One major change to this year’s mu-

nicipal election is term length. In the past, councils have been elected to a three-year term. � is year that has been raised to a four-year stint.

Voting day is November 15.

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Horse trapped after trailer flipsStaff WriterBlack Press

An accident involving a horse trailer kept a section of Highway 3A/6 closed for about two hours on Friday.

A tragedy was avoided in the incident, injuries and trauma minimized thanks to cool heads and quick action.

Just after 5 p.m., Nelson RCMP at-tended a traffic accident just west of the Playmor Junction. A truck was towing a loaded horse trailer when the trailer de-tached from the vehicle, broke the safety chains and ended up flipping over and blocking the highway.

South Slocan resident Shannon Lewis and her daughter were in the truck, on their way to an equestrian event in the Trail area. The trailer apparently rolled several times before coming to rest on its side.

One of the two horses, a 16-year-old male named Zen, escaped relatively un-harmed. The second horse, a 24-year-old female called Tango, was trapped on her side, pinned by twisted metal.

Tarrys Fire Rescue cut the metal horse trailer away to un-pin her.

“Zen has some superficial wounds and some damage to his spine and his with-ers,” Lewis said. “We won’t know right away if there’s any permanent damage,

but he seems to be doing okay.”Tango reportedly had some stitches

and was treated for shock.“She was given some fluids,” said Lewis,

“and they’re both on pain meds.”Tango suffered injury to her hind quar-

ters, her tail, for example, remains para-lyzed according to Lewis who added the vet is confident the lacerations will heal on their own.

Beasley Fire Rescue member Monica Spencer tended to Tango until a veteri-narian arrived.

All on the scene reportedly helped pull Tango to her feet, free from the wreckage.

A Good Samaritan family, the Webers of the Blewett area, were called and came to the scene with a horse trailer and trans-ported the horses home for the owners.

Tarrys Fire Rescue and Monica Spen-cer received thanks from the Nelson RCMP for their efforts, as did the Weber family.

A great many motorists were thanked for their patience and composure during the episode.

Asked about a possible cause of the incident, such as the condition or con-nection of the hitch, Lewis explained the salvage yard where the trailer had been taken was closed all weekend and she had to wait until she could examine the trailer.

Both animals suffer injuries but are expected to recover after highway incident

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Jordan Turner

Tango, a 24-year-old horse, lays trapped in a horse trailer after it flipped over on the highway on Friday night. Tango fellow horse Zen suffered various injuries, but should recover.

GreG NeSteroffNelson Star

The BC Forest Service is reporting a “fairly slow weekend” for wildfires in the Kootenays despite scorching temperatures.

Southeast Fire Centre information officer Jordan Turner said no major new blazes were sparked, allowing crews to mop up fires from last week.

But with the hot, dry weather of the last ten days and a subtropical storm that passed through the area Monday, crews remain vigilant.

“A lot of crews are available and several are on standby,” Turner said. “We are expect-ing a few starts.”

As of Tuesday morning, however, only one small new fire was reported 20 km northeast of Cranbrook.

Three small lightning-caused fires near Grand Forks have been contained while another small fire on Murphy Creek about 10 km north of Rossland and 2 km north of Highway 3B is out. A logging operator called it in and began to suppress it.

“Most of our wildfires are reported by the public,” Turner said. “We do appreciate all the support we get. A lot of fires in the southeast start in remote areas.”

Turner said air patrols were planned Tuesday to look for smoke. Ground crews are also visiting various logging roads.

The biggest fire in southeast BC right now is about 25 hectares on the south shore of Kinbasket Lake, 75 km northwest of Golden. Golden and Invermere are also seeing a lot of smoke and haziness from a 5,600 hectare fire on the border of Banff National Park.

Most fires in our area are less than a hect-are, with the exception of a 10-hectare blaze in a remote area 30 km northeast of New Denver that started last week.

Turner said since Thursday, there has been one small human-caused fire in the Cranbrook zone, and one in the Boundary zone that was industry-related but imme-diately suppressed. Crews are patrolling it to make sure it doesn’t restart.

The fire danger rating in West Kootenay ranges from high in Nelson to extreme in Nakusp through New Denver and Kaslo.

To report a wildfire, call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on your cell.

Wildfire situation remains quietA 50-year-old Alberta man is dead after a two-

vehicle crash Monday morning on Highway 31A about 10 kilometres east of New Denver.

Slocan Lake RCMP and West Kootenay Traffic Services got the call at about 9:20 a.m.

Sgt. John Ferguson says a lone motorcyclist en-croached into an oncoming lane while in a curve and struck a pick-up truck.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until next of kin is notified. The family in the truck was not injured.

Ferguson said alcohol is not a factor.“This is the time for the roads to be busy with all

traffic, especially motorcycles and we would caution all drivers to slow down and be attentive so they will arrive at their destination safely,” Ferguson said.

It’s the sixth fatal accident in West Kootenay this year.

The BC Coroners Service has identified two Slocan Valley men killed in separate crashes recently.

Jesse Edward Van Skiver Bachner, 28, of Crescent Valley died a week ago Monday after he lost control of his pickup truck on Highway 6 north of the com-munity.

Police responded to a call of a single vehicle rollover at about 6:30 p.m. and found that the lone occupant of the uninsured vehicle went into the oncoming lane.

The truck rolled twice, trap-ping the driver, who was pro-nounced dead at the scene. With help from the Tarrys and Pass-

more fire departments, his body was removed.

Speed, alcohol, and lack of seatbelt use are all possible fac-tors.

Meanwhile, the Winlaw man who died when his pickup truck went into the Slocan River last month was Donald James Clark, 62. Clark was the driver and sole

occupant of the vehicle which was heading southbound on Slocan River Road at about 3:30 p.m. on June 23 when it left the road, rolled, and went into the water.

He died at the scene. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate both fatalities.

Motorcyclist killedeast of New Denver

Slocan Valley crash victims namedNelson RCMP located a backpack with video

equipment on May 31 in the Taghum area but to date no one has called or claimed it.

Police are asking the general public if they own the equipment, or know who has lost it, to call them to provide further details to identify the gear.

Contact Cst. Bill Long at 250-352-2156.

Video equipment found

A photo of the Riondel community centre in Fri-day’s edition was mistakenly attributed. It was actually taken by Bruce Scott.

Also in Friday’s edition, Rick Klassen was identi-fied as the owner of Gerick Cycle and Ski in Nelson. While he helped start the store, the current owner is Ross McNamara.

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Tamara HyndNelson Star

A stroller brigade rolled down the sidewalks of Baker Street with signs and a banner in hand on Saturday afternoon in support of affordable child care.

At the same time hundreds of other concerned citizens, organized by the BC Labour Federation,

showed their support at the legislature in Victoria.A plan created by the Early Childhood Educators

of BC and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC presented to the provincial legislature several years ago calls for a $10 per day Child Care Plan. The protest was created in hopes of moving that plan forward. Visit cccabc.bc.ca for more information.

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Tamara Hynd photoA stroller brigade rolled down the sidewalks of Baker Street on Saturday, protesting the high cost of child care.

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RDCK administrator leaving The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s

administrator has resigned to take a similar position on Vancouver Island. Brian Carruthers will become the administrator of the Cowichan Valley Regional District in early September.

The move allows Carruthers to join his part-ner in the Duncan area and be closer to family.

He has been with the RDCK less than two years, having arrived in November 2012 to re-place former administrator Jim Gustafson, who retired. Previously Carruthers was city manager in Williams Lake.

In a news release, RDCK chair John Kettle credited Carruthers with implementing a num-

ber of initiatives to improve governance and service delivery in the regional district.

“I am pleased with the work that has been ac-complished to date and am confident that there will be a seamless continuation of leadership with Mr. Carruthers’ departure,” Kettle said. “We wish Brian the best of luck as he takes on his new role on Vancouver Island.”

Cowichan Valley Regional District chair Rob Hutchins called Carruthers “a respected, capable, and accomplished leader with a dem-onstrated record of effective local government experience.”

Carruthers’ replacement has not been named.

Brian Carruthers resigns to take similar job on Vancouver Island

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A swim advisory has been issued or Taghum Beach.

The Regional District of Central Koote-nay has issued a swim advisory at Taghum Beach as water quality is poor.

Swimming is not recommended due to bacterial counts that exceed Health Canada guidelines.

The RDCK collects weekly water samples at Taghum Beach to test for fecal coliform bacteria (E. coli). Weekly monitoring pro-tects swimmers from illnesses that may be linked to unacceptable bacteria levels, such as ear, nose and throat infection or stomach illnesses.

In keeping with Health Canada’s guide-lines for Canadian recreational water quality and the Interior Health Authority’s beach water quality notification campaign, the RDCK has posted signage at Taghum Beach to notify the public of poor beach water quality. Warning signs will remain posted until sample results are once again within acceptable limits.

“The RDCK and Interior Health are rec-ommending the public refrains from swim-ming at Taghum Beach until the beach water quality improves,” said Cary Gaynor, parks operations supervisor at the RDCK.

Please check the RDCK’s website at rdck.bc.ca for updates.

Conservation notices issued for Balfour, Taghum water users

Stage two water conservation measures

are now in effect for users of the Woodland Heights water system at Taghum.

Users of the Balfour water system are also being advised to use stage two water conservation measures.

The Regional District of Central Koote-nay stated in a press release that the water systems are currently experiencing record high levels of demand due to the extreme hot weather and lack of rainfall.

Stage two measures include:q Sprinkling of gardens, trees, and

shrubs is permitted one day per week only, for a maximum of two hours, between 4 to 7 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.

q Washing sidewalks, driveways, vehi-cles, and outdoor surfaces is not permitted.

q Filling outdoor hot tubs and swim-ming pools is not permitted.

The above restrictions apply to the water-ing of lawns only; watering of flower and vegetable gardens by hose, spring nozzle, and hand-held container is still permitted.

The RDCK appreciates the public’s co-operation in adhering to the above water conservation measures. Stage two measures will remain in effect until further notice.

Swim advisory issued for Taghum Beach

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Editor: Kevin MillsPublisher: Karen Bennett

Editorial

Three years ago I walked into the Midnight Sun Hotel in Dawson City and met a cute

brunette bartender named Darby Jack.

A porcelain-white, freckled bru-nette with “It could be worse…” tat-tooed on one forearm and the ohm symbol on the other, she brought me the breakfast menu but I was only looking for a drink. I told her I liked her Transformers T-shirt.

It was Sunday morning, or maybe early aft ernoon, and I’d been mean-dering through the unpaved streets of that Yukon town with my friends aft er a boozy noontime breakfast. Th ree of us worked for the White-horse Star, and had driven up for the weekend to show my friend Spencer a good time. He’d never been to the Klondike before, so we introduced him to the oldest casino in Canada (Diamond Tooth Gertie’s), hobby-drinking out of wine bladders by the Yukon River, and the poetry of Rob-ert Service. I’m pretty sure karaoke was involved somehow, and I lost a couple hundred bucks at poker.

Th at night I spent 3 a.m. onwards awkwardly face-planted in a hotel bathtub drooling on myself aft er a miscalculation on my part about ap-propriate alcohol-intake. (I have a vague memory of a bouncer telling me “Hey man, you can’t sleep in the road.”) I could feel a vengeful hang-over hobbling aft er me as we headed to my friend Gemma’s car to prepare for our fi ve-hour road trip home to Whitehorse, so my ingenious plan was to down two or three more beers before the trip so I could pass out and dodge the oncoming nausea.

It oft en occurs to me that if I hadn’t decided I needed a drink in that moment, if I hadn’t decided to walk through the old-timey swing-ing doors of that bar, then maybe I never would’ve ended up nervously fl irting with the woman destined to become A) my life partner B) the love of my life and C) my favourite human being of all time. A lot of life’s outcomes seem to hinge on these seemingly purposeless, fi ller moments and the decisions we make during them.

I would tell you to watch out for them, but the whole point is you can’t see them coming.

Anyways, three weeks post-grad with a history degree from Trent University, Darby had road-tripped

north with some itinerant Ontario hipsters aft er they promised her a cabin to live in. When they fl aked out on her, she simply walked into town and asked for a job at the fi rst place she saw. Th ey gave her a posi-

tion and accommodations on the spot. Her only instructions were to show up the next day and “wear something pretty.”

Apparently it worked.I keep fi xating on our fi rst conver-

sation, years later. I wonder if I really understood what was happening to me. I’d fallen into a custom-designed trap. Th ough I’d been a boastful, pro-miscuous lout through my univer-sity years and was headed for grad-uate school a confi rmed bachelor, any spectator could’ve guessed that I was punch-drunk enamoured with Darby within moments of hearing her chirpy little voice and checking out her giant, blinking doe-like eyes.

By the time she started off ering me free shots of 151 and acting like the attraction was semi-mutual, I was irretrievable.

From that moment onwards, my devotion to Darby (also known as my duckling) has been sometimes embarrassing, always hyperbolic and oft en very public. Put simply:

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While it may seem like we are in the midst of the dog days of summer and life — at least on the news front — is slowing down, there is still plenty of action going on beneath the surface.

2014 is an election year and silly sea-son, as it is sometimes referred to, will begin once children return to school in September. (Th at is if the province and the teachers can fi nally settle their aff airs in a respectful manner.)

Four months from now, voters will head to the polls (on Saturday, Novem-ber 15) and cast their ballots for mayor, council, school trustees, and regional district directors.

It’s likely to be an fascinating pro-cess. With all the emotionally charged opinions on the teacher strike, the school board campaign is sure to be fi ery. And the recent furniture debate will likely be brought up during the RDCK campaign.

But Nelson city hall may end up be-ing the most interesting campaign.

While it is impossible to predict what the results of an election will be, although many try, one thing is certain, there will be plenty of new faces sitting around the table come December.

Current councillors Donna Mac-donald, Paula Kiss and Candace Batycki have all confi rmed they will not seek re-election in November.

Th at means at least three seats are available for council newcomers.

Meanwhile both councillors Bob Ad-ams and Robin Cherbo have confi rmed they will be seeking another term.

Th e remaining two council mem-bers, Mayor John Dooley and council-lor Deb Kozak, are undecided.

Really? Four months until the elec-tion, two months until the campaign and they haven’t made up their minds?

With rumours that Kozak may seek the mayor’s chair, could it be that both sides are waiting for the other to an-nounce fi rst?

Let the games begin.

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Given the ongoing labour dis-pute, what can parents do to help our children access the education they need to prepare themselves for the future?

Some suggest we should take sides, but are any of the proposals going to improve the educational environment for a generation that is growing cynical from numerous strikes?

Teachers say this is about pro-tecting public education and needs of students. Th ose noble goals, however, are entwined with de-mands for a $5,000 signing bo-nus, $3,000 per year per teacher for massage therapy, paying for infertility treatments, etc.

Teachers are passionate about students, but personal interests are also driving their participation in this dispute. So I can’t support their positions, but should I sup-port the call for increased funding?

Large public institutions can absorb new funding with little evidence of improved services, so the public has become cynical about increasing taxes.

To increase spending requires a plan that can earn broad public confi dence. Th e plan must refl ect partnerships with community-

based organizations, demonstrate value for money, and address hard issues that we have avoided for too long.

Teachers have not presented such a plan, nor is that their job.

Sadly, the government, NDP and our school board have not

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My partner Darby and I moved to Nelson with our dog Muppet a few weeks before our three-year anniversary.

Travels with Muppet — Will Johnson

Introducing my favourite human of all time

Continued on Page 7

One reader questions whether either side of the teacher’s strike has the right idea on how to move forward.

Continued on Page 7



OpinionThere is no role for parentsworked together to do so. This is enabling all par-ties to manipulate the contract negotiation process to the detriment of students.

Parents can’t create such a plan, but we can expect our school board to show leadership and all parties to work collaboratively with us to do so.

At a minimum, we need to clarify if class size and composition are primarily work load issues for teachers. If so, then that is between employers and employees.

There is no role for us and we must resist attempts to drag our children into the fray.

Or are class size and composition mostly about stu-dent education as teachers have suggested? If so, we need a community forum to review available research

and identify how these issues fit into an overall plan to improve education for students. A broad range of partners need to be involved so this can’t be resolved through contract negotiations.

Government has proposed a $75 million fund to address the issues. Teachers want a $225 million work load fund plus an additional $225 million for past grievances. Are either reasonable? Without a solid plan, we can’t know nor will mediation or binding arbitration be effective.

My son’s responsibility to educate himself so he has future options and can contribute to society has not changed. We must develop a contingency plan that puts him in control of his education.

Cathy Scott-MayNelson

I’m obsessed. In the past three years since

we’ve become a team, Darby and I have lived in a tiny Maritime cottage, road-tripped across the continent, scootered the Gulf Islands and taken more pictures than anyone could possibly need. We worked at a campground (I was the security guard, she was a cook), got tattoos in Victoria, battled slumlords side-by-side in Halifax and slow-danced on a Tofino beach. At least once a day I look at her and wonder if she’s some sort of illusion, maybe an elaborate long-term dream prank by some Matrix-style villain wait-ing to wake me up. But the way Darby loves me is feral, generous and comfortable all at once. It kills me.

Anyways, I wanted a chance to introduce Darby to the Nelson

community after I neglected to mention her in my introductory piece last month. Of course I’m bi-ased, but I’m going to offer some of my quick observations about her with my remaining word count. Basically she’s an animal-loving pixie and former triathlete with vegan aspirations and the most feelings of any human I’ve ever met. She aspires to one day live in a tiny home, loves hobbits and can produce a life-altering meal in less than four minutes. Her favourite movie is Babe.

Earlier this year Darby was ac-cepted to one of the most pres-tigious culinary schools in the country, the Culinary Institute of Canada. Not surprising, because Darby is easily the most talented and creative chefs I’ve ever met. Though it was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream (one I’m still de-termined she’ll see through) we decided that Nelson was our best

move if we wanted to focus on get-ting financially solvent. And, nice as Charlottetown is, Nelson has had a Shangri-La-style allure for Darby since she was a diaper-clad Calgary toddler. When she heard I got the job here, she cried and ran laps around our living room, pumping her fists in the air.

The word I keep hearing about Nelson, over and over, is “refuge.” Already I can feel the healing pow-ers of Elephant Mountain (I pic-ture it as a slumbering, benevolent Ganesh) and there’s something about being surrounded by babies (seriously, so many babies) that’s bound to make you feel youthful and optimistic. Our dog Mup-pet’s been getting used to trotting around our neighbourhood, we’ve been spending time at Red Sands Beach and canoeing on Kootenay Lake, and I gotta say: this is a pret-ty nice place you guys all live in.

I think we’ll stick around.


We have become a team

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Brynn Merritt, 3, enjoys an early morning climb at Gyro Park on Thursday. The recent string of hot days has seen plenty of Nelsonites enjoying the benefits of outdoor activity.

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Hundreds of seniors in south-ern BC and Alberta have given the world a de� nition of happiness, thanks to a globally popular song and a video that was launched on Friday.

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� e idea for the video came from Landon Elliott, a marketing director with Golden Life, a� er he noted that the song had been licensed by the United Nations for the International Day of Hap-piness, so that di� erent versions could be created in di� erent na-tions and cultures, expressing the happiness and joy that the song represents.

“I thought it would be really interesting to see how our resi-dents and sta� expressed happi-ness,” Elliott said. Golden Life set

about securing the licensing rights for their own video, which would involve hundreds of seniors and sta� dancing along and acting out joyously for the cameras while the song played.

Golden Life operates 12 seniors housing sites across southern BC and Alberta — including Lake View Village in Nelson — with about 1,300 residents in total, and Elliott and the video crew visited them all.

“A lot of driving,” he said. � e whole process of mak-

ing the � lm took a month. Jason Beauchene, of Cranbrook’s Audio-tomic Video Production, did the videography and editing.

“We went to all the sites — two a week,” Elliott said. “I brought a boom box, gathered residents and sta� together, and asked what’s it like to be happy at [whichever site the crew was at].”

Elliott said he led the way by dancing along behind the cam-era, but the subjects in front of the camera set to it with gusto.

“We gave the option for every senior to participate — not every-body did,” he said.

But hundreds of seniors did participate. “We came away with

between 600 and 800 clips,” El-liott said.

“But we only had the licensing for four minutes. So we had to edit it down to about 130 clips.”

� ose 130 clips were edited into a brisk four minute video — a por-trait of Golden Life residents, sta� and happiness.

Since most of the clips are group shots, the video involves hundreds and seniors and Golden Life sta� , dancing and emoting to this catchiest, happiest of songs. All aspects of life at Golden Life are captured, from the kitchens at Joseph Creek Village in Cranbrook to the Senior Prom at Castlewood Village in Castlegar.

“We’ve given people a chance to get up on stage, show o� , and show people what happiness is,” Elliott said.

While the published version of the video is only four minutes long, an extended version was cre-ated, so that every person who par-ticipated in the video could have some screen time.

� e extended version was made available to each of Golden Life’s facilities, and will be shown on the facilities’ big screen theatres.

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Karl Nygren has a difficult time describing where exactly his band immune2cobras fits, genre-wise.

“If you’ve never heard it, it’s hard to explain,” said the Nelson singer, who will be opening for Vancou-ver’s Bend Sinister at a Kootenay Co-op Radio concert tonight. “It’s like Rage Against the Machine heavy, but also melodic at the same time. One fan said we’re like Rush on steroids. But I like to think it’s like a chainsaw with a rock ‘n’ roll button.”

Nygren recently teamed up with drummer Chris Killeen, who also performs with local metal act Sav-age Blade. Killeen took over for a previous drummer who collaborated heavily with Nygren on his current playlist.

“I liked the way he beat the shit out of drums, so I tracked him down and as soon as we started playing together it was a great fit. If anything the band got heavier, because he’s a traditional hard rock kind of drummer,” said Nygren.

Nygren’s musical background is a little eclectic, comparatively. “I’m all over the place. Originally I played nothing but acoustic country for years. You can still hear some of the country twang in my sing-ing. People actually think I’m from down south,” he said. “There’s still country influence in some of my music, more in the singing than the music.”

Nygren toured as a solo act for years, but eventu-ally became creatively dissatisfied.

“After I finished with acoustic, I got tired of what I was doing there. I started doing more electric and then developed the sound I use now. I split my signal between a bass amp and a guitar amp with an octave down. So it’s this big, huge sound.”

Killeen feels this is an understatement. He illus-trates their effect on audiences thusly: “Our goal is

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“There’s this closer we like to play,” he said. “It’s called Blade, and it’s literally a book report on the movie Blade.”

When asked to produce a sample lyric, it took him only a few seconds.

“Whistler makes the weapon, Blade puts them to the test, he hunts the one who bit his mom, killing all the rest,” he said.

The concert will be filmed on Wednesday and ultimately posted to kootly.ca. Killeen said this is part of their current push to expand their media presence. On top of that, they’re already writing new material. Killeen promised that fans can expect three new songs available for digital download by the end of 2014.

Wednesday night is only the pair’s second gig, and they’re thrilled to be opening for Vancouver’s Bend Sinister.

“They’re apparently really good,” said Nygren, who said he hasn’t heard their music yet. “I’d rather hear them live first, you know? So I’m really look-ing forward to seeing them in the flesh so I can see what they do.”

Killeen cautioned that some audience members may not be capable of handling their sound.

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The EarthMatters pro-gram is in action again this summer, giving edu-cational workshops and information, and facilitat-

ing enhanced waste re-covery at farmer’s markets throughout the region.

Whether it’s Worm, Bokashi, or just a regu-

lar old heap, compost-ing will be a main focus of the Waste Reduction Resource and Education Project.

“Composting can reduce waste by 40 per cent percent and provide outstanding fertilizer for your plants,” says program

coordinator Bruce Edson.“There are plenty of

composting options to fit everyone’s lifestyle — it’s becoming easier and

more accessible everyday.”Taking a cue from suc-

cesses at recent markets in the region, the pro-gram will also provide fa-cilitated waste reduction, helping people separate recyclables, compost, and garbage at waste sta-tions.

“ B y h e l p i n g people sep-arate waste, we ensure everything ends up where it s h o u l d , which is not the case when, for exam-ple, recy-clables are mixed with garbage or garbage with compost. “ said Edson

“Too often, the whole thing ends up in the landfill even though people’s hearts are in the right place.”

The program follows on the heels of last year’s Zero Waste Market Chal-lenge, which offered in-centives to market ven-dors who committed to waste reduction.

EarthMatters moves over to EcoSocietyThis year, EarthMat-

ters moved from being a program of the Nelson CARES Society to being a program of the West Kootenay EcoSociety.

“It’s a natural fit. Earth-Matters is a well respected program in the area and has a unique niche that has always complemented EcoSociety’s work,” said David Reid, EcoSociety executive director.

“ W e want to move to-w a r d s zero-waste at the mar-kets and promote zero-waste in the Koo-t e n a y s . That’s a big part of what EarthMat-ters does.”

“ T h e m a r k e t s are a great place for

education — and action — because where there is food there is waste. The transient nature of the events and the broad mix of people make it perfect for something like this.”

The Waste Reduction Resource and Education Project is supported by the City of Nelson, Regional District of Central Koote-nay, and Ellison’s Market, who are providing the working demonstration composters which will be on hand at the markets.

Information about the program can be obtained by contacting West Koo-tenay EcoSociety at 250-354-1909, or ecosociety.ca.

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Head coach Clemente Trevino has the girls take a knee as he gives them a rousing speech in preparation for the 2014 BC Summer Games.

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Girls bound for BC GamesNelson goalie named co-captain of elite soccer squad

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Nelson goalie Ella Peloso has been se-lected as the co-captain and goalie for an elite squad of U12 girls headed to the 2014 BC Summer Games.

“Let’s call it the provincial Olympics,” said head coach Clemente Mirinda Trevino, who selected the 14 members of the team after extensive try-outs. He called them “the best of the best” in the region.

“We have a very talented group of girls,” said Trevino. “We want to play from the back, build up our play and create chances. The biggest challenge will be to try to ex-ecute our style of play against an opponent who’s going to put pressure on us.”

Trevino has been helping the girls to work on their passing and possession skills, rather than relying on long kicks. The team consists of eight players from Nelson, five from Cranbrook and one from Rossland. He said they’re already beginning to gel as a unit.

“This experience, obviously there’s been lots of preparation. I tell them to keep it simple, trust your teammates,” he said.

Peloso will be sharing duties with Cran-brook-based co-captain Lucy Lalach. The two of them have taken Trevino’s tutelage to heart.

“I tell the girls to remember everything Clemente wants us to do. The stuff we do in practice we need to do in the game, even if it’s not perfect,” said Lalach.

“It’s really fun because we’ve got a good coach that helps us and does a lot of cool stuff with us,” said Peloso.

Both of the girls were effusive about the chance to meet players from different re-gions and to receive the coaching expertise

of Trevino and assistant coach Kerry Dyck.When asked whether they expect to de-

feat their opponents, who will hail from Thompson Okanagan, northeastern BC and the Vancouver-Squamish area, Lalach and Peloso both nodded.

“We’re pretty confident.”Trevino noted that teams from the Main-

land have a larger population pool to select from, and often have better facilities and longer seasons. But the girls are undeterred.

“We’ve prepared the girls to be ready, no matter the opponent,” he said.

Peloso said she has no hang-ups about going all-out during games.

“I guess I’m pretty aggressive. I do like

tackling for the ball,” said Peloso.She said their team recently played against

older girls, and during game play she barely caught a top right corner kick.

“I’m going to have more saves like that one,” she said.

Peloso said she was recently inspired by watching the 2014 World Cup, and par-ticularly the goalkeeping feats performed by Germany’s Manuel Neuer. She said she hopes one day to play at the same level.

This year’s other Nelson-based players are Alexis Dyck, Teigan Barnhart, Kaliana Forte, Abby Jackson, Lennox Lockhurst, Ruby Linnen and Farrah Marazicola.

For more on the Games, see Friday’s Star

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Community Quilting Wednesdays, July 16, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Have you always wanted to make a quilt, but don’t know how or need help finishing a quilting project? Women of all ages come together weekly to create beautiful quilts under the guidance of local quilter extraordinaire Susan Foot. Beginners and experienced quilters welcome at Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill Street.

The first Wild and Wacky Wednesday for teens (entering Grade 7 in the fall) is July 16, 3 p.m. at the Nelson Library. Try out some Book Stuff! Bookends (painting), Bookface (photos) and Book tasting (sampling). Snacks and prizes. For more information [email protected]

Nelson Public Library’s Friday Tween Program from 1 to 2 p.m. every week. July 18 Something Funny is Going On Here. They will be going to Stitch Lab for a work shop. Deborah has some awesome stuff going on there, and they will be making a super weird stuffed animal. A minimum of $2 for donation at the door for Stitch Lab.

Come on Tuesdays for the preschool program, ages 3 to 5 from 1 to 2 p.m at the Nelson Library. The July 22 theme is Funny Pages. They will be singing songs, reading a book about something that looks like spilt milk, and making a cool craft inspired by the book. All-ages, free, Lego drop-in on Friday mornings from 10-11 a.m. Come hang out with them downstairs in the library to make boats, cars, airplanes, animals, and anything else your heart desires. Don’t worry about registration, just come on in!

Stories in the Park, July 19, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park visitors’ centre. Storytelling for all ages, every Saturday evening until the Labour Day weekend. Hosted by Kootenay EcoSociety, ecosociety.ca.

Explore the night sky with

Taghum Hall’s Starry Night Astronomy Program, Friday July 18 and 25. You can view the Sun through filtered telescopes Sunday, July 20, noon to 2 p.m. For more info, contact Wayne at 354-1586.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon Street. All ages and levels welcome and it’s free.

Thursday special event days, 1 to 2 p.m. at Nelson Public Library. This July 17 is sewing with special guest Laurie Mannings who is coming in to do some sewing with the kids.

Chasing Nelson’s Firebug: A Cultural and Historical Scavenger Hunt takes place on Sunday, July 27 at 4 p.m. Starting in August of 1911, a ‘firebug’ terrorized Nelson by lighting almost nightly fires. His story, along with Nelson’s unique history and culture, come alive in a brand new scavenger hunt. For tickets go to goo.gl/dSrdZt. Contact organizer Elliot Robins at 250-777-1313.

Join Kokanee Nature Adventures for teens on Thursday, July 31 at the Kokanee Creek Visitors Centre from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Animal Censusing and Behaviour: How many are there? And what do animals really do? Dr. Joanne Siderius, a wildlife biologist and the naturalist at Kokanee Creek will be your mentor in this module. You will use trail cameras, track “traps” and census transect techniques to see and track the animals that share the park with us. You will also use transects to count the birds and animal sign in areas of the park. Bring your binoculars! kokaneevisitorscentre.org.

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Djembe circle every Monday night at Cottonwood Falls, 7 to 9 p.m. Come, chill, chat and play. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and other instruments that complement the rhythm.

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Interested in supporting Nelson’s downtown vitality? Join the Nelson Business Association every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kootenay Co-op meeting room above Hipperson’s Hardware.

The Royal Canadian Legion (Nelson Branch #51) is a non-profit organization aiding veterans and providing charitable funding to local non-profit groups and high schools. Membership is available to the public. Members and their guests enjoy billiards, snooker, shuffleboard, big-screen television for sports, barbecues, monthly celebrations beverage room, darts (Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.), euchre (Thursdays 7 p.m.), meat draws and karaoke (Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) and cribbage (Sundays 1 p.m.). Call for upcoming jam sessions. Hall rentals available. Info: [email protected] or 250-352-7727/ 250-352-6464.

Nelson and District Seniors Coordinating Society is a seniors one-stop centre for free information on community and services. It also offers affordable help with household tasks. The office is open Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. Available on Tuesdays from 10 to noon are seniors’ counselling and free income tax service. On Wednesdays from noon to 2 p.m. learn about elder abuse prevention. Call 250-352-6008.

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 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.

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every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Baker Street. Find fresh local produce and locally made products including jewelry, pottery, paintings, natural body care items, essential oils, fresh flowers, garden stepping stones and clothing. For more info ecosociety.ca.

Salmo Valley Farmers Market every Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m., 311 Railway Avenue until September 18. Come enjoy the beautiful Salmo Valley with local food, great music and kids entertainment all in one venue. More vendors welcome. Please contact Gabrielle at 250-357-0032 or email [email protected].

Cottonwood Community Market every Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cottonwood Falls park. Local food, produce, crafts and vendors. For more info, visit ecosociety.ca.

Winlaw Sunday Market this July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sleep Is For Sissies, 5622 Highway 6. Farm fresh eggs, honey, imports and hand-crafted items.

MarketFest returns July 25 with an amazing lineup of six bands on two stages and 100 vendors of all kinds. MarketFest is one of Nelson’s premier summer festival so don’t miss it. Join the EcoSociety for an evening of family-friendly fun. MarketFest runs from 6 to 10:30 p.m. on the 200 and 300 blocks of Baker Street. A $5 donation is kindly requested for persons over 13. For more information, [email protected].

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is playing at the Civic Theatre on July 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. Ths second installment of the latest reboot of the classic franchise stars Andy Serkis. A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species. Tick-ets are available from civictheatre.ca

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Advance tickets are now available for the first annual Kootenay Spirit Festival, which will take place in a variety of studios, venues and parks around Nelson from September 12 to 14. This spiritually-charged festival will of-fer chances to meditate early in the morning or dance late at night. Follow #kootspirit on Facebook and Twitter or visit kootenayspir-itfestival.ca.

Starbelly Jam runs from July 18 to 20 in Crawford Bay. Performers include Mock-ingbird Orchestra, BC/DC, Trypta and Mrs. Strange. Advance tickets will go on sale July 17. For more information visit starbellyjam.org. Tickets range in price from $150 to $50. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

Unity Music Festival runs from July 25 to 27 in Slocan. Performing artists include Los Rastrillos, Gaudi, Locarno and The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. Early bird tickets are $65 until June 24. Day passes are also available. Children under 12 are free when accompa-nied by an adult. For more information visit unitymusicfestival.ca.

The second annual Kaslo Guitar Festival takes place August 11 to 16. Guitarists Dan-iel Boyshow, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Stephanie Judy and David Stewart make up the faculty. Classes and workshops run from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day and there will be public concerts throughout the week fea-turing faculty members. For more informa-tion email [email protected] or call 250-266-4623.

The Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival runs from August 1 to 3. Performers include George Leach, Current Swell, Maz and Craig Korth & Guilty Pleasures. Also featuring workshops on Saturday and Sunday. There will be a free concert downtown on Friday afternoon. Tick-ets online at kaslojazzfest.com or email [email protected].

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Beats@BiBO presents iSick on Wednesday, July 16. Enjoy warm breezes, good vibes and beats on the bricks. iSicK’s sets are known to contain sounds ranging from primarily deep house, disco and funk. Call 352-2744 to reserve a spot.

Cellist Jeff Faragher and pianist Amy Zanrosso present moving classical music at Nelson United Church tomorrow at 7 p.m. $10 at the door. For more information visit mountainsidechambermusic.com

The Good Ol’ Goats will play Kayu’s Cafe on Friday at 8 p.m. This award-winning ener-getic Cranbrook band brings their own brand of bluegrass alt-folk to the dance floor. To reserve a table, call 250-226-7374.

Seun Kuti, youngest son of legendary af-robeat pioneer Fela Kuti, will be at Spiritbar on Saturday, July 19 at 9 p.m. with DJ Papa Roots and Egypt 80. Tickets are $30 and are available from the Hume Hotel’s website.

25 or 6 to 4 is a new 12-piece Chicago tribute band. Four powerful horns drive this group playing hits from Chicago’s gloried past. Playing for two nights at the newly air conditioned Civic Theatre on August 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. All tickets $30 on sale at Otter Books and on line at civictheatre.ca

Charles Bradley and his Extraordi-naires will perform at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, July 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42.50

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Oxygen Art Centre presents a creative pro-cess workshop on fashion design with artist Natalie Purschwitz on July 26 and 27, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $160, or you can volun-teer in exchange for tuition. Register online at oxygenartcentre.org

Summer camps at Oxygen Art Centre in-clude a fashion camp from July 21 to 25 and an animal totem camp from July 28 to August 1. Costs vary. For more information and to register online visit oxygenartcentre.org

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The Secret Garden, a summer youth pro-gram musical, will play at the Capitol Theatre from July 24 to 26. Shows start at 7:30 Thurs-

day to Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The story, set in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young English girl born and raised in India who is orphaned by a cholera outbreak. Tickets are available from capitol-theatre.bc.ca

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The 26th annual Artwalk festival features work from 27 artists proudly displayed in 16 businesses throughout downtown Nelson. For more information visit ndac.ca

Susan Parr’s show “Sea Scapes” will be at the Dominion Cafe on Baker Street until the end of August. The paintings are from photos taken on a trip to New Zealand. Her show “Boughs and Blooms” will be at Frog Peak Cafe on Highway 6 until the end of July.

The Nelson Public Library is featuring the work of local painter George Michael Binns for the months of July and August. New work will replace the current show for August.

The 26th annual Artwalk festival began July 4 and will feature work from 27 artists proudly displayed in 16 businesses through-out downtown Nelson. For more information visit ndac.ca

Oxygen Art Centre presents High Muck a Muck, an interactive website and live exhi-bition that includes work by Fred Wah, Jin Zhang, Thomas Loh and others. The exhibi-tion runs until Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. For information visit oxygenartcentre.org

Award-winning Cranbrook band the good Ol’ goats will perform at Kayu’s Cafe on Friday at 8 p.m.

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Nelson resident Mick Right prac-ticed his slack-lining during a lazy afternoon in Lakeside Park on Sunday. Slack-lining is a balance exercise similar to tight-rope walking, except the line is not taut.

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You & The LawTYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICE presents

PULLED OVER AT A ROADSIDE CHECKSTOP?So you stop at the local pub for some wings and a beer or two after work. Then you get pulled over at a roadside police checkstop while driving home. You blow into an “approved screening device” (a hand-held breath test machine). Now what?

If, triggered by a blood alcohol level of 0.05 or 0.08, you blow “warn” or “fail,” your driver’s license will be suspended on the spot for a number of days. There are other nasty consequences, and the costs and penalties mount if it’s not your � rst time.

This is BC’s automatic or immediate roadside prohibition law. Advocates supporting the law say it helps prevent injuries and death caused by drunk driving. Critics say it ensnares too many innocent people who really aren’t impaired.

One issue is whether a “warn” reading by itself is enough for an automatic prohibition. Or must the police have other reasons for thinking your ability was impaired before taking away your licence? If they don’t, and they remove your licence anyway, can you win if you � ght the prohibition?

An important BC Court of Appeal decision considered this question in May.

The driver in this case blew “warn.” The review of� cial said that was enough for the police of� cer to conclude the driver’s ability was affected by alcohol and to stop him from driving. The trial court said no, the police need more evidence of impairment (like erratic driving), and it tossed out the prohibition.

But the Court of Appeal decided differently. It looked at the broader purpose of the law and said the provincial of� cial had interpreted the law reasonably. The court � agged scienti� c evidence showing that at the 0.05 to 0.08 blood

alcohol level, one’s driving ability starts to get signi� cantly impaired and there’s a higher risk of getting in an accident. It also pointed out that it’s very hard to nab drunk drivers

only by a lucky police observation of impaired driving. Chances are such drivers have been a risk to others many times before. A person may have averaged over 40,000 km of impaired driving before being caught.

This favours random police roadblocks to test for impairment, said the court. It also favours standard rules like the law’s “blow warn or fail and you’re off the road” for curbing unacceptable driving behaviour. Ultimately, society’s interest and the law’s purpose is to get risk-prone impaired drivers off the road promptly and discourage people tempted to drive “under the in� uence” from driving. This trumps an individual’s privilege of driving.

This case is now headed for another possible appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. We’ll have to wait and see whether you can � ght a driving prohibition for a “warn” alone.

Of course, there are other ways to challenge a roadside suspension. For example, you may not have been told of your right to blow a second time into a different police roadside screener. Or if you ask for an initial review, the police report might be defective. So if you’ve recently been slapped with an automatic roadside driving prohibition, contact your lawyer immediately – the time window for protecting your rights is short, but it may be possible to undo the drastic consequences of a prohibition.

TYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICEFamily Law • Criminal Law

Suite 200-507 Baker St., Nelson, BC V1L 4J2(250) 352-6638

Written by Janice Mucalov, LL.B. with contribution by TYLEEN UNDERWOOD LAW OFFICE. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact TYLEEN UNDERWOOD for legal advice concerning your particular case.

Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. “You and the Law” is a registered trade-mark. © Janice Mucalov

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May the winds of love blow softlyAnd whisper for you to hear

That we’ll always love you and miss youAnd wish that you were here

Always in our hearts

Verna and family

In Loving Memory of John J. Woikin

February 28, 1932 - July 16, 2013

Mitch was born in Regina September 20th, 1959. He was the middle child of three. He moved to Fruitvale in 1972 at the age of 14. He also lived in Nelson, Fernie and Ymir and the Kootenays haven’t been the same since.

Mitch was predeceased by his Mother Linda, his Father Jack and his Brother Colin McElree.

Mitch enjoyed riding his Harley and any muscle car he happened to have at the time. Pedal to the metal hair straight back, and the tunes cranked. He also loved camping, fishing, road-tripping and most of all visiting with family and friends. He is survived by his daughter Carla McElree (Todd Swetlikoe) his grandchildren Jacob Buckler and Ryder Swetlikoe of Nelson, BC, his sister Karen (Fred) Sapriken and three nieces Shannon, Shelly and Katie as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He will be greatly missed by anyone who knew him or crossed paths with him.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 at 10:15am at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club, 801 Railway Street, Nelson, BC.

A Memorial Drive and Ride for close friends and family will follow led by Billy Robertson.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

Mitch McElreeSeptember 20th, 1959 – July 8th, 2014

Tudor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba too parents, Jack Randall, and Edith Dulcibel Rutherglen.

Two years later they moved to England, when father Jack, was sent with the Canadian Army for WW1, where his brother Conway was born. Th e family returned to Canada in 1920, settling in the Sunny Brae area of Shuswap Lake. Tudor, his mother Edith, brothers Conway, Ted, and Bill resettled in the Longbeach area of Kootenay Lake in 1924, where he lived out the rest of his life.

Th e boys grew up hiking, fi shing, hunting, and exploring their wilderness area. Life wasn’t easy for a single parent in those days so the boys had lots of chores to do, picking fruit, cutting wood, and looking aft er animals. As a young boy along with an old game warden, he helped stock most of the mountain lakes in the area, which meant carrying a heavy can of water and fi sh on his back. Tudor was always very physically active from growing huge gardens in Longbeach, to hiking the high country, fi shing the streams, to slashing out trails. As anyone who knew him, will attest to, huckleberry picking was a favorite.

He had a great passion for hockey playing during the war while stationed in England, and on through the years in Nelson, and fi nishing up in Kaslo for the old timers. He played in various old timer tournaments throughout BC and Spokane and played right through the years past retirement. Not hanging up his skates until a hockey injury at the age of 78 which fi nished his career. Badminton was also one of his retirement activities.

He went to war in 1940 with two of his brothers and saw action in Normandy, France, Holland, and Belgium. He represented his regiment the Duke of Connaught own Rifl es, at the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. Aft er the war, he worked for the Land Registry offi ce, then the Department of Highways, where he ran the Nelson Ferry, then on to the toll gate of the Nelson Bridge. He worked in construction as a carpenter up to his retirement.

Music was a very big part of his life having taught himself to play the accordion. His brothers and he played together as a band on occasion. He played with various dance bands throughout the years and was able to play up to the time of his passing.

He was predeceased by his younger brothers Conway, Ted, Bill, and his little great grandson Issac. He is survived by his children: Robert (Linda), of Nelson, Elaine (Bob) of Mission, Dulcie (Dave) of Ymir, Anne (Mike) of Surrey, sister-in-law Pauline Rutherglen of Nelson, as well as 5 granddaughters, 2 grandsons, 3 great granddaughters, 2 great grandsons, and many nieces and nephews throughout BC and various parts of the world.

A memorial service will be held Saturday July 19th, 2014 at 11 am at the Balfour Evangelical Covenant Church on Upper Balfour Road.

In lieu of fl owers the family would ask that any donations be made to the:Kaslo Minor Hockey Association,In memory of Tudor RutherglenBox 1064, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0

Tudor John RutherglenAugust 14, 1916 - June 23, 2014

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Help Wanted

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Golfers can tee off for diabetesOh boy! Beach life is very at-

tractive with these temps up in the 30s. I hope you’re taking ad-vantage of it. After all, family life should include some unstructured summer playtime for all. For those other days when you feel like do-ing something a little more orga-nized (by someone else preferably) there are plenty of local activities available.

q Granite Pointe Golf Club is hosting a benefit nine-hole, five- person scramble for the Canadian Diabetes Association on Sunday, August 10 at 2:30 p.m.

This is a great way to have fun with the not-so inclined in the family all for a fair fee and a great cause. So grab yourself a team for a five person shotgun, $20 entry fee, with options of $20 for the after-meal and $10 for a seat in a cart. Players need to register and pay by August 7. Registration form can be found at granitepointe.ca .

q The Nelson and District Youth Center is offering an Arts, Activities, Games, Crafts Summer Camp for ages eight to 12 years old and it runs July 28 to 31 from

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration forms can be found at ndyc.ca or picked up at the center. The cost is $25 a day or $80 for the four days. For more information call Fitz at 250-352-5656.

q Gymnastics Summer Camps run from July 8 to August 28. Reg-istration is now open. Camps run weekly at a cost of $60 per week. Check out the schedule for themed camps for ages four to six, camps for kids ages six and over and the new trampoline camps for ages nine and over. Visit the website at glaciergymnastics.com for pro-gram information or to register, or contact them at [email protected] or 250-352-2227.

q Also check out the NDCC Leisure Guide for a plethora of activities while thinking ahead to the fall programs. A few clubs have registration starting up fairly soon if not already.

q The Nelson Leafs Junior hockey main camp is being host-ed at the NDCC August 29 to 31. All participants need to prereg-ister with the $100 fee. Forms can be found at nelsonleafs.ca.

Please email or fax completed form in as space is limited if you have any questions please contact head coach and general manager Matt Hughes at 250-572-4571 or [email protected]. Nelson Leafs season passes will be on sale at the NRSC office starting in August. Call 250-352-3989 for enquires.

q Nelson Minor Hockey As-sociation registration is under-way for the 2014/15 season. Early bird registration deadline is July 31. Save $50 by registering early. Fees must be paid in full to get savings. (Deduct $50 from the fee. Rep registration deadline is August 15. Registration deadline is August 31. Late registration fees ($75) apply after August 31. Go to the NMHA website for the reg-istration form at nelsonmha.ca/registration.

Nelson Minor Hockey Associa-tion is now taking applications for secretary, fundraising coordina-tor and West Kootenay director. To apply or for more information please send an email to info@ nelsonmha.ca.

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Nelson Star, July 16, 2014