Salmon Arm Observer, February 03, 2016

IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Time Out ................... A10Life & Times ............. A14Sports................A15-A19Arts & Events ... A20-A22Vol. 109, No. 5, 40 pages

This weekThe Adams River sockeye salmon returns are among the lowest ever recorded. See A3 for details.

Fred Tackett and Paul Barrere are the latest act to join the Roots and Blues lineup. See A22.

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Shiver me timbersSarah Ewanyshyn, a Grade 1 student at Bastion Elementary, gets ready to ski in the annual Pirate Loppet, which had more than 500 students from around the region participate in the annual, non-competitive cross-country ski event on Friday, Jan. 29 at Larch Hills Ski Area. See more on A14 and A19.

Parents found guilty for spanking teenCourt: Punishment for daughter’s nude Snapchat photo leads to assault conviction for couple.

Two Salmon Arm parents have been convicted of assault with a weapon after spanking their 14-year-old daughter – one with a mini-hockey stick, the other a skipping rope – after learning she sent nude photos on the mobile app Snapchat.

The accused cannot be named to protect the identity of their daughter.

On Valentine’s day 2015, the father seized his daughter’s cell-phone after she renewed acquain-tances with a young man her fam-

ily did not like.Reading through his daughter’s

text messages, the father found references to nude photos being sent on the Snapchat app.

He confronted his daughter and offered her two options for pun-ishment – be grounded for an ex-tended period or be spanked.

She chose the latter and the fa-ther took her to the garage of the home, where he used an 18-inch plastic mini hockey stick to spank his daughter two or three times on the buttocks, over top of her py-jama bottoms.

A short time later, the girl’s mother returned home and struck

her daughter two or three times on the buttocks with a skipping rope.

While administering the spank-ings, both mother and father told their daughter they were punish-ing her out of love, not hate.

“The child understood that her parents’ beliefs about discipline came from their adherence to the Bible, which they believe advo-cates the use of the ‘rod’ to spank, rather than the hands, as hands are to be used as instruments of love,” Salmon Arm provincial court judge edmond de Walle said in his ruling.

On Feb. 16, 2015, the girl told two friends at school about the

spankings and showed them her buttocks.

de Walle noted one friend no-ticed they were red and swollen and covered in purple and green bruises, while the other friend saw red and purple marks.

The friends told the school principal, who then called the Ministry of children and Family development and a police inves-tigation began.

A trial took place in novem-ber and a ruling was released last week.

In the ruling, de Walle said the spankings were not reasonable and convicted both parents. They

are due back in court for sentenc-ing on March 4.

de Walle noted section 34 of the criminal code of canada al-lows a parent to use force “by way of correction,” noting the force must be intended for educative or corrective purposes.

“It is my finding that the force applied to the child was clearly not intended for educative or cor-rective purposes,” de Walle wrote.

“The father testified that his purpose in spanking the daughter was for punishment. He was un-able to articulate any other pur-

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See Spanking on page A2

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pose for the spanking.”The judge noted the

Supreme Court of Can-ada has concluded the spanking exemption in the criminal code does not apply to corporal

punishment of children under two or teenagers, based on current expert consensus.

In addition, Can-ada’s top court has concluded that “only minor corrective force of a transitory and tri-

fling nature” can be ex-empted from criminal sanction.

“The parents took no educative or cor-rective steps by seek-ing out expert help or any other assistance to discuss their daugh-

ter’s actions with her,” de Walle wrote in the court judgment.

“Their actions were solely punitive and not corrective. In my view, the actions of the par-ents were also degrad-ing.”

Continued from front

Police are indicating there was no foul play involved after the dis-covery of a body Monday morning at the Jackson campus of Salmon Arm Secondary.

The body of a 27-year-old man was discovered at 6 a.m. below the school’s tennis courts near the field house. The man’s family has been notified, but the identity of the vic-tim has not been released by the BC Coroner’s Service.

While students arrived to find an area blocked off with police tape, Salmon Arm RCMP Sgt. Andrew Hunter says there was no indica-tion of a suspicious death and the investigation has now been turned over to the Coroner’s Service.

Principal Reid Findlay emailed a notice Monday morning to in-form parents of the difficult situa-tion and to ask them to contact him with any concerns.

Body found at Jackson

Spanking exemption has judicial limits

Skating weatherWilliam Charlton takes advantage of the warmer temperatures to hit the skate park on Sunday, Jan. 31.

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The numbers tell a tragic story.

The return of late-run Adams River sockeye was only six per cent of its cycle average.

And spawning suc-cess for the Adams Riv-er sockeye population was just under 66 per cent, the third lowest on record, reported Keri Benner, program head of Fraser Sockeye Stock Assessment at Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Kamloops.

This is the second year in a row Adams/Shuswap sockeye have had far fewer spawn-ers than what were ex-pected pre-season, and more importantly, what the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) es-timated in-season.

Only 9,700 sockeye returned to the Adams/Shuswap area (and only 3,183 females spawned).

“Seven years ago the crash in the Fraser River salmon resulted in major media cover-age and the comprehen-sive, expensive Cohen Commission – and then the Harper government ignored the recommen-dations and approved more fish farms despite the concerns,” says Shuswap Environmen-tal Action Society presi-dent Jim Cooperman of the $26 million Cohen Report completed in October 2012, after 18 months of testimony.

The report, The Un-certain Future of the Fraser River Sockeye, was heralded as a blue-print for salmon con-servation and provided 75 recommendations to government.

Cooperman says he believes possible causes for this year’s poor re-

turn include the impacts of climate change and the warm blob in the Pacific Ocean (which is dissipating), competi-tion from over-produc-tion of hatchery fish in Alaska, fish farm dis-eases and lice and habi-tat destruction.

“If and when the new Trudeau government takes action to imple-ment the Cohen Com-mission recommenda-tions, it will likely be a case of ‘too little, too late,” he said. “And giv-en the potential impacts from climate change, in the coming decades if the salmon are gone it may be the least of our concerns.”

Cooperman is critical of both media and gov-ernment, saying they ignored the “grim” situ-ation in the fall.

But Stu Cartwright, acting area director of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the B.C. Interior said all salmon stocks are managed based on information collected.

“The mandate letter from our new govern-ment has identified that science is one of the areas in the department that’s going to receive some bolstered fund-ing,” he says. “We don’t

know what it means other than it’s (been deemed) very important and we will receive re-sources.”

But Cartwright says no new funding will be in the works until the end of the fiscal year on March 31, and there’s no indication of how early in the new fiscal year the funding will be forthcoming.

“There’s no signifi-cant changes to what we expected,” he said, noting anomalies hap-pen from time to time in nature and some runs that have been less than 10 per cent of expected run size did come back. “When it’s less than 10 per cent, everybody’s quite concerned, but I don’t think there’s any one single smoking gun.”

Cartwright says the department is still put-

ting pieces of the puzzle together and he is cer-tain there will be stud-ies to better understand what happened.

“Science doesn’t de-liver on anyone’s time-line; it has one of its own,” Cartwright says of critics who demand immediate action. “It happens however long it takes… sometimes it takes years or several salmon cycles to under-stand.”

But the numbers are discouraging.

“The salmon are on a four-year cycle, so to get an idea of how good or bad the return is, one must review the num-bers,” says Cooperman.

Statistics from 1938 to 2009 are available at http://www.salmon-society.com/wp-con-tent/uploads/2011/03/Adams-River-Escape-ments.pdf.

Salmon tally ‘disturbing’Sockeye: Spawning numbers far lower than predicted.By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

Returns: Numbers of sockeye salmon were dramatically low in the past season.

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Christina Laforge was taken into custody Monday to begin a two-year jail sentence for the death of Troy Charlton.

Laforge, a former Malakwa resident, pleaded guilty in September 2015 to the charge of criminal negligence causing death. Her sentence, delivered on Feb. 1 by Salmon Arm Provincial Court Judge Edmond de Walle, includes a three-year driving prohibition to begin upon the date of her release.

Charlton died as a re-sult of injuries sustained from being thrown off the hood of Laforge’s car in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013.

Sicamous RCMP Const. Dusty Miller was on patrol that morn-ing, travelling west on Main Street when he saw a vehicle’s head-lights between the west and eastbound lanes coming towards him. The oncoming vehicle then swerved entirely into the westbound lane before returning to the eastbound lane. Sus-

pecting the driver to be impaired, Miller slowed down as the oncoming vehicle drove by. As he was about to pursue the vehicle, Miller wit-nessed a form lying on the road. He got out of his vehicle and discov-ered Charlton, whose head was resting in a pool of blood.

Moments later, La-forge, the driver and sole occupant of the passing vehicle, ap-peared at the scene. Ap-pearing distraught, she asked if Charlton was dead and said she knew first aid.

Charlton, 49, died while en route to hos-pital.

Laforge was arrested on Aug. 15, and subse-quently charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of crimi-nal negligence causing death as well as dan-gerous driving causing death.

During their investi-gation, police learned Laforge had consumed a significant amount of alcohol prior to Charl-ton’s death, when she had been attending a party at her sister’s house for Charlton’s birthday.

Charlton was said to have left the party on foot sometime be-tween 1:30 and 2 a.m. Efforts were made to take away Laforge’s car keys and have her stay the night. But La-forge later found her keys and left the party sometime after 2 a.m.

Sometime after 2:30 a.m., a Sicamous Askew’s employee witnessed a white se-dan driving very fast on Main Street with a person on the hood. The witness stated it looked as though the person was hanging on for dear life, but was not distraught. The witness then heard the brakes and, soon after, saw police attending to a body on the ground.

Using surveillance video footage from different downtown businesses, police confirmed a white sedan had been driv-ing through town with a black mass on the hood. Using this foot-age, police were also able to extrapolate the speed at which Laforge was travelling – be-tween 72 and 76 kilo-metres an hour. From this, police reported Charlton’s body was

travelling at about 56 kilometres an hour when he was thrown from the hood of La-forge’s car and struck the pavement.

Laforge told police she had a lot to drink and did not remember leaving the party. Nor did she recall when, where or how Charlton appeared on the hood of her vehicle. She said she didn’t remember what happened after that, she “just wanted him to get away from me, leave me alone.”

Arguing Laforge needed to be held ac-countable, the Crown recommended a sen-tence of two to three years, a DNA order and a driving prohibition of three to five years. De-fence lawyer Melissa Klages said Laforge had shown remorse for Charlton’s death and has since experienced major depression and social anxiety disorder.

Klages asked that if the court were to im-pose a two-year jail sentence, it be the full two years and not two years less a day so that Laforge could access federal programming for her psychiatric and medical needs.

De Walle recog-nized Laforge’s re-morse and efforts at rehabilitation, but said the mitigating factors were outweighed by the aggravating factors that put Laforge in the “upper range of moral blameworthiness.” He noted the accused had consumed a significant amount of alcohol and was aware the victim was on her vehicle, yet “did not immediately stop and come to a safe stop so the victim would not be hurt or injured.”

De Walle said two years in prison would serve as a fit and proper sentence.

“I have no control of what happens once you are taken into custody,” de Walle told Laforge. “My expectation is you will receive whatever medical care or treat-ment you will need…”

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Salmon Arm RCMP are report-ing there was a physical fight but not a stabbing in the Ranchero area over the weekend.

Sgt. Andrew Hunter of the Salmon Arm RCMP says an alter-cation was reported to have taken place outside near the Mellor’s Lucky Dollar Foods store just af-ter midnight on Jan. 31. The store

was closed at the time of the in-cident.

Rumours were circulating that a man was stabbed in the store, but Hunter says that is inaccurate.

A group of men were involved in the altercation, however, police say none of them would provide information. Alcohol was in-volved in the incident.

No charges have been laid.Police say the fight did not pose

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Men involved in fight won’t speak to policeBy Tracy HughesOBSERVER STAFF

Skimming throughOlga Tuth searches through the hundreds of used books for the Friends of the Library book sale at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Jan. 30.

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OFFICE CLOSURE City Hall will be closed Monday, February 8, 2016,

to observe Family Day.

CULTURAL MASTER PLAN TASK FORCEThe City of Salmon Arm is seeking a Citizen at Large to join the Cultural Master Plan Task Force. Those with a background in the arts, social programming, tourism and/or community planning may be interested in applying. The purpose of the Task Force is to investigate the potential of a Cultural Master Plan and prepare a report, by consensus, identifying:

• Scope; • Phases; • Consultation / Cooperation; • Best Practices; • Probable Cost / Budget; and • External funding opportunities.

Council will select and appoint the member.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the undersigned. Interested individuals should submit a written application form, which can be found on our website www.salmonarm.ca or at City Hall. Applications must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. February 16, 2016.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer City of Salmon Arm 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Box 40, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N2 Phone: 250-803-4029 E-mail [email protected] .

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.1) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:

Proposed Rezoning of Lot 2, Section 25, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 34628 from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-8 (Residential Suite Zone)

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Location: West of Lakeshore Rd NE in the Raven Neighbourhood

Present Use: Single Family Dwelling

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Owner / Applicant: Lisa MacQuarrie

Reference: ZON-1039/ Bylaw No. 4124

2) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:

Proposed Rezoning of Lot 1, Section 25, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan KAP73127 from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-8 (Residential Suite Zone).

Civic Address: 1061 – 47 Avenue NE

Location: West of Lakeshore Rd NE in the Raven Neighbourhood

Present Use: Single Family Dwelling

Proposed Use: Secondary suite within existing single family dwelling

Owner / Applicant: Dennis & Kelly Lowe

Reference: ZON-1040/ Bylaw No. 4125

The file for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from January 26, 2016 to February 9, 2016, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE.

Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the file available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.

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2016 COUNCIL MEETING CHANGESDATES & LOCATIONS

The Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2016, has been CANCELLED.

The In-Camera Council Meeting, of Monday May 9, 2016, will commence at 12:00 p.m. in Room 100 at City Hall. The Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 9, 2016 will be held at Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary School, 1641 - 30 St NE, commencing at 1:30 p.m. The Public Input portion of the meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, commencing at 7:00 p.m.

The Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 27, 2016 will be held at R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum, 751 Highway 97B NE, in the church, commencing at 1:30 p.m. The Public Input portion of the meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, commencing at 7:00 p.m.


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It’s time to walk the talk, so to speak. During the reign of Stephen Harper, lots of

those opposed to him loudly voiced their displea-sure with how little he was consulting with the people he ruled, how many of his decisions were autocratic.

With a new government in power, now is the chance for citizens to do more than complain.

The Liberal majority has been requesting input as it prepares to deliver its first budget in March. The government has said it wants contributions so it can make the right choices for Canadians.

The time for input is nearing its end with the government considering the information received early this month, so if you haven’t provided yours, now’s the time.

You can add your voice online by googling ‘Government of Canada Pre-budget Consulta-tions 2016.’ Near the bottom of that page you will see coloured boxes for Online Consultation, Email, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

The website also notes that: “Stakeholders who traditionally provide their input through the Standing Committee on Finance, who wish to share their proposals for Budget 2016, are encour-aged to make their submissions directly to the Minister of Finance at: [email protected]. All submissions will be reviewed in the course of the pre-budget consultation pro-cess. We hope to hear from as many Canadians as possible.”

That would include Salmon Arm citizens.

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Annihilating violenceGloves to the ice, the NHL player lands a punch to his oppo-

nent’s head. Fans cheer. At the same moment, not far away, a par-ent chastises his young son for hitting his little brother.

Messages society gives about violence are contradictory and jumbled.

The recent court case involving a Salmon Arm couple who spanked their 14-year-old daughter with a mini hockey stick and a skipping rope, leaving bruises, because she had posted a nude photo of herself on the mobile app Snapchat, has highlighted the mixed views about spanking and corporal punishment.

The judge found the parents guilty of assault with a weapon, stating the law allows educative or corrective steps but the parents took neither. He noted they did not seek out expert help or any other assistance to discuss their daughter’s actions with her.

“Their actions were solely punitive and not corrective. In my view, the actions of the parents were also degrading.”

On the Observer’s website and Facebook page, readers have both backed the parents’ stance and decried the justice system, as well as applauding the judge’s decision and condemning the parents’ actions as abusive.

My views are mixed. For a baby or young child, violence is always frightening. Until

a young person is conditioned or forced to accept violence, the sight of one person hurting another is disturbing. They want it to stop and they want to fix the problem.

To me, this quality is to be cherished, nurtured and protected. Violence is never a good solution to a problem. Our human his-tory would be quite different if violence was never an option.

People who have been spanked or hit as children often say something to the effect that: “My parents spanked me and I turned out okay.” Yes, they probably did, but would their lives have been different if they were never spanked? Would their tolerance for violence be different? Would they be able to think of more cre-ative solutions to problems with their children?

While I see no rational justification for violence against chil-dren, I also hate the idea of condemning parents.

Being a parent is probably the biggest, most complex project most people will tackle. It comes with no parenting manual, no pay and lots of expectations, both internal and external. While there can be untold joy, there can also be heartache.

At the same time society talks about children as our future, that role is not backed up with resources. Child-care workers, for in-stance, are often among the lowest paid. Resources at schools are dwindling, yet the country’s rich are getting richer. Parents, more and more who are struggling financially, get no breaks and are often left to their own devices to try to raise their children.

In order to put a stop to violence against children, society must support those front-line heroes, parents, who ultimately love their children and want to do right by them, but need help to do that.

If it takes a village (or a province or a country) to raise a child, it’s time the village started pitching in.

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View PointThe Observer asked: What do you do as alternatives to screen time in your family?

Jolene Thomas “I like to go to the art gallery and look at the great artwork.”

Becca Pilon “I do a lot of reading with my little boy; we also go for walks down by the lake.”

Len Lega “I don’t own a computer or TV. I like to spend a lot of time outdoors.”

Kevin Babcock “We like to head out onto the many trails with our dog.”

Megan Bacchus “We go to the library, do jujitsu and swimming.”

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Tom Fletcher

It happened in Salmon Arm; a father spanking his 14-year-old daughter and mom who used a skipping rope were charged with assault.

The judge ruled the parents’ actions were solely punitive and not corrective, they were degrading, and amounted to excessive corporal punish-ment.”

Does this surprise you? The latest Canadian survey

reveals that more than 60 per cent of us knew nothing about residential schools. And an

even greater number are un-aware of the “doctrine of dis-covery,” which legitimized this kind of behavior.

I wonder how many of us know anything about the truth and reconciliation commission which went across Canada in the past five years to discover the whole truth about residen-tial schools? And the 94 rec-ommendations to correct the injustices done to indigenous people?

There is a final report by Jus-tice Murray Sinclair, released

June 2, 2015.Now we are reaping the re-

sults of how we have been treating our neighbours for the past 400 years.

Dr. Gabor Mate has spent the last 11 years working in the Vancouver Downtown East-side to bring hope to some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Here is scientific evidence of what we have been doing to one another.

Dan MacQuarrie

Communities around B.C. are strug-gling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homeless-ness,” a term that suggests the prob-lem can be solved merely by providing more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily re-ality behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shel-ters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle cli-mate of southwestern B.C.

Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city coun-cil in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter oc-cupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, pros-titution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a mayor’s task force had identified 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping population has gathered in an Occupy-style squat on provincial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant

Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity. One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility. This would also be “low barrier,” a eu-phemism for allowing drug and alco-hol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this project, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupan-cy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and ren-ovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commit-ment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accom-modation, food handouts, street out-reach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed con-tainment model is proposed.

Be prepared in the backcountry

Many Canadians unaware of abuse

Cat owners need to think of the birds

What should be expected of an outdoors person? In the last few weeks, our local Search and Rescue groups have put aside their own safety and comfort to head out and extract snowmobilers that have gotten themselves into foolish situa-tions.

I’ll start by emphasizing that if you are injured, lost or some-how incapacitated then please, use the resources of our Search and Rescue (SAR) members. These folks train hard to be able to safely extract you from dangerous situations.

However, in at least three recent cases there were no in-juries or immediate danger to those calling for rescue.

They were simply in a bind

and they were unprepared for what they had tried to accom-plish. Specifically, from what I can tell from reports of these incidents, none of the rid-ers even had snowshoes with them.

If you’re going to go out into the wilds and entertain your-self (and by all means, please continue to do so because it’s beautiful out there) you need to be prepared for things to go wrong. At the very least, you need snowshoes, proper cloth-ing, a first aid kit and a few other wilderness necessities.

If your machine is stuck and you know where you are and you know how to get out then start walking. Don’t sit and pout, waiting for someone

to get up from their table and come get you!

When you finally get out, you’ll be cold and tired but that feeling will come back to you the next time you think about heading out unprepared and it might make you plan a bit bet-ter for future adventures.

The first person you should look to for assistance is your-self.

If you honestly can’t get it done on your own then call out the SAR team but please give that first option a shot.

Being prepared to deal with the repercussions of what you take on is your own responsi-bility first.

Grant Hiebert

Drug ghettos aren’t working

It is good to see a collection of birds in our yard once again.

They came last year but did not have a long stay.

Our nesting boxes were un-used and the feeding stations did not need to be replenished.

We know the birds were here

because of the clumps of feath-ers we found around the yard. Our local cats had been well fed once again.

Since then, the number of cats has multiplied while the bird population has been decimated.

If you are a cat owner and

allow your cat to roam freely, please make sure the cat wears a bell or similar noisemaker to give the birds a chance.

Brian Jackson



Compassion, care, concern – three words that describe the man-ner in which members of the steering commit-tee for the Salmon Arm Refugee Coalition are preparing for Syrian refugees.

Members represent-ing the much larger community commit-tee met last Thursday to provide updates on the activities of their own groups and discuss matters of concern to the group as a whole.

Salmon Arm’s first Syrian refugee, Mus-tafa Zakreet, earned high praise for his will-ingness to learn and enthusiastic interest in helping the groups and other refugees when they arrive.

“We’re anxiously waiting for Mustafa’s father and brother and have also applied to bring over one of his brothers, who has a wife and young child,” said Joyce Henderson, one of some 35 mem-bers of Zakreet’s spon-soring group.

First United Church is still waiting for their family but, knowing there are young chil-dren, held a highly suc-cessful baby shower.

“Between 35 and 40 people attended and they were very gener-ous,” said First United co-coordinator Darlene Ogilvie, noting the

group is looking for gently used car seats. “We served some tra-ditional Syrian snacks – hummus, labal, baba ganoush, halva, pita, dates, figs, dried apri-cots and peppermint and anise teas.”

St. Joseph’s Ro-man Catholic Church has seen a significant change in their plans to bring a family from Lebanon through the private process.

The Franciscan priest in Lebanon who has been helping to fa-cilitate the process to bring Syrian families to Canada advised Brian Ayotte that the transla-tor had included one family member on the family application who is 19 and must therefore have a separate applica-tion.

“It appears the over-sight will delay the family’s trip to Canada by several weeks,” said Ayotte, noting that at the present time, pri-vate sponsorships are being processed more slowly than the federal BVOR (Blended Visa Office Referred), which have the same stringent screening.

In the meantime, Ayotte got a call asking if St. Joseph’s would like to take on a family through the government process, something pa-rishioners readily sup-ported.

The government-sponsored family in-cludes a 34-year-old

petroleum engineering professor, his wife in her early twenties, a two-year-old and a six-month-old.

“We expect them in three to four weeks and the other family in four to six months,” said Ayotte.

Some groups know who their families are but have no idea when they will arrive. And, according to Zakreet, the refugees have no idea where they are go-ing until they are on the plane to Canada.

Other group reps provided updates on when they expect their families and where they are in terms of housing, furnishings, clothing and other concerns.

A church coalition including Broadview/Lakeside/Crossroads knows who their fam-ily is as does Shuswap Rotary.

Deo Lutheran, Shuswap Community

Church and Corner-stone (Christian Re-formed) have agreed to take a family but don’t yet know who they are.

Mike Boudreau said the data base he set up is being under-utilized.

“One of the real pow-erful things that isn’t being used is the ‘Con-tact Us,’” said Bou-dreau, noting anyone can visit shuswapref-uge.com, contact any of the groups and apply to volunteer or to donate a variety of needed items.

Criminal checks will be required for any volunteer who will be working with children.

Ayotte reminded the group that the bank ac-count now established at SASCU is not to sup-port refugees in their everyday lives (which is covered by the sup-port groups) but rather as a reserve for such events as major dental work, funerals or hear-ing aids.

Preparing for refugeesArrivals: More families expected in coming weeks.By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

Stocking up: Darlene Ogilvie, left, and Debbie Hewitt pose with items that have been donated for a Syrian refugee family coming to Salmon Arm.

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Megan Senn and her mom have received the best of gifts for their up-coming February birth-days.

Megan, 16, was diag-nosed with leukemia in August. Since then she has been in Vancouver, undergoing treatment at BC Children’s Hospital.

Megan’s birthday is Feb. 26 and her mom’s, Karen Quinton, Feb. 11.

Quinton explains that Megan’s leukemia is now in full remission.

“Her latest bone mar-row biopsy confirms that even at a micro-scopic level, no cancer cells can be detect-ed. Terrific news worth celebrating! Chemo-therapy is working and Megan’s body is re-sponding!” she writes in a letter provided by Megan’s aunt, Leslie Stewart.

“Megan’s doctor describes treating leu-kemia like shovelling while it is still snowing. As soon as you clear a path, snowflakes fall where you have just shovelled and you need to shovel again. So even though Megan is in remission, she must continue chemotherapy to ensure her leukemia stays in remission.”

Quinton expressed her gratitude for all the support.

“I am continually amazed and grateful for the support Megan

and I receive from the Salmon Arm and Si-camous communities. It is because of your gen-erosity that I am able to stay here with Megan and focus my energy on helping her heal. Your prayers, emails, dinners, chauffeuring, letters, visits, care pack-ages and fundraising are all greatly appreciated.”

Megan will receive intensive chemotherapy treatment in Vancouver until spring. Once they are able to come home, they will need to make frequent trips back to the hospital until Janu-ary 2018.

Megan has three sib-lings: Connor who’s 15 and who just arrived in Vancouver to stay with his mom and Me-gan; Heather, 19 and Courtney, 18. Quinton is a Grade 1 teacher at Parkview Elementary in Sicamous but has also taught at other district schools.

Megan has Down syndrome, so Stewart notes it’s been crucial to have her mom by her side to help her under-stand what’s been hap-pening.

Stewart, other family members and friends have been fundraising to help cover the many expenses that Quinton, a single mom, is facing.

Stewart explains that Megan is now staying in Ronald McDonald House with her mom, so she is considered an out-patient, and some

of her medical supplies aren’t covered. Living in Vancouver is ex-pensive, with costs for fuel, food, nutritional supplements and hos-pital parking adding up quickly. The BC Family Residence Program and Variety Club paid for the first three months of their stay at Ronald McDonald House BC but that coverage has run out.

To help, two fund-raising events in the Shuswap are planned to help the family, ap-propriately promoted as “Double the love in two towns.”

A chocolate bake sale will take place at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Feb. 13 from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Then, in Sicamous, a

beef on a bun fundraiser will take place at the Askew’s grocery store on the same day, Feb. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

In addition to the fundraisers, funds can be donated via a Go-FundMe account under Megan Senn Recovery Fund at http://www.go-fundme.com/6q3mrt38.

Donations can also

be made at any branch of Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union, by asking for the ‘In trust for Megan Senn, ac-count 1626480.’

Quinton says she and Megan have experi-enced much kindness at the hospital from caring health-care profession-als, to volunteers who make dinners, to profes-sional athletes who drop by for a visit. Through all the treatments, Quin-ton says Megan’s spirit shines through.

“Although neces-sary, the chemotherapy Megan receives has numerous negative side effects. Nausea, hair loss, dizziness and extreme fatigue occur frequently. Megan has also experienced some rare, severe side effects including diabetes, blood clots, seizures and strokes. She has primarily been using a wheelchair since Oc-tober but uses a walker when she feels good. Megan is working with

a physiotherapist to re-gain her mobility. She has required more than a dozen blood transfu-sions as her bone mar-row recovers from the cancer and the chemo-therapy,” she explains.

“Through it all, Me-gan’s famous smile continues to shine. She brings joy, love and laughter to everyone around her and is a fa-vourite patient of many nurses, doctors, house-keeping staff and volun-teers. She is my hero.”

Family celebrates news of cancer remissionBy Martha WickettOBSERVER STAFF

All smiles: Megan Senn and her mother Karen Quinton pose for a selfie after hear-ing Senn’s leukemia is in remission.

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The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2016/2017, which begins April 1, 2016. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm.

All individuals or companies registered in 2015 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2016. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2015, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is midnight on Wednesday, March 18, 2016. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re impatient to make some snappy decisions this week Rams but resist the urge to be too blunt. If you blurt out something inappropriate today, you may regret it tomorrow! Think things through before you speak … and realise that your first thought isn’t necessarily the best one. The more you try to control others, the more woeful the weekend will be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The focus is on improving partnerships [whether of the romantic, platonic or business variety] as you kick-start a stale marriage or freshen up a long-term friendship. It’s also a wonderful week to envision your dreams for the future, formulate your goals, plus consolidate any travel plans you have in the pipeline.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The week starts with a rush as the Mercury/Uranus square revs up your motor and speeds up your mind. But – if you are in too much of a hurry – you could make a messy financial mistake, or upset the applecart with a ridiculously rash statement [either in person or online]. The week ends well when the Mercury/Jupiter trine boosts your spirits and stimulates your study gene.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mars and Pluto help you view a problematic partnership in a deeper and more profound way. With a few strategic tweaks, the relationship can be turned around and transformed. You’re also keen to show loved ones how much you really care. Avoid being too overprotective though. All relationships need room to breathe and there’s a big difference between loving and smothering.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stimulating conversation and careful research are the keys to a pleasantly productive week. Mars is charging through Villa Leo so get ready for changes and hold on tight. And your fiery temper – or an impulsive outburst – could set the Cat amongst the pigeons on the weekend.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The stars favour being proactive and making connections with others, especially involving work projects. But don’t be too quick to say exactly what’s on your mind. And avoid making impulsive financial decisions. Curiosity is high on the weekend so add some variety to your usual routine.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Avoid the temptation to make hasty financial decisions, as impulsive money moves could land you in a heap of debt over the next few weeks. So avoid window shopping and internet browsing, which could lead to a spontaneous spending spree. Friday or Saturday is the time to nurture and feather your nest as you clean, tidy and decorate home and hearth at Villa Libra.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When communicating with others on Monday, stick to the facts. Otherwise you’re likely to blurt out something silly that you immediately regret. On Wednesday, Mars and Pluto intensify your need to communicate with others. So it’s a good day to express your feelings in person or via a timely post, text or tweet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re keen to get your point across on Monday but strive to communicate clearly [and slowly] otherwise you’ll be misunderstood. If you are organised and enthusiastic mid-week, then you can catch up on unfinished business. It’s also the time to make positive connections, as you communicate with movers and shakers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Whatever you do, you’re in for the long run. But, if something isn’t working out, don’t be afraid to change horses mid-stream. Mercury and Venus [in your sign] encourage you to be flexible and adaptable, as you compromise and negotiate with heaps of class and style. The stars also put you in the mood to nurture and reward yourself with some of life’s little luxuries.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): With Uranus [your ruling planet] squaring Mercury and then squaring Venus, you’re apt to make some hasty half-baked decisions this week involving work and/or relationships. As birthday great James Joyce reminds us “Mistakes are the portals of discovery” as we live and learn through the choices that we make.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This week, make sure you surround yourself with positive people who boost your confidence and encourage your dreams. But avoid getting drawn into discussions about money or politics, as misunderstandings are likely. It’s a wonderful weekend to network with family and friends in a variety of stimulating ways.

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Shuswap waterfront own-ers want to know exactly what docks do to fish habi-tat.

The Shuswap Water-front Owners Association (SWOA) is preparing a grant application to the Pa-cific Salmon Foundation to help fund research into the effect docks and beach modifications have on fish habitat.

Armed with a letter of

support from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natu-ral Resource Operations, the association sought and got approval for a letter of support from Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors.

A comprehensive Fore-shore Inventory and Map-ping project was completed by the CSRD in June 2009 and handed over to the Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions (FLNRO). It revealed 2,789 docks on the fore-

shore of Shuswap, Mara and Little Shuswap lakes and Little River. Next on the list at 1,529 were retaining walls, many of which were built below the high-water line. A total of 200 concrete boat launches and 51 mari-nas were also tallied, along with 1,170 groynes - piles of lake bed or beach rocks whose construction, in most cases, required the use of heavy equipment.

In a letter to the CSRD board, SWOA president Bo Wilson noted the associa-

tion and the ministry have determined that scientific research is needed to fully understand the effects these structures have on fish and their habitat.

“Discussions to date have resulted in a desire by both SWOA and FLNRO to jointly explore having re-searchers from Thompson Rivers University undertake direct research projects to assist in resolving these is-sues by providing scientific evidence for Shuswap and Mara lakes guidelines on

these issues,reads the pro-posal dated Jan. 13.”

Several factors would be part of the study, including dock size, depth of water under the dock, design and differing sensitivity to im-pacts depending on area.

“At this time there is no ability for the province to fund the necessary research. SWOA has offered to help fund it though membership fees, grant applications and industry donations to en-sure land use decisions are based on the best scientific

information that can be ob-tained,” noted Wilson.

Area F North Shuswap director Larry Morgan made a motion to approve the request, telling fellow directors he thought the study has merit and is worth looking into, particularly since it has FLNRO sup-port.

“It will be good to have some science to confirm what we already know,” added Area C South Shus-wap director Paul Deme-nok.

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Dainen (left) and Tanner (right) were born on February 17, 2015. They are 7 months old in this picture. Parents Stephanie and Scott live in Tappen, B.C.

OwensOh boy! Owens!

Philip Reid is six months old in this picture. Dad, Chris and mom, Anna are from Salmon Arm.

Reidborn June 10, 2015

ReineltJune 18, 2015

Avery was born on June 18, 2015, loved by big brother Logan. Parents are Ashleigh Lavigne and Kurt Reinelt.

LavigneAugust 22, 2015

Morgan was born August 22, 2015, to Catherine & Dillon Lavigne, and loving big brothers Damien and Jay Ryder.

MelmacJanuary 1, 2015

Gavin Melmac, 2015’s New Year’s Babyis 5 months old in this photo. His Mom, Brenda, lives in Salmon Arm

NEW YEAR’S BABY 2015!

MoriAugust 25, 2015

Daniel Mori is four months old in this photo. His mom, Wendy and dad, Alan live in Salmon Arm.

BennettAugust 17, 2015

Caelynn Marie Bennett is three weeks old in this photo. Her mom & dad, Melanie & Hugh, live in Salmon Arm.

Hunter is five months old in this photograph. His mom, Heather and dad, Glenn live in Enderby, B.C.

Cameronborn June 10, 2015

BeautifulBabies of

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Magical moments(Left) Magician Leif David has help from Tianna Willison to put the pieces of the Canadian flag back together during an Unplug and Play event at the library on Tuesday, Jan. 26. (Below) Katelynn Maw reacts to David pulling a paper chain out of his mouth.

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BeautifulBabies of 2015

TogadoApril 28, 2015

Liam Edward was born on April 28, 2015. He is 5 months old in this picture. Proud parents are Robert and Winnie Togado

Van NostrandMay 12, 2015

Ewan Shaw Van Nostrand is seven and a half months old in this photo. His mom & dad are Dianne & Ben. Proud grandparents are Pete & Carol Peebles, of Prince George, BC and Dick & Joanne Van Nostrand of Dawson City, Yukon

BartmanSeptember 3, 2015

Tanner Bartman is three weeks old in this photo. His mom & dad, Tracey & Dave, live in Salmon Arm.

RussellNovember 26, 2015

Evelyn Russell is two weeks old in this photo. Her mom & dad, Katharine & Daniel, live in Oyama.

Graham is 8 months old in this photo. He is a very happy baby and a blessing to our family!

He adores his big brothers Nathaniel and Jeremy. Proud parents are Adam and Rachelle, grandparents Mel & Sherry Kaufman and Jack & Ellen Kalf!

Kaufmanborn Feb. 15, 2015


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1926 At a regular meeting of city council, Mayor Newnes stated that the CPR had several carloads of ashes shipped here and council obtained some of these which they proposed to use on crossings and streets, where necessary.

1936 On the front page of the Ob-server were pictures of King George V, whose death had recently occurred, and the Prince of Wales. The king was described as a well-loved monarch and a true Christian gentleman. The Prince of Wales, who had just been proclaimed King Edward VIII, was a popular prince, although a bachelor.G.M. Salt, president, occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Salmon Arm Creamery Association. Manager R.J. Skelton reported there had been an increase in production of 10 per cent over 1934 and they had sold all their pack.

1946 A new cold storage ware-house and packing plant was planned by the Salmon Arm Farmers’ Exchange. To be erected at Canoe, the cost of the completed project was estimated at approximately $100,000.Daily mail service was to be inaugurated on Salmon Arm Rural Routes 1 and 2, according to notices received from Ottawa by postmaster J.L. Jackson.A number of Salmon Arm soldiers returned from overseas on the liner, the Queen Eliza-beth. Among these were Sgt. Phil Calvert, Dvr. F.G. Shirley, Sgt. Ted Morton and Dan Cran-� eld of Larch Hills.In the high school activities column, we learned that two veterans of the Second World War, Sub Lieut Laurence Collier and F/O Bob Purkis, were guest speakers at a literary meet-ing.

1956 Presaging the conversion to dial equipment in Salmon Arm in 1957, a total of $40,000 was to be spent by Okanagan Telephone on its exchange here.Margaret Raffel of Salmon Arm skied her way to easy victories in both the senior women’s slalom and downhill championships of Kam-loops Ski Club.

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Ahoy, mateys: Clockwise from top: Grade 5 Hillcrest student David Chancellor, Grade 1 Bastion student Keira Cadden, Grade 7 Shuswap stu-dent Jalen Thurgood, Grade 4 Bastion student Brynne Smith and Grade 4 Highland Park and Bastion students Wyatt Andres and Kai Wilson ski in the Pirate Loppet at Larch Hills Friday.

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Hockey Day showcases talent

on saturday, hockey players from atom to the silverbacks, parents, coaches, volunteers friends and neighbours enjoyed Canada’s fa-vourite pastime – celebrating the fourth an-nual Hockey Day in salmon Arm.

by all accounts Hockey Day in the city was a great success.

“on a whole it was a very successful day. All the games went really well. It’s nice to show off our players’ development. The day came to a climax for the silverbacks to get a great win against vernon,” said roy sakaki, salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association’s administrator.

sakaki also commented on the seven past presidents of minor hockey and former To-tems in attendance.

“It was great to see all the guys again and listen to them share stories about the hey-days.”

Throughout the day, the shaw Centre was abuzz with energy, featuring many playoff battles for the local peewee, bantam and midget teams. The Atom Development A team took on their bitter rivals from Kelow-na. In thrilling fashion the silvertips claimed a 4-3 victory.

“our Midget Teir 1 team knocked out West Kelowna over the weekend and will move on to the semis to face vernon,” saka-ki said.

The bantam Tier 2 team, who will host the provincial tournament in March, battled Kelowna in a do-or-die playoff elimination game. They prevailed 3-0, forcing a third game in the series.

Fun for all ages: Hockey players from the novice level to the Silverbacks took part in game action on Hockey Day.

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The season series with bitter rivals Ver-non has come to an end, with each side getting the better of each other over the weekend.

On Friday evening in Vernon in the first game of a home-and-home series, a goal a period was enough for the Vipers to earn a 3-2 win over the Silver-backs.

AP player Josh Latta made an instant impact in the game for Salmon Arm, scoring his first goal in the BCHL just over two minutes into the game.

Defenceman Kodi Schwarz scored a little over a minute later, giving the Silverbacks a 2-0 lead just 3:39 minutes into the game.

Mitch Oliver got one back for the Snakes heading to the first in-termission before Ben Butcher tied the game in the second.

“We got off to a re-ally good start, but as the game went on I feel our execution in both zones of the rink seemed to fade away,” said Brandon West, Silverbacks head coach.

He said missed op-portunities cost them the win.

“We missed three empty nets and ran into a goalie (An-drew Shortridge) who

played very well.”Early in the third,

Vernon’s Joe Sacco scored the game win-ner.

The following night on Hockey Day in Salmon Arm at the Shaw Centre in front of more than 1,600 fans, the Silverbacks downed the Vipers 6-1.

No one had a bigger smile on their face than Nick Hutchison after he scored the game’s opening goal.

Hutchison returned to the lineup on Friday for the first time since suffering an injury in mid November.

“He was a big boost to the lineup. Anytime you have a player that contributes offensively and on the finer details, your team will be bet-ter. He adds a lot of depth to the team,” said West.

On a line with Chase Zieky and Elijiah Bar-riga, the Hicksville, N.Y., native scored his second of the night just over three min-utes later, and contin-ued to create offensive chances throughout the game.

West applauded Barriga’s effort on Saturday, noting he was moved from the centre position to the left wing and provided a constant spark on the line. The goals by Hutchison were all the goals the ’Backs would need as Angus Red-mond made 28 saves

for the win.“Despite the result

on Friday night, I think the boys’ response on Saturday was great. Our depth was really hard to handle and we wore them down,” said West.

Ross Heidt scored a natural hat trick and Latta also scored for extra insurance, as Salmon Arm na-tive Colton McCarthy scored the lone goal for his team.

“Josh had a great weekend with us, he is committed to us for next season and he rel-

ished the opportunity he was given,” West said.

A pair of Silverbacks remain sidelined with injuries and their return is still unknown. De-fenceman Ryley Booth remains out of action as he is still recovering from a concussion, and Carson Bolduc is out with an undisclosed in-jury. There are only 12 games remaining in the regular season and nine of the ’Backs remain-ing games are against division rivals.

“Every point means a lot more now and ev-

eryone is clawing for points,” said West.

Currently, the Sil-verbacks sit six points behind West Kelowna, who have clinched a playoff berth, in third place with three games in hand.

“Second place is our goal, and we’ve got games in hand but that doesn’t mean anything if we don’t get the points.”

The Silverbacks will face off against the Cents on Friday at the Shaw Centre at 7 p.m. before heading to Mer-ritt on Saturday.

Indoor soccer tournamentThe Shuswap Youth Soccer Association will be hosting a U15/16 and U17/18 indoor tournament at the SASCU Memorial Complex indoor arena. The U15/16 girls team plays on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 7, the U17/18 boys team will take to the field at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Shuswap basketball actionShuswap Middle School welcomes everyone to their third annual Barry Dearing Basketball Tournament taking place on Feb. 5 and 6. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Barry Dear-ing Foundation, which provides funding to students in School District #83 who can’t afford to participate in extra curricular and community activities. The first SMS game goes Friday at 2 p.m. against Westsyde from Kamloops.

Polarthon champSalmon Arm’s Alex Seal claimed a second place finish in the long-course solo category of the 2016 Polarthon two weeks ago at Stake Lake in the first incarnation of the event in four years. The Polarthon is a winter triathlon including skiing, snowshoeing and skating. However, skating conditions on Stake Lake were unsuit-able for the event this season, prompting a switch to a duathlon, with athletes competing in skiing and snowshoeing disciplines.

Register for box lacrosseRegistration for the Shuswap Outlaws box lacrosse teams is now open. First year regis-trants from the Mini-Tyke, Tyke and Novice age groups are eligible for a 50 per cent discount on their registration. This discount will not be re-flected on the registration page. The divisions are based on the player’s age as of Dec. 31, 2016. For more information and to register, visit http://www.shuswapminorlacrosse.com/registration.

Bridge resultsResults for Jan. 26: first Ruth Embree & Steve Raffel, second Barb & Dave Peterson, third Ona Bouchard & Jim McLean.Results for Jan. 27: first Betty & Fred Berg-mann, second Betty & Charlie Ward and third Vicki Coe & Jack Ashenbrenner.Results for Jan. 28: first Dennis & Doreen Rob-erts, second Ona Bouchard & Jim McLean and third Barb & Dave Peterson.

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Welcome back: The Silverbacks’ Nick Hutchison celebrates his first goal since returning from injury during a game against Ver-non at the Shaw Centre on Saturday, Jan. 30. Hutchison scored two goals in the Silverbacks’ 6-1 victory.

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Fans, players treated to memorable day

“All-in-all I can say with confidence that all the fans had a great time and we will con-tinue to build on the event for the commu-nity,” said Sakaki.

All minor hockey teams in the area re-ceived free tickets to both junior games. Many of the teams took advantage of the offer and could eas-ily be spotted wearing their orange-accented Silvertips jerseys.

Food donations were also collected at the entrance for the local food banks.

In the second inter-mission of the Silver-backs game, Braby Motors sponsored the Braby Shoot to Win contest, which gave

four people one chance to win a brand new ve-hicle. Unfortunately, no one drove away in the new vehicle, but a few contestants came within inches.

In a fitting end to the day’s celebra-tion of hockey, the

Silverbacks defeated the Vipers for a 6-1 win, which received a standing ovation from the 1,600 fans.

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In front of jam-packed bleachers, the Salmon Arm senior Golds basketball team played against Kelow-na Secondary on Mon-day evening.

Facing off against what is arguably one of the best high school teams in the country, SAS knew it would be a tough challenge to contain the Owls.

KSS is one of the strongest high school teams this province has ever seen.

They haven’t lost to a B.C. team this year, and have only had four exhibition losses to high schools from New York, California, Washington and On-tario.

The atmosphere was tense in the first quar-ter, and the tension was high as the Golds struggled to keep pace with the Owls’ quick transition game, falling behind by more than

20 after the first frame.After the whirlwind

opening quarter, sec-ond-year guards Josh Kujat and Dylan Olson provided stability on both sides of the ball.

The Golds calmed down in the second quarter and played their game, tying the quarter but still trailing by 20.

Four baskets from beyond the arch after the half saw the Golds win the third quarter by four points, but they were unable to even the score.

Leading the way of-fensively for the Golds was Kujat, who scored a team high 15 points, while Olson chipped in with 11.

Head coach Rhys Waters gave his start-ers a rest in the fourth frame and Kelowna took advantage of the less-experienced Golds players, going on to win 99-57.

“While the score looks like a blow out, we played pretty well.

KSS beats top 10 AAAA teams by 30 to 40, so we actually feel we did a nice job hang-ing with them,” Waters said.

“Obviously the first and fourth quarter got way out of control but our top end definitely played with them, and our two players consid-ering post-secondary basketball showed they can play with the best guards in B.C.”

Waters said his side’s goal was to keep it to a 20-point game through three quarters, which they accomplished.

The Golds will re-turn to league action on Thursday for a home game against Rutland.

The Jewels will begin the evening’s games at 5 p.m., and the Golds will start at 6:45 p.m.

The Golds’ final home game of the regular season will be on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Sullivan Campus gym. Tip off is at 1:45 p.m.

Skaters claim Coyote CupNot only did the

Salmon Arm Ice Break-ers speed skating club earn the Coyote Cup for the visiting team with the most points, they also had four skat-ers qualify for the BC Short Track Champion-ships.

Phoenix Nash, Aila Norlin, Bradley Hlina, and Alex Seal raced their way to qualifying times for the BC Short Track Championships to be held in Kamloops March 5 to 6.

At the fifth annual Coyote Cup in Kam-loops on the weekend, 18 local skaters com-peted in four races with medals given based on highest total points.

Division two skaters raced in the 100-me-tre, 200-m, 400-m, and 500-m distances.

Alex Watkins sped to three personal bests and received an iron medal.

Lincoln Thurgood placed first in three rac-es, attaining four per-sonal bests in the pro-

cess and was awarded a gold medal.

Corbin Coubrough achieved four personal best times as he placed first in the 200-m and was presented a silver medal.

Mackenzie Keat-ing placed second in the 400-m and 500-m races, tying for a silver medal, and achieved personal bests in all four of his races.

Zachary Watkins finished second in the 100-m, accomplished three personal bests, and was awarded an iron medal.

Keagan Isaac set per-sonal bests in all his races, placed second in the 100-m and received an iron medal.

The division three skaters raced in the 200-m, 400-m and 500-m distances.

Callie Belway won the 400-m race, at-tained three personal bests and brought home a silver medal.

Ila Isaac placed first

in the 500-m race, se-cured two personal best times and received a sil-ver medal.

Racing to three per-sonal bests and tying for the gold medal af-ter finishing first in the 200-m and 400-m was Jett Nash.

Division five skat-ers raced in the 200-m, 400-m, 500-m and 1200-m distances.

Aila Norlin accom-plished two personal bests and secured a gold medal. Norlin made a timely pass on the last corner of the race to claim the fastest time in the 500-m race.

Phoenix Nash sped to first in the 1200-m, set-ting a new personal best in the process, reached a personal best in the 200-m and received a silver medal.

Jack Isaac was awarded a silver medal after placing second in all his races and achieved personal bests in all of his races.

Daniel Hlina came

in second place in the 400-m with a personal best and received a bronze medal.

Jalen Thurgood com-peted in her first speed skating meet, attaining four personal bests and an iron medal.

Division six raced in the 200-m, 400-m 500m and 1500-m dis-tances. Bradley Hlina achieved a personal best in the 1500-m, placed third in the 200-m, and was awarded an iron medal.

Jack Verdurmen sped to a gold medal after finishing first in the 200-m and 400-m with four personal bests.

In the Active for Life adult category, Alex Seal secured a gold medal while Rick Hof-mann received a silver medal after racing two 500-m races and two 1000-m races.

The Ice Breakers will now focus on the upcoming races in the Vernon Funale on Sat-urday, Feb. 6.

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Coaching on the fly: Senior Golds head coach Rhys Waters gives instructions to guard Dawson Mayes during a break in the play when the Golds took on Kelowna Secondary at the Sullivan Campus gym on Monday, Feb. 1.

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Scoring a majorMilana Mazzotta scampers into the end zone, scoring her first touchdown, with help from a block by coach Andrew Van Dokkumburg on Austin Beasley during a friendly flag football game at the SASCU Memorial Complex indoor field last Friday. More than 20 kids took part in the game, which was run by Shuswap Minor Football Association.


Skiers sweep four podiumsIn the bantam category one,

at the Teck okanagan Cup #2 event, Larch Hills skiers claimed all but one of the six podium positions.

eric Moore and eli Decker placed second and third for the boys and emily Carelse, Hil-ary vukadinovic and Tessa el-liott swept the podium in West Kelowna last weekend.

For the Atom Girls two, re-ese Major was second.

In the Atom boys three, Kian smith placed first.

Finishing third in their respec-tive Peewee categories were Madeleine Wilkie, in category one and samantha Peterson in category two.

Max Calkins placed first in the Peewee boys category one, and in the category two, Jona-than breugem placed first with ben Milne right behind in sec-ond.

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Lucy elliott, Maggie beckner and Maggie rodwell swept the podium in the Midget two girls.

Konrad van varseveld placed first in the Juvenile boys two category, while in the Juve-nile girls one category, Natalie Wilkie placed first and rachel bates was right behind her in second place.

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In the Junior men one cate-gory, Alexander Corbett placed first and in Junior men two, John Connor placed first.

Thomas Hardy placed first in the open category.

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For Peter Grimm, there was no doubt about going to Salmon Arm to play hockey when he entered Midg-et.

“I knew I wanted to keep playing hockey and eventually move on to Junior,” he said.

“The only option was going to Salmon Arm.”

Grimm is one of sev-eral Revelstoke minor hockey players who have had to try out for Salmon Arm teams be-cause of the lack of a midget team in town.

Others include for-mer members of the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Josh Pilon and Nii Noi Tetteh, and cur-rent player Ullar Wi-atzka — all of whom played for the Thomp-son Blazers of the BC Major Midget Hockey League.

There’s at five other Revelstoke youth in a similar boat, playing various levels of hock-ey for teams in Salmon Arm.

For Grimm and his parents, it meant trav-eling to Salmon Arm twice a week for prac-tices, and then hitting the road every week-end to go to games and tournaments.

He played two years in Salmon Arm, start-ing when he was 15, but this year, he made

the jump to Major Midget.

He is living with a family in Kamloops while he plays for the Thompson Blazers.

“For us, to make the decision to commit to play in Salmon Arm was a commitment to

Peter,” said his father Kevin Grimm.

“He was working out in the gym and on the ice, and doing well in school.”

Kevin said there was never a doubt for him and his wife Stacey to reciprocate Peter’s commitment by driv-ing him to Salmon Arm for games and practices, and putting in volunteer hours with the Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association.

“Because he was so committed to it, how

do we say no to him,” he said. “You can’t tell him you’re not going to do it. We just had to find a way to make it work.”

It wasn’t an easy road.

This year, Peter failed to make Junior B and was cut from the Blazers at training camp. His hard work paid off when he was brought re-called part-way through the sea-son.

It’s not just midget players that have to play away from Revel-stoke this year.

Due to a quirk in age groups, there’s no local peewee team this year.

This has meant a few players are playing up in Bantam, while oth-ers are playing down in Atom.

Carlos Serrouya, 12, found himself without a team, but when he made the Salmon Arm peewee Tier 2 squad, his parents agreed to let him play there.

“The unusual thing is he’s young to have to do this — younger than other Revelstoke players,” said his father Rob.

He said they talked about the move at length.

“He was really keen on hockey,” said Ser-rouya.

“When he made their Teir 2 team, we thought it would be a unique

opportunity to try out that kind of hockey.”

The Serrouya’s made the drive to Salmon Arm twice a week for practices in the fall.

For the practice Thursday at 6:30 a.m., that meant heading down the highway the previous night and staying with a local family. For the win-ter, they have billeted Carlos with one of his teammates.

“He was super keen at first and now he’s still super keen on hockey, but he now ad-mits he misses his par-ents,” said Rob. “And maybe even his sister.”

Peter Grimm is in his third year of midget. He hopes to land on a junior team next year and eventually play hockey while in college of university.

“I know at some point it’s going to have to come to an end,” he said. “I definitely would miss it though.”

Sibling rivalryIan and Katy Calkins battle for possession of the ball during an Unplug and Play family footy event at the SASCU Memorial Complex indoor field last Saturday. More than 30 kids attended the free event.

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More than 500 ski-ing pirates from grades one to eight descended on Larch Hills for the twelfth annual Pirate Loppet last Friday.

Donning eye patch-es, tri-cornered hats, and even the odd stuffed parrot, the skiers cumulatively logged over 2,000 ki-lometres along the two kilometre and five kilo-metre courses.

Nineteen different schools from Arm-strong to Revelstoke and enderby to Sor-rento were represented.

Grindrod elemen-tary took home the

coveted Pirate Loppet Flag for having the most skiers per school population. The goal of this non-competitive event is to encourage cross-country skiing as a fun, active and social experience, and appeal to a wide range of ages and skiing abilities.

Throughout January, over 40 Larch Hills ski club volunteers hosted local school children, introducing them to the trails and prepar-ing them for the Pirate Loppet.

These sessions en-abled the young skiers to develop their skills

and gain confidence in this lifetime sport.

The event was made possible by incred-ible support from the community. School District #83 Director of Instruction Morag Asquith acted as offi-cial starter along with Monashee Mountain Man Mike evans and his black powder rifle.

Funds raised through the Pirate Loppet are given back to schools in the form of a grant to purchase cross-country ski equipment. Over the past five years, $10,000 has been granted.

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ARTS & EVENTSCreating one’s own mag-

ical system is not easy.Author Jodi McIsaac,

who will present at this year’s Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival, discov-ered that when she wanted to write about a single mother and her daughter who have magic powers and are drawn into a magi-cal world – a storyline wo-ven through her Thin Veil trilogy.

Unable to create her own magical system, McIsaac began researching others.

A long stretch from her seventh-generation Celtic roots, the author neverthe-less became intrigued with the magical folklore of Ire-land.

“The more I researched, the more I liked it,” she says, noting she has spent time in the country. “What I found most inspiring was that grey area between myth and history, and a lot of the Celtic legends have that.”

Legends such as Cormac mac Airt who, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, was the 115th High King of Ire-land.

Another example is Saint Brigid of Kildare, who shares her name with an important Celtic god-dess.

Published in 2013, Mc-Isaac introduces her read-ers to this magical area in Through the Door, the � rst

of her Thin Veil stories:Seven years after the

love of her life leaves with no forwarding address, all Cedar McLeod has left of him are heart-wrenching memories of happier times and a beautiful six-year-old daughter, Eden.

One day, Eden opens her bedroom door and un-wittingly creates a portal that leads to anywhere she imagines, and soon the child mysteriously van-ishes.

Join Cedar in a desper-ate search through a world of Celtic myths, fantastical creatures, and bloody rival-ries.

The magical, mysterious saga continues through Into the Fire, Among the Un-seen and Beyond the Pale(a Thin Veil Novella) that details the beauty and trag-edy of Tír na nÓg leading up to the events of Through the Door.

The Thin Veil series, is now offered in a single col-lection with the addition of exclusive bonus material.

In Pro Patri Mori, a short story included in the Phantasma Stories anthol-ogy, a young Irish soldier � ghts for freedom during 1919’s brutal War of Inde-pendence. When Padraig is wounded and left for dead, he is tended to by a trio of spirits who have their own agenda in the war.

McIsaac grew up in Fredericton, NB, and was a short track speed skater for years, earned a BA in communication studies and

was a speech writer for former New Bruns-wick Premier Frank McKenna.

She spent a summer working with refugees from Kosovo before earning an MA in Global Studies.

After a stint as a fundraising and market-ing executive with non-pro� t organizations in Toronto and Vancouver and having children, McIsaac settled down to doing what she had al-ways wanted to: write novels.

In her recently pub-lished A Cure for Mad-ness, McIsaac leaves the Celtic world again, penning a tale about mental illness, a terri-fying pathogen outbreak in a town in Maine and hard decisions.

While she would never say never about continuing the Thin Veil series, Mc-Isaac says she has so many other ideas percolating in her head.

“I am currently writ-ing a fantasy history series – going back to the same readership as Thin Veil,” she says. “It’s about a former IRA volunteer in Belfast who goes

back in time to try to change Irish history.”

In her w o r k s h o p at the Word on the Lake Writers’ Fes-tival that runs May 20 to 22, McIsaac will

offer several different meth-

ods of structuring a story – the hero’s journey, Vladi-mir Propp’s Morphology, story engineering and an-other common one, the snowfall method in which the writer starts with a sin-gle sentence and hopes for a snowstorm of words.

“A lot of writers, myself especially, want to write a story, but how do we build the scene?” she asks.

“If you can have some kind of map or guide that can give you suggestions, it helps. I use a bunch and it gives me a place to start instead of the panic of star-ing at the empty page.”

McIsaac says she always begins a project by outlin-ing before she writes, and has had to throw 20- to 30- page outlines out because they “weren’t that good.”

“My outlines are � exible as I am writing,” she says. “I get to know my charac-ters and I am also research-ing as I write.”

Other presenters include Joelle Anthony, Victor An-thony, Ted Bishop, Susan Fox, Alyson Quinn, Jodie Renner, Robert J. Saw-yer, Arthur Slade, Michael Slade, Alan Twigg, Rich-ard Wagamese and Howard White.

The always popular festival includes a Friday night coffeehouse, youth and adult writing contests, blue pencil edit sessions, author signings, a Satur-day-night gala, book and CD sales.

The Shuswap Associa-tion of Writers (SAW) was founded in 2004 as a vehi-cle for organizing the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festi-val, which takes place Fri-day night and Saturday at the Prestige and concludes Sunday with a continental breakfast and workshops at Okanagan College.

Registration for the 2016 event opens on March 1. For information on the fes-tival, visit wordonthelake-writersfestival.com.

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Week a tribute to rich heritageIt’s time to look back

at Salmon Arm’s rich history again as R.J. Haney Heritage Vil-lage & Museum and the Mall at Piccadilly mark Heritage Week from Feb. 15 to 20.

This year the provin-cial theme is Distinc-tive Destinations.

“We have, right in our own backyard, a very distinctive des-tination, R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum,” says gen-eral manager Susan Mackie.

“The village, muse-um and archives are a very exceptional place that offers a unique and authentic experience for visitors to come and explore Salmon Arm’s rich history.”

The 40-acre site is comprised of 14 build-ings and includes the original 1910 Haney House. There are 2.5 kilometres of easy walking trails that take visitors through four climate zones where they can see plants original to the property.

The staff and volun-teers bring history to life by telling the sto-ries of the community and significant pioneer figures from 1911 to 1930.

Last season 12,424 visitors explored the museum and discov-ered the five exhibits – The Train Stopped Here, Fish on the Run, The Secwepemc First Nations, The Peterson Brothers Ltd. – Salmon Arm Orcharding Fam-ily, and No Irrigation Required – Salmon Arm’s Apple Industry.

A total of 2,623 peo-ple enjoyed the popu-lar Villains and Vittles Dinner Theatre and many others experi-enced the many special events hosted by the village.

This year’s 20th An-nual Heritage Week keepsake poster fea-tures an image from the museum’s collec-tion.

The Government Wharf in Salmon Arm Bay has been a com-munity gathering place since it was construct-ed as a private jetty in 1896.

The heritage cel-ebration is going on the road and will be on location at the Mall at Piccadilly from Feb. 18 to 20.

It will include a si-lent auction made pos-sible by the generous donations of items by local businesses and

individuals. “With the help of the

Salmon Arm commu-nity, the silent auction has become one of the village’s most success-ful fundraising events of the season,” says Mackie. “There are more than 100 items being auctioned and bidding closes Satur-day, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m.”

That Saturday is a day for the whole fami-ly. Jane’s Place is host-ing a $5 plus tax pio-neer breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. Part of the proceeds are donated back to the village.

The 20th Annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest takes place and win-ners will walk away with this year’s title, an engraved trophy and dinner theatre tickets for two to the summer production of Villain and Vittles.

Pies must be made the old-fashioned way, from scratch and be apple, fruit or berry. Pies are judged by ap-pearance, authenticity, texture and taste.

Pies can be dropped off at the mall’s centre court from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 20.

“This popular pie contest promises to be

lip-smacking tasty and everyone is welcome to participate,” Mackie says.

“After the judging and awards, slices of the pies may be pur-chased for $2.50 each.”

At noon, the “Best of the Shuswap Pie Auction” will begin. Everyone is welcome to bid on pies that are baked and donated by winning pie contes-tants from past years and celebrities.

At Family Fun Day, participants will enjoy the craft table, panning for real Haney gold, discovering the exhibit designed especially for Heritage Week by the museum’s curator, see pioneer displays, dem-onstrations and more.

Proceeds from Heri-tage Week support the extraordinary projects and educational pro-grams at R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum.

For more informa-tion on Heritage Week, the pie-baking con-test and other village events, contact R.J. Haney Heritage Vil-lage & Museum by phone at 250-832-5243 or check out the web-site www.salmonarm-museum.org.

In a fitting tribute to love, the award-win-ning Ancora Women’s Ensemble will perform “Heart Songs” on Val-entine’s Day weekend.

The ensemble is a 15-voice adult choir with members from the Shuswap and North Okanagan areas.

Ancora will deliver an eclectic repertoire of music, performing Ca-nadian works for wom-en’s choir, contempo-rary classical pieces, a Broadway show tune and a modern musi-cal setting of a seventh century biblical text. As well, Ancora will be premiering a har-monically adventurous piece written especially for the ensemble by nationally acclaimed composer, Jean Eth-ridge, who resides in Salmon Arm.

Some of the pieces will be performed a cappella and some will be accompanied by tal-ented pianist Jim John-ston.

Ancora will also wel-come two guest artists – Elizabeth Johnson,

a Vernon resident and retired physician, who will add to the musical experience by perform-ing on her Celtic harp.

“This elegant instru-ment will surely charm you with its beauti-ful, intimate sounds,”

says ensemble member Anna DeWolff. “Also, Diane Jewell, a drum-mer from a local First Nation, will accompa-ny Ancora in Warrior, a powerful, emotionally moving piece.”

Ancora has been

singing together for four years under the ar-tistic direction of Terry Logan, an accom-plished choral director and teacher from Arm-strong.

Heart Songs takes place at 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 13 at St. John’s Anglican Church. Tickets at $15 are available at Acorn Music, by calling 250-546-9921, from choir members, or at the door. Children under 12 years are admitted without charge.

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Ensemble: Members of Ancora will present Heat Songs at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at St. John’s Anglican Church.

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Two legendary fig-ures from a legendary band in the world of roots rock music are headed to the 24th edi-tion of the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festi-val.

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett belong to Little Feat, a group festival artistic direc-tor Peter North says has “quite simply been one of the major forces in Americana and rock and roll music since the late Lowell George put the band together in 1969.”

It’s been a legacy of classic albums, from Sailin’ Shoes and Waiting For Co-lumbus through to re-cent efforts like Chi-nese Work Songs and Rooster Rag, for this California-based band that put a whole lot of New Orleans funk into their musical mix as the years progressed.

Barrere was enlisted by Lowell and imme-diately the guitarist and

singer started having an impact on the band, contributing songs like Skin It Back, Fat Man In The Bathtub, All That You Dream, High Roller, Old Folks Boo-gie and Missin’ You.

While Fred Tackett didn’t officially join Little Feat until 1988 after a nine-year hia-tus following Lowell’s

death, he had made his mark with the band years earlier, contribut-ing the song Fool Your-self and guitar to the Dixie Chicken album and also playing on the Time Loves A Hero and The Last Record Album sessions.

“Tackett, and this is the short list, has also recorded with the All-

man Brothers, Jack-son Browne, Glen Campbell, Bob Dylan, Vince Gill, Rickie Lee Jones, Aaron Neville, Van Dyke Parks, Bon-nie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Ringo Starr, Tom Waits, and the Wallflowers,” says North.

Tackett and Barrere first played together on the album Dixie

Chicken some 35 years ago and since then have played together or indi-vidually on numerous recording sessions for Little Feat and count-less others, including Bonnie Raitt, Taj Ma-hal, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Dionne Farris, and the Wallflowers.

Barrere and Tackett will be playing acous-tic solo shows and plugging in with their good friends, The New Orleans Suspects, at Roots and Blues 2016.

Other 2016 acts in-clude Delhi to Dublin, Great Lake Swimmers, Whitehorse, Jarekus Singleton, The Bros Landreth, Amy Helm and Digging Roots.

To learn more about the 2016 festival slate and to purchase tickets while early-bird pric-ing is still in effect, visit www.rootsandblues.ca.

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Two for the road: Accomplished songwriter and multi-instru-mentalist Fred Tackett and musician-songwriter Paul Barrere, both members of Little Feat, perform as an acoustic duo.

Club helps members speak out Salmon Arm Toast-

masters is opening the window to their club Thursday, Feb. 11 from 6:50 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 130 of Okana-gan College.

This open house is an opportunity to meet members and hear guest speaker and lan-guage teacher Caleb Espinoza talk about finding your voice in a crowd.

“Salmon Arm Toast-masters provides a

supportive and posi-tive environment where members have the op-portunity to develop their communication and leadership skills,” says Emily Johnson, the Salmon Arm club’s vice-president of public relations.

After hearing from Espinoza, members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that will in-clude prepared speech-es, Table Topics or im-

promptu speeches and evaluations.

Ian Clay, who has been a member of Toastmasters for more than 20 years, will be the Table Topics master.

“Table Topics are one of my favourite parts of the meeting,” he says, explaining guests and members are randomly selected to speak for one to two minutes. “It helps you think and speak clearly on your feet.”

Other speakers in-clude club president Walter Scheidegger, Johnson, and Julia Blackburn, club vice-president of education.

Regular weekly meetings of the Salmon Arm Toastmasters are Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

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Lucky Wayne Sutherland passed away in Kelowna General Hospital on January 16, 2016 at the age of 77 years.

Born in Vancouver, BC on September 13, 1938. Lucky was well known and respected in the Shuswap for his long and active life in the area. His hard work included 30 years with A.D. Booth, Jack Brooke for 5 years and thenseveral years with Vernon Paving.

Lucky was a key member of the Salmon ArmVolunteer Fire Department, including MasterMechanic, Training officer, and Hall 2 (Broadview) Captain.

He enjoyed traveling, camping, hunting, and apassion for Ice Fishing.

Lucky leaves his loving wife, Marilyn; threechildren, Lisa (Brent) Gagnon of Langley, Rick(Catharina) of Salmon Arm, Bill (Jodie) of Pritchard;4 grandchildren, Tracy (Curtis) Bellows, Jacey Sutherland, Tyson Sutherland, and SamanthaCaron; 2 great grandchildren, Harper and Adlyn Bellows. He was predeceased by sister, Josephineand brother, Daniel.

On line condolences may be sent to Lucky’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

At Lucky’s request, no formal service, the familywill hold a family gathering when weather permits.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

SUTHERLAND, “LUCKY” WAYNE

Dave was born in Armstrong BC and after graduation, studied at UBC, and in London, England. He had a varied career as a school teacher, school counsellor, and private counsellor. He also worked in children’s and psychiatric hospitals. During his 22 years in Victoria, he was instrumental in creating programmes for Capital Families. One of hisfavourites was the “Tanta- Oom” mentoring project which matched young people with professionals intheir fields of interest. Some of his other workshops were “Dads and Kids” and “Anger Management”. As a Chaplain in the Unitarian Church, he conducted marriages and memorial services. Hewas an amateur artist and musician, and wrotereviews of musical events for several newspapers.More recently he offered a course on “Civil Debate” at Okanagan College in Salmon Arm.

Dave is lovingly remembered by his wife, Jean Ethridge, son Tony (Nicole), grandchildrenBethany, David and Megan, and son Andrew (Lisa), grandchildren Haylen and Jager, and otherextended family. He is predeceased by his mother,Margaret, father, Bill, brother Eric, sister-in-lawAudrey and brother Tom.

Thank you to all the staff of Shuswap Lake General Hospital for their exemplary care of Dave, and to Judy Evans, Hospice Coordinator, for her spiritualguidance. Special thanks to Dr. Bell, Dr. Britto, Dr.Malinowski and Dr.Spencer.

The Memorial Service will be held at Bower’sChapel, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 3 P.M.

No flowers. If so desired, donations may be made to Potters without Borders.

www.potterswithoutborders.comOnline condolences may be sent through Dave’s

obituary at www. bowersfuneralservice.comArrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral

Home, Salmon Arm.

DAVID EDWARD NORDSTROMJuly 15, 1941 - January 26, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Maria Kunze on Saturday, January 30, 2015, at the age of 88. Maria was born in Berlin, Germany. After graduating high school, Maria worked as a secretary. It is in Berlin that Maria met her husband, Karl- Heinz. Married for 51 years, they raised three sons, Dietmar, Reinhard and John.

In the fifties, the family began a new life in Calgaryand called this city home for many years. Karl-Heinz and Maria eventually retired to White Lake,BC, where they took pride in tending to their gardenand orchard. A woman of faith, Maria was active inthe Seventh Day Adventist church. She also loved to sew, knit and fish. In her final months at HillsideManor in Salmon Arm, she enjoyed playing theorgan, listening to German music and writing her memoirs.

Maria is predeceased by her husband, Karl-Heinz in November 2003 and her son, Dietmar inMay 2007. She will be lovingly remembered byher sons, Reinhard and John, daughters-in-law, Rae Kunze, Cheryl Guttridge, and Claudette Fink-Kunze, grandchildren Cindy (James) Gibbons,Christine (Dennis) Kovacic, Chartotte (Walter)Mandel, Carolynne (Steven) Wolfe, Corrine (Gary)Gordon, Daniel (Zlata) Kunze, Christopher Kunze, Laurie Tripp and 12 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Maria’s life will be held at theSeventh Day Adventist Church (3270 60 AvenueNE) in Salmon Arm BC on Sunday, February 6, 2016 at 1:30 pm. Memorials in Maria’s name maybe made to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent through Maria’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

KUNZE, MARIA

Steve Melnychuk was born to Vera and Eli Melnychuk on June 26, 1931 at Hamlin, Alberta. Upon leaving home after several family moves, he met Mary Scheltens in Burnaby, B.C. and married her in October, 1957. Their home was a busy place with many activities with grandchildren, great grandchildren, family, and friends.

Steve was blessed with and survived by his loving wife Mary, two children, Randy (Debbie) Melnychuk and Julie (Orest) Romaniuk, five grandchildren, Melissa (Walter) Lindberg, Jennifer (Derek) Bay, Joshua (Robyn) Romaniuk, Mark Melnychuk, Sydney Melnychuk, six great grandchildren and three brothers; Orest(Shirley),Bill(Gloria), and Walter(Jacqueline).

Steve was a logger and a chef in a loggingcamp. He also worked at Sears in Burnaby inthe parts department assembling bikes where he later became assistant manager. Then he movedto Kamloops to manage a lighting store for Henry Electric Ltd. He moved back to Clearbrook and opened his own lighting store in Aldergrove(Steve’s Custom Home Lighting), which still existstoday. After the lighting store, Steve worked withSutton Real Estate in Abbotsford until he retired.He moved to Canoe to an acreage with many fruittrees and a luscious garden. He loved woodworkand carpentry.

Steve was predeceased by his parents Vera and Eli, sisters Mary Yellowega and Nancy Melnychuk.

Steve died peacefully at home surrounded by family at the age of 84.

There is no funeral by Steve’s request. Ashes willbe laid at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your choice of charity.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s FuneralServices & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and sharememories of Steve through his obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

STEVE MELNYCHUK

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Doris (Dorie) Ritter passed peacefully at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm, BC on January 23, 2016 at the age of 92.

She was predeceased by her husband Joseph and daughter Lorraine and is survived by her children Joanne, Dianne (Barrie), Doug, Don (Jacquie) and Cathy (Rick), and brothers Milton and Alvin.

Doris was born in Miniota, Manitoba and grew upon the family farm near Kelstern, Saskatchewan.She and her husband spent their retirement years living in Canoe.

Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma and Great Great Grandma will be dearly missed.

A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral

Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and sharememories through Doris’ obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com

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A24 www.saobserver.net Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Salmon Arm ObserverA24 www.saobserver.net Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Salmon Arm Observer

Caring and serving families of our community since 1947

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The passing of a loved one, combined with the burden of making the right decisions often leaves a family feeling overwhelmed. We are committed to quality funeral arrangements, peace of mind, dignity and understanding to those we serve through our staff and facilities.

FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUMPeace of Mind

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OPEN HOUSEFeb 21, 2016Salmon Arm Airport

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,. to provide full-time live in support to a young man with developmental disabilities. The home is located in Grindrod. Compensation includes rent, utilities and a monthly remuneration. Successful candidate with have relevant experience, valid First Aid and CPR, valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle and must pass a Criminal Record Review.Please email your resume with references to: [email protected]

is looking for a

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER

Grounds / Facilities Maintenance PositionThe Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association is accepting resumes for the position of Grounds / Facilities maintenance. This position reports to the president or designate. It will require flexible schedules to coincide with events and operations held on the grounds and buildings.

Responsibilities:- Routine maintenance of grounds and buildings- Seasonal preparation of grounds and buildings- Supervision of work done by outside contractors

Qualifications and Experience:- High School Diploma- Maintenance, construction and/or agriculture experience- Availability for weekends and evenings in addition to daytime- Clean driver abstract

Complete job description on requestResumes can be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to 351 – 3rd Street SW, Association Office, to the attention of Phil Wright.

Maintenance / Custodial Position The Shuswap Recreation Society is accepting resumes for the position of Maintenance / Custodial staff. This position re-ports to the Maintenance Supervisor and will require flexible schedules to coincide with events and operations within the Shaw Centre.

Responsibilities:• Custodial Services • Event Set-up and Take-down• Minor Maintenance

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:• High School Diploma;• Custodial Experience • WHIMIS certification• Schedule flexibility including weekends and evenings • Mechanical inclination and ability to lift heavy objects

from time to time.

Resumes can be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to the SASCU Recreation Centre, 2550 – 10th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm BC to the attention of Darby Boyd.

Shuswap Recreation Society 2600 – 10th Avenue NE Salmon Arm BC V1E 2S4

Mascon Cable Systemswww.mascon.bc.caWe are a Cable TV and High Speed Internet Service Provider located in Salmon Arm BC. We are seeking a conscientious and customer service oriented individual to join our team for the following position:

Part Time Customer Support Reps – Shifts would vary. Hours of Operation are 7 days a week 6 am to 9pm. Responsibilities will include Customer Service and Technical Support for our Digital Cable, Internet, Digital Phone and Wireless Internet . You will need to be technically inclined, internet savvy and customer focused.

We offer a competitive salary. May work into a full time position for the right applicant. Please submit your resume and cover letter by email to [email protected].

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Here Today – Here Tomorrow

There is no better way to create an everlasting tribute than by

making a memorial donation to the Shuswap Community

Foundation. Every tax receipted gift ensures that the name of your loved one

will be remembered in perpetuity.

Office: 250-832-5428 www.shuswapfoundation.ca

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HIP OR Knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dress-ing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For As-sistance: 1-844-453-5372.

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Certifi cate of Completion

Project:Lakeside Manor – Phase 2Framing and Structural Steel

Owner:Lakeside Manor Develop-ments Ltd.

Contractor:Kasper Development Corpo-ration

Architect:Bernd Hermanski Architect Incorporated

The above project divisions have been declared sub-stantially complete as of January 20th , 2016

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUILDERS LIEN ACT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Help WantedHelp Wanted

Announcements

HUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfi rearms.com

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Employment

REALTORS WANTED! Find out what it’s all about by calling (250)550-4221 or email

[email protected]

Small profi table store busi-ness with very good lease. 25 years at this location. Selling price = amount of product pur-chased, less 30%. Serious interest only. 250-463-2835

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c North-west, Utah, Arizona and Neva-da. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transporta-tion and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Help WantedKing’s Christian School is hiring teachers for the

2016/17 school year:✎Kindergarten - 3 Days/Week✎Grade 1 - Full Time ✎Music/Fine Arts - Part TimeDetails available at www.kingschristianschool.com under “careers.” Please for-ward resume, references and statement of faith to:King’s Christian School350-B 30th Street NESalmon Arm, BC V1E 1J2 Phone: (250)832-5200 Fax: (250)[email protected]

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Information Information Information Sports & Recreation Business Opportunities

Education/Trade Schools

Help Wanted

Come join our team! Piccadilly Terrace Retirement

Residence is in need of a Part-time/Full-time Cook Must be energetic, self-moti-vated, good with time man-agement and have the ability to work well with others. Will require to have WHMIS, Food Safe and a minimum of 3 years cooking experience in the industry. Employment applications will be issued at Front Desk and are to be ac-companied with resume. Attn: Kitchen Dept. 810 10St. SW (directly across from Canadian Tire) Deadline: Feb 9, 2016

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Temporary/PT/Seasonal

MARA Lake Provincial Park is Hiring Seasonal part-time em-ployment is available at Mara Lake Provincial Park. May 6 – June 17 would be (approx.) 12 hours per week June 18 - Sept 5 would be (approx.) 28 hours per week Sept 5 - Sept 25 would be (approx.) 12 hours per week. Prefer that you own an RV and are willing to live on-site in our service yard. Preference will be given to those with Provincial Park, grounds maintenance and cleaning experience. Applica-tions can be found on our web-site; www.campokanagan.com or by emailing your resume to [email protected]

Work WantedTREE PRUNING(250)832-4247

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February 29, 2016.CRAIG GRANT Amount owing: $263.20JULIE MCEACHERN Amount owing: $515.20MICHELLE HUSKA Amount owing: $442.90SARAH RUSSELL Amount owing: $341.95

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Farm Services Farm Services

Garden & Lawn Garden & Lawn

Pets Pets

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Greenlight CarpentryFinishing, light framing and renovations. Lyle Fenwick (250)832-5125 (403)506-6323

Misc ServicesFRUIT Tree Pruning. Call Sandy Acres Berry Farm 1 (250)832-5398

Painting & Decorating

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Pets & Livestock

LivestockFOR Sale: Piglets $50 + other sizes available. Phone for more info (250)832-7462

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FirearmsCanadian Firearms Safety

Courses (PAL) Downstairs at Chase Legion

Feb 20 & 21, 9am-5pm Cost $120 includesmanual & exams

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Food ProductsFARM fresh free range brown eggs $3.50/dozen (250)832-8918

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HANDMADE in school, large 3’x7’ cedar table $200. bench-es to match $92.00 (250)833-5821

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Coin Collector Looking to BuyCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Loose, Sets, etcChad: 1-778-281-0030 Local

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SICAMOUS: Avail Feb. 1 $550/mo utils incl. Call Lynn at 1 (250)836-5741

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Despite the chal-lenges of being in op-position, Mel Arnold isn’t deterred from the job of representing his constituency.

Until recently, the North Okanagan Shus-wap MP has been part of a majority Conser-vative government. But that changed during the federal election when the Liberals formed government. Al-though the Conserva-tive stronghold on the region remained and Arnold was elected, taking over for Colin Mayes, but as an oppo-sition member.

He is one of 214 new MPs.

“It might be a little bit more of a chal-

lenge,” said Arnold, a 56-year-old Salmon Arm businessman, husband and father of one grown daughter. “We might have to pos-sibly present more of a stronger case for fund-ing.”

He is dedicated to ensuring that the small-er communities, where funding can go a lot further, aren’t ignored.

“This government may be more centred around larger areas,” he said as there appears to be a focus around transit for centres such as Toronto and Vancou-ver.

One area Arnold is set on seeing some fed-eral dollars flow this way is for water control and availability.

“If there is infrastruc-ture work to be done

with that I’ll be fighting hard to get funding for that.”

Arnold has been named the deputy critic for fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard in the Conserva-tive shadow cabinet.

With a background in marine (boat and RV refinishing) and the B.C. Wildlife Fed-eration, protection of the country’s precious

resources is vital for Arnold.

“If we get the zebra or quagga mussels it would be devastating,” said Arnold, who will be pushing for check stations at the borders as well as education.

“We’ve been lucky so far.”

Employment is an-other hot topic, with reducing red tape and opening up training

opportunities as priori-ties.

While trades are needed Canada-wide, so too are doctors and health-care staff.

“We’ve reached a point where there are more seniors over 65 than people under 15,” said Arnold, of na-tional stats released in October.

Despite the num-bers, he’s concerned to see the government returning the age of re-tirement benefits back to 65, which the Con-servatives were going to bring to 67, due to people living longer. Such changes, along with promises made, have left the opposi-tion wondering if the government is going to run Canada into further debt.

“We’re question-ing how they’re going to pay for some of the things they’ve commit-ted to.”

Having lived through the tough times of the ’80s, when interest rates reached 18 per cent, Arnold is con-cerned for the coun-try’s residents.

“If that interest rate all of a sudden doubles it would be devastating to personal finances and we want to make sure that doesn’t hap-pen.”

Resources are anoth-er major topic, includ-ing the softwood lum-ber agreement, which has expired.

“B.C. and Alberta’s revenues could be dropping off,” said Ar-nold, noting the effect on transfer payments

as they are the largest contributors.

Arnold is keen to work hard for his con-stituents on these and other issues, and has already been assist-ing with immigration, work visas, employ-ment issues and help-ing local businesses.

A new office in Ver-non, in Mayes’ old lo-cation, is set up and he has an office in Ottawa.

With his party no longer in government, Arnold says the Con-servatives have listened and are sticking to their core values but will have a different tone. The party, which he is vice chairperson for the B.C. caucus, is also confident in its future.

“We like to think of ourselves as govern-ment in waiting.”

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Profile of the weekBart’s Muffler offers more than muffler

repair. For many years Bart’s has been a full service automotive maintenance & repair shop. You can bring vehicles, trailers & RV’s of all types, new or used in for a range of the latest in servicing repair & maintenance. Five hard-working employees are happy to help customers with any of their automotive needs.“We strive to build trust & relationships

with our customers.” says owner/manager Dave Bartman.For all your automotive needs & to

experience excellent customer service. Call Bart’s Minute Muffler & Maintenance.

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Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our offi ce, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

Out on the TownMUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

You can now upload your own events on our website…AND IT’S EASY!! Simply go to www.saobserver.net,go to CALENDAR, and click on Add Your Event.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents All the Time in

the World at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Two physicians from Dawson City, Yukon feel their family is losing its focus. They pack their bags and family and move to an isolated area of the Yukon for a year. This documentary reveals the transitions that take place during their year in the wilderness.

MEDITATION – A drop-in class of guided meditations and a teaching takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW. Suggested donation is $10. For class topic and information, call 1-250-558-0952 or send an email to www.dorjechang.ca. No fragrance please.

THURSDAY, FEB. 4MURDER MYSTERY – The Salmon Arm Actors’

Studio presents Funkin’ Dead, a � ve-act murder mystery with a four-course dinner Feb. 4 to 6, 12 to 13 and 19 to 20. Drinks are served at 6 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.saactorsstudio.com, Intwined Fibre Arts or by calling James at 250-833-5134.

TOASTMASTERS – Check out Salmon Arm Toastmasters, which meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Or check online at salmonarmtm.com.

WEEKLY CRIB – Runs every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall. For info, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, FEB. 5KNITTED WEAR – The

Grandmothers to Grandmothers sale of knitted goods takes place on the � rst Friday of every month at the Mall at Piccadilly.

BIRTHDAY LUNCH – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre hosts the monthly event at noon for those celebrating birthdays in February. Purchase tickets by Wednesday, Feb. 3.

FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents 45 Years at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. A week before their 45th wedding anniversary, Kate and Geoff Mercer’s genteel life in the English countryside is threatened when Geoff receives a letter saying the body of his long-dead � rst love has been recovered – perfectly preserved – in the Swiss Alps.

CANASTA – Hand and foot canasta takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For more information, contact Pat Bolen at 250-832-4174.

TUESDAY, FEB. 9FLAPJACKS – First United Church Men’s Club presents the

annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5 p.m. at 450 Okanagan Ave. Tickets are available at the church of� ce and at the door.

LARCH HILLS – The Larch Hills Nordic Society meets at 7 p.m. in Room 1 of the SASCU Rec Centre. All current and prospective members are welcome.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10RECRUITMENT – Shuswap Search and Rescue is looking for

dedicated volunteers and will host an information session at 6 p.m. at 4871 46 Ave. SE. Call 250-804-7918 or email shuswapvsar.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday from

1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

TOASTMASTERS – Salmon Arm Toastmasters hosts an open house from 6:50 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 130 of Okanagan College. Regular meeting will follow presentation by special guest Caleb Espinoza. Everyone is welcome. Salmon Arm Toastmasters usually meets weekly on

Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12 HEART SONGS – The Ancora Women’s Ensemble performs

in concert at 2 p.m. at St John’s Anglican Church. Tickets are available at Acorn Music or by calling 250-832-9832.

FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Rams, an enchanting Icelandic � lm about two estranged unmarried brothers who are reunited after 40 years by an infectious disease that threatens to decimate their prized sheep, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13DOUBLE THE LOVE – Shop at a chocolate bake sale in the

Mall at Piccadilly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to support Megan Senn, who is being treated for leukemia in Vancouver. She and her mom have been there since August and need help with expenses.

FOOD CLASS – Learn to make your own naturally fermented vegetables from 10 a.m. to noon at the Shuswap Family

Resource Centre, 161 Trans-Canada Hwy. NE. To register, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected].

SUNDAY, FEB. 14HEARTSONGS – Everyone is welcome to attend this concert

and dessert event to raise funds for a conference at 6 p.m. at Five Corners Church. It includes live music, a cake auction and more.

DAY AND NIGHT – An affordable pancake breakfast will be held at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre from 8 to 11 a.m. A jammers dance begins at 7 p.m. Play an instrument or enjoy dancing to the music.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17CAMPUS EVENTS – Okanagan College hosts a bannock-

making contest.

THURSDAY, FEB. 18SNOWBLAZERS – Snowmobile Club monthly meetings are held every third Thursday at the curling rink from 7 to 8 p.m. to discuss chalet, trails, fundraising and preservation of Fly Hills recreation. Visit www.sasnowblazers.com.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER – Interior Health is recruiting volunteer leaders to train and then co-lead free six-week (2.5 hours/week) self-management workshops for people living with chronic pain. A free, four-day leader training takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26, 27 and March 4 and 5 in the community room at Uptown Askew’s. Attendance all four days is required. Ongoing support is provided and a small honorarium given for workshops led. To register, call toll free 1-866-902-3767.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19FUNDRAISER – A Burger, Beer and Dance Fundraiser will be held for Kaden Sagh at Salmon Arm Elk’s Hall, 3690 30 St. SE. For tickets contact Sancha at 250-833-6587 or Kristie at 250-833-2601.

FILM FARE – The Shuswap Film Society presents the 27th Annual Shuswap International Film Festival to Feb. 27. Details to come.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20COLDEST NIGHT – Walk with others to raise funds for the

Lighthouse Shelter and Second Harvest. Contact event co-ordinator Chris Moore at [email protected] or call 250-833-4066.

CALLING ALL PIES – R.J. Haney Heritage Village announces the 20th annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest to be held at the Mall at Piccadilly on Saturday, Feb. 20 during Heritage Week celebrations. For rules and more information, visit www.salmonarmmuseum.org.

FUNDRAISER – Fly Hills Snow Blazers host a dinner and dance at 6:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm Curling Rink, featuring the music of Shoe Swap. Tickets are available at Shuswap Xtreme Recreation, Hideaway Liquor Store and at the door.

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Hands-on(Above) Kids use markers, pencil crayons and stamps to personalize their handmade book during the Build a Book event at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery on Saturday, Jan. 30. (Right) Armaan Dhaliwal stitches his book together.

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• ANNIVERSARIESHoldHoldHParents Barbara Brewster of Hope, B.C. and John Brewster

(formerly of Salmon Arm) to Darren Nelner, youngest son of Larry and Lilia Nelner of Hanna, Alberta. Wedding plans are forthcoming for the summer of 2017 in Innisfail, Alberta

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Salmon Arm Observer, February 03, 2016