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Excellence awards

Outstanding busi-nesses and individ-uals were recog-nized at the annual Business and Com-munity Excellence Awards.

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Chamber board Chamber mem-

bers will vote to elect three members to the board of dir-ectors.

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Arts centreThe municipality

is looking to develop the former library building as an arts centre.

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Earning medalsSummerland ath-

letes brought home medals from the B.C. Winter Games.

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Hockey playoffsThe Summerland

Steam and Kelow-na Chiefs have faced off in Junior B division semifinal action.

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WHATS INSIDE:

Acknowledging the food bankJohn Bubb, left, president of the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre, and resource coordinator Tara Hollas show the plaque and trophy the food bank received. On Saturday evening, the food bank received the Mayors Award of Excellence. The award was presented at the Summerland Business and Excellence Awards. See full story Page 3.

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Pink shirtsMore than 100 residents and staff at Summerland Seniors Village donned pink shirts on Feb. 24 during Pink Shirt Day. The nationwide initiative is to raise awareness and put an end to bullying.

Crews at the Kettle Valley Steam Railway are repairing the damage after a large boul-der landed on the tracks.

The incident, in a rock cut area, resulted in some broken rails and ties along the track.

Brad Coates, operations manager for the tourist train, said the boulder was roughly twice the size of an average car.

The cost of removing it and repairing the damage is esti-mated at around $10,000, he said.

It was quite expensive, but we had no other option, Coates said. Its pretty inac-cessible in some locations.

A rail contractor has been called in to break up the rock and remove it from the track, Coates said. The damaged

track will be repaired before the first run of the year in late March, during the Easter weekend.

Coates said the incident was the result of the freezing and thawing at this time of year.

Rock removal along the track is part of the railways regular maintenance sched-ule.

Boulder removed from KVR tracks

SweepingPaul Barber, left, and Darcy Dunn sweep a rock during a recent Wednesday morning curling match. The Summerland Curling Club has league play Monday to Thursday every week from mid October till the middle of March. The club brings adult curling league teams together to play games against each other.

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The Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre has received recognition for its ongoing work in providing assistance to those in need with-in the community.

On Saturday evening, at the Summerland Business and Com-munity Excellence Awards, the centre was given the Mayors Award of Excellence.

This award is presented to an organization within the community.

The food bank began its operations in March, 1984.

That month, seven requests were received and seven hampers were delivered.

Since that time, the demand for the food banks services has increased each year.

During the food banks last fis-cal year, 259 families, representing nearly 600 people, received assist-ance.

John Bubb, president of the food bank, said some of those who use the food banks services have a temporary need.

People are falling into poverty all the time, and are getting out of it, he said.

He added that the food bank and resource centre provides an

important service within the com-munity.

Even in the most affluent soci-eties, there are going to be people in need, he said.

At the same time, he has noticed changes in the types of people who are receiving services from the food bank and resource centre.

Over the past year, employed families accounted for 71 house-holds receiving food bank assist-ance.

The largest number of people this year are people who are employed, he said.

Those receiving provincial dis-ability accounted for 69 house-holds, while 39 households were on social assistance.

There were 32 households reporting no income at all.

The increasing demand on the food bank is a product of the failing welfare system, Bubb said.

He added that the food banks volunteers have played an important role in providing the services.

Over the past year, 57 volun-teers contributed 1,075 hours of their time.

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Cancer Car ProjectSummerland Health Care Auxiliary gave the Summerland Masonic Lodge $20,000 for the Masonic Cancer Car Project. They transport cancer patients from the south Oka-nagan up to Kelowna five days a week for treatment. From left are Ron Champken of the Masons, Cathy Campbell of the Auxiliary, Wess Campbell of the Auxiliary, Dick Auty of the Masons, Val Carriere of the Auxiliary, Gloria Flaman of the Auxiliary, Diana Bennest of the Auxiliary and Orv Robson of the Masons.

Parker Karnish Special to the Review

Food bank recognized

Even in the most affluent soci-eties, there are going to be people in need.

John Bubb

Shack enteredOvernight on Feb. 23 to 24, the shack at the

landfill site was entered.Items stolen in the incident included two-

way radios.Police are continuing their investigation. At

present there are no suspects.Windows smashed

Overnight on Feb. 26 to 27 a window at the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop was broken.

Police say the store was not entered and nothing was taken during this incident.

Overnight on Feb. 29 to March 1, the win-dow at the Dairy Queen on Prairie Valley Road was broken.

Police are continuing their investigation.Tax scams observed

Summerland RCMP are warning residents to be careful of tax season scams.

A common scam involves a caller iden-tifying himself or herself as a Canada Rev-enue Agency official, conducting an inves-tigation.

Sgt. Stephane Lacroix of the Summerland RCMP detachment said anyone receiving such a call should contact the Canada Rev-enue Agency directly and should not provide details to the caller or to the number the caller leaves.

Never, ever provide personal information over the phone, he said.

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I enjoy a good debate.

By good debate, I mean I enjoy hearing the opposite view to mine and using my mind to find a weak-ness in their argu-ment to use to my advantage.

In order to have a good debate, you must allow oppos-ition.

Recently in the city south of us, the issue of allowing opposing views has come up.

There is a con-troversy regarding park use, specifically allowing a commer-cial venture to take over a portion of a public park.

The outcry was immediate and grew from a small move-ment to a large soci-ety.

This is obviously a touchy issue with many layers and has lead to a lawsuit being launched by the society of citizens opposed.

A couple of these citizens requested to be put on a city

committee charged with creating a mas-ter plan for parks and recreation.

Their application was denied.

It wasnt denied because they lacked the necessary skills or life experience. It was denied because, in the words of the mayor of Penticton, When you sue the city, you negate your right to sit on one of their committees.

This decision was strongly denounced in a letter from Mich-eal Vonn, policy dir-ector of the B.C Civil Liberties Associa-tion saying, in part, In a democracy, it

is vital that citizens feel able to express critical or dissent-ing views (through lawsuits or other means) without fear of being shut out of the democratic pro-cess in the future, or of reprisals of other kinds.

The entire concept of a democracy is to not only allow oppos-ition but to encour-age it.

At election time,

we all talk about the lack of turn out at the polls and we wrack our brains for ways to engage the public.

Well, when we treat the public like this, who can blame those watching from turning away.

In the case of appointing a Save Skaha Park mem-

ber to the parks and recreation committee, I cant understand any reason why they shouldnt be.

We can learn from those who think dif-ferently.

They can learn from us as well and maybe a consensus can be reached.

We used to call that compromise before we started caring more about winning. Now all we

seem to care about is ego.

Ego has no place in public life. Leave it at home.

If you are in public office to satisfy some narcissistic need, then you are in it for the wrong reasons.

I realize that those in public service have a tough job an its easy to take things

personally. If you believe what

you are doing is for the greater good, you must advocate for that at the top of your lungs through healthy debate.

Hiding behind the curtain and sur-rounding yourselves with only those that share your view-point is not the way to go.

Its the easy way out and it rarely ends well.

S u m m e r l a n d can learn from this example.

We elect our gov-ernments to make decisions.

There will always be criticism of deci-sions made and those that will seek to mount opposition.

It is an unavoidable reality and should be embraced.

Punishing oppon-ents to satisfy ego should never be an option.

Rob Murphy is the sales manager at the Summerland Review.

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YOUR VIEWS

When a food bank receives special recognition for its work, the community needs to take notice.

On Saturday, the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre received the Mayors Award of Excellence at the Business and Community Excellence Awards.

The designation was given in recog-nition of the ongoing work done by the centre since it was formed in the spring of 1984.

The centre, in the basement of the Summerland United Church, has become an important part of the community, with plenty of dedicated volunteers.

Summerlanders have given generously to support the food bank, with many donations of food and money.

This level of support is appreciated and it allows the centre to provide help to those in need.

Unfortunately, the need has been growing. Over the past year, nearly 600 people within the community roughly five per cent of our population received assistance from the facility.

The number of recipients has been growing in past years and its time to take notice.

Although Summerland is a prosper-ous community, there are also some who are living in need. This need must be addressed.

Its not enough to provide assistance.Causes of poverty and finan-

cial obstacles must be examined and addressed.

Some of this has been happening already. Governments at all levels have been noticing the growing problem of poverty. In Summerland, discussions have taken place about providing afford-able housing to help those in need.

Now its time to move beyond the dis-cussion stage and take action.

An increasing poverty rate, reflected in a growing demand for food bank ser-vices, is a problem which must be taken seriously.

EDITORIALAn uneasy recognition

If you believe what you are doing is for the greater good, you must advocate for that at the top of your lungs through healthy debate.

From here

Rob Murphy

Inevitable changeThere have been quite a few changes in downtown Summerland since this picture was taken in 1957. The south end of Kelly Avenue has gone almost full circle and is once again rather bare. At one time it was occupied by the library/health unit building (built in 1958) and Parkdale Place (built in 1961, later called Kelly Care.) In 1982 a new library was constructed but more changes brought the recent opening of a bigger, better facility. Joel A. Barker said Vision with action can change the world. This little corner of the world has seen vision in action before and it will be interesting to see what changes are in store in the near future.

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

THE EARLY YEARS

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Dear Editor:How pleased I was to see

that netball was being played at the Summerland Secondary School as part of the B.C. Win-ter Games last week.

Having played the sport for many years in England, both as a school girl and then an adult I had never seen it played here in the more than 20 years I have lived in Summerland.

The sport was created for women in England in 1890 and spread to many Common-wealth countries. It is played by teams of seven on a court 100 feet by 50 feet, divided into thirds.

The rules of not being able to travel with the ball, hav-ing less than three seconds to pass the ball and the restric-tions of designated areas that

only certain players can be in, makes good teamwork a necessity.

Only the two designated players on each team can score goals from inside a b radius semi-circle and there is no backboard to the 10 feet high netted hoop.

As a fast paced game, requiring physical fitness, dexterity, teamwork and very

little equipment it would be great to see it introduced into more schools and adult facili-ties.

The sport was accepted by the International Olympic Committee in 1995 but the fact that it has as yet not been played at the Olympics contrib-utes to it still not being a widely publicized sport.

Thank you B.C. Netball

Association and all the girls and coaches involved in the last weeks competition; you brought back wonderful mem-ories for me and I will now go back out and shoot some more goals in to my netball ring with renewed enthusiasm.

Oh yes, I have had a post in my garden for years.

Marion MurphySummerland

Dear Editor:The deadline of March 31 is

looming over the old/new Pen-mar. I am making my appeal before it is too late.

I remember well the days of the old Pen-Hi and its auditor-ium.

Yes, it was old, it had its short-comings, but it had two import-ant attributes: it could seat over 700 people and, most important-ly, it had very good acoustics. Its demolition was, in my opinion, one of the biggest blunders the school board of the day and the city have made, and the com-munity let it happen.

Being a more or less regular patron of the Okanagan Sym-phony concerts and the perform-ances put on by the Community Concert Association, I reflect on the unhappy period of these con-certs being held at various inad-equate venues in town, during

the renovations of the Commun-ity Centre. Now, with the Cleland back in operation, one wonders about the reasons for too many empty seats at these concerts.

How much of it is due to the acoustics being so dismal?

I also remember the excite-ment of planning and the antici-pation of building a new Per-forming Arts Centre. Lots of people put a great deal of effort into it and I applaud.

But, a few years down the road it is still only a dream and will remain so for many years to come.

The Penmar Community Arts Society is trying to resurrect the old theatre. Please visit their web site at penmar.ca and refresh your memory, or learn about the planned and partly executed project and what a valuable asset to the community it could be.

I am not trying to make

any comparisons between the planned Performing Arts Cen-tre and the resurrected Penmar. They cannot be compared. But during the years of waiting for a new Performing Arts Centre, and even beyond, the Penmar would serve many needs of the community.

We could have an auditorium with near 1,000 seat capacity and engineered acoustics. We have two movie theatres.

Future programming will be up to us, but I hope we can bring in movies with more art-istic value than the blockbusters currently in vogue. It all can happen.

We are so very close to a cru-cial point of opening the doors, which will launch a new chapter in the efforts of the society: gen-eration of revenue, grant fund-ing etc.

So many individuals, busi-

nesses and organizations have contributed to this project and it is all threatened, if we do not open the doors. And that means we need to raise some more money.

It may seem callous to ask for financial contributions now, par-ticularly when other big fund-raising drives are ongoing. The Penmar Community Arts Society needs only a modest financial support.

Read more about it and if you can afford it, make a contribution either as a donation, or in the form of a pledge which will not be cashed, unless the fundraising is successful and we do open the doors. Any amount, from $2 up. A tax receipt will be issued for a contribution over $50.

Together we can move beyond the dream.

Al TinkaSummerland

Dear Editor:We wish to congratu-

late the students and those who were involved in the production of the musical Mary Poppins.

We have seen many musicals in other com-munities, however this was one of the finest pres-entations that we have been privileged to enjoy.

The cast performed like professionals, much to the delight of the audience.

We appreciate the many hours that went into the making of Mary Poppins and look for-ward to future presenta-tions from Summerland Secondary School.

Well done, students.Gord and Doreen Thorne

Summerland

Support needed for Penmar theatre Musical appreciated

Netball enjoyed in previous years

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BusinessBuzz

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Health and well-ness is always a pri-ority at the start of the year, and we have two new practition-ers in town.

Lorna Richard of Freedom Dove is a spiritual life coach, who dedicates herself to the mind, body and spiritual well-being of her clients.

Ingrid Tourigny joins the Summer-land Health and Wellness Centre as an acupuncturist, shi-atsu therapist, thera-peutic laser therapist, meditation teacher and counselor with more than 22 years experience.

Bayside Back-hoe Service, owned by Dave Klammer, provides help with land development, excavation, drain-age, and utilities while Titan Tile Ltd., provides their servi-ces throughout the South Okanagan. Rob Mitchell of T Electric is a mobile electrical contractor now operating in Summerland.Goodbye, hello

This month has seen some changes on Main Street.

On Feb 1, Jen Col-lins handed over her keys to Sarah Nilson, the new owner of Main St. Fitness and Yoga Studio.

Jen made the Stu-dio a welcome addi-tion to the energy of downtown over the past 18 months.

Sarah, the new owner, is a busy woman who also owns and operates Golden Wrench Con-tracting Plumbing and Heating with her husband, Brad.

Also changing on Main Street is Drews Kitchen, which closed its doors last week. But Main Streets loss is the Summerland Golf and Country Clubs gain as Drew takes up the position of executive chef.Online changes

Cody Wright, one of our new mem-bers last year, has launched his new company website.

The Synergy Home Inspections site makes things easier for potential

customers to see the services offered, as well as learn useful information about their homes.

One of Summer-lands most his-toric attractions has launched their new updated website this month.

The new site offers visitors and locals alike a quick and easy way to learn more about the Kettle Valley Steam Railway and book and pay on-line. Accolades

As well as being one of our finalists for the Summerland Business and Com-munity Awards, What the Fungus is in the top five final-ists for Best Company in the Small Business B.C. Awards.

British Colum-bians voted for their favourite small busi-nesses with a total of 535 published nom-inees from 71 com-munities across Brit-ish Columbia.

Winners were announced on Feb. 25 in Vancouver.

Edward Jones financial advis-orChantelle Meriam, and branch office administrator Retha Marsden, both from the Edward Jones office 5-13604 Vic-toria Rd. N., have qualified as one of the top 150 branch teams in North America.

One of only four Canadian branch teams to qualify, Chantelle and Retha will attend an exclu-sive event that rec-ognizes the achieve-ments of top Edward Jones Branch Teams at the Edward Jones Headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. in early March.

Local artist, sing-

er-songwriter, and health and wellness practitioner becomes best-selling author Tanya Graham, of Tanya Graham Art, has added another achievement to her already full life by becoming a best-sell-ing author.

At the end of last year, Tanya pub-lished Possibilities in Parenting, a col-laboration with 18 other authors who share their personal revelations to help make life as a par-ent easier and more fulfilling.

The artist, sing-er-songwriter, and Access Conscious-ness Bars facilitator recently joined the Summerland Health and Wellness Centre where she offers pri-vate Bars sessions.Open house

Artplay Adven-tures open house will be held March 8, Summerland Health and Wellness Centre invites you to learn more about their ser-vices at their shared facility on Henry Avenue.

The open house will let you meet Denise Deleeuw of Summerland Reflex-ology, Di Owens of Beauty and the Brit, Tanya Graham of Tanya Graham Art, and Creative Well-ness Technique Prac-titioner, Ingrid Tour-igny.

The open house takes place from 2 to 7 p.m. with Saxon Estates Winery. Magazine feature

This month, Domin-ion Cider Co.was fea-tured in Montecristo Magazine.

The article gave insight into the people behind our newest Summer-land cidery, Mike Harris, Luke Cyca, and Robin Cairns.

The trio, who made their first batch last year, run all areas of the business, including operating their own 10-acre orchard,pressing and fermenting.

Vicky Jones is the communications and membership coordinator with the Summerland Cham-ber of Commerce.

Chamber adds new members

Lighting the flameFormer Olympic freestyle skier Kristi Richards lights the flame at the opening ceremonies of the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton on Thursday evening. Richards, who grew up in Summerland, competed for Summerland in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

2015 Business and CommunityExcellence Award Recipients

The Chamber wishes to congratulate fi nalists in each category and thank all our award sponsors. The following awards were given out at the 78th Annual Gala on February 27, 2016.

Special thanks to Emcee Erick Thompson, Bottleneck Drive Winery Association, Mayor of Summerland - Peter Waterman, Thor Clausen, Summerland Royalty sponsors and candidates, Summerland Waterfront Resort, Local Lounge Grille, Carls Flowers, ET2media, Petkau Info Tech, Bad Robot Computers & Electronics, Source Graphics & Print Co., The Summerland Review, My Chocolate Crush, and all our live and silent auction and door prize contributors.

Business of the YearSponsored by the Summerland Credit Union Awarded to True Grain Bread

Citizen/Volunteer of the YearSponsored by Nesters Market Awarded to Paul Barber and Charlotte Burley

The Mayors Award of ExcellenceSponsored by the District of Summerland Awarded to the Summerland Food Bank & Resource Centre

Rising Star/New BusinessSponsored by RBC Royal Bank Summerland Awarded to the Rotary Summerland Sunday Market

Professional Services ExcellenceSponsored by Brown Benefi ts Awarded to Terry Sedawie of RBC Royal Bank Summerland

Retail ExcellenceSponsored by The Summerland Review Awarded to Cherry Tree Quilts

Trade Services ExcellenceSponsored by Alder Street Auto Body Awarded to Summerland Glass and Mirror Ltd.

Tourism & Hospitality ExcellenceSponsored by Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Awarded to the Kettle Valley Steam Railway

Manufacturing/Industrial ExcellenceSponsored by Community Futures OkanaganSimilkameen Awarded to lone tree coff ee

Technology and Innovation ExcellenceSponsored by Accelerate Okanagan Awarded to What The Fungus

Sustainability LeaderSponsored by IGA Summerland Awarded to Okanagan Crush Pad Winery

Young Entrepreneur of the YearSponsored by Bottleneck Drive Winery Association Awarded to Carrie Mayes of Peanuts and Pumpkins Kids Shop

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The municipality is considering an option to develop the former library building on Wharton Street as an arts and cultural centre for the community.

At the last municipal council meet-ing on Feb. 22, council voted to explore the option, work with stakeholders and

report back to council at a future meet-ing.

Jeremy Denegar, director of corpor-ate services for the municipality, said the option, if adopted, would provide a larger and more permanent space for the Summerland Community Arts Council and the Summerland Potters Guild.

What they have now is a temporary space, he said.

The arts centre and gallery is housed in a former retail building on Main Street, while the potters guild oper-ates out of a building on Victoria Road North, near Main Street.

Earlier, the two organizations were housed in the former municipal hall

building on Main Street, but that build-ing was torn down for the construction of the library.

Denegar said the present space for the arts centre, at 223 square metres, is much smaller than the previous loca-tion.

Betty Cansdale, president of the arts council, said the news is exciting for

the arts organizations in Sum-merland.

We are very happy to know that we will have a permanent place to call home, complete with enough space to run all of our arts programs, the art gallery and to bring back all of our member groups to a central

meeting place, Cansdale said.

We are excited by the possibilities and look for-ward to this becoming a reality.

The building on Main Street houses a gallery space and a gift shop. It also provides space for arts classes and a meeting area for the 17 member groups.

The potters guild is in a building with an area of 116 square metres.

The municipalitys license of occupation agree-ments for both buildings will expire on May 31, but

municipal council does not want to leave the future of the arts organizations unsettled.

Whatever the outcome of the exploration of the option to develop the old library building, it is the inten-tion of the district to help the Sum-merland Community Arts Council and Potters Guild find permanent homes, Denegar said.

The upper level of the former library building is 316 square metres, while the lower level is 279 square metres.

Denegar said municipal staff have

already looked at the condition of the old library building.

Earlier this year, the roof of the build-ing was replaced, but other than that, Denegar said it is in good condition.

The library building was constructed in 1981 and housed the library until the new facility was opened last year.

Denegar added that other organiza-tions, including the Summerland Asset Development Initiative, are interested in the former library building.

The Summerland Museum is also in need of additional space.

RehearsingThe River Line, the headliners for Concert For A Cure on March 12, have been rehearsing at the new library in Summerland. From left are Austin McAvany, Scott Gamble, John Rousseau and Paul Henbury. The concert and silent auction at Centre Stage Theatre will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Location considered for arts centre

We are very happy to know that we will have a permanent place to call home, complete with enough space to run all of our arts programs, the art gallery and to bring back all of our member groups to a central meeting place.

Betty Cansdale

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Hired Equipment Registration Final Notice

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 reregister 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 DistrictOffice 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 uptodate WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or leasetoown 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. Lateregistrations 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.

Register through the Okanagan Shuswap District Office at:1358 St. Paul Street, Suite 300, Kelowna, B.C., V1Y 2E1

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For the second year in a row, True Grain Bread was named Summerlands Busi-ness of the Year.

The award was presented on Saturday evening at the 78th annual Summerland Business and Community Excellence Awards, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.

Its amazing, said Todd Laidlaw, owner of the bakery. It shows the support we have in Summerland.

Laidlaw said the business has received strong support from customers. We have a loyal customer base, not just in Summerland but in the South Okanagan, he said.

The bakery came to Sum-merland in the spring of 2012, replacing the Cake Box Bakery which had operated at the same location since the 1930s.

Its been a great success story, but its a work in prog-ress as well, Laidlaw said.

The award was one of 12 presented on Saturday even-ing.

The awards ceremony

was held at the Summerland Waterfront Resort.

Earlier, nominations had been made from within the community.

A committee narrowed the list to two in each of the cat-egories.

Chamber members then voted electronically for the award winners. In the case of the Citizen/Volunteer of the Year award, the community was also invited to vote.

Christine Petkau, executive director of the Summerland Chamber, said there were many strong entries.

Many categories were very close, she said, an indicator of the strength of the business community in Summerland.

True Grain Bread was the recipient of the Business of the Year Award.

Paul Barber and Charlotte Burley received the Citizen/Volunteer of the Year award.

The Mayors Award of Excellence was presented to the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre.

The Rotary Summerland Sunday Market received the Rising Star/New Business award.

Young Entrepreneur of the Year went to Carrie Mayes of Peanuts and Pumpkins Kids Shop.

Terry Sedawie of RBC Royal Bank received the Pro-fessional Services Excellence award.

Cherry Tree Quilts won the Retail Excellence award.

The Trade Services Excel-lence award was presented to Summerland Glass and Mir-ror Ltd.

The Kettle Valley Steam Railway received the Tourism and Hospitality Excellence award.

The Manufacturing/Indus-trial Excellence award went to Lone Tree Coffee. Okanagan Crush Pad Winery received the Sustainability Leadership award.

The Technology and Innov-ation Excellence award went to What The Fungus.

The awards are presented annually.

Paul Barber and Charlotte Burley, both active in various community efforts, were recognized for their ongoing com-mitment as they received the Citizen/Volunteer of the Year Award on Satur-day evening.

The award was one of 12 presented at the 78th annual Business and Commun-ity Excellence Awards.

Barber is the co-founder of the Sum-merland Sunday Market, with Roch Fortin.

He is also on the organizing commit-tee of the Giants Head Grind- Chris Walker Memorial Race.

He serves as the Community Servi-ces Director of the Summerland Rotary Club, overseeing around 20 Rotary

events each year. He has been a mem-ber of the clubs executive for the past seven years, including one year as its president.

Barber is also co-organizer of the Rotary/Chamber of Commerce Sum-merland Telephone Directory. He is a founding member of the Trail of the Okanagans project, a volunteer driver

with Meals on Wheels and co-chair of the Summerland United Churchs property committee.

Burley is the volunteer manager of the Summer-land Meals on Wheels pro-gram.

She is also chair of the Summerland United Church Social and Com-munity Planning Com-mittee. She also works as a volunteer with the

churchs Social and Outreach Com-mittee, LightUp dinner, the School Bag Project and serves as a member of the churchs choir.

She organizes the churchs monthly Traveling Tea events at Summerland Seniors Village.

Burley also volunteers her time in the One to One Reading Program at Trout Creek Elementary School, the Giants Head Grind, the Granfondo and many Rotary Club events.

Its something I enjoy doing, Barber said. Im trying to make a difference in my community.

A total of 10 names had been submit-ted when the call for nominees was issued earlier in the winter.

A committee then narrowed the list to Barber and Burley and Karen Hooper, chair of the Summerland Royalty Com-mittee and a member of the Summer-land Sister City Committee.

Dedicated volunteers honoured for service

True Grain Bread receives accolades

Award recipientTodd Laidlaw, owner of True Grain Bread, thanked staff and supporters as his business received the Business of the Year award for the second year in a row.

Outstanding volunteersMaddy Campbell, left, and Leanne Sieben of Nesters Market present Charlotte Burley and Paul Barber with the Citizen/Volunteer of the Year award on Saturday evening.

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A new provincial initiative will give greater access to local food for South Okanagan resi-dents who use food banks and school lunch programs.

The Farmers Food Dona-tion Tax Credit was announced March 1 by Dan Ashton, MLA for the riding of Pen-

ticton.This tax credit provides

another incentive for farmers to donate their produce during periods of oversupply, Ashton said.

Supporting our local food banks and school lunch pro-

grams helps ensure people have access to our regions world-class agricultural prod-ucts.

The credit is worth 25 per cent of the fair market value.

It is available to farmers and farm businesses which donate

a qualifying agricultural prod-uct to a registered charity.

Agricultural products may include meat products, eggs or dairy products, fish, seafood, fruits, vegetables, grains, puls-es, herbs, honey, maple syrup, mushrooms, nuts or other

produce that has been grown, raised or harvested on a farm in B.C.

The credit was introduced with the 2016 provincial budget. It is available for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax years. After that time, it will be reviewed.

Tax credit to support farmers, charities

CounCil RepoRtThe regular meet-

ing of municipal council was held on Feb. 22 in council chambers.

The mayor and all councillors were present.Subdivision not supported

Council voted not to support an appli-cation to subdivide land at 15244 Victoria Rd. N.

The application is for land within the Agricultural Land Reserve.Application authorized

Municipal staff will apply for a grant of up to $5,000 under the PlanH program.

The application is being made in col-laboration with the Healthy Community Initiative Commit-tee.

The funding is to support activities such as developing healthy community partnerships, learn-ing more about con-ditions that improve health and well-being and planning for local health and well-being priorities. Water report received

A report on the Jones Flat and Gar-nett Valley water sys-tem separation pro-ject, submitted by the Director of Works and Utilities, was received for information.officer appointed

The Manager of Legislative Services has been appointed as the Deputy Cor-porate Officer for the municipality.

The Chief Admin-istrative Officer has been removed from this role.Street naming bylaw adopted

An amendment to the street naming bylaw received adop-tion.

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Skating concertThe Summerland Skating Club held their Carnival on Sunday. The show titled, Ships A Hoy was Produced and Directed by Club Coach, Shirley Schmidt. Pictured here and dressed as Jelly Fish are the intermediate and senior girls. The skaters, in alphabetical order, are Jordyn Birds, Jenna Bordeleau, Silvie Cormillot, Jocelyn Erdt, Kaylee Fortunato, Patricia Fortunato, Sabrina Fortunato, Kinga Kotulska, Blythe McKelvie, Katie Portman, Saki Smith and Brin Young.

Volunteers work with young skatersCarla McLeod

Special to the Review

The Summerland Skating Club is a non-profit organiza-tion that offers young people the opportunity to learn how to skate and would not exist were it not for its base of parent volunteers.

You tell yourself its for the kids, explained Sandra Goo-dall. If you didnt have vol-unteers the kids wouldnt have this.

Goodall serves as the clubs Chair Person on the board of directors. She said that herself and Lidia Kotulska do most of the organizing and are the

go-to people. Throughout the year they

pull from the pool of parent volunteers to help with differ-ent things.

The club puts on two shows per year. Stars on Ice was held last December and their carni-val was held this past weekend.

The carnival is one of our big fundraisers, said Goodall. Its quite elaborate and quite a performance. The coach we have had for the last three years, Shirley Schmidt, changed the dynamics of the club in that she has this vision of huge shows.

Hours of work go into creat-ing the props and costumes for the carnival.

Lidia and I do the main part and if people can help us they do, said Goodall. Theres lots of sewing and sewing is going by the wayside. Weve had lots of grandmas helping us with the sewing.

Rehearsals for the Carnival started in January.

The kids work for months on trying to learn their rou-tines, Goodall said. They each have three or four routines that they have to get to know before Carnival.

This year was the first time that the club held two show-ings for the carnival.

The decision to hold a second show in the evening

came about in part because of all of the work that goes into putting the show on.

Goodall explained that it gives the parents who volun-teer in the change rooms and behind the scenes the oppor-tunity to actually see the show. Goodall split the volunteers into two groups, each only helping at one show or the other.

Throughout the whole year there are many responsibilities for the volunteers of this club. Goodall looks after the regis-tration and spends hours in a constant flow of communica-tion with the parents via e-mail. Christmas and Valentines

parties are held for the kids and there are other fundrais-ers organized, such as a bottle drive and a car wash.

The board of directors meets once a month except for the month of July.

Its hard to find volunteers because everyone is working. People are busy, said Goodall. We do a lot of the work our-selves to keep our costs low so people will continue to skate.

Paying for ice time is one of the clubs greatest costs and even though skating can be expensive, Goodall explained that the Summerland club offers the lowest rates in the valley.

A new coach from England will be taking over the club. Louise Evans will be replacing Schmidt who is moving away.

She (Evans) moved her family from England in Janu-ary to come and be with our club. She looked at all the clubs in the valley and decided to come and hang out with us, Goodall said. Shell be a good asset and she has done similar shows in England.

Goodall indicated that the club will not be changing and they will continue to have the same big, bold shows in the future.

It will be good if we can get people to say, yes they really do put on a good show, it is pretty amazing, she said.

These shows give the par-ents and the community the opportunity to see what these young skaters have worked so hard to achieve, thus fulfilling the reason for the clubs exist-ence.

If you would like to find out more about the skating club and the many programs they offer go to summerlandskating-club.com.

Skating club volunteersPictured are Summerland Skating Club board members. From left are Joao Fortunato, Linda Fortunato, Shirley Schmidt, coach, Cynthia Nickel, test chair, Candice Castillo, vice chair, Linda Pariag, Sandra Goodall, chair and Lidia Kotulska, treasurer.

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One of the endur-ing legacies of Pierre Trudeaus time as prime minister is the legal supremacy of the individual, as articulated in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

We are seeing this played out with greater force than ever today, by an activist high court that swatted aside Stephen Harpers attempts to restrain it, and now orders a meek, politically cor-rect Justin Trudeau government to do its bidding.

The Federal Court decreed last week that people have the right to grow their own medical marijuana. This rul-ing is unlikely to be appealed, given that Trudeau the Younger is committed to legal-izing marijuana for everyone.

There are condi-tions that show meas-urable relief from marijuana products, such as glaucoma or the nausea and loss of appetite associated

with cancer treat-ments. But much of the so-called medical marijuana industry is based on unsubstan-tiated claims about an inconsistent herb-al remedy that hasnt been studied much because its been illegal.

The Federal Court case involves four people from B.C., which boasts more than half of the contested medical marijuana growing licences issued across the country.

One of the peti-tioners suffers from a vaguely defined condition known as chronic fatigue syn-drome, which led to a disability pension from a federal civil service job at age 45.

The judge cited no research to sup-port the claim that sitting around smok-ing dope all day relieves this condi-tion. Indeed it defies common sense that a set of symptoms with no identified cause, which might be con-fused with what we

used to call laziness, would be alleviated by chronic consump-tion of a drug that promotes eating chips and watching TV.

But we peasants arent supposed to question our mon-archs, especially those in ermine-trimmed red robes at the Supreme Court of Canada.

That court has decreed that our charter, which in Sec-tion 7 protects the right to life, liberty and security of the person, includes a right to have a doc-tors help to commit suicide.

Euthanasia has been re-branded as assisted dying by all the most progres-sive countries, and Canada has been given a firm deadline to join the club.

(Meanwhile, the term right to life is all but banned from university campuses, to minimize the risk of a coarse literal interpretation that it means, you know, a right to life.)

A Liberal-dom-inated committee of MPs and senators has recommended full-throttle implementa-tion, not restricted to terminal illness and including men-tal conditions such as depression and dementia.

The majority sug-gested even mature minors should have this new right.

The politicians support allowing doctors to opt out of cases they wont con-done, as long as they provide a referral to another doctor.

In Belgium, one of the pioneers of this

brave new world, most of the growing number of euthanasia patients have had cancer.

But as The New Yorker magazine reported in a ground-breaking article last summer, others have been euthan-ized because of aut-ism, anorexia, partial paralysis, blindness with deafness, manic-depression and yes, chronic fatigue syn-drome.

B.C. Health Min-ister Terry Lake expressed the hope that Canada ends up with a consist-ent policy on doctor-assisted suicide, rath-er than a provincial patchwork.

The closest Lake came to politically incorrect criticism was to caution that deep discussion is needed around the courts notion of a competent minor, someone not yet entrusted with the vote or access to a liquor store.

Three dissenting Conservative MPs

went so far as to say the recommendations dont adequately protect seniors who might be coerced into checking out and passing on their estates. How old-

fashioned.Tom Fletcher

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Karate coachMichelle (Hoffman) Cowan of Taneda Karate was a coach at the B.C. Winter Games in Penticton. Cowan, who grew up in Summer-land, competed in karate when the winter games were last held in Penticton.

CONGRATULATIONS!

See photos, videos, and results at BCGAMES.ORG

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

224 athletes from the Thompson - Okanagan competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 92 medals.

Growing up as I did in the 1980s, l ibraries were always one of the first stops when it came time to learn something.

It didnt matter too much what it is that I was interested in, if I wanted to know about it and I wasnt satisfied with what I found in the set of encyclopedias that we had at home, I would find what I was looking for at the library.

Even as the infor-

mation age took over and the library stopped being the first place I would look for information, it remained high on the list of places Id go to when I needed to find something out.

Not only are librar-ies great places to find out about stuff, theyre a great place to get things done.

Almost with-out fail, whenever I needed to get some serious work done while I was in school,

I would hit the local reference library because there was always a quiet place to hide away and work.

Its still something I do when I need a place to work.

When I first moved to Summerland I spent the better part of a month occupying one desk or another while I finished up projects and got work done.

Theres just some-thing about librar-ies that makes them

a truly ideal place to get things done.

Im definitely not alone in this regard.

Libraries and writ-ers have been close pals for nearly as long as both have existed and that rela-tionship is one that is different for everyone whos ever put words on a page.

On March 12 start-ing at 10:30 a.m. the Summerland Pub-lic Library is going to hosting a writers round table to discuss all the things that a

library can do for you.

With the way technology has pro-gressed in the last 15 years or so it can be hard to think of any-thing that a library might be able to do for anyone looking to get started as a writer, but if youve never really had a chance to play around with some of the databases that libraries have access to, youre really mis-sing out on a sur-prising amount of resources that makes

researching some-thing that much eas-ier.

There will be a bit of a talk from the head librarian about the resour-ces available at the library, both digital and traditional, and then there will be an informal discussion

about what librar-ies mean to you as a writer.

This is a great event for anyone who might be inter-ested in writing because youll get a fun glimpse at some of the tools of the trade that you might not even have heard of and maybe even a few new ideas for the ones you have.

I know Im curi-ous to hear what others have to say and cant wait until next week when I can find out.

Douglas Paton is a Summerland writer and musician. If you know of a local arts and culture event, contact him at dgpa-ton80@gmail.com.

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Plenty to discover at the library

Long serviceMayor Peter Waterman, right, congratulates Fire Chief Glenn Noble on 25 years of ser-vice. The presentation was made during the Feb. 22 municipal council meeting.

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Euchre is played every second and third Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.General meeting Thursday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theos Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666.Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Summerland Health Centre lower conference room. For more information call Cindy at 250-404-8072.Summerland Masonic Lodge meets at the IOOF Hall on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and meets for coffee every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Santorinis Restaurant. If interested in learning more, drop by or call Craig Brown at 778-479-3795 or Orv Robson at 250-494-1504. Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-mens Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at

Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484. The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland trad-itional rug artists get together at Summerland United Church every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. New members and visitors are always wel-come. For more infor-mation phone 250-494-1278.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone Irene at 250-404-4562. Christians in more than 170 countries and 2,000 communities across Canada will gather to learn about, pray for and celebrate Cuba in soli-darity with the women of Cuba at the World Day of Prayer. In Summerland, the World Day of Prayer will be held Friday, March 4 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Holy Child Catholic Parish, 14010 Rosedale Ave. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Ladies Drop-in Volleyball every Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Everyone welcome. For more information call Donna at 250-494-9718 or Debbie at 250-494-7733.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.Tai Chi beginner and intermediate, at the Summerland Seniors Drop-in Centre, Fridays 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For further information call

Susan at 250-494-3370.The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New members are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.Cribbage wil l take place at the Summerland Seniors Drop-in Centre every fourth Saturday until June, beginning at 1 p.m. Singles welcome. Refreshments will be served.Summerland Ladies Hockey takes place at the Summerland Arena Saturdays at 8:30 pm. All skill levels welcome. Contact Judy Beck at tachi88@shaw.ca.

SundayOn March 6 at 7:30 p.m., Ballet Kelowna will stage Boundless at Centre Stage Theatre. Tickets will be available at kelownatickets.com.Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBirthright, serving the South Okanagan, has Monday drop-in from 10 a.m. to noon at 200 Bennett St. in Penticton. This weekly program provides light snacks and an opportunity to build friendships, share life skills and participate in baby item swaps. Please contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901 for more info.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Men Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Mens Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other sing-ers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland

Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayContract Bridge is played at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Summerland every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is wel-come to join in the fun. Refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250-494-8996.Dementia Caregiver Support Group Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimers or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meeting to explore how we can assist you. The meet-ings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email lmyres@alz-heimerbc.org.M o t h e r- t o - m o t h e r breastfeeding sup-port the Penticton/Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada meets on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Please call 250-494-1894 or email pentictonlllc@gmail.com for the location of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome. Find out more informa-tion visit www.lllc.ca.Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate to advanced players wel-come to audition. Call Musical Director Dave Brunelle, 250-497-7180, or email dbru-nelle@shaw.ca.Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge at 1:30 pm. Contact Donna at

250-494-4206 for more information.Tai Chi at the Summerland Seniors Drop-in Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners and 10 a.m. for advanced. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-9802.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.The Quest Society of Summerland is seek-ing new members who are interested in help-ing others in the com-munity. Quest Society of Summerland meets at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place meet-ing room) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For further infor-mation contact Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596 or email questsociety@shaw.ca.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court.Whist is played every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.Indoor pickleball is played Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the gym at Trout Creek Elementary School. Experienced players are welcome. Contact Angela at 250-276-4323 for info.South Okanagan Genealogical Society is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the former library build-

ing on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.S u m m e r l a n d Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. For information call Shaun at 250-494-1513.The Heritage Advisory Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

UpcomingOldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registration and details contact Wayne at 250-494-7460. Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesnt

matter if it didnt turn out perfectly; well eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at pleasebringcake@gmail.com for more info or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.SADI programs Monday to Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. Some evening activities on occasion. See SADI Youth-Clubs Facebook page for activities and sign up. Limited spaces avail-able. The Greater Victoria Police Chorus Okanagan Tour will perform on Sunday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at St. Stephens Anglican Church in Summerland. For tickets contact the church office at 250-494-3466. Visit vic-toriapolicechorus.org for more information.

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As children, we all desired play time, structured, unstruc-tured, indoors, out-doors, anywhere any-time. As we grow up, we abandon play for the most part. Its time to work hard, run a household, participate in stimu-lating conversations and become mature.

P s y c h c e n t r a l explains, Our society tends to dismiss play

for adults. Play is per-ceived as unproduct-ive, petty or even a guilty pleasure But play is just as pivotal for adults as it is for kids.

Health Benefits of Play

o Stimulates the mind, imagination, creativity.

o Helps with adaptability and problem solving.

o Keeps you feel-

ing young, increases your vitality and energy.

o Improves rela-tionships and connec-tion to others.

o Develops and improves social skills like communication, cooperation and teamwork.

o Play can help heal emotional wounds.

Stuart Brown, M.D., founder of the National Institute for Play has spent dec-ades studying the power of play.

In his studies, he found that, Lack of play was just as important as other factors in predicting criminal behaviour among murderers in Texas prisons.

Brown calls play a state of being, purposeless, fun and pleasurable.

The focus of play is on the actual experi-ence, and not about accomplishing an end goal.

In Browns book entitled, Play, he writes, We dont need play all the time to be fulfilled. The truth is that in most cases, play is a cata-lyst. The beneficial effect of getting just

a little true play can spread through our lives, actually mak-ing us more product-ive and happier in everything we do.

Play tips:o Play can be any-

thing you enjoy. For one person it can be gardening and for another it can be rock climbing, walking the dog, playing chess or art.

o Hang out with playful people, both friends and loved ones.

o Enjoy little ones. Playing with young children helps us to experience the magic of play.

Think back to activities you enjoyed as a child that may point you in the right direction. Did you love to dance, paint, horseback ride or swim?

From the Aquatic and Fitness Centre, Arena, Curling Club, Badminton Club, Lakeshore Racquets Club, Seniors Centre to name a few there are many programs in Summerland wait-ing for your playful participation.

Speaking with Trish Macdonald,

who recently started the Nifty Fifty fit-ness program, I was impressed with the number of ladies that were attending. Its a testament to instructor Lynn Ellis. She makes us all feel welcome, its enjoyable and we laugh. Shes always smiling, telling jokes, making sure we are doing things correctly and keeps us on our toes. Its a social group as well as an exercise class.

Consider play to be a great investment in well-being.

For youngsters,

the Puddle Jumpers program, for three- to five-year-olds, is an ideal playful learn-ing environment for structured and

unstructured play. Liz Minty has been running it for more than 20 years and its a positive commun-ity program for chil-dren.

The Spring Recrea-tion Guide came out March 1. www.sum-merland.ca. Check out programs that interest you.

Joanne Malar is the program coordin-ator for Summerland Recreation, three-time Olympic swim-mer, 2012 Olympic Commentator, kin-esiologist and holis-tic nutritionist.

A play prescription for adultsLEISURE TIMES

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Netball championshipThe B.C. Winter Games netball competition was held at the Summer-land Secondary School gym. In the final game on Sunday morning, the Vancouver Coastal team, in dark, defeated the Fraser River team 36-35 in overtime.

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Benoit earns three medals in biathlon

Natalie Benoit of Summerland picked up medals in biathlon during the B.C. Winter Games on the weekend.

In the Individual Girls Junior category, Benoit earned silver, with a score of 26:00.8.

She won gold in Sprint Girls Junior, with a score of 17:36.4 and bronze in Super Sprint Girls Junior, with a score of 94.

The last of these was the most difficult event for Benoit.

My shooting was off that day, she said, adding that she was tired from the previous competitions.

The biathlon events were held at Telemark, in West Kelowna. Benoit, 14 years old, quali-fied for the games in December.

Competing at the games represented the first big competitive event for Benoit. She began participating in biathlon four years ago, after friends took up the sport.

The sport is a combination of skiing and shooting. I thought it could be a neat chal-lenge, something exciting to try, Benoit said before the winter games.

The level of competition was tough, with a lot of strong and highly competitive athletes in her category.

Two years from now, at the next winter games, she hopes to compete in the senior category.

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S u m m e r l a n d s Caitlyn Riddle, also of the Taneda Karate Dojo, experienced highs and lows. After some results didnt end in her favour, emotions got the best of her as she wiped tears from her eyes following some loss-es.

It was pretty tough. I was sup-posed to win it and I didnt, she said.

Riddle was excited and nervous on Sun-day morning as she competed for gold in kumite in the 44 to 55-kilogram category. She admits to initially being disappointed about second. How-ever, she received positive words from her coach and others saying they felt she fought well.

Silver isnt bad. Its just a big learn-ing experience, she said. I feel I per-formed really good. Lots of people came congratulated me. I think I did real good.

Riddle also received a bronze medal in team kata and kumite.

Thompson-Okanagan jun-ior coach Declan Riddle was named the best junior coach from the weekend. He was selected by the other coaches at the Games.

Declan has been amazing. He has kept all of the kids organized, hes encouraging, he

works so hard, said Thomp-son-Okanagan karate coach Michelle Cowan. Hes been doing everything to help me and the other coach. It went noticed by a lot of other coach-es. Hes had a really good influ-ence on the kids.

I was just running around helping kids, said Riddle, adding its a pleasant surprise. Im super happy that I got it because the whole weekend I have been helping out. It is

a really nice thing to receive some recognition. I have helped the kids and mentored them as much as I could.

Pentictons Marcus Bartier had a golden performance in the intermediate kata at the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games.

Bartier, a member of the Taneda Karate Dojo and Thompson-Okanagan zone, shone in that cat-egory.

I was just overwhelmed with joy, said Bartier of his result.

The person I was facing for gold is a great friend of mine. I still felt sorry for him.

Bartier also contributed to the Thompson-Okanagan earn-ing bronze in team kumite and kata. When Bartier heard his team took third in kata, he raised his arms to the air.

Riddle earns silver medal in karate

Karate competitionSummerlands Caitlyn Riddle delivers a kick to opponent Lee Kirsten of Vancouver in the girls intermediate 44-55 kilo Kumite karate gold medal round Sunday. Riddle finished with a silver medal with Lee taking the gold.

Fun Spiel actionThe Legion Fun Spiel was held at the Summerland Curling Club on Saturday. Pictured are play-ers from the Circ de Curling team competing against team Stonehead. Twenty teams in all took part in the fundraiser. Organizer Heather Stuckey said all proceeds go to the Summerland Legion and are then donated back to the community.

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Summerland Junior B hockey team will now advance to face Osoyoos Coyotes

It was a tough series as the Summerland Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs in six games in Junior B hockey playoff action.

Going into the series, the Steam were in second place in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference: Okanagan Division in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Chiefs were in third place.

The playoffs brought the teams together in an intense, action-packed best of seven series which began Feb. 23.

Kelowna 3Summerland 2

The Summerland Steam began the div-ision semifinals with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Kelowna Chiefs on Feb. 23.

The game was at the Summerland Arena..

The first period was scoreless.

In the second per-iod, Josh Kobelka of Kelowna scored for the Chiefs at 13:35, assisted by Ty Dornn and Jace Woodley.

The Chiefs added a second goal at 5:25 when Jonathan Lee scored, assisted by Josh Baird.

The Steams goals did not come until late in the third per-iod.

At 2:50, Paulsen Lautard scored for Summerland, assist-ed by Jack Mills and Jarrett Malchow.

Later, with 48 seconds remaining, a goal by Mills, assisted by Adam Jones, brought the game to a tie.

The game went into double overtime.

The deciding goal came at 18:02 in the second overtime period when Dakota Kittle of Kelowna scored, assisted by Luke Kalenuik and Lee.

Summerland 2Kelowna 1

On Feb. 25 the Summerland Steam hosted the Kelowna Chiefs, winning 2-1.

There was no scoring in the first period.

In the second period, Sum-merlands first goal came at 19:04, scored by Mills and assisted by Malchow and Eliuk.

In the third period, Sum-merland scored at 14:49. The goal was scored by Hadley and assisted by Malchow.

Kelowna scored at 2:32 with a goal scored by Baird and assisted by Kalenuik.

Kelowna 5Summerland 2

On Feb. 26 the Chiefs defeated the Steam 5-2 in Kelowna.

In the first period, the Chiefs first goal came at 14:40, scored by Josh Johnston and assisted by Brayden Dale.

The Steam responded at 9:31 with a goal by Michael Mac-lean, assisted by Alex Williams and McEachern.

Then the Steam added a power play goal at 8:32, scored by Scott Robinson and assisted by Eliuk and Wyatt Gale.

In the second period, the Chiefs next goal came at 3:51, scored by Jeffery Shlegel and assisted by Kelsey Bryne and

Baird.In the third period the Chiefs

scored at 6:35. The goal was scored by Kobelka assisted by Woodley.

The Chiefs added an empty net goal 1:09, scored by Jaden McNulty unassisted.

Kelowna added a second empty net goal with 33 seconds remaining. Baird scored, assist-ed by Brody Dale and Jaden McNulty.

Summerland 3Kelowna 2

On Feb. 27 the Chiefs hosted the Steam, playing to a 3-2 win for Summerland.

In the first period the Steam got a short handed goal at 17:45, scored by Riley Pettitt. The goal was unassisted.

The Steams second goal at 10:53 was scored by Malchow assisted by Lautard.

In the second period, the Chiefs scored their first goal on a power play at 14:15 by Kalenuik, assisted by Lee and Dakota Kittle.

In the third period the Chiefs scored their second goal on a power play at 16:25 by Lee

assisted by Baird and Kalen-uik.

The Steams second goal came at 2:45, scored by Gale assisted by Maclean

Summerland 4Kelowna 3

On Feb. 29, the Steam defeated the Chiefs 4-3 in over-time at home.

Summerland opened scoring at 18:02 in the first period with a goal by Josh Pilon, assisted by McEachern and Eliuk.

The Steam then added a power play goal at 15:35, scored by Pettitt and assisted by Mills and Lautard.

In the second period, the Chiefs added two goals to bring the game to a tie.

At 19:16, McNulty scored, assisted by Dale

At 14:40, Lee scored on a power play, assisted by Kalen-uik.

In the third period, the Chiefs took the lead at 17:14 when Kaleniuk scored, assisted by Dakota Kittle.

A power play goal by the Steam at 10:33 tied the game. Pilon scored the goal while

Eliuk had the assist.The deciding goal, at 4:53 in

overtime, came when Gale of Summerland scored, assisted by McEachern and Lautard.

Summerland 3Kelowna 0

In the final game of the ser-ies, the Steam travelled to Rut-land where they shut out the Chiefs 3-0.

After a scoreless first period, McEachern scored for Summer-land at 8:24, assisted by Pilon and Malchow.

At 1:36, Eliuk added the second steam goal, assisted by McEachern and Brogan Lau-tard.

The third goal came late in the third period when Mills scored on an empty net.

Summerland will now face the top ranked Osoyoos Coy-otes in the Okanagan Division Final.

This is the second consecu-tive year the two teams have faced each other in division final action.

Last year, the Coyotes won that best of seven series after six games.

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Summerland SteamThe Summerland Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs in the division semifinals. In the back row from left are Michael MacLean, Cody Egilson, Andrew