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The Trail Wildlife Association (TWA) intends to take a stand on existing hunt-ing regulations that have taken a toll on local wildlife populations but the club plans to beef up its executive first.
TWA members are invited to attend an annual general meeting Monday at the Local 480 Hall at 7 p.m. Local con-servation officer Ben Beetlestone is the guest speaker set to address the crowd at the event, which also includes an election to firm up positions for the club’s 20-per-son executive board.
“The club is in good shape, it’s just that it’s always the same people doing stuff, and we want somebody else in there with fresh ideas,” said TWA president Terry Hanik.
“One of the biggest problems that we had was when they opened up the limited entry elk in the Pend D’Oreille,” he added. “It went to six-point or better and when it’s open for six-point elk, they shoot the other animals — deer, bear, moose, whatever — and that’s why we have a problem now with the shortage of wildlife, so we’d like to see that changed.”
TWA’s mandate is to cooperate ac-tively in the protection of B.C. forests, soils, waters and natural habitat of fish and wildlife.
The 90-year organization has had its hand in many projects over the years including transplanting elk locally and in Christina Lake, feeding sheep on the Salmo Creston, working on the spawning channels in the Murphy Creek area and goat transplants in Trail and Syringa.
Hanik maintains the club is stable, but it’s always a struggle to get its members engaged. The focus this year is getting more people involved and taking on some leadership. Last year, the group realized its needs to tighten communica-tion with its vast member group and has since collected email addresses to ensure individuals receive notice of important meetings via email. TWA is also con-centrating on its website, with plans of making its agendas and minutes available online to the public.
How many millions to set aside for the regional hospital is a hot topic every year during budget talks.
The reserve fund was established in 2007 and capped at $3 million, then upped to $10 million four years ago.
Some politicians assert taxing for future projects not yet identified is a slippery slope, while others favour sav-ing up to cushion the impact of inevi-table costs that come with maintaining medical facilities.
And, with a $40 million project being championed for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH), the hospital board chair says building the reserve now, will level the playing field later.
“If you want to keep the West Kootenay regional hospital in Trail and sustain it for future years the renovations have to be done,” says Marguerite Rotvold, board chair of the West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District.
“If we have a reserve fund we can use that toward the cost of renovation instead of having a major increase in taxes to the taxpayer,” she explained. “Rather than a spike or drop, I would (prefer) my taxes stay as they are and put into the reserve instead of saying, ‘No’ I’ll pay a big increase when the time comes.”
Though the decision for KBRH up-grades remains in the hands of the province, Rotvold says maintaining a $10 million cap could support mov-ing the sustainability project forward in stages.
“The Ministry of Health has not ap-proved the renovation so IH (Interior Health) cannot commit to it,” she said. “But if we get information in phases, and what the costs are, we may be able to say we have reserve funds and ask the ministry to support a Phase 1. Instead of the $40 million (all at once) Colleen Kassian and her fellow Pastry Shoppe bakers are helping to sweeten up Valentine’s Day in
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“We end up with around 50 people at-tending, and when you got a group of 480, we’d like to see more people
come out and partici-pate and share some interest in the club,” he adds.
“It’s always the same people who come out, we don’t have anyone wanting to voice their
opinion, mind you, they voiced their opin-ion when we did the AMA.”
TWA found itself smack in the middle of a contentious land dis-pute at the end of last year when the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource pitched a proposal that limited motorized entry in the Pend D’Oreille valley, and it appeared that TWA endorsed it. The group has since clarified that it doesn’t support the plan per se but does believe AMAs (access management areas) are useful in sen-sitive areas that need some regulation.
The club sits tight to
hear whether the final draft proposal that’s part of an update to the spring 2016 edition of the B.C. Hunting and Trapping Synopsis re-ceives approval.
Hanik wonders whether limited entry will actually deter hunt-ers from outside the area.
“Once they find out they can’t go off the main road, you have to park on the side and walk, maybe they might not or maybe they won’t come at all because there aren’t any animals around,” he speculated.
What is certain, he pressed, is the execu-tive board is aging and desperately needs new
members.“As far as we’re con-
cerned, we have to have more people in-volved because every-body is getting on in age and we need some new blood coming in to learn what’s going on because eventually we’re not going to be there,” he said.
The AGM provides just that opportunity.
TWA is rallying local hunters, fish-ers, outdoor enthusi-asts, conservationists, and interested parties to attend the meeting Monday, where refresh-ments and pizza will be served. For more infor-mation on the club, visit www.trailwildlife.com.
we can look at the process and do it in stages.”
Aside from the complete overhaul, which includes upgrades to KBRH emer-gency, pharmacy and ambulatory care, Rotvold pointed out reserves are neces-sary for other costs that can arise, such as a major equipment malfunction in any of the facilities under the district’s umbrella.
“Money is going to come out of reserves for that as well,” she said. “And that’s the challenge - looking at the long haul. I know some people don’t like it (building
reserves) but I strongly support it.”The main purpose of the regional hos-
pital board is to provide funding for facil-ity equipment and capital projects.
The hospital district typically pays for 40 per cent of the cost of approved capital projects while the remaining 60 per cent is funded by the province or through dona-tions provided by local hospital founda-tions.
Of the $6.3 million capital plan pro-posed by IHA in 2016, the hospital dis-trict’s share nears $2.6 million.
Noteworthy KBRH projects include $1.2 million for Intensive Care Unit up-
grades, $700,000 for two seclusion rooms and another $600,000 for sanitary pipe repairs and a new sterilizer.
A further $1 million will be used for equipment replacement in Trail and Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, $547,000 for a general radiographic sys-tem and $400,000 for a new chiller in Boundary Hospital.
“We’ve directed staff to bring the by-laws back to our next meeting on Feb. 24,” Rotvold added. “So the projects will be approved, and we will be discussing the reserve fund, whether to increase it or keep it at the cap.”
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Freda Margaret FoyAugust 20, 1925 ~
February 3, 2016It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Freda Foy at the age of 90 years old. Freda was fortunate to be able to live in her home in Fruitvale until she moved to Rosewood Village in 2015.Freda is survived by her son Ricky Grieve (Barbara), Upper Lake, CA and her daughter Judy Dumpit (Don), Concord, CA; her grandchildren Rick Deckert ( Julie), LA, CA, Greg Grieve (Tricia Doyle), Trail BC, Sheryee Buell (Ryan), San Diego, CA, Michelle Chu (Je� ), San Diego, CA, Ma� Grieve, Kelowna BC; also by her nine great grandchildren, Ryan, Taylor, Baylee, Emry, Cooper, Pressley, Teagan, Hunter and Gri� n. Also many nieces, nephews, new and longtime friends.Freda was predeceased by her � rst husband, Ellio� Grieve, second husband, Austin Foy; sisters Hilda Wade and Winnie Moon; and her � ecial son, Allan Grieve.� e family would like to thank all those that took � ecial care of our mom and grandma over the years. Janet � ompson, Anne Marie Vandermeer, Dennis Miller, Carol Setunsky, Carol Wade and the sta� at Rosewood Village. � ank you also to Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Servicestm for their care and compassion.Freda will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
George (Bud) Francis Allen
at the age of 87, passed on to be with his Lord and Saviour, after lengthy health issues.
George was the beloved husband of Patricia of 58
years. They were married in Fruitvale on July 26, 1957. He
was born and raised in Bateman, SK to Nellie and Albert Allen. George had a happy farm life with his 5 siblings; Carol, Calford, Gladys and Margaret, all now deceased. His remaining brother Irvin (Rose) lives in Calgary.
As a young man he moved to Worsley, AB where he purchased and farmed a half section of land for several years. On a trip to the Trail area, he met Pat and three months later they were married. Soon after, he sold his farm and they resided in Fruitvale and Trail. He drove truck, school bus and taxi for many years. George was a very sociable person and loved people and was always ready to be helpful when need be.
He always wanted to learn even as he got older. In 2011 and 2013, George completed, with honours, two online computer courses.
George loved all of his family dearly. He is survived by his loving wife Patricia, daughters; Debbie (Colin) Hartland of Castlegar, Shelly Allen of New York and Carolyn (A.J.) Stein of Calgary and his son James Allen of Surrey. He was predeceased by his son Dwayne in 1988 and a daughter Lisa in 2014. George leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service for George will be held at Gateway Christian Life Centre (across from Walmart) on Saturday, February 13 at 10:30 am. Following the memorial, a celebration of George’s life and eulogy by Jamie Allen will be held at 11:45am at the Montrose Hall, 490 9th Ave. Reception will follow. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca
Olive Lavigne (nee Bratko)was born on July 19, 1927 in Mossey River, Manitoba and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 8, 2016 in Trail, BC.She is predeceased by her husband Lawrence, son Robert and her grandson Jeremy.She is survived by her children Richard (Susan), Ronald (� eresa), Pat (Lupe), Marcel (Chris) and daughter in law Sheron, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and by her nieces and nephews.
At Olive’s request, a simple grave side service will be held in Summerland later this spring. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at www.myalternatives.ca� e family wishes to thank Dr. Kerby for her dedication and also the sta� at Rosewood Village who were a second family to Olive.As an expression of sympathy, your donations to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated.
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• Thursday, Jazz at the Griff, 7:30 p.m. Melody Diachun, the Art of Romance. Singer and her band explore timeless songs of love. Tony Ferraro on drums, saxophonist Clinton Swanson, guitarist Doug Stephenson and Steven Spielman, acous-tic bass.
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• Saturday, St. Andrew’s Anglican Church , 1-3 p.m. for Valentine’s Day Tea. Bake table and book sale. Admission $5. Entrance at alley door across from Ferraro’s parking lot in down-town Trail.
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It’s no secret I love riding my motorcycle. And it’s no se-cret I love riding in the West Kootenay pretty much above
any other region I’ve visited.So the recent back-and-forth
between petitioners seeking to en-force noise laws on loud motor-bikes and the response from riding groups has caught my attention.
We’re all bombarded with noise we don’t like. You don’t have to sell that to the people of Trail who hear the humming from Teck 24-7.
But with that noise comes jobs, a community and a livelihood so we accept it as part of living in Trail. In turn, Teck does its best to keep the noise down and responds when complaints are made.
There are all types of noises that overwhelm us at times.
At the Trail Times office rarely does a day go by when someone blasting music has it turned up so loud that it rattles the windows. What’s worse is they leave their vehicle running and music blar-ing while they quickly run into the bank machine at Kootenay Savings.
It gets annoying, especially in the summer when windows are open, but after a couple of minutes the rolling thunder moves on and quiet returns.
Noise can mean different things to different people.
A crying baby in a restaurant might upset some people while others, who have shared that ex-perience with their own kids, are more sympathetic and un-derstanding.
I find that is often the case when it comes to motor-cycles.
Again I’m a rider so I love to hear the rumble in the springtime, it’s like the proverbial horse in the corral who hears the rumble of wild mustangs in the distance and simply wants to join in the free-dom and fun.
I understand that maybe not everyone sees or hears it that way and that has brought the subject to the forefront in the media.
The CBC picked up on the Trail Times story last week to craft its own version of the discussion.
Its story quoted a man from Nakusp claiming loud motorcycles go by constantly throughout the day, non-stop.
As someone who has enjoyed countless rides through Nakusp
and over the hump to New Denver, I beg to differ.
Granted there are many bikes (and by that I mean motor-cycles) on the high-way throughout that beautiful part of the region but I disagree that all those bikes are loud.
In fact, it’s a small fraction in my opin-ion.
Just like there are loud cars, loud trucks, loud every-thing, there is a majority that con-form to noise guidelines and only bother people that take the time to be bothered by such things.
I know some bikes are loud. When you ride on the highway and a loud bike passes you or is ahead of you, you realize the noise they generate.
But again, those are the excep-tion not the norm.
So I have to wonder if this is all really about noise or just that someone doesn’t want to hear that sound by their house.
I’m sure if an accurate sur-vey was taken, rather than a pe-tition, which can be signed by anyone from Vancouver Island to
Newfoundland, it might tell a dif-ferent story.
I don’t see the gas station owner in New Denver complaining when there are 10 motorcycles lined up to for fuel. Or the restaurant staff in Nakusp complaining that there are too many riders chowing down in their establishment.
I don’t see the motel owner, who boasts that their place is “bike friendly,” turning away business because the vehicle they came in on was too noisy.
In fairness to Gloria Lisgo of Silverton, who spearheaded the petition in the first place, she did point out in another interview that she wasn’t targeting all motorcycles just the over-the-top loud ones.
That’s fair game.However, now people are pil-
ing on and just painting the entire riding community with the same brush.
That’s a dangerous trend no matter what the topic is.
But too often the ones who talk the loudest are the ones most heard and often most uninformed.
That’s a noise I don’t particularly like but I don’t believe if I started a petition against people like that it would fly. Or would it?
Guy Bertrand is the managing editor of the Trail Times
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With CTV’s Power Play droning as background to supper prepara-
tion, I heard one of host Don Martin’s guests refer to a state-ment she got in an interview, that prime minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t like to refer to Canadians as taxpayers.
I perked up in time to hear he prefers – to see us as citizens, and that “taxpayer” is a term referenced most often by the former govern-ment of Stephen Harper.
The whole ex-change lasted a few seconds and the show’s discus-sion moved on to something much more important, which, hours later, nobody can recall. But those few seconds stuck, and it’s worth talking about the differences in mean-ing, especially as tax time and a federal budget loom.
We all pay taxes, federally, provincially, municipally. But we should see ourselves – and be recognized – as much more than the suppliers of money to gov-ernment.
Being merely a taxpayer im-plies a client relationship with government. Being a citizen im-plies partnership. If a leader can make that distinction stick in our minds, there’s a whole lot more that can be accomplished.
We’ve had a few decades now of “taxpayer” politics. We even have a national taxpayers federa-
tion which, by its name, claims to represent us as clients of the governments we elect, suppos-edly, to represent us.
The result has been a bet-ter recognition that government must be accountable for the money it collects and spends. But when you look at government as a spender and not a partner, you can see how the connec-
tion between gov-ernment and the people has gotten lost.
We vote – in declining num-bers – for govern-ments to have the right to tax us and spend on our be-half. We vote even less nowadays for governments to lead our country, provinces and cit-
ies toward a more just, stable and happy society.
The implication is that we “buy” government and its ser-vices with our taxes. You can see where that has gone: the rich can buy more than the rest of us. If you buy something, you own it, and it is very easy to notice how big money buys its way into the halls of power.
So if government is something you buy, why vote? Behind the ethos that we are primarily tax-payers means our primary job is mostly just to get the best deal possible for ourselves.
But that should not be the ethos that drives a democracy. The strongest governments – the ones most able to act – are the ones that include us in shared
responsibilities. Think of the na-tional unity and shared sacrifices that people made to win vic-tory in two world wars. Think of what was accomplished in the United States under Roosevelt’s New Deal.
That’s the notion of citizen-ship in action.
In a previous life, I used to be president of a local non-profit advocating for people with dis-abilities. Back then, I often sug-gested that what my group want-ed was “full citizenship.”
People with disabilities want to be full partners in society, not just consumers of assistance provided either by charity or government mandate. Everyone should have something to con-tribute to the greater good.
Knowing you have civic du-ties to society at large – and that those duties are a function of both variable ability and resourc-es – makes you a citizen.
When government sees me first as someone working to carry out my civic duties as I perceive them, and not primarily as a tax-payer, then I think we get better government.
If we all thought more along those lines, then our national conversation might be more along the lines of what we can ac-complish, than about how much doing something will cost.
Both considerations are im-portant, but the accomplish-ments should come first.
Therefore, if any elected rep-resentative uses the word “tax-payer” less, and “citizen” more, that would be fine by me.
Greg Neiman is a freelance edi-tor and columnist .
An editorial from the Toronto Star
When responding to a cri-sis speed matters, and not just for cardiac patients requiring an ambulance. Canada’s ailing econ-omy desperately needs an adren-alin surge delivered through a timely injection of infrastructure funding.
There’s some comfort in hear-ing federal officials say they are both aware of the prob-lem and hurrying to act, espe-cially in delivering new money to hard-pressed cities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured Canadians on Friday that a “re-sponsible and rapid” flow of in-frastructure dollars is a priority of his government.
That’s all for the good -- but it would be even better if cities had cash already in hand.
Municipalities across the country could quickly put people to work fixing roads, building bridges, improving public transit, repairing public housing, and a filling host of other unmet needs. If they only had the money.
One way to pick up the pace would be to forego some of the
complicated procedures that Ottawa bureaucrats usually at-tach as conditions for federal funding.
These typically involve strict criteria limiting how money can be spent. Cash is commonly doled out only for incurred proj-ect costs.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has, quite rightly, point-ed out that a better way would be to proceed through speedy block grants, giving municipali-ties wide discretion on deploying federal dollars.
To his credit, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi has pub-licly recognized the value of a fast-track approach. “We need to have . . . few strings attached to the funding, keeping in mind the outcomes we want to achieve,” he told reporters after seeing the mayors. “They know better than me, as a federal minister, what their needs are.”
Ottawa gave mayors good rea-son to cheer last month when it announced that municipalities would be allowed to use infra-structure dollars, at least over the next few years, to cover repairs
and upgrades to existing assets.Federal money usually goes
to new construction. But cities, large and small, haven’t been able to properly maintain the infrastructure they already have. It makes sense to shore up a crumbling municipal founda-tion instead of simply building on top of it. And work on a long-needed fix can generally be launched faster than contracts for a groundbreaking project.
To generate optimum results, this worthwhile initiative should be backed up by a hands-off ap-proach that would give munici-palities broad flexibility in how they spend infrastructure money.
Speed is of the essence. It would be heartbreaking if cities lost yet another construction sea-son due to federal sluggishness.
I’d rather be known as a citizen than a taxpayer
Cut strings attached to federal funding
GREG NEIMAN
Troy Media
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If you paid attention to person-al finance news towards the end of last year, you would have read about the changes set to occur to certain tax programs throughout 2016.
Before reviewing the proposed changes, you should know that if they are enacted as proposed, they will only take effect for the 2016 taxation year and not affect your 2015 return. Tax preparation and planning is a year-round activity, so it’s good be aware of what they will mean for your next filing.
Proposed New Tax RatesFor 2016 and subsequent tax
years, the 22 per cent tax rate will be lowered to 20.5 per cent for income earned between $45,282 and $90,563. Meanwhile, a new 33 per cent tax rate will be intro-duced on taxable income in excess of $200,000.
Taxpayers with taxable income in excess of $90,563 will realize the maximum tax savings of $679 (cal-culated as [$90,563 – $45,282] x 1.5 per cent). For higher-income taxpayers, the benefit of the reduc-tion will be negated by the increase in the top tax rate from 29 per cent to 33 per cent when taxable income reaches $216,975.
Proposed Rollbacks to TFSA Contribution Limits
The annual contribution limit for Tax-free Savings Accounts (TF-SAs) will be returned to $5,500 for
2016. The previous government had increased it to $10,000 in the April 2015 budget.
The $10,000 limit for 2015 will not be changed and taxpayers who contributed less than this will be able to carry forward the balance.
Proposed Top Credit Rate for Charitable Donations
The tax credit rate for charitable donations in excess of $200 will remain at 29 per cent except for those taxpayers who are subject to the 33 per cent rate (who may claim 33 per cent tax credit on donations relating to that por-tion of their income in excess of $200,000).
So, if a taxpayer had $220,000 in taxable income and charitable donations of $10,000, a 33 per cent credit rate would be applied on the full amount of the donation above the first $200 (i.e., $9,800).
If, instead, the individual donat-ed $30,000, the 33 per cent rate would be applied on $20,000 (15 per cent would apply to the first $200, and 29 per cent would apply to the remaining $9,800).
Disability Tax CreditWhile tax forms change through-
out the year, one of particular note is form T2201-Disability Tax Credit Certificate. While more stream-lined, it also includes a new section “Adjust Your Income and Benefit Return” allowing the taxpayer to request the applicable changes
immediately upon submission. This change is targeted primarily at firms which charge exorbitant commissions for preparing multiple years claims.
Changes Still to ComeAll these changes remain sub-
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issue ofissue of SUBMIT TEDA bobcat/lynx
MSc study is cur-rently under way at the University of BC Okanagan, in partner-ship with BC’s Ministry of Environment, and we need your help.
We are seeking pho-tos of bobcats and lynx captured by trail cam-eras, or conventional cameras, from all cor-ners of the province and from all time periods to help determine the cur-rent provincial distribu-tion of each species. We
think that bobcats are moving northwards and into higher elevations.
The photos do not have to be great photog-raphy - they just have to show a bobcat or a lynx, or even just a part of one. Photos can be blurry or dark and don’t even have to clearly show which cat species is present.
When sending pho-tos, please include both the date and location of each photo. Location should be as specific as possible: most preferred
is UTM or LAT/LONG coordinates. If that in-formation is not avail-able, then please provide the name of the nearest road or landmark (in-cluding distance and direction from road or landmark), or near-est town (including distance and direction from town), or water-shed or Management Unit.
Photos will be used for data only (which species was where when) and will not in-
fluence management decisions regarding hunting/trapping bag limits or season dates.
Feel free to email any questions or comments that you may have about this project to the address below. The re-sults of this study will be gladly shared with all those who are inter-ested.
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BY TIMES STAFFThe Trail Smoke Eaters’ struggles continued
on Tuesday as they fell 9-3 to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and dropped to sixth place in the Interior Division.
Salmon Arm scored four unanswered goals in the second on their way to handing to Trail its third straight loss.
Trail’s loss coupled with the Merritt Centennials 3-1 win over the Vernon Vipers allowed the Cents to leapfrog past the Smokies out of the division cellar.
Nevertheless, Trail sits five points behind Vernon for the final playoff spot but Vernon holds three games in hand.
The Smokies have five games left in the regular including another two meetings with Salmon Arm.
The Silverbacks were on a mission to avenge a 5-3 defeat they suffered at the Cominco Arena to open February. They set the tone early with Nick Hutchinson’s goal just 36 seconds into the game.
Trail’s Max Newton and Harlan Orr scored for the Smokies in a high-scoring first period that saw the Silverbacks holding a 3-2 lead.
Salmon Arm took control in the second period with four goals including two by Carson Bolduc to complete his hat trick.
Newton added Trail’s third goal in the final frame.
Trail’s next game is Saturday against the Penticton Vees, who have already locked up the division and league titles.
Trail is back on home ice on Feb. 19 when they host the Merritt Centennials.
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Roberto Torres of the J.L. Crowe junior boys basketball team is hard pressed to get teh ball through the L.V. Rogers Secondary defensive wall during basketball action Tuesday night at the Crowe Gym. Nelson’s LVR came away with a 49-35 victory.
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BY TIMES STAFFThe Beaver Valley Nitehawks’ bid to
wrap up first place in the Neil Murdoch Division was delayed once again as the Nelson Leafs scored a 2-1 victory in Fruitvale Tuesday night.
Although the final playoff pairings have yet to be set, Nelson sent an early warning that even though they are cur-rently in fourth place in the division, they can win close scoring contests.
All the scoring was done in the first
40 minutes as Sam Swanson put Beaver Valley up 1-0 only to see Blair Andrews tie it for Nelson with three minutes left in the first period.
Andrews struck again in the second period and then it was up to Leafs goal-tender Patrick Ostermann to preserve the lead.
Beaver Valley outshot Nelson 24-16 over the final 40 minutes but Ostermann couldn’t be beat.
The win moved Nelson to within four
points of third-place Grand Forks. Each team has six games left and meet on the final day of the regular season.
Meanwhile, Beaver Valley has five games left on its scheduled.
They’ll knock off three in a row this weekend with an Okanagan swing through Osoyoos, Princeton and Summerland.
The team returns home for its final two games against Fernie, on Feb. 19, and Castlegar, on Feb. 20.
Nelson holds off Beaver Valley for winSUBMIT TED
The Trail Retirees were back on the ice this week with several games on tap at the Trail Curling Club.
In a game between team Kevin Oliver and Clare Coleman that saw the momentum shift back and forth, it was Oliver stealing singles in six and seven that allowed them to run the Coleman side out of rocks in the eighth. Make the final 7-4 Oliver.
Team Brett Rakuson came out of the gate strong taking a four nothing lead over team Alvin Caron. Team Caron clawed back with singles in four, five and six. After a strategic blank in seven, Caron stole two in eight for the 5-4 win.
With the game between team Ernie Brown andCONTINUED ON A8
Busy slate for Retirees curling
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LEISURE
FRUITVALE –Yoga is on Saturdays from 9-10:15 a.m. at the Fruitvale Hall. New session begins Feb. 13-Mar.12. Cost is $40 for the five classes or $10 drop in.
Kids Soccer begins Monday, Feb. 15 at Fruitvale Elementary School (FES) gym from 4:30-5 p.m. (ages 3-4) and 5-5:30 p.m. (ages 5-6). Cost is $20 for 4 classes.
Zumba Gold is on Tuesdays from 6:10-7:10 p.m. at the Montrose Hall.
Zumba classes are on Mondays at the Fruitvale Hall and Thursdays at the Montrose Hall from 6:45-7:45 p.m. Punch passes can be purchased from the instructor at class.
Kids Time with Sticks & Pucks are for children aged 3-8 to get some practice with their own stick. Nets and pucks are provided. Helmet is
required. Toonie drop in. Time is 6-6:45 p.m. on Feb.19 (before Friday Nitehawk game) and 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Sundays Feb. 14, 21, 28.
Special Event Skating at BV Arena is on Feb. 14 from 2:45-4:45 p.m. FES PAC is hosting a family glow skate with free admission for all FES stu-dents and their families.
Glow sticks will be available for purchase.
Skate rentals are $2. If you are not with FES, regular public skating is still being held and regular admis-sion applies. Feb. 20 Glow Skate is from 2:45-4 p.m. Come skating and find the main lights turned off with colored lights & lasers guiding you on the ice. Glow sticks will be available for purchase.
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Special skating event Feb. 14 CONTINUED FROM A7
Serge Pasquali tied at two after three ends, Team Pasquali smashed it open with a steal of seven in the fourth.
Team Brown managed singles in five and six, but shook hands after six.
Team Harvey Handley was down nine to four in the eighth end against team Primo Secco.
With two Handley rocks in the four foot and skips rocks to come, a tie was possible. Primo drew his first rock into the four foot for second shot. Harvey had to tap Primo out and stick around, but his shot drifted wide. Make the final 9-5 for Secco.
In a tight, back and forth game between Forrest Drinnan and Murray Walsh, Walsh was ahead by one with hammer going into the eighth.
Team Drinnan managed the steal of a single to tie the game at six.
Big steal for Pasquali
Heaven for-bid, you pre-empt and then later
decide to enter the auc-tion again. This typi-cally, not a deadly sin, however, is usually far from ideal. If one de-cides to pre-empt, one must pre-empt to the limit of one’s hand right away and forever hold one’s peace. As always,
though, one must bid if partner makes any call other than a raise of the pre-empt suit.
There is, however, like almost every-thing in bridge, excep-tions. There are two. The first is if one is two-suited (in the mi-
nors) and the other is when part-ner makes a raise (using Law of Total Tricks), then one is al-lowed to make a fur-
ther call. When I say allow, I mean allowed by good bridge sense and not allowed by the
opponents who rather you not pre-empt at all.
The ideal pre-empt is one that pre-empts the opponents when they have points and cau-tions partner that your hand is not a suitable dummy except in your own suit(s) when he has points. The pre-empt cannot make game any-where if partner has a minimum opener or less.
The Bidding South picks up his hand and the alarm bells go off because he has only one card in the major suits. He pre-empts Three Diamonds in first seat. West overcalls Three Hearts and East raises to game. North is silent waiting to see if the op-ponents bid game.
At favourable vul-nerability, South is not done with the bidding. He has a two-suited hand with no defense. He bids Five Clubs.
West bids Five Hearts and North bids Six Clubs. If the opponents bid Six Hearts, he will then bid Seven Clubs. He knows he can defeat Seven Hearts and his double fit in the minors with partner makes the sacrifice a good bet.
East has values in
Clubs and decides to double and not try Six. Had the Club King been the Heart Ace, Six would have been a good bid.
Opening Lead: West leads the Spade Queen. He does not want to set up declarer’s side suit so he does not lead a Diamond.
The Play: Declarer ruffs the opening lead and takes the Club Finesse. If Diamonds were split three-nothing then the Club Queen to the Club Ace and then a small Club is the better play. However, declarer ignores the low percent-age possibility and takes the finesse. Declarer loses a Club and two Diamonds for down two and -300. Down one would have been exceptional so the Club finesse was worth the try. South’s pre-empting gave the opponents 300 instead of 650.
Pre-empter bids once again
WARREN WATSON
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LEISURE
Dear Annie: My girlfriend has a thing that she does with her 10-year-old son that I find border-line weird.
The first time I was at her home, while we were cooking dinner to-gether, her son started whining, “Can we do it now, please? Please?” and she says OK and tells me she’ll be back in a minute. The two of them then go into the living room. She sits on the sofa and, within view of the boy’s sister and myself, he strips down to his underwear and jumps on her lap. She starts bouncing him up and down on her leg, pinching his butt and tickling him, with his legs wrapped around hers.
I asked her 12-year-old daughter how often they do that, and she said every night. Half an hour later, they came back into the kitchen and we ate.
Before I left, I said to my girl-friend, “I see he likes to play horsey with you,” and my sweetie says, “Yeah. Well, I told him he’s get-
ting a little too old, but I figure it’s OK as long as we only do it in the house.” She seemed per-fectly comfortable with it, but I’m not.
Do most mothers do this with their 10-year-old sons? I understand some roughhousing, but taking off his clothes and bouncing on her lap, I’m not so sure. We dated for a year before I met her kids, but after seeing this, I’m not sure about us living together. -- Is This Normal?
Dear Normal: And you only find this “borderline weird”? This is shockingly inappropriate. It’s one thing for a 10-year-old boy to sit on Mom’s lap. It’s something else entirely when he strips down to his skivvies, wraps his legs around her and gets tickled, pinched and bounced up and down. Does she truly not understand what her son enjoys about this? Please suggest to your girlfriend that she discuss it with her pediatrician and ask about the best way to stop before
she does serious emotional damage to her child. And if you still want
to move in with her, make sure these little shenanigans are over first. Otherwise, her son will blame you for ending his fun.
Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Old and Trapped,” who resented her husband for sit-ting on the sofa all day while she cooks and cleans. Please tell her to investigate continuing care se-nior communities so she can live a happy and carefree life while she’s still young enough to enjoy it.
It will be her true “retirement” when she finds a place that will free her of household chores, while also providing entertainment and activities amid friendly peers. My husband was reluctant at first, but ditching the big house and keeping only the things that meant most to us was the best move we ever made. We are only sorry that we waited until our 80s, but we are relishing
each day here. -- Not Trapped HereDear Not Trapped: Many folks
in retirement communities arrive kicking and screaming, but find that they are thrilled with the busy life they have, and they no longer have to do much cooking or clean-ing. Thanks for mentioning it.
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