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The Arrow Lakes String Ensemble takes to the stage as the first performers of the afternoon for the Arrow Lakes Arts Council Christmas Celebration. The celebration featured a variety of perform-ers from the Arrow Lakes, from students to accomplished musicians. Photo by Jillian Trainor

Boat ramp closure causes issues for some residentsJILLIAN TR AINOR

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If youve been down to the Arrow Lakes Reservoir lately, one thing youre likely to notice is a lack of access to the boat launch.

It was closed on Nov. 30, to allow BC Hydro to extend the ramp to 425 metres. The project is expected to wrap up on Jan. 22.

This project has been in the works for a while, and now we have the right water levels to do the work, so were going ahead with completing the project. said Carly Moran of BC Hydro.

Typically, water levels at the reservoir are lower in the winter time, which makes it easier to complete the project.

Were obligated to maintain access throughout the summer recreational season, but were not required to in the winter, she said Its more feasible for us to close the ramp in the winter, when were in the off-season.

Not everyone is pleased with the timing of the closure.

The annual Blue Knuckle Derby is taking place on Jan. 16 and 17, and the boat launch is a necessary part of the derby.

Weve been running into a bit of trouble trying to host this thing over the last couple of years, because we have no boat ramp, said Joe Williams, one of the hosts of the derby.

Williams has had help from Interfor, and from Isaque Viera of Arrow Lakes Redi Mix in the last couple of years, with Vierra providing a roadway on his property, and Interfor prov-ing a 75 foot dock they could use, but Williams is hoping the boat launch will be ready before then.

I really hope we dont have to ask Isaque and Interfor to get involved again, but if thats the case, Im going to have to do that. We want to make sure that this derby keeps going.

The Blue Knuckle Derby was created in memory of Williams son-in-law, Gord Roberts, who passed away sud-denly about six years ago.

Its become a really important thing to our family, and its become a really important thing to our town, he said. A lot of people come in, and it brings quite a bit of business to

the hotels and restaurants. We have people coming here from Alberta, Washington, and even down the coast, its become quite a popular thing.

It is possible the boat launch extension could be completed ahead of schedule.

I did talk to the foreman down there and said Do you think you guys could be done a few days early?. He just kind of smiled and said it might be possible. Im hoping for that.

Construction continues down at the Arrow Lakes Reservoir as the boat ramp gets extended. The project is expected to be finished around Jan. 22. Photo by Jillian Trainor

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Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling was re-elected Thursday by acclama-tion to her second term as chair of the Regional District of Central Kootenay board.

The chair and vice chair of the regional district serve one-year

terms.After the last election

last year, the chair had retired, and several of the directors asked me if I would run, she said. At first, I wasnt sure I want-ed to do that, but then I decided that I would, and we had an election, and I ended up winning.

Hamling felt her year as chair had been a year of learning, and she wanted to put that learning to good use, so she decided to run again. This time, she won by acclamation.

It feels good, she said. Because that shows there is some apprecia-tion and trust on the other directors parts.

Hamling feels in order to be a good chair, a per-son must have a variety of experience. Shes been on the RDCK council for over 20 years, and has good relationships with the different ministers and staff, something she thinks is very important.

You need to be able

to run a good meeting. Youve got 19 other di-rectors sitting at that table that youre having to organize, and keep things running smooth-ly, and that sort of thing, she said. I just felt that I could do a good job of that.

When going into meetings for the RDCK, Hamling tries not to bring just a municipal perspective in order to properly listen to, learn, and deal with both mu-nicipal and rural issues.

Right now, the RDCK is looking into its bud-gets in an effort to be-

come more efficient.Were trying to pro-

vide the services we do provide more efficiently, and were just trying to address the needs that the communities have, said Hamling. You cant address everything, but were trying to address what we can. There are a lot of needs in a lot of the little communities, so were working on that.

The board also cast secret ballots to re-elect Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff over one other candidate, Area E director Ramona Faust.

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Village Council highlights, Dec. 14Budget

Laurie Taylor, chief administrative, officer has outlined the 2016 preliminary and provisional bud-get.There is a prediction of a deficit for 2016. There might be a property tax increase of about five per cent, which will not be a big impact on the average house. Its hard to estimate what the impact might be on small businesses. The increase would take place because the village has had to dip into its reserves, which it needs in case of an emergency in the vil-lage, like a water main break. The budget is being presented to the public on Feb. 24, at the Emergency Services Building. The village would like to hear from the public on any questions or concerns they have.

The Galena FerryOn Dec. 7, mayor Karen Hamling met with mem-

bers of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways to discuss the Galena ferry. The ferry will be in ser-vice until the end of December, 2016, when it will be pulled. The ferry has a certification until then, but after that date, it can no longer be re-certified. The ministry is working on a 30 car pontoon boat, which can transport up to 20 vehicles at a time, if the MV Columbia is out of service. There is a pontoon for the Osprey 2000, and the ministry is looking at one that can be transported throughout the region for ferry issues. Ferry contracts will be awarded in

February.Woodstove Exchange Program

The Woodstove Exchange Program is being of-fered again this year for residents of the RDCK. The primary goal of the program is to improve air qual-ity and reduce health problems attributed to wood burning. Program gives a financial incentive for residents to replace old, inefficient woodstoves with new efficient, EPA-certified heating appliances. The RDCK will partner with municipalities to offer 66 RDCK residents a $350 dollar rebate on the purchase of a new stove ($250 from the Lung Association of B.C. and $100 from either the RDCK, or the munici-pality, depending on the applicants address.)

Caboose from Canadian Pacific in RevelstokeCanadian Pacific (CP) has decided one of its ca-

booses can be disposed of. Rather than have it be cut up into scrap, CP would like to donate the caboose to the village of Nakusp. As it still represents CP, the company would expect the village to preserve the equipment to an appealing standard. There are things to be considered before the town decides whether or not to accept the donation. For starters, it would cost the village about $10,000 to move the caboose from Revelstoke to Nakusp. A site would have to be prepared, along with the maintenance CP discussed. The caboose could involve private businesses in the area. Another thing council has to consider is whether or not the caboose would be a drain on the village economy, something council does not want to happen.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT #10(ARROW LAKES)NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION BY VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the School District #10 (Arrow Lakes) that an election by voting is necessary to elect one School Trustee Central Attendance Zone (including and North of 2900 Block of Highway 6 South, including the Village of Nakusp, Highway 23 North to Galena Bay and Junction of Highway 23 and Highway 31 to and including Trout Lake, and all areas in between, including and North of 4100 Block of Mole Road on Highway 6 West) and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Central Attendance Zone One (1) to be elected

GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of the School District No. 10(Arrow Lakes), on

Saturday, January 16, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm

at the following location:

Nakusp Elementary School 619A 4th Street NW, Nakusp, BC

ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows:

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

at the following location

Emergency Services Building 308 8th Ave, Nakusp, BC A SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be available to qualified electors who are resi-dents, patients or staff of the following locations at the time of voting as follows:

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Halcyon Community Home Society 83 8th Ave NW, Nakusp, BC 9:00 am to 10:00 am Arrow Lakes Hospital 97 1st Ave NE, Nakusp, BC 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Elector Registration

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by complet-ing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications:

18 years of age or older Canadian citizen resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day resident of OR registered owner of real property in the School District 10 (Arrow Lakes) for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from other property owners.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING

Qualified electors may vote by mail if they:have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR

live in the area of 5600 Block of Highway 23 North to Galena Bay, Junction of Highway 23 and Highway 31 to and including Trout Lake, and all areas in between.

expect to be absent from the Central Attendance Zone on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.

REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE:Before 3 PM on January 11, 2016 you must submit the following information to the School District 10(Arrow Lakes) Board Office in by mail (PO Box 340, Nakusp BC V0G 1R0), telephone:(250-265-3638 ext 3301), fax:(250-265-3701)or email:([email protected]):

Full name,Residential address,Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors),Method of delivery of your mail ballot package:pick up at School District 10(Arrow Lakes) Board Office, ORregular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, ORregular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package,If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration appli-cation form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector.

The SD 10 Board Office will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about December 29, 2015. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 5:30 PM on Friday, January 15, 2016.

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News

Fauquier School property updateEight community members attended the meet-

ing held at the Fauquier School on Dec. 1. The community expressed strong support for the districts efforts to rezone and subdivide the property, with the goal of ensuring the school building remains as an asset to the community. A Registered Onsite Water Professional (ROWP) has started the assessment of the land for sceptic field layout. This will inform proposed plot lines for the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) appli-cation. The Education Partnership Committee (EPC) expects the application for the exclusion from the ALR in January.

Numeracy focus continuesThe EPC has received very positive feedback

from teachers concerning the district numeracy initiative. The consultant hired to work along-side educators has a strong focus on improving problem-solving, critical and creative thinking in math, and integrates math into real world, problem-based learning. The next sessions with the consultant working in classrooms with teach-ers are scheduled for Jan. 7-8, Feb. 11-12, March 10-11, and April 14-15.

Students to take part in International Hour of Code event

Four students from NSS and two students from Lucerne Elementary Secondary School will be six students of one hundred students from across the interior participating in one of four events across B.C. They will learn hands-on com-puter coding skills with over 20 volunteer coding mentors at UBC-Os Innovative Learning Centre. The Hour of Code is an international grassroots

event, exposing students to global computer science and digital literacy awareness. Tens of millions of students from across the world will participate on Jan. 23.

Trustee by-electionThere are two trustee vacancies on the Board

of Education, one in the central zone (Nakusp area), and one in the eastern zone (New Denver area). The by-election for the central zone will take place on Saturday, Jan. 16. Two candidates have handed in nomination papers so far, and nominations remain open until Dec. 11.The by-election for the eastern zone will take place on Feb. 20. Nomination packages can be submitted to the Chief Elections Officer from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15, 2016.

Solar Energy ChallengeStudents and classrooms across the district

will be invited to participate in the SD 10 Solar Monitoring Challenge, which starts in the new year. Students will be able to access graphs and data digitally connected to the solar grid panels, and can integrate their math, science, and social responsibility skills while tracking the systems at both schools. They will be able to see daily, weekly, and monthly offsets earned, and the power generated back into the grid. Comparison of this data, of climate data for the area, and of BC Hydro energy bills will be made available to any students who are interested. Culminating presentations made by all classes involved will be presented to the Education Partnership Committee of the board in June. Students will be able to examine renewable energy systems, and make recommendations to the board on the next steps in energy savings, and investigate the costs and benefits of solar energy dependent on the amount of kw solar panels installed.


School District Board meeting highlights

Decisions concerning Lucerne connectivity

After deciding which route to go in terms of Internet, there are still some decisions to be made in regard to con-nection at Lucerne Elementary Secondary School. During the school board meeting on Nov. 24, it was decided the school would have a wired sys-tem throughout, with a wire-less connection in the high school section. There is a pos-sibility the school board could start some installations over the Christmas break. This has yet to be determined. If so,

the wired system would be in-stalled initially, with the next steps to be determined.

New Chairperson and Vice Chairperson elected

Every December, a new chairperon and vice chairper-son must be elected. Two of the trustees, Lora Lee Brekke and Quinn DeCourcey, were nomi-nated. After votes were count-ed, Brekke was named as the new chairperson. DeCourcey was nominated for, and won, the position of vice chair.Capital Bylaw 127041: School bus acquisition/replacement

All three readings concern-ing the bylaw, which would allow the district to purchase two new buses, were tabled at

the Dec. 8 meeting. The three readings and adoption of the bylaw were approved unani-mously. Over the last couple of years, the district has had difficulties with a couple of its buses. By adopting the bylaw for the two new ones, the dis-trict is expected to save on repair and maintenance costs. The bylaw specifies a maxi-mum expenditure fo $269,871. The buses will be received within the next year.

Next meeting datesThe next meeting for

the Education Partnership Committee will be on Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. The next School Board meeting will be Jan. 26. at 7 p.m.


Education Partnership Committee meeting briefs


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Celebration of Light article in last weeks paper, Arrow Lakes News listed the win-ner of the business deco-rating contest as Coldwell Banker Parker Realty. The winner was Selkirk Realty, on Broadway. We apolo-gize for the error.

Left photo: Skaters form a conga line at the Nakusp Arena during the Toonie Skate on Dec. 11. From left to right: Ava Harrison, Alanna Minchin, Tamara Massey, Shaelynn Groslin, and Chiara Minchin.Right photo: Jake Flamand (white helmet) gives his younger brother Isaac some hockey pointers.

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It hardly comes as a surprise that British Columbia is considered by social plan-ners to be a vibrant and growing sector of Canada as a whole. Most seniors choose to live here in greater numbers than in any other point and members of BCs health care system join with others when it is expressed that we are expected to remain living here following retirement, for the rest of our lives.

We are advised that our system of over-all governance is designed to encourage mature adults to remain active physically, emotionally and also mentally, leading to the goal aimed at remaining independent and living within our own homes, for as long as possible.

Locally, this goal is essentially achiev-able. Within the Nakusp region we are able to access the community information needed, which in turn permits us to make appropriate choices. One of the most im-portant aspects of our efforts as we reach out to join with others with whom we have common interests, is the growing aware-ness that we are rich in both extraordinary and varied ways. An amazing level of tal-ent resides in all parts of the area, and of course we have the added opportunity to pursue all types of leisure and educational programs, which in turn provide real and lasting meaning within the lives of most of our population.

There is practically no limit to our being able to stretch out and join together with others who have common interests includ-ing instrumental, solo and choral music instruction and performance, theatre and drama, film makers and spectators and so much more including both indoor and outdoor hobby as well as sporting activities.

Numerous discussion groups focus on a variety of subjects ranging from poetry and

taking advantage of the vast wealth of read-ing materials housed within the area librar-ies and galleries which thrive in our midst.

I recently inquired about the availability of learning opportunities and workshops which are offered to seniors as well as all other age groups. Without a delay the Nakusp campus staff of Selkirk College presented a list of delightful and also practi-cal instructional programs which will take place over the next couple of months.

Mentoring is an excellent way to improve ones abilities and strengthen lines of com-munication benefiting most segments of our beautiful and diversified resources.

Contact the community education di-vision of Selkirk College for details of how one can develop course outlines in readiness to share our knowledge and skills. Drop in to the campus office located on Broadway during opening hours, review details of future happenings which are car-ried within the various websites, which reflect the nature of our community or call Selkirk College at 265-3640 for more sug-gestions.

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Kootenay Bay was formerly Lynchville

One-hundred and sixth in a semi-alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names

Kootenay Bay, the eastern terminal of the Kootenay Lake ferry (not Crawford Bay, as many people inexplicably believe) was originally known as Lynchville.

According to Terry Turner and Susan Hulland in Impressions of the Past, it was named after its only resident, a Mr. Lynch who made his living by cut-ting cordwood for the Kootenay Lake steamboats.

Ted Affleck in Kootenay Lake Chronicles writes that J. Lynch built a house on the lakeshore in the early 1900s. This part of the lakeshore, marked by a small rocky knob was renamed Kootenay Bay after Lynch departed, having lost his house and possessions in a fire.

John Lynch applied in June 1897 with W.T. McDonald and George W. Orchard for land on the east shore of Kootenay Lake about 3 miles north of Pilot Bay.

That summer he was also embroiled in a lawsuit against J.A. Sayward, a claim under an agreement for fixing up the Pilot Bay sawmill, which was settled out of court.

We dont know anything else about him.There are further references in 1901 to a

John Lynch who was involved in mining around Rossland and a John Lynch who represented the Taylor air compressor company, but its not clear if either was the same man.

Lynchville never showed up in the civic direc-tory but was referred to by that name in the BC government sessional papers from 1906-11.

The Kootenaian of May 7, 1908 reported: The opening of a post office at Lynchville, giving direct mail connection with that section, places another lever in the hands of our merchants to corral the lake trade with

By then, however, the name had changed. The Kootenaian of May 28 added: Kootenay Bay, as Lynchville has now been officially christened, boasts the dignity of a post office

But the old name hung on for a while, as demon-strated in the Nelson Daily News of Nov. 21, 1908: A resident of Lynchville and his wife had what was to them an exciting experience one evening recently

Kootenay Bay was first mentioned in a dispatch that appeared in many US newspapers on July 25, 1897: This afternoon the Omaha & Grant Smetling company announces that it has completed the pur-chase of the Pilot Bay Smelting companys plant at Kootenay Bay, British Columbia. However, there are no other known examples until 1908.

(The etymology of Kootenay is so complicated

that well leave it to the end of this series, but suf-fice it to say that it comes from the Blackfoot word for Ktunaxa.)

In 1947, the eastern Kootenay Lake ferry termi-nal moved from Gray Creek to Kootenay Bay. The post office closed May 31, 1990 despite community protests.

KRAFTThis is the now-seldom-used name of the rail-

way siding at Castlegars Celgar pulp mill. A clip-ping from an unidentified newspaper of April 22, 1959 in the Elsie Turnbull fonds at Selkirk College states: Kraft will be the name of the new CPR sta-tion on its Kettle Valley line. It will be at the site of Celgar

Bleached kraft pulp is Celgars principal product. Kraft is the German word for force. The kraft pro-cess was invented in 1879.

KRESTOVAThis is one of the few Doukhobor place names

still in common use.Its first mentioned in Russian in a letter held by

Simon Fraser University dated Oct. 22, 1909 and entitled: A letter from Dolina Krestova to all broth-ers and sisters from Peter Verigin.

The first known English transliteration is in the Trail News of Sept. 13, 1918.

According to Jon Kalmakoff s Doukhobor Genealogy Website (doukhobor.org), the name meant valley of the cross. It was later known as Krestovoye and then Krestova.

For a long time, it was interchangeably transliter-ated as Crestova. Examples of the latter spelling can be found from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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Kootenay Bay was named in 1908 when the post office opened. Prior to that it was called Lynchville after John Lynch.

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December 17 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library. Free drop-in for ages 0-3 and their parents/caregivers. Songs, Rhymes, and snacks. 10 to 11 a.m.

December 17 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learn-ing program for children age 0-6.

December 17 Nakusp Tai Chi @ the Legion 10 to 11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

December 17 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 5 p.m.

December 17 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6:30 to 10 p.m.

December 17 Darts Night @ Nakusp Legion. 7 to 10 p.m.

December 17 African Drumming Group @ Move on the Kusp at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

December 17 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3.00 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

December 18 Last Day of School for SD10 students. Winter break be-gins. School resumes January 4.

December 18 Strong Start @ Nakusp Strong Start Building in NES. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free drop-in school-based early learning program for children age 0-6

December 18 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 2 p.m.

December 18 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 to 5 p.m.

December 18 Farmers Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 1 to 6 p.m.

December 18 Games Night @ Nakusp Legion. Come play Wii, darts, pool, or bring a game from home. Bring a friend or two

along. 7 to 10 p.m.

December 18 Winter Break Pary @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m.

December 19&20 4th Annual Nakusp Falcons Cup @ Nakusp Arena. Concession, 50/50, beer gardens, and a whole lot of fun.

December 19 Farmers Market @ Old Fire Hall Collective, Nakusp. 10 to 2 p.m.

December 19 Kids Christmas Party @ Nakusp Legion. 1 to 3:30 p.m. For 13 years and younger. Must get your free ticket from Bon Marche Dollar Dollar.

December 19 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

December 20 Customer Appreciation Day @ Nakusp Home Hardware. 10 to 4 p.m.

December 20 Bingo @ Edgewood Community Hall. 1 to 4 p.m.

December 20 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

December 21 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs. The bus leaves Overwaitea at 1:15 and arrives back in Nakusp at 3:55 p.m. Cost is $1.25 one way, or $2.50 round trip.

December 21 Bridge @ Nakusp Seniors Centre, every Monday 1:30 to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.

December 21 Nakusp Youth Centre rented the ice at Nakusp Arena from 4 to 6 p.m. Come skate with us!

December 21 Nakusp Legion General Meeting @ Legion Lounge. 7 p.m. All members please attend.

December 22 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 5 p.m.

December 22 Nakusp Tai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

December 22 Puppy snuggles @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 1 to 2 p.m. Come down and socialize with some brand new pups.

December 22 Drop-in Badminton for adults and NSS Students @ NSS Gym. Every Tuesday & Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Bring your own racket and non-marking inside shoes. Beginners welcome! $3.00 drop in fee. For more information contact Lee-Anne @ 265-3326.

December 23 Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 11:30 to 2 p.m.

December 23 Public Skating/Toonie Hockey @ Nakusp & District Arena. 2 to 5 p.m.

December 23 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. Its free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

December 23 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

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Interesting tidbits on ChristmasThe holiday season has ar-

rived, and millions of peo-ple across the globe will be celebrating Christmas with their families and friends. The following are some in-teresting tidbits to share with your loved ones this holiday season.

In 350 AD, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official cel-ebration date for the birth of Jesus Christ. Many histori-ans and theologians have sur-mised that Christ really wasnt born this time of year, thanks to imagery and information from the Bible.

Christmas carols began as an English custom called wassailing. Individuals toasted neighbors to a long and healthy life.

Despite the common tale that three wise men paid hom-age to baby Jesus, the Bible never specifically calls out a number. Similarly, theres no specific indication that they visited the infant Jesus. Their visit may have occurred when Jesus was older.

Santa Claus modern look was inspired by writings from The Knickerbockers of New York and imagery from Clement Clarke Moores A Visit from St. Nicholas. Moore denied authoring the famous poem for 15 years after it was published anony-mously, feeling the poem was beneath his talents.

Santa has his own official postal code. Its H0 H0 H0.

The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas. People loved it so much that the lyrics were changed to fit Christmas.

Christmas trees typical-ly grow for 15 years before theyre cut and sold. This means the trees sold today were likely planted in 1999.

Christmas was not de-clared an official holiday in the United States until June 26, 1870.

Before turkey, the tradi-tional Christmas meal served in England was a pigs head and mustard.

Male reindeer tend to shed their antlers in the win-ter. This means Santas rein-deer are likely female.

Christ may have been born in a cave rather than a manger. According to the gospel of Luke, the shepherds that helped find shelter for Mary to give birth kept their

flock in a cave. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built over a cave called the Grotto of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born.

Many people may be less inclined to stand under mis-tletoe waiting for a kiss if they knew what mistletoe means in the ancient Germanic language. It literally means dung on a twig, for the bird who eats the berries and then leaves seeds in droppings to propagate new plants.

Each holiday season, PNC Wealth Management calcu-lates the costs of the gifts in the song, The 12 Days of Christmas. The price index for the gifts went from $12,673 in 1984 to more than $24,000 in 2011. The most expensive gift is the swimming swans.


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Tips for safe travels at ChristmasThe nations highways and sky-

ways experience an influx of trav-elers during the holiday season. People are on the move over the last five weeks of the calendar year, traveling near and far to spend the holidays with friends and family members they hold dear.

Roughly 90 percent of holi-day travel takes place by personal vehicle, followed by air, bus and train. With so many people on the move, the risk for accidents and other incidents increases. To keep the holidays enjoyable and safe, travelers should remember to exercise caution.

Schedule a tune-up. Make sure your car is in good working order. Check the air pressure in tires and get an oil change if it is time. Other cars on the road may kick up salt and other debris from the roadways, so be certain to top off windshield washer fluid to maintain adequate visibility.

Leave plenty of time. Expect traffic and leave extra time to get to your destination. Hurrying may cause you to increase your speed or make risky maneuvers behind the wheel that can in-crease your risk of accident and injury. Leave extra time as well for traveling through weather conditions like snow

and sleet. Know various routes to the

destination. Volume or accidents can result in road detours. Keep a paper map in the car or rely on

navigation systems. Leave room for emergency

supplies. Stock your vehicle with a change of clothes, blankets, snacks and drinks, jumper ca-bles, a flashlight, and additional safety supplies. Drivers should be prepared in the event of a break-down.

Keep children entertained. A long trip can seem longer with unhappy children in tow. Plan ahead with some activities to keep kids occupied while on the road. Games, books, videos, and music can fill the time. Make frequent stops so kids can get out of the car and stretch. And dont forget to pack some food and drinks to cut down on time-consuming rest stop visits.

Take turns driving. Spending long hours behind the wheel can cause fatigue. Share driving re-sponsibilities with another adult passenger to help avoid drowsy driving conditions. If no one else is available to share the load, pull over and rest from time to time.

Secure packages and luggage. Tie down items on roof racks and in rear cargo areas of SUVs and vans so theyre not moving around freely. In the event of an accident, items that are not secured can be dangerous. Pack gifts and other items so that the drivers line of sight is not im-peded.

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Save energy with holiday decorationsThe holiday sea-son allows peo-ple to transform their homes into wonderlands of lights, garlands and poinsettias. Each family has its own holiday traditions, and decorations are a part of many of those traditions.

Decorations might be awe-in-spiring, but those that include lights often lead to sub-stantially higher energy bills. For-tunately, there are ways for home-owners, whether they prefer subtle displays or more over-the-top arrangements, to save money and still celebrate the holiday season in style.

Switch to more efficient lights.

A great way to ensure holiday displays consume less energy is to change the bulbs being strung. In-candescent lights can use 80 to 90 percent more energy than LED lights. Gradual-ly replace older light strands with newer, energy-ef-ficient LEDs. Not only do LEDs re-quire less energy, but they also can last longer than incandescent bulbs, meaning you wont have to replace them as frequently as more traditional bulbs. Further-more, lower watt-age usage means you can attach more strands of lights together safely.

Use timers. Timers can be set

to turn lights on and off at specific times, ensuring lights arent turn-ing on during the daytime or being left on into the night by forget-ful homeowners. Timers also are a good safety precaution. A dark house that is normally lit up can advertise to thieves that no one is home. When lights turn on with a timer, it will create the illusion that it is business as usual in your residence.

Use homemade decorations. You also can save energy and mon-ey by recycling materials into holiday de^acor. Trim branches from trees and use them in vases for an instant

wintry look. Prune an ever-green on your property and make your own wreath with some wire and twine. Shop yard sales for gently used decorations that still have years of utility left. Sew ornaments from scraps of fabric or clothing that no longer fits. Each of these ideas reduces reliance on manufac-tured decorations that consume energy during production and fuel while being transported from factories to store shelves.

Rely on exten-sion cords. You can extend the length of displays without using more lights by spacing out light strands with extension cords. Intersperse spotlights to add attention to key elements of your display as well.

Turn off inte-rior lights. If a Christmas tree is illuminating a front window, turn off the lights in your home, as the tree may provide enough light to make a living room or den extra cozy.


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Christmas tidbits to put you in the holiday spiritThe holiday season has arrived, and millions of people across the globe will be celebrating Christmas with their families and friends. The following are some in-teresting tidbits to share with your loved ones this holiday season.

Each year, more than three billion Christmas cards are sent in the United States alone.

In 350 AD, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birth of Jesus Christ. Many historians and theologians have surmised that Christ re-ally wasnt born this time of year, thanks to imagery and information from the Bible.

Christmas car-ols began as an English custom called wassailing. Individuals toast-ed neighbors to a long and healthy life.

Despite the common tale that three wise men paid homage to baby Jesus, the Bible never spe-cifically calls out a number. Similarly, theres no specific indication that they visited the infant Jesus. Their visit may have oc-curred when Jesus

was older. Santa Claus mod-ern look was inspired by writings from The Knickerbockers of New York and imagery from Clement Clarke Moores A Visit from St. Nich-olas. Moore denied authoring the famous poem for 15 years after it was published anony-mously, feeling the poem was beneath his talents.

Santa has his own offi-

cial postal code. Its H0 H0 H0. The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas. People loved it so much that the lyrics were changed to fit Christmas.

Christmas trees typi-cally grow for 15 years before theyre cut and sold. This means the trees sold today were likely planted in 1999.

The Arrow Lakes Arts Council (ALAC) held its annual Christmas Celebration concert at the Bonnington Arts Centre on Dec. 13.

Entry was by donation, all of which goes to sup-port the Arrow Lakes Arts Councils Concert Series.

Kicking off the event was the Arrow Lakes String Ensemble, who, along with the Arrow Lakes Community Choir, dressed in matching colours- white tops, and black or burgundy bottoms. The women also wore sparkly blue vests, while the men wore burgundy vests.

The String Ensemble played four pieces, one of which was Patapan, a traditional Burgundian piece. For this selection, the group began by plucking the strings on their instruments, gradually transitioning to using their bows.

It wasnt just accomplished musicians who took part in the show. Two of Marilyn Masseys students, Oriah Redman and Danica Roodzant, took part as well, with Redman playing Up on the Housetop, and Silent Night and Roodzant playing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

The final act of the first half were the Fauq Singers, a group of acapella musicians from Fauquier and surrounding areas. During their rendition of Mary, Did You Know? their harmonies were so powerful, it almost broke your heart to hear them.

During the intermission, 50/50 tickets were sold, along with raffle tickets for a sculpture created by local artist, Kate Tupper. Funds from the raffle go toward helping Tupper complete her sculpture by the Galena Bay ferry.

Audience members were thrilled with the con-cert.

I thought it was great. I was really impressed by the local talent, said Maddy Elia. I was invited by a couple of people, and so I decided it would be a good thing to go to.

The second half of the concert showed a more sombre aspect to Canadian history. Local poet Barb McPherson read her piece The Lost Sheep. The

piece showed the contrast of expectation vs. reality for British orphans who arrived in Canada, only to become nothing better than slave labourers.

Another more serious part of the show was when Pat Dion came onstage to perform. His choices for the afternoon were Blowing In The Wind, by Bob Dylan, Neil Youngs After the Goldrush, two songs which still hold relevance today. Before starting his performance, Dion spoke on Dylans song, and the connection to Syrian refugees, and how people are reacting to them coming to Canada.

Theyre fleeing terror, theyre not bringing it. he said.

Following Dion was Leah Holden, of the Arrow Lakes String Ensemble. Her performance of What Child is This? gave a person chills. Accompanied by Massey, it was easily the most powerful song of the concert, with Holden receiving a standing ovation.

Larry Parkes, the afternoons Master of Ceremonies, was pleased with the event.

Its just marvelous to hear all of the performers were so fortunate to have, he said.I loved the op-portunity to see our youngsters come out, and while theyre learning get a chance to perform in front of a live audience. Its the most important thing they can do.


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Members of the Robertson Memorial United Church enjoy a nice meal at the church Soup & Bun lunch, held on Dec. 12. Entry was by donation, and diners were treated to coffee, tea, a selection of soups, buns, and sweets for dessert. Left photo: (l-r) Linda Cound, Ruth Wethal, and Lionel Rundberg.Right photo: (l-r) Ollie Roberts, Judy Ambrock, Paulette Sparreboom, Evelyn Hurry, and Dawna Dinning.

Celebrating the season with the Arrow Lakes Arts Council

The Arrow Lakes Community Choir finishes up the celebration, performing such songs as Waiting for a King, One Star, and Rejoice! For This is Christmas Day, based on Handels Messiah. During the Hallelujah members of the audience stood and sang with the group. Photo by Jillian Trainor


Left to right: Leah Holden performs What Child is This?. Pat Dion performs the Bob Dylan Hit Blowing In The Wind. And Oriah Redman performed Up On the Housetop and Silent Night. Photos by Jillian Trainor


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Refugees coming to Nakusp? Maybe.


With ISIS attacking countries in the Middle East like Syria, many citizens have been forced to leave their homes, taking with them only what they could pack.

The Canadian government has pledged to bring 10,000 Syrians to Canada by the end of 2015.

Many people have filed to sponsor some of these refugees from individuals, to whole families seeking a new life.

Residents in Nakusp would like be part of this.The Robertson Memorial United Church has

formed a committee to sponsor refugees, they would like to sponsor a whole family, but its expensive.

Were going to need a lot of assistance from the community itself, from some of the bigger businesses, hopefully, to help out, said Hans Sparreboom, head of the churchs committee.

It takes, I believe, $50,000 for a year to sponsor a family, and the government pays half of that, if Im correct. As a group, as a church here, we have to come up with $25,000, and thats why were looking for other input.

The church is interested in getting together with other groups to help raise the money.

I dont know if there are other groups in Nakusp looking at it, said Hilary Bitten, minister at the United Church. Hopefully there are, because really, $25,000 is not enough money to save peoples lives. Sometimes I think we forget how lucky, and how blessed we are.

Sparreboom said its not just a matter of bringing the refugees here. There needs to be backup support, hopefully someone that can translate, along with people to show the Syrians around, to let them know where the important things are, such as banks, gro-cery stores, and health services.

Its not just Youre here, heres your place, good luck. Its an ongoing process.

He doesnt think its an impossible goal.We did it with the Vietnamese refugees, we can

do it again.Churches in towns smaller than Nakusp have

agreed to sponsor refugees.The United Church in New Denver decided they

wanted to sponsor, and theyre just this little church, with about six to eight people, said Bitten. They held a community meeting and said Okay folks, do you want to help us? and from what I understand, there was huge assistance, and they are going ahead and sponsoring.

While many people agree with sponsoring the Syrian refugees, others question why cant Canadian citizens take care of their own first.

Definitely, we need to be taking care of those close to us that are in need, and we try to do that, said Bitten. But the whole world now is so close, if we could just get rid of some of the boundaries that we keep putting up, then hopefully we wouldnt have some of the issues that the Syrians are having.

Sparreboom agrees.There isnt them and us, its only us. There are no

races except the human race. Why say Ours first, and then theirs, maybe. No. Its us.

When asked about their thoughts on people say-ing the Syrians should go back to where they came from, both Bitten and Sparreboom had an interesting response.

We all should go back to where we came from, because weve taken the land from the indigenous people, so lets go back. said Sparreboom.

I understand peoples fear. I do not agree with their fear. I do not support their fear, but I understand it, because we have been taught to fear. said Hilary Bitten.Bitten doesnt doubt the group will receive flack for what theyre trying to do. Indeed, shes already received some, but in no way has it been a deterrant.

As Christians, I do not believe that we can turn our back and walk away from that kind of pain and suffering, or to any, but especially in that magnitude.

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Frances Catherine Ife (nee Roberts) passed away on Tuesday, December 8th 2015 at the Victorian Community Health Center of Kaslo at the age of 90. Th ere will be a Celebration of Life for Frances at her home in Kaslo on May 7th 2016. Th e internment of her ashes with her husband Alfred will take place the same day as per her request. Frances lived a very full life with 8 children Herb Marcolli (Dale) Revelstoke, Sherry Robinson (Butch) Castlegar, Diane Goulding (Dean) Revelstoke, Danny Ife (Kari) Revelstoke, Stephen Ife (Peggy) Burton, Doreen McAstocker (Peter) Revelstoke, Rick Ife (Christine) Kaslo and Raymond Ife Maple Ridge. 17 Grandchildren 22 Great Grandchildren and 4 Great Great Grandchildren. She loved camping and shing in the summers with the family as they were growing up and kept busy in the winter knitting and crocheting mittens, toques and socks for her many grandchildren. She had a very giving nature which showed by the many foster children she cared for over the years. She will be missed by many. Frances was born in Langley, Washington to Ernest and Dorothy Roberts on May 16, 1925 and was the second child of 13. She is survived by 6 siblings Alf (Marlene), Norm (Pat), Isabelle (Cory), Edith (Jack), Eleanor (Paddy), Violet and 2 sister in laws Lillian and Olive.She was predeceased by her parents Ernest and Dorothy Roberts, her 1st husband John Marcolli, her husband Alfred Ife, an infant son Edward Marcolli, a great granddaughter Mollie, 6 siblings Fred, Ernie, Dick, Phyllis, Alice and Mary, 4 brother in laws Abe, Wes, Stan and David and 1 sister in law Mabel. You are at peace now Mom and we will all miss you very much.Arrangements are under the direction of Th ompson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

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