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The school district wrapped up this year’s round of community consultations with a “con-versation” in Cache Creek on Apr. 12.

Gold Trail is inviting feedback on the topids discussed until May. The summer will be spent putting together a report based on the conver-sations held in each community, and the public should know the reports’ content by September.

John Ranta, mayor of Cache Creek and parent of school aged children, welcomed the school district to Cache Creek.

“I have an awful lot of sympathy for trust-ees,” he said, “because your challenges are sig-nificant.”

Ranta is married to the Gold Trail Board of Education chair, Carmen Ranta. 

He noted that “Cache Creek’s history of schools goes back longer than any municipal-ity in BC.”

Cache Creek was the site of the first school outside the Lower Mainland, in 1874, and “Cache Creek is proud of that history.

“Our district highly values relationships,” said Carmen Ranta. “We’re not here to talk about school closures, but if you want to talk about that, it’s not off topic.”

She said the district takes in five municipal-ities, 17 First Nation bands and two Regional Districts.

Superintendent Teresa Downs said the dis-trict’s top challenges were the readiness of Kin-dergarten students to enter school, and the com-pletion rates of the teenagers, especially aborig-inal males.

“Students who leave with a Dogwood have higher success with jobs and relationships,” she said. “Everything we do is aimed at higher com-pletion.”

Parents listened to the Connected Class-rooms and Shared Learning programs, meant to bridge the classroom community in rural schools. While enrolment is expected to de-cline across BC until 2015, in Gold Trail it is ex-pected to continue until 2017.

Many of the parents present commented positively about the Districts electronic innov-ations to bring more opportunities to their chil-dren, although some were unhappy that the stu-dents seemed to be sitting in front of computer monitors for most of the day.

“If Connected Classrooms is working for the kids, I’m all for it,” said one parent.

Spring brings music to the earsLast Saturday night, the Sage Sound Choir (bottom left) and the Desert Bells Hand Bell Choir (bottom right), performed in Cache Creek, along with the high school band (above) to over 100 members of the public.

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Abandoned bike turned inApr. 10 a women’s seven-

speed road bike was turned in at the RCMP Detachment. The Kent Sa-fire had been sitting at the hospital for several days before it was taken to the Detachment. The owner is asked to come and claim their bicycle.

Sore neck leads to erratic drivingApr. 10 at 8 am police received two

complaints about an erratic driver in a northbound semi pulling a flatbed. RCMP failed to intercept him in the Ashcroft area and forwarded the com-plaints to Clinton RCMP, who located and stopped the driver. The 32 year old Abbotsford man said he was having a hard time driving in a straight line be-cause of a sore neck after not having slept well. He was given a verbal warn-ing about his driving.

Breaching conditionsApr. 10 at 2:30 pm police arrested a

Cache Creek man for breaching his re-lease conditions. One of the conditions imposed after his Feb. 26 release was to have no contact with a number of specific people. He was observed by an officer in the company of one of them. The 38 year old Cache Creek man will appear in court to answer the charge of Failing to Comply with conditions.

Transport truck on fireApr. 11 at 10:20 pm police were

called to a transportation truck on fire on Hwy 1 near the Red Hills Rest Stop.

The northbound Key West Ex-press truck from Langley was totally engulfed in flames. The driver, a 74 year old man from Taylor, was not injured but was transported to Kamloops hos-pital for smoke inhalation. He advised police that by the time he was able to pull over safely, the cab was filled with smoke and he was not able to detach the trailer.

Faster than a radar detector

Apr. 12 at 8:45 am while patrolling in Cache Creek, an officer stopped a pickup on Hwy 1 travelling at 95 kph in the 50 kph zone. The officer noted that the vehicle sudden-ly slowed down once he turned his radar on. The 60 year old Rosedale man was given a ticket for excessive speed and his 2012 Dodge pickup, with his radar detector, was im-pounded for seven days.

Door’s open, c’mon inApr. 13 at 5 am police

were called to a residence on Western Ave. in Ashcroft by a neighbour for a possible break and enter. The police arrived to find the front door wide open and entered the home, waking the owner and children inside. It appears that the door wasn’t

closed properly and was perhaps blown open by the wind. Noth-ing inside the residence appeared to have been disturbed. Police left and owner and children went back to bed.

Collecting firewoodApr. 13 at 11:45 am police were

called to a residence on Hwy 99 near Hat Creek after the owner reported that two men were on his property steal-ing firewood. Police located two Cache Creek man, one in his 30s and the other in his 60s, who advised that they had been collecting firewood from the same area for years and didn’t realize it was private property. No charges were laid. The owner said he would mark his property more distinctively.

Impaired hit and runApr. 14 at 4:30 pm police received

a report of a possible impaired driver in a pickup who had just hit a parked vehicle in the Nugget Motel parking lot. The pickup was located at a nearby gas station and the driver was identified by the complainant. Police detected a strong odour of liquor on the driver, a 50 year old Cache Creek man, who re-fused to provide a sample for a Road-side Test. He was served with driving suspension and an impound notice for his 1990 Ford pickup.

Just trying to helpApr. 14 at 7:30 pm police were

called to the Husky in Cache Creek af-ter a helpful but intoxicated woman broke a vehicle window to retrieve the dog locked inside. The owner had locked themself out of the vehicle and was still working on unlocking the door when the 45 year old Cache Creek woman took it upon herself to assist by using a shovel to break the window. She was arrested for mischief and for being drunk in a public place and was lodged in police cells until sober.

Bear necessitiesApr. 15 at 9:30 pm police were

called by a resident of the Mesa Vista trailer court in Ashcroft who had a bear on their patio. The bear was gone by the time police arrived. The Conserva-tion Officer was notified.

One horse townApr. 15 at 10 pm police received a

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Desert Hills readies for Opening Day

HVC signs revenue sharing with Nlaka’pamux Nation

VANCOUVER - New rev-enue-sharing agreements ensure 14 member bands of the Nlaka’pamux Nation will benefit from the expan-sion of the Highland Valley Copper Mine (HVC).

Through Economic and Com-munity Development Agreements (ECDA), 14 Nlaka’pamux com-munities, including Ashcroft Indi-an Band; Boston Bar First Nation; Coldwater Indian Band; Cook’s Ferry Indian Band; Nicomen In-dian Band; Nooaitch Indian Band; Shackan Indian Band, Siska Indi-an Band, Kanaka Bar Indian Band; and the five communities of the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Coun-cil will share a percentage of the HVC mine’s mineral tax revenue. These ECDAs will assist the 14 bands and their members to pur-sue socio-economic goals that en-hance the well-being of their com-munities.

“The sharing of revenue from the Highland Valley Copper Mine is a positive step toward address-ing the cultural, economic and so-cietal needs of our communities and members,” said David Walk-em, Chief of the Cooks Ferry band and negotiator for eight of the Nlaka’pamux bands. “The shar-ing of revenue from the resources in our territory is a realization of Nlaka’pamux Chiefs’ vision con-tained in the Sir Wilfred Laurier Memorial of 1910.”

These are the eighth, ninth and tenth ECDAs the B.C. government has reached to help First Nations benefit from mining activity with-in their traditional territories. The agreement builds on the BC Jobs Plan commitment to reach 10 new non-treaty agreements by 2015.

These agreements support the BC Jobs Plan commitments to share new streams of tax revenue from major mine projects with First Nations, and to support ex-isting jobs and to create new jobs. B.C. is committed to sharing rev-enues with First Nations as a means to increase certainty on the land and to bring First Nations into greater partnership in resource de-velopment.

These ECDAs also commit B.C. to work with the bands to ad-dress their interests related to the HVC mine through processes for-malized in the agreement. Any fu-ture decisions related to HVC will be considered through these agreed-upon processes, in support of building understanding and an ongoing co-operative and respect-ful relationship.

The Highland Valley Copper Mine is the largest metal mine in B.C. Located near Logan Lake, it is operated by Teck and employs more than 900 full-time workers. HVC expansion activity began in late 2009 and the mine is expected to operate until at least 2026.

Desert Hills Ranch is getting ready to open for another busy season, and this year will see the addition of a large retail outlet at the bottom of the hill where the greenhouse and stables are.

Twenty-three years later, it’s hard not to de-scribe the ranch as a “growing” business, but the family-owned ranch has been expanding not only its acreage, but it’s also marketing its prod-ucts further afield while spreading out into new areas.

Besides selling fresh produce and bedding plants to appreciative local customers, Desert Hills also exports produce and sells to grocery stores in Kamloops.

This year, expansion includes a big new re-tail outlet at the ranch that will include bed-ding plants, fresh cut flower, locally-made jams, sauces and other products, house plants, tropic-als, palms, etc.

On Opening Day, Apr. 27, there will be ice cream and popcorn for the kids, and Gail Szolosi for the gar-lic-loving adults. Szolosi is the “Good-ness of Garlic” lady from Kariboo Farms, just outside the vil-lage of Forest Grove. She will be on hand to give presentations on garlic and to hand out samples.

David Porter says the ranch is do-ing very well and they love the local re-sponse.

He says they’ll be introducing a new school fundraising program this year in addition to the Moth-er’s Day baskets. The new program will be a produce package full of fresh produce that will be sold through the local schools.

Porter says they’ll have the goat birth-day again this year, as well as a special event on Mothers Day and other events through-out the year that haven’t been thought up yet.

This year, he says, the ranch will be open until Christmas Eve. There will be Christ-mas activities and maybe even reindeer for the children.

Open for BusinessCurator Kathy Paulos put out the Open sign last week as the Ashcroft Museum opens for another season.

David Porter (right) with some of his great employees as they get the bedding and garden plants, hanging baskets and the rest ready for the growing season.

The new Desert Hills retail outlet, getting ready for Opening Day, Apr. 27.

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VICTORIA – As the B.C. NDP launched its elec-tion campaign last week with a package of income tax hikes, higher than those in the B.C. Liberals’ election budget of February, a third party leader toured the prov-ince with plans to get rid of the carbon tax.

It’s not readily apparent from his recently released “fiscal framework” docu-ment, but B.C. Conserva-tive leader John Cummins told me his plan to phase out B.C.’s carbon tax does not include raising income tax rates that were lowered to make the carbon tax “rev-enue neutral.” He predicts revenue growth.

I reached Cummins in Prince George, where he was continuing his aggres-sive courtship of northern B.C. with an announcement that federal gas tax revenues would be redirected to a new fund for locally determined road improvements. Earli-er he vowed to study the de-plorable state of northern ambulance service.

Cummins has more good news for the north: that’s where a regionally phased elimination of the carbon tax would begin. It’s also the area of thinnest population, meaning the impact on the B.C. treasury would be less.

This is, after all, a tax budgeted to bring in $1.2 billion in the current year.

The B.C. Conservatives continually re-mind people that the carbon tax falls dispro-portionately on rural, remote and particularly northern folks who face long distances, long winters, and public transit options ran-ging from slim to none. This has ceased to be much of an issue for the urban B.C. ma-jority, who are focused on bridge tolls, ferry fares and the like.

The B.C. Conservatives decry the population decline of rural B.C., with inter-national immigration almost exclusively going to big cit-ies, while temporary for-eign workers increasingly fill agricultural and indus-trial jobs in the Interior. The party’s still-evolving plat-form echoes the NDP’s call for more skills training and increased completion rates for trade apprentices.

Cummins is in favour of the proposed Northern Gate-way oil pipeline and the mas-sive buildup of infrastructure needed to add liquefied nat-

ural gas to B.C.’s energy ex-port mix. He sees that enor-mous industrial expansion as the path to shift population growth beyond the south of the province.

Cummins is surprising-ly cool to one industrial pro-ject, the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River, call-ing himself undecided. He also sounds skeptical about the B.C. Liberal plan to ex-tend B.C.’s electricity grid and use that to develop fur-ther independent power.

This sounds to me like political positioning rather than economic analysis. An anti-Site C independent can-didate has significant sup-port in Peace River North, creating a three-way strug-gle for a key B.C. Conserv-ative target.

The B.C. Conservative platform also totals up the billions in long-term elec-tricity contracts with private

power producers and suggests the price for this clean energy has been set too high. This is another echo of the NDP’s vague position.

So if the B.C. Con-servatives are gung-ho on oil and gas and think the carbon tax is a mistake, do they think there should be any effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emis-

sions?Cummins sidestepped

that question, preferring to talk about conventional air pollution, whether it’s in the Fraser Valley or as a byprod-uct of a northern industrial boom.

As a long-time former Reform and Conservative MP, Cummins is acutely aware that the urban media will leap with extra vigour on any perceived gaffe of the right wing. Should a Con-servative let slip that he’s skeptical about global warm-ing, or worse, express a rus-tic view on social issues, all Hell would break loose.

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Outsourcing has grown a lot since Bib-lical times when “national expansion” used to be outsourced and the soldiers were known as mercenaries.

In our lifetime, it started with cata-logue sales. Then it was outsourcing high-ly specific jobs that you couldn’t get local-ly. And then data security. And then billing. Now it’s simply jobs and how you can get around the laws that protect employees.

Last week the Royal Bank of Canada showed us how it’s all about money now.

Every month we hear about rising un-employment figures, and four times a year we hear how the banks are making millions of dollars in profits. They should be the last ones dumping their employees for tempor-ary imports.

When HD Mining tried to bring in a contingent of workers from China to work in Tumbler Ridge, they were hoping to base an entire mine on a cut-rate labour force.

Last week at the school district’s Com-munity Conversation in Cache Creek, trust-ee Carmen Ranta told us it wa all about re-lationships. I listened to the many and inter-esting ways that the schools try to engage students in order to teach them the skills that employers look for these days.

RBC apologized for their gaffe since they were caught red handed in the press with the whole country watching.

Not surprisingly, the feds are unwilling to enforce their own legislation.

A group of BC union pension plans quickly sent a letter to RBC Financial Ser-vices in Vancouver, warning that they will withdraw over $1 billion in funds invested or managed by the firm if its parent com-pany does not reverse its actions in using Temporary Foreign Workers to replace Canadians.

Think again if you think that this doesn’t affect us here. This affects your child’s job, the job or family members, friends and even friends of friends. The trend is that outsourcing is growing. How long will it be before our government is oursourced? Some say it is already.

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Dear EditorTom Fletcher (BC

Views, April 11) says “It’s still pretty easy be-ing Green.” True. And it’s getting easier, as more and more voters recognize the impracticalities of the NDP and Liberal plat-forms.

The old-fashioned parties want to harness the province’s econom-ic future to natural gas de-velopment and LNG ex-ports. To this end, we are prepared to accept Japanese loan guaran-tees of $10 billion to help build an LNG plant, to borrow a further $8 bil-lion to flood the Peace River at Site C to power this plant, and (says Pre-mier Clark, along with re-sounding silence from Mr. Dix) to forgive the first $5 billion in gas royalty rev-enue to encourage gas de-velopment through con-ventional means and frac-king. So a total of at least $23 billion in bor-rowing or foregone revenue, all of which will need to be re-paid from, of course, selling carbon fuels to Asian customers.

None of us wish-es to continue to add carbon to the atmos-phere, and none of us wishes to en-danger groundwater

in the North. We know that from our grandchil-dren’s point of view in just a few years, these ac-tions will look profound-ly greedy, short-sight-ed and unethical. Still, we buy the old nonsense about having to trade off environmental health against sound business decisions.

But this LNG rush is bad business too. Other sources of natural gas are being developed around the world and prices are coming down, not up. Dependence on gas ex-ports to Asia will com-pound our existing prob-lems of raw commodity sales instead of develop-ing value-added business-es in BC. Further sub-sidization of the carbon industries means even more distortion of market forces which, in the ab-sence of such subsidies, would help encourage de-velopment of renewables. And mortgaging the fu-ture of the province with these long-term loans and subsidies means that we will permanently give up flexibility in resource de-

velopment and economic poli-cies. Bad busi-ness, bad eco-nomics, bad

social policy. Bad politics from all the conventional parties. Frack ‘em all.

Yes, it’s easy be-ing Green. For more and more people, it gets easier every day. See you at the polls on May 14.

John KidderCandidate, Fraser-Nicola

Electoral DistrictGreen Party of British

Columbia

Dear EditorWhile we were out for

a walk yesterday, we hap-pened upon some picnick-ers at Heritage Place Park. We greeted them and car-ried on, commenting be-tween ourselves that it would be nice if the wash-rooms were open for people traveling through our village.

Further along the path, we encountered a woman reading the signs and spending time looking at the park. We greeted her

and after some small talk, she inquired if the wash-rooms were open.

As we went to find out, two young women came out of the washroom and went back to their car, continuing on their way.

It was with great pleas-ure we were able to in-form the visitor that the washrooms were open - it made her stay in our vil-lage much more relaxing and welcoming.

Many thanks to our hard working and forward thinking Ashcroft Village Staff and Councillors for their foresight in having the washrooms open this early in the season. We appreciate the work you do for us!!!

Jim Duncan and Martina Baier

Ashcroft

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April 2013 • Week 4ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, don’t be pushy with authority figures because such an attitude is not in your best interest. You are better off putting on the charm and getting them to see your softer side.TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, avoid getting involved in a family spat unless someone seeks your advice. Let your relatives work things out on their own and only offer your thoughts when prompted.GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you might run into a snag with your spouse or partner over shared finances. Rather than settle issues this week, you’re better off waiting a few days.CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, even if the people around you are feeling tense and touchy, you have an innate way of making them feel at ease. Humor and compassion are two great traits.LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you might need to make travel plans for a work trip in the coming month. Embrace the opportunity to benefit your career, but don’t forget to have a little fun when you’re away.VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, now is not the time to talk about shared expenses or the division of labor in a relationship. You’ll only be starting an argument, and you do not need that right now, Virgo.LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Staying neutral is the best way to go this week, Libra. Avoid any knee-jerk reactions and practice your poker face. There are some opportunities for fun on Thursday.SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, demonstrate grace under pressure at work this week, even if you feel tempted to lash out at others. Take the high road and you will be rewarded.SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, the perfect opportunity for a night out with friends presents itself this week. This could be the ideal way to unwind, so enjoy your night out with friends.CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, although it seems like everyone is tense, you feel free as a bird. That could be because you have worked hard to free up time to get away.AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, conversations with others may not flow smoothly, and you may have to come up with a way to reword what you’re trying to get across. Stick with it.PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, though you’re praised for your marvelous imagination and sense of whimsy, you also know when to get down to business.

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In my early twen-ties I was offered a job as a movie

critic and it felt like I’d hit the jackpot. I didn’t know anyone who loved the movies as much as I did, and I enjoyed writing, so it seemed the perfect career opportunity.My first assignment

was a Steven Seagal

movie - I no longer remember the name - but I think it had the word law, kill or death in the title.It was an unbear-

ably long action film and not something I would have chosen to watch if I was paying for the ticket myself.I wrote about the

dreadful acting, the

substandard screen-play and its implau-sibility in the most entertaining way I could, and sent it in to the newspaper. To my delight the editor was happy with it and sent me to another free movie.I don’t recall what

that second show was either, but I liked it enough to recom-mend it.“Your other one was

better,” the editor told me after reading it. “Can you rework this so it sounds more like the first one did?” When I asked him if

he wanted me to write it as though I didn’t like it, he said yes.“Readers like a good

rant,” he explained.

That was the end of my career as a film critic - and I wasn’t sad about it at all. I re-alized this editor was just one guy with one opinion, but I could already tell from that brief experience that I wasn’t cut out for the job. Sure, I adored the movies, but not all genres. If I could just review comedies, dra-

mas and chick flicks I’m sure I would have loved it.But how can some-

one who doesn’t ap-preciate action, hor-ror and fantasy films critique them fairly? Most can’t.But one person who

sure could was the late great Roger Eb-ert. And what a writer he was. A lot of peo-ple didn’t know he won a Pulitzer Prize

for Criticism, but I knew this trivia, as a long-time fan of his work after seeing him for the first time on TV in the early ‘80s – when he was known as the “fat one” on At the Movies.I didn’t always agree

with his opinion, or that of his co-host Gene Siskel, but I sure loved hearing them share their spir-ited viewpoints. It was obvious their passion for the movies was authentic, and their chemistry together was undeniable.I was also in awe

of their influence. A thumbs-up from one of them was huge for filmmakers back then. And because the pair also reviewed independent mov-

ies, foreign films and documentaries, the audience was exposed to so much more than just the mainstream blockbuster fare. I personally would seek out shows I normally wouldn’t have even known about, based upon their reviews. I was grateful to the dynamic duo for ex-panding my movie-going experience, and for being such a pow-erful voice for the un-derdog.And just as it was

hard to imagine any-one filling Gene Sis-kel’s shoes when he died fourteen years ago, it’s even harder to imagine anyone tak-ing the place of Roger Ebert now. People are not replaceable.As I’m getting older,

I’m seeing more and more of my fellow hu-mans start-ing to die off. People I knew per-sonally and loved dear-ly, as well as those I never knew, but whose work I ad-

mired immensely. I’ve been told you

can’t mourn some-one you’ve never met, but I think you can. I never knew Roger Eb-ert personally, but his life affected mine in a very positive way and for that reason I’ll miss his presence here on Earth.Ultimately, for me,

his death serves as yet another reminder that life is short.The more thumbs-

up moments we can enjoy wholeheartedly, the better our lives will be.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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It is with the utmost sadness the family announces the passing of Jackie ‘’Bert’’ Martin on April 12, 2013.

She will be missed by her loving husband Bob, whom she shared 36 amazing years. Her children Doug( Carrie) of Falkland, B.C. Rod (Kendra) of Thunder Bay Ont. Dan (Tammy) of Ashcroft, B.C. Richard of Thunder Bay Ont. Robyn (George) of Ashcroft, B.C.

Jackie is also survived by her 13 grandchildren, one great

grandchild en route, six sisters, three brothers, many nieces and nephews, and an army of kids she was a second mom to.

She was born February 18, 1951 in Fort William Ontario, where her and Bob started their life together and later moved to Ashcroft, B.C. in 1983.

She was a loving wife, a devoted mom, a dear friend, a wonderful hostess, a proud Nana, a bingo buddy, a great cook, and an entrepreneur.

A celebration of her life will be held Saturday April 20th at 1:00 pm at the Ashcroft Community Hall.

At the families request, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Jackie ‘’Bert’’ Martin1951-2013

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Musical charmsCarmen Ranta’s music students played a Spring recital last Sunday at the Long Term Care residence at the hospital for about 50 parents, family member and LTC residents. The students played piano and recorder pieces. Front row (l-r): Mary Kim, Vraja Benner-Tapia, Sequoia Smyly, Isabel Moody and Emmet Moody, Back row: Natasha Grimshire, Breanna Grimshire, Gaurangi Benner-Tapia, Cheyenne Weins and Bonnie Chen.

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The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Village Office at 601 Bancroft Street on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Written and oral presentations will be accepted during this public hearing. Copies of the proposed bylaw amendment are available from the Village Office during regular business hours.

Michelle Allen,Chief Administrative Officer

FROM THE MOORE FAMILYThe words thank you can never

express how grateful we are for the love and support shown us byso many in our community.

Your many kindnesses to us, and expressions of love and respect for Cliff, have helped us all so much through this

very sad and difficult time.

With loveAnita, Jill and Irvin, Susan and Diego

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New projects and some Spring cleaning

Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan

COMINGS & GOINGS ON

in Spences Bridge

Last month I said spring must be here – where did it go? There have been plenty of cool wet days, but April showers bring May flowers, so I’ll try to look on the bright side!

Easter fun and gamesEaster Sunday was certain-

ly a lovely spring day – I was afraid the chocolates were go-ing to melt before the children gathered them!

It really was a gorgeous day; there was a great turnout, and lots of par-ticipation in the fun and games. The raw egg toss is always a crowd pleas-er, and this year was no exception. Folks thought I had hard boiled some of the eggs as they took such a beat-ing! The great old fashioned games of sack races, three legged races, and tug of war had us all working off the choc-olate and hot dogs!

Some very sincere thank-yous go out to the following: The Spences Bridge Fire Dept. and Fire Chief Arnie Oram for donating some fantastic priz-es, and taking care of the wiener roast-ing fire, ping pong table, and so much

more; Kathleen Kinasewich for doing such an amazing job of the face paint-ing; Pat Jackson for being so organ-ized getting all those picnic supplies and keeping the coffee perking; all you Easter bunny helpers; and the Cook’s Ferry Band for partnering with the ex-pense. To you all – THANKS!

Hall renovations proceedingTo update you on the progress of

the renovations at Clemes’ Hall I’m pleased to report that the insulation has now been installed! The electrical por-tion of the project is the next step, and then we move on to the staging!

It’s been very exciting seeing the re-vitalization of our hall, and I look for-ward to the lower utility bills too!

Outside has seen a bit of a facelift as well as some new white gravel has been spread around the side wall where our memorial plaques are, and a few more plaques have been put up. Carol Madden has worked very hard at keep-ing up on making the plaques – thanks Carol! If you haven’t yet, do stop by and have a look, it’s a very nice little space.

Thanks to the work crew of volunteers – Arnie Oram, Al Dickinsen, Gary Fortin, Mo, Bill Hare, Dave Rice, Craig Watson, Paul Miller, and Joe Moriera

New Horizon’s Senior’s ProgramThe New Horizon’s Senior’s Pro-

gram has held its first Elder’s council meeting. I think we are all very excit-ed to embark on this project and I real-ly am looking forward to participating in as much as I can! The Council will determine the various activities; work-shops, presentations, gatherings and so on.

The first task is to hire a coordin-ator; we hope to have someone in place by May 1.

So, stay tuned as I will announce the project activities in this paper’s monthly column.

Wednesday drop in soup days are ongoing – with cards, games and crafts – everyone welcome!

Cleaning up Spences BridgeMark April 20 in your calendar!

The Spences Bridge town clean-up is set for this Saturday. We’ll meet at the

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Spring brings trade show and farmers market“There are so many cre-

ative and talented people in these communities that I wanted to have a fair in the spring where we could showcase the many local groups, and home business-es,” said Marcie Down de-scribing the upcoming first annual Spring Into Action.

“There is so much to be involved in no matter how old or young you are! I am inspired by the creativity and artistic flare that is found in these amazing communities we work, play and live in.”

Spring Into Action is an outlet for those who would like to debut their new home businesses and hand crafted products as well as for local groups to promote outdoor activities and healthy life-

style choices.This event will take place

at the Cache Creek Com-munity Hall on Stage Road on May 4 from 10 am-2 pm.

Let’s celebrate Spring and all the wonderful ac-tivities, home business-es and local products in Cache Creek and Ashcroft! There will be demonstra-tions, entertainment, door prizes as well as a conces-sion with all proceeds go-ing to the Cache Creek Ele-mentary School PAC. There will be many amazing prod-ucts and local groups such as the Cactus Strippers, Scent-sy, Epicure, Avon, Beauti-control, Body by VI, Geo-caching demonstration by Gold Country, Zumba by Krystal & Nicole, Sage &

Sands Pony Club, Gryph-on Hollow Farms, Pampered Chef, Baby Beanies by KC, Ductopia, Signature Home-styles By Katie, Melaleuca, Creations by Heather and many more!

Admission is by dona-tion to the Food Bank.

This is also the open-ing day of the Farmer & Flea Market in Cache Creek. Opening Day means free tables for vend-ors, plant sales, draws and more!

The Market is locat-ed in the

empty lot beside Chum’s and operates from 9 am – 1 pm from May 4 until just be-fore Thanksgiving.

These are both great venues to find that unique and special Mother’s Day gift. To book a table for Spring Into Action contact Marcie Down at 250-826-6957.

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With spring approaching, area gardeners are just itching to get into their gardens and yards. Always eager to swap their “extra” plants and more than happy to receive something they don’t have, gardeners look forward to the annual Ashcroft Communities in Bloom Plant Swap.

This year’s Plant Swap will be held on Sunday, April 21 in Heritage Place Park. Because this is a plant “swap”, the success will depend on the quantity of plants that local residents bring in.

With that in mind, the Ashcroft Communities in Bloom committee asks that local residents take a little time to look around in their yards and split as many items as possible. Please try to pot them or place them in boxes – labels are great but not required.

Please bring any “swap” plants, etc., to the park at 9:30 am. The sale will begin at 10. No Early Birds!

Ashcroft Communities in Bloom thanks the people who take any plants to give a small do-nation. The funds will be used in the commun-ity on various Communities in Bloom projects.

Andrea Walker

CiB plant swap this weekend

Berry wins money raffleFlo Berry and Donna Monford were the win-

ners of the Curling Club’s Money Raffle. Five hundred tickets were sold and the draw was made Apr. 6. Half of the money went to prizes: $1,000 (1st prize) to Flo Berry and $250 (2nd prize) to Donna Monford. The Club will use the remain-ing $1,250 for operating expenses, mostly util-ities. The Club relies on the annual money raffle, annual dues, and bonspiel/bar profits to pay their operating expenses.

Flo Berry won first prize

Donna Monford won second prize

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Norman Lee Compton1934 - 2013

Norm was born in Ponoka, Alberta on July 21, 1934. Norm moved, in 1941, to Langley, BC with his parents, Mamie and Linn, and older brother Walter. He graduated from Langley High school, where he met his first wife, Lorraine Beaulieu. Norm worked as a psychiatric nurse while training to be an electrician and raising a family in Surrey. He married his second wife, Sandi, and moved to Prince George in 1985. They retired to Ashcroft in 1998 to enjoy their fruit trees , flowers, and sun. Predeceased by his parents, and wife Sandi, Norm passed peacefully on April 3 in Kamloops Royal Inland Hospital at the age of 78 years. His is survived by his 4 children, Randy, Rick, Debbie Bittner (Howard), Rob (Colleen), 4 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and the kid, Houdini, his beloved Amazon Blue Parrot. Norm’s quick wit and devilish sense of humour will be missed by many.

Norm requested no memorial. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary at greyhaven.bc.ca.

Thompson Valley Funeral Home Ashcroftentrusted with arrangements.

Herbert George Reeder(March 27, 1926 - January 11, 2013)

A Celebration of Life will be heldApril 20th - 1:00 p.m.

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Beverley Anne Goyer1937 – 2013

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Beverley Goyer on April 6, 2013 at Dr. Helmcken Memo-rial Hospital in Clearwater, BC. She was 75 years of age. Bev was born on December 1, 1937 in Edmonton, AB. She was the fourth of five children. She mar-ried Conrad Goyer and had four children, all boys.

Beverley is predeceased by her husband Conrad Goyer, husband Frank Kohlhauser, as well as her brother, Jack Bready. She is survived by her brother, George Bready, sisters Arletta Robertson and Nola Hovat, children Ray (Rollene) Goyer, Paul Goyer, Robert Goyer and Alain Goyer, step-children Gary Kohlhauser, Linda Moss, Pearl Kohlhauser and Katherine Groot. Bev loved her chil-dren, her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and all of her nieces and nephews.

A gathering to celebrate the life of Beverley Goyer took place on Saturday, April 13, 2013 in the banquet room of the Wells Gray Inn, Clearwater, BC. It may be seen online at www.NorthThompsonFuneral.com and condolences may be directed there as well. Donations to the Kidney Foun-dation of Canada or to the Clearwater/Vavenby Lions Club would be appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson FuneralServices, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N0, (250) 674-3030.

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Eight ladies answered the roll call for our Apr. 9 meeting and Reta Robertson, past president, chaired it on behalf of Lynn Lan-caster who was away. Phyllis Gray led the devotional and it a candle in memory of Marrion Baatz who passed away in March. This de-votional was a tribute to her. We closed with prayer.

Old Business was dealt with and it included an evaluation of the Bean Supper and some suggestions were made to improve it. Again, we wish to thank all of those who helped us with this big commun-ity event by baking beans, making scalloped potatoes, salads and pies. This project would not be possible without your help. Also, to those who worked as servers, cutting pies and in buying a commercial dishwasher, which will be a great help.

Several pieces of correspond-ence were read: One from BC Conference UCW AGM Apr. 26-27, the theme being “Living our Love” in Port Coquitlam with speaker Rev. Karen Midland. An-other 1st United Church Mission in Vancouver about their work. We also received a thank you from

Carmen Salaesacan and a report from UWC Morogoro pro-ject about them train-ing women to be mid-wives and what a dif-ference that has made

to the women there. Naramata sent a thank you for our support.

We then had our refreshment break and a time of fellowship.

Our UCW Ladies will be lead-ing one of the Sunday services in June because Alice begins her next year with us in July.

Deep cleaning of church and hall was discussed and will make more plans next month.

Reports were given. The Treas-urer’s report was handed out and the others given verbally. Dorothy, our sunshine lady, has sent out sev-eral cards for birthdays and con-dolences. Reta gave the Outreach report and said she had received many stamps and Campbell soup labels, so a big thank you to those who save these items for us. Zion United will be hosting Soups On on Apr. 19 in our church hall as the Anglican hall is in use for the an-nual Art Show.

Our May meeting will be May 7 at 2 pm in the church hall and any ladies who are interested in our work or who would like to come as a visitor would be most welcome.

We closed with the UCW Bene-diction.

Bean Supper was a success

Pancakes and TV signals

United in SpiritUnited Church Women

Phyllis Gray

Post Office at 10 am. Then we

will pick a road / highway and pick up all the litter around our little town. Come on out and help make a difference, take pride in your community, bring the kids!

I do suggest you wear gloves, comfortable shoes, and as I’m sure it will be sunny, some sun screen and a hat! Safety vests, picker up-pers, and garbage bags are sup-plied.

We will gather at Madden Is-land once we are finished for a pot luck wiener roast. The SBCC will supply the hotdogs, but please feel free to bring along a plate of cook-ies or a salad or something as we gather to congratulate each other on a job well done!

Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and again this year the Spences Bridge Fire Dept. is host-ing a Mother’s Day pancake break-fast! Come on out any time after 9 am and buy your Mother break-fast! You’ll be supporting the Fire Dept. and getting to mingle with all your neighbours. Come on out for breakfast even you don’t have a Mother!

The Community Club will be drawing their Mother’s Day Raf-fle at the breakfast – watchfor tick-ets at the Packing House, the Post Office, Cook’s Ferry Band Office, and the Log Cabin Pub. The priz-es are as follows; a crochet heart-patterned throw (made and donat-ed by Carol Madden), a beautiful hanging basket (donated by yours truly), and a super fancy First Aid kit (donated by SB Fire Dept.).

TV coming to townThere is some news to report

on the TV / radio front - we soon will have four TV stations: CBC, Global, CTV, and Knowledge.

Thanks to Mark Hunt for the donation of the fencing for the equipment. It seems we need a new dish in order to receive CBC radio Kamloops, so that is something we will look into in the fall.

On the bright side, when I hear the travel advisory and weath-er for Prince George on an hour-ly basis…..well, I feel so happy to live in Spences Bridge!!

Next Community Club meetingThe next Community Club will

be our last ‘till our AGM in Sep-tember – so come on out May 8 at 7 pm and support your community.

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VICTORIA - The election period for British Columbia’s 40th Provincial Gen-eral Election began on Apr. 16 with the disso-lution of the Legisla-ture and the issuance of a writ of election.

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