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Locally grown food gets support

Kids’ TRY-athlon part of Festival

Local governments are coming on board with a proposal to study and increase local food production in the area.

Farmer Marg Durnin and Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce president Dave Durksen attended Council meetings in Cache Creek and Ashcroft on Monday night to tell councillors about their proposal and to ask them to apply for a $5,000 Healthy Communities grant, available to all communities.

Cache Creek had already applied for the funding for another use, but supported the pro-posal and asked to be kept informed. Ashcroft agreed to apply for the funding and supported the proposal in principle. Durnin said TNRD Area I was involved, Merritt had also responded favourable, and they were planning to talk to Clinton, Lytton, Logan Lake and Lillooet.

“What brought it to a head for me was what happened to Horstings,” said Durnin.

Once a busy and vibrant farm with orchards and fields full of vegetable crops, the property is once again for sale and the land is uncared for.

“It’s certainly consistent with our Official Community Plan,” pointed out Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta.

Four or five communities applying for the grant would give the project approximately $20,000 to operate on.

If they can find the money, they plan to form a steering committee with representatives from each of the communities, talk to producers and consumers, collect research and find ways to support and increase local food producers.

The Wellness Festival TRY-athlon got the green light from Ashcroft Council on Monday after organizer Wayne Little told councillors that Triathlon BC had sanctioned the children’s event, which involves swimming, bicycling and running.

Little says he’s rounding up sponsors to pay for the medals and the $150 sanction fee, and will use parents as volunteers for the race.

The free event will take place on Saturday, July 20 at noon, beginning at the swimming pool and ending up on Railway Ave.

Ashcroft Rodeo ParadeIt’s too bad that it only happens once a year, but when it does happen, the annual Ashcroft Rode Parade is a multi-sensory feast that delights and excites! Good job to all who made it happen!

Celebrating the Royal Canadian Legion’s 87th AnniversaryCome Help Ashcroft Branch 113 Celebrate

• OPEN HOUSE •SATURDAY, JUNE 29th • 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Kids are Welcome • BYOB (Bring your own Banana)In celebration of Legion Week, Branch 113 will be holding an OPEN HOUSE in our Courtyard Area on Saturday, June 30th.

Bring your kids to introduce them to the Legion functions and family.We will be providing the fixings for Banana Splits and will be serving Hot Dogs and Refreshments as well.

The Cadets will attend as well as members of the Branch and the Ladies Auxiliary who will be available to provide information about their organizations and to answer any questions you may have regarding what each of these groups does.

They will also provide information on becoming a member and how membership requirements have changed.Come and meet your Legion/LA Members and learn how your local Legion contributes to not only the Veterans but to the Community

at large by way of donations to local and other organizations, teams and bursaries to local students.We will be having KARAOKE as well. We hope you will come out and join our celebration.

(Liquor will be served only in the lounge area from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.)

AshcroftRoyal Canadian Legion

Legion WeekJune 24-30, 2013

A 2 www.ash-cache-journal.com Thursday, June 27, 2013 The JournalCOMMUNITY

Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Knock down partyJune 21 at 1:20 am police were called

to a domestic assault on the Ashcroft Re-serve after a 56 year old man punched his 43 year old common law wife in the face and knocked her to the ground where she lost consciousness. She was taken to Kamloops hospital for treatment and re-quired stitches over her eye. The man was arrested at the residence and is facing an ssault causing bodily harm charge. There were several people in the residence at the time and all had been drinking.

Neighbours need distanceJune 21 at noon a 41 year old Ash-

croft man attended the Detachment to file a complaint about his 48 year old neigh-bour who, he said, was trespassing on his property. The neighbour was pulling weeds along the property line between the two houses when the complainant’s wife went outside. She and the neighbour exchanged heated words and she accused him of being on their property. The neigh-bour admitted to police that he may have had one foot on their side of the property line as he pulled his weeds. They were all advised that it was not a police matter.

Suspicious activityJune 21 at 2:30 pm a 30 year old

Cache Creek man called to complain about a suspicious male lurking near his truck. When he told the subject to get off his property, the subject told him that he was just picking up the hubcap that had rolled off of his vehicle. The complainant was advised that it wasn’t really a police matter.

Male visitors not allowedJune 21 at 2:30 pm a 66 year old

Cache Creek man called to complain about a female tenant that he’d rented a house to. He said that he’d rented it to her on the condition that she not have any men over, but she was not abiding by that rule and he wanted police to remove her. He was advised that once he rents a prop-erty, it is up to the tenant who has access.

Speed leads to accidentJune 21 at 3:30 police attended a sin-

gle vehicle crash on Hwy 1 15 km east of Cache Creek after a 1994 Honda Civic lost control while passing another vehicle and hit the ditch. Both driver and passen-ger were shaken up but not injured The 22 year old Ashcroft woman was given a ticket for speeding based on numer-ous witness accounts who estimated her speed at around 130 kph.

Hit a nerveJune 22 at 2 pm RCMP received a re-

quest from a 59 year old Ashcroft man for assistance in removing his 23 year old son from his residence after an argument between the two. The son normally resid-ed at his ex-wife’s house in Ashcroft, but was visiting. However, he was constant-ly playing video games and cursing at the characters. The father was worried that he was going to become violent. The moth-er, 46, said she had no problems with her

son. His father became upset when he mentioned the older man’s in-fidelity that led to his parent’s di-vorce.

Those dirty ratsJune 22 at 4:50 pm police re-

ceived a complaint of a possible impaired driver in an Ashcroft apartments park-ing lot after the man’s Chev pickup hit a parked Chevrolet Tracker while trying to park. The 52 year old Aldergrove man Failed a roadside sobriety test and was given a 90 day driving prohibition. His truck was impounded for 30 days.

Police returned to the apartment build-ing at 9:45 pm for a disturbance, caused by the same man, who was making com-ments and threats about “bringing some-one up from Vancouver” to deal with the “rats” who called the police. Officers at-tended but the man had cooled down.

Party hardyJune 22 at 11:45 pm police were

called to the Ashcroft Reserve for a loud party. Officers observed that all of the windows and doors to the residence were open and the music was loud. There was a small fire burning in the backyard and a number of people enjoying the party. They were very co-operative and turned down the volumn.

At 2:20 am police returned to the resi-dence after a disagreement led to blows. The 40 year old owner had been punched in the face by a 32 year old Ashcroft man, who then fled the scene. The man was taken to the Ashcroft hospital where he required stitches. The other man was not located but is facing an assault charge.

Hungry Herbies B&EJune 25 at 3:41 am police were noti-

fied of a break and enter at Hungry Herbies in Cache Creek by a courier who was dropping a shipment at the restaurant and noticed the damage. The thief stole a substantial amount of cash, damaging the back door and the office. Items have been seized for forensic examination, but there are no suspects at this time. Anyone with any information or witnessing any-thing suspicous around the restaurant be-tween 11 pm June 24 and 3:30 am June 25 are asked to call the RCMP at 453-2216 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Gun AmnestyRCMP would like to remind the pub-

lic that Gun Amnesty continues only until the end of June. Anyone with unwanted firearms that are unregistered or restrict-ed may contact the Ashcroft Detachment at 250-453-2216. Officers will retrieve the unwanted weapons from the owners’ homes. Please do not bring them to the Detachment.

Registered weapons may be turned in to police at any time. All weapons surren-dered will be destroyed.

Bicycle surveyRCMP are issuing a simple bike sur-

vey to children to help them gauge the level of bike knowledge and safety among local riders. The simple survey asks about helmet use and rules of the road and will help police educate riders on these issues. The survey is available at the schools, at the Detachment and at the RCMP kiosk at the Wellness Festival in July.

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Nine-day geocache event takes place in Gold Country

Music for everyone coming to Ashcroft this July

Gold Country Communities Society is promising a Gold Country experience beyond your wildest dreams on June 29. There will be entertainment, fun and games, geocach-ing trails, local history and culture of the Gold Country area – all planned for your enjoyment.

Fun for the entire family and of course there will be geocaching. A minimum of 100 caches will be released the beginning day of June 29 in Merritt. This will be the Westcan3 MegaEvent! GC43VD0.

WestCan is a Canadian legacy series of mega events to support rural economic de-velopment in Western Canada. The Gold Coun-try Geocaching Poker Run is proud to carry the torch as WestCan3 following on the heels of the success of Best of the Bad (WestCan1) and Is-land Spirit 2012 (WestCan2). The Gold Coun-try Geocaching Poker Run (WestCan3) will be a historic gold rush themed event - and will fur-ther build on the success of WestCan2.

The Geocaching Poker Run Route will in-volve our various communities within Gold Country and stretch over a nine day period. Various routes have been planned for attendees who can stay the entire nine days, as well as those who can only attend for a few days. Go geocaching in each community and collect the special poker chips in the caches.

The geocaches will remain active after the event is over and will be found on www.geo-caching.com. This is a one-of-a-kind event you don’t want to miss! For more in depth infor-mation about the Poker Run, hotel and camp-ground reservations, registration, routes, the itinerary and more please visit the official web-site from the following link www.exploregold-country.com.

To register go to www.goldtrail.com. Regis-tration is not required if you are only geocach-ing.

The Poker Run begins in Merritt on June 29 in the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena and in-cludes a beginner workshop, a geocache con-tainer camouflage demonstration and other ac-tivities.

The fun moves to Savona on June 30 at the community park on Kamloops Lake with sur-vival-themed challenges on the beach and a geodog treasure hunt event.

July 1 in Logan Lake means a fun day of Canada Day activities at the Logan Lake Re-creation Centre. Then it’s off to Spences Bridge and a Barbecue dinner at the Log Cabin Pub and Alfred Hitchock’s Psycho on a 135 inch screen on July 2.

On July 3 go night caching in Ashcroft with a group of eager geocachers – after dinner at the River Inn. Bring a flashlight and wear your PJs. (But wear appropriate footwear!)

In Clinton, enjoy hot dogs at the Clinton Pines Campground on July 4. Then it’s up the highway to Huber Farms in 70 Mile House for a barbecue and overnight camping on July 5.

Fort Berens Winery in Lillooet will be the meeting place on July 6 where participants will be able to sample their wines before dinner at the Cook Out restaurant.

On July 7, meet at Kumsheen high school for the final day of this event. There will be on-going family events as well as auctions where participants can use their poker chips. The win-ners of the poker hands will be announced at this time.

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As organizers for the upcoming 1st Annual Ashcroft Wellness Festi-val head into the final weeks of prepar-ation, the schedule of events continues to grow.

Starting with a free concert Friday evening featuring tunes from Spences Bridge band “Flat Busted”, to the final ceremonies on Sunday afternoon, the festival will offer a wide variety of en-tertainment for all ages and tastes. The beauty of the varied entertainment is that people can either watch it or be-come active participants.

Our headliner is Steve Elliott, other-wise known as “Elvis Elite;” an Elvis

tribute singer extraordinaire. We are told he has a following wherever he goes and puts on a high energy show complete with all the classic Elvis moves; you don’t want to miss this! He will do two, one-hour performances on Saturday afternoon and will be on stage at the St. Albans Hall on Sunday mor-ning to sing many gospel songs as part of a non-denominational church ser-vice.

Zumba, belly dancing, tai chi and various genres of music from local buskers will keep the stages busy as one group after another will keep festi-val goers entertained.

Saturday night will feature an open air street dance open to all ages with music by the local band “32nd Av-enue.” These guys know how to get you up and moving with a wide reper-toire of songs. Bring family, friends and neighbours down and join in the fun.

Not only will the stages be full of entertainers, but the streets will see an array of buskers performing all man-ner of acts. Exciting stuff for sure and this is only the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned for more information to come.

The Festival is being held in down-town Ashcroft July 19-21.

Andrea Walker

Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement Signing CeremonySchool District 74 held a special ceremony on June 17 with the chiefs of 19 First Nations to sign a new five-year Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement. The ceremony took place at the Chief Tetlenista Outdoor Theatre in Spences Bridge. (Above: Top L-R: Kevin Whitney, Donna Gallinger, Robert Shintah, Randy Porter, Janet Webster, Metis President: Bev Hodgson, and Tammy Mountain. Bottom L-R: Art Adolph, Michael LeBourdais, Michelle Edwards, Garry John, Ministry of Education rep, Colleen Hannah, Chair of the School Board, Carmen Ranta, David Walkem, Larry Fletcher and Council representive Betsy Munroe. Below: the Enhancement Agreement working group. Top L-R top: Chief Art Adolph, Kim Halayko, Barbara Roden, Trustee Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, Colleen Minnabarriet, Tammy Mountain, and Chief Donna Gallinger. Bottom L-R: Angie Thorne, Gladys Grenier, Freda Loring, and Marilyn Napoleon.


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Where does one even start? It has been a while, but that is not too say that we haven’t been busy.

Before we start on what’s happen-ing in Blue Sky Country…we have a few Shout Outs!

First off a huge congratulations to Ashcroft’s very own Jackie Tegart, the new MLA for Fraser Nicola. Rural blood runs through her veins and there is no doubt she will put her consider-able passion and energy to work while moving her rural constituency forward.

Also, a thank you to outgoing MLA Harry Lali, who fought many battles as an opposition MLA, winning his fare share. Thank you for your many years of service for the Fraser Nicola con-stituency.

A short Shout Out also to MOTI. The Ministry of Transportation and myself do not always agree but they have been incredibly responsive to all my concerns regarding highway issues… Well done!

And a final Shout Out to Interior Roads for their great community ser-vice and work above and beyond the call of duty.

Before I start TNRD catch up cor-ner, I would like to mention the efforts by Mayor Anderson in trying to bring economic input to our area in the form of the Inland Port. Many conversations have taken place and to even get a piece of the Delta Port expansion would be an economic game changer to our area. Consider the attraction of high pay-ing jobs for our younger folk. After graduation most don’t return home as

the job mar-ket is limit-ed in scope and in pay. The Inland Port would change this.

Time is short…deci-sions are just around the corner. An economic op-portunity like

this comes along once in a blue moon for communities the size of Ashcroft. Let your voice be heard. Talk to the powers that be at CN and CP… have railroad connections, maake a call, send an email. Let your MLA know how you feel. She can take the message to Victoria.

I called Tony Pellet at the Agricul-tural Land Commission (he has been involved since the beginning) to dis-cuss the removal of nearly 900 acres of prime farm land out of the ALR in Del-ta for the port expansion. He is happy to discuss the issues. Give Tony a call. Help save farm land while promoting rural economic development. As Del-ta Mayor Lois Jackson put it, “I am in total support of the Ashcroft Terminal location. It’s a win…win scenario.”

Projects funded in whole or partial-ly by the TNRD within Blue Sky Coun-try include:

- New Spences Bridge water sys-tem. This state of the art deep well sys-tem has taken Spences Bridge off a

boil alert for the first time in over six years…yeah!!!

- Bonaparte River Habitat Enhance-ment, and Ashcroft Curling Club; Winding Rivers Art and Performance Society; Lytton Info Centre; Archie Clemes Community Hall; Spius Creek Habitat Enhancement; Travel thecan-yon.com website; Hat Creek Ranch; Nicola Lake Water management; De-sert Daze Music Festival; Botanie Val-ley Forest Protection project; and Spen-ces Bridge Community Club. Been busy…I may have missed one or two.

Projects currently in the works…all at different stages: 16 Mile Recreation development site; Park Status for Spen-ces Bridge school site; Walhachin Mu-seum property improvement project; Train whistling cessation; Walhachin Highway signage project; Fraser Basin Council Thompson River Steelhead In-itiative; Spences Bridge school green project; and Food Security and Eco-nomic Development Project for the Canyon communities (just started this week. A Shout Out to Marg Durnin and David Durksen who have taken this one by the horns and are working in a very short time frame).

I believe that is about it, in a nut-shell. There are a few more things on the back burner. Hopefully you will read about them here soon.

A big thanks to the staff at the TNRD! They are an incredible pool of knowledge and without their help, most of these initiatives would not have hap-pened.

Until next time…

I have been blessed with being able to have travelled to most parts of Canada over the years, and have experienced much of it through either being a resident or by ex-periencing it with those who are residents. That’s very different than just passing through.

The only parts I’ve missed, sadly, are Labrador and the Yukon.

I hope that it’s given me a better under-standing of what it is to be a Canadian - our differences and our similarities, what we value and why we value it.

I can say, honestly, that I’ve heard the same expressions of pride in every prov-ince, and I believe that we all have good reason - from whichever province we come from - to feel proud.

It stings a little to hear people make comments out of ignorance that insult those from other provinces - Ontario and Quebec, most notably. We’re all the same.

British Columbia is indeed a beauti-ful province. But so is Alberta, and On-tario, and Nova Scotia, and all of the rest. This country as a whole is one of the most beautiful places on this planet! And for all of the shortcomings of our provincial and federal politicians, I count my blessings every day that this is where I was born.

Growing up along the border allowed me an up close and personal view of life in the United States. Or, at least, Detroit (when it still had four million people). It was a place that most of us avoided, but contact with Detroiters was inevitable as they seemed to love visiting Windsor way more than Windsorites returned the social call. They were... different. They weren’t Canadian.

Living so close to the US helped me de-fine what being a Canadian meant. And moving around the country made me appre-ciate all of the things that Canadians have in common - even in Quebec.

On July 1 - Dominion Day or Canada Day, take your pick, we’ll all be singing the same national anthem, eating cake and holding backyard picnics with the family (and the mosquitos, yellow jackets and ants. And maybe we’ll all be thinking that it’s a good thing to be Canadian.

Kicking into high gear

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Ashcroft Legion General Meeting3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

(no meeting July and August)

Euchre, first & third Sunday of every month1:00 to 4:00 pm, beginners welcome

Contract Bridge, beginners welcomeEvery Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00 pm

MEAT DRAWEvery Saturday ~ 3:00 pm

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July 1 - Canada Day at Ashcroft Pool Park. 11:15 Bike Decorating, Noon - Colour Parade & Celebration. Free hotdogs, cake and ice cream.

July 10 - Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents Music In The Park with the Jackie Treehorn Band. Opening for him is Nadine Davenport. These evening concerts are held at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. in Ashcroft, 7:00-9:30 pm.

July 19-21 - Ashcroft’s first annual Wellness Awaits You Festival. Demonstrations, workshops, activities, music and more!

Every Friday - Soup’s On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.

Every Saturday - Cache Creek Farmer and Flea Market 9 am to 1 pm at the main intersection, next to Chums Restaurant.

The Ashcroft and District Rodeo Association

would like to extend a HUGE thank you to

everyone who made our 51st Annual Rodeo and Dance such a success!From the Committee

to the Sponsors to the Volunteers: every last one of you made “The Biggest Little Rodeo in

The West” the best ever.

The Ashcroft and District The Ashcroft and District Rodeo Association

would like to extend would like to extend a HUGE thank you to

everyone who made our everyone who made our 51st Annual Rodeo and 51st Annual Rodeo and Dance such a success!Dance such a success!From the Committee

to the Sponsors to the to the Sponsors to the Volunteers: every last Volunteers: every last one of you made “The one of you made “The Biggest Little Rodeo in Biggest Little Rodeo in

The West” the best ever.The West” the best ever.

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CAKEWALKCHRONICLES

Things on this planet that worth fighting for

Never too many chefs at Soups On

Cakewalk, as a wordCakewalk was a word coined from

a game played by youngsters and adults alike. The game features a table sur-rounded by chairs, and on the table is a three layer cake. Music is played, and the participants march to the music. When the music stops, there is a scram-ble to sit down in a chair. It’s a fun game which I played many years ago while in Clinton.

Writing about our community and its people is a bit like scrambling for one of those chairs when the music stops. It’s a challenge. To come up with themes that others, besides yourself, might be interested in. The tune played in this case, is the deadline for publica-tion in The Journal. Sometimes, I find that events and my thoughts about them don’t coincide with publication. Like in the game of Cakewalk, no one loses. Writing this column is just plain pleas-ure for the writer. I am gratified quite often by remarks made while I’m shop-ping at Safety Mart, or stopped on the street by persons who enjoy the col-umn.

Pipelines and incineratorsEnbridge is boosting up the adver-

tising for that pipeline from Alberta that would go through two mountain ranges, farmland and valleys in B.C. to be pumped onto freighters at the coast, and shipped thousands of miles across the Pacific to China. The claims and warnings being made by the paid pro-ponents of the pipeline through B.C. re-

minds me of those I read about made by the owners of the coal and tin mines in England during the industrial revolu-tion. That, if they took the women and children out of the mines, the nation would go into the disaster mode eco-nomically.

The threat to the environment of British Columbia and the coastal wat-ers is formidable. The oil industry of Alberta is formidable too. The tar sands are yielding unlimited wealth, as was expected, the cost of which is prob-ably inestimable at this point. Our Prime Minister is an Albertan. His job is to see that every obstacle is re-moved to the marketing of oil and bitu-men to China. That “little” spill of 800 litres near Merritt, is a drop in the buck-et compared with what is envisioned as a pipeline to B.C. Not even a drop. As the propaganda of the industry and the forces of commerce accelerate, the hope of the industry is, that the pub-lic, including the First Nations people, and environmentalists will, somehow, climb on board, or be silenced into ac-ceptance of this proposal.

Yes, the building of the pipeline and everything else being considered as a compon-ent to take Alberta oil to China will bring jobs for probably a couple of years or longer. And after that, what? The oil indus-try in Alberta will benefit gi-gantically. Unless, of course, the Chinese economy takes a down turn. And the experts tell us that can happen. Will hap-

pen, eventually. We live in a danger-ous, complicated world. The need for “another way”, not only in the business of selling and transporting oil and bitu-men over long distances has never been more cogent. What seems the least ex-pensive route is not always the least ex-pensive, as it so often, turns out.

Garbage, again, and incineratorsTo people who have lived in areas

where the incineration of garbage is a harsh fact of life, no one will dispute that their environment is dramatically affected. I have relatives who lived in Chicago, and when the incinerator was proposed for this area some years back, one of them wrote and urged me to op-pose the plan. Many of us did. And the plan was shelved. The environmental factors that weigh in are a large propon-ent of the kind of opposition we have been seeing. Thousands in the Low-er Mainland came out to oppose the GVRD plan to incinerate their garbage in a prime agricultural and residential area. So, now the GVRD are looking to

the Interior. They are seeking interest from Regional Districts.

Soup’s On is well into its fifth year in Ashcroft. It is held every Friday from 11 am to 1 pm at St Alban’s Church Hall (501 Brink St.) and is hosted with many thanks by a variety of church and com-munity groups. On occasion, Zion United Church hosts the luncheon in its hall when there are schedule conflicts at St Al-ban’s - many thanks to the con-gregation at Zion United for stepping in and graciously hosting on those days.

Each week you can expect to have choices in soups avail-able (with a vegetarian op-tion), buns from our local Ash-croft Bakery, fresh vegetables and fruits served with dip or as salads along with homemade baked desserts. Such abun-dance and generosity from our community members!

During the summer and fall there are vegetables and fruits brought by neighbours and friends for our guests to take home for their and their family’s use.

There are people who work in the background supporting us in ways you may not know - our local South Cariboo Eliza-beth Fry Society donates sur-

plus and suitable items they re-ceive which are a great help to the program. Often the coffee you drink is coffee from our local roaster at Beans Roasted Rite, and Bernice has gener-ously donated time and materi-als, sewing beautiful aprons for the groups hosting the luncheons. Watch for them be-ing worn by our hosting team.

Many thanks as well to our local AA and Al-Anon groups for their donations which hap-pen in the background without the knowledge of many com-munity members.

There are young people who come forward and help with table clearing without ever being asked whenever they come as guests for lunch. And others who have their lunch and then pop in and ask if help is needed with clean up. Many thanks to all those extra hands which certainly lighten the work load!

And, being a community connections program means many people give financial do-nations for their meals. You may wonder what happens to those donations - the funds are split between our local Food Bank at the South Cariboo

Elizabeth Fry office and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. That means we (you) give back locally and internationally. The program supports people in need in our own commun-ities as well as helps to support people in other countries with food and sustainable farming practices. So everything that happens through the Soup’s On Program keeps on giving - locally and globally.

Many thanks to everyone who participates in this valu-able program - you probably had no idea of the impact of your work and generosity.

One last thing - a program such as this is always in need of people to volunteer some time to help keep the program running. Your commitment would be to be put togeth-er with others on a team to host a luncheon approximate-ly once every two months. If you are able to assist us to keep the program operating for our community members, call 250 453-2053 to let us know, or speak with someone you see working at Soup’s On when you join us for a delicious luncheon experience!!!

Martina Baier

See CAKEWALK on p. 6

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Poverty, disease and the loss of another heroNobody needs

a reminder that this area, dry belt

as it is, is also prime farmland and ranch country. I know that proponents insist that technology has improved in the pro-cess of incineration. Be that as it may. Or may not be. But isn’t it time for GVRD’s engineers to seek something other than “Out of sight, out of mind”, and to see the transportation of garbage as an anachron-ism in this day and age? The costs of transporting garbage to incineration sites alone must be formidable.

Livestock and produce farms must maintain pristine environments. No one wants to buy cattle or cauliflower from an environment with garbage inciner-ators, toxic or otherwise. And it seems

to me, how things accelerate when once they are accepted by the powers that be. The landfill in Cache Creek we were told, for example, would close in 20 years. Yet, that promise, if it was a promise, seems as ephemeral as the odors that permeate come summer winds, in that area. And expansion has been increased to include many more hectares for a much longer period.

When a toxic waste incinerator was proposed for this area back in the 1980’s, I can recall about 400 persons in this vil-lage coming out and standing on Railway Street to oppose the plan which the Prov-incial government seemed all too eager to endorse. I can recall civil disobedience being taught to groups. Maybe other long time residents will remember that tension

filled time. Some in the commun-ity were all for it, and some fam-ilies were split down the middle about the issue. It was not the best of times for our villages.

“Sharp shooter” cancer cure?It has been used to cure tumors

in mice and it does it with speed and intensity that doesn’t effect healthy blood cells. Dr. Tak Mak of Toronto recently announced the new drug. He emphasized that it has yet to be proven that it can de-stroy cancers in humans. Hardly a family anywhere has not been ef-fected by cancer disease in one form another. Let’s hope these Canadian medical researchers have come up with some hope for us all.

To quote Dr. Mak, “We began to look for specific therapies de-signed to fix what is broken, in-stead of throwing a bomb hoping to

kill more bad than good cells”. I like Dr. Mak’s analogy, “throwing a bomb.”

With the current therapies, if they don’t kill you, they may cure you. At least for a while. My father, brother and sister died too soon of cancer. I suffered renal cancer myself and opted for surgery, rath-er than chemo. That was six years ago. Someone suggested my cancer was “be-nign”. I can assure you, as Dr. Stewart as-sured me, it was anything but.

Nelson MandelaOnly one of several of the most out-

standing figures of our age, Nelson Man-dela, as I write, is in hospital in South Af-rica, and it is clear that the great man’s days are numbered. Family are gathering. His people wait for the end. And when it comes, the grief and loss will be felt in a way which cannot be imagined. Mandela is an icon. A beacon of endurance and strength. Another great icon of the age was Ghandi. And yet another was Mar-tin Luther King. Peace and Equality were the hallmarks of their lives. I can’t hear King’s famous “I have a dream” speech without being moved to the core.

Half of native kids live in povertyA headline by Colin Perkel of Can-

adian Press, points out that the number is triple the national average. The report of the Canadian Center for Policy Alterna-tives refers to the condition of Metis, Inuit, and non-status Indian children, as well as children of immigrants and (so-called) visible minorities.

“That half of status First Nation chil-dren live in poverty should shock all Can-adians,” said Patricia Erb, head of Save the Children Canada. It isn’t just income that is referred to in the report, but the ab-

sence of resources in communities and infrastructure. The definition of poverty is an income of $38,000 a year for a family of four.

The elders of our society in Canada, many of them, if not most of them, also live with incomes that are considered at the poverty level, or below it. The elderly, the children, especially those in the cat-egories mentioned above, must deal with increasing costs of just about everything.

Many of us manage. And manage quite well, all things considered. But the inequities in our Canadian society have become more and more delineated with every generation. The rich for those very few, are getting richer. And the poor, which is most of us, are getting poorer.

Let’s face it. We have a long way to go.

The things that matterIt isn’t just the weather that has made

this column deal with what may be termed, the deeper issues. It’s been rain-ing for 48 hours non-stop. I read a lot and keep informed by listening. I enjoy Peter Mansbridge’s panels on political matters, Rex Murphy’s O so decidedly opinionat-ed rants, and Rick Mercer’s rants as well. I enjoy documentaries that show us how other people live the world over. And I lis-ten to the news both Canadian, and Brit-ish. The BBC Canada news comes on at 5:30 pm on KCTS, and I often hear news that our newspapers and tv doesn’t report on. I guess that makes me a news junkie.

We live in our little village on the Thompson River, enjoying such a peace-ful, healthy environment. Our social lives are enhanced by community volunteers who work in every sphere. It is so easy to forget “the world”.

A few people tell me, “I don’t listen to the news or read about it because it is so depressing.” Well, I can’t deny that much of it is depressing. But a lot of it isn’t. It is uplifting. We are put on this world to learn. I came to that conclusion many years ago. We learn to suffer. We learn to feel joy. We learn to learn.

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Lakeside regulations make simple repairs onerousA rose by another other name

When was Loon Lake valley moved into the rain forest I would like to know? The green is in-tense and really quite lovely but is it still the same Loon Lake? June is known to be a rainy month but I am sure we have exceeded most records this month. The pine trees have put on long growth candles; some look to be al-most 30 cm long and are quite lovely as the raindrops spar-kle from the needles.

One of the benefits of country living is the fresh air and this month we have been treated to special “air fresheners” as well; with the lovely scent of the lilacs followed by the most delicate and delightful scent of the wild roses coming in on the evening breeze. In my yard there is another perfume that comes from the foliage of a heritage yellow rose that has been growing here since at least the 1950’s. My mother had the bush in her garden and I have kept it going. It is an un-usual rose as it has a very distinct and pleasant perfume from the leaves which is especially noticeable in June just after a rainfall. Many call it Harrison’s yellow but I do not think it is. In many ways the rose resembles more a Persian yel-low, with round ball buds but the literature on roses I have consulted indicates that, while Persian Yellow has pleasantly scented leaves, its blossoms are to have an unpleasant scent - which is not the case with this rose, at least to my nose. This rose is likely to be also in many other local gardens and if anyone knows about its history and ancestry I would be glad to hear from you.

Wildlife on paradeNature is out in full glory here at Loon Lake. It is the sea-

son for all kinds of bothersome things on wings and eight legs - flies, spiders, mosquitoes and ants – all seem to want my blood. It is fun to watch the cats sitting still, watching the mosquito buzz around them and then snapping at the critter and eating it.

Doe deer are now with their fawns and will be extreme-ly aggressive in protecting their little ones; so do watch your dogs and cats and keep them close. The bucks with their new antler growth wrapped in velvet and well on the way for fall display are still quite cheeky about browsing the gardens and picking the best flowers to dine on.

Dogs preferredResidents of Loon Lake Road are remarkable for their

care for their pets and their livestock – at least most of them are; and many homes have at least one rescue pet found abandoned along the road. They know that taking in a pet is a lifelong commitment to provide care and attention. In this past month one well known dog died of old age.

The dog has been known for 10 years or more to most residents as the “dump” dog, as that was where it used to hang out most days looking for companionship and comfort. Other times it was in the middle of Loon Lake Road in the vicinity of the transfer station. It did have an owner, however it was usually on the road, at the transfer station or in some-one else’s yard.

The dog was gentle and friendly with all people and ani-mals. Many residents became fond of it and were concerned about it. Four and a half years ago the dog settled in with a neighbour. The owner family was contacted several times and asked to pick the dog up, how-ever it kept returning to the neighbour.

So the neighbour decided to care for the dog rather than get the SPCA involved. They gave the dog the shelter, companionship and the care that it needed. This kept it off the road most of the time, however the dog still regularly took a walk down to visit the transfer station when it was open. Somehow its inner calendar told it when it was Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Some residents would stop by to find out how the dog was doing and drop off a toy, some treats, a bone or food supplements. One resi-dent, with experience in training dogs, spent some time working with the dog to train some manners around the food dish and general obedience. Those who cared for it could see it

was failing in the last several months and a number of fam-ilies pitched in and helped with caring for the dog in the last week. When the dog died, neighbours expressed their sym-pathies with the care giver family.

Then, for the first time in over four years the former owners contacted the caregiver – to complain that they had not received the attention and consideration they felt they were entitled to when “their dog” died. On the other hand they had not given consideration to the dog, or to the vet bills, medicines, special food or anything else relating to the care of the dog, which was paid for by the caregiver. Epi-sodes like this explain why it is easier to love a dog than to “love thy neighbour”; and why the SPCA refers to those who have pets as “guardians” rather than “owners”.

Lakeside maintenance and repair becoming onerousThe lakeside residential property owners along Loon

Lake Road are following carefully the case of Shuswap Lake regarding docks on the lake, both in terms of non-waterfront property owners using public access for a private dock and in terms of the requirement that a dock owner get a permit to re-pair their dock.

I have briefly skimmed the Water Act and the section 9 requirements and as far as I can see it is a form of notifica-tion of maintenance or repair that must be filed at least 45 days before maintenance work on a dock begins and there is no cost for this. I fail to understand why the government is pushing this when staff of Front Office BC al-ready has far too much to do and is understaffed.

On line, the BC government page on the Water Act has good suggestions on how to avoid dam-aging the water environment and I think this kind of information should be emphasized and leave off the need for more filing of papers and forms.

I was however surprised and concerned by the definition of a stream in the Water Act. It reads: “a natural watercourse or source of water supply, whether usually con-taining water or not, and a lake, riv-er, creek, spring, ravine, swamp and gulch.”

If permission is needed every time a private landowner does some work in a ravine or gulch or where a spring once ran, ranchers and farmers would never be able to get on with their work. Other in-dustries using public lands, such as logging companies, mining and mineral exploration are exempted from the rules and requirements set out in the Act. No question we need to take care of our water and every-one has to do their bit.

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Celebrations start at 12 noonColour Party Parade • Skits • Kids Games

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Activities include Bike Decorating & ParadeGames for everyone include:

Tug of War • Sack Races • Egg Racesand much more

Free swimming at the pool from noon to 8 pm.The Ceremonies start at 1:30 pm

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IT’S A CANADA DAY CELEBRATION!July 1/2013

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Celebrations start at 12 noonColour Party Parade • Skits • Kids Games

Live Music • Hot Dogs

Ashcroft Pool Park

Cache Creek Celebrations

Activities include Bike Decorating & ParadeGames for everyone include:

Tug of War • Sack Races • Egg Racesand much more

Free swimming at the pool from noon to 8 pm.The Ceremonies start at 1:30 pm

with Speeches, Live Music & Cake!

Seniors Bingo from 2 pm - 4 pm

Festivities begin at10:30 amat the Cache CreekRecreational Park

Highway 97, Cache Creek

We ARECanadian!

403 Railway Ave, Ashcroft250-453-2553

The True North Strong and Free!

MondayJuly 1st

Opening ceremOny11:00 am at reg cOnn centennial park

Flag raising - royal canadian legion & rcmpSinging of O canada • mayor’s Speech • mill girl Follies performs

Free Hot Dog lunch served by the royal canadian legionBr. 194 ladies auxiliary & council Followed by the

cutting of the canada Day cake by the mayor

activities Begin - 11:30 am: lion’s club children’s Fishing Derby

Face painting • lawn gamesclinton Seniors Bingo

Seniors’ yard Sale at Seniors’ centreFire truck and ambulance Display

Canada.. .the greates t country

in the world!

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250-453-9411Highland Valley Road, Ashcroft

Dress in Red andshow your

Canadian Spirit!

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July 2013 • Week 1ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 You don’t need to hide behind a mask, Aries. Let your true feelings be shown and you will gain more respect for having done so. If you meet resistance, try again.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Don’t worry about a missed opportunity this week, Taurus. You will get a second chance and make the most of that well-deserved opportunity.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you will need to � nd ways to sure up a plan of action before you can start to move forward. You may want to seek advice from Pisces.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, keep trying even if you feel as though your efforts are getting you nowhere. Eventually you will make a breakthrough, and all that hard work will pay off.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, take care of a few things early in the week and then enjoy some much-needed and well-deserved rest and relaxation. Put travel at the top of your to-do list.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may experience a scare, but it will be short-lived and you will recover quickly. The rest of the week may prove uneventful, but do your best to stay busy.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be second-guessing an earlier decision that you now � nd isn’t working out exactly as you had hoped. It is not too late to take a different path.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, spend some quality time at home if you have been away for awhile. Time spent with your loved ones will reinvigorate you and put some hop back in your step.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, step out of the shadows for a bit this week to get the praise and recognition you deserve. There’s no shame in accepting the gratitude of others.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your focus on the future may be making it dif� cult for you to see what is right in front of you. Take stock of your immediate future and you’ll be glad you did.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, expect to tackle many things on your to-do list this week. While you are feeling motivated, keep going. You may accomplish a lot more.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, sometimes you will have to make sacri� ces, and this week you may � nd yourself putting others � rst. You thrive at being sel� ess.

Art is work, it deserves to be paid forMy friend posted a

craigslist ad online from a Vancouver res-taurant looking for solo musicians to play in their venue for free, with the privilege of promoting their mu-sic. A funny respond-er to the ad posted a counter offer for a res-tauranteur to come to their house and cook in their home for free, with the privilege of promoting their food.Like many people,

I shared the posting to my Facebook ac-count, and the com-ments went wild. One was from a restaurant owner defending the exploitive offer, but most came from frus-trated artists who were tired of being disre-spected and taken ad-vantage of.“You want entertain-

ment? Pay for it,” Rick “Poppa Dawg” Hall-ishef, a well known, well paid local musi-cian posted under the owner’s comment. “The plumber ain’t gonna come and clean your toilet for tips and neither should we. If you are too cheap to pay, then you don’t de-serve live music. And

if you play for free, you are getting what you are worth.”Ouch, his last sen-

tence stung.I’m not a musician,

but as a writer I am an artist and I’ve

worked for free many times over the years. It hasn’t felt good, but it’s what artists do, isn’t it?As expressive people

with a burning desire to get our work out of

our minds and into the world, we often will accept exposure in lieu of money because hav-ing our creations read, seen or heard is vital. Sadly, artists can’t even do that sometimes.“Get a real job,” is

the advice most of us receive, probably be-cause almost everyone knows at least one starving artist that they pity. It doesn’t seem to matter if that person is the most talented per-son they’ve ever met - unless they’re mak-ing a decent living at what they’re doing, in

our society, their value isn’t worth much.Jock Hildebrand is

my friend who shared that craigslist ad in the first place. He’s an incredibly gifted sculptor who has been at it for decades with an impressive collec-tion of art that is now world renowned. But he remembers all too well the expectation that he give his art away for free, or at a drastically reduced rate, to charity auc-tions for the so called “exposure” he would gain. Now, together with his wife Carmen, they are calling on everyone involved to stop this practice be-cause those kinds of fundraisers reduce the price of art and keep artists in a subordinate position with no ben-efit to their career.“Public art galleries

should be our biggest championing the arts,” he said. “But they’re doing the opposite when they take some-one’s work for free, or for cheap. New artists wanting to break in are promised great expo-sure by someone who speaks with authority, but in my experience, it never pays off. I don’t know anyone whose career has skyrocketed due to giving their art away at a fundraiser.”Gallery giveaways are

detrimental to artists because they’re allow-ing their work to get lost amidst other art in exchange for low bids, or no bids. They’re usually not putting their best foot forward by showing their best work either, since it’s a freebie situation. “It does nothing for the artist, and that kind of exposure will do the opposite of helping them,” he said. “Yes, I’ve done it. But it’s not something I would recommend to any art-ist.”If art is wanted for

a fundraiser, he sug-gests it be paid for by a donor, and then given away at the full value that it’s worth. Like PoppaDawg said, the plumber ain’t gonna play for tips, so why should we?PoppaDawg.com and

JockHildebrand.comLori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Wide Selection ofLOCAL PRODUCE!

Our flowers are still as beautiful as can be and this weekend we are having a sale!

Long Weekend SpecialCherries $2.99 lb.

Beets * Carrots * StrawberriesLettuce * Peppers * Peas * Beans

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Fill a flat with annuals & perennialsfor only $5.00 Indoor plants excluded

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Ashcroft is entered into theNational competition for

Communities in Bloom and will host thejudges on Thursday, July 18, 2013.

The Communities in Bloom committee would like to thank our Village workers, businesses

and residents alike for taking such pride in your premises and our town; it shows!

Each year the Ashcroft Communities in Bloom committee recognizes the yards of local residents

and congratulates them on their hard work by hanging a card of appreciation on their door knob.

The card reads:“We noticed the exceptional quality, beauty and

care taken of your property. Thanks for doing your part to make Canada a better place to live,

one community at a time.”This year’s Garden Award recipients are:

Munro/Quesnel - 245 Cliff CrescentIna East – 504 Brink Street

Dave and Pauline Ogilvie – 549 Mesa Vista DriveMr. & Mrs. Angus Muir – 210 Bancroft St.Chuck and Pat Winslow – 109 Tingley St.

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Platz – 210 Elm St.

Lawns and Gardens Spring 2013

Gardening in any sized spaceBelieve you need an acre of property to start gardening? Think again. Individuals can grow their own patch of greenery in just about any space they have on hand.When it comes time to getting your hands dirty, it doesn’t mat-ter if there are rolling hills or a single con-tainer filled with soil on which to plant. Al-though many gardening professionals present plans for larger-scale gardens, it’s possible to create smaller-scale options that require a great deal less mainte-

nance and upkeep.To get started, home-owners or apartment dwellers need to first look at the space they have. Perhaps this is a few flower pots or a small square of ex-posed dirt in an other-wise concrete jungle. Others may have an expansive backyard in which to toil in the soil. Either way, knowing what you have to work with can help home gardeners map out a more successful plan of action.Next, it’s important to consider the climate and the soil conditions.

Soil can be amended to a point, but plants that require a lot of

water may not do well in an area plagued by drought.

Colour is another thing to consider. Garden-ers with smaller spac-es may want to think about keeping gardens mainly monochro-matic, which will look more cohesive. Cool-coloured flowers and plants will help make a garden look larger. Warm-coloured flow-

ers will add impact and could create a cozier feel.Hanging baskets and raised containers can add height and free up more floor space for gardens. They’re par-ticularly helpful when space is at a premium. Keep in mind that bas-kets and containers tend to dry out easily, so us-ing peat moss, vermic-ulite and other products that tend to hold onto water will help keep the soil moist. These con-tainers also may need to be watered more fre-quently.Containers also can be used to plant small trees or shrubs. Use them for vegetable plants as well. The advantage to containers is they can be moved elsewhere if a plant is not thriving in a particular area.People who have an

extremely space with which to work may be limited to a few flower pots in the window, but they can easily grow herbs or annual flow-ers.Those who have a large space may want to consider breaking the landscape down into smaller quadrants; oth-erwise, the garden can seem unruly. Use hard-scape materials, such as mulch, rocks, boulders, and slate to break up the greenery (and also cut down on items that need pruning and wa-tering).Individuals who don’t know where to start can page through gardening magazines for ideas. Alternatively, they can consult with an area landscaper to find out which plants will do well.

Deer-proofing a gardenThere are many organic or chemically-based products on the market that deer may find of-fensive to the taste or smell.Hot pepper, sulfur and eggs or even the use of soapy water have been successful in cer-tain instances. The use of blood meal or even human hair around the garden may repel the deer and keep them

on a different foraging path. However, remem-ber that any deer that is very hungry may ignore unpleasant tastes or smells for a quick bite. If other food sources are available, there are some species of plants and trees that deer will avoid. Filling your gar-den with these plants can help you maintain a beautiful, albeit untasty, environment for deer.

When planting annuals, select among: Alyssum, Begonias, Calendula, Celosia, Dianthus, Fox-glove, Geraniums, Pars-ley, Poppy, Snapdrag-ons.In terms of perenni-als, plant these items once, and deer could stay away: Ageratum, Anemone, Astibe, Bearded iris, Catmint, Honeysuckle, Lantana, Monkshood, Rock rose,

Rosemary, Soapwort, WisteriaPlant these herbs alongside flowers for even more protection: Chives, Eucalyptus, Garlic, Mint, Thyme, Wintergreen.Gardeners who use a combination of meth-ods to keep deer out of their yards and gardens may have a higher suc-cess rate at deterring these animals.

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There are so many ways we can stay fit. Whether it’s running, walking, cycling, hiking, lifting weights, yoga, pilates or whatever. The key thing is it has to be something YOU enjoy. You may enjoy the challenge of learning some-thing new, or you may be pretty good at it and that’s why you enjoy it. Maybe it makes you happy getting better or faster.

Whatever it is, you must enjoy it, because if you don’t, you may simply stop doing it, and hopefully find another way to stay fit, or you may hop back on the couch and do eight hour marathons of watching Big Bang Theory reruns while eating a Costco sized bag of Doritos.

Everyone has their thing, but recently I was invited to try out something I have NEVER tried before. I have a very open mind about try-ing new things when it comes to fitness. As long as I can get my regular workouts in and I don’t think I’ll get hurt, I’m game. I’ve lifted weights, crossfit, mountain biked and lots of other things with friends just to try out their workouts. It’s fun. Seriously.

Nicole Archibald invited me to try out this dance fitness program called Zumba. I’m sure you’ve seen it at the AES Fun Fair and other functions. The first class was free. I was wel-comed by everyone at the door and everyone was so enthusiastic. I seemed to be the only male, though.

The class runs about one hour with a series of choreographed dance moves. You start off a little slow to warm up, then as class progresses, you move a faster.

It reminded me a lot of doing line dancing in the country bars: You follow the instructors moves to the beat of the music all while getting a great workout. The music is a series of Hip-hop and latin music. You end up getting a great workout hitting pretty much every part of your body, legs, arms, core, back etc.

I had a bit of trouble keeping up with all the different moves, but I tried my best to keep moving. The dances are choreographed so the more times you go, the easier it is to follow along. The faces of the people easily showed me that they were having a boatload of fun dancing, all while sweating and burning off calories. You can go at your own pace or really get into it and get a serious workout.

Recently Nicole, the instructor, was in-jured. I asked some of her students what they did while she wasn’t doing the classes. One per-son said she would go for walks. I tell you, un-less you were walking up to Elephant Mountain on summer day, you wouldn’t get the workout that the Zumba class would. She had lost al-most 60 pounds from going to Zumba, with a happier and healthier lifestyle to follow.

So you’re sitting at home wondering how you can lose some weight and you’ve tried everything you can think of to stay motivated and keep falling off the wagon, give Nicole a call at 250-319-3620.

Is it worth it? I think so.

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Walk, run, jump, skip, ride or zumba!This years Ashcroft Hellclimb held on June 23 was a rec-

ord breaking year. With 22 cyclists from Ashcroft, Kamloops and 100 Mile House, all came to tackle the 18 km climb of 3000 feet from Ashcroft towards Logan Lake.

Great weather with a bit of a tailwind allowed the winner Martin Bojesen from Kamloops to blaze to the top in an un-believable 47 minutes. Melissa Lowenberg used the event as a training tool for Ironman to be the first female to the top in

1 hour and 4 minutes. This event only gets bigger every year, and while sit-

ting around at the post ride BBQ, I saw them all smiling and laughing with a huge sense of accomplishment. This event is not for the feint of heart, but with a few riders I personal-ly know that have ridden very few times this year, it can be done. See you all next year, bring a friend!

Wayne Little

Bojesen takes annual Ashcroft Hellclimb

Thank YouWell, the Ashcroft Rodeo “Mining” Parade is now a thing of the past.

There are a lot of people to thank, who all contributed to making the parade a big success.First, I must thank my wonderful parade committee who put in so many hours throughout the year to

pull off the event so smoothly. A parade of this size doesn’t come cheap.Because it cost over $6,000.00 to produce, our sponsors are invaluable to the parade’s success.Thanks goes out to: Arrow Transport, A.E.S., 2nd Time Around, Cantex, Coast Range Concrete,

The Ashcroft Rodeo Assn., The Village of Ashcroft, Al & Marjorie Alberts, Teck H.V.C.,The Legion Br 113, Anie’s Pizza & Bakery, Bell & Dahms Holdings, and all of the plaque sponsors.

(Also those of you who purchased the parade calendars).Many other people contributed time, energy, and space or equipment.

Thanks to Joris Ekering for his sound system & a great job of announcing. Jacques Levesque entered 3 pieces of mining equipment into the parade to make it a genuine “mining” parade. John & Kelly of the Central Hotel donated their balcony once again for the parade announcing. Ben Roy & Bill Elliot of the Jade Shoppe donated their time, some engraving, music, and Ben’s beautiful limo that lead the parade. For the seniors’ section, thanks goes out to Safety Mart, the Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce, & the Track-side Diner for making the seniors comfortable. Tracey Cox took on the Childrens’ parade.

OK Stop & the Karate Club donated treats to the childrens’ parade.The journal helped a lot with the advertising. A huge parade Thank You to you all!

Finally, a fun community event like this requires a lot of effort from all of you wonderful parade entrants! So much creativity went in to the making of your floats!

The winners were: Best overall: The Legion. Best over-all runner-up: Irly/Timbermart.Best Club (non-profit): Communities in Bloom. Best Visiting: Cloverdale Rodeo.Best Junior Entry: The Minor Soccer Assn. Best Band: Shuswap Pipes N Drums.

Best Automotive: Ben Roy’s 1957 Chev Limo. Best over-all equestrian: The McKay Stock Ranch (Clydesdales). Best Jr. Equestrian: Anna Christian. Best Commercial: Irly/Timbermart.

All of the rest of you deserved a prize, and here is your “ THANK YOU!!!”From the parade committee.

Onward & Upward...a short break, then the planning for next years’ parade will begin!See you all then! Heather Philpott.

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Here is an opportunity to step into the Chief Financial Offi cer position in a municipality of about 1100 residents situated at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 97 in BC. Cache Creek has a friendly ambience in an arid climate zone with plenty of sunshine in both summer and winter. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Offi cer, this position directs the overall operation of the Financial Department and advises the CAO and Council on fi nancial and economic matters relating to the long term fi nancial health of the municipality. Responsibilities include all statutory duties of the fi nancial offi cer as described under the Community Charter / Local Government Act and will be accountable for asset management, budget preparation, fi nancial analysis, funding applications and cash fl ow management.You will provide support to the management team in strategic planning, budgeting, fi nancial reporting and monitoring, risk management, information technology, human resources and corporate performance management. You will maintain effective working relationships with Mayor and Council, staff, citizens, businesses, regional and neighbouring local governments, and other agencies and organizations.Qualifi cations:

• Positive, self motivated visionary fl uent in the fi nancial management role within a municipality. Municipal or related accounting/fi nancial and management experience would be an asset.

• The ability to assist in leading a cooperative and participative workplace environment with a cohesive team that promotes and sustains a productive workplace and excellent customer service

• Good working knowledge of government and legislative fi nancial management policies and standards

• Preferences will be given to candidates with an accounting designation (CGA, CMA, CA).

In addition to the opportunity to live, work and play in the “Heart of Beautiful and Diverse Gold Country,” www.exploregoldcountry.com this management position offers an attractive salary and benefi t package. Applicants are invited to respond in confi dence with a detailed resume and cover letter outlining education, experience, qualifi cations and salary expectations to: Leslie Lloyd, CAOVillage of Cache CreekBox 7, Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0Fax: 250-457-9192Email: [email protected] thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 2, 2013

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There have been some spectacular thunder storms and lightning shows. Now if the sun could shine for a few consecutive days, the gar-dens might grow and the flowers flower to do us proud for Communities in Bloom. Good luck, Clinton!

Seniors are involved in the July 1 Canada Day celebrations are going on in Reg Conn Park this year. Other seniors are busy at the Seniors Cen-tre July 1 Yard Sale/Book and Bake Sale, 10 am – 2 pm. The popular Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle will once again be featured. Hope you come out to sup-port this seniors’ endeavour.

Thank you to the Village Council who agreed to replace a tree in Reg Conn Park that had been accidentally destroyed by a Works crew. It had been planted by seniors in the Year of the Older Person. Thank you, Carl Hansen for doing the job. The lovely maple will soon provide shade for a picnic table near the play-ground area of the park.

The Lions Club has once again been hard at work for the seniors. On June 17 the foun-dation was poured for the second storage shed. Thank you so much to the Lions Club members and friends who turned out in less than perfect weather to do the job. It is very much appreci-ated.

Family Fun Day was held June 22 in Reg Conn Park with a few seniors managing the Fish Pond and Bean Bag Toss. It was a wonder-ful day full of activities for children. Thank you to the organizers. Well done!

Cards and Games will be held every Mon-day at 1 pm at the Seniors Centre, if enough people are interested during the summer. Check with one another.

Regular Clinton Seniors Association meet-ings have adjourned for the months of July and August. Next regular General meeting will be Sept. 19 following a Potluck lunch. All seniors are invited to join the Clinton Seniors Associa-tion. Annual membership fee is $15. Meetings are always the third Thursday of the month at the Seniors Centre, 217 Smith Ave.

Happy Birthday to Helene Cade on July 22.“Old as she was, she still missed her daddy

sometimes.” - Gloria NaylorA closing request - I am collecting stamps

for a gentleman who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in both lungs. He wants to make a stamp album for each of his three grand-sons, so I need three of every stamp. If you have any used stamps I would appreciate them. I’d like to help this man achieve his goal in the time he has left. Please call me at 459-0028. Thank you.

Canada Day activities and stamp collecting

New bench for Semlin Valley Golf ClubEarlier this month, the Family of Anita and Les Webster, who were longtime members of the golf course, have donated a new bench for Hole #6 (Mom’s favorite hole). Clubhouse Manager Pamela Leclair accepts the new bench from Laurie and Pam Webster.

Rockin’ & talkin’Clinton Seniors Association

Zee Chevalier

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Lyle Dean SarverJuly 14, 1925 - May 11, 2013

On May 11, 2013, Lyle Sarver left his earthly journey to join his Lord and Saviour in the mansion Jesus had prepared for him. He was surrounded by his wife Adeline and his loving family; he waited for the perfect time to leave.

Lyle was born in Carmangay, Alberta, the sixth of seven children born to Harry and Hazel Sarver.

Lyle led a very adventurous life of trapping, hunting and fishing, which he passed on to his children and grandchildren. In his younger years, Lyle was a horse logger, wrangler, cowboy and horseback hunting guide. He did a variety of interesting jobs throughout his life, such as: working on a mink farm, harvesting on the prairies, branding, breaking and shoeing horses. In 1947 while working at the Jasper Park Lodge, he guided pack grains for hunting expeditions, one of which included Bing Crosby.

When Lyle came to BC he trailed a pack train of horses into Coldfish Lake from Vanderhoof, the distance being about 500 air miles. The hunters arrived at Coldfish Lake via airplane, where he guided HR McMillan, plus many other dignitaries. In 1951 he worked as a cowboy at the O.K. Ranch for Harry Mariot and later at the Perry and Gang Ranches. A man named Ernie Madden taught him the trade of raw-hiding, which included scraping and stretching hides, cutting strips for lariats, braiding bridle reins, bridles, quirts, ropes and hackamores.

In 1951 he met Adeline Romailler at a dance in Knutsford, BC and they were married October 15, 1952. He built their home in Cache Creek where Adeline still lives. He owned a sawmill and met sawyer Wilf Nehring and developed a lasting friendship with the family.

Lyle lived a full and contented life and his happily remembered by: his wife Adeline and his five children, Norton (June), Jaci, Jon (Brenda), Klinton (Karen), Madden (Shannon), 18 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, brother Dale (Barbara), sister Gynnell,

plus numerous nieces, nephews and many family members and friends.


Work Bees and Dancing Trees create friendships

Ah, the lazy hazy days of summer… Hardly! The rain and the work haven’t eased yet.

The Community Club still has lots going on! The renovations to the hall are nearing completion as the furnace is now being boxed in, the electrical is almost finished, and the stage has been ordered! By the time our AGM rolls around in September, all work should be done and the hall will be looking good! Thanks to Carolynne Terry for keep-ing it all on track and mov-ing along.

The work bee at Madden Island was attended by only a few, but the weed wack-ers and mowers attacked the lush spring growth and two hours later the campground looked so much more wel-coming! A special thanks to Mo Linnenberg for continu-ing to pour hours and hours into the tough job working through the rest!

Our volun-teers continue to maintain this site for free riverside camping – and doing a great job of it. Thanks to all.

The New Horizon’s Sen-ior program had its first official outing May 18. Many folks ven-tured up to the “Dancing Tree” and enjoyed a picnic while learning about the Indigen-ous traditional background to this site.

The Dancing Tree is a special Spiritual site where the local Nlakapa-mux people celebrated such events as the solstice and weddings by dancing around the tree, hugging the tree, and offering prayers.

The goal of these out-ings and work-

shops is to bring all in the community together while Elders mentor Elders and learn from each other. The next meeting of the Elder’s Vision Council will be held before this publication, next field trips and workshops will be decided on and I will keep you informed through this column as best possible.

Planning for the De-sert Daze Festival is going very well. The musicians are

lined up and finalized, vend-ors are coming together, vol-unteers are signing up, porta potties ordered (very import-ant!) and the posters will be out soon.

Anyone interested in be-ing a vendor or volunteering, or if you need more informa-tion regarding times, prices, music line up etc., please visit the website www.de-sertdaze.ca. The dates are Aug. 9-10. Hope to see you there!

The Oram family from Spences Bridge prepares to enjoy lunch and the free camping at Madden Island

Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan

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LET’S HAVE FUN IN THE SUN& GET FIT FOR LIFE!

GAMES DAYBocce Ball and Horseshoes Tournament

Wednesday, July 10thFrom 9:00-10:30 AM

At the Cache Creek ParkEveryone Welcome -

Come as Individual or Teams of TwoNo Cost but Donations Accepted to provide

other activities for Seniors

AQUA FITAt the Cache Creek Pool

Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysFrom 11:00 to noon

Starts on July 3rd and runs until July 26th Cost for 4 week sets (11 Classes):

Seniors (55 plus) - $33/month or $4 drop in Under age 55 - $44/month or $5 drop in

To Register contact Vicky Trill at (250) 457-7038

WHAT’S NEW~ Adult and Public Swims are free at the Cache Creek Pool

~ A ladder was installed in the pool last summerto make access in and out easier

~ If you are a senior on a budget and would like to participate please contact Vicky Trill in confidence to discuss options.


Legion Week begins with a bang in Clinton

Bike WinnersAs stated in my column last

week, the RCMP Bicycle Rodeo on June 15 had sponsors for the 10 bikes that could be won by the children participating in the event. Those bikes were won by Jaida Carrier, Arwyn Simard, Ethan Belin, Bailey Annette, Ethan Belissario, Paige Annette, Cale Townsend, Emma Wedler, Liam, and Cassidy Fletcher.

Congratulations to the win-ners and a special thanks to the sponsors who made these prizes available.

Literacy Family Fun Day Hosted by Clinton Commun-

ity Literacy this event was held on Saturday, June 22 from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. in Reg Conn Cen-

tennial Park. Families enjoyed a free

lunch, face painting for the kids (of all ages), Scavenger Hunt, Seed Planting, Art table, story telling, fish pond, sidewalk chalk art and more. There were books for all ages that were free for the taking as well as prizes to be won.

The organizers estimate be-tween 30 and 40 children took part with families coming and going throughout the four hour event. Even though the grounds were very wet, everyone had a great time and the rain held off until it was all over.

Congratulations to the or-ganizers for another successful 150/50 event in Clinton.

Cairn Builder HonouredIn order to commemor-

ate the junction of the two roads that meet in Clinton, the original Cariboo Wagon Road over Pavilion Moun-tain and the Cariboo High-way up the canyon, a cairn was constructed in the 1950’s.

Recently, Richard and Gloria Smith and Ross Smith placed a plaque on that Cairn to commemorate the efforts of Ri-chard’s brother, Derward Smith, who built the Cairn. Ross is Der-ward’s son.

Acting on a request by Ri-chard, Council endorsed this project, agreeing that Derward’s name should appear on the Cairn. The Smith family now feels that Clinton means more to their family than just another lit-

tle town.

Council MeetingsThe regular meetings of the

Village of Clinton Council are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Council Chambers beginning at 7 p.m.

The public is welcome to at-tend, ask questions related to items on the agenda and see how local government works.

Canada Day

Make plans to be in Reg Conn Cen-tennial Park on July 1 for Canada Day.

In addi-tion to the usual flag raising, games for all ages, free hot-dogs and birthday cake, the Mill Girl Follies will be on hand to entertain. You don’t want to miss Clin-ton’s Can-can troupe

in the bandshell.

Seniors AssociationOn your way to the park for

the Canada Day festivities, drop by the Clinton Seniors Centre on Smith Ave. for their annual Can-ada Day Yard Sale.

Check out the baking, the bargains, and the games of chance and support the Clinton Seniors Association.

Legion Week Kick OffRoyal Canadian Legion

#194, Clinton Branch kicked off Legion Week on June 23 with a free community barbecue.

Member Isabel Hain-ing resided over a ‘Toonies for Troops’ table where dona-tions were being taken to sup-port Canadian troops, while Le-gion President Marian Nelson and Clinton & District Outdoor Sportsmen Association mem-ber Rolly Higginbottom kept the burgers and hotdogs com-ing until everyone was fed. Sal-ads and two kinds of cake round-ed out the meal.

Following the barbecue the Legion Ladies Auxiliary had a surprise for the Legion. LA President Christine Stella pre-sented Legion 194 President Marian Nelson with a $5,000 cheque. That amount represents a lot of bake sales, dinners, etc. that the LA has held. Nelson was pleased to accept the cheque, which will help out with Legion expenses.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

Isabel Haining at Toonies for Troops table

Barbara Roden told stories to interested listeners at the Literacy Fun Day

A delighted Legion President Marian Nelson accepts a $5000 cheque from Ladies Auxiliary President Christine Stella

Documents

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, June 27, 2013