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Final election tally

Free swimmingDakoka McColl of Clinton (above) had a 67 point ride in Saturday’s Jr. Steer Riding contest at the Clinton Rodeo.

Elections BC released the final count of the May 14 election after counting absentee ballots on May 27. The final tally added another 1,269 votes to the overall numbers and reduced the spread between the top two contenders to just over 600 votes.

Fraser Nicola final count:Jackie Tegart (Lib) 6,002 - 44.14%Harry Lali (NDP) 5,388 - 39.62%John Kidder (Green) 1,314 - 9.66%Michael Beauclair (Cons) 895 - 6.58%Total votes cast: 13,599Voter turnout in Fraser Nicola - 62.9%

Ashcroft Council accepted Jackie Tegart’s letter of resignation as councillor at its May 27 meeting and set a by-election date for Saturday, Aug. 10.

“Jackie, I hope you enjoy your new endeav-our,” Mayor Andy Anderson said to Fraser Nic-ola’s new MLA, who was sitting in the public seats during the Council meeting. “You know what small communities need.”

Council appointed Michelle Allen as Chief Election Officer and Brian Bennewith as Dep-uty Chief Election Officer for the by-election.

Nominations will be accepted from June 25 to July 5.

A term on council is normally three years, but Local Government elections are being held next year, and all seats are up for re-election.

There will be no charge for public swim-ming in Cache Creek this year.

Mayor John Ranta said the Village decided to waive the $2.25 fee for a year and “see how it goes.”

He said Council recognized that there were both children and adults in the community who couldn’t afford the fee, and it didn’t seem fair that some people could afford it while others couldn’t.

“By doing this, we’re helping the fiscally challenged and offering another opportunity for physical fitness,” he said.

Revenues from the swimming pool amount to approximately $5,000 per year.

Kamloops Harley Owner’s Group:

25th Anniversary Poker RunAshcroft, Saturday June 1

Please come and join in the fun as motorcycles begin arriving at noon. There will be a parade beginning at 2:00, and at 2:30 the Bike Games will start. Some of the games involve skill, while others are comedy, so be prepared to laugh! There will also be a Show ‘n Shine, and a chance to cast a vote for your favourite bike. Railway Avenue will be closed between 4th and 8th Streets from 12:30 to 4:00 to accommodate the parade and games, and we apologize for any inconvenience. It’s been amazing to see the cooperation and support we’ve received from the Council, the Village Crew and the Volunteer Firemen over the last 25 years, and we’d like to extend our never-ending thanks.

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May 21 - June 1 - Ashcroft Library book sale.June 1 - Zion United Church Yard Sale 9 AM to 12 noon. No early bird sales. Free admission. Donations for the sale can be brought to Zion’s Hall May 31 from 9 to noon.June 2 - Skip’s Memorial Charity Run starts at 9 am in front of the car wash in Ashcroft. Registration takes place prior to the Run. June 4 - Zion United Church Women meet June 4 at 2 PM in the Hall. Last meeting before the summer recess, resuming Sept.June 4 - Art Show at Ashcroft Secondary School, open to all community members. Please come and enjoy the work of our talented students! Free admission. Opening: Tuesday June 4, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, then from June 5 - 10 during school hours (9:00 - 3:00; weekdays only).June 6 - Community Clean Up in Cache Creek, 6-8 pm. Meet at the Community Hall. Bring gloves and hats. Organized by the Cache Creek Beauti� cation Society.June 9 - Semlin Valley Mixed Open Reg Fee $60. per person incl golf dinner & prizes. Reserve your cart early. at 250.457.6666 or email semlinvalleygolf@coppervalley.bc.caJune 10 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Of� ce. June 21-22 - The BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography mobile service will be visiting Ashcroft Hospital. Women ages 40-79 can book an appointment by calling 1-800-663-9203 or visiting www.smpbc.ca 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.

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The Ashcroft 4-H Club started off the year with a Pot Luck at the Schroeder’s.

Then we had Speech Night at the River In on Feb. 20. Brenna Kellington did a speech on can-cer, Ali Spooner on superstitions, Mackenzie Woodburn on Axo-lotls (lizards), Ashly Schroeder on her family and Kayla Schroeder on the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Leeza and Haley Schroeder

did a demo on how to make yo-gurt. We would like to thank the judges, Mrs. Maria Russell-Mar-tin, Mr. and Mrs. Strachan, Mrs. Susan Schalles and the time keep-er Gianna Kellington for their time.

All of us are busy with our sheep, steers and photography. We had a great field day at Knuts-ford where we got to judge ani-mals, hay and photos.

We also had a day at Hat Creek Ranch where we learn-ed how to take great photos with our in-structor Guy Lund-strom.

A big Thank You to Second Time Around for their gen-erous donation. We were able to make a bench for the arena so that more people can get their skates on.

Ashly and Kayla Schroeder

4-H club speeches and skills

Parade dressClinton RCMP Cst. Robert Welsman (left) and Cst. Jeff McMichaels (right), smartly dressed in their red serge, led the Clinton Rodeo Parade through town last Saturday.

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Grand Chief status conferred on Chief Robert Pasco

by Esther Darlington MacDonaldIn an impressive ceremony that

drew over 200 representing na-tive bands, government officials and the Canadian National Rail-ways held in the setting of the Stein Valley at the newly built Nlakapa-mux School, Chief Robert Pasco was conferred the status of Grand Chief.

The day long ceremony in Lyt-ton on May 24 began with a series of tributes acknowledging Pasco’s tireless contribution to his people’s interests.

Issues on protection of the Thompson and Fraser River water-sheds, land claims involving B.C. Hydro, mining, the Stein Valley injunction, as well as the injunc-tion made in respect to the twin tracking of the CN, all of which sought to preserve and protect the environmental interests of the Nlaka’pamux people of Ashcroft and Fraser Canyon were just some of the reasons for the honor con-ferred on Pasco.

Person after person rose to de-scribe the impact of this home-grown native leader, including Grand Chief of the Penticton In-dian Band, Stewart Phillip, who spoke of Pasco’s particular style of negotiations with corporate and government heads as he sought to preserve and protect the land, riv-ers and the quality of life of his people, to “find another way”.

Described as a “great lead-er”, who earned the respect of his people “through hard work and in-tegrity,” stressing community soli-darity, mentoring the large staff

of the Nlaka’pamux Tribal Council, a num-ber of dignitaries wrote or spoke of Pasco’s achievements over the many years and his par-ticular style of govern-ance that brought out the best in his people. “You have walked the walk,” declared one speaker. Another de-scribed Pasco as a “True warrior”.

“We are begin-ning to see the results of years and years of work that benefit-ed us all,” Pasco’s old-est son, Matt said of his father. Matt Pas-co is an assistant pro-fessor at the University of Regina. He went on to say, “He always put his children in a pos-ition to succeed, urging us to ‘surround your-self with the best’,” adding, “Where ever I have gone, my father has left his mark. He always found a way to

get the best out of you.”A wooden replica of a pad-

dle with the inscription, Strength Through Integrity was presented to Pasco by legal counsel Roshan Donesh.

An employee of the tribal coun-cil declared: “We have seen Bob go from a front line feisty activist to become a real statesman.”

Not many are aware that Rob-ert Pasco has a degree in chemistry from Eastern Washington Univer-sity. Or, that he is a past Presi-dent of the B.C. Cattlemens’ As-sociation and has been a success-ful rancher and former cowboy, winning awards wrestling cattle at various rodeo events. Pasco has also headed the Ashcroft Ranchers Association.

“He works without personal gain,” declared one speaker, noting Pasco’s “disciplined approach” on a number of issues.

The CN representative said that through Pasco’s skill at nego-tiations and the filing of an injunc-tion against the railway in the twin tracking of the Thompson propos-al, the company has “Just start-ed to understand aboriginal rights and title. And we are still learning to consult.”

He noted Pasco’s philosophy of “There is always a way to do some-thing.” He added that his effort has “stopped all twin tracking” when it affects the aboriginal rivers and land interests. Citing the agree-ment with the railroad as a “liv-ing agreement”, he added, “We are getting better at it.”

Skip’s Annual Charity Run this SundayThe countdown is getting close for getting pledges and signing up for Skip’s Memorial Charity Run. Lions Nick Lebedoff and Mo Girard are collecting pledges in front of the Ashcroft Post Office - watch for them and sign up. The registration for the Run is 7:30 am June 2 at the car wash, Run starts at 9 am. You can walk, run or roll the 10, 5 and 2.5 km runs or do what you can. Proceeds go to the local food bank, Christmas hampers, Senior Girls Soccer and other local programs.

Village unveils $2.1 million water treatment upgradeCache Creek Mayor John Ranta and Councillor Lisa Dafoe at the grand opening of the Village’s new water treatment upgrade last week. Interior Health ordered the Village to treat their drinking water almost 10 years ago, and the planning for the upgrade began immediately. The physical work was completed in January 2012, but a pipe ruptured during the plant’s commissioning and had to be shut down and repaired. As no fault could be determined among the contractors, Cache Creek spent another $51,500 to have the repairs made. There are still some minor repairs to be made before the new equipment passes its 10-day commissioning process. Cache Creek’s tap water now passes through four green sand filters and is treated with chlorine and ultra violet light. Elementary school children and members of the public were on hand for the official ribbon cutting and tour, and enjoyed cake and ice cream afterwards.

Robert Pasco, Chief of the Oregon Jack Indian Band and Chair of the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council. Photo by Esther Darlington MacDonald

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CAKEWALKCHRONICLES

The electionThe polls were dead wrong. Again.

Remember the Alberta elections? When the Wild Rose Party was pre-dicted to win over the Conservatives? The Alberta version of the Tea Party movement down south. Was not, in the end, what the Alberta electorate want-ed to take a chance on. The Conserv-atives came back with an overwhelm-ing majority. Pollsters like Ispsos Reed and the political analysts in B.C. had the NDP as much as 20 points ahead of the Liberals. Then, as the seeming advantage narrowed, became less pre-dictable, doubt set in and caution was advised. Victory wasn’t going to be a slam dunk after all. Harry Lali in Ash-croft, expressed his doubts about the NDP having a shoe in, warned against complacency. Adrian Dix began to realize a week before the election that his low key campaign was turning out to be too low key. Change was not what the people wanted. They wanted assur-ance. Youth unemployment was high. So was high school drop out. Child Poverty in B.C. was the worst in Can-ada. The economy looked very uncer-tain. The amount of debt rising higher every year, and a balanced budget was said to be mere illusion.

Christy Clark felt her own credibil-ity slipping, as the media consistently predicted an NDP win. And the nega-tivism about her in the media, com-

bined with the usual cynicism, seems only to have mustered a force that im-pelled her to work harder than ever. Christy’s campaign managers could be compared with a pod of attacking orcas. They demonized Adrian Dix, and the old saw about the NDP being bad for business, - well, it paid off in spades.

To put a positive spin on this elec-tion (and I dare to try), - I think the election was a great victory for women, with a capital “W”. Christy’s dynamic efforts in all parts of the Province, and Jackie Tegart’s campaign here, left no stone unturned. It had to be that way. It wasn’t going to be an easy ride. Jack-ie was running against a seasoned vet-eran politician, still young and vigor-ous. Harry as our MLA had worked tirelessly for us and was part and parcel of every issue. Jackie’s ability to speak effortlessly without notes in hand, and her proven stash of common sense, plus a determination that strode down Rail-

way Street in Ashcroft with the kind of assured confidence that seemed completely out of con-text with the polls and pundits, well, it made me smile. Won-dering. Where does a middle aged woman who has proven her abilities locally, but whom could be considered something of a “dark horse” provincial-ly, get that kind of “I’ve got the world by the tail” assurance?

I’ve come to the conclusion that it is be-lief in yourself. Jackie has it in spades.

But time will tell. Being an MLA is one heck of a job. You have to be every-where. Be everything to everybody’s issues. It’ll be interesting to watch what happens after the rush and the glam-our of the campaign dies down, and the solid nitty gritty work at the salt mine kicks in.

And how many know that Christy Clark lost her own seat in Point Grey to the NDP? The Liberals now have the crucial job of finding a sacrificial lamb to aid her to return to the legislature. She’ll have to run again. Maybe in Ke-lowna? Who knows? Point Grey is one of the most affluent constituencies in the Province. And the NDP won there? (Some may wonder.) Maybe the fact that a good many in Point Grey are in academia, and education cutbacks over

Reflections on winning and losing an electionA GOOD SCRATCHY LENGTH of old, well-used rope

See CAKEWALK on p. 5

Now that the bulk of the provincial elec-tion is over and done with (as we wait to hear about The Byelection), political col-umnists are pondering (because that’s what they get paid for) the future of the NDP in British Columbia and whether their leader Adrian Dix should be replaced.

I have no opinion to share on whether the NDP need a new leader. But I do have an opinion on an increasing trend to replace the losers immediately, simply because los-ing looks bad. And in today’s glaring media spotlight, bad looks quickly transfer to everyone around them.

Welcome to the age where looks count for everything and even political leaders can be shown the exit almost as fast as a losing sports coach.

This tendancy of keeping up appear-ances for appearances sake may be part of the reason why politics lose their appeal for many people.

The majority of voters identify the party by its leader. Leaders stick around through good and bad times, showing their leader-ship especially during the bad times.

I can name several political leaders from decades ago: anyone my age will remem-ber them because they were strong, respect-ed long-term leaders. Even if their party kept “losing” elections.

In my view, you can’t lose an election. You can lose your seat, but not an elec-tion, because the government is made up of every single one of the elected MLAs, MPs, Councillors, etc. You don’t have to be part of the governing party in order to be part of the government. It’s usually the role of the opposition party to keep the gov-erning party honest.

The leader of a party gives the public a personality to focus on, to identify with (or to vilify) while promoting the party’s goals.

We place so much emphasis on win-ning that we lose track of the other good qualities that individuals possess, and as far as government goes, we forget that every-one in the House of Parliament, provincial Legislature, Regional District boardroom, Band Office or Council Chambers has an equally important role to play in this thing we call Democracy.

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the past decade have eroded resour-

ces, might have had something to do with the NDP vote, and Christy’s star fading in that direction.

B.C. politics is always a wonder.

The fires aboveHelicopters droning across our skies

day after day, week after week, and water bombers making death defying sweeps, flying low over our river, are scarcely conditions for peace and tranquility. The air we breathe was thick with smoke for days. Closing the windows didn’t help. We went for supper at Shelly’s, and two Forestry officers approached our table to give us an update. The fire was contained to within 1,400 hectares. It had been for days. And that light rash of raindrops on the higher elevations didn’t help. You could get a birds’ eye view from the high-way leading into town. Smoke still bil-lowing on the mountainside. The fire was said to be caused by humans. A carelessly thrown butt, a match thrown down? Who knows? Let’s hope that by the end of the month, we will hear only the happy drone of the freights and passenger trains echo-ing across our river canyon.

On the joys of springMay brought two other events that at-

tracted our attention. The Mom’s Day Fly-In up at the Campbell Hill Airport. The pancake breakfast held in the hanger this year drew hundreds. One friend, en-tertaining an out of town relative, told me it was a new adventure for her daughter-in-law in Calgary, to be taken aloft to the airport, and to be served with a pancake breakfast with the trimmings high above our mesas and farms.

The grand opening of Desert Hill Farms newly built nursery drew hun-dreds, if not a couple of thousand. The new premises was reminiscent of Art Knapps and the former Horsting Farm. We congratulate David Porter and family for the innovations. They have added so much to the community and will un-doubtedly attract many thousands to vis-it our area for years to come. The variety of plants, trees, shrubs, floral arrange-ments and bedding plants was staggering.

People arrived in waves. Busy workers carried trays of new flowering plants. The farm became a bee hive. But everything was organized to a Tee. There was plenty of walking and browsing space along with the variety of displays. In the grand entry space, an inviting display of water plants added a sort of exotic air obvious-ly designed to attract the new addition of a pond or fountain to the family garden. A table full of cacti of colorful variety at-tracted a lot of attention, and no doubt sales. Someone exclaimed to me about the cacti in town and urged me to visit. I now have a variety taking root in my new garden, and hope for the best. And I did appreciate the variety of herbs available, and now have some of my favorites in pots along the walk. Bought new contain-er pots for the walk designed so artfully by Albert Drinkwater in our frontage at #46. The variety of hanging baskets for sheer health and radiant color were every-where. Many thanks for that wonderful feast! Sherman sat in the car for a while and watched families admiring the baby goats penned up under the shade of the trees. And I always get a chuckle with the bunch of black faced sheep who huddle together in the shade of the olive tree on the meadow to the left off the road as you enter the nursery area. It is an enchant-ment that place so close to our village and is sure to attract tourists for miles around.

Rheumatism and arthritisIt attacked with a vengeance and I was

turned into not just a little old lady, but a crippled little old lady. Standing for any length of time was difficult. At the elec-tion, I asked for a chair and it was speed-ily given. I was scrutineer for a couple of hours and someone suggested I take a cushion to sit on. The process was in-teresting to take part in. So orderly and quiet. So well organized. Our system works so well.

Thankfully, Home Care for Sherman is a great blessing. They help to change the bedding, rinse out the bathtub after Sherman’s shower, massage his long legs and put on support hose. All of which is so appreciated. But so, too, are the cheer-ful faces, the relaxed and friendly man-ner. To all those who wish Sherman well

and asked about his health, we do ap-preciate, and our extended family has brought a tear or two to Sherman’s eyes.

In the meantime, let’s hope the warm-er weather will heal my bones and have me on the move again. Putting in the bed-ding plants and seeing to the rest of the garden areas about the walk way was time consuming and a physical challenge this year. But O, the joy, of sitting in the garden watching plants grow and listen-ing to murmur of the trees, just makes my day.

A new way of crime writingMy favourite crime author is

P.D. James. Death Comes to Pem-berley, published in 2011, is her latest. It must have been a fun thing to write in a way. ames apparent-ly, is a great fan of Jane Austen and has studied Pride and Prejudice. She decided to write about a crime committed in that early 1800’s era, and in the style of Jane Austen. The lead up to the crime itself is me-ticulously manicured and as de-tailed as a Marcel Proust family type novel. If you like that kind of density, you’ll love Death Comes to Pemberley. As usual, James paints characters that live, breathe and think while they act in that contained way so typical of some British crime serials and novels. I also liked the type the book was set in. Seems the type was created by several different Dutch printers, including one Hungarian. Not too many think about the type. But my limited adven-ture (four years) in the news-paper publish-ing busi-ness, gave me pleasure. Choos-ing fonts. And pre-ferring one over the other. “We’ll

make you a printer of you yet!” predicted Kamloops Sentinal screener George Smith one day as he screened the photos in my Pioneer newspaper. Well, it never really came to that, but I did learn some-thing new about print. Print is a bit like cloth. I recall my mother fingering a bolt in the department store. I do it myself now and then. Print is another kind of texture. It can bend the eye and help it to focus, or it can fade away like washing on the line on a hot day.

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Pollen seasonClouds of yellow dust

have been blowing around in the forests here for the last weeks. The trees are produ-cing great amounts of pollen which the wind is dispers-ing to ensure a good crop of cones and seeds for fu-ture trees and lots of squirrel and bird food for the winter. Everyday a film of yellow/orange dust covers every-thing on my deck and even the bird water dish is dis-coloured to a rusty orange. Such is life in a northern for-est.

It is very heartening to see the young pines that es-caped the pine beetle put on good growth and new young seedlings spring up. Now if all those limbs and other debris from the dead and fallen pines along the road above 8 Mile, where the trunks have been taken for firewood, were cleaned up, the damage from the pine beetle would no longer be so obvious.

On the moveThe May long week-

end was a good indication of just how much the resort and lakeside residential por-tion of Loon Lake Road has developed as an attractive weekend and holiday place. Traffic began to increase no-ticeably by noon Friday and became a steady stream of

pickups pulling all sorts of trailers, motor homes, camp-ers and other recreation ve-hicles.

And on Monday the stream turned and went in the other direction but many must have stayed as there were fewer large camping trailers and recreation vehi-cles going out on Monday.

Loon Lake has been a fa-vourite destination holiday place for nearly 100 years now (since the late 1920s) and the last few years has seen a marked increase in the use of mobile holiday homes pulled in and parked for the summer, sometimes two or three squeezed in on a lot.

Patience when plantingThe earlier farmers along

the road always worked by the rule that the garden should be planted after the Victoria Day holiday. Be-fore then there was an in-creased risk that cold weath-er and flocks of sparrows could eliminate a season’s income and food supply in a few hours.

I can remember many a Victoria Day weekend with snow on the ground and on all the newly sprung out leaves. With the warmer win-ters and the availability of protective coverings, as well as freshly sprouted seed-lings ready for transplanting

and other tech-niques it is very tempting now to plant ear-lier.

The white crowned spar-rows were here but in small-er numbers and moved on quickly. This past week’s wet and cold weather and snow advisory was a re-minder that the experience of the previous generations was good sense. There was frost in some gardens here on the morning of May 24, much to the frustration of gardeners.

The rain over the week was very welcome as the ground was extremely dry. What was amazing about it was that it held off until the holiday weekend was over. The mist hanging onto the hillside combined with the dullness of the light and the cool air means both people and the cats once again hud-dle around the fires.

Loon Lake Road is in the Cariboo Fire District and there are open burning re-strictions in place while a campfire is permitted if it meets the set requirements for size and cleared area.

Busy beesWith all the apple trees

in bloom along with ear-ly irises, anem-ones and lilacs, on sunny days the garden is filled with the hum and buzz

of bees as they fill up on pollen; some of them have so much on their back legs I am surprised they can still fly. We are fortunate here that we still have

a plentiful population of wild bees who work so hard.

While it is early in the garden produce season, food is coming into the kitchen from the garden. Asparagus is the highlight along with reliable old rhubarb.

I was surprised to see baked rhubarb being tout-ed as a new chef “invention” in a Vancouver based gour-met magazine recently. It is an old favourite especial-ly when baked with a van-illa bean in it and recipes can be found in farm cookbooks from the 19th century. Use six to eight stalks of chopped rhubarb, add sugar to taste and half a split vanilla bean mixed up in a glass oven-proof dish and bake at about 375 F, stirring a couple of time and when the rhubarb is cooked and bit of brown at the edge take it out. Scrape the vanilla seeds from the pod and mix around. That first dish of new rhubarb – that’s how spring tastes.

I have friends in Italy who are very envious of the fact that I have rhubarb in my garden, the same feel-ing I have about their lem-on and fig trees growing by their kitchen door, I guess. Rhubarb needs winter days to break dormancy. So treas-ure your rhubarb everyone; it is something most Italians can’t grow.

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The Village of Clinton requires a summer student em-ployee to work with the Public Works Department as a la-bourer for approximately 9 weeks. The applicant must be attending school prior and post this employment oppor-tunity. Duties will include landscaping, painting, sweep-ing, lawn maintenance and assisting the non-profi t groups with 150/50 Anniversary celebrations. The hourly rate for the position is $12.93 per hour for a 40 hour week. Interested students are invited to submit their resume to the Village Offi ce – 1423 Cariboo Hwy, to the attention of Tom Dall, by 4:30 pm June 14, 2013. Email applications will be accepted tdall@village.clinton.bc.ca The Village thanks interested applicants however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Clinton bursting with lifeOld Timers Tea Well Attended

The Clinton Old Timers Tea on Fri-day, May 24 was the best attended since the event started. Over 150 guests enjoyed dainty sandwich-es and a variety of squares with their tea and coffee.

It was truly a time of remembering as people returned to Clinton to reminisce with old friends and neighbours. There were hugs and tears throughout the after-noon as acquaintances were renewed.

This is the first time this event has run out of sandwiches but that is a good thing. It just shows how well attended it was.

Kudos to the vol-unteers who made all the goodies, the stu-dents who served and everyone who helped with the set up and clean up. It was superbly well done.

Clinton ParadeThe weather

cooperated and the parade went off with very little problem. Since I was riding the Village of Clinton float in the parade, I didn’t actually get to see the parade. I hear it was a good one.

Lions Beef on a Bun

As in past years, the line up for the Lions Club’s famous beef on a bun start-ed long before the pa-rade ended. Everyone I spoke with who had a sample said it was delicious. It takes a lot of volunteers to put together something like this and non-Lions Club members

pitched in this year to help make it happen.

Fire Hall ActivitiesThe kids enjoyed

free hotdogs and drink at the fire hall follow-ing the parade. Once the parade conclud-ed, Uncle Chris the clown made his way to the fire hall as well. He kept the kids en-tertained for a couple of hours with his bal-loon animals, tricks, and funny antics.

Legion BBQMany of the adults

attended the Legion BBQ after the pa-rade where they could enjoy barbecued ham-burgers and a variety of salads.

The pipe and drum band entertained the lunch crowd at the Le-gion as well.

Stage Coach and

Wagon DisplayAn interesting var-

iety of stage coach-es and freight wagons were displayed across from the Village Of-fice on Saturday and Sunday.

There was a lot of history in those herit-age modes of travel. Having sat on a wood-en seat on a steel-wheeled freight wag-on for the parade, I can only imagine the discomfort of travel-ling for miles to the gold fields that way.

Our ancestors were made of stern stuff to endure the hardships they did to get to the Cariboo.

Aboriginal Awareness Week

There is an Ab-original Display be-side the Clinton Mu-seum to commem-orate Aboriginal

Awareness Week (May 27-31). There are also some displays inside the museum as well.

These displays have been provided by Whispering Pines Clinton Indian Band to give a little insight into early native life in the area.

150/50 EventsThe next two

events coming up to celebrate the 150/50 Anniversary in Clin-ton are the Sixth An-nual Kids Care Fair on May 30 and Clin-ton Health Care Aux-iliary Yard Sale on June 1.

Check the Village of Clinton website for the full calendar of events happening throughout the year to celebrate these two anniversaries.

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STRIKING A BALANCE

A very well attended Old Timers’ Tea this year.

A fine collection of stages and wagons gathered in Clinton, minus their horses.

Mayor Jim Rivett in the back, with councillors Diana Guerin (left) and Susan Swan.

School District No. 74 (Gold Trail)

EXTENDS AN INVITATION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL

DISTRICT RETIREMENT CELEBRATIONEveryone is welcome to attend an evening of fun, friends, and memories as we celebrate the many contributions of those District employees who are retiring, or have retired, this year: DATE: Thursday June 6, 2013 TIME: No-host bar opens @ 5:30pm; Dinner served @ 6:30pm LOCATION: Historic Hat Creek Ranch, 11 km. north of Cache Creek TICKETS: $26.00 for adults (includes starter salad, main course, dessert coffee/tea)

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(Please reserve your tickets by May 27th, 2013) June 2013 • Week 1ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Don’t make assumptions this week, Aries. You just can’t trust your gut instincts too much right now. It’s better to get all of the facts and act accordingly.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Playing matchmaker isn’t so easy, Taurus. You have to understand when people are compatible and when there just isn’t a spark. Let this one go.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may have to pull back your focus on a problem in order to see it in a new light. Take some time away to regroup and then you can come back at full strength.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 A romantic relationship can be a balancing act, Cancer. You will learn this � rst hand this week when you have to come to a compromise with your partner.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, don’t apologize if you feel like you have to go your own way this week. Even when everyone seems to be going in another direction, sometimes you just have to set your own course.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, while others may not be able to handle the confusion this week, you are fully capable of multi-tasking and making it through unscathed.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may feel more emotionally charged this week but you still have to think with your head and not your heart. A � nancial decision may need to reassessed.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, look at a situation with a practical eye. Is this really the best answer for the time being? Although you may be leaning one way, you might want to reconsider.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you need to get work done this week and that can’t happen when you are continually distracted. You might have to nip this one in the bud -- quickly.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 A friend needs your support more than ever, Capricorn. Go to great lengths to give this person what they need, even if it means rearranging your schedule.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 An email or other correspondence from a past friend could stir up feelings you weren’t ready to deal with right now, Aquarius. Put this on the back burner until you are ready.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you are more interested in independence this week than hanging out in large groups. This includes hanging out with your spouse or partner.

Men can cake it on too

LORIWELBOURNEloriwelbourne.com

ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

For decades women have been painting their faces and powdering their noses before leaving the house. Now millions of North American men are doing the same. If you’re scratching your head and thinking I’ve gone nuts, consider the fact that cosmetic sales for men have doubled in the last five years in the US, and male grooming has become a $5 billion per year market.More than ever, men

have started wearing make-up. Not mascara, eyeshadow and glitter, but m o i s t u r i z e r , foundation and lip balm. They’re using n a t u r a l - l o o k i n g cosmetics to even out their skin tones and enhance their

appearance in an effort to become more handsome.Why not? Good

looking men have an edge over their competition - with the ladies and in the workforce. If you don’t think so, just ask guy-lining dudes like George Clooney, Johnny Depp and David Beckham.A bright, flawless

complexion is attractive no matter what gender you are, and men are starting

to understand that.Personally, I have

mixed feelings about this.On one hand I

think it’s about time. Why shouldn’t males have access to some esthetic trickery like us females? It’s been proven time and time again that being more physically appealing can give us an advantage in life. Cosmetics can also be expressive and delightfully fun.On the other hand

I wonder if men could eventually end up in the same boat that many of us women are – feeling like our faces aren’t good enough in their natural state.I hate to admit it,

but I won’t even go to the gym without mascara on. I wasn’t always like this, though.When I was a kid I

used to wonder why it took my mom so much longer to get ready in the morning than the rest of us. I couldn’t understand why she felt the need to style her hair and put on make-up when she looked beautiful already. And after she spent all that time in front of the mirror, I’d barely see a difference.“I like to look

natural,” she’d explain. “Make-up shouldn’t make us look like clowns, it should be used to enhance what we already have.”I would then be left

wondering why my dad, uncle and papa didn’t do the same.

It looked to me like men needed more sprucing up than the women did.By the time I became

a teenager I fell prey to the societal norms and started obsessing about my looks as well. Fussing with my hair and my face, among other things, I would envy males and their wash-and-go lives.After 30 years of

applying make-up and styling my lid, I now look at the lovely, fresh faces and unprocessed hair of my 12-year-

old son and nine-year-old daughter, and hope they feel less concerned about their appearance as they get older.But with the

continuing boom in cosmetic products and procedures, that pressure is likely to get worse.As parents, I think

one of the best things we can do for our children is to teach them that their true value comes from within, and how they appear on the outside is far less significant.As for being

adults in this ever-increasing vanity-filled world we’ve created for ourselves, perhaps we could all agree to give up our beauty products and procedures and go au naturel for the rest of our days.Not going to

happen? Fine. I’ll keep wearing mascara to the gym, and I hope to see you there with your glitter.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. You can contact her at LoriWelbourne.com

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Lawns and Gardens Spring 2013

Gardening tips for beginnersGardening is a re-

warding hobby that many enthusiasts credit with helping them to peacefully escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Though gardening can be both relaxing and reward-ing, it’s not as easy as it may seem, and the more time and effort a person devotes to his or her garden the more likely it is to be suc-cessful.

Gardening can be a little daunting for be-ginners who have little or no experience plant-ing flowers or veg-etables. But gardening need not be so intimi-dating, especially for those beginners who adhere to the following tips aimed at helping novice gardeners start their gardens off on the right foot.Determine what you

should planWhere you live will

go a long way toward determining what you should plant. While you can plant anything you can get your hands on, as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has

determined specific plant hardiness zones that indicate which plants are most likely to thrive in given lo-cations. Maps of these zones can be found at www.agr.gc.ca. By adhering to the maps, gardeners can signifi-cantly increase their chances of growing successful gardens. When in doubt about what to plant, consult a local gardening center

or seek advice from a professional landscap-er.

*Think location when beginning your garden. Beginners with large yards have the luxury of choos-ing the right location on their properties to start planting. When choosing a spot, con-sider how much sun-light a location gets on a daily basis and the spot’s proximity

to a water supply. If planting flowers, try to avoid planting in areas with heavy foot traffic so the flowers are less likely to be stomped. If you’re planting flow-ers to accent walkways, then consider erecting a barrier around the flower bed to safeguard the flowers from foot traffic.

Get started beforeyou plant

Preparing the soil a

few weeks before you start planting can help the plants thrive down the road. Add some or-ganic material, such as compost or fertilizer, to the soil roughly three

weeks before plant-ing. This helps the soil retain water and nutri-ents, which will help your garden thrive.

Time your plantingWhen you plant is

sometimes as impor-tant as what you plant. Some climates allow for year-round plant-ing, but many do not. When buying seeds, the packaging might suggest what time of year to plant the seeds. Adhere to these sug-gestions or your garden might not grow much at all. In addition, keep in mind that many seed-lings need significant light throughout the day in order to grow, so choose a time of year with ample daylight.Don’t forget to mulch

Mulch can be as aes-thetically appealing as it is effective. Mulch retains soil, helping

roots to grow stronger, while deterring bugs and preventing weed growth.

And many gardeners find mulch adds visual appeal their garden, and does so in a very inexpensive way.

Clean your toolsBeginners rarely rec-

ognize the importance of cleaning gardening tools before putting them away. At the end of each gardening ses-sion, clean your tools thoroughly, as soil left on your garden tools can play host to poten-tially harmful microbes that might kill your plants.

Gardening can be a labour-intensive yet gratifying hobby. By sticking to a few simple rules, beginners can de-velop a thriving garden to reward all of that hard work.

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Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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Ashcroft & District Tennis AssociationContact Person: Maria Russell MartinPhone 250-453-9391

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Sage & Sand Pony ClubDistrict Commissioner: Marcie Downsageandsandspc@hotmail.com

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary ClubContact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547

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Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

The “Purpose of Sunday” Car ClubPresident: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564

Cache Creek Recreation SocietyContact Person: Jackie Phone 250-457-9122

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0

Soccer AssociationContact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or 299-3229lewis.kinvig@rona.ca or lewiskinvig@hotmail.com

Historic Hat Creek RanchContact: Jack Jeyes Phone 250-453-2259

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Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita HowardPhone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net

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Kinsmen Club of South CaribooContact Person: Dave 250-453-9062

JUNE 1 & 2, 2013

At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their fami-lies. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years.We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing prevent-able injuries.In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC.We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.

Darrell Jones,

President OFG

On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast

live from BC Children’s Hospital, on Global BC from 7:00pm on Saturday, June 1 until 5:30pm

on Sunday, June 2The 26th annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle

Weekend is a two-day celebration that showcases the best of BC Children’s Hospital: patients, their families,

caregivers and supporters who come from every corner of BC. BC Children’s Hospital receives over

200,000 visits from patients from across the province every year. Donations help the hospital deliver the

best in care every day, and are helping to prepare for the future by supporting the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and better access to care for

children in or close to their home communities. Please support BC Children’s Hospital.

Donate at GiveSpace.ca or call 1-888-663-3033

Long drives are no big deal for Vernon resident Eric Olsen, but one trip that Olsen, and his wife, Tracey Reade, would rather not make is the five-hour, 450-kilometre trek to BC Children’s Hospital where their five-year-old daughter Morgan Olsen receives care for epilepsy.Olsen drives a truck for a living and is often on the road so he and Reade try to keep their trips to BC Children’s to two days, but this still comes with its share of inconve-nience. There’s the cost of travel, missed days of work, and the issue of accommoda-tion.“It’s stressful on the family,” says Reade, noting that the earlier trips were traumatic for Morgan. “She loves travelling now, but the trips were not part of her routine and she didn’t like different hospital settings.”Routine is important for Morgan, who also has autism. Not only does she have to deal with frightening seizures caused by her epi-lepsy, she is upset by noise and sometimes “melts down,” Reade says. Morgan and her parents have made four trips to BC Children’s Hospital since she was diagnosed in 2007. Fortunately, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital called Child Health BC has made life easier for the family. Since 2008 Morgan has seen BC Children’s Hospi-tal neurologist Dr. Mary Connolly five times without having to travel further than Kel-owna. Connolly has met with Morgan twice in Kelowna,

where she holds a pediatric neurology clinic three times a year, and three times using a video-conferencing facility in Vernon.“The fact that Morgan has had five of nine visits with Dr. Connolly so close to home is exactly what we’re looking for,” says Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC. Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotiabank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Pediatric clinics estab-lished with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo and Prince George have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health profes-sionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits Overwaitea Food Group’s

donation with Child Health BC’s grow-

ing reach across the province, noting that it’s

a perfect fit for an organi-zation with a presence in so many BC com-

munities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees.“We’re committed to the health and well-ness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hos-

pital improvement projects, advocacy programs and important research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local

communities, team members, customers and supplier part-ners who have all played a key role in making this fundraising success possible.”Child Health BC is part of a larger transformation in the

way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also includes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castle-gar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold.BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC.Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend cel-ebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual needs. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference,” says Gold. “Morgan Olsen is proof of that.”Meanwhile, Reade says her daughter Mor-gan is happy to be able to attend kindergar-ten and visit with friends and staff at the NONA Child Development Centre in Vernon where she spends her afternoons. “She’s just a very bubbly, loving five-year-old who loves to dance, colour and do puzzles. We’re grateful to Dr. Connolly and BC Children’s Hospital that she can enjoy these simple things in life.”

In 2012, over 1,500 children from the Okanagan made almost 4,000 visits to BC Children’s Hospital.

BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home

THe 26TH annual BC CHIlDren’s HOsPITal’s MIraCle WeekenD

Tracey reade and her daughter, Morgan Olsen, 5 years old

Photo: Lisa VanderVelde

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