Summerland Review, December 04, 2014

A visit from St. NickSanta made an appearance at the 27th annual Festival of Lights on Nov. 28. The annual celebration, which marks the start to the festive season in Summerland, drew thousands to the downtown area for an evening of lights and music. See additional pictures on Pages 12 and 13.

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Penalties high for impaired drivers

by John Arendt

Police will set up set up their seasonal road checks beginning this weekend as they watch for tipsy motorists.

The road checks will begin on Dec. 5 as part of a national Counter Attack campaign.

Cst. Jacques Lefebvre of the Summerland RCMP detachment said the penalties for impaired

driving are significant.Under the province’s

Immediate Roadside Prohibition program, a motorist who blows a Warn level of .05 to .08 will receive a 24-hour suspension for the first offence. For subsequent offences, the penalties are three, seven or 30 days.

Those who blow a Fail, or a level higher than .08, will face a 90-day license suspension.

In addition, the vehicle is impounded for 30 days.

The impound is in

place whether the vehicle belongs to the motorist or someone else.

In addition to the inconvenience of a license suspension, there are financial penalties.

Lefebvre said the cost of recovering a licence can be as high as $6,000.

A motorist recovering his or her license after a 90-day prohibition must take a driving course, pay for the cost and installa-tion of an ignition interlock program and pay other penalties of up to $1,500.

Trout Creek homes affected by spike following heavy snowfall

by John Arendt

Trout Creek residents lost furnaces and appli-ances as a result of a power surge last week.

A heavy snowfall over-night on Nov. 25 to 26 led to the power surge.

The snowfall also resulted in downed trees and power outages else-where in Summerland.

“It’s affected hundreds of homes,” said Devon van der Meulen, manager of utilities for the muni-cipality.

“It’s still a little early to determine the full extent of the damage.”

Van der Meulen said municipal crews responded to numerous power outages, with the first call at 1 a.m.

In addition to the out-ages, power surges did damage to some of the electrical meters, as well as to computers, appli-ances and electrical equipment.

Mary Trainer, who lives on Miller Street in Trout Creek, said many of her neighbours lost appli-ances or experienced damages from a power surge on Nov. 26. The surge occurred between 8:30 and 9 o’clock that morning.

Trainer said all except one of the houses on her street were affected, as well as at least five others

in the area.In one new house on

Dale Avenue, all appli-ances were destroyed. In another house, on Kirk Street, the heat pump was lost.

Trainer’s house was built in 2008 and had a power surge protector included in the construc-tion.

“That was fried, but it did its job,” Trainer said, adding that her furnace and appliances were not damaged.

Christine Micallef, a Trout Creek resident, said she estimates $20,000 in damages in her home. Her furnace and major appliances were dam-aged after the power surge.

She is now working to determine if the appli-ances can be repaired.

Van der Meulen said power outages do not normally result in the surges which occurred last week.

Don Darling, director of engineering and pub-lic works for the muni-cipality, said the power spike was confined to an area of around 200 homes in the Giant’s Head area and Trout Creek area. The homes all receive electrical power from one power line.

Of the homes in the area, around 50 sustained damages resulting from the power surge.

Municipal staff are working to determine what happened to cause the power surge.

Taking officeMembers of the

newly elected Sum-merland council took the oath of office on Monday evening.

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Dramatic talentSummerlanders are

involved in the dra-matic production of a well-loved story by C.S. Lewis.

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Health campaignA fundraising cam-

paign will purchase beds for the surgical department at the Penticton Regional Hospital.

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Holiday lightsFor one Summer-

land couple, the festive season is also a time to set up an elaborate light display.

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Hockey actionThe Summerland

Steam are in second place in their division in the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hockey League.

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Actors and sup-port crews from Summerland are assisting in a drama-tization of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

The play is being

staged at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Penticton but it features at least a dozen Summerland-ers on stage, creating sets and working as extras.

Colin Cross, pas-tor of the church, said he adapted the stage play from C.S. Lewis’s 1950 novel, keeping as close as possible to the origin-al story.

The wardrobe and the lamp post, both important pieces of the set, have been constructed by Jason Holinaty of Summer-land.

The wardrobe measures 2.4 metres high by 1.5 metres wide.

He and Donna Cowles have spent 50 to 60 hours construct-ing the piece.

“It’s honestly been a ton of fun,” Hol-inaty said.

Cowles, an art teacher at Sum-merland Secondary School, has some of her Grade 10 stu-dents painting one of the backdrops.

The work was com-pleted last Thursday.

The play will be shown at St. Andrew’s Presbyter-

ian Church in Pen-ticton on Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13 from 7:30

to 9:30 p.m. Matinees are on Dec. 7 and 14 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Holiday story features Summerland talent

ArtworkGrade 10 students at Summerland Secondary School create part of the backdrop for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. From left are Grayden Portman, Marlene Fell, Rachel Bon-anno and Bailey Johnson.

Members of Sum-merland’s newly elected municipal council took the oath of office at the inaug-

uration ceremony on Monday evening.

Judge Greg Kotur-bash officiated as the members took the

oath of office.The new council

consists of Mayor Peter Waterman, Coun. Richard Bark-

will, Coun. Toni Boot, Coun. Erin Carlson, Coun. Doug Holmes, Coun. Janet Peake and Coun. Erin Trainer.

The municipal elec-tion was held on Nov. 15 and the council members will serve until October, 2018.

In his inaugura-tion address, Water-man said the newly elected council is bal-anced and diverse.

“In this council, we have everything I could have hoped for: a diversity of age, experience and gender that will lead to enthusiastic and challenging discussion.” he said. “This council will work hard to improv-ing Sum-m e r l a n d ’ s e c o n o m i c strength and to maintain the balance of lifestyle that citizens came out in record num-bers to ensure.”

Representatives to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similka-meen are Waterman, Coun. Toni Boot and Coun. Richard Bark-

will as the alternate.Boot will be coun-

cil’s representative on the Summerland Chamber of Com-merce, with Coun. Janet Peake as the alternate.

Waterman will serve as council’s liaison to the Oka-nagan Regional

Library board for a short time. Coun. Erin Carlson was also named to the board, with Coun. Doug Holmes as the alternate.

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Oath of officeMembers of Summerland’s new municipal council took the oath of office at the inauguration meeting on Monday evening. From left are Judge Greg Koturbash who performed the ceremony, Coun. Toni Boot, Coun. Erin Trainer, Coun. Richard Bark-will, Mayor Peter Waterman, Coun. Janet Peake, Coun. Erin Carlson and Coun. Doug Holmes.

Fuel siphonedOn Nov. 25, police were called after fuel

was siphoned from vehicles at a business on Highway 97 in Trout Creek. The value of the stolen fuel is estimated at $300.Vehicle theft attempted

An attempted vehicle theft was reported to police on Nov. 27.

Police say the thieves attempted to steal a 1991 Toyota, parked at a home on Pineo Court.

While the ignition was damaged in the attempt, the vehicle was not stolen.three charged with assault

Three people were charged with assault fol-lowing an incident on Purves Road on Nov. 28. The incident occurred at 11:10 p.m. when three men entered the home and assaulted a man inside.

A 20-year-old man and two 18-year-old men were arrested and will appear in court.

The victim sustained minor injuries.

“In this council, we have everything I could have hoped for: a diversity of age, experience and gender that will lead to enthusiastic and challenging discus-sion.”

Peter Waterman

The public flu clin-ic which had been scheduled for Thurs-day, Dec. 4 has been postponed.

The Interior Health Authority made the decision because the demand for the vac-

cine exceeds the sup-ply available. Addi-tional vaccine has been ordered and the clinic will be rescheduled.

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VICTORIA – It has been 15 years since I wrote a com-mentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River ter-ritory.

My objec-tion, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collective-ly owned land enshrined for all time.

This was an ailing NDP gov-ernment rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demonstrated little but failure and suffering around the world.

The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week.

The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history.

Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas pro-duction.

Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legisla-ture can do the same this week.

In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of concern about collective land restrictions by

adopting a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeat-edly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.

The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tide-water sites for LNG termin-als, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggres-sively for a modern economy through gas export.

The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port.

And they don’t intend to stop there.

“We want to be part of the Canadian business establish-ment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell.

The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision.

We weren’t consulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.

Nisga’a President Mitch-ell Stevens has patiently and repeatedly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every heredi-tary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move.

After that it received the required two-thirds majority support.

Gosnell, the revered chief negotiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception.

He seemed genuinely sur-prised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of gen-erations of labour.

Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe.

It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature.

In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a cere-monial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on imple-menting self-government.

And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a.

“That’s what being alive means to me today,” Gos-nell said. “You’ve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams won’t come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And boy, are we ever dreaming big.”

Tom Fletcher is legisla-ture reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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An assault late on Friday night is a disturbing incident in the commun-ity — espe-cially when it comes at a time of year a s s o c i a t e d with messages of peace on earth.

According to police, three individuals entered a home and assaulted a resident inside.

Whatever the factors lead-ing up to the incident, there are better ways to resolve disagree-ments, without resorting to vio-lence.

bad apples

For the past 27 years, the Fes-tival of Lights has marked the start of the festive sea-son in the South Okanagan.

The annual c e l e b r a t i o n is known t h ro u g h o u t the region and continues to bring thousands of visitors to downtown Summer-land, even on a cold evening as we experienced on Friday.

Organizing this event takes a lot of effort, but the results are worthwhile.

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penaltiesBritish Columbia has some

of Canada’s most severe pen-alties for impaired drivers, but some motorists still get behind the wheel after they have been drinking.

Once again the RCMP are conducting their seasonal Counter Attack road checks to watch for impaired drivers.

If past years are any indi-cation, some motorists will receive driving prohibitions.

The penalties range from a 24-hour license suspen-sion the first time a motor-ist blows a Warn level on a roadside screening device to a 90-day driving prohibition and 30-day vehicle impound for those who blow a Fail level.

In addition to the inconvenience of a license suspension, there are also fines, impound fees and other costs involved.

Recovering one’s license can cost as much as $6,000.

Driving requires a motor-ist’s complete attention. Someone who has been drink-ing is not able to respond as quickly in a dangerous situa-tion.

This is not only a risk for the motorist but for his or her passengers and for any-one else on the road at the time.

The high penalties are necessary because of the potential tragedy which can result from impaired driving.

In a perfect world, British Columbia’s tough penal-ties would serve as a strong deterrent, but police continue to stop motorists who are driving while impaired.

License suspensions have been issued throughout the year, not just during the fes-tive season.

Attitudes about impaired driving have improved in recent decades and many motorists will not consider driving after they have been drinking.

Unfortunately, some sill insist on this dangerous behav-iour. These motorists need to be stopped, before they cause a serious accident.

Nisga’a prove their critics wrong

Tom Fletcher

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Everyone Welcome

Dear Editor:Congratulations to the

incoming mayor and council.In retrospect, no one issue

in my 37 years in Summer-land has been so divisive as the land swap. Yet the healing must begin anew.

There is a win/win for all by patiently waiting for the Agri-cultural Land Commission to express its views in March.

In a campaign in which openness and transparency were major issues, due dili-gence might require the incom-

ing council to complete the process by allowing the Agri-cultural Land Commission the opportunity to express its views and offer compromise solutions.

A decision to abort after hearing from the ALC still

satisfies the public’s need for due diligence, openness and transparency.

But a rush to premature judgement would be a denial of the very principles found wanting in the outgoing coun-cil.

You are all good people dem-onstrated by your willingness to serve the community. I wish you much success in healing the divisions in our commun-ity.

John Nicolson Summerland

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Winter arrivesIn 1951 Summerland looked a little different after a snowfall than it does now. There weren’t as many roads to plough, no roundabouts to negotiate and fewer vehicles on the streets. Since the east end of Granville Road (Main Street) was mostly orchards, only the west end needed ploughing or, in many cases, just shovelling by hand to clear parking spaces in front of the stores. Tis the season when Summerland can abruptly change to Winterland, and while snow can be downright inconvenient at times, it’s the price we pay for being able to go skiing, throw snowballs and, of course, build snowmen. Just remember to keep your snow shovel handy.

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

The early years

Wait for Land Commission’s response

Dear Editor:Our justice system

has disconnected from the real world and is spiralling out of control.

The Haisla Indian Band is proposing to export LNG from a B.C. property that originally was slated for the Northern Gateway terminal to load and export oil.

Yes, the cat is finally out of the bag. It was all about

money.Forget about fish,

water, environment, ancestry and holy spirits.

It was all about manipulating a judi-ciary that arbitrar-ily has adopted those massive claims for lands and resour-ces as a vehicle to recreate Canada in its own image.

The June 2014 ruling on the BC Tsilhqot’in Indian’s

land claim left a huge cloud of uncer-tainty over the issue of rights to lands and resources for all Canadians, Indians included.

The ruling states in part that “aborig-inal rights are evolv-ing and may only be clarified over time,” essentially extin-guishing the concept of title.

Our judiciary has effectively decided

to redefine Canada without any con-sideration for the rights associated with citizenship, and will instead proceed willy-nilly on a case by case basis, with-out providing the single most import-ant criteria industry, governments and the people desperately need to move for-ward – closure.

The process will also continue to seg-

regate the Indians and condemn them to live in poverty, without any realis-tic hope of devel-oping a sustainable life style that will provide them with a quality of life enjoyed by other Canadians, and the resource industry will continue to be held hostage to our judiciary.

Andy ThomsenSummerland

Irrigation petition circulating

Dear Editor:The changes to the

rates and metering of separate irrigation lines continues to be an ongoing issue for many Summerland citizens.

It is important to inform the pub-lic that a petition is continuing to circu-late.

We will present this petition to coun-cil in January, 2015.

If you care con-

cerned about the water meter issue, please contact [email protected] or call 250-494-1428 or write to 10211 Giant’s Head Road, Sum-merland, B.C., V0H 1Z0 or Dawn Rich-ards [email protected], 250-494-7492 or 14119 Prairie Valley Road, Summerland, B.C., V0H 1Z8

Mary Lou DunnSummerland

Dear Editor:I am writing to

voice my objection to the fibre optic line that is proposed to be run overhead down Happy Valley Road to the Trout Creek area.

When these lots were developed, the purchasers paid a

premium for under-ground services so as to improve the aes-thetics of the prop-erties, thus the stan-dard was set for the use of underground services and I feel that this standard must be maintained.

Les MullinSummerland Justice system out of control

Line should go underground

Safety measures needed to prevent power surge damage

Dear Editor:The damage

and losses of appli-ances, electron-ics and heating systems in the Trout Creek area due to a power surge last week will run into the hundreds of thou-

sands of dollars.We pay high util-

ity fees. I think we should be able to expect reliable service with safety measures to prevent such wide spread damage.

Vic Jensen Summerland

AT THE LEGIONSunday, Dec. 7th

11am to 2pmCome and have lunch with Santa & Mrs. Claus, and

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Admission is free!Call 494-9781 to register.

A donation to the food bank or an unwrapped toy for the Christmas Drive would be appreciated. Ho Ho Ho

Summerland Singers & Players presentA Dramatic Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas CarolCarols sung by two choirs 7:30pm, Friday, Dec. 5th at the Summerland United ChurchProceeds to the Community Support Centre

Tickets: Family $25

Buy At: • Summerland United Church 13204 Henry Rd., Summerland

• Community Arts Council 9908 Main St., Summerland

N ow into its 44th year. Operation Santa Claus is directing its focus to support

residents of Summerland. Your thoughtful and heartfelt support is once again appreciated.

In the next weeks we hope you will take a minute to bring in a small gift or gifts for a child, teenager, adult or senior and bring it to the Review’s office. Some suggestions are puzzles, toys, touques, mittens, scarves, games, books, socks, quilts, shampoos, toiletries and stocking stuffers.

The Summerland Review, in cooperation with McBain Insurance and with the kind support of the Summerland Food Bank will be distributing the gifts to local summerland families.

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Community fundingNesters Market staff handed out more than $7,000 worth of gift cards back into the community of Summerland. The Sum-merland Food Bank received $1,650 and the Giant’s Head School Breakfast Program received $1,080. Other recipients included the Summerland Asset Development Initiative, the Summerland Montessori School and the four public schools, the One Person Project, Dry Grad and the Variety Club.

The 116th annual Audubon Christmas bird counts are back.

The Audubon Christmas bird counts are the old-est wildlife census in North America. It is the source of much data on bird num-bers, movements, range, affects of weather on birds in the winter, feeding

habits, feeder activ-ity and so on. These counts cover North and South Amer-ica, the West Indies, Bermuda, Hawaii, Guam and the Com-monwealth of North Mariana Islands. All the data, including the names of all par-ticipants is published in the Audubon Soci-ety’s Field Notes.

The Penticton count is on Dec. 14. The count circle is divided into 20 areas with 13 in Penticton, seven in Summer-land. The count day goes from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teams for the count are led by experienced birders, so one does not have to have any expertise in order to participate.

Those who prefer to count birds at their feeder from the com-fort and warmth of their homes, as feeder watchers, need to be able to confidently identify the local win-ter birds.

At the end of the count day there will be potluck supper and count up at the United Church on

Main St. in Penticton beginning at 4.30 p.m.

If you want to participate please call Dick Cannings regarding one of the Penticton count areas at 250-493-3393 and Laurie Rockwell for the Summerland por-tion of the count at 250-494-7558 and for the dates of the other counts in the area.

Bird watchers conduct annual count

The South Okanag-an Similkameen Med-ical Foundation is launching a campaign

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. I encourage anyone and everyone, with a talent for it, to embrace that sentiment. Most people I’ve spoken with have fond memories of celebrations at Christmas and other holidays, so we know it’s at least possible to make merry during the festive season.As at any other time of the year, however, if you stop to focus on all of the things that stress you out and a seasonal list of tasks that aren’t a normal part of your routine, you’re bound to feel a great deal of joylessness in spite of the celebratory intent of these tasks and lists we assign ourselves (or sometimes are assigned by someone else). It’s fine to say: “focus on the positive”, and for many, that’s all it takes to glide through whatever life presents them. For the rest of us I have these suggestions for habits and supplements which you can add to your “Holiday Stress Tool Kit”:Sleep - Get enough of it. There are hundreds of studies which detail the negative effects of sleep deprivation and just as many proving the benefits of a good eight hours. If insomnia becomes an all-too-frequent companion, Ortho-Sleep by AOR helps you fall asleep naturally and wake refreshed (not groggy). There are ingredients in Ortho-Sleep which also help to calm an overactive mind and induce a relaxed state.Caffeine – Don’t depend on it. Having coffee with your friends is fine, but using a stimulant (stressor) to help you cope with stress is fueling the fire, not fighting it. As implied above, getting enough rest will keep you more alert than by artificial means (ie: energy drinks, excessive coffee, etc).Anxiety – It happens and it can be scary. Supplements like AOR’s Zen Theanine promote a calm state without making you drowsy. It’s popular for people uncomfortable with public speaking or to settle nerves before an exam. Being calm will help you stay focused without being overstimulated. Deep breathing, yoga and meditation exercises are other methods that can help you cope with anxiety. Lastly, speaking with someone you’re comfortable with or a professional counselor can help you gain perspective.Vegetables – Eat them. In addition to proper rest, your body uses nutrition to refuel and recharge. A colourful mix of veggies with every meal will keep you nourished and satisfied. Just like your vehicle, if you put low quality fuel in the tank you’ll get poor performance. A proper healthy diet is what your body needs for high performance.Alcohol – Reduce your intake. Alcohol is a depressant. Remember what I said about low quality fuel? A depressant is a highly ineffective way to deal with stress. It’s like wanting your horse to pull a heavy wagon and then installing square wheels. Eggnog is pretty good without the rum too (but don’t drink too much of that either).To that end, it’s important to remember to have fun. The above are tools for your “Stress Tool Kit” and you can use them as needed. They are not a “must-do” code to live by. Must-do’s tend to create more stress than they relieve.Speak to the Live Well Team at Pharmasave for more tips and tricks about Holiday Stress Busters and how we can help them fit into your life.

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comment about anything you read in this paper or about any concern affect-ing Summerland, write a letter to the editor.

Letters attacking the character or reputation of indi-viduals or groups of individuals have no place in this news-paper.

Letters must be signed and must include a telephone number where you can be reached dur-ing the day.

Over the past sev-eral months a group of MLAs from all par-ties travelled across British Columbia, stopping in 16 dif-ferent communities to hear input from citizens and organ-izations as part of the B.C. budget consulta-tion process.

In total, including written comments, close to 1,800 submis-sions were received by the Select Stand-ing Committee on Finance and Gov-ernment Services, a legislative committee that I am proud to chair.

These submis-sions formed part of 58 recommendations that received unani-mous consent from the committee and will go forward to government for con-sideration.

The report is close to 70 pages in length and I would encour-age interested cit-izens to take the time to review it.

A link to the .pdf report can be found on my website at danashtonmla.ca on the home page right below Latest MLA News.

I would also like to thank the other mem-bers of the committee including staff who spent a considerable amount of time away from their families to gain this valuable feedback from British Columbians.

This week the B.C.

government has also announced further changes to provincial liquor licensing regu-lations that may be of benefit here in the Okanagan.

More specifically, ski hills and golf courses will be able to apply for a single license endorsement covering up to 26 events per year.

This regulation will eliminate the need to apply indi-vidually for each occasion. Given the large amount of weddings in the Okanagan and other special events year round this reduction in administration will help to decrease costs and administration – a concern that was heard during the B.C. liquor policy review.

Another recent announcement that

will be of interest to many in the Okanag-an is the announce-ment of a seven-year, $8.4 million agricul-tural replant pro-gram.

This program is estimated to impact roughly 1,500 acres of orchards as newer higher value crops can be planted to help local growers increase returns.

With a growing number of free trade deals being signed new opportunities are being created for new, higher value crops that fetch premium prices in expanding markets.

Currently British Columbia growers produced Canada’s second largest tree fruit crop generat-ing in excess of $100 million in farm cash receipts and ongoing replant innova-tions can see further increases on this progress.

Also coming to our region is 24 new licensed child-care spaces that are part of the B.C. Government Early Years Strategy.

The Early Years Strategy is targeting the creation of 1,000 new child care spaces B.C.-wide in place by March of 2015, with a

further 1,000 spaces targeted to be added by March of 2016.

In total, there are roughly 107,000 day-care spaces currently supported by the B.C. government.

Recently British Columbia went to the polls to elect new mayors, councillors and regional district directors as part of the local government elections.

Here in the rid-

ing of Penticton we have new mayors in Peachland, Summer-land and Penticton along with a number of new faces on coun-cil.

Let us also thank our former may-ors, councillors and regional district dir-ectors for serving our communities over their respective past terms.

Dan Ashton is the MLA for Penticton.

Many submissions received during budget consultation

Victoria Views

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Bryce Beckett walks on stilts, interacting with the crowd as he goes.

The choir from Trout Creek Elementary School performed early in the evening.

Having a picture taken in one of the photo booths were eight-year-old Gavin Rogalsky and five-year-old Morgan Rogalsky.

Winter Queen Jennifer Rabie stops to give Karla Jackson a hug and grant her a wish.

Incoming mayor Peter Waterman, Summerland Chamber president Arlene Fenrich and outgoing mayor Janice Perrino were on stage together as the lights were turned on.

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Petkau, Bill Newhouse, Kelsi Foreman, our volunteer street

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Festival ofLIGHTS

The festive season began in Summerland with a celebration of light and music on Friday evening

Members of the Kin shira Per for mance Troupe entertained crowds with a fire dance to end the evening.Nathan Sawatzky of Ice Decor carves the head of a reindeer.

Kiah Planedin, left, 11, and Riley Kole, eight, enjoyed the completed ice sculptures.

Megan Simpson, seven, and her sister Kaitlyn, five, are happy with their glow sticks to light up the night.

The Red Barn Ranch offered pony rides in Memorial Park. From left are Mekenna Quinton, 10, on a horse led by Karen Grosch and Tane Quinton, four, on a horse led by Carla Ohmenzetter and Louis Lemire.

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of Peace

Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Annual Christmas Craft Fair and Open House at Summerland Seniors Village Thursday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show features Christmas crafts, jewel-ry, ornaments, decora-tions and homemade baking and more. Enjoy complimentary bever-

ages and goodies.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

C o m m u n i t y Candlelight Memorial Service Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at Summerland Funeral Home, 13205 Rosedale Ave. Sponsored by Providence Funeral Homes.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease sup-port group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Seniors’ volleyball at the Youth Centre begin-ning at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. For additional informa-tion call Jane or Frank at 250-494-4666. Summerland author R.J. Hepner will sign copies of his book, The Brave One Strikes Back. at Hooked on Books in Penticton on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.Summerland Mat-erial Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion. The SSA focus-es on fishing, shooting, hunting, archery and con-servation and is affiliated with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.S u m m e r l a n d Singers and Players present a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland United Church. Tickets avail-able at Summerland United Church and the Summerland Community Arts Centre. Proceeds to the Community Resource Centre.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland Traditional Rug Artists will meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Summerland United Church Hall. If you are interested in

joining this fun group or seeing what this creative craft involves do drop in. Visitors always welcome. For more information about this time-hon-oured art please contact Juliet at 250-494-1278 or Marilyn at 250-494-6434.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.

SaturdayThe Summerland Dance Club invites couples to attend the dance at the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8 to 11 p.m. The band Destiny will provide the live music with foxtrots, waltzes, jives and perhaps some South American tunes. Prizes and food sup-plement the fun. For further details contact Anne Ling at 250-494-7168 or Ron Hack at 250-486-6858.

SundayVintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invit-ed to attend. For more information on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBeginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion. Continuing classes at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Legion.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other sing-ers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more information contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan

Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more informa-tion, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayBridge games at St. Stephen’s Church Hall on Tuesdays beginning at 1 p.m. New players are always welcome. Refreshments served. Call 250-494-6116 or 250-494-5363.Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meeting to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087.Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email [email protected] Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge.Tai chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners, 10 a.m. for advanced, and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for beginner and intermedi-

ate. For more informa-tion call Nancy at 250-494-8902.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a coffee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court. Whist is played on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are welcome. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes responsible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleasure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seek-ers of all ages including those with disabilities.T h e 9 0 2 Summerland Air Cadets parade Wednesday nights, from 6:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. All youth aged 12 to 18 welcome. Call the Air Cadet office at 250-494-7988. Tyler Willis is the commanding officer.The Summerland Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. all year. Shaun

at 250-494-1513.

UpcomingCritteraid Charity Thrift Shoppe is hosting an “I Love Lucy” fundraiser. Lucy was an assistance dog who passed away after extensive veterinary treatment. Bi-weekly silent auctions and spe-cially marked items all for Lucy’s veterinary bill until Dec. 22.Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical con-ditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arth-ritis, to name just a few. A medical referral is required.Oldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registration and details contact Wayne at 250-494-7460. One-to-one dietitian and nurse appoint-ments at Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson St., are avail-able for people with diabetes or heart dis-ease. The sessions can provide extra help with issues including learn-ing about diabetes or heart health and how to manage the condi-tion; understanding medication and start-ing or adjusting insu-lin; meter certifica-tion and how to use meter results; setting small, specific goals; tobacco dependence counselling and sup-port in quitting; and solving problems with chronic conditions. To make an appointment call 250-770-3530 or 1-800-707-8550.Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfectly; we’ll eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at [email protected] for more info or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.The members of the Summerland Dance Club invite couples to dances at the Royal Canadian Legion. Dances will be held Dec. 6, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, March 14, April 11 and May 9. Dances run from 8 to 11 p.m. For further information call Anne Ling at 250-494-7168 or Ron Hack at 250-486-6858.

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Upon meeting, they found they had a love of Christmas lights in common.

It is this same love that moves Eric Johnson and his wife Linda McIntosh to light up their yard for the holiday season each year.

“As far as how many lights are out there I really can’t tell you,” said Johnson. “There is probably 1,500 to 2,000. We might spend $30 to $40 per year on buy-ing new ones as some of the old ones can no longer be repaired.”

In recent years, Johnson has added music to coincide with lights coming on and off at different times.

It takes him a total of 24 hours to put up the display. He works about three hours per day on it. After that it is just a matter of replacing missing lights and spending a couple of hours over the winter to straighten up after wind storms.

As a child, John-son recalls enjoying putting the lights on the Christmas tree, although outside decorating was not something they did.

“I use to go down-

town (Vancouver) and the Woodward’s store on Hasting Street had this ani-mated display,” he said. “They were the best animated Christ-mas display win-dows you could ever see. I was fascinated with that.”

McIntosh grew up in Summerland and inherited her love of Christmas from her mother. Her dad would string up lights every year. Her parents won the best lit house on Julia Street in 1959.

Speaking about the decorations, her fath-

er Al said, “They were much more modest then, than they are now. Everything was homemade and we had the phonograph out there.”

“One of the high-lights of Christmas for me was seeing the manger scene at the end of Main Street,” said McIntosh. “I think all people like lights in winter…how can you not? It is such a dull dreary time of year.”

When Johnson and McIntosh built their retirement home, they made sure they installed extra power and extra outside cir-cuits in preparation for their light display.

“We haven’t got to

the stage where we have a separate gen-erator for our Christ-mas lights,” McIntosh jokingly said.

She estimates it costs $100 per month to run the lights, even though the major-ity of their lights are energy efficient LEDs.

There is something this couple feels is lacking when it comes to the light displays in Summerland.

“One of the nicest things we liked about the coast, that we miss here, is that they would publish lists of lights to see.” said McIntosh.

She explained that people who want-ed to share the joy

of their lights with others, would sub-mit their addresses to the local papers, who in turn would pub-lish these addresses during the month of December. This enabled the public to plan a driving route, in order to view the lighted yards.

“It was really nice,” said McIntosh.

“We use to take Eric’s mom on these drives. I know here, there are buses of seniors that go out to see lights, but they don’t always know where to go.”

In 2009 Johnson and McIntosh won the best light display con-test in Summerland.

“We wouldn’t enter the con-test again because

we won it once,” explained McIntosh. “We still think our lights are worth see-ing and we know other people like to see them, and we’d just like to let them know…yes, we are going to have lights again this year!”

The couple’s dis-play can be viewed at 9717 Canyon View Rd.

Holiday season light display expands

Festive displayLinda McIntosh and Eric Johnson have between 1,500 and 2,000 lights in their holiday display at 9717 Canyon View Rd. Those wishing to suggest a home or street with an outstanding holiday light display are asked to send their suggestions to [email protected] or put a description on the Review’s Facebook page. A list will be published before Christmas.

Food bank supportTom Jacques, left, president of the Sum-merland Kiwanis Club and Irene Johnston, treasurer, present a cash donation of $400.14 to Tara Hollas, resource coordinator at the Summerland Food Bank. The money was collected at the club’s hot chocolate booth at the Festival of Lights. Ken Swan and Dalton Lavigne were the winners of gift baskets at the Kiwanis booth that evening.

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Jack (Millsy) Mills is a rookie with the Summerland Steam and plays forward. His hometown is Delta where he attended Sands Secondary School. He was born in 1995 and started playing hockey when he was 13 at the AAA level. He is 6’ tall and weighs 170 lbs.Jack’s favourite hockey memory is being downtown when

Canada won the Olympic gold medal against the U.S. in Vancouver in 2010. His favourite pre-game meal is pasta and chicken. His favourite movies are The Blind Side and 300, and his favourite song is She’s Country by Jason Aldean. His favourite saying is, “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” In addition to hockey, “Millsy” also plays golf and football. He thinks the best thing about Summerland is the atmosphere.

The Summer-land Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs in Junior B hockey action on the week-end, but lost to the first-place Osoyoos

Coyotes.On Friday, playing

before a home crowd, the Steam defeated Kelowna in a 6-4 decision.

Summerland dom-

inated the first period with four goals.

At 17:01, Lathan McKinney scored from Riley Pettitt and Michael McEachern to take the lead.

The chiefs answered back with a goal at 15:17.

At 10:12, Jack Mills scored, with the assist by Cole Woodliffe.

Pettitt then scored

on a power play at 3:51, assisted by Wyatt Gale and Cole Williams. At 2:56, Nelson Hurry scored on a power play. Tris-tan Bukovic and Mills assisted.

The second period featured two goals by the Chiefs.

In the third period, Bukovic scored for the Steam at 16:28. Nathan Iannone had the assist.

The Chiefs responded with a goal at 13:42, but were not able to break the Steam’s lead.

The final Sum-merland goal came at 4:34 when Gale scored, assisted by Adam Jones.

On Saturday, the Steam travelled to Osoyoos, playing to a 7-2 loss against the Coyotes.

Summerland began with a power play goal at 16:40 when Woodliffe scored, assisted by Mills and Braden Eliuk.

The Coyotes brought the game to a tie with a power play goal at 4:38.

In the second per-iod, the Coyotes dom-inated with three con-secutive goals before Summerland was able to score again.

At 5:27, Tyson Klingspohn scored on a power play, assisted by Pettitt and McEachern.

The Coyotes ended the period by scor-ing a power play goal with nine seconds remaining.

The third period saw two more Osoy-oos goals to end the game.

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The Summerland Steam are in second place in the Okanag-an/Shuswap Confer-ence: Okanagan Div-ision of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

The Summerland Junior B team’s rec-ord is 15 wins, eight losses and one over-time loss in regular season action, behind the Osoyoos Coyotes.

Gregg Wilson, gen-eral manager and co-owner of the team, said Summerland has a lot of new players on the ice this year, with just seven who were part of the team last year.

In November, team captain Paulsen Lau-tard left the team to play for the Trail Smoke Eaters in Jun-ior A hockey action.

Losing their cap-tain was a big transi-tion, but the Steam players have stepped up, Wilson said.

Several of the Sum-merland players have shown themselves as rising stars this sea-son, including Cole Woodliffe, Jack Mills and Alex Williams.

Wilson is more impressed with the cohesive teamwork shown by the play-ers, especially those playing defence.

“We probably have one of the strongest defence cores in the league,” he said. “We have the lowest goals against average in the league.”

Players have also shown determination.

During a recent game against the Creston Valley Thun-der Cats, the Sum-merland team was behind 3-1 until a power play late in the second period. The Steam went on to win that game 4-3.

Regular season action for the Steam will continue until mid-February.

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Members of a Sum-merland curling team were among the win-ners at the Kelowna Men’s and Ladies Bonspiels on the weekend of Nov. 21 to 23.

The Ken Rae team

from Summerland won the Men’s C Event, defeating Kelowna’s Richard Issel rink in the finals.

The event was hosted by the Kelow-na Curling Club.

Summerland curlers shine in Kelowna

The Summerland Bantam Rep Jets, sponsored by the Summerland Dental Centre, hosted Clear-water for two games on the weekend.

In the Saturday game Liam Trewhitt was the high scorer.

Trewhitt scored twice in the first per-iod, with assists by Steven Sauer, Jacob Acheson and Alexan-dros Tsoycalas.

In the second per-iod, Trewhitt scored his third goal for a natural hat trick. Quinn Ferguson-Moberg got the assist.

Trewhitt’s scor-ing streak continued in the third with his fourth goal of the game with assist to Will Gray.

Clearwater pulled their goalie at the end

but Jason Scherban scored an empty net-ter with assists to Liam Trewhitt and Will Gray.

Summerland won 5-2.

In Sunday’s game, Acheson took a page from Trewhitt’s play-book and was the lone scorer to go with his hat trick.

Acheson’s first goal was unassist-ed. His second had assists go to Simon Paul and Tsoycalas.

The third goal went to Acheson unassisted. It was a battle to the end with six seconds left on the clock and four-on-four, but Summer-land goalie Ben Bow-yer deflected all shots and the team won with a final score of 3-2.

Bantam Reps earn two wins

Summerland adds one win, one lossHockey actionTristan Bukovic of the Summerland Steam takes control of the puck during a game against the Kelowna Chiefs on Friday evening. Summerland won that game 6-4.

Steam ranked second in division

CurlingSummerland Curling Club

Results: Nov. 24 to 28Monday morning senior men: Warren Par-

ker defeated Eric Johnson, Doug Steinke defeated Hector Cartier, Dale Abrey defeated Bob Ezart, Stan Green defeated Paul Cowen.

Monday evening men: Stan Green defeated Dale Abrey, Jared St. John defeated Ken Rae, Rick Drewnisz defeated Gary Raymond, Steve Clement defeated Brian Hodgson.

Tuesday morning mixed: Jerry Lidin defeated Jim Hunt, Hector Cartier defeated Bob Ezart, Bill Moffat defeated Ev Gillespie, Bill Penman defeated Barb Ezart.

Tuesday evening ladies: Wendi Archer defeated Betty Raymond, Lil Blashko defeated Judy Beck, Jackie Clement tied Diana Leitch, Jodie Brennan defeated Gail Ostaficiuk.

Wednesday morning senior men: Paul Cowen defeated Dale Abrey, Doug Steinke defeated Gary Geiger, Stan Green tied Warren Parker, Hector Cartier defeated Bob Ezart.

Wednesday evening men: Rick Drewnisz defeated Gary Raymond, Blake Lynch-Staun-ton defeated Doug Campbell, Glen Bren-nan defeated Louie Costa, Gary Wingerak defeated Ken Rae.

Thursday morning ladies: RoseMarie Fenrich defeated Ev Gillespie, Diana Leitch defeated Arlene Moser.

Thursday evening open: John Egyed defeated Eric Johnson, Glen Brennan defeated Gary Raymond, Tony Blashko defeated John McKay, Ken Rae defeated Kevin Taylor.

Thursday late evening: Dale Abrey defeated Clem Beaulac, Russ Lemke tied Jared St. John.

Friday evening mixed: Cliff Last defeated Sharon Boyles, Brian Budzinski defeated Tracy Waddington, Cliff Rose defeated Louie Costa, Val Utigard tied Ian Rogers.

Friday late evening: Linda Whittome defeated Steve Callaghan, Allen Tower tied Armand Houle, Dave Hood defeated John Fitzgerald.

The Summerland Men’s bonspiel is Friday to Sunday Dec 5 to 7.

Tip of the week: The person delivering a stone must release the stone before the first hog line.

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Joan left us peacefully on the afternoon of November 25, 2014 with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her first hus-band and father of her children, Alan Walk-er in 1968. She married Ralph Downing in 1982 and was predeceased by him in 2011.She is survived by seven children: Susan (Lar-ry), Bev (Ron), Bruce (Andrea), Rod (Vicky), Trudy (Bob), Peter (Kathy) and Anne (Al) 17 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. She is also survived by five stepchildren, prede-ceased by 1 stepchild (Sue), 11 stepgrand-children and 7 step great grandchildren.Joan was born in Summerland to parents Babe and Nibby Nisbet. Apart from a short period in Nova Scotia, Joan lived most of her years in the Okanagan Valley. Joan was the very first Miss Summerland. This classy lady was a beautiful person both inside and out and will be fondly remembered for her positive attitude, lovely smile and sincere personality. Joan was a very generous lady and loved to spend time with family, taking great pleasure in each new grandchild and great grandchild. We would love to thank everyone that touched our Mum’s heart, a special thank you goes to the nurses on the 2nd floor of PGH with special thanks to Dr. Bannerman and Dr. Krabbe too. Also very special thanks to Wendy, Suzanne and Mum’s care-aids, Cassie & MaryAnn.Services were held for Joan at St. Ste-phens Anglican Church in Summer-land on Saturday, November 29, 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Park-dale Place Housing Society for Angus Place.

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Donna Ann Clarke nee Laidlaw of Summerland, BC passed away peacefully on November 24, 2014 at the age of 69 years. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her loving husband of 41 years, Paul, their children Tara of Vancouver, Matthew of Summerland and Ian of Port Moody. She was sadly predeceased by her parents, Gerald and Mona Laidlaw and brother Doug. Born in Summerland, Donna worked as a teacher in Abbotsford and Penticton. She loved to travel and to spend as much time as possible with family and in the garden at her home at Crescent Beach. She will be remembered for her love of life and people, she touched the lives of all who knew her and was well loved for her humour, and generous and compassionate spirit. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Th ursday, December 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Avenue, Summerland, BC with Armand Houle offi ciating. A private family interment will take place at Canyon View Cemetery in Summerland, BC. Memorial tributes may be made to BC Cancer Foundation or the Penticton and District Hospice Society.

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Felske, Daniel D. went to be with the Lord on the morning of November 29, 2014 at the age of 59 years. He will be remembered and sadly missed by his mother Helen Felske, Children: Brandon J. (Cassandra) Felske of Abbotsford BC, Sarah C. Felske of Summerland BC, Rachael A. Felske of Abbotsford BC, Andrew W. Felske of Abbotsford BC, two grandchildren Damen and Alex Hood, his loving sister Linda Umbarger of Garnett Kansas and his gracious ex-wife Marie Louise Lusseau of Abbotsford BC. Dan was sadly predeceased by his younger brother Wayne Felske and his Father, Walter A. Felske. Our father Dan was a kind courteous man. A self taught musical talent that we all loved. He was a very special man none will forget. A Celebration of Dan’s Life will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from Summerland Pentecostal Church, 9918 Julia Street, Summerland BC with Pastor Don Huston offi ciating. Private family interment will take place at Canyon View Cemetery, Summerland, BC. Memorial tributes may be made in Dan’s honour, to the Souperteria in Penticton, BC.

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With sadness, we share the news that our Mother, Edwina MacMillan, a lovely lady, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 while surrounded by family on November 24, 2014. A very special British war bride who drove an ambulance in the war, had fi ery red hair, loved to walk her dogs, sing & dance at the Legion and care for neighbourhood cats. But, Mum’s greatest pleasure in life was doing whatever she could to please her family and friends.Edwina is survived by her daughter, Lynda Smith; sons Ron (Eve) and Ken MacMillan all of Calgary; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson; brother-in law Doug (Lynn) MacMillan as well as family friends Dan & Elizabeth Halverson of Summerland & other extended family. Predeceased by her parents Harold & Hilda Ingham; sister Winifred (Winnie) of England; her loving husband, Norman 1988; son Robert 1991 & grandson Michael 2007.Service to be held at a later date. Th e family wishes to thank the care aides & nurses of the Summerland Seniors Village for their excellent care. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Critteraid in Summerland or the SPCA in Penticton. Condolences may be shared by visiting www.everdenrust.com.

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Employment

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-723-5051.

Financial Services

Employment

Help WantedPart-time afternoon/evening receptionist required for busy medical clinic in Summerland. Candidates with medical offi ce/ computer experience preferred. Please apply with resume/ references to PO Box 67, Summerland BC V0H 1Z0

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Employment

Home Care/SupportCARE Aides. South Okan - Nurse Next Door seeks quality staff. Weekly interviews Thurs-days 10:30 am in Penticton 260 Hastings Ave. [email protected] Fax 250-770-1877

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LandscapingTrevor’s Lawn Cutting. Fall yard and leaf cleanup. Rea-sonable rates. WCB insured. 250-490-0058

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Merchandise for Sale

Fruit & VegetablesThe Apple Barn is now open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. 9100 Jones Flat Road East, just past Windmill Garden Centre. 250-490-6158.

Heavy Duty Machinery

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40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

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Misc. for SaleBlaze King woodstove with catalytic system, very good condition. $600 OBO. Phone 250-494-0943.

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We pay cash! Bring in your unwanted jewelry, gold dental crowns, silverware, war med-als, Canadian and US silver coins to Summerland Gold and Silver Exchange. 13209 Victoria Road. Locally owned and operated. 778-516-5888.

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Rentals

Duplex / 4 Plex2 bdrm unit in 4-plex across from beach. Fridge & stove, hookups for washer & dryer. $850/mo includes utilities. Call Bill Mortensen, Royal LePage Parkside Realty.250-494-0505

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StorageHeated storage. Secure 1,500 sq foot storage facility. Easy, level access. $800/mo. Call 250-490-5398.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2000 FORD truck 1995. 1999 Ford Explorer 1995. 2000 Toyota rav4 1995. 2003 Hon-da 2995. 2006 VW diesel 7888. 2006 Dodge pickup 4995. Eagleridge 855-200-3899

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Employment Employment

The Charles Dick-ens classic, A Christ-mas Carol, is being performed this Fri-day, Dec. 5 at Sum-merland United Church on Henry Avenue as a fundrais-er for the Community Resource Centre.

This dramatic reading of A Christ-mas Carol, coordin-ated by members of Summerland Singers and Players, includes the following par-ticipants: Armand Houle, David Sparks, Mike Swanson, Mon-ica Keetch and Don Gayton. The host is Dennis Walker of SoCountry.ca .

In addition, there will be two choirs; one under the dir-

ection of Kathleen Estabrooks and the Summerland Chil-dren’s Choir under the direction of Lin-nea Good.

First published in December 1843, this Dickens classic has become a staple dur-ing the Christmas season and is such a perfect choice as a fundraiser for the Community Resource Centre.

Beginning on a cold, bleak biting Christmas Eve, when Ebenezer Scrooge rudely turns away two gentleman seek-ing a donation in order to provide a Christmas dinner for the poor, the story brings to light many

of the harsh realities of poverty.

Although things have improved in many ways since the workhouses of Scrooge’s day the problem of poverty, homelessness and children going to school hungry is still

with us. Here in Summer-

land, our Food Bank has been in continu-ous operation since 1985 with the Resource Centre being added in 2013 with fund-ing provided under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy of Human Resources and Skills Develop-ment Canada.

The goal of the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre is to pro-vide not only emer-gency food but also an information and referral service for people in need in Summerland.

They provide information, assist-ance and direct aid

to people who are experiencing dif-ficulty in their lives and need a helping hand or who want to find out what social services may be available to help them.

You are invited to drop in to view the new facilities, meet

with their know-ledgeable staff and volunteers or simply to chat.

The office is open five days a week from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

What better way to enjoy an evening out and help a worth-

while cause at the same time.

This Arts Palette column is written by David Finnis, publi-city chair and presi-dent of the Sum-merland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9908 Main St., Summerland, B.C., V0H 1Z0.

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David Finnis

Dickens classic story presented

Serving breakfastGraham Cooper, a Summerland firefighter, serves breakfast at Santorini’s Restaurant on Satur-day morning. The breakfast was a fundraiser for the annual Toys and Toonies for Tots and Teens gift drive.

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Summerland IGA contributed $617.00

to the Summerland Community Food Bank from the proceeds

of the BBQ at the 27th Annual Festival of Lights Event!

7519 Prairie Valley Rd. 250-494-4376

OPEN DAILY from 8am - 9pm

Locally Owned & Operated by Colin Powell

Thank YouSummerland!!

Left to Right: Ingrid Wuensche and Tara Hollas, Summerland Community Food Bank and Colin Powell, Owner Summerland IGA.

Left to Right: Colin Powell, Owner Summerland IGA; Jacenda Byer, CritterAid; Pat Wand, CritterAid Fundraiser; Ingrid Wuensche, Director, Summerland Food Bank.

Congratulations to Summerland CritterAid on Winning the Small Business Challenge

with 481lbs. of non-perishable food items donated to the Summerland Food Bank.

CritterAid donated their $500.00 Gift Card to the Summerland Food Bank.

$500.00 Gift Card

SUMMERLAND

CONGRATULATIONS! to Val Nielsen

of Summerland on Winning a $500.00 Gift Card and for supporting

our Food Drive at the Summerland Festival

of Lights!

Thank you also to Peanuts and Pumpkins Kids Shop, Summerland Gold & Silver Exchange,

Jubilee Dental Centre, Your Dollar Store With More and Beauty & The Brit for participating in the Small

Business Challenge.


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Summerland Review, December 04, 2014