See page 6 See pages 7-12 7 7819 5 5 0016 1 Thursday, June 18, 2015 arrowlakesnews.com • 250-265-3841 • $1.25 • PM40036531 Vol.94 • Issue 24 NAKUSP’s 510 Broadway St W, Nakusp, BC (250) 265-3662 COME AND GET YOUR DUCKS FOR THE ANNUAL CANADA DAY DUCK RACE! $5 each and only 1000 sold. First prize is $1000.00, Second is $600.00 & third is $400.00. All proceeds go to the Nakusp Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireworks event on July 1st SPRING HOURS: 8am - 8pm | 7 Days a week Nakusp Minor Soccer celebrates the 2015 season Court date set for the two locals accused of vehicle break-ins A court date has been set for one adult, and one youth, both from Nakusp, who are responsible for the multiple thefts from vehicles that occurred the evening of Febru- ary 10. Numerous victims came forward to the Nakusp RCMP reporting that they had been victimized during the night and had many items including loose change, clothing, tools, and electronic equipment taken from their unlocked vehicles. It was further discovered that the culprits had also located keys in one of the vehicles and decided to take it for a joy ride. Constable Ryan Fehler stated, “With the invaluable as- sistance we received from the residents in Nakusp, we were able to recover some of the stolen items and return them to their rightful owners.” A Report to Crown Counsel was forwarded recom- mending a number of charges against those responsible. On May 28 five charges of Theft Under $5000 and one charge of Take Vehicle Without Consent were sworn against the Nakusp adult; four charges of Theft Under $5000 and one charge of Take Vehicle Without Consent were sworn against one Nakusp youth. This matter is scheduled for court on June 25 in Na- kusp. CHANTELLE CARTER Arrow Lakes News STAYING COOL Nothing beats jumping in the lake and hanging with friends after a long day at school. From L-R Kimberly Roberts, Zoe Zinselmeyer, Cheyenne Tourand, Carson Zittlau, Haven Rahn and Aiden Filipchuck enjoying the sunshine, listening to music, and counting down the days until summer break. Photo by Chantelle Carter Students take a dip in the lake to keep cool after school Class of 2015!
NAKUSP’s510 Broadway St W, Nakusp, BC (250) 265-3662
COME AND GET YOUR DUCKS FOR THE ANNUAL CANADA DAY DUCK RACE! $5 each and only 1000 sold. First prize is $1000.00, Second is $600.00 & third is $400.00. All proceeds
go to the Nakusp Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireworks event on July 1st
SPRING HOURS: 8am - 8pm | 7 Days a week
Nakusp Minor Soccer celebrates the
2015 season
Court date set for the two locals accused of vehicle break-insA court date has been set for one adult, and one youth,
both from Nakusp, who are responsible for the multiple thefts from vehicles that occurred the evening of Febru-ary 10.
Numerous victims came forward to the Nakusp RCMP reporting that they had been victimized during
the night and had many items including loose change, clothing, tools, and electronic equipment taken from their unlocked vehicles. It was further discovered that the culprits had also located keys in one of the vehicles and decided to take it for a joy ride.
Constable Ryan Fehler stated, “With the invaluable as-sistance we received from the residents in Nakusp, we were able to recover some of the stolen items and return them to their rightful owners.”
A Report to Crown Counsel was forwarded recom-mending a number of charges against those responsible. On May 28 five charges of Theft Under $5000 and one charge of Take Vehicle Without Consent were sworn against the Nakusp adult; four charges of Theft Under $5000 and one charge of Take Vehicle Without Consent were sworn against one Nakusp youth.
This matter is scheduled for court on June 25 in Na-kusp.
CHANTELLE CARTERArrow Lakes News
STAYING COOL
Nothing beats jumping in the lake and hanging with friends after a long day at school. From L-R Kimberly Roberts, Zoe Zinselmeyer, Cheyenne Tourand, Carson Zittlau, Haven Rahn and Aiden Filipchuck enjoying the sunshine, listening to music, and counting down the days until summer break. Photo by Chantelle Carter
Students take a dip in the lake to keep cool after school
Class of 2015!
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some changes within the Village of Nakusp. First off, welcome to our new CAO Laurie Taylor who comes to us Keremeos. It is great to have her working for us.
We are into our 7th month as a new coun-cil and are being kept fairly busy. In my last Mayor’s report I told you that we had met and set up our strate-gic priorities for the next four years. One of our priorities was to support a Biomass project and currently a standing committee is in the process of being set up to move in that direction. If we are successful in obtaining funding and moving the project forward, it will be a benefit to not only the Village of Na-kusp and our facilities, but to School District 10 as well. We would also see a new youth centre.
The second prior-ity that we are moving forward on is upgrad-ing the chalets at the Nakusp Hot Springs. The Hot Springs build-ing is just completing a new roof on the facil-ity. We ran into some
problems and had to replace two main beams. We are also in the process of re-roof-ing units 1 and 2 of the chalets. As a commu-nity, we are fortunate that we own our own hot springs and the Nakusp Hot Springs has a huge potential to be an economic driver to our community pro-viding jobs and bring-ing more income into the community.
You will notice that we have placed some planters on Broadway. If these work out well, we will add some more next year.
Just a reminder that watering restric-tions are in place year round and are on odd and even days 7-9 in the morning and 7-9 in the evening. We are working with Colum-bia Basin Trust on the water smart program this year. There will be yellow flags placed on lawns where water re-strictions are not being observed. Then fines will be put in place.
The cost of provid-ing water is getting ex-tremely expensive and the more treated water we have to provide, the
more it will cost the tax payer.
Curbside recycling pick up has been in place for a year now and the more people use it, the more effi-cient and cost effective it will be. The RDCK recycling bins will be eventually moved to the landfill due to the issues of the current area being abused and the need to protect the ground water around the wells. We are ask-ing RDCK to provide a glass bin drop off to compensate for the curbside pickup – glass can not be put into the curb pick-up.
Unfortunately, the water levels will be sig-nificantly lower this year due to the extreme dry spell in the United States and the need to send water down-stream. We are work-ing with BC Hydro to see if there is any way they can use some of the non-treaty storage water to keep our lake a little higher. Council will be looking at hav-ing discussions with the government on this issue.
On the brighter side, there are two com-munity driven proj-ects that are nearing completion, one being the Kinship building (the old health cen-tre) where a collective has been working to upgrade the building for the use of several programs and house the Nakusp and Area Youth Society. There will be an open house on June 24. The other project is the Old Fire-hall Collective which is seeing a complete overhaul and has provided jobs in the community through various programs and
should see completion to lock up sometime in July.
The Association of Kootenay Bound-ary Local Govern-ments held their AGM in Nakusp in April and was very well at-tended. The delegates were very impressed with Nakusp and all we have to offer for a small town and many have asked me to con-vey their thanks for the wonderful treat-ment they received while they were here. Mayor Jason Clarke of Silverton was elected to the AKBLG board. Congratulations Jason.
I attended the Fed-eration of Canadian Municipality meetings in Edmonton in early June and there were 2000 delegates from all across Canada. We passed resolutions on various recommen-dations for the fed-eral government to help our communities move forward. One of our concerns is that for every tax dollar paid to other levels of government, we re-ceive eight cents in re-turn and are expected to handle more and more services. Coun-cillor Main, from Sil-verton was elected to the BC Caucus on the FCM board. Congrat-ulations Leah.
Council and staff appreciate the support we have received and as always, are interest-ed in your comments. Our year end report will be available by the end of the month. Please feel free to drop into the office and pick up a copy.
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June 18 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
June 18 Yoga in the Park with Dylan @ Ga-zebo. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Weather permitting, otherwise it’s at the K2 Tenderfoot Lodge. All levels welcome and it is by donation.
June 18 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.
June 18 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.
June 18 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drum-mers welcome.
June 19 Burton City Daze! Horseshoe Tourna-ment from 6 to 9 p.m., Concession from 5 to 8 p.m. and Beer gardens from 5 to 11 p.m.
June 19 Mantracker@ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m.
June 20 Burton City Daze! Breakfast 8 to 10 a.m. The Amazing Burton relay race and Triathlon 9:30 to 12 p.m. Concession 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Horseshoe Tournament 12 to 5 p.m. Family/friends get together for bocce, ladder ball or croquet 11 to 4 p.m. Beer Gardens 4 to 11 p.m. The Deep Fried String Band performs in beer gardens 9 to 10:30 p.m.
June 20 Nakusp Farmer’s Market between KSCU and What’s Brewing. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June 20 Yoga in the Park with Dylan @ Ga-zebo. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Weather permitting, otherwise it’s at the K2 Tenderfoot Lodge. All levels welcome and it is by donation.
June 20 Garden Art Workshop @ Nakusp Public Library. 10 to 3 p.m. Instructors are Marg and Dennis Smith. Please bring brown bag lunch. All materials are supplied. Please pre-register at the library as space is limited.
June 20 Community Choir practice @ Saddle-back Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only.
For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.
June 20 Jam Night @ Leland Hotel. Starts at 7:00 p.m.
June 21 Burton Farmers’ Market in McCor-mack Park. 10-1 p.m.
June 21 Nakusp Legion Open House. 1 to 5 p.m. All community members are welcome for free burgers, smokies, salads, and refresh-ments.
June 21 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more in-formation call 265-4216.
June 22 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs. The bus leaves Overwaitea at 1:15 and arrives back in Nakusp at 3:55 p.m. Cost is $1.25 one way, or $2.50 round trip
June 22 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:30 to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome. .
June 22 Village Council Meeting @ Nakusp Village Of� ce. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.
June 23 Yoga in the Park with Dylan @ Ga-zebo. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Weather permitting, otherwise it’s at the K2 Tenderfoot Lodge. All levels welcome and it is by donation.
June 23 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.
June 23 Jam Night with Lisa @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.
June 23 Dee Hobsbawn-Smith reads What Can’t be Undone — a collection of short stories @ Nakusp Public Library at 7 p.m.
June 24 Workshop Wednesday is an ongoing series of free workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: Con� ict Management: Effective Communication Skills in the Workplace. 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. @ ASLCS Building. For more in-formation or to register please call 265-3318.
June 24 Treaty Talks: A documentary about the movement to restore � sh passage above the Grand Coulee dam. The � lm follows a ca-noe expedition up the Columbia River from sea
to source in honour of the Columbia River. 7 pm at the Bonnington Arts Centre.June 24 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.
June 24 Community Choir practice @ Saddle-back Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.
June 24 Open House at Kinship Connection Centre. 12 to 3 p.m. Cutting of the ribbon and a free BBQ.
June 24 Pool Tournament! Drop-ins welcome (12-18yrs) @ Nakusp Youth Centre from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.
June 24 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.
June 24 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216. June 25 Schools in District 10 close for sum-mer holidays.
June 25 Recycling Day in Nakusp! Leave your recycling on the curb in clear blue bags, for 7 a.m. pick-up.
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Fish for free this Father’s Day weekend
British Columbians are invited to � sh for free this coming Father’s Day weekend for the 16th An-nual BC Family Fishing event put on by � e Family Fishing Society of BC.
It is a great opportunity to � sh in many of the province’s lakes and streams, within the rules and without needing to buy or carry a freshwater li-cense.
� e BC Government o� ers a complimentary 3-day basic freshwater licence valid only for June 19, 20 and 21. Fisheries and Oceans Canada also encourages BC residents to try their hand at tidal (saltwater) � shing with a free tidal water � shing li-cence (certain regulations apply).
� e goals of the society and of the event are to increase angler participation, promote BC’s world-class freshwater and tidal sport � shery plus develop greater public respect and awareness for our out-door resources.
Nakusp resident Cheryl Black is hosting her 7th Fishing Derby at the Nakusp Boat Launch this coming Saturday.
“My family and I have enjoyed � shing for many years, and it is always exciting to see the smiles on the children’s faces when they catch, what they be-lieve is, ‘the big one,’ for the � rst time,” Black said.
Time and materials are provided by volunteers and companies that recognize the value of intro-ducing young people and families to � shing and the outdoors. � is year’s event is scheduled for June 20 from 10 to 4 p.m. at the Marina.
Black continued, “I have prizes allocated for the biggest � sh, most � sh caught, as well as free draws. � ere will be a free bbq for all participants, so I am hoping you and your families will join us!”
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Two happy � shermen from last year’s event. Photo submitted by Cheryl Black
A vitally important non-pro� t organization operating lo-cally, is Protecting Animal Life Society (PALS). Its mission is to aid, care for and if necessary, rescue neglected, abused, homeless and abandoned animals while utilizing the highest ethnical operating standards possible.
A number of programs o� ered by PALS functioning be-yond animal rescue include that of arranging adoptions. � is means � nding forever loving homes for the animals. � ey
are provided with necessary veterinary care, are spayed or neutered and are tattooed or micro-chipped.
Adoption fees for cats currently stand at $60 and dogs, $75. PALS provides spay or neuter assistance for families and individuals living on low income. Together with the Nakusp Veterinary Clinic, PALS is able to o� er spays and neuters at a generous 60 per cent discount.
One may honour the memory of a loved one by support-ing the well being of those who are less fortunate. A condo-lence card and certi� cate will be sent to acknowledge the gi� as well as honouring the memory. � ese donations are used to fund the PALS rescue program.
Awareness and education are important aspects of PALS’ goal in encouraging responsible pet ownership. Ensuring one’s pet is spayed or neutered is as vital as ever. � ere are many important reasons to have this procedure carried out with one of the most important being to break the cruel cycle of many unwanted cats and dogs.
Provision of a warm, safe and loving environment for
your pet is, of course, essential as well as making adequate food and ample water available and ensuring your pet gets exercise as well as proper veterinary care. One is also called to obey the licensing, leash and poop and scoop laws of our community.
Other ways in which one can assist is to become a tem-porary pet foster parent. � is means enjoying the compan-ionship of a pet without taking on longterm commitment. Charitable donations are always appreciated and support is also expressed when attending one or both of the PALS fund-raisers including the Creative Hands (Christmas Cra� Fair), which takes place in November and also the Mothers Day plants sale, held in May.
PALS is grateful for all the generous support extended by businesses and individuals as this enables the group to carry on its work throughout the regional communities. If you have lost or found a pet, contact the Nakusp Veterinary clinic at 250-265-4442, the Animal Control centre at 250-265-1580 or PALS for additional information at 250-265-3792.
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As I was out on an evening walk with my dog Floyd re-cently, I couldn’t help but notice the striking array of the bright yellow flow-ers of scotch broom. I was surrounded by a sea of bril-liant yellow and green, and if I didn’t know any better, I would’ve been in my glory. Instead it gave me a sink-ing feeling as I was trying to grasp the vast area that this invasive species has claimed for itself. Scotch broom is a native to the Mediterranean ares of Europe and was inten-tionally introduced to B.C. in 1850 by Captain Walter Grant who planted broom at his farm on Vancouver Island. Regrettably, few realized the invasiveness of this perennial
as it quickly spread up the east coast of Vancouver Is-land before invading the Gulf Islands and mainland. High-way departments encouraged its continued spread as they planted Scotch broom as a bank stabilizer because of its deep root structure and rapid growth.
Don’t let the beauty of this plant fool you as there is a dark side to it that you may not know. A single plant can produce well over 20,000 seeds that last in the soil for more than 30 years. Broom spreads rapidly and densely, choking out native species and preventing reforesta-tion. It is a fire hazard and toxic to animals and the soil. Broom takes over fields, pas-
tures, meadows and farms. It competes with native species for available light, moisture and nutrients, especially on disturbed sites, and has no known natural predators.
It is coming to the end of the flowering cycle right now, which is the perfect time for broom removal because they are easily identified and the roots of the plant are weakest when flowering. When ex-posed to summer’s dry heat, the drought-stressed broom will usually die.
April through early June is the most ideal as you would prefer to remove them before the seed pods have begun to form and you can just cut the broom and let it lie it many areas, or throw a few off into the bush. If the seed pods have begun to form, you must carefully dispose and burn the branches as the pods will ripen on a broom plant even after the plant has been cut. Use bypass loppers to cut the broom off at ground level or
below the crown. You may have to move grass aside to get low enough. If the broom is so large that you cannot cut it at ground level, cut off all the manageable branches you can with your tool (loppers or saw) as large broom plants die easily.
I would suggest to first go after single plants, pioneers and small infestation to pre-vent its spread. If the broom is small and not blooming, you can pull it out, or return and cut it next year when it blooms. Don’t let the broom make more seed! Cut off all the yellow flowers before seedpods form and if needed, you can cut it later when you have more time. It might feel overwhelming at the begin-ning but as long as you al-ways cut yellow bloomzing broom each year, eventually you will get rid of it. Help bust those invasive brooms Valley friends, so our native plants can flourish for future foraging!
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Nakusp Minor Soccer celebrates the 2015 season
Nakusp Minor Soccer wrapped up its season with fun filled friendly match-es against the parents and coaches on June 9 and 10.
The 2015 season was the second consecu-tive year that parents Tracy Smith and Kristi Robins have taken the lead as organizers.
“We are really lucky” Smith shared, “We have a group of women and men who have been involved in Minor Soccer for a number of years and who have established
positions and know what they are doing. So it was just a matter of getting everything going and making sure everything was run-ning smoothly.”
Nakusp Minor soc-cer had over 130 reg-istered participants, which boiled down to three Jr. teams (Grade 5-7), four Pewee teams (Grade 2-4) and four Novice teams (age 4 – Grade 1). This year also marked the first season that included four-year-old-would-be soccer players, a move that Smith was confident the youth of Nakusp were ready for.
“I think with hock-ey starting at age 4 they already had that idea of a team, and working together and I think they did great with the kindergarten and Grade 1 group,” Smith said.
The organization was also supported on-field by a group of dedicated and en-
thusiastic volunteers who were keen on maintaining a com-munity based activ-ity that keeps kids active while promot-ing healthy lifestyles. Among the ranks of parents and commu-nity members was an impressive dose of high school students who either fulfilled high school credit re-quirements, or were just sport enthusi-
asts dedicated to the game.
Smith spoke very highly about the group of teenagers who con-sistently volunteer their time with the kids.
“Without them I don’t think we could run this program. It’s amazing how the kids look up to the high school coaches, they just love it,” she said.
Off the field, the
Minor Soccer pro-gram was supported through donation and financial assistance from local business and individuals.
“We really appre-ciate all of our spon-sors,” Smith declared. “Their continued sup-port helps make this program a reality by paying for things like the t-shirts, insurance and year-end gifts for the kids.”
Codie Gustafson � nds herself swarmed by a gaggle of young soccer players executing a textbook “overload” tactic. Photo by Ryan Willman
46 years ago marked the � nal stand for those attempting to keep their homes in advance of � ooding from the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Here, Carl Schwart-zenhauer and his housekeeper Adeline Alderman pose with homemade signs protesting their imminent eviction from their home at Deer Park to make way for the rising waters on Lower Arrow Lake, May 1969.
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Angus Schroff Valedictorian Address
High School. We’ve all been there. Some of us yester-day, some of us a few decades ago. A lot has changed between your parents’ graduation and ours. Oil crises, national tragedies, cell phones, and most importantly for students who don’t want to go through 500 pages of ref-erence text, the internet. Wham has gone out of style, as have mullets, roller-blading, cassettes, and denim jack-ets. Whether that’s for better or worse, I’ll let you decide. What time will probably never change are the feelings that accompany graduation. Joy. Hope. Determination. Pride. Maybe even a little bit of anxiety; where do I go from here? Will I succeed? Am I ever going to wear this dress again? What was wrong with me in grade 8? What did Michael Jackson do to his nose? Now that the whole world has opened up, the one outside the walls of your house, things seem so... immense. A year ago, your big-gest worry was how to smuggle booze to a party, or if your parents were a bit more lenient, whether they would buy it for you or not. Now, there are a lot of big, scary words being thrown around. “Career.” “Finance.” “Tax-es.” “Insurance.” You’ve known these words for most of your life, yes, but now they mean something; before, they were just adult words. Adult worries. Nothing you had to concern yourself with while you were playing Flappy Bird at 3 am the day before a test. But you’re an adult, now, and that means you have to worry about these things just like everybody else. This is the real meaning of responsi-bility, and it’s a scary thing.
As a kid, you knew in your mind that you were gonna be a success. A rock star. An astronaut. A famous Brit-ish chef who won’t stop yelling into the ears of his trau-matized employees. Now you know that dreams don’t just happen; that’s why they’re called “dreams” until you
make them real. They take effort, and time, and money, and sometimes more of all three than you can handle. Failure is not a choice. It is inevitable. You will, in some way or another, through fault of your own or circum-stance, fall � at on your metaphorical face. Those times are when success is really de� ned; not as a complete lack of failure, but a refusal to give up in the face of it. Bravery is not never being scared; it’s being scared and not letting it stop you.
And you shouldn’t let it stop you, because the scary things are often the things most worth doing. That’s the other side of the coin, the good side. You’re free! You’re out of one system and into another, sure, but the only thing that system cares about is that you pay your bills and don’t urinate in public places. Beyond that... there’s a whole planet out there! Until now, your world has been Nakusp and wherever you go on school � eld trips and maybe vacation. Once you’re on your own, you can go anywhere, do anything you want; as long as you can af-ford it, of course. This is starting to sound like a corny inspirational self-help book, but it’s true. In front of me are graduates who are smart, motivated, and about to be let out of the dog house. Always wanted to go to Ha-waii? Save your money, get vaccinated and go. Want to start a thrash metal band consisting entirely of kazoos? Do it! You’re young. You have your whole lives ahead of you. You won’t have this much energy once you get past 35. Ever heard old people reminisce about the things they wish they did? I’m telling you to try your best for the things you wish you could do, now. It’s better to have tried and failed and got a good story and a sense of closure out of it than to have never tried at all, and it’s even bet-ter to succeed. How many times have you thought “oh, I wanna be this,” or “I wanna try this” and then thought “but I don’t have the money, but I don’t have the time, but I don’t have the skills.” Now, some of those buts are pretty big buts. Like, Kardashian level. I’m not saying you
should go broke trying to build a garden gnome cannon, but I am saying that bungee jumping seems a lot more doable when you haven’t had a hip replacement. This is the time of your life when nature is saying “go get ‘em.” Use that, or you’ll be sorry you didn’t. Youth doesn’t last forever.
There’s one last thing I want to address, and it’s more for the parents in the audience. I’ve heard a lot of people say high school is the best time of your life, or their life, or no, it wasn’t, that was in their 30’s, and so on and so on. To me, that’s a � awed way of thinking, no matter what time you arbitrarily picked as the “best.” If you look at a point in time and say “well, it’s not gonna get better than that,” it’s a self-ful� lling prophecy. You’re telling your-self to give up, because you’ll never be that young, or that rich, or that pretty again. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be that content again, or that content now. If you always look behind, you’ll miss everything else ahead of you, and as anyone would tell you, that’s a shitty way to drive. I don’t care whether you’re 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, whatever. Don’t use the past as an excuse to ignore the future. The best time of your life is only gone away if you think it is. Maybe you don’t ride horses or play in a rock band or race cars anymore. Maybe you make that noise old people make when they sit up. Maybe you still have that Steely Dan record and really don’t like Katy Perry and still can’t use an iPod. Maybe you need help to log in to your e-mail sometimes. So what? Plant a garden. Pet your cat. Turn up the radio. Go for a walk in the woods and appreciate how lucky you are not to live in an urban sprawl of shopping malls and parking lots and concrete. Appreciate the small things, because if you don’t, no one else is gonna do it for you.
To my parents, I thank you for putting up with me. To my teachers, I thank you for putting up with us. To my classmates, I wish you luck, wherever life might take you. It’s been fun.
Mikel Guidon Valedictorian Address
Graduating Class of 2015, thank you. Thank you for the honour of being voted
your valedictorian. We have bled, sweat-ed, loved, laughed, and cried; but, through and through, we have stuck together.
Our school endeavours were full of surprises, from an escort coming into our
hotel room to being held at knife point in an alley, riding roller coasters for physics, and watching movies in Socials. Our an-tics included “stealing” every clock in the school, and leaving clues about where to � nd them… but they didn’t � nd them by themselves. Other bizarre memories from our years at NSS include the blood-stained and bug-infested beds in the Creston mo-tel, the SWAT team storming our hotel at soccer provincials, permanently borrow-
ing Mr. Razo’s school supplies, and our gatherings. I could go on for days about the gatherings.
I wish you the best in growing your fu-tures. I hope you all get married and have an amazing job and children in the hope that one day there will be a generation just as good as we are. We have made it this far; let’s continue on this path and � nish what we started. I’ve seen us all grow to become young adults, get jobs, and learn
to drive. We have grown hair where there was none before, and our voices no longer squeak. Most of us were never recognized for our academics or for our athletics, but we are, and always will be, the funniest and most outrageous class to ever walk NSS hallways.
Thank you for all of the great years. I can’t wait to see you all tonight. Let’s make some memories that will last for-ever.
Class of 2015!Class of 2015!Congratulations!
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Adam FoxHighlight: Going into the forest and � nding Mr.Rasso trying to cut down a tree and failing, so I had to help him.Most likely to…take Mr.Hobson’s job.Future Plans: Going to school for Bachelors in Education to become a teacher, and one day return and take Mr. Hobson’s job.
Devin FisherHighlight: The hallway at NSSFuture Plans: Join the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Highlight: That one time cheerleading.Taylee is most known for not be-ing known.Future Plans: Live life and do whatever.
Taylee AlaricHighlight: Any events with the Witches, Alpaca hunting and the regular � ghts with her Grad class. Taylor is best known for forever being Mom.Future plans: Work for BC Hydro in Castlegar this summer and move to Kamloops in the fall to attend the TRU for the Founda-tions of Electrical program.
Taylor AeicheleHighlight: By far the people, I love my friends. Going to San Francisco with the NSS Band.Most likely to…never start University or work before 11 a.m.Future Plans: Move to Calgary and go to University for Funeral Directing and embalming.
Hana CunninghamHighlight: Ski trips, soccer trips and the band trip to San Fran.Most likely to…not to be in class.Future Plans: Go into the Medical � eld.
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Highlight: Muguhdi escorts and great crazy sports trips, ones that can’t be explained.Most likely to…become a pro golfer — well that’s what I wish.Future Plans: Become a greens keeper at the greatest golf courses in Canada/world.
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Kyle LouisHighlight: Meeting the Bush-man and chilling at “That’s so Raven’s” house in San Fransisco (Band Trip).Most likely to…buy out Over-waitea of their croissants.Future Plans: Move to Calgary to pursue Hairdressing at Marvel College and then hopefully travel.
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Highlight: Sports trips.Most likely to…be remem-bered for making posters in physics.Future Plans: I am going to College of the Rockies on a volleyball scholarship for 2 years, then am going East to graduate with my engineering degree in Aeronautics.
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Brier McLeanHighlight: Boy’s soccer trips, especially the Abbotsford trip, but what happens on soccer trips stays on soccer trips.Most likely to…become an amazing rock guitarist (but prob-ably not).Future Plans: Work until I decide to go to Post Secondary.
Clinton SurinaHighlight: Being awarded Gold honour and being in woods class.Most likely to…end up living in a log cabin and to become the � rst “Sasquatch” to be found.Future Plans: Move to Wil-liams Lake to pursue his log building career.
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As I address you all today I would like to start by ac-knowledging the land on which we gather and the tribes of the Okanagan Nations to the west, the Shushwap to the north, the K’tunaxa to the east and the Sinixt to the south. We are blessed to enjoy what the land provides us today as it did for many thousands of years to our ancestors who have come before us.
Today I am going to talk about origins and starting points. I recently attended a conference with hundreds of principals and vice-principals from all over Canada. The location of the meeting was on the land of the Squa-mish Lil’wat peoples and at that conference I learnt that a tradition of the First Nations is that when you intro-duce yourself you explain who you are and where you have come from. My birth name is Natasha Miles; I was born in England and my mother is English and my father Welsh. My ancestors were Cornish, Kentish and Welsh and I have married into a family that has English and German ancestors. I became a Canadian citizen in 2012.
What’s in a name? It isn’t a secret at NSS that I some-times struggle with the pronunciation of students’ sur-names. In order to remedy this I have been practicing for today, my colleagues have helped me out with a handy phonetics guide and I don’t know about you, but I think
I got a score of about 9/10? One of the reasons it is not such an easy task reading a list of names here in BC is that the origin of students’ names is so varied. We have Scottish, French, German, Polish, English and Czech origins represented on the stage today. Three of our graduates proudly recognize their aboriginal ances-try. All of the members of our school’s community truly reflect the influence of the past on the people of Canada today. We can identify where our ancestors have come from to some extent by our last name and how some of our identity has been shaped. Much of today’s cer-emony is looking back on the achievements of these 20 young people and recognizing what it has taken to get them where they are today. So much of who they are lies in their forefathers’ stories, in the land that surrounds them and the traditions passed from one generation to the next. As a child their family was the first major influence in shaping and molding who they are. They then started school about 13 years ago and met children from other families and they learnt that other people have different routines and traditions. As teenagers their peers became important influences and they started to make decisions for themselves that be-gun to have lifelong implications.
School has been a major starting point for our gradu-ates in their lives to date. Today we celebrate what they have achieved and we will gain some idea of where they are going next. Wherever they go they will take a piece of Nakusp Secondary School with them. It will always be
a part of who they are and we hope that they are proud of this chapter in their lives.
Our grad class last night at their banquet paid rever-ence to the 1920s and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby.’ The grads, their dates and their guests looked elegant and the décor indeed made us wonder if we had stepped back in time to a bygone era. However, today is very much about looking forward. When we ar-rive in this century’s Twenties this grad class will have finished their post-secondary education, established themselves in careers, travelled the world and some will have started families. They will have done all of that be-cause of the support that those of you who are here to-day have given them over the last 18 years: you are their families, their friends, their school and their community. To our grads; the world is yours to take as you wish and as your heart and mind lead you. It is up to you now; we have always tried to do our very best for you but the fu-ture is yours for the taking. Of course, all of us here have great lofty aspirations for your future but I will finish by bringing us back to the present and something closer to now – this summer.
A quote from The Great Gatsby: “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that famil-iar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” Life indeed begins again for you this summer as you contemplate what life after school will be like – enjoy it all.”
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George passed away peacefully with his family at his side at at the Brentwood Care Centre in
Calgary, AB on November 6,2014 at the age of 81.
He will be forever missed by his family. He was predeceased by
his loving wife Ethel (Etta) Reiter and is survived by his children; Betty (Doug) Carss, George Reiter, Helen (Rob) Inglis, Jeannie (Don) Krull, Susie (Lorne) Girard, Erika Franklin, Richie (Louise) Reiter and Reneta (Dick) Zaal. His grand and great grandchildren; Matt, David (Lauren) and Andrew Carss; Nicky, Isabella and Qinton Reiter; Lisa (Chad), Olive and Jake Taylor; Tim (Krystal), Mad-ison, Douglas and Jasmine Girard; Jeremy (Avery) Franklin; Sara (Ryan) and Taylor Struck; Amanda and Jason Zaal.
Celebration of Life for George Reiter and Ethel (Etta) Reiter will be at the Nakusp Cemetrey main (near beach) Saturday June 20, 2105 at 2 P.M. Fol-lowing the Celebration of George and Etta’s Life, relatives and friends are invited to meet with the family at the “Legion Hall”.
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Steve
Szabo announces his passing peacefully at home on June 3,
2015 at the age of 77 years.
Steve is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jean, his children Joanne (Garry) Osachoff , and Dan (Wanda), his grandchildren Megan (Tyler Smith) Osachoff , Nicole Osachoff and Tiara Shaw, and his great-granddaughter, Hope Schofi eld, brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and so many wonderful friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Ethel, brother Leslie, sisters Elizabeth and Marie, and Jean’s parents, Floyd and Gertrude Tatlow.
Steve was born to Joseph and Ethel Szabo on November 19, 1937 in Gerjen, Hungary. He grew up in Kalocsa, Hungary. By age 18, he earned his mining papers. In late 1956, at the age of 19, he left for Canada by passenger ship. After making his way to the West Kootenay area and working at the Silverton mine for a few years, Steve settled in Nakusp. He worked various jobs until starting as an apprentice heavy-duty mechanic at Celgar. In 1984, he started Szabo’s Mechanics Ltd. and worked on equipment up and down the Arrow Lakes, including the tugboats, until retiring in 2004.
Steve enjoyed life to the fullest every day with many passions including gardening, fi shing, camping, chess, badminton, tennis, accordion, learning computers, telling stories and jokes and most of all, talking to his family every week.
He was loved by so many, touched many hearts and will be greatly missed. We will miss hearing him say “I’m not perfect, but I’m so close it scares me”.
Steve’s family wishes to thank the emergency services personnel for their compassion during this diffi cult time. A heartfelt thank you to all the family friends, Dr. Norm Lea and staff at the Saddle Mountain Medical Clinic and the members of the community. In lieu of fl owers, we kindly request a donation to the Arrow Lakes Hospital in Steve’s memory.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Valley Funeral Home.
Steve Szabo19 November 1937 – 3 June 2015
Lilian Joyce McQuair passed on May 18, 2015 at Minto House, Nakusp BC, at the age of 88 years. She
will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She leaves to mourn her passing; daughter Charmaine of
Nakusp, and son Clayton (Tina) of Australia; 9 grand-children, 14 great grand-children, and 6 great
great grandsons; her brother Jack (Betty), and sister Sybil of Creston; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
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AuctionsONLINE AUCTION COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT- OPENS JUNE 10 - CLOSES JUNE 17, 2015----------Bailiff Seized Goods PLUS Lease Return equip AND some never installed equip.---incl: Eloma Elec Combi Oven, Dish-washers, Mixers, Walkins, Coolers, Freezers, Water Heating, Ice Cream, slicers, furnishings AND MORE....... View Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm @Active Auction Mart Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC--- view ONLINE & REGISTER to BID @ www.activeauction-mart.com --- Tel: 604-371-1190 - email: [email protected]
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Heavy Duty Machinery
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FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS
Adriel Goodman:Pauline Gensick Basketball MVP, member of Provincial soccer team, member of Provincial Basketball team,
Taylor Aeichele:Volleyball MVP, member of Provin-cial soccer team, member of Pro-vincial Basketball team, member of Provincial Ski team, co-recipient of Trin McQuair award and Female Athlete of the Year
Brier McLean:member of Provincial Golf Team
Mikel Guidon:member of Provincial soccer team
Lindsay Cann:member of Provincial soccer team, member of Provincial Ski team, co-recipient of Trin McQuair award
Clinton Surina:member of Provincial soccer team, Jim White Soccer MVP, selected as one of the Soccer Commis-sioner’s Eleven
Kira Striliev:member of Provincial soccer team, Soccer MVP, selected as one of
the Soccer Commissioner’s Eleven
Dugan McInnis:member of Provincial soccer team, member of Provincial golf team, Golf MVP
Kyle Louis:member of Provincial soccer team
Eclipse Galloway:member of Provincial soccer team, soccer sportsmanship award
A12 www.arrowlakesnews.com Thursday, June 18, 2015 Arrow Lakes News
The BC Ambulance Service is now hiring at: Winlaw, New Denver, Kaslo and Nakusp Stations!
Serve your neighbours and those you love as anEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)
ANSWER YOUR CALLING TO SERVE AND CARE
Part-time EMRs wantedGrowth opportunitiesAll training paid forServe your communityJump start your career
Gain the reward of helping others and open the door to your career
as a paramedic.
Join the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) as an EMR and become a trusted and respected figure in your community and the person your friends and neighbours turn
The BC Ambulance Service is now hiring at: Winlaw, New Denver, Kaslo and Nakusp Stations!
Serve your neighbours and those you love as anEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)
ANSWER YOUR CALLING TO SERVE AND CARE
Part-time EMRs wantedGrowth opportunitiesAll training paid forServe your communityJump start your career
Gain the reward of helping others and open the door to your career
as a paramedic.
Join the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) as an EMR and become a trusted and respected figure in your community and the person your friends and neighbours turn
The BC Ambulance Service is now hiring at: Winlaw, New Denver, Kaslo and Nakusp Stations!
Serve your neighbours and those you love as anEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)
ANSWER YOUR CALLING TO SERVE AND CARE
Part-time EMRs wantedGrowth opportunitiesAll training paid forServe your communityJump start your career
Gain the reward of helping others and open the door to your career
as a paramedic.
Join the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) as an EMR and become a trusted and respected figure in your community and the person your friends and neighbours turn
Start your career today:a free three-week EMR training course* begins on Friday, June 26, 2015.
* Please note that you have to meet application requirements for employment prior to beginning the course.
PUBLIC NOTICE ARE MENTAL HEALTH OR sUBsTANCE UsE
IssUEs A CONCERN FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY?
The Mental Health & Substance Use Consumer, Family and Peer Support Program, on behalf of Interior Health Authority, is looking for citizens to participate in local Mental Health and Substance Use Advisory Councils.
The Councils represent the interests of mental health and substance use service consumers and their families. Working in collaboration with the health system, Council
members promote an equitable, accountable, effective and efficient system of mental health and substance use care
and mental health wellness.
Interested applicants can contact the Consumer, Family and Peer Support Program Coordinator at 1-877-364-2326
ext 231. OR
Contact local Mental Health and Substance Use office directly:
Trail: (250) 364-6262DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
The Mental Health & Substance Use Consumer, Family and Peer Support Program
Funded byInterior Health Authority
Kootenay Boundary Health Service Area Mental Health and Substance Use Services
TRAIL FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE CENTRE SOCIETY
www.trailfair.caFACILITATING AND ADVOCATING WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPECT
LOVEof Peonies
for the
BC Yukon Peony Show & Luncheon
June 27, 2015 11:30 am - 2 pmCastlegar Community Complex
Please join us for a posh luncheon with renown peony expert Carol Adelman from Salem, Oregon, who will share her LOVE of peonies, enjoy delicious food by Waneta Hunter-Oglow and delectable wines from the award-winning Columbia Valley Vineyards.
Tickets are $20 and available at Kalawsky GM Castlegar,
The Doorway Trail, Otter Books in Nelson and online www.peonyfarm.ca.
* This luncheon ticket also grants entry to the Open House - Wine & Cheese at the Sandman Hotel Castlegar
at 4:30 pm. Meet those who LOVE Peonies, guests from the Canadian & American Peony Societies, and
local honored guests and peony enthusiasts.
COMPETITIVE PRICING. Come in and check it out! ALL beer,
ciders and coolers are ALWAYS COLD!Conveniently open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.
515 Broadway St., Nakusp • 250.265.3618
K2 ROTOR LODGEKuskanax Liquor Store
ciders and coolers are Conveniently open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.
New Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.Wednesdays and Thursdays.
106 Broadway Street Nakusp,BCPhone: 250 265-4051
OPEN YEAR
ROUND
to help with all of your tax and bookkeeping needs.
Ron Aldridge CitizenshipReunion ‘80Class of ‘94Class of ’95 (Sports Bursary)Class of ‘97Class of 2000Class of 2001Class of 2003Class of 2006Skills and Trades Bursary
Logging BursaryGreen Door BursaryJason Ambrock MemorialJoan Fowler MemorialSarah Jackins MemorialTrinity McQuair Memorial
Erling Johnson MemorialVera Johnson MemorialArrow Lakes Historical SocietyDebbie Samuelson MemorialAlthalee (Tracy) Knoess
