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Greyhound cuts continue
Ashcroft CiB fi nishes a close secondAshcroft has once again
been awarded Five Blooms in the national Communities in Bloom competition, edged out ever so slightly by the town of Beausejour, Manitoba which captured top spot with Ash-croft close on their heels fi n-ishing in second place.
Andrea Walker, Chair and Marijke Stott, committee member, of Ashcroft’s Com-munities in Bloom spent last week at the National Com-munities in Bloom conference and awards held in Edmonton, Alberta.
Ten communities from across Canada competed in the 1,201-3,000 population category. One of four fi nalists for the top award, Ashcroft re-ceived 83.5 per cent and a Five Bloom rating. Ashcroft also re-ceived a special recognition for “xeriscape landscaping in aid of water conservation” for the refurbishment projects in Heritage Place Park.
The National conference and awards hosted not only representatives from small towns to large cities from across Canada, but also repre-sentatives from participating Armed Forces bases across the country as well as international cities who were participating in the International Challenge competition. The delightful accents of the ladies from Kil-larney Town, Ireland, the ki-monos and obis worn proudly by the women in the delegation from Aya, Japan and the wit of the gentlemen from St. Mar-tin’s Parish, Guernsey, Chan-nel Islands, British Isles, por-trayed the pride of commun-ities which was so apparent at this event.
What an amazing oppor-tunity it was to meet, network and participate in the work-shops and events with the en-thusiastic representatives from so many diverse populations, cultures, and geographic areas.
All were in attendance be-cause they have one common goal; the desire to build better communities. “People, Plants and Pride” the Communities in Bloom motto was certain-ly evident all throughout the event.
Sessions and symposiums, tours, dynamic keynote speak-ers and a wealth of information gave attendees invaluable in-formation to take back and use in their communities. Cultur-al presentations, banquets and the gala fi nal awards and ban-quet rounded out a very full week.
Ashcroft Communities in Bloom is very proud of their accomplishments to date and will continue working to make our community “bloom”, and in so doing, building a better community for all residents. If we all work together we can do it!
Andrea Walker
Greyhound Bus is proposing more cuts their its routes in BC, leaving Cache Creek Council re-signed to the fact that the town could lose another scheduled stop.
“Now they appear interest-ed in reducing northbound trips to PG from three trips to two trips per day,” noted former Greyhound Bus driver John Ranta at Cache Creek’s Oct. 9 Council meeting.
The notice from Greyhound did not indicate which of Cache Creek’s three northbound depar-ture times it was considering elim-inating, so Council chose the most inconvient 2:40 am departure from Cache Creek.
“We should consider writing to the BC Transportation Bd. that if company is intent on reducing trips, to maintain the mid-after-noon route,” Ranta said to Council.
“It wouldn’t hurt to write a let-ter but they’re going to do it, any-way,” said Coun. Herb Hofer.
“I suspect they’ll get approval,” said Ranta, “but one may be able to infl uence which run is cut.”
“Is there any chance of getting the BX Stage back?” asked Coun. Darrell Rawcliffe.
At its Oct. 11 board of direc-tors meeting, the TNRD also voted to send a letter to the BC Passen-ger Transportation Board “express-ing extreme disappointment” re-garding the proposed reduction of Greyhound service “and the con-tinued erosion of services to rural communities.”
The TNRD will also send a let-ter to the Province requesting that Greyhound’s monopoly on bus transportation be reviewed with a focus on local solutions.
This is the second major cut to BC routes by Greyhound in recent years. The villages, local seniors’ association and other groups wrote to oppose the cuts, but they were carried out anyway.
Ashcroft CiB members Marijke Stott and Andrea Walker at the national awards ceremony in Edmonton.
The Great Pumpkin harvestHay Rides and Haunted Houses (or Barns), fresh apples and lots of pumpkins were just some of the attractions at Desert Hills Ranch last weekend. Photo by Barbara Roden
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Thank you to all thegreat people that I have met
in Ashcroft in the 8 yearsthat I have been here. Thanks for all your
kindness and compassionand friendship,
I will miss you all.Bettie St. Dennis
Cache Creek VolunteerFire Fighters AssociationBox 73, Cache Creek, BC V0K1H0
All Organizations and Individual CitizensFor more than thirty years, our members have provided a fireworks display every Halloween night to entertain the families of Ashcroft, Cache Creek and surrounding area. This event also helps to discourage vandalism by keeping our youth occupied throughout the evening.The cost for this event has been from $3,000.00 to $4,000.00 depending on the donations that we receive from various organizations and individuals. All of our volunteer members also contribute their own funds towards this initiative.We are asking organizations and individuals to consider contributing any amount they may wish to give, in support of this popular annual event.Should you decide to make a donation, please forward it to the Cache Creek Fire Fighters Association, at the address above.Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,Damian CoutureCache Creek Fire Department Secretary
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Victims identifi ed
ASHCROFT RCMP DETACHMENT
POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber
Sibling rivalryOct. 9 Traffi c Services received a call
from a 50 year old Fort St. John man who wanted to advise that he had received a speeding ticket for a vehicle he hadn’t been driving. In fact, his 47 year old brother from Vancouver had been driv-ing, but when stopped, had given his Fort St. John brother’s name and date of birth. All Traffi c Services vehicles are equipped with video cameras. The video of the tick-et was reviewed and it was the Vancouver brother who received the ticket. Charges
of personation with intent under the Criminal Code are expected to be laid against the Vancouver man.
Poor driving skillsOct. 9 at 2 pm police received a
report of an erratic driver from the 100 Mile RCMP, who were told that the vehicle was driving at excessive speeds and passing on double solid lines. The vehicle was located and stopped in Ash-croft. The driver, a Saudi Arabian man, was issued tickets for not having a valid
Drivers License and for passing on double solid lines.
Fell asleep while drivingOct. 9 at 2:45 pm police at-
tended a single motor vehicle acci-dent on Hwy 1 near Venables Val-ley Rd. where a Toyota Corolla had gone off the road to the right and struck the rock face and then a traf-fi c barrier, coming to rest in the on-coming lane. The driver, a 61 year old Vancouver man, told police that he had nodded off while driving. He was uninjured, but his 54 year old wife was transported to Ashcroft hospital with neck, back and leg in-juries. Their vehicle was towed.
Candidate for rehabOct. 9 at 3 pm while conducting
traffi c enforcement north of Clin-ton, a Traffi c Services offi cer pulled over a northbound vehicle travel-ling at 139 kph in the 100 kph zone. The offi cer also noticed a strong
smell of marijuana in the car and a small amount was seized. The driver, a 34 year old Dawson Creek man, admitted to smoking just after leaving Cache Creek. He was given a ticket for speeding, an-other for failing to display his N as a new driver, a 24 hour suspension for driving while impaired by drugs, and his vehicle was impounded. The man works at a re-habilitation centre in Dawson Creek.
Long arm of the lawRCMP are in the process of con-
tacting a former Ashcroft resident who is wanted for arrest on two outstanding warrants. The man, currently in northern BC, failed to show up in Kamloops court on Oct. 4 to answer charges of impaired driving and assault.
Breach of curfewOct. 10 at 6 pm while patrolling in
Cache Creek, an offi cer noticed a 25 year old Cache Creek man who had two out-standing warrants issued for his arrest for breaching conditions placed on him after a previous arrest. The man was ar-rested and transported to Kamloops to ap-pear before a judge, who released him on more conditions.
Unintentional roadblockOct. 14 at 4:30 pm police received a
complaint that a 15 gallon water tank was on Hwy 1 by Kingsway Corner. Police at-tended and found a 5,000 gallon plastic tank that had blown down from a ranch above the highway. The rancher was con-tacted and arrived with his tractor to re-trieve the tank.
Wrong houseOct. 15 at 10 pm police received a
complaint about an intoxicated woman who had entered a residence in Ashcroft mistakenly. The residence owner escorted the woman outside, but the 57 year old woman was determined to get back in. Police located her sitting in the passenger seat of her vehicle, with the hazard lights fl ashing. She told them she was trying to go to a neighbour’s house but was con-fused. RCMP gave her a ride home.
Kamloops This Week
The BC Cor-oners Service has released the iden-tify of the second man who died in a fi ery head-on truck crash on Highway 5A on Oct. 5.
Kewal Singh Kailey, 49, of Abbotsford, was driving one of the rigs that collided
near Stump Lake, about 40 kilo-metres south of Kamloops.
The driver of the second truck, Gary Miller of Kamloops, was also killed in the collision and re-sulting fi re.
Police say a logging truck was travelling south and a truck carry-ing lime was head-ing north when the two vehicles crashed into each other, creating a fi ery wreck that led to a grass fi re start-ing nearby.
The BC Cor-oners Service could not speci-fy to KTW which driver was driving which vehicle.
Weather is not considered a factor as conditions in the area had been clear and dry.
The Journal Thursday, October 18, 2012 www.ash-cache-journal.com A 3COMMUNITY
C A C H E C R E E KCouncil Briefs
Time Capsules and holiday events
See BRIEFS on p. 6
From the Cache Creek Council meeting on Oct. 9.
Roll Call: Mayor John Ranta and councillors Lisa Dafoe, Herb Hofer and Darrell Rawcliffe. Missing: Coun. Wyatt McMurray.
law 760 which gives the Semlin Valley Golf Course a break on its taxes for 2013. Council al-lows permissive exemptions for property owned by many volunteer groups and churches each year. The exemption means the golf course will pay about $4,000 less in taxes.
Hallowe’en fi reworksCouncil agreed to donate $1,000 to the
Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department for its annual display of fi reworks after the children’s Hallowe’en party at the community hall. The fi re department has been staging the fi reworks display for 30 years. The cost ranges from $3,000 to $4,000 depending on the donations they receive.
Legion Christmas Craft FairCouncil agreed to waive the rental fee for the Le-
gion’s fourth annual Christmas Craft Fair on Nov. 17.
Remembrance DayThe Legion sent out a reminder for the Remem-
brance Day ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11. Breakfast will be served in the basement of the Legion from 8:30-10 am. The Parade Fall-In goes ahead at 10:30 am and ceremonies begin at the Cenotaph at 10:50 am. Refresh-ments will be served afterwards in the basement of the Legion, while licensed activities will be held upstairs.
Wreaths and crosses for laying at the Cenotaph can be purchased from Flo Berry at 453-2629.
Library Time CapsuleThe TNRD notifi ed Council that it will be placinga
Time Capsule in the new library once it is completed, probably in January. They provided several suggestions of what could be placed inside the two-and-one-half-foot capsule, such as pictures, newspapers, money, es-says, pins and a message from the Mayor.
The Time Capsule will be set in the vestibule with a plaque so it is not forgotten, and will be opened 50 years from now, in 2063.
Independent Landfi ll ReportCouncil agreed to extend for one year its agreement
with AECOM to perform the independent review of the 2011 Annual Report for the Cache Creek Landfi ll.
AECOM has reviewed the Annual Report for the past six years and proposed to continue its approach, which included: reviewing the Cache Creek Landfi ll annual re-port; assessing compliance with the facility’s Operation-al Certifi cate and Operating Plan; and conducting a site visit to confi rm facility conditions and improvements.
The cost of the review is $12,690.
The Eighty-Plus ClubThe Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Association held its annual Eighties-Plus Luncheon on Oct. 10. Twenty-one members of the Association 80 years and older were honoured with a luncheon at the Seniors Centre. The included Marge Baron, Marrion and Fritz Baatz, Dorothy Colebank,
Ozzie Lamp, Berneice Lamp, Ena Charles, Barb Yargean, Bill and Hilda Drinkwater, Joanne Kane, Jack Kirkpatrick, Bill Munro, Ed Walsh, Marge
Lapointe, Pat Kirby, Mary Edwards, Danny Hughes, Ida Makaro, Joyce Freemand and Peter Shub.
Fundraising for the Loon Lake V.F.D.At the conclusion of Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 13, a fundraiser for the Loon Lake Volunteer Fire
Department was held at the Dusty Rose Pub in 70 Mile. Many members of the Loon Lake community
attended the sold-out event which featured raffl es and meat draws. Funds raised will assist the LLVFD in its valuable contribution to our community.
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Dear EditorThe Ashcroft Branding Com-
mittee would like to respond to the negative Letters to the Editor and other comments and conversations around town regarding Ashcroft’s brand: Wellness Awaits You.
The process of developing a brand began many years ago be-cause of a feeling by several active community members that a brand was needed to promote and mar-ket the community. Although His-toric Ashcroft has long been used to describe the community – and it still is – it is not a brand and would make no sense as a brand. It would simply get lost in the crowd of sim-ilarly described communities and historic sites. So, Council gave its approval to begin the process to de-termine our community brand.
Those of you who attended the information forum last month in the community hall will hopefully real-ize just how much time and energy was put into the branding process. For those who weren’t able to come out, suffi ce to say that several years of intense work by many volunteers
- with profession-al assistance when needed, and constant, ongoing commun-ity involvement went into our brand. Simply put, Well-ness Awaits You sums up: Outdoor Adventure. Relaxation. Art. Hist-ory. Recreation. Community.
The fi nal result was presented to Council in 2010 and unanimous-ly adopted. As a result, the branding group feels that their work on de-veloping the brand is done and we are now focussed on marketing that brand. In other words, this group will not be revisiting the Ashcroft Wellness Awaits You brand.
That being said, there is nothing standing in the way of a new group approaching Council asking to start a new process to fi nd a different brand. We mean this sincerely and
wish those who are not in favour of the new brand all the best for a new branding process. Until that time, we will continue to forward the cur-rent brand.
Ashcroft Branding Group (which includes)
Deb ArnottJessica Clement
Jackie TegartDeb TuoheyBob Tuohey
Joris EkeringJack Jeyes
Martin Dalsin and many more.
Wellness brand was a community effort
THE OLD ROSE BUSH in The Journal’s front yard produced some odd-looking rose hips last week.
The amount of garbage on this planet is
overwhelming, and I’m not talking about
garbage dumps and landfi lls.
Litter on the street, tonnes of debris in
the oceans. More garbage fl oating in space.
It will never stop until we change our at-
titudes. As long as we continue to waste our
resources, we will need a place to store our
garbage.Waste Reduction Week in Canada (Oct. 15-
21) is calling on Canadians to rethink how they consume and what they throw away.
Each Canadian throws out about 1670 pounds every year. Waste Reduction Week is a campaign that asks Canadians to rethink what we buy, examine how we live and consider what we dispose of to landfi ll.
We consume a fair bit in my house, and there are often plastic food containers and card-board boxes to be disposed of, along with cans and bags and all of the extraneous material that comes with a purchase these days. All I can say is, thank goodness we have recycling bins near-by.
But there are still a lot of people out there who don’t get it - from the house that places one or two garbage cans per resident at the curb every week, to the company that doesn’t recycle and leaves all of their garbage out for the wind to blow around and the birds to pick at.
I grabbed some quick snacks from a grocery store in Kamloops last weekend and was very happy to see the clerk put them in zip loc bag-gies instead of the rigid plastic that takes up so much room in either the garbage or the recyc-ling bag.
Commercial packaging is a big issue that needs to be addressed in order to cut down on waste.
Each year the Village of Cache Creek spon-sors a prize at the Fall Fair for the best craft made from recycled items, and that’s a great idea because the more we can re-use, the less we dispose of. However, is the message getting out there with this contest? Because I still see a lot of litter on the streets. And that’s an attitude challenge. Throw it away and it becomes some-one else’s problem.
Why do you keep forgetting to take your re-usable bags to the grocery store?
If you have a backyard, why are you still putting yard and kitchen waste in bags for the garbage truck to take away?
Do you buy in bulk to reduce packaging? or are you still buying single serving-sized con-tainers?
When was the last time you used a styro-foam anything?
Kamloops is bringing dance back to Cache Creek. The eight-week classes start today (Oct. 18) and include various styles like Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Highland. Classes are for students aged 3 and up and are held at Cache Creek Elementary School.
Time for classes are as fol-lows; 3:15pm – 3:45pm (3–5 yr olds) for Ballet, 3:45pm – 4:30 pm (6–8 yr olds) for Combo I (Ballet and Jazz), 4:30pm – 5:15 pm (7–9 yr olds) for Highland, at 5:15pm – 6:15 pm (9–11 yr olds) for Ballet, 6:45 – 7:45 pm (9–11 yr olds) for Jazz, and 7:45 – 8:45 pm (12+ yr olds) for Contemporary. Please call 250-374-5404 or e-mail [email protected] to register.
Halloween afternoon Greenspiel and evening dance
The Ashcroft Curling Club and Cre-ative Cow Concerts will be co-host-ing a Greenspiel afternoon of fun and goodtimes with an evening with a dance. The event includes a Hallow-een ‘dress up’ evening Dance with live music by High Society. The after-noon Greenspiel will run from 10 am to 4 pm. Names for teams will be drawn out of a hat. Teams will get to play at least three games. Prizes available for best Child and Adult Costume. Kids welcome! Entry fee includes Curling and Potluck lunch. For more info about the Greenspiel phone Barb Hoddder at
(250) 453-9286 or Janet Quesnel (250) 453-9665.
The Dance featuring Vancouver-based rockin’ blues, soul band High Society starts at 7 pm; music starts at 8 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door. High Society is an unstoppably dramatic Rockin’ Soul and Blues band, eager to fi ll your ears and eyes with euphoric excitement and inspiration. Their unique and contemporary take on old school performance and blend of R&B, Soul, Folk, Blues, Hip Hop, and Jazz that has been building them a reputation in theaters, pubs, cafés, street corners and on the radio across Western Canada. The Organizers will be provid-ing designated drivers for the afternoon and evening. Cash Bar and Snacks. For more info call Nadine or Andrea of Cre-ative Cow Concerts at (250) 453-9100.
Strings extravaganza with Infi nitus
Winding Rivers Arts & Perform-ance Society hosts another fabulous Dessert Concert in downtown Ashcroft. Mark your calendars for their Novem-ber Dessert Concert with Infi nitus - a
matinee at 2 pm on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Infi nitus is a string trio known for their unique sound and upbeat performance style. With programs that feature polished Classical works and original Jazz, Latin and Hip-Hop arrangements/compos-itions, audiences can expect a fun and interactive concert experience! It’s amazing the
musical concoctions these three award-winning musicians can cook up with just a violin, viola, cello and some vocalizations.
In the Fall of 2008, Infi nitus was formed, as a dynamic trio, with John “Adidam” Littlejohn on Violin, and twins Alex and Anthony Cheung on Cello and Viola, respectively. The members hold degrees from the Uni-versity of Michigan and the Peabody Conservatory and have won numerous awards at the local, national, and inter-national level.
The group has been broadcast on OMNI/CityTV, Canadian Broadcast-ing Corporation (CBC), and National Public Radio (NPR), and are co-direc-tors of the Vancouver Chamber Players. They are on faculty at the Saint James Music Academy, the Thrive City String Academy, the Thrive City String Boot Camp, and the Vancouver Academy of Music.
Infi nitus is dedicated to quality out-reach and often performs for schools, nursing homes, hospi-tals, Native re-serves, fund-raisers, and correction-al facilities. Since 2006, they have performed over 500 out-reach concerts throughout North Amer-ica.
Infi nitus will also be performing in Lillooet on Saturday Nov. 3 at 7:30 pm at , presented by the good folks
Song and dance and Hallowe’en fun
Wellness doesn’t stand on its own
The following letter ran last week, with one
word mistakenly changed to refl ect something other than the author intended. The full letter is reprinted below.
Dear EditorI feel compelled to add my voice to the chor-
us of those protesting this “Wellness” nonsense.“Wellness Awaits You” is the sort of vague,
feel-good platitude we might expect from the federal government. It is without foundation and subject to broad interpretation.
An examination of the platitude leads to the following propositions: persons who are already “well” have no reason to visit Ashcroft; and for those who are not “well”, what remedy do we offer? Dr. Who’s Miracle Elixir? The Magic Cave? The Fountain of Youth? None of the fore-going?
People will depart disillusioned and angry and will say bad things about us to their friends.
However, “Historic Ashcroft” refl ects our colourful past, of which we are justly proud. Moreover, it can be substantiated by the infor-mation and artifacts in our fi ne museum.
Perhaps a compromise will resolve the dis-pute. What about “Visit Historic Ashcroft: Wel-come Awaits You.” A simple statement of fact which should be acceptable to all.
Wise persons will change their minds; fools, never.
Jake EckardtAshcroft
LETTERS from p. 4
November 11, 2012
Sunday, November 11this Remembrance Day
The Journal will honour all of our war heroes who served to defend our land, Canada.
Our freedoms and rights that we cherish,we owe to them. In recognition of themwe will be publishing their pictures in aspecial edition inserted into the Journal
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Wastech plans to turn landfi ll gas into electricityTNRD planning services
Council agreed to renew its Plan-ning Services Agreement between the Village and the TNRD for a fi ve year term commencing Oct. 1, 2012.
The TNRD’s Planning Services Dept. provides planning services on a contractual basis for several small communities within the TNRD, in-cluding Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Clin-ton and Lytton.
Bonaparte Proposal for CESCouncil will provide a letter of
support for a proposal by the Bona-parte First Nation and the High Bar First Nation to turn the former Clinton Elementary School into an education-al, training and social facility.
The Bands are hoping to partner
with schools like TRU and NVIT to provide trades training, while elders provide cultural knowledge. Several other initiatives can be offered from the facility, which can also house so-cial and medical services.
Landfi ll GasWastech and the Village have sub-
mitted a revised Landfi ll Gas Utiliza-tion Plan to the Ministry of Environ-ment that will use the gas for generat-ing electricity.
Finning was selected as the Pre-ferred Proponent from a number of proposals submitted. The project has been included in Metro Vancouver’s fi scal 2013 budget but approval to pro-ceed cannot be issued until the Board approves the 2013 budget, which is
expected some time this month.In the meantime, work is ongoing
to undertake engineering work to en-sure that equipment can enter produc-tion immediately upon placement of an order, and identifying how best to commission the generators.
Turning the landfi ll gas into biogas and shipping it to Kamloops via pipe-line for injection into the Fortis distri-bution system was rejected as a pos-sible use for the gas.
Wastech has yet to negotiate the electricity agreement with BC Hydro. That is expected to be done by Febru-ary, and site construction is expected to be done by June 2013. Get ready for Skary-Oke
at Lilloo-et Music.
Tickets are sold at the door or can also be purchased in advance from Created by Design and KC Health in Lillooet. For more info call, 250-256-0614.
A Midsummer Nights Midterm in rehearsals
Local actors are set to throw themselves into a busy schedule of rehearsals as the WRAP Society prepares for the upcoming Com-munity Play called ‘A Midsum-mer Nights Midterm. The Cast of 25 is busy memorizing there lines and taking direction from direc-tor Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan. You can look forward to some behind the scenes photos in the next Cre-
ative Current in two weeks.The production of Midsummer
Nights Midterm runs Nov. 15-17 with three evening performances beginning at 7 pm and a matinee on the Saturday at 2 pm at the Ashcroft Community Hall. Entrance is pay-what-you-can. A big thank you to Literacy Now for their contribution to the production. If you would like to be involved backstage send us an email to [email protected] or phone (250 ) 453 9100.
Don’t forget in January and February WRAP will be presenting in a comedy improve weekend workshop, followed by four Wed-nesday night performances of im-prov and stand up comedy. Step out of the winters blues and get your improv boots on!
Skary-Oke Club crawl : a ghoulish singers dream
Every Hallow-een, The Log Cab-in in Spences Bridge holds a Skary-Oke Party. Co-owner John carves the jack-o-lan-terns and the pub is decorated with a fabu-lous Hilltop Gardens display of giant pump-kins, fancy gourds and broom corn.
Come and join in on the fun - cos-tumes encouraged and get your best ghost-ly vocal chords in or-der for lots of mon-ster Skary-Oke songs for Oct. 27 from 8 pm at the Log Cabin is lo-cated at 4857 Chuck-er Crescent in Spences Bridge. For more info call (250) 458-2215.
The Riv in Ash-croft will also be holding a Skary-Oke on Oct. 27 with Tracie Model will helping you howl out some ghoulish songs into the Witching Hour. Costumes encouraged - the fun starts after 8 pm.
CURRENT from p. 5
Cache Creek Landfi ll gas being fl ared off
Two weeks ago I wrote a column about losing 25 pounds this summer by changing my addiction from junk food to an addiction to healthy food and exercise. Pleased with my mental transformation, I now continue to work on my physical goals which include toning up, getting stronger and shedding about 10 more pounds.I say “about” 10 more
pounds because it’s not the number on the scale that matters, but the way I look and feel. The number is just a guesstimate. Over the last few
months I’ve been working out daily: the treadmill, walks around the lake, hikes, weight training - that
kind of thing. For the last phase of my mission I thought I’d step it up a notch and allow my friend Carly from Vo2Max in West Kelowna to become the boss of me for four or five hours a week.After attending my
first day of her brutal boot camp, I was thrilled to wake up the next morning feeling like a little old lady,
barely able to crawl out of my own bed. Every muscle ached, and I loved that because I knew my body had been worked so much harder and different than when I exercise on my own.I would just like
Carly to know one important thing: I am not a kangaroo.I can not jump rope,
jump up on benches
or perform that horrendous movement called the burpee with any kind of grace or accuracy. In fact, I feel and look like a complete tool every time I try.After all the hopping
around she had us doing in my first class I foolishly expected less of it in my second. I was wrong.I understand that
these explosive movements can get the body responding more dramatically than with the more comfortable physical activity I’ve been doing on my own, but that doesn’t make me love doing it. I remind myself though, that if I can change my life-long junk food addiction to a healthy food addiction,
anything is possible.My husband, on the
other hand, has no interest in learning to love Carly’s boot camp. “No thanks,” he
said decisively when I asked him if he wanted to try a class. I can’t say I was surprised. Although I would enjoy watching him struggle like me, I know it’s not his thing,
and when it comes to exercise I’m a firm believer in doing what you want to do or you won’t stick with it.“Moderate exercise
will only get you moderate results,” another fitness trainer told me recently. Perhaps that’s partly true, but moderate results are a lot better than none and I’d rather see my husband
doing something he likes rather than doing something he’s not into and giving up.I might
not like jumping, but after avoiding
exercise classes most of my life, it turns out that I really love turning my brain off and following someone else’s lead for awhile. I know I look ridiculous performing some of Carly’s orders, but I’ll get better after attending enough of her ever-changing classes. And there’s nothing
quite as gratifying as waking up a day after a great workout feeling like a little old lady. Except, perhaps, a little old lady who’s finally learned how to jump.For information on
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You don’t like to pitch a fit, but if you want to be heard, that’s what you’re going to have to do. Make your stance known, Capricorn. Only then will you get the action you seek.
Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.
It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.
Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.
Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.
Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.
Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.
Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.
A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.
Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.
A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.
What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.
October 2012 - Week 3Aries, you may need some creative strategies to clear up some con�icts in your schedule this week. You must be quite popular since you have so much going on.
Experiencing car troubles, Capricorn? This may be the ideal time to go shopping for a new vehicle. A new ride can lift your spirits and put to rest those fears about your current vehicle.
Don’t work yourself silly, Aquarius. It’s good to be productive and company-minded, but not if it comes at the price of your health. Recharge before you tackle anything else.
Pisces, while it can be challenging to sit idle, lazy days are very often great ways to catch up on some rest and personal time.
Taurus, there’s so much to get done this week that you may not know where to begin. Making a list of your responsibilities may help you get organized.
Gemini, you may be on the fence about making a large purchase, but the stars indicate that now could be a good time to buy and things will work in your favor �nancially.
Cancer, instead of rushing along through the daily grind, take some time to slow down and enjoy the scenery along the way. This will help you clear your head and relax.
Libra, whether feedback from work is positive or negative, rest assured that hard work will ultimately garner some recognition. Keep working hard and all will work out.
No one is going to know how you feel unless you speak up, Scorpio. Don’t slink into the shadows; get out in the open and have your voice heard.
Projects around the house seem to grow with every passing day, Sagittarius. If you do not think you can get them all done on your own, it may be time to hire a professional.
Leo, the weekend will not be fun unless you �nish up all of your work at the of�ce. Don’t procrastinate and leave all the dif�cult tasks until next week.
Virgo, there are serious things to consider with respect to your family life, and not all of the conversations will go your way. Be patient and work through everything a little at a time.
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Heritage event explores local military historyAshcroft’s Heritage
Committee will be pre-senting “Selected Stor-ies of Ashcroft’s Mil-itary History” on Sun-day, Oct. 28. Attendees will be taken on a jour-ney of discovery of life on the battlefi elds and life at home in Ash-croft during this time.
This free event be-gins at 2 pm in the Ashcroft Community Hall. We have a num-ber of guest speakers who will be sharing reading letters from their predecessors with military experiences.
The following let-ter was written by Trooper J.C. Nesbitt who served in Can-ada’s Army during World War II. It is one of several letters that will be read during this year’s annual Heritage Event.
November 17, 1942
Dear Mom, I received your letter
the other day. It took a lit-tle more than a month and a half to get here, but that isn’t too bad. Some of the boys are just getting letters
from the fi rst of Sept. It’s a little damp over
here now. If it rains much more I think I will have to learn how to swim, but it must be doing me good be-cause I gained two pounds. I don’t know where I got that from, it’s not from eating too much. I guess it’s the train-ing. We do more training over here then what we did in Canada.
You were saying you did not know what to send. Well you don’t need to hesi-tate about that. You can send the whole town of Ashcroft I would not mind. But I’ll cut it short, I don’t think you can send much over eight
pounds maybe not that. You can send mostly cigeratts and a little gum. Sometime you can send a little snuff or chewing tobacco. I see by the papers that they are call-ing up the ninteen yeer old boys now. I guess Art will get called up. So tell him not to turn active service because it is pretty bad over here in all ways I thought I was hard dun by for staying in Canada so long, but now I see I was badly mistaken. I wouldn’t kick at all if they would ship me back and put me in with a bunch of French men, where they couldn’t understand English and me French. It would be a darn sight better
than here. I am now listening to Cal-
gary over the air. First Can-adian station I have heard since I been over here. Can’t get the news on the radio at all. When Britain broadcast the news Germany jams the air, and the other way around when Germany broadcasts in English.
Well I can’t think of much more to say. So Good Bye,
Your son Jim If you haven’t sent the
parcel you were talking about you can hussle it up because it will come non to soon.
Kathy Paulos
Private James Christopher (Jim) Nesbitt, right, Three Rivers Regiment (Tank). Killed in Italy at 23 years old, Oct. 15, 1944.
Canadian Army Photo
One of the soldiers buried in Ashcroft cemetery
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How Old is OLD?I overhead some teens discussing
what age they considered old. The con-sensus was when you hit 40, you are OLD.
Hmm, so according to them, I am in that “old” category, but it’s funny, I feel in many ways younger now than when I was 20. I am doing more physically and am more fi t now than in my 20s and 30s and I get less pimples too! I didn’t agree with them, so when is old, old?
As an example, we have two Queens on their Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne). The fi rst is Queen Victoria at age 78 who, due to her frailty, stayed in the carriage for the ceremony. The other is Queen Elizabeth, at age 86, who climbed the stairs to the Cathedral un-aided and in heels. So which one is old?
What determines when we are old? Is it our health, abilities and con-tributions to our world that determine whether we are old? or is it the smooth-ness of our skin and colour of our hair? Or... is it altogether something else?
Retirement age seems to be any-where from 55-65, but generally we’ve said retirement is 65. Today however, that age is being stretched out longer, people are working longer, maybe even into their early 70s. Is this a sign that we are staying young longer? They say that our life expectancy has increased. Does this mean that the new 40 is 30 and the new 60 is 50?
I have worked hard at increasing my speed and stamina in running and I still can’t quite keep up to my 73 year old friend and running buddy. On the other hand, we both race by a lot of teens and 20 year olds. So who’s old now?
Okay, so maybe we can’t character-ize ‘old’ just based on what we can do phys-ically, but our physical abilities do have some-thing to do with our quality of life. If we are able to move about, walk, lift and even run, we are not limited to the things we want to do. Whether it’s tak-ing care of a child, or enjoying a Sunday playing outside, we are happier when we
can do these activities with ease and be-ing physically fi t is how we get there.
According to Health Canada, regu-lar physical activity and higher levels of fi tness allow daily tasks to be accom-plished with greater ease and comfort and with less fatigue. Research shows that as much as half the func-tional decline between the ages of 30-70 is due not to aging it-self but to an inactive way of life. In addition, physical ac-tivity has been shown to reduce the risk of over 25 chronic con-ditions, including coronary heart disease, stroke, hyperten-sion, breast cancer, colon can-cer, Type 2 diabetes and osteo-porosis. With this knowledge then, is it possible for us to stay younger longer with regular physical activity. I believe this to be true.
Okay, so if we stay active with regular physical exer-
cise, we can get out and enjoy the things we want to do, but is this the only deciding factor on how old is old?
In preparing to write this article I asked for the opin-ions of others on “how old is old?” and I heard some real-ly great responses. Some say it’s how current we are with today’s culture, some say, it’s how young we look, others say it’s how young we feel and still
others say it’s how active we are. What do you think? “How old is old?” Do we have any control over the matter?
Send me your thoughts either by Email: [email protected] or Phone: 250 457-7038.
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Farmers Market closesThe fi nal Clinton Farm-
ers Market for the 2012 season was held on Thursday, Oct. 11 with four vendors in attend-ance.
The Market will reopen in May of 2013.
No Curling in ClintonThe Clinton Curling Club
AGM was held last week with disappointing results. Unfortu-nately there were not enough members signed up for curling this year to even start up the
ice. Therefore the members have had to make the de-cision to sus-pend curling in Clinton for the 2012/2013 season.
Annual Craft SaleThe Clinton CiB Garden
Club members will host their Annual Fall Craft Sale on Sat., Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Clinton Memorial Hall.
This is a great oppor-tunity to get a jump-start on your Christ-mas shopping. There will be at least 20 vendors in at-tendance with a wide variety of goods.
This is the major fund raising event that the CiB Garden Club puts on to raise funds need-ed for host-ing the CiB judges, com-munity BBQ, etc. Come and support their efforts.
Main Street with a difference
Anyone travelling through Clinton these days may notice a big change in front of the Vil-lage Offi ce and Museum. Two large fi r trees that had been trimmed numerous times in the past were removed last week.
BC Hydro had ordered the trimming in previous years as the trees had grown into the hydro lines. The side next to the highway was drastically trimmed leaving all the weight on the side next to the two buildings.
In an effort to prevent the trees from coming down onto the buildings council made the decision to have the trees re-moved. BC Hydro was con-tacted and they agreed to take them down. Village Public Work staff cleared the brush and logs from the lot.
The removal of the trees leaves a blank slate for land-scaping plans. Watch for chan-ges in the spring.
Two old spruce trees in front of the Clinton Village Offi ce were removed recently.
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Where the pumpin is kingPumpkins scattered to and fro at Desert Hills Ranch, overlooking the Circle K subdivision below, trees along the river changing to their Fall colours.
Photo by Gail Groome
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