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TownsmanVol. 70, Issue 99 Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1946 www.cranbrooktownsman.com
East Kootenay Realty FOOD BANK DUCK RACEJuly 1st, 2016
CIVIC CENTRE AT NOONBBQ; Hotdogs donated by Mark Creek Market
East Kootenay Realty250-427-0070
Judges Decision is Final - Draw Date: July 1st, 2016. 12:30 pm at the Civic Centre.
FIRST PRIZE • $2500 Compliments of Audrey Welk and Marilyn Jolie. SECOND PRIZE • 2 Nights Accommodation in a 3 Bedroom Condo
compliments of Kimberley Lodging Company valued at $700. The Feast for 4 from Old Bauernhaus, and
4 Rounds of Golf with 2 Carts compliments of Trickle Creek Golf Resort valued at $365. THIRD PRIZE •
$250 Cash compliments of Meadowbrook Greenhouses. FOURTH PRIZE • 2 Rounds of Golf compliments of
Bootleg Gap Golf Course and 2 Rounds of Golf with Cart compliments of Kimberley Golf Course.
TAYLOR ROCCASports Editor
Without a host site for its 2016 U16C Provincial Cham-pionship, Softball BC was desperate.
Then the Cranbrook Heat stepped to the plate.
A year after not even hav-ing a U16 girls softball team, Cranbrook will welcome the rest of B.C. for a 16-team pro-vincial tournament, sched-uled for July 1 to 3 at the Kinsmen Quad Ballparks.
“It’s so awesome, the girls
are so excited because they get to play at home,” said Ter-alie McCormack, tourna-ment coordinator for the U16C Provincial Champion-ship, Tuesday morning.
“The girls are pumped. They’re so excited.”
Typically, decisions on host sites are made well in advance of provincial tour-naments of this size. As re-cently as March, Softball BC was still without a host site for its U16C Provincial Soft-ball Championship, leaving
Heat save the day, hosting U-16 Provincials
BARRY COULTER PHOTO
Cranbrook City Councillors Danielle Cardozo, Ron Popoff and Tom Shypitka watch a robotic demonstration conducted by members of the Mount Baker Secondary School Robotics Team (off camera). The team won bronze at the recent Canada-Wide Skills Competition in Moncton, New Brunswick. See more, Page 3.
very little time to not only drum up a host but allow fair time for proper organization and preparation in order to produce a quality event.
Headed up by McCor-mack, the Heat submitted a bid during the first week of April to host the provincial
tournament. In quick order, Softball BC accepted the bid and tossed a great deal of fi-nancial support behind the event in order to help get it off the ground.
See Sports, Page 8 for the complete story.
RCMPCranbrook RCMP and
Cranbrook Fire responded to a call from BC Ambulance Service regarding a 14-year-old boy, who was found un-conscious and not breath-ing late Monday afternoon.
The youth had been rid-ing a Kawasaki dirtbike alone on 30th Ave. South, at 29th Street South in the Gold Creek south of Cran-brook when he crashed.
RCMP are reporting that the young man succumbed to injuries related to the crash.
Cranbrook RCMP con-tinue to investigate the mat-ter with the assistance of a collision analyst from the East Kootenay Traffic Ser-vices.
Cranbrook RCMP wished to express their deepest sympathies to the family of the young man.
Dirtbike accident claims life of youth
TRE VOR CR AWLEYThe RDEK gave third
reading to a rezoning bylaw in support of a company hoping to set up a compost-ing business out towards Mayook just off Highway 3.
The RDEK vote came after a public hearing where some neighbouring prop-erty owners voiced their opposition to the business,
however, the concept of composting was something that many RDEK board di-rectors supported during the discussion.
“The fact that we should compost some of this or-ganic material is something that we’ve known,” said RDEK board chair Rob Gay.
RDEK backs new composting plant near Cranbrook
< Miss Melodie welcomes youChautauqua at the Studio Stage Door | Page 2
F o r t h e to w n s m a nStep back in time to the
early 1900s of Cranbrook. Come join the fun at Miss Melodie’s School for Fine Young Ladies, 1905, as they throw open the doors to the public for Chautauqua.
This is a free event of en-tertainment and edification following the Sam Steele Days Parade on June 18, 1 – 4 p.m. Families are more than welcome!
Cranbrook Community Theatre is proud to present Chautauqua under the guise of a 1900s finishing school for the daughters of the fine families of Cran-brook and parts nearby. Imagine the daughters of the Galbraith, Baker and Fernie families in atten-dance learning all sorts of etiquette and cookery and other skills that fine house-wives of the day might need. Following Edwardian style and Chautauqua tradition, this Sam Steele Days heri-tage event offers history, culture, musical entertain-ment, short skits, magic, fortune telling and much, much more.
Performers range in ages from five years old to 95! 100 per cent local talent! It’s lots of fun!
Chautauquas and Tent
Chautauqua: Let the bells of edification ring
Chautauquas were popular from the 1880s until ap-proximately 1920. They were travelling shows pro-
viding entertainment and edification (education) to the towns of the West, the Wild West, the Gold Rush
and various other burgeon-ing small towns and villag-es. Primarily they brought news of politics, science
and discovery, new inven-tions and they brought an element of culture to the people scattered across the
country. For example, a Chautau-
qua might introduce people to the new invention of the telephone or give a report from the hallowed halls of Ottawa. An opera singer might perform, or a classical pianist. As Chautauquas travelled, they picked up and lost local talent, too. Perhaps a jig dancer or ac-cordionist would join in one small town but by the third or fourth town, bow out and return home to take in the crops or recommence teaching the school year.
Chautauqua is open to the public, free, from 1 – 4 pm on Saturday, June 18th . This is a drop in event… come for a short time or as long as you like. Bring the family. Refreshments are available for a small price. They include a slice of fresh berry pie or a glass of home-made, old-style sweet tea, thanks to our sponsors Nan-ny’s Cupboard & Teahouse and Auntie Barb’s Bakery. This event is co-sponsored by the Sam Steele Society, produced and directed by Melodie Hull. Chautauqua is a Cranbrook Community Theatre event.
Submitted by Melodie Hull
Photo by Steven Jugaru
Check out the edification and entertainment at Chautauqua, Miss Melodie’s School For Fine Young Ladies, this Sam Steele Saturday at the Studio Stage Door.
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LocaL NEWSWednesday, June 15, 2016 Page 3Cranbrook townsman
Barry CoulterThe Masters of Ro-
bots are back, having matched robotic skills with the nation’s best.
The Mount Baker Secondary School Ro-botics Team recently re-turned from the Cana-da-Wide Skills Compe-tition in Moncton, New Brunswick, where their robots faced off against teams from nine other provinces and territo-ries.
Conor Dickeson, Thomas Keehn, Ryley Holliday and Traycer Walker, under the direc-tion of instructor Bill Walker, came home from Nationals with the Bronze medal.
Earlier in the spring, the team won Gold at the BC competition.
The actual competi-tion features a closed off course with obstacles and parts littered in-side. The robots, con-trolled by a driver, must collect the parts and build a wooden boat in under four minutes. Teams advance on a points-based scoring system.
The Skills Canada
competition has a num-ber or rules that the ‘bots must adhere to, such as being smaller than six cubic feet. The Mount Baker ‘bots are
powered by 12-volt DC batteries and can’t ex-ceed 240 watts.
In addition to Walk-er, the students also get support from John Mil-
ner, a local machinist. The students work
from the start of the fall semester to build their robots for the Skills Canada competition.
Walker does his recruit-ing in September to find students that would be interested in participat-ing and then they plan out their builds.
Three of the team members (minus Tray-cer Walker) appeared at Cranbrook City Hall for Monday night’s regular Council meeting, to
give a demonstration of the boat-building com-petition. Council pre-sented them with certif-icates marking their achievement.
Robotics team takes bronze in New Brunswick
Barry Coulter photo
Mount Baker Robotics Team members (in front, left to right) Thomas Keehn, Ryley Holliday and Connor Dickeson, with certificates presented by Cranbrook City Council marking their achievement in winning Bronze at the Canada-Wide Skills competition in March. Not present at Monday’s City Council meeting was team member Traycer Walker. Pictured in background are Mayor Lee Pratt and Councillor Tom Shypitka.
“People do it in their back-yard with composters, so we ac-tually directed staff—it’s on our program this year to do some trials ourselves.
“But it was mentioned that we’re kind of behind it, we hav-en’t done it and we don’t have a commercial operator in our area, so EarthRite has been working quite hard to do this.”
Fourteen people attended a public hearing on May 26 to pro-vide feedback, while letters were also submitted to the RDEK for consideration.
Opposition included con-cerns on the smell, wildlife at-tractants, highway traffic safety and the impact to land values on neighbouring properties.
“There is some opposition to this and most of the opposition was around the unknown around the water, which is
valid,” continued Gay, “but in his operational plan, it’s going to be done on an impervious sur-face, he’ll pave a spot, but water will wash off that and snowmelt.
“I think under the regulation, he’ll have to put in some test wells to see if water is going at depth, so there’s lots more he’ll have to do.”
Under the rezoning bylaw, which is Industrial and Light In-dustrial, permitted uses include:
• Commercial compost facili-ty.
• Soil Blending and sales.• Retail farm and garden cen-
ing, crushing and transporting of sand and gravel resources ex-tracted from the parcel.
• Collection and processing of wood waste material.
RDEK supports new composting facility
Continued from page 1
Courtesy Jane nixon
The Grades 2/3, 4/5 and 5/6 classes participated in the Cycling BC iRide Program at Pinewood Elementary School. Students were involved in active and informative sessions for three consecutive days (June 8-10). Pictured above: Payton Muhlig and Nateesha Johnson participate in challenging skills
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1 The province will be providing $50,000 in funding to support a conference on healthy aging for seniors, hosted by the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations (COSCO) of BC.
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The conference is scheduled to take place on September 25-26 in Richmond, and will host organizations and representatives from all over the province. Full details are available at www.coscobc.org. Regionally, the Forever Young Senior’s Expo will be taking place in
Cranbrook, on October 1 at the Heritage Inn.
To learn more about healthy aging, you can visit www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/aging-well. You can also nd more information on provincial programs and services available to older adults and their families at www.SeniorsBC.ca.
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RCMP officers (two from Kimberley, two from Cranbrook) took part in Police Mountain Bike Training. The course, which takes place over several days, covers a wide variety of topics associated to cy-cling.
Proper equipment, bike fit and operation start the week off. A time trial is done to ensure the candidates are fit and ready for the physi-cal challenges. A lot of time is spent on traffic safety and the rules of the road, this ensures officers can safely nego-tiate through heavy traf-fic and educate others.
Once officers are confident in overcom-ing obstacles such as stairs and other barriers they move on to police tactics. Dealing with subjects and pulling over vehicles on bike is considerably different
than doing it in a marked fully equipped police vehicle. Safety is very important, as you don’t have a vehicle to utilize. Officers also un-derwent a stress shoot, where they cycled hard and fast for 1 km then with an elevated heart rate go through a course of fire as a directed.
“The bike patrols are very effective particular-ly in heavily populated areas. Subjects general-ly do not hear a bike ap-proach and they are caught before they real-ize it”. Cpl Chris Newel, instructor, “The officers on bike patrol intact more with the public because they are more approachable making them a great communi-ty policing initiative”.
Although bikes can be used throughout the season, they are most often seen during Sam Steele Days in Cran-brook and Julyfest in Kimberley.
Photo submitted
Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley RCMP led the training.
Officers take police mountain
bike training
Military Ames gets grant for cenotaph
C aroLYn Gr antMilitary Ames, the veterans cama-
raderie group, has been notified by Veterans Affairs Canada that they have been successful in obtaining a $25,000 grant to assist with the resto-ration of the Kimberley Cenotaph.
The grant will assist with moving and rebuilding the cenotaph and will be matched by funds from the City of Kimberley.
However, fund raising is ongoing for the cenotaph site, which will be known as Kimberley Veterans’ Me-morial Park. The Park will be located downtown on the former Bavarian Esso site.
Group facilitator Cindy Postnikoff says that now that the grant has been secured, it’s full steam ahead.
“We are now waiting for our sur-veyor to deliver his report on the site to the engineer,” she said. “We are expecting that this week. Then we’ll come up with a plan and look at hir-ing a general contractor.”
The new monument has been or-dered and parts of the existing ceno-taph will be incorporated into it.
“Now we need to raise funds for the park” Postnikoff said.
The plan is to have sidewalks around the perimeter and then a slope into the park. This will elimi-nate the need for a retaining wall.
Memorial benches will be sold and Postnikoff says there has been a good response to the benches.
“We are also getting a good re-sponse from contractors. We’ve had a lot of offers for in kind services or very good rates.”
There is a fund set up at Kootenay Savings Credit Union where dona-tions can be made payable to Military Ames.
The next big fundraising event is an all weekend long flea market in the credit union parking lot JulyFest weekend.
Also watch for a Military Ames float during the JulyFest parade and fund raising at the bocce pits.
Military Ames plans to have the cenotaph erected on the new site by Remembrance Day 2016. Work on the park will be ongoing as funds are raised.
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Cranbrook Society for Community LivingANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTuesday, June 28, 2016 5pmCommunity Living Centre1402 - 1st Street South, Cranbrook, BC• Election of Offi cers• Audited Financial Statements• Annual Operational ReportsDinner to followRSVP 250-426-7588
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Tom FleTcherBlack Press
The B.C. government has released its hunting and trapping regula-tions book for the next two years, after refusing a recommendation to increase the number of limited entry hunting
permits for grizzly bears.A proposal to in-
crease the limited entry hunt for grizzly bears in the Peace River region (wildlife management unit 7-52) was not ap-proved. The proposal would have allowed the regional manager to au-
thorize up to 150 grizzly tags in the annual lot-tery.
The regulation re-mains a maximum of 50 limited entry hunting opportunities per year, with an average of eight bears killed each year by licensed hunters, four
by resident and four by non-resident hunters.
The current popula-tion of grizzly bears in the region is estimated at 459, with annual al-lowable mortality of 26. It is the largest grizzly population in the prov-ince.
Grizzly increase rejected in hunting regs
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Mother grizzly bear with two cubs. Limited entry hunting for adult grizzlies is permitted in B.C. where populations support it.
One change made for this year is addition of January limited entry hunt opportunities for bison in the Liard region in northern B.C. The Pink Mountain plains bison herd supports a popular lottery hunt from October to De-cember, with about 10,000 applications each year.
The new open sea-son would not increase the total number of bison taken, but shift some of the hunting pressure to the northern zone. Currently there are 126 tags issued for the hunt each year.
Other changes in-clude:
• Limited entry hunt-ing for California big-horn sheep is closed in
two areas of the Similka-meen, management units 8-02 and 8-07. After the hunt was opened in 2010, aerial and ground surveys have identified fewer than 75 animals in the region.
• Limited entry hunt-ing is open for up to seven mountain goats in the Mount Brewster area of the Peace region. Mountain goat hunting has been closed in the Wapiti Mountain area of the Peace, and the Nadi-na Mountain, Nanika Mountain and Atna River areas of the Skee-na region.
• A new limited entry hunt is authorized for up to 20 antlerless elk in the Princeton area, where ranchers have ex-
perienced significant crop and fence damage in recent years.
• New limited entry hunts are being opened for bull moose in Okanagan management units 8-02, 8-13 and 8-26, where populations are considered suffi-cient to support the hunt.
• Compulsory in-spection of moose shot has been required in Skeena management units 6-19 to 6-25, with restriction to harvesting bull moose only in some areas.
The 2016-18 Hunting and Trapping Regula-tions Synopsis is avail-able at sporting goods stores and outfitters, or find it online by search-ing for the title.
For The TownsmanNELSON — Follow-
ing reports of a high sur-vival rate for kokanee eggs planted into the Kootenay Lake spawn-ing channel at Meadow creek and additional fry releases, the Province has launched a compre-hensive action plan to guide the ongoing re-covery of local kokanee stocks, Minister of For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson an-nounced Tuesday.
Kokanee are land-locked sockeye salmon and are second only to rainbow trout as the most popular game fish in B.C.
As part of ongoing re-covery efforts, provin-cial biologists released more than half a million
kokanee fry this spring and more than 90 per cent of the half a million eggs planted into the Meadow Creek spawn-ing channel in the fall have now emerged as fry and entered Koote-nay Lake.
Meanwhile, the Prov-ince released the Koote-nay Lake Action Plan, which calls for enhanced monitoring, aggressive restocking, ongoing an-gling closures and an ex-pansion of the nutrient restoration program.
The plan — which will be presented at a public meeting in Bal-four on Thursday — was developed under the di-rection of an expert ad-visory panel, and with the support of local First Nations, the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC
and the BC Wildlife Fed-eration.
Last fall, provincial biologists counted 18,000 spawning kokan-ee in main body of Koo-tenay Lake and its tribu-taries, the lowest num-ber since the annual count started in the
1964. In response, the Province initiated an ag-gressive restocking pro-gram, extended the nu-trient restoration pro-gram and changed fish-ing regulations to de-crease Kokanee harvest and increase Gerrard trout harvest.
Kokanee restocking efforts show promiseProvince launches detailed
recovery plan for Kootenay Lake
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G ordie Howe had completed his eighth season as a Detroit Red Wing before I was born. It would
be another 10 years before he became a hero to me, an idol whose glow never dimmed until he died, coincidentally, on my birthday.
The first thing that struck me when I heard the news, after a twinge of sadness, was the timing of his death and that of Muhammad Ali. Howe and Ali were among the pan-theon of sports giants in my early years. Hockey was the sport in our home, and with my dad and I the only males, we rarely missed Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights and, later, the Wednes-day NHL games that were telecast, but starting well into the first period to accom-modate the evening news.
For some inexplicable reason, dad had an interest in boxing, so I followed along, at first sharing his disgust for the upstart Cas-sius Clay cum Muhammad Ali. Braggarts in sport were not to be tolerated and neither were acts of non-conservatism. We took the boxer’s refusal to honour his draft card as a profound act of cowardice and disre-spect. Eventually I would come around to admire his skill and artistry, and agree with some of his politics. My father did not.
There was no need to make any shift in how I felt about Gordie Howe. We bled Maple Leaf blue blood, but never was a bad word spoken about Howe, the ulti-mate hockey player. Humble and remark-ably articulate despite his lack of educa-tion, he was simply not an easy man to dislike, even when he led his team to victo-
ry over our beloved Leafs.A little story of being a young hockey
fan has always stayed with me. My dad and I occasionally took in Western Hockey League games in the Stampede Corral to watch the hometown Stampeders play. I was probably nine years old when I took my new autograph book to a game and
rushed down to get the signature of my then-fa-vourite Stampeder, Lou Jankowski. He had a short, marginally success-ful NHL career in the 1950s, but in the WHL in the early 1960s he was a dominant scorer. Along
with a few other kids, I lined up to get his autograph as players came off the ice at the end of the game. Jankowski brushed passed me, ignoring my proffered book and pen. My face must have showed my disappointment, because the team’s cap-tain, Norm Johnson, stopped and asked if I would like him to sign my book. He be-came my favourite player.
A year later, shortly after I turned 10, Gordie Howe was the Calgary Stampede parade marshal and I was with my dad among the throngs lining the route. Auto-graph book in hand, I ran out to the con-vertible that Howe was sitting atop. He was signing autographs as fast as he could, and I was one of the lucky kids who came away with the treasured, and very legible, signa-ture.
That act of kindness wasn’t enough to turn me into a Red Wing fan, but it made Gordie a hero in my eyes. I followed his career with enthusiasm and thrilled when he returned to the game when the World
Hockey Association was formed. It took me a year or two before I could finally admit that the young Bobby Orr might possibly be the better player.
Gordie Howe was no saint on the ice, as countless players who took one of those famed elbows to the chin would attest. But he was a brilliant ambassador for the game he loved. As I read through articles follow-ing his death last week, I found myself smiling at a story about a young fan being rebuffed in his request of an autograph by goalie Terry Sawchuck. Howe threatened to break his arms and legs if he didn’t sign the kid’s book, and the kid got the signa-ture he was looking for. That kid would grow up and become Gordie’s closest friend.
I think that we have lost a lot in not real-ly having sports heroes as kids. And I am talking about athletes who understood the good they can do with their talents. For Gordie Howe, it was about being gracious and thoughtful and genuinely appreciative of what the sport he loved gave him, even if his employers took advantage of his naive-ty, even beyond the early years. Ali risked his entire career to stand up against a war he believed to be wrong, and eventually his detractors came around to understand the meaning of courage to bump up against prevailing thought.
I have rarely had any desire to meet fa-mous people, understanding that public and private personas can be entirely differ-ent. But there are none I would have liked to have had a beer with more than Gordie Howe.
Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.
Howe’s ‘glow never dimmed’
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Know It AllCranbrook Townsman / Kimberley Bulletin
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ONGOINGCranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30. Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Supper 6:15-6:45, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact Larry 250-427-5612 or Bev 250-427-7722. New members welcome – men & ladies! The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.The Chateau Kimberley Art Gallery is featuring the art of Karen Arrowsmith, Mary Ann Bidder, Joseph Cross, John de Jong, Lynne Grillmair, Ann Holtby Jones, Teresa Knight, Jeanie Miller, Jeanette Oostlander, Jean Pederson, Darlene Purnell and Marianne Rennick. The Gallery at 78 Howard St. is open 9-7 daily until October 15th, 2016.BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.Al-Anon Family Group meets weekly. Monday at 7-8 pm at Marysville Community Church. (730 302 st.) The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For further information call Susan 250-427-0212 or email [email protected] Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm; Focus Meat Draw at the Elks Club, Kimberley. Proceeds to Emergency Funds and non-profit organizations.TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook - serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981.The Friends of the Kimberley Public Library used book store in Marysville is open Wed to Sat; 10:30 to 3:30 & Sunday 1:00 to 4:00. Noon every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldn’t you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?
UPCOMINGEvery Saturday from June until the end of August, Home Hardware Cranbrook will be lending out the use of our custom made Lemonade Stand to sell lemonade at our store from 11am-3pm. Home Hardware will supply the Lemonade and Cups, and Culligan Cranbrook will supply the Ice and Water. Your group sells a cup of lemonade for $1.00 and you keep the proceeds as a fundraiser. Saturday spots are filling up quick so if your group is interested, please call Margaret at the store 250-426-6288 to reserve your date.Monday June 20. Municipal Pension Retirees Association Meeting. Heritage Inn Hotel, 803 Cranbrook St. N. Executive meeting 10 a.m. General meeting 10:45 a.m. Full discussion on benefit changes. Guest speaker, Fire Department, Safety in Home. 11:30 a.m. No host luncheon at noon.Sunday, June 28 Sunday, June 26, the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway, in conjunction with RCR, will be running a train ride/chairlift combo (Platzl to Peak tours?) all day. Trains will be running hourly from 10:00 until 4:00. Saturday will be a regular day with the express at 10:00 and mining tours at 11:00 1:00 and 3:00.Daily operations begin on July 1st and continue until September 5.Military Ames will hold a flea market during JulyFest to raise funds for the new Veterans’ Memorial park. Friday, July 15 7 p.m., Saturday, July 16, 8 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 1 p.m. Kimberley Kootenay Savings Credit Union parking lot.Kimberley Food Bank Garage Sale is scheduled for August 20th at the Kimberley Curling Club. Your items can be delivered, starting August 2nd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, at the Curling Rink everyday until the sale.
JUNE 15 TO 25SAM STEELE DAYS
EXHIBITIONCranbrook and Dis-
trict Arts Council In-vites you to a Special Sam Steele Days Exhi-bition of Saddles, Leatherwork and His-torical Photos from a local collection. Did you know that our loca-tion was originally the home of Cranbrook Saddlery? June 15 to June 25 at Cranbrook Arts Gallery, 1013 Baker Street, For more infor-mation call 250-426-4223 or visit www.cran-brook Arts.com
JAFFREY BAYNES LAKE FARMERS’
MARKETBeginning Saturday,
June 18 and held every Saturday morning throughout the sum-mer at the Baynes Lake Community Centre. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Info 250-429-3519.
JUNE 7 TO JULY 2IN THE GALLERY AT
CENTRE 64Wild Moments. Na-
ture photography by well-known Kaslo pho-tographer Jim Lawrence
ART AT CHATEAU KIMBERLEY
The Chateau Kim-berley Art Gallery is fea-turing the art of Karen Arrowsmith, Mary Ann Bidder, Joseph Cross, John de Jong, Lynne Grillmair, Ann Holtby Jones, Teresa Knight, Jeanie Miller, Jeanette Oostlander, Jean Peder-son, Darlene Purnell and Marianne Rennick. The Gallery at 78 How-ard St. is open 9-7 daily until October 15th, 2016.
THURS. JUNE 162016 KTUNAXA
NATION 16TH ANNUAL CHARITY
GOLF TOURNAMENTThe Ktunaxa Nation
Council is pleased to announce their 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino. Please join them at our award-win-ning resort for a fun filled day of golf and prizes! $180/player. Limited to 144 players. Deadline to enter is Fri-day June 3rd. For more information: www.ktu-naxa.org/golf. csouko-r o f f @ s t e u g e n e . c a . 1-877-417-3133
JUNE 14 - 18CALAMITY JANETurner & Adler Pro-
ductions is excited to announce their first
Steele yourself for the weekend
production of 2016 – “Calamity Jane”. After their inaugural show in February 2015, “Gypsy” at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook, Turner & Adler will be starting their 2016 season with this stage musical about the historical fron-tierswoman, Calamity Jane and her Hollywood fabricated ro-mance with Wild Bill Hickok. Based on the 1953 movie musical from Warner Brothers starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, this family-friendly, fun western has recognizable music, lots of laughs and the happily-ever-after feeling that leaves you smiling for days! Kimberley Arts – Centre 64, Kimberley, 7:30 p.m. June 14 through 18.
JUNE 17SAM STEELE DAYS
2016 YOUTH AMBASSADOR PAGEANT
June 17 at 7:30 pm at Key City Theatre. Tickets $15
THURSDAY, JUNE 16MILLION DOLLAR DUO
Eagles Hall is presenting Old Time Country Music with imper-sonations of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Elvis and others by the Million Dollar Duo. Tickets are available at the Eagles Hall, 250-426-7983.
SAT. JUNE 18WASA LIONS EVENT
Wasa Lions Grounds, 9-11:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Community garage sale. Planter, Shaw PVR & 250 Draws
SUN. JUNE 19FATHERS DAY HIKE
Sun, June 19, 10 am Leaders - Ellen & Dan Chase (250-427-5517) Meet at Riverside camp-ground entrance at 10 am for this 2.5 hour moderate hike up Southwest Passage and over to Duck Pond. Wonderful views from the lookout.
THE COMIC STRIPPERSJUNE 24 AT 8: PM
KEY CITY THEATREA show for all genders 19+
only. A fictitious male stripper troupe, played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational
comedians, performs a Sexylari-ous improv comedy show. These guys try to be sexy… it just comes out funny. Come and join the explosion of ridiculousness that was the smash hit of the Adelaide Fringe in Australia and has re-cently been selling out theaters all over Canada and the US. Guys, you should come too. Don’t worry our comedy bodies will make you look good. WARNING! No extreme nudity – Just extreme hilarity.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26RIDE THE TRAIN AND CHAIR
Sunday, June 26, the Kimber-ley Underground Mining Railway, in conjunction with RCR, will be running a train ride/chairlift combo (Platzl to Peak tours) all day. Trains will be running hourly from 10:00 until 4:00. Saturday will be a regular day with the ex-press at 10:00 and mining tours at 11:00 1:00 and 3:00. Daily opera-tions begin on July 1st and contin-ue until September 5.
SUNDAY JUNE 26MOUNTAIN TOP KIDZ
FESTIVALKimberley Alpine Resort. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Chairlift Ride, In-flatable Bouncy Castles, Petting Zoo, Scavenger hunt, Live Music, Face Painting and Crafts. BBQ open at the Top For Lunch
KIMBERLEY CELEBRATES SUMMER ON JULY 2ND 2016
New event for Kimberley First Saturdays with ‘Bed and Break-fast’
Enjoy the Rotary Pancake breakfast for $7 on Deer Park Ave in the Platzl from 9-11 am
Then take part in The Charity Bed Race on Deer Park Ave in front of Centre 64. There are prizes to be won!! The Sponsors for the event are Western Finan-cial Co, The Sullivan Pub, Mon-tana’s, Marysville Pub & Grill and partners in the event are Kimber-ley Underground Mining Rail-way, Dragons Rest Forge.
The ever popular High Tea at Chateau Kimberley starts at 12 until 3 pm
First Saturday Platzl Silent
Auction starts at 10 am closing at 3pm
Frocks on Bikes, meet at 12 noon in the Platzl in front of Pedal and Tap.
Enjoy the afternoon in the Platzl with local musicians and guest performers, beginning at 12 noon and featuring Dark Fire Cloud and the Lightening Band.
SUMMER 2016CREATIVE KIDS ART
CLASSESCentre 64, Kimberley, July 5
through August 12.SAT. JULY 9
Come to the Friends of the Library’s “Summer Home Show and Shopping Fest” at Western Financial Place. There will be commercial businesses, arts, crafts, local vendors, small and home businesses plus more. Admission and parking are FREE. Visit the food concessions and beer gardens. Come and shop, compare and save.
It’s not too late to register for a spot with Shellie Hollister 250-426-4063 or [email protected]
SAT. JULY 9MEDIEVAL FEAST
Enjoy a medieval feast sans cutlery as a part of Kimberley’s Medieval Festival. Kimberley Elks Hall.
JULY 28AT THE GREEN DOOR
Daisy Blue w/ Local Guest. July 28 @8:15 p.m. Green Door Catering $10/doorKIMBERLEY KALEIDOSCOPE
FESTIVALAUGUST 6-13
Eight-day arts & culture festi-val: live music, art, spoken word, photography, painting, puppet theatre, performances & work-shops at affordable prices. Now in its third year, the Kimberley Kaleidoscope Arts & Culture Fes-tival provides a series of visual, performing, and literary arts events that link the August First Saturday community arts, cul-ture and heritage celebration with the former Arts on the Edge arts festival.
FILE PHOTO
March into Sam Steele Days fun this weekend. The annual parade starts at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Without a host site for its 2016 U16C Provincial Championship, Softball BC was desperate.
Then the Cranbrook Heat stepped to the plate.
A year after not even having a U16 girls soft-ball team, Cranbrook will welcome the rest of British Columbia for a 16-team provincial tour-nament, scheduled for July 1 to 3 at the Kins-men Quad Ballparks.
“It’s so awesome, the girls are so excited be-cause they get to play at home,” said Teralie Mc-Cormack, tournament coordinator for the U16C Provincial Champion-
ship, Tuesday morning. “The girls are
pumped. They’re so ex-cited.”
With Cranbrook tucked in the southeast corner of the province, there is no shortage of well-documented chal-
lenges when it comes to competitive, high-end minor sports, especially minor girls softball.
To this point in 2016, the nearest competition has required the Heat to travel to Red Deer and Kelowna, with the only available local house-league competition
coming in the form of the U14 squad.
That isn’t exactly fair to the U14s and certain-ly does not provide ample challenge for the older and more physi-cally mature U16 crew.
“Because we live so far away from every-thing, [the provincial championship] is one of the tournaments we count on,” said McCor-mack, whose daughter Brea pitches for the Heat.
“We applied the first week of April. We phoned our district rep-resentative… She told us Softball BC was desper-ate. They don’t want to have to cancel it.”
Typically, decisions on host sites are made well in advance of pro-vincial tournaments of this size. As recently as March, Softball BC was still without a host site for its U16C Provincial Softball Championship, leaving very little time to not only drum up a host but allow fair time for proper organization and preparation in order to produce a quality event.
Headed up by Mc-Cormack, the Heat’s bid to host the provincial tournament was promptly accepted by Softball BC. In quick order, the provincial governing body for soft-ball also tossed a great deal of financial support behind the event in order to help get it off the ground.
“It’s kind of been a gongshow from there,”
McCormack said with a laugh. “Normally you apply for this bid in Oc-tober of the previous year. We’ve been kind of scrambling because there are certain things under Softball BC regu-lations that we have to perform as hosts of this tournament.”
Tournaments hosts are required to provide facilities for, obviously,
game play, but also for events such as pre-tour-nament coaches meet-ings and athlete meals. Additionally, it is expect-ed that hosts will provide all participants with commemorative t-shirts, an extracurricular group activity outside of tour-nament play for athletes (skills competition, home run derby, relay competition, scavenger
hunt, etc.) and have printed programs on hand for spectators.
And that is just to list a few of the extensive requirements, of which each item can require extensive planning, re-sources and volunteer hours to pull together.
Softball BC has of-fered to cover the costs of umpires and equipment such as softballs for the
weekend, an expense typically incurred by the host. The City of Cran-brook has provided use of the fields at Kinsmen Quad Ballparks as a part of the Heat’s minor ball registration and is on board to provide support in terms of facility staff.
On May 15, 2016, we raised over
$900,000!Thank you to our volunteers,
Hot Hot Heat: Cranbrook saves day, will host provincial softball championship
Cranbrook Heat step to plate with Softball BC searching for U16C provincial host site; tournament set for July 1 to 3
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The Cranbrook U16 Heat burned through round-robin action in Red Deer this past weekend, going 3-1 en route to claiming the tournament championship by defeating the host Red Deer squad by a 12-2 margin. During round-robin play, pitcher Brea McCormack tossed a no-hitter, striking out 11 batters while only walking two. Having struck success away from home, the Heat are looking forward to hosting the province when they welcome teams for the 2016 Softball BC U16C Championship from July 1 to 3 at the Kinsmen Quad Ballparks in Cranbrook. The Heat are: back row (L to R): Coach Barry McCormack, Jayden Perpelitz, Sarah Schieman, Chayne Plaza, Brea McCormack, Ryleigh Pocha, Coach Niki Giesbrecht; front row (L to R): Georgia Wurzer, Victoria Pinchak, Ali Giesbrecht, Madison Amy, Skylar Bell.
See HEAT, Page 9
For The TownsmanThe KEYSA Rovers
attended the Lethbridge Chinook Cup this past weekend, with the U-12 Girls winning three out of four matches, earning bronze medals for their tournament play.
“We are very proud of how the girls played throughout the week-end,” said Jason Wheel-don, head coach of the U-12 Girls. “They dug in
hard against teams that were bigger and pulled some great victories in heavily matched com-petition play.”
The U-12 girls played against Calgary MUSC in their first match and played a defensive game, shutting out the opposi-tion by a 2-0 final score.
The second match was against the Calgary WHU HEAT — a great even-strength game
throughout the first half with a score of 2-2. The second half saw the Heat catch a lucky opportuni-ty with two minutes left in the game to pull ahead for the 3-2 victory.
The Rovers played the Lethbridge Torna-does on Sunday morn-ing, claiming an easy victory to advance to the bronze medal game.
The bronze medal game was the most excit-
ing for spectators as the Rovers played against Coaldale, Alta. The first half the Rovers were down 2-1. In the begin-ning of the second half, the Rovers changed the face of the game. After tying the game, only mere minutes elapsed before KEYSA struck again to take a 3-2 lead. But Coaldale answered the bell, tying the game 3-3 shortly after.
Play continued and both teams scored again, moving the score to 4-4. Only minutes left to play with fast action on the field by both teams and no one could break the tie. Regulation time ended and the game went to a shootout — the first for this young team and they held to true form and success-fully won the shootout.
KEYSA U-12 girls claim bronze in Lethbridge
See KEYSA, Page 9
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Page 9
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“From the City’s per-spective, we’re always happy when any of our sport groups or service clubs come together and bring activities to our community,” said Chris New, director of leisure services for the City of Cranbrook, on Tuesday.
“Anytime the com-munity initiates these type of projects, we cer-tainly try to support them as best we can.
“We hope a lot of these people, it’s their first time [visiting Cran-brook], they’re coming here and discovering us. So they’re seeing the beautiful setting we have, the beautiful city we have and we hope those folks end up being future tourists, maybe future residents. It’s just another opportunity to showcase everything we have here.”
Bridge Interiors and Rick’s Fine Meats & Sau-sage have combined forces to host a car wash and barbecue fundrais-er (June 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bridge Interiors) for the event. Bridge In-terior is also providing use of its outdoor tents for the course of the tournament.
The Cranbrook Mixed Slo-Pitch Associ-ation donated the use of its field maintenance equipment, which typi-cally comes with an as-sociated rental fee.
That’s just to name a few of the local groups throwing support be-hind the event, with plenty of others in line to pitch in over the com-ing weeks.
“The community support has been unreal considering how quick-
ly we’ve had to put this together,” McCormack said. “It’s been wonder-ful.”
When 16 teams final-ly arrive for the provin-cial championship in July, they will go head-to-head in a round-rob-in tournament format, with each team guaran-teed a minimum of four games. Playoff structure is still to be determined.
Games are tentatively scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 1, and run all day at the Kinsmen Quad Ball-parks. Saturday, July 2, round-robin action will resume at 8 a.m., after which there will be a break as playoff sched-ules are determined.
Playoff competition will start the afternoon of July 2, with July 3 serving as champion-
ship Sunday. While the event is
coming together in lightning-quick fashion, there is still plenty to be done between now and July 1.
Qualifier playdowns are still on-going throughout the prov-ince, with six teams hav-ing registered as of print deadline Tuesday.
The Heat are still in need of volunteers for the tournament, partic-ularly when it comes to scorekeeping and field maintenance. Anyone interested in volunteer-ing their services or time is encouraged to contact McCormack via email ([email protected]) or phone (778-517-4527).
The Cranbrook Heat won the 2013 U16C Pro-vincial Championship, which was hosted in Salmo.
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Heat will welcome province for softball championship
KEYSA U12 girls claim bronze
FOR THE TOWNSMAN
The KEYSA U12 Girls Rovers are, top row (L to R): Meghan Downie, Jessica Hansen, Montana Rouselle, Piper Standing, Amy Brooks-White, Maren Jensen, Avery Blair; front row (L to R): Olivia Dorogdi, Rachael Northey, Caetlyn Gray, Abby Lalach, Laynie Birmingham, Cheyenne Peters, Vanessa Gray and Courtney Wheeldon. Not pictured: Coaches Jason Wheeldon and Marcie Peters.
The Calgary WHU Heat took the gold medal and had their toughest battle against the KEYSA U-12 girls. KEYSA. The loss to Calgary took the gold medal opportunity of the equation for KEYSA.
All KEYSA Rover Teams are back in action this
weekend for Sam Steele Days with one of the largest soccer tournaments to be held in the southern Inte-rior. An estimated 1,200 players will be taking to the fields at both Moir Centennial Park and Mount Baker throughout the weekend.
There are over 500 players registered with KEYSA.
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Drop boxes at Safeway and Save On FoodsFood Bank office 104-8th Ave. S. • 250-426-7664 (from 10am-3pm)
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1904Talk of new opera
house ... There is some talk of a company being formed to build a new opera house in Cran-brook. A building of this kind is badly needed in this town, as the growth of the place the past two or three years has ren-dered the present hall too small for the large crowds that generally congregate, And with a more modern hall it will be possible to secure a better class of entertain-ments than are coming to the town now. The hall that has been in use since the town started has answered the pur-pose in the past, and Messrs. Shelton and Clapp are doing all in their power to make up for the deficiency by extra exertion to accom-modate the public, but they cannot perform the impossible.
Lawn social … The Ladies Aid of the Meth-odist church will hold a lawn party, at the resi-
dence of W. T. Reid, on Wednesday June 22, at 8 o’clock. Admission 10 cents; strawberries and cake 20 cents; ice cream and cake 15 Cents. All are cordially invited.
Great weather … The banana weather has taken full possession of this district and the air is as balmy as can be found beneath the skies of Italy. Children are happy, adults are con-tent and vegetation is prolific in its growth. No-where on the face of this glorious earth, can there be found a better, cli-mate than that of the ba-nana belt of South East Kootenay.
A first ciass restau-rant ... Charles Estes has fitted up a restaurant on Armstrong avenue that is as neat and complete in all its equipment as could be found in any city. The short order bill of fare is a most elabo-rate one, including as it does all the best things that the market affords in season. His dining room
and kitchen are perfect in detail, while all his meats are taken care of in a specially prepared refrigerator The display window is changed twice a day and already the appetizing display of fruits, vegetables and choice cuts have caused considerable favorable comment. A restaurant like this, operated on the right lines, will prove a paying proposition in Cranbrook. And it is Mr. Estes’ intention to serve short orders and six o’clock dinners, the latter to be given for 50 cents each. It will be possible for anyone to have a meal sent out at any time to their room or their home. Mr. Estes will also cater for parties, dances, etc.
Lockup needed … Some miscreant with devilish heart and mal-ice in his mind cut and slashed the side of a valuable cow belonging to Fred Dumont one day recently. The individual who would be guilty of such a dastardly act should be given a term in the bastille that would serve as a warning for a long time to come.
1905A favorite piano ... J.
G. Whiteacre, western manager or the Mason & Risch piano, and C. W. Jones general agent, have been in town the
Four months at Nel-son ... Frederick Beck was conducted to Nel-son on Monday by Con-stable Morris to the gov-ernment house of soli-tude and isolation, where he will have ample time to ponder on the manly, upright, strenuous life, and to let his mind form good res-olutions to guide his fu-ture behavior. Frederick was foolish enough to steal a coat from W. D. Hill’s residence last week, was promptly locked up by R. S. Baron, and after a short trial sentenced to spend four months in the Nelson gaol by Magistrate Arm-strong.
Many weddings … Cranbrook is ably assist-ing June in maintaining her reputation as the banner month for wed-dings. Already half a dozen couples have been mixed up in the matrimonial meshes, and Dame Rumor has others slated to depart from the state of single blessedness.
Get control … We daily hear remarks about young lads in this place who need the strong curb. It is quite true, they need it badly. And there are a few girls along in their teens who follow their own sweet will to no good ultimate end upon whom the hand of parental restriction should fall heavily.
Seen speeding … A man with a jag, a team of horses and an ambition to make the Ringling chariot race look like a dog-cart procession, treated the inhabitants of lower Baker street to a few minutes of thrilling runaway excitement Sunday evening. By a miracle no serious injury resulted.
On the hot seat … Sunday evening, while Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Morris were entertaining a few friends, the lounge upon which R. S. Baron was sitting was suddenly no-ticed to be in flames. With difficulty it was car-ried out of the house, and with the exception of a table cover being burned little further damage was done.
Want to play ball ... The barbers of Cran-brook are possessed with the idea that they are ball players and they ask the Herald to issue a challenge to the clerks, to meet in battle array within the next few days. The barbers will have a strong pull, but the clerks weigh up pretty well.
It happened this week in CranbrookWeek of June 12 - 18, 1905, 1905
Dave HumpHreyItems compiled from the archived newspapers held
at the Cranbrook History Centre Archives
Munroe and the Mar-coni experts on Koote-nay Lake was an unqual-ified success. The launch Pioneer was chartered for the day and equipped with the necessary appa-ratus. A land station was established at the Nelson boat club house, and continuous communi-cation was maintained throughout several hours between the ship and the shore. One very entertaining experiment was tried which resulted in the Pioneer commu-nicating directly with Rossland. When the messages were coming in from the launch the central telephone office in Rossland was called up on the telephone at the club house and by this means the tick of the receiver was distinctly heard in Rossland and the message taken down by an operator.
Tenders wanted … Up to noon on Friday, June 23rd, 1905, by the undersigned for moving the present Presbyterian Church building to the rear of the lot. Also for the construction of a new church building ac-cording to plans and specifications, to be seen at Mr. McCallum’s hard-ware store. Lowest or any tender not necessar-ily accepted. J. G. McCal-lum, Chairman Building Com.
Cranbrook is ably assisting June in maintaining her reputation as the banner month for wed-dings.
past week delivering several of those favorite pianos. Ever since the town of Cranbrook start-ed the Mason & Risch piano has been the lead-ing seller in this town, and at the present time three fourths of the Pia-nos in Cranbrook have
been furnished by that firm. The British Colum-bia depot is at Nelson, where a large stock of the pianos are kept on hand.
Marconi wireless on Kootenay Lake ... The exhibition given last Sunday by George H.
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Dear Annie: I’ve seen several doctors re-cently, and each time I noticed that they gave a lot of information so quickly that I could not absorb it all, nor could I remember it entirely. I also received written instructions after a recent surgery, but those weren’t partic-ularly good, either. Part of the instructions included a form that was filled out by the doctor, whose handwriting I had difficulty reading. Ideally, all information would be typed up and handed to the patient. Granted, it takes time for someone to do this, but it’s the pa-tients’ health we are dealing with. If the doc-tor refuses to provide this, I suggest bringing a voice recorder. Turn it on when you’re told “the doctor will see you shortly,” and make sure the doctor speaks clearly. Ask them to repeat anything if you don’t think it came across. Ask the doctor to explain medical terms that are used routinely, but that you may not understand. Are there any legal issues involved in doing this? Of course, doctors should be informed that they are being recorded. -- Get It Right Dear Get: If you are recording the doctor’s instructions for your personal and private use, there should be no objection -- legal or otherwise. But most doctors have comput-erized systems, and in many instances, test results and instructions can be sent to pa-tients via email. Ask your doctor about this. Hospitals also should be handing you typed post-surgical instructions. Of course, it is important to read through everything and to call your doctor if you do not understand something. Too many patients are reluctant to phone or email their doctor, because they don’t want to be a nuisance. But it is import-ant to be proactive about your health care. Doctors don’t want you to misinterpret their instructions, either. Dear Annie: I don’t enjoy going to movies any longer. Why? Because anything rated PG-13 and up is usually laced with gross profanity. I simply don’t enjoy listening to this kind of language. I recently agreed to accompany my hus-band to a movie that received good reviews and starred two well-known actors. When I left the theater, I was convinced that the writers of this movie must have not gone further than the fourth grade. Nearly every sentence had the f-word. Are these writers so limited in their knowledge of our lan-guage and vocabulary? All of that profanity distracted from what could have been an in-teresting movie. We have become desensitized to all the profanity around us. I’d love to see a sophis-ticated film for adults that doesn’t offend my ears. Am I the only one who feels this way? -- No Movies for Me Dear No: We can assure you that others find the vulgar language (not to mention the gratuitous violence and sex) equally objec-tionable. There are movies that do not pan-der to the lowest common denominator. You can look online for various websites that list clean-language films, some of which may also be sophisticated adult films. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitch-ell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Face-book at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will find others to be in a generous mood in the morning. As a result, you might choose to move forward with a different set of plans for the day. If you can’t make an adjustment, just know that there is something better waiting for you. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Reach out to a friend whom you care a lot about. You could be pleasantly surprised by this person’s mood. You’ll discover how easygoing he or she can be. Maintain a sense of humor when dealing with a mix-up involving a close friend. Tonight: Only where you want to be.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)Your playfulness adds to your charm. Others enjoy this child-like quality in you and often can’t get enough of it. Keep your sense of humor when being teased. Every once in a while, someone hits too close to home. Tonight: Catch up on what you
didn’t do the past few days.CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might want to consider your options a little more carefully than you have in the recent past. Your immense creativity and resourceful imagination are at their peak. As a result, you can come up with many different ways to the same end. Tonight: Once more, let your mind wan-der.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be in a position where you want to view a situation from a different perspective. Be open to someone’s feedback. Up until now, you might have closed this person off. You will need some time to reflect on what is happening around you. Tonight: Happiest close to home.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might try to explain where you are coming from, but others will be so in their own heads that they will barely hear you. Know that some of today’s conversa-tions will need to be repeated. You also could get an opportu-nity to change your mind later. Tonight: Be open.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You could be more in tune with a situation than you originally thought possible. You are likely to be ecstatic on some level and also somewhat concerned. Trust that you will know how to han-dle balancing your different feel-ings. Tonight: Let go of a money issue, at least for now.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You might feel as if you are walk-ing through a maze, unsure of what is happening. Trust in your abilities, and everything will work as it should. You could be wary of becoming too content. Know that your innate cynicism might be emerging. Tonight: Go for what you want.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You are likely to give 100 percent effort to what you want to have happen, but it still might not play out the way you would like it to. Make it OK if events aren’t falling into place as hoped; there could be a very good reason. To-night: Take a night for yourself.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You could be in a wonderful place, as you have been able to
detach from what makes you up-set. You have the ability to move past many problems. If you have resisted working through these issues, know that the time has come to deal with them. To-night: Hang out with a friend.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Reach out to those whom you know you work well with. The interaction could be very pow-erful and creative. Consider your options before you launch into action. Understanding evolves to a new level because of your commitment to excellence. To-night: Call the shots.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your detachment could be ex-traordinary yet difficult for some people to handle at times. When you show up being as emotional and sensitive as you presently are, others tend to be reactive. They do not always understand this behavior. Tonight: Make an important call.BORN TODAYActress Helen Hunt (1963), rapper Ice Cube (1969), singer/songwriter Waylon Jennings (1937)
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As of June 1, B.C.’s alpine snowpacks were at 23 per cent of normal for that time of year – a record low.
A warmer than normal May caused the snow-pack to melt off very rapidly.
“Current snow conditions are more typical of late June or early July,” the forecast centre’s latest bulletin said, resulting in many rivers reaching flow conditions that are three to four weeks ahead of usual.
“Most rivers have likely experienced their peak levels for the year, unless an extreme rainfall event occurs in June or early July,” the bulletin said.
Preliminary data for the Fraser River at Hope shows the river flow peaked at 6,130 cubic metres per second on May 8.
That date is the earliest on record that the lower Fraser has peaked and it’s also the second lowest peak flow on record. Normally the Fraser peaks in mid-June.
Fishery biologists have already sounded a warning that low streamflow conditions could create particularly challenging water conditions for salmon returning to spawn.
June has so far seen cooler temperatures and moderate rainfall.
The forecast centre says below normal stream flows are likely across B.C. this summer if there’s near-normal precipitation for the rest of the spring and summer.
Last year’s severe drought triggered extreme water sprinkling restrictions in the Lower Main-land, as well as angling closures and heightened risk of forest fires across much of the province.
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It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Debbie (Bitsy) Holmes (nee Pickering). Debbie passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of May 22, 2016 at the Central Okanagan Hospice House with her loving husband Allan by her side. Debbie fought a courageous battle with cancer and was taken from us far too young, at the age of 59.
Debbie was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan on March 22, 1957 before making British Columbia her home in 1971.
Debbie is predeceased by her father Maurice Pickering and her brother Kim Pickering. She leaves behind her loving, devoted husband and soulmate Allan (Alvin) Holmes, her mother Gloria Pickering, her best friend and sister Cathy (John) and her brother Kevin, as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was a caring and loving mom and will be sorely missed by her three children Brett, Nicole and Scott. Her grandson Asher was the light of her life, her little Asherman. She will also be missed by her beloved, loyal Newfoundlander Jake.
Debbie was an excellent barber and had many loyal clients whom she thought of more as friends. Deb loved the simple things in life like spending time outdoors camping, fi shing and puttering in her beautiful garden. We will miss her warm smile, little giggle, big heart and her easy-going nature.
We would like to thank all the wonderful and caring doctors, nurses and staff at the Southern Interior Cancer Centre, as well as the Central Okanagan Hospice House. A special thank you to Dr. Diana Imrie, whom Debbie thought of more like a girlfriend than her family physician.
Debbie’s ashes will be taken to Eager Hill in Cranbrook where she will be reunit-ed with her father and brother. Here she will be enjoying the view of the three mountain ranges with a glass of white wine and a cigarette in her hand listening to Pearl Jam. We’re going to miss ya kiddo!
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Yvonne Kitt on June 8, 2016 aft er a long battle with cancer. She was born in Rossland BC on June 2, 1938 and was raised in Kimberley BC.
Mom was a beautiful,loving, thoughtful and caring person. She was always so appreciative of anything
that was done for her. She was always more concerned for others than she was for herself and loved her family more than anything. She will be sadly missed.
Yvonne was predeceased by her parents Dorothy and Gilbert Kershaw, her stepmother Bessie, brother John, sister Dot, brothers in-law Ken Bowen and Ron Stuckey, sister in-law Helen Kershaw and niece Heidi Slonowski.
She is survived by her loving husband Ed, sons Bob (Joanne), Jim (Sandie) Ed (Pauline), daughters Corinne (Mike Caldwell), Michelle (Brent Shypitka) and Stephanie (Stan Iakovou). Brothers Joe and Alan, sisters Marie (Marshal Swab) and Elaine Kershaw. Grandchildren Mike (Carlyn), Christine (Kevin Hagan) Alex Kitt, Nik and Holly Kitt, Brent and Bryan Caldwell, Erin (Ryan Ogren), Dean Shypitka, Kim (Kevin Krug),Brett, Byron and Joel Kitt, Danielle and Cole Iakovou. Great-grandchildren Owen and Logan Kitt, Natalie, Maddy and Annie Hagan, Zach and Ashlyn Ogren, brothers in-law Albert (Gail), Will (Jenny), sisters in-law Marian Kitt and Bertha Kershaw, step sister Frankie Jean (Don Andrews) and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of fl owers you could make a donation to the Kimberley Loan Cupboard.
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Patricia Evelyn Bernhard(nee Webber)1955 – 2016
Patricia Bernhard, born in Flin Flon, Manitoba on February 27, 1955, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Cranbrook, BC on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
Patricia married Len Bernhard on October 26th, 1977. Patricia is survived by her husband
Lenard Bernhard, son Jason (Amy McDonald-Bernhard), granddaughter Hayli-Jay, grandson Jack, brother Jim (Shauna) Webber, sister Shirley Wiebe, brother William (Verna) Webber, sister Joyce (Arden) Wells, sister Lorraine Webber, sister Elaine (Walter) Langenbach, brother Albert (Val) Webber, brother Eddie (Donna) Webber, sister Donna (Claude) Biever and many nieces, nephews and friends she loved. Patricia was predeceased by her father Richard Webber, mother Marion Webber, sister Joan McDonald, brother-in-law Norman Wiebe, nephew Kurtis Wiebe, and nephew Richard Carmichael.
Pat volunteered many years at the Flin Flon Skating Club and the Creighton Bingo Hall. Patricia and her husband moved to Cranbrook, BC in 2011 to enjoy the simple life of luxury at the Eagles Nest where she made many good friends and had great times participating in the activities that took place there.
In remembrance of Pat there will be a celebration of her life at The Eagles Nest Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of fl owers please send donations to The Arthritis Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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LOS ANGELES — Generations of aspiring guitarists have tried to copy the riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”
Starting on Tuesday, a Los Angeles court will try to decide whether the members of Led Zeppelin themselves ripped off the riff.
The band’s guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant are named as defendants in the lawsuit brought by the trustee of guitarist Randy Wolfe from the band Spirit. Attorneys for the trustee contend that 1971’s “Stairway to Heaven” copies music from the Spirit song “Taurus,” which Wolfe wrote in either 1966 or 1967. Wolfe died in 1997, drowning while saving his son in Hawaii.
Page, Plant and their bandmate John Paul Jones are all expected to testify at the trial, though Jones has been dis-missed as a defendant in the case.
Led Zeppelin and Spirit performed at some concerts and festi-vals around the same time, but not on the same stage.
U.S District Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled in April that evidence pre-sented in hearings made a credible case that Led Zeppelin may have heard “Taurus” per-formed before their song was created.
Francis Alexander Malofiy, attorney for Wolfe’s trustee Michael Skidmore, said while many copyright cases are an uphill battle, Klausner’s ruling brings his client one step closer to getting Wolfe credit for helping create one of the most recognizable song introductions in rock history.
Led Zeppelin’s attor-neys argued that both “Stairway to Heaven” and “Taurus” use notes and combinations that have been circulating in music for centuries.
The song has gener-ated hundreds of mil-lions of dollars over the
Jury will decide if ‘Stairway to
Heaven’ is lifted
Zeppelin GoinG Down?
Randy Wolfe
Randy Wolfe
Randy Wolfeyears. Wolfe’s attorneys overcame stat-ute-of-limitations hur-dles to sue over “Stair-way to Heaven” because the song was remastered and re-released in 2014.
The lawsuit also came after a high-profile victory last year when a federal jury found that Robin Thicke and Phar-rell Williams had copied a Marvin Gaye song to create their 2013 hit, “Blurred Lines” and awarded Gaye’s children $7.4 million.
A judge trimmed the award, and the verdict is under appeal, but the decision appears to have prompted a surge in copyright-infringe-ment filings.
The same attorney who represented Gaye’s family filed another suit last week in Los Angeles saying Ed Sheeran’s 2014 song “Photograph” is too similar to the 2009 song “Amazing” written by Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard.
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B L AC K P R E S SB.C. employment
and housing starts dipped in May, but job growth continues to lead the country so far in 2016.
The latest Statistics Canada figures show employment in B.C.
declined by 8,400 peo-ple in May, reversing most of a surge in hir-ing in April. Even with the drop, employment was three per cent higher than at the same time last year.
Compared to 2015, employment was up
16.5 per cent in re-source extraction, 14 per cent in public ad-ministration and 6.1 per cent in trade. For the first five months of this year, full-time em-ployment was up 2.7 per cent and part-time employment rose by
6.3 per cent.In its weekly eco-
nomic briefing, Central 1 Credit Union noted that employment gains are largely confined to Metro Vancouver. Em-ployment is down 0.4 per cent from a year ago in the remainder of
the province.Urban B.C. housing
starts, which Central 1 calls “a pillar of eco-nomic growth this year,” were up 45 per cent through April, to 16,320 units.
About 80 per cent of the overall growth in
housing starts was in Metro Vancouver, but starts more than dou-bled in the Abbots-ford-Mission and Kelowna census metro-politan areas and near-ly doubled in the Prince George census area.
“We forecast full-
year housing starts (in-cluding rural areas) to reach 38,200 units this year, marking a 21 per cent increase from 2015,” Central 1 senior economist Bryan Yu said.
