February 3, 2012 The Nelson Star

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{vurb}: any of a large class of words in a language that serve to indicate the occurrence or performance of an action, the existence of a state or condition, etc.

All you need to know about the Nelson Star’s excit-ing new arts and culture section is found in the above dictionary defi nition. Starting today and in every Friday edition to come, vurb is your guide to the action going on this incredibly active

community. Eight pages of occurrence can be found in the second section of today’s paper and we’re sure you are going to be impressed.

So why vurb? We chose the phonetic spelling of the word to be a little diff erent. To stand out is the essence of arts, culture, food and entertainment so it seemed more than fi tting.

So what is vurb? It’s mainstream, it’s alternative, it’s some-thing you’ve never seen of before. It’s eclectic. It’s Nelson.

We wanted to create a home for the action and a place where those creating the action can bring it to our readers. Th e photographers, the painters, the sculptors, the chefs, the food-ies, baristas, the poets, the writers, the DJs, the musicians, the dancers. Th e performers and personalities that provide that special vibe to our incredible local scene.

It will all be here waiting for you every Friday.When you turn to vurb you’ll fi nd it doesn’t quite match

the rest of the Star. Th at’s the point. We’ve created a magazine-style publication within the publication. It’s meant to be pulled out, thrown on the kitchen counter, picked up at the coff ee shop, turned to when you’re looking for something to do on a Saturday night. It’s casual, but packed with information. It includes quick hits of frivol and longer pieces to help fi ll in the blanks on the people who create the action. Th ere’s local talent and folks from afar who bring their gift s to town just for a mo-ment.

Is vurb the fi nal word on weekly arts and culture in Nelson? In a town as vibrant as Nelson, nothing can live up to those ex-pectations. But we’re close. Led by culture vulture Megan Cole, the team at the Star is committed to making vurb the place you turn. We’ve pumped hundreds of hours into getting it this far and our tireless eff orts will not cease. We’re excited about bringing it to you and that enthusiasm will spill over into what you discover in its pages.

So welcome to a new era in arts and culture coverage in the Nelson region. When you need to know what’s happening: vurb is the word.

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A Supernatural summit

Th e Red Bull Supernatural snowboarding event has landed.

Aft er months of preparation at Baldface Lodge, host Travis Rice along with 17 of the best snow-boarders on the planet arrived in the West Kootenay earlier this week to offi cially launch Red Bull’s Signature Series.

“It’s awesome and it’s an hon-our,” said participant John Jack-son, a California native who is regarded as one of the favourites to win the judged event. “Th ere has never been anything like this, so there is a lot of anticipation and unknown. It’s this fantasy that has come to life. Th ey built all these [course] features in the summer-time and now it’s covered in a few meters of snow. I can’t wait.”

American television network NBC Sports is a sponsor of the Red Bull Signature Series that kicked off last month. Th e series will feature a number of adventure sports like mountain biking, free-style motocross, ice cross down-hill and BMX. Th e idea behind the series is to bring viewers “custom courses from the inspiration of the athletes themselves.” Rice is the designer of the Baldface course that snowboarders will tackle this weekend.

“It’s mixed emotions, this whole thing has been incredible,” Rice told the Star on Th ursday aft er-

noon during a pre-event lunch at the Hume Hotel. “Th e amount of work and the dedication the entire crew has shown… from Baldface, to our all our hired hands to peo-ple like Keith Berens from Live Metal Works to Red Bull’s side. It’s the sum of an amazing amount of work.”

Th e custom designed course was carved out this past summer and is now covered in snow in an-ticipation for the action.

Th e Supernatural is a judged competition combining freestyle and mountain riding. Th e goal is to crown the best snowboarder in the world.

“It’s a fun idea to put the free-style world into a mountain set-ting,” said Tom Burt, one of snow-boarding’s pioneers and a member of the fi ve-man judging panel. “Turning a 2,000 vertical foot face

Eighteen of the best snowboarders on earth touched down in Nelson on Wednesday in anticipation for an athletic competition unlike anything the sport has ever witnessed. Today Travis Rice and crew are off to Baldface Lodge

Professional snowboarder and creator of the Red Bull Supernatural contest, Travis Rice, meets with local kids and gives signatures at Tribute Boardshop Wednesday night on Baker Street. Rice was one of several boarders competing at Baldface Lodge for the Red Bull event who met with fans in Nelson.

MEGAN COLE and BOB HALLNelson Star Staff

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Story continues to ‘Supernatural’ on Page 15

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When you love the place you live, introducing it to

others is a pleasure.And for 21 years, Lois

Arneson did just that: as a Welcome Wagon host-ess, she was one of the fi rst points of contact for Nelson’s new arrivals.

“It’s very interesting because you meet all sorts of people from all diff er-ent areas of the world,” she says. “And a lot of them became friends.”

For the last three years, she welcomed all comers, but prior to that primar-ily looked aft er the baby program, and greeted newborns at the hospital — more than 2,000 of them.

“It was maybe ten a month, times 12 months, times 18 years,” she says.

Arneson isn’t the only Welcome Wagon hostess with remarkable longev-ity: Edna Whiteley, who recruited her, did it for 44 years before retiring. Fran-ces Welwood has been at it for 25 years.

Only Valerie Lidford is a

recent recruit, taking over from Arneson.

“Welcome Wagon was always very pleased with us because we had such a stable workforce,” she says. “We enjoyed it, were all very keen about our town, and felt we were ambas-sadors promoting all the good things about Nelson, which we were happy to do.”

Arneson is a life-long resident.

Her parents, Bert and Jeanne Whimster, arrived here in the early 1920s. Her father was a printer at the Daily News, and then bought out W.H. Jones commercial printing in the bottom of the Madden Hotel.

“My dad belonged to every organization in town so they all had to have their printing done at H.M. Whimster,” she says. “He did very well and was very proud of his business.”

Soon aft er her birth in 1928, the family moved to Th ird Street in Fairview, where Arneson and her

The four Welcome Wagon hostesses seen here have 90 years of experience between them: Edna Whiteley (front left) spent 44 years with the organization, Frances Wel-wood (back left) has 25 under her belt, and Lois Arneson (front right) is retiring after 21. Her replacement is Val-erie Lidford (back right). Whiteley welcomed Welwood to town in 1969, while Welwood welcomed Lidford.

‘I am very fond of my little town’Th ird in an Ongoing Series

Lois Arneson didn’t need to search far for the perfect place to live: she was born here. For the last two decades she has brought her zeal for her hometown to thousands of new arrivals

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

Story continues to Page 5

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News

Council asked to support Bear Aware

Local Bear Aware co-ordinators are asking their city councillors and re-gional directors to write to the provin-cial government to keep core funding for the programs.

“At the moment the provincial gov-ernment has not indicated that they will be providing any core funding for the Bear Aware programs across the province,” said Joanne Siderius, Nel-son and Areas E and F co-ordinator.

Siderius came to city council late last month to ask that politicians sup-port the program both with in-kind and fi nancial support and write a let-ter to provincial ministers Steve Th om-son and Terry Lake in support of core funding.

“Last year, there were 22 programs funded across the province. Th at meant the programs were subsidized so there were actually people delivering the pro-grams and budgets available,” she said.

Even though funding for local pro-grams also comes from the Columbia

Basin Trust and regional district, Side-rius said the lack of provincial funding would severely curtail the program.

“Th ere would still be money for a Bear Aware budget and money to do some activities, but whether there would be the money available to keep somebody around for the full four

months and whether there would be money in the budget for travelling to do work? It would severely curtail the activities of the program,” she said.

Siderius didn’t know when the pro-gram would fi nd out about the fund-ing, but said she expects it would be announced as budgets roll out around the fi scal year end.

Councillor Candace Batycki did ask that if the city were to support the Bear Aware program fi nancially that council receive a budget from the pre-vious year.

Batycki also asked whether there would be more enforcement next year around the new bear attractant bylaw.

Siderius said she didn’t have to do as much ticketing last year because not as many people seemed to be leav-ing their garbage out over night.

City manager Kevin Cormack said that enforcement is also dependent on staffi ng.

A recommendation passed that council introduce a motion at a future meeting to send a letter to the provin-cial government.

Keeping a Lid on Bear Problems

Continued from Page 4elder sister (well known in Trail as Muriel Griffi ths) were raised.

Th ey also had a “wonderful” cot-tage at Crescent Bay called No-Eats — which her father wryly named be-cause there was always plenty to eat.

“He absolutely adored this cottage by the lake. Th e more people that came, the better he liked it,” she says. “So he had the place fi lled.”

Th e cottage was a popular destina-tion for her friends, and as she and her sister got older, their families.

Both girls attended UBC. Lois graduated in 1950, then worked at the provincial health lab in Vancouver for a year, before returning to the Koo-tenay and commuting from Nelson

to the C.S. Williams clinic in Trail by bus.

“Th ere were many buses in those days between Trail and Nelson,” she says. “If you missed one, there was always another.”

Aft er Arneson’s father died in 1951, her mother ran the printing busi-ness a further ten years, but when the Madden block was demolished to make way for a new Woolworth’s, she had to move to the rear of the Medical Arts building, where Kölmel Jewelry is now.

In addition to her long service with the Welcome Wagon, Arneson has contributed years of volunteer work to a myriad of organizations such as the Overture Concert Society, University

Women’s Club, Touchstones Museum, West Kootenay Music Festival, and United Church.

(Although she took music and dancing lessons, she does not consid-er herself a musician: “I enjoy music, but somebody has to be in the audi-ence.”)

Her retirement from the Welcome Wagon ranks was marked with a lun-cheon last month.

“I was born and raised here, my children were born and raised here, and their children were born and raised here, more or less. So I am very fond of my little town,” she says. “It was a wonderful job. I think this is a special place and love telling other people about it.”

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Editor: Bob Hall

Publisher: Chuck Bennett Editorial

To serve and protect: it’s at the core of police work. It’s one of the aspects of Canadian society that makes our qual-

ity of life the envy of so many.Sometimes people forget that the offi cers

who patrol our streets are there to help. Even if you are the most upstanding citizen, the sight of a police car in your rearview mirror can produce small pangs of panic. It’s hu-man nature to get nervous in the presence of authority. It’s actually not a bad thing because it shows respect.

Unless you’re a bad person or have com-mitted a crime, there’s really no reason to fear police. Th ough they wear a uniform and carry a gun, these men and women are really no dif-ferent than anybody else.

Th e recent scare across the province about a new form of the drug ecstasy is an example of when fear of authority can lead to tragic outcomes.

Last week Nelson Police Department Sgt. Paul Burkart told the Star that local offi cers are taking this threat seriously. What jumped out of the Friday story was the approach Sgt. Burkart gave to the situation.

Sgt. Burkart said some of the deaths which have occurred because of this strain of ecstasy could have been prevented. But instead of alerting authorities, those around the people who found their body in distress chose not to call. Because of that apprehension, funerals were held.

“Th e message we would like to get out there is that in these cases when the ambulance is called — and in most drug cases — the police are going to show up, but in that particular case we are not interested in pursuing charges against the user that’s in trouble. At that particular time we are concerned about the person’s health,” Burkart told us.

Th e police know people are going to do drugs. If people are producing or selling drugs, they are going to do their best to arrest them. But offi cers in this community are not kicking doors down to arrest the casual user. Th at’s never going to be a priority.

Local police don’t encourage drug use, but they also don’t want people to die. Accepting that police are here to help can go a long way towards avoiding needless tragedy.

Protection without fear

The Nelson Star is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to the BC Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, V9R 2R2.

My husband and I recently returned from three and

a half weeks in Cuba. We take an annual holiday like most families, and each year we like to go backpacking in a diff er-ent country. Th is style of travelling allows us to experience the local culture(s), life and the unexpected. While the resorts are nice, and we did enjoy a couple of days in one, I still prefer sitting in a local square taking in the atmosphere while eating something delicious from a local food stand. In Cuba, it was delectable ice cream, vibrant sounds of a dominoes game, maracas, singing, people passing by and the constant aura of want versus need.

It was that last bit, the diff erence between want and need that caused me much refl ection as I toured the largest Carib-bean island. People don’t

have much by way of material goods in Cuba, but they have much more than many of their Latin American neighbours. For example, in Mexico and Peru I couldn’t walk three steps without being ap-proached by a school-aged child selling cigarettes or trinkets. Sometimes one of their brothers or sisters was going to school while they worked to pay for that education. Education is, in my view, a need. Every child should be in school. In Cuba, every child was.

In downtown Vancou-ver, you can’t go one block without seeing someone who is homeless although housing is a basic need. In Havana, I did not see a single person sleeping in a doorway, alley, nook or cranny. Sure, the exteriors and oft en the interiors of many buildings in Ha-vana are in disrepair, but don’t judge a book by its cover — or a building with

chipped paint and crum-bling molding. Inside, you will likely fi nd comfort-able furniture, frescoed walls and a solid roof. Not much, but more than a sleeping bag, some card board and shopping cart.

Education, food se-curity, housing, health care: everyone has them in Cuba. Fancy cars, fl at screen TVs, laptops, and gourmet cuisine, on the other hand, are rare. But even more rare than a good pizza, was talk of elections.

Although my Spanish is limited, I did get the chance to speak with a few Cubans about their national political scene. Needless to say, no one spoke about previous or upcoming election cam-paigns, nor did they speak about the debate between national political parties. Th ese don’t exist in Cuba.

Contrary to usual BC political chat, young

people expressed frustra-tions about being unable to travel while others believed in the Revolu-tion and looked up to Che Guevera and Fidel Castro as exceptional liberators.

Th is diff erence of opin-ion alone can lead to an interesting query about a society’s need for democ-racy. Some may argue it isn’t necessary for a society to function well. My view is that people need democ-racy more than they need a dictator. And here lies the most interesting issue for Cuba’s future. Change is inevitable, but whether that change will result in democracy or another revolution or another dic-tator is the question. And so I kept asking, if Cubans need change, what do they want? On this front, no one answered.

Michelle Mungall is the

NDP MLA for the Nelson-Creston riding

MLA Column – Michelle Mungall

Refl ections on time in Cuba


Letters to the Editor

I write this in response to previous comments on coun-cillor Candace Batycki’s am-bition to supersede provincial authority by rewarding what she describes as sustainable wood producers, for those that even bothered to read the original article in the Nelson Star, and especially for those that can see the immi-nent fi scal train wreck within our community.

Nelson has become a community primarily made up of political dilettantes, claiming to want more public participation in the decision making process at City Hall while at the same time not bothering to ex-amine the full magnitude of what our elected leaders are promulgating. Add to this the shrugged shoulders with empty palms lift ing skyward in a je ne sais pas expression as the standard response to any queries regarding the goings on within the walls of our government buildings and it is easy to see how such blind ideologies motivate the single minded candidates to seek power. Who really cares anyway? Right!

How sustainable is Nelson as a community? Th ere is a great amount of verbiage commonly used to describe Nelson to outsiders at-tempting to grasp the life and fl avour of this city, but

sustainable is surely by far the furthest from the truth. Nel-son’s existence is anything but sustainable; in fact the ever growing debt, and upward spiraling tax burden feed-ing an over stuff ed budget is dragging this city toward

a fi scal brick wall that will require decisions to be made, not out of providing the best services to its citizenry, but rather attempting to keep the basic minimal services in place while struggling with suff ocating debts.

Councillor Batycki obvi-ously likes the powerful polit-ical correctness in the word sustainable. It appears she wants to use her seat in City Hall purely as a platform to inject the city taxpayers into mucking about in sustain-able resource policies which are strictly in the realm of provincial authority, and she seems to have the other councillors’ blessings. In fact,

while many Nelson busi-nesses struggle with the harsh reality of soaring costs and declining profi ts, our civic leaders muse on the propos-als like this, much the same as Nero fi ddling while Rome burned. It is hard to imagine that these people care about the impacts on sustainability created by the fi nancial stress being placed on people with marginal incomes trying to keep abreast of rising city taxes, rocketing food costs, and dwindling employment opportunities.

How can Nelson’s civic leaders talk about sustain-able living while their actions serve to drain the lifeblood of the very people they are sup-posed to serve? What kind of sustainable government shows such little compas-sion and so much contempt for its citizens, the working poor, and the disadvantaged while they pursue ideological political goals?

It’s time to wake up. How much longer can this trav-esty of democracy we use to choose municipal govern-ments continue before the voters and the bystanders realize the system has serious fl aws and needs our direct su-pervision? Until we do there will be very little sustainable about this community.

Dave Cherry Nelson

“How can Nelson’s civic leaders talk

about sustainable living while their

actions serve to drain the lifeblood of the

very people they are supposed to serve?”

SLUGS. To leap years that occur in the month of February. The tenants get a day of free rent. – Grumpy landlord

HUGS. To Max the Jeweller. My daughter lost her graduation ring and I could not af-ford to buy the same one new as the price had tripled. Max was able to fashion a per-fect copy from a photograph and from bits and pieces of my jewellery. The ring moved her to tears.

SLUGS. As a timber framer and huge advo-cate of BC wood products in appropriate ap-plications I am nonetheless concerned about the promotion of wood (sustainable or not) building systems for civic buildings by the city of Nelson. What a grand deviation from Houston’s stone building initiative that has left us with one of the last un-sterilized towns in the province! Or am I missing something?

SLUGS. To the four snowboarders who shoveled snow from the South Nelson school yard onto the front stairs to make a ramp and also a jump which blocked par-ents and kids form entering the yard Mon-day morning. After boarding a half dozen times down the railing to Latimer Street they picked up their shovels, left the whole mess and drove away.

HUGS. To the LVR counsellors for making last minute schedule changes this fi rst week of a new semester! Thank you!

HUGS. To the gentleman who helped me catch my dog while he was loose. I am so thankful for the experience because my unsocial dog got to meet and make friends with another dog AND the helpful gentle-man was so understanding about my wonky pooch. Thank you for the hotdog help!

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Fairview Development Potential Fairview Development Potential Prime lake and city view properties conveniently located on Douglas Rd. in Fairview. Two separate properties, a 2 bedroom house on a .21 acre lot plus a vacant .1 acre lot with total of over 200 of road frontage. Tremendous development potential here or a spacious family property. Th e house requires some fi nishing touches but well worth it.

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WHO WILL BE NELSON’S 2011 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR?The Nelson Knights of Columbus are seeking nominations to recognize

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Nomination forms and cover letters are available at Nelson City Hall,

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Letters to the Editor

Lumping all dog owners hurtsRe: “Dog bylaw must re-

main intact,” January 25I can only assume that Mr.

Roenspiess does not own a dog. I am sorry if he possibly had a bad experience with a canine in the past. I do not know him and can only base my reply on what was writ-ten.

First off , let me say that I agree with him regarding the current bylaw on Nelson’s main street area, however, I must take exception to a few of his words. His words, in my opinion, have him coming across as a dog-hater. Only once does he mention there are sometimes a few responsible dog owners, and the rest of the letter seemed to be an anti-doggie rant.

Not everyone that owns a

dog is as ignorant and deter-mined to break and abuse the current the bylaws. I clean up aft er my dog — every single

time that he defecates — even if it’s in my own yard, and especially if it’s not. He is always on a leash and I do not take him shopping with me (what dog wants to be cooped up in a car while its owner shops?).

I feel that the backlash

this letter will cause, or has already caused, only widens the rift between dog owners and non-dog owners. Instead of accusing all “dog own-ers” in general of breaking the bylaws, the writer could have said “irresponsible dog owners.”

Please do not lump all dog owners in the same stinking pile. It only takes one moron to ruin it for the rest of us. Aft er all, once I’ve cleaned up properly aft er my dog, how would you or anybody else ever know that we were there? You’re only seeing the evidence of those that have not cleaned up.

Th at’s just my thoughts on the matter.

T. Swan Salmo

Re: Fran Horan, featured January 20 What a great teacher she really was. She was

my Grade 4 teacher at Central School and infl u-enced me with her big smile and her saving grace to accepting all as unique gift s embarking on the world at large. She defi nitely is a role model to all teachers today, with the patience and virtues we need to learn. Back in her day, it shows so well, it was worth being close to nature, heart and soul, towards a better future in carrying that genuine love that is so missed today. I enjoy seeing her from time to time walking everywhere...Wow...you are 90 and look much younger; all that fresh air... cheers Fran to being who you are from all of us who remember you with gratitude.

Jana Mayrhofer-HarmonNelson

Re: Parking metersRather than spending an exorbitant

amount of money to retool our current meters for the new coins, why not in-stall machines (such as they have at the parking garage and at the Castlegar air-port) that accept credit cards, bills, and coins, and that print receipts that can be placed inside the car on the dash-board? Far fewer of these machines would be needed and those parking would be liberated from having to carry around lots of coins. People for whom parking is tax deductible would then have a receipt for tax purposes.

Mary NishioNelson

Hurrah for Horan Meter solution

“Please do not lump all dog owners in the same stinking pile. It only takes one

moron to ruin it for the rest of us.”

Dr. Jennifer Rizzuto Tinholt has returned to Dentistry after

the birth of her second son, Arand. Thank you for your continued loyalty

and patience during my absence.

And on behalf of my family, your outpouring of kindness with regards to the passing of my

mother Anna is tremendously supportive. Thank you.

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FUNDRAISERSA Bottle drive has been or-

ganized for the Koeltgen fam-ily whose home was destroyed by fi re. Th e fundraiser takes place Saturday, February 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nelson Leafs Bottle Depot at 120 Silica Street. Please bring your bottles to the depot or call Kim at 250-551-0042 to have them picked up.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSEnjoy the company of oth-

ers and play Scrabble every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wait’s News at 499 Baker Street.

Th e West Kootenay Chapter of the MS Society is looking for volunteers. We need your help to make our upcoming events successful so we are hosting an information session for anyone looking to volun-teer. Come out to learn more and fi nd out how you can help. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us at 10:45 a.m., Monday, February 6 at the Community First Health Co-op Resource Centre, 518 Lake Street, Nelson. We will serve coff ee and a light snack. If you are unable to make it to the meeting but would like to get involved with our local or-ganization that off ers services and support for those who are aff ected by multiple sclerosis, please call our offi ce at 1-866-352-3997 (toll free) for more information.

Th e existence of the Bank of Canada, which is Canada’s public bank, is a well-kept secret from most Canadians. Th e Nelson-West Kootenay chapter of the Council of Ca-nadians will discuss the Bank of Canada with local expert Mark Cochrane, who will present an informative session on the Bank of Canada and its potential to save us millions. Th is event takes place on Tuesday, February 7 at 7 p.m.

at Seniors Association Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street. All are welcome. For further informa-tion call 250-352-5274.

Th e Nelson Garden Club meets every second Tuesday of the month in the seniors centre building across from Extra Foods on Vernon Street. Th e meeting will run from 7 to 9 p.m. We discuss all matters related to gardening. All ages are welcome. For more infor-mation call 250-352-9636 or 250-352-1978 aft er 6 p.m. At the next meeting on Tuesday, February 7 the group will discuss graft ing and pruning and on March 6 will examine propagation techniques and grasses.

Nelson and District Hos-pice Society will be off ering a six week grief support series every Th ursday until Febru-ary 23 from 10 a.m. until noon for adults grieving the death of a loved one. Th ere will be time for individual sharing and group discussion, at your level of comfort. If interested, please contact [email protected] Pre-registration is required.

Nelson Fresh Tracks Toast-masters in Nelson is a great place to learn, develop and practice your public speaking skills in a fun, safe, encourag-ing environment. Visit our club to learn why so many people join Toastmasters clubs to improve their public speak-ing skills. Guests are always welcome. Meetings every are every second and fourth Th ursday of each month at the Rosemont Selkirk College campus in Room 118. For more information visit nelson.toastmastersclubs.org.

A Valentine coff ee party will be held at the Nelson United Church on Friday, February 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. Th ere will be baking

and books for sale. Admission is $3.

Th e Canadian Doukhobor Society invites the community to attend their annual day of love on Sunday, Febru-ary 12 at 11 a.m. at Tarrys Hall. Everyone is welcome. Interdenominational guest speakers, Russian and English singers and musicians will be providing entertainment, and the talents of the public are welcome too. Contributions to a vegetarian potluck lunch are appreciated. Please bring your food ready to serve. For more information call Alex Wishlow at 250-428-4419.

All seniors welcome to a potluck luncheon to be held at the Senior Citizens’ Associa-tion Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 24. For further in-formation, call 250-352-7078 weekday aft ernoons.

FOR KIDSOn Saturday, February

11 the Nelson Grans are once again hosting the children’s craft and tea party At Nel-son United Church from 9 a.m. until noon. Cost is $10 per child aged 3 to 10 years old. Activities include new craft s as well as favourites from previous craft parties. Many of the craft s are geared for Valentine’s Day. Back by popular demand the cupcake walk. Tickets can be pur-chased from Sensation Clothes Shoppe at 534 Josephine Street behind BCAA. Tickets are also available from the Grans.

Carnaval d’Hiver is coming. All ages are welcome to join us outside at the Trafalgar school grounds on Friday, February 10, 7 to 9 p.m. and celebrate winter fun and French Cana-dian culture and language. It’s an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors with your friends

and family and speak a little French. Th ere’s something for everyone. AFKO, the West Kootenay francophone association, will entertain us with some traditional car-naval songs and tempt us with maple syrup. Th e event is free, but bring your toonies for “la pièce de résistance” from the cabane à sucre — maple sugar taff y. For information please contact [email protected]

SPIRITUALNelson United Church

Taize Service. Sunday Febru-ary 5 at 7 p.m. In the church hall. A service of prayer, song, candlelight and quiet medita-tion.

NELSON’S 2011 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Th is is the 48th year that the Nelson Knights of Colum-bus have sponsored this event. Nomination papers are located at Nelson City Hall adminis-tration, Sonja’s China Cabinet and chamber of commerce. A cover letter is enclosed with the nomination papers. Dead-line for nominations is 4 p.m. February 29. Th ere’s a selec-tion committee composed of fi ve judges of which one is the chairman. Th ese are citizens from Nelson chosen by the chairman. Details and criteria for nominations are in the let-ter and nomination form.

GETTING ACTIVELooking for a fun way

to run around indoors this winter? Join Nelson’s indoor ultimate frisbee league on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Beginners welcome. Drop-in spots available. Con-tact [email protected] for more informa-tion.

Do you like playing table tennis? Stop by Blewett el-ementary school between 5 and 7 p.m. every Wednesday when school is in session.

Serenades for Romantique.

Give us a verse, we sing it as a song at a time and place of

your choice.

Feb. 14th suprise your sweetie! Call or email for more info.505.5569 or [email protected]

Then let us welcome you to town with our greetings basket that also includes information about your new community. Call us at 250-352-3220 or 250-825-4743

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NewsChief Delivers Budget to Council

Challenging year for fi re department

Fire chief Simon Grypma pre-sented the 2012 Nelson Fire De-partment budget to city council last week during special budget meetings at City Hall.

Th e chief told politicians that over the course of 2011, the de-partment endured several chal-lenges including the departure of two staff fi refi ghters due to retire-ment, resulting in a four per cent decrease in the 2012 budget com-pared to last year.

In 2011, the local department responded to 1,106 calls for ser-vice, of which 190 were fi re calls, 475 were fi rst responder calls, 89 were hazardous materials calls and the rest were miscellaneous calls for service.

Council said the cost of the fi rst responder service by the Nelson Fire Department so far has been a download from the provincial government and is something that they may revisit in the future

for provincial funding rather than being covered by the taxpayers of the municipality.

Grypma noted, however, that fi re suppression was the largest cost to the city in 2011.

Th e Kerr Apartment fi re cost $28,950 in fi refi ghting costs alone, according to Grypma’s presenta-tion. He also added that the 2012 property assessment for the Kerr Apartments dropped to $215,000 from nearly $1.5 million, yielding an estimated loss of about $10,000 in 2012 taxes.

For the upcoming year, Gryp-ma said that fi re inspection and prevention will be a main objec-tive as well as additional training for fi refi ghters.

In 2011, the Nelson Fire De-partment achieved zero time loss in workplace injuries for over 6,177 hours of on-scene emergen-cy operations.

Th e fi re department also trained fi ve new auxiliary recruits and trained 15 auxiliary members to Fire Fighter 1 certifi cation.

Nelson Fire Department chief Simon Grypma at last week’s budget meetings at City Hall.

SAMUEL DOBRINNelson Star Reporter

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Th e great debate (club)It’s been eight years since

they’ve had one, but so far L.V. Rogers’ new debate team is having a convincing season.

“We have a great group of kids who really wanted to do it and staff support from teach-ers who are now involved,” said Jeff Yasinchuk, one of the teacher sponsors for the De-bate Club at LVR.

On the LVR junior debate team, Tia Huttemann and Eija Loponen Stephenson have had a strong year, placing fi rst at J.L. Crowe’s Secondary’s fi ft h annual New Year’s De-bate Tournament, competing against teams from Invermere, Rossland and Trail.

Th e debate duo is also set to compete at the provincials in Vancouver in March.

“It’s been really interesting, I’m really enjoying it,” said Loponen Stephenson, who had never competed in debate before this year.

“It was nerve racking at fi rst, but then I got the feel of it and now I’m just really en-joying it.”

Tia Hutteman and her older sister Julie, who helps coach the debate team, had both been involved in debate before they started attending LVR this year.

“It’s always rough to start out your fi rst year with a de-bate club in a school because it’s hard to get kids interested — debate sounds really nerdy,” said Julie, adding that it also takes a lot of confi dence to be comfortable with the public speaking aspect of debate.

“We looked at formats a lot

in the beginning of the year because nobody knew what debate was or how to present a speech, and there’s very par-ticular criteria that you have to follow,” said Julie.

At their last debate tourna-ment, the Grade 9 girls had to compete in both an impromp-tu and a prepared format.

For the prepared speech, the girls were given a topic a month in advance on which they researched extensively so they could cover every angle that might arise.

“For impromptu you can’t really prepare for it, just lis-ten to the news. Th ere’s lots of current events topics, morals, that sort of things,” said Julie.

Loponen Stephenson said while impromptu competi-tion can be intense, it also evens the playing fi eld.

“It takes a bit of the stress off because everyone’s starting at the exact same place… ev-eryone arrives, gets the topic and is at the same level,” she said.

Julie said that being on the debate team gives a lot of re-ally worthwhile skills.

“Th ere’s critical thinking in-volved, a research component, cooperation and good reason-ing skills,” said Yasinchuk.

Julie added that being able to argue either side whether you believe in it or not and us-ing logic to do that instead of emotion is another skill that’s developed through debate.

Tia and Eija, as well as the other debate team members, compete again at LVR on Sat-urday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the last local regional tourna-ment of the season.

L.V. Rogers Hosts Event Th is Weekend


Grade 9 students Tia Huttemann and Eija Loponen Stephen-son will be taking part in this weekend’s debate being hosted by L.V. Rogers. The action takes place at the Fairview high school on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Naqvi joins Basin Trust boardNelson’s Am Naqvi

has been appointed to the Columbia Basin Trust board of directors — replac-ing one of his former professional partners.

He was one of three new members

named last week, while fi ve others were reappointed.

Naqvi, a chartered accountant in public practice for over 35 years, is a partner in the fi rm of Berg Naqvi Lehmann. He will serve a one-year term.

“What’s impressed

me most about the Columbia Basin Trust is that it’s been so well governed and managed that it’s been able to use the resources available in the Basin to deliver benefi ts to Basin resi-dents,” Naqvi said in a news release.

“I’m honoured to

serve as a director, and look forward to contributing to the goals of this organi-zation.”

Th e other new directors are Wendy Booth of Fairmont Hot Springs, who will serve two years, and Laurie Page of Na-kusp, who will serve one year.

“We’re pleased to have a board of this calibre, ensuring eff ective and respon-sible governance,” chair Garry Merkel said. “Wendy, Am and Laurie each bring complementary strengths to the table, and we’re fortunate to have them with us.”

In addition to Merkel, Greg Deck of Radium Hot Springs, Kim Deane of Ross-land, Cindy Gallinger of Elkford, and Paul Peterson of Burton were all reappointed for terms of one to three years.

Continuing direc-tors include Denise Birdstone from Ktu-naxa Nation Council, Ron Oszust from Golden, Bob Smith from Valemount and Bill Trewhella from

Warfi eld.Th e outgoing

directors include Nelson’s Mike Berg, a partner in Naqvi’s accounting fi rm until his retirement in 2002.

Th e 12-member board consists of an appointee from each regional government in the Basin (fi ve regional districts and Ktunaxa Nation Council) and six recommended by the province. All direc-tors must live in the Basin.

Th e board meets six times a year in communities around the Basin. Th e public is invited to attend.

Nelson Accountant Appointed Columbia Basin Trust Director

Nelson Star Staff

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Supernatural will have future impactContinued from Page 1into a playground for the best riders in the world to go and have fun… it’s going to be quite exciting to see.

“Th e hardest thing is that not a lot of the public can come and see it. It would be an incredible thing for the public to be able to sit there and watch it live. People will get to see it on NBC, but it’s still not the same as watch-ing it live. I am very lucky to have the opportunity to see it live,” said Burt.

As the athletes gathered for lunch, there was a buzz of excitement for what’s to come.

“Most of us here don’t do contests, we’re mostly back-country and powder riders,” said Mark Landvik. “I grew up riding powder in Alaska and that’s my passion, and I think that is shared with most of the other riders here. Anytime you can get 18 of the world’s best snow-boarders in one place and they are all stoked about it… it’s obviously going to be a pretty sick venue.”

Landvik now lives in Bell-ingham, Washington and has travelled to Baldface and Nelson many times over the last few years. Th e 32-year-old said he was happy to be back in Nelson.

“I love it here,” he told the Star. “I grew up Juneau and it’s on the ocean and on the hillside, epic powder, so it kind of reminds a lot of home. And the Full Circle is one of my favourite break-fast joints in the world so I

like coming back for that.”Th e event is not only

exciting for local powder junkies, but also for the lo-cal tourism industry.

“It’s really exciting,” said Ryan Martin, manager of the Hume Hotel and mem-ber of the Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism Association. “I think nobody does mar-keting or big events like Red Bull. Th ey throw a lot of money at these things and they really do it right.”

Martin commented on the quality of the teasers that Red Bull was producing leading up to the event.

“It’s all shot in super high defi nition with helicopter shots. Th ere’s no way that you can’t get excited for something like this,” he said.

Nelson and District

Chamber of Commerce ex-ecutive director Tom Th om-son echoed Martin’s excite-ment.

“I’m totally excited. I’ve been drinking Red Bull all day,” he said with a laugh.

When Th omson fi rst heard from Baldface part-ner Jeff Pensiero back in September, he knew the event would be a great op-portunity for the region and the City of Nelson.

“It’s really nice even to get an event like this happen-ing in our own backyard,” said Th omson. “Nelson and area is certainly well known within the outdoor recre-ation community but this is really going to be something that puts us on to the map on an international scale.”

Th e Supernatural stop of the Signature Series is going to be broadcast by NBC on March 31 as part of a tw0-hour special.

“We’re in a situation in the region where attracting visitors to our area is really important to the economy,” said Nelson Mayor John Dooley. “You have to be constantly working on it. You can’t just live on any one particular event or an-other.”

Dooley said that aft er Nelson hosted Hockey Day in Canada the marketing began immediately aft er to fi nd a new event to draw eyes to Nelson.

“Th e Red Bull Signature Series is going to be a real boost for us now. It’s one of those events that is national and even international, and that gives us really good coverage,” he said.

Nelson has become a sort of second home for Rice in the last year. When he re-turns to his home base in Lake Tahoe and on his trips around the world, the gra-cious athlete boasts of our area with pride.

“I think it’s pretty simple,” he said. “I can sum it up on two words: you’ll see. Th is is a place where you can come and focus on good living, it’s snowboard paradise with some of the best snow in the world.”

As for the snowboard summit that will take place over the next few days, the host couldn’t be happier about what the ultimate outcome will be.

“It’s a beautiful place for ideas and ideals to be strengthened and carried forward,” said Rice.

ABOVE — Terje Hakonsen, left, speaks with fellow snowboard legends during a luncheon at the Hume Thursday. BOTTOM — Travis Rice speaks with local media.

Samuel Dobrin photos

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Business

Customers of Lonnie’s Lingerie may

notice a new face and some changes.

Longtime owner Baker Street fi xture Joyce Jackson has sold Lonnie’s.

Jackson bought the store seven years ago and said she’s made a lot of changes in that time.

“Changes that I’m really proud of and happy with,” she said. “I really took it to a diff erent place than it was before. I got to a point where I felt re-ally good but also felt it was time for a little bit of a change.”

Since it was an-nounced that Jackson was going to be sell-ing Lonnie’s, one of the biggest questions she’s been getting is “What’s Joyce doing?”

“I don’t really know the answer for that yet,” she said. “I have a couple things that I’m working on but nothing is defi -nite yet. I’m not sure.”

For now she is staying in Nelson to help new own-ers Tobias Lawrence and Grant Parnell transition to the new

business.Lawrence had been

living in Victoria with Parnell.

Both were working for the government, but aft er coming to Nelson for a wedding they got the idea that moving to the area permanently might be worth pursuing.

“My partner, he can leave govern-ment in 15 months so we were sitting at Dominion Cafe and he said I could relo-cate back here,” said Lawrence.

“He was here in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s in forestry. We started looking at houses and acciden-tally hit the com-mercial button on the MLS site and I saw

that Lonnie’s Lingerie was for sale because when I lived here in the ‘90s I used to shop here.”

While Lawrence was living in Nelson, she said she would buy Calvin Klein “under things” from Lonnie’s, and re-members the changes Jackson made.

“I remember when Joyce bought the place and it was in the Nelson Trading Com-pany and I remember that transitioning she did and got really excited about it,” said Lawrence.

Even though Jackson is excited about the changes that Lawrence is go-ing to make moving Lonnie’s into a new

chapter, she is sad to see hers come to a close.

“Th is is my baby and I feel a little sad — more than a little sad, but I know Tobias will be great and I feel so good about where the busi-ness is going,” said Jackson. “It’s going to keep going and I’m so excited about that. Personally I’m a little sad but I’m happy that Lonnie’s is going to live on in perpetu-ity and get a fresh perspective which any business needs from time to time to keep it vibrant and interesting.”

Jackson has played an important role in the Nelson Business Association, and the

Nelson and District Chamber of Com-merce.

When she bought Lonnie’s, like Law-rence she had no ex-perience in lingerie.

“I worked in insur-ance,” she said with a laugh.

“It’s weird as we’re going through this transition because Joyce and I never knew each other,” said Lawrence. “I would come in the store and my focus and attention would go to something else — Buttercup, her dog.

“As we’re going through this particu-lar transition we’re noticing that we have a lot of similarities which is comfort-ing and I think what Joyce has done to the store has been ex-traordinary. It’s quite a legacy that she’s leaving. Everywhere you go around town, everyone speaks so highly of her.”

Both Lawrence and Jackson agreed that no matter what industry they came from, what matters most is customer service and treating customers as you would want to be treated.

Downtown Business Changes Hands

Lonnie’s moves into new eraMEGAN COLENelson Star Reporter

New Lonnie’s Lingerie owner Tobias Lawrence (left) and former owner Joyce Jackson agree the bottom line for success is great customer service. Megan Cole photo

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Community

As someone who has volunteered for non-profi ts most of my adult life, I know

that fundraising is sometimes known as the F-word — be-cause it’s hard, and nobody wants to do it. For many people wanting to raise money for a good cause, the prospect can be daunting: we all know how to run a bake sale, but what if cupcakes just won’t cut the mustard? Still more of us have a great idea, but not the means to articulate it for those would-be funders. Sometimes, it takes more than imagination.

Enter the library. Oh, we’ve run some imagi-

native fundraisers over the years, from the Incredible Shrinking Tea Party to our more recent Oysters, Authors and Ale and the Storyteller’s Saloon. We published our knockout literary cookbook, Seasonings, (did I mention it

was shortlisted for a national book award? And that it’s available for just $24.95 at the library and the Kootenay Co-op, and other locations? Real fundraisers never miss an op-portunity). Our recent library renovation campaign raised a hundred grand.

But that’s not what I meant; that just means we’ve done our homework — and you can, too. Because what I was getting at is that library is the go-to place for fundraising skills and ideas, with resources to kick-start imaginations.

For those who like print, we have titles such as Th e Zen of Fundraising (for those who would make peace with the F-word); Fund Raising Realities Every Board Member Must Face (ouch!); Fundraising for Dum-mies (for those unashamed to admit it) and Storytelling for Grantseekers (for those hoping to hook the big fi sh).

Also for grant seekers we have two binders in our refer-ence section heavy enough to save you a trip to the gym: they are the Handbook of Assistance Programs for Non-Profi t Orga-

nizations, federal and pro-vincial editions. Th ese regu-larly updated binders include opportunities for everything from arts to education, envi-ronment to technology. If you can imagine it, there may be a grant for it.

Th ere’s more: our newest da-tabase, Imagine Canada, makes the F-word almost F-un.

Imagine Canada is the Canadian Directory to Foun-dations & Grants delivered via online database, accessible through our library computers (on site). It contains updated information on over 2,200 Ca-nadian grant-making founda-tions. In addition, the database includes over 150 American foundations with a history of granting in Canada. Imagine that!

To test, I did a simple search: I looked for granters who give to arts organizations in British Columbia and who support

special projects or ongoing operations. Clearly, I need to narrow my search, as I came up with hundreds. Clicking on one result, I was able to receive full information on that foun-dation: how it operates, how and when it gives, and to what — everything I need to know to decide if it’s a good bet or a longshot. Th e site allows you to create a profi le and save your searches. As an addition to our library resources, this is a great one.

So there you go: an ounce of information, a soupçon of skill, pinch of knowhow, a little imagination, and you have a recipe for success that’s way better than a bake sale.

Go ahead: spell the whole word. Th en, take a deep breath and imagine.

Anne DeGrace’s library column is featured every second week in the Star

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Imagine fundraising. It’s easy if you try

One of the many books found at the Nelson Public Library that can help you with your fundraising projects.


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Freeskiing on the riseTh e success of White-

water Ski Resort’s fi rst ever freeski competition is evi-dence of Nelson’s local talent in a sport with growing mo-mentum.

“I had tons of people just come out of the blue and say what a well-run organized event it was, which speaks well for Whitewater and our whole program,” said Dano Slater, Whitewater Freeride Team coach.

In only its second year, the Whitewater Freeride Team had a large representation at this past weekend’s contest.

“We’ve come close to doubling in size from last year to this year and it looks like there’s a lot more inter-est coming down the pipes,” said Slater.

Th e freeride coach said the growth of the sport can be attributed to the decelera-tion of race programs, tra-ditional freestyle programs as well as the availability of media.

“All kids want to do it to imitate the movies so they’re out there freeriding, which is essentially skiing without any rules to it, and that’s what they want to do.”

Having competed, judged and now coached, Slater and his coaching counterpart Peter Velisek are veterans in the freeski world.

“Freeskiing is pretty new, within the last 10 to 15 years… it’s new and it’s gain-ing popularity every year, especially at the junior level. My fi rst contest was in 1997 at Red Mountain and that was really the beginning of it,” said Slater.

Th e Whitewater Freeride

Team is currently broken up into junior and senior categories and has about 18 young skiers in total.

With the conditions avail-able at Whitewater, Slater says it’s the perfect training ground for these upcoming skiers.

“We have the snow prod-uct and we defi nitely have some cliff s and natural fea-tures to play with. I think that just Whitewater having the terrain that it does en-gineers a kind of skier that can go out almost anywhere in the world and hold their

own,” said Slater.One of Whitewater’s ski-

ers well on his way to ac-complishing that is Sam Woodward.

Th e LVR student, who turns 15 on Saturday, is hav-ing an excellent fi rst season competing, placing seventh at the Canadian Open in Rossland earlier this season and winning fi rst in his age category at the Whitewater Jr. Freeski Competition last weekend.

“I love skiing, skiing in powder and just every-where is just so much fun,

it’s always a good time,” said Woodward, who’s been ski-ing since he was just two years old.

Skiing has been a part of the Woodward family for decades with both his par-ents and grandmother Mary Woodward, who was recent-ly featured in the Sherpas Cinema fi lm All.I.Can.,as a ski infl uence.

“I can’t even put it to words, I’m just speechless, it’s crazy,” said the young ski-er about his grandmother’s appearance in the fi lm.

Th is year Woodward de-cided to hang up his hockey gear and focus on skiing.

“I played hockey up until this year. I stopped because it was getting pretty hard between rep hockey and ski-ing,” he said.

“I think I can defi nitely go further in skiing than I would be able to go in hock-ey because I wasn’t one of the major players, I was good, but I wasn’t an all-star.”

Woodward’s fi nal com-petition run last weekend was on ‘Blast,’ a course he skis regularly, which helped him to pick a line that would score well.

“Within these compe-titions, line choice is the number one category,” said Velisek.

“If you pick something with a diffi cult line and ski it the best possible way, you’re going to come out on top because aggression, fl uidity, style technique, it’s all based off your line score.”

Woodward’s fi rst-place prize included Smith soft goods as well as a Smith sponsorship — a prize that

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SportsLeague Standings

Neil Murdoch DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PBeaver Valley 46 38 6 0 2 78Castlegar 45 32 10 1 2 67Nelson 43 24 15 0 4 52Spokane 43 19 21 1 2 41Grand Forks 45 1 43 0 1 3

Eddie Mountain DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PFernie 45 31 10 0 4 66Kimberley 44 30 12 1 1 62Creston Valley 44 25 15 0 4 54Golden 43 16 22 1 4 37Columbia Val. 44 3 40 0 1 7

Okanagan DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL POsoyoos 45 25 17 1 2 53Penticton 45 23 15 1 6 53Princeton 44 24 17 1 2 51Kelowna 45 22 19 0 4 48Summerland 44 11 31 0 2 24

Doug Birks DivisionTEAM GP W L T OTL PKamloops 44 32 7 1 4 69Revelstoke 45 32 10 0 3 67N. Okanagan 44 30 13 0 1 61Sicamous 43 15 26 1 1 32Chase 45 5 38 1 1 12

Upcoming GamesFriday, February 3

Grand Forks at Nelson, 7 p.m., NDCCPenticton at Kelowna

Kamloops at North OkanaganKimberley at Sicamous

Castlegar at Beaver ValleyCreston Valley at Columbia Valley

Golden at FerniePrinceton at Summerland

Chase at OsoyoosSaturday, February 4

Kimberley at North OkanaganChase at Princeton

Revelstoke at KamloopsSummerland at Kelowna

Columbia Valley at Creston ValleyBeaver Valley at Castlegar

Osoyoos at SpokaneFernie at Golden

Sunday, February 5Grand Forks at Spokane, 7 p.m., NDCC

Kimberley at GoldenKamloops at Sicamous

Grand Forks at SummerlandRevelstoke at North Okanagan

Nelson Leafs LeadersPLAYER Position GP G A PNik Newman Forward 40 24 30 54Brett Norman Forward 36 23 31 54Colton Schell Forward 41 20 32 52Patrick Martens Forward 26 29 18 47Carson Willians Forward 42 14 24 38Matti Jmaeff Forward 35 11 25 36Dallon Stoddart Forward 41 14 18 32

KIJHL Stats


Whitewater Freeride Team member Ben Le Marquand pursues his line this past Saturday at the local mountain. Le Marquand fi nished fourth in the category that included 16 to 18 year old athletes. Samuel Dobrin photo

Story continues to ‘Enthusiasm’ on Page 25

LEAFS HOCKEYCan’t get to the game? Listen on the webcast at www.nelsonleafs.ca

HOMEFri. FEB. 3 7:00 PM

vs.Grand Forks Border Bruins

HOMESun. FEB. 5 2:00 PM

vs.Spokane Braves

AWAYFri. FEB. 10 7:30 PM

vs.Castlegar Rebels


Nelson Rotary Clubs welcome new members

Noreen LynasNelson Daybreak Club

(Noreen was long-time member of the Nelson Rotary Club)

“Rotary is a world wide organization with many opportunities to be a part of a bigger picture. I love being in-volved with the youth in Rotary and the change they can in uence.”

Madi BraggNelson Daybreak Club

“I became good friends with a Rotari-an who had travelled to Africa to help with Polio vaccines. What an inspira-tional story both on her personal level and what Rotary has done and is do-ing to rid our world of Polio. I want to give and help and the best way for me to do this is by volunteering my time. Rotary is so well organized and allows me to do just that on so many levels... not just Polio but with the Nelson Food Cupboard, youth projects like the Skate Park and the Salvation Army.”

Lara EllenwoodNelson Daybreak Club

“As far as joining Rotary, I came as Geolyn’s guest on a day when the Quest for Community students were giving a presentation on their recent trip to Mexico. I was so impressed by those students and their work. Rotary’s contribution to youth is only a small part of their good work. Now that I am a member of the Nel-son Daybreak Club, I feel like I can do my part to help, both locally and around the world. Through that giv-ing, I have gained a stronger sense of community. I am so inspired by the tireless work done by my fellow Rotarians. They are truly the core of a strong community!”

Wayne HollandNelson Rotary Club

“I joined Rotary to give back to my community and country, and to aid those less fortunate than myself world-wide. I will also bene t as a newcomer by getting to know the members of the Rotary. ”

Mark McBrideNelson Rotary Club

“We all realize that we have some-thing to contribute to make the world a better place. I joined Rotary as it has programs that help in my community and programs internationally. One service club that helps at all levels!”

Karen BennettNelson Rotary Club

“My husband has been involved with Rotary for years so it has been a part of lives for a long time. Now that our children are getting older and less of my time is spend volunteering with my children’s activities and interests, I am able to look to other volunteer organizations. Rotary does so much locally and internationally, that it seemed like a perfect t.”

Ron WorldNelson Rotary Club

“Being a Rotarian in Creston I saw the difference that was made in the community.”

Archie LaurieNelson Rotary Club

“I felt there was a lot more I could do with my time. All other aspects of my life; family, work, recreation, are well balanced. I really want to do some-thing that allows me to give back.”

Vincent ZenarosaNelson Rotary Club

“This is from a song that was sung of-ten in the church I used to go to and it is something that has been like a mantra for me. “We may not change the world in one day, but we still can make a change today... in our small way.”

Eilleen HollandNelson Rotary Club

“Having been fortunate in my life, it is important for me to reach out to my community, country and the world to throw compassionate assistance in the direction of others. Rotary will help me do that. As a relative new-bie here, I am also nding that joining the Rotary is a wonderful way to be-come connected with the community. I also enjoy the speakers at the weekly luncheons...they have their ngers on the pulse of what is happening in the world today and their words open doors in the mind.”

Giaconda Gordon, President, Nelson Rotary Club:

The Nelson Rotary Club of Nelson has had a very busy year, since the beginning of the year, July 1st. We started the year off with the July 1st BBQ at Rotary Lakeside Park. We had a great display, promoting the awareness of the radication of Polio, with the Iron Lung display at the Park.

As the year began, our main focus was the replacement of the Wharf at Rotary Lakeside Park. The Park is one of our main projects on an ongoing basis. The planning committee worked nonstop on this project and in the late fall presented the board and

members with the plan. In late November the Wharf was ordered and it will be installed in the spring of 2012. We also did an upgrade to the Rotary Pointe at the soccer elds. In conjunction with the City

of Nelson, we pulled out the over-grown gardens and placed crush gravel around the trees, making Rotary Pointe a great place to sit and relax.

Throughout the year we contin-ued to pay out our 7 scholarships that we awarded to high school students and continued extensive community support from our Fund spending committee.

As the Holiday Season was fast approaching our club got in the

spirit of lending a Rotary hand, we volunteered working the Salvation Army kettles and delivered meals on wheels. We held a Christmas cash draw in conjunction with our annual Christmas tree sales, which were sold out by December 15th.

We wrapped up 2011 with a family Christmas luncheon, cel-ebrating Rotary family month.Marilyn Miller, President, Nelson

Daybreak ClubThe Nelson Rotary Daybreak

Club set a clear goal this year to focus our service initiatives toward both Youth/New Generations and Community projects. As the year developed, our club saw a special

niche for us to work collaboratively with the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skate Park Society to spearhead the campaign to raise the funds needed to build the planned skate park at the Community Centre. What bet-ter way to mesh our two priorities of Youth and Community. We are excited to be co-hosting, along with Selkirk College, the SK8fest fund-raising event in February. This will be a “kick off” to the major skate park funding campaign and an eve-ning dedicated to urban celebration with musicians, buskers, dancers, and artists contributing to the street scene theme.

Our club also sponsors a lo-cal Interact Club of high school

students dedicated to local and international understanding and service. We Rotarians gain great inspiration from our local youth. Some of these students are travel-ling to Mexico in January. We know that they will be exceptional ambassadors of good will.

President’s ReportsJohn Hanneson

Nelson Rotary Club“I joined Rotary as it is an excellent opportunity to meet and work with other community members whom share similar values. I believe in supporting the communities we live in as they in turn support me and my family.”


Locals off to ‘mini Olympics’Young athletes from across

the province are preparing for the BC Winter games this month vying for top spots in their respective disciplines. However, for the four mem-bers of the Whitewater Ski Team who will be racing in Vernon, it’s just another op-portunity for a memorable experience.

“It’s a huge achievement just to get to the BC Winter Games, so as far as goals with their performance when they’re there, I don’t want to build up any big expecta-tions for them,” said Dylan Henderson, Whitewater Ski Team head coach.

“I want them to go there and have fun and just have a great experience.”

Th e four young Whitewa-ter athletes made the Koote-nay team along with skiers from Rossland, Kimberley, Fernie and Panorama.

“Th ey’re absolutely thrilled, as far as an experience with any of the sports that they’ve done up to this point, this is

the biggest event that they will have gone to and they’re very excited,” said Hender-son.

Th e Whitewater Ski Team head coach said he helped prepare his skiers mentally and physically for the quali-fying races at both Kimberley and Panorama, but attend-ing the BC Games wasn’t a big focus for the team.

“Going into it I didn’t pump them up too much because I didn’t know how many were going to make it in and for the ones that didn’t make it in I didn’t want to let them down at all,” he said, adding that once the four qualifi ed he started to explain what it was they actually qualifi ed for and both the parents and kids were astonished.

“It’s quite amazing. Th e athletes pay a small amount that’s required and then ev-erything else is covered by the provincial government… it’s really like a mini Olym-pics,” he said.

“We’re very proud, she’s worked very hard and we’re so glad that she has this op-portunity to show her best,”

said Brenda Mitchell, whose daughter Haley, 11, will be attending the Games.

Along with Haley, White-water’s Savannah Leishman, 12, Jesse Th urston, 11, and Liam Jones, 11, will be rac-ing in Vernon late February.

“With skiers at this age I’m very careful setting up goals like qualifying for events like this because they’ve got a lot of years ahead of them in the program and I don’t want to discourage any ath-letes that didn’t qualify,” said Henderson.

“Th e athletes that didn’t qualify this time could be the ones qualifying for ma-

jor events in a year or two… there’s a lot of stages within athletic development and at this young age I just don’t want to build them up too much with pressure to per-form.”

“It wasn’t one of my long term goals [to make it to the BC Games] but I’m quite happy that I made it in,” said Jones, adding that he’s just going to try and do his best at the event.

Th e young athletes said they’re just “taking it as it comes,” and while qualify-ing for the event wasn’t nec-essarily what most of them were focusing on this sea-son, they’re excited for the experience.

“I want them to be realis-tic about why they’re doing the sport, which is for the fun of it and for the team as-pect,” said Henderson.

“Later on these sorts of goals of making events is all part of personal develop-ment within the sport, but at this point I really want a team atmosphere and a sup-portive environment for all the athletes on the team.”

Sports

Whitewater Ski Team Athletes Qualify for BC Winter Games

Home Stand

Bob Hall photo

Coming off an exciting weekend against Castlegar, the Nelson Junior Leafs are set to take on two more Neil Murdoch Division rivals this weekend at the Nelson and District Community Complex. As they prepare for the post season later this month, the locals tangle with Grand Forks tonight start-ing at 7 p.m. On Sunday afternoon the Spokane Braves come to town for a 2 p.m. tilt.


“I want them to be realistic about why they’re doing the sport, which is for the fun of it and for the team aspect.”

Dylan HendersonWhitewater Ski Team Coach

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For the next four weeks, I will be writing in this column. Since it is the “love” month (February), I thought I would write on the theme “Happy Th ough Married”.

Marriage has fallen on hard times lately. Most people are now opting to live together fi rst and then tying the knot. However, this new attempt to do relationship is not fairing any better. Th e latest trend is serial monogamous relationships with the average being fi ve years. Whenever a relationship breaks down, whether it is in a marriage or common law context, it is painful. It can have long term negative consequences for children and can put severe stress on the fi nances.

For the next three weeks, I am going to write about how to be Happy Th ough Married.Topics will be: HOW TO HAVE A GOOD FIGHT Communication is the

number one reason for marital failure. Th is column will provide tips on how to deal with challenges and disagreements in a positive manner.RAISING WELL

ADJUSTED KIDS Children, while a huge

blessing, can put a real strain on any relationship. How to manage the rigors of child rearing, but still maintain the spark of love in a relationship will be the content of this pieceSEX AND HOW

TO ENJOY IT FOR A LIFETIME.It never ceases to amaze

me that in my pre-marital counselling sessions couples never have any questions about sex. Yet every magazine at the checkout counter has at least one or two headline articles on the topic of sex. If everybody is an expert, why does it get so much ink? Is it possible that we are missing something?

Well, I have just about run out of space for this column so let me conclude with these short thoughts:• Marriage was and still

remains God’s idea. Th is is evident by the fact that every culture in the world still values marriage.• Since it is God’s idea,

then it can work. God never asks us to do something that cannot be accomplished. Every marriage has the potential of working and being a blessing.• Th ere will be times of

challenge, confl ict, stress, hardship and unexpected disappointments in the relationship. However, these should not be considered negatively but with joy, as we know that adversity makes us stronger, healthier, and has the potential of creating vibrancy in the relationship. Face adversity together and

experience the power and blessing in unity.• Determine your words to be a blessing to your spouse and listen

more than you speak. James 1:19 says, “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to becoming angry.”• Practice the art of forgiveness. 1 Peter 4:8 says, “Love each other

deeply, because love covers over a multitude of transgressions.” •Lastly, if you can’t work it out together, seek some help. It is

worth it.

Churches of NelsonHappy Though MarriedJim Reimer, PastorKootenay Christian Fellowship

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows(New to Nelson)

250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

EvangelicalCovenant ChurchLoving Jesus, Loving People,Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives Transforming Lives

• Nelson-702 Stanley St. • 352.9613Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Arden GustafsonPastor Chris Wiens

www.ecov.org

• Balfour-7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301Sundays at 9:30 amPastor Jason Ashley

• Playmor Junction-2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Jesse Lerch

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Parish offi ce open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon [email protected] • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

Anglican Church of CanadaSt. Saviour's ProCathedralWard & Silica, NelsonFamily Service & EucharistSunday 10:30 AM

St. Matthew'sVillage Road, South SlocanSunday 9:30 AM(No service third Sunday)

St. Michael & All AngelsBusk Road BalfourSunday 11 AM

Office: 8am - 1pm Tue - Fri

[email protected]

www.stsavioursnelson.org

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber

Refreshments are served after the service(Affi liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

Sermon title: “The Qualifi cations of a Deacon”

NelsonUnitedChurch

Nelson United Church

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Sunday Worship Gathering: 10:00 amService of Holy Communion

L 4N1d h h

7:00 pm Taize’ Service - Church Hall

All are welcome

Sunday School (Ages 4 and up)

Nursery Room Available

First Baptist Church

611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212611 Fifth Street 250-352-3212Worship Service: 10:00 amPastor: Rev. Scott Simpson

First Baptist First Baptist ChurchChurch

fbcnelson.cafbcnelson.ca

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Sunday 11:00 amMichael PrattMichael Pratt

Oneness and Transition in 2012Oneness and Transition in 2012Children are WelcomeChildren are Welcome

Oke: On Sunday, January 29, 2012 William (Bill) Oke of Nelson, British Columbia passed away peacefully at Mountain Lake Seniors Community at the age of 89 years. Bill was born in Penticton, BC on October 23, 1922. He was a veteran of W.W.II. Bill worked for many years in the lower mainland and Nelson as a funeral director. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and the Nelson Legion. He was predeceased by his wife Joan, and a sister Dorothy. Bill is survived by his son Ian (Gloria) and a daughter Karen (Brad), 5 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. A remembrance will be held on Saturday, February 4th at 12 noon at the Nelson Legion, 402 Victoria Street, Nelson, BC. Have a glass on Bill may he rest in peace. Cremation has taken place at the Nelson Crematorium in Nelson, BC. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd. Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Bill William Oke

NOTICE OF REMEMBERANCE

It is with great sadness we wish to announce the sudden passing of Patricia.

Patricia is survived by her husband Leslie; daughter Melo-dy Horlick; brother Dr. Donald Marquis and his wife Shirley in Lethbridge; nieces Carol and Carmen in Calgary, Linda Trier-schield in Sitka, Alaska; nephews Dr. Edward Marquis and his wife Laurie and their children Anna and John in Prince George, BC, Jon Lightburn in Vancouver and his children Charlotte and Shelley, and Steven Lightburn and his wife Cecelia Danaher. Patricia was predeceased by her brother John Marquis. He had three children: Sharon, Gavin and Guy. Patricia graduated from the School of Nursing, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Victoria, BC. Early in her career she worked as a public health nurse serving the Nelson regions in the West Kootenays.

Patricia and Leslie were both born in Nelson and she met Leslie while he was home on vacation. A love of the outdoors and animals soon led to their union of 52 beautiful years. I thank you very much Pat for all the years we had together in life’s journeys.

She will always be remembered for her love of gardening, art and music. Patricia and Leslie loved the mountains, hiking, walking and above all swimming and lounging on the beach.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of Patricia’s life will take place in Nelson, BC in the springtime. A time and place for the remembrance will be published in your local newspaper, or mailed directly to you.

We wish to thank Dr. Malowony and Dr. Black for the kind-ness and professionalism they have shown Patricia. We also wish to thank the neurologists and intensive care and nurs-ing staff at the University of Alberta Hospital. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish to do so, donations in Patricia’s memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Patricia Horlick (Nee Marquis)

May 2, 1934 toJanuary 8, 2012

Irene Gladys Truant (nee Grodzki)

September 24, 1916 - January 12, 2012Irene passed away peacefully on Thursday

at Jubilee Manor at the age of 95.She will be laid to rest in Creston in the spring.

Nelson Star Friday, February 3, 2012 www.nelsonstar.com A23

ControllerC r e s c e n t Va l l e y

Selkirk Paving, part of the Interoute Construction Ltd. (ICL Ltd.) group, is seeking a Controller. ICL Ltd. is a division of Terus Construction Ltd., a leader in the construction industry in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will be responsible for consolidating monthly fi nancial statements, preparing annual budgets, managing cash fl ow and preparing monthly reports for head offi ce. You will oversee the activities of the accounting and offi ce team within the region in addition to supervising local offi ce personnel. This position offers an excellent career opportunity within a company that is experiencing strong growth.

You are a professional designated accountant with a minimum of 6 years experience, preferably in the construction industry, with at least three years in a management position. You have strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills. Knowledge of Explorer Software would be an asset. We offer a competitive compensation package with a comprehensive benefi t plan and a pension plan. In addition the Company offers many development opportunities through tailored training programs.

For more information visit our website at: www.terusconstruction.ca. Please send your resume stating position to the Human Resources department at:[email protected] or by fax at: 604 575-3691.

We would like to thank all applicants for submitting their resume. However, only applicants selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

Posting closing February 15th, 2012.

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Advertising Sales RepresentativeNelson StarThe Nelson Star has an opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and fun, but results-oriented team, and will be able to meet and exceed sales targets by deepening relationships with existing clients, while at the same time developing new business for the newspaper. The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environment. The successful candidate will also be an active member of the community and be willing to get behind community initiatives and events with a positive and helpful attitude. A vehicle and a valid driver’s license is required. We offer a great working environment with a better than average compensation plan, along with a strong benefi t package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Friday, Feb 17, 2012. Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Please send your resume and cover letter to:Chuck Bennett, [email protected] Hall Street, Nelson B.C. V1L 1Z2No phone calls please

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We require a TECHNICIAN to work in a fast paced shop.Please send or email resume with complete

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LOST: Orange Tabby Kitten w/white stripe on left rear leg 9months, last seen Dec. 10, 2011 near Keniris Rd. Pls contact 250-825-0075 (lv

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Employment

AdministrationLegal Assistant Required for an established solicitor’s

practice. Prefer experience in Conveyancing or Corporate/ Commercial areas. This is a full time permanent position.

Resumes to: Nasmyth Morrow & Bogusz

105-465 Ward Street, Nelson

Business Opportunities

Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work

from home online. Earn $500-$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

Become a Psychiatric Nurse- train locally via distance edu-cation, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month pro-gram is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.

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Help WantedAn earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta re-quires a full time Heavy Duty mechanic for fi eld and shop work. We require Cat Doz-er/Deere excavator experi-ence. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DISTRESS?Relief is only a call away!

Call Shelley CameronEstate Administrator at 877-797-4357 today,

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FT cook for Indian Restaurant in Nelson. Experience in South

Indian / Tandoori $15/hr email [email protected]

GENERAL MANAGERrequired for

Fireside Inn, Castlegar Please send resume with

cover letter to:kerry@fi resideinn.ca


Employment

Help Wanted

HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes Alberta - based oilfi eld services company is currently hiring;

DRIVEREQUIPMENT

OPERATORS &SERVICE

SUPERVISORS

Class 1 or 3 Drivers License required.

HD MECHANICS

3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759

For more information or send your resume &

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Nelson Food Cupboard Society

is seeking a General Coordinator. Necessary skills:

public relations, staff & volunteer management, event planning, data management. Grant writing skills an asset. Salary commensurate with

experience. View full job description at:

www.foodcupboard.org Deadline for application:

February 10, 2012 E-mail or mail resume to:

[email protected] NFCS, 602 Silica Street

Nelson BC V1L 4N1


Employment


Employment


Employment Employment

www.blackpress.ca

Full Time Offi ce AdministratorThe Nelson Star has an opening for a full time Offi ce Administrator. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and fun, but results-oriented team, and will be responsible for the day to day operation of the Nelson Star offi ce. Duties include, but are not limited to: A/R, A/P, Payroll, booking of Classifi ed Ads and Obituaries, as well as support to Sales & Circulation Departments.

The ability to work independently in an extremely fast paced environment while adhering to deadlines is a must. Candidates considered for the position will be profi cient with various computer programs including Microsoft Offi ce and some DOS based systems. Candidates will also be results oriented, strong communicators, and be willing to learn and adapt in an ever-changing business environment. We offer a great working environment with a better than average compensation plan, along with a strong benefi t package. Black Press has over 170 community newspapers across Canada and the United States and for the proven candidate the opportunities are endless. Please submit your resume with a cover letter by 5:00 pm Friday, Feb 17, 2012. Thank you to all who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please send your resume and cover letter to: Chuck Bennett, [email protected] 514 Hall Street, Nelson B.C. V1L 1Z2 No phone calls please

We are moving locations on March 15 to the corner of Ward and Baker. We are expanding and are looking for:

• Hairstylists • RMT • Esthetician

We offer competive rates as well as a dental and a health care plan. Please send resume to:

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No. S16602Nelson Registry

In the Supreme Court of British Columbia Civil Forfeiture Action in Rem Against$1,205 in Canadian Currency seized by the Nelson Police Department on July 22, 2011 from Mikhail Reid (the “Money”) and Its Fruits or ProceedsBetween

Director of Civil ForfeiturePlaintiff

and The Owners and all Others Interested in the Money, in Particular Mikhail Reid

DefendantADVERTISEMENT

To: Mikhail Reid TAKE NOTICE THAT on 23/JAN/2012 an order was made for service

on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the Nelson Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number S16602 by way of this advertisement.

In the proceeding, the Director of Civil Forfeiture claims the following relief against you: forfeiture of the Money and the fruits or proceeds therefrom.

You must fi le and serve a Response to Civil Claim within 21 days from the date this advertisement is fi rst published failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Nelson Registry, at 320 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by Director of Civil Forfeiture whose address for service is 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 9J7.

Employment

Help Wanted

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. a leader in the transportation in-dustry requires qualifi ed pro-fessional drivers for Highway Super B work, and dedicated Chip Hauls. Highway positions do not require re-location, Chip Hauls available in both Okanagan, Lower Mainland and West Kootenays. We offer direct deposit, extended bene-fi ts, satellite dispatch, e-logs, late model equipment and 17 years experience. If you have verifi able experience, with an acceptable abstract, we would like to hear from you! www.sutco.ca or fax resume to 250-357-2009 need more info call Wendy 1-888-357-2612 Ext 223

TRAVEL CONSULTANT - F/T or P/T travel consultant req to join our energetic team. Must have exp in sales & customer service w/ excellent computer

skills. Travel sales an asset but will train the right person.

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Real Estate

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Houses For Sale

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Apt/Condo for RentBright uphill 1bdrm, NS/NP ref. req’d. 1 person or couple only. $650/mo + util. 352-5995

Rentals

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Sports

Swimmers strong at Snowfest

Th e Kelowna Snowfest Swim Meet late last month stood true to its name. With the snow falling outside the Kootenay Swim Club was a force to be reckoned with inside.

Nelson’s Jordan Andrusak dominated the water, plac-ing fi rst in both the 50m and 100m in breaststroke. Andru-sak’s great form helped her knock off fi ve seconds in the 100m butterfl y, taking a re-spectable third place.

Her swim in the 800m free-style was impressive, dropping six seconds off her previous time and she fi nished off the meet with seven best times. Andrusak will be attending AAAs in March and going for her Age Group National time in freestyle.

Kelsey Andrusak’s love for freestyle did not go unnoticed. She placed fi rst in 50m, 100m and her favourite 200m free-style and swam four best times. Watch out swimmers — Kelsey is on fi re and has proved it by making it to AAs.

Gabrielle Hanvold had an

unbelievable meet. She had six best times and placed sec-ond in 200m butterfl y and 200m IM. Hanvold went the distance and fi nished off Sun-day with swimming six 200m races. Her strength and endur-ance has led her to AAs where she will be working towards her AAA times.

Sydney Wetter made it to the swim meet with a box of Kleenex and a strong heart while battling the dreaded cold. She brought in four best times and never gave up. Wet-ter has shown to be a competi-tor in the water and is work-ing to meet her goals for the season.

Th e team’s 15 and over boys, James Pilla and Nial-lan Collier, are concentrating

on AAAs and are in prime form going into the meet. Pilla fi nished Snowfest with two second place fi nishes and two best times. Collier had a perfect four for four in best times and three second place fi nishes.

Both boys will be focusing on getting their Western Na-tional times at March’s meet and will begin their taper in the next three weeks to pre-pare for AAAs.

Tenysha Van Mierlo, Maneet Natt and Hannah Devries did not attend the Kelowna Snow-fest Swim Meet but are fi red up and ready for AAs in Feb-ruary. All three girls will have the opportunity to get AAA times and advance to the meet in March.

Kootenay Swim Club

Continued from Page 19fellow teammate Trace Cooke, who placed fi rst in the senior category, also won.

“Dano and Peter have helped a lot and just skiing with my friends and pushing each other every day to get better faster and stronger, it’s been awesome,” said Woodward.

Slater said a lot of the White-water skiers were knocked out of a podium position on the fi nal day of competition due to just trying their hardest.

“Th ey just de-cided to go for it instead of skiing a smarter game and perhaps be-ing ahead in the point standing… none of my ath-letes were skiing a

[safe run]… they all either hit the podium or blew up trying,” said Slater.

“I think that’s the spirit and it’s admirable to just go for it like that.”

Velisek said it was a positive experience all around, with the athletes skiing for fun and pushing the boundaries of their abilities.

“Watching these kids come down, they’re skiing their hearts out and putting everything into their run and the support they’re giving each other is amazing.”

Th e Whitewater Freeski competition had a large local representation. Th e following is a list of local skiers and their placing in their respective age categories.

Boys 8-111 Elias Lutz3 Ezra Foy8 Adam Kuch

Girls 12-15 11 Haley Cooke

Boys 12-151 Sam Woodward6 Kaden Foy8 Jaiden Martinson-Hatt11 Liam Kelly15 Sam Kuch18 Yoshan Lavoie22 Nigel Ziegler25 Brendan Kelly28 Harper Henderson

Girls 16-182 Chloe Kuch

Boys 16-181 Trace Cooke4 Ben Le Marquand12 Dustin Steeger13 Kyle Poulin

Enthusiasm high on freeride team

Whitewater Freeride Team member Sam Woodward came away with top prize in the Boys 12-15 category.

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Sports

Stellar results for skaters in Creston

Treacherous winter roads and lingering injuries result-ed in a smaller than usual squad from the Nelson Fig-ure Skating Club travelling to Creston for the Kootenay Regional Competition on January 20 to 22.

Although weather pre-vented a pair of skaters and a coach from reaching Cres-ton, the team put in an ex-cellent showing at the year’s fi rst competition.

Soleil Babcock, 11, and So-phie Borhi, 10, both turned in gold medal performances for their free skate programs while 12-year-old Sebastian Bodine-Shah captured silver in the men’s preliminary free skate, performing his pro-gram with power and style.

Christina Champlin was the busiest Nelson skater, competing in both the La-dies long and short pro-

grams as well attempting to achieve three test lev-els. Competing for the fi rst time at the Pre-Novice level, Champlin fi nished fourth in a very strong fi eld.

Naomi Perkins didn’t let that fact that a car accident prevented her coach from attending the meet get in the way of things. Perkins, 14, nailed two double jumps

in her Jr. Bronze Ladies program to fi nish 8th in the standings. For Angelica Ross, 8, and Tao Measures, 9, Creston marked their fi rst competition.

Ross achieved a gold as-sessment from the judges in the Performance category, while Measures took home the silver medal in the Pre-Preliminary men’s fi eld. Both skaters enjoyed their fi rst taste of competition and plan to compete more this season.

While several skaters will travel to Penticton for the Ogopogo Free Skate early in the month, most club mem-bers are training hard for the Rocky Mountain Free Skate Competition in Cranbrook on February 25 and 26.

Th e club is also preparing for its annual ice show gala in early March that will in-clude performances from all members of the club as well as special guest skaters.

Nelson Figure Skating Club

(Back L-R) Angelica Ross, Sophie Borhi, Christina Cham-plin, Charly DeFouw, Shaen Panko Dool. (Front) Tao Mea-sures, Sebstian Bodine-Shah. Missing: Naomi Perkins, Soleil Babcock.

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Big Gymnastics WeekendThe Glacier Gymnastics Club is hosting the annual Judges Cup competition on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 719 Vernon Street. This event features local and visiting athletes from Trail, Castlegar and Golden. Boys and girls aged 6 to 18 will be competing at Rec-reational Performance, Competitive and Pro-vincial levels. In addition there will be a silent auction to raise funds for the purchase and maintenance of equipment. For further infor-mation please contact the Gymnastics Club offi ce at 250-352-2227.

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His dad is a purebred Yellow Lab, and mom is a Boxer-Maremma cross. Norman will be a large dog, and will need an active family and some good old puppy training as he is growing up. Norman has had his fi rst shots and vet check, and is ready to go!

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Gisto

A Kootenay send off to a Nelson music fi xturePage 2

rel·ishTrevor Ditzel shares his inspiration Page 7

February 3, 2012 Vol. 1 Issue 1

2 n e l s o n s t a r . c o m [beets] F r i d a y, F e b r u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 2 [ v u r b ]

Few people get to hit the road with their siblings, but DJs Nick Thayer and Seven Milligram will be bringing their individual sets to Spiritbar tonight. They’ve hit the stage at the Shambhala Music Festival and Britz Robins of Shambhala was able to catch up with the brothers as they made their way to Nelson.

1. How often do you two get to tour together? Is it pretty awesome to work on something creative with your brother?

SM: At the moment we probably spend a third of the year touring together. Makes a nice change from the not so 9 to 5 back home in Melbourne. Oh yeah, and the brother bit! It’s great, having heard Nick make noise most of life, mostly

heard through the walls of our childhood home, and then many years of him DJing. I feel I have a unique understanding of how he DJs that allows us to be quite intuitive with each other in performance and the creation process.NT: Working on something like this with your brother is great. It makes the communication that much easier and getting back in the swing of things takes very little time at all. Plus as what we do is essentially the two different sides of the one show it makes it great going back and forth with ideas.

2. The last time you were in our neck of the woods was for Shambhala 2011. How does our little local fest stack up to other festivals you’ve played?

NT: I would hardly call it a ‘little local fest’. Word has spread far and wide about Shambhala! It was the second time we have had the privilege of

being a part of the Fractal Forest, and it was amazing. We love it so much. I’ve never been to anything else that can compare.SM: Hands down Shambhala is my favorite festival I’ve had the chance to attend. Seeing the evolution of stages over the two festivals we’ve attended is awesome. I can only imagine what it must be like for those of you who have been there from the start.

3. Is there a story behind the Super Mario Brothers costumes?

SM: Really, I think we just wanted to get into the vibe of Shambhala and just get a little silly. We were at the costume shop and I was umming and aaring over the costume idea and then we saw the Mario Bros. outfi ts and it just seemed to make sense.

4. What’s your favourite meal to order when you’re on the road?

NT: We’re both part of an organic food co-op back home in Melbourne, so searching out ethically sourced produce is something we aim for whenever possible. In that vein, I always try and eat local stuff. It’s only in Canada that I’ll have something like a buffalo burger!SM: Not sure it so much a favourite meal, but always try to head towards the local organic produce, fresher and ethically farmed all the way!

5. If you had to choose only three words to describe the Like Boom EP (released just this week, on Tuesday), what would they be?

NT: BIG BAD BASS.SM: Party - Lazers - Whomp!

DJs Nick Thayer and Seven Milligram will be taking the stage tonight (Friday) at Spiritbar. Ticket information is available at the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 10 p.m.

What’s spinning in Nelson

Feb. 3rd - Nick Thayer A/V set with Seven Milligram

Feb. 4th - Gisto’s Bob Marley B-Day & Farewell Bash

Feb. 10th - Shane Phillip

Feb. 11th - South Rakkas Crew Valentine’s Massacre with Dubconscious

Feb. 14th - Valentine’s Burlesque Show

Feb. 16th - Skatepark Fundraiser

Feb. 17th - Ryan Wells & Joel West

Feb. 18th - Dehli 2 Dublin Tickets on sale now!

Feb. 22nd - Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5 Tickets on sale now!

Feb. 24th - Rococode

Feb. 25th - Funkanomics (Ghetto Funk, Germany)with Freddy J (Calgary)

Mar. 2nd - Deekline Tickets on sale Feb 1st

Mar. 3rd - Violin vs. Viyl feat. Kytami formerly of Delhi to Dublin

Mar. 8th - International Women’s Day Celebration feat. Avalon Alumni

Mar. 9th - The Funkhunters

Mar. 10th - Sweatshop Union

Mar. 17th - A Wakcutt St. Patty’s

Mar. 21st - IElectric Six

Mar. 22nd - Grapes of Wrath & The Odds Tickets on sale in February

Mar. 23rd - Masta Ace w/Marco Polo

Every Thursday features various dj’s. No Cover!

Gisto

What was the #1 Song

on February 3, 1976?

50 Ways to Leave Your

Lover by Paul Simon

Megan ColeVurb Entertainment Editor

It’s been 11 years since Gisto arrived in Nelson from London, Ontario.

He made the pilgrimage with Kangaroo (his band at the time) and since joined Was-sabi Collective. But now Gisto has embraced a new chapter in his career, which has taken him to Jamaica and now to Vancouver.

“I can’t believe how time fl ies,” he told [Vurb] this week. “I always heard rumours of BC. It was this oasis you hear about some-where beyond the mountains. I decided OK I’m going to go to BC.”

Even though Gisto has fallen into the world of reggae both as part of Wassabi Col-lective and in his own solo music, it wasn’t a genre he had always been involved in.

“It just sort of happened where I always loved reggae from when I listened to Bob Marley and Peter Tosh,” he said. “When I was playing with these different bands I was always learning these reggae songs.”

While on stage with Wassabi, Gisto was also performing on his own. He was playing with friends at what used to be The Wild Nectar (which is now Busaba).

“We would play there every Thursday and we were doing our own jazz thing,” he said. “We were jazz nerds so we were trying out all our new jam band style stuff, until one day when fi nally the reggae music was starting to

seep into me more and more I said ‘why don’t we try a couple reggae songs next week?’”

The group had a decent following where the crowd would sit and listen, but when the group started to play reggae songs the dance fl oor would fi ll up.

“That was sort of the deciding moment when I was like maybe this is something I should focus on a little more,” said Gisto.

After The Wild Nectar closed the group be-came a strictly reggae band and began taking the stage at the former Reservoir.

“That was packed every week. It was an awesome night, but it became a bit over sat-urated to the point where instead of waking up where I was like ‘Yah! We’re playing mu-sic tonight!’ I was like ‘Oh no, we’re playing music tonight!” said Gisto.

The group was playing so often that they were lacking the time to put together new material, and they decided to take some time off, which paralleled the closure of the Reservoir.

Even though Gisto had taken the stage around town after the closure of Reservoir, he gained a lot of popularity for his annual Bob Marley birthday bash, which takes place tomorrow night at Spiritbar.

After the release of his fi rst album, Gisto found himself travelling to Jamaica to fur-ther his reggae education.

“I had lots of Jamaican friends of mine

and a mentor of mine John Godard – whodied recently. He was a tall rasta man, heplayed drums for us as well. He was a hugeinfl uence on me to continue doing what I’mdoing,” said Gisto.

Godard – who was also known as Biggie– was a tough critic because he had comefrom Jamaica and had been saturated inreggae music.

“He always said ‘you should go to Jamaica,Gisto,’” he said.

Since he fi rst got on a plane to the birthplace of reggae, Gisto has made some vitalconnections in the industry and had re-corded new tracks including some that willsoon be on a new album to be released inthe spring.

But with 11 years in Nelson behind him,he’s decided to challenge himself and takeon the music world of Vancouver.

“It’s time to bust out and for me to spreadmy wings,” said Gisto.

Wassabi Collective will still be touring to-gether in March when they will be playinglocal high schools and middle schools.

Gisto said it is simply a new season forboth him and the band.

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What kind of music did you listen to as a kid?

Well, my parents listened to country music and pretty much Australian folk music, which isn't very popular here. It's kind of considered to be pretty dorky kind of stuff. But I think there's a good song writing infl uence from some of that stuff. I pretty much got into blues, kind of on my on accord from when I was about 12 and stayed with that for a very long time, and probably in the last 10 years, well even when I take a lot of inspiration from different genres for the production and for the beats. But the soul of it comes from blues, I guess.

What drew you to blues music at such a young age?

A combination of things. One was seeing a movie called Crossroads – which is a pretty cheesy movie probably – but it was all about Robert Johnson and different stuff. I remember I got a B.B. King CD once which was pretty infl uential. Even now I don't do any-thing like B.B. King anymore. There was really good radio stations in Melbourne – where I grew up. They were really independent and you could actually tune in and listen to a lot of really good stuff, and that edu-cated me as well.

What was the fi rst instrument you started playing? I know you play a lot of instruments now.

Defi nitely guitar.

Why the guitar?

My granddad played and he used to show me stuff and I used to play bass for him as well. And he'd be endlessly soloing, but I took to the guitar. The fi rst thing I ever did was sing I guess. The guitar has always been a vehicle to get out what I want to get out. It's one of those things that's always been a whole thing for me. I've always written songs and played. I was do-ing the one man band for some time which leads you to be pretty inventive with the instrumentation that you use. There are a lot of new instruments for me to learn at the moment.

How did the progression happen from your early albums which are more stripped down and acoustic to now, where there are more electronic infl uences?

I do think I probably had an inkling that that's how it would evolve over every album, because it was a con-scious effort or idea at the time with my fi rst album to really strip it back and I knew that that wouldn't be the last album I'd make and that wouldn't be every al-bum. Before I even played music in front of audiences I was jamming when I was a teenager with a mate and he was just fully electronica, that's all he was into, and I was fully blues, that's all I was into. I got a real kick out of the fusion of the two, and that's always been something I knew that was going to come out of me.

Ash plays at the Royal on February 10. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Urban Legends, the Royal Espresso and liveattheroyal.com.

Five questions with Australia’s Ash Grunwald

He's shared the stage with some of the biggest names in hip hop like Lu-dacris, the Game and Busta Rhyme, but there is more to this rising Canadian hip hop star than meets the eye.

J-Bru spends a lot of time on the road as part of fellow Halifax rhymer Classi-fi ed's crew, but he came to hip hop late in life after his former career path took a turn.

"I got injured really bad," said J-Bru before he took the stage last week at Spiritbar.

During university he was playing col-lege and semi-pro basketball, but an injury sent him back home.

"I moved back to Halifax from Bos-ton," he said. "I had one year off and I couldn't play, so I called up Classifi ed and recorded my fi rst album, and it went from there."

J-Bru released his fi rst album in 2001, a few years after he started rhym-ing and with artists like Classifi ed and Buck 65 have put the Maritimes on the map for budding hip hop acts.

"It's actually a really good scene," said J-Bru. "It goes in lows and it goes in peaks, but even before Class started

to blow up there were guys like Buck 65 and some groups that were coming up like MC J and Cool G, who were from when I was a little child. "

Unlike the majority of hip hop acts, J-Bru draws inspiration for his rhymes from everyday life.

"Everything I do is just real life, like in '98 my best friend killed himself and that's one song I fi nd a lot of people it hits them," he said.

Coming to hip hop in his 20s meant that he wasn't as susceptible to the pressures of the industry, but when he feels like quitting it's the fans that fi nd inspiration in his music that keeps him going.

"I don't know what I would do if I quit," he said. "I'd probably go back to writing. I went to school for that. Ma-jored in English and took some journal-ism. I still do freelance writing when I'm on the road. I write for some col-lege football webpages, mostly sports, but I've also done entertainment. I think that would be my number one goal to be in the writing industry for sure."

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Ski culture on stage

Musicals don’t always inspire a lot of enthusi-asm from young theatre goers but thanks to the success of Glee and a subject matter that con-nects to powder hounds, Ski Bum: The Musi-cal has seen mass appeal.

"Ski Bum: The Musical has such a cult fol-lowing. People that are into ski culture come see it whereas they may not go see musicals normally, so it’s really cool to have a show that really has a culture attached to it," said Jane Gaudet who plays Sunny Summers.

Ski Bum: The Musical follows the story of an aging ski bum who is still young at heart.

The main character of the production Jeff Snowden needs to act more responsibly if he wants things to his way in adulthood.

An old fl ame enters the picture, which makes Snowden consider the benefi ts of a new level of maturity.

"We heard everything from, ‘I feel like that’s my life on stage,’ especially from ski bums in particular," said Gaudet about the response to the musical. "I think if you’re a true ski bum you can really relate to each one of the charac-ters in the show. We have the head of ski patrol, we have our true ski bum, we have a new guy who’s just come to town and learning about the culture and we have a young ski instructor. We heard that we really got it write and that we re-ally captured skibummery."

With one year of touring with Ski Bum: The Musical under their belt the team from Ross-land's Iron Mountain Theatre is adding more jokes and more layers.

Ski Bum: The Musical takes the stage at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, February 8 at 8 p.m.

Ticket information is available through the Capitol box offi ce.

The long commute to Castlegar for local fi lm junkies may be coming to an end.

During a board meeting of The Capitol The-atre, the group decided it would acquire a new fi lm projector.

“No matter how you look at this it’s going to be a great thing for the Capitol and for Nelson,” said Capitol Theatre executive director Neil Har-rower.

The projector will cost $8,000 plus an addi-tional $2,000 for the peripherals but Harrower said the theatre predicts that it will make back the money quickly.

“We’re not attempting to replace the Civic,” he said. “Not that I know what is going to happen there.”

The question around the future of the Civic Theatre has gone unanswered for some time, but the Capitol is hoping to help fi ll the gap.

“One idea is if you look at the Royal Theatre in Trail, they have live concerts from the Met and

the Bolshoi Ballet and put these on in a series, much like we have a series of live theatre,” said Harrower.

Unlike the movie theatre in Castlegar or the old Civic, the Capitol is not going to be show-ing fi rst run movies, but hopes the projector will become part of the overall arts experience at the Capitol.

“Having the projector is less about being able to show movies… We can’t shut down the the-atre for two weeks to show Batman. But we are going to be able to offer to people in the com-munity who have movies that they would like to show a projector that is hardwired into our sys-tem,” said Harrower.

The Capitol is hoping to unveil its new projec-tor and a new main drape – that they are also hoping to purchase – at a premiere of The Tall Man, which was fi lmed in Nelson and Salmo.

Harrower is also hoping for fi lm festivals, and perhaps a screening and celebration as the 25th anniversary of the release of Roxanne.

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Film famine to fi nish for Queen City


Rossland photographer Ross Scott has been carrying a camera with him since he was living in downtown Toronto during the ‘60s as a Ryerson stu-dent. Now he fi nds inspiration in the mountains of the Kootenays.

"Nature is like my church," said Scott.A collection of Scott’s nature photography will be on display at Kokanee

Camera with an opening reception on February 3 from 6 to 8 p.m."This show is going to be on the theme of water, and water tearing down

mountains sort of thing," he said. "You know how powerful water is as a theme here in the Kootenays. All the pictures have been taking from Koote-nay National Park through to the Columbia River fl owing south of Trail."


Stepping behind the lens


It was a young girl on the streets of Eugene, Oregon who haunted Cyndi Sand Eveland eventually leading to her new book, A Tinfoil Sky.

“There was an incident about six years ago where we were driving through Eu-gene, Oregon,” said Sand Eveland. “I saw this really young girl and she was crouched down beside this man who was holding this cardboard sign and the sign said something about father with daughter.”

There was something about the young girl that stuck with Sand Eveland for two years before she began crafting the book.

“She was watching the cars approach and if you made eye contact with her she would jump out, put her hand out for coins and go back,” she said. “When she did that to us, she said ‘Thank you,’ and I looked in her eyes and saw that something about this kid said ‘I am way more than my circumstance.’ It was

haunting.”At the heart of the story is 12-year-

old Mel, for whom home is a constantly shifting.

When custody is awarded to Mel’s bit-ter, angry grandmother, Mel hopes for sanctuary, but fi nds in the library.

Homelessness is only one of the main themes of A Tinfoil Sky.

It was the roles of some key charac-ters that reinforced the importance of intergenerational relationships.

“You meet these people in your life. I’ve met people in my life who are some-times twice or three times my age who were very infl uential and that’s what happens for Mel too,” said Sand Eve-land. “[A character] reminds her of who she is, and who she was as a child.”


A Tinfoil Sky

With at least six more weeks of winter still to come, the staff at Reos have listed their top picks to help you beat the winter blahs:

“The fi ve swallows – two of which are hidden in this picture – are a celebration of me moving to the Kootenays. The bird itself reminds me of home on the Saanich Peninsula because the bird was originally on a mug I bought from a local potter.” – Megan ColeWe want to know your tattoo tale, send in a picture with the story

behind your ink to [email protected]

Making Mirrors by GotyeWith 54 million hits

(and growing) on YouTube, everybody with a computer has heard Gotye’s fantastic song Somebody That I Used to Know. If you haven’t listened to it, do yourself a kindness and download it. Now.

Let the record show that I thought that Gotye would be a one-hit wonder. A few tracks into Making Mirrors, I came to the conclusion how absolutely wrong I was.

This album has everything: Motown infl uences, guitar solos, songs about heartbreak and about fi nding love. It starts off with a soft melodic intro, and by the second song Easy Way Out you’ll be punched in the face by a crunchy bass line, and some catchy pop goodness.

Every song on this album has its own subtle nuances. The saxophone in In your light to the Peter Gabriel-esque Somebody That I Used to Know, it always keeps you guessing.

I haven’t stopped listening to Making Mir-rors and I guarantee you’ll fi nd this album a pleasure for your ear holes.

Stand out tracks:Easy Way OutI Feel Better

In Your Light

Radar love: A band to watchSay Hi is an indie

rock band from Se-attle fronted by Eric Elbogen. They’ve been around for a number of years and were formerly called Say Hi To Your Mom.

Elbogen can craft a gem of a song. With clever lyrics, and ear-friendly music, Say Hi are a great band tolisten to during any mood. They’re also nerdsat heart. They sing about Buffy the VampireSlayer’s love interests, for God’s sake.

With seven albums under their belt andsigned to Barsuk Records, they’ve got a goodthing going on. Their most recent album, titledUm, Uh Oh, is how an album should be: shortand sweet.

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For the past 10 years Trevor Ditzel has likely been cooking you meals at res-taurants throughout the region, but now he’s taken the helm of his own restaurant, Relish.

Ditzel – who is originally from On-tario – fell in love with cooking at a young age.

“My father was a single dad of three people. I saw my mother on the week-ends,” he said. “My nan moved from England and came over and kind of took the mother role of the house-hold. She started cooking everyday for us from scratch because my dad worked a lot.”

Out of the three in his family Ditzel was always the one in the kitchen helping out peeling potatoes or wher-ever he was needed.

“That was where I fell in love with food,” he said.

But it was in the kitchen of the Rob Roy Dinning Room at the Banff Springs Hotel where Ditzel decided to pursue cooking as a profession.

He had gone to Banff on a work place-ment while doing his hotel manage-ment degree.

“They started feeding me rack of lamb, beef tenderloin, duck confi t and duck breast. Things that I’d never had be-fore and I was just in awe of the food. I just fell in love with it im-mediately,” he said.

His goal as a chef was to open a restaurant in a small town on the busiest street in the community.

“I’ve kind of reached my goal of what I wanted to do and my dream,” said Ditzel.

Customers at Relish will also notice a change of the menu to what Ditzel calls “Grandmother meets gourmet.”

“Nelsonites really do have a craving for the fi ner things,” he said. “But at the same time they really enjoy the mom’s cooking type of thing.”

Relish is located at 301 Baker Street. For reservations call 250-352-5232.

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Film

The Canadian FLIKS Festival runs Friday and Saturday, February 10 to 11 at the Capitol Theatre. It showcases six homegrown fi lms you may not get a chance to see in the big theatres. Heavy on comedy, with some drama and documentaries thrown in for good measure, this year’s festival is bal-anced enough to allow you to hunker down for all six fi lms, experience a range of emotions and come out refreshed. The festival includes a show-ing of Highway Gospel – which is a fundraiser for the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skate Park Society. There is also the Canadian entry to the Oscars Monsieur Lazhar. If you’d like to see the full schedule including trailers for the fi lms visit FLIKS.ca. Tickets and festival passes are available at Otter Books in Nelson or for those who live outside of Nelson tickets can be reserved by emailing [email protected] before February 10.

On Stage

The Capitol Theatre presents Ballet Jorgen’s Anastasia, which is the mystical story of the Russian Grand Duch-ess Anastasia. It is a wonderful tale of tragic life ripped from history. The ballet will be on stage at the Capitol on Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $24 for full-time students.

The Rossland-based theatre company Iron Mountain Theatre will be bringing their hit musical Ski Bum: The Musical back through Nelson. The character-driven, seasonal inspired homage to the dirtbags, debutants, lurkers and posers constantly in search of bottomless

pow will be back at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday, February 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for students or seniors and are available at the Capi-tol Theatre box offi ce.

Music

Max and Irma's restaurant has live music Fridays and Saturdays between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and Nikko Forsberg.

On Friday, Febru-ary 3 at The Royal come dance your work week blues away with live music by Clinton Swanson and friends as Mostly Swing hosts an after work dance party at the Royal. You’ll be swinging to classic R&B, blues, and swing tunes performed by local saxo-phonist Clinton Swan-son. Featured vocalist for the night will be the powerful Aryn Sheriff (lead singer of the renown Lazy Poker Blues Band). In the rhythm section you will fi nd the swinging Marvin Walker on drums, the tasty Colin Spence on keys, and the groovy Jesse Lee on acoustic bass. Don’t for-get your dancing shoes, you’ll need them. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Speaker shaking is the name of the game during this all ladies night on Friday, Feburary 3 at The Royal. MK47 comes from creative Nelson making her way to Kamloops calling it home. Since being in Kamloops MK47 has shown her creativity for all to see and presents and continues to present a irresistible vibe that is being recognized across the electronic scene in many differ-ent parts of the world. Her personality shines through and through her hands a story of inspiration and hope is told. MK47 has been

guests for Emotionz Whatever’s Dope night along side Syductive. She has played Festivals such as Sexy sounds and has impacted minds with her artistic ability to capture minds with her charismic bubbly person-ality and other forms of art (The ability to create jewellery, hair accesso-ries, oil/acrylic canvases and much more). MK47 has been honoured to share the stage with Ninjette, Bryx, Proto-types, Syductive, Phono-graff, Vantek, Mode, Jay Wicked, Syductive, Attikus and G-Box and many more talented artists. This bass kitten is not afraid to show you who she is, she shows no fear. Soft-Thru and Miss Fonni will open the show. Tickets are $5 at the door and doors open at 9 p.m.

There is no one else who can drop a set like Nick Thayer. Every single track is his exclusive. An original. A remix. A re-edit. A bootleg. A mash-up. Equal parts hip hop, club, rave, house, drum and bass. Feeling kinda like a freight train on the edge of control. Some jams you will defi nitely know, some you might know, some you defi nitely won’t. All will make you move. Thayer is touring with his brother Seven Milligram to celebrate his release on Skrillex label OWSLA. They will be providing the audio and video for this show. Expect something totally unique, with exclusive visual content going to the beat of the music. Many say Thayer was their favourite set from Shambhala Music Fes-tival 2011. Let's proudly welcome him back to the Kootenays and show him how we roll. Thayer and Seven Milligram take the stage at Spiritbar on Friday, February 3. Doors open at 10 p.m. and ticket information is avail-able at the Hume Hotel.

Local faves, Sunshine Drive have a new CD out and we all want to celebrate on Saturday, February 4 at the Royal! Join us for their CD release party. And since it’s such a special event, there will be no cover charge! Just come, enjoy the music and hey, buy a new D if you like what you hear. Sunshine Drive delivers a hard-driving menu of rock classics, blues, R&B, funk, reggae and ska, including original tunes. Frontman Grant Suther-land has entertained Kootenay audiences for years with his high energy vocal and guitar stylings. Bassman Phil Wilson-Birks, a veteran of numerous bands in western Canada, lays down a solid foundation that will get you mov-ing on the dance fl oor. Steve Garth, veteran of performances in Canada and internationally, adds tasty guitar and slide work, and fi lls out the band’s sound with rousing riffs on organ and keyboard. Dynamic drummer Bonnie John-son, the band’s secret weapon, sizzles with a knockout beat that rocks the house. Sunshine Drive delivers an experi-ence of music and fun that’s guaranteed to please. Doors open at 7 p.m.

This is the third year in a row Spiritbar has had Gisto host the Bob Marley reggae birthday bash on Saturday, February 4. It will be that much more of a cel-ebration as we bid Gisto a farewell as he heads to the city to further his music career. Come join us as we pay homage to a music legend and a local musician who has re-ally left their respective marks in the music com-munity. The evening will also include music from the Wassabi Duo and The Reggae All-Stars. Doors open at 10 p.m. and tickets are $10 at the door.

Pauline Lamb will open this weeks Ellison Market’s Unplugged Sessions at noon on Saturday, February 4. She started singing in her older brother’s band at 15 because he said she should and we’re so fortunate she did as her voice is known to send spines tingling. She has performed solo, with jam bands, funk, soul, blues, rock, ‘60s and a disco show band Shag. Next up is Soniko, who will to take you on a musical journey around Latin America, playing originals and a good selection of cover songs in Espanish and English. With his guitar, fl utes and his voice this artist spreads the message he wants to share! In Lak’ ech, I’m another you... You’re another me. Closing act is a new one to Ellison’s stage, Shady Folk, composed of Chan-dler Rogers and Nancy Ryde from Argenta. They make up the core of the eclectic Heavy Folk Col-lective with anywhere from two to six players, depending on the day. The music is a mix of originals and covers and is played in a gritty back woods style with tight vocal harmonies and a variety of instruments.

A coffee house evening of women, music and song featuring four dynamic women playing their own music in their own style. Motes and Oats, fl ute and guitar and sometimes ukulele weaved with powerful vocal harmonies char-acterize the jazz folk sound that unfolds when Melissa McCready and Shannon Moldenhauer come together. Evil Diane is musical duo Catherine McGrath and Anneke Rosch. The pair sing, harmonize and play a variety of instruments including accordion, trumpet, trombone, mandolin and guitar. Catherine and Anneke also play together in

Heavy Shtetl, a klezmer swing group, Cattle Annie and the Crooked Corral, a western swing group, and Oxygen Orke-star, a Balkan brass en-semble. This evening is a benefi t for the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. John Ward Fine Coffee provides a variety of coffees, teas, treats and is donating all profi ts to the Women’s Centre. Come join us at John Ward Fine Coffee 503 Baker Street at Ward Street, Saturday, February 4 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. All ages and genders welcome, admission by donation suggested $5 to $10.For more info, contact Meg 250-354-1474

Nelson vocalist Laura Landsberg joins guitarist Cliff Maddix. Together Cliff and Laura create a fun and creative musical experience. Come join them for an evening of great music by the fi re. From 6 to 10 p.m. Tues-day, February 7 in the Hume Hotel’s Library Lounge.

Visual Arts

The Langham Presents: Two Views: Pho-tographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank from February through March 25 at the Langham Cultural Centre and Japanese Ca-nadian Museum, located at 447 A Avenue in Kaslo, BC. An opening celebra-tion will be held Satur-day, February 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be further programming the following Friday with the showing of the fi lm The War Between Us and a speaker or two.

Touchstones Nelson’s upcoming exhibition, Forest for the Trees brings together four regional artists whose work explores the histor-ical, social, spiritual and environmental issues that inform our relation-ship with the natural

landscape. Ranging from Tanya Pixie Johnson’s mixed media depictions of the cultural history of the Slocan River, and Barbara Maye’s investi-gation into the life sto-ries of trees, to Nadine Stefan’s constructed “habitat” and Ian John-ston’s reconstruction of a felled cherry tree, the exhibition presents a fascinating variety of ap-proaches to the subject. Through painting, sculp-ture, photography and installation, the artists invite us to think about where we live and our connections and discon-nections from nature. Everyone is welcome to the opening reception at Touchstones Nelson on Friday, February 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. (mem-bers preview at 6:30 p.m.). There will also be a group artist talk on March 1 at 7 p.m.

Storytelling

Join Nelsons Storytelling Guild at the Backalley Studio for their monthly gathering on Sunday, February 5. Feel free to drop by even if you just want to listen to some great stories by local enthusiasts. The evening starts at 7 p.m. For more information contact [email protected]

Arts Announcements

The Craft Connection is calling for submissions of original work for Gal-lery 378’s annual home and garden show, Garden Inspirations running April 1 to July 31. To submit, pick up a form at the store at 378 Baker Street or online at craftcon-nection.org. Submission deadline March 15.

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