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Old Man Luedecke took the stage Sunday at a packed Studio Stage Door in the second show of Lotic Environmental’s Concert series. Hosted by Mike and Corinna Robinson, the Concert Series is in it’s second season. Old Man Luedecke, from Nova Scotia, performed an intricate, compelling and personable two sets of his songs. Folk musician and song-writer Ian Tamblyn is up next, April 11.
T R E V O R C R AW L E Y
Kimberley City Council was reassured that all tail-ings ponds structures are secure at the Sullivan Mine during a presentation by a Teck official.
Bruce Donald, manager, Dormant Properties with Teck Resources, appeared before council to provide an update following a gov-ernment-mandated review in response to the Mount Polley disaster.
Donald brought a slide
show presentation to coun-cil and spoke about Teck’s response to the review in the context of the Sullivan Mine’s tailings dam ponds.
He concluded by noting that there are no significant issues found to date and that the company contin-ues to review and upgrade its facilities and practices.
“We were reassured that the way things are being managed in Kimberley is probably well in hand,” said Kent Goodwin, Kimberley’s
acting mayor in the ab-sence of Don McCormick, who is away on business.
“And given that a num-ber of the tailings ponds have been de-watered and no longer contain liquid and that there is a pretty focused effort to stay on top of whatever dams are left, that we can be reason-ably confident we’re not going to see a Mount Polley here.”
Kimberley reassured on tailings ponds
See SULLIVAN, Page 4
ARNE PETRYSHENThe Cranbrook and Dis-
trict Art Council outlined its proposal for a gallery at the old fire hall at Monday night’s council meeting.
Sioban Staplin, current president, and Bill McColl, board chair, represented the members of the arts council and answered questions about the proposal.
It should be noted that initially the city council meeting included a recom-mendation from city staff to that would have allowed the city to list Fire Hall no. 1 for sale. That New Business item — 8.4 — was removed on Friday.
Staplin said the arts coun-cil’s plan is to repurpose the fire hall into a “vibrant arts and culture centre that will enrich the lives of the citi-zens of Cranbrook.” Staplin said the centre would be complete with gallery and
education centre. “Here we have an excep-
tional opportunity in that we have a designated heritage building in a separate loca-tion that provides many unique qualities that will en-hance the delivery of arts and culture programs and events,” Staplin said.
She noted that cities like Kimberley, Nelson and Fern-ie have all invested in the arts.
Staplin noted that for the past three years the arts council has worked with the city on the fire hall proposal. In December of 2014, the Memorandum of Under-standing expired. The docu-ment outlined the terms and relationship between the city and the arts council.
She noted that last year the city spent more than $100,000 removing asbestos from the fire hall.
The Arts Council has ap-
plied for a number of grants. It has received two at this point. The first was for $20,000 through the Colum-bia Kootenay Cultural Alli-ance. They have used $3,500 of that to hire Nelson Engi-neering to carry out a struc-tural assessment of the building. The Arts Council intends to use the remaining funds to have a developer come in and assess the proj-ect.
The second grant is $50,000 to improve access to the second floor.
She noted the grants were applied for in good faith under the Memorandum and must be spent in a cer-tain amount of time. She also noted they represent signifi-cant income to the local con-tractors they would likely employ.
Staplin said they have ap-plied for $400,000 from the Western Diversification In-
Arts council pitches fire hall plan to Cityfrastructure Fund, as well as other sources like Communi-ty Initiative funding.
“In total we have identified over $1 million in available funds,” she said.
Staplin asked for council to
reinstate the Memorandum. “We certainly appreciate
the reluctance on the part of city council to expose the tax-payer to unnecessary ex-pense,” she said. “Again we are not asking for further
major expenditures from the city.”
Coun. Wesly Graham asked what the Arts Council’s “plan B” is.
The display in the Cran-brook Public Library display case for the month of March is of Beautiful Paper Tolle by Gisele Banich
Science FairGrade K-12 students from
the East Kootenay showcase science fair projects at COTR. There are many activities and exhibits all about sci-ence. This year we have a special guest speaker: Astro Abby - “Thoughts from an Aspiring Astronaut”. The theme is light and light based technologies. Please see our website for more details or to enter a project. www.ekrsf.ca.
aT The cDac galleryCDAC exhibits our Mem-
ber’s Most Recent works of art in the Gallery during the month of March. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 11 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. For more infor-mation contact Marisa Phil-lips – CDAC Administrator at: 250-426-4223 or email: [email protected]
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Main gallery, Sedna: Re-ceive Ocean’s Blessing by Irene Rutherford. The trans-formative story of Sedna, the ocean goddess, is interpret-ed in this multimedia show by Irene. This exhibition will be running until March 28.
BingoBingo every Monday ex-
cept public holidays, 6:30 p.m. at Kimberley Elks, 240 Howard Street. Proceeds to Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank. All welcome!
WeDneSDay Mar, 25 anD MonDay, Mar, 30
Travelogue - Far aBove The clouDS Gebhard and Sabine
Pfeiffer and David and Patri-cia Stock completed two treks last Fall in Nepal: the Langtang HImals area and Annapurna Base Camp. Sa-bina Pfeiffer has prepared this presentation and it also includes the Pfeiffers time in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, and Bardia Na-tional Park. Both travelogues will take place Wednesday, March 25 and Monday, March 30 at 7 PM at the Col-lege of the Rockies Lecture Theatre. Admission is by do-nation to the Canadian Friends of Nepal. This event is sponsored by the Interna-
tional Students Department at COTR.
FriDay, March 27Mini Book Sale
Mini Book Sale in the Manual Training School (ad-jacent to the Library) for cur-rent Friends of the Cran-brook Public Library mem-bers only: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri. March 27 arT Movie nighT aT
cenTre 647:30 p.m. “Drawing the
Line: A Portrait of Keith Har-ing” Also, A Hands-on Ex-periment: The Emotional Impact of Cut Paper Design. No Host Bar, Snacks, Admis-sion by Donation. View the movie and stay for conversa-tion afterwards
SaTurDay March 28MuSic aT BJ’S
creekSiDe PuBAan evening of country
music at BJ’s Creekside Pub Saturday March 28 with Tuck’s Troubadours, featur-ing Larry Tuck on ukulele and bass, Bud Decosse on lead guitar, Doug Simpson on rhythm guitar and Dave Carlson on mandolin. Enjoy the great pub food with the music and vocals starting at 7:30 pm.
SaT. March 28 Mini
Book Sale.Find loads of reading ma-
terial at the Manual Training School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Book donations are welcome any-time at the Circulation Desk at the Library. Pocket books are especially appreciated. For info contact Marilyn 250-489-6254.
SaT. March 28align, DeSign anD Shine WorkShoP
CDAC hosts Visionary Coach Linda Black in her lat-est Workshop titled: Align, Design and Shine on Satur-day March 14th and Satur-day March 28th from 11am – 2pm. Cost for the Workshop is $30/person. In this work-shop attendees will learn technique’s for aligning with their infinite self through meditation, visualization, writing, art journaling, laughter and fun. You do not need to know how to medi-tate or write, just be prepared to connect and enjoy! All you need is an open heart, a will-ingness to have fun and a journal! To register for this workshop contact Marisa at: 250-426-4223 or [email protected].
SunDay, March 29celTic TenorS aT kcT
Key City Theatre and Western Financial are Proud to present The Celtic Tenors, Sunday March 29 at 7:30 pm. The Celtic Tenors have es-tablished themselves as the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland. From The Celtic Tenors, you’ll get more than a performance by world-class artists. You’ll enjoy an evening to savour and a night with tenors who despite their incredible suc-cess don’t take themselves too seriously!
MonDay March 30Shane koyczan
Internationally renowned poet, spoken word artist and writer Shane Koyczan is bringing his “Silence Is A Song I Know All The Words To” tour to the Key City The-atre in Cranbrook, Monday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.
SaT. aPril 11claSSic greaTneSSSymphony of the Koote-
nays season finale perfor-mance, 7:30 p.m. Key City Theatre. Selections from Rossini, Schumann and Bee-thoven, featuring piano solo-ist Susan Gould. Free open rehearsal from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tickets at Key City The-atre. Adults $29.50, youth $21.
aPril 14reel youTh FilM FeST
Showcasing some of the world’s most exciting young film makers, the touring Reel Youth Film Festival is an en-tertaining and insightful se-ries of local and internation-al youth-made shorts. Se-lected by a youth jury, the festival collection is full of humour, creativity, and cour-age. Tuesday April 14th, 7:00 PM at Centre 64, Kimberley - by donation. http://www.yeskimberley.com/reel-youth-film-festival.html
aPril 21guy DaviS in STuDio 64
A highly sought after blues singer/guitarist. Guy is a very personable and talent-ed performer bringing great soulful ballads and humor-ous anecdotes to the studio 64 stage.
aPril 23legacy BuilDerS
lunchFor those 50 and over.
Spring into spring with a salad buffet lunch. Free, just let us know you are coming.
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The second show in the Centre 64 spring concert series, is Guy Davis at Studio 64 on April 21, 2015
Spring arrives with song and celebration
Call Abundant Life Church 250-426-2866, 501 11th Ave. South Cranbrook.
SaT. aPril 18 anD Sun. aPril 19Sun valley Song
Sun Valley Song presents “ For the Beauty of the Earth”
Sun Valley Song presents their Spring concert, “For the Beauty of the Earth” (music inspired by nature) on Satur-day April 18 at 730 pm and Sunday April 19 at 230 pm. Concerts are at Knox Presby-terian Church at the corner of Victoria Avenue and 3rd Street South.
Tickets: $10, or $5 (12 and under) and available at Lotus Books, from Choir members or at the door.
SaTurDay, aPril 18Tea anD Bake SaleChrist the Servant Catho-
lic Women’s League invites you to join with us for our Spring Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 18, 2015 (1100 – 14 Ave. S., Cran-brook). The Tea and Bake Sale will run from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Cost of the Tea will be $5.00 per person. Come one, come all for re-freshing food, the bake table
and fellowship. Hope to see you there.
SaTurDay, May 23 Blue Moon MarquiS
STuDio 64This “Gypsy Blues” duo
will combine their repertoire of gutsy largely original tunes with their instruments guitar and string bass accompani-ment. Their influences stem from: Lonnie Johnson, Bill Jennings , and Django Rein-hardt to name a few. The last five concerts have been sell outs. Get your tickets soon.
Internationally renowned poet, spoken word artist and writer Shane Koyczan performs at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook, Monday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.
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AQUATIC CENTRE PARCEL TAX ROLLThe City of Kimberley is updating the Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax Roll.
A person may make a complaint to the Aquatic Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel on one or more of the following grounds:
•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectinga name or address on the parcel tax roll;
•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectingthe inclusion of the parcel;
•Anexemptionhasbeenimproperlyallowed or disallowed.
The Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection at Kimberley City Hall during regular office hours.
Request for Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax roll amendments must be made in writing to the City of Kimberley, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 2E8, by Monday, April 13, 2015 at 4:45 p.m.
If complaints are received, the Aquatic Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet at 9:10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Council Chambers.
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When our com-munities were founded the
first communal institu-tion that was built was often the local school-house. Among the first examples of British Co-lumbians pooling their resources for the better-ment of all was to ensure that children had access to the best schooling that could be provided under the circumstances.
Community mem-bers understood that the best way for these little communities to survive was to ensure that every child had the opportuni-ty to learn and grow.
Access to quality public education is seen around the world as being one of the most critical building blocks for a productive, inclu-sive and democratic so-ciety. And as a wealthy society, we can easily afford to ensure that every child, regardless of location or parentage, can have access to the best education. But that is not what is happening here in British Colum-bia.
Public education has been under attack by this government. It is deliberate and it is on-going. The latest budget underfunds public schools even further re-sulting in more cuts in
BC classrooms.The government
tries to say that we sim-ply can’t afford to pro-vide any more money to our school system, yet private schools were given 33% more of our tax dollars in the latest budget.
And to further prove the priority of this gov-ernment, Premier Clark has a Parliamentary Secretary, an MLA who is given a further $15,000 per year, whose job it is to promote private schools.
The clear agenda of this government is to further degrade the public system while in-creasing the transfer-ence of public money into the private system.
Up until now, teachers have led the fight to protect our public school system. Each teacher has taken on a significant financial loss as the money they gave up during the 6 week strike will never be re-gained through wage increases. They did it in an attempt to force this government to fund public schools properly.
We can no longer rely entirely on teach-ers to be the ones tak-ing on this fight. I be-lieve it is every child’s right to have access to quality public educa-tion. We cannot re-main silent while this critical asset is dimin-ished beyond repair.
spring by now, especial-ly judging by what is blooming in my gardens at Kimberley’s lowest el-evation!
The Daphne bushes, the dwarf purple iris and the crocus are blooming. The lilies (against the south foun-dation), hyacinths and daffodils are coming up, and I can see new green growth on the spurge and the oriental pop-pies. Hooray! Now all I have to do is get out and clean things up (groan)!
Although we had planned to have some-one in to talk about xeri-scaping with deer resis-tant, drought tolerant plants at our March meeting, we ended up having two members demonstrate Ikebana, the art of Japanese flow-er arrangements with a few simple, easy to do arrangements.
Our April meeting will be an outing to Root For Me in Marysville, where we will be able to get a look at an Aqua-ponics system, and be treated to a demonstra-tion on container gar-dening. Aquaponics is a
Club Members, and a chance for the public to get some plants at a re-ally good price - after all, being gardeners, we hate to throw plant divi-sions and “volunteers” away! More information will be published after our May 13th meeting.
In June, we will start our outdoor “meetings” - touring our members gardens, checking out changes, offering advice to new members who are just starting their gardens and generally having a good time!
The Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month. From October through May, we hold our meetings at Selkirk High School, starting at 7 pm in the Library. We
welcome anyone who would like to learn more about gardening in Kimberley, whether you are new to gardening or new to the Kimberley area. For more informa-tion on our meetings, call Nola at 250-427-1948. The Garden Club has web space at http://www.kootenaygarden-ing.com. There are sev-eral pages in the Kim-berley Garden Club sec-tion listing deer-resis-tant plants. In addition to hosting pages for the Cranbrook, Kimberley and Trail Garden Clubs, this website is incredi-bly informative with a wealth of gardening in-formation and tech-niques.
Happy Gardening!
News from the Kimberley Garden Clubsystem which combines aquaculture (raising fish or other aquatic life forms) with hydropon-ics (cultivating plants in water). In Aquaponics, the water the fish live in waters the plants, pro-viding aquatic nutrients, then the water is filtered (I believe) and returns to the fish tank. The Aztecs cultivated agri-cultural islands on plat-forms in lake shallows, and in modern times, many Asian cultures cultivate rice in combi-nation with fish or shell-fish.
At our May meeting (back in the Library at Selkirk), we will be plan-ning the logistics of our annual May plant sale, usually held the last Sat-urday in May. Plants on sale will be from our members gardens and/or veggie and herb seed-lings started early in-doors. We quite often have shrub divisions and house plants. It’s a fun day for our Garden
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NOTICE OF ROLL REVIEW PANEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING THE RESIDENTIAL FLAT RATE TAX ROLL
As in past years the City of Kimberley will be levying a flat tax on residential properties in 2015.
A Notice will be mailed to each residential property owner with a change in their flat tax status specifying the class of the property as either:
Sub Class A: Property with improvements; (buildings, including manufactured homes);
Sub Class B: Vacant Property
If you have a query regarding the flat tax roll status of your property the Residential Flat Rate Tax roll will be available for inspection at City Hall.
A Roll Review Panel will sit on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, B.C. for the purpose of correcting the RESIDENTIAL FLAT RATE TAX ROLL IF:
(a) (i) the name of the owner of a parcel of real property is not correct;
(ii) a parcel of real property is not residential property or,
(iii) a parcel of real property is not correctly identified as either Sub-class A or Sub-class B as indicated above, and
A complaint shall not be heard by the Roll Review Panel unless written notice of it has been made to the office of the Collector, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 2E8, by Monday, April 13, 2015 at 4:45 p.m.
Holly Ronnquist, CPA, CMACollector
PUBLIC NOTICEA GOOD PLACE TO BE.
SPECIFIED AREA TAX ROLLThe City of Kimberley is updating the Platzl Revitalization tax roll.
Owners of property located in the specified area may request that the roll be amended, in relation to their own property, on one or more of the following grounds:
•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectinganame or address on the assessment roll;
•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectingthe inclusion of the parcel;
•Anexemptionhasbeenimproperlyallowed or disallowed.
The specified area tax roll is available for inspection at Kimberley City Hall during regular office hours.
Request for specified area roll amendments must be made in writing to the City of Kimberley, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A2E8,byMonday,April13,2015at4:45p.m.
If complaints are received, the Specified AreaRollReviewPanelwillmeetat9:15a.m.onWednesday,April15,2015inCouncilChambers.
HollyRonnquist,CPA,CMACollector
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The Mount Polley incident occurred last year in August when a tailings pond dam collapsed, send-ing mining waste into Polley Lake and other nearby creeks and bodies of water.
After the disaster, the government mandated that all tailings ponds dams across the province be in-spected immediately.
“Part of the reason this is happening is because of the Mount Polley failure and new regulations that the government has brought in and it appears that Teck is doing everything it can to make sure it man-ages things properly,” said Goodwin.
Donald’s report also touched on acid rock drain-age containment structures, as water flows through
all the broken-up and crushed rock from the various spoil piles and tailing ponds.
“It picks up acid in metals and they need to con-tain that and treat it. They have currently 16 pump-ing stations that were actively capturing all that material in different parts of their operations and directing it towards their treatment facilities,” said Goodwin.
In terms of dam structure management, follow-ing the dam safety inspection report (DSI), the Chief Inspector required all tailings dams be reviewed for specific foundation conditions and water balance adequacy. A letter of adequacy by an independent engineer is due by June 30, 2105. Teck has the inde-pendent Engineer of Record reviewing it.
“I think people were generally aware that the time of greatest risks for Kimberley passed quite some time ago when the tailings ponds became in-active and the amount of liquids went way down,” added Goodwin.
“I understand there had been some dam failures in Kimberley in years gone by, but I think that given the new attention that’s being focused on this and the quality of the engineering that Teck can do, I think we’re pretty safe here.”
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Sullivan tailings ponds secure
“If this building doesn’t quite work out, what are other options that you’re looking at that might fit?” Graham asked.
McColl said there is a Plan B, but they have pushed it aside to pur-sue Plan A.
“We can’t stay where we are — the rents too high and the place is too small,” McColl said.
Coun. Danielle Car-dozo echoed an earlier remark by Coun. Tom Shypitka in that council supports the Arts Coun-cil itself, but has reser-vations about the fire hall proposal.
Cardozo said in her other job she deals with grants and felt there are
plenty of arts and cul-ture grants out there.
“I search for grants on a daily basis and those are ones that I al-ways wish I could apply for, because they are in abundance,” Cardozo said. “I’m confident that there is support and grants out there that you would be able to do this. I would like to see this happen. I don’t want to see this burden taxpay-ers.”
Cardozo said she would like to at least give a chance for the Arts Council.
“If you were given two years to do all the possible grant writing you could, say you made it to $400,000 and you
put all of that work into that and in two years you have not made it to your commitment by fulfilling everything you said, are you willing to walk over to plan B and away from that build-ing?” Cardozo asked.
Staplin said they would expect to have a timeline with delivera-bles and accountability.
“We would know fairly quickly how well our fundraising efforts are going,” Staplin said.
Mayor Lee Pratt said he supports arts and culture in the commu-nity.
“As a city we already make a sizeable dona-tion to that,” Pratt said. “My concern is every-thing you are basing
your business plan on is grants. So you’re spend-ing your pay check be-fore you got it. I look at your business plan and the revenue your pro-jecting from operations doesn’t come close to covering the cost of a facility such as this. Per-sonally I think you’re a little too ambitious with your visions.”
Pratt said the Arts Council has been around for a long time and he couldn’t see where any progress has been made.
“What happens if the
grants don’t come through? I know from experience, as little as I’ve had already, that the federal government, the provincial government, they are downloading it all onto the municipali-ties,” he said, adding that Cranbrook has a lot of infrastructure prob-lems to deal with and not much money to do it.
Staplin noted they also have plans on top of the grant funding, such as corporate fundrais-ing.
Pratt also noted that
grants still come from the taxpayers pocket.
“Whether I agree with the federal govern-ment or provincial gov-ernment giving it away or not, that’s my opin-ion,” Pratt said, then ad-dressed the notion that an investment into the fire hall would be good for the city either way — whoever took it over.
“To say that you put $2-300,000 into a build-ing and we get it back then we have a building that’s worth more… that’s not necessarily true, because if we de-
cided to do something else with that building, whether it be sell it or lease it, whoever leases it might come to us and say we want that re-moved,” Pratt said. “That’s an added cost to us because the renova-tions you did don’t fit into their plan.”
Jenny Humphrey noted that the renova-tions would be used to first repair the roof trusses and the weight bearing of the second floor — things she said would be valuable to any future buyer.
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TOM FLETCHERBlack Press
Drivers must vacate the left lane when a vehicle comes up behind them, unless they are passing another vehicle, avoiding debris on the road, allowing traffic to merge from the right, preparing to turn left or passing an official vehicle stopped on the highway.
That will be the rule any time when the speed limit is 80 km/h or higher and traffic is moving at more than 50 km/h, under changes coming to the Motor Vehicle Act.
Hogging the left lane and holding up traffic is already a ticket offence, but one that police found difficult to enforce due to the wording of the legislation, said Trans-portation Minister Todd Stone. The fine continues to be $109 for unnecessary use of the left lane.
Stone said slow drivers in the left lane are a big frustration, prompting drivers to pass on the right, which is also illegal. The changes are not intended to encourage people to exceed the speed limit in the left lane, he said.
Amendments tabled in the B.C. legisla-ture Monday also aim to clarify the prov-ince’s roadside driving prohibition law, after court challenges. That law gives po-lice powers to impound vehicles and sus-pend driving privileges for up to 90 days after a driver blows a “warn” or “fail” level of blood alcohol on a roadside screening device.
The “immediate roadside prohibition” program took effect in 2010, effectively re-placing most impaired driving charges
with administrative penalties, including a three-day driving ban and a $200 adminis-trative fee for those who register between 0.05 and 0.08, if the police officer has rea-son to believe the driver is impaired.
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oNGoiNG Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Mondays from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: [email protected] Star Quilters Society Meetings are held the 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:00 PM, basement of Centennial Centre, 100 4th Ave Kimberley. Welcoming all! Info call Heather 250 427-4906‘Military Ames’ social/camaraderie/support group meetings are held in the Kimberley Public Library reading room the first and third Tuesday’s of the month. All veterans welcome. For more information contact Cindy 250 919 3137 Dance/Practice: every Saturday. Practice from 7 to 8 PM, dancing until 11 PM. Dance With Me Cranbrook Studio, 206-14 A 13th Street, South, behind Safeway.Volunteers are needed to assist staff with childminding while parents attend programs at the Kimberley Early Learning Center. Come play!! Weekly or monthly for 2 hours. Diana 250427-0716 BINGO - every Monday except public holidays, 6:30 pm at Kimberley Elks, 240 Howard Street. Proceeds to Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank. All welcome!Funtastic Singers Drop-In Singing group; free to attend-just for fun! No experience necessary! CDAC Office&Gallery 135 10th Ave S, Tuesdays; 6.45-8.15pm 250-426-4223 / [email protected] / www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.comCantabelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays, 7-9 pm. Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4 part harmonies. Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808. [email protected] literacy and special projects at the Kimberley Public Library-visit the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore-an ongoing fundraiser- on Main Street Marysville, Wed-Sat 10:30-3:30. Operated totally by volunteers.The Canadian Red Cross is seeking Client Service and Technician Volunteer for the Health Equipment Loan Program in Cranbrook. Please go to http://www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed for more information or call 1-855-995-3529.Volunteers always needed for the Marysville Thrift shop! Please contact Marilyn @ 427-4153 or Jean @ 427-7072.Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook - serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981.East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the first Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for of the menu dinner 5:30-7:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies! Help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook: One way you can help is by donating to our “Blue Bin” located outside to the left of Wal- Mart. This bin is there for any clothing items or soft items. (250)489-3111 or email us at @bigbrothersbigsisters.caMasonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.
uPcoMiNGHave Camera Will Travel.... Join Keith Corbould presenting “Canal Adventures in Italy & France” at Centre 64 on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre.2015 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, March 25, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Exact Tax. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.“Far Above the Clouds - Nepal 2014” a travelogue by David and Patricia Stock and Sabine and Gebhard Pfeiffer for Canadian Friends of Nepal. Will include their travels to Annapurna Base Camp and other areas of Nepal. Wed. March 25 and Mon. March 30; 7 pm at the COTR Lecture Theatre. Admission by donation.Art Movie Night at Centre 64 - Friday, March 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm - “Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring”. Also, A Hands-on Experiment: The Emotional Impact of Cut Paper Design. No Host Bar, snacks, admission by donation. View the movie and stay for conversation afterwards.Conference: April 17-18, Fri: 7pm, Sat: 9:30am, 2pm, 7pm. “Kingdom Living: Walking in Emotional Health”. Speakers: Jason and Lauren Vallotton from Redding Calif., at House of Hope Cranbrook, 629-6th St NW. Registration: www.ihopecranbrook.com. Info: 250-421-3784.April 23 - Legacy Builders Lunch (for those 50 and over), 11:00 a.m. Spring into Spring with a Salad Buffet lunch. FREE. Just let us know you are coming. Call Abundant Life Church, 250-426-2866. 501 - 11 Ave. S., Cranbrook.
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Rules clarified for driving in left lane
New highway signs are being installed to remind drivers to keep passing lanes clear.
The Daily Townsman/Daily Bulletin wishes to make a clarification in regards to an article published on Friday, March 20, about the installation of fibre optic Internet in Kimberley.
The article mentioned that with the installation of fibre optic Internet from Telus, Kimberley will have access to speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (MBps).
For the sake of clarity, Kimberley has had access to download speeds of up to 120 MBps through cable broadband ser-vices offered by Shaw since 2010.
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A Costa Rica sojourn
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F O R T H E TO W N S M A N/B U L L E T I NCollege of the Rockies Professional
Cook Training program auxiliary instruc-tor Chef Steven Lechmann recently par-ticipated in a professional development opportunity in Costa Rica.
Discussions about training opportuni-ties between Instituto Nacional de Apren-dizaje (INA) in Costa Rica and the Col-lege’s International department began in 2014. When the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica to share knowledge was pre-sented to the College’s Cook Training faculty, Chef Steven was quick to jump at the opportunity.
“The chance to travel to another coun-try and to not only share the skills that I have but to also be able to learn about their culture and their cooking methods was something I definitely wanted to be a part of,” says Lechmann.
During the week of the exchange, 22 Executive Chefs from across Costa Rica participated in professional develop-ment, focussing on carving, garnishing and pastries. Lechmann lead the training in pastry work, sugar work and plate ar-rangement but also had the opportunity to learn carving skills and traditional Costa Rican cuisine from the local chefs.
College of the Rockies International Projects and Marketing Specialist Ian Murdoch comments “We were happy to support Chef Steven in this opportunity. Exchanges like this provide a tremendous opportunity to build relationships and establish partnerships. We are hoping this is a first step toward more exchanges and potential collaboration on projects, similar to our work in Bolivia, the Carib-bean, Kenya and Tanzania.”
The week-long program concluded with a formal luncheon with the Execu-tive Chefs presenting their culinary best to Lechmann for evaluation. He docu-mented the competition on camera and will share a presentation about the expe-rience with the College’s Professional Cook Training students.
It was not all work for Lechmann who also had the opportunity to explore the area. He found the locals very generous
with their time and hospitality; his taxi driver Juan even brought him home to have dinner with his family.
“To be able to immerse myself in the culture and to learn traditional cooking techniques from a family in their own home was an incredibly valuable expe-rience,” continues Lechmann. “Costa Ricans have a true passion for cooking and for providing top-notch service. I hope to pass these ways of thinking on to our students here at COTR.”
All of Lechmann’s learning was not of the culinary variety, however. “Over-all the entire trip was very humbling,” he recalls. “The Costa Rican people are not materialistic like we can be in Can-ada. That really made an impact on me. I am reminded that I need to be less wasteful.”
Learn more about College of the Rockies Professional Cook Training program at: cotr.ca/cook
COTR Cook Training instructor Steven Lechmann recently returned from a tre-mendous professional development opportunity in Costa Rica.
COTR instructor heads to Central America for professional development
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The last American troops are being pulled out of Yemen after al-Qaeda fighters stormed a city near their base on Friday. Houthi rebels who have already overrun most of the country are closing in on Aden, the last stronghold of Presi-dent Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. And on Sunday ISIS (Islamic State) sent suicide bombers into two big mosques in the capital, Sanaa, killing 137 people.
The US State Depart-ment spokesman put the best possible face on it, saying that “due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the US government has temporar-ily relocated its remaining personnel out of Yemen.” He even said that the US contin-ued to support the “political transition” in Yemen. But there is no “political transi-tion.” There is a four-sided civil war.
Why would anybody be surprised? There has been no 25-year period since the 7th century AD when there was not a civil war of one sort or another in Yemen. (And the impression that it was less turbu-lent before that may just be due to poor record-keeping.) But this time it’s actually frightening the neighbours.
Yemen’s current turmoil started in 2011, when the dictator who had ruled the country for 33 years, President Ali Abdul-lah Saleh, was forced out by non-violent democratic protesters (and some tribal militias who backed them). Saleh’s deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, took over and even won an election in 2012, but he never managed to establish his authority over the deeply divided country.
Hadi had the backing of the United States and most of the Arab Gulf states (including Yemen’s giant northern neigh-bour, Saudi Arabia) because he was willing to fight the Islamist extremists who had seized much of southern and eastern
Yemen. But his main preoccupation was actually the Houthis, a tribal militia based in the largely Shia north of Yemen.
Angry at the status that the north was being offered in a proposed new federal
constitution, the Houthis came south in force and seized Sanaa last Septem-ber. In February, after months of house arrest, Hadi fled to the great southern port of Aden, his home town and Yemen’s second city, and declared
that the capital instead. So the Houthis came south after him.
Meanwhile Saleh, the former president, returned from exile and made an alliance with the Houthis — despite the fact that he had launched six major offensives against them back when he was president. That’s what radicalised the Houthis in the first place, but they needed some national fig-ure on their side as they moved deeper into the south, and Saleh is at least a Shia. He will have to do. Clear so far? Good.
The third contender for power is al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), whose forces, like the Houthis, are only a half-hour’s drive from Aden. As its fighters closed in on Aden last week, AQAP seized the town next to the airbase where the American forces were living, and Washing-ton ordered them out. The last thing it wants is American military hostages in AQAP’s hands.
It is not yet clear whether AQAP and the Houthis will fight each other first (and then the winner gets to attack Aden), or whether one of them will grab the city and try to defend it from the other. It’s even possible that Hadi can hold Aden — but he proba-bly can’t take back the rest of the country.
And we mustn’t forget the fighters of ISIS (Islamic State), who announced their presence in the country last month. Their
sole operation of note so far has been the suicide attacks on two Shia mosques in Sanaa. But as Sunni fanatics in a country that is currently being overrun by its Shia minority, ISIS will not lack for recruits. If it doesn’t qualify as a full fourth force yet, it soon will.
In conventional terms, Yemen doesn’t matter much. It has a lot of people (25 mil-lion), but it is the poorest country in the Arab world. Its oil has almost run out, and its water is going fast. You could argue that its geographical position is “strategic” — at the entrance to the Red Sea, commanding the approach to the Suez Canal — but it’s hard to see any Yemeni government get-ting the kind of military forces it would need to close that waterway.
What worries people is the possibility that the jihadis (either al-Qaeda or ISIS) could come out of this on top. They are certainly not there yet, but many Sunnis will see them as the best chance to break the hold of the Shias who, despite their in-ternal quarrels, have collectively dominat-ed the country for so long.
Shias are only one-third of Yemen’s population and the resentment runs deep. The Houthi troops now occupy almost three-quarters of the country’s densely populated areas, but it would be an exag-geration to say that they actually control all that territory. They are spread very thinly, and if they start to lose they could be rolled up very quickly by the jihadis.
That could turn Yemen into a terror-ist-ruled “Islamic State” with five times the population of the one that sprang into exis-tence last July on both sides of the Syri-an-Iraqi border. The odds are against it, but after that “July surprise” nobody is ruling it out.
Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London
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LAS VEGAS — The first ticket has yet to be sold, but the richest fight in boxing his-tory is getting richer by the day.
New estimates show Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s payoff for fighting Manny Pacquiao could easily be $180 million, up substantially from earlier predictions of $120 million. Pacquiao gets the short end of the purse, but even that is expected to be well over $100 million by the time every-thing is tallied up.
The money is staggering, though not exactly unexpect-ed. Five years of waiting seem to have only piqued the pub-lic’s demand for the one fight even casual fans of the sport want to see.
“For whatever it’s worth, the buildup over these years has certainly enhanced the fight,” promoter Bob Arum. “Everybody knows about it now, even people who don’t follow boxing. Plus we have a good economy, unlike in 2009 when people were out of work and didn’t have the money to spend.”
Fans will certainly have to pay a price to see the May 2 welterweight title bout, espe-cially those lucky enough to
score a ticket inside the MGM Grand arena itself. Ticket prices there range from $1,500 in the upper deck to $7,500 at ringside - and only a small percentage of the tick-ets will actually be put on public sale.
Arum said Tuesday the gate at the MGM alone will be more than $72 million, oblit-erating the previous live gate record of $20 million in Neva-da set by Mayweather’s 2013 fight with Canelo Alvarez. Though the MGM will pro-vide some tickets for its big-gest gamblers, Arum said even the celebrities who can
normally get free tickets to sit ringside will have to pay full fare for the fight - if they can get their hands on tickets at all.
Promoters announced a deal Tuesday with Sky Sports to televise the fight on pay-per-view in England and parts of Europe, part of an-other $35 million expected to come in from foreign rights. Add in another $10 million in sponsorships - Tecate beer will be the main sponsor - and the fight will gross more than $100 million before a single home in North Ameri-ca buys the pay-per-view.
Less certain is how many people will spend what is ex-pected to be $100 or so for the pay-per-view in the U.S., but that could easily break re-cords, too. Mayweather’s 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya currently tops the charts with 2.44 million buys, but many think Mayweath-er-Pacquiao could do more than 3 million homes despite softness in the pay-per-view market in the last few years.
Cable networks HBO and Showtime have yet to an-nounce the pay-per-view price.
With promoters holding
the upper hand for this fight, though, that split could end up 65-35 in favour of the pro-motion. And if 3 million homes buy the fight at $100, that would mean about $200 million in revenue to May-weather Promotions and Ar-um’s Top Rank from pay-per-view alone.
Add in the other money and the two camps will have more than $300 million to divvy up. With Mayweather getting a 60-40 split, that would mean a purse of $180 million or more to May-weather and $120 million or more to Pacquiao.
Both purses would dwarf the biggest ever in boxing, including the 2007 fight with Mayweather in which De La Hoya made a reported $52 million. Mayweather’s big-gest payday was against Alva-rez, when he was guaranteed $41.5 million and may have made another $20 million off the pay-per-view sales.
“You get to this level where you’re making nine figures in 36 minutes,” Mayweather said at the fight press confer-ence this month in Los Ange-les, “and you have to be a winner.”
Judging from the money on the table in this bout, it’s hard to find a loser.
The rich get richer: Mayweather, Pacquiao purses soar on fight hype for bout in Vegas
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (left) and Manny Pacquiao
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Kamloops Storm needed a win to get back into the KIJHL championship and on home ice for the first time in the series, they made good with a 3-2 double-overtime victo-ry Tuesday night.
“This is where we are. If it was easy in the league final, there’s something wrong,” said Kimberley Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks. “Whoever wins this will remember it more than if it was a four-straight type thing. It’s a battle.
“I didn’t expect it to be a four-straight series anyhow. They’re too good a team. They were desperate. They played desperate and we made one mistake.”
Kyle Lohmann
ended Game 3 with a backhand spinner that just slipped past the outreached left leg of Tyson Brouwer to give the Storm new life 5:34 into the second over-time period, cutting the Dynamiters series lead to 2-1.
“Every squirrel gets a nut every once in a while,” Lohmann told Adam Williams of Kam-loops This Week. “The puck just popped out and I swung at it and got a good bounce. I’m very thankful.
“We needed that. We have a lot of belief in that locker room and it just took that one. We got it now and I think we’ve got a lot of confi-dence going into the next game, pushing for-ward, going into Kim-berley for Game 5. I’m really happy with this group.”
With time winding down in the third peri-od, the Storm were able to force overtime cour-tesy a pair of goals by Brayden Dale and Max Patterson.
Dale started it off with a nice backdoor finish, taking a pass from Ian Chrystal to make it a 2-1 game with 9:02 to go in regulation.
Patterson — a Koo-tenay Ice prospect — finished off the come-back.
After Brouwer made a stellar sprawling save on Mitch Friesen, the 6-foot-3, 165-pound Patterson banged home the rebound to tie the game 2-2 with 5:09 re-maining in the third pe-riod.
“The boys never gave up. The PP goal early for them brought life to their bench. The guys just kept going, stuck with it,” Storm head coach Ed Patter-son told Adam Williams of Kamloops This Week. “Even down 2-0, there going into the third, they just kept doing the little things, and even-tually wore them down. We definitely got lucky there with the game-winner.
“This team does a great job blocking shots and collapsing to the house. We just had to get them chasing, get pucks through. Once we got pucks on net, second and third chance rebounds, we got lucky.”
In their first game on Olympic-sized ice at McArthur Park Arena in Kamloops, the Dyna-miters looked at home early on, taking a 1-0 lead through 20 min-utes of play.
“It’s a foreign ice sur-face that you some-times question whether you can play on it or not,” Bancks said. “We definitely proved we can play on it.
“We adapted quite well. The shots we faced favoured them but when you think about breakaways, two-on-ones and really good opportunities, I thought we had more than they did…I thought we adapted really well to the play.”
Kamloops takes double-OT thriller in Game 3
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Kimberley’s Tyler Kinnon takes out Addison Bazian (29) of the Storm
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Avalanche finished fifth in its first tournament of the club volleyball sea-son in Kelowna.
Playing in the 13-team, 15-and-under boys’ division of the Okanagan Super Volley event, the Cres-ton-based Avalanche won four of six matches, losing only to the even-tual finalists.
E.K. finished second in its five-team prelimi-nary round-robin group, posting victories of 25-21, 26-24 over the Van-couver/Surrey Eagles (who placed third at the tier 3 nationals in 2014), 25-10, 22-25, 15-9 over Kelowna Kahuna and 25-18, 25-18 over Air At-tack Black of Richmond.
The local team’s only defeat on opening day, on the campus of UBC Okanagan, was 25-10, 25-18 to Focus Blur, the No. 1 club team in the province last season which trains out of Co-quitlam but represents the entire Lower Main-land, drawing members from North Vancouver to Cloverdale and points in-between.
Those results set up a second-day meeting at George Elliott Second-ary School with the
Prince George Kodiaks, who had gone 3-0 in their first-round pool. The northerners had to rally from a set down to subdue the Avalanche in three sets, 23-25, 25-17, 15-6.
E.K. swept Apex Black of Vancouver 25-22, 25-20 in a close match for fifth place.
The Kodiaks ad-vanced to the champi-onship match where they fell to Focus Blur 25-13, 25-7.
Members of the Ava-lanche, a branch of the Cranbrook-based East Kootenay Volleyball Club, included three Creston players — Davis Nelson, Marcus Bell and Mark Armstrong — plus coaches Mike Nelson and Niall Cobbe.
Dylan Bohmer, Park-er Thomson and Quinn Grist hail from Cran-brook while Andrew Craig, Ben Gilmet and Talon Vale are from Fernie.
The Avalanche has three more competi-tions on its 2015 sched-ule, including a home tournament April 3-5 in Cranbrook. The team plays in Calgary twice in May, first for the Alberta provincials and finally for the national club championships.
EK Avalanche finish 5th in 1st tournament
of the club season
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Fighters who trained out of RMAMA still making waves after their club closed.
It was a sad day for Coach Joel Huncar when he closed the door on Rocky Mountain Academy of Martial Arts in August of last year. However he knew that this was not the end and the month of February was proof that he was right.
The RMAMA fighters and coach did not have to look for a new home for very long, Master Simon Wachon invited the RMAMA crew into his facility and it is now out of Evolution Martial arts that they train. Coach Huncar is teach-ing kids and adults out
of evolution in the arts of Muay Thai and Arnis. But last month they put their training to the test and jumped back into the competition circuit.
On February 7th three of Coach Huncar’s fighters travelled to the Progressive Fighting Academy in Lethbridge Alberta to compete in continuous sparring kickboxing tournament. Dante Young, Age 9, Quinn Robertson Age 15 and Tyson Hirscher Age 18 represented the Cranbrook team.
Young unfortunately lost a couple of split de-cisions and came away with a very respectable fourth place and a lot of praise for his skill. Rob-ertson and Hirscher on the other hand blew through their competi-
tion, not losing a single fight and came away with two gold medals.
For Robertson, this being his first kickbox-ing tournament the gold medal was extra sweet.
Three weeks later Robertson and Hirscher went to represent their club once more. On February 28th they trav-
elled to Calgary and again Robertson fought another continuous kick boxing tournament at Mike Miles New Gladia-tors 22 in Calgary Rob-ertson again made short work of his opponents and came away with a first place trophy.
Tyson Hirscher on the other hand stepped
it up and was the main event in a full contact three round Modified Muay Thai smoker (Non sanctioned fight). The fight was fierce but Hirscher’s knees to the body of his opponent took the wind out of his sail and that combined with Hirscher’s incredi-ble stamina and pace
got him a unanimous victory over his oppo-nent, Jordan Boa from Champions Creed in Calgary.
RMAMA may be gone but the bond that was created there is still strong, fighters, coach-es, families and friends are still supporting each other and still working
hard.If one thing was
proven from this last month that from the ashes of the past hard work and determination and new allies are going to create some stronger fighters and Cranbrook still has a home for Muay Thai and Arnis at Evolution Martial Arts.
RMAMA fighters rise from the ashes
For the townSmanTwo members of the Cranbrook Eagles
Boxing Club returned home from Hamil-ton, Montana, victorious after competing in the Dean Walrod Boxing Card.
The “little guys with big punches” — Carter Bannink and Ty Kolbeck — punched their way to victory one week after making their ring debuts in Stand Off.
Sixty-five-pounder Bannink took it to his opponent right from the opening bell, stopping only when the referee stepped in to give his opponent, Carlos Reyes, from Great Falls, Montana, two standing eight counts. Bannink continued his aggression into the second round and after two more eight counts the bout was stopped, Ban-nink victorious by TKO.
Kolbeck, at 75 pounds, was up next and after watching teammate Bannink make quick work of his opponent, he used the same fight plan and went right after oppo-nent, Timmy Sellers, from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning Montana. Both boxers stood toe-to-toe exchanging punches for three rounds with Kolbeck getting his hand raised in victory after the dust had settled.
Both boxers head back to the gym to prepare for more ring action in the coming weeks.
Eagles boxers fly in Montana
Pictured: Eagles coaches Bill Watson and Adam Gareau and boxers Ty Kolbeck and Carter Bannink.
Storm takes double OT thrillerThe Nitros took advantage
of a power-play opportunity as defenceman Jonas Gordon carried the puck down the right wing before driving the net. After Storm goaltender Jacob Mullen made the initial stop on Gordon, Alex Ro-solowsky followed up on the play and was able to chip a quick shot over the pad of the 6-foot-4 goaltender to give the visitors a 1-0 edge.
The Storm carried the play through the opening 10 min-utes of the second period, only to have any momentum swept away as Ryan Keis and Addi-son Bazian took back-to-back penalties to give the Dynamit-ers a five-on-three man advan-tage.
After whiffing on his first shot attempt, Nitros forward Braden Saretsky retrieved the loose puck and snapped a shot low past the glove hand of Mullen to give the visitors a 2-0
lead.Mullen made 27 stops for
his win of the series, while Brouwer was good on 37 of 40 shots.
“We’re still up 2-1 in the championship series, so we’ve just got to keep doing what we’ve been doing and being a little bit more solid in our own end,” Saretsky said. “We’re doing fine.
“It was our first game as a team in this barn. We were all I little bit nervous, I think, on the wider surface. We just need to bear down a little bit more on passes and get pucks deep. We’ve got to keep forechecking them like we did in our barn.”
The two teams you right back at it Tuesday night, with Game 4 scheduled for 8 p.m. (MT) at the McArthur Park Arena in Kamloops.
“It’s a huge game. I’m a big believer in the resiliency of my guys,” Bancks said. “They’ve
been resilient all year long through all kinds of adversity. They seem to respond and bounce back.
“They need to stop wasting energy on anger and disap-pointment. That’s done. When the game’s over, it’s over. Now you prepare for the next game and that’s all you can really control — your next shift. It’s been our mantra all playoff and that’s what we have to do — control our next shift.”
Game 5 back at the Kimber-ley Civic Centre is a certainty Friday night. What remains to be determined is whether or not the Nitros will be able to clinch a KIJHL championship on home ice. Game 4 will help decide. A Game 4 victory for the Nitros will give them an opportunity to clinch the KIJHL championship on home ice.
“They’re going to be hungry to have a chance to wrap it up at home and we’re going to be
hungry to make sure they know we want this more than they do,” Patterson said.
“They’re a good team. I don;’t know if it was tired — we were just a little bit more des-perate. That’s what it boils down to.”
Notes: Kimberley was 2-for-4 on the man advantage in Game 3, while Kamloops went 0-for-2…Attendance at McArthur Park Arena was just under 600 spectators for Game 3…Storm forwards Mitch Friesen and Bobby Kashuba each earned two assists…
The Townsman/Bulletin has you covered for the KIJHL championship as sports editor Taylor Rocca will be headed to Kamloops for Games 3 & 4. For live updates, follow Taylor on Twitter (@taylorrocca) and keep eyes on dailytownsman.com/kijhl/ for nightly game stories.
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COMICSANNIE’S MAILBOX
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your optimism draws people out, and before you know it, you could find yourself backing off. Perhaps you are hearing more than you want to. You also might be considering a situation around an individual at a distance. Tonight: Expect a little upheaval. Look at it as excitement. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will want to weigh the pros and cons of your assets and what you offer to others. As a result, you will gain more of a perspective about how others view you. You might want to rethink your presentation. To-night: Run an errand or two. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have a way of appealing to others and drawing them out. You’ll gain more understanding of those in your life as a result. Try not to be overwhelmed by everything you hear. Others think you have all the answers. Little do they know! Tonight: Do
what you want. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You can go over the same situ-ation only so many times. You might want to pull back and be-come more of an observer. Pre-tend that you are each person involved with this issue and go through the whole story in your mind as that person. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might want to understand exactly what is needed to finish a project. You can ask insightful questions to get a better sense of what has kept this issue on the back burner. Infuse your en-ergy into this situation, and you will be a lot happier. Tonight: Hang with your friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be full of opinions right now. You need to say little and ask yourself why you are being so judgmental. Do some thinking, as your views might be causing problems with oth-ers when you least need them to. Tonight: Return calls and emails. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Keep reaching out to someone whom you are interested in get-ting to know better, whether it be professionally or personally. You might be copping more of an attitude than you realize. De-tach some, but respond to that person openly. Tonight: At the movies with good company. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You still might be wondering if you can lasso one specific indi-vidual who intrigues you. You probably need to be more open and willing to speak about what ails you. Remember that hon-esty is the best policy. Tonight: Paint the town red. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might want to consider making a change. You have been a bit down about recent events, and an adjustment could be in order. First, try tak-ing a few days off. You could have a mental block, and you will need to clear your head. Tonight: Homeward bound. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) One-on-one relating will take on new significance. Someone you have put on a pedestal will
let you know how he or she feels. You never move quickly on issues like this. Consider picking up the pace this time. Under-stand what is happening with a friend. Tonight: At home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Understand that others count on your humor, wisdom and willingness to chip in. Is this OK with you? All these requests could be the source of an inordi-nate amount of stress. Perhaps the time has come to take bet-ter care of yourself. Tonight: Out playing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A personal matter could be getting the best of you. Though you might not want to let oth-ers know what a toll this issue is taking on you, they will be able to see it in your face and in your energy levels. Tonight: Head home and make a favorite meal. BORN TODAY Actress Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), musician Elton John (1947), journalist Howard Cosell (1918) ***
Dear Annie: I am a male, over 60, gray, balding and noticeably over-weight. Because of back problems, I choose to wear suspenders instead of a belt. So, why is it that women of all ages think it’s OK to snap my sus-penders, or at least express a desire to do so? Most recently, it was a younger woman on the staff of a hospital ER while I was waiting for my wife to be treated. I’m fairly certain that if I were to snap their bra straps, they would slap my face and call the police, and rightly so. Why, then, do these ladies believe they have a right to put their hands on me? -- Lost for an Answer Dear Lost: We have no clue why anyone, male or female, would think it is OK to treat your suspenders as though they were a child’s toy to play with. You likely appear to oth-ers as jocular and friendly, which makes them treat you as though you are familiar and accessible -- their favorite uncle. And there may be something about suspenders that en-courages people to touch them. But this doesn’t excuse their behavior. If someone approaches you a little too closely, feel free to back away or ask them to keep their hands to them-selves. Another option, of course, is to cover the suspenders with a jacket or sweater. And, readers, please keep your hands off the merchandise. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Hurting for My Brother-in-Law.” She said her brother-in-law’s wife died, and her three sons from a previ-ous marriage put her first husband’s name on the headstone. I can under-stand their reasons. My mother remarried when I was 17, and she died 15 months later. Her second husband asked my per-mission not to use my father’s name on the headstone. It seemed reason-able, so I agreed. The headstone only shows her maiden name and that of her second husband. Years passed, and I had only minimal contact with my stepfather, who died a long time ago. My grown children never knew him. They worry they will be unable to find their grandmother’s burial plot because they don’t easi-ly recall my stepfather’s last name. I phoned the cemetery and requested that they cross-reference Mom’s mar-ried name with my maiden name (my father’s name), but they refused. In years to come, my children’s de-scendents may wish to know where their grandmother is buried, but her second husband of one year will not be remembered. -- G. Dear G.: You should make certain that your papers include your moth-er’s married name so that future gen-erations will have a record of it and can locate her gravesite. You also might find out from the cemetery whether you can add anything to the headstone or who can give you the authority to do so -- perhaps your stepfather’s children, who may not have any objection to your adding your father’s name. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read fea-tures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Cre-ators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM
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Former resident Martha Meeks passed away at Victoria General Hospital in Victoria, BC on March 8, 2015 in her 88th year, with family by her side.
Born February 2, 1927 in Avonlea SK, the daughter of Emerentia Medinsky and Markus Bornowsky. Martha
moved to Cranbrook BC where she enrolled in and graduated from St. Eugene’s Hospital School of Nursing January 3, 1949 with her nursing career spanning over 30 years most at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake BC.
Martha married David Murdoch Meeks August 06, 1949 in Cranbrook. After a brief stay in Golden BC they moved to Williams Lake in 1967. Martha’s Beloved husband David passed away in Williams Lake April 19, 1971.
Martha is predeceased by her parents, her brothers Mike (Adelia), Mark (Kay), Joe (Jean), Wilfred (Lynne), and Rudy and by her sisters Emma (Bill) Petrynko and Rose (Manley) Parsons.
Martha is survived by 2 sons, Allan Meeks and Bill Meeks, 5 daughters Bonnie Hyldig, Helen Meeks, Ann Nichols (Dennis), Peggy Meeks and Jan Brunache (Steve). Loved and cherished by her 21 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren, sister Leona Lane, sister-in-law Jill Bornowsky, and brother-in-law Cyril Lane and many nieces and nephews.
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