Known as one of the world’s greatest lead- ers, symbolizing freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela, former South African president died on Thursday, Dec. 5. He was 95 years old. Mr. Mandela is revered for his dedication with the anti-apartheid movement, (the ANC - African National Congress) which eventually lead to his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Arrested for leading a national worker’s strike, Mr. Mandela was incarcerated for five years, then life imprisonment for ‘political offences.’ While imprisoned, he earned a Bachelor of Law degree and fought for better conditions for his fellow prisoners. Twenty-seven years later, Mr. Mandela rose to power becoming South Africa’s first black president. For the first time in history, all men and women of voting age were allowed to vote. Mr. Mandela was elected president in 1994. He served one term in office and in 1999 stepped down as president. Although he said he was retiring, he went on to mediate peace talks, established a global HIV/AIDS campaign and foundations to provide scholarships for African children. “Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father,” said South African President Jacob Zumaduring the televised announcement that Mandela had departed. “Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss.” Volume 65 Issue 50 Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Proudly serving the community since 1948 • www.similkameenspotlight.com SPOT L IGHT The Similkameen Weather Watch Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday High -4/Low -9 High -4/Low -8 High 0/Low -7 High -1/Low -5 High 1/Low -4 With this coupon receive $3.00 OFF Blue Buffalo & Blue Wilderness Assorted Dry Dog & Cat Foods Coupon Expires December 24, 2013 4-136 Tapton, Princeton Plaza 250-295-7381 [email protected]◆ Valid Only at Everything Pets ◆ One per Customer ◆ Offer subject to cancellation at any time $1.10 Includes TAX COMMUNITY Rest in Peace Johnny Pop Bottle Page 3 EVENTS Chamber Christmas event a hit Page 12 Sensible BC, not enough—vows to try again Page 18 LIFESTYLES Nelson Mandela dies at 95 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Lisa Carleton [email protected]Junior entrepreneur Lukas Jackubec wants to take music lessons, so along with the help of his mom Susan, has become a business owner/operator to earn his own money to do so. “I’m the business boss,” says young Lukas, mom Susan adds with a giggle, “Yes and I am the production assistant.” Susan says that young Lukas has wanted to have his own business for quite some time. He had the idea to do hot chocolate sales from their home, but mom thought it might be better to do sales in a more central location. Together, Susan and Lukas came up with ideas for the business, “Luke’s Christmas Cheer.” Christmas Cheer packages contain items like; Snowman Poop, Grinch Pills and Reindeer Food and droppings— just to name a few. Each individually wrapped cheer item comes with a little ditty—explaining what it is or how to use them. Leaning in close, Lukas explains what the cheer packages are made of. He speaks in barely a whisper…so no one else can hear—he does not want to give his secrets away. Lukas has also designed a few Christmas decorations for your tree or to hang on your wall. He has also created his very own reproductions of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. With his determination for business, mom wanted Lukas to have the real experience in setting one up. Susan set up appointments with the local Valley First Credit Union and with Town Hall. See LUKAS - Page 8 Lisa Carleton [email protected]Eight year old starts his own business Lukas Jakubec is presented with his very own business license by Mayor Frank Armitage and Town of Princeton CAO Rick Zerr. (not in photo) The license entitles Lukas to run his business, Luke’s Christmas Cheer for a year. Susan Jakubec photo
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Known as one of the world’s greatest lead-ers, symbolizing freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela, former South African president died on Thursday, Dec. 5. He was 95 years old.
Mr. Mandela is revered for his dedication with the anti-apartheid movement, (the ANC - African National Congress) which eventually lead to his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Arrested for leading a national worker’s strike, Mr. Mandela was incarcerated for five years, then life imprisonment for ‘political offences.’ While imprisoned, he earned a Bachelor of Law degree and fought for better conditions for his fellow prisoners.
Twenty-seven years later, Mr. Mandela rose to power becoming South Africa’s first black president. For the first time in history, all men and women of voting age were allowed to vote. Mr. Mandela was elected president in 1994.
He served one term in office and in 1999 stepped down as president. Although he said he was retiring, he went on to mediate peace talks, established a global HIV/AIDS campaign and foundations to provide scholarships for African children.
“Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father,” said South African President Jacob Zumaduring the televised announcement that Mandela had departed. “Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss.”
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Junior entrepreneur Lukas Jackubec wants to take music lessons, so along with the help of his mom Susan, has become a business owner/operator to earn his own money to do so.
“I’m the business boss,” says young Lukas, mom Susan adds with a giggle, “Yes and I am the production assistant.”
Susan says that young Lukas has wanted to have his own business for quite some time. He had the idea to do hot chocolate sales from their home, but mom thought it might be better to do sales in a more central location.
Together, Susan and Lukas came up with ideas for the business, “Luke’s Christmas Cheer.”
Poop, Grinch Pills and Reindeer Food and droppings— just to name a few. Each individually wrapped cheer item comes with a little ditty—explaining what it is or how to use them. Leaning in close, Lukas explains what the cheer packages are made of. He speaks in barely a whisper…so no one else can hear—he does not want to give his secrets away.
Lukas has also designed a few Christmas decorations for your tree or to hang on your wall. He has also created his very own reproductions of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.
With his determination for business, mom wanted Lukas to have the real experience in setting one up.
Susan set up appointments with the local Valley First Credit Union and with Town Hall.
Eight year old starts his own businessLukas Jakubec is presented with his very own business license by Mayor Frank Armitage and Town of Princeton CAO Rick Zerr. (not in photo) The license entitles Lukas to run his business, Luke’s Christmas Cheer for a year.
Susan Jakubec photo
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In the top 5000 - Princeton Grads win $1000 scholarship each
Princeton Secondary School is pleased to announce PSS Grads of 2013, Kirsten Haayer (left) and Kendra Leiding (right) qualify for a Graduation Program Examination Scholarship of $1000 each. This scholarship is given to graduating students who rank among the top 5000 Grade 12 students in British Columbia on all five provincial exams (Science 10, English 10, Math 10, Social Studies 11 and English 12). Congratulations to Kirsten and Kendra and best wishes for your current and future endeavours.
Former PSS graduate, Claire Bibby achieves Bachelor of Science with honoursBeatrice and Gordon Bibby are very proud to announce that their daughter, Claire Lillian has graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Geology from the University of Ottawa on Oct. 15, 2013. Her honour’s thesis studied the sedimentary facies and rock layers of the Hudson Bay Platform and made an assessment of its hydrocarbon potential. Presently Claire resides in Calgary and is taking courses leading to Database Management certifi-cate. In mid-January, Claire will be joining the oil and natural gas company – Norwest Corp. to work as a geo-statistician.
Princeton Secondary Student of the Month
Layne Robillard has been chosen for the November 2013 Student of the Month Award at Princeton Secondary School.Layne was nominated by teacher Jason Palmer for being a positive role model in the community.Lane has been Highland Dancing for 13 years and has become a Highland Dance instructor herself.She offers two classes; one for children ages 5 to 9 and one for ages 8 to 10.Layne received a $25 Gift Card for her award.
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Community mourns the loss of the quiet contributor
John O’ Rourke arrived in Princeton in the early fifties. He married Rose Alexandre and together they raised six children; Doug, Phyl, Joanne, Colleen, Brigid and Therese.
John owned and operated O’Rourke’s Transfer, a delivery company that delivered almost anything you could think of. He delivered pop, which got him dubbed ‘Johnny Pop Bottle,’ milk, groceries, sawdust, dirt—whatever he was asked to—within reason, he did.
John was always helping people move.“He moved my family from Allenby in to
Princeton in 1957,” said Mayor Frank Armitage. “He helped a lot of people around here.”
John was best known as “The Garbage Man.” He picked up Princeton resident’s garbage for 47 years. During that time he got to know people pretty well.
John never hesitated for a second if he knew someone was in need. He was especially protec-tive of mom’s and children, gave out many a financial loan or gift and arranged for other forms of help if necessary.
“He was a very upstanding citizen,” said for-mer Mayor of Princeton, Mr. Randy McLean.
“John worked hard for the community for many years and provided his services at extreme-ly reasonable rates.”
John loved to sit over coffee and chat about the news, local or otherwise. If you didn’t have the funds to pay for coffee, he simply told you to, “sit down and join me anyway— I got it.”
If you were a out for an evening and John
was in the place, you had a dance partner for sure. John loved to dance, was a great dancer and made sure the ladies enjoyed themselves, whether they knew how to dance or not!
He was a man with a huge heart filled with a bounty of compassion, and John shared that freely with his community.
He will be missed.“John was a fine citizen and a good business
man,” said Mayor Armitage, “He was a man who very quietly helped many, many people. It was his nature—he was very nice to be around.”
John O’Rourke will be remembered by many as the quiet contributor and one nicest fellows you could ever meet.
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Interior Health CEO Dr. Robert Halpenny and board chair, Norman Embree visited Princeton’s physicians, health care personnel and local politi-cians, on Wednesday Dec. 4 during a routine site visit. The visit was part of their tour of facilities within Interior Health’s jurisdiction.Both gentlemen are pleased with the ‘team model of health care’ in Princeton and with the work the Health Care Steering Committee and the Support our Health care groups are doing for the com-munity.
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VICTORIA – The federal government stepped up its sales pitch for new pipelines to the B.C. coast last week, as it prepares for the imminent release of the federal review panel’s report on the feasibil-ity of the Enbridge Northern Gateway project.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver arrived in Vancouver to release an expert panel’s report on the current state of tanker safety on the West Coast. It was the first of two reports that tell the Stephen Harper government in blunt terms how steep a hill it must climb to enable energy exports to Asia.
Oliver gave a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade the following morning, where he vowed to implement one of the panel’s key recommendations. Legislation is coming to ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, must pay for any environmental damage from resource development and transport.
The panel was chaired by Gordon Houston, a former Prince Rupert harbourmaster and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver. Its report details the little-noticed fact that coastal waters around Victoria and Vancouver are already congested with shipping traf-fic, including Alaska oil tankers, and are at “very high risk” of an incident.
Of course that “very high risk” should be seen in the B.C. con-text, where there has never been a serious oil spill at sea in a century of continuous petroleum shipping.
The report calls for potential polluters to show they are prepared for a “worst case” discharge like the 1989 Exxon Valdez grounding in Alaska. It tells Ottawa the Canadian Coast Guard must be prop-erly funded to serve as incident command.
Oliver recounted efforts made so far, including annual tanker inspections, increased aerial surveillance and marine markers. And he reminded his audience that Canada’s only energy export customer, the U.S., is about to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer.
The second federal report was from Doug Eyford, a lawyer who has been meeting for months with aboriginal communities in north-ern B.C. and Alberta.
He found, as Enbridge has reported, that many aboriginal com-munities are working with energy producers to get the economic activity they so desperately need. (Most urban people likely don’t believe this, because the conflict-addicted media report mostly protests.)
Eyford’s report is no whitewash either. It reminds Ottawa that B.C.’s unresolved aboriginal title and a general lack of trust of both the energy industry and the federal government are key obstacles to the largest economic opportunity in the world today, the rise of Asia.
Eyford was dealing with the profusion of gas pipeline projects that are set to cross northern B.C., as well as the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan Canada oil proposals. The entrenched opposition is against oil, particularly heavy oil in tankers.
Politics and protesters aside, these are the facts for B.C. The prosperous provinces in Canada today are Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, based mainly on energy development. The rest are strug-gling.
B.C. continues to lose skilled workers to Alberta, where oil sands development continues to expand despite the continuing chorus of U.S.-financed misrepresentation of its environmental impact.
It’s a key moment in Canadian history. This is where we see if we can go beyond our status as a client state of the U.S.
This year’s B.C. election, where pandering to urban protest back-fired on the NDP, suggests a new seriousness in the public mood.
More people understand today that our comfortable modern society with free-access health care is a fragile thing. We have it bet-ter than most of the world, for now.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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Police officers often deal with the aftermath of horrible crashes, and the impact those crashes have on grieving loved ones. Whether it is a fatal or seri-ous injury collision the life altering consequences to the families involved is immeasurable. What is missed by the impaired driver is the lifelong burden that families will have to endure as the result of their stupid and irresponsible decision.
“We don’t call these accidents,” says Corporal Robert McDonald, spokesperson for RCMP Traffic Services. “There’s nothing accidental when someone makes the decision to get behind the wheel when they are impaired.” Sadly too many people in this province still don’t grasp the gravity of impaired driving. That’s the conclusion of the BC RCMP Traffic members, who recently shared true stories of impaired drivers they have dealt with during their careers.
We hope that by sharing these alarming stories, early in the Counter Attack season, will provide an extra incentive for people to find alternate ways of getting home, such as public transit, cabs or a desig-nated driver,” says Cpl. McDonald
“Please, take time to consider your actions. You don’t want to be on this list next year, or worse, on the list of people that have killed or seriously injured someone as the result of being impaired.
In possession of all his ‘facilities’ The suspect’s defense lawyer in an impaired
driving trial asked a Traffic police officer who was testifying in a packed courtroom, if he’d provided his client with an opportunity to use the facilities. When the police officer tried to be discreet in his answer, the judge instead instructed him to offer a full description. The police officer then described how the defendant had to use the wall to steady himself, but swayed so much that he urinated on two different urinals and the wall. When the laughter in the courtroom died down the defense lawyer simply said, “No more questions your honor.”
Should have listened to his wife A traffic team was working on a roadblock on
the Lougheed Hwy. A van pulled up with a male driver, who smelled of liquor. Police administered an Approved Screening Device (ASD) test, and the driver blew a FAIL. As the traffic officer was explaining the process to the driver, a woman in a taxi claiming to be his wife showed up. However, the man was alone in his van, and had not made any calls while police were dealing with him. The mystery was solved when the woman told the traffic officer she had been with her husband at a party. She then said to her husband, “I told you that you had drunk too much, and to take the taxi with me!”
Is this the highway?A constable was sitting in his marked police car
pulled over on the shoulder of Hwy. 99, north of Squamish. A vehicle pulled up beside him in the slow lane, and the driver stopped, rolled down her passenger window, asked the constable where the highway was. The constable asked her to pull in front of his police car, and the driver again asked where the highway was, and stated she was trying to get from Vancouver to Squamish. She had just driven over 20 kms northbound on the highway, looking for the highway, and a town she had already passed.
Across BC the RCMP will be out in full force at Counter Attack road checks this holiday season, looking for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police encourage everyone to make a plan before they head out to holiday festivities.
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Dear EditorOn Thursday evening I attended a Speaker’s Tour on genetically modi-
fied organisms (GMOs). The speakers were Dr. Thierry Vrain and Dr. Shiv Chopra.
Dr. Vrain is a retired soil biologist and genetic scientist with Ag. Canada, and Dr. Chopra was a microbiologist with Health Canada who was pressured to approve the Bovine Growth Hormone. When he refused he was fired in 2004.
I’m always surprised when I hear people confusing genetic engineering with hybridization and breeding. We hybridize plants with each other to make a bigger flower, or a new colour, or resistance to disease. We breed animals together for certain traits. This is done within the laws of nature. But genetic manipulation is just that – taking the genes from one species and inserting it into another. Spiders were not intended to breed with goats. Jellyfish won’t breed with pigs. And tomatoes don’t mate with fish. Even human genes have been tried with rice, corn and tobacco.
This is runaway technology with no holds barred. Some information I picked up from the talks:
There are now 420 million acres of genetically engineered crops being grown at this time, mainly to allow plants to accept the herbicide Roundup. This was done to reduce the use of pesticides but it was a dismal failure. The use of pesticides increased by over 600 million lbs. since 1996 and now the weeds have become resistant and more and more Roundup is necessary.
It was also touted that yields would increase. Another failure – yields are higher where no GMO crops are grown. We lost our flax and canola markets in Europe because of GMOs, yet we’re still toying with allowing it in our apples, alfalfa, and fish (to name a few).
There are numerous studies that are alarming but squashed by the big players who conduct their own “studies” and tell us that no-one has got-ten sick from GMO food, but since GMOs have been on the market there is a spike in celiac and Crohns disease, autism, Alzheimer’s, depression, obesity, infertility, gastro-intestinal disorders and kidney and liver damage.
We are all eating GMO food in one form or another and it’s difficult to avoid if we eat (and we all do) corn (sweet, starch, oil), soy, canola (in almost all salad dressings), sugar (beets – cane sugar is ok so far), grain (because of all the pesticides used), papaya, and maybe pineapple.
If we could convince our governments to ban 5 things all the food we eat would be organic:
1. hormones – these are used to bring all the animals in a particular facility into heat at once and is a carcinogen.
2. antibiotics – bovine growth hormone causes more mastitis which requires more antibiotics.
3. (the creepiest) slaughterhouse waste. This is the floor scrapings from slaughterhouses (bones, blood, skin, feathers and even road kill) which is rendered down and fed to animals, even milk cows.
4. GMOs5. pesticidesBut we may as well stand in front of a train. One statement sent a chill
down my spine: “We are destroying the whole ecological system from the inside.”
The room was full of concerned people but we noticed few politicians. We were pleased to see George Bush and Alan Patton there (both farm-ers) and, of course, Arlene Arlow who helped organize this with Alex Atamanenko, our MP, who was not in attendance himself but was repre-sented by Lilly Zekanovic, who told us that Alex’s Bill C257, Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Modified Foods, is still alive.
This tour has been met with standing room only wherever it’s been pre-sented as more and more people are becoming aware of this issue.
Oh by the way, another revelation – Stokes Seeds has been bought by Monsanto.
SincerelyDonna Stocker, Cawston, B.C .
Dear Editor,I would like to congratulate the members of
the Tulameen Community Club as well as other individuals and businesses who made the “Raise the Roof” project possible.
In addition, I would like to thank our Provincial government as well as Brad Hope and the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen for their sup-port and financial contribution.
This has truly been a community effort. Well done Tulameen!
Alex Atamanenko, MP BC Southern Interior
Dear Editor,On Monday December 2, we laid to rest our
friend John O’Rourke; this man personified good-ness and caring for neighbours. He did it quietly, behind the scenes, whether a single mother with hungry children, the shut-in elderly or those just down and out; he was there to help!
John often phoned me or called into my office to alert me to those in need, especially the elderly! Thank you John for passing our way, we honour you for your goodness and being a good neigh-bour to the entire community. R.I.P. dear friend…
Peace & HappinessJoyce Fraser
Dear Editor:Re: “One Stop Shop for Medical Care”Ms. Brown’s reason for not considering Dr.
Smith’s offer does not ring true. Before IHA took over everything, medical, we had a hospital and two downtown clinics. It never interfered with the quality of service that Princetonians received.
What a shame that IHA refused Dr. Smith’s offer. How would this offer be an added expense to IHA? All the equipment was being donated, the only cost to doctors was rent. Don’t the doctors have to pay IHA rent for their office at the Cascade Medical Centre?
The original setup worked well; all the doc-tors collaborated; they even provided a Christmas Doctor’s Show every year, an event highly antici-pated in town. The money raised went to worthy causes, such as scholarships, etc.
On Nov. 6th, I sent a letter to the Minister of Health, our MLA, Dr. Halpenny (IHA CEO), A. Neuner (IHA), D. Lommer (IHA), and C. Rerhais (IHA) regarding this matter. I’ve yet to receive a reply from this group. A courtesy response no lon-ger appears to be the norm. Unfortunately, I did not send one to Ms. Brown who appears to be the spokesperson for IHA.
She did compliment Princeton by saying, “You can’t knock Princeton...” It is community cen-tered.”
Herein lies Princeton’s strength; the people know what they want and it isn’t what IHA wants.
M.Masiel, Princeton
Become aware of GMOsRemembering John
Well done Tulameen
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� e Town of Princeton is looking for individu-als to participate on the Princeton Airport Select Committee as members to advise Council and sta� with regard to speci� c operational issues a� ecting the Airport and lands. Also to provide advice on any proposals that Council refers to the Committee with regard to use and operation of the Airport and lands.
The Committee shall consist of 7 (seven) members, appointed or as otherwise directed by Council, with 3 (three) community mem-bers at large. The appointments are made for a three-year period.
If you are interested, please submit your name and address to the following address by December 31st, 2013:
Town of PrincetonPO Box 670151 Vermilion AvePrinceton, BC V0X 1W0
Princeton Airport Select Committee
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No easy solutions for deer problem in Princeton
During the regular meeting of Council, Dec. 2, Mr. Brian Harris, Wildlife Biologist for the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife presented options for manag-ing the deer population in town. While there are options to dealing with the deer, there are, “no easy solutions,” said Harris.
Lukas prepared a business plan, (spent a week doing so) and set out for his appointments.
At Valley First Lukas showed his business plan and gave a product demonstration after which, he received advice on business loans and accounts as well as some tips for success.
Next stop was Town hall where he met with Mayor Armitage and CAO Rick Zerr.
Lukas again presented his business plan and gave the product demonstration.
“I was very pleased to meet this young man,” said Mayor Armitage, he’s quite industrious.”
Mayor Armitage explained that Lukas is the youngest applicant to apply for a business license and that he and Mr. Zerr, “proudly granted the young man’s request and due to the very special circumstances, waived the fee for the license.”
Lukas said he is “Very pleased and quite excited to have my business license.”
Mayor Armitage was also quite proud to announce that he was, “the first customer of Luke’s Christmas Cheer.”
On Saturday, Dec. 7 Luke and mom Susan were stationed at the Stuff Your Stocking store located in the old flower shop on Bridge Street. https://www.facebook.com/groups/shopprinc-eton/
It was a great venue for the young entrepre-neur, sales went very well.
Susan and Lukas have also designed a Facebook group for his business.
Check out Luke’s Christmas Cheer, https://www.facebook.com/groups/432394753529227/ view the products he has for sale and follow his progress as a young entrepreneur.
LUKAS - from page 1
Eight year old Like Jakubec along with help from mom Susan, starts business to earn money for music lessons.
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Councillor Pateman extends Council’s appreciation at Fair and PXA AGM’s
Councillor Doug Pateman offi-ciated the election of officers for both the Agricultural Fall Fair and the (PXA) Princeton Exhibition Associations.
During both annual general meetings the councillor extend-ed appreciation on behalf of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Princeton for all of the volunteers and the work they do for the com-munity.
“Your groups are incredible,” he said, “Council commends you for jobs well done.”
A special note of thanks was given to Dawn Johnson by PXA president Paul Bedard.
Bedard thanked her for her dedi-cated service to the PXA and all the user groups. Johnson has been a valued member for 31 years.
The following are the board of executives for the PXA and Fair groups for 2014.
PXA - president - Paul Bedard. Vice president - Danny Kastor, sec-retary - Odelle Simmons, treasurer - Fran Murphy and directors, Ken Crompton, Dawn Johnson, Lisa Carleton, Della Osbourne and Walt Halipchuck.
Fall Fair - president - Danny Kastor, secretary - Fran Murphy, treasurer - Lisa Carleton and direc-tors; Rose Flegel, Shirley Fredin, Sue Gereau, Dawn Johnson and Jennifer Bernard.
Mr. Brian Harris, Wildlife Biologist for the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife gave a presentation to Mayor and Council during the regu-lar meeting of Council on Dec. 2.
His presentation included an explanation of the environmental and social reasons deer occupied towns, the consequences of their doing so and gave options for man-agement.
Conflict reductions such as haz-ing, repellents, landscaping alter-natives were discussed as well as population control techniques like, reduction and fertility control.
Administrative options (some of which Princeton has already done) were mentioned; coordinated deer counts, public education and the amendment of municipal bylaws; banning of ungulate feeding, regula-tion of land use or type of landscap-ing and weapon use and hunting.
Councillor Pateman asked about the methods of “spooks” - the way
to scare off the deer. “Do you have to keep changing methods?”
Harris replied, “Deer will get used to almost anything, it’s best to keep changing them up.”
Harris noted that he had spo-ken with Council in 2007 and that Princeton had done a deer count in 2009, but the level of concern with the deer dropped off. “Now it’s back,” he said.
Harris went on to describe what other municipalities had done and were doing and offered the sugges-tion that Council develop a manage-ment plan to further actions already in place. ie) Deer brochure and sur-vey.
“If there was an easy solution, we’d have had it fixed long ago,” said Harris.
Mayor Armitage thanked Harris for the information presented. He then noted that Princeton had paid a ‘big price in the loss of a conser-vation officer for the area.’ “I hope that something objectively positive can happen,” he said.
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The result of collaborative change at SOWINS is ripe for sharing. This year long process has culminated in a new logo, new website, renewed vision and move of our offices.
Our new logo was created by Timothy Tweed of NRG Design for TLB Marketing Essentials. We are very pleased with the result. The stylized shelter, mobius strip and open door in healing colours of pink and blue blend into a strong image representing our values and our work.
The new website and social media was also designed and built by NRG Design & TLB Marketing Essentials. The new site has a contemporary look and fully encompasses what SOWINS offers our clients, supporters and community. We appreciate the clean look with easy navigation and inviting visuals. We look forward to keeping it fresh, up-to-date and informative. Please visit www.sowins.com and send us your comments.
Our annual Strategic Visioning session was held in September. We renewed our vision of a society where women and children live their lives free from violence and abuse. We also expanded our view on how to accomplish this… long term… a facility that houses all the services we provide… including the emergency shelter, social enterprise and long-term housing. We are excited to begin transferring the vision to the planning stage in the near future.
Over the course of the next week, SOWINS will literally be moving up in the world. Programs and services currently spread between the first and second floors of the Commerce Court Building at 246 Martin Street will consolidate onto the third floor. We will have more natural light and be working together out of the same space. Choosing change is a challenge - it takes commitment and work. But when the time is ripe and a choice is made, the results are rewarding and can exceed expectations!
...Choosing change
#303 - 246 Martin Street, Penticton, BC (250) 493-4366 [email protected] www.sowins.com
SOWINS Annual Donation AppealIt is that special time of year when giving is foremost in our thoughts and actions. At SOWINS we give every day of the year to women and children who have experienced or are at risk of abuse. Each year we help hundreds with our 24 hour crisis line, Transition House, outreach counseling and support services. In 2013 we helped 958 women and 199 children.With a service area spanning Summerland to Osoyoos – Naramata to Keremeos, nearly 4000 square miles, sometimes we can feel stretched quite thin. Once a year we appeal to our community asking you to help our work by making a cash donation. We are asking you to give so that you can help women and children in your community to move beyond abuse. In 2013, 4 % of transition house usage and crisis calls were women and their children from the Keremeos area. Women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds ac-cess our services. Cultural considerations can make our work extra sensitive for immigrant populations. Recently a new Canadian came to us for help. She had arrived to find a drug-addicted, HIV positive, abusive man as her future husband. Her life is extremely difficult. Her children are Canadian citizens and therefore she can not take them out of the country without the father’s approval. She is alone without any immediate family in the country. In her married family no one will hear or support her story. She can not leave the situation, she has no money and no where to go. We are working to get her to the government authority that can help with her complicated case, while also giving her the support to keep herself and her children as safe as possible.By donating to SOWINS, you can help others like her; women and children who may be in immediate crisis or coping with past abuse that is impacting their lives today. You can make your donation by dropping off or mailing a cheque to SOWINS, #303-246 Martin Street, Penticton V2A 5K3 or visiting www.sowins.com and contributing through the Canada Helps link. If you would like to discuss more giving options please contact us at 250-493-4366. SOWINS is a registered charity CTN# 12998 7665 RR0001 Wishing you a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season. Thank you from the team at SOWINS.
...Choosing change
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SpotlightCOMMUNITY
All they want for Christmas is their dogs backKRAMER & SADIE - 2 dogs lost from the Third Bench area of Princeton.Both dogs went missing from their home area on Tuesday, Dec. 3.Kramer (top photo) is a black & white Springer-Spaniel.Sadie (lower photo) is a Golden Lab Cross.There have been no reports of sightings of the two pups and the family is quite worried.Please call Reuben or Barbara if you have any information. 250-295-6414 (home) or 250-295-2821 (cell)
Crazy Christmas tree contest
The Princeton Community Arts Council invite you to place your vote in their Crazy Christmas Tree contest. The trees are on display in the old Bug Nut store on Vermilion Avenue next to the Sunflower Gallery. Votes can be made at any time as there is paper, pencils and a drop box located on the window ledge outside. The contest runs until Friday, Dec. 13
The Sunflower Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday to Saturday. The gallery will be closed for the winter months of January and February—reopening in the spring.
Chamber hosts Christmas gathering
Barbara Bushewsky, director of the Princeton & District Chamber of Commerce took on and completed the task of organizing the Chamber of Commerce first annual Community Christmas Gathering, cosponsored by The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #56 and Cowboy Coffee/CoCo’s Bistro.
Just shy of 100 people from the business community (employers and employees) were treated to an evening that included a traditional Christmas dinner and entertainment provided by the The Switchmen.
A scrumptious Christmas dinner was pre-pared and served by Legion members; Bernadette Kelleher, Doreen Poulsen, Maureen Turner, Helen Pouch, Bernice Witiuk, Blaine Marsel and Derek Winter. Also helping with the evening were; Darren Hiebert, Karen Wittich, Jean Lindsay, Shelly Giles, Natalie Young and Cindy Corbett.
Ten gift bags courtesy of Joyce Edwards of the Winking Pedlar and the Chamber of Commerce were presented to door prize recipients.
Dancing and socializing ended the evening, with many thank you’s and congratulations extended to Bushewsky for a job well done.
Barbara Bushewsky, director for the Princeton & District Chamber of Commerce extends a welcome and introduces the Switchmen, local band who provided the dance music for the Community Christmas Gathering.
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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN
HOLIDAY HOURS OF OPERATION
The main office at 101 Martin Street
will be closed over the upcoming holiday season
from:
December 25 to 27and closed January 1
If you have an urgent matter please call the
RDOS Emergency After Hours line at:
250-490-4141
LANDFILL REDUCED WINTER HOURS
Campbell Mountain Mon to Sat
8:30 a.m - 4:45 p.m.
Okanagan FallsMon to Fri
10 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Oliver Mon to Fri
12 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Sat
10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
KeremeosSunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
All landfills will be closed
Statutory Holidays and Boxing Day
Contact the RDOS at 250-490-4129
for further information
CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL
Natural Christmas Trees, free of contaminants, can be brought to any local landfill in the RDOS free of charge.
Check with your local municipality or the RDOS for potential Christmas Street collection programs in your community.
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By Jo HughesManning Provincial Park: When the 2010 Olympics was run-
ning short of snow, where did they find it? Manning Park, of course. With its higher elevation and being located on the edge of the BC interior, Manning Park often gets snow well before the Coastal Mountains and it has been no different this year.
Saturday, December 7 marked the opening day for the Manning Park Resort Nordic Centre and many Vancouverites braved the chilly weather to get a chance to play in the snow. Winter seekers went snowshoeing, cross country skiing and enjoyed the night lit outdoor skating rink.
Currently the majority of the Nordic trails operated by Manning Park Resort are groomed for classic skiing, but there are sections of the upper trails groomed for skate skiers as well, including the Campground Loop, the Mini Loop and Strawberry Flats. In addi-tion those who came into the Nordic Centre this weekend were given a sneak peek at a proposed trail expansion for skate skiers and classic skiers alike.
Tired of being cold, but not having any snow to enjoy? The Manning Park Resort Nordic Centre is open seven days a week from now until April 6. Hours of operation are from 8:30am-4:30pm Sunday to Thursday and 8:30 a.m. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Currently, they are offering discounted rates on trail tickets due to the early season conditions, and plenty of options for winter fun including equipment rentals, retail items and lessons
from certified CANSI instructors.Downhill skiing or snowboarding more your style? December
13 is the official opening date for the Manning Park Resort Alpine Area giving you even more options for winter enjoyment! Lifts will be running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 13 to 15.
For more information or to book accommodation at Manning Park Resort, contact us by phone: 604-668-5922, by email: [email protected] or visit our website at www.manningpark.com
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The following businesses were too late to list their new or changed number in the 12-13 phone book:
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The South Okanagan Heat is a Bantam Rep Hockey team that draws players from Osoyoos, Oliver, Grand Forks and Princeton. 26 players tried out in August with only 17 spots available. This year Mike White and Corey Thompson, both local boys brought up in Princeton Minor Hockey, made the team and have been large parts of a very successful year so far!
Thompson is one of two goalies on the team and as such he splits duties. Coaches have com-mended Corey on his play of late and his always positive attitude on the ice and off.
“This is the best team I have ever played on. All the guys are playing for each other and we really have fun together,” said Corey after the tournament. “Winning is pretty cool, too!!”
White has spent time at center this season, but has recently moved back to defense, where his coaches have praised the way he sees the ice and makes smart decisions. It showed in Merritt, where he was on the ice for zero even-strength goals against in four games.
“I have been playing D for about 8 years, so I see things better back there. I feel a lot more comfortable. We are very strong up front, we score a lot. Moving back I think I help the team more, and I can bring some help to our first year D-men.”
Over the Nov. 25 weekend the Heat travelled to Merritt for a 3 day tournament against teams from North Shore, Mission, Chilliwack, Langley, Burnaby and Merritt.
Corey was in goal for two games, winning both against North Shore and eventual runners-up Langley. White chipped in 6 assists as the team won all four games on their way to the first tournament win of the season. In winning the tourney the Heat out-scored their opponents by a whopping 41-13, including a 12-2 final against the Langley Eagles.
The South Okanagan Heat is scheduled to play in Princeton in January at the Annual Jr. Posse Bantam tournament. Dates of play are January 10 -12. Come out and cheer on the boys, as they play their only true home games of the 2013-14 season.
White, Thompson win big in Merritt
Mike White and Corey Thompson, both local boys brought up in Princeton Minor Hockey, play for the Bantam Rep team, the South Okanagan Heat. The boys will be in Princeton to play at the annual Jr. Bantam Tournament January 10-12. Come on out and cheer them on!
Richard WhiteContributor
This past weekend the South Okanagan Midget Rep team travelled to Castlegar for a tournament.The team truly is a South Okanagan team – Five players from Oliver and four from Osoyoos are joined by two from Grand Forks. Rounding out the roster are five Princeton players – Craig Thompson, Tristen Vandermeulen, Parker Thiebert, Brett Herrick and Morton Johnston (injured). Craig has been called up to the Posse for eight games to date, while Morton is looking to come back next weekend after tweaking a knee playing for the Posse last weekend in the 100 Mile House game.The season has been very successful to date. They have a combined record of 18-1-1 with tournament wins in both Winfield and again in Castlegar this past weekend. The boys edged Elk Valley 6-5 on Friday. Saturday games saw 9-4 vic-tory over Nelson followed by an empty net goal to secure a 4-2 win over a very strong Spokane squad. The Sunday final over the home team went to double overtime before being decided 4-3.
Next up for the team is their home tournament this upcoming weekend . All games Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be in Osoyoos.
Contributed/Dean Johnston
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During the Posse Game on Saturday, game attendees tossed touques out onto the ice instead of the usual teddy bear toss. The toques gathered will go to the Crisis Assistance Program and be distrib-uted to those in need, helping them to be a bit warmer this winter.
Toques instead of
teddy bearsLisa Carleton/Spotlight
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Sensible BC gets 210,000 signatures — vows to try again The Sensible BC campaign to spark the decriminalization of marijuana in B.C. is officially up in smoke after falling short of its goal.
Pot activists got 210,000 signatures or about two-thirds of the 300,000 needed – 10 per cent of voters in all 85 B.C. ridings – for their initiative petition to potentially trigger a referendum. They had aimed for a target of 450,000 to provide a buffer against disqualified signatures.
“It’s a pretty remarkable accomplishment,” Sensible BC head Dana Larsen.
“We’ve definitely demonstrated a high level of organi-zation and support for this cause. Had we been operating under the rules of pretty much any other referendum system in the world, we would have qualified to be on the
ballot.”He said the 4,500 registered petitioners – triple the
number at the start of the 90-day campaign – reached the threshold required by Elections BC in 19 electoral districts and got at least eight per cent in five more.
Successful local campaigns happened on much of Vancouver Island, the Kootenays and other parts of the Interior.
But in the vote-rich Lower Mainland that holds the most districts, marijuana advocates came up short.
They reached the 10 per cent threshold in just Vancouver-West End and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, with no other local wins in the rest of Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley. They came closest in the three North Shore ridings with eight per cent plus.
Sensible BC aimed to compel the province to pass legislation banning police from expending any time and resources on simple marijuana possession.
Larsen said canvassers were harried in some areas by opponents and at times by calls to police as they tried to
collect signatures on SkyTrain and BC Ferries.The outcome is nowhere near the 700,000 signatures
gathered by Fight HST forces en route to their winning referendum.
But Larsen argues the province must now look “very seriously” at the marijuana issue, particularly as states such as Washington and Colorado move to full pot legal-ization.
He says history shows even failed campaigns can have impact.
A prior initiative in 2002 pushing proportional repre-sentation got 98,000 signatures but led to a citizens assem-bly on electoral reform and ultimately two referendum questions on the issue.
Signatures were being delivered to Elections BC Monday and Larsen said Sensible BC will take a break over Christmas before deciding when to mount a new petition campaign, along with other forms of political engagement.
“We’re definitely going to do it again,” he said.
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Our three days spent in Hong Kong were lovely. I’m almost ashamed to say that Paul and I made a beeline for the first McDonald’s Restaurant we had seen since leaving Canada, but the idea of a coffee and a McMuffin with cheese (there is very little cheese in China folks) was overpowering.
Hong Kong is such an interesting city! The surrounding mountains and har-bour limit horizontal construction. We took an outdoor escalator up the side of a mountain which was intersected with busy crowded streets that ran perpendicular to its path. Later we took the Star Ferry to the Hong Kong side of the harbour. We rode the Peak Tramway to Victoria Peak itself. One poor soul was so terrified of the angle of ascent that I was quite sure she was going to jump out before we reached our destination. Her partner managed to hang onto her shirttails until we stopped. Once at the Peak, we were able to look out over the harbour at the enormous skyscrapers with names on them like Sony and Samsung. Only the exceptionally wealthy people lived at the very top of the Peak.
Their household staff brought the owners’ perfectly groomed dogs down the narrow road past the shops and restaurants for an outing. We tourists were suit-ably impressed. Because we had no specific agenda, Paul and I had time to wander on our own, always using the waterfront as our reference. I made a few sketches on the pedestrian mall near our hotel and we spent time people watching. As Hong Kong is such a cosmopolitan city, we saw folks from many cultures. There were expensive shops in the downtown area and there was a wonderful gallery and museum. That evening we joined again with Sharon and Wen and explored more, behaving like goofy tourists. We even found a few folks who spoke English!
April 14 we left Kowloon and Hong Kong to fly to a city I never in my wildest dreams imag-ined I would visit. Ho Chi Minh City, previously known as Saigon, had such a weight of history for me. When I lived in Winnipeg, years ago, many suffering souls found refuge in the prairie
city that had absolutely nothing in common with Saigon. I could hardly bear the anticipation.
We were met at the airport in Ho Chi Minh on that sultry evening by Maestro Simon, a close friend of Wen and Sharon. We would later attend a concert orga-nized by him at an international school for children of Korean business people living and working in Vietnam. Simon had a taxi ready for us and we were whisked off to The Blue Diamond Hotel on Thu Khoa Huan Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh. Oh my! We were treated like visiting royalty and all the days we stayed there, we were greeted with the same enthusiasm.
The next morning Simon was waiting for us. Something was up. He knew that if we were going to survive in Ho Chi Minh we’d better learn how to cross a street because there are no crosswalks. He marched us right out to the main avenue. My mouth went dry. There are four million motorcycles licensed in Ho Chi Minh and all of them were on that avenue! I felt Simon was enjoying this a bit too much but here’s what he taught us.
Wait for a small gap and then make your move diagonally into the current. Do not hesitate! The drivers will go around you, judging by your speed and angle. Sharon grabbed me very firmly by the arm, I told myself this was a good day to die, and off we went. What a rush!
Everything after that was easy. We were set to explore Ho Chi Minh!
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O’ROURKEJOHN: It is with profound sorrow, that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad, John O’Rourke on November 28, 2013.Dad was born in the small village of Annamoe, Co. Wicklow,
Ireland on August 21, 1927. He was the second eldest in a family of thirteen children born to Michael and Anne O’Rourke. The family was not well off, and when a family friend, Sam Tyndall, visited with stories of how great the opportunities in Canada were, and how the streets were paved in gold, Dad listened. He left his family and girlfriends behind, but not his Irish roots and boarded the boat to Canada.He arrived in Kelowna, in 1948, after a long and horrible journey, if he was telling the story. He soon learned that the streets were not paved in gold, and even worse, you did not meet the ladies, milking cows at 4 am. He then worked in construction, on the tugboat, and in one of the hotels. He left Kelowna and more girlfriends in Kelowna in 1953.He arrived in Princeton and assumed the duties of front desk clerk at the Princeton Hotel. He met and married Rose Alexandre, and together raised six children, Doug, Phyl, Joanne, Colleen, Brigid and Therese. He was an awesome Dad, always doing something special for us, like keeping our gas tanks full. Sadly, Rose passed away November 11, 1984.He started his own business, O’Rourke’s Transfer, and delivered anything and everything from dirt to family prized possessions. But he was probably best known for being the garbage collector, no sanitation engineer label for him, much to the dismay of his daughters. He loved what he did as it allowed him his social time. He nally retired in November 2002 at the age
of 75.And perhaps, he was least known for his charitable acts. He had a huge heart, inherited from his mother, he would say. He would open his wallet for any sad story, and not require recognition or a tax receipt in return.Throughout his life and especially in his nal years, Dad was an active member
of St. Peter’s Parish, a great ambassador of Ireland, a Leisure Inn seat warmer, an amateur weather forecaster and news reporter, a loving friend, brother, Uncle, Dad and Grandpa.Many thanks to all the staff at Princeton Hospital, Dr. Munro, Dr. Black for their compassionate care; to Bob and the Hanson Funeral Home for making the arrangements; to Fr. Clarke for of ciating the Mass, to Dad’s friends at St. Peter’s Parish for the reception following; and not to forget all his friends for their friendship throughout his life.Also many thanks for your many prayers, condolences, cards, owers, food and donations. Each and everyone is sincerely appreciated.He will live forever in many hearts, especially ours,Doug and Deanna Alexandre, Phyl and Robert Schepens, Joanne and Chet Dondale, Colleen and Louis Doyle, Brigid Kavanaugh/Gord McEwan, Therese and Michael Grgich, sisters and brothers in Ireland, sister Joan in Ontario, 19 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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AQUARIUS: Aquarius, some irregularities have begun to pop up of late. It is not up to you to figure out what is going on, though. Others will discover the truth.
PISCES: Pisces, your head may be in the clouds, but it is quite comfortable up there. Just don’t linger up there too long.
ARIES: Participate in something new and interesting this week, Aries. The perfect activity will present itself in the next few weeks, so be sure to keep your eyes open.
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GEMINI: Listen to advice this week, Gemini. Loved ones only want to help and provide support, so keep that in mind when those closest to you offer some guidance.
CANCER: Cancer, your suspicions may be aroused by someone who has been paying more attention to you than normal. It could be something completely innocent, but right now you’re not sure.
LEO: Every day is a learning process, Leo. You will find that there are a number of new ideas swirling around in your head, and if you pin one down, you may be on to something.
VIRGO: Your colleagues at work may be making things difficult, Virgo, but there is nothing you can do about it right now. Just work your hardest, and things will turn out for the best.
LIBRA: Libra, prepare to juggle multiple responsibilities in the coming days. Be ready to multi-task and expect to be pulled in multiple directions.
SCORPIO: Scorpio, a small misunderstanding turns into a larger battle this week. But you have the power to put the flames out quickly by keeping a cool head.
SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarius, you are having so much fun lately that it almost seems like life is a game. Just don’t get so caught up in the good times that you overlook your responsibilities.
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A special take on stuffed pork tenderloin
Sometimes a home chef’s chance to leave his or her cooking comfort zone can lead amateur chefs to wondrous places. Whether enjoying the cuisine of another country or just trying a particular food for the first time, experimenting with food is one of the true joys of cooking.
For those who always wanted to try their hand at the foods of Spain, consider the fol-lowing recipe for “Matambre de Cerdo (Stuffed Pork Tenderloin” from James Campbell Caruso’s “Espana: Exploring the Flavors of Spain” (Gibbs Smith), a collection of recipes and an examination of the ingredients that make Spanish cuisine so beloved across the globe.
MATAMBRE DE CERDO(Stuffed Pork Tenderloin)Serves 4
2 pork tenderloins, trimmed of fat Salt and pepper1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil1 yellow onion, diced4 cloves garlic, slivered1/2 cup finely diced jamon serrano4
cups diced mushrooms2 tablespoons chopped parsley1 tablespoon chopped sage1/2 cup Spanish white wine
Heat the oven to 350 F. Open the tender-loins with a full-length cut that goes about 3/4 of the way through the meat. Flatten out the tenderloin and season it on both sides with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet,
and saute the onion and garlic on medium heat for 12 minutes. Add the jamon, mushrooms, parsley, and sage; continue cooking for 20 minutes. Add the wine and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Spread the mixture over the flattened tender-loin. Roll the tenderloin around the filling and set it on a sheet pan with the seam side down. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut into 1-inch slices. Serve 2 slices per plate. PC12B668
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