SUMMERLAND REVIEW VOLUME 69 • ISSUE NO. 2 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 • $1.15 INCLUDING GST THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908 ~ WWW.SUMMERLANDREVIEW.COM a A long career After almost 28 years at the Sum- merland Credit Union, Herlinda Burt has retired. Page 9 Promoting wine Bottleneck Drive wineries will hold a special event in September. Page 3 Time to read Sue Kline of the Summerland Library examines a wide array of Western novels from the U.S. and Canada. Page 8 Basketball Older players won at Summerland Secondary School’s annual alumni basketball tourna- ment. Page 10 Yukon players Three members of the Summerland Steam have trav- elled from White- horse, Yukon to play Junior B hockey here. Page 12 WHAT’S INSIDE: Curling action Mike Robertson, left, and Brian Budzinski sweep a rock during a recent curling match at the Summerland Curling Club. The club recently hosted the annual Bush Spiel. John Arendt Summerland Review John Arendt An initiative proposed by the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre would provide low-cost housing for the com- munity. At the municipal council meet- ing on Monday evening, John Bubb, president of the centre, presented the Cottage Commun- ity concept, a plan to address Summerland’s low-cost housing problem and to provide supple- mentary income for any of the centre’s clients who would want and benefit from it. Bubb said at present five per cent of Summerland residents are in need. “The need in our com- munity is increasing,” he added. While there are some low-cost accommodations available, Bubb said the Cottage Community pro- ject would not have the restric- tions based on age, disability or welfare status. As a result, the units could be used by young people starting out, couples saving for a home of their own or as temporary accom- modations for those pursuing other options. The rent would be around $500 a month. Low-cost homes promoted See LAND Page 3 Attention Summerland Businesses! This space could be yours! Call 250-494-5406 to to find out how. A downed power line can be deadly Learn why at fortisbc.com/downedlines
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SUMMERLANDREVIEW
VOLUME 69 • ISSUE NO. 2 • SUMMERLAND, B.C. • THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 • $1.15 INCLUDING GST
THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908 ~ WWW.SUMMERLANDREVIEW.COM
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A long careerAfter almost 28
years at the Sum-merland Credit Union, Herlinda Burt has retired.
Page 9
Promoting wineBottleneck Drive
wineries will hold a special event in September.
Page 3
Time to readSue Kline of the
Summerland Library examines a wide array of Western novels from the U.S. and Canada.
Page 8
BasketballOlder players
won at Summerland Secondary School’s annual alumni basketball tourna-ment.
Page 10
Yukon playersThree members
of the Summerland Steam have trav-elled from White-horse, Yukon to play Junior B hockey here.
Page 12
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Curling actionMike Robertson, left, and Brian Budzinski sweep a rock during a recent curling match at the Summerland Curling Club. The club recently hosted the annual Bush Spiel.
John Arendt Summerland Review
John Arendt
An initiative proposed by the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre would provide low-cost housing for the com-munity.
At the municipal council meet-ing on Monday evening, John
Bubb, president of the centre, presented the Cottage Commun-ity concept, a plan to address Summerland’s low-cost housing problem and to provide supple-mentary income for any of the centre’s clients who would want and benefit from it.
Bubb said at present five per
cent of Summerland residents are in need. “The need in our com-munity is increasing,” he added.
While there are some low-cost accommodations available, Bubb said the Cottage Community pro-ject would not have the restric-tions based on age, disability or welfare status.
As a result, the units could be used by young people starting out, couples saving for a home of their own or as temporary accom-modations for those pursuing other options.
The rent would be around $500 a month.
Low-cost homes promoted
See LAND Page 3
Attention Summerland Businesses!
This space could be yours!
Call 250-494-5406 to to � nd out
how.
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Parents oppose school closure planJohn Arendt
Parents and residents spoke out on Tuesday evening in opposition to the possible clos-ure of Trout Creek School.
The option, presented earlier this month, calls for the closure of Trout Creek School and the reconfiguration of other Sum-merland schools.
Under the proposal, students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 would attend Giant’s Head School, students in Grades 4 to 7 would attend Summer-land Middle School and stu-dents in Grades 8 to 12 would attend Summerland Secondary School.
The plan is one of many school closure options under consideration as the Okanagan Skaha School Board looks to trim its operating budget.
Closing this school and reconfiguring other schools in Summerland would save an
estimated $423,882, according to information from the school district.
“There isn’t any trustee here who wants to close any school,” said Bill Bidlake, vice-
chair of the board. “There’s not enough money in education. If we could avoid closing schools, we’d do it.”
However, those at a public meeting at the school on Tues-
day evening were not in favour of the proposal.
Glenn Sinclair said the reconfiguration is “a very flawed concept.”
He said the middle school system was brought in to meet the develop-mental needs of students
from Grades 6 to 8. Readjusting the grade levels at a middle school defeats the purpose of having this facility.
“Don’t mess up your mid-dle school program,” he urged trustees.
Meghann Pleasance, the parent of a special needs stu-dent, said she and her family moved to Summerland from the Lower Mainland in order to be close to the elementary school.
“Trout Creek School is an
amazing school with a dedi-cated staff,” she said.
Naomi DeLury said the option to close Trout Creek School was announced just days before the public meet-ing, without allowing adequate time to receive input on the proposal.
Christy Thiessen asked the board to consider closing West Bench Elementary School and transferring those students to Trout Creek School instead.
Pleasance also suggested closing West Bench as a way of keeping Trout Creek School open.
Glen Herman asked that the school board move slowly when making a decision on school closures.
“You need to take some more time,” he said. “A capital deci-sion like closing a school is huge.”
The school board will con-tinue to gather feedback until Jan. 15.
At an open meeting later this month, the board will make its decision on school closures.
The meeting will be held Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the IMC building behind the school board office at 425 Jermyn Ave., Penticton.
Supporting a schoolSummerlanders spoke out at a meeting about the future of Trout Creek School on Tuesday evening. A proposal by the Okanagan Skaha School Board would see the elementary school closed and the remain-ing Summerland schools reconfigured as the school board looks to trim its costs.
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Bottleneck Drive event will promote Summerland as wine tasting destination
John Arendt
The members of the Bottle-neck Drive Winery Association are planning a train ride and wine tasting event for Septem-ber, as a way to promote Sum-merland as a wine tasting des-tination.
The initiative is planned for
the weekend of Sept. 3 and 4, with a target of more than 120 guests. In subsequent years, the event would be moved to the third weekend of September.
“Our goal is to showcase Summerland as an attractive, year-round destination and to have a positive impact on all businesses here,” Julian Schole-field, president of Bottleneck Drive, said in a letter to Sum-merland business owners and managers.
Scholefield said the winery
association had been looking to partner with another business
to host a wine event.The railway, an associate
member of Bottleneck Drive,
was selected because it offers a neutral environment for a wine
tasting event.“It’s quite
a nice scenic jaunt through S u m m e r -land,” he said.
The week-end will include a train ride with
wine tasting on board, followed by a dinner and silent auction.
The timing of the event, after
the summer tourist season and before the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival, was chosen to show-case Summerland as a year-round tourism destination.
Members of the event com-mittee are looking for business-es to join as sponsors, offer a coupon deal or discount code for guests attending the event or create an ancillary event.
Those interested in working with the wine event are asked to contact info@bottleneck drive.com.
Wineries organize fall train ride“Our goal is to showcase Summerland as an attractive, year-round destination and to have a positive impact on all businesses here.”
Julian Scholefield
Breakfast fundingUnited Way CSO recently provided funds to the Summerland Secondary School breakfast program. This allocation was part of the United Way’s impact fund investments which are earmarked for programs tackling poverty and food insecurity in our communities. Christopher Sharp of the United Way displays the program’s wall of support.
Black Press
A man found deceased in a vehicle in West Kelowna has been identified as Tura Stephen McCarty of Sum-merland.
On Jan. 6 at 11:23 a.m. the West Kelowna RCMP were called to the area of Bear Creek Road, approxi-mately two kilometres past Parkinson Road, for a report of a body found inside a vehicle.
RCMP have confirmed the 22-year-old’s death as a homicide and are ask-ing the public for help determining the final moments of his life.
“The RCMP strongly believe that this was not a random attack and rec-ognizes how crimes of this nature are disturbing to the members of the com-munity,” said Superintendent Nick
Romanchuk, officer in charge of the Kelowna Regional Detachment. “I would like to assure the public that all the resources necessary for an investigation of this magnitude are in place and that every effort is being made to identify and
apprehend the suspect as quickly as possible.”
Anyone with information regarding this incident, or who had been in contact with McCarty during the evening of Jan. 5 and early morning hours of Jan. 6 is asked to call Cpl. Clayton Wiebe of the
West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880.Remain anonymous by calling
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimes-toppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.
Police confirm man’s death is a homicide
TuraMcCarty
Continued from Page 1The biggest obstacle
is in finding land for the development. Bubb said the property should be provid-ed free of charge and near the downtown core.
If the project receives
council support and if land is available, the first units might be available within 12 months after the project begins.
Members of council are interested in the concept.
“I think this is a really
innovative approach to what is clearly a commun-ity problem,” said Coun. Doug Holmes.
“I think this is a very worthwhile project,” Coun. Erin Carlson added.
The presentation from
the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre has been received by council for information.
At a future council meet-ing, municipal staff will provide a report about the proposed concept.
Land sought for housing concept
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For the last few years, an ongoing national financial news story has left me increasingly uneasy.
Every quarter, the Bank of Canada releases its latest sta-tistics on consumer debt, and each time, the numbers become more disturbing.
Put simply, Can-adians now owe more money than ever before.
The latest figures show total household debt in Canada is $1.892 trillion.
That’s a lot of money. Counting it all, at the rate of $1,000 per second, would take just shy of 60 years, with-out allowing for any breaks.
While this amount of debt boggles my mind, another state-ment in the news story is much more disturbing.
The debt to income ratio in Canada is extremely high. The latest figures, released in mid December, show the average Canadian owes around $1.64
for every dollar of income.
Mortgage debt accounts for much of the total consumer debt in Canada, and here in Summerland, housing prices and the accompanying mortgages are high.
The latest assess-ment figures, released earlier this month, show housing prices increased by 4.58 per cent in Summerland over the past year.
A typical house, assessed at $435,000 last year, has an assessed value of $455,000 this year.
The increases are higher in Penticton at 7.93 per cent, Kelow-na at 9.63 per cent
and Salmon Arm at 10.23 per cent.
Housing values are increasing a lot faster than wages.
It’s easy to think of our high debt load in Canada as a con-stant fact of life, but it hasn’t always been like this.
In 1999, our debt to income level was much lower, with Canadians owing on average 78 cents for every dollar of income, according to Statistics Canada fig-ures.
And in 1980, the average Canadian owed just 66 cents for every dollar of income.
It’s easy to borrow money these days and the low interest rates make it relative-ly easy to service a large debt. Still, the rising consumer debt load is concerning, even if it’s manage-able right now.
If someone with today’s average level of debt experiences a significant health crisis, a job loss or a relationship break-down, making the payments on a mort-gage or other con-sumer debt becomes a huge problem.
Or, if interest rates increase, even slight-ly, the effects could be devastating.
Interest rates have been low for quite some time and it’s easy to think the rates will remain low for-
ever. However, this assumption would be a mistake, possibly a very costly one.
Those who were homebuyers in the early 1980s will remember the high interest rates of those years, topping 21 per cent in September, 1981.
The debt load an average Canadian carries today would
be impossible to han-dle at such an interest rate.
The interest rates of the early 1980s can be seen as an anom-aly, the product of a time we hope will never return.
Still, even a small interest rate increase could mean a crisis situation for many borrowers.
The movie The Big Short, which is now playing, is a shock-ing look at the 2008 financial crisis and its causes.
The crisis hap-pened when the U.S. housing market and credit bubble col-lapsed.
I saw the movie last week and it’s part of the reason I’m concerned when I read about the huge debt loads in Canada today.
How long can today’s low rates and rising home prices continue? And what repercussions will we feel when the rates begin to rise?
John Arendt is the editor of the Sum-merland Review.
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One of the hardest realities every elected official must face is the fact that some unpleasant decisions must be made.
This is the reality for the trustees at the Okanagan Skaha School Board as they consider school closures in an attempt to trim their budget.
A proposal to close Giant’s Head School and restructure Summerland Middle School and Summerland Secondary School received significant opposition from the community when it was presented in fall.
The latest suggestion, presented in early January, calls for the closure of Trout Creek School and the reconfigura-tion of the remaining three Summerland schools.
The plan was proposed as a way to address the concerns which had been raised with the earlier Summerland option.
However, no plan is perfect, especially when considering school closures.
Those who have children attending Giant’s Head School have talked about the positive experiences for their chil-dren. Some families have chosen to live near the school for the sake of their chil-dren.
The same is true at Trout Creek School. Families in that area have spoken about the benefits from having the school in their neighbourhood.
The issue is one of declining enrol-ment in the entire school district, includ-ing Summerland. School funding is based on enrolment numbers.
School boards may not operate with deficit budgets. Boards violating this dir-ective have been dismissed and a trustee has been appointed to make the neces-sary budget cuts.
As a town, we don’t want to lose what we have. We don’t want to have less than we had in past years.
We don’t want our children to lose educational opportunities that have been available in the past.
But when any school is closed, the reality is that something will be lost.
There are no easy solutions here.
EDITORIALConsidering closures
It’s easy to think of our high debt load in Canada as a constant fact of life, but it hasn’t always been like this.
Dear Editor:While voters are confused about
how the different electoral systems work, they have made it abundantly clear they want all parties fairly repre-sented in our parliaments.
Proportional Representation is the only electoral system that addresses this issue, and that is why it is used in virtually all democratic societies in the so-called free world.
Another very important reason to use a proportional system is that it encourages the development of more parties, opening the doors for more people to get involved with the polit-ical process.
To make sure the majority of the MPs are elected in the geographic regions where they live, larger elector-al districts will be created to include several federal ridings.
The process of nominating candi-
dates does not change, but there are many ways of ranking the candidates on the so-called Party List, the list of candidates representing the different parties in an election.
Using a proportional ballot, voters mark the ballot to indicate the party of choice to establish how many seats it will get in the legislature, while on the same ballot they vote for and rank the candidates.
That makes it about as simple, hon-est, and fair as it can possibly get.
It is in a way a win win ballot, because you can vote for your favour-ite party and candidate without pen-alty.
It is also the only balloting system where every single vote is used to elect a candidate.
The big bonus is that this system of balloting consistently produces gov-ernments that are politically stable,
efficient and productive.Mixed Member Proportional and
Trudeau’s preferential “instant run-off” models are both monumental disasters.
A preferential ballot will under-mine the party structure, because mil-lions of the voters will be obliged to choose between party — or candi-date.
It will also produce results that are similar to using our current electoral system:
Minority governments that miracu-lously get most of the seats.
STV for BC was a preferential bal-lot, not a Proportional ballot.
That is why the referendum failed — twice.
The people wanted Proportional Representation.
Andy ThomsenPeachland
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Proportional vote system brings fair representation
Who’s who?We have a lot of great photographs at the Summerland Museum and, being the curious lot we are, we’d like to know the names of the people in the pictures. Children in Trout Creek attended classes in the J.R. Brown home until the first school was built in 1916 on what is now Johnson Avenue. Pictured here is Miss Annie Blair’s Kindergarten class of 1917/1918 and, while we can identify Miss Blair, we’re not sure who all of the students were. Our information indicates that the girl in the back row wearing a hat could possibly be Mary Gartrell and beside her, Iris Williams. The only others identified are Ruth Tait and Margaret Pierre next to Miss Blair. Please call the museum at 250-494-9395 if you can help us put names to the faces.
THE EARLY YEARS
Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum
Dear Editor:Before Christmas I had
purchased Christmas cards and Visa gift cards at Shop-pers Drug Mart in Summer-land. I left Shoppers and somewhere along the way or near the Beanery, I lost the small white Shoppers Drug Mart bag.
After retracing my steps, the bag was not to be found.
I went back to Shoppers to see if I had left the bag there and after talking to the manager, Brad, found out the bag was not left there.
I repurchased the cards and gift cards again, and Brad and his staff were very helpful and caring.
Some weeks later, I had a call from Brad to come to
Shoppers because my bag had been returned by the owner of the Beanery.
They had tried on their own to trace the owner of the bag to no avail and decided to turn the bag back in to Shoppers Drug Mart. Brad knew right away who the owner was and returned the cards and gift cards all intact.
I would like to thank the great folks at the Beanery and the manager, Brad, and his staff at Shoppers Drug Mart. I am glad to live in the small community of Sum-merland where honesty and the caring side of its people show in many ways! Thanks to all involved!
Al SearsSummerland
Gifts were returned to customer10098 Jubilee Road West
everything. Parents are blessed with the privilege and joy of watching their children experience many firsts throughout their early years. It’s a New Year, and if you have young children, chances are they will encounter one or more of the following firsts in 2016.
1. First ToothThe first tooth is an exciting milestone! Many babies get their first tooth between 4-10 months old. Your toddler may show increased drooling, biting, and irritability, or show no signs of teething at all. By the time he is three, all twenty of his baby teeth will come in. And what about the first permanent tooth? Be ready to talk about the tooth fairy when the little one is about six.
2. First Dental AppointmentWhen your baby is one year old or when that first baby tooth appears, it’s a good time to come see a dentist. Beginning a lifelong preventative care program at this time will help keep that first tooth and all the others to follow healthy and cavity-free. It can also save you money in the long run—studies show that children who have their first dental visit before age one have 40 percent lower dental costs in their first five years than children who do not.
3. First CavityCavities are common in children and teenagers, and even babies can get them. A cavity can form when bacteria and food are not brushed away from the tooth, often on one of the hard-to-reach chewing areas in the back of the mouth. Tooth decay begins as a white chalky spot that turns yellow to brown in color and grows progressively until it becomes a hole. Make an appointment with a dentist, who will remove the decay and replace it with a filling.
We wish you all the best for 2016!
Dr. Cindee Melashenko
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Dear Editor:This week we have been
busy delivering the cheques from The Mistletoe Charity Ball!
A thank-you e-mail says,
“this gift was such a lovely thing to start the new year with and really just bright-ened our whole world.”
Thank you to all the local sponsors and great group of
volunteers that made this pos-sible, and all of the wonderful supporters of our fun even-ing! You all made a difference.
Don’t forget to put Dec. 10 on your calendar for next
Christmas.Best wishes to
everyone for a fabu-lous New Year!
Meghan SteeleSummerland
Dear Editor:I am writing this letter to
publicly share an experience where adversity became a blessing.
Due to an injury, I was unable to drive for two months and became reliant upon the Pentic-ton/Summerland Handi Dart for rides home from work.
The bus arrived on time each
day at my workplace, ready to take me home. That is where the blessings began.
During these rides, I wit-nessed the genuine caring of our driver.
He entertained us, and took the time to demonstrate kind-ness and compassion to each and every one of his passen-gers, going well above any
job description or job require-ments.
He completed regular acts of kindness intended to brighten his passenger’s day, knowing specifically what would make the difference.
I also made new friends (fellow passengers) who made sure to reserve a specific seat for me, and who conversed
with me regularly about the excitement of riding in a fire-truck during a Santa Claus parade, who in our families did what household chores, how many people were in each of our families, plus daily remind-ers of recycling versus general garbage pick up days, etc.
I looked forward to my special ride home from work
every day.It is with great sincerity that
I extend a thank you to those that make the Handi Dart avail-able.
Thank you to Grant Stone, the bus driver, and to my new friends for blessing me with their kindness.
Sandy MikkelsenSummerland
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the Summerland Chamber• Must have been in business at least two years (with the exception of the Rising Star/New
Business Award)• Self nominations are allowed
Complete award descriptions and nomination forms are available at the Summerland Visitor Centre or online at http://www.summerlandchamber.com/business-community-awards.
In addition, the Mayor’s Award of Excellence continues to be an important acknowledgement of community leadership. This award is given at the Mayor’s discretion to an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to Summerland.
Deadline for nominations: 5:00 pm on January 20, 2016. Nominees Reception: January 28th to congratulate all the nominees.
Chamber members will vote on fi nalists, and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on February 27th.
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I was once at a concert were the per-former said, and I’m paraphrasing here, that this was the time of year that most musicians like to tour in Canada because, when everyone is all snowed in and tired of winter, they’re always looking for something to do.
The good news for Summerlanders is that, while there isn’t a tonne of live music headed to town—although there is some coming up—there is no shortage of events happening in the next few weeks.
The first thing that I’m going to mention isn’t so much of an event, yet, but it will be eventually.
The Summerland Singers and Players are holding auditions for their spring com-edy offering, A Bench in the Sun.
Auditions are hap-pening on Jan. 19 and they’re looking for two males and one female performer who are 60 years of age or more. Audi-tions take place at the Summerland Arts Centre at 7 p.m. and if you’re looking for more information, call 250-493-6539.
Up next is the first art show of 2016 at the Summerland Art Gallery. This time around the gallery will be featuring drawings, paintings and photographs from students from Summerland Second-ary School and I have to say, I love this for a variety of reasons.
It’s great seeing the local arts council sup-porting younger art-ists like this. It can be hard at any age to feel like you’re doing something right as an artist, but that uncer-tainty always feels stronger when you’re younger.
I know I certainly
went through that and I would have jumped at the chance to get my work in a gallery, had I been a visual artist. As it was, as a writer, I started a zine with a friend to get my work into people’s hands.
The show opens on Jan. 28 at the Sum-merland Art Gallery and I encourage any-one who’s interested to get out there and see what the next generation of artists are creating.
If you’re loving the constant stream of things that are com-ing up, then you’re in luck because the action continues with Summerland Speaks on Jan. 30 at the IOOF Hall on Main Street.
This promises to be a night of readings, rants, rhymes and runes from some of Summerland’s liter-ary icons. There will be audience participa-tion, a musical inter-lude and even cookies.
If you’re a fan of any of those things, I’d recommend get-ting out there and seeing this event. I’ve been to readings featuring Summer-land authors before and there’s always an interesting mix of tales to be told. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Douglas Paton is a Summerland writer and musician. If you know of a local arts and culture event, contact him at [email protected].
Plenty of arts events planned
Arts PAlette
Douglas Paton
Toy drive fundingStaff at the Bank of Montreal in Summerland present the Summerland Fire Depart-ment with a donation of $500 for the Toys and Toonies for Tots and Teens drive. From left are Aleta Quaal, Hea-ther Sieben, Rick Leardo of the fire depart-ment and Daisy Brar.
After nearly 25 years of library work, I still find that one of the questions I get asked the most is “Can you help me find a good book?”
Of course, what makes a “good book” is very different for every person so this question keeps me and the library staff on our toes.
I often observe what types of materi-
als are frequently bor-rowed at the library to get a sense of what is popular, modern, classic, entertaining and interesting read-ing.
What we often see is ‘Fad’ fiction, com-ing and going, sensa-tional as it is, usually fizzles out after a per-iod of time.
Over the past few years, the storm surrounding such
books as “50 Shades of Grey,” “Hunger Games” and “The Girl with the Drag-on Tattoo” has been centre stage on book-store and library shelves.
Over the years, I’ve watched many genres rise and fall in popu-larity but one that has remained constant is the ‘Western’, or ‘Duster’ as they are often called.
This revelation made me realize that I had never read one of these time-hon-oured stories. (no, not ever!)
I decided a little investigation was in order and set about researching the ever-popular Western novel.
The very first name that came to me was Zane Grey.
I consistently see
his novels going in and out of the library with great regularity.
Along with Louis L’Amour, these two American western writers are foremost in this well-loved genre and have countless titles to their credit. (many more than 50!)
Some of Zane Grey’s work was adapted into films and a television ser-ies, “Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater.”
I did a little experi-ment and checked out a few novels by each author.
I found the histor-ical references and associations they had with the open-ing of the North American frontier quite interesting and the stories were adventurous and sometimes graphic-ally brutal in reveal-ing the interactions of cowboys, pion-eers and indigenous peoples.
However, they were first and fore-most, well, very American.
Next step of the experiment: you guessed it… I set about finding some Canadian western material and found I had opened a gold-mine of literature I hadn’t really thought about.
In my reading archive, I have test-ed the Western wat-ers with great titles such as: “The Sisters Brothers” by Patrick Dewitt, “Shoot!” by George Bowering, “Dream Wheels” by Richard Wagamese and “The Last Cross-ing” by Guy Vander-haeghe.
I hadn’t really thought of these great books as the typical Western as
the plots are rich with historical infor-mation, character development and that incredible Can-adian ‘flavour’ that we can only find north of the border.
As my research progressed, three books came across my desk and a very strange thing hap-pened.
The moment I opened “Grass Beyond the Moun-tains,” I raced through from start to finish to hurriedly pick up “Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy” and then sat down with “The Rancher Takes a Wife” for des-sert.
These books writ-ten by Richmond P. Hobson Jr. are the real thing.
They are truly the Great Canadian Western.
I now understand what it is about this genre that has con-tinued to draw read-ing audiences over the years.
All I can say is, sometimes, research is a wonderful thing — I’m officially hooked!
If you’d like to try some fabulous westerns, drop in to the library pard-ner. Sue Kline is the Community Librar-ian at the Summer-land Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.
Eat, slEEp, REad
Sue Kline
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Her son introduces her as “Herlinda Burt, Credit Union lady.” He cannot remember a time when she has not worked for the Summerland and District Credit Union, but now after almost 28 years, she has retired.
“I’ve loved working for the Credit Union,” said Burt “It was a very hard decision to come to, to retire. It’s a wonderful amazing group of people to be leaving and very difficult.”
Burt started out as a part-time teller and pro-gressed through many different positions, end-ing up as Manager, Human Resources and Marketing.
Because the Sum-merland Credit Union is a single branch, Burt explained that they are able to write their own rules and respond to what the members want. She is very proud of some of the personnel policies that she helped to develop.
“The Credit Union management is very much about growing and developing the skills of the people that we have. We’ve always invested in our employees and I think that’s pretty amaz-ing,” said Burt. “We have an amazing staff.”
The equation to Burt was always very simple. She passionately believed that if the staff were happy, then the members
(customers) would be happy also.
“One of the things that make people happy at work is an employer that understands that there is something besides work in their lives,” explained Burt. “They have fam-ilies, they have children who might get sick, they have older parents that need care…life happens. So we’ve always tried very much to accommo-date our staff.”
Team work was also something the staff was familiar with. They pitched in and helped each other out. As a sin-gle mother of two at the time, a son and a daugh-ter, Burt really appreci-ated this team spirit.
“For me that had to happen quite a bit because my son is autis-tic. Sometimes I would just have to leave because the sitter didn’t know what to do with him any-more,” explained Burt. “The Credit Union was always very accommo-dating and I know that I paid that back tenfold, because to me that was hugely important.”
Because she thought what they did at her place of employ-ment was so i n c re d i b l e , she entered them into a competi-tion that B.C. Busi-ness Maga-
zine held, called The Best Company In B.C. To Work For. They successfully placed on the top ten list for the seven years she entered them and won the top finance company for the three years that the category existed.
It was a tragedy that led Burt to the decision to retire.
“I lost my brother to a logging accident a couple of years ago,” she said. “It really made me think that
it might be time for me to start simplifying life a lit-tle bit and spending more time with my kids, hus-band and grandchild.”
In order to share her knowledge and give everyone time to get used to the idea that she would be leaving, Burt gave her notice last June.
“Hopefully I’ve done well enough over the years that I leave a bit of a legacy behind and hopefully leave the place
well,” Burt stated. “The culture is there and it didn’t just get created by Herlinda. It got created as a team and it isn’t going to go anywhere just because I’m out the door. That cul-ture will go on. That is what made it a great place to work and that’s why I stayed all this time.”
Even though she has retired, Burt is leaving the door open to future opportunities and possi-bilities. In the meantime, she intends to visit family, do some camping and fishing with her husband and pursuing her love of photography.
“My camera finger is just itching and I’m look-ing forward to being able to roam around, camera in hand,” she said.
Burt also looks forward to re-inventing herself.
“One of the things that will be interesting is to start to create Herlinda, and not Herlinda from the Credit Union,” she said. “This is a whole new adventure for me. I’m a little scared because it’s different. At the same time, I’m excited too.”
Laughing she said, “My purpose now will be…to not be the Credit Union Lady!”
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Burt retires from Credit Union role
Final detailsHerlinda Burt of the Summerland Credit Union finishes up her work as Manager, Human Resources and Marketing. Burt retired earlier this month, after almost 28 years with the Credit Union.
Carla McLeodSpecial to the Review
Neighbourlink’s Christmas Match-up program was success-ful for a second year.
“We were pleased with the results,”said Mirjana Komljeno-vic. “We had more interest this year, as far as hosts and guests are concerned. We always have more hosts than guests.”
Komljenovic explained that the reason for this is not only because so many people in Summerland are willing to share Christmas dinner with someone who may be alone, but because many folks do not feel comfortable enough to reach out and contact Neighbour-link and may feel that they are imposing on the host family.
Although a dozen people were matched up this year, Komljeno-vic feels there are many more in the community who may be spending Christmas alone, espe-cially those who are elderly.
A great deal of effort goes into the match making process. Kom-ljenovic looks at all the people who have contacted Neighbour-link, both hosts and guests and
then plays the role of matchmaker herself.
She takes into consideration any special needs a guest might have, such as the inability to climb stairs, allergies to pets or certain foods.
She will try to match a young guest with a young host family.
She does all of this “with a little help from divine intervention,” she said.
Those who Komljenovic spoke with who had taken part in the program this year, said they loved it and had a great time and would do it again. Many felt they had made new friends.
“The joy of having shared a Christmas dinner both as a host and as a guest was very reward-ing for all the people I spoke with,” said Komljenovic. “Stran-gers becoming friends, that’s life changing for a lot of people.”
Neighbourlink has decided that they will continue with the program next year because of the impact it makes on people’s lives.
“Our goal is that anyone who is alone for Christmas will feel com-fortable enough to reach out,” Komljenovic said.
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Fourth consecutive victory for team at annual homecoming event in December
The Summerland Secondary School 2004 and older grads won the annual Alumni Hoop Tourney on Dec. 26 at the high school gym.
The older grads continued their dominance of the Alumni Tournament by winning their fourth straight title.
The team was led by the super quick Lee Agur, as well as the smooth shooting Jeff Dolan and was also aided by the intense inside game of Gra-ham Lyle.
Lyle led the team in scoring in the tournament final with 14 points, followed closely by Dolan who contributed 12 points.
Josh Hood, a 6’8” grad from
2003, also led the Old team in rebounds and was a force in the paint with 11 hard fought points.
The tournament began on Saturday with the present high school senior boys’ Rockets tak-ing on the Old Boys’ team.
The game was close through-out, with both teams sharing the lead many times, but in the end the Old Boys found some energy from deep down and pulled away from the Rockets to defeat them by a score of 72-63.
Jeff Dolan led the Old Boys’ team with 17 points, while Gra-ham Lyle contributed 15, and Gary Gregg added 13 points.
For the Rockets, high fly-ing Landon Brickenden led the way with 21 points, while Spencer McIntosh added 15, and Geoff Stathers rounded out the top scorers with 12 points.
In the next match up, the Grad 2005-2012 Blue team took on the Grad 2013-2015 Red team in one of the best games of the tourna-ment.
The older Blue team man-aged to pull out a one point vic-tory in the dying seconds of the game, despite a spirited final minute by the younger Red team.
The many fans in attend-ance went wild after experien-cing the crazy final ten seconds of the game, making so much noise it was dif-ficult to hear the final buzz-er, thus ending the game and preserving the
Blue team victory.Harish Anand led the Blue
team in scoring with 15 points, and Josh Thorton added a strong 12 points.
Abhi Lekhi led the Red team in defeat with 12 points.
In the Girls’ Grads game, 15 ladies returned to take on the present Sr. Girls’ Rockets squad.
The game was close through-out, but the Rockets prevailed in the end by a score of 42-34.
The Rockets’ winning effort was aided by two present Sr. Girls’ coaches, Jenny Mitchell and the timeless Tama Corday.
Mitchell led the way in scor-ing with 15 points, followed by Haven Dufty with 9 and Jill Henrichsen with eight.
Smooth shooting UBCO player Chloe Kennedy led the Grad’s effort with 10 points, followed by Allison Pickett with eight points.
In the boys’ consolation game, the present Rockets
played extremely well and knocked off the Red Grad team by a score of 65-57.
Trevor Parkinson was the top point getter for the Grads team with 16 points, while the long shot specialist Jordan Stathers accounted for 12 points.
The Rockets had a very bal-anced attack in this match with Geoff Stathers playing his best game of the season and he scored a season high 23 points, while Spencer McIntosh con-tributed a strong 16 points, and two time dunker Landon Brick-enden added 15 points.
As a result of this game, the Rockets ended up in third place and the Red Grads finished fourth.
In the tournament final, Blue Grads team took on the Old Boys team in a rematch of last year’s final.
The Blue team dominated the first half, led by their excel-lent shooting and fast break attacks.
The Old Boys refused to throw in the towel however, and fought slowly back in the second half.
Led by the amazing energy of Lee Agur, the hustle and grit of Graham Lyle, the improved shooting of Jeff Dolan and Josh Hood, and the bench cheering of elder Tom Brickenden, the Old Boys rallied to defeat the Blue Grads by a score of 63-50! It was the Old Boys fourth championship in a row.
Organizers Don Walker and Blair Haddrell would like to thank all the fans who showed up to cheer on the teams throughout the day, as well as contribute to the donation box at the door.
They mentioned it was also great to see all the grads who returned and participated in this celebration of Summerland basketball.
All funds collected will be donated to the senior basketball programs at the high school.
Oldest alumni team wins tourney
Alumni tournament winnersAn alumni team won the annual homecoming basketball tournament for the fourth consecutive year. In the back row from left are coach Blair Haddrell, Matt Dykstra, Steven Davies, Brandon Dykstra, Josh Hood, Gary Gregg, Gord Karpan, Graham Lyle and Chris Ward. In front from left are Lee Agur, Jeff Dolan and Don Walker. On the floor is Tom Brickenden.
The Summerland Secondary School senior boys Rockets basketball team went undefeated this past weekend as they won their home tournament for the second year in a row.
They won Friday night against Princeton with Spencer McIntosh winning the Game Star award.
The Saturday afternoon game was a victory against Armstrong with Jared Breitkreuz winning the Game
Star award. The final game on Saturday night
was against Seaton with Rylan van der Meulen being chosen the Game Star for his excellent play.
The Rockets would like to thank the SSS Cheerleading Team and the Sum-merland fans who came out for every game and cheered them on.
The junior Rockets, coached by community coach Lee Young, also
played in the weekend tournament and were successful in beating Kala-malka in their final match.
This game proved to be one of the most exciting in the tournament with the Jr. Rockets fighting hard to pre-serve a 27-26 last second win.
Game Star awards in the junior games were given to Xavier Morten-son, Enrique Flores and Ryersen Fair.
Rockets undefeated at home tournament
Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666.Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Summerland Health Centre lower conference room. For more information call Cindy at 250-404-8072.Summerland Masonic Lodge meets at the IOOF Hall on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and meets for coffee every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Santorini’s Restaurant. If interested in learn-ing more, drop by or call Craig Brown at 778-479-3795 or Orv Robson at 250-494-1504. Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association
meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484. The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland trad-itional rug artists get together at Summerland United Church every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. New members and visitors are always wel-come. For more infor-mation phone 250-494-1278.
FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone Irene at 250-404-4562. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Ladies’ Drop-in Volleyball every Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Everyone welcome. For more information call Donna at 250-494-9718 or Debbie at 250-494-7733.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.Tai Chi beginner and intermediate, at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Fridays 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For further information call Susan at 250-494-3370.The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New members are welcome. For more information,
phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.
SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.Cribbage wil l take place at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre every fourth Saturday until June, beginning at 1 p.m. Singles welcome. Refreshments will be served.Summerland Ladies Hockey takes place at the Summerland Arena Saturdays at 8:30 pm. All skill levels welcome. Contact Judy Beck at [email protected].
SundayDivorceCare, Single and Parenting, and DivorceCare for Kids (ages five to 12) will be offered Sunday even-ings at Summerland Baptist Church, Oct. 18 to Jan. 24. The sessions start with dinner at 4:30 p.m., followed by the courses from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Call 250-494-3313 for more information or to register.Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.
MondayBirthright, serving the South Okanagan, has Monday drop-in from 10 a.m. to noon at 200 Bennett St. in Penticton. This weekly program provides light snacks and an opportunity to build friendships, share life skills and participate in baby item swaps. Please contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901 for more info.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other sing-ers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at
250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.
TuesdayContract Bridge is played at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Summerland every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is wel-come to join in the fun. Refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250-494-8996.Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meet-ing to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate to advanced players wel-come to audition. Call Musical Director Dave Brunelle, 250-497-7180, or email [email protected] Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge at 1:30 pm. Contact Donna at 250-494-4206 for more information.Tai Chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners and 10 a.m. for advanced. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-9802.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.
The Quest Society of Summerland is seek-ing new members who are interested in help-ing others in the com-munity. Quest Society of Summerland meets at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place meet-ing room) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For further infor-mation contact Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596 or email [email protected] Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court.Whist is played every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.
Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.South Okanagan Genealogical Society is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the former library build-ing on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the lower level of the former Summerland Library building on Wharton Street. The club promotes respon-sible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.S u m m e r l a n d
Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. For information call Shaun at 250-494-1513.The Heritage Advisory Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
UpcomingDid you know that the Summerland Quest Society has been col-lecting used hearing aids to be recondi-tioned and then avail-able through an audi-ologist at NexGen for seniors who may need some financial sup-port. Quest Society has collection boxes in all the Summerland pharmacies and reminds Summerland residents to please donate any hearing aids not used any more
and are no more than five years old.The Friends of the Summerland Library are holding a Winter Book Sale on Friday, Jan. 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be the first book sale in Summerland’s new library. Oldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registration and details contact Wayne at 250-494-7460. Summerland Singers and Players are hold-ing auditions for Bench in the Sun, with roles for two males and one female, ages 60 plus. Auditions will be held on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Community Arts Centre on Main Street. Call 250-493-6539 for more information.
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Julia street coMMunitY church 9918 Julia Street
Worship with us, Sunday at 10:00 amwith Kids Shop during the service
Loving God, Loving PeopleLead Pastor: Rev. Don Huston
Wednesday evening men: Glen Bren-nan defeated Gary Wingerak, Rick Drewnisz defeated Don Lawrence, Bruce Dacre defeated Louie Costa, Gary Raymond defeated Doug Campbell.
Thursday morning ladies: Marilyn Cahoon defeated Barb Ezart, Ev Gillespie defeated Diana Leitch.Summerland Rocks
Summerland annual Bush Spiel was held on the weekend of Jan. 7 to 10 with a full house of 32 teams.
Thanks to the nine teams from Kelowna, 1 from Peachland, seven from Penticton, one from Oliver, one from Winfield, 11 from Sum-merland and two from Blind Bay.
The first draw started Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Saturday night roast supper prepared by Jim Anderson and Ken Rae, and we danced to the live band Roland Krauer.
The head organizers were Jodie Brennan and Graham Lyle. Cliff and Gord White and Bob Walker were responsible for the ice.
“A” event: Winners were skip Jared St. John, third Jodie Brennan, second Graham Lyle, lead Melissa St. John from Summerland. Runners up were Skip Barrie Johnstone, third Kerri Afonso, second Rob Verrier, lead Judy Black from Penticton.
“B” event: Winners were skip Diane Tetrault third Martin Zenuik, second Sylvia Murray, lead Tony Murray from Oliver. Runners up were skip Dave Celli, third Laura Walton, second Gary Stene, lead Kim Kirkham from Penticton.
“C” event: Winners were skip Steve Clem-ent, third Jackie Clement, second Corbin Clement, lead Sydney Clement from Summer-land. Runners up were skip Larry Kowal, third Audrey Lance, second Dean Jones, lead Dawn Walker from Penticton.
“D” event: Winners were skip Gord Clark, third, Barb Clark, second Gilles Vandal, lead Bev Glanville from Peachland. Runners up were skip Audrey Idler, third Randy Trainer, second Brian Lanz, lead Barb Lanz from Win-field.
The next bonspiel is the Ladies Jan 23 to 24.
Junior curling is Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. after school
Tip of the week: A delivered stone cannot be touched by any item as it is going down the sheet of ice. This is called a burnt stone, and must be removed from play. Any rocks moved by a burnt stone should be replaced to original position.
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The month of December was good to the Summerland Dental Centre Bantam Jets. Their record for the month was two wins, one loss and one tie.
The Jets came up short against Kelowna #4, losing that one 9-3.
Connor Aitcheson had two goals and an assist. Jason Scherban had one goal and one assist. Spencer Bitte, Duncan Rob-inson and Rylan Campbell each had one assist.
In a game against Princeton, which would produce 18 penal-ties, the score ended in a 4-4 tie.
Campbell had one goal. Ty Sideroff had a goal and an assist. Scherban had 2 goals and an assist. Aitcheson had two assists. Kayden Cave had one assist.
The Summerland Dental Cen-tre Bantam Jets registered a win
in their next game against the Nesters Market Bantam Jets, by a score of 8-1.
Bitte had a goal and an assist. Campbell had one goal and four assists. Scherban had five goals and an assist. Lyndsy Acheson had one goal and one assist. Cave had two assists. Kaeden Seiter had an assist.
The defensive play of Ache-son, Aitcheson, Reilly Noble and Robinson has made it difficult for opponents to get many quality chances against goalies Ben Lewis and Andrew Rolston.
The Jets ended 2015 on a win-ning note, with an 8-4 win over Kelowna #10.
Scherban had five goals. Bitte had two goals. Campbell had one goal and four assists. Nick Bid-well, Cave, and Natalie Tremblay each had one assist.
Bantams end on high note
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Motivated to play a higher level of hockey led Whitehorse natives Wyatt Gale, Riley Pettitt and Jarrett Malchow to pack their bags for Summerland.
They’ve known each other since they were kids, have played rep together and were on the same line in bantam. Being nearly 2,340 kilo-metres from home hasn’t been too hard because as Pettitt said, they have gotten used to it being away since they were 15. Malchow didn’t leave home until his second year of midget as he didn’t think he was going any-where with hockey. That was until Gale convinced him to join him with the North East B.C. Trackers in Daw-son Creek two years ago.
“We have just kind of followed each other around, trying to get on the same teams,” said Gale.
Pettitt led the way for the three to play for the Steam as he received a letter to attend camp. Three years ago Pettitt and his family were in Kelow-na, and while visiting had interest in checking out junior camps to see what it was like. Steam coach John DePourcq said they liked what they saw after coming. Pettitt performed well in the spring camp and earned an invite to the main camp.
“They are great kids from great families and have a great work ethic,” said DePourcq.
As rookies last season, the 19-year-olds combined for 27 goals and 58 points. Pettitt and Gale each contrib-uted 11 goals to the Steam offence. Malchow said it’s been different and fun playing in the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hockey League. Play-ing in Whitehorse didn’t provide much competition but the 20-team circuit with players the same age and skill has been better.
“It was kind of the same up there.
Playing down here with two of my best buddies I’ve grown up playing with, it’s kind of like living the dream I guess,” said Malchow.
The adjustment to the KIJHL was dealing with feeling intimidated, not having a cage on his face and facing bigger, older players. Malchow, six-foot-one, 160 pounds, got used to the league midway through last season, then it became “a lot of fun.”
Malchow, fifth in Steam scoring with seven goals and 21 points in 25 games, loves scrums.
“It’s fun to chirp back and forth,” said Malchow, who hasn’t played since Dec. 1 due to an injury. “It’s a really competitive league and fun to play in.”
While their ice time is relatively the same as last year as DePourcq likes to roll four lines, their production isn’t. It’s been more fun for Malchow and his confidence has grown.
“It just seems that it’s easier, play-ing a year in the league,” said Mal-chow, who likes to go in the corners
and feed teammates with passes. “Having guys like this
to work with, it’s easy.”Last year the group played primari-
ly together. This season DePourcq split them up to spread the talent among the lineup. DePourcq described Pettitt as a relentless, hard working player while Malchow and Gale share those qualities.
Pettitt considers himself the play-maker, while Gale joked he likes to let the others do the work so he can score. Gale, third in team scoring with nine goals and 27 points in 37 games, said the difference for him this season is having more confidence. There is no more being intimidated or adjusting.
Pettitt, who played major midget for the Cariboo Cougars prior to join-ing the Steam, said he is more com-fortable in what he can do. He has also loved coming to the rink. He ranks third in team scoring with 15 goals and 33 points in 35 games.
While the three give everything for the Steam, DePourcq is doing what he can to help them earn National Col-legiate Athletic Association Division 3 scholarships.
Yukon players on Steam roster
Whitehorse trioWyatt Gale, left, Riley Pettitt and Jarrett Malchow of Whitehorse, Yukon are all playing on the Summerland Steam.
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1934 - 2016Vivian Eileen Pybus passed away on Th ursday, January 7, 2016 in Summerland B.C. surrounded by family. Vivian is survived by her husband Wilfred; her 5 children, Anne (Keith), Douglas (Susie), Ralph (Liz), Steven (Barb) and Diana (Ron); 13 grandchildren; a great grandchild; sisters, Lorna and Margret; and a broad network of extended family and friends. Vivian was pre-deceased by her sister, Joyce and brothers, Fergie and Hugh.A long term resident of Summerland B.C., Vivian was born February 9th, 1934 in Portage La Prairie. She left the family farm as a young woman to attend the United Church Christian Leadership program at the Naramata Centre, where she met her future husband Wilfred. Wilf and Vivian were married on September 28, 1956 and, aft er spending time in Kitimat and Vancouver B.C., they moved to the Okanagan Valley in 1966. Th e main focus of Vivian’s life was her family, for whom she was an unending source of unconditional love and support. Vivian organized the Summerland Homemaker Service and also applied her psychiatric nurses training working as a counsellor at Braemore Lodge in Penticton. Vivian was active in the United Church and in community life in Summerland. Blessed with a beautiful voice, Vivian loved to sing and took much joy from her participation with the Summerland United Church choir and with “Tune Agers” in her later years.A celebration of Vivian’s life will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 16th at the Summerland United Church 13204 Henry Avenue, Summerland BC. In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Mental Health Association.Th e family would like to express their appreciation to the Prairie Valley Lodge and Dr. Marjorie Krabbe for their compassionate care of Vivian.
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FREDRICKSON, CHRISChris passed away peacefully on January 5, 2016 at the age of 66 years. Chris is survived by his children Victoria, Natalie and Robin and his brother Michael. Chris’ generosity, compassion and childlike spirit touched the hearts of all who knew him. He will be sorely missed.
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MARCH 15, 1930JANUARY 5, 2016It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing, with family by her side, of Eileen Iris Sharpe of Summerland BC. We have lost a much loved mother, Nana, G. Nana, sister, aunt and friend to many. She leaves behind the aching hearts of her sons Brian/Mona, Ray/Kathy, David/Brenna and daughter Sandy/David. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, sister Marie Andrews of Summerland BC and brothers Farnie/Millie of Qualicum BC, Bob/Stu of Lillooet BC and Derwyn/Flo of 108 Mile, BC. She is predeceased by infant son Russell, husband Tony and 2nd husband Fred. A Celebration of Life is to be held at Providence’s Summerland Chapel at 13205 Rosedale Avenue, Summerland, BC on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1 pm.In lieu of fl owers a donation can be made to your local Red Cross or your favourite charity. “Please have a bowl of maple walnut ice cream for Mom.”
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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing, with family by her side, of Eileen Iris Sharpe of Summerland BC. We have lost a much loved mother, Nana, G. Nana, sister, aunt and friend to many. She leaves behind the aching hearts of her sons Brian/Mo-na, Ray/Kathy, David/Bren-na and daughter Sandy/Da-vid. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, sister Marie Andrews of Summer-land BC and brothers Far-nie/Millie of Qualicum BC, Bob/Stu of Lillooet BC and Derwyn/Flo of 108 Mile BC. She is predeceased by in-fant son Russell, husband Tony and 2nd husband Fred. A Celebration of Life is to be held at Providence’s Sum-merland Chapel at 13205 Rosedale Ave, Summerland BC on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1 pm.In lieu of fl owers a donation can be made to your local Red Cross or your favourite charity. “Please have a bowl of maple walnut ice cream for Mom.”Condolences may be direct-ed to the family through:
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Avatar, the future-fantasy blockbuster that beat Titanic as all-time Hollywood box office champ, has finally been unseated by the latest Star Wars space opera.
I watched Ava-tar on TV over the holidays for the first time since its 2009 release, and was able to see past the bom-bastic special effects to examine it for what it is, an anti-capitalist propaganda film.
Psychopathic mil-itary commander teams with evil min-ing executive to blast and slaughter their way to a chunk of rare mineral, ridiculously named “ u n o b t a i n i u m . ” Giant tree, home of highly evolved Na’vi people and their delicate jungle eco-system, is toppled for sadistic fun and prof-it, before nature’s col-lective strikes back.
Canadian direc-tor James Cameron helped the global ant i -development network use the movie in its celebrity attack on the Alberta oil industry. Now the story line is being employed again in B.C., in an effort to revive the 1990s “war in the woods” that
led to the creation of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.
Protest tactics are being refined. Tar-geting just outside the boundary of the vast park established 20 years ago, giant trees are named and an Avatar-style nar-rative of unbridled greed is spoon-fed to urban media.
There’s a “Tolkien Giant” now, although I’m reliably informed it is not one of those trees that gets up and walks around in the Lord of the Rings movies. This tree is also protected from logging, as are most of the poster trees used for propa-ganda and fundrais-ing.
The network uses multiple front groups. Vancouver-
based Wilderness Committee stages urban protests and issues news releas-es, while Ecojustice lawyers fight forest company injunctions against direct actions that disrupt legal log-ging. An employee of the B.C. branch plant of Sierra Club lurks, apparently coordinat-ing media and pro-testers.
A 1990s remnant called Friends of Carmanah-Walbran issued a statement Nov. 9 announcing “autonomous action” by three protesters to disrupt logging. Not their guys, you understand, just masked individuals willing to lock them-selves to equipment or wander into a road-building blast zone, forcing work to stop for safety rea-sons.
These are among the actions that forced the logging company to go to court for an injunction.
Cast in the role of evil corporation is Teal-Jones Group, a B.C. forest company trying to operate in what is now the most environment-ally restricted for-est in the world. It keeps about 2,000
people employed in logging and its saw-mills in Surrey, where investments have been made to han-dle second-growth coastal timber as well as what little old-growth they are allowed to harvest.
Protesters have dubbed their latest target, the tiny 3.2 hectare cutblock 4424, “Black Dia-mond Grove” for media and fundrais-ing purposes.
Teal-Jones forester Chris Harvey pro-vided me some infor-mation to counter protester claims. Block 4424 isn’t being logged, although it was permitted last fall. Protesters are targeting other oper-ations, none of which are in the contentious Walbran “bite” area next to the park.
Teal-Jones has not only received permits and worked with environmental organ-izations, its oper-ations are independ-ently certified by the Canadian Standards Association.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge grant-ed an extension of the injunction protecting Teal-Jones’ operations on Jan. 4. The judge
wasn’t swayed by protesters packing the Victoria court-room, and upheld a 50-metre safety zone around work-ing equipment in the Walbran Valley until the end of March.
A Wilderness Com-
mittee spokesman with no evident for-estry qualifications was appalled. He will no doubt continue to issue news releases and write his own version for left-wing fringe publications that seek to perpetu-
ate an urban culture of revulsion for log-ging.
Tom Fletcher is legislature repor-ter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc
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