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Information submitted by Julie Lucas The Crowfoot Mountain Snowmobile Club held its Annual Crab Fest on March 8th. Added to this year's event was a cabin renaming ceremony. The event was well attended with over 150 "toys" on the hill and a great time was had by all! The only downside to the day, was that the weather moved in with intense clouds and snow, so the planned helicopter rides were a "no go". The club is looking to possibly reschedule

helicopter rides for later in the Spring, when weather conditions tend to be more favoura-ble. The opportunity to view the Crowfoot area from the air is not to be missed! The renaming of the cabin is official and it now bears the name, "The Bird’s Nest", in honour of Jay "J-bird" Boppre. The site now boasts a beautiful sign and a plaque honouring Jay. It was a great cele-bration with Jay's daughter Danielle pop-

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ping the champagne and Kyle, Jay's son, taking off on a sled, releasing a multitude of helium balloons! The event was well organized, with parking attendants in place to ensure maximum usage of the lot, and the lot was manned throughout the event for security purposes. The meal consisted of crab, hot dogs and salad. It was delicious and relished by all in attendance. The 50/50 draw raised more than ever before, a whopping $1770 this year. The winner's purse totaled $885, with an equal amount being donated to the North Shuswap First Responders, a most wor-thy local cause. The winner of the 50/50 was Randy Beebe, from Beaumont, AB. He donated half of the winnings back to

the Crowfoot Snowmobile Club! What a generous guy, how sweet is that?! Thank you Randy!! As an addition to the event, sleds and snowbikes were on hand for demonstra-tions, to allow those in attendance to have a chance to try out some new equip-ment on the snow toys market. What a great opportunity to check out the new gear! The party at the cabin was wonderful and carried on into the evening hours. All knew J-Bird was there with everyone, looking down on the festivities with the biggest grin! It was a wonderful way to remember and acknowledge a man who was so much a part of the Club and our community. Enjoy the snow and Ride Safe!

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CSRD BOARD MEETING – March 20th

2013 Audited Financial Statements Regional District and Regional Hospital District Financial Statements for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and the Columbia Shuswap Regional Hospital District were ap-proved by the Board. Director’s Comments: The auditors have done their work. The 2013 Audit-ed Financial Statements will be availa-ble on the CSRD website. 2014 – 2018 Financial Plan The 2014 Five Year Financial Plan was adopted, by bylaw, as required by the Local Government Act. Director’s Comments: The 5 Year Financial Plan will be available on the CSRD website. Feasibility Study - Shuswap Water-

shed Water Quality Program Leftside Partners Inc. was awarded a contract in the amount of $50,000 to undertake a study to determine the fea-sibility of establishing a permanent re-gional district service; Shuswap Water-shed Water Quality Program which would focus on water quality and recre-ational safety issues on Shuswap Lake. In addition to the feasibility study, Electoral Area ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ Directors were appointed to the Shus-wap Watershed Water Quality Program Council as of April 1st, 2014. Director’s Comments: The SLIPP pro-gram continues to evolve. The principal focus is now water quality. As noted above, as Area F Director, I have been appointed to the Shuswap Watershed Water Quality Program Council. The original SLIPP Program expires March 31st, 2014. Grant Fund Claims - Final Report

on Community Sewer & Water System Plan – Scotch Creek

The Board approved the Communi-ty Sewer and Water System Plan Final Report for Scotch Creek as a condition of the Federation of Canadian Munici-palities for the CSRD to receive the

remainder of its grant funding to com-pile these reports. Liquid Waste Management Plan developed for Scotch Creek was updat-ed in 2013 to explore opportunities for establishment of community sewer sys-tems. The Master Water Plan for Scotch Creek was also reviewed in 2013 to explore options for a community water system. A consultant was retained, ad-visory committees were established and options and recommendations were pro-vided in a series of technical memos and final reports. Grant funding was acquired for the sewer system planning components through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) program. In 2013, Opus Dayton Knight was retained to review the Area 'F' Liquid Waste Management Plan and Master Water Plan to provide options to ad-vance the start of a community water and sewer system in Scotch Creek. The planning project was recently complet-ed and the final report has been posted on the CSRD website. The GMF grant will cover up to 50% of the sewer study elements of each review. The grant funding was conditional upon Board approval of the final plans. The maximum funding amount available from the GMF for the Scotch Creek water/sewer plan is $63,140. Director’s Comments: The Report by Opus, Dayton & Knight was geared to the availability of federal government grant funding, which now appears to be unavailable until at least 2015. At the same time, the Report makes it evident that a sewer and water initiative would be prohibitively expensive for the exist-ing property owners in the community, even with grant funding. Further, this grant funding option does not permit developer participation in such a pro-ject. This has now led to a developer/business community led initiative, cur-


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Ltd.) were adopted relative to property situated on the Captain’s Village site in the Scotch Creek area. A portion of the property is now re-designated Neigh-bourhood Residential (NR) in the OCP and rezoned the same portion of land from Commercial – 3 (C-3) to Residen-tial – 1 (R1) to allow the former Finz Bar and Grill site to be subdivided from the Captain’s Village property and to allow the proposed new lot to be used for the existing single family dwelling as the principal use along with an exist-ing garage. Director’s Comments: A public hear-ing was held at the Scotch Creek Com-munity Hall, on February 25th, 2014. There was no opposition to the Amend-ments. Celista Landowners Association

Subdivision - Parkland Payment Deferral Agreement

The Board has empowered the au-thorized signatories to enter into an ex-tension of a Parkland Deferral Agree-ment to postpone payment until January 17, 2017, for the cash-in-lieu of park-land dedication required by Section 941 of the Local Government Act – Provi-sion of Parkland, and CSRD Policy P-5 Parkland Dedication as a function of Subdivision, for the subdivision which created Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Strata Plan. This agreement is subject to the owners paying all legal costs associated with this extension. Director’s Comments: It has been a difficult, lengthy, and expensive under-taking for the Celista Landowners As-sociation to convert their ‘undivided interest’ into a bare land strata. Deferral of the required Parkland Payment will, at least, provide them with some finan-cial relief over the next 3 years. It is my understanding there are more ‘undivided interests’ in Area F than anywhere else in the Province. Property owners in these ‘undivided interests’ share the same title with all other property owners in such develop-ments. These properties typically can-not be financed, making them difficult to sell, and when they sell, typically they sell for considerably less than comparable properties enjoying strata or fee simple titles.



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I feel that some attention needs to be paid to these ‘undivided interests’ to en-courage them to convert to strata or fee simple proper-ties. This might be one ave-nue to not only promote the real estate industry, but also to foster economic develop-ment in Area F. Area ‘F’ OCP Amend-

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Secondary Settlement Area (SSA). A public hearing has also been delegated to hear repre-sentations on Bylaw No. 830-10, cited as ‘Electoral Area ‘F’ Official Community Plan Amendment (CSRD) Bylaw No. 830-10. Director’s Comments: The bylaw had been referred out to the Area F Advisory Plan-ning Commission (APC). The APC recommended ap-proval of the bylaw, at their meeting on Monday, March 3rd. A public hearing is to be scheduled for 1PM, April 15th, at the Scotch Creek Community Hall. Grants-In-Aid Grants were approved for the following non-profit organization, from Area ‘F’:



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Spring Roadside Cleanup The annual road side cleanup is planned for May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The Cham-ber again welcomes President Ken Perry and the Lion’s Club as partners in this event. This will be the last commu-nity activity arranged by re-tiring Chamber member and Director Giovanna Goyan (unless we can convince her to stay on). Giovanna has spent many years volunteer-ing to make the North Shus-wap a better community and deserves our heartfelt thanks. She has also been responsible for organizing the ever popu-lar Christmas dinner and dance that so many of us en-joy. Thanks Giovanna. As always, we need more volunteers to help with the cleanup. Garbage bags will be available at my office at 3871 Squilax Anglemont, the Ross Creek Country Store, and Spooner Electric. Thanks to JPW Road Mainte-nance for supplying the bags and to Gem Gravel and Spooner Electric for offering to pick up the garbage bags and haul them to the dump. Designating Lee Creek as a Secondary Settlement Area The Public Hearing for the North Shuswap Official Community Plan amendment to designate Lee Creek as a Secondary Settlement Area will be held on April 15th. This hearing is a turning point for the North Shuswap and hopefully will rectify a mistake made in 2009 when the North Shuswap Official Community Plan was adopt-ed. Lee Creek has always been a recognized settlement area in practical terms. It is

now hard to fathom how this happened. I was a member of the public advisory com-mittee at the time and argued against its exclusion, but none the less it happened. Now is the time to correct the mistake. I’ve heard arguments that allowing “local commer-cial” development will hurt established businesses in the North Shuswap by creating competition. As a Chamber we represent businesses that compete for the same cus-tomer base. Competition is good for the business and especially good for custom-ers who benefit from the at-tention to service and value that a successful business must provide. Recent world history has demonstrated that supply side economics don’t work. The basic principle in the Official Community Plan is to concentrate growth in the primary settlement area of Scotch Creek and in the sec-ondary settlement areas of Celista, Magna Bay, Angle-mont, and St. Ives. This way, the rural nature of the North Shuswap can be preserved. Adding Lee Creek as a sec-ondary settlement area is a logical move. The other big argument against designating Lee Creek as a Secondary Settle-ment Area is that it will allow development to occur. Well, we have two existing, unfin-ished developments in Lee Creek that are an eyesore and have lingering problems. Let’s get them completed properly. Yes this re-designation will allow both



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Planning Process I had an opportunity to meet with the Chair of the new watershed council last month to discuss the future of Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process. I believe the organization is trending in the right direc-tion by focusing on water quality and abandoning the original objectives of fore-shore restoration, recreation planning, and control of de-velopment. I still have a few problems however with the new mandate and council. o The public representative on the council has demon-strated an anti-business bias and should be removed. o I don’t believe that our tax money should be spent on either streamside or roadside planting to control nutrients entering the lake from agri-cultural activities. Those

nutrients should be controlled at source. o Lake safety should not be part of the mandate. This is a provincial and federal responsibility. o I am suspicious of the Fraser Basin Council’s in-volvement and what their objectives are. They are cur-rently working with provin-cial and federal agencies on the Nicola Lake Integrated Planning Process. The focus appears to be removal of un-authorized structures (dock’s and retaining walls) and cor-recting beach modifications (windrowed rocks). Does any of this sound familiar?

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Last month saw an inter-esting beach restoration car-ried out by the province’s compliance and enforcement officers. This property was originally identified in the original Shuswap Lake Inte-grated Planning Process’s foreshore restoration program that was abandoned as a re-sult of public outrage. Well, they finally acted on this one. The top photo (see following page) shows the province’s contractor starting work by getting a skid steer stuck in the mud at the edge of the lake. What should have been a 4 hour job with appropriate equip-ment, a competent contractor, and competent supervision turned into a full week’s work. (See photos on follow-ing page.) What is most telling is what you can’t see in the photo. A condition of a pro-vincial and federal authoriza-tion to work on the beach is to prepare a Sediment and Erosion Control Plan that follows Best Management Practices. In this case, there should have been silt fencing




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Ken and Barry met in 1976. They formed M & W Classic Construction in 1996 and began building "spec" houses. Where a custom home is built specifically for a client, a "spec" is built on speculation, with the hope that a buyer will purchase the home, even though it was not built specifically for them. With fluctuations in the hous-ing market, building "spec" became a losing endeavor for many construction firms. Barry and Ken commenced

again work-ing on movie set construc-tion. In about 2009, the film in-dustry in B.C. and the

rest of Canada, became un-profitable for movie compa-nies and those depending on it for an income, were forced to regroup. In the case of M & W Classic Construction, Ken and Barry refocused their business back home and they began general contract-ing in the North Shuswap and surrounding area. Ken McIntyre and Barry Warkentin bring a wide range of knowledge and experience to M & W Classic Construc-tion. They are well equipped to complete any building pro-ject be it big, small, new con-struction or renovation work. They are open to new tech-niques and new technologies. They can generate a plan for you or work from plans you have chosen. They are ready and willing to help you with attaining permits and materi-als, no matter what your pro-ject and they offer free esti-mates. They pride them-selves on providing quality

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work for a decent price and as long time residents, they have a vested interest in ensuring the endurance of their work-manship. If you have plans for a construction project, give M & W Classic Con-struction a call.

The Kicker would like to thank Ken McIntyre and Bar-ry Warkentin and M & W Classic Construction for their faithful advertising support. We wish this local business continued success.


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As of press time, there were no fire call outs report-ed for March. Everyone is glad to have survived another Winter. The chains are off fire department equipment and all are ready for some fine Spring weather. There have been some intense Training programs for our firefighters, which will con-tinue for several more weeks. Residents will see depart-ments out and about in the upcoming weeks at various locations along the Lake, practicing water hauling and transfers. As well, several firefighters from our three departments have signed up for the Spring Sessions at the Salmon Arm Fire Training Centre. Anglemont VFD is pres-ently working along with the Scotch Creek/Lee Creek and Celista Fire Departments in the development of a more formalized Mutual Aid Pro-gram. In the event of a major structure fire, Mutual Aid is one of the most viable op-tions in ensuring a successful outcome. One of the CVFD's cur-rent challenges involves "restricted passage" escape, simulating that the window or door in a dwelling is not accessible for escape. This involves having a Firefighter in full turn-out gear, includ-ing breathing apparatus, try to pass through a narrow opening in a wall. As shown in the photo to the right, Scotch Creek Training Of-ficer Mike Engholm (without helmet) is guiding a Celista Firefighter through the pas-sage. It's a challenge, but with the proper training it was performed by all in at-

tendance. Our departments are proud of their teams. With their determination and dedication residents know we have a great team to look after us in an emergency. The burning of winter's fallen limbs and debris is upon us. Remember, size of a pile of brush is 3 meters by 3 meters. If you have a larger pile of brush to burn, you will need to obtain a burn registration number from the Kamloops Fire Cen-tre at 1 888 797-1717. Vent-ing index can be checked at www.bcairquality.ca. Should the fire department be called to your address, there are several things that should be mentioned; First is we now own this fire; by that we mean we will assess the situation, if it is larger than 3 meters by 3 meters we will ask for the burn registra-tion number, then check this number through our dispatch. We then will be looking for your available water, and hand tools, the type of mate-rial being burnt; i.e. organic material only. If in our opin-ion the fire is located too close to a building or other ignitable objects, or the smoke is drifting into a neighbor’s yard and they are complaining about the smoke, we are compelled to extinguish the fire and re-quest you move the location. If there is construction debris or dismantled builds or gar-bage involved, we again are compelled to extinguish the fire and then report it to the Conservation Office. The Conservation Officer will come a pay you a visit and determine the outcome. This



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could be a warning or a fine. We thank you for your coop-eration. The Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department is happy to announce that they will be holding their annual Garage Sale on Saturday May 17, 2014. No reservations for a table. A donation of $10.00 for a table, either theirs or yours, would be greatly ap-preciated. They again will be serving a breakfast and lunch. The hours are from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The firefighters are looking forward to seeing you. Anglemont Volunteer

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participating 4-H clubs. In 2013 the 4-H Beef Lending Program saw eight loans be issued and repaid for a total loan value of $14,750. As a result of this partnership, just over $600.00 was paid to two

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B & E attempt in Scotch Creek

On March 6 Chase RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter in progress at Copper Island RV Park in Scotch Creek. Witnesses observed a male com-ing up from the beach onto the property. The witnesses followed the foot prints in the snow and noticed that they went to the front doors of several of the trailers in the park. Witnesses scared off the thief who then departed on foot out of the area. The suspect male was identi-fied and is well known to Chase RCMP, however there was not enough evidence for charges.

Theft at store in Celista On March 9 at approximately 3:30am Chase RCMP received a com-mercial intrusion alarm from the Sunny-side supermarket in Celista. Two mem-bers immediately attended the scene and confirmed that a Break and Enter had been committed. It was determined that the point of entry took place at the south-west corner of the building. The thief made his way through the front counter area of the store and removed packages of cigarettes. An in-store video camera caught the suspect in movement howev-er the suspect was not identified because he was wearing a balaclava. (See more info and picture following this article on page 10 of this issue of the Kicker)

Suspicious prowler On March 8 Chase RCMP received a report of a suspicious male that was seen prowling around the Indian Point area of Adams Lake. The suspect male had been seen driving an older black dodge 4x4 pick-up truck. Witnesses attempted to approach the suspect but he departed. If anyone sees this vehicle in the area they are asked to call Chase RCMP.

Single motor vehicle incident

On March 15 at approximately 1:45am Chase RCMP were dispatched to a motor vehicle incident at Hwy 1 and Squilax - Anglemont Hwy. Police lo-cated a semi- tractor trailer that that had hit the rock face wall causing extensive damage to the passenger side of the truck. The driver of the truck stated that

he was not completely aware of what had occurred. Evidence revealed that the truck had been travelling eastbound on Hwy 1 when it stuck the rock wall. Witnesses who observed the incident say that the truck hit the meridian and the rock face for no reason. There were two people in the vehicle. The passenger, who was in the sleeper of the truck sustained mi-nor injuries and was transported to Kamloops hospital. The driver of the truck was charged for driving without due care and attention.

Suspicious behaviour investigated On March 16 at approximately 11pm Chase RCMP received a report of a suspicious occurrence. A homeowner on Ashe Crescent in Scotch Creek re-ported that an unknown person was banging on her front door. When she answered there was no-one there. A short time later the same thing hap-pened. She called Chase RCMP who immediately attended the scene and con-ducted patrols in the immediate area on foot and by vehicle. Police were unable to locate anyone in the area and asked the complainant to call police if the event occurred again. Police would like to remind residents to be vigilant in their neighbourhood at night and if they see anything suspicious please call the Chase RCMP.

Intoxicated man causes highway concerns

On March 17 at approximately 4:45pm Chase RCMP received multiple complaints from several callers who reported that an intoxicated man was wandering in and out of traffic on Hwy 1 near Silvery Beach in the Chase area. The male was attempting to stop vehi-cles and at risk of being struck by mov-ing vehicles or causing an accident. Chase RCMP members responded and located the male staggering on the west shoulder of the highway. When ap-proached he refused to cooperate or comply with police and was therefore apprehended and brought back to the Chase detachment. He continued to be


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At approximately 2:30 am on March 18th, Chase RCMP again responded to a single vehicle collision on Hwy 1 at the Squilax-Anglemont Road intersection. The collision involved a trac-tor-trailer rig, which had gone off the road to the right, strik-

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Sunnyside Seeks Help By Jan Penner The recent break-in at Sunnyside Market is finan-cially devastating for this small business. Not only are they impacted by the loss of the inventory, but there are extra costs incurred with the extra staff hours needed to investigate the robbery and with the need to take further precautions to ensure the in-cident is not repeated. Leah and her staff are asking for help from the pub-lic, so Sunnyside Market has a chance to stay open and be able to continue being of ben-efit to the community. All at Sunnyside love their custom-ers and want very much to

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Submitted by Amber Wetherill Shuswap Community Foundation The Shuswap Communi-ty Foundation is gearing up for the release of a compre-hensive and consumer-friendly report on the Shus-wap’s livability and wellness this October, 2014. The Shuswap Vital Signs Report will evaluate the communi-ties of the Shuswap as a place to live, learn, work and grow. This region-wide analysis will include Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento and Electoral Areas C, D, E and F. The power of the report will be its accessibility. It will be written in a way that makes it interesting, under-standable, engaging, and above all, actionable for eve-ryone living in our commu-nities. The Foundation has en-gaged a lead researcher who will combine public opinion, citizen grading of key issues and priorities, and data from a variety of recognized sources to create a unique snapshot of up to thirteen key areas, such as: the Envi-ronment, Work, Getting Started, the Gap Between Rich and Poor, Housing, Safety, Learning, Arts and Culture, Belonging and Leadership, and Health and Wellness. The report will be the region’s first Quality of Life check-up, and will be part of a national Vital Signs initia-

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Submitted by Rosemary Gillis Finally! Signs of spring in Shus-wap country! You know the drill……. muddy ruts, overflowing ice filled ditches, grimy snow-banks, low clouds, leafless trees, winter snow damage and firewood almost gone. Oh oh, we better turn this message around. What about the birds chirping, and higher temperatures, and warm sunshine, and safe roads, and creeks flowing again - and the building trades-people gearing up for a new season? However, the real signs of spring are in the Adams River in the form of millions of tiny sockeye salmon fry clearly visible along the quiet channels. Yes, fry may be seen amongst the grav-el and rocks at the river’s edge. The best spot to see them is throughout the slow moving channel in front of the Roderick Haig-Brown plaque. They are a goldy-greyish colour with big eyes, lots of spots and great little fishy tails. Hard to believe that when we next see them again in 2018; they will weigh six to nine pounds and be wearing their scarlet and green spawning colours. The fry are very photogenic and the river is so clear that your camera will love the whole scene of water, stones and fish. Not to be missed is the impressive sight of the industrial sized beaver log-ging operations on the river banks. For mere rodents those Adams River bea-vers have plenty of ambition! They have tackled some pretty big trees and are making the most of the spring fall-ing season. Of course there is the usual collec-tion of ducks, eagles, ospreys and re-turning song birds for you to enjoy, along with plenty of fresh air when you walk the river in this quiet North Shus-wap Park. The Adams River Salmon Society would like to draw attention to our call for the Artisans of the region to make sure that they have acquired a copy of the Artisans Application for “Salute to the Sockeye 2014” and are preparing their arts and wares for the October event.

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By Jan Penner Heather Allison had some potentially very promis-ing news to share this month. While she is still waiting on some tests, one of the doctors she sees, the one dealing with the stomach cancer Heather was diagnosed with, has told her that he is very confident that it has been successfully removed. While she is not cancer free, this is very good news for her. Heather has been staying close to home through March, taking good care of herself while recovering from sur-gery and trying some new machines to help her breath more efficiently. They were-n't very successful so she will keep trying and continue to take it easy for the time be-

ing. She has been working on collecting donations for the Spring Thing fundraising event for the North Shuswap Community Hall and is look-ing forward to her usual job of helping with decorations for the April 26th, sold out event. Like most of us, she is anxious to get out into the garden as the weather gets warmer. She has bulbs from her sister that she wants to plant. As well, her sister had started a rose garden at her home, dedicated to Heather and with Colleen's passing, Heather is going to take over the task of finishing and tend-ing the garden. Heather, you continue to inspire. Happy Spring.


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Blind Bay Celebration Committee

Submitted by Bev Christensen All pioneer and present residents of Blind Bay are urged to mark July 18th and 19th on their calendar as the birthday celebrations of the early set-tlers of that area. Records show 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first school and post office in the communi-ty. Activities confirmed for the event include a tour of historic sites around the bay, an old-fashioned tea, publica-tion of a book of Blind Bay pioneers’ memories, displays of memorabilia, art, quilts and photos, golf tourna-ments and a video based on the history of the Reedman family. Other events planned for the two-day celebration but not yet finalized are a community picnic, a homecom-ing dance, and horse and wagon rides. The committee is particularly anx-ious to contact pioneer residents of Blind Bay. If you are a pioneer of the area or know someone who is you can submit their name by email at [email protected]. The celebration is being planned by a joint committee of the communi-ties surrounding the bay: Cedar Heights, Blind Bay and Shuswap Lake Estates. Each community is organizing at least one event or activity. Other communities and organizations sur-rounding Blind Bay are also invited to participate and can do so by contacting the committee by email. Suggestions of other activities are still being sought by the committee and volunteers are needed to assist with some of the activities.


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Submitted by Fiona Harris Director of Development Shuswap Hospital Founda-tion The Shuswap Hospital Foundation was pleased to be able to present a donation of $12,712.00 to the Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre Committee to assist in furnishing and equipping two examination rooms at the newly opened Health Centre in Sorrento. Dr. Brian Ayotte, Past President and current board member of the Shuswap Hospital Founda-tion was on hand to present a plaque to Marilyn Clark and Melanie Kowles, members of the S.A.C.H.C. Marilyn Clark stated that the community is excited to have a health centre situated locally rather than people having to travel to neigh-

bouring towns for primary health care. She said “many patients have come from Kamloops, Chase, North Shore, Blind Bay and White Lake”. The Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre opened on November 18th, 2013 and serves a cross sec-tion of age groups from ba-bies to seniors. The nurse practitioner Judy Deringer is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree. The Health Centre is a partnership between Interior Health and the Sorrento & Area Community Associa-tion (S.A.C.A.) “This facili-ty is community sponsored” said Marilyn Clark “and we are extremely grateful for the support of the Shuswap Hos-pital Foundation in providing this much-needed equipment.

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Anglemont Men’s Golf

By James R. Perry Hold the snow, bring on the heat. The members of the men’s golf club are anx-iously awaiting the opening of an exciting new golf season. The Executive commit-tee in conjunction with the course management has established that Thursday, April 17, 2014 will be the first of 21 consecutive Thursday evening competitive golf rounds, weather and course conditions permitting. The season will conclude with the Annual Men’s Club Championship Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, September 6th & 7th. There will also be the annual Match Play Championship interspersed throughout the season. For those of you who are new to golf or want to resume spending some time enjoying a great game p,lease feel free to join us on Thursday evenings through-

out the summer. Tee-off time is exactly at 5:00 P.M. so it is necessary to arrive early to sign in and learn which foursome and which

hole you will be assigned in the shot-gun start. Of course, the Course Manage-ment will contin-ue to offer one of their excellent meals for a very favorable price after the golf is completed and winners will be awarded their

prizes near the completion of dinner. So come on out and en-joy the comradeship of your friends and neighbors with a stroll (or ride) through the park-like atmosphere of the Anglemont Estates Golf Course. [At certain times of the year wildlife close-up sightings (deer, rabbits, owls, bears, geese, etc.) are also provided free of charge.]


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Buying a New Computer Part 2

John Seymour Lakeside Technical Solutions Last month we talked about types to consider when purchasing a new computer and so this month we will get a little more specific. Now that you’ve decided between desktop or laptop, it’s time to wade through all of the vari-ous brands and designs you’ll be faced with when you start shopping. The world of com-puting has always evolved rapidly so the landscape is likely to look very different than the last time you did this. The first big decision you must make of course is the age old Mac or PC choice. Which is better is highly de-batable as both have their strengths and their weakness-es. They are also very differ-ent so to compare them would be like comparing apples to oranges. Generally speaking, PC’s are considered to be more capable on the business side of things whereas Mac’s tend to be suited more to-wards artistic creativeness and design. As far as brands go, there are many as you will find. Some brands are considered better than others where build quality and service are con-cerned. Rather than get into which are which, suffice it to say that, as in any consumer product, you get what you pay for. The computer indus-try is extremely competitive and margins are very low. Manufacturers will find ways to cut costs and that often translates into a machine with cheaper parts inside. By to-day’s standards, you should expect to pay between $600 and $800 for a decent general

purpose desktop computer (without monitor), and slight-ly more for an equivalent lap-top. There are cheaper com-puters on the market but in the majority of cases, there will be sacrifices made to get to that price point. Those sac-rifices may be found in the quality of the build overall or in one or more of the compo-nents inside, but they will be there. The next aspect to con-sider when computer shop-ping is design. Desktop com-puters can be found as tradi-tional towers or as an all-in-one. Tower sizes vary from full size to micro-sized which is about the size of a large hardcover book. Smaller tow-ers take up much less space obviously but also have less room inside for adding up-grades like additional hard drives or wireless adapter cards. All-in-one desktop PC’s are screen and tower com-bined into a single device. They tend to be more expen-sive because they do include the display and are great when space is a factor but again, very little room inside for upgrades. There are several new and interesting laptop designs on the market today. In addi-tion to traditional laptops, you will find Ultrabooks. Ultra-books are smaller versions of the laptop, with smaller dis-plays, light and compact chassis, solid state hard drives and usually no DVD drive. Some Ultrabooks have de-tachable or rotating key-boards and touch screens making them very similar to a


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Lee Creek is still a quiet and beautiful place to live, partly because it's protected by it's Rural Residential des-ignation on the Official Community Plan. If this is changed to make Lee Creek a Secondary Settlement area, development with much higher building densities would be allowed, as well as commercial develop-ment. This would have a big impact on the area, particu-larly on the lake. The Adams River estu-ary and the adjoining lakeshore are where the small salmon spend their first spring and early sum-mer. It's a nursery for the fish. Higher density devel-opment would mean a lot more people, resulting in a lot more boat traffic, and a greater likelihood of fuel spills. The Sockeye run is our most precious resource, both economically and envi-ronmentally. We must pro-tect it at all cost Also, what will happen

to the sewage from the steep increase in the number of people living here? Proponents of the change talk about a commu-nity sewer system, but the treated effluent still would have to go somewhere. I haven't seen a clearly thought out plan for this. I don't want to see the over-development and com-mercialization of Lee Creek. I'd like to see it grow slowly, in a balanced way , making sure that the Adams River salmon run is not im-pacted. If this is what you would also like to see, please write to our director, Larry Morgan, with a copy to Dan Passmore, the CSRD Planner, dpassmore@ csrd.bc.ca. Or come to the hearing on April 15 to make your views known.

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tablet but with the power of a full blown PC. The Ultra-book standard was actually created by the Intel company and defines an entire new ‘species’ of computer. Be-cause of the enormous popu-larity of the tablet, the indus-try now seems to be focusing on Ultrabooks as the logical next step in the future of per-sonal computing. Time will tell if they are right or not but my advice would be to wait and see before jumping into this technology. If (when) Ultrabooks become popular,

you will soon see lower pric-es and more power packed into these tiny devices. Next month we will talk about computer specifica-tions and hopefully provide you with the info you need to understand and decipher Gi-gaWhatsits and Terra-Doodles. As usual, feel free to get in touch if you have any comments, questions or just need help.

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It’s Easter and I have interesting market changes to report.

It was a far more active winter than we have seen in years. It changed in early December and never let up all winter. Buyers looked at well-priced homes and bare lots and wrote offers. It wasn’t just me, it was all our Realtors® who were very busy in a time we usually expect to be slow.

It reminds me of the market recovery change in the winter of 2001/2002. That winter saw a similar market change and Realtors® went from nothing to do to becoming very busy in the winter. That was the start of that market swing that peaked in 2007.

We are now seeing buyers who have had some interest in the past and now have changed their opinion from “I’m in no rush” to “Let’s get going!”

I am forecasting a very active spring, summer and fall and those who are buying during this time should be at an advantage (if history is to repeat its self).

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Tick Time is Here From Interior Health The arrival of warmer weather means many of us are spending more time outdoors. The change in weather also brings out ticks - small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and ani-mals and can sometimes transmit disease. “Ticks are most often found in tall grass and wood-ed areas so covering up before you head outdoors and check-ing for ticks on yourself, your children, and your pets after being outdoors are simple things that go a long way to prevent tick bites,” said Jen-nifer Jeyes, Communicable Disease Specialist with Interi-or Health. The most common tick species in the Interior Health region is the Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni), which does not carry the Lyme disease bacteria. The Wood Tick can carry other diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, alt-hough it is very rare. Some ticks also have toxins that can cause temporary muscle weakness and paralysis if at-tached for several days, but the symptoms fade once the tick is removed. Signs of many tick-borne infections can be quite similar and in-clude fever, headache, muscle pain, and rash. The tick species that car-ries Lyme disease (Ixodes pacificus) is more common in the coastal areas of B.C., but may also be present in low numbers in the Interior re-gion. Less than one per cent of Ixodes ticks in B.C. carry Lyme disease. In addition to fever, headache, and muscle pain, people infected with Lyme disease will often de-velop a rash that looks like a

“bull's-eye” target and expands from the site of the tick bite. “Most tick bites do not result in illness; however, all tick bites

should be cleaned, as infec-tion can occur whenever there is a break in the skin,” added Jeyes. “It is important to watch for signs of tick-transmitted illnesses. Anyone who experiences a bull’s-eye rash or other symptoms should see a doctor as soon as possible.” Other precautions in-clude: Walking on cleared trails when in tall grass or wooded areas. Wearing a hat, long sleeves, pants, and light-coloured clothing. Tucking pant legs into socks or boots. Applying insect repellent containing DEET on uncov-ered skin. Carefully checking clothing and scalp (covered or not) when leaving an area where ticks may live. Having a shower after re-turning from areas where ticks may live.

To reduce ticks from en-tering your home and yard, try these steps: Keep your lawn short and remove any fallen leaves and weeds. Keep a buffer area such as wood-chip or gravel border between your lawn and wooded areas or stone walls. Any play equipment or play zones should be kept away from wooded areas. Trim tree branches to allow more sunlight in your yard. Keep wood piles and bird feeders away from the house. Widen and maintain trails on your property.


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St. David’s Thrift Shop A community gathering place

By Lynn Bryan For over 40 years, the St. David’s Thrift Shop has been a place for people to gather to visit with one another and find great bargains. Mildred Dalin and Frankie Brown hold the honour of being in-volved in the early days and seeing it right through to the present. Long-time North Shuswap residents will re-member too, women like Lorna Barnhardt, Mildred Battison, Kathleen Behnsen, Mabel Code, Vera Elleschuk, Esther Proudlove, Eileen Fogarascher, Lorna Herbert, Connie Mackenzie, Kay Turner, Jessie Stringfellow. When asked about the Thrift Shop beginnings, Mil-dred Dalin (Millie) com-mented that it “just sort of started.” The first “sales event” took place in the base-ment of the new church in the early 60’s. It was a one day event at which they sold baking, clothing and “odds and ends.” Millie thinks that they may have held one in the spring and one in the fall for a few years. Then they went into “full swing.” Connie Mackenzie recalls proudly telling people that they had washed and ironed all the clothes—can you imagine them doing that now! But there were not the vast piles of items then. They

were generally priced at no more than 25 cents; and $1.00 was a very big ticket item! The North Shuswap was quite sparsely populated in the early years, and people who did live here were watching their pennies care-fully. Therefore, sales in a day usually totalled only $20 - $30; but the purchases peo-ple made provided them with much needed clothing and small household items. Sometime in the 80s Audrey Sundmark began volunteering in the Thrift Shop; and since then, she and Millie have worked together consistently as a great team. Millie’s name has become almost synonymous with St. David’s Thrift Shop, but she will be stepping down this year, and taking a much less active role. However, the Thrift Shop will go on, build-ing on the amazing founda-tion Millie has laid! Kathleen Lucas has offered to take on a coordinating role, but hum-bly recognizes that no one will ever fill Millie’s shoes. That said, we invite you to: Come on in when the Thrift Shop opens its doors on Wednesday, April 30 at 10:00. There are people to meet, items to buy, and a new look to enjoy

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Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all tax-payers to beware of telephone calls or emails that claim to be from the CRA but are not. These are phishing and other fraudulent scams that could result in identity and financial theft. People should be espe-cially aware of phishing scams asking for information such as credit card, bank account, and passport numbers. The CRA would never ask for this type information. Some of these scams ask for this personal information directly, and oth-ers refer the taxpayer to a Web site resembling the CRA's, where the person is asked to verify their identity by enter-ing personal information. Tax-payers should not click on links included in these emails. Email scams may also contain embedded malicious software that can harm your computer and put your personal infor-mation at risk. Examples of recent tele-phone scams involve threaten-ing or coercive language to scare individuals into pre-paying fictitious debt to the CRA. These calls should be ignored and reported to the RCMP (see contact infor-mation below). Examples of recent email scams include notifications to taxpayers that they are entitled to a refund of a specific amount, or informing taxpay-ers that their tax assessment has been verified and they are eligible to receive a tax re-fund. These emails often have CRA logos or internet links that appear official. Some contain obvious grammar or spelling mistakes. These types of communi-cation are not from the CRA. If the CRA does contact you

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Submitted by Courtney Meier What is First Respond-ers? Exactly what the name implies, we are usually the First on scene at a Medical emergency, be it a motor vehicle accident , drowning, someone with a heart condi-tion, a fall from a bike or ladder or any other situation where medical attention is needed. We see them all and respond at all hours of the day and night. We could be just sitting down for dinner or sound asleep at 4 AM. When the pager sounds we need to be ready, get out the door with our gear and hope the address given is clearly marked, especially at night. We are paged through the BC Ambulance Service, who are dispatched from Chase or, occasionally, from Salmon Arm. If a call comes in for St. Ives, it's a safe bet that it will take the Ambu-lance at least 45 minutes to arrive from Chase. First Re-sponders usually arrive with-in 10 minutes, as members are spread along the North Shuswap from Lee Creek to Anglemont. Our intensive training has prepared us to handle almost any medical situation,

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Miniature Curling Rock Winners Submitted by Kathy Phoenix SSCA Coordinator/Treasurer Shus-wap Carvers Society Those of you who watched the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier (March 1-9) may be wondering what happened with the Miniature Curling Rock Carving Contest and the 4-corner ice display of carvings that we reported in the January Kicker issue would be seen on TSN TV during the Brier. The contest was judged, 4 display stands were created to showcase the miniature curling rock carvings and other projects done at the Shuswap School of Carving Arts and by Kam-loops carvers, and the displays were moved to the four corners of the ice on Thursday evening, February 27th. Al-most immediately that evening, during the pre-Brier activities on the ice, the displays caused a security breach when someone from the audience jumped over the boards onto the ice level floor to get a better look at the carvings and take pictures. The same thing happened the next morning and this interfered with the curlers and TSN TV set-up. The Site Manager was therefore instructed to move the displays off the curling rink ice area so that the public would be able to look at the carvings without causing a security prob-lem. The four display stands were therefore moved to the Souvenir Shop where the exhibit received a lot of at-tention – however, this meant they were not filmed by TSN TV. The displays and carvings looked really great and received lots of compliments. The four displays and all of the Miniature Curl-ing Rock Contest winners and entries

can be viewed at www.bccarvingschool.com. Be-cause the miniature curling rock carv-ings were so small, most of the winning carvers opted to have a specially-made Certificate (which pictured the carving and indicated the category and place in the category) signed, instead of their carving. The winners of the contest in each category were: People's Choice: 1st – Ken Smorang, Abbotsford, BC; 2nd – Gail Kopp, Lumby, BC; 3rd – Mike Forseille, Williams Lake, BC Best Carved: 1st – Jack Proseile, Ke-lowna, BC; 2nd – Peter Palko, Lloydminster, SK; 3rd – Dennis Drechsler, Victoria, BC Most Original: 1st – Gail Kopp, Lum-by, BC; 2nd – Bob Gander, Saskatoon, SK; 3rd – Harold Last, Victoria, BC.

Unfortunately we were only able to get signatures on three of the Certifi-cates before the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist Curling Champions were hustled away by the "doping" offi-cials who quarantine the team members right after the medal presentations as a requirement of Olympic drug test-ing. However, all of the carvers will receive Certificates signed by most of the Teams during the autographing ses-sions during the week. Classes for the September 21-26, 2014 Shuswap School of Carving and Arts have been posted at www.bccarvingschool.com. Have a look ... you may find a project you would like to create. All of the classes are open to beginners to advanced carv-ers.

Rock Carving Contest 1st Place Winners: L - R Peoples Choice - Loonie Rock; Best Carved - Grape Foliage Rock; Most Original - Briers’ Hollow Rock. (See carver names above)


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By Pat Pierlot Spring is here and Lions are getting restless! Many projects are currently being discussed, so hopefully none of us will be taking summer vacations. Our big fundraiser, the Lions annual Yard Sale, is scheduled for the second Saturday in September; this year it will be the 13th. However, many of our read-ers will be de-cluttering at this time of year, so if you have saleable items to get rid of, you may want to donate them to the Lions. Chuck and Dianne Fisher will again store any of these items. Give them a call at 955-0238 for more infor-mation. With the end of the school term now in sight, Lions would like to remind Grade Twelve graduating students of our $750.00 Bursary. As in past years, Li-ons will provide two $750.00 bursaries to graduating students from Salmon Arm Senior Secondary who attended North Shuswap Elementary School for at least 2 years, and will be pursuing a post secondary education. For more criteria information and how to apply, please contact your counselor in the SASS Counseling Centre. Community Calendars will be on sale in the next few weeks, so this is a

heads up for everyone in the North Shus-wap to get on board for this annual fund-raiser. We often hear that people don’t use calendars any more, since they rely on smart phones and I-Pads for dates to remember. Keep in mind that our local businesses support Lions by buying ad-vertising each year and their addresses and phone numbers are prominently dis-played on the calendar. If for no other reason, use the calendar to remind your-self of the many businesses in our area who depend on your support, and buy a calendar to support Lions projects that benefit you! Speaking of support – our weekly Meat Draw and 50/50 Draw at the Cop-per Island Pub in Scotch Creek is the place to be every Saturday afternoon! We have been amazed at the overwhelm-ing support at nearly every weekly event, and it truly invigorates our members. Soon the patio at the Pub will be warm enough to occupy, so plan to bring a friend or neighbor. You could be the lucky winner of a choice cut of meat from Super Valu, or even cash from the 50/50 Draw. Happy Easter to one and all. Get out those Easter bonnets!

WANTED Local Heroes (preferably) alive

Submitted by Marilyn Clark The Sorrento & Area Community Health Centre is planning a 2015 Fund-raising Calendar. This calendar will feature local heroes in our area. These local heroes will, in the calendar pic-tures, have been uniquely postured into the beautiful Shuswap landscape. We are looking for input from all of the communities of the Shuswap to provide the answer to the following question, "who are the local heroes in our com-munities?" Please help us to find them! What's the criteria for selection? These local heroes will be: those who see a need in the communi-

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From the Internet Parental alienation (or Hostile Aggressive Parent-ing) is a group of behaviors that are damaging to chil-dren's mental and emotional well-being, and can interfere with a relationship of a child and either parent. These be-haviors most often accompa-ny high con-flict marriag-es, separation or divorce. These behaviors whether ver-bal or non-verbal, cause a child to be mentally ma-nipulated or bullied into believing a loving parent is the cause of all their prob-lems, and/or the enemy, to be feared, hat-ed, disrespected and/or avoided. These feelings may be influenced by negative comments by the other par-ent and by characteristics such as lack of empathy and warmth, of the rejected par-ent. The term does not apply in cases of actual child abuse, when the child rejects the abusing parent to protect themselves. Parents who are on the receiving end of the aliena-tion are often helpless. There is little they can do by them-selves. They stand helpless, as they watch the relational death between themselves and their children. They watch their children con-struct a wall between them as a result of the brainwashing. The parents witness the joy

being drained out of their children’s lives, as they are asked to spy, lie, and even partake in the intense deni-gration. They watch their children sabotage their time with them in order to remain abnormally loyal to the al-ienating parent (and family). Alienated parents cannot

help their own children because they are por-trayed as the enemy. The courts fail them too.

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adversarial situations and often empower the alienating parent. Alienating parents have passed the course in manipulation and are very convincing. As a result, the courts lack of education, em-pathy, knowledge of child development or need for power, further hurts the child. Those who truly care about the emotional develop-ment of children need to help empower them with good information that could help protect them from alienating behavior. Parental Aliena-tion Education programs could begin to heal relation-ships and help prevent chil-dren from being emotional abusers themselves. Presenting age appropri-ate information about paren-

Parental Alienation occurs when one parent hates their ex more than they love their children.

tal alienation to all age groups, including college students, could empower peers to help peers. Children talk to each oth-er and often want to help, but if they are unaware of the mind games that often take place in divorce and custody cases, they may be doing more harm than good by condoning unhealthy behavior and attitudes. For more information check out the PAAO website at http://www.paawareness.org/.



By Toby Alford

It is amazing and wonder-ful that our ancestors and ear-ly European settlers on the North Shore had the foresight and the ability to build the Community Hall that stands in Celista to this day. Imagine building something tomorrow and having someone in 2094 still looking after it. Just as amazing is the hard work of the volunteers who month after month, year after year, maintained and rebuilt the Hall so it continues to be a place the whole community can be proud of. When we see the disaster in Malakwa where the Community Hall, not even thirty years old, has been con-demned for bad design and careless management, we can count our blessings that we have people among us who take pride in the North Shus-wap Community Hall and work tirelessly for its upkeep and maintenance. Over the years many peo-ple have taken up the task. In the sixties the Hall got bath-rooms inside the building, the club room and two kitchens. Since 2005 many upgrades to the building have been com-pleted, included new heating, cooling and water systems, a wheelchair accessible bath-room and a new roof. Having a Community Hall is important because it gives people a space to be a community. That means meet-ing your friends and neigh-bours, having coffee, listening to music, and enjoying thea-tre. Many local clubs such as the craft group, the Natural-ists, the Historical Society,

various fitness classes and the Lions meet regularly in the Hall. The Hall grounds have 700 feet of beach front where swimming and picnic areas have been improved over the years. The grounds also host the summer farmers market. Another important func-tions of the Hall is as an emer-gency evacuation centre and command post. It is used as a polling centre and health clin-ic for community inocula-tions. The Hall is available for rent for weddings and memo-rial services, theatre produc-tions, art sales and many other events. The Hall has full ban-quet facilities and an inspect-ed commercial kitchen includ-ing dishes, cookware, tables and chairs. The upkeep of the Hall is funded entirely by volunteer efforts. The Mother’s Day Breakfast, Father’s Day Lob-ster Dinner and Spring Thing all raise money for the Hall, as do rentals for private events. The annual spring clean-up is on April 13th at 9 a.m. with BBQ following. Bring your rake and gloves. The AGM is on April 15th at 7 p.m. Posts available include membership secretary, ways and means (that's fund-raising) Vice President and Directors. So come on down and continue the proud tradi-tion of caring for our beautiful Hall. Spring Thing Finale - Wine & Cheese Tasting Silent Auction & Wine Raffle takes place on April 26th from 8 pm – 10:30 pm

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Rise and Shine Breakfast – the March 8, 2014 Rise and Shine breakfast was coordinated by Ann Chow and her team. They served a wonderful breakfast with a nod to St. Patrick’s Day; the hall was decorated in shades of green. We had a great turn-out and thanks to those that came out to support us and sit over cof-fee with their friends and neighbours. Be sure to come to our April 12 breakfast when another team will be serving you with a smile! Breakfasts run on the sec-ond Saturday of every month from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Memberships for 2014: Membership Chair, Lucille Wood advises that 2014 Membership fees are $20.00/each and are now due; they cover the period of January 1 to December 31. Please make your cheque payable to the Lakeview Community Centre Society and put them in the envelopes provided at the Centre.

We warmly invite everyone from 19 to 90+ to join our Community Centre. FMI Lucille Wood 250-955-0934

Regular Activities: Table Tennis every Friday morning at 9:30 and every Monday at 1 p.m. Table Tennis has many new players signed up now! Going Good! Dennis Chow 250-955-2899 Arts and Crafts: Tuesdays from 10 - 2 p.m. bring a lunch. The painting group is very active and they are turning out some lovely paintings. Even the first time painters are enthusiastic about their efforts. FMI Dolores Beck 250-955-0296. Carpet Bowling: League play is fin-ished for the season. The wind-up lunch-eon was held on March 20 with a tasty selection of finger foods to choose from. Congratulations to the Lakers team of Dennis Chow, John Donovan, Luke Ku-romi and Norma Bischoff who won the Spring League championship. Maggie Bolton was presented with a trophy to recognize her outstanding accomplish-ment of playing 1000 games of carpet bowling. A huge thanks to Ann Chow for all her work getting spares – it was almost a full time occupation for her. Carpet bowling will continue during the summer on a drop-in basis if enough interest is shown. Please call Dennis Chow for dates and times: 250-955-2899. Anglebay Entertainers: Chorus Practic-es Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. Jo Groves advises that everyone is welcome to come and sing with us. There is no need to read music but if you do that's a bo-nus. We are presently rehearsing songs for a spring concert to be held either June 1 or 8. We are now entertaining ideas for the 2015 Pig and Whistle so bring your ideas with a synopsis and possible song selections to Jo Groves, Ann Chow or Bill McBride. FMI Jo Groves 250-955-2282 Archy Breaky Body Parts Line Danc-ing: If you are looking for fun and exer-cise come and join Boot Scootin' Donna



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Centre: $10.00 each for members and $12.00 for non-members. FMI Fay Begin – 250-955-2488. Photo Contest for All Lakeview Cen-tre Members: Start looking through your photos and pick out some of your favour-ites for our photo contest. As mentioned in last month’s Kicker, the Lakeview Centre is having a photo contest open to all Lakeview Centre members. Four sea-son type photos of the North Shuswap will be displayed at the Centre and

judged by an inde-pendent source. The winner (s), in addi-tion to receiving a lovely prize, will have their photo used on our all-greeting cards that we send out. Posters and details will be available soon. Renovations: Renovations are con-tinuing with the in-stallation of the fire rated steel doors. Brian Ruddock of Trueform Contract-ing has run into a few hiccups during

the installation process but he is gamely carrying on! Money! Money! Money! Now that I have your attention!! If you have Canadi-an Tire Money collecting dust at your house please consider donating it to the Lakeview Centre. The money is used to buy small appliances for the kitchens. Our most immediate purchase will be a new tea kettle as the one we have needs to be replaced. Claudette Carlsen would be happy to collect your Canadian Tire money and put it to good use. FMI Claudette Carl-sen 250-955-8148


Maggie Bolton is presented with a trophy to recognize her outstand-ing accomplishment of playing 1000 games of carpet bowling.

By Jan Wojciechowski A mudslide cut power for residents living on Eagle Bay Road on the south shore of Shuswap Lake on Saturday evening, March 29th. Fire crews said it was “fairly minor” and did not affect any structures or people in the commu-nity of approximately 400 people in

Eagle Bay. The mudslide which came down in the 5900-block of Eagle Bay Road, took down about 40 trees and power lines, blocking the road com-pletely for a time. The slide was about 30 metres wide and half a metre thick. BC Hydro crews worked to restore power to approximately 285 homes.

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By Hector MacLean-Angus Why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good airplane? A few of my favourite answers are: 1. The green light came on. 2. Somebody opened the

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side. When my oldest daughter asked what it was like, the best way I could describe it was as extreme, intense peace - totally disconnected from everything, feeling like you're on a noisy, transparent com-forter that makes your skin flutter, looking at an incom-parable view. When she came for a tandem jump (someone else in control, you're just along for the ride), her first

comment on landing was, “I want to do this every day!” Of course, when people think of skydiving, they also tend to think of fear and dan-ger. Falling from the sky, makes you think of impacting planet Earth. Skydivers joke about that, perhaps because we recall our own fear when we knew nothing about the sport. 2012 U.S. statistics show a fatality rate of less than 1 in 100,000 for skydiv-ing and about 1 in 6,000 for traveling 10,000 miles in a car. It seems that we're more likely to die driving to the airport than jumping out of a plane, but because we're fa-miliar with cars we don't worry about them. The first time I jumped, I was praying on the way out the door. I

Top: Jeff O’Neill (top) and Hector MacLean-Angus drop above Salmon Arm airport, with Grindrod on the left and Enderby on the right. Bottom: Formation Freefall. Chuck Earl (R) and Hector MacLean-Angus (L) above Salmon Arm with the industrial area on bottom right. The highway from Salmon Arm to Enderby runs from the bottom to the top of the photo.

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was hooked before the para-chute was open. I don't like heights, but now I love to be a couple of miles up with my rig on. We take safety seriously in all aspects of the sport. Injuries and fatalities almost always result from poor deci-sions. Students must execute skills safely before taking the next lesson. Safety is drilled in at every level. Before we jump, we check each other's gear. We look at it during the flight. We double check eve-rything. With safety and skills in order, we can have fun with free fall, canopy flight, and a soft landing. My primary responsibili-ties at the Drop Zone are par-achute packing, packing les-sons, and rigging. Riggers inspect and repack reserve parachutes and repair para-chutes and rigs. I also ground

a parachute or rig if any part of it is unsafe. Reserve pack-ing is limited to riggers be-cause if you ever need to use your reserve, it must open predictably and fairly quick-ly. We encourage students to pack their own mains after a series of lessons because the understanding required makes a safer skydiver. They can also pack to pay for jumps. I would like to share the fun with someone from the North Shuswap and maybe pool to and from the Drop Zone located at the airport in Salmon Arm. Give some thought to a sport that never gets old. Search for Skydive Salmon Arm on YouTube (last year's review is the “Happy” video), check out your options at www.skydivesalmonarm.com or send me a note: [email protected].



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By Germain Bégin, Nutritionist A nutritionist pulls up to a gas station in need of fuel. The station retails diesel, gasoline and propane. Diesel is cheaper than the other two today, so the nutritionist asks the attendant to fill the vehi-cle up with diesel. The at-tendant protests that the vehi-cle doesn’t burn diesel, it runs on gasoline. The nutri-tionist doesn’t understand; they are all sources of fuel. What difference can it possi-bly make? Fuel is fuel. A silly example perhaps but in the world of food this nutritionist is commonly con-sidered to be correct; fuel is fuel, ‘a calorie is a calorie’. In fact, anyone who is famil-iar with nutrition can give you the story about how carbs contain about 4 calo-ries per gram and that fat contains about 9 calories per gram. Simple logic tells you that eating more fat will give you more calories. By exten-sion, this means that a diet high in fat should quite obvi-ously make you fatter. The message is pretty clear; if you don’t want to get fat, count your calories or follow a high carb, low fat diet regi-men. Simple and neat! Albert Einstein once said, “For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong”. It has also been said that ‘food is the most power-ful drug you can take’. Noth-ing sets more body processes and hormones into action than the food you eat. In fact, the way your body interacts with your food is extremely complex and, just like the different fuel sources in the example above, the fuel

sources of fat, carbs and pro-tein that come from the food you eat are all indeed pro-cessed differently. Consumption of sugar and refined carbs has the effect of sending your body a “store fat signal”; yet as carb sources they only contain 4 calories per gram. The point here is that there is no con-nection between the two. In fact, it has little to do with calorie content and more to do with ‘how’ your body receives and stores the fuel from these specific ingredi-ents. This is why the fat in your food is not fattening; your body uses yet a differ-ent method to receive and store the fat, one which does not normally trigger the “store fat signal”. Ironically, this doesn’t mean that the fat in your food can’t make you fatter. Combining a strong “store fat signal” with a lot of fat in your food is the perfect reci-pe for making you even fat-ter. But remove the “store fat signal”, the fat will not have a fattening effect. Removing as much sugar and refined carbs as you can from the food you eat will greatly re-duce the “store fat signal”. How this all really works is at complete odds with what you are repeatedly told to do; to count calories and to not eat so much. Is it any wonder that most people consistently fail at losing unwanted body fat and, worst of all, can’t seem to keep it off when they do actually manage to lose some? Read part two of this article in next month’s Kick-er.

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By Claudette Carlsen The days are getting longer now and the summer birds will be coming back. Already the robins and the Oregon Juncos are back. I have tried to find out why there is such an influx of Varied Thrushes this winter, but no one seems able to ex-plain it. When we moved here some 20 yrs ago, there were no Thrushes and it's only in the past five or so years that they’ve shown up on their way to their breeding grounds. This year I have had reports from Blind Bay to Pritchard about large numbers of them. One lady in Scotch Creek counted twenty-five in her yard. I have been reading about the invasion of alien species here in BC. It seems that no matter how much we try to educate people about not releasing their “pets” into the wild, people are still do-ing it. One example is the Red eared Slider Turtles that are sold in pet stores. They are cute but putting them out in our native environment brings disasters because they consume ducklings, larvae and tadpoles that are part of the ecological food chain for our native species. Surrey has banned the sale of them

totally. Another no-no is the re-lease of Goldfish into our lakes, strictly forbidden, be-cause they are a member of the Carp family and consume everything in sight and multi-ply quickly. A few years ago, Gardom Lake had to be Poi-soned” because someone had re-leased their pets. I am glad to hear that it has been re-stocked with native trout and is healthy again. Another invader is the Bullfrog, imported for live food but then released. They quickly consume our smaller native frogs, which are al-ready in great decline. I guess that what I want from the General Public is to be aware that non-native spe-cies can be detrimental to the health of our environment and to think before releasing any-thing that could be destructive or become a nuisance. Think of the rabbits in Victoria – cute but now a nuisance. We will have a short meeting on April 14th at Ineke’s house at 1:30pm, to re-group and plan some sum-mer outings. We do need new members so if you are interested, we would like to have you.


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James Gjaltema, Flight Centre Associate Spring often brings a yearning for some international learning and a taste of history and culture. In the travel industry, as the winter season of people escaping to sun destinations winds down, there is a flurry of inquiries and bookings for Eu-rope. I myself will be cruising on a canal boat through the English countryside and cycling along the canals of Amsterdam this month. As many parts of Canada may still be experiencing some late snow, I will be appreciating daffodils and tulip fields. Europe is such an interesting and diverse destination that I keep going back (over a dozen times). The legacy of thou-sands of years is readily evident from prehistoric times, to Roman antiquities, to medieval villages and Gothic cathe-drals. The European Union has 23 offi-cial languages. The local peoples have developed a cornucopia of traditions, regional delicacies, fascinating stories and amazing architecture. Travel styles and modes of transpor-tation are almost as diverse as the land itself. The rail network is phenomenal; regional flights are abundant and reason-ably priced; there are many well-used waterways; car rentals provide freedom to explore on your own; cruises offer incredible value; guided group trips are efficient, cost effective and enable you to connect with other international travelers while not having to worry about logistics. It is worth discussing your travel plans with a travel professional, who will be able to offer some useful insights no mat-ter what your travel style. Spring, early summer and fall are great times to fly. Charter airlines like

Air Transat often have excellent pric-es early and late in the season and offer the possibility of one way flights if you decide to do a Trans-Atlantic Cruise to get there or back. Air Canada has great options that allow you to fly from Kam-loops or Kelowna for about the same price as Vancouver or Calgary. KLM and WestJet work together as well to provide local departures at excellent prices. An experienced airfare specialist will often be able to get you better options than can be found on-line. Some examples of travel deals avail-able at the time of writing include several Trans-Atlantic cruise itineraries for well under $1000 per person; return airfare to London from Vancouver for $795 (April 8-29); return airfare from Kelowna to London for under $1100; flights from Kelowna to Prague with a stopover in Amsterdam for under $1400; flights from Kelowna to Venice and back from Barce-lona for $1425 (June 4-17); a 12-night Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Barcelona visiting ports including Croa-tia, Montenegro, Greece, Naples, Pisa, Monaco and Marseille for $1680 and a 14-night trans-Atlantic cruise from Ft.Lauderdale to Rome for $600 includ-ing taxes and port charges. I’m always happy to discuss Europe-an vacation plans, offer suggestions and ideas. The best way to get a hold of me while I’m in Europe is by e-mail ([email protected]). Have a wonderful spring and may your travel dreams blossom into reality.

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We can’t Thank You Enough !!!! The Cross Country Ski Club would like to say a BIG Thank You to all the people who came out to the Silent Auc-tion and supported our club. We want to thank those of you who attended the auction and of course to everyone for their generous donations of auction items. Without auction items the bidding process would not be very entertaining. Looking forward to seeing you all again next year for an-other great year of skiing and/or snowshoeing.

The Silent Auction organizing Team

Birthday Thank You A belated thank you to all who celebrated my 92nd Birthday Lunch at the Pub. My daughter Chris and her husband Wayne Trueman, Grand daughter Jennifer Fleetwood, great grand-daughters Mackenzie & Amanda, my bowling friends, Lyn Bry-an and friends from St. Davids. Cards and gifts were much appreciated by myself and CocoPuff, my adopted donkey.

Sincerely Maggie Bolton

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Submitted by Trish Kelley, Director It’s your Turn... By the time you are read-ing this article, many of you have recently returned from holidays down south. Doubt-less you have heard from friends and neighbours that our Drs Ken and Janet Bates have decided to join what many of us are involved in – retirement. For the Board members of the NSHCS, the recruit-ment search has hit overdrive. We have sent out over 1300 letters to doctors in BC and Alberta asking them to con-sider relocating to our clinic. We continue to work with Health Match BC, the Minis-try of Health’s doctor place-ment programme, follow up on leads that come our way, and host any perspective doc-tors that want to visit our community. We will continue with this work until we are successful. We are planning to fill June through Sept. at the clin-ic with locum coverage so that families and visitors feel safe and can enjoy their holi-day on the North Shuswap and are working hard to en-sure we can put this plan in

place. But it is now your turn to help us out. We must have places for the locums to stay while they cover the clinic office. If you have a home or cottage that we can use for any part of the months of June through until the end of Sept., that you are willing to donate to the Society please contact Patricia Robertson at 250-955-2999 or Jay Simpson 250-377-5462. Alternatively, we are also looking for a 2 bedroom 5th wheel, trailer or motor home that we could park at a spot we have availa-ble to us. If we can have ac-commodations covered through donations, we will have monies available to keep the clinic functioning longer. It is also your turn to ensure every member of the community over 19 has joined the NSHCS. The membership fee is a one-time $10.00 cost but it is vital that we can demonstrate to per-spective doctors that the North Shuswap communities support our clinic. Member-ships forms can be found throughout the community and can be mailed in or paid for at the clinic.

Crab-Fest The Crab Fest held on Crowfoot Mountain on March 8th was a great success, largely in part to all who helped with all the details and execution of the event. Support from the club and those attending was fabulous! Please know that your contribution was much appreciated.

Julie Lucas Crowfoot Snowmobile Club


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By Jenn Szabo One huge component of holistic wellness is the mental element for, I would be so bold as to say, all wellness starts with your mind set. Thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions, and actions lead to results! So, without spending a wad of cash on a therapist or coach, I'm going to discuss three com-mon thought patterns that get us in trou-ble all the time. If you can be aware of this stinking thinking, and remedy it when it rears it's ugly head, you are guaranteed to feel more balanced, posi-tive and in control of your mental, emo-tional, spiritual and physical states. The first culprit is Jumping to Con-clusions. When this nasty villain is working it's magic on us, without indi-viduals saying so, we know what they are feeling and why they act the way they do. In particular, we are able to determine how people are feeling to-ward us. For example, a person may conclude that someone is reacting nega-tively toward them but doesn’t actually bother to find out if they are correct. Another example is a person may antici-pate that things will turn out badly, and will feel convinced that their prediction is already an established fact. So, how do you untwist this think-ing? By using the Survey Method: ask people questions to determine whether your thoughts and feelings are realistic. Often times by opening up a dialogue with people, we are able to see that our made up explanations of other peoples behavior are bogus, and even laughable. It is truly freeing when you realize that other peoples worlds don't revolve around us, and our negative perceptions are just that, perceptions. The second cognitive distortion on this list is Filtering. When filtering, we take the negative details and magnify them while filtering out all positive as-pects of a situation. For instance, a per-son may pick out a single, unpleasant detail and dwell on it exclusively so that their vision of reality becomes darkened or distorted.

Free your mind by using the Exam-ine the Evidence technique: Instead of assuming that your negative thought is true, examine the actual evidence for it. For example, if you feel that you never do anything right, you could list several things you have done successfully. This allows you to see a more accurate and complete picture of the situation, and can often relieve stress and anxiety. Last but not least is Polarized Thinking (Black and white thinking) In polarized thinking, things are either “black-or-white.” We have to be perfect or we’re a failure — there is no middle ground. You place people or situations in “either/or” categories, with no shades of gray or allowing for the complexity of most people and situations. If your performance falls short of perfect, you see yourself as a total failure. As humans, we are guilty of this negative thought pattern far more than most of us are aware, so what can we do to remedy it? Thinking in Shades of gray: Although this method may sound drab, the effects can be illuminating. Instead of thinking about your problems in all-or-nothing extremes, evaluate things on a scale of 0 to 100. When things don't work out as well as you hoped, think about the experience as a partial success rather than a complete failure. See what you can learn from the situation. Finding the gray area on a regular basis will liberate you. Those are some remedies for a few of the common thinking distortions. If you can identify those distortions as they come up, with some practice you can train your brain to immediately find some positive alternatives to your nega-tive Nelly thought patterns. Using cog-nitive-behavioral therapy techniques on a regular basis can completely transform your life, and how you see the world. With some awareness, desire and disci-pline, you will become a way happier captain of your own ship.

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Notice of PUBLIC HEARING Electoral Area 'F' Official Community Plan Amendment (CSRD) Bylaw No. 830-10

What is Electoral Area 'F' Official Community Plan Amendment (CSRD) Bylaw No. 830-10? Bylaw No. 830-10 proposes to amend the Electoral Area 'F' Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 830 by incorporating changes originating from the designation of Lee Creek as a Secondary Settlement Area, in addition to amendments which will provide clarification and consistency. Bylaw No. 830-10 also proposes to:

• Add policy and wording regarding interface fire and FireSmart principles; • Delete Section 13, Development Permits, and replace it with the amended Section 13,

Development Permits; • Delete Schedule B, Overview Land Use Map and replace it with the amended Schedule B,

Overview Land Use Map; • Delete Schedule C, Land Use Maps and replace it with the amended Schedule C, Land Use

Maps; • Delete Schedule F, Scotch Creek Development Permit Areas, and replace it with the amended

Schedule F, Scotch Creek Development Permit Areas; and • Add Schedule G, Present & Proposed Parks, and Present Public and Institutional.

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When? Where? Who should attend? How can I find out more about this rezoning amendment? How do I send a written submission? Who can I speak to about this application?

April 15, 2014 at 1:00 PM (Pacific Time) Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Community Hall/Fire Hall, 3852 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Scotch Creek, BC Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at the Public Hearing. A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the CSRD offices, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning April 4, 2014 and ending April 14, 2014 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays). Written submissions will be received in the Regional District Offices until 4:00 PM on April 14, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: [email protected] Jennifer Sham [email protected] 250 833 5920



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By Jan Penner Our winner this month is Rod Hannah. He correctly identified our object as a hay knife and will receive a cheque for $20. For those of you guessed it was for cutting ice, rest assured that is a very com-mon identification for this item. While cattle graze in pas-tures once the grass begins to grow in spring, through winter months, they feed on hay which is harvested and put up for winter. Not being a rancher, I admit my knowledge of hay and silage and those lovely "marshmallows" we see in the fields is rather limited. Howev-er, I, like many of us, was around a farm a time or two during har-vest and I have a rudimentary grasp of the pro-cess. For those of you familiar with the operation, my apolo-gies and for the city bred in the audience, welcome to Haying 101. Harvesting crops of any kind in the pioneer days was a family affair. When the hay was harvested by hand, with-out machinery, it was cut and stacked before moving it to shelter. Everyone helped ei-ther with the labour or with feeding the harvest crews. Neighbours helped neighbours and men traveled from place to place forming harvesting

crews. Ensuring that there would be feed for livestock through the winter was para-mount. When balers came along, it meant the hay could be made into bundles and transportation was much simpler. The bales were loaded onto wagons and hauled with horsepower to barns or hay sheds. The more hay one could store, the better

the livestock would eat through the win-ter. Storage of bales was easier because there was some uni-formity in the brick shape. The bales were shoehorned into storage areas and taken to stock as needed. They were com-pressed 2 to1 so more would fit in. The com-pressed bales, heavy individu-ally, became too

heavy for one person to handle. The hay knife was employed to slice the bales into pieces that were manageable, so the hay could be distributed to cattle and other ranch stock. While many farmers use tractors with forks to move round bales to feed station these days, some still find the hay knife a useful and valuable tool. Here is our item for May. We will be drawing on April 18th so get your guesses in for your chance to win our $20 prize.

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Submitted by Sheldon Johnson About 180,000 B.C. fami-lies will be eligible to receive up to $55 per month, or $660 annually, for each child under the age of six when the B.C. Early Childhood Tax Benefit is introduced in April 2015. What does this mean for families today? To receive the new benefit in 2015, parents need to file their annual in-come tax returns, starting with the 2013 tax year, and make sure they have applied for the Canada Child Tax Benefit. If your child is already registered for the Canada Child Tax Ben-efit, you will be automatically signed up to receive the B.C. Early Childhood Tax Benefit, as long as you meet the eligi-bility requirements. The maximum benefit will be available to all eligible fam-ilies with net incomes under $100,000. The benefit will start to phase out at $100,000 and will be fully phased out at $150,000. It is estimated that 140,000 families will receive the full benefit, while an addi-tional 40,000 families with net incomes over $100,000 will receive a partial benefit.

The tax benefit was an-nounced in February 2013 as part of the B.C. Early Years Strategy to improve the afford-ability of child care and assist families with the cost of rais-ing young children. The new provincial bene-fit will supplement existing federal benefits, including the Canada Child Tax Benefit, the National Child Benefit Supple-ment and the Universal Child Care Benefit. For more information about the new benefit, please visit: www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/tax_benefit.htm About 25% of people on income assistance do not file a tax return and, as a result, are missing out on additional in-come that could significantly improve their financial well-being. Individuals who need help filing income tax and benefit return, have a modest income and a simple tax situation, may be eligible to have their tax return prepared through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. To find a volun-teer tax preparation clinic, go to: www.cra.gc.ca/volunteer

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NORTH SHUSWAP Coffee House - Jam Night - Live enter-

tainment. - Third Friday of every month. NS Community Hall. Open mic - 7:30-9PM, feature bands, refreshments. If you like music, you will love our Coffee House!

Discovering Social Media Presentation - April 5 at Quaaout Lodge. Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. and what it means in today’s businesses. Register at http://southshuswapchamber.com/. FMI Ka-ren Brown 250-515-0002

NSCA Annual Spring Clean-up & BBQ - April 13, 9am sharp. Please bring rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, gloves & yourself! Coffee, tea, water, 'goodies', and complimen-tary Barbeque

Public Hearing - Area ‘F’ OCP amend-ment. Apr 15, 1 pm, Scotch Creek / Lee Creek Community Hall/Fire Hall.

AGM - NS Community Hall - April 15, 7pm Science Fair and Spelling Bee - May 2nd,

6pm-8pm at NS Elementary School. PAC organized event & fundraiser. FMI Ashley 250-679-1041 or Leigh 250-679-8009.

Bottle Drive - May 3, for Div 1 NS Elemen-tary school.

Giant Garage Sale - Fundraiser for Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Firefighters. Sat, May 17th, 9am-2pm. Pancakes, hot dogs, 50/50 draw. FMI 250-955-2442

Shuswap Shred - Stride, Ride or Run, May 24th in Celista. 9 or 4 KM. Fundraiser for Easter Seals. Pledge or flat fee for adults, children under 12 free. FMI 250-955-0307

Carnival - May 30th, 5-7:30 pm, NS Com-munity Hall. Lots of crazy booths, a maze, concession. Free fun for all ages. FMI call Debbie 250-955-0071

CHASE 3rd Annual First Nations Family Potluck -

Apr 16th, 5-7:30 at the Haldane School Gym. Doors at 4:30

Royal Canadian Legion - FMI and hours phone 250-679-3766. Sat, April 19th - Kara-oke at 7 pm; Sat, April 26th - dinner 5:30, dance 8pm - Turtle Valley Band; Sun, Apr 27th - birthday Sunday mid afternoon (cake) and Jam session 2 pm; Sun, May 4th - Gi-ant Crib 10:45 am.

Shoe Drive - shoes for Central America. March 24 - April 16. Haldane Elementary School. All shoes collected will go directly to

children and families most in need in devel-oping countries.

SORRENTO Sorrento Glee Club Spring Concert – Fri

25 and Sat 25 of April at 7pm at Sorrento Memorial Hall. "The Glory of Love" songs that will stir the memory and set your feet a-tapping! Tickets available from Glee mem-bers or call 250-675-3835

Quilting & Fibre Art Workshops - April 26 - 30. Check in and set up April 25. Concurrent workshops including 2 traditional quilt, and 1 that is contemporary fibre. Choose the work-shop that appeals to you. Open to everyone. FMI or to register phone 250-675-2421 or www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca

Gala Music Concert - Sat, April 26th at Shuswap Lake Estates Hall, 2404 Centenni-al Drive, Blind Bay. A gala music concert which will include a fifty piece a cappella choir comprised of " The Harmonashees" from Lumby, "River Harmony" from Kam-loops and "The Coppertones" from Blind Bay who will be singing Classic Pop songs under the direction of Canadian music man, Syl-vain Vallee. Tickets go on sale April 1st. contact Karen from FACES 250.515.3276. Doors open at 6pm. A casual buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. There will be a cash bar.

Huge Spring Gift Sale - in time for Mother’s Day. Sorrento Memorial Hall fundraiser. Sat, May 3rd, 9am-1pm at the Sorrento Me-morial Hall. Tea Room, Raffle & 50/50 draw. For a table call Bev 250-675-2897

4th Annual Pink Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament - Sunday May 4. Registration at 1pm. Shotgun start - Texas Scramble at 2pm. Registration forms available at the Golf Course (250-679-3021) and are due by April 28. Door prizes, silent auction (donations needed, please call Janice at 250-679-4471). Funds raised are for CIBC Run for the Cure. FMI Bette, 250-679-3444 or Diana, 250-679-3484

Sorrento Lions Club Giant Garage Sale - May 31, 9am to 3pm at the Sorrento Memori-al Hall, 1150 Passchendaele Rd. If you have any household items that are taking up space and would like to donate them, please call Wayne Kembel at 250-515-3248 or Brian Butcher at 250-675-4742 FMI regarding pick-up and delivery options.

Mammography Screening in Blind Bay mobile mammogram unit at Blind Bay Mar-ketplace. Sat, May 31 and Mon, June 2. Book your screening time at 1-800-663-9203.

OTHER AREAS Enderby Olde Time Dance - April 4 at 8 pm

at the Drill Hall in Enderby. Last dance of the season. Theme is Easter Spring Flowers. Everyone of all ages welcome. Children free. Lunch included. For info call 250 546-6186.

AGM - Enderby Olde Time Dance Club - April 6 at 2 pm in the Drill Hall. Please attend as there are important changes to be made.

Team Spelling Bee - Fundraiser for literacy programs in the North Okanagan-Shuswap. May 2nd, 7:30-9am, Prestige Inn, Salmon Arm.

'I Care About You' - information and re-sources for families and their youth who may be having challenges with mental health and substance abuse. May 5 - 9, 2014. Display tables with free resources at Piccadilly Mall, Shuswap Family Resource Centre and Downtown Activity Centre to celebrate May 7th National Child and Youth Mental Health Day. FMI Monica at 250-833-6100

Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival - May 16-17 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort in Salmon Arm. Enhance your writing skiils, meet award-wining authors, network etc. FMI register online at www.saow.ca or con-tact Cathy Sosnowsky at 250-832-2454, [email protected]

Easter Egg Hunts Easter Egg Hunt at Rona in Scotch Creek.

Sat, Apr 19th. BBQ and Spring Sale. Easter Egg hunt starts at 10am.

Sorrento Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Blind Bay/Sorrento Community Park, 2670 Davidson Road, Sorrento on April 20 at 11:00 am. Bring your own basket for egg collection; wear your best bonnet for the Easter Bonnet Contest open to all ages; food and refreshments provided and it's all free. Come enjoy the day with family and friends.

Lakehead Helicopters Easter Egg Drop - Sunday April 20th, 11:30 am at Haldane School Field in Chase. Sponsored by Lake-head Helicopters. Chocolate eggs donated by Brook Kynoch * * For safety reasons we ask that the children please stay off the field until the eggs have been dropped.


NORTH SHUSWAP NORTH SHUSWAP COMMUNITY

HALL ACTIVITIES Celista Coffee House - 3rd Friday of the month, Oct to May. 7pm Open mic; 7:30-9pm feature bands to follow

Community Association - meeting 3rd Tues of the month, 7pm.

Craft & Needlework every Wed, 10-2. FMI Gerry 250-955-6279

Historical Society - meeting 2nd Thurs of the month, 2pm.

Lions Club - meetings 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month, 7pm. Meat Draw at the Copper Island Pub, Saturdays 3-5pm

Naturalist Club - meet 2nd Tues of the month, 1:30 pm

NIA Dance Fusion Classes - Tues & Fri 10:30am -11:30am. FMI Nancy Parkinson 250-679-8233

N.S. Players - meet 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm.

NSHCS - meet 4th Thurs of the month, 10am in the NS Community Hall Club room.

Parks Commission - meet 2nd Thurs of the month, 10am.

Two-Step Dance Lessons - every Wed. 7pm. (small fee) FMI 250-679-2166

Zumba and Yoga - Classes for Zumba are on Tues & Thurs 9am to 10am. Yoga on Wed 8:45 to 9:45. FMI Jenn 778-988-1459

LAKEVIEW CENTRE ACTIVITIES Anglebay Entertainers Chorus practice - Wednesdays, 1pm, Jo 250-955-2282

Arts and Crafts Club Every Tue., 10am to 2pm. Bring your lunch. Everyone welcome. FMI call Dolores @ 250-955-0296

Bridge Night - Wed evening, 7 pm. Coffee and Treats, Everyone welcome.

Carpet Bowling - Mon & Thurs 10-12. FMI Blair Scranton 250-955-0032. Ann Chow Spares list 250-955-2899

Community Prayer Group 3rd Thurs of the month, 7 pm. FMI Val 250-955-2117 or Sharlee 250-679-2120 .

Garden Club Meet 3rd Wed of the month, 7 pm. FMI Chris 250-955-6467

Line Dance lessons Every Wed, 10AM for beginners (pls call Donna), 10:30AM for advanced. FMI Donna Gallant 250-679-2419

Rise & Shine Breakfast - 2nd Saturday of every month at the Lakeview Community Center. 8-11am. Great food, come hungry

Table Tennis - every Friday 9:30am, Dennis 250-955-2899

OTHER NORTH SHUSWAP ACTIVITIES Alcoholics Anonymous AA - Sundays at 7pm, Squilax Band Office (back door) FMI 250-679-3945 or 250-679-3352

Buddhist Theory, Zen meditation - Tuesdays, 7:30pm at 2701 Squilax Anglemont Rd. FMI Vaughn, 250-804-3139

Chamber of Commerce Meetings - 4th Mon of the month, Location to be announced

Exercise classes at the Quaaout - yoga on Tues. 7pm, Thurs 8:30am. Aqua-Zumba - Wed 11am. FMI 250-679-3090 or go online to www.quaaoutlodge.com.

First Responders Society Mtg is the 2nd Wed of the month, 7 pm. Phone Bev at 250-955-0365 for location. New members always welcome. FMI 250-679-3536.

Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50 Draw - at the Copper Island Pub. Saturdays, 3-5pm. Ten draws for the various cuts of meat purchased from SuperValu. 50/50 Draw at 5 p.m.

StrongStart Centre - Thurs, 9am to noon. Preschoolers & caregivers. Play based learning. Healthy snacks. FMI Cathy 250-955-2214

CHASE Chase Duplicate Bridge - Thurs in St. Andrews Church (rear door) Zoë 250-679-8488 Chase Creekside for Seniors Mon: Snooker 1pm Tues: Silver Belles & Beaux 10:30am, Bingo 1pm

Wed: Exercise 9am, Line Dancing 10am, Snooker & games 1pm

Thur: Carpet Bowling 10am Fri: Exercise 9am, Crib 1pm Monthly General meeting 2nd Thurs 1pm Monthly Supper every 3rd Friday 5:30pm Monthly Mini Crib 2nd Fri Coffee House 2nd Friday FMI Sharron 250-679-1183 Movie Night - Chase Community Hall, every Thurs, minimal admission, concession available. FMI 250-319-6302. Parkside Estates - Public Bingo Wed. 1pm, FMI 250-679-4477 Ext. 5 Royal Canadian Legion 250-679-3536 Sunday - Jam Session -2pm Monday - Crib 7pm Tuesday - Pool & Free Meat Draw Saturday - Meat Draw, 50/50, Fun Darts Taoist Tai Chi - Chase Community Hall on Tuesdays from 10-11am and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 am. FMI Judy 250-679-5425

SORRENTO - BLIND BAY The Ta'Lana Twirler's Square Dance Club Meet Thursdays (starting Sept.26), at the Blind Bay Hall, 2010 Blind Bay Rd. 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Round & Main Stream dancing. FMI Betty at 250-675-4408

Shuswap Wood Carvers - Wed & Sat 8:30am - 12pm. FMI Ken 250-675-3316, Norm 250-675-3764. Meeting, 3rd Wed of every month (Sept-June) in the Toad Hall. FMI Ian 250-835-0014

The Piecemakers Quilt Group - Thurs. 10 - 2pm at the Sorrento Drop In Centre. FMI 250-955-2393

Shuswap Rock Club - First Tues of the month (Sept - June) 7:30 pm at Toad Hall in Sorrento. Saturday workshops 1-4 pm. FMI Pat 250-675-2849.

Probus Copper Island Club - meets at Toad Hall, behind Toby’s Restaurant, beside Curves in Sorrento, on the second Thursday of every month. Coffee at 9:30am. The meeting starts at 10. A guest speaker will start around 10:15. Contact Gary Koo at 250 679-3340 or Tom Wainwright 250 835-8424 for info.

Carlin Hall Wed, 7:30pm monthly meeting. Come out and support your Carlin Community. All welcome.

CARLINS CARD NIGHT Friday, 7pm weekly. Great Coffee House every 1st Saturday. Come out to enjoy a great variety of music. The KITCHEN is away open at 7:30pm. Musicians bring your instrument and sign up

Sorrento Drop in Centre Mon: AA & Alanon - 8pm, Glee Club - 9:30am Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, Meals to Wheels bi-weekly, 12pm

Wed: T.O.P.S. - 8:15am, Snooker 6:00pm Thurs: Foot Clinic (call for appt. 250-675-4182), Quilting - 10:00am Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, youth resource 6:30pm

Fri: Ladies Snooker- 2pm, Bingo/Games 6:30pm

Sat: Scottish Country Dancing 9:30. FMI 250-675-3518

SUNNYBRAE Community Hall Tues & Thurs: Karate 6pm (250-835-8875) Mon & Fri: Badminton (250-835-4625) 2nd Sat: Coffee House (except June to Sept) 4th Wed: General Meeting 7:30pm Seniors Hall Tues: Sunnybrae Painters 10am (250-835-4625)

1st & 3rd Thur: Needle Arts Guild 10am (250-835-8842)

1st & 3rd Wed: Quilters (250-835-8255) 3rd Tues: Potluck dinner and Meeting 5:30 (except July/Aug)

Shuswap Needle Arts Guild - Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs Sept–June, 10am-4pm - Sunnybrae Senior Centre. FMI Marleine 250-675-2507 or Sharon 250-832-4588

WHITE LAKE Scrapbooking Workshop Wednesdays 9am –noon. 3389 White Lake Rd. Hands on assistance. Ideas & coffee break provided. Kimberly 250-835-4835

Regularly Scheduled Events

To add a meeting/event call 250-955-0534, Fax 250-955-0515 or email [email protected]


Adams River Salmon Society.. Blair Acton [email protected] AWE Society.. Dorothy Marks email: [email protected] Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365 Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Steve Moore 250-955-2204 Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234 Baseball Club.. Terry Speed 250-955-6122 Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115 Chamber of Commerce.. Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852 Coffee House.. Jim Leduc 250-679-2174 Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005 Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman

250-955-6467 CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477 Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas

250-955-2246 CSRD - Area F.. Larry Morgan 250-955-2567 FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-955-2173 Celista - Roy Philips - 250-517-0540 S.C./L.C. - Art Stoll - 250-955-2422 / 250-517-0098 Skwlax - Keith Power - 250-679-4472

First Responders.. Pat Robertson 250-955-2999 First Responders Society.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365 Girl Guides .. 1-800-565-8111 Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..

Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222 (In Memoriam) Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Eric Lutjen 250-851-6196 JPW Road Maintenance.. Attendant 1-877-546-3799, Main office (Armstrong) 250-546-3765, Celista yard

(answering machine) 250-955-2231 Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-955-2145 Lakeview Centre.. Fay Hadden 250-955-2488 Lions Club.. Jim Perry 250-955-0839 Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm 250- 955-0262 Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-955-8148 Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279 NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or

Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 NS Christian Fellowship.. Pastor Mike Lewis 250-955-2545 NS Community Association.. Ed Overland 250-955-2844

Hall Bookings – Alison Elmes 250-955-2588 NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Gerry 250-955-6279 NS Elementary School.. Rob Ellis 250-955-2214 NS Health Centre Society.. Anita Misseghers 250-955-0924,

Pat Robertson 250-955-2999 and Jay Simpson 250-377-5462 NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744 Okanagan Regional Library.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198 Parents Advisory Committee.. Angela Simpson 250-377-5406 Parks Commission Chair.. To be announced Police Advisory Committee.. Lynda Sutton 250-955-6144 Ratepayer Associations

Anglemont - Marian Zackery 250-955-0359 Lee Creek - Veronica Bene 250-679-4678 Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346 Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967 Saratoga - Aileen Brand 250-955-6123 St. Ives - Dave King 250-955-0573

School District # 83.. Holly Overgaard 250-832-6443 Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610 Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Wilmer Marks 778-785-2032 Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman

250-679-3693 Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-7099 Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Tara Stanley 250-308-9248,

shuswapsar.org Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Marleine 250-675-2507 or

Sharon 250-832-4588 Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 250-675-2849 Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA)

[email protected], web: www.SWOA.ca Skmana Ski club .. George 250-679-3688 / John 250-679-8600 South Shuswap Canada Day Committee..

Reuben Pauls.. 250-675-6852 South Shuswap First Responders.. Sherri Mitchell

250-675-2420 South Shuswap Health Services Society.. Sue McCrae

250-675-3562 Ta'Lana Twirlers' Square Dance Club .. Betty 250-675-4408 Taoist Tai Chi .. Judy 250-679-5425 Victim Services.. Brandi Nakazawa 250-679-8638 Whittlers Club.. Marian Zackery 250-955-0359

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Seymour Arm - Open Saturday 1pm to 5pm

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Earth Day By Jan Penner “Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.” Ancient Ken-yan Proverb Earth Day was first cele-brated in 1970, as a way to bring attention to the earth and how we treat it/how we can care for it. An estimated 500 million people in 180 countries around the world observe April 22nd each year. There are some simple ideas that we can implement to observe the day. In District 83, the chil-dren will be a home on this day this year and it is a great op-portunity for parents to show and share responsibility to the earth with their children. We can begin with some-thing as simple as planting a tree or flowers that are native to our area. In our desire to create a beautiful garden space, we sometimes inad-vertently plant species that are invasive. Often we do not even realize there is a prob-lem, until the introduced plant chokes out the native plants. If you are not sure what is native and what isn't, check with a greenhouse, research on the internet, or ask a local gardener. We can build birdhouses with our children. There are

tons of possible plans availa-ble in books, on line and in many hardware stores. Pay attention to the type of birds you find around you as the size of the birdhouse and en-trance are important to poten-tial residents. Once con-structed, birdhouses can be decorated any way the imagi-nation dictates and, they make fabulous gifts for fami-ly, friends and neighbours! If the weather is favoura-ble on April 22nd (and maybe even if it's not) what about a picnic? Walk or bike ride to

a favourite spot and share a litterless lunch with your children. Not only will you be show-ing kindness to the earth but you will be enjoying the

fresh air and beautiful sur-roundings we are lucky enough to live in. Use reusa-ble containers for your foods and a backpack or other cloth bag to hold everything. Wrap up the meal with a nature walk, scavenger hunt or a good book shared under a soon to be shady tree. Whether you choose one of these activities or some-thing of your own, observe Earth Day in some way. Then, continue to think about the Earth each and every day. Cut down on litter, compost, turn out the lights when you leave a room. Take care of the Earth.

An older couple had finally learned how to send and receive texts on their cell phones. The wife, being a romantic at heart, decided one day that she'd send her husband a text while she was out of the house having coffee with a friend. She texted: If you are sleeping, send me your dreams. If you are laughing, send me your smile.

If you are eating, send me a bite. If you are drinking, send me a sip. If you are crying, send me your tears. I love you. The husband, being a no-nonsense sort of guy, texted back: I'm on the toilet. Please advise.


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DIRECTIONS

3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme salt and pepper to taste 4 lamb chops (3/4 inch

thick)

1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 cup minced shallots 1/3 cup aged balsamic vine-

gar 3/4 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon butter

1. In a small bowl, mix together the rosemary, basil, thyme, salt and pepper. Rub this mixture onto the lamb chops on both sides. Place them on a plate, cover and set aside for at least15 minutes to absorb the flavors.

2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place lamb chops in the skillet, and cook for about 3 1/2 minutes per side for medium rare, or continue to cook to your desired doneness. Remove from the skillet, and keep warm on a serving platter.

3. Add shallots to skillet, and cook for a few minutes, just until browned. Stir in vinegar, scraping any bits of lamb from the bottom, stir in the chicken broth over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has reduced by half. Remove from heat, and stir in the butter. Pour over the lamb chops, and serve

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Serving the Shuswap for 40 years

Dwayn Bentley

250 - 955 - 2415 [email protected]

By Jan Penner The basketball season wrapped up just prior to Spring Break. Both boys and girls teams won their zones and then played in district finals. The boys fin-ished 3rd overall and the girls brought home the district ribbon, a fabulous feat considering they beat out teams from schools with much larger populations. Congratulations to all the players from both teams, their coaches, and parents who cheered them on and transported them to away games. Well done every-one! April will hopefully bring warmer, drier weather so that our fields dry out nicely to allow the soccer and baseball seasons to get underway. Only one week remains before the Talent Show on April 7th. Everyone is invited to come and see the hidden talents being discov-ered at North Shuswap Elementary. Easter weekend this year stretches from April 18th to 21st and will be fol-lowed by a School Organized Pro-D Day on the 22nd, which is also Earth

Day. Plan to celebrate the day with a young person, and see what ideas they have for protecting and enhancing our planet. May 2nd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The SCI-BEE will be taking place at North Shuswap Elementary. This is a PAC sponsored fundraising event. Please plan to attend to support our school and have a great time! Also mark your cal-endar for the Division 1 (grade 6/7) Bot-tle Drive on May 3rd. If you won't be home or available that day but wish to contribute, you can drop your donations off at Scotch Creek Bottle Depot and let the staff know they are for Division 1. Kindergarten Registration took place on April 2nd, but if you missed this date, don't despair! Contact the school at 250-955-2214 or drop by the office to register your child if they are or will be 5 before December 31st. Early registration helps with planning staffing for the coming year and we look for-ward to welcoming all our new students and parents to our wonderful, communi-

ty school. Just a reminder that all roads bor-dering the school have applicable speed limits. Please respect them and help keep our children safe! Happy Spring!

North Shuswap Community Hall Fundraiser

10th Annual Spring Thing Finale

Wine & Cheese Tasting Silent Auction & Wine Raffle

April 26th, 2014

8 pm – 10:30 pm Tickets $45

Available March 15th

At Super Valu customer service desk

Silent Auction donations are greatly appreciated Please contact Heather 250-804-6786

Alternate contacts (11am-3pm) Lea or Kaitlin 250-955-2253

Jazz Band, hot hors d’oeuvres, decadent desserts Designated Drivers will be available by donation to and from the event

All attendees must be 19+. NO MINORS. Two pieces of ID will be required at the door.

All ticket sales are final. No refunds, exchanges or replacement tickets. Please taste responsibly. Make a plan to get home safe.

North Shuswap

Elementary School

Division 1

Bottle Drive May 3rd

Contributions gratefully accepted. You can also leave bottle donations at the Scotch Creek Bottle Depot.

Why IS IT THAT NO PLASTIC BAG WILL OPEN

FROM THE END ON YOUR FIRST TRY?


North Shuswap Library 250-955-8198 Open: Tues Noon - 7, Wed & Fri 11 - 3, Sat 11 - 4

Organic Yard Waste Includes items such as:

Grass Clippings Leaves, Pruning's, Weeds, Tree Limbs

(up to 8” diameter)

All Metal Materials are accepted, however items that include

Freon (ex. fridges, freezers, air conditioner ) are subject to a $15 Fee

CSRD 2014 FREE residential

organic yard waste and metal waste

Scotch Creek Apr i l 5 to May 18

Seymour Arm May 17,24 and 31

Dur ing regular hours of operat ion

The North Shuswap Elementary girls and boys basketball teams had a terrific season. They all worked very hard, with great energy at formal practises and games and lots of extra hours scrimmaging and shooting during free morning sessions. Both teams were zone champions this year and the girls ended up being District champions. North Shuswap's First District Champs!! Congratulations to both teams!

Congratulations NSE Basketball Teams


Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God,

Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart

to succour me in my necessity (Mention Your Request)

There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse

to thee. (3 times) O Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times)

St. David’s by the Lake on the highway in Celista

Palm Sunday April 13 at 11:00

Remembering the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

A special part for children Pot luck lunch following the

service

Good Friday April 18 at 11:00

A reflective service with symbols, stories, and song

For all ages and denominations Hot cross buns served after

Easter Sunday April 20 at 11:00

A service of celebration of the Easter mystery with Holy Communion

Special activity for children Hot Easter lunch following the

service

Join us for these services or any Sunday morning at 11:00

Thrift Shop Opening!

It’s almost time, but please, no drop offs before Mon. April 15 as we have no room yet.

Grand Opening & Celebration, Wednesday April 30 at 10:00

Defining Moments North Shuswap Christian Fellowship 4079 Butters Rd. Scotch Creek 250-955-2545

For spring break, I wanted to fly my family to a far away exotic local where English would be a second language. So after consulting with my travel agent/financial adviser/wife a road trip to Ore-gon emerged as the obvious choice. Early on our journey, my daughter and I witnessed the “hit and run” of a parked car. As witnesses, we were able to provide the victim with the license num-ber of the reckless driver. Karissa and I might even have to testify in a court of law in behalf of the victim. The incident reminded me of the value of an eye wit-ness account – that even a court of law which holds to the highest standard of objectivity considers it as useful for deter-mining truth. Easter celebrates a truth that was also confirmed by the testimony of witnesses. The Apostle Paul referred to the witnesses of Christ's resurrection this way: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.”(1 Co-rinthians 15:3-6)

In a court of law the more witnesses that can testify and be cross examined the better. Hundreds of people saw the risen Christ. Paul wrote at a time when most of those witnesses were still alive. He refers to them to affirm that Jesus' resurrection is a fact that could stand up to the scrutiny of a law court and to invite his readers to conduct their own investigation into his resurrection. Paul indicates that faith in Christ is not to be a blind faith but an objective faith – one that does not avoid scrutiny but is confirmed by it. My parting ques-tion is, “What kind of faith do we have?” This Easter I challenge you to have an objective faith by investigating the Risen Christ. Pastor Mike Lewis

Worship Service Sundays-10:30am

Monthly, every third Sunday 12:15pm Pot Luck Meal, Fellowship, Entertainment

Bible Studies: Various week days at different locations (call for info)

Youth Club: Fridays evenings (call for time and place)

Ladies Gathering: Monthly, every second Monday, 10:00am

Catholic Services Our Lady of the Lake - Blind

Bay Sunday, 11: 15 am

Chase Sunday, 9:00 am

St. David’s by-the-Lake - Celista

Saturday, 4pm (till Sept 1st)

St. David’s by-the-Lake Anglican/United Church

5518 Squilax/Anglemont Hwy, Celista [email protected]

Rev Brian Smith Sunday 11:00 am

North Shuswap Christian Fellowship 4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek

Pastor Mike Lewis 250-955-2545

Worship & Sunday School, 10:30 am


JPW Road Maintenance 24hour hazard reporting line

1-877-546-3799

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Get Involved with North Shuswap (Area F) Parks and Trail Planning and Make a Difference!

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District invites residents of North Shuswap (Electoral Area F) who wish to serve on their Community Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, to complete and return an Expression of Interest Form. An Expression of Interest Form is available on the CSRD website, www.csrd.bc.ca or by contacting Operations Management as indicated below. The Commission will assist the CSRD by ensuring that it receives thoughtful and comprehensive advice from a representative group of individuals from the Parks and Recreation Area with local knowledge and interest in the parks and recreation needs of the community. The Commission generally meets four times per year, with two year terms. Individuals who best satisfy the following requirements will be recommended to the CSRD Board of Directors for appointment: Interest, leadership and passion for enhancing public enjoyment of

parks, trails and green spaces, as well as promoting local stewardship of recreational amenities.

Desire to share knowledge and experience in a range of subjects

relevant to community parks and recreation planning, management and development.

Please submit a completed Expression of Interest Form by 4:00PM Monday, April 28, 2014 located on the CSRD website under Application Forms.

For further information,

please contact call 250.833.5950 or e-mail [email protected].

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By Shelby and Sacha (Grade 1) For our March Bugs R Us, we learned about trees and animals and bugs and fires. We talked about what can cause a forest fire. A campfire if you don’t put it out right. Cigarettes can cause a fire. Lightning can start a fire too. There are airplanes with big tanks that drop fertilizer and water that puts out the fire. Some fires are good because they can kill pine beetles. The bug we talked about was the pine beetle. It kills the pine trees. We saw a dead beetle. We looked at it through a microscope. It had lots of legs and it lives deep in bark. We learned about chipmunks and bears. We learned about squir-rels and birds. Predators like red tailed hawks and weasels can kill squirrels and chipmunks to eat for supper or breakfast or lunch. Some black bears can be brown or cinna-mon or black. Black bears can be white too. Spruce needles are square. Fir needles are flat. We got to bring home a spruce cone and a piece of bark. We counted the rings on a piece of wood to see how old the tree was. Sacha’s had 21 rings and Shel-by’s had 20 rings. Snack was brought by Carlos' mom and Angus’ mom and Declan brought some healthy chips and Katie brought some muffins. It was all good. The draw was won by Katie and Sacha. We didn’t do sharing because we ran out of time. Our last meeting of the year will be in April after Spring Break. (Mrs. Delisle and Lorrie add a thanks to Rick Howie - a naturalist birder from Kamloops, and Ron Ed-wards - a retired forester from Kam-loops , for their presentations.)


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OBITUARIES

DONALD GEORGE CARDY: May 23, 1929 – February 21,

2014 With heavy hearts, we announce that Donald George Cardy passed away peacefully on February 21, 2014 at home with his family by his side. Don was formerly a resident of Ad-ams Lake and Chase. He is sur-vived by his wife of 64 years Anna, daughters, Valerie, Janice (Joe), son

Derek (Janis), grandchildren Donny (Jodi), Jason (Alex) Curtis, Sabrina, Jacqueline, Danielle, great-grandchildren Kolby, Ryleigh, Izabella, Giuliano; brother Syd (Marie): sisters Evelyn (Dan) and Marilyn. At 84 years, Don had a full life of family, friends, travel and business, often combined together in a way that brought him closest to the people that mattered most. He will be fondly remembered for his insatiable desire for travel and adventure. He was at his best gathering everyone together for cocktails, dinner and long evenings of stories and laughter. A visitation and prayers were held on February 25th, 2014 at Gilbert Funeral Chapel in Selkirk, MB followed by cremation according to Don’s wishes. On May 23rd, 2014 at 11:00 am we invite all friends, family and former colleagues to join for a memorial service at the Old St. Andrews on the Red Anglican Church to celebrate the life of Don and lay him to rest in St. Andrews, MB where he grew up and met his wife, Anna. The service will be followed by a brief interment ceremony and a reception for all to gather and share moments. The reception will be held at 1:00 pm at Larter’s at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Camp Trillium, a camp for children affected by cancer, 905-527-1992, 940 Queensdale Ave. East, Hamilton ON L8V 1N4 or at www.camptrillium.com

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OBITUARIES Annie Florence Lockerby (Dalin)

April 3, 1920 – Feb. 28th, 2014 Passed away peacefully at Talarico Care Home in Castlegar. She was pre-deceased by her husband David Locker-by ;and is survived by her brothers Bill and Karl Dalin of Celista; 8 children: Karen Webber (Brock Giles), Frances Lockerby, Beverley Poole (Don), Ber-nice Brockman (Richard), Linda We-berg (Kim), Christine Ransom (Ken), David Lockerby Jr. (Lisa) and Janice Avis (Doug); 16 grandchildren and 12

great-grandchildren. Annie, the 2nd of 7 children, grew up in Celista on the homestead that was pioneered in the early 1900’s by her parents, Margaret and John Dalin. Annie had fond memo-ries of her childhood despite the hard times of the Great Depression. She would often entertain us with her recol-lections of the “olden days” and had an amazing ability to recall an endless number of dates, ditties, poems and sto-ries. In 1942 she graduated as an RN from Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, and worked in Chilliwack prior to her marriage to Dave in 1946. Soon after, they built a home in Celista and raised their family. Hard work provid-ed a bountiful harvest to family and friend and never de-terred them from attending a Saturday night dance. In re-tirement, they enjoyed travelling across Canada, the United States and overseas. In 1989, they moved to Kelowna to be closer to fami-ly. Dave passed away in 1990. Annie continued to reside in Kelowna until 2012 and then made her final move to Castlegar. As a widow, she was always in the loving presence of family. Annie will be remembered for her good, kind, depend-able nature, sense of humour and common sense. She en-joyed gardening and preserving, photography, painting and needlepoint, bridge, crib, crosswords and scrabble, a good musical, a roman-tic novel, and was famous for her home made bread which she made well into her 80’s. A celebration of Annie’s life will be held at the Celista Hall on June 29th,

2014 at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice or the Gospel Mission of Kelowna, the Salvation Army or the Kelowna General Hospital.

Celebration of life In loving memory of

Colleen Margaret Shields Oct 5, 1966 to Dec 15,2013

Saturday may 3rd, 1pm NS community Hall in Celista

In lieu of flowers we are asking for those who wish to donate to

her memory, to contribute a potted rose bush so that we can finish her garden in her honour.


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