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MORISSETTE, FERNAND “FRANK”DIDACE

Passed away peacefully on February 15,2014 at the age of 88 years. Rememberedand sadly missed by his loving wife of 66years, Marie, Children: Suzanne, Christine(Chantal), Mark (Sheila), Paul (Lene),Michael (Susan), Bernard (Michelle), andsister Madeleine. Sadly predeceased byAnne (daughter). Prayers will be heldWednesday, February 19th, 2014 at 8:30pm followed by Mass Of Christian Burialon Thursday, February 20th, 2014 at 10:30am at Church of the Holy Child, 14010Rosedale Avenue, Summerland, BC withFather Jim Ratcliffe Celebrant. Intermentwill follow at Canyon View Cemetery,Summerland, British Columbia.

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OTKE, EMMA(November 3,1915 - February 10,2014)

- 98 yearsEmma passed away at Penticton, BC withthe singing of hymns of God’s goodnessin Christ voiced over the phone by grand-children and great-grandchildren. Born inGermany 1915 - came to Canada with herparents and siblings in 1921 to theCracknell/Russell District of Manitoba.Predeceased by: Husband Julius, infantson Harold and son Arnold (Shirley).Parents - Emil and Emilie Zimmer, SiblingsGus (Louise) (Adina), Rudolf (Frieda), Karl(Winnie), Lydia (Albert) Nernberg, Pearl(Pete) Lindenbach and Wilma (George)Wagner. Survived by: Sister Olga(George) McRobbie, Bon Accord, AB,Brother-in-law Paul (Selma) Otke, Langley,BC. Children: Robert (Gladys) Dauphin,MB, Shirley (Herb) Wildeman, Winnipeg,MB, Ron (Betty) White Rock, BC, Trudy(Richard) Teneycke, Nanaimo, BC,Richard (Barb), Summerland, BC, Gerri(Dale) Cross, The Pas, MB, Earl (Penny)Penticton, BC, 19 Grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren, 3 great great grandchil-dren,and many nieces and nephews.Emma was renowned for her flower gar-dens, whether it was at Grainfield, Roblin,The Pas, Beausejour, or BuchananBoulevard in Winnipeg. She raised thebest children, foster children and bakedthe best buns and cinnamon bread in thecountry. Emma enjoyed providing won-derful meals, filling her dining room withchildren, grandchildren, church friends and neighbors. Emma is remembered forpreparing food and other necessities forLadies Aid and the L.W.M.L. projects. Sheworked tirelessly in all the Lutheran congregations that the family belonged to.Emma and Julius’ retirement in Winnipeglasted for 20 years where they celebratedtheir 62nd Wedding Anniversary. Emmaleft Winnipeg at the age of 94 and enjoyed2 years at Cherry Park RetirementResidence in Penticton.The family wantsto thank Dr. Burgoyne and the caring staffof the extended care unit of West ViewSouth who looked after Emma with wonderful, compassionate care for the last two years.Funeral services will be held at St. John’sLutheran Church, 15244 Victoria RoadNorth, Summerland, BC Saturday,February 22, 2014 at 11:00 am. PastorCharles Cooley officiating. Arrangementsin care of Providence Funeral Homes.Funeral services will also be held at St.James Lutheran Church, 871CavalierDrive, Winnipeg, MB Thursday, March 20,2014 at 11:00 am. Pastor Jim Schnarr officiating. Interment will follow at ChapelLawn Cemetery, 4000 Portage AvenueWest. Arrangements in care of ChapelLawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SaintJames Lutheran Church Memorial Fundor The Lutheran Hour Radio Ministries.Condolences may be directed to the family throughprovidencefuneralhomes.com

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PENTICTON HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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DAVID CROMPTON/Penticton Herald

Diana Stirling owns LocoLanding.The adventure park usually opens in June, but Stirlinghopes to open at Easter this year.

By DAVID CROMPTONPenticton Herald

Making LocoLanding AdventurePark an active adventure foryoung families is a key emphasis

for owner Diana Stirling.Stirling, husband Dustin and their two

young children had the keys to the busi-ness turned over to them by her parents,Adolf and Lesley Steffen, in 2011.

The Steffens and Gary Senft builtLocoLanding in 2001 in memory of theirson Mike, Diana’s brother, who died in1999.

“We do approach things a little differentthan the industry ‘norm,’” said Diana, 38.“It’s doing things together as a family andbeing active, not arcades and video games.We consider that our ‘wellness’ factor.”

The Stirlings venture to theInternational Trade Show in Floridaevery year and typically end up bringingthe show’s award-winning product toLocoLanding.

What started as an 18-hole minigolfcourse in 2001 now features activitiessuch as go-carts, bumper boats, MonkeyMotion, Spider Mountain, rock climbing,Aeroball, Cannonball and the newest at-traction, the Sky Trek Ropes Course.

“We were planning several years for(Sky Trek),” said Stirling, who was bornin Calgary and raised in Lumby. “It’s likean obstacle course in the sky, and kids asyoung as age three can do it. We’re veryhappy how it turned out.”

Stirling said there is still room to addmore attractions.

“We reinvest as much as we can into thebusiness,” said Stirling.

The Stirlings moved from Vancouver torun the business. Diana graduated fromSFU, started her career at Microsoft andran a marketing services company, whichshe recently sold to focus 100 per cent onLocoLanding.

“It was a fantastic experience inVancouver, but it was important for us tokeep the business in the family,” saidStirling. “It’s the happiest I’ve ever been inbusiness, and this is the most amazing

community to be a part of. It was a bigmove, but we have no regrets whatsoever.”

LocoLanding employs 55 teenagers dur-ing the peak of the season. Scheduling isdone with online software that allows thekids to block off the days they want off sothey don’t have to give up their otherpassions.

Admission to the adventure park is alsofree, so parents can come and watch theirchildren and other family members takepart in all the activities.

“We just try to make it a relaxed, com-fortable experience for everyone in-volved,” said Stirling.

Believing you can demand more of abusiness than just money, Stirling dedi-cates her time to the community, familyand travel.

Two of the main community programsat LocoLanding are the Food for Funevent, with donations going to the foodbank, and the Easter Egg Hunt to benefitthe OSNS.

Stirling is also a director on the tourismboard and the Penticton Triathlon RaceSociety, which operates ChallengePenticton.

Stirling was the 2011 recipient ofBusiness in Vancouver’s Forty Under-40Award, which recognizes success in busi-ness while maintaining a high contribu-tion to community in B.C.

Stirling also is a passionate speaker andauthor to other business owners on thevalue of imbalance and focus. She hasbeen featured in several major media out-lets, and recent speaking includes the SFUBeedie School, Business Alumni launchevent, StartUp Canada National Tour,Leading Moms in Vancouver, and CYBFCommunity Futures in Penticton.

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Mayor Garry Litke has taken over therole of council liaison from Judy Sentes.The board, selected at Monday’s AGM, alsoincludes vice-chair Diana Stirling, treas-urer Andre Martin, secretary GordFerguson and directors Bruce Schoenne,Peter Byrnes, Alan Kidd and AnnetteAntoniak.

Rennie said that with the registrationmoney that has come in thus far for the 2014race, the society is currently “cash flow pos-itive.” However, the society still owes

$200,000 on a line of credit, backed by theCity of Penticton.

As of Tuesday, registration numbers were“just shy of 800,” which is well ahead of thistime last year. Rennie was uncertain aboutthe ratio of locals to out-of-town athletes butnotes that athletes from 16 countries havealready enrolled.

“We have 2013 behind us and we only havegood things ahead happening in 2013,” shesaid.

A Challenge Club function, the race’sbooster club, is scheduled for Thursday atthe Hooded Merganser as the PentictonLakeside Resort has again signed on as amajor supporter of the event.

PlanContinued from page A3

The mayor also expressed concern over the infra-structure costs to the city in such a “leapfrog” devel-opment over undeveloped agricultural lands.

“There will be a significant tax burden on Pentictontaxpayers when we have existing infrastructure thatwill support a lot more densification,” he said.

Haddad said it has yet to be determined how big aportion of the roads, water and other infrastructurecosts the city might face and how much the develop-ers would pay.

“We’ve outlined a number of components thatwould be required prior to the first phase of develop-ment occurring,” he said.

Those costs and possible cost-sharing arrange-ments would be determined once future preparationsfor actual development begin.

Its adoption by council means the SpillerRoad/Reservoir Road neighbourhood plan is now in-cluded as part of Penticton’s overall official commu-nity plan.

BudgetContinued from page A1

De Jong’s budget paid a great deal of attention tothe LNG industry. Though prospective plants are atleast three years away from operating, he said anyconversation about the future of B.C. must take intoaccount the huge potential represented by LNG.

Premier Christy Clark has said LNG will generateeconomic benefits of up to a trillion dollars and cre-ate 100,000 jobs.

Opposition New Democrat finance critic MikeFarnworth said the government’s LNG plan wasshort on detail and at least a year behind schedule.He said the Liberals promised to roll out an LNG taxstructure last year, but it now appears to be “nextyear, next year, next year.”

“It’s a pipe dream,” said Farnworth.One of the few spending items in the budget is

$29 million to support development of B.C.’s liquefiednatural gas industry. The budget also provides $9 mil-lion to support environmental assessments for LNG,pipelines and other major resource development.

The proposed LNG Income Tax will be introducedas legislation in the fall.

The first tier of the tax will be 1.5 per cent to be intro-duced at the start of production. The second tier, whenintroduced, could rise to seven per cent once the plantis running and capital costs have been deducted.

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Families key focusfor operator of city adventure park