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Pathway had cost of $730,000

John Arendt

A 1.3-kilometre paved trail for cyc-lists, walkers and joggers was officially opened on Tuesday morning.

The pathway is two metres wide. It runs adjacent to Highway 97, between Landry Crescent and Lakeshore Drive.

“Everyone who

uses this trail now has a safe place to enjoy their favourite activity from Trout Creek to downtown Summerland,” said Dan Ashton, MLA for the riding of Pen-ticton. “This project is another example of our govern-ment’s commitment to expanding and improving infrastruc-ture for all types of transportation.”

Ashton said the $730,000 project

is an example of cooperation between the province an the municipality.

The project was part of B.C, on the Move, a 10-year plan to improve the prov-ince’s transportation network.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the municipality worked in partnership on the project.

Summerland con-tributed $80,000 for

the work.Mayor Peter Water-

man said the trail pro-vides a connection between Lowertown and Trout Creek.

“The Lakeshore Pathway provides a wonderful, safe link between Lowertown and the Trout Creek area for residents and tourists alike,” he said.

Mark Pendergraft, chair of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, said

the pathway will benefit the area.

“This connection is a tremendous con-tribution to enhan-cing the region’s cyc-ling network and an example of the kind of partnerships that will keep our region on the leading edge of cycling tourism.”

“It’s a really excit-ing time for trail development in the Okanagan,” said Don Gemmell, who has long promoted the

trail concept. BD Hall Construct-

ors Corp. of Surrey completed the work.

Those present at the ribbon cutting on Tuesday morning spoke about the pos-sibility of expanding the trail network in the future.

“I can just see the pieces all starting to fit together,” Ashton said, adding that he would like to see a future phase between Trout Creek and Penticton.

A dog’s lifeAn abused dog

now has a happy life thanks to a Sum-merland family.

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No dealAn offer to pur-

chase the Lakeside Presbyterian Church building has now expired.

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Library moveLibrarians and

volunteers are pre-paring to move to a new larger location.

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Hockey familyA Summerland

couple are host-ing two Summer-land Steam hock-ey players for this season.

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Bike challengeMountain bike

riders will partici-pate in the Test of Humanity, a fund-raising ride, later this month

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Lakeside trail opensTrail openingThe Lakeshore Pathway, a 1.3-kilometre paved trail for cyclists, walkers and joggers, was officially opened on Tuesday morning. Construction crews and cyclists were on hand at the ribbon cutting. Preparing to cut the ribbon, from left, are Mayor Peter Waterman, Connie Denesiuk and Don Gemmell of the Trail of the Okanagans committee, MLA Dan Ashton, Mayor Andrew Jakubeit of Penticton and Mark Pendergraft, chair of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen.

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Staff at the Sum-merland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library are getting ready to move to their new location on Main Street later this month.

The existing branch at 9525 Wharton St. will close its doors on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m.

One week later, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m., the new library branch at 9533 Main St. will open.

A grand opening celebration will be held at that time.

Adele Meadow, a

librarian at the Sum-merland branch, said staff and volunteers will work together to make the move.

“It’s a big job,” she said.

On Sept. 26 at 2 p.m., volunteers will

form a Paperback Brigade, a human chain to move boxes of paperbacks from the existing library building to the new facility.

The new library building will be 743 square metres, more than double the size of the existing branch.

“We will have more space, so the collection will be increasing,” Mead-ow said. “People will definitely notice the larger children’s section and young adults section.”

The Wharton Street building was con-structed in 1981. It has an area of 316 s q u a r e metres.

The library has more than 6,300 registered users and records more than 70,000 visits each year.

Library staff have adjusted due dates so books will not come

due during the time the library is closed.

For years the Okanagan Regional

Library board has identified the need for a new facility in Summerland.

The search for a new library began more than a dec-ade ago. The site

for the branch was announced early in 2014.

“We’ve been wait-

ing so long for this,” Meadow said. “I think the public are as excited as we are.”

Library staff preparing for move

“We’ve been waiting for so long for this. I think the public are as excited as we are.”

Adele Meadow

Book workLibrarians Adele Meadow, left, and Crystal Fletcher sort through some of the books at the Summerland branch of the Oka-nagan Regional Library. The library is about to move to a new location on Main Street.

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Building offer now off the tableJohn Arendt

An offer by the Summerland Museum and Herit-age Society to pur-

chase the Lakeside Presbyterian Church building has expired.

Sandy Nicolson, chair of the society, said the offer expired

at the end of last week

The 105-year-old building at the corner of Shaugnessy and Butler Avenues in

Lowertown was put up for sale earlier this year after the congre-gation disbanded.

The society had put in an offer of $425,000, which had been accepted. At the time, however, the society was in need of some additional funding to make the purchase.

“We just could not arrange the finan-cing,” she said.

In addition to the purchase price, the cost of maintaining the building was also a factor.

The church build-ing contains an old pipe organ, which had been purchased used from a church in Port Arthur, Ont. in 1926.

The organ is believed to have been built in the 1880s.

“The cost to buy it and maintain it was prohibitive,” Nicol-son said. “We hoped that there would be an individual or indi-viduals who would

have the money.”Money had come

to the society in the form of a bequest, but this funding was to be spent on a facility to house an art col-lection.

Nicolson said the municipality is not able to purchase and maintain the build-ing.

“Council isn’t able to spend that kind of money,” Nicolson said.

Last week the society held a pub-lic meeting to discuss possible uses for the church and ways to acquire and protect the heritage building.

The meeting drew between 40 and 50 people, and while ideas were discussed, a committee to look after the fundraising for the purchase did not form.

Members of the historical society say the building has played an important part in Summerland’s history.

Over the years, the building has housed the Baptist, United and Presbyterian con-gregations. In addi-tion, it served as the Masonic Hall from 1958 to 1991.

The bell, installed by the community in 1927, was used by the community for an emergency alarm.

While concerns have been raised about whether the building will remain in its present form, the municipality has a heritage register in place and has iden-tified the building on that register. This affords a level of pro-tection to the build-ing.

Historic buildingThe 105-year-old Lakeside Presbyterian Church building is for sale. An earlier offer to purchase the historic building expired at the end of last week.

License suspendedA motorist received a three-day

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The accident occurred on Jones Flat Road around 8 p.m. when the driver hit the fence of an orchard.

Police say alcohol was a factor in the accident.

There was minor damage to the vehicle.Scam calls reported

Police in Summerland have

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Another 10 calls were reported over the past week.

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A letter I received here at the paper the other day was a throwback to an ear-lier era.

It was neatly hand-written, sealed in an envelope and dropped off at our office.

Most of the let-ters to the editor are sent to me by email or through the sub-mission link on our website at summer-landreview.com.

I don’t care about the format of the let-ters I receive. Letters sent on paper or sub-mitted electronically are fine as long as I am able to read them and as long as the let-ter is something I am able to print.

Most letter writers — not all, unfortu-nately — do a good job of focussing on the topic, keeping reasonably close to our word limits and steering clear of per-sonal attacks.

What impressed me most however, was that this particu-lar letter showed a lot of thought.

The writer cared enough to craft the

comments. The message was clear, understandable and respectful.

As I read it and then reread it, I real-ized it was not a few random thoughts, dashed off in a mat-ter of minutes.

The author of the hand-written letter had time to think about every word and every sentence in the message, and the effort showed through. I don’t think there were any spell-ing or grammatical mistakes in the entire document.

The letter was powerful enough to make me revisit my own position on the topic the writer

addressed.Writing by hand

is a slow process, at least compared to typing. It’s becom-ing a lost art. It takes more time than many of us think we have.

Most of us spend time in front of com-puter keyboards or with a smart phone in hand.

Communicat ing using such technol-ogy is a fast process — much faster than composing a hand-

written letter. In a matter of

seconds, with a few keystrokes, one’s thoughts can be post-ed, exposed for the entire world to read.

And therein lies a huge problem.

When it’s this easy to comment, it’s easy to say something without first think-ing about it. It’s easy to let emotion over-ride reason, and it’s easy to say some-

thing inappropriate or unkind.

It’s best to go through a cooling-off period, a proof-reading or an evalu-ation process, before hitting the Send but-ton.

Last week, there was the story of an American university student who came under fire for an extremely insensitive tweet following the shooting death of a police officer.

After the notoriety about her tweet, the student was arrested on an unrelated charge.

She probably regrets her hasty words right now.

This student is not the first person to get into trouble over something she posted online, nor will she be the last.

A quick news search for “offensive tweets” will yield

items about elected officials, political can-didates, celebrities, journalists and more. These are people who should know better.

And there are stories of people who have lost their jobs after posting a Facebook status or another social media comment express-ing racist, sexist or homophobic views, or berating their employers.

The consequences are harsh.

A social media message can be posted with hardly a second thought but the effects can last a lifetime.

While I appreciate computer technology, there are times when I’d rather sit quietly to do my writing, pen and paper in hand.

And, as I realized the other day, there’s a special pleasure in reading something which was written slowly and carefully — whether or not I agree with what I’m reading.

John Arendt is the editor of the Sum-merland Review.

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In praise of the hand-written letterFrom here

John Arendt

YOUR VIEWS

When a 105-year-old church building in Lowertown was put up for sale earlier this year, the decision sparked conversa-tions about the future of Summerland’s past.

Over the years, many of Summerland’s older buildings have been demolished. Some remain, but have undergone exten-sive modifications.

While it is easy to talk about the need to preserve heritage buildings, the cost is a significant obstacle.

An offer on the Lakeside Presbyterian Church building was for $425,000. This is a significant cost, and it did not include the ongoing expenses such as mainten-ance and upkeep of the building. Such costs are equally as important as the pur-chase price, since older buildings require extra care and attention.

Funding a heritage project of this nature is a major undertaking. The costs must be considered

The cost of the church would preserve just one Summerland building.

If additional buildings are to be pro-tected, the purchase costs and mainten-ance costs of these buildings must also be considered.

This raises an important question. Where will the funding come from?

While Summerlanders are generous, there is a limit to how much could be raised through community fundraising efforts.

Passing the costs on to the municipal-ity would mean a significant tax increase for the entire community — something few if any council wish to pursue unless absolutely necessary.

Besides, the primary role of a municipal government is to take care of the legisla-tion, planning and other business involved in running a municipality. Councils are not primarily landlords.

If this building is important to the pub-lic, then it is up to the public to coordin-ate the fundraising efforts, contribute the money and take care of the ongoing needs of this building.

Without such a commitment, talk about the value of preserving Summerland’s heritage is meaningless.

EDITORIALThe cost of heritage

In a matter of seconds, with a few keystrokes, one’s thoughts can be posted, exposed for the entire world to read.

Solo car showIn the early 1920s, holding a Show ’n’ Shine in Summerland would have been a lonely endeavour. Customers shopping at the stores like Summerland Supply, the Drug Store or A.J. Beer’s Harness Shop may have stopped by out of curiosity as automobiles were still fairly scarce in the area and vintage cars hadn’t become vintage yet. Times have changed! On Saturday, Sept. 12, Summerland will be filled with unique automobiles well worth checking out. The Apple Valley Cruisers 10th Annual Endless Summer Show and Shine promises to be anything but lonely.

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THE EARLY YEARS

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Dear Editor:The only thing

more disappointing than council’s deci-sion to proceed with rainbow crosswalks was your Aug. 20 edi-torial. Your compari-son was absurd.

This is an import-ant issue and resi-dents should have been given a chance to debate its merits.

What are the costs associated with this project?

Was it approved before obtaining an estimate?

I’m disappointed

that council feels cross-walks should be used to promote a social cause, disregarding pedestrian safety.

Reflective white paint is used to enhance a cross-walk’s visibility in dark and rainy condi-tions. If a pedestrian was hit, could Sum-merland be facing a lawsuit?

On what basis does council believe they have the support of the majority of resi-dents? I don’t recall rainbow crosswalks being mentioned

prior to last year’s election.

Of the roughly 4,500 voters, how many did our coun-cil speak with on this subject?

Coun. Erin Train-er claimed she had received “really posi-tive feedback” on Facebook. I went to her Facebook page on Aug. 12 and saw that she had 10 likes and two comments. Hardly a ringing endorsement.

If any member of council wishes to sup-port any social agen-

da, they should do so on their own time and their own dime.

There are many ways that private cit-izens can support the LGBTQ cause.

They can wear rainbow clothing, paint a fence, their car or their house.

Why don’t sup-porters paint street banners instead of crosswalks, saving our precious tax dol-lars.

If they truly believe in the cause, then why not show it?

If they would

actually physically show their support, would that not be more productive? What evidence is there that rainbow crosswalks do any-thing for anyone?

I believe the LGBTQ community will form their opin-ion of how diverse and inclusive Sum-merland is by how well, how indifferent-ly or how poorly they are treated by our cit-izens, not what colour our crosswalks are.

Robert BrownSummerland

Public must have voice in debate over crosswalks

Dear Editor:There’s been no

shortage of ink spilled cataloguing the transgressions of Prime Minister Harp-er in terms of leader-ship and policy-mak-ing.

For some of us, it’s a foregone conclusion we won’t be voting for him in October.

We now need to ask ourselves who we’ll vote for. But some amongst us hear the sound of one hand clapping, which is to say they think there’s no one up to the task.

They are cynical and calm, believ-ing that all polit-icians are corrupt,

that the sully world can be transcended, that we might even make ourselves and our world through whole foods and yoga and collective practices.

Or they are dis-illusioned and angry, believing there’s no party that will rep-resent their views on the urgent need for system change, not climate change, and on the need to condemn relentless Israeli aggression against Palestine, including the occupa-tion itself.

To the first group, I would say transcend-ence is impossible.

Whether we like it

or not, politics deter-mines the contours of our lives from the moment the alarm clock goes off.

Do we have a job to go to, how much are we paid, is there equal opportunity in the workplace, is public education adequate for us or our child, can we afford daycare for the youngest, will we ever pay off the mort-gage, do we have clean drinking water, is the country at war, will climate change kill us?

These are outside our control — and they matter.

To the second group, I would say

the big problem with the disillusioned is they mistake elec-tions for revolutions and are disappoint-ed with the choices. Elections are not revolutions!

Go vote in October, because elections can bring a modicum of much needed change, and then go write a letter, call your MP, or join a blockade.

The idea that dem-ocracy is to be exer-cised once every four years is a poverty-stricken vision of our rights and obligations as citizens.

To Canada’s youth in particular, I would repeat the words of broadcaster Linden

MacIntyre: “People who have power want to keep power, and you represent the peril of change.”

Recognize the power your over-whelming demo-graphic numbers bring, and deploy it. On Oct. 19, I will be voting NDP – not because I have undying affection for Thomas Mulcair or an absolute ideo-logical attachment to the NDP, but because that party has the best electoral chance of effecting regime change in Ottawa.

By any calculation, Harper must go.

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Dear Editor:Congratulations

on your new opinion column, From Here. I look forward to read-ing it regularly.

I want to address the impression given by Rob Murphy, that implied that all Chris-tians have a negative view of the LGBTQ community.

In 1988 the United Church of Canada (UCC) decided that a person’s sexual orien-tation was not a bar-rier to their full par-ticipation and mem-

bership in the United Church of Canada. This opened the door to ordination and commissioning of LGBTQ people in our church and we have been blessed by their leadership.

In 2004 the UCC asked for and received interven-er status before the Supreme Court of Canada and spoke in favour of marriage equality for same gender couples.

In light of the Supreme Court of

Canada’s ruling, which paved the way the legalization of same gender mar-riages, Summerland United Church has implemented a policy which welcomes same gender couples to have their wed-dings at our church or have the minister preside at the wed-ding in a different location.

In 2012 the UCC elected Rev. Gary Paterson as the Mod-erator of our church. The moderator is the

highest elected pos-ition in our denomin-ation and the person serves a three year term. It just so hap-pens that Rev. Pater-son is a gay man.

This summer the UCC elected a new moderator to serve our church. She is Rev. Jordan Cantwell, and just like the doc-tor that Mr. Murphy talks about meet-ing in his piece, Rev. Cantwell just hap-pens to be a lesbian.

The United Church of Canada and the

congregation of Summerland United Church seek to be a community where all people, regardless of their sexual orienta-tion are valued and welcomed.

Hopefully this let-ter helps to dispel the notion that all Chris-tians view members of the LGBTQ com-munity negatively because that is not the case.

Rev. Armand HouleSummerland United

ChurchSummerland

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Sexual orientation not a barrier within United Church of Canada

Dear Editor:Several years ago I

asked the District of Summerland to issue a proclamation hon-ouring the 90th anni-versary of a service club I belonged to.

Summerland had created a policy not to issue proclamations.

This was a reac-tion to requests from some controversial groups (at the time) representing gay

rights and pro-life positions. By avoid-ing proclamations altogether, council could dodge contro-versy.

In a way, by pro-claiming a rainbow sidewalk, Summer-land council has cre-ated a quagmire that their own policy tried to help them avoid.

John DornSummerland

Council proclamation has created a quagmire

Dear Editor:I congratulate council

for their implementation of rainbow coloured cross-walks in Summerland.

This simple act com-municates empathy and respect for our LGBT

neighbours and visitors. I understand why the

conservative religious folks oppose this action but I suggest with respect, that their concerns are misguided.

The concept that gay

or straight people for that matter “choose” their orientation is baseless.

The same people who ostracize this minority for being sinful because of who they are claim that God doesn’t make any

mistakes. Which is it? The religious con-

servatives were on the wrong side of slavery and women’s suffrage and now they are on the wrong side of this issue.

Things are changing

and kudos to council for making a very minor effort that may be a very huge encouragement to a young neighbour of ours who may be struggling for acceptance.

Perhaps if the sidewalk

rainbow is offensive to someone they can reflect on that “other” rainbow symbol as they pass their neighbour with grace and empathy.

Bill HibberdSummerland

Crosswalk decision commended

Dear Editor:The board and staff

of the Summerland Museum and Histor-ical Society would like to thank everyone who participated in the community meet-ing, Monday, Aug. 31 to save the church.

It was heartening and encouraging to see so many individ-uals genuinely inter-ested in preserving the Lakeside Pres-byterian Church in Lower Town as a his-torical site.

Special thanks go to Barbara Thorburn for her willingness to facilitate the com-munity discussion.

Thanks to Kirk

Roberge of Giant’s Head Realty for his ideas to forward the preservation of the Lakeside Church as a community resource.

Thanks to both the Summerland Review and the Penticton Herald for the excel-lent coverage of this heritage building.

The museum board and staff look for-ward to the heritage designation of the Lakeside Church in Lower Town preserv-ing this building for years to come.

Sandy Nicolson, president

Summerland Museum Board

Summerland

Dear Editor:We have rainbows

over the lake. Why can’t we have rain-bow crosswalks?

Some lyrics from the Frank Zappa song-book come to mind.

“What is the ugliest part of your body?” answer “Your Mind.”

Whatever negative connotation or inter-pretation your mind places on rainbow sidewalks is yours

and yours alone. Please, don’t lay it on the rest of us.

It’s just paint on asphalt. Why does it have to mean any-thing?

When I see rain-

bows over the lake from our patio I am just reminded how blessed we are to live here in Canada and the Okanagan.

I am sure the poor refugees trying to

cross the Mediterran-ean Sea would not care what colour a sidewalk was paint-ed if it led them to a safer place.

Dave ThomasSummerland

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Van Alphens have served as billet family for Steam players

Carla McLeodSpecial to the

Review

For the third year now, the Van Alphens have welcomed Sum-merland Steam hock-ey players into their home. Two players from Whitehorse, who stayed with them last year, have returned once again to live with them this season.

“These young men are used to being bil-leted. They come in and ask for the rules of the family and they pretty well abide by them. We have not had a problem,” explained Linda Van Alphen. “This is their way of life and they live to play hockey.”

While her husband Marty loves hockey, Linda has not always been a fan. Having the hockey players live with them has changed that for her.

“Everybody laughs at me because I had never sat through a hockey game before two years ago and

now I’m the crazy hockey mom,” she said. She went on to describe a time when one of the players that live with them had been hit in a game and was down on the ice. “I went crazy because I was so worried for him. I hated that feeling. It was just like if one of my kids had gotten hurt.”

For the Van Alphens the bil-lets become part of their family. They are welcomed at family gatherings and know all of the Van Alphen children and grand-children as well as other relatives. Not only that, but the Van Alphens have formed friendships with the players families as well. They have shared Thanksgiving dinners together and have been invited to Whitehorse to visit them in return.

Living on the Van Alphen’s farm offers the hockey players a different lifestyle than the one they are accustomed to back home. On the farm they can see what goes into raising chickens and sheep

and actually living off of the land.

“They know where the frying pans are and they know where to get the eggs from, so they can actually go to the nest and get their eggs and make them. They love that and they’re really get-ting to be good egg cookers!” said Linda Van Alphen.

It has been agreed upon that Van Alphen will cook the boys one full meal per day, most often a protein or pasta dish. Sometimes because of the player’s game schedule she will find herself cooking pasta at ten o’clock in the morning, in order to ensure the players get enough carbohydrates before they play their game. She also keeps the fridge and cupboards stocked with bread, cereal, tea and choco-late milk.

Although taking in billets is not a money maker, Linda Van Alphen said it does cover the cost of food for the whole house-hold.

There is no driv-ing of the billets involved, as they

have their own trans-portation.

One thing Linda Van Alphen requires of the young men is that they let her know if they are not returning home for the night or if they

will be away for a few days, because she wants to know where they are at all times.

The Van Alphens both see the value in having a hockey team in Summerland. They see the contribution

that it makes to the town economically.

“When they are finished a game they go to one of the pizza places and pizza for 22 kids comes to a significant amount,” said Linda Van

Alphen. “During the playoffs their families come to Summerland and stay here and eat here as well.”

The couple also appreciates the fact that the team players become involved in the community while they are living here. Linda Van Alphen explained that they go into the schools to play hockey with the kids and help out at local events and do volunteer work.

“We see them as being incredible ambassadors for not only Summerland Steam, but for Sum-merland itself,” she said.

While Linda Van Alphen realizes tak-ing a hockey billet into your home is not for everyone, she said it is one of the best things they have ever done.

“I think more than anything what motiv-ated us to do this was that we have a strong feeling for Summer-land. We love Sum-merland and we knew that we had this space and we’re used to having kids around. We’ve had so much fun with them.”

Family hosts out-of-town hockey players

Summer has come to an end here in Toyokoro.

All of the summer festivals are finished and the weather is becoming a little colder with lots of rain and thunder-storms.

Summer vacation is also over now in Toyokoro. Summer vacation is only three weeks long at the beginning of August and unlike Canada, the teachers are not on holidays during the break.

All of the teachers still work full-time during the summer, attending workshops, meetings, and doing class preparations.

During summer vacation, I had to work at my office in the Board of Educa-tion, but I did not have much work to do, so I read all the Harry Potter books and studied Japanese.

Now the students are back at school, and so am I.

In Japan, the new

school year begins in March, unlike ours that begins in Sep-tember, so here after summer vacation, students are entering their second semes-ter but not changing grades.

During summer vacation, I was asked if I wanted to join the Taiko Drum club.

Taiko is a trad-itional Japanese style drum.

There are about 12 Toyokoro citizens in the club and we prac-tice two evenings a week.

I have my first per-formance on Sept. 13 at the Toyokoro

Industry Festival (Toyokoro Sangyo Matsuri).

Taiko is fun, but it is challenging because there is no music to read.

Instead you have to memorize the songs, which has been difficult, but I finally have all of the songs memorized for my first perform-ance.

Every song has a different story to tell, and the actions that accompany the drumming try to act out that story.

Due to the lan-guage barrier, I’m not 100 per cent sure what all the stories are about, but I know there is something about a boat on the ocean, engine trouble, big waves, and catch-ing salmon.

But whatever the story is that is being told I’m having a lot of fun learning how to play the Taiko drums.

Also during sum-mer vacation I experi-enced my first earth-

quake in Japan.On Aug. 14 at

around 2 p.m., a 5.2 magnitude earth-quake hit just south of Obihiro, approxi-mately 30 kilometres west of Toyokoro.

I was at the Board of Education at the time, and the earth-quake started off with a very low rumble and then the whole building began to shake.

The earthquake only lasted about 20 seconds, but it felt much longer than that.

After the earth-quake stopped, a bunch of alarms and announcements start-ed going off in the building as well as outside over the load speakers.

There was no structural damage or incidents anywhere in Toyokoro and everyone was safe.

It was definitely an interesting experi-ence, but I hope there will not be more earthquakes in the future.

I hope everyone had a great summer and is excited for back to school.

This is the first time since I was five

years old that I am not going back to school as a student this September, but thankfully I still get to go to school every-

day and teach! Alyssa Hooper is

in Summerland’s sis-ter city of Toyokoro, Japan as the assistant English teacher.

Notes from toyokoro

Alyssa Hooper

Summer holidays have ended in Toyokoro

Hosting hockey playersMarty and Linda Van Alphen are hosting Summerland Steam hockey play-ers Jarrett Malchow, left, and Wyatt Gale.

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Eat, slEEp, REad

Crystal Fletcher

The late days of summer are upon us. So if you’re a gardener like me, it means your fridge and counters are full of boxes filled with tomatoes and pep-pers, pickling cukes and zucchini, peach-es and plums.

I can’t say no to free fruit or pass on a good deal so I inevit-ably end up drown-ing in produce.

This time of year, I stay up way too late figuring out new and creative ways to pre-serve the harvest. In fact, I’ve been doing so much late night canning, I forgot to even write this article the first time around.

My canning obses-sion started about six years ago when my husband and I first moved to the Oka-

nagan. We became

inspired by books like The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, By Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver.

We wanted to have a big garden of our own, grow our own produce, and save as much as possible for the winter months. I bought every can-ning jar I could find at the thrift shop and invested in a canning pot and supplies.

We even went to Kelowna to help a friend’s mom can pickles so we could learn some tech-niques.

I think the first year we canned close to 60 jars of tomatoes, and 40 jars of pickles,

20 jars of various fruit jams, peaches, pears and salsas. six years and two kids later, I still can a lot but in slightly smaller quan-tities, plus I like to freeze and dry some of our harvest too. I get a lot of recipes from books of course. My favourite canning book and blog is Food in Jars, by Marissa McClellan. Her book really helped me get beyond the jam reci-pes in the pectin box.

Some of my favourites include her vanilla-rhubarb jam with earl grey tea, strawberry and vanilla bean jam and apricot honey jam.

She also has a lot of great standards like classic dill pickles and tomato sauce. A big plus, her recipes don’t use loads of sugar like some of the older canning books.

I also love Put ‘Em Up: A Comprehen-sive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook from Drying to Freezing to Canning and Pickling, by Sher-ri Brooks Vinton.

This year I’m real-ly looking forward to making some new recipes from the book, Canning for a New Generation: Bold, Fresh Flavors for the Modern Pan-try, by Liana Krissoff.

We of course have all of these books down at the library so come by, pick them up and get canning.

Crystal Fletcher is an auxiliary Assist-ant Community Librarian, mother of two and gardener extraordinaire.

Home canningThe fall canning season has arrived and the Summerland branch of the Okangan Regional Library has plenty of books on the subject.

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A team of 25 cyclists and a six-person support crew from the RCMP and sup-porting enforcement agen-cies in the region will par-ticipate in the annual Cops for Kids Ride beginning Friday, Sept. 11

The 2015 ride, presented by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, will take the team more than 1,000 kilo-metres in southeastern Brit-ish Columbia.

The ride is to raise aware-ness and funds for children in medical, physical or trau-matic crisis.

The cyclists will stop in

Summerland at the RCMP detachment on Sept. 11 around 1:30 p.m.

Orv Robson, a retired RCMP officer from Sum-merland, said the team will receive a contribution at the station.

In addition, others who are interested may also pro-vide donations at that time.

He added that the Cops for Kids Ride has had bene-fits in the community.

“We’ve got a family in Summerland we’ve helped out,” he said. “The riders help in the South Okanag-an and the Kootenays.”

The cyclists will visit 18 communities during the 10-day ride.

Over the 15 years the event ride has been held, cyclists have raised more than $3.1 million.

“I’m honored to be a part of this event again this year. These leaders in our community work so hard to assist children who are really struggling,” said pre-senting sponsor Tom Budd.

“The team covers some gruelling terrain to get across the region, but their efforts are minor compared to the challenges these chil-

dren face.”“We’ve got a fresh and

spirited bunch this year,” said Julio Krenz, a retired staff sergeant who is the ride captain this year.

“They’ve spent their summer training and fund-raising, and now they’ve left their own families behind to come together as a team to ride rain or shine, to raise even more money for children in our region.”

To follow the team or to make a donation, visit cops-forkids.org. The riders also have a presence on Face-book and Twitter.

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Of all the immature, ignorant whining that came out of the recent power failure in the Lower Main-land, one example summed up the decline of our urban culture for me.

It wasn’t the people who flooded 9-1-1 with calls demand-ing to know when their power would be restored, or complain-ing about their freez-ers. It wasn’t those on Twitter insisting BC Hydro pay for food that went bad. It was another social media moment.

With part of his community with-out electricity for a third day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stew-art went to his Face-book page, which has a wide follow-ing. There he pleaded with residents to stop phoning city hall to demand that a local big-box supermar-ket provide milk and eggs.

Power had been restored at the store only a few hours before, in the dead of night, and it’s safe to assume that all stores were working flat out to restock perish-ables.

Where do people get the notion that city hall, or whatever all-powerful nanny state they imagine,

controls grocery stores?

How do they con-clude that in the midst of the worst electrical grid fail-ure on record, BC Hydro is going to address their per-sonal situation above all others?

Vancouver broad-cast media weren’t much better.

Their big focus was that BC Hydro’s website crashed, so people couldn’t call it up on their smart-phones and find out instantly when their power would be back on.

Some even ques-tioned why wireless power meters didn’t help. Perhaps these were the same jour-nalists who fed the tinfoil-hat supersti-tion about their sig-nals.

The facts should be known by now. After an extremely dry spring and summer, a high wind shat-tered trees and took down more wires and poles than BC Hydro had ever coped with before.

Further dam-age was done with-in areas that were already blacked out, leaving overtaxed technicians unable to accurately assess the full extent of it.

In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles

were down in areas too rain-saturated for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, there were some too-opti-mistic repair esti-mates given out, in response to the con-stant screeching for instant answers.

About 15 years ago I experienced my worst power outage in the Fraser Valley.

In a semi-rural area with little backup grid capacity (since greatly improved), my family went three days without power.

This was in win-

ter, due to wind and freezing rain fol-lowed by snow and cold.

Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing, and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair. Media cover-age was mostly adult supervised.

Megastorm mad-ness isn’t an isolat-ed case. A couple of weeks before that, a temporary construc-tion bump on the

Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage.

Aggravated by a couple of acci-dents on the alter-nate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were white-knuckled.

Traffic choked the region that recent-ly declined to pay a bit more for road improvements.

In both cases, people outside Lotus Land were mut-tering: Welcome to our world.

This is pertinent to

the federal election. Are you compe-

tent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings account, or

do you need the gov-ernment to do it for you, by force?

Are you capable of managing your own child care, or should the nanny state cre-ate a hugely subsid-ized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from coast to coast?

Are you ready for the day when the machine stops?

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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A unique motor-cycle will be on dis-play at this week-end’s 10th annual Endless Summer Show and Shine in Summerland.

Black Opel Racing, holder of a Land Speed Record at 209 miles per hour in an Opel GT, is now re-building a 1933 AJS 350 Model 33-B6 to race next year at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The bike was pur-chased from a school friend of owner John Gregg in 1969 for $25 and has languished in his garage ever since.

The plan will be to run the bike in the M-VBG 350 cc class. This requires the frame to be stock and the engine modified. The AJS has been fit-

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Racing enthusi-asts Dick Knorr, Ken Brown, Frank Kin-ney, Lou Hudon and Wayne Chenery all have had a hand in the project. John Dorn was tricked into riding the AJS.

“The boys are hoping the bike will do a “Ton Up”, which is the British term for 100 mph.” said rider Dorn. “I will be happy with anything over 85.”

It has been a chal-lenge to find parts for an 82 year old vehicle, but support of the project has been terrific.

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Unlike many abused animals, Maddy’s tale has a happy ending.

Now living with her caring family in Sum-merland, it wasn’t that long ago the golden retriever-poodle cross

had no life, no future and no love.

When she and the other 15 dogs were seized from a Clear-water breeder they were in terrible con-dition according to branch manager Corinne Ross of the South Okanagan Similkameen SPCA

where 10 of the canines were taken initially.

“They were matted and filthy probably the saddest ones were the golden retrievers (including Maddie) they stuck their noses into the corner and didn’t come out, it was the saddest thing, it was heart break-

ing, I can cry think-ing about them now,” said Ross. “They were mostly terri-fied of people and we called her Mad-die because she had this big matting on her back. She was in rough shape and had lots of health issues but she was probably the most friendly of all of them.”

Enter the Tiessen family, Christy, Ed and their daughters Megan, 10 and Ash-ley, seven, who had been on the SPCA’s waiting list for a non-shedding breed.

When Maddie was well enough they decided to provide foster care for her at their home and not long afterwards adopted the four-year-old as their own.

“Maddie was so skinny, you could actually see every sin-gle rib,” said Christy. “Just with her lay-ing there which she did most of the time because she didn’t have enough energy, you could see her

heart beating from across the room.

“Maddie didn’t wag her tail at alI when we first saw her, don’t think she had any reason to, she didn’t understand what happiness was but when we took our girls in (to the

SPCA) and they got down on their knees and hugged her she wagged her tail, it was very sweet, she knew these are ‘my kids.’”

They got the new family member on Valentine’s Day last year and there was still snow on the ground. Christy still remembers the dog’s reaction when she believes Maddie saw grass for the first time in her life.

“She was afraid of it, she didn’t know how to step on it and when she finally stepped on the grass she just start-ed rolling on it and to this day she rolls in the grass every time she’s out, she runs and rolls on it,” said Christy. “She’s had a lot of

challen-ges and e v e r y -body says she is so l u c k y she has you as a f a m i l y, but no, no no, it’s the other

way around, she is an amazing dog.

“She still has a sad face sometimes but when you see that dog smile you know she’s smiling.”

Maddie’s health issues, likely due to malnourishment included sight and digestion problems and she also had to learn about walking on floors and to nego-tiate stairs.

A good student,

the dog soon accom-plished those feats and much more.

“We had to change the handles on our doors from levers to round door knobs because she can flip the dead bolt lock and unlock the door, flip the lever and leave anytime she wanted,” said Christy. “It’s like once she got a taste of freedom that was it she didn’t want to be locked up anymore..”

Maddie now trav-els just about every-where with her folks, including back to the SPCA for visits and also took part in last year’s Paws for the Cause Walk fundrais-er for the shelter.

For the Tiessens, they cannot thank SPCA enough for bringing them togeth-er. “If it wasn’t for the SPCA she wouldn’t be with us today,” said Christy nodding in the direction of the rolling dog on the grass at Orchard Lake Park.

As for Maddie, she just smiles and wags her tail.

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Abused dog’s tale has happy ending

At the shelterMaddie just after her arrival at the Penticton shelter.

A home for a dogAshley Tiessen, seven, at left, and her sister Megan, 10, chase after Maddie at Peach Orchard Park in Summerland this week. Since her adoption last year Maddie has become a very important family member.

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“Maddie didn’t wag her tail at alI when we first saw her, don’t think she had any reason to, she didn’t understand what happiness was.”

Christy Tiessen

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September 17th will mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of

the Kettle Valley Steam Railway.We invite you to enjoy some cake

and celebrate!Cake and refreshments will be served from 12-1:30pm on September 19th.

If you are a past board member or volunteer, you are most welcome to attend!

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Carpet bowling at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. and every Sunday at 1:15 p.m.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666.Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Summerland Health Centre lower conference room. For more information call Cindy at 250-404-8072.Summerland Horse-shoe Club is look-ing for new members. Practices are held in Memorial Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Call Ron Moser at 250-494-0450.Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at

Summerland Legion. The SSA focuses on fishing, shooting, hunt-ing, archery and con-servation and is affiliat-ed with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New mem-bers welcome.Summerland TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., lower floor of Summerland Seniors Centre. For info call Vicki at 250-494-5484.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the MS office, 3373 Skaha Rd., Penticton. Everyone welcome. For more information call Sherry at 250-493-6564.The Summerland trad-itional rug artists get together at Summerland United Church every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. New members and visitors are always wel-come. For more infor-mation phone 250-494-1278.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-404-4562. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Pleasure Painters will resume every Friday beginning Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111Peach Orchard Rd. come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New members are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.

SundaySummerland Sunday Market on Main Street has new hours, now from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Enjoy new vendors and attractions each week.Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBirthright, serving the South Okanagan, has Monday drop-in from 10 a.m. to noon at 200 Bennett St. in Penticton. This week-ly program provides light snacks and an opportunity to build friendships, share life skills and participate in baby item swaps. Please contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901 for more info.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Men — Love to Sing? Okanagan Christian Men’s Choir. This non-denominational choir invites you to join us, have fun, sing unto the Lord and enjoy the fellowship of other sing-ers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayDementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meet-ing to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] o t h e r- t o - m o t h e r

breastfeeding sup-port — the Penticton/Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada meets on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Please call 250-494-1894 or email [email protected] for the loca-tion of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome. Find out more information visit www.lllc.ca.Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087.Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. Email [email protected] Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Farmers Market at Memorial Park, Wharton Street, every Tuesday from May to October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For informa-tion call Paul at 250-494-0540.Summerland Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge.Tai chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners, 10 a.m. for advanced and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. for begin-ner and intermediate. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-8902.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court.

Whist is played every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. White Sails A Cappella Chorus is an award-winning, auditioned show chorus dedicated to musical excellence, performance educa-tion, sharing the joy of singing a cappella four-part harmony. Plan to attend their Guest Night (Recruitment Night) on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. at Ridgeview Church on Springfield and Hollywood Roads., Kelowna. Contact Joan at 778-755-0562 to RSVP or get more information. Visit www.whitesailschorus.com.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes responsible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.

UpcomingMonday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical con-ditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arth-ritis, to name just a few. A medical referral

is required.One-to-one dietitian and nurse appoint-ments at Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson St., are avail-able for people with diabetes or heart dis-ease. The sessions can provide extra help with issues includ-ing learning about diabetes or heart health and how to manage the condi-tion; understanding medication and start-ing or adjusting insu-lin; meter certifica-tion and how to use meter results; setting small, specific goals; tobacco dependence counselling and sup-port in quitting; and solving problems with chronic conditions. To make an appointment call 250-770-3530 or 1-800-707-8550.Saturday Mid-Month Market and Vendor Showcase at

Summerland United Church have been post-poned until Sept. 26 due to the Rotary Sunday Market and low public turnout. Proceeds will go to the church’s refu-gee sponsorship of a Syrian family.Summerland Singers and Players have post-poned their production of The Butler Did It until April 21 to 24, 2016. They are still looking for an actress to fill the role of Vickie, who is in her 20s. Rehearsals begin in the spring. Contact Bob Read, at [email protected], if interested in trying out.The Penticton Writers and Publishers are a non-profit group of writers helping writ-ers to hone their cre-ative talents. The group will host an AGM on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in Leir House, Manor Park Road. All are welcome to attend.

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A mountain bike event on Sept. 20 will raise money to provide assistance in Africa.

The Test of Humanity will have categories for adult and youth riders.

The categories will be for riders three to six years of age, seven to 10, 11 to 15 and 16 and older.

The children’s categories begin at 9 a.m. and the main event begins at 11:30 a.m.

The ride will include a begin-ners’ category, which is a test ride of the course.

Nic Seaton who organizes the event with his wife Shea, said the main event is designed for inter-mediate to advanced mountain bikers.

He said the adult category features a 10.2-kilometre loop, with more than 300 metres of elevation gain.

Last year, Evan Guthrie a local rider, completed eight loops in the four-hour time period.

Seaton said the course includes some challenging climbs.

“Some of them are fairly steep,”he said. “They take their toll as the race goes on.”

The ride has raised $178,000 over the four years since its inception.

“We’re hoping we can top $200,000 this year,” he sad.

Money raised from the Test of Humanity event will go to Can-adian Humanitar-ian’s projects to help vulnerable and at risk children to receive an

education.“We have trav-

elled to Ethiopia four times since 2009 and it is so rewarding to watch these chil-dren, like Erusalym who we met when she was just a young teenager, grow up with the assistance of Canadian Humani-tarian to become change makers in their own commun-ities,” Shea Seaton said.

Additional infor-mation about the race is available online at testofhumanity.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/TestofHumanity and on Twitter at @testof-humanity.

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GolfSummerland Ladies Club

On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the Summerland Golf and Country Ladies Club competed for the Rental Cup in the Summerland Rental Centre Tournament.

Results: Overall low net Julie Macaulay, 146, winner of the cup; second Vi Ward, 148; third Barb Hatton, 152; fourth Ruth Daviduk, 154; fifth (by retrogression) Ellen Clay, 155; sixth (by retrogression) Gwen Red-fern, 155; seventh (by retrogression) Amanda McConaghy, 156; eighth (by retrogression) Lil Smith, 156; ninth (by retrogression) Anka Manders, 160; 10th (by retrogression) Donna MacEwen, 160.

In addition there were many “Closest to the Pin” and” Longest Putt” prizes.

The weather was cooler and a bit damper but did not dampen the enthusiasm and fun.

Thanks to all who participated and thanks to the sponsor, Summerland Rental Centre.Summerland Senior Ladies

On Sept. 3, the Summerland Senior Ladies played a best back or best front event

Results: First Vijai Vaagen, 68; second Helen Benallick, 71; third Liz Nisbet, 72; fourth (tie) Pat Stohl and Norma Chambers, 74; fifth (tie) Vi Ward and Gwen Redfern, 75.Summerland Senior Men

On Sept. 3, the Summerland Senior Men’s Club played an all net scores event.

Andy Webster led all players with a seven under par net 65 and Webster, Barry Wicker and Bob Tamblyn shared the deuce pot.

First Flight: First Barry Wicker, 69; second Heinz Burki, 70; third Dwain Sandrelli, 73 cb; fourth Garth Humphries, 73.

Second Flight: First Andrew Webster, 65; second Jeff Clarke, 71; third Mac Cleary, 73 cb; fourth Frank Davie, 73.

Third Flight: First Bob Tamblyn, 69; second Moe Mellow, 70; third Wally Barton, 73; fourth Terry Steinke, 74.Sumac Ridge Senior Men

Sept. 2.Results: Low gross Joe Driscoll, 38; Grant

Fletcher, 38. Low net Dan Kelly, 30. Closest to the pin: Joe Driscoll.

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Ride raises funds to help African childrenAthletes of all ages

participated in the Sprint Triathlon and Kids of Steel on Sun-day.

The competition, for children and adults was held at Peach Orchard Beach in Summerland.

It was organized by the Summerland Orca Swim Club.

The TriPower Tri-athlon Club of Sum-merland and Pentic-ton had a record 55 youths participating in the Kids of Steel race along with many adults from the club racing the sprint dis-

tance event. Head coach

Michael Berrisford summed up the final triathlon of the sea-son as a great day of racing. “The inspir-ing performances of the kids make the day very special,” he said. “The club holds training camps April through September so it’s very rewarding to see our young ath-letes putting every-thing they’ve learned about swimming, biking and running together and finish-ing the race with a big smile.”

Local athletes compete in Sprint Triathlon

On the runAthletes of all ages swam, cycled and ran in the Sprint Triathlon and Kids of Steel com-petition on Sunday. The TriPower Triathlon Club of Summerland had 55 youths partici-pating this year, along with adults from the club.

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Gordon Edward Levins, aged 88, passed away in Penticton Hospital on August 31, 2015. He had been fi ghting the good fi ght against colon cancer but unfortunately, the cancer fi nally won. Born November 10, 1926 Gordon lived a full and happy life.Gordon lived in a variety of places over his life including Quesnel, Kelowna, Calgary, Ladysmith, Mount Lolo army radar base, Kamloops, Vernon, Chase, Vernon and fi nally Summerland. Gordon also had several careers throughout his life. Some of which were driving cement truck, construction, raising chickens, working in a potato chip plant, working for BC Ferries and fi nally working as a commissionaire and cook for the Canadian Armed Forces. Gordon also served his country aft er WWII in Germany where he met and married his fi rst wife, Aleda Stoff ers. Gordon met his second wife, Catherine Mary Blackwood nee Corner and they lived happily together for over 40 years. Aft er they both retired when Mount Lolo closed down, they spent their time travelling and visiting friends and family. Th ey did the big trek one year across Canada and travelled to several ‘corner cousin’ reunions. Gordon also loved his garden and grew and preserved various things. Th ey loved camping and fi shing but Gordon’s favorite pastime was hunting with the boys up at Pink Mountain.Gordon was always happiest when he was around family and whether you knew him as Poppa, uncle, brother, or just Gordon, he was loved by all.Aft er Cathy’s passing, Gordon spent his last years with his good friend Jean Richards. Jean and her family made Gordon’s last days comfortable and cheerful.Gordon is survived by his two sisters Dolly (Vern) and Kay (Glen), his stepsons Dan (Pat) and Bill (Barbara), his stepdaughter-in-law Kathy, many grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.A big thank you to all the medical professionals that helped Gordon through the last two years. A private family celebration of life will be held at a future date. Donations can be made in Gordon’s name to the BC Cancer Society.

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NAKAGAWA, FRANCIS HIROSHIFrancis passed away peacefully on September 2, 2015 aft er a long battle with cancer at the age of 83. He is survived by his loving wife, Frances Yoko of 56 years, and children Mariko (husband Peter, Victoria, Spencer), Kathy (Aisha, Kira, Tia, Lukas), Mary (husband Kim, Kimberly), Martin (Elijah, Erez, Arie), Rose (husband John, Anthony, Joseph, Michael), and Anne (husband Edward, Th omas, Kiyomi, Kaiya). Francis was born in Vancouver B.C. and interned to Greenwood B.C. in 1942. Th ere he heard the angelic voice of “the girl next door” who later became his wife. Th ey resided in beautiful Summerland B.C. in 1961 where they started to raise their family. Francis attended business school in Vancouver and always strived to better himself becoming the Presidents of Summerland Chamber of Commerce and Penticton Multicultural Society, and Area Governor of Toastmasters B.C. He was an accomplished public speaker and enjoyed teaching Summerland Blossom Pageant candidates and Okanagan college students to grow in this area. During his career he also owned a successful dry-cleaning business and the people of Summerland became an important part of his life. Francis enjoyed music, his dogs, fi shing and the serenity of his surroundings but above all he was a devoted husband and father to his family. He was a man of integrity and an inspiration to those who knew him. Even in his last days, he had a way of making people smile with his wit and humor. We were blessed to have him in our lives and will continue his legacy by honoring his family values. We will “walk by faith and not by sight” and he will be forever in our hearts. Th e family would like to extend their thanks to the doctors and nurses who cared for him and for the loving prayers and support from family and friends. Th e Funeral Ceremony will be held on: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at 10:00 am, Holy Child Catholic Church, 14010 Rosedale Ave., Summerland, BC. Interment will follow at Canyon View Cemetery, Summerland. Memorial tributes may be made to the following: Holy Child Catholic Church, Attn: Nakagawa Family, 14010 Rosedale Ave., Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 or Frank Nakagawa Memorial “Bench” P.O. Box 689, Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0. 250-494-7752.

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CHALMERS, HELEN RUTHHelen was born on the family farm in Fairlight, Saskatchewan. When she left home in the early 1940s, it was to take a secretarial course, one of the few options available to women at that time. Later, she became a registered nurse, a career move that led to her meeting Bob, her husband of 63 years! Helen was involved in many volunteer activities over the years, including the United Church, Meals on Wheels, and the Hospital Auxiliary, frequently bringing home treasures from the Th rift Shop and sometimes creating amazing outfi ts from the old sheets she found there! In fact, sewing and quilting gave her much pleasure over the years and she continued to thread the handles through book bags for kids in underdeveloped countries until a short time ago. Helen had a playful spirit and was always able to laugh at herself, including at the family story about her playing the drums at a bar in Vancouver when she was a young nurse dating Bob! Helen was always willing to be part of the games her seven grandchildren played, including getting down on the fl oor to have tea, garb herself in the dress-ups clothes, or play cards at the kitchen table. And, she always loved to read to them. Helen was 91 when she left her life here to join Bob in that other place. She leaves behind her three children, Joie (Gerry) Quarton, Bill (Sophie) Chalmers, and Dean (Sandra) Chalmers as well as her seven grandchildren, Emily, Willie, and Jonathan Quarton, Dawson and Nicola Chalmers, and Ursula and Phoebe Chalmers. A memorial service will be held Saturday October 10th at 10:00 am at the Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Ave. with Rev. Armand Houle offi ciating. Interment will take place in Canyon View Cemetery, Summerland, BC.

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PART TIME BOOKKEEPER REQUIREDA Summerland Non-Profit Housing Provider is seeking a reliable, experienced bookkeeper who can handle all aspects of accounting for the Society. Must be proficient with AR/AP, Payroll and remittances. Familiarity and experience with MS Office including Excel and Sage Accounting Software is a must. Also, experience working with BC Housing would be a benefit. This is a three day a week position. You can obtain an information package, including a job description, by emailing us at [email protected]. Please mail reply with cover letter, resume and references to 100 – 9302 Angus Street, Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z5 or email to [email protected]. or Phone: 250 494-1161. Closing date August 24th, 2015.

Visit our website: www.parkdaleplace.ca Parkdale Place Housing Society

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Help WantedTones Hair Design, Summer-land is looking for a hairstylist. More info call 250-494-8303.

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Trades, TechnicalMUSTANG Powder, a cat-ski lodge near Revelstoke, re-quires an exp. mechanic to fi ll a part-time role. Exp w/ snow-cats an asset. Send resume to [email protected].

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Help Wanted Help Wanted

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Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

LandscapingEMERALD CEDARS: Direct from Okanagan Grower, accli-matized for this area. FALL SPECIAL: 5 ft tall - 10 for $200. Also blue spruce - 10 for $200. Delivery and planting available. Call George at Budget Nurseries [email protected]

Screened Topsoil $25 yard. 6 yard minimum for free delivery. Dave Knight Trucking. 250-490-7652.

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Appliances

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WASHERS from $299WASHER/DRYER sets from $449FRIDGES from $299RANGES from $299

Garage SalesYard Sale 18707 Bathville Road, Sat & Sun, Sept 12 & 13, 9am-2pm Rodeo Grounds.

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com

Wanted:Will pay cash for construction equipment, back-hoes, excavators, dozers, farm tractors w/loaders, skid steers, wheel loaders, screeners, low beds, any condition running or not. 250-260-0217.

Misc. for Sale

Antiques & Collectables Sale

Vernon Collectors Club27th Annual

Vernon Rec Centre3310 - 37 Avenue

Next to Curling Rink120 + tables ofcollectables!

Fri. Sept 18 2 - 8 PM,Sat Sept 19, 10 - 4 PM

Admission $3.00is good for BOTH days

ENTRANCE at WEST SIDE OF building (backside)

Table Rental 250-379-2587

Misc. WantedWe pay cash! Bring in your unwanted jewelry, gold dental crowns, silverware, war med-als, Canadian and US silver coins to Summerland Gold and Silver Exchange. 13209 Victoria Road. Locally owned and operated. 778-516-5888.

Musical InstrumentsEZee Piano Systems© group piano lessons. Call Joanna ARCT, RMT at 250-494-7892.

Merchandise for Sale

Musical Instruments

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Piano for sale. 1946 WillisMontreal, beautiful lightmahogany, French Provincial with key cover and matching storage bench, perfect ivory. $900. Call 250-494-5444.

Sporting GoodsDufferin pool table, 5’ x 9’, and all accessories including 2 set of balls. $2500. Phone 250-494-9210.

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerSingle level 3 bdrm home,lots of recent upgrades, ample parking for RVs, fenced back-yard. 10517 Julia St, Summer-land. 250-494-3465.

Houses For SaleDON’T OVERPAY! rtmi-homes.com “Your smart hous-ing solution” Canada’s largest provider of manufactured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ Homes on sale now!

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2nd fl oor apartment in down-town Summerland. Beautiful fully furnished, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appliances, central air, 2 parking spaces, large balcony. Immediate occupation. $1,200 monthly + utilities. NS NP. Call 778-516-5023.

Mobile Homes & Pads

Trailer, double wide for rent. Country living - 5 kms from downtown Summerland. Lots of space. NS, NP. Ref’s req’d. $650/mo + util. Avail immed. Call 250-494-9393 evenings.

StorageINDOOR BOAT and RV stor-age 5 min from Salmon Arm. Safe, clean, affordable. [email protected] 604-615-5108

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Thompson stages Talk Show performanceJohn Arendt

Multi-media artist Erick Thompson will bring the format of the talk show to the stage later this month.

Thompson’s show, Talk Show, will be held at Cawston Community Hall on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

“This is a continuation of my work as a video producer and journalist,” he said.

“I enjoy sharing stor-ies and moderating interesting discussions. You can’t make this stuff up.”

Thompson has worked as a television news anchor and reporter on Vancouver Island.

He lives in Summer-land where he co-owns ET2media with his wife Erin Trainer.

In April, he hosted Not Trying To Be Funny, which was staged in Pen-ticton.

Talk Show will feature interviews with guests in the audience, but Thompson added that he will respect the wish-es of those who do not wish to be interviewed

on the stage.“It’s not meant to put

anyone on the spot,” he said.

The musical accom-paniment for the show is from the Tavis Weir Group, consisting of musicians Weir, Stefan Bienz and Michael Tread-way.

Dave Mai, the show’s technical director, will provide additional music.

Thompson plans to use Periscope, a live stream-ing app, to broadcast the show.

The app is being used to allow people to broad-cast live, from anywhere in the world.

“It gives a voice to people who have something to say,” he explained.

Tickets for the Talk Show are available at Cawston Marketplace, Similkameen Insurance Agencies in Keremeos and The Grooveyard in Penticton.

As Thompson stated with his earlier perform-ance, Talk Show contains some course language and is not intended for those who are easily offended.

Talk ShowErick Thompson, left, Tavis Weir, Michael Treadway and Stefan Bienz prepare for Talk Show, a spoken word perform-ance in the talk show format. The show will be staged in Cawston later this month.

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