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Ben Bischoff finishes Baja 1000
Ben competed in the class 19 UTV
By Jo Anne Malpass
North ShuswapвЂ™s own Ben Bischoff
category, Stock 4-wheel Utility Vehicle.
finished the internationDuring the 41 hours it
al off-road Baja 1000,
took to complete the
coming in fifth in his
race, Ben and his naviclass in the 1274 mile
gator, Salmon Arm born
race, the longest race in
Tyrell Leyenhorst, tradits 47 year history. Only
ed off driving duties
131 of the about 240
with Tyler Backus of
entrants finished the
Mara Lake and his navirace.
gator Jared L. Esau.
The Baja 1000 took
Ben and Tyler each
place on Mexico's Baja
drove two sections.
California Peninsula
Ben has been a fan
November 12 to 16,
of off road racing for
going from Ensenada to
quite a while and wantLa Paz. Several types of
ed to race. The UTV
vehicles compete in the
class is a newer class,
Baja 1000 on the same
Ben Bischoff and his crew finished the Baja he said, and is growing
course, including motor- 1000 in the Class 19 UTV category in a Stock fairly quickly because
4-wheel Utility Vehicle.
cycles, stock utility veitвЂ™s not as expensive as
hicles, buggies, trucks and custom fabricat- some of the other vehicles. He contacted
ed race vehicles.
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By Jo Anne Malpass, Editor
Like any new program, changes
to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Recycling depot, effective January 1,
has some positive and some negative aspects to it.
It adds some new items that were not
accepted for recycling but it will take
more room and organization at home to
sort into the six categories and some of it
is a bit confusing.
The new items include Styrofoam,
plastic bags, paper cups, frozen food
packaging, microwaveable paper containers and aerosol cans.
The six categories are containers,
paper and cardboard, plastic bags and over
wrap, coloured Styrofoam, white
Styrofoam and glass.
The containers category includes
plastic containers and lids, tin cans and
lids, aerosol cans and caps, frozen food
packaging, paper cups and lids, plastic
coated cartons, spiral wound paper cans
and lids and microwaveable paper containers.
It allows plastic coated milk cartons
and soup tetra-pak containers but not
stand-up drink pouches. The lids have to
be kept attached to tin cans (or put back
inside and squeezed shut) but with spiral
wound paper frozen juice, coffee or nut
cans, you have to put the lids in loose. The
microwavable bowls cannot have metal
rims. You can put in aluminium foil and
aluminum food containers but not chip or
foil bags.
The paper recycling is fairly straight
forward with cardboard, paper, newspaper
and magazines but be careful not to include waxed produce boxes, gift wrap,
padded envelopes or books. YouвЂ™re not
supposed to mix plastic with paper but if
you put in shredded paper, you have to put
the paper inside a clear plastic bag.
Plastic bags and over wrap includes
bags for groceries, dry cleaning, bread,
salad, frozen vegetable bags and over
wrap for mattresses, furniture and electronics but not cellophane or cling wrap,
zipper-lock bags, garbage bags or biodegradable or compostable plastic bags.
Styrofoam must be sorted into coloured or white. This includes meat trays,
foam egg cartons, cushion packaging used
to protect electronics and take out containers. Does not include foam peanuts, packing chips or noodles.
The glass category accepts container
glass but not glasses or beverage glass.
Unless you live in Salmon Arm,
where they can still take paper and containers to the curb unsorted, you have to
sort it, then take it to the Scotch Creek
Transfer station and reach over your head
to put the correct items in the correct slot
in the new bins the CSRD has spent
$100,000 plus taxes for.
If all this seems like a lot of work, the
CSRD added some incentives when it
increased fees for refuse disposal. вЂњNew
fees are consistent with the user pay strategy for refuse disposal and allow for incentives (decreased disposal fees) for taking the time to separate recyclable waste
from the garbage and disincentives
(increased disposal fees) for disposing of
recyclable or bulky materials at a refuse
disposal facility.вЂќ
Ben Bischoff finishes Baja 1000
(Continued from page 1)
Holz Racing, who builds the UTVs and
decided to go ahead with it.
Tyler towed the racer from BC to
Baja and Ben towed a smaller vehicle to
use to pre-run the race. It was a 4600 km
drive home from LaPas after the race.
A pit crew of North ShuswapвЂ™s Ian
Walker and Cameron Tennant вЂњcame
down to help us get to the finish line.вЂќ
Kyle Boppre of North Shuswap and Jeff
Drombroskie of Kamloops were also a
huge part of the team.
contвЂ™
BenвЂ™s parents, Ian and Leah Bischoff went to the Baja to watch their son
compete and go to the podium. вЂњBen and
his Shuswap team planned, executed and
finished one of the toughest races in the
world. As a rookie team the fact that they
finished at all, was amazing.вЂќ
Dean, Scott and Mark Acton and
their Captains Village Marina team were
entered with a Class 15 buggy. Ben said
he was hoping everyone would make it
but unfortunately their buggy broke
down about 500 miles into the race.
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CSRD DirectorвЂ™s Report
Larry Morgan - Director, Electoral Area вЂ�FвЂ™
(North Shuswap & Seymour Arm ) Columbia Shuswap Regional District
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CSRD BOARD MEETING вЂ“ DECEMBER 5, 2014
п‚·пЂ Board Elects New Chair and Vice
Chair
The Inaugural meeting of the 20142018 CSRD Board took place on Friday,
December 5th, 2014, in Salmon Arm.
Election for the Chair and Vice Chair
were held with Director Rhona Martin,
Electoral Area E (Rural Sicamous,
Swansea Point and Malakwa) being elected as Chair and Director Paul Demenok,
Electoral Area C (South Shuswap) being
elected as Vice Chair.
Directors Comments: Congratulations to
Rhona and Paul!!
п‚·пЂ Grants in Aid
The Board approved the following
Grants in Aid:
Area C
вЂў Kamloops Symphony Society (Salmon
Arm Concert Series) $300
вЂў Pink Piston Paddlers (Paddles and Cancer Awareness) $600
Area D
вЂў Silver Creek Community Association
(tables and chairs) $4,500
вЂў Ranchero Deep Creek Community Association (operational costs) $1,900
Area E
вЂў Eagle Valley Rescue Society (crew
training) $2,500
вЂў Sicamous Eagles (assist with travel
costs) $1,498
Note: The Board is again considering
grant-in-aid applications for electoral area
community groups and organizations.
Applications are accepted via the Electoral Area Director and/or by the CSRD
Financial Services Department.
п‚·пЂ Updated Terms of Reference
Shuswap Tourism and Economic
Development
Shuswap Tourism and Shuswap Economic Development Advisory Committees now have new updated Terms of Reference (TOR). The new TOR will assist
the Advisory Committees in making recommendations for the annual work plan
that will be presented to the Board.
вЂў Shuswap Tourism (TOR)
вЂў Shuswap Economic Development
(TOR)
For further information on any of the
items above, please contact inquiries@csrd.bc.ca.
Land Use Matters
Agricultural Land Commission (ALC)
Application for Subdivision
The Board recommended approval of
the application from Kim and Theresa
Smith for a subdivision of two properties
within the ALR, located in the Malakwa
area of Electoral Area E. The proposal is
to adjust the parcel line between the two
properties, creating one lot of 2.02 ha and
one lot of 3.98 ha, both properties would
remain in the ALR.
п‚·пЂ Development Variance Permit (DVP)
701-58
Exemption to Floodplain Setback
Requirements No. 701-10
The Board approved an exemption to
the floodplain setback requirements and
flood construction level of the South
Shuswap Zoning Bylaw No. 701, in respect to the existing permanent single
family dwelling and existing boathouse
for property located at 5615 Eagle Bay
Road, subject to registration of a suitably
worded covenant that saves harmless and
indemnifies the CSRD and the Crown in
the event of flood damage. A Development Variance Permit to relax the front
parcel, side parcel and rear parcel setback
requirements of the same property was
issued subject to the issuance of a setback
permit from MOT.
п‚·пЂ Salmon Valley Land Use Amendment
(674816 BC Ltd.) Bylaw No. 2554
Second reading and the delegation of
a public hearing was given to Bylaw No.
2554 for property located on Highway 97
and Westwynd Drive in Falkland. The
proposed amendment will rezone a portion of the property from C вЂ“ Commercial
to RS вЂ“ Single and Two Family Residential to facilitate a six lot subdivision. The
applicant is also requesting "mini storage"
be added to the permitted uses in the C вЂ“
Commercial designation/zone for this
property only.
Please contact the Development Services Department for information on the
above land use matters. The complete
listing and details of all land use items
considered at the December 5, 2014 Regional Board meeting are available at
www.csrd.bc.ca.
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RCMP News
Check-stop
On December 2, Chase RCMP conducted a check-stop at Squilax Anglemont
Hwy and Leopold Rd and stopped a vehicle that had an overwhelming odour of
marijuana emanating from inside. The
vehicle was searched and a small amount
of marijuana was seized. The driver was
not charged but was issued a warning.
Fatal collisions
On December 4, Chase RCMP responded to a fatal three-vehicle collision
on Hwy 1, five kilometres west of
Chase. An eastbound logging truck and a
westbound car collided, which was followed by a secondary collision when a
tractor-trailer unit hit the overturned logging truck. The sole occupant driver of
the car, Michael David Evenson, aged 37
of Chase, was deceased at the scene. The
two truck drivers were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On December 6, Chase RCMP responded to a single vehicle roll-over collision on Kamloops Shuswap road, approximately 5 km west of Pritchard. The vehicle travelling westbound left the roadway
on the left, ending up approximately 15
metres down a steep embankment. The
driver and one passenger were taken to
Royal Inland Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The third occupant, a 39
year old from Chase, identified as Sheila
Ignace, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Theft & Mischief
Between the dates of December 7th to
16th and December 25th to 29th Chase
RCMP received numerous complaints that
several mailboxes throughout the North
Shuswap, mainly in the Lee Creek area
were broken into and damaged. An undisclosed amount of mail was stolen. Chase
RCMP is investigating in conjunction with
Canada Post security. Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked
to call Chase RCMP or Crimestoppers.
On December 9, Chase RCMP received a complaint of theft of two 20lb
propane tanks stolen from the back deck
of a residence on Copper Cove Rd.
On the same evening police received
a report of a Break and Enter to a residence at TвЂ™alana Bay. The report indicated that two structures on the property had
been forcefully entered by prying the
doors open. A number of electronics
were stolen. Police are still investigating.
These thefts
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be vigilant of their
own and their neighbourвЂ™s property. If
you see any suspicious people or vehicles
in the area do not hesitate to contact police
and make note of any details you can gather of the people, vehicles, etc.
Anyone who may have witnessed
these crimes, or has knowledge of them, is
asked to call Chase Detachment or
Crimestoppers or go online to
www.bccrimestoppers.com.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
On December 1, Chase RCMP responded to a motor vehicle incident on
Highway 1 east of Chase at Jade Mountain. The driver of a Toyota Forerunner
lost control on icy roads and slid into the
cement barricade blocking the road and
causing the wheel to sear off. There were
no injuries; however the driver was issued
a violation ticket for driving with undue
care and attention.
On December 8, Chase RCMP received a complaint of a single vehicle
collision on Hwy 1 and Squilax Anglemont Hwy. A vehicle had lost control
and went off the highway smashing into a
sign and breaking the passenger window.
The driver said that one of his tires exploded causing him to lose control. There
were no injuries and the driver was not
charged.
On December 13, Chase RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision at Jade
Mountain on Hwy 1. A vehicle travelling
westbound was attempting to pass a Greyhound bus in the fast lane when it clipped
the back corner of the bus. This caused
the vehicle to swerve across the Hwy
landing in the ditch. No one on the bus
was injured. The driver of the car was
transported to hospital with minor injuries.
On December 16, Chase RCMP received a report of a two vehicle collision
at the top of Jade Mountain. Both vehicles were travelling east at the end of the
passing lane. One of the vehicles was
merging into the two lanes when it was
struck from behind by a pick-up truck. It
was learned through investigating that this
accident was a result of a road rage incident. The driver of the pick-up truck was
issued a violation ticket for following too
closely.
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now upon us and with a recovering real estate market
and increased tourism; this
should be a year we can all
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Docks
Very little has happened
since the flurry of activity
around dock removals that
started in the spring of 2013.
A very strong public reaction
stopped the threatened removals but the government has
been silent on where we go
from here. Recently some
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Shuswap Lakes and the program manager was quick to
point out in the media that
these docks were in bad
shape, no owners could be
identified, and that they were
being removed for fish habitat
and navigation protection reasons. As he stated in a local
newspaper:
вЂњWe have had this problem since the beginning вЂ“ it
rears its head time and time
again,вЂќ he says with frustration. вЂњI donвЂ™t know how many
times weвЂ™ve tried to make that
clear to people. We have nothing to do with compliance and
enforcement, this is entirely to
do with restoring fish habitat.вЂќ
(Continued on page 7)
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(Continued from page 6)
There is some obvious
reluctance on the part of government staff to start pushing
the publicвЂ™s buttons on this
issue. That is the good news.
The silence on where we go
from here remains troubling
however. As stated many
times in these articles, we are
only asking for two things;
make dock authorizations
simple and streamlined and
extend the process to include
semi-waterfront properties.
I once again followed up
with Minister Thomson and
recently sent the following
letter.
Hon. Steve Thomson
Minister of Forests Lands and
Natural Resource Operations
102 вЂ“ 2121 Ethel Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2Z6
Dear Sir:
Subject: MFL & NRO Plans
for Docks Fronting SemiWaterfront Properties
I last wrote to you on July
17th asking that docks for semi
-waterfront properties on
Shuswap Lake be authorized
by your Ministry. You responded to that letter by saying that a policy was being
developed that would be communicated with the public
soon.
Since then a number of
docks fronting semiwaterfront properties have
been authorized on Paul Lake
north of Kamloops by
MFLNRO. For ease of reference, these properties are
located on Paul Lake Road in
the south west corner of the
lake. Despite these authorizations, the situation on Shuswap Lake remains unresolved.
I urge you to make a decision in favour of allowing
semi-waterfront properties on
Shuswap Lake to have docks
consistent with how your Ministry has treated Paul Lake
residents.
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Over Regulation in our
Local Government
I would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate all
Directors on the Columbia
Shuswap Regional District
Board who are newly elected,
reelected, and returned by
acclamation. I would also like
to ask them to focus on improving our regional economy
as a first priority over the next
4 years.
One of the most egregious
examples of local government
regulation that hurts our economy is the 100 m Lake Development Permit which has
worked its way into the Official Community Plans in Area
C and F. IвЂ™ve written about
this in past articles but I have
heard increasing frustration
from homeowners and contractors over this issue.
This is вЂњfeel goodвЂќ regulation that on the surface
sounds like the lake is being
protected but is anything else
in practice.
For those of you who are
unfamiliar with this local government regulation, I will
briefly recap the requirements.
This Development Permit is
intended to address the impacts of вЂњdevelopment beyond
a single family residenceвЂќ on
Shuswap Lake. There are
three triggers to needing one
of these permits.
1. Removal of more than
30% of the vegetation on a lot.
2. A total hard surfacing of
more than 450 m2 or 30% of a
lot if smaller than 0.10 ha
(0.25 acres)
3. Installation, alteration, or
replacement of (or a portion
of) a sewerage system.
If any of these thresholds
are crossed, then a report prepared by professional engineer
who is experienced in hydrogeology is required. These
reports typically cost in the
order of $4000.
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(Continued from page 7)
LetвЂ™s look at how practical this really is and what is
actually accomplished for a
typical вЂњsingle family residence.вЂќ
If you have a 1.0 acre lot
weвЂ™re starting with 4047 m2
so at 30% you can clear 1214
m2 and not trigger a development permit. You want to
build a modest 1200 ft2 home
(30вЂ™ x 40вЂ™ or 9 m x 12 m)
which shouldnвЂ™t be a problem.
You are also a responsible
person and decide to build by
the FireSmart principles that
are endorsed by our local government. This requires clearing 10 m around your new
house for wildfire protection.
Therefore you must clear 29 m
x 32 m which equals 928 m2.
Now you need to clear a driveway that meets our local government suggested width of 6
m. ThatвЂ™s another 6 m x 60 m
or 360 m2. WeвЂ™re now at
1288 m2 of clearing and over
the threshold for a development permit without even allowing for a septic field.
What does this mean in
practical terms? There is no
mention of a cumulative total
which does make sense otherwise if you owned a lot that
already had more than 30%
cleared, removing a single tree
would require a development
permit. So if for example you
need to clear 50% to accommodate what you plan to develop, you can legally clear
25%, wait a couple of weeks
and clear the other 25%.
There is an old adage, if
reasonable people make reasonable rules, then reasonable
people will follow them.
Now letвЂ™s look at the second trigger of having more
than an aggregate of 450 m2
of hard surfaced area. If you
are a tennis fan, add $4000 to
the cost of your 670 m2 court.
If you want a paved driveway,
a turn around area, and parking for 4 cars add $4000 to the
cost of paving.
Now for the third trigger.
If you are building a new
house within 100 m of the lake
you should be putting in a new
septic system but do these
development permit requirements encourage people to do
the environmentally responsible thing? A homeowner can
save spending $4000 on a hydrology report by using the old
septic system if they can keep
the number of bedrooms and
square footage the same as the
old house. If a home owner
has a leaking septic tank they
have three choices; break the
law and spend $500 to fix it
and save $4000, ignore the
leak and save $4000, or do the
right thing and upgrade your
system to meet todayвЂ™s standards. Unfortunately, doing the
right thing will add $4000 for
a hydrology report to the typical cost of $20,000 on a complete system replacement.
Our local government
should be asking themselves
what they are really accomplishing with this regulation.
I also question why our
local government is getting
this involved in residential
sewage disposal in the first
place. Their role should be
limited to ensuring provincial
legislation with respect to
sewage disposal is met before
issuing building permits. Sorry, thatвЂ™s a bit simplistic. Actually having a building bylaw
that requires building permits
is a local government responsibility, but the bylaw only
exists in Area F.
Sewage disposal is clearly
a provincial responsibility.
The province controls the BC
Sewerage Regulation and if
our local government doesnвЂ™t
think it is effective then talk to
the province. I always hear
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JANUARY 2015
(Continued from page 8)
about the province downloading costs to local government
but this is a case of local government piling it on themselves.
So what does this do to
our economy? Residential
projects are delayed. Typically a hydrology report takes
around 3 to 4 months to get
completed. The Development
Permit then takes another 3
months. Often projects are
cancelled by frustrated land
owners which hurts our local
contractors.
Our local Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioners
(who have invested a lot of
time and money in training)
canвЂ™t work within 100 m of
the lake. The hydrologists
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make a lot of money which
good for Kamloops, Vernon,
and Kelowna but not so much
for the Shuswap unless they
vacation here.
Professional Engineers
(for the record, I donвЂ™t work
in this field) who arenвЂ™t hydrologists are prohibited from
doing residential sewage disposal design despite university training, professional accreditation, liability insurance,
and being designated by the
province as qualified to do
this type of work.
So in essence, we have a
regulation that was implemented with the lofty ideals
of protecting the lake that in
practice accomplishes nothing
positive and hurts our local
economy.
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Thank You From the North
Shuswap Food Bank
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The donations of food,
cash, time and effort made to
our local Food Bank this
Christmas season was, as usual, outstanding. Such an outpouring of generosity defines
just what a wonderful community we live in. The spirit
of caring is truly alive and
well in the North Shuswap.
On December 17th, thirty five
very generous hampers were
assembled and distributed to
those in need. We were
asked to pass along the
thanks and appreciation of
those receiving the hampers.
Sincere thanks to all the
volunteers who helped to collect, transport, sort the donated food and gifts and fill up
the hampers assuring that
they were ready for pick up at
the appointed time; for the
donations of gifts, food and
funds from the community at
large; to the South Okanagan
Humane Society and Sharon
Nichol for the donation of pet
food and her work in preparing it for the hampers; to
Amanda Jackson for all her
help and work; to the North
Shuswap Lions Club for their
generous donation of funds;
to SuperValu, Sunnyside
Supermarket, Ross Creek
Country Store for acting as
drop off points for food and
gifts; to St. DavidвЂ™s Church,
for once again donating the
money to buy Turkeys; to
Scotch Creek Fire Fighters
for their fundraising drive in
miserable weather; the North
Shuswap Community Association for the donated use of
the Community Hall in
Celista to assemble and distribute the hampers.
Wishing everyone all the
best for 2015 from the Food
Bank committee, President
Janice Fisher, Secretary/
Treasurer Alison Elmes, directors Annette Brausse,
Rhonda Ryall, and Heather
Allison. Thank you everyone.
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make our annual Fund Raiser/
Boot Drive a success. We
were able to donate much
needed funds to a less fortunate family in our Fire Services Area.
We also want to recognize
several of our members who
assisted in the Annual Food
Drive at the North Shuswap
Community Hall. We look
forward to being a part of this
event every year.
We are very pleased that
11 of our members have completed and passed their Basic
Firefighters exams. Several
others are nearing completion.
Our Friday morning practices are proving to be a big
success with an average of 12
members attending weekly.
Practicing in daylight allows
us the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the Anglemont Water System and review previous pre-planning for
all structures in our region.
Congratulations to Duff
Overland, our new Safety Officer. With our recent reorganization, Don Lauzon
assumes the Hall Captain position and Dave King moves to a
Training Officer Position.
We trust that everyone
had a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. For more
information about Anglemont
Fire Department, call Graham
at 250-955-2173.
for taking on
the responsibility of organizing this special event. Well
done Al.
With winter comes the
cold and snow. When there is
snow and ice, please keep in
mind that driving conditions
can change in an instant. Be
very cautious when walking.
Coming from a mild season to
below zero weather, we are
going to be burning our wood
heating devices a little hotter.
We hope that you thought
about checking your chimneys
before the snow landed on
your roof. If not, may we suggest that at the very least, you
purchase a creosote destroyer,
either in log form or the container of powder, and use it as
directed. Trust me; I have seen
evidence of just how clean
your chimney will stay when
using these products.
Currently our roster still
stands at 22 members. We
would like to thank the Nicki
Podruzny for joining our department. We thank her for her
enthusiasm and commitment.
For everyone in the communities of Scotch Creek/Lee
Creek, Celista and Anglemont;
please feel free to come out
and observe our drills and perhaps consider joining one of
the fire departments, our
training runs every Tuesday
night from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Fire Chief Art Stoll 250-9552422.
Celista
Submitted by Roy Phillips
December was a busy
Scotch Creek/Lee Creek
month for the Celista Fire DeSubmitted by Art Stoll
Greetings from the Scotch partment; fortunately, we had
Creek/Lee Creek Fire Depart- no Emergency call-outs, exment! We hope that everyone cept for a false alarm over the
had a very happy Holiday sea- Christmas break.
Other activities had us
son.
hopping; helping out with
The Christmas Parade
appeared to be a huge success. Celista rink, attending the annual Food Drive, the ChristThanks go from the fire department to Al Christopherson
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JANUARY 2015
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mas parade and more. Our
thanks go out to all who were
generous with donations to the
Food Drive.
The parade was a lot of
fun, our thanks to North Shuswap First Responders who
helped decorate our вЂњfloatвЂќ
and to Brian Taylor for supplying the antique sleigh. The
parade was well attended by
our members and children, all
of whom enjoyed giving out
candy canes, colouring books
and Fire helmets. Thanks to
all.
With the new year upon
us we can look back on 2014
and agree that it was a very
successful and positive 12
months, with several new
members, interesting and challenging training courses and
productive weekly practices,
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all part of our positive direction which will continue for
years to come.
If you have a New YearвЂ™s
resolution to fulfill, or just
need to rid yourself of the
winter blahs, consider joining
our team. You don't need the
ability to leap over tall buildings in a single bound, just the
desire to help out. We will
provide all training, whether
it's traffic control, hose deployment, pump operation,
driving or front line Firefighting. Our doors are open
and welcome to you. Call Roy
at 250-517-0540.
All of us at Celista Fire
Department would like to wish
all a Happy, positive and productive New Year.
Remember to be Safe ..think
Safety.
We're ready...are You?
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By Jo Anne Malpass
For current information
on events in the North and
South Shuswap, a growing
number of people are looking
at The KickerвЂ™s Facebook
page.
This is a great spot to get
reminders of current events or
to see events and news that
did not make it into the
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news from just outside
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Just type in www.facebook/
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Celista Coffee House
seat. Sit back, relax
By Lena Whittaker
and take it all in.
Take a leisurely drive
'Tis the Season of Love
along and around the SquilaxAnglemont Highway, and you and Joy, a Season where family
and friends gather together to
will notice a building on the
share glad tidings, music and
lakeshore side of the road,
song with festive happy hearts.
simply marked вЂњCelista ComIt is at the Celista Commumunity HallвЂќ. It is where you
nity Hall "Coffee House" that
will find folks from around
here, and some who come from you will find that the "True Seaafar, gathering together to enjoy son of Giving" is never ending,
a unique blend of live entertain- from set up to tear down and all
the treats in between. It thrives
ment.
with the help of all the commuThe evening event is held
nity sponsors and volunteers.
on the 3rd Friday of every
The December Coffee
month, from October to May.
House, had a variety of
Local artists and special
guests perform a myriad Featuring Christmas and Holiday
music. Everyone
of songs and music, poetry and short stories,
Ruby Bruce joined in on singing
traditional, well repunctuated with a joke
here and there for good January 16 membered songs as
well as some old fameasure.
vorites presented in a new and
The acoustic sound is
unusual way.
great! It is unhindered anyJan 16, 2015 is the first
where that you choose to sit in
the room. Along the back wall Coffee House of the New
Year .It is with great pleasure
is table set up for the children
that we announce our featured
to draw. Yes indeed, it is a
guest, "Ruby Bruce", a bright
family affair.
Walking through the doors, young local Artist. The House
opens at 7:00 PM., entertainthe aroma of freshly brewed
ment begins at 7:30 PM. A
coffee and blueberry tea fills
small $4.00 cover charge will
the air.
get you a great seat.
Some of the local artists
Come join in the fun. Mayhead backstage. And as the
door opens and closes delight- be you have a song or short
ful sounds escape from the mu- story you
sicians as they get ready for the would like
evening's performance. Browse to share.
Be brave
the list of the performers, and
and be
decide if this is the night that
strong and
you add your name to the list.
Head on over to the coffee just get on
bar for a cup of tea and a pastry. up there.
Shake hands and say hello as
you make your way to an empty
Ken & Janet Bates and friends perform at the
December Coffee House in Celista.
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The criminal negligence
trial for Celista resident Leon
Reinbrecht has now been
scheduled to start February
10, 2015 at the Kamloops
Court House.
It was scheduled to start
earlier in the month to be
decided by a jury but
Reinbrecht has re-elected to
have his trial in front of a
Supreme Court judge alone.
Reinbrecht was charged
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Dare to Dream
By Bev Shea
Here we are just a few
days into the New Year and
many of us should still be
excited about all the positive
changes we are going to make
in our lives this year, and a
few of us will have already
started to slide back into old
habits. How can we keep to
our good resolutions? I think
it starts with knowing how to
set goals and achieve them. I
believe that most of us can
achieve whatever we believe
we can. As Henry Ford said
вЂњwhether you believe you can
or you canвЂ™t you are rightвЂќ. I
know that I have written before about the DREAM formula for success, but I think
this is a great time to give it
to you again.
D вЂ“ Define Your Goal вЂ“
You can go old school and
get out a pen and paper to
write your goal down, or you
can make a note on your
phone or tablet вЂ“ just be sure
that it is somewhere you can
refer to it often. Be very specific about what you want to
achieve and when you want
to achieve it. For example: I
will finish my course by June,
or I will lose x number of
pounds by July.
R вЂ“ Realistic Expectation вЂ“ We want to be sure
that our goals are achievable
and one way is to be sure that
we are realistic in our expectations. You shouldnвЂ™t set a
goal of finishing your course
by June if it is a 2 year course
and you are just starting вЂ“ that
is unrealistic and you are setting yourself up for failure.
Make sure that the goal you
have set for yourself in something that can be achieved in
the time frame you have chosen.
E - Effective Effort вЂ“ A
major component of achieving our goals is the effort we
put into them. Research your
goal and determine what steps
are necessary to achieve it.
Whatever goal we set for ourself, it is going to take some
work on our part for us to be
successful. Be willing to invest your time and energy
into getting the result you
desire.
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A вЂ“ Affirmations and
Visualization - Affirmations
(positive self-talk) and visualization (picturing the outcome
you desire) are two mental
disciplines that can be very
effective in helping you realize your goal. Write (or type)
out some positive affirmations
for yourself, that you can repeat to yourself daily. One of
the most famous positive affirmations is вЂњEvery day in
every way I am becoming
better and betterвЂќ. Affirmations should be in your own
words and meaningful for
you. The subconscious mind
accepts the thoughts that you
often repeat. When it accepts
them, it changes your mindset
accordingly, as well as your
habits and actions. This brings
you into contact with new
people, situations and circumstances. Creative visualization
is the technique of using one's
imagination to visualize specific behaviors or events occurring in one's life. Create a
detailed schema of what you
desire and then visualize it
over and over again with all
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of your senses (i.e., what do
you see? what do you feel?
what do you hear? what does
it smell like?). For example,
in sports a golfer may visualize the perfect stroke over and
over again to mentally train
muscle memory. I read that
actor Jim Carrey, wrote a
check to himself in 1987 in
the sum of 10 million dollars.
He dated it 'Thanksgiving
1995' and added the notation,
вЂњfor acting services rendered.вЂќ He visualized it for
years and in 1994 he received
$10M for his role in Dumb
and Dumber.
M вЂ“ Meditation or another spiritual practice вЂ“ I
know that a very important
part of achieving our goals is
to have a meaningful spiritual
practice in place. We must
remember that we are spiritual beings on a human journey.
Take time each day to smell
the flowers and marvel at the
wonders that surround you,
then you will find that miracle
follows miracle and wonders
never cease and thatвЂ™s the way
it is.
Lakeview Community
Centre Art Group
By Alison Elmes
This very relaxed and
friendly group of would be
artists meet weekly at 10am
on Tuesdays. We usually
paint until 2-3pm Anyone
interested in joining us will
be most welcome, experience
in art not required.
We are most fortunate to
have Peter O'Toole as our
volunteer resident artist and
instructor. Peter, who was
born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1946, developed his interest in art by the
age of 8 and it has been an
important part of his life ever
since. Peter has commissioned works in collections in
Canada, Japan, US and the
Virgin Islands. Successful
juried shows with Great Life
Assurance and the Manitoba
Art Society have garnered
praise and admiration. Peter
shares his wealth of expertise, knowledge and talent
with great generosity and
patience which is a tremendous gift to anyone interested in learning. Instruction is
in Acrylics at this time but
whether you wish to join the
class or 'do your own thing'
we would love to see you.
If you would like more
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See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes.
Try to make out shapes and see if your
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Many sellers wonder what time of the year they should
call a Realtor to list their property for sale. ItвЂ™s logical to
pick April, May or June but I see it differently.
Listing in January is a good idea because there are
fewer listings on the market in winter compared to
summer so thatвЂ™s less competition for the seller. Most
buyers today search web sites and pick a list of
properties they want to see on their trip to the lake. If
your listing is on the MLS in winter then you have a
chance of being on a buyers вЂ�must see listвЂ™ because
internet traffic is often higher in winter than summer.
Winter sees high internet traffic and low listing
inventory so a sellers odds just went up.
Disclaimer: Al Christopherson is affiliated with Century 21 Lakeside Realty Ltd.
and the opinions expressed herein are his own and not those of the company.
Lakeside Realty Ltd
Scotch Creek
(250) 955-0307
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3871 Squilax Anglemont Hwy Scotch Creek, BC
Nobody Sells
More North
Shuswap
Properties
Jeff Tarry
Personal Real Estate Corporation
Toll Free: 1-855-955-5333
Cell: 1-250-572-2888
Email: sold@jefftarry.com
www.jefftarry.com
7537Klondike Trail Anglemont
$219,000
MLSВ® 10070590
Al Christopherson
Personal Real Estate Corporation
Office: 250-955-0307
Direct: 250-955-2188
al@northshuswap.com
www.northshuswap.com
Phone: (250) 955-0307
Fax: (250) 955-0308
Toll Free: 1-877-272-3064
www.century21lakeside.com
Enjoy your covered deck
morning, noon or night !
Lakeview home only minutes to the
water. Over one acre. Large
1990 sq. foot open concept
design. 2 bedroom, 3 bath home
(potential for 3rd bedroom)
Two separate lots. Back lane access
with walking trails close by. Large
double carport.
Fantastic Value
Well built home with a new lovely
kitchen w/island. Many updates, new
paint throughout the 3 bdrms and
2.5 bthrms along with new floors,
new roof 2010. A huge bright rec
room in walk out basement. 0.36
acre property with small lake view
and attached single garage/carport
and lots of room for toys.
Leisure Living!
Lakeview home with beach access
across the road, on a fully
landscaped yard with a boathouse
and a detached garage that boasts
220 wiring. This could be comfortable
year-round or seasonal with 4
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a full
basement, vaulted ceilings, plus
hardwood and tile flooring.
Now that winter is upon us,
why not make it more enjoyable?
Buy or list with me, and enter to win 2 lift tickets to
ski or snowboard at Sun Peaks Resort.
Cynthia Bentley
Personal Real Estate Corporation
Office: 250-955-0307
Direct: 250-955-2256
cynthia@century21lakeside.com
www.cynthiabentley.com
All the best in 2015!
Lakeview home with beach access
directly across the road. Very private
back yard and room to breathe! Make
this your full time home or vacation
spot. Fully finished on both floors.
Double attached garage and plenty
of parking. Boat launch is just down
the road.
2953 Hopwood Rd, Lee Creek
$380,
000
MLSВ®10088023
Sonja Vernon-Wood
Associate Broker
Office: 250-955-0307
Direct: 250-318-4344
sold@sonjavw.ca
www.sonjavw.ca
St. Ives - North Shuswap
$479,9
00
MLSВ® 10090942
Donna Smith-Bradley
RealtorВ®
Office: 250-955-0307 ext.206
Direct: 250-819-0551
donna@century21lakeside.com
www.donnasb.com
North Shuswap вЂ“ Magna Bay
000
$359,
MLSВ® 10076131
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First Responders
Submitted by: Karen Boulter
Have you ever considered becoming a
First Responder?
Maybe you are wondering what might
be involved and how often you would be
called upon to help.
North Shuswap First Responders has
been helping people in crisis situations
for the past 20 years. The NSFR Society
was also formed 14 years ago to help
with the administration and fund raising
efforts. Today, the Society continues to
manage the budget and all the donations,
apply for the CSRD grant, approve and
pay for all the equipment and training
costs, and provide home care equipment
and reflective address signs to better facilitate our community needs. The NSFR
are trained to respond in emergency situations whenever an ambulance is required.
Historically, BC Ambulance dispatches us to between 90 and 120 calls
per year. Each individual First Responder
can expect to attend anywhere from 1040 of these calls per year, based upon his
or her own availability. We are all volunteers and therefore our schedules revolve
around and vary with our daily lives. If
you plan to become a NSFR you might
want to consider the following statistics.
Seventy percent of our calls are received
in the six month period from May
through October. The busiest months
within this period are July and August.
February is typically the quietest month.
Last year, 92% of our calls were initiated by medical conditions such as
shortness of breath and chest pains, injuries due to falls, allergic reactions and
occasional mishaps with power tools. The
remaining 8% of the calls were due to
motor vehicle incidents. We assisted with
four helicopter landings this past year
when patients required an air lift to the
hospital. The majority of our calls are
received during the day time hours, with
only 13% requiring a response between
midnight and 6:00 in the morning.
As well as responding to emergency
calls, the NSFR meet twice per month for
ongoing training sessions. We organize
the training for all new responders and
dispatchers, maintain our equipment and
manage the paper work for BC Ambulance Services. This is a diligent, hard(Continued on page 17)
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working, cohesive group, who invite you
to join us and see just how rewarding
being a First Responder can be
There are so many people involved
in helping us help others in our community. We are so thankful for all the donations received throughout the year. This
month we would like to thank John Seymour for his generous donation to supply
all the candy canes handed out at this
yearвЂ™s Santa Claus Parade. We hope you
all enjoyed the festivities, the warmth of
community spirit and the tasty treats.
Please contact Andrea Carter @ 250
679-7746 to inquire about becoming a
First Responder. Contact Catherine
McCrea at cm.nsbc@gmail.com to ask
about NSFR Society information. Contact
Jim Perry @ 250 955-0839 to borrow
home care equipment.
Together, вЂњWe Make a Difference.вЂќ
.
CROWFOOT
Concrete Form Rentals
Installations &
& Deliveries
Deliveries
Installations
Robert Gallant
250-319-2343
вЂњReino Keski-SalmiвЂќ Loppet
During the history of the event, the
number of participants have ranged from
325 to approximately 600 with skiers of
ages from 3 to 80 involved. This is truly a
family and community event.
The final deadline for registration is
Friday, January 16, 2015 at the SASCU
Recreation Centre. Included in your registration is:
п‚·пЂ a beautiful ski along the picturesque
trails of the Larch Hills
п‚·пЂ a post race hot lunch
п‚·пЂ a free Saturday afternoon pool pass
п‚·пЂ an appy hour followed by an award
ceremony
п‚·пЂ a family dance with pizza and beverages available.
Details and on-line registration is at
www.SkiLarchHills.ca. Entry forms are
also available through local ski shops.
DonвЂ™t miss the 31st anniversary of
this lively, healthy annual event.
Insured & Bonded
crowfootforms@gmail.com
630 Shuswap Ave. Chase, BC
Salmon Arm, B.C.
From Pat Danforth
The 31st Annual Reino Keski-Salmi
Loppet in Salmon ArmвЂ™s Larch Hills is
quickly approaching and will take place
on Saturday, January 17, 2015. With the
recent snow, the wintery conditions are
ideal for everyone to get out to enjoy
some skiing in preparation. This event,
one of the Kal-West Interior Loppet Series races, is truly a family event with
recreational and competitive distances for
all ages.
The Loppet is a fundraiser for the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. &
Yukon. Getting pledges is optional and
they're based on participation, not individual kilometres skied. Depending on the
total amount of their pledges, skiers will
receive various prizes with details found
at www.fitforheart.ca. Over the past 25
years, this event has raised over $385,000
for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of
B.C. & Yukon.
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250-679-8824
Fax 250-679-4431
Insurance l Investments l Agency Banking
WELCOME TO 2015!!
Can you believe it! May your New
Year be a Happy, Healthy &
Prosperous one!
SLED & QUAD REGISTRATIONS
Although this is not mandatory until June 1st
2015, you may want to consider
registering this year to avoid the rush.
Please note you will still require
A separate policy for liability on forestry
roads & trails if that is where
you go... we can provide that as well as
damage coverage.
OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 TO 5:00
Geordie вЂў Cheri
Evelyn вЂў Marni вЂў Kelly
Andrea Blume
andreablume@hotmail.com
250.319.1078
250.679.1078
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Dairy Goods
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Cosmetics & Skincare
Pharmacy
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Quitting smoking can be tough.
PeopleвЂ™s Food and Drug can help with a large selection of
smoking sensation products available, because sometimes
everyone needs a little help.
North Shuswap
Health Centre
Society
www.NSHealthCentre.ca
By Barry Tannock
Health and happiness to
all in 2015.
The Shuswap Better at
Home Program will have a
representative at Lakeview
Centre in Anglemont early
this year to explain their
range of services and answer
questions. These services
include friendly visits, housekeeping, minor home repairs,
snow shovelling, transportation, grocery shopping and
light yard work. Look for
posters announcing specific
date and time. Contact Grace
McNabb for more information at 250-955-2555.
Our virtual doctor, Dr.
Mike Figurski, continues to
hold appointments, every
Friday morning, by computer
link with his Kelowna office.
To schedule an appointment,
call 250-955-0660 and leave
a message. YouвЂ™ll receive a
callback to schedule a date
and time. An increasing number of users suggest this
works very well. It is particularly useful for prescriptions,
referrals, (lab work, X-rays,
specialists) test interpretations and medication review.
Try it вЂ“itвЂ™s simple and pretty
neat.
HereвЂ™s a quote from a
letter to the editor in the December Kicker вЂњAny concerns I had about seeing a
doctor вЂњvirtuallyвЂќ over the
computer were quickly dispelled and I am very grateful
this service is available to
usвЂќ.
Friday blood tests continue weekly. Our foot nurse
comes out monthly, January
21 and February 23 upcoming. To make an appointment
call Deanna at 250-851-6745.
The Nurse Practitioner, Deb
Lewis, is in the clinic every
second Friday and we hope
that now with Chase having
three doctors, she'll have
more time for the North
Shuswap. Call the Chase
clinic at 250-679-1420 to
make an appointment. We
need to make her feel wanted
out here!
North Shuswap Health
Centre Society meets on the
2nd Thursday of each month
at 10:00 AM at the Health
Centre in Scotch Creek.
ALL WELCOME!
NORTH SHUSWAP HEALTH CENTRE SERVICES
V-DOC Telemedicine visit via Mousecall.md
Prescriptions, Lab orders, Consultation, Referrals
Call for appointment 250-955-0660
Grocery
250-679-3553
Mon - Sun
8am - 8pm
Pharmacy
250-679-8611
Mon to Sat
9am - 6pm
Sun & Holidays
10am-4pm
LABORATORY BLOOD TEST COLLECTION
EVERY FRIDAY 9am вЂ“ 2pm
Foot Care Specialist Nurse Practitioner
Jan 21, Feb 23, Mar 23
call for appointment
250-851-6745
Every second Friday
Call for appointment
250-679-1420
JANUARY 2015
Once socks were launBy Jan Penner
Congratulations to Marie dered, often with a homemade
Buchanan from Kaleden (near soap, they were pulled over
Penticton), this month's winner the sock stretcher and hung to
dry. The stretchers maintained
of the $20 Name That Thing
prize. Marie correctly identi- size and shape, and helped the
fied the object as a sock
socks to dry faster because
they allowed for a bit of air
stretcher.
For the early pioneers,
between the two sides.
Sock stretchers
natural fibers such
Last Months Item
Sock Stretcher/dryer
as cotton and wool
and pant stretchers
were not exclusive to
were what was
early settlers. Before
used for clothing.
electric dryers beThe fabrics procame a household
duced with them
standard, those
were servicelaundering relied
able, durable
Name That Thing
exclusively on
and, espeline drying - outcially desiraside whenever
ble in winter,
possible. The
warm.
Washing the
sock stretchers
did the job they
wool garhad always done,
ments could
and the pant
be challengstretcher did the
ing. If you
same for dress
have or have
and work pants
had an article
alike. Plus, they
of clothing
made the job of
made of
Email: kicker@kicker.ca
wool, you
pressing pants
Call: 250-955-0534
Or drop answer in one of our drop boxes wrinkle-free with
know what
at SuperValu or Peoples Drug Mart in
can happen
Scotch Creek, Sunnyside Supermarket in a sharp crease,
to that article Celista, or Ross Creek Store in Magna Bay much easier!
when it is
Here is the
washed - the fibres shorten
Name That Thing object for
this month:
and you suddenly have a
Be sure to get your guess
shrunken, misshapen lump.
in for the draw deadline on
The solution to this, at least
for socks, was the sock
January 23rd. You could be
the lucky winner of the $20
stretcher.
prize!
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Saturday
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Keep the summer heat outside with our insulating
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OFF
Carolyn: 1.855.851.1644
email: carolyn@madeintheshadebcint.com
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Excavating
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Phone: 250-955-2284
Fax: 250-955-0112
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JANUARY 2015
Do You Know about CISRC
in Blind Bay?
Submitted by SSHSS
Seniors are discovering a new resource in Blind Bay. The Copper Island
SeniorвЂ™s Resource Centre (CISRC) is
open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00
am until 2:00
pm, located
next to the
TCH, beside
Shuswap
Lake Estates
Community
Centre. The
volunteer
staff is busy
responding to
many enquiries for information, and is
ready to help with a variety of support
services. Contact at 250-515-6047 or
cisrcbb@gmail.com.
Need help with nutritious meals?
CISRC now stocks frozen 3-course meals
for $7.00, supplied by Better Meals, a
Burnaby company. Simply heat in oven or
microwave. Stop by Tuesdays or Thurs-
days 10:00 to 2:00 to see the menu, pick
up meals, or call 250-515-6047. Delivery
may be available.
Need Foot Care? Complete Foot Care
treatment is provided at CISRC by a professionally trained
Nurse, including
foot massage, for
$30. To make appointments now for
January 14, 2015,
noon to 3:00 pm,
call 250-515-6047.
Not sure who
to call for services?
CISRC can help
with a list of fee-for-service providers and
businesses in the local area. The Centre
has only accepted personally recommended companies for this list to ensure quality
and reliability. As well, shelves at the
Centre are stocked with booklets and brochures about local or government programs and activities available for seniors.
Stop by and see what we have for you.
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By Toby Alford
250 955-6541
Happy New Year Everybody. This
year I learned that Christmas Day and
New YearвЂ™s Day are always on the
same day of the week. From my perspective, I always find there is only one
day between Christmas and New Years
and the New Year always starts on
a Monday. My brain around this time
usually turns into a Giant Plum Christmas Pudding cooked slowly over a fire
of cake, cookies, chocolates, Turkish
delight, fudge, coffee, oh and donвЂ™t
forget the roasted pistachios. I find that
I spend all вЂњthat dayвЂќ eating the books I
got for Christmas and reading as many
chocolates as I can.
So December was a great time
down at the Hall, and it could not have
been so without all the volunteers who
make all the events happen. The Friendship Dinner has been going on now for
over twenty years and it could not exist
without the army of people who cook
the turkeys, boil the potatoes, put out
the tables and chairs and sing the carols. Truly the Friendship Dinner, a
celebration of community and sitting
down to turkey dinner with two hundred of your friends and neighbours, is
something that cannot be overestimated
or overlooked as a force for good in this
world.
The Lions Kids Christmas Party,
held in conjunction with the Kicker
Colouring Contest, is another example
of the wonderful work that the Lions
Club does in our community. Their
accomplishments are too numerous to
mention. ItвЂ™s easy to say that when
something good is happening somewhere around you, the Lions are part of
it and working to raise money for it.
Big thanks to Janice Delisle who
organizes the kids in her class to make
the giant Santa Clauses adorning the
walls. Lots of the decorations have been
made by kids over the years and get put
up every year by the NSCA volunteers.
Thank you everybody who organized and set up the two craft fairs before Christmas that allowed local people to buy local made goods. Both were
a big success and everybody came
away loaded down with soaps and
books and pictures and candles and
what have yous. Always fun to have a
day out and meet up with people you
donвЂ™t get to see every day.
As for January? ItвЂ™s time to get
down to Nia and let Nancy soothe your
Christmas worries and build you back
up as a member of the Purple Hat Warrior Society. Nia on Tuesday and
Thursday at 10:30 am is an exercise
program, but really it is much, much
more. Ask Nancy for more details (250
679-8233). Zumba, Tuesday and Thursday 9-10, is less esoteric, but if dancing
away all your cares is more your style,
then get on down and join the crowds
for a couple hours of aerobic routines. I
say do both though, and you will live a
thousand years and a day.
The Coffee House in January features Ruby Bruce, who was last yearвЂ™s
under-eighteen winner of the Shuswap
Idol competition at the Salmon Arm
Fall Fair. Ruby, age twelve, has the
stage presence of a seasoned vet, and
when backed up by a host of amazing
musicians, her show promises to be a
wonder of delights.
Memory of the year?.... ok if you
missed The Perry Tucker Family Singers sing Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer
to the tune of The House of the Rising
Sun at the last coffee house, you missed
something special, so get out to see and
do everything this community has to
offer because itвЂ™s always good and
sometimes itвЂ™s a once in a lifetime.
Membership fees are: $20/family, $10/individual
Contact information as follows:
5456 Squilax Anglemont Rd. Celista, BC, V0E 1M6,
Ed or Alison: 250-955-2588
Email: info@northshuswapcommunityhall.ca
Web: www.northshuswapcommunityhall.ca
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Why is it that by the time IвЂ™m
done shoveling to the bottom
of my driveway I still have to
carve a path to get into my
front door ?
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ask for
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Conveyancing * Family Law
Evening & Weekend Appointments
250-679-3180
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Trev Manzuik - Property Manager/Realtor
Personal Real Estate Corporation
Direct: 250-955-6269
Bus: 250-832-7051
Fax: 250-832-2777
Toll Free: 1-888-676-2435
Email: trevmanzuik@remax.net
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KickinвЂ™
Computer Tips
Windows 10 is coming!
John Seymour
Lakeside Technical
Solutions
Over the years IвЂ™ve seen
many new product releases
and have come to know one
thing for certain. Any product,
whether it be a new piece of
hardware or software, has a
high risk of failure if released
to the marketplace too soon.
Companies sometimes do this
in order to beat a competitive
product to market or to capitalize on what they think is
вЂ�hot demandвЂ™. Whatever the
reason, sometimes this strategy works but in my experience, usually not. A product
that isnвЂ™t quite ready for prime
time is very likely to fail.
There are literally thousands
of reviewers ready to check
out new products and announce to the world whether
itвЂ™s a thumbs up or down. In
this new world of instant access to information, a bad
review can kill or severely
damage a new product before
it even gets off the ground. In
my opinion, MicrosoftвЂ™s Windows 8 release in 2012 was a
perfect example of this. Right
out the chute, this major operating system release was
doomed for failure. Clearly
Microsoft had not taken the
time to understand their own
market or engage with their
current customers before forcing them into a major change.
Consequently, early reviews
killed the product and word
spread very quickly. The message was clear, вЂ�stay away
from Windows 8вЂ™, and so
many did. Sales of desktop
and laptop computers tanked
and have yet to fully recover.
Microsoft is now preparing for the release of Windows 10 and this time, it looks
as though they are doing it
right. First
of all, they
are not rushing it out the door
and risking another Windows
8 disaster. TheyвЂ™ve apparently learned from their mistakes
and so this time they are asking us, the users, what we
want. Novel concept! Microsoft has released a technical preview of Windows 10
and is inviting anyone interested to download, preview
and even comment on what
Windows 10 should look like.
I have joined this group and
so far, I like what I see. Although not yet a finished product, Windows 10 appears to
be a more cohesive merge
between Windows 7 and Windows 8, combining the best
aspects and features of both.
Gone is the hated вЂ�MetroвЂ™
desktop interface in favour of
the traditional and вЂ�mouse
friendlyвЂ™ Windows desktop
we all know and love. And
this time, the вЂ�STARTвЂ™ button
really is back! We can once
again access all of our programs and settings using the
Start button, instead of pecking around aimlessly to find
what we want. The start menu
looks new and fresh with tiles
instead of a simple program
list but it is intuitive to use
and works very well. ItвЂ™s a
great alternative to the Metro
interface and caters to both
mouse and touch-screen users.
So far the вЂ�charmsвЂ™ bar
used in Windows 8 is gone as
well. It will be interesting to
see if it returns in the final
version but IвЂ™m guessing not.
The function it provided already appears to have been
integrated into other areas of
the operating system.
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(Continued from page 22)
Windows store, which introduced
Apps to Windows 8, is alive and well
with Windows 10 but much more user
friendly than the Windows 8 version.
Also, it is now simple to add program
and App icons to the desktop which was
difficult if not impossible in Windows 8.
There is much more to Windows 10
but so far IвЂ™m liking it a lot. IвЂ™ve been
using it daily and IвЂ™m thinking that Microsoft might actually redeem themselves on this one. WeвЂ™ll see for sure
when the final product hits the streets
but so far they seem to have hit the
mark.
250)955-0816
johnseymour@Lakesidetech.ca
www.lakesidetech.ca
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An Inspirational Journey
Part XXX
By Jan Penner
Heather Alison had a rather disappointing Christmas. Instead of celebrating, she was under the weather with
the flu. She did spend some time with
her ailing father, but her Christmas dinner consisted of toast. She thankfully
recovered soon after.
Our snowfall after Christmas allowed Heather to fulfill part of her wish
for the holidays - she managed to build
the bottom of a snowman. It also
marked a first for her. Before she was
diagnosed with cancer, she had bought
herself an Arctic Cat from someone
moving away. She had never had a
chance to use it and during the holidays, she started it up and zoomed
around her yard on the fresh snow.
Sledding was not something anyone she
I would like to thank all
the wonderful people of the
North Shuswap for all their
support and donations which
made it possible to feed 39
cats and 33 dogs at this yearвЂ™s
2014 Christmas Hamper:
Super Valu for their support and delivering the pet
food to the Hall, Scotch Creek
Bottle depot and Scotch Creek
Rona's for their support. I
would also like to thank
Scotch Creek People's Drug
Store, Sunnyside Supermarket
in Celista and Rona in Scotch
Creek for selling the Okanagan Humane Calendar's which
make it possible for spaying
and neutering of some of the
knows expected her to do and she was
very proud of herself for completing
her first solo.
Heather said the Christmas Hampers went very well this year. Though
it seemed that the donations were down
from previous years, there were lots of
thankful residents who greatly appreciated the gifts and groceries their families received. Great job and huge
thanks to Heather and all the other volunteers who worked so hard on the
hamper campaign.
Heather plans to take it easy for the
next few weeks, storing her energies for
her planned family celebration in February. Heather, Happy New Year and
best wishes for 2015! May it be the
best year yet on the journey you are
sharing with us.
animals in the community
as well as the six I had done
this year.
I can't forget my helpers
at the Christmas Hamper who
helped bag all of the cat and
dog food. I'm sure there were
a few sore muscles the next
day. Thank you.
The Salmon Arm Shuswap Vets and the Sorrento
Shuswap Vets for all their
support and help to make all
this possible.
I wish you and your cats
and dogs a happy 2015
Sharon Nicholl
Okanagan Humane Society
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JANUARY 2015
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Submitted by Alice Hucul,
Communications, School District #83
The Board of Education is
seeking public input on the
guidelines it is developing to
guide the long term facilities
plan
How will the school district manage its school facilities in order to deliver its educational programs? How
should facilities be configured
to best support the education
of our students? Should space
be provided in schools for
community programs? What
does a school district of 5,500
students look like? Should
students transition to a school
for only one year?
These are just a few of the
hundreds of questions which
need to be considered in the
development of guiding principles for the North OkanaganShuswap School DistrictвЂ™s
long term facilities plan. These
principles will be used to evaluate the challenges, opportunities and long-range strategies
for the plan.
The school district is asking itвЂ™s partner groups and
interested members of the public to check out the proposed
guiding principles on the districtвЂ™s website and, if they
wish, to add their thoughts and
preferences for consideration
by the Board of Education.
Secretary-treasurer Sterling
Olson explains seven themes
and strategies have been drafted, in no particular order,
to provide a district-wide
framework. They are:
п‚·пЂ Educational Programming
п‚·пЂ Reconciliation of Student
Enrolments and School Capacities
п‚·пЂ Facility Renewal and Facility Reconfigurations
п‚·пЂ Grade Configuration &
Multiple Student Transitions
п‚·пЂ Financial Responsibility
п‚·пЂ District Support Facilities /
Transportation of Students
п‚·пЂ Community Relationships
and Partnerships
Input on the guiding principles will be collected from
now until February 2. These
guidelines will then be considered
by the board and used to develop the long term facilities
plan. From this, consultation
on any potential significant
reorganization or permanent
school closure will take place
between March 11 and May
12.
To read the report and add
your input to trustees please go
to the districtвЂ™s website under
District News (located on the
right hand side of the page).
Either click on the link or send
an email to bemiller@sd83.bc.ca. For a вЂњpaperвЂќ
version of the report please
contact Executive Assistant to
the Secretary-Treasurer Bethan
Miller at (250)804-7830.
Salmon Arm Snow Blazers
By Don Mitchell
Fly Hills is located directly west of Salmon Arm and has
around 200 kilometres of trails.
Because of its easy terrain and
the fact that this hill is not
prone to avalanches, it is considered a great family hill but
there are also some great places for the more adventurous
riders to go. The Salmon Arm
Snow Blazers snowmobile
riding season usually starts
around the middle of December and goes well into May.
We have one of the best
signed trail systems in the
province and a great chalet for
warming up and meeting other
riders. We have a couple of
main events already scheduled
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JANUARY 2015
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for the New Year when there
is usually lots of snow on the
hills. The first one will be our
annual fishing derby scheduled for February 22ndat White
Lake then followed in a few
weeks by the Moonlight Poker
Run on March 7th. More details to follow later.
As the dates get closer we
will be putting out more information for these events and
any other events we may do.
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We hold our monthly
meeting on the 2nd Thursday
of the month at 7:00 pm in the
back room of the Hide-a-way
Pub in Salmon Arm. These
meeting are open to anyone
interesting in snowmobiling,
joining our club or helping out
with work bees and events.
For more information
about the Salmon Arm Snow
Blazers call Don at 250-6752420 or Robin at 250-8382668.
Unique Opportunity for Kids
From Pat Danforth
This YearвЂ™s Annual Larch
Hills ChildrenвЂ™s Pirate Ski
Loppet involves over 400 students from Armstrong to Revelstoke and Enderby to North
Shuswap. The event is hosted
by School District 83 and a
group of volunteers from the
Larch Hills Nordic Society, in
an effort to encourage youth to
be healthy and active while
experiencing the natural beauty
and pleasure of cross country
skiing. The emphasis is on
participation with all proceeds
returned to local schools to
help them build their ski equipment inventory.
This event is for grades 3
to 7 and experienced younger
students when accompanied by
their parent. It takes place on
Friday January 30th from
10am to 2pm weather permit-
ting (Cancelled if temperature
at Larch Hills is -12C or colder)
п‚·пЂ Registration fee: $5.00
п‚·пЂ 5 km course вЂ“ Varied terrain,
Classic Technique (no skating)
п‚·пЂ Draw prizes
п‚·пЂ Theme: PIRATES вЂ“ ski-safe
costumes welcome
п‚·пЂ Hot lunch provided
п‚·пЂ Parent enthusiasm and assistance is very welcome at the
finish line
Registration, including fee
collection, will be done
through your childвЂ™s school.
Interested schools or PAC's
should contact Brian Smith at
250-832-2934 or Tom Peasgood at 250-832-7368
Rental equipment is often
limited so ensure that arrangements for ski rental equipment
is done a.s.a.p.
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JANUARY 2015
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Do you have Irritable
Bowel Syndrome?
By Marcia Baile, B.H.Ec.,
M.H.Sc., N.D.
Naturopathic Physician, Psychology of Eating Coach
Do you have abdominal
bloating and pain that is relieved by bowel movements;
diarrhea and or constipation;
along with headache, backache, fatigue, and/or excessive colonic mucus? You
may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Approximately
15% of Americans have this
with women having it twice
as often as men.
There are a number of
contributing causes to this
condition. Disturbed intestinal bacteria can play a large
role and is normally the first
thing I treat. In other articles
I have discussed the way antibiotics can destroy your good
gut bacteria. Antacids can
also upset the balance of bacteria in your intestines. A
good probiotic can help this
condition a lot. Stress is a big
cause of IBS. This can be
obsessive worry about everyday problems, family tension,
especially at meal time, etc.
Stress will prevent the proper
digestion of your food. It
basically shuts down the digestive process. A good
stress вЂ“reduction program is
very important along with
eating in a relaxed atmosphere. Lack of regular exercise, even just a daily leisurely 20 minute walk, can contribute to the problem. The
walk will reduce the stress
hormone cortisol, increase
mood-elevating compounds
and physically stimulates the
intestines to work properly.
Food sensitivities are also
very common. One source
suggests that almost twothirds of people with IBS
have a least one food sensitivity, with wheat and dairy being the most common culprits. There are various ways
to determine if you have a
food sensitivity. Excessive
consumption of refined sugar
can also play a big part in this
condition but is relatively
easy to correct once identified.
As you can see, there are
a number of strategies to
bring this condition under
control. However, if you
think you have irritable bowel
syndrome, you should see
your doctor for a proper diagnosis. There are several serious conditions that can mimic
IBS that need to be ruled out
before attempting some of the
above remedies.
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DR. MARCIA BAILE
BHEc, MHSc, ND
Naturopathic Physician
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Chase Country Craft Sale
Submitted by Carol Mackenzie
November 23rd saw another outstanding Chase Creek
Country Craft sale. JPW Road and Bridge did a great job of
sanding and plowing the dusting of snow, but left enough to put
everyone in a great Christmas spirit: the busy vendors and volunteers and the happy shoppers. Winners of the raffle were:
1 Ken Schnell, Pritchard - a large food basket, including a turkey, gifts and gift certificates;
2 Jean Pozzobon, Chase Creek - a gardener basket that will
keep her busy planting, and a gift certificate;
3 Barb Bulk, Pritchard - a gift certificate and a childrenвЂ™s basket
with lots of nice gifts for a child.
All things in the baskets were donated by our good friends
and neighbors, the participating craft people were also very generous. Econospan from Chase donated cash gift cards and Boston Pizza gift cards for each basket.
Thanks to all who attended and supported our kitchen, bake
table, door prize draws and raffle, including MLA Todd Stone
and his family and School Board Trustee Denise Harper who
came and enjoyed refreshments and a visit. A good time was
had by all at the best little craft fair in the region.
Happy New Year! See you next year.
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JANUARY 2015
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By Kelly Christian, Owner
With the announcement of
the new budget on October 30
2014 many changes were announced. Below is a highlight
of the ones that could potentially affect the bottom line of
your family budget.
The Family Tax Cut
Under Canada's tax system, federal personal income
tax rates increase with the level
of taxable income of the individual. As a result of this, a
couple with one wage earner
and one parent staying at home
with the children often gets
unfairly taxed at a higher level
than two people working and
paying someone else to care
for their children. The new
budget included a proposal to
introduce the Family Tax Cut
that will be effective on your
2014 tax return and going forward:
- A new non-refundable tax
credit of up to $2,000 for
eligible couples with children under the age of 18.
The $2000 figure is based on
the net tax savings if up to
$50,000 of an individual's
taxable income was transferred to the individual's
eligible spouse or commonlaw partner. This would take
advantage of a spouse's lower income tax bracket.
Transferring less income
will mean less of a savings.
This may or may not save
you a lot in the end but is
worth claiming anyways.
Universal Child Care Benefit
The budget announcement
also includes a proposal to
increase the monthly UCCB
benefit by $60, from $100 to
$160 for each eligible child
under the age of 6 years.
There was an added proposal
of a monthly UCCB benefit of
$60 for those children over the
age of 6 until they turn 18.
Both are effective Jan 2015
and will be automatically cal-
culated when
you file your
tax return for
2014.
These proposed items still
have to receive the Royal Assent so you will not see any
changes to your payments until
July 2015 but will include the
increased benefits from Jan вЂ“
July 2015.
Child Care Expenses
Deduction
Another proposal in the
budget is to increase each of
the deduction dollar limits of
Child Care Expenses Deduction by $1,000 for 2015 and
subsequent tax years.
Small Business Job Credit
On the business front, the
Small Business Job Credit was
also announced and it will
work the same as the hiring
credit that is currently in place.
If you are eligible (have employees, pay EI and file the T4
returns), the CRA will automatically calculate the amount
of your credit using the EI information from the T4 slips
you filed with your 2015 and/
or 2016 T4 information returns. There is no application
form to complete.
The amount of the credit is
calculated using a reduced
premium rate for small business for the year in question.
For example, if you operate a
small business and the total
employer EI premiums you
paid for 2015 and/or 2016 is
$15,000 or less, the EI premium rate you will use to calculate what you pay during these
years is $1.88 per $100 of insurable earnings. When your
T4 information return is processed, the CRA will recalculate your EI premiums at
a reduced small business rate
of $1.60 per $100 of insurable
earnings and it will issue you a
refund for the difference, as
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JANUARY 2015
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right questions and get you all
long as there is no outstanding the credit and refunds you are
balance on your account.
entitled to.
Go into tax time this year
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Bookkeeping, Tax & Business
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Services
taxes who knows to ask all the
(Continued from page 28)
Lions Club News
By Pat Anderson
Happy New Year to everyone from the North Shuswap
Lions Club! 2014 was a very
successful year for our Lions
Club thanks to the hard work
of our members, many volunteers and the support of the
community. We were able to
provide substantial support to
many community events and
projects both financially and
with вЂњsweatвЂќ labour by our
members. We strive to help
the young members of our
community and those less fortunate than ourselves and with
the community support, we
hope to have a successful
2015.
December was a busy
month for our club starting
with our members financing
and serving Hot Lunch at the
school on the 3rd. Chuck Fisher and Ted Danyluk put together the Lions bigger and
better float for the December
12th parade. It was a great
night to walk the parade route
with so many others and to be
part of this great community
celebration. We congratulate
Al Christopherson and all
those who worked so hard to
put on this event.
On December 11th we
held our annual club Christmas party with great food and
fun. Lonnie Cumming organized the gift exchange and
вЂњgamesвЂќ (where does she find
them?). On December 13th
there was a special draw for
10 Christmas turkeys as well
as the 50/50 draw at the Copper Island Pub. We had a
good turnout with everyone
enjoying themselves. The
meat draw and 50/50 draw
continues in January starting
on Saturday, January 10th from
3:00 to 5:00 pm. Come out
and meet your friends and help
support Lions Club projects.
On December 14th the
Lions Club held our annual
ChildrenвЂ™s Christmas party in
conjunction with the
вЂњKickerвЂ™sвЂќ colouring contest
and gift distribution. The
Kicker and friends once again
did a terrific job. The event
was very well attended with
children able to participate for
free in the fishpond, face
painting, Santa photograph
and of course hotdogs, drinks
and cookies. The Celista hall
was full with happy children,
parents and friends. Lion
Marlene Kergan organized the
afternoon with all Lions available helping out. A BIG
thanks to Butch Bouchard,
Donna Gallant, Joan Bristow
and Nadine Mayer for once
again helping make the ChildrenвЂ™s Christmas Party such a
fun event. We would also like
to thank Red Truck Foods,
Super Valu, and SharonвЂ™s Hair
Salon for providing baskets
for our prize draw. The
NSCA again provided us with
free use of this wonderful hall.
Our recent membership
drive has been quite successful
but we are always on the lookout for new members who
would like to help their community while having some
good fun and fellowship. If
you would like to consider
joining the North Shuswap
Lions please call Barry Tannock at 955-0559 or any Lions
member.
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LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE SOCIETY
Anglemont and Surrounding Area
Looking for Work? Making Career Decisions?
Looking for Skilled Employees? Considering SelfвЂ“Employment?
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Rise and Shine Breakfast: Please come out and join
us for our Rise and Shine
Breakfast on January 10, 2015
when Jo Groves and her committee will be serving up fancy crepes. It will be a great
opportunity to visit with your
neighbours and catch up on
the past Christmas season.
Breakfasts run from 8:00 to
11:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month.
Carpet Bowling: Blair
Scranton reports that the Carpet Bowling Fall Session had
their wind-up on December 4th
with an excellent potluck
lunch. The Lakers have a
strangle hold on first place it
Please join us for a presentation on
Estate and Tax Planning
Featured Speakers:
Lorine Evans
Teri Young
B.Comm. (Hons), LL.B., CFP, TEP
Division Director
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At this informative session, you will learn about:
The process of anticipating and arranging for the disposal of an estate
during a personвЂ™s life, with an attempt to eliminate uncertainties over the
administration of probate and maximize the value of the estate by
reducing taxes and other expenses.
This session will discuss and illustrate some of the benefits and pitfalls
of probate planning, with an emphasis on tax planning.
Please reply by phone at 250-832-6393 or e-mail at
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seems and won the trophy
again! Congratulations to skip,
Dennis Chow and team mates
Norma Bischoff, Gord Lea
and Rob Scranton. Thanks to
all for a wonderful fall session. The spring session of
carpet bowling will start up
mid-January. Please call Blair
Scranton at 250-955-0032 if
you would like to try carpet
bowling. Carpet Bowling
takes place on Mondays and
Thursdays from 10:00 to
noon. Spares are always welcome.
2015 Pig and Whistle вЂ“
Britain or Bust: Pip, Pip and
Cheerio!! The Pig and Whistle
(Continued on page 31)
Date:
Saturday,
January 24, 2015
Location:
Scotch Creek Fire Hall
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
JANUARY 2015
(Continued from page 30)
writing team is busy working
on the script and Jo Groves is
teaching the Anglebay Entertainers several British Isles
musical selections. We are
always looking for singers so
please come and join us every
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. вЂ“
menвЂ™s voices especially welcome. The dates for the Pig
and Whistle will be: Matinees: April 23,24,26,29 (Red
Hat Day), 30. Evenings April
25, May 1 and 2. We are in the
process of setting up a service
so tickets may be purchased
on line so check our website
for more details.
Anglebay Entertainers
Hosted Christmas Party!
The food was hot and tasty,
the entertainment was enjoyable and the dance band Birchbark was entertaining and
danceable. We had about 94
people join us for our December 6 Christmas Party and we
are so pleased with the turnout. Kudos to Anglebay Entertainers President, Ann
Chow for coordinating the
evening and to the A/E members who cooked, served, setup and cleaned-up afterwards.
Thanks Shirley Fricker for
your services in the beverage
room. Special mention to the
spouses particularly Dennis
Chow, Ron Schrader, Jack
Lewis, Ken Bryan and Ted
Gough for helping out. A perfect start to the festive season.
Lakeview Community
Centre Society Christmas
Parade Float: We hustled
and bustled and entered a
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beautiful float in the Scotch
Creek Christmas Parade. The
float featured about 12 lusty
Carol Singers; we were loud
and proud. A huge thank you
to Jack Lewis for donating the
use of his fine-looking truck
and for providing the sound
system and generator. A big
tip of the Lakeview Stetson to
Frank Lewis, who delivered
the truck for decorating, drove
it during the parade and
picked it up again. We wouldnвЂ™t have had a float without
these two вЂ“ much appreciated.
Big thanks to Ron Schrader
for building and staining the
side rail framework for the
float and to decorators Fay
Begin, Linda and Steve Brasier, Shari Achholtz, Lucille
and Joe Wood, Lorrie Schrader, Ann Chow, Alison Elmes
and Darla Wilkinson. Thanks
to Linda and Steve for the use
of your yard and for your
wonderful hospitality. Thanks
SuperValu for the parking lot
hot dog bar-b-que and hot
chocolate. It was so much
appreciated and hit the spot.
A special thank you to Ted
Horsting for the use ofhis
power plantвЂќ.
Check-out our Lakeview
Community Centre Website:
The Lakeview Community
Centre has a website. The
website is:
www.lakeviewcommunitycent
resociety.com
Check out our regularly
schedule activities in the
KickerвЂ™s Regularly Scheduled
Events section of the paper.
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JANUARY 2015
WhoвЂ™s Up for Bangers, Beans & A Bonfire ?
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709 Shuswap Ave
Chase, BC
250-679-3245
Mon - Frid 9:30 - 5:00 Sat 10:00 - 4:00
Submitted By Karen Brown, General Manager
YEEHAW! The first of the South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce events kicks off on January 31st with a great rustic and
relaxing time at the WaltersвЂ™ place in Notch Hill. We welcome
the public to come and support the Chamber by attending this
great event !
FAMILY TIME ~ The evening will start off with sleigh rides at
the Walters Farm in Notch Hill from 4 to 6 pm and as the focus
will be on family, there will be no alcohol served between those
hours. Your sleigh ride will be followed up with a rustic meal.
YouвЂ™ll roast your own вЂ�dogвЂ™ or sausage over a crackling fire,
dive into an ember-roasted baked potato and enjoy some baked
beans and a beverage. Please note the sleigh rides will close at 6
pm so for those adults arriving for the social, be sure to come
early to get in your sleigh ride.
ADULT SOCIAL ~ After 6 pm, the evening will become an
adult-only event ~ no minors please. Dinner will continue to be
served until 7 pm, after which we invite you to relax around an
open fire, taking in the musical guest, and enjoying the cash bar
which may include one of the eveningвЂ™s signature hot drinks,
вЂњThe Angry MuleвЂќ. We will also have some fun stuff planned
like a вЂњToonie TossвЂќ and Silent Auction. LetвЂ™s keep the neighbors happy and wrap up the evening by 9 pm.
TICKETS ~ All tickets are $20 and include a sleigh ride and
meal. Drinks served during the Adult Social will be through a
Cash Bar. Tickets will be available January 3rd at: The Lighthouse Market, ItвЂ™s All Good Bulk & Health Foods, Tappen Coop & The Copper Island Pub in Sorrento.
For more information on this event or membership to the
South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce, call GM Karen Brown
at 250.515.0002 or drop her an email at:
manager@southshuswapchamber.com
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From Simi Heer, BC Hydro
A grade five class from
Sorrento Elementary has received a $1,000 award from BC
HydroвЂ™s Community Champions program to support a conservation project in their school.
The class will use the money to
explore how wilderness near
their school can be used to promote well-being and respect for
the environment.
The Community Champions Program supports not-forprofit organizations across British Columbia that show lasting
commitment to the environment
and sustainability. Classrooms,
kindergarten to grade 12, vote
for the not-for-profit video submission that most inspires them
to take action. As part of their
vote, classrooms propose a conservation project that they wish
to undertake, which places them
in a random draw. Twenty-five
classrooms are selected to win
$1,000 to help fund their school
project.
To view a list of the winning schools and their projects
and to watch video submissions
for the Community Champions
program, visit bchydro.com/
communitychampions.
JANUARY 2015
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Kickstart Your Health & Wellness
How to Become What You've Always Dreamed
By Jenn Szabo
We've all heard the term "Fake it til
you make it", and I can't count the times
I've said it during motivational group
coaching sessions. I've said it to clients
who obtained new jobs when they were
having pre first day on the job jitters, and
I've said it to Zumba newbies who were
nervous about attending their first class.
I've often said this mantra to myself before
new challenges, and it has been a comforting sentiment in times of fear. There is
however an element of inauthenticity to
this statement, as it implies faking or acting like you know what you're doing when
you don't. Also, in my humble opinion,
you've already made it if you've mustered
the courage to try something new, scary
and thrilling. So, during my coaching session this week where I was the client (yes,
even professional life coaches hire life
coaches when they are in transition or
looking to achieve new and exciting goals.
Think of the Einstein quote: no problem
can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Therefore my
business/ life coach is my personal brilliant
brainstorming strategist, who offers fresh
perspective to my habitual ways of thinking and doing things) My coach helped me
to reframe the old "Fake it til you make it"
into a phrase that feels much more true to
who I am. The new statement is: вЂњAs I do,
I become.вЂќ Isn't that a great sentence!
You too can put this into practice. So
you want to become an artist? Begin painting and you are becoming. Want to be a
writer? Then write, and you are a writer.
So you would like to be a dancer? Find an
online tutorial and know that you are becoming a dancer with every fumbled step
taken. The concept is so simple, and yet
we get fixated on the end result, feel overwhelmed and we don't get started on the
becoming that will make our heart soar.
There are so many resources online that
can teach us how to become anything that
we desire, if only we took that first step in
becoming. Forget the destination and start
living for the becoming, that's the place
where the excitement, magic and joy reside.
For a good electrical timeвЂ¦.
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JANUARY 2015
Cuba Libre
James Gjaltema, International Travel
Consultant
American president Barack Obama
and Cuban president RaГєl Castro announced that the 2 countries will commence positive diplomatic relations.
After half a century of restrictive policies and cold connections, a new era
will see increased trade, travel and
banking ties between the countries.
When I first went to Cuba over a
decade ago, one of the compelling reasons to visit was to see it before it
changes. The changes now occurring
will likely spark renewed motivation to
travel there before the current allure is
altered. A big part of the charm and
appeal is the culture and lifestyle created by the political situation.
Classic cars from the 1950s have
been preserved and maintained through
the years as newer imports are difficult
to come by. American franchises like
McDonalds and Pizza Hut are nowhere
to be found. Cuba has a rich musical
tradition; I was beguiled by the music of
the Buena Vista Club. Cuba is also the
birthplace of many popular Latin dances
including the Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba
and Mambo.
The white sand beaches, palm trees
and sunshine have attracted such notable personalities as Ernest Hemmingway who wrote the Old Man and the
Sea while living in Cuba, and mobster
Al Capone who purportedly had caches
of booze on the island during prohibition.
The primary tourist destination is
Varadero, a town of 20,000 located on a
long narrow peninsula with amazing
beaches and turquoise waters. Spanish
for shipyard, Varadero was used by
Spanish Galleons pursued by pirates as
far back as the 1500s. The 1990вЂ™s saw
tourism expand with many resorts being
built. The industry has grown to over a
million visitors annually.
My first visit to Cuba was also my
first all-inclusive experience. This was
not my normal travel style, but I soon
adapted and was impressed by the value
the vacation provided. It was nice being
transported from the airport to the hotel
and having so much available at no extra cost вЂ“ burgers and beers on the
beach, scuba lessons in the pool, enter-
tainment, windsurfing, kayaks, and
more.
The resort had bikes for guest use.
We cycled into town to check out the
local markets. I remember seeing Cubans smoking cigars and playing dominoes or chess waiting for customers to
buy souvenirs such as hand-crafted
wooden game sets from their stalls. You
can travel around town in a 3-wheeled
вЂњpac-manвЂќ taxi or take the bus that goes
up and down the peninsula.
A popular day-trip or overnight
excursion is a visit to the capital, Havana. 145km West of Varadero, Havana is host to historic plazas, El Morro
Castle and some excellent museums. ItвЂ™s
well worth the trip to get out of the touristy area and experience the Spanish
colonial city of 2 million.
If you are looking for something
different than a standard packaged holiday, G-Adventures has an 8-day cycle
trip that lets you explore the real Cuba
for about $1100; they also have an 8day, small group sailing trip for about
$1500. For those who prefer cruising,
Cuba Cruises offers a 7-night cruise
which circumnavigates the whole island
with several ports of call, starting at
around $800 per person.
Some important notes for visiting
Cuba:
- Internet access can be very limited,
slow and unreliable
- Medical insurance is mandatory
- Food at many resorts in Cuba is not
usually very inspiring, but cocktails like
the mojito are great
- Cuba has a special tourist currency, the
Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) on par
with the US dollar. You cannot exchange Cuban currency outside of the
country (you can do it at the airport or
most hotels). --Canadian cash is best,
credit cards are not widely accepted and
US cash is subject to a 10% fee.
- There is a departure tax of 25 CUC,
make sure you put this money aside to
avoid issues at the airport.
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Submitted by Darla Miller
A note of thanks to everyone who came out for the North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce's Annual Christmas Dinner and Dance on Saturday, December 6, 2014.
This year's event was a small venue, but that did not stop 97 people from enjoying a
fantastic Christmas Dinner served by the staff at Quaauot Lodge and then working off that
great meal by busting some moves on the dance floor.
Organizing and running an event like this takes a lot of volunteers so thank you to all
who coordinated and helped at the event.
A few special acknowledgements need to be made: A special thank you to Scotch Super Valu/Esso for their donation of raffle items, being a case of wine (Annette's Picks) and
an "Assortment of SpiritsвЂќ. Spooner Electric also donated a case of wine (Annette's Picks).
Thank you to The Kicker for their cash donation. Another note of thanks goes to Julie Lucas
and Barb Rivest for their work selling the 50/50 tickets and to Craig Spooner and Lea Bischoff for selling the Wine and Spirit draws. The raffling off of these items and a 50/50 draw
raised $850.00. Thank you to everyone for participating in this draw. A special thank you
goes to Donna Gallant for taking photos throughout the evening.
All proceeds of this year's event are put toward the funding of wages for the
Tourist Information Booth, which is a vital resource for our tourists.
Please join us and bring your ideas to our next Chamber dinner meeting
on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Ross Creek Country Store.
Letter to the Editor
Kicker On-line
I have just finished
reading the Dec. online
version of the вЂњKickerвЂќ
I have to confess that I
enjoyed it every bit as
much as all the previous
issues.
It may seem a little
strange that being only aвЂќ
seasonalвЂќ that I can have an
interest of the events in the
area year round. I think it
comes from the experience
of knowing a lot of the are-
as in the items, and in some
cases, some of the people,
plus the fact you are a
вЂњnews paperвЂќ not a politically slanted opinion rag.
Please keep up the good
work.
Wishing
all the staff a
very Merry
Xmas, and the
best New
Year!
Stan Woodcock.
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JANUARY 2015
Over 200 people packed the North
Shuswap Community Hall December 14 for
the Lions Club Kids Christmas Party and awarding
of prizes for The KickerвЂ™s 17th colouring contest.
The Lions Club made it a special day for the children of the North
Shuswap. They arranged for Santa to be there to listen to the childrenвЂ™s
requests and have their pictures taken with him, to be sent free of charge before
Christmas. The Lions set up a fish pond and a face painting booth and gave out hot
dogs, hot chocolate, treats and coffee. And they didnвЂ™t forget about the adults, raffling off a
nice assortment of donated gift baskets.
Four colouring contest winners in each of the four age categories chose their prizes and then the
names of 96 more children were called to come up to select their door prize gifts. As usual the judges had a
difficult time picking the winners his year as there were so many creative entries.
Thanks to judges Sue Stone, Cheryl Keuris, Jackie Stewart and Doreen Bourque.
Thank you to the kids and adults in the crowed who helped Tracy Wojciechowski pronounce the names properly
when she and Cindy Korchinski drew names for the door prizes. Thank you also to Brenda Buffel and Giovanna Goyan
for helping children pick out their
prizes and Giovanna for helping
me organize the contest winners
to take their pictures
We are very grateful that
Super Valu allowed us to display
some of the prizes in the store
and accepted donations on
behalf of the Kicker.
6 - 8 yrs
11 - 13 yrs
The Kicker appreciates the
(left to right)1st - Madeline Wiebe, 2nd Siena Zanders (missing),
(left to right)1st - Jamie Bentley, 2nd - Maddy Lagore,
support of local businesses that
3rd - Louis Schaar, 4th - Johanna Alcasid
3rd - Layah Ann Scott, 4th - Christian Zanders (missing)
really came through and
answered the call when it looked
like there might not be enough
gifts for all. You made a lot of
children very happy.
This popular, free community
event wouldnвЂ™t be possible
without the generous support of
9 - 10 yrs
5 yrs & under
volunteers and donors.
(left to right)1st - Petra Simpson, 2nd - Taia Schaffer,
3rd - Kya Scott, 4th - Matty Sangster
By Jo Anne Malpass
(left to right)1st - Jayla Oliphant, 2nd - Kolton Lasser,
3rd - Anniston Pollock, 4th - Desmon Far
JANUARY 2015
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Huge Bouquets to the following contributors to the Children prizes this year.
Thank you to those who remain anonymous and those who we may have missed.
Cash Contributions:
Gift Contributions:
SuperValu
Krista Barker - Remax
North Shuswap Plumbing & Gas
Norfolk Industries Consulting
Pat Geary
Doris Hunter
Jo Anne Malpass & Allan Young
CDL Mechanical
Dan & Sandra Patterson
Drina Latrace
Shabbits & Oliphant
Alanna Stearns
Ross Creek Store
Robin Bristow
Peoples Drugstore
Jack & Pat Sheppard
A-All Tech Automotive
Spooner Electric
Trev Manzuik вЂ“ Remax
Chips Away by Vern (McNabb)
By Al Christopherson
The theme of the Santa Christmas
Parade this year was, вЂњletвЂ™s have fun!вЂќ,
and we sure did. The main thing I took
away from the parade was a clear image
of community pride from parade entrants,
spectators and volunteers. Thank you so
much to all involved. Many hands make
light work.
Trudy Bennett and her crew decorated SantaвЂ™s Village with Cedar bows donated by Steve and Tammy Moore. The
BBQ was run by Harley with Dale and
Lesley Jones and members of the Country
Kids Play School helping out. The food
was donated by Super Valu. Hot dogs by
donation raised $380 for the play school.
Parade entrants were Scotch Creek
Fire Hall, Shuswap Septic, Scotch Creek
Super Valu, The Bottle Depot, North
Lindsay Construction
St. DavidвЂ™s Church
Cynthia Bentley
CaravanвЂ™s West
Debra & Gary Newton
Gord and Pat Robertson
Hugh and Drina Latrace
James & Irene Anderson
Shuswap Christian Fellowship, Ross
Creek Country Store, Crowfoot Mountain
Snowmobile Club, Captains Village Marina, North Shuswap First Responders,
Salmon Society, Shuswap Security, Caravans West, A-All Tech, North Shuswap
Lions Club, Scotch Creek Rona, Peoples
Drug Mart, Lakeview Community Center,
Ralph Bischoff and his horse, Unique
Adventure Tours, Celista Fire Hall, Century 21 Lakeside Realty with Dale Lewis
giving Santa a ride in his convertible.
Butch from S.O.S+ Septic needs a thank
you at this point. My golf cart parade
float broke down at the starting line so I
caught a ride with Dale and Santa.
St DavidвЂ™s Church on the Lake provided four gift baskets and the winners
were Allan Bradley, Melissa Jack, Judy
Dirksen and Cindy Jona.
Joan Bristow
Edgewater Bobcat
Ralf Bischoff Contracting
Lumberjack Tree Services
Scotch Creek Bottle Depot
Ed & Giovanna Goyan
Lakeside Technical Solutions
High Mountain Farms
Scotch Creek Park Store, Scotch
Creek Super Valu, Ecotreats and YummieвЂ™s Pizza were all ready to feed us and
they did a great job.
A personal thank you goes to Donna
Gallant for her advice and direction after I
took over from her to chair the Parade
Committee. If I missed anyone, IвЂ™m sorry.
Your thoughts and ideas are welcome. Some comments were to shorten
the parade route and/or to alternate each
year east to west then west to east.
I am so very proud of all of you for
showing your community pride by being
involved in our Santa Christmas Parade, a
good job done by all.
Picture credits:
Peter OвЂ™ Toole, Julie Lucas,
Scott Hosler, the Kicker
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JANUARY 2015
North Shuswap Youth
Only Basketball Camp
Our lakeside cross in winter
Join us for worship
Sundays at 11:00
St. DavidвЂ™s by the Lake
on the highway in Celista
п‚·пЂ Start the new year off with some
inspirational messages, hymns,
and great fellowship
п‚·пЂ Young peopleвЂ™s activities each
Sunday
п‚·пЂ Hot pot luck lunch served after
each service
Everyone welcome!
Thrift Shop Closed
until spring
No more donations until
then, please
St. DavidвЂ™s by-the-Lake
Anglican/United Church
5518 Squilax/Anglemont Hwy, Celista
worship@stdavidschurch.info
Rev Brian Smith
пЂ¦пЂ¦ Sunday 11:00 am
North Shuswap Christian Fellowship
4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek
Pastor Mike Lewis
250-955-2545
пЂ¦пЂ пЂ¦ Worship & Sunday School, 10:30 am
Catholic Services
Our Lady of the Lake - Blind Bay
пЂ¦пЂ¦ Sunday, 11: 15 am
Chase
пЂ¦ Sunday, 9:00 am
Submitted by Mike McManamna
Hello FolksвЂ¦ weвЂ™d like to introduce the North Shuswap Youth Only
Basketball Camp which will run on
Tuesdays at North Shuswap Elementary
School from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm commencing January 6th, and will run until
the end of March or
whenever baseball
starts.
The Camp is open
to all students between
grades 4 and 8. The
intent of this вЂњCampвЂќ is
to introduce the game of
basketball to youngsters
in a fun yet structured
environment, as well as
encourage team building, good sportsmanship and respect for opponents.
Practice schedule as followsвЂ¦
6:00 - 6:15: cardio warm up, stretches
6:15 - 6:30: skills, shoot-around
6:30 - 7:15: refereed fun game
7:15 - 7:30: cardio, cool down, stretches, push-ups
We would expect players to show
up 10-15 minutes early wearing appropriate gym strip and winter shoes.
Runners or indoor shoes will only
be put on in the mezzanine area of
school, to ensure we are not tracking
muck into the gym (and to keep Jim the
janitor happy)! All players will bring a
drink (note water only in gymnasium).
Players will not wander the hallways,
remaining at all times in the gymnasium.
All players will
show good sportsmanship and participate in
all activities or they will
not be welcomed back.
Parents are asked to
show up a bit early at the
end of each Camp and
are encouraged to вЂњsit
inвЂќ for the end of the
game/practice to cheer the players onвЂ¦.
this will also ensure their children are
picked up no later than 7:30 pm, as this
is not a babysitting service.
North Shuswap Youth Only Basketball Camp is an independent group and
therefore has no affiliation with School
District #83 or any of its employees.
Please do not phone Wanda at the
school, but feel free to call or text Mike
at 250-819-0522 for more info.
School News
By Jan Penner
With school back in session, we will
soon be embarking on a lifelong skills
favourite, Ski/Skate Days. Thursdays,
January 15th, 22nd and 29th,
are the dates intermediates
will be heading to Silver Star
for the day, while primary
students will spend the
morning at the Art Holding
Arena in Chase. Staff and
students alike look forward
to these days, when the physical education program shifts to offcampus venues and the opportunity to
learn and develop skills which can be
used well into adulthood.
Our first event in January takes
place on the 8th, with a visit by the
SASS concert band. It is always a treat
to be serenaded by this fabulous group,
to acknowledge previous North Shuswap
students, to learn about new instruments,
and to be inspired by the wonderful music.
With a second arrival of
winter and snowy conditions, I
make an appeal to drivers to
watch for student at and on
their way to bus stops. In
some cases, the roadways are
slippery and not cleared sufficiently to allow pedestrians to
walk safely on the side of the road.
Please slow down when passing pedestrians and be aware of our children. Observance of the school speed zone by all
drivers would also be appreciated.
Happy New Year 2015 everyone!
JANUARY 2015
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SOUTH SHUSWAP
п‚·пЂ AUDITION - A Grimm Night for Hans
Christian Andersen - Friday January 9,
2015 from 6:00-8:30 pm at FACES studio in
Blind Bay. This play is a comic retelling of
many well-known fairy tales such as the
Little Mermaid, Swan Prince, The Ugly
Duckling and many more. Rehearsals
begin January 16. Production is planned for
early June in both Blind Bay and Salmon
Arm. FMI visit South Shuswap Children's
Theatre Foundation (SSCTF) website at
www.ssctf.com
CHASE
п‚·пЂ Chase Curling Rink Pancake Breakfast Sunday January 11th, 9am to 11am. We
look forward to the continued support of you
and your families!! Come in and enjoy a
GREAT breakfast, drink coffee and hang
out with friends and family. ItвЂ™s a great way
to start the day! Enjoy all you can eat pancakes, sausages, eggs served with orange
juice and coffee/tea. Best deal in town!!
Just to remind you! All proceeds continue to
es. Registration is done through participatgo directly to help pay bills for our struggling ing schools
Curling Club!
п‚·пЂ Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week п‚·пЂ Chase Legion - Dates to Remember
January 24th to 31st. Disconnect from electronics and spend more time playing and
Jan. 9 - TGIF Dinner 5:30
interacting with each other. Local organizaJan 17 - Installation of officers, 7pm
tions and businesses throughout the North
Jan 21 - Branch General Meeting.
Okanagan-Shuswap are hosting free events
OTHER AREAS
for families such as story-time, family skatп‚·пЂ Salmon Arm Snow Blazers - holds their
ing, family swim, books and skating with the
monthly meetings on the 2nd Thursday of
Silverbacks and/or Eagles, sliding parthe month at 7pm in the back room of Hidety, curling, early years fairs, music
Away Pub in Salmon Arm. Anyone interestjams, and many more! FMI go to
ed snowmobiling is invited to join our club.
www.shuswapliteracy.ca/news/
FMI Don 250-675-2420
п‚·пЂ Indoor Farmers Market at Sahali Centre
п‚·пЂ Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet - Saturday Jan.
Mall: 10:00-2:00 p.m, 1st & 3rd Saturday
17, at Larch Hills. Deadline for registration
is Jan. 16. Family fun event with recreation- until Apr 18, 2015. Meat products, farm
produce, baked goods, arts, crafts and
al and competitive distances for all ages.
more. Open to local vendors, if you: "Make
Fundraiser for Heart & Stroke Foundation.
it, Bake it, Grow it." For more info: Andy at
FMI www.SkiLarchHills.ca
250-577-3810, or dandyme2@hotmail.com.
п‚·пЂ School Pirate Loppet - Friday Jan30th
Visions Farmers Market Society (non-profit).
10am to 2pm at Larch Hills. Grades 3 to 7.
Pirate theme, 5 km course, hot lunch, priz1
ACROSS
1. Blend
5. An unbound manuscript
10. Applications
14. Unadulterated
15. Hirsute
16. Secure against leakage
17. Dwarf buffalo
18. Air
20. Terpsichoreans
22. Spire
23. Children's game
24. Secret meeting
25. Treelike
32. Berths
33. A mixture of metals
34. Explosive
37. Probabilities
DOWN
1. WW1 plane
2. Bluefin
3. Weightlifters pump this
4. Nuclear power plants
5. Accuse
6. Horse feed
7. Not brilliant
8. God of love
9. A covered garden walk
10. Doorkeeper
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38. Perpendicular to the keel
39. Pout
40. It unlocks doors
41. Extraordinary
42. Heart artery
43. Sincerity
45. Hello or goodbye
49. Pig
50. Phonograph disks
53. The highest female voice
57. Eclipse
59. Distinctive flair
60. Oceans
61. Japanese cartoon art
62. Disabled
63. Sea eagle
64. Excited, with "up"
65. Views
11. Leaky
12. Noblemen
13. Mixture of rain and snow
19. Trifling
21. Hearing organs
25. Out of control
26. Was a passenger
27. Corpse
28. Cavalry weapon
29. Tidy
30. Gladden
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31. French for "Name"
34. Ripped
35. Cashews and almonds
36. Orange pekoe
38. Genus of macaws
39. Mutts
41. Cogwheels
42. At the peak of
44. Exhibited
45. Got up
46. Pry
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62
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65
47. Sea
48. Steed
51. East Indian tree
52. Rational
53. A few
54. Wings
55. What a person is called
56. 1 1 1 1
58. Do it yourself
40 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER
JANUARY 2015
Regularly Scheduled Events
Things sometimes change so be sure to check before you go.
п‚·пЂ Rise & Shine Breakfast - 2nd
NORTH SHUSWAP
Saturday of every month at the
CELISTA COMMUNITY HALL
Lakeview Community Center. 8ACTIVITIES
11am. Great food, come hungry
п‚·пЂ Celista Coffee House - Live
п‚·пЂ Table
Tennis - Mon. & Fri. 9:30am,
entertainment, 3rd Friday of the
Dennis 250-955-2899
month, Oct to May. $4 admission,
OTHER NORTH SHUSWAP
doors 7pm, Open mic; 7:30-9pm,
ACTIVITIES
feature bands to follow.
п‚·пЂ Alcoholics Anonymous AA Refreshments.
Squilax Group Sunday 7 PM. 1 km
п‚·пЂ Community Association - meeting
west Squilax Hotel @qwel room.
3rd Tues of the month, 7pm.
FMI 250-679-3945 or cell 250-833п‚·пЂ Craft & Needlework every Wed,
2117
10-2. FMI Gerry 250-955-6279
п‚·пЂ Chamber of Commerce Meetings
п‚·пЂ Historical Society - meeting 2nd
- 4th Mon of the month, Location to
Thurs of the month, 2pm.
be announced
п‚·пЂ Lions Club - meetings 2nd & 4th
п‚·пЂ Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50
Thurs of the month, 7pm. Meat
Draw - at the Copper Island Pub.
Draw at the Copper Island Pub,
Saturdays, 3-5pm. Ten draws for
Saturdays 3-5pm
the various cuts of meat purchased
п‚·пЂ Naturalist Club - meet 2nd Tues of
from SuperValu. 50/50 Draw
the month, 1:30 pm
п‚·пЂ NS First Responders - meet 1st &
п‚·пЂ NIA Dance Fusion Classes - Tues
3rd Thurs, 7pm at Celista Fire Hall.
& Fri 10:30am -11:30am. FMI
п‚·пЂ Zumba and Yoga - Classes for
Nancy Parkinson 250-679-8233
Zumba are on Tues & Thurs 9am to
п‚·пЂ N.S. Players - meet 2nd Tues. of the
10am. Yoga on Wed 9am FMI
month, 7pm.
Jenn 778-988-1459
п‚·пЂ NSHCS - meet 4th Thurs of the
SOUTH SHUSWAP
month, 10am at the Health Centre in
Scotch Creek
Al-Anon Meetings - Mondays at
LAKEVIEW CENTRE ACTIVITIES
2pm. at St. MaryвЂ™s Anglican Church
п‚·пЂ Achy Breaky Body Parts Line
cancelled until March 16
Carlin Hall
Dancing - Every Wed, 10am for
beginners (pls call Donna), 10:30am п‚·пЂ Monthly Meeting Wed, 7:30pm.
Come out and support your Carlin
for advanced. FMI Donna Gallant
Community. All welcome.
250-679-2419
п‚·пЂ Anglebay Entertainers Chorus
п‚·пЂ Carlins Card Night Friday, 7pm
weekly.
practice - Wed. 1pm, Jo 250-9552282
п‚·пЂ Coffee House - every 1st
Saturday. October - May. Come out
п‚·пЂ Arts and Crafts Club - Tues. 10am
to 2pm. Bring your lunch. Everyone to enjoy a great variety of music.
The KITCHEN is open at 7:30pm.
welcome. FMI call Dolores @ 250Eagle Bay Community Hall
955-0296
п‚·пЂ Bible Study - Group meeting at
п‚·пЂ Quilting Mondays 10-2 (Bring
7:00 Thursday evenings at
Lunch). FMI call Inez: 675-4531
Lakeview Center. Everyone
п‚·пЂ Crafts Wednesdays 10-2 (Bring
Welcome.
Lunch). FMI call Dot: 675-4282
п‚·пЂ Bridge Night - Wed evening, 7 pm. п‚·пЂ Games - 1st & 3rd Thurs. 1 - 4pm
Coffee and Treats, Everyone
FMI Sharon 675-2408
welcome.
п‚·пЂ Darts Fri evenings at 7:15 pm. FMI
call Alan: 675-5403
п‚·пЂ Carpet Bowling - Mon & Thurs 1012. FMI Blair Scranton 250-955п‚·пЂ Coffee House 4th Sat of the Month,
0032. Spares list call Ann Chow 250 except Dec, June, July & Aug. 7:30
-955-2899
pm. Performers always welcome!
Dave 675-4850 or Gaetane 675п‚·пЂ Community Prayer Group - 3rd
2178
Thurs of the month, 7 pm. FMI Val
250-955-2117 or Sharlee 250-679- п‚·пЂ Probus Copper Island - meets at
Toad Hall in Sorrento on the second
2120.
Thurs./mo. at 10 am Coffee at 9:30.
п‚·пЂ Cribbage - Thursdays 1 pm
п‚·пЂ Country GardenerвЂ™s Club - 3rd
For details call Mr. Doug Brown 250
Wed of the month, 7 pm. FMI Chris 803-8930
п‚·пЂ Shuswap Rock Club - First Tues
250-955-6467
of the month (Sept - June) 7:30 pm
at Toad Hall in Sorrento. Saturday
workshops 1-4 pm. FMI Pat 250675-2849.
п‚·пЂ Shuswap Wood Carvers - Wed &
Sat 8:30am - 12pm. FMI Ken 250675-3316, Norm 250-675-3764.
Meeting, 3rd Wed of every month
(Sept-June) in the Toad Hall. FMI Ian
250-835-0014
Sorrento Drop in Society
п‚·пЂ Mon: AA & Alanon - 8pm, Glee
Club - 9:30am
п‚·пЂ Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Snooker (men)
- 1:00pm, Meals to Wheels 2nd &
4th Tues. at noon
п‚·пЂ Wed: Snooker 6:00pm, Cards 1:00pm
п‚·пЂ Thurs: Foot Clinic (call for appt. 250
-675-0065), Quilting - 10:00am
Snooker (men) - 1:00pm
п‚·пЂ Fri: Ladies Snooker- 2pm
п‚·пЂ Sat: Scottish Country Dancing 9:30.
FMI 250-675-3518
п‚·пЂ Shuswap Lake Estates
Community Centre: FMI call 250675-2523
п‚·пЂ Mon: Line Dance - intermediate
1:00 - 2:30, Sponge Ball 9:30 12:00
п‚·пЂ Tues: Ladies Bridge 1:00 - 4:00,
Good Time Quilters 1st, 3rd, & 5th
Tues.
п‚·пЂ Wed: Line Dance - beginners 10:00
- 11:30, Advanced 1:30 - 3:00. Lego
Club - every 2nd Wed.
п‚·пЂ Thursday: Play Group 9:00 - 12:00
п‚·пЂ Friday: Sponge Ball 9:30 - 12:00,
Youth Group - Grade 7 & up 7:00 9:00. Family Move Night - 1st Fri. of
month 6:00 - 8:00
п‚·пЂ 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
п‚·пЂ The Piecemakers Quilt Group Thurs. 10 - 2pm at the Sorrento
Drop In Centre. FMI 250-955-2393
п‚·пЂ TOPS Sorrento #4369 - meets
every Wed from 8:15 to 10:00 am at
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
Church. 2740 Fairway Hills Rd.
Blind Bay BC (lower level). FMI Gail
250-675-2849
CHASE
Chase Duplicate Bridge - Thurs in
St. Andrews Church (rear door) ZoГ«
250-679-8488
Chase Creekside for Seniors
FMI Sharron 250-679-1183
п‚·пЂ Mon: League darts 7:30pm
п‚·пЂ Tues: Pool 3:30 pm, free meat
draw 4-6:30
п‚·пЂ Wed: Exercise 9am, Line Dancing
10am, Snooker & games 1pm
п‚·пЂ Thur: Regular Crib 7pm, league
darts 7:30pm
п‚·пЂ Fri: Ladies darts 2pm
п‚·пЂ Sat: Meat draw, 50/50, fun darts
2pm
п‚·пЂ Monthly General meeting 2nd
Thurs 1pm
п‚·пЂ Monthly Supper every 3rd Friday
5:30pm
п‚·пЂ Monthly Mini Crib 2nd Fri
п‚·пЂ Coffee House 2nd Friday
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 250-6793536
п‚·пЂ Tuesday Pool, meat draw
п‚·пЂ Wednesday - 3rd Wed of every
month Branch General Meeting 7
pm.
п‚·пЂ Saturday Meat Draw, 50/50, Fun
Darts
п‚·пЂ Sunday - Giant Crib on the first
Sun. of every month. All other
Sundays closed.
Taoist Tai Chi - Chase Community
Hall on Tuesdays from 10-11am and
Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 am. FMI
Judy 250-679-5425
SUNNYBRAE
Community Hall
п‚·пЂ Tues & Thurs: Karate 6pm (250835-8875)
п‚·пЂ Mon & Fri: Badminton (250-8354625)
п‚·пЂ 2nd Sat: Coffee House (except
June to Sept)
п‚·пЂ 4th Wed: General Meeting 7:30pm
Seniors Hall
п‚·пЂ Sunnybrae Painters Tues 10am
(250-835-4625)
п‚·пЂ Needle Arts Guild 1st & 3rd Thur:
10am (250-835-8842)
п‚·пЂ Wed Quilters 1st & 3rd (250-8358255)
п‚·пЂ Potluck dinner and Meeting 3rd
Tues, 5:30 pm(except July/Aug)
п‚·пЂ Shuswap Needle Arts Guild meet
1st & 3rd Thursday, 10am to 4 pm
at Sunnybrae Seniors Centre (Sept.
to Jun) FMI are Jo (250)-832-9308
or Sharon (250)-832-4588.
To add a meeting/event call 250-955-0534, Fax 250-955-0515 or email kicker@kicker.ca
JANUARY 2015
THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER
п‚—пЂ Adams River Salmon Society.. Sheila Empey 250-253-2598
п‚—пЂ AWE Society.. Dorothy Marks email: ggskram@lincsat.com
п‚—пЂ Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365
п‚—пЂ Anglemont MenвЂ™s Golf Club.. Bill Scott 250-679-2542
п‚—пЂ Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234
п‚—пЂ Baseball Club.. Terry Speed 250-955-6122
п‚—пЂ Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115
п‚—пЂ Chamber of Commerce.. Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852
п‚—пЂ Chase & District Health Services Foundation..
п‚—пЂ Coffee House.. Jim Leduc 250-679-2174
п‚—пЂ Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005
п‚—пЂ Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman
250-955-6467
п‚—пЂ CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477
п‚—пЂ Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas
250-955-2246
п‚—пЂ CSRD - Area F.. Larry Morgan 250-955-2567
п‚—пЂ FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-833-8997 / 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
п‚—пЂ First Responders.. Andrea Carter 250-679-7746
п‚—пЂ First Responders Society.. Catherine McCrea
cm.nsbc@gmail.com
п‚—пЂ Girl Guides .. 1-800-565-8111
п‚—пЂ Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..
Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222 (In Memoriam)
п‚—пЂ Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
п‚—пЂ Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Brian MacDuff 250-955-0981
п‚—пЂ JPW Road Maintenance.. Attendant 1-877-546-3799,
Main office (Armstrong) 250-546-3765, Celista yard
(answering machine) 250-955-2231
п‚—пЂ Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-682-3094
п‚—пЂ Lakeview Centre.. Fay Hadden 250-955-2488
п‚—пЂ Lions Club.. Jim Perry 250-955-0839
п‚—пЂ Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm 250- 955-0262
п‚—пЂ Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-955-8148
п‚—пЂ Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279
п‚—пЂ NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or
Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
п‚—пЂ NS Christian Fellowship.. 250-955-2545
п‚—пЂ NS Community Association.. Ed Overland 250-955-2844
JPW Road
Maintenance
24hour hazard
reporting line
1-877-546-3799
41
Hall Bookings вЂ“ Alison Elmes 250-955-2588
п‚—пЂ NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Gerry 250-955-6279
п‚—пЂ NS Elementary School.. Rob Ellis 250-955-2214
п‚—пЂ NS Health Centre Society.. Anita Misseghers 250-955-0924,
Pat Robertson 250-955-2999 and Jay Simpson 250-377-5462
п‚—пЂ NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744
п‚—пЂ Okanagan Regional Library.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198
п‚—пЂ Parents Advisory Committee.. Angela Simpson 250-377-5406
п‚—пЂ Parks Commission Contact.. Marcin Pachcinski, CSRD
1-888-248-2773
п‚—пЂ Police Advisory Committee.. Lynda Sutton 250-319-7797
п‚—пЂ 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
п‚—пЂ School District # 83.. Holly Overgaard 250-832-6443
п‚—пЂ Scotch Creek Medical Clinic: for appointment 250-955-0660
п‚—пЂ Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610
п‚—пЂ Seymour Arm First Responders Society.. Sharon Kelly 778-373-6274
п‚—пЂ Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Wilmer Marks 778-785-2032
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman
250-679-3693
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-7099
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Tara Stanley 250-308-9248,
shuswapsar.org
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Marleine 250-675-2507 or Sharon
250-832-4588
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 250-675-2849
п‚—пЂ Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA)
info@SWOA.ca, web: www.SWOA.ca
п‚—пЂ Skmana Ski club .. George 250-679-3688 / John 250-679-8600
п‚—пЂ South Shuswap Canada Day Committee..
Reuben Pauls.. 250-675-6852
п‚—пЂ South Shuswap First Responders.. Sherri Mitchell
250-675-2420
п‚—пЂ South Shuswap Health Services Society.. Sue McCrae
250-675-3562
п‚—пЂ Taoist Tai Chi .. Judy 250-679-5425
п‚—пЂ Victim Services.. Brandi Nakazawa 250-679-8638
п‚—пЂ Whittlers Club.. Marian Zackery 250-955-0359
North Shuswap
Library
Tues: Noon - 7 pm
Wed & Fri:
11 am - 3 pm
Sat: 11 am - 4 pm
250-955-8198
NOON
DISPLAY ADVERTISING . . . Jan 23 / Feb 20
EDITORIAL / CLASSIFIED . . . Jan 26 / Feb 23
Delivery: February 6 / March 6
42 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER
JANUARY 2015
Adams River Salmon Society
Thanks You
The Salmon Society would like to thank our paid staff who
worked at the Salute to the Sockeye Festival 2014 including
Jeremy Heighton, Salute Coordinator and Dawn Bentley and
Sharon Butler, Souvenir Tent Staff. Onsite and offsite, we
couldn't have hosted this 23 day Festival without you.
Our Partners:
BC Parks
п‚·пЂ Fisheries & Oceans Canada
п‚·пЂ Rocky Mountaineer Rail
Tours
п‚·пЂ Pacific Salmon Foundation
п‚·пЂ Canadian Wildlife Federation
п‚·пЂ Community Partners:
Shuswap Tourism
п‚·пЂ Kamloops Tourism
п‚·пЂ TRU Students Union
п‚·пЂ Our Society Sponsors:
Adams Lake Lumber
(Interfor)
п‚·пЂ Southern Interior Beetle
Action Coalition
п‚·пЂ Shuswap Training
Employment Program
п‚·пЂ Spooner Electric Ltd.
п‚·пЂ Askew Foods (Thanksgiving
Weekend Entertainment)
п‚·пЂ North Shuswap Naturalists
Club / BC Nature
п‚·пЂ Timber Pro Coatings
п‚·пЂ Quaaout Lodge
Little Shuswap Lake Indian
Band
п‚·пЂ Indigo Bay Excavating
п‚·пЂ Canoe Forest Products
п‚·пЂ DC Wood Restoration
п‚·пЂ Scotch Creek Home
Hardware
п‚·пЂ A&W Chase
п‚·пЂ Celista Estate Winery
п‚·пЂ Advantage Roofing
п‚·пЂ п‚·пЂ Volunteer Tent and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner:
Safety Mart Foods - Chase
Askew Foods
п‚·пЂ Super Valu - Scotch Creek
п‚·пЂ Reingold Coffee
п‚·пЂ DeMille's
п‚·пЂ D 'Dutchmen Dairy
Golden Ear Fruit Stand
Aarsen City Delivery
п‚·пЂ Peoples Drug Store - Scotch
Creek
п‚·пЂ Squilax General Store
п‚·пЂ п‚·пЂ п‚·пЂ п‚·пЂ The Board of the Salmon Society is truly thankful for the
support received from our partners, community partners,
sponsors and volunteers. We wish everyone the best in 2015
and look forward to another successful Salute to the Sockeye
Festival in 2018.
Darlene McBain, Jim McLellan, Dana
McIntyre, Rosemary Gillis, Blair
Acton, Danielle Dufour, Aaron
Arnouse, Dale Tomma (LSLIB), Rod
Crowe (Village of Chase), Wes
DeArmond (BC Parks), and Janna Nelson (DFO).
Chase & District RCMP
Victim Service
250-679-8638
24 hours/day, 365 days/year
Naturalist News
By Claudette Carlsen
We had good weather this
year for the Christmas Bird
Count so we were able to get all
the areas covered handily.
I want to thank all the participants in this yearвЂ™s count.
Seventeen people participated
and even one came out from
Nakusp to help and the Salmon
Arm Club covered the White
Lake area for us.
In 2013, one of our major
areas was not counted so I will
do a comparison with 2012.
The number of species was 62
(2012 вЂ“ 64 species) and the
total individuals was 3,176
(2798 in 2012). The area covered is within a 24 Km diameter
centered at the Scotch Creek
Provincial Park. It includes
Magna Bay through to Squilax,
Sorrento, Notch Hill, Blind Bay
and Balmoral to White Lake, so
you can see why we need so
many people to cover these
areas.
Jack and I do the Magna
Bay to Evans Road and all
roads above Line 17. We get to
know where the bird feeders are
and the people who watch out
for us. Back to the Count вЂ“ the
largest number was the Canada
Goose for a total of 336 вЂ“ as
long as there is open water they
seem to stay here. There were
no California Quail on the
count and Ineke says that her
Quails have all disappeared
from upwards of 30 in 2013. If
anyone would like a summary I
could send you one by email.
Our next Count is the Swan
and Eagle Count to take place
on Sunday, January 18, 2015.
For more information call Claudette Carlsen 250-679-8148.
Bugs R Us
and a paperclip and used them
By Declan Morris Cloutier
to get the bones out of the pel(grade 3)and Carlos Marosi
lets. We had a chart that
(grade 2)
We started our December showed all kinds of bones we
might find. We looked to see
Bugs R Us by going outside
with binoculars. We looked at what kind of animal the owl
had been eating. We found
anything we wanted. There
mouse bones, shrew bones and
were four birds flying in the
sky. When we looked at them some bird bones. It was gross
and cool at the
with the binocusame time.
lars they looked
Mr. and
like they were
Mrs. Vervoort
really close.
gave Bugs R Us
When we fin$500 from the
ished looking
Senior Naturalwe came back
ists Club. Louis
inside and had a
accepted the
snack. Declan
card for us and
and DanielвЂ™s
Ineke and Rudy Vervoort from the he thanked the
moms and Mr.
North Shuswap Sr. Naturalists Club Senior Naturaland Mrs.
presented Bugs R Us with a $500.00
Vervoort
cheque. Louis the Senior Member of ists and said we
Bugs R Us accepted the cheque on very much apbrought snack.
behalf of the Bugs R Us Club. We preciate their
There was sauthank the Sr. Naturalists Club for this
sage, deer pepvery generous and kind donation. donation.
Photo credit: Lorrie Schrader
Our meetperoni, pickles,
ing was pretty
cheese, crackers
and ants on a log. It was good. awesome. We will meet next
on Thursday, January 15th,
Next, we dissected Barn
Owl pellets. We got tweezers 2015!
JANUARY 2015
THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER
43
Contact Us at
The
Cajun Shrimp and
Quinoa Casserole
INGREDIENTS
вЂўВѕ lb large shrimp, peeled and
deveined
4 medium tomatoes, cut into
chunks
вЂў1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
(optional)
вЂўВЅ C chopped sweet onion
вЂў2 cloves of garlic, minced
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вЂў1 tbsp tomato paste
вЂў3 tbsp olive oil
вЂў2ВЅ tsp cajun seasoning
вЂўSalt and pepper to taste
вЂў2ВЅ C cooked quinoa
вЂў1 C shredded fontina cheese
вЂўFresh cilantro for garnish
DIRECTIONS
1. Toss the shrimp and 1 tsp Cajun seasoning together, set aside.
2. Toss the tomatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp Cajun
seasoning, set aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat in a cast iron skillet (or
any oven-safe skillet.) Cook the shrimp until opaque, about 2-3
minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4. Add the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil to the pan along with the
onion, jalapeno and garlic. Cook until the onion and jalapeno
are tender, stirring often. Mix in the quinoa, tomato paste, ВЅ
tsp Cajun seasoning and tomato chunks. Top with the shrimp
and then sprinkle with the fontina cheese.
5. Place in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. During the
last 2 minutes, turn on the broiler to high and broil until the
cheese is slightly brown and bubbly.
6. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
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Editor: Jo Anne Malpass
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Cindy Korchinski
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Making Waves Marine Service,
Service, parts, and marine accessories to your location. Full mechanical marine repair and service available to all makes and models of
pleasure craft. Certified marine technician with over 20 years experience. Call Alan today at 955-0884.
www.makingwaves marine.ca
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250-955-2340
250-833-6073
for small businesses
Payroll ~ GST/PST
Personal Taxes
REASONABLE RATES!
K9 ScallyWags
Pet Grooming
250-819-6507
IPG Certified
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679-7889
sports Shop
Celista Hair Studio
Tues to Sat 10ish - 5:30ish
927 Shuswap Ave. Chase
Your Travel Specialist
250-679-8456
Flights п‚Ў Hotels п‚Ў Packages
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Magna Bay
www.trappraisals.ca
250-682-5995
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appraisal reports
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Properties
Fully Accredited Appraisers and
Depreciation Report Planners
(AACI, CRP)
Woodwork & Wood
Furniture Repairs
Custom Cedar Deck furniture
Dave Cross
250-955-0065, Celista
Ship Shape Shelter Indoor Boat
and RV Storage. Call Gary or
Michele at 250-835-4224 or email:
shipshapeshelter@ hotmail.com
for rates
For all your hair-care needs call
250-955-6195
5205 Tallington Rd, Celista
I'll take care of all your travel needs
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Helga Terwoort
(Shuswap Time!)
Kyle
Lessey
SERVICES
Larkspur Services Snow Removal,
roofs & driveways. Call Maurice
at 250-517-7429
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SERVICES
Movement Classes
Celista Esthetics
Courtney Meier
Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing, Facials
James Gjaltema
Flight Centre Associate
1-888-204-1585 or 250-879-0873
Dock Doctor
We will help keep you afloat. Repairs and maintenance of docks, new
wood docks, used docks.
250-955-2500, Cell 250-318-2890
bob.thedockdoctor@gmail.com
250-955-2149
5205 Tallington Rd, Celista
Chez Nails
вЂњLikeвЂќ Chez Nails on Facebook for
10% off your first set.
At the Centre in Scotch Creek
Call Doreen to book appointment
250-320-4050
10.30am - Tuesdays & Fridays
at Celista Hall
$8 Drop - in rate
10 Sessions for $65
Nancy Parkinson (250) 679-8233
is now in Scotch Creek.
Experienced nail tech accepting
new clients for Gel or Shellac.
250-955-6136
or text 780-881-6912
Cuts в—Џ Colors
Manicures в—ЏPedicures в—Џ Facials
Waxing в—Џ Lash & Brow Tints
Gel Nails в—Џ Shellac
Dynamic and joyful moves
Feel great - Have fun- Great people
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All levels welcome
SHUSWAP HOMEWATCH &
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Scheduled Security Inspections of
Homes and Recreational Properties
Vacationers, Snowbirds, & Cabin Owners
See our services at
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MAGNA BAY
250-804-6973
LindaвЂ™s Security Checks
Worried about break ins? We do
house checks, walk arounds.
References available.
Lived here since 1981
250-955-2500 Cell 250-819-2500
linda.lkendall@gmail.com
Email: shuswaphomewatch@gmail.com
Bdeb Clean
Year round cleaning services.
Excellent references.
Call 250-679-2164
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FOR SALE
New & Used Medical Equipment
Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs,
bathroom safety, stair-lifts,
hospital beds. Free Screening for
obstructive sleep apnea, treatment
and follow-up. CPAP masks,
parts, and accessories.
Respiratory therapy equipment
and home oxygen. Located in
Salmon Arm and Vernon
www.lakesidemedical.ca or
1-877-777-2431
VACATION
RENTALS
OBITUARIES
JOYCE, David Leo
William (Bill) George Reid
OPEN YEAR ROUND
COMMERCIAL
SPACE
For Rent Commercial space
available with entrance at back of
building behind dentist office in
Scotch Creek. 250-318-4344
LOST/FOUND
Cash for scrap cars. Top dollar
paid. Minimum of two vehicles.
Text Brendan at 250-574-4679
Daily Room Rates
16 Guest Rooms
RV & Campsites
Weddings / Reunions
Up to 100 persons
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It is with profound sadness
that we announce the sudden
passing of our beloved, David
Leo Joyce on November 7th,
2014. Born on October 9, 1946
in Urnham, County of Lancaster,
England. Dave was a gentle
man, described by family and
friends as kind, loyal, punctual,
dependable, sweet, well respected, friendly, great listener, positive, and had a good sense of
humor.
A Celebration of Life was
held on Saturday, November 22,
2014 in Olds Alberta.
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Last month the Kicker printed an obituary for the passing of
Murray Edwin Keith. It has come
to our attention that most people
in the North Shuswap knew him
as Murray Page.
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Murray Page
who passed away on November
15, 2014
A memorial service will be
held in Anglemont in April.
Are YouвЂ¦.
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Expecting a baby...
New to the community?вЂ¦
Call Welcome Wagon
Today!
ItвЂ™s Absolutely Free!
Call June or Crystal
250-318-3806
junek@live.ca
gerrikelly80@gmail.com
www.welcomewagon.ca
Bill sadly passed away
December 10th 2014 at
Shuswap
Lake
General
Hospital in Salmon Arm BC
at the age of 75.
Bill was born in Red
Deer Alberta, January 15
1939. Predeceased by his
parents Vera and George
Reid, Brother Ken, Sister
Florence,
Brother-In-law
Clarence, and his nephew
Ken.
Survived by his four
children, his grandchildren,
Brother Doug Lyons and
Sister Mary Einarson, many
nieces, nephews, and other
family members. He also
leaves behind countless close
friends and his beloved dog
Tundra.
He forever loved to be
out on the road riding his
motorcycle or driving truck.
His kind and joyful spirit will
never be forgotten.
TRANSFER STATION HOURS
Scotch Creek
Fri - Tues 8am - 2pm / closed
Wed & Thurs
Christmas, New Years &
Remembrance Day - Closed
Seymour Arm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm.
Statutory Holidays - Closed
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