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CBC’s Rick Mercer, left, celebrates after finishing the Heritage Relay with his partner, Field’s Sean Cunningham, at Yoho Blow Days this past weekend. Mercer was filming his show The Rick Mercer Report at the winter festival. See more photos on page 12 and online at www.thegoldenstar.net. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Even with a world class resort just a short drive away in Golden’s backyard, skiing and snow-boarding could never be mistaken for an afford-able sport.

Certainly not for a single mom, and that’s what makes Michelle Powell and her son Shayne’s tale such a feel-good success story.

Shayne, 15, skied a little bit here and there while growing up but decided he wanted to make the switch to snowboarding not long after the family moved to Golden in 2009. Naturally, costs for season passes, equipment and other gear were a significant road block for Michelle as she strived to encourage her son on his way into the sport. That’s where the Whitetooth Affordable Ski Program came into play.

“It’s just been amazing. It’s been something

that he has done avidly every year start to finish. Summer is no fun in our house,” Michelle said.

The program, which is run by the Golden & District Community Foundation (with fund-ing from the original sale of the Whitetooth Ski Area) offers lessons, equipment, lift tickets and transportation to Kicking Horse for children and youth from lower income families, depending on a specific family’s needs.

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Are you a Kicking Horse local?If so, then putting one of these new neon yellow signs in

your car window might save you some time during the next highway closure…and we all know there are many more to come.

“We have been hearing that the road closures are hard on locals,” said Greg Ehman, division manager with HMC Services. “So hopefully these passes will make things a lit-tle bit easier.”

When HMC workers have to close Highway 1, they stop traffic at either end of the “highway strip.” And anyone heading to the Blaeberry or Donald, or even Pine Drive, also gets stopped until they can explain where they’re going.

But now, if a highway traffic control worker sees one of these passes in the window, they know that the driver is a “Kicking Horse Local” and they can let them pass.

The original idea came from local Ryan Watmough after a highway closure in the summer.

“People had expressed some concern around town, some frustration with trying to get around as locals. So Ryan suggested doing something like this, kind of like a park pass,” said Ehman.

“We took that idea and approached Kicking Horse Moun-tain Resort, and we were lucky enough to be able to use their logo. So we put this together and we’ll see how it works.”

HMC has provided this as a community service, and began distributing them last week. It will take some time for motorists to get used to carrying them, and for traffic controllers to get used to spotting them. But ideally these passes will start making an impact this winter season, and get people moving around town more easily.

You can pick up a pass at The Golden Star, the BC Visitors Centre, the Chamber of Commerce office, DJs Paper Place, and Kicking Horse Embroidery. If any other local businesses would like to carry some in their store they can contact HMC.

Kicking Horse Local pass may save you time during highway closure

If you place this pass in your windshield, it will let traffic control workers know that you are local, allowing you to move around the area more easily during a highway closure. Star Photo


Youth Centre attendance has seen a spike in recent weeks after a group led by

coordinator Mike Symons visited Gold-en Secondary School, Lady Grey Elemen-tary and Nicholson Elementary schools to promote the facil-ity.

“We saw about a 30 per cent rise in kids over the last couple weeks so it’s been super busy. It’s good,” Symons said.

On Jan. 20 Symons hosted an inaugur-al youth commit-tee meeting, which is made up of several kids who have shown the strongest interest in what goes on at the centre.

Those in attend-ance listened to a ser-ies of guest speak-ers and discussed a range of ideas with the goal of seeing how the centre and its programs could be improved upon.

“Snowboarding and skiing definite-ly came up, not sur-prisingly,” Symons explained.

“We have different

levels of users in here but the idea is to do it as a group.”

Group art projects were also discussed. It’s too early to know how that might look, but Symons said that it could not only be a good way for the youth to express themselves, but also as a way to fundraise

for the facility if it got to the point where the art could be sold.

“We also (talked about) music produc-tion and jam band

formation. We’ve got the space for that,” Symons said.

“Recording has been an interest for sure.”

Outdoor education and exploration were also discussed, with Symons saying that field trips are pos-sible in the future, which would be a new

concept for the Youth Centre.

“I think that to do it casually as an independent group it requires looking into insurance a little more and getting an activity planned for each field trip.”

Symons also expressed a desire to create a collabor-ation between the youth centre and other groups and businesses in the community.

“Once the com-munity knows what the youth are shoot-ing for, then we are hoping we can col-laborate with some organizations in the community that might want to pro-mote or advertise their centre by giv-ing a discounted rate or working with our youth.”

“We saw about a 30 per cent rise in kids over the last couple weeks so it’s

been super busy.”

— Mike Symons —Youth Centre Coordinator

Youth Centre hosted a committee meeting to get youth more involved in centre’s future

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Patients need a tremendous amount of support when going through difficult medical treatments, but it is easy to forget that support is still needed when those treatments are over.

After being diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2014, local teacher Ruth Finnie has been search-ing for some sort of support group here in Golden that can help cancer survivors reclaim control over their lives.

"I really wanted to talk to somebody or feel con-nected…And there was no group to go to, I checked," she said.

Finnie has been through this once before when her daughter was diagnosed while living in Gold-en. So she started a group that was focused on youth cancer patients and their families.

"After about two years I got kind of burnt out, so I stopped. And when I stopped, it stopped."

So this time around Finnie wants to make sure that this group is not hers, but the community's. She doesn't envision any kind of formal structure to the group, just a series of workshops and get togethers where survivors can connect with each other, have some fun, or learn a new skill that will help them feel more in control of their lives.

"This will really be centred around volunteers," she said. "I'm looking for professionals, the tal-

ented and the skilled. We have so many people in this community who have so much they can offer. Whether it's yoga, karate, or some sort of craft that you can share with the group, we're looking for anyone who's interested in being involved."

Unfortunately there is no funding to support a group like this, and Finnie wants to make sure this doesn't become a burden on any of the volun-teers, or cost the cancer survivors anything to par-

ticipate."Having gone through

this with my daughter, and knowing a lot of people who have gone through it, I know that it's important to not just survive, but thrive. Getting that control back in your life is so important," said Finnie.

There is no schedule, and Finnie is still looking for more people to run workshops, as well as par-ticipants. But they are expected to start very soon.

She wants this to be a safe and welcoming environment for any cancer survivor, which is why she says she would be willing to either provide or help co-ordinate some car pooling so that no one has to walk into a new environment alone.

Anyone who has a skill they would like to share with the group, or any cancer survivor looking for support is encouraged to contact Finnie at 250-344-2171, or [email protected].

"I don't want this just to be about me, I want to reach as many people as possible and make it beneficial."

New group provides support to survivors

CBAL celebrates Family Literacy Day with comedian Lucas Myers Kootenay comedian Lucas Myers entertained kids and parents alike on Saturday at Lady Grey Elementary School as part of the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s (CBAL) celebration of Family Literacy Day. Myers performed a variety of educa-tional and entertaining skits and rou-tines for the children in attendance in an effort to promote reading and literacy in Golden. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 to recognize the importance of reading and literacy amongst families. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Since the Golden Sobey's changed its name to IGA this past fall, there have been a few small changes - new branding, Air Miles, some new products. But perhaps the biggest change of all was not so visible.

Cam Dawes, who was manager of the grocery store prior, was given the opportunity to pur-chase the store with his wife Erin.

"Sobey's is franchising all the stores right now, whether they're IGA or Sobey's. We thought it was a great opportunity," said Cam.

Cam's father John owned the store from 1993 to 2007, before Cam took over as the manager five years ago.

"It's a great town, and Golden feels like home for us. This was a great opportunity to stay here," he said.

Not too much has changed since the transition says Erin, who is spending much more time in the store now. But the small-town feel of the IGA over the Sobey's has been better suited to Golden.

"Sobey's liked to have all of their stores look the same, no matter which store you went into. But our stuff was never big enough for that, so we couldn't carry things that our community wanted us to carry. And now we have that abil-ity," said Erin.

"This has given us the chance to bring in dif-ferent things, and better serve the community and the needs of the community," added Cam. "We're looking forward to serving the needs of the community for years to come."

It has always been a family business for the Dawes, and who knows, maybe you'll see the next generation working in the store in the future.

Former Sobey’s manager and wife take ownership of Golden IGA

Cam and Erin Dawes are the proud owners of Golden IGA. Cam’s father owned the store in the past when it was Sobey’s, and Cam and Erin jumped at the chance to take ownership after the store con-verted to IGA in the fall. Photo Submitted


Police responded to 46 files over the past week.

Marijuana seized

In the early hours of Jan. 17, police on foot patrol stopped a Cranbrook male who was smoking mari-juana. The man was arrested and his drugs were seized before he was released. No chargers were given.

Driver fails breathalyzer

On Jan. 18, not long after bars had closed for the night, an Australian male was stopped by police and issued a breathalyzer test.

The man failed the test and had his driver’s license revoked for 90 days. The man had parked his car on the south side of the Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge in an effort to avoid police, a common strategy for individuals looking to drink and then drive home

which police are very much aware of.

Fight at the Golden Taps

While out on foot patrol on Jan. 18, police entered The Golden Taps right before a fight broke out at the back of the bar. RCMP put a stop to the fight and the parties involved were sent home without further inci-dent.

Illegal parking at KHMR

Police have had several reports from the resort regarding individuals who have left their car over-night in non-designated overnight parking areas.

Overnight parking areas are clearly marked, and when drivers leave their vehicles outside of those spaces it can often lead to occasions where police and search and rescue personnel are lead to believe that someone is hurt or lost in the backcountry.

Those parking in overnight parking spaces should sign in with the resort to ensure that their plans are

well known.

Theft at local hotel

On Jan. 20, a visiting woman reported that some jewellery had been stolen from her hotel room. Police are still investigating the case but are reminding hotel patrons to keep their valuables hidden or locked up.

Goldilocks visits Parson

On Jan. 19 a man returned to his Parson residence after a few days away to find that someone had broken into his home and stayed overnight. Anyone with any informa-tion about the break-in is asked to contact RCMP.

Noisy party

Late on Jan. 22 police received a report about a noisy party happening in the 300 block of 10th St. The owners of the house were very cooperative when police arrived and the party ended shortly after.

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Students get ready for Snow King Masque Parade

Grade 7 students from Mrs. Kelly-McArthur’s class were at the Snow King’s Playhouse on Monday Jan. 26 making lanterns for the upcoming Snow King Masque Parade on Feb. 14. The theme this year is Snow King’s Excellent Space Adventure. (Right) Anne Sidhu laughs as she paper maché her lantern with her classmates. The playhouse has moved it’s location this year to the former Higher Ground, beside Remax on 9th Avenue North. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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Just under 40 children and youth participated in the pro-gram for the 2011-2012 season and another 22 the following year according to the latest data available from GDCF.

Michelle’s application for Shayne was accepted in the win-ter of 2010 and he has been enrolled ever since.

Shayne took to snowboarding right from the start.

“I guess I just kind of love the cold. It’s like surfing on snow, it was kind of my thing from the beginning,” he said.

It’s not all fun and games, however.

This season, Shayne com-pleted his Canadian Associa-tion of Snowboarding Instruct-ors (CASI) level 1 certifica-tion to become a snowboard-ing instructor. The three-day course is designed to allow stu-dents to be able to teach begin-ner snowboard courses.

By next season, Shayne hopes to earn regular employment at the resort.

“I hope to get more instruct-ors certificates and get to level 4 one day,” Shayne said. “I’m going to try very hard to make it (a career).”

For Michelle, it has been rewarding to see her son build up his confidence through

sport, even if she shudders at the thought of him flying down the steep terrain at Kicking Horse.

Shayne’s growing passion for snowboarding is something that they both know wouldn’t have been possible without the Whitetooth program.

“I think it’s an amazing pro-gram…so many kids see our mountain and now actually have a chance to access their backyard,” Michelle said.

“For him to achieve the level that he’s gotten to, there’s no way that we could have put it together for him (alone).”

Powell hopes for future in boarding

Shayne Powell became passionate about snowboard-ing as soon as he got started. Photo Submitted

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Wolf ManagementEditor,

Dear Responsible Ministers, I am writing in regard of the recent announcement to kill up to 184 wolves in the South Selkirk and South Peace ranges under the guise of Mountain Caribou recovery. I am opposed to this for several reasons.

A sad reality is that caribou are on their way out because of what people have already done. Cari-bou are in this situation because of us, not because of wolves. We have watched and allowed the prov-ince and industry to destroy the habitat that caribou require.

The discussion about what caribou really require (true habitat protection with no resource extraction, roads, commercial recreation, seismic lines or other disturbances) has taken place for the past 50 years, yet we have continued to allow human activities in critical caribou habitat. This conservation dilemma we are in is certainly difficult and problematic, yet it is a conse-quence of our neglect.

Quote from BC Forest Practices Board(2004):“It seems unlikely that effective mountain caribou

recovery will be achievable under the current land use plans. Mountain caribou populations have declined under existing land use provisions and not all the plans’ management approaches to mountain caribou habitat appear to be consistent with best available sci-ence”,

Revelstoke, Parsnip, Quesnel Highlands, South Sel-kirks, and Wells Grey wolves have been trapped, killed, or sterilized by government employees since 2002, yet this has had no effect on increasing caribou numbers. Furthermore, all evidence to date show that indiscrim-inately killing wolves can lead to increased conflicts with humans and livestock.

In addition, scientific evidence shows that wolf

populations may increase as a result of plural breed-ing as the stability of packs becomes compromised, and that the health and quality of life for wolves deteri-orates in hunted populations.

Wolf killing on a large scale has been used in the past and has not resulted in a decrease in wolf populations over the long term, for example during 1982-1986 aerial hunting of wolves occurred in Fort Nelson BC, during which the BC government aerial culled more than 1,000 wolves in Northeastern BC before being stopped by intense public outcry.

The decision to kill more wolves is scientifically unsound. Killing wolves to increase ungulate popu-lations is an outdated management practice that has failed to increase ungulate populations long-term whereever it has been tried in the past. Wolf popula-tions rebound quickly and dispersing wolves fill in the vacant space created where resident wolves have been killed. All evidence to date shows that killing wolves will not work to reduce predator numbers. This is not the first time wolf helicopter killing and steriliz-ation has occurred in BC. All past efforts have failed to increase caribou numbers. So why would this be attempted again?

This is also a question of animal welfare. Are we as a society prepared to spend the next thirty years shoot-ing wolves from helicopters? (If not indefinitely?) Causing harm to hundreds of intelligent and sensitive animals for any reason should be questioned for its moral ground. As new wolves migrate into the area and populations rebound, killing hundreds of wolves would have to be continued in order to maintain the small herds of caribou. Some areas that have been protected for caribou are not only small, but they are isolated, (eg. South Selkirk’s), so ongoing wolf killing would likely continue to keep the small herds in exist-ence without newcomers migrating in.

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Canadians from coast to coast showed up at work wearing red on Monday, although the occasion was not as happy as Canada Day.

This day the country came together, not to celebrate, but to show support and solidar-ity following the tragic loss of life of an Alberta RCMP officer.

Const. David Wynn was shot after a routine licence plate check led to the confrontation. He died four days later in hospital.

Wynn’s service took place in Alberta on Mon-day, with more than 7,500 in attendance, includ-ing Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The service did the fallen officer honour as the Rankins, Wynn’s favourite band from his home province, performed the song Bells and coun-try musician Paul Brandt performed Amazing Grace.

Prior to the service, thousands of mourners lined the streets for a uniformed procession that left Holy Family Church at noon. A sea of red and blue could be seen from above as RCMP mem-bers and fellow officers made their way to Servus Place, where the funeral began at 2 p.m. Law enforcement professionals from across North America also took part in the procession.

The national, and local, support has been inspiring.

A Facebook event was created, encouraging people to wear red to “show that the fallen, wounded, their families, and all members of the RCMP are in our hearts.”

It was created by the spouses of RCMP officers so that even those who could not be in attend-ance at the service could show support.

More than 72,000 people committed to partici-pating on Facebook in just a matter of days.

Law enforcement tends to be one of the least appreciated professions in our society. Police officers are more likely to get yelled at for issu-ing a ticket than thanked for keeping their com-munity safe.

Our local detachment, I’m sure, has their fair share of headaches, especially since they are charged with looking after a very long and busy section of Highway 1.

It is unfortunate that it takes a tragedy for people to recognize what a difficult and import-ant job policing is.

Nevertheless, I’m sure Const. Wynn’s family, coworkers, friends, and the entire RCMP are encouraged by what they’re seeing.

The Golden Star Wednesday, January 28, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

Stars to the folks in Field for putting on a great show for everyone at Yoho Blow Days and another star to Rick Mercer for being hilarious.

Stars to the staff at the Town for such a quick snow removal job on Saturday morning. I’m very impressed with how quickly

the roads were cleared after such a big storm.

Stingers to friends who lollygag on a powder day!

Stingers to the local restaurant that charged me a dollar to add onions to my burg-er. You could have at least warned me.

A cold splash of stingers to the vehicles that drive fast in wet condi-tions and spray poor pedestrians on the side of the road. You need to slow down!

Stars to Caleb and Nikki from Bacchus Books for hosting a wonderful concert this past Saturday night.

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When the Mount Pol-ley tailings pond retain-ing wall collapsed this past summer, the BC Liberals said the fail-ure was completely unpredictable. That is not true. If BC Hydro operated their dams the same way the gov-ernment allows mining companies to manage their retaining walls, the entire Columbia Basin would be under threat all the way to the city of Portland, Ore-gon.

BC Hydro provides an example of how to manage these struc-tures when failure is not an option. Mica Dam is an earth filled dam north of Revel-stoke, and at full pond holds back so much water that the very fate of the whole Columbia River Valley depends upon it never failing.

BC Hydro does daily visual checks, week-ly site inspections by

trained inspectors, bi-annual inspections by specifically trained dam safety engineers, and every five years an independent set of dam safety consulting engineers visits from other jurisdictions in the world. This is how you ensure a dam never fails.

Compare that to Mount Polley. The gov-ernment knew there were problems with expansion of the tail-ings pond. The govern-ment knew that there were signs of cracks in

the structure. The gov-ernment knew that there was improper management of water levels, and that, at times, 40% of Mount Polley’s automated measurement devices did not work.

The government chose to have abso-lutely no geotechnic-al engineers on mines ministry staff and do no inspections of Mount Polley for years at a time.

If the government had the attitude that tailings ponds can

never be allowed to fail, we would use our abil-ity and technology to ensure that these acci-dents never happen.

This government’s sloppiness made this failure complete-ly predictable, yet the BC Liberals still feign shock and surprise. And the sad fact is that there will be no polit-ical consequences for their failure to ensure our environment is protected.

If there were ser-ious political conse-quences, future Minis-

ters and governments would do their jobs properly. It’s up to cit-izens to ensure that this is the case.

MLA Report: How to ensure a dam never fails Continued from page 6Aerial shooting is not an approved

method under Canada’s current guide-lines on Approved Animal Care. Shoot-ing wolves from helicopters violates ani-mal care standards and is unjustifiable

The government has been engaging in sterilization experiments and govern-ment control (“kill”) for more than a dec-ade and wants to continue to, although these programs have not resulted in any measurable benefits for caribou, despite nearly all of the wolves being killed in these caribou recovery areas, as stated in the BC Wolf Management Plan.

Conservation, ecology, wolf social dynamics and ethical considerations were left out of this part of the caribou recov-ery plan and an apparent pre-determined agenda which encourages killing wolves has been exposed.

I urge you to stop killing wolves IMMEDIATELY under the name of cari-bou recovery and to improve wolf man-agement such that ecology and ethics are factored in.

I look forward to your response and a decision to end the killing of wolves under the guise of endangered species recovery.

Most Sincerely, Sadie Parr -Director Wolf Awareness Inc.

Golden

*Editor’s Note: Academic citations from this letter have been removed due to space restrictions. See the full letter at www.thegoldenstar.net.


Golden Cinema presents:American Sniper starts Friday Jan.30, daily at 7pm.

This WeekAPES After School Program Mon. - Fri. 3 -5:30pm. $12/day ages 5-11. To register leave a msg 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program birth-5years. Mon.&Fri. 12-3:30pm, Wed. 2-5pm, Tues.&Thurs. 8:45-11:45am. 250-439-9324 for info.Guided By Mountains: The Colours of the Wind Jan.16-Feb.21 at the Art Gallery.

Wed, Jan. 28Golden Public Health pres-ents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Winter Walking at the Rec Plex. Wednesdays 9-10am. Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Badminton Wed., 7-9pm at the Rec Plex $6 ($5 stu-dents/seniors) bring racket.Public Skate Wednesdays 7-8pm at the Arena.Snowed In Comedy Tour Jan.28 at the Rockwater. Showtime 8:30pm.

Thurs, Jan. 29 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests welcome, annual membership is $25.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursdays 3:45-5:30pm.Aquafit at the Travelodge Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm $5.Kicking Horse Culture pres-

ents Live Kicks: Tom Allen’s Judgement of Paris Jan.29 at 7:30pm at the Golden Civic Centre.Shinny at the Arena Thursdays 9-10pm.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Jan.29 is the last day to get your “Babies of 2014” submission in. 250-344-5251 or email [email protected].

Fri, Jan. 30All Girls Hockey run by girls, for girls 9+ Fridays, 4:30pm. Free for minor hockey mem-bers, $100 for non members.A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Free and snacks are included.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth pro-gram Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizenship, community resources, bank-ing, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.Parent&Tot Skate Fridays 11am-12pm at the Arena.Public Skate 12-1:30pm Fridays at the Arena.Winter Walking 1-2pm Fridays at the Rec Plex.The Funk Hunters with DJ Mihajic Touch Jan.30 at The Rockwater. $10 advanced, $15 at the door.

Sat, Jan. 31Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Public Skate Saturdays 7-8pm at the Arena.Riley J plays at the Rockwater Jan.31.

UFC Middle Weight Bout atOmega Bar & Grill. Silva vs. Diaz. $10 cover.

Sun, Feb. 1Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Public Skate Sundays 4:30-5:45pm at the Arena.Super Bowl Party @ Omega Bar & Grill. Free Chili and hotdog with the purchase of any alcoholic beverage.

Mon, Feb. 2Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Monday, 6-8pm at the Alexander Park School gym. For young men and women ages 12-18.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced ser-vices, call 250-344-5766. Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground.Family Dinner Play and Learn Mon. 5-7pm at the Early Years Centre. Free program includes dinner, parent dis-cussion with child minding. 250-439-9665 to register. Telling Our Life Stories Writing Workshop Mon. 10am-12pm. Techniques to organize memoirs. No writ-ing experience necessary. 250-439-9665 to register. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Golden Youth Rec Hockey Mondays 8-9pm, ages 13-18 until Feb.23.Badminton Mon., 7-830pm at the Rec Plex $6 ($5 stu-dents/seniors) bring racket.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Mondays 1-2pm.Indoor Soccer at the Rec Plex 8:30-9:30pm.

Tues, Feb. 3A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Volleyball drop-in Tues. at the Rec Plex $5, 7-9pm.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English train-ing, citizenship, community resources, banking, hous-ing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Parent and Tot skate Tuesdays 10-11am at the Arena.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to reg-ister.Aquafit at the Travelodge Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm $5.Women’s Journal Writing Group Thursdays until March 17, 12:30-2pm. Includes child minding, writ-ing materials, and snacks. 344-5317 to register. Rockwater Grill & Ba

Upcoming Events GADSAR AGM Feb.5, 7:30pm, 210 Fisher Rd (airport).Rotary Club Giant Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Feb.6 from 5-9pm at the Civic Centre. Live music. Admission by donation. Free movie (Finding Normal) and popcorn night at the Parson Hall Feb.6 at 5pm. Men’s and Ladies’ Combo Bonspiel Feb.6,7,8. 250-344-1304 to register.Golden Farmers Market Feb.7 at the Rec Plex from 11am-3pm.Air Quality Control meet-ing Feb.11 at the Seniors Centre. 5-7pm open house, 7-8pm presenta-tions and discussion.9th Annual Snow King Excellent Space Adventure Masque Parade Feb.14 at 7pm in Spirit Square.Elliott Brood with The Wilderness play at The Rockwater Feb.17.Golden Sound Festival Feb.21, various art-ists preform at various Downtown Golden loca-tions.

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How can we protect the air we

breathe in Golden?

What are the sources of air

contaminants in the Golden area?

Why do small mountain towns

sometimes suffer from poor air?

Speakers:

Donna Haga PhDAir Quality

Meteorologist BC Ministry of Environment

A. Luttermann PhD Consulting

Ecologist, Golden

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015GOLDEN AIR QUALITY PUBLIC MEETINGLOCATION: Golden Senior’s CentreTIME: 5-7 pm Open House 7-8 pm Presentations & Discussion

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The following was taken from the Gold-en Star in 1965 and are some memories of living in Golden by George Love.

George Love has been a resident of Golden since 1889 when his father came out to this province. They lived on the farm now owned by Tommy King and Mr. Love spent all his time here except for eight years. He also went to school with Maggie Gould, the first white child born

here.The family was

from Ontario where Mr. Love eventual-ly returned for two years.

“We used to trav-el down to Buf-falo and across to Detroit quite fre-quently and when we went, we rode on the T.H. and B Railroad which was an Amer-ican company using CPR tracks. We called it the ‘To Hell and Back’,” Mr. Love said.

Mr. Love later spent six years in Sas-katchewan before returning to Golden.

“Sometimes there was as much as four feet of snow in Gold-en and it even went down to 55 degrees below zero in 1910-1911. I worked for two stores here; the Columbia River Lum-ber Company in their mill and for Colum-

bia Wine and Spirits,” he continued.

“When they had that big slide that wiped out Rog-ers pass, there were three boxcar loads of men who went down from here but in all, we dug out only elev-en bodies because the snow was so deep.

“When I worked for the Columbia River Lumber Company, it was our job to keep the river open for the sternwheelers travel-ling up and down it. We had to cut brush from the bank, take logs out of the riv-er and build dams to make sure the boats wouldn’t get stuck,” Mr. Love said.

In those days, no one locked their shacks so that anyone who wanted to use the place in an emer-gency could. The only laws of this ‘code

of the North’ was that everything be left as it was and God help the man who was caught stealing. But a travel-er could have a meal and use the bed.

“I remember at one time there was a log shack right here in town that someone who had got himself ‘quite high’ decid-ed to take a nap in. He crawled into the top bunk and went to sleep.

“It wasn’t long before a trapper called ‘Cinnamon Bill’ came home and found this drunk sleeping in his bunk. Bill took his shot-gun and blasted it off right near the other man’s ear and even tore a great hunk of dirt out of the ceiling. I guess the intrud-er sobered up pretty quickly!”

Mr. Love recalled

an old time Goldenite recently featured in the magazine, “B.C. Digest,” Sheriff Red-grave.

“If the Sheriff saw men lying around the street too drunk to walk by themselves he would pick them up, put them in a wheel-barrow and cart them off to jail. I remem-ber seeing him do that many a time, especially from the old Columbia Hotel and the other hotels in town. He’d keep them overnight to sober up and then let them go again.”

Mr. Love met one of the Wild West’s real-life desperadoes who was also well beloved as “Robin Hood.”

“His name was Bill Miner, and he was a good-hearted man whom I met in Revelstoke many years ago. Everybody liked him because he often used the money he stole, for

example in a train holdup at Ducks, to help people. This was the reason he wasn’t caught for so long; all the people were his friends and they, especially the farmers, would let him hide out at their places. He was final-ly caught when one of his men killed some-body. But Bill Min-or wasn’t responsible and never killed or hurt the people he robbed.”

Another early experience with a humorous note was Mr. Love’s time work-ing for the Colum-bia Wine and Spirits Company.

“Every fall we would take enough whiskey down the river to last the town until spring. That would be quite a trip since the men would take off one of the hoops on the bar-rels, siphon out sev-eral gallons of whis-key, and then put the

hoop back on so no one could tell there was a hole. They had a glorious time, but otherwise getting that old boat down the river without get-ting stuck was a hard job.”

Life on the regu-lar job had its light-er moments too because the clerks would be hardly able to stand up after they got off work so they often gave their keys to me.

I could invite who-ever I wanted down to the cellar and I got quite of few people tight, even the preacher, who was a great drinker.”

But, according to Mr. Love, Golden was no better or worse a town than any other in those days.

“People enjoyed themselves and they also got along well,” he said. It was certain-ly a different town in those days.”

Madeline McDermot, George Love and May Sime pose for a photo on their skis. Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum

Early Golden lived by ‘the code of the north’ and left all as it was

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Men’s and Ladies’Combo Bonspiel

February 6th, 7th & 8th

Call Phyllis at 250-344-1304Entry Deadline is February 2nd.

Entry fee - Men - $220/team Women - $180/team

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to support community endeavours. For our future.

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Local artist John Jenkins has gone back to using his former band name and is now one half of a ‘two-man trio’ that has a busy schedule lined up for the rest of the winter.

John Jenkins Small Town Revival is made up of Jenkins and bassist Jackson Baker, who grew up in Ottawa and moved to Golden from Vancouver in 2013. They’ll take to the stage for a free show as part of the Whitetooth Grill concert series at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort this Sat-urday and will be among the local performers at the Youth Centre during the Golden Sound Festival on Feb. 21.

Jenkins, who used to front a full rock trio, has enjoyed playing with Jackson since the pair met and started jamming at the Wolf’s Den’s Sunday howl (which Jenkins leads).

“It’s going really well (with Baker). You can really fill out a full sound with just two guys and it is something that is a bit more uncommon than a folk trio,” Jenkins said. “It’s really challenging for me as an artist…Now I’m trying to write songs that fit with what’s possible.”

Baker complements Jenkins with backing vocals as well and while they lack a drummer, they aren’t necessarily looking to expand on their lineup either.

“I do kick, snare, high hat, harmonica, guitar and vocals,” Jenkins explained. “On any given song I could be playing any of those.”

While listeners have dubbed Jenkins as both a folk and bluegrass artist over the years, he has seen his sound evolve recently to the point where he is beginning to explore new genres.

“It definitely feels like there is more rock and funky stuff coming out (lately),” he explained.“It’s still hard for me to not write ballad songs. I’m trying to write more upbeat and danceable

stuff.” Jenkins has been working to get more gigs for the group and they’ll visit Canmore, Invermere

and Revelstoke in addition to several shows in Golden in the coming months. He’s now looking to set up shows further afield while working towards recording another album.

For more information and a full list of upcoming shows, check out the group’s website at smalltownrevival.ca.

Jenkins brings back Small Town Revival

John Jenkins has teamed up with bassist Jackson Baker and revived the name he used for his original band, John Jenkins Small Town Revival. Photo Submitted


ROTARY CLUB GIANT SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER

Golden Civic Centre Friday, February 6 from 5 - 9pm

Funds will go to the Golden Food Bank and the Rotary Medical Emergency Fund

GREAT SPAGHETTI & A VARIETY OF FAMOUS SAUCES!Served by Rotarians & Golden Dental Centre Staff

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Juno winner plays house concert

J.D. Marshall and Juno winner Cara Luft (together known as The Small Glories) performed for an audience of 40 at a house concert in Golden that was organized by Bacchus Books & Cafe. The Glories are due to release their first album together this spring. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Local artist Aaron Enns will be exhib-iting his work at the Art Gallery of Golden from now until Feb. 21.

Embodying life as art in the mountains, Enns is a multi-media artist specializing in acrylics … as well as an organic garden-ing permaculturist, a bluegrass reggae musician, and a free riding Apprentice Ski Guide.

He began spend-ing time in Golden in 1992 when his family purchased the Goat

Mountain Lodge in the Blaeberry and has primarily made his home here for the last twenty-two years, except for a couple of years travelling to the mountains and hills of Thailand, India, New Zealand and Central Amer-ica, and another two years studying at Emi-ly Carr Institute of Art.

For Enns, art encompasses build-ing bike trails and wood stunts, creat-ing aesthetic ski lines on remote mountain summits, eccentric bird houses, perma-culture landscape

and garden designs as well as standard mediums such as painting, drawing, and photography.

Local artist finds beauty in multitude of mediums

Local artist’s Aaron Enns exhibit will be at AGOG until Feb. 1. Photo Submitted


THE BABIES ARE BACK!

The Golden Star will be publishing a Special Section featuring the BaBies of 2014.

Email or bring in a photo of your baby along with the date and time of birth, weight, and names of

parents and any siblings.

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Publication Date: Wednesday February 4th

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Mercer competes in Heritage Relay, human bowling in Field

Rick Mercer, one of CBC’s most popular personalities, was in attendance for Field’s annual winter festival, Yoho Blow Days. Mercer took part in events ranging from human bowling (above photo) to a Heritage Relay, which involved the sawing of a log (demonstrated by Aaron Cameron in the top left photo) and axe throw-ing (which Mercer performed with his relay partner Sean Cunningham in the top right photo). The segment is due to air on the Rick Mercer Report within the next couple of weeks. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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BEGINNER KARATE CLASSESJUNIORS (6-9 years) YOUTH/ADULTS (10 years+)

and NEW! Kids Classes (4-6 years) Saturdays, only 10:30–11:15 am

We Are Taking New Students for our Spring Semester

To register, come by our new Dojo at 818 9th St N just before Class times

- OR -Next door at Columbia Pool and Spa (see Michelle)

AFFORDABLE FAMILY PACKAGESFamily and Semester payment discounts available

Contact us for details

SPRING CLASS SCHEDULE (January 29 to the end of June)JUNIORS (5-9 years) TUES & THURS from 6:00–6:45 pm

YOUTH/ADULT Beginners and Advanced belts TUES & THURS from 7:00 – 8:30pm

And NowKIDS Introduction to Martial Arts – Saturdays 10:30 – 11:15 am

GOLDEN SHOTOKAN KARATE SOCIETY Learn to enjoy higher levels of:

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BEGINNER KARATE CLASSES JUNIORS (5-9 Yrs) and YOUTH/ADULTS (10 years +)

Register For Fall Training:

Mt Seven Rec Plex - Community Connections night Sept 12th 7 – 9pm

Or: Alexander Park Elementary School Gym

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Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) provides free literacy

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Please send this form with your cheque (payable to CBAL) to: CBAL, #2 - 1535 - 14th St., Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K4


Unless you’ve been living deep in the Blae-berry Valley, you prob-ably know that few films in recent mem-ory have generated buzz quite like The Interview during the lead up to its Christ-mas theatrical release.

After Sony Pic-tures had their serv-ers hacked and cata-logue leaked, many believed North Korea was behind the digital attack in retaliation for The Interview.

At one point, Sony pulled the Seth Rogen film from theatres after a North Korean threat, but they even-tually released it both in theatres and for pur-chase online. Less than a month after its initial planned release, it’s available for streaming on Netflix.

The film’s plot revolves around an assassination attempt of North Korean dicta-tor Kim Jong-un. Dave Skylark (James Fran-co) and his producer Aaron Rapaport (Seth Rogen) are enlist-ed by the CIA to carry out the attempt after Skylark receives a rare exclusive interview with Kim, one of the world’s most notorious leaders.

The plan goes awry almost as soon as the pair land in North Korea and Skylark

begins to spend qual-ity time with Kim and starts to see him in a different light.

Franco is in fine form as his normal goofy self with frequent sidekick Rogen acting as the straight man. Randall Park is mostly enter-taining as Kim.

Rogen and child-hood friend Evan Goldberg co-directed the controversial comedy and while it doesn’t live up to earli-

er collaborations such as This Is The End and Superbad, it does deliv-er a barrage of mind-less, slapstick humour that audiences have come to expect from the pair. Specifically, the budding friend-ship between Skylark and Kim provides the movie with its most entertaining scenes.

While the most note-worthy aspect of The Interview is quite clear-ly its starring role in

the Sony Pictures hack of 2014, it still contains plenty of laughs and makes for a good pop-corn flick.

It’s also just worth checking out for those who want to see what all of the hype was about.

For that reason, I’ll give The Interview 8 mouse clicks out of 10.

The Net Result: The Interview a hit

Seth Rogen and James Franco star in The Interview, one of the most talked about films of 2014. Village Roadshow Pictures

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Growing up in the city dubbed ‘Win-terpeg,’ my journey to working here at The Golden Star has involved many all-you-can-learn late study nights, several full body lycra suits and one pair of hand me down skis.

After an animated childhood in the prai-rielands of Manitoba, I moved to Calgary at the age of 17 to pursue a career in the sport of speed skating, hence the lycra. As it is a rare amateur sport, I am often asked about my experience and great-est accomplishments.

Of course we all know the most-decor-

ated Canadian athlete, Cindy Klassen? Well my claim to fame is that in one of my races against her, she lapped me only once! The part that I sometimes leave out is that the entire race was only seven laps.

During my plight to achieve athlet-ic success, I was also attending the Univer-sity of Calgary work-ing on a B.A. in Inter-national Relations. Yes, I too have an Arts degree that I am still trying to figure out how to apply to the real world! Concluding my speed skating career in 2010 and completing my university degree in 2012, I was on the look-out for something new. As it turned out, I met a boy. The boy-who-

shall-not-be-named was a Golden local who convinced me to make the move in the sum-mer of 2012.

As a flatlander, my skiing ability was appal-ling at best and my first run down from the top of Stairway was a moment I do not want to relive. But, I have come a long way since then and have picked up a few other outdoor mountain sports dur-ing my time here.

With 2.5 years of liv-ing in Golden under my belt, I have grown to love and appreci-ate this beautiful com-munity! Working at the Golden Star, I am excited to meet more people in the com-munity and to repre-sent the needs of local business.

Golden Star welcomes its newest member

Andrea Johnson joins the Golden Star as the new advertising repre-sentative for the newspaper. Star Photo


MoTI Ad # 1082Rocky Mountain Hired Equipment

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The Rocky Mountain District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire in the Selkirk Service Area for the fiscal year 2015/2016, which begins April 1, 2015. This area includes Perry River east to Golden and south to Brisco on Highway 95 (not including Glacier National Park), and Revelstoke north to Mica Creek and south to Trout Lake on Highway 23.

All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Revelstoke will be receiving invitations to re‑register their equipment for the coming fiscal year by mail by the end of February.

Any individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafeBC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.

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Register through the Rocky Mountain District Office at:555 Victoria Road, Revelstoke, B.C.

You can also phone toll-free at 1 888 613-9993 or send a fax to 250 426-1523 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you,

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The Golden Farmers’ Market is gearing up for a new year. The first indoor Market of the season will be held on Saturday Feb. 7 at the Rec Plex, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be live music, and a variety of products from local artisans.

“In past years we have held quite a few winter Markets. This season we will host only two indoor Markets, one in February and one in April”, says Rebecca Malaka, one of the Market managers. “Due to the rising costs of renting the Rec Plex the Market is limited in hosting events. But we know how much the community enjoys and values the Farmer’s Markets, so we want to keep a few going. We are looking at other indoor venues, and will let the community know if we decide to move our April Market.”

New this year will also be the location of the outdoor Sat-urday Markets.

“Customers love the Spirit Square Location, but we understand it will be under construction this year. The Sat-urday Markets will instead likely be held in the same loca-tion as the Wednesday Markets, in the CP Parking Lot. We need to look at our options before we make a final decision on that.”

There was considerable controversy last year regarding the future of the Markets in Golden.

“We feel we have moved past the issues and are focused on the positive. We have great support from our current Town Council and Mayor. We are very happy with their decision to support the Golden Farmers’ Markets as a local event,” says Malaka.

“It is great to see the amount of foot traffic going back and forth between the Markets at the CP Parking Lot, and the downtown businesses. The Markets are a fantas-

tic opportunity for local artisans to promote their wares. Vendors are passionate about what they do, and it shows in their products.”

The outdoor Market season will start on June 14 and run until September 27. The theme of the February Market will be ‘Valentine’s Day’. Admission is by donation. Regu-

lar vendor table fee is $25, for students $12.50. The Farm-ers’ Markets are based on the principle of ‘locally made, baked and/or grown’. If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Kay Nagao at [email protected], or via the Golden Farmers’ Market Facebook page.

Winter Farmers’ Markets about to begin at the Mount 7 Rec Plex

The Golden Farmers’ Market presents its annual donation to the Golden Food Bank. Stephanie Findlater (right), General Manager of the Golden Food Bank, receives a cheque with a $200 donation from Rebecca Malaka (left). Photo Submitted

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A depiction of Archangel Michael stands with one hand holding a lyre forewords, and the other holding a staff. The lyre is the divine music, the resonance of the soul, that he holds forward to remind us of the ‘music in our own soul.’ When we are in tune with the ‘inner wisdom,’ the purpose that inspires us, we resonate in a way that reminds others to also ‘dance’ through life. The staff, reminiscent of the staff associ-ated with healing, encourages a connection with our inner power. The ability to speak clear-ly, and with assertive confidence about our life path requires immense courage.

People do not always respond in the ways that we would wish when we contemplate major life changes. Their reactions however, are not a reflection of our potential to succeed, but rather a reflection of what their life experience is at this time. As we seek to connect with our ‘divine and perfect health’ we become teachers to those that we love and interact with. Belief that we are are worthy of health on all levels, affords remarkable opportunities to transform our lives.

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Karin Lynne Hewitt, age 60 passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 in Fort St. James.

Karin was born March 11, 1954 in Mission, BC. She was predeceased by her parents Florence Gustafson & Edward Raspberry, and her brother Brian Raspberry.

Karin is survived by her three sons, Reg Hewitt of Fort St. James, Brad(Nikki) Hewitt of Surrey & Jesse Hewitt of Fort St. James; Granddaughter Summer and Grandson Fraser; Brothers, Ron of Maple Ridge, Ken(Gail) of Mission, Wayne(Barb) of Salmon Arm; Sisters, Sandy(Henry) of Revelstoke, Mary Ann of Golden & Lil (Tim) of Golden; and many other loving nieces, nephews, cousins & relatives.

Karin was a long time resident of Golden and would often be seen in Sobey’s as a cashier. She loved to chat and get to know her customers as they came into the store. When illness made it hard for her to work she eventually moved to Fort St. James to help care for her granddaughter. Karin’s grandchildren where a joy to her and always put a smile on her face. Karin enjoyed making crafts, quilting, crocheting and visiting the casino and playing bingo. She loved to spend time with family and friends and was often a catalyst for bringing them all together.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Salmon Arm, BC at the Elk’s Hall at 1 30 p.m. n lieu of owers, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC or Diabetes Foundation.“Sometimes there are just no words to say those

things that are deepest in our hearts.”You will be forever missed by your family and friends.

Karin Lynne HewittMarch 11, 1954 - January 19, 2015

Martha Paauw1929 - 2015

Martha passed away in Durand Manor on January 18th. 2015 at the age of 85 years.

Martha was born in Korastyschew, Ukraine March 19th. 1929 Martha immigrated to the

U.S in 1952 from Germany, Martha came to visit her sister Alice in Field B.C. and there met her fi rst husband to be Sam Derr who she had two children with Marlene and Alfred. Martha’s jobs in Golden consisted of 16 years of cleaning the Bank of Commerce, the Clinic, and the R.C.M.P station, and went on to chambermaid at numerous Motels and Hotels until many back surgeries forced her to retire, but she never stopped keeping busy with her family, gardens, fl owers and volunteer work.

Upon the passing of Sam in 1982 she kept busy, mostly being proud of and adoring her grandchildren. Aft er 12 years as a widow a new suitor came a knockin’, Dick Paauw who aft er a short time asked me for my Moms hand in marriage another chapter in Martha’s life, and was blessed with 10 more years of love with a special man. Upon Dick’s passing in 2007, 2008 brought another change in Martha’s life, she moved into Durand Manor where she resided until her passing.

Martha was predeceased by her Mother Olga Pelzer; her Husband Sam Derr; her Granddaughter Crystal Joy Cain; her Sister Alice Hemmerling; and her second Husband Dick Paauw .

Martha is survived by her Daughter Marlene (Teeder) Coupland, her Son Alfred (Vera) Derr, her Grandchildren Tina Spehar, Tim, Samantha (Matt ), and Wade Coupland, and fi ve Great Grandchildren. Also her loving Sisters Toni Beurig in Germany and Ida Mohr in Bridgeton New Jersey.A funeral service was held at the Golden Lutheran church on Monday Jan 26, 2015.

If so desired a donations may be made to Durand Manor Golden B.C. or the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

Email condolences may be sent through Martha’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.

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A time of splendor - the rhyme, the reasonsHave loved “my mountains” with great delight

Watched my “Canada Geese” on their southern flightAll the glories, soft mossy mountain trails and waterfalls

The moon in its magnificence, the loons haunting callsI have been high above valleys where the eagles soar

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Alan is survived by his fiancé, Tiffany Valentine and their unborn child and his 9 year old daughter Sydney of Alberta. His “Ma”, Cynthia Dreier (Rich Piotrowski) of Calgary, his dad, Donald Harris (Jan) of Quesnel, and his grandparents Harvie and Lil Harris of Golden.He is also survived by his sisters Crystal (Lorenzo) Federico, Cassandra (David) Stevens, Jaclyn Piotrowski, and Alexandria Piotrowski and brothers Ryan Harris, Kelly (Racheal) Harris and Richard Piotrowski. Alan loved being an uncle to Emily, Lucas, Isabel, Corban, Danica, Annabelle, Hayden and James. Alan also leaves behind his faithful “boy” Keegan, his 5 year old Boston terrier, many aunts, uncles cousins and friends.A Celebration of Life was held for Alan, on Friday Jan 23 at McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home.

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The family of the late Clayton Johnson would like to thank everyone for their condolences, cards, flowers and food. Also, a thank you to the staff at Abbeyfield House and Durand Manor for their excellent care of our father during the last few months. Thanks to Dr. Tan and R.N. Gladys Delgadillo and other staff at the Golden Hospital. Thanks to David Wallensteen of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home and the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary for catering the tea at the Seniors Centre. Thank you to Bill and Sherri MacDonald of Glen Crichton Apartments for always being there for mom and dad.

The family of the late Martha Paauw would like to thank everyone for their condolences, cards, flowers and most of all for the kindness and Love they expressed to my Mom.

Dr. Starke, Dr. Drysdale, Dr. McCarroll, Dr. VanDerLugt and his team of care givers, Dr. Carol Ward and her care aides. Also Mary Lynn Lewis, for her continued support. All the numerous care aides and LPN’s who looked after Mom your kindness, Love and care has not gone unnoticed, she had a special place in her heart for her family in Durand Manor.

A special thanks to Inga Clapperton, Ingrid Hambruch, Marija Spehar, Lori Formenti, Carol Anderson, Linda Hautala, Glen Ewan, Pastor Tim Schnieder and the congregation ladies who provided tea and snacks at the church. To all the friends relatives and volunteers who over these past few years took the time to visit and make Mom feel truly loved words can’t express our thanks.

Thanks to Dave Wallensteen and Nina Higginson from Hindman Bowers Funeral Home for the kindness and compassion during this difficult time.

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TWO HOME GAMES IN A ROW!!! GO ROCKETS GO!!!Golden Rockets

VS.Columbia Valley Rockies

FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 20157:30PM GOLDEN ARENA

Golden Rockets VS.

Creston Valley Thundercats

SATURDAY JANUARY 31, 20157:30PM GOLDEN ARENA

Rockets lose two to the Fernie Ghostriders despite improved form Joel [email protected]

The Rockets didn’t get the results they wanted over the weekend, but it was a much stronger effort by the fourth place club than in recent weeks.

“The boys played the way I want them to play. We played hard both games,” said head coach Ty David-son.

Up against the division-leading Fernie Ghostriders, the Rockets suffered 5-3 and 2-1 defeats in the home and home series.

On Friday the Rockets jumped out to a two goal lead on the strength of second period scores from Braeden Allkins and Tanner Wit. The lead was short-lived, however, as Spencer Bender scored twice and Evan Reid added another for Fernie before the period was through.

Wit notched his second of the game to even the

score just over five minutes into the third. That set up Riders sniper Doan Smith to tally the winner with just under eight minutes to play. Ex-Rocket Dustin Watt, who moved from Golden to Fernie during training camp, earned a measure of revenge against his former club with an insurance marker late in the period to cap the scoring.

Mark Becica tallied 33 saves on 38 shots in the loss. The Rockets produced another solid performance

the following night, but once again it wasn’t enough. Magnus Viberg made 20 saves on 22 shots as the

Rockets outshot their division rivals but had trouble solving Riders netminder Jeff Orser.

Jason Yan got Fernie on the board in the second per-iod but Cole Mckechney sent the teams to the dressing room on even terms with a power play goal.

Smith was the hero once again for Fernie when he beat Viberg with just under 12 minutes to play in the final frame.

Outside of the Rockets’ 9-0 thumping of the Grand Forks Border Bruins last weekend, the club has scored just 6 goals across its other four previous games, a drought that will need to end sooner rather than later as the team heads towards the playoffs.

“To me it’s been a bit of a concern this whole year,” Davidson said, who tinkered with a few different line combinations on Saturday but left his powerhouse top line of Mckechney, Tanner Watt and Ian Desro-sier intact.

“Hopefully some guys will get hot here. I still think at times we’re a little bit of a one line team unfortu-nately.”

The Rockets will be at home against Columbia Valley and Creston Valley next weekend as the regular sea-son begins to wind down.

The club has clinched a playoff spot in the Eddie Mountain Division, with only seeding left to be deter-mined.

Racers compete at Huckleberry Loppet

A big crowd of cross country skiers participated in the Golden Nordic Club’s annual Huckleberry Loppet at Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre. Left: Anya Klafki leads Jorgen Halvorsen out of the gate. Right: Simone Gervais competes in the 1km classic mass start. Joel Tansey/Star Photos


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551 Highway #95, South6bdrms 4 baths 4,056sqft 3.19 acres

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2016 McMurdo Road2 bdrms 2 baths 2,300sqft 3.71 acres

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1425 Granite Drive3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,032sqft

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3 bdrms 3 baths 2,302sqft

$309,9001114 - 10th Street

3 bedrooms 1 bath 2,400sqft

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#203, 521 - 8th Avenue1 Bedroom 1 Bath 587sqft

$129,900519 - 10th Street

4 Bedrooms 1.5 Baths 2,028sqft

$220,0001055 King Crescent

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1741 Seward Frontage Road4 bdrms 2 baths 3,438sqft 14.22 acres

$699,0002328 Holmes Deakin Road

5 bdrms 2 baths 3,032 sqft 60 acres

$575,000800 Nicholson Frontage Road

4bdrms 2 baths 2,600sqft

$345,900#12, 2924 Kicking Horse Road


$198,900931 McBeath Road

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#21, 1345 Aemmer Way2 bedrooms 1 bath 770 sqft

$285,000505 - 6th Street


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1638 Purcell Woods3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,682sqft

$875,000#404, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail


$389,000#402, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail


$365,0001590 Columbia Valley View


$1,695.001593 Columbia Valley View

4 bedrooms 3.5 baths 3,752sqft

$1,195,000

$330,000Lot 17, 1208 Station Avenue

Land & Building1000 Kicking Horse Drive

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