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LEADER OF THE PACK Approximately 160 Grade 7 students from across School District 58 convened on the fields at Nicola Canford on May 1 for the second annual knobby-ball tournament. The tournament is organized by the district to introduce Grade 7 students to one another before they enter high school in an effort to ease the transition. The tournament also plays into the district’s Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement. Students quickly learned that scoring in the centuries-old First Nations game is harder than it looks. For the full story and more pictures, pick up a copy of the Thursday, May 8 edition of the Merritt Herald. Emily Wessel/Herald

Results of 2013 Adolescent Health Survey in

The results of the 2013 Adolescent Health Survey (AHS) are in, and they show mari-juana and alcohol use are above the provincial average in School Dis-trict 58.

Fifty-seven per cent of SD58 students sur-veyed indicated they have tried alcohol, which is higher than the provincial average of 45 per cent. It is on par with the survey from a decade ago which showed 58 per cent of students had tried it.

Marijuana use in the district is higher than the provincial aver-age, with 32 per cent of students in Nicola-Similkameen reporting they’d tried it compared to the provincial aver-age of 26 per cent.

Across the province, the most common age for first trying alcohol was 14, with nearly a quarter of respondents indicating that’s when they’d tried it.

Merritt Secondary School principal Bill Lawrence said he’s noticed more issues with marijuana use at Mer-ritt Secondary School than alcohol.

“We had a real rash of it at the beginning

of the year,” Lawrence said, noting over the past two months stu-dents smoking mari-juana at school seems to have died down.

“The main thing is you can’t learn when you’re high,” he said.

He said he thinks the district’s higher-than-average alcohol use is indicative of small, rural communities in B.C.

He also pointed out Merritt’s low rankings in socio-economic statis-tics and the prevalence of drug and alcohol use in the community as a whole.

“Your school is a reflection of your com-munity, for the most part,” Lawrence said.

“And much of it’s a really good reflection. There’s a lot of really wonderful things about our community, but, definitely, I think we struggle a little bit with kids who get high and come to school, and kids who drink,” Law-rence said.

Self-esteem reports in SD58 were on par with the provincial aver-age in the survey, with 84 per cent agreeing or mostly agreeing with the statement “I usually feel good about myself.”

By Michael PotestioTHE [email protected]

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Dix done as NDP leader

VICTORIA – Adri-an Dix’s last day as B.C. NDP leader saw him lead the charge against B.C. Liberal forest policy in ques-tion period, outline his legacy from three years as opposition leader, and then hand the leadership over to his successor John Horgan.

The party’s dead-line for leadership candidates to challenge Horgan arrived at 5 p.m. Thursday, and the Juan de Fuca MLA will make his leadership debut in the legislature Monday after a week-end party event.

After a standing ovation from the NDP caucus Thursday, Dix led off question period by accusing the B.C. Liberal government of “rushing to give huge private corporations de facto ownership over publicly owned land” with its proposed shift to area-based forest tenures.

Speaking to report-ers afterward, Dix said he is proud that he moved the government toward an emphasis on skills training, with changes to appren-ticeships and post-secondary laid out by B.C. Liberal cabinet ministers this week.

“And while I’m not happy with the approach the govern-ment’s taken, clearly that issue is now on

the top of the public agenda and we forced it,” Dix said.

In his pre-election budget last year, Finance Minister Mike de Jong raised corpo-rate income tax one point to 11 per cent, half as much as Dix had proposed, and raised personal income tax for those earning more than $150,000 by 2.1 per cent for two years.

Dix said it’s frus-trating not to be in government to deal with issues he champi-oned, such as worker safety after a series of fatal incidents involv-ing farm and sawmill workers.

Horgan is acclaimed as NDP leader after Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth dropped out of the leadership contest and endorsed him April 8.

By Tom FletcherBLACK PRESStfl [email protected]

Adrian Dix during a stop in Merritt in 2013. Herald file photo

MAGIC SHOW

Merritt’s Maggie Ollek and JP Lancaster make up the local half of garage rockers River City Magic, which played to a full house at the Culture Club on Saturday.

The band shared the stage with Vancouver guitarist Zi Paris, Vancouver-based surf-rock trio Shimmering Stars, and Merritt/Kamloops jug band the Dungbeatles at an energetic show for an enthusiastic crowd.

Emily Wessel/Herald

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From the Herald archives: May 1978

Archives-muse-um to be open to public Saturdays

The Nicola Valley Archives Associa-tion held its regular meeting April 18, 1978. Included in the business dis-cussed were open-ing hours, which will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays until further notice. It is hoped that there will be more writers for future publications of the newsletter. Anyone who is interested, please contact a member of the executive.

Of special inter-est was the sugges-tion of a “registra-tion” workshop which would help any members to catalogue and arrange museum/archival donations and loans. Pres-ently, the NVAA is looking for a trea-surer and member-ship person and would consider any concerned member willing to give of their time and tal-ents.

FREE VERSE

Free the Children speakers Joanna (foreground) and Jason (or “J-Dawg,” background) travelled from Toronto to visit Merritt Secondary School on May 2 to present the Canadian charity’s Healthy Food, Healthy World talk on food security.

The presenters used humour and personal stories to share their message that food security is one of the pillars that can help lift people around the world out of poverty.

The speakers used examples of food security issues and possible solutions from Panama, Brunei and the Philippines, as well as statistics from B.C. and a game where the school’s student body was encouraged to guess whether the price of certain food products in Nunavut was higher or lower than a given price.

The presentation concluded with a food security parody rap to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ Thrift Shop, and was followed up with an afternoon-long workshop with a group of 20 students selected by teachers to come up with fundraising ideas and actions for the school.

Emily Wessel/Herald

New questions focus on mental healthMales were more likely

than females to report gener-ally feeling good about them-selves.

More females reported hav-ing a mental health condition than males. Thirteen per cent of females indicated depres-sion compared to five per cent of males. Similarly, 13 per cent of females indicated having an anxiety disorder or panic attacks compared to four per cent of males.

In SD58, 88 per cent of students indicated they didn’t forego emotional or mental health services in the last year if they needed them.

Lawrence said the school’s health nurse, social workers, youth mental health workers and aboriginal support work-ers are among the resources MSS has for its students.

“Could we use more? Yeah, probably,” he said. “[But] I can’t remember a time where I said, ‘Man, this kid needs some youth mental health’ and we didn’t get it,” Law-rence said.

In a new question for 2013 asking students to rate their

overall mental health, 81 per cent of students across the province reported good or excellent mental health. How-ever, the gender gap appeared here as well, with 87 per cent of males responding good or excellent compared to 76 per cent of females.

That number was lower than the 87 per cent of stu-dents who identified as hav-ing good or excellent overall health.

In terms of stress, the gen-der gap identified in the 2008 AHS continued and was iden-tified at every age. Thirteen per cent of females reported feeling extreme stress that pre-vented them from functioning properly while five per cent of males reported the same.

The survey also included a new question on sleep, asking students to report how many hours they’d slept the night before taking the survey.

Twenty-seven per cent of males slept nine hours or more compared to 21 per cent of females.

Seventeen per cent of stu-dents surveyed from across the province met Health Canada’s guideline for an hour of mod-

erate to vigorous activity every day.

The McCreary Centre Society, a Vancouver-based not-for-profit, administers the survey every five years. The 2013 survey was administered to about 30,000 public school students between 12 and 19 in 56 of the province’s 59 school districts.

The survey covers a wide range of topics, including family, community, school, technology, sleep, work, men-tal health and body image.

Lawrence said he thinks MSS has done a good job bringing in speakers and small group sessions to address the types of concerns that were brought forward by AHS sta-tistics.

When it comes to these statistics, Lawrence said he doesn’t see them as anything surprising.

“We’re kind of on the front lines of that information,” he said.

Lawrence said the statis-tics are good to know when dealing with students on an individual basis, but they don’t focus school goals around the information.

From Page 1 3 new tagline options The City of Merritt

is taking more input on Merritt’s new tagline and signage concepts as part of the new brand direc-tion.

Two more open hous-es, scheduled for May 12 at 7 p.m. and May 13 at 1 p.m., will give Merritton-ians another opportunity to voice their opinions on what they want Merritt and the Nicola Valley to be known for.

Alternately, the city has launched a short online survey about the brand direction with three taglines to rank in order of preference.

The choices are “Country inspired,” “Proud to be country” and “Country with spirit.” There is also an opportu-nity to suggest a different tagline on the survey.

A link to the survey can be found on the City of Merritt’s homepage at merritt.ca. The deadline to complete the survey

is Friday at 3 p.m. as the results will be shared at next week’s open houses.

The open houses will be facilitated by the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association. Both take place at the Civic Centre.

McHappy Day approaching

McHappy Day takes place Wednesday at the local McDonald’s restau-rant and other franchises around Canada.

One dollar from the sale of every Big Mac, Happy Meal and hot beverage goes to the com-pany’s Ronald McDon-ald Houses and other children’s charities across Canada.

Ronald McDonald Houses are a home-away-from-home for families while a young member of the family is treated at a nearby hospital for a seri-ous illness.

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SANITARY SEWER FLUSHING The City of Merritt Public Works Department would like to remind residents that it is that time of year again for our annual maintenance program for sewer fl ushing and camera work. We apologize for any inconvenience and your patience is greatly appreciated. If you have had any problems with your toilet bubbling up in the past it is recommended that you place a towel or saran wrap over your bowl and put the lid down. Also, if you experience any foul smelling odour it is advised to run a little water through the household’s sinks and bathtubs.

This is scheduled to begin on April 14 and run until about May 30th

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MERRITT/NICOLA VALLEY DESTINATION BRAND TAG LINE SURVEY

Closing date May 9, 2014 - 3:00 p.m. The City of Merritt and Thompson Okanagan Tourism are working together on a pilot project to roll out the Merritt/Nicola Valley Tourism Plan with a destination branding proj-ect. The brand being developed for the destination is tar-geting visitors. As a follow-up to the March 12, 2014 Open House and feedback from that session we require public input for the tag line to go with the destination brand. Complete this survey to assist the brand team in under-standing which proposed “tag line” resonates with you. What do you want Merritt, Nicola Valley to be known for? Initial research indicates three principle themes: heritage and culture; country (ranching, music, hardworking peo-ple); and outdoor recreation.

Come to City Hall to complete the survey or go online.http://www.merritt.ca/

OPEN HOUSESPlease attend the Public Open Houses for input on brand direction, proposed tag lines and signage concepts facili-tated by TOTA. Choose from either: Monday May 12th 7:00 p.m. OR Tuesday May 13th, 1:00 p.m. at the Merritt Civic Centre. No RSVP required. STAY INFORMEDInformation updates about the tourism plan can be found online through the following URL or you can link to the proj-ect website from the City of Merritt website economic de-velopment web page.http://www.totabc.org/corporateSite/community-info739/967-merritt/

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Help keep Merritt’s lanes and boulevards clean

As spring wanes and summer arrives, many of us are aware of the unusual amount of precipitation that has fallen on our city. With this rain and warmer weather comes plant growth and it does not require a lot of searching to find out-of-control grass and weeds in empty lots, alleys and bou-levards. We all want Merritt and the neigh-bourhoods we call home to look the best that they can.

A frequent ques-tion to the city bylaw

department is “who is responsible for main-tenance of boulevards and lanes?” The short answer is the adjacent property owner. Just as with winter snow, the adjacent property owner is responsible for shovelling the side-walk in front of their home, so during the rest of the year, the adjacent property owner is responsible for keeping the boule-vard and lane abutting their property in a neat and tidy condi-tion.

As a home or prop-

erty owner, you are responsible for the veg-etative growth outside your property lines to the curb and if there is an alley, you are responsible to the cen-tre of that alley that abuts your property. We may all even want to consider some of our neighbours who, for very good reasons, may not be as able.

With this mind, Merritt’s Nuisance Abatement Bylaw provides for minimum property standards within city limits. This bylaw allows the

city to regulate and in some cases, hire outside contractors to complete any work that is not done by the property owners.

We must all do our individual parts to maintain our neigh-bourhoods so they can look their best. One of the pleasures of living in a smaller communi-ty such as ours is that the little extra that we contribute can trans-late to a huge differ-ence that will positive-ly reflect on the city of Merritt as somewhere great to live.

The City of Merritt is inviting Merrittonians to voice more opinions on the branding process with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association.

Open houses are scheduled for May 12 at 7 p.m. and May 13 at 1 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

The brand rationale

statement has been updated to reflect the feedback from the open house on March 12.

The city has also launched an online sur-vey to seek additional input.

For more informa-tion and updates on the branding process, visit totabc.org.

OPEN HOUSES ON BRANDING


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The ‘closed’ church and Christ’s open grave

The command-ment “Go and tell” (Matt.28:7; Mark 16:7) is a compelling and, at the same time, com-forting benediction of Christ, the Conqueror of death, to his disci-ples just before his post-resurrection to heaven.

“Go and tell.” But tell what?

At the outset, it may be the good news that they saw Jesus alive. But the resurrection appear-ance has much more to report than that.

The church has to assert the supreme authority of Christ that subdued or defeated the

legitimate authority of the Roman rulers, the legalistic authority of religious leaders of the fake power of the devil.

To every believer today, the resurrection of Christ gives meaning to his belief and sets the grammar for Chris-tian living.

When this revela-tion sinks deep in our conviction, the church will not stop from mov-ing out to tell the world that Jesus is alive.

Yes, the open grave reaffirms the ultimate authority of Christ over all worldly rule and power (1 Cor.15:24).

Further, this author-ity revitalizes a vibrant relation not only with the Saviour but also with his resurrection power (1 Cor.6:14).

Consequently, the statements “all author-ity in heaven and on earth has been given to me,” or “anyone who has faith in me will do

what I have been doing, he will do even greater things” (Jn.14:12), come alive.

In another place, Jesus said, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Mt.16:19).

We should not forget all these declarations establish a concrete foundation that the church, the body of Christ, is conferred with the authority of God.

Because of the inward-looking mind-set of the church, she believes she is power-less, and that leads to survival mentality rather than maximizing the potential of mem-bers toward kingdom maturity.

The church has shut herself in because

of internal, external, political, structural, and theological dilly-dallying.

Today, the church is not able to fully realize the strength she pos-sesses.

Very often, the church gives a signal to the society that she is “afraid” and “full of doubts” (Jn.20:19; Mt.28:17).

The interesting phe-nomenon is that, even after admitting to these misleading expressions, she pretends to be bold, active, and productive.

Instead of accepting the setback, she tries to cover up by making noise and keeps herself busy with activities within the four walls.

The New Testa-ment testifies that it is the will and command of the Lord that Jesus’ disciples and the church shall work as his wit-nesses in the world (Acts 1:8).

It is unfortunate that today’s church gives in to statistical reports, building archi-tecture, and high-tech equipment as displays of their power and strength.

It might be help-ful to depict to the outside world that we are a community to be reckoned with, but the reality is something dif-ferent.

In the early period of church establish-ment, people who were in secular authority got confused and scared about a tiny group of Christians and pointed to them saying: “The people who have turned the world upside down have come here as well” (Acts 17:6).

That meant people around them saw a convincing boldness and power within the church that pushed them forward.

The secret here is

that when the church yields herself to the lordship of Christ, she will join Paul in reiter-ating his words in Phi-lippians 2:9-11.

When this truth grips the church, she will recognize the strength in her and won’t compromise her convictions for the sake of survival.

The church, as a body, has a distinctive

role to play in society.She is called to be a

community that brings glory to God through believing, living, and manifesting the recon-ciliation and redemp-tion of God.

[email protected] NARAYAN MITRAYou Gotta HaveFAITH

Continued in the Tuesday, May 13 edition of the Merritt Herald.

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(NC) Little girls count on their mothers for care and safety, question their mothers through-out their teens, sift out her knowledge as they come of age — and then somehow overnight, it can strike like a bolt of lightning.

There it is, as it’s always been, our mother’s unconditional love from the second we were born.

Appreciation may take a while to grow, but when it does, mothers and daughters often become best friends as they laugh, listen, learn, and lean on each other equally. As adults, Mother’s Day is one more opportunity to strengthen those ties, to spoil her with surprises, and to give symbols of the unconditional love we feel for her as well.

Canadian lifestyle expert Janette Ewen offers these tips for personalized gifts between adult mothers and daughters:

Tap a special interest. You may have a few shared pursuits with your mother, but which one is tops for her? Is it music, cooking, perhaps

horseback riding? Her favourite pastime can be the base for a gift, or for a day out together. Indeed, if it’s something you also did together when you were younger, now it may have much more meaning.

Give her a gift card – and go shopping. Select a store that is certain to put a sparkle in her eye and arrange a day to take her there. The allure of a gift card is the fun of finding something fabulous on someone else’s dime.

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(NC) Are you thinking about whipping up something special to serve on Mother’s Day? Why not combine two of her favourite treats to cre-ate carrot cake pancakes? The recipe was created for the Almond Board of California by Emily Richards, author of Get In The Kitchen and COOK. Mixed with nutri-tious almonds, a dash of cinnamon and finished with a delicious cream cheese fruit sauce, the originality is sure to add a special touch and melt mom’s heart all in one bite.

Carrot Cake Almond Pancakes

Makes: 16 pancakesIngredientsPancakes:1 1/2 cups (375 mL)

whole wheat flour1/2 cup (125 mL) ground

almonds2 tbsp. (30 mL) granulated

sugar

1 tbsp. (15 mL) baking powder

1 tsp. (5 mL) ground cin-namon

Pinch fresh ground nut-meg

1 2/3 cups (400 mL) vanilla almond milk

1 egg2 tbsp. (30 mL) canola oil1 cup (250 mL) grated

carrots1/4 cup (60 mL) golden

raisinsCream Cheese Yogurt

Drizzle:1/4 cup (60 mL) 0%

Greek yogurt2 tbsp. (30 mL) light cream

cheese, softened4 tbsp. (60 mL) vanilla

almond milk1/2 cup (125 mL) diced

fresh strawberries2 cups (500 mL) quartered

fresh strawberriesDirectionsIn a large bowl, whisk

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In another bowl, whisk together almond milk, egg and canola oil. Pour over flour mixture and stir until smooth. Stir in carrots and raisins.

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Spoon drizzle over pan-cakes and top with berries.

This recipe has been evaluated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation registered dietitians and is part of a healthy diet based on recom-mendations in Canada’s Food Guide.www.newscanada.com

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No matter how many rules and protocols and jurisdictions and govern-ments and agencies and organizations humans create, sometimes nature just refuses to co-operate.

When a dead 23-me-tre-long blue whale wash-es up on shore, whose responsibility is it to clean up?

That’s a debate that recently raged in two towns on the west coast of Newfoundland and

Labrador. A 60-tonne carcass

washed up on the beach of Trout River and began to rot not far from water-front businesses and res-taurants.

In Rocky Harbour, a 20-metre blue whale carcass washed ashore in Gros Morne National Park.

Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. Though the car-casses were something of a tourist attraction at first, residents of the towns grew increasingly concerned that the gas trapped inside the car-casses might make them something of a blubber bomb just waiting to go off.

Not to mention the stench of the rotting cetaceans getting stronger with each passing day.

The Department of

Fisheries and Oceans said it will be removing the carcasses, putting the blubber in a landfill and driving their skeletons and tissue samples to a Toronto museum. The DFO will take DNA samples to determine if the whales are part of a group that died after they were trapped in thick sea ice earlier in the spring.

The carcasses pres-ent a rare chance people to learn more about the creatures — it’s just too bad they couldn’t stay in Newfoundland.

While there’s an upside to an unfortunate situa-tion regarding wild ani-mals in Newfoundland, the discovery of nine eagle carcasses in a ditch near Kamloops is any-thing but positive.

Conservation officers are asking for tips from the public in its investiga-

tion after the mutilated remains of eight bald eagles and one golden eagle were discovered last month. Each had its head, feet, tail feathers and wings removed.

Although eagles are considered to have a secure population in B.C., more incidents of this magnitude could upset the population and accel-erate its decline.

Anyone with informa-tion is asked to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters line at 1-877-952-7277.

Over the winter, poaching prompted a Vancouver Island First Nation to offer a $25,000 reward for information that would lead to the kill-ers of elk in their area.

A dozen of the elk had been transplanted to the area around Port Alberni and Barkley Sound to

create a sustainable popu-lation there. However, a number of their carcasses turned up over the winter, raising concern that the sustainable population wouldn’t be so sustainable if faced with poachers.

While some of the poached elk looked pro-fessionally butchered, some were only partially harvested and some were just abandoned.

These animals were killed without any sanc-tions and, it would seem, without any idea of the consequence a harvest of that size could have on the population.

You don’t have to be a wildlife expert to know that it is irresponsible to kill animals in this way.

You also don’t have to be a tree-hugging, anti-hunting vegan to be troubled by this kind of indiscriminate killing.

Obama’s elephant in the room: Asia

Poor old Tony Blair is condemned to spend the rest of his life trying to justify his decision to help George Bush invade Iraq.

He was at it again recently, insisting that the threat of Islamist extremism is the great problem of the 21st century. Western countries, he said, must put aside their differ-ences with Russia and China in order to “co-operate” in the fight against radical Islam.

President Barack Obama, how-ever, is tending to his real priority in world affairs — deciding whether the U.S.-China relationship will be one of co-operation or conflict. Not that that is the stated purpose of his current Asian tour. Officially he is discussing a free-trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with three countries that have already joined the negotiations (Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines) and one that probably soon will (South Korea).

It’s a very big deal. The 12 coun-tries on the Pacific Rim currently in the negotiation — Canada, the Unit-ed States, Mexico, Peru and Chile on the eastern side; Japan, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand on the western side — account for nearly 60 per cent of global GDP and over a quarter of world trade. But, there is an elephant in the room (or rather, not in the room) — China.

China is the second-largest econ-omy in the world and trades exten-sively with almost every member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — but it is not part of the negotia-tions, or at least not yet.

If it is kept out permanently, many consequences will follow.

Keeping China out of this planned free-trade area, the biggest in the world, is economically attrac-tive to the current members, and especially to the United States and Japan: the TPP would give U.S. and Japanese companies preferential access to Asia’s markets.

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But, the real motive driving the deal is strategic. They are all wor-ried about what happens when China’s military strength matches its economic power.

The Chinese regime insists that it has no expansionist ambitions, but it has alienated most of its neighbours by pushing hard on its extensive claims to islands in the East China Sea (the dispute with Japan over the Senkaku/Diayoyu Islands) and to seabed rights in the South China Sea (where it has disputes with Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines). They all want to nail down U.S. support, including mili-tary backing, if those disputes flare into open conflict.

That is not to say a great-power military confrontation in Asia is imminent, let alone that China is really expansionist. What drives the process, as usual, is more likely to be the threat that each side sees in the power of the other.

Asked in a recent BBC interview about Obama’s decision to shift U.S. naval forces from an equal divi-sion between Atlantic and Pacific to a 60:40 ratio in favour of the Pacif-ic, retired Maj.-Gen. Xu Guangyu, former vice-president of the People’s Liberation Army Defense Institute, replied: “How would [the Americans] like it if we took 60 per cent of our forces and sailed up and down in front of their doorstep?”

Then Xu added: “We want to achieve parity because we don’t

want to be bullied. It will take us another 30 years.”

That’s no more than anybody else wants, and it’s hardly imminent.

Former U.S. assistant secretary of state Philip J. Crowley was express-ing essentially the same sentiment when, commenting on Obama’s trip, he said that “Many traditional allies ... value a strong U.S. presence in the region to balance against an assertive China.”

In other words, it doesn’t take evil intentions to produce a tragedy.

In any case, it’s not likely to hap-pen soon. The point for the moment is that the strategic balance in Asia is what the U.S. cares about most, not the Middle East or even Russia.

The United States still drops drones on the heads of various

bearded fanatics in the greater Middle East, but they are just a nui-sance, not a real strategic threat.

Washington has just sent 600 American troops (600!) to reassure allies in eastern NATO countries that are worried about Russian intentions, but it doesn’t really antic-ipate a new Cold War with Moscow, nor would it feel really threatened if that happened. Russia is not the old Soviet Union and the U.S. defence budget is 10 times Russia’s.

The real strategic game is now in the Asia-Pacific region, which doesn’t mean that it’s any less futile and dangerous than it was in the old days.

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Soul of Splendour

O’ soul of splendour,

Born to eternity,

Innocence in your face,

Your eyes behold,

The beauty of Creation.

Enclosed in your Body,

Precious and Pure,

Your dreams are alive.

No burdens of earthly device,

Not chained by the wiles of the enemy

You believe that you can be

All that you dream of being.

Your purposes to fulfill,

Your imagination flies above the world.

Then one day,

In a moment so fair.

Comes the lies,

To which you’ll be forever ensnared.

“You are nothing,

“Nobody cares.”

“Never will you be good enough,”

“You do not compare.”

“Dreams are foolish,

“Who do you think that you are?”

Alas, believing the lies,

Your relief never comes.

Chains and snares enfold you.

Desperation cries for freedom.

Set free my soul to fly away,

From a world of criticism and despair.

Then you take your life.

Only to realize, that all were lies.

And O’ Soul, you were precious,

To the One who gave you life.

Darlene Deutch Lower Nicola

Editor’s note: reader Darlene Deutch submitted this poem she wrote following the suicide death of a 21-year-old man in the community. Though poems are not typically published in newspapers, the Herald made an exception to hon-our those lost in our community to sui-cide and in recognition of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week, which runs May 5-11.

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Taekwondo club brings home hardware

MSS six strut stuff at Battle of the BorderMerritt Secondary School’s

first track meet of the year was a learning experience for the group that took part in the 2014 Battle of the Border Invitational High School Track and Field Meet at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops over the April 26-27 weekend.

Coach Randy Sheldon told the Herald he thought his stu-dents tried hard and got to see what the events were like at the competitive level as opposed to just practice.

“They got to see why you practise and what’s important when it comes time to actually compete,” Sheldon said.

For example, those who com-peted in long distance running at the event got to experience the importance of pacing, Sheldon said.

“I think they had a lot of fun and they got to learn quite a bit right away,” Sheldon said.

MSS sent six students to the meet and placed 28 out of 32 overall in team ranking from the 182-event track meet with a total of 14.5 points.

Hope Secondary finished behind them, tied for 29th with 14 points and Dover Bay Secondary finished just ahead of MSS and tied for 26th with 18 points.

Revelstoke Secondary School ranked number 1 with 435 points.

There were also three teams from Calgary that participated in the meet.

Merritt’s squad of six took part in 10 events split up between Rahul Chhabra, Ben Hume, Kaneesha Joe, Michael Lao, Katie Marshall and Robert Neill.

“It is more of a fun, upbeat kind of first-kick-at-the-can track meet,” Sheldon said. “I thought our kids did well, [and] they had a lot of fun.”

All of Merritt’s participants were in the junior ranks.

RESULTS

Rahul Chhabra 1500m 6:26.14 12th 3000m 13:44.37 4th Long Jump 3.18 M 23rd

Ben Hume 100m dash 13.82 sec 12th Long Jump 4.12 M 14th 200m 27.28 8th

Kaneesha Joe 200m dash 34.93 12th

Michael Lao 1500m 6:15.87 10th Triple Jump 8.19 M 6th Long Jump 3.64 M 21st

Katie Marshall Shot Put 7.52 M 8th Javelin 16.82 M 12th Discus 21.57 M 4th

Robert Neill 1500m 6:18.14 11th High Jump 1.35 M 9th Long Jump 3.70 M 20th


Left: Ben Hume at the Battle of the Border High School Track Meet on April 26. Hume placed 14th in junior long jump. Michael Potestio/Herald

Fourteen-year-old Lennon Antoine hopes to be a black belt one day.

He said he loves watching UFC fight-ing and it’s what inspired him to take up taekwondo.

“When I was younger, people would do a trick, and I’d want to do it too and it would just get me pumped and I’d go outside and punch and kick the tree and think I was winning,” Antoine said.

Currently a blue belt in taekwondo, Antoine is a member of the Coquihalla Taekwondo Club.

Antoine and his fellow fighters from the club were in Ver-non on April 26 for the In-House Friend-ship Tournament and came away with a

cache of medals.Competitions were

held in sparring, pat-terns, power breaking and the little dragons obstacle course for future black belts who are between four and six years old.

The event was a regional and local tournament aimed

at providing tourna-ment experience to those who have never been to one, Coquihalla Taekwon-do Club instructor Ed Nedokus told the Herald in an email.

It helps get young members and those close to black belt some experience in

judging and referee-ing, he stated.

Some of the Mer-ritt members faced fighters with higher ranking belts in their free sparring matches due to lumping belt categories together if there was a short-age in one or more divisions. Although

somewhat daunting, it was good experi-ence, Nedokus told the Herald.


RESULTS

Evin Baird, 10Yellow belt with green stripeSilver in PatternsBronze in Sparring

Alyx Narjes, 12Green beltBronze in Sparring

Olivia Boven, 13Blue belt with red stripeSilver in patterns

Lennon Antoine, 14Blue belt with red stripeSilver in PatternsBronze in Sparring

Chantel Trosky, 12Red beltBronze in PatternsBronze in Sparring

Members of the Coquihalla Taekwondo Club (from left) Chantel Trosky, Olivia Boven, Lennon Antoine, instructor Ed Nedokus, Alyx Narjes and Evin Baird.

Katie Marshall at the Battle of the Border High School Track Meet on April 26. Marshall placed 8th in junior shot put. Michael Potestio/Herald


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Roommate wanted. Furnished bedroom with own bath, shared laundry, kitchen, inter-net included. Non smoker, non drinker, no parties, no pets. $500 per month + damage de-posit. Responsible person only apply. Call 250-378-6020 or cell 250-280-2264

Suites, Lower4 bdrm bsmt suite, carpet & hardwood fl , w/d, all appl., 2 baths. $980, utilities incl., ref req. n/s. Avail June 1. 250-280-1268

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Suites, Upper2 bdrm suite, laminate fl rs, re-cently reno’d, shared laundry $650 incl. util. Available. im-mediately. N/s, N/p, ref. req. 778-228-6378 or 250-378-0303

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Recreational/Sale2010 Wildwood 25’ travel trail-er. One slide out hardly used.$16,500 obo. As new insideand out. 250-378-3776

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The plan helps Canadian families find out more about the potential risks and safe use of the

chemical products they use at home in their everyday lives.

Hazardcheck is a guide available through Health Canada that provides infor-mation on commonly-used

household products that can pose risks to health, especially for young chil-dren. Tips are provided to help you reduce exposure and ensure a healthier home environment.

Read or order copies online at HealthyCanadians.gc.ca/Hazardcheck or call 1-800-O-Canada.

If you would like to know more about the

Chemicals Management Plan, visit chemicalsub-stanceschimiques.gc.ca/fact-fait/overview-vue-eng.php.

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