Summerland Review, February 04, 2016

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Athletic dreamA Summerland

biathlete will com-pete in the upcom-ing B.C. Winter Games later this month.

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Award finalistA Summerland

business has been named a finalist for a provincial award.

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Street bannersArtists are

encouraged to sub-mit their designs for this year’s street banners.

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Providing support

The South Oka-nagan Similkameen Brain Injury Soci-ety helps those who have suffered a brain injury or a stroke.

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Hockey playoffsThe Summerland

Steam will compete in the Junior B hock-ey playoffs later this month.

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WHAT’S INSIDE:

Board members soughtFall Fair president hopes to bring back community event after one-year hiatus

John Arendt

Tim Broesch, president of the Summerland Fall Fair, wants to bring the festival back to the com-munity this year, but there will be challenges before it can happen.

Before the festival can proceed, Broesch needs a board of direc-tors.

“I’m actively looking for a few people to fill openings on the board of directors,” he said. “If we had the right team, we could

put something together in three or four months.”

After the 2014 Fall Fair, most of the board stepped down.

The next spring, the board faced an audit which prevented them

from receiv-ing the gaming grant until later in the year.

The 2015 fair was cancelled.

The closure was significant since the fair

had been an annual Summerland tradition since 1909, although the

name and dates had changed over the years.

The only time it had been can-celled was from 1941 to 1945, dur-ing World War II.

Earlier this year, Broesch attempted to schedule a board meeting to start planning a fair for this fall.

“The only response I have received so far has been two more members stepping down,” he said in a letter requesting new board members.

The board is now down to three

Mary PoppinsSavannah Vogel, left, Andrew Park and Aliya Van Bergeyk rehearse a scene in Summerland Secondary School’s performance of Mary Poppins. The musical will be staged later this month.

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“If we had the right team, we could put something together in three or four months.”

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A Summerland business has been named as a finalist in the 13th Annual Small Business B.C. Awards.

What The Fungus is one of five finalists in the Best Company category.

The others in this category are all from the Lower Mainland.

In October and November, Brit-ish Columbians were encouraged to nominate and vote for their favourite small busi-nesses.

This effort resulted in a total of 535 nom-inees from 71 com-munities.

The top 10 semi-finalists in each cat-egory were announced in Decem-ber and the top five finalists in each category were announced last week.

There are a total of 10 categor-ies.

“I think people can really relate to our business. Local food sys-tems are coming back in a big way, especially in the Okanagan,” said Brian Callow of What The Fungus.

“The public is demanding local, farm fresh produce that is sustain-ably grown.”

Callow started out in 2011 and

for two years, he spent his time researching about mushrooms. He later attended workshops, arranged phone interviews and joined Facebook groups to con-nect with other mushroom grow-ers.

In 2014, he took on Thor Clau-sen as a partner.

Today, What The Fungus oper-ates on a 1.6-hectare property in Summerland.

“We’d like to congratulate the top five and wish them the best

of luck as they pitch the judges,” said George Hunter, CEO at Small Business B.C.

“The participation of greater numbers of nominees from even more communities across the province this year has made for an entertaining and very high-spirited competition.”

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Vancouver on Feb. 25.

More than 4,000 entrepreneurs have participated in the awards since their inception.

Summerland business named award finalist

Continued from Page 1The board is now down to

three members — Broesch and two from the past board.

He said another person, who has been active with the Fall Fair in previous years, is considering coming back and is looking to recruit friends to provide assist-ance.

The board requires a minimum of eight members, Broesch said.

Planning work is also needed before the fair can become a real-ity.

Broesch said subcommittees would be needed to take on the various duties involved in creat-ing the fair.

“It’s been a real struggle get-ting people involved with it,” he said.

“This is a community event and at some level, the community has to be engaged with it.”

A board meeting has been scheduled for mid-February. Those interested in serving on the board are asked to contact Broesch at 250-490-5487.

Support needed for Fall Fair board

“The public is demanding local, farm fresh produce that is sus-tainably grown.”

Brian Callow

Legion ladies executiveThe Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Executive members for 2016 were recently installed. In the back row from left are Carol Mullis, Zona Behiels, Sarah Smedley and Doreen Bargholz. In front from left are Zone Commander Mariana Ashley, President Dorothy Dean and Past President Julia Law. Miss-ing is Joyce Wood.

Legion executiveThe Royal Canadian Legion Br. 22 recently installed its executive for 2016. In the back row from left are Graem Wells, Jim Robicheau, Mary Barkwill, Secretary/Manager Elke Bewick, Don Pinkham, Tammi Smith, Cliff Wedgewood and Doug MacKay. In the front from left are Deputy Zone Com-mander Wayne Knight, Zone Commander Rick Lundin, First Vice President Mike Pegoraro, Presi-dent Mike Brazeau, Second Vice President Jack Barkwill and Chaplin Rick Gay.

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Every time Natalie Benoit hits the biathlon course at Telemark Nordic Club in West Kelowna, she does so with the intent to have fun.

“When you go into a race or competition with a mindset that it’s all about winning or all about making a personal best, even though that’s great, it just ruins the competition and it ruins the fun,” said Benoit, of the sport that combines ski-ing and shooting and was first included in the Olympic Games in 1960.

The Summerland Second-ary student will use that same approach when she competes in the Penticton 2016 B.C. Win-ter Games, Feb. 25 to 28. The 14-year-old believes that mind-set will help in her Games debut. While she admitted she doesn’t put much thought into the competition, she joked that her mom Shendah’s competitive side puts thought into the competition for her.

“Personally, I just go out there and I just think I’m going to have fun and these people are awesome,” said Benoit. “I don’t focus too much about the actual race or before the race.”

Rather than focus on her chances of winning, the teen is striving for her best performance.

Competing in the Games is exciting for Benoit as it’s her first big event. She qualified at a regional zone race at Telemark and her coach Chris Hall-dorson said she performed very well, shooting 90 per cent. She had the fastest overall time of all the competi-tors, regardless of gender, on the 4.5 kilometre course finishing in 23 min-utes, 49 seconds.

Qualifying for the Games has been on her mind since the summer, when she learned she was eli-gible. “Going into that race, my mindset was just to try your hardest,” she said. “If you don’t make it, well, at least you know that was all you can do. It was just always seen as a challenge, some-thing fun I could do — some cool way to get to meet the other racers.”

With the biath-lon event being held at Telemark for the B.C. Winter Games, Benoit said it creates more excitement as she will have friends and family watching. She doesn’t believe, however, competing on her home course gives her an advan-tage. She pointed out that missing one tar-get can change the entire race. For each missed target, ath-letes are assessed a time penalty, adding a minute per missed target or a 150-metre penalty loop.

Halldorson said Benoit has put in a lot of effort developing her ski and shooting technique with him, other coaches and athletes. She prac-tices three times a week for nearly six hours. She also cross trains with the Orca Swim Club three times a week for an hour and a half each time.

“I’ve been very impressed with her shooting as well as her skiing,” said Halldorson. “She has also been work-ing hard during the summer months doing triathlons, which has really helped her physical conditioning.

“Natalie is great to coach because she always wants to know what the next drill is, or which trail we are going to ski on,” he continued. “She is very focused during practice, which helps a lot in a sport like biathlon.”

Benoit got into the sport four years

ago as her friends were doing it. As a youngster, she cross-country skied with her family at the Nickel Plate Nordic Club in Penticton above Apex Mountain resort, which will host that sport during the Games. The family then decided to go to Telemark since it was closer to home. Natalie started to learn how to skate ski, which is the form of skiing used in biathlon. “I thought it could be a neat challenge, something exciting to try,” she said.

Natalie loves biathlon because it presents a challenge. “It’s really unique. I guess it’s really cool because you get to meet so many people in different races, different events,” she said. “They all have that one thing in common with you. They love to do the sport. They love racing. I really like that. I love racing, it’s exciting.”

Biathlete shooting for her best performance

Biathlon trainingNatalie Benoit of Summerland is preparing for the upcoming B.C. Winter Games. The 14-year-old athlete will be competing in her first big event during the provincial competi-tion Feb. 25 to 28.

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I was 17 once. Hard to believe when you look at my column photo but it’s true.

I had a bad mul-let and an attitude. I worked part time and thought I was the next best thing since sliced bread.

I was not a good student when I was in high school.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t do the work, it was that I didn’t want to do the work.

I made the deci-sion to party my way through my last year and so I didn’t gradu-ate. I missed by two credits.

How dumb is that? Two credits.

I had a stable home life, enough food on the table and clothes to wear.

I had a good group of friends.

There was no excuse other than I just lacked the

motivation. I wish I could

blame someone or something.

No can do — this was all on me.

After school, I decided to work full time and try and dis-cover what I wanted to do.

I thought I had all the time in the world to make something of myself.

Time is a funny thing. When you are 17 it lasts forever and never runs out. Then you hit 30. Then 40.

Now time blows

by and I can’t stop it.

Looking back at it, I regret those deci-sions I made when I was a teenager because they have had a lasting impact on my life.

I sit and daydream about what I might be doing if I had applied myself in school and gone to college.

Maybe I’d be a lawyer or work in politics.

If time travel is ever invented, the first thing I would do is go back in time and

punch my teenage self in the face.

That’s the thing with regrets. They never resolve them-selves, they fester.

The question

becomes where to go from here.

I don’t think I’m alone. We all have regrets and we all wish we could go back in time and reverse a bad deci-sion.

Recently, I was re-visiting a career deci-sion I’d made and the question was posed to me: “Why did you take the job?”

Indeed. I often leap into

career decisions before I plan the landing.

This has served me

well in the past but it can sometimes be problematic.

I follow my heart but sometimes my heart betrays me.

One of my favour-ite Seinfeld episodes is one where George Costanza decides to do the opposite of his instinct.

This leads him into relationship with a beautiful woman and a job with the New York Yankees.

I wonder if that is a good strategy for me.

Maybe if I did the opposite of my instinct.....

Is it too late for me to go back and achieve my high school graduation?

Is it too late for me to take college cours-es?

I’m not sure but I want to find out.

The point to all of this reflection is that regret eats at you. Don’t let it.

Do something. Do the opposite.Rob Murphy is

the sales manager at the Summerland Review.

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YOUR VIEWS

The goal of bringing back the Summerland Fall Fair is admirable and it would benefit the entire community.

Making this goal a reality will take a lot of hard work and commitment from many people.

From 1909 to 2014, the fair had been an important celebration, featuring local fruits and vegetables, canning, baking, handcrafts, arts and more.

It was also a venue for performers and vendors.

Most of the board stepped down after the 2014 fair and because of this and other obstacles, the 2015 fair was can-celled.

A fair of this nature requires a lot of volunteer work throughout the year, not just during the fair weekend in September.

Because the fair was cancelled last year, bringing it back will take more work than simply continuing a fair which had run without interruptions.

And because the goal is to have the fair as an annual event, it will require a level of commitment from those who serve on the board.

Organizing and maintaining an annual fair is more involved than organizing a one-time special event.

For these reasons, finding a good board of directors will be the first chal-lenge if the fair is to come back this year.

Right now, with only three members on the board, the fair is not able to func-tion. There are not enough members for a quorum.

Once a team is in place, some of the work will involve applying for provincial gaming grant funding, arranging for con-venors in each category and scheduling the weekend’s events.

Throughout the fair’s history, it has been a well-loved community event. It is also an opportunity to draw out-of-town visitors to the community.

Whether this fair can continue will depend on whether the people of Summerland are willing to get involved.

Without an adequate level of public support, it will be impossible to hold the Fall Fair.

EDITORIALRestoring a festival

If time travel is ever invented, the first thing I would do is go back in time and punch my teenage self in the face.

From here

Rob Murphy

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The sound of historySince its beginning Summerland has been home to countless talented people. And one of the sources of talent, Summerland Secondary School, has provided exceptional entertainment to the community for a great many years. In this photo, taken in 1981, Gwen Plitt, Jamie Olivier and Maureen Mott captivated the audience in the production of Oliver. History will be made again this month when the curtain opens on Mary Poppins. Don’t miss it! Watch for posters or visit summerlandchamber.com for dates and times.

THE EARLY YEARS

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

Dear Editor:The adventures to be experi-

enced in the Summerland area are endless, one only needs the gumption to get up and go out to be entertained.

Snowshoeing near Garnett Lake turned out to be a fantas-tic way to spend the afternoon.

We gathered in the parking lot at noon and donned our packs and snow shoes while our guide from Selah Outdoor Explorations gave us a brief introduction to the area and some history about the Cariboo Gold Rush Trail.

A print off identi-fying some common tracks and other evi-dence of wildlife was passed out and we headed off into the wild.

Slowly we ambled our way through the lush forrest, seeking clues amongst the snow covered fauna for animal life.

A cozy little spot tucked under a fir branch littered with the shells of a cone where a squirrel or chipmunk must have enjoyed a meal, the croak of a raven fol-lowing us in curios-ity, prints of a deer as it bound off to seek a more private loca-tion. The clues were endless for those with an alert eye.

My oldest son spotted some bark removed from a young tree and informed me that porcupines use bark as a food source.

Our guide con-firmed this and I won-

dered once again, how is it that our children become wiser than ourselves? Especially when it is us who are their teachers.

Stopping for a break down by the waters edge we gingerly tested the strength of the ice and were pleased to find it solid enough to allow explora-tion of the shoreline.

Once again our guide regaled us with tales from local history, some of which he read from a book, others he recited from memory, while we all enjoyed

a snack and a chance to take in our surroundings.

This was a likely camping spot for our Gold Rush travel-lers and our guide’s narration of exploits gone wrong made one ponder the distance back to town in a time when the traveller used only a horse as transportation.

I’m certain this thought was not in the mind of our wide eyed youth as they sat in silence to hear of animal attacks and other fateful injuries.

With a burst of energy after our break we headed up the bank, making a loop back towards our vehicles.

The snow shoes had been surprisingly simple to use. Par-ticularly the old fashioned, trapper style.

Children as young as seven were floating atop of three feet of snow as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

These shoes

were designed with motion in mind.

The afternoon just flew by.The sun stayed hidden

behind cloud this day, but our bodies were delighted and our minds enchanted, so, our hearts shone instead.

Tricia Olma Summerland

Snowshoeing a fantastic experience

Dear Editor,I was delighted to see the photo of

Mr. Albetar presenting his exquisite plaque to City Council.

Is this the kind of work Mr. Albetar does?

It is wonderful that we are opening

our little town to Syrian refugees and offering them accommodation and food.

However, how much better would it be to offer work and a chance to truly be part of the community?

I would love to know Mr. and

Mrs. Albetar’s professions in Syria. There might be a perfect niche for them to fill in the Summerland busi-ness community that no one is really aware of.

Anita PerrySummerland

Syrian refugees need suitable work

Award nomineesA total of 59 individuals, businesses and organizations were nominated for the 78th annual Business and Community Awards. The nominees were honoured at a reception on Jan. 28. The awards will be presented in late February.

Our bodies are meant to naturally cleanse themselves of toxins; however, in the world today, the human body has to process more toxic chemicals than ever before. Air pollution, pesticides and other chemicals end up in our soil, water, and food supply and ultimately into our bodies. As the levels of pollution and waste increase in our environment, they overwhelm our bodies’ ability to remove them. Taking cleansing herbs daily is a simple way to help counteract the accumulation of toxins and wastes. Blessed thistle clears liver congestion and supports skin detoxification. This bitter plant is also a digestive tonic that helps relieve indigestion. Burdock is a cleansing herb that supports liver functioning. It is also helpful in the treatment of skin disease. Kelp is a mineral-rich seaweed that promotes healthy bowels. Kelp contains more than two dozen important minerals, as well as proteins, carbohydrates and essential fatty acids. Sheep sorrel is known to be a diuretic and gentle laxative that cleanses the bowels. Slippery elm helps remove phlegm, mucus and other matter from the respiratory tract. It is also nourishing and is known for its diuretic properties. Turkish rhubarb normalizes the functions and tissues of the body and improves digestion. It also provides detoxification support to the digestive system, colon, liver, and blood. Red clover promotes healthy cell production. This antioxidant supports the kidneys as well as the urinary system. Watercress is used for its detoxifying and restorative properties. It is also known for being a diuretic. All eight of these detoxifying and cleansing herbs can be found in Flor•Essence® Herbal Tea Blend.Our kidneys and liver are the two organs that do the majority of detoxifying wastes and toxins that we take in from food and the environment. They cleanse our blood, break down and neutralize wastes and toxins, and send waste products on for elimination. The cleansing herbs mentioned in this article, with their diuretic effects and promotion of healthy digestion and elimination, support these natural detoxification processes. Our kidneys and liver are very resilient and good at their jobs, but due to aging, chronic stress, poor diets and refined foods, as well as increased exposure to toxins, they need some help and support. Cleansing herbs come together to help your body gently draw out, break down, and eliminate these wastes and toxins so that you can function at your best. A detoxifying herbal tea blend that contains these herbs can help protect you from the build-up of toxins that accumulates over time in your organs and cells, promoting a healthier and more radiant you.

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BusinessBuzz

Vicky Jones

The Chamber is pleased to welcome five new members in January.

Mark Verhelst moved his company, Mojave Consulting Group Ltd., from Alberta to Summer-land to offer his busi-ness consulting servi-ces assisting compan-ies to implement new business processes and software.

At the beginning of the year, Andrew Spear set up shop as Red Stag Contracting to help with all your general contracting needs while Brian Simpson opened Happy Valley Reno-vations at the end of 2015 to service your construction needs.

Following on the home front, Deb-orah Moore is the new owner of Remax Orchard Country tak-ing over the business from Patrick Murphy, who will still be on hand as one of six experienced realtors. At Soleil Tanning Summerland previ-ous owners Carling and Brenda Burhcell sold their business at

the end of December to Paul Dubeau, who relaunched the tan-ning salon on Janu-ary 11.New images

Photographer John Barber has re-brand-ed Okanagan Digital Photography to Link-age Photo. The name change, accompan-ied by a new web-site, better reflects his goals to deliver digital, web-friendly images, as well as web design.

Prairie Valley Lodge has launched their new, fresh web site to reflect the facility’s recent reno-vations and better represent life at the lodge. This helps sup-port their aim to cre-ate an atmosphere of vitality and a positive environment where seniors can thrive. Creative videos

Artist Will Enns has developed a fun, new video as an entertaining way of promoting his work. The video is a tongue in cheek look at him “working” in his stu-dio with the use of no brushes, no pal-

ette knives, and a paint mixer like you have not seen before. https://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=5XZzGKzFRoU&feature=youtu.be

The latest video from the Summer-land Waterfront Resort Hotel & Spa celebrates the fla-vours and sights of fall in Summerland with wine tours, beachfront bonfires, and fireside luxury.

https://youtu.be/tMuVat2QXyY Winery partnership

One of Vancou-ver’s biggest chefs, Vikram Vij, has teamed up with Oka-nagan Crush Pad to develop a new hand-crafted gin.

Vij’s Bolly Water is a gin made in col-laboration with Oka-nagan Crush Pad winemaker & distiller Matt Dumayne and Jay Jones of Vij’s res-taurant.

‘The Bolly Water’ is a grape-based spirit designed in the clas-sic London Dry style with juniper berries creating the essential

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The new gin is available at Vij’s in Vancouver or by ordering direct from Okanagan Crush Pad.Renovations

Santorini’s Family Restaurant re-opened on Jan. 2 after finish-ing its renovations. Located in the heart of Summerland, the new décor reflects the warm and wel-coming atmosphere of a neighbourhood hotspot that has been serving customers since 1991.

In December, Back In Line Physiother-apy and Pro Physio Clinic opened their new space at 102-13204 Kelly Ave.

The therapists offer many services including manual and sports therapy, acupuncture, athletic taping, clinical Pila-tes, posture assess-ment and concussion rehabilitation.New lab

This week Cordil-lera Consulting, an independent labora-tory that specializes in freshwater benthic invertebrates, held an open house in their new space to provide insight into their ser-vices.

The company moved from their

old quarters on Main Street in the spring of 2015 to a more spa-cious and functional ground floor space on Henry Avenue.

Now, after several months of fine tun-ing, they are settled into their larger working space where they have greater flexibility to conduct their analyses.Credit Union changes

After almost 28 years at the Summer-land Credit Union Herlinda Burt has retired. Herlinda started her career as a part-time teller before progressing through several positions until becoming the Manager of Human Resources and Mar-keting.

Burt gave her notice in June so that the Credit Union had time to replace her.

Kelly Marshall, CEO of the SCDU and President of the Summerland Cham-ber, recently became a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors, the com-munity for directors in Canada.

The Institute facili-tates the sharing of wisdom and know-ledge in order to achieve the highest standard of director-ship.Farmers give back

Neal and Louisa Carter, who farm more than 60 acres on

their property, recent-ly donated $250,000 to the South Oka-nagan Similkameen Medical Foundation. Neal and Louisa’s donation was made possible by the sale of their company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., where they remain on the company’s board as CEO and CFO respectively.

The Carters will continue to work on the farm in Summer-land, but main farm operations will be handled by their son, Joel, and nephew, Neal.Health and wellness

The Summerland Reflexology and Health Centre has been growing recent-ly.

Last year Beauty and the Brit and Tanya Graham Art moved into the space on Henry Avenue making the centre a hub for health, beauty, and wellness.

This February they will be welcoming a new therapist, who will provide laser therapy treatments for fibromyalgia.

The group, along

with several other health practitioners, will also be launch-ing a new Healthy Living Fair.

The Fair will be held at the Sum-merland Library on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., provid-ing an insight into the Centre’s work through mini health sessions.

The fair will run again in March, with the long-term goal being to present a monthly event.Long service

Congratulations to James Fofonoff of Summerset Mas-sage Therapy, who celebrated over two decades in business at the end of 2015.

James has now been running his massage practice in Summerland for 22 years.Business Award nominees

The Nominees Reception on Thurs-day, Jan. 28 was a free community event sponsored by Nest-ers Market – Sum-merland to honour all of this year’s Busi-ness and Commun-ity Excellence Award nominees.

Finalists were chosen for each cat-egory on Feb. 1 with voting beginning Feb. 3.

The awards will be presented on Satur-day, Feb. 27 at the Summerland Water-front Resort.

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A well-loved children’s story, made popular by a Disney film, will be staged in Summer-land later this month.

Mary Poppins is a stage adaptation of the 1964 Disney movie of the same name.

The musical, set in London in 1910, is about a nanny who cares for a family’s two children.

“It’s a real family show,” said Heather Ayris, drama teacher at Summerland Sec-ondary School. “It’s a step into the world of imagination.”

She added that the upbeat story is engaging for the audience. The songs are familiar to those who have seen the musical. “I grew up with that music, as did most of my peers.”

Ayris said the musical has a cast and crew of 75 students. In addition, some elementary students, the youngest in Grade 2, are also in the musical.

Mary Poppins has been a challenging pro-duction for the cast and crew. Since Septem-ber, students have been working on the chor-eography for some of the songs.

Ayris said Nick Kast and Christine Van Bergeyk have also provided much volunteer help and Chris Van Bergeyk, principal of the high school, has provided much support for the musical.

This is the second consecutive year students have presented a stage adaptation of a Disney musical. Last year, the students presented Beauty and the Beast.

Mary Poppins will be staged Feb. 10 to 13 and Feb. 17 to 20, with show times beginning at 7 p.m. Four matinees have also been sched-uled, but all are already sold out.

A large castA total of 75 students from Summerland Sec-ondary School are part of the school’s produc-tion of Mary Poppins. The musical is a stage adaptation of a 1964 Disney movie.

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Apparently a little music was just what Summerland needed last weekend.

From all the reports I’ve heard, the Perch was packed to the gills with people looking to take in a little music and all the musicians delivered a great performance.

Thanks to Summer-land for getting out there and supporting local music and thanks to Okanagan Experiential Tourism

for making it happen.Continuing the

trend of musical acts getting out and doing their thing at a time of year when people need a little audible sunshine to brighten their days, next week we see a touring act bring their show to Summerland.

On Saturday, Feb. 13, the Great Plains, Saskia and Darrel, are bringing their Cabin Fever tour to the Summerland United

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are a fun mix of folk, Celtic music, blue-grass and a hint of gospel melded with great guitar playing and sweet harmonies.

Their songs are filled with the stor-ies of Canada and the wonderful history that our country has to offer and the stor-ies that they tell only enhances the concert experience. Saskia and Darrel have

played with some of the best talent that Canada has to offer and their perform-ance in Summerland looks like it’s going to be a good one.

For tickets and information contact Garry at 250-494-2210 or stop by the Sum-merland Food Bank. Be sure not to miss this one.

For something a little bit different, although still music-related, Summerland

Secondary School’s production of Mary Poppins starts up on Feb. 10 and runs for six performances at Centre Stage Theatre.

This show is guar-anteed to do away with those winter blues with familiar songs and characters all performed by stu-dents of Summerland Secondary School.

Tickets for this event are available at the Beanery Café or the Summerland Sec-

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This is an excellent opportunity to get out and enjoy a little music, some food and a night out with your sweetheart.

Douglas Paton is a Summerland writer and musician. If you know of a local arts and culture event, contact him at [email protected].

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The Summerland Community Arts Council will display street banners around the com-munity once again this year.

The banners will be painted by Summer-land residents beginning next month, but Karan Bowyer, office manager at the arts council, urges those interested in creating a banner to submit their designs as early as possible.

“I had more people than banners last year,” she said.

This year, 50 banners will be displayed downtown and along a portion of Lakeshore Drive. These include 16 banners which will be painted by participants in the Good Will Shakespeare Festival in May.

The theme of this year’s banner project is “It’s Special To me.”

Designs must be submitted to the arts coun-cil for approval before the painting begins.

Bowyer said some designs have had to be modified before painting begins.

In addition, the designs may not include lettering or copyright images.

The painting process can be done in as little as six hours, although most will require 10 to 15 hours of painting time.

The entire canvas must be painted to pro-tect it from sun damage.

The banners will be installed by the May long weekend. At the end of the season, the banners will be sold through a silent auction, which ends on Oct. 31.

To submit a banner design, pick up an appli-cation form at the Summerland Art Gallery, 9908 Main St. or visit summerlandarts.com.

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The South Okanagan Simil-kameen Brain Injury Society is a non-profit organization that offers programs and support to people who have suffered a brain injury or stroke.

A Summerland woman, who wishes to be known only as Marlene, describes herself as being “extremely grateful” to this society.

“I acquired a brain injury when I fainted in a park-ing lot and hit my head on a cement curb, three years ago,” she explained. “I connected with the Brain Injury Soci-ety. I actually went in saying, ‘Help!’”

People who contact the Soci-ety are interviewed by a case manager, who will determine what kind of help may be need-ed. They are given individual support as well as being offered educational and recreational support groups.

One of the main educational groups offered is called Brain Injury 101.

“It was probably the most beneficial for me because it told me how the brain works and I’ve been able to relate my deficits to the part of the brain that was injured,” said Marlene. “Now I am able to work more on that. With brain injured people, most of us are very fatigued because we are working so hard mentally to create new pathways (in the brain). It’s totally exhausting.”

Case Manager and Support Worker, Annemarie de Jong explained why the program is so beneficial.

“Understanding what is

going on helps with the pro-cess of accepting things,” she said. “People often blame themselves for the difficulties they are experiencing and once they find out that it is part of their brain injury, then I think the process of accepting it and

coping with it starts.”

Kim Green-how was in a car accident one year ago. The car rolled down a 46-metre e m b a n k m e n t and landed in Okanagan Lake.

“When I rolled there was a lot of shaking

and I hit the side of my head,” she explained. “Brain Injury 101 was a huge wake-up call as to what damage I do have. It explained things to me.”

Greenhow has learned that the part of her brain that was injured was responsible for understanding and using lan-guage. Reading, writing and finding the right words became difficult for her.

She also took advantage of a group the Society offered called Writing Out Loud. It has helped her to rebuild her lan-guage skills.

The group members write about different topics and then if they wish they can read what they have written out loud to the others.

Filling out forms was another thing that had become too much of a challenge for Greenhow

to do on her own. Her case manager has helped her fill out necessary forms and applica-tions.

Friendship, understanding and support are also found within the Society.

“I found that a lot of my friends acted like I was making this up,” said Greenhow.

“In the Brain Injury Society everybody gets it. Everyone has something going on, so they understand.”

Marlene explained that there are many losses that come with having a brain injury, which can be emotionally draining.

“I think the emotional part for me was the loss,” she said. “The loss of income, the loss of doing what I used to be able to do and the loss of my independence. A lot of relation-ships are lost. I lost some really good friends.”

Something that is often found after a brain injury, Mar-lene said, is a sense of creativ-ity. She has enjoyed the creative art group that the society offers, where she has discovered that she can paint pictures.

Recently she has been instru-mental in starting a knitting group. In a very short time a group of about 10 knitters have created a collection of toques and scarves.

Angela Chenier, who knits with the group said, “It gets my mind off of things that I should not be thinking about. The knit-ting really helps. I love it!”

The knitted items have been donated to the Summer-land Food Bank and Resource Centre. “We chose Summer-land because there is funding that comes from Summerland Organizations to the Brain Injury Society,” said Marlene.

It’s kind of a give back to the commun-ity.”

If you have suf-fered a brain injury and wish to contact SOSBIS, call 250-490-0613 or e-mail [email protected] or view the website at www.sosbis.com.

If you know a positive story about someone in our com-munity, contact Carla McLeod at [email protected] or con-tact the Summerland Review newsroom at 250-494-5406.

Support offered after brain injuries

Providing supportThe South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society recently presented knitted items to the Summerland Food Bank and Resource Centre. From left are case manager and acquired brain injury support worker Annemarie de Jong, Angela Chenier, Marlene, and Kim Greenhow, presenting knitted items to volunteer Craig Green of the centre.

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Thursday Al-Anon offers help to families and friends of alcoholics. Summerland Serenity Group meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church hall. Call 250-490-9272 for more information.Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers meet at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre on Thursday evenings. Beavers meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Cubs meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scouts meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Venturers meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For details call Trent at 250-494-1990. Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Lyme Disease support group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant in Penticton. Everyone welcome.Recreational volley-ball for all. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Contact Frank or Jane at 250-494-4666.Summerland Caregiver Support Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Summerland Health Centre lower conference room. For more information call Cindy at 250-404-8072.Summerland Masonic Lodge meets at the IOOF Hall on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and meets for coffee every Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Santorini’s Restaurant. If interested in learn-ing more, drop by or call Craig Brown at 778-479-3795 or Orv Robson at 250-494-1504. Summerland Material Girls Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from September to May at 9 a.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. For more information call Cathy Patterson at 250-494-8274 or Annie Smirmaul at 250-494-2286.Summerland Sports-men’s Association meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Summerland Legion.

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

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone Irene at 250-404-4562. Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.Ladies’ Drop-in Volleyball every Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre. Everyone welcome. For more information call Donna at 250-494-9718 or Debbie at 250-494-7733.Pleasure Painters meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. Come and enjoy or check it out. Drop-ins welcome.Tai Chi beginner and intermediate, at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Fridays 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For further information call Susan at 250-494-3370.The 890 Wing of the South Okanagan Air Force Association of Canada have a get-together every Friday night from 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. in Penticton. New members are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SaturdayCharity bottle drive at Summerland IGA each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the collections will go to support the Summerland Food Bank and Critteraid.Cribbage wil l take place at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre every fourth Saturday until June, beginning at 1 p.m. Singles welcome. Refreshments will be served.Summerland Ladies Hockey takes place at the Summerland Arena Saturdays at 8:30 pm. All skill levels welcome. Contact Judy Beck at [email protected].

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

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

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TuesdayContract Bridge is played at St. Stephen Anglican Church in Summerland every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is wel-come to join in the fun. Refreshments available. For more information, please call Sheila at 250-494-8996.Dementia Caregiver Support Group — Are you providing care or support for someone dealing with Alzheimer’s or another dementia? Please join us at our Summerland meet-ing to explore how we can assist you. The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St. Call Laurie Myres at 250-493-8182 or email [email protected] o t h e r- t o - m o t h e r breastfeeding sup-port — the Penticton/Summerland chapter of La Leche League Canada meets on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Please call 250-494-1894 or email [email protected] for the location of the meeting. All mothers and babies are welcome. Find out more informa-tion visit www.lllc.ca.Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate to advanced players wel-come to audition. Call Musical Director Dave Brunelle, 250-497-7180, or email [email protected] Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Kiwanis Lodge on Quinpool at 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Contact Tom Jacques at 250-494-4339.Summerland VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) members and friends meet the second Tuesday of the month at Parkdale Lounge at 1:30 pm. Contact Donna at 250-494-4206 for more information.Tai Chi at the Summerland Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for beginners and 10 a.m. for advanced. For more information call Nancy at 250-494-9802.The Mental Wellness Centre, Summerland Branch, will be open the first, third and fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Summerland United Church. Inquiries welcome.The Quest Society of

Summerland is seek-ing new members who are interested in help-ing others in the com-munity. Quest Society of Summerland meets at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place meet-ing room) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For further infor-mation contact Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596 or email [email protected] Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a cof-fee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court.Whist is played every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St.

Wednesday Be.Free, a 12-step Christ-centred recov-ery program that is not addiction specific, meets every Wednesday at Summerland Alliance Church at 7 p.m. For more information con-tact the SAC office at 250-494-9975 and ask to speak to Pastor Rick.Did you know Summerland has a Garden Club? Meetings are casual. Gardening experience varies. All gardeners are wel-come. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month. Contact Jan Carlson at 250-494-5112 for more information.South Okanagan Genealogical Society is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum building. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the former library build-ing on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For informa-tion call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the lower level of the former Summerland Library building on Wharton Street. The club promotes respon-sible ridership including registration, insurance, safety certification and scheduled pleas-ure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.S u m m e r l a n d Badminton Club plays

every Wednesday at 7 p.m. For information call Shaun at 250-494-1513.The Heritage Advisory Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

UpcomingCabin Fever tour concert by Darrel and Saskia, Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Summerland United Church. The music is a mix of bluegrass, folk, celtic and gos-pel sounds produced by guitar and wood-wind instruments with lighthearted comedy. Advance tickets avail-able at the Summerland Food Bank.Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers

medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical con-ditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arth-ritis, to name just a few. A medical referral is required.Oldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registration and details contact Wayne at 250-494-7460. Summerland Bakers is a new, fun baking club where it doesn’t matter if it didn’t turn out perfectly; we’ll eat it anyway! We meet monthly to share our creations, eat, laugh and take home heaps of leftovers. Email Sophia at [email protected] for more info or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.

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Sunday Services - 8:30 am & 10 amOffice Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - 9 am - 1 pm

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www.summeranglican.camodern clean banquet facility available

Julia street coMMunitY church 9918 Julia Street

Worship with us, Sunday at 10:00 amwith Kids Shop during the service

Loving God, Loving PeopleLead Pastor: Rev. Don Huston

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Be.Free Christ-centered 12-Step: Wed. @ 7 pmPastor: Rev. Rick Gay

Church Office: 250-494-9975

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Two Services each Sunday 9:00am & 11:00amSBC Kids In Both ServicesLead Pastor: Larry Schram

Associate Pastor: Del Riemer

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It seems like fit-ness trackers have taken the market by storm, such as Fitbits, Jawbones, and more.

According to Wearable website, Fitbit has become a $4 billion company and has sold 21 million devices since 2011.

These are the fancy rubber looking wristbands that can monitor activities, calories, steps taken, sleep, heart rate and diet. And that’s just the beginning.

You set a goal with your Fitbit app, and it displays your daily results.

The app also lets you connect to your social network where you can compete and challenge your friends as well as have their support. There is some positive peer pressure and account-ability going on.

These trackers wire-lessly upload all your information to your smartphone or com-puter to get instant results. Some reports claim one in 10 adults in the United States owns a fitness tracker.

Results from User Testing Blog report that “People expected that once they began using Fitbit, they would start living a healthier life.”

After a week, the study stated that the users “noticed a change in their behav-iour and habits. They were more motivated to stay active, espe-cially in how much they walked. They became more aware of the impact their choices throughout the day. This changed their behavior.”

Why the change of behaviour?

“Users felt they had a goal they had to work toward, encour-aging them to walk that extra mile – lit-erally. Users stated they enjoyed seeing the amount of calories

they had burned and how much closer they were to their goal.”

Becoming aware of day-to-day choices builds habits. Healthy habits lead to a healthier life.

Being tracked is a personal choice that is not for everyone. Many, including myself, would find the constant data unnecessary and pre-fer to be unplugged.

However, it is obvious that trackers have helped millions of people become aware of their choices and this is positive.

Depending on personality type, some people thrive on quantitative data analysis and find that motivating.

Lynn Ellis, fit-ness instructor at the Aquatic Centre finds “keeping track of your workouts and writing things down gives people a sense of accountability and improved motiva-tion.”

Many people enjoy fitness and the pur-suit of goals the good old-fashioned way through self-motiva-tion. Yet I can see the draw in having what feels like a personal trainer on your wrist to help motivate you.

Bottom line, know yourself and what interests and motiv-ates you and helps with your commit-ment.

Obviously millions of people find health

trackers very helpful.Or will this too

become another fad?Joanne Malar is

the program coordin-ator for Summerland

Recreation, three-time Olympic swim-mer, 2012 Olympic Commentator, kin-esiologist and holis-tic nutritionist.

CurlingSummerland Curling Club

Jan. 25 to 29Monday morning senior men: Paul Martin

defeated Warren Parker, Eric Johnson defeated Paul Cowen, Bob Ezart defeated Stan Green, Dale Abrey defeated Hector Cartier.

Monday evening men: Don Lawrence defeated Stan Green, Dale Abrey defeated Steve Clement, Mike Rudniski defeated Gary Wing-erak, Rick Drewnisz defeated Rob Robinson.

Tuesday morning mixed: Horst Sandkuhler defeated Bill Penman, Hector Cartier defeated John Nicolson, Barb Ezart defeated Ev Gilles-pie, Marilyn Cahoon defeated Jerry Lidin.

Tuesday evening ladies: Betty Raymond defeated Jackie Clement, Judy Beck tied Bev Skinner. Gail Ostaficiuk defeated Jodie Bren-nan, Wendi Archer defeated Lil Blashko.

Wednesday morning senior men: Bob Ezart defeated Eric Johnson, Paul Cowen tied Paul Martin, Dale Abrey defeated Stan Green, Hector Cartier defeated Warren Parker.

Wednesday evening men: Gary Wingerak defeated John Fitzgerald, Glen Brennan defeated Bruce Dacre, Rick Drewnisz defeated Doug Campbell, Ken Rae defeated Gary Raymond.

Thursday morning ladies: RoseMarie Fen-rich defeated Barb Ezart, Diana Leitch tied Marilyn Cahoon.

Thursday evening open: John Egyed tied Glen Brennan, Louis Costa defeated Russ Lemke, Jodie Brennan defeated John McKay, Dale Abrey defeated Gary Raymond.

Friday evening mixed: Dave Hood defeated Cliff Rose, John Fitzgerald defeated Jerry McKenna, Doug Patan defeated Dan Laktin, Al Tower defeated Steve Callaghan.

Friday late evening: Armand Houle defeated Steve Penich, Brian Harris defeated Cliff Last, Ian Rogers defeated Linda Whit-tome, Arnie Young defeated Brian Budzinski.

Tip of the week: A stone can be redelivered if it does not cross the first Tee line.

Junior curling is Wednesdays after school at 3:30 p.m.

SCoreboard

The Summerland Steam Junior B hockey team have a guaranteed spot in the division

playoffs next month.With eight games remaining,

the Steam have a record of 28 wins, 14 losses and two over-time losses.

This puts them in the second place spot in the Oka-n a g a n / S h u s -wap Confer-ence: Okanagan Division of the

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

The last regular season game for the Steam will be on Sun-day, Feb. 21.

At present, the Osoyoos Coy-otes are in first place, while the Kelowna Chiefs are in third and the North Okanagan Knights are in fourth.

The standings this year are similar to the team’s perform-ance a year ago, when Summer-land finished the year second

to Osoyoos. “It’s been another solid year by the boys,” said John DePourcq, coach of the Summerland Steam.

He said the team has played well, despite some recent losses.

“The difference between winning and losing is such a fine line,” he said.

In the weeks to come, DePourcq said he will be focus-sing on keeping the players healthy and ready for playoff action.

Last year, the Steam defeated the Kelowna Chiefs and then faced the Osoyoos Coyotes in the division finals. Osoyoos won that series in six games.

DePourcq said the junior hockey league is exciting and the games have provided fans with good hockey.

He would like to see more fans in the stands for the remaining home games, in order to give the players an extra boost of encouragement.

Steam prepare for hockey playoffs

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ELLEN “MARY” COATESMAY 25, 1925 - JANUARY 23, 2016

Our beloved mother Mary passed away peacefully with her children at her side on January 23, 2016. She was 90 years old. Born in Birmingham, England, Mom grew up in Brighton, Sussex, the oldest of 9 siblings. Mom was pre-deceased by our Dad, Lloyd Coates, in 1974. She is survived by her 5 children: Jean Cleary (Tom), Victoria BC, Bill Coates (Linda), Summerland BC, Susan Giannotti (George), Summerland BC, Evelyn Roberts (Hal), Summerland BC, and Liz Pybus (Ralph), Kelowna BC, as well as by 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 3 great, great grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings in England and Australia. Serving in the WAC as a switchboard operator during WW II, she met and married our Dad when he was stationed in England. She arrived in Canada as a war bride in 1946. Th e family lived fi rst on the prairies and moved in 1957 to Summerland, where Mom resided ever since. She loved her job as a stenographer working for Agriculture Canada, retiring in 1986. Always active, with a love of sports, Mom curled, bowled, cycled, and swam. But foremost she was an avid golfer, enjoying both the Summerland Golf and Country Club and Sumac Ridge Golf Club. She was lucky enough to be golfi ng into her mid-80’s. Mom was a proud, life-long member of the Summerland Legion, where she served for many years on the Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a passionate traveller and liked to say that if someone’s car was moving, she was getting in it. Th ere will be a family celebration of Mom’s long and wonderful life on a sunny day this summer. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and many friends. Her energy and enthusiasm for life was her gift to us all. As Mom always thought, “que sera sera.” Th e family wishes to express its warmest gratitude to Dr. Martine LeBel, the nurses at the Penticton Hospital and Interior Health, as well as to Alex, and her friends and staff at Angus Place, where Mom spent many very happy years.

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“Every Life Tells A Story”

SMILEY, GERALD ALBERT

“Every Life Tells A Story”

Gerry Smiley passed away suddenly on January 26, 2016 of a heart attack at the age of 74 years. Gerry will be sadly missed by his wife Diane; son Trevor and daughter-in-law Amanda, grandsons Carter and Jack; daughter Joanne and grandsons Oscar and Th eo. Gerry moved to Summerland, BC in 1971 and was employed by School District 67 for the last 15 years of his career as a carpenter. Gerry loved hockey and remained a faithful Canuck fan through thick and thin. He spent many hours at the arena watching his son and then grandson play. Gerry had a way with animals and the family pets always liked him best. In the last years of his life he doted on his small fl ock of laying hens. Gerry also enjoyed fl ower and vegetable gardening. In the summer he lived on tomato sandwiches and canned his own homegrown strawberry jam. His canned peaches once won fi rst prize at the Summerland Fall Fair. Gerry was a quiet, hard-working man who showed his aff ection through his actions rather than words. If he liked you he made you something out of wood. He was immensely proud of his 4 grandsons. We will miss him very much.An open house will be held at the family home (8015 S. Victoria Rd., Summerland) on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Life is short. Tell all your special people you love them.

In lieu of fl owers, please give someone a hug.

JOHNSON MURRAY CLARK

Please send condolences to [email protected]

Murray Clark Johnson passed away peacefully in the afternoon of 31 January 2016 in Penticton, BC. He was 79 years old and is survived by his two kids (Aaron and Genevieve), one older brother (Jim), one younger brother (Tom), two grandkids (Kayla and Seth), nieces and nephews (Dave, Traci, Scott, Gina, Gail, Danny, and Kenny), and cherished friends (Ture, Lynn, and Shelley). He was predeceased by his parents (William and Marguerite), one older brother (Bill), and one younger brother (Ken).Although known for his stern demeanor, Dad, Mur, Mr. J was full of love. He loved the classics in American, English, and Irish literature and loved reading and discussing these books with his many students over his long and worthy career, initially at David Thompson Secondary, in Invermere, BC and then at Summerland Secondary, in Summerland, BC. He loved his family and friends, with whom he enjoyed long walks and drives, countless rounds of golf, and many pints of good cheer. All who knew him often found themselves astounded by his dry humor, keen intellect, perceptive insights, and thoughtfulness. In his last few months, he was a man of few words. But, his last words were among the most precious: I love you.His family wishes to extend deep thanks to Dr. Alistair Bannerman and to the staff at Trinity Care Home for their exemplary professionalism, care, and compassion.

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C o m m u n i t i e s around B.C. are strug-gling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by pro-viding more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cit-ies” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shelters that fill up as soon as they open.

They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C.

Their worries are well founded.

In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “tempor-ary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operat-ing grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January that his bike officers don’t recog-nize most of the shel-ter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a city-owned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a grow-ing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, prostitution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a mayor’s task force

had identified 42 unsheltered home-less people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “tem-porary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping population has gath-ered in an Occupy-style squat on prov-incial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys and Girls Club gym, complete with new indoor tents.

By the time that was full, the court-house camp was big-ger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity. One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old,

empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility.

This would also be “low barrier,” a euphemism for allowing drug and alcohol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this pro-ject, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs mil-lions more to reno-vate and run it.

This would pre-sumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

Coleman pion-

eered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside.

These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovat-ed for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working?

A new study by Simon Fraser Univer-sity researchers pro-vides a more object-ive assessment.

Tracking 433 men-tally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommoda-tion, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “signifi-cant personal decline rather than recovery,

as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice sys-tem, large increases in acute care and prolonged homeless-ness.”

The rate of people arriving in this ser-vice-intensive hell-

hole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrat-ed services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where

this failed contain-ment model is pro-posed.

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

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