Summerland Review, February 13, 2014

Science deviceA Summerlander

has designed and built a special scientific measurement device.

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Text messaging This month, police

are watching for motorists who text while driving.

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Riding the busS u m m e r l a n d ’ s

transit service has a solid ridership base, according to the latest statistics.

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Ready to skiA talented Sum-

merland cross-country skier is ready to com-pete at the B.C. Win-ter Games for the first time.

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Book launchA Summerland auth-

or and illustrator have completed a children’s book.

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YOUR SMILEI don’t have a solution, but I sure

admire the problem.

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Farm land is a provincial issue, organizer says

by John Arendt

A petition urging the preservation of farm land in Summerland has around 1,800 signatures, but not all are Summer-land residents or prop-erty owners.

Erin Carlson of Stop the Swap, a campaign

to keep the farm land in the provincial Agricul-tural Land Reserve, said signatures are still being collected and as a result, details have not yet been compiled.

However, she added that not all names are those of Summerland residents.

Because the petition is online, names can be added by people from outside the community.

Carlson said Summer-land’s proposed Urban Growth Plan is an issue of provincial import-ance, not a Summerland issue exclusively, since it involves the removal of land from the prov-incial Agricultural Land Reserve.

“This is about the farm land. The farm land is precious,” she said.

Petition forms are also available at several

downtown businesses and have received con-siderable local support, she added.

Mayor Janice Perrino said the Urban Growth Plan is an issue for the community.

“This is not a provin-cial issue,” she said.

She added that the input for the plan came from numerous commun-ity meetings, workshops and other public input

sources.“It was a very involved

and intense process, done by the community,” she said.

The proposed growth plan, which was pre-sented to council on Tues-day evening, calls for the removal of 80.34 hectares within the land reserve near the core of the com-munity.

Out-of-town names on petition

Enrolment stagnantTotal student population unchanged, but high school shows decline

by John Arendt

While Summerland’s two elementary schools are operating close to cap-

acity, enrolment is sparse at Summerland Middle School and Summerland Secondary School.

The enrolment at the end of January showed the full-time equivalent of 1,322 students, exactly the same as at the end of January, 2013.

Linda Van Alphen,

one of two Summerland school trustees, said the school enrolment level in Summerland will remain near its present level for around the next 10 years.

“We are holding steady. We are flatlining in Sum-merland,” she said.

While the overall num-

bers are steady, the enrol-ment at Summerland Sec-ondary School has been declining.

The January 2014 enrolment was 446 stu-dents, down from 471 in the same month a year earlier.

Slight enrolment increases were observed

at Summerland Middle School and Giant’s Head Elementary School, while Trout Creek Elemen-tary School has a slight decline.

The schools at present could accommodate around 350 additional students.

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Land rallyDespite cold temperatures, Summerlanders attended a rally on Monday to urge the preservation of agricultural land near the core of the com-munity. Organizers of the rally estimate at least 300 people were present. The rally is in response to Summerland’s proposed Urban Growth Plan. See related story on Page 3.

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The budget can be viewed on the front page on our website www.summerland.ca under Community Updates. A Town Hall meeting will take place Monday, Feb.17th at 7pm in Council Chambers to discuss Summerland’s budget. It will be a question and answer session. Please submit questions in advance to Municipal Hall or by email to [email protected]. Questions can also be submitted in writing at the meeting. For more information, please contact Lorrie Coates, Director of Finance at 250-404-4045.

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Document would bring changes to direction of development

by John Arendt

After numerous consultations and discussions, Sum-merland’s proposed Urban Growth Plan passed first read-ing at the municipal council table on Tues-day evening.

“This has been the culmination of the better part of a year in the planning depart-ment,” municipal planner Ian McIntosh

said as he presented the plan.

Work on the docu-ment began in Febru-ary 2013 when muni-cipal staff set a goal of receiving input from at least 1,000 resi-dents.

Around 1,300 people participated, making this the most extensive public exer-cise held in Summer-land.

The plan is a sig-nificant departure from Summerland’s existing growth plan, which was part of the 2008 Official Com-munity Plan.

The 2008 plan sets

out a portion of the North Prairie Val-ley area for Sum-merland’s future growth.

At the time the community plan was created, the Sum-merland Hills Golf Resort was in the plans.

The golf resort proposal was later withdrawn and no other development proposal has come forward for the same area.

The growth plan now in the works would call for 75.8 hectares in the Prairie Valley area

north of Highway 40 and 15.9 hectares between Highway 40 and McLellan Road to go back into the Agricultural Land Reserve while a total of 80.34 hec-tares closer to the town core would be removed.

McIntosh said the proposed growth plan is around half the size of the former growth area.

He added that it will meet Summer-land’s growth needs for years to come.

“It provides growth 30 to 50 years into the future,” he

said.The first reading of

the bylaw was car-ried with Coun. Peter Waterman opposed. Coun. Bruce Hall-quist, who owns land in the affected area, was absent for this item and Coun. Lloyd Christopher-son, who also owns land in the affected area, was not present at the council meet-ing.

Several steps remain before the plan can be adopted.

A public hearing will be held at a spe-cial council meeting on March 3.

Council will then consider second and third readings of the bylaw, possibly as early as the March 10 council meeting.

Once the bylaw passed third read-ing, it must be for-warded to the prov-incial Agricultural Land Commission and other provincial

government agencies for approval.

Council cannot adopt the bylaw until it has received approval from the land commission.

“It’s not law until it’s adopted,” said municipal adminis-trator Tom Day. “Any council can amend it thereafter.”

For the record

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Growth plan passes first reading

A headline on a letter in the Feb. 6 Summer-land Review was inaccurate. David Gregory says he did not suggest a referendum be used for growth plans.

Building enteredOn Feb. 5 at 3:30 a.m., police were called to

a break-in at Peacock’s Perch Neighbourhood Pub.

The thieves forced their way into the build-ing and attempted to open a bank machine, but appear to have been scared off by the alarm.

There was minor damage to the building, but no loss of money, police say.cash taken

On Feb. 5 at 4:50 a.m., a man entered Sum-merland Waterfront Resort and asked the night clerk to call for help as his vehicle had broken down.

When the clerk left to make the call, the cash drawer was entered and money was taken.

The man is described as a slim white male, around 40 years of age, 173 centimetres tall and weighing around 73 kilograms.

He was wearing a beige jacket and a hood-ie.

Police are continuing their investigation.Break-in attempted

On Feb. 7 police were called to an attempted break-in at a downtown business.

Thieves attempted to force open the back door, but were not able to enter the build-ing.License suspended

On Feb. 7 at 10:15 p.m., police stopped a Ford Windstar van on the Princeton-Summer-land Road.

The driver, a 49-year-old Abbotsford man, was showing signs of impairment.

The driver blew a Warn on a roadside screening device.

His license was suspended for three days, but his vehicle was not impounded. Instead it was picked up by a friend.

PoLice rePort

While the public gallery was full for the first reading of Summerland’s proposed Urban Growth Plan on Tuesday evening, council did not receive public comments on the plan dur-ing the discussion or after the meeting.

The room was filled to capacity, with several standing at the rear of the crowded space.

Mayor Janice Perrino said public comments should be made at a special meeting at the Arena Banquet Room on March 3 at 7 p.m.

“Everyone will have their point of view fair-ly heard,” she said, but added that applause and cheering will not be tolerated at the public hearing, in order not to intimidate any of the potential speakers present.

Perrino’s comments were made following a round of applause for statements by Coun. Peter Waterman, in opposition to the pro-posed growth plan.

Following the council meeting, during a public question period, Mike Holler said the applause was misinterpreted.

“These people did not come here to intimi-date anyone,” he said. “They were just show-ing support for a viewpoint.”

The public hearing on March 3 will begin with an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by the public hearing at 7 p.m.

Written submissions and comments submit-ted by email will also be received until the public hearing.

Comments postponed until March 3 hearing

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The value of farm landFormer provincial agriculture minister Corky Evans calls for the preservation of agricultural land during a rally in Memorial Park on Monday.

Rally calls for protection of farm landEvent held in response to land exchange proposed in growth plan

by John Arendt

Supporters of Sum-merland’s existing Agricultural Land Reserve boundaries participated in a rally on Monday.

Organizers esti-mated at least 300 people were present for the noon demon-stration.

The rally is in response to Sum-merland’s proposed Urban Growth Plan, which calls for the removal of around 80 hectares from the Agricul-tural Land Reserve near the town core and the inclusion of 91 hectares in the Prairie Valley area.

Supporters of the existing land reserve boundaries have said the land eyed for removal is high qual-ity agricultural land

while the land to be added is of a lesser value.

“This is prime agricultural land in a province where prime agricultural land is at a premium,” said Fred Steele, one of the speakers at the rally.

“If we do not pro-tect the land — the foundation of our food supply — we will not be able to supply our domestic market.”

Coun. Peter Water-man, a retired agrolo-gist who has been a vocal opponent of the proposed growth plan, said the land reserve was set up for

farm use.“It is not a housing

reserve. It is a food production reserve,” he said. “We must make certain there is good agricultural land for future gen-

erations.”In his comments,

Waterman stated he was speaking on his own behalf, not as

a representative of municipal council or any individual coun-cillor.

Erin Carlson, a farmer who has organized the Stop the Swap campaign, said the opposition to the plan should not be seen as oppos-ition to development. She said the calls for the preservation of farm land have been ignored.

“We’re raising our voices because we haven’t been listened to,” she said.

Former agricul-ture minister Corky Evans, who now farms near Winlaw,

said the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve was needed when it was formed in the early 1970s.

“ B e f o r e the Agricul-tural Land Reserve, we were losing 6,000 hec-tares a year to develop-ment,” he said.

He added that it makes good eco-

nomic sense to con-tinue to preserve

farm land.The growth plan

came before council for first reading on Tuesday evening.

It will be the sub-ject of a public hear-ing at a special coun-cil meeting at the Arena Banquet Room on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m.

The provincial Agricultural Land Commission, which oversees the land reserve, must give its assent before the growth plan can be adopted.

“This is prime agri-cultural land in a province where prime agricultural land is at a premium.”

Fred Steele

“It is not a housing reserve. It is a food production reserve. We must make certain there is good agricul-tural land for future generations.”

Peter Waterman

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VICTORIA – On April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the coun-try, and only licensed commer-cial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot.

Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it cre-ated by issu-ing medical licences all over the coun-try. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world.

How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Can-adians licensed to carry mari-juana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated small-scale growers is with-drawn in a couple of months.

Here’s a look at the commun-ity level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arth-ritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison sys-tem and the province’s Hells Angels.

Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals

the location of licensed grow-ers from provincial and local governments.

RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told Maple Ridge council last week that his detachment will first target medical grow-ers they know are linked to organized crime. But it’s dif-ficult to determine which are legal and which are not.

“This has the potential to cripple the courts,” Fleugel said. “Something is going to have to take a back seat if we are going to go after all of them.”

The police and fire depart-ment have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it prop-erly dismantled without pen-alty, to help deal with the vol-ume.

This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped in a failed war-on-drugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even com-mon sense.

Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the con-fusion of the medical marijuana law to run an Amsterdam-style retail trade.

Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties.

“By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills.

Dana Larsen, who spear-headed the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization peti-tion last year, heads up the ser-ious-looking “Medical Canna-bis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side.

Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addi-tion to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/with-drawal.”

And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet?

Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher!

Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial produ-cer.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-ture reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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SUMMERLAND REVIEWA PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1908 WWW.SUMMERLANDREVIEW.COM

Texting while driving is a bad idea.

When a driver is look-ing at the screen of a smart phone or other com-municat ions device, he or she is not concentrating on the road.

Such behaviour puts all other road users at risk.

For everyone’s safety, please concentrate on your driving.

If you must send or check a message, please do so only if you are parked safely, not while you are driving.

bad apples

The latest transit statistics show passengers are using Sum-merland’s transit service.

The bus service was introduced in late October and fares took effect at the beginning of this year.

Passengers are on the bus each day the service operates.

From the number of riders, it is clear this is a service wanted and needed by many in the com-munity.

ourpickThe effects

of low growthA look around Summerland

will show what can happen if a community experiences little or no growth.

For years there have been requests to stop or at least limit growth in Summerland, in order to keep the com-munity’s small-town charm.

Today, the effects of those efforts are clearly visible.

Summerland has seen little increase in its population, but the median age is much higher than it was even a few years ago.

The number of students at Summerland Secondary School is on the decline.

Downtown retail busi-nesses are closing and there are too many vacant and under-utilized downtown buildings.

Housing prices in Summerland are significant-ly higher than in the rest of the South Okanagan and Similkameen region.

By themselves, any of these facts are cause for concern. Seen together, they should be seen as a serious problem for the entire community.

Instead of exuding small-town charm, Summerland is showing signs of stagnation.

If present business trends continue, the community can expect to see the continued decline of the downtown business sector.

If the population remains at its present level and con-tinues to age, the number of students will decline to the point where questions must be asked about keeping Summerland’s schools open.

These losses alone could transform Summerland from a community on its own to a collection of high-priced homes.

The Urban Growth Plan under consideration is one attempt to address some of these problems. Other plans are also needed.

But one fact should remain clear: We need to take action now.

There is a critical need for some positive change within this community.

Prescription pot pretense ending

Tom Fletcher

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The early years

An apple a dayFebruary is Apple Month; so named in 1960 because apples were brought out of cold storage in February, replenishing our supply of fresh local fruit. In 1919 Gwen Harris and her friend, Gertie, seemed to subscribe to the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” and judging by the boxes piled behind them, they were set for the year. A versatile fruit, apples are great fresh, dried, baked or cooked; in pies, turnovers, muffins, fritters, pancakes, sauce, cobblers, coffee cake, salads and… well, you get the idea. Pull out your favourite apple recipe and celebrate Apple Month with taste.

Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum

Land decision will be permanentDear Editor:“Debating the best

way to do some-thing we shouldn’t be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.” — David Suzuki

So many excel-lent points have been made countering the

land swap proposal that Summerland mayor and council are trying to push through that is to be, ostensibly, good for all of us.

In spite of public consultation, it seems to me that too few are going to come to a decision that is going

to affect all of us for-ever.

If the Agricul-tural Land Reserve committee involved allows the soul and the intrinsic rural beauty of this little town to be interfered with, the end result will be something resembling so many

other small commun-ities in this valley that have sold out.

When townfolk live shoulder-to-shoulder with farm-ers, we are privy to some knowledge of what it takes to put food on our tables.

That realization may be one of the

things that keeps this town real and makes it special.

Instead, council could be working to better support the remaining businesses in our downtown.

They could be giv-ing tax breaks to busi-nesses that may want to start up in one

of our many empty storefronts.

They could be courting new busi-nesses for one of our industrial areas relat-ing to agriculture. John Deere? Lee Val-ley? McKenzie Seeds?

Dream big. Jobs for young

people are what is

needed, not more housing projects that will, if they sell, lead to Summerland becoming merely a bedroom community with an empty down-town core. This just cannot be allowed to happen here.

S. CooperSummerland

Dear Editor:In a recent inter-

view, Mayor Janice Perrino said, “Farm-ing isn’t just orchards and vineyards. It is also raising cattle, pigs, sheep.” She is absolutely right.

Meat production is probably the most economical way to produce high qual-ity protein for human consumption.

There is a large demand for healthy, locally grown free-range meat.

Years ago, lots of that meat was pro-duced here in Sum-merland.

Then the prov-incial government brought in some new (and some ridicu-lous) regulations for

abattoirs. Upgrades to the

s l a u g h t e r h o u s e s proved to be too expensive and one after the other closed their doors.

Today, we don’t have any in the val-ley.

Not so long ago, a butcher wanted to start a small, up-to-date abattoir in the Summerland industrial area, but council denied the request.

Too bad. It would have created jobs and business opportun-ities.

In my experience, it is very frustrating to produce meat in Summerland.

Joe BienzSummerland

Demand exists for local meat

Dear Editor:I am writing to

advise that a recent survey of the south-ern boundary of the Adams Bird Sanctu-ary has revealed that a large swath of land, apparently within the bounds of the sanc-tuary, has been deci-mated.

Two of the mem-bers of the current council are well aware that the Summerland Rotary Club spent an incredible amount of time, effort and resources to make an attractive and func-tional entrance to the sanctuary.

As a result of

the clear-cut in the area mentioned, the entrance now can only be described as an ugly mess.

When this prop-erty was donated to the municipality for park purposes, it assumed steward-ship of this land and it is therefore ultim-ately responsible for its protection.

I assume that council will make all necessary enquires to determine who is responsible for this outrage and do what is necessary to rectify the problem.

Brian AdamsSummerland

Land around bird sanctuary an ugly mess

Dear Editor:There are many

supporters for Sum-merland’s growth strategy which rep-resents very good short-term thinking, as it allows a com-pact town with min-imal infrastructure

costs.However, we

should be thinking long-term (mean-ing 40 or 50 years) in which case this strat-egy is very poor as it assumes that we will always continue to import food.

For example, with droughts and deplet-ing aquifers, I would not count on Cali-fornia continuing to export food.

Therefore, we must save our prime agri-cultural land and densify our down-

town core by elim-inating barriers such as building height restrictions and infill-

ing wherever pos-sible.

George BrakeSummerland

Proposed urban growth plan shows short-term thinking

Practice road safetyWatch for pedestrians at crosswalks

and around playground zones.

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by John Arendt

This month, police across the province will watch for motor-ists on the phone or texting while driving.

Sgt. Stephane Lacroix of the Sum-merland RCMP detachment said tex-

ting motorists are a concern in all B.C. communities.

In the past, mem-bers of the detach-ment have issued warnings to motor-ists who have been texting while behind the wheel.

“When you’re driv-

ing, your attention should be on driv-ing, not on texting,” Lacroix said. “Driv-ing is hard enough that you don’t need anything else to dis-tract you.”

This month police will have patrols in place to watch for

texting motorists.The penalties can

be significant. Under the provincial Motor Vehicle Act, using an electronic device while driving results in a fine of $167. Emailing or texting while driving nets a fine of $167 and three

points on the driver’s license.

According to the provincial Ministry of Justice, roughly one-quarter of collisions can be attributed to driver distraction.

Under provincial regulations, a driver must not hold, oper-

ate or use hand-held phones and other electronic communi-cations devices and handheld electronic devices while driving.

Hands-free com-munications devices, global positioning systems and cer-tain other electronic

devices are permitted, but restrictions apply.

Lacroix urges motorists to concen-trate on driving and not on other devices.

“Any time you’re doing something other than paying attention to the road, it’s dan-gerous,” he said.

Police to watch for texting drivers

Electricity rates and billing explainedFrom understanding the residential conservation rate and interim rates, to questions about your electricity bill, we’re here to help.

Understanding interim rates

Each year we go through a rate setting process with the BC Utilities Commission. Interim rates are set before the process is completed and can change. If they do, your bill can be credited and adjusted accordingly.

The residential conservation rate explained

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Continued from Page 1Because the enrol-

ment figures are lower than in past years, the effect is a loss of programming for stu-dents, especially at the high school level, Van Alphen said.

“Hopefully, some-

thing will happen that will break the logjam we are in,” she said.

The student enrol-ment trends also reflect census data for the community.

While Summer-land’s population

increased by 4.2 per cent between the 2006 census and the 2011 census, the community has been aging in recent years.

According to fig-ures from Statistics Canada, the number

of children 14 years of age and younger decreased by 6.2 per cent from 2006 to 2011.

Children 14 and younger made up 12.8 per cent of Sum-merland’s population in 2011, compared with 16.7 per cent

nationally.The median age

in Summerland has been increasing and in 2011, it was 52.

The largest age groups in the com-munity are those between 45 and 64 years of age.

Youth population has declined

Board of directorsNeighbourLink, an interfaith service organization, installed its board of directors at its annual general meeting earlier this month. From left are treasurer Betty Ann Xenis, May Lalonde, vice-chair Terry Sotir, chair Marj Plitt, community coordinator Mirjana Komljenovic, secretary Linda Green, office coordinator Marj Ericson and pastoral advisor Armand Houle.

Continued from Page 1In exchange, 91.7

hectares in the Prai-rie Valley area would be added to the land reserve.

The provincial Agricultural Land Commission would have to approve the land exchange.

If approved, the amount of land within

the Agricultural Land Reserve in Summer-land would increase by 11 hectares, from 2,824 hectares to 2,835 hectares.

The agricultural land base in Sum-

merland would increase by 0.4 per cent. However, the members of Stop the Swap have said the land area should not be the sole considera-tion.

Carlson said the land considered for removal is Class 2 and 3 farm land, with some Class

1 farm land included.

“The land we’re talk-ing about is good for almost every kind of agri-culture you can do in the Okanagan,”

she said.The land is good

for orchards. Carl-son said 0.04 per cent of British Col-umbia’s land is suit-able for tree fruit production.

Exchange increases farm land

“The land we’re talk-ing about is good for almost every kind of agriculture you can do in the Okanagan.

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by Carla McLeodSpecial to the Summerland

Review

John Bennest has a very scientific mind which he has used to design and manufac-ture specialty scien-tific instruments.

Born and raised in Summerland and valedictorian for the 1965 graduating class, Bennest said,

“It’s useful to get a feel for what you are good at. I am, and have the track record to prove it, really good at certain kinds of electronic design and the hands on manufacturing of such.”

With a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and in association with Dr. B. Barry Narod, the two men have built hundreds and hundreds of mag-netometers in their own basements for observatories world-wide.

Bennest designed and built MGF, a fluxgate magnetom-eter, for the Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (ePOP) on the Can-adian Space Agency’s

hybrid satellite Cas-siope.

The sensors meas-ure the magnetic field, while the satellite’s mission is to observe space weather.

He also invented a new pressure period counter, improving on the standard per-iod counter, used in the oceans to meas-ure water pressure.

“I came up with a very clever scheme on how to measure

this signal for a tiny amount of power and very precisely and it is very quiet. My machine is still the best in the world for doing this,” he said.

Ocean Networks Canada uses these instruments in their observatories, laying them on the ocean floor off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Bennest explained that by measuring the water pressure through these sensors they were even able to receive data “in stunning detail” on the 2004 great Suma-tra earthquake and tsunami.

Although Bennest says his electronic career started in his early teens, by haul-ing old radios out of the dump and bring-ing them home and

getting them work-ing again, he is now able to make the fol-lowing claim.

“I am one of very few people on the planet who can hon-estly say that I have electronic systems that I have designed and built, functioning simultaneously, in orbit and on the floor of the ocean.”

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.

Scientific designJohn Bennest designed and built a fluxgate magnetometer for use on the Canadian Space Agency’s hybrid satellite.

Scientific device has local connection

“I came up with a very clever scheme on how to measure this signal for a tiny amount of power and very precisely and it is very quiet. My machine is still the best in the world for doing this.”

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Chamber Corner

Arlene Fenrich

One of the key areas where the Sum-merland Chamber of Commerce is at work is in Business Reten-tion, Expansion and Attraction.

We do this through networking, partner-ing with other organ-izations, effectively promoting the com-munity and through partnering with the District of Summer-land on various eco-nomic development initiatives.

For some months, chamber staff, with additional support from district staff, has been working on a specific economic development item.

This is the new Investment and Relocation Guide for Summerland.

Information avail-able on the cham-ber and district sites required updating and there was a great deal of new infor-mation to be added in order to provide potential investors and families with the information they need to make a relocation decision.

This new guide is now available on the chamber site and cov-ers everything about our community from information about our municipality, popula-tion and climate to employment, major industries, develop-ment opportunities, housing and infra-structure, and trans-portation. Families want to know about education, recrea-tion, cultural and community support options and that’s in the guide as well.

As this is an online document, we can

make regular updates to keep it fresh.

A guide of this kind is a tool that every community needs and it is widely used.

It will be available to the agencies that pro-mote the Okanagan to international or out-of-province investors, to neighbouring com-munities with whom we do joint presenta-tions to investors and we will be actively making people aware that this information is available and that Summerland is a great choice.

Recent closures on Main Street are dis-couraging but it’s important to remem-ber that work con-tinues on all fronts to shine a positive spot-light on Summerland and encourage people to choose our com-munity as their own.

We always appre-ciate your feedback. Please contact me at [email protected] or Christine Petkau at [email protected].

Arlene Fenrich is president of the Sum-merland Chamber of Economic Develop-ment and Tourism. All of the members of the board of directors serve as volunteers.

Investment and relocation guide launched

Community fundingThe annual 911 and Friends Dinner and Dance raised $5,000 for community organizations. From left are Simon Carter of the Summerland Middle School breakfast program, Rob Robinson of the Summerland Fire Department, Tammy Carter of the Summerland Middle School breakfast program, Tara Hollas of the Summerland Food Bank, Dale Belvedere of the Red Cross, Tom Ratcliffe of B.C. Ambulance in Summerland, Brenda Ingram of KidSport, Cst. Jacques Lefebvre of the Sum-merland RCMP detachment, Cpl. Bruce Haley of the Summerland RCMP detachment, Trudy Hanratty of the South Okanagan Women in Need Society and Rick Leardo of the Summer-land Fire Department, Missing are organizers Merv and Liz Minty and Chris Leardo, as well as a representative of the Giant’s Head School breakfast program.

SUMMERLANDMinisterial Association

Church Pageanglican church of st. stephen 9311 Prairie Valley Rd. (Stone Church in Summerland)

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

250-494-3466The Reverend Rick Paulin

www.summeranglican.camodern clean banquet facility available

summerland baptist10318 Elliott Street

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

Associate Pastor: Del Riemer

For info or help call 250-494-3881

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summerland pentecostal

9918 Julia StreetWorship with us, Sunday at 10:30 am

Loving God, Loving People

Transitional Pastor: Rev. Dave Laity

250-494-8248

10:00 am Sunday Gathering with Children's Program

Diversity, Respect, CommunityService, Compassion.

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Come Join The Circle

summerland united church13204 Henry Street

Minister: Rev. Armand Houle

summerland allianceReal Life... Right Now!Morning Worship: 10:00amChildren's Church & Nursery

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

Church Office: 250-494-9975

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. Come try your hand at an old art made new. The traditional Rug Hookers of the South Okanagan meet every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Summerland Art Gallery on Main Street. Visitors always welcome. Lots of sup-plies available. Try your hand at this timeless art. For more informa-tion phone Marilyn at 250-494-6434 or Juliet at 250-494-1278.Euchre is played every second and fourth Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Drop-in

Centre, 9710 Brown St. Lyme Disease sup-port group meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the A&W in Summerland. Everyone welcome.Peach City Toastmasters meets Thursdays noon to 1 p.m. in Penticton at the United Church on Main and Eckhardt, Room 202. Call 250-486-5313. Seniors’ volleyball at the Youth Centre begin-ning at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. For additional informa-tion call Jane or Frank at 250-494-4666. Summerland Mat-erial 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 informa-tion call Doris Flynn at 250-494-7262 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, hunting, arch-ery and conservation and is affiliated with the B.C. Wildlife Federation. New members wel-come.The Rug Hooking Circle meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month from noon to 3 p.m. at Leir House Arts and Cultural Centre, 220 Manor Park Ave., Penticton. Practice a traditional Canadian art form in a group set-ting. Host is certified teacher, fibre artist and published contribu-tor Angela Possak. 250-767-0206 or online rug-hookingteacher.ca.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.TOPS BC #725 Summerland meets every Thursday in the lower level of the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St. Weigh-in is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and is followed by a meeting. For more information call Marlene Vancha at 250-494-9565.

FridayBridge is played every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown St. Phone 250-494-8164.

Cribbage is played every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St.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 at the Seniors Drop-In Centre, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Contact Nancy at 250-494-8902. 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 mem-bers are welcome. For more information, phone Fred Monteith at 250-497-8490.

SundayDivorceCare is for all who are suffering from the difficulties resulting from separation or divorce. Meeting at Summerland Baptist Church just inside the Victoria St. entrance on Sundays 5 to 7 p.m. A free course is offered. Please call 250-494-3313 or just walk in. Vintage Car Club, South Okanagan Chapter, meets the last Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Youth Centre on Peach Orchard Road. Anyone interested in vintage cars (those 25 years or older) is invited to attend. For more infor-mation on the club phone 250-494-5473.

MondayBeginner Tai Chi on Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Summerland Legion. Continuing classes at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Legion.Dabber Bingo is played at the Senior Drop-in Centre, 9710 Brown St., every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 16 regular games, Lucky 7, Odd/Even, Bonanza. Everyone is welcome. License #832873. Join us for Pickleball, a tennis-like game, fun for all ages, at the Summerland Baptist Church gym, Victoria Road entrance, Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. Paddles provided. Wear comfortable clothes and gym shoes. For more information call 250-494-3881.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 singers. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at Summerland Baptist Church, Fireside Room. For more infor-mation contact Hans at 250-494-7127. The South Okanagan Orchid Society meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The group meets September to June. For more infor-mation, contact Joan at 250-494-4293.The Summerland Crokinole Club meets Monday nights at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Summerland Seniors Centre. Contact Darlene at 250-494-9310.

TuesdayBridge games at St. Stephen’s Church Hall on Tuesdays beginning at 1 p.m. New players are always welcome. Refreshments served. Call 250-494-6116 or 250-494-5363.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 meeting 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] Okanagan Genealogical Society is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library Museum build-ing. Contact Nola Reid at 250-492-0751.Summerland Care-giver Group meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Summerland Health Centre. Call Julie Steele at 250-404-8072 for further information. Penticton Concert Band practices Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. New members welcome. Intermediate to advanced players. Call Gerald at 250-809-2087.Quest Society of Summerland meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at 9700 Brown St. (Parkdale Place). For more infor-mation phone Marilyn Topham at 250-494-6434 or Joan Lansdell at 778-476-0596. S u m m e r l a n d 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.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 wel-come.The Summerland Multiple Sclerosis Group joins the Penticton MS Group every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for a coffee social at the Cherry Lane Mall Food Court. Whist is played on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month 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.Beginner bridge at the Summerland Drop-in Centre Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. Learn the fundamentals.Summerland Air Cadets parade Wednesday nights, 18:15 to 21:30 hours at Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9111 Peach Orchard Rd. All youth aged 12 to 18 welcome. Call the Air Cadet office at 250-494-7988. Summerland Art Club meets every Wednesday, September to June, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Summerland Library on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels are welcome. Workshops available. For information call Mary at 250-494-5851.Summerland ATV Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Library lower level. The club promotes respon-sible ridership includ-ing registration, insur-ance, safety certification and scheduled pleasure rides. Membership includes orchardists, farmers, ranchers and fun seekers of all ages including those with disabilities.The Summerland

Badminton Club plays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. all year. Shaun at 250-494-1513.

UpcomingMonday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, Recope Society of Summerland offers medically supervised water therapy and land exercise programs helpful to clients with various medical con-ditions, such as joint replacements, stroke, back problems, arth-ritis, to name just a few. A medical referral is required. Call Maureen at 250-494-9006. O Perfect Love hymn sing sponsored by Summerland Baptist Church and Lakeside Presbyterian Church Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 5505 Butler St.Oldtimer Hockey Group for ages 55 to 85+ plays Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. For registra-tion and details con-tact Wayne at 250-494-7460. One-to-one dietitian and nurse appoint-ments at Summerland Health Centre, 12815 Atkinson St., are avail-able for people with diabetes or heart dis-ease. The sessions can provide extra help with issues including learning about diabetes or heart health and how to manage the condition; understanding medi-cation and starting or adjusting insulin; meter certification and how to use meter results; setting small, specific goals; tobacco depend-ence counselling and support in quitting; and solving problems with chronic conditions. To make an appointment call 250-770-3530 or 1-800-707-8550.Recorder ensemble — Just for fun new group starting up in Summerland. Helpful if you can read music. Contact Erna Schram at 250-494-8549.SADI Drop-In Program Monday to Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. for students in Grades 6 to 12. Play pool, ping pong, chill out or chat. 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 information or join Summerland Bakers on Facebook.

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The 902 Summer-land Air Cadets host-ed their squadron Effective Speaking Competition on Wed-nesday, Jan. 29.

They were judged by Mary Beth Ruth-erford from the Apex Ski Patrol, Sean Wurz of the Pentic-ton Toastmasters, and Julia Cox of the Penticton Public Library.

Each cadet pre-sented a prepared five-minute speech on topics ranging from “Skills I have learned in Cadets That Will Help me in Life” to “Chris Had-field, Space Explor-er”.

The cadets also gave a two-minute impromptu speech which they had only a few moments to

prepare. The judg-es complimented the cadets on their poise and their abil-ity to regroup and overcome nervous moments.

It was a great learning experience for the cadets and they were relieved to have participated successfully.

Cadets organiz-ers are grateful for the three volunteer judges for their sup-port and assistance in making the squadron competition a success.

The two winning

cadets, AC Lily Egg-ert and FSgt Rachel Smith, went on to compete at the region-al Effective Speaking Competition Feb. 2 in Penticton.

Smith had some difficulties with the timing lights as there was a lot of glare and she could not see them.

Eggert finished second overall.

The first-place winner was Savan-nah Groot from Pen-ticton. She was also a national Effective Speaking competitor.

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Speech competitionAir Cadet Lily Eggert finished second overall in the Effective Speaking competition in Penticton. At right is Effective Speaking coordinator Joan Irvine.

Air Cadets host speech competition

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land, in print or online. The online edition of the Review can keep you up to date on what’s happening in the community.www.summerlandreview.com

Passengers have been riding Summerland’s newly launched transit service.

The bus service began in late October and offered free rides until the end of the year.

In January, the service had a total of 1,428 pas-sengers, or an average of 65 every day it was in operation.

The service runs Mon-day to Friday during the day.

The busiest day was Jan. 15, with a total of 100 passengers.

Julie McGuire, cli-mate action coordinator for the community, said people have been offer-ing suggestions for future

improvements to the ser-vice.

These include an ear-lier start to the daily ser-vice and more stops in Penticton.

At present, the first bus of the day leaves the

Summerland Library at 7:15 a.m.

The city of Penticton recently passed a motion to create a transfer system between Penticton and Summerland for a one-year trial period.

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A similar agreement was reached between Penticton and Naramata.

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The Summerland Community Arts Council will be hold-ing its annual general meeting on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Arts Centre on Main Street.

If you are inter-ested in promoting and encouraging the arts in Summer-land please consider

attending. The Summerland

Community Arts Council is always looking for volun-teers either to assist with the many activ-ities and programs offered or to sit on the board.

The arts council operates the Sum-merland Art Gallery

which has six shows each year and the work of choosing those shows, organ-izing and hanging those shows is done by volunteers.

Volunteers are also key to ensuring that the Gallery is open

for visitors. So if you have a

few spare hours please consider being a gallery volunteer and making sure our art gallery stays open for residents and tourists alike.

In addition to the

art gallery, the arts council offers work-shops for kids, youth and adults on draw-ing, painting and a host of other topics.

One of the most popular annual pro-grams is the Sum-mer Art Program for

kids. Drama, pottery,

painting, and whit-tling are just some of the popular classes offered during this six week program in July and August.

Probably the most visible program of the Summerland Com-munity Arts Council is the popular street banner project.

Now in its 16th year the project is responsible for more than 160 brightly col-oured banners being hung in downtown Summerland and in Lower Town.

Kids and octogen-arians crowd into the Adams Room in March to create these wonderful banners that are, after hang-ing in Summerland all summer, available for purchase.

All these projects make our community more interesting and beautiful for resident and visitor alike.

If you would like to find out more about the arts council visit their website at sum-merlandarts.com or

drop by the arts cen-tre at 9533 Main St. and pick up a copy of the latest newsletter, Eye on the Arts.

While you are there have a look at Fiona Neal’s paint-ings in the Main Gal-lery and check out the Gift Gallery for some beautiful pot-tery, paintings, pho-tography and gift cards.

The Arts Palette column is written by David Finnis, publi-city chair and presi-dent of the Sum-merland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9533 Main St., Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0.


Bonnie and ClydeMackenzie Vandertoolen and Mitch Murphy play the roles of Bonnie and Clyde in Summerland Secondary School’s musical production. The musical opened yesterday and continues until Feb. 15 and Feb. 19 to 22 at Centre Stage Theatre.

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Music recitalPerry Music Studio students performed a Valentine’s Recital at The Summerland Senior’s Village on Feb. 8 to a warm and appreciative audience. In the back from left are Evelyn Krieger, Paulina Steinberg, Annika Carlson, Allister Gilman and Lukas Gerzen. Seated are McKenna Carlson (back) and Saskia Carlson (front).

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with a 7-2 win. The scoring started

early for the Steam, just eight seconds into the game, as Daylan

Robertson took a pass from Paulsen Lautard on the right wing and roofed one over the shoulder of Griz-zlies’ goaltender Matt Mitchell. It would be the first of three on the night for the captain, and Michael Winnitoy drew the second assist.

Just over two min-utes later Reid Brown took a pass on a two on one from Josh Dacosta and lifted the puck over Mitchell to bring the lead to 2-0 just shy of three min-utes into the contest.

Lautard extended the lead to 3-0 after banking a puck off the goalie and in from the corner.

Still in the first, the Grizzlies got a goal on the power play from Kenny Batke

before Robertson tal-lied his second of the night moving around a sprawling Matt Mitchell and slipping it into the back of the net. Braden Saretsky rounded out the first period scoring, bring-ing the score to 5-1 in favour of the Steam.

Jaxon Nohr replaced Mitchell for the second per-iod, and was very good. The only goal allowed was with 24 seconds remain-ing in the period when Shane Ben-nett and Reid Brown found themselves on a two on one break that saw Brown fin-ish after a good pass across from Bennett.

Sam Nigg drew the second assist on the goal and the Steam headed to the third

with a 6-1 lead. Nohr stopped 19

of the 20 shots he faced in the second period, but left with an injury and Matt Mitchell was back in the Revelstoke goal for the third.

In that third per-iod, as tempers con-tinued to flare, Steam captain Robertson completed his hat trick just 29 seconds into the period on a nice move across the net front.

Matt Lucero added another for Revel-stoke to bring the score to 7-2 with just 1:29 to go in the hock-ey game.

Brett Huber started for the Steam against the Grizzlies and only faced 13 shots on the night in the 7-2 victory.

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Rachel Shanner has mixed emotions about competing in her first B.C. Winter Games in Mission Feb. 20 to 23.

“I am extremely nervous, but also kind of excited,” said Shanner, 14, of the Nickel Plate Nordic Club. “I just kind of feel out of my league. I think it’s an amaz-ing opportunity. I don’t really know what to expect.”

The Summerland

Secondary School student is enjoying a good cross-country season in which she placed third in the first Okanagan Cup event in Revelstoke at the end of Decem-ber and earned the same result in Oka-nagan Cup 2, held at the Nickel Plate Nor-dic Centre at Apex Mountain Feb. 1.

“I definitely improved my skiing technique a lot this year,” she said.

In Revelstoke, where she qualified for the B.C. Winter Games, Shanner said she had a

good day. “I felt really good, finished strong,” she said.

Shanner’s coach, Jerome Jang, said she’s a tremendous all-around athlete (basketball, swim-ming) who has not specialized in any one sport.

“As one of the top juvenile girls skiers in the Okanagan zone, she will meet tough competition from the other zones,” said Jang. “I hope that she will finish in the top quarter of the pack in her events and realize that if she wants to

move to the podium, that she needs to start dedicating herself to just two sports (a summer sport and cross-country skiing in the winter) as her competitors are train-ing from four to six days a week in cross-country skiing (to her three days a week).”

Shanner enjoys the sport because it’s fun and she gets great workouts. There are other aspects she likes as well.

“It’s a really tech-nical sport. There is a lot of stuff to learn and improve upon,”

said Shanner. “I have a great group of friends that ski with me. I have an amaz-ing coach. Jerome is so dedicated and he’s a fantastic coach.”

Jang said because she has competed against her fellow athletes, she will know what to expect as far as results. More time with her fellow athletes may be the catalyst she needs, added Jang.

“She is already one of the most improved skiers on the team in terms of improved technique,” he said.

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CurlingSummerland Curling ClubResults: Feb. 3 to 7Monday morning senior men: Bob

Ezart defeated Paul Cowen, Hector Cartier defeated Doug Steinke, Stan Green tied Dale Abrey.

Monday evening men: Stan Green defeated Gary Raymond, Steve Clement defeated Mike Lemke, Dale Abrey defeated Rick Drewnisz, Ken Rae defeated Brian Hodgson.

Tuesday morning mixed: Barb Ezart defeated Hector Cartier, Bob Ezart defeated Ev Gillespie, Jerry Lidin defeated Bill Pen-man, Bill Moffat defeated Jim Hunt.

Tuesday evening ladies: Diana Leitch defeated Bev Skinner, Judy Beck defeated Gail Ostaficiuk, Harlene Knorr defeated Wendi Archer, Lil Blashko defeated Betty Raymond.

Wednesday morning senior men: Stan Green defeated Bob Ezart, Lionel Coleman defeated Paul Cowen, Doug Cade defeated Hector Cartier.

Wednesday evening men: Rick Drewnisz defeated Dave Tether, Glen Brennan defeated Bob Walker, Gary Wingerak defeated Ken Rae, Gary Raymond defeated Louie Costa.

Wednesday late evening: Dave Gartrell defeated Eric Cooper.

Thursday morning ladies: RoseMarie Fenrich defeated Betty Raymond, Bev Skin-ner tied Diana Leitch, Diane Krancenblum defeated Ev Gillespie.

Thursday evening open: Glen Brennan defeated Ken Rae, Jerad St. John defeated Russ Lemke, Gary Raymond defeated Dale Abrey, Clem Beaulac defeated Tony Blashko.

Thursday late evening: John Egyed defeated Doug Patan.

Friday evening mixed: Bob Ware-ham defeated Sue Woods, Bonnie Young defeated Louie Costa, Steve Favel defeated Val Utigard.

Friday late evening: Allen Tower defeated Gavin Griffiths, Dan Laktin defeated Blair Stuckey, Patty Eldridge defeated Ian Rogers, Dave Hood defeated Tracy Waddington.

Tip of the week: Because of dust, lint, hairs from brooms and other debris on the ice, the stone should be cleaned before every delivery. Debris on the ice can cause the stone to change its directional path.

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Curling championsThe Summerland Curling Club hosted the B.C. Police Provincials Feb. 8 to 10. The eight teams are Dave Williams (Chase), Dale Hockley (Chilliwack, with Summerland’s Glen Brennan), Peter Koutsoumbos (Vancouver), Chris Cottrill (Penticton), Sean McGowan (Vancouver), Dick Sather (Vancouver), Terry Jacklin (Kelowna) and Keith Hildebrand (Prince George). The game was close until the ninth end when Hockley scored three. Winners from Chilliwack are skip Dale Hockley, third Glenn Brennan, second Randy Nelson and lead Dean Cross. Runners up from Penticton were skip Chris Cottrill, third Bob Lee, second Brad Sullivan and lead Wayne Ross. The winning team will compete at the Canadian Championships in Winnipeg March 15 to 22.

Shanner ready for first Winter Games

SkiingRachel Shanner of Summerland will compete in cross-country skiing at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission later this month.

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As a quilt teacher, judge and the host of Canadian Quilt Talk, she often asks her lis-teners to teach a child in their life to quilt

to carry on the herit-age tradition. But she’s not just talking about it. She’s now making a move to get her children’s picture book, Kristy’s Quilt, published and in the hands and hearts of quilters and children everywhere.

“I was searching

the Internet for an illustrator and was frustrated that the ones I liked were either too expensive or too busy. As luck would have it, I met Marcia Stacy, a local Summerland Artist, on the Studio Tour and we really hit it off,” Maslowski says.

“Marcia Stacy has been a graphic designer and art-ist for decades and her whimsical illus-trations have simply brought Kristy to life.”

The duo have worked so well together that plans are in place to create a second book.

Kristy’s Quilt is based on a true story. This children’s book features 10-year-old Kristy, a spunky little quilter who blossoms at the In Stitches Quilting Retreat.

Maslowski and Stacy are launching a month-long Kick-starter campaign to fund the book.

The funds will go to pay the illustrator and production costs like layout, printing, as well as sending the book to supporters.

Through the Kickstarter initia-tive, supporters of the project fund the book in exchange for early bird copies and other rewards. Those who back the pro-ject for $20 or more

will receive an early copy of the book this spring. Other rewards are also available.

The Kristy’s Quilt Kickstarter Project campaign begins on Friday. Visit www.

kickstarter.com and search for Kristy’s Quilt. The campaign runs until March 14.

Book plansIllustrator Marcia Stacy and author Brandy Lynn Maslowski discuss the artwork accompanying Maslowski’s book, Kristy’s Quilt. A campaign to launch the book begins on Friday.

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