barriere star journal, august 13, 2012

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Bats may be packing rabiesNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Interior Health (IH) is asking the public to be mindful of any bats they may come across while enjoying outside activi-ties; or may find within buildings, barns, or other enclosed areas.

Public Health Nurse, Crystal Wadlegger says IH is extending a friend-ly reminder during the summer for people to be aware that they should not touch or instigate contact with bats. Bats can fly into poorly sealed cab-ins and homes, or roost in attic spaces. Bats are the primary carrier of the rabies virus in B.C., and while not every bat is a carrier, between four and eight per cent of the bats that are tested after coming into contact with people are found to have

the rabies virus. One unlucky Barriere

resident was recently bit-ten by a bat that later tested positive for the rabies virus.

Wadlegger says that last year, 24 people in the region were treated for potential exposure to rabies. Treatment, involves a two week long period of vaccina-tions, and is most effec-tive when administered as soon as possible after exposure. Without treat-ment to prevent its onset, rabies is almost always fatal.

Because bats have tiny sharp teeth and claws, their scratches or bites are not always vis-ible and in some cases it can take weeks or even months for symptoms to appear. Early treatment is essential to prevent the disease from progressing.

Interior Health offers these tips to protect your-self:

dead bats.

cabin ‘bat proof’. Keep doors and windows closed, make sure win-dow screens don’t have any holes, and keep the attic area free of bats by keeping all vents proper-ly screened and by clos-ing off other openings.

bat in a room of your home, open the window and close interior doors until the bat leaves.

dog, cat or ferret, make sure they are vacci-nated regularly against rabies. Pets that were born and raised in B.C. pose a very low risk of transmitting rabies to humans; however, vacci-nating your pets will pro-

tect them from rabies.If you have been bit-

ten or scratched;

the wounds with soap and water.

Public Health Unit or family doctor immedi-ately.

pest control company to capture the bat. If trying to capture the bat your-self, avoid contact by wearing leather gloves, a hat, long sleeves and pants.

bat in a secure covered container to prevent others from being exposed, and keep the bat in a safe loca-tion until Public Health can arrange to pick it up and test it for rabies.

For more information visit www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile07.stm.

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Tristan Holt was one of a number of area cowboys, cowgirls, and parents who held a fundraiser in front of AG Foods on Aug. 4, for the upcoming Barriere Little Britches rodeo, that takes place this coming weekend at the North Thompson Fall Fair grounds. Spectators are encouraged and admission is free.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Twenty-five youngsters spent last week learning about hunting, fishing, and being an environmentally responsible outdoorsmen; thanks to the North Thompson Fish and Game Club (NTFGC), and the BC Wildlife Federation. The camp included days spent at Wells Gray Park and Dunn Lake Fish Hatchery, fishing, swimming, and a day at the NTFGC rifle range where each participant had an opportunity to learn about firearms safety and to target shoot. The youth also received a course on ethi-cal trapping, which did not include actually trapping a live animal. Pictured is NTFGC member Jay Butcher (red shirt), on Aug. 10, at the rifle range, instructing a youngster in the fine points of firearms safety; while member Ben Thiessen shows another youngster how to safely use a rifle, scope, and line-up a target.

Fish and Game Club, and BCWF host youth camp

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Bob Hayward

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A giant rodeo bull and scarecrow rider can be seen alongside the Yellowhead Highway just south of the Chinook Cove Golf turnoff. The display is one of the entries in the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo’s round bale decorating contest. This entry was designed and built by Hannah Feller and Ken MacDougall. First prize in the contest is $250, with winners to be announced just before the fair.

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ANNOUNCEMENTTo all my patients in Barriere (McLure to Little Fort):

It is with great regret that I announce that I will be leaving Barriere and my practice at the end of November 2012. Dr. Clare and Dr. Marais have very kindly said that they will take over the care of those patients who will be left in Barriere without a doctor. Should such time as a replacement be found, those patients who were seeing me would automatically revert to whomever took over the practice. Unfortunately, Dr. Clare and Dr. Marais will be unable to see patients who live outside the Barriere area. Those living between McLure and Little Fort will be cared for, but unfortunately, those living outside this catchment area will not be accommodated. If the opportunity arises for you to get a doctor elsewhere, my suggestion would be that you do that.

Thank you.Sincerely,Shirley G. van der Merwe, MB ChB

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rejected suggestions his government is consid-ering pushing through the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline across northern B.C.

Harper was asked about Enbridge Inc.’s pipeline project at a stop in Vancouver Tuesday, and the fre-quent accusation that he has already decid-ed it is in the national interest for it to pro-ceed.

“I’ve been very clear that decisions on these kinds of projects are made through an independent evaluation conducted by scientists into the economic costs and risks that are asso-ciated with the project,” Harper said.

“I think that’s the only way governments can handle controver-sial projects of this manner, to ensure that things are evaluated on an independent basis, scientif ically, and not simply on

political criteria.”Harper told report-

ers he has spoken with B.C. Premier Christy Clark and other pre-miers about pipelines, but those conversa-tions are private. It’s his first public com-ment since a dispute erupted between Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford in July over Clark’s demand for more revenues.

“I’m not going to get into an argument or discussion about how we divide hypothetical revenues,” Harper said.

He did emphasize that in general, it is important for Canada to diversify its trade and open up new markets in Asia. The federal government is planning “huge investments” to improve environmen-tal protection for ship-ping resource material, but it won’t favour any individual project, he said.

Kinder Morgan hopes to twin its exist-ing oil pipeline from Alberta to port and refinery facilities in Burnaby, to transport

more heavy oil from the Athabasca oil sands. But the company has not yet formally applied for federal environment assessment.

Clark initially said her government would wait until the federal assessment of Enbridge is concluded in 2013 before deciding wheth-er to support it. Then in late July, the B.C. gov-ernment presented a list

of five preconditions, including a positive recommendation from the federal review.

The others are “world-leading” oil spill prevention and response capability on land and at sea, meeting legal requirements to consult and accommo-date aboriginal groups along pipeline routes, and a “fair share” of oil revenues for B.C.

Every Monday we bring you NEWS and the VIEWS from the North Thompson Valley.Keeping community residents informed!

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B.C. government to study online votingBy Tom FletcherBlack Press

It won’t happen in time for the provincial elec-tion next spring, but the B.C. government is mov-ing ahead with Premier Christy Clark’s pledge to examine online voting at the local and provincial level.

Some municipalities have suggested modern-izing elections to make voting more convenient, and reverse the recent trend to lower voter partici-pation. Clark proposed the idea during last year’s B.C. Liberal leadership campaign.

Justice Minister Shirley Bond announced Thursday that she has asked Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer to set up an expert panel to make rec-ommendations. Archer asked the government last year to give him authority to conduct pilot projects for electronic voting, and to consider extending voter registration to 16- and 17-year-olds, as has

been done in Australia and some U.S. states.During his leadership bid, Health Minister Mike

de Jong proposed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, to encourage younger people to get involved as part of their high school education.

Nola Western, deputy chief electoral officer at Elections B.C., said the panel will likely need until 2014 to recommend changes to the Election Act that would permit online voting. Independent experts on Internet security and electoral admin-istration will be asked to serve on a committee chaired by Archer, with a first meeting expected by October.

Elections BC already has online voter registra-tion, as well as data sharing with the federal voters’ list, ICBC and the B.C. Vital Statistics Agency to keep the voters’ list up to date.

Western said online voting has been used in Halifax and Markham, Ont., but has not yet been tried at the provincial or federal level in Canada.

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Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer is chairing a committee to study options for electronic voting.

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Guest Editorial;

More feedback for the mayorTo the editor;

I hope the entire community is begin-ning to take notice of the mayor’s never ending dribble. My mother used to tell me empty cans make the most noise, and read-ing his worship’s rub-bish serves as an excel-lent example of this old saying.

On July 30, the mayor expressed “it’s time to go forward”, making his declaration that he will lead the charge; now on August 6, he suggests Barriere has moved too fast, and it appears he thinks it’s time for him to put on the brakes?

Talk about a walk-ing, talking contradic-

tion. I can’t help but think the mayor doesn’t have a clue what he is supposed to be doing. The only talent I see the mayor pos-sessing is his voracious appetite to complain and point his finger at others.

It appears to me the next 28 months under the mayor’s leadership will consist of paralysis by analysis. He will pursue endless com-mittees and develop do nothing plans to achieve nothing. Remember, you cannot measure or weigh nothing.

I believe the mayor is content to stand on his political soap box and tell the good people of Barriere what he thinks

we need, which appears to be nothing. When the mayor publicly states that “attracting foreign investment is way down the line of what we must do,” it echoes his fundamen-tal disconnection to the reality of the commu-nity’s needs.

How dare the mayor presume to speak for the rest of us? I can assure his worship, his vision and what he sees is completely contrary to others within this community. I believe the mayor is a man of words – not action.

What exactly do you mean, when you infer Barriere has jumped too far ahead? I suspect you are targeting the

local economic devel-opment officer hired under a one year con-tract, who was an origi-nal hire during Mayor Fennell’s term. Sounds like sour grapes to me. Do you need a hug, Mr. Mayor?

Remember, your worship, only 28 months until the next election, tick tock, tick tock.

I can only hope the citizens of Barriere are paying attention and reading your long winded verbal diar-rhea; never have I heard a man speak so much and say so little; tick tock, tick tock.

Respectfully,Pete GardnerBarriere, B.C.

Get kids back to natureWhen I was a child, summer holidays meant freedom and the outdoors.From the morning until late into the evening when the sun went down and

our parents called us indoors, my friends and I created games and adventures for ourselves outside.

Whether we were practising our handstands and cartwheels, riding our bikes or teasing our brothers playing hockey in the streets, we breathed in the fresh air and let the sun bleach our hair and paint freckles on our noses.

I’m not sure if our parents were fully aware of all the mischief we got up to. We lived in the tree branches and easily scaled fences to explore the for-est behind our townhouse complex. We played with fire, rescued baby birds and burned leaves with magnifying glasses.

Now, when I emerge from my air conditioned office and feel the summer sun on my face, I long for childhood and the outdoors.

But summer vacation means something quite different for today’s chil-dren it seems.

My younger siblings — 12 to 17 years my junior — spend much of their time indoors, which seems to be a pattern with their peers.

According to a 2011 report from Active Healthy Kids Canada, Canadian children are trading outdoor time for screen time. The report says that 73 per cent of parents say their children watch TV, read or play video or computer games after school instead of playing outside.

The report also says that 46 per cent of Canadian kids are getting three hours or less of active play time per week, including weekends and the report gives our nation’s youth an “F” grade for active play and leisure.

This trend is similar in other parts of the world as well. Britain’s National Trust recently released a report indicating that fewer than ten per cent of today’s children have played in a natural place compared to their parents. The National Trust has called this modern phenomenon “Nature Deficit Disorder.”

Part of the problem is the abundance of technological toys that hold kids’ attention indoors from iPads and iPods to Wii, Xbox, Netflix and the televi-sion. Parental fears have also become a barrier to outdoor play with potential danger from traffic, strangers and other sources.

While the National Trust study readily admits that the benefits of modern technology are many, it warns of consequences to this sedentary indoors lifestyle including a lack of engagement with nature, and health problems such as obesity and mental health problems.

This is not to say the situation is a lost cause — outdoor summer sports camps and summer reading programs get children out and away from the screens for a while — but there is plenty of room for improvement.

Parents, who I’m sure have fond memories of their own summers spent out-side, need to facilitate this return to nature. Decrease the number of scheduled activities, limit the amount of screen time allowed each day, and give children access to outdoor spaces. If you’re not comfortable letting your children roam free, then take turns supervising children at a park or on the block.

But remember, no amount of vicarious living through the Suite Life of Zac and Cody or Phineas and Ferb can replace those real life twilight games of ‘kick the can,’ or ‘hide-and-seek.’

By Jade Swartzberg - Merritt Herald


To the editor;When you dial 911 to get help

in an emergency, you fully expect a quick response.

In the vast majority of cases – from traffic accidents to heart attacks, from hazardous spills to burning buildings – the first to the rescue will be firefighters. People’s lives depend on them and they put their lives at risk for the rest of us every day.

For several years, Canada’s fire-fighters have been asking three simple things from the Government of Canada. They deserve a decent response. That’s why I’ve introduced Private Member’s Motion M-388 in the House of Commons. It comes up for debate and a vote this fall.

On average, 18 firefighters die in the line of duty every year. But there is nothing in place to help provide for their families if they are killed or become permanently disabled while on the job keeping Canadians safe. So Motion M-388 proposes a one-time $300,000 benefit for firefighters (and for other “public safety officers”) who perish or become disabled.

In their work as “first responders” during public health emergencies, like influenza pandemics, firefight-ers will often come into contact with

infected individuals. Like doctors, nurses and other front-line health workers, they need priority access to vaccines and other medications to keep them as safe as possible in the line of duty. Federal guidelines don’t currently provide for this. Motion M-388 corrects that defect.

Finally, while most people get out of burning buildings as fast as possible, a firefighter’s job can be the exact opposite. To save lives, they sometimes need to run right into the teeth of a blaze. Certain building materials and techniques can result in fires burning faster and hotter, thus endangering firefighters’ lives, especially during search-and-rescue operations. Motion M-388 calls for firefighter safety to become an objective of the National Building Code.

These are three modest proposals. They respond to thoughtful, ratio-nal requests coming from Canadian firefighters. Please encourage your Member of Parliament to support Motion M-388 – to help look after the courageous firefighters who look after all of us in times of emergency.

Yours sincerely,Hon. Ralph Goodale, PC, MPDeputy Leader, Liberal Party of Canada

To the editor;I am writing to ask if someone

can explain Mayor Humphreys’ article in the August 6 issue of the Star/Journal? I am confused, and quite frankly I find that most of the article makes little or no sense to me whatsoever.

Can the mayor explain and clarify some of what he writes about.?

The first of many things that I find confusing is what does he mean when he states (referring to needing a long term strategic Local Economic Development Plan) that “we will need disci-pline to remain focused not only on the delivery of the plan, but also in creating the process used to make changes to the plan”.

I am wondering who needs discipline? Is he referring to himself needing it; or does he mean the citizens of Barriere needing discipline? If so, why do we need discipline “to remain focused” on not only the delivery of the plan but also in creating the process used to make changes to the plan?

Who is delivering the plan in the first place? And why do we need to make changes to it when it hasn’t been delivered yet?

Next, I would like to know what Mayor Humphreys means when he writes “we need to clearly identify and define what won’t be done, as well as what

will”. Why would we need to spend time on clearly identify-ing and defining what won’t be done?

Will we be having meet-ings about what we don’t need? This sounds quite redundant to me.

The mayor also refers to and quotes The World Bank, provid-ing us with their concept of local economic development proj-ects. I would like to know where he sourced this information; did he ‘Google’ (LED)? Wikipedia, maybe? And more importantly, I want to know the relevance of any of this to Barriere.

The mayor wants us to “step back and really decide what we all want for where we live”, because according to Mayor Humphreys, “it’s not just about getting more jobs, having more people move here, or making steady improvements to our infrastructure”. No, apparently and according to our esteemed mayor, it’s about “defining what we have”.

Really? How does the mayor know this? How does he know what “we” want for where we live? Or is his meaning that this is what he wants? And if so, please say so, and stop using the word “we”, because I for one do not want to be included in this “we”.

I do not believe that “we” need to waste any time on

defining what “we” have, but I would definitely want to see and hear from the mayor that “he” is working towards get-ting jobs for Barriere, that “he” is helping our community to grow and prosper, and that “he” is working towards mak-ing steady improvements to our infrastructure.

When I read his article, I was not sure whether to laugh or cry at the absurdity of it all, and I shake my head now as I won-der what the next two years are going to look like for us.

We can only hope that our council and staff at the District office will quietly continue with their commitment to move our community forward, providing us with amenities, infrastructure and job devel-opment.

I also hope that we can con-tinue to have a sense of com-munity pride, and I hope we can continue with the vision our previous mayor and council had of developing Barriere into a prosperous and beautiful, small community.

Hopefully, the rest of us will continue on this path, while Mayor Humphreys spends his time trying to figure out how to step back and how to define what won’t be done.

Sincerely,Judy MayBarriere, B.C.

To the editor;Re: Aug. 6/12 Star/

Journal letter to the editor ‘Feed-back for the Mayor’.

Roses to Mr. Gardner, thorns to the mayor.

I feel the same way and have wanted for some time to voice my displeasure for the negative manner in which the mayor writes about the council.Barbara MacManusBarriere, B.C.

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K a m l o o p s -Thompson-Car iboo MP Cathy McLeod last week spoke in support of the recent federal announcement that eligible family doctors, nurses and nurse prac-titioners who work in rural communities will

have a portion of their Canada Student Loan forgiven starting in spring 2013.

“This change announced by our gov-ernment will improve primary health care in rural communities like those in our riding” said McLeod. “Canadians rightly expect to receive quality health care no matter where they live. This initiative will encourage more health care profession-als to work in the com-munities that need them most.”

In Economic Action Plan 2011, the Government announced that fam-ily doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners who began working in a designated commu-nity on, or after, April 1, 2012 will be eligi-ble to apply for par-tial student loan for-giveness. This applies to most communities with a population of

50,000 or less, includ-ing communities that provide health services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations. Economic Action Plan 2012 further clarified that the measure will also include residents in family medicine.

“This is anoth-er example of our Government acting to strengthen health care and improve the health of Canadians” added McLeod.

Family doctors and residents in fam-ily medicine will be eligible to receive up to $8,000 per year in Canada Student Loan forgiveness to a maxi-mum of $40,000 over five years; nurses and nurse practitioners will be eligible to receive up to $4,000 per year to a maxi-mum of $20,000 over five years.

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An Edmonton murder suspect accused of stabbing an undercover Mountie in Barriere last fall before allegedly twice stabbing his cellmate at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre dur-ing a game of Scrabble is slated to stand trial this week.

Mark Lindsay, who is being held in custody in Alberta on a second-degree murder charge, is expected to appear in person at the Kamloops Law Courts on Monday, Aug. 13, to stand trial on two counts of aggravated assault.

The son of a former Edmonton police chief, the 25-year-old is alleged to have stabbed his cellmate twice in the same eye — once with a pen and once with a pencil — last October.

The cellmate, a 21-year-old Kelowna man, was left blinded in one eye.

That incident took place about a month after Lindsay entered KRCC following his arrest north of Kamloops.

He was apparently the subject of an RCMP Mr. Big undercover operation, in which officers pose as gangsters in an attempt to convince a suspect to confess to a crime.

On Sept. 21 in Barriere, Lindsay is alleged to have stabbed an undercover Mountie he’d been travelling with from Edmonton to Kamloops.

In a series of exclusive jailhouse interviews last year, Lindsay told KTW he and the officer were

hauling what he believed to be quads in a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck.

Lindsay is alleged to have stolen the truck fol-lowing the altercation. He was arrested by Kamloops Mounties near McLure a short time later.

Speaking with KTW, Lindsay said he had no idea the man he was with was an undercover police officer.

It’s believed the Mr. Big investigation was launched after Lindsay’s ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Dana Turner, went missing in Edmonton.

Turner vanished in August 2011, days after Lindsay was released from an Alberta jail after serving 50 days for stabbing her in the head last June.

The mother of three’s body was found in a farmer’s field in central Alberta last October.

In March, RCMP in Edmonton announced they’d charged Lindsay with second-degree murder in relation to Turner’s death.

Lindsay was originally slated to stand trial in June on the KRCC stabbing charge, but the two trials were rolled into one.

He had also initially requested trial by judge and jury on both charges, but later changed his election to B.C. Supreme Court judge alone.

His preliminary inquiry on the Alberta murder charge is expected to begin next year.

Lindsay is the son of former Edmonton police chief John Lindsay, who is now a deacon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton.

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Sept. 1, 2, 3, 2012Barriere, B.C.

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Two Kamloops-area BC Liberal candidates are wasting no time launching their campaigns to keep Kamloops and neighboring communities in free enterprise hands. Terry Lake and Todd Stone have signed up new members, put campaign teams in place, and stepped up their conversations with voters as the countdown begins to the May 2013 provincial election.

Terry Lake, who currently serves as B.C.’s environment minister and is seeking a second term as Kamloops-North Thompson MLA, says the BC Liberal government has acknowledged and learned from past mistakes.

“By focusing on job creation and making life more affordable for middle-class families, we’re opening a new chapter in British Columbia,” said Lake. “B.C. is proving to the world that you can lower taxes and balance the books while provid-ing excellent services and protecting those most in need.”

Todd Stone, founder of the Kamloops high-tech company iCompass, is seeking nomination as the BC Liberal candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson.

“I’m proud to be part of a team that is build-ing a bright future for B.C. families,” he said. “With Christy Clark’s leadership and two strong free enterprise MLAs representing the Kamloops

region, we can keep delivering on local priori-ties.”

The BC Liberal riding associations in both rid-ings will nominate their candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the Holiday Inn in North Kamloops.

Liberal candidates ready to rollTwo Kamloops-area BC Liberal candidates

Terry Lake, who currently serves as B.C.’s envi-ronment minister and is seeking a second term as Kamloops-North Thompson MLA

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Happy 90th GeordieThere was cake and ice cream for everyone on Aug. 1, at the Church of St. Paul, in celebration of Geordie Salle’s 90th birthday. Having just recently celebrated a milestone anniversary with husband Manna, Geordie said she felt “very blessed” and was most appreciative of everyone who turned out to wish her “happy birthday”. Pictured is Geordie and Manna just before the cutting of the birthday cake.


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Also highlighted during the confer-ence was an Interior Health initiative to reduce building energy consumption. Interior Health has success-fully collaborated with a software ven-dor to make its utility management software smarter. The software tracks energy use in IH buildings and allows IH to normalize use with weather. Plant managers, supervisors and others can log in to the software at any time to see their build-ing’s energy perfor-mance. This is one of many tools used by IH

to help make informed decisions that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, lower ener-gy costs and improve daily operations.

Our aging and expanding population is placing additional demands on health care and resources. Dr. Robert Halpenny, President & Chief Executive Officer at IH, believes that we have a responsibility

to meet this increased demand without com-promising the envi-ronment we live in. “To accommodate for growth, we need to build and expand our infrastructure. And, in doing so, we must ensure we consider the environmental impact, minimizing harm and taking actions to reduce our carbon footprint wherever possible,” said Halpenny.

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Bring: lawn chair or blanket, snacks or pocket money for vendors, lawn games

Visit the Booths: local businesses • groups • sponsors • artisans • concessions

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Barriere’s radio station, The Bear (93.1FM), is sponsoring it’s 1st Annual Show and Shine on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m., in support of the Barriere Food Bank.

Anyone and everyone with a classic car, truck or motorcycle is invited to attend and be a part of this fun event which will take place at 4577 Barriere Town Road.

During the event, music from the 50’s and 60’s will be played from the radio station, and there will be some interesting photo opportunities for those attending.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Barriere Food Bank.

Call The Bear for more information 250-672-9316.

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Christian Life Bible Camp a hum of activityBy Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The hot weather did little to slow down the children who attend-ed the Christian Life Assembly Bible Camp in Barriere on Aug. 3. This was the wind-up and final day for the month long camp, which had offered its young participants a different theme each week.

The last week of the program was all about football, and each activ-ity related to that theme, even into a very popular football treasure hunt,

Approximately 30 children attended the camp, with up to eight leaders and two youth leaders helping to make the event an all-around success.

On the final day the church, and the grounds outside were humming with activ-ity; and when the call went out for “snacks are served” everyone rushed in to enjoy cookies, fresh watermelon and juice.

Lynn Bode, one of the camp leaders, said, “A camp like the pres-ent one has been held for about 10 years. It has been offered to children five-years-old to elementary school students; but if much younger youngsters

show up, we keep them too.”

The daily program included a lot of games and activities; followed by a reading of a Bible story, after which the children discuss the

story with a leader and are encouraged to ask and answer questions.

“We have lots of fun,” said Bode, “And no one is left out. Everyone has a great time.”

The last activity of the final day was a barbecue with all the trimmings; prepared and served by

volunteers who had been very busy in the church kitchen throughout the morning.

All who worked on presenting the Bible Camp to area youth worked very hard in get-ting everything just right for their young attend-ees.

The hot weather did

All three photos show the kids having a great time enjoying the games, food, and interaction at the recent Bible Camp in Barriere.

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New technologies for water reclamation

The constant that allows municipalities and cities to keep run-ning during and after an election is that the pro-fessionals that do the actual work of the local government remain in place even if the mayor and council change. It may be that the mayor and council provide direction but in truth the kudos for bring-ing those directions to fruition need to go to District staff.

Barriere was very fortunate that staff and our District engineer, Dave Underwood of TRUE engineering put together a successful grant application for an environmentally friend-ly water reclamation system. Originally this was termed to be the new sewer system then it was called the new waste water treatment system and now since we really are reclaim-ing the water from the process the newest term of water reclamation system will be used.

On Tuesday Aug. 7, at the Public Works meeting Mr. Underwood brought members of the committee and staff up to date on the prog-ress of the collection system design and the septage receiving sta-tion. The Request For Quotes document relat-ing to the purchase of the equipment to do the septage collection was reviewed and will be posted next week. The lead time for this spe-cially equipment can

be a number of months so it is imperative that we start the process as quickly as possible.

The septage receiv-ing building design was also reviewed and the process for tendering given the green light. The building will be of the precast concrete type. This will preclude any moisture problems and make construction very quick. Fortunately the site chosen requires little in the way of earth-works, water is close as is the required power. Mr. Underwood vis-ited existing receiving plants and has used the best ideas from each to design for us a building that will have as few problems as is possible.

Mr. Kim Rink from EcoTek brought the committee up to speed on the design of the water reclamation plant. Various new technolo-gies will be employed in the design and build-ing of the plant. The capture and retention of heat is a primary con-cern since the fluids arriving at the plant will need to be warmed for optimal processing to occur. The green house portion of the plant will need to be insulted while still letting the most light in as possible. To achieve this the use of a layer of bubbles gen-erated when insulation is needed and trapped between the layers of the clear material that form the roof and sides of the green house is being explored. In order

to avoid the use of any additional chemicals such as those used as flocculants in conven-tional gravity separa-tion tanks self cleaning micro filters may be employed.

Awhile ago our School District Trustee Ms. Rhonda Kershaw came forward with an idea to integrate a learning component into the water reclama-tion plant and system. Ms. Kershaw organized a meeting with repre-sentatives from SD#73, TRU, EcoTek, True engineering and I. From this initial discussion an effort has been made to design the building and system so that going for-ward students from vari-ous levels and disciplines can take advantage of the possibility of being a part of creating what is a cutting edge technology. Thanks Ms. Kershaw for your forward thinking efforts and dedication to the advancement of edu-cation and research.

District staff is work-ing hard to put together a display for the Fall Fair of not only the progress on the water reclama-

tion project but also on the upcoming zoning amendments process. To be honest zoning reviews can be really, really boring. They need to be done though and after four years the time had come to tackle the problem. We hired Ms. Sandra Upson to help with the process. In addi-tion to helping run the public roundtable dis-cussions and complet-ing a multitude of other related tasks. Sandy has done a wonderful job in creating a presentation around the changes that are being formulated that is informative and will hold your interest. I urge you to stop by the District of Barriere Booth at the Fall Fair and take a look.

Bandshell Fridays will wrap up soon. Please take the time to at least stop by and say thanks to Councillor Sabyan and her dedicated team of volunteers.

Thanks to everyone for your feedback and comments. Everyone has a right to their opinion and good ideas spring sometimes from the oddest sources.

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Chalk artYoungsters find the blacktop oval at Fadear Park in Barriere a per-fect place to create their own works of art through the medium of coloured chalk.


RCMP are advising the business communities throughout the Interior of the Province that several areas have recently experienced a spike in counter-feit money passing.

Since 2012-07-26, RCMP have received 23 complaints where coun-terfeit currency was either passed or attempted to be passed in the communi-ties of Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Salmon Arm and Kamloops.

These incidents involve Canadian Bank Notes in the $20, $50 and $100 denominations from the Canadian Journey Series (2001 – 2006).

The public, merchants and business-es should always check the security fea-

tures of the Bank Note before accepting. The security features to check are:

- the watermark or ghost image, - the security thread, - the overall print quality,- the metallic or holographic strip - the puzzle number or see through

number. “The typical Modus Operandi is for

the passer to make an inexpensive pur-chase and pay with a large denomina-tion, in turn receiving a large percentage of change back in authentic currency, leaving the bogus bill in the till. Feel, look and flip the bank note to check the security features.” stated Cpl Dan Moskaluk.

For more info on counterfeiting go to: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/ban-knotes/counterfeit-prevention/

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Bruising is more common as we get older. Tiny blood vessels, called capillaries in our skin become more fragile and are more likely to rupture. Also, the skin contains less fat, so there is less protection for the capillaries. Even though we bruise more easily as we age, your doctor should be consulted if you have large painful bruises, or bruises that come on suddenly.

Heartburn results when the valve that shuts off the tube to the stomach doesn’t seal well enough and allows the food to come back up the tube (esophagus). Because that food has been mixing with stomach acid, this regurgitation causes the burning feeling in the esophagus. If heartburn becomes chronic, see your doctor.

If you have to give your child a medication that doesn’t taste that good, try giving a cold treat like a popsicle before and after giving the medicine. The cold will help numb the taste buds and make the bad taste less noticeable.

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The Wildfire Dragon Monument site at Louis Creek was the first stop for Communities in Bloom judges when they came to the area on July 19. Pictured are members of the McLure Wildfire Monument Society, who created and maintain the site, Communities in Bloom judges, and a District of Barriere representative; (l to r) Bob Hayward, Jill Hayward (president), judges Evette May and Don Alberg, Cheryl Thomas (director), Susan Garland (director), Rob Rutten (treasurer), Bob Hearn (vice-president), and District Councillor Virginia Smith who is also chair of the Barriere Communities in Bloom Committee.

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Those involved in the Barriere Communities in Bloom (CIB) presentation to the judges on July 19 will be pleased to know that the tour which started at the Wildfire Dragon Monument site, travelled throughout the commu-nity, and ended up at the fall fair grounds has received a positive review in the Communities In Bloom August Newsletter.

A photograph of the carv-ings at the monument site is presented in the newsletter with the following caption; “Judges Yvette & Don commented on the visit to Barriere’s Wildfire Dragon Monument and Spirit Square south of town. The site is impressive – paying tribute to the determination, compas-sion and generosity shown by those who came to fight the fire and assist in rebuilding the com-

munity; and to the people who reside here and built the Barriere of today. The landscaping, with its many examples of local flora, wasn’t bad either!”

Results of the judging will be made public at the CIB convention in Kelowna on Sept. 22. If you would like to see the newsletter go to: http://www.bccommunitiesinbloom.c a / B C C i B _ N e w s l e t t e r _August_2012.pdf

When it’s hot – go to the lake!Sweltering hot temperatures have kept the beaches at North Barriere Lake full of folks enjoying the water, sand, sun, and fun.

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5, during their regu-lar worship service, The Church of St. Paul (Barriere) dedi-cated the gardens grac-ing the front of the church in memory of The Anglican Church of the Redeemer.

The Reverend Brownmiller, pre-siding at the dedica-tion, spoke about the history of the minis-try of The Anglican Church of Canada in the North Thompson Valley and the history of The Church of the Redeemer, which was built in 1963.

In 2008, The Church of the Redeemer and Barriere United Church began conver-sation about sharing in ministry in one space.

They formally joined together (with

members from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) to create The Church of St. Paul, an Ecumenical Shared Ministry of the three denominations.

Monies from the sale of The Church of Redeemer were used to construct the gardens at The Church of St. Paul.

During the dedica-tion Brownmiller said, “It is my job to remind people of the holiness of things. It is not my job to make them holy; God has already done that.”

Brownmiller also noted that the gardens will be used as a memo-rial garden; already a bench in memory of John Strachan has been placed by the Strachan and Uppenborn fami-lies, and the bell which sits in front of the church is from

the Clearwater United Church.

The Reverend Brownmiller will be leaving ministry in the North Thompson Valley at the end of August. Anyone who would like to celebrate with the members of The Church of St. Paul and Clearwater United Church are invited to attend worship on August 26, at 11 a.m., and/or come to a pot-luck luncheon party at the church following worship that day.

On Sunday AugustEC

Church of St. Paul garden dedicated

Submitted photo:s

(Top right) The gardens at The Church

of St. Paul.

(Right) The plaque unveiled at the dedica-

tion of the gardens.

(Far right) Rev. Graham Brownmiller presided at the dedication. He

will be leaving his North Thompson

Ministry the end of August 2012.

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By Leslie Stirling

Nineteen ladies showed up on a hot August night (well, actually afternoon but I was quoting Neil Diamond). My golf-ing improved some-what over last week and I ended up in third place for my flight.

All right, to be per-fectly honest there were only three of us ladies in the flight but I prefer to think of myself as the bronze medal winner rather than last place f in-isher. It is all in how you look at things.

The Aug. 7, flight winners were Carol Hindle (Flight 1 low gross), Deanna Pendergast (Flight 1 low net), Cori Walker (Flight 2 low gross), Debbie Rainer (Flight 2 low net) and Evelyn Lucas (Flight 3 low gross). Cori Walker and Chris LeCerf split the birdie pot. The Deuce pot remained unclaimed.

I was a little luck-

ier when it came to hole prizes manag-ing to take home two (Shais Designs and Our Little Secret for long putts). Susan Bondar picked up the Val-Bella Studio certif icate for a long putt and the Barriere Irly Building prize for a long drive.

The Debbies did well. Debbie Pearce had a long putt to win the Barriere A & W prize. Debbie Rainer had a KP to win the Carl’s Market Garden prize and a long drive in 2 to claim the Country Store Antique prize. Deb Legarre had a long drive in 2 to pick up the certif icate from Bodi Mekanix. Deb Winiski won the hidden score prize from Carol Patton, CGA and some con-

sulation from North Thompson Funeral Services for driving her ball into the gully twice.

Erin Mitchell picked up two prizes from Crystlee’s Hair Design (long putt) and Stamer Logging (KP).

D e a n n a Pendergast had two KPs to win priz-es from Barb and Carmen Smith and River Adventure Co. Cori Walker had a long drive to win the certif icate from AG Foods.

Chris LeCerf had a long putt to win the Estylo Hair Design. Susan Newberry had a long putt to pick up the Jul’re by Lynda Enochsen prize.

Evelyn Lucas will be dining out after picking up the Knights Inn certif i-cate for a long drive in 2.

Carol Hindle had a long drive to win the certif icate from Rainer Custom

Cutting. Barb Smith picked up a new golf ball from North Thompson Funeral Services to replace the one she lost in the gully but redeemed herself by winning the Station House Restaurant prize for using the least num-ber of putts.

Sue Paulhus won the Barriere Massage for the dubious hon-our of using the most putts but hey, my attitude is any prize is great.

This Tuesday is a regular game, and then our annual Golf for Cancer will be held on Aug. 21.

It is amazing how quickly the summer is passing by.

Plans are already underway for the Club Championship which is scheduled for Sept. 15.

My f inal word this week is to remind everyone to get your North Thompson Fall Fair entries in om time.

Chinook Cove

Ladies Golf Report

Nineteen ladies

Summer passes quickly on the greens


Congratulations are in order for 18-year-old Dylan Luison of Barriere, who has been select-ed to play in the 2012 National AAA Midget Baseball Championships in Quebec City Aug. 16-20. The Barriere Secondary 2012 grad will join 17 other players chosen in the province to be a member of Team BC.

Luison attributes his success in the sport to participating in the Barriere Minor Softball league from the age of four through 12, and then most recently participating and playing in the Kamloops Riverdogs’ Baseball Program.

Luison’s hardwork, commitment and love of the game has led him to two Provincial gold

medals, (one in Bantam softball, and one in AAA Midget baseball), one Summer Games gold medal (Bantam softball), two trips to the Western Canadians, as well as gaining experi-ence playing in numerous games and tourna-ments in the U.S. and Canada.

Luison says he is very excited about going to the Nationals as it is his last year in the Minor League; then he is off to Thompson Rivers University and new experiences. His accom-plishments and participation in the sport has given him many opportunities to meet people, travel and develop in both mind and body.

The athlete’s parents, and family say they are very proud of him and wish him much luck at the National Championships.

Luison heads for NationalsCongratulations are in order for 18-year-old

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Barriere’s Dylan Luison, 18, has been selected to play in the 2012 National AAA Midget Baseball Championships in Quebec City Aug. 16-20

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Coach Siwallace, along with Brandon Proppe recently traveled to Bella Coola on July 28, and returned to Barriere Aug. 5, after facilitating basketball clinics within that community. The two leagues that operate in Bella Coola PMJ (Pee Wee, Midget, and Junior) and the Nuxalk Basketball Association (NBA for short) shared the cost of bringing in the Coach and Proppe from Barriere.

Each basketball clinic day consisted of four ses-sions beginning at 10 a.m. and finishing at 10 p.m. with a lunch break from noon to 1:30 p.m. and supper 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

The main focus of the basketball camp was to develop player skills as

well as team play. The evening session from 6 to 8 p.m., provided a coach-ing clinic for the local coaches in Bella Coola.

Eight coaches attended the nightly sessions. Six junior boys and six junior girls were instructed by Coach Siwallace dur-ing the coaches clinic, with team and individual defense, as well as team offense covered each night. Special attention was given to team spirit and sportsmanship both on and off the court.

Flash drives were made available to the coaches, consisting of some of Coach Siwallace’s favorite drills. Proppe performed all of the demonstrations, and did an excellent job of demonstrating the drills.

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Bella Coola resi-dent Christian Siwallace assisted Proppe in demon-strating one-on-one drills. In the beginning Proppe was defeating Christian Siwallace quite easily;

however, by the end of the clinic, with the new skills Siwallace had picked up during the clinic the com-petition evened out.

Players of all ages attended the five day bas-ketball camp, with the youngest being six-years-old, and the oldest refus-ing to disclose their age.

The second day of the camp participants arrived a bit sore and tired but as each day went by all seemed to be able to rid themselves of their tired-ness and stiffness.

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For several days I have been listening to fellow photographers complain about the hot, bright days here in the inte-rior of British Columbia. When they stop by my shop I welcome them with the question “What have you been out pho-tographing?” But most-ly I have been hearing “Naw, I haven’t been doing anything. It’s too hot, muggy, and the light is crappy anyway. I can’t wait till September.”

Well, I must agree that my personal pho-tography also stagnated during these dog days of summer. I prefer sum-mer’s end, fall colours and I suppose, the cooler weather.

I had already spent a day doing stuff inside so when my wife men-tioned that she wouldn’t mind a quick trip to the grocery store, I grabbed a DSLR I had converted for infrared and we head-ed out. The closest town to our place is the small lake-side community of Chase, B.C. I thought the lake and bright sky would be perfect for a camera that only sees infrared light, plus I knew it would be nice and cool by the lake.

I have a camera that has been modified to only see infrared light and in my experience those harsh bright sum-mer days are perfect for infrared image mak-ing. Infrared (IR) light

is light that has longer wavelengths on the red edge of the spectrum and is invisible to human eyes.

Here is some trivia: In 1800 William Hershel described the relation-ship between heat and light and let the world know about his discov-ery of the existence of infrared light in the elec-tromagnetic spectrum.

The sensors for digi-tal cameras are sensitive to more than just the visible light spectrum. This causes problems with colour balance, so camera manufacturers place a filter in front of the sensor that blocks the infrared part of the spectrum that only allows visible light, and not infrared, to pass through.

The modification is accomplished by remov-ing that filter, and then installing one instead that blocks visible light, allowing mostly infrared light to reach the cam-era’s sensor.

The camera still functions normally, with full auto focus and auto exposure, except that it’s now able to record the infrared wavelengths that are just beyond what the human eye is capable of seeing. When infrared photographs are produced as black and white the photographs show trees with glowing white leaves and black skies opening up new

visual opportunities for photographing the world around us.

Many think of infra-red photography as the stuff of military night reconnaissance, or, as frequently portrayed in movies, as aerial thermal imaging that finds the bad guys. With thermal imaging one sees the heat the subject is pro-ducing, however, infra-red as photographers use it, with our modi-fied cameras is about capturing the light or radiation that is reflected off a subject and doesn’t involve thermal imaging at all.

I wander, and photo-graph pretty much any-thing, choosing different angels to see how the light would react. Some subjects don’t work very well with infrared, so I just experiment, take lots of pictures and hope for the best. Everything appears normal through the camera’s viewfinder and because so much light reaches the sensor on a sunny day one can use high shutter speeds and so it is easy to hand hold while exposing a picture.

I like infrared pho-tography and have made prints from infrared film since the beginning of my career in photogra-phy, when infrared film had to be loaded and unloaded in complete darkness. Because dark red filters had to be used on the lens subjects were very hard to see through the viewfinder. When digital cameras were introduced all this changed.

For those interested, there is lots of informa-tion to be found on the internet. IR photography opens up a new visual dimension for the pho-tographer willing to dust off that old DSLR and get it converted to an infrared camera.

These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or [email protected]. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. And if you want an experi-enced photographer please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment.

Dog days of summer are perfect for infrared photography

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Infrared photography opens up a new visual dimension for the photogra-pher willing to dust off that old DSLR and get it converted to an infrared camera.

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Gemini, you feel like staying in a dream world surrounded by a fence of your own making. But the reality of work and family life has to set in at some point.

Virgo, it’s time to reconsider a dif cult situation. If you still hold to a particular belief, you could be limiting your possibilities. Adopt a new point of view to gain a different perspective.

Sagittarius, something important has passed but you are still reaping the bene ts. Bask in the afterglow as much as you can because it can’t last forever.

Carl’s Market Garden and Fruit StandBrian and Brenda Carl have been in business in McLure since 1980, with the Carl’s stand opening in 1985. Seasonally they employee up to 13 people between the fruit stand and the fi eld work. The Carls donate to the area’s food bank, support the golf course, the fi shing derbies, and the schools in the fall with a donation of pump-kins. They try to support all lo-cal stores, saying they appreci-ate the same support from the North Thompson Valley.

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S Jul 28-Aug 17 - NT Museum Quilt Show, Tues-Sat 10am-4pm @ Barriere MuseumAug 7-29 - Fall Fair Offi ce open 10am-4pm Tues-Sat @ AG Foods mall, next to Armour Mountain Offi ce Service.Aug 13 - Interior Savings Movie Night, Fadear Park, movie starts at dusk.Aug 13-17 - Bethany Baptist Bible Camp, info call: 250-672-5115.Aug 16 - Grand Opening of Armour Mountain Art Gallery, 4-7pm @ #4 4480 Barriere Town Rd.Aug 16-19 - BC Barrel Racing Finals @ Fall Fair Grounds.Aug 17-19 - Secwepemc Gathering 2012, Celebration of Family @ Simpcw First Nation. Info call 250-672-9995 ext 246.Aug 18 - Country Dance, 9pm-1am @ Fall Fair Hall. Music by Union Jack. Sponsored by Barriere Curling Club. Tickets $10/person, avail at Star/Journal, Country Feeds, & Armour Mountain Offi ce Services.Aug 18 - The Bear’s 1st Annual Show & Shine, 6-9pm @ 4577 Barriere Town Rd. 50’s & 60’s music.Aug 18-19 - Secwepemc Fast Ball Tournament 8am-6pm @ Barriere Ball ParksAug 20-24 - Eureka Science Camp @ Barriere ElementaryAug 22 - NT Fall Fair & Rodeo BBQ & Pot-Luck, 6pm @ Fall Fair Hall.Aug 24-26 - BC Little Britches Rodeo Finals @ Fall Fair Grounds.Aug 30 - Summer Reading Club Wind-Up Party, 1pm @ Barriere LibraryAug 30 - Ambassador Program Coronation, 7pm @ NTVIC.Sep 1 - NT Fall Fair Family Dance, 7pm @ NTVIC. Music : Gordy West Band. Tickets at the door.Sep 1-3 - NT Fall Fair & Rodeo @ Fall Fair GroundsSep 8 - Garden Club Harvest Fest. 1-4pm @ Barriere Community

Garden.Sep 16 - Terry Fox Run @ the Barriere Bandshell, Fadear Park.Sep 19 - Raise-A-Reader, 11am-1pm. For info or to volunteer, call Barb Gordon at 250-672-2111.Sep 20-24 - Provincial Winter Fair @ Fall Fair Grounds.Nov 17 - No-Host Bazaar @ Fall Fair Hall. Non-profit groups call Audrey 250-672-9217 or Jane 250-672-9391 to book your spot, $10/table.Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - Tues. 6:30pm, ages 12-18, Legion Basement. New Recruits Welcome. Marc 672-9681.Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, Marge Mitchell’s home. 672-5615Barriere Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at NTVIC in the winter, at Museum in the summer.Barriere & District Riding Club: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. www.barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Info Cherie 672-9341Barriere & District Seniors Events: Mon. Whist 7pm, Tues. & Thurs. Carpet Bowling 10am, Wed. Fun Cards 1pm, 672-9627Barriere Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Barriere Community Choir: Every Wed., 7pm @ Church of St. Paul. All adults welcome. Info call Leah Jones 250-957-8440.Barriere Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Mon. of mth, call 672-9916Barriere Farmer’s Market: Thursdays. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House, 4307 Hwy 5. 10am-2pm. Info call Donna 672-5159.Barriere Firefi ghters’ Practice: Barriere Firehall, Thurs., 7pmBarriere Food Bank: Every other Wed. June 1, 10am--noon.

Call for info 672-0029 (leave a message).Barriere Hospice: Every 2 weeks. 250-672-9391Barriere Quilting Club: 2nd & 4th Thurs.of mth, 4pm at the Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 2nd Mon. of mth, 6:30pm. Barriere Survivors of Brain Injuries: Call John at 250-372-1799.Barriere Youth Choir: Every Thurs., 7pm @ Church of St. Paul. All youth welcome. Info call Leah Jones 250-957-8440.Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed, & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall. Community Kitchen: If interested call Dede 554-3134.Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon. of every mth.Council of Senior Citizens: Devoted to improving quality of life for seniors. Call 604-576-9734 or email [email protected]: Barriere Legion 242, every Wed. 7:30pm, Sept. to May.Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.Darts: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May.Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.Heffl ey Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Performers, concession, play area for kids! Call 578-0056.Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Susan Ross 672-9875.Little Fort Recreation Society: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pmLNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Wed. each mth, 7pm at

St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Vounteer Fire Dept. Rec.: 1st Wed. each month at

7:30pm upstairs. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Firefi ghter Practice: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, McLure

Firehall

Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. School.

NT Arts Council: Fridays 12-3pm, painting at NTVIC - any

medium/all welcome.

NT Fish & Game Club: 4rd Mon. each mth 7pm Volunteer

Centre. More info 672-1843

NT Museum: Summer hours - Tues & Fri 9am-5pm; Wed & Sat

10am-4pm; Thurs 10am-5pm.

NT Valley Hospice House Soc.: 3rd Tues of the mth, 11am,

Little Fort Hall. More info 672-5660 or 672-9500.

Quilting: 1st Tues of the mth, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674-2135

(Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

Wilson’s Arena weekly practice: Mon Game, Tues: Stock

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Fresh peaches make this recipe absolutely deliciousFresh Peach Cobbler8 fresh peaches , peeled, pitted sliced into thin wedges1/4 cup white sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1/4 tsp cinnamon1/8 tsp nutmeg1 tsp lemon juice2 tsp corn starchBatter1 cup fl our

1/4 cup white sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt6 tbsp butter1/4 cup boiling waterMix Together3 tbsp white sugar1 tsp cinnamonPreheat oven to 425 F. In a large bowl, combine fi rst 7 ingredients. Toss peaches to coat evenly & pour into a 2 quart baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 10 mins. Meanwhile in a large bowl combine dry ingredients to make batter. Blend in butter with fi nger tips or pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in water until just combined. Remove peached from oven (after 10 mins) & drop spoonfuls of batter topping over them. Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar & cinnamon mixture. Bake until topping is golden about 30 mins.

Blueberry Kuchen1 1/2 cups fl our3/4 cup sugar2 tsp baking powder1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel1/2 tsp ground nutmeg1/4 tsp salt2/3 cup milk1/4 cup butter melted1 egg beaten1 tsp vanilla2 cups fresh (or frozen) blueberriesTopping3/4 cup sugar1/2 cup fl our 1/4 cup butter meltedIn a mixing bowl, combine the fi rst six ingredients. Add the milk butter egg & vanilla, beat for 2 mins or until well blended. Pour into a greased 13 X 9 in baking pan. Sprinkle with blueberries. In a bowl combine sugar & fl our, add butter, toss with a fork until crumbly, sprinkle over blueberries. Bake at 350F for 40 mins or until lightly browned.

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In MemoriamIn Memory

Edwin C. Buck1932 - 2012

Though his smile is gone foreverAnd his hand we cannot touchStill we have so many memoriesOf the one we loved so muchHis memory is our keepsakeWith which we will never partGod has him in his keepingWe have him in our hearts.

~ Love Eva, Barry, Bev, Brent, Lyle, Carolyn and families

Coming EventsHospital Gift Corner

Open Monday - Friday10 am - 1 pm

InformationNOTICE

Community Resource CentreNew hours

Starting Aug. 7, 20128:30 am - 12 pm &

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Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to

escape for women and their children.

Volunteers always needed. Call 250-674-2135.

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP

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Wednesday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday 11a.m. - 3 p.m.

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PersonalsAA meetings every Wed. #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250-674-7155 or 250-674-7313

Announcements

PersonalsAlcoholics Anonymous

Phone 250-674-3838 or250-587-0026 Anytime

Barriere Alcoholics Anonymous Call: 250-672-9643For Al Anon Call:

250-672-9643, 250-819-5361, 250-308-5139 or 778-220-6269

Lost & FoundFound: Prescription eye glass-es. Mens bifocals. Found be-side Sportsplex. Call 250-674-0020Found: Set of camera fi lters on Mahood River Trail Aug. 7. Contact 250-674-1870

Employment

Business Opportunities

AUTOMOTIVE SCRATCH & Chip Repair. Lucrative. Easy to learn. Mobile. Exclusive ter-ritory. Income Potential $100/hr. Very low operating expenses. F/T or PT. 1(250)686-0808.

Career Opportunities

EXPERIENCED PROCESSOR OP-ERATOR REQUIRED IMMEDIATE-LY FOR A FULL TIME PERMA-NENT POSITION. 3-5 years experience with Waratah dangle head and related computer pro-grams preferred. This is a full time, permanent position working in our post and rail yard in beautiful south-ern BC. Great working conditions, excellent wages, benefi ts and profi t sharing. Please fax resume to 1-250-295-7912 or email to [email protected]

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COMMERCIAL BEEKEEP-ING Certifi cate Program. GPRC Fairview Campus. Ex-tensive study of beekeeping, queen rearing, and honey business. Paid work experi-ence. Affordable on-campus residences. Starts January 7, 2013. Call Lin. 1-780-835-6630; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.IF YOU’RE Interested in real estate, then take Appraisal and Assessment, a special-ized two-year business major at Lakeland College’s campus in Lloydminster, Alberta. Your training includes assessment principles, computerized mass appraisal valuation of proper-ties, farmland evaluation and property analysis. Start Sep-tember; 1-800-661-6490, ext. 5429. www.lakelandcollege.caMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION Rated #2 for at-home jobs. Start training today. Graduates are in demand! Enroll now. Take advantage of low month-ly payments. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com [email protected]

Help WantedAn Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS Wanted for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefi ts. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email:info@torqueindustr ia l .com. Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS Needed for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefi ts. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]: www.torqueindustrial.com

Employment

Help WantedAUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd year apprentic-es or journey person welders. We offer best wage in indus-try. 3rd yr apprentice $28-$30/hr, journey person $32-$35/hr, higher with tank expe-rience. Profi t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus in-centive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to:[email protected]; [email protected] your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103. [email protected] MACHINE Op-erator required for busy Alber-ta printing plant. Previous Al-phaliner or other machine experience an asset. Mechani-cal & computer aptitude re-quired; [email protected]

NEUCEL SPECIALTYCELLULOSE

is a softwood dissolving sul-phite pulp mill, located in peaceful, picturesque Port Alice, on the majestic West Coast of BC near the North-ern tip of Vancouver Island.Do you appreciate sport fi sh-ing, hockey, mountain bik-ing, golfi ng, scuba diving, hiking, camping, skiing, cav-ing? Port Alice and the sur-rounding areas are a home base and playground for you and your family. Port Alice is a friendly town and a great place to raise children.Currently there are exciting employment opportunities at Neucel and we are looking for qualifi ed and committed people to fi ll them.• 2nd Class Power Engineer• Electrician (2)• Millwright (2)• Vibration Analyst• Process Engineer• Maintenance Purchaser• Manufacturing Support

Engineer• Shift Superintendent

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Employment

Help WantedPARTS AND Services repre-sentatives at Jacobson Ford Salmon Arm BC. We are look-ing for exciting, customer friendly, dynamic individuals capable of working in a fast paced work environment. Parts and service experience an asset but not necessary, email resume to: [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalFort St John, B.C. Licensed Plumber/Gasfitter/Sheetmetal-man wanted for new construc-tion and installations. Must have valid drivers license. Send resume to [email protected] or (250)785-5542TICKETED Crane Operator in the West Kootenay Area with experi-ence/Ability up to 75 ton crane send resume to [email protected]

Work WantedNeed some help with those odd jobs you don’t have time for? Call Keiran Jones at 250-674-3051

Services

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Services

Fitness/ExerciseElliptical Trainer Canadian Tire Cardio Style ET150 in very good condition. Will trade for treadmill in good condition. Call 250-319-8023.

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Prep Cook: FT/Seas/Blue River #0504Line Cook: FT/Seas/Blue River #0503Breakfast Cook: 2-FT/Seas/Blue River #0501

GENERAL INFORMATION• Free Workshops: Call 250-674-2928 to register Thurs. Sept. 13th – Introduction Computer Training WorkshopThurs. Aug. 23rd – Creating and Updating Your Resume WorkshopThurs. Aug. 30th – Work Search Techniques Workshop

• Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you.• Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.• Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.• Blue River Itinerant: An employment consultant comes to town once per month for the summer months to the Blue River Library. Next visit is Tuesday August 14th from 1:00 to 3:00. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Jim’s Food Market & Subway A0212ACOOK - Station House M0212ACASHIER: Part time Barriere Petro Can J1212CCOOK: Knight’s Inn J2312BAR SERVER: Knight’s Inn J2312ALUMBER PILERS - Woodco - JU0912CHAMBERMAID - Seas. PT Monte Carlo JU0912A HOUSEKEEPER: Seas FT Tod Mountain Ranch JU1612LOG TRUCK DRIVERS: Ed Crombie JU1712HD MECHANIC/HELPER: Ed Crombie JU1712AFLAGGERS: Controlling Traffi c JU1812MENTAL HEALTH/ADDICTIONS COUNSELLOR : YCS JU2612FARM LABOURER/PICKER : Carl’s Market Garden JU3112

NORTH THOMPSON JOBS

Traffi c Control Person: Casual/Clearwater #0806Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #0805Restaurant Server: Seasonal/Clearwater #0804Traffi c Control Person: Seasonal/ Blue River #0803 Breakfast Café Cook: PT/Little Fort #0802Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #0801Chocolate Maker Helper: FT/Clearwater #0726Housekeeper: Seasonal/Blue River #0724Sport shop & Boutique Manager: FT/Blue River #0723Class 1 Driving Instructor: FT/Clearwater/Quesnel/Williams Lake #0722Restaurant Server: PT/Little Fort #0719Line Cook: PT to FT/Little Fort #0718Contractor to Conduct a Gender-Based Analysis: Clw #0717Traffi c Control Persons: 6-8 pos/ Hwy 5 North #0716Shuttle Driver: FT/Clw #0713Servers: 2 pos/Blue River #0711Line Cook: 3 pos/Blue River #0710Gas & Propane Jockey: FT/Clw #0709Job Creation Project Hiring: Seas/Barriere #0708Industrial Automotive Parts Person: FT/Clw #0706Housekeeper: FT/Clw #0705Housekeeper: PT/Seas/Clw #0624Customer Service Employee: 3 pos FT/PT Little Fort #0623Accounts Payable & Accounting Clerk: FT/Blue River #0618Human Resources Coordinator & Payroll Admin: FT/Blue River #0617Front Desk Attendant: Seas/Blue River #0616Administrative Assistant: FT/Blue River BC #0615Live In Motel Manager: FT/Clw #0611Labourer: 3-pos Casual/Clw #0609Sales/Marketing: FT/Clw #0603Reservations Coordinator: FT/Blue River #0507

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED :NT Fall Fair: Donna Kibble 250-672-5672Monument Society: Jill Hayward 250-672-5611SKILL DEVELOPMENT: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) and are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for more information.We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.

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“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia”

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Computer ServicesClearwater Computers is your neighborhood computer store & repair outlet; all makes & models. We offer new and used computers. Other servic-es incl: 15Mb unlimited ADSL, unlimited dial-up internet, 2.9 cents a minute long distance, unlimited webhosting, online backup, domain management, color photocopying, faxing and more. Located at #6 W Old NT Hwy (beside Supersave Gas). Ph. 250-674-1032

Misc ServicesSue’s Jewellery RepairsSince 1975 - We do it all, Retipping, Sizing, Soldering.Sue Ludtke - 250-587-6357

TilingInstallation of slate, marble or porcelain fl oor & wall tiles. Heated fl oors, custom show-ers. Reno or new construction. Journeyman tile setter. Quality workmanship. Call Bob @ 250-674-3508

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayStanding alfalfa hay at Forest Lake. Ready to cut. 45 Acres. [email protected]

LivestockFor Sale: 15 mth old laying hens, brown layers. $6/ea. 250-672-9391

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesLooking for broken washers, dryers, fridges, and stoves. Reconditioned appliances in good working order available at North River Appliance. Call Doug at 250-674-0079.Wanted: clean, used elec. stove. Call Jill: 250-672-5685

Food ProductsMacLennan Farms has young grass fi nished beef & lean grass fi nished hamburger. 250-674-2449. Please leave a message.

Garage Sales503 McLean Rd., Aug 18, 9am-2pm. Moving sale.Clearwater - #50 Cameron Rd.Aug. 18, ~ 9 am - 4 pm All kinds of good stuff.

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Sharpening Equipment, Complete, Like New condition, $15,000. 1-(250)542-4106.

Misc. for SaleAddition for sale. 10’ x 36’. Vinyl siding exterior, drywall interior. As is, where is. Make an offer. Call 250-587-6151.

Beautiful Yamaha house or-gan & bench. Double key-board, percussion, orchestral instruments, bass fl oor ped-dles. $700.00 Excellent cond. 250-676-9436

For sale: 7 yr old enthusiastic quarter horse cross gelding. Great feet, used on trails. $1,600; 9 yr old registered quarter horse gelding. Quiet, well built, used on trails. $2,200. Ph 250-674-1323

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

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Two air conditioners. Maytag, $120; Danby Premier (with re-mote, $150. Energy Star rated. Phone 250-587-2372

Misc. WantedUsed Postage Stamps

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By Margaret HoubenNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Ah... the joys of summer: mosquitos, sunburns, heat-stroke. Time to put up the hammock between those lovely shady trees, slather yourself with sun-screen and bug repellant, fill up a large glass with something cold, and lay back in the hammock and have a relaxing afternoon of reading books by your favourite authors. The Library is a great place to pick up the latest titles.

Did you know that the Library has an Adult Summer Reading Club? For your chance to win a Kobo Touch eReader, register online at www.tnrdlib.ca to submit a short weekly book log. Each week that you submit a book log you will be entered into the grand prize draw... but don’t wait to long, as this ends August 31.

A Place In The Country by Elizabeth Adler - Fifteen-year-old Issy, and her newly-single moth-er, Caroline Evans, are struggling to find their way alone, as well as together. At thirty-eight, Caroline is coming to terms with this new life, even though she has little money and all the responsibility for the two of them. When she decides to leave their well-off lives in Singapore (and her cheating husband and his long-time mistress and power-house), she ends up living in an English village pub, cooking dinners to earn enough to get by on; meeting unexpectedly quirky people, and making friends. But Issy still adores her father and secretly blames her mother for their change in life. When Caroline’s dream of restoring an old barn into a restaurant finally begins to come true, her chance at happiness hangs in the balance as whispers of murder and vengeance find their way to her. When Issy, hovering in that limbo between girl and young woman, begins to make some dangerous choices, the stakes are raised even higher.

The Sandcastle Girls by Christopher Bohjalian - When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Aleppo, Syria she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The year is 1915 and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to help deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo and travels south into Egypt to join the British army, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost.

Fast forward to the present day, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents’ ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed “The Ottoman Annex,” Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura’s grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston muse-um, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family’s history that reveals love, loss - and a wrench-ing secret that has been buried for generations.

There’s still plenty of time to read a few more books this summer

Ah the joys of summer: mosquitos sunburns


By Shawn Wenger Kamloops This Week

I’ve seen plenty of finish lines.

Sometimes, there are lots of people.

Sometimes, there is no one and I flop into the back of my car and sigh before I get in and drive home.

Sometimes, I cry.Either way, I am satis-

fied to have finished and accomplished the goal I set out to achieve.

On Thursday, July 26, after almost 79 hours on the road, including 24 hours in the rain, cycling 1,200 kilometres with a total of eight hours of sleep, I found the most satisfying finish line ever at the conclusion of the Rocky Mountain 1,200, a B.C. Randonneurs’ event.

Adding to the satis-faction was the fact I thought I was going to have to quit within 70 kilometres of home.

We left Kamloops on July 23 at 4 a.m. in the pouring rain with a group of people who chose to ride the distance in 84 hours or less.

It was like riding through a car wash as we headed up through Clearwater, Blue River and Valemount.

On the way to Jasper, darkness fell and so did the temperature.

Many riders chose to call an end to the insan-ity.

We arrived in Jasper at 11:30 p.m. and shiv-ered our way into dry clothes and a warm bed for three hours of sleep.

On July 24, we were on the road at 4 a.m. once again — and again it was raining.

We headed down the Icefield Parkway through Beauty Creek and Saskatchewan River Crossing.

The final climb to Bow Summit before descending to Lake Louise was a killer.

Arriving in Lake Louise at 6:30 p.m., we did a very quick transi-tion so we could do the descent into Field in the daylight.

This is when I started worrying about my hus-band.

He was feeling light-headed and out of sorts and he does not like descending, so the long dark drop over the new bridge to the Kicking Horse Rest Area and the shoulderless descent into Golden were har-rowing and dangerous.

It was a relief to crawl into bed again at about 11 p.m.

Three o’clock in the morning comes early and again we were on the road at 4 a.m., head-ing for Revelstoke over the Rogers Pass.

Suddenly, it was more than 30 C and we went from six layers down to one.

The worst parts were the tunnels, with so much debris on the shoulders and the roar of the trucks passing by.

With nerves on edge, I had my first cry at the top.

After an enjoyable descent to Revelstoke, we headed off to Sicamous.

I watched the mileage signs tick down as we got closer to Kamloops and I knew the last two hun-dred kilometres would be the most challenging because we weren’t just heading straight back.

At Sicamous, we turned toward Armstrong and were seriously los-ing our enthusiasm, so we stopped for ice cream.

I was starting to worry about my right Achilles tendon, nag-ging at me since before Lake Louise, where we had taped it for the first time.

At Rogers Pass, we added a tensor wrap.

Between Armstrong and Salmon Arm, we added another tensor in an attempt to immo-bilize it and keep the knife-blade pain from searing into my ankle.

Cycling form was going out the window as I tried to pedal most-ly with the left leg and we limped into Salmon Arm, made a quick change and headed for Falkland.

As darkness fell, so did my spirits.

The pain got worse and I looked for a foot position that would not

make me scream with each revolution.

Of course, with all this shifting back and forth, saddle sores start-ed to form with a ven-geance, but the Achilles lightning bolts took pri-ority.

When we broke out onto the highway out-side Falkland, I was in so much pain.

A group of men who had been riding with us off and on caught up to us again and offered more tape to wrap from my toe to my ankle in another attempt to immobilize my ankle.

Off they went and I once again began limp-ing . . . right heel down . . . left leg power.

For some crazy rea-son, it seemed like keep-ing the injured heel down was making it better but, in the end, that was put-ting way too much pres-sure on the tendon.

Finally, just outside Falkland, my resolve broke.

I pulled over and told Chris he had to finish without me — I was pulling the pin.

We called for our support to come and get me.

My amazing in-laws were on the way.

As I slid out of the truck in Westwold, I was greeted by a carload of four amazing women who had come to hug and cry and tell me I was a winner even with-out getting to the finish.

Once inside the hosp-tial, the nurse removed all the layers of wrap-ping, remarking some-one had good inten-tions.

Much of the pain subsided once the wraps were removed.

My foot and ankle had swelled up under the wraps and I felt immedi-ate relief.

The Achilles was still inflamed and angry, and rather than being scold-ed by the doctor as I had expected, I was rewarded when I asked the ques-tion, “Can I go back and finish the ride?”

I just wanted assur-ance I would not rupture the tendon.

He was amazing.He explained how I

should tape it and told me to ride in without using the injured leg as much as possible.

By this time, my friends had all gone home and I stood on the corner of Columbia and Third streets wait-ing for my in-laws to come and pick me up and deliver me back to the same spot where I thought it was all over.

Thankfully, the rules allow riders to leave the course as long as they come back to that same spot and finish within the time cut-offs.

I rode into Falkland in the beautiful misty morning sunshine and waved at my support vehicle as it stopped once in a while to make sure I was mov-ing forward relatively pain-free.

In Westwold, I once again met up with my husband, who had been my constant compan-ion for this epic event.

Originally, I’d told him to ride on with-out me and finish, but he decided to wait and ride in with me.

I can’t imagine not having him there as we rode the last 50 kilo-metres to Kamloops.

As we rode eas-ily along, we chatted about what we would do differently if we ever did this again.

Would we ever do this again?

Unlikely, but never say never.

Finally, we were back on the road, taking the final exit toward downtown and the Kamloops Curling Club — where the fin-ish line was located.

As I rounded the corner, I saw my son and his two friends running along the side-walk screaming.

I saw my parents and the four ladies who had come out to support me the night before, along with two other wonderful friends who also do ultra-distance events.

I couldn’t help cry-ing.

But, this time, instead of being tears

of disappointment and frustration, they were completely tears of joy.

In the space of 10 hours, I had gone from thinking I was finished after 1,130 kilometres, with only 70 kilome-tres left to riding to the finish.

Just more than half of the 114 riders fin-

ished the event due to the terrible weather that plagued us in the beginning.

Now, I am enjoying a little piece of retire-ment.

I am recovering, basking and smiling a lot. I cry whenever I describe it to people.

I don’t know what’s next.

Nothing for now — this will be pretty hard to top.

Shawn Wenger is a BCRPA-registered personal trainer and weight-training and group-fitness instruc-tor. She runs Fitness For Mortals. E-mail f i tness formorta [email protected] for infor-mation.

Rocky ride of a lifetime on 1,200 km journey

Shawn Wenger pauses for a photo on her Rocky Mountain 1200 journey.Submitted photo

I’ve seen plenty of ad

Flowers are lovely, generally smell wonderful, and can brighten up a room, or garden. For some of us (myself included), growing flowers isn’t easy; for others, flowers abound and flourish, with seemingly little effort.

If you have a green thumb, and your garden is overflowing with flowers, keep in mind the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo flower competitions.

There are a variety of ways to present the flowers, both cut or potted. For cut flowers, either one or three blooms at a time can be entered, depending on exactly what kind of flower it is.

Then there is the flower arrangements division. Here you can display a variety of mixed flowers on a variety of themes.

There is even a special class for just men to enter.For the potted plants division, not only flowers can be entered, but

also succulents and herbs.A list with all the different classes and

categories can be found on page 29 of the North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo Catalog.

You can also contact the Flower convenors – Diane Bloomfield at 250-372-9564, Dodie Lysak at 250-376-7472, or Heather Wiebe at 250-579-8916.

Start Getting Ready For The 2012 North Thompson Fall Fair & RodeoSt t G tti R d F Th 2012

Fall Fair Tidbits

If your garden is blooming maybe it’s time to enter the fair


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