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A little sweat helps curb salt cravings Tara Bowie

Review Staff There’s nothing that will get

the blood pumping like climbing a mountain on a brisk winter’s day with the intent of protecting moun-tain goats and motorists.

Jetson Gibbs, 17, and Zane Gibbs, 14, strapped 50-pound salt licks to their backs and trotted up the mountain with fellow sportsmen association member Doug Boult.

“It wasn’t so bad,” Zane Gibbs said with a smile after getting back to the base of the mountain.

This marks the third year Zane has performed the task and the first for his brother Jetson.

“It was good,” Jetson said. The Keremeos-Cawston

Sportsmen Association took on the task of putting salt licks up the mountain four years ago.

“By putting the salt licks up there it keeps the goats off the road,” Norm Parkin, sportsmen association director said. “They

don’t come down in the winter to lick the salt off the road because they have it up there.”

The salt licks are placed at a plateau on the mountain side just outside of Olalla.

Prior to the salt licks being placed about a kilometre up, moun-tain goats were being hit quite regu-larly on the road below.

In the last three years none have been struck.

“We originally started with three different spots but we found they went to this one. It took awhile for them to figure out it was there,” Parkin said.

The initiative is a joint program between the sportsmen association and the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.

At one time it was suggested a fence be put along the stretch of highway where mountain goats were being hit most often.

“It would have been unsightly. The salt is a better solution. They

don’t really come down at all,” Parkin said.

The spot is used regularly by the mountain goats. Three 50 pound salt licks were placed in the exact same spot last year and just little pieces remain.

The Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association also per-forms a mountain goat count each spring. They cover areas locally around Cawston, Keremeos and Olalla up to Apex and through to Princeton.

They’ve done the count for the last 15 years or so.

“The goats are holding on quite good,” Parkin said. “The sheep of course are struggling. The last three years a lot of them have contracted a disease like a mange. They aren’t doing so well.”

For more information about the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association and the important work they do visit www.k-csa.com.

Tara Bowie Members of the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association gathered Monday to take the hike up a moun-tain north of Olalla. Left to right, Jetson Gibbs, 17, Doug Boult, Zane Gibbs, 14, and Norm Parkin.

Submitted These photos were taken from the Olalla Goat Trail Cam in May 2014. Because mountain goats have easy access to salt licks on the mountain they are no longer come down on the road near Olalla.

Submitted Zane Gibbs, 14, and Jetson Gibbs, 17, stand at the plateau on the mountain north of Olalla after hiking to the spot with 50 pound salt licks on their baks.

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OKANAGAN FALLS2nd MON: Communities for Kids OK Falls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr., 250-498-8433 for more info.TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144.TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.).3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre.WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okana-gan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. 1st WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.3rd WEDNESDAY: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting, Falls Community Centre. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665.THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre.FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m.FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone.1st FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.3rd FRIDAY: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m.SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm.1st SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.3rd SATURDAY: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

KEREMEOSMONDAY: N.A. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre.MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 4th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residential care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-22382nd TUESDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Ranch Restaurant. Ben Gumm for info 499-0216TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 102. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177 or Bill 499-5995TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA Club House. More info call 250-499-7027. Nov. to Mar.WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 9:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 102. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information.WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in attendance. Dr. refer-rals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Offi ce.WEDNESDAY: Songster Sing-a-long, 10 - 11:15 am, Keremeos Seniors Centre, Starts October 8th.1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in KeremeosTHURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 102. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982 or Hugh 499-2273THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m (starts in October). Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmTHURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878.THURSDAY: Learning about Stroke by the SOSBI. FREE Starting April 24th. Call 250-490-0613 for more information. FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Call Georgina at 499-0202FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm. - THURSDAYS until October.SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 10:00 am to ?, Weather permitting.SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982 or Marilyn 250-506-3026.3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775.2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos.1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429.2ND WEDNESDAY: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073.LAST THURSDAY: KCSA Club meeting.1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. Starts in September. 499-0112.

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HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich. Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave.THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use.1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone wel-come to attend.2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm.3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club.DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. Sunday school for the children.SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum - Closed for season - open in May.TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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The Keremeos Branch of the ORL will be closed over Christ-mas from December 23 - Jan. 1, 2016. The library re-opens on

Saturday Jan. 2nd at 10:00 am. Thank you for all your patronage over 2015!

Saturday, December 26

3 pm, Mini Meat Draw5 pm Dinner,

Appies $7 Followed by music by

THREE PIECE!

Keremeos Branch #192

The Similkameen Elders Club

invites you to our lunch & loonie auction

12:00 noon, 1st Wednesday of

every monthat Keremeos Elk’s Hall

Everyone Welcome!No Lunch in August (too Hot)!

Keremeos Cawston Food Bank

2334 Newton Road, Cawston

OPEN December 17th10:00 am to 12:00 noon

If you did not re-register in March you must register in

April. Everyone must bring ID and proof of residency.

250-501-1010

The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and gold.

Green has long been a symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and gold represents light

as well as wealth and royalty.

A Special Musical Program

will be held at St. John’s Anglican

Church on Sunday,

December 27 at 10:00 am.

Everyone Welcome

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Keremeos leads way on pushing for library funding reform

Review Staff A loss of a job. A sudden illness. A financial

mistake. That’s all it takes to go from having enough to

live to not. “It could be anyone that needs help. If you lost

your job, you lost your pay check it could be you,” Lawrence Wallace of the Cawston/Keremeos food bank said.

Food bank volunteers are rallying extra hard this year to help the area’s most in need have a good holiday season.

With the closure of the Christmas Hamper pro-gram because of lack of volunteers the food bank has tasked itself with collecting extra food for those that use the food bank in December.

Included at the December food bank date of

December 17 will be items needed to put on a Christmas meal including in many cases turkeys and stuffing, potatoes and many other food items.

A Friendship Dinner is also being put on by many of the volunteers at the food bank on December 20 at 1 p.m.

The holiday dinner has been going on for several years and is expected to attract over 60 people this year.

“We do a meal with all the trimmings and then everyone who comes gets a gift. The business own-ers have been very generous. It’s been overwhelm-ing,” Wallace said.

Anyone who is in need of a warm meal and camaraderie is welcome at the dinner being held at 2334 Newton Road in Cawston.

Food bank steps up with holiday foods and friendship dinner

Review Staff Keremeos has started a new chap-

ter in the fight for fair funding at public libraries.

At the most recent council meet-ing councillors voted unanimously to support a resolution to be brought forward at the Southern Interior Local Government Association convention in 2016.

The resolution calls on the prov-ince to establish an adequate funding model for libraries in rural areas with a population less than 5,000.

Currently the province funds libraries using a formula of half the converted value of land and improve-ments and half the population of the service area.

In rural areas the population and often the land values ore much lower than in urban centres, which results in insufficient funding and hardship to residents who are more dependent on

library services, a report prepared for council stated.

“It’s something that’s affecting many communities and the funding formula needs to change for rural communities,” Mayor Manfred Bauer said.

After the Okanagan Library Board made changes to how it funds the Keremeos library, council was thrust into a position to either step up and find funding for the shortfall or to see the library lose about 20 staff hours.

A decision was made by Keremeos council, Area B and Area G (minus Hedley) to fund the shortfall. Keremeos’ portion, just shy of $8,000, will be paid through the contingency fund this year and next year a tax requisition bylaw is expected to be approved.

This year’s SILGA convention will be held in Kelowna in April.

Council assigns committee membersCouncil was handed out updated committee and

liaison appointments at a recent council meeting. Each December council appoints members of

council to community comittees and outside boards for the coming year.

Voting members on Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen is Mayor Manfred Bauer, alternate, Councillor Sherry Philpott-Adhikary.

Recreation commission is director Jeremy Evans, alternate Jason Wiebe.

Similkameen Valley Planning Society, Bauer, alternate Wiebe.

Community Forrest Bauer, alternate Evans. Education and substance abuse, Philpott-

Adhikary, alternate Bauer. Non-voting liaison appointee in the garden club

is Evans, alternate Arlene Arlow. Museum Society Arlow, alternate Evans. Rails to

Trails Society, Wiebe, alternate Evans. Similkameen Country Wiebe, alternate Philpott-Adhikary. LWMP – Local Advisory Group, Bauer, alternate Arlow.

LWMP – Technical Advisory Group, Bauer, alternate Arlow. Local Immigration Partnership, Wiebe, alternate Bauer.

Healthy Communities, Arlow, alternate Bauer. KID/Village Water Advisory Committee, Bauer, alternate Arlow. RCMP Liaison, Bauer. School Liaison, Philpott-Adhikary, alternate Bauer.

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BC ViewsTOM FLETCHER

Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview at her Victoria office Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at www.keremeosreview.com.com.

TF: At the UN climate con-ference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you find support for that idea?

PCC: Yes and yes. The new government in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fighting global climate change.

There are 150 coal plants on the books in China today. The only way that those plants and the ones that come after will be stopped is if they have a transi-tional fuel to move to.

TF: B.C.’s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emis-sions by a third, is another target that isn’t going to be met. Why?

PCC: When the govern-

ment brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other juris-dictions around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.

There comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province.

TF: Your advisory commit-tee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if it’s going to have an effect. Do you have any other choice?

PCC: Let’s figure out what the national goal is going to be, which we don’t know yet.

TF: On a related topic, tran-sit spending. Your new minis-ter Peter Fassbender has talked about a “new day” in Ottawa and he’s downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding sources. Is that off the table now?

PCC: It may be possible

that the federal government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the slack from the local gov-ernment level.

TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and sup-ply continues to go up around the world. Did you see

any positive signs this year?PCC: What I saw this year

was developing countries, especially China, making a firm commitment to reduce their emissions. The only way for them to do that is to move to a greater degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C.

TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax?

PCC: You’ll see in the February budget, but we are

looking for ways to provide some relief for home buyers.

TF: We’re starting to see government advertising ramp up. We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal government do it with their Economic Action Plan, which was very expensive, and to most people’s eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpay-ers’ expense. Is that what we’re going to see in the next year and a half?

PCC: It won’t be politi-cal. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based adver-tising out there, talking to people about for example, the Registered Education Savings Plan.

TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0?PCC: I don’t think that’s

in the plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you know….

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc

Clark on carbon tax, government ads

Don’t go crazy this Christmas

A dead giveaway that Christmas might be a stress-ful or depressing time for many is that the Canadian Mental Health Association is issuing press releases advising people how not to go nutcrackers over the holiday season.

Fa-la-la-la-la.Take a minute a minute to think about these ways

to preserve your own sanity in the coming days, from the experts.

• Plan ahead. If you’re entertaining, use the “keep it simple” strategy. Try menus you can make ahead of time or at least partially prepare and freeze. Decorate, cook, shop, or do whatever’s on your list in advance.

• As much as possible, organize and delegate. Make a list and check it twice. In many families, moms do most of the holiday preparations. Have a “family meet-ing” and make a commitment to care about mom’s mental health and share tasks. Rather than one person cooking the whole family meal, ask different family members or friends to bring a dish. Don’t overextend yourself with too many commitments. Focus on doing what’s really important to you and your family. If it’s hard to choose between activities, rotate outings every two or three years.

• Beware of overindulgence. Having a few too many glasses of eggnog can dampen your holiday spirit since alcohol is a depressant. Also, too much fruitcake and too little exercise will probably make you feel lethar-gic, tired, and guilty come Boxing Day. Exercising as a family to work out excess energy and stress is a great activity to schedule during hectic weeks. Don’t forget to get enough sleep to keep you healthy through this busy time of year.

• Stay within budget. Finances are still a great stressor for many people. Again, eliminate the unnec-essary. Set a budget, and stay within it. A call, a visit or a note to tell someone how important they are to you can be as touching as and more meaningful than a gift

• Remember what the holiday season is about for you. Make that your priority. Whether it’s the usual holiday advertising that creates a picture that the holi-days are about shiny new toys and gift giving, remem-ber that this season is really about sharing, loving and time spent with family and loved ones. Develop your own meaningful family traditions that don’t have to cost a lot of money

• Invite others. If you have few family or friends, reach out to neighbours. Find ways to spend the holidays with other people. If you’re part of a family gathering, invite someone you know is alone to your gathering.

• Connect with your community. Attend diverse cultural events with family and friends. Help out at a local food bank or another community organization.

• Remember the weather doesn’t help. Some people get the winter blahs each year, and a much smaller number (2-3%) develop seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Paying attention to nutrition, exercise and sleep and being careful with alcohol are also important if you have a history of depression.

Keep it all in mind, when you are trying to have a Merry Christmas. -AD

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Do you have faith in angels?The DeMeers have their own

angel story. Christmas always seems naturally to bring it to mind. Full disclosure, a couple of glasses of wine on a lonely night have been known to have similar effect.

Ignore the jeers and groans in the background. That is just the progeny complaining about the retelling of what for them is a fairy tale. The chorus is accompanied by synchronized eye rolling.

The children have no stomach for discussions of a spiritual or mystic nature. They raise the same kind of objection whenever con-versation veers towards the subject of the family ghost who lived...er...afterlived for many years in our Ontario home.

It manifested itself so frequent-ly we gave it a name - called it Boo. The offspring don’t believe in ghosts anymore than they believe in angels or Santa Claus.

It’s the curse of raising critical thinkers.

Boo was real enough, though. When we first moved in together Boo was shy, revealing himself through harmless tricks like open-ing and closing doors, knocking over the Christmas tree, and casting long shadows along the walls in empty rooms. All these phenomena could be explained by a mischie-vous house cat.

Indeed we eventually went out and adopted a cat for the expressed purpose of being able to look at one another and say “must be the cat” whenever something creepy transpired.

There were other things. Doorbells rang for no reason and

appliances turned themselves on and off.

Twice when Mr. DeMeer worked nights Boo joined me in bed, a very real and solid presence that mussed the sheets and left an imprint in the mattress. Of course it sounds crazy. One girlfriend remarked it was more ego than insanity, as in: she thinks she’s such hot stuff even dead people want to sleep with her.

Subsequent research revealed lots of documentation of ghosts performing in this way, getting into someone’s bed. (Performing per-haps not the best word choice.) There’s a hotel in Niagara on The Lake, for example, that boasts a famous room where a ghost often visits guests under the covers. Pretty sure it’s actually on their brochure.

Cats, faulty wiring and imagina-tion might account for a lot. No one however has been able to explain what Agatha Christie might have titled “The Curious Incident of the Closet Light.”

It took place in the bedroom again (oh that Boo.) Simply, the light in the closet - one of those little battery-operated jobs that stick to the ceiling and are often used by campers - would come on and turn off without reason. It happened so often and was worrying enough Mr. DeMeer was finally asked to climb up and remove the battery.

He looked a little pale when he turned from the closet and said: there is no battery in here.

That remains the most chilling Boo memory, but it has nothing on the angel story, the day I nearly killed one of the children.

It was a Saturday afternoon,

close to Christmas, and I had just picked up a prescription for the oldest DeMeer son. He was seven, had recently suf-fered a broken arm, orthopedic surgery and three nights in the hospital.

The prescription was for codeine. Standing in the kitchen, with one hand on the patient and another holding a small cup of medicine I was visited by an overwhelming feeling of dread.

What’s more, my arm didn’t seem to work. It felt for all the world as if there were real human fingers gripping my wrist and impairing my movement.

Something was clearly wrong. Mr. DeMeer thought it was my imagination, fueled by worry and lack of sleep.

Called the hospital for reas-surance and the nurse actu-ally yelled through the phone. That boy is in pain. He needs that medicine. What’s wrong with you? (Later, following an investigation, she was disci-plined and required to undergo

corrective training.)Back to the medicine and again

there was a physical presence with us in the room. Couldn’t have tipped that cup to his lips if I wanted to.

Didn’t want to.The next call was to the pharma-

cist, who after listening to a brief explanation also yelled through phone.

YOU DIDN’T GIVE IT TO HIM DID YOU? HE HASN’T TAKEN IT? TELL ME HE HASN’T TAKEN IT!

The label on the bottle of medi-

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When Linda and I stopped at the Manning Park Lodge to pick up coffee last week, Laura told us she’d be leaving soon.

Young, pretty and convivial, she has always had time for a brief visit with us in the park store.

Earlier this year I wrote about her on my blog, calling her “the prettiest girl in Manning Park.” Apparently she has a huge fan base. That post drew an incredible number of vis-its. We had become friends. When she told us she was leaving Manning Park, we were disappointed, realizing we might never see her again.

Friendships in our society are frequently short lived. They may surprise us like a brief ray of sunshine on a sombre day, then quickly fade away. We tend to be rather blasé about relationships, possibly because geographi-cally many of us do not put down deep roots.

In the past people often stayed in the vil-lage or town where they were born. This gave relationships time to mature.

When Laura told us she was leaving Manning Park, I was reminded of Roy.

One of my most useful lessons concern-ing friendships came from him, an entirely unlikely source. My work at that time fre-quently took me into provincial and fed-eral prisons. During those years I developed relationships of considerable trust with men doing time for fraud, trafficking in heroin and cocaine, murder, etc.

In some cases all their relationships with people outside prison had been severed and they received no visits. When they became

eligible for a Temporary Absence, Linda and I at times invited such men to our home for a meal. In some cases we became friends. Almost invariably though, upon release they reverted back to their former criminal asso-ciations and haunts. Most apparently didn’t understand the value of friends.

Inexplicably, Roy did understand, although he at times severely tested my patience. He was doing time at Matsqui Institution for B and Es and possession of heroin. His stocky physique, massive arms and shiny dome gave the appearance of a Mafia enforcer.

In his childhood and youth, family life had been a shambles. His father did jail time and his step mother didn’t want Roy in the home.

Roy never became a success story. In time he traded the heroin for alcohol, which did nothing to improve his outlook or circum-stances.

Unlike other men who disappeared when their parole time ran out, Roy continued to stay in contact with Walter, his community sponsor, and with Linda and myself.

When our phone jangled raucously at 2 am, I knew it would be Roy. Invariably, he’d dipped deeply into some intoxicating bever-age that had elevated him to a state of joyous euphoria. He was a happy drunk.

Although not a religious man, as he grew older he often asked if he could pray for me and my family before we signed off. The next day he’d phone to apologize for waking me and behaving like a fool.

It was a crazy friendship but in his sober hours, Roy frequently expressed deep appre-ciation for Walter and his family and for

Linda and myself. He had no one else in his life. I was never able to develop an appre-ciation for the nocturnal phone calls, but I realize now Roy desperately wanted to stay connected with his few friends.

When Linda and I returned to Hedley three years ago after an absence of 25 years, like Roy, we realized we’d need to be proac-tive about staying in touch. In our earlier stint here, many of our relationships in the Fraser Valley had fallen away due to lack of attention.

Not wanting another loss of friendships, we decided to employ the understanding Roy had, although we didn’t have the chutzbah to

make middle of the night calls. I think of it as the Roy Friendship Plan.

Our version consists of writing an e-mail letter every two months to family and friends. The response has been gratifying. After each letter, a number of recipients respond with a note about their activities. Some invite us to come for coffee or lunch when we’re in their neighbourhood.

Although Roy has moved on to another sphere where he doesn’t need alcohol or drugs to experience euphoria, we continue to be grateful for his example. It’s never too late to gather a circle of friends.

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To the Editor: I read the article, “Don’t be afraid to

say Happy Holidays, by AD with great dismay. I believe we are all entitled to our beliefs and to be able to express those beliefs and opinions but it should be done in a respectful manner.

I found the tone of the article to be rude, condescending and extremely dis-respectful. This is the time of year when people try to show more than the usual amount of love, compassion and under-standing for one another. The aforemen-tioned article brought none of those feel-ings to mind as I read it. Aren’t there enough problems in this world? Why not try to promote kindness, generosity and good will with your paper, especially at this time of year? If you need to express beliefs that are controversial, it would in my opinion, further your cause to do so in a polite and respectful manner.

In my house we say Merry Christmas Beverley MacDonald

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Merry Christmas wins out over Happy Holidays in Keremeos household

Submitted The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was

started in 1900 by Frank Chapman, ornitholo-gist and an officer of the then new Audubon Society. The count originated as a protest against a practice called the Christmas side hunt. It was a “side” hunt because folks would gather, and individually or as a group, see who could shoot the widest variety of wildlife, furred or feathered, at Christmas.

During this period many observers and sci-entists were becoming concerned about declin-ing bird populations and the CBC provided an alternative activity which reduced the annual slaughter. Fortunately, the signing of the Lacey Act in 1900 and the Migratory Bird Treaty in 1918 ended the “side” hunt.

Currently, habitat loss, mostly from vari-ous human activities, greatly contributes to declining bird numbers. Studies by the World Conservation Union and the Stanford Center for Conservation Biology predict that in the next 100 years, 10 per cent to 25 per cent of all bird species will become extinct. For the latest information on the State of Birds, visit: http://www.stateofthebirds.org/

Birds are important to the nature of things; being parents of voracious eaters who require vast quantities of insects, weed seeds or rodents, a healthy bird population helps con-

trol many pest species. Yes, sometimes they eat a bit of fruit too, but this is mitigated by their beneficial habits.

If you are interested in birds join us on January 2. We need ‘spotters’, eyes to scan the landscape bringing birds to our attention. Inexperienced people will be pared with expe-rienced birders who are willing to share their knowledge. Participants are assigned a route, counting and recording the birds they see or hear. This is an excellent opportunity to learn to better identify birds, get outside on a win-ter day, and enjoy the beautiful Similkameen while contributing important information to the study of bird populations.

Local CBC’s occur around Princeton,

Hedley/Apex, Penticton, Vaseux Lake, Oliver-Osoyoos, Bridesville, and in many other com-munities throughout North America. The day’s sightings are submitted to Bird Studies Canada and becomes important information in track-ing the status of birds across the continent and around the world.

Upon completion we gather, enjoy a pot luck supper, share interesting happenings and report our count. We meet at the home of Bob and Marilyn Bergen, 2289 Agar Road, Cawston at 8 a.m. Your contribution to the pot luck can be left here.

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Tara Bowie Students from the Gateway to the Trades program run through Okanagan College pose for a picture after their graduation last week. This marks the first year the program has been offered at SESS.

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For 12 weeks the shop at SESS wasn’t a class-room it was a worksite.

For the first time the Gateway to the Trades pro-gram run through Okanagan College was offered at Similkameen Elementary Secondary School.

“We got a real mix of people in here,” instructor Chuck Edwards said. “We had a student that had just moved from Nepal. He hasn’t been here a year yet. Two students from the Phillipines that have been here less than 18 months. A student from Baffin Island. It’s a program that really brings students together.”

The program was offered to students from Grade 10 to 12.

Students ranged in age from 15 to 19 but all were expected to perform to a certain level.

“For the first few weeks they hate me. They come in here they have to sign contracts. They have to show up. No one is babysitting them here. It’s the real world. When we get over that though then we’re learning.”

Out of the 14 students that graduated from the program, 12 have indicated what trade they will

continue on with. The other two know they want to go into the trades but are not sure what field yet.

“We have electricians, we have carpenters, heavy machinery operators. We have a lot of interest here and the great thing is they’ve learned what they need to do to achieve their goals through this program,” he said.

As part of the program students received Level I St. John’s Ambulance Training, BC Safety Association certificate and the WHIMIS.

Students also toured Okanagan College and learned about post secondary opportunities.

They also built a number of different projects including step stool, fold up table, tool box and others.

“There’s a real transformation that goes on in the 12 weeks. The students gain a lot of confidence. We show them how to do stuff but we don’t do it for them,” he said.

The Gateway to the Trades program has been offered in School District 53 several times before but never before at SESS.

If funding for the program continues through the college there is a chance it might alternate years secondary schools in the school district.

SubmittedEven the elves, busy making pancakes, were smiling at the Elks pancake breakfast held over Light Up weekend. This year in addition to the free breakfast for children and their parents the Elks had an activity table and Valley First Credit Union was on site taking pictures of children with Santa.

Submitted The kids activity table was a big hit at this year’s Breakfast with Santa put on by the Elks during Light Up weekend.

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The ancient Egyptians were said to use it. Pioneers dropped it into their rain barrels so that the water would remain fresh and clean enough to drink. It has been around and in use since long before my inception (Wow, THAT long?)

It is spelled “colloidal”, not “colloidial” silver, though many people want to add that extra syllable to it. It is like many mis-pronunciations experienced in our inept and often confusing language, e.g. “saw palmento” (There is no “n” in it.) Accurate spelling of it is “palmetto.” Not sure what form the Egyptians used but the pioneers are said to have used silver dollars. But I digress…

What IS colloidal silver? And just what is meant by the word “colloidal”? For starters, it is a substance that is suspended in a liquid. The smaller the particles, the better and longer they remain in suspension. According to the Health and Longevity Resource Center, Dr. Carl Moyer, chairman of Washington University’s Department of surgery said that, “Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have.”

There are multitudes of claims for colloidal silver and often it’s very difficult to separate fact from fantasy. Of this much I am aware: Colloidal silver was exposed to about 650 different kinds of bacteria and viruses – in vitro – and every single one of the aforementioned nasty little critters died. They cannot live in a silver medium, apparently.

“How can this be?” you might ask. (Or you might not) Well, it seems the silver prevents the production of a specific enzyme, needed for the bacteria and/or virus to survive by metabolizing its oxygen supply. Basically, they choke to death or are smoth-ered.

People talk to me – almost daily – about the wonderful results they have experienced, using this substance. Can you overdo it? Certainly. Like most everything else, colloidal silver can build up to toxic levels in the system. Best thing to do is look for one that contains less than 20 parts per million. Anything stronger than that is a bit too much for the body to deal with, use and then flush out. And so it builds up within the body. One of the last things that most people want is grey-ish/blue-ish skin. And once that happens, it seems there is no reversing it. Using a colloidal silver with too much silver content (as is the case with many of 20 parts per million or over) can build up your body’s supply to such a level that it turns skin a very odd – though interesting - colour. Unlike beta carotene which can turn the skin yellow, this one does not revert back to “normal” once it is discontinued.

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After a several year hiatus, Similkameen Elementary Secondary School is putting on a musical this year.

About 25 students have been prac-ticing for the last several months and will put on Into the Woods early in January.

“The students really wanted to put something on,” Matthew Faulk, musical teacher at SESS said. “It makes me feel fantastic especially seeing the potential of the students

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Students started to practice in October and do so twice a week for about an hour and a half.

In addition to acting and singing in the production, students are also responsible for makeup, and sound.

“It’s a great learning opportunity for everyone,” he said.

The public can watch the show on January 6 and 7 in the elementary gym at 7 p.m.

Submitted As people come together to cel-

ebrate the holiday season, influ-enza (the flu) can spread quickly so Interior Health is reminding the public that it is not too late to get your flu shot.

Influenza symptoms often include sudden high fever, head-ache, general body aches and pains, fatigue and weakness, a runny, stuffy nose, sneezing, and sore throat. In some cases, influenza can lead to more severe illness such as pneumonia and even death.

“The flu shot is the safest and most effective way to pre-vent influenza,” said Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health.

“Getting a flu shot helps protect you from influenza and it also helps prevent you from spreading it to family, friends, and those who may be more vulnerable to serious com-plications from influenza.”

The flu shot is still available at pharmacies, physician offices and through local public health centres. To find a flu shot provider near you

visit Immunize BC’s Flu Clinic locator (http://immunizebc.ca/clin-ics/flu#8/49.246/-123.116 ).

“I encourage everyone to get their flu shot as soon as possible, especially those in high risk groups. Protection from influenza generally begins 10 to 14 days after immuni-zation. Getting a flu shot now will protect you and your family over the holiday season and into the New Year,” said Golmohammadi.

The flu shot is free for:· seniors over 65 years of age· children six months to 59

months of age

· aboriginal people· pregnant women· people with chronic medical

conditions such as heart disease, asthma, and diabetes

· people who live with or care for people in high-risk groups

· visitors to a health care facilityFor a complete list of those

at risk and eligible for a free flu shot visit the Interior Health web-site (https://www.interiorhealth.ca/YourHealth/Immunization/SeasonalFluCampaign/Pages/default.aspx).

In addition to getting a flu shot,

Dr. Golmohammadi stresses that proper hand washing and covering noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing are also important ways to prevent the spread of influenza and many other infections.

He advises that people experi-encing influenza symptoms should stay home from work, school and holiday gatherings to reduce the risk of spreading infection to others.

In B.C., the majority of influen-za cases occur between December to April, with the peak of activity typically occurring in January.

Stef Laramie Skaters flocked to the rink Sunday evening to participate in the grand opening this year. The grand opening was delayed by a week because of warm weather.

It’s not too late to protect yourself from the flu this year

The Review Thursday, December 17, 2015 www.keremeosreview.com A13BUSINESS

Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

Ryan Campbell, OwnerFix Em Automotive

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• Licensed Mechanic• Licensed Vehicle Inspector• Over 15 years experience

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FRED C. WATSON 1933 - December 4, 2015

Fred, of Vancouver, Ladner and Keremeos passed away in the Penticton Hospice af-ter a long bout of cancer. He outlived his wife Fran and his daughter Wendy. Left to mourn are his son Micheal and and his friends. Fred was a decent, charmingly optimistic and amiable man. We are sad-dened that he is no longer with us.

LPN / Assisted Living CoordinatorTERM PART-TIME POSITION

The Lower Similkameen Community Services Society is seeking an Licensed Practical Nurse to provide service oversight and coordination to staff and residents of our 14 unit assisted living residence. Responsibilities include oversight of all assisted living services including personal care, social and recreational programs, hospitality services and emergency response.This position is “term”, duration expected to be 6 to 12 months, beginning January 2016.

:• Licensed Practical Nurse• Demonstrated management experience and education• Demonstrated leadership abilities evidenced by

employment experience• Current ood Safe Level 1 certi cation• Current irst id Certi cation with CPR

: Excellent communication skills (verbal & written); and demonstrated computer competency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

or a comprehensive explanation of duties and uali cations, contact the undersigned for a Job Description.The successful applicant must consent to a criminal record review.Hours: part-time, 27.5 hours per week (5 days per week)Starting Wage: 25.00 per hour, plus bene ts

upon successful completion of probationary period

Send Applications marked “CONFIDENTIAL” by noon, December 18, 2015 to:Mail: Eileen Oliver-Bauer, Administrator Lower Similkameen Community Services Society 720 – 3rd Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N3 Fax: (250) 499-2333 E-mail: [email protected]

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Employment

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HEALTHCARE DOCUMEN-TATION Specialists in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Con-tact us now to start your train-ing day. www.canscribe.com. 1-800-466-1535. Or email to: [email protected].

THE S&A Group is currently looking for a professional and eager Admin-istrative Assistant for a rapidly ex-panding company in Vancouver,BC! -Data Entry -Schedule meetings -Answer and direct phone calls -Pre-pare scheduled reports -Filing, fax-ing, scanning, email correspon-dences -Strong use of Microsoft Offi ce and other offi ce management systems Job Requirements - -Must have Microsoft offi ce experience -1-2+ years administrative assistant experience -Provide exceptional customer service -Must have good organization skills -Multi-task in a fast working environment -Must have experience in Excel -Must be able to pass a full background check -Must be computer literate Starting Pay is $27.00 - $29.00 p/hour. Paid Holidays and benefi ts after 90 days. Please send your re-sume to : [email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Infor-mation Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765

Farm Workers20 farm workers required for Farm workers required for AM Orchards. PO Box 71, 921 Hwy 3A, Keremeos. 3 Start Mar. 1 - Dec. 2016, 7 start June 1 - Dec. 2016, 10 start July 1st to Dec. 2016. Full time, picking, pruning, pack-ing, general farm labour. $10.59/hr or as per Employ-ment Standard rates. Contact [email protected]

2 Farm workers re. April 15 - Nov. 30/16, $10.60/hr, 40-50 hr/wk, duties incl. planting, thinning, picking, pruning, gen-eral farm labour, Keremeos & Cawston, Brar Orchards, 250-499-5149 or 250-499-4066.

3 Farm workers, F/T Season-al, March 15 to mid October 2016, wages $10.59/hr., prun-ing, thinning, picking, planting, picking rocks, and general or-chard work. 250-499-9350 Gill’s Paradise Orchards.

4 workers April 1 - Nov 15/16. Thinning, picking, pruning, packing, general farm labour in Keremeos B.C. $10.50/hr or as per Employment Stan-dards. MBJ Orchards [email protected]

5 workers for Blossom River Organics in Cawston B.C. Or-chard & Vineyard work. $10.59/hr. Feb 29/16 - Nov. 30/16. [email protected]

6 workers needed, Apr. 1 - Nov. 15, 2016. Thinning, picking, packing, pruning, general farm labour in Keremeos $10.50/hr or as per Employment Standards. Contact Amarjit Dhaliwal [email protected]

B&J Bengag Orchards needs 8 Seasonal Workers, 2 to start 1st week of March 2016, 6 to start May 25, 2016. Duties: picking, packing, pruning & general farm labour. Work is in Keremeos & Cawston, BC up to 40 - 60 hrs/week, $10.59/hr. Apply: 250-499-6555 or 2065 Barcelo Rd., Cawston, BC

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B&J Bengag Orchards re-quires 4 Farm Workers for 1 year starting Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2017. Duties: pruning, picking, packing & general farm labour. Work location Keremeos & Cawston, BC. 40 - 60 hrs/week, $10.59/hr. Apply 250-499-6555 or 2065 Barcelo Rd, Cawston, BC.

Brar Orchards (Gurjant Brar) requires 4 farm workers, start-ing March. 15/16 to Nov. 15th, 40-60 hrs/wk., $10.59/hr or as per Service Canada. Duties are fruit thinning, picking, packing & general labour. Please apply at 250-499-0418.

JNG Living Tree Farm re-quire 10 F/T seasonal workers 3 workers starting in March 1st, 2016 and 7 workers start-ing in May 20 to Nov. 15, 2016. Duties include pruning, thinning, picking, general farm work. $10.59/ hr or as per Em-ployment standard rates, ap-prox. 40 - 60 hrs/wk. Work is in Cawston, BC. email [email protected]

Lina’s Garden, Cawston needs 7 temporary farm work-ers for planting, weeding, har-vesting, packing tomatoes. April 1 - Nov. 30, 2016, $11/hr up to 40 hrs/week. Send Re-sume to [email protected] or call 250-499-0756

Mariposa Fruit Market - 680 Bypass Rd. Keremeos B.C. 12 farm workers; 4 end of Feb. end of Oct., 6 workers at the end of April-November, 2 end of June to Sept. 15, 2016 for picking, thinning, pruning, gen-eral farm labour. $10.49/hr or as per Employment Standard Rate, 40-60hrs/week. Work in Keremeos & Cawston. 250-499-5328 or 250-499-6392.

Mariposa Fruit Market - 680 Bypass Rd. Keremeos B.C. Needs 2 farm workers full time, year round for picking, thinning, pruning, general farm labour. $10.49/hr 40-60hrs/week. Work in Kere-meos & Cawston. 250-499-5328 or 250-499-6392.

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Need 6 full-time seasonal workers 2 from March 15th, 4 from June 1st to November, 2016 for Emer Ent. Ltd. in Cawston. Work duties are pruning, thinning, weeding and picking fruit 40 hrs min/week at $10.59/hr. Please email re-sume @ [email protected]

Okanagan Similkameen Enter-prises Ltd. requires 10 season-al farm workers, Mar. 1 - Nov. 30, 2016; 3 full time workers starting May 15, 2016. Duties include planting, pruning, pick-ing, harvesting, general farm work, $10.59/hr or as per Em-ployment Standard rates, ap-prox. 40-50 hrs/wk or piece work. Email [email protected]

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USED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNI-TURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is reno-vating their rooms making available a great selection of high end fur-nishings. By 1 piece or buy multi-ples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mir-ror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email [email protected] or www.acti-veauctionmart.com

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Homes for RentKEREMEOS - 2 Bdrm for rent. W/D, F/S. Fenced yard. In-cludes small storage space. $650 a month plusutilities.Small pets negotiable. Avail. Jan 1st. 250-490-5846

Renting: 628 Daly Dr. Caws-ton $850/month. 2 br. mobile. F/S, W/D, deck, storage room. Utilities included. 630 Daly Dr. $1150/month 1 bdrm, 1 bath, offi ce, cook’s kitchen, unbe-lievable storage, almost barrier free, decks, F/S, W/D, utilities included. Generous use of wood fi nishing in home. Work-shop and garage available for additional cost. Ref., deposits, applications submitted to Ruth Schulze at [email protected]

Suites, Lower2 bdrm basement suite, F/S $500/month plus utilities. Sep-arate laundry. 250-499-0189

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Submitted Giving back is not new to Rick Thorpe and Yasmin John-

Thorpe. The high-profile Penticton couple have added Penticton

Regional Hospital to their list of community support initiatives by donating $30,000 to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.

Born and raised in Trinidad, Yasmin recalled charitable gestures from her childhood years.

“My parents raised me on the principle of giving back,” she said. “I can remember my father bringing homeless people to our home, where they would be given a shower, clean clothes and a meal my mom had spent all day cooking. My siblings and I were given coins to gift to each person before they left.”

Rick also had a generous family background. Growing up in Southwestern Ontario, he was told by his mother to always help those who truly need help.

“She told me when I was 12 or 13 years old, ‘We help the needy not the greedy,’ and I have remembered that my whole life,” he said.

Rick and Yasmin met in Trinidad. They married in 1973, moving back to London, Ontario in 1975 with their first-born daughter, Richa, as Rick continued his career with the Labatt Brewing Company.

In 1977, the family was transferred to Israel where their second daughter, Ranette, was born. The Thorpes later moved back to Canada, residing again in London and various other cities in Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Ontario.

Life changed in 1988 when Rick suffered a heart attack at age 42. In 1989 after recovering, Rick received a call from his long-time friend, Don Triggs (of Jackson-Triggs fame).

“Don was putting a small group together to buy

the wine assets from John Labatt Company, as the Free Trade deal was coming to Canada,” Rick recalled.

In 1989 Rick arrived in Penticton where the Cartier Casabello winery was located and the rest of the family followed in August 1990. Rick went on to become a share-holder, director and vice-president of Cartier Wines (Vincor) until his retirement in 1994.

However, politics soon beckoned. A group of friends convinced Rick to seek the BC Liberal

nomination for the Penticton/Okanagan Valley riding. He won the nomination in May 1995 and in the 1996 provincial elec-tion, he was elected as MLA.

Following a boundary change, Rick opted to become the MLA for Okanagan-Westside, which included Summerland, leaving the Penticton area riding for his close friend, Bill Barisoff. After three terms in office, which included three cabinet positions, Rick retired from politics in 2009.

Meanwhile, Yasmin had joined four other creative writers to form Penticton Writers and Publishers.

“We had no idea how many other local writers were seeking guidance,” she said. “So we used the group to host

monthly meetings, which continues today, assisting others to hone their creative talents.”

In 2007, Yasmin became the driving force behind the South Okanagan Raise-a-Reader program. Over the next eight years, the unique aspect of this program generated dona-tions to purchase over 30,000 books from Vancouver, Alberta and Okanagan authors to gift to local students.

“The authors visited the classes, talked about the impor-tance of reading and writing, then autographed their books and gave each student a book,” she explained.

In 2006, the Thorpes established the Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship Fund. To date, $125,000 has been awarded to local students attending Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan.

Now with their donation to the SOS Medical Foundation, Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and family will help provide medi-cal equipment for the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. Construction is due to begin in the spring of 2016.

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