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Penticton’s newly formed outdoor pickleball club will soon have a home to play on.

Mark Tamblyn, president of the Penticton Pickleball Club, said outdoor courts near the Senior’s Drop-In Centre are expected to open on Sept. 30.

Tamblyn recently started a membership drive and fig-ures many of the 240 indoor players will join. Once the courts open, Tamblyn said they will be able to get a month of action in before it gets too cold.

The courts will be open to whoever wants to play and there won’t be a fee.

“They can hardly wait,” he said. “We anticipate in Penticton, once these courts are in, and people start play-ing, that the membership is going to start to grow. There is a whole community of new players waiting to get the opportunity to play.”

Tamblyn praised Pentic-ton city council for the fore-sight to build the courts.

“It was very good of them. There are people that will move from other com-munities, I know two people already,” said Tamblyn.

“Now that we’re getting the outdoor courts, people have told me they are going to come.”

In a memo to council, Tamblyn wrote that hav-ing courts can help citizens be more active, especially seniors, and that it can be a new sport for youth. Pentic-ton can also reap economic benefits from tournaments, especially once four more courts are added. The courts could also help Penticton host the 55-Plus B.C. Games as the game is an official sport in the B.C. Senior Games.

Council decided last May to create the courts for around $90,000 and re-ceived grant money to help with costs.

Tamblyn said a reason the sport is popular with old-er players is because once they are not able to run as much for tennis, pickle ball becomes a good option to stay active.

“It’s actually an excel-lent sport. A lot of young people are starting to pick it up now,” he said. “The ball moves slower and it gives you a chance to react. It’s a lot of fun.”

Kim Hun Kopp is among the young players who came out for indoor sessions in the

Penticton Community Cen-tre last year.

“Every time I come out I’m happy,” Hun Kopp told the Western News at the time. “People here are just so nice to me.

“You come out and make a lot of friends, it’s a friend-ly game,” continued Hun Kopp. “It’s a good game too. I love running around the court.”

The PCC will host a fun-draising tournament on Oct. 3-4 at the Penticton Com-munity Centre. More infor-mation on the tournament can be found at www.pent-ictonpickleball.blogspot.ca. Deadline for registration is Sept. 25.

The PCC was originally created by Jack Byron in 2002. He is part of the cur-rent nine-member executive.

B.C. has 9,123 registered players and there are 124 lo-cations to play. Those inter-ested in joining the PCC can do so by going to the blog and clicking on the member-ship tab to fill one out.

Pickleball was started in 1965 by U.S. congressman Joel Pritchard and became a sport in 1972. Two or four players use paddles to hit a ball over a badminton-like net on a badminton sized court.

Outdoor pickleball courts almost ready

Bill Rogocky returns this serve as partner Michael Taenzer watches during city parks and recreation pickleball action at the gym at the recreation centre.

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The disordered skin does not always show obvious outward signs of reduced barrier defense. However, there are some diagnostic clues that could help determine if the skin is susceptible to the outside influences that may cause the skin to become inflamed.

These diagnostic clues are; cracked and dry lips, low lipid levels or readings on diagnostic equipment, minimum sebaceous secretions, essential fatty acid deficiency, ageing cells, menopause, flaking dry patches, psoriasis, keratosis pilaris, atopic dermatitis, arthritis and general skin allergies.

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Modern day lifestyle choices coupled with modern day environment-al stressors make for a perfect storm to tip these skin types of skin, with a tendency to barrier disorders, into a reactive state.

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the innate immune system and the dom-inant cell of host defense.

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It is logical to assume, that if the cor-neocyte has been damaged, due to lipid peroxidation (usually due to the clients lifestyle choices) or, has a poor quality cell envelope and weakened outer shell (poor corneocyte compaction due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors); it may not be able to protect the interior of the body.

It makes sense when we take just one moment to reflect and think what the purpose of the skin barrier is. Yes, to keep allergens and pathogens OUT and keep necessary nutrients, lipids, and moisture IN.

One of the first diagnostic clues I see, when treating skin following the corneotherapy methodology is a rapid decrease in inflammation. That’s fol-lowed by an improvement of corneo-cyte compaction, resulting in a stronger skin barrier that is no longer dry, itchy, cracked or chapped.

Skin that is compromised to the greatest extent is particularly difficult to treat, as they are non-responsive due to weak cell membranes and an already stimulated immune system. Clients complain that their skin react to every-thing, and logical steps must be taken

to repair the skin barrier. The balance of the multi-lamellar lipids and nat-ural moisture factor must be restored. In this case lipids trump moisture as an Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD) will increase Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) as a result. TEWL in itself can be an aggravating factor. Treatment should happen with as little tissue disturbance as possible as the skin is already in an inflammatory state and often even uncomfortable to the touch.

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Immediate protection is necessary for skin with barrier disorders, so apply-ing a ‘barrier’ without occluding is ideal. A ‘breathable’ barrier if you will.

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The beauty of these products is not only that they are physiologically compatible, rich in essential fatty acids, and prevents inflammatory skin reac-tions; but they can be beneficial to any skin a wound healing state, such as cracked or chapped skin. We call this mechanism moist wound healing, meaning that the healing occurs from the bottom to the top.

It lends itself perfectly when tissue manipulation is not allowed due to the thixotropic property by which the prod-ucts spreads very easily when in contact with the skin. Body temperature in essence ‘melts’ the product into the skin allowing for the combination of fatty oils in gel-like consistency nongreasy to the touch.

The ‘breathable’ barrier cream that is beneficial in low humidity and is a corrective skin treatment cream, not a cosmetic cream. Even very small amounts equate in great results.

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If you could turn back the clock three decades, chances are you’d find Ken Jaggard hanging around the boardroom at Penticton Re-gional Hospital.

He still does — and gives a lot more than just his time.

After retiring from a 30-year career with the Cal-gary City Police, Jaggard and his wife, Alice moved to Penticton in 1981.

Within three years Ken became a director on the former Penticton hospi-tal board. By 1986, he had become chairman, a posi-tion he held for the next 10 years.

Although individual hos-pital boards throughout the Southern Interior have long since been encompassed by Interior Health, Jaggard remains an active director on the South Okanagan Si-milkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation board.

“All my life I have been a giver,” he said.

Now Jaggard is display-ing that same type of gener-osity again. He has donated $30,000 to the South Okan-agan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation’s cam-paign to supply the medical

equipment for the new Pa-tient Care Tower at Pentic-ton Regional Hospital.

Jaggard said the dona-tion is being made to hon-our Alice, who passed away at age 77 on Oct. 27, 2006, and their family.

Years before her death, Alice suffered a heart at-tack at the former Pen-Mar Theatre and was rushed to PRH. She was later trans-ferred to St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver where she un-derwent open heart surgery.

Alice recovered and con-tinued her volunteer work at Penticton Regional Hospi-tal, where she was a mem-ber of the hospital auxiliary for more than 25 years.

Ken, who suffered a ma-jor heart attack himself in 1985, credits the SOS Med-ical Foundation with help-ing keep the medical equip-ment at PRH so up-to-date.

“I think we deliver the means to have some of the best health care in B.C. by providing the funds to buy some of the best equipment on the market,” he said. “We will not buy equip-ment that is not the very best that’s available.”

Now in his late 80s, Jag-gard remains a strong pro-ponent for PRH. He thinks the public will continue to

support the Foundation’s $20-million fundrais-ing campaign for medical equipment for the new Pa-tient Care Tower, just as it did in the successful com-munity-wide effort to gain provincial government ap-proval of the tower project itself. Construction is due to start in the spring of 2016.

Jaggard said he is pleased to see the Founda-tion’s campaign get off to a positive start.

“To me, the public is really interested in good health care,” he added. “It’s great to see a campaign come together and be suc-cessful.”

For more information about the tower campaign, contact the SOS Medical Foundation office at 250-492-9027.

Or, visit their website at www.sosmedicalfounda-tion.com.

Jaggard donates $30,000 to campaign

Ken Jaggard shows no signs of slowing down after more than 30 years of ser-vice for Penticton regional Hospital. Jaggard is cur-rently vice-president of the South Okanagan Similka-meen Medical Foundation board. this serve as partner

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Unleash your potential this winter, and help Penticton host B.C.’s top young athletes as they reach for new heights in sport.

The Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games is seeking volunteers to support the event Feb. 25 to 28, 2016, the provincial multi-sport Games that has become the testing ground for emerging athletes.

“The BC Winter Games will be an incred-ible celebration of community and sport, and will create memories for all of Penticton to look back on for years to come,” said host so-ciety president Bill Bidlake. “We encourage everyone in the South Okanagan to join us in leaving a lasting legacy for the region.”

The B.C. Winter Games showcase the province’s best young developing athletes. The Games provide a unique opportunity for athletes to experience provincial competition in a multi-sport event setting, taking the first step towards the national and international stage.

Competition will take place over four days in 17 sports such as badminton, biathlon, bas-ketball, curling, diving, figure skating, gym-nastics, judo, karate, skiing and speed skating, plus more.

This will be the fourth time Penticton has hosted the BC Games. Penticton has first-class sport facilities and a wealth of volunteer experience — including hosting the inaugu-ral BC Summer Games in 1978, the 1990 BC Winter Games and the 1995 BC Sum-mer Games. The Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games will prove to be a memorable event for BC’s best developing athletes, coaches, and officials.

The host society is organized by a volun-teer board of directors led by president Bid-lake and vice-president Doug MacMillan.

Approximately 2,000 volunteers will be involved with the event – and a variety of roles are available. Positions are available in all 15 Directorates: Accommodation, Ad-ministration, Ceremonies, Communications, Food Services, Friends of the Games, Medi-cal, Promotions, Protocol, Registration & Results, Security, Special Events, Sport and

Transportation. Volunteers are a vital part of enhancing the

legacy from the B.C. Winter Games — re-ceiving valuable training and enhanced skill development in event management and host-ing. The more efficient the Games, the more that can be reinvested into sport development in Penticton as a legacy.

Prospective volunteers can still sign up at www.bcgames.org, by calling the BC Winter Games office at 250-492-2026 or dropping by in person to the office located at 90-246 Martin St., Penticton. Follow the BC Games on social media on Twitter @BCGames1 and on Facebook www.facebook.com/BCGames-Society.


Calling all volunteers to the BC Winter Games

The PenTicTon 2016 Bc Winter Games president Bill Bidlake (at right, blue jacket) and Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit (centre) at the one Year to Go event, held earlier this year, for the Bc Winter Games with junior curlers. The Games are seeking volunteers to sup-port the multi-sport event which will take place Feb. 25 to 28, 2016, in a variety of roles leading up to and during the Games.

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Helping others not only makes a person feel good, but it may also increase physi-cal and emotional well-being. Several stud-ies have indicated that being generous has

profound effects on how a person thinks and feels. One such study from research-ers at Cornell University uncovered that volunteering increases one’s energy, sense of mastery over life and self-esteem. It also promotes feelings of positivity, which may strengthen and enhance the immune sys-tem.

Volunteering is also an opportunity to share your experience. Retirees with con-siderable experience in the business world may want to work with a mentoring pro-gram that matches them up with career-minded youngsters.

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of the Penticton Adventurers Club (PAC) traveled to Nel-son, B.C. to hike the trails in that area.

The drive there was ham-pered by smoke. We drove through the devastation at Rock Creek and the ten-sion of Grand Forks as the Washington fi re was heading north.

At a visit to the Tourist Info Centre, we learned that, due to the wind patterns, Nel-son is often clear of smoke and fog when neighbouring cities are affected.

By late afternoon every-one had arrived at the Inn and were treated to a three course meal provided by a ere of members. We had all prepaid for this dinner, and what a feast it was.

In the morning, the park-ing lot was alive with eager hikers. Some went to hike in the Six Mile Lake area, a picturesque alpine area with minimal elevation gain. The scenery was well worth the ride over a rocky road.

Others headed to Kokanee Creek Park and were reward-ed with a view of the salmon swimming upstream. After hiking over two trails there, the group separated.

Some accepted the chal-lenge of Pulpit Rock, Nel-son’s answer to the Grouse Grind. This is an elevation gain of over 400 metres in a 2 kilometre trail. It was ardu-ous to say the least, but we were rewarded with an amaz-ing view.

Others drove up to Ko-kanee Glacier Park and fol-lowed the Old Growth Trial, and the Gibson Lake Loop. After lunch they continued to explore other trails in the

area. That evening, we all sat around the common area to share our experiences. Most of us enjoyed Monday’s left overs, supplemented by other offers for a giant pot luck. Adventurous members headed for the Outer Clove, a restaurant that specializes in garlic items, even the ice cream!

Wednesday morning the parking lot was once again buzzing with activity.

Hikers headed out to Sproule Creek to explore the three trails there.

Some were so impressed with the experiences of the group that did the trails at Kokanee Creek and Kokanee Glacier, they headed off to replicate those experiences.

The rest parked at the Gibson Lake area and headed up and up the Glacier Trail. Most went as far as Kaslo Lake whereas some contin-ued to the Cabin. This is a misnomer as it is a state of the art beautiful large log building capable of sleeping 16 people. It has electricity, satellite and fl ush toilets!

That evening we all en-joyed a meal at the Finley’s Bar and Grill in downtown Nelson. On Thursday many headed home while others

stayed behind to continue to explore the regional area.

Once again, a very suc-cessful outing by this amaz-ing group.

The Penticton Adventur-ers’ Club is for persons 50 and over. The club activities focus on hiking. Hikes and rambles are scheduled on Wednesdays and weekends. In addition, social activities include dine outs, pot luck suppers, picnics, wiener roasts, bocce ball and an an-nual three to four day trip.

The next planned hikes are on Sept. 26 on the Kettle Valley Railway to the Little Tunnel, Sept. 27 around Campbell Mountain, Oct. 3 at Okanagan Mountain Park and Oct. 4 at Garnett Valley Dam/Eneas Creek.

Guests are welcome to participate in three events be-fore they decide whether to become a member. Member-ship is $20 per person a year.

A general meeting is held for club members and guests on the fi rst Tuesday of every month at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2965 South Main St., Penticton where a sched-ule of the month’s hikes, walks and events is made available to those members without internet. The next general meeting will take place on Oct. 6 ay 7 p.m.

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The Penticton Squares are invit-ing the community to be part of a free class to test the waters before joining the club.

“The social aspect is one of the largest reasons to join because you get to know so many people,” said club member Diane Tucker.

The first lesson is being offered for free, and a series of beginner classes will continue until the end of 2015. After the essential moves are well-memorized, dancers can take their moves anywhere.

“Once you know the main-stream, you can go anywhere in the world because all the moves are taught in English,” said mem-ber Susan Boyd. “And when you go to other dancing communities, you see a lot of the same people, so your family of dancers grows and grows.”

Boyd said at Peachfest’s square dance event there was a couple from Germany who spoke English poorly, but they had no trouble an-swering to any call.

Tucker said the club appeals largely to baby boomers and young retirees who have the time to learn, but anybody who enjoys dancing is welcome.

“Many times I’ve heard ‘square dancing is for old people’,” Tucker said. “Yes, there are many older dancers and that’s because they have been dancing for 60 years of

more, which is testimony to their fitness and overall health today.”

“But the younger the better be-cause that’s when you learn the quickest,” said Ken Boyd.

“You don’t have to know how to dance,” Susan said. “You just have to like it.”

Though dancers should be no younger than eight years old so they can properly retain the procedures.

There are a total of 68 moves to learn, which are then intertwined into endless combinations.

The Squares are offering weekly classes from September through December to teach newcomers the basic moves. Those who continue classes into the new year will be introduced to the full spectrum of square dancing.

“This is a group that has to co-op-erate,” Tucker said. “Everybody has to know what they’re doing and be where they have to be for the other people in the group.”

At first glimpse, witnesses are often intimidated by the seemingly complex nature of square dancing, but the club members assure that by learning one move at a time, the craft can be mastered by anybody.

“Basically if you can walk, you can learn to square dance,” Susan said.

“There’s that element of physi-cal touch, which has kind of been put on the back burner in our soci-ety nowadays,” said Tucker. “We’re always touching when we dance. Most of us have a big smile on

because we’re happy, moving to a little beat of music, it puts a little spring in our step – and of course the touch.”

The activity offers healthy ex-ercise for both physical and mental aspects of the body. Two hours of dancing is equivalent in exercise to walking eight kilometres, Tucker said.

“And it’s mentally stimulating because you have to learn 68 moves. There’s someone on stage who can pick any move at any time, and you have to be ready to react to that move, so it’s very good mental ex-ercise.”

While square dancing has been popular since the 1950s, the format has adapted alongside pop culture.

“Modern square dancing isn’t the old cowboy barn dancing peo-ple often think of,” Tucker said. “It’s not the same as it was in the olden days, it’s more interactive – we dance to modern everyday mu-sic you’ll hear on the radio.”

The free introductory class hap-pens on Sept. 22 at the Seniors’ Drop-In Centre at 7 p.m. Those interested in taking more than one class can continue each Tuesday until Dec. 8 for $70, which covers the cost of 12 classes.

The Penticton Squares formed in 1998 as two other square danc-ing clubs amalgamated. To find out more, contact the Squares at [email protected].

“We’ll have you dancing with our club by Christmas,” Tucker said.

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The two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is caused

by wear and tear on joints over the years. For ex-ample, although jogging is good for your heart in the long term, it may cause your knee joints to wear out.

With osteoarthritis only one or two joints may be affected and these tend not to be paired (example: one thumb, one knee, one big toe).

Pain worsens through the day as the joint is used and resting the join often provides relief. In osteoar-thritis, pain relievers are the main treatments.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease

of the joints. Joints on both sides of the body are usu-ally affected. Sometimes the joints are warm and soft to the touch. There is a decreased range of move-ment and some people also experience fever, fatigue or tingling in the fingers.

Rheumatoid arthritis can also affect other areas of the body, producing inflamma-tion in tissues such as the skin, eyes and lungs.

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Would you like the opportunity to bright-en someone’s day? Do you have a spare hour or so once a week or even on an occasional basis? Perhaps you might like to consider joining the Better at Home volunteer team.

“I think my Mom will need a gentle in-troduction back into the idea of socializing. She used to have a close knit and vibrant set of friends, but as my Dad got more sick, and she became more affected by caretaker stress, she didn’t keep many of these friend-ships active. I strongly believe that her morning nausea and fatigue is very real, but it is the lack of stimulus to get out of bed (nowhere to go and no one to see) that esca-lates her nausea into days in bed, then poor self care, then the deterioration that led to her past hospitalizations. Knowing that her social isolation is keeping her in bed when we aren’t there is heartbreaking. Anything that you can do to help her will be so greatly appreciated. “

These are some of the typical comments the Better At Home team hear and offer sup-port to those families who have concerns.

Better At Home provide non-medical

supports to assist seniors living indepen-dently in their homes and many of our program participants would benefit from a friendly visit or assistance with shopping.

There is much research to support the importance of social connections when it comes to improving health outcomes in ag-ing.

A supportive, caring community benefits all members and our volunteers tell us often how much they enjoy the seniors they visit. Interacting with people of a bygone era with fascinating stories of the past, sharing inter-esting journeys is a priceless benefit to the volunteer.

We currently have people who are wait-ing for a visitor; someone to talk to, share a love of sports or help learn how to use a computer. In Penticton, Naramata, Summer-land, Kaleden and Okanagan Falls the Better at Home program is delivered in partnership between Penticton and District Community Resources Society and South Okanagan Se-niors Wellness Society.

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Our volunteers are an in-tegral part of our detachment and make a valuable con-tribution to the community throughout the year.

A majority of police de-tachments use volunteers in some capacity or other. These are educated profes-sionals from all walks of life who serve countless hours without any compensation. We depend on volunteers to staff our community policing office, provide foot and bike presence in the community, assist our victim services unit, restorative justice pro-gram and the Auxiliary con-stables program.

The classic stereotype of a volunteer is someone who has time to spare and is look-ing for something to do. This stereotype is not true today. Understanding why people volunteer makes it easier to find volunteers, organize their work, and recognize their contributions. Not ev-eryone is motivated by the same factors. People volun-teer for a variety of reasons, including their desire to:

Help others. Helping oth-ers usually comes to mind first when people think of volunteers. However, as you read deeper into this list; you will see motives are not al-ways that simple.

Help the community. It is a great feeling to have a sense of belonging and to give back to your communi-ty. Volunteering can also be a great way to make contact in the community and get to know other like-minded people.

Increase self-esteem. Vol-unteering makes people feel better about themselves. Giv-ing a few hours a week, or even a month, to an organi-zation creates good feelings. Volunteers feel like they are engaged in the community and they are making a valu-able contribution, which is a satisfying feeling.

Make new friends. Volun-

teering can also have a social side to it. Volunteers use this opportunity to meet interest-ing people who share their interests and values.

Experience the job. Peo-ple considering a job in law enforcement often discover that volunteering is a good way to get a look at what happens on the “inside” and if this is something that they would like to choose as a ca-reer.

Enhance their resumes. Adding volunteer experience to a resume shows a commit-ment to helping others or to working in a particular field. Shows that you believe in a cause and are willing to work towards a common goal with other volunteers.

Develop new skill set. A volunteer job often gives people an opportunity to learn how to do something they did not already know how to do. Every office re-quires skill sets that one can take with them into their pro-fessional organization.

Enjoy something they love. Many volunteer jobs come with intrinsic benefits for their participants. If you are a ‘people person’ and enjoy dealing with the pub-lic then you need to get in-volved and do what you are passionate about. Take own-ership and do what you love.

We started out in the win-ter 2014 with recruitment and received an influx of new people.

The interviewing and se-curity checks then took time which then led directly into training for a number of programs. We, at the Pentic-ton RCMP understand that our volunteers do not fit a classic stereotype nor a cer-tain age category. We have volunteers of all ages and they come from all walks of life. We strive towards cre-ating a friendly office envi-ronment where volunteers can meet freely, with other volunteers who share similar interests, provide a service to the community, work with

the community police offi-cers and provide a valuable service to the community. Volunteering benefits those people who step forward to assist you.

This summer has been a great year for the recruit-ment and participation of our Penticton RCMP community policing volunteers. Some of the programs we currently offer are:

Bike PatrolThe purchase of equip-

ment for this program was funded through a Civil For-feiture grant from the pro-ceeds of crime.

Our volunteers patrolled the downtown streets, ma-rina, channel and beaches on bicycles, greeting citizens and tourists alike, providing directions throughout the city and being extra sets of eyes and ears for the police.

This program was ex-tremely well received by our guests and local community.

Foot patrol/Community

ambassadorsVolunteers conducted

foot patrols of the Down-town Community Market on Saturday mornings along Main Street, Martin Street and back alleys.

The presence is obvious and a deterrence as they can quickly report any suspicious activity or crimes in progress to the police.

Lock out auto crime

Volunteers patrolled park-ing lots and high volume parking areas throughout the city.

They placed crime pre-vention notices on parked vehicles to educate the own-ers about vehicle security and how they can prevent crime.

It is a great program to have volunteers educate our public so a police officer can attend to other higher prior-ity tasks.

Speed watchVolunteers set up their

speed board in areas where traffic needed to slow down. It serves as a reminder to drivers to slow down and pay attention to the road. The board posts the speed at which the drivers are travel-ling so the drivers can see the speed they are travelling at.

Letters are sent to the reg-istered owner of the vehicle advising them of the infrac-tion observed and the appli-cable fine amount that could have been issued.

With schools back in ses-sion it is an important pro-

gram to have to educate the public.

Citizens on Patrol (COP)

Our volunteers patrol in the evenings and overnight looking for crime in prog-ress and notifying the police on duty. They check the se-curity of local businesses and frequent high crime ar-eas. Training of new C.O.P. members is continuing throughout the fall of 2015.

Penticton RCMP volun-teers have performed traffic control duties for the Peach City Classic Triathlon, the Shriners parade and Peach

Festival parade. There are also a number of individu-als that assist with other pro-grams. The Penticton RCMP continue to accept applica-tions for those individuals interested in volunteering and giving back to their com-munity.

If this is something that interests you and you are someone who would like to engage in community events come talk to us. We would love to have you on board.

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One of the creative things we experience in our lives is adventure.

Perhaps a holiday to a place you have never been before, or something that happens just where you are that has never hap-pened to you until now. We often look at adven-ture as a signifi cant one-of-a-kind happening that we have planned, or even a major life-changing oc-currence that was totally unexpected.

What we don’t often realize, or believe, is that every day, when you wake up in the morning and get out of bed, you are start-ing on another potential adventure. Now some of you may be saying “wait a minute, I get up, make the coffee, have break-fast, drive to work (or start cleaning the house), put in my eight or 10 hours, come home, have supper, watch TV, brush my teeth and go to bed. What’s ad-venturous about that?”

That you are not paying attention is the challenge, or not challenging your-self. I remember a former student of mine in a class where I was talking about this — and challenging them to look at their ev-

eryday lives —and put some adventure in them. He decided that wasn’t a bad idea so he broke his routine got up an hour ear-lier, went for a half-hour walk and looked for some-thing different in the park, had a different breakfast every morning that he had planned on Sunday for the week, drove to work tak-ing a different route every morning and saw things he didn’t know existed in his neighbourhood and city. He set time aside each day to meet with someone new, often over lunch at a different restaurant, after work put in half an hour of exercise, washed the dish-es and pots after dinner, then read with his chil-dren, fl ossed and brushed his teeth, read an inspiring book for half an hour and then off to bed.

When he reported this to me he said he couldn’t believe how each day had turned into a wonderful adventure, or sometimes more than one.

So how about your life? Does it have enough adventure in it? Some of the best adventure comes from trying new things in your life, or revitalizing ones you used to do and loved, however stopped doing. Many small ad-ventures — doing some-thing new — can so en-rich your day and energize your life. It awakens your creative inner self/spirit and keeps it working day-in and day-out.

One place to think about looking for that new adventure is the Shatford Centre.

Always wanted to sing or play in an orchestra? Join the Tuneagers at their practices twice a week. You have always wanted to write stories, well the

Shatford Centre has a course for you this fall. Think of how wonderful and rewarding it would be to write your own family history. We can help you with that!

You know you have a creative artist inside you wanting to paint, or weave or create sculpture or pot-tery or woodcarvings, or learn to be a gourmet cook — all wonderful adven-tures you can create for yourself. Shatford is ready to help you awaken that creative spirit to get you involved in these life-en-riching adventures.

And there is more — concerts and speakers and special events and programs are constantly happening at the Shatford. They are both affordable and creative — and ad-ventures of the mind and spirit. Want to have even more adventure? Come and join us as a volunteer, we have many creative things you can help with.

Perhaps even more ad-venturous, is there a pas-sion you have you would like to share through teaching a course? Pre-senting something for an evening? Or, helping or-ganize a creative activity such as the Inspire Pro-gram coming in October.

And even more you can create your adventure at the Shatford. For instance suggest a creative course or event you would like us to develop. How about creating a life celebration for yourself or a loved one now and provide an op-portunity to celebrate your life or your loved one’s life while they are still able to be part of it!

See CREATIVE on PG. 11

Keeping your creativity quotient going strong

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CREATIVE LIFE

From CREATIVE on PG. 10

For those of us most alive our true belief is ev-ery day is an adventure for me.

Agreed, some of those adventures you might rath-er avoid. However with a positive learning and sharing approach, and a positive attitude and open mind to the daily life of ad-venture can be created for each of the 24 hours we have before us.

You can even do it at night.

A friend of mine decid-ed one evening she wanted to create an adventure for

her and her two grand-daughters. She took them out to the large trampoline where she had already put three sleeping bags and told them that was where they were going to sleep that night.

“What a night it was” they told me after.

“You should have seen all the stars there are in the sky at night. It was fun having a little bounc-ing every time you turned over. And, so many birds singing to us in the morn-ing. Let’s do it again to-night grandma!”

Bored with life? A little depressed? Don’t know what to do with your life

these days? Then em-brace an available creative adventure, or create your own adventure and come to the Shatford and we will help you make it happen.

Have to close off now — an adventure is calling.

Okanagan School of the Arts director Milton Orris

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NywyN wright was greet-ing people at the Okana-gan School of the Arts during the last Creative for Life event at the Shatford Centre.

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You are invited to please join us at 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Shatford Centre for our Creative For Life Symposium and Open House.

You will learn about Creative For Life creativity workshops for the Autumn se-mester and senior programs throughout our city during the afternoon. Light re-freshments will be served and please bring others to the Shatford Centre at 760 Main St.

Also, Oct. 1 is the United Nations Inter-

national Day of Older Persons. So many elders in our communities have given so much to make our lives more pleasurable, safer, better in so many ways, through their careers, their volunteering, coaching and doing so many things on our behalf.

On Oct. 1, make a promise to yourself — think of an elder in your community. A former teacher, volunteer, co-worker, leader of a social support program and take time to call them, email them or visit them and express your gratitude for all they have given to our lives and our com-munity.

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