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Drunken man threatens to shoot cops page 3

Andrea DeMeerSpotlight Staff

A drug bust doesn’t exactly unfold as television would have people believe.

“It’s a lot slower,” said Barry Kennedy, Princeton RCMP Sergeant. “On TV they all go in kicking doors and people are diving everywhere, but it doesn’t work like that. We take our time to make sure we know as much information as we can, the layout of the house and who is in the house.

“We need to do it right so that nobody gets hurt.”Last Wednesday Princeton police arrested a man on

Angela Avenue. They seized quantities of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroine and marijuana from a nearby home. They also found two loaded shotguns, a loaded 22-cali-ber revolver and $6,200 in cash.

The arrest and subsequent search of the house were carried out by local officers, and members of the Federal Organized Serious Crime Unit and South Okanagan General Investigation Section.

Kennedy said police were on “high alert” after receiving calls from informants in the community about suspected illegal activity. “They came to our attention within the last month. There were threats going on, guys who were walking around, general suspicious activity.”

Under those circumstances “you try to verify who the

people are that are being reported, to see if those are people we should be keeping an eye on. If they are, we will formulate a plan to deal with them.”

After identifying the suspects Princeton police called in special services from other branches of the RCMP.

“We knew we were going to need some help to deal with these people.”

Those units brought specialized equipment and training to the situation.

Two days later officers conducting surveillance witnessed a drug transaction being conducted openly on Angela Avenue.

“We moved in to make the arrests.”Kennedy described the first suspect as being “a bit

surprised…a little bewildered thinking they are in the little

Town of Princeton with its nine Mounties and ‘wow, where did these guys come from?’”

The first things police saw when they entered the property were the weapons.

“They were all loaded and they were inside the door. It’s a little unnerving to know that these guys had loaded weapons right behind the door and if we had gone up for any type of questions or to respond to a complaint, that was what was behind that door.”

A woman was apprehended fleeing from the back of home and later released.

Kennedy said it was believed she had been in the house paying a drug-related debt.

After searching the house and finding drugs and cash, police issued a warrant for a second suspect who later pre-sented himself to police at the local detachment.

Kennedy said it is believed while both suspects live in Princeton, they are new to the area.

Christopher David Morrison and Jordan Dean Swanson have been charged with forcible entry to real property, utter-ing threats, and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.

Morrison has also been charged with failure to comply with recognizance conditions of not to possess any weapons.

Further charges are expected, said Kennedy.

“It’s a little unnerving to know that these guys had loaded weapons right behind the door and if we had gone up for any type of questions or to respond to a complaint, that was what was behind that door.” - RCMP Sergeant Barry Kennedy

Last Wednesday police seized crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana from an Angela Avenue home. They also found three loaded weapons and $6,200 in cash.

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Ed StaplesThe February meeting of the Princeton

Health Care Steering Committee (PHCSC) was held recently at Princeton General Hospital. The meeting was attended by rep-resentatives from the Town of Princeton, health care practitioners, Interior Health, BC Ambulance Services, and Support Our Health Care (SOHC). The meeting was chaired by Interior Health administrator, Susan Brown.

The meeting was attended by Janice Perrino, Executive Director, and Walter Despot, Board Chair of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation, who gave a presentation on the new $325-million Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional

Hospital. Perrino explained that the present facil-

ity is bursting at the seams and in dire need of a major expansion to properly serve the people of the South Okanagan-Similkameen. Construction of the new tower is scheduled to begin this spring with completion expected by late 2019.

Phase One of the building will include new operating-surgical rooms, procedural rooms, and 84 single-patient rooms.

There will also be new ambulatory care clinics that will include Maternal/Child, Respiratory, Diagnostics, Orthopedic, Neurology, and Cardiology. Phase Two will see extensive renovations within the existing

building to include an enlarged Emergency Department and a major pharmacy renova-tion. Perrino and Despot indicated that their fundraising campaign is in full swing and they are “well on their way to meeting their goal.”

Next on the agenda was a presentation by Emily Willis, Executive Director of the Princeton & District Community Services Society.

Willis explained that the Society was started in 1972 by Joyce Fraser and has grown over the years to include a wide range of services provided by 68 employees. Willis recently began working for Community Services, taking over from Lynn Pelly who

retired after 25 years service to the com-munity.

Programs provided by the Society include Home Support, the HandyDart bus service, an Adult Day Program, Community Living BC Programs, Housing, Victim Services, and Meals on Wheels. Funding for the Society comes from the BC Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Social Development and Housing, Interior Health, BC Transit, and the Town of Princeton.

The Steering Committee took a moment to acknowledge the passing of John Akerley. John was a dedicated and highly respected

Health care committee mourns passing of volunteer

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Town Hall News

Phone: (250) 295-3135 * Fax: (250) 295-3477 * Email: [email protected] * Website: www.princeton.ca

The Town of Princeton is seeking a casual on-call administrative support person. Qualifications include the completion of grade 12, supplemented by commercial business courses or an equivalent combination of training and experience and a sound knowledge of modern office practices and procedures, including software applications used in the work and basic clerical procedures. This position is within the jurisdiction of the Town of Princeton and CUPE Local 608 Collective Agreement. Interested applicants should forward their resume to Town Hall (151 Vermilion Avenue, mail to PO Box 670, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0) or email to [email protected] no later than March 15th, 2016.

The Town of Princeton thanks all applicants for their interest and advises that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NOTICE OF BOUNDARY EXTENSION - TOWN OF PRINCETON

Notice is hereby given that effective December 17th, 2015, the boundary of the Town of Princeton was extended, by Order-in-Council 831, to include the Copper Mountain Mine. Letters Patent and a map showing the new boundary of the municipality may be viewed at the office of the Town of Princeton during regular office hours from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday-Friday, except statutory holidays, or call 250-295-3135, for additional information. This synopsis is published in accordance with section 780(1)(b) of the Local Government Act.

TOWN OF PRINCETON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BYLAW

Most Princeton residents take great pride in the appearance of their property, and value well-kept neighbourhoods as part of the overall quality of life. Unfortunately, not everyone works to the same level. Over the past few years the Town has received an increasing number of complaints about unsightly properties, both residential and business. The Town regulates our appearance through the Property Maintenance Bylaw. The Property Maintenance Bylaw requires that you keep your property from becoming unsightly. This means: NO garbage or rubbish lying around (including ashes, animal feces, furniture, bedding, yard trimmings or

brush, crockery, glass, bags, old appliances, tin cans, cardboard, paper, tires, machinery, mechanical parts, trailers, boats and so forth).

NO accumulation of building materials; unless a valid building permit exists or the material is stored in a covered building.

NO out of control grass and weeds (must be under 30 cm high) and no dead landscaping. NO derelict vehicles of any kind (if it can’t be driven, it is derelict). NO more than one unlicensed but operable vehicle. NO graffiti. NO broken down or leaning fences. NO pools of stagnant water. Property owners are responsible for ensuring that shrubs and trees do not impede passage or visibility on sidewalks and roads. The Town is proactive in its enforcement of the Property Maintenance Bylaw. When we notice a property that is not meeting standards, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer will take a photograph and send it along with a letter to the property owner requesting clean up. If the property has not been brought up to standards by the stated date, a Municipal Ticket Information may be issued. Each offence under this bylaw is subject to a $100.00 fine. In addition, if the Town orders the property to be brought up to standard and the order is ignored, the Town may undertake the work required and the property owner will be billed for the cost of the work along with an additional administrative charge. Unpaid costs are added to the property taxes at the end of the year.

The Public Works Department has commenced their downtown street light maintenance program. This program involves the removal of street lights for maintenance, painting and the replacement of lights to LED lighting.

STREET LIGHT MAINTENANCE

Spotlight StaffA 31-year-old Princeton man is facing charges after wielding a rifle and

threatening to kill police.Sergeant Barry Kennedy said “we basically called out the whole detach-

ment” to deal with a situation on Corina Avenue early Saturday morning.“We were called to a house where a male was intoxicated and grabbed

a rifle and stated that he was going to shoot the police when they showed up.”

The man was not alone in the house and RCMP surrounded the home. “We were able to get information on the male’s whereabouts and his

actions about what he was doing with the firearm. We were getting infor-mation that he was continually drinking while he was walking around with the firearm.”

After about 30 minutes police were told the man had passed out from drinking. “In effect we waiting him out,” said Kennedy. “We didn’t feel we needed to risk the public, risk him or risk members. We knew the informa-tion that he was getting more and more intoxicated.”

The man was taken to Princeton General Hospital for treatment and charges are pending.

Man passes out after threatening to kill police

Two Princeton businesses were the targets of thieves overnight on Sunday, according to RCMP.

Unknown suspects cut the phone lines to Billy’s Restaurant in order to the disable the security alarm. After breaking a window to enter the build-ing they removed a signed Sidney Crosby jersey from the restaurant’s wall. The jersey was later found on the ground behind the business.

Would-be thieves also attempted to enter Home Hardware. The phone lines were also cut and a window was broken but they were not able to gain access.

The incidents occurred before 6 am Monday.

Signed Crosby jersey stolen and dumped

Home businesses under “honor system” in new bylaw

Spotlight StaffWith a few tweaks and clarifications, The Town of

Princeton has a new business licence bylaw.Monday night council gave third reading to the

bylaw, and in doing so attempted to answer the thorny question of what constitutes a business and who will be required to purchase a $70 licence from the town.

The bylaw defines a home business as “a business, occupation or profession carried out in a dwelling unit and clearly accessory or incidental to the principal use of the dwelling unit and parcel on or from which it is carried out.”

However in a report to councillors finance officer Shirley McMahon said “the honor system” will apply to home based businesses.

“If you consider your hobby to be a business you should get a business licence. That is up to you. The town would not be involved unless there were com-

plaints from other residents about noise or traffic gener-ated by your hobby.”

McMahon said the town received considerable feedback on the bylaw, which was first proposed in January.

“We were expecting that,” she said.The bylaw also requires commercial businesses to

pay an annual $50 fee for fire inspection.Chamber of Commerce executive member Barbara

Bushewsky said she is pleased with the new bylaw, and was happy the chamber had an opportunity to meet with council and discuss its concerns and questions.

“ I was pleased to see the Chamber involved and we were listened to. I think it’s quite a success.”

Bushewsky said the town was willing to compro-mise on some areas of the proposed bylaw, including the removal of extra fees for Liquor Primary busi-nesses.

Spotlight StaffTown and area residents are

being warned to prepare early this year for the appearance of bears and other wildlife.

“Everybody has been enjoy-ing this warmer than usual spring. That starts to tip those scales where bears are waking up earlier because the grass is growing and the days are warmer,” said Zoey Kirk, BC Wildlife coordinator.

“We can expect to see bears about earlier this season so they will be super hungry and looking for food. This is the time to remind

residents to be vigilant about their garbage and make sure it’s stored and secure and that livestock feed is secured as well.”

Kirk said predators like cou-gars may also venture closer to urban areas this spring, because of wet and “heavy” conditions in high mountain regions.

“Everyone is going to be a bit hungrier this spring.”

The best way for residents to avoid human-animal conflict is to remove attractants from their prop-erties including garbage and bird feeders, she stressed.

Warm spring gives bears early wake up call

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Premiers do the carbon shuffle

Sexist jokes are

dangerous, not funny

Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum carbon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.

Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on carbon emis-sions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell.

Clark’s advice for other pre-miers is to fol-low Campbell’s example of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, off-set by income tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes peo-ple poorer, she said.

Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are get-ting poorer already. Alberta’s NDP government plans to match the rate of B.C.’s car-bon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.

Other premiers have more creative definitions for pric-ing carbon.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construc-tion in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coal-fired power. The highest electricity prices in Canada are their “carbon pricing” plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to

S a s k P o w e r ’s Boundary Dam carbon cap-ture and stor-age project. It is the world’s first coal-fired power station to capture carbon dioxide after combus-tion. The CO2 is sold to oilfield operators who

inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur dioxide and fly ash to process and sell for other industrial uses.

Wall is the only Canadian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The pur-pose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Clark’s stand-pat strat-egy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for the 2017 election. A B.C. gov-ernment advisory panel has recommended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently start-ing in 2018, with annual

increases after that.The current seven-cent-

per-litre carbon tax on gaso-line sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.

The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initia-tives, as Alberta wants to do.

Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s elec-tion platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tripling the gas tax” to its cur-rent level.

Last week the NDP issued a news release denounc-ing Clark for presiding over increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

International Women’s Day is one of those days in red on the calendar that is easily over-looked.

There are no television or newspaper ads encouraging people to buy things or send cards. On the bright side, generally women are not expected to cook large meals for extended family just because…well…because there is a day in red on the calendar.

Many communities mark International Women’s Day with events like community break-fasts, fundraising walks, or programs to deliver flowers or cupcakes.

Those are fun and possibly empowering endeavors, but a nod in the direction of making the world, the country, and your hometown a safer and better place for women needn’t be that organized.

Here’s an idea to make your own contribution to the betterment of women.

Stop telling sexists jokes. Sexist jokes are not funny, and they are not

actually jokes. Sexist jokes are socially acceptable tools used

to underscore stereotypes that make women feel undervalued and unsafe and – for some reason – seem to make men feel better about themselves.

Don’t let your kids tell sexist jokes and if you hear some off-color misogyny in the locker room at the gym or in the coffee room at work “man up” and voice an objection.

Do it even if there are no women around who might hear and appreciate you.

Do it because it’s the right thing to do.Try to imagine when some jerk makes a crack

about a woman’s body, or her brain, he is talking about your mother, your sister or your daughter.

Not such a laugh then, is it?It’s harder for women to take a stand when a

friend or colleague makes a sexist comment. They should still do it, but it’s harder.

Women who challenge a joke or slur just aren’t “playing the game.” They risk censure at work, or the ridicule of people they care about. They are accused of feminism, as if that’s some kind of disease or social disorder.

Sexist jokes are at one end of a cultural spectrum that includes financial discrimination, harassment, violence and rape.

Think about that, the next time you jokingly tell a woman to go make you a sandwich.

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Unless we’ve endured traumatic physical, emotional, or psycho-logical distress, the current debate concerning doctor assisted suicide may be of little interest to us. It’s an issue I began thinking about some years ago as the result of a difficult personal experience.

A medical practitioner per-formed a maneuver on me that seri-ously disturbed my sciatic nerve. Over several days an excruciat-ing, burning pain began radiating downward from my back to my toes. I wasn’t told one of my pain prescriptions could induce suicidal thoughts.

The prospect of living out my years with this throbbing, burning pain almost unhinged me. I sat on the floor of our living room many nights, thinking about drag-ging myself to the nearest busy street and waiting for a large truck. It was a realization this act would be grossly unfair to Linda that held me back. Fortunately, a couple of people urged me to visit a doctor who had helped them and in time my condition improved.

I didn’t feel I had handled my adversity well. Then my 89 year old Dad broke a hip and was placed in a longterm care facility where all residents required wheelchairs and extensive help. This presented me with an opportunity to observe the response of people living with extremely depleted health.

Some, like Ruby, felt they had been betrayed by their bodies. A former airline hostess, she still retained vestiges of the startlingly good looks that must have once turned the heads of male passen-gers. Now in her early 40’s, she had MS and the bitter tone and

words suggested she considered her life finished. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a support network to sustain her.

In the room next to Dad was Ron, whose ALS was already well advanced. He and his wife under-stood the illness would relentless-ly destroy his ability to function. During the half year I knew him, Ron was rarely alone, except at night. A virtually endless stream of family and friends visited, even though they could no longer under-stand his words. He loved the people and they loved him. Their presence seemed to give him a rea-son to live.

One of my favourite residents was Susie. Now in her early 80’s, she had fallen out of a cherry tree several years ago.

An adventuresome soul who had loved action, she now sat quietly in her wheelchair in the dining room, unable to propel herself. In spite of this cruel twist of fate, her eyes twinkled and she smiled when I crouched beside her to visit. A few days before she passed away, she reached for my hand and pro-nounced a blessing on me in her native tongue.

Dad’s response to the unkind ravages of life gave me a fur-ther example that has impacted my thinking. He had once been a respected heavy equipment opera-tor and active in the community. Music had long been a passion and now in the facility he still played the cello, although with enormous difficulty.

At night two care aides used a lift to place him in bed. In the morning they dressed him and lifted him into his wheelchair. On bath day the lift lowered him into the tub and an aide washed him. He

required assistance for going to the bathroom. Toward the end, he was too weak to feed himself.

Because of his age and helpless state, several nurses said, “you need to give him permission to die.” Very reluctantly, I followed this advice. “No,” Dad said firmly, “I still like to live.” He never became bitter, never let the experience take away his sense of dignity.

Like Ron and Susie, Dad had

gathered inner strength, built strong relationships with the extended family, and resisted feeling sorry for himself when circumstances turned against him. He had come to a place of deep inner contentment which served him well in this state of virtually complete helplessness.

Having experienced pain myself, I cannot argue with those who long to die because their bodies are wracked by intense, uncontrollable

pain. Nor with those who know their condition will deteriorate into a vegetative state. I do feel though that our society may be rushing too quickly along a path fraught with dangerous and unanticipated perils. My hope is that we can be wiser, more compassionate in offer-ing help to incapacitated people. At least in some cases, there may be happier options.

Love and comfort are alternatives to assisted suicide

It’s not the big decisions a per-son lives to regret.

Getting married, taking a job, making a move, choosing a school or starting a family – they are all major undertakings. They’ve consequences so far reaching it’s impossible to look in the rearview mirror and declare definitively: that was a mistake, should have gone a different direction.

Lacking affordable transporta-tion to a parallel universe there is no way to calculate how events would have turned out under an alternative scenario.

No. It’s the very little deci-sions a person makes that have the best chance to plunge a life into remorse. Sometimes they are not even fully conscious choices, just impulsive movements or random acts involving luck, chance and disaster.

Should have left the house five minutes earlier.

Should have taken the first exit.

Should not have worn white pants.

Should never, ever, ever have taken that IQ test on the internet.

Everyone knows the dangers of playing on-line. There are risks to personal and financial security, the potential for exposure to disturbing images and information, and even the inherent addictive nature of web surfing and social media.

Just a few generations ago aging parents admonished their adult children to take life slowly and smell the roses. Trite but true, they preached no person ever reposed on a deathbed thinking: “should have spent more time at the office.”

It won’t be long before that wis-dom is applied to lives wasted in a digital age. No one is ever going to face the hereafter thinking: “should have spent more time looking at my phone.”

Timothy Leary once said: “if you remember the sixties, you weren’t really there.”

Consider your Facebook page. If you take a two-week trip to Hawaii and come home with 3048 pictures on your Samsung Galaxy, did you actually SEE Hawaii? Could you not have just stayed home, reposted other people’s vacation photos and kept up with your Twitter follow-ings from the comfort of the base-ment?

We’ve wandered substantially from the point. This is apparently

one symptom of a feeble mind.Last Saturday evening the

DeMeer clan was collectively suf-fering from boredom, which leads to whining, bickering and eventu-ally all out battling between teen-age boys.

Hey! Why don’t we all take an IQ test on the internet, see who’s the smartest?

Never should have said that.Everyone took two tests, actual-

ly. The first kind and gentle quiz of 20 questions very politely declared the three boys and mom “gifted.” Mr. DeMeer rated “genius.”

There was some grumbling about how these exercises don’t really meaning anything before everyone agreed to try a second test.

Never should have done that.It was much harder – practically

mean.Mr. DeMeer went first and got

an “average” score, which was occasion for much ribbing until the

boys each got results that all ranged in the “challenged” category.

Mine was the worst. With a “severely challenged” designation the internet says I’ve an IQ lower than Forrest Gump’s.

Since then home has been near-ly unbearable. Most things Mr. DeMeer says at the dinner table are prefaced by the words: “Speaking as the genius in the family...”

Mr. DeMeer struggles to open a jar at the kitchen sink. “Getting to these pickles is turning out to be severely challenging.”

And so on. If you’re feeling bored, brave or

stupid go ahead and Google “quick, free IQ tests.”

But think hard first before click-ing “Let’s Play.”

As a very, very smart person once said: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.”

Think long and hard before making stupid decisions

old dog new tricks

ANDREA DEMEER

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Sandra Lawlor In the fall of 2013,

the Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command declared that going forward, the first few months of the year were to be known as “First Responder Appreciation” months and Legion branches were encouraged to organize an event to be held during this time that would honor the first responders in their area.

On Friday March 4 George Pearkes Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion Princeton did exactly that as they hosted their third annu-al First Responders Appreciation Dinner, where 75 First Responders represent-ing 11 organizations were invited to dine in style and enjoy a deli-cious roast beef dinner (complete with all the

fixings) and homemade desserts.

This event is one where the Princeton Legion really pulls out all the stops and cre-ates a very special eve-ning for their guests. The Legion’s goal is to honor these brave men and women who dedi-cate their lives to keep-ing our communities safe and come to our aid when we are in need. Judging by the all the smiling faces, the eve-ning was a huge success.

In attendance were representatives from: BC Ambulance Service; East Gate Fire Protection Society; Erris Volunteer Fire Department; Hayes Creek Fire Rescue; Hedley Volunteer Fire Department; Princeton Emergency Preparedness; Princeton Extrication; Princeton GSR; Princeton Volunteer Fire Brigade;

Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Tulameen & District Fire Department.

Branch 56 Ladies Auxiliary President

Karen Wittich, Zone Commander Rick Lundin, Princeton Mayor Frank Armitage and MLA Jackie Tegart all gave words

of gratitude to the First Responders for their dedication and service to our community.

The Appreciation Dinner organizers would

like to thank the Town of Princeton and RDOS for their support and the business and individuals who donated door prize items.

RCL George Pearkes Branch 56 looks for-ward to hosting this event next year and says that plans are already underway for 2017!

First responders honored at Legion dinner

Princeton Curling Club a “hidden gem” on BC circuit

Princeton Youth Ambassadors, BC Ambulance Service, East Gate Fire Protection Society, Erris Volunteer Fire Department, Hayes Creek Fire Rescue, Hedley Volunteer Fire Department, Princeton Extrication, Princeton Fire Brigade, Princeton GSR, RCMP and Tulameen and District Fire Department were all represented at the first responders annual dinner at the Legion Friday night.

To the editorUp the hill, on Highway 3, just before the

Husky Station, is the Princeton Curling Club. The building has a grey exterior. Inside

it is filled with bright sunshine, energy and warmth created by very welcoming and well organized club members.

On the last weekend in February, I was fortunate to participate in, and thoroughly enjoy, the annual three day Princeton Ladies Curling Bonspiel.

The Princeton Curling Club definitely pulled out all stops and added many rainbows to participants’ cloudy, winter weekend.

Ladies from Osoyoos, Oliver, Summerland, Keremeos, Hedley, Tulameen, Penticton and Kelowna got to experience, first hand, friendly, fun hometown Princeton hospitality.

Curling bonspiels do not get any better than this. The ladies bonspiel convenors, vol-unteers and ice technicians went above and beyond to make a very competitive, memo-rable weekend for all.

Princeton should be very proud of the Princeton Curling Club. Clearly a hidden

gem on the BC curling circuit. In winter, many visitors pass through

Princeton on their way to the coast, Tulameen and Okanagan ski hills. For 14 ladies curling teams and their friends, Princeton was a curl-ing destination. They knew what Princeton and the Curling Club had to offer and were not disappointed.

I am sure that the short term, winter eco-nomic stimulus to Princeton was appreciated by local merchants.

But, more importantly, well hosted com-petitive recreation events help put Princeton on the map and spur visitors to come back again and again. The Princeton Curling Club is just that engine that energizes visitors to spread the word and want to come back to Princeton.

This is the second time this year that I have travelled to Princeton to curl. As com-petitors left the club, “can’t wait for next year!” echoed in the hall. Your best Princeton ambassadors at the Princeton Curling Club have hooked a few more of us to return for sure.

Heather McLaren, Kelowna, BC

The home rink rocks according to visitors of the Princeton Curling Club. Sharlene Anderson, Kathy Weber, Brittani Rockwell and Karen Brewer are four local curlers who put on a good show at the recent Ladies’ Bonspiel.

The home rink rocks according to visitors of the Princeton Curling Club. Sharlene Anderson, Kathy Weber, Brittani Rockwell and Karen Brewer are four local curlers who put on a good show at the recent Ladies’ Bonspiel.


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Bob MarshAn appreciate crowd gathered Sunday at the arena for the Princeton Skating Club’s annual carnival. Charlize Blank, Kirsten Boyd, Hanna Martin, Jasmin Peters and Cadence Warkentin were crowd pleasing Tinkerbells.

Bob MarshThe Junior Canskate group – Noah, Lindon, Shasha, Taylor, Dexton, Kenzie, Ryder and Tyler – performed to Frozen.

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Bob MarshThe Posse’s season got off to a surprising start when nearly half of last year’s roster was signed by Junior A teams across the country over a period of three weeks. New coach Geoff Goodman said he was relying on the talent and leadership and local play-ers including, left to right, Morton Johnston, Bradley Palumbo and Craig Thompson. Goodman’s confidence was well-placed, as Johnston was named Most Valuable Player for the year, and Thompson received the Ultimate Posse Award at the team’s annual banquet.

Bob MarshThe words “tough year” can mean a lot of differ-ent things. For the Posse in 2015-2016 it meant a year of hard physical play, injuries, and question-able officiating. In December the team had eight players off injured, and coach Geoff Goodman was sidelined more than once during the season for arguing with the referees. Goodman repeatedly complained to league officials that poorly-called games were resulting in unsafe playing conditions. Above Craig Thompson goes hard into the boards against the Kamloops Storm.

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Bob MarshTo say the least – the season was dramatic and entertaining. At the end of September the Posse was tied for first place in the Okanagan Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Plagued with injuries and inconsistent play the team ended the season in the basement with only nine wins. The Posse’s top goal scorer and pointer earner was Bailey Shaver with 10 goals and 11 assists. Matthew Monk also had 21 points with five goals and 16 assists, followed closely by Morton Johnston with six goals and 14 assists.

Bob MarshGoaltending was an up and down prospect for the Posse this year. Last year’s MVP Stephen Heslop began the sea-son in Princeton, moved up to play Junior A in Kelowna, and returned to Princeton in January only to be traded to the Osoyoos Coyotes a month later. In his last game with the local team Heslop turned away 70 shots.A new netminder will be a top priority for the team at the Spring Camp being held March 25-27

Bob MarshPrinceton Posse Rookie Chad Kimmie was awarded the Most Sportsmanlike Player Award from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in 2015-2016. He was presented with a plaque by Jim Harrington, league vice president.

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Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

224 athletes from the Thompson - Okanagan competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 92 medals.

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ArtsSHIRLEY’S ART CLASSES:Wednesday & Thursday @ Riverside Center Call Shirley at 250-295-4076

GARDEN CLUB: Meets third Tuesday of every month, 1 PM, Seniors Branch 30. Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

ARTS COUNCIL: Meets at Noon on the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone Welcome! Contact Marjorie Holland, Pres., 250-295-6718 or Joann Gabriel, Sec., 250-295-3361 for location. General meetings quarterly as announced.

BUNCHGRASS QUILTERSMeet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at the Riverside Centre from 10 - 3 p.m.. Everyone Welcome! Contact Sharon 250-295-4194 or Rosemary 250-295-6511

PRINCETON POTTERS GUILD, RIVERSIDE POTTERY STUDIO:Access to the potter’s wheel or hardwork, workshop op-portunities, group projects. Call Sue for more info or to join. 250-295-0527

PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY:The Princeton Traditional Music Society puts on the Traditional Music Festival each year in August, featur-ing traditional music from many places. The three-day festival is free and run entirely by volunteers. The 100+ musicians and dancers also offer their talents for free. If you would like to help out with the festival, please con-tact Jon or Rika @ 250-295-6010

Community:INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MEDITATION?For people who want to learn to pray with great sim-plicity, for people who would be willing to get to know Jesus who loves each of us immensely, for people who are at a dead end, for people who want to get to know them-selves, for people who want to make a new beginning! We can go to God together and it’s free! Call me: Fr. Harry Clarke at 250-295-3541.

ORL- PRINCETON BRANCH:Tuesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Fridays: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PRINCETON MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES: 167 Vermilion Avenue [email protected]

WELCOME WAGON! Are you a new to Princeton? If so, we have information regarding local, civic, community services and facilities. We also have gifts for you from local merchants and busi-nesses. Call 1-866-856-8442

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: Meets second Monday of every month, 1:00 p.m. Hos-pital Board Room. For info., Call Doreen @ 250-295-1577

PRINCETON and DISTRICT COMMUNITY SKILLS CENTRE SOCIETY:Meetings are held quarterly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY LIBRARY HOURS: A reminder that the Library is open every Thurs. from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at the OAPO Hall on Scott Ave.

Community:HEDLEY SENIORS’ CENTRE: 3rd Monday of every month regular general meetings - Everyone welcome. 2nd Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 am - 10 am. Daily Coffee & conversation 6:30 am to 8 am. Every Tuesday & Thursday exercise at 9 am.

SENIORS BRANCH #30 POT LUCK SUPPER: Last Friday of every month, 5:30 p.m. Seniors Centre. Members can invite a guest.

MEMBERS ONLY POOL TOURNAMENT: Last Tuesday of every month at the Senior’s Centre. 10:00 am

WHIST & CRIB: (Seniors Branch #30) 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month at 1 PM. Coffee & refreshments included. Everyone welcome.

VERMILION FORKS PRINCETON O.A.P.O. BR. #185: Regular meetings second Friday of every month at 2 p.m.. Pot luck supper every third Friday at 5:00 p.m.

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING SESSIONS: Meetings will be held on the � rst and third Tuesday of every month. Call Arnie Powell at 250-295-6759 for more information.

LITTLE FOLKS NURSERY SCHOOL: Meetings are every third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at LFNS. 250-295-3083

PRINCETON LEGION BRANCH #56: Reminds all veterans that the D.V.A. Now makes home visits. For more info. Phone 250-295-6060

JA SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN:New members invited to volunteer as “garden angels” attend committee meetings and garden their own plots. Phone Sandra 250-295-3779, Sharon 250-295-4080 or JAE School 250-295-6727

CINDY PAROLIN SAFE HOMES PROGRAM: Princeton and area, crisis intervention, emotional sup-port, information, legal strategies and safe shelter in cases of abuse against women in relationships. Call the 24 hour women’s crisis line at 250-295-8211 for con� -dential services.

MONDAY NIGHT BRIDGE:@ Riverside Centre 7 - 9:30. Knowledge of bridge nec-essary. Call Gail @ 250-295-0171

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB:Wednesdays @ Riverside Centre 10:30-3. Call Arlen @ 250-295-6157

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CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN:If interested in attending, please call: Barb 250-295-4050 or Del 250-295-3266TOPS: (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meets at Riverside Wellness Centre every Thursday. Weigh-in-Time 8:30 AM Meeting 9:00–10:00 AM. For more information please contact Lynda 250- 295-3658 or Myrna 250-295-7272 Visit www.tops.org

HealthCOMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Group helps bereaved parents. Will meet as needed. Call Shirley Haker at 250-295-3607. [email protected]

CRISIS LINE: You can call us 24 hours a day, everyday, and your call is con� dential and anonymous. The crisis line is 250-493-6622. Or call collect from locations within the South Okanagan Similkameen: 250-493-6622.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS:Meet Friday & Saturday In Tulameen at 7:30 p.m. at Li-brary call 250-295-7005

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m. United Church. Contacts: Fred 250-295-7272 or Marena 250-295-7663 AL-ANON:Are you concerned about someone’s drinking? Contact Central Referral @1-604-688-1716

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Meets every Wednesday & Sunday at the Info Centre in Chamber Basement 7:00 P.M. Phone 1-877-234-5809

Club Notes:FREEMASONRY: FOR MEN OF GOOD CHARACTER:Freemasonry has been active in B.C. for over 130 years. It is a fraternity open to men of all races and religions. If you are of good character and want more information, please contact: The Secretary Similkameen Lodge #95A.F. & A.M. C/O Box 174Princeton, BC V0X 1W0

ROYAL PURPLE:Meetings � rst and third Tuesdays 7:30 PM, Princeton.

ELKS: Contact Chris at 250-295-3949.

PRINCETON PERFORMING ARTS: Meet � rst Tuesday of each month @ 7 p.m. in Riverside Theatre. Contact Derek @ 250-295-3037

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION: General meeting held on the third Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

GRANITE CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY: Meet the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 p.m. in the Princeton Museum Archive Room (upstairs). Every-one is welcome! There will be no meetings in July & Aug.

PRINCETON LADIES AUXILIARY LEGION BRANCH 56: Meet 2nd Tuesday of the month @ Legion Hall at 7:00 p.m.

HEDLEY MUSEUM:General Meeting, meets the 2nd Monday of each month. 6 p.m. @ The Hedley Museum

THE PRINCETON RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB: INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE Juniors & Seniors meet at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Family Centre (behind the legion). Phone 250-295-6150.

VERMILION FORKS FIELD NATURALISTS:Group meets second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. at the Riverside Centre. Public welcome.

OTTER VALLEY FISH & GAME:Meetings 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Club House.

Club Notes:

VERMILION TRAILS SOCIETY:Meets at the Chamber Basement on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more info: Contact [email protected] New Members welcome!

PXA MEETING: Held on the third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m., at the Princeton PXA Grounds. New Members welcome!

PRINCETON FISH & GAME:Princeton Fish and Game Association, meet the second Wednesday of the Month at the Princeton Library, con-tact Al Lay 250-295-0250.

PRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR ASSOCIATION:Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the of� ce at the PXA Grounds at 6:30 p.m.

PRINCETON ROTARY CLUB:Meets every Wednesday @ 6 p.m. Heartland Restaurant (dining room). For more info. Call Judy @ 250-295-0217. New members welcome!

COPPERHILL LANES:YBC Bowling Saturday 10 AM. Club 55. Mens, Ladies and Mixed bowling leagues. Call 250-295-6500 for more information.

SPECIAL “O” BOARD;Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact 250-295-7218 for meeting place & time.

LAPIDARY PRINCETON’S ROCK & FOSSIL CLUB:Meetings held third Tuesday of the month. 7:00 p.m. Riverside Centre. Call Franz Hofer @ 250-295-3896 for more info. New members welcome!

PRINCETON COMMUNITY BAND:Meets Mondays and Thursdays 6 p.m. in the PSS Band Room. New musicians welcome!

PRINCETON CURLING CLUB:Leagues start Oct. 20th. Mon - mixed, Wed - Ladies, Thurs - Day League. www.princetoncurlingclub.com or 250-295-6400

RECREATIONAL BADMINTON:Mondays at 8:00 pm at PSS gym, beginners welcome. Adult & Juniors (age 12+)

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU:Mondays & Thursdays, 7:00 pm at the Princeton Baptist Church. Contact Kyle 250-295-5489

YouthGIRL GUIDES OF CANADA:Contact: Carol Mack 250-295-7085

PRINCETON MINOR HOCKEY:Lori Gullison 250-295-3977

SIMILKAMEEN (JKA) SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB: 250-295-3909 or 250-295-7374

PRINCETON POSSE JR. HOCKEY CLUB: 250-295-6544

PRINCETON FIGURE SKATING CLUB:Lynette Boyd: 250-295-7113

KOKANEE SUMMER SWIM CLUB:Lindsay: 250-295-0759

PRINCETON FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY : FAMILY PLACE 120 Kenley Ave. open Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 11- 2. (Pre-natal) 11 -12 Moms help prepare and enjoy lunch together.

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HELP US KEEP THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UP TO DATE.Please remember to check your listing in the

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please call us at 250-295-3535 or email [email protected]

Princeton Pentecostal Church

165 Vermilion Avenueinvites you to join us in

Sunday Worship10:30 am

Pastor Jack McNeil250-295-7951

Princeton Baptist Church

Across from Arena - Old Hedley Road Family Worship

10:00 am

250-295-7752

St. Paul’s United Anglican Church

January 3rd - No Service

O� ce: 250-295-7714 WORSHIP - 10:00 AM

190 - 1st AvenueEveryone Welcome

Living Water Community Church38 Kenley Avenue

10:30 AM Morning WorshipPastor Jason Neu� eldKids Club Fridays @ 6Youth Fridays @ 7:30

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[email protected]

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THE HUTOFFICE & TAX SERVICE

331 Old Hedley RoadPO Box 948Princeton, B.C. V0X 1W0

Brian CoyneOwner

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Thank You From RJThanks to all the people I’ve

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New court for ambassador

contest

Bob MarshGabrielle Oliver, (far left) Miranda Crucil, and Colton Heron, (far right) are beginning their journey towards becoming Princeton Ambassadors for 2016. They are shown with reigning Ambassadors Hannah Gould and Victoria Gibb.

Spotlight StaffCourt has been called once again for the Princeton

Ambassador contest.Three high school students are competing for the

title of Ambassador, in a program that has been run-ning for 14 years.

“It really varies,” said organizer Lori Thomas, noting last year there were six people vying for the crown. “We can always get the sponsors but some-times there aren’t as many kids in a grade…one year we had no contestants at all.”

Thomas – a Princeton Ambassador “many years ago” – said she’s involved in the program because of the satisfaction she gets in seeing young people develop.

“I just see the growth in the candidates and there is always some that are just so shy and just have no self confidence and they end up as wonderful, wonderful young men and young ladies full of self confidence and they can speak to anyone.”

The ambassador contestants participate in a fash-ion show, talent contest and speech competition, take an exam on Princeton knowledge and undergo interviews.

They also earn their Toastmasters certificate and study a variety of hobbies and skills including etiquette.

Meet your 2016 Ambassador contestants.Miranda Crucil Miranda is a grade 10 student that was born in

Kamloops and raised in the North Thompson area. She has lived in Princeton for 6 years after spending 5 years in Orting, Washington. Miranda has many hobbies including fine arts, reading, working on cars, basketball and horseback riding in many dif-ferent disciplines. She plays the flute, tenor saxo-phone, guitar, and is learning the native hand drum. Miranda likes to help out in the Community and has volunteered for every event at the PXA since 2011. Her favorite subjects in school are math, science, art and drama. After graduation Miranda hopes to get a bachelor of science with a major in animal biology and study to become a veterinarian. Miranda is very proud to be sponsored by Weyerhaeuser.

Colton Heron Colton was born in Langley and moved to

Calgary when he was 8 years old. After 5 years in Calgary, the family moved with the RCMP and have found their home here in Princeton. Colton is cur-rently home schooled, but was in public school for most of his life. His favourite subject is chemistry, and is closely followed by astronomy. When he graduates, Colton would like to be either a Particle Physicist or a Christian Pastor. While not in school, he enjoys online gaming, soccer, swimming, and participating in our local high school band. Colton works at the Rockridge Canyon Youth camp just outside of Princeton where he makes food for guests, serves, washes dishes, and any other chore there is to do. Colton is proud to be sponsored by one of Canada’s largest Veteran support and com-munity service organizations, the Royal Canadian Legion George Pearkes Branch #56.

Gabrielle Oliver Gabrielle Oliver also known as a Gabe is a grade

10 student attending Princeton Secondary School. She was born in Kelowna and moved to Princeton 3 ½ years ago, and just celebrated her 4th birthday on February 29th. Gabrielle is proud to be sponsored by our newest sponsor Doug’s Homestead, where she specializes in the art of ‘The Pepperoni Game.’ Gabrielle enjoys drawing, photography, walking her dog, and volunteering with youth in the community. She also enjoys attending Sports events, Young Life, Youth Group, and many PXA events. Gabe is part of all school sports and is on the volleyball, basketball and soccer teams. Gabe’s interests at school are science, lunch and most electives such as; drama, art, and leadership. After graduation Gabe plans on moving back to Kelowna and attending University and College to become a doctor or a lawyer.

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