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Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 Vol. 2, No. 51building Nelson & area community since 1988

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Bound for the UN

L.V. Rogers students Lara VonMaydell and Maddy Murphy will travel to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, see story “Local Students...”page 2

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Whitewater Ski Team hosts raceSaturday Jan. 12 and Sunday Jan.13, Races begin 10 a.m. and 1p.m at the Whitewater Ski Resort

The Whitewater Ski Team is hosting the first BC Alpine Teck Ski Race of the year. Over 100 ski racers will participate, with ath-letes coming as far away as Calgary, and ranging in age from 9-69. There are racers coming from Fernie, Red, Kimberly, Salmo, Summit and Phoenix ski hills.

This a big event, with over 100 volunteers and 2 slalom courses, taking place

over 2 days. Races start at 10 a.m and 1p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The race is being held on the Bonanza run, with the finish line being a short distance from the lodge. Awards will be held in front of Whitewater Lodge begin-ning at 4:00 pm. There is a banquet Saturday beginning at 4:45.

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Local students travelling to the United Nations HeadquartersBy Robin Murray

On March 9, 2013 LV. Rogers Grade 10 stu-dents Maddy Murphy, Lara VonMaydell, both age 15, will be going to the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss glob-al violence against women and girls. Murphy was first encouraged to try to go by a leader at a Voice of Women for Peace camp, which she attended over the summer. Both young women are

pleased to have been selected to go to this event.

Once there, Murphy and VonMaydell will be attend-ing workshops and may help with a workshop being put on by the Canadian group Voice of Women for Peace. They will also get to meet the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to discuss topics such as international laws regarding rape and violence. They are concerned with how the UN could encourage countries

to change their own laws to better protect women and girls from violence.

Travel to New York will be quite costly for the pair plus their adult chaperone. Some of their expenses will be paid for by charity how-ever much is not. They are hoping the Nelson and area community will help them out financially to raise the approximate $6000 needed to cover expenses. They have already raised the first $1000 but need an addi-

tional $5000. They will be raising money through bake sales, individual donations and other events.

When they return, the young women will make presentations about their experiences and what they learned, especially to their fellow students at L.V. Rogers Secondary School.

Community mem-bers wishing to donate or who want more informa-tion can send an e-mail to [email protected].

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CommunityNewsDragon Boaters Wrap up successful season with AGMWednesday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. at the Hume Hotel

Nelson dragon boating team, the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons, is wrap-ping up a very successful season with their Annual General Meeting.

The team practices twice a week all summer here on Kootenay Lake.Their hard work paid off at the Kelowna and Penticton Dragon Boat Festivals where they placed very well, posting their best race time ever this September. The festivals are a great time to meet other dragon boaters, watch the races, and enjoy the party atmosphere.

The Nelson team is open to all women, not just breast cancer sur-vivors. Our hometown team does work to support awareness of breast cancer, and to raise funds for breast cancer research and treatment. Those efforts help our local hospital. The team also provides support to the Nelson Terry Fox Run.

It hasn’t been all hard work though. The ladies had several fun events this year including their Ride the Dragon event at Lakeside Park. Nelsonites got a chance to paddle the big dragon boat and see how fast it can go.

Nelson dragon boating team, the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

The club is about fun, fitness and friendship. New members(not just cancer survivors) are always wel-come. Anyone can learn to paddle with this supportive team. In 2013 the club is expanding to have two race teams, so there are lots of opportunities for new and old pad-dlers. Race teams will be traveling

to BC and American festivals.All women are welcome to come

to the AGM and see what dragon boat-ing is all about. For more information contact Dorothy at 250-551-3104. You can also visit their website:www.kootenayrhythmdragons.ca

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Family Literacy Day calls for favorite book nominationsNominate your favourite book for

Nelson Reads, and celebrate learning. Choose from the categories of chil-dren’s, young adult, and adult nonfic-tion or fiction. Nomination forms are available at the Library, the Learning Place, Otter Books, and the Nelson Star. Nominations close on January 27—Family Literacy Day. You can share your faves, and you might win a bag of books!

Besides celebrating good books, on January 27, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy and the Nelson Public Library celebrate Family Literacy Day with a new initiative and a few good thoughts about learn-

ing. When a child figures out how to button her coat or tie her shoelace, that’s learning. When a teen masters standard transmission, that’s learn-ing. And when an adult figures out a new recipe, that’s learning, too.

Family Literacy Day dovetails with B.C.’s literacy organization Decoda Literacy Solutions and ABC Life Literacy Canada’s celebration of informal learning (think: shoelace-tying) and non-formal learning (think: driving lesson).

In Nelson, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is all about non-formal learning through one-on-one tutoring and family lit-

eracy programming. CBAL and the Nelson Public Library are celebrating Family Literacy Day by celebrating reading—another way we can learn informally.

CBAL and the Nelson Library have been partners in all kinds of learning for decades, from Project Literacy West Kootenay in the 1990s through hundreds of Mother Goose Programs, the Books Everywhere ini-tiative (look for the free book bins around town) to CBAL’s development of the Learning Centre, located in the lower level at City Hall.

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Here is an opportunity to offer a small round of applause to the authors of recent editions of the B.C. Building Code.

In the past, we have all competed for hot water, not only when other showers were in use, but laundry and dish wash-ers as well. Steady use fixtures like lawn sprin-klers weren’t so annoying because a person could balance the mix at the hot and cold shower taps

We recently renovated both bathrooms in our home. Since the renovations there are no more water wars when two people are showering. We don’t miss the wars but I can’t figure it out. What’s changed?

Home Front by Bill Lynch, Paul Muntak & Steve Cannon to match the additional

demand from the sprin-klers.

But it was those on-and-off intermittent demands from clothes and dish washers and other showers that often caused people annoying bursts of cold or scalding hot water while showering.

It was the scalding water that first led the code authors to address this concern. Commonly, in public buildings like hotels, people who were scalded often took legal

action against build-ing owners who, in-turn, demanded that the build-ing industry redress this safety issue.

Mechanical engineers responded to the challenge with a “smart” valve that is sensitive to the smallest changes in water pressure at the shower taps. When a second or third fixture demands water, this pres-sure balanced valve sens-es the reduced pressure and automatically com-pensates and adjusts the amounts of hot and cold

water to maintain the bal-ance of the original show-er tap setting.

Although the pressure balanced shower valve has been around for a long time, the building code recently made it mandato-ry on all shower fixtures.

For all of us who’s pleasure of a daily shower is muted by the dread of a random jolt of electrify-ing water, we applaud the inventors of the pressure balanced valve and the code authors who made its use mandatory.

An end to shower wars

Steve, Chris and Bill are Building Consultants with Lynch Building Inspection Services Ltd. of Nelson. http://www.lynchinspections.com

Nelson Fire Fighters Raise $12,770 for Muscular DystrophyOn December 20, 21,

and 22nd 2012 the Nelson Fire Fighters camped out on a Canada Safeway rooftop for 54 hours and raised $12,770 in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada! A rooftop cam-pout is a fundraising event where local Fire Fighters camp on the roof of a build-ing, enduring below freez-ing temperatures, inclement weather, and whatever else nature throws their way, and collect donations from the public.

Since 1954, Canadian Fire Fighters have been helping Muscular Dystrophy Canada fight the battle against muscular dystrophy—a group of over

150 types of neuromuscular disorders characterized by the wasting and progressive weakness of muscles. Over time, many people with neuromuscular disorders are unable to walk, speak, or ultimately breathe. Some diseases are life-threatening and presently, there is no cure.

The money raised by Nelson Fire Fighters will be donated to improve the quality of life for people living with neuromuscular disorders by purchasing mobility equipment, pro-viding support services, and funding research, which will one day lead to a cure.

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On Friday Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m. staff at A&W called the Nelson Police to report one of their drive through custom-ers appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. The vehicle was located a short distance away and stopped. The driver was a 39 year old local male. After providing two sam-ples of his breath he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. It was also discovered that the vehicle was uninsured and the plates attached did not match the vehicle. The driver was served with a 90 day driving prohibition and his vehicle impound-ed for 30 days.

Although the holiday season is over the Nelson Police are continuing to crack down on impaired driving.

On Saturday Jan. 5 at 5:45 p.m. the Nelson Police received multiple 911 calls about a fight

in progress in the 500 block Ward St. Police members attended and took two parties into cus-tody. Both alleged the other had started the fight which resulted in the two going through a nearby window. Luckily, neither was too seriously hurt by the glass. The incident is still under investiga-tion as there were many witnesses and very dif-fering stories. One of the two, a 29 year male, was found to be in breach of conditions of his release from a previous charge of uttering threats. He was also found to be in posses-sion of what is believed to be cocaine. He will appear in Nelson Courts to answer to those charges April 9.

In the early hours of Tuesday, Jan. 8, a 29 year old male, a Nelson resident, was arrested with regard to a break and enter to a local beer and

wine store. The break and enter happened ear-lier in the night and NPD were called when alert-ed by the alarm compa-ny. The Nelson RCMP Canine Unit was called out to assist and tracked the suspect but did not locate him at the time. He was caught when he returned to the scene of the crime to attempt a fur-ther theft from the store and was seen by the owner who was still in the store. NPD members located him in a nearby residence and recovered much of the property stolen.

The male was charged with 4 counts of break and enter and one count of breaching the conditions of an undertaking given for previous charges of mischief and causing a disturbance. He has been remanded to court on Feb. 5, 2013 and will stay in custody. He is also facing another break and enter

charge in Vancouver, as well as several other breach charges along with possession of drugs from previous incidents here in Nelson.

Nelson Police would again like to warn every-one about scams being sent via email regarding banking issues. The latest scam comes as a warning to people that their Royal Bank accounts have been restricted until identifi-cation is provided through attached websites.

If you receive an email such as this, no matter what the banking institu-tion, and are concerned with the content, please call your branch and con-firm the legitimacy of the email or report same to the Police. All banks will tell you that they do not require customers to do business through emails.

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Enrich your community and your life by joining our Board of Directors

There are three positions up for election.Two Directors-Nelson Representative Area (3 year term)One Director at Large (3 year term)

Please contact Executive Assistant, Virginia Makaroff for information - 250.352.7207.

Applications must be received no later than Thursday, January 31, 2013.

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Local business nominated for entrepreneur awardJilly bo Billy Boutique,

a locally owned Nelson kids clothing store has been nominated for the MOMpreneur Award of Excellence presented by Parent Canada, SavvyMom.ca, TheMompreneur.com, and Children’s Education Fund Inc.

The winner will be selected from the top 10 finalists, chosen by voters, then those finalists will be judged on track record of success, innovation of business idea, and impact on community. The win-ner receives $30,000 in cash and prizes to grow her business, including an ad

in Parent Canada magazine valued at $6000, $5000 in cash, mentorship with legal adviser of Dragon’s Den, and much more opportuni-ties.

The community can help this Kootenay busi-ness make it to the finals by voting online up to once per day, per email address. Voting continues until Jan. 31. Jilly bo Billy is offer-ing a contest where each time a person votes, they may enter a chance to win a $500 gift certificate at Jilly bo Billy Boutique. Go tohttp://jillybobilly.com/contests.html or or you can visit

Janet Skolka is the owner of Jilly bo Billy Boutique and online kids clothing store

www.facebook.com/JillyBoBilly for all the details. Let’s show Canada the Kooentays know how to

grow the best small busi-nesses around!

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dr. scienceChristine Humphries

Why are more men colour blind then women?

The reason that more men are colour blind than women has to do with how colour blindness is inherited.

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, one chromosome is obtained from the mother and one from the father. Of these 23 pairs of chromo-somes, 22 pairs, called autosomes, are the same in males and females while one pair, called

the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females. A female has two X sex chromosomes while a male has one X and one Y sex chromo-some. Chromosomes con-tain genetic information in the form of DNA. The X chromosome contains more DNA than the Y chromosome and there-fore contains many genes that are not present on the Y chromosome.

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Arts&EntertainmentThe Gender Action Project presents two playsSaturday, Jan. 12,7 p.m. at SelfDesign High, 402 Victoria Street in Nelson, adults $10 and youth $5

Youth from the Nelson area will perform a theatre production entitled “It” and “What Not to Do When Coming Out” at SelfDesign High.

This production is the result of the work of a wonderful group of youth ages 14-18 who have been involved in the Gender Action Project (GAP). GAP is a a ten-week long workshop series facilitat-ed by the West Kootenay Women’s Association, and supported by the Columbia Basin Trust, the Nelson and District Credit Union and SelfDesign High. GAP offers youth a safe place to explore gender-based issues and oppression through games, exercises, discus-

sions and the develop-ment of theatre skills using Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. The result is this self-written forum the-atre production.

Unlike traditional the-atre, forum is a space where the community is invited to be a part of the play. These plays don’t have sim-ple resolutions, but instead initially end in crises. The audience is asked to change the outcome by offering alternatives to the charac-ters. It is an exercise in collective problem-solving, community responsibility, and self-exploration.

GAP has provided a powerful and inspiring learning process for all involved, and the work of

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these youth will be honored and built upon by the com-munity attending this per-formance.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For mmore about the

project or register for the next workshops, email [email protected] or call 250-352-9949.

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Get Scorched in Nelson Play Reading SeriesSaturday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. at the old Presbyterian Church Hall (corner of Kootenay and Victoria)

Local actors Lucas Myers, Bessie Wapp, Lisel Forst, Sydney Galbraith and Michael Graham, will read Scorched by Wajdi Mouawadand. This is second of three events in the Nelson Play Reading Series and is directed by Adriana Bogaard.

Scorched follows sev-eral generations of a fam-ily torn apart by war in the Middle East.

After their mother’s

death, Janine and her twin brother Simon are pro-pelled into an arduous jour-ney to uncover the mystery of their mother’s life. As they delve into the story of her past, the discovery of the truth forces them to reconsider who they are.

Quebecois playwright Wajdi Mouawad was awarded the Governor General’s Award in drama in 2000 and was made an Officer of the Order of

Canada for his contribu-tions to Canadian theatre in 2009. His plays have been produced all over the world, and his critically acclaimed Scorched was made into a feature film in 2010, titled Incendies, which received a nomi-nation for Best Foreign Language film at the 2011 Academy Awards. Mouawad remains one of Canada’s foremost play-wrights; Nelson audiences

may be familiar with his work, as his play Alphonse was presented this summer by Nelson Youth Theatre.

Tickets are $12, and proceeds will be donated to the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. The final presentation in this series will be 12 Angry Men, directed by Bessie Wapp, which will be presented on January 25th.

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Jen Hajjon tour from San Diego, California

Intimate folk music, inspired by nature

Wednesday, January 23, 2013Concert at 7:30 pm

Tickets $10“I was blown away the first time I heard her.”

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“A songwriter with her eyes wide open and her heart on her sleeve, singing songs to uplift others.”

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Spencer Pollard is an young man living in Nelson BC with an interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego

Time for a change?by Spencer PollardMy Opinion

Ever just wished you could hit

the reset button and begin your life anew? Although life isn’t that easy, there is a cornucopia of various things you can do to make your life seem as if it were starting all over again.

You can start by chang-ing your career if you feel so inclined, if your job is keeping you from doing something you really love or if you’ve reached a dead end in your current job it’s a worthwhile venture to try something new. Another

good idea is to change your current living loca-tion, whether it be mov-ing to a new town or even just getting a new living arrangement close by. Also try meeting someone new as making new friends and having a new social circle might just be the ticket to give you stagnant life the kick it really needs.

These are just a few tips but follow them and you could make a real life changing situation. The key to a major change is you, you just need to make that commitment.

The opinions presented on this page are the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions of the publisher or staff of the Express News Update

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Opinion&EditorialFish Heads and Flowers

Fish head to whoever left a six week old puppy and a cat in a cardboard box outside an animal hos-pital. The cinder block on top was a nice touch. Would you leave a baby out in the cold like that? Do us all a favor and don’t have any more animals. .

Signed: Angry animal lover

Flowers to neighbours who occasionally shovel or run their snow blower an extra little bit to do my

walk and/or driveway, too. I feel so privileged to have such thoughtful people liv-ing on both sides of me.

Signed: grateful neighbour

Fish heads Big slippery fish heads to people who let their dogs run wild on rural roads causing cars to swerve into snowbanks. Irresponsible dog owners shouldn’t be allowed to

have pets! Signed: Digging myself

out of the snow again!

Wonderful medical careDear Editor,

We often hear horror stories about out medical system but seldom hear about the success stories. So I’d like to share mine with your readers.

Till last June I’d experienced no serious health issues for the almost 65 years of my life. That all changed on June 22 when I experienced an unusual dizzy spell - temporarily losing the ability to speak - and my husband drove me to the emergency ward at Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Dr. Wachtel and the ER staff on duty that morning attend-ed to me promptly in a warm, empathetic and professional manner. I was given a thorough physical exam and a battery of tests all of which confirmed my general good health. I was very fortunate that there was an opening in the schedule that morning for the new CAT scan and within two hours of arriving at the hospital Dr. Wachtel was able to show my husband and I the CT image of my brain revealing a very large tumour (fortunately benign). He had already shared the scan with Dr. Govender, a neurosurgeon in Kelowna, who advised that the tumour required immediate surgery. Dr. Wachtel prescribed the medications recommended by Dr. Govender and I went home to await surgery.

Dr. Govender and the surgical team at the Kelowna General Hospital successfully removed the tumour dur-ing a five hour operation on July 6th. After a week in the Kelowna post operative ward and another week in rehab, I returned to Nelson to recuperate and finally returned to work in October.

I would like to thank Dr. Wachtel and the ER staff at Kootenay Lake Hospital and Dr Govender and his surgical team at the Kelowna General Hospital for the excellent care I received.

In my case there is no doubt that our medical system worked extremely well and likely saved my life. I met many other patients in the Kelowna Rehab ward with stories similar to my own.

Certainly there are problems with our health care system that we need to work diligently to improve but, overall, we are extremely fortunate as Canadians to enjoy the system we have.

Sincerely,Angelina (Lena) Horswill

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Support to Ktunaxa Sacred Land DesignationDear Editor,

Members of Kootenay Presbytery of the United Church of Canada met with representatives of the Ktunaxa Nation at the site of a former Residential School – the St. Eugene Mission near Cranbrook, BC. Offering the support of their faith tradition and experience to the Ktunaxa people in their struggle to have the Qat’muk (Jumbo Pass) area recognized as Sacred Land, representatives of Kootenay Presbytery began by reading and reiterating the United Church of Canada’s statement of apology and regret with respect to the harm caused and damage done by Residential Schools.

We thought it was important to clearly lay out the back-ground to our statement of support. Our history includes a disrespect for and discounting of First Nations Spirituality. We tried to eradicate an approach to the Creator we now recognize as not only valid, but a most helpful addition to our own understanding.

Kootenay Presbytery Ministers Christine Dudley, of Kimberley BC, and Frank Lewis, of Cranbrook BC joined the gathering and offered their own support to a letter draft-ed at the direction of presbytery members and presented to Ktunaxa Nation Chair – Kathryn Teneese and a gathering of Elders on November 22, 2012.

Presbytery Executive members feel the “Idle No More” campaign currently underway in Canada clearly underlines the need for respectful conversation and consideration of First Nations perspectives on a range of issues. We hope to be part of an ongoing effort to restore, repair, and rebuild relations with First Nations communities.

Sincerely,Keith Simmonds,

Chair Kootenay Presytery

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Editor’s note: Kootenay Presbytery includes representa-tives from many area United Church of Canada congrega-tions, including Nelson United Church,

A Hamper Full of ThanksDear Editor,

Over the Christmas holiday season, close to 500 com-munity members benefited from holiday hampers assem-bled by the Nelson Food Cupboard. Through the months of November and December Food Cupboard staff and volunteers solicited donations and assembled hampers. In late December 170 hampers were distributed to families and individuals in the community. In the words of one hamper recipient, “without the holiday hampers there would be no Christmas at our house.”

Our holiday hamper program would not be possible without the widespread support of our local community.Many locals donated coins through the Food Cupboard’s annual Coins for Christmas campaign. Numerous schools, organizations and businesses hosted food drives. Others made generous cash donations. Large numbers turned out to support fundraising events such as the Food Cupboard’s live reading of A Christmas Carol and Fair Realty’s Breakfast with Santa. Many volunteers baked cookies, rolled coins, made deliveries, shopped for groceries and wrapped gifts. People support our work in many ways. On behalf of all our customers we extend a big thank you to all our donors and volunteers.

Sincerely,Anna Kirkpatrick,

Nelson Food Cupboard

Some of the Nelson Food Cupboard’s enthusiastic volunteer crew


Nelson & Area: Fri. Jan. 11 - Sun. Jan 20●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappening

Fri. Jan 11ll Request DJ. ●●●Dirty Tactix + L Nix +

Death By Drums + Suplex at Spirit Bar 10 p.m.

●●Community Threads meets to learn to knit, crochet, embroider, spin & weave. 420 Mill St

●Gender Outlaws, a support and social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. Jan 12

●●●Humberto Porto, Andrew Ross aka Max Hawk, The String Birds at Ellison’s Cafe Unplugged 12-3

●●Moccasin making workshop with Jackie Cole. Make traditional moccasins - $35-$63 sliding scale. Women only.

●●“It” and “What Not to Do When Coming Out” The Gender Action Project theatre production SelfDesign High, 402 Victoria Street in Nelson, 7 p.m. Tickets $10/$5

●●Nelson Play Reading Series - Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad starring Lucas Myers, Bessie Wapp, Michael Graham, directed by Adriana Bogaard. Presbyterian Church Hall (cornerof Kootenay and Victoria). 8 pm $12 at the door Proceeds to The Women’s Centre

●●Whitewater Ski Team: BC Alpine Teck Ski Race at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson Races start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. Jan 13

●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.

●●Whitewater Ski Team: BC Alpine Teck Ski Race at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson Races start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

●Cribbage at the Legion bev-erage room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Mon. Jan 14

●●●Bessie Wapp Quartet St. Saviour’s ProCathedral in Nelson 7:30 p.m.

●●●Sarah & Rich at the

Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.●Walk In Peace Silent ‘circle

walk’ - Lakeside Gates, 9:30-10:30

●Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill

●Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892

Tues. Jan 15●●●Cliff ●●●Cliff Maddix and friends 6p.m. The Library LoungeWed. Jan 16

●●● Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

●● Ascension Lutheran Church free dinner at Rosemont School 5:30 p.m.

● Preschool Storytime (3-5 yr.olds)Nelson Public Library. 10:15. Preregister. 8 weeks 352-6333/[email protected]

●Darts at the Nelson Legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Nelson Women’s Centre Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

●Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656.

●Nelson Tech Club: for electron-ic hobbyists and Arduino enthu-siasts to meet and work on proj-ects. Every Wednesday 6pm Ste 207-601 Front St, old Jam Factory upstairs. New members welcome. Small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email [email protected]

Bessie Wapp QuartetMonday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m. at St. Saviour’s ProCathedral in Nelson

Selkirk Pro-Musica presents the Bessie Wapp Quartet performing a mix of originals and covers inspired by music from around the world.

Bessie’s passion-

ate voice and dynamic accordion playing will be accompanied by the pow-erful Craig Korth (a former Western Canadian banjo and guitar champion) on banjo and mandolin, the

soulful Holly Hyatt on vocals and acoustic bass and the bluesy Clinton Swanson on saxophone.

Come enjoy the Bessie Wapp Quartet’s premiere performance at the beautiful

St. Saviour’s ProCathedral in Nelson. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door or from Otter Books.

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Nelson Overture Concerts Society presents: Allison Girvan, “Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home”January 26, 2013, 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre

Allison performs works by composers Kurt Weill and George Gershwin, Adam Guettel and Ricky Ian Gordon.

Joining her on stage will be pianist Christoph Martens, upright bassist Mark Spielman and vio-linist Don Macdonald.

Nelson & Area: Fri. Jan. 11 - Sun. Jan 20●●● Live Music ●● Special Events ● Ongoing Events

What’sHappening

Wed. Jan 16 cont.

●Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. Phone 250-352-6008.www.nelsonelderabuseprevention.org

Thurs. Jan 17

●●●Kiyo & Guests at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.

●Nelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916.

●Walk In Peace Silent ‘circle walk’ - Lakeside Gates, 9:30-10:30

●Acupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. Located at 333 Victoria St., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248.

Fri. Jan 18ll Request DJ. ●●●Raygun Cowboys w/

guests at the Royal 8 p.m.●●●Dubconscious w/ Mama Sa

at Spiritbar 10 p.m.●Gender Outlaws, a support and

social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362.

Sat. Jan 19

●●●Allegro Dance Theatre at the Capitol 2 p.m.

●●Major Yvonne Borrows : “Overview of needs for children and youth in our community” Canadian Federation of University Women meet at New Grand Hotel 9:30-coffee; 10:00 meeting;11:00

speaker; 12 lunch. Interested per-sons are welcome.

●Tales for Twos. Nelson Public Library 10:15. 2 - 3 yr. olds. Preregister 352-6333/[email protected] 8 weeks.

●Walk In Peace Silent ‘circle walk’ - Lakeside Gates 1st & 3rd Saturdays 12-1

●Meat Draws at Nelson Legion. 3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727.

●The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further informa-tion, please call 250-352-6936.

Sun. Jan 20

●●●Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.

●●●Nelson Acoustic Jam Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 2-5 p.m.

●●Cabaret Auditions at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 321 Silica 10 a.m. -2 p.m. to schedule: [email protected]

●St. John’s Lutheran Church Service. Everyone welcome. 4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308.

●Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822.

●Cribbage at the Legion bever-age room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727.

●Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. Rosemont Elementary. All are welcome 250-352-2515.

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The String Birds

Ellison’s presents a new act to their stage, Humberto Porto performs Brazilian folk music featuring Bossa Nova and Samba at noon.

Next up is Andrew Ross aka Max Hawk who brings funny songs, happy songs, love songs, angry songs. All right from the hip and the heart. With his heartfelt tenor and buzz saw guitar virtuosity, Andrew paints a picture of life and love. Says Andrew “I’m lean-

ing towards Country these days. You really appreciate country once your heart’s been broken and stomped on numerous times”

Last act The String Birds have a deep reverence for harmonies, old timey, bluegrass and ol’ country tunes. Featuring Rachel and Sherri on guitars, Genie on fiddle and Jill on clawham-mer banjo.

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Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged SessionsSaturday, Jan. 12, Noon - 3:00 p.m. 523 Front St.

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theClassifiedsSPINNING WHEEL & Loom want-ed - also raw fleeces if possible! 250-352-1376DRYWALL, WINDOWS & fenc-ing material needed for jobs round the property! Anything considered! 250-551-4951

Pets & LivestockPET CARRIERS: 1 LARGE and 1 Small plastic, in good condition. Call: 250-352-6570.HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO our Cat, It’s been two years since we adopted him from the SPCA and we love him.

RentalsAPARTMENT FOR RENT. Available Feb. 1. No lease. $680/month. Two bedroom, washer dryer/parking. Pets welcome. Downtown locale. 250-352-2324FOR RENT - Winlaw Hobby Farm, 3 bedrooms, semi-furnished. $1200.00/month NS, NP, W/D, utili-ties extra. 250-355-2303 - DebQUIET SPACIOUS 1BEDROOM on shared property just outside Nelson woodstove, sunshine gardens $775 email:[email protected] SUITE CLOSE to Downtown. Pets OK, util. included. No W/D. Available Immediately $625/month 250-352-7269BRIGHT BACHELOR SUITE Rosemont, Nelson. Feb 1, NS NP, single occupant only. $675 inclu-sive. 505-1178SPACIOUS WALK OUT SUITE FOR RENT. One bedroom, private balcony and entrance. Call Rachel. $800incl. 250-352-0850

Shared Accom.ROOM FOR RENT $400.00 per month, includes wifi, utilities. Long Beach Rd. Share kitchen, living area. 250-229-4346

Sports EquipmentDC PHANTOM 2 Snowboarding Boots, Menís Size 7, brand new never worn, $100 O.B.O. (250)359-6970

YOUTH SNOWBOARDS: LTD, 48”, $100. Dakine 52” ; evolution boots, size 4. $80. 505-5152TENNIS RACQUET, ROGER Federer Juniour, used once. $50. Call: 250-352-6570.

VolunteeringCOMMUNITY THREADS IS look-ing for steering Committee mem-bers. Fibre arts of all types. Get involved

Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser

ArtART THERAPY BOOKS for sale. Please email [email protected] for a list including prices.

Automotive-CarsSUBARU IMPREZA WAGON AWD 78,000km Immaculate Includes brand new winter tires o/rims $15,500 354-3861

FREE2013 WHITEBARK PINE Foundation calendar. Great pho-tos of this high elevation tree. One to give away. Call Robin at the Express 250-354-3910

Home & Garden2006 ARCTIC SPA “Cub” Hot Tub. Brand new Controller, Heater, Lid. Immaculate. $3500. 250-354-3861.

Misc. for SaleNEW RHINO-RACK 500L Skibox, dual locks, opens both sides. paid $775 asking $550 call 250-352-180614 BARSTOOLS VARYING heights. Black metal with tan uphol-stry. See ad this page.

Misc. WantedARTISAN BAKER LOOKING for old-style, deep breadpans. Will trade some great bread! Anthony 250-225-3296COMMUNITY THREADS - Women`s Fibre Arts Program - needs wool fleece, fabric, wool and sewing notions. 250-551-4951

Bar Stools for sale

I paid $35 for them new.They are very gently used,

we just decided to change styles.Total of 14

Make me an offer for a few or all.Call Nelson at 250-354-3910

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