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NewsNelson Star Lightup and Decorating Contest

And the winners are...Th e judges had some very tough

decisions to make in the fi rst annual Nelson Star Christmas lightup and decorating contest.

“It was way harder than we thought,” said Star publisher Chuck Bennett. “We really struggled over who to pick in both categories.”

In the business category it was so close for the judges that Bennett has decided to break down the prize into fi rst place and two runners up.

Cottonwood Kitchens takes home fi rst prize, with runner-up awards go-ing to Cottons Clothing Co. and Th e Craft Connection.

“Th ey were all really, really good, but in the end we had a to pick a win-ner and despite a split vote, Cotton-wood Kitchens fi nished on top,” said Bennett.

Cottonwood Kitchens wins $300 worth of advertising in the Nelson Star, while Cottons and Th e Craft Connec-tion both win $100.

Other businesses that were singled out by the judges for great displays were Village Ski Hut, the Chahko Mika Mall and Streetclothes Named Desire.

Th e residential category was just as tough, and again in the end, the judges decided to have a tie for fi rst prize.

“Terri Maglio’s Christmas light display at her Taghum house is simply amazing,” said Bennett. “Everyone should really stop in a see this display. She has really gone all out and it really breathtaking.”

Th e Maglio home is at the end of the road where the Taghum Hall is located.

BOB HALLNelson Star Editor

Kevin Sansom and Judy Ford’s home at 924 Ninth Street caught the judges’ eyes because of some unique hand crafted features.

The Maglio house in Taghum (along the river down the road from Taghum hall) includes a light show timed to Christmas music.

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Story continues to ‘Great’ on Page 5

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News

A drop in the kettle goes a long way

Salvation Army Sends Out 308 Christmas Hampers

The holiday season celebrates family, gathering with loved ones, big

indulgent meals and giving.As we rush up and down

Baker Street in search of last minute gift s, it’s not un-common to hear the faint echo of bells as we pop in and out of stores.

Th e bells of the Salvation Army kettle are a common sound during Christmas, but it’s easy to forget what is behind the jingle of the kettle.

A local man named David started stopping into the Salvation Army’s drop-in centre about two and a half years ago when Majors Yvonne and Robin Borrows moved to Nelson.

“He recognized us from our work in Calgary, be-cause that’s where we came from, and we used to run street ministries there,” said Yvonne.

David had been home-less for nearly 10 years and for several months called a shredded tent near Koote-nay lake his home.

Morning aft er morning, he began showing up at the

drop-in centre.“In the process of getting

to know him. He started volunteering and hanging out here because he had nothing else to do. He’d vol-unteer and he works really well,” said Yvonne.

David would help make coff ee, hand out break-fast to everyone who had stopped by that morning and then help with the clean up in the end.

“I’ve got to tell you, all he

wants is a job,” said Yvonne. “He works like a horse. It’s not an issue of work, he just can’t fi nd it. We don’t have any answers for people like him, but he’s a good guy.”

Over time Yvonne and Robin began helping David in whatever way they could.

Th ey’d give him a little bit of extra food in the morning and eventually connected him to Nelson’s emergency shelter, Step-ping Stones.

“Th rough Bev [Derby] at Stepping Stones, they helped him fi nd housing,” said Yvonne. “He’s been housed now for a year and maintained it. He’s been homeless for nearly 10 years, and he’s been housed now for a year and doing extremely well.”

David gives back not only at the Salvation Army,

Volunteers have been busy this week preparing, packing and shipping out more than 300 Christmas hampers for families in our area who are in need of a little something extra this holiday season.

MEGAN COLENelson Star Reporter

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For the last few weeks the Nelson Star has been bring-ing you Christmas memories and recipes from the tables of some of Nelson’s better known residents. Even though it’s easy to get lost in the chaos of Christmas shopping and parties, the true spirit of Christmas is oft en found at home among the traditions and recollections of Christ-mases past. We conclude with Mayor John Dooley...

Here are just a few memories of Christmas from my youth.

Christmas in our home in Ireland was real special, my parents had six children to handle — not an easy job any day and even harder coming up to Christmas. We got a few toys and more food than we laid our eyes on all year.

When we were growing up Christmas was a reli-gious event and not much of a commercial event. It was very exciting when we were old enough to go to mid-night mass, we thought we were really grown up.

A few days before Christmas my dad would go to town to buy a fresh turkey. Th e farmers were set up on the main street with live ducks, chickens, geese, and turkeys for sale. Dad

would pick one, the turkey would be slaughtered and the feathers plucked right there on the spot. He would hang it on the bike and aft er a few pints head for home. Th e turkey would hang on the back of the kitchen door for a few days — now that was fun. My sisters were so scared of the turkey they wouldn’t go through the door for days.

We didn’t get much snow in Ireland but it seemed in those days it snowed almost on demand around Christ-mas. Th e snow added to the festive feel.

My mum would light candles and place them in the windows for Christmas Eve (an Irish custom to help guide people on their way). Christmas is still a special

time in Ireland.My Christmas in Nelson

with our family and friends is just as special.

I want to wish you a season of good times, peace and time to reconnect and bond with family and

Unforgettable Irish traditions

The Dooleys at Christmas in 2009, with a visitor from Ire-land. John, Pat, Erin, Peter, baby Harlow, Shelagh, Patrick, baby Tadhg, Sean and Rian Larkin who came from Ireland to play hockey.

Th is goes very well with turkey and most of it can be prepared the day before and re-frigerated. Measurements are approximate, as when I cook I adjust to get a consistency I am happy with.

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Cook the potatoes and let them cool. Cube and put into a large bowl or roaster. Add all other ingredients except the last three. I start with 1 can of soup and 1-500 ml container sour cream, and add more to get a consistency that I feel good about (not too wet and not too dry).Put into a pyrex or corningware fl at dish. Top with cornfl akes mixed with parmesan and melted butter. Cook at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.TIP - Ensure that you take this out of the fridge at least 2-3 hours before you cook it or it will take a long time to cook. I have a warming over and keep this dish in the oven until the turkey is done, then put it in the oven as the turkey rests and is carved.

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News

Ultimate in bad Christmas vibesAn important

fi gure in the Christ-mas story has gone missing.

It’s not Santa or Rudolph, but the father of the Holy Family, Joseph.

“Th is morning [Wednesday] some parishioners came for the daily mass and saw a dangling cord where Joseph used to be,” said Bernadette Miles, the adminis-trative assistant for Cathedral of Mary Immaculate.

“We looked closer and obviously Joseph was missing.”

Th is is the fi rst year that the Catholic

Church has set up the nativity scene in front of the Cathe-dral.

Some had suggest-ed the Holy Family be put in a less acces-sible place, but the decision was made to put it closer to the sidewalk so children

could enjoy it.According to

Miles, taking Joseph from his family was no easy feat.

“I checked with Bernie Zimmer, who installed it, and he said he screwed it down into the plywood. I went

and looked and all the other ones are fastened down, so someone would have to have had a screw-driver or something. Th e cable with the light is still there. Th ey took Joseph and left the light.”

Th e big question Miles is trying to answer now is “Who would steal Joseph?”

“Maybe it was just for fun and maybe they parked him somewhere. Maybe someone will notice him and bring him back to us. It would be kind of nice to complete the family for Christmas,” she said.

“Th ere’s a cute little shepherd in

there and Mary with the baby Jesus, why Joseph? Maybe he was the most acces-sible? I don’t know.”

Joseph is believed to have gone missing on Tuesday night.

If anyone has seen him, please contact Miles at the Cathe-dral offi ce at 250-352-7131.

Th ief Makes Away With Member of Sacred Christmas Scene

Great neighbourhood displaysContinued from Page 2

As the judges toured Nel-son, it appeared that Maglio’s house would be the only winner, when judges fell on the last house of the night at the very end of Ninth Street in Fairview.

Kevin Sansom and Judy Ford have also gone all out, but in a very diff erent way. Mingled in with a myriad of lights, that includes a mas-sive tree in their backyard that can be seen from all over Fairview, were unique hand craft ed old fashioned Christ-mas wood cutouts of diff erent themes like Frosty the Snow-man and Santa Claus.

“Th ey were really neat, and very diff erent than what you normally see,” said Bennett. “It was really exciting to see them and all of the judges ba-sically told me I had to come up with another prize because they weren’t going to pick one over the other.”

Both winners pick up a dinner for two from the

Nelson Star at their choice of restaurant. When told of their prize, in the spirit of the season Sansom and Ford asked that $100 be donated to a local food bank instead.

Th ere were also some hon-ourable mentions. Th e Crease Street houses in Rosemont were very well done and showed how an entire neigh-bourhood can get into the Christmas spirit. Th ere was also the neighbourhood co-operation near the top of Falls Street, where neighbours had

a lighted Santa Claus sleigh and reindeer going across all three houses. Granite Manor below the hospital is a great example of making an apart-ment block come alive. Th e last honourable mention went to 1219 Cedar Street, which was also very well done.

“We have lots of great lights in this community and the judging was really fun,” added Bennett. “Next year we hope locals will ramp it up even more and make our job even that much more diffi cult.”


Someone is missing from this familiar Christ-mas scene. Joseph was stolen from the Nel-son cathedral.

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Editor: Bob Hall

Publisher: Chuck Bennett Editorial

The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is winding down. Decorations are hung, trees are trimmed, baking

is complete and presents are wrapped. Now it’s time to focus on what the season is really about.

Of course the reason for the season is the birth of Jesus. Th ough Christmas has become secular in so many ways, all of this would not be happening if it wasn’t for the big birthday at the root of it all. Th is message of love and hope is what fuels the Christmas spirit.

Not surprisingly, today’s paper has a Christmas theme. In all its variations, it wasn’t hard to fi nd stories and photos fi tting for the season. From Santa on the cover to Irish tra-ditions courtesy of Mayor John Dooley to the great work being done by the local Salvation Army, the Nelson area has once again cap-tured the spirit in so many ways.

However you celebrate Christmas, we hope over the next few days you take time to relax and soak in all the joy that surrounds these special days. To refl ect on all the good things you have and to put some thought into how you can make life better for others in the fu-ture. May love and happiness surround us all on Christmas Day.

Celebrating the season

Busted. Mr. Shop-lo-cal-support-the-lo-cal-economy-holier-

than-thou-consumer took a run across the border on Saturday to retrieve a Christmas gift . How will Nelson ever forgive me?

All I can do is plead my case and off er some newfound Christmas spirit as penance.

Th e object of the jour-ney was my 11-year-old daughter’s Christmas gift . Th is year’s wish list was typically modest, but on the top was an item too obscure to be found in Nelson and for that mat-ter Canada. I can’t blow the surprise at this point because she reads this col-umn, but trust me it can only be found in Illinois.

Th ough reluctant to buy into the trap of online, cross-border shopping, I caved. I justifi ed the move with the reality that $89 out of the many hundreds we spent on family this year was a small drop in the gift wrapped bucket.

So I fi red up the Toyota and off I went to pick up this special parcel from Metaline Falls. With the iPod blaring and riding solo, I was happy to be on a mini road trip. Now Waylon, now Beatles, now Stones and Jay Z! On Mar-ley, on U2, on Zeppelin and Green Day! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall, I dashed away, dashed away, dashed away south!

I’ve made the journey to Spokane many times over the last 18 years. Mostly for kids’ hockey and soccer tournaments or to catch a fl ight, we have always zoomed right past the fi rst major settlement on the US side.

In many ways Metaline Falls is a typical town on the fringes of America. A burg that was once a vibrant industry town, it fell on hard times about 20 years ago when the cement plant closed down. Drive through today and the houses with “for sale” signs outnumber those without. Th e economic woes batter-ing the United States are compounded in tiny places like Metaline Falls.

To get myself in the mood, I threw on Bruce Springsteen’s Th e River as I drove into town. I didn’t want to be too chipper when I hopped out of the van, so I tried to get in the right frame of mind with a sad tale of small town America.

When I pulled up to Sweet Creek Creations on main street, the mood was hardly dark. Instead, a three-block Christmas dis-play of Santa’s workshop lined the storefronts. Th e statues were faded by time, but clearly handmade and pretty funky.

Inside Sweet Creek Creations I found owner Shirley Botzheim work-ing away at a quilt pattern on her industrial sewing machine. She greeted me with a smile and asked if I could wait a minute while she fi nished her pattern. Finding her work enter-taining, I said no problem.

Once she was fi nished I told her my business. As the UPS depot in Meta-line Falls, Canadians are frequent guests. Th ey don’t browse the shelves fi lled with all kinds of quilting and craft ing materials, most simply give their name and wait for her to bring out their parcel from the back.

Shirley told me in the previous three days she handed out almost 300 packages to Canadians. Th e number was stagger-ing and weight of the guilt for my trip south built.

I shook off my thoughts about how the traffi c through her store was so damaging to our local economy and instead turned my focus to fi nding out more about the town.

I found out that the Christmas display lin-ing the street was cre-ated by Metaline artist Lee McGowan. Now 82, McGowan created the display just before the cement plant closed down two decades ago. Th ere was a little more traffi c back then, but the few local retailers that have survived have continued to diligently put it up every December.

Born and raised in Met-aline Falls, Shirley told me she opened her specialty shop just aft er the cement plant closed. It was her

attempt to hold onto life in small town America. She didn’t know how long it was going to last and today the future is more unclear than ever, but she soldiers on with a big smile.

Aft er chatting with Shir-ley for more than 20 min-utes about hard times and eternal hope, I apologized for taking up so much of her time. She smiled and instead thanked me for taking the time to ask questions.

I wandered around the rest of main street, visit-ing Cathy’s Cafe, peeking into the newly refurbished movie theatre (a topic for a future column) and bought a snack for the ride home at the grocery store. For the most part I had the town to myself. Th e setting was far from vibrant and it seemed the locals wouldn’t have much to celebrate at this time of year. Yet every person I ran into was extremely friendly and proud to talk about their little community.

As I drove up the hill towards the border, an en-tirely diff erent mood con-sumed the van. Th e guilt of my cross-border sprint had subsided somewhat and joy of meeting some of our American neighbours was foremost on my mind.

Today’s economic climate has created tough times for so many on both sides of the border. I expected to fi nd little Christmas joy in Metaline Falls, instead I discovered a indomitable spirit that left me feeling positive about the times ahead. Just then, Springsteen’s Th e Rising came on the iPod. It was the perfect soundtrack for the ride home.

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A Christmas confession

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Regular offi ce hours resume on December 27

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS

The elves of Metaline Falls.


Letters to the Editor

As a citizen of meager means, I helped propel Occupy Nelson, providing video cameras, computer and a warm home to disburse our record of events into the public domain, Facebook and YouTube.

Sinixt elder Bob Camp-bell loaned us a teepee and asked me to speak about their responsibility to protect our water and fi sh stock, also to encourage the corporation of Nelson to try and understand the genocide that continues against their existence.

Th is two month peace-ful spontaneous political event will take some time to analyze.

Perhaps the homeless and their supporters that occu-pied City Hall will be forgot-ten. Th e corporate corrup-tion that reeks havoc against peace on Earth will stand down, replaced by universal goodwill.

Our conspired integrated global economy begs for war. Th e proposed Gateway Pipeline intends to bring tar oil from Alberta across BC to tankers bound for Asian mar-kets, promises to defi ne our future. A future with hope or

dirty oil wars. Many citizens of BC and most of BC’s non-treaty natives want a sensible economy. Piping dirty oil to continue a willy nilly con-sumer economy will likely bring years of protest.

Nelson’s “lord of the ship,” our mayor, is a classic Euro-pean politician; lead from be-hind and roll out platitudes. In my mind, no real vision to deal with a world that needs a grassroots facelift .

Th is two month occupy in Nelson revolved by chance around the Remembrance Day ceremony and our unanimous agreement with

his lordship to dismantle the peaceful protest to honour those who served to war against corporate fascism. We also agreed with his lord-ship that we would resume peaceful occupation aft er the ceremony.

Within hours of the cer-emony, Nelson’s peacekeepers (police) prevented one of the confused homeless from re-occupying. He believed what appeared to be a straight-forward verbal agreement (contract) with the head of Nelson’s corporation. Our collective disdain for the mayor’s obvious eff orts to use our respect for the veterans against us, presented no hon-ourable way to address this, except to re-occupy. And we did.

Two weeks later, city employees, backed up by the folks paid to carry loaded guns, served a camping by-law infraction on the occupi-ers and presto occupy is over.

Please stay in touch. We are working on a short fi lm for Montreal fi lm festival and will be presenting a version at a local venue in the new year.

Tom PriorNelson

“Perhaps the homeless and their

supporters that occupied City Hall will be forgotten. The corporate

corruption that reeks havoc against peace on Earth will stand down, replaced by universal goodwill”

SLUGS. To people who eat and talk on the phone at the same time... you can always tell when someone is chewing and it doesn’t sound nice.

HUGS. A big thank you to Bruce the Nelson Transit bus driver for baking all those won-derful goodies for passengers and fellow drivers. It was very thoughtful of you and much appreciated. Merry Christmas to you and to the citizens of Nelson.

HUGS. To Peter Q and all the Nelson Minor Hockey senior novice hockey team coach-es! Your dedication, hard work and efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank you so much!

HUGS. To those who have good things tosay at this time of year. It would be nice to have just hugs to Christmas. Hugs to all.

SLUGS. To the reader who bought Hallmark cards instead of supporting local artists sell-ing their greeting cards. Do you know how much UNICEF, Amnesty International, World

Wildlife Federation contribute to this com-munity? Let me give you a hint... zero! Local shops support local people.

HUGS. To the amazing staff at our local cus-tom compounding pharmacy. Your magic potions bring relief and comfort. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your creativity and generosity. Your heart for our community shows in your work.

SLUGS. To the business owner who said “I don’t have one of those in stock, let me make a few calls and call you back” over three weeks ago... If you couldn’t get it, all you had to do was call and tell me. So much for trying to keep all of my holiday shopping local!

HUGS. Big hugs to the Nelson Leafs for donating hockey tickets to a person in need. You made their Christmas (and mine)!

SLUGS. To the oil companies and local gas stations for the astronomical gas prices!

If you have a Hug or a Slug... we’d like to hear it. Simply email us at [email protected] with your short quips, compliments or complaints. We will print the anonymous submissions for all to see. Be honest, but all we ask is you keep it tasteful.

You can also drop by a written submission to our offi ces at 514 Hall Street.

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Le bébé renneNelson senior Aurélien Dupuis

dropped by the letter below this week with the note: “Th is Christ-mas story is meant mostly for children in French immersion. I hope it will add a little spice to your Christmas edition.” Th is is the letter as presented to us and was not edited (being that French is not the editor’s specialty).

J’ai rêvé la nuit passée que le

jour avant Noël, père Noël passait au-dessus de ma maison avec ses rennes et un traîneau vide. J’ai deviné justement qu’il s’en allait au Pôle Nord charger sa traîne de cadeaux pour les enfants sages. Je lui ai fait un grand signe. “Père Noêl, venez, atterrissez, J’ai une faveur à vous demander. Il s’est plié à mon désir, a fait demi-tour et a atterri dans ma cour. “Venez vous reposer, lui dis-je, vous avez un long parcours devant vous.”

On s’est donné la main et on s’est mis à jaser. J’ai pas perdu de temps à lui dire que je voulais à Noël, un livre de contes pour enfants. Il a sorti son grand livre et il a noté ma demande. Malgré qu’il était pressé on a parlé longtemps, longtemps. Et, savez-vous quoi? Pendant qu’on parlait de choses et d’autres, un des rennes du père Noël a eu un bébé. Bon! Voilà le père Noël tout embêté.

“Mais qu’est-ce que je vais faire avec un bébé renne? J’aurai pas le temps de m’en occuper ni sa mère, d’ailleurs.” J’ai mis ma main sur son épaule et je lui ai dit: vous en faites pas père Noël. J’vais en prendre soin pendant que vous faites vos livraisons de maison

en maison, et de cheminée en cheminée. Mais quand vous m’apporterez mon livre de contes pour enfants, S.V.P. père Noël, pourriez-vous m’apporter aussi, une suce ?

— Une suce ! Pourquoi une suce, monsieur Dupuis? s’écria-t-il.

— Ben oui, père Noël, faut bien que j’nourrisse mon petit bébé renne...

Père Noël a bien compris. Il est parti avec ses rennes et son traîneau en riant.

“Ho, Ho, ho ! Ho, ho, ho! Et, avant de disparaître derrière la montagne, il m’a crié: “Joyeux Noël!” et l’écho a répondu: “Noël, Noël, Noël.”

Mais c’est pas tout, mon rêve s’est continué. Au lendemain du jour de l’an, père Noêl est rev-enu chez-moi chercher son p’tit renne. La maman renne était heureuse de retrouver son bébé. Elle ne fi nissait plus de lècher son p’tit faon avec sa grande langue rude. Tout à coup, elle s’est exclamé; “Mais,il a le nez rouge! Elle a répété. Il a le nez rouge!” J’me suis hâté de lui dire; “Hé oui, madame renne, j’ai peinturé son p’tit nez couleur rouge, c’est pour l’identifi er parmi tous les autres petits rennes quand vous retour-nerez dans la toundra.”

Le père Noël a repris aussitôt: “Bonne idée, monsieur Dupuis! Et l’an prochain, il pourra guider mes rennes de pays en pays et de contrée en contrée, la nuit de Noêl. Et, Ho, ho, ho! Ils s’envola dans le ciel bleu.

Aurélien DupuisNelson

A friend commented last week how badly she felt not knowing a way to support the Occupy movement. Encampments do not appear to be a sustainable way to keep the issues in the public eye through the media. I propose in-viting others to write letters to the editor and maintaining some be-lief that your journalistic integrity will have you selecting the most worthwhile: probing the issues, the means and the solutions from a diversity of voices.

As a fi rst in what will hope-fully be a long series (i.e. readers, please write and invite others to write in the text of your own letters!) I would like to start the process by sharing the following: A historically very signifi cant op/ed piece from our former federal cabinet minister Paul Hellyer published aft er the Toronto G20

Summit that very simply explains the fractional reserve banking system which makes perpetual growth necessary to avert bank-ruptcy and collapse, as well as virtually tying government’s hands with respect to its nominal role to be found at this link: tran-sitionnelson.ning.com/forum/topics/the-folly-of-our-fi nancial-system.

Th en there is proportional rep-resentation and electoral reform which had a precedent setting and award-winning examina-tion by the Citizen’s Assembly for Electoral Reform in BC and which many people did not hear about or understand. Th is issue is currently the mission of Fairvote Canada (fairvote.ca and fairvot-ingbc.com).

Andre C. Piver, MDNelson

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Lots of questions, not enough answers

I really do have to ask if you can help me out. For some time now I have been dissing our local, provincial and federal govern-ments, mostly on their hypocrisy and how these elected offi cials are not being held accountable. We always hear about all the won-derful things that are going to happen when they are voted into offi ce. We never, ever hear of the things they will not be able to do for us, the ordinary taxpayers.

I am from this region, so I will keep my observations local. I will not be allowed to vote on the car-bon tax, the gas tax, monies that will be spent on ICBC to help pad pensions of the hierarchy run-ning the show. I could go on and on about the ability of all govern-ments to mislead the people of this area, province and country.

My feeling is that because the system is so tightly manipulated by those at the apex of this politi-cal pyramid, we have given up hope. Otherwise why is it that when the answers come about why we are being gouged every which way but loose, we accept the rhetoric of how our elected offi cials are on top of things?

Th e raping of the health care system is steering me to my ques-tion. Do you think that anyone in their right mind would make decisions that would eff ect other human beings in a such a manner as to degrade their sense of self and put their lives in a position that would turn the stomach of most people? Do you think that it is possible for someone that has lived into their 80s perhaps 90s and has lived in this area all their lives could be put into a predica-ment that deserves to be men-tioned not just in your paper but right across this country?

Is it possible to be charged by a hospital for time you have spent in their care when they decide they can no longer help you and you need to have care they cannot support because of staff concerns and lack of beds? Is it possible that when you do receive a bed in a care home you do re-ceive care, but only what they can give you and I now revert to the lack of staff and burnout of staff situation?

Put up your hand if you are looking forward to the golden years where we are shuffl ed off to a place that is our last stop on this earth, and God forbid, be occa-sionally neglected for whatever reason.

What would happen if you

were in a hospital and picked up a bug that put you into a care home and into isolation for a time indefi nite? When is the last time any of us has visited one of these places? I do know that the folks that work in these care homes are there for a reason. I believe most caregivers do care and care to the point of exhaustion.

My question is simple. Are there any institutions on this planet today that one enters and is cared for in the manner that is deserved by every human being that walks this earth? Is there a place we can be accepted aft er the hospital and care home where you are guaranteed top quality care?

I know it is pointless to say “Th at’s it, I’ve had enough of this,”

When are we all going to step up to the plate and make this place a better world by looking aft er our own? Are we going to pray we do not live long enough to experience what could be a sad situation?

So, if anyone has some spare time this holiday season, pack yourself up and visit someone you know is alone, especially this time of year.

For all the caregivers and folks in the health care world I say thank you for what I hope is an honest eff ort to help. All the politicians in the health care world I am sure will be too busy patting themselves on the back to see there is a serious problem that will get worse unless we get some help out here.

Leon Th iessenHarrop

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Announcements EventsTHE SEASON OF GIVINGShanti Yoga is off ering three days of yoga in celebration of the holi-day season. Take time to relax and unwind with classes being off ered Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Classes get going at noon and they are free. For more information about the season of giving and for a schedule contact Shanti Yoga at 250-352-7703.

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNEROur Daily Bread and Kootenay Christian Fellowship are once again hosting a community wide Christmas Eve dinner. Th is dinner is open to anyone who would like to attend and will be held at 5 p.m. at 812 Stanley Street. All guests will receive a fi rst class dinner in a pleasant and homey atmosphere, plus a wrapped Christmas gift .

BRIDGER’S LATEST SHOW HELPS NELSON FOOD CUPBOARDPicking Up Th e Pieces, a fabric art show by local artist Kate Bridger, will be on display at the Nelson Public Library from now until Janu-ary 30 during which time Bridger will donate 10 per cent from all sales to the Nelson Food Cupboard.

CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UPTh e Nelson Lions Club and Air Cadets are one again teaming up to pick up Christmas trees in Nelson on Saturday, January 7 between 9 a.m. and noon. A donation of $5 per tree is requested. Please leave the tree in a visible location in front of the residence. If you will not be home leave the donation attached to the tree or leave a note indi-cating where the donation can be found. If you have any questions please phone 250-352-9771 or contact [email protected]

YOGA-THON FUNDRAISERTipi Camp hosts its third annual Yoga-thon Fundraiser in Nelson on Sunday, January 8 at SelfDesign High at 402 Victoria Street from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It was a wonderful day last year and such a beautiful embodiment of our community and all it represents. Participants can stay for one class, all day or anywhere in between. Spontaneous drop-ins on the day are most welcome. Alternatively, print up a pledge sheet off the Tipi Camp website at tipicamp.bc.ca and sign up spon-sors before the event. Pledge sheets are a vital aspect to our fundrais-ing eff ort. Imagine, if every person who shows up to the yoga-thon brings a little, or a lot, of money in their envelope amazing things can happen and who knows what fundraising heights we can reach. Every little bit helps (no contribution is considered too small), as loonies, toonies and $5 bills add up fast. We all know this from our own piggy bank experience. Take your pledge sheet around to family and friends asking them to support your participation in the event by sponsoring you to attend. You can inform donators that all monies will be go-ing directly to the camp. For those who live far away donations can also be made on line at tipicamp.bc.ca/contact-us/support-our-work. When you arrive at the Yoga-thon, hand your pledge sheet in with the sponsorship money, make your own personal donation with cash or cheque and take in a class or spend the whole day with other people who love yoga and wish to support Tipi camp. Donations and grants make this possible so please include Tipi Camp as part of this season’s sharing and giving. For more info contact Sandra or Dave at 250-505-3173, or Melanie at 250-359-7702 or email [email protected]. Visit our website tipicamp.bc.ca, where donations can be made directly via PayPal.

LIONS CLUB KIDS VARIETY SHOW IS BACKTh e Lions Club of Nelson Kids Variety Show is back aft er a one year absence. Th e show continues to be suitable for kids of all ages and will be held on January 25 at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club. Telephone ticket sales will be starting soon so please answer your phone when we call and support your local Lions Club by purchasing tickets for your family or for less fortunate kids in the community.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23Max and Irma’s restaurant will now have live music Fridays and Sat-urdays between 6 and 9 p.m. featuring Rylan Kewen and Nikko Fors-berg.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26Looking for a fun way to run around indoors this winter? Join Nel-son’s indoor ultimate frisbee league on Monday nights from 7:30 to9:30 p.m. Beginners welcome. Drop in spots available. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Interested in doing some Scottish country dancing? Every Mondayfrom 7 to 9 p.m. at Central School gym. Beginners welcome. Formore information contact Kathy at 250-359-7545, June at 250-352-1836, or Beverly at 250-352-7850.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27Breast Cancer Support Group meeting at the Community First HealthCo-op at 518 Lake Street. Th e meeting starts at noon. For more infor-mation call Alice at 250-352-6223 or Nadine at 250-359-7777.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31Bibo is pulling out all the stops. New Year’s Eve only happens once ayear so make it special and sparkle. Celebrate over a very special din-ner sure to delight those discerning palates and help ring in the newyear right, and it’s going to be a great one, don’t you think? Get oursparkle on and have a great night. Reserve by calling 250-352-2744.Our chefs are busy creating an exceptional menu.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4All seniors welcome to the monthly meeting of the Senior Citizens’Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street. Meetingcommences at 10:30 a.m. Tea and goodies will be served aft er themeeting. Some of the activities enjoyed at the centre include bridge,crib, whist, dominos, chess and snooker. For further information,call 250-352-7078 weekday aft ernoons.

Th e Nelson Technology Club is a growing, independent initiativeto nurture technology advancement within the local community.Hackerspaces are creative outlets which cater to the curiosities of theenthusiasts and the skilled alike. It’s a place to talk about technol-ogy with people who understand what you are talking about. Bringin your projects, you too can participate. Th ere are open meet upsevery Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 207-601 Front Street besidesEllison’s.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Nelson and District Hospice Society will be off ering a six week griefsupport series for adults grieving the death of a loved one. Hosted bytrained volunteers, topics will include: the needs of the mourner; whygrieving is diff erent for everyone, common myths about the grievingprocess; resources and tools for fi nding hope and healing our hearts.Th ere will be time for individual sharing and group discussion, atyour level of comfort. If interested, please contact [email protected]. Pre-registration is required. Th e series will run everyTh ursday from January 19 until February 23 from 10 a.m. to noon atthe public health unit multipurpose room (333 Victoria Street, sec-ond fl oor). Th ere is no cost to participate in the series but donationswill be gratefully accepted.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27All seniors welcome to a potluck luncheon to be held at the SeniorCitizens’ Association Branch No. 51, located at 717 Vernon Street.Luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. For further information, call 250-352-7078 weekday aft ernoons.

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Australian DMC Champion Free Show

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Dec. 31st - New Year’s with Vinyl Ritchie feat. Foxy Moron and BC Dub Cats

Jan. 6th - Tribute to Dancing Kenny feat. Kenny Himself, Bryx & Friends

Jan. 7th - Suplex & Friends

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Entertainment listingsThe Capitol Theatre421 Victoria Street — tickets at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill705 Vernon Street

Saturday, December 24Finley’s is open for off sales of beer wine and ciders. Th ey will also have karaoke starting at 8 p.m. Th e kitchen is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Monday, December 26Th e boxing day bash at Finley’s is always the best place to be. We have a full house start-ing from 3 p.m. on. Dallas Wolbaum with his cover tunes and comedic twist on the guitar and full system. We have a prize wheel for your win-ning fun. Great drink features all day long. Kitchen is open to feed you when you are hungry.

Tuesday, December 27Calling all musicians to Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill for open mic jam nights. Amps, guitars and drums are provided. Th e music gets going at 9 p.m.

Th ursday, December 29Toga Th eme Party at Finley’s Th urs-day night with Pilsner as the spon-sor. Twister, Jenga and other games to get you moving from 9 p.m. on with DJ Mike Payne entertaining you. Free pool for students that show their ID. Burger and fries for $5 for students with ID only.

Capitol Kids Series Capitol Kids Series PresentsPresentsAlex ZerbeAlex ZerbeProfessional ZaniacProfessional ZaniacSunday, February 26

Capitol Season Series PresentsCapitol Season Series PresentsBallet Jörgen CanadaBallet Jörgen CanadaAnastasiaAnastasiaSaturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m.

SpiritbarBelow the Hume Hotel

Friday, December 23

From the funkafi ed west coast of Canada, Stickybuds has been making his mark on music all over the globe, captivating fans on tours in Brazil, UK, Hungary, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. His work ethic and passion have also earned him a residency at Canada’s Shambhala Music Festival from 2005 to 2011. With 14 releases un-der his belt on esteemed labels like Goodgroove Records, Jungle Cakes, Bombastic Jam, Fort Knox Recordings and recent Ghetto Funk EP release, he brings to the table his unique mix of funk breaks, hip hop, reggae, dnb and big basslines. His tracks have received global play from his heroes like Featurecast, A.Skillz and Fort Knox Five, while frequently hitting number one on best seller charts like the well respected Juno Records store. Th e opening set is by Deeps. Advance tickets are $10 and $10 before 11 p.m. Tickets will be $15 aft er 11 p.m. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Monday, December 26

It’s the eighth annual and still continues to be the most party rockin’ night of the year, every year. Main room features local DJ heroes of the brothers Brand and then DJango vs. Bangers for the main event. Erica Dee brings her DJ set to the back room. Doors open early at 9 p.m. fi rst come fi rst serve. No advance tickets.

The Royal330 Baker Street

Friday, December 23

Come one, come all and enter the Vortex. Join us for a night of live improvisation featuring musicians from Wassabi Collective, Panda, Lint and many other amaz-ing special guests. Every Vortex show is sculpted live on the fl y for your dancing pleasure. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover is $5 to $10 on sliding scale at the door.

Monday, December 26Boxing day blowout with Ryan Wells, Big Jules and Ce-dar. Come dance off the holiday turkey and treats with our huge boxing day party! Th e holidays aren’t over yet. Don’t miss this bash. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Tuesday, December 27Join the Royal for our Magic Bus night and some great electronic music. No cover as always. Showtime is at 10 p.m.

The Kaslo Hotel430 Front St. Kaslo

Saturday, December 31Ruckus, based in Castlegar, likes to play music that ev-erybody knows and loves. Th ey are all about having fun and entertaining party goers. Loretta Sheriff , lead vocals/percussion, fronts Ruckus full time, belting out the tunes and loving every minute. Band members Cliff Maddix, lead guitar/vocals; Jim Miller, bass guitar and Rob Taylor, drummer/vocals, the other founder of Ruckus, complete this picture of a rock covers band that will get you up and rockin’ it out! Party at the Kaslo Hotel with Ruckus, party favours and bubbly at midnight. Th e party gets going at 10 p.m. and wraps up at 2 a.m. $20 at the door, $10 in ad-vance. Guest room stays are also available. 250-353-7714

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ArtsKootenay Filmmakers Find Success

SHERPA’S SCORE

Living in the shadows of the Selkirk moun-tains has a way of isolating us from the

rest of the world.We head out into the back-

country with nothing but our skis and our friends, and the hustle and bustle of the city seems non-existent.

But when Sherpa Cinema’s embarked on their acclaimed

project All.I.Can. they at-tempted to link the back-country surrounding Nelson to regions that seem very distant.

“When you go out and camp and ski, which is what we were doing in a lot of countries, we were just camp-ing in the backcountry,” said Eric Crosland, half of Sherpa Cinemas.

“Th at was similar from country to country. But the cultures are really diverse and that’s why you go there.”

It took Crosland and Dave Mossop two years of jump-ing between six continents to create All.I.Can.

Th ey travelled from the desert peaks of Morocco, to Greenland, Chile, Alaska and back home to the streets of Trail, Rossland and Nelson.

All.I.Can. went beyond big jumps and epic powder

to linking skiing with the environment.

Crosland said that al-though he hasn’t personally witnessed major changes to the environment, skiers are deeply tied to the mountains and forests they enjoy.

“I just think you’re so at-tached to the environment as a skier, as someone who recreates outside a lot, it was

just something that was on my mind,” he said.

Like most creators, the blood, sweat and tears poured into a project may oft en feel like the go unappreciated.

Year aft er year the Sher-pas had been submitting fi lms to the Banff Mountain Film Festival but were being “skunked” with every eff ort.

“We’ve had fi lms in the Banff Film Festival, a fi lm a year for almost eight years, but it’s really hard to win stuff there. Typically they just pick mountaineering fi lms like hardcore mountaineer-ing fi lms, so for an action sports movie to do well there is really hard because it’s not really the main theme of the fi lm festival,” said Crosland. “We all grew up in Calgary so it was our backyard. It was a really big to the people that live there because the Banff Film Festival is such a big deal. It was cool win-ning an award there because we’ve been skunked so many times.”

All.I.Can. took home the big prize of best feature-length mountain fi lm at the Banff Film Festival, which was added to a series of other accolades like best cinema-tography from ESPN.com, best fi lm of the year from the Danish Adventure Film Festi-val and best ski fi lm from the Fernie Ski and Snowboard Film Fest.

“It was incredible to see the reception,” said Crosland. “By the time we were done

With a fi stful of awards and an urban ski segment that has gone viral, years of hard work for Sherpa Cinema’s is fi nally paying off with All.I.Can.


Sherpa Cinema’s Eric Crosland (top) and his partner Dave Mossop traveled the world to fi lm All.I.Can. and their efforts are paying off with awards and warm receptions form audiences.

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Continued from Page 12the movie our eyes were bleeding. We were so done we didn’t know if anyone would like it because it was such a weird format. All the hard work actually paid off .”

Kootenay skiers have taken a special interest in the movie that goes beyond their love for the mountains.

Crosland said all the pow-der shots were done between Nelson and Revelstoke.

A segment showcasing urban skiing featuring profes-sional skier J.P. Auclair-which was shot in Rossland, Trail and Nelson-has gone viral on the internet, and the Sherpas also spent the day with local Mary Woodward and her group of keen skiers.

“I just think there is great history of action sports fi lm making in Nelson,” said Cro-sland. “I learned a lot from working with all those people

here and it really helped in making the movie.”

Th e Sherpas haven’t taken a break since the success of All.I.Can. Th ey are already busy getting their next movie going.

“It’s based a little bit off of the water cycle, and the psychology of the skier,” said Crosland. “We know we have to start it right away. It’s a movie target but we feel like the ball is rolling.”

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Continued from Page 3but also where he can around town.

Yvonne said that he des-perately wants a job so he can buy himself a 12 string guitar.

“He’s really excited today because someone he volun-teers for gave him a very nice gift that he’s been wanting,” she said.

Th is Christmas, David was given his 12 string guitar.

“Sometimes what we do is provide volunteer opportuni-ties for people who haven’t been working for a long time,” said Robin. “Th ey’ve almost lost a work ethic or an ability to show up and work. When they come and volunteer it gives them a since of self worth. Th ey’re giving so that they feel better

about themselves and we’ve seen people like David just blossom because they’ve been

able to volunteer and give back and not focus on their own issues as much as focus-

ing on helping others. It’s been a wonderful experience for him.”

David and a host of other volunteers have been busy at the Salvation Army putting together and sending out Christmas hampers.

Yvonne said the Sally Ann is sending out 308 hampers to those in need this Christ-mas.

“What we do here is provide Christmas dinner for families that otherwise couldn’t aff ord it,” said Yvonne. “If they’re on welfare or low income it allows them to use what little bit of extra money they may have for extra things at Christmas time. Th e things that you and

Majors Yvonne and Robin Borrows have been co-ordinating efforts at the local Sally Ann during the Christmas season and will continue to do so once the holidays have ended.

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“It makes you aware of what you don’t have and we fi nd that very diffi cult

especially when we see families coming

and it’s a real struggle for them to walk

through our doors and ask for help.”

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NewsContinued from Page 14I might normally buy, that these people may not, it frees up a little bit for them and it gives them an opportunity to have a Christmas hopefully.”

Yvonne and Robin are participating in their second Christmas at the Nelson Salvation Army and said this time of year is hard.

“It’s hard when we see people who don’t have enough for Christmas,” said Robin. “Th ere is consumer-ism all around us. People see others going to the mall and pulling toys out for their kids and go to the grocery store. Th e pressure is on for people to supply for their families and when you can’t do that it’s really disheartening. It’s really depressing.”

Yvonne said it’s not un-common for them to see families where the mom or dad are not eating so that their children can eat.

“It makes you aware of what you don’t have and we fi nd that very diffi cult especially when we see families coming in and it’s a real struggle for them to walk through our doors and ask for help,” said Yvonne. “We do have a lot of families where that’s a huge struggle for them. We’re wiping away tears and the whole thing. But we try to tell people all the time that that’s what we’re here for, we’re here for the people that really do need it.”

Despite getting an out-pouring of gratitude from those who come through the doors, Yvonne said the mem-ories that stick with them are of the people who are really hurting and struggle to come through the doors of the Salvation Army.

“We struggle with that because in this day and age there’s absolutely no reason for people to go hungry,” said Yvonne. “I met a dad recently who’s choosing not to eat be-cause he thought his children needed to eat, and for him to come through this door was brutal. Th ose stories are heartbreaking.”

A large portion of the food that is handed out is donated, but Yvonne said some is purchased from the money that locals are dropping in the Christmas kettles around town.

“As of today we’ve spent about $11,000, and we’ve still got four days of hampers to pack yet,” said Yvonne.

Despite the pain that Yvonne and Robin see at this time of year, there is also a lot of joy.

“Sometimes when we’re in here and we get the music going, we’re having fun too, because it can be. We know that we’re helping somebody out,” said Yvonne.

Robin emphasized that all the money being dropped in the kettles and through the mail by locals says in Nelson.

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For the past three years I’ve been somewhat marooned in the prairies.

Taken out of my homeland of BC by college and career, I’ve found myself fl oating through Alberta and Saskatchewan waiting and hoping for the chance to come back to the mountains, but not necessarily to ski.

I’m a mountain biker. I like to go fast, hit big jumps and throw a trick in here or there when I can. So when I left my newspaper in Saskatchewan to become the newest addition to the Nelson Star, I was really excited to get back on my bike and check out some of the ac-claimed riding in the area.

Th ere’s really only one prob-lem. By the time I got here, they were already covered in snow.

Before this week, I had never really enjoyed snow too much. Aside from the occasional snowboarding trip up to Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, my hometown, and being able to drift my truck around in the snow, I’d never really been too

into the whole winter thing.Alas, I found myself in Nel-

son and waiting for the snow to melt at the beginning of the ski season. And with a White-water so close, it’s really kind of shame.

Well aft er watching the Sherpas Cinema masterpiece All.I.Can. about four times and making a few phone calls to the fi ne people at Whitewater Ski Resort, I had the opportunity to have a couple ski lessons this past week.

So with loaner gear from a friend, I made the short drive to Whitewater on a foggy Sunday morning to give this skiing thing that had sparked my interest a go.

I don’t usually get nervous for this kind of stuff , but as I got to the lodge I felt it sink in pretty heavy. I got a little light-headed, and I don’t really even remember being able to speak proper sentences to the guy at the ski school desk, but I found out where to go, and at the time that was all that mattered.

Before long I got paired up with Chandrima Lavoie, a Nelsonite who’s been skiing her whole life and my ski coach for two days.

She took me through the ba-sics and got me started on the little tow-rope section tucked away from the lift s, but what was probably the most helpful at that point was that she made it easy to just relax and have fun with it.

I caught on fairly quickly, which can probably be attrib-uted to some quality instruc-tion, so aft er a few runs of learning how to turn and stop we headed up to the lift for the fi rst real run.

Th ere’s something about

watching someone do some-thing before you that makes it way less intimidating than it normally would, so I kind of just followed Chandrima wherever she took me listening as best I could to the tips and corrections along the way.

Naturally I took a few falls here and there, but a ski run is a lot more forgiving to wipe out on than a mountain bike trail, so I felt a lot more in-clined to get out of my comfort zone.

By the end of my fi rst day I managed to snap my skis off a bunch of times, wipe out trying a 180, ski backwards briefl y and have a lot of fun.

My next lesson was the fol-lowing morning, but I was so excited to get back on the hill that I could barely fall asleep that night.

It was like the night before you go on that family trip to Disneyland when you’re a child and all you can think about are

all the fun things you’re going to do.

Day two started out with a warm-up run on some of the more beginner-friendly groomers and a jump attempt to tomahawk down the hill for 20 feet — a new trick I in-vented. Aft er Chandrima and I managed to stop laughing and get myself clipped back into my skis, we headed over to the Glory Chair for some more practice.

I was a little intimidated at fi rst as it’s a little steeper, but with a ski instructor there — who at least seemed confi dent that I would make it down in one piece — I found my own confi dence was a little boosted.

Th e rest of the morning con-sisted of trying to remember all the corrections I was getting, falling down, getting back up and in between all that, having a great time.

At this point I can make it down the groomers without

falling too much, but if I stray too far off the smooth stuff I struggle a bit, which is a little frustrating. Still, with only two days on the skis I guess that’s acceptable.

So far though, this sport seems like one you can have fun with regardless of skill or experience, which makes me want to get out there all the more.

Each ride up the chairlift I couldn’t help but watch how other skiers saw and inter-preted the terrain and what I found the most interesting was how each person seems to ride diff erently and take diff erent lines. Similarly to mountain biking and most other action sports, riding is a lot like an expression of creativity, and I think that’s probably what I enjoy most about it.

It may be a little early to say, but as far as I can tell, I’m hooked and winters are never going to be the same.

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’Twas a week before Christmas, and all through the library, not a creature was stirring — ex-cept for a gnomish thing about the size of your thumb called OverDude. He’d been asleep in the bad weather section of the library (551.55), nestled in a book about hurricanes, and he woke up in a mood as miserable as a snowstorm in June.

“Bah Humbug,” he said, stretching out the kinks in his gnarly neck. “I’m cold. What this place needs is a good shak-ing up. Books about snow should be next to books about scarves. Books about hunger should be

next to cookbooks. Who made up this stupid system, any-way?”

Which is when Dewey, one of the Shelf Elves (also known as ShElves) woke up from her own sleep one range over where she was snuggled in a book about kittens.

“Could you pipe down?” she called. “I was just settled down for my long winter’s nap.” From other sections of the library came soft murmur-ings of agreement.

OverDude swung down from the shelf and began stomp-ing down the aisles between the stacks, muttering. “I have to walk all the way

down to 641.8 just to get a drink….” Halfway there, he stopped. He’d had an idea.

With a wave of his six-fi ngered hand he rearranged all of the books in the library. Chuckling to himself, he hopped into Fire-place Designs (697.1) to continue his sleep, knowing that when he woke up, he’d have Breakfast of Champions (Fiction, Vonnegut) right next door to dig into.

Of course, confu-sion reigned in the library the next day, when the library staff came in to fi nd that nothing was where it was supposed to be. Books about comput-ers shared the shelves

with books on anger management; weight loss books were side by side with 1001 Cakes.

“It’s gnome logic,” Dewey whispered to the other ShElves when the staff had gone home and the library was dark. “It has to be the work of OverDude.”

Th e fi rst thing to do was take care of the gnome. Leaving a trail of decimals, she lured him to a the-saurus, where he be-came so synonymi-nally challenged he was unable to leave. “Exit?” he muttered for hours. “Depart, quit, retire, retreat? Bid farewell, fl ake off , go away, split, take a hike?”

Turning their backs on him, the ShElves discussed what to do next.

“It’s easy enough to put things back the way they were,” piped a small ShElf named Spineworth. “We

should do something nice to make up for all the trouble the librarians had today.”

“A gift …!” began

Dewey, a twinkle in her eye.

Th e next day dawned deep and crisp and even, and in no time the library was full of patrons choosing books for the holidays. Th e fi rst opened a book in the large print section: A Village Christmas. From within the pages came a burst of song.

“Shhhhh!” said the closest librarian.

Around the library, books aft er book issued forth the sounds of Christmas when opened. From the cooking section came Here we come a-Wassailing; from the gardening sec-tion, Th e Holly and the Ivy. From the music section: Th e Little Drummer Boy; from astronomy: It Came Upon a Mid-

night Clear. “Shhhhhhhhhhh-

hhhhh!” said all the librarians together.

It went on like this all day, and although some found it merry, it became a bit much by closing.

“Even I don’t want to hear another carol for a long time,” ad-mitted Dewey once the library had closed and was mercifully silent — except from 423.1, where Over-Dude could still be heard muttering “bid farewell, get away, git….”

With a sad sweep of her delicate elf fi n-gers, Dewey restored things to the way they were: everything in order, and no sing-ing.

Spineworth tip-toed up and whis-pered in Dewey’s ear. “Th ere’s still something we can do to give everyone a gift this Christmas.” When he told Dewey his idea, her smile widened.

Th e next day when the library opened, the fi rst patron brought a book the circulation desk.

“It was like magic,” he said. “I was look-ing for a good book to settle down with — my wife in her kerchief and I, in my

cap — and this book just… twinkled at me. And it’s perfect!”

Indeed, the ShElves had done their work. Every patron who came into the library found the perfect book. Th e book to be cho-sen sparkled at the patron in question, the equivalent of an elvish wink. Every-one was delighted, including the librar-ians, who are always happiest when they see people hugging books and beaming.

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night,” Dewey called to the other ShElves when the library was dark and quiet. “We done a good thing.”

“Should we let OverDude out?” Spineworth whis-pered.

“Maybe in Janu-ary,” Dewey told him. “Books will always manage to get out of order, but let’s give the librarians a break for the season.”

Spineworth con-sidered this.

“Will the magic still be there in Janu-ary?” he asked.

“Th ere is always magic in a library,” Dewey answered. And with that, she tucked herself into a Cowichan sweater book and went to sleep.

Anne DeGrace’s library column is fea-tured in the Star every second Friday

A Christmas Story

Check Th is Out - Anne DeGrace

... and all through the library

For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service. Queen’s Bay: Present level: 1744.37 ft 7 day forecast: Up 0 to 2 inches. 2011 peak: 1751.71 ft./2010 peak: 1748.68 ft. Nelson: Present level: 1743.99 ft. 7 day forecast: Up 0 to 2 inches. Levels can change unexpectedly due to weather or other conditions. For more information or to sign-up for unusual lake levels notifications by phone or email, visit www.fortisbc.com or call 1-866-436-7847.

Kootenay Lake Levels December 21, 2011

LAND ACTNotice of Intention to apply for an amendment of a Crown Land Community Moorage Licence.Front Counter BC Cranbrook has accepted an amendment application made by the Grohman Creek Docking Society to their Licence of Occupation for an upgrade to replace their existing community log oat dock to a Plastic oat dock facility and add ngers (contact Meg McTague by phone (250) 354-1522 or by mail at box 505 Nelson BC, V1L-5R3), on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region. The application is related to a moorage on Provincial Crown Land West of Nelson, BC (point of reference: 117°19’34”W, 49°29’38”N).Written comments concerning this application should be directed to:Natural Resource Of cer, FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook BC, V1C 7G1, or Email to: [email protected] Comments will be received and accepted by FrontCounter BC until January 25, 2012. Late submissions will be weighed accordingly. Include File #4402317 (project name: Grohman Creek Moorage).

For more Information visit http:www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp Search Search by File Number: 4402317Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information contact the FOI advisor at MFLNRO regional of ce.

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Happy 50th Wedding AnniversaryHappy 50th Wedding Anniversary

Love from your familyLove from your family

Ely & Olga

December 23, 1961December 23, 1961

ga & Ely ChernenkovOlga & Ely ChernenkovOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

September 22, 1954 – December 21, 2009

In loving memory of our Beloved Mother and dear Sister

You are in our hearts forever

dear AnnWe miss you and Love you

-Caitlin, Hailey, Jane, Judith

and Lynn

Ann E. Peirson

Don Somerset died on his 69th birthday, July 28, 2011 at his home in Castlegar. His last years of life were joyfully dedicated to his art, melting colored glass,into complex dripping molten table sculptures and fl at colorful puddles he framed for window inserts. Don was born in Trail in 1942 . He got his art education in New York City. He said he died from sex, drugs and rock and roll. A few of Don’s works can be viewed at Our Glass, Nelson BC...Don is now a celestial artisan.

We Love You Don!

Don Somerset

Barbara Mary CorkeryOctober 6th 1931 – December 13th 2011But O for the touch of a

vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still!

Barbara Mary Corkery passed away on December 13, 2011 in

Jubilee Manor at the age of 80.She was born October 6th, 1931 in

the city of St. Helens in Lancashire England to Captain Arthur Litherland

OBE and Ellen Noblet Litherland. Th e youngest of three children, she studied physiotherapy in nearby Liverpool and upon graduating, worked at the Providence Hospital in St Helens. Th is is where she met Patrick Corkery, a recently qualifi ed doctor from Ireland whom she decided to marry. Th is marriage would last 54 years. She was raised Anglican but became a Catholic like Patrick and it was her faith that sustained her in her long illness.Th ey were married in 1957 and had two children, John and Bridget. Th ey made another signifi cant decision in 1966 and decided to emigrate to Canada and started anew in Lloydminster and then Edmonton, Alberta. Patrick continued to practice medicine and Barbara physiotherapy but her real passion was golf. Always an athlete, as her trophies attest to, she and Patrick played golf at every opportunity. Th e competition was fi erce as she occasionally bested him but it was always friendly.In 1983 they left the prairies and moved to St John, New Brunswick and Barbara was back by the ocean again. Th ey spent many happy years there, especially after Patrick retired, going to concerts, playing golf, and travelling back to England and Ireland to see family. However, at some point Barbara knew not all was well with her health and insisted they move closer to their children, John resides in Calgary and Bridget with her husband Michael Grace and three boys, Gavin, Adam and Neil live here in Nelson.So in 2005, they moved back west and fi nally settled in Nelson. Unfortunately, this is where her eyesight began to fail which robbed her of three of her favorite pastimes, driving, reading and working on her original needlework designs. Eventually, Alzheimers disease began to take hold and prevented her from playing golf. Th roughout everything, she found solace in her faith and her family and we remember her as beautiful and strong.Th e family would like to thank, the medical community, the Catholic parish, Broader Horizons, and the Alzheimer Society. We would especially like to note the wonderful care Barbara received at Jubilee Manor, and the support provided by her neighbours.Th e funeral was held at the Nelson Cathedral on December 16 and the interment will be announced at a later date.Th ank-you all.Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Th ompson Funeral Service Ltd. On line condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

It is with great sadness in our hearts that we announce the pass-ing of Eleanor Soukeroff of Cres-cent Valley, BC.Eleanor passed away peacefully in

Kelowna General Hospital on De-cember 1, 2011, with her family by

her side.She is survived by her partner, Wally

Malakoff , children, Sheldon and Brooklyn. Parents, Pete and Molly Soukeroff , Sister, Nadine (Andy) Evin and family, brothers, Eli (Gail) and family, Craig (Sandra) and fam-ily, Dale (Tracy) and Family. In-laws, Walter and Ann Malakoff , Brother-in-law Jack (Kelly) and family, Sisters-in-law, Kathy and family, Lisa (Chris) and family. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.Eleanor is predeceased by her Sister, Sandra Soukeroff , grandpar-ents, Mike and Nada Shkuratoff , and Pete and Ann Soukeroff .Eleanor grew up in Winlaw and graduated from Mt. Sentinel Sec-ondary School. She loved playing Volleyball, basketball, track and fi eld and softball. She was very crafty, creative and loved ceramics. She spent her lei-sure time outdoors, fl oating down the Slocan River, mushroom and huckleberry picking and fi shing and boating.Eleanor started working for Castlegar Savings Credit Union (now known as Heritage Credit Union), working at both branches, Slo-can Park and Castlegar. After working many years in the banking fi eld she decided to become a Care Aide. Working for Willow Ha-ven, Mt. St. Francis, Nelson Jubilee Manor and currently employed with Talarico Place. She loved caring for her patients and they deeply cared for her. Eleanor always had a smile on her face, took the time to chat with you and above all always gave you a hug. May the Angels Hug you ever so tightly and carry you to heaven to eternal peace. Th e families wish to thank everyone who sent fl owers, cards, food and their kind words of sympathy and prayers.Our heartfelt gratitude to Sid Malakoff for offi ciating the service, and Leonard Markin for his assistance.Th ank you Violet Popoff , all the cooks, servers and singers. Th ank you Bill Strilaeff for your compassion and guidance.A traditional service was held in Winlaw Hall on December 9, 2011. Burial at Perry’s Siding Cemetery.Funeral Arrangement is entrusted to Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

Eleanor Soukeroff (Elly) January 30, 1960 – December 1, 2011

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CLASSES with Rita & Ian Deane in Nelson!

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Lost & FoundFOUND items: to claim email

[email protected]) blue beaded necklace w/

pendant near Ward St. Nelson2) single car key on strap on

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Lost & FoundLOST: 1 Magic toque (child

size), grey & maroon w/cthul-hus (squid) on it. near the Civ-ic Centre. Need to fi nd before

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Anniversaries

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Announcements

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LOST in Slocan City: 1 male medium shepherd / doberman mix w/big ears,

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mix (1 male/1 female) answer to Buster & Roxy last seen December 3rd

Please call Layne 551-0401 OR 250-355-2545

LOST: Silver fi ligree/ball pierced earring in downtown Nelson. Pls call 250-359-6687

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Request for Proposals Balfour Golf Course Clubhouse Restaurant & Bar

Balfour Golf Course located in beautiful Balfour, BC is seeking proposals for a Lessee Operator to assume management and operation of the Balfour Golf Course restaurant and bar. The successful operator will be required to assume all aspects of the food and beverage operations. For general information, visit our website at www.golfbalfour.com. To receive a written proposal package, please contact us:Phone: 250-229-5655 / 1-866-669-4653

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Career Opportunities

NURSE MANAGER, COMMU-NITY LIAISON - Bayshore Home Health is hiring an RN to grow its private home care business in the Nelson area. Key responsibilities: building business relationships, deliver-ing presentations and creating a high profi le for Bayshore in the community. Other respon-sibilities: delivery of care to cli-ents, supervision of Field staff and coordinating clinical edu-cation. The ideal candidate is a driven self-starter with an outstanding work ethic and ex-ceptional people skills, who works well with limited direc-tion. This is a casual, part-time position with the potential to grow to permanent full-time. Resumes to [email protected]. Only those shortlist-ed will be contacted.

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance edu-cation, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month pro-gram is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available.

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Help Wanted

DRIVER REQUIREDBusy Building Supply Co, is looking for a delivery truck driver. This position requires a class 1 with air, Hi Ab experience, crane certifi cate, general vehicle maintenance pre-trip inspections, helping to load and unload and warehouse work when not driving.

Please include a clean abstract with your

resume to: Maglio Building Centre

29 Government Rd, Nelson BC, V1L 5L9.

250-352-6661 (p)250-352-3566 (f)Attn: Dominic

Email: [email protected]

Food Counter Attendant required

Full time Food Counter Attendants req’d for Java Coffee Garden Coffee Co. in Nelson Shopping Mall.

Duties: Meet & greet customers, take orders, cashier duties, prepare

different types of coffees & other drinks (training provided) &

light food preparations such as sandwiches. General kitchen

duties such as cleaning, stocking shelves &

refrigerators etc. & keeping records of the quantities of food used. No education or experience req’d. Able to lift

9kg(20lbs), should be physically fi t and willing to work in a fast

paced work environment. Please email resumes to: [email protected]

Employment

Help Wanted

HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

Baker HughesBaker Hughes Alberta - based oilfi eld services company is currently hiring;

EQUIPMENT OPERATORS

Class 1 or 3 Drivers License required.

HD MECHANICS3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

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Journeyman Electrician. Horizon Climate Controls, an HVAC & Electrical contracting company in Williams Lake has an immediate opening for a journeyman electrician. Horizon Climate Controls is a progressive, community orient-ed company offering competi-tive wages & benefi t package. Williams Lake is located in the Central Interior of BC & offers numerous opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who works well in a team envi-ronment with experience in a variety of electrical work from residential to light industrial. Email resumes to: [email protected] or fax to (250) 398-9099.

Registered CARE AIDES “Pride In Caring” is

AdvoCare Health Services Philosophy.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a dif-ference and be part of a company that is expanding its network, we are currently recruiting Care Aides to work on a casual basis, at Moun-tain Lake Seniors Centre in Nelson. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Care Aide, must be registered with the BC CARE AIDE REGISTRY and have a registration # to be con-sidered.

To apply please e-mail: [email protected] or

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Financial Services$10 MILLION AVAILABLE for Land Purchase/Development and Joint Ventures. Management Consulting and Business Plan services. Call 1-866-402-6464.

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Home Care

Nursing foot care available Blue Cross DVA Certifi ed call Barbara 250-229-5777

Hairstylists

ROOT 99 Hair Design would like to welcome Sam to their team. Sam has recently graduated from the Vancouver Hair Academy in Vancouver. Sam will be offering introduc-tory specials: men haircut for $15.00 , women haircut for $20.00 and foils for $50.00 For appointment please call 250- 354-4999

Household Services

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Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

Commercial Building on Baker St in Nelson, 18,000sqft 1.5 million 354-4381/354-7949

For Sale By OwnerRARE level 1/3 acre in Bal-four, 3 bdrm Double wide , with 1 24’x24’ shop, 2nd 1000sqft shop both fully insu-lated, which will accommodate any recreational vehicles. $210,000. 250-229-2275

Kootenays4 Houses on 5 Acres with Shop just outside Nelson City Limits. $890,000 call 354-7949

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentNELSON: 3 Mile North Shore,1 bdrm, NS/NP, clean, bright, quiet, $550+utils. Available immediately. 250-825-9294.

NELSON: Gyro Park, Lake View Apartment. 1 or 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, private entrance,

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NP References required. Available Jan 1st $1,100/mo all inclusive. Call 352-0776.

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beach w/large country kitchen. 2bdrm, den & bath upstairs,

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Community

Seniors to get sing-along book

Th e sing-along book Sing Together is now in print and will be delivered to senior centres in Nelson and 11 surrounding communities within the next few months.

Organizers would like to thank Friends of Nelson Elders and New Horizons Seniors Program for believing in the idea of a next-generation sing-along book.

Th e steering committee who worked to-gether through many challenges to create this book included Donna Leukov, Anne Mac-donald, Donalda Messer and Cindy Moser. Family and friends who encouraged organiz-ers through the ups and downs were also key.

Tim Bullen provided the musical arrange-ment of Th e Lion Sleeps Tonight, Terri Ward designed the cover and Barb Maytom put together the colour application.

Th e Sing Together event at the Capitol Th e-atre in October launched the book. Margaret Stacey, Mary Defeo and Janet Cook were key in this event. Hairy Productions handled the installation of the overhead projector for the power point setup and Joan Reichardt made a presentation on behalf of the Friends of Nelson Elders. Others who played important roles in that night were Jay Mitchel, Greta Smith, Ruth Langevin, Karen Livingston, Gilles Parenteau, Second Wind, Heritage Har-monies Barbershop Chorus, Glacier Harmo-ny, South Nelson school K-3, Marty Horswill, volunteers, and the staff of the Capitol Th e-atre. A special thanks go to Henny Cherenko, for sharing her love story and providing the music score for Always as sung by Alison Gir-van, Kathleen Neudorf and Noemi Kiss.

Most of all organizers want to thank the Nelson community who encouraged them towards the completion of Sing Together.

Mary Audia’s Nelson Christmas StoryOn December 16, I arrive at the post offi ce

with a box full of Sing Together books that need to be sent to 17 publishers and consul-tants in the US and Eastern Canada.

Being Christmas there was a long line up. As I moved through the line I pushed the box slowly using my feet as it was too heavy to carry. I chatted with the people who were interested in what I was mailing.

When I got to the postmaster she informed me what I needed to do. I was trying to fi gure out how I could do all of this when two of the people in the line up behind me said “we will help you.” With hardly a word between us we set up an assembly line. One person put the book in envelopes, one person addressed the envelope and I fi lled out the information for the 13 books that went to the US.

When they had to leave to get on with the busyness of Christmas, another young man from the line up off ered to bring the completed box of books to the postmaster. Even though it was now aft er 5:30 p.m., there was still a line-up and the post offi ce doors were locked, the postmaster continued to help me get every-thing completed and in the mail. I was touched by the generosity of the Nelson people. Th is is a Christmas story I will long cherish.

Sing Together Project

MARY AUDIASpecial to the Nelson Star

I sometimes question the wisdom of buying movies on DVD. At times the deal is just too good to pass up. But generally, once the movie has been viewed, why bother to watch it again. Many movies are like that and the discounted DVD’s end up collecting dust on our shelves. But occasionally there

comes a movie that warrants repeated viewing – like ‘Th e Princess Bride’ (it never gets old for me). Even though we know the plot lines and can anticipate the jokes and can recite the crowning moments, we still seek out these familiar fi lms and watch them with increasing enjoyment. And we often catch something new with every repeated viewing.Th ere is another story

that never grows old. It has been told around the world in more languages than any other. I hear it every year and yet it continues to inspire me – and no, it’s not ‘A Wonderful Life’.Here it is, in part, as it is

found in Luke’s gospel:“In those days Caesar

Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up

from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her fi rstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds

living out in the fi elds nearby, keeping watch over their fl ocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrifi ed. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Th is will be a sign to you: You will fi nd a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company

of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.” May you know something

of this peace as you enter the story again this Christmas season.

Churches of NelsonThe Story Rev. Scott SimpsonFirst Baptist Church

The Salvation ArmyNelson Community Church

Sunday Worship Serviceat 11:00 am

Everyone is WelcomeYour Pastors:

Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows(New to Nelson)

250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)

First Baptist Church Worship Service: 10:00 am

Christmas Eve Service: 7:00 pmChristmas Day Service: 10:00 am

Pastor: Rev. Scott Simpson

First Baptist First Baptist ChurchChurch

fbcnelson.cafbcnelson.ca611 Fifth Street • 250-352-3212611 Fifth Street • 250-352-3212

EvangelicalCovenant ChurchLoving Jesus, Loving People,Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives Transforming Lives

• Nelson-702 Stanley St. • 352.9613Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Arden GustafsonPastor Chris WiensDec. 24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 7 pmDec. 25 No service Christmas Day

www.ecov.org

• Balfour-7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301Sundays at 9:30 amPastor Jason AshleyDec. 24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 6 pmDec. 25 Family Christmas Service 9:30 am

• Playmor Junction-2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065Sundays at 10:00 amPastor Jesse LerchDec. 24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 6:30 pmDec. 25 Christmas Morning Service 8:15 am

Celebrate Christmas with us at

“For unto us a child is born...” Isaiah 9:6

Unity Centre of the Kootenays

905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)

Sunday 11:00 amChristmas Candlelight ServiceChristmas Candlelight Service

A Friendly Bible Centre Church

623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber

Refreshments are served after the service(Affi liated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada)

Christmas Eve 6:00 pm DVD “Star Of Bethlehem” Christmas Morning 10:00 am.

“Caroling And Scripture Reading”

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE

813 Ward Street 352-7131

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES

Saturday Christmas Eve 5:00 8:00 & 10:00 pm

Sunday Christmas Day 10:00 am

[email protected] www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

NelsonUnitedChurch

Nelson United Church

602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca

Minister: David BoydSunday Worship Gathering: 10:00 am

Family Christmas Eve Service with pageantSaturday, Dec. 24 7:00 pmCandlelight Communion ServiceSaturday, Dec. 24 10:30 pmService of Lessons and CarolsSunday, Dec. 25 10:00 am

All are welcome • Nursery Room Available

Anglican Church of Canada

Offi ce Hours: 8am - 1pm

[email protected]

www.stsavioursnelson.org

St. Saviour's ProCathedralWard & Silica

Christmas Eve ServiceChristmas Eve4 PM Family Service – a Christmas Story10:30 PM Traditional Eucharist and Candlelight ServiceWith music starting at 10 PM with the Nelson Community Band

Christmas Day 10:30 AM EucharistSt. Michael & All Angels

Busk Road, BalfourChristmas Eve Traditional Eucharist 7 PM


News

Police collarcocaine dealer

Hanoski verdict due in late-January

A 27 year old man was arrested Monday af-ter the Nelson Police Department seized a sub-stantial amount of cocaine.

Th e police searched a local residence andfound what is estimated to be $40,000 (streetvalue) of cocaine in addition to steroids, mari-juana and a large sum of Canadian currency.

Th e man, who is known to police, was ar-rested and the scene and later released.

Police are recommending charges of posses-sion of a controlled substance for the purposeof traffi cking, possession of a prohibited weap-on and possession of a weapon contrary to aprohibition order against the man.

He is scheduled to appear in Nelson Provin-cial Court on March 6, 2012.

Charges of possession of a controlled sub-stance for the purpose of traffi cking are alsopending on 23 year old female resident of thehouse.

Th e Nelson Drug Scene

Silver Ledge Hotel Arson

L.V. Rogers Students Get Into the Spirit of GivingThe LVR Recreational Leadership classes held its fi rst Christmas fundraiser in early December. The event was initi-ated by Grade 12 Leadership student Taryn Scarff. The students would like to thank all the members of the com-munity that supported this event as we managed to raise $1,953. The leadership class presented Nelson Community Services with a cheque for $1,000 and they bought clothes, toys, and blankets for the Nelson Transition House. They were also able to buy presents for seven people from the wish tree at Kootenai Moon.

Th e judge in the Randy Hanoski arson trial will de-liver his verdict January 24

in Rossland.Hanoski is accused of

burning down the Silver Ledge Hotel and a neigh-bouring trailer in Ainsworth in 2010.

His trial wrapped up this month with the Crown ar-guing the evidence pointed to the inescapable conclu-sion that Hanoski, 54, set the fi re, while the defence

countered that the Crown failed to prove its case.

Provincial Court Judge Ron Fabbro will choose be-tween the two versions.

Hanoski remains on bail.

Nelson Star Staff

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News

Retallack celebrates co-founder’s life

As it prepares for the upcoming ski season, Retallack Lodge is remembering Peter Leon-towicz, a “powder mining legend” who died this month at 88.

“Put simply, we owe our existence, and some of the best days of our lives, to Pete and his son John, the original founders of Retal-lack,” the wilderness ski lodge said in a tribute on its website.

A December, 2000 profi le of Leontowicz in Powder Magazine began by noting that he didn’t ski, and in fact seemed annoyed that skiers used his vintage mining cabin as a base lodge.

“Leontowicz is a miner,” wrote Porter Fox. “He doesn’t have time for skiers and their fancy fi gure eights... He can’t imagine why people waste their time frolicking in the snow and ignore what lies beneath it.”

Th e Ituna, Saskatchewan native was certain the mountains around Retallack — the same ones that saw the Silvery Slocan rush of the 1890s — still contained enough ore to “retire the entire Slocan Valley [and] fund the UN for a year.”

But while he held out hope for the day that mining would make a comeback, he was pragmatic enough to realize that in the mean-time a cat ski lodge might be more lucrative.

In 1991, he approached backcountry ski operator Grant Copeland about the recre-ational potential of the land he held mineral rights to.

Copeland “immediately envisaged both a snowcat and backcountry touring operation,” according to a 1996 story in the Vancouver Sun.

Th at same year Leontowicz, his son — who predeceased him — and a group of share-holders, began work on the $1.1 million Retallack Lodge.

“Looking at this virtually unlimited terrain, it is obvious Retallack is in the ski business for the long run. And it is clear the resort will soon be one of the premier ski destinations of the southern interior,” Fox wrote.

“And that really pisses Pete Leontowicz off .”

Peter Leontowicz: 1923-2011

GREG NESTEROFFNelson Star Reporter

Pete Leontowicz (right), who has died at 88, and son John were the co-founders of Retallack Lodge.

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Guess what these terrifi c cats and dogs would like for Christmas? A loving forever home of their own! The KAAP elves are working over the holidays! They would love to arrange for you to visit one of our foster pets ... call Daryl at 250-551-1053 and check out our web site at www.homes4animals.com. Happy holidays to you and your families; thanks to our wonderful community for their support over the past year.

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“If people come to town here and they go up and down the street, whether they purchase anything or not and they leave with a great experience of dealing with shop owners then they are going to come back when they do want something. So customer service is bar none the most important thing to locally owned business.”~ Justin Pelant, Vice President Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce

THINK LOCAL FIRSTWhen you support local business, those businesses in turn support local organizations and causes who depend on local business support for their success. Local businesses provide in-kind donations, cash donations and indispensible contributions to many organizations within our communities. Locally owned businesses build strong neighbourhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbours and by contributing to local causes.

As consumers, we have the power to shape our community by shopping local! Isn’t that an amazing thought?

december 23, 2011 the nelson star

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