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Good news for the Grist Mill

Keremeos council votes for 5% property tax increase

Tara Bowie Staff and Grist Mill Foundation members celebrate with a glass of heritage apple cider moments after it was made public Monday that the heritage site’s contract has been renewed with Mathieson Heritage Services. Left to right, Chris Mathieson, Denis O’Gorman, Celia Pattenden, Joyce Barton, Dave Cursons, Flo Winfrey, and Marilyn Basztura.

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The mood went from sombre to celebratory as members of the Grist Mill Foundation found out the heritage site will run under current manage-ment for at least a year or possibly 10.

After months of waiting current manager Chris Mathieson received word his contract was being renewed for April 1 by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. He told board members at their regular meeting at the heritage site Monday afternoon.

“The single most important thing is to say a big thank you to the com-munity. I have no doubt that the incredible showing of support they have for this site is what ensured this for us going forward,” he said.

The good news couldn’t have come soon enough as board members had congregated at the site to brainstorm innovative ideas to lobby the government to make a decision, Dave Cursons, chair of the Grist Mill Foundation said.

“We’re greatly relieved,” he said. “Today’s meeting was going to be about what we were going to do to move this along but this appears to have come to a happy continuance.”

Although the lease is only guaranteed for one-year, the Foundation feels confident Mathieson will be able to secure the property for the next 10 years.

“We’re thinking of this as 10 years and we’re happy about it,” Cursons said.

Mathieson Heritage Services, owned by Mathieson, has had steward-ship of the Grist Mill since 2013.

During that time he’s held many successful events and over the last

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After some debate council unan-imously voted in favour of a 5% increase in village property taxes.

The tax increase on the aver-age home in Keremeos assessed at $208,000 will equal roughly $38 annually or an additional $3 a month on top of what property owners are already paying.

Novice councillor Jason Wiebe was quick to point out during con-versations before the vote that with other anticipated increases coming from the Regional District, Interior Health and possibly school board, ratepayers are looking at an almost 25% increase.

“People are going to freak out about that. I know that most of that isn’t us but they don’t understand

that. Maybe we could do a 3% this year and then a 5% next year,” he said.

Laurie Taylor, CAO for the village, explained putting off the increase would just delay the inevi-table.

“We are getting further and fur-ther behind and if we keep put-ting it off we’re just looking at an even larger increase,” she said. “Unfortunately this makes it tough for politicians.”

Rob Hager, the village Chief Financial Officer, said the reason for the larger than normal increase was to ensure enough taxes were being collected to complete projects outlined in the strategic plan.

“We know this is significant for residents. We recognize that but if we don’t we will deplete reserves,” he said.

Without the increase over the next several years the village would be out approximately $100,000 in reserve funds for capital projects.

“We’ve been looking at a five-year business plan relatively closely during this process. We think this will be a one-time increase,” Hager said. The last significant increase occurred in 2012 when the previ-ous council voted to increase taxes by 3%.

“The staff is giving us the real-ity and you have to decide whether you want to be liked or not liked,” Mayor Manfred Bauer said to council members before the vote. “Raising taxes is never popular.”

Eventually all council members agreed to raise taxes by 5%.

“I’m OK with 5%. It’s either pay me now or pay me later,” Councillor Arlene Arlow said moments before

the vote.A few adjustments are required

for the budget before it is finalized.Included in capital projects this

year are a new alarm system for the Visitor Centre for $6,760; play-ground impact material $3,800; stone trash receptacles and plant-ers, $3,800; pole mounted banners $6,000; pole mounted Christmas lights, $7,000; village square pole replacement, $6,900; energy effi-cient audit, $3,600; waste water treatment plant $4,600; upgrades to Victory Hall flooring, $3,500; Geo Tech Services on roads to improve budget forecasting, $10,000; win-ter sand supply, $12,500; acces-sible door opener for the Visitor Information Centre, $3,000 and Accessible washroom door at Victory Hall, $3,000.

The village will receive a vari-

ety of grants from government and other sources for large capital proj-ects expected complete in the next year.

The list of large projects includes sewer lift station upgrades, $96,000; road rehabilitation for 4th Street between 12th and 11th Avenue, $99,307 and on 10th Avenue between Boundary Road and 1st Street, $40,845; design water main project, $13,420; wastewater treatment plant physi-cal condition assessment, $30,000; pump replacement in main pump-ing station, $12,000; resurface three blocks of dirt road with recycled asphalt, $29,456; recycle waste concrete, $11,200; wastewater treatment plant rebuilding head-works, $20,000 and waste water treatment plant treatment sludge pump, $25,000.

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OKANAGAN FALLSSECOND MON: Communities for Kids OKFalls Table Mtg., 2:45 pm at StrongStart Early Learning Ctr. at OK Falls Elementary, 250-498-8433 for more info.TUESDAY: South Okanagan Toastmasters 7 - 9 p.m. at Best Western in Osoyoos. Call 498-4412, 499-2144.TUESDAY: Bingo at the Senior Citizenís Centre on Willow St. 1p.m. (except last Tues.).EVERY 3RD TUESDAY: Legion Branch #227 Gen Meeting 7 p.m. Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.WED. & SAT.: Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Seniorís Centre.WEDNESDAY: Join the Stroke Recovery Club for stroke survivors and caregivers, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society offi ce, #2-996 Main Street, Penticton..Call Tina at 490-0613. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary General Meeting 1:00 p.m., Jack Hill Room, OK Falls.THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Womens Institute meeting at the Falls Community Centre busi-ness at 7, entertainment at 8 p.m. Call Betty for more info - 497-6665.THURSDAY: Bridge 1 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Crib 7 p.m. Seniors Centre.THURSDAY: Computer classes 9 a.m. Seniorís Centre.FRIDAY: Arts group painting 1- 3 p.m.FRIDAY: Whist 7 p.m. 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY: A Wellness Clinic is held at the Seniors Centre, on Willow Street, 9 to 11 a.m. Have your blood pressure, heart and weight checked by a retired registered nurse. Open to everyone.FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion - Ladies Auxiliary Dinner and Entertainment 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH: OK Falls Legion Ladies Auxiliary Steak Fry Dinner 6:00 p.m. After the Meat Draw.FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: The Okanagan Falls Legion Branch #227 has meat draws from 5:00 p.m.SATURDAY: OK Falls Legion Branch #227, Dinner and Dance 6:00 pm.FIRST SATURDAY: Ladies Auxiliary Branch #227. Drop in Bingo 1-4 p.m. Jack Hill Room. OK Falls.THIRD SATURDAY OF MONTH: Drop in bingo at OK Falls Senior Centre. 1128 Willow St.

KEREMEOSMONDAY: N.A. meets at 8 p.m. at the South Similkameen Health Centre.MONDAY: Keremeos Bellringers, 7:30 pm, Cawston United Church, for info call Herma @ 499-5292, Joan @ 499-2450. 2nd MONDAY: Similkameen COPS, 7 p.m., Upstairs at the Legion (Legion Hall). Ben Gumm for info 499-02164th MONDAY: Orchard Haven - Friends and family council monthly meetings. Making a difference to residen-tial care.MON, WED, FRI: Boot Camp 6 - 7 am, Sim. Rec. Centre. For more info call Annette 499-2238TUESDAY: Tumble Bumble, 10:00 - 11:30 am upstairs at the Legion Hall. AGes 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. TUESDAY: Every 2nd, Caregiver Group, Activity Room, Orchard Haven 1:30 - 3 p.m. For info 499-3020TUESDAY: AA Meetings, 7:30 p.m., in the Health Center Activity Room, info call Diane 499-1177TUESDAY: Handguns 5:30 pm Fly Tying/22 Shoot, 7 pm, KCSA (Keremeos Cawston Sportsmans Association) Club House. More info call 250-499-7027.WEDNESDAY: Mother Goose 10:00-11:30 am, Strong Start at Cawston Primary. Ages 0-6. For info 499-2352 ext. 106. WEDNESDAY: Qigong exercise 9 a.m. Cawston Church Hall. 499-7852 for information.WEDNESDAY: Kyokushin Karate at Legion Hall from 5 - 7 p.m. Phone Lyle for info 292-8565.

WEDNESDAY: Diabetes Clinic, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Similkameen Health Centre. RN & Reg. Dietitian in at-tendance. Dr. referrals or self referral. Appts. necessary. Phone 1-800-707-8550.WEDNESDAY: Yoga at Cawston Hall, 6 - 7:30 pmWEDNESDAY: Keremeos Search & Rescue meetings, 7 pm, little brown building behind the Village Offi ce.1st THURSDAY: South Similkameen Museum Society Meeting, 7 pm, at the Ecumenical Church in KeremeosTHURSDAY: Tumble Bumble, 3:00 - 4:30 pm upstairs at the Legion. Ages 0-6. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: Positively Pregnant, 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Family Centre. For info 250-499-2352 ext. 106. THURSDAY: AA meetings at 7:30 pm Health Centre activity room. Info. call Eleanor 499-5982.THURSDAY: KCSA Monthly meetings the last Thursday of each month at clubhouse 7:30 p.m.THURSDAY: Afternoon dances at the Keremeos Seniors Centre from 1:30 - 4 p.m. Whist 6:30 pm to 9:00 pmTHURSDAY: Similkameen Adult Badminton Club, Oct. 16th to Dec. 18th, 7 pm to 9 pm, For more info call Manfred at 499-5290.THURSDAY: Weight Watchers, 5 pm, Elks Hall. More info call Sarah at 250-499-2878.FRIDAY: Keremeos TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9:00 a.m. at the Health Centre. Visitors & new members are welcome. Call Georgina at 499-0202 for more info.FRIDAY: Elks and Royal Purple bingo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Keremeos Seniors Centre Bingo, 1:00 pm.SUNDAY: KCSA Trap Shooting, 11:00 am to ?, Weather permitting.SUNDAY: AA Meeting at 10:00 am in the Health Center Activity Room. Info call Eleanor at 499-5982.3RD SUNDAY: Legion General Meeting. 2:00 p.m. Keremeos Legion Hall. 3rd MONDAY: Kars Under the K Meeting, 7:00 pm, Meeting Room at Health Center, Call Marcel Morin for info 499-7775.2nd TUESDAY: Can-Do General Meetings. Everyone Welcome. Phone 499-2420 for more information. 1ST WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: Regular meeting of the Keremeos Seniors Centre, at 2 p.m. Keremeos.1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAY: Search & Rescue meet 7-9 p.m., 8th Ave. & 4th St. Call 499-6067 or 499-5429.2ND WEDNESDAY OF MONTH: The Similkameen Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Keremeos Seniors Centre, 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY: The Royal Purple Lodge meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Info: 499-7073.LAST THURSDAY OF MONTH: KCSA Club meeting.EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY: The Keremeos Elks meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. 1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Jam Session. Keremeos Seniors Centre. 1 p.m. Everyone Welcome. 499-0112.1ST SUNDAY OF MONTH: Friends of Olalla, 4 pm, contact 250-599-9090.

HEDLEYTUESDAY: Once a month Soup and Sandwich - watch for posters.Hedley Seniors’ Center on Scott Ave.THURSDAY: Library 2 pm - 7 pm Hedley Seniors’ Center, free computer use.1ST MONDAY: Hedley Heritage Museum meeting, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum, Everyone welcome to attend.2ND SUNDAY: Pancake Breakfast, Hedley Seniors’ Center, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.3RD MONDAY: Monthly meeting at Seniors’ Center, 2 pm.3RD MONDAY: Community Club meeting at 7 pm at the Club.DAILY: Coffee & good conversation at the Seniors’ Center 6:30 am - 8 am. Every Mon./Wed./Sat. Exercise at 9 am. EVERY SUNDAY: Church Service at 9:30 am, Hedley Grace Church. EVERY SUNDAY: Hedley Farmers Market 9-1, July - Oct. DAILY: Hedley Heritage Museum open daily 9am - 4pm, Daly Ave.EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Exercise at 9:00 am.

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Council � ushes group’s request for bathroom Tara Bowie

Review Staff Their rent is now waived but

a local group will have to search out an offsite washroom or hold it, council decided Monday.

Because of turnover in the Keremeos Search and Rescue group members requested council either reduce rental fees or waive them completely for the SAR Hall where they store supplies and meet on a weekly basis.

The group pays approximately $1,200 a year in rental fees on the building. The village pays the utilities, which can be as high as $400 a month in the winter.

“I’m kind of surprised we’re charging them rent at all,” coun-cilor Jeremy Evans said. “They’re an essential service like the police, like the fire. I really don’t care if we don’t charge them anything.”

Councillor Arlene Arlow first threw out a number of $200 a year for a rental fee, and that was turned down after some discus-sion.

“It’s just a starting point,” she said.

Council considered asking Areas B and G to contribute money towards a rental as they also benefit from the service of the group. The Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen does provide money to all search and rescue organizations in the dis-trict.

Council then agreed to waive the rental fee completely.

In a letter from search and res-cue a request for either a perma-nent or portable washroom was also put forward.

Councillors discussed at length different options to accommodate

the search and rescue members.The hall cannot have a wash-

room built in it as grading issues make it impossible to hook into the municipal sewer system, Jordy Boscha, public works director said.

Boscha also flushed the idea of a portable washroom as it wouldn’t get used often and water would need to be put in it regu-larly to avoid odor.

“I don’t think the neighbours would like that very much,” he said.

The option of providing keys to the group for the public wash-rooms or those in the visitors centre was also turned down as it presented a security problem.

“I guess they’ll just have to hold it or go before their meet-ing,” councillor Sherry Philpott-Adhikary said.

File photo Council agreed to let Keremeos Search and Rescue use the SAR Hall free of charge going forward but turned down their request for a bathroom on the property. The search and rescue organization does ongoing training throughout the year. Flat ice training was held early in 2015 at Yellow Lake.

Senior hangs up on scammer, hopes other will too Tara Bowie

Review Staff A Keremeos senior stuck to

her guns and wasn’t duped dur-ing a recent phone call and now she wants to warn others of a telephone scam that could have serious impacts.

Lorna Beynon was the only one up at home when the call came in around 9 a.m.

It was a man on the phone and although they talked for about a half an hour he never did give his name.

“He said he was calling from Revenue Canada and that there was some discrepancies and that a criminal investigation was started because I submitted some mis-leading information on tax forms dating from 2007 to 2012,” the 82-year-old woman said.

For the bargain price of $25,000 the man told her that he could get her out of the trouble she was in with the courts.

Beynon told the man she didn’t do her own income taxes personally and that she needed to talk to her daughter.

But he insisted she was in trouble and at one point even said that a sheriff would be at her door within 45 minutes to put her in a 72-hour detention.

The wise woman immediately started taking notes. The man on the other end of the phone encouraged it but didn’t allow her enough time to write everything

down. “I told him several times he

was talking faster than I can write. He’d just tell me to hurry up because he didn’t have all day to be on that phone call,” she said.

He told her her bank accounts, credit card and debit card had all been audited and that’s how they had found out she had provided misinformation.

“It was frustrating. I’d say I didn’t believe it. I cannot believe this. There’s no way there would be discrepancies or errors. I give her (daughter) all the info on my income and she pays my bills and banking. I’ve never worried about it but all of a sudden I get this I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

So, she hung up. Beynon immediately called

her daughter Laurel Dierdorf. “I’m really proud of her for

not falling for it and for also talk-ing to her friends about it. People can get caught up in this pretty quickly but if they know others are getting calls then they have a better chance,” she said. “We just really care about the community and want to make sure no one gets duped by this.”

The pair told the RCMP about the call.

RCMP Cpl. Mike Gallagher said the Keremeos detachment gets one or two calls a month from residents about scam type calls.

“There are many phone scams

going on. I personally usually get the automated Westjet robocall, I just hang up the phone. Other popular ones around here are the grand kids calling Grandma and Grandpa advising they are in jail and need $2,000 bail money. They are advised to transfer money at places like western union,” he said.

Warning Signs - How to Protect Yourself

Fraudsters want to develop a quick relationship with you, be suspicious when someone you haven’t met professes their love to you.

Never under any circumstanc-es send money for any reason.

Be cautious when conversing with an individual that claims to live close to you but is work-ing overseas, this is a set up for the fraudster to provide numerous reasons to ask for money.

If you receive a “pay cheque” or another form of payment from someone you’ve met online and they ask you to cash it and send a portion of the funds back to them - don’t do it! It’s a counterfeit cheque and you’ll be responsible to cover any fees from the bank.

If you think you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at

1-888-495-8501 or report online through our website at http://www.antifraudcentre.ca.

File photo Keremeos senior Lorna Beynon avoided being caught up in a scam with someone claiming they were from Revenue Canada. She hopes others will do what she did and just hangup.

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TOM FLETCHER

VICTORIA – The annual ritual of declaring a crisis in health care is upon us, with the B.C. Liberal government boast-ing that we have the best sys-tem in Canada, while the NDP and the B.C. Nurses’ Union try to portray it as the worst.

The BCNU is the last big public sector union still to settle in the latest round of contract talks. Feeding horror stories to the media is part of its strategy, and this time it was a patient at Abbotsford Hospital assigned a bed in a small shower room for a month due to chronic over-crowding. Hospital officials said his care wasn’t compro-mised.

We’ve seen it in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere: a new hospital or expansion is built and is immediately overcrowd-ed. We are reminded every win-ter that influenza season brings a wave of people into emer-gency, expecting treatment for a viral infection that in most cases can only run its course.

Many people still don’t understand what “the flu” is, beyond the notion that it sounds serious enough to tell the boss you won’t be in to work. And

as fewer doctors choose the end-less demands of family prac-tice, the expec-tation that all problems must be dealt with quickly and for free seems to grow as inexo-rably as the health care bud-get.

An emergency physician of my acquaintance provided a typical scenario for night shift at the ER. Where once nights were quiet, now there are patients waiting for hours, around the clock.

Several are drunk, and one has urinated on the floor. Surveys show as many as half of ER visits are alcohol-related, from overdoses to fights, falls, car crashes and chronic condi-tions.

Into this chaos comes a mother with her young child, who has nasal and chest con-gestion. The child’s cough led her to throw up, so off to ER they went, blithely assuming that this is where you bring a

kid with a cold.This week’s

B.C. budget brings us a step closer to the moment when half of all provin-cial revenues go to keep the health care system running.

In the legisla-ture, NDP health critic Judy Darcy blasted Health Minister Terry

Lake for the govern-ment’s failure to keep its 2010 promise to find everyone in B.C. a family doctor.

Lake allowed they’re still working on that, and then plugged the latest Conference Board of Canada study show-ing B.C. ranks third in the world in health care outcomes, second only to Switzerland and Sweden.

Darcy, a former president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, was quick to respond: “This is surely a first in ques-tion period, the Minister of Health going back to the record of the NDP government in the 1990s, because we’ve had the best health outcomes in Canada

since 1993. The fact is that we exercise more, we smoke less and we drink less, and that’s to the credit of British Columbians.”

We also have more elder-ly people, as Premier Christy Clark argued in 2011 when the federal government changed its financing formula.

After years of increasing transfers by six per cent per year, the late federal finance min-ister Jim Flaherty announced that starting in 2014, increas-es would be tied to economic growth, but wouldn’t fall below three per cent.

This of course was treated as a cut, rather than continued increases above inflation. But there it is, and all provinces have to deal with it.

Darcy is quite right that personal responsibility is the key, something to remember as the usual squabbling of special interests continues.

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

The residents of Keremeos, as well as visitors to the area, will be understandably pleased and relieved that the provincial government has renewed a con-tract for Mathieson Heritage Services – aka Chris Mathieson – to operate the Grist Mill for another year.

And they should be.The Grist Mill is a popular tourist draw for the

area and under Mathieson’s stewardship it has blos-somed as a destination for fine dining, recreation, preservation and education.

The welcome nature of the announcement, made Monday, is entirely separate from the fact that the process of renewing the Grist Mill’s contract was so grossly mishandled it calls into the question the government’s very commitment to stewardship of its heritage sites.

A decision on the future of the Grist Mill should have been made well before the end of 2014. The unjustified feet dragging – indeed Mathieson’s con-tract was set to expire at the end of this month – means a delay in opening the site for 2015 and will have a lingering impact on event planning.

These are not insurmountable problems for a solid and passionate management team, but they are entirely unnecessary.

British Columbia purchased the Grist Mill as a heritage property in 1979 and since 2002 the prov-ince has invested $1.35 million in the site.

In other words the Grist Mill is a valuable asset and that is not reflected by the 11th hour announce-ment that Mathieson and associates are back in the business.

We are not talking about a French fry stand.Consider the quotes that were attached to the

press release issued by the Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Monday.

Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Steve Thomson -

“Our goal is to have the provincial heritage properties become financially self-sufficient over time. The agreement we were able to negotiate with Mathieson Heritage Services achieves that direction, and keeps a valued local tourism destination and community facility open to the public.”

MLA for Boundary Similkameen, Linda Larson -“Grist Mill is an important part of the community

and I am pleased that Mathieson Heritage Services will have the opportunity to continue to strengthen the community through their enterprising plans for the property.”

Really? Really? The government feels that way?Then why didn’t someone just say that three

months ago?– AD

The Grist Mill – a great

decision horribly made

Annual health care crisis grips B.C.


One of my favorite stories about “women of a certain age” belongs to my old hair-dresser in Ontario.

I don’t mean she’s old. I mean she used to be my hairdresser, a long time ago.

Mary Lou became embroiled in a dispute with a large home building center in a city near the village where we both lived.

She had ordered, and paid $7,000 for, flooring for the house she was renovating. The product was on back order. Months passed. Mary Lou was repeatedly given delivery dates that came and went while she lived without a kitchen floor. After dozens of phone calls it was admitted the material was no longer available.

Mary Lou returned to the store that day and, quite understandably, demanded a refund.

A refund was not forthcoming.There were forms to be filled out and

mailed away and approvals and signatures to collect.

Mary Lou, all of 5’ tall and weighing less

than a hundred pounds, stood squarely in front of the back desk of the building center and said she was not leaving with-out $7,000.

As you might imagine, her smoldering presence was a deterrent to business of the day. Eventually the pimple-faced young man behind the counter phoned the police, who arrived and began taking notes.

It was January. Mary Lou was dressed in a parka and had spent more than an hour indoors. Her face was red and her forehead beaded with sweat.

One of the officers asked Mary Lou if she was all right, and she replied through tight lips that she simply wanted her refund.

Concerned she was in some kind of medi-cal distress the officer then offered a chair, and a glass of water.

Mary Lou snapped. I AM HAVING A HOT FLASH.

The cop – displaying an admirable understanding for the human condition to say nothing of the basics of cus-tomer service – turned on his heel, addressed pimple-face and barked:

Give her the money.Women past the age of child

bearing don’t often encounter that kind of compassion.

There are cultural taboos controlling what we even dis-cuss about a woman’s body and

what we ignore.Breast implants? Those are dinner party

conversations. Menopause? Please, people are trying to eat.

If we acknowledge female hormones at all it is usually by way of a pitbull-wearing-lipstick joke. Many men still regard PMS as something THEY suffer though, because they live in the same house with someone who is experiencing it.

As overheard in the DeMeer kitchen: “Dad, do you think Mom might be bi-polar?”

No son, Mom is just 48.It’s not funny and it’s not shameful. A

woman my age can have mood swings that would give a linebacker whiplash and there are days her body produces more testosterone that the starting line up for the Vancouver Canucks.

We take men’s hormonal changes much more seriously. There are approximately eight million prescriptions written each year for Viagra and doctors are still telling women to brew Black Cohash and St. John’s Wort to treat depression and night sweats.

It almost goes without saying, if men experienced menopause there would be a cure.

To paraphrase Danish writer Simone de Beauvior: Being a woman is something so strange, so confusing and so complicated that only a woman would put up with it.

If the world can’t respect that just a little…I think I want my money back.

Nothing shameful about mood swings and hot flashes

old dog new tricks

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I think of January as the unofficial season of good intentions. Like a lot of people, I’ve made numerous New Years Resolutions to change some aspect of my life. By February they have always been pretty much forgotten.

Having worked with inmates in most Lower Mainland prisons, I know that for men and women coming out of prison, change is even more difficult. Many have lost family connections. Often they have few employ-ment skills. They may know only other ex-cons and have no positive vision for them-selves. There is little hope for a better future.

Upon release some return immediately to their previous haunts. Prison regulations have stripped them of the ability to plan and organize their lives. It was only with the assistance of a mentor that my friend Peter was able to throw off the far reaching shack-les of prison life.

As a boy, Peter told me, he sometimes helped himself to items in stores. If caught, his father made him pay, then gave him a whipping.

“As I got older,” he said, “I started drink-ing and hanging out with a rough crowd.”

He credits his father with ensuring he knew how to work. “I always had a job,” he said, “and I always had money. When I was 20 I bought a brand new convertible. I traded that for a pickup and drove from Ontario to B.C.”

In BC he attended a noisy drinking party. “I had money so I brought booze. I didn’t realize some of the girls were under age. The police came and I was arrested.”

That earned him time in Oakalla for con-tributing to juvenile delinquency. Here he became acquainted with hard core criminals. Upon release he began doing B & Es with a partner. That netted him 2 years in the B.C. Penitentiary.

He applied to M2/W2 (Man to Man, Woman to Woman) for a citizen sponsor and was matched with Henry, a no nonsense poultry farmer who attended a conserva-tive Mennonite church. Henry visited Peter regularly and they engaged in some intense discussions, especially concerning his cul-ture, simple life style and faith. Peter came to respect Henry for his inner strength, solid character, and total integrity. He had never been close to a strong, compassionate indi-vidual before. Pragmatic and astute, Henry evidently saw the potential in this head strong young man.

Over 14 months, a bond developed and through Henry’s influence, Peter came to have a more positive understanding of life. It was by no means a complete change though and when he was given early parole, his intention was to return to Vancouver. “I had nothing and nowhere to go,” he said.

Henry picked Peter up at the prison, with the understanding he would drop him off in Vancouver. Realizing Peter would almost

certainly return to his criminal life, he sug-gested, “why don’t you come and see my farm?” Having no better plan, Peter agreed.

“Henry introduced me to his wife and children. They welcomed me. I felt at ease and accepted.” He stayed a few days and when the contractor building a barn for Henry needed a worker, he hired Peter. “You can live with us,” Henry offered.

The family’s simple lifestyle was unfamil-iar to Peter at first. He didn’t resent their ways though. “Henry always gave thanks to God before meals. I liked that.”

“At first going to church with them was scary because it was so unfamiliar. “But peo-ple were friendly. They already knew about me from Henry. I felt accepted.”

Before long he married Sylvia, a young woman from the church. He learned several trades and always had work. They bought a small acreage and raised their 4 children there. Peter is now semi- retired.

His words when we spoke recently helped me understand more fully what had made the transformation possible. “Henry was a good influence,” he said. “I give him and the people of the church credit for helping me learn to have stability in my life. And I give God the credit for giving me a family, friends, the jobs I’ve had, and our little farm. Everything. I could not have done this on my own.” Change comes more easily when we have a friend who encourages us to go in a good direction.

Friendship has the power to save and change lives

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Wednesday, Feb. 25

Stand up against bullying…DID YOU KNOW?• Bullies are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in criminal activity. According to one of the world’s leading researchers on bullying, 60% of boys who frequently bullied others in elementary school had criminal records by age 24 (PREVNet).

DID YOU KNOW?• Youth who are bullied suffer more headaches, stomach aches, depression and anxiety. Mental health problems associated with bullying tend to last until later in life (PREVNet).

DID YOU KNOW?• 85% of bullying incidences happen in front of people (Canadian Red Cross).

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TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERSPlease note that as of our fiscal year end, we will be making significant changes in our accounts receivable department. As the traditional 30 day billing cycle is no longer adequate to service our weekly payable schedule, we are converting to a more cash-flow driven model.As a result, starting March 1, 2015, the only in-house charge accounts remaining will be high volume accounts with an average monthly activity of $1000.00 or more. What this means for the vast majority of our existing in-house accounts, is that product will have to be paid for at the time of sale with a Home card, major credit card, debit or cash. Pricing structures will not be impacted in any way.We respectfully request that all existing account balances be settled by February 28, 2015. Balances can be transferred to the Home card upon approval and to facilitate the change we will also be accepting major credit cards to clear existing balances.We regret any inconvenience this may cause but if we wish to continue as a viable business in this community, these changes must be made. We want to thank all of our customers for their past support and ask you for your understanding and assistance during this difficult transition.


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGof the

KEREMEOS SENIOR’S CENTRE SOCIETY

Wednesday, March 4, 2015at 2:00 pm

Members and interested SeniorsCome and support your Senior’s Centre

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Meet with M.P. Constituency Staff Thursday, February 26th And the LAST Thursday of every month

Princeton: 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm Community Skills Centre, 206 Vermilion

Keremeos: Call 250-498-5353 for appointment

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Review Staff Charges are pending against a 43-year-old Oliver

man after a car flipped and struck a hydro pole on Upper Bench Road Monday night.

RCMP Cpl. Michael Gallagher said the occupant of the vehicle was not seriously injured in the colli-sion, that occurred around 7:15 p.m.

“The gentleman had signs of impairment and when he was arrested he was a little combative,” he said.

Charges pending include assault of a police offi-cer, uttering threats, impaired driving and failure to provide a breath sample.

The man was transported to hospital following the collision but was released.

Heritage Week in Hedley celebrates flying aceReview Staff

Heritage Week in Hedley will highlight one of its own, Butch Barton and the role the flying Ace filled in the Battle of Britain.

Andy English, a director with the Hedley Museum, will pilot the one-hour talk Friday night.

“He was a very well respected flight commander,” English said of Barton, who died in September 2010.

“I got the chance to meet him a couple times when I first moved here. He still lived here. He was great.”

Barton was born in Kamloops June 7, 1916.

At 19, he signed up for the Royal Air Force and was accepted at a recruiting office in Vancouver.

Barton served with the 249 Squadron during the Battle of Britain from May 15, 1940 to December 8, 1941. He became the commander of the unit in December

1940.Barton saw a lot of action during

his time with the air force.He was shot down at least once

during the Battle of Britain and he lived through an engine failure while flying a Hurricane in July 1941.

He suffered serious burns and was hospitalized for several weeks.

Barton retired from the RAF in 1959. He spent between 20 to 25 years living in Hedley moving sometime in the 1990s for health reasons.

In addition to recounting Barton’s life, English will also pro-vide some general details on the Battle of Britain.

“It’s the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this year,” he said.

The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and was the largest and most damaging aerial bombing mission of its time.

The German objective was to gain air superiority over the RAF.

“They had to outshoot the Germans and outlast them and they did,” English said. “For someone that lived through that it was just one of the most dramatic things in their lives.”

Also to celebrate Heritage Week a showing of the classic movie The Battle of Britain (1969) will be held at the Hedley Community Club starting at 7 p.m.

The movie is a historical reen-actment of the air war in the early days of the Second World War, for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place. The outstanding cast includes Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Patrick Wymark, Michael Caine, and Susannah York.

Both events are by donation. Butch Barton of Hedley was shot down at least once during WWII.

Review Staff Similkameen Country is getting

into the celebratory spirit with an open house to recognize BC Chamber Week.

The open house will be held Friday, February 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Info Centre.

“We haven’t done this before but I’ve certainly heard from a lot of people even our members that they don’t feel connected to the chamber. It’s a great way to get and introduce ourselves, the new executive and just business people in general,” Chris Mathieson, president of Similkameen Country said.

The event will include some food samplers and a chance to mingle with members and non-members that are curious about what the chamber does.

“I’m hoping to see the business community come out. It will be nice to reengage and start making the vil-lage more business orientated,” he said.

Executive members laid the groundwork for priorities in the upcoming year at recent Similkameen Country planning meeting.

“We really focussed on the internal structure of the group,” Mathieson said of the meeting. “We need to do what we do better and communicate what we do better and in some cases do more.” Members agreed the orga-nization would focus efforts on the four Similkameen Country signature

events that are run each year, Canada Day celebrations, Similkameen Sizzle, Taste of Our Valley and Light Up.

“These events have become part of the community and are a great way to bring people into the valley. We want to build on them, have them run smoother,” he said.

Mathieson said business network-ing opportunities will be another pri-ority to focus efforts.

“I think you’re going to see more networking opportunities, business to business opportunities,” he said.

The executive discussed briefly professional development opportuni-ties that would aid members.

“We talked about having informal seminars on food labelling of canned goods and questions surrounding that. A lot of people do those sorts of things here and there are guidelines that if they were made aware of them might be of real benefit. Those types of things aren’t difficult to organize. Other things that might help business owners are talks about taxes or HR (human relations) stuff. It doesn’t matter the size of the business every-one is dealing with this,” he said.

Later on in the year Similkameen Country will explore options sur-rounding a buy local campaign. One of Mathieson’s personal goals is to improve relationships with surround-ing Chamber of Commerce organiza-tions.

Similkameen Country celebrating Chamber Week with open house

Rollover results in pending charges

Blackmore earns bowler of the week

Scores of 204 and 268 netted Ron Blackmore bowler of the week status.

Other top scorers include Claire Carleton, 202, Wayne Ritchie, 256 – 602 and Harold Desjardins, 209, 202 in Alley Oops action.

Bruce Crossman bowled a 217 while Lester Pruden bowled 206 in the Goldenagers league on Wednesday morning.

Madeleine Pruden scored a 215 in the Wednesday evening Short League.

In the Thursday morning Swingers League Wayne Ritchie bowled, 218, Clyde Morris, 227, and Ron Blackmore 204, 268, - 636.

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Bullying and CyberbullyingBullyingBullying happens when there is an imbalance of power; where someone purposely and repeat-edly says or does hurtful things to someone else. Bullying can occur one on one or in a group(s) of people. There are many different forms of bully-ing:

◼ Physical bullying (using your body or objects to cause harm): includes hitting, punch-ing, kicking, spitting or breaking someone else’s belongings.◼ Verbal bullying (using words to hurt some-one): includes name calling, put-downs, threats and teasing.◼ Social bullying (using your friends and relationships to hurt someone): includes spread-ing rumours, gossiping, excluding others from a group or making others look foolish or unintel-ligent. This form of bullying is most common among girls (Canadian Children’s Rights Council).

CyberbullyingCyberbullying involves the use of communica-tion technologies such as the Internet, social networking sites, websites, email, text messaging and instant messaging to repeatedly intimidate or harass others.

Cyberbullying includes:• Sending mean or threatening emails or text/instant messages.

• Posting embarrass-ing photos of someone online.• Creating a website to make fun of others.• Pretend-ing to be someone by using their name.• Trick-ing some-one into revealing personal or embar-rassing information and sending it to oth-ers.Cyberbully-ing affects victims in different ways than traditional bullying. It

can follow a victim everywhere 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from school, to the mall and all the way into the comfort of their home - usually safe from traditional forms of bullying.

ImpactsOver time, youth who are bullied or bully others find their own ways of dealing with it. While some victims/bullies may become depressed and begin to withdraw socially, others react aggres-sively and turn to violence.

Dangers for Children and Adolescents Who Are Bullied:• Depression• Social anxiety, loneliness, isolation• Stress related health problems (e.g., headaches, stomach aches)• Low self esteem• School absenteeism and academic problems• Aggressive behaviours• Contemplating, attempting, or committing suicideDangers for Children and Adolescents Who Bully Others:• Not knowing the difference between right and wrong• Delinquency and substance use• Academic problems and increased school dropout rate• Aggression• Sexual harassment and dating aggression• Gang involvement and criminal adulthood• Difficulties in their relationships with others• Being bullied at the hands of others

Bullying and the LawBullying can be a traumatic experience, and some forms of bullying can even be considered illegal. These include:• Threats - whether done face to face, online, over the phone or through text messaging.• Assaults - including pushing, tripping, slapping, hitting or spitting.• Theft of personal items - like a backpack, books, electronic devices, etc.• Harassment - repeated tormenting online, with texts, phone calls and/or emails.• Sexual Exploitation - sharing videos or photos with nudity of people under 18.• Hate crime - bullying based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc.For all of these criminal offences, it is important to notify your local police detachment or report it to CYBERTIP.CA. Based on the available informa-tion, police will decide if an investigation is war-ranted and whether charges may be laid.

What You Can DoYouthIf you are a victim of bullying• Walk away or leave the online conversation.• Keep track of the bullying (write it down and/or save a screenshot of the online message).• Tell a trusted adult. If you don’t trust any one or need to speak with someone urgently, contact the confidential and toll-free Kids Help Phone. 1-800- 668-6868.• Report the bullying to school administrators.• Report criminal offences, such as threats, assaults and sexual exploitation to the local police detachment.• Report unwanted text messages to your telephone service provider.• Report online bullying to the social media site and block the person responsible. • Facebook • YouTube - Safety Centre • Twitter • Instagram – block a user or report something • Tumblr – how to “ignore” (block) someone

If you know someone who is being bullied...Most types of bullying go on as long as someone is watching and laughing. As a bystander, know that you have the power to stop the bullying. 60% of the time, bullying stops in less than 10 seconds when someone steps in (Kids Help Phone).

• If you feel it’s safe to do so, tell the bully to stop.• Find friends/students/youth or an adult who can help stop it.• Befriend the person being bullied and lead them away from the situation.• Report it to a teacher or school staff.• Fill out an anonymous letter and drop it off to a teacher or any adult you trust.

AdultsIf you know or think that a child is a victim of bullying...• Talk to them - Let them know that they can trust you and that they shouldn’t deal with bullying alone.• Help them: • document the bullying; • report unwanted text messages to their tele phone service provider, or cyberbullying to social media sites; • report the bullying to school administrators; and • report criminal offences, such as threats, as saults, harassment and sexual exploitation to the local police detachment.

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Cyberbullies harass other students by using the Internet or cell phones to send hurtful messages or post damaging information. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself or your friends from be-coming targets of cyberbullying: Never provide any information or images in electronic form that can be used against you. Make sure the way you are communicating with people online is not offensive or provoking confrontation. If you are being cyberbullied, it’s important not to retaliate. This is exactly what a cyberbully wants you to do, and it can get you into trouble down the road. Instead, try ignoring the cyberbully or ask him or her to stop. If that doesn’t work, talk to your parents or teacher, or file a complaint with the Internet or cell phone provider to block communication.

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“We want to continue to build on that. This site has unlimited potential,” Mathieson said.

The province originally set a request for proposal deadline for the end of September 2014, which Mathieson met. A deci-sion was expected well before the beginning of 2015.

Mathieson acknowledged the delay caused him to miss out on some marketing opportunities to try attract more visitors to the site.

“We did miss out on some but I’m very optimistic that we will

be able bring a lot of people in. We’ll need to rely on the com-munity for continued support on getting the word out about what we do and coming to our events,” he said.

The Grist Mill has been closed since before Christmas during its regular winter shutdown.

The site was expected to re-open within a few weeks but because of uncertainty some much needed structural work was not completed during the shut-down period.

Mathieson thought the site might be closed until May.

“We have a lot of work to get done here. A lot of structural things need to be done,” he said.

The Foundation will hold its annual general meeting in the tea room on February 26 at 7 p.m. Members and the public are welcome.

Keremeos Grist Mill was pur-chased by the province as a heri-tage property in 1979. The five-hectare property includes a visitor centre, gardens and a camping and RV site. Since 2002, the prov-ince has invested $1.35 million in the property.

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Submitted photo Local classic band K-Town will play at a battle of the bands competition in Penticton February 26 at the Barking Parrot. Members of the band include Dan Laramie on rhythm guitar and support vocals, and Stef Laramie on lead vocals and Michael Fitzgerald on lead guitar and lead and support vocals.

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Tara Bowie Review Staff

K-Town is getting around. The popular Keremeos band

featuring Dan Laramie on rhythm guitar, Stef Laramie on lead vocals and Michael Fitzgerald on lead guitar is slated to play in a battle of the bands at the Barking Parrot in Penticton on February 26.

“My goal for it is we want people to notice us. We’re hop-ing to get some gigs out of it and just have fun,” Stef Laramie said. “Wherever we go and wherever we play we just have fun.”

The mainly classic rock trio formed just over a year ago.

Dan and Stef Laramie have played together for years as the Corner Turtles but decided they wanted a new challenge and start-ed searching for members.

They quickly struck up a kin-ship with Fitzgerald.

“Fitz is well accomplished he’s done his own completely original CD. He’s been in tour-ing bands played for some really big audiences. We fell in love as people and fell in love as musi-cians,” Stef Laramie said.

Although they searched they couldn’t find a reliable drummer or bass player so they computer generated those roles.

“I hated it at first. It was awful. But we kept at it and I learned so much from this band on timing,” Stef Laramie said.

“If you’re off when you’re working with computers every-one knows it so we have to be really tight,” Dan Laramie said.

The trio played everyday for four months building a repertoire of songs mostly classic rock,

Queen, rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and oth-ers.

Their first real gig was at the Cawston Hall Cabin Fever Ball in 2014.

“To play that again last week-end was just awesome,” Stef Laramie said. “It was just so much energy.”

K-Town has played numerous community events over the last year and private parties. They also became the house band for Wrong Turn Tavern.

Dan and Stef Laramie are working on putting a tour togeth-er so they can travel the province or country this summer.

“We started a rock band in our 60s,” she said. “We’re a couple of silver hairs out there and people really enjoy it.”

Black Press offers $5,000 business scholarships

Black PressIt’s that time of the year, when

graduates are filing off their report cards and transcripts to the programs and universities they’re eyeing as their new four-year homes.

And after all that work just to get in, to beat the odds and a whole lot of other applicants, they could use some aid.

That’s why Black Press will be supplying up to 37 freshman stu-dents accepted to the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business with $5,000

annual scholarships – for students in several communities and dis-tricts Black Press’s newspapers serve.

Applying for the scholarship is simple: every high school stu-dent accepted into the School of Business will be automatically considered for the $5,000, but the deadline to apply is February 28, 2015.

More information can be found on UVic’s website.

To qualify, students must:• Complete an application

to the BCom program or be a

returning student to the University of Victoria Gustavson School of Business. If you have not already applied to BCom, visit our admis-sions page for details;

• Have demonstrated out-standing academic achievement;

• Have demonstrated involvement in a community or campus organization;

• Highlight your personal goals, ambition and judgement of ethical behaviour;

• Graduate from one of the participating school districts

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CAPRICORN: Real estate values have been rebounding, Capricorn. If you are in the market to sell your home, now may be your chance to do so, but make sure you accept a good offer.

AQUARIUS: Your responsibilities are at an all-time high, Aquarius. If you speak up, plenty of people will be willing to lend a hand. You just have to accept their offers to help.

PISCES: Pisces, start visualizing positive outcomes and you can produce winning results. A negative attitude will only prevent success.

ARIES: Aries, expect to scramble at the last minute when you have to get something finished. It may elevate your blood pressure, but you’ll feel good when the task is completed.

TAURUS: You have to take a stand on a highly contested matter, Taurus. There’s no way to avoid the situation, so it’s best if you just meet it head on. Others will appreciate your direct approach.

GEMINI: Gemini, say goodbye to a bad situation, as a better one is on the horizon. It is about time you make things work in your favor and enjoy some R&R.

CANCER: Cancer, you have grown in many ways and people are trying to get used to your new persona. They see you as a new person, and that will require an adjustment period.

LEO: Leo, paying off a large debt may empty out your bank account, but you have to look at the benefits of the situation. No more interest payments mean more savings.

VIRGO: Virgo, expect to be caught off guard this week. Allow everything to run its course, and things will be back to normal before you know it.

LIBRA: Libra, be resourceful and economical this week. Frivolous spending will only leave you with a hole in your pocket and not much to show for it.

SCORPIO: This could be a time of profound changes in an important relationship, Scorpio. If you keep an open mind, there is no limit to the benefits that await.

SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarius, after a few bumpy spells, you may be on the road to a financial recovery. Monitor your spending and continue to maintain your financial discipline.

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OBSERVE YOUR THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS

Observe your thoughts and beliefsObserve your thoughts and beliefs. You are not your thoughts and beliefs. Beliefs are just thoughts you keep thinking. Ask to let go of attachment to your thoughts and beliefs. Then ask to allow the most positive thoughts and beliefs for you for your highest good. Watch what new better, more positive thoughts pop in to your head. It is like changing the channel on your TV or radio. You can choose every moment what way you want to think and in turn how you want to live your life. It is all about the awareness that you are creating your own reality.

Allowing doors to open and transformation requires change. Start by flowing in a positive direction towards the love and light. Even if you think for sure you know what you want, let go of a prescribed outcome and trust that if you allow a posi-tive flow towards love and light in your life even better outcomes can come about in miraculous ways for your highest good. Letting go of prescribed outcomes allows the Universe to give you the very best outcome that may be beyond your wildest imagination. It also allows for knowing of your heart and soul.

Self EnlightenmentSelf enlightenment comes from the knowing of your heart and soul. It is about awareness on a daily basis of the interaction of energy in the Universe. How being one energy we are all one. How one treats themselves and others has an impact on the whole. This includes all living beings not just human beings but living beings from trees, plants, insects, animals, fish to the earth and the water. Energy acts like a boomerang; you get back what you give out. We are all made up of vibrational light, whether you are experiencing life as an ant, a whale, a tree or a person! This means loving others as you love yourself.

Learn to love yourselfBut firstly most humans need to learn to love themselves and actually identify what the feeling of real unconditional love and acceptance feels like. Many humans have never actually experienced the feeling of unconditional love and acceptance. It is easy for many to be fooled by love impostors. So ask to be shown what real unconditional love and acceptance feels like. You are looking for a signal or indicator here to help identify the genuine love from the impostor. For example some people may be given a vision or feeling of a loved one, others a colour or a place as a sign. This is to show you something to identify what the feeling of real unconditional love and acceptance feels like for you.This article is of the copyright of OK in Health and the author; any reproduction, duplication and transmission of the article are to have prior written approval by OK in Health or the authorThese articles are provided by OK In Health eMagazine. To sign up for your free eMagazine go to www.OKin-Health.com for more great articles, events, recipes, and more. This column and articles are provided by OK In Health. Come visit HYPERLINK “http://www.OKinHealth.com” www.OKinHealth.com Your on-line community events and wellness magazineGet Connected! Sign up for your FREE monthly OK In Health’s E-Magazine.OK In Health - Your Wellness Community at Your Finger-Tips!

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ARE YOU A BLOOD DONOR?Donating blood is one of the most sel� ess things you can do to help people in a desperate health situation. You cannot get a disease by donating blood and donating more than once yearly doesn’t make you weak. Our blood system is safer than ever before. Consider being a blood donor today.

GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF CALCIUMCalcium supplements should always be taken with vitamin D for optimum absorption of the mineral. Usually the recommendation is 1000 units of vitamin D for every 1000 mg of calcium. It’s not too dif� cult to get your daily calcium needs (about 1200 mg) from your food. You can get 300 mg in a cup of milk, a half cup of yogurt or a couple of ounces of cheese.

GOOD DENTAL HEALTHIf your gums bleed, you aren’t practicing good dental hygiene. Brushing at least twice daily and � ossing at least once is important. There is a link between bleeding gums and increased risk of heart attacks so take care of those teeth and gums. Some people have trouble � ossing so using a water � osser like Water-Pik is easy to use and you’ll be amazed at what it removes after brushing.

TRUTH OR MYTHVinegar is a mixture of 95% water and 5% acetic acid. For years there have been many claims made for its ability to help you lose weight, prevent cancer and heart disease and reduce blood pressure. There is absolutely no evidence it does this.

There are so many fraudulent health claims out there. Let our professional pharmacists help you learn what the real truth is.

JAYESH PATEL

The Royal Canadian LegionBranch No. 192, Keremeos

499-5634

What’s Happening at the Legion?Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

19 20 21 22 23 24 254 pm Mini Meat Draw

6:30 pm Gucci Cards

2:30 pm Free Bingo

Support your Legion! Support your Community!

2:30 pm, Meat Draw4 pm Darts

2 pm GUCCI CARDS

4:30 pm Bunny Races, Member

Appreciation

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February 2015 Hosted by and proceeds to Kobau Koyotes

Music by TIMELINE

Meat Draw, 2 - 4 pm

Proceeds to Orchard Haven & River Valley Lodge.

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• Straight from the heart •Review Staff

Valentines Day was made a little brighter for people in the downtown and for people at seniors home in the village this year.

For the third year in a row Buzz Henshaw and wife Jeannie Duncan cel-ebrated the day of love by giving out free hugs, carna-tions and chocolates.

“The biggest thrill of all was that we get out to the three care homes and give those people a hug. Some of them probably haven’t had one for a long-time maybe even since last Valentines Day,” Henshaw said.

This year was made even more special as two teenagers Blayre Bittner and Carter Crow joined in the fun. Cindy Bittner also toured around with the group.

“It was a surprise to get the teenagers to come with,” Henshaw said. “One of the boys had a grandpar-ent in the home so that was

really nice.” Henshaw who is 88

said he’ll continue the Valentines Day tradition as long as he’s able.

“We just want to make people feel good. It puts a smile on their face after a

long dull winter,” he said. The huggers were treat-

ed to lunch by Tom Wilson from the liquor store after their good dead was done for the day.

“That was really nice. I guess he really appreci-

ated what we were doing. That was something,” he said. “I also want to send a big thank you to Save On Foods for the carnations.”

Submitted photo The Valentines Day huggers were out on Saturday providing free hugs to Keremeos residents. In addition to free hugs they also handed out carnations donated by Save On Foods and chocolate hearts. Left to right, Cindy Bittner,Blayre Bittner, Carter Crow, Buzz Henshaw and Jeannie Duncan. They plan on continuing their hugging tradition for years to come.

A 14 www.keremeosreview.com Thursday, February 19, 2015 The ReviewBUSINESS DIRECTORY

Putting you in touch with the right business. Keep these

numbers for all of your service and shopping needs!

Ryan Campbell, OwnerFix Em Automotive

250-499-4422Located at 400 9th Street (Across from Hilltop Esso)

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

• Red Seal Certified

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FACILITY

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Farm Supplies, feed, fencing, shavings, pellets...

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Minor Home Reno’s/Repairs

Irrigation Installation/Servicing

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Construct Sheds, Decks, Fences

Email [email protected]

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(250) 499-7732

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Open: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Shane: Home 250.499.2208 Cell 250.498.9206

Clayton: 250.689.0276Troy: 250.689.0249

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Shane Henry’s

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With great sadness, we announce, the sudden passing of Randy Carpenter in Keremeos, BC.Randy is survived by his sons; Christopher and Sean, mother Christa, sister Bridget (Donny), brother Lee (Patti), 4 nephews; Drew, Adam, Ryan, Dean and many friends.

A day of remembrance will be celebrated June 13, 2015, 3:00 pm at the home of

Randy’s mother - 1477 Hwy 3A, Olalla, BC. Please join us for this special day.

For more information, contact [email protected] or

[email protected]’s family would like to thank the staff and his friends at Mountain View Manor. Randy truly appreciated you.

CARPENTER, RANDALL DEAN

July 20, 1962 • January 7, 2015

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Farm Workers3 Farm worker needed from Apr. 1st to Nov. 15th. 40-60 hrs per week, $10.50/hr. Duties are fruit thinning, picking, pack-ing and loading. Please apply at: Gill Farms 250-499-60067 Farm Workers required March - November for pruning, thin-ning, picking, packing & general farm labour. Work is in Kereme-os & Cawston. $10.49/hr. 250-499-6555 B&J Farm.Honest Food Farm needs 4 F/T seasonal farm workers for the 2015 season, from April to October. Mostly work with vegetables: planting, weeding, harvesting. 40 - 50 hrs/wk at $11/hr. Please apply at [email protected] or Ph: 250-499-5381

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Farm Workers5 farm workers needed from May 26 - Oct. 31, 2015. Wag-es are $10.49/hr & some piece work at the prevailing rates for the industry. Duties are thin-ning of the diff. fruits, picking as fruit become mature, sort-ing, packing & weeding. The work conditions will be work in a ladder in the extreme heat. Also working in the coolers, crouching & kneeling. Dusty, cold & hot. Long hrs maybe expected when fruits are ma-ture. Please send resume to:[email protected]. Or fax: 250-499-2484.Lopes Orchards Ltd, 1920 Barcelo Rd, Cawston.

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Keremeos Hairstyling stylist styled haircuts, ladies, gentle-men, mobile, open Sun - Fri. day appointments 250-499-1156

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Home Care/Support

CAREGIVERSDengarry Professional

Services Ltd.is seeking caregivers for 24hr. support within the caregivers hm. of individuals with mental / physical / developmental disabilities. Basement suites and / or accessible housing an asset.Contact Kristine at(1)250-554-7900 for

more detail.

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Experienced Mexican Cook re-quired for Wrong Turn Tavern in Keremeos. $12/hour to start, 40 hours per week. Du-ties include: prep, dishwash-ing, cooking. Email [email protected]

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4 - 16” Alloy Rims (Jeep) with baldish Michelins. WinterRims? Nice condition, $180 OBO. Call 250-499-0156

Boat AccessoriesElectric Boat loader, for RV or pick up, $800. 250-488-7400

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Review Staff Warm weather might be awak-

ening some people’s desires to start spring cleaning and the Elks have an answer for those unwant-ed items that have become a clut-tered nuisance.

“We’re getting ready for our second annual garage sale,” Elks member, Mac Watson said. “We rent out the tables. For those people that are thinking of hav-ing their own, why? Statistically, community garage sales bring more people together and you have a better chance of selling your stuff.”

The garage sale will take place Saturday, May 2 inside and outside the Elks Hall. Rental of tables cost $10 outside and $15 inside. A craft fair will also be

held indoors. The Garden Club will be on

hand for their annual plant sale. “They came last year and they

said it was the best year they ever had selling plants. It’s a draw people really enjoy it. It really is a community event,” he said.

The morning will kickoff with a pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m.

At lunch a barbecue will be fired up and hamburgers and smokies will be for sale.

“We want to be able to do this every year. Like I said it’s a great community event,” he said.

Recently the Elks received permission from village council to extend the noise bylaw for a street dance on August 1 during the Cars Under the K event.

“I’ve really been pushing for this for the last three years. What I’d like is to draw more people to Keremeos and if they know something is going on Saturday night maybe people will stay lon-ger or think it’s worth it to come,” he said.

The band Flashback, a rock and roll band from Penticton, will play the dance.

The Elks are also preparing for the annual rodeo being held this year May 17, 18. Work is underway on a new website for the event www.keremeoselksro-deo.ca.

The volunteer organization recently restored the hall’s old floors. It cost the group roughly $6,000 with volunteers doing the work.

File photo The first edition of the Elks garage and craft sale held last year was a big hit. The Keremeos Garden Club was also part of the day, holding their annual plant sale in conjunction with the event.

Elks prepare for garage sale

Submitted photo The winner of the annual Pharmasave Valentines Day basket was Sue Patterson. Pharmasave empoly-ee Tricia Gibson handed out the prize to the excited winner.

Tara BowieReview Staff

The provincial government continues to miss the target on residential and guide-outfitters allotments, says a local hunter and past president of a regional conservation organization.

Ken Sward of BC Wildlife Federation Region 8 Okanagan-Similkameen said recent readjustments to the share of big-game animals resident hunters can hunt isn’t enough.

“It’s basically irrelevant,” he said. “When resi-dent hunters face odds of acquiring a hunt for some animals of over 30 to one, I question if there should be any allocation given to foreign hunters.”

A provincial plan to readjust big-game allotments was rolled out in December. The adjustment repre-sented 168 animals in limited entry hunt areas shift-ing from resident hunters to guide outfitters.

After the announcement in late 2014, resident hunters and lobby groups held protests throughout the province.

After listening to the protests, Forests Minister Steve Thomson announced last week the numbers were being adjusted to a shift of about 60 animals to guide-outfitters.

The changes affect bull elk and either-sex elk per-mits on Vancouver Island, moose in the Thompson and Omineca regions, bison in the Peace region and bighorn sheep and grizzly bear in the Kootenays.

There are 34 limited-entry hunts in the province

that are divided between resident hunters and guide outfitters, who typically guide clients from the U.S. and Europe. Resident hunters enter a regional lottery for the available opportunities.

Even with the recent changes, a massive rally is planned for March 2 in Victoria at the BC Legislature.

“We hope thousands of people will come out. We have busses coming from all over,” Sward said. Sward said resident hunters are fed up with regula-tions imposed on them by the provincial government over the years and it’s time for them to stand up and together.

“It’s a death by a thousand cuts to the resident hunters. We’re facing limited entry, hunter numbers have dropped in half over night, gun registry is another blow to hunting, excessive restrictions on regulated hunting.”

Sward has personally waited 20 years to hunt sheep locally and at this point in his life feels he couldn’t actually complete a successful hunt.

“I’m too old so I’ve missed out on that opportu-nity and I live here and pay taxes locally and I’m the one that missed out,” he said.

Anyone wanting more information about the rally at the BC Legislature can contact the organizer via email at [email protected].

- with Tom Fletcher files

Province still missing target, says local hunter

keremeos review, february 19, 2015

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