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Oliver artist Sandy Boblin of EMINART works with her medium of graphitepencil during the recent Okanagan Falls Wild West Fest. She describes it as The ‘Eminence’ of your animal ‘In Art.’ She is now taking commissions ofanimal artwork, and she is expanding her talents to do commissioned scenery as well.

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CONTRIBUT0RSBERNIE BATES is a writer, cartoonist, poet and entrepreneur of native heritage, who grew up on a ranch. “I was the only kid I knew that could play cowboys and Indians all by myself!”

ANDREA DUJARDIN-FLEXHAUG has been living in the South Okanagan and writing for newspapers for 25-plus years, ever since she graduated from the Journalism Program at Langara, VCC

JORG MARDIAN is a Certified Kinesiology Specialist, Myoskeletal Thera-pist, Fitness Trainer and Registered Holistic Nutritionist. He specializes in injury/pain therapy, functional fitness, weight loss and holistic nutrition.

We welcome feedback from our readers. Email comments to [email protected] or mail to Box 177, Okanagan Falls, BC V0H 1R0 Tel 250.535.0540No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in whole or part by any means without the written permission of the publisher.Whilst every care has been taken with this publication, the author(s) and publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors it may contain. No liability is accepted for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this publication. © 2011 Okanagan Sun Publishing. We reserve the right to refuse any submission or advertisement.

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Frank Venables Auditorium at the Southern Okanagan Secondary School as photographed by Tyrone Borba

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PUBLISHERBRIAN HIGHLEY has run international campaigns with Adbusters magazine and published the OK Sun newspaper in Osoyoos. He is of course writing this, and feels strange referring to himself in the third person.

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MAUREEN KRESFELDER was a teacher for 28 years. She retired to Os-oyoos where she reconnected with her love of writing. Kresfelder belongs to the O’s Own writing group. Her work appears in two O’s Own anthologies, Sharing The Well and Whis-pering Down The Well. Both are available at the Osoyoos Library.


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Thank you for picking up this copy of Okanagan Sun Magazine. This publi-cation is free to you, thanks to the sup-port of our outstanding advertisers.First off, congratulations and thank you to event coordinator Myleen Mal-lach for her work with the Wild West Festival in Okanagan Falls. That was a great party again this year, and we look forward to Wild West Fest 2012!Here at Okanagan Sun Magazine, we try to focus on positive, uplifting stories about local people and events. However this past month, news in our region has been dominated by some very sad news indeed. Photos and sto-ries of the fire at Southern Okanagan Secondary School reached a national audience, and students and teach-

ers heading back to school were left scrambling for temporary locations and adjusted timetables. By the time you read these lines though, the school will be fully operational and all students will be back to the grind, thanks to the efforts of the Board of Education, the school, the teachers, the students, the district staff and the Ministry of Educa-tion. Check out page six for a school fondly remembered. While we’re on the topic, the week of October 9th is Fire Prevention Week, so we check in with Okanagan Falls fire Chief Bob Haddow on page 23 for a word on fire prevention.Also in this issue, we’re excited to bring the first installment of Oliverite Nav Gill’s column from Nepal, where

she is doing volunteer work with Wom-en Security Pressure Group Nav’s column and photos are on page 13. The province of British Columbia and the BC Association for Community Liv-ing have declared October Community Living Month. Every year in October, communities around the province and across Canada celebrate the gifts that people with developmental disabilities bring to our communities. Check out the South Okanagan Association for Integrated Community Living’s website to learn about the great work that they do in and for our communities. They’re at www.soaicl.bc.caDrop us a line, we’d love to hear from you. [email protected]

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By Andrea Dujardin-Flexhaug

South Okanagan Secondary School may have been reduced to ashes, but the fond memories remain. The

Oliver school which burned down in the early hours of September 12, had housed thousands of high school students since its official opening on January 28 of 1949. It was in the process of having millions of dollars worth of renovations done before the fire started about 2 a.m. Longtime SOSS teacher Ian Gibson was one of those quietly watching the school engulfed in flames, along with fellow retired teachers, at 4 a.m. on that Monday morning. “The saddest part, or the strang-est part, was the full moon went down and the sun came up and Frank Venables (auditorium) collapsed,” he says. “And it was so strange, to me it was the most important part of the school, and to see it go last might have been appropriate, I don’t know.” “That’s where the tears really

started for the old people,” adds Gibson, choking up as he describes the scene. The $700,000-plus school building was innovative and modern for its time, nick-named the ‘Taj Mahal’ with its unique Streamline Moderne architectural style, especially evident in the curved corners, geometric designs and other Art Deco features of its Frank Venables auditorium. It was the first large school built in the province following WWII.

Frank Venables more than a building

The auditorium seating about 700 people was more than a building, it was a meet-ing place for all of the community. In fact, the whole school was a work of art, with its features such as oak handrails and teak doors, modern heating and ventilation system that did away with open windows,

ceilings of acoustical tile, T- double glass windows, and most impressively, its Art Deco design, with the auditorium stand-ing front and centre. In 2007, SOSS was recognized by the Town of Oliver on the Heritage Register.

Auditorium a centre of culture

“When it was built it was almost like the centre of culture for the whole South Okanagan....and the western Boundary country really,” comments former SOSS student Larry Shannon, whose three children, now grown, also attended the school. At that time Ok Falls, Osoyoos, as well as Boundary country students would bus in to attend classes in Oliver. The ones from Beaverdell especially had a long commute, heading to Rock Creek at five a.m. on a Monday, then on to Os-oyoos, put on another bus and brought to

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SOSS. “They stayed all week, they were billeted, and on a Friday afternoon they would go home... ,” recalls Gibson. In 1978, Oliver resident Marion Boyd, along with other local volunteers, started the South Okanagan Concert Society (SOCS), which brought out-of-town musi-cians and musicals to the Frank Venables auditorium. “Everything happened in our auditorium,” says Marion. All four of her children went through the high school at various times, and says how they felt when they heard about the school, “Oh they’re just so sad, just sad.” In earlier years, during the 1950s and 60s, there had been performances by community groups such as the Choral Society and seasonal concerts. “So every Christmas the whole community’s there singing Christmas carols, you know, all off key, terrible but anyways,” laughs Boyd. “And my one that’s in Tokyo, you know, he was the pianist, and remembers all of the recitals that they had there, and the school concerts,” she says. “But it was school and community, it wasn’t seen as ‘the school’ auditorium, it was seen as ‘our auditorium.” Marion says that current SOCS president Janet Marcotte has been receiving condo-lences that “ have just been rolling in from former performers. The musicians loved that theatre.” One important stage presence over the years that has been safely kept from harm is the old Steinway piano that was played at many events. “We knew that the reno-vations were going to take some time, and we had this dear old Steinway, who is past her prime like many of us,” laughs

Marion, and it had already been removed and given a new home. (See article this issue).“It really worked out well for the community and the concert society that a good concert piano was not in the audito-rium at the time of the fire,” says Shannon. “And that’s a blessing.”

School memories

Shannon has many good memories of his years at the school from grade seven until 12. He had been active in alot of school sports, including basketball. “Oliver still has a reputation for a good basketball program,” he says, “and even back in the 60s and even 1950s, they were among the best teams in the Okanagan... .” Fortu-nately, the basketball team’s familiar green and yellow Hornet emblem had been cut out of the floor in the original gym dur-ing renovations, so it is safely in storage. Shannon also remembers the school’s cafeteria, which prepared lunches daily, and where every Friday they served fish ‘n chips. “And I think meals were 15 cents, 25 cents and 35 cents, depending on what size portion you got,” he recalls. When Gibson first arrived to teach at SOSS in 1976, there were close to 900 students, with about 20 of those from Okanagan Falls and about 50 from Os-oyoos. This year there is in contrast close to 500 students. Gibson says when Os-oyoos Secondary School opened that “losing the kids from Osoyoos hurt the school.” He also notes that nowadays many Okanagan Falls students to go Penticton High School.

Class reunion tours

Although Gibson is now retired after 33 years of teaching at SOSS, he still coach-es the school’s field hockey team. He also often took former students who came back for school reunions on tours of SOSS. The last class reunion he took to tour the school was the Class of ’61 on the long weekend in May. When he took the grad classes on tours, there was one of the old change rooms under the auditorium that had been used to store student records. When the reno-vations started three years ago, it became an electrical room so the files were all moved out and stored elsewhere. “But there were records back to ’37 for every student, and they were all in these really cool wooden boxes. So I would take these people on tour and they’d want to know what their marks were,” says Wilson with amusement. “And the person they would really want to know the marks for was Bill Barisoff. And so all these people wanted to look at Barisoff’s marks, and I of course said no.” He adds, “But lots and lots of students, when I took them on tour, want-ed to know their parents’ marks... ,” and information such as when they got sent to the office. “I went on that tour with another retired teacher in 2008 when we had our 40 year reunion, and we were shown that same room,” recalls Shannon, “and we were given permission to look at our own files.”

Line down the hallway

Gibson also remembers one of the stories that the Class of ’52 told him on one tour. “They were telling me about this principle who would snap all the time. They (he) had a line painted down the hall,” says Gibson. “So there was Battle-ship linoleum, and I believe it was a yellow line, and you had to stay on either side.” Shannon was a student at the time, and remembers the line being a more forbid-ding colour of black. The Battleship lino-leum proved to be very enduring though, as it lasted about 58 years, and was only taken out recently.“And the original lockers were taken out and replaced recently,” says Gibson. “There are lockers, there’s a bank of lock-ers somewhere that were kept, some of the linoleum may’ve been kept, and ... right till this spring...was still in the cafete-ria.” Many people have been in touch with the well-liked former teacher since the fire. “And visits to the house and phone calls, it’s been quite interesting the last two

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days,” notes Wilson. “I taught about 7,000 kids and I’ve heard from alot of them.” Although about 70 percent of the school is gone, some parts were saved, the new gym, science wing, most of the cafeteria and music room among them. The stu-dents are now in temporary school accom-modation in Oliver, including in the undam-aged portables.

Murals safe

Some of the decorative features of the school had been taken out of the build-ing during the renovations, and may be incorporated back into the school when it is rebuilt. An example is the five massive murals of school sports scenes painted by the art classes in 1984, that were taken down and stored elsewhere. “...And they’re pretty incredible,” says Gibson. “On the Facebook (SOSS page), people

who painted them are talking about them.”Shannon likes the idea of adhering to the Art Deco theme, saying, “I still think, even in the plans, modern architects could look at pictures and come up with a similar looking facade. It might be with more modern materials, but the appearance, the visual effect, could be similar.” Oliver Archivist Lynn Alaric notes that the preliminary sketches originally used would have had to map the Art Deco style audito-rium already “to match it with the renova-tions... .”“And you know, the additions that were made, it flowed to sell with the rest of the building. I was impressed with it, I thought it actually looked really spectacu-lar. It didn’t take away from the old school portion of the school whatsoever, it just complimented it really well.”

‘I love SOSS’

The fire has affected those students who are there greatly, as evidenced by some of the comments on a new Facebook page ‘I love SOSS’ where they can express their thoughts . As Shannon notes, “The feel-ing from former staff and students is let’s make sure it comes back up.”“They spent half their lives there, if you think about it, in their youth, you know,” observes Archivist Lynn Alaric of Oliver & District Heritage Society Archives. “So when they’re not at home, they’re at school, and it was quite emotional.” “This loss will not only leave gaping physi-cal scars on the landscape, it will leave poignant emotional scars as well,” notes Alaric. “Generations of Oliverites have walked the halls of SOSS and have an attachment to the school, it has been our children’s home away from home.”

“Proudly she stood” wrote J.V. below a photo of the Frank Ven-ables auditorium posted on the page. “What a sad, sad sight” wrote K.H. about a posted photo of the school burning down.

“The SOSS still appears in my dreams now and again!” T.L. “What a beautiful school it was.” B.S. “Reflecting back to the way it was. No one then, could possibly imagine what would befall 24 years later!M.H. To the students and staff of SOSS. Hope you have a great day your first day back. Espe-cially not too stressful.” M.S.

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Music, “an outburst of the soul”, cannot be quelled in Oliver. Our lovely auditorium smoulders in ruins but the “Old Lady” is safe and sound. Our somewhat elderly Steinway has been a center piece for dazzling world class pianists over the decades. Angela Hewitt, Jon Kamura Parker, Anton Kuerti and, most recently, Sara Beuchner are just a few who have thrilled us with their mastery of the keyboard. Condolences from many musicians who have played here are rolling in as they get word of the fire. They take heart in the story of the Steinway. The story goes this way. Knowing the renovations at the Venables Auditori-um could not be completed in time for this season’s concert series, the South Okanagan Concert Society made temporary plans to relocate to another venue, the Oliver Alliance Church. But what to do about the Steinway was the question. A small ‘new piano fund’ had been growing slowly over the years. When it became apparent the Steinway would have to be moved, at the very least, to another part of the school, stored in a secure site with consistent humidity and temperature, tuned a number of times and insured against damage or loss for an extended period while the auditorium was being made ready, the executive decided to seize the moment. This was the time for a new piano. So a partnership was formed with the Adopt-A-Seat Committee and School District 53. By joining forces and using the expertise of Bob Park an ar-rangement was made to trade in the old Steinway and buy a gently used Yamaha C3 grand piano. A beautiful concert instrument , the Yamaha could be delivered upon comple-tion of the auditorium and the storage cost savings were directed against the replacement cost. S.O.A.P. and the Town of Oliver were all in agreement and the plan took place. So where are we now? The old Steinway is safe in her new home and escaped the ravages of the fire. The new concert piano is on hold and ready to be delivered when a new auditorium is rebuilt. AND we have a series of concerts designed specifically to take advantage of the smaller, more inti-mate Alliance Church venue to delight us over the winter. Music is alive in Oliver. You can get flex or single tickets at Beyond Bliss. Imperial Office Pro or at the door and be comfortably seated on Friday, Oc-tober 28th at the new time of 7:30 pm. Alexander Sevastian, originally from Minsk, Belarus and now a Canadian citizen, will magically turn his accordian into a whole orchestra as he showcases amazing dexterity and musicality. Get your tickets quickly. Citizens of Russian descent in Grand Forks went wild for his Kossak Variations and are expected to gobble up tickets here too. Let’s make this the winter Oliver turns grief into joy through music.

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Kathleen Doyle (l) and Betty Schneider (r) were the first to come forward with their $2,000 donation, in memory of their parents, Edward and Violet Thomas. The Thomas family arrived in the Okanagan Valley at the turn of the last century. They purchased a 20 acre parcel off Allendale Rd in Okanagan Falls for $1,500 and set to work making the land fruitful. There is still one more bench available by donation. Please see www.okfalls.net/news

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Okanagan Falls Parks and Recreation invites any individual, family, or organization to donate one of 10 benches to be placed along OK Falls’ Heritage Walk. The cost of each bench is $2000. A plaque dedicating the donated bench to a specified individual, family or organization is included. Donors will receive a tax receipt, if requested.


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On display at Leir House, Pentic-ton from September 8 – October 6, 2011, is the work of Thea

Haubrich and Bethany Handfield. Though a generation apart, the two artists share a love for colour and texture.Featured is a selection of their works in encaustic, a medium that involves painting with melted beeswax to which coloured pigments have been added. The versatility of the medium untangles the imagination of artist and viewer alike, to freely enjoy the often unexpected changes during the painting process. Thea Haubrich has been working in encaustic for almost 15 years. She is a sought-after instructor and a proud “Ri-pOff artist” (www.ripoffartists.ca). Echo-ing the colour and light of the Okanagan, her paintings are vibrant, full of texture and sometimes hidden messages. One of her greatest passions is networking and connecting people, which she realizes through her Ning social network, blogging and writing monthly newsletters. Through her workshops Thea has another oppor-tunity to share her love for encaustic and bring people together.An active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, she has participated in numerous juried and non-juried art shows, winning several awards and honorable mentions. Her paintings are in collections around Canada, the USA and Europe. Also on display is a selection of her

Zentangle drawings, which she created as she was undergoing chemotherapy, and some portrait drawings. The drawings have been dipped in beeswax, giving them a wonderful translucent quality. Some drawings are for sale as postcards, with proceeds going towards the BC Cancer Foundation. Bethany Handfield is an encaustic and mixed media collage artist who resides in Kaleden. She is inspired by exterior and interior landscapes and views painting as a form of inquiry and meditation. She worked for many years in the Vancouver film industry as a television and film editor.Her encaustic instruction is ongoing with the amazing artist, teacher, and friend Thea Haubrich. She has been fortunate to also study encaustic with the innovative Anna Maria Aigner of Austria and the talented Linda Womack of Portland, Oregon. Bethany is the acting Secretary for the Federation of Canadian Artists South Okanagan Similkameen Chapter and has been in numerous shows locally. She will be exhibiting at “Encaustic Masters: Inspirational Visual Voices” in Troutdale, Oregon in late September. Her paintings can be found in collections in Canada, Spain & Australia. For more information about both artists, please visit their websites:www.theahaubrich.com and www.bethany-handfield.com

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Increasingly busy rural roads that lead to some of B.C.’s best wineries are getting an $800,000 asphalt resurfac-ing, meaning smoother, safer rides, and easier access for everyone from locals to tourists to transport truck drivers. “We spend millions of dol-lars inviting people to tour Okanagan wineries, and having smooth and safe roads is a simple way to improve their experience in our region,” said Bound-ary-Similkameen MLA John Slater. “Tourism is one of our major industries. We invite people to our region for the experience and the memories. I want to help this industry ensure those memories are positive, and this project is one way to do that.” The $832,321 contract was awarded to Peter’s Bros Construction of Penticton, who will begin work immediately. Completion is expected by the end of October.Roads being paved include portions of:

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Slater said that timely resurfacing in-creases safety by reducing cracks and potholes while extending the life of the road at minimal costs.“Wineries are a major economic en-gine for the Okanagan, in both direct employment, and as a destination for agri-tourism,” he said. “Improved roads provide better access for tourists and large delivery vehicles will have easier access to wineries when they’re mak-ing deliveries.”

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Desert-Inspired Living on the Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course

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Exactly one month ago, I took on the personal challenge to step out of Oli-ver, BC and travel halfway across the world to Kathmandu, Nepal. I had zero expectations for my travels, as I be-lieve expectations ruin the experience. Day to day living in Kathmandu is completely different than Canada as cultural norms vary. As I’ve engaged in the work field and living at base camp, I’ve noticed everything is slow paced. Running late to meetings is not just normal but it is expected, and every-thing is performed by a “live by the moment” vibe. Most people are very social and spend much time socializ-ing over tea, which is served just about everywhere you go as a welcoming

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all directions as road separation is usu-ally ignored, and honking is a signal to get out of the way and for passing. Therefore, walking within the city is not easy! Crosswalks are not used if there even are any, and your fear of getting hit increases by 100 percent! Aside for watching out for cars, you also have to watch out for chickens, dogs and cows as they are usually found wandering the streets. But hey, it’s all about the ultimate Nepal experience! My daily phone alarm clock has been replaced with barking dogs, truck horns and the sound of birds chirping. If one needs to be up at 7:30 am, a special alarm clock is available for that. A lady yelling as loud as she possibly

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can for her special fresh spinach pass-es the alley every morning. My days are filled with smiles when seeing the children run around the streets playing their games. The high tone dialogue has become natural to my ears, as the thought of fighting is now replaced with happiness. I’ve been enjoying chatting with my friend Anu Didi from Thamel about life in general, and when the monsoon rain does fall, the smell of nature comes from all directions. Overall, I have been having an amaz-ing time learning about a new culture, new traditions and being surrounded by a new world. Now of course I can-not go into detail about everything, but let me take you through my top five most enjoyable moments!

5.My New Placement WSPG My main focus in Nepal was to be volunteering with Nagarik Aawaz, which is an organization that promotes

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peace amongst women and children. The travel route ended up being four hours in total each day, so we decided to switch my placement to the Women Security Pressure Group ( WSPG), who work to promote equality, espe-cially at the government levels. My work for the next month will consist of writing about women in Nepal for a new journalism section within WSPG, which I am taking the initiative to start. My two passions of writing and wom-en’s rights combined together. What more can I ask for?!

4. Durbar SquareDurbar Square is the most beautiful area in Kathmandu City. The entire area is filled with traditional architec-tural temples and buildings. The co-lour red pops out from every temple and the detailed wood carving on the buildings stand out from a mile away. Durbar Square is also home to Kumari

Devi, the living goddess of Nepal. The Kumari is a young girl who is chosen for her beauty and strength amongst her peers. When she hits puberty, a new Kumari will be selected and the religious tradition continues. You’ll be extremely lucky to spot the Kumari, but her courthouse is open to the public. While in Durbar Square, we climbed the stairs of the highest temple and watched life in Nepal go by. People were busy buying fruits from wagon vendors, rickshaw drivers parked waiting for customers, tourists taking pictures all around, and street vendors working extra hard to sell their goods to anyone walking by. Durbar Square is the place to be for observing culture, seeing history and being surrounded by beauty.

3. Walking through ThamelThamel is a very well known area of the city for tourists, as it has just about


everything within it’s premises. You will find live music, bars, coffee shops and bakeries, a variety of different cuisine restaurants, spas, laundry services, grocery stores in case you’re really missing something from back home, and of course souvenir shops offering Nepali handmade paper, meditation bowls, ceramic statues of Buddha or Lord Shiva, local Newari jewellery and so much more! Now with all of those amazing things all in one place, its quite hard to walk through the streets of Thamel without making a purchase. But if you can, take on the challenge as it’s a great feeling afterwards!

2. Swambunath Temple Known to tourists as the Monkey Temple, Swambunath is located north-east within Kathmandu valley. We left basecamp at 5:15 am and started the hour long journey. The temple is lo-cated on a hilltop, and once you get to the base there is a climb of 365 steps, each representing one day of the year. Even though I was completely out of breathe climbing up, the view from above was breathtaking! You could see Kathmandu Valley for miles and miles.

All around the main temple are prayer wheels. They have different chants written on the outside, and have 1,000 slips of paper with the chants writ-ten on them, therefore when you pray you’re really praying 1,000 times. The temple itself is used for praying to both Lord Gautam Buddha for Buddhists and Haritima for Hindus. The reason I fell in love with Swambunath temple was because of the unity it represents within religions. Both Hindu and Bud-dhists all over Nepal share their differ-ent religions, and show the world the environment we can create if we learn to celebrate our differences.

1. District of Ramechhap The highlight of my trip so far is visit-ing the district of Ramechhap where World Neighbours Canada’s funded organization TSS is located. TSS works in the district of Ramechhap to provide clean drinking water systems to those in need. They have a hospi-tal located in Manthali, Ramechhap, and have so many other programs to increase accessibility through devel-opment. Thanks to the help of Brita Park from Oliver and Suresh Shrestha

from Nepal, I had the opportunity to visit WNC’s newest and largest water development system. The project site is in Tekanpur, a small village nestled within the hilltops just a half hour drive from the TSS office. This particular project reaches out to 665 people, and there are 11 taps throughout the cov-ered area. These citizens were walking at least an hour to get one trip of water from natural sources that also would leave them waterless throughout the dry season. As we approached every tap, someone would do the honours of turning it on just to show us they were indeed working. It was extremely touching to see how happy all of the citizens were about this system. World Neighbours Canada, you are showing Ramechhap citizens that miracles do indeed happen. Nepal is an amazing country as I discovered while travelling to Ramech-hap. I have many plans for the next month, and cannot wait to share the second half of my trip with you in next month’s edition.

Nameste!

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Make It RoutineBy Derek Highley

GOLFTIPS

When watching professionals play you will notice that they all have pre-shot routines that

they perform almost religiously prior to any shot. A quality pre-shot routine is something that every golfer should in-corporate into their game. But please do me and everyone that may end up playing behind you a favour. Create your own routine, do not run out and copy the pre-shot routine of a touring pro. Their habits are often long, com-plex systems that include analyzing yardage books, deliberating over club selection, calibrating wind direction and a few dozen practice swings. An act like this will not only bring your pace of play to a grinding halt, but it is pretty much unnecessary for the aver-

age recreational player. The goal of your pre-shot routine should be to help you visualize the shot that you are about to play, help you achieve proper alignment, activate muscle memory and most importantly, relax.

Incorporate these key elements for a quick and effective pre-shot rou-tine:Start by positioning yourself behind your ball. Quickly visualize the shot you would like to play. Take two or three relaxed and flowing practice swings while visualizing your shot. Allow your muscles to “feel” the type of shot you want to play. Pick out an intermediate point on the ground about

two to three feet in front of you, on a line between you and your target. This intermediate point helps with align-ment. It is much easier to line up prop-erly to something that is only a few feet from you, as opposed to a target that may be a few hundred yards away. Now step up to your ball, align yourself with your intermediate point, take one last look at your target … swing!

Your routine should take no more then 30 seconds

With repetition comes comfort. Having a solid and consistent pre-shot routine will help you to stay relaxed over your shots, and will assist in generating more confidence in your game.

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By B. H. Bates

The Midnight Motoring Madmen

Hell on wheels, that’s what those boys are,” the old lady scoffed. “They’re headed for an early grave;

as sure as evil walks at night.” It was as if the old woman had whispered an evil curse into the night air - because she had no sooner turned her back when she heard tires screaming and a loud explo-sion. The boys she spoke of were the Vedamn brothers, Bernard and Floyd. All these boys wanted was the next thrill, the next drink and their next victim. They ate like hungry wolves, cursed with every breath and sneered at anyone who crossed their path. Even the toughest men in town feared these wild dogs - not because they were good fighters, but rather the op-posite. They were cowards who’d come creeping in the dark of night with gasoline, spray paint and baseball bats. Most people enjoy festive holidays - but these two morons of mayhem thought that Halloween was created just for them. Every year in the sleepy little town of Westbank; Halloween became a night of screeching tires, screams and arson. Par-ents watched over their children as they made their way from house to house. The worst thing was not knowing where the Vedamn brothers would strike next. Even the law couldn’t catch these madmen; only tire tracks, destruction and a trail of piss marked the road of woe left behind by

the brothers Vedamn. Fear has a way of making honest folks cringe and huddle behind locked doors. Just two hoodlums made an entire town live a wary existence. People worried about their children, their property and even their mortal souls. Sometimes men would boast how they would teach the VeDamns a thing or two - but nothing ever happened - nothing that is until the boys messed with the wrong man. To look at this unassuming man you’d never think that he was a vicious and ingenious viper. He only stood about five foot seven with a wiry build and pitch black eyes. People thought he was just a loner who moved to town about eleven months ago. All they knew for sure was that his name was Angelo DeRepair and that he had a job tending to the old cemetery on Last road. The funny thing was; no one seemed to know who had hired him to care for an old graveyard that was full and no longer in use. It was almost a year ago at Halloween; that was the night that those two son’s of sin met their fate. It was on that cold night when the old lady ran towards the explosion. She slowed down, gasped for air and saw that the Vedamn’s car on fire ... but the brothers were no where to be seen. Then she noticed two large pools of blood in the middle of the highway. Just blood;

no bones, no eye-balls, no guts only two puddles of steaming blood. And just like that the Vedamn brothers were gone. It wasn’t until the anniversary of their disappearance; exactly one year later on All-hallow’s-eve, two shadows darkened that old lady’s porch steps. Bang, bang! Upon opening the door she went as white as a pearl, fell against the wall, gasped for air and stuttered, “am I dead too?” Bernard Vedamn assured her that she was alive. As the two men sat her in a kitchen chair, Floyd began to tell her of their amazing journey; from death’s door step to her front steps. Floyd continued to explain; how they had wronged Angelo DeRepair and how he had cut their veins wide open with a razor last Halloween night. “Then he set our car on fire,” Bernard interrupted, “he then told us that if we didn’t go with him right away - we’d more than likely bleed to death. Then DeRepair cared for our wounds, then he locked us up in that old mauso-leum on Last road. Then Floyd added, “he would only give us one piece of food for every wrong we confessed to, every lie we told and for every person we had hurt.” Together they VeDamn Brothers smiled and said, “that’s why we’re here. We’re sorry Mrs. Bates if we hurt you in any way.” As the two men began to walk into the dark night they turned and said: “Bye the way, Happy Halloween.”

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Join Ken Faverholdt from the Osoyoos Museum for a two hour tour of local historical sites, on Saturday, October 15. It will focus on the interconnections between the pioneers, where they lived and what they did for a living. The tour will include a visit to the Osoyoos Customs House site from 1861, the nearby Lakeview Ceme-tery, and a short visit to the Brigade trail and railway bed. Register at the Sonora Com-munity Centre. The tour is from one to three p.m. and the cost is five dollars. Meet at the Lakeview Cemetery.

Osoyoos tour of historical sites

The Osoyoos Art Gallery presents an Ex-hibit and Sale by the Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers this month from October 8 to 29. The public is invited to come to the gallery between the hours of noon and 4 p.m. to view the exhibit. The Desert Sage Spinners and Weav-ers Guild was begun in 1977 by a few weavers, in their homes, to encourage innovation and education in spinning and

weaving. It now encompasses many more crafts including dyeing, knitting, felting, rug hooking and fibre art, in other words, anyone interested in working with fibre. The guild, a non-profit organization, has over 60 members of all ages covering the South Okanagan from Summerland to Osoyoos to Keremeos. There is a drop-in every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oliver Parks and Recreation Centre

from September to June. Business meet-ings are held monthly with ‘show and tell’ following the meetings; ‘soup day’ once a month; lessons; as well as in-house and invited instructor workshops. Members come and work on a project, perhaps use library equipment, books and magazines, get some help, or participate in a specialty study group such as garment study or ex-otic fibre spinning.

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We can have nuclear-free zones, smoke-free restau-rants, fat-free diets, but we

cannot have foible-free families. Let me explain. A foible is a minor weak-ness of character or idiosyncrasy. And we all have foibles—they are part of the human condition. My family, how-ever, seems to have an unfair share. My husband, Lionel, has a foible that usually just makes me smile. He is a tsker. That’s right, a tsker. He tsks when he spills something, or burns the toast or can’t find a matching sock in the dryer. But when he loudly and rapidly tsks my driving, creative cook-ing, or lengthy telephone chats, that’s when I lose my understanding smile and change into an eye roller. “I may be a tsker,” he says, “but you’re one heck of an eye roller. Not only do you roll your eyes but you throw back your head. All I do is utter an innocent tsk or two.” So tsking, eye rolling, and head tossing are three of our family’s foibles, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. When my mother comes to visit, Lionel’s tsking gets right out of hand. He tsks just about everything she says, and, let me tell you, she has a lot to say for herself. To make mat-ters worse, my mother is also a tsker. Sometimes I’m virtually bombarded by tsking—tsking on the left, tsking on the right, tsking in surround sound. I react by rolling my eyes, tossing my head and covering my ears. My mother saves one of her most outrageous foibles for the news. At the very sight of a politician she begins

to cuss like an inmate from Kingston prison. Hearing this, I stop my dinner preparations, rush into the living room and switch off the TV. “Mother,” I say, tossing my head, “if you cannot control yourself, the TV remains off.” She looks at me resent-fully, and then grudgingly agrees to just watch and not cuss the news. She does sneak in a lot of tsks, however, to make up for the cussing ban. At which I roll my eyes. Thus, in the course of an evening we tsk, cuss, eye roll and head toss until it’s time for bed. Lionel and I go to bed at 10 o’clock. And that’s when my 90-year-old moth-er pulls out yet another feisty foible from her repertoire – The Sniff. “That’s way too early to go to bed,” she says. Sniff. “I always stay up and listen to the 11 o’clock news.” Sniff. Pause. Sniff. Lionel and I look at each other in hor-ror, mumble something about “a very long day,” and flee to the bedroom with sounds of sniffing echoing in the hall-way. My brother John, an investment advisor, adds to the foible folly at our house, especially when he comes to visit with my mother. He is prone to sighing, not just small everyday sighs, but mighty pay-attention-to-me sighs—almost always related to money. “I don’t know if this bear market will ever turn around,” he might say mournfully. “I can’t even cash in on my blue-chip stocks.” Sigh. And I really need the money. It must be nice to be rich like you guys.” Mighty sigh. At this, Lionel tsks fiercely and scowls at him. I throw back my head and roll my eyes: “Whaddaya mean by rich?” “Well,” he says, “I sure can’t afford to buy a house. I can’t even afford to pay mother the five thousand dollars

I owe her.” And he turns to sigh in her direction. My mother, appalled, swiftly acti-vates her most powerful foible, the Evil Eye. She directs it at my brother who has just breached her confidentiality. It immediately silences him. Not even a sigh can be heard from him now. Lionel has one more foible that causes me to groan. He is obsessed with the weather. He is sensitive to its every nuance. “Don’t like the look of that sky,” he will say. “Those clouds look ominous. I need my sunshine and warmth,” and adds for the one millionth time, “I am from Africa.” And he draws out the last word so it sounds like Aaa….frii….caa. The only thing miss-ing from this pronouncement is the beating of his chest and the wearing of a loincloth. “Actually,” I say, rolling my eyes and tossing my head, “even Africa needs rain, and gets it too. Actually, I rather enjoy the four seasons.” “You must stop saying ‘actually’ in such a condescending and downright arrogant way”, he retorts. “Actually,” I say (in a downright ar-rogant way), “I don’t agree with you. I think I say ‘actually’ quite democrati-cally.” “Tsk, tsk, tsk,” he says with staccato rapidity, tugging at his rapidly thinning hair, “you’ve done it again.” “Actually, that was a very immature response,” I snap, this time evok-ing from Lionel the most primal of screams. See what I mean? Humans are full of foibles. They incubate in our psyches and hatch prolifically—espe-cially in our family.

Actually, laughing at them is quite cathartic.

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Flu Clinic

3030 Skaha Lake RdPenticton, BC V2A 7H2(250) 493-8155

Available at these and other fine locations:

OSOYOOSAmbrosiaSuzie Q’sBuy Low

Ella’s Greek RestaurantDairy QueenFamily Foods

Petersen’s MarketShell

HuskySun Valley Dental Centre

Waterfront EyecareMike’s Barber Shop

PharmasaveBonnie DoonEdward Jones

Osoyoos Art GalleryYore Movie Store

Shoppers Drug Mart

OLIVEROasis Gas Bar

T2 MarketBuy Low

A&WSuper Valu

Eastside GroceryYe Olde Welcome Inn

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Skaha Pharmacy in Penticton will be holding a Flu Clinic on Wednesday October 19th. 2011.Skaha Pharmacy has a private Nurse’s office where a pharmacist is able to administer a flu or pneumonia shot to anyone 5 years of age and over with no prescription required from your doctor.

Flu Shots are covered by the government for:People 65yrs and older and their caregivers/household contactsChildren and adults with chronic health conditions and their household contactsChildren and Adolescents (6mos-18yr) with conditions treated for long periods of time with ASA and their household contactsHealthy children age 6-23 mos (**note we can only administer injections to 5yrs and older**)Pregnant women who will be in their third trimester during influenza season and their household contactsPregnant women who are in other high risk groups can be immunized at any time of their pregnancyResidents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilitiesHealth care and other care providers in facilities and community settings who are ca-pable of transmitting influenza to those at high risk of influenza complicationsInmates of provincial correctional institutionsPeople who work with live poultry and/or swineIndividuals who provide care or service in potential outbreak settings housing high risk persons (ie/crew on ships)People who are morbidly obese (>BMI 40)Aboriginal people

Skaha Pharmacy is also offering the Flu Shot to those people who are not qualified for coverage at a cost of $25 flat fee.Pneumonia Shots are covered by the government for:

All persons 65yrs and olderAll residents of Extended or Intermediate Care FacilitiesAll persons 2yrs and over with: (**note we can only administer injections to 5yrs and older**)Anatomic of functional aspleniaSickle cell diseaseImmunosuppression related to disease or therapyCongenital immunodeficiency statesChronic heart or lung diseaseChronic kidney diseaseChronic liver disease including cirrhosis, chronic Hep B, Hep CReceipt of hematopoietic stem cell transplantSolid organ or islet cell transplant (candidate or recipient)DiabetesAlcoholismCystic FibrosisChronic CSF leakCochlear implant (candidate or recipient)Homelessness and/or illicit drug use

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Why What Happens in Europe Matters Here

MATTHEW R TOLLEY(250) 495-7255 #3-9150 MAIN STREET OSOYOOS, BC V0H 1V2

The stock market has been extremely volatile over the past few weeks. And one of the core reasons behind it may surprise you. Recently, the European debt crisis has been a major driver of global stock market volatility. While in the past, issues halfway across the world had less impact on Canadian investors, today it seems like even small-scale events can send the markets into a tailspin. We all know the world is round, but more and more it seems that the financial world is merging. As a result, there may be steps you need to take as an investor. Currently, the eurozone is undergoing a public debt crisis. Many eurozone coun-tries ran up public debts over the past de-cade that they are now unable to support. As a result, Ireland, Portugal and Greece have received financial support from fellow eurozone members to help meet debt ob-ligations. We believe uncertainty regard-ing how potential future bailouts will work has driven market volatility higher and led investors to seek less risky investments.In addition, we think the seed of this crisis is a series of slow and indecisive policy responses by European Central Bankers and government officials to the problems facing the region. As a result, the crisis has grown, aided by dwindling economic growth prospects and fears that this European debt crisis may spill over to the banking sector and ignite another global financial crisis

Why Does the Eurozone Matter for North America? There are two main reasons why the eurozone is important for North America. First, the European Union constitutes approximately 26% of global GDP and is one of the largest trading partners of the U.S. as well as China. If the debt crisis continues to linger, it could cause economic growth in the eurozone to stall even further, increasing the possibility of recession both there and worldwide.Second, as we learned during the financial crisis, the banking system has become increasingly globalized. Generally speak-ing, a significant portion of a eurozone country’s public debt is held by banking institutions either within the country (Italian banks holding Italian debt) or within the eurozone (German banks holding Italian debt). That said, if a eurozone country

were to default, the solvency of eurozone banking institutions could be questioned. This may lead to a global credit crunch, where banks essentially shut off the spigot of lending. This also would slow growth and significantly increase the probability of a global recession.

Think Like a Eurozone CitizenThus far, the policy decisions of both politicians and central bankers on debt concerns have been inadequate because they have lacked the political will (the views of their constituents) to pass defini-tive measures to quell market concerns. Going forward, the question is not whether further action will be needed, but how much action will need to be taken.Based upon our analysis, the following scenarios have the highest probability of occurring:• Scenario 1: The eurozone retains its present struc- ture and moves toward greater unification. France and Germany provide substantial financial backing above current commitments that will al-low debt- ridden neighbours to meet debt obligations and pursue the restructuring of their debts.• Scenario 2: Financially weaker countries are removed from the current eurozone. Financial support on behalf of France and Germany occurs under this scenario as well but is spread over a now collectively stronger group of countries. However, in this scenario weaker countries removed from the eurozone may default.There is no question both scenarios involve financial pain for more stable countries, such as Germany. If you are a German citizen, the thought of paying more taxes to cover the bills of your neigh-bours could be frustrating. But at the end of the day, we believe the first scenario is more probable because it provides the least amount of financial pain for Germa-ny. German and French banks have large holdings of neighbouring sovereign debts, and default of a peripheral nation’s debt could lead to large losses at the German bank resulting in recapitalization. Put more simply, a German can pay either $5 to bail out his Greek neighbour or $10 to bail out his own country’s banks. We believe the sensible choice remains the Greek neigh-bour.

Why Does the Eurozone Matter for North America? There are two main reasons why the eurozone is important for North America. First, the European Union constitutes approximately 26% of global GDP and is one of the largest trading partners of the U.S. as well as China. If the debt crisis continues to linger, it could cause economic growth in the eurozone to stall even further, increasing the possibility of recession both there and worldwide.Second, as we learned during the financial crisis, the banking system has become increasingly globalized. Generally speak-ing, a significant portion of a eurozone country’s public debt is held by banking institutions either within the country (Italian banks holding Italian debt) or within the eurozone (German banks holding Italian debt). That said, if a eurozone country were to default, the solvency of eurozone banking institutions could be questioned. This may lead to a global credit crunch, where banks essentially shut off the spigot of lending. This also would slow growth and significantly increase the probability of a global recession.

What Should Investors Do?We believe an uncertain, volatile short-term environment is likely to persist until the meaningful policy decisions are put into place that lead to stabilization (which we believe is likely). Meanwhile, we be-lieve long-term investors can best navi-gate this uncertainty by staying committed to the principles of diversification.Our recommendation for you, as an inves-tor, is to work with your Edward Jones advisor to:1. Review your portfolio in light of your current risk tolerance2. Reduce risk exposure where appropri-ate3. Remember that you may find opportu-nities to add quality investments at lower prices.

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JUDY’SCORNER

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In celebration of our Canadian Thanksgiving

dinnerThe executive Chef from the Lakeside Resort, Chris Remington, did a phenomenal cooking class at Osoyoos Home Hardware. He shared his veggie dishes with us that I know you will want to try. Chris won the Iron Chef Competition at the Tomato Festival at Covert Farms this past August He looks forward to defending his title next year.Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese

Mashed Potatoes4 each large russet potatoes peeled and cut into even sized pieces¾ cup goat cheese 1 cup heavy cream¼ # butter 1 roasted garlic bulb (cut in ½ and roast 20 minutes at 350)Salt and pepper to taste

Place potatoes in cold salted water and bring to a simmer. Strain and put back into pot to drySimmer cream, butter and goat cheese with the garlic and salt and pepperAdd to potatoes and mash. Do not over work the potatoes, as they will get thick and glueyCheck seasonings and serve.

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Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes (leave skins on)2 each medium sweet potatoes Cut into ½” coins and blanched2 tbsp. butter 2 fluid ounces maple syrup

Slice sweet potatoes and blanche in boiling salted water until ¾ cookedHeat butter in sauté pan and add potatoesWhen sweet potatoes have started to caramelize add syrup and continue cooking until syrup starts to colour.

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Place carrots and parsnips in cold salted water and bring to a boil.Bring butter to the point of going brown and add thymeAdd cooked parsnips and carrots and the brandy and reduce. Check seasoning.

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Dissolve sugar in a small amount water and bring to the boilAs soon as the sugar starts to change colour add almonds and stir (turn down heat to medium)Place on a sheet of parchment paper to coolFry bacon until fat has rendered out and bacon is crispy Add rosemary to fry for 10 seconds to release oils Before cooking brussel sprouts, cut an x on bottom of sprout so the end cooks evenly with the rest. After cooking drop them into a salt bath to keep their green colour. Add brussel sprouts and heat throughTop with almonds and serve

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!


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Fire Prevention Week takes place from October 9th through to October 15th, 2011. The theme

for this year is “Protect Your Family From Fire©”. Fire Prevention Week is recognized every October during the full week – Sunday through Saturday – that October 9th falls on. Despite the fact that fewer fire losses are reported in Canada, still, on average, eight Canadians die from fire every week. Most of these fires are preventable and caused by careless behaviour. That is why it is critical to educate Canadians and incite them to act. During this week, fire departments across the na-tion will promote public awareness of the dangers of fire and the ways we can protect ourselves from fire. To this point, Fire Prevention Cana-da’s newly revamped website contains

fire prevention and educational ma-terial. It is designed for the public to consult at, www.fiprecan.ca.

Taking Preventative Measures During Fire Prevention Week

Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Depart-ment Chief Bob Haddow says, “This year’s theme underscores the impor-tance of making Canadians aware of the simple preventative measures they can take to prevent disaster from occurring to them. Statistics reveal that most fires are caused by careless behavior. An ounce of prevention in this case will save lives, homes and everything that we hold dear. It is the responsibility of every Canadian to educate themselves on the simple fire prevention measures they can take.”Haddow reminds citizens of the South Okanagan that the most important pre-ventative measure that they can take is to test their fire detectors. “Fire detec-tors prevent loss of life,” Haddow says.

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Garden TalkWith Lloyd Park

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LOCATION: Sunny. Blooming time should be from June to October

SOIL PREPARATION

1/3 Humus (well-rotted manure, mushroom compost)2/3 soil with some coarse sand

When planting, make sure the graft is showing above the ground

ROSE SPACING

Floribunda or polyanthus plant 18” apartHybrid Tea Plant 24” apartGrandiflora plant 30” apart

David Austin roses plant 4” to 5” apartMeidiland roses 24” apart

Heavy scented Rosa Rugosa plant 3” apartDwarf roses are excellent for container planting

FERTILIZERFor a stronger, healthier rose 3-4 light feedings of 6-8-6 organic, watered in on the drip line from March to August ending by the 15th of August to harden plants up for winter.

PRUNINGIn late October, anything above 12” on Floribundas 18” on Hybrid Teas 24” on Grandifloras and any extra growth on David Austin and Rosa Rugosa, clean and burn. The reason for this is to help control fungus and eliminate insect eggs. In addition, this forces the roses into dormancy.In April, prune Floribundas to 6”, Hybrid Teas to 8”-9” and Grandifloras to 12”.When pruning climbing roses leave your main trellis, making sure the ends of those branches are cut. Prune all secondary growth to 5”-6” leaving 3-5 buds. Their growth will produce your flowers.

SPRAY PROGRAMAs soon as the leaves start to appear, spray with Malathine for insects and Bordo, or Garden Sulphur (which is a wettable powder).Spray early in the morning for best results. Make sure the graft is showing. Spray with Dormant Oil and Lime Sulphur during No-vember, December and twice in January. Ensure that the soil is sprayed also to control pests and disease from wintering over in the soil. Spray the compost pile. It’s another good way to eliminate pests for the next season. If you prefer not to spray plants with insect control, use garlic and Marigolds.

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By Jorg Mardian

Thoughts on turning 70 and other glitches in life

A while back, I wrote an article about suddenly turn-ing sixty, a bench- mark age for sure, but not one of panic. Personal friends of mine in this age category

still work hard, play sports, and vacation around the world. Others may have slowed down a step or two, but live in a decade which suggest some miles to go before the jour-ney’s end.Still time, as the old newsreels did, marches on and despite some mis- givings you’ve gone and turned seventy. For some it becomes a descriptive and precise time marking the homestretch of life. For others it’s a period of acute de-nial. What, me 70 - go on, whaddya, kiddin’ me? I don’t feel any older. Sure my kids are now middle aged, but that’s only some only kind of cosmic aberration in life. I can still do everything I did 30 years ago, and better. Maybe so, but for most reality demands a heavy payment for fool- ish notions.Yeah, that’s the 40 year- old inside talking, that same lout-ish youth who still wants you to eat cho- lesterol with impu-nity. He’s also the same one who allowed you to enter thirty without notice, slip into fourty with denial and then turned fifty, and sixty into a crisis. Why are you still listening to him?Most everyone intends to live to one hundred, it’s a nice round number. And we want to do it without too much snap, crackle and pop when we get up, or too many aches in our joints. There is no guarantee, of course; I know that, but if you had known you were going to live so long, would you have taken better care of yourself? That way you may have steered clear of a heart at- tack, dodged that menac- ing cancer, or missed the roll of the dice known as diabe-tes. If you didn’t, then you’ll become coolly analytical. Your dentist will call it cranky as you put him off on spending thousands on dental work until you get your forth- coming physical.Hopefully the memory stick is also still fully charged at this time, but if not, set aside 10 minutes or so a day to find

your glasses and fountain pen. The hearing too may start to suffer now and you might have trouble perceiving children with high-pitched voices in restaurants. This is not neces-sarily a bad thing – just ask some overstressed mothers.But overall, turning seventy speeds wisdom towards maturity. You grew up in an age where adults were serious about work, commitments and family. As you raced along thepath of life, you witnessed not only the death of men and ideas, but principles and customs. You rejoiced at births, cried at injustice and held the hand of good friends.Now major victories or notable accomplish- ments, which were important even 10 years ago, are less meaningful than friendship, family and love. Disappointments and fail-ures are lessons to grandchildren about being been down but not out. As Chateaubriand (1768- 1848), so famously wrote: “...he is of a different race from the human species in whose midst he is ending his days.”So, don’t be intimidat- ed by the years, because they’re a natural flow of life. Regard instead the age of your charac-ter, which is something that will be sorely missed when the torch of your flame flickers out.

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