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CONSIDER THE LILIES VIII

13th annual fibre art show at old St.

Marys Church. Page 12

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Local artist gives high-five for recovered wooden hand sculpture

Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Sooke-based artist, Steve Van Vugt (known as Art By Nature and Driftwood Steve) got his hand back - yes - his hand - a massive wooden sculpture that was plucked away by thieves from its Sooke Harbour House home on March 24, 2014.

Vugt had just given the unique artwork to his niece as a natural cradle for her baby just before it disappeared, initially offering a $750 reward for its recovery.

Thanks to a long and thorough investiga-tion by the local RCMP however, the piece is now back in its origi-nal place. It wasnt easy though.

I notified the local shops, second hand stores, antique shops about my hand, and after six months, noth-ing surfaced, Vugt said. I almost lost hope.

But karma - as well as the thiefs own inherent stupidity - was on Vugts side, after the individ-ual in question decided to take the piece to an antique store specializ-ing in wooden carvings and sell it - for a mere 100 bucks.

Little did he know however, that he was

only fooling himself.The owner of the

store knew who made the hand, so he said, Im not interested, but I know someone who would be, why dont you give me your name and your number to which he did, Vugt said.

Vugt then followed up on it and contacted the police.

I went to the RCMP here in Sooke and they asked, would you be happy to get the hand back.? I said, sure.

Of course, the sus-pects didnt want to eas-

ily give up their prize, Vugt recalls. They were approached and told, if you dont pro-duce the hand, youll have to come in to the detachment and right away they said they sold the hand to some-one in Shawnigan, Vugt said.

Following the warn-ing, police then went to the suspects Cowichan Bay-based home and, as Vugt says, low and behold, outside their house was his hand. But that wasnt all. The place was apparently littered with ATVs,

totem poles and all kinds of stolen stuff.

To Vugt, the ordeal was over. In the end, finding the hand wasnt a matter of money, or fame - it was an emo-tional investment, a part of his soul that he had recovered.

I have to tip my hat to the wonderful RCMP boys here in Sooke, as well as Shawnigan for collaborating together and helping me get my hand back, he said. It made me realize that I can have faith in humanity again.

Octavian Lacatusu photo

Driftwood Steve had his faith in humanity restored after his carved wooden hand was recovered.

Giving the man a hand

Pirjo Raits photo

All quiet on the waterfrontThe government dock at the bottom of Maple Street is a favourite place to go porthole peeping. The fishboats are a quiet reminder of what this coast is all about and the harbour is a safe haven for boats and boaters.

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Here is a little article from the CBC which I think portrays Sooke in a very good light...as echoed by the one comment: perfect. for once a good idea.

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Clean Air Bylaw

Understanding the new CRD Clean Air Bylaw taking effect April 1.

The bylawmakes all parks, playgrounds, playing fields, pub-lic squares and bus stops smoke-free and extends the smoke-free buffer zone outside of doorways, windows and air intakes from three metres (9.8 feet) to seven metres (22 feet).

Regional and com-munity parks are included but provin-cial and federal parks are not included. Beaches below the high tide mark are not subject to the bylaw and the restriction is for tobacco and does not include E-cigarettes or marijuana.

Travelers, surfers and campers will still be able to partake in smoking various substances around the campfire outside of CRD Parks and on the wind swept beaches of the Juan de Fuca, Sooke and Port

Renfrew. Hopefully they will be conscientious and careful about sec-ond hand smoke which was the purpose of the

bylaw.This was sent in by

Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks.

Curators Corner

continuedFall ExhibitIn October the

museum will be open-ing an exhibit on the life work of sculptor Jan Johnson. Johnson, who spent much of his life working and living internationally, used whimsy and irony when approaching themes of the human condi-tion and mythology in his metal works. John-sons wife, Mary Alice, and I will be working together to bring this exhibit to life.

Other ExhibitsFrom July 11 to 18

the Pacific Jamboree for Boy Scouts is com-

ing to Camp Barnard. In honour of this, the museum will be show-casing a few Boy Scout artifacts from our col-lection during that week. The museum is also working towards finishing up our newly renovated exhib-its on the churches and schools in Sooke. Another exhibit project we are undertaking is renovating the display case that holds our bas-ketry exhibit. We will be making the entrance to the exhibit more easily accessible for staff. At the same time, we will be adding more bas-kets and First Nations artifacts to refresh the display.

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Get ready for the runwayEMCs Grads hard at work practicing for sunday april 12 performance of Grad Fashion show & silent auction.Performance starts at 6:30 pm. Tickets $10 at shoppers & EMCs office. all proceeds to go to EMCs Grads 2015.

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The 4th Annual Sooke Region

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Dear Residents,First and foremost, I

would like to commend the efforts of council, staff and community volunteers for their combined efforts in moving Sooke forward as we wind up the first quarter of our term.

Since our Inaugural Meeting, we have been building relationships, setting strategic priori-ties and working out a five-year financial plan that will set in place a framework to enable Sooke to move forward as the South Island des-tination for residents to prosper.

For several years now, we have worked towards the creation of a vibrant town cen-tre and over the next several months, this vision will evolve into reality. Evidence of such is already under-way at the new Royal Bank site, and town centre improvements will include sidewalks, the long-awaited roundabout, intersec-tion improvements at Church and Sooke Roads along with Mur-ray and Sooke Road.

Thanks to the dynamic work of council and staff, we have also successfully

landed a cycling grant to provide a safe con-nection to the Gallop-ing Goose from the Sooke River Road Park and Ride. We have also endorsed a grant for the second phase of the connector, (Phillips to Charters Road), and recently celebrated the grand opening of the bike park at SEAPARC. We are very grateful to Director Mike Hicks for taking the lead on a grant through SEAPARC for an all-weather field at Fred Milne Park.

Council is well aware of parking congestion in that area on busy sports day weekends, and a review is under-way to alleviate this. The newly formed Parks and Trails Com-mittee will be examin-ing allowable uses in Sooke River Road Park, and will then refresh the park plan for John Phillips Memorial Park, with other parks and trail opportunities to follow, including our boat launch facility.

Council refreshed a motion from early 2014 for the library to issue a Request for Propos-als (RFP) for a new loca-tion in the town centre. The Vancouver Island Library Board will now

take the lead on locat-ing a site for a new library, leaving council with strong encourage-ment from the referen-dum to follow through on exploring commu-nity facilities to accom-modate our diverse and growing population.

The majority of council will be off to the Association of Van-couver Island Coastal Communities (AVICC) Conference, with a firm resolution to restate opposition to tanker traffic, in keeping with the results of last years plebiscite.

A healthy commu-nity is a strong one, therefore I am pleased to pick up the reins on the Primary Health working group that was put together by outgo-ing Mayor Milne. As we roll out our strategic priorities, other work-

ing committees will be formed for broader community engage-ment, and we look for-ward to sharing these priorities with you in the weeks to come.

Weve received sev-eral letters of introduc-tion from community stakeholders, and we are pleased to be form-ing strong relations with the many parties that contribute to the overall wellbeing of our community.

With your encourage-ment and support, Im confident that council and staff will continue to find creative ways to fulfill the goals and vision we all share in making Sooke an attrac-tive place to call home.

With kind regards,Mayor Maja Tait

CHAMBER AWARDS

Get your tickets for the sooke Business excellence Awards night at the Prestige Hotel this saturday night, April 11.

cocktAils At 5:30 p.m., call the sooke region chamber of commerce office or go online to purchase tickets. 250-642-6112 or sookeregionchamber.com

Sign up foR SoCCER

DeADline for sPrinG soccer registration is this saturday, April 11 at the year end Wind up, 10 to 2 p.m.

All-stAr GAme is at 2 p.m. with awards to follow. All starts will be posted on the sooke soccer Association web site.

DuCK RACEtHe sooke

HArBoursiDe lions are already getting their ducks in a row. you can spot the lions around town selling ducks for the race which takes place on may 9.

fASHion SHoW

tHe AnnuAl funDrAiser and silent auction takes place this sunday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m.

from the Mayors desk

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Fire Commission Chair Rob Wilson presented Chief Chelsey Kuzman with the keys to her brand new Dodge 5500 Diesel First Responder truck. The vehicle carries 400 gallons of water, pump system, fire fighting equipment, genera-tor and cost $140,000. The Port Renfrew taxpay-ers were supplemented with a $10,000 donation from local developer 3 Point Properties towards the purchase.In order right to left: Eric Peterson Greg Klem,Lori Adams, Deputy Chief Dan Kuzman, Mike Hicks (Regional Director), Chief Chelsea Kuzman, Rob Wilson (Chair Fire Commission), Kristine Pearson.Hicks thanked the Port Renfew Fire Fighters for their dedication to the community and singled out Chief Kuzman for her leadership. He said, Chief Kuzman deserves the very best first responder truck on the Island.The Port Renfrew Fire Department sponsored their annual Easter Egg hunt and pancake breakfast. Well over 100 people and children attended.

UpSooke

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to All tHe nominees for the Business excellence Awards. it wouldnt be sooke without you.

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For over a decade cabaret has been enjoying a renaissance around the world. The genre refuses to be limited to any one thing, as it shifts and slips between vintage-infused music hall, bur-lesque, musical theatre, physical comedy, satire into straight up agit prop political theatre. The cabaret scene that began in underground clubs and dives, and to this day, retains its transgressive roots and sense of outra-geous spectacle. Caba-ret, however, is more than a cross-fertilizing of music, comedy, vari-ety, circus, burlesque, live art, theatre, dance, clubbing, even cinema.

What is Cabaret Sooke?

Cabaret -Sooke essentially springs out of the creative energies of many of the artists involved with the local theatre group Sooke Harbour Players. It was seen as a way for these artists to continue prac-ticing their craft, hon-ing and sharing their skills with each other, as well as encouraging new voices and diver-gent talents from the Sooke community to come forth and join forces.

The idea caught the imagination of many artists in the commu-nity and they were soon joined by a host of other incredibly tal-ented people.

In early January, Cabaret Sooke secured the support of Sooke Harbour Players and began rehearsing dance numbers, pole, hoops, as well as musi-cal numbers with The Band. The Band is led by Taylor Caspersen (organ, keys, and gui-tar) and Harry Somers (bass and band leader) and featuring Dave Gal-lant on guitar, Michael Hamilton on drums, and Gene Sibelius on slide guitar along with special appearances by Miranda Wright on accordion and squeeze box and Sonya Miller on harmonica and slide whistle and percussive instruments.

Along with Jill Sweetin, the shows cre-ative director, Anthea Browne has worked hard with everyone on choreographing and directing many of the numbers; Marian Schols has also worked hard providing the vocal direction for the artists. And none of it would have been pos-sible without the pro-

ducing talents of Ross Pratt, Derek Lewers, Ron Larson, and a team of uber talented and dedicated artists.

The artists, musi-cians, and a dynamic production crew are in the midst of putting the finishing touches on the production this week. So dont be sur-prised if you see flashes of performers in fish net stockings or bow ties running in and out of the community hall this week. And get your tickets early, there will be a limited number for sale at the door but word has it that there arent many left at the local ticket vendors: The Stick in the Mud, Shoppers, and Kemp Lake Store.

Also, dont forget by

wearing a costume to the show (top hat to dam circus/glam goth/steampunk and every-thing in between) you will get $5 back at the door for getting into the cabaret spirit.

And it seems every-one wishes to see it hap-pen more often - like a yearly Harvest/Hallow-een Cabaret night right here in Sooke. But one thing at a time.

Where: Sooke Com-munity Hall, 2037 Shei-lds Rd.

When: April 10 & 11 at 8 p.m.

Cabaret with over 20 acts mild to wild.

Break out dance party to follow with DJ.

This is a 19+ event; I.D. will be checked at the door.

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Cabaret Boite Noire Sooke this weekend

Pirjo Raits photo

BLUE HULL

The scene under the government dock takes on an abstract look when taken from the water line.

The best days of the coming week for outdoor activities are today and Thursday with temperatures to 13 degrees. Light showers and spring weather for the rest of the week with temperatures hovering around 11 degrees.

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Thurs Apr 9ODTODDLERTIMEAt the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250-642-3022.ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCRIBBAGE 7 P.M.BINGOSrs Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community HallBABYTIMEOn the first Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Sooke Library.NIGHT MARKET INFO Busker & Vendors 7 p.m. Museum Service Bldg.

Fri Apr 10italVITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIORS BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June 250-642-2032 for information.SACRED CHANT CIRCLE7:30 p.m. Sooke Yoga & Wellness, Hope Centre. 6750 West Coast Road.SCOTT WARD COMEDIAN AND HYPNOTISTEMCS 7 p.m.

Mon Apr 13PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIORS BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.

Sun Apr 12ACANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5, kids welcome.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. All ages are welcome.Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.GRAD FASHION SHOWEMCS 6:30 p.m. Tickets$10 Shoppers DM and EMCS office.

Wed Apr 15WALKING GROUPPeoples Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

Sat Apr 11OYAL CANA CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.BROOM BASH9-2 p.m. Whiffin SpitCHAMBER BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS NIGHTPrestige Hotel, 5:30 p.m. Tickets 250-642-6112

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Tues Apr 14BABY TALKWhy tummy time is important. At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:308:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.STORYTIMEAges 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Library. Free but call 250-642-3022 to register CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS7:15 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.WOMENS CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House Potlatch Rm. 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Child, Youth & Family Centre: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

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St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdSooke Seniors Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

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Improving safety and mobilityCycling corridor east of Sooke to be widened

As part of B.C. on the Move, the Gov-ernment of B.C.s new 10-year transporta-tion plan, Transporta-tion and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone announced priority actions for Vancouver Island to make targeted safety improvements, to improve access between provincial highways and to reduce congestion.

The ministry is com-mitting to deliver key upgrades to reduce congestion and improve commuter mobility along Highway 1 between Langford and Victoria. During consultations for B.C. on the Move, the gov-ernment heard that the Colwood Crawl is a major concern for com-muters. Following these consultations, the min-istry has committed to assess the potential for a future interchange on Highway 1 at McKenzie

Avenue.Preliminary engineer-

ing work is underway to look into the feasibil-ity of building a future interchange to help traffic flow more effi-ciently. The B.C. gov-ernment will be look-ing to partner with the federal government and local governments to help ease conges-tion and improve safety along this key corridor.

Recognizing that cycling is important on

Vancouver Island, the ministry plans to widen the shoulders on High-way 14 east of Sooke, to make this popular cycling route safer for cyclists. This work will be tendered this spring with completion antici-pated by the end of the year.

I value connecting communities on Van-couver Island, and I am pleased to see these upcoming transporta-tion plans for some of

our key highway cor-ridors on the island. The Highway 1 and Highway 4 upgrades will improve safety for motorists, and the Highway 14 upgrades east of Sooke will make that corridor safer for cycling enthusi-asts, said Don McRae, Comox Valley MLA.

B.C. on the Move is governments new 10-year plan for the improvement of the provinces transpor-tation network. It pro-vides a comprehensive road map for transpor-tation investments and strategic policy actions over the next decade. The actions prioritized in B.C. on the Move will enhance safety, grow the economy, maintain and replace aging infra-structure, and support trade for B.C.s expand-ing resource sectors through Canadas Asia-Pacific Gateway.

Over the next three years, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will invest up to $2.5 bil-lion to improve British Columbias transporta-tion network.

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Cyclists will soon have an easier road to ride.


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Cycling has always been important in Sooke

Doug Peden was often called The great-est British Columbia athlete of all time. He began his impressive list of more than 60 major trophies by win-ning the BC Cycling Championship in 1934.

Watching the opening of the new Bike Park at SEAPARC last weekend, I was reminded of how renowned he and his brother Torchy were at cycling in the 1930s. I dont know whether cyclists of that era had exciting bike jumps to test their prowess, but the Peden brothers excelled at professional Six day bicycle races that were the rage then, including events at Madison Square Gar-den.

Doug Peden was an all-round athlete, excelling in a variety of sports besides cycling. In 1936 he was on the Canadian basketball team at the Olym-pic Games in Munich, bringing home a silver medal. In baseball he played for the Pitts-burgh Pirates in the 1940s. Among his hon-ours was his induction into Canadas Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.

In spite of the years of international acclaim, he never forgot his roots. A loyal son of Victoria, he remem-bered the happy times spent hiking in the Sooke hills, he and his buddies camping out at the lakes that bear his familys name. The Peden family started in business in Victoria early in the 20th cen-tury; they operated

a feed store, Scott & Peden Ltd, at the foot of Pandora, just about where Swans Hotel is today.

In the early years, roaming through the Sooke hills from Victo-ria as far as Sooke Lake was a frequent pas-time of young fellows, and the Pedens often camped at these small lakes, where Bill Peden, the dad, built a cabin in the 1920s. It wasnt long before the name stuck. Sookes own Doug Mac-Farlane was a frequent hunting partner of Doug Peden.

Peden Lakes form the headwaters for Mary Vine Creek. My own memory of the Peden Lakes goes back 70 years, when Id tag along behind my broth-ers camping in the Sooke hills. Wed tend to camp on top of Mt. Empress, skirt Shei-

lds Lake and camp at Peden Lake before

heading for home, our packs lighter with the food all gone. We did not know about the cabin, and tents were unheard of for us, wed camp under a spread-ing fir or pine tree, and cut boughs for a mat-tress. Wed see tracks of bear, wolf and cou-gar, so Id stick pretty close behind my broth-ers, but we didnt meet any.

Sooke as a commu-nity is traditionally very big on sports and the outdoor life, so the next time you are out hiking in the hills on the east side of the Sooke River, maybe give a thought to the Pedens and the long history of sports that have gone before.

Elida Peers, Historian

Sooke Region Museum


Cycling and the Pedens

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Doug Pedan was a well-known athlete in British Columbia and a lake in the Sooke hills is named for the Pedan family.


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The changing of the guard...

Sooke is changing.The old guard is not listened to as much as it

once was and other influences are coming forward to define what the community should/could look like.

There are groups sprouting up that want to take a good hard look at waste not - want not, co-housing, tanker traffic, community gardens, bicycling arteries, and the list goes on. This is a good thing all in all, as life as it once was in Sooke is being phased out and higher sensibilities are at the forefront. They are altruistic and concerned about some rather lofty ideals. There is nothing wrong with that, but perhaps what they should be looking at is the every day decisions being made on the ground and around the council table. People are objecting to the new roundabout, access to and from the local malls, connector roads and sidewalks - things that affect every one who lives in Sooke. Most of it is about accessibility. Change is a good thing, but it needs to be centred on common sense.

With all of the energy and time spent on rather idealistic issues, maybe these same folks could look at what is happening around them, on the ground in Sooke. The practical things, the more mundane things that dont get press but are pressing issues. They have the people resources and the expertise to take a stand and be a strong influence. New voices at the microphone during council meeting would be a welcome addition. There are those people who are community watchdogs, in a sense, and they could use some help. When the same voices are heard meeting after meeting, it becomes like a record playing in the background, rather than a newscast.

Sooke is a community of people who all have the same goal in mind, and that is the wellbeing of the whole.

ANOTHER VIEW

I have always wondered what the draw was for those snowbirds who spend the winter in warmer climates like Arizona, New Mexico and California. I couldnt understand what would be interesting after five months in the same place. What did they do ALL day?

Well, I got a chance to see for myself. The first morning that I awoke in Mesa, Arizona at a trailer park resort, I was astonished to see how active all of these seniors were. They were out there playing tennis early in the morning (6 a.m.), getting ready to go hiking, biking, going to the gym or yoga. I felt like a slug, unfit, white from no sun all winter and embarrassed because I figured I was younger than they were! And there I was just thinking about getting up. The crack of dawn is apparently the time to get up and get going.

All that aside, it didnt take long to get into the swing of the snowbird lifestyle. These huge trailer park resorts are everywhere. They take up acres and acres of prime desert real estate and each has a lot of ame-nities. There are thousands of Cana-dians being more active there than they probably are at home. Cruising bicycles with baskets for shopping at the grocery store, and no helmets if not on the real roads. They walk and if they cant do that they ride in a golf cart. They just dont sit still - at least not for very long.

The resort I was at had something for everyone. There were studios

for any art form you might like to learn. There were billards leagues and baseball leagues, tennis tourna-ments and something called pickle-ball. Apparently that is the fastest growing sport out there, kind of a cross between badminton and ten-nis. For others it was outdoor shuf-fleboard, horseshoes (not a busy place) and the pool. There was even a putting green for those who might want to practice their short games before venturing into the hot after-noon sun for a round of golf. No lie, 99 degrees in the shade for days on end. I must have been lucky, it was the hottest March on record in Mesa, Arizona, and I went golfing.

Happy hour seems to be the com-mon bond between friends. There seemed to be one every second night and if it wasnt a happy hour it was a potluck or birthday dinner or a meal in a nearby restaurant. Not to worry about drinking and driving, they used the bus to get to places they couldnt cycle or walk to.

No one was concerned about the latest clothing or shoes or hair-styles. Living in the desert is about comfort. Flip flops and hiking boots seemed to be the preferred foot-wear. The hiking boots were impor-tant as those cacti have pretty sharp needles and no one wants to step on a scorpion while desert hiking and sightseeing.

The women seemed to like those visor things and the more fashion-able could pile their hair around and look like professional tennis players

and get away with wearing some-thing short.

No one cares, theyre all older and they do what they want. Most though are young at heart. They are happy to enjoy this place where the sun shines every day.

But, like in any small town, there are those who grumble. Someone was swimming laps and splashed another person. Call security. Some-one was shouting directions to peo-ple they didnt know playing pickle-ball. Someone gets time out from the pickleball courts for a month. Oth-ers just dont like change. Noisy par-ties are tolerated but only until 11 p.m. at the latest. There are bylaws and they are enforced most often by the residents themselves.

When you get a generation of peo-ple who have been active in busi-ness their whole life, its pretty hard to let go of control. Sometimes thats all they have left as health and free-dom decline. Tolerance is an activ-ity.

Personally, Id go back there. I get it. I understand these places are small communities and come com-plete with small town characters and attitudes.

Am I ready to be a snowbird? Per-haps not just yet, but I can migrate south once a year and test it out. After all, it is my age bracket that is nest building for the future.

Pirjo Raits is the editor of the Sooke News Mirror and recently spent vaca-tion time in Arizona with the snow-birds.

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Do it at home

Thumbs down to all those who (after col-lection of mail from a community box) sit in a vehicle sorting and reading their mail, com-pletely obstructing any-one elses access. Very inconsiderate... sort and read your mail at home like a thoughtful and courteous person.

Mary CowardSooke

Spay and neuter

License for a cat, no way! Do what should be done to your cats, neuter and spay. No more problems, your cat stays home.

I have a feral cat, which came to my doorstep, skinny, very much abused by some-one, half an ear, butch-ered tail, ulcered eyes and so thin. He came every day, and my heart felt for him and I fed him.

The lady from SAFARS took him and had him spayed then brought him back to me. Now he is a com-plete lap cat, wishes to go nowhere, and only goes out to do his business, and never leaves the yard. Sleeps at the foot of my bed all night till 7 a.m. when I arise. Eats, goes out, back in and on my lap. So please, spay and neuter.

Lee JensenSooke

Best British band IMHO

The Rock Opera Tommy wasnt just the core rock ensemble of Townshend/Entwistle/Moon. Great as they were that made Tommy a great record, it was the vocals of the singer Roger Daltrey too.Townshend and Entwis-tle wrote the songs, but Daltrey sang them as no one else could.

The Who was Town-shend, Daltrey, Entwis-tle and Moon, the best British band of the sixties invasion in my opinion.

David MortonEast Sooke

Gas is not renewable

Natural gas. They say we have a 160 year sup-ply that is if we sell it all.

Well, for our future generations at 160 years, your stove, fur-nace, hot water tank will just stop. They say we dont have enough hydro now, so in 160 years with the double amount needed, where will we be going back to? Firewood? The same with oil and coal. Why are we selling off our natural resources? This is not a renewable resource when they are gone, they are gone.

People say, well it wont bother me, we want to be here. Well, what about your future generations? They will say, how stupid we were. Its all about as smart as a sack of ham-mers. If we stop now

maybe it will last 300 years.

Dont let the govern-ment sell us down the drain. This will only cre-ate more pollution. The scientists were saying stop. This is why we have this bad weather pattern around the world and the dying of ocean products.

Gordon StewartSooke

Scam alert for tourism businesses

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The fraud occurs because the original credit card used to pay for the accommodation and travel services has been stolen. The small business ends up out of pocket the money that was refunded to the fake guest and

it is the business that is ultimately liable for the costs incurred from this fraud.

Although small lodg-ing establishments are being targeted at the moment with this credit card fraud, any business that accepts credit card payment, especially over the phone or via the Inter-net is a potential vic-tim of such scams. (see article for tips on how to avoid this type of scam).

Marn Williams Sooke

We asked: Do you support or attend live performances in Sooke?

I dont really go that often, but I support their stuff.

Craig Zigay Sooke

I definitely love to attend local live shows, weve got a great

selection of performers here in Sooke.

Kendall ArnoldSooke

I like going from time to time, and I think if more people knew

about these live shows, more would attend for sure.

Diane BassoSooke

I attend and support live shows because my sister is in dance

and my stepmom is in the Har-bour Players, so its pretty cool.

Noah AllmanSooke

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Invitation to broom bashingBroom is stubborn and recalcitrant stuff. It keeps coming back. the Juan de Fuca Community trails society and the District of sooke have been combating it on the Whiffin spit since 2007. I am happy to report that Indian plum, red flowering current and Black Coast gooseberry can be seen. this year we are joined by the Greater Victoria Green team for our 2015 pulls. the broom is early this year and so are our work parties. these will take place on Wednesday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to noon with students from edward Milne Community school helping and on saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with all comers. We need people to help, bringing broom pullers, loppers, pruners and gloves to pull big broom and hunt out and destroy small broom trying to make a come back. We do have some tools to loan out. Please join us on either day, for the full time or for an hour or to.

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Arts & Entertainment13 years of Considering the Lilies at St. MarysFields full of lilies signal annual April fibre art show

April is rolling around and bringing with it another Consider the Lilies show.

Fibres and Beyond Presents:Consider The Lilies XIII April 11 - 19 at the heri-

tage St. Marys Anglican Church on Metchosin Road.

Monday- Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday April 12, 12 - 4.30 p.m., April 19, 12 - 4

p.m.Fibres and Beyond is a diverse group of women

whose ages span five decades. They have continued to meet and show together

for13 years. A love of the tactile, the textures and the colourful possibilities of creating with fibre, is the thread that stitches the group together. Friendships have grown as life stories unfold for each member. The group has been a constant in each others lives, offering support in times of sorrow and delight in times of celebration. Provid-ing inspiration and encouragement as they show each other the latest project or completed piece. The artwork and expression has changed over the thirteen years. For some it has been a progression and is recognizable as the same artists work. For others, the transformation leaves one wondering whose piece it is.

The show will include wall pieces, garments and art dolls, a beautiful variety of artwork utilizing many techniques.

The artists include: Linda Danielson, Jessie Tay-lor Dodd, Gail Erickson, Joy Garnett, Mary Wolfe, Irm Houle, Phyllis Lysionek, Stephanie Saleem, Judy Seeley, Eiizabeth Tanner, Joan Taylor, Isabel Tipton.

The beautiful wild lilies will greet you in the churchyard, and their vibrant namesakes look for-ward to chatting with you at the art show inside.

We encourage you to come and enjoy our show.Submitted by Phyllis Lysionek

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Fibre artArt works clockwise; Poppies by Irm Houle, Lynx by Joan Taylor, Veriditas by Mary Wolfe and Bliss by Linda Danielson.

Prepare to be hypnotized this Friday at EMCSOctavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Are you itching for a good laugh? Are you looking for a one-off performance from a group of talented cheerleaders? Would you like to be amazed, hypnotized and get your mind blown?

Excellent. Because this Friday, April 10, local hypnotist/magician Scott Ward will be performing at the Edward Milne commu-nity school (EMCS) theatre; a show where the audience not only becomes part of the action, but part of the laughter as well.

Tickets are $15 a pop, with all the pro-ceeds going to a noble cause - helping the EMCS cheerleading team reach their pro-jected $12,000 goal; the funds will cover all necessary equipment, travel costs as well as the teams journey to the provincial cheerleading tournament this April. The cheerleading group will kick off Fridays event with a brief performance.

It wont be your average magic show, so be prepared to be amazed and hypnotized said Ward, whos convincingly (and safely) hypnotized over 40,000 people to date. And its not an exaggeration, either; the audi-ence really does become the show - hell select 24 people to be up on stage with him.

Ill start off with a few magic tricks, some comedy, then we do the hypnosis - I have to introduce myself very quickly, shake hands with everyone at the door and build a rap-port, he said. Its very interactive.

And its all live; no wires, scripts or prop

mirrors. Ward noted that the people in the audience are picked at random most of whom would have never been hypnotized, or even seen a hypnotist show.

A lot of people think its set up because people think, why would this senior be up there doing Elvis? or why would this youth become Zayn from One Direction? They must know the person, right? But I dont, he said, adding that each show is completely different and you never know what youre gonna get; it varies from people shaking their booty to becoming a famous singer.

Ward says its not only about making the audience laugh, either; but also about leav-ing everyone with a positive message.

Theyre gonna see their dreams and goals and aspirations in life, theyre gonna walk away with more self-confidence on stage, he said. A lot of people say they dont like going up on stage, so I tell them, come up on stage, let me hypnotize you, if it works it works, if it doesnt, enjoy the show from your seats.

Theres certainly more to the man than just the magic. Ward, originally from the Prairies, got his degree in drama education from the University of Alberta, after which he worked for the local government there as a career and employment counsellor. It was at this point when he decided to take an optional workshop on hypnotism that his passion for the craft really began.

I took the training at the hypnotism school in Red Deer and started doing shows

almost immediately, he said. People in the course said to me, hey, youre pretty good at this, you should take it to the stage. I said, well, Im a drama teacher sure, why not. (laughs)

He is also half Ukrainian and half First Nations Ojibwa, which is why he does a lot of First Nations fly-in shows up in north-ern communities (since there are no roads) in addition, hes a co-founder of an orga-nization called Going MILES, (Motivate, Inspire, Lead, Empower, Succeed) along with Dakota House, a famous First Nations actor from Edmonton.

This Fridays show will be Wards third in Sooke this year, having done couple of shows already for the Sooke Options for Community Living Association (SOCLA). For Ward, an EMCS cheerleaders fundraiser seemed like a perfect opportunity to help out.

I figured, the cheerleaders need to kick off their fundraiser, so I figured, hey, Ill do a show and all the proceeds go to you guys!

So far the cheerleading youth have raised about 50 per cent of the money they need for their competitions and equipment.They have around $6,000 left to raise.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Milne community school theatre and the show starts off at 7 sharp. Tickets can be purchased from EMCS, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stick in the Mud, and the Sooke River Store.

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Comedian and hypnotist Scott Ward will be entertaining and helping the EMCS cheer-leading team raise funds for upcoming events.


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Zero Waste is the goal

My 28-year-old son does not hold out much hope for the future of our planet in his life-time.

I am an optimist and his attitude really both-ers me, but a lot of what he says does ring true. Our society is now pur-chasing more stuff than ever before, and much of it ends up in land-fills. Im trying to figure out a way to inspire my son not to give up, and obviously the first way is by example. Over the past few months I have become much more aware of my own habits of purchasing, what I throw away as waste and how I am recycling. As a family we have always done our bit with recycling for the past 20 years. With recent examina-tions of our lifestyle, I realize that as a fam-ily we could be doing so much more. We are good with putting our blue bin curb-side, but anything not accepted in the blue bin program has been going into the garbage because we considered it too much trouble to find out where it can be dropped off for recy-cling.

If something breaks it was easier to throw it away and buy new rather than to try and fix it. I had my re-usable bags for grocery shop-ping, but more often than not they were for-gotten when I needed them. It is time for me to change some of my attitudes and actions.

I am now making a deliberate effort to

make sure my cloth gro-cery bags are always returned to my vehicle ready for the next stop for shopping, and that means all shopping, not just for groceries. I am starting to realize that the two Rs before Recycle are very impor-tant, and I need to pay

more than just lip ser-vice to Reduce and Reuse. Luckily for me, there is a new working group or committee in Sooke, called Zero Waste Sooke, and you can find them on Face-book.

They are made up of volunteers who

are passionate about reducing the amount of waste in Sooke. I know I will learn a lot from this group, and I hope you will follow along in future articles as I learn and share more of what Zero Waste really means.

Wendy OConnor


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The playground at Broomhill is always busy with kids on the equipment. A local group, Parents for Play, made the whole play-ground possible a num-ber of years ago.


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