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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 ISSUE 12, VOL. 77 $1.25 Includes HST

Instead of chasing the perfect fruit, a local orchardist is chasing the perfect char.

A local businessman says more needs to be done to accommodate transient fruit pickers.

There’s a new cop in town. Read what RCMP training was like for Cst. Tyson Martin.

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Desert Hills Developments has taken another baby step towards growing up in Oliver.

Last week Town council opened the door to first and sec-ond reading to amend the Official Community Plan, which will eventually see 165 multi-family residential dwelling units constructed on the hillside west of the cemetery (in the Rockcliffe area).

The developers (a numbered company) want to change the land use designation from agricultural to a mix of me-dium density residential (town homes and condos) and tourist commercial. A small neighbourhood commercial component is proposed, with a potential for a boutique winery, an art studio, and other agri-tourism amenities.

The vacant 8.3 hectare property is adjacent to agricul-tural land and residential development.

Local government consultant Stephanie Johnson from Urban Systems Ltd. said a buffering system would be re-quired to mitigate the impacts of the development.

She noted that two public open houses were held in 2011. One of the areas of concern raised at that time was the potential impact on local traffic volumes.

Johnson said the development would be accessed from the intersection of Fairview Road and Princess Place. A pre-vious traffic study indicates that Desert Hills would only have a minor impact on existing traffic levels, Johnson said.

She noted the property is within an environmental de-velopment permit area, so a permit would be required. She also stated that fire hazards would be mitigated by the use of sprinklers and fire-resistant building materials.

Councillor Linda Larson said her only concerns pertain to whether the Town has enough water and sewer capacity to accommodate the development. Johnson said both wa-ter and sewer infrastructure would require upgrading.

Water councillor Rick Machial questioned whether the Town has enough water to service 165 dwelling units, and if upgrades are needed, who’s going to pay for them?

Councillor Jack Bennest wanted some assurance that all residents in the neighbourhood would be properly notified of the developer’s plans.

A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date.Ed Grifone from CTQ Consultants (representing the de-

velopers) expressed some concern about the project being subjected to further delays by the Town.

Desert Hills housing plan clears hurdle

Lyonel DohertyOliver Chronicle

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A suspicious fire gutted the new EZ Fuel business on Highway 97 north of Oliver on September 2. Firefighters pounded the blaze with water for several hours. The insured building was slated to open this Saturday.

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Suspicious fire destroys EZ FuelThe RCMP are investigating witness reports that two

youth were observed fleeing the EZ Fuel building before the September 2 fire that destroyed the business.

Corporal Mike Field of the Oliver RCMP said police are requesting anyone with information to call 250-498-3422 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

At approximately 12:45 am, police and members of the Oliver Fire Department responded to a fire at 8102 High-way 97 (the former Oasis Gas station). Firemen conduct-ed successful fire suppression over six hours in order to contain the blaze. About 15 members and five trucks were utilized to action the fire, which destroyed the roof and gutted the building.


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A2 Oliver Chronicle Wednesday, September 5, 2012

SWEET CHERRIES to the Oliver Community Arts

Council for putting on such a great series of Music In

The Park. Every concert was different and all of them were most enjoyable! We

are already looking forward to next year’s series.

-two dedicated concert attendees

SWEET CHERRIES to Joan & Blaine Nunweiler for

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“I hope we’re not taking steps backwards again. What are we delaying for?”

Mayor Ron Hovanes said some of the new people on council were not involved in the proposal when the previ-ous council looked at it.

During question period, councillors were asked what they thought of the proposal.

Maureen Doerr said she welcomes any type of develop-ment in Oliver, but noted there is still a lot that council doesn’t know about the project.

Larson said she doesn’t disapprove of the developer’s plan, but since four out of five councillors were not in-volved in the discussions last year, they need to catch up on a lot of paperwork.

Bennest said he sees the proposal as a positive thing for Oliver, noting the vacant property has been a scar on the landscape for some time. His initial concern is the proxim-ity to farming practices.

Councillor Dave Mattes said the Town welcomes devel-opers, and the project in question looks very positive. “We have the right council and the staff to make sure we do the right thing.”

Hovanes said he feels positive about Desert Hills, noting the developers are looking to make better use of the prop-erty. He also said the neighbourhood/commercial compo-nent makes sense by getting more cars off the road.

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Pickup truck stolenOn August 26 at 5:27 am the Oliver RCMP responded

to a complaint of a stolen vehicle that had occurred sometime overnight.

The complainant reported that a white 1995 Ford F250 pickup truck was parked overnight on the shoul-der of Earle Crescent. When the complainant awoke the following morning, the truck, along with some power tools, was nowhere to be found.

Extensive patrols failed to locate the missing vehicle. The matter is still under investigation and anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact the Oliver RCMP or Crimestoppers.

Thieves steal clothing, shoesOn August 26 at 11:43 am Oliver RCMP received a re-

port of a theft from a vehicle that had occurred some-time during the past hour.

The complainant, who had just completed a family shopping trip, parked a red 2005 Ford F150 pickup in the parking lot of the Oliver arena and attended the base-ball field to watch a game in progress. While watching the game, thieves entered the vehicle and removed sev-eral suitcases and bags containing adult and children’s clothing and footwear (many of which had just been purchased). An unknown quantity of jewelry and some prescription medication were also taken.

Police seize fireworksRCMP gathered up fireworks believed to have started

a grass fire near a lookout on Fairview Road at 10 pm Sunday.

Firefighters were on scene for over two hours, as-sisted by forestry crews. The fire was approximately 100 metres by 100 metres, and had the potential to spread into the woodland.

Oliver called Okanagan Falls Volunteer Fire Department for mutual aid in the form of a water tender. Captain Fred Dobransky and member Dale Stevenson spent nearly two hours dumping water into Oliver’s portable tank so there was enough to drown the fire. Firefighters had to use a hy-drant at Sportsmen’s Bowl Road to fill their tanks because there was no hydrant at the scene.

Media relations officer Spencer Tribbick from Oliver said the building’s roof was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. The fire was working its way from the north end (where a large propane tank was located) to the south end. Tribbick said the building consisted of old construc-tion and a lot of wood fuel, which made their task quite challenging.

Field said the business had been undergoing renovation work and was unoccupied at the time. No injuries were re-ported. Highway 97 was closed to both north and south-bound traffic for approximately two hours due to poor vis-ibility and the possible risk of explosion.

Field said the property owner attended the scene and confirmed that the building was insured. Business repre-sentative Terry Feeny told the Chronicle that he plans to

rebuild, noting he has already met with architects. Feeny said the fire was a real shame since he had planned

to open the business on September 8. This will now be de-layed by several months.

“I feel bad for the staff I hired.”Feeny said the renovation work utilized local trades-

men, such as Mike Johnson Excavating. The fuel tanks were in the ground and Peters Bros. Con-

struction was getting ready to pave the lot, he pointed out.Ironically, Feeny was shopping for fire extinguishers for

the fuel pumps on Saturday night, just hours before the fire started.

“But I’m a firm believer that when one door closes, an-other opens.”

Feeny said the offers of help he has received from the community is “unbelievable.” People have phoned him asking what they can do to help the business get back on its feet. This outpouring truly reflects Oliver’s small town kindness, Feeny said.

Field said a provincial fire commission investigator is conducting an analysis of the scene. Arson has not yet been ruled out.

Youths seen running from fire that destroyed new business

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Community helps fire victimsPeople in Oliver are rallying to help a family displaced

by an early morning fire on August 28.The blaze occurred just after 1 am at a house on Ink-

aneep Road (off Black Sage Road). Family members man-aged to escape the house before the flames engulfed it. Nobody was injured.

While the roof caved in during the fire, the walls were left standing.

Family friend Dora Stelkia said the Osoyoos Indian Band is trying to find a home for the parents and children.

She noted that local businesses have come forward to

donate food and other items. The Oliver Osoyoos Search and Rescue team has also chipped in to assist the family.

“I picked up a bag of clothes from someone in town, and I raided my cupboards at home,” Stelkia said.

She noted that someone bought a $50 gift card for the family as well.

Veronica McGinnis from the band is working with the family, which is having a hard time coping with the crisis.

McGinnis said people can drop off donations at the band office on McKinney Road. From there the items will be giv-en to the family.

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New signage will save livesWe love to complain about government and

politicians not doing the right thing or do-ing nothing at all. Besides, complaining is

one of our favourite pastimes.But we can’t complain about the new road warn-

ing signs at Vaseux Lake bluff. They represent a solution to a hazardous situation that has been a concern for a long time.

Kudos to MLA John Slater and the Ministry of Transportation who listened to the people and did something about the problem.

That sharp corner has resulted in deaths and injuries despite the warning signs. Following the death of a motorcycle passenger last year, the min-istry erected flashing amber signs to warn people to slow down. But the government went a step further and erected digital signs that flash and urge motor-ists to not exceed 40 km/h around that corner.

We believe it’s working. Every time you ap-proach the corner too fast, the sign lights up and that is your immediate focus until you finish navi-gating the curve.

You never know what hazards await you on that stretch of road. There could be a pedestrian fool-ishly crossing the highway or a vehicle stopped for some reason. There could be black ice or a deer on the road.

We are fortunate to get this state-of-the-art technology that only cost the taxpayer $75,000.

Previous talk of straightening the highway at this location was a pipe dream that would never have come to fruition due to the cost and environ-mental impacts.

Really, there should be no reason for accidents on this corner unless mechanical failure or im-paired/reckless driving is a factor.

The new signage will not only save lives and property, it should save on emergency costs since members of the Okana-gan Falls Vol-unteer Fire D e p a r t m e n t won’t have to rush out there and put their own lives at risk.

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Bring back the old loitering lawsI'm writing regarding the article in your paper about the

mess left by “pickers” camping in Oliver.I used to pick fruit here after school 45 years ago. I of-

ten worked for Stan Reynolds and then Gilbert Eraut in his orchards. In those days we had pickers coming here from everywhere, a lot from Vancouver area, but you never saw them. They never clustered in the parks swearing at locals in French, or any other language. They never left a lot of garbage around.

There are a few reasons for this. Number one the police force in those days was not infested with thugs and cow-ards, and they were interested in identifying any non local in a courteous manner. If I went to Penticton and hung out on the street looking for girls, I would be questioned and identified. I expected that and had the correct answers. The laws against loitering and vagrancy were enforced then. I doubt if a cop today has ever heard of them. If you did not have money or a job, then you had no good reason to be loitering around back then.

The other very important reason you never saw pick-ers was that they worked from dawn to dusk. They came here to earn money, not to augment the welfare cheque and party. They also never had a pack of dogs with them (I believe also paid for by welfare) as they could not afford to feed an extra mouth. Some of them had children and women with them, usually in an older vehicle.

Another important reason you never saw pickers and they never left a mess was that almost every orchardist,

and certainly any of the more serious growers had pickers cabins for them to stay in. These were wood frame cabins with a wood stove, a bed, and a water supply. As a kid, I was sometimes invited to supper with them. Some slept in their cars, but most had up to three people in the cabins. These cabins were levelled along with the old orchards, and the new intensive agriculture uses every inch of ground.

When the Portuguese came here to pick, they parked the whole family in these cabins and eventually bought the farm and completely integrated.

Now, 40 years on, there is a crop of houses in the spots that a lot of orchards stood in. Theoretically, there is less land in production, so less labour would be required.

The dwarf trees and the grape crop have altered the landscape there, but most of the people hanging around Centennial Park would never be trusted to pick grapes anyway. Today there are more “pickers” then workers, I suspect.

I used to change sprinklers for vineyards; back then you had to be capable of driving a tractor, to haul the long sprinkler pipes from one area to another. Thankfully drip irrigation has changed that.

I note that the proposed solution is to provide trans-portation for them at taxpayers expense? Give your head a shake. They supposedly came here to work . . . let’s make sure they do, or move them on.

Gerry Hess, Warburg, Alberta

No one can find any addressesI know the topic of street addresses is a sore topic in Oli-

ver, but isn’t it about time someone asked us, the people of Oliver, what we want?

The new names have no pattern of any kind; they are not even in alphabetical order. No one can find their way around town. God help anyone from out of town.

It looks like someone had their own agenda at the tax-payer’s expense and got bored after 10 minutes of naming the streets.

The post office, power company, gas company, and tele-phone company have no idea where any of the new ad-dresses are; even the real estate ads use the old addresses. The people responsible for this mess should be ashamed of

themselves.Premier Campbell pushed the HST onto us, then Premier

Clark asked us what we wanted, and in time the HST will be gone. So speaks the people.

You will find that most of us do not want the names; we want the numbers back.

The Town council should at least ask us, the taxpayers of Oliver, what we want. Ask us . . . at least let us have our say. At least look at the option of having both (numbers and names).

Just do something, please. Is anyone listening?

Barry Paquette, Oliver


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The redistribution of boundaries for fed-eral electoral districts re-draws the map of where voters cast their votes to elect mem-bers of Parliament.

This process occurs every 10 years with a commission in each province taking into account the latest census population numbers and changes since the last redis-tribution. Based on their assessment, the commissions make recommendations for alterations in existing boundaries in order to “achieve better representation of per-sons and communities in Parliament.”

Here is some of what is being proposed for the new riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay (formerly BC Southern Interior):

- Nelson, Harrop-Proctor, Blewett, Salmo, Ymir, Fruitvale and Montrose will be split from the riding and added to the rid-ing of Kootenay-Columbia, which stretches to the Alberta border.

- The City of Penticton will be included. Penticton has not been joined with the West Kootenay for about 100 years.

- The Similkameen Valley is cut in half at Keremeos, with lands west of Keremeos split off, and Hedley and Princeton joining the vast Cen-tral Okanagan-Coquihalla riding which ex-tends to the southern border of Kamloops.

What is the commission's mandate? Under the Electoral Boundaries Read-

justment Act each provincial commis-sion (made up of an appointed judge and two other appointees) tries to first set the boundaries to best match the average pop-ulation for all of the ridings in the prov-ince, to make them as equal as possible for the number of voters being represented.

The Act goes on to say, that in setting reasonable boundaries, the commission shall also consider:

- The community of interest or commu-nity of identity in or the historical pattern of an electoral district in the province, and

- A manageable geographic size for dis-tricts in sparsely populated, rural or north-ern regions of the province.

Further, the Act states that the commis-sion can vary the population of an electoral district by plus or minus 25 per cent if it seems necessary or desirable to achieve these considerations, and may even exceed this in extraordinary circumstances.

Find out more about the redistribution of federal electoral districts. Go to: www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca and click on “British Columbia.” Or Phone: 1-855-747-7236 or TTY (toll free) 1-800-361-8935.

What are some concerns? The feedback I have received so far is

that the commission has not adequately taken the mandated considerations be-yond sheer population numbers into ac-count. I have heard input from constitu-

ents that the commission has not exercised its mandate to vary the boundaries enough to ensure these other considerations are met. For example:

- Historical patterns; Nelson and other West Kootenay communities in the “Tri City” area have not been part of the East Kootenay riding in over 100 years. Pentic-ton has not been joined with the Tri-City area for at least the same period of time.

- The communities in the Similka-meen Valley share identities and interests around watershed management, tourism and economic development, as well as First Nation interests. Does it make sense to split

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corridor is an important tie in the flow of community life, goods and services and the natural flow from rural to nearby towns for service and business.

- Rural communities have more in common with each other as communities of interest and identity to be represented by an MP than interests of larger popu-lation centres. Rural issues can receive less attention when there

is a seat based in a major population cen-tre. Penticton has a population of 33,000.

- Allowances have been made in the past for ridings to have a smaller population, as with a northern riding this time. Why not Kootenay-Columbia, given its challenging geography, without having to carve into the West Kootenay to balance population numbers?

- Some of the smallest population rid-ings in BC will be in high density areas, e.g. Richmond West (98,239) and Richmond East (99,359). This riding will have the larg-est population in the province (114,676).

- Accessible, effective representation means that consideration is given to nor-mal population flows, and distances and times that are not too great. East Kootenay constituents don’t want to have to brave the Salmo-Creston Pass in the winter to reach an MP in Nelson, just as West Koote-nay constituents around Nelson and Trail haven’t had to do that for about 100 years, to reach an MP in the East Kootenay. Pent-icton constituents who are used to in-town MP access could now have to travel hours. These boundaries make it harder for the MPs to reach each community too.

- The commission has not even come near to its allowed plus or minus 25 per cent latitude in population, let alone ex-ceeded it for extraordinary circumstances. At this point there is less than a 10 per cent variance in population in every proposed new riding in BC. There is much more vari-ance in provincial constituency population numbers, and in past boundary redistribu-tions.

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‘Cops for Kids’ comingA number of RCMP officers are taking a

break from law enforcement in September to raise money for children in crises.

Once again, the “Cops for Kids” program will stop in Oliver (at the fire hall) on Sat-urday, Sept. 8 to raise funds for children suffering from medical, physical and trau-matic crises.

The officers challenge themselves by participating in a gruelling, 10-day bike ride throughout the Southern Interior of

BC. Residents are invited to drop by the fire

hall between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm for a fundraiser barbecue. The lunch is hosted by the Oliver Lioness Club with help from local firefighters.

Lioness Linda Schaffrick said if anyone knows of a child with a special need, the club should be contacted. She noted the monies raised in Oliver come back to Oli-ver. Call 250-498-3710 for details.

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study shows.The study found that about 75 per cent of chil-

dren’s school supplies contain high levels of poten-

tially toxic phthalates. “School supplies are sup-

posed to help our children with their education, they

shouldn’t be harming their health,” When kids take

their lunch to school this fall, they shouldn’t be car-

rying it in a lunchbox laden with toxic chemicals.”

The study, Hidden Hazards: Toxic Chemicals In-

side Children’s Vinyl Back-to-School Supplies, was

published on the CHEJ website.

The CHEJ says phthalates are a class of chemical

used to soften vinyl plastic that are hazardous at

even low levels of exposure. Phthalates have been

linked to birth defects, early puberty, infertility,

asthma, ADHD, obesity, and diabetes.

For the investigation, scientists randomly pur-

chased and tested 20 back-to-school items from New

York City dollar stores and other retailers. They

found Disney’s Dora the Explorer Backpack con-

tained phthalate levels over 69 times higher than the

allowable federal limit for toys. The Amazing Spider-

man Lunchbox contained 27 times the federal

limit, while the Disney Princess Lunchbox

exceeded the toy limit by 29 times. Chil-

dren’s rain coats, rain boots and 3-ring

binders also were found to contain the

toxins.

Homework guidelineby research from Duke University – limits weeknight homework to 10 minutes per grade level (20 minutes for second grade, 30 minutes for third grade, etc.).

Other institutions, including Prince of Wales Public School in Barrie, Ont., have gone a step further and banned homework altogether.

But schools that set limits on the nightly workload face the wrath of parents who consider homework a crucial first step in their children’s future careers.

In July, the Los Angeles Unified School District an-nounced a policy for the coming year in which home-work would account for only 10 per cent of a student’s grade. Public outcry forced the district to abandon the idea.

Educators remain divided over whether after-school work is counterproductive.

“Homework fosters the motivational skills children need, such as responsibility and the ability to delay

gratification,” Janine Bempechat, an associate profes-sor at Wheelock College in Boston.

The backlash against homework can go too far, ar-gues one mother whose son went to a “no-homework” school in the States. When he entered high school, she writes, “he wasn’t prepared for a school with stan-dards of homework, time management, or studying and had poor marks for work habits.”

Homework widens the gap for children of immi-grants or from low-income families, according to Etta Kralovec, author of The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children & Limits Learning. Some children “have parents who don’t speak English, work long hours or are simply un-able to provide homework assistance. These children are put at a disadvantage compared to wealthier class-mates,” she explained.

The debate is endless, but one thing is for certain: Parents who want to take an educated approach to the issue will have to do their you-know-what.

Map the World:We rely on maps when we are in a new place so that we don’t get lost. If your child is showing signs of transition-anxiety about the coming school year, it may help to map out their day and rehearse the activities of getting up for school, changing classes, coming home, etc. Maps can also be use-ful in helping them organize homework and plan projects. This will help reduce anxiety and respond to transitions with greater flexibility.

Have a back-to-schoolswap party You’ve probably heard of clothing swaps, but this is the school-age version. Well before you head to the stores, Ms. Frye suggests organizing a potluck get-together with some of your “parent” friends, family members or the parents of your kids’ buddies. Invite everyone to bring along good quality clothes, shoes, backpacks and lunchboxes that their kids may have tired of or outgrown.“Something can be new to your kids that’s not new,” said Ms. Frye. “People start thinking, I have all these clothes for an eight-year-old, does anybody need them? We all have things that are only slightly used.”

The kids can hang out with friends they haven’t seen all summer, swap some cool stuff and the par-ents can benefit from the considerable savings.

(I, personally, am a firm believer in the hand-me-down. For example, we have never bought kids’ win-ter coats, snow pants or winter boots – never! – all due to the excellent cast-offs of our friends and fam-ily.)

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Grandmothers hit the fairways

Nk’Mip Canyon Desert golf course was alive with action Monday night, August 13. It was the Grandmothers for Africa “Ladies Night” fundraiser and it was a resounding success. One thousand dollars were raised for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to assist resilient African grandmothers as they pour their energy into raising grandkids orphaned by AIDS.

No one had to be a great golfer to take part and priz-es were awarded at each of the nine holes. All 44 golfers went home with a prize. Some were gift certificates, oth-ers were colourful handbeaded Little Travellers pins. These creative beaded items are made by South African grand-mothers. They work together at the Hillcrest Trust Centre

for AIDS in Durban, South Africa. The handiwork provides the grandmothers with an income and the centre provides counselling, education and AIDS awareness programs as well as support for the grandmothers.

The golfers all enjoyed a fine dinner at the Nk’Mip Grill plus a presentation by Nan Hendrie, co-chair of the local Grandmothers for Africa chapter, illustrating some of the work done in Africa with money raised here.

Nan was in high spirits. She loves the work she does for “the Grannies” and her team also won the team prize for having the lowest putts.

The next meeting of the local grandmothers is Thursday, Sept. 13 at 1 pm in the Oliver United Church. Anyone in-terested in joining the lively group with the bright yellow T-shirts and a worthwhile cause is welcome to come along.

Local members of the Grandmothers for Africa chapter enjoy dinner at the Nk’Mip Grill during the Ladies Night fundraiser that successfully raised $1,000 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. From left are Leslie Marriott, Susan Capyk, Audrey Staton, Nan Hendrie, Nadia Wish, Wende Arnett and June Hewitt. Missing from photo are Ruth McLarty, Shirley Polk and Irene Lussier.

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All-breed show plannedAt Nk’Mip RV Park in Osoyoos on Sep-

tember 7-9, dogs of all shapes and sizes will be on display at the All Breed Skaha Kennel Club Dog Show, bringing with it the finest pedigree dogs around Western Canada and United States.

The event will see canines take part in competitions and shows. There will be three all breed shows, four licensed obedi-ence and rally trials, and the crowd favou-rite - “Peach of a Puppy” tournament on Saturday.

CKC Canine Good Neighbour testing is available to dog owners to put their pet

through a program which checks for man-ners and friendliness. Anyone wishing to have their dog tested on Friday afternoon must call 250-462-3677 to register.

The RV park is located on 45th Street in Osoyoos. Spectators are welcome to attend the shows that will run from 8 am to ap-proximately 4:30 pm daily, except Friday (9 am to 3 pm).

Organizers are asking that spectators leave their pets at home.

Parking is available on site for a small fee.

The Skaha Kennel Club is organizing an all-breed dog show at Nk’Mip RV Park in Osoyoos on September 7-9.

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Gary Klassen studies plans for an aquaculture facility he plans to build on his Road 17 property. He is seeking permits to rear Arctic char in several tanks as part of his business plan to market the fish.


Many anglers dream of catching an Arctic char, but if all goes well for Gary Klassen, he won’t have to dream because he’ll be growing them in a high-tech aquaculture facility in Oliver.

The Road 17 orchardist is forging ahead with his plan to rear this freshwater species, which is a member of the salmonidae family and is similar in taste to trout.

“It has a real appeal, and chefs can do wonders with it,” Klassen said in a recent interview.

The farmer has been given a development variance per-mit to increase his lot size from three to six per cent (to allow the construction of the fish farm). However, he still requires a number of permits before he can proceed.

Aquaculture is considered a form of agriculture and is a permitted use in this farming area, said regional district planner Malcolm McNaughton.

Klassen began working on this proposal 18 months ago after learning there is a small niche market for Arctic char. “I feel there is a profit to be made,” he said. He also pointed to value-added food production as his other objective.

The plan includes constructing an insulated concrete building to house several holding tanks to rear the fish. The source water will come from a well; the water has to be the exact temperature (12 C) to grow the fish. High-tech oxygen-generating equipment will be used to maintain water quality for the char.

Klassen said he wants to produce five to 10 tons of char per year to start, then ramp up production to 20 tons in the second or third year.

All the “clean” water used in the operation will go back into Okanagan River, he pointed out.

“It will be a sustainable operation, so we can keep on producing fish without impacting the environment in any way.”

But local resident Mike Hoover has raised concerns about the operation’s potential impact on the river and its salmon population.

Klassen addressed Hoover’s concerns by saying the wa-ter he’ll be using will be free of pathogens and disease.

“Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologists under-stand that we’ll be keeping a disease-free facility. We will never use a drop of antibiotics.

Klassen said the facility will have strict bio-security measures. For example, visitors to the farm must step into a foot bath for disinfection purposes.

To further prevent disease, Klassen said he will never take a live fish onto the site. “The eggs we purchase will

come from a DFO-certified disease free supplier.”He added the eggs will be disinfected and rinsed prior

to hatching.“We’re going to be very particular about sanitation for

bio-security in order to prevent disease . . . that’s what makes our farm a lot different (from the others).”

Klassen also stated he plans to compost all the solids generated from the operation. The solids will be combined with ground wood chips and peat moss to make organic fertilizer for market.

Area C director Allan Patton said the concerns about dis-charging water into the river are legitimate. He too wants to ensure that whatever goes back into the river is clean and disease-free.

Patton said he’d like to see regular inspections and mon-itoring, but he’s not confident this will happen.

When asked what he thought of Klassen’s proposal, he said, “I’m all for it as long as it doesn’t negatively impact the environment.”

Klassen said the venture will impact the community with jobs and locally grown fish year-round.

Brennan Clarke, public affairs officer for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said Klas-sen’s aquaculture application would require several layers of approval.

These include the following:- A permit under Section 9 of the water act allowing the

applicant to conduct “works in an around a stream”- A permit allowing him to discharge water into Okana-

gan River - An environmental protection permit to safeguard the

quality of water discharged into the river. (Water qual-ity concerns include temperatures, disease and the level of oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, pharmaceuticals and other aquaculture by-products).

- An aquaculture permit approved by both the province and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).

Clarke said Klassen’s permit has gone through the pre-liminary stages and is now under review by a joint com-mittee made up of staff from DFO, the provincial Minis-try of Environment and the provincial Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

A final decision on this application is not anticipated until all of the other permitting requirements have been addressed. The DFO has the final say on the aquaculture permit.

Clarke said the Okanagan River system is considered highly sensitive and the BC government is “committed to ensuring this application has no impact on water quality or downstream fish habitat.”


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The society is pleased to announce the hiring of our new collections manager, Bry-onie Mahé. Bryonie grew up in Vancouver and has worked and volunteered in muse-ums, archives and libraries in BC and Eng-land. Her recent work experience includes the Museum of Vancouver, Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives, and the Vancouver Police Museum.

She has a strong education background in artifact collections management and is currently completing her Master of Arts

degree in Museum and Artifact Studies at the University of Durham, England, where she is also a volunteer at the Durham Light Infantry Museum.

Bryonie will be involved in all aspects of artifact care, conservation and manage-ment at both the Oliver archives and mu-seum. She is trained in museum database programs and will be working with the vol-unteers and community heritage manager on the organization and records upkeep for the collection. She is expected to start her new position with the society on Septem-ber 17. Please join us in welcoming her to the community.

(Tracy Johnson is the community heritage manager for the Oliver and District Heritage Society.)

Society welcomes new collections manager

Tracy JohnsonSpecial to the Chronicle

New collections manager Bryonie Mahé shows off some archaeological artifacts at a dig in Scotland. She is expected to start in Oliver on September 17.

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Area C director Allan Patton had a long discussion with staff at the Ministry of En-vironment (MOE) about the mess caused by the recent windstorm.

“They assure me they and their debris contractor have been constantly at work on the Okanagan River channel right-of-ways and drop structures.”

Patton said the priorities are as follows: All danger trees and branches, hazards to the dike and drop structures; clearing trail (some sections have been blocked off, trees that threaten farm areas and private prop-erties, and general clean-up.

“They still have a lot to do and are con-cerned that some clean-up might not

happen until later due to budgetary con-straints. This is a very expensive operation and I think that we should have our Parks and Rec staff look at minimal improve-ments only once MOE has finished with their work.”

Patton said the storm caused a lot of damage.

“I know since it cost me thousands of dollars in lost crop, tree support and irriga-tion infrastructure and likely many other orchardists and farmers in the area too.”

For further information or requests for work to be done on Crown right-of-ways contact the MOE office in Penticton.

Storm left trail in messA recent windstorm knocked over many trees and made a mess of the hike and bike trail in Oliver.

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Raised panels ranging in size from small, square works to large, vertically or horizontally extend-ed pieces glow under clear, gloss finishes. Ethereal, surreal, deli-cate images in warm ocher tones are deeply embedded in epoxy resin.

Some of her works are realistic, life-like interpretations of people and scenes in nature; others range from semi-abstract to non-representational graphic images.

Carmen enjoys expressing her creative self with a variety of media creating paintings in acrylics, oils, coloured and graphite pencil, inks, pastels and watercolours. Along the way she may also employ marble dust, gold and silver foils, papier mache, plaster, Portland ce-ment, metals, earth colours, stones and

anything else which moves her. Carmen was born in Beira Baixa, Por-

tugal and moved to the Okanagan Valley with her family when she was eight. She graduated from secondary school in Oliver and went on to study at the Emily Carr In-

stitute of Art and Design in Van-couver. For the next several years she pursued photography as a vo-cation, freelancing in the Lower Mainland and travelling nation-ally and internationally, winning awards as she went, including “Photographer of the Year” three times provincially and “Commer-cial Photographer of the Year” nationally. Her photographic art is featured permanently at Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery.

Alongside her photographic work, upon her return to the

Okanagan in 2011, Carmen has returned to her painting and her figurative and artistic roots. The Oliver Art Gallery Co-operative is glad she has immersed herself in mixed media work and is pleased to feature her as this month’s feature artist.

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Memory loss not normalsign of aging for folks

As people age, some forgetfulness is nat-ural and inevitable.

You might, for example, “lose” the car keys or other household objects, or forget where you heard something and/or who told you.

Those usually aren’t causes for concern.But Oliver families who are seeing their

family members struggle with loss of mem-ory, difficulty with day-to-day tasks, and changes in mood and behaviour could be dealing with something more serious.

“People may think these symptoms are part of normal aging, but they aren’t,” said Laurie Myres, the local support coordina-tor for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of BC.

Those symptoms could well be indicators of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.

The health issues are becoming more common. Already, one in four Canadians has someone in their family with Alzheim-er’s disease. And every five minutes a Cana-dian develops dementia.

“If you have concerns about your mem-ory, or are concerned about someone else, it is important that you consult with your family doctor,” said Myres.

The Society can also help local caregiv-ers who are living with dementia.

It runs a free support and information group that serves as a forum for sharing practical tips and strategies for coping with the disease.

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Property owner seeks solution to yearly problem

At least one man in Oliver is seeking a solution to the problem of transients leaving garbage behind and creating fire hazards.

Alberto Veintimilla felt compelled to respond to a re-cent article in the Oliver Chronicle about transients leaving refuse behind on his property near Tumbleweed Terrace mobile home park.

He said tarnishing all transients with the same brush is unfair, noting more needs to be done to help them.

“All the farmers in the Town and Area C should put more effort in addressing this problem, but they never have . . . everybody is passing the buck.”

Veintimilla said it seems the only thing people want to do is “bash” these young people or get rid of them. “At the end of the day, they’re someone else’s kids.”

The businessman acknowledged that a number of tran-sients had been camping on his property without his per-mission. But he didn’t mind that because this has been go-ing on for years.

After a campfire got out of control this summer, Veinti-milla monitored the situation every week, reminding the campers about the fire hazard. (He evicted the camper who started the fire.)

The property owner said he met people from all over the world, including France, Italy, Spain and Belgium.

Veintimilla said farmers are supposed to (or should) provide tenting areas for their workers. He noted some do,

but others don’t. “We have a great country with land everywhere. But

there are too many restrictions, so what do you expect the kids to do?”

Veintimilla said he would like to see a transportation system set up to take the workers to Loose Bay. “We expect them to come work for peanuts. Nobody gives them a ride, and we expect them to walk five kilometres to Loose Bay in the heat of the day.”

The property owner would also like to see a sign erected in Lions Park with information about local accommoda-tions, such as Loose Bay.

As for the garbage in the hills, Veintimilla has arranged to have it cleaned up. But he’s hoping a solution is found before next summer rolls around.


Alberto Veintimilla believes more needs to be done to accommodate summer transients in Oliver. He recently had to clean up a bunch of garbage left behind on his property near Tumbleweed Terrace mobile home park. The businessman says people have to do more than “bash” these orchard workers who are sorely needed in the community.


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Approximately 25 people showed up for the Okanagan River Restoration Ini-tiative (ORRI) public meeting last week to hear an update from the project coordi-nators.

The ORRI has been undertaken for the past two years and basically it is improv-ing fish habitat in the Okanagan River. Specifically, the ORRI has developed two oxbows just north of the Town of Oliver, which follow the Okanagan River’s his-toric natural movements through the area. The oxbows are now seeing a flur-ry of regeneration and diversity. Native shrubs are thriving and offer critical en-vironments for a wide range of wildlife.

In a press release, ORRI said phase one of the project has accomplished the fol-lowing:

- Replaced a kilometre of the existing dike with a new dike allowing the river to meander.

- Provided critical habitat for salmon and trout in the river’s new pools and riffles.

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- Promoted the growth of riparian plants including wild rose, dogwood, wil-low, cottonwood and snowberry, provid-ing shelter, food, and nesting sites for birds and mammals, including the endan-gered yellow breasted chat and western screech owl. Shade at the river’s edge cools the water and provides fish with cover from predators.

Perhaps the most important news that came out of the meeting is that some

400,000 sockeye salmon have been esti-mated to return from the Pacific Ocean to spawn this year. This is the largest num-ber of returning stock ever recorded, and from the pathway or standing on avail-able bridges and walkways people can view the returning sockeye on their jour-ney during October. The sight is spectac-ular. Needless to say, this number of fish returning is staggering and very enthusi-astically received.

To assist the fish on their journey up-stream, vertical drop structure 13 (VDS 13) is slated to have four non-structural wedges removed from the centre pillars supporting the bridge. These wedges were thought to improve conditions for spawning at the time they were engi-neered, but as it turned out they are not. As a result, they will be removed and a flow system will be put in place to maxi-mize the number of fish successfully nav-igating VDS 13. The bridge to the south of VDS 13 will remain open while work is being done; however, VDS 13 will be closed for the duration of the work.

Unfortunately, the work window on VDS 13 has closed for this year. The win-dow is mid-July to late August when the water flow is at its best for the work re-quired, some of which is actually under water.

The work is likely to take three weeks and people who want to watch the work are advised to take care and keep a safe distance away.

The expansive Columbia River system is home to only three river systems that still support sockeye spawning runs. The Okanagan River is the most important of these three in terms of fish numbers.

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2nd and 4th MONDAYS - Golden Heart Rebekah Lodge meetings - Elk’s Hall, Oliver, 1:30 pm. call Loraine Ben-dick 250-498-0451.2nd MONDAY of month - Double-O-Quilters business meeting, 9 am at comm. centre. Call 250-498-8422.2nd MONDAY of month - Oliver legion monthly meeting in downstairs lounge.3rd TUESDAY of month - The Friends of the Oliver Library host a coffee morning from 10-noon.3rd TUESDAY of month - WOW - Women of Oliver for Women meets at 7 pm at Quails Nest Art GalleryMONDAYS - Outdoor archery at S.O. Sportsmen’s Association property on Sportsmen’s Bowl Rd. 6 pm start.For info please call Ron or Mary 250-498-3205.MON, TUES, THURS - Homework Club at S.O. Immigrant & Community

Services on main St. Help immigrant students complete their homework with a certified teacher. 3-4:30 pm. Call 250-498-4900.TUES & THURS - Badminton at Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary School gym be-tween 7 and 9 pm. Call 250-498-6747.TUESDAYS - Crokinole playing every Tues. Rm#2 - comm centre, Youth 3 to 4 pm. Regular practice 4 to 6:30 p.m. New & interested players welcome. Call Carol at 250-498-4985 or Clif at 250-498-0304.TUESDAYS - South Okanagan Toast-masters meet at Best Western, Osoyoos at 7pm. Call Greg at 250-495-5018 or Rachel at 250-490-6799.TUESDAYS - Oliver Sagebrushers every Tuesday from 8:45 am to noon at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre, 34274 - 95th Street. For info call Sally at 250-498-0104.

RCMP depot like boot camp for young recruit

If you ever wondered what training is like for RCMP recruits, just ask Cst. Tyson Martin, Oliver’s newest law enforcer.

“Depot is like boot camp; it’s one hun-dred per cent go, go, go. Every day is a new obstacle. I learned a lot about myself.”

The recruits got up at 5 am and marched in parade formation. If you had to be some-where, you didn’t walk, you ran. After the day’s training was over, you studied until midnight. You did this for six months . . . without complaint.

Martin, 25, admitted that he often ques-tioned himself why he was there or if he had the will power to finish the course. But he stuck it out, which was the best decision he ever made.

“I always wanted to be in the RCMP when I was a kid.”

Born and raised in New Brunswick, Mar-tin applied to the RCMP after he graduated from high school.

While on the waiting list, he enrolled in university and studied criminology, major-ing in terrorism and Eastern philosophy and religion.

He chose this topic after watching the 911 attacks on the World Trade Centre. He was home sick that day and couldn’t be-lieve what he was seeing on television.

Martin found it hard to comprehend such an atrocity, so he wanted to under-stand it through study. “I wanted to get a better view of the world and how it (terror-ism) affected us here.”

After his second year in university, he

got the call from depot in Regina. Martin’s first posting was in Prince Ru-

pert, where he spent four years in general duty.

“It was depot all over again; it was a learning curve, so I got to hit the ground running.”

Martin said the challenge in Prince Ru-pert was learning the culture and dealing with the predominantly aboriginal popula-tion.

After four years, Martin applied for a transfer to the South Okanagan, and ar-rived in Oliver on August 8.

“So far so good. I’m finding some chal-lenges; this is completely different than Prince Rupert.”

Martin said the call volume in Oliver is not as high, but there’s more community policing here compared to Prince Rupert.

Another thing he noticed was a dif-ference in friendliness. “People are very friendly here; they say hi. I never had that in Rupert.”

Even a fellow from Quebec told Martin how much he appreciated his work. The father called from Quebec in search of two girls who came to Oliver to work in the or-chard.

The girls were overdue and he became worried. Martin located the two females who were on their way home. He forward-ed this information to the father, who was so happy to hear that.

For Martin, this is what makes the job so rewarding; it’s not just catching the bad guys, it’s providing a service to citizens in need.


Oliver’s newest cop, Cst. Tyson Martin, always wanted to enforce the law ever since he was a boy. This is his second RCMP posting after Prince Rupert.


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Volunteer Literacy Tutors Needed

The South Okanagan Community Literacy Program in Oliver, Osoyoos, and Okanagan Falls is looking for volunteers to work with adults on their reading, writing, or math skills. Free tutor training will begin in October.

Please join in. You can make a difference. For more information call Mary Kiviste at Okanagan College 250 492-4305 ext. 3244.

A big thank you - Mayor Ron Hovanes publicly thanks Ken Yoxall (far left) and Bill Dallamore of the Kiwanis Club for the new outdoor stage (near the Oliver pool) that the group recently built for the community.


Directory of Religions

LIVING WAY CHRISTIAN CENTRE

live * laugh * dream * love8127 River Rd. - 3 miles

north of OliverPastors Mark & Rae Pankratz

Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

www.livingway.com250.498.4595

OLIVER WORD OFLIFE CENTRE

5825 Princess PlacePastors Cameron

& Margaret OgilvieSunday Services:

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.(includes Children’s Church)

Wed. 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study at the Church

250.498.4434www.oliverwordoflife.ca

OLIVER UNITED CHURCH9915 - 358th Ave.

Minister: Rev. Heather Burton Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.

All are welcomeJoin us for refreshments and fellowship

after the service.Box 938, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0

250.498.2781email: [email protected]

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

All are welcome748 Similkameen Ave.

Pastor: Oscar HalvorsonServices Saturday:

Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.

250.498.4820

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCC)Visitors welcome!

342nd Ave. at Airport Rd.Pastor Darren Siegle

Divine Service: 11 a.m. SundaySunday School: 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month 9:45 - 10:45Adult Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

VALLEYCONGREGATIONAL

CHURCH30850 Black Sage Rd.

Sunday Worship Gathering:9:45 a.m.

250.498.4829

OLIVER ALLIANCEJust north of town on Hwy 97

Lead Pastor: Jeremy CookPastor of Seniors: Henry WiebeChildren’s Ministry: Carol Freeman

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.Children’s Church and Nursery care available

during the service.Kids FORCE

and Adult Sunday School9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Phone: 250.498.4253www.oliveralliancechurch.com

Office : 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.CHRIST THE KING

Catholic Church(6044 Spartan St.)

Pastor: Fr. Gabriel ChinnaperiannanWeekend Mass times:

Saturdays at 5:00 pmSundays at 9:30 am

All are welcomePhone: 250-498-3934Website: ctkoliver.org


CMYKNEWS

Campfire ban rescinded

Due to a change in the fire danger rating within the Re-gional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the temporary fire ban has been rescinded.

The public is encouraged to restrict their campfires to no larger than half a meter by half a meter in size and have a hand tool such as a shovel or at least eight litres of water nearby to extinguish it. Remember, never leave a campfire unattended and make sure the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area.

Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or reckless-ness may be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefight-ing costs.

For further information contact Dale Kronebusch, emer-gency services supervisor at 250-490-4139 or go to http://bcwildfire.ca

All other types of open burning remain prohibited. This includes: the burning of any material larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide; the burning of stubble or grass; and using fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description.

Anyone found in violation of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for up to $345.

The open fire prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Check with local governments for any other restrictions.

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BCFGA briefs

Workers exemptRecently, an RCMP

officer gave a ticket to a seasonal agriculture worker under the Motor Vehicle Act, section 24(1) which requires a vehicle operator to have a valid BC driver’s licence. This officer was unaware that Mexican and Caribbean workers can legally op-erate a vehicle, who are here under the SAWP (seasonal agriculture worker program).

SAWP workers do not require a BC driver’s li-cence if they carry a valid driver’s licence for their country, and a valid work permit issued under the SAWP.

The driver is restricted to the class of vehicle for which the Mexican driv-er’s licence is issued.

SAWP updateMany seasonal agri-

culture workers have arrived for the season. Approximately 1,200 workers are expected in the Okanagan under the SAWP in 2012. Almost all of the workers are from Mexico, but an increas-ing number of workers are from Jamaica and the Caribbean. Several grow-ers have also applied to the Low Skill Worker Pro-gram (similar to SAWP, but without the involve-ment of the foreign gov-ernment) - the main countries of interest are El Salvador and Guate-mala.

The BC Fruit Growers’ Association is making plans to hold a winter workshop on how the programs work, grower experiences with the pro-grams, and how to apply to the programs.

Cherry newsThe BCFGA Cherry

Committee held its inau-gural meeting in June.

The committee re-viewed the cherry sec-tor’s strengths, weak-nesses, opportunities and threats. Major topics of discussion were labour, risk management pro-grams, foreign markets, research, farm safety, and crop protection. The committee recom-mended to the executive to look favourably at an area-wide approach to monitoring cherry pests, while noting that service cost is a significant issue for growers.

The committee also agreed to recommend that the main area of program delivery for the BCFGA be the develop-ment of a cherry crop profile (to facilitate ac-cess to new pesticides).

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NOTICES

ATTENTION:DEANA JAYNE HORSMAN of address unknownRe: Belongings stored at #14 Green Acres Mobile Home Park since June 7/12. Please be advised these be-longings must be removed from the property by Sept. 7/12 or they will be disposed of at my discretion or stor-age charges will be applied.

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OLIVER COUNTRY MARKET.

June 21 to Sept. 27. Thurs-day mornings 8:30 - 12:30. Applications being accept-ed now. Call 250-498-3369.

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GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Parents interested in enroll-ing their child for 2012/2013 school year in K-7, and F/T

Kindergarten Call 250-495-3549 (school),

250-495-5077 (home), or email: gscsadmin@gmail.

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‘LADIES CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES

BOUTIQUE”Fundraiser for the South Okanagan Adventist Chris-tian School. Sept. 9 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the S.O. Adventist Church Fel-lowship Hall. 748 Similka-meen Ave. in Oliver. For more info please call 250-498-0898.

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WAREHOUSE LIENDescription of Vehicle: 2002 Pace CS824TA2Vin# 4P2AB24262u035209.Person liable as debtor for charges: Ash D Holdings. Amount of debt owing as of August 2/12; $9206.40. This is to notify anyone of interest that this said vehicle will be seized by Galla-gher Lake Auto Body Ltd. of Oliver, BC, under the Ware-house Lien Act. This vehicle will be available for sale at 8366 Hwy. 97, Oliver, BC as of Thursday, Sept. 6/12.

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CARD OF THANKSThank you to all our won-derful friends and relatives for their many kindnesses to Dave and our family during Dave’s illness. Special mention to our golf-ing group, Fairview Moun-tain Golf Club staff and members. Dr. C. Rooke, ambulance staff, E.R and ra-diology staff, home support staff and Lynn Wilson, pal-liative home-care nurse. We very much appreciate and treasure the beautiful floral tributes, the heartfelt cards of sympathy, the donations to charities in Dave’s mem-ory, John and Daryn from Nunes-Pottinger Services, also to John for his touching ceremony. Bless you all.Diane Lindsay, Craig Lind-say, Brad Tadey, Maggie Lindsay-Tadey, and Caitlin and Megan Tadey.

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DOUBLE O QUILTERS GUILD

We hold regular meetings and demonstrations on the first Monday of every month, and workshops suited to all skill levels on the third Mon-day of each month. New members welcome. Contact president Lynda Gallicano at

250-498-8804.12p1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re; The Estate of Esther Clara Schelstad aka Esther Schelstad, deceased, for-merly of Osoyoos, BC.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Esther Clara Schelstad aka Esther Schelstad are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particu-lars of their claims should be sent to:John R. Cooper Law Cor-poration, Solicitor for the Executors, Verne Svendsen, Sidney Svendsen & Dwayne Svendsen, 8145 Main Street P.O. Box 100 Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0 on or before the 31st of October 2012, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor has notice.

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AUTOS

1994 BMW 530T. Good shape, new brakes, shocks and battery. 2 sets of tires, summer and winter. Needs new alternator. $1,500 OBO. Call Leo 1-604-368-5973. Oliver, BC.

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1997 TOYOTA COROLLA. Good condition. Low mile-age. $3,000 OBO. Call 250-498-3802.

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CHEVY TRUCK PARTS. - Early 70’s to late 80’s. Low prices. Call James 250-689-1045.

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2002 DODGE CARAVAN. 148,000 km, navy blue co-lour with set of nearly new snow tires. $2,800. Call 250-485-8654.

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DODGE RAM 3/4 ton quad cab truck. Loaded, al-most new. Only 36,000 km. $14,500. Call 250-498-6991.

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HELP WANTED

KELOWNA BASED com-pany is currently hiring staff for the fruit packing ware-houses in Oliver and Os-oyoos. We require janitorial/maintenance staff, and in-dividuals who have first aid certificates. Wages based on experience. Benefits and paid training provided. Call 250-861-4357 or e-mail [email protected]

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EXPERIENCED LIFT TRUCK drivers required for the apple receiving sea-son. Apply to Okanagan Tree Fruit Co-op, 327 Co-op Avenue, Oliver (or fax to 250-498-2677.) Satisfactory Criminal record required, possibility of shift work.

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TRUCK DRIVERS. Class 1 and 3 air brakes are re-quired. Flat-deck and fork lift experience is an asset. Tem-porary F/T positions. Call 250-498-2535.

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MECHANIC OR MECHAN-ICS HELPER required. Experience in commercial, trailer and trucks is an asset. Wage negotiable depending on qualifications. F/T posi-tion in Oliver. Call 250-498-2535.

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MEDICI’S GELATERIA and Coffee House is seek-ing part-time, mid-day staff. We are looking for a kitchen prep worker as well as some individuals with sound cus-tomer people skills. Experi-ence, maturity and reliability are qualities we value highly. Drop off a resume at 522 Fairview Road.

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NOTICES

NOTICES

AUTOSCHRONICLE DEADLINESCLASSIFIED ADS by 9:00 a.m. Tuesdays(Must be prepaid, cash, Visa or Mastercard)

Email: [email protected]

CLASSIFIED AD RATES:Up to 20 words - $6.00; 20¢ each additional word.

Per column inch $6.00 plus HSTNOTICES: Weddings, engagements, birth announcements, cards of thanks, in memoriums, obituaries and other notices (min. charge) $7.50 plus HST

for 32 words and under. 20¢ each additional word.

Business display advertising rates on application.PHONE 250.498.4416 or 250.498.3711

Fax: 250.498.3966. Email: [email protected] mail your advertisement to:

OLIVER CHRONICLE, P.O. Box 880, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0or drop in to our Main Street office (next door to the Oliver Theatre),

or drop in our door letter slot.CHRONICLE OFFICE HOURS:

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Advertising Regulations: The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to classify ads under appropriate headings and to separate therefore and to determine the page location.

The Oliver Chronicle reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Chronicle Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental. All claims of errors to advertisements must be received by the publishers within seven days after the first publication.

It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Oliver Chronicle in the event of failure to publish an advertisement or in the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published, shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid

Advertisements must comply with the British Columbia Human Rights Act, which prohibits any advertising that discriminates against any person because of his/her race, religion, sex, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin.

DISPLAY ADVERTISING (boxed): 12:00 p.m. noon Fridays.

NEWS COPY: 10:00 a.m. Mondays

HELP WANTEDNOTICES

COMMUNITY CLASSIFIED

CROSSWORDS

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5980 Sawmill Road Oliver 250 498 3677

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Full Refund On...•Non-Alcohol Drink Containers•Liquor, Wine & Beer Bottles & Cans•NOW ACCEPTING ELECTRONICS!!

Domestic Beer Bottles & Cans $1.00 per dozen

Open 6 Days A Week (Closed Sundays)9 am - 5 pm

Housekeeping Position“The Villa at Hester Creek” has an opportunity

available in housekeeping. This position requires a self starter who is energetic and able

to take direction.This is a seasonal position ending October 31st.

Ability to work through weekends is a must.

“The Villa at Hester Creek”is a six suite executive bed & breakfast located

on Road #8 at Hester Creek Estate Winery in Oliver, BC.

Please call 250-498-4435 for an appointment with the Villa Manager and have a

resume available.

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OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARYLIBRARY PAGE’SOLIVER BRANCHThe Okanagan Regional Library has vacancies for Library Page’s at our Oliver Branch. Please refer to our website www.orl.bc.ca for the Job Description, position requirements and information about applying for these opportunities. Only full time students are eligible.

Closing Date: September 12, 2012Please quote Competition #’s 12-85 & 12-86

We thank all applicants for their interest in our organization; however, only short listed applicants will be contacted.


OLIVER PARKS AND REC-REATION Society Skate Pa-trol. (casual).Applications are now be-ing accepted for a casual skate patrol position within the Oliver Parks and Recre-ation Society. Flexible hours of work are required during regular public skating times and special events. The rate of pay for this position is $11.92 per hour. Responsibilities will include a variety of recreational ac-tivities including on-ice su-pervision, performing basic cash procedures, respon-sible for the supervision of program supplies and carry-ing out activities during skat-ing sessions.Applications should be di-rected to Mr. Bob Grant, Manager of Recreation and Community Services by Fri-day, September 14, 2012. Applications can be mailed to PO Box 627,Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 or e-mail to [email protected]

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CLASS 1 DRIVER required for seasonal P/T employ-ment. Sept. to Nov. Perfect for the semi retired person. Must have fork lift experi-ence. Please fax resume to 250-495-5376 or e-mail:[email protected]

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FOR SALE

WATKINS SINCE 1868Still available now. Includes home cleaning products. We deliver call Inez & Ken

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KENMORE DRYER for sale. Approximately 10 years old in good condition. $100. Call 250-497-6426.

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WOODEN CRATES FOR SALE. Storage for your wine bottles. Good for vegetables and fruits storage. See on web page, www.mlp-lumber.ca or call 250-365-2317.

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WHEELCHAIR, $50. Walk-er, $20. Collector dolls in cabinet. Royal Albert dishes, old country roses. Call 250-498-6692 in Country Pines M.H.P. #96.

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FARM EQUIPMENT. Slim-line Turbo-Mist weed spray-er w/side boom, Caroni 54” flail mower, 110 new heavy-guage galv. vineyard posts, Zon 4 propane cannon. Call 250-495-6786.

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ALFALFA HAY for sale. $8.00 Bale. Call 250-498-3094.

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MANUFACTURED HOMES

GENEROUS SRI INCEN-TIVES & now government grants for first time buyers! SRI Homes and Lake Coun-try are offering unbelievable discounts. Lake Country Modular Homes, located next to SRI’s Winfield fac-tory, offers custom designs, factory tours, expert advice & service and the best price!

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FOR SALE

FOUND - Aug. 20/12 at Oli-ver arena intersection. Pur-ple pillow - fell out of a red SUV with a pontoon boat. Claim at the Oliver Chronicle office 6379 Main St.

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PETS

DOBERMAN PINCHER PUPPIES for sale. Ready Sept. 15. First shots, tails docked and dew claws done. Call the Ye Olde Wel-come Inn 250-498-8840.

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PRODUCE

PANORAMA ORCHARD Fruit Stand. Now open! Canning peaches, nec-tarines, tomatoes, roma, mellons, apples and much more. Call 250-498-6103.

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RIPE JUICY UNSPRAYED Blackberries for sale. Fresh or flash frozen. You pick or we pick. Taking orders now! Call 250-498-0350.

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HEIRLOOM AND CHERRY tomatoes. 9347 - 340th Ave. Road#1 East of Joe's fruit stand. Check weekly for dif-ferent varieties.

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BERYL’S ORGANIC PARA-DISE. 5639 Sawmill Road. 250-498-6771. SOOPA 3431. Pickling cucs, zuc-chini plus more.

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DAVE AND JEAN of Kobo Farms have Freestone peaches, apples and prunes now at the farm or by order. Call 250-498-3343.

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TENT TRAILER. 76 Jayco. All new canvas four years ago. New wheel bearings. $975 OBO. Will trade for alu-minum fish boat. Call 250-485-0339.

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1985 CLASS C - 24’ Ford Scamper 1TXL. Clean, ev-erything works, good condi-tion. $4,900. Call 250-495-7032.

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2500 SQ. FT. COMMER-CIAL SPACE. 2nd floor, above the public library. Bright and open. Good for offices/dance studio etc. Call 250-485-7880. 4ctf

2 BDRM FARM HOUSE - 1500 sq. ft. $800 mth plus 3/4 of the utilities. N/P, N/S. 5 min. drive to Oliver on Hwy. 97. Avail. Sept. 15. Call 250-488-1139 ask for Teo.

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AVAIL. OCT. 1 - Tuc-el-Nuit area. 2 bdrm. rancher on Eastside Drive. Clean, reno-vated. 1/4 acre private yard. Attached shop. $950 mth. + utilities. N/S. Call 250-488-8035 or 250-809-1185.

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OLIVER 2 BDRM. Ground level, huge kitchen, private yard & parking, new home basement suite. Close to town. Lots more. Rent $800 + 25% of utilities. Call 250-498-2216 or 250-899-0069.

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ALBERTA BASED COMPANY looking for qualified & experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher & Processor Operators. Out of town & camp work. Safety tickets & drivers abstract required. Email resume: [email protected]. Fax 780-488-3002.CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS NEEDED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]. Online: www.torqueindustrial.com.CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS WANTED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]. Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

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RETAIL STORE or office for rent. 800 sq. ft. In mini mall. Call 250-498-3750.

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PRIME COMMERCIAL building in D/T Oliver. 2500 sq. ft. $1,050 per month. Refs required. Call 250-498-8815 or 250-809-6211.

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FOR RENT: Quiet country setting 4 km north of Oliver. Large double-wide. 2 bed-room, 2 bathroom. $650 mth. plus utilities. Call 250-498-0309 ext. #102.

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1 AND 2 BDRM. apartments for rent. Available now. No smoking , no pets. Call 250-498-0872 after 11:00 am.

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FOR RENT - Avail. Sept. 1 or 15. Top floor of house on acreage in rural Oliver. 2 bdrm + den. (900 sq. ft.) with large deck, great view, private entrance and fenced back yard. Looking for a responsible quiet working or retired individual or couple with excellent references. $700 per month plus utilities. Call 250-486-2175.

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ROYAL LEPAGE PROPERTY

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1) Two bedroom condo with some new updates. Cen-trally located. $800 plus utili-ties. Available immediately, N/S.

2) Three bedroom, full base-ment home near shopping. $1,100 plus utilities. Avail-able Sept. 1.

3) Two bedroom condo at Casa Rio. Available Sept. 1. $875 plus utilities.

4) Two bedroom duplex. Available for long-term renter at $750 plus utilities. Available Oct. 1.

5) Three bedroom, two bath condo. Available Oct. 1. $900 plus utilities.

6) Beautiful home on Galla-gher Lake. Great views, ac-cess to the lake. This home may be rented as two suites or together as one. One bedroom basement suite is $700 plus utilities and upstairs is $900 plus utili-ties. Home may be rented with both suites together for $1,400 mth. plus utilities.

7) Two bedroom home in beautiful country setting. $750 mth. plus utilities.

8) Two bedroom lower level of duplex. Available Oct. 1. Nice private yard. $800 mth. plus utilities.

For more information please call Nita Neufield at Royal LePage South Country Property Management.

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FOR LEASE - 2500 sq. ft., 18’6” ceilings, 2 - 12’ x 16’ doors, washroom, climate controlled (heat & cool), loading dock, fork lift. Avail-able Sept. 1/12. Call 250-490-7259.

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GROUND LEVEL 2 bdrm suite. Nice view, A/C. Avail. immed. $825 month includ-ing utilities. N/P, N/S. Ref. req. Call 250-495-4325 or 250-495-5267.

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BASEMENT SUITE. 2 bdrm. Available Sept 1. $750 month in Oliver close to town. Call 250-498-0539 or 250-498-7251.

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2 BDRM MOBILE HOME, plus side room (includes deck and large storage area) - recently renovated - includes parking, lawns, big shade trees,and park gazebo. Located in quiet, 55 & over adult park with long-term renters within walking distance from new mall. No pets. $600 per month plus utilities. Call 250-485-003 af-ter 6:00 pm.

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LARGE 1 BEDROOM base-ment suite. Partially fur-nished, private entrance. Quiet street, close to town & schools. Available Sept. 10 - June 30. N/P, N/S. Refer-ences required. $900 month incl. utilities, w/d, wifi, and satellite. Call 250-498-4350.

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ROOM FOR RENT to one that likes dogs. $400 in-cludes internet & utilities. 6 km N. of Oliver at Secrest Rd. Call 250-485-3912 or [email protected]

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BACHELOR SUITE - $550 mth plus 40% of utilities. N/P, N/S. Near the Dollarama. Call 250-498-2650.

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3 BDRM HOUSE and 2 bdrm suite. Together includ-ing everything $1,550 mth., or call to rent separately. Near town on Hwy 97.

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ROOM FOR RENT. Pri-vate entrance and shower. W/D, internet and utilities included. $375 mth. Near Southwinds Mall. Call 250-485-2960.

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SERVICES

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Contractor # 434749336 348 Ave. Unit A

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MAC HELPOver 30 years Apple ex-

perience, training, repairs, sales, Mac, iPad, iPhone,

AppleTV, House calls. 7 days/wk.

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HANDYMAN 4 HIRE5 years plumbing

experience, many other jobs considered.Great Rates

Honest and reliableCall Bogdan anytime

250-485-8675.6p8

HUTTON’SInterior Decorating &

Painting Services.Painting interior & exterior &

colour consultations.Phone 250-498-6428Cell 250-498-7430.

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In loving memory

Wilbert ErnestMayer

Feb. 14, 1925to

Aug. 28, 2012

On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Mr. Wilbert Ernest Mayer of Oliver passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 87 years.

He was predeceased by his son, Rick. Wilbert will be fondly remembered by his loving family including his beloved wife, Elsie; daughter, Bev (Don) Schonfelder and their children, Lindsay Schonfelder and Kristy (Andy) Rosenhauch; daugh-ter, Joanne (John) and their children, Robert (Summerlee) and Jesse (Sherry) Martin and son Ken (Audrey) and their chil-dren, Sarah (Derek) Janes, Robert (Daniela), Thomas and Andrew Livsey; grandchild, Laura (Brendin) Senger; many great-grandchildren, Rick’s widow, Anna; extended family and friends.

Wilbert was born on February 14, 1925 in Gravelbourg, SK to Adam and Elisabeth Mayer. He relocated to Osoyoos in 1942 and then settled in Oliver in 1943. Wilbert and El-sie (Ella) Kilback were married on October 18, 1946 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oliver. He was a very faithful church member over the years. Wilbert farmed until the mid 70’s and drove school bus for many years. Wilbert & Elsie were very involved in the community over the years. They ran the Oliver branch of the Heart & Stroke Foundation for over forty years.

A private graveside committal was held at the Oliver Mu-nicipal Cemetery prior to the memorial service. A memorial service was offi ciated by Rev. Darren Siegle at 1:00 PM. Sat-urday, September 1, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. A re-ception was held in the church reception hall following the service.

Donations are gratefully accepted for the Heart & Stroke Foundation, St. Paul Memorial Fund or a charity of one’s choice.

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com

Arrangements entrusted toNunes-Pottinger Funeral Service

& Crematorium, Oliver & Osoyoos, BC.www.nunes-pottinger.com

In loving memory

Jack FieldOctober 4, 1921 - August 27, 2012

With sadness we wish to announce the passing of Jack Field who went peacefully at home on August 27, 2012, his loving wife Linda by his side. He is also survived by his two children, Christopher and Susan and four grand-children, James, Lucy, Gloria and Jason. He is prede-ceased by both his father, Sydney and mother, Dorothy.

Jack led a full and rewarding life of 90 years which start-ed at the homestead in Peace River on October 4, 1921. The family then moved to the Okanagan in the late 1920’s settling into a life of fruit farming in Osoyoos. Jack gradu-ated in 1939 from the Oliver-Testalinda-Osoyoos school as president of the student council. From there he joined the RCAF and was stationed in Gibralter. He returned to the South Okanagan and began farming in earnest. He relished innovation and with the assistance of the Sum-merland Research Station led the way in new technologies and farming practices. He served with the Osoyoos Rural Fire Department and the South Okanagan Lands Irrigation District, was General Manager of the Southern Co-op and then the Monashee Co-op as foreman. Jack moved to fruit inspection and then to Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Federal) as an inspector, retiring somewhat reluctantly in 1986. Jack kept himself busy with his many friends, offering a hand whenever it was needed while enjoying many cultural events and sports. As an avid amateur orni-thologist Jack participated in many bird counts and was a member of the South Okanagan Naturalists’ Club.

The family wishes to thank Jack’s medical care team, particularly those who provided home-care over the last few months.

As an expression of sympathy memorial donations can be made to Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, 2268 Pandosy St. Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1T2. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfi eldfuneral-home.com. 250-860-7077.

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In loving memory

Ken McLean Feb. 28, 1939 - Aug. 27, 2012

Ken McLean, of Oliver, BC passed away suddenly. Ken leaves to mourn his loving wife, Donna (Daley) of 49 years. His son, Kenneth W (Nadia) from Port McNeill, BC; granddaughters, Aquinnah and Clea; daughter, Heather from Osoyoos, BC; granddaughter, Kira and grandson, Brennan. Also his sister, Janet (Don); nephew, Randy (Luke) of Kelowna, BC; his brother-in-law, Phillip (Shirley) of Richmond, BC and many, many nieces and nephews and so many friends.

Ken was born and grew up in Moose Jaw, SK. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy, was posted in Esquimalt, BC and met and married the love of his life and raised two wonderful children. Ken’s journey through life led him to be a carpenter, an avid fi sherman/hunter and hockey/baseball coach. Although Ken and Donna resided in Victoria for 40+ years, they settled in Oliver where he enjoyed his retirement, playing golf and softball and helping others. Ken loved his family, friends, his softball and golf and a good vodka. A man of such integrity has left a huge void in the lives of many.

At his request, there is no traditional service but a Celebration of his Life will be held on September 8, 2012 at 11 am at the Oliver Legion Branch 97.

Online donations are gratefully accepted for the Kids Sport Canada, Penticton Chapter. www.kidsportcanada.ca.



Years ago when I worked for one of the country’s best known smaller daily newspapers I got to drive around in a brand new, big, bright fire engine red Pontiac Strato Chief.

As the name of the paper was plastered on the back, front and sides of the car, anonymity was all but impossible and 24/7 everyone knew where I was. Even in the dark of the night that red paint job seemed to shout out my where-abouts and everyone could see me en route, a milkshake or chocolate-dipped cone in hand.

That car was a sure fire chick-magnet and soon a sum-mertime relationship blossomed with a girl who loved the flash. As she worked for her uncle at his Dairy Queen this meant full access to the ice cream machine when he wasn’t around, a good trade off for cruisin’ downtown in the spiffy

red machine.We became pretty inventive in creating items that would never make it to the menu

board and I remember one night after closing, trying to wedge my head between the spig-ot and lower tray to see if we could pump a stream of that iced smoothie directly into my mouth. I dreamed about submerging into a pool of creamy DQ in diving gear, floating on my belly for a while and making good use of the snorkel to suck in as much as I could take.

I’ve got the same serious challenges controlling myself around chocolate and there’s really no way to avoid nibbling a piece here and there ‘til a whole box disappears for some piggy reason.

I had a well-intentioned guest who cruelly hid chocolate all over the house and over a

week or two emailed cryptic messages, questionable clues and fake step-by-step instruc-tions about where I could uncover the treasure trove which was right in front of me all along.

And now I’ve entered an almost impossible test of gluttony. With 41 steps (walking) or 25 strides (running) from our winery’s new Tickleberrys ice cream loaded freezer, shelves laden with homemade chocolate Bear Claws and little bags of covered Okanagan dried fruit plus handy sized tubs of fudge with tiny spoons, the contest is on.

All serious threats to my sweet tooth addiction, non-stretch Wranglers and a burgeon-ing guilt complex.

To make matters worse, I got to researching what could be combined with wines to create patio coolers, blends, and adult-oriented smoothies.

This all started with a Food Network piece highlighting wine doings in Santiago, Chile. Seems like one of the most popular summer drinks is their, “Terremoto” (translated as earthquake) a blend of white wine, pineapple ice cream and a few other goodies.

Experimenting with our Saloon Sally Dry Cab Franc Rose I plopped three tennis ball-sized scoops of Tickleberrys vanilla bean into the blender and dumped the top half of a chilled bottle on top, saving the bottom half in case it didn’t work.

Then let the blender rip ‘til the scoops softened enough and a very light pink smoothie crept up the sides of the pitcher spilling into my glass. Ahh, a Sally Shake.

As the Cab Franc Rose has a distinctly dry, “rhubarby” nose and taste, its tartness com-bines with the ice cream’s rich flavour making for a perfectly wonderful blend until your jeans don’t fit. A blissful and decadent marriage.

Only way around all this is to await first frost, talk divorce, then just dream of swan div-ing into a supersize tumbler to surface with a chocolaty Bear Claw in hand.

Bruce Fuller

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

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YARD SALES

COMMUNITY YARD SALE. Arbor Crest 6833 Meadows Dr. Sat. Sept 8 from 9:00 am - ??. Unsold items will be available at unit 39 on Sun. Sept 9 from 9:00 am.

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GARAGE SALE - Sat. Sept. 8. 8 am - 12 noon. Valley Congregational Church Group. 6544 Park Dr. (across from Sunnybank.)

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MOVING SALE. Sat. & Sun. Sept. 8/9. 8:30 am. Furniture, beds, household items, tools. 4401 - 107th St. Osoyoos.

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OPEN HOUSE - Fine ladies clothing. Evening wear and casual clothing. New and used. Size 16 - 3x. Saturday, Sept 8. 10:00 - 4:00 pm. 38015 Crest-A-Way Road.

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GARAGE SALE - Sat. Sept. 8. 8 am to 4 pm. I have cleaned out my shop & tool boxes. Shop supplies, lots and lots of small tools. 10” compound slider miter saw, power hand planer, canners & juicer, videos (Disney +) Large good quality carpet ( 17’ x 13.5’ w/pad. Much more. 5717 Sawmill Road.

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Open for sales: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

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485-0242 or 250-498-0176.

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